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First movie that collaborated with fast-food outlets?
In 1984, the movie Gremlins teamed up with Hardees to sell a set of LPs that came along with the movie:
Each week a different record would be sold, thus, each week, parents had to take their children to Hardees to get the latest one.
What was the first movie to team up with fast-food to do something like this? What was the product they sold?
first-appearance marketing gremlins
Napoleon Wilson♦
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The KFFT List Guide says:
Burger King was a pioneer in the advertising practice known as the product tie-in with a successful partnering with George Lucas’ Lucasfilm, Ltd. to promote the 1977 film Star Wars in which BK sold a set of glasses featuring the main characters from the film. This promotion was one of the first in the fast food industry and set the pattern that continues to the present.
And from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King_advertising :
Burger King's first successful cross- promotional campaign was in 1977. It offered several collectible items, such as posters, glasses and sticker sets that featured scenes and characters from Star Wars.
Here's some photos of the 1978 posters and cups and cups from 1977.
HugoHugo
I don't know if it was the first time that any movie teamed up with a fast food restaurant, but the first ever themed promotion for McDonald's Happy Meal was for Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. From the Happy Meal Wikipedia article:
The packaging used for the Star Trek Meal consisted of various images and games related to the film, as well as a comic strip adaptation of the film. Consumers had to buy numerous meals in order to complete the set.
I found an image of the toy communicator from that Happy Meal in the article The 50 Coolest Happy Meal Toys of All Time.
Bill the LizardBill the Lizard
The first Star wars tie in was Burger Chef not Burger King.
Clint WootenClint Wooten
Couldn't it have been both? – Walt Jan 26 '17 at 16:34
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The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Uncut)
What started with the Carter family, clearly didn’t end with the Carter family. The Yuma Flats Training and Testing Facility in New Mexico is sixteen hundred square miles of forbidding desert and mountains used by the U.S. military to test everything from weapons to men. It’s there that National Guard soldiers barely halfway through their basic training, are given a routine mission that will change their lives forever. After spotting what seems to be a distress signal flashing from the mountain that looms above them, their sergeant decides to take them all on a search and rescue mission. Now, the National Gaurd soldiers must face a fierce battle against the cannibalistic mutants that hide in the deserted hills of New Mexico.
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Critics Consensus: The Hills Have Eyes 2 is a completely unoriginal sequel offers plenty of gore and clichés, but few scares.
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One of the worst sequels I've ever seen.
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The Hills Have Eyes 2 offers another round of dull, gory fright scenes that neither push the horro...
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There is not any plot worth discussing: people go into a desert, some die. The end.
In case you miss what's happening, one soldier wails, 'Oh, man, we're gettin' picked off one by on...
Walter Chaw
It sucks balls.
Gory sequel pits mutants against the military.
Parents need to know that this mutant-centric horror sequel definitely isn't for kids. The violence is gruesome and sustained, the language is unremitting ("f--k," in all its variations, is a constant), and an ugly rape scene ensures one woman's blind desire for revenge on an especially long-tongued, white-goo-spitting mutant. Weapons include knives, guns, and assorted body-piercing implements (spears, bayonet, poles). The very first scene is a bloody, screaming, gross-out birth (leading to the bare-breasted mother's immediate murder). An early mock battle scene is very fast-paced, aggressively edited, and loud. All assaults by mutants are bloody, gross, and horrible.
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The Hills Have Eyes (Uncut)
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (Uncut)
Doom (Unrated)
Resident Evil: Damnation
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (Unrated)
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (Unrated)
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (Unrated)
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Rated)
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
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Unnamed (near Cape Addington)
Ag; Cu; Zn
chalcopyrite; galena; pyrite; sphalerite
epidote; garnet; quartz
This occurrence is in a cliff face about 1.0 mile north-northeast of Cape Addington at the north end of a rocky beach. It is about 0.2 mile south of the center of section 14, T. 74 S., R. 76 E.
This occurrence is at the contact between Silurian Heceta Limestone and a Cretaceous quartz monzonite and granodiorite pluton (Clark, 1970 [OF 420]; D.J. Grybeck, unpublished field notes and analyses, 1984). The pluton extends south to Cape Addington. Patches of calc-silicate gneiss and hornfels less than a few tens of feet thick mark the contact; locally there is quartz veining. The contact is also copper stained in places and there are disseminated and scattered small masses of sulfides, including chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, and pyrite. Almost all of the sulfides are within 10 feet of the contact and the mineralization is sparse. Selected samples contain up to several percent copper and zinc, and up to 50 parts per million silver.
Contact-metamorphic Ag-Cu-Zn deposit.
In the contact of a Cretaceous granitic pluton.
Sparse skarn minerals at contact of granitic pluton and marble.
Only limited surface sampling during geologic mapping.
Clark, A.L., Berg, H C., Grybeck, D.J., Ovenshine, A.T., and Wehr, Raymond, 1970, Analyses of rock and stream-sediment samples from the Craig B-6 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 420, 45 p.
D.J. Grybeck (Applied Geology)
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Prepare the Place
"The virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall name him Emmanuel." (Is 7:14, Mt 1:23)
One of the things the Cistercian Fathers loved to ponder on and draw meaning from for daily life was the gospel story of Martha, Mary and Lazarus. They visualized them as three very different persons living together in one house. Each has his or her own particular gift: Martha serves, Mary listens, Lazarus weeps for his sins. None of them can do without the others in providing a welcoming place for Christ. In similar fashion, I have been pondering on the preparations we make for the coming of Christ at Christmas in light of the preparations made by another three gospel characters. In these final days before the nativity we watch Joseph leading Mary, mounted on a donkey, on the long journey to Bethlehem. Under ideal conditions, we might imagine them experiencing the excited anticipation of new parents, living every moment with intense attention to the coming event, every kick a cause for celebration, every hiccup a possible contraction. Their unplanned, and no doubt unwanted journey, however, puts the Holy Family in a situation of vulnerability and struggle as they prepare for the birth. How does each one respond? How does each one prepare a place for Christ?
Mary’s part is primarily to wait. Her body has grown to the point where she is very little use when it comes to getting things done. Moving about is a matter of the careful, slow maneuvering of a battleship between buoys. Having lost sight of her feet, a climb up uneven ground is not advisable. Sitting, too, has become a problem, if comfort is to be considered, especially in a moving vehicle, not to mention the undulating back of a bony old donkey! Lying down would be best, but then, not this way, not that way, and as if that weren’t enough this sleeping rough on stony ground makes true rest a lost cause. Come, Lord Jesus. Come quickly! There is nothing to be done but wait. Wait for gestation to take its course. Even with all the distractions of the journey, Mary cannot but be acutely aware of her body and its mission to provide a safe shelter for the life pulsating within. Her heart is active too, preparing for the moment, signaled by the onset of bodily pains, in which she will be called out of her waiting. Receptivity will give way to response: she is to give birth. This giving will demand more of her, physically and emotionally, than she can comprehend. She is not sure where the strength will come from, but she believes. And after all that, to see his face: this she cannot imagine but cannot stop thinking about.
Joseph’s task is to ensure the safe arrival of his bride and her unborn Child in Bethlehem. Everything must be taken care of: Mary must be lifted up and lifted down, wrapped and unwrapped, provided with food and drink and soothed with a back rub. The donkey must also be fed and watered, led along rocky paths, persuaded to abandon its own plans for another itinerary. It is Joseph who must keep to the road and find the way, secure supplies, watch out for dangers, and think of a plan for the birth that could come at any moment. Where will they find shelter? Will they be safe? How will he keep mother and baby warm? Joseph’s body and mind are busy with these plans, though he scarcely notices his body until the time comes to lay down limbs that suddenly weigh a ton. His giving moment is now, and he gives all he has. There will, however, come a time for action to yield to receptivity. He doesn’t dare let his mind drift from present challenges, but every now and then, caught in a moment of stillness, he sees himself taking into his arms a Son.
Finally, we must turn to the third member of this party. Who’s that? Mary and Joseph could never have managed this journey without the bumpy ride provided by their donkey. This beast of burden doesn’t know why they are travelling so far, or why the women weighs so heavy. He doesn’t know why food is scarce or shelter lacking at night. He doesn’t understand the urgency quivering in the air, or the rocklike peace that bears them from beneath. All he knows is how long the journey and how steep the road, how heavy the burden and how unrelenting the goad. He goes on, knowing no other way than forward, step by step, artlessly clambering over every barrier as it presents itself. I am like a beast before you, and yet, I am always with you. At last there comes a moment when something changes, or rather, several things change at once. The road reaches its peak and slopes down toward a dimly-lit town. The woman’s weight shifts somehow, bears down differently. Fear comes into the man’s eyes, and drama to his gestures. Their journey is over; he knows this in his bones. Relieved of his burden at last, and led beneath a roof he does not recognize, he looks on and, for the first time, understands. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s crib.
Now what do these various characters tell us in our preparations for Christmas? Just as the Cistercian Fathers read the story of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, so we can apply this to the monastic community: a house where complementary gifts can be accepted and flourish, and to each person: a house in which different responses to the Lord’s coming take the stage at different times according to the call of the moment. Perhaps the lesson is not so different here: there is much that has to be done, there is waiting with pondering heart, and there is endurance without understanding. Some of us have spent our Advent serving with great intensity, to the limits of our capacity, and now find ourselves winding down. For others the busy time is just ramping up. Some of us find ourselves limited in outer activity, because of age or role or incapacity and not necessarily by choice. Some who are waiting have given their lives, others are waiting to give it. Someone’s inner life may be growing to full term, carried on the back of another whose suffering is a mystery of God’s providence. And of course, in the monastery it is never a matter of fair division of labor, if by “fair” we mean just the same for everybody. St Benedict is clear that need, capacity and vocation are the criteria for distribution. We do not choose to be Mary or Joseph or the donkey; it is chosen for us. But we can come to recognize, accept and find peace in our role in the drama.
Each one of us is preparing a place. Each one is waiting, working, journeying, and wondering. What will it be like when Jesus comes? This is something neither Mary, nor Joseph, nor the donkey knows. We go forward in faith, as they did, seeking his face.
Image: Mosaic at Chora Church, Istanbul, Turkey
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Articles tagged with 'district heating' | Leeds City Council
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Council approves plan to more than halve carbon emissions by 2025
Senior councillors have approved plans to cut the council’s carbon footprint by more than half following the local authority’s climate emergency declaration in March. The new proposals mean that Leeds City Council will reduce its greenhouse gas e...
Leeds can become a carbon neutral city, according to new report
Joint press release issued on behalf of Leeds City Council and Leeds Climate Commission: Leeds can become a carbon neutral city by 2050—and could potentially achieve the 2030 target in the climate emergency motion passed by councillors on 27 March...
Full closure to Marsh Lane this weekend for next stage of district heating work
As part of our ongoing work to deliver the Leeds PIPES Network there will be a full closure on Marsh Lane this weekend. From Friday 10th August at 8pm, the full closure will be in place in both directions on Marsh Lane until 13th August at 5:00am ...
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Duterte bonds with boy, 5 suffering from leukemia
Published December 15, 2019, 12:05 AM
By the Philippine News Agency
A five-year-old boy who is battling leukemia received an early Christmas present from no less than President Duterte on Friday.
(ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Duterte greeted cancer-stricken Jacob Wong with a warm smile, as soon as he saw the latter waiting for him at the living area of the President’s home in Davao City, based on a video uploaded on Facebook by the child’s mother, Johanne Bernice.
The President sat beside Jacob on a long, brown couch and gave him a fatherly hug.
Duterte also kissed the child on the forehead twice, a sweet gesture from the President that is rarely shared with the public.
He likewise gifted Jacob with two miniature motorbikes, a “DU30” cap, and the President’s framed caricature.
“Mabait talaga ang Diyos (God is really good),” the President said in a live video streaming shared by Jacob’s father whose Facebook account name is Rrjw.
“I will do anything for a child,” Duterte added.
Photos from Johanne also showed Duterte flashing his signature pose with Jacob.
In a Facebook post, Jacob’s mom thanked the President for making her son happy.
Johanne also posted a video of a euphoric Jacob who was seen dancing after meeting Duterte.
“It’s so past his bedtime, but this Duterte fever hit him hard,” she said. “Christmas came early this year. Thank you so much, Mr. President, for welcoming us in your humble home.”
According to the Facebook page “Jacob’s Faithful God”, the child’s family learned he was suffering from leukemia after a high fever coupled with a severe leg and hip pain last September.
The President has a big heart for children diagnosed with cancer. As part of his Christmas tradition, he visits young cancer patients at the Southern Philippine Medical Center in Davao City.
Lanao Sur town avails of solar-power water system to end reliance on river
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Solar Panels at Skyview High with More to Come
MTN News reports that Billings Heights’ Skyview High School has installed two solar panels on the campus grounds. Billings School District 2 facility director Scott Reiter said they’re very serious about energy consumption and conservation in the district, and Skyview…
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Red Won't Do? Poinsettias Come in Many Colors Now
By Sharon Omahen for CAES News
The bright red and deep green colors of poinsettias have become a traditional part of the holiday season. But what if red and green don't suit your fancy?
Poinsettia breeders have now given shoppers many more choices than just red.
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DON'T WANT RED POINSETTIAS? Plant breeders have heard you and now the holiday plants come in many shades of pink, white, yellow, orange-red and purple-red with speckled and marbled varieties, too. But you want to mix red in with your new colors? Not a problem:ÿ surveys show 90 percent of the poinsettias sold in Georgia are red.
"Poinsettias can be found in strong white, creamy white, light pink, solid pink, bright orange-red, deep purple-red and traditional red," said Paul Thomas, an Extension Service horticulturist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. "There are speckled and marbled varieties, too."
Of the new colors, Thomas said, shoppers favor the white varieties, especially Gutbier V-17 Angelika White. It has large bracts and is a big, vigorous plant.
Shoppers are split on pink poinsettias. "The pinks seem to be a tossup," he said. "People either love them or hate them." He recommends "Pelfi Flirt" to people who fancy pink.
"The speckled poinsettias come from two cell types that create natural variegations," Thomas said. "The marbled varieties are more smoothly blended and look as if an artist painted on the bracts."
Not all of the new poinsettia colors survived. "About four years ago, a yellow variety called Lemon Drop was released," said Thomas. "Consumers said, 'Yuck, that's not a Christmas color, and we don't want it.'"
Despite the new colors, red still ranks highest in poinsettia sales.
"A typical greenhouse propagates hundreds of reds and only dozens of the other varieties," Thomas said. "The marketing surveys show that people still prefer red, and 90 percent of the poinsettias sold are red varieties."
Thomas said the new variegated and marbled varieties may be hard to find, but not impossible. "You can call your local greenhouse or florist to search for a new variety such as the marbled poinsettias," he said.
Sharon Omahen is a news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Trio Convicted In Deadly East Village Gas Explosion Sentenced To 4-12 YearsProsecutors say building owner Maria Hrynenko, contractor Dilber Kukic and plumber Athanasios Ioannidis ran an illegal gas line into a building at 121 Second Avenue.
Fears Over Environmental Impact Hindering Proposed Teterboro Airport Expansion
Filed Under:Local TV, Meadowlands, Meg Baker, New Jersey Sierra Club, Regional Plan Association, Teterboro Airport
TETERBORO, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Plans to expand the busy Teterboro Airport into preserved land are up in the air.
Locals and environmental groups fear the impact it will have on their homes, CBS2’s Meg Baker reported Tuesday.
The nation’s busiest airport for private jets and charters is poised to hit new heights. Teterboro’s main aviation tenant named Signature wants to pave over seven acres of the Meadowlands to build more hangers and park more airplanes.
But this plan supported by the Port Authority runs counter to a $150 million state and federal environmental plan to protect this flood-prone area from extreme weather events. And rising sea levels caused the Regional Plan Association to say this clash is part of the problem of planning in the age of climate change.
“Two different agencies in charge here… They’re not aligned, they’re not coordinated,” the RPA’s Robert Freudenberg said.
MORE: New York, New Jersey Airports To Receive $55.8M In Federal Grants
Signature would not do an interview on camera but its engineers said the plan is flood neutral. Additional hanger space would allow more aircraft to stay here. Right now, most jets land, let passengers off and then fly out to park at other airports. Signature said this plan reduces noise and air pollution.
But Jeff Tittel with the New Jersey Sierra Club said paved wetlands leaves rainwater with nowhere to go.
“The Meadowlands are the bathtub of northern New Jersey. It’s a critical area, the wetlands there help protect millions of people’s homes and property from flooding,” Tittel said.
To make up for the lost marsh, Signature purchased preserved land in nearby Carlstadt and would also enhance one and a half acres near the Oradell Reservoir in Closter, nine miles north of the Meadowlands. However, Tittel called the plan a con game.
“You can never destroy wetlands that have taken centuries to create and then try to recreate it somewhere else,” Tittel said.
The Port Authority would not comment on environmental concerns since the proposal is still under review, Baker reported.
The RPA and others said Teterboro should not be expanded but rather be phased out, because it was built on wetlands. And down the road could be an airport where you have to wait for high tide to go out before landing.
Signature said the plan also has economic benefits, including hundreds of construction jobs, and additional employment at the airport.
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Scott’s Top 10 (Okay, 12) Of 2015 So Far
August 13, 2015 October 27, 2015 mysterypeopleblogLeave a comment
Scott’s Top 10 (Okay, 12) Of The Year So Far
We are now in the last month of summer reading. If you want to go out with some quality crime fiction, here are some suggestions of books both talked about and deserving of attention. It was difficult to cut this list down and even when I did, I doubled up on a couple that shared a few traits.
1. The Cartel by Don Winslow
This mammoth, yet fast paced look at the war with the Mexican cartels is epic crime fiction at its finest. Full of emotion, great action, and sharply drawn characters, this book is destined to be on a lot of critics’ list for 2015 as well as becoming a classic. Even more entertaining, is that Winslow’s drug kingpin, Adan Barrera, has a lot in common with current fugitive Cartel boss, El Chapo.
2. Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich & Where All Light Tends To Go by David Joy
Both of these rural noirs by debut authors show there is still a lot of life in the subgenre. These books view ideas of violence, kin, honor, and retribution with the eyes of an author with decades of experience and the energy of newcomer.
3. The Long & Faraway Gone by Lou Berney
The ambitious novel balances three mysteries to look at the ripples of a violent act and the effect it has on the survivors. Great pacing and clean, accessable style allow for this rich, multi-character story to flow beautifully.
4. The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison
Loosely based on a true crime, this book gives us an inside and very human view of modern Mormon society. Harrison balances both interior monologue and exterior dialogue to give us a main character who doesn’t know if she can always speak her mind.
5. Doing The Devil’s Work by Bill Loehfelm
A routine traffic stop for rookie patrolman Maureen Coughlin leads to a conspiracy involving a black drug dealer, white supremacists, guns, a prominent New Orleans family, and some of her fellow officers. Loehfelm renders the both the drudgery and danger of police work and the web of corruption that even ensnares good cops.
6. Love & Other Wounds by Jordan Harper
These short stories herald a great new voice in crime fiction. Harper has a cutting prose style that reveals the souls of violent men.
7. Soil by Jamie Kornegay
A mix of Southern gothic with psycho noir about a failed young farmer who finds a body on his flooded property. Kornegay knows how to capture people driven by their obsessions and at the end of their rope.
8. Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott
Abbott’s inverse retelling of Mildred Pierce has a classic feel even though the story about a daughter caught up in her mother’s mania and criminal schemes has a modern psychological bent. A page-turner in the best sense of the word.
9. Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton and The Devil’s Share by Wallace Stroby
Two great hard boiled tales from the criminal point of view. Whether Stroby’s heist woman or Hamilton’s “reformed” criminal out for revenge, these books deliver all the tropes with a fresh take and pathos.
10. All Involved by Ryan Gattis
This tapestry of short stories that take place in L.A. during the six days of the Rodney King Riots is both blistering and human. A historical novel that has a lot to say about the present.
You can find copies of the books listed above on our shelves or via bookpeople.com.
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Published by Mike Harrington at August 14, 2017
Working in Human Resources is not easy. Having to answer to every employee, those in HR must be able to communicate with multiple personality types and constantly adapt to changes in this high-pressured field. On top of that, one small mistake could have profoundly negative implications for not just an HR career, but for the entire organization. These high stakes are amplified by the top HR challenges currently frustrating HR leaders everywhere.
Unstable Healthcare Changes
One of the biggest difficulties for a professional in any field is attempting to prepare for the unknown. For HR departments, nowhere is the water murkier than in healthcare changes constantly being discussed in the news and debated on political stages. Currently, there is total uncertainty about what healthcare in America will look like in the near future. Just when it appears concrete changes will be made one day, the next day’s news wipes the slate clean. With the rising cost of benefits continuing to impact businesses’ bottom lines, HR will have a large role to play in interpreting and enacting whatever changes come out of the chaos.
Abiding by any new healthcare laws is already a huge undertaking, but there’s a vast number of other compliance areas that are giving headaches to HR Directors in 2017. Workers’ comp cases are a nightmare to deal with because, even if it is found a violation did not actually occur, the amount of time and energy that must be put into paperwork, meetings, and other activities surrounding a case is massive. And when those cases are lost, it is costly.
Each day in the news there’s a new example, such as this contractor fined $3.5 million. The same can be said of OSHA violations, with one manufacturer recently fined $1.9 million and another plant fined $200,000. The scrutiny on compliance is greater than ever, and has sparked many business leaders to invest in effective employee compliance training to avoid such devastating fines. Whether it’s changing overtime laws or a heavy focus on eliminating discrimination, there are many more compliance issues that HR departments have on their plate.
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Retention, Turnover, & Hiring
Turnover is one of the biggest avoidable costs for a business. In fact, losing an employee can cost anywhere from 16% of their salary for hourly, unsalaried employees, to 213% of the salary for a highly trained position. When employees leave, Human Resources is the department that talks to them as they exit. That is a key time to try and understand the reasons behind a resignation. Is there a distinguishable pattern? If so, has it been brought up internally? With so much work to be done elsewhere, gleaming valuable insights from exiting workers can be neglected.
Similarly, while they may not be conducting interviews with the specialized knowledge of each role’s tasks, HR still owns the hiring process that a candidate must go through. The better the experience here, the more likely a candidate is to both accept an offer and stay longer. It’s difficult, but organizations must adapt to changing worker preferences, including those from Millennials and even the youngest generation, Gen Z. For example, is there a no personal cell phone policy at work? That may be a problem with digital natives in Gen Z who are used to multitasking and relying on their phones and apps extensively. When something like this could be the cause of poor retention, the burden falls on HR to identify issues and communicate solutions.
Changing Worker Visas
Just as in healthcare, laws surrounding worker visas have been making headlines this year as they are debated in Washington. This uncertainty is leaving many organizations feeling unstable, unsure as to what effect this will have on their workforce. While some organizations may think that changes to H-1B visas will not affect them as they generally don’t hire anyone through a visa, the topic still needs consideration. What if a change to the visa program makes it harder for a competitor to find staff, and they go after the same candidates you do? It’s very difficult to navigate these waters, especially right now when nobody knows what to expect.
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“The world is an unforgiving place, but mercifully it is also full of brave men and women toiling away, trying to make the world a better. We have built a nexus, a place for us to unite. For us together, we are stronger and together there is no challenge too daunting”.
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William “Bill” Russell Oral History Interview
Bill Russell, American, born 1934
University of San Francisco, American, founded 1855
National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946
Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946
Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
Boston Red Sox, American, founded 1901
Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
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Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
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The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.88.1a, 2011.174.88.1b, 2011.174.88.1c, 2011.174.88.1d, 2011.174.88.1e, 2011.174.88.1f, 2011.174.88.1g, 2011.174.88.1h, 2011.174.88.1i, 2011.174.88.1j, and 2011.174.88.1k.
Basketball player William "Bill" Russell remembers his childhood in Louisiana and Oakland, California, in the 1940s. After winning two Final Fours with the University of San Francisco, he won an Olympic gold medal and an NBA championship playing for the Boston Celtics, one of thirteen Russell would win, including eight in a row. Russell had a difficult relationship with the sports media in Boston, but a better one with his Celtics teammates. He defends the organization as progressive on racial matters (as opposed to the Red Sox) and describes a post-retirement reconciliation with Boston that resulted in considerable Red Sox support for his mentoring organization and a statue of him, erected in 2013.
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Summer Reading Suggestions – Part II
Posted on July 30, 2018 by nyamhistmed
By Emily Miranker, Events & Projects Manager
Our last post suggested foundation and fictional summer reading along the theme of contagion, especially the infectious influenza epidemic of 1918, to whet your appetite for our forthcoming exhibition Germ City: Microbes and the Metropolis (opening September 14, 2018). Read on for more not-your-usual summer reading ideas.
Cities are concentrated hubs of peoples’ movements and interactions; for better or worse, the perfect location for populations and infections to collide. And, perhaps more than any other modern metropolis, the fabric of New York City has been shaped by responses to epidemic disease.
Cities and Sickness
Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in New York City, edited by David Rosner
Epidemic City: The Politics of Public Health in New York, James Colgrove
Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America, Melanie A. Kiechle
The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World, Steven Johnson
Rosner’s Hives of Sickness is a great work to start with for looking at disease through the lens of urbanism; it’s a collection of nine essay the reader can dip and in out of. It’s fascinating to see how many of NYC’s public health initiatives were assigned to government agencies besides or along with the Dept. of Health, demonstrating how creating a health city is not an issue to be siloed. Follow that theme of health’s importance across civic agencies to James Colgrove’s Epidemic City, an analysis of the perspectives and initiatives of the people responsible for the city’s health since the 1960s.
Another thing that cities mean is lots of people crowded together; which can smell bad. Bad smells and foul air (malaria, anyone?) were believed to be a cause of disease in the 19th century. Smell Detectives shows how hard it proved to find the sources of those dangerous odors and explores the larger tension between evolving scientific knowledge and people’s common, olfactory senses.
From across the pond in London is the story of the 1854 cholera epidemic; Dr. John Snow and Rev. Henry Whitehead’s use of interviews and mapping to identify the source as a contaminated water pump—not foul air—and with this the birth of the field of epidemiology and the power of visualizing data. The Ghost Map is a riveting, multidisciplinary tale.
Don’t be so Literal:
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors, Susan Sontag
In Sickness and in Health: Disease as Metaphor in Art and Popular Wisdom, by Laurinda S. Dixon
Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative, Priscilla Wald
Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness, Trevor Hoppe
Disease is more than a clinical fact. It’s a concept. Trends go viral. Something cool is sick. There are cancers in the body politic. A cancer survivor herself, author Susan Sontag challenges victim-blaming in her seminal and intense work Illness as Metaphor and its follow-up AIDS and its Metaphors. In Sickness and in Health is a good counterpart, its concentration being on figurative illness through the visual arts and imagery. Many people with AIDs belonged to stigmatized minorities which led to society to link sickness to ‘badness,’ and the criminalizing of illness is not specific to AIDS alone as Trevor Hoppe’s Punishing Disease reveals. In Contagious, Priscilla Wald uses history, journalism, literary and cinematic depictions of disease to describe the “outbreak narrative,” and how getting stuck in this particular storyline and mode of thinking might limit our approach to the next big pandemic.
Bonus book
The Plague, Albert Camus
It’s on every other high school required reading list for a reason; Camus’ masterfully written tale of the town of Oran beset by plague is about death by disease but it’s also a powerful allegory about how we choose to live.
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Margaret DeLacy on August 1, 2018 at 1:06 AM said:
I hope you will also consider my two recent books: _The Germ of an Idea: Contagionism, Religion and Society in Britain, 1660-1730_, (2016) which contains a lot of material on Restoration and Augustan London, and_Contagionism Catches On: Medical Ideology in Britain, 1730-1800_ (2017) which includes an extensive discussion of industrializing Manchester. I also published two earlier articles on ideas about influenza in eighteenth-century Britain (yes, there were significant flu epidemics then).
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Srikakanth worries on Laxman decision to retire
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By Odishatv Bureau Last updated Dec 25, 2018 - 4:18 PM
Chennai: The chairman of selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth today said that he won`t have anything to say if senior batsman VVS Laxman decides to call time on his international career. Speculations have been on about whether Laxman will be the first among senior players to get the axe after scoring only 102 runs in six innings at a dismal average of 17.
“Next Test series is in September. We do not know what will happen at that time. If Laxman decides to retire, I cannot say anything. But we will take stock of the situation only in September,” Srikkanth told PTI today. Incidentally, in September, the board`s AGM is scheduled and Srikkanth along with Raja Venkat, Narendra Hirwani and Surendra Bhave will have to make away for new look selection panel.
However Srikkanth did express huge disappointment on Indian team`s dismal performance down under terming it as a result of collective batting failure. “We are totally devastated. It is quite disappointing in the manner we have played in Australia. Now sitting in Chennai, it is difficult for me to pinpoint a particular reason as to what went wrong. Definitely our batting has failed consistently throughout the series,” Srikkanth told the mediapersons after announcing the team for the upcoming tri-series in Australia.
Srikkanth was found wanting when scribes sought an elaborate explanation of causes that led to the team`s failure. His answer was an inevitable one. “It is the same problem that we had during the England series. In the last two series, the batsmen have struggled to find form. I agree that this defeat is saddening. Not because I am the chairman of selectors or an ex-cricketer. More so because I am an Indian,” he said in a dejected tone.
The former India captain predictably sidestepped the issue of whether seniors like Laxman and Rahul Dravid need to be phased out after their poor show in Australia. “Everybody can give any number of reasons as to why the team has done badly. But won`t you guys agree with me that this was the best available team? I don`t think that too much of a post-mortem would lead us anywhere,” said Srikkanth, who tried to put up a brave front.
The dashing opener of yesteryears seemed a touch miffed when someone popped a question as to whether the selection committee will also take the blame for such a debacle. “If you people want me as the chairman of selection committee to take the blame upon myself, I am ready to do that. But will that solve the problem? You have guys who had scored 8000-10,000 runs in Test cricket and all of a sudden your top six recognised batsmen are failing together. You can`t blame an individual for this. This is a collective failure,” Srikkanth said.
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Gov. Aregbesola inaugurates cabinet more than 3-yrs after
Akinade Adepoju
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday inaugurated his cabinet, urging the members to work for the development and progress of the state
The governor had been without cabinet members since his inauguration for second term on Nov. 27, 2014.
Aregbesola, on April 11, 2017, had, however, sent 39 names of nominees to the state house of assembly for screening and confirmation.
In his remarks at the ceremony, Aregbesola said the inauguration of his cabinet members was long overdue.
“I congratulate all the appointees for being considered worthy of service to our dear state and for scaling the hurdle of screening.
“Many of you served in the first term; the rest are fresh hands. Of course, this is long overdue. It should have come up immediately after my inauguration on November 27, 2014.
”As you all know, we were hamstrung by dire financial constraint. Our second term coincided with the onset of a national economic disaster,” he said.
Speaking on behalf of newly sworn-in cabinet members, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Bashir Ajibola, assured the people of the state of their readiness to consolidate on the legacies built by the Aregbesola-led administration in the last six years.
The new cabinet members are: Ismail Jayeoba Alagbada, Commerce, Co-operatives, Industries and Empowerment; Miss Mobolaji Akande, Human Resources and Capacity Building; Kolapo Alimi, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Mrs Mofolake Adetohun Adegboyega, Empowerment and Youths Development; Mr. Emmanuel Kunle Ige, Agriculture, Food Security and Youths Engagement
Others are: Dr. Surajudeen Bashir Ajibola, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice; Bola Ilori, Regional Integration; Mrs Idiat Babalola, Commissioner for Federal Matters; Mr Biyi Odunlade, Social Affairs Special Needs; Wasiu Kolawole Omotunde-Young, Education; Mudasiru Hussain, Cabinet Matters; Oguntola Mudasir Toogun, Special Duties; Idowu Michael Korede, Environment and Sanitation
Also included in the cabinet are: Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, Finance; Mr Adelani Baderinwa, Information and Strategy; Mrs Latifat Giwa, Women Affairs; Mr Remi Omowaiye, Innovation and Technology; Dr. Rafiu Kusamotu, Health; Mr Kazeem Aderemi Salami, Works and Transport; Dr Dauda Yinusa, Economic Planning and Budget; Dauda Adebiyi, Home Affairs; and Akintunde Akinajo, Lands and Physical Planning.
Those that were appointed as special advisers are: Mr Samuel Adebisi, Special Adviser to the Governor Local Government and Chieftain Affairs; Barr. Mikail Adejare Adebisi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Projects, Office of the Governor; Barrister Gbenga Akano, Special Adviser to the Governor on Tax Matters; Mr Ipoola Binuyo, Special Adviser to the Governor on Legislative Matters; Gbenga Oyinlola, Special Adviser to the Governor on Health Matters.
Others are: Ayinde Olateju, Special Adviser to the Governor on Science and Technology; Mr Ismail Adetoyese, Special Aviser to the Governor on Wealth Creation; Simeon Popoola, Special Adviser to the Governor on Commerce; Olajide Opatola, Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Sanitation; Tunde Ajilore, Special Adviser to the Governor on Natural, Mineral Resources; Claudius Kolajo, Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement
Also appointed are Mr Ademola Adeyinka, Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Production and Efficiency; Grace Oluyemi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education Bursary of Schools; Mrs Taiwo Oluga, Special Adviser to the Governor on Culture and Tourism; Olugebenga Awosode, Special Adviser to the Governor on Cooperative; and John Ibirogba, Special Adviser to the Governor on Women and Community Affairs.
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Interns – again
September 13, 2014 Noel Turnbull
The problem with interns is not only world-wide but, more worryingly, also over-represented world-wide for the PR industry.
The Economist publishes a feature, the Daily Chart, which illustrates various trends or situations. On September 8 2014 it published one on interns around the world. The source was an analysis by LinkedIn of the profile of its members – sample size 313 million – to try to work out where it was easiest to get work experience and, most importantly, which industries were most likely to keep you on beyond the serious introductory coffee-fetching period.
A key finding was that PR firms ‘hire’ about three times as many interns (as a proportion of total number employed) “but only give 27% a job at the end of their placement” according to The Economist. It also said: “Software firms, for instance, have few openings but retain around two-fifths of their interns—more than most sectors..…. For those seeking the reassurance of a permanent job, accounting and management-consulting are good bets, with retention rates of 40% and 60% respectively. Charities and NGOs, on the other hand, are far less likely to retain their interns.”
It should be said here that internships are a path to a job in an industry not just a specific employer. Australian university PR courses include a work experience placement which gives students some insights into the PR workplace. RMIT University staff are very careful about where they place people and provide strong guidance about how interns should be managed and employed and that’s the general rule for Australian PR undergraduates. Firm’s policies also play a part. The blog’s firm’s Melbourne office, for instance, only ever employed two of the RMIT work experience students it took on after they graduated. Not from any policy or concern about graduate qualities but because we believed it was better to open up any job to a wider range of applicants. However, one was simply so outstanding as an RMIT student and in the workplace, that we grabbed her when we could. She went on to be a consultant at McKinseys and now runs a very successful consultancy herself. The other (who has had various very senior corporate PR jobs) was a person of such strong character that we simply couldn’t pass him by. Along with many other qualities he had a personal back story in a single parent family, where he played a major role bringing up his younger sister, which convinced everyone in the office he was a remarkable person as well as a bright undergraduate.
It also fitted in with the firm’s more general hiring policies: look first at referrals from existing staff; focus on what young applicants did in their undergraduate years outside studying; focus on what they did in life, for example what they read and liked. Any job applicant who listed on their application interests such as reading, films or music on an application was grilled about what books they had recently read, films they had seen or music listened to just as rigorously as about their claims to have worked on some big account. Here the grilling they got focussed on details about what precisely they had done on the nominated account.
The finding about the charities and NGOs is perhaps comprehensible. They are desperately short of both money and people so young people looking for a start in the workforce obviously go where they can most likely get a start. In the arts – of which the blog has some experience – interns, volunteers and grossly underpaid (relative to other industries) staff are the norm. There is, in some recompense, some glamour, occasional free tickets and high quality food at sponsor functions which can be gulped down after the guests have gone.
The chart can be found at http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/09/daily-chart-6?fsrc=nlw%7Cnewe%7C8-09-2014%7C5356ce24899249e1ccca9160%7C and it’s conveniently interactive so you can go from industry to industry. The Economist also has a three page feature in its 6 September 2014 issue reviewing the international situation with interns.
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Investigating the relationship between UMODL1 gene polymorphisms and high myopia: a case–control study in Chinese
BackgroundThe UMODL1 gene was found to be associated with high myopia in Japanese. This study aimed to investigate this gene for association with high myopia in Chinese.MethodsTwo groups of unrelated Han Chinese from Hong Kong were recruited using the same criteria: Sample Set 1 comprising 356 controls (spherical equivalent, SE, within ±1 diopter or D) and 356 cases (SE ≤ −8D), and Sample Set 2 comprising 394 controls and 526 cases. Fifty-nine tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were selected and genotyped for Sample Set 1. Four SNPs were followed up with Sample Set 2. Both single-marker and haplotype analyses were performed with cases defined by different SE thresholds. Secondary phenotypes were also analyzed for association with genotypes.ResultsData filtering left 57 SNPs for analysis. Single-marker analysis did not reveal any significant differences between cases and controls in the initial study. However, haplotype GCT for markers rs220168-rs220170-rs11911271 showed marginal significance (empirical P = 0.076; SE ≤ −12D for cases), but could not be replicated in the follow-up study. In contrast, non-synonymous SNP rs3819142 was associated with high myopia (SE ≤ −10D) in the follow-up study, but could not be confirmed using Sample Set 1. The SNP rs2839471, positive in the original Japanese study, gave negative results in all our analyses. Exploratory analysis of secondary phenotypes indicated that allele C of rs220120 was associated with anterior chamber depth (adjusted P = 0.0460).ConclusionsCommon UMODL1 polymorphisms were unlikely to be important in the genetic susceptibility to high myopia in Han Chinese.
[…] In the initial study, 58 tag SNPs were selected from an 86-kb genomic region comprising the UMODL1 gene and its 3-kb flanking regions (both upstream and downstream) by Haploview []. The selection was based on the Han Chinese data from the International HapMap Project (release 23a, phase II; http://www.hapmap.org/) [] with the following criteria: pairwise tagging algorithm, r2 ≥ 0.8, minor allele frequency (MAF) >0.2 and forced inclusion of SNPs that had been tested in the Japanese study. A non-synonymous SNP (rs3819142) was added at a later stage and genotyped for both sample sets because it was in moderate linkage disequilibrium (LD; r2 =0.6) with rs220170, which was one of the SNPs constituting a putatively positive haplotype from the initial study. [...] Ocular data were analyzed using the SPSS package (version 11.5; SPSS Inc.). Subjects were classified as affected (cases) or unaffected (controls). High myopia was analyzed as a dichotomous trait and a quantitative trait separately. Subset analysis was also performed by defining cases with increasingly restrictive thresholds of refractive error in order to fully explore the genotype data (Sample Sets 1 and 2). Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was tested for controls and cases separately by Fisher’s exact test executed within Plink (version 1.07) []. SNPs that were not in HWE were excluded from subsequent association analysis. Haplotype blocks were constructed by Haploview with an algorithm known as the solid spine of linkage disequilibrium (SSLD) []. Single-marker and haplotype analyses were performed with three packages: Haploview, Plink and Beagle (ver. 3.0) [-]. Multiple testing was corrected by 10,000 permutations to generate empirical P values (Pemp). Localized haplotype clusters that were found significantly associated with high myopia by Beagle were further analyzed using the cluster2haps program to identify the haplotypes and SNPs defining the clusters [].The SPREG program [] was used to analyze secondary phenotypes because the case–control subjects were not collected from a random population. SPREG implements valid and efficient statistical methods for analyzing secondary phenotypes collected in case–control association studies. It used a modified linear regression method to analyze secondary phenotypes including axial length (AXL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT) and corneal power (CP). False discovery rate (FDR) was used to correct for multiple comparisons within a given secondary phenotype []. […]
2012 BMC Med Genet
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-13-64
Haploview, PLINK, BEAGLE
International HapMap Project
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The Ottawa River's history re-told in musical notes
Tom Spears
Cristina Wood Ainslie Coghill
To tell the history of the Ottawa River, Cristina Wood translated her research data into the 88 musical notes of a piano keyboard.
Wood calls the approach “sonification,” or expressing information through sound, and Carleton University is giving her a medal for the best research by any master’s student in any department this year.
Now you can hear and read her work online at her project’s website, songsoftheottawa.ca. Do not expect a traditional history essay.
Wood grew up in Rothwell Heights, close to the river, and will graduate Friday with a master’s degree in public history, with a specialization in digital humanities.
It took her some eight months to choose sources and gather the data for this, the major project for her master’s degree. Much of this time she was an intern at the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. The museums gave her some research funding and access to artifacts.
“Sonification is kind of unusual output for historical research,” she said Monday. “We are often accused of relying way too heavily on the visual. Part of my impulse was thinking: OK, what actually happens if you make it sound like something, and does it mean anything to people? That would be the next stage — to evaluate whether it means anything to people.
“I hope it would draw people in to the stories of the river,” she said. While listeners need to be given some context before the sounds make sense, “I hope it draws people in to engaging with a deeper history of the river. I think the river often fades into the background especially in our urban lives, which is why I chose this urban stretch of the river.”
There are three songs (instrumental only).
The first takes historic water level data from 1880 to 1977, and a computer produces musical notes from that, rising and falling with the water levels. Wood says this helps us “tune into the river’s hydrologic cycle.”
The second, designed to illustrate industry along the river’s shores, uses a 3D scan of a sample of pulp produced in the E.B. Eddy mill in 1932. Again the digital data from the scan are transformed into music by an algorithm. Viewers can also rotate the image of the pulp sample.
The third illustrates boat traffic over the course of one day in the late 1800s, in the section of river between Rockcliffe and Pointe-Gatineau.
“’Sonifying’ the history of the river means to express history to achieve a particular sensual engagement with the past. Sonification is the ‘visualization’ of historical data auditorially, to achieve a particular sensory affect,” she writes on her website. “This project asks readers and listeners to hear uncanny, affective pasts and consider the ways in which storytellers can ‘de-form’ and ‘re-form’ data and sources.”
But what about people who want their history more traditional?
“I’d be hopeful that they could stretch their understanding a little bit,” she said. Traditional history can be too narrow and restrictive, she argues. “What is important to me is that people know something about the places they interact on and (have) an appreciation for their past. And I don’t really mind how that happens.”
She had two supervisors in the history department, Joanna Dean and Shawn Graham. “People only want to read so much. We’re all tired of reading and looking, so what Cristina’s work allows us to do is actually hear the river changing,” Dean said. “Hearing is a different sense and we understand things differently if we hear them. We can hear patterns in music and shifts in music that we might not see if it was in a bar graph.”
Wood is heading to York University for a PhD, and will now explore the history — including oral history — of the full length of the Ottawa River.
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Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600
HIST 234
This course consists of an international analysis of the impact of epidemic diseases on western society and culture from the bubonic plague to HIV/AIDS and the recent experience of SARS and swine flu. Leading themes include: infectious disease and its impact on society; the development of public health measures; the role of medical ethics; the genre of plague literature; the social reactions of mass hysteria and violence; the rise of the germ theory of disease; the development of tropical medicine; a comparison of the social, cultural, and historical impact of major infectious diseases; and the issue of emerging and re-emerging diseases.
Frank Snowden, Andrew Downey Orrick Professor of History
Brandt, Allan. No Magic Bullet. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987.
Barnes, David. The Making of a Social Disease: Tuberculosis in Nineteenth-Century France. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.
Chase, Marilyn. The Barbary Plague. New York: Random House, 2004.
Defoe, Daniel. Journal of the Plague Year. New York: Penguin, 2003.
Fenn, Elizabeth. Pox Americana. New York: Hill and Wang, 2001.
Snow, John. Snow on Cholera, New York: The Commonwealth Fund: Oxford University Press, 1936.
Snowden, Frank. The Conquest of Malaria. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006.
Snowden, Frank. “Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases: A Historical Perspective,” Immunological Reviews. Vol. 225, Issue 1, pages 9-26, October 2008.
Snowden, Frank. Naples in the Time of Cholera. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Verghese, Abraham. My Own Country. New York: Vintage Books, 1995.
Midterm and final examinations, a course paper of six to eight pages, and weekly reading responses.
Midterm exam: 20%
Final exam: 40%
Course paper paper: 20%
Reading responses and class participation: 20%
Lecture 1 Introduction to the Course
Lecture 2 Classical Views of Disease: Hippocrates, Galen, and Humoralism
Lecture 3 Plague (I): Pestilence as Disease
Lecture 4 Plague (II): Responses and Measures
Lecture 5 Plague (III): Illustrations and Conclusions
Lecture 6 Smallpox (I): "The Speckled Monster"
Lecture 7 Smallpox (II): Jenner, Vaccination, and Eradication
Lecture 8 Nineteenth-Century Medicine: The Paris School of Medicine
Lecture 9 Asiatic Cholera (I): Personal Reflections
Lecture 10 Asiatic Cholera (II): Five Pandemics
Lecture 11 The Sanitary Movement and the "Filth Theory of Disease"
Lecture 12 Syphilis: From the "Great Pox" to the Modern Version
Lecture 13 Contagionism versus Anticontagionism
Lecture 14 The Germ Theory of Disease
Lecture 15 Tropical Medicine as a Discipline
Lecture 16 Malaria (I): The Case of Italy
Lecture 17 Malaria (II): The Global Challenge
Lecture 18 Tuberculosis (I): The Era of Consumption
Lecture 19 Tuberculosis (II): After Robert Koch
Lecture 20 Pandemic Influenza
Lecture 21 The Tuskegee Experiment
Lecture 22 AIDS (I)
Lecture 23 AIDS (II)
Lecture 24 Poliomyelitis: Problems of Eradication
Lecture 25 SARS, Avian Influenza, and Swine Flu: Lessons and Prospects
Lecture 26 Final Q&A
Yale University Press offers a 10% discount on the books used in HIST 234 that it publishes, as well as on other related titles. A portion of the proceeds from your purchases will be donated for the ongoing support and development of the Open Yale Courses program.
About Professor Frank Snowden
Frank Snowden is Andrew Downey Orrick Professor of History at Yale University. He received his Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1975. His books include Violence and Great Estates in the South of Italy: Apulia, 1900-1922 (1984); The Fascist Revolution in Tuscany, 1919-1922 (1989); Naples in the Times of Cholera (1995) and The Conquest of Malaria: Italy, 1900-1962 (2006). Conquest was awarded the Gustav Ranis Prize from the MacMillan Center at Yale in 2007, the Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize by the American Historical Association, and the 2008 Welch Medal from the American Association for the History of Medicine.
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Mark Kelly Supports Bill To Expand Background Checks For Gun Purchases In Delaware
Filed Under:CBS 3, Delaware, Former NRA president John Sigler, House Bill 35, Lacey Lafferty, Mark Kelly, Oren Liebermann, Representative Gabby Giffords, State senator Harris McDowell
By Oren Liebermann
DOVER, Del., (CBS) – For Mark Kelly, gun control has become personal. The former astronaut is the husband of Representative Gabby Giffords, who survived a gunshot to the head in January of 2011. He calls himself pro-gun ownership but anti-gun violence.
“We have fifteen to twenty times the murder rate from hand guns of similar countries,” said Kelly, speaking in Dover, Delaware.
Kelly came to the state capitol to show his support for a bill that would require background checks for anyone purchasing a gun at a show. State senator Harris McDowell, (D) Wilmington North, says that loophole allows buyers to avoid the background checks at gun stores.
“A criminal, a member of al-Qaeda, a very seriously mentally ill person can go to that place, and they’re not required to do a background check, so they don’t,” said McDowell.
Gun rights activists gathered outside Legislative Hall to oppose the bill. They say it will not stop criminals from stealing guns or purchasing them illegally.
“This legislation is only against our second amendment rights to restrict the honest people from getting guns and protecting our family,” said Lacey Lafferty.
Former NRA president John Sigler says the bill is less about background checks and more about gun registration.
“This bill is really about de facto federal registration about not just the firearms in question, but the buyers and sellers in question,” Sigler said.
The bill has turned the First State into a second amendment battleground, pitting gun rights against gun control.
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Philip Brady
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Forged Correspondences
To Banquet with the Ethiopians
To Prove My Blood: A Tale of Emigrations & the Afterlife
By Heart: Reflections of a Rust Belt Bard
Poems and Their Making
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Philip Brady is the author of three non-fiction books:. To Prove My Blood: A Tale of Emigrations & The Afterlife (Ashland Poetry Press 2003) By Heart: Reflections of a Rust-Belt Bard (University of Tennessee Press 2008), and Phantom Signs: The Muse in Universe City (University of Tennessee Press, 2019). Also he co-authored an edition Critical Essays on James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man with James F. Carens (Twayne, 1998).Brady’s prose writing has received three Ohio Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowships, a Distinguished Professorship in Scholarship from YSU, and a Best of Ohio Writers Prize.
His essays have appeared in College English, Green Mountains Review, The Honest Ulsterman, The Massachusetts Review, Poetry Northwest, Provincetown Arts, The Radical Teacher, Thought & Action, and other journals.
PROLOGUE: Arachne
Arachne starts with Ovid and finishes with me. — Michael Longley
Who would have thought, in 1960, when my brother’s birth cramped our row house, expelling Aunt Mary back to Brooklyn, that a fat slice of the century later hers would be the last penny the McCanns would spend? Brooklyn should have made a quick end to her, but she flourished. At the age of sixty-one, Mary Martin began a career as a cleaning lady at the Borough Hall Board of Education, clanking through plaster labyrinths, shouldering fire doors, palming ashtrays, and single-handedly reviving the myth of an era when every brownstone boasted its Irish maid.
“Hey, Mary,” the suits would tease, as she flicked her dust mop through olive cubicles, “You’re doing a great job there. Rubbing like you’re going to conjure a genie.” “Show me the bottle, Gorgeous,” she’d rattle back. “It would take that baldy fella to clean your dirt.” She had them on a string — the psychologists and specialists, the social workers and the Ph.D.s. Everyone turned to her for proof that a primeval Brooklyn still shadowed.
On the inside flap of his Universitas Bucknellensis algebra notebook, a freshman from Flushing, Queens once wrote, “Mine is the soul of a bard.”
Yes, I did. Sometimes, when a student comes into my office bearing aspirations, I recall that scrap of hubris and think, “Whatever’s here can’t be bad as that.” And it never is.
But I’m deep into the process of forgiving my former self. After all, he was just expressing our cultural belief that poetry emerges from a kind of inspiration reserved for those special beings we dub “bards.”
Books of Sand: A Review of Unpublished Manuscripts, One a Conceit of Its Author
(from By Heart: Reflections of a Rust Belt Bard)
There are whole books praised and never read. –Raeburn Miller
Borges, says Frank, went one further. He praised books that were never written. Phantom books. Make-believe authors. And this is not off point, since Frank himself, letter of acceptance from Miami University Press in hand, threatens to decline publication of his manuscript, thus joining the ranks of the make-believe, the phantom, the unpublished. “It’s unheard of,” I say. “Yes,” says Frank, “I suppose I will be.”
Frank Polite is not exactly my father, but if you’re a poet in Youngstown, Ohio — and what else can you be with unemployment what it is — you’re pretty much Frank’s bastard. He has a real son, Khepri, by his first wife, who once played…
Ginsberg in Ballydehob
There is a pub in Ballydehob, West Cork, called Leviss. It’s a small shoebox of a place, with a dry goods shelf on one wall, a deal table and three raw chairs, a hursuite recliner, and four stools knuckled up to the bar. Leviss is run by two spinster sisters, Nell and Julia — two beautiful old ladies straight out of “The Dead.” They’ve owned the pub as long as any Hobbit remembers.
Nell and Julia conduct business, if you call it that, the old way — shuffling in from the parlor to pull your pint, with a “Now my good man;” “Yes my girleen.” But for some reason the “Celtic Tiger” — the brash new Euro-Ireland — seems mesmerized by this old shebeen. If you’re Irish, if you’ve been to Ireland, if you’re anyone, you’ve been to Leviss.
© 2020 Philip Brady
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What Is Flood Zone AE?
By: Carlie Lawson
••• Image by Flickr.com, courtesy of Indah Susanti
Is Flood Insurance Mandatory in Florida?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency determines flood risk for the United States, then creates maps to clearly show the geographic areas prone to flood. The designation AE indicates areas at high risk for flooding and provides the base flood elevations (BFEs) for them. The AE designation replaced the old designations of A1 to A30, known as the numbered A zones.
What Does “High Risk” Mean?
An area designated AE presents a 1 percent annual chance of flooding. This area is more commonly referred to as the base flood area or the 100-year flood plain. Because flood zone AE is prone to flood, property owners with mortgages from federally regulated lenders in these zones must buy flood insurance if they live in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
What is a Base Flood Elevation?
Using detailed hydraulic analysis and modeling, FEMA determines the base flood elevation (BFE), which is the predicted flood water elevation above mean sea level. Habitable areas of any new construction must begin above this level. For instance, if a property falls within an AE zone with a BFE of 5 feet, the first habitable floor must be above 5 feet. Habitable means floors with living areas on them.
Where Do I Find the Flood Maps?
FEMA provides access to communities' Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Flood Hazard Boundary Map online via its Map Service Center. Each community's planning department will also have a floodplain map. Sometimes the maps conflict. In this case, compare the locations of the floodplain and the dates of each map. Use the most current map.
Are There Local Requirements?
A community may legally mandate additional restrictions to development or construction within its floodplain beyond those set by the NFIP. Your local planning office sets the zoning ordinances for flood zone AE, as well as all other flood zones. This office will inspect new construction or require evidence to ensure principle structures adhere to both NFIP minimum standards and any higher standards set by the community.
Legal Background
The U.S. Congress gave FEMA and NFIP the power to create and administer the floodplain mapping, create regulations and create the flood insurance program by passing two acts: The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Federal Disaster Protection Act of 1973. According to the 1968 Act, the impetus for the law was a series of floods and mudslides that claimed lives and property. Congress recognized that current urban planning practices weren't discouraging building in the floodplains leading to increased risk of loss of life and that disaster relief benefits could not adequately cover property losses.
What do the different flood zones mean?
FEMA Map Service Center - FEMA Flood Zone Designations
FEMA: Flood Zones
Carlie Lawson is a hazards consultant, writer, and model living in Oklahoma. Her articles have appeared in "Keysian," "Movitly," "Weather and Society Watch," "Journal of Regional Studies," "Oklahoma College Press," and "JollyJo.tv." She holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism and mass communications, and in film and video studies, and a Master of Regional and City Planning from the University of Oklahoma.
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Obligating, Pressuring and Supporting Dimensions of the Environment and the Non-Market Advantages of Developing-Country Multinational Companies
Journal of Management Studies, 48(2): 441-445
13 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2018
See all articles by Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
Northeastern University - Department of International Business and Strategy
Mehmet E Genc
Ozyegin University
Obligating, Pressuring, and Supporting Dimensions of the Environment and the Non-Market Advantages of Developing-Country Multinational Companies
Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 441-455, 2011
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 27 Dec 2018
Date Written: June 22, 2010
We analyze the non-market advantages of developing-country multinational companies (DMNCs) over advanced-economy multinational companies (AMNCs) when both compete in the same host country. Non-market advantages are advantages based on resources developed by the firm to operate in a country’s environment. Building on the resource-based theory and the concept of distance, we classify dimensions of a country’s environment into three types (obligating, pressuring and supporting) and argue that each type has a different impact on the advantages of DMNCs over AMNCs. First, obligating dimensions are those dimensions in which countries are not more or less developed than others; they are merely different, obligating a firm to develop particular non-market resources to operate there. In such cases, the advantage of DMNCs over AMNCs cannot be differentiated. Instead, MNCs from more distant home countries have a disadvantage compared to MNCs from less distant countries. This is the traditional conceptualization of distance in the literature. Second, pressuring dimensions are those dimensions in which countries are more or less demanding in pressuring the firm to continuously upgrade its non-market resources. For these dimensions, DMNCs face a disadvantage against AMNCs, because the latter have more sophisticated non-market resources than the former. Third, supporting dimensions are those in which countries are more or less developed in their provision of external non-market resources that support the firm’s operations. In this case, DMNCs tend to enjoy an advantage over AMNCs, because the former are better at dealing with a lack of supporting resources than the latter. These last two types of dimensions challenge the ideas that distance is always directionless and always results in a disadvantage.
Keywords: developing countries, emerging economies, advanced economies, multinationals, psychic distance, competitive advantage, competitive disadvantage, resource-based theory
JEL Classification: F23, M16
Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro and Genc, Mehmet E, Obligating, Pressuring and Supporting Dimensions of the Environment and the Non-Market Advantages of Developing-Country Multinational Companies (June 22, 2010). Journal of Management Studies, 48(2): 441-445. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3298385
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Contact Author)
Northeastern University - Department of International Business and Strategy ( email )
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HOME PAGE: http://cuervo-cazurra.com
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Stream New Releases From The Range, Horseback, Tony Molina, Lavender Country, Chimurenga Renaissance, and Gang Wizard Via Pitchfork Advance
The Range releases his new EP, Panasonic, on March 25 in the U.S. and March 24 in the UK via Donky Pitch. The follow up to last year's Nonfiction, Panasonic is streaming now on Pitchfork Advance, our immersive music streaming platform designed to emulate the classic album experience. It will be available on Advance until March 24. Listen here.
Folksy black metal outfit Horseback (aka Jenks Miller of Mount Moriah) is back with Piedmont Apocrypha, the follow-up to 2012's Half Blood. The LP arrives March 25 via Three Lobed Recordings; listen to it now until March 25.
Bay Area fuzz-pop auteur Tony Molina's hard-to-find 2013 debut, Dissed and Dismissed, is being reissued by Slumberland Records on March 25. Listen here until March 25.
On March 25, Paradise of Bachelors will reissue Lavender Country's hard-to-find 1973 self-titled LP, a cult classic that's widely cited as the first album by an openly gay country musician. Stream it here via Advance until March 25.
Chimurenga Renaissance, the avant-rap side project of Shabazz Palaces' Baba Maraire, release their new album riZe vadZimu riZe on March 25 via Brick Lane. It features Shabazz Palaces' Palaceer Lazaro, M1 of Dead Prez, and THEESatisfaction. Give it an Advance listen until March 25.
Important Picnic is the new LP from long-running Long Beach, California experimentalists Gang Wizard. Listen to it here until March 25.
Advance is also currently streaming III: Beneath Trident's Tomb, the new album from black metal supergroup Twilight, featuring Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Stavros Giannopoulos (Atlas Moth), Wrest (Leviathan), N. Imperial (Krieg), and underground metal superproducer Sanford Parker.
Pitchfork Advance showcases an interactive listening environment featuring pre-release albums streams with dynamic graphics and a host of tools that allows fans to engage with album art, lyrics, credits, track listings, artist info, and more while they listen.
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Trading Places: opposition nominates new PM candidate
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The leading opposition force, the Civic Coalition (KO) has decided to make Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska its candidate for prime minister should it form the next government.
Grzegorz Scehtyna, the leader of the main party within the KO, the Civic Platform, announced at a convention held on Tuesday in Warsaw that a former Speaker of Parliament Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska will be KO’s candidate for the office of Prime Minister, should the coalition be able to form the next government after the Parliamentary election.
Switching places
She will now be standing at the top of the Warsaw slate of KO candidates in a direct head-to-head confrontation with the ruling party leader Jarosław Kaczyński who heads the Law and Justice (PiS) list in the capital city. Mr Schetyna, who was due to top the Warsaw list, will now be returning to his native Wrocław to head the KO list there in Ms Kidawa-Błońska’s place.
The announcement comes in the aftermath of reports that an agency engaged to advise the KO with its election campaign had recommended that the KO should attempt to reduce the presence of Mr Schetyna in the campaign as he polls badly even among KO voters.
Announcing a woman candidate for PM who is not a party leader is reminiscent of the tactic deployed at the last election by the ruling PiS. In 2015 it fielded Beata Szydło as a PM-designate, rather than its leader Jarosław Kaczyński.
Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska has been a PO MP since 2005. She served as the government press spokesperson in the government of Donald Tusk and went on to become deputy Parliamentary Speaker and the Speaker of Parliament in 2014.
The main opposition party, the PO, has for years criticised PiS and its leader for the fact that Mr Kaczyński is a “back-seat driver”. It has argued that a party leader should be the PM.
Now the PO is doing exactly what it has criticised PiS for. A party leader who has poor poll ratings is stepping aside and letting someone else front the campaign and be the PM designate.
The PO hopes that this move will soften the party image and make it more appealing to women voters. It also hopes for a “honeymoon” period of voters getting to know a new face at the top of Polish politics that might give the opposition a filip in the polls.
It will be interesting to see how PiS react. Will the PM Mateusz Morawiecki challenge the KO’s PM designate to debate? PM Morawieckin went on record as being ready to debate Mr Schetyna when it looked as if it was the PO leader who was to be a potential head of government for the opposition. Mr Schetyna rejected that challenge saying that he would only debate the leader of PiS, Jarosław Kaczyński.
There can be little doubt that PiS will paint Ms Kidawa-Błońska as inexperienced on economic, social and foreign policy matters. They will accuse the opposition of a PR gimmick designed to soften the harsh “total opposition” image which is now stuck to the PO leader Grzegorz Schetyna.
The PO’s experience with a woman PM and leader, in the shape of Ewa Kopacz is not something it will want to repeat. Her leadership was seen as erratic and she went on to lead the party to defeats in the presidential and parliamentary polls of 2015.
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Premier League Roundup and Preview – Double Dose of Action This Week
November 28, 2014 November 28, 2014 ~ John Lally ~ 1 Comment
Title Race
Mourinho already knows what position Chelsea will finish in this season
Last weekend, Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the table to six points as they beat West Brom 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, while their closest rivals, Southampton, were held to a draw on Monday night away at Aston Villa. Manchester City remained two points further back in third place, as they came from behind to snatch a 2-1 victory against Swansea. By all measures, these clubs have been the best in the Premier League so far; not only are they occupying the top three places in the table, they also have scored the most amount of goals (Chelsea 30, Southampton/City 24) and conceded the fewest (Southampton 6, Chelsea 11, City (tied with Swansea) 13). Through 12 games, Chelsea look far and away the best team in England, but Southampton and Manchester City have been a class above everyone else as well.
The Blues are unbeaten in all competitions this season and the only two league games they have failed to win have been against the Manchester clubs, both of which were away fixtures. To say they are title favorites is an understatement, to suggest they could have the title all but wrapped up by next Wednesday is not an exaggeration. Their next two matches are away at Sunderland – a ground they actually lost on twice last campaign, but this is much better iteration of Chelsea – and home to Spurs in midweek. Meanwhile their two closest rivals, Southampton and Manchester City, meet at St. Mary’s on Sunday, then the Saints face a tough trip to the Emirates to take on Arsenal, while the reigning champions travel to the Stadium of Light, a fixture they have lost 1-0 in each of the last four seasons.
Relegation Battle
Two games ago, it looked as though Burnley could be threatening Derby’s unwanted record of fewest points ever amassed in a Premier League season (11). However, they followed up their first win of the campaign against Hull, by beating Stoke 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium. The Potters, who won away at Manchester City and Spurs this season, have been struggling at home and the Clarets took advantage by scoring twice in the first 13 minutes, both goals coming from Danny Ings. Although Jonathan Walters managed to pull one back for Mark Hughes’s team before the break, they were not able to deny Burnley their first away win of the season. The Clarets now sit just a point away from fourth bottom and survival is no longer a distant prospect, but something for which they can fight. Continue reading →
NFL 2014 Week 13 Picks
November 26, 2014 ~ John Lally ~ 1 Comment
It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow, so let’s not mess around here! A couple of quick points about last week’s games before I make my picks for the weekend, then go and brine the turkey.
Oakland won a game. Against the Chiefs who were coming off a victory over the reigning Super Bowl Champions. But mostly, the Raiders won a game.
Cleveland beat Atlanta to move to 7-4, while the Falcons fell to 4-7. However, the Browns are bottom of the AFC North and Atlanta are top of the NFC South.
Eli Manning overthrew a receiver – not for the first time – but Odell Beckham was able to catch the ball anyway, yet the touchdown did not help the Giants who lost to the Cowboys in New Jersey.
That might be the most understated sentence you will find about that catch on the whole of the internet.
Green Bay and New England continued to look like the strongest contenders in each of their divisions and the two meet at Lambeau Field this Sunday.
The Jets vs Bills game in Buffalo had to be moved to Detroit on Monday night, which has resulted in my favorite stat of the year: the Bills have the same number of wins in Detroit (2) so far this season, as they do in Buffalo.
That turkey will not prepare itself so onto the picks.
Last week, 8-7; Season, 95-81
Home teams in bold
Bears +7.5 over Lions
Cowboys -2.5 over Eagles
Seahawks +0.5 over 49ers
Bills -1.5 over Browns
Bengals -3.5 over Buccaneers
Texans -6.5 over Titans
Colts -9.5 over Washington
Raiders +7.5 over Rams
Panthers +2.5 over Vikings
Steelers -3.5 over Saints
Jaguars +2.5 over Giants
Ravens -5.5 over Chargers
Falcons +2.5 over Cardinals
Packers -3.5 over Patriots
Broncos -1.5 over Chiefs
Dolphins -5.5 over Jets
Premier League Returns with Arsenal vs Manchester United
Tottenham will doubtlessly find new ways to frustrate me following the international break
Something happens during the two weeks of an international break. It is almost like a cleanse for me, as I rarely even follow what is going on with the European Championship qualifiers and never considering watching any of the matches. However, as the fortnight comes to an end, I realize how much I love football. I love watching it. I love playing it. I love reading about it, writing about it and listening to podcasts about it. Okay maybe the podcasts take second place on a Thursday when the new episode of Serial comes out – I’m hoping by the end of the season not necessarily for resolution, but that the girl at the beginning learns how to say “Mail Chimp” – but I have listened to virtually every Guardian Football Weekly over the last seven years. The point is, I love football. That’s not really a revelation – this site is called Political Footballs after all – but the fact is, every time I watch Tottenham play, an outside observer would say that I actually do not enjoy the experience. And by outside observer, I mean my wife. And by do not enjoy, I mean I hate it with every fibre of my being. But the thing is, much as Spurs have been so pathetic this season and caused me to write this rant just twelve days ago, I have missed watching them since then and I am excited for Sunday’s game against Hull. Which I am sure we will play badly in and will be beaten when Tom Huddlestone outplays his replacements in the Tottenham midfield and probably scores a cracking goal from the edge of the box. And I might think to myself “I really don’t enjoy this” again. But then on Thanksgiving Day, between the turkey, parade, Lions and Cowboys games and pumpkin pie, I’ll find myself watching Spurs take on Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League.
Lovely blokes. And by lovely, I mean horrible. And by blokes, I mean….
It is a good job that I do have such an affinity for the game, because in recent days it has not just been Tottenham’s struggles that have been putting supporters loyalty to the test. Wigan Athletic, now in the Championship after an eight year spell in the top flight, decided to appoint Malky Mackay as their new manager, a man who has been revealed to be a misogynistic racist through the publishing of messages he exchanged with his former assistant, Ian Moody, during their time at Cardiff City. Following on from that, the Wigan chairman, Dave Whelan, showed that it was not necessarily an accident that Mackay had been promoted, as he also made some racist comments, then doubled down on them when challenged. The details of both cases have been presented extensively on every football news site out there, but this is all I want to say about it. Fuck Wigan. Fuck them and their racist attitude. I think everyone can agree with that sentiment, probably many of their own fans as well. I hope they get relegated.
Back in the Premier League, the results from the last round of fixtures that took place so long ago, it was before humankind had landed a probe on a comet, the title race was effectively wrapped up for Chelsea, as they beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, while Manchester City were lucky to escape with a 2-2 draw at Queens Park Rangers. I’m actually understating that, since they got away with a miss hit goal kick by Joe Hart that went straight to Charlie Austin and the QPR striker tucked the chance away, but the goal was ruled out because the ball had not left the penalty area. That is fine to call it back when it is a defender who is taking possession and the ball does not come out of the box, but why should the opponents be penalized if it comes to them? By the letter of the law, it was the correct decision, but City should still consider themselves very fortunate not to have been beaten in West London. Continue reading →
November 20, 2014 ~ John Lally ~ Leave a comment
In a throwback uniform, Aaron Rodgers had a throwback performance to…Week 10
With just six weeks of the regular season to go, the final two teams (Pittsburgh and Carolina) have their byes this week, before the race for the playoffs heats up from Thanksgiving to the New Year. A few notes on the Week 11 action before getting to this week’s picks:
Green Bay scored more than 50 points for the second consecutive week and were again out of sight by half-time in their victory over the Eagles. They have to go on the road this weekend, but in Minnesota against a Vikings team without Adrian Peterson, who has been suspended by the NFL for the remainder of the season.
Arizona may have lost Carson Palmer, but their defense stepped up and held the Lions to just 6 points as the Cardinals moved to a league-best 9-1. They have a three game lead in the NFC West ahead of the Seahawks, who were defeated 24-20 in Kansas City, and the 49ers, who picked off Eli Manning five times in their 16-10 win over the Giants.
It was not a good weekend for Peyton either, who threw two interceptions in Denver’s 22-7 loss in St. Louis, meaning that for once, Cooper Manning had the best stats line of any of the three brothers last Sunday.
The Patriots had a record day from their third string running back, Jonas Grey, who rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns in their 42-20 win over the Colts in Indianapolis. My guess: by the playoffs that performance will be a distant memory and he will not be getting any significant carries for New England.
New Orleans had not lost at home with Sean Payton as coach since 2010 prior to their loss to San Francisco in Week 10. They contrived to lose two consecutive games, falling to a Bengals team who had been soundly beaten at home by Cleveland in their previous contest.
That loss for the Saints meant that the Falcons moved to the top of the NFC South by narrowly beating the Panthers 19-17, thanks to a late missed field goal by Carolina. Atlanta’s record right now is 4-6, but the are on course to hose a playoff game in the Wild Card round. Except they won’t, because their next four games are against the Browns, Cardinals, Packers and Steelers – combined record: 29-12.
San Diego scored a touchdown within the first minute of their contest with the Raiders, then failed to add anything more than a couple of field goals in a dire 13-6 victory over winless Oakland.
There is a good chance the game between the Jets and Bills in Buffalo will not be played on Sunday as scheduled, as the city in upstate New York has been buried by huge snowfalls.
Last week, 10-4; Season, 87-74
Raiders +7.5 over Chiefs
Browns +3.5 over Falcons
Jets +4.5 over Bills
Bears -5.5 over Buccaneers
Texans -1.5 over Bengals
Lions +6.5 over Patriots
Packers -9.5 over Vikings
Eagles -11.5 over Titans
Colts -13.5 over Jaguars
Rams +5.5 over Chargers
Seahawks -6.5 over Cardinals
Broncos -7.5 over Dolphins
49ers -8.5 over Washington
Cowboys -3.5 over Giants
Ravens +3.5 over Saints
Fast becoming a legend for Green Bay, Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler
Some quick notes on last week’s action before my picks for this weekend’s NFL games:
Aaron Rodgers tied the record for touchdown passes in a half as he threw six in the first thirty minutes of the Packers’ thrashing of the Bears, while he also set a new mark for most career TD passes over 70+ yards in NFL history with his 16th. By contrast, Chicago’s quarterback, Jay Cutler, is now 1-10 in his career against Green Bay and has thrown 22 interceptions in those contests.
Tony Romo returned from his back injury – despite having to sit on an eight hour plane journey to London – to lead the Cowboys to victory over the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. They remain a game back of the Eagles in the NFC East, as Philadelphia had a comfortable win over the Panthers on Monday night, with Mark Sanchez making his first start for them under center.
San Francisco kept their season alive with an overtime victory in New Orleans, leaving the Saints with a 4-5 record, but still top of the mediocre NFC South and seemingly heading to host a playoff game.
With less than three minutes to go in the first half, the Raiders led the Broncos 10-6 in Oakland. With a minute to go of the third quarter, Peyton Manning had thrown for five touchdowns in just over 16 minutes of game time and Denver had a 41-10 lead.
I officially cannot figure out the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following a poor start that saw them heavily beaten by the Ravens and Browns, plus being the only team to lose to the Buccaneers (not to mention struggling to a win over Jacksonville; they then put up 124 points in three weeks and had big victories over the Ravens and Colts. Then last Sunday, they lost to the Jets, who had not won since the opening week of the season.
Arizona still have the best record in the NFL as they moved to 8-1 with a victory over the Rams, but they also lost their starting quarterback, Carson Palmer, for the season with a torn ACL. They will now throw the keys to Drew Stanton and they have a tough test this weekend as they host the 7-2 Lions.
Dolphins -5-5 over Bills
Falcons +1.5 over Panthers
Bears -3.5 over Vikings
Bengals +6.5 over Saints
Texans +3.5 over Browns
Broncos -9.5 over Rams
Chiefs -0.5 over Seahawks
Giants +4.5 over 49ers
Buccaneers +6.5 over Washington
Raiders +10.5 over Chargers (Shock of the week: Oakland’s first victory of the year)
Lions -1.5 over Cardinals
Packers -5.5 over Eagles
Patriots +2.5 over Colts
Steelers -5.5 over Titans (Pittsburgh will win by 30 points or lose by 4. I have no clue which)
Deconstructing Tottenham’s Incompetence
November 9, 2014 November 9, 2014 ~ John Lally ~ 2 Comments
It might be early, but I’m ready to start pointing fingers at Pochettino and his Tottenham squad
This season has ranked as one of the worst in recent memory for Tottenham, with almost no performances of note and some lucky results keeping them from being outside the bottom three through eleven games. To figure out why we are just so bad, I decided to deconstruct the squad, position by position.
Hugo Lloris is actually one of the few members of the team whose performances have been beyond reproach. He is a safe pair of hands, dominates his area well, and call pull off spectacular saves – something that has been crucial to keeping Spurs in matches this year when they have been playing poorly. His replacement, Michel Vorm, has only made three appearances so far, but has shown himself to competent.
With Kyle Walker injured, the job of right back has fallen to the other Kyle, Naughton, and when he has been injured or playing badly, the youngster Eric Dier. Neither has performed particularly well, though Dier looks strong going forward he has been caught out in defense several times with people running behind him, most notably at the start of the second half against Newcastle United. Not too much blame can be placed on Dier, whose natural position is in the center of defense, but there are very few options outside of him and Naughton until Walker is back to fitness, which is supposed to be in December.
Perhaps nowhere typifies Tottenham’s failings in 2014/15 more than the center of defense – with the possible exception of the inept strike force – but it is hard to find anyone who has performed particularly well. Younes Kaboul not only makes the team every week, but has also been made club captain by Mauricio Pochettino, both of which are inexplicable decisions given the Frenchman’s poor positioning sense, terrible decision-making and frequent rash challenges. There are moments where Kaboul can give the illusion of being a strong presence in the air, or a marauding central defender going forward. However, on a weekly basis, he is far more likely to get beaten on a counter-attack, or commit a foul in the area, than he is to be a dominating force. Alongside him has been a combination of: Federico Fazio, who has managed to get himself sent off in the course of giving away two penalties in just 8 appearances; Vlad Chiriches, who is far too casual in possession; and Jan Vertonghen, the best center back at the club but a player who looks ready to move on from White Hart Lane.
I only have one question for Spurs at left-back: how does Danny Rose keep getting into the team? Defensively he is terrible; he gets into spats with opponents often and could have been sent off last season against Stoke and today versus the same team; and going forward his crossing is often wayward, matched only by his awful shooting. Rose is renowned for a goal he scored on his debut against Arsenal, but that has become such a joke among Tottenham fans that we await the mention of that strike in the commentary, every time he skies another ball into the crowd. Is Ben Davies really worse than this?
A whole lot of nothing for Tottenham in the holding midfield role so far this season: Etienne Capoue and Ryan Mason have been the preferred pairing in recent weeks, both of whom work hard, but they do not have a strong array of passes at their disposal and are each guilty of giving the ball away too frequently. There is not much difference between Capoue/Mason or Mousa Dembélé – who looks like a shadow of the player he was when he first joined the club – and Nabil Bentaleb, none of them tend to be the weakest link in any given line-up, but they certainly have not been adding any real positives. Benjamin Stambouli escapes any criticism merely because I have not yet seen enough of him to get frustrated as yet. Continue reading →
Premier League Roundup and Preview – Chelsea vs Liverpool
November 6, 2014 ~ John Lally ~ 1 Comment
Chris Smalling sees red and costs his team dearly in the Manchester derby
Last weekend in the Manchester derby, United defender Chris Smalling got himself sent off shortly before the break and seriously dented his team’s chances of getting anything out of the match. His first offense was particularly stupid: attempting to block Joe Hart as he kicked the ball out from his hands, something that always results in a booking; then he clattered James Milner on the left-wing to ensure that his colleagues would have to attempt to keep out the remaining champions for the last 52 minutes of game time with one less player on the pitch. To United’s credit, they were never over-run despite their inferior number, but they were also fortunate that Michael Oliver seemed determined not to give a penalty, no matter how many handballs or fouls they committed inside their own area. City were able to grab all three points – and thus win their fourth consecutive derby match for the first time since the 1970s – thanks to a brilliant finish from the league’s top goalscorer, Sergio Aguero.
Had Manuel Pelligrini’s men not managed to claim the win, their hopes of catching Chelsea in the title race would be all but finished, even at this relatively early stage of the season. That is because last Saturday the Blues racked up their eighth win in their first ten Premier League fixtures this campaign, overcoming a stubborn QPR team 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea took the lead after half an hour of play, thanks to a beautiful strike by Oscar, but Rangers equalized in the 62nd minute when Charlie Austin brilliantly redirected a shot with a backheel and found the bottom corner. However, a penalty converted by Eden Hazard maintained a 100% home league record for Jose Mourinho’s men and also ensured they stayed four points ahead of the team in second place, which is currently Southampton. The Saints overcame Hull 1-0 thanks to a first-time shot by Victor Wanyama from 40 yards, punishing goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic’s poor clearance. On Twitter, I commented that Mauricio Pochettino’s move to Spurs did indeed turn a team into title contenders, but that team was Southampton – something Saints fans loved and they have every reason to be happy. After being written off by so many (including myself) before the season, they’ve now won nine of their last ten games and are Chelsea’s closest challengers, while they sit eight points above the clubs that have their former manager (Tottenham) and three of their star players from 2013/14 (Liverpool). Continue reading →
November 6, 2014 November 6, 2014 ~ John Lally ~ 1 Comment
The Patriots are flying after their Week 9 victory over the Broncos
Somehow, the 2014 NFL season has already reached the double-digit mark in terms of weeks, so before the tenth round of games, here’s a check in of how all of the divisions are looking:
NFC North 1. Detroit 6-2; 2. Green Bay 5-3; 3. Minnesota 4-5; 4. Chicago 3-5
This division looks like it will be a straight race between the Lions and Packers, with both sides potentially making the playoffs as whoever comes second will have a good chance of taking a wild card spot. Green Bay might have the advantage because of their remaining schedule, only the home contests against the Patriots on November 30th, and the potential division deciding matchup with the Lions in Week 17 look like particularly tough games. There is a good chance they could run the slate and end up 13-3. Last weekend, only the Vikings were active as the other three were on their bye weeks and Minnesota sneaked past Washington, 29-26.
NFC East 1. Philadelphia 6-2; 2. Dallas 6-3; 3. NY Giants 3-5; 4. Washington 3-6
Of the four NFC East teams, only the Giants have managed to keep their starting quarterback on the field for the opening 9 weeks of the season, unfortunately for them, Eli Manning has not been showing anything like the form he showed in 2007 and 2011. It does beg the question, should he be considered an elite quarterback? How come nobody has ever discussed this? Also, I think concussions might be an issue in the NFL…
The Eagles managed to win in Week 9 despite losing Nick Foles early on against the Texans, with former Jets QB Mark Sanchez guiding Philadelphia to a 31-21 victory in Houston. Washington looked nowhere near as good as they had when they beat Dallas in their defeat to the Vikings, especially on defense where they were lucky that Teddy Bridgewater missed a couple of wide open guys or they would’ve given up even more than 29 points. Meanwhile the Cowboys, who many were penciling into February’s Super Bowl if not at least the playoffs, lost Tony Romo and two games within the space of six days and may be forced to start Brandon Wheeden again this Sunday against Jacksonville in London. The one-time veteran-rookie was not good enough to beat the Cardinals last week and if he is Dallas’ quarterback against the Jaguars, victory is far from assured for the Cowboys.
NFC South 1. New Orleans 4-4; 2. Carolina 3-5; 3. Atlanta 2-6; 4. Tampa Bay 1-7
Suddenly, a year on from two teams finishing with 11+ wins, the NFC South has become one of the worst teams in football. The fact that the Buccaneers and Falcons suck is not really too much of a surprise, the Panthers were expected to regress somewhat after their stellar 2013, but the Saints have been appalling this year up until the last two weeks. Of course, it had to be the Packers defense that would help kickstart the Saints’ offense, but more significantly for New Orleans, they managed to get their first road win of the season last Thursday night against the Panthers, giving them the edge in the race for the division title.
NFC West 1. Arizona 7-1; 2. Seattle 5-3; 3. San Francisco 4-4; 4. St. Louis 3-5
Widely considered to be the strongest division heading into this season, the NFC West has flattered to deceive in 2014, with only the Cardinals performing particularly well to this point. Outside of their wins over the Packers and Broncos, the Seahawks have looked a shadow of the team that won the Super Bowl 9 months ago and have struggled to victories over Carolina and Oakland in the last two weeks. The 49ers do not yet look comfortable in their new home stadium and that is clearly costing them, while the Rams victories over Seattle (at home) and in San Francisco are their only two good performances this year, with their sole other win being a 19-17 edging of the 1-7 Buccaneers. Bizarrely, the team that’s first choice quarterback in Carson Palmer – and who have had to play two other guys in that position already this season – have been the most reliable in the NFC West, as the Cardinals have ridden a strong defense to be the only team in the NFL that has not lost at least two games. However, after they host the Rams this Sunday, their easiest game in the final seven weeks looks to be their trip to Atlanta – I think there is a strong chance Arizona will miss out on the playoffs, despite their great position at this point. Continue reading →
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Yes We Cain! Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll
From a pool of 2,657 registered Presidency 5 voters in Florida’s presidential straw poll , Herman Cain pulled off a significant victory by a significant margin, upsetting both favorite Rick Perry and Mitt Romney.
The Final vote was as follows:
986 votes – 37.1% – Herman Cain
428 votes – 15.4% – Rick Perry
372 votes – 14.0% – Mitt Romney
289 votes – 10.9% – Rick Santorum
276 votes – 10.4% – Ron Paul
224 votes – 8.4% – Newt Gingrich
60 votes – 2.3% – Jon Huntsman
40 votes – 1.5% – Michele Bachmann
Herman Cain’s upset victory was a direct result of Perry’s poor performance in Thursday’s Republican presidential debate in which he argued that those who did not believe in offering in-state tuition discounts to illegal immigrants, did “not have a heart”.
Those remarks, combined with good showing by both Romney and Cain, put Cain’s victory in to motion. During the past two days of Republican electioneering in Friday’s CPAC-FL conference and today’s Presidency 5 convention,there was a clear sense that participants were changing their minds from Perry to Cain and Romney.
In addition to that, unlike Perry and Romney, Herman Cain stayed in Florida since Thursday’s debate and attended today’s Presidency 5 event where he delivered a speech that tore the rough of the convention center. His speech struck at the heart of the limited government cause and beyond that, it conveyed to the audience, that he truly gets the need for real changes in the way government does business.
Cain’s vote which was more than twice the size of Perry’s second place vote total, is a strong sign that both Perry and Romney have a long way to go if they intend to win. The sentiment expressed in Florida today, was a definite indication that the G.O.P. is still looking for a hero and that neither Romney or Perry fit that description yet.
However, Herman Cain just might.
He is the perfect anti-establishment candidate. And that is what voters want. They do not want politics-as-usual. On top of that, Cain has an uncanny and quite natural ability to inspire conservatives with his words and tap into their hope for a responsible figure who can be a citizen leader, not a career politician.
But the P5 participants are a very Southern evangelical sampling of Republican activists and many of them are also quite familiar with Herman Cain. Many have made him a part of their lives every weekday via his Atlanta based radio talk show which is widely heard in that region of the U.S.. This gave Cain the perfect opportunity to be the vessel for which voters could send their protest vote through. That is not to say that Herman Cain did not earn today’s victory in his own right. He did. In his speech he not only demonstrated the capacity to lead, he provided inspiration to a movement that seeks the type of change that is meant to restore liberty to America. He also showed the career politicians that politics-as-usual will not be good enough this time around.
If Herman Cain can parlay this straw poll win into future victories remains to be seen. Not long ago, Minnesota Congresswoman Michel Bachmann won the famous Iowa Straw Poll in Ames. But by her 40 vote, last place finish in Florida, it is safe to say that her Iowa Straw Poll results did not get her very far.
One thing that this win is sure to do for Herman Cain, is propel him from back tier candidate, to serious contender. In addition to raising his name ID, this victory will help him raise money and inject a sizeable dose of dollars into his campaign war chest. What will also be interesting is whether or not South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s recent claim that she will be endorsing someone who is a true business person, is a reference to Herman Cain or Mitt Romney. After today’s surprise win by Cain, one has to wonder.
An endorsement of Cain by Governor Nikki Haley, is not likely but if it did happen, it would place Herman Cain in a position to win back-to-back primaries in South Carolina and Florida………….a scenario that few have imagined, up till now.
On the flip-side of the coin, the man who probably faired worst in this contest was Ron Paul.
Paul’s fans are usually good at hijacking straw polls with ringers brought in from all over the place. But Presidency 5 is unlike Iowa and other straw polls. Participants in P5 must be certifies as registered Republicans through their county organizations. Such certification allows for a more accurate measure of Republican sentiments than do other forums which do not create conditions similar to actual primary contests.
But regardless of anyone else, today belongs to Herman Cain. Today he stunned the political world and put himself on the map. There’s a new candidate in town as of today and he promises to make sure that voters don’t just rollover for the perceived frontrunners. As of today, Herman Cain is going to ensure that the Republican who is nominated president, earns the nomination.
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A 55-year-old woman presents to your office with neck pain and upper-extremity weakness after a motor vehicle accident that occurred 1 week prior. She reports that her car had been hit from behind, and she had sustained a whiplash injury. She notes that she had not lost consciousness, and she had been transferred from the accident scene to the emergency department for additional evaluation. Computed tomography (CT) was negative for cervical fractures and instability, and she had been discharged home wearing a soft cervical collar. Upon presentation to your office 1 week later, she notes severe bilateral arm weakness, “clumsy hands,” and mild lower-extremity weakness with walking. On examination, the bilateral upper-extremity muscle groups have a strength of 3 of 5, and the lower-extremity muscle groups have a strength of 5 of 5. Sensation remains intact throughout the upper and lower extremities. The patient does not report any bowel or bladder changes. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs were made in the office (Figs. 1 and 2).
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Central cord syndrome
Brown-Séquard syndrome
Anterior cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
The patient most likely is presenting with symptoms of central cord syndrome (CCS). CCS, along with Brown-Séquard syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, and posterior cord syndrome, is an incomplete spinal cord injury. Patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries have some neurological function below the level of injury, whereas patients with complete spinal cord injuries have no motor function or sensation below the injured level. Classic symptoms of CCS include motor deficits that are worse in the upper extremity than in the lower extremity. Brown-Séquard syndrome is a hemitransection of the cord that causes ipsilateral loss of motor function and contralateral loss of pain and temperature. Anterior cord syndrome is characterized by greater lower-extremity neurological deficits than upper-extremity deficits. Posterior cord syndrome is a rare injury that is characterized by loss of proprioception below the level of spinal cord injury.
CCS is the most common incomplete spinal cord injury. The classic presentation includes a hyperextension injury in a patient >50 years of age. However, CCS can occur at any age, and in athletes who sustain a hyperextension injury resulting in a disc herniation that compresses the cord. Patients who are >50 years of age are more likely to have cervical spondylosis, which decreases the sagittal diameter of the spine, leaving it more prone to injury. Even a mild hyperextension injury in patients with cervical spondylosis can cause neurological injury. The spinal cord most often is injured in the middle to lower portion as a result of compression anteriorly from osteophytes and posteriorly by the buckled ligamentum flavum. Recent studies have demonstrated that a compression injury causes central cord edema, with resulting pathology in the white matter of the lateral columns. The location of the upper-extremity fibers medially (or more central) and the lower-extremity fibers more laterally within the corticospinal tract results in disproportionate impairment of the arms compared with the legs.
Injury severity can range from mild weakness in the arms with sensory preservation to quadriplegia with sacral sparing. In severe cases, bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction may be present. Patients with CCS can often walk, but have trouble with upper-extremity strength and hand dexterity. In the emergency department setting, radiographs are commonly bypassed and CT is used for initial imaging to identify cervical spondylosis and to rule out cervical fractures. Initial imaging will not typically show spinal instability or fracture with CCS. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) identifies signal changes in the cord that are usually seen with CCS and can help to identify other soft-tissue injuries. MRI is also essential in differentiating complete from incomplete spinal cord injuries because the only clinical difference may be sacral sparing.
The initial treatment for most cases of CCS is nonoperative, and includes immobilization of the neck with a hard cervical collar. If cervical spine fractures and instability have been ruled out, the hard cervical collar is typically worn for a period of 6 weeks. Neurological recovery starts in the lower extremities and progresses in a cephalad direction. Persistent neurological deficits are most commonly seen in the upper extremities. Patients who present late for diagnosis may note permanent “clumsy hands.” Advanced age, severity of cervical spondylosis, and spinal cord signal abnormalities on MRI are associated with a worse prognosis. Physical therapy should be initiated early to focus on regaining strength and mobility. Considerable neurological recovery is expected in the first 6 weeks after injury; however, full functional recovery is uncommon. Patients with substantial neurological impairment should be admitted to the hospital for blood pressure maintenance, and are often administered intravenous steroids for the first 24 to 48 hours, although the clinical benefit of steroid treatment has been debated.
Indications for surgical treatment and time to surgery continue to be subjects of debate with CCS. Absolute indications for early surgery with decompression include pathological abnormalities such as spinal instability and a herniated disc and, in some cases, patients who present with severe neurological impairment. Surgery within the first 24 hours is thought to improve neurological outcome in patients who have a high-grade cord compression on MRI and an American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) grade-C impairment rating. An ASIA grade-C injury is when <50% of the motor function below the injured level is strong enough to move against gravity (muscle grade <3). Relative indications for surgery may include patients whose neurological status plateaus or worsens; however, surgery often is performed after 24 hours in these patients so that neurological function can be observed and to confirm that the patient has stabilized clinically. Because of the comorbidities of surgery, including the potential for death, delaying surgery until the patient is medically optimized is recommended unless a sooner time is absolutely indicated. The patient described herein most likely presented with an ASIA grade-D impairment, with the lower-extremity and trunk strength intact (she was noted to have bilateral arm weakness). Therefore, a period of observation to monitor for neurological improvement would be recommended.
Answer A.
The patient was informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication, and she provided consent.
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My Day With Professional Film Editor, Sam Pollard
By pslovecharli November 22, 2011 September 30, 2018
“You want to engage your audience and tell a story.”
-Sam Pollard
A couple of weekends ago, I, and a few other Howard University students, got the privilege to spend a day learning more about the creative process of film editing.
Professional film editor, Sam Pollard graced Washington, DC and HU’s campus and shared with us many stories, many of his experiences, and in great detail, explained his creative process.
I learned a load of stuff that day and personally, it felt too good to be true. Considering that I do have a true passion for storytelling; writing as well as editing — I took great advantage of that outstanding opportunity.
Now you’re probably wondering, “Now who is Sam Pollard?”
Well, have you seen…
Mo’ Better Blues (Director: Spike Lee)
Clockers (Director: Spike Lee)
Juice (Director: Ernest R. Dickerson)
Bamboozled (Director: Spike Lee)
4 Little Girls (Director: Spike Lee)
When the Levees Broke (Director: Spike Lee)
Jungle Fever (Director: Spike Lee)
If God is Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise (Director: Spike Lee)
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (Directors: Amy Rice & Alicia Sams)
Then… Sam Pollard was the mastermind during
post production on those films = film editor.
He CONTINUED to stress that
THE MAIN GOAL IS TO:
Tell a Story.
A few of his pointers I jotted down throughout the workshop:
Never be just the “hands” of the director —- you MUST have an opinion also. What do you like? What is it that you don’t like?
When you’re looking at film and analyzing the scene, you have to be really specific.
The script is a template to explain unfolding of a sequence.
Editors raise the emotional temperature of the film so that the audience will stay engaged.
Some people think that editing is cut, cut, cut… but you need to know when NOT to make a cut. (He used this point regarding the film “Bamboozled” during the abduction and tap dance scene when Manray/Mantan danced to his death) Mr. Pollard explained that he cut on the poetry essence of the scene and film as a whole. Specifically during the rapping scenes, he cut on the rhythm of the words. Interesting!
When you’re engaged in the editing process, you work on giving the film life, order, and motion.
What’s the emotional intent of the scene? In the world, everybody sets a pace/mood; and as a filmmaker, you incorporate those paces and moods into the film.
Pacing depends on the director’s point of view/aesthetics and vision.
He shared a lot of stories that day with us, but one that I thought was interesting and maybe beneficial to me, was how he and Spike Lee would go to random film showings and sit right in the middle of the audience. They would feel the audience. Their emotions and reactions… and ultimately discover if a scene was too long, and if the audience enjoyed a particular scene, etc. That helped them pick and choose what they thought would work.
Lastly, he briefly touched on understanding the history of editing. That IS the editing process and it dates way back during Sergei Eisenstein & Dziga Vertov Soviet times. (Russian filmmakers, 1920’s.)
Sergei Eisenstein has been critically acclaimed as being the Father of the Montage, with that being his major contribution to the film industry and editing process. He is best known for his film, Battleship Potemkin and his famous scene, the Odessa Steps.
Dziga Vertov, is best known for his film, Man with a Movie Camera, which tells no story at all, but it exemplifies his “kino-eye” contribution to the film world. He would assemble clips of film without regard for formal continuity, time, or even logic itself to achieve a ‘poetic’ effect which would grab viewers.
During my first semester of graduate school, I wrote a 10 page, detailed research paper on Eisenstein, Vertov, and American filmmaker, D.W. Griffith and their influences/contributions to the film industry politically and socially; so I could relate well enough to what Mr. Pollard was saying. [You have to understand the history and research early films to create the editing process.]
So in a nutshell, I was truly, TRULY inspired and honored to be in his presence on that day and just be able to grasp all knowledge and understanding that he had given us.
So you may not be a filmmaker, but now you can probably understand and appreciate an editor’s creative process while watching your favorite movie! :P
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Ecophysiology of "halarsenatibacter silvermanii" strain SLAS-1T, gen. nov., sp. nov., a facultative chemoautotrophic arsenate respirer from salt-saturated Searles Lake, California
By: J.S. Blum, S. Han, B. Lanoil, C. Saltikov, B. Witte, F.R. Tabita, S. Langley, T.J. Beveridge, L. Jahnke, and R.S. Oremland
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02614-08
Open Access Version: Publisher Index Page
Searles Lake occupies a closed basin harboring salt-saturated, alkaline brines that have exceptionally high concentrations of arsenic oxyanions. Strain SLAS-1T was previously isolated from Searles Lake (R. S. Oremland, T. R. Kulp, J. Switzer Blum, S. E. Hoeft, S. Baesman, L. G. Miller, and J. F. Stolz, Science 308:1305-1308, 2005). We now describe this extremophile with regard to its substrate affinities, its unusual mode of motility, sequenced arrABD gene cluster, cell envelope lipids, and its phylogenetic alignment within the order Halanaero-bacteriales, assigning it the name "Halarsenatibacter silvermanii" strain SLAS-1T. We also report on the substrate dynamics of an anaerobic enrichment culture obtained from Searles Lake that grows under conditions of salt saturation and whose members include a novel sulfate reducer of the order Desulfovibriales, the archaeon Halorhabdus utahensis, as well as a close homolog of strain SLAS-1T. Copyright ?? 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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Persistence of melt-bearing Archean lower crust for >200 m.y.—An example from the Lewisian Complex, northwest Scotland
Richard J.M. Taylor
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
Tim E. Johnson
School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
Richard J. Harrison
Richard J.M. Taylor, Tim E. Johnson, Chris Clark, Richard J. Harrison; Persistence of melt-bearing Archean lower crust for >200 m.y.—An example from the Lewisian Complex, northwest Scotland. Geology doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G46834.1
Geochronological data from zircon in Archean tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) gneisses are commonly difficult to interpret. A notable example is the TTG gneisses from the Lewisian Gneiss Complex, northwest Scotland, which have metamorphic zircon ages that define a more-or-less continuous spread through the Neoarchean, with no clear relationship to zircon textures. These data are generally interpreted to record discrete high-grade events at ca. 2.7 Ga and ca. 2.5 Ga, with intermediate ages reflecting variable Pb loss. Although ancient diffusion of Pb is commonly invoked to explain such protracted age spreads, trace-element data in zircon may permit identification of otherwise cryptic magmatic and metamorphic episodes. Although zircons from the TTG gneiss analyzed here show a characteristic spread of Neoarchean ages, they exhibit subtle but key step changes in trace-element compositions that are difficult to ascribe to diffusive resetting, but that are consistent with emplacement of regionally extensive bodies of mafic magma. These data suggest suprasolidus metamorphic temperatures persisted for 200 m.y. or more during the Neoarchean. Such long-lived high-grade metamorphism is supported by data from zircon grains from a nearby monzogranite sheet. These preserve distinctive trace-element compositions consistent with derivation from a mafic source, and they define a well-constrained U-Pb zircon age of ca. 2.6 Ga that is intermediate between the two previously proposed discrete metamorphic episodes. The persistence of melt-bearing lower crust for hundreds of millions of years was probably the norm during the Archean.
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Results from the first geologic traverse on the topographic rim of a complex impact crater, Endeavour Crater, Mars
L.S. Crumpler
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, USA
R.E. Arvidson
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA
D.W. Mittlefehldt
Astromaterials Research Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
J.A. Grant
Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20560, USA
W.H. Farrand
Space Science Institute, 4765 Walnut Street Suite B, Boulder, Colorado 80301, USA
L.S. Crumpler, R.E. Arvidson, D.W. Mittlefehldt, J.A. Grant, W.H. Farrand; Results from the first geologic traverse on the topographic rim of a complex impact crater, Endeavour Crater, Mars. Geology doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G46903.1
A geologic traverse along the rim of the 22-km-diameter Endeavour Crater by the Opportunity Mars rover has provided the first field geologic observations of outcrop-scale structure and stratigraphy at a complex impact crater, characteristics that were previously undocumented due to erosion of similar-size craters on Earth. Two findings of note are (1) the attitude of sheets, foliations, and contacts between rim impact breccias and pre-impact substrate is antiformal, the limbs dipping inward toward the center of the crater inside the crater rim and outward exterior to the crater rim; and (2) coherent blocks of crust segment the rim topographically and structurally into a series of right- and left-stepping elongate rises of variable size and orientation. These segments experienced differing magnitudes of uplift during crater formation along identified vertical scissors faults. Brecciation along the faults bounding rim segments created zones of enhanced subsurface fluid transport through the crater rim, potentially responsible for localized areas of aqueous alteration identified in outcrops near segment boundaries.
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NYPD Cop’s Daughter is Born Three Years After His Death
Posted: July 26, 2017 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Health and Social Issues, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: 2014 killings of NYPD officers, Bill de Blasio, Death of Eric Garner, New York City, New York City Police Department, Police car, Police officer, The Bronx, Upper East Side | Leave a comment
Larry Celona reports: As mortally wounded NYPD cop Wenjian Liu lay in a Brooklyn hospital in 2014, doctors asked his stricken wife if she wanted his semen preserved so that she might someday have his child.
“Of course she said yes,’’ a friend told The Post — and Tuesday, two-and-a-half years after Liu’s murder, his widow gave birth to their daughter.
Liu’s widow, Pei “Sanny’’ Xia Chen, named the baby “Angel’’ as a tribute to her slain hero husband — whose police hat is now next to her bed at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on the Upper East Side, said the pal, fellow cop widow Maria Dziergowski.
The day Chen was artificially inseminated, “she had a dream that Wenjian was there in a white gown looking like an angel and that he handed her a baby, and he said, ‘It’s a girl, a little angel,’ ’’ Dziergowski said.
“So [Chen] knew before everyone that it was a girl.
“The baby’s adorable, smiling, laughing,’’ added Dziergowski, who was with Chen at the hospital Tuesday. “She has a lot of hair, a lot of black hair.’’
Chen — who had only been married to her policeman husband for three months before he and his partner were killed in an ambush by a cop-hating madman — was admitted to the hospital around 12:30 p.m. Monday and gave birth at 4:35 a.m., Dziergowski said. Read the rest of this entry »
[BOOKS] The Silencers
Posted: September 4, 2016 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Censorship, Politics, Reading Room, Think Tank, White House | Tags: Barack Obama, Claire Fox, Dick Durbin, Hillary Clinton, IRS, Kimberly Strassel, Lois Lerner, Milwaukee County, National Guard of the United States, Police car, Progressivism, Scott Walker, Scott Walker (politician), State of Emergency, The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech, The Left, Tom Barrett (politician) | Leave a comment
The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech, by Kimberly Strassel (Twelve Press, 396 pp., $30)
I Find that Offensive!, by Claire Fox (Biteback Publishing, 179 pp., $14.95)
Fred Siegel writes:
…Strassel’s chapters on the politicization of the IRS in Obama’s hands make for a striking summary of Chicago skullduggery. In 2012, an election year, the IRS, led by liberal operative Lois Lerner, systematically sidelined conservative (often Tea Party) organizations. The broadest and deepest scandal in IRS history is more than three years old, but there is little chance that Obama’s Chicago-ized Justice Department will hold anyone accountable. Strassel also discusses the attempts led by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Dick Durbin of Illinois to criminalize criticism of the standard-issue UN position on climate change. The senators insist that manmade climate change is a matter of “settled science.” But climate is always changing, and science is never settled.
[Order Kimberly Strassel’s book “The Intimidation Game: How the Left is Silencing Free Speech“ from Amazon.com]
In late 2008, after Democrats took control of all three branches of government, the Left realized, writes Strassel, that it could use the federal bureaucracy to deploy campaign finance laws selectively against its opponents. The Left could also call upon “the extraordinary new power of the Internet and social media” to convince “a credulous public” that its assaults on opposition political activity “were aimed at ‘cleaner’ and ‘more open’ elections.” This dynamic constitutes what Strassel calls “the modern intimidation game” that “now defines American politics.”
[Read the full review here, at City Journal]
In Wisconsin, Democrats enraged by Governor Scott Walker’s successful effort to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employees played the intimidation game even while out of power. The state’s Progressive-era laws, designed to ensure fair elections, and its unique Government Accountability Board were turned against conservative activists who supported Walker. Democratic Party county prosecutors pressed an array of lawsuits and used armed sheriffs’ deputies to stage early-morning raids, guns drawn, on the homes of conservative activists suspected of having marginally violated state campaign finance laws—in this case, the heinous crime of having outside committees coordinate campaign expenditures with Governor Walker’s electoral efforts. Further, the accused were forbidden by state law of telling anyone, except their lawyers, about the raids. Most of this, as Strassel accurately notes, was “simple harassment.”
[Order Claire Fox’s book “I Find that Offensive!” from Amazon.com]
As for real wrongdoing, the Obama administration, as Strassel explains, has slow-walked documents required for the investigation into the IRS scandals and the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious fiasco, in which the federal government inadvertently armed Mexican drug cartels. Moreover, the House committee examining the Benghazi debacle still doesn’t have tens of thousands of Hillary Clinton emails. But the investigation did inadvertently expose the former secretary of state’s home-brewed email server. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: Police Chase Ends in Suspect Down About a Mile from the Scene of San Bernardino Shooting
Posted: December 2, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Car chase, homicide, Mass Shooting, media, news, Police car, Police officer, San Bernardino, Sport utility vehicle, Twitter | 1 Comment
Windshield on black SUV riddled with bullet holes after police shootout in San Bernardino pic.twitter.com/CXLoZQsFLx
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) December 2, 2015
Police surrounding black SUV in San Bernardino with weapons drawn, calls for medical aid pic.twitter.com/zeNoz98Xll
San Bernardino PD spox on black SUV shootout: “I believe there is one suspect down” and a police officer injured, but OK
Las Vegas Police Officer Shot in ‘Ambush-Style’ Attack, Expected to Survive, Suspect in Custody
Posted: September 6, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: 99 Cents Only Stores, Fox News Channel, KTNV-TV, KVVU-TV, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Police car, Police officer, Robert Benjamin, Semi-automatic pistol | Leave a comment
A Las Vegas police officer reportedly received non-life-threatening injuries after a gunman approached his squad car on Sunday and began firing in an ‘ambush-style’ shooting.
A suspect is in custody in the incident, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tweeted.
Ref the #OIS, the officer received non life threatening injuries and is being treated at @umc. Suspect involved is in custody. #LVMPDnews
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) September 6, 2015
Two officers were leaving the scene of a disturbance call at a .99 Cents Only store when an individual walked up to their patrol car while it was stopped at a traffic light and fired three shots, striking one of the officers in the hand, KTNV reported.
Police did not return fire during the encounter, which occurred shortly after noon, local time. The officer who was shot has not yet been named.
The gunman used a semi-automatic handgun, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Police pursued the alleged shooter on foot until he dropped his weapon and surrendered, according to Metro Sgt. John Sheahan.
A witness at the scene of Sunday’s shooting told the Review-Journal that the alleged gunman….(read more)
At Breitbart.com Bob Price reports:
UPDATE 6:54 p.m. PDT: More details emerge in the ambush-style shooting of the Las Vegas police officer. The suspect has been identified by police as a Hispanic male. News3LV reports both officers exited the vehicle when they determined they were taking fire. The passenger officer was struck in the right hand while exiting the vehicle. One of the officers was able to pull a citizen out of the line of fire and move them to a position of safety. Read the rest of this entry »
Texas Deputy Executed Days After Black Radical Group Calls for Killing Cops
Posted: August 29, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Ford Ranger, Gas station, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff's Office (Texas), Houston, Police car, Sheriff, Texas | Leave a comment
HOUSTON, Texas — A Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot execution style at a gas station while reportedly in full uniform. The deputy was filling up his patrol car. Witnesses told Breitbart Texas the shooter shot the deputy in the back of the head and then three times in the back. This tragedy comes within days of a group of Black radicals calling for “lynching whites and killing cops,” as Breitbart Texas recently reported. Witnesses also told Breitbart Texas that the shooter was a black male…(read more)
Source: Breitbart.com
Los Angeles Times Fires Leftist Cartoonist Ted Rall For False Account About LAPD
Posted: July 28, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Comics, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: California, Daily Kos, Left Wing, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Times, Marxist, media, news, Police car, Police officer, Progressive, propaganda, South Los Angeles, Ted Rall, The Times | 1 Comment
For Marxists like Ted Rall, Lying is as natural as breathing.
Matthew Balan Breitbart’s John Nolte reported on Tuesday that the LA Times discontinued its relationship with far-left cartoonist/writer Ted Rall, after he claimed in an May 2015 item that he was “thrown up against a wall, handcuffed and roughed up by an LAPD motorcycle policeman who also threw his driver’s license into the sewer.” The LAPD subsequently released records about the 2001 police encounter (where Rall was stopped for jaywalking), which included an audiotape that “does not back up Rall’s assertions.”
From John Nolte’s report:
Ted Rall, a noxious left-wing political cartoonist who has advocated violence against conservatives and on more than one occasion revealed himself as a racist, finally went too far, even for the same LA Times that champions those who threaten Jews with curb-stomping. According to the Times, in a May 11 article, Rall outright lied about a 2001 experience he had with the LAPD….(read more)
Maetenloch at AceofSpadesHQ has this:
You’ll be shocked, shocked to find out that Rall is a lying liar who lies. In fact as far back as 2003 Ted Rall was known as a long-time scumbag. The fact that he was ever employed by reputable publications after this cartoon is reason enough for the MSM to be destroyed in a cleansing fire of incandescent righteousness…(read more)
The liberal newspaper’s editorial page editor, Nicholas Goldberg, wrote a note to readers on Tuesday about Rall’s firing. Goldberg first summarized the cartoonist’s claims against the police officer, where he also contended that “dozens of onlookers shouted in protest at the officer’s conduct.” The editor continued that the newly-released audiotape “gives no indication that there was physical violence of any sort by the policeman or that Rall’s license was thrown into the sewer or that he was handcuffed. Nor is there any evidence on the recording of a crowd of shouting onlookers.”
Goldberg also pointed out that Rall filed a complaint with the LAPD which made no mention of the allegation of excessive force:
In Rall’s initial complaint to the LAPD, he describes the incident without mentioning any physical violence or handcuffing but says that the police officer was “belligerent and hostile” and that he threw Rall’s license into the “gutter.” The tape depicts a polite interaction.
In addition, Rall wrote in his blog post that the LAPD dismissed his complaint without ever contacting him. Department records show that internal affairs investigators made repeated attempts to contact Rall, without success. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] ‘Active Shooter’ Update: Chattanooga Navy Reserve Center Shooting Confirmed; Witness Says Recruiting Center Targeted
Posted: July 16, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Active shooter, Andy Berke, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Navy Reserve Center, CNN, Fire chief, Police car, Police officer, Randy Jackson, Tennessee, Twitter, U.S. Navy | Leave a comment
The U.S. Navy tweeted Thursday that there has been a shooting at a Navy reserve center on Amnicola Highway in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Navy also said it was investigating a shooting at another Navy building in the city.
One officer is “down” in connection with the shooting, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke told reporters.
He was not specific about the officer’s condition.
“This is a very, very terrible situation and we need to go figure out how we can handle it,” he said.
Meanwhile, a witness in Chattanooga told CNN that she saw a gunman fire shots at a building that houses military recruiting offices Thursday morning. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: Suspect in Dallas Police Headquarters Shooting is Confirmed Dead
Posted: June 13, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, Mediasphere | Tags: Dallas Police Department, Dallas SWAT, Interstate 20, Interstate 45, Jack Evans, Police car, Police Headquarters, Television station, WFAA | 1 Comment
DALLAS (AP) — Police: Suspect in Dallas police headquarters shooting is confirmed dead.
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Suspect in Dallas Police Shooting Struck by Sniper After Attack on Police Headquarters
Posted: June 13, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Associated Press, Chief of police, Dallas, Dallas Police Department, Dallas SWAT, David Brown (police officer), Interstate 45, Pipe bomb, Police car, SWAT | 1 Comment
Gunman opened fire on Dallas Police Department and rammed a police car before fleeing
Nathan Koppel reports: The suspected gunman who opened fire on the Dallas Police Department’s headquarters early Saturday was believed to be dead after a standoff with officers, Police Chief David Brown said.
Police couldn’t confirm whether the suspect, who was in an armored van that he claimed had explosives inside, was alive. Police hadn’t yet confirmed the man’s identity.
Snipers shot at the van’s front window and struck the suspect, Mr. Brown said. Police were using a robot to determine whether explosives remain near the vehicle.
#dallaspdshooting I hate white people and I am white
— kys joy (@lrhgroupies) June 13, 2015
Pathetic tweet of the day
Police had chased the suspect to a parking lot at a Jack in the Box restaurant south of Dallas after he fired on officers at the Dallas police headquarters early Saturday. No officers were injured in the shootings. Read the rest of this entry »
Dallas Police HQ Attacked; Suspect Cornered
Posted: June 13, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Chief of police, Dallas, Dallas City Hall, Dallas Police Department, David Brown (police officer), Hutchins, Police car, Police station, Saturday morning cartoon, SWAT, Texas | 2 Comments
DALLAS (AP) — Nomann Merchant reports: At least one gunman opened fire on officers outside of police headquarters in Dallas early Saturday, spraying squad cars with bullets before fleeing in a van, which officers followed to a suburban parking lot and surrounded, beginning a standoff, the police chief said.
Witnesses described seeing as many as three other suspects taking part in the attack, but police Chief David Brown said at a news conference that conflicting accounts made it difficult to determine how many people may have been involved. Despite a hail of gunshots, including some that hit police vehicles, nobody was wounded, he said.
According to Brown, the shootout began at around 12:30 a.m., when the suspect or suspects parked in front of the department’s headquarters south of downtown and began firing. At least one assailant later drove off in a dark-colored van, which witnesses described as armored, but not before ramming a police cruiser. The moment was caught on cellphone video shot from a nearby balcony in which several shots can be heard.
Officers trailed the van to a Jack in the Box parking lot in Hutchins, a Dallas suburb, where a SWAT team had it surrounded, Brown said. They had been speaking to a man inside who identified himself as James Boulware and who said he blames police for losing custody of his son and “accusing him of being a terrorist.”
The gunman also said he had explosives in the van, which appeared to be outfitted with gun ports in the sides. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] Robert Holguin: Disruption at Board of Police Commissioners Panel to Vote on #EzellFord Shooting by #LAPD
Posted: June 9, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: ABC7, Board of Police Commissioners, California, Charlie Beck, Civilian Oversight, Ezell Ford, Glendale, LAPD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Mary O'Callaghan, Police car, Robert Holguin, Shooting | Leave a comment
Some people at today’s Board of Police Commissioners start to sing. The panel to vote on #EzellFord shooting by #LAPD pic.twitter.com/nxzQMkgK0X
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) June 9, 2015
Officer with the Housing Authority of New Orleans Found Shot to Death in Police Cruiser
Posted: May 24, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Atlanta Police Department, Attempted murder, Baltimore, Chief of police, District Attorney, Emergency vehicle lighting, Housing Authority of New Orleans, Jerome Brown, New Orleans Police Department, Police car | 2 Comments
“What we know right now is that he was fatally wounded, and it is just a sad day. We are all very touched by it and our thoughts and prayers are with the chief, his family and the officers of the housing authority.”
NEW ORLEANS — It’s a scene no law enforcement officer ever wants to investigate.
The New Orleans Police Department says a Housing Authority of New Orleans officer was found shot to death inside his police cruiser early Sunday morning in Central City.
“Such a tragic loss. We have never had an on-duty death in the department’s history. We know the men and women of the NOPD will work to bring this to a conclusion.”
The driver’s side window was broken out and the cruiser lights were still on when responding officers found the body. NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said the officer’s car was found in drive.
“What we know right now is that he was fatally wounded, and it is just a sad day,” Harrison said. “We are all very touched by it and our thoughts and prayers are with the chief, his family and the officers of the housing authority.”
“It is a tough day. It is a hard thing to watch one of your colleagues lose their life in the line of duty.”
HANO police chief Robert Anderson said the young officer had only been on the force two years and he is the first officer killed in the line of duty.
Anderson said the officer was on patrol in an area where new mixed-income homes are under construction. Read the rest of this entry »
New York City Police Officer Shot In Face Dies
Posted: May 4, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: Associated Press, Brian Moore (novelist), Erik Jansen, New York, New York City, New York City Fire Department, New York City Police Department, Police car, Queens, William J. Bratton | 1 Comment
Brian Moore, 25 years old, died from his injuries after being taken off life support at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center two days after the shooting
Pervaiz Shallwani reports: A New York City police officer shot in the face through the window of his unmarked police car was pronounced dead at a Queens hospital Monday, authorities said.
Brian Moore, 25 years old, died from his injuries after being taken off life support at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center two days after the shooting in Middle Village neighborhood of Queens, police officials said.
Officer Moore was part of the anti-crime unit in the New York Police Department’s 105th precinct in Queens and was in plain clothes, patrolling in an unmarked police car with his partner when he was shot by a suspect they saw tugging at his waistband, authorities said.
Police Commissioner William Bratton is expected to meet with the officers’ family Monday afternoon.
Demetrius Blackwell, a 35-year-old with a long criminal record accused of shooting Officer Moore, has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bail. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] ‘White Supremacist’ Cops Hop Out of Patrol Car and… Join Kids’ Football Game
Posted: March 22, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Entertainment, Health and Social Issues, Law & Justice, U.S. News | Tags: African American, Alcohol intoxication, Apartment, Cops, Exhibition game, Football, Milwaukee County, Police, Police car, Police officer, Wisconsin | Leave a comment
It’s usually a really bad sign when a police car pulls up and two cops jump out and head towards you.
KARE 11 viewer Michelle Keenan thought that was the case Monday night when a Plymouth squad car pulled up to her apartment complex, two officers got out and began walking towards her son and his friends who were playing football on the lawn.
Her heart started racing as she watched from the balcony. “What’d they do?”, Keenan thought to herself.
“It’s a good feeling to know that we live in a community where police officers are willing to do this and be there for us.”
— Michelle Keenan
She was about to run down and investigate when she saw Officers Matt Kaley and Mike Passig each join one of the teams and start playing. Keenan says the game lasted for 20 to 25 minutes, and her son later told her it was the coolest thing ever.
“Just a friendly game of football, and the kids loved it.”
— Officer Matt Kaley
“It’s a good feeling to know that we live in a community where police officers are willing to do this and be there for us,” said Keenan, who thought the story was a good one in light of the negative attention police have received lately. As a parent, she tells KARE 11 that she appreciates what the officers did, building trust with the kids and creating a memory they will always remember. Read the rest of this entry »
Georgia Cop Fatally Shot by Suspect in Ambush
Posted: March 4, 2015 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: Atlanta, Baltimore County Police Department, Chief of police, Grady Memorial Hospital, Maryland State Police, Police car, Police officer, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Robbery | Leave a comment
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Fulton County police officer has died after being shot in the head by a suspect.
According to Fulton County Assistant Police Chief Gary Stiles, the shooting took place at around 1:30 a.m. in the Cedar Grove subdivision near Fairburn.
Police responded to a shots fired call early Wednesday. They were told the suspect was possibly intoxicated. Neighbors said the man was going from house to house, banging on doors and firing a long barrel gun.
“This is not the first officer that we have lost. It’s heartbreaking.”
The suspect then began shooting at the officers, striking one in the head.
Stiles described the situation as an ambush, saying the officers “were trying to do their job, they were trying to protect this neighborhood from someone who was shooting. And they had no other option but to do their job. And the way it appears to me, they were ambushed without warning.”
The officers returned fire and hit the suspect, who is being treated while in custody at Grady Memorial Hospital. His condition is unknown.
The injured officer’s ambulance was given a police escort to Grady Memorial Hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after 4:30 a.m. His name has not yet been released, but Stiles said he was a veteran officer with many years of service. Read the rest of this entry »
‘If you visited from Mars in the last few months, you would think police do no good in society at all”
Posted: December 21, 2014 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Ambush, Attorney general, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn, Eric Holder, Mayor of New York City, Metro station, Myrtle Avenue, New York, New York City, New York City Police Department, Police car, Police officer, Suicide methods | 1 Comment
There have been at least three ambushes this year of law-enforcement officials that garnered national attention. In June Las Vegas police officers Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31 were ambushed as they sat in a restaurant. One of the suspects in that shooting died in a gunbattle with authorities, and his wife committed suicide.
The assassination of two New York City police officers this weekend has emboldened police and their supporters to lash out at weeks of nationwide protest and criticism that they say have left police more vulnerable.
“This senseless murder of two of New York’s finest further exemplifies the dangerous political climate in which all members of law enforcement, nationwide, now find themselves. Not since the political unrest of the 1960s have police officers been so targeted.”
— Baltimore police union President Gene Ryan, in a posting on the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police website
Police are investigating social-media posts by the apparent assailant in the point-blank fatal shootings Saturday of the two officers who were sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn. In them, he allegedly talked about killing officers in retaliation for the deaths of Eric Garner on Staten Island, N.Y., and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., this summer in confrontations with police.
Experts on law enforcement said the demonstrations that followed grand jury decisions not to charge the officers in those cases have strained police morale across the U.S. as officers have been forced to defend their tactics, then deploy in big numbers to demonstrations against those tactics.
“This senseless murder of two of New York’s finest further exemplifies the dangerous political climate in which all members of law enforcement, nationwide, now find themselves,” Baltimore police union President Gene Ryan said in a posting on the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police website. “Not since the political unrest of the 1960s have police officers been so targeted.”
“If you visited from Mars in the last few months, you would think police do no good in society at all”
— Eugene O’Donnell, a professor of law and police studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City
On Sunday, a somber-faced New York Mayor Bill de Blasio , who has come under withering criticism from the city’s police union after the killings, attended Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, flanked in a pew by his wife and Police Commissioner William Bratton . “We are in solidarity with you,” New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told the public officials. Read the rest of this entry »
UPDATE: Cop Execution ‘Revenge’ for Garner
Posted: December 20, 2014 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: African American, Baltimore, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Daily News (New York), Execution-style murder, Myrtle Avenue, New York City Police Department, New York Post, Police car, Police officer, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center | 1 Comment
Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in their marked police car on a Brooklyn street corner — in what investigators believe was a crazed gunman’s assassination-style mission to avenge Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
“We’re all in this together.”
Mayor De Blasio, to grieving cops
“No we’re not.”
One of the grieving cops
“It’s an execution,” one law-enforcement source said of the 3 p.m. shooting of police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
The tragic heroes were working overtime as part of an anti-terrorism drill in Bedford-Stuyvesant when they were shot point-blank in the head by the lone gunman, identified by sources as Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, who had addresses in Georgia and Brooklyn.
Moments after killing the two officers, he too was dead, having turned the gun on himself on a nearby subway platform as cops closed in.
“I’m Putting Wings on Pigs Today,” a person believed to be the gunman wrote on Instagram in a message posted just three hours before the officers were shot.
“They Take 1 Of Ours…Let’s Take 2 of Theirs,” the post continued, signing off with, “This May Be My Final Post.”
The Instagram page included an image of a silver automatic handgun with a wooden handle. Another image showed the same camouflage pants and distinctive blue sneakers worn by the gunman as his body was carried from the scene on a stretcher.
He used the hashtag #ShootThePolice, along with two other hashtags referencing Garner and Brown.
Brinsley walked up to the cops’ patrol car at the corner of Myrtle and Tompkins avenues, approaching from the sidewalk. Read the rest of this entry »
Officer Down Memorial Page: Police Officer Wenjian Liu, New York City Police Dept.
Posted: December 20, 2014 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: Baltimore, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Daily News (New York), Instagram, New York, New York City, New York City Police Department, New York Post, Police car | Leave a comment
Police Officer Wenjian Liu and Police Officer Rafael Ramos were shot and killed from ambush while sitting in their patrol car at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Thompkins Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Both officers were participating in an anti-terrorism drill when a subject walked up their patrol car and opened fire with a handgun, striking them both in the head and upper body multiple times. Other officers immediately pursued the the subject into a nearby subway station where the man committed suicide.
The subject was a gang member from Baltimore, Maryland, who had traveled to New York City specifically to ambush police officers. The man had published his intentions on social media prior to the shooting.
Officer Liu had served with the New York City Police Department for four years. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: Driver Shot by Chicago Cop Outside Kohl’s in Black Friday Shoplifting Glitch
Posted: November 29, 2013 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Mediasphere | Tags: BlackFriday, Chief of police, Kohl, Police car, Police officer, Pontiac Sunfire, Romeoville Illinois, Turvey | 2 Comments
A driver believed to be involved in a Black Friday shoplifting scheme was shot by police after dragging a police officer in a parking lot outside a Romeoville department store late Thursday, authorities said.
About 10 p.m. police responded to a report of men stealing clothing from the Kohl’s store at 261 S. Weber Road, Romeoville Police Chief Mark Turvey said.
Officers chased two suspects who were seen fleeing the store toward a Pontiac Sunfire waiting outside, Turvey said. An officer became involved in a struggle and was partially caught in the car, Turvey said.
TAKEN: Use and Abuse of Civil Forfeiture
Posted: August 11, 2013 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Reading Room | Tags: Ashley Gilbertson, Asset forfeiture, Henderson, Houston, Jennifer Boatright, Police car, Tenaha Texas, United States | Leave a comment
Under civil forfeiture, Americans who haven’t been charged with wrongdoing can be stripped of their cash, cars, and even homes. Is that all we’re losing?
by Sarah Stillman
Clockwise from left: James Morrow, Javier Flores, Jennifer Boatright and her son Jacob, Dale Agostini, and Nelly Moreira. Many police budgets depend on money from forfeiture. Photographs by Ashley Gilbertson.
On a bright Thursday afternoon in 2007, Jennifer Boatright, a waitress at a Houston bar-and-grill, drove with her two young sons and her boyfriend, Ron Henderson, on U.S. 59 toward Linden, Henderson’s home town, near the Texas-Louisiana border. They made the trip every April, at the first signs of spring, to walk the local wildflower trails and spend time with Henderson’s father. This year, they’d decided to buy a used car in Linden, which had plenty for sale, and so they bundled their cash savings in their car’s center console. Just after dusk, they passed a sign that read “Welcome to Tenaha: A little town with BIG Potential!”
They pulled into a mini-mart for snacks. When they returned to the highway ten minutes later, Boatright, a honey-blond “Texas redneck from Lubbock,” by her own reckoning, and Henderson, who is Latino, noticed something strange. The same police car that their eleven-year-old had admired in the mini-mart parking lot was trailing them. Near the city limits, a tall, bull-shouldered officer named Barry Washington pulled them over.
He asked if Henderson knew that he’d been driving in the left lane for more than half a mile without passing.
No, Henderson replied. He said he’d moved into the left lane so that the police car could make its way onto the highway.
Were there any drugs in the car? When Henderson and Boatright said no, the officer asked if he and his partner could search the car.
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A former inmate testified Patrick Frazee asked him to kill witnesses in murder trial
Posted 10:49 AM, November 18, 2019, by CNN Wire, Updated at 10:53AM, November 18, 2019
As he waited for his murder trial to begin, Patrick Frazee sent letters to a man he met in jail asking him to kill some of the witnesses, the former inmate testified.
Frazee is charged with murdering Kelsey Berreth, the mother of his toddler daughter who grew up on a farm in Moses Lake, Washington. She went missing last Thanksgiving Day and her body hasn't been found.
Frazee had asked more than once, the former inmate testified last week, according to CNN affiliate KMGH. The former inmate, who prosecutors asked the media not to identify, is now on probation, the station reported.
In handwritten letters, the prosecution said Frazee referenced "instruction or suggestions to carry out the hits so to speak on the witness" and named several potential victims, KMGH reported.
Trial for Colorado man accused of killing his fiancee will hinge on testimony from his alleged accomplice
One of the witnesses mentioned was Krystal Lee Kenney, who used to date Frazee and testified during the first week of trial that he made her clean up a bloody mess. She had also told the court he admitted to killing Berreth with a bat, according to KMGH.
The 33-year-old Colorado man is facing eight charges: two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of solicitation to commit murder, two counts of a crime of violence and one count of tampering with a body. He pleaded not guilty in May.
No cameras are allowed inside Frazee's trial. CNN has pieced together this wrapup of the second week of Frazee's trial based on KMGH's daily coverage.
Before court ended for the week, the judge said the jury will also be able to consider charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
During cross-examination, the former inmate testified he had previously considered selling Frazee's letters online. He told Frazee's attorney, Adam Stiegerwald, he hoped to get a plea bargain by testifying.
How investigators will search a landfill for Kelsey Berreth’s remains
Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agent Gregg Slater testified the letters appeared to match Frazee's handwriting.
Frazee allegedly wrote in a letter Slater read out loud that he would "really like to see Kenney with a bullet in her head."
"I know the DA helped put words in her mouth. No video, no weapon, no body, no forensics ... They're coaching her on the circumstantial evidence for a blank statement to match up," one of the letters read.
Kenney, who initially lied to FBI agents about her involvement, later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of tampering with evidence and agreed to testify against Frazee. The defense team has questioned the plea deal.
Colorado man tried to have his fiancée killed 3 times before fatal beating, investigator says
Without her testimony, Slater told the court last week, he didn't know where the investigation would be.
"We didn't know anything other than Berreth was missing, her belongings were missing ... her behavior was off," he told the court.
'People aren't easy to kill'
Investigators never found evidence to suggest Berreth was still alive, former Woodland Park Police Department Commander Christopher Adams testified during the second week.
They were also able to trace her gun, which Berreth had with her before she went missing, he testified. A special agent previously testified Kenney had taken Berreth's gun -- allegedly at Frazee's request -- back to her hometown in Idaho and then gave it to an old friend.
Adams said investigators collected it from that friend and later determined it had been purchased by Berreth in 2014.
That matched what Kenney had told the court. She had testified Frazee killed Berreth with a baseball bat in her townhome and then burned her body in a black tote on a ranch.
Inside Berreth's home, CBI forensic serologist Lindsay Roup testified many areas in the bathroom tested positive for blood.
Caitlin Rogers, a CBI forensic analyst, also told the court blood samples collected from across Berreth's townhome matched her DNA.
A former police officer who now specializes in blood pattern analysis testified the blood patterns found in Berreth's home were consistent with someone being struck multiple times -- and with a bat.
"People aren't easy to kill," the former Denver officer, Jonathyn Priest, told the court. "They're very resilient. And beatings are nasty in that they don't really have the effect that they have on television."
He testified that bloody footprints found around Berreth's home indicated a "pool of blood" was stepped through.
"There is nothing here that tells me the death was accidental," Priest told the court. "It's very consistent with what I'd expect to see in a homicide."
When asked why more blood wasn't found, he told the court that Kenney's testimony of cleaning the crime scene would explain why a lot of the blood was gone.
Defense attorney Ashley Fridovich Porter confirmed with Priest he hadn't seen many of the blood stains before they had been cleaned and a big part of his analysis was based on Kenney's descriptions.
Tooth and phone fragments
Rogers, with the CBI, was also questioned about apparent tooth fragments authorities found in a burned area on a ranch. That's where Kenney testified Frazee burned Berreth's body in a black tote.
A DNA test from the tooth fragment detected female human DNA, the expert testified.
Adams County Fire Rescue Investigations Chief Jerry Means testified that photos of the burn area show there was melted black plastic -- consistent with how plastic of the black tote would have melted.
During her testimony, Kenney had also told the court that after the alleged killing, Frazee instructed her to take Berreth's phone and send texts to Berreth's mother and boss before taking the phone as far as she could.
Twin Falls, Idaho, police officer Josh Hayes testified last week that authorities found charred pieces resembling a phone in a burn pile about 500 feet away from Kenney's home.
A Teller County Department of Human Services employee testified that when she talked to Frazee after Berreth's disappearance, he told her they texted for two days after Thanksgiving.
Frazee said he spoke with Berreth again on the morning of November 25, Mary Longmire testified. He called her later that day and it went to voicemail, she testified that he told her.
The trial resumes Monday with closing arguments.
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Big snowfall has folks scrambling to dig out cars
By Peter Black
January 15 2019 Edition
Photo: Peter Black
It was a rude awakening last weekend for those lulled into believing this year’s winter weather has been rather tame.
Are you prepared for the next severe winter storm?
By Lise Lafond
Photo: Lise Lafond
Quebec is a winter wonderland; snow is needed for many of our outside activities. The Quebec Winter Carnival wouldn’t be the same without snow, and it’s hard to imagine Carnaval without Bonhomme’s Ice Palace. Skiing (cross-country and downhill), snowmobiling, dog-sled competitions – none of these activities would be possible without snow.
Beard or not, Trudeau looks like he’s growing weary of job
Trudeau walked into a cafeteria on Parliament Hill, only half full at noon with the House not yet in session. He had recently suffered a major setback in his political career, and some would say, in his storied life. He looked like a changed man. People looked up hesitantly from their lunches and greeted him with discreet nods, taking note of the most obvious change: Trudeau had grown a beard.
Join us to celebrate philanthropy in support of a great cause
By Jacob Brglez, co-ordinator, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation
On Jan. 29, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation will proudly host Philanthropy Takes Flight, a unique event to celebrate philanthropy in Quebec City and support projects aimed at improving the care given to the residents and clients of Jeffery Hale Hospital and Saint Brigid’s Home.
The story behind Chemin du Foulon
By Bill Cox
Photo: Wikipedia Commons - Public Domain
This road is named after the foulon (fulling mill) where wool was treated to produce a heavy homespun cloth.
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
By Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce, [email protected]
Photo: Jean Gagnon (2014), Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain
January 17, 1820 – The Quebec Gazette
London – Ten ships are engaged to convey emigrants from England to the Cape of Good Hope, where they will form a settlement at Algoa Bay [South Africa]. We hope soon to hear that a paper in the English language is published there. How such settlements might flourish if a free trade with all nations was allowed.
How to practise yoga with kids
By Danielle Burns
Photo: Danielle Burns
Susa Bernard comes from an athletic background: her father was a professional hockey player and she was classically trained in ballet. Five years ago she discovered yoga and loves it for its versatility and ability to tone, stretch and provide mental focus. Bernard recently became a certified yoga instructor and held her first session in September 2019.
Joe Lonergan to launch his latest book, A Natural Affair
By Shirley Nadeau
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
Local author and retired teacher Joe Lonergan is ready to launch his second book, A Natural Affair. Readers may recall his first book – Shamrocks in the Maples – which was published in the fall of 2014.
The Winter Carnival requested snow … and got tons!
By Cassandra Kerwin
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
It seems our town had been having a “mild” winter thus far, so the Quebec Winter Carnival, along with its mascot Bonhomme Carnaval, asked Mother Nature for snow and ice. And they got tons of both, thanks to the freezing rain and the blizzard that hit the province in a double whammy on Jan. 11 and 12.
Feds give $500,000 for Impérial Bell theatre upgrade
One of Quebec City’s most antique theatres is getting the most modern production technology as part of a million-dollar upgrade.
Sister Louise Godin (Ursuline Community)
Posted by dylan
Sister Louise Godin, u.s.o. (Sister Marie-de-Grand-Pouvoir), daughter of the late Hector Godin and the late Amanda Girard, passed away on Jan. 6, 2020 at the Jardins d’Évangéline care home in Beauport, Quebec. She was 102 years of age, and spent 75 years in religious life. She was born in Trois-Rivières.
The wait is over to audition for QAC’s production of Wait Until Dark
Famous thriller play takes to the stage in May
By QAC press release
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain
The Quebec Art Company is embarking on yet another ambitious theatrical production. Recent shows have taken audiences to a Jewish village in Russia (Fiddler on the Roof ), a revolving set for an English manor (Noises Off ), a seedy New Orleans tenement (A Streetcar Named Desire), and the streets of Jerusalem (Jesus Christ Superstar).
Blazers, Irish basketball teams back on the courts
By Luc Lang
The high school basketball teams at Quebec High and St. Patrick’s High schools are back on the courts for the second half of the 2019-2020 season.
The St. Pat’s basketball teams played six games last week and the QHS Blazers were back in action against two teams.
Mondays and Thursdays, from Jan. 7 to 30, 6 - 7:30 p.m. – Traditional Japanese art techniques with local artist Rieko Koresawa as she teaches calligraphy, ink painting and origami. The series of eight free workshops is open to people aged 8+; children must be accompanied by an adult; at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion 1270 Chemin Ste-Foy, room 1135. Materials are provided. Registration is required.
Remparts, AAA Midget and Pee-Wee Tournament
Photo: Jonathan Roy-QMJHL
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is proud to highlight the remarkable performance of its student-athletes on the ice and at school during the month of December. The student-athlete of the month award promotes excellence and the perseverance of the players.
SLC Lions hockey team in RSEQ top three
Photo: St. Lawrence Lions Athletics
The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions are now first in the Northeast Division of the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) hockey league, with a resounding 8-2 win over the Gaillards of Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue on Jan. 11 at the Complexe Sportif Multidisciplinaire de L’Ancienne-Lorette.
Laval splits pair of games against McGill in RSEQ basketball action
Photo: Mathieu Bélanger - U Laval
The Université Laval Rouge et Or basketball teams hosted McGill University athletes in a pair of games on Jan. 10 at the Amphithéâtre-Desjardins, in Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) action.
First up, the Rouge et Or women’s team hosted the McGill Martlets.
Celebrating New Year’s Day with 2020 vision
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January 8 2020 Edition
A light dusting of snow gives this driver a clear view on 2020!
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When I was 17, it was a very good year ...” Old Blue Eyes couldn’t have crooned it better. For people of approximately Frank Sinatra’s generation, it’s frightening to realize those who turned 17 in 2019 were born in 2002, the year after 9/11, when the world changed in an awful and dramatic way.
Quebec slides into 2020 on a spectacular Toboggan ride
The first edition of Toboggan, Quebec City’s new year-end bash, was a smash.
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You’d have to be quick or lucky to spot it, but the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph has a minor role in a popular comedy feature film that’s been streaming on the Crave movie channel.
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Photo: Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives
I have a confession to make. I am now a bona fide fan of Céline Dion. Let me explain this late-blooming admiration for the superstar pride of Charlemagne.
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The story behind Rue Faucher
This street is named in honour of Narcisse-Henri-Édouard Faucher, who was born in Quebec City on March 24, 1848. He studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and at Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.
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Under the mandate of the Environmental Committee Eco St. Lo, CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence now has an indoor hydroponic garden, a sustainable development initiative. St. Lawrence is the only CEGEP in Quebec City to have such a garden.
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To highlight their 25th anniversary, Eggsquis, a popular local chain of breakfast restaurants, recently unveiled their new “olfactory logo” – an orange-citrus fragrance called (what else?) L’Eggsquise – soon to be vaporized into the air of branches of their restaurants in Quebec and Ontario.
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The port of Skaramagas, on the outskirts of Athens, is an unexpectedly beautiful and welcoming place. People chat and eat falafel in heated tents a few feet from the blue-green waters of the Gulf of Elefsina, which flows out into the Aegean Sea. On the other side of the bay, purple-grey snow-capped mountains rise in the distance.
Crossing Canada: Haida Gwaii
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Now that winter has truly set in, many Quebecers will turn their thoughts to their coming summer vacation. This series usually features train travel. However, as a geographical bookend to a previous column about the Magdalen Islands, the focus this time is Haida Gwaii, the mystical islands (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands) off Canada’s West Coast.
I recently read Peter Black’s commentary: First “Canadian” Christmas [published in the Dec. 18, 2019 edition]. I sincerely believe that it is a must read at this time of the year, for anyone who loves our city and the Plains of Abraham. Peter Black reminded us of the beauty and strength of the people who built our country.
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Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery, if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just Tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog.
— John Cam Hobhouse
Invention strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory; nothing can come from nothing.
— Sir Joshua Reynolds
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.
— Lord Acton
The postdoc explained to me how to distinguish different sorts of particles on the basis of the amounts of energy they deposited in various sorts of detectors, spark chambers, calorimeters, what have you.
— Eric Allin Cornell
I have deposited some of my journals here for fear of accidents.
— William John Wills
Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
— Buddha
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“We now get over 100 applications a month from agency recruiters applying to come work for Vettery,” said Adam Goldstein, cofounder of Vettery, a New York City-based online employment marketplace that launched in 2013 with about $1 million in seed funding. “Over the next 5 years the number of traditional recruiting companies will fall dramatically as companies choose transparency and lower fees over pushy recruiters.”
The company may be onto something.
Earlier this month, Vettery closed its Series A round of financing to the tune of $9 million, led by Greycroft Partners and Raine Ventures. The money will fuel geographic expansion to San Francisco and vertical expansion among new hiring categories beyond finance and tech. The company touts 30 percent month-over-month growth in 2016.
“Traditional broker businesses are losing to Internet companies because the Internet has brought more efficiency and transparency. We’ve seen it across the travel industry, real estate industry, and now in the headhunting industry,” said Ian Sigalow, cofounder of Greycroft Partners, in a company news release. “The transition away from agency recruiting and towards marketplaces that provide quality and convenience will continue to lift Vettery’s already impressive growth.”
A clear selling point to job seekers is getting paid. Vettery will give you a signing bonus of $1,000 if you’re hired through its platform. Referring someone who eventually gets hired will net you $1,500. The company also touts privacy to keep users hidden from current employers.
Candidate profiles have to be approved by Vettery, however. Passing job seekers get assigned what’s called a Talent Executive who’s available for things like discussing what you’re looking for in your next job and what’s important to you. They also promise to prepare candidates for interviews with “inside looks” at a company’s culture and process.
Vettery claims companies such as Ebay, Amazon, Casper, Jet, and Uber as clients. Jet.com, according to a company release, “has hired multiple engineers through Vettery with an average time to hire of 20 days.”
“The writing is on the wall,” says Ivan Dodd, Talent Acquisition at Jet.com. “Agency recruiters are going to have a tough road ahead, considering I can get immediate access to the best quality candidates at a lower price through Vettery.”
The hype doesn’t have everyone convinced though.
“The writing is on the wall? Headhunters have been around for longer than I’ve been in recruiting, and I expect them to be around long after I make my last hire,” said Dennis Smith, Recruiting Manager at T-Mobile. “It sounds really cool to throw out sexy quotes about the demise of an entire industry, it’s just not reality.”
Vettery charges a one-time fee of 15 percent of a new hire’s base salary. If for some reason a new hire doesn’t work out, they offer a 100 percent money-back guarantee for 90 days.
Joel Cheesman has over 20 years experience in the online recruitment space. He worked for both international and local job boards in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s. In 2005, Cheesman founded HRSEO, a search engine marketing company for HR, as well as launching an award-winning industry blog called Cheezhead.
He has been featured in Fast Company and US News and World Report. He sold his company in 2009 to Jobing.com. He was employed by EmployeeScreenIQ, a background check company. He is the founder of Ratedly, an iOS app that monitors anonymous employee reviews. He is the father of two children and lives in Indianapolis. Yes, he’s on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Found in Translation, June 24, 2013, NW/THN, Participant
Sally Jane Norman is Professor of Performance Technologies and founding Director of the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts at Sussex, which is designed to…
AMBULANT PERFORMANCE_The Cricket Seeks a Mate
June 24, 2013, NW/THN, performance, symposium
“the cricket seeks a mate” is part of the Ensiferan Variations, a group of works for voice based on the natural music-making activities of the…
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Found in Translation, June 24, 2013, NW/THN, Participant, performance, symposium
Justin Grize studied music composition at Carnegie Mellon University and Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths, University of London. Noticing a persistent animal presence in his own…
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NW/THN: Documenting, Publishing, Disseminating Objects & Experiences is a one-day symposium and workshops, June 24, 2013 that invites practice-based/led research students, faculty, working practitioners & professional…
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Semiconductor is UK artist duo Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt. Through moving image works they explore the material nature of our world, how we experience…
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Frédéric Bevilacqua is the head of the Real Time Musical Interactions team at IRCAM – Institute for Music/Acoustic Research and Coordination in Paris. His research…
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June 24, 2013, NW/THN, Workshop
What is it to disseminate? Why do it at all? Does a creative practitioner or artist need to be concerned with additional documentation tasks, promotional…
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June 24, 2013, NW/THN, Participant
Paul McConnell has graduated with a BA (Hons) Fine Art in the late 90’s and has worked as a freelance web designer and developer before…
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Ian Grant is a digital artist, performer, developer and leads Art and Design at the Ealing School of Art, Design and Media at the University…
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Interactive Technology and the Obsolete Object Digital hardware and software technologies change rapidly with some estimating that a typical storage medium or file format is…
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Cargill Siam Celebrates 100th House Built With Habitat For Humanity Thailand
from Habitat for Humanity
Published on 05 Jan 2010 — View Original
Over 100 Staff From Cargill, Betagro And Nestle Work On Houses In Chiang Mai Before Ceremony Marking Milestone
BANGKOK, 5th January 2010: Cargill Siam marked a milestone in its long-standing partnership with Habitat for Humanity Thailand by celebrating the building of its 100th house in Thailand.
Aptly demonstrating employee involvement, more than 110 volunteers worked on four houses in Chiang Mai. The volunteers included staff from Cargill's businesses in Thailand and other countries as well as staff of Betagro, one of Thailand's leading pork producers, and Swiss-based food giant Nestle.
Back in 2007, the international food and agricultural products group had set a goal of building more than 100 houses with HFH Thailand by 2010. Then, Cargill sent about 100 staff on a Habitat build in northern Thailand to celebrate the 80th birthday of Thailand's monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Of the 100 homes built in the Cargill-Habitat partnership, half of them went to tsunami-affected families in southern Thailand while the remaining 50 homes were constructed for families living in poverty in the provinces of Mahasarakham, Nakhon Ratchasima and Udon Thani in the northeast, and Chiang Mai, Lampang and Phitsanulok in the north.
Cargill, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnoesota, USA, has contributed more than 15 million baht (US$447,800) toward local Habitat programs.
At a special ceremony to celebrate the 100th Thai house, government official Surachai Chongrak, permanent secretary for Chiang Mai province, said that "assistance from the government alone is not enough to thoroughly relieve the distress of people. Therefore, it is extremely beneficial that the projects by Habitat for Humanity Thailand receive support from Cargill".
Chainarong Monthienvichienchai, board chair of HFH Thailand, thanked Cargill for its contributions and expressed his desire for continuing Habitat's partnership with Cargill in promoting safe and decent homes.
Apart from home construction, Cargill Siam awards scholarships to children from families in need and, in rural areas, has installed water purifiers and water coolers in more than 120 schools. The group has also constructed school buildings and libraries, renovated old school buildings and refurbished school toilets. In addition, Cargill has assisted schools in impoverished areas by building ponds for rearing fish and vegetable gardens for sustainable lunch projects.
Founded in 1865, privately held Cargill employs 159,000 people in 68 countries. In Thailand, Cargill Siam has actively supported Habitat with funding and volunteers.
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UNICEF: After the tsunami – a Thai fishing village, 10 years on 22 Dec 2014
UNDP: Baan Nam Khem: A resilient fishing community in Thailand 22 Dec 2014
Govt. Thailand: Op-Ed: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Transforming shared vulnerabilities through better preparedness, by Dr. Noeleen Heyzer and Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow 26 Dec 2013
UNICEF: Children benefit from improved hygiene following the tsunami in Thailand 29 Dec 2009
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Henderson v. City of Columbus: Nebraska Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Intent’ or ‘Foreseeability’ Required For Eminent Domain/Inverse Condemnation, Nebraska Municipal Review (April 2013).
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Of Threads And Centerlines: Riparian Boundary Disputes, Presented at the University of Nebraska College of Law Water Law Conference (2010).
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Raymond Lee Jewelers Offers Unique Cushion Cut Engagement Rings
Trying to find the perfect engagement ring can be a stressful time, especially if you’re not familiar with jewelry terms and if you don’t have a clear idea about what might make your beloved’s heart flutter. Defining your search criteria will give you the confidence to shop around lightheartedly for that perfect engagement ring that will adorn her finger for years to come.
As an expression of love, engagement rings symbolize commitment and union between two people who want to share their life together. If you’re looking for a less conventional engagement ring, you might want to explore some special options. Cushion cut engagement rings make the list for various reasons. Let’s see what they are, and then you can decide for yourself whether it is the perfect choice for your loved one.
Cushion Cut Engagement Rings: Historic Overview
The cushion cut technique goes back a long way. It was first used in antiquity, so there’s no wonder that it is sometimes called antique cushion cut. Cushion cut engagement rings, or pillow cut rings, reproduce, as their name indicates the form of a cushion. They have a square or rectangular shape, sharing some features with emerald or princess cut diamonds. This unique cut has the rare property of displaying an unparalleled incandescence, which comes from within the stone due to the cutting technique employed. A cushion cut stone has about 60 facets with smooth edges. This reduces the likelihood of chipping the stone, and makes it more practical, as it isn’t entangled in the wearer’s hair or caught in clothing items.
The cushion has a vintage look, which is why it is sometimes called the antique cut. Cushion cut engagement rings were in high demand at the end of the 19th century. Due to their radiance, they were called candlelight stones. That was happening before electricity changed our lives for good. People used candles for illumination, and cushion cut diamonds shimmered beautifully in candlelight. They remained in fashion until the beginning of the 20th century, but they are reemerging today among the preferred choices of people looking to buy the perfect engagement ring.
Know What to Look for in a Cushion Cut Engagement Ring
The cushion cut is a popular choice among engagement ring buyers, which is surpassed only by the classic round cut, and the stylish princess cut. There are many variations to the cushion cut, and it’s important to understand the distinctions to make the best choice available. For instance, you can have a standard or a modified cushion cut. The differences are often hard to spot, and rather technical in nature. Standard cushion cut diamonds precede modified cushion cuts, historically speaking. The latter are a variation of the former, and change the stone’s facet patterns thorough the cut. There are several terms associated with the cushion cut, and they have to do with the appearance of the stone.
The gem of some cushion cut engagement rings looks like broken glass or crushed ice, which gives the ring a distinct look. The facet patterns of chunky cushion cuts, for instance, are better defined than other cushion cuts, while the facets of crushed ice cushion cuts cannot be discerned, which justifies the name. Just as with crushed ice or broken glass, you can’t identify patterns, but you get an intense sparkling effect.
As with all diamonds, when you’re shopping for a cushion cut engagement ring, it’s highly recommended to examine the 4 C’s. These are color, clarity, cut, and, obviously, carat.
Cushion Cut Color
Cushion cut diamonds have a high radiance, and maintain their color better than other cuts. That is why it is advisable to set your cushion cut diamond in platinum or, if you prefer, white gold, and choose a diamond, which has, at least an H color grade. The color grading system is implemented by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), and it measures the color of a diamond. D is the highest, while Z is the lowest within this color grading system.
Cushion Cut Clarity
When it comes to cushion cut diamond clarity, you need to look at the cushion cut variation. For example, a crushed ice cushion cut diamond obscures imperfections. Clarity needs to be assessed in relation to stone setting as well. A marquise shaped diamond, for instance, behaves differently than a round one.
Diamond Cushion Cut
The quality of a cut depends on the parameters of the stone and the proficiency of the jeweler performing it. So, when choosing your cushion cut engagement ring, check the certificate of the stone, and ask for expert opinion to see if it’s suitable for a cushion cut.
Carat of Diamond Cushion Cut Engagement Rings
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‘Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral’, a romantic elegy
The film we deserve, not the sequel we wanted: on ‘Goyo’ as essentially a romance, and how the historical film works against expectations.
After the surprising success of Heneral Luna , that historical achievement of a film that came out at a time when historical epics appeared to be firmly things of the past, Jerrold Tarog embarked on a heroic campaign of his own, working on a sequel that is bigger in all the ways that mattered. Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral is larger in scope, tougher in logistics, and more damaging in its budget. It is a riskier project, and not because the executive producers are financially more exposed—they have repeatedly claimed to not care about incurring losses, gallantly, for the sake of art—but because big-budget movies are less like banks (“too big to fail”) and more like warships: overlook one fatal flaw, one little vulnerability in its massive architecture, and the entire mighty artistic endeavor sinks.
Tarog fortunately is now an auteur knowledgeable in the architecture of epic blockbusters, or what counts as one on these shores. He understands how such films have to be many things at once, and his past works have proven his ability to craft each facet well, and then weave them together in compelling ways. Still, big movies like Goyo have a leading sentiment, a first-among-equals among the many genres they embody. If Luna was action—more often of the verbal kind than the physical, but still overwhelmingly a story of conflict—then Goyo is romance. Not just romance in the common sense, although this film has a lot of that, Gregorio del Pilar being a dashing young man (he is played by Paulo Avelino) who loves to show off his horsemanship on town plazas, courting and chasing girls in the most reckless of ways by 19th century standards. (It is tempting, though not particularly creative, to think that this movie could easily have been titled Goyo: Ang Babaerong Heneral, the womanizing general.) More than that, this film has a sentimental attitude hinted at from its very first teaser, a melancholic temperament that stands in contrast to Luna’s firebrand pragmatism. Goyo is a confident suitor but a tentative patriot, still looking for his place and principles, still remaining a little bit of a boy at heart; he has a sense for fantastic ideas like fate and destiny. The film confounds love of country with romantic love, the love of ideas and abstractions with the love for persons and people, in a story of war and peace, of boys becoming heroes. Nothing heightens the excitement of romance like the contrast between harmony and conflict after all; nothing else can so easily turn stories into epics.
While Goyo is engaged in his rather frivolous pursuits, it is left to the more sober characters to reflect on the state of the fledgling nation. The opening scene is a glorious slow-mo of President Emilio Aguinaldo (Mon Confiado) and his men stumbling down a hill, running away from unseen pursuing Americans, while Apolinario Mabini (Epy Quizon) speaks in a voiceover of how it is a mistake for Aguinaldo to refuse heroism, to evade the prospect of martyrdom, choosing to flee and have his uniform stained with the dirt of the roads but never with his own blood. (This indulgent opening scene is too dramatic, but nevertheless breathtaking.) The overtly named fictional character Joven (meaning young in Spanish, played by Arron Villaflor), the inquisitive pen-and-paper journalist in Luna, is caught up this time in Goyo’s company, shifting his documentary medium to the visual when he tags along with his famed photographer uncle. “Ayokong magbulag-bulagan” (I don’t want to play blind), he says, while observing the vices and virtues of the young general.
The first part of Goyo, mostly set in a quaint turn-of-the-century Dagupan, has the lion’s share of the film’s most interesting scenes. There is the subplot involving Major Manuel Bernal (Art Acuña in a brief but impactful role), a Luna loyalist, ending in a torture scene that reverberates like a dark echo throughout the story, casting a shadow on Goyo’s heroism. There are the humorous bits, involving Goyo’s courtship games, the women’s talk among themselves, and also General José Alejandrino’s (Alvin Anson) passive-aggressive disrespect for the President. There are the curiously surreal, perhaps unnecessary but irresistibly enchanting visions of horror (to which Tarog no doubt brought some learning from Bliss ): Goyo’s paranoia at the town plaza, his vision filling with unfocused, black-veiled figures, and his premonitions of death while nearly drowning at the river. And then there is perhaps the most thrilling moment in Philippine cinema in the entire year: the folk theater play that re-enacts Goyo’s life story, for his own satisfaction, but which triggers his traumatic memories as the scene cleverly cuts (with percussive force) to a tantalizingly brief portrayal of the Battle of Kakarong de Sili, the battle that gave Goyo his first foretaste of mortality. By the end of this section of the film, Goyo has already given us a balanced serving of emotions, as any epic film should; it is aided in many turns by the often-rousing score (also by Tarog), and the meticulously staged sets, the beautifully studied moments.
All of these could happen at Dagupan because there was a five-month lull in the war, which the young, complacent Filipinos enjoyed like an extended summer vacation while the Americans diligently prepared for an offensive. Goyo and his friends’ sunny days come to an abrupt end one night when, while frolicking at the river as a send-off for one of their own, they are alerted to the flashes and booming of American artillery on the horizon; the despedida turns into a baptism; by dawn, scrambling back to town, the boys have become soldiers again. The film shifts its tone, too, and its atmosphere, from one of illusory peace to impending war. Goyo, who saw omens of death at the river, becomes preoccupied with mortality, losing his confidence, shedding his arrogance, and going forth seemingly with a death wish.
The film begins to frustrate at this point. The Dagupan section is so entertaining, such a full feast of agreeable filmmaking, that when the narrative funnels into the focused mission of marching through the mountains, evading the enemy, and fighting the inevitable final battle, it all feels underwhelming. Part of it is the burden of a full view, the lack of mystery of a complete picture: in contrast to the numerous snippets of other battles, those tasty highlights of action peppering the early sections of the film, the procedural unfurling of the final battle comes across as tedious.
The Battle of Tirad Pass is supposedly the Philippine Thermopylae, the last stand of a few valiant soldiers, sacrificing their lives so that the nation may live a little longer, aided only by geography against superior forces. There are further parallels in how both battles were decided: in Thermopylae, the Persians outflanked the Spartans with the aid of a local, Ephialtes, who in Frank Miller’s retelling is a Spartan outcast; in Tirad Pass, the Americans outflanked the Filipinos with the help of an Igorot, a Cordilleran native whose people the lowlander Filipinos have been insulting as monkey-like savages. But the similarities end there, as Goyo’s depiction of Tirad Pass is the opposite of 300 ’s hyper-stylized vision; there is no celebration of violence, no unrealistic lack of fear on the battlefield, no demonizing of the enemy. The Americans are nothing like the caricatured Persians; they are professional officers and disciplined volunteers, performing their duties with determination. The Filipinos, despite the example of the best of them, are mostly the undisciplined, under-trained soldiers that they are. And Goyo is like Leonidas only insofar as fatalism and suicidal tendencies are concerned—but while Leonidas’s attitude is purposeful, Goyo is mostly tentative, perhaps even foolish.
A common first impression for this film is therefore one of disappointment. If you are a Filipino and you went to see this film without brushing up on history, if you thought you already knew, and still remember from your elementary school textbooks, what is necessary to know about Tirad Pass and Gregorio del Pilar’s moment of martyrdom, then you will likely still be surprised at how the events turn out as told in Goyo. The young general was not the last man standing on the mountain; he was not killed in a magnificent, movie-ready moment on horseback. The reality, the historical truth that this film dares to tell, is much more frustrating. And that is by design, that is part of what Mabini is telling the audience when he asked, “Kaya na ba ng Pilipinong marinig ang katotohanan nang hindi napipikon?” Can the Filipino hear the truth and not be sore about it? Even historical films, based on stories whose endings we all know, can have twists, and for Goyo the setup involves whetting our appetite for a satisfying climactic battle. The punchline involves a Battle of Tirad Pass so lacking in intensity that the combatants, tired from the heat of the midday sun, manage to find time for quite a leisurely lunch. The joke is on those who cannot handle, indeed do not want, the disappointing truth.
Goyo does have other jokes that misfire, other decisions that seem miscalculated. The film’s indulgence shows in the overcooked moments before Goyo’s death. That death scene itself is executed at a blistering pace, for reasons that are not hard to imagine, but it still feels like overcompensation for the corresponding scene in Heneral Luna . And, after Goyo’s death, it is conceivable, however shameful it is, that the surviving Filipino soldiers did scamper away as they do in the film—but it is much less acceptable to know that in their hurry they would be so idiotic as to keep falling off cliffs. Goyo is often a funny film, but it has moments of misplaced hilarity like this.
And then, the post-battle scenes are rushed, as if this film, the second in a planned trilogy, is pressured to close its epilogue because there is such a huge in-story time gap towards the third film. Aguinaldo’s reputation also remains the biggest casualty in Tarog’s trilogy so far. He is not as great a man as popular history makes him to be, it is clear by now, but these films are punishing him further, turning him into a scapegoat in their quest to be allegorical reflections of the present. Goyo skips ahead and portrays his capture at Palanan in Isabela, but only very briefly. This is significant, because the film opens with the question of his evasion of martyrdom, and Palanan was his last chance. The writer Gregorio Brillantes, a protégé of Nick Joaquin, once wrote about the revolutionary president’s symbolic ‘two deaths’: the first at Palanan, upon capture, where the American’s new prisoner mustered enough valiant humility to salute his captors; and the second as the “nearly a hundred years of ingratitude, ignorance, academic asininity and political Pharisaism… the assassination of his name and fame, and the confinement of his memory and spirit in the labyrinth.”*
Nevertheless, this film is about Goyo, after all. And it is a film that is deeply derived from him, as the filmmakers understood him, and as they envisioned his character. This character is communicated starting in the film’s posters: whereas Heneral Luna ’s is in fiery, gritty reds, oranges, and yellows, Goyo’s is in calmer, cleaner, and more collected blues. Similar directions inform the actual films’ visual tones and other elements. Lazier filmmakers would have kept as much of what made Luna work as they could, conforming to sequel expectations, making just the minimum adjustments needed to accommodate a change in protagonist; but we are fortunate that they are not, and that they did not, because it would have been a betrayal of the late boy-general, it would have been his own second death.
His first was enough. This is a film that manages to simultaneously deconstruct and extol him; Tarog did it, as he has explained, not by telling the story of a man becoming a hero, but by showing how a hero became a man, grappling with his mortality and finding his humanity. The resulting film is proud and loud, beautiful even if flawed, like the image-conscious general himself on his last battle, dressed, adorned, and prepared as he was for his final day. And the epic film that celebrates him strips away all its decorations at the very end, returning to its romantic heart as it plays the final notes of its elegy (in the melody of Bato sa Buhangin ), uncovering sweet, deep grief, for a hero and a man, and for the country that was his greatest love after all.
*From The Two Deaths of Emilio Aguinaldo by Gregorio C. Brillantes, Philippine Graphic , Sep–Oct 1999, reprinted in Chronicles of Interesting Times by Anvil Publishing, 2005.
Still frames taken from the film’s trailer and a related music video.
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Author DJ RamonesPosted on 16 January 2019 16 January 2019 Categories FilmsTags 2018 films, history, Jerrold Tarog, peace, romance, war
11 thoughts on “‘Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral’, a romantic elegy”
Baliktad tayo, mas nagustuhan ko ang 2nd half kesa 1st, kahit na hindi talaga naipakita ng buo sa pelikula kung paano naubos at nawala ang mga sundalo ng Republika dahil sa kapabayaan ni Goyo. IIRC, nasa mga 2000 pa sila nang magsimula silang umatras mula sa Dagupan.
But I like the death scene, and the scenes before it (i.e., the eagle), like it was some sort of sarcastic joke or a punchline. But the scenes leading to it didn’t work for me. Kalat-kalat siya. Him preaching about soldiers full of love, the scene with Ronnie Lazaro, were seemingly done in “earnest.” Tarog keeping the sarcastic tone all thoughout might have been better. Actually, yung buong movie, yung mga ideas niya, kalat-kalat din.
“not by telling the story of a man becoming a hero, but by showing how a hero became a man, grappling with his mortality and finding his humanity”
That’s what Tarog intended, but not what I saw. Goyo was never shown as a hero–neither a real hero nor someone who believe in himself as the hero. The movie was so happy to show his dark side from the very start (i.e., turturing and killing Luna’s aid de camps). Even he himself have doubts early on (this after he watched and enjoyed the zarsuela about his early exploits, his heroism). And probably the biggest misfire, was having his brother re-affirm to him that he is the Aguila. The movie didn’t establish his character early on, what we know about Goyo comes from the mouth of other characters—Manuel, Joven, his brother, the people honoring him in fiestas, the girls. Scenes showing Goyo raiding and liberating Bulacan from Spanish troops might have helped establish this “hero becomes a man” story. Also, as the main character, he had very little to say about the things happening in the movie. He isn’t just a tentative patriot. His whole character was… tentative. Aside from the part where he’s good at courting girls, we never really get to know his character. When the movie started to show his inner thoughts, his fears—I asked, where did that come from? Rather than fear of death, wouldn’t it be more logical for him to feel guilt?
Hmm, maraming gusto gawin ang pelikula, pero hindi naman masyadong kalat ang dating sakin. ‘Yung mga usapang pagmamahal sa bayan sa Tirad, may pinagmulan naman ‘yun, ‘yung turning point ni Goyo noong nabasa niya ‘yung sulat ni Remedios sa paanan ng bundok.
You have good points. Totoo, kulang ‘yung depiction as a hero. But that’s only if we take account of the movie itself. Ang defense ko dito (oo na, Tarog apologetics na ang ginagawa ko haha), is intertextual naman ‘yung ginagawa niyang trilogy. Not a valid defense if we’re talking about foreign audiences, ‘yung mga hindi pamilyar sa history as taught in Philippine schools, pero sabi ko nga, the films are speaking to our complacent preconceptions about who our heroes are. Si Luna, bago ang pelikula, hindi malinaw kung sino siya. Pero si Goyo, sinasamba ‘yan sa history classes. Kaya hindi na nag-abala ang pelikula na ipakita pa ‘yon. True, tentative ang character niya, but only in his attitude, and that’s in line with the (dark)-hero-to-man arc. Sa simula, siya ‘yung mayabang na utusan ni Aguinaldo. Simula noong tinawag siyang aso ni Manuel, nag-alinlangan na siya. Tuloy-tuloy hanggang noong umalis na sila ng Dagupan at naging pabaya siyang heneral. And then the turning point, the words from Remedios: “Gusto kong sumandal sa bisig ng isang lalaking alam ang kaniyang hangganan.” From his arrogance, his youthful sense of invulnerability, his security in his past achievements, he was suddenly faced with the prospect of death, the realization that he had so little control over things, his having “little to say about the things happening”. But Remedios’s letter gave him a final clarity, the idea that he can do only so much but he can still do them with purpose; na tao lang siya, but he can still choose to accept his fate, to offer what he has with his refreshed romantic sense. Reckless nga lang siya until the very end. Yes, he should also have been shown to feel guilt, but let’s just say (as an excuse) that it’s part of his humanity, his essential flaws, that in his vanity he couldn’t have thought of feeling it.
ham8113 says:
I like that you put “tao lang siya” as accepting fate (in Goyo’s case here) to because acceptance is a matter of choice and his vanity was a matter of faith which was the best he could have done with what he had. Surely, one doesn’t have much room to grow in with reckless vanity.
I don’t quite understand how vanity is a matter of faith, but I appreciate your last point. There’s that defeatist sense of fate again: he didn’t have much room to grow, and so he had to die.
Ibig kong sabihin dun sa kalat-kalat ay sana nag-focus na lang sa isang main idea yung movie. If it’s equating romantic love to love for one’s country (as you mentioned in your post—very well written as usual), then they should have focused on it. Should have built the movie around it. They could have done away with other things, like the obvious commentaries about the then fledgling republic mirroring the current state of politics. Dahil madaming gustong sabihin ‘yung pelikula (i.e., si Duterte, si Aguinaldo, bayani ba si Goyo?, etc.), lahat ‘yun naging “minor hit” lang, walang tumatak pagkatapos.
Re: Intertextual—the filmmakers did not only expect that the audience alredy watched the first movie, but also that they already read about Goyo—him liberating Filipinos from the Spaniards, him being promoted to general, that he’s Aguinaldo’s favorite, that he went to Hong Kong and had his tooth plated with gold, etc.
It’s probably true, that the general audience already knew more about Goyo than Luna (before Heneral Luna). The story where Goyo died in Tirad is obviously more popular than the one where Luna was killed in Cabanatuan. But if it’s true that very little is written about Goyo compared to Luna (AFAIK, wala namang Rise & Fall of del Pilar si Goyo–correct me if I’m wrong) then we can say that maybe, the general audience knew very little of Goyo’s life as well. Probably, most only knew that he died young in Tirad. Also, that he was a chickboy. But maybe, not much else. Maybe.
Which is why I thought it’s important to show the other “chapters” of Goyo’s life. First, for context, second, to have a more balanced portrayal of Goyo. It was said that the movie’s “an invitation for critical thinking.” But the movie shows mostly the negative side of Goyo. Which is almost the same as telling the audience what to think—Goyo, not a hero.
“And then the turning point, the words from Remedios”
This part didn’t work for me. Ditto with Goyo’s sudden change in character, or character development, if you can call it that.
Matapos siyang tawagin na “aso”, di na siya bilib sa sarili niya, tapos “confused” o “lost” na siya the whole movie, hanggang nabasa niya yung sulat. Pero di naman sinagot ng sulat ‘yung main dilemma ng character niya: aso ba siya ni Aguinaldo o hindi? Ang sagot, hindi ka “hero”, tao ka lang. Medyo malayo ‘yung sagot, pero ganun pa man, dahil sa sulat, nawala yung “doubts” niya.
Para sa ‘kin medyo pilit, pero pwede naman. Na dahil nalaman niyang may pag-asa siya kay Remedios, nagkaroon ulit siya ng purpose. Tapos nakita niya ‘yung Tirad at ang advantage nito. Pero ‘yung kay Ronnie Lazaro niya lang natutunan yung pagmamahal sa Inang Bayan (habang tinatanaw ang naglalakihang mga bundok ni Inang Bayan), parang teka, seryoso?
“his youthful sense of invulnerability, his security in his past achievements”
This goes back to my previous point. Na sana pinakita yung past achievements niya sa movie. And starting with him as “mayabang na utusan ni Aguinaldo” kind of oversimplifies his character. (Shet, ang haba.)
Hmm. Put that way, I concede that the film is diluted, ‘makalat’. I think films are most pleasant when they have a strong unifying theme, which does not mean that they have to be one-track minded, but that all the diversifying elements should support the central thread in a coherent way. I agree that Goyo isn’t like that. That’s why I said the romantic attitude is only a first-among-equals theme; the other commentaries/themes have equally strong claims on being what the movie is all about. I guess that’s what Tarog meant by that Goyo is intended to be watched multiple times—because the audience might see a different ‘main point’ each time. Of course that’s not for everyone, and it can make for a diluted impression with only one viewing. I’m only giving this film a free pass because of the important subject matter, that being a film about national history, which by convention should be big, should be epic, Goyo is allowed to say many things, be many things.
Yes, the movie shows Goyo mostly in a negative light, but as far as I can tell it still ends with him in a positive, even glorious light. Goyo is not a hero, it says for so much of its running time, but as far as I can remember (and I may be mistaken!), no one who has seen the movie has categorically said afterwards that Goyo is indeed not a hero, even if their image of him is now more nuanced, tainted if you will. (Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of their ideas of Aguinaldo.)
Yeah, his conversion after reading the letter does not completely work out logically. I guess it worked for me because it already moved me on an emotional level, so I threw away my logic. Goyo running up Tirad was a Nolan moment for me: the scene is mostly empty action, but it’s made more important than it should be by exciting music and sweeping visuals. (I’m thinking of the drone chase scene in Interstellar . And speaking of Interstellar , I just remembered how such a supposedly cerebral, logical, hard sci-fi movie has that cheesy speech about love in its midst: “Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.”) Lol, sorry for digressing.
Like “Heneral Luna,” which I thankfully saw, the proof of “Goyo” is in the viewing, only because I’m not much of a history buff to take your dissertation all in. Paolo’s promise in “Larawan” was not apparently enhanced in his solo starrer and it sounds like a shame. Your literature keeps at its pleasing pace.
“to” is a typo, pardon the slip
Sorry if I gave you difficulty with vanity being a matter of faith. I simply meant it as what best describes Goyo’s flawed humanity, which he couldn’t change, because he only had himself to believe in. Maybe he could’ve, had he lived a little bit more, with little help from Remedios, who might’ve transitioned from leaner to leaned-on (thereby deserving her name), but his faith was also, alas, his fate. Is my spare history sense making a similar stride?
No worries. Interesting point about Remedios’s name, I haven’t thought of that because she was a historical person after all, and any meaning in name would only be accidental. (A happy one, of course.) I guess, if we’re talking in romantic-worldview terms here, that yes, that’s his fate. That despite her name, it was not in Remedios’s destiny to save him.
Looking forward to more of your cerebral insights.
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Hsueh Chu CHEN, Kuan Yu JIN
Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML)
Background: The term “foreign accent” might be readily characterized as the subjective impressions of a native listener or a learner of a foreign language. The precise nature of foreign accent remains largely unexplored. As listeners (raters) play an important role in assessing foreign accents, rater effects cannot be ignored. Aims: With the acknowledgement that the observed rating score is exactly a three-way interaction among ratee, rater, and criterion, the multifaceted Rasch model (Linacre, 1989) was employed to analyze the ratings on foreign accent. Methods: An experiment was conducted, in which 16 recordings were divided into four blocks, and each rater was randomly assigned to two blocks and requested to evaluate the accent of recordings according to five criteria. Sample: Forty-eight students with different language backgrounds were invited as raters to provide accent ratings. Results: Among the five criteria for accent ratings, “No foreign accent at all” was the most difficult to attain, while “Very easy to understand” and “This accent is very familiar” were the easiest. The 48 raters exhibited very different degrees of severity (SD = 0.74 logit), suggesting rater effects should be carefully considered. By means of the fit statistics, it was found that two raters, one from Hong Kong (outfit = 1.96) and the other from mainland China (outfit = 1.93), could not maintain stable severity throughout the ratings. A mainland China speaker, who exaggeratedly and purposely imitated the accent of English native speakers, received considerably lower ratings from the non-Chinese speakers than from the Chinese speakers (outfit = 2.05). Conclusions: Fitting the multifaceted Rasch model to rating data in accent studies helps identify aberrant rating behavior and obtain fair measures. Future Directions: Other than accent, the impression of whether a person can speak a language fluently may be influenced by other factors such like exical, grammatical and discourse features. Further studies can focus on judgment in terms of these factors and apply the multifaceted Rasch model to the rating data likewise.
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Chen, H.-C., & Jin, K.-Y. (2015, August). Multifaceted Rasch analysis on perceptual judgments of Chinese-accented speech. Paper presented at the Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium 2015, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Transition to FDI Openness: Reconciling Theory and Evidence: Additional Files
McGrattan, Ellen R.
Technology capital, Development, and Foreign direct investment
F21 - International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements, F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business, and O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
Transition to FDI Openness
Empirical studies quantifying the benefits of increased foreign direct investment (FDI) have been unable to provide conclusive evidence of a positive impact on the host country’s economic performance. I show that the lack of robust evidence is not inconsistent with theory, even if the gains to FDI openness are large. Anticipated welfare gains to increased inward FDI should lead to immediate declines in domestic investment and employment and eventual increases. Furthermore, since part of FDI is intangible investment that is expensed from company profits, gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) should decline during periods of abnormally high FDI investment. Using the model of McGrattan and Prescott (2009) and data from the IMF Balance of Payments to parameterize the time paths of FDI openness for each country in the sample, I do not find an economically significant relationship between the amount of inward FDI a country did over the period 1980—2005 and the growth in real GDP predicted by the model. This finding rests crucially on the fact that most of these countries are still in transition to FDI openness.
Development, Technology capital, and Foreign direct investment
F21 - International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements, O23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development, and F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business
Openness, Technology Capital, and Development
McGrattan, Ellen R. and Prescott, Edward C.
A framework is developed with what we call technology capital. A country is a measure of locations. Absent policy constraints, a firm owning a unit of technology capital can produce the composite output good using the unit of technology capital at as many locations as it chooses. But it can operate only one operation at a given location, so the number of locations is what constrains the number of units it operates using this unit of technology capital. If it has two units of technology capital, it can operate twice as many operations at every location. In this paper, aggregation is carried out and the aggregate production functions for the countries are derived. Our framework interacts well with the national accounts in the same way as does the neoclassical growth model. It also interacts well with the international accounts. There are constant returns to scale, and therefore no monopoly rents. Yet there are gains to being economically integrated. In the framework, a country’s openness is measured by the effect of its policies on the productivity of foreign operations. Our analysis indicates that there are large gains to this openness.
Openness and Foreign direct investment
O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business, and F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies
In this paper, we extend the growth model to include firm-specific technology capital and use it to assess the gains from opening to foreign direct investment. A firm’s technology capital is its unique know-how from investing in research and development, brands, and organization capital. Technology capital is distinguished from other forms of capital in that a firm can use it simultaneously in multiple domestic and foreign locations. A country can exploit foreign technology capital by permitting direct investment by foreign multinationals. In both steady-state and transitional analyses, the extended growth model predicts large gains to being open.
Foreign direct investment and Openness
O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies, and F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business
McGrattan, Ellen R.4
Prescott, Edward C.2
F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business4
F21 - International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements2
F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies2
O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development2
O23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development1
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Posted on October 30, 2017 February 20, 2018 by Joel
Andrew Bailey, CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), fronts the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) 10am on Tuesday to account for the City regulator’s recent performance.
Top of the list of questions for TSC MPs will undoubtedly be the RBS Global Restructuring Group (GRG) scandal, including how the financial regulator has dealt with GRG victims complaints and the delayed RBS GRG s166 report, first commissioned in 2014. An initial summary report, ignoring senior RBS managers’ roles, was released last week.
The MPs ought to ask Andrew Bailey more fundamental questions. Why is the FCA’s Head of Retail Banking Supervision informing RBS GRG victims the FCA is ‘not empowered by Parliament’ to deal with fraud (including file falsification) committed by RBS GRG?
In a recorded meeting at FCA’s Canary Wharf offices between directors of the Serious Banking Complaints Bureau (SBCB), SME Alliance (representing victims of RBS GRG) and the FCA’s Head of Retail Banking Supervision in September 2015, the FCA claimed to not have powers to tackle RBS fraud.
Victims of RBS GRG who suffered at the hands of the bank and additionally had personal data, contracts, files and other documents manipulated by RBS and in some cases, used against them in court (i.e. perjury), are being informed by the FCA to take evidence to the police.
This raises obvious questions for the FCA to be pursued by the Treasury Select Committee:
1. Why does the FCA blame Parliament for lack of powers to act to tackle RBS GRG fraud?
2. The regulator has known of problems within GRG for 10 years, why is this the first time additional powers are requested?
3. Are criminal acts by RBS GRG not covered by the senior managers’ regime – or general anti-abuse and fair dealing FCA principles?
4. Why was the crucial role of senior RBS executives/ managers in the GRG scandal left out of the s.166 summary report?
5. Why is the FCA sending RBS GRG victims to the police – only for the police to state they are not investigating and prosecuting cases of complex financial fraud, sending GRG victims straight back to the regulator?
6. Does any financial regulator or enforcement agency have sufficient powers and resources to investigate and prosecute complex financial frauds? If so, why isn’t it happening?
The FCA’s claims regarding lack of powers to address fraud appear to be contradicted by the FCA’s own website, which states: “fraud falls within the FCA’s objective of reducing the risk of financial crime & also impacts on consumer protection objectives.”
The relevant section of the meeting between the Serious Banking Complaints Bureau (SBCB) and the FCA where fraud investigation and enforcement was discussed was recorded as follows:
SBCB: “this is so serious that the bank relies on the integrity of the central file. Now if that [central file] has not got any integrity, and I’m convinced it hasn’t, because of my investigations, I’m convinced that they do whatever they like with it, in whatever way they feel necessary; that everything falls down, because it means that every Subject Access Request [SAR] is questionable; your central file is questionable; what they say in court is questionable; and at the very least – you just can’t rely on it!
FCA – I completely understand where you’re coming from. This is when it’s – the question of the integrity of evidence, and tampering with evidence which I think the allegation is.
SBCB – Yes it is definitely.
FCA – That has to be taken to the Police. I’m afraid that is the right channel and the SAR [file falsification], that has to be taken to the Information Commissioner. I can understand your frustration but we are not empowered by Parliament to take forward either of those two.
So the right channels for you are the justice system through the Police and the Information Commissioner for the SAR. We will absolutely take on what you have said about the complaints handling. It is of concern what you’ve said to us.”
To the casual observer, it must appear entirely nonsensical for the UK financial regulator to lack fraud investigation and enforcement powers just 4 years after the FCA was rebranded and repurposed, following a series of calamitous regulatory failures: the collapse of RBS, HBOS and Northern Rock, followed by LIBOR and Forex rigging 2012-2014 demonstrating fraud by UK regulated banks, on a global scale.
In the wake of publication of the “skilled person” s166 Report into RBS GRG, The FT reported Andrew Bailey “begging for more powers” to implement changes to address failings at the FCA. Bailey said:
“The skilled person that conducted the independent review invited the FCA and other policymakers to consider extending the protections available to SME customers in other ways, in particular for less sophisticated SMEs and vulnerable persons, and to extend the regulations covering unfair contract terms.
“The FCA will make a constructive contribution if invited to do so by lawmakers but ultimately it is for Parliament to consider and approve recommendations about widening our statutory remit.”
Treasury Select Committee members must now establish with Andrew Bailey precisely why the financial regulator has insufficient powers to tackle fraud, ensuring Bailey explains why the regulator did not ask for additional powers when the full extent of GRG fraud and FCA failings became apparent from 2014/15.
Rather than tackle fraud by City of London banks head-on, the FCA’s financial crime/fraud section of its website attempts to reposition fraud as something that happens to regulated finance firms at the hands of ‘rogue employees’ or external fraudsters and scammers.
Despite the litany of recent fraud offences committed by UK banks, the FCA does not entertain the concept of fraud as a crime wilfully committed by firms like RBS and its GRG subsidiary.
Andrew Keats, a former Metropolitan Police Sergeant and Director of SBCB & SME Alliance said:
“At a time when RBS stands accused of major frauds against SME’s, mortgage and card merchant customers, It’s insensitive at best for the Fraud Advisory Panel to have RBS as the only major bank panel member, especially when the FCA, which is also a panel member, now refuses to publish the long-awaited full 166 report which exposes the behaviour of RBS’s Global Restructuring Group, which formerly the FCA claimed it would publish.
It is disgraceful frankly.”
Instead of a potential perpetrator of fraud to be closely monitored, The FCA view RBS as a “corporate partner” in solving fraud. A trusted member of the ‘Fraud Advisory Panel’ along with the Police, financial consulting and advisory firms, and fraud data sharing experts.
Former Torex CEO Neil Mitchell, who is leading a group action action against RBS GRG said:
“Given the extent of current litigation alleging fraud involving RBS and their financial advisors KPMG and Security / Surveillance Consultants Kroll, it is wholly inappropriate for these 3 organisations to be corporate members of the Fraud Advisory Panel.“
Despite the promotion of partnership working between enforcement agencies, evidence suggests there is ongoing inter-agency confusion regarding who has the remit and resources to both investigate and prosecute evidence of financial fraud.
The FCA ignore wider problems associated with RBS GRG, file falsification and other frauds which cut across various strands of the regulators remit. Instead, pointing victims towards the City of London Police (CoLP) as lead police force on financial fraud.
Yet CoLP are sending victims back to the FCA, citing “regulatory overlap” and “complexity” as reasons for not pursuing investigations – which would “not necessarily result in a prosecution.”
From internal CoLP documents provided to victims, in 2014 – the College of Policing changed the way Police investigate and prosecute financial fraud – the Fraud Investigation Model (FIM).
Details of the FIM model were disclosed in response to a complaint to City of London Police by anti-corruption campaigner Nicholas Wilson (fighting for compensation in tens of thousands of cases of store-card debt recovery overcharging by HSBC bank and its solicitors) for CoLP’s refusal to investigate alleged fraud by HSBC.
The FIM documents an apparent shift away from active investigation and prosecution of financial fraud by the police – with talk of “alternative endgames” and “partnership working” replacing “court” or “police action” as preferred outcomes for tackling fraud.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has been sent to the City of London Police in order to confirm the origins of the FIM, how broadly the policy has been applied, how closely it is being implemented amongst partner agencies and police across the UK, and to what extent the move away from prosecution and enforcement is being communicated to victims of financial crime.
Andy Keats continued:
“Investigations reveal that neither the UK police (including CoLP) nor the FCA has any appetite for investigating financial crime. We currently have a ridiculous situation where complainants who approach the police are routinely told that financial fraud is a matter for the FCA and conversely, the FCA claim they are not empowered to investigate fraud and refer complainants to the police. So financial fraud is allowed to grow like a cancer, with victims powerless against it.
The answer must be a recognised body that will investigate financial crime and prosecute offenders, or all is lost. It could easily be self-funding with the bank fines for personnel found guilty of fraud and other criminal behaviour.”
In response to the apparent decriminalisation of financial fraud by banks including RBS, the FCA, Treasury Select Committee and Parliament must now reconsider the extent to which financial fraud investigation and enforcement can be handballed to under-staffed police forces by the FCA, without any realistic prospects of investigation or prosecutorial success.
Currently, both the FCA and police appear utterly incapable of protecting small businesses from bank fraud.
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End Note for Journalists: A full copy of The FCA meeting video complete with transcript is available upon request – via: info@researchforaction.uk at the sole discretion of the source.
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Do 'big losses' in judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts affect experts' behaviour
Fotios Petropoulos, Robert Fildes, Paul Goodwin
The behaviour of poker players and sports gamblers has been shown to change after winning or losing a significant amount of money on a single hand. In this paper, we explore whether there are changes in experts’ behaviour when performing judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts and, in particular, examine the impact of ‘big losses’. We define a big loss as a judgmental adjustment that significantly decreases the forecasting accuracy compared to the baseline statistical forecast. In essence, big losses are directly linked with wrong direction or highly overshooting judgmental overrides. Using relevant behavioural theories, we empirically examine the effect of such big losses on subsequent judgmental adjustments exploiting a large multinational data set containing statistical forecasts of demand for pharmaceutical products, expert adjustments and actual sales. We then discuss the implications of our findings for the effective design of forecasting support systems, focusing on the aspects
of guidance and restrictiveness.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.002
Large Data Sets
behavioural analytics
Petropoulos, F., Fildes, R., & Goodwin, P. (2016). Do 'big losses' in judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts affect experts' behaviour. European Journal of Operational Research, 249(3), 842-852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.002
Do 'big losses' in judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts affect experts' behaviour. / Petropoulos, Fotios; Fildes, Robert; Goodwin, Paul.
In: European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 249, No. 3, 16.03.2016, p. 842-852.
Petropoulos, F, Fildes, R & Goodwin, P 2016, 'Do 'big losses' in judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts affect experts' behaviour', European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 249, no. 3, pp. 842-852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.002
Petropoulos F, Fildes R, Goodwin P. Do 'big losses' in judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts affect experts' behaviour. European Journal of Operational Research. 2016 Mar 16;249(3):842-852. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.002
Petropoulos, Fotios ; Fildes, Robert ; Goodwin, Paul. / Do 'big losses' in judgmental adjustments to statistical forecasts affect experts' behaviour. In: European Journal of Operational Research. 2016 ; Vol. 249, No. 3. pp. 842-852.
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William and Catherine honoured by Governor General Thursday evening after a busy day in Canberra
<![CDATA[Following a busy day in Canberra, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a party at Yarralumla, the residence of the Governor General. The Royal couple has been staying at the residence of Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove with their son Prince George.
William and Catherine meet a wide range of guests from the charity, conservation, arts, sporting and business fields on Friday evening in the drawing room at the Government House.
Chatting with the like’s former pro-surfer Layne Beachley, INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly and sailor Jessica Watson; they also met Daniel Keighran, Benjamin Roberts-Smith and SAS Trooper Mark Donaldson, Australia’s three serving Victoria Cross recipients.
They were among four Australians given the honour for their service in Afghanistan. Earlier this year, Corporal Cameron Baird was awarded the VC posthumously. Keith Payne, Australia’s fourth surviving recipient of the VC was not in attendance on Thursday.
Commenting on Will and Kate’s participation Friday at the Anzac Day services, The Governor General stated in his speech “I’m so pleased, I am delighted, that you will be here in Canberra to take part,” Sir Peter said.
The gala was an end to a busy day for the Royal couple.
Earlier in the day, the Royal parents played with some children and planted a tree at Canberra’s National Arboretum. They then were off to the National Portrait Gallery to view an array of the gallery’s portraits.
William and Kate meet local children at a playground in Canberra #RoyalVisitAus pic.twitter.com/K2qeEgBrr5
— TEN Eyewitness News (@channeltennews) April 24, 2014
Following the gallery visit, William and Kate attended a reception at the Great Hall in Parliament House, where William delivered a warm and endearing speech:
“Australia has a quality of life and a level of excellence that makes it a magnet: an enormously attractive place to live, trade, invest, and indeed just visit. The arts and sciences flourish; Australian sporting success is legendary; agriculture – from the traditional to the technologically most advanced – is hugely successful. This is a country that is in the front rank internationally.”
The duke also made mention of the couple’s participation in Anzac Day on Friday and noted that he and his brother Harry would join in remembering next years centenary of Gallipoli:
Over the years, Australians have fought bravely for freedom in numerous conflicts. As those who were involved pass on, succeeding generations must remember and keep vivid the sacrifice they made. Catherine and I look forward to paying tribute to them at tomorrow’s ANZAC Day commemoration; and – with my brother Harry – to taking part in next year’s Gallipoli centenary.
Prime Minister Abbot stated in his address that: “Many decades, hence, when a currently unknowable Australian Prime Minister welcomes your son, King George VII to this building, that will be a sign of the stability and the continuity in the life of our nation.’’
The Duke and Duchess will attend the Anzac Day commemoration on Friday where they will place a wreath before planting a ‘Lone Pine Tree’ in the Memorial Garden.
After the ceremony, The Royal Party departs for Australia Defence Establishment at Fairbairn where they will depart Canberra on the RAAF aircraft to transfer to an international commercial flight to London.
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Column: Astros get the punishment, Dodgers pay the price
Tue Jan 14 1:31am ET
By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist
Players: Clayton Kershaw, Cody Bellinger
In this Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora watches batting practice during media day for baseball's World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for the entire season Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, and the team was fined $5 million for sign-stealing by the team in 2017 and 2018 season. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora the Astros bench coach in 2017 will face punishment later. Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
In this July 2, 2019, file photo, Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch reacts during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, in Denver. Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for the entire season Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, and the team was fined $5 million for sign-stealing by the team in 2017 and 2018 season. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora the Astros bench coach in 2017 will face punishment later. Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
AJ Hinch won’t be managing in the big leagues any time soon, if at all. Alex Cora will soon join him in the unemployment line, and it’s hard to believe anyone will ever give him another job that involves being a leader of men.
The punishments - technically Cora’s is still to come - fit the crime, and for that baseball commissioner Rob Manfred deserves a pat on the back. Give another one to Astros owner Jim Crane, who did his part to clean up an increasingly smelly mess in Houston by immediately firing both his manager and general manager.
But that doesn’t bring real justice. It can’t.
Not to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are now at 32 years and counting without a World Series title
Not to Clayton Kershaw, whose postseason failings were magnified in game 5 at Minute Maid Park when the Dodgers ace was raked for six runs and didn’t make it out of the fifth inning.
And certainly not to Yu Darvish, whose reputation - and nearly his career - got trashed when he was routed by the Astros in two games of the 2017 World Series.
Yes, the official record shows the Houston Astros are still your 2017 World Series champions and that's not going to change regardless of the outcry from Southern California.
But does anyone really believe it?
Watch the second inning of Game 3 once again and then decide. That’s when Darvish was touched up for four runs and the Astros took a 2-1 lead in the series.
It was almost as if the hitters knew what was coming - which, of course, they did.
If you’re still not convinced, Game 5 should be evidence enough. Like Game 3 it took place at Minute Maid Park, where the cameras were rolling, the dugout trash can was booming and the Astros bats were blazing.
All with arguably the best pitcher in baseball since the turn of the century on the mound for the Dodgers. Kershaw didn’t make it out of the fifth inning, surrendering six runs in a wild game that saw the Dodgers score a dozen times - and still lose.
Kershaw, Darvish and the rest of the Dodgers were called chokers. Manager Dave Roberts was taken to task on social media for not handling his pitchers properly.
It turns out what really happened is the Astros cheated. Cora, their bench coach at the time, concocted a scheme to steal signs that made an already good team even better.
To make matters worse, they celebrated on the field at Dodger Stadium like they had earned every moment of it.
The bitter taste still lingers for both Dodger fans and players.
``We were close, but we did it the right way,’’ National League MVP Cody Bellinger told ESPN before the results of MLB’s investigation were released.
It didn’t help that the Dodgers would make the World Series the next year, too, only to see the visiting team celebrating a championship once again at Dodger Stadium. And who was the manager jumping up and down with his players and spraying champagne with his players for the second year in a row at Chavez Ravine?
That would be Cora, who at least for the moment is still the manager of the Red Sox. Manfred didn’t discipline him Monday but only because MLB is still investigating to see if Cora cheated in Boston as much as he did in Houston.
And cheat he did as the bench coach of the Astros, setting up the system that fed sign sequences to a monitor near the dugout. Manfred’s investigation put Cora at the center of it all, and the guess is he will eventually be kicked out of baseball, never to return.
So now the Astros will go down in baseball infamy for being cheaters on a level never seen before. They're not quite the Black Sox of 1919 but the damage they've done to the sport is not insignificant.
Their reputation is in tatters, the feel good story of a city recovering from Hurricane Harvey obliterated. There's an asterisk attached to their championship, and no way for their fans to feel good about anything from the 2017 season.
There's also no way to make things right for the Dodgers, who were the real victims in all this. Baseball isn't about to vacate a title from three years back, and you can't claim a championship you didn't win on the field anyway, even if you were cheated.
In the end, the Dodgers never got to hold the World Series trophy. They sat and shed tears in their clubhouse after Game 7 instead of celebrating with 55,000 faithful fans.
There’s one other thing they missed out on, as Darvish - who was pretty much run out of town by angry Dodger fans after the series - reminded everyone on Twitter after the news broke.
``If the Dodgers are planning a 2017 World Series parade, I would love to join!’’ Darvish tweeted. ``So if that is in the works, can someone make a Yu Garbage Jersey for me?’’
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Art ‘is in the bin’, but dealers can turn trash into treasure
In the art world everything has a price. It's a pity we don't know what and why
Hannah Betts
Last month, Banksy’s 2006 painting Girl With a Balloon self-shredded, having just gone under the hammer at Sotheby’s for £1.042m. The piece was left in a semi-destructed state – half intact, half in ribbons – provoking gasps from onlookers, many of whom were too shocked to even record the moment on their smartphones. The elusive artist then issued an Instagram post regarding the stunt, declaring he had installed the mechanism in case the image were “ever put up for auction”. The move was seen as a democratising gesture on the part of the graffiti artist, a satire on the bloated grotesqueries of the art market to coincide with the climax of the Frieze art fair, the London market’s busiest week.
Nevertheless, in a sign that reality is more ridiculous than any satire, the piece – renamed Love Is In The Bin – is now said to be worth twice the price, and the buyer of this emperor’s new artwork applauded for her unwittingly canny investment.
If this is the kind of malarkey that makes you feel as if it’s art itself that’s in the bin, then you will enjoy Nathaniel Kahn’s wry documentary for HBO, which looks at the money washing about (a minuscule proportion of) the art world and staggers giddily.
Indeed, you will enjoy it even if this is not your bugbear, such a compelling picture does Kahn paint of so many air-kissing predators, dodging trollies of Ruinart, muttering: “I want more” though tombstone teeth.
The Price of Everything – alluding to Wilde’s observation concerning cynics who know “the price of everything and the value of nothing” – follows Kahn’s Oscar-nominated My Architect of 2003, which charted the work of his father, Louis. To people its 98-minutes, Kahn and producer Jennifer Stockman, president of the Guggenheim museums, have amassed an impressive cast of dealers, auctioneers and artists. The last-mentioned are as nonplussed as the rest of us as to why their works garner such cartoonishly hyperbolic prices, not least as the money goes not to them, but to those money-grubbing investors who bought cheap, then sold high.
The individual who explains the how – if not the why – is Phillips CEO Ed Dolman. As the 20th century drew to a close, the world simply ran out of the solid investments that were old masters. At this point, something new was needed to sell to an emerging army of avaricious, lunatically loaded young buyers. Cue the creation of a market for contemporary works. In this context, argues Dolman: “Money is an inevitable consequence of demand and supply so there’s a temptation for the artists to overproduce.”
Behold, Jeff Koons, the world’s most commercially successful artist, creating his gargantuan sculpture Diamond in not one, but “five unique versions,” while minions churn out pimped masterpieces in his studio-cum-factory. He sets the “systems” in place, Koons argues, so the art still qualifies as his.
In contrast, a painter such as Marilyn Minter declares: “It’s too dangerous to even know about it,” it being the market, in case her work is corrupted by it. Meanwhile, we see Larry Poons trudging across snow to his studio to keep his art evolving in a way that lost him the love of the moneymen.
Considered “one of the boys” back in his dot days, Poons “slipped off”, as one-star buyer puts it. Yet this very vanishing act becomes his secret weapon, given that – to make big bucks – dealers must discover, or rediscover, something undervalued. Poons bags a New York show, commercial interest will surely follow, and so the carnival rolls on.
Or does it? As dealer Gavin Brown observes, the current engorged state of the market has rendered auction houses mere “trading houses for assets”. See Croesus-rich collector Stefan Edlis with his spreadsheet of acquisitions, decreeing that red makes a painting more valuable than brown (take that, Rembrandt), and fish are a no go (farewell, Matisse). For curator Paul Schimmel, the market is a bubble we must keep afloat as “there’s no golden age without gold”. For others, it feels more akin to a boil awaiting a lance.
When Amy Cappellazzo, chair of Sotheby’s fine art division, hears Gerhard Richter has said he prefers to see his work in museums, she sniffs: “That’s just his socialist democratic way of avoiding having to deal with rich people who want them,” dismissing such institutions as a collective “cemetery”.
Such is the effect of all this, that even a disputed old master such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi can bring in $450m. We’re encouraged to see the exhibition around which Khan’s documentary hovers, Sotheby’s The Triumph of Painting: The Steven and Ann Ames Collection of 2016, as another in a long line of dizzying triumphs. However, its $276.6m results represented a 6% decline from a similar sale the previous year.
At the same time, global sales dropped as the number above $10m halved from 160 to 80, according to the database Artprice. Meanwhile, we hear Koons dismissed as “lobby art”, which may prove the kiss of death for those filler-plump lips.
Is everything about to go down Maurizio Cattelan’s golden lavatory? According to Gavin Brown: “The reckoning has begun.” The recent record-breaking $90.3m sale of David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) suggests said reckoning may take some time.
- © The Daily Telegraph
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Terror as gunmen storm suburban school, guns blazing
The armed robbery attack took place while Edenvale High pupils were writing exams
Iavan Pijoos
Like any other day, Edenvale real estate agent Nicole Vermeulen was busy uploading property for sale on a website on Thursday morning when she heard a loud bang, and then about 20 more gunshots.
Little did she know Edenvale High School staff were in that moment being forced at gunpoint to hand over R8,000 in cash, money saved up for a school trip. But a teacher’s WhatsApp voice note to the local community policing forum would soon see the deployment of police, who shot dead two of the intruders.
“I thought it was a firecracker, and I turned and looked out the window and saw four suspects running towards our offices,” she told Times Select.
“It was a very traumatising experience. We all just ducked and waited for it to quiet down.”
Vermeulen, whose office is across from Edenvale High School on Johannesburg’s East Rand, said she grabbed her phone and alerted the police and residents in the local community safety group.
She and her colleagues then locked the security gates and hid in the passage of their office.
“What school is going to be next? Where we send our kids is not safe any more.”
The estate agency is on the corner of Linksfield Road in Edenvale, a few metres away from the school – and the local police station.
Two suspected robbers were killed in a shooting at the school gate on Thursday morning. A third suspect, who was shot in the head, survived the shooting and was transported to hospital under police guard.
Police spokesperson Kay Makhubela said an unknown number of men had sped off and police were still searching for them.
Shortly after the incident, an AK47 could be seen lying near the school gate. Five unlicensed firearms were recovered from the scene.
School principal Larry Harmer said the school was equipped with a lockdown system and a camera at the front gate. Harmer said a man stopped at the gate claiming he was collecting his child at the school.
“We opened the gate and, as soon as he got in, robbers in a second car tailgated him. We saw them coming on the camera, but by the time we were on lockdown they were in the front office,” Harmer said.
He said the group of armed men jumped through the windows of the school’s reception area and demanded to be taken to the safe. “They found no money in the safe. There is a smaller safe where we keep all of our cash, and they didn’t even see it. They then went into the offices and tried to smash down my walls.”
The pupils were busy with exams at the time.
He said within minutes, the CPF responded with the police.
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said schools were being targeted by criminals.
“It is becoming clearer and clearer by the day that we are becoming sitting ducks for criminals. Our schools are targets, and we are exposing our children to incidents that we don’t have to,” Lesufi said.
Lesufi said the robbers managed to “lay their hands” on about R8,000 that was not in the safe. The money was saved for a school trip.
The school will remain closed until Monday.
“What kind of society are we that we even rob schools? What kind of society are we turning into that we even risk the lives of our own children? If those answers are not forthcoming, we need to know that we need to something, and we need to do something urgently,” Lesufi said.
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#Festival: IFI & Kinopolis present 11th annual Dublin Polish Film Festival, December 8th -11th
First teaser poster for Wes Ball's The Maze Runner
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Philip Bagnall
Love, Simon is a wonderful story that everybody needs to see. It will bring you to tears as you join Simon on this journey of self-discovery and will help those still unsure among us to maybe say something that will set them free.
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Love, Simon is a story about a young man named Simon Spier who lives a normal life. He’s got great friends, a great family, and a great big secret, he’s gay. Directed by Greg Berlanti with a cast that stars Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Alexandra Shipp, Katherine Langford, and Jorge Lendeberg Jr.
The story of Love, Simon follows Simon (Robinson) as he comes to grips with being a closeted homosexual. He’s kept it well under wraps his whole life until one day an anonymous thread is opened on a chat board from another closeted homosexual guy. This guy, who goes by the pseudonym “Blue”, brings up the topic of how he feels about not being his true self and this sparks something in Simon. Simon decides to start a conversation with him and through the course of the conversations, they begin to connect on a deep level even though Blue keeps Simon at arm’s length. This eventually then turns into something of a quest to find Blue as Simon hopes that this will give him some kind of resolution to his own personal story. Along the way, Simon finds three possible suitors and he tries to deduce which one could be Blue if any of them are.
If I’m being honest I wasn’t sure about Love, Simon when it first opened up. The dialogue was over the top, the characters had that Hollywood shine on them and everything about Simon seemed way too perfect. There was nothing to understand, nothing to digest, just some nice imagery. It was all cutty cutter though the characters were charming, especially Simon. But the script was nothing you wouldn’t find outside of a Nancy Meyer’s film. Then boom the second act kicked in and Simon began his search in earnest and the emotions came flooding in. The characters motivations, their relationships and the stakes in the story are all elevated. In one such scene involving Simon and Abbie (played by a charming Alexandra Shipp) they have a wonderful interaction that brought me to tears. The mean reason this works as well as it does is due to director Greg Berlanti. Many may recognise that name from the many CW series he is a part of so this guy has the drama, heart, and humour of tweens and above down to a fine science.
Berlanti understands his characters and the world they live in allowing the audience to follow the characters as they evolve over the course of the 110 minutes and it’s a heartfelt experience. At times the screenplay does dip the quality of the characters with scenes that are come off as subpar episodes of Riverdale but just as quickly the film rallies to remind the audience of the beauty of this story as well as its relevance in the times we’re living in. There’s also the cinematography and score which couple together quite nicely giving a fresh and airy sense to the film. As well as that the soundtrack is extremely pop-centric which adds an enjoyable sense of teen giddiness.
Berlanti was quoted in an article saying he hopes mainstream movies might see the same kind of rapid change that television underwent in the mid-aughts. “In TV, when we were trying to do certain kinds of LGBT representation over the last 15 years, walls started to fall, then they fell really fast. And we were able to get more and more specific with the storytelling. Cinema has always been at the forefront of that stuff. But I don’t think that mainstream studios have been.” With films like last years Call Me By Your Name as well as The Handmaiden there are many great stories coming out about love and it’s great to see a film like Love, Simon continue that trend.
20th Century FoxAlexandra ShippBecky AlbertalliGreg BerlantiJennifer GarnerJorge Lendeborg Jr.Josh DuhamelKatherine LangfordKeiynan LonsdaleLogan MillerLove SimonMiles HeizerNick RobinsonTalitha BatemanTony Hale
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This is a fantastic film and will mean so much to young people starting on their journey of coming out. I drove a 370km roundtrip to Cork from Wexford to watch it. I wasn’t disappointed and have no problem giving it a 10 out of 10 all day long. The book is also fantastic. I’ve written a review on my blog here: https://johnthecaptainryan.blogspot.ie/2018/03/love-simon-movie-review.html
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Archaeological and Geological Test Excavations at Site 41HM61, Hamilton County, Texas
Richard A. Weinstein
ﾭchaeological testing at 41HM61 to determine if thatsite is eligible for inclusion in the National Registerof Historic Places (NRHP). The site, which is located in northern Hamilton County, Texas, would beaffected by replacement of the current U.S. Highway281 bridge over the Leon River. ﾭﾭogists had previously examined the bridge locationthrough a series of 14 backhoe trenches in the searchfor buried cultural remains. Although such remainswere found, it was uncertain at the time whether theywere in situ or had been eroded out of several known sites located just upstream and then transporteddownriver to the bridge location. CEI was contracted by TxDOT to revisit the site and conduct the NRHPtesting. Work was conducted under the direction of Mr. Richard A. Weinstein, Principal Investigator.ﾭﾭﾭgist for the fieldwork, while Dr. Jon C. Lohse servedas Project Archeologist throughout the analysis andwriting phases. Dr. Charles D. Frederick served as Geoarchaeologist.
CEI reopened and expanded three of the earlier TxDOT trenches (equaling ca. 14 linear meters),excavated eight new trenches (for a total of 98 additional linear meters), and then dug six 50-by-50-cmor 1-by-1-m witness columns and five block excavaﾭ AbstrAct tions, the latter each of varying size and consisting ofa series of contiguous 1-by-1-m units. The witness columns and block excavations were hand-dug usinga combination of shovels and trowels and resulted in the removal of 14.05 cubic meters of soil. Over 30 features were identified and several were examined in detail by the hand excavations, including concentrations of ash and charcoal and clusters of fire- cracked rocks and mussel shells.
Twenty-six samples of charcoal, organic sediment, mussel shell, bone, and floral remains were radiocarbon dated, resulting in a remarkably concise understanding of the different site occupations which span from the latter part of the Middle Archaic period ﾭﾭods (ca. 2460 B.C. to A.D. 1600). Through analysisof the remains associated with each recognized occuﾭﾭﾭﾭnal material, plus selected samples of floral material, freshwater mussel shells, and snails, it is possible topiece together a fine-grained picture of hunter-gatherer subsistence through time, along with changes in ﾭﾭﾭﾭsistence strategies and living conditions. Overall, site 41HM61 is considered eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. It also is considered eligible for status as aState Antiquities Landmark.
This is a work for hire produced for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which owns all rights, title, and interest in and to all data and other information developed for this project under its contract with the report producer. The report may be cited and brief passages from this publication may be reproduced without permission provided that credit is given to TxDOT and the firm that produced it. Permission to reprint an entire chapter, section, figures or tables must be obtained in advance from the Supervisor of the Archeological Studies Branch, Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas, 78701
Weinstein, Richard A. (2015) "Archaeological and Geological Test Excavations at Site 41HM61, Hamilton County, Texas," Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: Vol. 2015 , Article 6. https://doi.org/10.21112/ita.2015.1.6
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Six reasons why global Scotch is recovering
31 July 2017 by Richard Woodard
As world’s biggest Scotch whisky business Diageo announces a turnaround in global sales, it isn’t just the marquee name of Johnnie Walker that’s behind the resurgence, as Richard Woodard discovers.
Star of the show: Diageo’s less heralded Black & White blend has had a fine year
Last week’s set of company results from Diageo, the world’s biggest Scotch whisky business, offered clear evidence of the recovery of Scotch sales around the globe.
The company sold roughly £3 billion-worth of Scotch whisky in the year to the end of June 2017 – compared to sales of just over £2.5bn during the previous 12 months.
That reported revenue increase of 18% is somewhat artificial, given the plummeting value of the pound following the Brexit vote just over a year ago – in real terms, the sales rise was just under 5%.
Nonetheless, that (and a volume increase of 4%) represents an impressive return to form 12 months after the company identified ‘Global Growth of Scotch’ as one of its three key focus areas for the year ahead. Last year, volumes fell 3% and revenues were flat.
What’s driving this recovery? We’ve identified six factors that underpin Diageo’s recent Scotch whisky performance.
1: Johnnie Walker strides on
Behind the bar: Johnnie Walker has cemented its dominance of Diageo’s whisky sales
Scotch whisky accounts for 25% of Diageo’s revenues, and Johnnie Walker has a 55% share of the company’s Scotch whisky sales – so there’s no escaping the vital importance of the world’s best-selling Scotch brand to the business.
Walker’s recovery (volumes up 4%, revenues up 6%) mirrors that of the category as a whole – hardly surprising when you consider the blend’s global presence.
Over the past year, it has become more popular in markets as diverse as the US, Mexico, Spain, Colombia and China – and its biggest-selling expression, Red Label, saw revenues increase by 6%.
No wonder, then, that Diageo chief executive Ivan Menezes is ‘particularly proud’ of Johnnie Walker’s recent performance.
2: Buchanan’s bonanza
Spanish accent: Buchanan’s is big in Latin America and among Hispanics in the US
Menezes is similarly impressed with recent trends for the Buchanan’s blend – ‘Buchanan’s has done beautifully in Latin America and the US,’ he says. Volumes and revenues were both up by 16% last year.
In particular, Buchanan’s has chimed with consumers in Latin America, building on this popularity with an increasing presence in the US, exploiting the growth of the Hispanic population there.
The numbers don’t lie: revenues up 23% last year in Latin America; up 14% in Mexico; and up 7% in North America.
3: Cheaper blends resurgent
Monochrome magic: Black & White had an excellent year in Latin America
For all the talk of people ‘drinking less but better’ and spending a bit more cash, last year was a good one for some of Diageo’s less expensive – and less heralded – blended Scotch brands.
As part of this ‘strategic focus on primary Scotch’, to quote Menezes, there were improving trends for VAT 69, White Horse and (to a lesser extent) Bell’s, but Black & White was the star of the show.
Sales up 24% by volume, 16% by value around the world; in Latin America, volumes surging up 46% and value 21%. Double-digit revenue rise in Mexico, out-performing a difficult market in India.
Black & White came into its own in Brazil, where its lower price struck a chord with consumers low on disposable income and no longer willing to splash out on the likes of Johnnie Walker or Buchanan’s. The falling pound allowed the company to offer some highly competitive pricing as well.
4: Blends over malts – for now
More from malts?: Diageo wants improved sales from The Singleton this year
The broad trends shaping the Scotch whisky market around the world over the past several years have been clear: blends growing slowly or declining, malts on an apparently unstoppable surge.
But Diageo’s results show a reversal of that movement, with malts up by only 3% in volume terms, and 2% by value – and blends the driving force behind growth.
Menezes expects single malts such as Lagavulin, Oban, Talisker and The Singleton trio to ‘do a lot better’ in the year ahead, but growth for the company’s malts portfolio has been slowing for a couple of years now.
It’s worth bearing in mind that, if we disregard The Singleton (which is a combination of three single malts – Dufftown, Glen Ord and Glendullan), the company’s best-selling malt, Talisker, ranks only eighth in the global standings.
5: The changing face of China
Where it’s at: The company has high hopes for Blue Label in China
Has the long-awaited resurgence in China’s Scotch whisky market finally taken hold? After Diageo’s Scotch sales in Greater China dropped 42% in the year to June 2016, this set of results showed a 5% increase, led by the increased popularity of Johnnie Walker and single malts.
Until the government-led crackdown on extravagance, China had been all about expensive blends and luxury bottles, but now a more ‘normal’ market has evolved, complete with rapidly growing numbers of cocktail bars and newly-wealthy middle-class consumers.
‘Our business… is doing very well and we’re growing market share in Scotch,’ says Menezes. ‘Johnnie Walker Blue Label and malt is where we see the strategic growth as I look at the next few years.’
6: On the downside…
Falling fast: Scotch is suffering in South Korea as people move onto lower-strength products
For all the success of the past year, challenges remain for Scotch. In South Korea, people are voting with their wallets and deserting full-strength Scotch for lower-alcohol local alternatives, and the old-style ‘traditional on-trade’ is suffering. Diageo’s Windsor brand’s volumes fell 11% last year, with revenues down 12% and little prospect of improvement.
Brazil remains difficult too: Black & White’s success at a low price is a symptom of a market where people are reluctant to spend their hard-earned cash on higher-priced products such as Johnnie Walker.
In India, Diageo’s Scotch whisky sales were 6% higher, which sounds positive, but represents a disappointing performance. A ban on alcohol sales at certain outlets near state highways led to the company taking ‘a big hit’ in April to June this year, says Menezes.
Latest news 26 January 2017
Diageo Scotch brands bounce back in China
World’s biggest Scotch whisky company returns to growth in China following austerity struggles.
Diageo Scotch sales return to growth
Improved sales of Johnnie Walker have turned the drinks group’s Scotch sales around.
Diageo Scotch expansion plans still shelved
Diageo will continue the suspension of its Scotch expansion plans after sales fell by 9%.
Latest news 01 September 2016
Scotch sales flat in mixed year for Chivas
Scotch whisky industry’s second biggest player reports Chivas Regal sales down, Ballantine’s up.
From the editors 02 August 2017
Let’s hear it for cheap blended Scotch
As rare malts hog the headlines, isn’t it time that less expensive drams got some respect?
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4. Immerse Yourself in Tech and Arts for the SDGs
The Festival is a space, and moment created for far more than talking, listening, and networking. It’s the convening place where the SDGs come to life with immersive live performances, experiential content creation, original film screenings and the latest emerging technologies taking SDG Action to the next level.
The Exhibition Zone is where you can explore hands-on experiences related to transforming local action into global impact. Featuring art showcases, live performances and demonstrations, installations, Virtual and Augmented Reality journeys, this dedicated space will provide a feast for the eyes, the ears, and the mind to delve into the Decade of Action!
To give you a taste of the VR and AR Zone at the Festival, experience immersive media from MY World 360° young content creators. Applications are open for the next MY World 360° selection that will be premiered at the Festival.
The Forgotten Ones
THE FORGOTTEN ONES: MY World 360º September 2019 Playlist selection.An immersive narrative that places viewers into the largest dumpsite in Eastern Africa, told from the perspective of the dumpsite itself, created by youth producers at BlackRhinoVR, Nairobi, Kenya#act4SDGs, #myworld360. Sustainable Development Goals addressed: Goal 1: No Poverty – End poverty in all its forms everywhere, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities – Reduce inequality within and among countries, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableYouth Producer: Charles Muchiri (22)
Geplaatst door Oculus 360 Challenge op Dinsdag 10 september 2019
5. Celebrate with the SDG Community
This festival would not be a festival without celebration! After full days of sessions, experiences and media moments, connect with old and new festival friends for two dedicated evenings of social and cultural experiences. Harness the energy and passion of this incredible community with art, music, performances and where we celebrate what has brought us all together — a passion for achieving the SDGs.
We can’t wait to meet all the creative and innovative minds that we share our commitment to this agenda with, and experience the transformation taking place in situ at the SDG Global Festival of Action.
Join the community 1–3 April 2020 in Bonn, Germany, and let’s celebrate each other’s achievements and get energized for the next 10 years — a Decade of Action.
You have until 1st March to register!
For more information follow #SDGActionFest or visit 👉https://globalfestivalofaction.org/
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on January 15, 2020 January 15, 2020 Categories Global Festival of ActionTags Act4SDGs, globalgoals, sdgactionfest, sdgglobalfest, SDGs
UN opens applications for the SDG Action Zone at the UN General Assembly in September
Every September, the world looks to New York as global leaders, issue experts and a diverse range of stakeholders converge on the UN during the High-level week of the General Assembly. Seizing the momentum for engagement to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDG Action Zone is gearing up to ensure the innovative and diverse work on the SDGs is heard from individuals and organizations around the world.
The SDG Action Zone is a space built inside the United Nations grounds during General Assembly to promote and accelerate transformative SDG action in innovative ways. Varied events and exhibits, programmed throughout the High-level week from 23 to 27 September, will focus on the five themes of the UN General Assembly: Sustainable Development Goals, climate action, universal health coverage, development financing, and small island states.
Until the 9th of August, partners and individuals from all sectors are invited to submit proposals to showcase new ideas, achievements and initiatives that connect and add value to the High-level events happening during UN General Assembly week, through the following ways of engagement:
Host an Event – Expert Panel Discussions, Case Study Snapshots, Evening Receptions and other interactive sessions on the themes of UNGA.
Deliver a Lightning-talk – Humane, disruptive and inspiring stories of SDG action.
Enter the SDG Action Zone’s Speaker Roster – Individuals are invited to register their interest to be invited to speak, and add their perspective and expertise.
Host an Exhibit – Innovations, games and immersive experiences that increase knowledge, empathy, and action for positive change in the exhibition zone.
Successful applications will be selected on the basis of the dynamism and innovation of the content and the ability to add value to the UN General Assembly debates, with a strong focus on diversity, youth engagement, and Global South perspectives. Applications must be submitted by 9 August to be considered.
For further information on the application process and criteria: www.sdgaction.zone
Applications for SDG Action Zone: application form
Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #SDGActionZone
For media inquiries, please contact: info@sdgaction.zone
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on July 29, 2019 July 29, 2019 Categories Uncategorized
Addressing inequalities and Leaving No One Behind at the European Development Days
Join the UN SDG Action Campaign at the European Development Days in Brussels on 18-19 June, 2019! Organized by the European Commission, the European Development Days (EDD) is Europe’s leading forum on development since 2006. The development community comes together every year to share ideas and experiences in ways that inspire new partnerships and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. (See EDD highlights from 2018, 2017 & 2016)
The United Nations stand is a convening space dedicated to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs. It is organized by the UN SDG Action Campaign, the UN in Brussels (24 UN entities), UNECE, and the World Bank.
The UN stand will focus on the EDD‘s theme: Addressing inequalities: Building a world which leaves no one behind and showcase the interlinkages between SDG 10, Reduced Inequalities, and the other Goals.
The UN SDG Hub will leverage data storytelling and invite visitors to share their SDG commitments via the #IamSDGs butterfly wings augmented reality installation and the inequalities graffiti wall, share their ideas or deep dive in meaningful discussion at the SDG studio, and understand what inequality means for different communities via 360 films created by students in all parts of the world.
#IamSDGs Augmented Reality and the digital flying wall
A single action, no matter how small, can drive a positive wave of change in other parts of the world.! #IamSDGs is a campaign encouraging a wave of global action. Come and make your specific commitment to accelerate your chosen Goals, starting a global butterfly effect.
SDG Studio
A space to hear from young leaders and activists as well as high-level officials from the United Nations, the European Commission, national governments and a wide range of other institutions represented at the EDDs! This year, the SDG Studio will focus on SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities and what it takes to ensure we leave no-one behind and bring the Goals home.
Inequalities Graffiti Wall
Share your voice on how to reduce inequalities by writing/drawing onto the inequalities graffiti wall!
A selection of 11 Virtual Reality films from UN Agencies and the MY World 360º young media creators showcasing the challenges of inequality and the importance of leaving no one behind will be screened. The films take place around the world — in the Philippines, Albania, South Africa, Nepal, Iraq, Malawi, Nigeria, Lao PDR, Germany, USA, Brazil and Mongolia.
Inequalities Backdrop
Learn about the interlinkages between SDG 10 — Reduced inequalities and the rest of the Goals at the Inequalities infographics wall. These are a stark reminder of the wide range of inequalities faced by people and communities around the world.
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on June 12, 2019 June 16, 2019 Categories EUROPE, Field Story in EuropeTags edd, edd2019
Inspiring SDG initiatives in Bangkok
Katina Grigoraskos, MY World ASEAN Advocate in Thailand has gathered stories of humans that are making the SDGs a reality in their local communities. Meet 5 initiatives that are acting to achieve goals related to sustainable cities, consumption and climate action!
MyWaste project
MyWaste project is a school recycling program creating by Soravit Thummawatwimon, Maylin Wongjarupun, and Pantach Anantapong in Bankok, Thailand. The MyWaste project aims to improve responsible consumption and production, sustainable cities and communities.
With their project, they give students an incentive to recycle through an easy-to-use reward system where students can collect points for every time they bring in waste to recycle, which can then be exchanged for rewards. They are encouraging students to be responsible and conscious in their consumption through various means trying to build a sustainable school community.
“Our school had already established a recycling program where students bring waste to recycle every Friday. However, the amount of trash brought in by students was in decline throughout the years, especially by middle and high school students, due to lack of regulation and motivation by the school”
These three students are now able to raise more awareness in students and increase the amount of waste recycled at their school. In the near future, they would like to maintain and expand MyWaste further through, making their school 100% free of plastic water bottles.
By creating a sustainable community, they are not only creating a community where everyone has a good quality of life or a safe and secure community, but also an environmentally friendly community. They also put threatening problems we face as top priorities as well such as urban population growth, unemployment, public health, criminal activities, and pollutions.
With the implementation of MyWaste, Soravit, Maylin and Pantach hope to improve other SDGs along the way such as climate action, life below water and life on land.
Better Moon Cafe
Better Moon is a little space located in a local area of On Nut, Bangkok. This cafe aims to constantly develop and serve healthy food for the locals. The Better Moon team focuses on environmental issues, especially the pressing issue of plastic waste in Thailand.
Their creators cooperate with Refill Station, Thailand’s first bulk storefounded at Better Moon. Customers can come to the cafe and learn about low-waste lifestyle tips such as stainless straws, and unique rooms with reused furniture, workshops, activities, and more.
“We go to a lot of camps and do a lot of activities on environmental issues and when we go back to our daily lives, we see that nothing changes. In Thailand, there is not much infrastructure to support change. We made this cafe to support this kind of lifestyle for people”, Pear, Manager at Better Moon and Refill Station
Better Moon Cafe and Refill Station try to reduce as much plastic as we can for the operation and facilitation of customers to get their own utensils and food outside: “We use compostable packaging for delivery and a design that is compatible for the main room. Our partners also have to return glass bottles and use only eco-friendly packaging”, says Pear.
“We want to help change people’s minds, make them comfortable to be here, in the environment here. It’s based on a trust system and the customers can serve themselves”
The most important SDGs for the Better Moon’s team are to have a responsible production and consumption, sustainable cities and communities, good health, life on land and underwater and climate action.
Youths for SDGs
Prima Pupornchai is the founder of Youths for SDGs when she realised that involving youths to learn about and work towards the SDGs is an important step in building a strong foundation for sustainable growth and development.
Youths for SDGs is an academic event that focuses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and strives to be a part of this universal call to action. The event tries to inspire students to learn more about the SDGs and to create change in their communities.
Prima Pupornchai, Founder of Youths for SDGs
“I initiated an event empowering international high school students across Thailand to learn more about the SDGs and what they can do to to help achieve them, called Youths for SDGs”, Prima Pupornchai
The first event of Youths for SDGs took place on 3–4 November 2018, at Wells International School in Bangkok, Thailand, forming a network of 150 students, who shared the same passion for the SDGs. The event raised awareness about global issues, developed partnership across youth from different schools, and encouraged youth to be change makers.
In the event, students exercised their creativity in coming up with solutions to real-world issues that Thailand is currently facing. The activities included were breakout discussion sessions, SDG activity games, and a case challenge to solve. The event successfully brought together youth to learn and work together towards the SDGs.
Prima would like to contribute to this change providing quality education and creating partnership toward the global goals.
Greenhawks club
Since young, Ruby Song was tough and raised in the belief that climate change and global warming were not a big issue. However, everything changed when she joined an environmental club called Greenhawks.
Ruby Song joined an environmental club name Greenhawks not only to
minimize my ecological footprint but also to raise awareness of environmental issues. After five years, she became a leader of this amazing club and we have expanded since then.
Ruby Song, winner of the EARCOS Global
Citizenship Award
“I have encountered that climate change is a big issue that has to be dealt in an alarming point, and realised I was harming the Earth”
Greenhawks deals with all kinds of environmental problems such as recycling, gardening and even food waste. To raise a concern regards excessive consumption of plastics and papers in our society, they have participated in big events such as Trash Hero, Paper Ranger, collaborated with Wells Thonglor and Wells primary school to educate future youths about 3Rs: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle! They have also collaborated with other groups of students acting toward reducing the use and disposal of single-use plastics.
School of Global Studies at Thammasat University
Chris Oestereich is a lecturer at the School of Global Studies at Thammasat University. Chris teaches courses related to social innovation, sustainability, and social enterprise.
He is also the co-founder of the Circular Design Lab, an organization running by volunteers that are developing a design framework that combines design processes with systems thinking in aiming to teach communities to develop solutions to the challenges they face.
On top of that, Chris is an example of a sustainable person: “I stopped driving over eight years ago. I still ride in cars but I use public transit, including the BTS, MRT, Airport Link, buses, and vans as much as possible. I have also made significant changes to my diet trying to be a lot more careful with what I buy, in looking to minimize food waste”
He’s also the publisher of the Wicked Problems Collaborative, a press that focuses on humanity’s biggest social and environmental challenge, and a zero-waste practitioner who helps organizations reduce their footprint as they evolve towards the circular economy.
By Katina Grigoraskos, MY World ASEAN Advocate in Thailand. Katina joined the ASEAN MY World 2030 Advocates Programme in November 2018. A native New Yorker, Katina is the the CAS/Events Coordinator and IB Theory of Knowledge Teacher teacher at Wells International School in Bangkok, Thailand.
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on June 6, 2019 June 25, 2019 Categories ASIA, Field Story in Asia, MY World 2030Tags asean, BANGKOK, Thailand
The biggest #SDGGlobaFest ever! Festival-goers commit to concrete action for the SDGs
“We cannot change where we came from but we can change where we’re going”
MARINA PONTI, Global Director of the UN SDG Action Campaign
Looking beyond the promises of Agenda 2030, the third edition of the SDG Global Festival of Action saw more than 1,700 participants from over 150 countries come together to make the impossible possible and create a step-change in behaviour to catalyse collective action around the Goals.
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The Festival in numbers
Over 60 interactive sessions featured, focussing on 7 core thematic areas: Connections, Campaigning, Mobilization, Inclusion, Visualisation, Storytelling and the Creatives
Over 250 speakers
Over 1,700 participants in attendance – 60% of whom were female!
Over 145 countries represented
Over 30 innovations and exhibitions showcased, 20+ Film screenings and VR /AR experiences, 30+ SDG Studio Talks, 10+ Art and Musical Performances
4 Million people reached through social media channels and over 37M impressions generated over the days of the Festival
8 SDG Action Awards Winners, 21 SDG Action Awards Finalists, 4 Honourable mentions and 2,000 applications
Highlights of the Festival
“Governments can use the SDGs as a framework for political action” in words of Cristina Gallach, High Commissioner for Agenda 2030 for the Government of Spain. On the local level, the City of Milan made a commitment to prepare their first Voluntary Local Review taking into account citizens’ feedback.
Augmented Reality, 360º media, and digital storytelling were experienced across the Festival. “We are on the brink of another moment, a climate moment. This is not a future projection – it is happening right now,” mobile journalist Yusuf Omar showed us how quick and impactful creative content can be: watch video
Climate was front and center, including discussions on deforestation, extreme weather, climate challenges and solutions. “Humans are like rivers: they get bigger and stronger when they get together” – Estevao Ciavatta, called for more collective action.
“We are not just the beneficiaries of this Agenda, we are the leaders of this Agenda”
Eddie Ndopu, award winning, internationally acclaimed activist and humanitarian, UN Secretary-General Sustainable Development Goals Advocate
Best Festival reads
SDGs engagement reaches new heights at the largest ever Global Festival of Action
Meet the 8 Winners of the UN SDG Action Awards 2019!
How can we, together, #Act4SDGs? 10 key messages from the Opening Plenary
Read all the Festival stories and see the photo gallery!
Watch all videos of the Festival
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019 Categories Uncategorized
Primavera Sound teams up with the UN SDG Action Campaign: 17 Goals for a better world and a better festival
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in 2015 by world leaders at a historic UN Summit as a plan of action for governments, the private sector and civil society to work together to eradicate poverty and inequalities, tackle climate change and ensure prosperity for all whilst protecting the planet.
The alliance between Primavera Sounds and the UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Action Campaign will serve as a framework for the social actions that the music Festival has been carrying out for several years, and drive new initiatives of climate action, sustainability and equality that will offer participants a more sustainable and meaningful experience.
In the words of the UN SDG Action Campaign, “To make the 17 Goals a reality we need all of us to take action, and all of us to ensure that we are making progress in achieving each one of them. Primavera Sound is a perfect platform to connect with young and creative people, who want to get active for the causes they care for, and make music Festivals a meaningful experience for all”.
The Sustainable Development Goals universally belong to all of us, and from today are officially adopted also by Primavera Sound. The 17 Goals include measures to promote gender equality, the promotion of responsible consumption and production, and the eradication of social and economic inequalities for all while protecting the planet and tackling climate change. The actions that will be implemented at this year Festival act on, amu all of these objectives.
Change single-use plastic cups for reusable polypropylene cups: An initiative that not only respects the environment but also makes a gesture to the most faithful festival fans: with 19 different models, one for every year and portraying the several Sustainable Development Goals, each one recalls the festival’s history line up by line up.
Introduce measures and actions designed to avoid, sexual harassment and discrimination and ensure women and girls safety.
Participate in the creation of the first music fund for children
Offer a plastic bottle recycling bank, bicycle parks, sustainable catering and donation of surplus food to avoid food waste.
Facilitate access to people with disabilities
Sustainable Development Goals engagement reaches new heights at largest ever SDG Global Festival of Action
Activists, development experts, changemakers and creatives come together in Bonn, Germany, to catalyze action on the SDGs, test and accelerate new ideas, while deepening the coalition for SDG Action
The global community gathered at the SDG Global Festival of Action in Bonn, Germany, to reiterate its commitment to accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals. Organized by the United Nations SDG Action Campaign, the Festival stressed the need for advocacy, citizen engagement, behaviour change and political will to drive the action required to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality.
Held from 2–4 May, this year’s Festival brings together over 1,500 participants from over 150 countries, ranging from activists to high-level representatives, offering a dynamic space where they can share different perspectives, test and accelerate new ideas, and build an environment where the SDGs become a priority for political engagement and democratic participation.
Maria Flachsbarth, German Parliamentary Secretary of State, spoke about the upcoming SDG Summit and how it should bring renewed political commitments to the implementation of Agenda 2030. “These are turbulent times. Around the world, multilateralism is coming under pressure.” Tania Freiin Von Uslar-Gleichen, Director for Human Rights at the German Federal Foreign Office agreed, urging everyone to walk the road of action together, and highlighting the need for international cooperation and ambitious multilateralism in the face of global challenges. Addressing an audience of creatives, activists, youth leaders and business and government experts, she said: “You are a force of nature for the 2030 Agenda.”
“We need partnerships, public and private, for-profit and nonprofit. We need governmental and nongovernmental organizations. You have to take the Agenda to your local constituents to nationalise the SDGs and transform them into their national development plans. Change requires urgency and determination”, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, Assistant Secretary General and Director for the Regional Bureau for Europe in the UN Development Programme
“Change requires urgency and determination”
Speaking on a panel on multi-stakeholder insights, leaders will underline the need for advocacy and citizen engagement. Linking sustainability and citizen action, Juan Somavia, Former Director-General of the International Labour Organisation said that ‘it is totally impossible for the SDGs to become a reality without the people.” This was an overarching theme with the other panellists. “We are agents of change, and if we don’t believe that, nothing is going to happen in our lives’, said Gabriela Cuevas Barron, Mexican Congresswoman and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. “This is the moment when we have a lot of questions, but at the same time, we have a very clear consensus: This development Agenda. This is a clear roadmap. A strategy that we must follow.” She continued by saying that this change starts with the government, working hand in hand, heart by heart, with the people they represent. “If we really want to change the world in 11 years, it seems impossible, but of course it’s possible, and that’s why we are here.”
Leadership was one of three keywords Cristina Gallach, High Commissioner for Agenda 2030 for the Government of Spain highlighted when discussing how the Spanish government has used the Agenda as a framework for political action. “Top leadership is essential,” but so is organization and mobilization. She suggested building alliances with entrepreneurs, youth organizations, academia, and artists — “civil society is key”.
Bringing in the youth perspective, activist and co-founder of Hashtag Our Stories, Yusuf Omar, compared the political protests that have swept the world these past few years to the climate demonstrations we are seeing today: “We are on the brink of another moment, a climate moment. This is not a future projection of what could happen — it is happening right now. He encouraged the participants to use their digital devices to tell their stories online.
Eddie Ndopu, Special Advisor for Impact and Corporate Sustainability to RTW Investments and soon to be appointed SDG Advocate, delivered a powerful message on defying the odds. Being diagnosed with spinal muscular dystrophy as a child, he outlived his expectations and became the first African with a degenerative disability to graduate from the University of Oxford. “I am in the process of putting the words disability and possibility in the same sentence.” Next year, he is planning to be the first disabled person to travel into space to deliver a televised address to the United Nations on greater SDG implementation. “Regardless of who you are, where you come from, how you identify, you matter, your humanity matters. And this is what it means to leave nobody behind, It means that we need to give way for the most vulnerable segments of society to move from the back of the line to the front so that they can lead”.
SDG Action Awards — Winners
The UN SDG Action Campaign runs the SDG Action Awards to celebrate individuals, civil society organizations, subnational governments, foundations, networks, and private sector leaders who are advancing the sustainable development movement in the most transformative, impactful and innovative way. Today, the winners of the 2019 UN SDG Action Awards were recognised at the SDG Global Festival of Action.
The innovative projects included: A crowdmap for sexual violence from Mumbai, India; an immersive multimedia form of storytelling following twelve families lives around the globe over the next ten years, a data-platform tracking over USD 10 million meant for social development impacting over two million rural lives across African communities; a project that uses creativity and participatory arts to tackle sexual and reproductive health and HIV in Malawi; a campaign showcasing the employment legacy of the London 2012 Paralympics; a nation-wide campaign that led to the repeal of the infamous rape-marriage law in Lebanon and finally a blockchain-based token rewards project mobilizing recycling entrepreneurs and tackling ocean plastic and global poverty in Haiti, Philippines and the USA.
The United Nations climate action campaign Act Now was recognised with an honourable mention for taking advantage of innovative artificial intelligence, creating a chatbot that helped connect people’s voices with the United Nations.
In addition to the High-level plenary, the live-streamed SDG Studio provided a dynamic stage where Ted-style talks, interactive discussions and performances. Speakers included Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Also published on Medium
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on May 3, 2019 May 6, 2019 Categories Global Festival of Action
Meet the 8 Winners of the UN SDG Action Awards 2019
Campaigners, Storytellers, Mobilizers, Connectors, Campaigners, Visualizers, Includers, Creatives, these are the most transformative and impactful SDG initiatives of the year.
Every year, the UN SDG Action Awards, organized by the UN SDG Action Campaign, celebrate individuals, civil society organizations, local governments, and changemakers who are taking transformative action to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across a range of categories.
On May 2, we announced and awarded this year’s leading mobilizer, connector, campaigner, visualizer, includer, creative and storyteller, who together send a clear message to the world — that advocates are translating the Global Goals into local action, and are making an impact through innovation, dedication and collaboration.
Meet the #SDGAwards 2019 Winners
Visualizer category:
Safecity: Crowdmap for sexual violence — Mumbai, India
“There are millions of women and girls who experience sexual violence on a daily basis. They can’t be here but each one of you can make a difference.” — Elsa Marie D’Silva
Elsa Marie D’Silva, Founder and CEO, receiving the Award (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
Storyteller category:
Humans & Climate Change Stories — Lausanne, Switzerland
“As a journalist, we spent 5 weeks in privacy with the families and there is a very solid contract between the journalist and these families — they are in the front line of climate change,” — Samuel Turpin
Samuel Turpin receiving the Award (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
Creative category:
Make Art / Stop AIDS: Youth — Zomba, Malawi
“The impact that this project has brought to the students has left a print in my heart. Art is a powerful language.” — Sharon Kalima
Sharon Kalima, Youth Programme Officer, after the announcement of the SGD Action Awards. (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
Connector category:
Tacking Ocean Plastic and Global Poverty with IBM Blockchain Technology — Haiti, Philippines and USA
All of us should systematically embrace good tech, and collectively advance sustainability. — Andrés Rodriguez
Andres Rodriguez, Alexandra Hiniker, and Ottavia Ortolani before the announcement of the Award. (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
Campaigner category:
A White Dress Doesn’t Cover the Rape #Undress522 — Beirut, Lebanon
“Dedicated to my country, my family, my team, to every women survivor of sexual assault. They can’t be here but each one of you can make a difference.” —Ghida Anani
Ghida Anani, Founder and Director, receiving the Award. (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
Includer category:
Transforming Lives Make Senses for Everyone — United Kingdom
“I’d like to thank the 4.237 parathletes who went to the London 2012, who changed attitudes towards disabilities. Their amazing performance has inspired the world and its thanks to them that one million more persons with disabilities are in employment in the UK.” Craig Spence
Craig Spence, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, with his team. (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
Mobilizer category:
Follow the Money — Abuja, Nigeria
“In 2018, we were able to track over 10 million dollars in Nigeria and reached directly 2 million lives. Mobilizing citizens, engaging governments, using data and telling stories brings change. Achieving the SDG’s is about connecting the dots.” Hamzat Lawal
Hamzat Lawal, Founder, receiving the Award. (Photo: Filippo Fortis)
People’s Choice Award:
2030 Youth Force Philippines — Philippines
“We go beyond our network and get to the grassroots and make them aware that they also contribute to the Global Goals.” — Jules Guiang
Jules Guiang, Co-Founder receiving the Award. (Photo: Yaroslav Senchuk)
Honourable mentions
WFP Storytellers Project
United Nations World Food Programme Communications Team
Empowering Marginalized Young Women &Youth Through Volunteerism and Community Radio
A project by UN Volunteers and UN Women Community Radio Project Team
Quetta, Pakistan
The People’s Seat Initiative
A project by UN Climate Change and the UN’s Department of Global Communications
The most important countdown of the year
An initiative by Newlink group, RTVE & High Commissioner 2030 Agenda
I am a force to be reckoned with!
A project by UNDP Nordic Office in Sweden
Author UN SDG Action CampaignPosted on May 3, 2019 May 6, 2019 Categories 2018 Award Winner, Global Festival of Action
How can we, together, #Act4SDGs? 10 Key Messages from the #SDGglobalFest Opening Plenary
For the third year in a row, campaigners and advocates for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gather at the SDG Global Festival of Action in Bonn to celebrate and showcase action for the SDGs.
Read the medium article by the #SDG storyteller Amy Au
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GRAND TURK (replica)/ ETOILE DU ROY
by aukepalmhof » Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:02 pm
The GRAND TURK is a replica of a three-masted sixth-rate frigate,
well known for depicting HMS Indefatigable in the TV series
Hornblower, although the historical INDEFATIGABLE was a much bigger
ship. She has also served in the same TV series as the French ship
PAPILLON She was built primarily as an action vehicle for the
international TV and film industry. Nowadays the tall ship is used
mainly in sailing events, for corporate or private charter, and for
receptions in its spacious saloon or on its deck.
On 28 June 2005 she stood in for HMS VICTORY, Nelson's flagship at
the International Fleet Review off Portsmouth, commemorating the
200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
She is 46.3 m long and has a beam of 10.4 m. Her mainmast reaches
35.66 m high and her draught, 3.1 m. She has a permanent crew of
sixteen. As well as the sails, she is powered by two 450 hp (340 kW)
Kelvin TAS8 diesel engines.
This full-rigged ship has 12 working sails. The foremast and the
mainmast are square-rigged, each with three sails. The mizzenmast is square-rigged on top, while below it carries a spanker sail. The bowsprit carries a flying jib and an outer jib. A figurehead adorns
the bow.
The GRAND TURK was built in Marmaris, Turkey in 1996 and owned by Turk Phoenix Ltd. She was built.for the price of £2 million. She is an authentic replica, based on historical drawings, of the frigate HMS BLANDFORD built in 1741. The deck is
lined with cast iron smooth-bore cannon.
2010 Sold to Étoile Marine Croisiéres and renamed ÉTOILE DU ROY.
Homeport Saint-Malo, France, IMO No 900582.
2019 In service, same name, and owners.
Sao Tomé et Principe 2005 DBS 9000 sg?, scott?
Central AfricaRepublic 2019 850F sg?, scott? and 3300F sgMS?, scott?
Peter Crichton
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Zimbabwe pays tribute fallen heroes & heroines
Chronicle Reporters
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday thronged various venues across the country to commemorate Heroes’ Day.
This year’s celebrations were held under the theme; “Lest we forget.”
In Bulawayo, scores of people, including service chiefs, war veterans, senior Government officials and Zanu-PF supporters converged at the Provincial Heroes’ Acre in Nkulumane suburb to pay tribute to the country’s fallen heroes and heroines for their supreme sacrifices.
People started arriving at the venue as early as 7AM and the occasion officially began shortly after 11.30AM with the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) brass band leading the crowd in singing the National Anthem.
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube inspected a quarter guard mounted by the members of ZNA 1 Infantry Brigade.
She read the President’s speech shortly after mid-day.
Minister Ncube laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before she was joined by the Commander of ZNA 1 Infantry Brigade, Brigadier-General Josphat Kudumba, the officer commanding police in Bulawayo Metropolitan province, Commissioner Patton Mbangwa and his counterpart from the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS), Senior Assistant Commissioner Lambet Janah.
Bulawayo provincial chairman of the war veterans, Cde Cephas Ncube, laid the flowers on behalf of the war veterans, war collaborators, ex-detainees and ex-restrictees.
Family members of the heroes and heroines also had an opportunity to lay flowers on the graves of their departed beloved ones.
Some of the relatives of the fallen heroes and heroines who spoke to Chronicle yesterday commended the Government for honouring their loved ones.
“We really appreciate the gesture by our Government for honouring our relatives who died for the liberation of our country. However, sadly most of the graves have no tombstones and we urge the relevant authorities to address this challenge so that there is uniformity,” said Ms Thembile Sodinda whose brother was buried at the provincial shrine in 2000.
Mr Charles Maphosa whose brother Maxwell Maphosa was also buried at the Nkulumane shrine, also commended the efforts by Government. He called on authorities to improve the state of the Provincial Heroes’ Acre.
“I am happy that Government honoured our relatives who contributed to the liberation struggle by creating this shrine. We note that the area needs a perimeter fence to protect it and we are urging the Government to look into that,” he said.
The event was marked by scintillating performances from Bambanani and ZPCS Imbube dance groups which captivated the audience through their well-choreographed dances while the ZNA and Premier High School brass bands captured the mood of the occasion through their soothing music.
Among those who attended the event was Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce and Bulawayo South MP, Cde Raji Modi, Ambassadors Zenzo Nsimbi and Jerry Ndlovu and Bulawayo Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube.
Senior Government officials, war veterans and residents were also part of the gathering.
In Matabeleland North, the Heroes’ Day commemorations were held at the Provincial Heroes’ Acre in Lupane.
Proceedings started at about 11:30AM. Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Matabeleland North, Cde Richard Moyo, read the President’s speech.
Prior to reading the President’s speech, Cde Moyo commended the people in the province for coming in their numbers to honour the living and departed heroes.
He hailed the people from Lupane East for voting for Zanu-PF in the recently held elections where Cde Mbongeni Dube emerged victorious.
Service chiefs, senior Government officials, politicians from various political parties and community members attended the provincial heroes’ commemorations.
Cde Moyo toured the graves of the fallen heroes and heroines and interacted with their relatives.
He asked them whether they had received Government’s funds that are meant for their families.
In areas where the families were saying they were not getting the funds, he promised to intervene. In Matabeleland South Province scores of people gathered at the provincial shrine located in Gwanda to commemorate Heroes’ Day. Districts in the province also held their commemorations at various locations.
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Cde Abednico Ncube read the President’s speech.
After delivering the speech Cde Ncube laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier followed by other Government officials.
In attendance were service chiefs, heads of government departments and community members. Gwanda Prison inmates, Vumbachikwe Band, Sabiwa Traditional Dance Group, ZNA brass band, local artistes and community members kept the crowd entertained with various performances.
A capacity crowd thronged Masvingo Provincial Heroes’ Acre for the 39th Heroes’ Day celebrations where Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Ezra Chadzamira read President Mnangagwa’s key note speech after inspecting a quarter guard mounted by the 4 Infantry Brigade.
Minister Chadzamira led the Joint Operation Command (JOC) and other senior dignitaries in laying wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Later it was time for relatives of departed heroes to lay wreaths on the tombs of their relatives led by Minister Chadzamira and members of the provincial Joint Operation Command who also had an opportunity to talk to heroes’ relatives.
In an interview on the sidelines of the celebrations, war veterans provincial chairman Cde Tendeukai Chinooneka said Heroes’ Day was a befiting honour to the fallen heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives to liberate the country from bondage by a few white supremacists.
“This is a very important day as it presents people in Masvingo an opportunity to pay homage to cadres who selflessly sacrificed their lives to liberate the country. As a war veteran, this is a very important day for me and I would also want to say to my fellow comrades who are lying here, ‘May you Rest in Peace,’” said Cde Chinooneka.
In Midlands, thousands of people thronged the Midlands Provincial Heroes’ Acre in Gweru and other shrines across the province’s seven districts to commemorate the sacrifices made by fallen heroes to liberate the country.
Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Larry Mavima read President Mnangagwa’s speech, which was well received by those in attendance.
The proceedings started at 9AM with the singing of the national anthem followed by solidarity speeches from war veterans, collaborators and other groups.
Minister Mavima delivered the speech concurrently with the President.
He also assured the province that Government had adequate food in stock to sustain the province and the nation until the next harvesting period.
Minister Mavima laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before touring graves at the heroes’ acre together with the families of the people buried at the provincial shrine.
Also in attendance was Gweru Mayor, Councillor Josiah Makombe.
Clr Makombe said his presence at the shrine represented the entirety of Gweru residents in commemorating the day.
Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) Midlands chairperson Cde Virginia Mpaso said Heroes’ Day should serve as a reminder to every Zimbabwean citizen for the selfless dedication shown by the country’s gallant sons and daughters who lost their lives fighting for freedom.
She said it was incumbent upon Zimbabweans to protect the gains of the revolution and pass on the treasure to forthcoming generations.
“The liberation struggle is engraved in the history of this country. This day reminds us of those who fought to break the enslaving chains and the evil shackles of colonialism. Youths are therefore obliged to be patriotic and jealously guard the gains and interests of the revolution,” she said.
Widows and families of the departed heroes received food hampers from River Valley Properties.
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Home Solar News Commercial/Industrial CleanCapital Acquires Huge New Jersey Solar Portfolio
CleanCapital Acquires Huge New Jersey Solar Portfolio
Renewable energy investment platform CleanCapital has announced its largest acquisition to date, a 75.2 MW solar portfolio made up of 15 operating projects in New Jersey.
This is the fourth in a series of acquisitions made through CleanCapital’s $250 million investment vehicle with CarVal Investors. CleanCapital now owns and operates 180 MW of renewable energy assets and holds $465 million worth of assets under management.
Concurrent to this acquisition, CleanCapital and funds managed by CarVal Investors have closed on a $300 million debt warehouse facility with Credit Suisse.
The solar portfolio, dubbed “Olympic,” was acquired from KDC Solar LLC, a private, non-utility owner and operator of large-scale C&I solar power generation. KDC is majority-owned by Diamond Castle Holdings LLC. Fox Rothschild represented KDC in this deal.
The 15 operating solar assets, which entered commercial operation between 2011 and 2016, average 5 MW and range in size from 157 kW to 10 MW. Off-takers for these projects include Fortune 100 companies, as well as local governments and institutions.
“This acquisition, our largest to date, solidifies CleanCapital’s position as one of the leading owner-operators of C&I solar in the U.S.,” says Thomas Byrne, CEO of CleanCapital.
The acquisition was led by Melinda Baglio, chief commercial officer and general counsel at CleanCapital, who says, “This portfolio is a perfect illustration of how our technology gives us a competitive edge when it comes to conducting due diligence on sizable and complex portfolios.”
The company plans to leverage the proceeds to further accelerate acquisitions of small-scale renewable energy projects throughout the U.S.
“The debt warehouse facility grants us access to a new type of financing, bolstering our overall capital capacity to acquire distributed solar and energy storage projects,” notes Matt Eastwick, chief investment officer at CleanCapital. “This seminal financing takes us a step closer to our long-term vision of securitization, which is key to our mission to drive institutional investment in clean energy.”
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Transport, Cars
Saudi Women Voice Disapproval of Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Uber
Donna Abu-nasr, Bloomberg
- Jun 04, 2016 5:00 pm
It’s kind of a no brainer for a country that doesn’t allow women to drive to invest in a ridesharing service like Uber. Now Uber faces the prospect of helping to continue institutionalized sexism in Saudi Arabia.
The deal between the only country in the world that bans female drivers and Silicon Valley’s ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. may be as unusual as it is convenient. What’s sure is that it’s caused outrage among many Saudi women.
They are angry that Uber’s new $3.5 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund not only means the government directly profits from the ban, but also it effectively – in their view – endorses the country’s no-women-behind-the-wheel policy. The investment is part of the ultra-conservative Gulf country’s steps toward making money from things other than oil.
But it raised hackles on social media, where the hashtag سعوديات_يعلن_مقاطعه_اوبر# (Saudi women announce Uber boycott) gained traction, and women posted pictures showing them deleting Uber apps from their phones.
Uber has operated in Riyadh since 2014, and along with another service, Careem, is popular with Saudi women, who have sought the right to drive for more than two decades. They are forced to pay chauffeurs, most of them foreigners, or rely on male members of the family to drive them.
“They’re investing in our pain, in our suffering,” Hatoon al-Fassi, a Saudi women’s historian who teaches at Qatar University, said in an interview from Doha. “This institutionalizes women’s inferiority and dependency, and it turns women into an object of investment.”
Paying Drivers
Saudi women lead restricted lives beyond the right to drive. They need permission from a mahram, or male guardian, to get an education or to travel and for some medical treatments. Though more jobs are now open to them, hundreds of dollars from the money they make go toward paying drivers.
The deal with Uber, the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s highest-profile overseas investment yet, is part of a transformation program to wean the Saudi economy off oil. The official Saudi Press Agency reported the transaction without saying how it will impact the ban on driving. Officials could not be reached during the Saudi weekend.
Jill Hazelbaker, an Uber spokeswoman, said the company at least is adding to the options for people to get from A to B in Saudi Arabia.
“Of course we think women should be allowed to drive,” she told the New York Times. “In the absence of that, we have been able to provide extraordinary mobility that didn’t exist before – and we’re incredibly proud of that.” An Uber spokeswoman in London couldn’t be reached by Bloomberg for comment.
Faisal Abbas, editor-in-chief of Saudi-owned TV network Al-Arabiya, endorsed that view.
“Nobody should view the Uber investment as a way to enforce the driving-ban. On the contrary: it is an immediate and practical ‘work-around’ that actually empowers women and facilitates their movement and productivity,” he said.
Support for the women also came from some men, including Maan Al-Sharif, a 20-year-old Saudi in Khobar:
One woman spoke about the difficulty in getting around, and then lashed out at Uber.
Others did the same:
Al-Fassi, the historian in Doha, said the deal was “opportunistic.” She said the Saudi transformation plan was meant to empower women and open more job opportunities for them, helping stimulate the economy. “Women can’t be any of those if they’re under the mercy of a guardian and the mercy of a driver.”
This article was written by Donna Abu-nasr from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
Tags: saudi arabia, uber
Photo Credit: In this Dec. 16, 2014, file photo a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Eric Risberg / AP Photo
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A ball dropped just out of Tyler Wells‘ reach in the eighth inning, allowing two runs to score for the Northern Illinois Huskies (15-21, 10-4 MAC). That play proved to be the turning point in the Huskies’ 11-2 win over the Ohio Bobcats (9-27, 5-9 MAC) Saturday afternoon at Bob Wren Stadium. “It certainly took…
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Bobcats get series opening win against Northern Illinois
The ball launched off Cody Gaertner’s bat and Northern Illinois’s outfielders watched it sail over the right-center field fence to tie the game, in the bottom half of the third inning, to knot the game up at two. That was just the beginning of the back and forth affair at Bob Wren Stadium in the…
Bobcats spoil Miller’s masterful start, fall to Zips in extras 4-2
Ohio’s season has been defined by an outpouring of offense in the midst of subpar pitching and defensive performances. Tonight was an exception – minus two unearned runs. The Ohio Bobcats (7-25, 3-7) fell to the Akron Zips (7-24, 4-6) in 10 innings by a final of 4-2 Friday night at Bob Wren Stadium. With…
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Florida Watermelons Roll Into Kansas
19 Apr 2012 Speedway Digest Staff
Rookie driver Ross Chastain has spent his entire life on the family farm in South Florida. This week the nineteen year old will carry the fruit raised on the family farm to nations heartland as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to the SFP 250 at the Kansas Speedway for the fourth race of the 2012 season.
The No. 08 will break away from the usual SS Green Light Racing black paint, as the Florida Watermelon Association will again back the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender’s Toyota Tundra.
“I’m excited to have the Florida Watermelon Association on the truck again; I think the truck looks good, the decals really stand out on it and hopefully it will look good out on the track. We want to give them the best exposure we can.”
The fifth generation farmer from South Florida sits fourteenth in NCWTS points after three races and is ready to redeem last weekends disheartening finish at Rockingham. “I’m glad that there is a quick turnaround after the last race,” Ross explained. “We had some time between Daytona and Martinsville, but it wasn’t so bad because we ran good at Daytona. We just missed something last week and it works out that we can get right back to Kansas and put that behind us.”
Ross has finishes of 28th, 7th and 25th in his first three races for SS Green Light Racing and the team is looking forward to a strong finish for the young wheelman who will face another unfamiliar track this weekend.
“We ran Kentucky and Texas competitively last year,” Chastain said. “If things go like Kentucky last year where we ran just outside the top-ten until we ran out of gas on the last restart and fell back in the pack. Hopefully it will race similar to Kentucky so we are not at a disadvantage having never seen the track. I believe it’s just a little flatter than Kentucky and they tell me it’s a little smoother.”
The SFP 250 is the 274th consecutive NCWTS start for the SS Green Light Racing team and the ninth career start for Chastain in the Truck Series. He has an average starting spot of 24.5 and an average finish of 19.2 including two top-ten finishes in his eight starts. His best finish on a mile and a half speedway is 16th last fall at the Texas Motor Speedway.
There are 38 trucks on the entry list for the SFP 250. Johnny Chapman will pilot the No. 07 Toyota Tundra for SS Green Light Racing.
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Football English Premier League
Freddie Ljungberg tells Arsenal to not get carried away with win over West Ham
Press Association Sport 08:21 10/12/2019
Freddie Ljungberg insists Arsenal will not get carried away after ending a nine-game run without a win at West Ham on Monday night.
Second-half goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ensured an abysmal opening 45 minutes was a distant memory at full time with the Gunners moving up to ninth with this victory.
The 3-1 success at London Stadium was Arsenal’s first in the Premier League since a win against Bournemouth at the beginning of October, but the club’s interim boss was eager to point out there remains work to be done.
“First half we were slow, a bit lethargic and didn’t move or run, but that comes when players are low and have no confidence because you don’t do the things you need to,” Ljungberg said.
“It has been hard, but I felt ‘give it a go second half’ and it was amazing for me to see.
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“You saw West Ham get a bit tired and low around the 60th and we sliced them open and played some really good football. That is how we want to play, keeping the ball well, but of course we won’t get carried away.
💪 We needed that tonight!
⚒ 1-3 🟡 (FT)#WHUARS
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) December 9, 2019
“We have a lot of work to do on things, but all credit to the players for how they did in the second half.”
Angelo Ogbonna’s deflected header ensured West Ham led at the break and as a result Arsenal’s players left the field to boos.
Martinelli, on his full league debut, levelled on the hour mark and Pepe curled in six minutes later.
Captain Aubameyang added a third not long after and the Gunners cruised to victory in the end, with the majority of West Ham fans leaving well before the conclusion of this London derby.
The next assignment for Ljungberg will be a Europa League tie at Standard Liege on Thursday, but he is unaware of how long he will continue in this role.
He added: “I speak with Edu. Of course we played with each other, so we try to speak because I don’t have much staff so I talk to him sometimes about football.
“I’ve been told to work on a game-to-game basis and that is what I try to do. I’ve said this is a club I love and I’ll try to help as much as I can and then it is up to them to do what they do.”
The pressure increased on Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini, with West Ham a point above the relegation zone after another home defeat.
He insists the supporters are still with the players, adding: “The fans of West Ham always have this stadium full, with 60,000 people behind the team.
“We must improve and we need to win again here at home, but I don’t feel the fans are not behind the team.
“I think they are always behind the team and if not, maybe we play here with the stadium empty, but the stadium is always full and the fans are behind the team.”
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Football European
Europa League final: How much will United miss Bailly and who should replace him?
Aditya Devavrat 22:10 12/05/2017
Fine form this season: Bailly.
Manchester United may have progressed through to the Europa League final after a 1-1 draw on Thursday night, but the frantic finale to the game at Old Trafford has cost them dearly.
After Celta Vigo’s equaliser, a bust-up between the two teams saw Eric Bailly, easily United’s most impressive defender this season, lose his cool and get sent off for a swipe at Vigo striker John Guidetti.
2 - Eric Bailly has now been sent off twice in the Europa League in 2016/17, more than any other player in the competition. Mist.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 11, 2017
It seems remarkable that a player with no Premier League experience going into this season has completely outshone more proven defenders at the club, but then again, Jose Mourinho has always had an eye for defensive talent.
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Bailly was Mourinho’s first signing as United manager, for £30 million, and he’s more than lived up to his price tag.
Awful that Eric Bailly will miss the Europa League final, given that he’s by far Manchester United’s best defender. A huge miss.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) May 11, 2017
Indeed, despite a brief spell on the sidelines earlier in the season which allowed Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo to have a period where they looked like an excellent centre-back pairing, the 23-year-old has been at the heart of every successful defensive partnership this season.
Whether it’s been alongside Rojo, Chris Smalling, or Daley Blind, the Ivorian has been the man who has given United’s back four solidity.
Indeed, it was telling that a bruising striker like Watford’s Troy Deeney critiqued the Arsenal defence by saying it had a “soft centre” with no defender that strikers would fear, Bailly was the player he used as a contrast.
Troy Deeney: “There's no one in that Arsenal team that you fear, they don't have an Eric Bailly." pic.twitter.com/kK6k6QOtk3
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The stats back up his reputation, not only as United’s best but as one of the best in the Premier League. While Chelsea duo Gary Cahill and David Luiz were the ones who made it into the PFA Team of the Year, Bailly has better numbers across just about every defensive metric.
He beats the duo in tackles, percentage of total duels won, interceptions, blocks, clearances, and fewest defensive errors.
In fact, Bailly’s on par with the other two defenders regarded among the best in the league – Spurs pair Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld. Bailly leads the duo in tackles, interceptions, and defensive errors, and splits them when it comes to duels, blocks, and clearances.
His absence in the Europa League final against Ajax will thus be a tough blow to United. To whom should they turn to as a replacement?
Blind looks set to retain his spot in the starting XI, and with Rojo, United’s other standout defender this season, out with a long-term injury, the choice for the other defender boils down to Smalling vs Jones.
The duo have had injury-hit campaigns, and Smalling seems to have regressed from the form he found under Louis Van Gaal which saw him look like one of England’s best defenders, and get elevated to the status as the Red Devils’ vice-captain.
Jones, whose whole United career has been blighted by injuries, has actually looked better this season than at any other point in his United career, barring perhaps his debut campaign.
The former Blackburn Rovers man filled in admirably for Bailly earlier in the season, looking assured alongside Rojo in a partnership that surprised most observers.
Statistically, both defenders would have a case to start the final. Smalling leads Jones in blocks (0.77 to 0.55 per 90 minutes) and clearances (8.95 to 8.15), but Jones is better in tackles (1.37 to 0.69), aerial duels (71.43% to 67.16%), total duels (64.55% to 60.82%), interceptions (1.78 to 0.77), and fewer defensive errors (0.07 to 0.17).
Looking at the numbers, Smalling seems to be the better backs-to-the-wall defender, which could suit Jose Mourinho if the United manager opts for a defensive gameplan again in the final.
Against Ajax’s free-flowing style, however, Jones’ better one-on-one defending and superior reading of the game would be more useful. With Kasper Dolberg, Bertrand Traore, and Amin Younes ready to run riot, this could be the perfect opportunity for Jones to begin to live up to Sir Alex Ferguson’s infamous claim that the then-21-year-old could become United’s best-ever player.
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Steaming lakes and thundersnow: 4 questions answered about weird winter weather
By Scott Denning
Editor’s note: Scott Denning, professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, wrote this piece for The Conversation while the Midwest was in the grip of historic cold temperatures in January 2019. Colorado State is a contributing institution to The Conversation, an independent collaboration between editors and academics that provides informed news analysis and commentary to the general public. See the entire list of contributing faculty and their articles here.
You can also watch CSU Conversation authors talk about their research on Rocky Mountain PBS, in the “Conversation Starters” series. Here’s Scott Denning’s one-minute version of this article, which you can read in its entirety below.
Extreme cold weather can produce unusual phenomena, from so-called sea smoke to slushy ocean waves. As atmospheric scientist Scott Denning explains, these striking events are caused mainly by the behavior of water at very cold temperatures.
Why do lake and ocean waters appear to steam during cold snaps?
There are three phases, or states, of water: solid ice, liquid water and gaseous water vapor. Even in extremely cold weather, liquid water can’t be colder than the freezing point – about 32 degrees Fahrenheit – so the surface of the ocean is much warmer than the air above it.
A lot of water evaporates from the warmer ocean into the colder dry air above. As soon as this invisible gas rises even just a little bit above the relatively warm water, it hits air that is much colder and can’t hold much vapor, so the vapor condenses into microscopic droplets of liquid water in the air.
Some people call the wispy clouds caused by condensation just above the winter ocean or lakes “sea smoke.” That’s a better term than steam. Real steam is very hot water vapor – that is, water in its gas phase, which is invisible.
Lake Michigan at 39th Street Harbor in Chicago, Jan. 30, 2019. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
Weather watchers seem to get very excited about thundersnow. What is it and why is it rare?
Thunder is a sonic boom created when a lightning bolt causes the air to expand faster than the speed of sound. Lightning is formed by sparks of static electricity between the clouds and ground. The friction that forms this static is usually caused by rapidly rising “thermals” of buoyant air on hot summer days, which is why thunderstorms are common in summer.
Air can’t rise from the cold winter ground because cold air is dense, so thunder in winter is pretty unusual. Thundersnow happens when really cold air blows in from up north. This cold air is denser than the air at the surface, so it literally falls down, pushing surface air up over the top of it. This can create exactly the same kind of static charge as a summer thunderstorm, and BOOM – thundersnow! This only happens with a really dramatic change in temperature, such as the approach of an Arctic cold front.
Thundersnow episodes in New England, March 8, 2018.
How common is it for the oceans to freeze outside of the polar regions?
Saltwater has a lower freezing point than fresh water, which is why we put salt on our streets and sidewalks to melt ice in winter. Seawater is salty enough that it has to get really cold to freeze – around 28 F. It’s pretty unusual for seawater to freeze in the continental United States, though it happens all the time in the Arctic winter.
When seawater freezes, most of its salt is pushed down into the ocean water underneath it. This is why people in the Arctic can melt sea ice for drinking water. As little bits of freshwater ice form at the ocean’s surface, the remaining water gets saltier and saltier, so it gets harder and harder for it to freeze.
But sometimes when it’s been extremely cold, little ice floes form at the surface of the ocean. Waves break them up, so that the surface can become like a wavy slurpee. For anyone willing to brave the cold, it’s wild to stand by the shore and watch the smoking slushy sea with its slow-motion surf. At the poles, it’s so cold that floating ice crystals eventually converge and solidify into sea ice.
Slushy surf off Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 5, 2018.
Scientists have found that Mars has snowfalls too. How are they different from snow on Earth?
The atmosphere on Mars is nearly pure carbon dioxide, which we know as the main greenhouse gas that’s driving climate change here on Earth. But Mars’ atmosphere is much thinner than ours, so it doesn’t trap much heat. On a nice Martian summer day, temperatures can reach 70 F and then fall to minus 100 F the same night.
Winters are even colder there. It gets so cold in polar winters on Mars that the air itself freezes, making tiny carbon dioxide snowflakes the size of red blood cells, which pile deep enough to make polar caps of dry ice.
A mesa of frozen carbon dioxide at Mars’ south pole. NASA
During the long polar night, around one-third of Mars’ entire atmosphere falls as snow. This makes a partial vacuum, sucking the winds from the planet’s summer hemisphere to its winter hemisphere to make up the difference. In spring, these planet-scale winds reverse direction as the dry ice turns back to gas and starts to fall out on the other end of Mars.
Further out in the solar system, the “ice giant” planets and many of their moons have huge amounts of water and carbon dioxide ice – much larger quantities than all of our oceans. But on Earth, dry ice can’t form above minus 110 F. So there will never be carbon dioxide snow on our planet – just frozen water in all of its many forms.
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SOFLO’s Pinon Takes Home Relay Silver, Bronze Medals At COMEN Cup In Israel
Julien Pinon of South Florida Aquatic Club took home two medals at the XXX Mediterranean Swimming COMEN Cup in Netanya, Israel.
Pinon, 16, representing France for his French club team Canet 66 Natation, anchored the second place 4×100-meter freestyle relay and third place 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the newly-built Wingate Institute Olympic Swimming Pool.
Pinon anchored the 4×100 that finished second to Italy (3:27.17) in 3:29.98. Pinon’s opening split was 25.14 and he finished in 53.11. He was joined by teammates Alexandre Derache, Remi Meresse and Mathieu Allemandet.
He also anchored the 4×200 that finished third in 7:42.72. Spain won in 7:36.16. Meresse, Ramon Fuchs and Mathieu Bernardini were other relay members.
The French national age group champion was shut out in the individual 200-meter freestyle finishing sixth in 1:55.73. Pinon went out in 27.07 for the first 50, 56.18 for 100 and 1:26.02 at the 150-meter mark.
Pinon had qualified for the major international meet with a victory in the 15-16 French Long Course National Championships in the 200 in 1:54.08.
Pinon served as team captain of the 28-member French team.
The COMEN Cup was hosted by the Israel Swimming Association and features swimming, synchronized swimming, open water and masters swimming.
Italy swept the girls and boys team titles. The girls won with 173 points and boys finished with 163 points. Spain was second and France was third in both divisions. More than 210 athletes from 18 countries competed.
Pinon has now competed in three international meets since going overseas to train with the French team. Pinon will now return to training camp in France until the July 25-29 French nationals for 16-year-olds and older in southeastern France.
Author South Florida Aquatic Club - SOFLO SwimmingPosted on June 30, 2014 Categories South Florida Aquatic ClubTags Comen Cup, France, Israel, Italy, Julien Pinon, Sharon Robb, SOFLO, South Florida Aquatic Club, Spain, swim club, swim4soflo, SWIMMINGLeave a comment on SOFLO’s Pinon Takes Home Relay Silver, Bronze Medals At COMEN Cup In Israel
SOFLO’s Julien Pinon Top Seed, Team Captain For COMEN Cup In Israel
June 27, 2014–Julien Pinon of South Florida Aquatic Club will make his debut at the XXX Mediterranean Swimming COMEN Cup which gets under way Saturday in Netanya, Israel.
Pinon, 15, will represent his French club team Canet 66 Natation.
The French national age group champion qualified for the prestigious meet with a victory in the 200-meter freestyle 15-16 French Long Course National Championships in Chartres, France. He won the event in 1:54.08.
Pinon is the top seed in the 15-16 200-meter freestyle in the 25-swimmer event scheduled for the final session on Sunday. His teammate Remi Meresse is seeded second.
Pinon is team captain of the 28-member French team that will compete at the newly-built Wingate Institute Olympic Swimming Pool.
The COMEN Cup is hosted by the Israel Swimming Association and features swimming, synchronized swimming, open water and masters swimming. It will be the first major international competition held in the new Olympic pool at Israel’s National Center for Physical Education and Sport.
More than 210 athletes from 18 countries are entered. Meet organizers said they will provide live broadcasts and official online results.
Two participants per event and one relay team will represent each country. The timed final meet features two sessions per day.
Pinon is spending most of his summer overseas competing in several meets and training. He has already competed in two Mare Nostrum Series meets in France and Spain.
After the COMEN Cup Pinon will continue training camp overseas until the July 25-29 French nationals for 16-year-olds and older at Pierrelatte in southeastern France.
Pinon will be a junior at American Heritage Plantation in the fall. The Patriots are defending boys state 2A swimming and diving champions.
Author South Florida Aquatic Club - SOFLO SwimmingPosted on June 28, 2014 Categories South Florida Aquatic ClubTags American Heritage, Canet 66 Natation, Comen Cup, France, Israel, Julien Pinon, Netanya, Sharon Robb, SOFLO, South Florida Aquatic Club, swim club, swim4soflo, SWIMMINGLeave a comment on SOFLO’s Julien Pinon Top Seed, Team Captain For COMEN Cup In Israel
SOFLO Swimmers End On Good Note At Arena Grand Prix At Santa Clara
June 22, 2014—-South Florida Aquatic Club’s Melissa Marinheiro and her teammates ended on a good note Sunday at the Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara at George Haines International Aquatic Center.
The 17-year-old Brazilian finished 11th in her 800-meter freestyle race and 21st overall in 9:02.38.
SOFLO’s 400-meter medley relay team of Marcella Marinheiro, Jessica Rodriguez, Olivia Katcher and Melissa Marinheiro was 14th in 4:41.06.
Tasija Karosas, 18, of St. Andrew’s Swimming and University of Texas sophomore-to-be finished 15th in the 100-meter backstroke in 1:02.80, dropping 0.67 seconds from her prelim time. She qualified 18th in 1:03.47, 1.28 slower than her best time.
Megan Moroney, 17, also of St. Andrew’s Swimming, was second in the “C” final of the 200-meter butterfly in 2:19.02.
Marcelo Acosta, 17, of Azure Florida Aquatics was top Florida Gold Coast finisher, placing fourth in the 1500-meter freestyle in 15:42.55.
Marco Guarente, also of Azure, was seventh in the “D” final of the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:07.40.
OTHER FLORIDA GOLD COAST RESULTS:
200-meter butterfly: WOMEN: Olivia Katcher, SOFLO 2:34.30; MEN: Luiz Martinez, Azure 2:07.75.
100-meter breaststroke: WOMEN: Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:19.90; MEN: Marco Guarente, Azure 1:06.24, prelims, Daniel Pereira, Azure 1:09.46.
100-meter backstroke: WOMEN: Megan Moroney, St. Andrew’s Swimming 1:06.02; MEN: Quinn Cassidy, St. Andrew’s Swimming 1:00.74.
200-meter individual medley: WOMEN: Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:39.02; MEN: Marco Guarente, Azure 2:11.40, Daniel Pereira, Azure 2:13.43, Quinn Cassidy, St. Andrew’s Swimming 2:15.47.
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS:
Women’s 200-meter butterfly: Top seed and Venezuelan Olympian Andreina Pinto, 22, of Gainesville Swim Club came on in the third 50 meters to win in 2:10.59, 5/10ths off her best time. Former Clearwater swimmer Becca Mann, 16, of North Baltimore was second in 2:12.24. Lauren Harrington, 21, of the Athens Bulldogs was third in 2:12.68.
Men’s 200-meter butterfly: Sebastien Rousseau, 23, of Gainesville Swim Club held off Bobby Bollier, 24, of Stanford in the final 15 meters to win in 1:58.50, winning by 15/100ths. Bollier’s time was 1:58.65. Chase Kalisz, 20, of North Baltimore was third in 1:59.76. Omar Pinzon of Bolles won the “C” final in 2:03.66.
“I have been working on those last couple strokes coming into the wall since I have been pretty weak in that,” Rousseau said. “It looks like it paid off in the last five meters. I saw Bobby so I am pretty happy with that finish.”
Women’s 100-meter breaststroke: Laura Sogar, 23, of Blue Fish broke open a close race to win in 1:09.15, her best time of the season. Canadian Olympian Tera Van Beilen, 21, was second in 1:09.59 and Irish national record holder Fiona Doyle, 22, was third in 1:09.61.
“I’m not surprised that went better than my 200, we have been pretty much getting killed in the water during altitude training in Colorado Springs,” Sogar said. “I’m glad it went well.”
Men’s 100-meter breaststroke: NCAA champion Kevin Cordes, 20, of Tucson Ford won in 1:00.91, his second win of the meet. Mike Alexandrov, 29, swimming unattached was second in 1:01.65. Brazilian Felipe Lima, 29, of Azure Florida Aquatics was third in 1:01.78. Cordes also won the 200 breaststroke.
“This gives me a lot of confidence going into the end of the summer and championship season,” Cordes said. “It’s a nice way to end this meet. Now it’s all about sharpening up and getting ready to race.”
Women’s 100-meter backstroke: Olympian Missy Franklin, 19, of Cal Aquatics who was close to the lane line because of the sun in her eyes, put in a late charge in the last 20 meters to win in 1:00.99. It was her second win of the meet. Amy Bilquist, 16, of Carmel was second in 1:01.44 and Elizabeth Pelton of Cal Aquatics was third in 1:01.48.
“The sun was pretty tough, I was just happy I didn’t slam into it,” Franklin said. “I feel pretty good about my backstroke. There is definitely a lot to improve. We just wanted to come into this meet, have fun and see where I am. Now I have a couple more weeks of hard training and then nationals.”
Men’s 100-meter backstroke: Olympic bronze medalist Arkady Vyatchanin, 30, of the New York Athletic Club edged Matt Grevers, 29, of Tucson Ford 54.34-54.95 and picked up five grand prix points. Vyatchanin is eight-for-eight in backstroke events in the last four Arena Grand Prix meets. Eugene Godsoe, 26, of Stanford Swimming was third in 55.41. Bolles’ Omar Pinzon was tenth in 56.32.
“That was close,” Vyatchanin said. “I am just trying to swim faster.”
Women’s 200-meter individual medley: Knowing she had to win for a new car, Caitlin Leverenz, 23, of Cal Aquatics won in 2:12.61 to clinch the series’ award of using a new BMW for a year. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, 19, was second in 2:13.79 and Theresa Michalak, 22, swimming unattached was third in 2:14.03. Becca Mann was eighth in 2:17.89.
“I was definitely racing and thinking I want that car,” Leverenz said with a smile. “Before the race my coaches were telling me I could do it.”
Men’s 200-meter individual medley: Conor Dwyer, 25, of North Baltimore Aquatic Club came from behind in the freestyle to win an exciting three-man race and clinch the $20,000 grand prix series prize money and use of a BMX for a year by just 4/100ths of a second. Dwyer won in 1:59.49 edging training mates Chase Kalisz, 20, in 1:59.53 and Michael Phelps, 28, in 1:59.76. Dwyer didn’t realize he was in contention for the series prize money and car until color commentator Rowdy Gaines told him before finals started. Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, who did not compete at the meet, had already clinched the women’s grand prix series title.
“A big thanks to Rowdy for reminding me that I was in contention before the race,” Dwyer said. “I am never racing for money but it was a nice little extra incentive right there. I didn’t know where I was in the race. I know I wanted to go out with Michael and lay out four 50s as hard as I could.”
Women’s 800-meter freestyle: California-bound Cierra Runge, 18, of North Baltimore held off Denmark’s Lotte Friis for her first win on the grand prix series. She won in a best time 8:26.71, dropping nine seconds off her previous best. Friis, 25, was second in 8:27.26. Canadian Brittany MacLean, 20, was third in 8:29.51. Elizabeth Beisel, who swam in an earlier heat, finished fourth in 8:33.27. North Baltimore took three of the top five places. Andreina Pinto of Gainesville Swim Club was sixth in 8:38.65.
“It was really fun,” Runge said. “I enjoyed swimming with my teammates. All these girls did a fantastic job, it was a lot of fun racing them. We have so much fun together training at North Baltimore, we enjoy what we do. This race gives me a lot of confidence. I went into this seeing what I could do. It was fun getting to the wall, I wasn’t expecting a nine-second drop.”
Men 1500-meter freestyle: Connor Jaeger, 23, of Club Wolverine dominated the morning race to win in 15:00.97. Michael McBroom won the final heat and was second overall in 15:04.41 and Sean Ryan was third in 15:07.82.
Women’s 400-meter medley relay: Carmel Swim Club won in 4:16.27 with Claire Adams, Taite Kitchel, Veronica Burchill and Amy Bilquist. Wisconsin was second in 4:16.45 and Hong Kong was third in 4:18.76.
Men’s 400-meter medley relay: Mexico swept the relays with Ezequiel Trujillo Aviles, Miguel De Lara Ojeda, Long Gutierrez and Alejandro Escudero winning the final one in 3:49.09. Nitro Swimming was second in 3:51.44 and Wisconsin Aquatics third in 3:52.01.
The final stop on the Grand Prix six-meet circuit served as a final dress rehearsal for this summer’s National Championships and Selection Trials (Aug. 6-10 in Irvine, Calif.) for the Pan Pacific Championships in August and 2015 World Championships in Russia.
Teenager Katie Ledecky did it again. Ledecky broke her own 800-meter freestyle world record at the The Woodlands Swim Team Senior Invitational Sunday in Houston. She took nearly three seconds off her world record (8:13.86) swim of less than a year ago with a new record of 8:11, fastest time in the world by eight seconds. It was her second world record of the meet.
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Beisel Steals Phelps, Franklin Thunder; SOFLO Relay Finishes 11th At Santa Clara Grand Prix
June 21, 2014—-Two-time Olympian and University of Florida alum Elizabeth Beisel pulled off an incredible double Saturday at the Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara at George Haines International Aquatic Center.
Beisel, 21, of BlueFish Swim Club dominated the women’s 400-meter individual medley to win in 4:33.52, the fourth fastest time in the world this year.
Forty-five minutes later, Beisel topped another impressive field to win the 200-meter backstroke in 2:09.11, the sixth fastest time in the world, finishing ahead of Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Pelton.
Color commentator Rowdy Gaines called Beisel’s 400 IM the Swim of the Night.
“I am pretty excited about that,” Beisel said after the 400 IM. “That was my best in-season time by six seconds. I felt good this morning so I knew tonight was going to be good. I think things are beginning to come together for me which is a relief. I want to make the Pan Pac time.”
She was even happier after the backstroke.
“I am pretty tired right now,” Beisel said with a smile. “At least I know the training is working. It was pretty rough. I’m glad it’s over. I am thrilled with this double. It’s definitely a big confidence-booster. It’s nice to know I have these times going into nationals under my belt because it’s going to be a big summer.”
Beisel is one of the most decorated UF student-athletes with two NCAA titles, nine SEC titles and 18 All-American honors.
Texas sophomore-to-be and St. Andrew’s Swimming’s Tasija Karosas, 18, won the 200-meter backstroke “B” final in 2:12.85 to finish tenth overall. She was the Florida Gold Coast’s top finisher.
South Florida Aquatic Club was second in its 800-meter freestyle relay heat in 8:53.57 and finished 11th overall with Melissa Marinheiro, Olivia Katcher, Jessica Rodriguez and Marcella Marinheiro.
Rodriguez, 15, went 5:29.72 in the 400-meter individual medley. Melissa Marinheiro, 17, went 2:07.93 and Katcher, 18, went 2:12.03 in the 200-meter freestyle. Katcher went 29.30 in the 50-meter freestyle. Melissa Marinheiro also went 2:30.62 in the 200-meter backstroke. Rodriguez went 2:42.03 in the 200-meter backstroke.
Other top Florida Gold Coast results: Megan Moroney, 17, St. Andrew’ Swimming, 200-meter freestyle, 2:04.78 and 200-meter backstroke, 2:22.27; Jennifer Marquez, 23, Azura, 200-meter freestyle, 2:06.03 and 50-meter freestyle, 27.21.
Women’s 400-meter individual medley:
Beisel dominated the women’s field to win in 4:33.52, dropping 8.38 seconds from her morning swim. Beisel overtook butterfly leader Caitlin Leverenz on the backstroke and pulled away in the breaststroke by two body lengths. Her time was the fourth fastest time in the world this year. The race was for second between former Clearwater swimmer Becca Mann, 16, of North Baltimore Aquatic Club and Caitlin Leverenz, 23, of Cal Aquatics. Mann pulled ahead in the final 50-meters of freestyle to finish second in 4:39.78, just 2/100ths off her personal best. Leverenz was third in 4:43.05. Andreina Pinto, 22, of Gainesville Swim Club was ninth in 4:52.54.
Men’s 400-meter individual medley:
Following Beisel’s dominance, Chase Kalisz, 20, of North Baltimore Aquatic Club pulled away for a body length lead during the breaststroke to dominate the men’s race for a victory in 4:11.71, fifth fastest in the world this year and just 2 ½ seconds off his best time. Sebastien Rousseau, 23, of Gainesville Swim Club was second in 4:17.49 and Jay Litherland, 18, of Dynamo was third in 4:18.29. Diego Decarvalho, 26, of Gainesville Swim Club was ninth in 4:27.96.
“I kind of had an idea of where I wanted to be,” Kalisz said. “I wanted to be a little faster but that’s good for now. I am not really that disappointed. I just came down from heavy training in high altitude. That is the hardest race in swimming. It feels good to come down from altitude after training for it and getting some satisfaction.”
Women’s 200-meter freestyle:
Competing in her first long course Grand Prix of the season, American record holder Missy Franklin, 19, of Cal Aquatics won by half a body length in 1:56.96. She led from wire-to-wire (27.86, 57.42, 1:27.18). Cierra Runge, 18, of North Baltimore Aquatic Club was second in a best time 1:58.35 and Stanford-bound Simone Manuel, 17, of First Colony was third in a personal best 1:59.01. Reigning Olympic champion Allison Schmitt, 24, also of North Baltimore, was seventh in 2:00.66.
“The swim actually felt pretty good,” Franklin said. “Nationals are coming up so quickly. Everyone is swimming really well and looking really great. It is going to shape up to be a really great summer.”
Men’s 200-meter freestyle:
In an exciting three-man race between three North Baltimore Aquatic Club swimmers, reigning Olympic champion Yannick Agnel, 22, of France won in 1:46.99. Michael Phelps, 28, was second in 1:48.20 and Conor Dwyer, 25, was third in 1:48.36. It was Phelps first 200 free final he has swum in a competition since his comeback. All three were coming off altitude training. The field featured six Olympians. Agnel was fifth in the 100 freestyle on Friday in 49.94
“The difference between by 100 and 200 was I had a good night of sleep after the 100,” Agnel said. “I am mastering this event more than the 100. This was like a training session against Michael in practice.”
Said Phelps: “I got left standing still in the last 50 against this guy. It felt good to get my first 200 under my belt. The work in altitude is showing here.”
Women’s 200-meter backstroke:
Beisel overtook the lead on the final 50-meters with a strong kick to win in 2:09.11. Cal’s Elizabeth Pelton, 20, was second in 2:09.73. Fifteen minutes after winning the freestyle, Franklin was third after fading in the last 50 in 2:09.86.
Men’s 200-meter backstroke:
Russian Arkady Vyatchanin of the New York Athletic Club led after the first 100 meters by half a body length and went on to extend his streak in 1:55.30, fifth best time in the world this year. It was only a half second off his best time. Vyatchanin is undefeated in the 200 back in four consecutive grand prix meets since January. Reigning Olympic gold medalist Tyler Clary, 25, swimming unattached was second in 1:58.41. Clary had scratched from the 200 freestyle “B” final to be fresh for the final. Connor Green, 18, of BlueFish was third in 1:59.26. Omar Pinzon, 25, of Bolles was eighth in 2:03.15.
Women’s 50-meter freestyle:
Fresno’s Cheyenne Coffman, 24, of DOGS won in 25.12, a best time by 4/100ths of a second. Madison Kennedy, 26, of SwimMAC was second in 25.32 and 16-year-old Amy Bilquist of Carmel Swim Club was third in 25.32. Former Florida Gold Coast swimmer and Olympian Rhi Jeffrey of Bernal’s Gators was 14th overall in 26.21.
Men’s 50-meter freestyle:
Brazilian Bruno Fratus, 24, after a great start, won the splash-and-dash in 22.03. Olympian Anthony Ervin, 33, was second in 22.58. Josh Schneider, 26, of the New York Athletic Club was third in 22.63. Olympian George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago won the “B” final in 22.71 that would have tied him fourth in the final.
“I am pretty happy,” Fratus said. “I won’t lie, I miss Nathan Adrian and Cesar Cielo. I was very excited to come to California and race those guys. Anthony gave me a good race. I just have to work hard this summer. There is no secret, no magic, just work hard and keep doing what my coaches tell me, taper for Pan Pacs and visualize touching the wall first.”
Women’s 800-meter freestyle relay:
Mexico won in 8:16.99 with Lilliana Ibanez Lopez, Charetzenl Escobar, Maria Richaud Leyva and Natalia Jaspeado Becerra. Cal Aquatics was second in 8:20.47 and Wisconsin was third in 8:24.23.
Men’s 800-meter freestyle relay:
Wisconsin Aquatics won in 7:31.94 with Cannon Clifton, Brett Pinfold, Nicholas Caldwell and Matthew Hutchins. Mexico was second in 7:36.33 and Santa Clara was third in 7:40.69.
On the fourth and final day, Sunday’s events are the 200-meter butterfly, 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter backstroke, 200-meter individual medley, women’s 800-meter freestyle, men’s 1500-meter freestyle and medley relay.
The final stop on the Grand Prix six-meet circuit is a final dress rehearsal for this summer’s National Championships and Selection Trials for Pan Pacs in August and 2015 World Championships in Russia, on Aug. 6-10 in Irvine, Calif.
USA Swimming.org will live stream both the prelims and finals. Universal Sports will also televise the meet on June 21-22 starting at 8 p.m.
Author South Florida Aquatic Club - SOFLO SwimmingPosted on June 22, 2014 Categories South Florida Aquatic ClubTags Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara, Elizabeth Beisel, Florida Gold Coast, Jessica Rodriguez, Marcella Marinheiro, Melissa Marinheiro, Olivia Katcher, Sharon Robb, SOFLO, South Florida Aquatic Club, swim club, swim4soflo, SWIMMING, USA SwimmingLeave a comment on Beisel Steals Phelps, Franklin Thunder; SOFLO Relay Finishes 11th At Santa Clara Grand Prix
SOFLO’s Pelaez, DiSalvo, Ranaudo At SOFLO June Sizzler
SOFLO’s Pelaez, DiSalvo, Ranaudo Sizzle At SOFLO June Sizzler
June 21, 2014—South Florida Aquatic Club’s young up-and-coming swimmers had another impressive meet Friday at the SOFLO June Sizzler at Academic Village Pool.
SOFLO swimmers turned in 35 best times in the girls and boys 25-yard races during the sprint meet.
Erika Pelaez, Fiorella Di Salvo and David Ranaudo led the team with wins.
Pelaez, 7, swept all four stroke events in the 7-8 age group. She won the 25-yard butterfly in 15.88; 25-yard backstroke in a best time 17.53, dropping 0.20 seconds; 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 20.22, dropping 0.19 seconds; and 25-yard freestyle in a best time 15.00, dropping 0.12 seconds.
Di Salvo, 6, won the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 25.93, dropping 0.16 seconds and 25-yard freestyle in a best time 18.53, dropping 1.37 seconds.
Di Salvo was also second in the 25-yard butterfly in a best time 22.45, dropping 2.60 seconds; third in the 25-yard backstroke in a best time 26.55, dropping 0.77 seconds
Ranaudo, 6, won the 25-yard butterfly in 34.71; 25-yard backstroke in 28.89; and 25-yard freestyle in a best time 23.98, dropping 2.28 seconds.
Ranaudo was also third in the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 35.74, dropping 1.30 seconds.
SIZZLER FRIDAY RESULTS
6-and-under, 1. Marguerite McPhillips, HAT 22.42; SOFLO: 2. Fiorella Di Salvo 22.45, best time, 3. Antonia Ortiz 27.37, best time; 7-8, 1. Erika Pelaez, SOFLO 15.88; SOFLO: 2. Valerie Vank 18.73, 4. Luna Delgado 20.85, 10. Mariann Catalasan 22.93, 12. Hailey Ahn 24.15, best time, 13. Judith-Alison Natino 24.51, 18. Celeste Cuevas 30.16, 23. Maria Legaspi 34.11.
6-and-under, 1. Marguerite McPhillips, HAT 24.44; SOFLO: 3. Fiorella Di Salvo 26.55, best time, 4. Antonia Ortiz 27.97, best time; 7-8, 1. Erika Pelaez, SOFLO 17.53, best time; SOFLO: 2. Valerie Vank 19.24, best time, 5. Luna Delgado 22.76, best time, 11. Judith-Alison Natino 24.23, best time, 16. Hailey Ahn 25.04, 17. Mariann Catalasan 25.77, 19. Celeste Cuevas 27.53, 22. Maria Legaspi 28.43, best time.
6-and-under, 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 25.93, best time; SOFLO: 4. Antonia Ortiz 32.63; 7-8, 1. Erika Pelaez, SOFLO 20.22, best time; SOFLO: 2. Valerie Vank 20.38, 5. Judith-Alison Natino 24.84, best time, 7. Mariann Catalasan 25.56, best time, 8. Luna Delgado 26.07, best time, 14. Maria Legaspi 27.57, best time, 17. Hailey Ahn 31.17, 21. Celeste Cuevas 33.74.
6-and-under, 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 18.53; SOFLO: 4. Antonia Ortiz 24.44, best time; 7-8, 1. Erika Pelaez, SOFLO 15.00, best time; SOFLO: 2. Valerie Vank 15.49, best time, 7. Luna Delgado 18.86, 11. Mariann Catalasan 20.01, best time, 12. Judith-Alison Natino 20.39, best time, 15. Celeste Cuevas 21.39, 17. Hailey Ahn, 22.00, best time, 21. Maria Legaspi 25.65.
8-and-under, 1. SOFLO A 1:16.92, 3. SOFLO B 1:28.28, best time.
After the sizzler, a time trial was held for all four stroke races.
Diego Sanguinetti, 23, of Coral Springs Swim Club finished the 25-yard freestyle in 20.50 and 25-yard backstroke in 29.36. He was disqualified in the 25-yard breaststroke and 25-yard butterfly. Sanguinetti has represented the U.S. in the Down Syndrome World and International Swimming Championships.
6-and-under: 1. David Ranaudo, SOFLO 34.71; 7-8, 1. Jason Cuffe, SFTL 19.10; SOFLO: 5. Jacob Navarro 21.26, best time, 12. Luciano Del Carpio 26.73, best time, 14. Colin Kim 26.96, 15. Daniel Ranaudo 27.20, 17. Owen Sines 27.92, 23. Ethan Greenberg 42.91.
6-and-under, 1. David Ranaudo, SOFLO 28.89; 7-8, 1. Luke Taylor, YBC 17.99; SOFLO: 6. Jacob Navarro 22.71, best time, 15. Owen Sines 25.46, 16. Clint Kim 25.48, best time, 17. Colin Kim 25.76, best time, 18. Daniel Ranaudo 26.05, 21. Luciano Del Carpio 27.44, 23. Ethan Greenberg 34.02.
6-and-under, 1. Felix Oriol, HAT 35.61; SOFLO: 3. David Ranaudo 35.74, best time; 7-8, 1. Luke Taylor, YBC 21.88; SOFLO: 3. Jacob Navarro 23.95, best time, 9. Owen Sines 26.94, 10. Clint Kim 27.28, best time, 15. Luciano Del Carpio 30.17, best time, 16. Daniel Ranaudo 30.24, 21. Colin Kim 35.29, 22. Ethan Greenberg 38.69.
6-and-under, 1. David Ranaudo, SOFLO 23.98, best time; 7-8, 1. Padraig McPhillips, HAT 15.63; SOFLO: 5. Jacob Navarro 18.13, best time, 10. Luciano Del Carpio 20.35, best time, 13. Daniel Ranaudo 20.53, best time, 17. Clint Kim 21.98, best time, 19. Owen Sines 23.00, 21. Colin Kim 24.36, 23. Ethan Greenberg 27.33.
8-and-under, 1. YMCA of Broward County 1:12.30, 2. SOFLO 1:22.61, best time.
1.Molly Golding, SOFLO 16.51; SOFLO: 2. Sally Golding 16.96, 3. Lily Sines 17.59, 4. Valentina Carrion 17.69, 5. Molly Mason 18.59, 6. Bella Leggett 22.02.
1.Molly Golding, SOFLO 16.55; SOFLO: 2. Valentina Carrion 16.98, 3. Bella Leggett17.37, 4. Sally Golding 18.54, 5. Lily Sines 20.93, 6. Molly Mason 21.63.
1.Molly Golding, SOFLO 16.93; SOFLO: 2. Valentina Carrion 17.10, 3. Sally Golding 18.26, 4. Bella Leggett 19.15, 5. Lily Sines 22.34, 6. Molly Mason 25.06.
1.Molly Golding, SOFLO 16.06; SOFLO: 2. Sally Golding 16.23, 3. Bella Leggett 16.35, 4. Valentina Carrion 16.53, 5. Molly Mason 22.30, 6. Lily Sines 23.01.
1.David Diaz Venturo, SOFLO 16.10; SOFLO: 2. Alejandro Mateus 16.51, 3. Alex Golding 16.82, 4. Rafael Rodriguez 17.32, 5. Leonardo Mateus 18.74.
1.Leonardo Mateus, SOFLO 17.10; SOFLO: 2. Alex Golding 19.01, 3. Alejandro Mateus 19.08, 4. David Diaz Venturo 20.26, 5. Rafael Rodriguez 20.87.
1.Leonardo Mateus, SOFLO 16.68; SOFLO: 2. Alex Golding 20.21, 3. Alejandro Mateus 21.29, 4. Rafael Rodriguez 21.80, 5. David Diaz Venturo 24.45.
1.Leonardo Mateus, SOFLO 16.03; SOFLO: 2. Rafael Rodriguez 16.36, 3. Alejandro Mateus 16.73, 4. David Diaz Venturo 18.69, 5. Alex Golding 18.97.
Author South Florida Aquatic Club - SOFLO SwimmingPosted on June 22, 2014 Categories South Florida Aquatic ClubTags David Ranaudo, Erika Pelaez, Fiorella DiSalvo, Florida Gold Coast, Sharon Robb, SOFLO, SOFLO June SIzzler, South Florida Aquatic Club, swim club, swim4soflo, SWIMMING, USA SwimmingLeave a comment on SOFLO’s Pelaez, DiSalvo, Ranaudo At SOFLO June Sizzler
SOFLO’s Melissa Marinheiro Makes “D” Final At Arena Grand Prix At Santa Clara
June 20, 2014—-For the second day in a row, Melissa Marinheiro of South Florida Aquatic Club was the top Florida Gold Coast finisher Friday at the Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara at George Haines International Aquatic Center.
Against a deep, quality distance field, Marinheiro, 17, qualified for the “D” final in the 400-meter freestyle in 4:22.84, just .06 off her best time. She finished 35th overall in 4:24.30.
SOFLO teammates Jessica Rodriguez, 15, was 65th in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:47.42. She went out in 1:20.47 in the first 100. She also swam 1:14.10 in the 100-meter butterfly bonus race.
Olivia Katcher, 18, went 1:09.63 in the 100-meter butterfly, 1:02.80 in the 100-meter freestyle and 4:44.58 in the 400-meter freestyle.
SOFLO’s relay of Marcella Marinheiro, Olivia Katcher, Melissa Marinheiro and Jessica Rodriguez went 4:14.62 in the 400-meter freestyle relay, the only FGC team in the event.
Other Florida Gold Coast results: Megan Moroney, St. Andrew’s Swimming, 100-meter freestyle, 57.53 and 100 butterfly, 1:03.50; Tasija Karosas, Unattached, 100-meter freestyle, 57.87; Jennifer Marquez, Azura Florida Aquatics, 100-meter freestyle, 58.34; Roberto Gomez, Unattached, 100-meter freestyle, 51.27; Marco Guarente, Azura, 200-meter breaststroke, 2:21.52; Daniel Pereira, Azura, 200-meter breaststroke 2:30.03; Quinn Cassidy, St. Andrew’s Swimming, 200-meter breaststroke 2:32.73; Marcelo Acosta, Azura, 400-meter freestyle, 3:57.39.
The sport’s marquis athletes, Olympians Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps had mixed results.
In her first meet of the summer season, Olympian Missy Franklin, 19, finished second to incoming Stanford freshman Simone Manuel in the 100-meter freestyle in 54.51. Franklin also swam the 100 butterfly prelims as a training race.
“It’s a lot of pressure now but it’s really nice next summer when all we have to focus on is the worlds,” Franklin said.
Michael Phelps, 28, tied Tom Shields for first in the 100-meter butterfly in 52.11 and had to come from behind to do it. It was the best time of his comeback so far.
Phelps was also second in the 100-meter freestyle in 48.80. Phelps is coming off high altitude training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
In an exciting race to open the meet, Simone Manuel, 17, of First Colony Swim Team out-touched a surging five-time Olympic medalist Missy Franklin, 19, of Cal Aquatics to win in 54.44. Manuel went out in 26.47. Franklin was second in 54.51 and Allison Schmitt, 24, of North Baltimore Aquatic Club was third in 55.08.
Olympic gold medalist and top seed Nathan Adrian, 25, of Cal Aquatics won in 48.17. He went out in 22.96 and had nearly a half-body length coming home. Michael Phelps, 28, of North Baltimore Aquatic Club, was second in 48.80. Conor Dwyer, 25, of North Baltimore was third in 49.76. Bolles alum Santo Condorelli, 19, was seventh in 50.35. Brazilian Bruno Fratus, 24, was 14th in 50.84.
Women’s 200-meter breaststroke:
Micah Lawrence, 23, of SwimMAC outraced the field for a body length lead to win in 2:26.53. Laura Sogar, 23, of Bluefish Swim Club was second in 2:29.57 and Annie Zhu of North Baltimore was third in 2:30.02. Elizabeth Beisel, 21, of Bluefish Swim Club was seventh in 2:31.29.
Men’s 200-meter breaststroke:
In a close race, Kevin Cordes, 20, of Tucson Ford, swimming in Lane 8, won in 2:11.82. Chase Kalisz, 20, of North Baltimore was second in 2:12.43 and B.J. Johnson, 27, of Palo Alto Swim Club was third in 2:12.55. Brazil’s Felipe Lima, 29, of Azura Florida Aquatics was 13th in 2:16.89.
Denmark’s Lotte Friis, 25, training at North Baltimore Aquatic Club, won her second event of the meet in 4:06.83. Canadian Brittany MacLean, 20, was second in 4:07.23. Venezuelan Olympian and national record holder Andreina Pinto, 22, of Gainesville Swim Club was third in 4:07.25. Elizabeth Beisel, 21, was fifth in 4:08.67. Former Clearwater swimmer Becca Mann, 16, of North Baltimore was sixth in 4:12.30.
Connor Jaeger, 23, of Club Wolverine turned it on in the second half of the race to win in 3:47.98. Michael McBroom, 23, of TWST was second in 3:49.26 and Canadian Ryan Cochrane, 25, was third in 3:50.84. Mitch D’Arrigo, 19, of Gainesville Swim Club was ninth in 3:55.39.
Women’s 100-meter butterfly:
Top seed Felicia Lee, 22, of Stanford won in 59.62. Kelly Naze, 20, of Cal was second in 1:00.22 and Noelle Tarazona, 21, of Bruins Swim Club was third in 1:00.38.
Men’s 100-meter butterfly:
In an exciting race, top seed Michael Phelps surged in the final 15 meters to tie early leader Tom Shields, 22, of Cal Aquatics in 52.11. Shields went out in 24.55 and was just ahead of Phelps. Eugene Godsoe, 26, of Stanford Swimming was third in 53.11. Sebastian Rousseau, 23, of Gainesville Swim Club was 11th in 53.97.
California Aquatics had no trouble winning in 3:44.48 with Camille Cheng, Elizabeth Pelton, Caroline Piehl and Missy Franklin’s 55.45 anchor split.
Motivated by its World Cup soccer team, Mexico (Alejandro Escudero, Long Gutierrez, Julio Olvera Alejos, Luis Campos Alpizar) won in 3:28.09 nipping Santa Clara 3:28.09-3:28.56.
Before the women’s 100-meter butterfly, a special tribute was made for Olympian Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, 41, recovering from an all-terrain vehicle accident where she severed her spine that left her paralyzed from the pelvic bone down. A banner for Van Dyken is being circulated during the meet for swimmers, coaches and fans to sign.
Chloe Sutton and Natalie Coughlin scratched from their Friday events. Coughlin withdrew from the meet after spending two weeks competing in Europe.
Saturday’s events are the 400-meter individual medley, 200-meter freestyle, 200-meter backstroke, 50-meter freestyle and 800-meter freestyle relay.
Author South Florida Aquatic Club - SOFLO SwimmingPosted on June 21, 2014 June 21, 2014 Categories South Florida Aquatic ClubTags Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara, Chris Anderson, Florida Gold Coast, Jessica Rodriguez, Marcella Marinheiro, Melissa Marinheiro, MIchael Phelps, missy franklin, Olivia Katcher, Sharon Robb, South Florida Aquatic Club, swim club, swim4soflo, SWIMMING, USA SwimmingLeave a comment on SOFLO’s Melissa Marinheiro Makes “D” Final At Arena Grand Prix At Santa Clara
SOFLO’s Marinheiro, Katcher Compete Opening Day Of Santa Clara Grand Prix
June 19, 2014—-Melissa Marinheiro of South Florida Aquatic Club was the top Florida Gold Coast finisher on opening day of the Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara.
Marinheiro, 17, placed 15th in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle in 17:11.13.
SOFLO teammate Olivia Katcher, 18, was 30th in 18:18.61.
Megan Moroney, 17, of St. Andrew’s Swimming, seeded third, was 24th in 17:33.39.
Denmark Olympian Lotte Friis, 25, training at North Baltimore Aquatic Club, led from wire-to-wire to win the 1500 in 16:00.35, moving to second place in this year’s world rankings.
The real battle was for second place between Canadian Brittany MacLean, training for the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, and former Clearwater swimmer Becca Mann, also training at NBAC and coming off her first national 10K open water victory.
MacLean, 20, was second in 16:10.26 and Mann, 16, was third in 16:15.01.
In the men’s 800-meter freestyle, top seed Michael McBroom, 23, pulled ahead at the final turn to win in 7:49.96, just ahead of Connor Jaeger in 7:50.59. It was the third and fourth fastest times in the world this year. Canadian Ryan Cochrane was third in 7:57.10.
Marcelo Acosta, 17, of Azura Florida Aquatics was top Florida Gold Coast finisher placing 11th in a best tine 8:08.15, dropping 9.24 seconds.
The meet ramps up with a full schedule on Friday with Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin leading the field.
In addition to Marinheiro and Katcher, SOFLO’s contingent also includes Jessica Rodriguez and Marcella Marinheiro, who will be a sophomore at Florida Gulf Coast this fall.
The final stop on the Grand Prix six-meet circuit is a final dress rehearsal for this summer’s National Championships and Selection Trials, Aug. 6-10 in Irvine, Calif.
Teenager Katie Ledecky broke her own world record in the 1500-meter freestyle Thursday at the Woodlands Swim Team’s Senior Invitational Meet in Texas. She won the event in 15:34.23 lowering her previous world record of 15:36.53. She went out in 8:16 for the first 800. The record, which is also a new American and national age group record, must still be approved by FINA.
Author South Florida Aquatic Club - SOFLO SwimmingPosted on June 20, 2014 Categories South Florida Aquatic ClubTags Arena Grand Prix Santa Clara, Florida Gold Coast, Melissa Marinheiro, Olivia Katcher, Sharon Robb, SOFLO, South Florida Aquatic Club, swim club, swim4soflo, SWIMMING, USA SwimmingLeave a comment on SOFLO’s Marinheiro, Katcher Compete Opening Day Of Santa Clara Grand Prix
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takyon writes:
Hong Kong pushes bill allowing extraditions to China despite biggest protest since handover
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vowed on Monday to push ahead with amendments to laws allowing suspects to be extradited to mainland China a day after the city's biggest protest since its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
Riot police ringed Hong Kong's legislature and fought back a hardcore group of several hundred protesters who stayed behind early on Monday after Sunday's peaceful march that organizers said drew more than a million people, or one in seven of the city's people.
"I don't think it is (an) appropriate decision for us now to pull out of this bill because of the very important objectives that this bill is intended to achieve," a somber Lam told reporters while flanked by security and justice chiefs.
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An Ohio jury has ordered Oberlin College to pay $11 million to a bakery which said it was libeled and wrongfully accused of racially profiling students.
The case stems from the November 2016 arrests of three black Oberlin students at Gibson's Bakery and market near the college's campus in Oberlin, Ohio. One student, Jonathan Aladin, was accused of attempted robbery for allegedly trying to "steal wine or otherwise illegally obtain wine" from the bakery, according to a defamation lawsuit. He would eventually confess in a written statement to buying alcohol illegally. Two other suspects, Cecelia Whettston and Endia J. Lawrence, were arrested and accused of misdemeanor assault, court documents state.
After that, Oberlin staff members tried to discredit the family-owned bakery, the lawsuit says. Oberlin College staff -- including deans and professors -- and students engaged in demonstrations in front of Gibson's Bakery following the arrests of the three students, the lawsuit stated. The suit also said Oberlin Vice President and Dean of Students Meredith Raimondo and other college staff members "handed out hundreds of copies" of a flier to the community and the media stating that Gibson's Bakery and its owners racially profiled and discriminated against the three students.
A mass email sent by Oberlin College's Vice President and General Counsel to school alumni criticized the decision of the jury, despite the trial not being over. The email was sent ahead of a punitive damages hearing, which may triple the amount Oberlin College has to pay.
Also at Inside Higher Ed.
Update: Bakery suing Oberlin College for libel wins $33M in damages
Oberlin College hit with maximum PUNITIVE DAMAGES (capped at $22 million by law) in Gibson's Bakery case
Tiananmen Square - Remember 1989
posted by janrinok on Monday June 03 2019, @04:35AM
from the what-has-changed? dept.
takyon and an Anonymous Coward writes
Tiananmen Square: China minister defends 1989 crackdown
China has defended the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in a rare public acknowledgement of events. Defence Minister Wei Fenghe told a regional forum that stopping the "turbulence" was the "correct" policy.
[...] [After] a wide-ranging speech about trade and security at a regional forum in Singapore, General Wei Fenghe was asked about Tiananmen by a member of the audience. Mr Wei questioned why people still said China had not handled the events properly.
"That incident was a political turbulence and the central government took measures to stop the turbulence, which is a correct policy," he told the forum. "The past 30 years have proven that China has undergone major changes," he said, adding that because of the government's action at that time "China has enjoyed stability and development".
Also at NBC and Al Jazeera.
Thirty years ago, from April 15 to June 4, 1989, the world was gripped by coverage of some of the largest protests in modern Chinese history. As many as a million people occupied the central Tiananmen Square in Beijing in protest against inflation, government corruption, and restrictions on freedom of speech and political participation. There are no official reports on the actual number of dead, though they are estimated to be in the thousands.
In the time that has passed, the uncensorable Usenet is no longer widely used and rarely even available. Mainland Chinese censors have come down hard and heavy on the rest of Net and, later, the Web since then in an ongoing attempt to rewrite a false history. Sometimes this censorship even has the help of the social control media giants who know which side their bread is buttered on.
[Continues...]
In commemoration of those events and in particular the massacre culminating the events thirty years ago, here is a partial news round up:
The New York Times: Twitter Takes Down Accounts of China Dissidents Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
TechCrunch: Twitter takes down 'a large number' of Chinese-language accounts ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Reuters: Online encyclopedia Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
The South China Morning Post: Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
CNN: 30 years after Tiananmen massacre, Taiwan shows another way for China
The Straights Times: 'Tank man' video for Leica sparks outcry in China ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
CNN: The story behind the iconic 'Tank Man' photo
New York Times: Photos of the Tiananmen Square Protests Through the Lens of a Student Witness
Reuters: China's robot censors crank up as Tiananmen anniversary nears
Artnet: Chinese Authorities Have Detained an Activist Filmmaker for Posting a Picture Referencing the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Epoch Times: In Memory of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The Epoch Times: Photographer Releases Never-Before-Seen Tiananmen Protest Photos
The Daily Beast: Tiananmen Square: Why China's Leaders Want to Erase 'May 35'
Business Insider: China's internet censors are on high alert ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests
CNN: Inflatable 'Tank Man' appears in Taiwan ahead of Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary
University World News: Tiananmen Square a topic that still can't be studied
The South China Morning Post: 30 years on from Tiananmen Square crackdown, why Beijing still thinks it got it right
Hong Kong Free Press: The Tiananmen Massacre, 30 years on: The troubled history of the Goddess of Democracy
Quartz: Tiananmen Square photos China never wanted the world to see, 30 years later
The Ottawa Citizen: Glavin: Tiananmen Square – China's 30 years of denial and suppression
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Maine Lawmakers Pass Bill to Prevent ISPs From Selling Browsing Data Without Consent
posted by janrinok on Saturday June 01 2019, @07:22AM
from the your-data-your-choice dept.
"upstart" writes:
Submitted via IRC for SoyCow4463
Maine lawmakers pass bill to prevent ISPs from selling browsing data without consent – TechCrunch
Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that will prevent internet providers from selling consumers’ private internet data to advertisers.
The state’s senate unanimously passed the bill 35-0 on Thursday following an earlier vote by state representatives 96-45 in favor of the bill.
The bill, if signed into law by state governor Janet Mills, will force the national and smaller regional internet providers operating in the state to first obtain permission from residents before their data can be sold or passed on to advertisers or other third parties.
[...] the ACLU — which along with the Open Technology Institute and New America helped to draft the legislation — praised lawmakers for passing the bill, calling it the “strongest” internet privacy bill of any state.
“Today, the Maine legislature did what the U.S. Congress has thus far failed to do and voted to put consumer privacy before corporate profits,” said Oamshri Amarasingham, advocacy director at the ACLU of Maine, in a statement. “Nobody should have to choose between using the internet and protecting their own data,” she said.
New Memo Reveals the Census Question Was Added to Boost White Voting Power
posted by martyb on Thursday May 30 2019, @09:48PM
from the Mandering-the-racist-Jerry dept.
aristarchus writes:
If we had a fair Supreme Court not driven by partisanship in its most political cases, Thursday’s blockbuster revelation in the census case would lead the court to unanimously rule in Department of Commerce v. New York to exclude the controversial citizenship question from the decennial survey. Those newly revealed documents show that the Trump administration’s purpose in putting the citizenship question on the upcoming census was not its stated one to help Hispanic voters under the Voting Rights Act, but rather to create policy that would be “a disadvantage to the Democrats” and “advantageous to Republicans and non-Hispanic Whites.” It’s difficult to produce a greater smoking gun than explicitly saying you are hoping to help the GOP by increasing white voting power. But this revelation, coming from the hard drive of a deceased Republican political operative and made available to Common Cause by his estranged daughter, is ironically more likely to lead the Republican-appointed conservative justices on the Supreme Court to allow the administration to include the question that would help states dilute the power of Hispanic voters.
[...]And here is where Thursday’s revelations fit in. The New York Times reported that the hard drive of the late Republican redistricting guru Thomas B. Hofeller contained documents indicating that the real purpose of including the citizenship question was to allow Republicans to draw new congressional, state, and local legislative districts using equal numbers of eligible voters in each district, not equal numbers of persons, a standard that would greatly reduce the power of Hispanics and Democrats in places like Texas. According to the Times, files on Hofeller’s hard drives, subpoenaed in litigation concerning North Carolina redistricting, show that Hofeller “wrote a study in 2015 concluding that adding a citizenship question to the census would allow Republicans to draft even more extreme gerrymandered maps to stymie Democrats. And months after urging President Trump’s transition team to tack the question onto the census, he wrote the key portion of a draft Justice Department letter claiming the question was needed to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act—the rationale the administration later used to justify its decision.”
[...]Thursday’s revelations should be damning. The ACLU is already seeking sanctions in the trial court in the census case for government officials lying about the real reason for including the citizenship question. But instead the revelations may help to prop up a case that should embarrass government lawyers to argue.
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Fossil Fuels are Now "Freedom Gas"
from the comes-from-eating-too-many-Freedom-Fries dept.
US Department of Energy is now referring to fossil fuels as "freedom gas"
Call it a rebranding of "energy dominance." In a press release published on Tuesday, two Department of Energy officials used the terms "freedom gas" and "molecules of US freedom" to replace your average, everyday term "natural gas."
The press release was fairly standard, announcing the expansion of a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Freeport facility on Quintana Island, Texas. It would have gone unnoticed had an E&E News reporter not noted the unique metonymy "molecules of US freedom."
DOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg is quoted as saying, "With the US in another year of record-setting natural gas production, I am pleased that the Department of Energy is doing what it can to promote an efficient regulatory system that allows for molecules of US freedom to be exported to the world."
Artist's depiction of this news.
Huawei Calls on U.S. to Adjust its Approach to Tackle Cybersecurity Effectively
posted by CoolHand on Wednesday May 29 2019, @04:45PM
from the pot-meet-kettle dept.
James Orme writes:
Chinese tech giant Huawei has filed a motion in a US court challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecoms equipment, the latest action in an ongoing clash with Washington.
Huawei's chief legal officer Song Liuping said the firm had filed a motion for summary judgment asking the court to rule on whether it is constitutional for the US to implement a military spending provision that bars the government and its contractors from using its equipment.
Mr Song said the "state-sanctioned campaign" against the company will not improve cybersecurity.
"Politicians in the US are using the strength of an entire nation to come after a private company," he said. "This is not normal."
Source: https://techerati.com/news-hub/huawei-takes-us-to-court-over-security-law/
[Ed Note: full disclosure - The submitter is also the author of the linked news story and a junior editor at the techerati.com web site]
Bill To Put Health Warnings On Soda And Sugary Drinks Advances In California
posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 29 2019, @01:31PM
from the saving-you-from-yourself dept.
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
California lawmakers on Thursday advanced the last major surviving bill in a package aimed at reducing consumption of sodas, approving a measure that would require health warning labels on sugary drinks.
The measure by Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) received a bare majority of votes even though some Democrats withheld votes while others in the majority party joined Republicans in opposition.
The latest action follows this year’s shelving of measures that would have put a tax on soda and banned “Big Gulp”-style sodas in an effort to address health risks including obesity and diabetes that are posed by sugary drinks.
“They represent the single leading source of increased bad calories that are being promoted in our communities and pushed on communities of color,” Monning said during the floor debate, citing a “national epidemic” of diabetes.
The label on container would say: “STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFETY WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) may contribute to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and tooth decay.”
[...] The American Beverage Assn. opposed the bill with a strong push by lobbyists and while making major political contributions to state lawmakers.
The industry argued that the bill and its health impact claims went too far.
“There are already more effective ways to help people manage their overall sugar consumption rather than through mandatory and misleading messages,” said Steven Maviglio, a spokesman for the American Beverage Assn.
[...] Legislators are also still considering a bill that would bar the soda industry from offering subsidies including discount coupons that encourage soda consumption.
The Millennial Generation in the US: Life on the Brink
posted by martyb on Monday May 27 2019, @06:52PM
from the it's-all-the-millennials'-fault dept.
An Anonymous Coward writes:
The World Socialist Web Site, publication of record of the ICFI (SEP), on May 24th released a report about the grim situation many millennials face:
The stock market is booming, and President Donald Trump is boasting at every turn that the unemployment rate is lower than it has been in five decades.
However, the working class, the vast majority of the population, is confronting an unprecedented social, economic, health and psychological crisis. The same processes that have produced vast sums of wealth for the ruling elite have left millions of workers on the brink of existence.
Perhaps no segment of the population reflects the devastating consequences of these processes so starkly as the generation of young people deemed the "millennials," those born roughly between the years 1981 and 1996. More than half the 72 million American millennials are now in their 30s, with the oldest turning 38 this year.
A recent exposé by the Wall Street Journal noted that millennials are "in worse financial shape than prior living generations and may not recover." The article, "Millennials Near Middle Age in Crisis," [paywalled] concludes by stating that people born in the 1980s are at risk of becoming "America's Lost generation."
Selected bullet points from the WSWS article:
Millennials have taken on 300 percent more student debt than their parents' generation. [Source: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2013]
By 2014, 48 percent of workers with bachelor's degrees are employed in jobs for which they're overqualified. [Source: Labor Economist Stephen Rose, published by Urban Institute.]
The number of workers in the United States participating in the gig economy is expected to triple to 42 million workers by 2020, and 42 percent of those people are likely to be millennials. [Source: Freshbooks]
Between 1978 and 2017, according to the EPI, CEO compensation rose in the US by 1,070 percent, while the typical worker's compensation over these 39 years rose by a mere 11.2 percent.
In the 40 years leading up to the recession, rents increased at more than twice the rate of incomes. [Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.]
One in 5 millennials say they cannot afford routine healthcare expenses. Many of these millennials are uninsured because of the cost. An additional 26 percent say they can afford routine health-care costs, but only with difficulty. [Source: Harris Poll]
Men and women in their thirties are marrying at rates below every other generation on record. [Source: The Atlantic, "The Death (and Life) of Marriage in America"]
It is predicted that most millennials will not be able to retire until age 75. [Source: NerdWallet analysis of federal data]
The report concludes, "Far from becoming the 'Lost Generation' predicted by the Wall Street Journal, this generation of workers carries within it an enormous source of revolutionary potential."
[Ed. Note. I debated whether or not to run this story given the partisan source for the article, but the list of references suggested it was more than a simple opinion piece. So, are things really as grim as portrayed here? I'm too old to be a millennial, but have both personally experienced as well as witnessed many others facing the same trends listed here. Where do things go from here?]
Breaking News: UK Prime Minister Theresa May Will Resign, Pass the Brexit
posted by martyb on Friday May 24 2019, @02:35PM
from the May-won't-any-more dept.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May Will Resign, Pass the Brexit
Theresa May has announced that she will resign as UK's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party:
Mrs. May announced on Friday that she would be stepping down as leader of her Conservative Party and then as Britain's prime minister, after repeatedly failing to win Parliament's approval for a deal to withdraw the country from the European Union.
A successor to Theresa May will be chosen before Parliament's summer break, the Conservative Party chairman said. She will continue as prime minister until the leadership contest is finished.
[...] Standing in front of 10 Downing Street, Mrs. May said it was in the "best interests of the country for a new prime minister" to lead Britain through the Brexit process. She announced plans to step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, with the process to replace her beginning the following week.
Previously: Theresa May: UK's Next Prime Minister?
UK PM Theresa May announces resignation amid fury over Brexit handling
realDonaldTrump writes:
foxnews.com/world/uk-pm-theresa-may-announces-resignation-amid-fury-over-brexit-handling
May spoke outside 10 Downing Street after a meeting with Graham Brady, the head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative Party backbenchers. She said she will step down on June 7. Her resignation will trigger a party leadership contest, and whoever wins that contest will take over as prime minister.
[...] Her announcement could complicate the upcoming June 3 state visit by President Trump to London to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, where he will also meet with Queen Elizabeth II.
May will still be in office during that visit, meaning it will nix the chance for a new prime minister to forge ties with the American president at a time where such relations are vital. A U.S.-U.K. trade deal is a top priority for the U.K. as it looks to depart from the European Union and begin making its own trade agreements -- and Trump has said "the potential is unlimited" for such a deal.
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October 19, 2012 · 11:10 am
Fall TV 2012: Winners & Losers
Most people look forward to watching the new fall shows like, the minute they air. My Mom actually writes the air dates down in her datebook, so she can remember to watch. Yes, she still has a datebook, but, mostly because she’s an esthetician. Anyway, in year’s past I Tivo-ed like, every new show and watched them all right away. But, that’s been a little harder to do with Greta in the picture.
I mean, sure, I still Tivo everything. I just don’t get around to watching it until weeks, sometimes months later. That said, here is my very belated list of the best and worst of the new fall shows. Enjoy!
The Best New Shows
Ben & Kate (FOX):
Oddly enough, my favorite new show has my least favorite title of all time. I mean, seriously, does it not sound like that horrific Jon & Kate Plus 8 show? Yikes! You couldn’t have thought of a better title for a sweetly funny show about an adult brother and sister living together with her young daughter? Anyway, ignore the title and watch the show. It’s beautifully written and hilariously funny. We love it!
The Mindy Project (FOX):
Although I’m still on the fence a little with this one, I do love the cast and the writing is terrific. And how cool to see a female lead that isn’t a perfect freaking stick figure! Go, Mindy!
Made In Jersey (CBS):
I know what you’re thinking. First: You watched that? And the answer is: “Yes, I did and I loved it.” And secondly: Didn’t that show just get cancelled? Again, sadly, the answer is “Yes.” But, let me tell ya, the lead actress, the stunning UK import Janet Montgomery is destined to be a star. Seriously, I got goosebumps the first time she was onscreen. I haven’t seen someone with that much star-wattage to burn since Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping. Jersey might be gone, but, mark my words, Montgomery will be around for a while.
Go On (NBC):
Mrs. Yeti fell in love with this show immediately, but, it took me a little longer to warm up to it. But, now that I have, I cannot wait to watch it every week. The cast is great, the writing is crisp, heartfelt and original and I gotta tell ya, I’m a sucker for therapy groups in movies and TV shows. Be it the darker skewing therapy scenes in Fight Club or the hilarious, angry women’s group scenes in About a Boy, people sitting in a circle contemplating life is comedy gold in my book!
And now, for the worst new shows. As you can see, they totally outnumber the good shows this season. Which is fine by me, I mean, I’m just glad I didn’t get hooked on more dramas since one hour shows are so much harder to watch with Greta running around the living room. Whew!
The Worst New Shows
Revolution (NBC):
Total crap from start to finish, this show feels like it was put together by a freaking computer. “Insert Plot Device A, add a little bit of Movie B and TV Show C, then stir vigorously.” Yikes! And I know it shouldn’t matter, but, even the cast is dumpy. Sorry, but, they are. And that main girl, oy, don’t get me started. Why she is still on TV and my sweet-faced Janet Montgomery is not is a riddle for the ages.
The Neighbors (ABC):
All I can say about this crapfest is: WTF?! Seriously, I want the twenty minutes I spent watching this hopelessly-dated, terribly-unfunny aliens-next-door show back. When it was all over, I actually felt kinda bad for Jami Gertz and I usually hate her in anything. Run, Jami, run!
Partners (CBS):
I was really looking forward to this one and it was disappointing on every level. I mean, the pilot was almost unwatchable. Wait, we stopped watching halfway through, so, I guess that makes it all the way unwatchable. Either way, Partners is a total bomb filled with really annoying characters that will drive you up a wall. Literally!
The New Normal (NBC):
Speaking of annoying characters, this might just be the worst thing Glee creator Ryan Murphy — the king of smug, topical humor that will age as gracefully as Glee has. Which means very badly! — has ever unleashed on the public. There is nothing new or normal about this show and frankly I’m surprised the gay community isn’t picketing the crap out of this mess. Yikes!
Guys With Kids (NBC):
Oh, and while we’re on the subject of picketing shows. I’d like to start a movement to picket this piece o-crap pronto and I’m not just saying that because I’m a stay-at-home-dad. I really expected this show to be better, I mean, come on, Jimmy Fallon is one of the producers! I don’t know what happened, but, the episodes I’ve watched are not about guys or kids. Again, it’s like some marketing flunkie at NBC came up with the poster and the title and then hired people to write the show and fill in the blanks. Urgh…a total trainwreck!
Nashville (ABC):
We waited for this show for a month and lemme tell ya, it was not worth the wait. The music was great and I loved seeing all the real-life Nashville locales featured in the pilot (long live The Bluebird Cafe, whoo-hoo!) but by the thirty-minute mark this show was dragging big time. It could improve over time, but, sadly, time is not something a parent of a toddler has, so, for now, Nashville has left the building. Or, um, you know…our Tivo Season Pass.
And finally, I want to give a heads up to some of the shows that don’t really fall into either category. They were good enough to watch once or twice (and maybe revisit, now that Made in Jersey bit the dust) but, I don’t know if I’d Tivo them on a regular basis. That said, all of the shows listed below are worth checking out if you have the time.
Good Enough to Watch Once
Last Resort (ABC):
I initially Tivo-ed this show because a buddy of mine from The American Mall is in it. She was fantastic in both of the episodes I watched — Autumn plays the ruthless nuclear submarine designer desperately trying to save her “baby” from destruction — and so was the rest of the top-notch cast. The biggest problem I had was that the show’s mythology is already, at just a few episodes in, a little thick for my taste. I mean, I’m all for a good geeky mythology, but, I don’t know if I wanna invest in something that dense right now. Sorry, guys, but, the show is still very good. So, rock on!
666 Park Avenue (ABC):
I know a lot of people didn’t like this show from the get-go, but, I gotta tell ya, again, it all boils down to the hot chick in the lead role. Just kidding. Kinda. But, the lead character here is the plucky, ever-resourceful Rachael Taylor and, well, she’s really pretty and really smart and I’m kinda worried about what kind of trouble she’ll find as she digs deeper into the mystery of this spooky old Manhattan apartment building. So, if you’re along for the ride (like me!) you might dig it. But be forewarned, this show is definitely not for kids. Way too scary!
Elementary (CBS):
Of all the shows I sampled this is the one I think I might reconsider adding to our Season Pass. Lucy Liu, as always, is fantastic and the guy who plays Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) is much better than I expected him to be considering his lackluster movie performances of later. I mean, really, could he have looked worse in Dark Shadows? Egads! The show is light, entertaining and, well, did I mention that I have a thing for Lucy Lui? Definitely worth watching!
And that’s it. Sadly, we don’t have the greatest cable set-up, so, we don’t get to watch all the fancy cable shows like Homeland and Boardwalk Empire. But, quicker than you can say library, the DVD’s will be on the shelves of ours. And lord knows we love our library…so, we’ll catch up then!
Dying to hear what new shows you guys are watching, so, fire away.
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Browsing Food Chemistry & Technology by Subject "rennet gelation"
Short Communication: The effect of dry period duration and dietary energy density on the rennet gelation properties of milk in early lactation
Butler, Stephen T.; de Feu, M.A.; O'Brien, Bernadette; Guinee, Timothy P.; Murphy, J.J.; National Development Plan (Dublin, Ireland) (American Dairy Science Association and Elsevier Inc., 2010-02)
This study was carried out to examine the effects of decreasing dry period duration (DP) and altering the energy density of the diet during early lactation on the rheological characteristics of milk. Forty mature Holstein-Friesian cows were used in a completely randomized design with a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. Cows were randomly assigned to one of two dry period treatments and one of two nutritional treatments. The dry period treatments were continuous milking (CM) or an 8-week standard dry period (SDP), and the nutritional treatments were a standard energy diet (SE) or a high energy diet (HE). Actual dry period lengths were 6.3 ± 1.7 days and 62.1 ± 1.9 days for cows for the CM and SDP treatments, respectively. Milk samples were collected at 2, 6 and 10 weeks postpartum. The concentration of fat, protein and lactose was determined in each sample. The rennet gelation properties were measured at 31 ° C using dynamic low-amplitude strain oscillatory rheometry. The following parameters were obtained from the resultant elastic shear modulus (G′): gelation time (GT), maximum curd firming rate (CFRmax) and gel strength (GS). Reducing dry period duration from 62 to 6 days resulted in increases in milk protein concentration (31.8 vs. 34.7 g/kg; P < 0.001), CFRmax (2.58 vs. 3.60 Pa/min; P < 0.001) and GS (69.4 vs. 90.5 Pa; P = 0.003). Raising the dietary energy density decreased percentage milk fat (43.1 vs. 37.7 g/kg; P < 0.001) but otherwise had no effect. GS was correlated with CFRmax (r = 0.98; P < 0.001), and both variables were correlated with milk protein concentration (r = 0.71; P < 0.001, and r = 0.73; P < 0.001, respectively). The results indicate that decreasing the duration of DP increased milk protein concentration and improved the rennet gelation properties of milk, but that dietary energy density had little effect.
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Alleged Iranian Drone Captured By Israel is ‘Copy’ of US’ Sentinel UAV
© REUTERS / Sepah News.ir/ Handout
Israeli Attacks on Targets in Syria in February 2018 (23)
https://sputniknews.com/military/201802121061593025-alleged-iranian-drone-israel-copy/
A drone captured by the Israeli Air Force over the weekend, which Israel claims belongs to Iran, is essentially a “copy” of a Lockheed Martin Sentinel drone made for the US Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency that was shot down in Iranian skies in 2011 by Iranian forces.
"It's a copy of a similar system that fell in Iran," Israeli Brig. Gen. Tomer Bar told Defense News Monday. "They more or less duplicated it."
© AP Photo / Sepahnews
Iran Debuts Drone Based on Commandeered US Model
The IDF reportedly launched yet another series of missile attacks on Syrian soil February 7. A few days later, the Israeli Defense Forces said they had downed an Iranian drone and carried out attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. Syrian forces defended their territory by downing an Israeli F-16, forcing the pilots to eject. The Kremlin has called on both sides to de-escalate the situation "in favor of avoiding any steps that could lead to a new round of dangerous confrontations in the region."
When Israel said that an Iranian drone had been intercepted over Israeli airspace, Tehran denied that any of its military equipment was even in the area.
"Reports of downing an Iranian drone flying over Israel and also Iran's involvement in attacking an Israeli jet are so ridiculous… Iran only provides military advice to Syria," Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said February 10.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Alayeddin
Moscow Unaware of Iran’s Military Base Near Syrian Palmyra - Deputy FM
According to an expert at the Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, it certainly would have been within Tehran's capability to have a Sentinel-like unmanned aerial vehicle operating in the region.
"There are two copies that Iran made out of the [Sentinel]. One is Shahed 171, and this is supposed to be jet powered and for reconnaissance missions. Then there is the other variant of this vehicle — similar in design to RQ-170, with a piston engine and a propeller — named Saeqeh. This variant was shown in 2016 armed with four laser-guided munitions," said Tal Inbar, director of UAV studies at the institute.
The drone identified by the IAF general was said to be a Shahed 171 aircraft.
Iran-Russia-Turkey Work on Syria Continues Until Terrorists Defeated - President
Netanyahu: Israel to Counter Iran's Attempts to Establish Itself in Syria
Spy Sentenced in Iran for Selling Nuclear Data
Iran's 'Chovgan': Meet the Ancestor of the Modern Polo Game (PHOTO, VIDEO)
Iran May Halt Samsung Imports in Wake of Olympics Row
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The State of Sports Sponsorship in the Wake of 2015’s Scandals
By sqn agency
It’s been a difficult year for sport with the collapse of long-founded institutions that, whilst often speculated, could not have been anticipated. We stood on the sides and watched the mighty fall, and must now wonder what to do with the scattered pieces.
FIFA’s destruction by Blatter’s hand lit a heightened scrutiny in the sports world, shortly followed by renewed investigations into the IAAF. Small-scale deviancy has always existed in athletics but the revelations regarding Lamine Diack and his organisation’s doping complicity were enough to entirely undermine the role of ruling bodies. The honest were tarred by the cheating few and thousands of medals and records – not to mention careers themselves – were thrown to doubt.
Whilst those two groups reeled, the usually cordial tennis world was shaken similarly by the BBC and BuzzFeed’s match-fixing accusations. It was a dark turn for the benign game with world no.1 Novak Djokovic confirming he was offered money to lose, before defending accusations that he took it. Just last week, former world no. 187 Nick Lindahl pleaded guilty to the same crime.
These tremors unsettled the landscape for sports marketing in 2016, but this needn’t be the case. Sure, we must be cautious and aware of possible deceit. But anyone is capable of dishonesty, and it is how we deal with it that matters.
Brands, it seems, are no longer content to turn a blind eye and wait the storm out, as Coca-Cola and Visa showed by standing against the FIFA scandal. They made bold public announcements peppered with threats to pull out and, whether or not they intended to, the lack of silence was significant.
Football has survived – too popular to ever be in danger – but the nefarious dealings of FIFA suits did not tarnish the beautiful game itself. The IAAF, however, must undergo drastic reform for any hopes of future credibility, and nothing is more drastic than Adidas’ announcement earlier this week.
The sportswear giant will bid the IAAF farewell and withdraw its 11-year, £23million sponsorship. The deal was valuable but integrity is more so – Adidas is showing other brands the importance of clarity in investment, the sort you can’t count on when involved in Lord Coe’s balancing act.
Dishonesty is not marketable, and brands like Adidas are making this clear. Will others take note of these actions, and influence not only fan purchases but the integrity of the sport itself? Will the autopsies of FIFA and the IAAF conclude an era of corruption and absent-minded sponsorship as brands find confidence in their voice and control in their involvement?
Expect an increase in legacy activity as brands and sports come together to establish a compassionate and clean image, and expect the continued boosting of fan inclusion through VR, big data, mobile and other methods that channel engagement and assure fans of their worth.
Success in 2016 will be found in this valuation of fan belief, a trust that is now paramount to maintain, once taken for granted but now up in the air. Sports are not only under examination by their fans, but now their sponsors too.
The cobwebs of crooked conventions have been swept away to expose a fresh landscape, primed for expansion by brands with transparent activation at their behest. Opportunities for up-and-comers in a new world will characterise 2016 and, when facilitated through an agency that cares about transparency, will help reinvigorate the morals behind the material value of sports sponsorship.
By Chris Ritchie
Two worlds collide at Autosport International
Last week saw the start of the second of the traditional events that kick off the New Year in motorsport. With the Dakar Rally already well underway and the Monte Carlo Rally not until 23rd January, the motorsport world descended on the Autosport International Show at the less-than- glamorous NEC in Birmingham. With four days […]
European Rally Champion Chris Ingram selects SQN to support career growth
Chris Ingram, the first British winner of the European Rally Championship for 52 years, has selected UK-based integrated marketing communications agency SQN to support his goals of reaching the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
By Dan McLaren
Formula 1 esports looks to China for growth as first championship final takes place in Shanghai
Last weekend saw the culmination of the first Formula 1 event to take place in the largest esports market in the world, China.
Sponsorship trends to watch out for in 2020
Andy Westlake is chairman of the European Sponsorship Association and a non-executive director here at SQN, and thus the perfect person to take a look at what the important trends for this year will be within sponsorship.
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A solid-state sensor based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)/ poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode: Characterization and applications
Emad A. Khudaish, Mohammed M. Al-Hinaai, Salim H. Al-Harthi
A solid-state sensor based on poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) film deposited at glassy carbon electrode doped with tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)Ru(II) complex (Padpa/Ru/GCE) was constructed electrochemically. The surface morphology of the film modified electrode was characterized using electrochemical and surface scanning techniques. A redox property represented by [Ru(bpy)3] 3+/2+ couple immobilized at the Padpa moiety was characterized using typical voltammetric techniques. The XPS data demonstrated the existence of (N) bonding responsible for polymer formation while the degree of polymerization is reduced by the presence of components containing chloride ions, specifically (NH3 +Cl-) which is expected to rule the linkage of Padpa with Ru-complexes. The AFM image reveals a broken and fused Padpa/Ru fiber structure compared to a relatively uniform Padpa film. Parameters such as electron transfer coefficient, surface concentration, roughness and energy dissipation were estimated. Primarily, the modified electrode was applied as an environmental sensor for the simultaneous determination of Zn2+, Cd2+, Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions in water samples. The detection limits for these metal ions were dropped to 122.5, 21.7, 9.8 and 28.0 ppb, respectively.
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.05.017
4-aminodiphenylamine
Solid-state sensors
2,2'-Dipyridyl
glassy carbon
Surface morphology
Electropolymerization
Tris(2,2′-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II)
Khudaish, E. A., Al-Hinaai, M. M., & Al-Harthi, S. H. (2013). A solid-state sensor based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)/ poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode: Characterization and applications. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 185, 478-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.05.017
A solid-state sensor based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)/ poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode : Characterization and applications. / Khudaish, Emad A.; Al-Hinaai, Mohammed M.; Al-Harthi, Salim H.
In: Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, Vol. 185, 2013, p. 478-487.
Khudaish, EA, Al-Hinaai, MM & Al-Harthi, SH 2013, 'A solid-state sensor based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)/ poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode: Characterization and applications', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, vol. 185, pp. 478-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.05.017
Khudaish EA, Al-Hinaai MM, Al-Harthi SH. A solid-state sensor based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)/ poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode: Characterization and applications. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 2013;185:478-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2013.05.017
Khudaish, Emad A. ; Al-Hinaai, Mohammed M. ; Al-Harthi, Salim H. / A solid-state sensor based on tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)/ poly(4-aminodiphenylamine) modified electrode : Characterization and applications. In: Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical. 2013 ; Vol. 185. pp. 478-487.
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Fist of Film: Bellocchio’s Best
For a while, it looked like we had lost Marco Bellocchio. Following his 1965 debut Fists in the Pocket, the Italian philosophy student-turned-director was an indelible presence at the art house. His satires on the hypocrisy of church, state and middle class displayed tremendous filmmaking flair, earning comparisons to Jean Vigo and Max Ophüls. Then his films stopped crossing the Atlantic.
Intellectual bitterness was out of fashion until a new generation of directors like Il Divo Paolo Sorrentino, La meglio gioventu ’s Marco Tullio Giordana and Sabina Guzzanti’s Viva Zapatero took up Bellocchio’s slack. With the Silver Ribbon-winning Vincere, he’s back in theatres. In typical fashion, the love/hate story of Benito Mussolini and his lover Ida Dasler is also the story of how fascism seduced a nation. Here’s five more of his films you need to see.
I pugni in tasca (Fists in the Pocket) (1965)
In a sun-baked estate, a family of epileptics idles away the days driving each other crazy. Alessandro (Lou Castel), however, has a plan to end the generational disease forever. Flaunting his own perverse streak, the 26-year-old Bellocchio got his relatives to fund a film about the ultimate dysfunctional clan, and then shot it in the house where he grew up. The simmering rage impressed many, but Luis Bunuel and Antonioni both gave their acolyte’s first film the thumbs down.
La Cina è vicina (China is Near) (1967)
How do you follow one of the great debuts of the 1960s? By unleashing your deviants into the world. While Prof. Malvezzi breaks into politics on the socialist side, his promiscuous sister Elena (co-scenarist Elda Tattoli) brings the class war into the boudoir. On the outside looking in are a scheming pair of office workers who think marrying into this bunch will be their ticket to the good life. The vicious satire is set to a score by Ennio Morricone.
Tags:Buongiorno notte, China is Near, Elda Tattoli, Ennio Morricone, Fists in the Pocket, Good Morning Night, I pugni in tasca, Il sorriso di mia madre, In the Name of the Father, L'ora di religione, La Cina è vicina, Lou Castel, Luis Bunuel, Marco Bellocchio, Maya Sansa, Michelangelo Antonioni, My Mother’s Smile, Nel nome del padre, Sergio Castellitto, Vincere, Yves Beneyton
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Good Morning, Night: The Dark is Rising
Il Divo (2008) may have needed footnotes, but the satirical swipe at Giulio “Prince of Darkness” Andreotti revealed that Italian politics is never dull. In 1978, prime minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped by a terrorist cell known as the Red Brigades. After nearly two months in captivity, he was found dead in the trunk of a car parked between the HQs of the two parties he hoped to reconcile. Il Divo implied that Andreotti may have somehow been complicit in his rival’s death—although this was never proven.
Tags:Aldo Moro, Buongiorno notte, Daniela Ceselli, David Copperfield, Giulio Andreotti, Good Morning Night, Il Divo, La passione di Giosue l'Ebreo, Lina Wertmuller, Luigi Lo Cascio, Marco Bellocchio, Maya Sansa, Miracle at St. Anna, Paolo Briguglia, Pasquale Mari, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Roberto Herlitzka, Seven Beauties, Spike Lee, The Best of Youth, Vincere
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Dr Richard Paul
rpaul at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
Principal Academic in Bioanalytical Chemistry
Christchurch House C205, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Richard Paul is a bio-analytical chemist with a particular interest in the metabolomics of cancer, and the analysis of biomarkers of stress, alcohol abuse and novel psychoactive substance (NPS) abuse.
Richard is currently commissioned by the Prison Officers Association to investigate the issue of NPS abuse in UK prisons. NPS are new narcotic or psychotropic drugs (not controlled by the UN drug conventions) many of which pose serious health risks. The abuse of such drugs in prisons (including Spice and similar compounds) is a significant problem and one which is experienced to different levels across many European countries.
Richard's team are using a range of analytical techniques to assess the prevalence of NPS abuse in UK prisons and will also be assessing the extent to which prison staff are exposed to secondary drug fumes during their employment. The project is due to report findings in 2020, and will make recommendations to safeguard prison officers and other people working in prisons from exposure to secondhand drug fumes...
Working with a multi-disciplinary team at Bournemouth University and Poole Hospital, Richard is researching the metabolomics of cancer. The project, funded by AboutFace, aims to show proof of concept in a novel study for the early identification of skin cancer.
Richard also collaborates with the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Zurich, to explore the analysis of cortisol (a stress hormone) in head hair. Research in this field focuses on the interpretation of cortisol measurements in the hair of older people for use as a stress management tool.
Working with industry partners and colleagues in our engineering team, Richard leads a project on the development of graphene-based sensors for drug and alcohol detection. These novel sensors have application in a variety of industries, including healthcare and the criminal justice system.
Current research projects: 1. New Psychoactive Substances in Prison: An Assessment of Prevalence and Prison Staff Exposure Risk. Funded by the Prison Officers Association.
2. Cancer Sensing: Metabolomics and data driven predictive modelling for non-invasive early detection of skin cancer. Funded by AboutFace.
3. Development of graphene based sensors for drug and alcohol detection. Funded by Surescreen Diagnostics Ltd.
4. Determination of New Psychoactive Substances in surface water across South Wales. Funded by SYNLAB UK.
Boroujerdi, R., Abdelkader, A. and Paul, R., 2019. State of the Art in Alcohol Sensing with 2D Materials. Nano-Micro Letters.
Paul, R., Tsanaclis, L., Murray, C., Boroujerdi, R., Facer, L. and Corbin, A., 2019. Ethyl Glucuronide as a Long-Term Alcohol Biomarker in Fingernail and Hair. Matrix Comparison and Evaluation of Gender Bias. Alcohol and Alcoholism.
Paul, R., Williams, R., Hodson, V. and Peake, C., 2019. Detection of cannabinoids in hair after cosmetic application of hemp oil. Scientific Reports.
Szafnauer, R., McGregor, L., Paul, R., Edwards, M. and Smith, S., 2019. Structural elucidation of new psychoactive substances in herbal incense using GC×GC-TOF MS with tandem electron ionization. Forensic Chemistry.
Paul, R., 2018. Alcohol markers in hair: an issue of interpretation. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology.
Paul, R. and Tsanaclis, L., 2018. Data on ethyl glucuronide and cocaethylene concentrations in the hair of cocaine users. Data in Brief.
Paul, R., Dumitrascu, C., Kingston, R. and Williams, R., 2018. Influence of alcohol containing and alcohol free cosmetics on FAEE concentrations in hair. A performance evaluation of ethyl palmitate as sole marker, versus the sum of four FAEEs. Forensic science international.
Bossers, L.C.A.M. and Paul, R., 2014. Application of Bayesian Theory to the reporting of results in alcohol hair testing. Forensic Science International., 242, 56-58.
Bossers, L., Paul, R., Berry, A.J., Kingston, R., Middendorp, C. and Guwy, A.J., 2014. An evaluation of decontamination and extraction techniques in the analysis of ethyl glucuronide and fatty acid ethyl esters from hair samples. Journal of Chromatography B, 953-954, 115-119.
Paul, R., Kingston, R., Tsanaclis, L., Berry, A.J. and Guwy, A.J., 2011. Simultaneous determination of EtG and GHB in hair by GCMS/MS. Drug Testing and Analysis, 3, 201-205.
Paul, R., 2008. Hair of the dog: alcohol hair analysis. Advances Journal, 56 (12).
Paul, R., Kingston, R., Tsanaclis, L., Berry, A.J. and Guwy, A.J., 2008. Do drug users use less alcohol than non-drug users? Forensic Science International, 176, 82-86.
Paul, R., Tsanaclis, L., Kingston, R., Berry, A.J. and Guwy, A.J., 2006. GC-MS-MS Determination of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate in blood and urine. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 6, 375-379.
Paul, R., 2018. The secret information hidden in your hair. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/the-secret-information-hidden-in-your-hair-98121.
Bethan Davies. Determination of NPS in surface water across South Wales
Ramin Boroujerdi. Printable graphene sensors for drug and alcohol detection
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Cancer Sensing: Metabolomics and data driven predictive modelling for non-invasive early detection of skin cancer (AboutFace, 02 Jan 2020). Awarded
Novel Psychoactive Substances in Prison: An Assessment of Prevalence and Prison Staff Exposure Risk. (Prison Officers Association, 02 Oct 2019). Awarded
Printable graphene sensing systems for drug and alcohol detection (SureScreen Diagnostics LtD, 01 Sep 2018). Awarded
Detection of Ethyl Glucuronide in fingernail samples: Application to abstinence monitoring. (Royal Society of Chemistry Research Grant, 07 Dec 2017). Awarded
Determination of NPS in surface water across South Wales (SYNLAB, 15 Nov 2017). Awarded
Influence of BMI on EtG and FAEE levels in head hair. (Bournemouth University, 22 Feb 2017). Awarded
TD-GC-TOF: A new approach for the analysis of drugs of abuse in hair (Business-led research collaboration investment, USW, 08 Jan 2016). Awarded
Evaluation of new extraction techniques to enhance laboratory performance (Strategic Insight Programme, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, 10 Apr 2013). Awarded
Alcohol markers in hair: New detection techniques and evidence interpretation (University of Glamorgan, 10 Jan 2010). Awarded
New developments in analytical toxicology for the investigation of drug facilitated assault (TrichoTech Ltd, 05 Sep 2004). Awarded
Scientific Reports, Editor
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'The secret information hidden in our hair'. Cafe Scientifique
Bioanalytical hair analysis: Case reviews and research. Presented at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society
'Stress, drugs and rock and roll' Festival of Learning
'Hair of the Dog' Pint of Science - international science festival
Society of Hair Testing, Influence of alcohol containing and alcohol free cosmetics on FAEE concentrations in hair. A performance evaluation of ethyl palmitate as sole marker, versus the sum of four FAEEs, 12 Jun 2017, Cardiff
Oil company training programme consultant, Consultancy. Sirte Oil Company
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High Score Challenge S8 - R6 - Felix Meets the Evil Weevils
https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=14055
Re: High Score Challenge S8 - R6 - Felix Meets the Evil Weevils
by chrisn
This is more like it... up to level 5 now, but it's so fast! 24,400
by MatthewThompson
A very minimal score increase.
by KarateEd
High Score Tables Updated......
Ed......
by FourthStone
Slight increase: 22100
by JoolsH
KarateEd wrote: New high score..... wow, talk about a stressful situation.
Damn, you beat me by 100 points
Oh well, here's another go:
JoolsH wrote:
Yeh, I was playing, thought I was close to your score but was shocked to see I had 100 more than you. That's one letter of the BONUS word....wow, crazy game.....
by Jeremy Grayson
Ah, me. My own choice of game for the competition, but two birthdays in rapid-fire succession (mine and my wife's) have left me with hardly any time to play!
It's a shame, because as with Cosmic Camouflage last time I'm increasingly fascinated by to what extent age and craftiness can compensate for the fact that my reflexes probably aren't what they were a quarter of a century ago - or at the least, they need a hell of a lot longer to get to full speed now than then.
I got to level five and my high score below of 14,600 on the second game (of just two) that I played this morning, but no further, as the leap up in speed which Chrisn mentions above is nothing I was able to cope with at the first time of asking! Yet I must have been able to in the past, as my records indicate scores in the mid-high 20,000s. I think another half-day alone with this fun, fast, amusing title would have elicited a different outcome.
Game played as always on an original Beeb, this time an original Model B tape version backed up on to a 5.25" floppy. I think Prince Rangdo of Arg is trying to attack my computer, which makes a nice change from the cat.
Final High Score Tables updated for this round......
What an excellent, but tough platform. The game has just enough randomness in it to keep it interesting. This time JoolsH - came in first in a stiff competition. Great game Jools and congratulations. Great win.
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Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (Blu-Ray)
2 Blu-Ray Edition of the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival
Blu-Ray Disc 1
01. Promise Land - By Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton
02. Z. Rider - By Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton
03. Traveling Shoes - By Robert Randolph & The Family Band
04. Going Down - By Pino Daniele, Joe Bonamassa, Robert Randolph & The Family Band
05. Killing Floor - By Robert Cray with Jimmie Vaughan & Hubert Sumlin
06. Six Strings Down - By Jimmie Vaughan with Robert Cray & Hubert Sumlin
07. Waiting For The Bus - By ZZ Top
08. Jesus Just Left Chicago - By ZZ Top
09. Gypsy Blood - By Doyle Bramhall II
10. In My Time Of Dying (Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed) - By Doyle Bramhall II
11. Bright Lights - By Gary Clark Jr.
12. Long Road Home - By Sheryl Crow with Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II & Gary Clark Jr.
13. Our Love Is Fading - By Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II & Gary Clark Jr.
14. Blackwaterside - By Bert Jansch
15. Mississippi Blues - By Stefan Grossman & Keb' Mo'
16. Roll And Tumble Blues - By Stefan Grossman
17. One More Last Chance - By Vince Gill with Keb' Mo', James Burton, Earl Klugh & Albert Lee
18. Mystery Train - By Vince Gill with James Burton, Albert Lee, Keb' Mo' & Earl Klugh
19. Lay Down Sally - By Vince Gill with Sheryl Crow, Keb' Mo', Albert Lee, James Burton & Earl Klugh
20. Angelina - By Earl Klugh
21. Vonetta - By Earl Klugh
22. Who Did You Think I Was - By John Mayer Trio
23. Ain't No Sunshine - By John Mayer Trio
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HOARD: Stories From Scarborough in Leeds
Those of you who follow Stories From Scarborough on Facebook might remember me mentioning that I took parts of the archive to Leeds last weekend. I wanted to share the project more widely, and to explore Scarborough memories more creatively than is possible on the website alone. For this reason I approached HOARD – an arts project based in Leeds.
In a cavernous office block, located at a business park several miles from the centre of the city, a group of artists have been hoarding anything and everything – memories, objects, photographs, boxes, carrier bags, to name just a few. Inside the bland, carpeted expanses of the Darwin Building, the process of hoarding has been examined and transformed into engaging artwork, installations, performances, and workshops. After reading about the project online, I was keen to transfer some of the Stories From Scarborough collection from my studio (and computer) to this exciting-sounding space.
Above: My studio at Crescent Arts in Scarborough – much of the archive is currently stored here (source)
Curator Sarah Francis kindly allowed me to participate in HOARD, alongside a number of intriguing artists – some of whom travel considerable distances to take part. Their projects are in varying stages of development – by comparison I’m a mere novice; both to HOARD and its home at Leeds Valley Park. However, Stories From Scarborough shares some important similarities with the work on display – namely it explores what it means to hoard. Indeed, I haven’t just collected memories and stories, I’ve also done some creative experiments – some I’ve shared here at Stories From Scarborough – others on my regular arts blog.
Above: One of many painted signs I created, inspired by old pictures – this references a former Marvel’s ride (source)
Alongside conventional souvenirs and memories, I’ve been creating experimental artworks and performances, including a chairlift costume, signs and a fictional character who builds sandcastles and corrupts rearranges the archive, whenever the opportunity arises.
Above: The character performing at the 2014 Create@Salford festival (source)
It is this character that brought me and the project to HOARD on Saturday August 16th for an open day – the ethos of the project offered an ideal opportunity to begin re-assessing Stories From Scarborough. What it means, how it sits in a new space, and what it communicates to those who may not be familiar with Scarborough or its history.
Above: Setting up at HOARD (source)
So: what happened at HOARD? I put on my costume, and arranged/played with a selection of the archive, including photos, memorabilia, samples and artwork. Much of the archive is currently digital, so I will eventually need to find ways to store it physically. For now, however, it was just a case of presenting objects and memories, in the hope that perhaps some of the visitors to the HOARD open day would find it interesting.
Above: Re-examining the storage of the archive at HOARD (source)
Rather like a holidaymaker, I had travelled from Scarborough to Leeds with my suitcase. This particular suitcase is the one that accompanied my family and I on our Scarborough holidays during the late 1980s and 1990s. I am now using it to transport the archive. During the performance at HOARD I tied it up like a giant parcel. The string reminded me of the spider webs you often find devouring boxes of memories stored in lofts.
This crude experiment also questions the accessibility of archives. During my research for Stories From Scarborough (and in previous archive work) I have found that archive organisations/representatives vary greatly. Some are wonderful (like Archives+ in Manchester, who I had the pleasure of working with last year), and will go out of their way to help you. I’m also very grateful to the individuals and organisations who have helped with Stories From Scarborough so far.
Others, sadly, seem reluctant or unable to help and guard their collections with a vigilance that can feel unwelcoming. Certainly, copyright, ethics and legal issues make archive guardianship a challenging task, but surely the responsibility to share is just as important as the responsibility to protect the collection?
Below: Part of my archival display at HOARD (source)
The dinosaur(s) were a reference to Marvel’s. Rather like historical programmes on television, in which actors recreate scenes from the past, Stories From Scarborough also features a number of items that reconstruct the histories of former attractions; in the absence of tangible souvenirs. The FRAGILE tape, on the other hand played a part in the chairlfit costume I designed, and here it was used to indicate the fragility of Scarborough’s former attractions – and all memories of them. No one remembers exactly what Kinderland, Marvel’s, Atlantis etc were really like – their temporary existence is long over, and the memories have since become mythologised and shrouded in the mists of nostalgia.
Above: One of the signs I created for HOARD – a reference to the rose tinted glasses through which holidays are remembered (source)
HOARD’s home at the Darwin Building – an office space – is a strange place. In this great vastness, it was easy to feel lost, and Stories From Scarborough felt small and strange. None of the visitors I spoke to knew of the attractions in the archive – some remembered similar places from their own childhood memories – the idea of a seaside holiday is fairly ubiquitous British tradition. Or rather it once was. Nonetheless, it made me think more about how Scarborough’s attractions and their histories might link up with those of other seaside towns and tourist destinations.
Indeed, as I re-arranged the archive and objects I’d brought with me, which included water from Scarborough Mere, an album full of old photographs and a tennis racquet that was used on the tennis courts that preceded Scarborough Zoo, I found myself thinking a great deal about what Stories From Scarborough actually means.
Above: Considering new arrangements (source)
Due to the intermittent flow of visitors, it was possible to sit back and think about the collection in a new space – a peaceful environment conducive to ideas. I was able to photograph my experiments and consider performance ideas that might be developed in future events.
Above: Contemplation time (source)
Even better, Stories From Scarborough ended up in the Yorkshire Evening Post on Monday August 18th, as part of a feature on the HOARD open day.
Above: HOARD feature in the Yorkshire Post (source)
Aside from all of this, there was some fantastic work on display at HOARD by other artists, which I hope to write about elsewhere in a separate post. Seeing the work of fellow artists also gave me lots of ideas about developing the creative side of Stories From Scarborough, and really made me think about how to transform the archive into something that only interests specific people with specific memories of a specific place at specific points in time, to something that reaches further afield, and is much more critically engaging. Hopefully, via continued involvement with HOARD, I can give this archive, and Scarborough’s former attractions, a new lease of life.
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A Splendid Promenade Pier
On July 10th, 1869, the Penny Illustrated Paper describes the opening of:
…a splendid promenade pier on the North Sands…which commands the whole of the rugged and bold scenery of the castle headland, hitherto unseen, except from the water…
Apparently Scarborough’s then new North Bay Promenade Pier, designed by Eugenius Birch, attracted scores of excursionists by rail, who were treated to two grand military prom concerts in the afternoon and evening.
Above: The North Bay Promenade Pier (source)
In the British Newspaper Archive, it’s possible to find a number of flattering accounts of the pier – its elegant design, splendid views and the excitement surrounding its early years of operation.
Above: The pier can be seen in the distance, to the left of Clarence Gardens (source)
Nearly forty years later, however, the pier became popular for a very differenct kind of reason, as described in the London Daily News on January 9th, 1905.
The beginning of the year had been a time of turmoil for much of Britain, the paper describes a church flooded in Great Yarmouth, sea walls overwhelmed at Cleethorpes and an unusually high water level for the River Thames in London. A huge storm had caused extensive flooding and misery for many across the country. Indeed, the destruction of Scarborough’s pier was not an isolated incident.
The London Daily News describes eight hundred feet of the pier as washed away, having been recently purchased by the Mayor of Scarborough for £3500.
Iron railings on the foreshore were snapped like matchwood and thousands of tons of water were thrown over Marine Drive, pouring down the roadway into the houses in proximity…
Indeed, parts Marine Drive were also severely damaged. The road, designed to connect the two sides of the town via its picturesque coastline, had, in the main part apparently been completed in 1904. However, this and other damages inflicted by stormy weather, delayed the official opening until 1908, to account for repairs being made.
Above: The storm caused widespread destruction beyond the pier (source)
The destruction of the pier had an unintended advantage for Scarborough – crowds flocked to the town to survey the remains of the pier and the damaged section of Marine Drive. Tramcars even carried a sign in their windows to advertise their routes towards the disaster.
Above: Crowds survey the damage (source)
The story was a less pleasant one for local workers – builders on the Marine Drive project spent their working hours knee deep in water, making the necessary repairs, and presumably, someone had to clear up the wreckage of the damaged pier, all under the curious gaze of onlookers.
Above: Stormy seas at Scarborough (from the author’s collection)
Homeowners too were affected.
Those living close to the site at the time reportedly suffered severe loss. Costs of repairs to homes, Marine Drive and other affected areas were apparently unprecedented within the town, having faced one of the most destructive storms to date.
The pier too, had cost around £250000 to build, although it had struggled commercially for decades. Needless to say, it was not rebuilt.
All of the above information was sourced via newspaper articles from the British Newspaper Archive, located at the British Library in London.
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Robust Anti-cheat is one of the essential parts of any online multiplayer game, as the hackers and cheaters ruin the gameplay experience for legit players. Respawn Entertainment got to know the same with an increased number of cheaters in Apex Legends. Now, the Anti-cheat system is rewarding permanent bans to the players who used the cheats or are still using the cheats. The anti-cheat system ban is permanent and is linked with the hardware of the computer. With the hardware ban, the users won’t be able to play the game on the same hardware even if they purchase the game from another account.
Respawn Entertainment didn’t announce that they are going to ban the cheaters from the game. But someone posted the screenshot of the complaints from Cheating Forum on the official Apex Legends Subreddit. The screenshots are of the cheaters that got banned using specific cheats and are not able to join the game after being kicked mid game. The ban does not apply to the particular account, but the hardware of the user. If the user tries to create another account from the same banned computer, he will instantly receive a permanent ban on a new account.
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Timothy Edgar
Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference has polarized the surveillance debate along unpredictable lines. On the one side, Trump and his defenders decry the Mueller probe as a “witch hunt” concocted by intelligence community liberals to derail his presidency. On the other, Trump’s progressive critics defend the institutions of the surveillance state—embracing the FBI, the NSA, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as unblemished defenders of American democracy.
The treatment of surveillance oversight as a political football is not an altogether new phenomenon. Usually, however, it’s the opposition party that criticizes the surveillance powers invested in the executive branch; not the other way around. It’s a particular oddity of our odd era that we find Democrats defending the unfettered power of Trump’s own spy agencies, while Republicans in the White House decry the “deep state.”
What neither of these camps appear interested in doing, however, is having a frank discussion about the proper limits of surveillance. If Republicans really believe the FISA process is vulnerable to partisan manipulation, why not support reforms to improve oversight of that process? And likewise, if Democrats believe Trump is a dangerous demagogue, why blindly trust the very agencies with which he could do the most damage?
The partisan fracture in Washington over surveillance oversight has split wide open over the past few weeks. On Wednesday, March 28, the Justice Department announced that its inspector general will be looking into the FBI’s surveillance of Carter Page, an oil and gas analyst who worked for the Trump campaign. The review was triggered by a memo released in February by Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Nunes says the surveillance of Page is evidence of politically motivated abuse. In a rebuttal memo, Democrats defend the surveillance.
The result of the dueling memos was embarrassment for Nunes. The central claim of the Nunes memo was that government lawyers had misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court about the bias of an important source: Christopher Steele, a former British spy hired by the Democrats to get information about Trump’s Russia connections. In fact, the filing had specifically warned the judges that the FBI believed its source had a political motivation.
A recurring complaint about the intelligence committees is that they place blind trust in the agencies they oversee. The remedy for blind trust, however, is not blind mistrust: it is healthy skepticism and support for surveillance reform. In the Atlantic, Amy Zegart argues that Nunes has invented something even worse than “fake news”—“fake oversight.” According to Zegart, Nunes had abused his oversight power to create a “swirl of doubt” about the good faith of intelligence officials, with results that are “toxic to the democratic process and dangerous to national security.”
Three critics of President Trump—Norm Eisen, Larry Tribe, and Caroline Frederickson—have even suggested that Nunes’s oversight constitutes a “conspiracy to obstruct justice.” Eisen is a Brookings Institution scholar and a leading advocate of ethics in government; Tribe is a legendary scholar of constitutional law; and Frederickson was a director of the Washington office of the American Civil Liberties Union when I worked there. The world has clearly gone gone upside down when celebrated civil libertarians like Eisen, Tribe, and Frederickson suggest that the head of the committee Congress has established to question the intelligence agencies should be jailed for, well, questioning the intelligence agencies.
Former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa argues that liberals have only themselves to blame for the president’s “witch hunt” narrative. It was progressives, she says, who “laid the groundwork for the Nunes memo” with their unfair attacks on the system for approving surveillance warrants for those suspected of collusion with foreign governments.
According to Rangappa, progressives had dismissed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court as nothing more than a “rubber stump”—not just because the FISA system was flawed, but because government officials couldn’t be trusted. Liberal critics had convinced the broader public that FBI agents “routinely lie to the court and that judges can’t be trusted to do their job.” Was it any surprise when Trump picked up the narrative and ran with it?
Blaming progressives for the Nunes memo—and, by extension, for the whole “deep state” attack on the Russia investigation—completely misunderstands the civil libertarian critique of the surveillance state. I agree that progressives have sometimes unfairly characterized the FISA court. It is no rubber stamp: the judges take their role quite seriously. Yet the progressive critique of the FISA court—and of surveillance oversight more generally—has been structural, not personal.
In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed programs of mass surveillance by the NSA, sparking a global conversation about privacy. Snowden and his supporters certainly used some heated rhetoric about a mass surveillance state. Still, the main goal of civil libertarians has been to fix a broken surveillance system, not to undermine legitimate intelligence gathering on foreign threats.
Among other proposals, progressives pushed President Obama for a special advocate for privacy in the FISA system. Obama agreed, saying he thought government lawyers should be “challenged by an adversary.” A special advocate could have asked tough questions about the Page warrant application, including its reliance on the Steele dossier.
Congress passed a version of the special advocate proposal in the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, reforming government surveillance. Despite this, the FISA court appears to have heard only from the government in the Page case. The reason is because conservatives succeeded in weakening this reform.
During the debate on the Freedom Act, Judge John D. Bates—who had previously served as the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court—strongly objected to an adversarial process. The conservative judge, writing on behalf of the judiciary, wrote that an advocate would be counterproductive “in the vast majority of FISA matters.” Bates said there was no need for an advocate for cases that involve the application of probable cause to “case-specific facts.”
Congress modified the special advocate proposal to meet these objections. Under the compromise, outside lawyers are appointed only if, “in the opinion of the court,” there is a “novel or significant” legal question presented. As the Carter Page warrant application appears to have been a pretty straightforward application of probable cause to particular facts, it would not have been a good candidate for an outside lawyer.
If Devin Nunes and other Trump supporters truly believe there has been abuse, they would offer ideas for strengthening the special advocate and other surveillance reforms, not personal attacks on intelligence officials and other public servants. I’m not holding my breath. At least so far, it appears that Nunes’s wild charges are nothing more than a cynical ploy to distract public attention from the Russia investigation.
If conservatives want an honest and thorough conversation about the vulnerability of the FISA process to political manipulation, let’s have it. I welcome Nunes and company to throw their support behind reforms—like a strengthened special advocate position—which would mitigate such abuses in the future. Indeed, if they’re sincere in their criticisms, failing to do so is an abdication of their oversight role.
The purpose of government oversight of the intelligence community is not the shielding of any particular individual from undue scrutiny, but the protection of every potential target’s civil liberties.
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Telia Norway has informed about staff reductions of about 240 positions which is equivalent to 10 percent of the staff. More than 200 days have passed since Telia Norway merged with GET/TDC and a new organizational structure is in place.
On Tuesday Telia Norway informed of reductions equivalent of 10 percent of the staff. The reduction encompasses both employees and consultants. A significant part of the reduction of 240 positions are ones that will not replaced, and planned positions which will not be recruited to.
“We are under considerable pressure on both top line and bottom line. This is not unique for us, but it applies. Our industry is characterized by rapid changes in all areas, both in the operator landscape nationally and globally, and in terms of competitive situation, technology and customer behavior. Our top priority will always be to build a more competitive and stronger Telia Norway. We must deliver in the short term, but also position and strengthen ourselves actively in the long term. It is necessary to ensure future success – continuously. We expect this from ourselves, and our owners expect it,” says Abraham Foss, CEO of Telia Norway and explains that the reduction of staff only partially is explained by overlapping functions as a consequence of the merger. “”But this is primarily a long-term perspective on ensuring efficient operation and a continued high level of investment so that we ensure that we are best equipped to meet future challenges and, not least, future opportunities.”
All affected employees will be informed on Tuesday. “It is not an easy decision to let people go, and I fully understand that this is a tough message for many colleagues who have done a fantastic job for Telia. We will of course do our best to ensure that those who are affected receive a good and close follow-up in the continued process,” says Abraham Foss.
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Texpatriate
Founded in a Boston dormroom
Tag Archives: Mike Sullivan
by Noah M. Horwitz
What I’m looking for tomorrow
For the most part, Texpatriate endorsed Democrats this election cycle. An absolutely contemptible slate of statewide non-judicial Republicans, along with Harris County courts that are — all too often — corrupted or being run inefficiently, led us to disproportionately back the Democratic challengers. In editorial squabbles, especially compared to last year, I found myself seldom in the minority. In fact, only in one contest, the Land Commissioner election, did I dissent from the endorsement. If you still haven’t voted yet, please do so, whoever you will support.
If you have ever read something on this publication before, you are likely familiar with my skepticism as to Battleground Texas’ short-term feasibility, as well as the statewide Democratic slate. I’m not holding my breath for any statewide Democrats to win, but I’ve never insisted that their victory should be the number one priority. Since mid-2013, I have been writing that even a loss could be a win for Texas Democrats, and the rationale rests upon three main items.
First, State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Tarrant County), the Democratic candidate for Governor, and the rest of the ticket need to move the needle. Bill White, the Democrats’ 2010 gubernatorial nominee, garnered 42% of the vote. Davis needs to do better in order for the pipedream of Texas turning blue to be taken seriously. She doesn’t need to do much better. After all, 2014 is shaping up to be a bad year for Democrats nationwide. But she needs to do better.
Second, the rest of the Democratic slate needs to do better. White significantly outperformed his compatriots because, as a popular former Mayor of Houston, he received many crossover votes, but also his running mates were lousy candidates. With downballot choices this time around such as State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-Bexar County), the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and Mike Collier, the bombastic and stellar Comptroller candidate, the same simply cannot be said again in 2014. Oh yeah, and the Democratic candidate for Attorney General is named SAM HOUSTON! In all seriousness, he is a talented lawyer and a good candidate, but his rockstar name will ensure he probably does better than any other Democrat. The Democrats running statewide in 2010 not named Bill White received anywhere from 34-37%. That number’s median needs to be raised to at least 40%, in my opinion. That is comparable to how statewide Democratic candidates not named Barack Obama did in 2012.
Third, and most importantly, Davis needs to lend her coattails to Democratic pickups in Bexar (San Antonio), Harris and Nueces (Corpus Christi) counties. She also needs to have a strong enough performance in Dallas County to ensure the countywide elected Democrats politically survive there. I’ve seen no evidence that Nueces County is in play, but the other counties (including Dallas) look to be tossups. This is perhaps the most important.
If Democrats pick up anything in either Bexar or Harris Counties, it will largely justify some progress and otherwise good news for Democrats. This could be as simple as merely winning the DA’s office in Harris County. If they, by some lucky maneuver, can win all the way down the ticket in either county, it would be a truly cause for celebration. But going Zero for whatever once again in both counties would, similarly, cause alarm bells to ring. Losing in Dallas County would cause hell to break loose.
I have opined before that, if the Democrats do really, really poorly, as in less than 40% of the statewide vote, Battleground Texas will pack up and go home. Talk of “turning Texas blue” will be a one-time debacle only uttered in Washington DC bars, with the same lamentations as soft drink executives recalling New Coke. For the record, I don’t think that will occur, but it is certainly within the realm of possibility.
That is why it is so important to vote. Statewide races will almost certainly not be decided by close margins, but in Harris County they certainly could. Judge Kyle Carter, a Democrat in the 125th District Court, got re-elected by fewer than 2000 votes last time. Mike Sullivan, a Republican, was elected Tax Assessor by a similar margin. On first count, President Barack Obama carried the county by TWO votes. TWO votes. That’s you and one friend.
Standard | | Tagged 2010 Election, 2012 Election, 2014 Election, Barack Obama, Battleground Texas, Bill White, Corpus Christi, Kyle Carter, Leticia Van de Putte, Mike Collier, Mike Sullivan, Sam Houston, San Antonio, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments
The Harris County GOP Chairman race
The Houston Chronicle reports that County Judge Ed Emmett has endorsed Paul Simpson in his race for chairman of the Harris County GOP, against incumbent Jared Woodfill. Emmett, a Republican, is the highest ranking member of the county party, holding the de facto executive leadership role over Harris County.
The news was broken last night on Quorum Report, where it was also reported that Emmett had donated a generous $10,000.00 to Simpson’s campaign. As the astute may recall, this is Simpson’s –a local attorney– third bid against the incumbent chair. However, unlike a previous race, this year’s election simply features the two candidates, making Woodfill somewhat more vulnerable. Emmett blasted Woodfill as being out of touch and implicit in the recent losing streak of the party. Ronald Reagan would probably not be welcome in today’s Republican Party. I would like to see the base in Harris County to be 400,000, not 150,000,” Emmett says.
Today, Jared Woodfill hit back by announcing some big name supporters of his own. Two of the three Republican Harris County Commissioners (Jack Cagle and Jack Morman) endorsed Woodfill’s candidacy, as did both Emmett’s predecessor (Robert Eckels) and the Tax Assessor (Mike Sullivan). Given that Woodfill is the incumbent, it would be a waste of time to really dig in too deep as to why an officeholder might support him. Simply put, it is far safer to support an incumbent out of habit then warm up to the challenger (if [s]he wins) than to support the challenger then face a victorious incumbent.
Standard | | Tagged 2014 Election, Bonnie Parker, Ed Emmett, Gay Marriage, Jack Cagle, Jack Morman, Jared Woodfill, Mike Sullivan, Paul Simpson, Robert Eckels, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Davis | 4 Comments
In re Redistricting Hearing
Last Saturday, I attended the Senate Redistricting Hearing. Perhaps something of a misnomer, the committee was not only considering the approval of Senate district maps, but also both the State House and U.S. House district maps. The Congressional maps were by far the most contentious, and the one I testified on.
The ratio of supporters to opponents of these interim, court-ordered plans was roughly 1-to-9. The vast majority of those who spoke did so critically, challenging the allegedly discriminatory elements of the map.
The most controversial aspects of the plan, and those two which I personally testified upon, were the butchering of Lloyd Doggett’s district and the horrendous gerrymandering of Blake Farenthold’s district such that he could remain in office.
Among the politicians I saw at this hearing, besides those on the Committee, were Sheila Jackson Lee, Al Green, Ronald Green, Mike Sullivan, Gene Wu and Larry Green. Numerous candidates were also in attendance.
My opinion on all this is that it will mean zilch when all is said and done. The Republican majority in both Houses of the legislature enjoy the current situation, which obviously benefits the GOP. Perhaps they are motivated by racism, but that isn’t important, because the Supreme Court will probably kill off the Voting Rights Act in the next couple days.
Video | | Tagged 2014 Election, 83rd Legislature, Al Green, Blake Farenthold, Gene Wu, Larry Green, Lloyd Doggett, Mike Sullivan, Redistricting, Ronald Green, Sheila Jackson Lee, Supreme Court | 1 Comment
Tax Office update
I met with a plethora of public officials this past week, both in Houston and Austin. Mainly Democratic officials, though. The one exception, however, was this past afternoon, when I had the pleasure of meeting with Mike Sullivan, the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector. Sullivan has always been extraordinarily non-controversial in comparison to many other Harris County Republicans. I endorsed Sullivan last year, and was happy that he won.
Sullivan talked to me about a variety of subject relating to his office, but two topics stood out. First, he told me that his office is working on allowing the use of credit cards for transactions at the Tax Assessor’s office. It actually took me by surprise that it wasn’t already like that–you can use plastic at the District/County Clerk and for most City transactions. Allowing the use of credit cards for such an operation, that is, in a place where the rubber really meet the road on Government (taxes and titles), is a good no-nonsense first step that reminded me of Mayor White synchronizing the lights downtown.
Second, Sullivan went to lengths talking to me about making the Voting Registrar segment of his office more accessible to the public. This was done by some symbolic gestures (such as opening the blinds on the office’s windows), as well as more concrete steps (making it easier to find out how to register and stopping the dead-but-not-dead voter purges). The way I see it, the Voting Registrar’s office (if it has to be an elected office), should be quite visible to the community. Sullivan is making good inroads to do that.
The beauty of a County or City office, be it even the partisan ones, is that the issues are very local. Far too many Democrats in local offices lost in 2010 because they were wrongly connected with all of Obama’s policies. That was wrong, and it would be wrong to write-off all local Republicans because of the bad apples in the Tea Party. I would have a little reluctance to Sullivan’s candidacy to the State Legislature or Congress, as we disagree on some more national issues (gun control, for one), but as long as he is managing the Tax and Voter departments, I have no disagreements.
But, anyways, back to Boston tomorrow.
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Voting now open for the Texpatriate Person of the Year
I have, in some way or another, been awarding “Person of the Year” for Houston politics for a few years. From the vaults, let me bring up some of the editorials from the past:
“2009–Annise D. Parker
This is a real no-brainer. Even though my original allegiances were, in fact, for Gene Locke, I have no ideological quarrels with the Controller, and am certain she will do a fantastic job in office.
Additionally, even though this was not a major theme of the campaign, no one can doubt the historical significance of Controller Parker’s election to be the Chief Executive of a city of Houston’s size. For the first time in many years, we have been getting national coverage for a good reason.” –Published 12/29/09
“2010–The Houston Public Employee
The decision would have been clear if Mayor White would have won the election, or at least not suffered the shellacking he did. At any rate, even though I have always opposed abstract designations for “person of the year”, I find it necessary today.
So, in giving this award to the civil servant, we stand in solidarity with their struggles. We stand with HOPE, the local AFSCME and SEIU, we stand against furloughs for the working class while our city and county wastes their money, our money, on outlandish parks.” –Published 12/26/10
“2011–Andrew C. Burks, Jr.
The 2011 gave mixed messages to the perennial candidates among us. Griff Griffin, after his umpteenth campaign, finally called it quits, while Andrew Burks, after his, finally claimed victory. Though I supported Representative Thibaut, and am cautious about just how liberal Mr Burks is, it is a milestone for our city that a candidate, once dismissed as not serious, has finally won.
In closing, I wish Mr Burks luck in this pursuit of his, and for a city with a newly re-elected Mayor.” –Published 12/31/11
So, therefore, I introduce the candidates for Texpatriate Person of the Year, 2012:
While probably despised by the vast majority of my readers, no one can doubt just how amazing Mr Cruz’s primary victory over Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst was. In addition, he will now be the first Latino Senator from Texas, and is set to become a national figure.
Much like Mr Cruz, Mayor Castro thrust this state into the national spotlight, though with good effect. As the first Latino keynote speaker at the DNC, he showed the nation a new face for Texas.
Sylvia Garcia
After being one of the many casualties of the Republican landslide of 2010, Commissioner Garcia has come back from the political dead to run for the late-Senator Gallegos’ seat. If she wins, this will be much more pressing, if she loses, it will be moot, and if the election does not occur until next year, I would probably also advise against the selection.
Mario Gallegos
Senator Gallegos unified the entire Houston-area Democratic establishment at the time of his death, something not easily done. While in office, he was a tremendously powerful figure, looming larger than life.
Parker once again was a major figure in the news this years, providing over a non-contentious start to her second term. Considering the issues abound throughout her first term, that is quite an accomplishment.
Lane Lewis
After surviving a nasty, bitter fight to be the Chairman of the HCDP, Chairman Lewis has been unbelievably successful at his job, keeping Judicial losses this year to a minimum, while loosing neither Countywide office up for election.
Speaking of countywide offices, the Sheriff did an impeccable job of fending off his re-election battle. Rumors of higher office are already abound.
Being one of the few big Republican successes in Harris County this year, Councilmember Sullivan was the first CM to make the successful switch to higher office in nearly four years, on the heels of aborted or failed quests by Lawrence, Johnson, Adams, and Khan. Sullivan, as the new TAC, also did quite an admiral thing in his early retirement announcement, which set up a cheap, concurrent special election.
The “Dead” Voter/Voter Fraud
In honor of all those invisible people who commit voter fraud, and, according to the King Street Patriots, showed up to steal the election for the Democrats.
Also, add your own poll option. To stay in the style of Houston politics, we may or may not have a runoff poll.
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Standard | | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, Bill White, David Dewhurst, Gene Locke, Griff Griffin, HOPE, Julian Castro, Kristi Thibaut, Lane Lewis, Mario Gallegos, Mike Sullivan, Person of the Year, Sylvia Garcia, Ted Cruz, Voter Fraud | 1 Comment
Musings on the election
First up, Congrats to President Obama! Four more years! The President won Harris County by a few hundreds votes. Democrats expand their majority in the Senate to 55 and lessen the Republican majority in the House. All fantastic news.
Statewides
Republicans keep the Railroad Commission and the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals–no surprise there. However, Keith Hampton got clobbered, which is upsetting.
1st and 14th stay all Republican, which is not surprising.
Wendy Davis got re-elected. The composition stays at 19-12. Mario Gallegos re-elected posthumously, which means we will see a special election.
Democrats pick up six or seven seats. Composition is at 95-55. Ann Johnson was defeated, again disappointing.
County Judges
11th–Mike Miller (D) re-elected.
61st–Al Bennett (D) re-elected.
80th–Larry Weiman (D) re-elected.
125th–Kyle Carter (D) re-elected.
127th–R.K. Sandhill (D) re-elected.
129th–Michael Gomez (D) re-elected.
133rd–Jaclanel McFarland (D) re-elected.
151st–Mike Engelhart (D) re-elected.
152nd–Robert Schaffer (D) re-elected.
164th–Alexandra Smoots-Hogan (D) re-elected.
165th–Josephina Rendon (D) defeated by Elizabeth Ray (R).
174th–Ruben Guerrero (D) re-elected.
176th–Shawna Reagin (D) defeated by Stacey Bond (R).
177th–Ryan Patrick (R) re-elected.
178th–David Mendoza (D) re-elected.
179th–Randy Roll (D) defeated by Kristin Guiney (R).
215th–Elaine Palmer (D) elected. Damn.
333rd–Tad Halbach (R) re-elected.
334th–Ken Wise (R) re-elected.
337th–Herb Richie (D) defeated by Renee Magee (R). Again, damn.
338th–Hazel Jones (D) defeated by Brock Thomas (R).
339th–Maria Jackson (D) re-elected.
351st–Mark Ellis (R) re-elected.
County Court 1–Debra Mayfield (R) re-elected.
County Court 2–Theresa Chang (R) re-elected.
Of the nineteen Democratic Judges: 14 win re-election and 5 lose.
Of the six Republican Judges: 6 win re-election.
Final Tally: 14 Demorats, 11 Republicans.
DA–Mike Anderson (R) wins. No surprise.
Sheriff–Adrian Garcia (D) re-elected. Again, no surprise.
County Attorney–Vince Ryan (D) re-elected. Great News!
Tax Collector–Mike Sullivan (R) wins. However, it is close and Bennett hasn’t conceded yet.
METRO Prop passed, City props passed, and all the Bond measures passed.
Martin wins without a runoff.
Discussion comes later.
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What I think will happen
Keeping in touch with my self-imposed moratorium upon Presidential election coverage, I will not even mention that race (You can see what I had said previous in my post “Cynic“). However, I think this will be a good way for progressives to brace ourselves for what may come next.
Every statewide seat (except Keller’s): SAFE Republican
I think this is a no-brainier here, considering that the Democrats did not even bother to field candidates in some of these races. I really do like Michele Petty and Paul Salder, but this is not going to be a repeat of 2008, and even in 2008 we got our butts kicked.
Court of Criminal Appeals, Position 1: TOSSUP
Keith Hampton, especially in the (unlikely) event of a major Obama victory, could build enough of a coalition between Democrats, Independents, and pragmatic Republicans to victory. Keller is relying on people to simply vote straight Republican, which they probably will.
14th Court of Appeals, 1st Court of Appeals: SAFE Republican
Same logic as the statewide seats.
134th State Representative: LEAN Republican
2012 will not be as good of a year as 2006, which is the last time an incumbent in this district was unseated. Also, Davis is a much more civil campaigner than Martha Wong.
215th District Court: LIKELY Republican
Ken Shortreed is depending upon enough angry Democrats (like me) to vote for him. It will probably push him over the top.
Remaining local judicial races: LEAN Republican
Harris County will probably go red, especially in downballot races.
Sheriff: LEAN Democratic
I think Garcia can put together enough of a coalition with moderate Republicans to avoid defeat. The endorsement of the “C club” didn’t hurt either.
District Attorney: SAFE Republican
Self-explanatory.
Tax Collector: LIKELY Republican
Even in 2008, tax czar and DA went Republican. Additionally, CM Sullivan is a popular incumbent who has attracted quite a few Democrats (even endorsed by the JHV).
County Attorney: TOSSUP
Vince Ryan has some cross-party support, but again the Republican tilt on the election does not help.
City Council, E: LIKELY Martin
Martin has the establishment support from Sullivan, who is still quite popular.
Again, Democrats need to donate to Garcia, Ryan, and Hampton–NOT Obama. Obama has enough money, he is out-raising the Koch brothers!
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DIRECTV will air seven college football games in 4K HDR over the next three weeks, the satcaster has announced at its web site.
The games are:
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Notre Dame games produced by NBC Sports:
9/1 – Michigan Wolverines at Notre Dame, 7:30pm EST on ch. 106
9/8 – Ball State Cardinals at Notre Dame, 3:30pm EST on ch. 106
9/15 – Vanderbilt Commodores at Notre Dame, 2:30pm EST on ch. 106
9/22 – Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame, 7:30pm EST on ch. 106
Miscellaneous Games Produced by Fox Sports:
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9/20 – Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees, 7:00pm EST on ch. 106
And, finally, DIRECTV will air four English Premier League soccer games in 4K (not 4K HDR) during the next three weeks:
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Maurizio Sarri: Chelsea boss forced to pick between Premier League and Europa League
Sudarshan Venkatesan
Maurizio Sarri has been forced to pick between Premier League and Europa League as the season concludes in few days time.
Chelsea did not look convincing, but they progressed to the Semifinals of the Europa League following 5-3 aggregate victory over Slavia Praha at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. They will not face the German outfit Eintracht Frankfurt in the last four of the competition as they desire to lift the European trophy after a gap of six years.
Despite the qualification to the semi-finals, Sarri has said that the Blues will be focussing on the Premier League and Europa League. The Italian has promised that the club will do everything to finish in the top four even if they find a way to emerge to the finals.
He was asked to pick between these two competitions, and Sarri responded “At the moment we cannot choose,” he said.
“We have to try in the Premier League, we have to try in the Europa League, but we want to win the Europa League because it’s a very important competition, not for going in the Champions League.
Chelsea will play Burnley on Monday night before travelling to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday. That game will be followed by a home fixture against Watford and will finish their season at King Power Stadium against Leicester City.
“So we have to try in the Premier League to get in the top four. It’s not easy for us because we have to play only four matches, but we have to try. I think in the last four, five matches it will be very difficult for every team involved in the fight for the top four, not only for us. I think we can see some very strange results in the last part of the season, we have only to fight and see at the end.” said Sarri.
“So it’s really very difficult to get in the top four in the Premier League, but in this moment of course when you arrive in the semi-final it will also be really very difficult in the Europa League at this point. You cannot expect something easy, but we have to try in both, it’s not time to choose.”
Here’s how Twitter reacted..
‘You cannot expect something easy, but we have to try in both, it’s not time to choose.’
Maurizio Sarri assesses our chances in the Europa League and the Premier League top-four race… #CHEBUR
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 22, 2019
Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea’s run to the Carabao Cup final was a more impressive achievement than if Liverpool or Spurs reach the Champions League final https://t.co/T9HVmlXXt2 pic.twitter.com/yDNuP999gt
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) April 22, 2019
1) Maurizio Sarri takes an odd pop at the Champions League as Chelsea fight tooth and nail to qualify for it #CFChttps://t.co/kTTBqziQu0 pic.twitter.com/hiPLvl2FPq
Sarri: It’s EASIER to reach Champions League final than EFL Cup final https://t.co/r0sk0iMK5T pic.twitter.com/1eq4bAyNoo
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Chelsea will take on Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Monday night followed by the season-defining clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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Bown, Shockers prepare for home debut
Marshall Sunner, Sports Editor|September 12, 2019
Wichita State senior Kara Bown serves the ball during the exhibition game against KU on August 17 at Koch Arena.
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Wichita State senior Kara Bown is optimistic for this weekend’s Shocker Volleyball Classic.
The team is coming off a weekend in California, where the team went 1-2 in the Mustang Challenge hosted by Cal Poly. Winning just one game during a weekend can be seen as a failure to most teams, but Bown is looking at the positives.
“We played some of our best volleyball of the season last weekend,” Bown said. “We did have some down moments, but offensively we did pretty well. We learned from our mistakes, and that’s what we are working on ahead of this weekend.”
Bown even sees the close loss to Cal Poly as a key stepping stone moving forward. The Mustangs were ranked in the top-25 to start the season, before losing three straight matches before the tournament last weekend. The Shockers still knew that Cal Poly was a tough match-up for anyone, and even held a late lead in the match before ultimately losing in five-sets.
“We learned a lot from the Cal Poly match, that was a good team,” Bown said. “On offense, we were hitting well. Our defense kind of slipped at times, and we had too many errors.
“Those are both things we are preparing for this weekend, and feel like that experience from last weekend will help us moving forward.”
For this week’s tournament, WSU’s opponents won’t get any easier. Two top-25 teams, No. 3 Texas and No.13 Brigham Young, will make the trip to Wichita, and another top-65 team according to RPI, Virginia Commonwealth, will also be playing in the tournament. But that isn’t a worry for Bown and the Shockers. The level of competition is bringing excitement to the team.
“We’re really excited, I mean we have some crazy teams coming in here,” Bown said. “We have nothing to lose either. We aren’t really expected to win these matches, but we are coming here expecting to get even more competitive and see what we can do.”
The Shocker Classic also marks the first time this season that volleyball will officially be played in Charles Koch Arena. On Aug. 17, the Shockers hosted an exhibition against Kansas, but it wasn’t an official match.
With it being the first official home match of the season, Bown is excited to feel the atmosphere inside the arena once again.
“I think we are going to have a really big crowd–we’re just super excited to have the energy on our side this time,” Bown said. “It’s definitely going to be something we feed off of this week.”
According to Bown, the Shockers are preparing for these marquee match-ups like any other match. She said that the team goes through everything they normally do. They take it seriously, and work on the things they need to work on.
“The preparation for teams like this is very similar,” Bown said. “The only thing different is that we have a little more room to be ‘satisfied’ with how we play, even if there is a loss.”
Bown also feels like these ranked matches before conference play will play a role in the team’s success down the road.
“These games are preparing us for conference for sure,” Bown said. “No matter the results, we are going to get better because of these games, that’s for sure.”
The Shockers open the tournament on Thursday against BYU. The team follows up with games on Friday against VCU and Saturday against Texas. All games that Wichita State plays in this weekend are slated to start at 7 p.m. CT.
Kara Bown
Shocker Classic
Marshall Sunner, Sports Editor
Marshall Sunner is the Sports Editor for The Sunflower. Sunner is a sophomore majoring in communications with a journalism emphasis. He was born and raised...
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