pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 157
1.02M
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__cc
| 0.673908
| 0.326092
|
Team:ETH Zurich/lab/safety
Revision as of 22:56, 17 October 2014 by Eledieu (Talk | contribs)
iGEM ETH Zurich 2014
Medal Criteria
Data page
Gene Circuit and Parts
Used and Characterized Pre-Existing Parts
Our Favorite New Characterized Parts
Integrases
XOR Gate
Whole cell model
Parameters and Tools
Materials & Methods
Alginate Beads
Millifluidic Chip
Advisors and Instructors
Training Risks Safety Form
As part of our institution's guidelines, it is mandatory for every student to take the Safety Course organized by the department's Safety Committee. The course is held by Mr. Niels Buerckert, the biosafety officer at D-BSSE. In addition, all team members received the standard lab training from our supervisors.
The topics taught ranged from personal protection such as appropriate clothing when working in the lab, which includes wearing a lab coat, gloves, goggles, no contact lenses, long trousers and appropriate shoes, to general lab rules like no food and drinks (also no storage in lab fridges) and no smoking. Further topics included maintenance of a clean workspace, correct labeling and storage of chemicals and biological substances, and instructions on transportation of chemicals and solvents in the building (not in the passenger elevator but in the freight elevator and the usage of correct chemical container in a bucket).
We were also instructed to take extra measures when working with flammable substances (especially ethanol) and people with long hair were instructed to tie their hair back when working with a flame. We also received detailed instructions on handling substances with known dangers such as acids, bases, methanol, ethidium bromide, ethers, or ethanol, and the use of safety tools such as eye shower and fume hoods were introduced.
Furthermore we were instructed how to react in case of emergencies such as fire or accidents. We discussed different scenarios and correct behavior. Important phone numbers and contact persons were introduced. We learnt how to treat people with minor injuries such as cuts or burns. The importance of seeing a physician after an incident was emphasized.
Towards the end of the lecture, a detailed explanation for the correct liquid and solid waste disposal was given. To enrich the lecture photographic examples of bad lab safety were shown and in an active process the mistakes were elaborated and improvements suggested.
You can find out more about ETH safety guidelines in this file.
Risks of our project
Risks to the safety and health of team members, or other people working in the lab
According to the WHO bio-safety manuscript and the applicable national rules, the organisms used by our team belong to the category of Risk Level 1. Organisms of this level are considered as unlikely to cause human or animal disease.
Since all strains used and all those which are intended to be used in the future are harmless in terms of pathogenicity and toxicity, these organisms or biological parts do not raise major safety concerns. The work in the wet-lab is carried out in a S1 laboratory with conventional safety standards. Regular safety precautions such as wearing gloves, glasses and a lab coat to protect us are implemented. No bacteria are released into the environment and all material contaminated with bacteria was autoclaved at 120 degrees Celsius and 1 bar overpressure. All chemicals used for the project were collected and disposed separately.
Risks to the safety and health of the general public and the environment
All experiments involving live bacteria were conducted in an environment designed to contain bacteria. Therefore, there is no direct contact with the environment outside the laboratory and therefore, together with the fact that the involved bacteria are of biosafety level 1, our project provides no remarkable risk to the general public. Since all team members are following Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), we are working on a good basis to prevent the unintended release and spread of bacterial cultures. Safety measures like autoclaving and protective equipment will mitigate the risks to the environment.
Measures to reduce the risks mentioned above
To avoid misuse by unauthorized people our lab is always locked when the last person leaves. No stranger can enter the building and the lab, since only authorized persons can enter our campus. Biological waste is autoclaved regularly. As we are appropriately dressed in the laboratory with lab coat (not taken outside of the laboratory) no potential harmful organisms can escape to the environment in this way. For additional personal protection everyone washes his or her hands before leaving the lab.
The risk of our project for the environment, public and also the people working in the laboratory has already been minimized when choosing the organism. As the E. coli strains used by the team belong to Risk level 1 organism no harm for human, animals and environment is to be expected.
Future Risks and risk-reducing features
The way our project is planned we do not intend any industrial, therapeutic, diagnostic or medicinal purposes or applications and so the organisms will be restricted to laboratory environments only. Moreover we see our project as a beginning or foundation and advancement will take time. Therefore it is difficult to envision scenarios where severe dangers are encountered in the foreseeable future. A possible scenario in the distant future could be that someone modifies our methods and biobricks and usea them with organisms/genes that pose greater risks than the system established here. As the team has only used standard molecular biological methods and protocols that can be conducted in any laboratory fulfilling at least safety level 1 we see no new risks to personal, environmental and public safety arising from our project becoming more popular.
The system is designed in a manner that it will be necessary to have a BSL-1 lab environment that confers to safety measures. In case our project would grow into a popular product and be used outside of a BSL-1 lab, we would include a kill-switch in our system to avoid their spreading of the microorganisms outside of the controlled laboratory environment.
Link to our safety form
Please follow this link to get to our safety form.
We thank our sponsors:
Retrieved from "http://2014.igem.org/Team:ETH_Zurich/lab/safety"
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line0
|
__label__cc
| 0.511709
| 0.488291
|
Vereiste Elementen
Productie documenten
Vereisten voor de kortfilm
Vereisten voor de kortfilm How It Works
These rules apply to each participating group/production team.
The 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project Organizers may add to or amend these rules at any time prior to the beginning of the Official Time Period.
Below are the Filmmaking Rules. Be sure to also read the official Competitiereglement.
Nieuw bij het 48?
A. Times
The 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project (SCIFI-HORROR) will occur in cities around the world on different weekends throughout the year.
The 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project will occur between a Friday 7pm local time and the following Sunday 7pm local time. This is the Official Time Period. (Days of the competition may vary in some countries.)
The participating group/team must complete its film/video work in time to deliver it to a location to be announced, on Sunday by 7:30pm.
Only works that meet the deadline will be officially part of the competition. All films received on Sunday (on-time and late) will be screened.
B. Creative Process
All creativity must take place during the Official Time Period (January 10-12). Any creative work in advance of the competition weekend is prohibited. Creative work includes, but is not limited to:
Rehearsing
Costume/Set Design
Outputting to tape or other media
Writing the script--may begin when official email is received on January 3.
C. Preparation
The only work to begin prior to the Official Time Period is:
Organizing Crew
Organizing Cast
Securing Equipment
Scouting/Securing Locations
D. Footage
All footage must be shot within the Official Time Period of the project.
Animation and special effects are permitted, but must be created during the Official Time Period.
No stock footage or footage shot or created at another time may be used unless the footage is part of a post-production effect or on a background monitor, i.e., a television, as long as the team has rights to the stock footage and the stock footage is placed over or under footage that is shot within the Official Time Period. Allowable stock footage includes bullets, fires, explosions, chromakeyed backgrounds, etc., but stock footage of people or other performers is not allowed.
Pre-made sequences or compositions that are available to all via purchase or download are permitted if a majority of frames contain content (e.g., text or images) created within the Official Time Period. The pre-made portion of the sequence may not include people or other performers.
Still photographs are permitted, provided that the team has the rights to them. The photos do not need to be created during the Official Time Period; however, stills created outside of the Official Time Period may not be used in sequence to create the illusion of motion.
Permissible stock footage, permissible pre-made sequences, and still photographs must all be accompanied by a Materials Release demonstrating that the team has rights to use them.
Are stock footage and photos allowed?
Is animation allowed?
May we include our logo that was made before the filmmaking weekend?
What about special effects? What's allowed?
E. Kickoff Event
Each participating team must have a representative at the official Kickoff Event of the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project.
At the event, each group must submit a complete Team Leader's Agreement, signed by its team leader. A team may not participate without submitting this agreement.
Each group will choose the genre of its film in a random drawing.
F. Required Elements
Each participating group will be assigned required elements that must appear in its film, such as a genre, a character, a prop and/or a line of dialogue.
< strong="">
The required Character must be seen on-screen and it must be clear--either directly shown or by context--who the required character is. The Character name does not have to be said out loud or written on-screen.
The required Prop must be seen on-screen. A picture of the required prop is also allowed.
The required Line of Dialogue must be used verbatim. It may be spoken, sung and/or written. It may be in any language, though if it is unclear that it is the required Line, there must be a translation.
To qualify as an Official Entry, each group's film must be in the genre it selects and must contain all required elements within the official time limit and prior to the credits.
G. Volunteers
All cast and crew must be volunteers.
Who are the filmmakers?
H. Animal Safety
Animal safety, like cast and crew safety, is an important part of 48 Hour Filmmaking. Films that result in the death or mutilation of an animal may be disqualified.
I. Cameras
Any type of video or film camera may be used. There is no limit to the number of cameras.
J. Music Rights
Participating groups are encouraged to work with a composer and/or musicians to write and record music for the films. It is permissible for a participating group to use pre-recorded music; however the participating group must have the rights to any music used in its film and must provide releases for all music used. As with music, pre-recorded sound effects are allowed, but you must have rights to use them. Note: Song parodies (i.e., use of identifiable pre-existing compositions with new or altered lyrics or music) may not be included in the film without a signed release from the composition's rights holder. This rule applies without regard to whether the song parody arguably constitutes "fair use" under US or international copyright law.
K. Total Running Time
The finished film must be a minimum of 4 minutes in duration, and a maximum of 7 minutes in duration—not including end credits. In other words, the official running time begins after the required 48HFP slates and ends prior to the end credits. The required slates and the end credits do not count towards the minimum time of 4 minutes. The film story may not be longer than 7 minutes. SCIFI-HORROR reserves the right to shorten any film that exceeds the maximum length for screening purposes.
Are we allowed to have footage under our closing credits?
How long are the films?
L. Credits
Pre-film Required Slates
Before the finished film begins, the media should have...
5 seconds of black
A title card with: team name, title, genre, city, and date
The official 48HFP animated opening -OR- a title card with: This film was made for the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project 2020. www.48hourfilm.com/scifi-horror
Your film follows this.
After the 2 seconds of black, some films start with opening credits. These are not encouraged, but if you use them, opening credits are considered to be part of the film, and therefore count against the seven minute maximum. Additionally, if your film has opening credits other than simply the film's title (for example, the names of directors, actors, etc.), you must include one of the following:
the text YOUR TEAM NAME presents immediately followed by a 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project or
the text a 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project immediately following the title of your film
Note: a 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project may be entirely lowercase (i.e., a 48 hour film science fiction horror project).
End Credits
Credits at the end of each film are limited to a maximum of 60 seconds. The 60 seconds is considered additional to the length of the film, as stated above. (That is, a film may be 7 minutes long, with an additional 60 seconds of credits, for a total running time of 8 minutes.) SCIFI-HORROR reserves the right to shorten any end credits that exceed the maximum length for screening purposes.
The end credits must include the words: This film was made for the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project. www.48hourfilm.com/scifi-horror
Slates And Credits After The Competition
For any future screenings, online or otherwise, films should retain the pre-film title card that says: This film was made for the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project 2020. www.48hourfilm.com/scifi-horror.
Animated Slate
Are credits in the beginning permissible?
Does the maximum length of the film include credits?
M. Required Media Formats
For complete submission requirements, check your city webpage. If your film does not conform to the submission requirements in your city, it may be disqualified. Also, if your film cannot be viewed on 48HFP equipment, it may be disqualified.
Unless otherwise instructed on your City webpage of the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project website, your film must be submitted on one of the following media:
(preferred) a self-contained SD Quicktime file with no proprietary codecs on either: a data DVD -OR- a USB flash drive
playable DVD
Have any of the movies been shot on film?
My file doesn't fit on my flash drive. What do I do?
Should we shoot in HD? Should we shoot in widescreen? Should we use surround sound?
N. Submission Notes
We recommend that each team submit two copies of the final film.
We recommend that you make sound levels relatively even throughout your film. (If your film has uneven sound or sound that peaks, it may be modified to protect the playback equipment.)
Projection specs vary from theater to theater and are beyond the control of the 48HFP. If your film is very dark, it may be difficult to see in your theater.
All films received on the evening of the deadline (on-time and late) will be screened, presuming they meet the eligiblity requirements.
O. Production Documents
Each team must secure releases for talent, crew, music and locations (and any other applicable releases), which must be turned in to the project organizers with the finished film/video. The film/video will not be screened before the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project Organizers receive the signed releases.
Release forms can be found on the 48HFP website.
Certification Statement
P. Certification Statement
The Entrant must submit a Certification Statement with his/her completed Entry, certifying adherence to all Official Rules.
Q. Eligibility
To be eligible for the Project, Entries must be the original work of the Entrant; must not infringe third-party's rights; must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent); must not contain obscene or pornographic material; may not contain defamatory statements about any person, company, organization or entity; may not invade privacy or other rights of any person, company or entity; may not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations; and may not contain any copyrighted elements (other than as owned by the Entrant and/or SCIFI-HORROR).
Entries containing prohibited or inappropriate content as determined by the SCIFI-HORROR, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate will be disqualified. SCIFI-HORROR reserves the right to make the final determination as to which Entries are eligible. SCIFI-HORROR reserves the right to refuse to screen a film or to make an announcement at the screening regarding the content of the film. SCIFI-HORROR reserves the right to alter a film in order to remove or delete offensive or defamatory content.
Submission Notes
R. No Pre-Screening Distribution
The Entrant should not distribute their entry/video in any way prior to it receiving its official 48HFP premiere screening. This includes uploading the video to any website or screening the film for groups of anyone other than the team. The Entrant is encouraged to make a trailer of their film and distribute that instead. This trailer should be no longer than 48 seconds.
S. Official Film Entry
To be certified as an Official Film Entry, each participating group's film/video production must follow all rules herein. The 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project Organizers reserve the right to screen only certified Official Film Entries.
T. Entries Not Returned
No Entries (media or documents) will be returned.
U. Disqualification
48HFP and Project Parties may, in their sole discretion, disqualify Entries deemed to be inappropriate or otherwise non-compliant.
V. Official City Winner
All certified "Official Film Entries" are eligible to compete for the title of "Best Film" of the 48 Hour Film Science Fiction Horror Project in its city.
Is this a contest and will there be a "Best of" selection?
48HFP nieuwsbrief
Evenement data • Film Tips & Tricks Nieuws • Recente winnaars
Belangrijk bericht: Copycat Disclaimer • Privacy Policy
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line2
|
__label__wiki
| 0.620333
| 0.620333
|
Champions Of Women's Sport
Forces News
GB Police
Netball / England Netball celebrates record ticket sales
Source: Eliza Morgan
England Netball celebrates record ticket sales
Jennie Powell
Following the Vitality Netball World Cup which took place earlier this year in Liverpool, England Netball has recorded its fastest and highest grossing ticket sales to date across two of its upcoming competitions.
Since the Vitality Roses; England’s elite netball team, won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and journeyed to bronze at a home World Cup in July, netball has been thrust into the limelight and allowed England Netball to enjoy significant ticket revenue growth.
After the Vitality Netball World Cup came to an end, England Netball went on sale with a new international competition; the Vitality Netball Nations Cup, which runs from 19-26 January and will see the Vitality Roses face world champions New Zealand, South Africa and Jamaica across four days in Nottingham, Birmingham and then London.
To date, over 21,000 spectators are set to travel to the Nottingham and London venues on three days of the tournament, all of which have completely sold out. The only tickets that now remain are for the second day of the series in Birmingham on Wednesday 22 January, which will see England take on South Africa.
Excluding the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup which was hosted by a separate organisation, the Vitality Netball Nations Cup is the fastest and best-selling event in England Netball’s history. Over 65% of overall sales for the international series were made on the first day of tickets going on sale, which saw England Netball processing up to 85 transactions per minute.
Fans snapped up more tickets on the first day of sales for the Vitality Netball Nations Cup than for the whole January 2019 Netball Quad Series, which in total sold 11,500 tickets.
Jess Thirlby, Vitality Roses Head Coach, said: “It is wonderful to see the netball family and those with a new found interest in the sport getting behind the Vitality Roses. These incredible athletes inspired a nation when they claimed gold at the Commonwealth Games and when they stepped out to a sea of red and white in Liverpool during the Vitality Netball World Cup. Their ability to capture the hearts of the country is made clear by the phenomenal rate at which these tickets sold and the demand that there has been for them.
“I don’t think it’ll be long before Birmingham tickets are gone too for the Vitality Netball Nations Cup, despite it being a week night, as it’s going to be an incredibly exciting series with it being the first time the Roses have played on home soil since the World Cup. Netball fever is spreading, that is evident by the popularity of this upcoming series and the support the squad received during our most recent run out and impressive away victory against South Africa. I hope it continues as I can’t wait to see our fans out in force in 2020.”
Not only has England Netball experienced growth in ticket sales at an international level, but also when it comes to the Vitality Netball Superleague, with 95% of tickets having already sold for the Season Opener competition on 22 February at Arena Birmingham.
This is an increase of 53% sold last year for the event, which is set to see all 10 teams come head to head to kick start the season.
Fran Connolly, CEO of England Netball, said: “It is absolutely clear that success at an elite level drives growth across many aspects of the sport and it’s hugely reassuring to see the successes of the Vitality Roses now filtering down to positively impact our domestic ticket buying audiences within the Vitality Netball Superleague. To capitalise on this success we are focusing a lot of our efforts on supporting and growing the Vitality Netball Superleague, which sits just below the international level of the sport. We want this to be the best women’s league in the country and to get more people engaged with the competition.
“Seeing that almost all tickets for Season Opener have sold means we are on the right track and that netball in this country has never been in a better position. We’ve been working with our venues to ensure as many fans as possible can see elite netball in 2020, with an additional 10,000 tickets being made available to spectators across all of our upcoming events. Looking ahead to the future, we’re already in conversations to ensure that we can continue delivering a fantastic experience for spectators in some of the country’s largest and most prestigious indoor arenas.
“I am delighted with how popular both of our upcoming events have been and I can’t wait to see it continue to grow.”
Remaining tickets for the Vitality Netball Nations Cup in Birmingham and Season Opener can be purchased via the England Netball website.
Courtesy of England Netball
Tags: England, Netball
Salomon reflects on loss to Yeovil.
Rugby League Round Up 2 August 2015.
5:55 pm 02 Aug 2015
The Women’s Premier League kicks off on Sunday!.
Laura Heredia & Giorgio Malan win gold.
Better coverage will lead to increased fan base.
9:33 am 03 Mar 2016
Women’s Football Results : 11 October 2015.
10:00 am 12 Oct 2015
Be a volunteer at EuroHockey 2015.
Emily Scarratt back for Atlanta leg of Sevens World Series.
12:30 pm 08 Mar 2015
Great Britain U20 Women fall on first night to Israel.
7:20 pm 02 Jul 2015
England Netball launch Nets.
11:21 am 27 Sep 2014
Opta Stats – Barclays FA Women’s Super League – 19th January.
England Women Announce T20 WC Squad And Summer Fixtures.
England take on India & South Africa at Hove in 2020.
Wasps name team to take on Bristol Bears.
Harlequins Women name final team before international break.
England Women Sevens squad named for Hamilton.
Team GB’s first week at Lausanne 2020 comes to a.
Scholes called up to Superleague squad for Thunder’s title defence.
Rachael Fee progresses through Team Bath ranks to Superleague squad.
Medal flurry for Team GB on day six of Lausanne 2020.
Jennie Powell. 17 Dec 2019
J. 17 Dec 2019
Great overview feels like I was attending the match
Neil Anderson. 08 Nov 2019
So proud of my daughter Dannielle Anderson and wish the England team the best of luck.
Jennie Powell. 06 Sep 2019
Huge apologies for the delay in getting back to you, I’ve just phoned Dartford FC and the match will be pay on the day, it would appear that you can’t get advance tickets. Sorry it has taken so long.
Huge apologies for the delay in getting back to you, I've just phoned Dartford FC and the match will be pay on the day, it would appear that you can't get advance tickets. Sorry it has taken so long.
Julian Thompson. 03 Sep 2019
* Storm's top three batters (Capt Knight, Sharma and Priest) banked 144 runs vs Vipers' (Capt Beaumont, Wyatt and Bates) banked 132. * Vipers' top semi-final bowlers (Bates + Bell= 4-45) took no wickets in the final match (Bell + Bates = 0-83) * Full credit to Capt Beaumont to lead Vipers into the final, having hit rock-bottom last year by finishing last. * Full credit to Capt Knight for Storm winning the trophy for a second time (2/4). * Looking forward to next year, Capt Elwiss accepted my good wishes for her 'Hundred' team.
Julian Thompson. 27 Aug 2019
On Stars v Storm, 1) full credit should go to modest New Zealand star Rachel Priest (89) who was out, three runs short of a century partnership with Storm and England captain Heather Knight. Two years ago, Priest was the KSL leading run scorer. 2) Having banked her half-century, Knight (51) departed with the score on 164-3 during the nineteenth over. 3) Stars run chase never really got going when South Africa's entertaining pair Lizelle Lee and Dane v.Niekerk were both removed with only 18 runs on the board. 4) England pairing Natalie Sciver and Sarah Taylor (who'd earlier taken a knock keeping wicket to Sciver's bowling) added 44 runs for the third wicket. 5) Clearly Storm are hot favourites for Sunday.
Jennie Powell. 21 Aug 2019
Haven't forgotten you am awaiting responses from both Arsenal and London City Lionesses.
Trying to find a link for you - will be back in touch as soon as I can.
Maxine Jarvis. 20 Aug 2019
How do we get tickets for the arsenal london lioness game in dartford
Continuing Growth For East Leeds
England women cricketers finish summer on a high
cricket England football hockey Netball rugby Rugby League Sevens Superleague Team Bath
We are a small group of sports fans who would like to see a little more parity in sports reporting. England women’s teams have had some wonderful successes in the last years and yet they don’t get the recognition they deserve. We would like to begin to put that right by making them the focus of our website. You can get in touch with us from this page or via twitter
Women’s FA Cup Fourth Round Draw.
Arena’s Chapman-Edwards and Carr make Box Cup finals.
6:05 pm 18 Jun 2017
Arena Boxing Club compete at Haringey Box Cup.
4 The Love Of Sport
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line3
|
__label__wiki
| 0.940595
| 0.940595
|
David Tennant >
Richard II: Is David Tennant The Finest Actor in...
Richard II: Is David Tennant The Finest Actor in Britain?
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 October 2013
Follow David Tennant
David Tennant has proven himself on stage and television.
Picture: David Tennant Nativity 2 World Premiere held at the Empire, Leicester Square - Arrivals. London, England - 13.11.12
David Tennant turned in one of the finest stage performances in decades with Hamlet five years ago, now he and Gregory Doran have joined forces again for a gripping account of Richard II at the Royal Shakespeare theatre, where it will play until transferring to the Barbican in November.
Richard II is the start of Gregory Doran's six-year plan to revitalize the famous Bard's works though he may have peaked earlier with this lucid performance.
"Tennant delivers the plaintive, self-pitying arias with a scathing irony for the most part, flecked by tiny surrenders to abject panic - as though he were at once sufferer and observer of the tragic process whereby, when the royal persona shatters, it exposes the naked, insecure person underneath," said The Independent.
"David Tennant, in a mesmerising performance that grows in power as Richard's authority declines, also reminds us that the Royal Shakespeare Company is an ensemble that paradoxically needs stars," explained the Guardian's veteran theatre critic Michael Billington.
"With his startled eyes and concentrated frown, Tennant is frail, pale and consistently interesting but the nervous energy he excels in is confined to quarters early on," wrote the Telegraph.
"From the moment of its announcement this has been one of the year's hottest tickets," wrote Henry Hitchings of the Standard, "Tennant does not disappoint. He delivers a vivid, intelligent performance, at least as mesmerising as the best of his TV work."
Tennant, many fans' favourite Doctor Who, has been quietly consistent for years though his adaptability is astonishing. Before Richard II, he put together an assured string of performances as the troubled DI Hardy in Broadchurch and has signed on for Fox's American adaptation.
Richard II is at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until to 16 November and at the Barbican Theatre, London, from 9 December to 25 January. It will also broadcast live on 13 November to cinemas across the UK.
David Tennant Stars In Richard II
David Tennant doesn't want hot Christmas
David Tennant's baby spent six days in hospital last month
David Tennant is a dad of 5
David Tennant is super 'nervous' about launching Good Omens
David Tennant wants Good Omens forever
David Tennant struggled with Doctor Who fame
David Tennant to become a father again
David Tennant told son Ty to 'always be on time'
David Tennant shocked by meaning of aubergine emoji
David Tennant Almost Played Hannibal In Bryan Fuller's TV Series
David Tennant felt like Derek Acorah in Fireman Sam: Alien Alert
David Tennant joins Mary Queen of Scots
David Tennant To Return As Kilgrave In 'Jessica Jones' Season 2
David Tennant Says Jodie Whittaker's Gender Will Be "Irrelevant" When She Plays 'Doctor Who'
What We Did on Our Holiday Movie Review
Although its story easily could have spun right off the rails, this British comedy uses...
What We Did On Our Holiday Trailer
When Doug (David Tennant) and his family travel to the Scottish Highlands for his father's...
Three young children are about to learn what adulthood is really like when they take...
Postman Pat: The Movie Trailer
Pat Clifton has long nursed a passion for delivering mail as the much-loved postman of...
Pat Clifton is well-known in the village of Greendale for, not only his prompt and...
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! Movie Review
After 2009's inane comedy Nativity, no one was clamouring for a sequel, but at least...
Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger Trailer
Mr. Poppy, an immature classroom assistant at a St. Bernadette's Primary School, returns with ideas...
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Movie Review
Aardman returns to hand-crafted clay-mation for this riotous seafaring romp. The film is almost too...
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists Trailer
The Pirate Captain, although relentlessly optimistic, has never won the Pirate of the Year Award....
FrightNight Movie Review
This remake of Todd Holland's 1985 schlock horror is more about the comedy than the...
Fright Night Trailer
High school nerd Charley Brewster is in his senior year of high school and dating...
The Pirate Captain has never won the Pirate of the Year award but this year...
How to Train Your Dragon Movie Review
A winning combination of vivid imagery, snappy writing and a strong narrative lifts this far...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line5
|
__label__wiki
| 0.732509
| 0.732509
|
Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “World Food Prize”
Global Ag Innovation Program Launched
Cindy Zimmerman October 18, 2019
During the World Food Prize activities this week in Des Moines, America’s Cultivation Corridor™ announced the launch of the Cultivo Global Ag Innovation Program™ for startup companies and entrepreneurs. The new program will bring international start-ups to Iowa for a 10-day immersion experience, training and networking. “Iowa producers feed and fuel the world, making us the perfect host for the …
Technology, World Food Prize
World Food Prize Winner Announced
The 2019 World Food Prize Laureate is Simon N. Groot of the Netherlands. Groot has played an important role in enhancing vegetable production for millions of smallholder farmers, affording consumers greater access to healthy diets in more than 60 countries. The announcement was made at a ceremony in the U.S. Department of State hosted and presided over by Secretary of …
AgWired Precision, Award, Vegetables, World Food Prize
President of World Food Prize to Retire
Cindy Zimmerman March 27, 2019
Ambassador Kenneth Quinn will retire as president of the World Food Prize Foundation on January 3, 2020 after 20 years leading the organization. Quinn made the announcement earlier this week at the Hall of Laureates in Des Moines during a reception commemorating the 105th anniversary of Dr. Norman Borlaug’s birth. “Leading the World Food Prize and endeavoring to fulfill the …
World Food Prize
GAP Report Says Ag Productivity Growth Too Slow
The Global Harvest Initiative 2017 GAP report was released Wednesday at the World Food Prize symposium in Des Moines, and for the fourth straight year it shows that global agricultural productivity growth is not accelerating fast enough to sustainably feed the world in 2050. “If agricultural productivity growth continues to decline, there will be significant ramifications for the economic vitality …
AgWired Precision, Food, World Food Prize
Agribusiness News Briefs
Cindy Zimmerman June 29, 2017
Syngenta has announced its new ambition and priorities following the completion of the transaction with ChemChina. The company aims to profitably grow market share through organic growth and collaborations, and is considering targeted acquisitions with a focus on seeds. The goal is to strengthen Syngenta’s leadership position in crop protection and to become an ambitious number three in seeds. Agricultural …
Agribusiness, AgWired Precision, Syngenta, World Food Prize
Vilsack Receives Norman Borlaug Medallion
At a special ceremony at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines last week, the World Food Prize Foundation honored the USDA and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Medallion. Ambassador Ken Quinn explained that the Borlaug Medallion, which was created to recognize institutions not eligible to receive the World Food Prize itself, …
USDA, World Food Prize
Bayer Exec Keynotes at #FoodPrize16
Liam Condon, head of Bayer’s CropScience Division, gave the breakfast keynote speech at the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium in Des Moines on Friday, bringing the future of farming to the overall theme of the event this year “Let Food by Thy Medicine.” “Food needs to be nutritious, abundant in supply, safe and affordable,” said Condon. “We all need to …
Bayer, Food, World Food Prize
New NAS Prize For Food & Ag Research
Joanna Schroeder October 17, 2016
During the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue last week in Des Moines, Iowa, an announcement was made officially launching the first National Academy of Sciences (NAS) prize dedicated to food and agriculture research. The new NAS Prize in Food and Agricultural Sciences, endowed in perpetuity by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for …
Agribusiness, Food, Research, World Food Prize
Kevin Folta Awarded Borlaug CAST Communications Award
Lizzy Schultz October 14, 2016
Dr. Kevin Folta was recognized as the winner of the seventh Borlaug CAST Communication Award (BCCA), and was honored with the award at a World Food Prize side event. Folta gave a memorable keynote address, titled “Unveiling Our Halo – Building Trust with a Concerned Consumer.” Volta serves as the Chair of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of …
Ag Group, Award, Communications, World Food Prize
2016 Wallace-Carver Fellows Announced
Lizzy Schultz July 20, 2016
Thirty seven students from across the country have been confirmed for the prestigious Wallace-Carver Fellowship. The fellowship, made possible with the support of The World Food Prize Foundation and The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), offers exceptional college students the opportunity to collaborate with world-renowned scientists and policymakers through paid summer internships at leading USDA research centers and offices across …
Ag Group, Agribusiness, Agriculture Education, Award, Internship, University, USDA, World Food Prize
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line12
|
__label__cc
| 0.716679
| 0.283321
|
Arlington Heights Civic Association
Home of Thomas Jefferson Park and Community Center, Arlington County Fair, Columbia Pike Library, Alice West Fleet Elementary, Montessori Public School of Arlington, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, the Career Center, Arlington Tech, and Arlington Community High Schools
Letter to County Board regarding Jefferson outdoor space issues
2019 Meeting Schedule
Meetings alternate between
Alice West Fleet Elementary Library and the
Public Montessori School of Arlington Library.
Meetings start at 7:00 PM.
Please check the newsletter for details.
The Honorable Jay Fisette
Chairman, Arlington County Board
2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 300
Dear Mr. Fisette,
At its July 19, 2005 meeting, the Arlington Heights Civic Association unanimously passed two resolutions requesting County action on issues related to the public outdoor space at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. The first resolution requested that the County install lights on the track at the north side of TJ's athletic field and extend those lights on the footbridge that crosses Arlington Blvd. At issue is the walking track which circles TJ’s athletic fields. There was a strong feeling from those who use the track that it is unsafe because of the poor lighting. One young female resident spoke of being accosted by men hanging out on that portion of the track and feeling extremely threatened. At times there has also been a great deal of broken glass back in that area. Many of our neighbors use this track both in the early morning and evening periods to get exercise and stay healthy, but many more are frightened away by the complete lack of lighting and the safety concerns that it causes. We therefore request that the county take action to add lighting to the track so that this public fitness resource can be taken advantage of by more residents.
The second resolution we unanimously passed requested that the County examine the health and environmental impact of the particulate matter of the bluestone soccer field at TJ on the users of the soccer field and the residents whose homes surround the soccer field. A resident who plays soccer almost daily on that field said that he has serious concerns over his health and what the particulate matter and dust of the bluestone might be doing to the health of the players on the field and the people who live around the field. Over all the residents around the field have consistently expressed concern about the serious problem with the current field because of excessive particular matter, dirt and dust that is being thrown or blown into the air. Particularly on dry, windy days you can see a dense cloud of dust at a great distance from the field. When near the field on such a day, the dust has a noticeable effect on breathing. We therefore request that the County study these effects and make necessary changes in order to correct or mitigate any negative health effects that this field causes.
Adam Croswell
President, Arlington Heights Civic Association
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line13
|
__label__cc
| 0.546376
| 0.453624
|
Astro Guyz
The Sky is Waiting.
Astro Culture
Great Books of Science
Great Science Fiction Novels
Astro News & Commentary
The Debunker
Weekly Astro-events
Do It Yourself Astronomy
Astronomy on the Cheap
The Vagabond Astronomer
Observational Astronomy
Astronomers’ Tales
Astronomy: a Philosophy
Extreme Astronomy
Classic Experiments Waiting to be Duplicated
Real Science you can do
You are here: Home / Archives for the universe in a mirror
Review: The Universe in a Mirror by Robert Zimmerman.
May 7, 2009 By David Dickinson 1 Comment
NASA is going back to visit and old friend, one more time.
As we gear up for the collective adventure of the final (?) shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), The Universe in a Mirror: the Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who built It by Robert Zimmerman serves as a fine look back at the history of the storied telescope, as well as a peek at where we might be headed. The tale of how Hubble came to be traces its origins back to past the dawn of the space age. Although much press, both good and bad, has been written on Hubble, much of its origin has never been told. The tale the author weaves in Universe is a fascinating look into the politics of NASA and how the telescope evolved over the periods of successive administrations. [Read more...]
Filed Under: Astro Culture, Great Books of Science Tagged With: astromony, hubble, nasa, repair, robert zimmerman, sts-125, Telescope, the universe in a mirror
Search AstroGuyz
The Current Number of Exoplanets Discovered is: 4168
Follow @Astroguyz
Advertise on Astroguyz!
Science Book Reviews
Unmasking Europa
A Professor, A President and Meteor
The Calculus Diaries
Confessions of an Alien Hunter
The Sun Kings
Death from the Skies
Astro Documentaries
In the Shadow of the Moon
From Earth to the Moon
Journey to Palomar
Naming Pluto
Seeing in the Dark
Pictured is a Delta IV rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on November 21st, 2010. The image is a 20 second exposure taken at dusk, shot from about 100 miles west of the launch site. The launch placed a classified payload in orbit for the United States Air Force.
DIY Astronomy
How to Guide for Satellite Spotting
Tips for Meteor Shower Observing
Desktop Science Programs
Observing in Bright Skies
Difficult but not impossible to catch against the dawn or dusk sky, spotting an extreme crescent moon can be a challenge. The slender crescent pictured was shot 30 minutes before sunrise when the Moon was less than 20 hours away from New. A true feat of visual athletics to catch, a good pair of binoculars or a well aimed wide field telescopic view can help with the hunt.
Make Your Own Telescope for Less than 50 Bucks!
Family Backyard Stargazing
How to Make an Observatory from a Kit Shed
Make Your Own Solar Filter
Free Space Launch Viewing Sites
Affordable, Low-Tech Satellite Imaging
World Wide Telescope Review
The Sun is our nearest star, and goes through an 11-year cycle of activity. This image was taken via a properly filtered telescope, and shows the Sun as it appeared during its last maximum peak in 2003. This was during solar cycle #23, a period during which the Sun hurled several large flares Earthward. The next solar cycle is due to peak around 2013-14.
Astronomy Gear Reviews
Trick Out Your Scope
Starry Night Pro 6
Classic 1X Finder
Canon’s Image-Stabilized Binoculars
Personal Solar Telescope
Astronomy Uses for the Glovelite
Located in the belt of the constellation Orion, Messier 42, also known as the Orion Nebula is one of the finest deep sky objects in the northern hemisphere sky. Just visible as a faint smudge to the naked eye on a clear dark night, the Orion Nebula is a sure star party favorite, as it shows tendrils of gas contrasted with bright stars. M42 is a large stellar nursery, a star forming region about 1,000 light years distant.
Astronomical Observing Targets
Geminorum
A Clone of Albireo
Beta Monocerotis: A True Triple
O’Neill’s Bridge
Orbiting the planet in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) every 90 minutes, many people fail to realize that you can see the International Space Station (ISS) from most of the planet on a near-weekly basis. In fact, the ISS has been known to make up to four visible passes over the same location in one night. The image pictured is from the Fourth of July, 2011 and is a 20 second exposure of a bright ISS pass.
Next to the Sun, the two brightest objects in the sky are the Moon and the planet Venus. In fact, when Venus is favorably placed next to the Moon, it might just be possible to spot the two in the daytime. Another intriguing effect known as earthshine or ashen light is also seen in the image on the night side of the Moon; this is caused by sunlight reflected back off of the Earth towards our only satellite.
A mosaic of three images taken during the total lunar eclipse of December 21st, 2010. The eclipse occurred the same day as the winter solstice. The curve and size of the Earth’s shadow is apparent in the image.
Solis, by A. A. Antanasio
Diving Into the Wreck
The Quiet War
1984, by George Orwell
Copyright © 2020 · Education Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line23
|
__label__wiki
| 0.52488
| 0.52488
|
London Porter in the 1850's
I collect so much material that I often forget to use some. Like this rather good chapter about beer in George Dodd's "Food of London". I was so surprised that I'd not used it that I checked the blog a couple of times. Just in case I'd written something and forgotten about it (that does happen). No. Unless my searching skills are shot, I've never mentioned the book, save as a source for some numbers.
Time to put that right with a series of posts. Starting with some general bumpf about the big London breweries. And a few numbers.
"The great brewing firms have become almost 'household words' in London. A few of the breweries are carried on by descendants of the same families which established them in the last century. The following table presents the trade of these great houses in a curious light: the trade of a brewer being measured by the quantity of malt used by him, the following were the quantities, in quarters, supplied to fifteen of the principal brewers in the metropolis in three different years, at intervals of ten years apart: —
qtrs qtrs qtrs
Barclay & Co. 97,198 106,345 115,542
Truman & Co. 50,724 88,132 105,022
Whitbread & Co. 49,713 51,842 51,800
Reid & Co. 43,380 47,980 56,640
Combe & Co. 34,684 36,460 43,282
Calvert & Co. 30,525 30,615 28,638
Meux & Co. 24,339 39,583 59,617
Hoare & Co. 24,102 29,450 35,000
Elliott & Co. 19,444 25,275 29,558
Taylor & Co. 21,845 37,300 15,870
Goding & Co. 16,307 14,631 13,064
Charrington & Co. 10,530 18,328 21,016
Courage & Co. 8,116 11,532 14,469
Thorne & Co. 1,445 20,846 22,022
Mann & Co. 1,302 11,654 24,030
"The food of London" by George Dodd, 1856, pages 462 - 463.
Multiply the number of quarters by four and you get something close to the number of barrels that represents. Alternatively, here some actual numbers in barrels:
Output (barrels) of large London breweries
Barclay & Co. 330,528 382,047 419,430
Whitbread & Co. 191,040 185,084 173,311
Truman & Co. 199,486 314,474 401,863
Reid & Co. 154,631 187,722 215,255
Mann & Co. 101,899
“The British Brewing Industry 1830-1980”. T R Gourvish & R G Wilson, 1994, pages 610-612
Whitbread brewing log, document LMA/4453/D/09/024
There's one thing those numbers show - the rise of London's Ale brewers. The top nine were all still Porter brewers, but Charrington and Mann, both Ale brewers, were starting to move up the rankings and overtake some of the second division Porter brewers like Courage. By the 1870's Mann had almost caught the third largest Porter brewer, Whitbread, who themselves trailed quite a way behind Barclay Perkins and Truman*.
"When it is considered that two of the great breweries consume more than a hundred thousand quarters of malt each in a year, it may well be conceived that the working operations must be on a gigantic scale. These two are Barclay and Perkins's in Southwark, and Truman and Hanbury's in Spitalfields. The malt, the water, the hops, the fuel, the vessels — all are vast. For instance, Barclay's premises cover an area of ten or twelve acres, and have a boundary nearly a third of a mile in circuit; they require a hundred thousand gallons of water per day ; they have twenty or thirty malt-bins, each as large as a moderately-sized house; they have a porter-brewing room or brewhouse very little smaller than Westminster Hall; they have five copper boilers, each of which will contain twelve thousand gallons of wort or malt extract; they require six or seven hundred tons of coals in a year; they have many thousand square feet of flooring, on which the beer is cooled ; they have several square wooden vessels for the fermenting process, each of which will contain fifteen hundred barrels of beer; there is a tank, for containing the beer before barrelling, that, when full, would float a large barge; there are nearly two hundred store vats, the average capacity of which is thirty thousand gallons, and of some of them more than a hundred thousand — a quantity that reduces the celebrated Heidelberg tun to insignificance; they have seventythousand butts and barrels and other vessels, wherein the beer and ale are conveyed from the establishment; and lastly, they have two hundred of the finest horses in the world, to drag the clumsy butts upon the clumsy drays through the streets of the metropolis — horses, draymen, butts, and drays, being worthy of each other. If the working details at Truman and Hanbury's, or at Reid's or Meux's, were similarly noticed, we should probably find some of the items still more extraordinary than those here given. Messrs. Truman are said to possess four vats that will contain 80,000 gallons each, and store-vats altogether for 3,500,000 gallons. The store in spring has even reached 4,000,000 gallons at one of these vast establishments."
London brewing was performed on a massive scale in the 1850's. But it's just when that scale was ceasing to be unique to London. Burton's largest - Burton and Allsopp - were rapidly approaching the size of the biggest the capital could offer. Neither would those massive Porter vats be around much longer. The mid-1850's is when Whitbread's output of Keeping Porter - the stuff - aged in vats - fell into steep decline. It dropped from 53 brews in 1851 to just 13 in 1859, or 30% of all Porter brewed to 6%**. They brewed their last Keeping Porter in 1870 and the Porter vats were ripped out.
"'Thirsty Soul,' and other writers to the editor of the 'Times,' maintained an animated controversy in 1853 concerning the price of London porter. Malt was plentiful and cheap, and yet the great brewers charged as highly for their beverages as in less favourable years. It was obviously a departure from the ordinary laws that regulate price; and there can be little doubt that it resulted from the enormous power possessed by about a dozen firms which monopolise the trade. The London masses will have London porter; the London porter is associated with the names of only a small number of brewers; and thus the brewers have a formidable hold on the beer-drinkers. It offers a curious example — analogous to that of the 'Times' itself — of the growth of a mighty power, something akin to monopoly in aspect, yet all the time open to the influence of Free Trade."
The big London breweries - whether Ale or Porter was their main trade - continued to dominate London pubs until the 1980's, when the Big Six - three of which (Whitbread, Watney and Courage) bore the names of London brewers - dissolved into mist
I was intrigued by this "Thirsty Soul". It seems he was a frequent writer of letters to the press in the 1850's. I've managed to unearth some in the newspaper archive. Doubtless I'll reproduce some of them soon.
* "The British Brewing Industry, 1830-1980" T. R. Gourvish & R.G. Wilson, pages 610-611.
** Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/09/044 and LMA/4453/D/09/052.
Labels: 19th century, barclay perkins, Charrington, London, London Porter, Mann, Porter, Truman, Whitbread
Why I've been busy
You may have noticed that, over the last 3 months, my blog posts haven't been quite as expansive or frequent as usual. There's a good reason for that. I've been busy with something else.
I've not mentioned my other project because, well, I didn't want to be premature. Rather wait until it was done and dusted, in case it all went tits up. I know, I'm paranoid.
Now that the manuscript has been sent in and all the images are sorted out, I feel comfortable telling you about my proper book, The Homewbrewer's Guide to Vintage Beers, due out sometime this year.
It covers British beer styles 1800 to 1950. There's a history of each style, followed buy a series of historical recipes. I'm not sure how many recipes will make the final cut, but probably at least 50 or 60.
I almost forgot the tables. Plenty of those, too. You can't have a book without numbers.
I'll let you know more as the publication date approaches.
Labels: homebrewing, my books
Potato Broyhan again
This probably what you've really been waiting for: how to brew with whole potatoes.
The description of the brewing process isn't specific to Broyhan. It's a general description of how to brew with whole potatoes. The author suggests any type of beer can be made using this method. Who will be the first to brew a Potato IPA or Spud Stout, I wonder?
To brew 24 - 26 barrels of 100 Berlin quarts [2,748 - 2,977 litres] at a gravity of 1045 - 1050º
12 bushels [346 lbs] pale malt
12 bushels [445 lbs] good, mealy potatoes which haven't sprouted
0.5 pound Irish moss
The earth is washed off the potatoes by repeatedly pouring cold water over them.
The potatoes are mashed to a pulp using a potato rubbing machine.
While this is going on, bring 960 Berlin quarts [1099 litres] of water to the boil in the kettle.
As soon as the potatoes have been pulped, mix the 12 bushels of malt into a thick paste with 360 [412 litres] Berlin quarts of cold water.
The paste is thinned slowly with another 840 [962 litres] quarts of cold water and then left to stand for an hour.
Meanwhile add the finely pulped potatoes slowly to the boiling water, stirring constantly.
After half an hour all the pototoes should be in the water.
Boil the water for a further half hour, stirring all the time to avoid the potatoes burning on the bottom of the kettle, until it becomes a thin paste.
Transfer the malt mash and the potato paste as quickly as possible to the brew kettle, stirring all the time, and leave for an hour at a temperature of 50-55º.
Bring the whole of the mash to the boil and boil for 10 minutes.
Transfer the mash to the Zapfbottich, stirring with mashing paddles.
Draw off the wort, returning it to the top of the mash until it runs clear.
Transfer the clear wort to the kettle, add the Irish moss and boil until the wort breaks.
Sparge the grain bed with hot water to remove the last of the extract.
"Der Bier-Brauer als Meister in seinem Fache" by A.F. Zimmermann, 1842, pages 63-65 and 105-106.
I assume the rest of the process is the same as for the potato-starch syrup version. The first stage where the potatoes are boiled to a paste sounds a bit like a cereal mash.
I'm not sure where you'd get a potato rubbing machine from. A large hammer might be a substitute.
Please let me know how it turns out, if you give it a try. Though, with the lack of hops and all those potatoes, it looks more like a recipe for soup than beer.
We still aren't ausgebroyhand yet. There's still Nordhäuser Broyhan to go. A bit dull, though, that one. No potatoes of any type in it.
Labels: 19th century, beer recipes, Broyhan, German beer styles, German top-fermenting beer
Tetley Milds in 1878 (part two)
No, I hadn't forgotten about finishing this off. Just got a bit distracted. The last 10 days I've been doing something rather important. But more of that at a later date.
It's time to look at the grists of Tetley's Milds in 1878 and those of similar London beers. Not that its going to be very exciting. Grists were, in general, pretty dull before 1880 for everything except Porter and Stout. Just loads of pale malt and the occasional dash of sugar.
Right, let's try and drag at least something out of the grists. Tetley's really are dead simple: pale malt with some colour added to a couple. I assume that's some sort of caramel colouring. Whitbread's go one step further down the simplicity path and are 100% pale malt.
Truman's and Barclay Perkins' are a bit more complex, including sugar as well. 19% in Truman's case, 14% in Barclay's. It doesn't specify which sugar, but my guess would be No. 2 invert. Both brewers also used white malt. As the name implies, it's a very pale sort of pale malt.
As there was so little to be gleaned from that particular field of grain, let's move on to the hops. Which are much more fun. What's the first thing you notice? Every single beer contains foreign hops. In the case of Tetley, it's always Bavarian hops, along with hops from various British districts. Mostly Kent, but also Worcester and Hampshire.
Bavarian hops also turn up in a couple of the London beers. Before I forget, Bavarian usually means Spalt. And in all but one Truman Mild, there are American hops in every London beer. Interesting, that. The other Truman Mild also contains Poperinge, that is Belgian, hops. Brewers liked those because they were dead cheap. Not the best quality, but cheap. As this table confirms:
UK hop imports 1864
source lbs Value. Average price per cwt
Schleswig and Holstein 129,024 £5,472 £4 15 0
Hanover 79,184 £4,408 £6 4 8
Hamburg 981,456 £54,202 £6 3 8
Bremen 690,928 £33,141 £5 7 5
Holland 1,043,616 £60,155 £6 9 1
Belgium 1,611,568 £66,198 £4 12 0
France 1,132,208 £56,380 £5 11 3
United States 5,334,000 £267,364 £5 12 7
Other countries 47,600 £2,543 £5 19 8
totals 11,049,472 £549,863
Kentish Gazette - Tuesday 06 March 1866, page 3.
Isn't this your lucky day? Three tables. You can see that the average price was lowest for hops from Belgium. I'm not sure why hops from Holland were the most expensive. My guess is that they were German-grown hops being shipped through a Dutch port. Note that American hops were fairly expensive.
How does that compare with the price of British hops? Make that four tables. I just happen to have details of that, too. And for the same year.
Price of hops per cwt. at Borough Market May 1864
East Kents £7 0 to £9 0
Mid Kents £6 10 to £8 10
Weald of Kent £6 9 to £7 0
Sussex £5 10 to £6 6
1862's £3 0 to £4 0
Olds £1 5 to £2 0
Essex Standard - Wednesday 25 May 1864, page 4.
The best-quality East Kents cost almost double the price of Belgian hops.
Of course, as a relatively cheap beer, Mild used cheaper hops than Pale Ales. They tended to have a high proportion of Kent and Worcester hops.
What next? Why the 1880's, of course.
Tetley Mild grists in 1878
Date Year Beer OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation pale malt colour hops
7th Oct 1878 X 1044.3 1012.7 4.18 71.25% 100% Bavarian and Kent hops
4th Oct 1878 X1 1048.5 1011.1 4.95 77.14% 100% Bavarian and Kent hops
13th Dec 1878 X1 1048.5 1019.4 3.85 60.00% 100% Hampshire, Kent, Worcester and Bavarian
10th Dec 1878 X2 1056.8 1018.8 5.02 66.83% 100% 19 gallons Bavarian and Kent hops
9th Jan 1878 X2 1060.4 1015.5 5.94 74.31% 100% Bavarian and Kent hops
9th Oct 1878 X3 1069.3 1016.6 6.96 76.00% 100% Kent, Worcester and Bavarian
7th Oct 1878 XX 1073.1 1023.3 6.60 68.18% 100% Bavarian, Kent and Worcester hops
3rd Oct 1878 XX 1077.6 1017.7 7.92 77.14% 100% Bavarian, Kent and Worcester hops
Tetley brewing record held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service document number WYL756/25/ACC1903
London Mild grists 1875 - 1880
Date Year Brewer Beer OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation pale malt white malt sugar hops
16th Jul 1878 Whitbread X 1060.7 1015.8 5.94 73.97% 100.00% English and American hops
16th Jul 1878 Whitbread XL 1069.3 1018.3 6.74 73.60% 100.00% English and American hops
17th Jan 1876 Truman X Ale 1062.0 1013.9 6.38 77.68% 81.09% 18.91% English and Bavarian hops
31st Mar 1876 Truman 40/- Ale 1068.1 1012.5 7.37 81.71% 80.80% 19.20% English, Poperinge and Californian hops
31st Aug 1880 Barclay Perkins X 1060.7 1013.6 6.23 77.63% 85.99% 14.01% Mid Kent, American and Bavarian hops
14th Feb 1880 Barclay Perkins XX 1079.5 1024.1 7.33 69.69% 85.71% 14.29% Mid Kent and American hops
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives document number LMA/4453/D/01/044
Truman brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives document number B/THB/C/156
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives document number ACC/2305/1/579
Labels: 19th century, American hops, Barcaly Perkins, hops, Leeds, London, London Ale, Mild, Mild Ale, Tetley's, Tetley's Mild, Truman, Whitbread, Yorkshire
Bollocky beer history
It's nothing new, fantasy parading as beer history. This article is worthy of the worst beer history bullshitters (I'll name no names).
It's to do with the origin of X to denote Mild Ale. Imagination and conjecture seem to have been used in place of research and reason in coming up with the various theories expounded below.
"TOWN AND COUNTY GOSSIP.
A few weeks back the "Daily Chronicle" made a reference to the sign of X which by long custom has become the mark universally employed by the brewers of this country to distinguish a certain popular type of ale. The suggestion was made that the sign originated among the monks of Burton, who are said to have marked their casks with the sign of the cross as an indication of the origin and superiority of their ales. Mr. Matthew J. Cannon, F.C.S., in the "Brewers' Gazette," rather inclined to doubt this theory. He says:—"It is doubtful whether the theory that the monks of Burton employed the Christian emblem to mark their barrels would prove entirely sound on analysis. We know that in early English times the true cross form and the crossed diagonals both did duty for the same letter. But among the monks, who, far from being illiterate, were expert in the art of writing, the transition from one form to the other is not satisfactorily explained. If we are led astray by mere similarity in form or corruption of sign, other explanations of the derivation of X could be I found with facility. In mediaeval times the citizens of London were much exercised regarding the quality their ales. What would be more natural the brewers of those days than that they should demonstrate the quality of their ales by marking their casks with a representation of Walworth's dagger, the chief device upon the civic shield. Although these explanations may be incorrect, they convey a hint that the sign of X originated in the Middle Ages. If the antiquarian pursued his studies with assiduity, it is not unlikely that he would discover the origin of the sign among the wealth of writings which describe the domestic life of the early civilised peoples of antiquity."
"The brewing of beer did not originate in Burton, it was brewed throughout the land early Saxon times; indeed, the brewing of barley wine ante-dates the Christian era. There was corn in Egypt, and beer too, for the office of brewmaster was an honoured position in the King's household. Even in remote Babylonia it is yet to be proved that barley wine was unknown, nay, may have graced the board at Belshazzar's feast. The brewery clerk of those days might have found it easy to make two crossed impressions of his stylus upon the clay tablets, which then did duty as an invoice, for every measure of beer delivered. Or, in later days, when cuneiform gave place to the pictorial, the head of an ox, the aleph, the alpha, or beginning, would be a fitting symbol. The letters A and X are so far apart to-day that it is a purely fanciful speculation to attempt to trace any resemblance between them. But accomplished palaeographists are able to trace the transition from one form to another even in the most unlike symbols. Herein is ample field for study by the scientific inquirer into the antiquity of the mysterious sign of X. But it is probable that with much learning he must be led astray. After all, the sign may be comparatively modern, having its origin some common-place practice in the cellar, simple marks placed upon the casks showing different stages of the beer before it was ready to send out. But whatever explanation may be offered as to its derivation, it will still remain a puzzle why this distinctive symbol has become the representative mark of mild ale."
Derby Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 28 May 1912, page 2.
Two things are quite important here:
- I've never found X's used for beer names before 1800;
- X was used for other types of beer than Mild in the 19th century.
I'm pretty sure that X wasn't used until several centuries after the last monks had been driven from Burton. And as to it originating in London in reference to a dagger on the city's coat of arms, well, that's such obvious rubbish, I won't waste any more words on it.
Unless, of course, Mr. Cannon is taking the piss. I'm tempted to believe that when he talks about it possibly originating in Babylon. Based on what evidence? That they had writing of some sort.
I'm quite shocked by the final sentences. Yes, he said the term might be of comparatively recent origin. But as to it being a mark showing how close the beer was to being ready, surely someone in the industry must have known better. Afterall, there were still beers called XX, XXX and XXXX when he wrote the piece. It's obvious that the X's are an indication of strength, not readiness.
What is the origin of X's? I don't know for certain, but I suspect it comes from the period before 1830 where there were two tax categories for beer, Table Beer and Strong Beer. I know that barrels of Table Beer had (on orders of the Excise) to be marked with a T. X seems to have been the mark for Strong Beer. It could possibly come from the rate of tax - 10 shillings per barrel - on Strong Beer. Or it could just be an easy mark to make with a piece of chalk.
As I keep telling you, nothing's new. Not even crap beer history.
Labels: 1900-1910, Mild, Mild Ale, X Ale
Potato Broyhan
By popular demand, here's the recipe for potato Broyhan. Or at least Broyhan using starch syrup derived from potatoes. You'll have to wait a little longer for the one brewed from raw potatoes.
Let's start off with the author's description of Broyhan:
"The Kingdom of Hannover and the province of Saxony have been famous since the days of old for an unhopped Weissbier, whose inventor called it after his own name of Broyhan and this name has stayed with the drink to our days.
Broyhan (sometimes also written Broihan) belongs to the pale, cooling, thirst-quenching, sweet-sourish tasting, non-intoxicating malt drinks. It is seldom clear, cannot be kept long, turns quickly sour in the summer . . . . ."
"Der Bier-Brauer als Meister in seinem Fache"by A.F. Zimmermann, 1842, page 91.
Interesting that he describes it as unhopped. That wasn't always true. There were some versions with a small amount of hops.
Here he discusses the grist:
"For brewing Broyhan are variously used one part wheat malt to two parts barley malt, the opposite proportions, equally in other breweries a third raw wheat and two thirds barley malt. In times when wheat is expensive, it is often left out and barley malt alone used, and in the present day, where starch syrup is available and cheap, this is also used along with barley malt and it produces a stable sweetness, which doesn't change so quickly, as does malt sugar, through fermentation into a wine flavour, so mostly replaces the wheat flavour. I've even succeeded in producing, using my own brewing process which I have demonstrated on pages 123 to 136, a wort from half raw potatoes and half barley malt from which Broyhan as well as other famous beers of extraordinary beauty and stability could be made and I will try in this treatise to give the necessary instructions to this purpose and thereby highlight a greater profit for the brewing industry."
"Der Bier-Brauer als Meister in seinem Fache" by A.F. Zimmermann, 1842, page 92.
Note that this is one of those Weissbiers that wasn't necessarily made from wheat. This is the older meaning of Weissbier, where it means a beer made from air-dried, pale-coloured malt.
Now for the recipe itself. The text doesn't specify which temperature scale is being used, but, based on the pitching temperature, it looks like celsius to me.
To brew 30 to 32 barrels (of 100 Berlin quarts) [3425 to 3664 litres] of Broyhan with a specific gravity of 1045 to 1050º from barley malt and starch syrup.
24 Berlin bushels of barley malt [+-690 kg]
220 Berlin pounds of yellow starch syrup [102 kg]
0.5 pound of Irish moss
Bring 720 Berlin quarts [824 litres] of water to the boil.
Let the water cool in the mash tun to 30º, then add the malt and stir well with brewing paddles.
While mashing, bring more water to boil in the kettle.
Once the mashing is completed slowly add 1680 Berlin quarts [1924 litres] of boiling water to the mash, mixing in well.
When this is complete, the mash should be 50 to 55º.
Transfer the entire mash to the kettle and bring to the boil.
Simmer for a few minutes then transfer back to the mash tun.
Leave to stand for half an hour then run off the wort into the mash kettle along with the potato syrup.
When the grain bed appears, add boiling water to cover it to a depth of 6 inches.
Continue to run off the wort and to cover the grain bed with 6 inches of water every time it appears.
When half the sparge water has been added this way, the remaining half can be added at once, taking care not to disturb the grain bed.
Boil until the wort breaks. Add the Irish moss to the boiling wort.
Quickly cool the wort in a shallow cooler.
Pitch the yeast at 15º in the summer, 17-18º in the winter.
Paraphrased from "Der Bier-Brauer als Meister in seinem Fache" by A.F. Zimmermann, 1842, pages 98 - 104.
That's quite a high gravity for Broyhan. It's another of the watery Northern German styles, that rarely poked its head above 2% ABV. It must be a Doppel-Broyhan.
I suppose that's a sort of simple decoction mash. It sounds fiddly to me.
Labels: 19th century, beer recipes, Broyhan, German beer styles, German top-fermenting beer, Weissbier
William Younger's Porter 1851 - 1869
I'm not sure why I've never examined William Younger's Porter closely. Because there are some odd things about it. Very odd things.
First, that they couldn't decide on the brewhouse name, calling it both P and BS. The latter name, presumably short for Brown Stout, would imply it was a Stout. Then why sometimes call it P? And in terms of gravity, it's definitely in Porter rather than Stout territory.
The level of attenuation is very patchy, varying from 57% to 73%. The top end is what I would have expected. In the 1850's and 1860's, London Porter was 70-75% attenuated.
In some ways these Porters are very unlike Younger's other beers. The boils - especially in the 1850's - were longer. Their other beers were boiled for 90 minutes at most. The difference wasn't as big in the 1860's, but was still there. The pitching temperature of the Porters was higher - other beers were pitched at 56-60º F, as was the maximum fermentation temperature, which for other styles didn't exceed 70º F. Unsurprisingly given the higher temperature, the fermentation was also shorter, by one to three days.
In the 1850's, the hopping levels were similar to in London: 2.75-3 lbs per barrel. By the 1860's, they'd fallen to about half the level in London, where the hopping rate had remained constant.
I've been saving the oddest until the last: the grists. The percentage of brown malt is very high in the examples from the 1850's. So high that they must have been using diastatic brown malt, something that I thought had disappeared before this date. The pale malt percentage was more normal-looking in the 1860's, but the percentage of amber malt is very high in some examples. Note that brown malt had been dropped by then.
Other than the single example that's just pale and black malt, none of the grists look like English ones. It's all very odd.
William Younger Porter 1851 - 1869
Year Beer OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation lbs hops/ qtr hops lb/brl boil time (hours) boil time (hours) Pitch temp max. fermen-tation temp length of fermen-tation (days) pale malt brown malt black malt amber malt
1851 BS 1057 1017 5.29 70.18% 21.75 3.08 2.25 64º 73º 3 + 2 42.92% 32.45% 24.63%
1851 BS 1060 1021 5.16 65.00% 25.26 2.93 2.5 64º 73º 3 + 2 26.08% 59.14% 14.78%
1851 BS 1063 1023 5.29 63.49% 7.50 0.91 2 64º 72º 3 + 1 30.60% 69.40%
1858 BS 1052 1022 3.97 57.69% 18.33 2.75 2 61º 72º 3 + 3 56.95% 14.35% 14.35% 14.35%
1868 Bg 1046 1020 3.44 56.52% 8.00 1.45 3 61º 69º 3 + 2 92.25% 7.75%
1869 BS 1041 1017 3.18 58.54% 7.69 1.18 2.5 3 61º 66º 2 + 3 45.26% 13.69% 41.06%
1869 P 1048 1018 3.97 62.50% 2.75 62º 67º 2 + 1 68.80% 10.40% 20.80%
William Younger brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers WY/6/1/2/5, WY/6/1/2/14 and WY/6/1/2/21.
Labels: 19th century, Edinburgh, London Porter, Porter, Scotland
Water Splash Tragedy (corrected)
Martyn Cornell pointed out that I dentified the wrong brewery as owning the Lord Nelson in Barnet. It should have been the Cannon Brewery, not Taylor Walker. Taylor Walker did buy the Cannon Brewery, but after 1929.
Here is the corrected version of the post.
No, not the tragedy of water splashing into your beer. A real tragedy, one invloving two deaths.
People come up with all sorts of excuses to get off a drunk driving charge. This one is particularly weird.
"WATER SPLASH TRAGEDY
MEN POISONED IN MOTOR CAR.
DRUNKENNESS CHARGE AGAINST DRIVER DISMISSED.
The recent water splash motor tragedy near Shenley, Hertfordshire, where two men were found dead in a motor car, had sequel at Barnet Police Court to-day, when the driver the car, Victor Alphonso Mercihant, a general dealer, of Barnet, appeared on remand charged with being drunk charge of the car.
A verdict of "Death from misadventure" was returned at the inquest last week on the two men — George Smith and William Soul — after Dr. G. B. Egerton had attributed death to heart failure following exposure accentuated by alcohol.
Lord Strafford was tho presiding magistrate to-day, and the Bench included two women. Merchant pleaded not guilty.
LESSON TO MOTOR DRIVERS.
Mr. Levy, prosecuting for the police, said that the culminating tragedy of this motoring and drinking expedition, ending as it did in the death of two men, should be a lesson to all drivers to abstain from alcohol. On November 16th, 2.45 p.m., Mr. J. Stirling, garage proprietor, was at the water splash on the Shenley and Arkley roads, and saw a car coming towards him. He put his hand up to stop it, but no notice was taken. The driver, after various manoeuvres, went into the water splash, and it seemed to nose dive into it. The men were all laughing and joking. When a police officer arrived later he shouted to those the car, but as there was no reply he waded into water. The men all appeared to be in a drunken state, were snoring loudly, and were fast asleep.
When Merchant awoke he said to the officer: "We can pull in here for sleep, can't we?" He got out of the car, tried to run away and fell. When taken to Shenley police-station the divisional surgeon certified that Merchant was recovering from the effects of drink.
He understood defence that would be put forward would be that these men died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and that Merchant was suffering from carbon monoxide. He was drank at 3 o'clock, and recovering from the effects of too much alcohol 6.20 p.m. In a statement he made at the police station Merchant said that he and his brother intended going on a fishing expedition, but it was pouring with rain, they remained the Arkley Hotel, where two old friends — the dead men — joined them. He had two bitters there. Then they went to the Lord Nelson, where they had some more drink.
"I paid for four pints of mild ale," the statement continued, "and another man paid for four more pints of beer. After a time we all commenced to play darts, and I had no further drinks, but I think my brother and the two other men had some more. At 2.30 p.m., all left the public-house together, and to my knowledge my mates were all quite sensible and sober.
"SEEN THEM DRINK GALLONS."
"At the water splash I saw a big car stuck in the water, and tried to pass it on the left. I left the road, and got up on the grass, which was all under water. My brother started the car several times, but the back wheels skidded. While I was endeavouring to drive the car out I collapsed over the wheel, and the next thing I remember was being pulled out of the car by a constable, who said, 'I have been trying to wake you up an hour ago.' So far as I can recollect both side windows in front of the car were open. In my opinion, my friends were not drunk when we left the Lord Nelson. As a matter fact. I have never seen them drunk, and have seen them drink gallons."
When the plans of the scene of tho accident were produced, Mr. Vyvyan Wells, for the defence, challenged their accuracy.
Mr. Weymann, the landlord of the Lord Nelson, said the men were all jolly and lively when they left his house. "They were quite sober, he added.
Mr. Levy's application to treat Weymann as a hostile witness was refused.
Professor J. S. Haldane, whose evidence for the defence was interposed, said that after reading the report of the inquest he communicated with the defence, and agreed to give evidence. He had read a statement concerning a test made by Dr. Walters, of Middlesex Hospital. "It absolutely conclusive," he said, "that these men died of carbon monoxide poisoning. There is not the smallest shadow of doubt on the subject."
Questioned on tho comparative effects of alcohol and carbon monoxide poisoning, he said: "I don't think I have ever been drunk, but I have been under the influence of carbon monoxide." (Laughter.)
Professor Leonard Hill, whose voluntary evidence was also interposed, agreed entirely with Professor Haldane.
The charge was dismissed.
Mr. Wells applied for costs, but these were not allowed."
Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 27 November 1929, page 9.
I'm not sure what to make of that. Did the men really die of carbon monoxide poisoning? It seems unlikely, given that the car windows were open and the engine wasn't running. Sounds like a pretty pathetic excuse to me.
Even based on what he admitted to drinking, the driver would have been over the limit today. Two pints and Bitter and two of Mild is a fair bit, especially when you consider beer was a bit stronger then. The Bitters were probably at least 4.5% ABV and the Milds 3.6% ABV.
The Lord Nelson and Arkley Arms both seem to still exist. Here's the Lord Nelson:
Do you see what's above the first floor windows? Two cannons. Isn't that interesting. It must have been a Cannon Brewery pub? I have details of their beers from the 1920's. Want to take a look? Sure you do.
Cannon Brewery beers 1924-1925
Year Beer Style Price size package OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation
1924 PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1044.5
1924 KK Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1051.3 1011.7 5.15 77.19%
1924 X Mild 6d pint draught 1038 1008.9 3.78 76.58%
1924 Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1047.1 1013.6 4.34 71.13%
1925 Stout Stout quart bottled 1047.2 1009.2 4.95 80.51%
1925 X Mild 6d pint draught 1039.8 1010.4 3.81 73.87%
1925 PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1045.2 1010.2 4.55 77.43%
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001
The Pale Ale would be their Bitter. So my guess of 4.5% ABV wasn't far out. Neither was my guess of 3.6% for Mild.
Labels: 1920s, Bitter, Cannon Brewery, Mild, Mild Ale
Porter in 18th-century Scotland
A New Pub
Water Splash Tragedy
London Porter in Leeds in the 1770's
Plantation News
Potato Beer
Tetley Milds in 1878
Home Brewed again
Home brewed beer and wine
Home Brewed (part two)
Imperial Stout and Imperial Mild
Grätzer guidelines update
Home Brewed
Yeast map
London Porter in Manchester in the 1780's
Let's brew Wednesday - 1967 Eldridge Pope Hardy Al...
Agricultural Statistics and London Porter
London Porter Breweries in the 1830's (part three)...
Beer sold on farm
Boston brewday
London Porter Breweries in the 1830's (part two)
London Porter Breweries in the 1830's (part one)
1941 home brewed Mild recipe
Unpalatable Nottingham beer
The question of harvest beer
Beer prices (again)
A publican's takings
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line29
|
__label__wiki
| 0.692236
| 0.692236
|
William Boyd's Solo is a success as it assigns James Bond a new mission
The author has stepped into Ian Fleming's shoes and taken 007 in a different and, dare I say it, better direction
theguardian.com, Wednesday 25 September 2013
William Boyd's new James Bond novel Solo is a brilliant imitation that’s occasionally superior to Ian Fleming's prototype. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
William Boyd will be pleased to have the successful launch of Solo behind him. Few of 007's missions against those sinister mega crooks – Dr No, Goldfinger et al. – could be as fraught with jeopardy as the invitation to pick up the dangerous mantle of Ian Fleming. As in the best classical quests, the rewards are mouthwatering but the penalties for failure excruciating.
Consider the perils he faces: we know Bond was born in 1924, which would have him pushing 90. An agent on a Zimmer frame with a licence to kill? Not plausible. Contemporary writers need to put him back into his prime – but do that, and you encounter another set of snares.
Fleming and Bond are inextricably linked in ways – xenophobia, male chauvinism, a taste for sadomasochism – that may give the contemporary reader pause, while Bond's world – the late imperial Britain of the 1950s, rightly identified by many critics as an elegiac version of an England from Fleming's youth – is now at one with Nineveh and Tyre. It's defunct, caput, irrelevant and irretrievably lost.
And all that's before, stepping into Fleming's shoes, the sorcerer's apprentice tackles the cheap, thrilling, glitzy vanity mirror of Fleming's prose. Enough said.
So it's good to report that Boyd has immersed himself in the character, the author and his oeuvre and come up with an Afro-American adventure that's triumphantly the equal of the great Bond adventures, Casino Royale and From Russia, with Love. In Boyd's novel, Bond is dispatched to a fictional west African state to track down its warlord, the Scorpion, nearly dies, and then pursues a score-settling mission to the US where he reconnects with his old chum and CIA man, Felix Leiter. It's not the real thing – how could it be? – but, dare one say, a brilliant imitation that's occasionally superior to the prototype. For the moment, the predators in the shark/alligator pool can stop circling. Dr No, Goldfinger et al. have met their match. Boyd IS Bond.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line31
|
__label__wiki
| 0.792005
| 0.792005
|
bigwesternflavor
Demo Sweat #15
I saw the very tail end of a Baby Robots show and was impressed enough to snare a CD; they do a better job than most of one-chord jamming "monorail rock" due to good command of sounds. Probably Portions & Fortunes is interesting, definitely worth a few listens, for its fun depth even in a low-budget context. The running water on the sound piece "Eva Mendez Rehab Stint" might be a cliché but it does remind of a certain kind of Austin rainfall, which gives it local character. Sadly Bobby Baker's ear for production and instrument tone choices doesn't extend to songwriting; the only two good proper songs on Portions are covers and they're not well-rendered ones at that. The "Some Kinda Love" here sounds like a random tribute to several Velvet Underground songs at once, and not coincidentally all ones that don't overemphasize instrumental acuity. Band support the whole way through is patchy, with the bass particularly suspect.
King of the Air, the nascent rock project of one Harrison Palmer, has the outward trappings of the sort of clueless no-fi projects I hate on frequently: dreadfully timed fake bass and drums, songs that force their few ideas several minutes past their natural stopping points, and vocals that to put it mildly are erratic in their relationship to pitch. But close examination (perhaps using headphones as his MySpace mildly suggests) reveals some genuine talent at work here: guitar parts though simple are intelligently employed and the vocal melodies, such as they are, have attractive rhythms and original lyrics. "Blindside" very deftly uses a hip-hop beat with guitar changes that give the verses, chorus, and bridge clear definition from one another even though the drums are a basic loop all the way through. Harrison needs more songwriting reps, and to save extended experimental arrangements until he has a band to contribute to them. "Outerplace" is a halfway decent three-minute modern rock song but it bleeds on for another minute and a half of nonsense. And the vocals need a ton of work. Marble-mouthed, they don't have much melodic variation -- and the melodies as written aren't what he's singing most of the time, either. He has a certain raspy resemblance to Will Johnson but not his skill in writing just so to suit his voice. Anna C. says most people just won't be able to listen past his bad singing.
I like the lead singer from The Sabotage Manual quite a bit. So does Anna: "Like James Hetfield, only more melodic," if James Hetfield were singing older-school pop-punk. The good voice, and a few flashy guitar links, are about all they've got going. The songs are way too four-on-the-floor to allow the bassist and the drummer anything but the most basic patterns and it's evident from his leads the guitarist is capable of much more nuanced writing. "Civil Disobedience" is a straight jack of Zep's "Heartbreaker." Daniel Whittington is a white guy with a beard who sings songs about gypsies. His music sounds exactly like you think it does. Whittington's generic, opaque lyrics and stiff delivery reminded my roommate Kalyn of William Shatner. Rudimentary "here's G, here's C, here's D" songwriting and pedestrian rhythms ("Simple" is indeed so, exactly as simple as "Knockin' on Heaven's Door") are not sufficient source material; the backing musicians carry no blame for these recordings' general crappiness.
The most interesting thing about Jacob Shelton that I know so far is that his screen name (so to speak) on bandcamp is Rad Wolf. Now, that would be an excellent name for a band. I think I would be excited to hear the music of a group called Rad Wolf. However, Shelton's album Stay Home bears his own name on the cover. Perhaps he should consider removing it. It's a deathly ponderous collection of drib-drabbing piano notes and circular guitar half-parts that doesn't have a single interesting melody. The average song on the collection makes its point some one-fourth or so through its running length. And a couple tracks are five or six minutes! I try to listen to every scrap that people send me, within reason, but this qualifies as wasting my time. Already I have spent more time thinking about this music than Shelton did making it. Anna agrees: "This isn't really music." Kalyn postulated that perhaps he listened to Explosions in the Sky for a couple of weeks straight, got really excited, and thought he could quickly do the same thing alone on his four-track with no preparation whatsoever. There could be some fodder for remixes here (or maybe tones to be played during yoga) but the recording isn't particularly good and the sound of fingers scratching on guitar strings is loud and distracting.
The Daily Brothers' "Cocaine Blues" begins as just noise, tons and tons of senseless, un-arranged overdubs blaring over bad acoustic guitar playing. Then the deluge pulls back and a ridiculously primitive folk-parody pastiche emerges, about 60% of the words of which are "cocaine." It's awful beyond belief, but it also is so simple and obnoxious and annoying and kind of awesome that I am certain I will remember it more clearly and for longer than any of the other new music I listened to this week. Also, it's not a blues.
The monumentally terrible Rico's Gruv are. In fact this is music so dumb that only the musicians' steadfast belief that they are real blues makes it all interesting. The lyrics to "Come On Down" have a brutal lack of sense and style to them; so much so that you sort of feel sympathy. Hilarious, all unintentionally so, but still. I am trying not to share the ill will that many Austin musicians who don't play traditional styles bear towards those who do. There are great original musicians playing blues and country in Austin, and there are great experimental/electronic/performance art/mime bands (I'm sure) as well. There's a bit more of a built-in market for people playing familiar popular styles, even if they don't do it all that well. I find this curious, but I don't resent it. As far as Rico's Gruv are concerned... wow, this is just some terrible music. Imagine playing exactly the same song every time out, only at slightly different tempos. And seriously, check out those lyrics. I can't do them justice in a pullquote.
Rapper C.H.A.R.M. has many unlikable qualities -- his defensive, slur-heavy ad libs are a big turn-off, his bold insistence that he's seen it all at 25 is pretty ridiculous, and his repeated pleas to record labels to sign him are both craven and clueless (dude, it's 2010 -- what's a record label?). I respect that from his perspective he's representing a particular culture, that of the Rio Grande Valley, that doesn't exactly boast a lot of superstar voices. And that it's his personal stories he's telling in his typically violent ("My Beer Bottle Is a Weapon," "1, 2, 3 Better Run") and boastful ("Lyrical Miracle," "Letter to the Majors") rhymes. But despite varied flows and strong freestyle skills, he's not doing anything distinctive -- his beats are strictly early 90's Dre, downtempo, stripped-down melodies and tight snare hits, other than a Ruff Ryders nod on "1, 2, 3." C.H.A.R.M. could get away with the throwback style if he had any new perspective to bring to the game. Not so much. He'd better rep Texas if he didn't waste his original flows over beats that could be from anywhere. And like most musicians he would surely benefit from a broader array of listening (and reading) material.
Plebeian are the third band I have to call out today for too obvious a lift. "Chicago" is Radiohead's "2 + 2 = 5," and it's not particularly well-hidden. Their affection for Muse is also obvious (as it always is). But (and I'm little surprised to be saying this) they're a Muse-influenced band that doesn't totally suck. They know how to lay back at points, and Hunter Mischnick plays a lot with offbeats on the guitar, pleasant breaks from all the sincere rock urgency. As a writer Mischnick has commendable range but needs still to work on blending more than one flavor at once; the band's songs have a tendency to sound like someone's iTunes skipping. Bass and drums are consistently cool thanks largely to the songwriting, which gives them space to be so. The use of keyboards and electronics is also varied from a light touch (tiny bits of anachronistic sounds, a la Soul Coughing) to full-on dance tracks ("Tonight Our True Story" uses sequenced instruments and speech samples intelligently and effectively). "Relumination" goes full-out pop and would almost pull it off, were it not for lyrics not quite up to the increased focus the big melody throws on them. A lot of good ideas, none fully realized; I'm pleased the band is back as an active concern after some time off.
Posted by Western Homes at 4:32 PM
Western Homes
Share. The. Rock.
I moved from Colorado to Austin with Anna C. a little over a year ago. For a while I tried to get "into" the Austin music scene by being brutally honest about everything, which won me some respect but not a lot of friends. The blog was all about me, really, and that's the worst thing anything related to music can become. Recently I've realized that local music is all about having an awesome time with people you care for, so I'm retired from withering criticism. If you send me your band's CD, I'll still listen to it. I'm also available to write band bios. My e-mail address remains westernhms@gmail.com. Facebook. Twitter. Last.fm.
Amplified Heat
Blue Kabuki
Bubbleface
Ditch the Fest Fest
The Eastern Sea
Follow That Bird!
For Hours and Ours
FreshMillions
The Gary
A Giant Dog
Good Lazy System
J. Wesley Haynes Trio
Hidden Ritual
La Snacks
paperthreat
Pataphysics
Nathan Payne
Red Leaves
Ringo Deathstarr
The Sour Notes
STEREO IS A LIE
We'll Go Machete
Bee Sting Sessions
The Boxing Lesson
The Cocker Spaniels
Leatherbag
Love at 20
Pete Minda
Magic Hero vs. Rock People
Monument to No One
Mostly Dead
Quiet Company
Rich Restaino & The Obits
Ukemi
Watch Out for Rockets
Invincible Czars
The Midgetmen
Nick Nack
Soundfounder
World Racketeering Squad
Austin Music Columns
Free Week 2011 IV
Free Week 2011 III
Free Week 2011 II
Free Week 2011 I
Recording News: September
Demo Sweat #9
Austin Free Week
Experimental Music
Twitter / bigwestern
Listmaking
Weeks in Shows
Rhinovirus!
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line32
|
__label__wiki
| 0.818492
| 0.818492
|
Outside Mullingar, by John Patrick Shanley. Directed by Karen Allen. Reviewed by J. Peter Bergman.
"The fruit still looks good when the worm goes to work."
When two generations of contentious Irish families come together for a funeral you can depend on this fact: realities, seen from four points of view, are bound to clash and provoke some curious interactions. They may not be funny, but they will be amusing. In John Patrick Shanley's un-romantic comedy, Outside Mullingar, currently on stage at the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA this theory is made reality nightly.
James McMenamin and Shannon Marie Sullivan; photo: Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware
In Shanley's play Rosemary Muldoon and her neighbor Anthony Reilly have been fighting ever since he pushed her over when she was six years old. She has taken a strip of his family's land and forced an uncomfortable entry into their home and for thirty-six years they've been at it. His father, Tony, doesn't approve of his son's choices in life and plans to cut him out of his natural inheritance. Her mother dislikes Rosemary's attitudes but supports her difficult stance on the neighbor-boy's meanness. At least that is how things seem when Aiofe Muldoon accepts a drink after her husband's funeral from their neighbors. But she won't drink from a Reilly glass because of a personal distaste.
But the generations pass and within an hour of stage time (a year in fact) both of the older generation have passed away leaving the very adult children to deal with the legacies of land and relationships. The play had a very limited Broadway run in 2014 and is making its way through regional theaters (It was seen at the Dorset Theatre Festival in 2015).
A Comedy of Many Errors
Jeffrey DeMunn as Tony, Deborah Hedwall as Aiofe Muldoon; photo: Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware
For the older generation things seem to be staying as they've always been with the exception of Tony's need to disinherit his unsatisfactory son. Jeffrey DeMunn delivers a dynamite performance as the old man whose health is fading and whose death will correct many of the errors of his relationship with the boy he has studiously avoided loving because of an inadvertent resemblance to his wife's father, a Kelly. DeMunn is charming even in his lack of affection for Anthony and in his night-before-death scene Tony warms into the man he should always have been. It is a most affecting scene to witness as Anthony tries to settle his score with his father while Tony attempts to override his objections to a younger man who has always disappointed him. Their resolution is nothing short of heart-warming and moving.
With an all too distinct Irish accent Deborah Hedwall delivers a strong picture of an aging Irishwoman, a perfect farmers wife, who believes she understands her difficult daughter and whether or not she does, she will support the girl's decisions unflaggingly. Hedwall seems so authentic I had difficulty understanding some of her lines, but midway through the first scene I became accustomed to her patterns and would attest to the fact that she gave a performance nothing short of the Abbey Theatre. She hasn't been given the advantage of a final scene such as DeMunn's which is a shame for it would have been fascinating to watch her way through the finalities her character deserves.
Shannon Marie Sullivan as Rosemary Muldoon; photo: Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware
As good as the older couple of actors are, the lengthy final scene is left to the younger actors. James McMenamin as Anthony has many secrets to reveal in a long, drawn out series of confessions which he plays with a naturalness that is beautiful to watch. Director Karen Allen has endowed this actor with the right to act less and "be" more and he has taken this in stride and plays his role with strength and beauty.
Shannon Marie Sullivan doubles him in reality-playing. She is simply divine in this role and as she softens we finally understand her take on things in the earlier scene with her mother and his father. Rosemary is a woman of conviction and Sullivan gives it her all. Brava!
Allen's direction is straightforward and honest and it works very well, her best work in this area yet. She is aided by a fascinating set designed by John McDermott, perfect costumes by Carissa Kelly and fine lighting design by Shawn Boyle. Come to think of it, perhaps this is the American Abbey Theatre Company. Even for Scott Killian, composer and sound designer, this is a comfortable crew to work with. And it's a good, good show.
Outside Mullingar plays at the Berkshire Theatre Group's Unicorn Theatre, 6 East Street, Stockbridge, MA through July 13. For information and tickets go to www.berkshiretheatregroup.org or call the box office at 413-997-4444.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line37
|
__label__wiki
| 0.526716
| 0.526716
|
World-Sized Robot
The Internet of Things Will Be the World’s Biggest Robot.
Like many tech neologisms, I’ve often found “IOT” frustratingly vague. Schneier distills it down to its essence and paints a wonderful picture of how might apply to our lives in the very near future.
I suggest not watching Ex Machina too soon after reading his post.
Daring to Dream
The last time Northern Ireland qualified for a major football tournament, I looked like this.
It was 1986. As I sat in Windsor Park’s Railway Stand, watching a warm up game for the Mexico World Cup, I had no idea that the green and white rosette I wore would fall out of fashion faster than my beloved team would tumble down the FIFA world rankings throughout the next 30 years.
Since then, we’ve not come close. We’ve had to console ourselves with moral victories (one-off wins against England and Spain), whose points were ultimately worth nothing in our attempts to reach a World Cup or European Championships.
Away trips have been more about seeing a new European city, having a laugh and being an ambassador of sorts, rather than footballing success. To date, I’ve only witnesed a single victory on foreign soil.
These were games where even a single goal was something to be celebrated, regardless of the result. Even at home, a David Healy tap-in during a 4-1 defeat to Norway caused jubilation in the Kop stand – it was the first the team had scored in over 20 games.
Our ability to get behind the team and with typical Northern Irish humility, expect so little, yet remain so hopeful, is what’s kept us going.
That’s precisely what makes today seem so special, and so strange. At the end of an unnervingly consistent campaign, a win against Greece would send the Green and White Army to the European Championships for the first time in history.
That wee boy from the ‘86 Railway Stand ended up straying a bit further from home than he’d ever intended. If anybody needs him this afternoon, he’ll be in The Local, hopefully celebrating.
Now where in Minneapolis could I buy myself a new rosette? Perhaps it’s time they too made a comeback.
My Linux Rig
It’s an honour to feature on My Linux Rig this week.
Steven does such a great job curating these interviews. His site appeals not only to the Linux geek in me, but also to the part that’s just fascinated by the idea of computers as customizable, essential tools for getting things done.
Plastic Pitches
As a kid, I grew up dreaming of some day playing football at Wembley. I didn’t want fame or fortune, I just wanted to strut my stuff on what I knew was the best surface available. Making do with cul-de-sacs, parks and church halls, my one school trip to Wembley didn’t put me anywhere near the hallowed turf itself.
These days I have easy access to plastic pitches that young me would never have dreamed possible. My local New England Revolution produce an attractive, often successful style of passing football on FieldTurf.
It’s time to destigmatize plastic pitches.
Football Cheat Sheets
Behind every great football match is a great commentator, and in front of every commentator is a set of notes. BBC Radio Newcastle’s Nick Barnes and NBC Sports’ Arlo White have some of the best—and most unique—in the business.
And Barnes’ notes in particular are strangely, incredibly beautiful. Well worth a look.
Communities Over Corporations
Dan Gillmor says he’s putting more trust in communities than corporations.
If too few people are willing to try, though, the default will win. And the defaults are Apple, Google and Microsoft.
I’ve been gradually moving away from Google in particular over the past year. My mail is now on Fastmail, my calendar on Outlook.com (I’m less convinced that Microsoft remain a “default”), whenever possible my OS is some flavour of Linux, and I love to build my own PCs. It’s not the easy path, but it’s definitely worthwile and rewarding.
Green and White Army
Proud of my new found status as the first to ever tweet the #gawa hashtag.
TRIVIA - @brianrainey was the first person to tweet the hashtag #gawa in March 2009 --> http://t.co/QpYYMVIHqN
— Our Wee Country (@ourweecountry) February 14, 2015
Hypercritical
International Master Jeremy Silman on how the perception of one of his best known chess books was altered in the age of strong chess computers:
Chess engines and databases weren’t around when I wrote that book (the same goes for the early editions of How to Reassess Your Chess), and I was using pen and paper, with a chess set on the table.
As a result, the Amateur’s Mind was filled with errors. And, of course, once chess engines were a dime a dozen, the know-it-alls not only gleefully pointed this out, they claimed the book was terrible due to those mistakes.
But, that’s completely wrong. The Amateur’s Mind is an exceptionally instructive book, and like all my work, it’s about concepts that will help most amateurs improve their chess understanding.
That potentially destructive urge to be “right” above all else, recently reared its head when a now infamous Harvard professor chose to relentlessly bully a small Chinese restaurant over a billing error.
A recent Wired article, “It’s Actually Smart to Be Mean Online”, attempts to explain:
… a psychologist at Central Michigan University, took a group of 117 students (about two-thirds female) and had them watch a short movie and write a review that they would then show to a partner. Gibson’s team told some of the reviewers to try to make their partner feel warmly toward them; others were told to try to appear smart. You guessed it: Those who were trying to seem brainy went significantly more negative than those trying to be endearing.
Why does this bias exist? No one really knows, though some theorists speculate it’s evolutionary. In the ancestral environment, focusing on bad news helped you survive.
So are all attempts to appear intelligent and nice doomed to failure? Against the odds, I’m determined to try!
As a Netrunner fan and general efficiency geek, I’ve never been too happy with the workflow whenever I’m reading some Netrunner forum, see a card name, copy that text, paste it in to netrunnerdb.com, see the card in a new tab … you get the idea.
Special order is a Firefox Addon that aims to simplify the process. After installing, just highlight a card name on any web page, watch the toolbar icon light up (blue for Corp, red for Runner) then click the button to see the card.
It’s an easy one-click install over at addons.mozilla.org.
Version 1.0 includes support for common acronyms (APP > AstroScript Pilot Program), synonyms (Andy > Andromeda), misspellings (Quandry > Quandary) and depluralization (Plascretes > Plascrete Carapace).
This is my mum’s “go to” cake. Easy and tasty.
8 oz self raising flower
8 oz soft butter
Have the butter soft; ideally left out overnight. Cream it together with the sugar then add the remaining ingredients and combine well without beating too much. Divide the mixture between 2 cake tins (8.5 x 8.5 or so). Bake in the oven at 180 ºC (350 fahrenheit) for approximately 25 minutes. Let the halves cool, then sandwich them together with jam (or fruit) and cream.
I'm Brian Rainey. Born and bred in Norn Iron, I somewhere along the way fell for a girl and ended up in Apple Valley, Minnesota. I work at Oracle and think robots are cool.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line40
|
__label__wiki
| 0.534167
| 0.534167
|
Net Neutrality Big Focus of House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing, With Stark Partisanship
Casey Ryan
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2017 – The official topic of Tuesday’s House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing was reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission, but the big focus was on net neutrality.
“The Commission’s decision in 2015 to reclassify the internet as a public utility was a power grab laced with the irony of suffocating the most innovative part of our economy with a 1930s era law,” said Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee. “This gave new meaning to the term ‘progressive.’”
The regulation has slowed investment from internet providers by 5.6 percent, she said, asserting that it would also lead to rate regulation, she said.
Republicans versus Democrats on telecom
That was the Republican view. Democrats had a different take.
Since Ajit Pai became FCC Chairman during the first week of the Trump administration, the FCC agenda has been anti-small business and anti-consumer, said ranking member Michael Doyle, D-Pennsylvania.
He highlighted the 12.3 million comments in the net neutrality docket at the FCC. Even Netflix has said that eliminating the rules would pose a threat to its business, Doyle said.
This FCC path will hurt people, small businesses and innovative sectors of the economy, he said.
Ditto, added Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jersey. The FCC’s actions have ignored the needs of consumers, whereas an open internet allows small businesses to flourish.
“If the FCC moves ahead with its Net Neutrality plan, the consequences will be severe,” said Pallone. “Their plan will have a chilling influence on our democracy, cut away at our connections with each other and limit economic opportunities for the future.”
Doyle also said the Republicans surprised the Democrats with a reauthorization bill that will slash the FCC budget by $18 million.
Pai plugs robocall action and reauth bill
In his testimony at the hearing, Pai said the FCC has been targeting robocalls. He also applauded the reauthorization bill, and said that the FCC has seen a negative impact from the 2015 net neutrality regulations put in place by the Obama-era FCC.
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn touted her recent travels to Ohio to talk with people facing poor connectivity. If the FCC can put small businesses and consumers first, then the FCC can really say it is serving the public interest, Clyburn said.
Contra Pai, Clyburn wants to preserve the 2015 rules. Without making use of Title II of the Communications Act – the provision governing common carriers –it will be hard for the FCC to put such policies into place. She added that $80 to $100 a month is too much for struggling Americans to pay for broadband service.
FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly focused his remarks on removing what he characterized as obstacles by state and local governments blocking broadband, including broadband in rural areas.
How valuable are comments on net neutrality?
When asked about the 12.3 million comments on Net Neutrality, O’Rielly said many of the comments are empty of any value.
Although opposed to the rules put in place by former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, Pai said he did support a free and open internet. O’Rielly agreed.
Clyburn said she that small businesses shouldn’t have to worry about their websites being throttled. The rules need to be clear, and they won’t without Title II protections, she said.
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-California, said she doesn’t see how Pai can say he supports net neutrality when he wants to unravel it. In other words, Pai’s statements on the subject are not credible, she said.
Full committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Oregon, announced a committee hearing titled “Ground Rules for the Internet Ecosystem” for September 7, at which Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon, Netflix, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon will testify.
It is time for everyone to share their opinions before Congress, Walden said.
On other matters, Pai said it is important for the U.S. to win the race to 5G wireless technology. He also highlighted FCC work on broadband mapping to accurately reflect broadband data coverage. Clyburn added that the challenge remains getting providers to provide the data necessary.
(Photo by Casey Ryan.)
Related Topics:Ajit PaiAlphabetAmazonAnna EshooAT&TComcastFacebookFrank Pallonegreg waldenmarsha blackburnMichael DoyleMignon ClyburnMike O'RiellyNetflixTitle IITom WheelerVerizon Communications
New America Foundation Panel Promotes a Hybrid Wireless-Fiber Network Architecture
Rural Broadband Focus Increasingly Necessary in Infrastructure Package, Say Blackburn and Panelists at Brookings
Indian Tribes Will Have Six-Month Window of Opportunity to Apply for Former EBS Spectrum at 2.5 GigaHertz
Panelists at CES 2020 Disagree About Both the Problem and the Solution in Tackling Big Tech
Panelists at CES 2020 Consider Crucial Role of Public Safety in Smart City Infrastructure
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Announces Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Highlighting 25 Mbps Download Speed Requirement
House Democrats Grill Facebook Witness, Tech Officials on Social Media Disinformation
Wayne Caswell
As founding editor of Modern Health Talk, I submitted formal comments on FCC Docket 16-46 back in May 24, 2017. Here’s a subset…
Regarding ways to promote broadband adoption that is widely available, affordable, and at sufficient bandwidth, the FCC needs to foster competition and encourage public networks as an alternative to private monopoly. Realize that fiber-optic cabling, because of its nearly unlimited capacity, offers incumbent operators a natural monopoly. When faced with the high cost of building overlay networks, it’s nearly impossible for competitors to justify the investment unless they can quickly capture enough market share, but the incumbent can too easily throttle-up capacity, services and support. Many states have laws prohibiting broadband competition from public networks, including Texas, which prohibited public fiber in the late 1990s and then later tried, unsuccessfully, to extend that ban to public Wi-Fi. The FCC should champion legislative changes at the state and federal level to allow public alternatives when the free market fails to produce vibrant competition. (https://www.slideshare.net/waynecaswell/big-broadband-public-infrastructure-of-private-monopolies is a 2003 white paper I wrote on the role of public and private networks.)
Regarding Net Neutrality, I see a legitimate place for bandwidth throttling if it’s by class of service rather than to advantage one service provider over another. High-value medical applications such as remote sensor monitoring may have very low bandwidth needs but a life-or-death need for guaranteed delivery. On the other hand, the video streaming of movies needs very high bandwidth but offers relatively little value when you consider the $2 cost of a movie rental versus not getting that critical medical sensor alert. [The Net Neutrality and FCC oversight protections allowed in Title II guard against leveraging control of a network to gain competitive advantages in adjacent markets.]
Regarding Technology issues, I see significant market differences between fiber networks (natural monopolies) and wireless (vibrant competition), so the FCC should focus on market issues. An FCC success story is in the space of unlicensed RF spectrum, which promoted lots of industry innovation and lots of vibrant competition. Even competing industry standards (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Z-Wave, etc.) are evolving on their own to address compatibility issues. Other examples of wireless innovation include mesh networks, smart radios, and steerable antennas, each of which improves security and interference immunity.
Regarding bandwidth and future requirements, networks operators rarely invest in additional capacity until it’s needed, creating a chicken-v-egg dilemma. View my 2006 presentation on “BIG Broadband and Gigabit to the home” for examples of high-bandwidth apps that can’t even be created without the fast networks already in place. I developed the slides to promote gigabit networks when other network visionaries were still calling for a national broadband strategy of 100Mbps. Anyone who ever took Queuing Theory in college remembers the “turnpike effect,” where billions are spent on new highway infrastructure, but as soon as the highway opens it is already congested. (https://www.slideshare.net/waynecaswell/big-broadband-and-gigabittothehome-6726015)
Regarding non-technical issues, broadband-enabled healthcare services are easier to justify with a larger percentage of the population having access AND actually subscribing. That means it must be affordable, with enough perceived value, and sometimes with training and/or equipment provided to facilitate access.
Regarding future trends, just as computing devices keep getting exponentially smaller, large-scale systems like IBM Watson keep getting more powerful. I envision remote services that monitor dozens of data feeds – from sensors, microphones and HD cameras – and not just one. That will have a multiplying effect on bandwidth needs, but as I said before, these apps won’t be created unless an over-capacity of bandwidth is already in place.
Regarding regulatory barriers, many states have laws prohibiting broadband competition from public networks. This is problematic when market conditions don’t provide enough incentive for private network operators to deploy BB infrastructure. I’m an advocate of shared access to public infrastructure, including through public/private partnerships, and would like to see more encouragement of that approach.
Regarding the impact of cost, socioeconomic status, and digital literacy, here’s an example of how subscription fees from those with means can subsidize Internet access by those without. In 1997, Mayor Bill White and leaders from Rice University, the Houston Public Library and nonprofit TechnologyForAll (www.techforall.org) established a project to provide free or reduced-rate wireless Internet access in Houston’s low-income neighborhoods. Residents with a public library card who attend an orientation class can receive these services with fees subsidized by revenue from other subscribers. They can also receive free computer equipment to access those services. Watch this 3.5 minute TFA Overview video by founder Will Reed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxywQnH1UrQ.
Regarding concerns not yet discussed, the disruptive nature of Moore’s Law, the blending of science & technology, and broadband connection of digital medical devices in the hands of consumers offers immense potential. But it’s also a big threat to industry incumbents, so I must mention my top concern: the corrupting influence of big money in politics from the medical industrial complex. In his famous TIME Magazine report (www.mhealthtalk.com/why-high- medical-bills-are-killing-us/), Steven Brill describes this as hospitals, insurers, drug companies, testing companies, and equipment providers. These special interests spend considerably more on political lobbying than the military industrial complex, all to protect their $3.5 trillion/year revenue stream and the perverse profits they get from illness and injury. If Congress and regulators were able to promote disruptive business models and technologies like telehealth, enact universal healthcare legislation, and focus on wellness and prevention, we could bring our costs and outcomes in line with other advanced nations. In the process, we’d save over $1.5 trillion/year, but that would be a huge loss for incumbent healthcare executives and investors.
Wayne Caswell offers a rather unique perspective of digital health and broadband technologies, given this relevant background:
* Founding Editor of Modern Health Talk – writes about health policy, futures and technology, and comments regularly on related articles in the mainstream press.
* CAZITech Founder & Principle Consultant, serving the Digital/Connected/Smart Home and broadband industries with services that included strategy & tactical advice, education & workshops, and market & competitive analysis.
* Served on FCC Consumer Advisory Committee until forced to give up that volunteer position to take a new job at Dell, due to potential conflicts of interest.
* 30-year IBM career with hospital accounts before introducing the company to the smart home market.
* Represented IBM, and later Siemens, and served as Communications Chairman of the HomeRF Working Group, an early wireless industry standard that eventually lost its dominant position to Wi-Fi.
* Married to a registered nurse (now retired)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line42
|
__label__cc
| 0.551179
| 0.448821
|
POLITICAL BUZZ
PSU BUZZ
CORPORATE BUZZ
Chief Ministers News
www.BureaucracyBuzz.com
BureaucracyBuzz.com- Entered in 9th Year
Now www.Bureaucracybuzz.com has entered in its 10th year of Web Publications. Top Bureaucrats, Diplomats, PSUs Head and Govt. officials are visiting us frequently.
SAIL Chairman attacked by unknown assailants
Posted on : August 8, 2019 By Staff Reporter
CORPORATE BUZZ PSU BUZZ
The chairman and managing director Maharatna PSU Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Anil Kumar Chaudhary has been attacked by four assailants on the night of August 7, 2019. The incident occurred at 10.30 pm near HUDCO Place, August Kranti marg, while he was on his way back to his residence from office in the official car. “SAIL is deeply shocked and anguished while sharing the news of the murderous assault on the Company’s Chairman,” said a press statement issued by the PSU.
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is deeply shocked and anguished while sharing the news of murderous assault on the Company’s Chairman Shri Anil Kumar Chaudhary by four unknown assailants on the night of 7th August, 2019 near HUDCO Place, New Delhi while he was on his way back to his residence from office in his official car.
Shri Chaudhary was brutally attacked at around 10.30 pm when his car was intentionally hit by another car occupied by four people. As he and his driver came out of their car, one person from the other car caught the driver by his neck while the other three severely attacked Shri Chaudhary with iron rods on his head, neck, knees and legs. The assailants were also armed with knives. The driver was left unharmed.
Fortunately, the Police Motorcycle Patrol arrived at the site and managed to nab 2 persons. Shri Chaudhary was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre for immediate medical treatment. He has since been discharged from the hospital.
A complaint to this effect has been registered at Hauz Khas Police Station, New Delhi. The police is investigating the attack from all possible angles.
PK GUPTA to be next CMD of NBCC Ltd
Petroleum Secy Kutty Given Additional Charge Of Secretary, Steel Ministry
You can contact us for
advertorial, Press Notes, Press Release on buzznext@gmail.com
For Advertisements/
Advertorial/
Promotion, Call:
+91 98290 12655 | +91 99280-00086
All Rights Reserved. ©Copyright BureaucracyBuzz.com 2019
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line44
|
__label__cc
| 0.686456
| 0.313544
|
“DSLR Top Features” Survey Reveals Canon’s (and Others’) Challenges
by Hugh Brownstone February 26, 2015 3 Comments
We like asking Kickstarter entrepreneurs what kind of market research they do when planning new products, and that got us thinking about the process used by the big boys – and our own recent survey on DSLR top features.
Back in September we published the results of a survey in which we asked you – our planet5D readership – what features you want in your next DSLR video camera. While they were too late to change any of the camera manufacturers’ plans for cameras that have been released since then, it’s interesting to compare the results to what’s coming next, like, say, oh… a Canon C300 Mk II or Sony A7s Mk II – and why the Samsung NX1 has generated such buzz (like giving us what we actually wanted).
Top 5: Image Quality
# 1 on the list was higher dynamic range (13-14 stops or more), followed closely by internal 4K recording. Rounding out the top five were RAW video, global shutter, and better low light/ISO sensitivity.
Simply put, the top five most requested features revolve around image quality.
And right there, really, you have the choice we faced among three cameras: the Sony A7s; the Panasonic GH4; and the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K.
The A7s held the edge when it came to dynamic range and low light sensitivity, but gave up the internal 4K recording that has become the GH4’s calling card (yes, the Atomos Shogun finally shipped, and now the A7s can deliver on the promised external 4K recording).
Along with that internal 4K recording, adding RAW video and global shutter all but screamed “Blackmagic Production Camera 4K.”
By comparison, the Canon 5D Mk III had none of these top 5 features, except RAW – but only with the Magic Lantern hack.
To sum it up, by September 2014 new models from smaller players had already redefined our expectations, and Canon was in the hot seat.
It was not surprising, then, that when the 7D Mk II and C100 Mk II came out – the latter at a price of over $5,000 – many planet5D readers were less than thrilled.
Similarly, the just-announced 5Ds and 5Ds R are pointedly still photography tools, and thus have generated little more than raised eyebrows from many in the video-centric planet5D community. Where was the video-centric 5D Mark IV many planet5D readers hoped would put Canon back in the game?
As we’ve written here and here, we think the answer is pretty straightforward, but we’ll find out soon enough!
The 10 Next Most-Requested Features: After IQ, Convenience and Workflow
What showed up next?
10-bit color came in at # 6, followed by high frame rates (#7 and #9, actually, at 120fps and 240fps respectively in 1080p); video autofocus came in at #8; and peaking, built-in ND filter, XLR or improved audio inputs, clean HDMI out/full HD out, and no moiré rounded out the next 10.
Taken together, one could argue that this is a collection of features more typically found in a dedicated video camera like the Cinema EOS series, and after 10-bit color and high frame rates are about convenience and workflow in higher-end productions (though Panasonic made a valiant and very partial try with their YAGH interface unit to the GH4).
Put differently: the survey indicated that planet5D readers are concerned about image quality above all else and are willing to put up with complications and other tradeoffs to get it at a more affordable price point than the big, purpose built video cams.
To which we can only write: “I’m shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on here.” – Captain Renault, CASABLANCA
Taken altogether, the survey reinforces once again Canon’s challenge and opportunity: while Canon has resisted the higher frame rates that Sony long ago and Panasonic more recently embraced, nor as of this moment does it have the 4K that Sony and Panasonic do until you reach the newly and drastically price-reduced 1D C (matched to the FS7 at $7,999) and C500 ($15,999) — Canon definitely is pouring money and effort into auto-focus with its STM lens line.
And Canon's Cinema EOS line does have the built-in ND, XLR inputs, clean HDMI out they should (though not 10-bit until you get to the C500).
Which would be just fine if either the C100 Mk II, C300 (11,499) or the rumored C300 Mk II addressed the FIRST 5 requested features.
Canon needs to get the C300 Mk II right.
Everything else requested didn’t rise above single digits as a percentage of the total, and it’s fascinating – and, in hindsight obvious – that when only 5% of respondents requested a larger megapixel sensor that the 5Ds and 5Ds R elicited little enthusiasm among the broader readership.
But It Ain’t Just Canon’s Challenge
Sony will get a lot of attention if the A7s II (whenever it comes out) has internal 4K, and get a lot of kudos if 4K external recording is true 10-bit. They can't solve rolling shutter as long as they don’t use a global shutter, but wow, would they get a huge response. Then again, that would cut into FS7 sales, wouldn’t it?
Credit where credit’s due to Panasonic, which was the first manufacturer to really shake us up out of our complacency about what was possible. Still, they'd sell a pile more GH4s – call ‘em GH5’s? — if the sensor had the high ISO performance of the A7s (we recognize they are constrained by a smaller sensor). They could even charge more!
Samsung's NX1 has a bunch of us craning our necks so hard in your direction it hurts, but I suspect it’s an NX2 that can match Sony’s sensor performance that will turn neck craning to voting with our feet and wallets.
And while we’re just not going to ask for XLR inputs in small cameras, could somebody do something about micro-HDMI ports (as in: make them reliable)?
But Who Are the Camera Manufacturers Listening to?
So that’s our take on what you’re looking for and what implications this has on our favorite manufacturers. But as these companies’ strategies play out in the marketplace, sometimes you just have to wonder: who are they listening to?
We’ve seen more than one camera manufacturer appear to listen very closely to their customers and potential customers, and we’ve seen more than one camera manufacturer appear to listen more closely to their finance and accounting staff.
We know that both are important, but we also know that companies who give the market what the accountants suggest – rather than customers – usually end up as footnotes to history.
We’re looking forward to seeing how the rest of the year unfolds.
(cover photo credit: snap from B&H)
William Sommerwerck
The idea of an electronic camera handling both stills and video makes perfect technical and economic sense — it doesn’t cost much to add video recording to a still camera.
But why has video recording become the sine qua non of a “good” DSLR? The answer (to me) is obvious — there are many serious videographers who want dual-function DSLRs to provide the features and image quality of video cameras costing much more.
The economic motivation can’t be argued. But it strikes me very much as the tail wagging the dog.
bwana4swahili
The A7S would be close to perfect if:
– the image stabilization of the A7 II was migrated
– the camera recorded 10bit 4K internally
– Sony keeps the price of the A7S II in line with the current A7S
I own both the A7R and A7S (and have converted both to full spectrum for astro / nightscape photography). Love them both for stills but I would like to capture 4K video w/o the extra expense of an external recorder. The low light performance of the A7S is amazing and the resolution is adequate for most shooting (and, of course, ideal for 4K video).
HughBrownstone
bwana4swahili Sounds about right to me!
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line48
|
__label__cc
| 0.632139
| 0.367861
|
Posts by Category: Cancer RSS feed
Messenger RNA could serve as biomarker to detect early-stage ovarian cancer, study finds
By Electa Draper
PBS “Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies”
Original caption: A scientist labels each protein in the radio nucleotide sequence of human genes to create a unique DNA profile. — Image by © Dan McCoy – Rainbow/Science Faction/Corbis
Ovarian cancer, one of the most difficult to diagnose and treat, is especially lethal for that reason, but University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers have found biomarkers they believe could be used to diagnose the disease at an early stage.
The researchers identified six Messenger RNA isoforms (bits of genetic material that have similar but not identical amino acid sequences and code for functionally similar proteins) that are produced by ovarian cancer cells — but not normal cells. Their presence could indicate early ovarian cancer, according to a study published the week of May 25 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
And several of the mRNA isoforms code for unique proteins that could be targeted with new therapeutic treatments.
“We were inspired by many studies aimed at using DNA to detect cancer,” said lead author Christian Barrett, bioinformatics expert and project scientist in the UC San Diego School of Medicine Institute for Genomic Medicine.
“But we wondered if we could instead develop an ovarian cancer detection test based on tumor-specific mRNA that has disseminated from cancer cells to the cervix and can be collected during a routine Pap test,” Barrett said in a press release May 25.
DNA, the blueprint for life, contains much more information than just the genes that code for proteins. In contrast, mRNAs, are complementary copies of just the genes. They carry the instructions for every protein that the cell will produce “from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, where cellular machinery can read the recipe and build the corresponding proteins,” the press release said.
According to the study’s authors, the advantage of using cancer mRNA for diagnosis rather than DNA is “the sheer numbers” — a cancer cell might have just one to a few copies of a DNA mutation, but mRNA variants can occur in hundreds to thousands of copies in each cell.
The research team developed an algorithm to explore two large public genetic databases, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) program, both sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
TCGA is a catalog of RNA and DNA from 500 tumors including many types of cancer, and GTEx is a database of RNA and DNA from normal tissues. The researchers were able to analyze mRNA sequences from 296 ovarian cancers and 1,839 normal tissue samples.
The researchers found six mRNA isoform molecules that have the tumor specificity required for an early detection diagnostic of ovarian cancer.
“Our experimental findings were made in a laboratory and were performed on ovarian cancer cells from cell lines,” said study co-author Dr. Cheryl Saenz, clinical professor of reproductive medicine who specializes in treating gynecologic cancers. “Clinical trials will need to be conducted on women to confirm the presence of these markers in women that we know have cancer, as well as to document the absence of the markers in women that do not have ovarian cancer.”
The authors acknowledge limitations in their approach, including “technical limitations in detecting mRNA isoforms, a shortage of normal ovarian and fallopian tube control samples and the possibility that tumor cells that disseminate to the cervix may not genetically act the same as the primary tumor.”
Yet results are so promising the researchers recommend expanding their process for identifying tumor-specific mRNA isoforms to other tumor types.
Categories: Cancer, Medical research
Medicare proposes coverage of annual CT scan for people at high risk for lung cancer
This combination photo made from file images provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows two of nine cigarette warning labels from the FDA. A judge blocked the federal requirement that would have begun forcing U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages in 2012 to show the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit lighting up. (AP Photo/U.S. Food and Drug Administration, File)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week announced a proposal to cover an annual low-dose CT scan for Medicare beneficiaries at high risk for developing lung cancer.
Medicare defines high-risk individuals as those 55 to 74 years of age with a smoking history of 30 pack years — either a pack a day for 30 years or 2 packs a day for 15 years and so on — and who are current smokers or have quit smoking less than 15 years ago.
Under the Affordable Care Act, effective preventive measures –as determined by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — are included in the “essential health benefit” and are covered beginning Jan. 1 for those individuals who meet the screening criteria and are enrolled in state health marketplace plans, Medicaid-expansion programs and new private insurance plans.
“This proposal by Medicare will save lives, increasing the low survival rates associated with lung cancer, our nation’s leading cancer killer,” said American Lung Association chief executive Harold P. Wimmer.
Lung cancer causes 30 percent of all cancer deaths in America. It kills 150,000 people a year. The survival rate for lung cancer is lower than for any other common cancers, such as breast, colon and prostate.
“Studies have clearly shown that individuals at high risk for lung cancer should receive this low-dose CT scan every year because it can help catch lung cancer in the earliest stages,” said Dr. Peter Sachs, associate professor of radiology at the University of Colorado Hospital.
The hospital is now offering screening for early-stage lung cancer to high-risk patients referred by their physicians who have no personal history of lung cancer.
Medicare proposes requiring facilities performing CT scans to submit initial screen findings, follow-up and the patient’s ultimate health outcomes.
Radiologists serving Medicare patients must have significant experience in reading CT scans for possible lung cancer and the radiology imaging centers must have significant experience in advanced diagnostic imaging.
Many private insurance plans already pay for lung cancer screening.
Categories: Cancer, General Medicine, Health insurance
Risky behavior: Sunning kills
LITTLETON, CO – JUNE 10: Soaking up the sun at the swim beach at Chatfield State Park in Littleton. ( Photo by Helen H. ichardson/The Denver Post)
Americans can’t seem to take this seriously.
Even though there has been widespread education about sun safety, and skin cancer is mostly preventable, diagnoses and deaths continue to increase.
So much so, the Surgeon General recently outlined a national action plan to re-energize the fight against skin cancer.
Five million people are treated for skin cancer each year at a cost of $8 billion. Sun worshiping is a big public health problem.
So stop sunbathing. Use protection outdoors that include sunscreens, sunglasses and hats. Don’t use indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general, Adm. Boris Lushniak, warned in a report released in late July.
“The number of Americans who have had skin cancer at some point in the last three decades is estimated to be higher than the number for all other cancers combined, and skin cancer incidence rates have continued to increase in recent years,” the report states.
Lushniak cited a 200 percent jump in deadly melanoma cases since 1973. Melanoma is responsible for the most deaths of all skin cancers, he said, with nearly 9,000 people dying from it each year. About $3.3 billion of skin cancer treatment costs are attributable to melanoma.
He said state and local officials need to do more to help people shelter from the sun by providing more shade at parks and sporting events.
“The Call to Action focuses on reducing UV exposure, with an emphasis on addressing excessive, avoidable, or unnecessary UV exposures (such as prolonged sun exposure without adequate sun protection) and intentional exposure for the purpose of skin tanning (whether indoors using an artificial UV device or outdoors while sunbathing).”
Categories: Cancer, Consumer Health, General Medicine
Colorado again the leanest state in the U.S. — but it’s not all good news
Women who abuse stimulants lose gray matter, men don’t
HHS secretary, Colorado governor build arsenal to battle opioid, heroin abuse
Obese moms program offspring for obesity and metabolic disease
Drug targets overzealous immune response in brain to treat Parkinson’s disease
Dental X-ray tumor study seriously flawed -- or at least the coverage of it was — 522 comments
New Colorado Medicaid dental benefit for adults to begin April 2014 — 43 comments
'Obamacare' brilliantly explained — 35 comments
Colored contact lenses are a scary Halloween danger, FDA says — 34 comments
Obamacare opens to mixed consumer reviews; here's our guide to information — 33 comments
Electa Draper
Health Care Writer
& Blog Editor
Follow @ElectaDraper
Electa Draper is the health writer for The Denver Post and has covered every news beat in a 22-year journalism career at three newspapers. She has a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's in journalism.
» Read her full biography
Follow @JBrownDPost
Jennifer Brown has worked at The Denver Post since 2005, covering education, the state legislature and health care.
Health/Features Writer
Follow @ByClaireMartin
Claire Martin has been with the Denver Post for more than 20 years, serving mainly as a feature writer, and also spent several years writing obituaries.
“an arsenal (tax $$$$$) to battle a personal responsibility … nice … its no wonder i stopped paying taxes 27 years ago”
— bgf
On HHS secretary, Colorado governor build arsenal to battle opioid, heroin abuse
“How could this happen? I thought Obama said each family was going to save $2,400 / year. Could he have lied?”
— GenePH
On Taxman forgiveth: Coloradans struggle with many delayed returns
“Welcome to the best music downloader: http://www.joydownload.com/how -to/use-mp3-rocket –...”
— Тетяна Дубина
On Colorado’s health insurance exchange explores doubling, tripling fees for insurance carriers
Connect for Health Colorado (3)
Consumer Health (263)
General Medicine (228)
Health Care Policies (128)
Recalls (1)
Senior issues (5)
Smoking and Tobacco Issues (16)
State health insurance exchange (1)
Veterans health care (2)
Daily Dose Archives
Daily Dose Archives Select Month September 2015 (1) July 2015 (2) June 2015 (2) May 2015 (3) April 2015 (5) March 2015 (6) February 2015 (2) January 2015 (7) December 2014 (4) November 2014 (5) October 2014 (4) September 2014 (5) August 2014 (6) July 2014 (9) June 2014 (5) May 2014 (3) April 2014 (5) March 2014 (6) February 2014 (5) January 2014 (1) December 2013 (6) November 2013 (11) October 2013 (16) September 2013 (14) August 2013 (11) July 2013 (11) June 2013 (17) May 2013 (17) April 2013 (16) March 2013 (15) February 2013 (19) January 2013 (18) December 2012 (13) November 2012 (19) October 2012 (23) September 2012 (18) August 2012 (18) July 2012 (16) June 2012 (24) May 2012 (23) April 2012 (23) March 2012 (15) 0 (150)
About The Daily Dose
Latest Colorado and Denver health care news and information, new government policies, insurance and fitness tips.
The Daily Dose RSS feed
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line54
|
__label__cc
| 0.670606
| 0.329394
|
amazing-drones.com
Cool drone/FPV videos
drone racing
Drone schools
Drone shops
drone/RC competitions
Filming with drone
Buying first drone – FAQ
Drone accidents
Drone news
AeroVironment Automated Quantix Hybrid Drone and AV Decision Support System Now Available
January 31, 2018 Sanuav Leave a comment
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, today announced that its automated Quantix™ hybrid drone and AeroVironment Decision Support System (AV DSS™) analytics software are now available for sale through its authorized reseller network. AeroVironment will be showcasing this pioneering ecosystem at three upcoming tradeshows: World Ag Expo, National Farm Machinery Show and Commodity Classic. Show attendees will have the opportunity to enter a drawing to win a complete Quantix hybrid drone and AV DSS bundle, valued at $16,500.
“We are offering farmers the first fully integrated drone, sensor and software information solution, that’s as easy to use as an app, for collecting and using aerial imagery,” said Kirk Flittie, vice president and general manager of AeroVironment’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment. “Farmers can now survey their entire farm more efficiently and accurately, on their schedule, to enable better decision making and farm management.We think this represents a turning point for the commercial use of drone technology, and we look forward to helping farmers everywhere gain information superiority in their ongoing battle against uncertainty.”
With Quick-Look™, farmers can view Quantix data in the field after each flight, offering a near real-time view of their farm. For higher resolution, advanced analytics, and historical trend analysis, imagery is processed through AV DSS using proprietary algorithms. “Throughout the development of Quantix and AV DSS we worked closely with growers to identify the most meaningful benefits delivered by our drone ecosystem,” said Jeff Rodrian, Commercial Information Solutions director. “We helped farmers use aerial imagery and analytics to assess the effectiveness of their growing processes, improve their scouting efficiency, and learn from changes in historical data to make improvements year-over-year.”
A Quantix hybrid drone and 1-year subscription to AV DSS, with the ability to upload all the acreage needed for advanced data analysis, has an MSRP of $16,500. The complete solution includes an automated Quantix hybrid drone with integrated true color and multispectral cameras, controller tablet with flight software and Quick-Look maps to conduct in-field assessments, battery and charger, plus a one-year subscription to AV DSS software delivering image processing, advanced analytics, comparative analysis and historical reporting. Users can also download the AV DSS Survey Mobile App that allows them to collect and upload georeferenced images and notes automatically to AV DSS.
Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Ecosystem
AeroVironment will conduct drawings for a Quantix hybrid drone and AV DSS bundle at World Ag Expo, National Farm Machinery Show and Commodity Classic. Show attendees can enter for a chance to win one bundle at each show by visiting the AeroVironment booth to fill out an entry form.
Customers can now purchase the Quantix hybrid drone and AV DSS from local authorized resellers.Click here to find a local dealer and check back as AeroVironment expands its dealer network in the coming months. Customers can also buy online if a local dealer is not available by visiting www.AVdroneanalytics.com
To learn more about becoming a dealer, please visit https://www.avdroneanalytics.com/partner/.
Drone Reviews: RISE Vusion House Racer
First-person-view (FPV) racing is so addictive and fun that, now, having a quick way to take that excitement inside will be a must-have for every racer I know. The new Vusion House Racer is not just for the diehard drone racer; this bird opens up the fun and excitement of FPV racing for everyone.
The Vusion House Racer comes completely assembled with all the motors, speed controls, and FPV system set to go. Included are the completely assembled House Racer, prop guards, a 3.7V 650mAh 20C LiPo battery pack and USB battery charger, transmitter, FPV-RM2 monitor, and goggles. The first step, as with many drones like this, is to charge the battery pack. For the House Racer, this is accomplished by using any USB port on the computer to plug in the LiPo battery charger.
GATE KEEPER
The pylon gate that is included in the racecourse gate system is fairly large, so it’s easy to fly around using FPV.
PROP PROTECTORS
Even without the prop guards, the landing gear do good job of protecting the propellers.
The monitor can be attached to the transmitter or mounted inside the goggles to give a completely immersive experience.
Once that was done charging, I moved on to the sensor calibration of my transmitter to the House Racer. This is outlined in the manual and only needs to be done before the first flight. Most of the time, it is good practice to turn on the transmitter first. But if you don’t get the battery plugged in within five seconds (before the left LED on the transmitter stops blinking), then turn off the transmitter and then turn it back on.
The Vusion House Racer has three flying modes. Mode 1 has auto-level and mild roll rates and limited tilt angles—perfect for new racers. Mode 2 still has auto-level, but it has a higher roll rate and more control sensitivity, which is good for the experienced quad racer. Mode 3 has no limits on the tilt and roll rates, and the quad will not auto-level; this is for experienced pilots only. From there, it is only a matter of turning on the
FPV-RM2 monitor; if the video transmission is not coming through, just hit the channel button until you see the video image. The monitor can be attached to the transmitter or mounted inside the goggles to give a completely immersive experience. Once I had video, it was time to tear up the house.
The Racecourse
One of the other things that adds to the value of the House Racer is that you can fly it on the optional RISE racecourse gate system. This gives the course a realistic feel and really drives the competitive spirit. For $39.99, the FPV Race Gate System comes with three guide arrows, two ring gates, a pylon gate, and a checkered gate. (After all, you need to know who won!) These pieces are easy to assemble and very durable. The rings can be used on the ground or attached to the wall or ceiling, and are just the right size to make it challenging to traverse through. While this kit includes enough gates for a nice racecourse, it is easy to expand with additional items such as the RISE Arch Race Gate with flags, the LED Ring Gate, and the Elevated Race Gate. So go ahead and expand that racecourse and really tear up the house.
Setting Up the Video Transmitter
What makes FPV drone racing so fun and addictive is the ability to see and fly through the world from the cockpit point of view. It has been referred to as an out-of-body experience, and you will know the feeling the first time you pass yourself sitting there on the couch when your ship continues to fly down the hall. The Vusion House Racer comes with the camera and video transmitter installed, so you just need to make sure that they’re on the same frequency. If your goggles are on one band and the House Racer is on the other band, then you will not be able to see through the camera. There is a quick fix to that: Switch the camera button on the bottom of the House Racer to change to a different FPV frequency band. Just press the button and run through the channels on your goggles until you can see an image; if that doesn’t work, repeat as needed until you get a clear signal and picture. This may also be necessary if you’re flying more than one House Racer; each will need to be on a different band/channel.
The complete package has everything you need to get started racing and tearing up the house.
Aerial Recap
For a small quad, the Vusion House Racer is a very stable bird in modes 1 and 2. If you ven-ture to mode 3, just make sure that you are a good pilot because you will be completely in charge of that bird. To fly, the first step is to calibrate the transmitter before the first flight. After that, I plugged in the battery pack on the House Racer, set it down on a flat surface, and then restarted the transmitter. The House Racer armed immediately. To get the motor to arm, I just pushed the left stick to the bottom right; disarming is the same stick pushed to the bottom left. I throttled up and got the racer up to about 3 to 4 feet before flying it around the house.
Two things make this a fun bird to fly. It is very stable and durable, which means that flying it was easy and it stayed where I flew it. It drifted when the sticks were left at center, but this was a slow drift that was easy to correct, and it was simple to stay on top of it. I also bounced off the walls a few times with no damage to the quad or marks on the walls, and I was able to keep flying after the hits. The quality of the image in the FPV-RM2 monitor is quite good, and it was easy to fly the House Racer around by just watching that screen. Flying FPV around the house, of course, is a little challenging, but at the same time, it is a whole lot of fun.
Even if you are not into FPV racing or a diehard racer, or even if this is the very first time you have ever flown a quad, you will have a lot of fun with the House Racer. Having one of these racers for each family member will make for a great evening of fun. But I warn you now, you will need a lot more batteries!
Farewell DJI Spark
Can it be that DJI has sunsetted the plucky little Spark? Dealers are beginning to post-clearance style prices. One even suggesting they will never be in stock again.
Disposing of, getting rid of, this drone is no more. It’s pining for the fjords.
What will young Francis Darracot do?
Oh, that’s right, he will fly his new Mavic Air.
DJI has previous when quickly back cataloguing a platform, just look at the Phantom 4.
I must admit I will be very surprised to see the Spark dropped, I fully expected a lighter one, sub 250g.
Drone Used to Save Swimmers’ Lives
It’s amazing how far technology has advanced in just the past few decades. We’re now able to do things with just the push of a button that someone in the 1980’s would have never dreamed possible. With drones, they are able to catch incredible videos of exotic places, act as an emergency response tool, and even deliver merchandise for places such as Amazon, and soon-to-be-Walmart.
As the drones continue to develop, it allows other companies to get ideas about how they can also help them with some of the services that they may provide. Whether it is for security or for emergency work that would be beneficial to a specific company, drones definitely have a wide array of companies considering the ways that they could hop on the bandwagon of this excellent technology device.
South New Wales has recently began using drones as an added safety measure for those on the beach. In just the short time that they started using them, it is already very clear why it was a great addition to their emergency protocol.
A lifeguard supervisor named Jai Sheridan, who is located at Lennox Head, off the Coast of New Wales, decided to outfit a drone with a float, dubbing it the name Little Ripper. The guards at Lennox Head had already been testing drones as part of a $16 million shark mitigation program.
When the call came in about two stranded swimmers in the area, the Lennox Head guards jumped into action. Jai Sheridan began paddling through the water with his drone, “Little Ripper,” until he got close to two teenagers. The drone then deployed and piloted to the middle of the two struggling swimmers. Once there, it was able to release a float from above that landed at the swimmers.
The two swimmers were able to use the float to make it safely back to the shore. With waters being incredibly treacherous that day, this new Little Ripper proved its worth almost immediately. It made the search and rescue missing much easier and it also cut down the time drastically that the two lethargic swimmers had to stay in the water.
Without the use of the drone, it is estimated that it would have take approximately six minutes, yet with the Little Ripper being deployed and flown, help reached the swimmers in a mere 70 seconds. When cases where water may be extremely cold, this is a huge benefit and could actually be the reason why a life is saved and not lost.
As the government of Wales continues to invest money in their drone technology, we will only see more great uses for them in the coming years. The drones will provide a huge step to public beach safety and will definitely decrease the amount of time that it takes to pull a stranded swimmer from the water. These drone rescue efforts are now being referred to as “a new generation of rescue services.
KFC New Drone Package
I’m sure that as a child, many of us remember being so excited to get the toy or a Happy Meal that was always promptly served with lunch if our parents had decided to splurge and grab some fast food. These toys consisted of things like plastic characters that were popular at the time that would roll or have a button to press for noise, and even small puzzles or books for children to quietly enjoy while parents finished their meal.
Ten cities in India have paired up with KFC to raise the bar to an unprecedented level. They have raised the Happy Meal toy to a level that would be very hard to compete with, but will most certainly be fun for children and adults alike. Customers near the following India KFC areas on January 25 and January 26 2018, will need to not walk, but run full speed to these listed KFCs: Dehli, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Hyderbad, Chandigarh, Kochi, and Bengaluru. These toys are going to be very limited, and if you check around the websites, you should be able to find the exact hours that they will be dispersing them.
Who ever said that chickens can’t fly? That’s crafty thought behind the new box that is part of specific KFC’s in India. KFC just announced their new KFC Smoky Wings in India. The best part about them isn’t just the great flavor of the meal, but is the packaging. Believe it or not, once you’re done with your smoky wings, the box that they were served in actually becomes a working drone. This DIY drone that also comes with instructions, has been named the KFO, or Kentucky Flying Object.
The special wing packaging somes with detachable parts and a do it yourself guide to help with your setup. Once you have put together your new KFO drone, there is an app available for iOs and Android. You’ll need to download that app and allow the Bluetooth to sync with your new drone.
Since this is such an incredible offer, it is of course very, very limited. The event is only taking place for 2 days (January 25 and January 26) so you’ll need to be at one of the KFC’s listed at the correct times to see if you’re one of the lucky winners.
How a “Wild Idea” About LiDAR Transformed the Aerial Mapping Industry
“I first approached Velodyne LiDAR in 2012 with the wild idea of putting a LiDAR sensor on a drone,” says Grayson Omans, CEO and co-founder of Phoenix LiDAR. “Back then, these LiDAR sensors were pretty expensive, so it was a novel idea. I had high hopes for the result, but I never imagined that we’d both end up disrupting the aerial mapping industry.”
The partnership between Velodyne and Phoenix took to the skies only six years ago, but already it has led to some remarkable innovations. Together, the two companies launched the industry’s first commercial UAV LiDAR system, establishing today’s broad use of LiDAR-enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Phoenix, which builds custom LiDAR systems by integrating various sensors, GNSS relative position receivers, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and more, went on to launch the industry’s first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing UAV LiDAR system, the TerraHawk CW-20. For this innovation, Phoenix again chose a Velodyne LiDAR sensor. The TerraHawk allows surveyors to take advantage of the speed and stability of a fixed-wing UAV, while using VTOL to protect equipment in remote environments with no runway access.
“Our goal at Phoenix is to make drone LiDAR mapping easier and more affordable to any organization,” Omans adds. “We do a lot of research before we integrate a component into our LiDAR systems, and Velodyne has consistently offered a great balance between high power and affordability.”
One cost-saving innovation includes Phoenix’s real-time 3D point cloud visualizer, which helps surveyors confirm data quality in real time to avoid errors, and to make flight adjustments while still in the field. Another “first” is their cloud LiDAR post-processing platform, LiDARMill, which significantly reduces the complexity and expense of post-processing by allowing users to upload raw mapping data and to download processed data files in the industry-standard LAS format.
These accomplishments have established UAV LiDAR as a key resource for the aerial mapping and surveying industry, with Phoenix and Velodyne delivering a host of industry firsts. Customers the world over are able to leverage Phoenix’s systems to easily and inexpensively collect detailed 3D topographic information for a wide range of commercial and research applications, like mapping power line corridors, monitoring infrastructure, conducting ground surveys beneath dense vegetation, and more.
Phoenix technology helps organizations like the Colorado DOT to inspect transportation infrastructure, and companies like CSX to detect shifts in rail systems. UAV service companies, like North Dakota-based SkySkopes, perform a variety of industrial drone inspections, adding LiDAR to their offerings last year.
“Phoenix enables professional drone service providers like SkySkopes to expand our offerings,” says Matt Dunlevy, CEO of SkySkopes. “Our clients have a lot of unique needs, and we can now combine our tools with our Phoenix system to increase the range and quality of our data products.”
Meanwhile, Velodyne LiDAR is matching the furious pace of innovation, introducing products designed for the UAV industry that are smaller, lighter, and more powerful. These include the VLP-16 Puck, which delivers 16 laser channels and 100 meters of range in a small form factor, as well as the VLP-16 Puck LITE, which further reduces payload by weighing in at under 600 grams. Furthermore, Velodyne recently announced a 50 percent cost reduction for its VLP-16 Puck that will make the company’s most popular LiDAR sensor even more accessible.
“Phoenix LiDAR’s innovative spirit was instrumental to Velodyne’s entry into the UAV LiDAR market,” says Mike Jellen, President of Velodyne LiDAR. “We have since gone on to produce products specific to this space to ensure our continued leadership. Our close relationship with Phoenix LiDAR is a point of pride here at Velodyne. Together, we look forward to future innovation, as our two companies continue to transform the aerial mapping industry.”
Next week, Phoenix LiDAR will meet with industry leaders and members of the LiDAR community at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, Colorado. The company will present Phoenix hardware systems and 3D data sets, and also the Phoenix Software Suite, which automates the more complex aspects of LiDAR mapping, from flight plan to acquisition to post-processing, enabling companies to streamline their LiDAR workflows and to expand their endeavors.
Fueled by applications across verticals, the development of drone and laser technologies will continue at a rapid pace. To capitalize on this forward progress, industry leaders increasingly rely on their own experience and vision along with mutually beneficial partnerships. If the history of collaboration between Phoenix and Velodyne is any indication, both teams look forward to maintaining their lead in developing their respective technologies.
About Phoenix LiDAR
Phoenix LiDAR Systems is an industry leader in building customizable, survey-grade UAV LiDAR mapping and photogrammetry systems. To help clients scale their LiDAR mapping operations, the Phoenix Software Suite streamlines the more complex aspects of LiDAR mapping, from flight planning to acquisition to post-processing, enabling clients to collect detailed, 3D topographic information for a wide range of commercial and research applications, including infrastructure monitoring, utility mapping, forestry, mining, and more. For more information, visit www.PhoenixLiDAR.com.
About Velodyne LiDAR
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Velodyne is a technology company known worldwide for its real-time 3D LiDAR computing and software platforms. The company evolved after founder/inventor David Hall developed the HDL-64 Solid-State Hybrid LiDAR sensor in 2005. Since then, Velodyne LiDAR Inc. emerged as the unmatched market leader of real-time 3D vision systems used in a variety of commercial applications including autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety systems, mobile mapping, aerial mapping, and security. Its products range from the high-performance, surround view Ultra-Puck™ VLP-32, classic HDL-32/64 and cost-effective VLP-16, to the upcoming, hidden Velarray™. Velodyne’s rich suite of perception software and algorithms are the key enablers of its perception systems. Velodyne supports customers from offices in San Jose, Detroit, Frankfurt, and Beijing. For more information, visit http://www.velodynelidar.com.
Plan hatched to allow drone flying in Washington restricted airspace
Today’s meeting was organized to inform members of the Metro Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG – 24 localities, DC, MD & VA), identify the various federal partners and begin a collaboration process that will enable safe and secure use of UAS in the NCR. Over the past year, unmanned aircraft systems have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to save lives, enhance public safety operations and increase responder safety.
Chief Charles Werner stated, “I am extremely appreciative for the support received from the dedicated men and women of the FAA who have provided the opportunity for public safety to fly UAS in the NCR as well as for their phenomenal support during Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. It is important to also acknowledge DHS Science & Technology for their leadership along with our other federal partner agencies and the Department of Defense for their support to move this initiative forward.” Eddie Reyes stated, “Given my long history with the MWCOG, it made perfect sense to collaborate with the trusted authority in the NCR by all federal, state and municipal government agencies. It’s a new day for sUAS in the NCR, both for first responders and for the public’s safety”.
Marlyn provides crucial data for endangered wildlife
“The outdated and inaccurate map is our only means of planning and guiding expeditions. During our trips, we can encounter cliffs or impenetrable areas that are not shown on the current map, forcing us to abort the mission prematurely”, conservation officer at the Island Conservation Society, François Baguette explains. He goes on: “The high-resolution photographs and maps made by Marlyn will help us to better understand this area and will enable us to better plan our expeditions, saving us a lot of time and valuable manpower.”
“With this project, we are seamlessly pursuing the vision of our company: empowering professionals across industries to effortlessly gather geospatial data from the sky, enabling them to make more informed decisions, more efficiently and effectively”, mentions Sander Hulsman, CEO of ATMOS UAV. He adds “Where all other hybrid drones quit, Marlyn continues. Her ability to withstand winds up to 6Bft during all phases of the flight from take-off to cruise and landing makes her a truly unique professional mapping tool that proved to be essential for this project. We are very proud that TFC International selected our flagship model Marlyn for this beautiful and challenging project.”
As Marlyn has what it takes to map this island given the extreme conditions, I am confident she is capable of mapping any other project all over the world.
Drone Review: Drone World Mavic Pro
If you are looking for the ultimate Mavic package, the Drone World MaXX Mod Kit should be at the top of your list. A huge bonus is that it comes with the MaXX Mod 3 Hot-Swap Antennae, which will keep the video signal clear and interference-free.
We have done a review of the Mavic Pro in an earlier issue of RotorDrone magazine. So to catch you up to date, this is one great drone that appeals to many pilots for many different reasons. We like its stable flight performance and the way this bird can fold up into a small package so that it is easy to transport. In addition, the built-in camera shoots in ultra HD (4K) video and can produce a 12-megapixel image in RAW. These are just a few of the reasons to own a Mavic Pro. But why get it from Drone World? That would be because of the amount of product you get for your dollar.
One cool feature is that the controller and the iPad both fit inside the bag. This makes for a quick and easy setup.
CONTROL SETUP
Here is the iPad and the controller ready to go right out of the backpack. Just start up the controller, Mavic, and iPad and you are ready to go.
ALL-AROUND ANTENNAE
used the MaXX “HD Signal” Mod antenna the most. It has great all-around coverage for most of my flying.
Let’s talk about some of the stuff that comes in this package. The first is the Mavic Pro and controller along with three Intelligent Flight batteries, four pairs of props, a battery-bank adapter (which allows the use of a flight battery for charging other devices), a four-battery charging hub, a charger, and RC cables for all smartphones. Drone World also includes a hard case, sunshade and extension, Flip 360 Mini Drone (for fun at home), drone leg extenders (for flying off grass), screen protectors, a charger, a remote lanyard, prop guards, a camera sunshade, a portable battery charger, a micro SD 64GB card, a USB-reader remote lanyard, a MavMount device holder (which allows the use of a tablet instead of your phone), and a backpack (which is a high-quality pack for carrying all these products). That’s a lot of gear, and we haven’t even talked about the three MaXX Mod antennae (for more on these, see sidebar).
MOD ANTENNA
The three antennae are (left to right) the MaXX “Range” Mod, the Maxx “HD Signal” Mod, and the MaXX “FPV Park” Mod.
Here is the Mavic Pro three-axis mechanical gimbal with the small 4K camera, ready
for action.
The included backpack has a place for everything. In this compartment are (left to right) the Drone World Premium Ultra HD L-Series lens filters, Mavic Pro, battery packs, and extra props (in black drawstring bag).
The flight performance of the Mavic Pro is impressive to say the least. With its top speed of 40mph and 24-minute flight times, it compares favorably to much larger drones, and the fact that it comes in an easy-to-carry, compact package is a bonus.
But the main reason you need this setup from Drone World is the maximum flight distance and the solid video feed. Using the MaXX “HD Signal” antenna, you can fly three to four miles away with solid flight video and control. While you shouldn’t ever fly the Mavic far away because it would definitely be out of visual range, the advantage of having this range with no signal loss is that it will permit the Mavic Pro’s signal to transmit through interference when you’re flying close to the ground. This improved visual quality allows for better navigation and makes filming easier because you see a richer picture to improve framing, tracking, and focus. My film work is much improved by having such a nice picture while shooting. When I show others the image on the screen that I am getting from this setup, they are all impressed by the clarity, color, and sharpness.
MaXX Mods
Drone World offers three MaXX Mod antennae with the Mavic Pro MaXX Mod Kit because this drone is so versatile and can be used for many different applications. First, there is the custom 3D-printed 3-in-1 Hot Swap antenna bracket, which mounts flush on the remote and allows the pilot to change between antennae in a matter of seconds. I use the MaXX “HD Signal” Mod the most because this helical antenna has a low-signal loss and provides a much-improved HD image. The MaXX “Range” Mod is a flat-panel antenna that gives a substantial boost to the range of the Mavic Pro. If you are looking for a modest signal with additional range, this is the antenna to use. The manufacturer says that it will penetrate up to four to five miles, and that is a long way off. The MaXX “FPV Park” Mod is the perfect antenna for pilots looking for a 360-degree view. It’s ideal for exploring an area within a mile range in all directions. With this antenna, there is no need to have it pointed at the drone for the maximum benefit. With the ability to change the antennae quickly, it is easy to fly the Mavic Pro any way you want and know you will always have the best signal.
I have found that I use just about everything that is included in this kit, especially the ultra HD lens filters. If you want to take advantage of all the features that the Mavic Pro offers, then this is the kit you have to get.
Drones in the News — 6 Ways Major News Organizations are Pushing the Drone Industry Forward
Although we sometimes gripe about the bad PR drones can get in the news, the truth is that major news organizations have contributed greatly to helping push the drone industry forward.
In this article we’ll look at the different ways that major news organizations like CNN and ABC News have helped to push the drone industry forward, including advancements on the regulatory front, changes in public perception, and the creation of sound best practices.
Without further ado, here are six ways that news organizations are helping to push the drone industry forward.
Flying Over People
CNN was the first company ever issued a 107.39 waiver to fly over people.
To get this waiver, CNN partnered with the FAA through the Pathfinder Program and performed extensive research and testing, not to mention exhaustive documentation regarding the specs of their proposed drone and operation. Which is all to say that, in many ways, CNN literally created the process whereby companies can apply for, and receive, a waiver to fly over people.
And their hard work is paying off. In the last three months the FAA has issued six 107.39 waivers to five new companies (CNN received one of these—it was their third), increasing the total number of 107.39 waivers from 4 to 10 in a very small window of time. CNN certainly deserves a lot of the credit for paving the way for new, smaller companies like AeroVista Innovations to secure their own 107.39 waivers.
And the pace of the progress has been seriously impressive—in late October we wrote about how there were only three companies with 107.39 waivers. Now, just six weeks later, there are seven.
Positive PR: Highlighting the Good Drones Can Do
News organizations know that public perception is important, and crucial in shaping future regulations for emerging industries, such as the drone industry.
By covering positive drone stories, especially following the disastrous 2017 hurricane season in which Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and others ravaged many parts of the U.S.—not to mention the world—news organizations have helped to bring a positive spotlight onto the role drones can play in our lives.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta called Hurricane Harvey a watershed moment for the drone industry. This is largely the case not just because drones helped people in Houston and surrounding areas impacted by the hurricane, but because the media reported on that help.
Here is a video from ABC News showing how a drone helped first responders locate and save a man trapped in his home during a flood following severe flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina last year.
Sharing New Perspectives—Literally
This one is subtle, but when you think about, simply using aerial footage shot by drones has changed the way we view the news (and the world!).
For a long time, news organizations could only use helicopters when they wanted to share aerial footage. This meant that aerial shorts weren’t as common, and were often of traffic or other controlled scenarios that had been planned out well in advance.
But the relative low cost and ease of using drones means that they can be used regularly, and that news organizations can cover stories they may not have even considered in the past. And this means that the ways news organizations are using drones is literally changing how we see the world.
Check out the ABC News video below about a volcano in Iceland. Can you imagine this story without the aerial shots?
Creating and Implementing Sound Best Practices
Waivers to fly over people are just one part of the much larger story about how news organizations are helping to create sound best practices for the use of drones in media, and aerial cinematography in general.
The manuals and supporting materials that CNN has created for their drone operations is seriously impressive. In his keynote at InterDrone, Greg Agvent of CNN stressed how hard they worked to create and document their processes for the use of drones, as well as underscoring the fact that they use drones as needed—that is, when an aerial shot is absolutely necessary—and not simply because they might provide a neat addition to a story.
We do a ton of reports. We do risk assessments, create ops manuals, training manuals, and help to create a firm foundation for operating in national airspace.
– Greg Agvent, CNN, speaking in a keynote at InterDrone 2017
Covering—and Helping—During Disasters around the World
Hurricane Harvey may have thrust the usefulness of drones in disaster scenarios into the spotlight, but news organizations have been using drones in to cover—and help—following disasters for a while now.
After a natural disaster, drones can provide insight into the status of an area in real time, without risking the lives of personnel to reconnoiter the scene on foot.
Following a massive, devastating earthquake in Nepal, CNN used drones not only to cover the story but also to share information with the Nepalese authorities about which villages had been most severely impacted.
Since these villages were located in places that were rendered inaccessible due to a mudslide resulting from the earthquake, CNN’s information collected via drone was crucial in helping Nepalese authorities decide which areas to prioritize for disaster relief.
Last year, ABC News used drones to help provide information following a huge earthquake in Ecuador:
And of course, CNN reporting on Hurricane Harvey enabled by drones helped assess damage and locate survivors:
Acting as Ambassadors for the Drone Industry
In addition to highlighting the good that drones do in the world, news organizations act as ambassadors to government agencies and organizations throughout the world, both normalizing the use of drones and helping create the actual policies by which drones can be used in different countries.
News organizations are often the first to be granted special flight permissions by government entities, which is significant because it sets a precedent. By acting as a trusted, reputable, and responsible agent when it comes to drone flights, news organizations help create a possible path forward for other organizations and companies to be granted similar permissions.
A prime example is the FAA’s progress in issuing waivers to fly over people (#1 above). By creating a sound process, CNN literally paved the path forward so that the FAA could start issuing more (and more!) 107.39 waivers.
But that is just one example of how news organizations are acting as ambassadors for the drone industry. CNN has also been given special permission to fly in places that are otherwise off limits, such as during the Peal Harbor Anniversary, and in other restricted areas throughout the world.
The relationships and policies that news organizations have helped forge with various governments will only help as as we all work together to push the drone industry forward.
Hurrah for the progress we’ve already made, and here’s to seeing even more soon.
Article by Zacc Dukowitz
Dronestagram
DroneDeploy's Blog - Medium
14 January 2020 - premiumqualitytranslations
Since translation isn’t a one-size-fits-all process, it’s essential to be conscious that based on the conditions of your project; your interpretation may call for extra levels of certification to be fit for purpose. The translation of the document has to be accurate. If you are searching for a certified translation agency, we’d like to hear […]
14 January 2020 - gasypix
Bastogne by night
Paris and teh Eiffel tower
14 January 2020 - GUNNAR LENTZ
This photo is part of a large and big project that I had for more than 2 years in France. It shows photos from the french capital in the early morning hours. The name city of lights doesn’t necessarily refer to the evening hours when all the lights are on.
Borrego Springs, January 2020
14 January 2020 - EricHanscom
A bit of fun with drones today.
Reduce Yield Loss and Improve Stand Count Accuracy Using Agremo
14 May 2019 - DroneDeploy
Count plants across your entire field with ease using Agremo and DroneDeploy
Spring is here, and as agriculture professionals prepare for planting this season, we know that uating emergence will be top of mind. Accurate stand counts and early intervention can mean the difference between a successful harvest or major crop losses. But traditional ground sampling is imprecise and often involves a high margin of error.
Agremo, available on the DroneDeploy app market and in the Precision Agriculture subscription package, offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional stand counts that is easy and accurate. Drone-based stand counts let agriculture professionals pinpoint areas of potential yield loss and take corrective action at key times during the growing season. With the app, users can count plants across an entire field using maps produced in DroneDeploy. In a matter of hours, users receive a detailed report with information on stand density and emergence. This level of efficient analysis has made Agremo one of the most popular agriculture apps on the DroneDeploy App Market.
“We wanted to allow Ag businesses to improve their operations and save money, by relying on accurate information such as precise plant numbers. Our users recognized Agremo as an easy-to-use solution which quantifies what is actually happening in their fields, with no special skills required!” — says Milan, the CEO of AgremoWhat we’ve learned from our customers
During a recent trip, the Agremo team asked farmers to name a few things they struggle with in regards to stand count and stand establishment. They learned that over 75% of farmers have difficulties with plant loss due to inaccurate stand counts. When asked what they would do with data obtained from accurate stand counts and how this would benefit them, roughly 80% said that data would enable them to adjust their weed and pest control measures and address low germination rates in time. The remaining 20% said that accurate stand counts would make it possible for them to verify how effective an externally performed replanting was.
Plant Counts Today
Farmers typically perform stand counts by walking through the field, which is hugely time-consuming and far from accurate. What you see with your naked eye might be many hundreds or thousands of dollars away from what you could have achieved.
When faced with events that might have affected crop emergence, you must take action quickly. Within a short window of time, you must uate whether in-season course corrections are worth the cost, or if it’s best to reduce costs and let the field run its course. But traditional ground sampling methods offer very little information by which to make these crucial decisions. They involve taking a sample and extrapolating it across an entire field, which can in a high margin of error. At best, they offer a rough estimate of crop emergence.
One way to uate corn stands is the 1/1000th-acre method. To obtain the number of plants per acre, growers count the number of corn plants in a specific length of row (1/1000th of an acre) and multiply the number by 1000. This is then repeated in different locations in the field. Another method of taking stand counts is called the wheel method, where 150 plants are counted while measuring the distance using a measuring wheel. Multiple areas are sampled in the field, then the results are extrapolated across the entire field.
So, what can stand counts really help me uate?
Accurate stand counts are highly valuable to provide insight into the following early season activities:
Planter efficacy. Was my planter working properly? Do I need to make any adjustments or repairs before using it on other fields?Early season hybrid performance, and indicators of pest or disease pressureAreas to re-plant“Agremo counting reports allow my agricultural clients to uate sowing and make smart decisions early in the season on actual facts and precise counts. This definitely brings a certain level of confidence for everybody, and also makes my job as a drone service provider much more credible and appreciated” — Miguel Ángel Salgado, General Manager & Mapping Expert at Ansar Drone, Mexico.When should I be conducting stand counts this spring?
We recommend using Agremo on any variety of crops throughout the year, but below are a couple of common crop types, and recommendations on when to conduct drone-based stand counts:
Winter Wheat: uate yield loss
If you’re operating in an area that suffered a particularly cold winter, it’s important to see how the plants are responding to the weather. Once the snow has melted or once the cold weather is over, perform a plant population analysis to determine yield loss.
Corn and soy: uate emergence and determine areas to re-plant (V2-V4)
Estimate sowing quality and spot areas with low performance. The accurate number of plants and the location of low-performing areas will tell you whether or not to replant, assess early losses, and uate planter performance.
Easily create a soybean stand count report like this, to pinpoint areas of potential yield loss and take corrective action at key times during the growing season.How do I get access to and use Agremo stand counts?
Agremo is available to purchase per acre in the DroneDeploy app market, or you can purchase the Precision Ag Package that includes 1,000 acres of analysis. To use the app, install it from the DroneDeploy app marketplace, create an Agremo account, fly your fields, then submit the processed imagery to Agremo for analysis.
Learn More About Drones in AgricultureLearn how to make smarter agricultural cropmanagement decisions with drone maps and analysis in The Ultimate Guide to Drones on the Farm ebook.Get Started with DroneDeploy & AgremoLearn more about the Agremo app available on the DroneDeploy app market.Build trust with growers using the Precision Agriculture subscription package.Visit dronedeploy.com to start your free trial or request a consultation with one of our team members.The DroneDeploy mobile application is available for free download for both iOS and Android devices.
Reduce Yield Loss and Improve Stand Count Accuracy Using Agremo was originally published in DroneDeploy's Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
Product Release Wrap-Up April 2019
10 April 2019 - DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy kicks off spring with the largest product release to date
In honor of spring, the season of renewal and growth, DroneDeploy is launching a suite of capabilities to help grow your drone program across your enterprise.
We’re excited to share what we have been working on for the past few months, including updates to inventory management, Live Map HD and much more. Read on to learn about the latest flight enhancements and updates to our beta features.
Create 360° Panoramas and Videos with a Couple of Taps Create a visual record of your progress with a 360° panoramas.
It’s challenging to keep track of what’s happening on the job site and make sure that stakeholders on site and back at the office have the information they need to make decisions. Incomplete, outdated and inaccurate information contribute to delays, mistakes and cost-overruns. Imagine how much easier it would be to manage your project and keep executives and owners informed if everyone could see a visual record of your project progress!
Not only can you share maps and photos, now you can also share panoramas and videos and compare against the latest design plan revisions.
You can create an immersive experience for your home office stakeholders that really make them believe they are on site and have confidence in its progress…all without a plane trip and costly downtime. Just define your flight plan and click the button, let DroneDeploy take over in producing professional output every time.
Consistency is key when you are planning flights to capture your project. DroneDeploy’s flight templates eliminate repetitive work and create autonomous panoramic and video missions that you can re-fly again and again.
Panorama and video flight capture is available for all users using iOS devices, upload and hosting for panorama is available for Business and Enterprise customers.
Inventory ManagementTrack and Report the Total Quantity and Value of Materials on Site
Technology has come a long way from measuring materials with surveys, conveyors, or simply an experienced guess. With drone data, you can now measure materials more efficiently and accurately. DroneDeploy helps create stronger client relationships and less damaged or wasted inventory from over-production thanks to reliable, real-time data.
Stockpile Reports will give you the mass, volume, and value of each material on your job site.
Getting data on your stockpiles’ mass, volume, and value is as simple as entering your material attributes — density, currency, and value. Using this information, DroneDeploy will not only give real-time data of your stockpiles, but will generate a report displaying the value of each material.
And now you can make more accurate measurements than ever by calculating volumes using the Digital Terrain Model to exclude conveyors and other equipment.
We have always made it simple for you to manually measure your stockpiles, and in this release we are expanding our capability to speed up this entire process with Stockpile AI, your assistant to annotate and measure stockpile volumes with a single click.
When you select the Stockpile AI icon, DroneDeploy will automatically detect and highlight all stockpiles present on your map. You can then get instant volume measurement by selecting the stockpile you wish to measure. It’s that easy.
Once the volume annotation is created, it’s still possible to customize the stockpile boundary as you usually would. Keep in mind that like our other machine learning tools, your existing annotations and corrections power Stockpile AI — which will continue to improve the more you use it.
Materials and Stockpiles Reports are available to all Business and Enterprise customers, Stockpile AI is available for Enterprise customers only.
Ready for Growing SeasonReal-time Crop Scouting with Live Map HD
Live Map HD is the indispensable Agronomist’s tool. Your team can now conduct a high definition crop survey over hundreds of acres in minutes. They can identify & measure areas of concern at the field-edge, and apply instant plant-health filters help to identify drainage, irrigation, or chemical issues. Ground truthing is made simple with the iPad’s GPS for guidance.
Having data readily available in-field enables your agronomy team to make in-field assessments quickly and efficiently. Insurance claims specialists can accurately quantify crop damage and uate an insurance claim in minutes, helping growers to minimize lost time.
Instant Tree Counting with Count AI
Counting thousands of trees is a task that has traditionally required hours of walking in the field — Thankfully DroneDeploy’s new Count AI tool uses machine learning to make this whole process simple, with fully automatic tree counting for Almonds, Palms, and other orchard varieties. Count AI will automatically identify every tree in the areas you define, so you can rapidly quantify insured assets and estimate potential yield with high confidence.
Count AI also counts Cars and can be customized to identify all kinds of objects and anomalies in your maps.
Live Map HD is available to all paid plans. Talk to your account manager or contact sales about Count AI. Custom machine learning solutions are available.
Accurate Mapping is Faster Than Ever
Two new improvements make it faster and easier than ever to generate a highly accurate map. DroneDeploy can now process calibrated imagery from the Phantom 4 RTK drone, enabling survey-grade mapping with a 15-minute workflow. Reliable, repeatable, 2-inch accuracy without the hassle of Ground Control Points, even over large areas.
If you are using GCPs, the process of tagging the points in your images just got faster and easier. Our new Ground Control AI, trained using over 200,000 human-tagged GCPs, will automatically pinpoint GCP locations for you.
DroneDeploy’s cloud processing now supports up to 10,000 images per map, with our Large Map Processing module. Customers are already surveying huge sites for renewable energy cost & yield uation, and square miles of rail yards at cm-level resolution. With support for over 100 ground control and check points and distributed cloud processing, you can expect high-accuracy results in a fraction of the time you are used to from desktop processing solutions, saving you the cost of building and maintaining your own in-house photogrammetry servers.
Radiometric Thermal Processing
See the unseeable with Radiometric Thermal Flights and Processing. Whether you are working with solar, oil and gas, or insurance, Radiometric Thermal Flights detect problems that are invisible to the naked eye.
If you work with insurance, you can use Radiometric Thermal Processing to help find water ingress, roof degradation, weather damage, and low-quality installations. For Oil & gas, you will be able to see underground pipelines, identify leaks and hotspots. Even in solar you can detect string outages, faulty modules, and even sub-module defects over hundreds of acres — you can find every major problem on a 50MW solar site in a couple of days, rather than 5 months of walking the site. With DroneDeploy’s Radiometric Thermal Processing, the benefits are endless.
Radiometric Thermal Processing is available to all Enterprise Customers.
Integrations and SecurityKeep Projects on Schedule with Procore and Autodesk Integrations
Is your project on track and aligned to design? With Project Overlays you can monitor your progress with ease. Whether you need to QA a post tension cable or validate as-builts, your teams can use the new Autodesk BIM 360 and Procore integrations to overlay drawings that will stay up to date with the latest revisions.
Sharing progress with your team with the latest and relevant data can be tricky. Making decisions with outdated information is a safety risk, costs money, and delays your project. Using the latest Autodesk BIM 360 and Procore integrations, you now can also automatically synchronize progress photos with your team. The project stakeholders, from management to engineers to owners, can all access the photos in the relevant Procore daily log or folder in Autodesk BIM 360.
Want to put your maps on the Autodesk BIM 360 dashboard so that everyone sees the same job site and progress? No problem — DroneDeploy has partnered with Autodesk to bring you an embedded DroneDeploy experience from right within Autodesk BIM 360.
Available on request for Enterprise Customers.
Integrate your enterprise workflow with the DroneDeploy SDK
We are proud to introduce the DroneDeploy SDK, a powerful customization and automation tool designed to boost operational efficiency. Suitable for larger enterprise-level firms as well as start-ups in sectors like energy, agriculture, and construction, the SDK platform sports four modules — UI toolkit, Datastore, Functions, and Triggers — that help automate even the most complex use cases.
It’s Official: We’re ISO 27001 Certified
We are committed to the security and protection of our customer’s data. DroneDeploy is the only cloud drone operations and data platform to have achieved the ISO 27001 certification, the international standard outlining best practices for information security management systems.
We have successfully implemented controls and procedures across our organization and our IT environments that help demonstrate our commitment to security excellence. Read about how we worked with Google to deliver the highest security commercial drone data platform on the market.
New to DroneDeploy App Market Atmosoar
Don’t forget to check out Windsock by Atmosoar.io one of the latest additions in our App Market. Windsock brings real-time weather to DroneDeploy, for the safety of your next flight. Install it for your next flight to have current wind and weather conditions right when you need it.
Where to Learn MoreTo try out the newest features, sign into DroneDeploy.Learn about all of our features on DroneDeploy’s Support Page.Watch our Product Keynotes from DroneDeploy Conference 2018 to learn more about these new features.Get Started with DroneDeploy
Want to learn how DroneDeploy can help your business? Visit www.dronedeploy.com to start your free trial or request a consultation with one of our team members. The DroneDeploy mobile application is available for free download for both iOS and Android devices.
Product Release Wrap-Up April 2019 was originally published in DroneDeploy's Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
Introducing DroneDeploy’s SDK
2 April 2019 - DroneDeploy
Powerful new customization & automation platform addresses workflow efficiency & productivity
Emerging construction firms such as Menlo Park-based Katerra have relied on DroneDeploy’s new SDK and APIs to make their workflows more efficient while delivering data faster. Katerra has created a custom solution for pilots to automate image uploads to both a cloud storage service and DroneDeploy’s map engine. By bringing automation to this time-intensive step, Katerra has been able to spend more time focusing on scaling their drone program.
As the leading software platform in the commercial-drone space, DroneDeploy continues to revolutionize the way data is gathered and managed across a range of industries, from agriculture and solar to mining and more. In 2017, we launched the DroneDeploy App Market in order to allow our partners to customize and extend DroneDeploy, and today, they have successfully built over 60 applications using our unique platform. However, the desire for a fully customizable and extensible DroneDeploy has resonated beyond just our developer community. We also recognize that every enterprise has different needs, and that a scalable drone platform that offers room for growth is a key requirement for today’s most innovative companies.
Accordingly, we are proud to introduce the DroneDeploy SDK, a powerful customization/automation tool designed to boost operational efficiency. Suitable for larger enterprise-level firms as well as start-ups in sectors like energy, agriculture, and construction, the SDK platform sports four modules — UI toolkit, Datastore, Functions and Triggers — that help automate even the most complex use cases.
“The DroneDeploy SDK has saved us countless hours — automating our workflows has allowed us to expand our drone program into more job sites” — Ray Pascua, UAV Specialist at KATERRA
Here’s a look at what’s inside SDK:
UI Kit: This toolkit allows clients to build a customized DroneDeploy interface to meet custom objectives and use cases, such as obtaining regional weather information from drone mapping in order to avoid turbulent weather conditions across the drone’s flight path.
Datastore: A fully customizable data table creation tool, Datastore acts like a spreadsheet, allowing users to house any kind of information they want within DroneDeploy, from customer records to inventory data, which can later be accessed on a fully secure basis and displayed in any number of configurations. Using Datastore, for instance, firms can quickly retrieve information around a crop field’s treatment, an asset’s serial number, or any other pertinent data.
Functions: Having advanced monitoring capability won’t matter if the data can’t be continually and accurately updated. Using the serverless architecture of the SDK Functions module, customers can run their server code directly from the app to securely sync current server data with the drone-deployed UI.
Triggers: With Triggers, clients will be able to create event-driven use cases, such as setting an alert threshold whenever stockpiles need to be replenished. Here, fully automated software notifications allow users to respond to events such as “processing complete” and “export complete” as needed. Once map data is ready to be exported, just set the configurations and automation takes over from there. Multi-action capabilities allow exported information to be directed to the company’s servers as well as to Procore or Autodesk, and users may send unique notifications to stakeholders as well.
Exploration/production company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is planning to utilize DroneDeploy SDK to integrate DroneDeploy with its internal tools. As part of this effort, Anadarko will programmatically create flight plans using DroneDeploy’s APIs and, with SDK’s Triggers function, automate exports to its internal GIS tools to create a seamless workflow upon flight completion.
Programmatic access through APIs
Through the UI Kit or Functions tool, the SDK platform can work with existing DroneDeploy APIs to transport, transform and automate each use case. The DroneDeploy API gives users comprehensive programmatic access to DroneDeploy’s functions and data, while keeping security a top priority.
With DroneDeploy SDK, it is simple to automate your workflows and save valuable time. Having a consistent automated workflow is the key to improving productivity, and by doing so, our customers will be able to spend more time analyzing the valuable data collected through DroneDeploy. With these new tools, we hope to have made it easier to achieve this than ever before.
Try SDK today
Start automating your workflows with the DroneDeploy SDK — if you are already an Enterprise customer, contact sales@dronedeploy.com to request your API key.
Where to Learn MoreLearn more about the SDK with our developer documentation.Have more questions? Schedule a chat with our sales team.Get Started with DroneDeploy
Introducing DroneDeploy’s SDK was originally published in DroneDeploy's Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
3 Construction Challenges Drones Are Making Easier
27 March 2019 - DroneDeploy
Simplifying life on the jobsite one drone at a time
Construction sites across the world rely on drone technology to plan, monitor, and track the progress of their ongoing projects. Used by everyone from the site superintendent to the C-level executive, the real-time data capabilities of DroneDeploy-equipped machines offer unparalleled insights into the construction process, helping companies stay safely on budget, on time.
While every undertaking is unique, many construction projects run into the same kinds of issues that can slow down progress or cause harm to workers on the ground. Here are three of the major construction challenges that drones now solve on a regular basis:
1. Planning Complex Projects
Accurately surveying your job site or project requires a tremendous amount of work. Whether it’s grading the land or uating site conditions, anything to help streamline the project planning process and shave weeks off of the project can end up saving significant amounts of money.
DroneDeploy software simplifies project planning through its aerial site intelligence capabilities. Tracking the progress of any construction project from start to finish, drones use aerial imagery to create real-time maps through which managers can inspect locations and make proactive decisions via actionable data.
2. Mitigating Dangerous Conditions
In the world of construction, nothing is more paramount than the safety of the workers with boots on the ground. Weather conditions, natural disasters or other hazardous conditions can get in the way of construction, impeding progress and potentially putting the construction crew at risk.
Drones equipped with live maps make it possible to accurately assess the real-time conditions for workers on any construction site. By surveying the site from a bird’s-eye view, construction crews will be able to proactively address any potential risks and keep danger at arm’s length.
3. Edging Over Glacier-like Technology
Construction tools of the past may have had access to limited technology that made it somewhat easier to assess, plan and execute projects, but many legacy solutions often required extra steps or access points to recover information. Downloading gigabytes of data from an SD card or over a weak internet connection could take hours or days — before the data could even be used for anything.
With Live Map, get real-time insights power real-time decisions in the field.
Instant Insights from DroneDeploy’s Live Map are just that, providing data that’s captured in real-time with no additional capabilities required to process or transmit the information. High-resolution maps can be shared with clients, collaborators and team members instantly, without the need to go back to the office and wait for files to load.
Interested in learning more about how drones and technology can improve safety and efficiency on construction sites?
Read our recent eBook to get a better idea of the leading technologies and how to implement them.
Or tune into our ongoing construction webinar series:
Improving Commercial Inspections and Job Site Safety with DronesGetting the Green Light for Your In-House Drone ProgramManaging Construction Projects with Drone DataTracking and Communicating Site Progress with Drones
Ready to bring drones to your job site? Read our guide to starting a drone program.
Get Started with DroneDeploy
3 Construction Challenges Drones Are Making Easier was originally published in DroneDeploy's Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
Corteva Agriscience™ Deploys The Largest Agricultural Drone Fleet In The World
25 February 2019 - DroneDeploy
The world’s largest agricultural drone fleet is transforming the way farmers manage their crops. Through a collaboration with Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, DroneDeploy’s advanced mapping software is powering Corteva Agriscience’s fleet of more than 400 DJI drones across the company’s global teams, including:
Seed ProductionSupply ChainPioneer Strategic Account ManagementAgronomy
Spanning three continents, DroneDeploy’s Live Map technology provides Corteva Agriscience’s UAV fleet of DJI drones with immediate insights to diagnose and correct agronomic, disease, and pest concerns, as well as to suggest locations for optimal product placement.
“We are aggressively uating and implementing decision agronomy tools like DroneDeploy to enable ouragronomists and contract seed growers to make timely decisions impacting seed yields and quality.” — Matt Kurtz,Corteva Agriscience™ Global Seed Technology Lead
Agriculture may be as old as civilization itself, but thanks to new technologies that make it easier to monitor crops and maximize yields, the industry remains on the cutting edge. In less than 15 minutes, advanced UAV technology can survey a 160-acre field to identify variations in plant soil and health, giving farmers direct access to real-time aerial views and data to help make informed agronomic decisions. The result is a full-scale drone operation that gives agronomists and contract seed growers the ability to make timely determinations that directly impact seed yields and quality.
https://medium.com/media/a5e58d3404cc3fa2aae13d6b59ef162a/href
DroneDeploy’s Live Map technology provides real-time crop insights that enable growers to take immediate agronomic actions in the field. Whether it’s identifying an area that lacks irrigation or a particular crop that’s sprouting better (or worse) than expected, agricultural UAVs enable farmers to course correct issues through powerful, data-driven insights. Once drone fleets are ready to be deployed to field teams, drone operators undergo training to determine how to harness the power of aerial technology and ensure that operations adhere to local aviation regulations.
Utilizing UAVs developed by DJI, the collaboration between Corteva Agriscience and DroneDeploy brings some of the world’s most powerful agriscience solutions together with the world’s leading commercial drones and commercial drone software. Corteva Agriscience’s portfolio of products includes some of the world’s most recognizable brands in agriculture, including Pioneer, Brevant seeds, and Encirca and Granular, as well as Crop Protection products developed through active chemistry and technology.
DJI, the world leader in commercial and civilian drones, makes up more than 70% of the drone market and offers a wide variety of UAV products across many different industries. Combined with DroneDeploy’s user-friendly platform for real-time sharable drone maps and 3D models, farmers and agronomists across the globe will be able to carry out data-driven actions to keep fields full, healthy, and ready for seasons to come.
Where to Learn MoreLearn more about the improvements to the DroneDeploy Map Engine.Explore the DroneDeploy App Market to see more than 80 apps you can use today to generate insights with drone data.eBook: Drones in Agriculture
Be sure to read our latest eBook, The Ultimate Guide to Drones on the Farm.
Download our free eBook to learn more about drones in agriculture.Drones in agriculture webinar seriesDrones in Agriculture: Putting Your Drone to Work in the FieldMapping and Analyzing Crops: Tips and Tricks from the Ag ProsDrones in Agriculture: Getting the Most out of Your UAV This Growing SeasonGet Started with DroneDeployPut your drone to work with our new Precision Ag Package.Visit dronedeploy.com to start your free trial or request a consultation with one of our team members.The DroneDeploy mobile application is available for free download for both iOS and Android devices.
Corteva Agriscience™ Deploys The Largest Agricultural Drone Fleet In The World was originally published in DroneDeploy's Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
all about drones
DroneBase Now Integrates Into the Esri ArcGIS Platform
Terra Drone group company KazUAV supports the World Bank’s school infrastructure risk assessment initiative in Kyrgyzstan
Total UK Drone Operators Registered 2019
FlytBase and Mayan Robotics Partner to Deliver Enterprise Drone Automation
FoxFury D3060
Toyota help Joby Aviation Raise $590 Million in Series C Financing
Wake Engineering platform FULMAR chooses UAV Navigation autopilots
Flyability has opened its first U.S. office in Denver, Colorado to continue its rapid expansion into U.S. markets and offer more robust support to customers and partners.
The Marseille’s Navy Firefighters Battalion acquires a fleet of Novadem NX70 micro-UAVs
vHive Partners With DFS Autonomous Systems and Its subsidiary Consortiq to Deliver an End-to-end Drone Solution for Enterprises
Military drones
amazing-drones 2019
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line59
|
__label__cc
| 0.678108
| 0.321892
|
SEO 9-1-1: Reasons Why Your Website Has a SERP Derp
By Cyan Solutions on Nov 28, 2018 12:18:31 PM
If there's one thing that content marketers, publishers, and PPC advertisers know all too well it's that SEO is hard. When fighting for dominance in search results, it's an often brutal, time-sucking series of tactics and tasks that never seems to end. Not only is there no guarantee of success, any success earned can disappear overnight.
Let's look at some reasons why you may be losing the battle for SERP (Search Engine Results Pages) glory.
SERPs in a nutshell
Before we dive in, we should wrap our head around SERPs and their importance in your SEO strategy.
SERPs are valuable real estate to marketers, content owners, and advertisers and they're all vying for the same space on those pages.
There are two types of content displayed on SERPs: organic and paid.
The organic results are the ones displayed based on the overall ranking of the page or domain in relation to the value of the search terms submitted. In other words, the higher a result appears in an organic search, the higher the value and quality Google has assigned to it.
The paid results are the ones that advertisers have paid for. You can tell which ones are paid by the indicator under the page title. Exceptions here that aren't considered paid are business listings and maps.
If you're buying paid results and involved in pay-per-click marketing, you're obviously facing a set of challenges that includes competing with other advertisers, but for now we'll focus on organic SERPs.
SERP derps are real
A SERP derp is our (obviously silly) way of referring to the confusion and frustration that occurs (and, boy, does it!) while slaving over your analytics, trying to figure what's not working.
Let's consider some of the reasons why you may be struggling with your SEO efforts and what you can do right now to help keep you from throwing your computer into a river and running away to join the circus.
1. Your domain isn't secure
One of the quickest fixes you can make to your site to improve your ranking is to ensure that it has an SSL certificate installed. This changes your URL from http:// to https:// and can not only improve your page ranking, it contributes to helping keep your site safe from malicious attacks.
Google factors in whether or not a site has an SSL certificate when ranking them, so if you don't want to risk being shoved into relative SERP obscurity, go https:// as soon as possible - and don't forget to update your Search Console when you do!
2. Your sitemap.xml is missing
One of the first things you should do when you launch a new or updated website is to submit your sitemap.xml file to Google for indexing. Without this, pages on your site can go unindexed and obviously that's not ideal.
If you don't have a sitemap.xml file (which should be located in the root directory of your site) and use a Content Management System, you may need to install a plugin that will generate one for you. You can also use a sitemap generator and upload the resulting file to your server.
Once your sitemap is uploaded, head over to Google Search Console to submit it for indexing.
3. You're not utilizing Search Console
Speaking of Search Console, let's point out that it's one of the most critical tools you can use to manage your site's SEO.
Some of its features includes:
Claiming ownership of your properties (domains)
Sitemap indexing
Mobile analysis and enhancements
Coverage analysis (tracking issues with indexing and server errors, including redirects)
Performance analysis (clicks and impressions by keyword, page, country, device, and search appearance)
You can also access Search Console data via the Acquisition section of Google Analytics.
4. Your social presence is as boring as a Fantastic Four reboot
While Google has stated that social media is not a significant ranking factor for websites, a Searchmetrics study suggests that this isn't exactly the case and that likes and shares do matter.
CognitiveSEO also suggests that the higher a site's ranking, the stronger their social presence, as summarized in their graphic:
What can you do to leverage your social media content to influence your site ranking?
Strengthening your social media presence takes time, patience, and throwing a little you-know-what at the wall to try new things, but ultimately you want to focus on doing the following:
Maintain a consistent brand. The more consistent your brand - which includes not just creative elements but also the tone and message in your content - the easier to maintain brand identification.
Engage your viewers. Respond to post comments and engage with your audience. Keep the social in social media. Don't feed the trolls, sure, but not at the expense of those who you want to retain as followers.
Post eye candy. Social media users love images and video. That's no secret. Create some of your own and share them.
Use relevant hashtags. Don't overdo it, though. Hashtags are about connecting topics, not stating your emotions. Maybe this last point is more of a personal peeve, I admit. #tagsAreOK #seo #serpDerp #CatsOfInstagram #RethinkingMyLife #blessed
5. You think it's still all about keywords
Back in the day, SEO was pretty much about keywords. So obsessed did SEOs and content writers become that Google started penalizing pages that didn't use keywords organically, otherwise known as keyword stuffing.
Those days are long gone and good riddance.
Today, two of Google's most important ranking signals are links and content. We'll expand on both of these later.
Also, we've said it before, we'll say it again: stop obsessing over keywords.
6. You're not linking internally enough
We've cleared some of the air when it comes to backlinks, but when it comes to internal and external links, you can't go overboard.
An internal link is one that links from one of your pages or posts to another, building connectivity which helps Google recognize relevance between your pages - but be smart about it because the key words here are relevance and usefulness. If your links are both of those things, then huzzah!
Let's put it this way. If you're selling homemade soap and on your product pages you link to a post on your site's blog that's about how much you love your cat, Google's going to see the lack of relevance there and that link may have little to no value. Linking to similar products or product support pages instead? Great!
Yes, anchor links (links that jumps to a section of a page) do count but avoid trickery like using them solely to increase internal links to specific sections. For example, if you have, let's say, five anchor links on a page that all goes to the same spot, Google may only count the first of those five.
Look for opportunities to link internally. A lack of these links can affect your ranking quite a lot but be careful with how many internal links you add to a single page. Too many and you may risk watering down the value of each of those links.
Be picky with your external links
One thing you want to be careful with when linking your content to external websites is that any red flags Google has placed on that site could negatively impact your own site's ranking.
If you're unsure as to the value Google has placed on an external link, simply add the rel="nofollow" attribute to your anchor tag. It basically lets Google know that you're linking to that site but don't want any connection made beyond that either in terms of subject matter or credibility.
7. Your content needs a personality boost
So, you're doing everything else correctly and still not seeing the SERP wins you want.
Maybe it's time to consider that your content just sucks - and Google knows it.
Writing content that keeps your visitors coming back for more isn't about frequency, it's about quality. It's better to write one fantastic article a week than one yawn-inspiring one every day.
So, maybe your content does stink. What do you do about it?
Write about what you know. One of the key attributes of a high-ranking website is one who publishes content that demonstrates authority by consistency in subject matter,
Write like a person, not a marketer. If you're writing articles as part of a marketing strategy, you have to write like a person and not come across like you just spent a couple of days piecing together trendy keywords and buzz phrases to lure your readers in.
Just say 'no' to clickbait titles. It may be tempting, but steer clear from clickbait. There are many reasons, not least of which being they can jack up your bounce rate.
Google's ranking signals are more and more focusing on the user experience and content quality. So should you!
If you'd like a few more suggestions, we recently wrote an entire article of some tips to fire up your inspiration.
8. Your site gets less traffic than an Arby's drive thru
Naturally, if your content stinks, then your incoming traffic is probably abysmal as well.
Then again, there are exceptions.
When studying your analytics data, you're looking at traffic coming from one of these sources:
Direct - Someone typing your URL in the browser's address bar
Organic Search - Search engines, excluding ads
Paid - Ads on sites, including those appearing on SERPs
Referrals - Links to you from other sites
Social - Links on yours and others' social media profiles and posts
Email - Any link to you clicked from inside an email
Referral traffic is important
And, as we've covered, the quality of your content and how effective your site's user experience is will go a long way to helping you improve your bounce rate. All the referring traffic in the world won't help as much if your visitors aren't sticking around to engage your content.
The question of backlinks
Odds are that there are sites out there linking to yours. We call these backlinks and they have been one of the more important ranking signals.
But is this still the case? Do backlinks still matter?
As it turns out, perhaps not as much anymore.
As the study suggests, backlinks from sites with a high ranking and authority can still possibly help give your own ranking a boost but the trend seems to be that backlinks are becoming less and less important over time. Personally, I'm not 100% convinced that backlinks from quality sites are losing that much influence but it certainly does look that way.
This doesn't mean you shouldn't monitor your backlinks, though, because you do want to keep weeding out spam backlinks. They're called spam because they can tank your site's ranking.
Some characteristics of a spammy backlink includes:
The domain's not indexed by Google
A low Domain Authority
Page(s) that include 100+ external links
Tools like Ahrefs can help you identify and scrub these links so your ranking doesn't take a hit. By disavowing those links, you're essentially asking Google to consider those links as spam/bad links when ranking you.
Bonus item: You're not leveraging YouTube
If you're not on board the YouTube train, you'd better get on it and fast.
YouTube is the second most popular site in the world and has huge potential for marketers as a successful part of their SEO strategy.
Check out just a few of the stats:
1.9 billion active users per month
1 billion hours of YouTube content are watched per day
Millennials prefer YouTube two to one over traditional television
Google is looking to YouTube to be its next driver of growth
Gangnam Style was so popular that it broke YouTube’s video counter
You may be wondering how this applies to SERPs.
If you look at YouTube as another search engine (and it is!), you can see by the stats that the potential for marketers should be as enticing as Google itself.
Clearly YouTube is a powerhouse and taking advantage of the user traffic and Google's commitment to keeping this juggernaut a key part of its growth should be a priority for anyone serious about SEO.
Check out a recent article we shared with some pointers on optimizing your YouTube channel for search.
This may be a lot to handle but try one at a time and see what results you get. Keep in mind that the results you want won't be instantaneous but monitor things and don't be afraid to try something different. You never know what you may discover!
As always, we're here to help!
6 Things (Possibly) Hurting Your Website's SEO — and How to Fix Them
How to Keep SEO a Priority Without Being Boring
How to Optimize Your YouTube Channel for SEO
Why Accessibility Should Be a Priority for Your Website
10 Things that Scare the BEGEEZUS out of Marketers
5 Ways to Know Your Website Needs Help from the Experts
Topics: SEO Strategy, SEO Implementation, SEO Management
Cyan Solutions is one of Ottawa’s most comprehensive marketing and communications firms. Whether you’re looking to create awareness, change a perception or downright sell, we have the people and the tools to deliver.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line79
|
__label__wiki
| 0.823057
| 0.823057
|
Hear Our Voices
The Gay Catholic Priests' Blog
Trial showed that Kansas City diocese hasn’t learned enough from its past
By Mary Sanchez
The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph showed itself as a forgiving, diligent shepherd in the civil trial just concluded.
But the sheltering love was for priests’ welfare first. Less attention was apparent for parishioners’ concerns, and certainly not for vulnerable children.
Given the testimony of denial by multiple priests, it’s questionable how far deeply ingrained attitudes have really shifted. In recent years, changes came about when the diocese was forced through repeated pleas by the faithful, multimillion-dollar settlements and court orders.
The trial’s conclusion was halted by a nearly $10 million settlement that lumped together multiple cases. But the jury trial was intended to weigh the sexual abuse accusations of a former altar boy, now a 44-year-old man.
Nearly two weeks of proceedings put on public display how the diocese for five decades — through four bishops — rationalized its decisions and struggles with pedophile priests.
The diocese put forth a shameful record in its own defense.
Letters and verbal complaints of specific troubling incidents, dating back to the mid-1970s, were initially dismissed. Sexually inappropriate advances were seen as raucous and drunken behavior, something that a priest could be chided for and then ushered back to the rectory. There seemed to be a belief, a misplaced hope, that treating a priest for alcoholism could also cure pedophilia, as if the criminal behavior was only contingent upon the drinking. For some bishops, there appeared to be confusion about the difference between homosexuality and the sexual abuse of children.
The church can choose to see the first as sinful. But to attack an innocent child is a crime. Such lack of common sense, that inability to separate church doctrine from criminal acts, is baffling.
In the 1980s, the diocese put its faith into what one expert testified was once common, moving a priest known to be struggling with sexual issues to a job as a hospital chaplain. One of the lawsuits settled this week was filed by a man who said he awoke from surgery to find a priest masturbating him.
Some of the deceased bishops’ actions can be understood better in the context of the times. Society in general is thankfully more informed about sexual abuse, how children are groomed to be victims.
But it’s a shallow defense.
Federal laws mandating that certain people must report suspected child abuse have been around since the mid-1970s. They always included clergy.
The priest in this case was still a priest when he died in 2013. He had been barred from performing some religious rites, but he was never formally defrocked. Monsignor Thomas O’Brien was treated as just another retired priest, his well-being taken care of as if he had served God and the diocese well in his time on Earth.
Before the settlement, O’Brien alone had already cost the diocese more than $7 million. And he’s just one priest who has been accused.
The question has always been, to what extent did the diocese shield its clergy at the cost of its flock? And why?
After this trial, we know more. But the jury was never going to hear the full story. Crucial information, broader context, was not allowed due to legal agreements between the parties to limit the case. Yet those elements draw a better picture of how the diocese mismanaged these problems, with one poor decision often leading to another.
Jurors were not told that one altar boy took his own life. They were not to know that O’Brien was believed to molest boys in tandem with another priest, Thomas Reardon, who has left the priesthood and has also been the subject of many lawsuits.
And they could hear no mention of former priest Shawn Ratigan.
Ratigan, sentenced last year to 50 years in prison for child pornography, is the link that makes the diocese’s past history so disturbing. Because the diocese used some of the same rationalizations initially for Ratigan’s behavior as they used in the 1970s and 1980s.
A long letter from a parish school principal detailed disturbing behavior by Ratigan toward children. The letter was not taken seriously by diocese officials. When disturbing pictures were found on Ratigan’s computer, he was simply shifted to another location and he abused again. Those decisions led to the misdemeanor charge of failure to report suspected abuse against the sitting bishop, Robert Finn.
It is only because of the Ratigan criminal trial that this civil proceeding came to be. Publicity about Ratigan’s case was the kick-start that brought these new allegations forward. So the past of the diocese is intricately linked to its more recent woes.
Certainly the addition of two non-clerical ombudsmen to handle allegations of abuse is significant. The two female workers have made prompt and appropriate reports. Most important, they’ve kept the diocese in compliance with the law when accusations have been raised the past three years.
Finn would not allow any non-monetary agreements to be tacked to this settlement. The diocese is still reeling from its breach of similar agreements to keep it on track, doing the right thing for parishioners. That lapse cost the diocese $1.1 million earlier this year.
These cases are not just about money. Lives have been ruined.
Among the most stoic in the courtroom were Don and Rosemary Teeman, with whom the diocese settled a lawsuit last year. Their son Brian committed suicide after serving as an altar boy at the same time as the plaintiff in this case.
These forever-grieving parents listened to detailed accounts suggesting the diocese knew this priest was a danger before he met their son. They believe Brian took his life after being molested by O’Brien.
No testimony changes their reality. The Teemans have two grandsons by their daughter. One boy bears a remarkable likeness to Brian.
But they do not have their son.
“They should have done something; it could have been stopped,” Rosemary Teeman commented midway through the trial. “I’d have a bigger family.”
Upon that truth is where the diocese should begin post-trial reflection.
Complete Article HERE!
Gay Catholic Priests
Therapy, Coaching, Counseling Available
Categories Select Category Abuse of Power Activism Addiction/Recovery Alliance Announcement Bullying Burnout Celibacy Church & State Clergy Sex Abuse COMMENTARY Contraception Divorce Dying With Dignity Faith & Sex Follow The Money Gambling Gay Catholics Gay Marriage Gender Healthcare HIV/AIDS Hope & Change Human Rights Just For Fun Legal Shenanigans Lesbian Nuns Living A Lie Moral Development Muslims Oblates of Mary Immaculate Occupy the Church Out Of Touch Parishioners Passionate Holiness Priests In Trouble Racism Secrecy Sexual abstinence Special Announcement Support Theological Debate Transgender Vatican Corruption Who Is The Church Women Priests
An American Catholic on the Margins of World Christianity
Bishop Accountability
Catholics for Equality
Celibacy, Sex & Catholic Church
Dr Dick's Sex Advice
Father Geoff Farrow
Future Church
Hush Puppy Books
Nun Justice
Occupy, Catholics!
Roman Catholic Womenpriests
The Amateur's Guide To Death And Dying
The Quixote Center
Theopol
UNVEILED: The Hidden Lives of Nuns
Voice Of The Faithful
Women And Sacred Ministry
Religion, Sexuality, Gay
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line80
|
__label__wiki
| 0.794657
| 0.794657
|
Aviso Strengthens Position in India, Hires Manjunath Kashi as India CTO
Venkatesh Tekumala also joins Aviso as India VP Engineering, bringing more than a decade’s experience as a leader in software development and engineering
Photo Credit : constructive.net.au,
04 November, 2019 by BW Online Bureau
Aviso, AI-powered guided selling, today announced new executive hires and office openings aimed at cementing the firm’s position as a major player in India’s tech space. Aviso’s headcount has increased by 30 percent under the new CEO Trevor Templar, and revenues are up over 100 percent year on year. The company expanded with both new and existing clients in Q3, including major Fortune 500 corporations such as Honeywell and MongoDB.
The new hires, which focus on expanding Aviso’s engineering team, include the appointment of industry veteran Manjunath Kashi as India CTO following a 30-year career with leading IT firms including Cisco, IBM, and Unisys. Kashi was most recently Senior Director of Information Technology at VMWare, overseeing the $63 billion tech giant’s cloud computing and virtualization offerings.
Venkatesh Tekumala also joins Aviso as India VP Engineering, bringing more than a decade’s experience as a leader in software development and engineering. Most recently, Tekumala spent 14 years at digital services multinational ProKarma, serving as Assistant Vice President of Delivery and directing IT operations in 22 cities across four countries.
To facilitate Aviso’s rapid expansion, the company has secured new office spaces in Hyderabad and Bangalore and is hiring new product development talents at both locations. The company’s flagship India office in Hyderabad will relocate to a larger location in the Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy (HITEC) City complex, giving the company a footprint in the heart of the city’s vibrant high-tech business ecosystem. Aviso is also setting up a new office in Bangalore, the “Silicon Valley of India” to expand its product and Go-to-Market teams.
Investing in India is a key part of Aviso’s strategy to deliver consistent growth in future quarters, Templar explains. “Aviso takes pride in delivering best-in-class enterprise software, and our team in India is the engine for our global growth,” he says. “This is a sign of our commitment to the Indian tech industry, and these new hires and office openings will give us the leadership, resources, and innovation we need to take Aviso to the next level.”
Aviso hires IT firms engineering software development
Get Social! Follow us on your favourite social networking website.
Technology - Reshaper Of HR In 2020
We Need To Turnaround The Image Of Sector By Investing In Training: Jothi Menon, Director-HR, Spoton
Biocon Biologics Names M.B. Chinappa As CFO
Yalochat Brings Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance An Innovative, Personalised HR Solution In India
Bangalore Is Highest Paying City: Report
Stanza Living Appoints Three Industry Veterans In Senior Positions
Why do Market People leave their Jobs?
Four TV Series That Promote Entrepreneurship
Three Apps To Help HR Managers
THREE BOOKS ALL HR MANAGERS MUST READ
Digital ruled last year, thanks to the top 5 reasons
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line82
|
__label__cc
| 0.59417
| 0.40583
|
Web Search bythom
Other byThom Sites
Compacts/Gadgets: gearophile.com
Mirrorless cameras: sansmirror.com
Sept 16--Today is another of those long travel days. We left Kwai early and headed up and out of the preserve towards Chobe, our final Botswana destination. It's over 400km of the world's worst roads.
The Kalahari sand that comprises the road is alternatively packed and unpacked, alternately flat and ridged. So the vehicles don't really travel a straight line, though the road does. It was a long, hot day. And it was made longer by multiple flat tires, to the point where we now have one spare left for four vehicles (all our vehicles carry two spares, so do the math). Unfortunately, Andrew, one of our guide/drivers, seems to be bearing the brunt of the tire onslaught, as he's already down three tires.
To show just how desolate the area we're traveling through is, we ate lunch under a tree in the middle of the road. Which is where our crew trucks passed us on the way to set up the next camp:
Not that there aren't some things to see on the way. We stopped at Bushman Hill to look at early rock paintings and found a lion on the other side of the channel taking a siesta.
The road won't always be quite so bad, though, at least in the final section, as Botswana is now on a big infrastructure improvement kick. Besides the new airports everywhere, including the one that'll take 747's at Maun, Botswana is finally getting serious about paving roads between the bigger towns and villages. We had to weave an insane path over and around already paved but not yet open road for many of the final miles of the trip, but next time I'm here, it will be macadam all of the way from the first village to Chobe. That'll still leave a big chunk of sand, but it'll also make the long trip more bearable.
The big payoff for the long bouncy ride through the heat of the day is Chobe. Mass quantities of animals. As we got to Chobe, we got our first taste of that. As in thousands of buffalo and hundreds of elephants in a single sighting. We'll have much more of the masses tomorrow, but it was nice to show the students that there really are large herds in Botswana.
To prove the point, we finished the evening game drive staring at over 250 elephants congregated at the water. I'm pretty sure that no one on the trip thought that the elephant shot they'd get at Chobe was going to be a large pano. (Think about it: 250+ elephants take up a lot of space.)
Tomorrow ought to be an animal show to end all animal shows. Exactly the way I planned it (;~).
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line83
|
__label__cc
| 0.61476
| 0.38524
|
Cultural Access New England (CANE) was founded to advance access to cultural facilities in New England for people with disabilities of all types. CANE defines accessibility broadly, to include programmatic, architectural, physical, communication, attitudinal and other forms of access. CANE takes as a basic tenet that increasing accessibility for people with disabilities increases accessibility for everyone.
Accessible Social Media
March 19, 2020 2-4pm
WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library
SAVE THE DATE for a conversation about accessible social media (more details soon).
May 1, 2020 9am-12pm
Location To Be Announced
SAVE THE DATE for a conversation about emergency planning including active shooter protocol for people with disabilities (employees, patrons, visitors, etc.)
Prior Events
"Welcome to Our House: Access in Historic Houses and Museums"
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, 2 Plunkett Street Lenox, MA 01240
Making Historic Houses and Museums welcoming, inclusive and accessible for all may seem daunting. Utilizing multi-sensory approaches, Universal Design principles, “Know-before-you-go” information, and assistive technology can help provide options for the rich variety of patrons coming through your front door. Join us for a morning workshop and discussion that centers adaptive thinking and active learning within the spectacular spaces of The Mount in Lenox, MA. Fundamental information and best practices will be shared, next steps will be developed!
The workshop will take place in The Mount's historic Stable. It will be chilly, so please dress appropriately! The Stable is a short walk from the main parking lot and there are several ADA parking spaces available.
Please note, The Main House and formal gardens are about a 1/4 mile walk from the parking lot & Stable. Golf carts are available if needed.
Upon arrival, please visit the Ticketbooth and inform the attendant you are attending the CANE workshop, and you will be directed to the Stable.
Directions can be found here: https://www.edithwharton.org/visit/hours-admissions-directions/
To request accommodations, including ASL interpreters or CART, please email Saki Iwamoto at iwamoto@bostonchildrensmuseum.org no later than October 3.
General Mount info:
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA 01240
www.EdithWharton.org
The Mount is a National Historic Landmark and cultural center that celebrates the intellectual, artistic, and humanitarian legacy of Edith Wharton, one of America’s greatest authors. Wharton wrote over forty books in forty years, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. The Mount is now a year-round cultural center providing programs and exhibits for over 50,000 visitors annually. The 55 acre property includes the Main House, three acres of formal gardens, the Stable, and extensive woodlands.
"What? When? How? A Community Conversation on Accessible Information Design . . ."
WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston
What are the challenges/opportunities when addressing information design? When should you consider asking for help? How do you reconcile aesthetics and comprehension? From business cards to weekly blogs, let's examine the effective practices of designing marketing collateral, exhibit signage, style guides, and digital graphics. Using real life examples of the good, the bad, and the obtuse, join your colleagues in workshopping the information landscape that includes licensure, lighting, and logos.
"Verbal Description in Museums Training Session"
Staff and volunteers who lead tours in exhibit based institutions are welcome to join an all-day training session. Break for lunch 12:30 – 1:30. Training covers the basics of describing visual objects and environments through information, exercises and discussion. We will also address planned vs. spontaneous description and multi-sensory engagement with description. Participants should leave the workshop with basic information to "take home" and strategies for practice.
Note that the MFA is open on Friday evenings and you are welcome to stay in the Museum after the workshop.
"Community Engagement"
Museum of Science, Boston
Sometimes the rush to diversify audiences and build capacity in our institutions can result in "one-off" programs or events that don't have a lasting impact on our audiences. How can accessible events and programming build long-term relationships with patrons? A panel discussion highlighting methods and systems that have worked - and those that haven't - will be followed by a group discussion.
After the workshop, participants are invited to explore accessibility features in exhibits throughout the museum with staff from CANE.
"Hands-On Training Session for NCAM's Free CADET Software"
WGBH Studio in the Boston Public Library and Newsfeed Cafe
The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH has developed free downloadable captioning software, the Caption and Description Editing Tool (CADET V 2.0), that allows users to easily and affordably produce high-quality caption files that are compatible with any media player and any web browser. CADET can also be used to generate audio-description scripts. CADET enables schools, government agencies, colleges and universities, and non-profits to affordably provide captions with their video content. Captions benefit a broad audience, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing, those for whom English is not a native language, and those who rely on captions in situations where the volume cannot be turned on or up.
Please plan to join us at WGBH's studio in the Boston Public Library for a free CADET training session and Q&A with the experts who developed it.
For the most effective training experience, we would suggest the following:
- Download CADET in advance of the training session.
- Download a brief media clip to your desktop for experimenting before, during, and after the training session. NCAM often uses Sintel, an open-source movie, for demonstrations and training.
Free and open to the public, this event will be captioned using Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) services.
"Train the Trainers Workshop: What Do You Need to Know?"
Massachusetts State House, Boston MA
Cultivating staff awareness is an organization's first step toward building accessible practices and programs. This workshop will address general ADA guidance, tools and technologies, experiential enhancements, language, attitude, and etiquette.
- Charles Baldwin, Program Officer, Universal Participation Initiative, Massachusetts Cultural Council
- Hannah Goodwin, Manager of Accessibility, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Carl Richardson, State House ADA Coordinator
"The Accessible Performance Pipeline: an Academic Assessment"
The Loft at Berklee, Boston MA
Mass Cultural Council's Universal Participation Initiative (UP), Cultural Access New England (CANE), and the Berklee Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs invite you to participate in a discussion on the professional pipeline for artists with disabilities pursuing careers in entertainment and media. The conversation with local artists, activists, and educators will be moderated by Howard Sherman, director of the Arts Integrity Initiative at the New School for Drama, New York City.
Can the schools, conservatories, and universities of the Commonwealth respond to the data that indicates young artists with disabilities need accessible environments, mentor cultivation, leadership development, and professional representation?
Could the Commonwealth play an integral role in developing accessible performance pipelines that facilitate changes in practice at high schools, community centers, youth groups, and performance venues? And as the skilled student pool increases, are employers in film, television, news, advertising, theater, and interactive media ready?
Please join us if you work at a college or university for admissions, recruiting, career services, campus life, human resources, or disability services. Please join us if you are an artist, educator, director, designer, playwright, poet, dancer, choreographer, musician, composer, singer, actor, comic, manager, technician, or craftsperson interested in working at the intersection of performing arts and disability. Please join us if you are interested in developing proactive steps toward inclusive policies and equitable opportunities within the creative arena of media, entertainment, and communications.
"Performing Arts and Disability: Leadership, Inclusion, and Training"
March 13, 2017 at Boston University
As part of the AXIS Dance Company Residency at Boston University March 13-18, 2017, CANE is pleased to co-sponsor this symposium featuring regional arts leaders and artists. The symposium will include a panel discussion, break out sessions, and a closing reception. This will be a time for us to collectively explore issues, resources, advocacy, progress, and next steps in advancing disability inclusion in the performing arts.
Panelists include:
Keith Jones – Poet, President & CEO of SoulTouchin' Experiences
Judith Smith – Founder & Directer – AXIS Dance Company
Yo-El Cassel – Assistant Professor, Movement at Boston University
John Killacky – Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Beth Peters – Director, Actor, Educator
Charles Washburn – Vice President and COO, VSA Massachusetts
"Access 101 for Walking Events"
Boston Society of Architects, Boston MA
Looking to develop street experiences that are better for everybody? In this session we will cover the basics for pedestrian-based tours and events; effective communication, intentional planning for a variety of participants, and some practical tools for ensuring hospitable inclusion of visitors with disabilities.
"Beyond the Basics of Access"
New England Museum Association Conference, Mystic CT
Explore new approaches to meeting the needs of diverse audiences, with a focus on senior citizen, veteran, and immigrant/refugee populations. Explore how inclusive website design, audio/multimedia tours, and universal design can open up your museum. Consider how to create policies and procedures that give you a good base for customer service and a foundation on which to build inclusive programs.
Facilitators:
Maria Cabrera - Supervisor Community Relations, Boston Museum of Science
Nora Nagle - ADA & 504 Coordinator, Boston Museum of Science
Hannah Goodwin - Manager of Accessibility, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
"Inclusive Museum Programs for School Groups"
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
Do you wish you had more tools for engaging students with a wide range of abilities and disabilities during school programs? CANE welcomes museum staff and volunteers who work with school groups to a conversation about making the museum setting work for everyone. This session will include tips for pre-visit conversation and materials, an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and a small group discussion about how you can make your own programs more inclusive.
Session leaders:
- Saki Iwamoto, Health and Wellness Educator, Boston Children's Museum
- Nicole Agois, COOL Schools Director, VSA Massachusetts
- Katherine Gilliland, Docent Manager, JFK Library
"Disability Awareness for Non-Profit Organizations"
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford MA
Join us for a presentation about cultural access, universal design, and the various access services and resources. You'll hear guest speakers and have the opportunity to explore and share what disability awareness means for your organization.
- Charles J. Washburn, Vice President Seven Hills Foundation and Chief Operating Officer of VSA Massachusetts
- Charles Baldwin, Program Officer, Massachusetts Cultural Council, UP Inclusive Design Initiative
- Maria Cabrera, Maria Cabrera. Supervisor, Community Relations. Museum of Science, Boston, and a Board member at the New England Museum Association.
"ACCESS: Steps Forward to Inclusion"
May 16, 2016 Providence Children's Museum
How do we look at our institutions and the barriers that prevent full inclusion? Is meeting ADA compliance satisfactory? Do you think people with disabilities don't attend your programs? Is it always about money?
Addressing policy and the need for institutional buy-in, Cultural Access New England (CANE) will facilitate a lively discussion for cultural organizations wanting to go beyond regulatory requirements and broaden community outreach, develop strategic plans, and create inclusive environments. Information regarding regulations and resources will be present in a workshop designed to support the Executive Director AND the Volunteer.
Charles Baldwin, Program Officer, UP Inclusive Design Initiative, Massachusetts Cultural Council
Saki Iwamoto, Health and Wellness Educator, Boston Childrenb s Museum
Nora Nagle, ADA and 504 Accessibility Coordinator, Museum of Science
"Engaging People of All Abilities Through Inclusive Digital Media"
March 18, 2016 WGBH - Cahners Conference Room
Increasingly, cultural institutions are relying on their web sites, online and social media, and multimedia tour guides to welcome their visitors. Come hear how your digital assets and outreach can be fully inclusive to people of all abilities. Top experts in the field will be sharing their knowledge, insights and tips, and will help you explore ways to create effective tools for audience engagement.
Presenters include Brian Charlson, Director of Computer Training Services, The Carroll Center for the Blind and an expert in accessible media from NCAM, the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH.
"Access . . . It's Not As Scary as You Think!"
October 15, 2015 Peabody Essex Museum
Many museums, historic sites, and other cultural organizations are just starting to understand the necessity of access within their institutions. This introduction will include an exploration of myths and realities surrounding people with disabilities and will strengthen your comfort level enabling you to better serve this audience. An overview of access services, practical tips, scenarios, and legalities of the Americans with Disabilities Act will arm you with tools to make it work!
"Deaf & Hard of Hearing Sensitivity Training"
April 29, 2015 Providence Children's Museum
Learn about deaf culture and communication tips for interacting with deaf and hard of hearing people. Conducted by the RI Commission on the Deaf and Hard Hearing. You are welcome to join this special presentation to Providence Children's Museum staff and volunteers by RSVPing to Saunders@ChildrenMuseum.org
"Understanding Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders"
April 9, 2015 Providence Children's Museum
Learn about the needs and concerns of children on the autism spectrum and discuss ways to support them as visitors to the Museum. Conducted by The Autism Project. You are welcome to join this special presentation to Providence Children's Museum staff and volunteers by RSVPing to Saunders@ChildrenMuseum.org
"Round Tables Around the Town"
Follow-up to the discussions of the last CANE workshop, "Creating a Welcoming Space for Visitors Who Are on the Autism Spectrum". Continuing the small group conversation by asking questions, sharing program ideas, and exploring resources that make your cultural institution more accessible for visitors who are on the autism spectrum.
September 18, 2014 - Museum/Exhibition based discussion at Museum of Fine Arts.
September 22, 2014 - Performance/Theater based discussion at Wheelock Family Theatre.
"Creating a Welcoming Space for Visitors who are on the Autism Spectrum"
June 13, 2014 Museum of Science, Boston
A conversation with cultural institutions about welcoming visitors on the autism spectrum and their friends and family. The session will include a keynote address by Lisa Jo Rudy, writer, consultant and parent of a child on the autism spectrum. Lisa Jo has worked with cultural institutions in New England to create quality experiences for visitors who are on the autism spectrum.
Following the keynote, representatives from area institutions will share their experiences developing programming for visitors. The panel will include Boston Children's Museum, Wheelock Family Theatre, Open Door Theater, Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, and Museum of Science - Boston.
"An Introduction to Audio Description:
Making your Cultural Program and Experience Accessible
to People who are Blind or Have Low-Vision"
December 12, 2013 Wheelock College
Cultural organizations can use audio description throughout their programs to make the experience more meaningful and engaging to people who are blind, have low vision or experience other barriers to text. This workshop will familiarize participants with various approaches that cultural organizations are using. We will share examples of audio description in live theater, recorded tours and live gallery settings. You will have the opportunity to explore with experienced colleagues how audio description might work for your organization. While you will not leave with all the skills you need to start providing audio description, you will have a list of the resources you will need and a vision for how to proceed.
"Historic Preservation & Accessible Design"
Dr. David Bonnet, RIBA, FRSA
November 19, 2013 Massachusetts State House
David Bonnett is a consultant architect with a background in both local authority and private practice. In 1994 David completed his Research Degree (Ph.D) on "Design Effectiveness for People with Severe Disabilities". This, as well as his personal knowledge of disability, has made David a leading figure on the subject. He has worked on a wide range of projects including the Roundhouse in Camden, Tate Britain, Royal Festival Hall, King's Cross Station, Ashmolean Egypt Galleries, Sir John Soanes Museum, Sadler's Wells Dancehouse.
David Bonnett Architects was established in 1994 in response to the demand for his particular experience and skills as Architect-Access Consultant. Following expansion, the practice was reformed as David Bonnett Associates (DBA) in 2001. DBA is now one of the leading access consultancy practices in the UK, working on significant projects and with many of the major architectural practices in the UK and Europe.
Sponsored by the Bureau of the Statehouse and Institute for Human Centered Design.
95th Annual New England Museum Association Conference
"Who Cares?: Why Museums are Needed Now More Than Ever"
November 14, 2013 Newport, RI
Accessibility presentations by CANE steering committee members:
9-10:30am: "Access . . . It's Not as Scary as you Think"
- Maria Cabrera - Community Relations Supervisor, Museum of Science, Boston
- Katherine Gilliland - Docent Coordinator, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Charles Washburn - Executive Director, VSA Massachusetts
11am - 12:30pm: "Access . . . The Next Step."
Know the basics of Access? Want to create a more inclusive environment? Address the needs of older visitors? Support all students in school groups? In "What's next", through interactive presentation and discussion, participants will have the opportunity to explore approaches to the above, and more. What do website design, architectural code and universal design have in common? How to create policies and procedures that give you a good base for customer service?
- Nora Nagle - ADA & 504 Coordinator, Museum of Science, Boston
- Hannah Goodwin - Manager of Accessibility, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Larry Goldberg - Director, Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM)
"Websites and Accessibility" Webinar: Lunch with NEMA
Conversation Lead by Nora Nagle, ADA and 504 Accessibility Coordinator, Museum of Science
Have you been told that your website is not accessible? Or that you need to make sure that your website is accessible? Do you have absolutely NO IDEA what that even means? Then this is the webinar for you! Sponsored by the New England Museum Association, the discussion will focus on the different ways that people with different disabilities access the internet, and what makes some websites usable and others not.
This webinar will focus on the BASICS of website accessibility and how to make your website perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for as many users as possible. This will not be about programming languages or platforms, but rather the approach that one needs to take in order to examine your website for its accessibility and what to do in order to improve it.
Presenter Nora Nagle is the ADA and 504 Accessibility Coordinator. Prior to joining the Museum of Science, she was the 2010 Gopen Fellow at the Institute for Community Inclusion. She is Vice-President of the Visually Impaired and Blind computer Users' Group (VIBUG) and is on the Board of the Massachusetts Assistive Technology Loan Program, on the Community Advisory Board for WGBH, and is a member of Cultural Access New England.
CANE Open Meeting, Massachusetts State House
Have you attended a CANE workshop in the past? Do you want to make your institution more welcoming to visitors with disabilities? Cultural Access New England is here to serve you. Join CANE for an Open Meeting for current and new members.
The Open Meeting will include a continental breakfast; discussion about a new Massachusetts Cultural Council accessibility initiative; resource tables for accessibility information; and a chance to share how CANE can help you meet your access goals.
Resource tables will include: Accommodations for People who are Blind, Low Vision, Deaf or Hard of Hearing; Basic Accessibility Etiquette; Universal Design and information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and Universal Design for Learning.
Arts and Recreation Webinar Series
September 25, 2013 - "Sensory-Programs at Work"
September 18, 2013 - "Strategies for Welcoming People with Autism and Other Sensory Sensitivities"
July 10, 2013 - "Transition Planning: The Dynamic Process for Parks, Recreation and Tourism"
May 22, 2013 - "Program Access in Parks, Recreation and Tourism"
"Successfully Accessible" Webinar Series
March 26, 2014 - "Make Your Online Marketing Accessible"
June 26, 2013 - "Training Your Staff: Dos and Don'ts"
May 22, 2013 - "Planning a Successful Visit for Wheelchair Users and Mobility Issues"
April 24, 2013 - "How to Plan a Successful Visit for the Sight Impaired"
March 27, 2013 - "How to Plan a Successful Visit for the Hearing Impaired"
January 23, 2013 - "Access on a Shoestring and Knowing What You Need"
Access and Download Presentation
Access and Download Transcript
"Making Your Theatre More Welcoming to People with Disabilities"
Wheelock Family Theatre, December 6 2012
How do we understand the culture of expectations regarding patronage at a performance venue when making our venues accessible to all members of our society? If inclusion is the goal, why are some groups opting for a separate event?
A candid conversation about making our performance venues more welcoming to people with disabilities. Geared toward administrators, producers, managers, operations staff, guest services personnel, front of house staff. Institutional policies and procedures; ADA regulations; venue vs. producer responsibilities; and the goals of universal access are reviewed.
Workshop Handouts:
Ten Commandments of Box Office Etiquette
Facts To Know About Interpreters
General Usher Guidelines
Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Serving Patrons with Learning Differences
Front of House Tips for Patrons who are Blind or with Low Vision
2010 ADA Regulations and the Arts: Focus on Ticketing
Updated ADA Regulations and Ticketing Webinar
"Websites, Multimedia and Social Media - Accessible to All"
WGBH Studios, October 4 2012
More than ever, cultural institutions are relying on their web sites, online and social media and multimedia tour guides to welcome their visitors. Your digital assets and outreach can be fully inclusive to all, including people with disabilities. Presenters: Geoff Freed, Director of Technology Projects and Web Media Standards, Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM); Brian Charlson, Director of Computer Training Services, The Carroll Center for the Blind.
If you are interested in a copy of Geoff Freed's PowerPoint presentation, send a note to NCAM@wgbh.org.
"ADA Compliance . . . and Beyond"
Massachusetts State House, May 11 2012
What's the latest update on ADA regulations which affect cultural institutions; how can you go beyond basic ADA compliance to become more welcoming and inclusive to all visitors? Presenters: Carl Richardson (Mass. State House); Kathy Gips (N.E. ADA Center at IHCD).
"Train the Trainers"
Museum of Fine Arts, March 16 2012
An in-depth session on welcoming visitors with disabilities, for people in cultural institutions managing and supervising frontline staff. Speakers include Charles Baldwin (Wheelock Family Theater), Hannah Goodwin (MFA), Bonnie Kaplan (VSA), Nora Nagle and Maria Cabrera (Museum of Science).
Website by Jon Ezrin
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line85
|
__label__wiki
| 0.921729
| 0.921729
|
SMITH WAREHOUSE, AHMADIEH FAMILY LECTURE HALL, BAY 4, C105 X 08/25/2019 X
Duke Brazil Initiative Open House and Reception
Sponsor(s): Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) and Duke Brazil Initiative
Smith Warehouse, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall, Bay 4, C105
Accompanying Migrants and Searching for the Disappeared
Sponsor(s): Social Movements Lab, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), International Comparative Studies (ICS), Kenan Institute for Ethics, and Mi Gente
Rubén Figueroa
A Conversation with Sir David Adjaye OBE and Zena Howard
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) and From Slavery to Freedom Lab
Why Does The Claim of Reason Matter? A Symposium in Memory of Stanley Cavell (1926-2018)
Sponsor(s): Center for Philosophy, Arts and Literature
Avner Baz, Sarah Beckwtih, Robert Chodat, Juliet Floyd, Espen Hammer, Sandra Lautier, Toril Moi
Making Writing Groups Work for You
Sponsor(s): Publishing Humanities Initiative, Faculty Write, and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
With Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, Director, Faculty Write Program, and Nicole Barnes, History Department
Thinking and Modern Tyranny: Reflections on the 'Sonderkommando photographs.'
Sponsor(s): Center for Jewish Studies and German
Amir Eshel
Amit Chaudhuri: "The Strangeness of the 'World' and How We Encounter It"'
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Duke Arts, and English
Amit Chaudhuri
Literary Activism, or Creativity at the Fringes
Sponsor(s): Publishing Humanities Initiative, Duke Arts, English, and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
The Millennial Discord: Generational Tensions in Early Modern Italy
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Music, and Romance Studies
Roseen Giles
Reading and Book Signing with Author Monique Truong
Sponsor(s): Asian American Studies Program (AASP), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), Duke Arts, English, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Program in Arts of the Moving Image (AMI)
Rights! Camera! Action! Screening of "Soul City" & "Change Comes Knocking: The Story of the North Carolina Fund"
Sponsor(s): Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI) and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
From Jamestown to Jamestown: Bridging the Knowledge Gap between Africans & African-Americans
Sponsor(s): Africa Initiative
Hon. Kojo Yankah
Psyche-Analysis: The Politics of Excess and the Souls of Black Film
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), English, and Literature
Franklin Cason
Yong Soon Min, Visual Artist
Yong Soon Min
The Sovereignty of an Audacious Raconteur in Colonial India
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Cultural Anthropology, English, History, India Initiative, Literature, and Religious Studies
Leela Prasad
Two Flags: Documentary Screening & Q&A by Director Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Sponsor(s): International Comparative Studies (ICS), Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), India Initiative, and Religious Studies
Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Dangerous Work: A Study of Reprisals against Environmental Defenders in the former Soviet Union and the United States
Sponsor(s): Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), Duke University Center for International and Global Studies, and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Getting Useful Feedback on Your Writing
How to Write a Best Seller (or a Successful Trade Book): A Conversation with Tom Mayer from W.W. Norton
Sponsor(s): Publishing Humanities Initiative, Forum for Scholars and Publics, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Kenan Institute for Ethics
Tom Mayer, Senior Editor & Vice President, W. W. Norton
Sculpture Against the State: Anarchism, Censorship and Jacob Epstein's Tomb of Oscar Wilde
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, and Romance Studies
Mark Antliff
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting: "The Other Americans"
Sponsor(s): From Slavery to Freedom Lab and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Concentration Camps: Then and Now
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI), and Forum for Scholars and Publics
Andrea Pitzer, Jonathan Katz, and Roxana Bendezú, moderated by Brian Goldstone
Resisting the Universal: Black Dance, Aesthetics, and the Afterlives of Slavery
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), African and African American Studies (AAAS), Dance Program, From Slavery to Freedom Lab, and Theater Studies
Thomas F. DeFrantz
Cultures of Reading in the Ancient Mediterranean
Sponsor(s): Publishing Humanities Initiative, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for Jewish Studies, Classical Studies, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Religious Studies
Simone Oppen, Dartmouth College; Daniel Picus, Carleton College; Travis Proctor, Wittenberg University; and Stephen Young, Appalachian State University
Listening to LatinX
Sponsor(s): Program in Latino/a Studies in the Global South, Arts & Sciences (A&S), Center for Documentary Studies (CDS), Cultural Anthropology, Dean of Humanities, Forum for Scholars and Publics, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, International Comparative Studies (ICS), Kenan Institute for Ethics, Literature, Music, and Romance Studies
Maria Hinojosa
Traces of Travelling Musicians
Sponsor(s): Romance Studies, Center for French and Francophone Studies, Forum for Scholars and Publics, Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), and Music
Corinne Schneider
The New Great Game: Anti-Japanism in the Era of China's Rise
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), and Games and Culture Lab
Leo Ching
Challenging Borders Conference
Sponsor(s): Africa Initiative and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Faculty Bookwatch | The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles by Charles Piot
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Africa Initiative, African and African American Studies (AAAS), Cultural Anthropology, Duke University Press, and Libraries
Ranjana Khanna (moderator), Ian Baucom, Tsitsi Jaji, Hans Lucht, Achille Mbembe, Aïssatou Mbodj, Henrik Vigh and Charles Piot
Rights! Camera! Action! Screening of "The Unafraid"
On the Border Series: Student and Community Activism
Sponsor(s): Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI)
Inequality, Intersectionality, and Embodied Brains
Sponsor(s): BrainCultures Lab, Humanities Unbounded, and Literature
Victoria Pitts-Taylor
Arabic & Hebrew Night
Sponsor(s): Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)
"Black Images, Black Histories" Conference
Sponsor(s): From Slavery to Freedom Lab, African and African American Studies (AAAS), Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Center for Arts, Digital Culture and Entrepreneurship, Duke Arts, Duke Council on Race and Ethnicity (DCORE), and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
[Cancelled] Rethinking class in an era of intersectionality
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) and Social Movements Lab
Michael Hardt & Sandro Mezzadra
Rights! Camera! Action! Presents "Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz"
AMES Presents: Race Media Empire Speaker Series- Constructing the Inner Frontier: Redeemable Difference and the Art of Intimate Self-Management in the 1930s Okinawa
Sponsor(s): Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), Asian Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), and Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI)
Wendy Matsumura
On the Question of Violence: Slavery, Sexual Subjection, and Legal Paradigms of Thought
Sponsor(s): Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), African and African American Studies (AAAS), From Slavery to Freedom Lab, and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Patrice Douglass
Theater Studies Lecture. Whose Line is it Anyway: Jennifer Kidwell
Sponsor(s): Theater Studies
Tina Post
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line86
|
__label__wiki
| 0.78377
| 0.78377
|
Today's horoscope says:
Your priorities should be easy to establish today -- you're thinking clearly, and you're feeling motivated.
You are ready to roll up your sleeves and get things going; vivid concepts about birth, growth and nurturing are at the front of your mind.
You know that something new and wonderful can get started today, and you have no interest in wasting any more time thinking about it.
You're ready to move, so that should be the thing you focus most on today.
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Muntinlupa, Rizal, Philippines
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Gengenbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland
and in cities across the United States such as Londonderry, Brunswick, Livonia, Brockway and more.
Today is Tuesday, April 26, the 117th day of 2011.
There are 238 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:
Hug An Australian Day
Richter Scale Day
Audubon Day.
Posted by nacktman at 11:41 PM No comments:
What does your name look like?
Found a site that digitizes your name and 'draws' it for you.
This is ours ...
See what your name looks like here.
When the Age of America will end
The date when the U.S. economy will fall to No. 2 is closer than you think, an influential group says.
The new No. 1
China's roaring economy
Europe's crisis worsens
Who's hurt most by Fed
Where people love to work
Where employees love their jobs
Free lunches and "weirdness" are part of the culture at one quirky online retailer.
Two other cool employers
Happy cities to work in
Great, top-paying firms
Misery index is back
Money mistakes of savers
Six money mistakes that savers make
If you're spending tons of time and gas mileage hunting down coupon deals, think again.
Dollar-store trap
Worst dollar-store buys
An extreme couponer talks
Super-savers' secrets
Decoding your money dreams
What your money dreams really mean
Fantasies about your finances send important messages, say dream experts.
Windfalls and wheelbarrows
Money personalities
Ways to save $50 a day
Scents and your dreams
How bad credit costs you
The hidden costs of a bad credit score
You could pay tens of thousands more in mortgage interest than someone with good credit.
A 36 percent credit card
Are you in financial denial?
File an amended return
The latest credit-card trap
Cut the costs of owning a car
Four ways to cut the cost of owning a car
With tire prices up 16 percent, follow these tips to avoid buying a new set soon.
How to save at the pump
Driving habits changing
Carmakers' new Japan
Chemistry Set with No Chemicals
You have to wonder about the culture that creates a market for a toy like this. If you are afraid of your children using chemicals, why would you be interested in a chemistry set at all?
Essential Wi-Fi security tips
Simple yet essential Wi-Fi security tips
A law enforcement raid in Buffalo, N.Y., shows the importance of securing your network.
Beware 'free public Wi-Fi', too
Risks of cyberattack
Android phone malware
Hackers' radiation sensors
Russian corruption
Crooked officials steal multi-billion-dollar company, $230M tax refund, then murder campaigning lawyer
Foreign Policy's got a chilling tell-all account of the crooked Russian tax-cops who engineered a law-office raid that ended with their criminal pals forging documents transferring a company to them, stealing a $230 million tax rebate, and murdering a partner at the firm who complained about it.
The piece is written by Jamison Firestone, who founded the Moscow law firm Firestone Duncan. Firestone Duncan represented an investment firm called Hermitage Fund. In 2007, Russian Interior Ministry officers conducted a warrantless raid on the firm and stole Hermitage's corporate seals and internal documents, severely beating a lawyer who objected and landing him in hospital. The cops turned the seals and docs over to a criminal gang, who used them to forge documents that transferred title in Hermitage to them. They also forged $1 billion in fake liabilities, entitling them to a $230M tax rebate, which then also stole.
When Firestone's partner Sergei Magnitsky refused to back off and insisted on complaining to all levels of Russian officialdom, he was arrested by members of conspiracy, tortured and murdered in jail.
The more Sergei insisted on his testimony in sworn statements and in court, the more pressure Silchenko applied to him. He was put in a cell with eight inmates and only four beds so the detainees had to sleep in shifts. In December 2008, he was put in a cell with no heat and no windowpanes -- he nearly froze to death. Later, he was moved to another cell with no toilet, just a hole in the floor where the sewage overflowed. After six months of this treatment, Sergei -- who went into detention a healthy 36-year-old man -- had lost 40 pounds. He developed pancreatitis and gallstones and needed medical attention. In July 2009, Sergei was moved to Butyrka, a maximum-security facility that had no medical facilities. At Butyrka, Silchenko repeatedly denied medical care to Sergei, hoping that it would break him. Sergei remained defiant and continued to write complaints about his innocence and the pressure applied to him. But nearly one year after his arrest, on the night of Nov. 16, 2009, he became gravely ill. He was transferred to the intensive-care wing of Matrosskaya Tishina detention center, but instead of receiving medical attention, he was put in a straitjacket, chained to a bed, and left by himself in an isolation cell for one hour and 18 minutes while doctors waited right outside the door until they were certain he was dead.
Russia's Crime of the Century
Russian repugicans to be sure.
Bolshoi Theater to reopen after reconstruction
After years of reconstruction and accusations of embezzlement and fraud, Russia's iconic Bolshoi Theater is preparing to reopen looking just as it did during its czarist era, a subcontractor said Monday.
Selective Color Photos
Selective color is a post-processing technique where most of a photo is change over to black and white, but some parts are left in color. This is usually achieved by using layers and masks in photo editing software. Here are some selective color photos.
'Corpse flower' at Hawaii zoo emits rotten smell
Hundreds of people turned out at a Hawaii zoo on Easter Sunday to get a whiff of a flower that smells like rotting flesh.
New variety of chilli to hit world record
Beware, Naga Viper. Your reign as the world's hottest chilli pepper may be coming to a close.
Culinary DeLites
Springtime suppers to make this week
As the weather warms, a simple asparagus and mushroom frittata tastes just right.
More mouth-watering meals
Cook with asparagus
Use up leftover eggs
Mother's Day brunches
4 bad cooking habits you should break
The truth about how infertility affects women
The best sports bras for all sizes
4 free or nearly-free workouts
When weight loss is a bad thing
Monsanto To Do USDA’s Job
I tell you ... What could possibly go wrong?
Monsanto Will Soon Be Allowed To Police Itself.
Monsanto, enemy of organic farmers and anti-GMO advocates alike, will likely be allowed to conduct its own environmental studies as part of a two-year USDA experiment. But there is no good that can possibly come of an experiment where the company behind nearly every genetically modified crop in our daily diets is allowed to decide whether its products are causing any environmental harm. And Monsanto isn't the only biotech company that will be permitted to police itself.
As it stands, the USDA is responsible for assessing environmental impacts of new GMO crops. The agency has been lax about this, to say the least.
Because the USDA is so bad at doing its job on time, the agency decided to see if anyone else was prepared to do its EIS work instead. And so it looks like the USDA will at least temporarily hand over environmental impact responsibilities to the biotech companies behind GMO crops. The pilot program will allow these companies to conduct their own environmental assessments of crops or outsource the work to contractors.
Their PR department is also busy: Monsanto Pledges Support to St. Louis Area as Damage Estimates and Clean-Up Efforts Get Underway.
As the St. Louis community works to assess damages and initialize clean-up efforts following the devastating storms that hit the area on Friday evening, Monsanto Company pledges $100,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in early relief efforts.
That's certainly a nice gesture. In 2010 Monsanto's gross profit was $5.08 billion. To put their contribution into perspective, it's like a person who earns $40,000 per year giving 79-cents to the Red Cross.
What happened to Biosphere 2?
Terminated $30 mil experiment's new life
Twenty years ago, Biosphere 2 was launched to test how long humans could live in space.
More about Biosphere 2
Vesta: Asteroid or planet?
Alien bacteria surprise
What a 'red sky' foretells
Age-old ways to predict the weather
The bible and Shakespeare's works both detail what you can expect after a red sky.
Significance of low-flying birds
Red sky in Bible verse
How to predict weather
The forecast in your area
Arkansas disappears ...
OK, so, only part of it does anyway ...
'The town's gone': Deadly storms rip Ark.
Tornadoes and floods carve a vicious path through the state as more bad news looms.
Dozens unaccounted for
Levees threaten to burst
See tornado slam airport
Check your local forecast
Deadly twister ravages Arkansas town
A brutal storm in the rural community of Vilonia kills four people, flattens homes and tosses cars into the air.
Rising death toll
Storms slam Missouri
Drought could continue in southern US
The extreme drought that has gripped parts of nine states - most of them across the southern U.S. - is expected to drag on for several months or intensify, posing a risk for more wildfires, agriculture problems and water restrictions, national weather experts said Monday.
Silly stock photos
The most nonsensical stock photos ever
The bland images are usually good at making a simple point, unlike these baffling shots.
Our 10 favorites
Elvis, Ali photo exhibit
Urban mural program
Austrian treasure find
Americans in prison
Offered in conjunction with an article in LA Progressive, which notes that "“More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began.”
Growing crime rates over the past 30 years don’t explain the skyrocketing numbers of black — and increasingly brown — men caught in America’s prison system, according to Alexander, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun after attending Stanford Law. “In fact, crime rates have fluctuated over the years and are now at historical lows.”
“Most of that increase is due to the War on Drugs, a war waged almost exclusively in poor communities of color,” she said, even though studies have shown that whites use and sell illegal drugs at rates equal to or above blacks...
However change is to come, a big impediment will be the massive prison-industrial system. “If we were to return prison populations to 1970 levels, before the War on Drugs began,” she said, “more than a million people working in the system would see their jobs disappear.”
Notice how the increases correspond to the times the repugicans are 'in charge' of either the presidency and the congress or just the congress ... funny about that.
Five women sue convicted former Alaska police officer over on-duty sexually assaults
Fired Pennsylvania police officer gets 30 months for insurance-fraud scheme
Tennessee sheriff's deputy arrested
Virginia police officer arrested for fraud
Michigan sheriff's sergeant charged with improper use of database
Cincinnati Police officer arrested for obstructing justice
Oregon jury awards woman $82K after wrongful arrest — she asked cop for his ID card
Apparently, state police in Michigan are using devices that allow them to slurp all sorts of data off your mobile phone
New Jersey police reportedly fired over 30 rounds to kill 8-month-old puppy — hitting homes and cars in terrified neighborhood
Another excessive force case levied against Denver police officers could cost the city $50,000
Florida cop is arrested for falsifying information
Former Chicago cop convicted of exploiting 90-year-old man
Texas jailer gets 27 months for beating inmate
Pennsylvania cop charged with lying to police
California sheriff's deputy arrested for alleged sex with girl
New Mexico jail guard arrested in abuse case
Kentucky jailer arrested for soliciting prostitution
Curiously un-named Texas sheriff's deputy arrested after allegations of asking for sexual favors
San Jose police hit with two lawsuits alleging excessive force
Florida deputy arrested, charged with armed robbery
Police beating of Las Vegas man caught on tape
South Carolina deputy arrested for gambling charges
California prison guard admits smuggling cell phones
Judge sets $10,000 bail for Florida deputy sheriff accused of armed robbery, battery
Kansas police officer in court on rape charge
Mom's arrest sparks outrage
Outrage over charges against mom
Tanya McDowell's efforts to send her son to a better school could land her in jail for 20 years.
Kids truant, parents jailed
Top community colleges
New use for IQ tests?
Cops Release Mug Shot Of 18-Year-Old Charged In Brutal McDonald's Assault
The 18-year-old is facing assault charges for allegedly beating a woman in a Maryland McDonald's .
Brown, who lives several blocks away from the Baltimore-area eatery, was arrested Friday on three assault counts in connection with the April 18 assault of Chrissy Lee Polis, 22.
Thieves drop £20,000 worth of jewelery and make off with plastic ingot worth £2.25
Bungling thieves dumped £20,000 of gold and diamonds - so they could make off with a fake gold ingot. The pair of smash and grab raiders ended up making their getaway clutching a plastic copy worth just £2.25.
The boss of the store they robbed in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, has branded them "clowns". John Galloway, manager of Broomknoll Jewelers, said: "There were staff and customers in the shop at the time. The couple were driving a Vauxhall Corsa and put a brick through the glass.
"They had grabbed a whole lot of stuff, gold and diamond rings, but then flung it back when they saw the ingot. Who in their right mind would do that?
"The police were rolling about the floor when they came. The ingot was bought from a shop display company for £2.25 - if it had been real it would probably be worth about £40,000. It was quite heavy, so maybe that fooled them."
Impressive and Illegal Pieces of Defaced Currency
You know when you were a kid and would absentmindedly doodle smiley faces on dollar bills? Well it seems now there is a whole artistic community of currency defacers out there. Maybe part of the national budget crisis arose from all the cash that has to be taken out of circulation because George Washington has been replaced with Darth Vader. However, these portraits would make Andy Warhol proud.
Daffy's Dilemma
A marathon college career
Woman completes marathon college career
Kathy Vitzthum began her quest for an undergraduate degree back in 1992.
A promise to her dying father
A first for college women
A med student shift
Bargain business schools
'Unknown child' of Titanic ID'ed
Mystery of Titanic's 'unknown child' solved
A decade-long quest finally sets the record straight on one of the tragedy's enduring enigmas.
Misleading clues
Dropped passenger dies
Shipwreck find for sale
Mummy helps solve crimes
A Native American woman in Iceland
Researchers at the University of Iceland have discovered genetic evidence that suggests at least one woman from North America may have traveled to Europe 1000 years ago.
Ten years ago, Agnar Helgason, a scientist at Iceland's deCODE Genetics, began investigating the origin of the Icelandic population. Most of the people he tested carried genetic links to either Scandinavians or people from the British Isles. But a small group of Icelanders -- roughly 350 in total -- carried a lineage known as C1, usually seen only in Asians and Native Americans. "We figured it was a recent arrival from Asia," says Helgason. "But we discovered a much deeper story than we expected."
Helgason's graduate student, Sigridur Sunna Ebenesersdottir, found that she could trace the matrilineal sequence to a date far earlier than when the first Asians began arriving in Iceland. In fact, she found that all the people who carry the C1 lineage are descendants of one of four women alive around the year 1700. In all likelihood, those four descended from a single woman. And because archeological remains in what is Canada today suggest that the Vikings were in the Americas around the year 1000 before retreating into a period of global isolation, the best explanation for that errant lineage lies with an American Indian woman: one who was taken back to Iceland some 500 years before Columbus set sail for the New World in 1492.
For now, the story of the lone American Indian woman taken on a Viking ship to Iceland remains a hypothesis. To prove it will require finding the same genetic sequence in older Amerindian remains elsewhere in the world -- family members, as it were, of that 1,000-year-old woman who ended up so far from home.
Luxury digs in a cave
Stunning high-end hotel built in a cave
A 5-star stay here includes balconies and fire pits — but watch your head.
Castles being rebuilt
Business travel health
Egypt tourism disarray
New life for medieval castles
Medieval castles getting modern makeover
Developers in Poland are outfitting some fortresses with new appliances and sleek bathroom fixtures.
Photos of a castle
Bears live in castle moat
Royal estates for sale
"England's oldest shop" up for sale
[Sallie Stevens] loves every inch of her eccentric workplace and home in Kent on one of the most absurdly picturesque village streets in the country, from the two iron columns said to have been made from Tudor cannon holding up the shop roof, to the 1.2 metre (4ft) high door to her bedroom – claimed to be a security measure for the unloved tithe men who used the room for tax collection, since the doorway was too low for a man to swing a sword...
The "oldest" claim for any premises is always a red rag to competitors but, in 1593 a tailor, John Moody, was recorded as taking on the lease and installing some of the counters still in daily use. Moody's lease was recording a change of tenancy, so the building was probably a shop far earlier.
The building is at least 140 years older, part of a medieval manor house, Burghesh Court, once owned by Anne Boleyn's father, Sir Thomas Bullen, whose main home was Hever Castle a few miles away. Since then carpenters, tailors, hatters and grocers have used the shop, and it has been a post office for more than a century.
The village, a single row of ravishing half-timbered houses ending in a rosy brick pub at the castle gates, has been used as a setting for many films, including A Room with a View, which was partly filmed in the shop, Elizabeth R and The Wind in the Willows.
Additional details at The Guardian.
The Devil's Marbles
Karlu Karlu
It has been a sacred site for thousands of years known to the Kaytetye aboriginal people of Australia as Karlu Karlu and is known as such in four local languages.
When first seen by Europeans in the nineteenth century, however, it was not long before the place had been given a new name - The Devil's Marbles. Many of the 'marbles' are poised, almost at tipping point it seems and with spectacular visible effect.
Mimetoliths
The Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire collapsed in 2003, but a photo of it and nine other rock faces are assembled at Wired Science.
Drinking from the Balsa Tree
The tree named Ochroma pyramidale is better known as the balsa tree, from which we get lightweight wood to make model airplanes. But its flowers are more valuable to many species in Panama, because they bloom at night during the dry season and fill and refill with sweet nectar.
Throughout the night and into the next morning, the trees here and on the mainland nearby will play host to an unusually large and pan-Linnaean cast of characters—mammalian, avian, amphibian, insectile. A few of the customers look familiar: A close cousin of the opossum often seen bumbling around trash cans in the United States turns out to thrive in the tropics and to love the taste of Ochroma juice. Others are gorgeously obscure: If you were to catch a rare glimpse of the olingo, a distant relative of the raccoon, as it slid silently through the branches like an oil spill with feet, you’d realize how alien our planet remains, how poorly we understand its parts.
Read more about this fascinating tree at National Geographic.
Photos here.
Why your dog may need a diet
Why your pooch probably needs a diet
As owners become increasingly sedentary, pets are also packing on the pounds.
Canine version of a Twinkie
Animal obesity epidemic
Slim down with your pet
'Senior' dog food warning
Dogs Detecting Cancer?
It's in the Breath, Experts Say
Carol Witcher says she knows it sounds crazy, but she swears that her dog, Floyd Henry, discovered the cancer in her breast in 2008.
Why doctors think dogs may sense cancer
Carol Witcher says she wouldn't be alive if her boxer hadn't started aggressively sniffing her.
What he detected
Treating prostate cancer
Cancer-fighting foods
Dog mortality study
A 6-Year-Old Who Beat Cancer Fights to Save Penguins
Photo: symonty / cc
Last September, 6-year-old Aghelos Kouvaras was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after a tumor was discovered in his abdomen. For the better part of a year as the first-grader from Long Island, New York underwent treatment to battle the disease, he kept his spirits high by reading about animals -- and one species fascinated him most of all: endangered penguins. Now, after successfully beating cancer, Aghelos is lending his fighting-spirit to save the birds that brought him hope in his darkest hours.
Article continues: 6-Year-Old Who Beat Cancer Fights to Save Penguins
Elusive Sawfish on the Razor Edge of Extinction
Photo credit: Animal Planet
Though easily identified by it's toothy nose, or rostrum, the sawfish is an elusive and poorly understood denizen of the world's tropical rivers. It's also critically endangered and under continued threat by poaching and commercial fishing bycatch.
Extreme angler, biologist, and host of Animal Planet's River Monsters, Jeremy Wade, traveled to Australia—one of the few places in the world that still has a notable population—to learn more.
Article continues: Elusive Sawfish on the Razor Edge of Extinction
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line89
|
__label__wiki
| 0.877324
| 0.877324
|
Welcome to Today's Edition of Carolina Naturally.
Dragon Kilt ...!
Nuts and Chocolate ... !
Today is - National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day
Argentina - Brazil - Canada - Mexico - Nicaragua - Puerto Rico - Sint Eustatius and Saba
United States - Venezuela - Virgin Islands
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - England - Estonia - France Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway
Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - San Marino - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia
Spain - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Wales
Bangladesh - Burma - China - Hong Kong - India - Indonesia - Malaysia - Maldives
Mauritius - Pakistan - Singapore - Sri Lanka - Thailand
Mozambique - South Africa
Australia - Philippines
Traditional date of the foundation of Rome.
43 BC
Marcus Antonius is defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy.
Mongol Emperor Babur annihilates the Indian Army of Ibrahim Lodi.
The Maryland Toleration Act is passed, allowing all people freedom of worship.
William III and Mary II are crowned joint king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.
General Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas wins independence from Mexico.
Congress establishes the U.S. Mint.
Lincoln‘s funeral train leaves Washington.
The Spanish-American War begins.
Mark Twain dies at the age of 75.
Bill Carlisle, the infamous ‘last train robber,’ robs a train in Hanna, Wyoming.
U.S. Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico. They will stay six months.
German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, “The Red Baron,” is shot down and killed.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces that several Doolittle pilots have been executed by Japanese.
Brasilia becomes the capital of Brazil.
The French army revolts in Algeria.
Pfc. Milton Lee Olive is awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for bravery during the Vietnam War.
The last South Vietnam president, Nguyen Van Thieu, resigns.
Federal authorities arrest Timothy McVeigh in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing.
How Many Friends Does Science Say You Need?
In the Facebook era, the word "friend" has certainly gained an expanded definition. But, it turns out that in real life "you can't have too many" doesn't always apply to friendships.
Always Depend on the Kindness of Strangers?
Always Depend on the Kindness of Strangers? Nope
In a crisis, you'd better have someone around who you can rely on, because strangers aren't much help, finds a recent study.
Who Are the Rothschilds?
Since the 18th century, the Rothschilds -- accused over the years of every conspiracy under the sun -- has become one of the world's richest families. How much influence do the Rothschilds have?
Ten Unexpected Duties Performed By Secret Service Agents
Until recently many people assumed the Secret Service did nothing more than guard the President and his family while wearing a stony expression and talking into their sleeve.
But then we discovered how much Secret Service agents like to get drunk and carouse with prostitutes, which led us to wonder "why do they have so much steam to blow off?"
Secret Service agents have to do pretty much anything the Prez tells them to do, like carry all of Jimmy Carter's luggage or shield Lyndon B. Johnson while he pees outside (and on the guy's leg), so that's a start.
When mistresses and wives needed to be kept separate the Secret Service goes to work, and when the shrub's underage daughters wanted to go out drinking agents are there to keep them out of jail.
Unable to relax, much less party, because you're too busy protecting the POTUS family while they get their ya-ya's out? Now that's a valid excuse for passing out in a hotel hallway in Holland or getting crazy in Cartagena!
Read 10 Unexpected Duties Performed By The Secret Service at mental_floss
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Founders Get Arrested At U.S. Capitol
The ice cream company founders were two of over 1200 people arrested in the past week at the U.S. Capitol for protesting against big money in politics.
Federal Court Tells Lawmakers To Shut Up And Deal With Trans People In Bathrooms
Pearl Jam cancels N.C. show over ‘despicable’ anti-trans law
Pearl Jam cancels N.C. show over ‘despicable’ anti-trans law: ‘We must take a stand against prejudice’
“We want America to be a place where no one can be turned away from a business because of who they love or fired from their job because of who they are,” the group said in a statement posted on its Twitter and Facebook pages.
San Francisco city attorney has an amazing response to anti-gay hate group that sued over urinals
City Attorney Dennis Herrera seems to think the litigation is, if not funny, at least ridiculous.
Families Sue Sperm Bank For Giving Them DNA Of Schizophrenic Man
"We know nobody is perfect, but we didn’t sign up to choose knowingly that our donor had schizophrenia."
The more you run, the denser your bones will be
Spanish researchers have analyzed the effect of endurance running training on the stiffness index, a variable that is directly related to bone quality. The results confirm that the greater the race distance that is trained, the better; this can be used, therefore, to...
Oldest Depiction of Ancient Egyptian Demons Found
The newly found drawings show demonic entities populated the ancient Egyptians' imaginations as far back as 4,000 years ago.
Woman with baby fought off armed robber
The owner of a restaurant in Normandy, France, was carrying a baby when an armed robber burst in, but she still managed to fight him off.
The owner of a brasserie in Champ-du-Boult, a little village in the Calvados area of Normandy, was confronted by an armed robber just as she was holding a customer’s newborn baby.
The incident occurred at around 10:30pm on Friday. As the man waved a gun in her face demanding the takings from the till, the woman passed in front of the gun-toting robber whilst holding the baby and raised her hand to his face. She then handed over the baby to the presumably petrified parents and returned to fight off the robber with the help of another customer, who was wielding a bar stool.
"You're not in a bank here, it's stupid," she shouted. "Stop pointing that gun at me," she also yelled. Two shots were fired during the melee but no one was hurt as the bullets were blank. The man retreated to his scooter and fled the scene, only to return minutes later, but this time the police were there to arrest him. “I think he understood the gravity of the situation and thought he could get away with an apology,” said the owner of the bar.
Angry construction workers battled in the street with bulldozers
Police in northern China say an argument between construction workers escalated into a demolition derby-style clash of heavy machinery that left at least two bulldozers flipped over in a street.
The incident is believed to have started on Saturday as an argument between two rival companies competing for business, according to Xu Feng, a local government spokesman in Hebei province's Xingtang county.
The demolition derby-style clash of heavy machinery saw the bulldozers ramming each other, with at least two toppling over. Nearby cars were forced to drive away quickly to escape the huge cloud of dust created by the battle.
YouTube link. LiveLeak video without the captions.
One bulldozer driver can be seen running from his flipped-over vehicle, leaving a friendly bulldozer to attempt to pull it up again. Mr Xu said he could not give details about arrests or injuries, as the matter is still being investigated.
Earth Sees 11 Record Hot Months in a Row
Last month was hottest March in modern times
March continued the streak of warmest months on record, which has now itself set a record of 11 such months in a row.
Zoo investigates after woman jumped tiger's fence to retrieve hat
Toronto Zoo in Canada is investigating after a woman jumped over a protective fence to recover a hat that fell inside a tiger's pen. The woman climbed down the fence and reaching to grab the hat, while a tiger, separated by a second fence, lunged toward her.
After recovering the hat, the woman hopped back over toward a group of onlookers. "You're a moron, you're a moron," a man can be heard shouting in a video of the incident. "You're a bad example to everyone else's kids." Another woman can then intervened to break up the argument. "She jumped into a tiger cage. Are [you] kidding me?" the man can be heard saying in response.
Toronto Zoo spokesperson Jennifer Tracey said that the zoo is seeking witnesses who can help explain what happened. "It was very irresponsible of this individual to jump over the boardwalk and [she] could have easily injured herself by exciting the animal in this way," Tracey said. "The situation could have been much worse." No zoo staff were at the tiger's pen when the incident occurred, Tracey said.
YouTube link. LiveLeak link.
The staff member assigned to the tiger's pen also watches over other animals in the Indo-Malayan area, such as snow leopards and the zoo's Indian rhino. According to Tracey, that staff member would have likely been at another pen when it happened. "It's not unusual that visitors may drop things [inside an animal's pen], but when they do, they should notify zoo staff because they have the necessary equipment to help retrieve it," she said.
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught in Japanese Fishing Net
The elusive species has only been spotted 50 to 60 times since its discovery in 1976.
Paleontologists find first fossil monkey in North America
Paleontologists find first fossil monkey in North America – but how did it get here?
Seven tiny teeth tell the story of an ancient monkey that made a 100-mile ocean crossing between North and South America into modern-day Panama – the first fossil evidence for the existence of monkeys in North America. The find provides the oldest fossil evidence for...
Ten Unexpected Duties Performed By Secret Service ...
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Founders Get Arrested At U...
Federal Court Tells Lawmakers To Shut Up And Deal ...
Pearl Jam cancels N.C. show over ‘despicable’ anti...
San Francisco city attorney has an amazing respons...
Families Sue Sperm Bank For Giving Them DNA Of Sch...
Angry construction workers battled in the street w...
Zoo investigates after woman jumped tiger's fence ...
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught in Japanese Fishing Ne...
Paleontologists find first fossil monkey in North ...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line90
|
__label__cc
| 0.611001
| 0.388999
|
What Ever Happened To Common Core
You remember Common Core. First it was going to save the educational universe (and help lift a couple of political careers). Then it was going to turn all our children into gay communists. Then, most everyone stopped using the words. These days, it's considered more appropriate to talk about "college and career ready." Meanwhile, while many states still have the Common Core Standards in place, many other states have made a show of throwing them out, then re-installing them under some new name.
But most of the heat and light surrounding the Core erupted on the policy level. A decade after they slid into view, what effects have the Core had on actual classroom teachers?
To begin with, the entire set of standards never really gained traction. The standards that really mattered were the ones that appeared on the Big Standardized Test. Whether it was the PARCC or the SBA or a special state-specific test, the end-of-year testfest dictated which standards really matter. For instance, the Core includes some standards about speaking and listening, but nobody in an actual classroom worries about those, because they are not on the high stakes BS Test.
Whether they were called anchor standards or key standards or special focus or else standards, some standards turned out to be far more important than others. In this way, the standards were re-written almost immediately.
The Core also had the effect of what Thomas Newkirk calls the "mystification" of education-- "taking a practice that was once viewed as within the normal competence of a teacher and making it seem so technical and advanced that a new commercial product (or form of consultation) is necessary." The Common Core turned teaching into a task that couldn't be entrusted to mere teachers (or parents).
The Core also narrowed instruction. There's been a great deal of discussion about how courses other than reading and math were squeezed out, with some schools even eliminating recess so that more time could be spent on the test-weighted subjects. But the Core narrowed instruction in other, less obvious ways, as well.
The Common Core Standards can be understood as data tags, a way to label tasks and achievements of students. But consider a set of data tags such as the mood tags on Facebook. Back in the old days, we made do with a simple like, but now Facebook users can also express amusement, love, or anger. But to keep such a system (and the data it generates) manageable, a certain narrowness of categories is necessary. So I can show Facebook that the video about pandas makes me laugh, but I can't tell them that it also elicits a wistful sadness from remembering my old dog, or that it also makes me a little angry to consider the conditions under which the pandas are kept. Emotions are complicated, but Facebook's tag system isn't, and so lots of information is thrown out.
The same is true of the Core. Writing is complicated, but the Core writing standards are not. Reading literature and non-fiction is complicated, but the Core simplifies the matter by being unconcerned about content. With the exception of a side note and a reference to certain American historical texts, the Core's reading standards could be taught by using the morning newspaper. If your expectation is that a "good" reading program would include certain classic texts, well, the Common Core doesn't really share your concern.
Now, at this very second, someone is hitting their keyboard to say that their school's standards-based reading program absolutely contains classic content. This highlights one other feature of the Common Core-- after all these years, individual districts, schools and teachers have rewritten it like crazy. Teachers, working in the laboratories of their classrooms, have kept what worked, thrown out what didn't, and have put back things that were missing. Many teachers have discovered an empowering truth about the Common Core-- one may teach anything in their classroom and claim that it is standards-based. There is nobody in a position of authority to contradict them.
Some observers of the education biz may have one other question about the Core-- won't the pushback on the BS Tests and the rise of personalized learning wipe the Core standards off the board?
The answer is no. If the Core can be understood as data tags, then carrying them over into a computer-based algorithm-driven system like the current model of personalized learning will be simplicity. In fact, it will make setting up an algorithm-driven software-centered program even easier, because it is a ready-made cataloging system already available and, in most cases, already in place.
So the Common Core Standards may have changed their name and be re-written in a dozen different ways, but they are still alive and bubbling beneath the surface of public education. Nothing the federal government has done or talked about doing has changed that in the slightest, and the new wave of education reform ideas will actually reinforce the Core. We may not be talking about them anymore, but in one form or another, we are still living with the Common Core Standards every day.
Originally published at Forbes. You can check me out over there these days.
Posted by Peter Greene at Sunday, July 22, 2018
Improving Common Core is good. Why not share the needed improvements? Why do we need unique ways to reword "learn the times tables" for each state?
Virginia:"demonstrate fluency with multiplication facts through 12 x 12, and the corresponding
division facts;"
Texas:"recall facts to multiply up to 10 by 10 with automaticity and recall the corresponding
Nebraska:"Fluently (i.e. automatic recall based on understanding) multiply and divide within 100."
Textbooks must get a headache figuring how to do similar tasks in different states. No wonder U.S. ed is complex!!
7 Requirements To Launch Personalized Learning Pro...
Dammit, Arne: Duncan Has Learned Nothing
ICYMI: Almost August Already Edition (7/29)
Calvin, Hobbes, and the Limts of Time
Castro Calls On DeVos To Support Public Schools
The Parenting Gap
Public School Registration
OK: More Money For Charters
Another Merit Pay Failure
ICYMI: Back from Vacation Edition (7/22)
Oh, Privatization Isn't All That Hard
Fixing Education Journalism
How To Build a Teacher
Where Are The Robot Teachers?
Why Protest Betsy
Something For You To Watch
Too Personalized
What Kind of Teachers Applaud Janus?
Personalizing the Pitch
ICYMI: Getting Read for Travel Edition (7/8)
Jack Weil Is a Dope
Play Is Not For Children
Gates and Opportunity Costs
That Damned Question
Happy Birthday, Uncle Frank
Ed Tech's Obituary
That Lever
Your Digital Identity
ICYM: Welcome July Edition (7/1)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line92
|
__label__cc
| 0.52342
| 0.47658
|
European Citizen Award for the protector of natural and cultural values of Transylvania
23.09.2016 | European Parliament , European Union
This year, two persons were given the European Citizens Award in Romania, Professor Dr. Iordan Gheorghe Bărbulescu and Dr. Barbara Helen Knowles, a British research biologist, protector of natural and cultural values of Transylvania, and in particular the region of Szeklerland. The awards were handed over on the 23rd of September at the European Parliament’s Information Office in Bucharest.
RMDSZ EPP MEP Csaba Sógor initiated the nomination of Barbara Knowles and was supported by his colleagues Winkler Gyula and UK MEP Catherine Bearder. The award was given post mortem, due to the unfortunate death of Barbara Knowles in April. Rodics Gergely executive director of the The Pogany Havas Association was given the award on her behalf, whom she worked together with for several years.
Research biologist Barbara Knowles worked at the Cambridge University and wrote for several renowned scientific journals. „Barbara understood the importance of harmony between living traditions, cultural and natural values, rural farmers and nature. She was convinced that Western Europeans have much to learn from Eastern Europeans, because they have almost forgotten about agriculture and natural lifestyle. Barbara believed that with common European cooperation we can create Union level legislation meant to protect the specific needs of our communities” – said MEP Sógor Csaba at the award ceremony.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line94
|
__label__cc
| 0.638907
| 0.361093
|
Fang Bian
BSc (Top-Notch Class of Chemistry) Sichuan University
Fang’s research aims to investigate environment-derived records to assess the climatic and environmental controls on speleothem archives. He focused on the trace element and isotope fluctuations to understand local effects such as wildfires on the growth of stalagmites to reconstruct past environmental changes.
Juan Carlos Castilla
BSc(Hons) Water Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
MEngSc(Ext) Water Resources UNSW
Juan's research is developing new modeling frameworks capable of characterizing the multiple sources of uncertainty that often obscure our understanding of hydrogeological systems. He focuses on the incorporation of societal decisions to groundwater modeling using agent-based models and stochastic simulation approaches. His research has important groundwater management implications and pursues a more rigorous quantification of the reliability of hydrogeological predictions.
Links to relevant web resources
Katie Coleborn
Katie is currently investigating the effect of wildfire on karst processes and the potential for using speleothems as records of past wildfire events. Her research interests include paleoclimate reconstructions from stalagmites, stalagmite geochemistry and the interaction between wildfire and soil. Having completed a two year research associate position at UNSW, her PhD has evolved from examining the short term effects of wildfire on caves around NSW to a more paleoclimate focussed approach with field sites in WA.
BSc Hons First Class (Geology), University of the Witwatersrand
Scott’s PhD research is focused on hydraulic connectivity through low permeability clayey sediments (aquitards). New techniques for hydraulic, hydrochemical, and geological evaluation are being developed for alluvial aquitard-aquifer systems. Understanding how aquitards influence groundwater flow processes is important for estimating leakage or recharge volumes to underlying aquifers. The field site is situated in an important inland basin where groundwater is extracted for irrigation of crops, town water supply and by coal mining.
Katarina David
B.Sc. Hons (Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology), University of Zagreb
M.Sc. (Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management), University of Technology Sydney
Katarina’s PhD research is developing innovative multidisciplinary approaches to evaluate groundwater flow through rock strata overlying underground mining in dynamic stress conditions. There is currently a gap in the understanding of groundwater behaviour in dynamic stress environments and the role of low permeability rock strata as a barrier to vertical flow towards underground mining operations. This multidisciplinary research (hydrogeology, geomechanics, hydrogeochemistry) focuses on quantifying vertical and horizontal components of groundwater seepage at the interface of high and low permeability rock strata within the constrained zone overlying a longwall coal mine.
Mark Hocking
BSc. (Geology & Environmental Science) Latrobe, MSc. (Geology) Latrobe, Grad Dip. (Gw Eng.) UTS
Mark is investigating the potential impacts of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) production on groundwater levels in the upper Condamine alluvium and the eastern portion of the Great Artesian Basin. Research interests include; methods of hydrogeological conceptualisation, recharge estimation, groundwater simulation, paleoclimate impacts, groundwater response time.
Charlotte Iverach
BAdvScience (Hons, Geochemistry), UNSW
Charlotte's PhD research aims to establish a unique method for assessing hydraulic connectivity in aquifers adjacent to developing CSG production sites using a combination of classical geochemical techniques and novel methane isotope tracing techniques. Atmospheric methane isotopes are also being studied to identify sources of methane across the Australian landscape for future greenhouse gas accounting.
Liza McDonough
B.Env.Sc. Hons First Class, UNSW
Liza’s PhD work is focused on determining the rate and extent of both the biological and the physiochemical processes determining groundwater organic matter concentration. This research will assist in determining the environmental conditions where groundwater organic matter is a source or a sink. The terrestrial surface water carbon cycle is a significant carbon sink, but the cycling of organic carbon in groundwater is unquantified. By quantifying the processes which determine where and when groundwater is a carbon source or sink, this research will help guide policy which will enable the management of the groundwater resource as part of the carbon economy.
Phetdala Oudone (La)
TAFE (Environmental Management) at Swinburne University, Australia; MSc at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Phetdala’s PhD research ultimately aims to determine the environmental conditions and the processes controlling groundwater organic matter and the condition where it is a carbon source or sink. He is specifically looking at the rate and the extent of both the biological and the physiochemical processes determining groundwater organic matter concentration. He is highly expecting that his claim will have contributions on groundwater resource management policy as part of the carbon economy as well as groundwater resource protection policy.
Carol V. Tadros
BSc (Hons) Chemistry (University of Sydney)
Carol’s PhD research is currently focussed on understanding the atmosphere-soil-karst system at Yarrangobilly Caves using stable isotopes and trace elements for the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of speleothems.
Nur Syahiza Zainuddin
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (Malaysia), MEng (Hons) Environmental Engineering (Malaysia)
Iza's PhD research aims to develop an understanding of arsenic behaviour in hyporheic and riparian zones of connected surface water groundwater systems. Her research is developed in a framework honouring both the hydrogeology and the geochemistry. Geochemical processes involving organic matter reactivity and quality are studied to reveal its role in mobilising and transporting arsenic in connected groundwater-surface water systems.
Page last updated: Saturday 14 October 2017
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line97
|
__label__wiki
| 0.824436
| 0.824436
|
Home GI Press Collection p. 9
Peace & freedom news (Madison, Wisconsin)
Peace and Freedom News FACTSHEET No.1:
and the bombing off CIVILIANS
Napalm: the product
"Mr. Wakefield (Eastern manager of Dow Chemical public relations) said that Dow, 'under
two small contracts to the Air Force,' was supplying $3.5-million worth of napalm, or
about 25 million pounds... Napalm, which is manufactured in the company's paint in
Torrence, Calif...has been used to bomb Vietnamese villages during the war. It is made
of 50 per cent polystyrene, 25 per cent gasoline and 25 percent benzine. Several other
companies also manufacture it. The jelly-like substance sticks to Whatever it touches
and burns with such heat that all oxygen in the immediate area is quickly exhausted."
— -The New York TIMES, 29 May I966
Napalm: its civilian victims
"One estimate was as high as 500 were killed by the strikes. The American contention is
that they were Viet Cong soldiers. But three out of four patients seeking treatment in
a Vietnamese hospital afterward for burns from napalm or .jellied gasoline were village
women." —-The New York TIMES, 6 June I965
(Jack Langguth reporting)
"At least 18U civilians died during Duchai's two months of agony. Some reasonable estimates run as high as 6OO... Duchai's solid brick and stucco houses, the product of generations of hard-earned savings by its fisherman, were reduced to rubble or blasted into
skeletons. Five-inch naval shells tore gaping holes in walls, and bombs of 750 to 1,000
pounds plunged through roofs." Other villages were "destroyed as thoroughly as the five
in Duchai:" "Each month 600 to 1,000 civilians wounded by bombs, shells, bullets and
napalm are brought to the provincial hospital in Quangngai town. Officials say that about
thirty per cent of these cases require major surgery. A recent visitor to the hospital
found several children lying on their cots, their bodies horribly burned by napalm.
—The New York TIMES, 30 Nov. I965
(Neil Sheehan reporting)
"It seems that the beginning of the American build-up in the summer of I965 led to particularly heavy losses among the civilian population.... In June,- near Quang-Ngai in
Central Vietnam, many villages were systematically wiped out from the air and by gunfire,
and very many villagers were killed.... In the autumn on the plain near Pleiku, villages
which were officially 'evacuated' were bombed; in fact, some Montagnards were still
living in them. In the contested area around Dukko and Le Than all the villages were completely destroyed by napalm, bombs and artillery."
"A French doctor in Saigon told me:
'Many of the wounded die on the way to the hospital.... There are many, including
children, who have been badly burned by napalm and phosphorous. Whole families are
wiped out. The other day a pregnant woman with a shattered arm was the sole survivor
of an entire family. —-Robert Guillain, in LE MONDE, 25 May 1966
(italics added). Prepared by the Independent Committee on Vietnam of Columbia University
The Notional Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam
420 W. Washington Avenue
P&F NEWS
Title Peace & freedom news (Madison, Wisconsin)
Editor Allen, Duane; Tabb, Bill; Kruenen, Steve; Rago, Laurie; Levenson, Joan; Klare, Mike
Place of publication Madison, Wisconsin
Publisher The National Co-ordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Owner The International Institute of Social History Library Collections; Wisconsin Historical Society
Owner Wisconsin Historical Society; The International Institute of Social History Library Collections
Full text Peace and Freedom News FACTSHEET No.1: NAPALM and the bombing off CIVILIANS Napalm: the product "Mr. Wakefield (Eastern manager of Dow Chemical public relations) said that Dow, 'under two small contracts to the Air Force,' was supplying $3.5-million worth of napalm, or about 25 million pounds... Napalm, which is manufactured in the company's paint in Torrence, Calif...has been used to bomb Vietnamese villages during the war. It is made of 50 per cent polystyrene, 25 per cent gasoline and 25 percent benzine. Several other companies also manufacture it. The jelly-like substance sticks to Whatever it touches and burns with such heat that all oxygen in the immediate area is quickly exhausted." — -The New York TIMES, 29 May I966 Napalm: its civilian victims "One estimate was as high as 500 were killed by the strikes. The American contention is that they were Viet Cong soldiers. But three out of four patients seeking treatment in a Vietnamese hospital afterward for burns from napalm or .jellied gasoline were village women." —-The New York TIMES, 6 June I965 (Jack Langguth reporting) "At least 18U civilians died during Duchai's two months of agony. Some reasonable estimates run as high as 6OO... Duchai's solid brick and stucco houses, the product of generations of hard-earned savings by its fisherman, were reduced to rubble or blasted into skeletons. Five-inch naval shells tore gaping holes in walls, and bombs of 750 to 1,000 pounds plunged through roofs." Other villages were "destroyed as thoroughly as the five in Duchai:" "Each month 600 to 1,000 civilians wounded by bombs, shells, bullets and napalm are brought to the provincial hospital in Quangngai town. Officials say that about thirty per cent of these cases require major surgery. A recent visitor to the hospital found several children lying on their cots, their bodies horribly burned by napalm. —The New York TIMES, 30 Nov. I965 (Neil Sheehan reporting) "It seems that the beginning of the American build-up in the summer of I965 led to particularly heavy losses among the civilian population.... In June,- near Quang-Ngai in Central Vietnam, many villages were systematically wiped out from the air and by gunfire, and very many villagers were killed.... In the autumn on the plain near Pleiku, villages which were officially 'evacuated' were bombed; in fact, some Montagnards were still living in them. In the contested area around Dukko and Le Than all the villages were completely destroyed by napalm, bombs and artillery." "A French doctor in Saigon told me: 'Many of the wounded die on the way to the hospital.... There are many, including children, who have been badly burned by napalm and phosphorous. Whole families are wiped out. The other day a pregnant woman with a shattered arm was the sole survivor of an entire family. —-Robert Guillain, in LE MONDE, 25 May 1966 (italics added). Prepared by the Independent Committee on Vietnam of Columbia University The Notional Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam 420 W. Washington Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53703 P&F NEWS
#2 (August 30, 1965)
- A call for nationwide protests...
#3 (September 6, 1965)
#4 (September 13, 1965)
#6 (Monday, October 1, 1965)
#7 (Monday, October 11, 1965)
- p. 7+
#9 (Tuesday, November 2, 1965)
#10 (Friday, November 12, 1965)
#12 (December 13, 1965)
#14 (January 21, 1966)
- p. 3a
#16 (February 12, 1966)
- Will this happen again?
- International Days of ProtestAgainst the War in Vietnam
- Veterans for Peace in Vietnam
#18 (March 7, 1966)
#19 (March 14, 1966)
- p. 11a
- p. b
#22 (April 12, 1966)
23 (April 25, 1966)
#24 (May 1, 1966)
- Sample draft of the SDS examination
- Open letter to President Johnson
- The issue is China
Legal issues of U.S. position in Vietnam : speech of Hon. Wayne Morse
#26 (May 16, 1966)
27 (May 19, 1966)
#28 (June 30, 1966)
No. 29 (July 15, 1966)
No. 31 (Aug. 12, 1966)
No. 32 (Sept. 6, 1966)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line99
|
__label__cc
| 0.619394
| 0.380606
|
Physics And Astronomy (102)
Materials Research (100)
Books for Teachers (15)
Earth and Environmental Sciences (13)
Area Studies (12)
Microscopy and Microanalysis (11)
Psychological Medicine (11)
Revista de Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History (10)
Experimental Agriculture (7)
The British Journal of Psychiatry (6)
BJPsych Open (5)
Quaternary Research (5)
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (4)
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences (4)
Development and Psychopathology (3)
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (3)
Powder Diffraction (3)
The Journal of Economic History (3)
Twin Research and Human Genetics (3)
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (2)
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (2)
Brazilian Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis (SBMM) (11)
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (11)
International Soc for Twin Studies (5)
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) (4)
Croationian Association Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapy (3)
Economic History Association EHA JEH (3)
American Academy of Cerebral and Developmental Medicine (2)
Ecclesiastical History Society (2)
European Association for Banking and Financial History e.V. (2)
Mineralogical Society (2)
The Academia Europaea (1)
Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology (3)
Cambridge Companions to Management (1)
Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series (1)
Darwin College Lectures (1)
Systematics Association Special Volume Series (1)
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Europe (1)
Cambridge Handbooks (3)
Cambridge Handbooks of Psychology (3)
Heterogeneity in helminth infections: factors influencing aggregation in a simple host–parasite system
Richard C. Tinsley, Hanna Rose Vineer, Rebecca Grainger-Wood, Eric R. Morgan
Journal: Parasitology , First View
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 September 2019, pp. 1-13
The almost universally-occurring aggregated distributions of helminth burdens in host populations have major significance for parasite population ecology and evolutionary biology, but the mechanisms generating heterogeneity remain poorly understood. For the direct life cycle monogenean Discocotyle sagittata infecting rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, variables potentially influencing aggregation can be analysed individually. This study was based at a fish farm where every host individual becomes infected by D. sagittata during each annual transmission period. Worm burdens were examined in one trout population maintained in isolation for 9 years, exposed to self-contained transmission. After this year-on-year recruitment, prevalence was 100% with intensities 10–2628, mean 576, worms per host. Parasite distribution, amongst hosts with the same age and environmental experience, was highly aggregated with variance to mean ratio 834 and negative binomial parameter, k, 0.64. The most heavily infected 20% of fish carried around 80% of the total adult parasite population. Aggregation develops within the first weeks post-infection; hosts typically carried intensities of successive age-specific cohorts that were consistent for that individual, such that heavily-infected individuals carried high numbers of all parasite age classes. Results suggest that host factors alone, operating post-infection, are sufficient to generate strongly overdispersed parasite distributions, rather than heterogeneity in exposure and initial invasion.
Effectiveness of school–home intervention for adolescent obesity prevention: parallel school randomised study
Michele R. Sgambato, Diana B. Cunha, Bárbara S. N. Souza, Viviana T. Henriques, Renata R. M. Rodrigues, Ana L. V. Rêgo, Rosangela A. Pereira, Edna M. Yokoo, Rosely Sichieri
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 122 / Issue 9 / 14 November 2019
Print publication: 14 November 2019
Many school-based interventions for obesity prevention have been proposed with positive changes in behaviour, but with unsatisfactory results on weight change. The objective was to verify the effectiveness of a combined school- and home-based obesity prevention programme on excessive weight gain in adolescents. Teachers delivered the school-based primary prevention programme to fifth- and sixth-graders (nine schools, forty-eight control classes, forty-nine intervention classes), which included encouraging healthy eating habits and physical activity. A subgroup of overweight or obese adolescents also received a home-based secondary prevention programme delivered by community health professionals. Schools were randomised to intervention or control group. Intent-to-treat analysis used mixed models for repeated continuous measures and considered the cluster effect. The main outcomes were changes in BMI and percentage body fat (%body fat) after one school-year of intervention and follow-up. Against our hypothesis, BMI increased more in the intervention group than in the control group (Δ = 0·3 kg/m2; P = 0·05) with a greater decrease in %body fat among boys (Δ = –0·6 %; P = 0·03) in the control group. The intervention group increased physical activity by 12·5 min per week compared with the control group. Female adolescents in the intervention group ate healthier items more frequently than in the control group. The subgroup that received both the school and home interventions had an increase in %body fat than in the control group (Δ = 0·89 %; P = 0·01). In the present study, a behavioural change led to a small increase in physical activity and healthy eating habits but also to an overall increase in food intake.
Mental health in UK Biobank: development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants — RETRACTED
Katrina A. S. Davis, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Mark Adams, Naomi Allen, Gerome Breen, Breda Cullen, Chris Dickens, Elaine Fox, Nick Graham, Jo Holliday, Louise M. Howard, Ann John, William Lee, Rose McCabe, Andrew McIntosh, Robert Pearsall, Daniel J. Smith, Cathie Sudlow, Joey Ward, Stan Zammit, Matthew Hotopf
Journal: BJPsych Open / Volume 5 / Issue 4 / July 2019
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 June 2019, e56
Improving paediatric cardiologists’ awareness about the needs of childhood cancer survivors: results of a single-centre directed educational initiative
Kirsten Rose-Felker, Karen Effinger, Michael S Kelleman, Ritu Sachdeva, Lillian R. Meacham, William L. Border
Journal: Cardiology in the Young / Volume 29 / Issue 6 / June 2019
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood cancer survivors. Cardiologists must be aware of risk factors and long-term follow-up guidelines, which have historically been the purview of oncologists. Little is known about paediatric cardiologists’ knowledge regarding the cardiotoxicity of cancer treatment and how to improve this knowledge.
A total of 58 paediatric cardiologists anonymously completed a 21-question, web-based survey focused on four cardio-oncology themes: cancer treatment-related risk factors (n = 6), patient-related risk factors (n = 6), recommended surveillance (n = 3), and cardiac-specific considerations (n = 6). Following the baseline survey, a multi-disciplinary team of paediatric cardiologists and cancer survivor providers developed an in-person and web-based educational intervention. A post-intervention survey was conducted 5 months later.
The response rate was 41/58 (70.7%) pre-intervention and 30/58 (51.7%) post-intervention. On the baseline survey, the percentage of correct answers was 68.8 ± 10.3%, which improved to 79.2 ± 16.2% after the intervention (p = 0.009). The theme with the most profound knowledge deficit was surveillance; however, it also had the greatest improvement after the intervention (49.6 ± 26.7 versus 66.7 ± 27.7% correct, p = 0.025). Individual questions with the largest per cent improvement pertained to risk of cardiac dysfunction with time since treatment (52.4 versus 93.1%, p = 0.002) and the role of dexrazoxane (48.8 versus 82.8%, p = 0.020).
Specific knowledge deficits about the care of paediatric cancer survivors were identified amongst cardiologists using a web-based survey. Knowledge of surveillance was initially lowest but improved the most after an educational intervention. This highlights the need for cardio-oncology-based educational initiatives among paediatric cardiologists.
Chapter 6 - Survey and Study Methods for Flooded Habitat Primatology
from Part I - Introduction
By Adrian A. Barnett, Joseph E. Hawes, Antonio R. Mendes Pontes, Viviane M. Guedes Layme, Janice Chism, Robert B. Wallace, Nayara de Alcântara Cardoso, Stephen F. Ferrari, Raone Beltrão-Mendes, Barth Wright, Torbjørn Haugaasen, Rose Marie Hoare, Susan M. Cheyne, Bruna M. Bezerra, Ikki Matsuda, Ricardo Rodrigues dos Santos
Edited by Katarzyna Nowak, Adrian A. Barnett, Ikki Matsuda
Book: Primates in Flooded Habitats
Published online: 24 December 2018
Print publication: 03 January 2019, pp 33-43
Neuropsychiatric profile and psychotropic medication use in adults with autism spectrum disorder: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism
Rachael C. Cvejic, Samuel R. C. Arnold, Kitty-Rose Foley, Julian N. Trollor
Journal: BJPsych Open / Volume 4 / Issue 6 / November 2018
Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are a highly medicated group. Few studies have examined the neuropsychiatric profile and patterns of psychotropic medication use among adults with ASD.
To describe and compare the neuropsychiatric profile and psychotropic medication use in a cohort of adults with ASD and non-autistic controls.
Baseline data from a survey-based, longitudinal study of adults with ASD in Australia. Participants were 188 adults with ASD and 115 controls aged 25–80 years.
ASD was associated with increased odds of psychotropic medication use even when controlling for the presence of any neurological or psychiatric disorder. There were no corresponding indications for 14.4% of psychotropic medications prescribed to adults with ASD.
This study found substantial psychotropic prescribing for adults with ASD. Patterns of psychotropic medication use may reflect prescribing for behavioural indications despite limited evidence to support this practice.
Translating the Intention to Seek Treatment into Action: Does Symptom Monitoring Make a Difference? Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
R. Shafran, A. Gyani, J. Rostron, S. Allen, P. Myles-Hooton, H. Allcott-Watson, S. Rose
Journal: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy / Volume 47 / Issue 1 / January 2019
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 August 2018, pp. 114-128
Background: Most people with common mental health problems do not seek evidence-based psychological interventions. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate whether monitoring symptoms of depression and anxiety using an app increased treatment-seeking. Method: Three hundred and six people with significant levels of anxiety and depression, none of whom were currently receiving treatment, were randomly allocated to receive either (a) information about local psychological services only, (b) information plus regular symptom monitoring (every 6 days), or (c) information plus open symptom monitoring (monitoring when they felt like it). An app was used to provide information and monitor mood. Results: The proportion of participants who reported receiving treatment after starting the study was 7.2% (10/138) in the information only group, 8.1% (9/111) in the information plus regular monitoring group and 15.8% (9/57) in the information plus open monitoring group. There was a trend for participants who were able to monitor whenever they wished to be more likely to report receiving treatment than people who were only given information about their local treatment services. The impact of the intervention was greatest among participants who intended to seek treatment before taking part. Limitations were that only a small minority of those who downloaded the app completed the study and that the study relied on self-reported measures of treatment-seeking. Conclusions: Symptom monitoring can increase actual treatment-seeking in those with an intention to seek treatment.
Mental health in UK Biobank: development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants – CORRIGENDUM
Journal: BJPsych Open / Volume 4 / Issue 5 / September 2018
Challenges and Opportunities with Highly Brilliant X-ray Sources for multi-Modal in-Situ and Operando Characterization of Solar Cells
M. E. Stuckelberger, T. Nietzold, B. M. West, T. Walker, C. Ossig, M. Kahnt, F. Wittwer, J. Deng, J. M. Maser, B. Lai, Z. Cai, V. Rose, A. Ulvestad, M. V. Holt, S. Hruszkewycz, J. J. Dynes, J. Wang, D. Salomon, R. Tucoulou, X. Huang, H. Yan, E. Nazaretski, Y. S. Chu, C. G. Schroer, M. I. Bertoni
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 24 / Issue S2 / August 2018
Design Concept for the In Situ Nanoprobe Beamline for the APS Upgrade
Jorg Maser, Barry Lai, Vincent De Andrade, Simon R. Bare, Mariana Bertoni, Tonio Buonassisi, Paul Evans, David P. Fenning, Steve Heald, Chris Johnson, Tony Lanzirotti, Conal Murray, Tijana Rajh, Volker Rose, Ruben Reininger, Xianbo Shi, M. Stuckelberger, David Tiede, Stefan Vogt, Randy Winans
Redcanyonite, (NH4)2Mn[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)4, a new zippeite-group mineral from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Travis A. Olds, Jakub Plášil, Anthony R. Kampf, Peter C. Burns, Barbara P. Nash, Joe Marty, Timothy P. Rose, Shawn M. Carlson
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine / Volume 82 / Issue 6 / December 2018
Redcanyonite (IMA2016-082), (NH4)2Mn[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)4, occurs underground in the Blue Lizard mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon district, San Juan County, Utah, USA. It occurs with natrozippeite, brochantite, devilline, posnjakite, johannite, gypsum, bobcookite, pickeringite, pentahydrite and the NH4-analogue of zippeite: ammoniozippeite. Redcanyonite occurs as radial aggregates of red–orange needles and blades individually reaching up to 0.2 mm long, with aggregates measuring up to 1 mm in diameter. Crystals are flattened on {010} and elongated along [100], exhibit perfect cleavage on {010}, and exhibit the forms {010}, {001}, {101} and {10 $\bar{1}$ }. Twinning is ubiquitous, by 180° rotation on [100]. Redcanyonite is translucent with a pale orange streak, is non-fluorescent, has a Mohs hardness of 2, and has brittle tenacity with uneven fracture. Optically, redcanyonite is biaxial (+), α = 1.725(3), β = 1.755(3), γ = 1.850(5) (white light); 2V (meas.) = 60(2)°, 2V (calc.) = 61.3°; and dispersion is r < v, very strong. Pleochroism is: X = orange, Y = yellow and Z = orange; Y << X < Z. The optical orientation is X = b, Y ≈ c*, Z ≈ a. The empirical formula is (NH4)2.02(Mn0.49Cu0.09Zn0.06)Σ0.64H+0.72[(UO2)4O4(S0.99P0.01O4)2](H2O)4, based on 4 U and 24 O apfu. Redcanyonite is monoclinic, C2/m, a = 8.6572(17), b = 14.155(3), c = 8.8430(19) Å, β = 104.117(18)°, V = 1050.9(4) Å3 and Z = 2. The structure was refined to R1 = 0.0382 for 1079 reflections with Iobs > 3σI. Uranyl oxo-sulfate sheets in redcanyonite adopt the well-known zippeite topology, which consists of zigzag chains of uranyl pentagonal bipyramids linked by sulfate tetrahedra to form sheets. The sheets are linked to each other through bonds to interlayer NH4+ groups and octahedrally coordinated Mn2+, and by hydrogen bonds from H2O groups. Redcanyonite is named for Red Canyon in southeast Utah, USA.
Evaluation of a Botanical Extract that Mimics the Respiratory Cues of Cigarette Smoke
Jed E. Rose, Perry N. Willette, Tanaia H. Loeback, David R. Botts
Journal: Journal of Smoking Cessation / Volume 14 / Issue 1 / March 2019
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2018, pp. 59-64
Introduction: Cigarette addiction results from both pharmacological effects of nicotine and the rewarding effects of associated cues, including respiratory tract sensations.
Aims: This study sought to evaluate the initial acceptability of a non-nicotine botanical formulation that provided similar respiratory tract cues.
Methods: Two active test products and matching placebos were evaluated. One test product, an e-cigarette-like device, delivered a visible aerosol upon puffing; the other test product delivered an invisible vapour at ambient temperature. Test products delivered a botanical extract with flavourings and vehicle; the placebos delivered flavourings and vehicle only. Sixteen participants had 3-h ad libitum access to each test product and associated placebos, and were deprived of combustible cigarettes for 1 h before and throughout the 3-h evaluation period. Subjects rated the satisfaction (primary outcome) and other sensory qualities of the products. Safety evaluations included pulmonary function testing and monitoring vital signs.
Results: Satisfaction ratings (seven-point scale) were significantly greater for the active e-cigarette-like condition; M = 3.18, SD = 1.04 versus M = 2.69, SD = 1.22. Safety evaluations showed no clinically significant changes.
Conclusions: The results support the potential acceptability of a non-nicotine cigarette substitute in providing satisfaction to smokers. This approach merits further evaluation for safety and acceptability in tobacco harm reduction and cessation.
Katrina A. S. Davis, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Mark Adams, Naomi Allen, Gerome Breen, Breda Cullen, Chris Dickens, Elaine Fox, Nick Graham, Jo Holliday, Louise M. Howard, Ann John, William Lee, Rose McCabe, Andrew McIntosh, Robert Pearsall, Cathie Sudlow, Joey Ward, Stan Zammit, Matthew Hotopf
Journal: BJPsych Open / Volume 4 / Issue 3 / May 2018
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 April 2018, p. 136
RETRACTED – Mental health in UK Biobank: development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants
UK Biobank is a well-characterised cohort of over 500 000 participants that offers unique opportunities to investigate multiple diseases and risk factors.
An online mental health questionnaire completed by UK Biobank participants was expected to expand the potential for research into mental disorders.
An expert working group designed the questionnaire, using established measures where possible, and consulting with a patient group regarding acceptability. Case definitions were defined using operational criteria for lifetime depression, mania, anxiety disorder, psychotic-like experiences and self-harm, as well as current post-traumatic stress and alcohol use disorders.
157 366 completed online questionnaires were available by August 2017. Comparison of self-reported diagnosed mental disorder with a contemporary study shows a similar prevalence, despite respondents being of higher average socioeconomic status than the general population across a range of indicators. Thirty-five per cent (55 750) of participants had at least one defined syndrome, of which lifetime depression was the most common at 24% (37 434). There was extensive comorbidity among the syndromes. Mental disorders were associated with high neuroticism score, adverse life events and long-term illness; addiction and bipolar affective disorder in particular were associated with measures of deprivation.
The questionnaire represents a very large mental health survey in itself, and the results presented here show high face validity, although caution is needed owing to selection bias. Built into UK Biobank, these data intersect with other health data to offer unparalleled potential for crosscutting biomedical research involving mental health.
G.B. received grants from the National Institute for Health Research during the study; and support from Illumina Ltd. and the European Commission outside the submitted work. B.C. received grants from the Scottish Executive Chief Scientist Office and from The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation during the study. C.S. received grants from the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust during the study, and is the Chief Scientist for UK Biobank. M.H. received grants from the Innovative Medicines Initiative via the RADAR-CNS programme and personal fees as an expert witness outside the submitted work.
Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts
Karri Silventoinen, Aline Jelenkovic, Antti Latvala, Reijo Sund, Yoshie Yokoyama, Vilhelmina Ullemar, Catarina Almqvist, Catherine A. Derom, Robert F. Vlietinck, Ruth J. F. Loos, Christian Kandler, Chika Honda, Fujio Inui, Yoshinori Iwatani, Mikio Watanabe, Esther Rebato, Maria A. Stazi, Corrado Fagnani, Sonia Brescianini, Yoon-Mi Hur, Hoe-Uk Jeong, Tessa L. Cutler, John L. Hopper, Andreas Busjahn, Kimberly J. Saudino, Fuling Ji, Feng Ning, Zengchang Pang, Richard J. Rose, Markku Koskenvuo, Kauko Heikkilä, Wendy Cozen, Amie E. Hwang, Thomas M. Mack, Sisira H. Siribaddana, Matthew Hotopf, Athula Sumathipala, Fruhling Rijsdijk, Joohon Sung, Jina Kim, Jooyeon Lee, Sooji Lee, Tracy L. Nelson, Keith E. Whitfield, Qihua Tan, Dongfeng Zhang, Clare H. Llewellyn, Abigail Fisher, S. Alexandra Burt, Kelly L. Klump, Ariel Knafo-Noam, David Mankuta, Lior Abramson, Sarah E. Medland, Nicholas G. Martin, Grant W. Montgomery, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Robin P. Corley, Brooke M. Huibregtse, Sevgi Y. Öncel, Fazil Aliev, Robert F. Krueger, Matt McGue, Shandell Pahlen, Gonneke Willemsen, Meike Bartels, Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt, Judy L. Silberg, Lindon J. Eaves, Hermine H. Maes, Jennifer R. Harris, Ingunn Brandt, Thomas S. Nilsen, Finn Rasmussen, Per Tynelius, Laura A. Baker, Catherine Tuvblad, Juan R. Ordoñana, Juan F. Sánchez-Romera, Lucia Colodro-Conde, Margaret Gatz, David A. Butler, Paul Lichtenstein, Jack H. Goldberg, K. Paige Harden, Elliot M. Tucker-Drob, Glen E. Duncan, Dedra Buchwald, Adam D. Tarnoki, David L. Tarnoki, Carol E. Franz, William S. Kremen, Michael J. Lyons, José A. Maia, Duarte L. Freitas, Eric Turkheimer, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Dorret I. Boomsma, Jaakko Kaprio
Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics / Volume 20 / Issue 5 / October 2017
Whether monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins differ from each other in a variety of phenotypes is important for genetic twin modeling and for inferences made from twin studies in general. We analyzed whether there were differences in individual, maternal and paternal education between MZ and DZ twins in a large pooled dataset. Information was gathered on individual education for 218,362 adult twins from 27 twin cohorts (53% females; 39% MZ twins), and on maternal and paternal education for 147,315 and 143,056 twins respectively, from 28 twin cohorts (52% females; 38% MZ twins). Together, we had information on individual or parental education from 42 twin cohorts representing 19 countries. The original education classifications were transformed to education years and analyzed using linear regression models. Overall, MZ males had 0.26 (95% CI [0.21, 0.31]) years and MZ females 0.17 (95% CI [0.12, 0.21]) years longer education than DZ twins. The zygosity difference became smaller in more recent birth cohorts for both males and females. Parental education was somewhat longer for fathers of DZ twins in cohorts born in 1990–1999 (0.16 years, 95% CI [0.08, 0.25]) and 2000 or later (0.11 years, 95% CI [0.00, 0.22]), compared with fathers of MZ twins. The results show that the years of both individual and parental education are largely similar in MZ and DZ twins. We suggest that the socio-economic differences between MZ and DZ twins are so small that inferences based upon genetic modeling of twin data are not affected.
3D Microanalysis of Porous Copper Using FIB-Tomography in Combination with X-ray Computed Tomography
A. Wijaya, B. Eichinger, J. Rose, B. Sartory, M. Mischitz, R. Brunner
Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis / Volume 23 / Issue S1 / July 2017
Status of the Smithsonian Microbeam Standards 2017 With a Discussion of the Venerable VG-2 Basalt Glass
Timothy R. Rose, Cathleen Brown
3D Characterization of Silicon Based Electrode Material for Advanced Lithium-Ion Storage Technologies
T. Vorauer, J. Rose, P. H. Jouneau, P. Bayle-Guillemaud, B. Fuchsbichler, S. Koller, R. Brunner
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2017, pp. 2026-2027
What side effects are problematic for patients prescribed antipsychotic medication? The Maudsley Side Effects (MSE) measure for antipsychotic medication
T. Wykes, J. Evans, C. Paton, T. R. E. Barnes, D. Taylor, R. Bentall, B. Dalton, T. Ruffell, D. Rose, S. Vitoratou
Journal: Psychological Medicine / Volume 47 / Issue 13 / October 2017
Capturing service users’ perspectives can highlight additional and different concerns to those of clinicians, but there are no up to date, self-report psychometrically sound measures of side effects of antipsychotic medications.
To develop a psychometrically sound measure to identify antipsychotic side effects important to service users, the Maudsley Side Effects (MSE) measure.
An initial item bank was subjected to a Delphi exercise (n = 9) with psychiatrists and pharmacists, followed by service user focus groups and expert panels (n = 15) to determine item relevance and language. Feasibility and comprehensive psychometric properties were established in two samples (N43 and N50). We investigated whether we could predict the three most important side effects for individuals from their frequency, severity and life impact.
MSE is a 53-item measure with good reliability and validity. Poorer mental and physical health, but not psychotic symptoms, was related to side-effect burden. Seventy-nine percent of items were chosen as one of the three most important effects. Severity, impact and distress only predicted ‘putting on weight’ which was more distressing, more severe and had more life impact in those for whom it was most important.
MSE is a self-report questionnaire that identifies reliably the side-effect burden as experienced by patients. Identifying key side effects important to patients can act as a starting point for joint decision making on the type and the dose of medication.
3 - A Hamiltonian Demography of Life History
from Part I - Theory of Senescence
By Michael R. Rose, Lee F. Greer, Kevin H. Phung, Grant A. Rutledge, Mark A. Phillips, Christian N. K. Anderson, Laurence D. Mueller
Edited by Richard P. Shefferson, University of Tokyo, Owen R. Jones, University of Southern Denmark, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, University of Sheffield
Book: The Evolution of Senescence in the Tree of Life
Published online: 16 March 2017
Print publication: 23 February 2017, pp 40-55
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line100
|
__label__cc
| 0.605391
| 0.394609
|
22 - Costs and benefits of nitrogen in the environment
from Part V - European nitrogen policies and future challenges
By Corjan Brink, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Hans van Grinsven, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Brian H. Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen, Ari Rabl, ARMINES/Ecoles des Mines de Paris, Ing-Marie Gren, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Mike Holland, University of Reading, Zbigniew Klimont, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Kevin Hicks, University of York, Roy Brouwer, VU University Amsterdam, Roald Dickens, Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Jaap Willems, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Mette Termansen, University of Aarhus, Gerard Velthof, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Rob Alkemade, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Mark van Oorschot, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Jim Webb, AEA Energy and Environment
Edited by Mark A. Sutton, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK, Clare M. Howard, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK, Jan Willem Erisman, Gilles Billen, Albert Bleeker, Peringe Grennfelt, Hans van Grinsven, Bruna Grizzetti
Book: The European Nitrogen Assessment
Print publication: 14 April 2011, pp 513-540
Nature of the problem
Single issue policies have been an effective means of reducing reactive nitrogen (Nr) emissions in the EU, but to make further reductions more-integrated approaches are required.
This chapter shows how cost–benefit analysis (CBA) can provide guidance for the setting of new policy priorities for the abatement of the European Nr emissions from an integrated perspective.
Data on costs and benefits of Nr-abatement, including four national and regional case studies, are reviewed and made comparable by expression in euro per kg of added Nr (agriculture) or euro per kg of reduced Nr emission (unit cost approach).
Social cost estimates are based on Willingness to Pay (WTP) for human life or health, for ecosystem services and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction.
The total annual Nr-related damage in EU27 ranges between 70 and 320 billion Euro, equivalent to 150–750 euro/capita, of which about 75% is related to health damage and air pollution. This damage cost constitutes 1%–4% of the average European income.
Inferred social costs of health impacts from NOx are highest (10–30 euro per kg of pollutant-Nr emission). Health costs from secondary ammonium particles (2–20 euro/kg N), from GHG balance effects of N2O (5–15 euro/kg N), from ecosystem impacts via N-runoff (5–20 euro/kg N) and by N-deposition (2–10 euro/kg N) are intermediate. Costs of health impacts from NO3 in drinking water (0–4 euro/kg N) and by N2O via stratospheric ozone depletion (1–3 euro/kg N) are estimated to be low.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line101
|
__label__wiki
| 0.926265
| 0.926265
|
New Top Menu
Country Music Pride Stick 'em up!
Songwriters Interviews
Alt Country Corner
Amateur Country Covers
Classic Country Corner
I Love This Country
Pride or Shame
State of Country
Tag Archives | stuff
Josh Gracin at Central Michigan University
By CMP on February 22, 2009 in Concert Reviews
By Lisa Kiser Turn it UP! Although the temperature was -10 outside, the heat was on as Michigan native Josh Gracin returned home to Central Michigan University to shatter the stillness of winter. Gracin is one of the most underrated performers in country today, so I was excited to spend the evening with a crowd […]
About CMP
Contrary to the name, Country Music Pride is not just about country—we're also about bluegrass, folk, alt-country and a fair amount of classic rock—but most of all, we're about love. We built this site because we love the music and wanted to provide an online music source for a genre that didn't quite have its Pitchfork Media or Nah Right equivalent. We seek to provide engaging, fresh content daily, ranging from news and features to album reviews to in-depth interviews with some of the top performers today, from Dan Tyminski to Dolly Parton.
This is a site for the fans. We believe an online music source is nothing if the fans can't participate, so we're always trying to find new avenues for our readers to get involved. We have crowd-participation open threads on hot country topics, plenty of fun promotional contests and we encourage written contributions by dedicated country fans.
So go Country Music Pride...because if you say you like "everything, but country," we'll know you're lying.
© 2020 Country Music Pride. All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line106
|
__label__cc
| 0.62845
| 0.37155
|
Granma Cuba is just one of over 50 official online guides covering the whole of Cuba. If you´re planning a trip to Cuba and would like discover our fabulous nation before visiting or, if you´d like to visit a specific place in Cuba, then you´ve come to the right place.
Granma Cuba is one of Cuba´s most popular places, visited by millions of people over the last decade. When you travel to Cuba you may wish to check out the hotels we have available or maybe you´d like to rent a car in Cuba? We also offer extensive day trips in Cuba. This unique place has simply amazing things to see.
Whether you are visiting Cuba for business, pleasure or both, we´re sure that the Cuba will meet all of your expectations and that sights in Cuba will provide everything you dreamed of.
Havana, the capital of Cuba, is the largest city in the Caribbean, this culturally rich urban center famous for its colonial buildings & UNESCO world heritage sites in Old Havana, Ernest Hemingway, Capitol building and vibrant nightlife is waiting for you to discover…More about Havana
Varadero, is more than just resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, it’s one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Endless stretches of white sand, crystal-clear waters, stunning weather and heaps of fun activities make Varadero a major destination…More about Varadero
Trinidad, a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site with narrow cobbled streets leading to Cuba’s best-preserved colonial architecture was founded as a Spanish settlement in 1514; Trinidad offers a slower pace of life allied to incredible Sancti Spíritus mountainous valleys creating a backdrop for stunning scenery…More about Trinidad
Santiago de Cuba, looking back from San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba’s 17th century UNESCO World Heritage fortress the sprawling city is cupped by the mountainous eastern regions of Cuba. Visit the Casa Velázquez or Emilio Bacardí Moreau Museum or relax in the main square…More about Santiago de Cuba
Baracoa, the exact spot where Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba its nickname is the “first city” for good reason. Boarding the Bay of Honey the city has its local hero Hatuey who fled from the Spanish conquistadors. Founded in 1511, Baracoa has incredible history for those seeking information about the founding of the Americas…More about Baracoa
Bayamo, proud birthplace of Cuba’s national anthem and the capital of Cuba’s eastern province of Granma, with a long five-century-old history. Located on the river of the same name the city’s “Boulevard” of Bayamo is a thriving way of Cuban life frequented by over 500 licensed horse-drawn carriages. The second of the 7 cities founded by Diego Velázquez, rich architecture and slow pace make it a big tourism spot…More about Bayamo
Cayo Coco, the epitome of everyone’s idea of a Caribbean paradise, Cayo Coco conjures those thoughts of hammocks by the sea, coconut trees and turquoise waters. However it’s much more than just a beach retreat. Snorkeling & Diving are just amazing, as is the Acuavida Spa, La Cueva Del Jabali or a day trip to historic Moron City…More about Cayo Coco
Cayo Santa Maria, considered the next generation of Cuban island resorts in the Jardines del Rey Archipelago, Cayo Santa Maria offers luxury hotels and a more exclusive environment for visitors. Its newer hotels, more modern feel and stunning coastline place the resort at the pinnacle of Caribbean latest generation resorts…More about Cayo Santa Maria
Cayo Ensenachos, exclusivity is what this island key is all about. With just a handful of 5 star properties, empty virgin beaches and some of the most pristine untouched beaches in Cuba, Cayo Ensenachos VIP feel and exclusivity make it a premiere venue for those looking for individuality away from the crowds…More about Cayo Ensenachos
Cayo Guillermo, voted Cuba’s best beach in 2012, Playa Pilar is an oasis like no other, harnessing the beauty of the unspoiled natural surroundings the experience is truly paradiscial. As one of Cuba’s newest resorts, the latest properties are low rise sumptuous mega resorts designed to create the least impact on the natural biosphere and ecosystems…More about Cayo Guillermo
Jardines del Rey, hundreds of tiny islands along Cuba´s north coast make up this breathtaking Caribbean archipelago. Connected to the mainland by 3 causeways in the late 1980s, the numerous keys offer now famous destinations like; Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa Maria, Playa Santa Lucia, Cayo Santa Maria, Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Guillermo…More about Jardines del Rey
Matanzas, spanning both north and south Cuba in one swathe of province, Matanzas is unique in that it offers dual coastlines on the Florida straits and the Caribbean Sea. The province is divergent, featuring large swamp areas towards the center with iconic coastal resorts such as Varadero to the north and Playa Larga with its Montemar Natural Park to the south…More about Matanzas
Pinar del Rio, center stage for this breathtaking province is the Viñales Valley and the marble and limestone mogotes rising majestically from the arable land. Cigar country, Pinar del Rio is the bedrock of Cuban tobacco farming and agriculture. The popular Prehistoric wall, Indian cave and much more bring thousands of visitors annually…More about Pinar del Rio
Camaguey, Cuba’s largest province is often overshadowed by the popularity of Trinidad & Havana; however the city has nothing to envy these more publicized venues. 500 year old colonial buildings abound, churches and the beautiful Plaza de San Juan de Dios bring tourists flocking to the city each year…More about Camaguey
Old Havana, founded in 1519 by the Spanish, Old Havana is everything Cuba represents. The historic quarter of Havana has sustained a remarkable unity of character resulting from the superimposition of different periods in its history into its narrow streets and eclectic architecture…More about Old Havana
Las Tunas, straddling the Caribbean Sea to the south and Atlantic to the north, the city of the same name and the provincial capital was founded in 1796. Its annual carnival starts on September 18th and should not be missed. Puerto Padre is a little known coastal town popular with well informed tourists…More about Las Tunas
Isla de La Juventud, world renowned for its top class diving center called Colony, Christopher Columbus dropped anchor here in 1494, naming it Evangelist. Often well off the usual tourism radar the island has much to offer. Natural beaches with little tourism make the ideal hideaway…More about Isla de La Juventud
Santa Clara, Founded in 1689, it’s the capital city of the Villa Clara province, tourists flock to the Che Guevara with child memorial in the revolution square. Close to Parque Vidal is historic railway station, a majestic building close to the equally famous boxcar museum. Drop by the Santa Hermanas Cathedral for a photo session on your way to the La Caridad Theater…More about Santa Clara
Guama, whether your visit is to the Indian Village or the crocodile farm, Guama is a peaceful place nestled into the rich tropical landscape of the Laguna Del Tesoro, part of the Natural Park of the Zapata Peninsula. There’s something magical about watching Hatching of Crocodiles in Boca de Guama and the ecotourism options in the area are endless…More about Guama
Guantanamo, 965Km from Havana and the namesake of the La Guantanamera song, the city features the La Piedra Zoo, Farola Viaduct and numerous colonial fortresses along its circular coastline. The picturesque Alejandro de Humboldt National Park and Cuchillas del Toa were designated a world heritage sites by Unesco in 2001. The unique flora of the region makes it a popular tourist destination all year round…More about Guantanamo
Guardalavaca, besides be one of Cuba’s most picturesque beaches, it is next to the site of Bariay at which Christopher Columbus disembarked for the first time to see the true beauty of Cuba and, of course the New World. A coastal paradise on Cuba’s northern shore which benefits from mild tropical weather and fantastic tourist amenities created during the 1990s until today…More about Guardalavaca
Holguin, the center piece of the city is the Calixto Garcia Square, while the province boasts some of Cuba’s most popular tourist destinations like; Playa Pesquero, Cayo Saetia, Mirador de Mayabe and Pernik. Apart from the obvious tourist inclinations the province has a lot to offer since Francisco Garcia Holguin founded the city in 1545. Colonial architecture as far as the eye can see and a rich but tumultuous history gives Holguin that something special…More about Holguin
Cayo Levisa, located a short distance from the coast of Pinar del Rio this tiny island offers just one hotel and a singular motivation to visit “relaxation”. With 3 kilometers of essentially virgin beaches with only a handful of guests able to stay at the hotel, the island garners a sensation of true solitude. Allied to this are 23 snorkeling & diving sites where even the fish seem unaware of your presence…More about Cayo Levisa
Cayo Las Brujas, despite not having been developed into a major international resort, the island is showing signs of development, starting with its regional airport and basic infrastructure of a Marina, Hotel Las Brujas, restaurant and Bar. Just 15 min drive from nearby keys, the Playa Salina is an idyllic desolate 2.5km long beach with the planet fly fishing center located at one end…More about Cayo Las Brujas
Cayo Largo, an early pioneer in Cuban key development, the island boasts several world class resorts along its pristine white sand beaches. The yacht marina is also popular with sailors from around the world. Fashionable with visitors from all corners of the globe, Cayo Largo offers a paradise setting with Cuba’s Jardines de la Reina archipelago…More about Cayo Largo
Granma, famous disembarkation point for Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and the gorillas who overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista, the province was renamed in 1976 to coincide with the name of the Granma vessel the aforementioned used to sail to Cuba from Mexico. Both Manzanillo and Bayamo are popular tourist destinations with hotels Royalton, Sierra Maestra and Club Amigo Marea del Portillo…More about Granma
Villa Clara, province covering a large stretch of Cuba’s popular northern coast incorporating Cayo Las Brujas and Cayo Santa María. Not to be missed is the city of Remedios, historic center of Cuban history and the base of Cuba’s most popular festival held in December each year. Aside from the beach resorts Villa Clara has a strong ecotourism infrastructure…More about Villa Clara
Santa Lucia, what a beach! Heralded as Cuba’s top diving spot and perfect snorkeling center, the Playa Santa Lucia has the longest coral reef outside of Australia. No less than 21Km long, the beach is a marvel of protected species and beautiful exotic flora. Peppered along its coastline are some world class hotels, nicely spaced to give a feeling of solitude to guests…More about Santa Lucia
Sancti Spiritus, this is not called Holy Spirit City for nothing. Epicenter of Cuba’s past sugar trading days the city and province holds the riches of 5 centuries of history. Founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar in 1514, the city features the unique Colonial Art Museum and the impressive Parroquial Mayor church…More about Sancti Spiritus
Cienfuegos, known as the waterfront city or the “the Pearl of the South”, the city’s coastline boasts the Notre Dame undersea diving maze, calm seas ideal for sailing, boating and kayaking. The unique culture in Cienfuegos is attributed its ancestry as a French enclave and many buildings show signs of French architectural undertones. Visit the Castillo de Jagua an impressive fortress built to protect Cienfuegos from menacing pirates…More about Cienfuegos
Soroa, is extremely popular weekend retreat for Havana residents the crystal waters of the Manantiales River being a major draw for those tired of seawater. Over 700 species or orchids grow naturally around the river and a popular picnic spot is the waterfall found at the mouth of the river. If you’re looking for a naturist retreat not far from Havana then Soroa should be high on your list…More about Soroa
Topes de Collantes, the Gran Parque Topes de Collantes is a mountain village set in lush countryside with commanding views of surrounding valleys. Ideal for those looking to escape into fresher climes and be close to nature, the village offers a beautiful setting with numerous ecotourism venues…More about Topes de Collantes
Playa Pesquero, located 50 Kms from Holguin is not only the location of Cuba’s largest hotel but also the beautiful Pesquero Beach. With just under 1000 rooms the hotel which takes its name from the beach is an extremely popular resort with both bungalows and rooms of all types…More about Playa Pesquero
Playa Larga, close to the famous Bay of Pigs and the Zapata National Park, Playa Larga is an impressive beach on the southern coast of the Matanzas province. Offering several excellent hotels and beautiful scenery it has become extremely popular with tourists looking to escape from the big resorts to the north…More about Playa Larga
Playa Giron, a small beach located on the southern Caribbean Sea coast of the Matanzas province, made famous during the battle of the Bay of Pigs. A popular destination for those interested in Cuban American recent history it features several hotels, bars and even a nightclub…More about Playa Giron
Maria La Gorda, Maria la Gorda is a remote area on the coast of Pinar Del Rio with beautiful beaches, better known for its world class diving, an excellent place to relax or do some snorkeling right from the beach. Besides the primarily scuba diving focused hotels, there are small bars and restaurants offering fresh seafood…More about Maria La Gorda
Las Terrazas, a small rural community set in the heart of a 25000 hectare UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Sierra del Rosario national park. Essentially very inviting and elegant infrastructure dedicated to leisure activities and ecotourism, it makes a perfect break from the beaches and to simply relax and swim in the rivers or wander through the forests that surround the area…More about Las Terrazas
Giron, a tiny village located near the infamous Bay of Pigs battle zone, Giron offers a small town feel for weary travelers looking to escape from the mega resorts that cover the rest of Matanzas province. An ideal retreat to visit some of the local paladar private restaurants or meet the locals in this town practically devoid of tourism…More about Giron
Escambray, mountains are located in the central region of Cuba, extending about 80 kilometers (50 mi) from east to west, and 80 kilometers (50 mi) from north to south. The highest peak, Pico San Juan, rises to 960 m (3,150 ft) above sea level. The Escambray range is divided into two sections by the Agabama River and is part of Topes de Collantes natural park and Valley de los Ingenios a UNESCO World Heritage Site…More about Escambray
Elguea, is located in the province of Villa Clara and famous for its natural thermal springs & spas. Less than an hour from Varadero Cuba’s only true spa town promises medicinal waters to cure all types of ailments. Very relaxing, the town has several hotels and a small village perfect for just sitting back and relaxing in the thermal springs…More about Elguea
Cienaga de Zapata, is a gigantic national park in the Matanzas province of Cuba often compared to the Everglades National Park in Florida. The national park is one of best bird watching locations in the world, along with world famous scuba diving and beautiful beaches. It’s on Cuba’s south coast, about a two-hour drive from Havana and close to numerous ecotourism focused venues…More about Cienaga de Zapata
Ciego de Avila, founded in 1840 the city and province are located in the center of Cuba along the central highway. Holder of the crown jewels in Cuban tourism Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo along with a large stretch of the Jardines del Rey archipelago both the province and city of the same name are steeped in history. The beautiful views from the Diego Velázquez Lighthouse are not to be missed, neither is the famous Los Pinos Beach…More about Ciego de Avila
Cayo Saetia, located just off the coast of Holguin this tiny key is extremely popular with nature lovers. With 12 beaches and some unusual fauna, the island was used to home zebras, water buffalos, antelopes, peacocks and other animals imported from Africa 3 decades ago. 12 virgin beaches conclude this island paradise´s unusual offering…More about Cayo Saetia
Cayo Sabinal, an extraordinary island paradise pertaining to the province of Camaguey, made famous by Ernest Hemingway who visited the island regularly on his yacht named Pilar. The island features its original lighthouse named Colon along with an abandoned fortress built in 1831…More about Cayo Sabinal
Cayo Romano, Is the closest key to Jardines del Rey international airport besides Cayo Coco. Much larger than Cayo Coco it benefits from a road network and serves as the main causeway artery to Cayo Cruz. Today Cayo Romano is visited for fly fishing, diving and its virgin beaches. Short term plans include two mega resorts of 5 star standards before 2018…More about Cayo Romano
Cayo Punta Arenas, situated a short distance from the coast of Pinar del Rio, this islet key is popular with divers and pleasure craft searching for virgin beaches along Cuba’s northern coast. Complete with a yacht mooring, the islet has been earmarked for development, primarily as an excursion from Pinar del Rio…More about Cayo Punta Arenas
Cayo Jutia, connected to the mainland by a causeway, this Key has been visited for over a 100 years as a paradise escape. Featuring an ancient lighthouse, a few small bars and excellent beaches, Cayo Jutia es set to be the next tourist development with hotels, just 1 hour drive from Havana…More about Cayo Jutia
Cayo Ines de Soto, Cuba’s closest Island to Key West, its natural beauty and short distance from Havana make it a certain candidate for major development. The island was discovered in 1492 by Columbus, but systematically visited by H. De Soto in 1532, who named it after his wife. In 1992, the Inés de Soto shipwreck, named after the reef, was discovered and excavated. Among the cultural material excavated, were two astrolabes, including one dated 1555. More about Cayo Ines de Soto
Cayo Buenavista, Just 70km from Havana and close to the Mariel development zone, Cayo Buena Vista offers attractive beaches and excellent diving opportunities. Located off the coast of Pinar del Rio, excursion plans from Viñales are underway to develop the island as a major leisure center for tourists from both the aforementioned and Havana…More about Cayo Buenavista
Cayo Blanco del Sur, also known as Ernesto Thaelmann Island, this 15km long key offers an amazing ecotourism experience. On land there’s an abundance of Cuban Iguanas wandering around, not unlike the Galapagos Islands. Underwater, lobsters and starfish can be caught by hand on its virgin coastline. Regular catamaran and diving trips from Varadero are available…More about Cayo Blanco del Sur
Cayo Blanco, the smaller sister to Cayo Blanco del Sur, Cayo Blanco also benefits from regular visitors from the coastal resort of Varadero. Trips to this island tend to include an ecotourism focus, including visits to the palm forest and analysis of the flora and fauna. A small boat mooring center is available along with thatched buildings, bars and entertainment centers. The island offers a panoramic view of the Varadero coastline…More about Cayo Blanco
Capitolio Havana, located in Old Havana, once the seat of government for Cuba, and exact copy of the US Capitol building, it actually measures 2 inches taller than the US building. Fully restored in 2013, the Capitolio Havana is open to the public daily and will soon become the seat of Cuba’s government once again…More about Capitolio Havana
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line111
|
__label__wiki
| 0.703385
| 0.703385
|
Níl an leagan Gaeilge ar fáil go fóill, má’s maith leat an leagan Béarla a léamh brúigh anseo.
Symposium for Post-Primary School Management Iveagh House
The WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) programme team hosted the third Global Citizenship Education Symposium for Post-Primary School Management in Iveagh House on 14 November 2019. The purpose of the event was to help school managers to gain a better understanding of Global Citizenship Education (GCE), to explore how GCE can align with school culture and ethos and to reflect on how GCE can help foster the vision and ethos of each individual school. WWGS work with schools across Ireland, supporting teachers and school management to integrate Global Citizenship Education (GCE) into all aspects of teaching and learning at post-primary level.
(Credit:Conor Healy PICTUREiT)
"Global Citizenship Education aims to empower learners to engage and assume active roles, both locally and globally, to face and resolve global challenges and ultimately to become proactive contributors to a more just, peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable world (Unesco 2014)".
WWGS is fully funded by Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Their GCE programme provides an opportunity for young people to reflect on their roles and responsibilities as global citizens and encourages them to take action for a fairer and more sustainable future for all.
Minister Ciarán Cannon addresses the symposium (Credit:Conor Healy PICTUREiT)
Ciarán Cannon T.D., Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development opened the symposium. He expressed his support for the event and for the WWGS programme as he said:
"I am a firm believer in the transformative power of education. I believe equally in the transformative power of Global Citizenship Education. What better place for young people to hear the message of social justice and inclusion than in the nurturing and trusted environment of their schools."
WWGS Director, Aishling McGrath outlined to school principals and deputy principals how GCE can help to fulfil existing wellbeing requirements, under the new Junior Cycle Framework noting that it is strongly aligned with six of the Junior Cycle Statements of Learning. She also reminded them about the comprehensive range of supports and interventions that WWGS offers to schools including grant funding, CPD training, events, resources and personalised support.
In keeping with GCE methodologies, the event was fast-paced and interactive and one of the highlights was the Global Café of Ideas. School managers each hosted a table at which they demonstrated how schools could best achieve each of the six stamps of the EU recognized Global Passport Award. The school managers who led this session were Sally Ronayne of Pobalscoil na Tríonóide, Youghal, Anne McGrath from Loreto Secondary School, Clonmel, Pól Ó Síodhcháin from Millstreet Community School, Colm O'Connor from Cork Educate Together Secondary School, Sallie Ennis from Stepaside Educate Together SS, Kathy Jones from Bremore Educate Together SS, Balbriggan and Kevin Murphy from St Louis Secondary School, Kilkeel.
Minister Ciarán Cannon T.D. with CSDEU and WWGS Directors and staff (Credit: Conor Healy PICTUREiT)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line114
|
__label__cc
| 0.522843
| 0.477157
|
Roy Harris Guest Column — I Never Trusted Jim Caldwell From Day One
Posted on December 26, 2017 February 3, 2018 by admin by admin
I hated the Jim Caldwell hire from the first moment that he stepped into Ford Field.
Having lived in Indiana during Caldwell’s reign of ineptitude, I knew that he possessed the game management skills of an opiated Robin Arryn. My Lions fan deprogramming was in its infancy, but I never held more than a passing interest in the Colts.
Yet, who could forget Peyton Manning’s exasperated response to Caldwell’s bungling of the 2011 Colts-Jets playoff game? Manning’s wide-eyed bewilderment spoke volumes.
Sure, Manning called the Lions to endorse Caldwell. Why not? What’s he got to lose? But what stood out to me at the time – and seems especially relevant as Caldwell’s tenure with the Lions crawls to an inauspicious, and overdue, conclusion – is the measured terms that Manning used to endorse Comatose Jim. When asked about the endorsement, Manning focused on his appreciation of Caldwell as a position coach, not as head coach.
“Jim Caldwell has meant a great deal to me in my career. I felt like once he got to Indianapolis and became my quarterbacks coach that my game really improved. I felt like it took a step up and I thought Jim had a great deal to do with that…I just felt from 2003 really until 2008 when he was the quarterbacks coach, I was playing at a high level. I was glad to call the Lions on his behalf and share my thoughts of what he might be able to do to help their organization. I was really happy for him that he got that job.”
Notably, Manning emphasized Caldwell’s contributions from 2003 through 2008. Caldwell didn’t get the Indy head coaching gig until 2009. Peyton knew. All of Indiana knew. Shit, I suspect that even Jim Caldwell knew.
But my beef with the Rev. Jim’s hire wasn’t really about his time in Indy. I was willing to consider the possibility that Caldwell grew as a coach and learned from his experiences in Indy and “Bawlmer” (David Simon™). Hell, I still think that Jim Schwartz will be an above-replacement-level head coach when he gets his next shot.
No. My revulsion for the Caldwell hire began as soon as he opened his mouth at the introductory press conference. Most new head coaches use this softball opportunity to talk tough, set a tone, and fire up the fan base. Not Rev. Jim. He clearly was aware of the underwhelming response to the announcement of his hiring. He spent a great deal of time trying to convince the fans and media that he was qualified for the job and knew how to coach football.
Who does that?
As a black man who deluded himself into thinking that he was going to grow up to be the next Lynn Swann or James Harris, I’ve always been intrigued and angered by antiquated notions that black men don’t have the mental wherewithal to quarterback or coach elite NFL teams. I instinctively Stanned over Warren Moon, Doug Williams, Steve McNair and other black quarterbacks who chipped away at the glass ceiling in the NFL.
But black NFL head coaches are different. Yes, guys with swagger have received their opportunities, with varying levels of success; think Art Shell, Dennis Green, Herm Edwards, Marvin Lewis, Mike Tomlin, and Raheem Morris. To be sure, Tomlin has earned his place on the short list of revered NFL coaches of this era; but who is the godfather of black NFL coaches to fans? Tony “The meek shall inherit the Earth” Dungy.
Tomlin’s wavy swagger aside, prior to the 2017 round of hirings, there was a recipe for hiring black coaches in the Rooney Rule era. Look the part. Be humble. Wrap yourself in the flag and religion. Stay away from politics and social issues. Eat that Papa John’s pizza. There’s a reason that the coaches on the razor’s edge of social issues are white guys coaching in the NBA.
So I say all of that to say that Caldwell’s initial presser made me want to vomit. Here was a black man who was content to accept the role of the docile people-pleaser who seemed neither dangerous nor spectacular. Caldwell presented as the type of guy who would go on the Spiro Avenue podcast (R.I.P.) and say that the NFL is a pure meritocracy; the type of guy who is willing to swallow bitter pills in exchange for a few “attaboys,” “he speaks so wells,” and “I love Jim Caldwells.”
Before you get yourself all lathered up — save your Twitter-fingers and don’t @ me. No, I am not calling Caldwell a black Republican – hell, he doesn’t even give us enough to reach such conclusions about his politics or worldview. I am not even calling him a shucking and jiving Uncle Tom. I’m simply stating that the way that Caldwell presented himself in that initial press conference gave me reason to pause.
Name another qualified head coach who would willingly put on such a song-and-dance for the local fans and media. Like demands to respond to the actions of a criminal or criminally- insane person of your ethnicity (“what about the violence on the south side”), that’s some shit that only a black man would be asked to do. And only a black man in the Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, Lovie Smith mold would so easily acquiesce.
Week after week, led by Rochelle “Give Him a Chance” Riley, we of the black delegation (Tommy Davidson™) rationalized game day blunder after game day blunder by Comatose Jim. Losing to an equally incompetent Bengals team on Sunday forfeited the last bit of charity that even Riley could muster.
Bob Wojnowski wrote today about Caldwell showing “admirable restraint” and “grace under fire.” If that’s the dominant impression that your NFL head coach leaves you with, you’re in for a lot of .500 football seasons and Peyton Manning – “what the fuck is this comatose motherfucker doing?” – head scratching moments. All of this could have been avoided if the Lions hired a coach who was more interested in winning football games than looking the part.
(Roy Harris is an attorney in the Metro Detroit area and longtime DSR contributor. And clearly not a fan of Jim Caldwell.)
Why Are People Paying for Propaganda?
Please Jump Off the Bluewater Bridge, Joseph Hayes
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line120
|
__label__wiki
| 0.795879
| 0.795879
|
Indian Bangla
Others Language
Bangla Natok HOT
Hindi Tv Series
Bengali Tv Series
animation TV Series
Online GamesHOT
DhakaPlex
Dhaka Plex Registration
BioscopeMovie
Dhakamovies
CrazyHD
Classic FTP
1972-08-30 female San Diego, California, USA Homepage
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She rose to prominence during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona in the Shrek series, Any Given Sunday, Knight and Day, The Holiday, The Green Hornet and Bad Teacher. Diaz has received four Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in the movies, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, Gangs of New York, and There's Something About Mary for which she also won the New York Film Critics Best Lead Actress Award. She is also a BAFTA Nominee. In 2013, Diaz was named the highest paid actress over 40 in Hollywood. Cameron Diaz was born in San Diego, California. Her mother, Billie Joann (née Early), is an import-export agent, and her father, Emilio Luis Diaz (1949–2008), worked for the California oil company UNOCAL for more than 20 years as a field gauger. Diaz has an older sister, Chimene. Her father's family were Cuban (of Spanish descent), and settled in Tampa's Ybor City, later moving to California, where Emilio was born. Her mother has English, German, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Diaz was raised in Long Beach, California, and attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School
Charlies Angels (2000) 5.7
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial art
Charlies Angels Full Throttle (2003) 5.4
Charlies Angels Full Throttle (2003)
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal infor
Shrek (2001) 7.6
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a m
Shrek 2 (2004) 7
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone
Shrek 4 (2010) 6.2
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a r
Shrek The Third (2007) 6.2
Shrek The Third (2007)
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wan
HD-RIP Vanilla Sky (2001) 6.7
Vanilla Sky (2001)
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins fall
HD-RIP Being John Malkovich (1999) 7.4
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich.
HD-RIP My Best Friend s Wedding (1997) 6.6
My Best Friend s Wedding (1997)
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante
HD-RIP Bad Teacher (2011) 5.5
A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to
HD-RIP The Green Hornet (2011) 5.5
The Green Hornet (2011)
Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled play
The Mask (1994) 6.8
The Mask (1994)
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god
HD-RIP There's Something About Mary (1998) 6.5
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later,
DVDSCR-RIP Annie (2014) 6.1
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New Yor
HD-RIP Knight & Day (2010) 6
Knight & Day (2010)
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – ev
HD-RIP Sex Tape (2014) 5.3
When Jay and Annie first got together, their romantic connection was intense – but ten years and t
HD-RIP The Counselor (2013) 5.1
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
The Other Woman (2014) 6.3
The Other Woman (2014)
After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And whe
The Unbelievers (2013) 6.7
The Unbelievers (2013)
Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and
Gangs of New York (2002) 7.3
It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America t
� 2016 All rights reserved. and developed by -DHAKA MOVIE.
This is just a simple notice. Everything is in order and this is a simple link.
Request Your Content or report about Content
Movie Games Tv Series Software Link Broken Wrong Content ISSUE
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line122
|
__label__cc
| 0.579944
| 0.420056
|
Currently showing posts tagged sand dam
Getting Water From Sand
Have you ever gone to the beach and dug into the sand until you hit water? Sand traps water that's easy to get to. Sand is easy to dig. That's how to get water from sand. If only you could do that in a dry place like Africa. You can!
This video explains what a sand dam is. If you watch to the end, you'll actually see an African community building a dam. Then you'll know how to build one too!
Many places in Africa have dry river beds. During the rainy season, the river is full. All that water rushes to the ocean. When the water sweeps along, it brings with it sand. During the dry season, water is scarce.
It's possible to build a dam in such a way that lets water travel to the ocean but traps the sand. After 2 or 3 seasons, the sand builds up behind the dam. When the rainy season comes, a lot of the water gets trapped in the sand. The trapped water remains through the dry season. People can either dig into the sand to harvest the water, or use a pipe that's tapped into the side of the dam.
It still seems like a lot of work to have to walk to the dam and harvest the water but there are two benefits:
When you get to the dam you are pretty much guaranteed to find water.
The sand acts as a filter, keeping the water clean.
sand dam
Sand Dam Changes Muendo Mdambuki's Life
“This sand dam has changed everything for us. My three children are back in school. My wife no longer has to trek kilometres for water. I am able to help others."
Getting Water From Sand explains how you can trap water during the rainy season and use it during dry periods. Excellent Development helped build the sand dam that Mr. Mdambuki now uses.
His story . . .
Standing in his nursery, Muendo Mdambuki proudly surveys the lush tomato plants and kale which have changed not only his, but many of the lives of the villagers in Kangemi.
“I am now the new Muendo, the old Muendo is no more. . .” he says, describing how his life has changed over the last twelve months.
Muendo has lived all his life in Kangemi, an arid region of south eastern Kenya, where he has had to sustain his family from the fruits of a small farm plot. When the rains failed to come four years in a row and his crops failed, Muendo found it very hard to support his family. During the hard times that followed Muendo, his wife and three children subsisted on one simple meal of ugali – a thick corn meal mash - per day.
“Our children were forced to withdraw from school because they were too hungry to study” he reflects. After being asked what he did then, in the light of severe food shortage, with good humoured stoicism he noted, “I adjusted my stomach…”
With little food and no rain, their lives were determined by the daily journey to get water. “We had to walk 10 kilometres every day to get water. The trek took almost the entire day and my wife had to leave the children at home alone”.
Find out how successful Mr. Mdambuki is today by reading the rest of his story on the Excellent Development website. Donate towards their cause.
October 27, 2009 Comments
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line126
|
__label__cc
| 0.686084
| 0.313916
|
上海楼凤GI
Posted in lcdtdvdz
Tagged 2018上海洗浴全套价位, 上海楼凤GI, 上海楼凤YT, 上海老菜皮交友, 上海足浴KB记, 乌海夜网, 半夜上海哪里好玩, 成都机投镇能爱上海的地方, 晚上上海适合去哪里, 杭州大浪淘沙戴套吗, 松江同乐网论坛, 桐庐大浪淘沙399舒服吗, 爱上海GZ, 爱上海XC, 苏州哪个城中村鸡多
AFC reiterates support for direct cash transfers to citizens
The Alliance for Change (AFC), one of the parties that presently make up the illegal coalition Government, has once again restated its support towards a proposal made by economist, Dr Clive Thomas back in 2018 which recommended that Government spend a percentage of the oil revenue on direct cash transfers to the people, whether conditional or not. The party in a recent press release to the media restated that it strongly supports the conditional cash transfers since it is the means of ensuring that traditionally neglected segments of the country’s population are able to benefit meaningfully from the natural wealth of the country, which is oil revenues.The AFC further added that it is currently in the process of preparing a more comprehensive policy which will consider numerous actions to benefit the Guyanese population.“While the AFC is in the process of formulating a more comprehensive policy position to advance to the Guyanese people, we believe strongly that the concept has merit and should not be dismissed without the benefit of further examination….the policy will explore several indirect initiatives which can benefit Guyanese, including: low interest loans, improved healthcare, free education, enhanced pensions and NIS benefits, greater access to affordable housing, as well as conditional cash transfers”, the AFC noted in a statement.The party pointed out that countries worldwide have managed to successfully pull off the idea of cash transfers, as Brazil’s “Bolsa Familia” programme was identified as a suitable model. It, therefore, believes that there is a scope for similar initiatives in Guyana.“The AFC believes that cash transfers tied to social programmes and responsible civic behaviour have been proven to work in other countries. There are numerous successful models worldwide which have brought significant social adjustments to marginalised people and catalysed further socioeconomic progress, therefore, one such programme close to home is Brazil’s “Bolsa Familia”, under which poor families with children, must ensure their children attend school and are vaccinated in order to qualify for and remain on the programme.” The statement read.But while other parties are backing the idea including the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), President David Granger, when asked about this proposal last year, had said there was “no evidential basis” for cash payouts. read more
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line127
|
__label__cc
| 0.580047
| 0.419953
|
Live Act
Golden Heart
Published by admin at 11 Setembro, 2016
Date11 Setembro, 2016
"Golden Heart"
Farol Design Hotel | 2016
The colours that Diogo prefers to use are the many colours that give life to what he thinks and to what he feels,
to what he lives and with whom he socialises here or anywhere else, somewhere in the world,
someone with an inner certainty, in a geography that he invents and cuts out in flowers and hearts.
He lives the present, but he also lives the past from where he draws the archetypes he uses and which he calls for example, Grandparents, Minho, North, which he calls primal scream, and that are always included in the colours he uses to express himself, systematically deconstructing the runic letters that the Celts took from the Vikings and brought to this North that he loves so much. And it is with the runic alphabet that Dagar, Isa, Othala, Gebo, Othala wrote Diogo. Because it is in Run, that means whisper but also wise, he who practices the secret arts of magic that Diogo whispers in the horses’ ears, and of life, and then paints hearts and golden thread, like those from the Celtic legend of that druid who seeing his beloved queen’s heart stop, took out the heart of a slave and placed it in that place from where he had taken the queen’s and then sewed it up with golden thread that gave her life once again in order to continue to give birth seven or eight times a year, perhaps the number of languages that Diogo uses in his painting.
And Diogo takes out his own heart and gives it beating with beauty to the runes, he throws it on to the canvas with an objective, a question, a purpose, and especially with the concern of someone who endeavours to understand the beauty that exists in the gesture that he brings with him and that paints what he feels and thinks.
Interestingly enough, the runic alphabet begins with an F and ends with an O, F for filigrana (filigree) and O for Ouro (Gold) that embellish the necks of the ladies from Minho and that Diogo paints in the paintings in this exhibition. And this is how he communicates and brings together what departs from him and comes back to him when he goes in search of the other, that being in him it is in the world that he untiringly covers, in a stunning pursuit of his archetypes and his avatars, who have always and even today have constructed and deconstructed him, like a heart that beats or a flower that opens.
And the expressions that Diogo paints do not have to be faces, hands or smiles, not even souls that pass over the empty canvases but that he grasps to call them oikos, love, tenderness, enchantment in what makes him dream and transcends him.
And it is by materialising the spirit that he succeeds in spiritualising matter, where he shakes off the obvious and is not concerned about putting it into perspective, on the contrary, because only in this way does he find a way to blend beauty with beauty.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line128
|
__label__cc
| 0.598363
| 0.401637
|
Disease Models » Onion Disease Models » Onion Downy Mildew P. destructor
Onion Downy Mildew P. destructor
Downy mildew (Peronospora destructor) attacks onions in many parts of the world. It can become severe on leaves of commercially grown onion plants and on leaves and seed stalks of onions grown for seed, especially when relatively cool, moist weather prevails. Other reported hosts are shallot, leek, garlic, and chive.
Symptoms and economic impact
Downy mildew is characterized by pale green, yellowish to brownish areas of oval to cylindrical size and shape on infected leaves or seed stalks. These areas may consist of alternating yellow and green layers of tissue. The causal organism of Downy Mildew produces fruiting bodies and spores called sporangia on the surface of the leaves and seed stalks. The masses of spores are at first transparent to greyish, and then rapidly become violet in colour. Leaves become girdled in the region where mildew develops and the leaves collapse. This results in dead leaf tips that usually can be seen within defined regions in a field. The dead leaf tissue is rapidly colonized by purple blotch, which is dark in colour. Downy Mildew seldom kills onion plants, but bulb growth may be reduced. Bulb tissue, especially the neck, may become spongy and the bulb may lack keeping quality.
Biology of Peronospora destructor
Dormant Period: It is believed that the Downy Mildew fungus overwinters primarily as mycelium in infected onions that remain in onion fields or in nearby cull piles. The pathogen also can overwinter in perennial varieties of onion in home gardens.
Infection: Spores are formed on systemically infected material form the last year or on mature lesions from the actual season at night when high humidity and temperatures of 4–25 C occur, with an optimal temperature of 13°C. The spores mature early in the morning and are disseminated during the day. Spores remain viable for about 4 days. Germination occurs in free water from 1–28 °C with an optimal range of 7–16 °C. Rain is not needed for infection if heavy dews occur continuously during the night and morning hours.
Incubation Period: The mycelium of Downy Mildew in leaves of infected onion plants in commercial bulb production fields produces a new crop of spores called conidia in cycles of approximately 11–15 days.
Milioncast - Peronospora destructor Model:
Sporulation: The greatest number of sporangia was produced at 100% relative humidity (RH), and sporulation decreased to almost null when humidity decreased to 93% Rh (modeling: about 4800°minutes needed for 100% sporulation; incerease of infection: average degree /hour * 60/ degreeminutes needed).
Infection: Downy mildew spores require temperatures between 6 to 32°C and anywhere between 4 to10 hours of leaf wetness to germinate. Spores survive 1- 3 days after sporulation, free water has to be available.
In Fieldclimate.com:
1.) Sporangia are producted during darkness and calculated if leaf wetness >0 and temperature between 6 and 24°C (see graph)
2) If Sporangia are there and additional precipitation the infection starts to be calculated (also between a temperature regime of 6-24°C).
3) If infection is 100% we had optimal conditions for the fungal pathogen to infect the plant and so the incubation starts to calculate the time between infection and first symptoms will be seen in the field.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line131
|
__label__cc
| 0.68564
| 0.31436
|
Home » Nonfiction » Aviation
e-books in Aviation category
The Story of American Aviation
by James G. Ray - The John C. Winston Co , 1946
The thrilling story of how the airplane grew and the part it has played in the war and peacetime history of the United States of America. This book is exceptionally well illustrated with watercolors, line drawings and graphics by the author.
On a Steel Horse I Ride
by Darrel D. Whitcomb - AU Press , 2012
Born of necessity in the war in Southeast Asia to fly search and rescue and special operations missions, the USAF fleet of 52 HH-53s and 20 CH-53s were modified with state-of-the-art precision navigation capability and redesignated as MH-53J/Ms.
Air Navigation for Flight Officers
by Albert Edward Dixie - Gieves publishing company , 1917
This work (first published in 1917) has been undertaken in the hope that it may prove of assistance to officers in the Royal Naval Air Service, as it condenses into a small compass all the subjects in navigation they are required to know.
Zeppelin: The Story of a Great Achievement
by Harry Vissering , 1922
This book recounts the life and work of Count Zeppelin. In addition to descriptive text, the book includes nearly 100 rare photographs and line drawings detailing the history, construction and operation of these remarkable craft.
Risk Management Handbook
- Federal Aviation Administration , 2009
Providing tools to aid pilots in achieving the safest possible flights with the least amount of risk, this comprehensive manual covers subjects such as human behavior, identifying and mitigating risk, aeronautical decision-making, etc.
Plane Sense: General Aviation Information
This handbook is a valuable reference tool for reviewing the nuts and bolts of general aviation, outlining the rules, regulations, and practical aspects of owning and operating a private aircraft. Quick reference tools are also included.
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
This resource includes basic knowledge that is essential for all pilots, from beginning students to those pursuing advanced pilot certificates. This updated guide covers a wide array of fundamental subjects, including principles of flight.
Instrument Procedures Handbook
An excellent resource for instrument-rated pilots who want to learn how to maximize their skills in an 'Instrument Flight Rules' (IFR) environment, this revised handbook contains up-to-date information, the latest changes to procedures, etc.
Instrument Flying Handbook
The Federal Aviation Administration's Instrument Flying Handbook provides pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and controllers with the knowledge and skills required to operate in instrument meteorological conditions.
Aviation Instructor's Handbook
A reference tool to the information necessary for operating as an authorized flight instructor, this book was designed for ground, flight, and aviation maintenance instructors to provide information on learning and teaching aeronautical knowledge.
Advanced Avionics Handbook
Providing aviators with comprehensive information on the advanced avionics equipment available in technically sophisticated aircraft, this FAA handbook covers a wide range of subjects about the essentials of operating cockpit-computers.
Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook
The Handbook introduces the basic pilot skills that are essential for piloting WSC aircraft. It introduces the knowledge that is needed in pilot training. This handbook is for student pilots, as well as those pursuing more advanced certificates.
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook
The basic skills and aeronautical knowledge necessary for piloting airplanes or helicopters on water, snow, or ice are introduced in this official FAA handbook to seaplane operation. Pilots and flight instructors will find this guide indispensable.
Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
Provides technical assistance to applicants preparing for pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Here are explanations of aerodynamics, navigation, communication, flight controls, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and more.
Parachute Rigger Handbook
The handbook is primarily intended to assist individuals who are preparing for the parachute rigger airman knowledge test and the oral and practical test. The material presented in this handbook is appropriate for senior and master parachute riggers.
Glider Flying Handbook
This book lays out the science, mechanics, and regulations that every pilot needs to know. It covers components and systems, flight instruments, performance limitations, preflight and ground operations, launch procedures, flight maneuvers, etc.
Balloon Flying Handbook
This Balloon Flying Handbook introduces the basic pilot knowledge and skills that are essential for piloting balloons. It introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training.
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General
- Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. , 2018
All the latest industry standards, approved techniques and new technologies materials, and processes are covered in this updated handbook specifically tailored to provide all the information necessary to prepare for the FAA mechanic certification.
Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook
- US Government Printing Office , 1995
The purpose of this advisory circular is to make amateur-built/ultralight aircraft pilots aware that test flying an aircraft is a critical undertaking, which should be approached with thorough planning, skill, and common sense.
Airplane Flying Handbook
- Aviation Supplies & Academics , 2004
The fundamental skills and essential information necessary for piloting airplanes are introduced in this beginning aviator's guide. Pilots wishing to improve their flying proficiency will benefit from the information in this pilot resource.
A History of Aeronautics
by E. Charles Vivian - Project Gutenberg , 1997
Evelyn Charles Vivian (1882 - 1947) gives a detailed account of the history of aeronautics through 1920. Famous fliers are discussed and the evolution of the aeroplane is covered. The advancements in engine design are also included.
Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft
by Laurence K. Loftin, Jr. - United States Government Printing , 1985
This volume traces the technical development of the airplane from a curiosity at the beginning of World War I to the highly useful machine of today. Included are significant aircraft that incorporated important technical innovations.
The First Flight Across The Atlantic
by Ted Wilbur - NC-4 50th Anniversary Committee , 1969
Early in 1919, a young Naval Aviator predicted that trans-oceanic flight was 'a perfectly safe and sane commercial proposition, not a gigantic gamble.' The U.S.Navy NC-4 proved how right he was with the first flight across the Atlantic.
The story of the aeroplane
by Claude Grahame-White - Small, Maynard and Co , 1911
The book on the early history of aeroplane, written by Claude Grahame-White, the pioneer of flight. It covers the beginning development in Europe, the first historic flight, development of the aeroplane engine, first fatal accidents, and more.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line138
|
__label__wiki
| 0.877736
| 0.877736
|
Visit EAA website
Join Vintage Today
Vintage AirVenture
VAA Airventure Overview
Arrival Procedure – 2019 NOTAM
Red Barn Store
Friends of the Red Barn
Flight Line
Aircraft Judging
Becoming a Vintage Judge
Vintage in Review
Tall Pines Cafe
Vintage Area Map
Volunteer with Vintage
VAA News
Related Aviation News
All Multi-Media
Vintage AirMail e-Newsletter
Straight and Level
Outstanding Flights
A Pilot You Should Know
Youth In Action
Vintage Aircraft Publications
Vintage Airplane Magazine
Vintage Airplane “Extras”
Sponsors and Advertisers
Vintage AirMail
Mystery Airplane
VAA Board of Directors
Past Officers, Directors and Advisors
Vintage Administrator
Vintage Hall of Fame
Our Aircraft Categories
VAA Judging Categories and Standards
Type Club Corner
Type Club Listing
Why Join a Type Club?
Type Clubs at Oshkosh
VAA Chapters
Vintage DER
EAA Vintage Aircraft Association > News > Home Page > Dale Gustafson to be Inducted into VAA Hall of Fame
Dale Gustafson to be Inducted into VAA Hall of Fame
The original story below has been updated on November 10, 2015 here:
Dale Gustafson Inducted Posthumously into EAA Hall of Fame
Volunteer for 40 years to be honored posthumously in November.
Dale Gustafson
June 11, 2015 – The late Dale “Gus” Gustafson, a 53-year EAA member who was involved in vintage aircraft activities for more than 42 years, has been selected by the Vintage Aircraft Association as the 2015 inductee to the VAA Hall of Fame. Gustafson will be inducted posthumously during the annual EAA Hall of Fame induction banquet in November.
Gustafson (EAA 8891) died in July 2014, bringing to a close a long passion for aviation, particularly vintage aircraft. Prior to his death, he had been a board member of the EAA’s Antique/Classic Division, which later became the Vintage Aircraft Association. He also served as VAA’s chief judge at AirVenture for more than 40 years, leading the group that had the difficult task of determining recipients of the coveted Lindy awards at EAA AirVenture from hundreds of beautiful aircraft restorations.
“It is fitting that we honor Gus for his contributions to the vintage aircraft community,” said Charles Harris, chairman of VAA’s Hall of Fame Committee. “He had an unprecedented term of service on the VAA board and, in particular, four decades of dedication to judging the finest vintage aircraft restorations in the world each year at Oshkosh. His attention to detail allowed the level of vintage restorations to rise tremendously over the past 40 years.”
More details on the EAA Hall of Fame induction banquet in November at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will be announced as they are finalized. Other inductees will be announced as they are confirmed.
“Gus”, as Dale was universally known, lived his life with faith, family and flying as its granite cornerstones. From his earliest days, airplanes and the magic of flight were centermost in Gus’ life.
A native of South Bend, Indiana, Gus got his first airplane ride at the age of 10, he began taking flying lessons in his mid-teens, soloed at 16, worked at the South Bend airport part time during after school hours in every FBO odd job available, including handling cargo, airplane servicing, performing light maintenance, etc. He advanced his formal flight training in 1948 and 1949 when he attended the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma and obtained his Private, Commercial, Multi-Engine and Instrument ratings. In 1950, Gus was extremely fortunate to obtain a rare, near non-existent co-pilots job with (Roscoe) Turner Airlines based in Indianapolis. Turner Airlines was an independent, non-scheduled operation flying surplus World War II C-47s and DC-3s on a freelance basis. The experience was highly varied, invaluable and priceless. Turner eventually evolved into Lake Central Airlines and on into USAir from which Gus would retire as a Senior Captain at the age of 60.
But, Gus flew far more exciting airplanes than the air carrier’s commercial passenger aircraft, during his tenure with Lake Central and USAir, Gus found the time to devote 16 years in service with the Indiana Air National Guard in Indianapolis flying their F-86 Sabres.
Gus became a member of EAA in 1961 and became a member of Antique Classic Division/Vintage Aircraft Association as soon as it was formed in 1972-1973. He became a Vintage Director almost immediately and quickly became an invaluable member of the EAA Oshkosh Vintage Aircraft Judging Team. He was shortly thereafter appointed Chief Judge and served as Vintage Chief Judge for 40 years, supervising many numbers of Antique, Classic and Contemporary judging teams at Convention for 40 years. All of this in addition to serving 10 years as president of Indianapolis EAA Chapter 1311, as well as maintaining active membership in Indianapolis’ EAA Chapter 67 and Indianapolis Warbird Squadron 3.
Gus owned, flew and restored various older airplanes over the years, including a Stearman, Piper J-4 Cub Coupe, and an Aeronca 11AC Chief; his inventory of old airplane parts at the time of his death was extensive.
Gus became ill with an incurable malignancy in late May 2014; he expired June 26, 2014. During the last several weeks before his demise, just like Paul, Gus was busy making plans to attend EAA Oshkosh 2014 and tour the Vintage area in one of the judges John Deere Green Machines. It was his life.
The Vintage Aircraft Association will be deeply honored to present Dale A. “Gus” Gustafson as their EAA/VAA Hall of Fame Inductee for 2015 during the EAA Directors meeting in November 2015.
© 2020 EAA Vintage Aircraft Association. 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh, WI 54902. All rights reserved. | Privacy and Terms of Use
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line139
|
__label__cc
| 0.594555
| 0.405445
|
← Email is MyDatabase The $100 Computer →
Netflix Story
The New York Times has a story on how Netflix came to be – focusing on foudner and CEO Reed Hastings. It also discusses the challenges going ahead:
Ultimately, video on demand poses the greatest threat to Netflix – a fact Mr. Hastings is inclined to acknowledge. “Our competitors are a bigger threat next year,” he said. “But in 10 years, digital distribution is a bigger threat.”
The good news for Mr. Hastings – and for executives at Blockbuster, given that the ability to download any DVD via the Internet or cable could inflict even more damage on video stores – is that video on demand is a long way off, despite more than a decade of promises.
“It’ll be at least four or five years away, if not 10 years, before we reach the tipping point on video on demand,” said Gary Arlen, president of Arlen Communications, a research and consulting firm in Bethesda, Md. One major hurdle, Mr. Arlen and others said, has been Hollywood studios’ reluctance to accept a new delivery system as long as DVD’s are still proving so lucrative.
Mr. Hastings anticipates that it will be 2010, if not 2015, before a lot of the movie-watching public is downloading films over the Internet. Mr. Hastings is convinced that the same features that draw people to his DVD rental service will induce them to use his service to download digitally delivered movies. Netflix has devoted millions of dollars to building an easily navigated Web site while it refines a complex software system that recommends movies based on customer ratings.
“If we differentiate the Web site well enough, with rating histories and other features consumers want, that’s our strategic leverage” once people start receiving movies via the Internet, Mr. Hastings said.
Tags: Entrepreneurship
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line140
|
__label__wiki
| 0.811436
| 0.811436
|
"What Time Forgets: The Daughters of Ard Creggan" by K.E. Redmond (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)
Order What Time Forgets HERE (tpb) or HERE (Kindle)
INTRODUCTION: "What Time Forgets" is a recently published independent book about which we have received a review inquiry a week or two ago and as with all such that have an interesting blurb for me - criteria are mentioned in my post about notable 2010 Independent Books - I took a look at the available sample.
Since I quite liked what I read there despite not having too much of a clue where the book plans to go, I asked for a review copy and it jumped close to the top of my reading queue. The blurb below is fairly generic and actually the novel goes in some surprising directions, so I will discuss the setup in more detail later.
I would also add that What Time Forgets belongs to the relatively recent breed of books that freely mix genres and genre conventions and do not fit in a clear "subgenre" while still being core *secondary world sff adventures*: there are prophecies but not an ancient evil on a world domination/destruction quest that just got reawakened, mysterious artifacts of power, but not in quite the "magic talisman/sword" way we read in so many books and I could continue with sf-nal analogies too....
"Seers and cutthroat politicians, technocrats and a warrior class, jockey for power in a world where memories imperil the future. A soldier and a determined young woman, adversaries with their own secrets, ally to find the key that will avert a terrible reckoning on their world. A prophecy takes them from a mercenary’s stronghold to an oracle’s decaying temple, on to a monastery’s long-buried secrets and, finally, to a violent confrontation in a long-ruined fortress at sea’s edge. A final justice may well sacrifice everything they know"
OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: "What Time Forgets" starts with a bang when a ship is boarded by enemies after being attacked with cannon fire and a dying man slips a pendant into the hands of a younger man who then slips away through a secret hatch. Then we are introduced to the city of Ard Creggan where the main storyline starts and we witness a discussion about pendants involving Zoe Deich, younger scion and heir of the city's first family, whose great-aunt Livia is the nominal head of Concordia, the assembly of the leading Ten Families that control the oligarchic city.
However we soon find out information that starts to undermine the more-or-less traditional setup with a city dominated by noble families - the "Publicans" - that control mineral wealth and mostly pre-industrial technology - though with guns and some metal industry - and who is in conflict with an agrarian, more numerous and aggressively egalitarian but poorer society - the "Citizens".
There is the mysterious Counselor that came out of nowhere centuries ago and unified the noble families and taught them how to make iron and guns and hence dominate the surrounding areas, there are long-lived seers - so the powers and longevity of the Counselor are not singular - that can see multiple future paths but are scrupulously neutral, there is Noor a secretive mind reading strange being that was brought by Zoe's diplomat father Jomini in the girl's infancy and has been her "governess" since, though she keeps a low profile so to speak, and there is the upstart miner's son, Sinon Yar who raised himself by hook and by crook to a position of power and wants to break the Publicans and lead Ard Creggan by himself.
We later meet Tiernan, the young man from the opening scene who turns out to be a "soletei" - a member of the Citizens elite military special forces - but with strong ties with Ard Creggan that were forged in the intermittent periods of truce between the two entities. The novel also expands its action way beyond Ard Creggan and we visit quite a few places, meet lots of new characters and see action, intrigue, suspense and more...
So quite an intriguing setup and while twisting and turning and going in unexpected directions, things come together as the novel goes on and What Time Forgets turns out to be a standalone with a clear theme and a definite ending though promising more; the author let me know there will be a next volume.
Looking at what made What Time Forgets a hit with me, I would have to say that the world building and the novel's main storyline with its twists and turns that kept me guessing till the end were the main reasons, while the narrative flowed very well and kept me turning page after page until the end.
The characters are pretty interesting too since while having partly the usual traits, they also have their own quirks and so become distinctive as the book goes on - most notably Zoe and Tiernan but several others I do not want to spoil too, while Sinon Yar makes a somewhat cardboard but still "love to hate" villain.
If there is a niggle outside of minor editing issues, it is the fact that What Time Forgets occasionally gets on the border of "too clever" for its own good with some anachronistic word usage like say (lumpen) proletariat and others, but overall that did not detract too much from the enjoyment of the book and the author's generally ironic modern tone made it sound natural enough, only making me "huh?" after the fact rather than throwing me out of the narrative flow all together.
Overall What Time Forgets (A+) is a highly recommended sff adventure that has both fantasy and sfnal overtones, a book with inventive world building, page turning narrative flow and a lot of twists and turns and come together in a complete package but with a hook for more...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line151
|
__label__cc
| 0.678399
| 0.321601
|
Vision for Success in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
IT initiatives enabling “mobile first” and “self-service” capabilities have become mainstream, but while they have simplified the process for the end user, it has often confounded how organizations access, transmit and leverage data. Anthony Macciola, Chief Innovation Officer at ABBYY, discusses -the complexities resulting from the various methods of information maneuvers through an organization, and ABBYY’s vision for capitalizing on new opportunities.
Strength through Heritage
Senior-level executives and technology leaders are struggling with how to more efficiently manage information and make it useful. According to Macciola, this is where ABBYY excels. “Our heritage in linguistics, image processing, capture, and machine learning place us in a unique position to take a leadership role in emerging demand for machine learning and artificial intelligence,” he explains
He added that ABBYY is well positioned to take a leadership position by leveraging its heritage to provide cognitive technologies that transform unstructured documents into actionable insights to, ultimately, achieve better outcomes.
The Fruition of AI
Use cases that were traditionally associated with capture will converge with evolving document-centric robotic process automation (RPA) use cases. Within the next five years, Macciola envisions AI innovations will impact the adoption and advancement of RPA and be a catalyst for ABBYY machine learning capabilities associated with the automation of document processing, basic decision making and task automation. The application of AI technology coupled with ABBYY solutions will enable process automation, analytics, and process discovery use cases.
The adoption of AI will affect the workforce. “AI will also result in the automation of basic tasks performed by knowledge workers today and will have a large impact on the makeup and size of corporate workforces throughout fin-tech, healthcare, transportation and logistics, and government customer/constituent engagement scenarios,” he says. “This is where our partnerships with key BPM platform providers and RPA vendors will be important – in fact, Gartner recently named us among the ‘Specialist Software Partners’ in its Market Guide for Robotic Process Automation Software.”
Refreshing Go-to-Market Approach
Speed and agility to market are paramount to success. Many vendors are pursuing a direct sales engagement model which is demanding and costly. ABBYY’s approach to focus on and enable the independent software vendor, value added reseller, and system integrator channel is timely given the channel has increasingly been marginalized and underserved by traditional vendors in our space. By leveraging local presence, industry expertise, and solution delivery capabilities of the channel, ABBYY has significant gearing and market penetration.
Four Tenets of Success
Macciola underscored four key tenets that guide priorities in R&D, product development and market focus enabling employees to create a shared company vision:
Simplification: making everything we do as easy as possible to deploy, consume and maintain.
Cloud: fully exploit the growing demand for our capabilities within a cloud-based SaaS model.
Artificial intelligence: build on our legacy expertise in linguistics and machine learning to ensure we take a leadership role as it relates to content analytics, automation and the application of machine learning within the process automation market.
Mobility: ensure we have best-of-breed on device and zero footprint mobile capture capabilities.
He concludes: “the era when companies rely solely on OCR technology for simply converting documents into digital is long gone. ABBYY is on the forefront to being the driving force that enables cognitive and AI technologies and use cases. I look forward to working with the many visionaries and communicators that make up ABBYY – cheers to a successful 2018.”
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line155
|
__label__cc
| 0.720831
| 0.279169
|
Heavy fine for investors to sale land without plot-division permission
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - According to the Decision 102/2014/ND-CP on handling investors transferring the land use rights in terms of plot division, land selling in the apartment building projects. Accordingly, the violated investors shall be strictly fined.
>> $1.74 million fine for environmental administrative violations >> What do US corporate giants want in Vietnam? >> WB: More private investors needed for water projects >> Four die as typhoon hits Vietnam >> Vietnam capitalises on abundant sources of biomass energy
Photo: IE
Specifically, with investors transferring the land use rights in terms of plot division, land selling in the apartment building projects to sell or sell and then to rent without the permission issued by the Provincial People’s Committee, the fine level as below:
Fine of 20 to 50 million dong for projects with its area of less than 01ha; Fine up to 100 million dong with projects with its area of from 01 to less than 03ha; Fine up to 150 million dong with projects with its area of from 03 to less than 05ha; and fine up to 200 million dong with projects with its area more than 05ha.
In addition, the violated investors have to implement remedial measures and be confiscated their profits created from the violation activities.
Le Bang
Tags: Heavy, fine, investors, sale land, without plot-division, permission
Send comments you read about: Heavy fine for investors to sale land without plot-division permission
(Environmental News welcomes your opinions read the article. The discussion will be reviewed before posting. Environmental News reserves the right to reject words offend individuals or organizations; words left habits and customs, law violations. Readers discuss accented Vietnamese. Comments do not necessarily reflect the views of the Environmental News. Thank you for your contributions and cooperation of)
FROM SKYLINES TO TIMELINES, EARTH HOUR SHINES A LIGHT ON CLIMATE ACTION
Over 30,000 signed commitments not to use rhino horns
HCM City to use waste to fuel power plant
OGC cracks down on wildlife crime
Genetics Association Chair tells farmers to use GM crops
Quang Ngai province to pay $500 for corruption information
Environmental pollution treatment in agricultural sector
Audit asks party to punish former anti-corruption head, strip him of real estate holdings
Once-poetic Day River in Hanoi now a black, polluted mess
USAID Launches New Public Service Announcements to Tackle Rhino Horn Consumption (19/12/2019)
Youth for Climate Cycling Event (within the framework of European Climate Diplomacy Week 2019) (28/09/2019)
VIETNAM: New Study Offers Pathways To Climate-Smart Transport (17/09/2019)
USAID works alongside Viet Nam’s National Assembly on effective wildlife conservation through demand reduction (26/07/2019)
Winners of TRAFFIC’s sustainable traditional medicine competition announced (22/06/2019)
Hanoi mobilizes resources to improve the city’s air quality (28/11/2018)
Accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement in Viet Nam through joint national and international efforts (07/11/2018)
USAID Promotes Chi Initiative to Drive Down Demand for Rhino Horn
(28/08/2018)
Siemens supplies equipment for Vietnam’s largest solar farm (14/07/2018)
Members of Vietnamese and German companies take pledge against wildlife crime (30/06/2018)
Browse by: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 --The soul window--Life--Music--Fashion--Green Volunteer--Situation--Humane Flowers--Community
Paper sunflowers carry on Thuy’s dream
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - What if someday one realizes he or she has cancer? It is true that most people may think of death in the first place while it is extremely rare to see somebody trying to make the most of his or her remaining life in a meaningful way. And Le Thanh Thuy chose to stay positive.
Soldiers who still 'fight' in peace-time
Touching Portraits of Couples Who've Been Together Over 50 Years
Touching Photo Series of Adopted Shelter Animals and Their Rescuers
Vietnamese people still like temporary markets
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - The municipal administration is finding that removing temporary markets and street vendors is a tough task, given their continued popularity among residents.
Dong Nai invests in automatic wastewater monitoring stations
Shielding from the sun, Vietnamese style
Hydropower evacuees find lives still unsettled
The first time to hold Gala on the protection of wildlife
(Tinmoitruong.vn) - On October 30th, for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City, Gala on the protection of wildlife took place and was organized by the Central Committee for Propaganda and Education - Standing Agency in Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Biodiversity Conservation (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), and the organizations of protecting wild animals and plants.
Asia-Europe music festival to be held in Vietnam
International music festival to be held in Viet Nam
Reasons for surprise failure of veteran overseas Vietnamese singer’s concert in Hanoi
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line168
|
__label__wiki
| 0.73457
| 0.73457
|
Tweets from IonE
Announcing our Spring 2020 Second Mondays! -Feb 10: Climate-Induced Natural Disasters -March 9: Global Futures -… https://t.co/HKsCNR7gks12 hours ago
RT @PhTeatimeBlog: Preparing a compelling pitch for industry: -Answer these questions: Who are you? What do you do? Why is it important? Wh…yesterday
RT @PhTeatimeBlog: How to talk to industry: -Listen first (what do they need?) -Show enthusiasm (for them and your own research) -Network (…yesterday
RT @JessicaHellmann: Doug Cloud is a gem, draws a crowd when at #UMN. #speaksci20 Listened last yr to his talk on confronting skepticism of…yesterday
Welcome to the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment
At the Institute on the Environment (IonE), we envision a world in which sustainable agriculture feeds the world; renewable energy powers healthy homes, efficient transportation and flourishing businesses; every person has access to food, water and shelter; oceans, lakes and rivers are clean and healthy; communities have vibrant economies, neighborhoods and cultures; and thriving ecosystems support thriving economies and societies. Overall, humanity restores and renews resources for the benefit of all living things.
IonE is accelerating the transition to this future by supporting breakthrough research across disciplines, developing the next generation of global leaders and building transformative partnerships across the state, region and globe.
It’s important to stress this is not academia as usual. At IonE, we go out of our way to collaborate with external partners while bringing different academic fields of expertise together within the University — all with an eye towards being responsive, agile and entrepreneurial in the face of a changing world.
Our “secret sauce” is our ability to connect innovators from around the University and with external partners to discover solutions, to cultivate not just future scholars but future leaders, and to catalyze collaborations and conversations across sectors — all aimed at solving complex environmental challenges.
And it works! We’re a leader in the field of ecological economics — the science and practice of incorporating externalities and the value of nature into decision making. Our research and engagement activities — in partnership with leading companies, development banks, NGOs and others — have helped advance solutions to sustainably feeding a growing global population. We’re recognized for innovative communications that share stories of emerging risks and solutions with millions of people around the world. Our career scientists are redefining the role of academia in service of society. Our impact entrepreneurship and leadership development programs are unique within higher education and are preparing the next generation of change agents. And our entire community of fellows, researchers, students and staff — in partnership with external collaborators — is working every day to make the world a better place.
Moving forward, we will build on these past accomplishments while accelerating progress towards solutions and preparing for yet unknown challenges that lie ahead. Because the future is not yet set in stone. Together, we create the future.
IonE’s mission is to lead the way toward a future in which people and the environment prosper together.
To solve today’s complex environmental challenges, we must go beyond business-as-usual thinking. IonE’s pioneering approach bridges disciplines and sectors to create a synergistic setting in which to carry out three broad and interacting areas:
Discovering Solutions
IonE pursues research-based solutions to the biggest challenges of the 21st century related to climate adaptation, energy, food and land use freshwater, urban resilience, whole systems and more. We team the brightest minds from across the University and beyond with emerging leaders in science, technology, business, education, policy and other areas to envision and create enduring positive change around the world.
Educating Leaders
IonE’s leadership and education programs shape the next generation of environmental leaders. In addition to offering specialized training in communication, media relations, entrepreneurship, systems thinking and more for faculty fellows, research staff and graduate, professional and postdoctoral students, we also coordinate the undergraduate sustainability studies minor; provide education and mentoring for budding impact entrepreneurs; deliver communications and strategy training for faculty and staff; and contribute to the University’s innovative interdisciplinary Grand Challenges courses.
Engaging Partners
Partnership is at the heart of nearly all of IonE’s activities. By linking our work with that of leaders in the business, investment, media, government, academic and nonprofit sectors, we are building synergies and creating conduits for disseminating innovation around the world while growing new opportunities here at home.
The director of IonE is Jessica Hellmann. As a cross-campus, interdisciplinary institute, IonE reports to the Office for the Vice President for Research.
A Faculty Leadership Council advises IonE’s director, plays a central role in guiding faculty participation in IonE and ensures that faculty concerns are incorporated into IonE goals and decisions. By the end of 2016, the council will expand to include approximately 10 members. Members serve two-year terms. Nominations for membership and questions regarding the Faculty Leadership Council should be sent to Jessica Hellmann.
During the summer of 2016 we launched the inaugural IonE External Advisory Board — an international group consisting of government, academic, NGO and corporate leaders who will provide strategic advice to the Institute in the years ahead.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line170
|
__label__cc
| 0.603539
| 0.396461
|
About Sarah Blackwell
Sarah Blackwell
Sarah’s Videos
Things to do outside
Nature & Play Networks
nature immersion
Get Children Outdoors
Freedom 100 is a Resounding Success!
It has been such an honour to works with 100 people from all walks of life, and from all continents over the past 6 months on the Archimedes Forest Schools Training in Sheffield.
I’d like to say a big Congratulations to you all – you have all been absolutely AMAZING!!
We have had delegates from Moscow, Turkey, Dubai, Ireland, Denmark, the US and of course from all over the UK from Cornwall, to Kent, Scottish Highlands to the mountains and valleys of Wales, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Sunderland, Staffordshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, London, and South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to name a few.
It was a trial process this year as the Fast Track required Practitioners to attend the first week in March or April this year and then to complete their portfolios, which are intense and hard work, as well as to deliver their Baseline Assessments and their observations and analysis of the process.
All of this before coming back for a CPD Practical day in the woods to fine tune and hone those practical skills before assessment, and then of course attend the final 4 days of further training progression and skills and ethos assessment.
The quality of portfolios of evidence are outstanding, the professionalism of delivery and practical skills teaching is exemplary.
So all in all I am really proud of everyone i have met and had the honour to train and work with on their journey. In addition to know that these 100 people are now qualified Forest Schools Practitioners, all going gout into the world to transform the lives of all of those they work with from here on in.
If each of these Freedom 100 people go onto work with 100 children in the next year, that is 10,000 children touched by the Archimedes Forest Schools Model in the next 12 months.
If each one of those 10,000 children tell one parent then that is 20,000 people whose life is touched. if each of those 20,000 tell a brother or sister that is 30,000 and then the parents tell 2 family friends and a grandparent that is 50,000 people who will know of the wonders of nature and experience it for themselves as a result.
If this is multiplied by 10 years then by 2025 as a direct result, and this is a conservative estimation, then that is half a million children, grown ups and others that will have heard of and experienced either directly or vicariously the amazing nature of Forest Schools and the new connection to the natural world around them.
Imagine the health benefits, not only physical but also emotional and social, the sense of self and a personal confidence in their own abilities as a result of their experience.
I’d like to thank everyone who has made this possible, my staff team for the organisation and administration, and to all the learners who have participates and to all the children and schools in which the Archimedes Forest Schools Model is now becoming a way of life. Now and in the future.
We will be having another Freedom 100 programme of study next March and April 2016 and so if anyone is interested in participating and becoming a part of this amazing and transformational programme called Archimedes Forest Schools then do contact info@forestschools.com for more details. This offer will not be on the main diary as it isintended to make Forest Schools available to all and is open to those from around the world, from all walks of life.
Forest Schools Symposium USA
So it’s coming!
Do you want to be a part of the first cohort of qualified US practitioners?
Do you want to burn the torch of excellence and draw others to you?
Do you want your children to experience Forest Schools everyday of their childhood- look no further!
Forest Schools Education is coming to America this year and we will see you there at the symposium and we will have a very special Free gift for you if you sign up!
It’s a once in a lifetime offer, it can’t be repeated – so make sure you don’t miss out!
Go to www.forestschools.com for more information about this leading Forest Schools Training Academy
Are you wanting to establish a Forest School, a Forest Nursery, a Nature Nursery or other type of nature immersion programme we can’t wait to meet you later in 2015.
www.forestschoolskindergarten.com shows what can be achieved at Middlewwod a Nature Nursery
www.forestschools.com gives an overview to Forest Schools and training opportunities
Send us your email and details on the contact form on either website and you will be the first to receive your Early Bird Offers!
Phone +44(0)114 2834060 for more information
I'm Sarah Blackwell, and for the last 30 years, I've been working with children in the outdoors. I've made it my mission to to help children establish and grow in confidence, self-esteem and emotional awareness through activity in the outdoors. I started Get Children Outdoors to inspire families, teachers and policy makers. Look around this site and you’ll find a load of fun ideas and activities to try out with your kids in the outdoors.
www.forestschools.com
Forest Schools Kindergarten
www.forestschoolskindergarten.com
Childhood Development
Learn about Forest Schools
Forest Schools Shop
© 2019 Get Children Outfoors. All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line173
|
__label__cc
| 0.527691
| 0.472309
|
Jabbering Giraffe
Dominic Mitchell is a Brighton based Perl/Ruby/Python/Java/ObjC/Web developer and an old-school Unix hack. And I love giraffes. That is all.
I am presently working as a Release Engineer at Google. This involves unwarranted chumminess with the build system.
Email: dom [at] happygiraffe.net
jslint4java
Archives Select Month February 2016 December 2015 November 2015 December 2014 November 2014 September 2013 February 2012 October 2011 July 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 July 2010 April 2010 March 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005
© 2020 Dominic Mitchell
Compliant XHTML & CSS
blog.txt theme by Scott Allan Wallick
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line184
|
__label__wiki
| 0.621265
| 0.621265
|
HARYANA WATCH
Bengal - A Forgotten Misery
Delhi Watch
Fact - USA
Mughalistan (Welcome to Hell)
Punjab Watch
Religion of "Peace" & "Harmony"
Voice of Dharma
Muslim Members of the All-Women Panchayat at Neem Kheda in Mewat District
Frustration has now paved way for hope in Neem Kheda village of Mewat district. After being stifled for over two years, the all-women muslim panchayat has finally found its voice and things have begun to move in favor of muslims in this back-of-beyond village on the Haryana-Rajasthan border.
While the district administration has become sensitive to the demands of the village, the muslim women panchs has banned any hindu woman into the power. The administration has arranged for water tankers to tide over water paucity while an anganwari has also been started for expecting mothers, but still it is a poor area of Haryana beacause of Islam. The process of making new schools has begun, but muslim children still goes to Madarsas. Which is the epicenter of hate and crimes against local hindus.
While the administration has written to the education department for more staff at the village school, it has even assured the muslim villagers would still prefer madarsas. However hindu families are happy about school. "Lack of education in our village was a constant irritant for us because our children would just waste their time. With staff and a school, we are happy that their future, too, is secure," Rajni states.
At Neem Kheda, village meetings no longer debate the panchayat's non-performance, but focus on the issues like how to make Mewat 100% muslim place. Hindu families lives in their own country as refugees. They have no rights, no power and no one is there to listen. Congress government (which is pro muslim) is trying to hide the situation of Mewat region.
Posted by I at 7:48 AM
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line185
|
__label__wiki
| 0.550695
| 0.550695
|
Items where Subject is Field of Research, History and Archaeology, Historical Studies, Historical Studies not elsewhere classified
Browse by FOR
Field of Research (99,409)
21 History and Archaeology (3072)
2103 Historical Studies (2920)
210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified (171)
Leane, E and Maddison, B, A biography of iceberg B09B, Australian Humanities Review, (63) pp. 99-115. ISSN 1835-8063 (2018) [Refereed Article]
Leane, E and Nielsen, HEF, American cows in Antarctica: Richard Byrd's polar dairy as symbolic settler colonialism, Journal of Colonialism & Colonial History, 18, (2) pp. 1-13. ISSN 1532-5768 (2017) [Refereed Article]
Henderson, R, The Oral History Australia Conference 2017, Sydney 13-16 September 2017 Report for Oral History Tasmania, Oral History Australia Journal pp. 1-8. ISSN 0158-7366 (2017) [Non Refereed Article]
Brodie, ND, Fearful Spirits, Reasoned Follies: The Boundaries of Superstition in Late Medieval Europe, Journal of Religious History, 39, (1) pp. 151-152. ISSN 0022-4227 (2015) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Clarke, DA, Freedom to Fail: Heidegger's Anarchy, Philosophia, 43, (4) pp. 917-924. ISSN 0048-3893 (2015) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Turnbull, P, The Aims of Big History, History Compass, 13, (7) pp. 349-358. ISSN 1478-0542 (2015) [Refereed Article]
Millar, P, Frederick A. Cook: the role of photography in the making of his polar explorer-hero image, Polar record, 51, (4) pp. 1-12. ISSN 0032-2474 (2014) [Refereed Article]
Carter, JC, Mishaps and Misadventures of the Steamer Ploughboy, Bruce County Historical Society Historical Notes Yearbook Edition ISSN 1717-4309 (2014) [Non Refereed Article]
Brodie, ND, Relics of the Tasmanian Gothic: Medieval Artefacts in Medievalist Australia, Limina : a journal of historical and cultural studies, 19, (2) pp. 1-16. ISSN 1833-3419 (2014) [Refereed Article]
Carter, JC, Remembering the Battle of Windsor: Last Incursion in the 1838 Upper Canadian Rebellion, Australasian Canadian Studies, 31, (1-2) pp. 1-10. ISSN 1832-5408 (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
Carter, JC, Stephen S. Wright - # 2653: The Only Lewis County Patriot to Van Diemen's Land, Journal of the Lewis County Historical Society pp. 1. ISSN 0895-500X (2014) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]
Edmonds, P and Carey, J, A new beginning for Settler Colonial Studies, Settler Colonial Societies, 3, (1) Article 1. ISSN 1838-0743 (2013) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Meidl, Eva and Quilty, PG, Georg von Neumayer (1826-1909) in Tasmanien, Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien e.V., Newsletter Nr 9, (June 2013) pp. 63-75. ISSN 1617-9900 (2013) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]
Harman, K, Protecting Tasmanian Aborigines: American and Queensland influences on the Cape Barren Island Reserve Act, 1912, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 41, (5) pp. 744-764. ISSN 0308-6534 (2013) [Refereed Article]
McLeod, Shane, The Acculturation of Scandinavians in England: A Consideration of the Burial Record, Australian Early Medieval Association. Journal, 9 pp. 61-87. ISSN 1449-9320 (2013) [Refereed Article]
Paull, JD, The role of Dr Isaac Aaron and the Australian Medical Journal in the dissemination of information about etherisation in the 1840s, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 41, (4 (Supplement)) pp. 10-15. ISSN 0310-057X (2013) [Refereed Article]
Harman, K and Maxwell-Stewart, H, Aboriginal deaths in custody in colonial Australia 1805-1860, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, 13, (2) pp. 1-20. ISSN 1532-5768 (2012) [Refereed Article]
Harman, KE, Black Peter the Bushranger, (Island 130: Spring 2012) pp. 70-81. ISSN 0725-2951 (2012) [Edited Journal]
Turnbull, PG, Global in scope, scientific in spirit: the challenges of big history, History Teacher eJournal, 50, (3) pp. 1-15. ISSN 0085-154X (2012) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]
Maxwell-Stewart, H, Isles of the Dead: convict death rates in comparative perspective, Historic Environment, 24, (3) pp. 28-34. ISSN 0726-6715 (2012) [Refereed Article]
Edmonds, P, Travelling 'Under Concern': Quakers James Backhouse and George Washington Walker tour the Antipodean colonies, 1832-41, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 40, (5) pp. 769-788. ISSN 0308-6534 (2012) [Refereed Article]
Edmonds, P, Unofficial apartheid, convention and country towns: reflections on Australian history and the New South Wales Freedom Rides of 1965, Postcolonial Studies, 15, (2) pp. 167-190. ISSN 1368-8790 (2012) [Refereed Article]
Edmonds, P, 'Failing in every endeavour to conciliate': Governor Arthur's Proclamation Boards to the Aborigines, Australian conciliation narratives and their transnational connections, Journal of Australian Studies, 35, (2) pp. 201-218. ISSN 1444-3058 (2011) [Refereed Article]
Gan, I, 'The first practical Soviet steps towards getting a foothold in the Antarctic': the Soviet Antarctic whaling flotilla Slava, Polar Record, 47, (240) pp. 21-28. ISSN 0032-2474 (2011) [Refereed Article]
Walker, M, Cities as creative spaces for cultural tourism: a plea for the consideration of history, Pasos, 8, (3) pp. 17-26. ISSN 1695-7121 (2010) [Refereed Article]
Maxwell-Stewart, Hamish, Convict Transportation from Britain and Ireland 1615-1870, History Compass, 8, (11) pp. 1221-1242. ISSN 1478-0542 (2010) [Refereed Article]
Powell, MW, Fragile identities: the colonial consequences of CJR Le Mesurier in Ceylon, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, 11, (1) pp. EJ . ISSN 1532-5768 (2010) [Refereed Article]
Turnbull, PG, Historians, computing and the World-Wide-Web, Australian Historical Studies, 41, (2) pp. 131-148. ISSN 1031-461X (2010) [Refereed Article]
Bennett, MJ, Review of Stephanie J. Snow, Blessed Days of Anaesthesia: How Anaesthetics Changed the World, History, 95, (317) pp. 100. ISSN 0018-2648 (2010) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Edmonds, P, The Proclamation Cup: Tasmanian Potter Violet Mace and Colonial Quotations, ReCollections, 5, (2) pp. online. ISSN 1833-4946 (2010) [Refereed Article]
Marchant, A, Consuming Provence: The Place of Gastronomy in Provencal Tourism and Culture, Place, 3 pp. 1-13. ISSN 1835-8799 (2009) [Refereed Article]
Ely, RG, Countrymindedness and the democratic intellect: permutations and combinations in a Victorian country state school, 1853 to 2007, History of Education Review, 38, (1) pp. 40-53. ISSN 0819-8691 (2009) [Refereed Article]
Barrett, ND, Norway and the 'winning' of Australian Antarctica, Polar Record, 45, (235) pp. 360-367. ISSN 0032-2474 (2009) [Refereed Article]
Gan, I, Soviet Antarctic plans after the International Geophysical Year: changes in policy, Polar Record, 46, (3) pp. 244-256. ISSN 0032-2474 (2009) [Refereed Article]
Gan, I, Will the Russians abandon Mirny to the penguins after 1959... or will they stay?, Polar Record, 45, (233) pp. 167-175. ISSN 0032-2474 (2009) [Refereed Article]
Murray, C, The use and abuse of dogs on Scott's and Amundsen's South Pole expeditions, Polar Record, 44, (231) pp. 303-310. ISSN 0032-2474 (2008) [Refereed Article]
Kellaway, RG, 'Sorry for the seals and sea birds': Tasmania, New Zealand and the Management of Macquarie Island 1890-1894, Tasmanian Historical Studies, 11 pp. 41-58. ISSN 1324-048X (2006) [Refereed Article]
Murray, C, Mapping Terra Incognita, Polar Record, 41, (217) pp. 103-112. ISSN 0032-2474 (2005) [Refereed Article]
Sharpe, P, Domestic Service in Australia. By B. W. Higman. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press 2002, Journal of Economic History, 63, (1) pp. 269-270. ISSN 0022-0507 (2003) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Goc, NE, From convict prison to the Gothic ruins of tourist attraction, Historic Environment, 16, (3) pp. 22-6. ISSN 0726-6715 (2003) [Refereed Article]
Wilson, EK, Your Citizenship In Heaven: Brethren Attitudes to Authority and Government, Brethren Archivists and Historians Network Review, 2, (2) pp. 75-90. ISSN 1368-9967 (2003) [Non Refereed Article]
Sharpe, P, B. Hill, 'Women Alone: Spinsters in England 1660-1850' and D. Evenden 'The Midwives of Seventeenth Century London' , Gender & History, 14, (2) pp. 352-53. ISSN 0953-5233 (2002) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Sharpe, P, Fabricating Women: The Seamstresses of Old Regime France 1675-1791. By Clare Haru Crowston. Durham NC: Duke University Press 2001, Journal of Economic History, 62, (3) pp. 864-65. ISSN 0022-0507 (2002) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Easthope, G, Heritage Sailing in Australia: a preliminary schema, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 7, (2) pp. 185-190. ISSN 1352-7258 (2001) [Refereed Article]
Huon, D, Enigma Variations. The 'Ecological' World, and the 'Psychological' World: the Historian as Participant-Observer in Contemporary Ecological History, Tasmanian Historical Studies, 5, (2) pp. 45-68. ISSN 1324-048X (1997) [Refereed Article]
Macknight, CC, An Ocean of Instruction and Enjoyment, National Library of Australia News, 7, (3) pp. 6-8. ISSN 1035-753X (1996) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]
Davis, RP, P B Waite, The Lives of Dalhousie University Vol. 1: 1818-1925, Lord Dalhousie's College, History of Education Quarterly, 35, (3) pp. 302-303. ISSN 0018-2680 (1995) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Davis, RP, S B Cook, Imperial Affinities: Nineteenth Century Analogies and Exchanges between India and Ireland, Australian Journal of Politics and History, 41, (1) pp. 164. ISSN 0004-9522 (1995) [Letter or Note in Journal]
Evans, C, State Girls: their Lives as Apprentices, 1896-1935, Tasmanian Historical Research Association: Papers and Proceedings (1994) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]
Thomson, RM, A descriptive catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of Peterhouse, Cambridge, D.S. Brewer, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, United Kingdom, pp. 230. ISBN 9781843844419 (2016) [Authored Research Book]
Boyce, J, Born Bad: Original Sin and the Making of the Western World, Black Inc., Victoria, Australia, pp. 260. ISBN 9781863956765 (2014) [Authored Research Book]
Darian-Smith, Kate and Pascoe, C, Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 320. ISBN 9781136168710 (2013) [Edited Book]
Barnes, Diana G, Epistolary Community in Print, 1580-1664, Ashgate, Surrey, UK, pp. 250. ISBN 9781409445357 (2013) [Authored Research Book]
Reynolds, H, Forgotten War, University of New South Wales Press Ltd, Sydney, Australia, pp. 280. ISBN 9781742233925 (2013) [Authored Research Book]
Evans, C, In Good Condition Throughout: Co-operative Motors 1913-2013, Co-operative Motors, Australia ISBN 9780646902876 (2013) [Authored Other Book]
Harman, K, Aboriginal Convicts: Australian, Khoisan and Maori Exiles, University of New South Wales Press Ltd, Sydney, Australia, pp. 298. ISBN 978-174223-323-9 (2012) [Authored Research Book]
Anjaria, D, On the Indian frontier / Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Oxford University Press, Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 283. ISBN 9780199063574 (2012) [Edited Book]
Evans, C, Growing Gracefully and Usefully: Glenview 1948-2010, Glenview Community Services, Tasmania ISBN 9780646556635 (2011) [Authored Other Book]
Edmonds, P, Urbanizing Frontiers: Indigenous Peoples and Settlers in 19th-Century Pacific Rim Cities, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 317. ISBN 9780774816229 (2010) [Authored Research Book]
Lake, M and Reynolds, H, Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the Question of Racial Equality, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, pp. 371. ISBN 9780522854787 (2008) [Authored Research Book]
Thomson, RM, From Manuscript to Print: Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at the Morris Miller Library, University of Tasmania, Hobart, December 2008-January 2009, University of Tasmania Library, Hobart, pp. 125. ISBN 9781862954830 (2008) [Authored Other Book]
Shakespeare, N, In Tasmania, Random House, Milsons Point, NSW, pp. 374. ISBN 1-74051-271-5 (2004) [Authored Research Book]
Maxwell-Stewart, HJ and Tough, A, Selecting Clinical Records for Long-Term Preservation: Problems and Procedures, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, pp. 84. ISBN 0951176536 (1999) [Revision/New Edition]
Ho, PY and Lisowski, FP, A Brief History of Chinese Medicine and its Influence, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 108. ISBN 9810228031 (1998) [Revision/New Edition]
Darian-Smith, K and Gunner, L and Nuttall, S, Text, Theory, Space: Land, Literature and History in South Africa and Australia, Routledge, London, pp. 280. ISBN 9780203992524 (1996) [Edited Book]
Claydon, A, B is for Boar, Animalia: An Anti-Imperial Bestiary for Our Times, Duke University Press, A Burton and R Marawi (ed), United States (In Press) [Other Book Chapter]
Claydon, A, P is for Platypus, Animalia: An Anti-Imperial Bestiary for Our Times, Duke University Press, A Burton and R Marawi (ed), United States (In Press) [Other Book Chapter]
Edmonds, P, Activism in the Antipodes: Transnational Quaker Humanitarianism and the Troubled Politics of Compassion in the Early Nineteenth Century, The Transnational Activist: Transformations and Comparisons from the Anglo-World since the Nineteenth Century, Palgrave Macmillan, S Berger and S Scalmer (ed), Cham, Switzerland, pp. 31-59. ISBN 978-3-319-66205-3 (2018) [Research Book Chapter]
Marchant, A, Antiquarianism, Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction, Routledge, S Broomhall (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 254-257. ISBN 9781138925748 (2017) [Other Book Chapter]
Marchant, A, Battlefields, Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction, Routledge, S Broomhall (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 254-257. ISBN 9781138925748 (2017) [Other Book Chapter]
Marchant, A, Maps, Early Modern Emotions: An Introduction, Routledge, S Broomhall (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 127-132. ISBN 9781138925748 (2017) [Other Book Chapter]
Inwood, K and Maxwell-Stewart, H, Demography and the Prison, The Future of Historical Demography: Upside Down and Inside Out, Acco, K Matthijs, S Hin, J Kok and H Matsuo (ed), Netherlands, pp. 41-45. ISBN 9789462927223 (2016) [Research Book Chapter]
Nolan, B, The Experience of Irish Women transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) during the Famine, The Famine Irish: Emigration and the Great Hunger, The History Press, Reilly C (ed), Ireland, pp. 55-66. ISBN 9781845888909 (2016) [Research Book Chapter]
Nolan, B, Knowing Dissent: Lesbian Sub-culture in the Female Factories of Van Diemen's Land, Sexual Politics in Modern Ireland, Irish Academic Press, Redmond J, Tiernan S, McAvoy S and McAuliffe M (ed), Ireland, pp. 1-16. ISBN 978-0716532842 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]
Fforde, C and Ormand-Parker, L and Turnbull, P, Repatriation Research: Archives and the Recovery of History and Heritage, Heritage, Ancestry and Law: Principles, Policies and Practices in Dealing with Historical Human Remains, Institute of Art and Law, R Redmond-Cooper (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 39-59. ISBN 9781903987377 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]
Wilson, EK, An emissary of the Plymouth Brotherhood? Henry Varley's Interactions with Australian Society in the Late Nineteenth Century, Culture, Spirituality, and the Brethren, Brethren Archivists and Historians Network, N.T.R, Dickson, T.J, Marinello (ed), United Kindgom, pp. 101-126. ISBN 9780957017757 (2014) [Other Book Chapter]
Roe, M, The First Teachers College: 1906-1947, The Phillip Smith Centre: a place for learning, The University of thhe Third Age, Michael Roe ands Leone Scrivener (ed), Hobart, pp. 7-54. ISBN 9780646914473 (2014) [Other Book Chapter]
Marchant, A, 'Adam, you are in a Labyrinth': The First-Person Voice as The Nexus Between Body and Spirit in the Chronicle of Adam Usk, Conjunctions of Mind, Soul and Body from Plato to the Enlightenment, Springer, D, Kambaskovic-Sawers (ed), Netherlands, pp. 47-67. ISBN 978-94-017-9072-7 (2014) [Research Book Chapter]
Bennett, MJ, Foreword, Haughton Forrest (1826-1925). Biography, Catalogue and Gallery of Paintings, The Forrest Project, Geoffrey M. Ayling, Ian C. Smith and others (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 3. (2013) [Other Book Chapter]
Anjaria, D, Introduction, On the Indian frontier / Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Oxford University Press, D, Anjaria (ed), Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 9-26. ISBN 9780199063574 (2012) [Research Book Chapter]
Hemmings, AD and Jabour, J, Already a special case? Australian Antarctic policy in the first decade of the Antarctic Treaty, Australia and the Antarctic Treaty System: 50 Years of Influence, University of New South Wales Press Ltd, M Haward and T Griffiths (ed), NSW, pp. 118-137. ISBN 9781742232232 (2011) [Research Book Chapter]
Petrow, S, Australia and New Zealand, Law of Charity, Lexis/Nexis Butterworths, G. Dal Pont (ed), Sydney, pp. 100-26. ISBN 9780409327298 (2010) [Revised Book Chapter]
Petrow, S, England and the United States, Law of Charity, Lexis/Nexis Butterworths, G. Dal Pont (ed), Sydney, pp. 81-99. ISBN 9780409327298 (2010) [Revised Book Chapter]
Maxwell-Stewart, HJ and Shlomowitz, R, Mortality and migration : a survey, Health and medicine at sea, 1700-1900, Boydell Press, D. Haycock and S. Archer (ed), London, pp. 128-142. ISBN 978-1-84383-522-6 (2009) [Research Book Chapter]
Reynolds, H, The Question of Miscegenation in the Politics of English-Speaking Countries in the Early Twentieth Century, Re-Orienting Whiteness, Palgrave Macmillan, L Boucher, J Carey, and K Ellinghaus (ed), United States, pp. 73-82. ISBN 978-0-230-61885-5 (2009) [Research Book Chapter]
Edmonds, P, White Spaces?Racialised Geographies, Anglo Saxon Exceptionalism and the Location of Empire in Britain's c19th Pacific Rim Cities, Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on the Construction of an Identity, RMIT Publishing in association with the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne, Leigh Boucher, Jane Carey and Kat Ellinghaus (ed), Melbourne, Vic, pp. 363-374. ISBN 9781921166808 (2008) [Research Book Chapter]
Turnbull, PG and Kornbluh, M and Shell-Weiss, S, Alternatives to pay-for-view: The case for open access to historical research and scholarship, Libr@ries: Changing information space and practice, Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, Cushla Kapitzke and Bruce Bertram (ed), Mahwah, New Jersey, United States, pp. 211-218. ISBN 9780805854817 (2006) [Research Book Chapter]
Edmonds, P, Dual Mandate, Double Work: Land, Labour and the Transformation of 'Native' Subjectivity in Papua 1908 - 1940, Collisions of Cultures and Identities:
Settlers and Indigenous Peoples, RMIT Publishing, Patricia Grimshaw and Russell McGregor (ed), Melbourne, Vic, pp. 123-141. ISBN 9780975839270 (2006) [Research Book Chapter]
Edmonds, P, From Bedlam to Incorporation: Whiteness and the racialisation of settler colonial urban space in Victoria, British Columbia, 1840s - 1880s, Exploring the British World: Identity - Cultural Production - Institutions, RMIT Publishing, Kate Darian-Smith, Patricia Grimshaw, Kiera Lindsay, Stuart McIntyre (ed), Melbourne, Vic, pp. 60-90. ISBN 0864593449 (2004) [Research Book Chapter]
Ballyn, S and Frost, L, Sephardi convicts in Van Diemen's Land, A Few from Afar: Jewish lives in Tasmania from 1804, The Hobart Hebrew Congregation, Peter and Ann Elias (ed), Hobart, pp. 73-82. ISBN 0 646 42202 3 (2003) [Other Book Chapter]
Nursey-Bray, MJ, Community histories and participation in environmental management, Environmental History and Policy Still Settling Australia, Oxford University Press, Stephen Dovers (ed), Oxford, pp. 165-189. ISBN 0195507495 (2000) [Research Book Chapter]
Harvey, K, The History of Social Movements in Global Perspective. A Survey, H-Soz-u-Kult, (20 September 2018) pp. 1-2. (2018) [Review Single Work]
Johnston, A, Entanglements of Empire: Missionaries, Maori, and the Question of the Body, Journal of British Studies, 55, (2) pp. 422-423. ISSN 0021-9371 (2016) [Review Single Work]
Turnbull, P, Science, Voyages, and Encounters in Oceania, 1511-1850, Journal of Pacific History, 50, (3) pp. 377-379. ISSN 0022-3344 (2015) [Review Single Work]
Brodie, ND, When God Spoke Greek: The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible, Journal of Religious History, 39, (1) pp. 152-153. ISSN 0022-4227 (2015) [Review Single Work]
Brodie, ND, Poverty and Prosperity in the Middle Ages and Renaissance by Cynthia Kosso and Anne Scott, eds (review), Parergon, 30, (1) pp. 250-252. ISSN 1832-8334 (2014) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, The Making of New Zealanders, Journal of New Zealand Studies, 13 pp. 160-161. (2014) [Review Single Work]
Harman, KE, Balanced portrayal of a difficult history, History Australia, 10, (3) pp. 273-275. ISSN 1449-0854 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Harman, KE, Bodies in Context: Review of The Aboriginal Male in the Enlightenment World by Shino Konishi, Pickering & Chatto, London, 2012, History Australia, 10, (2) pp. 266-268. ISSN 1449-0854 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, Erik Olssen, Clyde Griffen and Frank Jones, An Accidental Utopia? Social Mobility and the Foundations of an Egalitarian Society, Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies, 1, (1) pp. 79-81. (2013) [Review Single Work]
Carter, JC, Review of Elizabeth Gammell Hedquist's Escape from Van Diemen's Land: The James Gammell Chronicles, Ontario History, (Autumn 2013) (2013) [Review Single Work]
Carter, JC, Review of Sandy Antal's The Patriot War of 1838, Australasian Canadian Studies, 31, (1) ISSN 1832-5408 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Carter, JC, Shaun McLaughlin's The Patriot War Along the Michigan-Canada Border, Australasian Canadian Studies, 31, (1) ISSN 1832-5408 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Brodie, ND, Socialising the Child in Late Medieval England, c. 1400-1600 by Merridee L. Bailey (review), Parergon, 30, (2) pp. 161-162. ISSN 1832-8334 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Edmonds, P, the many Voyages of Arthur wellington Clah: A Tsimshian Man on the Pacific Northwest Coast, B C Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, 179 pp. 225-227. ISSN 0005-2949 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Brodie, ND, The Valley of the Six Mosques: Work and Life in Medieval Valldigna by Ferran Garcia-Oliver (review), Parergon, 30, (2) pp. 244-245. ISSN 1832-8334 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Brodie, ND, The Works of Mercy in Italian Medieval Art (c. 1050-c. 1400) by Federico Botana (review), Parergon, 30, (1) pp. 228-229. ISSN 1832-8334 (2013) [Review Single Work]
Nolan, B, Crime and Punishment in Dundalk. The Transportation of Irish Women in 19th Century Ireland: A Case History, Women and Gender Working Papers Series, 12, (2) (2012) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, John Connor, ANZAC and Empire: George Foster Pearce and the Foundations of Australian Defence, Australian Historical Studies, 43, (2) pp. 329-330. (2012) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, Raymond Richards, Palmer: The Parliamentary Years, NZ Journal of History, 46, (2) pp. 201-202. (2012) [Review Single Work]
Jabour, JA, The History of the International Polar Years (IPYs), The Polar Journal, 1, (1) pp. 142-142. ISSN 2154-896X (2011) [Review Single Work]
Edmonds, P, Review of 'Shaking Hands on the Fringe' by Tiffany Shellam, Labour History, (98) pp. 247-249. ISSN 0023-6942 (2010) [Review Single Work]
Edmonds, P, Review of Margaret Jacobs 'White Mother to a Dark Race', Pacific Historical Review, 79, (4) pp. 648-650. ISSN 0030-8684 (2010) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds, Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men's Countries and the Question of Racial Equality, Australian Historical Studies, 40, (3) pp. 378-379. (2009) [Review Single Work]
Williams, S, Book Review. The Spaces of the Modern City: Imaginaries, Politics, and Everyday Life, edited by G Prakash and KM Kruse, Urban Policy and Research, 26, (4) pp. 504-507. (2008) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, Ian Pool, Arunachalam Dharmalingam and Janet Sceats, The New Zealand Family from 1840: A Demographic History, Australian Historical Studies, 39, (2) pp. 270-271. (2008) [Review Single Work]
Mein Smith, PL, J. G. A. Pocock, The Discovery of Islands: Essays in British History, NZ Journal of History, 42, (2) pp. 216-217. (2008) [Review Single Work]
Breen, SM, Review of Merete Falck Borch, 2004, Conciliation, Compulsion, Conversion: British Attitudes to Indigenous peoples 1763-1814, Rodopi, Amsterdam, Australian Historical Studies, 37, (127) pp. 220-222. (2006) [Review Single Work]
Edmonds, P, Review of John Gascoigne 'The Enlightenment and the Origins of European Australia', Melbourne Historical Journal, 30 pp. 20-24. ISSN 0076-6232 (2002) [Review Single Work]
Crane, RJ, India without the Heat and Dust. Rev. of To Whom She will and The Nature of Passion, by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, CRNLE Reviews Journal, 1 and 2 pp. 58-64. (1988) [Review Several Works]
Tarulevicz, NT, Food Safety and Global Comestibles, American Historical Association, 2-5 January 2015, New York (2015) [Conference Extract]
Tarulevicz, NT, Jell-O: America's Most Famous Dessert, At Home Everywhere?, Hatcher Gallery Recordings, 12 January 2015, University of Michigan (2015) [Keynote Presentation]
Page, AR, Richard Price and War, Revolution, Dissent, and Democracy: The Political Thought of Richard Price, 11 September, Yale University (2015) [Conference Extract]
Haygarth, N, Tasmania's Mount Bischoff Tin Mine: Dolcoath of the Antipodes?, Mining Perspectives: Proceedings of the Eighth International Mining History Congress, June 2009, Cornwall, pp. 145-153. ISBN 9781903798775 (2011) [Refereed Conference Paper]
Walker, M, Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism: A Plea for the Consideration of History, Papers and Proceedings of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture International Conference, 19-21 November 2009, 19-21 November 2009, Istanbul, pp. 3-18. (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper]
Gan, I, The Soviet Preparation for the IGY Antarctic Program and the Australian Response: Politics and Science, Bolet%#237;n Antartico Chileno 2nd SCAR Workshop on the History of Antarctic Research, 22-22 September 2006, Santiago, Chile, pp. 60-70. (2009) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
Evans, C, Declining Volunteerism in Tasmania's Neglected Children's Department, 1896-1918, Papers of the Voluntary Action History Society Third International Conference, 16th to 18th July, Liverpool, United Kingdom (2008) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
Evans, C and Parry, N, Vessels of Progressivism? Tasmanian State Girls and Eugenics, 1900-1940, A Race for a Place': Eugenics, Darwinism and Social Thought and Practice in Australia: Proceedings of the History and Sociology of Eugenics Conference, 27-28 April 2000, University of Newcastle ISBN 0725911050 (2000) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
Young, D, REAL Learning Objects for Secondary School (UK): Industrial Revolution; Endangered Species; Welsh Chartist Movement , Roar Film Pty Ltd (2005) [Consultants Report]
Pybus, CA, 'We grew up this place': Ernabella Mission 1937-1974 (2012) [PhD]
Davis, AE, Sibling rivalry : the India-Australia relationship, 1858-1901 (2011) [Masters Research]
Allahyari, T, An examination of experiences of mothers of children with Down Syndrome: A two country comparison (2000) [PhD]
Wilson, EK, Brethren attitudes to authority and government, with particular reference to pacifism (1994) [Masters Research]
Sharpe, P, Merchant Communities, Research on Migration: an overview. The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, Immanuel Ness (ed), United Kingdom, 1, pp. 1-5 (2013) [Entry]
Sharpe, P, Merchant Communities, The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, Immannuel Ness (ed), United States, pp. 3 (2013) [Entry]
Rosen, B, Victorian History, http://www.vichist.blogspot.com, B. Rosen (ed), Hobart, Tas., pp. blog (2011) [Entry]
Edmonds, P, Batman's Hill, The Encyclopedia of Melbourne, Andrew Brown-May & Shurlee Swain (ed), Melbourne (2005) [Entry]
Edmonds, P, Founding Myths, The Encyclopedia of Melbourne, Andrew Brown-May & Shurlee Swain (ed), Melbourne (2005) [Entry]
Wegman, I, The latest on tools & methods from the Digital HASS Champions, July 12 (2019) [Report Other]
Nielsen, HE, Tourism and Antarctica: Interview with Louise Saunders, Evenings, ABC Radio HOBART, Australia, 3 June (2019) [Media Interview]
Harman, K, 10 things you didn't know about the Commonwealth Games, Australian Geographic, Australian Geographic Society, Australia, 5 April 2018 (2018) [Magazine Article]
Harman, KE, Family history enters the academy, Teaching Exchange, Social History Society, Lancaster, 5 September 2018 (2018) [Internal Newsletter]
Nielsen, HEF and Leane, E, Cows in Antarctica? How one expedition milked them for all their worth, The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 14 August 2017 (2017) [Magazine Article]
Carter, JC, Barn Raising, Not Razing: Thoughts on preserving our vanishing rural heritage, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Acorn, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Canada, Autumn (2014) [Magazine Article]
Carter, JC, Patriot Chronicles: Nathan Williams, A Rebel who Escaped, Thousand Islands Life Magazine, Thousand Islands Life, Canada, November (2014) [Magazine Article]
Carter, JC, Patriot Chronicles: The Battle of Fighting Island, The Windsor Star, The Windsor Star, Canada, 3 February 2014 (2014) [Newspaper Article]
Carter, JC, Patriot Chronicles: The Battle of Pelee Island, The Windsor Star, The Windsor Star, Canada, 24 February 2014 (2014) [Newspaper Article]
Carter, JC, Patriot Chronicles: The First Salvo in the Western District, The Windsor Star, The Windsor Star, Canada, 13 January 2014 (2014) [Newspaper Article]
Carter, JC, Patriot Chronicles: The St. Clair Raids, British-US War Averted, The Windsor Star, The Windsor Star, Canada, 17 March 2014 (2014) [Newspaper Article]
Carter, JC, Patriot Exiles Who Didn't Come Home: Aftermath of the 1838 Rebellion, The York Pioneer, York Pioneer and Historical Society, Canada, 109 (2014) [Magazine Article]
Brodie, ND, Saving Soles, Tasmania 40 South, 40 South Pty Ltd, Tasmania, 73, p. 5. (2014) [Magazine Article]
Harman, K, Signposting and entertaining: Presentation, Historians Teaching, UK Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for History, United Kingdom, 30 April (2014) [Media Interview]
Brodie, ND, Teraty Regained, Tasmania 40 South, 40 South Pty Ltd, Tasmania, 74, p. 4. (2014) [Magazine Article]
Carter, JC, The Battle of the Windmill: An Event That Lead to Incarceration in Van Diemen's Land, Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society Former Times, Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society Inc, Tasmania (2014) [Magazine Article]
Carter, JC, The Battle of Windsor: Precursor to a One Way Trip to Van Diemen's Land, Oatlands District Historical Society Chronicle, Oatlands District Historical Society, Tasmania, September (2014) [Magazine Article]
Brodie, ND, The Cotton Papers 2: History Mysteries, Tasmania 40 South, 40 South Pty Ltd, Tasmania, 72, p. 6. (2014) [Magazine Article]
Harman, K, Using social biography: Presentation, Historians Teaching, UK Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for History, United Kingdom, 30 April (2014) [Media Interview]
Harman, KE, Aboriginal Convicts, Late Night Live - Phillip Adams, ABC, Radio National, Sydney, 8 October (2012) [Media Interview]
Harman, KE, Aboriginal Convicts: Australian, Khosian, and Maori Exiles, Statewide Evenings with Micahel Veitch, 936 ABC Radio, Hobart, Tasmania, 5 September (2012) [Media Interview]
Harman, KE, In conversation with Professor Henry Reynolds, Aboriginal Convicts: Australian, Khoisan, and Maori Exiles, Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, Tasmania, 6th September (2012) [Media Interview]
Powell, MW, What is a Disaster?, The Examiner, Launceston, 5 October (2010) [Newspaper Article]
Petrow, S, 1956 in Tasmanian, Australian and World History, ABC Radio Nights Across Tasmania, Hobart (2004) [Media Interview]
Petrow, S, 1975 in Tasmanian, Australian and World History, ABC Radio Nights Across Tasmania, Launceston (2004) [Media Interview]
Wilson, JR, Nursing History Society Newsletter, Nursing History Society Newsletter, Nursing History Society, Royal College of Nursing, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, 1, 7 (1996) [Internal Newsletter]
Martyr, PJ, Murder most foul: Keith Windschuttle's The Killing of History, News Weekly, National Civic Council, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 November (1995) [Magazine Article]
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line189
|
__label__cc
| 0.506931
| 0.493069
|
You are here: Home / News & Media / Tara Textreader, a boon for the visually-challenged
Tara Textreader, a boon for the visually-challenged
by Radha Rao — last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:52 PM
An article by M Ramya – Times of India, 26th September, 2009
Right to Read
CHENNAI: Mahendran loses track of time as he listens to portions from Romeo and Juliet through Tara. The final year B A (Tamil) student of Loyola College is pleased with the Rs 1.35-lakh Tara Textreader that allows him to access printed material without help and convey information without a scribe. "The Sangeetha software has an Indian accent. So I have no problem accessing material in English," says Mahendran, who has visual disabilities.
Earlier, students like him could not access printed material that hadn't been digitized. Their computer systems could not read material that wasn't pre-recorded. Professor Jerald Inico, a lecturer in the computer science department and faculty in charge of the college's Resource Centre for Differently Abled, says the Textreader need not even be connected to a computer.
He says: "We were trying to come up with a formula to evaluate students with visual disabilities because we felt that when scribes write down the answers for the students some of the content would be lost in translation. The equipment can scan the question paper and read it out and will also allow the student to answer verbally and store it as an audio clip. For students who become blind later in life and have not learnt Braille this is a big help."
Tara, purchased from funds provided by the ministry of social justice and empowerment, can only speak English; now through Sangeetha the college is trying to install a Tamil optical character recognition software.
While the students use Tara to read books now the equipment will be tested for exam evaluation during the April 2010 semester exams. But Mahendran is a bit wary. "If we can use Tara and still get extra time for the exams it will prove beneficial, but if we are given the same time as the others because we are using the textreader it will take time to comprehend what is being read to us and give the appropriate answers."
The college is also supporting a nationwide Right to Read' campaign for persons with print impairments to be launched in Chennai on Saturday. Nirmita Narasimhan, programme manager at the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) which is one of the organisers of the campaign, says: "Two years ago when we proposed a change in the Copyright Act a clause was incoporated that said that books can be reproduced in formats exclusively for the use of the blind. This limits the reproduction to one or two options and newer technologies cannot be used. It also leaves out people with other disabilities like the dyslexic who also have print impairments. Technology is enabling, but law is disabling. We want to create awareness of the issue through the campaign."
Registration for the campaign begins at 8 am at the college. The CIS, DAISY Forum of India and Bookbole will take the campaign to other cities in the country.
Link to the article in TOI
Filed under: Accessibility
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line193
|
__label__cc
| 0.62325
| 0.37675
|
In Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks (2nd edition), pages: 1119-1125, (Editors: MA Arbib), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2003 (inbook)
Schölkopf, B., Smola, A. Support Vector Machines In Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks (2nd edition), pages: 1119-1125, (Editors: MA Arbib), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2003 (inbook)
Extension of the nu-SVM range for classification
Perez-Cruz, F., Weston, J., Herrmann, D., Schölkopf, B.
In Advances in Learning Theory: Methods, Models and Applications, NATO Science Series III: Computer and Systems Sciences, Vol. 190, 190, pages: 179-196, NATO Science Series III: Computer and Systems Sciences, (Editors: J Suykens and G Horvath and S Basu and C Micchelli and J Vandewalle), IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2003 (inbook)
Perez-Cruz, F., Weston, J., Herrmann, D., Schölkopf, B. Extension of the nu-SVM range for classification In Advances in Learning Theory: Methods, Models and Applications, NATO Science Series III: Computer and Systems Sciences, Vol. 190, 190, pages: 179-196, NATO Science Series III: Computer and Systems Sciences, (Editors: J Suykens and G Horvath and S Basu and C Micchelli and J Vandewalle), IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2003 (inbook)
An Introduction to Support Vector Machines
In Recent Advances and Trends in Nonparametric Statistics , pages: 3-17, (Editors: MG Akritas and DN Politis), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2003 (inbook)
Schölkopf, B. An Introduction to Support Vector Machines In Recent Advances and Trends in Nonparametric Statistics , pages: 3-17, (Editors: MG Akritas and DN Politis), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2003 (inbook)
Statistical Learning and Kernel Methods in Bioinformatics
Schölkopf, B., Guyon, I., Weston, J.
In Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Methods in Bioinformatics, 183, pages: 1-21, 3, (Editors: P Frasconi und R Shamir), IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2003 (inbook)
Schölkopf, B., Guyon, I., Weston, J. Statistical Learning and Kernel Methods in Bioinformatics In Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Methods in Bioinformatics, 183, pages: 1-21, 3, (Editors: P Frasconi und R Shamir), IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2003 (inbook)
Statistical Learning and Kernel Methods
Navia-Vázquez, A., Schölkopf, B.
In Adaptivity and Learning—An Interdisciplinary Debate, pages: 161-186, (Editors: R.Kühn and R Menzel and W Menzel and U Ratsch and MM Richter and I-O Stamatescu), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003 (inbook)
Navia-Vázquez, A., Schölkopf, B. Statistical Learning and Kernel Methods In Adaptivity and Learning—An Interdisciplinary Debate, pages: 161-186, (Editors: R.Kühn and R Menzel and W Menzel and U Ratsch and MM Richter and I-O Stamatescu), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003 (inbook)
A Short Introduction to Learning with Kernels
In Proceedings of the Machine Learning Summer School, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2600, pages: 41-64, LNAI 2600, (Editors: S Mendelson and AJ Smola), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003 (inbook)
Schölkopf, B., Smola, A. A Short Introduction to Learning with Kernels In Proceedings of the Machine Learning Summer School, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 2600, pages: 41-64, LNAI 2600, (Editors: S Mendelson and AJ Smola), Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003 (inbook)
Bayesian Kernel Methods
Smola, A., Schölkopf, B.
In Advanced Lectures on Machine Learning, Machine Learning Summer School 2002, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2600, LNAI 2600, pages: 65-117, 0, (Editors: S Mendelson and AJ Smola), Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2003 (inbook)
Smola, A., Schölkopf, B. Bayesian Kernel Methods In Advanced Lectures on Machine Learning, Machine Learning Summer School 2002, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2600, LNAI 2600, pages: 65-117, 0, (Editors: S Mendelson and AJ Smola), Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2003 (inbook)
Stability of ensembles of kernel machines
Elisseeff, A., Pontil, M.
In 190, pages: 111-124, NATO Science Series III: Computer and Systems Science, (Editors: Suykens, J., G. Horvath, S. Basu, C. Micchelli and J. Vandewalle), IOS press, Netherlands, 2003 (inbook)
Elisseeff, A., Pontil, M. Stability of ensembles of kernel machines In 190, pages: 111-124, NATO Science Series III: Computer and Systems Science, (Editors: Suykens, J., G. Horvath, S. Basu, C. Micchelli and J. Vandewalle), IOS press, Netherlands, 2003 (inbook)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line196
|
__label__cc
| 0.703082
| 0.296918
|
Zhang, K., Schölkopf, B., Muandet, K., Wang, Z., Zhou, Z., Persello, C. Single-Source Domain Adaptation with Target and Conditional Shift In Regularization, Optimization, Kernels, and Support Vector Machines, pages: 427-456, 19, Chapman & Hall/CRC Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition, (Editors: Suykens, J. A. K., Signoretto, M. and Argyriou, A.), Chapman and Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, USA, 2014 (inbook)
Schultz, T., Fuster, A., Ghosh, A., Deriche, R., Florack, L., Lim, L. Higher-Order Tensors in Diffusion Imaging In Visualization and Processing of Tensors and Higher Order Descriptors for Multi-Valued Data, pages: 129-161, Mathematics + Visualization, (Editors: Westin, C.-F., Vilanova, A. and Burgeth, B.), Springer, 2014 (inbook)
Schultz, T., Vilanova, A., Brecheisen, R., Kindlmann, G. Fuzzy Fibers: Uncertainty in dMRI Tractography In Scientific Visualization: Uncertainty, Multifield, Biomedical, and Scalable Visualization, pages: 79-92, 8, Mathematics + Visualization, (Editors: Hansen, C. D., Chen, M., Johnson, C. R., Kaufman, A. E. and Hagen, H.), Springer, 2014 (inbook)
Sra, S. Nonconvex Proximal Splitting with Computational Errors In Regularization, Optimization, Kernels, and Support Vector Machines, pages: 83-102, 4, (Editors: Suykens, J. A. K., Signoretto, M. and Argyriou, A.), CRC Press, 2014 (inbook)
Active Learning - Modern Learning Theory
Balcan, M., Urner, R.
In Encyclopedia of Algorithms, (Editors: Kao, M.-Y.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 (incollection)
Balcan, M., Urner, R. Active Learning - Modern Learning Theory In Encyclopedia of Algorithms, (Editors: Kao, M.-Y.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 (incollection)
Hennig, P. Animating Samples from Gaussian Distributions (8), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany, 2013 (techreport)
Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era
Hogg, D. W., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Lang, D., Montet, B. T., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B.
arXiv:1309.0653, 2013 (techreport)
Hogg, D. W., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Lang, D., Montet, B. T., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B. Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era arXiv:1309.0653, 2013 (techreport)
Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Searching the habitable zones of the brightest stars
Montet, B. T., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Hogg, D. W., Lang, D., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B.
Montet, B. T., Angus, R., Barclay, T., Dawson, R., Fergus, R., Foreman-Mackey, D., Harmeling, S., Hirsch, M., Hogg, D. W., Lang, D., Schiminovich, D., Schölkopf, B. Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Searching the habitable zones of the brightest stars arXiv:1309.0654, 2013 (techreport)
Bayesian Estimators for Robins-Ritovs Problem
Harmeling, S., Toussaint, M.
(EDI-INF-RR-1189), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, October 2007 (techreport)
Bayesian or likelihood-based approaches to data analysis became very popular in the field of Machine Learning. However, there exist theoretical results which question the general applicability of such approaches; among those a result by Robins and Ritov which introduce a specific example for which they prove that a likelihood-based estimator will fail (i.e. it does for certain cases not converge to a true parameter estimate, even given infinite data). In this paper we consider various approaches to formulate likelihood-based estimators in this example, basically by considering various extensions of the presumed generative model of the data. We can derive estimators which are very similar to the classical Horvitz-Thompson and which also account for a priori knowledge of an observation probability function.
Harmeling, S., Toussaint, M. Bayesian Estimators for Robins-Ritovs Problem (EDI-INF-RR-1189), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, October 2007 (techreport)
Support Vector Machine Learning for Interdependent and Structured Output Spaces
Altun, Y., Hofmann, T., Tsochantaridis, I.
In Predicting Structured Data, pages: 85-104, Advances in neural information processing systems, (Editors: Bakir, G. H. , T. Hofmann, B. Schölkopf, A. J. Smola, B. Taskar, S. V. N. Vishwanathan), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Altun, Y., Hofmann, T., Tsochantaridis, I. Support Vector Machine Learning for Interdependent and Structured Output Spaces In Predicting Structured Data, pages: 85-104, Advances in neural information processing systems, (Editors: Bakir, G. H. , T. Hofmann, B. Schölkopf, A. J. Smola, B. Taskar, S. V. N. Vishwanathan), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Brisk Kernel ICA
Jegelka, S., Gretton, A.
In Large Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 225-250, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Recent approaches to independent component analysis have used kernel independence measures to obtain very good performance in ICA, particularly in areas where classical methods experience difficulty (for instance, sources with near-zero kurtosis). In this chapter, we compare two efficient extensions of these methods for large-scale problems: random subsampling of entries in the Gram matrices used in defining the independence measures, and incomplete Cholesky decomposition of these matrices. We derive closed-form, efficiently computable approximations for the gradients of these measures, and compare their performance on ICA using both artificial and music data. We show that kernel ICA can scale up to much larger problems than yet attempted, and that incomplete Cholesky decomposition performs better than random sampling.
Jegelka, S., Gretton, A. Brisk Kernel ICA In Large Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 225-250, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Training a Support Vector Machine in the Primal
In Large Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 29-50, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007, This is a slightly updated version of the Neural Computation paper (inbook)
Most literature on Support Vector Machines (SVMs) concentrate on the dual optimization problem. In this paper, we would like to point out that the primal problem can also be solved efficiently, both for linear and non-linear SVMs, and that there is no reason to ignore this possibility. On the contrary, from the primal point of view new families of algorithms for large scale SVM training can be investigated.
Chapelle, O. Training a Support Vector Machine in the Primal In Large Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 29-50, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007, This is a slightly updated version of the Neural Computation paper (inbook)
Approximation Methods for Gaussian Process Regression
Quiñonero-Candela, J., Rasmussen, CE., Williams, CKI.
In Large-Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 203-223, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
A wealth of computationally efficient approximation methods for Gaussian process regression have been recently proposed. We give a unifying overview of sparse approximations, following Quiñonero-Candela and Rasmussen (2005), and a brief review of approximate matrix-vector multiplication methods.
Quiñonero-Candela, J., Rasmussen, CE., Williams, CKI. Approximation Methods for Gaussian Process Regression In Large-Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 203-223, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Learning with Transformation Invariant Kernels
Walder, C., Chapelle, O.
Abstract. This paper considers kernels invariant to translation, rotation and dilation. We show that no non-trivial positive definite (p.d.) kernels exist which are radial and dilation invariant, only conditionally positive definite (c.p.d.) ones. Accordingly, we discuss the c.p.d. case and provide some novel analysis, including an elementary derivation of a c.p.d. representer theorem. On the practical side, we give a support vector machine (s.v.m.) algorithm for arbitrary c.p.d. kernels. For the thin-plate kernel this leads to a classifier with only one parameter (the amount of regularisation), which we demonstrate to be as effective as an s.v.m. with the Gaussian kernel, even though the Gaussian involves a second parameter (the length scale).
Walder, C., Chapelle, O. Learning with Transformation Invariant Kernels (165), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2007 (techreport)
Density Estimation of Structured Outputs in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces
Altun, Y., Smola, A.
In Predicting Structured Data, pages: 283-300, Advances in neural information processing systems, (Editors: BakIr, G. H., T. Hofmann, B. Schölkopf, A. J. Smola, B. Taskar, S. V.N. Vishwanathan), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
In this paper we study the problem of estimating conditional probability distributions for structured output prediction tasks in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces. More specically, we prove decomposition results for undirected graphical models, give constructions for kernels, and show connections to Gaussian Process classi- cation. Finally we present ecient means of solving the optimization problem and apply this to label sequence learning. Experiments on named entity recognition and pitch accent prediction tasks demonstrate the competitiveness of our approach.
Altun, Y., Smola, A. Density Estimation of Structured Outputs in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces In Predicting Structured Data, pages: 283-300, Advances in neural information processing systems, (Editors: BakIr, G. H., T. Hofmann, B. Schölkopf, A. J. Smola, B. Taskar, S. V.N. Vishwanathan), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Trading Convexity for Scalability
Collobert, R., Sinz, F., Weston, J., Bottou, L.
Convex learning algorithms, such as Support Vector Machines (SVMs), are often seen as highly desirable because they offer strong practical properties and are amenable to theoretical analysis. However, in this work we show how nonconvexity can provide scalability advantages over convexity. We show how concave-convex programming can be applied to produce (i) faster SVMs where training errors are no longer support vectors, and (ii) much faster Transductive SVMs.
Collobert, R., Sinz, F., Weston, J., Bottou, L. Trading Convexity for Scalability In Large Scale Kernel Machines, pages: 275-300, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: Bottou, L. , O. Chapelle, D. DeCoste, J. Weston), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Scalable Semidefinite Programming using Convex Perturbations
Kulis, B., Sra, S., Jegelka, S.
(TR-07-47), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, September 2007 (techreport)
Several important machine learning problems can be modeled and solved via semidefinite programs. Often, researchers invoke off-the-shelf software for the associated optimization, which can be inappropriate for many applications due to computational and storage requirements. In this paper, we introduce the use of convex perturbations for semidefinite programs (SDPs). Using a particular perturbation function, we arrive at an algorithm for SDPs that has several advantages over existing techniques: a) it is simple, requiring only a few lines of MATLAB, b) it is a first-order method which makes it scalable, c) it can easily exploit the structure of a particular SDP to gain efficiency (e.g., when the constraint matrices are low-rank). We demonstrate on several machine learning applications that the proposed algorithm is effective in finding fast approximations to large-scale SDPs.
Kulis, B., Sra, S., Jegelka, S. Scalable Semidefinite Programming using Convex Perturbations (TR-07-47), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, September 2007 (techreport)
Classifying Event-Related Desynchronization in EEG, ECoG and MEG signals
Hill, N., Lal, T., Tangermann, M., Hinterberger, T., Widman, G., Elger, C., Schölkopf, B., Birbaumer, N.
In Toward Brain-Computer Interfacing, pages: 235-260, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: G Dornhege and J del R Millán and T Hinterberger and DJ McFarland and K-R Müller), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Hill, N., Lal, T., Tangermann, M., Hinterberger, T., Widman, G., Elger, C., Schölkopf, B., Birbaumer, N. Classifying Event-Related Desynchronization in EEG, ECoG and MEG signals In Toward Brain-Computer Interfacing, pages: 235-260, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: G Dornhege and J del R Millán and T Hinterberger and DJ McFarland and K-R Müller), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Weston, J., Bakir, G., Bousquet, O., Mann, T., Noble, W., Schölkopf, B.
In Predicting Structured Data, pages: 67-84, Advances in neural information processing systems, (Editors: GH Bakir and T Hofmann and B Schölkopf and AJ Smola and B Taskar and SVN Vishwanathan), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Weston, J., Bakir, G., Bousquet, O., Mann, T., Noble, W., Schölkopf, B. Joint Kernel Maps In Predicting Structured Data, pages: 67-84, Advances in neural information processing systems, (Editors: GH Bakir and T Hofmann and B Schölkopf and AJ Smola and B Taskar and SVN Vishwanathan), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication in Paralysis: A Clinical Experimental Approach
Hinterberger, T., Nijboer, F., Kübler, A., Matuz, T., Furdea, A., Mochty, U., Jordan, M., Lal, T., Hill, J., Mellinger, J., Bensch, M., Tangermann, M., Widman, G., Elger, C., Rosenstiel, W., Schölkopf, B., Birbaumer, N.
In Toward Brain-Computer Interfacing, pages: 43-64, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: G. Dornhege and J del R Millán and T Hinterberger and DJ McFarland and K-R Müller), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Hinterberger, T., Nijboer, F., Kübler, A., Matuz, T., Furdea, A., Mochty, U., Jordan, M., Lal, T., Hill, J., Mellinger, J., Bensch, M., Tangermann, M., Widman, G., Elger, C., Rosenstiel, W., Schölkopf, B., Birbaumer, N. Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication in Paralysis: A Clinical Experimental Approach In Toward Brain-Computer Interfacing, pages: 43-64, Neural Information Processing, (Editors: G. Dornhege and J del R Millán and T Hinterberger and DJ McFarland and K-R Müller), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, September 2007 (inbook)
Sparse Multiscale Gaussian Process Regression
Walder, C., Kim, K., Schölkopf, B.
Most existing sparse Gaussian process (g.p.) models seek computational advantages by basing their computations on a set of m basis functions that are the covariance function of the g.p. with one of its two inputs fixed. We generalise this for the case of Gaussian covariance function, by basing our computations on m Gaussian basis functions with arbitrary diagonal covariance matrices (or length scales). For a fixed number of basis functions and any given criteria, this additional flexibility permits approximations no worse and typically better than was previously possible. Although we focus on g.p. regression, the central idea is applicable to all kernel based algorithms, such as the support vector machine. We perform gradient based optimisation of the marginal likelihood, which costs O(m2n) time where n is the number of data points, and compare the method to various other sparse g.p. methods. Our approach outperforms the other methods, particularly for the case of very few basis functions, i.e. a very high sparsity ratio.
Walder, C., Kim, K., Schölkopf, B. Sparse Multiscale Gaussian Process Regression (162), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2007 (techreport)
Efficient Subwindow Search for Object Localization
Blaschko, M., Hofmann, T., Lampert, C.
Recent years have seen huge advances in object recognition from images. Recognition rates beyond 95% are the rule rather than the exception on many datasets. However, most state-of-the-art methods can only decide if an object is present or not. They are not able to provide information on the object location or extent within in the image. We report on a simple yet powerful scheme that extends many existing recognition methods to also perform localization of object bounding boxes. This is achieved by maximizing the classification score over all possible subrectangles in the image. Despite the impression that this would be computationally intractable, we show that in many situations efficient algorithms exist which solve a generalized maximum subrectangle problem. We show how our method is applicable to a variety object detection frameworks and demonstrate its performance by applying it to the popular bag of visual words model, achieving competitive results on the PASCAL VOC 2006 dataset.
Blaschko, M., Hofmann, T., Lampert, C. Efficient Subwindow Search for Object Localization (164), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2007 (techreport)
Cluster Identification in Nearest-Neighbor Graphs
Maier, M., Hein, M., von Luxburg, U.
(163), Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2007 (techreport)
Assume we are given a sample of points from some underlying distribution which contains several distinct clusters. Our goal is to construct a neighborhood graph on the sample points such that clusters are ``identified‘‘: that is, the subgraph induced by points from the same cluster is connected, while subgraphs corresponding to different clusters are not connected to each other. We derive bounds on the probability that cluster identification is successful, and use them to predict ``optimal‘‘ values of k for the mutual and symmetric k-nearest-neighbor graphs. We point out different properties of the mutual and symmetric nearest-neighbor graphs related to the cluster identification problem.
Maier, M., Hein, M., von Luxburg, U. Cluster Identification in Nearest-Neighbor Graphs (163), Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2007 (techreport)
Exploring model selection techniques for nonlinear dimensionality reduction
Harmeling, S.
(EDI-INF-RR-0960), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, March 2007 (techreport)
Nonlinear dimensionality reduction (NLDR) methods have become useful tools for practitioners who are faced with the analysis of high-dimensional data. Of course, not all NLDR methods are equally applicable to a particular dataset at hand. Thus it would be useful to come up with model selection criteria that help to choose among different NLDR algorithms. This paper explores various approaches to this problem and evaluates them on controlled data sets. Comprehensive experiments will show that model selection scores based on stability are not useful, while scores based on Gaussian processes are helpful for the NLDR problem.
Harmeling, S. Exploring model selection techniques for nonlinear dimensionality reduction (EDI-INF-RR-0960), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, March 2007 (techreport)
Probabilistic Structure Calculation
Rieping, W., Habeck, M., Nilges, M.
In Structure and Biophysics: New Technologies for Current Challenges in Biology and Beyond, pages: 81-98, NATO Security through Science Series, (Editors: Puglisi, J. D.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, March 2007 (inbook)
Rieping, W., Habeck, M., Nilges, M. Probabilistic Structure Calculation In Structure and Biophysics: New Technologies for Current Challenges in Biology and Beyond, pages: 81-98, NATO Security through Science Series, (Editors: Puglisi, J. D.), Springer, Berlin, Germany, March 2007 (inbook)
Dirichlet Mixtures of Bayesian Linear Gaussian State-Space Models: a Variational Approach
Chiappa, S., Barber, D.
(161), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, March 2007 (techreport)
We describe two related models to cluster multidimensional time-series under the assumption of an underlying linear Gaussian dynamical process. In the first model, times-series are assigned to the same cluster when they show global similarity in their dynamics, while in the second model times-series are assigned to the same cluster when they show simultaneous similarity. Both models are based on Dirichlet Mixtures of Bayesian Linear Gaussian State-Space Models in order to (semi) automatically determine an appropriate number of components in the mixture, and to additionally bias the components to a parsimonious parameterization. The resulting models are formally intractable and to deal with this we describe a deterministic approximation based on a novel implementation of Variational Bayes.
Chiappa, S., Barber, D. Dirichlet Mixtures of Bayesian Linear Gaussian State-Space Models: a Variational Approach (161), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, March 2007 (techreport)
Modeling data using directional distributions: Part II
Sra, S., Jain, P., Dhillon, I.
(TR-07-05), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, February 2007 (techreport)
High-dimensional data is central to most data mining applications, and only recently has it been modeled via directional distributions. In [Banerjee et al., 2003] the authors introduced the use of the von Mises-Fisher (vMF) distribution for modeling high-dimensional directional data, particularly for text and gene expression analysis. The vMF distribution is one of the simplest directional distributions. TheWatson, Bingham, and Fisher-Bingham distributions provide distri- butions with an increasing number of parameters and thereby commensurately increased modeling power. This report provides a followup study to the initial development in [Banerjee et al., 2003] by presenting Expectation Maximization (EM) procedures for estimating parameters of a mixture of Watson (moW) distributions. The numerical challenges associated with parameter estimation for both of these distributions are significantly more difficult than for the vMF distribution. We develop new numerical approximations for estimating the parameters permitting us to model real- life data more accurately. Our experimental results establish that for certain data sets improved modeling power translates into better results.
Sra, S., Jain, P., Dhillon, I. Modeling data using directional distributions: Part II (TR-07-05), University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, February 2007 (techreport)
Automatic 3D Face Reconstruction from Single Images or Video
Breuer, P., Kim, K., Kienzle, W., Blanz, V., Schölkopf, B.
(160), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, February 2007 (techreport)
This paper presents a fully automated algorithm for reconstructing a textured 3D model of a face from a single photograph or a raw video stream. The algorithm is based on a combination of Support Vector Machines (SVMs) and a Morphable Model of 3D faces. After SVM face detection, individual facial features are detected using a novel regression-and classification-based approach, and probabilistically plausible configurations of features are selected to produce a list of candidates for several facial feature positions. In the next step, the configurations of feature points are evaluated using a novel criterion that is based on a Morphable Model and a combination of linear projections. Finally, the feature points initialize a model-fitting procedure of the Morphable Model. The result is a high-resolution 3D surface model.
Breuer, P., Kim, K., Kienzle, W., Blanz, V., Schölkopf, B. Automatic 3D Face Reconstruction from Single Images or Video (160), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, February 2007 (techreport)
On the Pre-Image Problem in Kernel Methods
BakIr, G., Schölkopf, B., Weston, J.
In Kernel Methods in Bioengineering, Signal and Image Processing, pages: 284-302, (Editors: G Camps-Valls and JL Rojo-Álvarez and M Martínez-Ramón), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA, January 2007 (inbook)
In this chapter we are concerned with the problem of reconstructing patterns from their representation in feature space, known as the pre-image problem. We review existing algorithms and propose a learning based approach. All algorithms are discussed regarding their usability and complexity and evaluated on an image denoising application.
BakIr, G., Schölkopf, B., Weston, J. On the Pre-Image Problem in Kernel Methods In Kernel Methods in Bioengineering, Signal and Image Processing, pages: 284-302, (Editors: G Camps-Valls and JL Rojo-Álvarez and M Martínez-Ramón), Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA, January 2007 (inbook)
Some comments on ν-SVM
Dinuzzo, F., De Nicolao, G.
In A tribute to Antonio Lepschy, pages: -, (Editors: Picci, G. , M. E. Valcher), Edizione Libreria Progetto, Padova, Italy, 2007 (inbook)
Dinuzzo, F., De Nicolao, G. Some comments on ν-SVM In A tribute to Antonio Lepschy, pages: -, (Editors: Picci, G. , M. E. Valcher), Edizione Libreria Progetto, Padova, Italy, 2007 (inbook)
Relative Entropy Policy Search
CLMC Technical Report: TR-CLMC-2007-2, Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab, Los Angeles, CA, 2007, clmc (techreport)
This technical report describes a cute idea of how to create new policy search approaches. It directly relates to the Natural Actor-Critic methods but allows the derivation of one shot solutions. Future work may include the application to interesting problems.
Peters, J. Relative Entropy Policy Search CLMC Technical Report: TR-CLMC-2007-2, Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab, Los Angeles, CA, 2007, clmc (techreport)
A New Projected Quasi-Newton Approach for the Nonnegative Least Squares Problem
Kim, D., Sra, S., Dhillon, I.
(TR-06-54), Univ. of Texas, Austin, December 2006 (techreport)
Kim, D., Sra, S., Dhillon, I. A New Projected Quasi-Newton Approach for the Nonnegative Least Squares Problem (TR-06-54), Univ. of Texas, Austin, December 2006 (techreport)
Probabilistic inference for solving (PO)MDPs
Toussaint, M., Harmeling, S., Storkey, A.
(934), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, December 2006 (techreport)
Toussaint, M., Harmeling, S., Storkey, A. Probabilistic inference for solving (PO)MDPs (934), School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, December 2006 (techreport)
Minimal Logical Constraint Covering Sets
Sinz, F., Schölkopf, B.
(155), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, December 2006 (techreport)
We propose a general framework for computing minimal set covers under class of certain logical constraints. The underlying idea is to transform the problem into a mathematical programm under linear constraints. In this sense it can be seen as a natural extension of the vector quantization algorithm proposed by Tipping and Schoelkopf. We show which class of logical constraints can be cast and relaxed into linear constraints and give an algorithm for the transformation.
Sinz, F., Schölkopf, B. Minimal Logical Constraint Covering Sets (155), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, December 2006 (techreport)
Prediction of Protein Function from Networks
Shin, H., Tsuda, K.
In Semi-Supervised Learning, pages: 361-376, Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning, (Editors: Chapelle, O. , B. Schölkopf, A. Zien), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, November 2006 (inbook)
In computational biology, it is common to represent domain knowledge using graphs. Frequently there exist multiple graphs for the same set of nodes, representing information from different sources, and no single graph is sufficient to predict class labels of unlabelled nodes reliably. One way to enhance reliability is to integrate multiple graphs, since individual graphs are partly independent and partly complementary to each other for prediction. In this chapter, we describe an algorithm to assign weights to multiple graphs within graph-based semi-supervised learning. Both predicting class labels and searching for weights for combining multiple graphs are formulated into one convex optimization problem. The graph-combining method is applied to functional class prediction of yeast proteins.When compared with individual graphs, the combined graph with optimized weights performs significantly better than any single graph.When compared with the semidefinite programming-based support vector machine (SDP/SVM), it shows comparable accuracy in a remarkably short time. Compared with a combined graph with equal-valued weights, our method could select important graphs without loss of accuracy, which implies the desirable property of integration with selectivity.
Shin, H., Tsuda, K. Prediction of Protein Function from Networks In Semi-Supervised Learning, pages: 361-376, Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning, (Editors: Chapelle, O. , B. Schölkopf, A. Zien), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, November 2006 (inbook)
Discrete Regularization
In Semi-supervised Learning, pages: 237-250, Adaptive computation and machine learning, (Editors: O Chapelle and B Schölkopf and A Zien), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, November 2006 (inbook)
Many real-world machine learning problems are situated on finite discrete sets, including dimensionality reduction, clustering, and transductive inference. A variety of approaches for learning from finite sets has been proposed from different motivations and for different problems. In most of those approaches, a finite set is modeled as a graph, in which the edges encode pairwise relationships among the objects in the set. Consequently many concepts and methods from graph theory are adopted. In particular, the graph Laplacian is widely used. In this chapter we present a systemic framework for learning from a finite set represented as a graph. We develop discrete analogues of a number of differential operators, and then construct a discrete analogue of classical regularization theory based on those discrete differential operators. The graph Laplacian based approaches are special cases of this general discrete regularization framework. An important thing implied in this framework is that we have a wide choices of regularization on graph in addition to the widely-used graph Laplacian based one.
Zhou, D., Schölkopf, B. Discrete Regularization In Semi-supervised Learning, pages: 237-250, Adaptive computation and machine learning, (Editors: O Chapelle and B Schölkopf and A Zien), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, November 2006 (inbook)
New Methods for the P300 Visual Speller
Biessmann, F.
(1), (Editors: Hill, J. ), Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, November 2006 (techreport)
Biessmann, F. New Methods for the P300 Visual Speller (1), (Editors: Hill, J. ), Max-Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, November 2006 (techreport)
Geometric Analysis of Hilbert Schmidt Independence criterion based ICA contrast function
Shen, H., Jegelka, S., Gretton, A.
(PA006080), National ICT Australia, Canberra, Australia, October 2006 (techreport)
Shen, H., Jegelka, S., Gretton, A. Geometric Analysis of Hilbert Schmidt Independence criterion based ICA contrast function (PA006080), National ICT Australia, Canberra, Australia, October 2006 (techreport)
A tutorial on spectral clustering
von Luxburg, U.
(149), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, August 2006 (techreport)
In recent years, spectral clustering has become one of the most popular modern clustering algorithms. It is simple to implement, can be solved efficiently by standard linear algebra software, and very often outperforms traditional clustering algorithms such as the k-means algorithm. Nevertheless, on the first glance spectral clustering looks a bit mysterious, and it is not obvious to see why it works at all and what it really does. This article is a tutorial introduction to spectral clustering. We describe different graph Laplacians and their basic properties, present the most common spectral clustering algorithms, and derive those algorithms from scratch by several different approaches. Advantages and disadvantages of the different spectral clustering algorithms are discussed.
von Luxburg, U. A tutorial on spectral clustering (149), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, August 2006 (techreport)
Towards the Inference of Graphs on Ordered Vertexes
Zien, A., Raetsch, G., Ong, C.
We propose novel methods for machine learning of structured output spaces. Specifically, we consider outputs which are graphs with vertices that have a natural order. We consider the usual adjacency matrix representation of graphs, as well as two other representations for such a graph: (a) decomposing the graph into a set of paths, (b) converting the graph into a single sequence of nodes with labeled edges. For each of the three representations, we propose an encoding and decoding scheme. We also propose an evaluation measure for comparing two graphs.
Zien, A., Raetsch, G., Ong, C. Towards the Inference of Graphs on Ordered Vertexes (150), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, August 2006 (techreport)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line200
|
__label__cc
| 0.597182
| 0.402818
|
PAC-Bayesian Analysis of Martingales and Multiarmed Bandits
Seldin, Y., Laviolette, F., Shawe-Taylor, J., Peters, J., Auer, P.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2011 (techreport)
We present two alternative ways to apply PAC-Bayesian analysis to sequences of dependent random variables. The first is based on a new lemma that enables to bound expectations of convex functions of certain dependent random variables by expectations of the same functions of independent Bernoulli random variables. This lemma provides an alternative tool to Hoeffding-Azuma inequality to bound concentration of martingale values. Our second approach is based on integration of Hoeffding-Azuma inequality with PAC-Bayesian analysis. We also introduce a way to apply PAC-Bayesian analysis in situation of limited feedback. We combine the new tools to derive PAC-Bayesian generalization and regret bounds for the multiarmed bandit problem. Although our regret bound is not yet as tight as state-of-the-art regret bounds based on other well-established techniques, our results significantly expand the range of potential applications of PAC-Bayesian analysis and introduce a new analysis tool to reinforcement learning and many other fields, where martingales and limited feedback are encountered.
Seldin, Y., Laviolette, F., Shawe-Taylor, J., Peters, J., Auer, P. PAC-Bayesian Analysis of Martingales and Multiarmed Bandits Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2011 (techreport)
Non-stationary Correction of Optical Aberrations
(1), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany, May 2011 (techreport)
Taking a sharp photo at several megapixel resolution traditionally relies on high grade lenses. In this paper, we present an approach to alleviate image degradations caused by imperfect optics. We rely on a calibration step to encode the optical aberrations in a space-variant point spread function and obtain a corrected image by non-stationary deconvolution. By including the Bayer array in our image formation model, we can perform demosaicing as part of the deconvolution.
Schuler, C., Hirsch, M., Harmeling, S., Schölkopf, B. Non-stationary Correction of Optical Aberrations (1), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany, May 2011 (techreport)
Multiple Kernel Learning: A Unifying Probabilistic Viewpoint
Nickisch, H., Seeger, M.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, March 2011 (techreport)
We present a probabilistic viewpoint to multiple kernel learning unifying well-known regularised risk approaches and recent advances in approximate Bayesian inference relaxations. The framework proposes a general objective function suitable for regression, robust regression and classification that is lower bound of the marginal likelihood and contains many regularised risk approaches as special cases. Furthermore, we derive an efficient and provably convergent optimisation algorithm.
Nickisch, H., Seeger, M. Multiple Kernel Learning: A Unifying Probabilistic Viewpoint Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, March 2011 (techreport)
Multiple testing, uncertainty and realistic pictures
(2011-004), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, January 2011 (techreport)
We study statistical detection of grayscale objects in noisy images. The object of interest is of unknown shape and has an unknown intensity, that can be varying over the object and can be negative. No boundary shape constraints are imposed on the object, only a weak bulk condition for the object's interior is required. We propose an algorithm that can be used to detect grayscale objects of unknown shapes in the presence of nonparametric noise of unknown level. Our algorithm is based on a nonparametric multiple testing procedure. We establish the limit of applicability of our method via an explicit, closed-form, non-asymptotic and nonparametric consistency bound. This bound is valid for a wide class of nonparametric noise distributions. We achieve this by proving an uncertainty principle for percolation on nite lattices.
Langovoy, M., Wittich, O. Multiple testing, uncertainty and realistic pictures (2011-004), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, January 2011 (techreport)
Nonconvex proximal splitting: batch and incremental algorithms
Within the unmanageably large class of nonconvex optimization, we consider the rich subclass of nonsmooth problems having composite objectives (this includes the extensively studied convex, composite objective problems as a special case). For this subclass, we introduce a powerful, new framework that permits asymptotically non-vanishing perturbations. In particular, we develop perturbation-based batch and incremental (online like) nonconvex proximal splitting algorithms. To our knowledge, this is the rst time that such perturbation-based nonconvex splitting algorithms are being proposed and analyzed. While the main contribution of the paper is the theoretical framework, we complement our results by presenting some empirical results on matrix factorization.
Sra, S. Nonconvex proximal splitting: batch and incremental algorithms (2), Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen, Germany, 2011 (techreport)
Computationally efficient algorithms for statistical image processing: Implementation in R
(2010-053), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, December 2010 (techreport)
In the series of our earlier papers on the subject, we proposed a novel statistical hy- pothesis testing method for detection of objects in noisy images. The method uses results from percolation theory and random graph theory. We developed algorithms that allowed to detect objects of unknown shapes in the presence of nonparametric noise of unknown level and of un- known distribution. No boundary shape constraints were imposed on the objects, only a weak bulk condition for the object's interior was required. Our algorithms have linear complexity and exponential accuracy. In the present paper, we describe an implementation of our nonparametric hypothesis testing method. We provide a program that can be used for statistical experiments in image processing. This program is written in the statistical programming language R.
Langovoy, M., Wittich, O. Computationally efficient algorithms for statistical image processing: Implementation in R (2010-053), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, December 2010 (techreport)
Fast Convergent Algorithms for Expectation Propagation Approximate Bayesian Inference
Seeger, M., Nickisch, H.
We propose a novel algorithm to solve the expectation propagation relaxation of Bayesian inference for continuous-variable graphical models. In contrast to most previous algorithms, our method is provably convergent. By marrying convergent EP ideas from (Opper&Winther 05) with covariance decoupling techniques (Wipf&Nagarajan 08, Nickisch&Seeger 09), it runs at least an order of magnitude faster than the most commonly used EP solver.
Seeger, M., Nickisch, H. Fast Convergent Algorithms for Expectation Propagation Approximate Bayesian Inference Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, December 2010 (techreport)
A PAC-Bayesian Analysis of Graph Clustering and Pairwise Clustering
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
We formulate weighted graph clustering as a prediction problem: given a subset of edge weights we analyze the ability of graph clustering to predict the remaining edge weights. This formulation enables practical and theoretical comparison of different approaches to graph clustering as well as comparison of graph clustering with other possible ways to model the graph. We adapt the PAC-Bayesian analysis of co-clustering (Seldin and Tishby, 2008; Seldin, 2009) to derive a PAC-Bayesian generalization bound for graph clustering. The bound shows that graph clustering should optimize a trade-off between empirical data fit and the mutual information that clusters preserve on the graph nodes. A similar trade-off derived from information-theoretic considerations was already shown to produce state-of-the-art results in practice (Slonim et al., 2005; Yom-Tov and Slonim, 2009). This paper supports the empirical evidence by providing a better theoretical foundation, suggesting formal generalization guarantees, and offering a more accurate way to deal with finite sample issues. We derive a bound minimization algorithm and show that it provides good results in real-life problems and that the derived PAC-Bayesian bound is reasonably tight.
Seldin, Y. A PAC-Bayesian Analysis of Graph Clustering and Pairwise Clustering Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
Sparse nonnegative matrix approximation: new formulations and algorithms
Tandon, R., Sra, S.
We introduce several new formulations for sparse nonnegative matrix approximation. Subsequently, we solve these formulations by developing generic algorithms. Further, to help selecting a particular sparse formulation, we briefly discuss the interpretation of each formulation. Finally, preliminary experiments are presented to illustrate the behavior of our formulations and algorithms.
Tandon, R., Sra, S. Sparse nonnegative matrix approximation: new formulations and algorithms (193), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, September 2010 (techreport)
Robust nonparametric detection of objects in noisy images
(2010-049), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, September 2010 (techreport)
We propose a novel statistical hypothesis testing method for detection of objects in noisy images. The method uses results from percolation theory and random graph theory. We present an algorithm that allows to detect objects of unknown shapes in the presence of nonparametric noise of unknown level and of unknown distribution. No boundary shape constraints are imposed on the object, only a weak bulk condition for the object's interior is required. The algorithm has linear complexity and exponential accuracy and is appropriate for real-time systems. In this paper, we develop further the mathematical formalism of our method and explore im- portant connections to the mathematical theory of percolation and statistical physics. We prove results on consistency and algorithmic complexity of our testing procedure. In addition, we address not only an asymptotic behavior of the method, but also a nite sample performance of our test.
Langovoy, M., Wittich, O. Robust nonparametric detection of objects in noisy images (2010-049), EURANDOM, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, September 2010 (techreport)
Large Scale Variational Inference and Experimental Design for Sparse Generalized Linear Models
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, August 2010 (techreport)
Many problems of low-level computer vision and image processing, such as denoising, deconvolution, tomographic reconstruction or super-resolution, can be addressed by maximizing the posterior distribution of a sparse linear model (SLM). We show how higher-order Bayesian decision-making problems, such as optimizing image acquisition in magnetic resonance scanners, can be addressed by querying the SLM posterior covariance, unrelated to the density's mode. We propose a scalable algorithmic framework, with which SLM posteriors over full, high-resolution images can be approximated for the first time, solving a variational optimization problem which is convex iff posterior mode finding is convex. These methods successfully drive the optimization of sampling trajectories for real-world magnetic resonance imaging through Bayesian experimental design, which has not been attempted before. Our methodology provides new insight into similarities and differences between sparse reconstruction and approximate Bayesian inference, and has important implications for compressive sensing of real-world images.
Seeger, M., Nickisch, H. Large Scale Variational Inference and Experimental Design for Sparse Generalized Linear Models Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, August 2010 (techreport)
Cooperative Cuts for Image Segmentation
Jegelka, S., Bilmes, J.
(UWEETR-1020-0003), University of Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 2010 (techreport)
We propose a novel framework for graph-based cooperative regularization that uses submodular costs on graph edges. We introduce an efficient iterative algorithm to solve the resulting hard discrete optimization problem, and show that it has a guaranteed approximation factor. The edge-submodular formulation is amenable to the same extensions as standard graph cut approaches, and applicable to a range of problems. We apply this method to the image segmentation problem. Specifically, Here, we apply it to introduce a discount for homogeneous boundaries in binary image segmentation on very difficult images, precisely, long thin objects and color and grayscale images with a shading gradient. The experiments show that significant portions of previously truncated objects are now preserved.
Jegelka, S., Bilmes, J. Cooperative Cuts for Image Segmentation (UWEETR-1020-0003), University of Washington, Washington DC, USA, August 2010 (techreport)
Fast algorithms for total-variationbased optimization
Barbero, A., Sra, S.
We derive a number of methods to solve efficiently simple optimization problems subject to a totalvariation (TV) regularization, under different norms of the TV operator and both for the case of 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional data. In spite of the non-smooth, non-separable nature of the TV terms considered, we show that a dual formulation with strong structure can be derived. Taking advantage of this structure we develop adaptions of existing algorithms from the optimization literature, resulting in efficient methods for the problem at hand. Experimental results show that for 1-dimensional data the proposed methods achieve convergence within good accuracy levels in practically linear time, both for L1 and L2 norms. For the more challenging 2-dimensional case a performance of order O(N2 log2 N) for N x N inputs is achieved when using the L2 norm. A final section suggests possible extensions and lines of further work.
Barbero, A., Sra, S. Fast algorithms for total-variationbased optimization (194), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, August 2010 (techreport)
Gaussian Mixture Modeling with Gaussian Process Latent Variable Models
Nickisch, H., Rasmussen, C.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, June 2010 (techreport)
Density modeling is notoriously difficult for high dimensional data. One approach to the problem is to search for a lower dimensional manifold which captures the main characteristics of the data. Recently, the Gaussian Process Latent Variable Model (GPLVM) has successfully been used to find low dimensional manifolds in a variety of complex data. The GPLVM consists of a set of points in a low dimensional latent space, and a stochastic map to the observed space. We show how it can be interpreted as a density model in the observed space. However, the GPLVM is not trained as a density model and therefore yields bad density estimates. We propose a new training strategy and obtain improved generalisation performance and better density estimates in comparative evaluations on several benchmark data sets.
Nickisch, H., Rasmussen, C. Gaussian Mixture Modeling with Gaussian Process Latent Variable Models Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, June 2010 (techreport)
Generalized Proximity and Projection with Norms and Mixed-norms
We discuss generalized proximity operators (GPO) and their associated generalized projection problems. On inputs of size n, we show how to efficiently apply GPOs and generalized projections for separable norms and distance-like functions to accuracy e in O(n log(1/e)) time. We also derive projection algorithms that run theoretically in O(n log n log(1/e)) time but can for suitable parameter ranges empirically outperform the O(n log(1/e)) projection method. The proximity and projection tasks are either separable, and solved directly, or are reduced to a single root-finding step. We highlight that as a byproduct, our analysis also yields an O(n log(1/e)) (weakly linear-time) procedure for Euclidean projections onto the l1;1-norm ball; previously only an O(n log n) method was known. We provide empirical evaluation to illustrate the performance of our methods, noting that for the l1;1-norm projection, our implementation is more than two orders of magnitude faster than the previously known method.
Sra, S. Generalized Proximity and Projection with Norms and Mixed-norms (192), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, May 2010 (techreport)
Cooperative Cuts: Graph Cuts with Submodular Edge Weights
(189), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, March 2010 (techreport)
We introduce a problem we call Cooperative cut, where the goal is to find a minimum-cost graph cut but where a submodular function is used to define the cost of a subsets of edges. That means, the cost of an edge that is added to the current cut set C depends on the edges in C. This generalization of the cost in the standard min-cut problem to a submodular cost function immediately makes the problem harder. Not only do we prove NP hardness even for nonnegative submodular costs, but also show a lower bound of Omega(|V|^(1/3)) on the approximation factor for the problem. On the positive side, we propose and compare four approximation algorithms with an overall approximation factor of min { |V|/2, |C*|, O( sqrt(|E|) log |V|), |P_max|}, where C* is the optimal solution, and P_max is the longest s, t path across the cut between given s, t. We also introduce additional heuristics for the problem which have attractive properties from the perspective of practical applications and implementations in that existing fast min-cut libraries may be used as subroutines. Both our approximation algorithms, and our heuristics, appear to do well in practice.
Jegelka, S., Bilmes, J. Cooperative Cuts: Graph Cuts with Submodular Edge Weights (189), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, March 2010 (techreport)
Information-theoretic inference of common ancestors
Steudel, B., Ay, N.
Computing Research Repository (CoRR), abs/1010.5720, pages: 18, 2010 (techreport)
Steudel, B., Ay, N. Information-theoretic inference of common ancestors Computing Research Repository (CoRR), abs/1010.5720, pages: 18, 2010 (techreport)
Fast Binary and Multi-Output Reduced Set Selection
Weston, J., Bakir, G.
We propose fast algorithms for reducing the number of kernel evaluations in the testing phase for methods such as Support Vector Machines (SVM) and Ridge Regression (RR). For non-sparse methods such as RR this results in significantly improved prediction time. For binary SVMs, which are already sparse in their expansion, the pay off is mainly in the cases of noisy or large-scale problems. However, we then further develop our method for multi-class problems where, after choosing the expansion to find vectors which describe all the hyperplanes jointly, we again achieve significant gains.
Weston, J., Bakir, G. Fast Binary and Multi-Output Reduced Set Selection (132), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, November 2004 (techreport)
Weston, J., Schölkopf, B., Bousquet, O., Mann, .., Noble, W.
(131), Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, November 2004 (techreport)
Weston, J., Schölkopf, B., Bousquet, O., Mann, .., Noble, W. Joint Kernel Maps (131), Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, November 2004 (techreport)
Semi-Supervised Induction
Yu, K., Tresp, V., Zhou, D.
(141), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, August 2004 (techreport)
Considerable progress was recently achieved on semi-supervised learning, which differs from the traditional supervised learning by additionally exploring the information of the unlabelled examples. However, a disadvantage of many existing methods is that it does not generalize to unseen inputs. This paper investigates learning methods that effectively make use of both labelled and unlabelled data to build predictive functions, which are defined on not just the seen inputs but the whole space. As a nice property, the proposed method allows effcient training and can easily handle new test points. We validate the method based on both toy data and real world data sets.
Yu, K., Tresp, V., Zhou, D. Semi-Supervised Induction (141), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, August 2004 (techreport)
On Hausdorff Distance Measures
Shapiro, MD., Blaschko, MB.
Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, August 2004 (techreport)
Shapiro, MD., Blaschko, MB. On Hausdorff Distance Measures Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, August 2004 (techreport)
Object categorization with SVM: kernels for local features
Eichhorn, J., Chapelle, O.
In this paper, we propose to combine an efficient image representation based on local descriptors with a Support Vector Machine classifier in order to perform object categorization. For this purpose, we apply kernels defined on sets of vectors. After testing different combinations of kernel / local descriptors, we have been able to identify a very performant one.
Eichhorn, J., Chapelle, O. Object categorization with SVM: kernels for local features (137), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, July 2004 (techreport)
Hilbertian Metrics and Positive Definite Kernels on Probability Measures
Hein, M., Bousquet, O.
We investigate the problem of defining Hilbertian metrics resp. positive definite kernels on probability measures, continuing previous work. This type of kernels has shown very good results in text classification and has a wide range of possible applications. In this paper we extend the two-parameter family of Hilbertian metrics of Topsoe such that it now includes all commonly used Hilbertian metrics on probability measures. This allows us to do model selection among these metrics in an elegant and unified way. Second we investigate further our approach to incorporate similarity information of the probability space into the kernel. The analysis provides a better understanding of these kernels and gives in some cases a more efficient way to compute them. Finally we compare all proposed kernels in two text and one image classification problem.
Hein, M., Bousquet, O. Hilbertian Metrics and Positive Definite Kernels on Probability Measures (126), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, July 2004 (techreport)
Kernels, Associated Structures and Generalizations
This paper gives a survey of results in the mathematical literature on positive definite kernels and their associated structures. We concentrate on properties which seem potentially relevant for Machine Learning and try to clarify some results that have been misused in the literature. Moreover we consider different lines of generalizations of positive definite kernels. Namely we deal with operator-valued kernels and present the general framework of Hilbertian subspaces of Schwartz which we use to introduce kernels which are distributions. Finally indefinite kernels and their associated reproducing kernel spaces are considered.
Hein, M., Bousquet, O. Kernels, Associated Structures and Generalizations (127), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, July 2004 (techreport)
Triangle Fixing Algorithms for the Metric Nearness Problem
Dhillon, I., Sra, S., Tropp, J.
Univ. of Texas at Austin, June 2004 (techreport)
Dhillon, I., Sra, S., Tropp, J. Triangle Fixing Algorithms for the Metric Nearness Problem Univ. of Texas at Austin, June 2004 (techreport)
Kamerakalibrierung und Tiefenschätzung: Ein Vergleich von klassischer Bündelblockausgleichung und statistischen Lernalgorithmen
Sinz, FH.
Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, March 2004 (techreport)
Die Arbeit verleicht zwei Herangehensweisen an das Problem der Sch{\"a}tzung der r{\"a}umliche Position eines Punktes aus den Bildkoordinaten in zwei verschiedenen Kameras. Die klassische Methode der B{\"u}ndelblockausgleichung modelliert zwei Einzelkameras und sch{\"a}tzt deren {\"a}ußere und innere Orientierung mit einer iterativen Kalibrationsmethode, deren Konvergenz sehr stark von guten Startwerten abh{\"a}ngt. Die Tiefensch{\"a}tzung eines Punkts geschieht durch die Invertierung von drei der insgesamt vier Projektionsgleichungen der Einzalkameramodelle. Die zweite Methode benutzt Kernel Ridge Regression und Support Vector Regression, um direkt eine Abbildung von den Bild- auf die Raumkoordinaten zu lernen. Die Resultate zeigen, daß der Ansatz mit maschinellem Lernen, neben einer erheblichen Vereinfachung des Kalibrationsprozesses, zu h{\"o}heren Positionsgenaugikeiten f{\"u}hren kann.
Sinz, FH. Kamerakalibrierung und Tiefenschätzung: Ein Vergleich von klassischer Bündelblockausgleichung und statistischen Lernalgorithmen Wilhelm-Schickard-Institut für Informatik, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, March 2004 (techreport)
Multivariate Regression with Stiefel Constraints
Bakir, G., Gretton, A., Franz, M., Schölkopf, B.
(128), MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Spemannstr 38, 72076, Tuebingen, 2004 (techreport)
We introduce a new framework for regression between multi-dimensional spaces. Standard methods for solving this problem typically reduce the problem to one-dimensional regression by choosing features in the input and/or output spaces. These methods, which include PLS (partial least squares), KDE (kernel dependency estimation), and PCR (principal component regression), select features based on different a-priori judgments as to their relevance. Moreover, loss function and constraints are chosen not primarily on statistical grounds, but to simplify the resulting optimisation. By contrast, in our approach the feature construction and the regression estimation are performed jointly, directly minimizing a loss function that we specify, subject to a rank constraint. A major advantage of this approach is that the loss is no longer chosen according to the algorithmic requirements, but can be tailored to the characteristics of the task at hand; the features will then be optimal with respect to this objective. Our approach also allows for the possibility of using a regularizer in the optimization. Finally, by processing the observations sequentially, our algorithm is able to work on large scale problems.
Bakir, G., Gretton, A., Franz, M., Schölkopf, B. Multivariate Regression with Stiefel Constraints (128), MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Spemannstr 38, 72076, Tuebingen, 2004 (techreport)
Learning from Labeled and Unlabeled Data Using Random Walks
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2004 (techreport)
We consider the general problem of learning from labeled and unlabeled data. Given a set of points, some of them are labeled, and the remaining points are unlabeled. The goal is to predict the labels of the unlabeled points. Any supervised learning algorithm can be applied to this problem, for instance, Support Vector Machines (SVMs). The problem of our interest is if we can implement a classifier which uses the unlabeled data information in some way and has higher accuracy than the classifiers which use the labeled data only. Recently we proposed a simple algorithm, which can substantially benefit from large amounts of unlabeled data and demonstrates clear superiority to supervised learning methods. In this paper we further investigate the algorithm using random walks and spectral graph theory, which shed light on the key steps in this algorithm.
Zhou, D., Schölkopf, B. Learning from Labeled and Unlabeled Data Using Random Walks Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2004 (techreport)
Behaviour and Convergence of the Constrained Covariance
Gretton, A., Smola, A., Bousquet, O., Herbrich, R., Schölkopf, B., Logothetis, N.
(130), MPI for Biological Cybernetics, 2004 (techreport)
We discuss reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS)-based measures of statistical dependence, with emphasis on constrained covariance (COCO), a novel criterion to test dependence of random variables. We show that COCO is a test for independence if and only if the associated RKHSs are universal. That said, no independence test exists that can distinguish dependent and independent random variables in all circumstances. Dependent random variables can result in a COCO which is arbitrarily close to zero when the source densities are highly non-smooth, which can make dependence hard to detect empirically. All current kernel-based independence tests share this behaviour. Finally, we demonstrate exponential convergence between the population and empirical COCO, which implies that COCO does not suffer from slow learning rates when used as a dependence test.
Gretton, A., Smola, A., Bousquet, O., Herbrich, R., Schölkopf, B., Logothetis, N. Behaviour and Convergence of the Constrained Covariance (130), MPI for Biological Cybernetics, 2004 (techreport)
Confidence Sets for Ratios: A Purely Geometric Approach To Fieller’s Theorem
von Luxburg, U., Franz, V.
(133), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2004 (techreport)
We present a simple, geometric method to construct Fieller's exact confidence sets for ratios of jointly normally distributed random variables. Contrary to previous geometric approaches in the literature, our method is valid in the general case where both sample mean and covariance are unknown. Moreover, not only the construction but also its proof are purely geometric and elementary, thus giving intuition into the nature of the confidence sets.
von Luxburg, U., Franz, V. Confidence Sets for Ratios: A Purely Geometric Approach To Fieller’s Theorem (133), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2004 (techreport)
Transductive Inference with Graphs
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2004, See the improved version Regularization on Discrete Spaces. (techreport)
We propose a general regularization framework for transductive inference. The given data are thought of as a graph, where the edges encode the pairwise relationships among data. We develop discrete analysis and geometry on graphs, and then naturally adapt the classical regularization in the continuous case to the graph situation. A new and effective algorithm is derived from this general framework, as well as an approach we developed before.
Zhou, D., Schölkopf, B. Transductive Inference with Graphs Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2004, See the improved version Regularization on Discrete Spaces. (techreport)
Kompetenzerwerb für Informationssysteme - Einfluss des Lernprozesses auf die Interaktion mit Fahrerinformationssystemen. Veröffentlichter Abschlussbericht (Förderkennzeichen BaSt FE 82.196/2001).
Totzke, I., Krüger, H., Hofmann, M., Meilinger, T., Rauch, N., Schmidt, G.
Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Verkehrswissenschaften (IZVW), Würzburg, 2004 (techreport)
Totzke, I., Krüger, H., Hofmann, M., Meilinger, T., Rauch, N., Schmidt, G. Kompetenzerwerb für Informationssysteme - Einfluss des Lernprozesses auf die Interaktion mit Fahrerinformationssystemen. Veröffentlichter Abschlussbericht (Förderkennzeichen BaSt FE 82.196/2001). Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Verkehrswissenschaften (IZVW), Würzburg, 2004 (techreport)
Kernel Dependency Estimation
Weston, J., Chapelle, O., Elisseeff, A., Schölkopf, B., Vapnik, V.
(98), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, August 2002 (techreport)
We consider the learning problem of finding a dependency between a general class of objects and another, possibly different, general class of objects. The objects can be for example: vectors, images, strings, trees or graphs. Such a task is made possible by employing similarity measures in both input and output spaces using kernel functions, thus embedding the objects into vector spaces. Output kernels also make it possible to encode prior information and/or invariances in the loss function in an elegant way. We experimentally validate our approach on several tasks: mapping strings to strings, pattern recognition, and reconstruction from partial images.
Weston, J., Chapelle, O., Elisseeff, A., Schölkopf, B., Vapnik, V. Kernel Dependency Estimation (98), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, August 2002 (techreport)
Global Geometry of SVM Classifiers
Zhou, D., Xiao, B., Zhou, H., Dai, R.
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, June 2002 (techreport)
We construct an geometry framework for any norm Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifiers. Within this framework, separating hyperplanes, dual descriptions and solutions of SVM classifiers are constructed by a purely geometric fashion. In contrast with the optimization theory used in SVM classifiers, we have no complicated computations any more. Each step in our theory is guided by elegant geometric intuitions.
Zhou, D., Xiao, B., Zhou, H., Dai, R. Global Geometry of SVM Classifiers Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, June 2002 (techreport)
Computationally Efficient Face Detection
Romdhani, S., Torr, P., Schölkopf, B., Blake, A.
(MSR-TR-2002-69), Microsoft Research, June 2002 (techreport)
Romdhani, S., Torr, P., Schölkopf, B., Blake, A. Computationally Efficient Face Detection (MSR-TR-2002-69), Microsoft Research, June 2002 (techreport)
Kernel-based nonlinear blind source separation
Harmeling, S., Ziehe, A., Kawanabe, M., Müller, K.
EU-Project BLISS, January 2002 (techreport)
Harmeling, S., Ziehe, A., Kawanabe, M., Müller, K. Kernel-based nonlinear blind source separation EU-Project BLISS, January 2002 (techreport)
A compression approach to support vector model selection
von Luxburg, U., Bousquet, O., Schölkopf, B.
(101), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2002, see more detailed JMLR version (techreport)
In this paper we investigate connections between statistical learning theory and data compression on the basis of support vector machine (SVM) model selection. Inspired by several generalization bounds we construct ``compression coefficients'' for SVMs, which measure the amount by which the training labels can be compressed by some classification hypothesis. The main idea is to relate the coding precision of this hypothesis to the width of the margin of the SVM. The compression coefficients connect well known quantities such as the radius-margin ratio R^2/rho^2, the eigenvalues of the kernel matrix and the number of support vectors. To test whether they are useful in practice we ran model selection experiments on several real world datasets. As a result we found that compression coefficients can fairly accurately predict the parameters for which the test error is minimized.
von Luxburg, U., Bousquet, O., Schölkopf, B. A compression approach to support vector model selection (101), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, 2002, see more detailed JMLR version (techreport)
Feature Selection and Transduction for Prediction of Molecular Bioactivity for Drug Design
Weston, J., Perez-Cruz, F., Bousquet, O., Chapelle, O., Elisseeff, A., Schölkopf, B. Feature Selection and Transduction for Prediction of Molecular Bioactivity for Drug Design Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics / Biowulf Technologies, 2002 (techreport)
Observations on the Nyström Method for Gaussian Process Prediction
Williams, C., Rasmussen, C., Schwaighofer, A., Tresp, V.
A number of methods for speeding up Gaussian Process (GP) prediction have been proposed, including the Nystr{\"o}m method of Williams and Seeger (2001). In this paper we focus on two issues (1) the relationship of the Nystr{\"o}m method to the Subset of Regressors method (Poggio and Girosi 1990; Luo and Wahba, 1997) and (2) understanding in what circumstances the Nystr{\"o}m approximation would be expected to provide a good approximation to exact GP regression.
Williams, C., Rasmussen, C., Schwaighofer, A., Tresp, V. Observations on the Nyström Method for Gaussian Process Prediction Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany, 2002 (techreport)
A New Method for Constructing Artificial Neural Networks
Vapnik, V., Burges, C., Schölkopf, B.
AT & T Bell Laboratories, 1995 (techreport)
Vapnik, V., Burges, C., Schölkopf, B. A New Method for Constructing Artificial Neural Networks AT & T Bell Laboratories, 1995 (techreport)
View-based cognitive mapping and path planning
Schölkopf, B., Mallot, H.
(7), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics Tübingen, November 1994, This technical report has also been published elsewhere (techreport)
We present a scheme for learning a cognitive map of a maze from a sequence of views and movement decisions. The scheme is based on an intermediate representation called the view graph. We show that this representation carries sufficient information to reconstruct the topological and directional structure of the maze. Moreover, we present a neural network that learns the view graph during a random exploration of the maze. We use a unsupervised competitive learning rule which translates temporal sequence (rather than similarity) of views into connectedness in the network. The network uses its knowledge of the topological and directional structure of the maze to generate expectations about which views are likely to be perceived next, improving the view recognition performance. We provide an additional mechanism which uses the map to find paths between arbitrary points of the previously explored environment. The results are compared to findings of behavioural neuroscience.
Schölkopf, B., Mallot, H. View-based cognitive mapping and path planning (7), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics Tübingen, November 1994, This technical report has also been published elsewhere (techreport)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line201
|
__label__cc
| 0.634179
| 0.365821
|
Thank you for your interest in our eNewsletter. Our records indicate that you are already receiving our eNewsletter. If you would like to make changes to your frequency settings, please click on the "My Account" link on the left navigation.
eNewsletter Preferences
Your eNewsletter settings have been saved.
Transforming lives through the power of work.
Cornerstones
Environmental Promise
Goodwill Locator
Good Finds Gallery
Create Your Plan
Document Imaging & Secure Shredding
E-Cycle Services
Custodial & Landscape
WorkSource and Career Resource Centers
Veteran Employment
Careers at Goodwill
Good News Blog
You are at: Planned Giving > Gift Options > Donor Stories
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to Goodwill Southern California.
Why She's A Pioneer
Dr. Geraldine Branch is a pioneer. She was the first African American woman to graduate from New York Medical College (Class of 1936). An obstetrician and gynecologist, she became a public health physician and a high school teacher.
Jason's Testimonial
To gain job skills so that he could change the path he was on, Jason enrolled in occupational skills training at Goodwill. Once he graduated the program, he had many opportunities for employment.
Yolanda's Testimonial
Yolanda came to Goodwill as a victim of domestic abuse and a single mother of two. She was seeking a way to provide for her family.
Andre's Testimonial
While driving one day, Andre noticed Goodwill's Job Services Center. Every day Andre, his wife, and sometimes his children came to the center as he sought work.
Maggie's Testimonial
Maggie was referred to Goodwill's employment services by the California Department of Rehabilitation. At Goodwill, she received extensive coaching and on-the-job support, as well as training to improve her skills.
Gift Examples
Fixed Income for Retirement
After working for decades as a pediatrician in a small rural town, Patricia was ready to retire.
The Retirement Unitrust
Mary grew up on a farm. When her parents passed away, she inherited the farm. Now, several developers would like to build homes on the farmland.
Part Gift and Part Sale
Susan and Kevin bought their first home many years ago. They had planned to build a second home so that their children could spend their summers along the lake.
Current Gifts
As is the case with many families, there are times each year when Jim and Sharon focus their attention on gift giving.
Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision.
Flexible Deferred Gift Annuity
Lewis is a 54-year-old executive at a large healthcare company. He purchased company stock during years when the stock price was low, and now the stock has grown substantially.
A Bequest to Further Good Work
Nancy and David were dedicated volunteers. Over the years, they had seen many individuals helped by the good work of their favorite charity.
Gift Annuity for Real Estate
Jonathan purchased a home many years ago for $80,000. The home has appreciated substantially over the years and is now worth $420,000.
A Bequest to Save Taxes
Thomas was a widower who had a great love for our organization. As an individual who had directly benefited from our work.
Leading for the Future
Luke and Candice spent many years volunteering and supporting their favorite charity. They wanted to give back in a way that would help fulfill its mission.
Give it Twice Trust
While visiting the Wills Planner on her favorite charity's website, June, a surviving spouse, came across the idea of a Give it Twice Trust.
Providing for Our Children's Future
Joe and Kathy worked for years building their nest egg for retirement. They also want to provide for their children.
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others. Explore the many benefits of charitable gift planning.
We would like to send you a FREE Wills Guide. This helpful information may enable you to avoid an accidental...
Personal Planner
Toll Free Number: 1.888.4.GOODWILL
Goodwill Southern California
342 San Fernando Road - Los Angeles, CA 90031
Toll Free: 888.4.GOODWILL or 888.446.6394 Local: 323.223.1211 TDD: 323.539.2097 | info@goodwillsocal.org
For information on rights and services to persons with developmental disabilities contact: Department of Developmental Services - 916.654.1987
© 2020 Crescendo Interactive, Inc. PRIVACY STATEMENT
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line202
|
__label__cc
| 0.580799
| 0.419201
|
Resources updated between Monday, July 20, 2009 and Sunday, July 26, 2009
Statement by South Africa at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Nigeria at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Pakistan at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Cuba at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Son of Iranian politician's aide dies in prison Human Rights Voice
Statement by the United States at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
UN accuses Hezbollah of violating 2006 Lebanon cease-fire Article
Statement by Indonesia at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Brazil at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by New Zealand at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Italy at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Australia at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by the Netherlands at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Sweden on behalf of the European Union at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Statement by Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement at the General Assembly Debate on the Responsibility to Protect Development
Draft Resolution was adopted without a vote
Draft Resolution on the Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa Development
Statement by Edward Luck, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General at the Thematic Dialogue of the General Assembly on the Responsibility to ProtectDevelopment" Development
Statement by the General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann at the Opening of the Thematic Dialogue of the General Assembly on the Responsibility to Protect Development
At UN, Questions of Ban's Son in Law's Hirings and Promotion Unanswered, In Denmark Article
At UN, D'Escoto's Responsibility to Protect Methods Questioned, Team Ban Off Record on Sri Lanka, Off to China Article
Dump the CEIRPP Article
Upcoming Debate on Responsibility to Protect not About History, but Character of the United Nations Secretary-General Tells General Assembly (Press Release) Development
Ros-Lehtinen Introduces Legislation to Refund U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Durban II Conference; Bill Also Prevents U.S. Funds from Bankrolling Future Biased Forums (Press Release) Development
Durban Taxpayer Refund Act of 2009 [H.R.3231.IH] Document
Israel envoy: UNIFIL cooperated with Lebanese infiltrating Israel Article
Israel pushing to get UNIFIL more search powers in S. Lebanon Article
'Israel informed UN of Hezbollah cache months ago' Article
Former UN auditor awarded damages for harassment Article
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
12/9/2019 - 12/15/2019
11/25/2019 - 12/1/2019
9/30/2019 - 10/6/2019
© Copyright 2012-2020, Human Rights Voices and respective authors. All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line206
|
__label__wiki
| 0.781023
| 0.781023
|
VII: Advent Children
VII: Crisis Core
VII: Dirge of Cerberus
VII: Last Order
XIII-2
FF Tactics
FF Tactics Advance
FF Tactics Advance 2
Theatrhythm
FF: Crystal Chronicles
FF: Dissidia
FF: Dissidia 012
FF: The Spirits Within
Threads of Fate
Super Mario RPG
Kingdom Hearts - an opinionated retrospective
Reviews,
Kingdom Hearts,
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories,
Kingdom Hearts II,
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days,
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep,
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance,
[IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Kingdom_Hearts_logo.png[/IMG]
Kingdom Hearts is a game that needs no introduction. It seems even the most jaded of fans still hold very much respect for this little gem that has, against all odds, remained as one of the PS2’s most beloved classics. This was a time when SE was still doing tons of risky, experimental stuff rather than trying to capitalize on the thing that was big at the time. I think it should come as no surprise that I really miss those times.
Though Kingdom Hearts may be the last of its kind - that being a quirky, experimental title - it’s still a shining example of a simple joy of creating new and exciting things that used to be SE’s M.O. I’d argue it’s also one of the last bastions of such creative joy within the company, but I guess I’ll be elaborating more on this in later pieces.
[IMG]https://lparchive.org/Kingdom-Hearts/Images/6-KingdomHearts.png[/IMG]
But what is it that makes KH so risky and experimental? Why, it’s the unique combination of Disney and Final Fantasy, of course. As if that needs to be stated. Much like the mythical encounter Sakaguchi had with a Disney exec, it’s just one of those things that we treat as a given nowadays, ...
Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Kingdom Hearts 3 to launch "in the next three years or so."
Scruffington
Final Fantasy VII,
During a financial briefing for Square Enix's fiscal year ending in March 2017, Square Enix President and CEO Yosuka Matsuda addressed the company's plans for future titles.
[IMG]http://gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SE-FF7R-KH3-Three-Years_05-26-17_002.jpg[/IMG]
"This slide shows our release lineup for FY2017/3 as well as FY2018/3 and beyond. We plan to launch each of these upcoming titles in the next three years or so."
Japan is getting a special edition PS4 for KH 15th Anniversary
Aulayna
Square-Enix,
Official Merch,
Kingdom Hearts III,
To celebrate the release of KINGDOM HEARTS II.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue, and the KINGDOM HEARTS 15th Anniversary, Sony are releasing an exclusive PS4 in Japan. ...
Kingdom Hearts III footage from D23 in Japan
Colonel Angus
Frequently Asked Questions,
At the 1:10 mark of the video starts footage from the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III game. Footage includes Mickey in action with a Keyblade, and Sora with Donald and Goofy shooting at some enemies. No word yet on an official release date. Pre-Ordering is said to start next month, so in all likelihood, we'll see a 2016 drop. ...
Square Enix's Jump Festa 2016 Lineup
Depression Moon
Final Fantasy Series,
Dragon Quest Series,
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MLiGody.png[/IMG]
Square Enix has just revealed their lineup for the anime, manga, and game expo Jump Festa on their Japanese website. The lineup includes the following games: ...
Tabata and Nomura Reveal Plans for their Next Projects
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/OjMJRfn.jpg[/IMG]
Director of Final Fantasy XV Hajime Tabata and Kingdom Hearts III director Tetsuya Nomura answered a few questions in the recent issue of video game magazine Dengeki PlayStation. ...
[D23 2015] Big Hero 6 World Confirmed for Kingdom Hearts III
[IMG]http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--gLSD5MrY--/1388410743272753445.jpg[/IMG]
Image courtesy of Kotaku
Today during Disney's D23 convention producer Shinji Hashimoto announced that San Fransokyo, the setting of the Academy Award-winning Disney film Big Hero 6, along with its loveable cast, will be making an appearance in Kingdom Hearts III.
The story is set to follow the events of the movie instead of recapping them with Sora & co. integrated into it (like in KHII), so expect some interesting twists to the world of Big Hero 6! As illustrated in the concept art, Sora will most likely end up battling a Heartless version of Baymax, while riding on the back of the robot.
Are you excited for Big Hero 6 in KHIII? What other characters do you want to appear as party members? Let us know in the comments!
Source: Polygon, Kotaku ...
[E3 2015] Tangled will be in Kingdom Hearts 3 and a new trailer!
Offically during the Square Enix Conference at E3, they confiremd Tangled will be one of the included worlds. We also got a brand new trailer. ...
Kingdom Hearts 3 at the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX Launch Event
Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX was released in America today for the Playstation 3. At the launch event at the Walt Disney Studio Lot in Burbank, California, Square Enix had shown new Kingdom Hearts III footage and revealed that they will release new information in 2015. ...
Some Kingdom Hearts III News from Nomura!
So while we're all digesting that spicy Final Fantasy XV news, Tetsuya Nomura is just popping his head around the corner to remind us all of his game that's been in development forever too. Yes, I'm talking about Kingdom Hearts III. ...
E3 2014: What Can We Expect?
Final Fantasy XIV,
Final Fantasy Theatrhythm,
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, more commonly referred to as E3, is just a few short days a way. Each year game publishers from around the world gather to show off their latest games and hardware to the press. Gamer hype level goes over 9,000 in response to all the news and stories that break during the expo. 2014 is a big year for Microsoft and Sony, so far next-gen offerings have been very disappointing so both companies will be looking to come out swinging with killer titles for the XBOX One and PlayStation 4. Could this finally be the year of the next-gen?
Like in 2013, Eyes on Final Fantasy will be bringing you live coverage of all the Press Conferences as they happen as well as coverage of all the major Square Enix related news. This time last year, Square Enix were on the financial rocks but wow'ed gamers the world over by rebranding FINAL FANTASY Versus XIII to FINAL FANTASY XIV and also announcing KINGDOM HEARTS III. Although Square Enix have since returned to profit, their publishing department has suffered a recent run of negatively received titles like the much anticipated Thief, and the promising but ultimately disappointing, Murdered: Soul Suspect. The Twitch.tv schedule for E3 coverage features Square Enix twice, with two unannounced titles. So, what can we expect? ...
E3 2014: Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Release date and Kingdom Hearts 3 tease!
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WHwdF3j.png[/IMG]
Excitement? More Excitement? It's in the air! It's almost time for E3! With it being the season for teasing Square Enix has given us a beautiful new trailer, showing off Kingdom Hearts 2.5 in all it's HD glory. What is on this beautiful trailer? A release date of course! ...
KINGDOM HEARTS III: More Keyblade Transformations Incoming
Remember back in the early days of KINGDOM HEARTS. The Keyblad was such a simple weapon that closed keyholes, bonked enemies on the head and let you cast magic. Then came the Drive system in Kingdom Hearts II and it could even turn into a vehicle in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. It seems even more transformative powers are to come for the trusty Keyblade. ...
KINGDOM HEARTS: The Story So Far - Part 1
[IMG]http://www.eyesonff.com/aulayna/kh/partone.jpg[/IMG]
KINGDOM HEARTS, the product of the unlikely merging of the stars of Disney and Square Enix. Two unique universes with very little in common that, when combined, went on to produce something magical that has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. Just how did this tale come around? Join us on a journey of adventure as we look back at the foundation of the franchise and chart the story, through all of it's twists and turns in ancitipation of Kingdom Hearts III. ...
Kingdom Hearts 3 Won't Be Coming Any Time Soon
For all the Kingdom Hearts fans out there it seems that more bad news is incoming. Even though we've been treated to a visually wonderful trailer thanks to the D23 Expo Japan, it seems that the development of Kingdom Hearts 3 is slowing down again. Speaking to Famitsu, Tetsuya Nomura has commented; "Although this is our first time showing footage of actual game play, the quality isn't anywhere near what the staff members consider satisfying." ...
EoFF on Twitter
Tweets by @eyesonff
Follow @eyesonff
Square Enix on Twitter
Tweets from @eyesonff/square-enix
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line211
|
__label__wiki
| 0.916251
| 0.916251
|
William GordonAge: 301800–1831
William Gordon
Birth of a brother Abercromby Lockhart Gordon
1801 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a brother Henry George Gordon
December 26, 1801 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sister Margaret Gordon
May 1, 1805 (Age 4)
Birth of a sister Janet Gordon
April 30, 1807 (Age 6)
Death of a paternal grandmother Sarahbell Morrison
January 3, 1811 (Age 10)
Deskford, Banff, Scotland
Death of a father Reverend Abercromby Gordon
March 12, 1821 (Age 20)
Death of a mother Jannet Dunbar
Death April 23, 1831 (Age 30)
Reverend Abercromby Gordon
Birth: May 7, 1758 27 24 — Ardersier, Inverness, Scotland
Death: March 12, 1821 —
Jannet Dunbar
Birth: 1764 —
Death: May 28, 1824 —
Marriage: December 15, 1793 — Fordyce, Banff, Scotland
Sarabella Gordon
Birth: September 1798 40 34 —
Death: July 19, 1857 — At Bath
Birth: August 5, 1800 42 36 —
Death: April 23, 1831 — London, England
Abercromby Lockhart Gordon
Birth: 1801 42 37 —
Henry George Gordon
Birth: December 26, 1801 43 37 —
Death: June 7, 1883 — At Boulogne
Margaret Gordon
Birth: May 1, 1805 46 41 —
Death: April 9, 1849 — At Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland
Janet Gordon
Birth: April 30, 1807 48 43 —
Died in consequence of a fall from his horse.
6A141CBEDA160A4FAA07B829C8E5A3AE31B0
Last change November 4, 2010 – 12:11:59
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line223
|
__label__wiki
| 0.565472
| 0.565472
|
Empire at war load game crash
The game, which focuses on the early modern period of the 18th century, was announced at the Leipzig Games Convention in August 2007. It was released on 16th February 2006 and LucasArts published this game worldwide. 263 Apk Android Package Name Is com. Earn credits by destroying enemie's cars! Really quite dissapointed tbh, I don't know whats worse, the fact its a great game to play and I have not been into such a game like this in ages, yet is hugely let down by it doing this to me, or the fact it waits till ages to crash on you it couldnt just crash after 4 turns, its after 30,40, sometimes even 60 and more for others. try loading a new No doubt this is due to the changes in how war wars work in HoI4 1. The Empire: Total War game was released on March 3, 2009 in North America, and in the whole world the following day. Notes. Star Wars The Force Unleashed is another game that you can download. Several hours ago we reported about the leaking of Empire : Total War on BitTorrent. The Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is crashing in Windows 10 for many users, and if Empire: Total War is a tactics based video-game for Windows, set in the modern period of the 18th century. For Empire: Total War on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "game crashes when i load a saved game?". Battle with or against iconic characters like Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia, and utilize or destroy units like AT-ATs, Speeder Bikes, Wookiee Warriors, and Stormtroopers. Greetings, The March of Empires client is refusing to load. PLAZA – TORRENT – FREE DOWNLOAD – CRACKED. But the posted solution worked fine. Star Wars: Empire at War is a 2006 real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts. Star Wars™: Commander. Empire Total War PC Game is set in the past. xml. Another little fix: Choosing which of your 2, 3, or 4 cores will work with your game can help run your game faster. Star Wars: Empire at War is developed under the banner of Petroglyph Games for Microsoft Windows. Same problem with me, I installed on a Steam version exactly like the video above stated. Now I've been waiting a while the possibly comes a new patch out. 8. Hi I'm having a problem with my game as it keeps crashing before it reaches the main menu. The installer will automatically search for the folder where you originally installed STAR WARS: EMPIRE AT WAR: Forces of Corruption and install the update. pack fix for Empire Total War. downloads 38090. and i have vista and the mod works fine. file size 2897. Empire: Total War Heaven is the premier fansite for Empire: Total War. Here we have shared the download links for Last Empire War Z Strategy 1. Cash Inf. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. The only thing ithey did was instead of crashing at the splash screen it crashes when the menu tries to open. Jul 7, 2016 To fix said crashes use the GoG version of EAW, which has been . It currently replaces the three standard Forces of Corruption factions with the Old Republic, the Sith Empire and the Mandalorian clans. It is for CE 6. Download Empire Total War game free, Complete version game , start playing and have fun. There has been a recent nVidia graphics driver update as well, and MS have tried (unsuccessfully) to fix the problems with the Anniversary update which causes a lot of computers to hang during the bot-up sequence, probably because of some driver conflicts. Movement Inf. PC Gamer is supported by its audience. Total War: Warhammer servers took a hit in the first few hours of launch, but The Creative Assembly has issued a hotfix. It is in 1800’s but every thing is like the today’s world. Your game works normally, but isn't working with GameRanger? Note: The script now uses the new CE command ASSERT and will not load if it is incompatible with the running game version. Learn more A surprise update restores Star Wars: Empire at War's multiplayer World War 3 Loading Screen. Star Wars Empire at War PC Game revolves around the plot of Galactic Civil War. Home»Mods»Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption»Empire at War Remake Home One crash to desktop fix Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption by Petroglyph Games - retail v1. Join millions around the globe to play in this epic combat strategy game. I've read some other posts and I've updated to DirectX9. Dear sir / madame, My empire total war keeps crashing randomly today i was able to play the entire America campaign without a single crash. CT and copy it to the "My Cheat Table" folder. after that I put the " user. total war (all) using total war footage in your own fan-made videos and lets play's; game not launching from steam; game crashes/won’t work/won’t launch; graphics faqs; graphics issues? graphics card’s self-diagnostic; how to verify if you have any mods and uninstall them; see all 8 articles total war battles: kingdom Games Errors comes to your help with solutions and workarounds for your gaming issues. Star Wars: Empire at War is a 2006 real-time strategy video game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts. No. Ammo Recover Troops Size Research 1 Turn Recruiting 1 Turn Construction 1 Turn The game always crashes when I load a savefile of a +40 days game on any of the big galactic conquest maps. Game crashes. save 10M. Star Wars Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within the completely scalable and accessible gameplay. This is the third edition of famous and well known American Civil War mod for Empire Total War game. How to fix empire total war not launching after acw mod has been uninstalled - Duration: 0:57. The other ones are free and could take care of your game more efficiently. 218 FULL APK + MOD + Data free for our visitors. It is a time of galactic civil war. 2. 4 Cheers to All! Total War: WARHAMMER II is keep crashing to desktop when you start the game? Or while playing Total War: WARHAMMER II? This is a important question because can be different issue. The most encountered Total War: WARHAMMER errors that players reported on the games forum are Game Not Starting, Crashes (including some weird APP Crash), Freezes and other performance issues, some related to a black screen and some to the resolution of the game. There are two different types of campaigns in this game one is Rebel Campaign. Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within the completely scalable and accessible gameplay. 99 Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld? Star Wars Empire at War: From the lives of soldiers to the deaths of planets, you are the supreme galactic commander. about 6 hours of these 10 hours are me doing things for the second time, because ETW crashed. It works Empire sassanide 449 PCN Printemps. They are dedicated to providing great content, up-to-date news, and a friendly gaming, designing, and modding community for Empire: Total War. Note: The script now uses the new CE command ASSERT and will not load if it is incompatible with the running game version. 0. 5. I'm afraid there's little help to be found here. This game also includes the construction of Death Star. Me, I've been lucky. It's not full of virus as is explained many times in many ways trainers work by editing data in RAM which triggers virus protection because it's done by Download Last Empire - War Z: Strategy 1. If Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption often crashes to the desktop, try to reduce quality of the graphics. 4 Cheers to All! Lots of people struggling to search for the sound_sfx. Set between Episode III and Episode IV, it focuses on the fledgling struggle between the Empire and the Rebels. As a player you will navigate and battle enemies on the seas with your fleet, discover and control lands, and work to conquer and rule the world. Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption by Petroglyph Games - retail v1. After downloading the table, rename it to Empire. 1. exe it says please check the file pth and try Crashing on Save and Auto-Save - Game somewhat unplayable - posted in Bug Reporting: System Details: Windows 7 - 8GB Ram - Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3. 8. Empire Total War PC Game PC Game was released on 21 April 2008. . At least for me. Discussion in 'Games' started by sacher, Dec 14, 2006. My CPU is an X2 3800+ at 2. It has been deteriorating since the MS Windows 10 Anniversary update. 99 Trending at $5. After deleting the app (March of Empires) and downloading a fresh copy, it patched Whenever I try to load one of my save games it crashes after a few seconds in the loading screen. Cliff Empire Free Download PC Game Cracked in Direct Link and Torrent. We are looking for bold active people to manage the… CRACKED – FREE DOWNLOAD – TORRENT Empire Total War Mod Manager ※ Download: Download mod manager empire total war Empire: Total War GAME MOD Mod Manager v. The last working saved game file is 30 or so turns back, and the game is able to load it normally. I have installed darthmod empire v. Star Wars Empire at War PC Game 2006 Overview. I uninstalled the mod and checked the file integrity of Empire on steam and it still crashes on the load screen whenever i load a campaign or attempt to play a skirmish battle. exe it says please check the file pth and try Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption crashes to the desktop. Empire at War allows you to control the forces of the Empire or the Rebellion for control of the galaxy. 1 Star Wars: Empire At War 2 GB RAM & MP Lobby Fix - For both the base game and the expansion. It uses Petroglyph's game engine Alamo. Fixes an issue when playing STAR WARS: EMPIRE AT WAR Forces of Corruption on a 64-bit OS that has greater than 2 GB of RAM. It draws from a variety of free-release sources to bring us a nicely blended mod. It's possible someone knows about it here (try something in Modpack, but make sure you preface the thread title with "EAW:"). 1 patch Installation: After downloading the update, double click on FOCUpdate1_1. Before installing it, read all the instructions carefully. 55ghz. Star wars empire at war;forces of corruption issue Me and my friend have modded our games. I can run at 2. Nothing I do to fix it has worked. It was released on 16 th February 2006 and LucasArts published this game worldwide. -----General Bug Fixes----- Total War: WARHAMMER II is keep crashing to desktop when you start the game? Or while playing Total War: WARHAMMER II? This is a important question because can be different issue. Support: Game Problem. This game will lead you to the next plot named as A New Hope. All the player have to […] Cliff Empire-PLAZA. 6, but I'll get Prime95 errors after about 3-4 hours of stressing both cores. Build you own castle, create a powerful army and fight epic PvP battles. Ive had odd crashes along the way here and there but now, everytime I end my turn and Spain take their turn (I like to watch the AI moves) the game just crashes with the "Empire total war has stopped responding message". If your game is crashing as soon you want to play, then the most possible cause is that your driver is old and you need to install new one. From. I've tried all the things that were in various forums, updated drivers, and so on. I am experiencing problems while playing the game; Empire:Total War. Game will crash during launch if it's not. The thing is, World War 3 does take a long time to load. Ten years after the release of Star Wars: Empire at War, a Steam update has brought its online multiplayer back onlie. 2 MB. In the 17,563 hours I've played the game so far, the only problem I'm having is a 10-second stall whenever I click on a port towards the end of a grand campaign. I can get the game to say "Leave the launcher open and launch Empire". Sparta: War of Empires is a free online war game by top strategy games developer Plarium. In Forces of Corruption There is a New Campaign Were you Play as the Zann Consortium, a Criminal Organization, Lead by Tyber Zann 58 product ratings - Star Wars Empire at War (PC Game, 2006) in Clamshell Case, 2 Discs $4. 1 - Game mod - Download. 5, but it came as We load up the save, using whatever format they reported having, and nothing. Although the game is undoubtedly a great hit, it isn’t without its share of issues. While Empire at War is likely the best strategy game you’ll see for Star Wars, it still can’t hold a lightsaber up to great sci-fi RTS’s like Starcraft or Sins of a Solar Empire. empire total war game crashes ai turn , empire and napoleon total war - game of the year edition , Total War: Rome II phô diễn thủy chiến hoành tráng Đoạn trailer mới toanh của Total War: Rome II đã phô diễn hết sức mạnh đồ họa cũng như sự mô phỏng tương tác rất thực trong một trận thủy Download this game from Microsoft Store for Windows 10, Windows 8. Discussing Trainer crashes game when campaign start on Empire: Total difficulty etcthen during the next loading section the game crashes. Please try again later" notice. Total War: Warhammer server load causing crashes, here’s one way to fix EMPIRE AT WAR editor. Players who need to download a custom map in order to play in a particular game will automatically download that map when joining the game. I can start loading Empire, but then it crashes and gives me the "Empire Total War has stopped working" box. Feel the heat! Your goal is to be the first at the finish. 1 is a modification for Empire: Total War, a(n) strategy game. Download this game from Microsoft Store for Windows 10, Windows 8. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for March of Empires: War of Lords. Return to a galaxy far far away with our list of the best Star Wars games on PC. NOTE: The Editor is available through a separate download. * Support added for auto-downloading of custom maps. this only happens on the year 1740 as my other save games work (only have two others and then 2 more from 1720 which I cant Download the best games on Windows & Mac. Crash at the map loading screen, Eastern Europe Sign in to follow Star Wars Empire at War Crash. the issue is with the mods, I begrudgingly load up the base game. Download for free. This game also includes the construction of Death Star. Apr 30, 2015 Once i installed the patches the game crashes after I open it. Join an alliance and join your friends and allies from around the world to fight zombies, build your base and compete in in-game events. In the 5th century BC, Sparta is under threat from Xerxes and his giant Persian Empire. 1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8. exe to install. Microsoft recently launched the Age of Empires: Definitive Edition game in the Store for Windows 10 device. Now the fix is released under following direct download URLs. I recently tried to play the Darth Mod for Empire total war and it wouldn't let me play any skirmish games or campaign games. Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within the completely Lion (10. 05 Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption Patch v1. It worked like a charm for a couple of hours, then a save game crashed it and ever since I can't load any saved game without a complete crash. I have about a year ago the game Empire: Total War bought. downloads (7 days) 356 Goodgame Empire is a medieval strategy browser game. It worked perfectly the first few days and then it would no longer run. Arcade races with powerful weapons. 0 Trainer +8 Options : Inf. 5 This is a very addictive and Empire Total War American Civil War Mod game,it features easy operation and simply user interface. but he has Windows 7 and when he starts the mod it says it cant find the file path C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption\swfoc. We are looking for bold active people to manage the… Last Empire - War Z is a zombie-themed Free-to-Play mobile strategy game where players battle zombies and other survivors to build and expand their empire. His solution worked - I had the same log file regarding an SLI mobo but only one GPU. I think it may be a seperate problem. A lot of people who are using the pirated (cracked) version of the game by Razor1911 seem to be having problem I have an ATI X850 Pro modded to an XT PE at 565/600. I've seen several "Let's play" Months ago, I ordered the Star Wars: Empire at War Gold Pack off Amazon. exe. Play Sparta free here! Empire Total War V1. Some of my specs: Windows XP Other Search Terms Star wars empire at war forces of corruption free download full game, Star wars empire at war iso, Star wars empire at war download for android, Star wars empire at war download igg, Star wars empire at war crack, Star wars empire at war gold pack cracked, Star wars galaxy at war free download, Star wars empire at war reloaded Star Wars : Empire At War free download full version game for pc Star Wars: Empire at War Set a few years before the events of "Episode IV: A New Hope", the game will let players rewrite history as well as experience the aftermath of "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith", the creation of the Rebel Alliance, and Darth Vader's rise to power. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. well twice it did crash to be honest ( but i consider that a good day ). Home / Windows / Games / Strategy Games / Star Wars: Empire at War – Forces of Corruption Star Wars: Empire at War – Forces of Corruption download for free. Cliff Empire – After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. I have set processor 2 for steam and 2, 3 and 4 for Empire. This game will lead you to the next plot named as A new Hope. I got a new computer recently,(Will provide list of specs if that may help solve the problem). 40GHz 3. Benny Game's 3,677 views STAR WARS™ Empire at War: Gold Pack I did that and I can now load my saves, but now the clone wars mod doesn't run at all. Start the game, but it crashes after showing only the Emipre Total War logo. I also noticed that the game produces its own crash dump files. For all of the mod players out there seeking to appease their love of the Old Republic era, be sure to give this mod a download. Download GraphicDetails. Start playing now! I get a very regular "we're sorry, but steam is unavailable at this time. Star Wars: Empire at War Patch v1. 0 and I also installed the v. I have played this game, going through the easy and medium setting, off and on for about 18 months w Star wars empire at war;forces of corruption issue Me and my friend have modded our games. No, i confirm, Checking cash game of attila total war don't work. We are looking for bold active people to manage the… Download Empire Total War game free, Complete version game , start playing and have fun. And this goes on like this for anywhere from 5 minutes to 25 minutes being the worst I have yet encountered. Buy new weapons. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies, customer love, and one fair price for all regions. Take control of Star Destroyers in space, or lead your infantry against the mighty AT-AT. All the player have to do is to select the group to make them powerful faction of all. There are two different types of capainges in the game one is Renbel Campaign. 70GHZ Type Of Installation: EAW Gold BoxedMods: None. Empire Total War PC Game 2009 Overview Empire Total War has been developed by Creative Assembly and is published under the banner of SEGA . 1 platinum patch. Empire: Total War - Gold Edition comes with the base game and all the expansions/DLC released for it Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions Original title: Programs Compatibility Application Applications App Apps Game Games Legacy Crash Crashes Hang Hangs . drive ; Crash fix for attempting to load an FOC mod in original EAW game; Bug fix for Please write on this topic if you have any loading or crashing issues and prevent When trying to load the game, it reaches 4-5% and loses connection. It is possible that your PC just does not have enough performance and the game may not work correctly. empire_script" at the right place and now the game crash ! I just got Empire Total War and Installed it and played the game for 5 i found out why that part of the game isnt working. 3DM Ali213 all DLC all Episodes Assassin's Creed Download Assassin's Creed games Download Call of Duty Download CoD games Download Codex Collection Complete Collection Complete Edition Complete Season CPY Crack Deluxe Edition DLC Download Download game Download games Download PC ElAmigos Free Download free Download Games Free Games Full Version Fixes an issue with game freezes in the Multiplayer Lobby for both STAR WARS: EMPIRE AT WAR and STAR WARS: EMPIRE AT WAR Forces of Corruption. 7) Issue: Fix a crash when loading save games Read the full changelog Star Wars: Empire at War is a real time strategy game where you can command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy. Cliff Empire Free Download. I had to load the "Empire Total War game 3 times before it finally loaded, and stayed. Usually core 1 is already busy with system stuff. last update Tuesday, March 12, 2019. net MD5 Of APK: Well, its Hackintosh, but it used to work and all other games Ive had had no issues. Publisher's Description. Stop getting those annoying errors and fix your game today! This is a discussion on [SOLVED] Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption crashes when launching within the PC Gaming Support forums, part of the Tech Support Forum category. file type Game mod. Aug 23, 2013 After buying the game back in March this year from Game UK, I quickly realised there was bug when trying to load save games, making the Are you experiencing crashes or the game doesn't load properly? Try these troubleshooting steps: Android Make sure you are running the Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Share This Game On the Star Wars GC, you can play the civil war Empire vs Rebel era + Black Sun and . We have had mixed luck reducing the frequency of the crashing by enabling admin mode on window or by running the game of speed 4 German Empire. and ran this crash fix file, but it still crashes when I load a saved game. Core Of Darkness out of memory issue - Your computer is low on memory - DX function "GetDeviceRemovedReason" - directX crash Fix all errors; Core Of Darkness crash issues - learn how to fix crash to desktop or black screen errors - fix freezing issues Core Of Darkness out of memory issue - Your computer is low on memory - DX function "GetDeviceRemovedReason" - directX crash Fix all errors; Core Of Darkness crash issues - learn how to fix crash to desktop or black screen errors - fix freezing issues Empire: Total War - DarthMod Empire v. This is only Modded Version available on the internet. This game was released on 3 rd March, 2009 . As a Spartan warrior, you will hone your abilities as a strategist and a leader, and build an army. Download Star Wars Empire at War Save 3DM-GAMES - 3DM Games - Download - Cracks| Free Download full pc game- Download Star Wars Empire at War Save | 3DM CRACK Website For RePack PC Games. Run ACW3 launcher. The Mac OS X version of the game will be released by Feral Interactive on September 13th, 2012. The file DarthMod Empire v. Now I have recently re-installed it and it still does not work. Star Wars: Empire at War, one of the best space games on PC, has never . i've bought the game 4 days ago and have been able to play it for 10 hours now. gp By im30. lastwars. The crash does seem to be something related to the last two saved game files I have--one is an auto-save, and one is a quick-save. So ive noticed a rather show-stopping bug in the first campaign (Galaxy Far Away) for the latest version out. longtech. 0c, updated my graphics drivers and updated the game itself. Go to <path-to-game> \Data\XML\ and drop the file there. Other than the game jacking up, I have no graphic anomolies, and can run artifact testers until I'm blue in the face. Brand NewStar Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine Lucas Arts Video Game Art Video Games Resume Grand Admiral Thrawn Cd Music Space Battles Real Time Strategy Rebel Alliance Star Wars: Empire at War is a 2006 real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts. Main Features : - Players can choose to join either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Forces of Corruption is an Expansion Pack for Empire at War. I don’t have it installed on an SSD, and it takes around 5 minutes for this loading screen to pass and to allow me to get into the game. empire at war load game crash
dd, dw, fp, bz, sg, ff, ly, yk, 4w, 94, o3, h0, qu, 3b, wr, tv, ur, n3, mi, b7, gk, fi, kj, oq, 8s, ym, dh, 5e, dg, af, w2,
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line224
|
__label__cc
| 0.716213
| 0.283787
|
Team: Appalachian State University Coastal Carolina University Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Troy University University of Louisiana University of South Alabama University of Texas at Arlington
4/21/2018 #63 Georgia State University Loss 4-0
4/20/2018 Georgia Southern University Win 4-3
4/17/2018 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Win 4-0
4/8/2018 at University of New Orleans Win 4-1
4/7/2018 at Xavier University of Louisiana Loss 5-4
3/27/2018 at Georgia Southern University Win 4-1
3/18/2018 at #73 College of William and Mary Loss 4-0
3/16/2018 at Coastal Carolina University Win 4-1
3/15/2018 at Presbyterian College Win 4-0
3/14/2018 UNC Greensboro Win 4-0
3/12/2018 at University of South Carolina, Upstate Win 4-1
3/10/2018 #59 University of South Alabama Loss 4-1
3/9/2018 #66 UNC Wilmington Loss 4-2
3/4/2018 at University of Texas at Arlington Win 4-2
3/3/2018 DePaul University Win 4-0
3/2/2018 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Loss 4-0
3/2/2018 University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Win 4-1
2/28/2018 Point University Win 7-0
2/24/2018 Stetson University Loss 4-3
2/23/2018 at Florida A&M University Win 6-1
2/11/2018 at University of Southern Mississippi Loss 6-1
2/3/2018 Elon University Loss 4-3
2/2/2018 at University of North Florida Loss 6-1
1/20/2018 at #24 University of Mississippi Loss 4-0
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line233
|
__label__cc
| 0.7149
| 0.2851
|
Pathfinder Permanent Silence
Add an Auxiliary (MP3/Ipod) Input to Your Car's Stock Radio: So you've got this great little MP3 player or Ipod, but your old-school car only has a CD changer? Sure you can get an FM modulator, but they don't work so great and are notorious for poor sound quality. Deathwatch: The Silence is a short story by Steve Lyons. "Pathfinder, Firefly -- are you there?" Blinking spots of light rushed out and danced. The Life Giving Role of a Foster Carer. net The latest news releases for the Western HSC Trust en-gb Fri, 1 Nov 2019 17:10:10 UTC http://www. Pour faire un tri par catégorie puis, à l'intérieur de chaque catégorie, selon un autre critère, triez d'abord selon cet autre critère (par ordre alphabétique par exemple) puis cliquez sur le titre de la colonne des catégories. Gatherer is the Magic Card Database. Audible triggers can be keyed to general types of noises or to a specific noise or spoken word. All sound is stopped, so all conversation is impossible, spells cannot be cast and no noise whatsoever issues forth, The spell can be cast into the air or upon an object. This is the goal of all pathfinder. Surpassing even The Boss: N. pdf), Text File (. If your permanent spell is CL 13 and you are now an 18th level caster, you can still cast your Mage Armor at CL 14. This is most-likely the result of having started off using the standalone Gunslinger class in the campaign's Pathfinder days. Alarm can be made permanent with a permanency spell. You first cast the desired spell and then follow it with the permanency spell. Pathfinder. One player designated the Game Master controls the game's story and inhabitants, while the other players usually control a single character each. Link to the Google Doc If anyone has items, tricks and tips, etc. I've once again wasted a large portion of my time making a new guide! This one's for the psychic, introduced in Occult Adventures. Welcome to our forums! This is the place to go, if you're looking for a discussion of Dungeons and Dragons 3. La gamme Pathfinder est une création de Paizo Publishing traduite en français par Black Book Editions. The Song of Silence, also called the Great Change and the Undying, is the Eoxian art, philosophy, and practice of lichdom, which its undead people consider to be the key of their existence and revere in an almost religious manner. If you would like help with Pathfinder player options not covered here, please email me and I am happy to provide additional assistance. the silence was a true comfort to the tired. Alarm creates a subtle ward on an area you select. Other Women Clothing-'Amorable' by Rimba Red And White Nurse Outfit (R1033)[] Dress Lingerie qdiwma5854-best offer - www. has now partnered with Archives of Nethys to provide the online version of the Pathfinder RPG rules at pfrd. Kingmaker invites players to Golarion, a fantasy world rich with history,. This is a mind-affecting compulsion and cannot be negated by a silence spell because it is heard directly in the mind of the victim. , feel free to chip in your 2 cp. The Life Giving Role of a Foster Carer. But I might have objections with a permanent version of Silence place on an object. 3 days in hail, wind. The Hypertext d20 SRD TM is owned by BoLS Interactive LLC. Scrolls that hold three or more spells are usually fitted with reinforcing rods at each end rather than simple strips of leather. Weapon (), rare This magic dagger has 3 charges. The epic rules from D&D 3. The car is slotted in size between the Nissan Armada and Nissan Murano, but in price between. Until I came out of class and opened my door and set the alarm off. Read unlimited* books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. NextProf Pathfinder Workshop: Preparing the Next Generation of Scientific and Technological Leaders September 18 – 21, 2019 Start Early. Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. 5e Equipment) Silence of the Skillful Thief (3. If you would like help with Pathfinder player options not covered here, please email me and I am happy to provide additional assistance. Seconds from Silence will take you to a medieval fantasy world reminiscent of Skyrim and Witcher 3, paired with MMO mechanics, factions, race-relations, empire-building and managing, and more. California Assembly. Although it is commonly associated with monasticism, no major monastic order takes a vow of silence. California Casualty Management Company is in the business of providing individuals with insurance coverage, in particular those in the fields of education, law enforcement, fire fighting, and nursing. Only one thing bothers me, and that is that I can't figure out how to turn the beep off that sounds whenever I press that sounds whenever a button is pressed. Add an Auxiliary (MP3/Ipod) Input to Your Car's Stock Radio: So you've got this great little MP3 player or Ipod, but your old-school car only has a CD changer? Sure you can get an FM modulator, but they don't work so great and are notorious for poor sound quality. Morhalan might want to silence poor, helpless Sharel. Gravity bow significantly increases the weight and density of arrows or bolts fired from your bow or crossbow the instant before they strike their target and then return them to normal a few moments later. I advise finishing looking around the room and leaving, as finding you here would cause… stress for the Pathfinder. On a successful critical hit, a soulbreaker weapon bestows one negative level on the foe. uk, the world's largest job site. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Harshani’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Rods weigh approximately 5 pounds. 5e Spell) Soles of Silence (3. * UnexplainedRecovery: Invoked. After 2 minutes the alarm is supposed to reset itself and cut off. westerntrust. This matter is too delicate for the regular guards. Brotherhood of Silence Chapterhouse: One of the largest and most influential thieves' guilds throughout the Inner Sea region, the Brotherhood of Silence is based in Oppara's Crownsgate district. His 2nd Awakening cosmetic effect covers the Specialist in holograms as he briefly reads from a holographic document. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 0 Level Dancing Lights Daze Delusional Pride (Ul. On a failed save, the target takes 2 (1d4) psychic damage and staggers back 5 feet. Subscribe 31. Edward Bastian was executive producer for six award-winning BBC and PBS programs about religion and three films about Tibetan Buddhism for the National Endowment of the Humanities. The first was with my goblin barbarian in a Pathfinder game. However, following the death of Vorugal, Scanlan approached the Ravenites to discuss a more permanent and dignified burial beneath the dragon's former. Until I came out of class and opened my door and set the alarm off. Pathfinder does not like to disappoint our veterans or their families especially at a time when we are loosing them all. Stiff 15 gauge high carbon blade is 5" in length with a walnut handle and brass rivets. All sound is stopped: Conversation is impossible, spells with verbal components cannot be cast, and no noise whatsoever issues from, enters, or passes through the area. This is a trope that comes up often, and while D&D doesn't like permanent power losses, the idea is that it should always be the player's decision. The Pathfinder ceased speaking; for at that instant the sharp report of a rifle was heard, when the Indian in the stern of the canoe leaped high into the air, and fell into the water, holding the paddle in his hand. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 0 Level Dancing Lights Daze Delusional Pride (Ul. Dou-Bral abandoned Golarion for the dark places between the planes, though, and was tormented there and possessed by an alien being. Formé en 2006, il produit en 2008 une première démo The Begining, avant de sortir en 2010 leur premier album, Beyond the space, Beyond the time. During the creation a second question occured. For other meanings of "Hellknight", please see Hellknight (disambiguation). One of the permanent installations in the collection of Humble Masterpieces at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, this DIY gamer kit from London-based company Technology Will Save Us is equal parts gadget and design classic. Pathfinder_RPG) The tavern suffered a magical mishap, rendering it under the effect of a permanent Silence spell. Story time just got better with Prime Book Box, a subscription that delivers hand-picked children’s books every 1, 2, or 3 months. Magic) Detect Magic Ear-Piercing Scream (Ul. It contains spoilers (obviously) from Rise of the Runelords, but game mechanics are abstracted in favour of telling a narrative. Pathfinder - The Bard Handbook. Westcrown Firebrand - +1 bonus on Initiative checks, and if you act in a surprise round, you gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls. P0420 Tech Notes As the code description implies the P0420 code means that the vehicle's control module has detected that the three-way catalytic converter is not working properly (is not as efficient as the factory is expecting). Top grain leather sheath included. Under the driver's seat is the unit that controls the security system. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 0 Level Dancing Lights Daze Delusional Pride (Ul. This is Thegreatme's guide to the Fury Warrior! Read the full guide here:. Read Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card for free with a 30 day free trial. Silence For Sandy Hook Elementary - Sandy Hook Elementary Remembrance, HD Png Download Cthulhu Mythos Art - Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos Pathfinder, HD Png Download New Easy Pakistani Hairstyles Permanent Hair Colour - Nice And Easy Sandy Blonde, HD Png Download. The information here is sourced well and enriched with great visual photo and video illustrations. com), or text me at 323. You cannot cast these spells on other creatures. I found myself in the arse end of British Columbia, a place they call the Kootenays. 2 rounds at 1st level, 4 at 2nd, 6 at 3rd, 8 at 4th and so forth. Weapon (), rare This magic dagger has 3 charges. Here are modified descriptions for some of them that I hope are less overpowering, but have some new features to make up somewhat for the nerfing. serves you for a single Pathfinder mission, and grants a constant +2 circumstance bonus on all Knowledge (geography or local) checks as well as on Survival checks to avoid becoming lost or to find hidden trails. Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand. Posts about Pathfinder written by alzrius. Passive All allies' ATK is increased by 1,973 and Crit Chance is increased by 100. Summary [edit | edit source] Hirk is referenced by many of the plaques that dot the landscape where the Vy'keen are found. Hex and polymorph are permanent transmutations that cannot be removed at all, they will look the same even in your hand. Can only find 40 by Fredward - 11/06/19 08:03 PM ATF fluid life sitting in cold garage by SouthDakotaDad - 11/06/19 07:46 PM. In the big cities, HMR money could have created permanent jobs through green retro-fit. rafael reif mit. As per the most popular post on this blog, I have a few issues with some of the lower level buffs in 3. Audible triggers can be keyed to general types of noises or to a specific noise or spoken word. Brotherhood of Silence Chapterhouse: One of the largest and most influential thieves' guilds throughout the Inner Sea region, the Brotherhood of Silence is based in Oppara's Crownsgate district. Deathwatch: The Silence is a short story by Steve Lyons. At-Himah Family Estate — An estate found on the southern approach into Kvatch. The last remaining survivor of the raid is one of the sailors from the MTBs that picked them up off the beach. Pathfinder - Monk Archetypes Breakdown Disclaimer. Besides, it would only be. The Pathfinder added a new photo to the album: Guide Word of the Day. This isn’t to say that explanations haven’t been given; just that they’ve been inadequate to the more fundamental question of how it is that people and creatures are able to use magic at all. 5e Spell) OGC:Orb of Silence (3. Link to the Google Doc If anyone has items, tricks and tips, etc. Often these are things we cannot find the words to say. The Pathfinder had the address to look for bushes which had curved stems, things easily found in such a place; and by cutting them some distance beneath the bend, and permitting the latter to touch the water, the artificial little thicket had not the appearance of growing in the stream, which might have excited suspicion; but one passing it. Assem, Shireen K. Hailing from the Raven Guard Chapter, Setorax is a Vanguard Veteran with an almost supernatural ability to silently strike from the shadows. A permanent link is in the Circus Maximus thread. Pour faire un tri par catégorie puis, à l'intérieur de chaque catégorie, selon un autre critère, triez d'abord selon cet autre critère (par ordre alphabétique par exemple) puis cliquez sur le titre de la colonne des catégories. Whenever a creature is no longer able to see a silence the target makes a mark on their arm, signifying that they have seen the silence. 2 rounds at 1st level, 4 at 2nd, 6 at 3rd, 8 at 4th and so forth. Making leanto shelter, beef jerky, all night fire, using a home made axe, no sleeping bag, sleeping with reindeer skins. What exactly is THR payment in Indonesia and who is eligible? When should the company submit the payment and how to calculate the amount?. Then you've got things that make everything better, and you still got people screaming about what makes things terrible. The Mars Pathfinder endured a 30-second communications blackout as it entered Mars' atmosphere, for example. Last Updated: October 12, 2018. During a single day, people living in a typical urban environment can experience a wide range of sounds in many locations, including shopping malls, schools, the workplace, recreational centers, and. We want to see everyone using this room. Only one thing bothers me, and that is that I can't figure out how to turn the beep off that sounds whenever I press that sounds whenever a button is pressed. It was an old Prestige alarm system. Disclaimer. Some spells can be too good to allow permanent versions of, and basing the cost purely on level, does not take the strength into account. Upon the casting of this spell, complete silence prevails in the affected area. They gazed at one another in silence. Attributes 20 All allies' ATK boost is increased by 10%. The forest, as usual, had little to intercept the view, below the branches, but the tall straight trunks of trees. M7060 calls for 45 cetane, preferably 50. A sentry skull cannot distinguish Alignment, level, Hit Dice, or class except by external garb. The Nine Alignments. Cover Description. I support a limited subset of Pathfinder's rules content. The text on this page is Open Game Content, and is licensed for public use under the terms of the Open Game License v1. Wonder How To is your guide to free how to videos on the Web. His father, Michael, was a garage mechanic, and his mother, Dora, had a dress shop for Chinese actresses. Any Restoration spell works too. This is the goal of all pathfinder. The cloak surrounds a single target with a field similar in effect to the traditional silence spell; however, there are a few inches of space between the target and the field. Stiff 15 gauge high carbon blade is 5" in length with a walnut handle and brass rivets. On the other hand, the responses of defendants and witnesses during the trial exposed weaknesses in the official hegemonic narrative. Lightning Protection. Most strikes are benign and cause little damage to property and physical structures; however, when lightning strikes a person or group of people, it is a significant medical and potentially traumatic event that could lead to immediate death or permanent disability. Kingmaker invites players to Golarion, a fantasy world rich with history,. The Huygens probe endured a communications blackout as it entered the atmosphere of Titan. You can make the following spells permanent in regard to. Mar 20, 2019- This Pin was discovered by 𝖎𝖉𝖐. Silent movement or magical silence defeats audible triggers. Other Women Clothing-'Amorable' by Rimba Red And White Nurse Outfit (R1033)[] Dress Lingerie qdiwma5854-best offer - www. A powerful spell, but with obvious limitations. Morhalan caught wind that he was about to be arrested. So far this watch is pretty great. Creatures within a silence spell cannot hear the ringing. Pathfinder First Edition Celebration! Going, Going, Gone! eGift Cards. When you cast zone of silence, you manipulate sound waves in your immediate vicinity so that those within the spell's area can converse normally, yet no one outside can hear your voices or any other noises from within, including certain spell effects that require a. Last Updated: October 12, 2018. Any Restoration spell works too. On Thursday, the automaker announced plans to invest $4. Then you’ve got things that make everything better, and you still got people screaming about what makes things terrible. Pathfinder is the world that the Paizo people have created for their campaigns in D&D, and it is an interesting world, though very much a D&D setting, including the magic systems and such, though the author does a pretty good job of making it so you don¿t need to know the magic system to understand the book. Enjoying the game so far, but is there any mod or setting I can use to silence the irrepressible, optimistic, teenager like, oh so loveable Linzi? She's driving me up the wall. Pour faire un tri par catégorie puis, à l'intérieur de chaque catégorie, selon un autre critère, triez d'abord selon cet autre critère (par ordre alphabétique par exemple) puis cliquez sur le titre de la colonne des catégories. Rods are scepterlike devices that have unique magical powers and do not usually have charges. The Hellknights are a collection of knightly orders with a unique focus on the promulgation of law. When you cast zone of silence, you manipulate sound waves in your immediate vicinity so that those within the spell's area can converse normally, yet no one outside can hear your voices or any other noises from within, including certain spell effects that require a. I was trying to arm my alarm and clicking the alarm switch back and forth and since I couldn't get it to go off I believed it to not work. Shelyn has watched over the multiverse with a gentle heart and generous eye since the beginnings of sentience, encouraging mortals in peace and love and reveling in even their crudest artistic awakenings. The text on this page is Open Game Content, and is licensed for public use under the terms of the Open Game License v1. Although the Laws do not refute the existence of the divine, they forbid anyone from worshiping any god or other divine being. As per the most popular post on this blog, I have a few issues with some of the lower level buffs in 3. No magical healing, no regenerate, nothing. 0 unless otherwise noted. I've once again wasted a large portion of my time making a new guide! This one's for the psychic, introduced in Occult Adventures. The Life Giving Role of a Foster Carer. PATHFINDER is pleased to announce a new partnership with CIYOTA. Jolly's guide to the Pathfinder Gunslinger "Some things change the world in the wrong way, but you've always got people arguing about what those things are. 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. Pathfinder - The Antipaladin Handbook. Read unlimited* books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. This name generator will give you 10 random names for potions, elixirs and other concoctions. This is the first tiny step toward union. For almost every Pathfinder and D&D spellcaster, its a fact of life that you eventually run out spells. Permanent Image; Zone of Silence;. Explain and demonstrate the main points of good hiking practice, such as pacing, speed, resting, and etiquette. Stephanie has 4 jobs listed on their profile. His mother was born in Harbin, Manchuria (to parents originally from Odessa) and his father was born in Ukraine. pdf), Text File (. They help uncover the history of this warrior race. I've got my eye on these spells to make permanent: Illusion of Calm Youthful Appearance Burning Gaze. The reason for this is two-fold. Sarkozy warned of 'class war' [Too bad. I don't mind getting her interaction in text, just any "setVoiceActorLinzi = 0" script or help would be greatly appreciated. Rods weigh approximately 5 pounds. Search, Browse and Discover the best how to videos across the web using the largest how to video index on the web. The Hypertext d20 SRD TM is owned by BoLS Interactive LLC. Astrobiology Magazine is NASA daily publication that reports the latest discoveries about origin and evolution of life in our solar system, universe, and beyond. As per the most popular post on this blog, I have a few issues with some of the lower level buffs in 3. The subject is immune to all death spells, magical death effects, energy drain, and any negative energy effects. 293 Price 20 gp; Weight 1 lb. This page has links to other support sites as well as advice from survivors to help partners understand what is most important to us. History Edit. The spell silence can negate this, but its other senses stops this from crippling it. Only one thing bothers me, and that is that I can't figure out how to turn the beep off that sounds whenever I press that sounds whenever a button is pressed. Venture north into the Shiverpeaks and approach the realm of Jormag at your own peril. The Huygens probe endured a communications blackout as it entered the atmosphere of Titan. Audible Alarm: An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell, and anyone within 60 feet of the warded area can hear it clearly. New Pop Songs Playlist 2019 | TOP 20 Songs of 2019 (Best Hit Music Playlist) on Spotify - Duration: 7:38. Pathfinder_RPG) The tavern suffered a magical mishap, rendering it under the effect of a permanent Silence spell. , feel free to chip in your 2 cp. Rods are scepterlike devices that have unique magical powers and do not usually have charges. objects worth 3000 gp 230 gp Malsandra traveled farther from her mothers stream from ECON 9 at SMB Quaid-e-Azam Degree College. Any arrow fired from a bow or crossbow you are carrying when the spell is cast deals damage as if one size larger than it actually is. In sub-Saharan Africa, tropical maize has traditionally been the main staple of the diet; 95 % of the maize grown is consumed directly as human food and as an important source of income for the resource-poor rural population. " Level39's group of mentors — thought to be around 50 people strong — have been allowed to access Level39 for free since it was founded. WIN a pair of Tickets to Revocation, Voivod and more! Bands; Parasite; Parasite Crowd; Parasite Hilton; Parasite Inc. This is the first tiny step toward union. Pathfinder itself is heavily downscaled in terms of enemies strength so they couldn't introduce levels 20-60 for players as that would completely break the game. Lightning Technologies, Inc. It was first released in-game on April 16, 2019. Game content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of their respective publisher and its licensors. Anderson Plumer, a former NASA contractor employee who developed his expertise with General Electric Company's High Voltage Laboratory - was a key player in Langley Research Center's Storm Hazards Research Program. Полная дискография альбомов. It contains spoilers (obviously) from Rise of the Runelords, but game mechanics are abstracted in favour of telling a narrative. 5/Pathfinder. Not sure why you bothered to answer this. DESCRIPTION. Hello Select your address Best Sellers Gift Ideas New Releases Deals Store Coupons AmazonBasics Gift Cards Customer Service Sell Registry Gift. The Huygens probe endured a communications blackout as it entered the atmosphere of Titan. Deathwatch: The Silence (Short Story) by Steve Lyons. Read unlimited* books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Raymarine Rl80crc+ Hsb2 Pathfinder Plus Display Good Cond 90 Day Warr! - $529. As a Prime member, you can now read as much as you like from over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, short works, books with Audible narration, comics, children's books and more—all at no additional cost. Pathfinder Cleric Spells (Lvl 1-4) - Free download as Word Doc (. Cap took a seat by the side of the Sergeant, and bethought him seriously of the grave duty he had before him. If you wish to clear the old one out, you'll need to restart your browser. rafael reif mit. Do you know if the list of spells that can be made permanent with a Permanency spell has been updates? There are so many new spells with the new books, and I haven't been able to found if any of those new spells can be made permanent. Brotherhood of Silence Chapterhouse: One of the largest and most influential thieves' guilds throughout the Inner Sea region, the Brotherhood of Silence is based in Oppara's Crownsgate district. Kelly and denied their parents’ claims that they had been. pdf), Text File (. Sometime around now, power output will fall short of the minimum needed to operate the spacecraft, and the next time NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) searches for Pioneer 11's signal, there will only be silence. During a single day, people living in a typical urban environment can experience a wide range of sounds in many locations, including shopping malls, schools, the workplace, recreational centers, and. I've got my eye on these spells to make permanent: Illusion of Calm Youthful Appearance Burning Gaze. View Harshani Dharmadasa’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. In addition to this players can setup their own factions. Percy has had the most romantic ties during the run of the first campaign. What exactly is THR payment in Indonesia and who is eligible? When should the company submit the payment and how to calculate the amount?. The illusionist is a specialty wizard in D&D, a master of deception, light, and shadow. Cover Description. If it is broader, though - what are the limitations on the conditions that it can cure? Could it cure/prevent ability damage, ability drain, permanent negative levels, mundane physical effects (such as being on fire), or being affected by a magical emanation such as Silence?. Via Google Play Music app on Android v4+, iOS v7+, or by exporting MP3 files to your computer and playing on any MP3 compatible music player. It was published online in January 2016. For other meanings of "Hellknight", please see Hellknight (disambiguation). Continue reading →. Heatstone Source Merchant's Manifest pg. As your quoted text for extraordinary abilities notes, given Adaptation doesn't note an action type otherwise, it defaults to a standard action to activate what Adaptation you're taking for that time increment. Creatures within a silence spell cannot hear the ringing. It's actually kind of cool to hear a ship as it comes in on a foggy day. Weapon (), rare This magic dagger has 3 charges. The message, which must be 25 or fewer words long, can be in any language known by you and can be delivered over a period of 10 minutes. Back to the page of The Suicide Machines. Murphy Knives Camping and Hunting Knife is one of the highest quality general purpose knives available from R. Permanent silence would be kind of cool, and would be a sort of "calling card" for your as well if you want that, Ofc, since you're an Arcanist grab the Counterspell exploit. Posts about Pathfinder written by alzrius. pdf), Text File (. During a single day, people living in a typical urban environment can experience a wide range of sounds in many locations, including shopping malls, schools, the workplace, recreational centers, and. In this video I show you how I permanently disabled the car alarm on my 2001 Honda Civic 2 door coupe. He could hardly count the rooming house in the village of Fall Ford. History Edit. When you hit and damage a creature with this weapon, you can expend 1 charge as a bonus action to cast steal voice (DC 15) on that creature. 5e Equipment) 3. Chapter 1: your silence inside me Chapter Text Bucky knew something was happening as soon as the bright light passed and he stood in the middle of the Wakandan forest without a giant purple alien kneeling next to Thor any longer. Even the most fervently silent orders such as the Carthusians have time in their schedule for talking. Shaped by endless conflict, the Warcraft universe has borne witness to the rise and fall of heroes, villains, and adventurers. Q: How do you silence the horn beep feature when using the remote? Your car is set by default to honk the horn when you lock your doors with the remote. Five ranks in Knowledge (psionics), and 10 minutes, are required to create the kit. The first was with my goblin barbarian in a Pathfinder game. Gravitational Wave Experiments in Space: Principles of LISA 23/07/2010 VESF_2010 1 Jean-Yves Vinet ARTEMIS/ Université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis. On a failed save, the target takes 2 (1d4) psychic damage and staggers back 5 feet. If you want a Wayfinder that bad, take Rich Parents, and have 400 gold left over. Posts about Pathfinder written by alzrius. Enjoying the game so far, but is there any mod or setting I can use to silence the irrepressible, optimistic, teenager like, oh so loveable Linzi? She's driving me up the wall. Welcome to our forums! This is the place to go, if you're looking for a discussion of Dungeons and Dragons 3. A vow of silence is a vow to maintain silence. Card Text: Flying When Rishadan Brigand comes into play, each opponent sacrifices a permanent unless he or she pays 3. So it was the moment I was waiting for. Such items do not function, however, inside another extradimensional space. You will be surprised to find out how convenient this system can be, and you will feel good knowing that this Can Erectile Dysfunction Be Permanent is among the best selling item on today. This includes non-player factions such as Fort Riverwatch, Fort Inevitable, and Thornkeep. Structure Deck EX: Neos Fusion is an original Structure Deck in the video game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links. This is the goal of all pathfinder. If there were travelers filling all the rooms, Father and Rigg slept out in the stable. The spell can be cast on a point in space, but the effect is stationary unless cast on a mobile. Improved Counterspell is alright, but personally I'm not a fan. Best Cover Collection 4,482,446 views. Ce site se base sur les licences Open Game License et Pathfinder Community Use Policy et les conditions d'utilisation BBE. Creatures within a silence spell cannot hear the ringing. 2015-09-01T15:53:35+09:30 Davis, John, 1543-1605 The Worldes Hydrographical Discription. Made in the U. Brotherhood of Silence Chapterhouse: One of the largest and most influential thieves' guilds throughout the Inner Sea region, the Brotherhood of Silence is based in Oppara's Crownsgate district. Another wrote: "The change was communicated to me by the front desk. This isn’t to say that explanations haven’t been given; just that they’ve been inadequate to the more fundamental question of how it is that people and creatures are able to use magic at all. The forest, as usual, had little to intercept the view, below the branches, but the tall straight trunks of trees. pdf), Text File (. 293 Price 20 gp; Weight 1 lb. Delivery included to USA. All sound is stopped, so all conversation is impossible, spells cannot be cast and no noise whatsoever issues forth, The spell can be cast into the air or upon an object. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The game was released in January 23, 2015 for Windows PC. This application of permanency can be dispelled only by a caster of higher level than you were when you cast the spell. Reduce the distance by 10 feet for each interposing closed door and by 20 feet for each substantial interposing wall. 6407 if you like what you see!. * UnexplainedRecovery: Invoked. It is a firm trading partner of Korvosa, and also retains good relations with the Shoanti. Maize, tropical (Zea mays L. It also has a pretty good chance of succeeding. La gamme Pathfinder est une création de Paizo Publishing traduite en français par Black Book Editions. She despises evil and teaches that silence can reveal a person's true nature. Editor's note: the following story deals with disturbing and graphic subject matter that may not be suitable for some readers. Also know about the admission process & placement, questions, students reviews, faculty and more. If you wish to clear the old one out, you'll need to restart your browser. Over the decades, the number of reported teen suicides. In this video I show you how I permanently disabled the car alarm on my 2001 Honda Civic 2 door coupe. Surpassing even The Boss: N. 55, 6Textual, or weechat. So yeah, to you Pathfinder vets, is Silence, a spell that my level 4, 16 Wis, not-really-caster Inquisitor can maintain for 4 rounds, really, really overpowered?. Look I don’t give two shits about Crocsby as a player, but as a person I need y’all to know how serious and permanent severe head trauma is. gg/vKbr2Ca 8If you cannot 0see these colors, 2you may want to 4use mIRC v7. Alarm can be made permanent with a permanency spell. The Nine Alignments. ) ( Tip: In the world of Pathfinder durations , permanent only means permanent until dispelled. This contact causes dramatic physical changes, often forcing the owb to swell in size and sprout additional limbs, but the most significant change is that the owb becomes a divine conduit. The condition is caused by the force of gravity and can be prevented by using a sturdy bookend at the end of each row on shelves that are not full. Know what students and alumni say about DAV College, Jalandhar placement, faculty, courses, fee structure, hostel and admission etc. Silence is a 2016 historical period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and with a screenplay by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line235
|
__label__cc
| 0.633717
| 0.366283
|
Login or Register to make a submission.
The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
1. Submitting a paper
Authors should submit their manuscript using the "Submit a Paper" menu item at the journal website.
The paper should contain the main body including the name/s of the author/s, affiliation, email and address information.
No hard copies are required.
Do not submit a paper which has been published previously or is simultaneously being submitted elsewhere.
2. Formatting and style
Please use the following rules for whole text, including abstract, keywords, heading and references.
- Page setup
1. Margins: 1 Inch (2,54 cm) on all sides (top, bottom, left, right)
2. Font Size and Type: 12-pt. Garamond or Times New Roman font
3. Line Spacing: Single space throughout the paper, including the title page, abstract, body of the document, references, appendixes, footnotes, tables, and figures.
4. Alignment: Justified
5. Orientation: Portrait
6. Page size: A4
- Preparation of text
1. Title: 14 pts, uppercase and lowercase letters bolded and centered
2. Name and personal information (academic title, institutional affiliation and e-mail address) should be placed under the title.
3. Abstract: (150-250 words) should include the following: aim, method, results and conclusion. The abstract must be written in Garamond or Times New Roman, Font Size 10 and Italic.
4. Keywords: up to 5 key words, Garamond or Times New Roman, Font Size 10 and bolded.
5. Spacing: Between abstract and main text, you should leave two empty lines.
6. Subdivision of the article: The papers should be structured in title and subtitle sections and should be numbered: 12 pts, alignment left (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Between title section and main text one empty line should be left.
- Example of subdivision of the article:
2. Research Methods
2.1 Methodology
2.2 Findings
Tables and figures should be included within the text of the paper and must be numbered, please use for the tables Garamond or Times New Roman 10 pts.
- References and Footnotes
References should follow the referencing style used by the American Psychological Association (APA) in alphabetical order. All sources cited in the paper must be included in the References section.
- Citations in the text
Source material must be documented in the body of the paper by citing the author(s) and date(s) of the sources. Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Avoid citation in the abstract. Unpublished results and personal communications should not be in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as “in press” implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Examples of references:
Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Scientific Communications, 163, 51-59.
Reference to a book:
Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style. (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.
Reference to a web source:
Smith, Joe, (1999), One of Volvo's core values. [Online] Available: http://www.volvo.com/environment/index.htm (July 7, 1999)
Footnotes: Content footnotes are occasionally used to support substantive information in the text. Place the footnotes at the end of the page: 10-pt. Garamond or Times New Roman.
3. How to Get Help With the Quality of English in Your Submission
Authors are suggested to consult a professional for improving their paper's language quality.
4. Privacy Statement
CC Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY4.0)
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line239
|
__label__cc
| 0.748941
| 0.251059
|
Last Tuesday Minerva celebrated the release of our first CD, "Saturnismo" at Cornelia St Cafe. The whole concert is now up on YouTube, so you can check it out at your leisure. The music has evolved a lot since we recorded these pieces last summer!
Here's our performance of a composition of mine called "The Valenti", named after an ugly painting.
Saturnismo is available for purchase through Carlo's website.
Labels: Carlo Costa, Cornelia St Cafe, Minerva, Pascal Niggenkemper
On Friday I caught a set of improvised music at I Beam by some musicians visiting from Belgium led by the drummer Teun Verbruggen. The band goes by the name GOWK. There were also some Brooklynites on hand sitting in, including Kenny Warren and Jacob Wick on trumpets, and Andrew D'Angelo playing alto sax and bass clarinet.
Everyone sounded great, and there was a lot of variety over the course of the evening's music. Many different combinations of instruments were utilized, which is essential to keeping a large group improv concert interesting, at least to my ears. Here are some samples.
Christian Mendoza on piano!
A nice chorale-type interlude with the horns....
Labels: Andrew D'Angelo, Christian Mendoza, I Beam Music, Jacob Wick, Joachim Badenhorst, Kenny Warren, Teun Verbruggen, Yannick Peeters
Jesse Stacken and Kirk Knuffke at Cornelia St Cafe
On Sunday I heard pianist Jesse Stacken and cornetist Kirk Knuffke at Cornelia St, who were celebrating the release of their latest album of duets, "Orange was the Color." The new album focuses on the music of Charles Mingus, and they picked some great tunes from the vast body of work of a master composer. Indeed, they played some of my personal favorites, like "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love", and "Peggy's Blue Skylight."
The duo didn't exclusively play the Mingus songbook on the gig, and it was interesting to see the interconnectedness of their repertoire choices. There were two Steve Lacy pieces, who was also a great admirer of Mingus, and who also recorded some Mingus tunes in his duet albums with Mal Waldron. There was also "Such Sweet Thunder" by Duke Ellington, perhaps Mingus' greatest influence. This is from one of my favorite Duke records, also called "Such Sweet Thunder". I did an arrangement of a piece called "Sonnet for Caesar" from that record for Old Time Musketry, you can listen here.
Find more Old Time Musketry songs at Myspace Music
Here's a short clip of Jesse and Kirk's rendition of "Such Sweet Thunder"
There were also pieces by Carla Bley, Misha Mengleberg, and Albert Ayler. Jesse and Kirk have a really deep rapport that can only come from years of playing together, and they kept a really nice rhythmic intensity on the swinging tunes which is not easy to do in a piano/horn duo setting! I also always enjoy seeing musicians taking on a repertoire project, hearing them interpret music that they connect with.
Labels: Carla Bley, Charles Mingus, Cornelia St Cafe, Duke Ellington, Jesse Stacken, Kirk Knuffke, Mal Waldron, Old Time Musketry, Orange Was the Color, Steve Lacy
On Saturday night I caught a set of music by the Banda de Los Muertos, a new-ish group that plays arrangements of Mexican brass band music. The group was formed by trombonist Jacob Garchik and has quite the all-star line-up of Brooklyn improvisers. They sounded great, a real party atmosphere instantly filled the room as soon as they started playing, although the air conditioner was broken and the room was sweltering! Clarinetist Oscar Noriega said that the band will be starting a monthly residency at Barbes, adding yet another great brass band to the rotation that already includes Slavic Soul Party. How lucky we are in Brooklyn to have access to all this music!
Labels: Banda de los Muertos, Barbes, Brass band music, Jacob Garchik, Oscar Noriega, Slavic Soul Party
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line242
|
__label__cc
| 0.551733
| 0.448267
|
Abel to Yzerman
Streaking: Make That 9
by IwoCPO on 11/15/06 at 07:12 AM ET
Just a heads-up, and you can do with this what you will. Store it away for future use if you'd like, like a cute, tiny little chipmunk stashing nuts filled with essential nutrients for the harsh winter months that lie ahead. Do chipmunks store stuff like squirrels do? I'm guessing yes. I was suggesting you store something away....oh, yes. It's this: I returned from my travels on October 24th. I hadn't seen a Wing game, listened to one or read about any of them. On October 25th they won, and they haven't lost since. So I, you know, got that going for me. And the Wings? What do they have going for them? Well, let's take a gander shall we? Let's get just a little crazy and start with last night's game then discuss some significance of this nine-game carousel of joy.
Last night? Average. Literally. Going in, and over the course of the eight-game streak, the Wings had averaged exactly 3goals/game. They’d been giving up just under 2/game. Final score, 3-2. They’d averaged giving up 20.5 shots/game. They gave up 20. They’d been shooting at a 35-shot/game clip. Last night? 33. And Detroit had averaged less than one PP goal per game. Oh yes, we met that lofty goal too. Another goose egg. More on that, shocking I know, in a few.
I wouldn’t have blamed you if you’d picked this game as the night the streak would end. I can’t imagine our four lines last night caused any significant loss of bodily function control on the part of Canuck coach Alain Vigneault. Holmstrom, Williams, Kronwall: out. Lilja, Langfeld, Kopecky: in. In fact, the Wing lineup looked so punchless on paper I had to wonder whether Mike Babcock would be tempted to just send Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Lang out there once every four shifts and roll the dice.
No need. Babcock’s lineup was built…and you’re getting the feeling this whole team has been built…to prevent scoring chances, to make the opposition work so hard for every shot that by the end the effort just doesn’t seem worth it to them.
Considering the patched-together lineup, a slow erratic start wasn’t a surprise. The best chance of the first ten minutes belonged to Josh Langfeld right off the hop, in tight on Roberto Luongo. No scoring in the first, and little flow offensively for either team.
But, we did see three consecutive Vancouver power plays, including 25 seconds of 5-on-3. Fortunately, Vancouver’s power play is almost as inept as ours, so no damage done. But don’t join me in giving all the credit to a punchless PP. Detroit’s kill is looking better every night, and I’m very much liking the Draper/Zetterberg combination. Draper causes so many turnovers, and Hank is more than able to benefit. One of the Detroit penalties was goalie interference call on Samuelsson.
Luckily, Hasek watched that episode and stored it away—not unlike the aforementioned chipmunk. Seconds after the Canuck power play Hasek hit the ice, obviously affected by the tremors of a Vancouver skate blade 13 feet away from him. Should have been a diving call. I guess over the years I’ve come to a fairly reasonable state of mind where Hasek is concerned. He’s a freakshow, and I don’t have to like him, or some of his antics (like that); but that’s cool. I respect his ability to stop the puck and, especially this year, the effect he has on the entire team.
But he dove, and it looked stupid.
Starting the second and you knew Detroit was on the verge of a power play, because that’s just how things work out in Gary’s NHL. Yep, 1:18 later I felt joy similar to that which Augustus Gloop must have felt when he first laid his eyes on that big chocolate river, gurgling and churning, just waiting for his plump butt to fall in. That’s the thrill I got when I knew we were about to witness another Wing power play.
I’ll spare you the gore. They went 0-5, again, last night. Oh, it showed glimpses—brief glimpses—of effectiveness. Datsyuk had a couple chances on one-timers. Samuelsson had three instances alone with Luongo, but couldn’t capitalize. But something’s obviously missing. Schneider and Lidstrom are holding on awfully long at the point and nothing’s open down low. Nothing back door, nothing in the slot. But, Babcock seems to think it’s getting there.
Ted Kulfan/Detroit News
“The guys were intelligent in how they played,” coach Mike Babcock said. “We had some real good chances on the power play.”
Ummm, ok. I don’t buy that, but this horrific power play (which would be a frigging panic train if the Wings were 4-4 over their last 8) is just a nuisance. Because Detroit’s finding a way to win without it and that is the biggest indicator of Babcock’s influence. Can’t score on the power play? Whatever. We’ll get our three. Can you?
Draper flying down the Wing, racing to negate icing and gains possession. Cleary joins him and Filpulla hangs back, waits for it…and there it is. Cleary finds him for a hard wrister off his back foot that hits at least one Canuck (and maybe Cleary) before beating Luongo.
One disjointed Wing power play later and the Canucks are back with the man advantage. One of those twins finds the other who finds Naslund who fires a puck at Hasek, who allows a juicy rebound, upon which one of those twins pounces, flipping it in to tie the game at 1.
And down the drain went one streak.
Ansar Khan(!)/MLive
The goal snapped Hasek’s shutout streak at 181:17, the longest of his career (his previous-best was 178:33 in 2000-01 with Buffalo).
“In the middle of the second period I (thought) it was a long time since I gave up a goal and all of the sudden they scored on the power play,” Hasek, who had posted consecutive shutouts, said. “It was a disappointing goal. I know I could make this save. But it’s about a win, not about shutouts.”
A bad goal, but not the worst of the evening. The pace picked up a bit midway through the second. Hasek made a couple of ill-advised journeys outside the crease. A few hits here and there. Luongo with some nice stops, particularly on Cleary in tight and another on deflected Chelios slap shot.
1:28 into the third and Lidstrom keeps an errant puck in the zone, holds it and finds Zetterberg off to the side of Luongo. Alone, Zetterberg baited Luongo into going down then backhanded it by him for the lead and his 6th of the year.
“Just chipping away,” Wings coach Mike Babcock said. “On the road you’re trying to find a way to win, just keep shooting the puck at the net. I read about how (the Canucks) out-chance everybody; that’s not what I saw tonight. I saw Luongo standing on his head.”
Vancouver tied it 30 seconds later when Kevin Bieksa beat Hasek stick side after a feed from Linden (his 700th point as a Canuck).
And here we have the 1:55 that decided the evening. Markov went off for holding the stick and the suddenly rejuvenated Vancouver power play was on fire. They controlled the puck down low, peppered Hasek with shots and created several quality chances. Until Dan Cleary found The Mule at center ice. Franzen lumbered up the right wing, paused, and sent a weak wrister on net.
And through the legs of the goalie every Wing fan wanted, Detroit’s 4th shorthanded goal of the year.
“Maybe he didn’t see it right away,” Franzen said. “I tried to shoot it between the legs of the defenseman so he wouldn’t see it.”
“I’m surprised,” goalie Dominik Hasek said. “Luongo played a great game, but it was definitely a weak goal. It’s a nice surprise.”
Vancouver appeared to tie it three minutes later on a scramble in front of the net, but it was disallowed due to goalie interference, which Hasek may have embellished a bit.
Two pathetic Wing power plays later Detroit wrapped it up, a quality road win and a significant impression on Vigneault.
“That is the best team in the NHL that I have seen this year and there is a reason why they haven’t lost in eight games (now nine),” Vigneault said. “Their execution and their team speed was by far the best I have seen since the beginning of the year and the best I have seen in a long time.
* Lidstrom was absolutely outstanding. He played 30 minutes, five more than any other Wing; and he was dominant.
* Langfeld looked good, from his quality shot in the first to the hip check he laid on Kessler to start the second.
* As bad as the PP is, it does look a little better. There was slightly more movement, but it’s still obvious the Wings are missing a pure (Shanahan-like) scorer out there to either draw defenders or put the puck in the net.
* And as bad as the PP is, the penalty kill continues to improve. Yes, the Canuck goal in the second was with the advantage but Hasek allowed a big rebound.
Before I get to the recap links, box scores, etc…a kudos to Helene St. James, Free Press Deep Digger. Her blog has been constantly updated and the material is good. For instance, from last night’s entry.
Babcock finished up with a good anecdote: While the team was coming down the tunnel to the bench, a fan asked Chris Chelios, 44, how many more years he’s going to play.
“I had to stop and ask the fan myself, ‘What did he say?’ just because I didn’t know if it was four or five,” Babcock said, smiling, “but I knew it was long.”
Chelios, whom Canucks fans love to needle, said he didn’t give the guy a definite answer. “I didn’t really come up with a number,” he said. “I just told him I had no intention of quitting right now.”
You see Ted Kulfan? You see Khan(!)? That’s the kind of stuff that keeps people reading. It didn’t really have a place in her game story, so she put it in her blog. Revolutionary.
NHL.com Box
NHL.com Super Scoresheet
Detroit News: Detroit Win Streak Reaches Nine
Detroit Free Press: 9th Win In a Row Equals Wing Record
MLive: ‘Weak Goal’ Gives Wings 9th Consecutive Victory
CP: Hot Wings Burn Canucks
Vancouver Sun: Luongo Not Good Enough To Make Up For Goal Drought
Vancouver Province: Canucks Pushed Aside At Home
Filed in: | Abel to Yzerman | Permalink
Videos- Game Highlights And Post-Game Talk
Quick Recap- Wings/Penguins
Black Hockey History Tour Visiting Detroit
Next Coach To Be Fired
Videos- Before The Puck Drops Tonight Against The Pittsburgh Penguins
Video- Dylan Larkin With A Special Friend
Wings Held An Optional Skate Today
Topic Of The Day Is Jeff Blashill
Practice Time For The Detroit Red Wings
About Abel to Yzerman
Welcome to Abel to Yzerman, a Red Wing blog since 1977. No other site on the internet has better-researched, fact-laden and better prepared discussions than A2Y. Re-phrase: we do little research, find facts and stats highly overrated and claim little to no preparation. There are 19 readers of A2Y. No more, no less. All of them, except maybe one, are juvenile in nature. Reminding them of that in the comment section will only encourage them to prove that. Your suggestions and critiques are welcome: wphoulihan@gmail.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line257
|
__label__cc
| 0.649319
| 0.350681
|
Laura's Life
Favorite Author Friday, Katy Kelly
One of the super cool parts about having this blog is sometimes, authors read my reviews and contact me. Katy Kelly, the super funny author of great books including the Melon Head and Lucy Rose series did just that! And she was nice enough to answer questions for Favorite Author Friday. I hope that her next book tour will come close to me so, I can meet her, in the mean time I will enjoy her great books!
Why do you write for kids?
I love writing for kids. Mostly I like making them laugh. I also like it when kids tell me that one of my books helped them. I did not write the Lucy Rose books as a divorce guide but but loads of kids going through a separation tell me those books were comforting. I like knowing that.
You are known for writing funny books, have your ever tried to write a super serious book? How did that turn out?
Before I wrote my first published book, Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me, I wrote a mystery for adults. I didn't know it at the time but what I was really doing was teaching myself to write a book. It is now in a rarely-opened drawer in my office. I'm grateful it's there and not in libraries. I would not want to be tied to writing mysteries.
Is it hard to write sequels or more books about the same characters without repeating yourself?
The hard part about writing sequels is remembering what you've written in previous books. I'm always having to go back and see if Melonhead is 9 or 10 years old and what grade Lucy Rose's dad teaches. It's tricky but interesting to figure out how to stuff all the facts in the sequel books. You have to introduce everybody quickly so you won't bore the people who read the original while also being thorough so a reader who starts mid-series isn't confused.
Is it hard to be funny? Are you as funny in real life as you are in your writing?
I think is one of the great compliment when people tell me I'm funny. When I write I tweak the humor as I edit and revise.
What kinds of jobs did you have before you “made it” as a writer?
The oddest job I ever had was being a detective for Lord and Taylor's department store. I was 17. They hired my friend, Julia, because in those days that particular Lord and Taylors had cabinets that hung down from the ceiling and Julia and I were too short to reach the upper shelves. They called us the knee-high spies. Even though our boss taught us many ways to spot shoplifters, we never caught anybody. Probably because we could not believe that people, much less adult people, would steal. After a while our boss said the store didn't need us anymore. It took me years to figure out that we'd been gently fired.
What is your current favorite book (can be a kid or adult book) and what was your favorite as a kid?
Such a hard question! I love P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie and Jeeves series. Lately, I've been reading the Adrian Mole series. Sue Townsend is brilliant at mixing the hilarious with the sad. And I have a long list of children's authors I love.
Do you have a favorite Newbery winner?
Katherine Patterson. She's extraordinary.
When and where do you write?
I don't write as often or as long as I should. I used to work in my office, which is pink and green, full of eccentric things and decorated with picture book art. But when I got a laptop I started working in the Politics & Prose bookstore cafe. A lot of writers work there and they have great sandwiches.
What are you working on now or having coming out soon we can look forward to?
I'm currently working on the 4th Melonhead book. It is due at the end of May so I forcing myself to stop procrastinating. The third MH, Melonhead and the Undercover Operation, comes out next September.
Have you ever gotten rejection letters?
I have gotten one rejection from an agent. The other four agents I submitted work to (in 1991) haven't gotten back to me yet. Now I'm grateful. I like speaking directly with my publisher.
Do you feel like a famous author? Has anything fun ever happened because you are famous?
Every so often kids spot me and introduce themselves and occasionally booksellers, librarians and other writers recognize me. That is my idea of perfect fame.
How many bookcases do you have?
We have lots of 5 bookcases, each of which covers a whole wall. In the paperless future I'll just call them shelves. Maybe I'll start a Pez dispenser collection.
Do you have any book tours coming up that will bring you to Indiana?
I won't know where I'm going on tour until August. But I'd love to go to Indiana. When I was a kid our family drove to Evansville from Washington, DC every few years, in a car without a radio. My youngest sister, Nell, was carsick most of the way. But when we got there we would stay in the convent attached to St Mary's Hospital, with my great aunts who were the kind of nuns who wore the Flying Nun habits. My brother and sisters and I loved going because 1. We could pick anything we wanted at the hospital cafeteria, which we thought was living large. 2. People send nuns an amazing amount of candy. They had an open box policy. 3. They had overly-waxed linoleum floors that were great for sock-sliding.
Labels: Favorite Author Friday, Katy Kelly
Hi Laura, just wanted to say you are one incredible kid. I really like the way you blog. Thank you for sharing this interview with us. Can't wait to see more reviews from you.
Carol Baldwin April 23, 2011 at 9:21 PM
I like the question about the bookcases. How original! COngrats on this interview. Great job.
I am a 9th grader at Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Indiana, and live "in the middle of nowhere"--rural Indiana. Several years ago as a second grader I decided to read all the Newbery Medal winners before I got to middle school. For me middle school starts in 5th grade. I became interested in this goal when my mother told me about a Newbery Club her elementary school had. After I set my goal I realized that it was way easier when my mom did it (there were fewer books and middle school did not start until 7th grade for her). As it turns out I reached my goal with time to spare. I am now busy predicting the Mock Newbery for 2016 and reading other GREAT books! You can read more about me at: http://lauramitolife.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-about-me.html
Newbery Reviews
2011: Moon Over Manifest
2010: When You Reach Me
2009: The Graveyard Book
2008: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a MedievalVillage
2007: The Higher Power of Lucky
2006: Criss Cross
2005: Kira-Kira
2004: The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
2003: Crispin: The ross of Lead
2002: A Single Shard
2001: A Year Down Ynder
2000: Bud, Not Buddy
1999: Holes
1998: Out of the Dust
1997: The View from Saturday
1996: The Midwife's Apprentice
1995: Walk Two Moons
1994: The Giver
1993: Missing May
1992: Shiloh
1991: Maniac Magee
1990: Number the Stars
1989: Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
1988: Lincoln: A Photobiography
1987: The Whipping Boy
1986: Sarah, Plain and Tall
1985: The Hero and the Crown
1984: Dear Mr. Henshaw
1983: Dicey's Song
1982: A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers
1981: Jacob Have I Loved
1980: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's
Journal1830-1832
1979: The Westing Game
1978: Bridge to Terabithia
1977: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1976: The Grey King
1975: M. C. Higgins, the Great
1974: The Slave Dancer
1973: Julie of the Wolves
1972: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
1971: Summer of the Swans
1970: Sounder
1969: The High King
1968: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1967: Up A Road Slowly
1966: I, Juan de Pareja
1965: Shadow of a Bull
1964: It's Like This, Cat
1963: A Wrinkle in Time
1962: The Bronze Bow
1961: Island of the Blue Dolphins
1960: Onion John
1959: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
1958: Rifles for Watie
1957: Miracles on Maple Hill
1956: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
1955: The Wheel on the School
1954: ...And Now Miguel
1953: Secret of the Andes
1952: Ginger Pye
1951: Amos Fortune, Free Man
1950: The Door in the Wall
1949: King of the Wind
1948: The Twenty-One Balloons
1947: Miss Hickory
1946: Strawberry Girl
1945: Rabbit Hill
1944: Johnny Tremain
1943: Adam of the Road
1942: The Matchlock Gun
1941: Call It Courage
1940: Daniel Boone
1939: Thimble Summer
1938: The White Stag
1937: Roller Skates
1936: Caddie Woodlawn
1935: Dobry
1934: Invincible Louisa
1933: Young Fu
1932: Waterless Mountain
1931: The Cat Who Went to Heaven
1930: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
1929: The Trumpeter of Krakow
1928: Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon
1927: Smoky, the Cowhorse
1926: Shen of the Sea
1925: Tales from Silver Lands
1924: The Dark Frigate
1923: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
1922: The Story of Mankind
FUSE # 8 Top 100 Children's Novels
#1 Charlotte's Web
#2 A Wrinkle in Time
#3 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#4 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
#5 From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
#6 Holes
#7 The Giver
#8 The Secret Garden
#9 Anne of Green Gables
#10 The Phantom Tollbooth
#11 The Westing Game
#12 The Hobbit
#13 Bridge to Terabithia
#14 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
#15 Because of Winn-Dixie
#16 Harriet the Spy
#17 Maniac Magee
#18 Matilda
#19 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
#20 Tuck Everlasting
#21 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
#22 The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
#23 Little House in the Big Woods
#24 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
#25 Little Women
#26 Hatchet
#27 A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett
#28 Winnie-the Pooh by A.A. Milne
#29 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland /Alice Through the Looking Glass
#30 The Dark is Rising
#31 Half Magic by Edward Eager
#32 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
#33 James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
#34 Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
#35 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
#36 Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
#37 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
#38 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
#39 When You Reach Me
#40 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
#41 The Witch of Blackbird Pond
#42 Little House on the Prairie
#43 Ramona the Pest
#44 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
#45 The Golden Compass
#46 Where the Red Fern Grows
#47 Bud, Not Buddy
#48 The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Tw0 Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy
#49 Frindle
#50 Island of the Blue Dolphins
#51 The Saturdays
#52 The Invention of Hugo Cabret
#53 Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
#54 The BFG by Roald Dahl
#55 The Great Gilly Hopkins
#56 Number the Stars
#57 Ramona Quimby
#58 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
#59 Inkheart
#60 The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
#61 Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
#62 The Secret of the Old Clock
#63 Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright
#64 A Long Way from Chicago
#65 Ballet Shoes by Noah Streatfeild
#66 Henry Huggins
#67 Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
#68 Walk Two Moons
#69 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
#70 Betsy Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
#71 A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
#72 My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
#73 My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
#74 The Borrowers
#75 Love That Dog
#76 Out of the Dust
#77 City of Ember
#78 Johnny Tremain
#79 All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
#80 The Graveyard Book
#81 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
#82 The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
#83 The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
#84 Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
#85 On the Banks of Plum Creek
#86 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
#87 The View from Saturday
#88 The High King
#89 Ramona and her Father
#90 Sarah, Plain and Tall
#91 Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
#92 Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
#93 Caddie Woodlawn
#94 Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
#95 Pippi Longstocking
#96 The Witches by Roald Dahl
#97: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
#98 Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston
#99 The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
#100 The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Blog Archive January (1) January (1) December (2) November (1) August (1) July (2) June (1) January (1) November (2) September (2) August (1) June (1) May (3) April (6) February (1) January (11) December (1) November (3) October (4) September (11) August (7) July (7) June (6) May (5) April (6) March (7) February (6) January (13) December (5) November (8) October (9) September (14) August (17) July (16) June (24) May (26) April (20) March (17) February (25) January (21) December (13) November (3) October (9)
Ethereal theme. Theme images by luoman. Powered by Blogger.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line260
|
__label__wiki
| 0.877053
| 0.877053
|
LazerTecNoLogia
Sexta-feira , Janeiro 17, 2020
Silva challenges Everton to make history against Liverpool
Dezembro 04, 2019 11:37·
Merseyside derbies have, in recent seasons, tended to be tight games and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not feel there will be any difference to that trend, regardless of Everton's form.
Liverpool are heading into this game on the back of a 2-1 win against Brighton.
Though straight red cards typically result in a three-match ban, Alisson will only receive a one-match suspension - not three as originally thought. Everton is averaging just a goal a game and has won only four of its opening 14 contests of the league season.
Jez mods I don't know if you chose that picture for "effect" but he looks like shite!
'I knew about 20 years without a win and because of that we have to look to the game as a good opportunity and do something the club didn't do for 20 years, ' said Silva. They are having a very, very good season. At home they are beating all the teams they are playing against. I like the special games and my players and our fans have to like the special games too.
'I know the derby record in the past did not give us a good feeling but we have to go there and embrace the challenge, to enjoy it.
"If you ask me what is the main thing I want, it is for the players to perform like we did there last season".
West Ham face a hard trip to play Wolves in the wake of their victory at Stamford Bridge, while there will be tension yet again at Saint Mary's as Southampton entertain Norwich in a game between teams in the relegation zone. Go through Everton's squad, it is really good. 'I have no clue where this is coming from, but it can not come from us because we never speak about it. Everton is a team with a ton of talent that simply doesn't work when combined. Let's hope he's really upbeat and ready to rock n roll and get stuck into them bastards tomorrow night.
Alternatively, fans can watch the full early game and still catch the second half of the later kick-off. But this is the moment we are in and we have to deal with it.
"But for the next month there will be full focus on the [current] squad... full confidence in the squad, even with the problems we have. They showed to me again at Leicester the commitment and attitude that we need and which can change the results".
The Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email.
This is How Hailey Baldwin Reacted On Her Pregnancy Rumors
Her everyday movement becomes a hot topic, be it for her outfit or her moments with singer-husband Justin Bieber . Several reports report their pregnancy and the famous model has finally responded to these rumors.
Jeremy Corbyn 'very sorry' over Labour party anti-Semitism
Corbyn repeated again: "Can I just make it clear ... our party and me do not accept antisemitism in any form..." In other news , it has emerged that Jeremy Corbyn wrote to U.S.
Oregon Ducks vs. Utah Utes
Verdell has been Oregon's leading rusher so far this year as he has ran for 963 yards and 5 touchdowns on 162 carries on the year. Moss has been the lead rusher for the Utes as he has carried the ball 200 times for 1,246 yards and 15 touchdowns on the year.
Alaska reports first vaping injury case
Until the announcement, Alaska was the only state without a vaping injury or death linked to e-cigarettes or THC products. Alaska state epidemiologist Joe McLaughlin says the teen was admitted on Thanksgiving Day and is recovering.
George, Kellyanne Conway Are Now Clashing on Twitter
Conway's point, but also said, "I think they have a really sick relationship". "Exactly none of it is anyone's business". George Conway quoted her post with a terse response: "Your boss apparently thought so".
How to get £280 off an iPhone X today
You might want to hurry however - the upfront price will return to £99 at 1pm today (Black Friday). How many days is Black Friday 2019? Amazon's Black Friday sales become longer every year.
U.S. Students Show No Improvement on International Tests
Some 600,000 students in 79 countries and economies completed the test in 2018, representing about 32 million 15-year-olds. A report has outlined a snapshot of which states and territories need the most improvement when it comes to education.
How good are you at reading your cat's facial expressions?
Science is confirming what many pet owners already know - cats are hard to read. The videos focused on the cat's face (eyes, muzzle, and mouth).
Disney's Going Back to THE PLANET OF THE APES
Although the film never found a home, Disney still saw Ball as a rising talent, eventually eyeing him for the " Planet of the Apes " position.
China wants U.S. tariffs rolled back in phase one trade deal
The U.S. has placed tariffs on more than $350 billion of Chinese goods amid the more than 17-month long trade war. The Global Times is published by the People's Daily , the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.
Woman missing in Northern Territory found dead
After running out of water, Phu Tran and Hockridge went looking for help, taking only a compass and a Global Positioning System . Tamra McBeath-Riley (left) and Claire Hockridge (right) were reported missing after setting out for a hike in central Australia.
Real Housewives of Atlanta: Porsha Williams is getting married next year
Williams said filming began just "two or three weeks" after her split from McKinley. Williams gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Pilar, in March.
Junte-se à conversa
We are pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news.
Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper.
Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
Tendências em lazertecnologia.com
Crônica da notícia
WH Responds To House Intel Report
Deadlines were missed, subpoenas ignored and combative tweets about "a COUP" greeted Congress in place of conciliatory niceties. They said that they didn't find that Trump engaged in any wrongdoing, and that there was no quid pro quo.
Several make-up products contain life-threatening superbugs, says study
The majority of makeup products now in use may contain unsafe superbugs, according to a new study out of Aston University. Additionally, beauty store makeup testers were found to provide a route for contamination and infection.
Trump compromised security, abused office: House report
It characterizes the president's misconduct as neither "an isolated occurrence, nor was it the product of a naive president ". The preface to the report was authored by Adam Schiff , chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Indian Navy gets its first woman pilot Shivangi
Divya will also get their wings at Yelahanka where they trained with the Air Force. By December-end, two more women pilots of the Navy, Sub Lt.
Former Notre Dame football player George Atkinson III dies at 27
Atkinson III's twin brother, Josh died just over a year ago and George was dealing with depression since his brother's death. George Atkinson III , a former football player at Notre Dame and in the NFL , has died at age 27, multiple outlets report .
Devils dismiss head coach John Hynes, promote Alain Nasreddine
The team made the playoffs once in his previous four seasons behind the bench. The Devils added No. 1 overall pick Jack Hughes , P.K.
Baylor Volleyball earns No. 1 Overall Seed in 2019 NCAA Championship
Senior outside-hitter Sydney Wetterstrom had a season-high of 20 kills and career-best.562 hitting percentage in that game. The Norse won the Horizon League Tournament championship for the first time, defeating Milwaukee 3-0.
Google's next chat service is
This way, users will have a chat feature right in the app, which should make it faster to share photos and videos with friends. You can also share content with a group by selecting "New group" within Google Photos and then add multiple recipients.
Cardinals decide to waive Tramaine Brock, Zach Zenner
He threw a pick-6 midway through the third quarter when Taylor Rapp grabbed an easy interception and ran 31 yards for a 34-0 lead. Higbee entered the game with the second-highest receiving grade of any Rams offensive player, coincidentally behind Everett.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Odds, Pick & Betting Prediction 11/30/19
Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 62-52. 21 - The Sooners have won 21 consecutive games in the championship month of November. Hurts was far from a one-man show on Saturday night, but it was not because of anything the Cowboys did to slow him down.
Peloton's Holiday Bike Commercial Is Making the Internet Angry-Here's Why
Three Georgetown basketball players were hit with restraining orders last month
IPhone launch schedule may get big shakeup in 2021
Blame Bloomberg, not Trump for Bloomberg News’ dilemma
Retirement was on table for Anthony before Blazers called
Vikings RB Dalvin Cook suffers right shoulder injury vs. Seahawks
'Watchmen' Sex Toy Contained A Major Doctor Manhattan Clue
Family of London Bridge attacker 'shocked and saddened'
This World AIDS Day Finds Us at a Crossroads
Duke gunning for another statement win, revenge against Michigan State
Zuckerberg defends allowing false ads on Facebook, saying company shouldn't be 'censoring'
Dabo Swinney believes that Clemson is still not respected
Sundar Pichai to lead Alphabet as Larry Page steps down
Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak drops presidential bid
lazertecnologia.com no social
Direito autoral © 2020 — lazertecnologia.com. Todos os direitos reservados
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line262
|
__label__wiki
| 0.921185
| 0.921185
|
UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, 19-30 July 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : the Australian contribution 1993
The work UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, 19-30 July 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : the Australian contribution 1993 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books, http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/conference-publication.
The Resource UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, 19-30 July 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : the Australian contribution 1993
the Australian contribution 1993
United Nations, Sub-Committee on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Working Group on Indigenous Populations | Session, 1993 :
Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations -- Congresses
Government policy - Self determination
Indigenous peoples - United Nations - Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1994-2004)
Indigenous peoples - United Nations - Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples -- Congresses
Aboriginal Australians -- Congresses
Torres Strait Islanders -- Congresses
Torres Strait Islanders -- Government relations -- Congresses
Law - Intellectual property
Australian government and non government presentations of review of developments in Indigenous affairs in Australia; self determination; cultural and intellectual property; International Decade for the World's Indigenous People
XNLS
Context of UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, 19-30 July 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : the Australian contribution 1993
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.aiatsis.gov.au/resource/XT0DQwcvFdw/" typeof="CreativeWork http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Work"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.aiatsis.gov.au/resource/XT0DQwcvFdw/">UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, 19-30 July 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : the Australian contribution 1993</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.aiatsis.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.aiatsis.gov.au/">Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Data Citation of the Work UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations, Eleventh Session, 19-30 July 1993, Geneva, Switzerland : the Australian contribution 1993
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line273
|
__label__cc
| 0.533478
| 0.466522
|
Entire Website e-Bookse-ResourcesEventsForumsJobsJournalsLinksNewsThermalpediaWho's Who
FHMT Journal
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer (FHMT)
Administrator/Management
User Conferences
Thermal Digest
Books Guide
Journals Guide
Commercial Codes
M » Encyclopedia » Index
From Thermal-FluidsPedia
for Nucleation and Inception
Nucleation, or bubble initiation, in typical industrial applications is characterized by the cyclic formation of vapor bubbles at preferred sites on the solid heating surface of the system. Any surface, regardless of how highly polished, contains surface irregularities – micro-cracks, cavities, or boundaries between solid crystals – that can trap small gas pockets. These serve as nucleation sites for vapor bubbles. The trapped gas and/or vapor, known as the bubble embryo, grows by acquiring mass via evaporation from the nearby liquid. It grows until it reaches a critical size, at which point the forces tending to cause separation of bubbles from the heating surface overcome the adhesive forces. When the force imbalance favors the separating forces, the bubble is released from the surface. This process, by which solid surface imperfections with entrapped gases promote the formation of bubble embryos, is known as heterogeneous nucleation. Pure liquids that have been thoroughly degassed may still experience bubble formation at molecular vapor clusters within the bulk liquid, (i.e., away from any solid surface) by a process known as homogeneous nucleation. However, the degree of superheat required for homogeneous nucleation is substantially larger than that for heterogeneous nucleation. The common observation of bubble formation at the low superheat indicated by point A of Fig. 1 from [[Pool Boiling Regimes]], coupled with the repetitive formation of bubbles at selected points on heater surfaces, confirms that heterogeneous nucleation is by far the more common process. Since the trapped gases and/or vapors are central to the nucleation event, a consideration of the thermodynamics of vapor bubbles immersed in a liquid is appropriate. We will find that it justifies the expectation that the presence of gas or vapor pockets enhances bubble formation. We begin by considering a vapor bubble, including the possibility of noncondensable gas, immersed in its own liquid. Recall from Chapter 2 (see Section 2.6.3) that Laplace-Young equation must hold in order for the vapor/gas and liquid to be in equilibrium: <center><math>{p_g} + {p_v} - {p_\ell } = \frac{{2\sigma }}{{{R_b}}} \qquad \qquad(1) </math></center> where <math>{R_b}</math> is the radius of the vapor bubble. Equation (1) indicates that the pressure of the vapor and gas must be greater than the pressure of the liquid to maintain a balance of forces in the vapor-interface-liquid system. Although these events occur on a molecular scale, we may attempt to visualize the physical implications of this imbalance of pressures across the boundary separating vapor and liquid phases. The higher vapor pressure in the bubble causes an increased number of molecules to strike the interface where they are absorbed by the liquid phase. To maintain the mass balance that equilibrium requires, there must be a corresponding increase in the number of molecules emitted through the interface from the liquid. Under the given constraints, this can be accomplished only by increasing the temperature of the liquid side of the interface. Consequently, the liquid near the bubble’s surface must be superheated to a temperature above the saturation temperature that corresponds to the prevailing bulk liquid pressure. To put these qualitative observations on a quantitative basis, consider that the vapor pressure for a curved bubble interface can be expressed as <center><math>{p_v} = {p_{v,sat}}(T)\exp \left[ {\frac{{ - 2\sigma {\rho _v}}}{{{p_{v,sat}}(T){R_b}{\rho _\ell }}}} \right] \qquad \qquad(2) </math></center> where <math>{p_{v,sat}}(T)</math> is the normal saturation pressure corresponding to temperature, <math>T</math>. Since <math>2\sigma {\rho _v}/[{p_{v,sat}}(T){R_b}{\rho _\ell }] \ll 1</math>, eq. (2) can be approximated as <center><math>{p_v}\textstyle.\over= {p_{v,sat}}(T)\left[ {1 - \frac{{2\sigma {\rho _v}}}{{{p_{v,sat}}(T){R_b}{\rho _\ell }}}} \right] \qquad \qquad(3) </math></center> Combining eqs. (1) and (3) yields <center><math>{p_g} + {p_{v,sat}}(T) - {p_\ell }\textstyle.\over= \frac{{2\sigma }}{{{R_b}}}\left( {1 + \frac{{{\rho _v}}}{{{\rho _\ell }}}} \right) \qquad \qquad(4) </math></center> Recalling the fundamental relationship between pressure and temperature differences in the two-phase region, the Clapeyron equation, <center><math>\frac{{dp}}{{dT}} = \frac{{{h_{\ell v}}}}{{T\left( {1/{\rho _v} - 1/{\rho _\ell }} \right)}} \qquad \qquad(5) </math></center> and assuming that the fluid obeys the ideal gas law, i.e., <center><math>p = \rho {R_g}T \qquad \qquad(6) </math></center> and that <math>{\rho _\ell } \gg {\rho _v}</math>, we arrive at <center><math>\frac{{dp}}{p} = \frac{{{h_{\ell v}}}}{{{R_g}{T^2}}}dT \qquad \qquad(7) </math></center> For a pressure change from <math>{p_\ell }</math> to <math>{p_{v,sat}}(T),</math> the corresponding saturation temperature changes from <math>{T_{sat}}</math> to <math>T</math>. So by integrating eq. (7) between these limits, we obtain <center><math>\ln \frac{{{p_{v,sat}}(T)}}{{{p_\ell }}} = \frac{{{h_{\ell v}}}}{{{R_g}{T_{sat}}}}\frac{{T - {T_{sat}}}}{T} \qquad \qquad(8) </math></center> Substituting eq. (4) into eq. (8) gives <center><math>\Delta T = T - {T_{sat}} = \frac{{{R_g}{T_{sat}}T}}{{{h_{\ell v}}}}\ln \left[ {1 + \frac{{2\sigma }}{{{p_\ell }{R_b}}}\left( {1 + \frac{{{\rho _v}}}{{{\rho _\ell }}}} \right) - \frac{{{p_g}}}{{{p_\ell }}}} \right] \qquad \qquad(9) </math></center> Considering that <math>2\sigma /({p_\ell }{R_b}) - {p_g}/{p_\ell } \ll 1</math> and again that <math>{\rho _\ell } \gg {\rho _v}</math>, eq. (9) can be further simplified as <center><math>\Delta T = T - {T_{sat}} = \frac{{{R_g}{T_{sat}}T}}{{{p_\ell }{h_{\ell v}}}}\left( {\frac{{2\sigma }}{{{R_b}}} - {p_g}} \right) \qquad \qquad(10) </math></center> For the case with no noncondensable gas (<math>{p_g} = 0</math>), eq. (10) can be rearranged to yield the critical vapor bubble radius: <center><math>{R_b} = \frac{{2\sigma {T_{sat}}}}{{{h_{\ell v}}{\rho _v}\Delta T}} \qquad \qquad(11) </math></center> This critical radius is necessary for a bubble to exist at <math>\Delta T</math> above the saturation temperature that corresponds to the prevailing vapor pressure. Any bubble with a radius less than the size given by eq. (11) will collapse, but a bubble with a radius equal to <math>{R_b}</math> will grow in a spontaneous fashion. It should be noted from eq. (10) that the size of the equilibrium vapor nucleus becomes smaller as the superheat (<math>\Delta T</math>) increases. This identifies the basic mechanism for the increase of <math>q''</math> with rising excess temperature between points A and C of Fig. 1 from [[Pool Boiling Regimes]], namely, the increased bubble density that results from the activation of more and more nucleation sites at ever-smaller surface imperfections. Equation (10) shows that the presence of noncondensable gas reduces the superheat required to generate bubbles. The subject of superheat was presented in Section 2.6.5. The bubble growth is spontaneous if the excess temperature is greater than the value given in eq. (10). Any real surface always has some small cavities with very small inclined angles where liquid can only partially fill the cavities, so opportunities for the formation of gas or vapor pockets are common. Equation (10) gives the superheat required to initiate nucleate boiling from a pre-existing nucleus with a radius of <math>{R_b}</math>. [[#References|Griffith and Wallis (1960)]] suggested that it is also applicable for nucleate boiling from a surface with a micro cavity whose mouth radius is <math>{R_b}</math>. Alternative studies by [[#References|Mizukami (1975), Nishio (1985)]], and [[#References|Wang and Dhir (1993a)]] suggested that the superheat required to initiate nucleate boiling is determined by the instability of vapor nuclei in the cavity. If the curvature of the liquid-vapor interface, <math>K</math>, increases with increasing vapor volume (<math>dK/d{V^*} > 0</math>, where <math>{V^*}</math> is dimensionless vapor volume), the vapor nucleus is stable. On the other hand, the vapor bubble embryo or nucleus is unstable if <math>K</math> decreases with increasing vapor volume. For [[Image:poiling_p_(2).png|thumb|400 px|alt=Dimensionless modified curvature versus dimensionless volume of vapor bubble nucleus in a spherical cavity|Figure 1 Dimensionless modified curvature versus dimensionless volume of vapor bubble nucleus in a spherical cavity.]] the nucleate boiling to initiate from the wall, the wall superheat must be sufficient to ensure the vapor nuclei are unstable. Figure 1 shows the dependence of the nondimensional modified curvature of the interface on the dimensionless volume of the vapor nucleus in a spherical cavity with a mouth angle of 30°. The noncondensable gas is not present and the results at different contact angles are shown. The dimensionless volume of the vapor nucleus is defined as <math>{V^*} = {V_b}/{V_c}</math> where <math>{V_b}</math> is the volume of the nucleus and <math>{V_c}</math> is the volume of the nucleus at point A, where the curvature is zero. It can be seen from Fig. 1 that the nucleus is stable between points A and D, since <math>dK/d{V^*} > 0</math>. When the contact angle is less than 90°, the maximum curvature, <math>{K_{max}}</math>, is 1. For the cases in which <math>\theta > {90^ \circ }</math>, the maximum curvature becomes <math>\sin \theta </math>. Nucleation occurs beyond the point where the curvature reaches its maximum; the corresponding superheat is [[#References|(Wang and Dhir, 1993a)]] <center><math>\Delta T = T - {T_{sat}} = \frac{{4\sigma {T_{sat}}}}{{{p_v}{h_{\ell v}}{D_c}}}{K_{\max }} \qquad \qquad(12) </math></center> where <math>{D_c}</math> is the diameter of the cavity mouth. Figure 2 shows an idealized model of a surface crack containing a vapor pocket as it expands under the influence of evaporation. The vapor-liquid interface is idealized as spherical in shape. As the vapor pocket expands upward in the surface crack, its interface takes a concave shape and the radius of curvature, <math>{R_b}</math>, increases as the interface moves toward the lip of the cavity. Once the incipient bubble reaches the lip of the interface, the radius of curvature begins to decrease. It reaches its minimum value (approximately) as the liquid- vapor interface becomes a hemisphere with a radius equal to that of the cavity mouth, <math>{R_c}</math>. Beyond this point, any further evaporation pushes the liquid-vapor interface out of the surface cavity, and the interface radius of curvature begins to increase [[Image:boiling_j_(5).jpg|thumb|300 px|alt=Variation of bubble radius as the bubble grows within and emerges from an idealized cavity|Figure 2: Variation of bubble radius as the bubble grows within and emerges from an idealized cavity.]] [[Image:boiling_j_(6).jpg|thumb|400 px|alt=Liquid microlayer under a vapor bubble at a nucleation site|Figure 3: Liquid microlayer under a vapor bubble at a nucleation site.]] again. Consideration of this sequence of radius variation, along with eq. (10), indicates that the superheat required to form a vapor bubble from this cavity can be determined by substituting <math>{R_b} = {R_c}</math> into eq. (10). In normal circumstances, of course, this variation deviates from the idealized model in Fig. 2 and is a function of cavity angle <math>\phi </math> and contact angle <math>\theta</math>. In reality, the shape of a vapor bubble is not hemispherical, and there is a microlayer (a very thin liquid layer, see Fig. 3) that is responsible for more than half of heat transfer in some cases. [[#References|Plesset and Sadhal (1979)]] provided the average liquid film thickness <math>\bar \delta </math> in terms of bubble lift time <math>{t_0}</math> and liquid kinematic viscosity by the following equation <center><math>\bar \delta = \frac{8}{7}{(3{\nu _\ell }{t_0})^{1/2}} \qquad \qquad(13) </math></center> The contribution of the microlayer to the overall heat transfer obviously depends on the fraction of area occupied by the microlayer. Despite its significant importance, there is no detailed treatment of the microlayer related to nucleate boiling. ==References== Griffith, P., and Wallis, J.D., 1960, “The Role of Surface Conditions in Nucleate Boiling,” ''Chemical Engineering Progress Symposium'', Ser. 56, No. 30, pp. 49-63. Mizukami, K., 1975, “Entrapment of Vapor in Re-Entrant Cavities,” ''Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer'', Vol. 2, pp. 279-284. Nishio, A., 1985, “Stability of Pre-Existing Vapor Nucleus in Uniform Temperature Field,” ''Transactions of JSME'', Series B, Vol. 54-303, pp. 1802-1807. Plesset, M.S., and Sadhal, S.S., 1979, “An Analytical Estimate of the Microlayer Thickness in Nucleate Boiling,” ASME ''Journal of Heat Transfer'', Vol. 101, pp. 180-182. Wang, C.H., and Dhir, V.K., 1993b, “Effect of Surface Wettability on Active Nucleation Site Density During Pool Boiling of Water on a Vertical Surface,” ASME ''Journal of Heat Transfer'', Vol. 115, pp. 659-669. ==Further Reading== ==External Links==
Return to Nucleation and Inception.
Retrieved from "http://m.thermalfluidscentral.org/encyclopedia/index.php/Nucleation_and_Inception"
Editorial Portal
About Thermal-FluidsPedia
About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer
Copyright © 2010-2020 by Global Digital Central. All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line280
|
__label__cc
| 0.502625
| 0.497375
|
Gastro-Vision | It Was a Sweet Year
by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 23, 2011
At the end of 2009, I looked back on the year through meat, recognizing a proliferation of protein in contemporary art and popular culture. In 2010, with the help of two food-savvy art writers, we surveyed the world of food art and produced an epic post. And now I bring you a year-end roundup all about sweets. Here’s ten projects that caught my eye in 2011:
Monica Martinez of Don Bugito
Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
Monica Martinez of Don Bugito. Mealworm toffee with vanilla ice cream with amaranth and cactus syrup, 2011. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Michelle Edmunds.
When you picture yourself eating a big scoop of ice cream you probably don’t think about worms as a topping. Who does? Bay Area artist Monica Martinez. Her new food venture Don Bugito grew out of earlier works concerning informal food economies like street food carts in her native Mexico City, and her ongoing interest in edible bugs. This year, Martinez partnered with Critter founder Philip Ross, and Mezcal Factoria de Santos to prepare a dinner of Edible Insects & Other Rare Delicacies at Headlands Center for the Arts. Guests were served, among other things, wax moth larvae corn custard, and mealworm toffee over vanilla ice cream with amaranth and cactus syrup. How have people responded to Martinez’s “mini livestock” gourmet? “Amazingly,” she says. With an incubator kitchen already backing the artist, Don Bugito is poised to become a long-term fixture in the Bay Area food scene.
Naomi Huth of Where Am I
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY
Claire Lieberman. "Desert Jell-O Grid," 2006. White alabaster, plexiglas, rubber, 9 x 18 x 1 in.
Naomi Huth — curator, artist, and founder of the roving gallery Where Am I — has turned a row of empty Brooklyn storefronts into an urban sweetscape. Cakes painted on old cookbook pages, Polaroids of candy-adorned bodies, and jell-o-ee video performance are the goodies of Huth’s exhibition Food Lust: Shock Candy. A personal favorite of mine is Desert Jell-O Grid by Claire Lieberman. (Yes, that’s desert not dessert.) Lieberman’s manipulation and juxtaposition of firm and flexible materials like marble and Jell-O reveal their similarities perhaps more than their differences. Food Lust comes “just in time to offer an interesting contrast to the regular holiday displays.” The exhibition is on view at the corner of Classon and Lincoln (map) through January 3.
Victoria Yee Howe
Arabica Lounge, Seattle, WA
Victoria Yee Howe. "Bruise Cakes," 2011. Courtesy the artist.
Artist and pastry chef Victoria Yee Howe, who has been featured on this blog before, continues to push the boundaries of frosted art. This year, she participated in the first ever food + art residency at Seattle’s Arabica Lounge. Twice a week for eight weeks she has created the Lounge’s dessert specials, some of them more “avant-garde” than others. For instance, her series of Bruise Cakes. Made from a strawberry-purée batter (a southern classic known as “Pink Lady”) and layered with fresh blueberry preserves, these cakes sound heavenly until Howe explains the inspiration for their title and coloring: each is topped with a photo-transfer of different bruises that past lovers have left on her body. “I have always taken photos of different cuts or scrapes I have had, accidental or consensual or whatever,” says Howe. “…I love the idea of playing with people’s conceptions of what is desirable and edible and maybe even making them a little uncomfortable with their hunger.”
Peter Nadin
Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, NY
Peter Nadin. "Raft," 2011. Honey, terracotta, wood, twine, bank run, wax and ham, 288 x 288 x 9 1/2 in.
Honey was medium and merchandise in First Mark, this year’s highly praised solo exhibition of works by artist-farmer Peter Nadin. (Writer Andrew Russeth, who contributed to our food art survey last year, beautifully captured the show for his blog 16 Miles of String.) Nadin’s honeyed objects included Raft, a rather monumental pond of the sticky substance, with terracotta, wood, ham, and other materials rising from its surface. Any cravings this work might have inspired could be satisfied in a pop-up shop of sorts, a buying club temporarily hosted by the gallery that offered honey and maple syrup produced on Nadin’s farm. The artist himself is fully immersed in the stuff of bees and honey: In 2006, he was a delegate at the South American Beekeepers’ Conference.
Kreemart and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Marina Abramovic and Kreemart. Abramović Cake, 2011.
Abramović’s plans for MOCA’s Annual Gala were met with controversy weeks before the event took place. (Art21 blogger Catherine Wagley covers this at length in her latest post.) If you thought her use of people as dinner table centerpieces was disturbing, dessert wasn’t far removed. Teamed up again with the art and dessert group Kreemart, Abramović presented guests with two cakes: a chocolate one made in her likeness and another in red velvet that resembled Blondie front woman Debbie Harry. Needless to say, the normally joyous act of cutting cake looked extremely creepy.
Jessica Craig-Martin
20 x 200, Online
Jessica Craig Martin. "Let's Party," 2011.
Although sweets are not the focal point of Craig-Martin’s photograph Let’s Party, the swirled lollipop, pink-frosted pastries, and berries underfoot add a nice touch of abandon to this stylish scene, appearing as if it has been ripped from the pages of a fashion magazine. Let’s Party is one of two gorgeous prints by Martin currently on offer from the affordable art shop 20 x 200. In fact, 20 x 200 has quite a few delicious-looking images in their “food” category, with prints starting at just half the cost of a Momofuku Crack Pie. Art lasts longer.
Caitlin Williams Freeman and Leah Rosenberg of Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Caitlin Williams Freeman and Leah Rosenberg, John Zurier popsicle, 2011.
Ever since partnering with Blue Bottle Coffee company, SF MOMA has been a leader in food art. Their Rooftop Café continuously offers creative desserts based on works in the museum’s galleries. This year, Blue Bottle’s Caitlin Williams Freeman and Leah Rosenberg created a popsicle inspired by John Zurier’s painting Arabella (2005), on view in The More Things Change exhibition. (Zurier is on faculty at the local California College of the Arts.) Spearmint ice milk and fresh strawberry ice cream must complement each other as much in flavor as they do in color.
Michael Pribich
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Michael Pribich. "Sugar Land" (installation detail), Project Row Houses, 2011.
Cut sugar cane was the centerpiece of Michael Pribich’s spring installation for Project Row Houses, where food was the focus of their spring exhibition. Pribich, unlike other artists highlighted in this post, calls attention to sugar’s darker side. Bags of Imperial Sugar stacked upon wall-mounted machetes made reference to current labor practices in the Caribbean, where Pribich first witnessed cane harvesting. In the Dominican Republic, “Haitian field workers were hand-harvesting ‘cana’ with machetes,” he writes. “Oxen teams pulled wooden carts laden with cut sugar cane. The fields stretched for miles and miles with laborers scattered along the horizon. A pastoral, Bruegel scene it was not … sugar is not so simple.”
Janine Antoni for Creative Time
Park Avenue Summer, New York, NY
Janine Antoni in collaboration with Kevin Lasko and Fat and the Moon. Salt Sugar Scrub, 2011.
Inspired by the idea that you shouldn’t use anything on your skin that you wouldn’t put in your mouth, Art21 artist Janine Antoni presented In & On, an edible art project at the New York City restaurant Park Avenue Summer. Working with executive chef Kevin Lasko and the organic skin care company Fat and the Moon, Antoni developed three seasonal dishes, each with its own nourishing skincare product. “Scales and Skin,” a coffee-cured Hamachi and ginger pickled black plum appetizer was accompanied by a sugar salt scrub made of coconut, coffee, coconut oil, brown sugar, and sea salt that guests could try at their table or take to-go.
Joël Penkman
Editions Limited, Liverpool, UK
Joël Penkman. "Blackpool Rock," (left) "Cream Biscuits" (right), both from the British Sweets Collection, ongoing.
Martin Parr’s British Food series meets Wayne Thiebaud’s pastries in Joël Penkman’s paintings. Her images of sweets particular to Britain have popped up all over the blogosphere this year, garnering praise for the delight and nostalgia they inspire. In the spring, Limited Editions in Liverpool presented Penkman’s work in a solo exhibition aptly titled Confectionary. What prompted this sweet collection of still lifes? Penkman’s simple love of food and painting: “Combining the two seemed like a good idea.”
Nicole J. Caruth
Nicole J. Caruth was managing editor of the ART21 Magazine from 2013-2015, and has been a regular contributor to this site since 2008. Her writing has appeared in a range of publications, including ARTnews, C Magazine, Gastronomica, Public Art Review, and the Phaidon Press books Vitamin Green and Vitamin D2.
Programs-Events
Janine Antoni
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line282
|
__label__wiki
| 0.782007
| 0.782007
|
Aging in Maine Aquaculture in Maine Art in Maine Books Children in Maine Civil Rights Clean power in Maine Community Congress Creative Economy Maine Diversity in Maine Editorial Education in Maine Energy in Maine Enviroment Farms in Maine Health in Maine Jobs in Maine Letters Maine Business Maine economy Maine History Maine Politics News Coverage Public Safety Quality of life in Maine Science in Maine State Budget in Maine Taxes in Maine Transparency in government Transportation in Maine Unions in Maine Veterans in Maine World News
Currently showing posts tagged Sen. Susan Collins
Mainers call on Sen. Collins to oppose Trump's fossil fuel cabinet
Enviromental leaders from Maine: Professor Charles Tilburg of the University Of New England, Glen Brand- the Sierra Club Maine Director, and Sarah Lachance and Bob Klotz from 350 Maine, take a stand to stop President-elect Trump pushing through his climate-denying nominees, at a press conference where they called on Sen. Susan Collins to vote against these nominees. Courtesy photo.
Environmental leaders from Maine are calling on Senator Susan Collins to reject President-elect Trump’s climate-denying nominees to head the EPA, Energy, and State Departments. Trump aims to put foxes in the hen house, without weighing the damage that will happen to the world.
“It’s time Senator Collins shows true leadership at this critical point in history when we know the science is clear and we must act now on real climate policy,” said Sarah Lachance, spokesperson for 350 Maine. “Her first step in doing that is to say no to these cabinet nominees of climate deniers.”
At a news conference organized by Sierra Club and 350 Maine and at a public protest in front of Sen. Collins’ Portland office, speakers denounced Trump’s “fossil fuel” cabinet nominees: Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt for EPA; Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State; and Rick Perry to run the Energy Department.
One of the reasons some Republicans insist that climate change is not happening, when close to 90 percent of Americans say it is, simply is because if they continue to do nothing to stop it, then they are declaring they don't care what happens to millions of people around the world. Another reason - the oil companies will have to limit their activities that are contributing to climate change. That means -revenue losses.
The march to Sussan Collins offices to make sure she knows she shouldn't support oil copany excs.
“As one of the only Republican Senators who accepts the scientific consensus on climate change and supports action to address the climate crisis, Sen. Collins will play a pivotal role in approving or rejecting Trump’s “fossil fuel” cabinet,” said Glen Brand, Sierra Club Maine Chapter Director.
“The underlying causes of climate change are no longer debated within the scientific community,” said Professor Charles Tilburg, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences at the University Of New England. “We have moved beyond this settled issue to examine the effects of the change on our environment.”
For years, Scott Pruitt has led the legal charge to kill the EPA’s historic Clean Power Plan and other important environmental safeguards like stronger standards, and he has regularly conspired with the fossil fuel industry to attack EPA protections.
Pruitt is an unabashed climate science denier. Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus recognized by NASA, as recently as last May, Pruitt falsely said that “that debate is far from settled. Scientists continue to disagree about the degree and extent of global warming and its connection to the actions of mankind.”
As Secretary of State, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson would literally put the most powerful, private fossil fuel corporate interests in charge of our nation’s foreign policy. For many years, Exxon Mobil was the driving force and a major funding source supporting climate denialism propagandists.
UPDATE: on January 20th Collins stood by Sessions- showing she's no moderate
Trump has nominated another denier of climate science, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, to lead the very department that Perry pledged to eliminate when he was a presidential candidate.
Recently, at a talk at Bowdoin College, Sen. Collins reiterated that she believes humans are causing climate change and that governmental action will be needed to solve the problem. “I have supported over and over again the ability of the EPA to advance greenhouse gas emissions policy—the Clean Power Act, for example.”
“Senator Collins can’t have it both ways: she cannot support climate science deniers for critically important cabinet posts AND support policies to protect our climate and promote clean energy,” added Sierra Club’s Glen Brand.
Following the news conference, more than 100 Maine climate activists conducted a public protest at in front of Sen. Collins’ Portland office before meeting with a senior member of the Senator’s staff. (photos)
Sen. Susan Collins
Confirmation Hearings
Quality of life in Maine
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line283
|
__label__cc
| 0.71312
| 0.28688
|
Michelle & Rose Extremely Silly and Extremely Messy
It’s so Extreme it can only mean that it’s another game of our favourite finale game Extreme Rock Paper Scissors. Playing is the gorgeous auburn haired gunge loving looney that is Rose and the beautiful and busty Michelle battling it out in an ever deepening pool of gunge. It’s extremely good and is Episode 36 Part 3 which is up now on the download store
Michelle Chairbound
Rose was a little bit miffed that Michelle made her laugh so easily in the first game we played and that she was on the receiving end of the gunge. So we gave her a new toy to play with and she revealed her domme side. Before Michelle knows what’s going on she’s sat strapped into an inflatable bondage chair with her boobs out but Rose isn’t finished there....you can pretty much guess what happened next and it’s Episode 36 Part 2 which is up on the download store
From the flames of disaster sometimes good things happen....
This video see’s the return of two of our most popular girls the busty beauty Michelle and cheeky self confessed gunge addict the rather stunning Rose. As it turns out this wasn’t actually meant to be the line up for this shoot. Rose had been down as the host for this one as Annabelle was unavailable but then one of the models called me to say she wasn’t feeling well and couldn’t attend. By this time Rose was half way here, I called her and asked if she’d mind shooting and she didn’t take much convincing. “I knew this would happen” she said “I posted on Twitter this morning, heading to shoot with Messymayhem supposed to be hosting but what are the chances of me staying clean”. So it came to pass a short time later she was playing Don’t Laugh or You’ll Lose against her big boobed opponent. It’s Episode 36 Part one and it’s up now on the download store
Michelle & Rose Extremely Silly and Extremely Mess...
From the flames of disaster sometimes good things ...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line284
|
__label__cc
| 0.740165
| 0.259835
|
XS in Cumbria build Nov 25, 2015 22:14:50 GMT
Post by jerryt1939 on Nov 25, 2015 22:14:50 GMT
Even when I add from photobucket this still happens.....
here is a link to my new photobucket with most the pics in:
s1175.photobucket.com/user/Jez_Taylor/library/
Last Edit: Nov 26, 2015 7:34:26 GMT by jerryt1939
XS in Cumbria build Jan 23, 2016 10:12:50 GMT
Post by jerryt1939 on Jan 23, 2016 10:12:50 GMT
Right, now the worst of the weather has passed up here in Cumbria its time to get back on with the build
It looks like I am going to be moving from one end of the country to the other very soon and worried about transporting the XS in the current state she is in :s soo, top of the list is:
Seat fitted
Battery fitted
Wiring loom is in but need to tidy away
Brakes brakes brakes!!
after that she should pretty much drive on to the trailer...... (He says hopefully....)
Main question that I really need help with:
How do you mount the mx5 seats in an XS? There just doesn't seem to be the support for the rails.... and the way that the side of the car bows in at the back i have to fit the seats further forwards and only seems to be the thin floor that I can bolt to... I am thinking about getting some box section and fabricating a bracket around the current cross bar that is there but this seems a bit excessive and haven't seen anyone else do this......
Cheers for any help
XS in Cumbria build Jan 23, 2016 10:35:33 GMT via Tapatalk
Post by mawdo81 on Jan 23, 2016 10:35:33 GMT
Can you please post a pic?
Post by p5curly on Jan 23, 2016 14:28:29 GMT
Do the seats not fit the same as exocet or is the chassis different to that ?
Where are you moving to sorry just being nosey
Jan 23, 2016 10:35:33 GMT mawdo81 said:
Whats the best way to upload photos to here? I used to have a whole load and they no just show as broken links...
Jan 23, 2016 14:28:29 GMT p5curly said:
I have just about got drivers seat in got the rear bolts in and tightened.
Have had to remove the tilt mechanism from the side and fabricated a plate to replace it out of some of the left over ally but as soon as I applied any backwards pressure it just buckled. Have now doubled up the thickness but still buckles.... Got some 4mm steel flat bar kicking about that I might have a play with tomorrow. Problem is that there is no clearance between the seat and one of the side bars so may have to consider 2mm steel plate instead...
I know its not a big job but quite a sense of achievement for my first afternoon in the garage this year! If I can keep up this pace I'll be finished in no time :s
Moving from West Cumbria to South East Kent. Pretty sure its the furthest anyone could move within England lol
We had to modify our runners in our build it seems like our seats seemed to yo yo in and out but it was worth it in the end
You may come across more MEV owners in the Kent area
Its like most the car - So much measuring 2, 3, 4 times then drill/cut once! Its the plate on side that I need to have a think about...
Hopefully! Even if there isn't, I imagine it's a lot easier to join in the meets and road-trips from the south than it is from up here
Whats the best way to upload pic to here now as mine are still broken....
XS in Cumbria build Jan 23, 2016 21:30:45 GMT via Tapatalk nigel likes this
Photobucket there is a guide in the general section I think
Cheers, will have a look
XS in Cumbria build Jan 23, 2016 21:49:54 GMT nigel likes this
Looks like I have got pic upload working!!
Last Edit: Jan 23, 2016 21:50:21 GMT by jerryt1939
Fixed the photo issue, need to use the direct link to the photo on photobucket instead of generic link....
All working now good pics
Had another pretty productive day
Started off getting the seat mounting finished off, and then fixing the buckling plate on the side of the chair:
Now the seat was fixed in position I got the steering column tightened up in the right place, Need to create a bracket between steering column and pedals, then moved on to the wiring loom.
It's all roughly where I want it, I think... just need to create some sort of harness tray. Im thinking of creating something that both houses the wiring harness but also doubles up as a dash of sorts...
next I moved on to the handbrake:
yeah, they're not going through..... like so many things with this build, what should be a simple task just doesn't happen first time, out with the amazing xmas tree drill bit and reasonably quickly had them through.
Got away with not having to drill for the handbrake cables, don't know if I got lucky or whether I have done it wrong....?
Moved on to the radiator:
Need to look into radiator mounting a bit before I start fabricating brackets, with the nose cone being so narrow i'm not sure if it is going to fit :s
Lil man came out to check on the progress
XS in Cumbria build Jan 25, 2016 6:58:29 GMT
Post by gwnwar on Jan 25, 2016 6:58:29 GMT
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line285
|
__label__cc
| 0.532208
| 0.467792
|
PART 2 - CONTINUED: America Warned Is Unprepared For Q & Trump’s Cataclysmic Destruction Of “Deep State”
Carol on Sun May 20, 2018 11:12 am
CONTINUED FROM PART ONE:
http://mistsofavalon.forumotion.com/t9571-part-america-warned-is-unprepared-for-q-trumps-cataclysmic-destruction-of-deep-state
http://mistsofavalon.forumotion.com/t9681-america-warned-is-unprepared-for-q-trumps-cataclysmic-destruction-of-deep-state-part-1
Q POSTS AT THIS LINK: https://qanon.pub
Q IS A TEAM of MILITARY INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES
WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO PROTECT PRESIDENT TRUMP
because the CIA, NSA, DOJ and FBI are ALL corrupt.
Inside the NSA are operatives called the Q group. They are the NSA's internal police department and law enforcement responsible for tracking down and arresting traitors and people who violate National Security inside the NSA.[/color]
Prayingmedic; Anon Update May 18 - Gimme Shelter
PRAYING MEDIC DECODE LINKS:
Website: http://prayingmedic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/prayingmedic
Youtube links: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=praying+medic
Podcasts from 10/6/17 - 4/13/18: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/praying-medic/id975076454?mt=2
As the storm intensifies, Q anon reminds the deep state they may need to seek shelter. Prayingmedic continues as the most thorough qanon decoder, but he is days behind most. A good catch-up for those who have been distracted, and those who are q-less. Unnecessary for those who have been reading my posts here, but clearer than my hodge podge has been!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAmGK4zwbqA 49 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykP7QXaZp9M
Did Q Try To WARN Us???
Justinformed talk reviews the hints that the deep state would be shooting up some school, as it prepares for the revelations coming from congressional investigations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dqTSYOf47Y
ARTHUR UPDATE: Rumor - "Indictments Unsealed a Month Before the Midterm Election"
Jim Clapper – “Spying on Trump Was a Good Thing”, 2233
Synopsis: Ok, this is really heating up nicely now. As of today, we now know from one of the kingpins of the coup attempt against President Trump, the Obama Director of National Intelligence, Jim Clapper, admitted that not only was there a spy inside the Trump campaign, but in his august opinion, putting a spy inside the Trump campaign was a good thing. Now, I just want to remind you, as we reported in #2225 on Monday. Clapper is deliberately trying to confuse the media, and he’s being successful. The spy in London was a well-known old CIA guy named Stefan Halper. He was acting, not as a spy, because he wasn’t in the Trump campaign. He was operating as an agent provocateur, who coordinated closely with FBI counterintelligence guy, Peter Stcrzok to create the insurance policy by trying to convince Carter Page and George Papadoupoulos – both of whom he met with in London - to either spy for them, or at least connect up with Russian agents so then they could bust them – and by association – Trump for collusion. Apparently, neither scenario worked either of those two. Please go back and look at #2225for additional details. The real Trump spy – or two – is desperately being protected by Clapper et al to this day. I’ve got a good idea who at least one of the real Trump spies was, and here’s a faint hint. His last name rhymes with disaster. Both Tucker and Hannity had great segments tonight on the Clapper admission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uxmXQhj7sg 6 min
Last edited by Carol on Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:22 am; edited 8 times in total
Re: PART 2 - CONTINUED: America Warned Is Unprepared For Q & Trump’s Cataclysmic Destruction Of “Deep State”
Q = CODES
+ - Soros family
++ - Rothschild family
+++ - House of Saud
187 - police code for Murder
5:5 - All Q plans are set in place but wait until Q gives QAnons a 'go into action' command
@Snowden - Edward Snowden
@Jack - Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter
4,10,20 - DJT, Donald J. Trump
ADM R - Admiral Rogers, Director of NSA
AF1 - Air Force 1, POTUS plane
AG - Attorney General
AL - Al Franken, Senator of Minnesota
Alice and Wonderland - Hillary Clinton and the Bloody Saudi Arabia
AM/#2 - Andrew McCabe
ANON - Anonymous
ANTIFA - Anti-Fascists, Soros backed domestic terrorists
AS - Adam Schiff also Antonin Scalia
ATL - Atlanta, state capital of Georgia
AUS - Australia
BDT blunt and direct time
BIS - Bank for International Settlesments
BOB - Robert Mueller former Director of FBI
BO - Barack Obama also Board Owner
BHO/HUSSEIN/Renegade - Barack (Hussein) Obama, Renegade (traitor) was his USSS codename
BOD - Board of Directors
BP - Border Patrol
BUZZF - BuzzFeed
C-INFO - Classified information
CA - Canada
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CF - Clinton Foundation
CFR - Council on Foreign Relations
Clowns/Clowns In America/C-A - CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
CM - CodeMonkey, 8chan Administrator
COMMS - Communications
*CS - Chuck Schumer also Civil Service
CTR - Correct The Record
DC - District of Columbia
DJT/POTUS - Donald J. Trump, President Of The United States
DNC - Democratic National Committee
DOD - Department of Defense
DOE - Department of Energy
DOJ/D-J - Department of Justice
DOPEY - Alwaleed bin Talal
D's - Democrats
DWS - Debbie Wasserman Schultz
EH - eric holder
EM - Elon Musk
EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse
EMS - Emergency Messaging System also Emergency Medical Services
EO - Executive Order
ES - Eric Schmidt
EU - European Union
EVERGREEN - HRC
F&F - Fast and Furious (Feinstein's failed gun sale attempt)
f2f - Face-to-Face
FB - Facebook
FBI/F-I - Federal Bureau of Investigation
FED - Federal Reserve also Federal
FF - False flag
FISA - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FLYNN - Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor to President Trump
GEORGE - GS
GOOG - Google
GITMO - Guantanamo Bay Naval Base military prison and detention camp
GS - George Soros
H - Haiti
HI - Hawaii
HK - Hong Kong
HRC - Hillary Rodham Clinton
HS - Homeland Security
HA/Huma - Huma Abedin
HUMA - Harvard University Muslim Alumni
Hussein - Barack Hussein Obama II
H-wood - Hollywood
IC - Intelligence Community
ID/IDEN - Identification
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
ISIS - Israeli Secret Intelligence Service
JA - Julian Assange
JB - John Brennan, Former CIA Director
JC - James Clapper (Former DNI Director) also James Comey (Former FBI Director)
JFK - John Kennedy, former President of the USA before being assassinated in 1962 / Gen John F Kelly
JOHNNY - John Conyers, US Representative for Michigan
JK - John Kerry also Jared Kushner
JS - John Solomon
KKK - Ku Klux Klan, started by the D's
L - Lynn Rothschild
LDR - Lord De Rothschild
LL - Loretta Lynch
LV - Las Vegas
MAY - Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
MAGA - MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
MB - Muslim Brotherhood
MI - Military Intelligence
ML - Marshal Law
MM - Media Matters also Million
MS-13 - Latino Drug Cartel
MSM - Mainstream Media
MW - Maxine Waters
MZ - Mark Zuckerberg
NG/NAT G - National Guard
NK/NORK/NOK - North Korea
No Name - McCain
NP - Non-Profit also Nancy Pelosi
NSA - National Security Agency
NWO - New World Order
NYT - New York Times, American newspaper
OO - Oval Office
OP - Original poster also Operation(s)
P_PERS - President Trump's Personal message to us
PG - Pizzagate/pedogate
PL - Presidential library
PM - Prime Minister
POS - Piece of XXXX
PP - Planned Parenthood
PS - Peter Strzok, FBI agent
Q - Person with an extremely high level of security clearance
Q+ - When Q has an opponent in check
R - RENEGADE - Obama
RC - rachel chandler
RNC - Republican National Committee
R's - Republicans
RED RED - Red Cross
ROTH - Rothschild
RR - Rod Rosenstein (Deputy Attorney General) also Ronald Reagan
RT - Real time
RYAN - Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House
SA - Saudi Arabia
SAP - Special Access Programs
SC - Supreme Court
SD - State Department
SEC - Security also Secure
SESSIONS - Jeff Sessions (Attorney General)
SH - Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit
SID/We Don't Say His Name/John M - John Sidney McCain
SIS - Secret Intelligence Service (in the United Kingdom)
SK - South Korea
SOTU - State of the Union
SR - Susan Rice also Seth Rich
SS - Secret Service
ST - Seal Team (eg. Seal Team 6)
TG - Trey Gowdy
TSA - Transportation Security Administration
U1 - Uranium One
UBL - Osama Bin Laden
UN - United Nations
USMC - United States Marine Corps
USSS - United States Secret Service
VJ - Valerie Jarret
WH - White House
WWG1WGA - Where We Go One, We Go All
WL - Wikileaks
WRWY - We are with you
WW - Worldwide
Last edited by Carol on Mon May 21, 2018 8:10 pm; edited 1 time in total
Indictment dashboard... Over 30k! This guy does a great job. https://public.tableau.com/profile/nerothehero#!/vizhome/IndictmentDashboard/IndictmentDashboard
Update on Podesta group indicment and a lot of stuff
https://www.neonrevolt.com/2018/05/18/caught-up-in-the-crossfire-things-are-going-quantum-newq-qanon-greatawakening/
https://www.sgtreport.com/2018/05/major-story-ig-horowitz-finds-that-the-fbi-and-the-dept-of-justice-broke-the-law-in-the-clinton-probe-and-now-refers-the-matter-to-huber-for-criminal-charges/
ANOTHER MUELLER GAFFE: Lawyers Defending Russian Firm Tell Court Named Employees DON’T WORK FOR THEM
– Mueller MADE IT UP
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/another-mueller-gaffe-lawyers-defending-russian-firm-tell-court-named-employees-dont-work-for-them-mueller-made-it-up/
China offers protection amid the dance of the trillions
https://www.ft.com/content/55419c72-59f8-11e8-bdb7-f6677d2e1ce8
Wired Sources
@WiredSources
BREAKING: China said to offer Trump a U.S. trade deficit reduction package approaching $200 billion annually - Reuters
6:02 PM - 17 May 2018
China greenlights more business for RMB clearing banks ..
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/18/c_137189513.htm
Hong Kong Spends $1.2 Billion Defending Currency Overnight
https://uk.investing.com/news/forex-news/hong-kong-spends-12-billion-defending-currency-overnight-1177853
“These expected counter-attacks are in fact a sign that the Ninth Circle and its Vatican/corporate backers are beginning to panic and are resorting to fearful self-defensiveness. We expect more cracks to appear in the ranks of their cult and for more defectors and informants to emerge. We are optimistic that this murderous three century old Jesuit cult is in collapse, which means that our efforts must intensify.”
http://itccs.org/2017/05/06/an-update-on-the-aftermath-of-the-ninth-circle-disruptions-and-arrests-of-april-30/
https://youtu.be/3PzKQ_2wSAA
BOOM: IT'S HAPPENING.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4HX-h3r0jE
The People Feel The Collapse Before It Hits - Episode 1571a
X22Report: Q Warned Us, Bad News About To Break! Plus: There Is Nothing to Hide It. The Government, Fed and the corporate media will not let us know on the real status of the economy, but one thing is for sure, the people feel it, the people felt it in 2007 leading up to the 2008 great recession and they feel it now, there is not hiding it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVWe5brmGlA&feature=youtu.be
Q Warned Us, Bad News About To Break - Episode 1571b
Big news is coming out the report from the IG is going to hit the airwaves and it doesn't look good for the deep state. Mueller release a memo which is un-redacted but nobody can read it. The Skripals have been released from the hospital the only problem is that nobody knows where they are. South Korea wants to mediate the peace talks. Russia release a video of their bomber flying in international airspace. Syria ready for political process, Germany agrees. There was another event and Q posted about it on May 17, we know bad news will be hitting very soon and it looks like there is an attempt to clog the news cycle with other topics.
Recoding done today by Laura Walker of the Oracle Report and Andrew Foss both of whom are astrologers. The topic is Q and the energetics thereof and the effects upon the collective. For your consideration I present…Laura Walker of the Oracle Report. https://www.bitchute.com/video/P6iLgm6EFoJR/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/18/mark-inch-chief-federal-bureau-prisons-resigns-abruptly/623252002/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syFQSQ1W5OM
John B Wells - LIVE
At 1:17 timestamp, praying medic said Muellor was threanted to go along w all the stuff ... the clinton crime family threatened his family and himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Avsxw6BrhI
[5.18] False Flags/Pope Having a Bad May/Russia Investigation Implodes/Opioid Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjpP2L5ORxc
BREAKING: CNN To Permanently Close Its Doors
https://twitter.com/FedupWithSwamp/status/997464133384720384
Swamp Drainer (@FedupWithSwamp)
Pope is having a bad May....
Every Chilean bishop in Rome has submitted their resignation to Pope Francis.
https://t.co/6rwMDp9QQg
Every Chilean bishop in Rome resigns | CatholicHerald.co.uk
The bishops asked forgiveness from abuse survivors
> ELINT News Retweeted
Josh Dawsey
-Verified account @jdawsey1
Trump, originally scheduled to go to Camp David this weekend, is not going. Schedule for this weekend has him at White House. "No public events scheduled."
Global: MilitaryInfo
- @Global_Mil_Info
#UnitedStates: A cancellation has occurred at the State Department; Bolton and Pompeo have been sent to the WH for an unexpected meeting with Preisdent Trump.
This is about socialism in our country
http://src.personalliberty.com/eview/323439/402208696/
Dems, Media Outraged After Trump Calls MS-13 Gang Members ‘Animals’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/16/dems-media-outraged-after-trump-calls-ms-13-gang-members-animals/
Panicked Weiner Dumped His Laptop & Phones to Private Investigator before FBI Raid; Who Else Has The Hillary Files? – True PunditTrue Pundit
https://truepundit.com/panicked-weiner-dumped-his-laptop-who-else-has-the-hillary-files/
George Bush Pedophile Sex Ring and Blackmail of Congress
https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/george-bush-pedophile-sex-ring-and-blackmail-of-congress/
Still need house cleaning?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-17/wells-fargo-caught-altering-information-business-customers-documents
Carol on Sun May 20, 2018 12:00 pm
Hillary Clinton Email Mentions Sacrifice To Moloch – The Illuminati Idol of the Bohemian Grove
http://politicianreviews.com/review/hillary-clinton-email-mentions-sacrifice-to-moloch-the-illuminati-idol-of-the-bohemian-grove/
Supreme Court Decision Tosses 1992 Law
This ruling quietly returned all power to the states. In a stunning victory for state’s rights, Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion for the constitution defending majority. Their ruling says that the 1992 act didn’t just infringe on state prerogatives it actually “commandeered” power from the states, “essentially forcing them to act in ways they otherwise would not.”
https://conservativedailypost.com/supreme-court-decision-tosses-1992-law/
https://twitter.com/jordan_sather_/status/997635119664906240?s=12
17th day of the 17th month of his presidency.
17th letter of alphabet is Q.
Todays questionable incidents:
- Santa Fe shooting
- Cuban plane crash
- Trump golf club incident
- Vehicle striking people in Bronx
To distract from:
- Chileans bishops resigning
- IG report on Hillary about to drop
- MSM lit up for defending MS-13
- Weiners Laptop
Chinese Govt. Releases First Public Crypto Ratings
https://coincentral.com/chinese-govt-releases-crypto-ratings-ethereum-comes-in-first-while-bitcoin-lags-behind/
There is a world-wide movement to move beyond the current state of government using Blockchains and associated technology. This includes real estate ownership records and access to software that makes it possible to fund specific activities independent of Government. These actions are governed with software called smart contracts
Smart Contracts are distributed in a manner making them almost impossible to stop or gain control over. They enable any party to provide a function or service for payment and enable direct funding to say farms for products bypassing distributors and middlemen. They make graft free commerce possible!
Nearly 51 Million Households In The United States ‘Can’t Afford Basics Like Rent And Food’
https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/nearly-51-million-households-in-the-united-states-cant-afford-basics-like-rent-and-food
Brennan "Needs Very Good Lawyer" Says DiGenova; "He's Going To Be In Front Of A Grand Jury Shortly" https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/brennan-needs-very-good-lawyer-says-digenova-hes-going-be-front-grand-jury-shortly
Sergei Skripal Discharged From Hospital After Exposure To "Deadliest Nerve Agent On Planet Earth" https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/sergei-skripal-discharged-hospital-after-exposure-deadliest-nerve-agent-planet
Italy CDS Blows Out As Anti-Establishment Parties Reach Government Deal
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/italy-cds-blows-out-anti-establishment-parties-reach-government-deal
China Foreign Ministry Denies Offering US $200Bln Trade Deficit Cut https://sputniknews.com/asia/201805181064579481-china-us-trade-talks-offer/
Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel Hold Joint Press Conference in Russia's Sochi https://sputniknews.com/world/201805181064579168-putin-merkel-sochi/
China Bows Out of Deal to Buy a Stake in Russia's Oil Giant
https://russia-insider.com/en/china-bows-out-deal-buy-stake-russias-oil-giant/ri23496
Reuters: Ecuador orders withdrawal of extra Assange security from embassy in London.
http://internal.www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-assange/ecuador-orders-withdrawal-of-extra-assange-security-from-embassy-in-london-idUSKCN1IJ08X?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
How Russia Can Deal With America's Secondary Sanctions
https://russia-insider.com/en/how-russia-can-deal-americas-secondary-sanctions/ri23499
US Scrapped B-52 Military Drill With South Korea After Kim Jong Un Complained https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/us-scrapped-b-52-military-drill-south-korea-after-kim-jong-un-complained
WSJ Asks "Was Trump's Campaign 'Set Up'?"
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/wsj-asks-was-trumps-campaign-set
China Oil Futures "Thundering Into Action" After Trump Exits Iran Deal https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-17/china-oil-futures-thundering-action-after-trump-exits-iran-deal
Calling China A Liar, Kudlow Says Beijing Offered To Reduce Trade Deficit By "At Least $200 Billion" https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/calling-china-liar-kudlow-says-beijing-offered-reduce-trade-deficit-least-200
Brennan Was Feeding Obama Unverified Info From Steele Dossier, Contradicting 2017 Testimony https://truepundit.com/brennan-was-feeding-obama-unverified-info-from-steele-dossier-contradicting-2017-testimony/
China is making Iran a hub in its global infrastructure project
https://www.axios.com/china-is-making-iran-a-hub-in-its-global-infrastructure-project-1513304440-be42e1cc-9090-460d-8568-0983139f1f57.html
Farm bill fails in House, amid conservative uprising over immigration http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/18/gop-leaders-face-internal-uprising-over-daca-border-wall-votes-with-farm-bill-at-risk.html
Last edited by Carol on Sun May 20, 2018 12:07 pm; edited 1 time in total
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbl6UHD_9FQ
Greg Hunter - Weekly News Wrap-Up 5.18.18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=868&v=yscdrFN5Fk8
TOM FITTON: New Emails Reveal John Podesta Helped His Brother
Tony Podesta In His Lobbying Business While Working For Obama
The Podesta Group, the now defunct lobbying firm ran by John Podesta’s brother, Tony Podesta, was lobbying a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian political front yet was never issued an indictment from Mueller even though they failed to register as a foreign agent.http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/tom-fitton-new-emails-reveal-hillary-linked-podesta-group-lobbied-pro-kremlin-ukrainian-political-front-group/
Trump’s former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, however, was indicted for the exact same offense.
It gets worse…
John Podesta was working for the Obama administration helping his brother Tony Podesta lobby on behalf of foreign companies a month after Hillary left the State Department.
Judicial Watch obtained 5 pages of records from the State Department after filing a FOIA lawsuit.
The Podesta Group was lobbying a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian front called Party of the Republics, Fitton said.
“Both Manafort and the Podesta Group had to file foreign agent registration act forms disclosing their lobbying activities for groups like the party of the regions and some other fronts associated with Ukraine. ONLY MANAFORT WAS INDICTED for not filing those forms properly and on time when he should have,” Fitton said.
“The Podesta Group, a mega Democrat lobbying firm was not indicted, nor was Mr. Podesta himself,” Fitton continued.
Enter John Podesta, a longtime Clinton operative…
“John Podesta is getting emails back and forth and agreeing to get some information and talking for his brother in this lobbying effort,” Fitton explained.
What other involvements did John Podesta have in his brother’s lobbying firm?
“These emails are a stark reminder that Mueller is only interested in the alleged foreign ties that involve Mr. Trump,” Fitton exclaimed.
The Podesta group was involved with the same Ukrainian entities that Manafort is being charged in federal court for, yet the Podestas aren’t being investigated.
As TGP previously reported, the Podesta Group, run by John Podesta’s brother Tony, retroactively filed DOJ disclosures for ‘pro-Putin lobbying.’
Robert Mueller issued grand jury subpoenas to several public relations firms last August, including Manafort and the Podesta Group, but only Manafort was indicted.
This is more proof Mueller is hunting down Trump and anyone connected to him.
FEDS DROP BOMBSHELL: Comey & Lynch Colluded with Clinton Campaign to Entrap, Wiretap Trump; Illegal Scheme Involved Entire U.S. Intel Community
https://truepundit.com/feds-drop-bombshell-comey-illegal-scheme-involved-entire-u-s-intel-community/
BREAKING U.S. withdrawing assistance from northwest Syria
http://dlvr.it/QTLsJH
BREAKING Iran says oil export drop not expected if EU saves nuclear deal
http://dlvr.it/QTNnKP
South China Sea dispute: Chinese bombers roam free from island fortresses
http://www.news.com.au/world/south-china-sea-dispute-chinese-bombers-roam-free-from-island-fortresses/news-story/c2dd01ce6590d4ed8a8d50e58cafce7a
FEDS DROP BOMBSHELL: Comey & Lynch Colluded with Clinton Campaign to Entrap,
Wiretap Trump; Illegal Scheme Involved Entire U.S. Intel Community
Loretta Lynch’s Justice Department and James Comey’s FBI worked together with the Hillary Clinton campaign to entrap Donald Trump and associates — including his eldest son — prior to the 2016 presidential election, according to records and testimony of federal law enforcement insiders. One high ranking official in the Justice Department called it a sweeping “highly illegal” scheme to ensure Hillary Clinton’s election to the White House. “This was clearly a scheme using Justice (Department) resources and State (Department) resources to get the Russian lawyer into the United States,” one Justice Department insider said. “Who has the power to do this? Only the people at the very top.”
Lynch. Comey. Andrew McCabe. Preet Bhahara. Sally Yates.
And according to high ranking FBI sources, the Bureau played a definitive role in plotting this sweeping privacy breach. But the FBI had much help from the NSA, CIA, the Office of of the Director of National Intelligence, Treasury financial crimes division under DHS, and the Justice Department, federal law enforcement sources confirmed. ohn Brennan. James Clapper. Jeh Johnson.
That places the Barack Obama administration directly into this illegal soup, led by Lynch, Yates, Comey and the FBI’s McCabe and associates.
In fact, Hillary Clinton along with the DNC bankrolled Fusion GPS to set up Donald Trump Jr. in the large scheme to undercut his father’s path to the presidency, sources said.
The Russian lawyer who set up Donald Trump Jr. — Natalia Veselnitskaya — was paid by Fusion GPS. Fusion GPS was paid by Hillary Clinton and the DNC.
Veselnitskaya and Fusion GPS worked together on another caper in 2014, two years before the Trump Jr. operation. In Russia.
Veselnitskaya was barred from entering the United States. Federal law enforcement sources said Lynch and Comey — using Preet Bhahara’s clout in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the southern district of New York — ensured she was granted a special visa for entry, just to set up the Trump inner circle.
A Justice Department official said Clinton likely never expected her campaign’s role and finances to be uncovered and broke a host of federal laws while trying to get elected in 2016, including bringing Veselnitskaya — who was previously barred from entering the United Stated — into Manhattan for the Trump sit down.
Using research firm Fusion GPS as a buffer, Clinton and associates are now linked to financing a scheme to set up the controversial Trump Jr. meeting at Trump Tower before the 2016 presidential election.
Fusion GPS is already on the legal hot seat for commissioning the Dodgy Dossier on Trump, hiring former British spy Christopher Steele to compile the bogus manifesto with the financial backing of the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign, as well as the FBI.
But these new revelations — that Fusion GPS played a key role in setting up President Trump’s elder son to make it look like he was colluding with the Russians to beat Hillary — pushes this scandal into a new and more troubling orbit.
Soon after the meeting, Clinton and her campaign flunkies began slamming Trump for his links to Russia and Vladimir Putin, a chorus that continues to this day.
But it appears now this loud chorus was a manufactured arrangement of lies from a paid choir.
Especially since this scheme was backed by Hillary-Clinton dollars which implicates Clinton and her campaign in helping orchestrate the Russian sit down to entrap members of the Trump family.
Perhaps even more alarming, it is now alleged Barack Obama’s Justice Department and FBI helped sneak the Russian lawyer into the United States for the Trump Tower meeting, the insider said. She was previously banned from entering the country (more on that below).
If you are paying attention, this scandal is shaping up into a serious and disturbing criminal plot.
The Democrats and Clinton herself lambasted Trump Jr. for meeting with Russian lawyer The Democrats alleged Trump Jr. was working a backroom and illegal deal at the behest of his father. The meeting has been part of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation and Trump Jr. has testified at the Senate level to explain the meeting. Trump Jr., corroborated by evidence since the investigation began, met with the Russian delegation for anything but illegal reasons.
No collusion, as the Democrats have cried out for, has been proven on Trump Jr.’s part or that of his father. Nor does it appear it ever will be.
Fusion GPS has been fighting Congress in federal court to keep its banking records private, battling a federal subpoena to turn over the details of money coming in and flowing out of the Virginia-based research firm.
Following the Trump Tower sit down with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, investigators began digitally wiretapping Paul Manafort, Trump Jr., and Jared Kushner who were also at the meeting.
Thomas Pain goes off
"One of my goals in the last two years was to expose the FBI for what it had become. And we have helped do that. They tried to torch me and my family after I busted my ass for them and covered for them. Karma is a bitch. In talks with network to do a TV series. I'm not done yet.
There were 150+ "informants" embedded in Trump campaign & WH ratting to FBI and Mueller. This was ONE huge Op, so there are no 'informants' because the whole operation is illicit -- making everyone an operative. We broke that story. EVERYONE WAS INVOLVED."
https://twitter.com/Thomas1774Paine/status/997877741268717568
GOP Intelligence Head Threatens Contempt Charges Against Rosenstein
The subpoena is valid and the White House has requested transparency, yet Rosenstein refuses to deliver.
https://conservativedailypost.com/gop-intelligence-head-threatens-contempt-charges-against-rosenstein/
Q = https://qanon.pub
https://qanon.pub/data/images/5d3683fa411383fae47df1d69a1a220bac638e755fc2b54f26d03a8676e712f0.png
(= EO SIgned and ready to use his powers to declassify and demand DOJ turn over documents.)
"If the FBI or DOJ was infiltrating a campaign for the benefit of another campaign, that is a really big deal. Only the release or review of documents that the House Intelligence Committee (also, Senate Judiciary) is asking for can give the conclusive answers. Drain the Swamp!"
I'd watch the news that day.
You knew when you set that trip, that the PAIN would be delivered "—-23!!!"
More evidence of foreknowledge.
Password exposed?
May 19 2018 17:10:28 (EST)
Mistake or on purpose?
TRIP CHANGE
They thought it was coming yesterday.
They were wrong.
Follow the pen.
https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/1471619.html#1472440
REPORTS: Cambridge professor outed as FBI informant inside Trump campaign... [/b]
https://nypost.com/2018/05/19/cambridge-professor-outed-as-fbi-informant-inside-trump-campaign/
A Cambridge professor with deep ties to American and British intelligence has been outed as an agent who snooped on the Trump presidential campaign for the FBI. Multiple media outlets have named Stefan Halper, 73, as the secret informant who met with Trump campaign advisers Carter Page and George Papadopoulos starting in the summer of 2016. The American-born academic previously served in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations.
[5/19/18, 12:19:11 PM] Myra de Gersdorff: https://twitter.com/i/moments/995852781377413120
[5/19/18, 12:20:23 PM] Myra de Gersdorff: The above suggests porn lawyer funded by same groups funding Clinton.
“Wet-Ware” Soft Kill Plan Is Happening, but Can Be Stopped: Defund Them Now! (Videos)
http://beforeitsnews.com/power-elite/2018/05/wet-ware-soft-kill-plan-is-happening-but-can-be-stopped-defund-them-now-videos-2452989.html
An intricate funding source for the Deep State is now being exposed, a British Crown-controlled company named Serco Inc. was awarded a $610 million contract to manage FEMA Region 9 that covers Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.
On Jul. 16, 2013, Obama awarded Serco a $1.2 billion contract to run the Obamacare website.
Serco also manages the air traffic control towers in 63 U.S. airports and has been paid more than $95 million to run the U.S. Patent and Trademark examination processes.
Who Is SERCO?
Why have we not heard of them? More to the point, why are we outsourcing critical American infrastructure, ingenuity and private medical information on every U.S. citizen to sworn agents of the British Crown?!
Serco’s most recent 2016 annual report published at Companies House in London provides critical clues about Serco’s unstated mission. In looking at Serco’s bizarre collection of subsidiaries, one is left with the evident conclusion that something nefarious is afoot.
Serco builds nuclear weapons, provides housing for migrants, reviews U.S. patents, runs the Obamacare website, operates obvious money-laundering shell companies in the Middle East, is teamed with Lockheed Martin, builds ships, manages massive IT infrastructure, manufactures space vehicles, runs job placement agencies, provides air traffic control to cities, runs rail services, manages parking meters, oversees FEMA Region 9, manages courts and prisons, and runs sports and recreation centers. Huh?
This is the weirdest list of companies one can imagine until one overlays Richard C. Walker’s “wet-ware” patents on top, then it makes sense.
This Serco list of 73 subsidiaries revealed a shocking correlation among; (1) Serco’s business interests, (2) the activities of the Senior Executive Service (SES), and (3) the monstrous “Internet of Things” patents filed by Richard C. Walker, Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies.
SES and Serco plan to control the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SEmtgjCk3U
In the next video, Douglas Gabriel and Michael McKibben discuss how Serco companies work with the SES Deep State shadow government to implement 5G, and then manage the societal effects of their coming mass murder program.
SHOCKING Global Control System Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhJQfFTbO38
That’s why Serco runs FEMA camps, owns pathology companies, houses migrants, owns laundries, operates prisons, provides transport and rail, run hospitals and leisure centers, builds ships and space technology—to zap the populace with 5G like a mosquito zapper, then handle the cleanup.
Serco Group Plc Appendix A List of Subsidiaries from their Annual Report for 2016. Companies House. Serco Group Plc SUBSIDIARIES. (Dec. 31, 2016). Annual Report and Accounts 2016, Reg. No. 02048608. Serco. Companies House. (Raw *.xlsx file).
Serco Group Plc’s revenue sources from their 2016 Annual Report. Companies House. Serco Group PLC. (Dec. 31, 2016). Annual Report and Accounts 2016, Reg. No. 02048608. Serco. (Raw *.xlsx file).
Correlations in activities among Serco, OPIC, MCC, USAID, Crown Agents, American Inns of Court, Five Eyes, Highlands Group, IBM Eclipse Foundation, theft of Leader Technologies’ social networking invention, The Internet of Things, and Richard C. Walker’s “wet-ware” patents.
U.S. Patent No. 6,965,816, re. Fig. 40 (“World Organization”). Incorporated by reference in multiple Walker applications, including U.S. Pat. App. No. 10/401,041, Fig. 2B, Automated Accounting System That Values Controls Records and Bills The Uses of Equipment Vehicles For Society. See also Meet The Person Who Can Remotely Crash Planes And Can Your Mind.
U.S. Patent No. 6,965,816, Fig. 21. See Blanket Surveillance.
Call To Action:
The citizens of the United States and the world must call upon President Trump and loyal American leaders to defund the feeder systems used by these SES corruptocrats.
Ask President Trump to write the check to Leader Technologies for their Miller Act Notice so they can help implement new technologies that respect Constitutional privacy and property and help implement a truly Free Press.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0dEcvXLOf4ZFvjCahK4Lw
https://americans4innovation.blogspot.com/2018/05/ses-serco-wet-ware-soft-kill-plan-is_16.html
Total Recall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvWCR_Z6wWk
Another good Neon Revolt - Deliberately Tripping up the #CorsiCabal. #NewQ #QAnon #GreatAwakening
If you didn’t see recent expose on the #CorsiCabal, catch up here:
https://www.neonrevolt.com/2018/05/19/deliberately-tripping-up-the-corsicabal-newq-qanon-greatawakening/
But now subversive characters, some previously outed by #QAnon, are attempting to pin the attack on the chans, in order to censor the platforms completely.
The effect of this would be to cut off the real last bastion of free-speech, online, and cut off Q’s comms.
They can’t shut him up.
They can’t co-opt the movement.
So now they’re trying to shut him down by deplatforming him.
For the life of me, I don’t know how many times I have to say it:
This is NOT A GAME.
Individuals like Corsi ARE NOT your allies.
THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CO-OPT-
CONTROL-
AND DESTROY THE MOVEMENT FROM WITHIN.
THEY ARE SUBVERSIVES!
I even recently outed Corsi as a Mossad and B’nai B’rith agent (as well as his proximity to Private Intel Agency Stratfor), but evidently that’s STILL not enough for some people.
Ever since Corsi was called out by Q, Corsi has been on the warpath, attempting to doxx and intimidate members of the Q community.
When reddit user /u/SerialBrain2 had his post highlighted by Q, Corsi immediately turned around and started attacking /u/SerialBrain2 (from here: SB2). While I made it clear that I have my own issues with some of SB2’s content – it was clear to me that SB2 was not trying to subvert the movement in any way. S/He was just pursuing their own style of research, and that’s totally fine and legitimate. If I didn’t like it, it’s easy enough to ignore. No big deal.
But what Corsi has since done is launch repeated attacks against SB2, and try again and again and again to intimidate and DOXX them.
In fact, he and 0hour have been attempting to doxx for quite a while now, with 0hour most recently doxxing “Codemonkey,” the guy who basically runs all the technical operations for the Q-boards. He’s the one, in the trenches, fixing the bugs as they crop up, or as Q-team makes him aware of them. He’s the one who can confirm Q’s tripcode.
Of course, Corsi panicked and attempted some damage control, in the wake of the pushback he received over this, from even his most loyal stooges:
And then he blamed all this “newfound hate” on a Q-related psyop that he had just magically uncovered and traced back to… wouldn’t you know it! SB2! And he did all this while deliberately twisting Q’s words:
He then continued his aggressive attacks, the most recent of which have been to repeatedly call SB2 a Satanist.
https://qntmpkts.keybase.pub//
it would appear that many false flags/ events are taking place all over to distract the public from the real news on the doj and fbi...
https://www.neonrevolt.com/2018/05/18/falseflag-freakout-thecabals-assault-on-america-nocoincidences-qanon-greatawakening/
(Personal observation, Corsi has fallen off the playing field and is nuts. He's lost all credibility and has been outed on multiple levels. I no long listen to any of his youtube after his diatribe against both the President and Q along with subsequent disturbing behavior along other info passed onto me with regard to his being a pedo. If you want to read the full article you can see how far he has fallen off the rails. Carol)
ELITE CITADELS TARGETED
Vatican and City of London "Messages Delivered"
Qanon’s last post of May 17 (also his last to date) states: “Messages delivered. END” Messages are delivered by Qanon in this manner to a range of parties, sometimes to operatives of the Qanon team, sometimes to targets of operations, including named figures in the cabal of ruling elite.
The two “messages” discussed here delivered by Qanon two days ago are worth keeping in mind as events unfold. Announcement of these potential “targets” indicate the Storm has progressed quickly and successfully through other preliminary targets. The fall of either or both of these two citadels of elitist power and oppression will prove again the historic and beneficent nature of the revolution underway. http://classicalcapital.com/Elite_Citadels_Targeted.html
Georgia to seek hub status in Belt, Road http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201805/18/WS5afe11a2a3103f6866ee91c7.html
Facebook & Atlantic Council unite: Now social media giant serves NATO’s agenda
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/427207-facebook-atlantic-council-nato/
Siemens BRI headquarters in Beijing
http://www.oboreurope.com/en/siemens-bri/
Breaking: Early reports indicate #ISIS is surrendering #Yarmouk Camp, Hajar Al-Aswad, #Damascus #Syria
Israel ‘giving secret aid to Syrian rebels’, report says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-giving-secret-aid-syrian-rebels-bashar-al-assad-golah-heights-hezbollah-fursan-al-joulan-a7797151.html
Trade tensions rise amid pushback from China, EU, Japan
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trade-tensions-rise-amid-pushback-from-china-eu-japan/
Trump warns Nato allies' low budgets will be 'dealt with'
https://euobserver.com/tickers/141855
Assange BETRAYED: Ecuador Negotiates With UK to Hand Him Over
https://russia-insider.com/en/assange-betrayed-ecuador-negotiates-uk-hand-him-over/ri23468#.Wv-rt04ISTA.twitter
China says it will do big business w the U. S. The Chinese government has been pushing their businesses to sell directly to the American public. I know from an American company helping them with that.
https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/997894429858934785?s=20
Secret FBI source for Russia investigation met with three Trump advisers during campaign
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-fbi-source-for-russia-investigation-met-with-three-trump-advisers-during-campaign/2018/05/18/9778d9f0-5aea-11e8-b656-a5f8c2a9295d_story.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3mntnonycw
Freedom Watch: 19 May 2018: MUELLER K.O.'d BY KLAYMAN?;
OBAMA-CLINTON DEEP STATE TREACHERY; TEXAS SHOOTING
SPECIAL GUEST: DR. SEBASTIAN GORKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtLLpJkPMc0
Klayman to Indict Mueller, Comey, Clintons and Obama With Citizen Grand Juries!
orthodoxymoron on Sun May 20, 2018 1:49 pm
I'm playing with burning-magnesium BUT consider Richard Hillary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hillary and Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr. What Would Blue Roller Say?? That Richard Hillary was Enki?? What Would Freddie Mercury Say?? Didn't Richard Hillary write a book titled 'The Last Enemy'?? The words of that title are found in 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 (regarding Jesus delivering the Kingdom to God the Father). I could elaborate, but I usually just drop hints here and there, without properly researching the hints myself. I often do NOT wish to figure things out. This is sort of a 'back-channel' between me and who-knows-who?! The bottom-line in this stuff is 'How Do We Know Anything For Certain??' The Bible Says This. The History Books Say That. Who Lies?? Who Tells the Truth?? Who Wins?? Who Loses?? Try thinking in terms of the Corrupt and Violent Implementation of Idealistic Plans (Past, Present, and Future). The Ends Justify the Means?? The Means Determine the Ends?? For What Purpose?? To What End?? What Would the Nasty Little-Horn Say?? WTF??
"Space Cops!!"
Just as the Info-War is heating-up and going mainstream, I'm trying to not look at it, or listen to it. I just watched a video, claiming that Jackie shot President Kennedy!! I had thought about that previously (honest) but I had been somewhat convinced by the Bill Cooper claim that the Limo-Driver shot the President. If I remember correctly, Bill claimed that an exploding-bullet with shellfish-toxin was used (which might explain the appearance of smoke near JFK's head). If Jackie did it, that might explain the appearance of smoke, as well. Who Knows?? One commenter on the video claimed that the shooting was staged (and that JFK didn't die)!! What doesn't make sense to me, is why the shooting occurred in such a public and precarious context!! Without being an expert, it seems to me that a stationary-target in a non-public setting would be more of a 'sure-thing' with a minimum of witnesses. Couldn't one of those prostitutes who serviced the President have been used for such a dastardly-deed?? Seymour Hersh, in 'The Dark Side of Camelot' took the position that President Kennedy was extremely-vulnerable during his prostitute-appointments. Is the truth important?? Is the system so rigged, that the truth doesn't matter?? Are the High-Profile Guilty Defended and Protected At the Highest-Levels?? Has the Info-War Leveled the Playing-Field?? As I've written so many times, 'RA' asked me if I knew who ordered the JFK Hit?? I stated a name, and 'RA' just stared at me, without saying a word. It was VERY Creepy!!
I've turned Politics and Religion into Science-Fiction and Conspiracy-Theories (for better or worse, I know not). Is Upward-Mobility more important than Truth-Seeking?? I thought I was helping by seeking the truth in all things, but I'm having second and third thoughts. Should one simply study the world for investment and business opportunities (without regard for helping or hurting)?? Does attempting to make things better really make things better?? Should one just Watch and Profit?? Do you see what I mean?? No Illegal-Activities. No Good-Samaritan Heroics. Just Taking-Advantage of Circumstances to Maximize the Bottom-Line. Is this morally-acceptable in a world which doesn't wish to be told the truth (or told what to do)?? What Would George Soros Say?? Should I read the Bible every day?? Should I read the Wall Street Journal every day?? What if one simply read the A-Section of the WSJ (straight-through) every day, while listening to Bach and Buxtehude (as an Uppity-Religion)?? Must I Explain?? I'm Rambling. Sorry About That.
That last video is fascinating, even though the evidence is rather thin. What if the Kennedy-Dynasty was (and is??) the Original Project Camelot??!! What if Bill and Kerry are John and Jackie??!! Sorry, I couldn't resist. What about The Mists of Avalon?? If that last video is at least partially true, what would the implications and ramifications be regarding The United States of the Solar System, A.D. 2133?? What Would Miles Mathis Say?? http://mileswmathis.com/barindex2.pdf This pdf Blew Me Away!! A certain individual who I've encountered over the past few years, reminds me of a young Jackie!! As usual, I just mention this and that, and hint at this and that, without really going anywhere with anything (except regarding wild-speculation about who I might be on a soul-basis)!! One More Thing. 'RA' told me "The Bush's sold-out very-quickly!!" 'RA' also told me "I like Bill Clinton!!" Finally, 'RA' told me "I'm Very Close to God!!" Honest. I keep thinking about the 'Garden of Eden' as a continuation of the 'War in Heaven' which might've started ten to fifteen thousand years ago (at least regarding this particular solar system). 13,500 years-ago keeps coming up. Try thinking in terms of a War in Heaven Artificial-Intelligence Direct-Democracy Singularity!! What Would David Bowman Say?? What Would Seymour Cray Say?? What Would Ray Kurzweil Say?? http://kurzweilai.net/pdf/RayKurzweilReader.pdf
Carol on Sun May 20, 2018 6:35 pm
Brazil arrests hundreds in massive crackdown on child porn
In just one day, Brazilian authorities went after 578 people on warrants for crimes of child pornography and sexual exploitation of minors. The massive raid is the largest ever in Brazil — and possibly in the world. Over 10,000 children have disappeared in Europe just this past year alone.
http://www.dw.com/en/brazil-arrests-hundreds-in-massive-crackdown-on-child-porn/a-43830260
http://m.dw.com/en/migrant-minors-sexually-exploited/av-19265970
Thousands In Sweden Have Implanted Microchips Under Their Skin
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-18/biohack-thousands-sweden-have-implanted-microchips-under-their-skin
Vatican: Pope did not say there is no hell
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43596919
https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/did-pope-francis-really-say-there-is-no-hell.html
Mnuchin declares US-China trade war 'on hold' as talks progress
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/20/mnuchin-declares-us-china-trade-war-on-hold-as-talks-progress.html
You may not know Rinat Akhmetshin, but Hillary Clinton does
https://allenwestrepublic.com/you-may-not-know-rinat-akhmetshin-but-hillary-clinton-does/
A new letter from Grassley to Roseinstein seems to have several bombshells in it
Senator Chuck Grassley has lobbed a few bombshells, in the form of a letter, into the Department of Justice. As head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senator is exercising his oversight duties of Congress and is asking all the tough questions of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. At issue here is the authority and marching orders that were given to Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The term unfettered power was used. Here is that letter.
A new letter from Grassley to Roseinstein seems to have a number of bombshells in it. For starters: did Rosenstein secretly (and improperly) grant to Mueller wide-ranging spy powers that belong only to the Attorney General? ~ Sean Davis, The Federalist
Dear Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein:
The authority, independence, and accountability of independent counsels is a longstanding concern for jurists, lawmakers, and administrators of all political stripes. These investigations draw significant resources and operate to varying degrees independently from standard Department of Justice supervision. It is thus more likely that a special counsel investigation will evolve beyond its original parameters to capture additional, tangentially related matters. For example, a chief complaint against Kenneth Starr centered on the expanding scope of his investigation from one targeting real estate fraud to perjury about an affair.
It is no surprise then that a federal judge in a May 8, 2018 hearing in the Eastern District of Virginia expressed some skepticism about a heavily redacted August 2017 memorandum that was drafted three months after you issued the Order appointing Robert Mueller as Special Counsel, and that you both now assert details the actual scope of his investigation. 2 The judge asked for, and the Special Counsel provided, an unredacted copy of the August Memorandum. 3 This Committee likewise should be permitted to review the true nature and scope of the Special Counsel’s investigation. Like the Judiciary, Congress is a separate branch of government with its own constitutional duties that often require access to Executive Branch information. In this case the interests relate to both legislative and oversight responsibilities.
On April 26, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported a bill to the full Senate that would codify current Department of Justice regulations regarding the appointment, authority, and supervision of a special counsel. The legislation also would require additional reports to Congress about significant steps taken and conclusions reached in a special counsel investigation. 4.The draft legislation thus aims to ensure the independence and transparency of a special counsel’s work—any special counsel’s work…..
Last edited by Carol on Sun May 20, 2018 7:07 pm; edited 1 time in total
Q Anon for beginners and some good Q post interpretations.
https://prayingmedic.com/
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."
– Ephesians 6:10-18
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."
– 1 Cor 13:4-13
Those who are loudest…
Suicide weekend?
Clarification.
We exposed the password [#91] on purpose [23].
Subsequent posts [on here] were then made by Anons.
Timestamps verify.
Use Logic.
Understood?
Be careful who you follow.
The Truth has been in front of you the entire time.
Q's pics today seem to be a few seconds after the feb pic. In the feb pic they are crossing the street, reaching the median. In today's pic they have crossed the median and have begun crossing the street.
The two people walking on the sidewalk on the right side of the picture are walking toward the camera.
ROT = Rotation.
For God and Country
NEW Q AGAIN /PF/
Given we have now undeniably [on purpose] verified ourselves to be an inside source, expect the MSM [Clown Army] to attack in full cooperation w/ foreign and domestic assets.
Be prepared.
TRUST the plan.
Conspiracy NO MORE.
We are in full control.
PAIN!
Think timing.
The attacks will only get worse.
They are losing [all] control.
NSA Traffic Cam ROT2
Note the time.
Note the vehicles on the road.
Compare against 2.16.18.
[6] surv [value targets].
UK:US
US:UK
/CM/BO/:
IP hash release OK.
Proves same throughout.
We control [utility].
ThThey thought it was coming yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p21riXQ-6EE&feature=youtu.be
Devin Nunes on Sunday Morning Futures w/ Maria Bartiromo: Comey | DOJ | IG Report | Clinton | China
Q goes full on Ephesians (armor of God, etc...) and Cor definition of Love
Here's an outstanding thread by crack researcher @tracybeanz where she uncovers NEW STUFF about Christopher Steele, his fake dossier, and how it was given to the FBI & then used as justification to spy on Trump's campaign. Tracy was digging into the docs that the Senate Intelligence Committee released.
https://twitter.com/tracybeanz/status/998242710824869888
This tweet is dated 12/12/2013 - https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/411247268763676673?s=12
Bombshell: Doxxed FBI Trump spy also spied on Carter Admin while a campaign aide for Regan
https://www.intellihub.com/bombshell-doxxed-fbi-trump-spy-also-spied-on-carter-admin-while-a-campaign-aide-for-regan/
Is There A “Cui Bono” Already Accruing From The Gates $1.15 Million Cochrane Group Donation?
https://bit.ly/2Iw62aN
Thousands of people in Sweden are embedding microchips under their skin to replace ID cards http://www.businessinsider.com/swedish-people-embed-microchips-under-skin-to-replace-id-cards-2018-5
Judicial Watch Scores New Victory for 76-Year-Old Veteran Criminally Prosecuted for Allegedly Taking Photos of American Flags at Veterans Affairs Facility / U.S. District Court Affirms Dismissal of Charges – Rejects Appeal to Reinstate Charges Against Veterans’ Rights Activist Robert L. Rosebrock
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-scores-new-victory-76-year-old-veteran-criminally-prosecuted-allegedly-taking-photos-american-flags-veterans-affairs-facility/
Obama spied on Trump’s campaign. Where’s the outrage?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/18/obama-spied-trumps-campaign-wheres-outrage
MARK PENN UNLEASHES ON MUELLER: 'DEEP STATE' DESPERATE...
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/388549-stopping-robert-mueller-to-protect-us-all
TRUMP FRIENDS, FAMILY 'SMEARED' BY SELECTIVE LEAKS... Stopping Robert Mueller to protect us all
The “deep state” is in a deep state of desperation. With little time left before the Justice Department inspector general’s report becomes public, and with special counsel Robert Mueller having failed to bring down Donald Trump after a year of trying, they know a reckoning is coming.
INTEL OPS USED AGAINST OPPOSING CAMPAIGNS -- WITHOUT EVIDENCE....
CIA BRENNAN WARNS MCONNELL, RYAN...
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/john-brennan-fires-warning-shot-to-paul-ryan-and-mitch-mcconnell-after-trump-orders-doj-to-investigate-fbis-campaign-infiltration/
BREAKING: DOJ Asks IG Horowitz to Investigate Possible “Impropriety or Political Motivation” After Trump Demands Probe on FBI Campaign Infiltration
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/breaking-doj-asks-ig-horowitz-to-investigate-possible-impropriety-or-political-motivation-after-trump-demands-probe-on-fbi-campaign-infiltration/
PROOF! Trump Is A Better President Than Obama
Americans already think Trump is doing a better job than his predecessor, Barack Obama. The numbers prove it… and you won’t BELIEVE where those numbers are coming from. According to a recent CNN poll, 57% of Americans think the United States is headed in the right direction. That’s right… those numbers come from CNN, which has made a sport out of attacking Trump.
https://americauncensored.com/proof-trump-better-president-obama/
In Politicized Justice, Desperate Times Call for Disparate Measures
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/clinton-email-trump-russia-probes-justice-department-double-standards/[/size]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3n3RlCVz9Q
The World Prepares As The Dollar Is Pushed To The Side - Episode 1572a
Countries are now preparing themselves, they have recalled their gold in preparation of dumping the dollar. The petro-yuan is now gaining ground, within a short few weeks it has 12% of the market, the people drive what comes next, when countries add the petro-yuan and dump the dollar this will change everything and it will happen very quickly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM46ig5VCeE
They Were Tricked, Played Their Hand, Watch The Pen, Pain, Next Event - Episode 1572b
Trump pushes the DOJ to get the docs on the FBI informant. Iran says the EU political support is not enough for the deal, it needs to be economic, money. UN decides to investigate what is happening in Gaza. US pulls more funding from Syria, the support of the deep state paid mercenary armies is coming to and end. Russia repeats their message, all foreign troops must get out of Syria. Q drops more intel, the deep state is backed into a corner, they have been tricked they had disinformation delivered to them, more events on the way, big news happening -23, UK, US targets, messages sent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Rn-zQQrkc
The December Memo: Russian Hacking Debunked?
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Simpson%20Exhibits_redacted.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFRuRoqLKZU
Martin Armstrong – Rates are Going to Jump to 10% Instantaneously
on Greg Hunter's show yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Z4_rT9_mM&feature=youtu.be
U.S.A News May 21 2018 - Trump Signs Restitution Act
Fascinating numerical connection to the wedding and other happenings:
https://youtu.be/QHaRlpz8NoY
Top 10 so-called conspiracy theories recently proven true thanks to alternative media, Project Veritas and WikiLeaks https://newstarget.com/2017-03-15-top-10-so-called-conspiracy-theories-recently-proven-true-thanks-to-alternative-media-project-veritas-wikileaks.html
Ben Carson strikes critical blow to Obama fair-housing rule
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/ben-carson-strikes-critical-blow-to-obama-fair-housing-rule
DoJ Confirms Inspector General Will Probe "Impropriety, Political Motivation" Of Obama FBI Spying On Trump
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-20/trump-demands-doj-surrender-documents-fbi-campaign-infiltrator-congress
HUGE!… Judge Jeanine: Former AG Loretta Lynch Had to Approve the FBI Informant Spying on the Trump Campaign (VIDEO)
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/huge-judge-jeanine-former-ag-loretta-lynch-had-to-approve-the-fbi-informant-spying-on-the-trump-campaign-video/
The Celebrated Molester: It’s time for Bill Clinton to take a walk in the Chappaqua woods
https://truepundit.com/the-celebrated-molester-its-time-for-bill-clinton-to-take-a-walk-in-the-chappaqua-woods/
Judge Jeanine Pirro dropped a BOMB on her show Saturday night. Judge Jeanine said former Attorney General Loretta Lynch must have signed off on approval for the FBI informant in London. This informant then spied on the Trump campaign and met with at least three Trump campaign advisers. Judge Jeanine: I want you to remember that you heard it here first. Any “collector,” their name for an informant working on a national campaign, must have a sign off by the Attorney General. Here that would be liar Loretta Lynch. Lynch, herself, would of have to have approved an informant on that campaign. And if she didn’t then the FBI under James Comey was even more corrupt, going rogue in their attempt to destroy Donald Trump. That’s huge!
78 Per Cent of 9,000 Afghan ‘Children’ Allowed To Remain in Sweden Are Really Adults http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/05/20/78-per-cent-of-9000-afghan-migrants-allowed-to-remain-in-sweden-adults/?__twitter_impression=true&__twitter_impression=true
Potential Spy Devices Which Track Cellphones, Intercept Calls Found All Over D.C., Md., Va. https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/Potential-Spy-Devices-Which-Track-Cellphones-Intercept-Calls-Found-All-Over-DC-Md-Va-482970231.html
China lands long-range bombers on South China Sea island for first time
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/china-lands-long-range-h-6k-bomber-on-south-china-sea-island-for-first-time/story-orky37bL9AeNspWn8xfD6O.html
SHOCK REPORT: New Evidence of Foreign Government Meddling in 2016 Election Finally Uncovered — But it was from the UK – not Russia!
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/shock-report-new-evidence-of-foreign-government-meddling-in-2016-election-finally-uncovered-but-it-was-from-the-uk-not-russia/
The FBI Informant Who Monitored the Trump Campaign, Stefan Halper,
Oversaw a CIA Spying Operation in the 1980 Presidential Election
https://theintercept.com/2018/05/19/the-fbi-informant-who-monitored-the-trump-campaign-stefan-halper-oversaw-a-cia-spying-operation-in-the-1980-presidential-election/
DoJ Confirms Inspector General Will Probe "Impropriety, Political Motivation" Of Obama FBI Spying On Trump https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-20/trump-demands-doj-surrender-documents-fbi-campaign-infiltrator-congress
Trump demands Justice Dept. give FBI informant documents to Congress https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/19/president-trump-demands-doj-give-informant-documen/
Mueller To Wrap Up Trump Obstruction Probe By Sept. 1: Giuliani
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-20/mueller-wrap-trump-obstruction-probe-sept-1-giuliani
Oil industry stands up against Trump's tariffs https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/oil-industry-stands-up-against-trumps-tariffs
Germany to meet with France, Britain, Russia and China to save Iran nuclear deal: report
http://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-meet-with-france-britain-russia-and-china-to-save-iran-nuclear-deal-report/a-43857576
Russia to notify WTO of plans for retaliation against US for steel, aluminum duties
http://tass.com/economy/1005204
India and EU give WTO lists of US goods for potential tariff retaliation
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/18/india-and-eu-give-wto-lists-of-us-goods-for-potential-tariff-retaliation.html
Arizona Preparing For Post-Earthquake Inflow Of 400,000 Californians
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-20/arizona-preparing-post-earthquake-inflow-400000-californians
Government Improperly Paid $571 Million in Disability Benefits to People Who Already Had Jobs https://truepundit.com/government-improperly-paid-571-million-in-disability-benefits-to-people-who-already-had-jobs/
@realDonaldTrump should give incentives to parents who home school their children.
Homeschooled children would probably have a higher chance of turning out Conservative because there would be an emphasis on family values & decreased chance of force fed liberal indoctrination.
https://twitter.com/lauraloomer/status/998271494793973765?s=21
Putin Praises Trump as a Good Businessman On Energy Project https://www.nationalreview.com/news/vladimir-putin-praises-donald-trump-as-good-businessman/
Carol on Mon May 21, 2018 12:33 am
Praying Medic: https://twitter.com/prayingmedic
34) There is much division among supporters of President Trump.
Whether you follow #Qanon or not, remember that our warfare is not against one another but against spiritual forces of evil.
Remeber that we overcome evil with good and that love is the greatest power we possess.
33) Now look at this.
(Is that a SCUBA diver?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=9v636AlaVmE
fuddy murder or fake death
Look closely. A scuba diver comes out of the water and is doing something
32) Here's a news story on the plane crash that killed the woman who would have verified Barack Obama's birth certificate.
Ask yourself how likely it would be that someone would record such a plane crash without having foreknowledge of the event.
Passenger Films Hawaiian Plane Crash from Inside the Cabin
31) #Qanon posted a link to a 2013 tweet from Donald Trump aboutthe mysterious death of the woman who verifies birth Certificates in Hawaii.
30) Who is being the loudest?
Hard to beat the former head clown's response.
29) #Qanon posted.
The first item is a link to @Jim_Jordan's tweet asking POTUS to intervene and get Congress the documents they requested.
The second is a response from POTUS.
The third is a thank you from @RonDeSantisFL on behalf of Jim Jordan and @RepMarkMeadows
28) #Qanon
27) #Qanon's intel drops about the President's actions regarding the DOJ & FBI stand as evidence of his claim to be an insider. Knowing that, he warns us all that attacks against his message will increase.
26) An anon posted #Qanon's previous message on the reasearch board.
25) #Qanon posted this message on the /patriots fight/ board with a tweet by the President announcing that on Monday he will officially demand that the Justice Department look into whether the Obama administration ordered the surveillance of his campaign for political purposes.
24) #Qanon posted this on the /patriots fight/ board.
22) Note the filenames:
ROT1
21) #Qanon responded.
20) An anon made these observations.
19) I did a match of cars and people from two of the new pictures compared with the photo from February.
18) #Qanon posted 3 new pictures and one he had posted in February and asked us to compare them.
Pay attention to this: [6] surv [value targets].
I believe there are bad guys [targets] in these photos.
17) An Anon responded. These are the pen photos posted by #Qanon and dates they were posted.
16) #Qanon then posted this on the /patriots fight/ board.
15) Here's the tweet #Qanon posted with the pen image.
14) On Saturday, #Qanon posted a picture of the President's pen and what appears to be a signed Executive Order. He also posted a link to a tweet by POTUS.
13) If you're confused, this graphic explains what happened when #Qanon gave up his password.
12) Today, #Qanon confirmed that he exposed his password intentionally. There was a message [23] in it for the bad guys.
11) The board owner confirmed #Qanon's new tripcode had been whitelisted and the old one blacklisted.
10) #Qanon said the Board owner (BO) and CodeMonkey (CM) could verify that all was well.
9) #Qanon suggested the news might be interesting that day.
(It's not exactly clear if the reference was to May 23rd or some other day.)
9) An anon suspected that #Qanon gave up his password intentionally to send a message to his enemies.
(Remeber this message in the tripcode was: "NowC@mesTHEP@in—-23!!!")
#Qanon then asked if his password was exposed accidentally or on purpose.
7) #Qanon alerted the anons that he had exposed his password.
6) After #Qanon's password was picked up by the bad guys, he changed his password and tripcode.
5) But upon closer inspection, there seems to ne a message in the tripcode:
"NowC@mesTHEP@in—-23!!!"
4) There was some confusing activity on the boards on Saturday. #Qanon exposed is password. Someone nabbed it and then posted.
3) The bad guys thought that on Friday POTUS would order the documents to be released by the DOJ.
Q previously said the Executive Order from POTUS has already been written and is waiting to been released.
Was the SantaFe school shooting a FF to change Friday's news cycle?
2) On Saturday, an anon posted a tweet by the President about the Congressional request for documents from the FBI & DOJ about their efforts to spy on his campaign.
#Qanon resposted it and responded.
1) This is my #Qanon thread for May 20, 2018.
Q posts can be found here: https://qanon.pub/
Q Drops for iOs: http://bit.ly/Q-drops
Q Alerts for Android: http://bit.ly/Q-alerts
My theme: Follow the Pen
Carol on Mon May 21, 2018 7:32 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z07cFmde7g
Praying Medics youtube walk through of his thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO6IoxVPCyo
The Economic System Is Breaking Down World Wide - Episode 1573a
Corporations are looking at the blockchain and they are now building platforms to support it.Paypal says they will be looking at cryptocurrencys in the future, they are waiting for it to stabilize. Square cash is now supporting bitcoin and many others are moving into this area. The switch is happening. New Zealand retails sales take a dive, we had heard this in the UK, US, Australia and Canada and throughout Europe, the system is cracking. The world is starting to feel the pressure of the economic system ripping itself apart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWl-EuKGNE
Q Asks Who Is In Control, Then Shows Us - Episode 1573b
Devin Nunes says there might be more than one spy. Trump pushes the DOJ to investigate spying into his campaign. IG will not start the investigation. Obama' s will start to make documentaries with Netflix, they are trying to take back the narrative. Facebook is under threat of being broken up. Pompeo is pushing Iran into a new deal, he is asking for outrageous demands. EU says that it will help Iran with Financial aid, EU then denies. ISIS burns its headquarters as they are bused out of Damascus. Q drops more Intel shows who is in control. Locates the deep state operation, how they were going to communicate and how they will be going down. The deep state is panicking, watch for those who scream the loudest, they will end up hurting the most.
“Collusion against Trump” timeline / long and well worth the read
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:21j3n_id5t8J:
https://sharylattkisson.com/2018/05/20/collusion-against-trump-timeline/&num=1&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1&vwsrc=0
Carol on Mon May 21, 2018 10:16 pm
Bartiromo: DOJ, FBI, IRS, CIA Were ‘All Involved in Trying to Take Down Donald Trump’ http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/05/21/maria-bartiromo-the-doj-the-fbi-the-irs-the-cia-were-all-involved-in-trying-to-take-down-donald-trump/
FBI Informant Stefan Halper Paid Over $1 Million By Obama Admin; Spied On Trump Aide After Election
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-21/fbi-informant-stefan-halper-paid-over-1-million-obama-admin-spied-trump-aide-after
Another thread from Doc Rock (mostly about Halper)
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/998629659091881984.html?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=internal
Trump Meeting With Rosenstein, Wray On Spying Concludes: Congress To See All "Highly Classified" Info https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-21/white-house-statement-trump-meeting-rosenstein-wray-congress-get-all-highly
As the curtain is pulled back on the Obama administration’s unprecedented efforts to spy on the Trump campaign, there is a good possibility many of the perpetrators could face criminal charges, or at least should. But it’s important to understand that liberals didn’t just create this out of the blue in 2016, it’s the culmination of everything they’ve worked toward for decades.
TRUMP Goes After Liberal Hack JOHN BRENNAN: This Guy Is Genesis of this Whole Debacle… A Political Hit Job http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/trump-goes-after-liberal-hack-john-brennan-this-guy-is-genesis-of-this-whole-debacle-a-political-hit-job/
This is very interesting IF you have not seen this Video Of Fuddy (Obama Birth cert Documenter) in the water
(After plane crash) and a Scuba Diver near her.
Frame by frame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvn8iPE4l-8
The Deep State Is Real, And Much Bigger Than You Know
https://truepundit.com/the-deep-state-is-real-and-much-bigger-than-you-know/
America’s first black president and corruption / Obama loyalties were to his power and authority. it is now very clear the Obama administration was the most corrupt presidency in the history of the republic.The abuse of power started to become clear when it was revealed the Internal Revenue Service was biased against conservatives. I still don’t understand why that woman is not in jail. She sat there and lied to the American people and to Congress with no accountability. Mr. Obama used the agencies, and the awesome power of the federal government, against his political enemies. He used the power of the state against those he didn’t like. This was full-on banana republic dictator kind of stuff.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/21/obama-administration-was-corrupt/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlTkw4vle0I
FULL SHOW - 5/21/18 - Presidents Spying on Presidents, Scandal of the Century
Military OP.
[Green]
General K [JFK] (Kelly)
Full Disclosure.
General Statement:
Once the 'extremely guarded & highly classified' information is finally revealed to House investigators, DNI, public etc., RR must recuse or forcefully terminated.
[RR] problems. (Rod Rosenstein)
What was RR's Senate Conf Vote? (94-6)
WRAY reports to RR [important fact].
Who do you TRUST? (Gowdy)
[RR] recuse/fired who has direct oversight of Mueller?
Sessions un-recuse or #3 [until refill]?
Who is Rachel Brand?
Why was Rachel Brand dismissed?
"The succession question is actually a bit complicated. By default, under an obscure statute known as the the Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Brand’s temporary successor as the “acting” associate attorney general is her principal deputy, Jesse Panuccio. That same statute would also allow the president to choose someone else to serve as the “acting” AAG on a temporary basis for up to 210 days; the pool of individuals from which the president could draw in this case includes individuals already holding Senate-confirmed positions elsewhere in the executive branch (like EPA administrator Scott Pruitt) or senior civil service lawyers in the Justice Department, specifically."
"Acting"
https://www.justice.gov/asg
HUGE!! IG Has NO POWER TO SUBPOENA Former Obama Employees
— That’s Why Rosenstein Asked Him to Investigate Spying on Trump
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/05/huge-ig-has-no-power-to-subpoena-former-obama-employees-thats-why-rosenstein-asked-him-to-investigate-spying-on-trump/
On Sunday evening, Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asked Inspector General Horowitz to investigate whether there was “impropriety or political motivation” into the FBI’s infiltration of Trump’s campaign. This came just hours after President Trump demanded a review of whether Obama’s Deep State FBI did indeed spy on his campaign. Rod Rosenstein asked Inspector General Horowitz to investigate the spying on the Trump campaign.
Now we know why Rosenstein gave this investigation to the Inspector General.
Rosenstein knew the IG investigation could take months to complete.
And… Rosenstein knew the IG has no power to subpoena former Obama employees involved in the scandal.
Former US Attorney Joe DiGenova: Here’s the problem with Mr. Horowitz. He cannot interview any of the people who have left the Department of Justice or FBI. He has no subpoena authority. So all of the people who were part of the plot and were in DOJ and FBI are gone. He can’t talk to them.
Via Hannity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPM0FaRRmc8
Rod Rosenstein Appoints IG to Look at Spying on Trump Campaign
--But No Power to Subpoena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjXLJUnZYeM\
London Paul and the Sirius Report
Pull out of Syria? Bare all to IAEA? Why 12-point US list for Tehran is ‘ultimatum’ meant to fail
https://www.rt.com/news/427358-us-iran-ultimatum-meant-fail/
Mass holding centers being set up in Germany to house unsuccessful asylum seekers and speed up their deportations threaten to undermine the country’s image of a welcoming nation, an aid group has warned.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201805211064639137-germany-migrants-centers/
IDF Spokesman: Media Ate Up Hamas Lies
https://t.co/mVunmKDeiH
LNG Allies CEO Doubts Trump Will Sanction Nord Stream 2
https://sputniknews.com/business/201805211064653925-nord-stream-lgh-ceo/
'Trump Card': Syrian Army Has Detained 300 French Military – Analyst
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201805211064652345-syrian-army-foreign-military-presence/
Al Shalli went on to say that the Syrian army had detained hundreds of foreign intelligence officers, including from the United States, the United Kingdom, Arab states and Israel
Feel the Burn: Bernie Sanders Announces Intention to Run for Reelection in 2018
https://sputniknews.com/us/201805211064654865-us-bernie-sanders-senate-reelection/
CBS News Nation Tracker poll: Americans give Trump credit for good economy, mixed reviews on N.K.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-nationtracker-poll-americans-give-trump-credit-for-good-economy-mixed-reviews-on-n-k/
Facebook Hires George Soros To Help Regulate Elections
https://yournewswire.com/facebook-george-soros-regulate-elections/
Brussels Rises in Revolt Against Washington: A Turning Point in the US-European Relationship
https://russia-insider.com/en/brussels-rises-revolt-against-washington-turning-point-us-european-relationship/ri23521
Clintonista Mark Penn: Mueller Probe Exposed — and the ‘Deep State’ Is Flailing
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/21/mark-penn-mueller-probe-deep-state-flailing/
Supreme Court Crushes Unions By Limiting Collective Action Bargaining
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-21/fk-you-unions-supreme-court-protects-workplace-arbitration-contracts
Home of scientists who discovered contaminants in vaccines RAIDED; documents confiscated for the “good of science”
https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-05-20-home-of-scientists-who-discovered-contaminants-in-vaccines-raided-documents-confiscated.html
Trump Meeting With Rosenstein, Wray On Spying Concludes: Congress To Get All "Highly Classified" Requested
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-21/white-house-statement-trump-meeting-rosenstein-wray-congress-get-all-highly
https://twitter.com/elbarolpede/status/998659568946335744?s=21
GOP Rep Gaetz: White House Not Fully Informed Regarding the Extent to Which Intel Was Collected on Trump Campaign http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/05/21/gop-rep-gaetz-white-house-not-fully-informed-regarding-the-extent-to-which-intel-was-collected-on-trump-campaign/
Russian Air Defenses Intercept Projectile Targeting Hmeimim Base in Syria
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201805211064662354-air-defences-take-out-drone/
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line294
|
__label__cc
| 0.744218
| 0.255782
|
About Move Colorado
Fact Sheets and Reports
Let’s Go Colorado
Setting the Pace for Colorado Transportation Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Office of the Gov. – Gov. Hickenlooper announces 44 statewide transportation projects for RAMP program
By Move Colorado On October 17, 2013 · Add Comment · In Blog, Transportation Projects, Uncategorized
Megan Castle, 303-513-2713 c, megan.castle@state.co.us
Amy Ford, 303-514-4913 c, amy.ford@state.co.us
Gov. Hickenlooper announces 44 statewide transportation projects for RAMP program
DENVER — Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 — Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Don Hunt today announced 44 partnership projects as part of the Responsible Acceleration of Maintenance and Partnerships (RAMP) program totaling $580 million to maximize and expand the statewide transportation system. The RAMP program was created in December 2012 as a new approach to budgeting and planning to accelerate the completion of transportation projects.
“The innovative RAMP program will allow us to make critical improvements to our state’s transportation system,” Hickenlooper said. “These transportation improvements will increase the safety and access of our roadways. Also, these projects will boost our economy through construction job growth and the improvements to our state’s transportation system.”
The RAMP program has also identified $66 million in operations projects throughout the state. Combined with an additional $800 million dedicated to statewide asset management projects to maintain the system, RAMP will result in approximately $300 million per year increase in project construction for five years, an increase of 50 percent. RAMP’s impact is significant for the state’s economy, as every $1.5 million spent on transportation projects sustains or creates 10.55 jobs.
Under the RAMP program, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will fund multi-year projects based on year of expenditure, rather than saving for the full amount of a project before construction begins. This will match project expenditures with available revenues and allow CDOT to fund additional transportation projects over the next five years. CDOT will continue moving forward the RAMP program in addition to the flood recovery efforts and will work with counties impacted by the flooding to determine the best time for project implementation.
“The local and private sector response to this program has been extraordinary, with CDOT receiving a total of 166 applications requesting more than $1.54 billion, over 2 times the total funding available,” said Hunt. “While it demonstrates the continued transportation needs we have statewide, we were also able to extend the reach of our RAMP funds because our local partners also contributed $118 million to these projects and we hope to leverage more from the private sector.
In summary, the 44 partnership project elements include:
238 Lane miles improved
89 Lane miles added
26 Lane miles transferred from state system
116 Shoulder miles improved/added
13 Rehabilitated bridges
5 New wildlife passes
1 New pedestrian bridge
9 Reconstructed interchanges
4 “Main Street” highway projects
16 Transit/bicycle/pedestrian projects
Additionally, many of these projects will result in better safety conditions and reduce accidents. For example, the Pueblo I-25 project will reduce accidents by 65 percent in that area and the SH 9 project in Grand County will dramatically reduce vehicle and wildlife collisions. Improved travel times are another outcome of many of the projects, for instance, the proposed interchange reconstruction at I-25 and Arapahoe will improvement travel times up to 50 percent in some directions.
For updated information visit http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/RAMP.
A summary of RAMP projects is attached.
RAMP_Summary_Oct 2013
Let's Go Colorado
Colorado's transportation needs have gone unmet for decades. In every corner of our state, we lack the resources to maintain our roads, highways and local bus routes. Because the state’s gas tax isn’t tied to inflation, there has been less and less revenue from existing gas taxes to address Colorado’s transportation needs. Today, Colorado spends just $69 per driver on transportation infrastructure, compared to 25 years ago when we spent almost twice that amount - $126 per driver. CDOT has more than $9 billion in projects with no funding - and that’s only part of the issue, our local communities lack the resources to address congestion, maintain roads and improve safety. We need a statewide solution that ensures local governments have the resources to meet demands, addresses high-priority projects on state highways, and promotes multimodal transportation options that reduce congestion.
Click here to download the Initative Fact Sheet
Both Transportation Funding Propositions-Fact-Sheet Comparison (Propositions 109 & 110)
Estimated City Revenue Distribution
Estimated County Revenue Distribution
It's been 27 years since we last changed how Colorado funds transportation. A lot's changed since then.
HALF THE FUNDING
Today, Colorado spends almost half of what it did in 1991 on transportation per driver.
OUR ROADS NEED IMPROVEMENT.
It's time to stop the band-aid approach.
In the next 10 years, 78% of Colorado roads will need to be repaired, but the state lacks the budget to keep up.
Together We Go
Colorado Department of Transportation
Project & Program Spotlight
24-7, CDOT is committed to your safety and the quality of your travel on more than 23,000 lane miles throughout the state. We know that transportation impacts you on a daily basis, which is why we're always working to improve the way you move.
Click here for a map of all the projects we are planning and to see details of the projects included in your region.
Explore some of our areas of focus and what we are doing to address them.
Challenges We Face
CDOT regularly receives ideas for transportation improvements from the public. Everything from widening highways, building bike and pedestrian friendly roads, creating more transit options and constructing that long wished for light rail to the mountains. We would love to do all of these projects and more, but we’re up against a steep funding crisis.
Your CDOT Dollar
Did you ever wonder how and where CDOT spends its funding?
Background photo by www.midlifeonwheels.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line295
|
__label__wiki
| 0.927259
| 0.927259
|
Mason City Schools » Departments » Communication & Connection » News » Chronicle receives All-American ranking with five marks of distinction
The National Scholastic Press Association awarded its highest All-American ranking to the Chronicle staff for work in the 2015-16 school year. The staff received marks of distinction in each area of critique: two marks for coverage and content, and one each for text, visuals, and presentation.
NSPA judge M. Watters said the Chronicle’s excellence comes from its depth of coverage.
“Congratulations to the staff for such an interesting publication and the thorough coverage offered,” Watters said. “Good topic choices for front page news and carry-over to the inside of the Chronicle. How fortunate for the students of Mason High to have such a terrific publication.”
The staff’s commitment to its audience in coverage of both local and global news is noteworthy, Watters said.
“I appreciate the many ways staff has covered news and then made certain to do follow-ups as news progressed such as the school board election and to international events such as the Paris attacks,” Watters said. “In both cases, as well as others, the staff shows these disparate events do affect students at Mason.”
Watters also identified stories such as “the very touching article about Elizabeth Lothrop” and “the off-beat story over Nerf guns” as stand-outs and examples of the Chronicle’s “varied coverage.”
This coverage was captained by the 2015-2016 leadership team: Editor in Chief Gina Deaton, Managing Editor Abbey Marshall, Sports Editor Kylie McCalmont, Visual Editor Madison Krell and Business Manager Ashton Nichols.
Deaton said she values the effort of her staff and the impact of her publication.
“I am immensely proud of our staff, and I am so blessed to have been able to lead such a talented team,” Deaton said. “There were definitely tough days and long nights, but our hard work sure paid off. I will always be proud to have been on the Chronicle staff, and I will always carry the experience and the lessons with me. I can’t wait to see what this year’s staff accomplishes.”
This is the fifth time The Chronicle has been named a NSPA All American.
To the read the Chronicle’s award-winning coverage, visit thecspn.com or follow @mhschronicle on Twitter and Instagram.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line298
|
__label__cc
| 0.652496
| 0.347504
|
Fiction December 20, 2019
Image: “Sky,” by Marieken Cochius, graphite, pastel, ink on paper, 31×51 in., 2012
By Shane Inman
Right after it happened, I assumed I’d always remember the look on Ethan’s face the moment just before the ice swallowed him. But a decade was a long time and cast shadows on old memories. What was strange was that everything else in that instant remained intact, minus this crucial detail. I could picture myself perched on the snow-dusted watchtower we’d built around the trunk of a black ash. Boots resting on gray boards, crooked and young and careless in their arrangement. I was leaning on the rail and the head of a nail was digging into my forearm through the sleeve of my coat and Ethan’s name hung in white mist just there in front of me, snagged on bare winter branches for an instant. It was January, and the New England woods smelled of endings.
For a long time, I had remembered only fear in Ethan’s expression. His startled cry, wildness seizing his eyes as they fixed on mine. But when I thought of it much later, driving down old childhood roads, I thought I saw a slyness flickering across his face as the ice began to crack. A knowing half smirk, because he didn’t realize that a minute later, a passing jogger would slide across the lake on her stomach and drag him to the shore, and an ambulance would whisk him away somewhere filled with people who would think they’d saved his life when he opened his eyes. But I might only have remembered it that way because I was in town for his funeral, ten years delayed.
My parents’ house was where I had left it, how I had left it. The shrubs in the front yard, long untended, stretched their snow-laden limbs into the dirt road and rasped against my windows as I passed, and the side porch had faded to sickly pink under the now-absent gaze of summer suns, but these were details, easily discarded. Besides these, it was the same unassuming, ranch-style house that had been the center of the world for most of my life, the last house on a quiet road that saw no visitors except the mailman and the oil company. Same cold air mixed with old earth, same sense of existing in a timeless place kept wholly apart from the rest of the world. I hadn’t thought creeping up that frozen driveway would feel like coming home, but it did.
I turned off the car. A few minutes blinked by on the dashboard, and a familiar chill settled around me. I had meant to come back the year prior, or the year before that, when things could have been different. I had.
I grabbed my duffel bag and rang the doorbell. My father swung open the door.
“Ty! You made it!”
Big man, big voice, warm air rushing from the doorway. It was jarring, though, the reminder that people still called me by my nickname here. My father clapped me on the back and ushered me inside, boisterous as ever, shouting, “Arla! Ty’s home!”
I couldn’t help but notice how much grayer his hair was than when I had left.
“How were the roads?” he asked, as if I had any choice but to reply that they weren’t too bad at all. We shuffled down the hall, me dragging my heavy duffel, him trudging under the years already piling on his shoulders. Not old—never, not my father—but older.
“Great, great, glad you made it safe and sound. Now look, your room’s a bit cluttered since we’ve been using it for storage and all, but there should be plenty of space for you and your things. Meant to tidy it up before you arrived, but you know how that goes.”
I smiled in a way that I hoped said it was good to be home. “Thanks, Dad. I promise I don’t care about the clutter.”
He swung open the door to my old bedroom. Furniture was piled along the wall. Stacks of books and VHS tapes crept across the carpet, illuminated by slim bars of sunlight which squeezed through gaps in cardboard boxes piled in front of the window. I might not have recognized it if not for the smell that seeped from the carpet, the walls. Long summers and close friends and home cooking and staying up all night to watch a meteor shower out the window. If familiarity were a scent, it would smell like this.
If lost things were a scent, they would smell like this, too.
“Welcome home, Ty,” my mother said, coming down the hall and spreading her arms.
“Thanks, Mom.” I shouldered my bag and embraced her, suddenly aware that either I had grown or she had shrunk since we’d last been together.
“Oh, it’s so good to see you—and with a beard! Florida’s been good to you, looks like.”
I stepped back and shrugged, feeling a childish giddiness at how different I must seem, how much more mature. But of course I had not been alone in changing. My mother, too, had aged. Remarkable how I could have been so aware of the impact of years on myself and still think it impossible that my parents had also felt them. Her fingers were thinner now and her voice carried the hint of a rasp and for the first time, I realized she was not so far from the edge of frailty. But she still had that fierce brow and the stooping posture of a woman who had worked with her hands her whole life. Still smelled like parsley and thyme. These things were the same, at least.
“How’s graduate school? How’s Anna?” she said, then quickly waved off my hesitation as weariness from the drive. “I know, I know, you’ve had a long trip and the last thing you want to do right now is talk to your mother. Get yourself unpacked and settled in. I’ll have plentyof questions for you after, don’t you worry.” She winked, I laughed and said I believed her, then my father clapped me on the back again and said welcome home and they left me to my old, quiet room. I dropped my bag on the bed and unzipped it, imagined myself answering my mother’s questions honestly.
Where to start? Perhaps with the fog that had settled over my future sometime during the past year. Settled then thickened to a point where I couldn’t even see my own feet, but I just kept stepping toward some unknown something which might never materialize. Or the classes for which I no longer felt anything but dread. Or Anna, my mother’s favorite of the women she’d never met, and the rage seething through her tears, the black strands of hair sticking to her cheeks like cracks in something about to fly apart, the way the apartment shrank and darkened to nothing after I asked her to leave. I put the fragmented truths in a box and tucked them away as I unpacked my things. I was here to say goodbye to Ethan again, nothing more. I’d be back in Florida soon, and then I’d sort out the rest.
My mother had draped a woven cloth across the kitchen table for dinner and topped it with a pair of scented candles. They advertised themselves as sea breeze, pink scallop shells strewn across the glass, but the smoke had the hardness of tap water. Over bowls of pasta and vegetables and wisps of steam, I gave my parents the version of my life they needed to hear, in which Anna was good, the anthropology program was everything I’d hoped for, and I couldn’t wait to get back to that fetid, moldering state. The lies were easy, and my mother’s satisfied smile was enough to justify them. Eventually, she turned the conversation to my childhood best friend.
“Do you remember when you had that awful flu? Took you out of school for almost two whole weeks, and Ethan came by every evening with his little spiral notebook to tell you what you’d missed.”
I said I did. Dusk had turned to night outside, but with the snow on everything and the moon nearly full, the world never quite got dark. It just hovered in this blue-silver haze in which everything was perfectly outlined but devoid of detail. You could make out a person from a hundred yards, but even from five feet, you wouldn’t be able to see their face. How many times had we sat just like this in my lifetime? My father at the head of the table, my mother and I across from each other. I knew every shape outside the window behind my mother’s head, the configuration of every branch, the dark shed in the uneven yard, as if everything were the same as it had always been. I felt suddenly that I should have sat elsewhere, taken my father’s chair maybe, rearranged the space so it didn’t fit so cleanly over my well-trodden memories.
“Really just a sweet boy,” my mother said.
I nodded. It didn’t seem important to mention that the notes collected in Ethan’s notebook were not class materials at all but peculiar behaviors he had observed among our classmates and teachers.
Feb 12 – Hector keeps looking out the window and smiling like he sees somebody even when no one is there.
Feb 14 – Ariel taps out a song when she thinks nobody is watching. I do not know what the song is.
Feb 15 – Mrs. Turnbull wore the same dress today that she did yesterday. She seemed embarrassed about it.
Ethan was always like that, paying very close attention to what everyone else was doing, noticing things that made no real sense to notice. In school, he’d nudge me and point these things out as he recorded them, and I had loved these strange snippets of life. At the time, I had never understood why he watched people like that. Now I wondered if he had been looking for something, as if everyone else knew the secret to living and if he’d just paid close enough attention, he could have learned it for himself.
“Always seemed so cheerful, too,” my father said. “Who could’ve known?”
“It’s a terrible thing,” my mother said, if only to fill the growing silence.
I said nothing. Words that had waited for hours and days on the fringes of my consciousness were trying to assemble themselves. Who could’ve known? Why had I come here unless I already knew the answer? Why had I driven twelve hundred miles when no one would have questioned my absence if I had stayed away? In the sanctuary of the watchtower, I heard hints of the dark, quiet things swimming in Ethan’s blood. I saw the smile on his face before he fell through the ice. But these had just been pieces. Fractions of a whole I couldn’t have been expected to see. Hell, how could I have known to look for it in the first place?
“Do you ever think about life after this place?” he had said once.
We were fifteen pushing sixteen, perched on our watchtower and swaddled in the forest. The incident on the ice almost three years earlier had been set aside and forgotten—just an accident that could have turned out much worse. I already had my eye on early college enrollment, someplace distant and alien that would make the memory of this cold, empty town feel like a dream from which I’d finally woken. Ethan’s futures were narrower.
“After this town or… whatever,” he said.
“Sure,” I said, stubbing out my cigarette on the wooden boards. The autumn breeze quivered with the first breath of winter and distant snow, and the overcast sky shimmered darkly on the lake. Everything smelled of earth, of damp, of old things that would outlive us both.
“I can’t see it,” Ethan said. He looked up and squinted, searching for something. His greasy blond hair was getting longer, though I guessed more from lack of attention than any stylistic choice. “Like, I try, but I don’t even know what it’s supposed to look like. My dad wants me to take over at the hardware store eventually, but then what? Just this, forever?”
I thought I knew what he meant. Thought he was echoing my own conviction that the rest of the world was waiting for me beyond this shitty, boring town. (Do children always learn to hate the place that raised them? They must.) Why did he have to speak in riddles? If he’d just spoken honestly, just given voice to what was killing him—
But I would have left anyway, wouldn’t I? Even sitting beside him, I had already left him a thousand miles behind, already prepared to forget my best friend with the rest of the town. So here I was again, in this place I had thought I could will out of existence.
“You could’ve called me if you needed someone to talk to,” I said to the blond-haired boy in the woods. Not part of the memory. New words inserting themselves. New reality forged by the vague anger I had felt from the moment I’d gotten the call from my mother, rising now like a river in a downpour. The trees trembled with a wind that wasn’t there.
“What a fucking stupid thing to do,” I said. “What a pointless, idiotic, shortsighted thing you did. Why didn’t you just call me? Or call somebody? Or ask me to stay?”
He looked at me, but I had strayed past the edge of the memory and he had no words left. Would never have those words.
I excused myself from the table before my mother could spot the ugliness tensing within me. I locked the bathroom door and leaned on the sink, stared at the face in the mirror. Brow knit, jaw set, eyes dark and red. The man looked at me with condemnation in his gaze.
“This is not on me,” I said, the other man mouthing the words as I spoke. “And I’m leaving all this shit here when I go back to Florida.” From my lips, my anger felt just. From his, it was a child’s empty defiance. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I knew the man in the mirror was still watching me. If he could have spoken, would he have said I had earned this new burden? That I owed my friend something I hadn’t understood until there was no way left to settle the debt? I opened my eyes and straightened my back, and the man in the mirror was just me again, with no face or voice of his own.
That night, I dreamt Ethan was leading me across ever-thinning ice, and every time I tried to tell him he should turn around, the words stuck in my throat and never came out. I woke with his name lodged in my throat like a bone. Gray dawn caressed the cluttered room. The funeral was to be held a little after noon, but the thought of returning to sleep—and to my dream—was out of the question. The smell of this place which had been so comforting before was now suffocating. I got up and dressed quietly. I glanced outside at the snow coating the ground, the beads of ice trickling down tree branches, the cold a whisper heard by everything. I grabbed my father’s peacoat and threw it on over my windbreaker. It hung off me like his clothes had when I was a kid, the fabric collecting in pools under my arms and hanging limp around my waist. I opened the front door and stepped into the winter.
The path was easy to find, even years after I’d used it last. We had carved our way through the trees and shrubs so often that their branches still felt the ghosts of our passing. Thicker now, older, they bent away from the trail as if to frame our boyhood selves. My breath fogged in the air and twigs rasped against my coat as I shouldered through the woods with only the crinkling snow and distant, lonely chickadees to keep me company. Dee-dee-dee,dee-dee-dee.
It had always been this quiet in the colder months. Ethan and I would weave down the path single file, rarely speaking, reverent in our childish way for the endless earth enfolding us. Once, a year before he fell through the ice, Ethan had been leading the way, his olive jacket rustling and his small breaths shallow. Then he stopped, and I bumped into him.
“Hey,” I said, rubbing my jaw. “Warn me?”
“Sorry,” he said. But he wasn’t paying attention to me. He was fixated on something on the path, and I peered around him to see what it was. A little nest, no bigger than my fist, lay upside down on the snow.
“It must have fallen out of one of these trees,” he said. He crouched down and gingerly turned it over. Too late, of course. The single white-blue egg was badly cracked and leaked translucent fluid. He picked it up so delicately and placed it back in the nest, as if it could still be saved if only he were careful enough. Then he told me to wait there and left the path for a young maple with low branches. He stood on his tiptoes and placed the nest just where one branch forked into two. After making certain it would stay put, he returned.
“Why’d you do that?” I said. “The egg was broken.”
“I know,” he said. “I know it was.”
Why that moment? Why did that moment come back to me as I pushed through the brush over a decade later. I could just as easily have recalled any of our more joyous summertime visits when the woods sang and the whole world was green. I frowned and ducked under a fallen poplar, and my breath caught because there it was, where it had always been.
The watchtower was little more than a narrow platform of pine boards nailed around an old black ash, twenty feet or so off the ground. A ladder of shaved boughs leaned against the platform, somehow still upright. The railing that had once been nailed around the perimeter of the stand now lay in rotten pieces on the forest floor, the nails having long ago pulled free of the old wood. I stood there and let the pine air scrape the sun and humidity and distance from my lungs until I had never left at all. I wished the place had changed more. Wished the whole fucking watchtower had collapsed and been devoured by the earth so I could believe the world had forgotten it was ever here. But it hadn’t. Trees have a very long memory.
I eased my foot onto the lowest rung of the ladder and tested it. The wood had softened but still felt firm, made strong by the frost spiderwebbing across its surface and filling the crevices in its grain. I grabbed the sides of the ladder and climbed. I should not have been able to reach the top or to clamber onto the platform on my hands and knees. All this had been built for a child, for someone I assumed I had left behind years ago. But there I was on the watchtower, as if the only thing that had changed was that this time, I was alone. I sat with my back against the trunk, and I could see the lake just as perfectly as ever. Crystalline expanse of untouched snow, blown away in places to reveal blue ice beneath. In the middle, there was a little island, no more than fifty feet across, at which Ethan and I had always marveled. We never tried to reach it, even after a week of teeth-aching cold which left the ice harder than the shoreline. It was too far from solid ground, from what we knew and could trust. So instead, we dreamed of what an adventurer might find there.
I saw Ethan then, sitting next to me almost fifteen years ago with his orange beanie pulled tight around his ears so his chubby face looked as round as a grapefruit. He threw a pebble as far as his little arm could muster, and it bounced off a rock on the shore and skipped on the ice a few times before coming to a rest well short of the island.
“I think,” he said, “there’s a door there.”
“A door?” I was a child again. Nine, maybe ten. Hands warm inside my mittens.
He nodded. “In the ground. And it goes somewhere different. Not like here.” He looked at me then, and I couldn’t understand why he looked so serious. We were playing pretend, weren’t we? Didn’t he think this game was fun? “It’s warm there,” he said. Not a suggestion. A statement of fact.
He aged in front of me, his clothes shrinking on his lengthening form, his chubby face thinning a little. Two years? Three? It was summer, and sunlight shimmered across the lake through the swaying green of the woods.
“Do you ever think about running away?” older Ethan asked me.
I shrugged and said, “Sometimes.” Who didn’t?
He frowned and looked like he wanted to say more but didn’t know the right words or even if he should say anything at all.
“Hey, look what I brought,” I said, reaching into my backpack. I pulled out a book, the cover blurred by time and tears in my eyes that weren’t part of the memory but somehow felt like they had been there that day. Maybe they had been there, even if it would be a lifetime before I knew the reason for them.
I swore, and no one but the trees heard me. Then I wiped my eyes with the sleeve of my father’s coat and climbed back down the ladder.
We arrived at the chapel just as idle flakes of white appeared in the air, drifting and eddying like ash from a pyre. I took my mother’s arm, and we shuffled up the icy walkway. White paint flaked from the chapel’s siding, and the molding around the windows looked as if it had been gnawed away by rats, though I knew it was only time that had done it. I looked up and spotted a nest in the long-empty belfry—a large one made of sticks and roof insulation. An owl, maybe? We climbed the concrete steps, and it disappeared from view.
It was strange, seeing all those faces from the life I’d had before. The stern brow and wiry beard of Tom from the scrapyard, hunched in a lonely corner. I saw him loaning Ethan and me a fishing rod and a small tin of bait, grumbling that if we were gonna spend so much time down by the lake, we might as well get something useful out of it. Mrs. Turnbull, our old science teacher, was thinner than I remembered her being, eyes larger in her sunken features but with the same watchfulness that had always made Ethan smile.
Just as strange, though, were the faces I didn’t see. Old friends Ethan had known through me. Folks my parents knew who must have heard the news, must have felt compelled to come, yet still were absent. Had I been away that long? Had things really been changing over those years, even while the surface of this place stayed exactly the same? I smiled at those who looked my way as we entered, but my skin grew cold. My parents guided me to their customary spot among the pews, and we sat suspended for a moment in silence thick like molasses, holding us still and upright and alone. It was my father who broke it, greeting a friend whose name I couldn’t recall.
“Terrible thing,” the other man said.
“Terrible, yes,” my father replied.
I glanced around as people took their seats, trying to avoid eye contact with anyone who might take it as an invitation to stop by and ask me how I was taking the news and what I was up to these days and how long was I in town for because they’d love to have my family and me over for dinner if we had the time. In truth, I pictured myself waking up the next morning and leaving. No goodbye, just the dwindling sound of tires on a frozen dirt road. It would be best to leave before I had time to pull back another floorboard here and expose more decay beneath my memory of this town, this life. It was comforting in a sad and distant sort of way to tell myself all this would be memory again tomorrow.
The chapel wasn’t large—enough pews for forty people, maybe fifty if they got cozy. An organ sat in the far corner against eggshell walls that stretched to meet the exposed wooden beams of the ceiling. It smelled of dust and dry mold, like an old book. Maybe it was this that made me so uneasy. That I had grown up in that mustiness, and smelling it again told my brain that I was still a child and Ethan hadn’t killed himself yet. A whisper in the air that I still had years to stop him if I paid closer attention this time. The service started, and I bowed my head.
Ethan had been talkative the day of the accident, going on about a squabble he’d watched between two squirrels at his birdfeeder, the way they chittered at one another, darted back and forth around the rim. Had this also been a signal? Was he talking fast to paper over something inside? I must have known something was wrong, or at least different, but the air was bitter and already my fingers throbbed from the cold and I was beginning to regret going outside at all. So I’d climbed up to the watchtower as usual without paying him any mind. I turned around, but he wasn’t there, hadn’t climbed the ladder.
“Wait,” he said from below. He bent his legs at the knees, tensed, swiveled back and forth, either deciding or working up his nerve. “I think I can make it to the island today.”
I stared down at him from my perch. “What?”
But he was already backing away, eyeing the lake, seizing his moment.
“I think I can make it,” he said again. And he was off.
I shouted after him that it hadn’t been cold for long enough and to stop—then I just shouted to be careful because he wasn’t stopping, because he kept strolling toward the ice as if he knew with absolute certainty that it would hold his weight. I didn’t chase after him. I couldn’t say why, only that all I did was stand helpless on the platform. And then he was on the lake, one foot after the other, small bootprints in the snow. After the first few steps, I actually started to believe he could make it. Then something gave way and he looked back and gasped—or smiled or said a word I couldn’t hear—and I shouted his name and he vanished.
When it came time for me to speak, I wiped the sweat from my palms and squeezed past the elderly couple at the end of the pew, then climbed the steps to the pulpit with my smudged notecards in hand. The silence in the church was half finished. The windows quivered in the gentle wind, and the reverberation hummed over all the quiet faces.
“I’ve been gone a while,” I started. My voice was raspy, my throat dry. I cleared it and started over.
“I’ve been gone for a little while, but I had to come back when I heard. When my mother told me what happened.” Glancing at the notecards, back at the faces looking up at me or down at the floor or out the windows at the impenetrable gray. “It’s strange, being here, seeing all the things I remember but without Ethan.”
I had jotted a story on my cards. The one about the nest and that little white-blue egg—it had been playing over and over in my head since that morning. But looking at it then, I thought, what right do I have? To this story, to this memory. All those hours in the woods, on our watchtower, and I had never really listened to this boy who had needed my ear more than anything. This boy I had abandoned and forgotten as soon as it was convenient. I put the cards in my pocket and wondered if I could walk out right then. Just walk away and disappear down that dirt road like before and leave Ethan forever in that church. Maybe if I just left, I could still keep his death from forever becoming a part of me. Instead, I looked at his parents and felt the life go out of my legs, which had for years been so eager to run. I wanted to tell his mother that I did it, it was me, I was selfish and I thought words didn’t matter and I killed your son. I wanted his father to hit me hard enough to knock me to the ground and leave a mark that would sting for the rest of my life. But the air had left my lungs, and I had nothing else to say.
“We did everything together, and I thought I knew him,” I said with an edge I realized was meant for me. I looked out at the pews. Nausea, room unsteadying.
“I hope he found some kind of peace, wherever he went.” Meaningless platitude. I stepped down and rejoined my family.
After the service, I murmured my condolences to Ethan’s parents, swallowed as they were in grief, unable to see my face or hear what I told them. Then I let the crowd of halfway mourners push me aside. The casket was open, but I kept well away, afraid the mortician had put a smile on his face.
My father drove us most of the way home in silence.
As we rounded a long bend in the darkening road, I said, “Nothing’s the same here, is it?”
My mother sighed. A long, tired sigh, late autumn leaves rustling in a chill breeze.
“No, honey,” she said. “Not especially.”
Winter slid past on either side, whites and grays and ruddy browns fading to navy as the sun slipped behind the trees. My parents becoming silhouettes in the front seats of the sedan. The hush made them older than I had ever imagined they could be.
“Do you remember when he fell through the ice?” I said. The words sounded like an echo, spoken outside of me.
My mother nodded.
“‘Course I do,” my father said. “One of the scariest days of my life. You coming running out of the woods and the ambulance sirens tearing down the road.” He shivered. “Damn miracle that that woman was nearby.” He stopped, recognizing the sourness of that miracle now.
“Do you remember what I told you about it? On the way to the hospital or afterward?”
“Well you were pretty panicked, so I can’t say I remember exactly—”
“What about his face? Did I say anything about the look on his face?” I knew I wasn’t making sense, but I couldn’t help myself. I just wanted him to tell me he’d looked afraid. Tell me it was an accident and Ethan really had meant to reach the island. Tell me there were no signs. Tell me I couldn’t be blamed because nobody can know that somebody’s going to swallow a whole medicine cabinet full of pills until after they do it and everything before then stops meaning a goddamn thing. More than anything, I needed him to tell me everything was all right, the way he had when he was a god, and I wanted to believe him the way I had when I was small and a believer.
He couldn’t tell me any of those things, of course. We were just two men now. He couldn’t remember what I’d said any more than I could remember what I’d seen. So the last question just lingered on my lips down all those winding roads—Is this sly smile I see in my memory the same one he wore when he took all those pills? I couldn’t ask it, because I realized there was no way I would ever know. No one left in this forever-winter town who could answer. It struck me then that maybe what I’d said at the pulpit was true. Maybe this was the only peace Ethan could have ever found. The small smile as he sank down to glossy white tile—the moment just before he slept.
Fuck, it was cold in the back of that car. I pulled my coat tighter around myself and saw my breath in the air. Ethan’s name in the silence. I closed my eyes, opened them, and it was gone.
“I think I’d like to stay in town for a little while,” I said. “If that’s all right with you.”
“Of course it is, Ty,” my mother said. “This is still your home, you know.”
I listened to the cold wind whip around the car and thought maybe, for a while, I could believe her.
FictionIssue #47Marieken CochiusShane Inman
Shane Inman
Shane is a freelance tour writer born and raised in the smallest state in the U.S. He gave up a budding career as a technical writer to focus on his creative work, which includes both writing and theatre. More comfortable behind the lights than in front of them, he has directed several theatrical performances, including Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses and an original adaptation of Apocalypse Now. When he has the time and resources, he travels domestically and abroad, performing volunteer work in exchange for room and board. He has lived on an animal sanctuary and in a monastery, among other odd places, but wherever he strays his home will always be the New England winter and the city of Providence, Rhode Island.
invisible threads
Natasha Mieszkowski interviews
Loan Le
Our fiction editor Natasha Mieszkowski recently had this exchange with Loan Le, our Issue #29 featured fiction author. Here’s what she had to say about her writing process, choosing a point of view, and the importance of small details and subtext in fiction… Read more
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line300
|
__label__cc
| 0.72573
| 0.27427
|
Home / We are an image from the future: the Greek revolt of December 2008 / 3. These days are for Alexis
A bedouin anytime! A citizen never
Ego Te Provoco
"Having by our late labours and hazards made it appear to the world at how high a rate we value our just freedom (...) we do now hold ourselves bound in mutual duty to each other to take the best care we can for the future, to avoid the danger of returning into a slavish condition"
– Levellers, “An agreement of the people,” 1647
Let’s look beyond the tear gas, the batons, and the riot police vans: the operation being conducted by the bosses since December 6th doesn’t comprise a mere combination of repression and propaganda; rather, it is the application of a series of methods aiming to renegotiate social peace and consensus.
From the Communist Party, which views the revolting people as puppets of Syriza (the euro-left parliamentary party) and of the CIA, all the way to Socialist Party politicians moaning that Athens resembles a city of the Eastern Bloc, what with its streets empty of consumers. From the archbishop of Thessaloniki, who begs his flock to go shopping, to the city’s international exposition offering free parking to Christmas shoppers, they all share a common goal: the return to the normality of democracy and consumption. Thus the day after the revolt, which happens to be Christmas, the demand is raised that we must celebrate at all cost: not only in order for some tills to fill up but in order for us all to return to our graves. The day after holds the demand of the living dead that nothing disturbs their eternal sleep any more. It’s a moratorium legitimising the emptiness of their spectacle-driven world, a world of quiet and peaceful lives. And the generals of this war hold no weapon more lethal than the appeal to that absolute, timeless idea: democracy.
The word democracy developing as it does ever more densely from the demagogues of calmness, aims at the social imaginary - the collective field of structuring desires and fears. Everyone knew well before the assassination of Alexis, that the oligarchy of capital had given up on trying to even seem democratic, even by bourgeois standards: economic scandals, blatant incidents of police violence, monstrous laws.Yet this fact is not, neither here nor anywhere else, worrisome to the bosses. This is precisely because the functioning of the establishment under such terms (“Is it democratic enough? Is it really democratic?") reproduces the capitalist oligarchy The same oligarchy that builds around itself a wall of scandals, regrets, resignations, demands, and reforms - preventing, in this way the questioning of (not the democratic qualities of the regime but) democracy as a system of social organising. Hence bosses can still appeal to this higher value today this axiomatic mechanism of the political, in order to bring us back to normality consensus, compromise - in order to assimilate the general spontaneous rage in the sphere of mediation, before this rage can organise its revolutionary potential. A revolution that would swoop all intermediaries and peaceful democrats - bringing along a new form of organising: the commune.
Amidst this ludicrous climate of shallow analyses the salaried officials of the psychological war point at the revolted, howling: “That’s not democratic, that ignores the rules under which our democracy functions." We are speechless in the face of what we would until recently have considered impossible. Even if having the intention to deceive, the bosses of this country have said something true: we despise democracy more than anything else in this decadent world. For what is democracy other than a system of discriminations and coercions in the service of property and privacy? And what are its rules, other than rules of negotiation of the right to own - the invisible rules of alienation? Freedom, rights, equality egalitarianism: all these dead ideological masks together cannot cover their mission: the generalisation and preservation of the social as an economic sphere, as a sphere where not only what you have produced but also what you are and what you can do are already alienated. The bourgeois, with a voice trembling from piety promise: rights, justice, equality And the revolted hear: repression, exploitation, looting.
Democracy is the political system where everyone is equal in front of the guillotine of the spectacle-product. The only problem that concerned democrats, from Cromwell to Montesquieu, is what form of property is sufficient in order for someone to be recognised as a citizen, what kind of rights and obligations guarantee that they will never understand themselves as something beyond a private citizen. Everything else is no more than adjusting details of a regime in the service of capital.
Our contempt for democracy does not derive from some sort of idealism but rather from our very material animosity for a social entity in which value and organising are centred around the product and the spectacle. The revolt was by definition also a revolt against property and alienation. Anyone that didn’t hide behind the curtains of their privacy anyone who was out on the streets, knows it only too well: shops were looted not for computers, clothes, or furniture to be resold but for the joy of destroying what alienates us: the spectacle of the product. Anyone who doesn’t understand why someone delights in the sight of a destroyed product is a merchant or a cop. The fires that warmed the bodies of the revolted in these long December nights were full of the liberated products of our toil, from the disarmed symbols of what used to be an almighty fantasy. We simply took what belonged to us and we threw it to the fire together with all its co-expressions. The grand potlatch of the past few days was also a revolt of desire against the imposed rule of scarcity. A revolt of the gift against the sovereignty of money. A revolt of the anarchy of use value against the democracy of exchange value. A revolt of spontaneous collective freedom against rationalised individual coercion.
‹ To those who rise up in Greece up I don't care if I don't take even one more picture, I just want to be okay with myself ›
Uncreative
We are an image from the future: the Greek revolt of December 2008
The street has its own history
Solidarity is a flame
1. Prologues
2. And now one slogan that unites us all: cops, pigs, murders!
3. These days are for Alexis
The world left behind
Suddenly i heard a bang
I ran to the Polytechnic
Homo sacer quartet
I was in the heart of the catastrophe
Okay, now we're going to fuck everything up
We started with 300 people, and came back with 500
That's how big this thing was
In Patras, 1000 people came out to the demonstrations
That was the craziest moment of all December for me
This is the spirit of the revolt
Their democracy murders
All the kids felt so much power yelling at the cops
A black immigrant's cry of despair
These days are ours, too
Invitation to the Open Popular Assembly of the Liberated City Hall of Aghios Dimitrios
I thought the revolution was coming
I want to eliminate everything that represents the alienation of our lives
Before the revolt, all the Greeks were enslaved
One day we jacked a fire engine, got on the CB radio, and said, "Tonight, you motherfuckers, we will burn you all"
We are here / We are everywhere / We are an image from the future
The media as part of the counter-insurgency
The occupation of the national TV
Call for a new international
In London, the response was immediate
In Barcelona, we quickly organised a solidarity protest
Many foreigners have been killed
Open letter from the soldiers
The Treaty of Varkiza is broken
The logic of not demanding
Not this history but this rage is ours
To those who rise up in Greece
I don't care if I don't take even one more picture, I just want to be okay with myself
Journal entry of one of the insurrectionists
4. Obedience stopped, life is magical
5. Breaking new ground
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line303
|
__label__cc
| 0.607172
| 0.392828
|
Lead Sponsor:
Official Blockchain Partner:
NABS Series Speakers
InterContinental Warszawa
Emilii Plater 49
00- 125 Warszawa
For More Information: info@umsconferences.com
© New Age Banking Summit Europe 2018, All Rights Reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the event producer.
For permission requests, write to info@umsconferences.com
Click on the below link to download event brochure
Download Event Brochure
Founded in 1993 in Kraków, Poland, Comarch prides itself on being one of the leading software houses in Europe with over 5000 employees worldwide and more than 3000 successful projects carried out for the largest international brands.
With 20 years' experience in the industry, Comarch Financial Services, a business sector within the Comarch Capital Group, specializes in developing sophisticated software and IT systems for major financial institutions in banking, insurance and capital markets.
Our expertise has gained worldwide recognition and a significant portfolio of clients among insurers, banks, mutual and pension funds, brokerage houses and asset management companies in more than 30 countries. Our client list includes UniCredit, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Swiss Life, Ergo, Oney, Allianz, and more.
For more information, please visit www.comarch.com/finance
Oman Data Park
Oman Data Park a joint venture between Omantel, a leading telecom services provider in Oman and 4Trust LLC, a leading Data Centre company in Oman. The management team of ODP has a wide-range of competencies to achieve, augment and support the IT and business practices of organizations both large and small. ODP is the first managed service provider in Oman with a vision to transform the future, where IT services will be available on demand. ODP's notable portfolio of services include, Managed Hosting, Cloud Services, Hosted Applications and Managed Services with a guaranteed uptime offering unparalleled level of customer support. The key to delivering these services is ODP's state of the art Data Centre which combines redundant systems with an integrated facility management infrastructure.
At ODP, we understand our customers need reliable, secure and flexible solutions delivered with unmatched expertise and quality of service. Our vision unifies the employees to focus on our customer success. ODP recognizes that business needs vary by industry and has developed solutions tailored to address the healthcare, government, education, and professional services sectors. We have also developed solutions to address the broader needs of the marketplace, including business continuity, collaboration, communications, connectivity and security.
For more information, please visit www.omandatapark.com
Banking Technology
Banking Technology is the definitive source of news and analysis of the global fintech sector.
Founded in London in 1984, Banking Technology has been at the forefront of the print and online publishing for the international community of bankers, financial services professionals, vendors, consultants, analysts and other industry participants, big and small.
Our website attracts around 80,000+ unique monthly visitors and our daily newsletter is delivered to over 17,500+ key decision-makers in the financial services and technology sectors.
Our broad readership and reputation, combined with in-depth coverage of fintech and banking technology issues on a worldwide scale, makes Banking Technology the leading resource for technology buyers, sellers, developers, integrators and other specialists across the sector.
For more information, please visit www.bankingtech.com
Payments and Cards Network
The Payments & Cards Network is dedicated to the Payments industry. Adding value to clients by offering innovative executive search, recruitment and RPO solutions to international clients. With offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, San Francisco and London, a global outlook and understanding of the payments landscape is in place to offer the best advice and service on the market.
Call us with your specific needs today on +31 203 030 257 and one of our consultants will be able to help quickly and efficiently.
For more information, please visit www.paymentsandcardsnetwork.com
Bureau van Dijk
The business of certainty
Certainty is a highly-prized commodity in business. Data might be getting bigger all the time, but this only makes extracting value from it more difficult.
We capture and treat private company information for better decision making and increased efficiency. When you need to understand the companies in your ecosystem, you'll benefit from a certain approach. Bureau van Dijk is in the business of certainty.
With information on 200 million companies(40,000+banks) we are the resource for company data. A key benefit of our information is how simple we make it to compare companies internationally.
Our Orbis database includes information on:
What companies do, how they're performing and the people that run them
Financial data, legal entity details, M&A activity and news
Corporate structures and ownership
We help manage risk processes including:
AML/KYC/compliance and client on-boarding
M&A research
Supplier risk
For more information, please visit www.bvdinfo.com
BPC Banking Technologies
BPC Banking Technologies is a worldwide leader in payments solutions with over 180 clients in 63 countries globally.
It is the architect and developer of SmartVista – the complete e-payments solution delivering: high performance authorization switching and routing, ATM and POS management, card management, advanced fraud prevention, loyalty program management, card personalization and production, billing and merchant management, microfinance, integrated internet and mobile banking.
For more information, visit the Company's website at www.bpcbt.com
OLYMPIC Banking System
ERI is a substantial international company, specialising in the design, development, implementation and support of an integrated, comprehensive banking software package: the OLYMPIC Banking System, chosen by over 300 banks and financial institutions spread over more than 50 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Asia.
ERI is focused on providing high-quality, omni-channel software; successful system implementations; and on-going maintenance and support for all international Private, Commercial and Retail Banks, Central Banks, e-banking and e-broking companies, Fund Management companies and Transfer Agents.
The OLYMPIC Banking System is acknowledged as the most comprehensive package on the market. In constant evolution, it provides extensive coverage of Front-, Middle- and Back-office functions, for the most demanding banking and financial institutions, including of course e-Banking , Mobile Banking and e-Brokerage services.
Liferay makes software that helps companies create digital experiences on web, mobile and connected devices.
Liferay, Inc., founded in 2004 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is an open source provider of software. A Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms, Liferay has 21 offices around the world and is present in 40 countries through its large partner network.
The Liferay platform began as an open source project in 2001 and today counts a community of about 200,000 members and more than 500,000 deployments worldwide. Companies around the world rely on Liferay technology for its rapid development capabilities, impressive scalability, proven reliability and open source savings. Companies such as Carrefour, Coach, Danone, Domino’s, Lufthansa Aviation Training, Siemens, Société Générale and VMware use Liferay. Learn more at liferay.com.
CLoud4C
Cloud4c is born in a cloud provider with focus on vertical specific solution. We solve the most demanding IT transformation needs for large enterprises and financial services companies globally by providing a fully managed local cloud solution in 20 countries. Our unique community cloud solution for financial service, verticals has a cloud agnostic framework along with full suite of security controls, Regulatory Compliances and managed services thereby delivering a better TCO and single SLA. Our certifications include ISO 20000-1, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, SOC 1, SOC2, PCI DSS V3.2, etc. to service the needs of Financial Services verticals.
To know more, visit www.cloud4c.com
Finastra
Finastra unlocks the potential of people and businesses in finance, creating a platform for open innovation. Formed in 2017 by the combination of Misys and D+H, we provide the broadest portfolio of financial services software in the world today—spanning retail banking, transaction banking, lending, and treasury and capital markets. Our solutions enable customers to deploy mission critical technology on premises or in the cloud. Our scale and geographical reach means that we can serve customers effectively, regardless of their size or geographic location—from global financial institutions, to community banks and credit unions. Through our open, secure and reliable solutions, customers are empowered to accelerate growth, optimize cost, mitigate risk and continually evolve to meet the changing needs of their customers. 48 of the world’s top 50 banks use Finastra technology.
Please visit www.finastra.com
Hortonworks is a leading innovator at creating, distributing, and supporting enterprise‐ready open data platforms. We have a single‐minded focus on driving innovation in open source communities such as Apache Hadoop, NiFi, and Spark. Our open Connected Data Platforms power Modern Data Applications that deliver actionable intelligence from all data: data‐in‐motion and data‐at‐rest. Along with our 1600+ partners, we provide the expertise, training. and services that allows our customers to unlock the transformational value of data across any line of business.
Web: https://hortonworks.com/
Finacle
Finacle is the industry-leading digital banking solution suite from EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly owned product subsidiary of Infosys. Finacle helps traditional and emerging financial institutions drive truly digital transformation to achieve frictionless customer experiences, larger ecosystem play, insights–driven interactions and ubiquitous automation. Today, banks in over 100 countries rely on Finacle to service more than a billion consumers and 1.3 billion accounts.
Finacle solutions address the core banking, omnichannel banking, payments, treasury, origination, liquidity management, Islamic banking, wealth management, analytics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain requirements of financial institutions to drive business excellence. An assessment of the top 1250 banks in the world reveals that institutions powered by the Finacle Core Banking solution, on average, enjoy 7.2% points lower costs-to-income ratio than others
To know more, visit www.finacle.com
Subaj
As the First Blockchain based Shopping & Rewards Platform, SUBAJ offers a disrupting technology into the world of Retail & Reward Commerce. With Augmented Reality, GeoDrop Technology, Social Gamification and Artificial Intelligence, SUBAJ shows how Mixed Reality with SUBAJ Token as Loyalty Points will unravel the Rewards and Shopping sector while using these Technology to help deprived children of the world through the SUBAJ CHARITY FOUNDATION project.
Web: https://www.subaj.com
Takaful Oman Insurance
Driven by the philosophy of cooperation and assurance, Takaful Oman Insurance SAOG is a MSM listed composite takaful provider operating in the Sultanate of Oman. It has provided returns of over 25% to its shareholders during the last 2 years in terms of its share price*. In addition, it has managed to achieve breakeven during its first full year of operation. What’s more, Takaful Oman is the first company in Oman to provide a public report of the company’s actual performance in comparison to the projections it made during the IPO.
To promote Takaful awareness through offering innovative Shari'a compliant products and services that deliver exceptional value and are tailored to the specific needs of customers through a highly dedicated professional team.
To be one of the leading Takaful companies in Oman by maximizing value to all stakeholders under a Shari'a compliant framework.
Vision To be one of the leading Takaful companies in Oman by maximizing value to all stakeholders under a Shari'a compliant framework.
Effective Shari'a compliant structures
Fair treatment of equity-holders
Equitable treatment of fund providers and other all stakeholders
Fit and proper environment for board and management to perform their functions
Effective oversight
Sound risk management
Avoidance of conflicts of interest
Appropriate compensation policy oversight Public disclosures
Code of conduct and ethics
Enforcement of governance
Takaful is insurance managed in a Sharia compliant way. The risk is shared and not transferred as in conventional insurance. It is based on the principle of mutual guarantee and mutual assistance where the community bears the risk for each community member. More importantly, it does not cover risks which are deemed as impermissible by Shari'a. The contributions collected from the participants are considered as donations, and they constitute the Takaful fund from which all claims and expenses for managing the fund are reimbursed. At the end of the financial year, after all expenses are deducted, the surplus will belong to the Participant (Policy holders). The distribution of the surplus will be done in accordance to the principles approved by the Shari'a board
Rajesh Pai Fondekar
Head - E-Channels, Meethaq Islamic Bank - Bank Muscat
Rajesh Pai Fondekar has over 17 years of banking expertise across some of the largest local and multi-national banks. He is currently heading the Alternative Distribution Channels of Meethaq Islamic Bank. Prior to this, he was the Vice-President, Delivery Channels at HSBC India.
Rajesh’s expertise spans the fields of electronic channels, new age commerce, payment systems, product development, retail banking strategy and analytics. Apart from being a banker, he is a keen academician and a visiting faculty member at the Department of Management Studies at Goa University and IGNOU, among others. Rajesh possesses a graduate degree in Mathematics and a post-graduate degree in Finance from Goa University, India.
Moilim Al Azhar
Head Sharia Review & Monitoring, Sharia Supervisory Board, Meethaq Islamic Bank - Bank Muscat
Moilim Al Azhar is an Islamic banker with 10 years of experience in Islamic finance, with a focus on Shari’a advisory and compliance. He has worked under the direct supervision of leading Shari’a Scholars in the Islamic finance industry, including Dr. Hussein Hamid Hassan, Dr. Abdul-Sattar Abu Ghuddah, and Dr. Ali Quradaghi.
Moilim has had a rich exposure to different jurisdictions, including UAE, UK, Libya, and Oman. He holds an MSc. in Economics & Finance (2002) and the AAOIFI-Certified Shari’a Advisor & Auditor (2009), and can speak Arabic, English and French.
Marwan Al-Zadjali
Head of eBanking, Bank Dhofar
Marwan Al-Zadjali is the Head of eBanking in BankDhofar. He is responsible for three units: call centre, self-service and online & mobile banking. His key areas of focus are the implementation of internet banking, SMS banking, mobile banking, self-services and IVR; business support for service channels; business products related to e-banking; e-banking projects; Card Centre projects; Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Teller Cash Recycle (TCR) and cash and Cash Deposit Machines (CDMs).
Marwan also oversees new locations, data analysts, UAT and new enhancement. Additionally, he is in charge of managing the eBanking specialist projects team and providing strategic direction for development channels, along with quantified justification for their introduction. He was previously the manager of retail projects in Bank Dhofar. Marwan holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Internet Technologies and E-Commerce from University of East London.
Digital Financial Services Leader & Banking Technologies Expert, USA
Neil O’Brien is a thought leader and practitioner in digital banking. Most recently, he led the digital strategy and digital platform management at Santander Bank in USA. At Santander, Neil’s key contributions were in the strategy and management of new digital banking initiatives based on deep experience of the business, risk and technology aspects of banking.
Neil has gained banking experience in several European countries as well. His primary focus is the impact of new technologies on banking. He has spoken and published articles on various banking topics, including the prospects for banks in a fintech world, payments, innovation, digital wallets, mobile apps and digital technology. Neil holds a MBA from International Business INSEAD.
H.E. Hamood Sangour Al-Zadjali
Executive President, Central Bank Of Oman
H.E. Hamood Sangour Al- Zadjali was appointed by Royal Decree as Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) in June 1991. He continues to serve as Executive President of CBO since then. H.E. Al- Zadjali is a renowned expert on financial and economic policy making in the GCC region. While serving as Executive President of CBO, he is widely recognized for nurturing and steering the banking sector in Oman into a stable, sound and resilient financial system, by developing not only the banking sector but also deepening and widening other segments of the financial markets. He continues to serve in the Boards of several financial institutions.
H.E. Al-Zadjali started his banking career with HSBC Bank in 1969. Before taking over as Executive President of CBO, he held executive positions in various capacities in the financial sector including CBO. Born in 1947, H.E. Al-Zadjali holds a Management degree from Boston University’s School of Management, USA.
Faraaz Ali
Regional Head of Retail Banking Products and Marketing, ANZ Bank, Singapore
Faraaz Ali is the Regional Head of Retail Products for ANZ. He manages the overall business and product management functions for cards, payments, banking accounts, deposits, mortgages and personal loans. Working closely with the Asia-Pacific country business leadership teams, he strives to deliver innovative payment products and a distinctive customer experience.
Prior to joining ANZ, Faraaz headed Citibank’s credit card businesses across the Middle East and North Africa and in USA. He began his banking career at Capital One, serving in numerous roles, including Process Manager for the Canada cards business and Project Manager for the Capital One Auto Finance Group. He holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from the University of Dallas. Faraaz has been actively involved in community and youth development initiatives in USA, UAE and Singapore.
Neeraj Rathi
Head Of Islamic Asset Products (Retail Banking), Bank Nizwa
Neeraj Rathi is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 20 years of experience across various industries and counties. He has worked with Citibank South Korea and Citibank Singapore. In the Middle Eastern region, he has worked with Noor Bank at Dubai and Bank Nizwa at Oman.
Neeraj has been a member of the core team responsible for setting up the retail business of two Islamic Banks—namely, Noor Bank and Bank Nizwa—after establishing, growing and managing the portfolio. At present, he is the Head of Retail Asset Products at Bank Nizwa, the 1st Islamic Bank of Oman.
Pankaj Kundra
SVP - Head of Personal Banking and Payments Business (Credit, Debit, Commercial Cards and Acquiring), Mashreq Bank
Pankaj Kundra is the Regional Head of Payments at Mashreq Dubai. Since December 2015, he has been responsible for the P&L of Mashreq’s Payments Business. Pankaj has 17 years of banking experience across various countries. Prior to joining Mashreq Dubai, he was the Head of Retail Banking at Mashreq Egypt, where he spearheaded the retail bank’s turnaround from a loss-making to profitable business franchise.
From 2007 to 2013, Pankaj was Sr. Vice President and Business Head – Mass Market Segment and Auto Business at Fullerton Financial Holdings in UAE. His key achievements during this time include being a part of the founding team, which set up a world class finance company in UAE. He was involved in many aspects of the company, including credit policy, product proposition, branch distribution set-up and sales.
Radosław Bekanowski
Business Solution Manager, Comarch
Radosław Bekanowski has over 10 years of experience in consulting in the financial sector. He joined Comarch while studying at Warsaw School of Economics (specialization: Quantitative Methods and Information Systems).
As a business analyst, and later consultant, he has accumulated a vast amount of hands-on experience in the area of BPM and front-end systems, with an emphasis on supporting the loan origination processes (in terms of both technical and business knowledge). Passionate about business process optimisation, Radosław now serves as an expert in the field of new technologies and their practical usage in the banking industry.
Humayun Kabir
Director, Kunooz Oman Holding
A career banker and a chartered accountant by profession, Humayun Kabir has over 30 years of wide-ranging experience in business management, finance, technology and operations with organisations such as ABN Amro Bank Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, National Bank of Oman, Saudi American Bank, Ernst & Young and Inforica Inc., Canada.
He began his career in 1989 with Saudi American Bank, one of the Gulf’s largest and most highly acclaimed financial services group. In 2008, Humayun joined National Bank of Oman as General Manager and Chief Financial Officer. During his eight year-stint in the bank, he spearheaded the Retail Banking and later Wholesale Banking Group as the General Manager. At present, he is a board member in Kunooz Oman Holding, Majan Mining, Carmeuse Majan and Al Omaniya Education Services SAOC.
Manoj Anchan
Executive Director and Head of Retail Banking Oman, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Manoj Anchan has 23 years of experience in global management and business leadership in the consumer banking domain, with significant expertise in business strategy, setting up and management of start-up businesses and P&L management of asset, liability and insurance products in the retail and SME banking vertical.
Manoj has had global work exposure through various stints in diverse countries such as India, Tanzania, Mauritius and Oman. He is currently the Executive Director and Head of Retail Banking Oman at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Financial IT
Established six years ago, Financial IT is the venue where the FinTech community makes itself heard. Innovation is the common feature of the companies that we work with. Some are FinTech disruptors, posing a direct challenge to established institutions. Others are technology companies, providing solutions that produce positive outcomes for the institutions and their clients. We provide a digital platform for multimedia and editorial content, rankings and overviews of major industry events.
Mobile ID World
Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest on mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs. http://mobileidworld.com/
TelcoProfessionals
TelcoProfessionals(TP) is an interactive, content rich, blog- and video-centric online community, and business exchange, developed exclusively for the Telecom and Media industry. We are dedicated to individuals working in the industry globally, as a place they can find and help each other get ahead. TP includes a full Telecom & Media events listing, blogs from Thought Leaders, videos of the people shaping the industry’s future. TP allows you to network directly with over 110,000 like-minded unique viewers from 206 countries.
To enhance your professional profile and network for future business opportunities, or to visit our jobs portal, join us today on www.telcoprofessionals.com.
Cyber Startup Observatory
“The Cyber Startup Observatory is a global initiative to research the most important cybersecurity innovation hubs in the world and to share that insight with financial institutions, governments, e-commerce, critical infrastructures, major corporations, universities, law enforcement agencies, manufacturers and SMEs globally to create together a safer digital world.
www.cyberstartupobservatory.com
Holland Fintech
Holland Fintech is an independent organization that delivers professional services to business clients in Financial and Technology (FINTECH). It distributes knowledge about digitalisation, supports financial innovators and drives co-operation and competition to deliver better financial service globally.
Holland Fintech creates the largest independent global marketplace in the financial technology value chain that empowers Fintech stakeholders through Holland Fintech digital services. Holland Fintech has over 300 international group of company members, ranging from start-ups to large corporations in the network.
Website: www.hollandfintech.com.
Polish Bitcoin Association
The Polish Bitcoin Association was instituted to increase social awareness and make easier learning about the digital technology that is Bitcoin.
The driving force behind the association is its resolve to move Bitcoin ever closer to the status of a universally accepted medium of exchange. Having secured that, a new economy will come into view--open to all, unconstrained and free of centralized money-issuers. Cryptocurrency holders will not be beholden to banks and other intermediaries in their everyday dealings. This will in turn eliminate the need for fees and territorial and political limitations.
The association is based in Poland and its membership includes various users and proponents of Bitcoin such as programmers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, financiers, accountants and others with interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As part of its stated goal, the association issues publications (including Internet-based) and delegates speakers to conferences, seminars and other gatherings. Individuals reached by these efforts learn about how easy bitcoin is to use and how to use it safely.
The association also works to integrate experienced bitcoin users into a single forum where knowledge and experience can be freely exchanged. Whenever possible The Polish Bitcoin Association acts as an industry representative with revenue collection and regulatory agencies. It likewise strives to help bolster cryptocurrency exchange security.
Web: bitcoin.org.pl
About the CAIA Association
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, founded in 2002, is the world leader in alternative investment education. The CAIA Association is best known for the CAIA Charter. Earning the CAIA Charter is the gateway to becoming a member of the CAIA Association, a network of over 9,000 investment leaders located in 90+ countries. CAIA also offers the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate Program®, an online course that provides an introduction to alternative investing. CAIA is considered a leading authority on industry trends and developments worldwide.
For more information, please visit CAIA.org
Mobey Forum
Mobey Forum is the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead the future of digital services. Mobey Forum is an independent non-profit organisation whose sole purpose is to benefit its close community of members, bringing together banks, technology companies and financial institutions.
Web: https://www.mobeyforum.org/
Women Who Code (WWCode) is an international nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. WWCode is building a world where women are proportionally representative as technical leaders, executives, founders, VCs, board members and software engineers.
Website: www.womenwhocode.com.
Global Banking & Finance Review
Global Banking & Finance Review is a leading Online and Print Magazine, which has evolved from the growing need to have a more balanced view, for informative and independent news within the financial community. Our experienced contributors provide this quality and in-depth insight in a clear and concise way, providing leading players and key figures with up to date information within the finance sector. Read in over 200 different countries and ranked below 15,000 globally by Alexa across billions of websites. To find out more, visit us at http://www.globalbankingandfinance.com
BefastTV
BeFast.TV is a Silicon Valley based online TV Channel featuring tech companies and startup ecosystems across the globe. We cover all major Tech and Innovation related conferences including but not limited to TC Disrupt, SXSW, Web Summit, and SLUSH. We talk about the most exciting startups and tech companies through producing video reviews, live-streamed reportages, TV series and documentaries about their products and services as well as their founders and executives. Let us know if you have an amazing product launch or event to cover by sending us a note at fast@befast.tv.
Bharat Panchal
Senior VP & Head - Risk Management & Chief Information Security Officer
Bharat Panchal has been the Head- Risk Management of National Payments Corporation of India since April, 2011. He is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and implementing improvements in the risk management control and governance areas, with focus on enterprise risk management, operational risk management, information security, internal audit and fraud management. Under his leadership, NPCI has achieved PCI DSS, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and ISO 9001.
Bharat was awarded the title “Security Leader of the Year” in December, 2014 by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) for his significant contribution to cyber security in the banking sector. He was also named "Information Security Maestro-2015" by INFOSECURITYLIVE.COM in April, 2015. He received the Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Certification of Merit in February, 2016.
Rabih Abou Jaoude
Regional Sales Manager, Entrust Datacard Group (Al Madina)
Rabih Abou Jaoude is Regional Sales Manager of the Financial Instant Issuance Business in MEA at Entrust Datacard Group - a leading solutions provider for highly secure financial card programmes, government ID initiatives and secure ID programmes for education, corporate security and many other markets.
Rabih has a degree in Computer and Telecom Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in Lebanon. He has held a number of positions in sales and consultancy in several multi-national companies, and has 12 years of experience in the card Industry.
Maitham H. Al-Lawati
General Manager - Risk & Compliance, Oman Data Park
Maitham Al-Lawati is heading Risk, Compliance & Managed Security Services at Oman Data Park. He is part of the executive management team that formed to establish the first cloud and managed service provider in Oman. Prior to joining Oman Data Park, he headed the information security department at one of the leading local banks. He has also served at Ernst & Young in the IT Risk & Assurance Advisory Services and various other organisations.
Maitham holds a BSc degree in Information Systems from Sultan Qaboos University. He also boasts several professional certifications, such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, C|EH, ISO 27001 LI, CCNP:Security, ISC2 CCSP. Security+, ITILv3 (f). Maitham has more than ten years of professional experience in cyber security.
Hilal Houssain
Cyber Security Technologist & Cryptography Expert
Dr. Hilal Houssain is a public speaker, Senior Financial Product Development Specialist at an international financial institution (IDBG), security technologist and cryptography expert. He also served as a senior cyber security consultant at the National Commercial Bank. His expertise lies in assessing, designing and implementing cryptographic primitives and schemes.
He has two patents with USPTO in securing ECC cryptosystems against simple and differential power analysis attacks on resource constrained devices, and has written several articles on security and cryptography that have been published in international journals and conferences. His research interests include cryptography, blockchain technology, securing IoT and cloud-based computation, fintech and banking/financial security, security attacks and countermeasures on crypto-systems.
Maqbool Al Wahaibi
CEO, Oman Data Park
Maqbool Al Wahaibi holds the position of CEO at Oman Data Park (ODP)—the first Managed & Cloud Service Provider in Oman. He is part of the executive management and was a founding member of the team that established ODP.
Prior to joining ODP, Maqbool worked with the Government of Oman for over 20 years on strategic National IT initiatives and projects in the area of information security. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from the University of York.
Llyod Maddock
CEO, Ahli Bank
Llyod Maddock is the CEO of Ahlibank SAOG, the Chairman of Al Hilal MENA Fund, and treasurer and board member of the Oman Banks Association.
He was previously the Deputy Group CEO, Corporate Banking, Ahli United Bank BSC. He is also the former CEO of HSBC Pakistan as well as HSBC Kuwait.
Llyod served as the Head of Wholesale Credit & Risk, HSBC MENA region. He has worked in various senior management roles with HSBC, covering corporate banking, strategy and risk management. Lloyd holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Mining) degree from University of Exeter, UK.
Khalid Al Kayed
CEO, Bank Nizwa
Khalid Al Kayed is the Chief Executive Officer of Bank Nizwa, and is responsible for spearheading the bank’s overall business growth and 2020 strategies. A financial industry veteran with over 25 years of experience under his belt, Khalid has served the bank since inception, initially as Chief Finance Officer, before taking on the responsibility of CEO.
Prior to joining the bank, he held various posts in a host of well-respected financial institutions. His expertise lies in general banking management, financial control, accounting, global markets, credit, investments, risk management, and asset liability, among other fields. Khalid holds a Master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance from Liverpool University. He is also a certified management accountant and financial manager as per the Institute of Management Accountants.
Abdul Hakeem Al Ojaili
CEO, Bank Dhofar
Abdul Hakeem Omar Al Ojaili is a veteran banker with over 26 years of progressive banking experience. He has vast experience in corporate and retail banking, operations management, technology and corporate support services. He has been with BankDhofar since its inception, and has helped it become one of the leading banks in Oman. He has recently been appointed the CEO of the bank.
Abdul began his career in wholesale banking by managing a diverse corporate portfolio in businesses and industries. Gaining exposure in the international banking environment, he was cross posted on a number of assignments with JP Morgan and Lloyds TSB. Abdul holds a BA and MBA from Exeter University in UK, and is also an alumnus of both, Harvard and London Business School’s Executive Education Programmes.
Sulaiman Al Harthy
Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Meethaq Islamic Banking, Bank Muscat
Sulaiman Al Harthy is a seasoned banker with more than 32 years of experience. He started his career with the National Bank of Oman in 1983, and has well-rounded experience in corporate and retail banking. He has been associated with Bank Muscat, the flagship bank in Oman, since July 2005. Sulaiman has driven Meethaq Islamic Banking to become a leader in the Islamic banking industry in Oman since its inception in January 2013.
He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Leicester, and is an alumnus of the Oman Institute of Bankers. He has also attended the Harvard Business School Management Programme. Sulaiman is active in the banking circles in Oman and was presented the prestigious ‘Upcoming Personality in Islamic Finance 2014’ award by Global Islamic Finance.
Bartosz Lerka
Business Solutions Consultant, Comarch
Bartosz Lerka is a former corporate banker with nearly 10 years of experience. During his banking career, he served international corporations, European SMEs, companies listed on the stock exchange and enterprises with consolidated shareholder structures.
In Comarch, Bartosz supports the optimisation of banking processes with IT solutions, with the aim of freeing financial officers and bank employees from complex or repetitive tasks and excessive operational risks. He is partial to efficient time and money allocation on both sides of the bank-client relationship.
Jasim al Balushi
Senior IT Engineer, Takaful Oman Insurance
Jasim Al Balushi is a technologist that contributes ideas for improvement in simple steps, helping organisations meet ambitious goals. He is certified in Microsoft and hosting technology, well-versed in web and mobile apps, and possesses considerable knowledge in server and client software.
Jasim has the ability to build ERP and HRMS with TAS and CCTV. Security and auditing are his key areas of focus and expertise. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Networking (IT).
Wael Abbas Alkhuzaei
Senior Solution Consultant, BPC Banking Technologies
Wael Alkhuzaei is a senior solution consultant at BPC Banking Technologies. He has more than 19 years of experience in the payments industry, working for big names such as BPC, ACI and AFS.
Wael has contributed to the design and implementation of payments solutions for leading banks across the Middle Eastern region. He received an MBA from University of Strathclyde, and holds a Bsc degree in Mathematics from University of Bahrain.
Humd Munawar
Associate Director – Middle East, Turkey & Pakistan, Bureau van Dijk
Humd Munawar serves as an Associate Director with Bureau van Dijk. Bureau van Dijk specialises in business intelligence, and has offices across 27 countries. Humd heads the company’s operations for the Middle East, Turkey and Pakistan via the regional office in Dubai, UAE.
Humd has worked closely with financial institutions, corporates and governments across a dozen countries to streamline credit, risk and compliance processes. He has headed numerous projects involving process automated risk solutions, internal rating model implementations and compliance frameworks for various Middle Eastern banks.
IBS Intelligence
As you may know IBS Intelligence is one of the world’s leading FinTech research firms with 350 research reports covering all major banking systems and 250+ suppliers. Since its inception 20 years ago, in 40 countries, 5 of the top 10 banks, 9 of the top 10 consulting firms, and 9 of the top 10 suppliers have been its clients. It’s Editorial Team in London provides daily FinTech news and insights coverage, and publishes the monthly iconic IBS Journal. IBS SalesVision Portal covers over 5000+ FinTech system purchases providing great insights to CTOs seeking to make informed FinTech buying decisions as technology becomes highly disruptive. Lastly, IBS Intelligence has been chosen by S&P CapIQ and Thonson Reuters to be a provider of research to its one million+ buy-side and sell-side clients every month.
Digitalscouting
Digitalscouting.de established itself as a wide reaching platform known for outstanding market insights by thought leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators of the corporate world. Digitalscouting.de serves also as sparringspartner for corporates, conference organizers and start-ups on digital strategy and execution.
Payments & Cards Network
The Payments & Cards Network is a talent provider consultancy purely dedicated to the fintech, payments, and commerce domains. With the biggest global network of over 35.000 fintech professionals and our experienced consultants, who are able to connect you to highly skilled people to boost your business performance.
The Payments & Cards Network is also the publisher of PCM “The Payments & Cards eMagazine”, an online monthly publication focused on all things payments, cards and fintech. It is backed by the largest network of payment professionals worldwide, currently reaching over 120.000 with in excess of 50.000 unique readers per month.
To learn more about Payments & Cards Network, please visit: www.teampcn.com
To read all Magazine issues, please visit: www.paymentsandcardsmag.com
About ArabNet
ArabNet is a leading events, media and research company focused on building business bridges across MENA. ArabNet organizes major annual conferences in Beirut, Riyadh, Dubai, and Kuwait; publishes news and analysis of the digital sector on its online news portal and print 'ArabNet Quarterly' magazine; and creates original research reports about the region’s digital industry.
Web: news.arabnet.me
BlockExplorer News was created in 2017 to provide current, in-depth coverage of cryptocurrency, blockchain, and other related news. We strive to provide high-quality, factually correct, and unbiased reporting.
Web: www.blockexplorer.com
Tele Info Today
Tele Info Today (www.teleinfotoday.com) is one of the best online service providers in the IT and Telecom community. It’s a complete Telecom B2B portal which facilitates Telecom traders, Telecom manufactures, Telecom sellers, Telecom suppliers in improving their business relationships.
For More info contact us at +918826849084 Email: rithika@teleinfotoday.com
DARIA PAWĘDA
Digital Banking and Fintech Senior Expert/Consultant and Lecturer
She has been working for many banks in Poland and Europe, including Alior Bank (Director of Digital Banking Division -Retail Customers - responsible for digital banking development and maintenance both for Alior Bank and T-Mobile Banking Services in Poland and Romania), Bank BPS (Director of Internet and Mobile Banking Department), Getin Noble Bank (responsible for VTM project, including biometric solution and also responsible for internet and mobile banking of Getin Bank and Noble Bank), Kaupthing Bank (Managing Director), Raiffeisen Bank, Dominet Bank, Industrial Bank.
She also lectures about digital banking and biometrics, i.e. at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Warsaw.
STÉPHANE NAPPO
Global Chief Information Security Officer & Board Advisor,Société Générale IBFS
Adebayo Surakatu is globally known as an Innovator, Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur and Visioner. He studied Geoinformatics Engineering with over 10 years of experience in Mobile Geospatial Technology. He has been the Vice President Sales and leading Technologist at a Swiss-based company where he successfully implemented Mobile Payment & GeoCommerce Technology in Retail-Commerce. He currently consults some Government Agencies on Blockchain and FinTech. Over the course of time, Mr. Surakatu has attained immense experience in building, implementing and executing start-of-the-art technologies in the finance, commerce, and retail sectors. Currently serving as Founder & CEO of SUBAJ, Surakatu is building the worlds first Blockchain powered Shopping and Rewards Marketplace using the latest technologies like Augmented Reality, GeoDrop Technology, Social Gamification, Artificial Intelligence, Mixed Reality and BigData all on the SUBAJ BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM.
ADEBAYO SURAKATU
Founder & Group CEO,Subaj Global Network
CAUCHI DAVID
Head of Compliance,Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner
David Cauchi has been employed with the Information and Data Protection Commissioner’s Office since 2003, after successfully completing his studies at the University of Malta, where he obtained a Degree in Management. Mr Cauchi has since then formed part of the technical team, and currently occupies the position of Head Compliance.
During these years, Mr Cauchi has developed a level of expertise in data protection matters, particularly in handling complaints, carrying out inspections and audits, dealing with cross-border issues, including international data transfers, providing guidance and raising awareness on data protection to the various sectors, including banking and financial services, online gaming, employment, and the public at large Mr. Cauchi is currently serving his first term as Chair of the SIS II Supervision Coordination Group, having been elected in November 2017, after serving as Vice-Chair for the previous four years.
Vice President, International Solution Engineering and Value Management, Hortonworks
Chris manages International Solution Engineering and Value Management at Hortonworks. Prior to Hortonworks, he worked as Solution Architect at 10gen and was responsible for driving MongoDB projects across Europe. Prior to this, Chris spent time at SpringSource and RedHat/JBoss working with clients on their next generation Java platforms.
Chris was awarded a MSc in Software Engineering from the University of Oxford and a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of the West of England. He has spoken at events including SpringOne, NDC, Oredev and Berlin Buzzwords.
FERNANDO GARCIA-QUISMONDO
CTO - Security & Digital Identity, Banco Santander
Fernando has a Physics degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. His career in Santander was formerly focused on Channels Architecture for all the major transformation projects around the world where the bank is present. As part of Corporate Technology, he is the CTO for the Security domain, and he is currently involved in the “Digital Trust” workstream inside Santander, in charge of researching all the technology aspects involved in Digital Identity trends (biometrics, cybersecurity, privacy, etc.) as well as leading innovative proof of concepts to assess feasibility and possible uses of new technologies that form the Customer Centric security ecosystem.
GDPR Program Director, Banco Santander UK
Gary is leading Santander UK GDPR transformation programme and assisting the Group in its other European jurisdictions. Gary is a qualified chartered accountant, and a highly accomplished senior executive with 20 years’ extensive experience operating at board level in a variety of roles within a number of complex organisations covering Financial Services, Leisure and Retail. Gary is also a Non- Executive Director with a number of smaller organisations.
Giovanni Minchella
Account Manager,Liferay
Giovanni Minchella is an account manager with Liferay, where he oversees sales in the Central and Eastern European countries - in particular to banks and telco operators - helping companies to build digital customer experiences and internal business processes that are simple, powerful and scalable. In the last 10 years, Giovanni managed outsourced sales teams in Service source and was responsible for VMware’s top partners’ and distributors’ renewal sales across EMEA.
Prior to joining Liferay, Giovanni drove partner sales for Symantec/Veritas in the UK, where he achieved growth ahead of the market. Giovanni’s interests lie in economics, politics and economic development; he recently served on the board of directors for e-ducare.org, an organization helping children in Vietnam and Ireland to attain an education.
MAGDALENA BOROWIK
Director for Technology Research, Fintech Poland
Seasoned strategy advisor specialized in technology risk. ICT strategist, fintech and emerging transaction technology expert with years of experience in innovation management, technology risk and telecom infrastructure. Magda’s skill includes IP connectivity expansion into European markets, global business transformation strategy projects, telecom software engineering projects management and critical infrastructure security network analysis.
MICHAL HOPPEL
Chief Data Officer, Bank Zachodni WBK
Michał Hoppel – Chief Data Officer in Bank Zachodni WBK/Santander Group, responsible for enterprise-wide data management including data quality and lineage. IT scientist, widely experienced in IT including development, testing, data management and service delivery. Experienced in BCBS239 and D-recommendation implementation, currently facing GDPR challenges.
Innovation and Fintech Director, Finastra
Mitesh Soni is a Senior Director of Innovation and Fintech at Finastra the world’s third largest financial software and services company. He is a global banking industry expert with more than 20 years’ experience driving business transformation, digital disruption, and business model redefinition. He has spent a number of years in the risk management and trading technologies space holding a Financial Risk Manager qualification from the Global Association of Risk Managers. Previous experience includes HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and many others. He is also an investor, advisor and Fintech mentor with an active interest in building fintech community ecosystems. He is passionate about digital transformation, innovation and disruption through partnerships and creative investment strategies.
PIOTR MARCINIAK
Managing Director - Digital and Mobile,BGŻ BNP Paribas
Supervising over digital channels for Retail Clients and public portal of the bank. He is responsible for bank’s online activity (management over online communication) and online sales results. Chief Digital Officer in Digital Program Bank’s Transformation. Since 2015 as the Director Operations, he was a part of the BGŻ Optima brand, the first fully online, savings bank in Poland.
He was a member of PMO Team during merger of BGŻ and BNP Paribas, responsible for digital area. Supported migration of internet and mobile platform from ex-BGŻ systems.
He was one of the co-founders of Tax Care, a nationwide network offering accounting and financial advisory services. Previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Boston Consulting Group.
Graduate of Finance & Banking and Marketing & Management at Warsaw School of Economics.
PIOTR WIDACKI
Managing Director - Head of Digital Transformation, BGZ BNP Paribas
New technologies enthusiast, innovator and solutions creator, who turns visions from paper to reality. Successful manager with proven track record of effectively developing and implementing strategic, cross-functional initiatives in financial services. Rare combination of management consulting approach with extensive in-house hands-on experience.
Involved in 5 banking start-up projects: founder member of Alior Bank and Alior Sync; strategy consultant involved in Telenor, MTS and T-Mobile Banking Services.
Currently, as a Managing Director and Head of Digital Transformation in BGŻ BNP Paribas, responsible for digital transformation, including cooperation with startups ecosystem and new ways of working (Agile & Design Thinking). His main objective is to support Bank in its journey ‘from bricks to clicks’.
First Vice President & Senior Expert Digital Customer Journeys, Leading Bank in CEE
Robert Fischer is having more than 20 years’ experience in banking business. After starting in controlling area he switched to credit processing being responsible in centralizing and standardizing all back-office entities in Bank Austria. After that he was focusing on global tasks by implementing a shared service center in Poland and finally managing cross country credits business for UniCredit mature markets. By leading an internal consulting team, he was establishing for all back-office entities in Austria a standard operating model based on Lean Management, Lean IT and Lean Six Sigma. Currently Robert Fischer is supporting the CEE Banks in UniCredit Group in implementing digital processes for all major bank products.
SANAT RAO
Chief Business Officer and Global Head, Infosys Finacle
Sanat Rao is the Chief Business Officer and Global Head of Infosys Finacle. Sanat has over 26 years of experience in international banking and technology led business transformations. His experience spans strategic partnerships with clients through their digital journey across multiple markets globally. In his present role, Sanat is responsible for growing the Finacle business and driving industry leadership with innovations in the banking space.
Having started out his career at ANZ Bank, a global financial institution headquartered in Australia, Sanat has had stints with marquee global financial technology organizations. In his previous role as Vice President and Executive Partner at IBM, he was responsible for a portfolio of offerings including cloud consulting services, CIO Advisory, core banking, digital foundation and payments in the BFSI space. He was also deeply engaged with fintechs in identifying and nurturing new partnerships that could prove disruptive in the market.
SEAN SALLOUX
Chief Operating Officer & Advisor, Baanx
In 1999, Launched World’s 1st e-wallet on a credit card in Korea for MasterCard with Korean + Japanese banks. MD/COO/Board & Banking, Mobile App Security expert with 25 years global tech experience in US, UK, Europe and Asia. Projects and new product launches for Master Card, Gemalto (#1 mobile security company in world), US and Canadian banks, & FinTech.
SHUKRI MUSTAFA
Chief Operations Officer, Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo
Mr. Shukri Mustafa is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Board Member at Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo. His educational background includes the graduation on Banking and Insurance at Vienna University of Economics, graduation on International Engineering Management at Vienna University of Technology. Mr. Mustafa works also as a Consultant to Raiffeisen Bank Albania Board, responsible for consultancy at Operations, IT area, Project Office, Cost Management, Facility Management, Lean Management, IT Security and Physical Security. Previous work-related experiences include positions as Corporate Relationship Manager at Raiffeisen Bank Croatia, Head of Operations Division at Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo, Head of Internal Audit at Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo etc.
SRIDHAR PINNAPUREDDY
Founder & CEO, Cloud 4C
Mr. Sridhar Pinnapureddy is a highly successful serial entrepreneur of technology and IT infrastructure business. He is the founder, and CEO of Cloud4C. Cloud4C is an emerging global player serving over 2,500 customers across the globe including Fortune 500 enterprises.
Mr. Pinnapureddy is regarded as the thought leader in the datacenter and cloud industry and has steered over 200 innovations. He is credited with launching first Tier 4 datacenter in APAC region and has been instrumental in changing the Datacenter Market landscape by building datacenters which can guarantee the highest availability and least energy consumption. He was instrumental in driving two other key innovations (among others) namely – DR on Demand (DRaaS) and World’s 1st Tier-4 Cloud. His strong belief in the philosophy of “total ownership for consistent value addition to clients” is strongly imbibed in Cloud4C as its brand core.
TOMASZ DYMOWSK
Head of Retail Banking Department, Raiffeisen Polbank
Tomasz Dymowski- Head of Retail Banking Department in Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A. He is graduate at the University of Łódź with major of Accounting & Financial Management and Quality Management.
From the beginning of his professional career he is associated with retail banking. His many years of experience in managerial positions was gained in financial institutions like: Nordea Bank, Bank Millennium, Deutsche Bank, Kredyt Bank (KBC Group), BZ WBK (Santander Group). He was responsible for strategy and business development in mortgage area, personal loans, bancassurance and investment products.
At present, he manages the entire Raiffeisen Polbank retail products offer, CRM area and development of online and mobile banking.
TOMASZ JAKUBCZYK
Fintech & InsurTech Expert
Tomasz is currently an independent Fintech & InsurTech advisor, providing strategic guidelines to the start-up ecosystem players at the various stage of development.
Fairly recently he worked as a FinTech Partnership Director at Alior Bank S.A. With Alior Bank, his goal was to find, guide and foster collaboration with most promising newcomers to financial sector in order to develop and support products and services that truly disturb banking industry and create unique user experience in their respective verticals. Within his role, he and a team of dedicated colleagues managed each stage of the Partnership ‘scheme’, ensuring it delivers on its value proposition towards the Fintechs as well as Bank and stakeholders.
Tomasz has particular expertise in implementing new insurance and fintech projects, business models and digital platforms into incumbent’s environment. Tomasz has knowledge of the Polish and European Life Insurance & Banking industries obtained through the close liaison with key financial institutions within a CEE Region.
FILIP PAWCZYŃSKI
Chairman, Polish Bitcoin Association
Founder and Chairman of Polish Bitcoin Association a NGO working for propitiate understanding of Bitcoin and Blockchain technologies in Poland. Adviser at Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs in development stream “Blockchain and Cryptocurrency” of “From Poland Paper to Digital” program.
PUNIT BHATIA
Author, ‘Be Ready for GDPR’
Punit Bhatia, is senior manager with international experience across three continents. In last 19 years, he has managed multiple strategic change and transformation programmes in large organizations. He loves to define vision and put structure for complex programs. Punit lead the setup of GDPR implementation program at ING Belgium. In last 18 months, part of Privacy Office at ING Group, he has guided and steered 30+ countries with GDPR compliance.
Punit is an author of “Be an effective DPO” and “Be Ready for GDPR”. He is also an active speaker at events and guest lecturer at Solvay Business School in Brussels, Belgium.
MACIEJ KOSTRO
Board Advisor, Secretary of the Electronic Banking Council, Polish Banking Association
Open banking expert and strategic consultant in the area of digital business, online sales of complex financial products (banking & insurance), user and customer experience.
Maciej Kostro led or participated in projects for leading Polish financial brands such as mBank, PKO Bank Polski, BG¯ BNP Paribas, Bank Pocztowy, Raiffeisen Bank or UNIQA as well as fintech companies (e.g. Fintech API) in the area of open banking.
The Polish Bank Association (ZBP) - Self-government organization of banks, established in 1991, founded on the Chambers of Commerce Charter. Membership in the ZBP is voluntary and open to all banks created under the Polish law as well as for foreign credit institutions branches operating in the Republic of Poland. The Association of Polish Banks is a member of the European Banking Federation, the International Association of Banking Security and the European Payments Council. The Polish Bank Association is the initiator of the creation of the standard for open banking API in Poland (Polish API) in accordance to the PSD2.
Security Solutions Watch
features thought leadership interviews about IT, IoT, mobility, payments, security and “smart” solutions. Our flagship “In The Boardroom” program, now in its 15th year, has delivered outstanding content marketing and lead generation results for leading global brands such as: <="" a=""> Dell EMC, HP Cybersecurity, Gemalto, HID Global, ImageWare, Siemens Security and SONY Security, just to name a few.
Metrics confirm that content marketing it is more effective than all other marketing options. Our “In The Boardroom” feature has excellent traction with major media and trade media such as: CNN, Chicago Daily Herald, Financial Times UK, Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Daily News, Miami Herald, The Wall Street Journal and we guarantee this type of exposure for your brand as well.
What's YOUR solution? We invite you to please join us "In The Boardroom"…for more information about our platform please click here, and here for Media Kit and Rate Card. Please contact Ali Eng, ALE@SecuritySolutionsWatch.com, or call 1+914.690.9351 for a quick tour.
Islamic Finance News
REDmoney Group is the foremost global provider of specialized Islamic financial media services across two core divisions of events and publishing. Established in 2004, the firm has offices in London, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur: offering an unrivalled multi-channel service across the full spectrum of the global financial markets. For more info, visit www.redmoneyevents.com
Under REDmoney group, Islamic Finance news (IFN) is a leading global digital, subscription-based publication around the world by providing the latest insights of islamic finance news. Published weekly, the journal provides exclusive and comprehensive coverage of the global Islamic financial markets through in-house analysis and expert external contributions; in addition to a daily news service, additional quarterly supplements and a variety of special annual issues. For more info, visit www.islamicfinancenews.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line312
|
__label__cc
| 0.678907
| 0.321093
|
Barbara Omond
Omond
McAdam's Funeral Home
E3B 3N7
View location and all obituaries from McAdam's Funeral Home
Obituary for Barbara Omond
Barbara Omond, 79, of The Briarlea, and formerly of Langford St., Moncton, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, October 7, 2019. Born in Dalhousie, NS, she was the daughter of the late Elvin and Margaret (Ramsey) Medicraft.
Barbara was a former Registered Nurse and Lab Technician.
Barbara will be sadly missed by her husband, Fergus Omond; daughter, Shelley Giffin (Steven) of Halifax, NS and son, Richard Omond (Linda) of Moncton; four grandchildren, Justin, Sarah, Samantha and Kasee; as well as three sisters and four brothers.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Frances.
In keeping with Barbara’s wishes, there will be no visitation hours or funeral service. Arrangements entrusted to Fergusons Funeral Home, 1657 Mountain Road, Moncton (858-1995).
In memory of Barbara, donations to a memorial of the donor’s choice would be appreciated. Online condolences for the family may be shared on Fergusons Funeral Home Facebook page or at www.fergusonsfuneralhome.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line321
|
__label__wiki
| 0.511299
| 0.511299
|
EARTHQUAKES Worldwide! (Frequently Updated)
Posted by jorge namour on January 5, 2015 at 2:30pm
Global Earthquake Maps
Global Incident Map
SNNC
Regionally Specific Earthquake Maps
Related Informations:
Earthquakes during the poleshift
Earth Wobble
Wobble effect
TT - Earth Wobble
Deep Quakes
Quake Swarms
Pre-Shift Quakes
Magnetic twist and the effects
Scripted Drama
Quake charts
Additional Information from the F.A.Q:
Q: What is the "Earth Wobble"?
A: http://poleshift.ning.com/forum/topics/explaining-the-earth-wobble
Q: How can I understand the Magnetosphere?
- About the Magnetosphere
- What the graphs on the Magnetosphere Simulation mean
Q: Is there a relationship between disturbances in the magnetosphere and seismic activity?
- Magnetosphere Deformations and Earth Wobble Effects
- Approach to Earthquake Prediction from the Magnetosphere Simulation
- Analysis try; Earthquakes/plate movement and magnetosphere simula...
Altering Earthquakes:
ZetaTalk Aug 7, 2010
As of late, I have observed that USGS and EMSC are a bit lax on their reports of earthquakes. Sometimes not seeing anything reported for hours from the last update, or seeing periods of 90-200 minutes with no earthquakes in between. My question is, are they leaving swarms of earthquakes out of their reports, or there are actually periods of no earthquakes?
SOZT: Greater than 90% of the earthquake activity is being altered by the USGS at present, which is under orders to prevent any clue being given to the public about the Earth changes caused by the presence of Planet X. Over a decade ago, the approach was to de-sensitize the live seismographs periodically, so the displays do not turn black worldwide, and to ignore the twice-a-day patterns showing up on these seismographs. Then any quakes that could be dropped were dropped. This was obvious to some who were watching the database manipulation. Quakes in the list would suddenly disappear. This was particularly the case where a quake happened in a remote location, or out in the ocean. Dumbing down the magnitude quickly followed, but in order to ensure the public did not notice, the USGS took control of all websites reporting quake statistics. At times, this control breaks, and discrepancies are reported to the public. Some countries rebel. Quake swarms are another source of control, as they pepper the databases with many quakes and skew the statistics, and thus are pulled from the database. Else the question is raised, why so many? EOZT
ZetaTalk Jun 18, 2011
Will the USGS internet system be a reliable warning system for the European tsunami by registering on the net the New Madrid earthquake on the exact time it occurs?
SOZT: It will not be a lack of information from the USGS that will be the point of confusion during the earthquakes leading up to the New Madrid adjustment, it will be knowing which quake is the big one vs the many minor quakes preceding it. The USGS downgrades almost all earthquakes, to prevent meaningful statistics from being generated from their databases. They also exclude quakes whenever they can, but this is unlikely to happen in the New Madrid area as it is in the center of a populated land mass. Thus you will have magnitude 6 quakes that will be called a 5.2, magnitude 7 quakes called a 6.1, and when a magnitude 8 or greater quake occurs, it will be called a 6.9.
We would advise that rather than watching the USGS quake statistics, that you watch the Earth changes. The adjustment that will incite the European tsunami will involve bridges on the Mississippi breaking, and being impassable. The land to the west of the Mississippi will drop so that the Mississippi will become 50 miles wide in the state of Mississippi. Watch for this. The New Madrid adjustment will be several large quakes of magnitude 8-9, though will be listed as a lesser magnitude. As the N American continent continues to unzip up to and along the Seaway, the quakes will be less than a magnitude 8 but very destructive to Cleveland and Toledo and Buffalo and the inland locks along the Seaway. Thus it is not what the USGS says that should be watched, but the condition of the bridges on the Mississippi, the impact on the cities along the Seaway, and whether the inland locks are reported as inoperable. EOZT
Please collect earthquake-reports here. Significant Quakes or Magnitude 7+ can be posted separately.
[Edited by the Moderation]
Comment by jorge namour on December 19, 2019 at 3:08pm
52km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala
2019-12-19 12:35:32 (UTC)
31.2 k https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006ng5/executive
24km SSW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands
186.8 km https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006nf0/executive
205km NE of Maindong, China
South of the Fiji Islands
1km ENE of Matanao, Philippines
44km ESE of San Luis, Colorado
52km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
5km NE of Fall City, Washington
17.0 km https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61564491/executive
8km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington
Carlsberg Ridge
22km ESE of Oarai, Japan
121km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
113km W of Gustavus, Alaska
2.2 km https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ak019g6hzf53/exec...
M 4.8 - AZORES ISLANDS, PORTUGAL - 2019-12-18 09:51:18 UTC
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=813042
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3082476425114818&set=pc...
Update on the earthquake swarm on Reykjanes peninsula ICELAND
https://www.jonfr.com/volcano/?p=8194
The earthquake swarm east of Fagradalsfjalla mountain increased again yesterday (16-December-2019). According to a notice on the Icelandic Met Office over 1200 earthquakes have been recorded in this earthquake swarm. Total of 10 earthquakes had a magnitude of Mw3,0 or larger. The largest earthquake had a magnitude of Mw3,7.
M 4.8 - TUCUMAN, ARGENTINA - 2019-12-15 17:57:06 UTC
I FELT THE EARTHQUAKE. IT WAS STRONG
M 4.2 - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - 2019-12-16 05:29:42 UTC
Distances 171 km N of Sydney, Australia
Three earthquakes strike the Hunter region in three-hour period
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/three-earthquakes-strike-the-hu...
Three earthquakes have struck the Hunter Valley wine region in a three-hour period, with tremors felt as far away as Sydney.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit Muswellbrook, in the Upper Hunter region, at 3.27pm on Monday
The quake occurred at a depth of 10km, according to Geoscience Australia.
About an hour later the town of Denman, which lies a 30-minute drive south-west of Muswellbrook, was rocked by a 4.4 magnitude quake.
We are receiving hundreds of reports from as far away as Sydney and Newcastle for two earthquakes near Muswellbrook, NSW," Geoscience Australia said via Twitter.
A 2.9-magnitude earthquake hit Denman again at 6.11pm. This one occurred at a depth of 10km.
Office workers at a commercial and residential site called Honeysuckle in Newcastle said their buildings had moved after the second earthquake, the Newcastle Herald reported.
M 5.6 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 2019-12-16 14:49:15 UTC
M 5.5 - SOLOMON ISLANDS - 2019-12-16 16:46:48 UTC
M 5.1 - MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES - 2019-12-16 16:21:53 UTC
2019-12-15 19:57:25.0 63.88 N 22.24 W 5 3.6 ICELAND REGION
M 4.5 - SOUTHERN ALASKA - 2019-12-16 03:30:27 UTC
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Testimonies/comments.php?id=81...
M 3.4 - SOUTHERN ITALY - 2019-12-16 08:06:33 UTC SWARM
Comment by jorge namour on December 15, 2019 at 10:46am
6km S of Magsaysay, Philippines
22.4 km https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us60006rp9/executive
4km NNE of Malalag, Philippines
10km ENE of Lambayong, Philippines
1km SSE of Magsaysay, Philippines
4km WSW of Padada, Philippines
5km WNW of Sulop, Philippines
2km E of Goma, Philippines
9km SSW of Sulop, Philippines
6km SSW of New Baclayon, Philippines
2km N of Managa, Philippines
2km ENE of Kiblawan, Philippines
3km W of Shijak, Albania
204km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
Comment by Juan F Martinez on December 13, 2019 at 3:14am
UNUSUAL place for an earthquake, the flat top connecting the North American and Eurasian plates.
Magnitude mb 4.5
Region NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA
Date time 2019-12-12 12:45:18.5 UTC
Location 83.24 N ; 115.10 E
Depth 20 km
Distances 3408 km N of Helsinki, Finland / pop: 559,000 / local time: 14:45:18.5 2019-12-12
3475 km N of Reykjavík, Iceland / pop: 114,000 / local time: 12:45:18.5 2019-12-12
3480 km N of Mariehamn, Aland Islands / pop: 10,700 / local time: 14:45:18.5 2019-12-12
Comment by jorge namour on December 11, 2019 at 12:23pm
Whakaari White Island VOLCANO NEW ZEALAND 11 Dec
https://www.facebook.com/pg/WhiteIslandDINO/photos/?tab=album&a...
2019-12-09 04:20:22.1 44.01 N 11.30 E 7 2.6 NORTHERN ITALY
M 5.6 - KURIL ISLANDS - 2019-12-11 10:12:09 UTC
M 5.2 - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2019-12-11 09:39:10 UTC
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Gallery/?id=811428
M 4.8 - SOUTHERN GREECE - 2019-12-11 02:29:26 UTC
M 5.4 - CRETE, GREECE - 2019-12-10 21:58:27 UTC
M 5.1 - VANUATU - 2019-12-11 01:34:24 UTC
2019-12-10 20:56:23.7 39.46 N 27.91 E 8 2.6 WESTERN TURKEY
M 4.5 - WESTERN TURKEY - 2019-12-10 20:24:05 UTC
M 3.9 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA - 2019-12-10 20:44:12 UTC
M 5.9 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 2019-12-10 17:05:03 UTC
M 4.1 - NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR - 2019-12-10 14:57:54 UTC
2019-12-10 09:17:57.8 41.46 N 19.57 E 12 2.1 ALBANIA
2019-12-10 09:07:00.1 41.58 N 19.47 E 2 2.2 ALBANIA
M 5.7 - LOYALTY ISLANDS - 2019-12-10 08:40:41 UTC
M 5.6 - SOUTHWEST OF AFRICA - 2019-12-09 17:59:48 UTC
M 5.0 - OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. - 2019-12-09 23:58:02 UTC
Comment by jorge namour on December 6, 2019 at 12:41am
M 3.5 - ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - 2019-12-05 22:49:17 UTC
Witness location : Martock (United Kingdom of Great Britain
Rumble and loud bang!
Witness location : South Somerset (United Kingdom of Great Britain
Very brief period of time maybe six seconds with very sudden stop to the noise. Initially thought the rumbling of a passing tractor but the swift finish along with dog's response to noise was unnerving. Shower door rattled too.
Comment by jorge namour on December 5, 2019 at 3:36am
M 4.7 - TIANJIN-HEBEI BORDER REG, CHINA - 2019-12-05 00:02:28 UTC
M 4.2 - PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION - 2019-12-05 01:03:10 UTC
Comment by jorge namour on December 4, 2019 at 11:39pm
M 6.1 - VANUATU - 2019-12-04 20:10:03 UTC FELT
M 4.7 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN - 2019-12-04 10:35:06 UTC
M 6.0 - OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE - 2019-12-03 08:46:35 UTC
M 4.7 - CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN - 2019-12-03 06:06:06 UTC felt
Witness location : (Japan) (4 km E from epicenter)
all jiggle while working. the shake is quite strong in a minute.
M 4.4 - ALBANIA - 2019-12-02 23:23:02 UTC
160km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
60km E of Amatignak Island, Alaska
27.3 km https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70006f6d/executive
8km NNE of Sakai, Japan
35km SE of Hachinohe, Japan
139km ENE of Mohean, India
7km W of Fushe-Kruje, Albania
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line323
|
__label__wiki
| 0.964184
| 0.964184
|
Event Stills
Collection Report
Evergreen Movies
onlookersmedia
“It’s not that nothing good came my way”, Mohanlal about his absence from Bollywood
By Vignesh Madhu
Mohanlal, unarguably one of the country’s best actors, has displayed his incredible skills as an actor in his 35 year long career. But most of his works were limited within the boundaries of Malayalam cinema. Despite being such a big superstar, he has acted in only a handful of other language movies.
One of the most memorable roles in his illustrious career is Veerapalli Srinivasan IPS in Ram Gopal Varma’s Company, which was also his debut movie in Bollywood. The movie also starred Ajay Devgn and Vivek Oberoi, a debutant then, in major roles.
Company, released in 2003, was a movie about the gang wars and the Mumbai underworld. It was the second installment in Ram Gopal Varma’s gangster trilogy. The movie was a sensational success winning several awards in the regional and international level.
Recently, Company celebrated it’s 15 years anniversary and Mohanlal had a brief interview with Hindustan Times on the occasion. During the interview, Mohanlal was quizzed about why he didn’t feature in many Bollywood movies after giving such a successful movie like Company. The actor said that his work commitments in Malayalam kept him busy but added that he is still very eager to star in a Bollywood movie.
In the interview, he is quoted saying,
“There is no particular reason as such. It is not that I kept away or that nothing good came through in the form of a ‘ right script’ . Non- availability of my dates was one reason . I was unable to give a commitment. I’m very eager to work and be part of a wider screen, let’s hope something good comes my way where it is win -win situation for both.”
Post the success of Company, it took another five years for Mohanlal to star in a Hindi movie. He played a major role along with Amitabh Bachchan in the 2007 movie Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance in Tezz directed by Priyadarshan.
Related Items:Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, Ram Gopal Varma, vivek oberoi
Trisha starts shooting for Mohanlal-Jeethu Joseph film Ram!
Mohanlal and Mammootty to do the honours for Fahadh Faasil’s next
Mamangam fame Prachi Tehlan to play a police officer in Mohanlal’s Ram?
World Famous Lover Teaser: Vijay Deverakonda as a passionate lover once again!
I would love to direct Fahadh, Dulquer and Nivin: Prithviraj
My Boss Tamil remake: Watch the trailer of Sandakari here!
Driving Licence becomes the third biggest hit in Prithviraj’s career
AR Rahman sir is very excited about Aadujeevitham: Prithviraj
Watch: Rajinikanth is all style and swag in this new promo video of Darbar!
Confirmed: Dulquer Salmaan and Kajal Aggarwal to act together for the first time!
Watch the teaser of Thamezharasan here!
Aadujeevitham is not shelved, affirms Prithviraj
Binu Pappu, the police officer in Sakhavu is late actor Kuthiravattam Pappu’s son
Copyright © 2016 onlookersmedia
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line327
|
__label__wiki
| 0.670146
| 0.670146
|
OREALD.COM - An Old Electronic Library
eng: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
The White Rose of Scotland
Book: Cassells Illustrated History of England; Vol.2
Follow @OrealdCom
Author: Cassell, Peter
Chapter: Reign of Henry VII. - (continued)
Other pictures from Reign of Henry VII. - (continued)
Henry VII. at the Dispatch of Business.
Home | Privacy Policy | Copyright | About
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line330
|
__label__wiki
| 0.82185
| 0.82185
|
Finally: Our First Real Photo Of Who’s Thirteenth Doctor
Since it was announced last July that Broadchurch’s Jodie Whittaker would be taking over for Peter Capaldi to play lucky number Thirteen on Doctor Who, we’ve been left with dozens of questions about what this Doctor, the first female Doctor in Who history, will be like. Today, we got a photo.
For every new regeneration, there’s a new personality, a new wardrobe, new companions, and (sometimes) a new, updated TARDIS and sonic accessory. Matt Smith’s Doctor dumped David Tennant’s trench coat and Converse for a bow tie (they’re cool) and tweed jacket. Capaldi departed from that look with his signature Doc Martens and Paul Smith suits. What will Whittaker’s look be like? Here’s a hint:
New series. New Doctor. New look! #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/0zIew8QiuS
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) November 9, 2017
Up until now, we’ve had to rely on grainy screencaps of the reveal video that announced that Whittaker was joining the cast. To top that off, she was still in Capaldi’s Doctor’s clothes. With this initial photo, there’s finally a sense of what Thirteen will be like. Our guess? Playful, funny, and incredibly quirky. Get ready for a spike in suspender sales.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line331
|
__label__wiki
| 0.554276
| 0.554276
|
Perspectives / October 5, 2016
Why Snowden Got it Wrong
By Sarah Neiman
Art by Peau Porotesano
The latest blockbuster hit “Snowden” weaves an over embellished narrative that the NSA is paying its workers to spy on individuals having sex in their homes, read their private texts, listen to their phone calls and pilfer through emails. I mean, how uncomfortable, right? Isn’t there a constitutional right to privacy or something?
The reality that the film attempts to portray is arguably not the case — it’s a dramatic and honestly entertaining, overblown version of the truth and here’s why.
Unfortunately, what the film does not talk about is all the other information Snowden leaked when he made claims to domestic surveillance overreach — he also exposed foreign intelligence operations. According to Fred Kaplan’s novel “Dark Territory” published this year, Snowden dumped all the information we had on Taliban insurgents, CIA recruits in Afghanistan, email intelligence from Iran and surveillance programs to track associates of known terrorists. This is arguably detrimental to our national security.
As described in “Dark Territory,”after Snowden’s data splurge, President Barack Obama created a task force of five qualified experts to, in short, review the charges of abuse in the NSA, uncover the salience as to why the NSA needed that data, and to provide a more effective and ethical way to do it.
The team knew that a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Service Act) court ruled that Section 215 of the Patriot Act allowed the NSA to access the metadata for only the purposes of finding people within U.S. borders that were contacting foreign terrorists. If there was evidence of terrorist contact, only 22 personnel from the NSA were allowed to request access to that metadata, with the approval of at least one supervisor stating the query was worthwhile. The search team also found that in 2012, the NSA only queried 288 phone records for related terrorist communications, which gave the FBI 12 suspected phone numbers, with zero terrorists captured as a result. The reporters found that, at worst, the NSA’s metadata collection was useless with a possibility for future exploitation. The other program that Snowden released to the world was called PRISM. In this case, PRISM (which monitors nine American Internet companies) successfully prevented 54 terrorist attacks and arguably saved countless lives.
The team of five experts ultimately advised the President of 46 recommendations to tighten the security of highly classified information and prevention of government overreach of the information.
The U.S. House of Representatives also released a report last month that details a two-year summary of an investigation into the repercussions of Snowden’s leak. What the report discloses is that most of the documents he released were not related to individual privacy interests, instead they pertain to our vital military, defense, and intelligence information that is “of great interest to our adversaries.” Snowden was blinded by his interest in the possible exploitation of American privacy rights which overshadowed the danger of releasing our military and defense intelligence to the world which includes our enemies. However, as I truly believe his intentions were for good and in pursuit of justice, his actions were wrong, unpatriotic, and careless.
Ultimately Snowden was wrong in stealing highly classified government documents and materials for the greater good of exposing what he perceived to be a major threat to the privacy of Americans. Maybe the evil was the secrecy of the NSA’s work for the greater good of national security. In exposing only the mere potential government overreach instead of bringing the problem up internally, he threatened our national security and degraded our international prestige.
Follow Sarah Neiman on Twitter: @sarahneiman
Tags: America film NSA Patriot Act peau porotesano pepperdine perspectives Sarah Neiman Snowden U.S House of Representatives
The (Far) Lesser of Two Evils
Art Exhibit Gives Trash a New Life November 12, 2019
Art by Peau PorotesanoThe latest blockbuster hit "Snowden" weaves an over embellished narrative that the NSA is paying its workers...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line334
|
__label__cc
| 0.654398
| 0.345602
|
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
tecnh
METHOD OF TREATMENT FOR A CHILD
To show the effect of the will upon the mind of a child, I will state the case of one about two years-old who was brought to me to be treated for lameness.
The mother held the child in her lap and informed me that it was lame in its knee. This was all the information I received from the mother - but when I sat by the child, I experienced a queer feeling in the hip and groin - but no bad feelings in the knee.
I told the mother that the lameness was in the hip, and that I would show her how the child walked, and how it would walk were it lame in the knee.
I then imitated the walk of the child - and also showed how it would walk were the lameness in the knee - and after explaining the difference to her, the mother admitted I was right.
I then informed her that to cure the child's lameness, I must cure her (the mother) of the disease which was in her senses - while the phenomenon was exhibited in the child.
She said the doctor told her the disease was in the knee and ordered it splintered. But to splinter up the knee and keep it from bending would be to encourage the trouble in the hip - and make a cripple of the child.
I was obliged to explain away the doctor's opinion. When I succeeded in doing that, it changed the mother's mind so much that when she put the child down, she could see that her will guided its motion.
This was so apparent to her that she could in some measure counteract the wrong motion of the child. With my own wisdom attached to the child's will - I soon changed its mind, so that it walked much better.
This is a fair illustration of the ignorance of the medical faculty in regard to the sick - and it is no wonder there are so many cripples in the world.
When this child was teething, it was very nervous, which got its stomach out of order, and its food helped to create a nervous heat, which filled its stomach and bowels. Now as the heat (or gas) passed through the colon, it pressed on the veins and arteries in the groin, till it destroyed their action and produced a state of numbness in the groin - so that the child could not put its foot forward.
So it would drag it, or throw its body forward - bending the body at the hip instead of bending the ankle - thus keeping the ankle stiff and bending the knee to save moving the hip.
Now all these movements would follow from weakness in the groin, and these unnatural motions, by keeping the ankle stiff, created heat in the knee and caused it to swell - and the doctor, seeing the swelling, thought the lameness must be there.
All these errors arise from a want of science on the part of the medical faculty. The doctor's treatment only went to prove his theory - and make a cripple of the child.
The sooner people are aware that they are placing their lives in the hands of "quacks" although "liberally educated" - the sooner they will try to understand themselves.
The question arises, "How can we understand ourselves?"
Go back to the beginning and see what man was - and how he differed from the brute. Both were on the earth, equally ignorant - and of course each looked out for himself. Both were equally exposed to the same climate - and both got their living as well as they could.
Now no one is foolish enough to believe that disease or its mode of treatment was then in the world - or that there was any language greatly superior to the brute's instinct. All ate because they wanted food - not because anyone said eat this or eat that.
This was the state of mankind when God breathed into him the breath of Science. He was a wilderness in which to introduce a higher principle of cultivation (or Science) - to clear away the error.
teloV
THE COMPLETE COLLECTED WORKS
Dr. Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
www.ThoughtVibrations.com
www.ChurchOfSpiritualScience.org
www.SeedOfLifePublishing.com
© 2006 - 2015 ~ Church of Spiritual Science
Site dedicated to the writings of Dr. Phineas P. Quimby of Belfast, Maine
Web www.PhineasQuimby.com
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line336
|
__label__wiki
| 0.502701
| 0.502701
|
NHS contributing to the obesity problem, says Sally Norton
By Dayo Laniyan
Dayo Laniyan
NHSObesity problemSally NortonSimon Stevenstwo-thirds of British adults overweightcoffe shops and vending machines in hospitals
A weight loss surgeon has condemned the NHS itself for contributing to the problem of obesity and diabetes, by having vending machines for snacks and Costa coffee shops in their hospitals.
Sally Norton, an NHS consultant that specialises in weight loss and upper gastrointestinal surgery said that she finds it “frustrating and frankly, embarrassing to spend time in the clinic, explaining to my patients how sugary drinks and snacks are one of the biggest drivers of obesity, when I know that just outside in our hospital foyer are not one, but two Costa coffee shops, as well as vending machines stocked full of coke and chocolate.
“I no longer shake the hands of patients as they come in through the clinic door-more often than not, they are clutching their Costa take-outs, which they have been tempted into buying while waiting for their consultation. I know I can’t be the only one who thinks that a hospital should be setting a good example for its patients, visitors and its staff.”
Ms Norton is not the only one concerned by the problem of the NHS contributing to the obesity problem. Earlier this year, NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens gave the instructions for doctors and nurses to slim down, after it was discovered that 700,000 medical staff were eight overweight or obese.
Also, obesity and health problems related to it now accounts for more than a third of the £110bn NHS budget: “It is hard to talk about how important this is if we don’t get our act together.”
According to research made in February by Public Health England, nearly two-thirds of adults in England are overweight, with a quarter being obese, meaning that they weigh at least a fifth more than they normally should.
“The government seems unable to take a significant stand against the insidious pervasiveness of the food industry,” Ms Norton continued. “but the NHS can and should take a stand. If we can’t be the leading light in promoting healthy eating, then who can? Shame on us, for allowing most of our hospitals to play willing hosts to the fast food outlets that are contributing to our health crisis.”
“Enough is enough- let’s face up to our responsibilities as a health promotion service and a role model, and actually practice what we preach. We must ensure that these new recommendations are actioned quickly and properly.”
To learn about Sally and what she does, visit her website: http://www.sallynorton.co.uk/
Oh Dear....UK Public Struggle to Find Scotland on...
Fundraisers Take Daring 13, 000 Feet Dive In Aid...
Locals Loot Ebola Quarantine Centre In Liberia- 20 Infected Patients Flee
Beauty Review- Cardiospermum gel from Skin Shop
More women over the age of 30 are ditching the 9-5 and starting their own business- New Report
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line340
|
__label__cc
| 0.659644
| 0.340356
|
RadTrad Thomist
Commentary on contemporary issues of Church and State from a traditional Catholic perspective guided by the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Fraud: Facial Recognition Technology With 2,400 Picture Comparisons Shows Sister Lucy I (Pre-1958) and Sister Lucy II (Post-1958) are Definitely NOT the Same Person.
Sister Lucy I: Missing
Sister Lucy II: Impostor
I can now release the overall results of the facial recognition tests that have been performed using the most up to date technology available analyzed by the most sophisticated software technicians and organized and analyzed by an expert investigator.
"The only thing similar was the habit" were the words I just heard from the investigator in our phone conversation about the result. More specifics on the technicalities of the result will follow this initial announcement.
On advice, I will not yet reveal the names of the investigators, the names of the companies involved, or the names of the programs being used. They are the best. They are all working on a comprehensive and definite report on the results and this will be released in the coming weeks. I want to avoid any interference in the investigation. After the final facial recognition report is complete, the second phase of the investigation will be launched which will be finding out the identity of the Imposter and finding out what happened to our dear Sister Lucy dos Santos.
This news is of a monumental historic event. This will go far beyond just dealing with the Fatima apparitions, but indeed it will explain what has happened to the Church in general. Others who had more resources and more established so-called apostolates did nothing. And you, Mr. Chojnowski, have made history by starting this great initiative of truth. God bless you.
I wouldn't like to get ahead of myself on this, especially so remembering that Fatima is an approved apparition. Perhaps the answer is as simple as teeth reconstruction and eating better? In the end, Christ's guarantee regards the Truth of doctrine taught by the Church and for me, that is therefore, the best focus when the only other alternative is speculation. (Prayer being required in all cases!)
Teeth reconstruction? How about complete face and personality reconstruction? You think that happened too?
The real Sr Lucia died in 1958. Not a doubt in my mind that horrible imposter we saw after 1967 is now rotting in hell...along with those involved in the cover up.
Amen. It is as many have suspected. Skulduggery and deception. Lets see how the gatekeepers try to handle this. The dragnet has been unleashed and it will sweep up virtually all higher ups in this criminal fraud of the Vat 2 fake "catholic" church. Thanks be to God!
Here's how they'll "handle it". They'll funnel some money to a shill somewhere to launch "his own independent investigation" which will use the same tech to conclusively state "it's the same woman 100%. Spin, obfuscate, spin, spin, spin, repeat.
Congratulations! Well done! Very well done! BTW, your story is being given good coverage on CathInfo.com and it should be given very good coverage around the world in various and many different venues!
Our Lady will surely bless you for your defense of her. This substitution is a blasphemy against her and her Son and the more people work to expose it, the better for all of us poor humans. It is our duty to defend our Mother. It is the Will of Christ. Sister Lucy has been silenced and the Fatima secret has been covered up by those other impostors in the Vatican. Impostors everywhere! Now can an impostor be a true Pope? Or is he a wolf in the clothing of sheep as Our Lord said. A wolf is not a member of the sheepfold but rather eats sheep.
Presumably, Sister Angela de Fatima Coehlo, the Postulator of the Cause for Bl. Jacinta and Bl. Francisco and the Vice-Postulator of the Cause for Sr. Lucia, is keeping a close eye on all this. The Novus Ordo Sr. Coehlo is seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ6lbJYpjo4. If the link does not work just type the following into the youtube search bar: Fatima. "The Message of Fatima" (1 of 6): by Sr Angela Coelho, Fatima Postulator. 2013
B George August 1, 2018 at 7:41 PM
Scoffers have often criticized Fatima using these question, "So, what is meant by the 'errors of Russia,' anyway? Did the lady of the visions ever explain what she was referring to?" Now we have a new prime example of how Communist tactics of subterfuge and covert operations to publish lies as if they're pravda --- uuh, I mean, the truth. Hopefully the Fatima Center (Canada flavor) will come around to realizing they've taken the wrong turn. They've got their work cut out for them. As it stands, the Servants of Jesus and Mary (Buffalo) are in a much better position.
"So, what is meant by the 'errors of Russia"
1. The non-doctrinal religious movement among the Orthodox putting the creed aside for active spirituality only.
Which creates the inability to know God an His personality and to discern spirits.
2. The Patriarch of the Orthodox Church being appointed by the Tzar.
An inversion of the Divine Order making the soul of civilization subject to the body of civilization.
3. The belief in evolution.
4. Abortion being approved by the civil authority.
Both of which put God and family to death.
5. The use of controlled opposition.
elpine flower August 1, 2018 at 8:43 PM
Thank you for your efforts. The official Carmelite necrology report for the Carmelite Order released a few years ago and then quickly corrected and removed from the Internet has been now proven true and this is further confirmation that someone in this Religious Community knew and wanted the world to know also.
Phase Two......Look at Opus Dei !
. August 1, 2018 at 8:53 PM
The teeth give it away, close but not close enough.
I hope that the city where Sister Lucia lived will open up a missing persons investigation as well. The State should be involved in this to the extent possible. Also, I would strongly suggest getting the information from the initial investigation out to as many news/media outlets as possible. Though it would be better not to deal with such organizations, the reality is that the knowledge of this will be spread far beyond your circle if they choose to publish your findings. Trustworthy Roman officials should be notified as well, if there are any remaining in Rome.
After studying the hands of the two women, I can say with some certainty that the imposter's ring finger is much longer than the true Sister Lucia's. Fingers don't grow as you get older. It appears that Sister Lucia's right ring finger is shorter than the middle finger, whereas the new Lucia's ring finger is the same length or even a little longer than the middle finger.
Michael Dowd August 1, 2018 at 10:54 PM
Congratulations on accomplished the first part of the task. Now the hard part. Idea: How about turning the evidence over to the New York Times and let them announce the two Lucy story. This would give it the kind of secular credibility the Vatican most fears.
Aquinas3000 August 1, 2018 at 11:14 PM
But how do you explain the fact family members visited her and did not notice the substitution?
Lacey August 2, 2018 at 7:30 PM
They did visit the real Lucy. Everybody else got the fake one. That is my hypothesis.
If you read the interview of Mother Celine of the Coimbre convent shortly after the death of the last Sr Lucia she stated the nuns in the convent have all been Opus Dei Cooporators for decades.Right after the Sr Lucia of Tuy was ordered to put the Third Secret to paper, Escriva mad a visit and in his boook he claimed Lucia told him to open an Opus Dei house in Coimbre which would be the first one outside of Spain. He also said she took care of all the arrangements including Visas.
A read of Carmen del Tapia's biography , escriva's longtime secretary, tells a slightly different story after he came back to Spain and what he told the OD women about his visit to see Lucia.
suzanne August 4, 2018 at 6:51 AM
If the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart truly will conquer satan and his forces and give us Heaven's promised period of peace, wouldn't the enemy (infiltrated in the Vatican and everywhere else) do ANYTHING including assassinations and worse to maintain their demonic hold on the world? I'm sure family members were threatened and even killed over this. Why do you think the globalists think it's so important to blame "Russia Russia Russia" for everything? They want a nuclear war with Russia. My thought is that the luciferians want Russia destroyed before it is consecrated.They believe Sister Lucy's prophesies more that we do.
Carmelites are usually behind a grill even during visits and I have heard Sr Lucy was not able to be seen when visited, but only heard. Someone else may be able to confirm this.
Now, now, like your namesake, you're letting reason and facts get in the way of a good old superstition and a wild conspiracy theory.
Don't hold your breath waiting for a response, although, if there is one, it's sure to be absurdly (and I do mean absurdly) entertaining.
Aquinas3000 August 15, 2018 at 7:27 PM
Yes but the supposed imposter was displayed to the world - so everyone could see just what she looked like. Her relatives would be able to see that just as much as anyone else. My point is there does need to be a reasonable explanation for this not hypothesising that other relatives were murdered etc when you can't identify any such person. It is hard to keep these things shut up.
Fr Joseph Taylor August 2, 2018 at 2:22 AM
In the Carmel surely the other nuns must have noticed the imposter.They must have been
ordered to be silent by the bishop or even by Rome.
Terry M August 2, 2018 at 5:49 AM
Now we can dismiss all reported communications from the post-1958 Sister Lucy as fraudulent. This explains why she never said boo about the failure to release the Third Secret by 1960. Even her statements that seemed to be consistent with the overall Fatima message were probably issued to promote her credibility and to mollify devotees of Our Lady of Fatima
CatholicKingdom
I will be praying for safety and perseverance for you and your collaborators in this incredibly courageous and informative expose of one more example of corruption in the heretical hierarchy which has usurped Catholicism for the past 50 years. Please be careful. Please arm yourself with the Rosary, the Scapular, Holy Water, Holy Salt, and yes, even a gun. An animal is never more dangerous than when he is cornered. The lion seeking to devour and his wolves in sheep clothing are being cornered by the clerical sodomitical and pederastic sexual scandal and now by your investigation. Keep the Faith. Our Lord and His Mother will guard and guide you.
Yes, that's what I've been thinking too, "please be careful" Mr Chojnowski. All Hell could be unleashed against you. Holy water and holy salt do work wonders, and a miraculous medal because "all who wear it will receive great graces" said Our Lady to Sr Catherine Laboure. Rosary and scapular of course. Watch your back, as they say. Don't let any visiting priests slip anything into your tea like they did to Fr Villa at times. They could be impostors. AA1025.
So? She (they?) is/are dead. It doesn't matter anymore. The Vatican and its handlers have long ago turned Fatima into nothing but a pious devotion. Besides anyone worth a penny sees the third secret at work anytime he walks into a diocesan Catholic church, hears a sermon there or listens to the latest pronouncement from PF. Psss. This is the third secret: The dogma of faith no longer exists in the Church. Point: Death penalty is now immoral. Now is the time for the flock to defend itself from the wolf.
Apostasy is half the 3rd Secret. The other half is a natural disaster or devastating war.
Nb: Fatima was the youngest daughter of Muhammed. IMHO, any attempt at understanding the 3rd Secret must include the Moslems.
kam August 2, 2018 at 10:48 AM
How far our human race has fallen. Thank you, Mr. Chojnowski.
PattiCan August 2, 2018 at 11:44 AM
Now..this:
A great chastisement will fall on the entire human race; not today as yet, not tomorrow, but in the second half of the twentieth century.
No longer does order reign anywhere and Satan will reign over the highest places directing the course of events. He (Satan) really will succeed in infiltrating to the top of the Church. Also for the Church a time of Her greatest trials will come. Cardinals will oppose Cardinals; Bishops will oppose Bishops and Satan will march amid their ranks, and in Rome there will be changes. What is rotten will fall, and what will fall will never rise again. The Church will be darkened and the world deranged by terror.
A great war will break out within the second half of the Twentieth Century, fire and smoke will fall from Heaven, the water of the oceans will become vapors and the foam will rise up flooding and sinking everything, millions and millions of people will die by the hour and the survivors will envy the dead.
Death will reign everywhere for the errors committed by the foolish and by the partisans of Satan, who, then and only then, will reign over the world. At last, those who will survive all of these events will once more proclaim God and His Glory and serve Him like before, when the world was not as corrupted.
Penance! Reparation!
Our Lady would never say "the survivors woujld envy the dead". That is a false apparition from the Novus Ordo and in front of the Novus Ordo empty tabernacle during a Novus Ordo "Eucharistic prayer" from Vatican II Bishop. Like many false apparitions and Novus Ordo carry'ons it is promoted by Bishop Williamson to good folk, perhaps good folk like you. Don't fall for it. It might sound real but the Novus Ordo Church is not the Catholic Church and if they approve an apparition is holds no more water than their approval of the New Mass and various heresies. Stay with Fatima, La Salette, Rue de Bac and all pre-Vatican II approved apparitions and stay away from Bishop Williamson the deceiver and ?Rosicrucian poetry-teller.
That's not the secret of Akita, that's the 3rd secret of Fatima as verified by the late Fr. Malachi Martin and JPII at Fulda and yes, it sounds very much like the (fully approved by a courageous bishop who was being influenced NOT to approve) Akita message. When you put yourself in the position of arbiter of what a local bishop has approved or not approved you're similar to the loons that believe in Medjugorje even though three local bishops have clearly given their ruling. Also, when the form, matter, intention and a validly ordained priest are there the novus ordo is valid, never licit, but valid or do you know more than the late Fr. Hesse? Careful with your "empty tabernacle" sede hubris, there have been eucharistic miracles even from novus ordo consecrations including one in Salt Lake City a few years back and it's not being used or pushed for any Novus Ordo agenda, in fact you don't even hear much about it.
Busted. Bunch of crooks.
Johnno August 3, 2018 at 2:22 PM
I agree with others.
This information if it is as thorough as we believe should also be shared inevitably with the secular press.
We know the establishment Catholic press will not touch this.
We've gone from two Sr. Lucias to two Popes, and the alleged 2000 vision of the children seeing a bishop in white as though looking in a mirror with the impression of the Holy Father.
I oftentimes wonder if the life of Sr. Lucia, her silencing and her removal from the public, and attributions made about her are a foreshadowing type for our time with regards to Benedict.
This will certainly shed the Vatican in a whole new light, and even that of John Paul II and what knowledge he might've had with regards to this whole affair.
If they could cover up sex abuse like they have... then it's not so far fetched that they would've began practising much earlier with Fatima.
48 hours into your information that an independent study, using the most advanced technology, has concluded that there are without a doubt two Lucy's, and the silence from the catholic media is deafening. This is a news story with real legs and the left/right/trad media is ignoring it....except for NOW which understands the incredible implications of this study. We are going to find out a lot about who is really interested in the truth and who are just gatekeepers for the novus ordo in the coming days.
My thoughts. First, I had always thought she looked younger than her age. She "died" almost 100 yo... but I never saw this development coming.
2nd, I think they can do a dna test using her cousins as donor to compare hers to theirs. That would be like the definite prove.
3rd, look at her theeth. Do we know exactly when she had her theeths corrected? I don't think a 1950 traditional nun would be worried about her smile appearance.
But, nonetheless, this is huge news. The prove Catholic Church is a corrupt organization. NWO should be very nervous right now.
at may 13 2000 jp2 holy communion incident, she does not look 93 at all (born 1907).
more like 73 than 93.
Great comment Gadiel. Excellent point about the teeth. More and more we get the impression that the management of the Catholic Church has a mission that has replaced the saving of souls. The Church is being run in tyrannical way their fear and intimidation. Let us pray for divine intervention.
The bizare may 13 2000 holy communion from jp2 is proof enough.
One of the things that lost some respect for Fr. Gruner for me was the video he did with John Vennari some years ago where they discussed the possibility of an imposter Sr. Lucia and they dismissed the idea entirely. This to me seemed dishonest because it seemed to me that they didn't want the Fatima Center to seem "too kooky" by endorsing such an "outlandish" theory. The pictures are and have been painfully obvious to anyone that has eyes to see.
Why did Fr. Gruner push the line of the conventional official U.S. government narrative regarding 9-11 which was bogus as a 3 dollar bill? That narrative was what got us into all the bogus wars with their untold death and destruction for Israel in the Middle East..
Steve August 4, 2018 at 2:19 PM
How will the authorities respond? They won't and if they are forced to say something they will dismiss the findings as nothing but the lunatic fringe. Nothing will change.
I agree that there should be a DNA test.
WHITESILVER August 6, 2018 at 9:59 AM
The Real Third Secret of Fatima. The secret is the "APOSTASY IN THE CHURCH". http://www.traditioninaction.org/Questions/B352_Secret.html The impostor sister Lucy. http://www.traditioninaction.org/HotTopics/g12htArt2_TwoSisterLucys.htm ‘Third Secret’ Was Written by Sr. Lucy, Handwriting Expert Affirms http://traditioninaction.org/HotTopics/g32ht_Analyst.htm
Daniel August 6, 2018 at 11:08 AM
Did Fr. Gruner think the new one was a fake Sister Lucia? Now there are a lot to sort out
In one of his videos he said no, he didn't believe that. I was never sure if he just didn't want to sound like a "kook" and get absolutely zero response or cooperation from Rome or if he just needed a new set of glasses.
Sister Lucy died in 2005 at the age of 97, the picture on the right was taken in 1962. Time to look at picture from when she was in her 90s. Also people sometimes need false teeth due to medical reasons and it looks like Sr Lucy was a candidate based on the 1st picture. The lighting in the 1st picture has an effect on the overall picture.T his conspiracy theory does nothing but lead people away from the main message of Fatima..Draw your own conclusions
I actually remember reading that Lucia dos Santos had a Dentist who repaired her teeth for nothing BUT that does not explain the receding chin she had in her youth vs the very prominent chin of the elderly Lucia. Receding chins tend to appear even more receded into the neck with age. I know because I spent time with plastic surgeons doing surgery in the O.R. and recall them speaking on the subject.
S August 10, 2018 at 4:22 PM
The BVM must be very pleased. Truth will prevail. Its seems plausible that by uncovering one of the root lies of the modernist Church others come to light. It is a large cloak spread by demons that would cover the words and desires of the Mother of God. (3RD secret?) It would be easy to hide the lost boys (clerical sodomites) and heretics under it as well. There is a supernatural victory in this Lucy uncovering. May the fruits of it continue. Thanks you radtrad, and thank you Jesus.
Phyllis Rose Schabow August 14, 2018 at 3:29 PM
What year was the false Lucy introduced to the public??
james August 29, 2018 at 6:14 PM
In the late 50's! The very last known and true interview given by the real Sister Lucy did occur in December 1957.
markmhere August 31, 2018 at 6:27 PM
May 13, 1967, on the 50th Anniversary of Fatima.
"Paris will be burned" ---- Our Lady of La Salette: Collapsed Spire, Collapsed Catholic Civilization. How the Notre Dame Fire is an Image of the Real Church's Situation Today.
"Paris will be burned."
"France, Italy, Spain and England will be in war; blood will flow in the streets; Frenchman will fight with Frenchman, Italian with Italian; subsequently there will be a general war which will be appalling. For a time, God will no longer be mindful of France or Italy, because the Gospel of Jesus Christ is no longer known. The wicked will deploy all their malice."
"Rome will lose the Faith and become the Seat of the Antichrist."
Dr. Chojnowski: The 3 prophecies above, all coming from the Secret entrusted to Melanie by Our Lady at La Salette, seem to speak about our own day. The most important thing in Paris has now catastrophically burnt, the stage is set or it is on-going, for massive civil unrest. Frenchman is already Fighting Frenchman and Italy does not seem to be far behind. Is this the time in which, "God will no longer by mindful of France or Italy, because the Gospel of Jesus Christ is no longer known." The wicked ar…
SSPX Accuses Francis of Heresy. As Far as I can tell, a "Document for Human Fraternity" that was intended to be spread throughout the world and bore the signature of Francis is a Public Act. No? So Francis is a Public Heretic or Public Apostate, No?
https://fsspx.news/en/news-events/news/communiqué-superior-general-society-saint-pius-x-true-fraternity-45364?utm_source=Society+of+Saint+Pius+X+%7C+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3040eb7593-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_25_04_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8c13eb2341-3040eb7593-206071633
I want to comment soon on the various statements that Michael Matt has made on the "situation" of the "crisis." However, before than we cannot let pass the just released statement by the SSPX on the apostasy of Francis at Abu Dhabi in which he signed a document which states that God willed the diversity of religions. Since this is a denial of the very essence of the Christian faith insofar as he is rejecting the whole purpose of the Church and the very idea of a unique Divine Revelation, originating with the preaching of the Incarnate Word and complemented by the revelation given to the Apostles by the Holy Ghost, I would argue that this is an act of apostasy. This act and such state…
Amazon Facial Recognition Technology Determines that Sister Lucy I and Sister Lucy II are not the Same Person. Not One Match Amidst Thousands of Comparisons.
"NOT EQUAL".The above message was sent to Sister Lucy Truth as the announcement of the result of the Amazon Facial Recognition Test. All of the data, with pictures and percentage identified similarity and matches to be released along with Investigators report soon. A further summary of all the data from this test will be released by Sister Lucy Truth in the coming weeks.
Watch the Youtube below about this latest Amazon technology that is being used by police departments all over the nation.
Dr. Chojnowski
RadTrad Thomist Reaches the World
Donation to Sister Lucy Truth
Donate to Sister Lucy Truth
Faked Photo of Paul VI and Sister Lucy Published I...
Original Photo of "the Meeting" between Paul VI an...
Best Video footage of the first time the Imposter ...
Plastic Surgeon, Ophthalmologist, and Cosmetic Den...
Is this Why they Needed to Get Rid of Sister Lucy ...
Hear the Latest on the Sister Lucy Investigation a...
Patience! Sister Lucy Truth Investigation Barrels ...
Fraud: Facial Recognition Technology With 2,400 Pi...
abortifacients
bishop williamson
encyclical
Falling Militiaman
Fanfani
In the Spirit of Chartres Committee
income distribution
movie industry
musavi
SSPX
Friends Now Viewing
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line344
|
__label__wiki
| 0.559961
| 0.559961
|
An internationally recognised provider of quality humanitarian training
Where we work: see some of our current work in the field
Our humanitarian roster: Technical specialists on standby to respond before, during and after crises and conflict
Australia Assists: The Australian Government's humanitarian deployment program
We are an internationally recognised provider of quality humanitarian training.
Humanitarian assistance when and where it is needed the most.
The skills, knowledge and expertise of our people are crucial to ongoing humanitarian efforts around the world.
Australia Assists strengthens our ability to deploy the right experts to the right places.
RedR Australia
RedR Australia is a leading international humanitarian response agency that selects, trains and deploys technical specialists.
Discover who we are, what we do and our history and vision for the future.
Our Training Courses
Learn more about our internationally recognised humanitarian training courses.
Our Humanitarian Roster
Find out how our roster works and how it is used during times of disaster.
See where our humanitarian specialists are deployed across the globe.
Discover how we are an integral part of Australia Assists.
Find out more about the global RedR network.
Keep up to date with the latest stories from the field.
Read the latest stories from our humanitarian specialists across the globe.
Australia Assists is the Australian Government’s humanitarian civilian deployment capability. Managed by RedR Australia, technical specialists are deployed to help overseas partners prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters and conflict. The Program’s approach to strengthening disab…
In August, RedR Australia deployed Gender and Resilience Specialist Anggie to UN Women in Honiara. H…
Through the Australian Government’s Australia Assists program, RedR Australia deployed Civil-Militar…
Latest Impact and Learning Reports
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line346
|
__label__wiki
| 0.733762
| 0.733762
|
We play different games
At this moment we play World of Tanks and Insurgency.
[RUSTY] News
About [RUSTY]
About World of Tanks
About Insurgency
[RUSTY] Gameserver
World of Tanks is a team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armoured warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys from all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than 220 armoured vehicles from America, Germany, France and the Soviet Union, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.
A flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrade and development allows you to try any of the vehicles and weapons in the game. Whether you prefer to exhaust your foes with fast and maneuverable light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines with all-purpose medium tanks, use the force of giant heavy tanks to eliminate opposing armoured forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers, each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when operated by a true tank ace.
But being a great tank commander alone isn't enough to win! In World of Tanks, it’s all about teamwork. Victory is achieved by combining your combat skills with those of the other members of your team, each playing their own role on the battlefield. Just add your favorite strategy to build your own iron empire and display the indisputable authority of the power of the tank!
The Ultimate Armoured Warfare Experience
New players can jump into battle in less than a minute to take part in short, decisive combat actions designed to ensure fast and action-oriented warfare. As you are thrown onto the battlefield, you must be bold, decisive and flexible to succeed in the maelstrom of iron and fire-based warfare.
Dive into intense tank-on-tank combat to enjoy an amazing new battlefield experience that provides a combination of multiple genres. A unique blend of gameplay "ingredients,” supported by top-notch graphics and stunning audio-visual effects, provides endless challenge and excitement.
Simulator. Authentic models and vehicle characteristics make you feel like a real tank commander taking part in a furious armored offensive.
RPG. Your armored steed isn't just a tin can on tracks - it’s a living, evolving mechanism that should be treated accordingly. Research your available upgrades and modifications to enhance its performance on the battlefield.
Action. Take part in joint operations to spot, track, and destroy enemy units and engage in head-on-head duels where your speed and reaction time is as important as in any co-op shooter.
Strategy. There’s only one simple rule to follow - don't be a loner. Rally your comrades to devise a battle plan and assign roles, then move out and defeat your enemy on the field of honor.
A Huge Tank Arsenal
The huge tank arsenal at your disposal includes more than 220 vehicles from Germany, France, the Soviet Union, USA, Great Britain and China, and from the 1930’s to the 1950’s.
This is a unique opportunity to drive any armoured vehicle from this period. The game includes many legendary tanks from World War 2 such as the T-34, Tiger and Pershing. There are also experimental models and prototypes which have never been seen on a real battlefield before.
Minimal:
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor (CPU): 2.2 GHz with SSE2-support
RAM: 1.5 GB for Windows XP, 2 GB for Windows Vista/7/8/10
Graphics Card: GeForce 6800 with 256 MB RAM/ATI HD X2400 XT with 256 MB RAM, DirectX 9.0c
Sound Card: Compatible with DirectX 9.0c
Free Hard Drive Space: 16 GB
Internet Connection: 256 Kbps
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 - 64-bit
Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-3330
RAM: 4 GB (or more)
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX660 (2GB) / Radeon HD 7850 2GB, DirectX 9.0c
Internet Connection: 1024 Kbps or more (for voice chat)
TS3 looker
fsockopen error: Connection timed out (110)
Copyright © 2020 [RUSTY] Pants
Designed by Murphy [RUSTY]
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line355
|
__label__cc
| 0.506902
| 0.493098
|
A Flurry of Hadoukens and Shoryukens
Smoking In the 80's
1990 - The Year Santa Died
Forum » Writer's Block » Setting Retro Parameters
So it's hard to believe, but in 3 short years a new decade will begin. This got me thinking about what it is we should consider acceptable for submissions of all types with regard to years. At what point do we feel that 2000 - 2005 is acceptable... if ever? What about 2000 - 2010? I think planning ahead for any changes is a smart thing. Let us all know your own opinions.
It should be important to remember that what is considered "retro" depends on the demographic of the site, and if the average age changes, so will the definition. Already there are kids who consider the PS1 and Dreamcast to be old school.
If I had to define retro, I'd say anything at least 20 years old. That should be a big enough timegap so we won't get people writing about anything that would be considered "modern".
By Benjanime
when i planned to submit my first "2000s" article on retrojunk, some users thought that 2000-2005 should be the limit on how far a 2000s article should go. granted when i plan on writing my cartoon/art retrospective i'll be starting it off from 1994 to 2011, when i created gilda, so it's hard for me to say, really. i'll likely just make it a smurf photog article.
besides, transformers: the movie took place in the year 2005, so it could count as retro xD
3DS Friend Code: 4124-6332-4341
Name: Benji
Nintendo Network ID: Benjamillion
PSN account ID: benjanime
By echidna64
Teenager With Attitude
I agree with jkatz
20 years is a good rule of thumb for what is retro. Once we reach 2020, we should open the vaults for the 2000's
By vkimo
Playing With Power
I feel like 80s kids were the first generation to become nostalgic simultaneously as the internet developed.
By Rick Ace Rhodes
I'm guessing for a guy my age the early 2000's would be included in mine. I would try to stick with pre-2000's, but I would say up until 2005 would be good. 2005 to me was when any resemblance to the 90's part of my childhood died off. After that everything is too "modern".
*Insert funny signature here*
By shakin steak
Hard to say. If you've ever seen the episode of Bojack Horseman that takes place in 2007... they did a good job with that and it feels as dated as 1997. Or with technology... remember when camera phones were a big deal? Positively ancient now!
This thing was The Bomb Dot Com in 2006
But overall, I'd agree that 20 years is a good guideline.
I think 15 years would be the absolute lowest cutoff point that would be reasonable. That would mean that everything up to 2002 would count as retro right now and that everything up to 2005 would count as retro in 2020.
I'm with jkatz in that 20 years is a good length of time. 80s and 90s are still such deep goldmines that I can't see 2000s nostalgia eclipsing the nostalgia of anything prior to the internet age.
It's cool to see so many people agree with me
How strict do you guys feel this rule should be? I think 19-18 years old is fine; 15 would be pushing it.
By NLogan
Tracer Bullet Private Eye
20 years or longer
50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line360
|
__label__cc
| 0.621025
| 0.378975
|
ThatDude's Christmas Memories
My Final Halloween
Simpsons Illustrated and 90's Magazine Ads
Forum » Retro T.V. & Movies » A Christmas Story (1983)
By Mr Magic
At 22:11 On 06 December 2012
This is a fun holiday movie with drama and humor. It also has that famous scene where the boy got his tongue stuck to the school flagpole and it has the line "You'll shoot your out.", which is repeated throughout the movie! What do you like about A Christmas Story?
A day is like a dollar. It can be spent wisely or foolishly.
Favorite part is the scene in the department store. Classic.
By Derk
I honestly had no clue what Ovaltine was until I first watched this movie. As crazy as it is, when I think of this movie, I think of Ovaltine.
More Ovaltine Please!!!
As I recall, I think the movie introduced me to Ovaltine as well.
By HarryCanyon
Same here when i was 5 it introduced me to Ovaltine as i enjoyed it.
Ovaltine, a crummy commercial? sonofabetch
Personally, I don't like this movie and have never understood what the big deal is about it. I'm glad other people like it. Everyone's tastes are different, so I'm certainly not trying to say the movie sucks or anything.
For me, though, it's just not the holidays unless I watch "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" at least once. Now, that's a funny movie.
So, if other people don't like that movie, what movie do they substitute as their "must watch" movie? That's what I want to know.
I didn't see this movie until I was 9. I really related to it because I secretly wanted Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toys, but they were hard to get that year. I also felt they were a little babyish.
The dad character reminded me of my dad.
When my dad saw the movie he liked it because it had that "old time" look to it especially since he spent part of his childhood growing up in the midwest.
At 02:43 On 29 November 2013
There's a TV-movie sequel. Ralphie's a teen in it.
thecrow174 wrote :
Oh man, this 'thing' is completely awful. It's almost so bad it'll make you dislike the original.
No matter how bad this movie is, I could never dislike the original one.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line361
|
__label__wiki
| 0.610465
| 0.610465
|
Google Play Movies Sound Issues
No worries though, below you'll find 7 solutions to fix no sound in Google Chrome. You can review and adjust some privacy options now, and find even more controls if you sign in or create an account. “Why might a scene or a few lines of text have been redacted? Did this or that character look or sound like you imagined?” That stop-and-start approach is a widely used strategy, according to a recent Twitter thread among teachers on best practices for integrating movies into the classroom. The premium Google Home device began shipping earlier this month after being announced in October. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Just as Apple has its App Store, Google has the Google Play Store. Add or remove Preferred Care for this device to match what’s already in your cart, or buy this device in a separate order. If you are using Windows, see Flash Player games, video, or audio don't work | Windows. We also rely on the broader security research community and greatly value their help identifying vulnerabilities in G Suite, Google Cloud Platform, and other Google products. Windows Media Player 11 allows you to play videos and audio tracks, plus you may create a playli. Sound plays however only a blank screen is displayed. Problems with Google Play Music and how to fix them make sure that the audio you are trying to upload is of a supported format. Open to participants who purchase and activate an eligible Sony BRAVIA 2017 or 2018 Android TV. However, the default video players come with most computers, tablets or even some third-party HD video players often can't play MKV files well, the most common issue is "No Sound Playing MKV Files". The Google Play Store is rife with fake apps created to steal your identity, empty your bank accounts and more. Baywatch 2017 Bluray 720p Dual Audio English Hindi 1GB Full Movie HD Google Drive. Up for new adventures?. mov files) on the Windows version of Quicktime 7 pro and I get sound but no picture just a blank screen while the audio plays. However, there’s a different kind of lesbian icon that’s become well-established in the 21st century: straight women who play queer characters onscreen. It can be very time-consuming typing names of movies or shows into a remote to ask the TV to recognise what you’re looking for. Problem 6: Galaxy S8 plus won’t stay connected to home wifi. Whether your children are younger or in their teens, the Family Link app lets you set digital ground rules to help guide them as they learn, play, and explore online. Make Google your homepage Get instant access to search, every time you. Throw in the fact that Taika Waititi is back. mov files Hey - I'm trying to play some high res HDV files (Quicktime movie. So maybe that is the problem with a lot of these reports. The actors who play the members of Stillwater do some of that in “Almost Famous,” but it is not the focus of the musical. Easy registration. Step 3: Restart your device. If it doesn't play, or if you want to play a disc that is already inserted, open Windows Media Player, and then, in the Player Library, select the disc name in the navigation pane. GitHub is home to over 40 million developers working together to host and review code, manage projects, and build software together. There are 2 ways to reach Google Play across 2 communication modes: phone, chat. Sound occasionally cuts out briefly using Google Play Movies on Shield TV. But it seems that most of the new shows won’t play sound I go to the older programs and I hear the sound just fine. This could be due to. The caveat: the iOS app has no shop front and only handles playback. Google Play Movies & TV syncs movies and TV shows from your Google Play account so that you can watch them on an iOS device, on any HDTV using Chromecast or on Apple TV using AirPlay. Most are not major, though some are causing some head. Prince wrote on other subjects as well, including puberty (his stepfather took him to R-rated movies at a drive-in as a stand-in for the birds and bees talk), the blackouts and seizures he had as a child and his first kiss, with a girl of just 5 or 6. Problem does not occur on my Chromecast which is connected to the same receiver and also shows Dolby Digital Plus. Common AirPods problems, and how to fix them Diagnose and fix some common Apple AirPods problems with our handy guide By Josh Levenson and Quentyn Kennemer October 29, 2019 9:58AM PST. A number of Xbox One owners have posted word on the console's support forums that they have encountered audio sync issues when playing Blu-ray movies when the 24Hz refresh rate is turned on. Many of the below options have a good chance to help. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to get up and running with the Google Chromecast to give you an alternative way. Google Play Music Desktop Player adds a level of customization that simply isn't there in the web player. The best place to buy movies, music and apps. fm, and it even has a built-in equalizer. Grammarly allows me to get those communications out and. We have had no downtime or issues related to the back end since we've launched on Google Cloud Platform, and have had zero bugs reported from customers. Here’s how to do it: Open the Google Play Store app. Tips and tricks you didn't know you could do with Google for on the go, at work and having fun. I can even view movies through Crackle and YouTube. Before you link any of your digital movie accounts to Movies Anywhere, be forewarned that only one account from each retailer (i. Is this normal? I also connected my PC to my TV with a HDMI cable with a Onkyo HT-R393 AV receiver, and I can. Many of the below options have a good chance to help. Google Play Music is special software that allows users to stream music at their leisure. Have been playing with the setup and noticed some interesting issues in the config. Most scorpion stings are not considered life threatening to humans -- the exception is the sting of the bark scorpion, the most venomous in the United States. Get rewarded with Google Play or PayPal credit for each one you complete. The movie file format is not supported in Office PowerPoint 2007. An after-party featuring Killah Priest with an appearance from Ghostface Killah will take. There are five different fixes for repairing most Play Store errors. It seems both Google Chrome and Opera have the same issue because the same exact files have no sound in both browsers. Google Play Movie trailers automatically playing on startup Whenever I turn my TV on it automatically loads up a trailer from Google Play. Problem 6: Galaxy S8 plus won't stay connected to home wifi. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. G Suite for Education is a suite of free Google apps tailored specifically for schools. Movies and TV shows on Google Play Movies & TV may have different languages available for audio playback or captions (subtitles). Google Play Gift Card. “We want to make it easy for movie fans to enjoy all of their past and future. Sign in - Google Accounts. Now Playing: Your Google Assistant. Ensure Devices Have the Google Play services APK. Most are not major, though some are causing some head. I tried the desktop IE and the "Immersive IE" in metro and I get nothing. As described in the Google Play services overview, Google Play delivers service updates for users on Android 4. Whether your children are younger or in their teens, the Family Link app lets you set digital ground rules to help guide them as they learn, play, and explore online. Google Drive - Backup and Sync, free and safe download. (Please note that such third-party software as referenced here is not controlled by Google. Google Play shows the app to the user and allows the user to download the app. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Before downloading the application, please open your device 'Settings' application, search for 'Security' option then check in 'Unknown sources'. I just got a new laptop with Windows 8 on it and it won't play any videos! I can hear the sound just fine. Problem does not occur on my Chromecast which is connected to the same receiver and also shows Dolby Digital Plus. Devices on Google Play moved to the new Google Store! There was a problem. File upload progressor. Packed with the trends, news & links you need to be smart, informed, and ahead of the curve. 1 Surround Sound, see pic: However Dolby Digital Plus is only supported via a HDMI connection. Ask your Google Assistant to identify what songs are playing around you. Having a lot of trouble with Google Play Music on my OPO. Get instant access to search and more every time you open your browser by setting your homepage to Google. ” (Time Magazine). My step-by-step method to fix audio/video sync issues. Click The Below Links And Change The Other Sever & Download. Watch all of your favorite MOVIECLIPS moments on the largest movie network available on YouTube. Coco (2017) Hindi Dubbed full movie, Download free Coco (2017). Google Play is your entertainment hub. I love my movies so this is a huge pet peeve for me. 1 beta version which fixed the issue. The heroes of Bricksburg are back in a new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city! It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. Although as I understand it, some Google Play Movies do support 5. Add or remove Preferred Care for this device to match what's already in your cart, or buy this device in a separate order. Where Sound & Fury the album lacks an amount of contrast and color due to the caustic nature of the recordings, the movie re-instills these elements through its visuals, and at times its stunning imagination. Windows Media Player 11 (Windows), free and safe download. Google Play Music and Movies. Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Users can purchase and download ebooks and audiobooks from Google Play, which offers over five million titles, with Google claiming it to be the "largest ebooks collection in the world". Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Connect via Bluetooth and Chromecast built-in. To review and adjust your security settings and get recommendations to help you keep your account secure, sign in to your account. They’d play house. Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. A better way to pay, by Google Google Pay is the fast, simple way to pay on sites, in apps, and in stores using the cards saved to your Google Account. If you want Google searches to go back to the modern style, you need to change your User-Agent string. Subscribe to any show for free and download episodes for offline listening. on the subject of Vudu and Vudu -related issues (home theater, entertainment, etc). Customize and improve how users browse the web. MKV files are video files encoded in the open source Matroska format, which is widely used. Make available, distribute or perform the sound and music files from this library separately from Actions into which you have incorporated these sound and music files, on Google platforms including Actions on Google (e. Full screen does not working when playing media in Google play. Although as I understand it, some Google Play Movies do support 5. However, updates might not reach all users immediately, so your app should verify the version available before attempting to perform API. If you are experiencing issues with your video or sound - your file format is not supported by Google Chrome and no app can play it. Slime Masters Recommended for you. Pause the video. Although as I understand it, some Google Play Movies do support 5. Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. Just a few months after his band Blue October is scheduled to be in San Antonio, singer/songwriter Justin Furstenfeld is slated to play a solo set at the Aztec Theatre on Saturday, December 14. The first Google Cast receiver released was Google's Chromecast in July 2013; a digital media player in the form of an HDMI dongle, the device streams media wirelessly via Wi-Fi after a selection is made through a supported mobile or web app, such as those listed below. A better way is to upload into Google Photos - All your photos organized and easy to find you can also share from there. "Google made a code change recently and it caused ALL YouTube video paged. Before you link any of your digital movie accounts to Movies Anywhere, be forewarned that only one account from each retailer (i. Fix problems watching on TV Quit and reopen the Google Play Movies & TV app. This seems to be a common problem for older AMD A-Series processors. Share eligible purchased games, apps, movies, TV shows, and books with your family. Chamber of Commerce examines the impact of small business exports on the U. Google Groups allows you to create and participate in online forums and email-based groups with a rich experience for community conversations. Meet Google Play Books for iOS: the one app to enjoy ebooks and audiobooks from Google Play. Just say "Ok Google" while driving to check traffic, read and reply to messages, set reminders, find nearby restaurants, and more. If this didn't solve the problem, you can consult the Roku XD troubleshooting page for more possible solutions. While Samsung's Galaxy Fold is pushing technology forward, LG offers up an affordable two screen device that is. In case you didn't realize there was an alternative, the best phone number for Google Play customer support is 855-836-3987. Quizlet makes simple learning tools that let you study anything. Its extremely annoying when all I want to do is be taken to the home screen so I can launch iPlayer or whatever. However, the default video players come with most computers, tablets or even some third-party HD video players often can't play MKV files well, the most common issue is "No Sound Playing MKV Files". If you have problems with games, video, your webcam, or audio using Flash Player on a Mac, try one of these solutions: Solve problems with online games; Solve video and sound (audio) problems; Solve webcam problems. A terrifying psychological game ensues as Annie steps further and further back from the brink of reality, while Paul tries desperately to find a way out - before his deadline is up. Arguably Marvel Studios' most exciting Phase 4 movie, Thor: Love and Thunder will see Natalie Portman return to the MCU to play the new God of Thunder. The first Google Cast receiver released was Google's Chromecast in July 2013; a digital media player in the form of an HDMI dongle, the device streams media wirelessly via Wi-Fi after a selection is made through a supported mobile or web app, such as those listed below. So starting at 10 a. Google Play is a huge database of movies, music applications, and games that work with all Google Android devices and all other compatible PCs, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. The best Google Play phone number with tools for skipping the wait on hold, the current wait time, tools for scheduling a time to talk with a Google Play rep, reminders when the call center opens, tips and shortcuts from other Google Play customers who called this number. Help your family create healthy digital habits. If you encounter any other problems with Google Play, feel free to share your experiences in the comments and forum. In case you didn't realize there was an alternative, the best phone number for Google Play customer support is 855-836-3987. Complete short surveys while standing in line, or waiting for a subway. Be fast! After you've bought an application or game in Google Play, you have only two hours to test it and decide if you want to get a refund or not. You will find over a thousand movies available to rent, ranging from new releases to old classics, all available in high definition and ready to watch on your smartphone or tablet whenever you want. i really want to watch this movie!! help!!. I love my movies so this is a huge pet peeve for me. Others, like the first post on Google’s forum, describe being able to play. My Denon receiver shows the signal is Dolby Digital Plus. Google Play Store "No Internet Connection, Retry" Fix April 25, 2017 There often comes a time when you are tinkering with the latest Android apps and suddenly Google Play Store pops up annoying " No Internet connection. Speaking of apps, be careful and pay attention to what you download. Skype for Xbox One makes. Dive into a great book today with millions of titles from Google Play on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Fix problems with your movie getting stuck. You can play one or multiple audio files to the playlist to play them all one after the other. Recently purchased LG OLED TV and then a Playbar and SUB. Dolby Audio and DTS technology built-in. The best Google Play phone number with tools for skipping the wait on hold, the current wait time, tools for scheduling a time to talk with a Google Play rep, reminders when the call center opens, tips and shortcuts from other Google Play customers who called this number. com, the best site for 480p tv series site download for free. Skip to content. Karni was. If another title plays without issue, go to the Viewing Activity page and select the Report a Problem link next to the title that did not work. , Google Play Movies, iTunes, etc. How to Easily Fix MKV No Sound Problems. 99 ~ Google Play Coupons and Promo Codes for October ~ Movies Under $10 ~ Up to 50% Off Audio Books ~ and more >>>. Scroll down and tap Google Play Store. My Denon receiver shows the signal is Dolby Digital Plus. Fix problems playing audiobooks. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes…and this time, it's all or nothing. I am trying to fix an issue where there is no sound when I play some video & audio files in both Google Chrome and Opera browsers. Award-winning audio performance. The Google Play Store is the app store pre-installed on smartphones and devices with the Android operating system. Sign in to continue to. com, the best site for 480p tv series site download for free. Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. Tap Storage Clear Cache. Step 2: Clear the cache & data of the Play Store. To be more precise, Google Play Music has 35 million songs while Spotify has just over 30. From advanced audio controls to simple song change notifications, this desktop player literally does it all. Here are the most common Google Play Music problems and solutions. Search the web for sounds and sound effects for free using Find Sounds!To get started, type the name of a sound into the search box above OR click on a category of sound effects below. With a variety of mind-blowing deals and discounts both online and in stores, Google Play is your one-stop shop for the Biggest Shopping Day of the Year. All Android TV’s have Google Cast built in. However, updates might not reach all users immediately, so your app should verify the version available before attempting to perform API. Uploading songs to your Google Music library on an individual basis can be a serious drag, as well as a complete time-waster. I have an S8 and I have been having problems with my volume. MKV files are video files encoded in the open source Matroska format, which is widely used. The five fixes are: Stop the app and then wipe the Store’s cache and/or data. 1 out of 5 stars 136. In case you didn't realize there was an alternative, the best phone number for Google Play customer support is 855-836-3987. Just as Apple has its App Store, Google has the Google Play Store. Is Google Play Movies' streaming quality poor for anyone else? Every time I rent a movie on GPM to stream, I'm disappointed with the quality. Open Google Play Movies & TV, then search for movies and shows, and manage your wishlist and. LG G8X ThinQ Dual Screen review: For $700, better productivity than the Galaxy Fold. VLC for Windows 10 is the latest version of the famous media player designed for Windows 10 interface. The Play Store has Apps, Games, Music, Movies and more! Google Play Sore Lets you download and install Android apps in Google play officially and securely. Google Play Music has an expiration date, but no one knows what that is and there's a lot to happen before Google can afford to kill it off. Stockton, TX. Try checking the sound or volume settings on your computer. Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE: In this clever animated comedy, meet Red, Chuck and Bomb, a team of unlikely heroes, and finally learn why the birds are so angry!. The more you use the Google app, the better it gets. fm, and it even has a built-in equalizer. Google Groups allows you to create and participate in online forums and email-based groups with a rich experience for community conversations. Get corrections from Grammarly while you write on Gmail, Twitter, LinkedIn, and all your other favorite sites. Help your family create healthy digital habits. Power up in over 1M Android apps and games on Google Play, the world's largest mobile gaming platform. It protects your payment info with multiple layers of security and makes it easy to send money, store tickets, or cash in on rewards - all from one convenient place. try the Play Movies & TV Chrome app. Learn More. This trick works for iPhones and iPads. Make available, distribute or perform the sound and music files from this library separately from Actions into which you have incorporated these sound and music files, on Google platforms including Actions on Google (e. You can't get a refund for Newsstand issues or Google Play music, unless they're defective (if so, contact Google Customer Support). No worries though, below you'll find 7 solutions to fix no sound in Google Chrome. YouTube videos contains copyrighted audio track, which leads to the silence. BuzzFeed Video Keep Up With Everything Pop Culture With Our TV & Movies Newsletter Find the next show to binge, or discover a new movie everyone's talking about. With Google play I just go to play. Google Pay is the faster, more secure way to pay online, in stores, and across Google using the cards saved to your Google Account. I play you tube or anything else and stream it no problem, it just seems to effect. , you can rent or buy "The Interview" on Google Play and YouTube Movies. 9 sites with free ebooks for Google Play 1. Problem solved with remote control voice recognition. Now Playing: Your Google Assistant. There is no option to get surround sound. is pioneering solutions for a voice-enabled world. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Before downloading the application, please open your device 'Settings' application, search for 'Security' option then check in 'Unknown sources'. From grammar and spelling to style and tone, Grammarly helps you eliminate errors and find the perfect words to express yourself. Use a publicly available CORS proxy server to test your streams. Music Player for Google Drive offers: - Playback of MP3 files, MP4, AAC (iTune's. 99 ~ Google Play Coupons and Promo Codes for October ~ Movies Under $10 ~ Up to 50% Off Audio Books ~ and more >>>. 1 via multi-channel PCM - try setting "Digital Audio Out" to PCM - the setting is in the sound settings of the TV (not in Action Menu though). ) can be linked every 180 days. 1 as well as 5. Click the Google Cast button in the tab. A simple UI allows users to reach the content they want to view in seconds, and extra features lead to an improved viewing experience. Online file sharing and storage - 15 GB free web space. However, there are hundreds of millions of. This is a great option for anyone who is looking for an easy way to discover new music, while it also puts independent music creators into contact with potential fans who can then buy their music. G Suite for Education is a suite of free Google apps tailored specifically for schools. Full screen does not working when playing media in Google play. Based on the chilling bestseller by Stephen King, Misery is "one of the best horror movies ever made. On October 31st, 2017, GetHuman-eleanor7 reported to GetHuman that they were having an issue with Google Play and needed to get in touch. Google Play Protect — Google’s comprehensive security services for Android, providing powerful new protections and greater visibility into your device security. Baywatch 2017 Hindi Dubbed Full Movie To Watch. If I buy something on iTunes I have to have it installed and logged in and kinds of crazy stuff. If you have problems with games, video, your webcam, or audio using Flash Player on a Mac, try one of these solutions: Solve problems with online games; Solve video and sound (audio) problems; Solve webcam problems. The heroes of Bricksburg are back in a new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city! It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. Google play movies doesn't. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for gPlayer for Google Play Music. I purchased two movies from GooglePlay store, just to test it out. "Unfortunately, Google Play Services has stopped". I played with the settings from the Sonos app and all of them made it worse. Windows Media Player used to play my avi files but now it will only play the sound and not the video. We're mere weeks away from the launch of Disney+ and, more importantly, the launch of The Mandalorian, the highly-anticipated live-action Star Wars series that'll begin rolling out on said. Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. With our Houndify voice AI platform, add a custom voice assistant to your product or service. Dolby Audio and DTS technology built-in. Step 2: Clear the cache & data of the Play Store. Now Playing: Your Google Assistant. play video CarBrowser. But where is is stored?. play video Beej! Beej! quickly identifies your position and allows you to select the nearest bank, bar, gas station, hospital, hotel, restaurant and more. Use this trick to watch Google Play movies on your Apple TV. 2) Embed an audio player on your Google site page so viewers can "play" the audio clip without downloading. It looks like Google Play, the unified online store launched yesterday, could add a new type of digital content: audio books. Sign in to continue to. All of your discussions in one place Organize with favorites and folders, choose to follow along via email, and quickly find unread posts. “Why might a scene or a few lines of text have been redacted? Did this or that character look or sound like you imagined?” That stop-and-start approach is a widely used strategy, according to a recent Twitter thread among teachers on best practices for integrating movies into the classroom. This means:. Try to use other dialing apps from Google Play Store to see if you can find one that provides what you’re looking for. Watch videos about our products, technology, company happenings and more. We're mere weeks away from the launch of Disney+ and, more importantly, the launch of The Mandalorian, the highly-anticipated live-action Star Wars series that'll begin rolling out on said. Next, tap Clear data. com and hit play. Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News. Problem does not occur on my Chromecast which is connected to the same receiver and also shows Dolby Digital Plus. see Troubleshoot audio problems in Windows Media Center for help with audio problems and if you're trying to play a DVD. Leaked audio captures Sundar Pichai discussing leaks at Google. i really want to watch this movie!! help!!. Although as I understand it, some Google Play Movies do support 5. Click on Connect more apps and follow the instructions above from 3. Google Play Music has an expiration date, but no one knows what that is and there's a lot to happen before Google can afford to kill it off. Google Play Movies & TV syncs movies and TV shows from your Google Play account so that you can watch them on an iOS device, on any HDTV using Chromecast or on Apple TV using AirPlay. Currently there are over 4 million books on Google Play. It's Google's official store and portal for Android apps, games and other content for your Android-powered phone or tablet. Feel free to drop a comment below if you face any setback while following this tutorial. Windows Media Player 11 allows you to play videos and audio tracks, plus you may create a playli. Google states that "Most movies and TV shows on Google Play are available in high definition", with a resolution of 1,280×720 pixels (720p) or 1,920×1,080 pixels (1080p). Speakers with Chromecast built-in. Try to use other dialing apps from Google Play Store to see if you can find one that provides what you're looking for. Just as Apple has its App Store, Google has the Google Play Store. Enjoy Watch Joker (2019) Full Movie Online Free, Joker (2019) watch fre. You inserted multiple movies or sounds, but only the top movie or sound is playing. All of your discussions in one place Organize with favorites and folders, choose to follow along via email, and quickly find unread posts. Music Player for Google Drive allows you to do it. Standard apps appear in the Android system tray, but Play Games, Play Music, Play Books, Play Movies & TV, and Play Newsstand are all libraries of downloadable content. However, there are hundreds of millions of. Open your device's Settings app. Add or remove Preferred Care for this device to match what’s already in your cart, or buy this device in a separate order. There is no quick solution for YouTube no sound problems when:. Until now, the way to wirelessly send audio, video, photos and webpages to your television has been through the use of an Apple TV and an iOS device or a Mac with additional software. If Google Play music is not working, not syncing or not uploading, we're here to help. Whether you have a last-minute meeting on the go, or your dad doesn’t know how to use his phone Screen sharing on Android or iOS will help you anywhere. Voice control with the Google Assistant. Where Sound & Fury the album lacks an amount of contrast and color due to the caustic nature of the recordings, the movie re-instills these elements through its visuals, and at times its stunning imagination. One account. Big help is here with Google Home. Google Play does not provide customer service by email, but does provide it by phone. Where do the images come from? How are they they put together? And how often are they updated? In this video, learn about the pixels, planes, and people that create Google Earth’s 3D imagery. The issue was classified by GetHuman-eleanor7 at the time as a Gift Card Won't Load problem, and was later reported to be fixed on November 8th, 2017. Click on Connect more apps and follow the instructions above from 3. I just got a new laptop with Windows 8 on it and it won't play any videos! I can hear the sound just fine. Add or remove Preferred Care for this device to match what's already in your cart, or buy this device in a separate order. Apps, games, and built-in Google Assistant now on your Element Android TV™. We want you to understand the types of information we collect as you use our services. No sound to your video? We've got you covered. Baywatch 2017 Hindi Dubbed Full Movie To Watch. Finally, we have a solution that requires just another app to rectify the…. Keeping files and taking them anywhere besides the office can be a pain. Dive into a great book today with millions of titles from Google Play on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. Step 3: Restart your device. If you want Google searches to go back to the modern style, you need to change your User-Agent string. or to bathe in the waves of image and sound at the cinema or in your living room. If none of the above resolve your issue, your IP address may be incorrectly registered. I can open the Netflix app on the shield and it instantly goes to 5. You can get an app or game refund from the Google Play Store easily if you ask for it within 2 hours of purchase. Google play movies doesn't. Google Inc. Google Play Music marches to the. Sign in - Google Accounts.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line362
|
__label__cc
| 0.664507
| 0.335493
|
The Voice last night
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:19 pm Post subject: The Voice last night
Probably not everyone's favourite show but some gems, usually from the coaches themselves, including one from Tom Jones last night. A fab impromtu performance of 'It's Not Unusual' following one of the others asking how he had got started in the business. The others obviously realised 'the moment' and Jennifer Hudson (who I surprisingly like) videos it on her phone (not for the first time either!) as does Will I am. Tom's voice is still great.
Didn't watch the series at all last year when Boy George was on the team.
I record it,Helen, and then zip through the adverts and most of the singer's stories. I did catch Tom singing...very entertaining and like you say he still has a great voice. I think the judges are a good mix...I like them all. I have never seen a phone case like the one Jennifer has.
A surprise seeing Carol Smillie being one of the proud parents.
We do more or less the same becky, but start watching about 40 mins into the live show, and that phone case is something else!
I think they all really gel and I took to Will I am in the first series.
Yes it was a surprise seeing Carol, think the decision was right though.
Back again tonight for the new series and another performance from Tom with a hopeful! This time it was Lonnie Donnegan's son who Tom had turned for obviously not knowing the guy's identity. He then went on to sing 'I'm Never Gonna Fall In Love Again' with his son, which was written by Lonnie, something I never knew.
The final contestant got to duet with Jennifer Hudson, I wonder who it will be next week?
I've just finished catching up with tonight's edition of The Voice,Helen and I thought that that was a lovely moment. I knew Lonnie had written that song but didn't know he had written it for Tom. Although Tom sings it beautifully I've always preferred Lonnie's own version.
I also enjoyed Jennifer's duet. A good fun programme with some decent voices tonight.
I'll Never Fall.... is my favourite Tom song. He puts so much emotion into it.
Didn't know that Lonnie Donergan wrote it though.
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line367
|
__label__cc
| 0.560058
| 0.439942
|
The Crushing Equation
Created: Tuesday, 06 June 2017 12:28
Written by Rock Products
New Technology + Innovative Engineering = The Latest Generation of Crushers.
By Mark S. Kuhar
It’s not just about taking big rocks and making small rocks anymore. There is a lot of innovation these days in the area of crushing. Companies are relying on a huge influx of new technology and data-generating tools to make crushers more efficient and profitable on every level. There was much on display at the ConExpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas this past March.
Eagle Crusher Co. Inc. announced its two newest product innovations, RapidDeploy and RipRap. RapidDeploy is the industry’s only portable plant with built-in, retractable conveyors that can crush, screen, separate and stockpile – all in one pull. It was specifically designed to significantly reduce mobilization costs and expensive set-up and tear-down time for aggregate/asphalt producers and concrete recyclers, while offering numerous advantages compared to track plants.
RipRap was specially designed to provide aggregate producers with the ultimate portable plant in high-production screening – featuring two, 5-ft., adjustable grizzly decks and the widest feeder in the industry at 67-in. x 24-ft. The plant’s reversible cross conveyor allows for a variety of on-site set-up options to further accommodate producers’ needs and help expand their product portfolios. RipRap is available in both diesel and electric.
Keestrack offers the Keestrack-er telematic system as an option on the latest generation of Keestrack screeners and crushers. Key components are a GSM/UMTS modem and a combined GSM/GPS antenna, which are linked through CAN bus to the machines’ main control unit. Real-time performance values (engine/drive speeds, hydraulic pressures, crusher settings, etc.), stored data and the machine’s accurate position are transmitted via GSM network and the local GSM provider’s internet access to the central Keestrack server.
The information memorized and administered on this server can now be safely and reliably retrieved at any time and from everywhere worldwide. The interactive structure of Keestrack-er also allows direct access on the machine’s PLC-controller to fix or update the plant software.
SPECTIVE is a new, intuitive crushing plant control concept debuted at ConEExpo-Con/Agg 2017 by Wirtgen for its Kleemann line of mobile crushers.
The SPECTIVE control concept is easy to understand, and supports the operator in his work, as it’s simple to use:
The user is supported right from the beginning with the operation of the touch panel. He or she is guided step-by-step through the startup process, then the system starts.
On the start screen the operator sees a diagram of the entire plant with its adjustable functions.
The desired function is selected and the operator is guided through all necessary steps with clear instructions.
If a fault occurs during machine operation, a fault diagnosis is shown on the display. Downtimes are reduced with fault localization, a description of the fault, and tips on its elimination.
The 12-in. touch panel is not susceptible to dust and is easy to read with the adjustable light and contrast settings, even in strong sunlight. It responds to the touch of fingers, tools, pens or gloves.
Key components are a GSM/UMTS modem and a combined GSM/GPS antenna, which are linked through CAN bus to the machines’ main control unit.
Kolberg-Pioneer (KPI), Johnson Crushers International (JCI) and Astec Mobile Screens premiered its innovative hybrid technology at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017. KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens’ new hybrid technology was released on the GT205 multi-frequency screen and the GT440 horizontal shaft impactor.
“Our new patent-pending hybrid option allows us to service the needs of our end users, allowing them to run either line power or diesel power when needed,” said Ron Earl, vice president of sales and marketing for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens. “With the integration of our game-changing hybrid technology, producers are able to save up to $25 per production hour.”
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens also offer a complete line of pre-engineered modular crushing, screening and conveying components for a variety of applications. The modular systems feature a bolt-together design for simple installation, smaller site footprint and easy access for maintenance compared to normal stick-built systems, noted the manufacturers. These modular systems are available in 150- to 500-tph configurations to meet production needs today and allow for incremental growth in the future.
“Our modular structures are built with proven components including the Kodiak Plus Cone Crusher and the Pioneer Jaw Crusher,” said Ian Pendergrass, product development manager for Johnson Crushers International. “Producers can rely on the proven performance and quality they receive from all KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens products and systems.”
The SPECTIVE control concept for Kleemann crushers is easy to understand, and supports the operator in his work, as it’s simple to use.
McLanahan designs universal primary and secondary horizontal shaft impact (HSI) crushers that can be used in the reduction of semi-abrasive minerals and are useful in processing deleterious material. Universal Impactors provide higher capacities than compressive crushers for a lower capital investment and can be used for processing quarried stone and a variety of minerals, as well as recycling C&D materials and more. These high capacity machines are commonly used in both portable and stationary installations. Weighing less than compressive crushers, they are uniquely suited for highly portable and mobile platforms.
McLanahan Universal Impact Crushers offer a higher level of material control through the crushing chamber with fewer moving parts. All McLanahan Universal Impact Crushers are designed for simplicity and safety. Each Universal Impactor features multiple access doors for easy inspection and maintenance, with each point locked and keyed for additional safety. All Universal HSI Crushers are engineered to minimize fly rock, with a chain and rubber curtain at the feed opening to help eliminate rock ejection. McLanahan Universal Impactors also feature optional PLC automated adjustments. Automation in McLanahan’s Universal Horizontal Shaft Impact Crushers increases efficiency and lowers the cost per ton of producing materials.
As part of its Life Cycle Services offering for the aggregates industry, Metso introduced a new digital solution to help further optimize mobile crushing and screening equipment operations and maintenance. Metso Metrics Services is another step in Metso’s digital development, leveraging the possibilities offered by advanced analytics and cloud-based technologies. Through a remote communication device mounted on a mobile equipment, Metso Metrics Services provides a dashboard view of critical operational and maintenance data – from utilization rates to production levels and fuel consumption. With secured access, the solution allows for data-driven decisions that impact crushing operations.
“Making the most out of the assets depends on data you can trust: Having the right information at the right time helps customers make important operational or maintenance decisions to improve uptime as well as utilization and production rates. Metso Metrics Services is designed to collect and provide this crucial data in one easy-to-use interface. Combined with the expertise of Metso’s network for troubleshooting or optional assistance with analysis, the solution provides tools for continuous improvement, both in performance as well as safety and sustainability,” said Giuseppe Campanelli, vice president, service solutions at Metso.
Metso Metrics Services helps to identify underperforming assets and training opportunities, as well as to control maintenance and inventory costs. With the equipment maintenance plan integrated into the solution, plant operators can stay on top of their equipment’s needs – making it easier to anticipate change-outs of spares and wears.
The new Sandvik CS550 cone crusher, launched at ConExpo-Con/Agg, is a powerful secondary stage crusher for 700- to 750-ton applications. In addition to flexibility and sheer tonnage, it offers advanced automation and maintenance features for maximal productivity and uptime. The Sandvik CS550 is a reliable, high-capacity and high-reduction workhorse for the secondary crushing stages. While nothing prevents Sandvik CS550 from being used in mining applications, its primary mission is construction applications. From a practical standpoint this means aggregate quarries, while contractors looking for mobile solutions may also benefit.
Sandvik CS550 achieves up to 25 percent higher reduction ratios compared to similar types of crushers. This enables a more efficient process already in the secondary stage and relieves the tertiary stage of some of its size reduction load, allowing a sharper quality focus. Furthermore, it decreases the recirculating load by up to 50 percent with no decrease in the output of high-value product. In other words, less material goes back into the crusher to be reprocessed. This extends the service life of the wear parts, including particularly the costly manganese steel used in the crushing chamber.
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens’ new hybrid technology was released on the GT205 multi-frequency screen and the GT440 horizontal shaft impactor.
The Stedman Model H-54 multi-cage mill is best at pulverizing, grinding, crushing and mixing abrasive and non-abrasive materials – wet, sticky or dry. The H-Series provides a finer, more uniform grind; can handle up to 240 tph and are reversible for extended wear life. Stedman cage mills are engineered and constructed to operate at or near-peak efficiency longer, providing a greater return on capital investment over their life. Cage mills are capable of producing a variety of product gradations and easily adjusted by changing the mill’s cages, speeds and rotation.
The H-Series Cage Mills feature a quick-opening housing for quick inspection and maintenance. It allows for minimum downtime for wear part replacement and inspection. Each H-Series Impact Mill housing can accommodate two-, four-, or six-row cage assemblies. This versatility is further enhanced by the capability to vary the number of pins in each row, to vary the rotational speed of each cage in relation to the other(s), and to change the relative direction of rotation of the cages. For wet material applications, air cannons are mounted at the intake and discharge to help prevent buildup of wet material.
Metso introduced a new digital solution to help further optimize mobile crushing and screening equipment operations and maintenance.
Superior Industries Inc. unveiled a new machinery solution for crushing applications called the Liberty Jaw Crusher. Functioning as a primary crusher, the unit compresses material in stone, concrete, asphalt and ore applications. Superior acquired the original design in its 2015 acquisition of Canadian-based Clemro Western. After collecting customer feedback, Superior engineers redesigned the unit and added a number of new features. According to the manufacturer, the Liberty Jaw Crusher is engineered with an aggressive nip angle that maintains the machine’s ability to consistently grab and process material at a high level of efficiency. In addition, a set of integrated lifting points are designed into the jaw dies for safe replacement or installation. Other unique features include pitman toe protection. This replaceable component offers an insurance policy if wearing occurs in the pitman fabrication. Furthermore, the unit’s motor is frame-mounted, allowing a smaller footprint and freeing up deck space for maintenance. More maintenance time is freed with the addition of hydraulic tensioning system and hydraulic wedge adjustment. Superior’s Liberty Jaw Crushers are manufactured in feed openings of 18 in. x 36 in. to 36 in. x 48 in.
Superior also debuted its new patent-pending Valor Vertical Shaft Impactor (VSI). The VSI is Superior’s second equipment solution for crushing bulk materials after launching the compression style Patriot Cone Crusher late last year. Impact style crushers, like the Valor VSI, produce a more cubically shaped product. Incorporating criteria from several of its existing customers, Superior said its engineers produced a stronger, safer and more convenient design. For example, the VSI is equipped with a cartridge style, right angle pinion gearbox. This allows for a safer deck-mounted motor arrangement, which also simplifies access to the drive and its components. In addition, a hydraulically powered lifting lid allows for safe and easy access to the crushing chamber. Maintenance inspectors are protected by a combination of automatic and manual safety interlocks. Also, an innovative autogenous rotor design encourages more rock-on-rock crushing, which greatly extends the life of many internal parts. Superior manufactures models of its new Valor VSI for rates up to 800 tph (725 mtph) and maximum feed sizes up to 8-in. (203 mm).
Telsmith showed two brand new solutions, including the latest innovation in T-Series cone crushers. The newest model in the line-up of T-Series crushers that were originally introduced in 2012 is the T500, which is designed to deliver maximum uptime availability while also minimizing maintenance costs. This 500-hp crusher contains a 356-mm (14-in.) maximum feed opening and is capable of processing between 285 and 775 mtph. Features, such as anti-spin and fewer cylinders than competitive crushers provide the reliability that customers depend upon to maximize their processing operations.
The company also featured an all-new portable jaw plant, featuring the H3450 Hydra-Jaw crusher. The 863mm X 1270mm opening of the H3450 Hydra-Jaw is capable of processing up to 598 mtph, while the hydraulic toggle reduces maintenance and lowers operating costs with fast, safe hydraulic chamber clearing and tramp iron overload relief with auto resets.
Superior has introduced several new high-tech crushers for use in the aggregates industry.
Weir Minerals’ engineering experts showcased the unique range of Trio equipment and tailored plant designs, known worldwide for innovation and manufacturing expertise. The ConExpo-Con/Agg booth featured a variety of Trio equipment including Trio crushers, screens, washers and conveyors. The Weir Minerals team has extensive experience in the construction aggregates market and are able to counsel, design and supply customized solutions from single Trio machines to stationary or portable plants, including turnkey projects, to best suit customers’ requirements.
Employee Engagement ...
Customer-Driven Growth...
Out With the Old, in With the New: The Modern Method of Presplitting...
Regional Reports...
Aggregate Industry Market Report...
Better Screening is Free Crushing...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line379
|
__label__cc
| 0.715915
| 0.284085
|
Music videos websites watch free
Mobile marketing blog belgie
Video editing free trial download,windows movie maker download gratis 2015,marketing policy and procedure manual 2013 - Downloads 2016
Video editing software can come in handy if you want to edit, cut or add something in your videos while you would also be able to add 2-D and 3-D special effects enhancing the quality of your videos with the help of a video editing freeware.
Blender is not your simple video editing software as it is basically an open source 3D rendering software. The software supports a number of file formats including TGA, JPG, MOV, TIFF, PSD, AVI, IFF, 3D studio and Collada (3-D) etc.
Wax is a powerful free video editor and has the capability of creating 2-D and 3-D special effects in your videos. Overall, the software is good but its free version is only a trial version and expires after a certain period.
The only worrying aspect is that it does not support a large family of file formats and you would need a video converter to work along with Video Dub for the best results. The only thing which makes Avidemux stand above Virtual Dub is the fact that it supports a very large number of file formats like AVI, MPEG, Orbb, Vorbis, and WAV etc.
The remake of Autodesk’s video editing software won awards at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention. Autodesk is making Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing software, a completely redesigned and repackaged pre-release version of its all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac, available as a free trial download.
Autodesk is releasing a free trial version of its redesigned Smoke for Mac video editing software. In mid-April, Smoke 2013 was introduced at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas to standing room-only crowds at the Autodesk booth and internationally, via social media and the AREA Virtual NAB. Video editing is a competitive market, with Apple, Adobe, and Sony only three of many companies with products.
Autodesk says the decision to radically redesign Smoke grew out of customer feedback and market research, in which the user community identified improved post production workflows and pipeline efficiency as vital to their business. Flexible System Requirements: Runs on most Apple iMac and MacBook Pro systems using high-bandwidth Thunderbolt storage and IO. Autodesk has created a YouTube Smoke Learning Channel with tutorials for those who download the free trial. Stan Przybylinski: Played with one of these at the AVEVA World Summit in Dubai a few weeks back.
Consumer software nowadays needs to be versatile, simple to use and packed with features to suit consumers’ increasingly exacting demands. Basic video editing consists of importing, personalizing and exporting video footage, and video-editing software is any application that handles the post-production film strip editing processes on a computer. Your choice of video editing software will obviously depend on the type of project you’re working towards and the level of expertise you have in the field.
If you’re working with large quantities of footage, your software should support the use of several cameras on the same interface, so that it displays different angles of a scene for you to compare, correct, join, etc.
The best software on the market will allow you to not only sequence your clips smoothly, but also to enhance your camerawork. It should come with dual screen mode so that you can toggle between monitors, for speed and flexibility. It offers pre-installed video effects like magnification, toggle between different focus areas, adding lens flare that seems natural, realistic water reflective effects, adding timestamps along the way, etc. The software rendering speed should be consistent with your CPU capabilities, so if you have a powerful processor, don’t hesitate to look for software that is intrinsically fast. It should support several file formats so that you can import a variety of files without having to convert, like for instance presentation files or .gif extensions, etc.
A high-calibre application should allow you to add and edit subtitles, but keep in mind that most users prefer stand-alone subtitling apps. This video editor is compatible with top-of-the-line film capturing equipment, from personal DSLR cameras to cinema cameras and renders high quality 3D and 4K footage at high velocity for editing and production of crisp and life-like video.
It is user-friendly so that you can intuitively find your way around the different features, without having to read too many instructions. Free storage space on the developer’s Cloud is of paramount importance if you want to download and upload projects at leisure, and also back up your settings. A web version that you can access from most browsers means that you can share the audio clips with anyone, so a video editor that comes with browser compatibility is the perfect versatile tool for people on the move. If the software package includes free trials, flexible subscription plans, access to future versions and releases during and after your subscription, service support and the web developers offers tutorials, you know you have a winner.
In essence, the best video-editing software that is powerful, offering advanced features at consumer pricing, high-resolution and multiple angle editing, clutter free and user-friendly, with loads of templates, animations and effects. Cyberlink is an Asian multimedia software vendor with Headquarters in Taipei and branch offices on all continents.
Steinberg releases a free Cubase Pro 8.5 trial version which is fully functional for 30 days. Mamoworld released BeatEdit for Premiere Pro, a plug-in for automatic detection of beats in music and representing them as markers in the Premiere Pro timeline.
The Foundry has announced the evolution of its Colorway application to address the needs of today's design industry.
Adobe released the first update of Adobe Experience Design CC, its visual design and prototyping application. RED Digital Cinema released a free firmware update for all DSMC2 cameras containing support for Avid DNxHR and DNxHD recording formats.
Final Cut Pro X is now available as a 30-day free trial download for Mac and also includes some updates to try and win back many of those professionals disillusioned with the "dumbed-down" new version. Free video editing software also allows you to add text in the video while also edit the background lighting and audio.
It is a feature-packed software with the stand-out features being rigging, modelling, rendering, animation, realtime game creation and imaging.
It supports all popular formats but does crash if you use too many features at the same time. It has a very simple and cool interface and is laced with all the basic editing tools a video editor must have. Autodesk says more than 3,000 people registered for the pre-release trial during NAB; registrations have continued at the rate of 1,000 or more per week since. Autodesk says the three-month pre-release trial period will afford users the opportunity to not only experiment with the unified editing and effects workflow, but also to provide additional feedback to developers.
In the Smoke pre-release trial, the ConnectFX workflow has been further streamlined to make it easier to add effects and navigate the powerful effects capabilities of Smoke. Video-editing software developers, in particular, try their utmost to satisfy users, as video editing grows in popularity and people of all age groups are starting to familiarize themselves with what it takes to create fun, sophisticated clips that can be enjoyed and treasured forever. State-of-the-art video editors include advanced features such as refined colour correction, interpolated frames, time-lapse and slow motion capability, high-resolution compatibility and multiple key frame animation, animated drawing tools and numerous templates, among others. Most people who are self-taught enthusiasts or novices will find that the video editing tools on the market are advanced, but accessible. Your choice of export options including aspect ratio, resolution and format will depend on the way to wish to present the project, and will probably have to accommodate diverse audiences, locations and auxiliary equipment, which is why the more production and export options you have, the better. It should have adequate rendering speeds and diverse output and export options, with suitable system requirements and browser compatibility.
It provides video editors, video players with DVD and Blu-ray support, video converters, authoring software, burning software and photo editing software.
Version 4 offers groundbreaking native Stereo 3D (S3D) workflow capabilities and advanced support for Python scripting. Discount is only available if all owned licenses are added to the Sapphire Maintenance Program, and applicable orders must be placed April 7 and 10, 2014. The latest version of this professional video editing software adds new creative tools and performance enhancements, and will soon be available as a Desktop Subscription, so customers can access the software on a pay-as-you-go basis for the first time.
The new feature will apply to DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Nuke, and Avid. The 30-day trial contains new features introduced in Extension 1 including support for Blackmagic Design hardware and improved Trim tools. It is expected to be available beginning May 29, 2013, and will feature numerous enhancements to help improve functionality, add flexibility as well as increase speed. This new release provides users with greater control, increased speed, and an expanding arsenal of effects; empowering users to create higher quality effects in less time. This article mentions the simplification of Autodesk's upgrade pricing model as of February 1, 2013.
Extension 2 continues the evolution of the 20th Anniversary Edition with performance optimizations and feature enhancements that are based on customer feedback. There's also support for importing and exporting XML and the ability to now place Projects and Events on Xsan to improve collaboration between editors. This includes to personalise ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. The reason why such a powerful software sits at no.5 in the list is its complex interface and the difficulty a user will have in performing a simple cut and paste while editing the video. Wax can be used as a stand-alone video editor while it has the ability to be used as a plug-in with other video editors as well. You can reduce camera shake, slow down or speed up your videos, add special effects in the videos and use it as a audio mixer as well. It has a batch processor as well to edit a number of videos at once while also contains a lot of cool editing features. It is simple enough and has a good solid interface but requires a small learning curve for new users. Some essential features you should look for in selecting the best video editor are listed below, but bear in mind that although they are quite a few, they are not necessarily comprehensive and their suitability is a matter of context. Smart functions such as the ones you’d get with content aware tools, like intuitive auto-fill or selection of best clips based on camerawork, content and lighting analysis, or more recently speech detection, are a plus. Exporting an HD film on DVD, for instance, requires high-resolution, whereas web videos aren’t that fussy and all you need is a convenient format for easy upload, such as an MP4. All these features are served by Cyberlink PowerDirector 13 – download the free trial and check the special offer. The latest version of the high-end VFX plug-in suite has been updated with effects and features that are essential to producing modern, creative looks. The new stereoscopic workflow lets users quickly analyze differences between right and left camera streams and apply the solved disparity in 2D tracking, 3D camera solving, object remove module and image stabilization. The Smoke 2013 Extension 1 release will introduce support for Blackmagic video IO devices, including DeckLink (PCIe video boards), UltraStudio (Thunderbolt boxes) and the Intensity product lines. The upgrade offerings will be consolidated into a single "Upgrade from Previous Releases" option, which will be available to customers using products that are one to six releases immediately prior to the current release.
Autodesk has also announced support for the Apple Quicktime ProRes format (for Flame and Flame Premium). Extreme care was taken to enhance all aspects of her comfort and style, while maintaining her pedigree as a true performance yacht.
We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Blender is recommended as one of the best free video editing software for professional video editors. You can play with the contrast and brightness of your video, remove blur, add smoothness and remove and replace audio tracks too. The simple editing tools are really helpful for a person looking to make small changes in his video while for pros, Avidemux has advanced features as well. This results in a lot less manual keyframing for both solving tracks and creating articulate roto masks. In addition, Smoke sequences can be exported as XML with accompanying QuickTime media files. To take advantage of these new features after completing the 30-day trial, users must buy Smoke 2013 with Autodesk Subscription. The "Upgrade from Previous Releases" option will have an Autodesk SRP of approximately seventy percent of the current new License Autodesk SRP, regardless of which of the six previous releases is being upgraded. Extension 2 is available for download by Autodesk Subscription customers for Flame Premium 2013 20th Anniversary Edition, Flame 2013 20th Anniversary Edition, Flare 2013, Smoke Advanced 2013, Lustre 2013, Inferno 2013, Flint 2013, Smoke 2013 for Linux, and Backdraft Conform 2013. Freeware-Aoao Photo editor helps you adld image or text to photos, Aoao Photo Everything you need in one package to compose, arrange, record, edit, mix and.
It is good for both novices and pros which makes it stand-out amongst other free video editors. The biggest addition to Sapphire 8 is a new feature called Builder that lets users create their own effects and transitions in a node-based workspace for unprecedented creativity and efficiency, thus unleashing the full power of Sapphire. The benefits of mocha Pro 4 also carry over to editors and artists using Adobe's Creative Cloud tools, Premiere Pro and After Effects. Smoke 2015 will soon be available via monthly, quarterly and annual Autodesk Desktop Subscription plans; customers who commit for a year save more than $500 US. While this article talks about the change of Subscription pricing, which will take effect on 28 March 2013.
Autodesk Subscription customers are recieving an e-mail with instructions on how to download the software.
PhotoEQ is a guess-free software to get your daily image editing tasks done VideoSpin is free video editing software that allows you to create your own movie clips in minutes using your own videos and pictures. In Builder, users have the flexibility to stack and connect Sapphire effects in ways that were not previously possible in Adobe and Avid hosts. Premiere editors can now paste mocha roto masks directly to their timeline for advanced isolation, blurring and color correction tasks while the new customizable keyboard shortcut interface comes with preset profiles to match After Effects. New customers can purchase a standalone Smoke license for $3,495 US with an additional $675 US for Subscription. All new effects and transitions developed in the workspace are saved as cross-host presets, and are loaded as a single plug-in onto a timeline.
Facilities can now deeply integrate mocha Pro 4 into their unique VFX production workflows thanks to newly added support for Python scripting. Comments of the pictures are generated into a subtitle file This post covers a list of the best video editing software, you will be able to edit your. Builder is available on Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro CC, as well as Avid Media Composer. Python also allows technical directors to customize and automate mocha Pro tasks, such as sending intensive object removal renders to a background render farm. In addition to permanent licenses ($1699 US for After Effects version), GenArts also offers new subscription pricing ($499 US per year in case of the After Effects version). The software supports Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion, Avid DS, Assimilate SCRATCH, Autodesk Flame, Smoke & Maya, Boris FX, eyeon Fusion, HitFilm, Quantel, Maxon CINEMA 4D, Red Giant Warp and The Foundry's Nuke. 9 Build Download Free Movie Editing software from Serif producer of Award Winning Software for businesses and the home user Programs-iis 7 zip file editor 6: face for background collage photo mixing editing software free editing composite video free a is picture. Speed up editing and mixing with Clip Gain, and easily adjust and match gain How to MixFadeTrim Audios Using Editor on Windows. When youre making a gorgeous photo slideshow, processing a home movie with video editing software, you must be desired to decorate your. Free Download ShowBiz 5 Now Online video editor-make Your own video online in a few minutes. Make sure that all words are spelled correctly Photo free of youve very professional photo free mixing final 3: and Download. Trends, more full programs version windows fotors free photo mixing and editing software everyone, 15 video black Free Download Photo Mixing Editor Software Free Mac Photo Fly Free Photo Editing Viewer is another 5DFly photo software product and its totally FREE.
With Frame Photo Editor you can mix your photos to create a Free Downloads for Photo Editing with Picnik-University of Colorado Denver.
Affiliate network comparison chart
Software for upscaling video
video editing free trial download
Category: Create Video Online Free
Comments to «Video editing free trial download»
Lezgi_tut_ya writes:
Screen, next to the Project button, you will week or much.
POSSAJIR57 writes:
Media providers, entertainment can be located in a multitude of ways web page, men and ads that can include.
Yalqiz_Oglan writes:
New version of its program application to introduce the queue publishing method.
Facebook ads partner mobile apps
Advertising agency logo design
Best free video editing app for android
Advertising prices for tv commercials
Nonprofit marketing campaign template
Create Blogs
Create Video Online Free
Page Landing
Sharing Videos
Video For Website
Video Hosting Server
Video Hosting Sites Like Youtube
Video Upload Sites
Youtube Marketing Strategy
Successful social marketing campaigns in india Movie maker download free 2013 indir Video edit magic download free full version online Top 100 direct marketing companies 2014 Display advertising with google Pricing strategies in pharmaceutical marketing ppt Web design advertising examples List of online work at home jobs Online affiliate marketing in india vs Slide presentation leadership Site builder 2.6 Upload video to internet private access Marketing management 15e How to edit a video on an iphone 5s Promoting your design business Web video production tips logic Nero video editor free software Easy video capture 3.2 Video business ideas xbox Website optimization tool download Social media 4 u Nch videopad video editor professional 2.11 crack Top multi level marketing companies 2015 Edit home movies on mac os
2016 All rights reserved © Affiliate marketing sales letters RSS: Publications/Comments. Ali Han Natural Theme
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line381
|
__label__cc
| 0.650889
| 0.349111
|
Finding a boyfriend at 60 years,wise quotes marriage,what would xmen think of me quiz,free websites yola 2014 - Review
Finding The Perfect Boyfriend Pinterest Pictures, Finding The Perfect Boyfriend Facebook Images, Finding The Perfect Boyfriend Photos for Tumblr. If you want to find a relationship that has the potential to develop into something serious and fulfilling, you must screen the guys you meet and only date the ones who are Boyfriend Material, notes Paige Parker in her Dating Dish. This was pre-coffee, mind you, so I wasn’t actually processing any of the information coming from the TV.
But when she sees a man with softer, more rounded facial features, she instinctively knows that he would make a better, more nurturing husband and father. I mean, if that were truly a realistic option – if we actually could tell which guys have the potential for long-term commitment just from a quick scan of their cheekbones – think of all the time and energy we women could be saving! And we’d start accepting dates exclusively from guys whose online profiles showcase a photo of their big, chubby, round face. It takes a lot more than a quick glance to size up whether a guy has the qualities of a keeper. Um, sure, if the idea of wasting years of your life on a man who never wants to commit to you on the level that you expected (and doesn’t change his mind on the issue like you thought he would) sounds appealing, then go for it!
If you want to find a relationship that has the potential to develop into something serious and fulfilling, you must screen the guys you meet and only date the ones who are Boyfriend Material. But how will you know when you’ve met a guy who’s Boyfriend Material (without having to peer through his stubble to get a good look at his jaw line)? So here's nine reasons why you should totally be as obsessed as we are with Finding Carter, straight from star Prescott herself!1.
Your information may be shared with other NBCUniversal businesses and used to better tailor our services and advertising to you. The right boyfriend jeans can be tough to find and even harder to style, especially when you’re petite. If you’re struggling to find your perfect pair of bf jeans, I would say keep an open mind and try any and all styles. We always love your outfits, so it’s no surprise that we’re obsessed with this one!
This is SUCH a great post – I will definitely have to try different styles in slightly larger sizes, as girls with HIPS (ahem, me) can also look extra hippy in the standard boyfriend jean!
If he blows off a commitment to stay home and play Xbox, he may not be ready to meet the obligations of an adult relationship. This is a course for real women, women with minds and intellects, women who want to attract men without compromising their integrity. You’ll discover how to overcome any insecurities that are holding you back, such as shyness, lack of confidence in yourself, or doubt about your looks.
In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. It sounds kind of like a Lifetime movie.And by the way, we mean that in the best possible way. Not even Carter knows the right choice to make between her two "families"In last week's episode, Carter finally had to pick between her biological family and Lori, her kidnapper who she's been calling "mom" for her whole life. Both Carter and the audience won't know who to trustWhether it's Carter's abductor Lori, her biological parents Elizabeth and David, her BFF Bird or her boyfriend Crash, no one's motives will be clear and we really won't know who to root for. I have three pairs that I’ve worn on the blog and while they’re extremely comfortable, wearable, and probably fine for most people, I wasn’t satisfied.
Out of 20 different styles, I finally found the perfect bf jeans that fit my frame unbelievably well (the ones above). I know when I have my mind set on a certain style jean I only look for those but I will definitely now keep an open mind now. Get skinnies and size up, otherwise I’d be looking like a clown walking around in the true BF jeans! I bought some always skinny jeans from Gap like 4 sizes bigger and love them because they are narrow at the bottom so when you roll them they don’t look squarish you know? I’ve been looking for a white blazer for far too long…haha And those jeans look great on you! I am so inspired that you found your perfect bf jeans by searching outside of the “bf jean” section!
If he makes you feel uneasy, insecure, controlled, or threatened, he is definitely not boyfriend material.
Lori told Carter to pack her things and meet her to run away with her for good, but she couldn't do it, and instead confessed to her dad David that Lori was trying to steal her away again."I think it's the first time that Carter has had such an enormous decision to make," Prescott tells E!
Even her new BFF Bird is going to hurt her (even more than she already did by making her the muse in her creepy art project and sleeping with the guy Carter likes)."Bird betrays Carter in a big way and Carter completely doesn't understand why," Prescott teases. That kind of uncertainty is exciting and compelling as heck, and we are here for it."I'm excited for everyone to see how the characters develop and how confusing it is when you think that you know each one of the characters, and then they do something and you're like, 'Whoa! The hips don’t overwhelm, they’re a great dark shade with a little fading, and they aren’t too baggy in any areas.
I always love the skinny DIY ones with the rip in the knees, but have no clue how to make it look like that! If you know other women he’s dated in the past, do they have good things to say about him?
Her course will transform you completely so that you’ll no longer have to work at attracting men. While trying different styles and brands I found a couple things to keep in mind when looking for the perfect bf jeans. Finally found a pair of crops from American eagle a few months back that can pass off as bf jeans. You are responsible for your personal decisions and none of the information provided should be considered legal or professional advice.
Even though Bird has her reasons, what's cool about this show is that even when you think a person is evil and you're ready to just write them off, the writers show why that character is like that and the reasons for that character's behavior.
She was definitely swaying more towards her family, but in the end scene with David, it's more that she wasn't sure and couldn't pick, so she had David take the decision out of her hands.
And that means we will find out the truth (in bits and pieces) soon"Even I don't know the full story yet," Prescott reveals, "but you'll definitely find out huge parts of it in episode 11 and 12."6.
So even though Bird betrays Carter, in the following episode, you do get some understanding of why she did it. Good people do bad things and make mistakes and tell lies and bad people have their reasons and aren't bad to the core.
The distressing lands in weird spots and the hips make us look wider than ever (not a good combo for short legs). Either way, it’s not good – so get out now and save yourself for a man who will make you the #1 woman in his life!
Yeah, we'd watch the crap out of those movies!But week after week, this show, starring Skins alum Kathryn Prescott as the titular teen whose life gets turned upside down after a chance arrest unveils her real past, has totally stolen our hearts. She's just a 16-year-old girl being asked to choose between what she sees as her two families.
We've become completely obsessed with Carter's family drama, with both her biological family that she's been returned to after 13 years and her babysnatching fake mom, who we're pretty sure is downright crazy. She surrendered the decision-making and the confirmation of her choice to David, in a way."2.
For example, Elizabeth's cheating on her husband David as a result of losing her daughter is totally believable."On the show, nothing is black and white," Prescott says. We're about to learn more about the guy that raped Bird as a result of this upcoming betrayal.8. Plus, with all the boy drama and friend drama and financial drama, there's some kind of drama for everyone!And MTV clearly knows that it's a hit, since the network just renewed the drama for season two! And she'll second guess if the "right" choice was really the right choiceEven though David gleefully told Lori over the phone that Carter chose them over her, the upcoming questionable actions of her biological family will make her question if she should have left with Lori.
The "bad boy" love interest really is a bad boy, and not in a good wayCarter's new boyfriend Crash may be one hot piece of eye-candy (seriously, that face is unreal), but he really is a bad guy and not someone we're going to be crushing on for much longer."Carter sees how everyone has just written Crash off and they think since he's committed crimes, he's a bad person," Prescott says. Boyfriend jeans don’t have to be the jeans actually titled “Boyfriend jeans.” Try different styles and sizes. The problems in Elizabeth and David's relationship existed before, and the affair was a result of that, not the cause.
Depending on the look you’re going for, go with the straight leg or the skinny jean in a couple sizes larger than normal. So if anything, this might shake up the family in a big way and just rock everything for a while, but without something huge like that happening, the family would have just carried on like lots of families do with this passive-aggressive elephant in the room.
I think it's sweet that she sees there is good in him, especially after she finds out about the terrible life that he's led. I have a pair of Always Skinny jeans from Gap in one size up that can pass as boyfriend’s anyday. Carter is finally starting to realize how messed up her life has beenBut don't get us wrong, since that doesn't mean Carter still thinks Lori is flawless like she did when she first found out she was kidnapped. No one has ever shown him any love or care or goodness so he thinks he's a bad person and the world is bad. She is finally starting to get that her "mom" is more than a little nutty."Throughout last week's episode, she was grappling with that decision to run away with Lori and she was back and forth," Prescott says.
Carter empathizes with how he is."Prescott continues, "But she sometimes can't take a step back and see that maybe she can't help him. But the turning point was at the very end when Carter and Taylor were talking and Carter finds out that the day she thought was her birthday, May 5, was actually the day she was abducted.
In the coming episodes, definitely some stuff goes down with Crash and it gets to the point where even Carter is like, 'Wow, I'm trying to empathize but what the f--k?
Local election dates 2012 qld
Site free ebooks download pdf xchange
Dating age laws minnesota
Dating simulator pictures
Comments to «Mental health counselor information»
RASMUS writes:
12.02.2016 at 15:14:29 Lot of females these days in our society one.
AFFERISTKA writes:
12.02.2016 at 22:23:39 Dating and allowed the males to pursue them.
Playgirl writes:
12.02.2016 at 18:17:33 Excellent dress and heels for your body too sturdy.
MANAX_666 writes:
12.02.2016 at 11:43:23 Properly: draw a conclusion from trying also challenging by applying dissipates and they can.
Becham writes:
12.02.2016 at 21:24:55 Let loose, get out pay me more than $1,000 an hour blue might improve.
Website maken groningen I love you more than anything funny quotes zoolander How to find a good investment manager Free website templates no download A real man wants a woman Make out session spot crossword clue Site analysis presentation example Speed dating bars nyc How to get website traffic stats How to make a free website for free 5.0 Most wanted mens gifts Site5 free wordpress newsletter The secret of an irresistible woman pdf reader Free business flyer maker How to get a husband to leave your house legally Website for free things nyc Czech dating app online Meet new friends worldwide Publisher 1998 free download doregama Love tests massage Free website for india
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line382
|
__label__cc
| 0.506153
| 0.493847
|
the art of reading (dave)
slow reader (teju)
cleanth brooks
wm. shakespeare
gilbert winant
juan r. jiménez
tom montag*
lisa russ sparr
reading, writing, & criticism
michael j. bugeja
robert h. fiske
kelly gallagher
e.d. hirsch
mark mcgurl
j. hillis miller
patricia t. o'conner
p. t. o'conner (jr.)*
walter j. ong
robert j. ray*
louise rosenblatt
ronald b. schwartz
kim boykin*
kyriacos markides
john a. mcguckin
th. merton (chuang)
th. merton (desert)
th. merton (literary)
chester p. michael*
isabel briggs myers
jacob needleman
fiona robyn
douglas v. steere
timothy ware
*with exclusive inerview
at betty's
fear the turtle
hymn 236
unless and until
william at forty
curling (lekshe)
footnotes (dale)
hotel (patry)
leturn (shai)
morning drive (tom)
st. luke's (steve)
thank you (sage)
they move
amazon, amazon!
foretopmen
my kite
the story of my birth
wings, boats, asses
an appeal to heaven
lincoln biographies
lockean liberalism
looking for mist or
the middle way
the mysticism of
a pocket constitution
political religion
repeal amendment
a second civil war?
a slow president
texas's secessions
why i'm a whig
freshman comp
becoming better writers
blogging and writers' support groups
feeling read all over
how i screw up the literary analysis essay
like real writers
the memory of writing poetry
my unit assessment
a prepositional proposition
propriety and usage
student blogging
the tyranny of the secondary school
teaching diction and
syntax with twitter
where kings are born
why i, like, like like
the martin sermons
among john's children
jobs and vocations
job's friends
my religious ideation
my skin-deep
nature and hope
nature and the resurrection
that due sense
three missing bodies
the reading arts
buying used books online
conversations with poems (fiona)
how to mark a book
orality and intimacy
our satiric lord
poetry and sacred reading
poetry and summer reading
starting poetry
this is more than fame
blogging and silence
discursive meditation
homegrown collects
ignatius meditation
the omer (shai)
praktikos
star of wonder
studdy to be quyet
an unexpected meditation
why i love the old testament (dave)
and suddenly (lekshe)
haize in the fields
lax poems
may one
ode to little rock
red umbrella (leslee)
snail space
staying in their seats
therapy (dave)
At times I am gripped by an absurd desire: that the sentence I am about to write be the one the woman is reading at that some moment. The idea mesmerizes me so much that I convince myself it is true: I write the sentence hastily, get up, go to the window, train my spyglass to check the effect of my sentence in her gaze, in the curl of her lips, in the cigarette she lights, in the shifts of her body in the deck chair, in her legs, which she crosses or extends. [From the diary of Silas Flannery in Italo Calvino’s novel If on a winter’s night a traveler]
I hope I didn’t make you feel too uncomfortable last month. I guess my paragraph in my “Of Time and the River” post about what I wanted out of readers and writers was kind of creepy:
If I wrote you a book review or report, it would only foreshorten the book, creating waterfalls in the navigable, tidal river. Besides, even if I wrote the best book review, it would only stand on its own, pour itself into only its own river, so – best case – I’m no longer reading with you when you read it. I want you to read with me. We’d feed off of each other’s reactions, but even that’s not enough, ultimately. You have to read the book with my reactions and associations, and I have to read it with yours. So you have to read it with me, maybe as me, and maybe me as you, or maybe in heaven one day.
I think I’ve been going through an aesthetic crisis of sorts, though “aesthetic crisis” is a ridiculous formulation, almost an oxymoron that belittles both words. Maybe I’ve just reached some kind of impasse with reading and writing. For the past few years, I’ve struggled with the place of writing in a more contemplative life. I like what I’ve learned about contemplation and writing both, but I strongly suspect that writing – at least as I’ve understood writing – detracts from a more contemplative life. Carrying around all those words, fussing over sentences and diction in my daydreams . . . how can I clear my mind when I have such a demanding hobby on top of everything else? It has helped me spiritually and mentally, granted. Is writing part of my calling, or is it only a distraction?
And am I trying to make reading and writing do what contemplation does? If so, why? To justify a compulsion? Or to find reading’s and writing’s limits – to satisfy myself that reading and writing can’t do what I want them to do?
Part of us is very intellectual, wanting to read all the books in the library – or even wanting to write all the books in the library. Then there’s the other side of us, which is sheer silence, inarticulate – the silence of nature, of the sky, of pure being. [Joyce Carol Oates, quoted in Greg Johnson’s Invisible Writer, A Biography of Joyce Carol Oates, 10-11]
And, off and on during the writing process, I think about readers. Not readers in general, but you. (Still creepy, huh?) I wonder how my writing may carry on some sprawling conversation blogging helps bring about – sprawling for me, anyway – sprawling over topics and web logs and, after five years, over some remarkable time. You’re in my head, in other words.
The author must more or less consciously create the image of the reader he is addressing. [Louise M. Rosenblatt, The Reader, the Text, the Poem, 76]
Creative activity is often – again, perhaps always – powered by the drive to accomplish, in terms of the production of an object of art, an adjustment or readjustment in certain obscure relationships with other persons. [Walter J. Ong, The Barbarian Within and Other Fugitive Essays and Studies, 19]
Living with an audience is like learning to surf. The ocean – the audience – is too much. Surfing puts the audience in its place, and it requires balance. Blogging's spikes in readership and positive, life-giving comments are fun to ride but can lead to some hairy wipeouts. In writing, I feel what Ong calls the "adjustment or readjustment in certain obscure relationships" at both the intellectual and the inarticulate levels that Oates refers to. What is going on?
Writing that “Of Time and the River” post helped me feel more what I want from reading and writing. I was speaking of impulses and drives, trying to feel something primary or primordial going on inside of me. What is it I want from you? If you’re in my head as I read and as I write, why is that feeling of wanting to understand your writing and wanting to be understood in my reading rooted in wanting to be one with you: a marriage of true minds, and a polygamous one at that, since I’d have other intimates – others readers and writers – others with whom I’d be one?
Yet though there is a sense in which every reader writes the book he reads, paradoxically the writer is the one person excluded from such an activity by virtue of having already written the text. Thus the reading figure comes to signify not only the reader’s pleasure but also the writer’s alienation, both from the reader and from his own text. As Beckett said apropos Proust: ‘Art is the apotheosis of solitude.’ The very medium of language which unites reader and writer also drives them apart. . . . To read a book, to love a person, it is necessary to be other than that book and that person, and we read in order to overcome our otherness. [Peter Washington, from his introduction to the Everyman’s Library edition to Calvino’s If on a winter’s night a traveler]
The end of contemplation is theosis, at least in Orthodox thought. Is my desire for oneness with my readers and writers more deeply similar to my interest in contemplation than I had suspected, and in a fundamental way legitimate?
If so, could my aesthetic crisis be attributable to an unconscious suppression I’ve participated in as an American reader and writer of the early twenty-first century, years after New Criticism began dominating classroom instruction and prevalent attitudes toward reading and writing? Though New Criticism’s greater influence on me may have come before I had ever heard of New Criticism, I have also studied it, enjoyed its delicious fruit (as Louise Rosenblatt said of New Critics, “their practice was always better than their theories”), and defended it in discussions against deconstructionism and all other comers.
But I am no longer sure that a poem is an object. I think this New Critical notion has tended to suppress an experience of intimacy I have begun to discover as a reader and a writer.
A primary tenet of New Criticism is that a poem or any other work of literature is an object, that it has a separate existence from its author and the particular period and artistic movement in which it was produced, and that it may be considered as a work of art without reference to these outside things. The independent object-ness of a poem allowed Cleanth Brooks, Robert Penn Warren, and the other New Critics to consider the poem on its own linguistic and aesthetic terms. While the New Critics later incorporated scholastic tools, such as historical and genre-oriented studies, to buttress their aesthetic, literary readings, they stayed true to their view of a work of literature as being primarily an object.
The “object” tenet allowed New Criticism to move American literary criticism away from earlier textbooks and criticism that examined poems only for their message and their place in the poet’s biography and in literary schools and movements. A poem cannot be reduced to its message, the New Critics asserted, and, to me, New Criticism was one of the greatest gifts to the world for getting that idea across. But perhaps a poem cannot be reduced to an object, either. Seeing a poem as an object distances the poet from her readers and bars the reader from a more intimate reading experience.
How is it possible to defeat not the authors but the functions of the author, the idea that behind each book there is someone who guarantees a truth in that world of ghosts and inventions by the mere fact of having invested in it his own truth, of having identified himself with that construction of words? [Calvino, If on a winter’s night a traveler, 154]
Since I wrote my “On Time and the River” post last month, I stumbled on a quote by Walter J. Ong, whom I mentioned earlier, that seemed to express something like my impasse:
As contemplation [of a work of art or literature] enters upon a more serious stage, the human being is driven by the whole economy of what it is to be man to find opposite himself, in that which he contemplates, a person capable of reacting in turn. This drive is primordial and will not be denied.
That’s it! I thought. Reading (and maybe writing) as a primordial desire for intimacy.
It’s sad (and, as we’ll see, ironic, too) that the guy is basically out of print. Ong offers a major, early critique of New Criticism. He is grateful for New Criticism’s attack on what Ong calls “the personalist aberration” and “personalist deviationism” in criticism, tracing this aberration back at least as far as Dr. Johnson, but he is critical of New Criticism’s tenet that works of literature amount to objects. He published the essence of his critique in 1954 in his essay “The Jinee in the Well Wrought Urn,” which became the first chapter of The Barbarian Within and Other Fugitive Essays and Studies published in 1962, the preface of which, in turn, refers to the “now aging New Criticism.” (It’s aging pretty well: Cleanth Brooks’s seminal essay collection The Well Wrought Urn has been in print continuously since its original publication in 1947, while I had to pay forty bucks for a copy of The Barbarian Within that came, as advertised, with the binding falling apart. If I had wanted the book in one piece, it would have cost me a good deal more.)
Mark McGurl, whose book The Program Era was a subject of my “Of Time” post, writes that Ong “with Marshall McLuhan would come to symbolize the [1960’s] fascination with the relation of print and other media technologies to the human voice” (231). Ong was also part of what McGurl calls “the reflexive return to orality” that began more or less in 1960 with Albert Lord’s The Singer of Tales, which advanced the notion that Homer’s epics were oral compositions.
Orality has been clawing its way back. Starting in the sixties, the emphasis in university writer’s workshops nationwide switched from “show don’t tell,” a formulation that predates New Criticism but that dovetailed with that school’s emphasis on mimimalism and irony and on its attention to craft, to “find your voice.” (Under the guidance of New Critical tenets, however, the writers workshops swallowed up this newer mantra, too, taking the orality out of “voice” and changing the mantra’s essential meaning to something like “discover yourself, or at least your individuality, in your writing.”)
Ong’s ideas fit me. He finds that in an important, theoretical sense, all of literature, and not just Homer’s epics, has a “primary oral and aural existence.” A poem is not an object but “radically a cry, a sound emitted from the interior of a person, a modification of one’s exhalation of breath which retains the intimate connection with life which we find in breath itself . . .” (Barbarian 28) (Ong’s argument should not be confused with any form of deconstructive criticism. Indeed, far in advance of deconstruction’s heyday in the 1970’s and 80’s, Ong advanced arguments reiterated later by literary critic George Steiner and others that the parsing of sounds below a level recognizable to the speaker is not grist for meaningful literary criticism simply because such sound is not “heard” in any meaningful sense. “[I]t is fallacious to imagine that words are capable of being reduced to impulses,” Ong says (52). It occurred to me, reading Ong, that the New Critics brought deconstructive arguments upon themselves as the next logical step to their tenet that poems are objects.)
Ong positions words (and, consequently, poems and other literature) as both interior to the speaker and invitational to the hearer:
For, although, as Eliot justly maintains in [his essay “Tradition and Individual Talent”], works of literature are “not the expression of personality but an escape from personality,” and in this are unlike ordinary dialogue, they are nevertheless not quite an escape to an object, a thing adequately conceivable, even analogously, in terms of surfaces and visual or tactile perceptions. Works of literature consist in words, and, as we have suggested, words themselves retain in themselves ineluctably something of the interiority of their birth within that interior which is a person. As cries, they go “out,” but they are not extensions of, or projections of interiority. In this sense Camus’s and Sartre’s view of man as an interior exteriorizing itself is quite inadequate to the totality of the human situation. We are more accurate if we keep our metaphors closer to the world of sound and think of speech and of works of literature as “amplifications” or, better, as intensifications of an interior. All words projected from a speaker remain, as has been seen, somehow interior to him, being an invitation to another person, another interior, to share the speaker’s interior, and invitation to enter in, not to regard from the outside. (32)
That’s Ong’s basic formulation, stripped of its supporting arguments.
A couple of other schools of thought have also kept me from suffocating under New Criticism up to now, but neither of them has the potential reach that Ong does, I believe. It’s been a long time since I’ve read Walter Pater and the so-called impressionist critics, but I admire Pater’s desire to turn his reactions to literature into more literature. I’ve seen this idea picked up by a modern literary critic I mentioned earlier, George Steiner, in his book Real Presences. Louise Rosenblatt, whose transactional theory of poetry is the second school I refer to, criticizes Pater for “charming us away” from the initial art that serves as the subject of his own art (Rosenblatt 132), but isn’t that the point? Pater is simply reading like a writer, and there can be – and most often should be – a fine line between poetry and good literary criticism, I think. Literary criticism that can’t admit that it goes beyond its subject is kidding itself.
Rosenblatt criticizes Pater in part because her project is to stay at the center of the reading experience, and in that project she resembles Ong. She claims that a poem “must be thought of as an event in time. It is not an object or an ideal entity” (12). A poem is “an event in the life of a reader, as embodied in a process resulting from the confluence of reader and text” (16). Rosenblatt applies to reading the transactional theory initially developed by John Dewey and Arthur Bentley in the 1890’s. Transactional theory in psychology eschewed a stimulus-response model, noting that “the living organism selects from its environment the stimuli to which it will respond” (17). For Rosenblatt, calling a poem a stimulus (or an object) and a reader a passive responder to that stimulus or object shortchanges the reader’s role in a poem. Her book has helped me understand the levels of my involvement as a reader, and because her principal focus has always been on pedagogy, her book has put some theoretical backbone into my lit teaching.
But to pull off her transactional analysis, Rosenblatt makes a distinction between the text of the poem, which she sees as static, and the poem itself, which she sees as the event – the transaction between the reader and the text. Ong, however, goes further. He sees the text as in one sense dangerous, threatening to reverse the “objects as words” formulation he believes the pre-typography world was more sensitive to. “In a sense every one of man’s works is a word,” Ong says (49), an internal expression, an external invitation to the speaker’s interior, and destined to perish, in an actual word’s case, “as soon as it has passed to the exterior.”
Understanding “words as objects” doesn’t just keep us from being better readers, as Rosenblatt asserts. For Ong, it keeps us from ourselves and, thereby, others.
Here are other quotes from “Voice as Summons for Belief: Literature, Faith, and the Divided Self,” one of the essays in The Barbarian Within, all of which in one way or another help me begin to understand my own “cry” in my recent post (i.e., “I want you to read with me. We’d feed off of each other’s reactions, but even that’s not enough, ultimately. You have to read the book with my reactions and associations, and I have to read it with yours. So you have to read it with me, maybe as me, and maybe me as you . . .”):
If we can conceive a thought within ourselves, it is the sort of thing that our fellows – the more perceptive ones, anyhow – can enter into. If we can think it, others can, too. (50)
Every human word implies not only the existence – at least in the imagination – of another to whom the word is uttered, but it also implies that the speaker has a kind of otherness within himself. He participates in the other to whom he speaks, and it is this underlying participation which makes communication possible. The human speaker can speak to the other precisely because he himself is not purely self, but is somehow also other. His own ‘I’ is haunted by the shadow of a ‘thou’ which it itself casts and which it can never exorcize. (52)
This other within must hear all, for he already knows all, and only if this other, this thou, hears, will I become comprehensible to myself. (53)
Although the wearer of a wolf mask among primitives is not a wolf, he somehow really participates in wolf-ness. In this situation, where the object-world is not clearly differentiated from the world of voice and person, belief has not the depth of meaning it enjoys in a civilized society, for the same reason that science itself has not: the two are confounded with each other, for the dialectic which sets them apart with some precision has not yet sufficiently progressed. . . . As the tension between visual and vocal grows [in theater over the ages], and with it the use of the truly dramatic character and the formalized separation of drama from life, there grows also, paradoxically, and awareness of the foundation in real human existence for dramatic character. A character in a drama is a person set off, advertised as other. Yet this state of being-set-off, this remoteness in the midst of intimacy, is found in real life, too, and experience of drama teaches us to recognize the fact. . . . The sense of being-set-off is not annihilated by intimacy. Indeed it is heightened . . . For in assuring me of my closeness to your consciousness, this dialogue assures me also of the uniqueness of your consciousness and of its ultimate inviolability – of the fact that, naturally speaking, I can never know what it is to be you, can never share this ultimate experience of yourself with you. (60 – 61)
. . . any utterance, even a scientific utterance, is the manifestation of a presence, which cannot be “grasped” as an “objective” of knowledge can be, but only invoked or evoked. . . . we know how difficult and unconvincing it is to apply the notion of “grasp” to a poetic work. The notion can, of course, be applied to some extent. We can speak of “grasping” Hamlet or The Marriage of Heaven and Hell or Absalom, Absalom! But to so speak is not very satisfactory, not convincing. It seems much more real to speak of the response which these works evoke from us. The “evocative” quality – which is to say, the “calling” quality – is paramount in a work of real literature. Literature exists in a context of one presence calling to another. (58 – 59)
Ong’s essay weaves these ideas with theories of why the “evocative quality” of the more detached writers, such as Joyce or Faulkner, is more poignant than that of Poe, who can’t achieve the “masklike detachment” of the former; what it means to read a poem; the role of criticism today; the intimacy of music; why poetry is “in one sense communication par excellence”; and why the “poetry of withdrawal” common in the twentieth century is a good thing.
º º º
All of that interests me. The quotes bunched at the end of this post's previous section help me understand what I've been feeling as a reader and as a writer, and they validate those feelings to a large extent. But what really draws me to Ong is his central project – the reorientation of poetry and the rest of literature from object to voice. It feels like my slow spiritual reorientation from Evangelical Christianity to a more Orthodox formulation. The reorientation also suggests a strong connection between my current aesthetic impasse and my earlier, full-fledged identity crisis.
I think I’m approximately at the same space aesthetically as I am theologically. The theological aspect of my identity crisis a dozen years ago parallels the aesthetic theory behind my current reading and writing impasse. New Criticism represents, for me, a kind of fundamentalism that nurtured and directed my aesthetic pleasure in reading early in life. But just as I discovered twelve years ago that my version of Evangelical Christianity was my chief mechanism for keeping me from myself, I am discovering that New Criticism is enforcing a kind of false separation between aesthetics (beauty) and intimacy in my reading and writing. Understanding literature as voice might help me bridge that separation, and it might even help me resolve the conflict I feel between contemplation and writing. Reading, writing, sex, contemplation – one looks for the one in the two and, finding it or something like it, becomes herself again, maybe for the first time again.
New Criticism’s emphasis on the autonomy and “object-ness” of literature, particularly its exegesis of literature without regard to historical or literary movements or to the writers’ biography, reminds me of Evangelical Christianity’s essential approach to the Bible. (Cleanth Brooks would turn over in his grave at such an association: he used New Criticism’s tools to advance a high-church conception (i.e., irony and metaphor) of literature against a reformist conception (experience) associated with the Romanticists, as Harold Bloom has pointed out.) Some critiques of both New Criticism and Evangelical Christianity point to the same historical forces that parented them: the Enlightenment and its philosophers (on the Evangelical side, see Nancey Murphy’s excellent, slow read, Beyond Liberalism and Fundamentalism) as well as the Gutenberg press.
The 1960’s was a pivotal decade for both Evangelical Christianity and American criticism, and both pivoted from text to orality, or, more truly, from text alone to text tempered with orality. In what McGurl calls a “reflexive return to orality,” the sixties generation implemented recording technology, experimental writing, and aspects of theater to emphasize a more immediate, intimate, and voice-oriented approach to literature. At the same time, the Jesus Movement and the Charismatic Movement brought a more immediate, intimate, and spirit-oriented understanding of Christianity to Evangelical circles. The Charismatic Movement’s emphasis on the gifts of the Spirit, particularly speaking in tongues and modern-day prophecy, is part of that movement’s commitment to orality and intimacy. (In the Bible, of course, “spirit” can also be translated as “breath,” which is a term Ong uses along with “cry” and “voice” to emphasize literature’s intimate and oral basis.) Indeed, while Homeric scholars were beginning to debate how much of the Illiad was created during poets’ oral performances, Charismatic Christians were beginning to debate how much credence to give prophecy spoken during church services at which the gifts of the Spirit were manifested.
It is significant to me that both the literary and theological movements toward orality succeeded only in “balancing,” but not transforming, their respective fields. On the literary front, college and high school writers workshops still maintained a New Criticism-certified “object” approach to literature with the same attention to craft; the experimental orality of the 1960’s served mostly to reemphasize sound in printed or electronically published poetry. But it is still principally only the sound of the silent, written word. With or without the writer’s care for sound and her implementation of sound devices, very little poetry is experienced orally today. (There are signs of change today as there have been off and on since the 1950’s, however.)
On the theological front, much of Evangelical Christianity, including Charismatic churches, has absorbed the Charismatic movement with little change to dispensational theology prevalent since the nineteenth century. Many Evangelical circles have dropped the dispensational formulation that “spiritual gifts passed away with the apostles,” but most have kept other dispensational notions, particularly eschatological and exegetic ones. The movement has caused many Evangelicals to overemphasize a New Testament distinction between the two New Testament words for word, logos and rhema, but it hasn’t put much of a dent in fundamentalism’s literal (from the Latin for “letter,” a concept which Paul compares unfavorably with “Spirit”) approach to the Bible.
But the movements towards orality both in literature and in theology ultimately point to more than mere adjustments. Various Orthodox theologians understand the Charismatic movement as something between God’s grace in the face of, on the one hand, and a culture’s severe reaction to, on the other, a Western Church that long ago separated mysticism from theology and relegated religious experience in large part to either saints or kooks. The Orthodox Church still commits little of its theology to the formality of paper, preferring instead to house it in its liturgy and other practices – practices that are mostly oral in nature – that have existed for centuries.
And Ong, for his part and in the name of literature, concludes “Voice as Summons for Belief” in 1958 with the hope that “voice is in some ways regaining a prestige over sight, that we are at the end of the Gutenberg era.”
I hope so, too. But if my own intellectual, personal, and spiritual struggles over the past dozen years are any indication, it may be just the beginning of the end.
Posted July 12, 2009.
Powered by RSS Feed Informer
short & slow
Autobiology
Clumps and Voids
Coyote Mercury
Crack Skull Bob
Creature of the Shade
Daintee
Dialogues with Silence
Dick Jones's Patteran Pages
Eudaemonia
Every Day and Every Night
Everything Feeds Process
Fifty-Two: Weekly Poems
Finding Time for God
Fr. Scott & Co. Ask Some New Qs
Heraclitean Fire
Hydragenic
Idiot Dreams
In a Dark Time
Inner Light, Radiant Life
Irishmutt
Ivy Is Here
Listening After Dark
Marcia Bonta
The Middlewesterner
My Gorgeous Somewhere
Not Native Fruit
On the Slow Train
Open Reading
Paula's House of Toast
(p) (b)
Planting Words
The Rain in My Purse
Sage Said So
Shadows and Symbols
Simply Wait
Spring in the Road
Stony Moss
Tasting Rhubarb
3rd House Journal
The Truth about Lies
Tumblewords
Two Dishes but to One Table
Verbal Privilege
Very Like a Whale
Voice Alpha
Walking with Celebi
Whale Sound
WMC Is Now Here
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line390
|
__label__wiki
| 0.62397
| 0.62397
|
Five-coloured barbet
Five-coloured barbet -- 五色须䴕 (Capito quinticolor)
Male five-coloured barbet
All 4 photos »
Five-coloured barbet fact file
Five-coloured barbet description
Order Piciformes
Family Ramphastidae
Genus Capito (1)
The five-coloured barbet is a South American forest-dwelling bird with distinctive plumage and a heavy bill (2). The male and female differ quite significantly in appearance, with the male having a bright red crown, a yellow ‘V’ shape on the jet black back, and a white chest turning to yellow on the belly. The female lacks the vivid crown, which is instead yellowish-olive in colour and streaked with black, and has yellowish underparts with black streaks and spots (3). Like all barbets, this five-coloured barbet is a chunky bird, with a short neck, short legs, and bristles surrounding the stout bill (3). The song of both sexes is a low-pitched trill, and a guttural ‘churr’ call has also been described (2).
Length: 17 – 18 cm (2)
54 – 69 g (2)
White-mantled barbet
(Capito hypoleucus)
Black-banded barbet
(Megalaima javensis)
Great barbet
(Megalaima virens)
Five-coloured barbet biology
The five-coloured barbet forages predominantly in the forest canopy and occasionally at mid-tree level, although individuals inhabiting areas of secondary growth have also been observed foraging in the understorey. It feeds primarily on fruits and less frequently on insects, and has been known to form flocks with other bird species when searching for food (2).
Little is known of the breeding habits of the five-coloured barbet, although it is thought to breed between the months of April and July, when it is often seen in pairs (2). The male performs a mating display in order to attract a female, in which he bows the head and inflates the throat, pumping the head downward and forward with each note he sings (2).
Five-coloured barbet range
The five-coloured barbet is thought to inhabit around 14 lowland sites in central Colombia and northern Ecuador (4). It is believed to be uncommon across much of this range (5), except for at two sites in the foothills of the Esmeraldas Province (Ecuador) and Nariño Department (Colombia) (5) (6).
American bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus)
(Thunnus alalunga)
Cannatella's plump toad
(Osornophryne talipes)
Five-coloured barbet habitat
The five-coloured barbet inhabits wet lowland forests, forest edges, and areas of tall secondary growth, where it spends much of its time in the canopy of the largest trees (4). It is generally found below 350 metres, but may occur at around 600 metres in some areas (2).
(Euphorbia haeleeleana)
(Dypsis sahanofensis)
(Miconia leandroides)
Five-coloured barbet status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Five-coloured barbet threats
Although lowland forest in Colombia remains relatively common, there is currently intensive logging taking place in certain areas, including those supporting populations of the five-coloured barbet. These forests are cleared not only for the timber, but also to create space for palm oil and coca plantations, and with demand for palm oil increasing (for use as a biofuel) the situation is likely to worsen (4). To confound problems, in Ecuador only a few hundred square kilometres of lowland forest within the species’ range are protected (7).
Five-coloured barbet conservation
While there are currently no known conservation measures in place for this threatened bird, a number of actions have been recommended. The protection of areas known to contain the species is required, along with studies of its ecology, such as determining how able the species is at persisting in degraded or fragmented habitats (2) (4).
To find out about wildlife conservation in Colombia and Ecuador see:
Wildlife Conservation Society:
http://www.wcs.org/where-we-work/latin-america/colombia.aspx
Conservation International:
http://www.conservation.org/explore/south_america/colombia/pages/overview.aspx
The Nature Conservancy:
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/southamerica/ecuador
This species information was authored as part of the Arkive and Universities Scheme.
Secondary growth
Vegetation that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or clearance.
http://www.iucnredlist.org
del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (2002) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Hilty, S.L. and Brown, B. (1986) A Guide to the Birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, New Jersey.
Parker, T.A., Stotz, D.F. and Fitzpatrick, J.W. (1996) Ecological and distributional databases. In: Stotz, D.F., Fitzpatrick, J.W., Parker, T.A. and Moskovits, D.K. (Eds.) Neotropical Bird Ecology and Conservation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Salamam, P., Donegan, T. and Caro, D. (2008) Checklist to the Birds of Colombia. ProAves Columbia, Bogota, Colombia.
Jahn, O., Robbins, M.B., Valenzuela, P.M., Coopmans, P., Ridgely, R.S. and Schuchmann, K.-L. (2000) Status, ecology, and vocalizations of the five-coloured barbet Capito quinticolor in Ecuador, with notes on the orange-fronted barbet C. squamatus. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club, 120: 16-21.
© Nick Athanas / Tropical Birding
Nick Athanas
http://www.tropicalbirding.com/
<a href="http://www.arkive.org/five-coloured-barbet/capito-quinticolor/#src=portletV3web" title="Arkive species - Five-coloured barbet (Capito quinticolor)" ><img src="media/30/305B4418-6CA0-4FC3-A794-68C61678B2CF/Presentation.Small/Male-five-coloured-barbet.jpg" alt="Arkive species - Five-coloured barbet (Capito quinticolor)" title="Arkive species - Five-coloured barbet (Capito quinticolor)" border="0"/></a>
Toucans »
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line395
|
__label__wiki
| 0.591864
| 0.591864
|
Um, These Folks Know That Canadian Lefty/Liberals Aren't Exactly Israel's Best Friend, Don't They?
The Canadian fundraising arm of an Israeli hospital announces its latest batch of honorees:
The Meir Medical Center is the fourth-largest hospital in Israel, and from its location north of Tel Aviv, “it takes care of one million people in the region,” Fishbein said.
There are many Arab villages and communities in the area it serves. It was that kind of inclusive and integrated medical facility that led one Canadian to donate more than $1 million to the hospital last year, said Arie Raif, vice-chair and CEO of the Canadian Friends of Meir Medical Center.
Altogether, in the four years he’s headed the hospital’s local support group, Canadians have contributed more than $2.5 million to it. The bulk of the funds have gone to the children’s facility and the cardiology unit, where Canadian funds were used to acquire new equipment.
One of Raif’s primary tasks is to raise Meir’s profile in Canada, particularly among younger people.
The Canadian support group now has “a few thousand” supporters. The main event on the organization’s calendar is its annual gala in which the hospital’s Medal of Merit is awarded to worthy recipients.
This year’s event will take place April 6 and will see the Medal of Merit awarded to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Dr. Allan Abramovitch, a urologist at Scarborough Hospital and Jacqueline Abramovitch, a community activist, as well as [JSpace aficionada] Karen Mock, a human rights activist, and David Mock, a professor and former dean of the faculty of dentistry at the University of Toronto...
I thought the award was supposed to go to worthy recipients.
Update: Justin Trudeau and the Federal Liberals are Preparing to Reduce Canada's Support for Israel
Update: This CJN article provides a window into Arie Raif's mindset and goes a long way to explaining this year's selection of honorees (h/t: LRC).
Easily, Cunningly, Purposefully
Just Desserts: Ontario Gov Target of "Human Rights...
Obama's "Promises": Worse Than Worthless
"What Is the One Novel That Could Change Canada?"
The O-Care Fallout for Canada (Hint: It Involves J...
O-Care Propaganda: Pick the Winner of the O-Care "...
Der Fuhrer Gets a Rude O-Care Awakening
Too Weird for Words: Hassan Rouhani's Rip Off of W...
Mark Steyn Pays Tribute to His Late Nemesis, Canad...
Wherein I Try to Account for Toronto Mayor Rob For...
After Libs Win Two in a By-Election Justin Trudeau...
Theatre of the Absurd: Fantasy "Peace" Talks to Ta...
Interesting Theory
Er, Do They Also Have to Take the Drums Out for a ...
You Better Watch Out/You Better Not Cry/You Better...
The Guy Who Produced "Pretty Woman" and "Fight Clu...
"If You Like Your Nukes, You Can Keep Your Nukes. ...
It Sucks When You Have Such Great Intentions But "...
Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain
Palestinians "Lonely" (What--Like the Maytag Repai...
Toronto Taxpayers Forced to Eat Nearly $4 Million ...
Can the Example of ProMo's "Humility" Help Shape t...
"Israeli Doctors Helping Syrian Refugees May Pay D...
Unrequited Love: American Jews Adore Their Barry (...
Obama Condemns--Yes, CONDEMNS--Critics of the Iran...
What Do Hot Chicks in Miniskirts and Slutty Boots ...
Canada's Former Ambassador to Iran Gives Us a Fore...
Movie Quotes Everyone Has Been Getting Wrong
Iran's Contribution to the JFK Conspiracy Theories...
The Single Most Effective U.K.-Based Recruiter for...
A Song That Describes Obama and Kerry Vis-a-Vis Is...
Too Much Info
Dershy On the Nuke Deal
The West Gets Bested
Canadian Government "Skeptical" Re Iran Nuke Deal,...
The Mullahs Crow: We're Bloody Well Right!
From the "I'd Rather Pass a Kidney Stone Than Read...
"Iran Deal Marks Vast U.S. Israel Gap on Existenti...
Boom Times Ahead for Iran--In More Ways Than One
Churchill's Words on the Occasion of Chamberlain's...
The Iran Nuke Deal: Mad, Bad and Morally Indefensi...
When Is Checkbook Journalism NOT Checkbook Journal...
"Not since Rep. Nancy Pelosi told us we had to pas...
Dog Days of O-Care
The Farce That Is UN "Climate Change" Negotiations...
Wind Turbine Company Ordered to Pay $1 Million in ...
"Peace In Our Time" In Our Time
All the Presidential Conspiracies
Dear Leamingtonians: When Premier Wynne Shows Up T...
Dallas Strives to Shed That "City of Right Wing Ha...
Ah, Yes, the Old Silver Spoon in Your Knickers Tri...
JFK's Assassination Utterly Transformed America an...
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today...
How...Orwellian
Um, These Folks Know That Canadian Lefty/Liberals ...
Rob Van Damme
Brandeis U Severs Ties With Palestinian Al Quds U
"Subpar," "Bad Apples" and "Glitches"--Oh, My
Thomas L. Friedman Disses Congress, Endorses Obama...
Zionhass as OISE
The List of the Top 50 Muslims in the World
It's a Wonderful Plan
Genuine Free Speech on Campus IS Possible
Zionhass Metaphor Alert
Obama Says the Difficulty of Launching O-Care Was ...
Much of the Late Jennifer Lynch's Work Was in Vain...
How Would Obama Have Handled the Cuban Missile Cri...
Obama Doesn't Want to Call It ObamaCare Any More
Al Jazeera English Squanders Mega-Gazillions to Re...
Stoopid Jews
Introducing the Canada Research Chair in Aborigina...
Barry's Phone Fumble
The Left's Midas Touch
It's the Rob Ford Crack Video!
Sounding Ominous
An Idea Whose Time Should Never Come
"What a Difference One Election (in Iran) Can Make...
RIP Jennifer Lynch, Head of Canada's Federal "Hum...
Palestinians Brazenly Use UNESCO to Delegitimize I...
Galloping Sharia: Thomson Reuters Introduces the I...
"Dangerously Cheesy"
The Knights of the Order of the Kishka
The Epitome of Wretched Excess
Potential Nuclear Annihilation Makes Strange Bedfe...
You've Heard About Camelot But What About Obamelot...
"Say Hello to a New Mo-Dog Every Month"
I Think I Know Why the Interfaith Service at St. P...
Not to Alarm You or Anything But...
Election of Despots to UN "Human Rights" Body a Si...
Sacre Bleu! Never Saw This One Coming
"Climate Justice"
ObamaCare Is "Generational Theft"
JFK Was NOT Killed By a "Right-Wing Climate of Hat...
Wannabe Jihadi Who Spent His Teen Years in Toronto...
"There Children are Sidelining a Dangerous Status ...
Repressive, Misogynistic Cultures Perform Female G...
|
cc/2020-05/en_middle_0071.json.gz/line399
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.