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Valletta – One city, two faces
German students go to Malta to tan, swim and brush up their English in language courses during the school break. But the capital, Valletta, which is soon to be European Capital of Culture, also has lots of historic buildings to explore. We show you both sides.
Historic stronghold
Defensive walls, bastions, battlements: Valletta, one of the world’s best-fortified cities, was founded in the 16th century by the Order of Malta.
Popular backdrop
Malta’s fortifications are popular with filmmakers, too. Fans will enjoy a guided tour of the locations used for filming the fantasy TV series “Game of Thrones.”
Back in the day, people used to exchange rhymed couplets while they worked. These days, traditional Għanaian musicians battle it out on stage in poetry slams.
Raptor watching
Malta has been known for its peregrine falcons since the Middle Ages. Today, you can observe falcons, eagles and vultures at the Malta Falconry Center.
Maltese artisans are exceptionally skilled in the age-old craft of weaving gold and silver threads into delicate, intricately patterned works of art.
The Baia Beach Club on Malta’s northeast coast is a very elegant place to unwind. It boasts great cocktails, excellent food, yoga classes and spa treatments.
There are many old castles on Malta, but the best place to build your own (sand)castle is in Golden Bay, on what is probably Malta’s most beautiful beach.
Underwater attraction
Malta and its neighboring islands are very popular with divers, thanks in part to the large statue of Christ that was lowered onto the seabed there in 1990.
Fast and fun
The best way to visit Valletta’s neighboring cities, Vittoriosa and Senglea, is by water taxi, a traditional Maltese boat that looks much like a motorized Venetian gondola.
Nostalgic nights
The flame in Delimara Lighthouse has been extinguished, but the venerable building with its sweeping view of the sea now boasts two apartments for overnight guests.
Japan and India each have 16 public holidays a year. That’s even more than Germany.
Exposed on Lake Malawi
Monthly column
Helge Timmerberg writes every month in Lufthansa Magazine. This time about crocodiles in Lake Malawi.
The secrets of Cheval Blanc wine
Talking about wine can be one of the most taxing social situations – even women founder occasionally
Heartbreak and bossa nova
Brazil's music
Her ballads unite grand emotions with the lightness of bossa nova: In a stroll along the beach, the young singer Bianca Chami speaks about her music
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Learn about creativity
Teach creativity
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MASK has accumulated significant expertise and experience through our programs that include Creativity Clubs in primary schools, Creativity for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Clubs (CEL), and the internationally renown creativity platform MASK Prize. MASK also ran Creativity for Peacebuilding and Creativity Summer Camp.
Creativity for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Clubs (CEL)
CEL meet 1-2 times a week, for sessions that generally last 1-1.5 hours. CEL seeks to unlock entrepreneurial and leadership skills, help students to view entrepreneurship as a possible career option, and make them more work-ready when they leave school.
By solving real-life problems, CEL students learn to cope with all aspects of the innovation process.
Work-ready. Companies now seek employees that are creative. Members of the Confederation of British Industry report that “first and foremost” they need creative employees (Education and skills survey, Confederation of British Industry, 2016). Young people with only five hours of creativity training increase their employability fivefold (Edward De Bono, Why so stupid?, Blackhall, 2003).
Entrepreneurial skills. Nine out of 10 startups fail. Poor problem-solving skill, which relies on creativity, is one of the key reasons for this lack of success (E. Griffin, “Why startups fail,” Fortune Magazine, September 2014 4 IBM CEO survey, 2010). CEL students learn about the nature of entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs differ from traditional business people.
Leadership skills. Creativity is the most important leadership quality, according to 1,500 business executives from 60 countries and 33 industries surveyed by IBM (IBM CEO survey, 2010). The old “command and control” style gives way to leadership that knows how to spark and lead innovation.
MASK Prize, is a pan-African creativity competition with prizes dedicated to igniting and celebrating the creativity and innovation of young Africans. Participants enter their artworks and entrepreneurial ideas online. The most creative work is acknowledged at the annual Award Ceremony in Nairobi. It also acknowledges business leaders who support creativity in Africa and best teachers that strengthen creativity of young people.
In its 8th year, MASK Prize has been a real triumph. It directly engages young people across Africa increasing the public visibility of creativity and art. It received more than 8,500 entries that were viewed by more than 650,000 people at exhibitions in Kenya, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
“An absolute game-changer for my creative occupation” and “the driver of change in our society,” says about MASK Prize its participants.
MASK Prize has been supported by the Kenyan government, leading African media houses and international donors. The program hopes to benefit even more young people both in Africa and beyond and seeks partners. If you are a media company, business or an aid agency and wish to support MASK Prize, please contact us for a discussion.
For more information click on the links below. For help with teacher-training, please contact MASK
What is Creativity?
Understanding creativity as visual thinking can have a profound effect on
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The MASK educational model has been successfull and can be easily scaled up
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Home All 47 MVP Cap – Cotton Unisex Baseball Premium Quality Design and Black
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An Infant Has Died After Being Left In A Hot Car Near The Florida/Georgia State Line
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One of our four English based seminaries is to close. St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw which is huge has only 26 students and will close at the end of the academic year.
Newman preached on the "Second Spring". He must be weeping at the Second Winter.
Fr Francis Marsden said...
Sadly, we see in this the result of the watering down of the Faith, rubbishy catechetics and the collapse of practice of the Faith and Mass going in the North - the severe shortage of vocations, and now the loss of the northern seminary. Even The Times commented about the Pope pointedly not visiting "the collapsing Catholic bastions of the north-west."
Will Oscott be willing to accept the Ushaw students? Such a big influx at once might be rather unsettling. And Oscott runs on the Louvain model, whereas Ushaw went in with the Durham degree course, so there will be lots of incompatibilities to be ironed out or made up for. Or will the students be apportioned to Allen Hall and Wonersh as well?
The closure should have been announced a few years ago, in order to synchronise and supplement the courses where necessary, and make it possible for the lads to fit into the Oscott system, if that is their destination. It is very unfair on them to make the closure notice so suddenly.
Anyway, Oscott is under the personal control of the Archbishop of Birmingham, so the Northern Bishops will have no say in the training of their students!! It will be a take-it or leave-it situation. Oscott is pretty orthodox so this might be a good thing!
...and Wonersh isn't bad either nowadays, in fact so many of their staff are very impressive, so are the students too.
With respect, if Oscott and Wonersh are fairly orthodox, then I would assume that the Ushaw students won't be going to them . . . one has only to look at the arrangement of the Chapel to realize that the practice of the place is clearly 'Spirit of Vatican II' in spades !
Et Expecto said...
If we are to believe the press release, the college authorities are looking for a partner with a business plan to develop the site. Maybe they are thinking of a hotel with country club, sauna, golf course etc.
There is one use for which Ushaw College is ideally suited. It could become a traditional seminary. Let nobody say that there would not be sufficient demand for such a seminary. The two that exist in Europe, one belonging to the Priestly Society of St Peter and the other belonging to the Institute of Christ the King, Supreme Priest, are both heavily oversubscribed.
Neither of these seminaries use English at a teaching medium, all teaching being in either French or German. An English medium traditional seminary would attract large numbers of students. Not only would it suit native English speakers, but it would also be convenient for those who have learned English as a second language. One could imagine many coming from Scandinavia, Poland and other eastern European countries as well as Africa and Asia.
Of course, it would not be easy to set up a new seminary. Suitable teaching staff would have to be found, as would a great deal of money. However, Ushaw has the buildings, which would give the project a head start. Approval of the eclesiastical authorities may prove the more difficult piece of the jigsaw, but this can be worked on.
Would people who would be willing to support this project either financially or, more importantly at the moment, be giving moral support, please make themselves known, by making a comment.
Paul Waddington.
David Lindsay said...
Under John Paul II, there was a seventy-two per cent increase in ordinations worldwide, in countries with edifying liturgy and other accurate catechesis. Such priests cannot arrive here too soon as missionaries.
Thomasso said...
I support Et Expecto's suggestion wholeheartedly.
However, can anyone seriously anticipate the episcopal trustees allowing this to happen? I'd be delighted to be proved wrong (since, as a native northerner familiar with Ushaw, it breaks my heart to see this finally happen - yet it has surely been on the cards for decades). I just can't see such a step being taken.
nickbris said...
Constant bitching on about Vatican II is almost as boring as BBC presenters in Delhi moaning about Jerusalem or Land of Hope & Glory.For GOD.s sake GET OVER IT
For what my support might be worth, I too endorse Et Expecto's suggestion enhusiastically.
Distressed Historian of the Church said...
The closure of Ushaw is truly a tragedy as Ushaw is a direct descendent of Douay. For over four hundred years Catholics have suffered and made sacrifices for this College, whether it be the original exiles, or so many thousands of boys who left home and crossed the Channel to study there, or those who made finacial sacrifices, or all those priests who suffered red and white martyrdoms.
The Catholic community of England sustained this College through four hundred years of persecution and poverty.
In forty years it has been thrown away. Is the blood of martyrs to be cast aside so cheaply?
Very many Bishops and Priests should be examining their consciences tonight.
Are they really worthy of Allen, Persons, Campion, Challoner, Lingard, and the rest?
1569 Rising said...
As a former student at Ushaw (1958 - 1963), when it was full to bursting,even going as far as building a new wing, I am more distressed than anyone can imagine.
One wonders what sort of support has been given to the place recently - the new Centre for Catholic Studies was established, not at Ushaw, but at Durham University - Why?
Is it true that Leeds, Liverpool and Lancaster Dioceses have refused to send students there recently? H&N Diocese has just spent millions on a brand new "Youth Village" 15 miles away.
None of the Diocesan offices are there, nor any of the Diocesan charities.
The College is full of treasures of rare value, and the Library is one of the oldest, and best, Catholic libraries in the country.
Final point - how much has the latest re-ordering of Newcastle Cathedral cost? Remeber, this is the 3rd re-ordering.
I despair, but
"In omnibus sumentes scutum fidei"
Adulio said...
Meanwhile there are no shortage of Muslim quasi-madrasses springing up in England. When will England wake up and return to the old faith?
@1569 Rising
To my knowledge only Lancaster pulled out formally. My further understanding is that Ushaw is the seminary of choice for Liverpool ahead of Rome. Leeds simply prefers Rome. Very few vocations outside of these dioceses.
Archbishop Kelly, I suspect, is the main reason why it has stayed open longer than it should have done. It should have closed 10 years ago and sold for a fortune but now we are in a crash.
All the English seminaries should have been shut 10 years and students moved abroad. Beda, VEC and Valladolid would have been adaquate and they could have repurchased Lisbon in reserve. The failure to develop the Beda into a full pontifical university has been a mistake. Think of all those Amercan students who do a year at the Angelicum as part of their program. They could have studied at the Beda. Plus the new European credits system means that British lay people could have studied theology in Rome and gained a fully accredited degree. That way we might have produced some Catholic RS teachers into the bargain.
" Would people who would be willing to support this project either financially or, more importantly at the moment, be giving moral support, please make themselves known, by making a comment."
Dear Fr. Blake. I am delighted to append my name to this appeal by Paul Waddington. Financial and moral support assured.
To bring this most beautiful architectural jewel back to its original purpose, after two hundred years, would be a privilege and a pleasure.
Having attended the LMS Training Conference in April, 2010, at Ushaw, I can attest to its beauty, its functionality, its heritage and its importance.
I urge all like-minded Catholics to seriously consider supporting this Appeal.
Physiocrat said...
I also support Et Expecto's suggestion.
pattif said...
nickbris - who mentioned Vatican II?
News of the closure of a seminary would be depressing at the best of times, but this announcement of the closure of an English seminary in the immediate aftermath of the Holy Father's inspirational visit is even harder to take. It seems we have choice of whether to interpret this announcement simply as an act of despair or as a more active determination to pre-empt the hoped for "Benedict Bounce".
Et Expecto's suggestion is a good one, to which I am unfortunately only able to offer prayerful, rather than practical, support at the moment. It will be interesting to see whether the Trustees prefer to close it down altogether, rather than allow it to become a traditional seminary.
I am grateful to Sadie Vacantist for correcting my assertion on the lack of students from Northern Dioceses.
Of the 8 Northern Bishops who form the governing body, only 2, Middlesbrough and Shrewsbury, were students at Ushaw, the other 6 would have no emotional ties to my Alma Mater. I am implying nothing by this statement.
I cannot believe that Ushaw will be allowed to die - built by the "pennies of the poor", from Douai, sustained by the blood of the Martyrs.
mikesview said...
Et Exspecto. Your suggestion has my prayers and meagre financial support.
blogwatcher said...
@ Dominic Mary - You can't blame the present seminarians at Ushaw for the state of St.Cuthbert's (they didn't change it!!!)
@ Sadie Vacantist - Lancaster did not formally pull out, their last Bishop (POD) just send a few seminarians to Allen Hall assuming Ushaw was closing. However POD has now gone and Lancaster still have seminarians at Ushaw, One sent in the last two years.
From Johannesburg, South Africa, and as a first language English speaker - I second Et Expecto's position!
@blogwatcher
Thanks for the correction in respect of Lancaster. My understanding is that POD didn't rate Ushaw but interested to learn that his successor is sending people there again. This is confusing as it implies that POD knew something that his successor didn't.
Amy R said...
El Expecto's suggestion has my support, too. What a terrific idea, in fact!
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Jide Remix tablet laptop is an embarrassing Microsoft Surface rip-off
Image: Mashable, Elizabeth Pierson
By Lance Ulanoff 2015-06-03 01:00:02 UTC
There is one positive thing I can say about the execrable Jide Tech Remix tablet/laptop: Its existence means the Microsoft Surface has officially arrived.
Chinese manufacturers don’t waste their time building knock-offs of poorly-selling, third-tier products. They build facsimiles of the best, the cream of the crop, in the hope that desperate buyers go looking for great deals on "just-as-good" technology.
See also: Microsoft Surface 3 is an attractive lightweight
From the kickstand and subtly chamfered edges to the magnetically attachable keyboard, the Remix’s design is unquestionably based on Microsoft’s increasingly popular Surface Pro 3 laptop replacement.
However, it’s almost nothing like the Surface in look, feel, operation and quality.
Even before I unboxed the Remix, I knew it was based on Android, not Windows. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3, with Intel’s Core i-series processors and up to 8GB of RAM, is an uncompromising Windows machine capable of running everything from Microsoft Office to Photoshop CC. It is my everyday system.
The Remix, by contrast, is powered by an Nvidia Tegra 4 and only 2GB of RAM mobile chip. Even so, I was determined to give the Remix a fair shake. Maybe it would surprise me. Maybe not.
Unpacking a mess
Things started promisingly enough. Jide clearly spent some time and effort on the packaging. The white box looked sharp and precisely constructed. Inside, I found a neatly packed system. Unlike the Surface Pro 3 (and Surface 3), the Remix ships with both the tablet and keyboard in one box, all for $399. The baseline Surface 3 costs $499 and an additional $129 for the Type Cover keyboard. The similarly-sized Surface Pro 3 starts at $799.
I lifted the tablet out and thought: Holy cow, this thing is heavy. The similarities to the Surface were uncanny. The shiny burgundy back appeared to feature almost the exact same kickstand as the Surface 3.
The Remix's detachable keyboard launched another mini-wave of déjà vu. It shared similarities with both Microsoft’s original — and ill-conceived –- Touch Cover, and with the excellent Type Cover. Like the former, it’s covered in a sort of tough, felt-like material. Like the latter, it has physical keys (they’re Chiclet-style and pretty widely spaced on the Remix). The Remix keyboard is also thicker and heavier than its Surface Pro counterpart, and that is not a good thing.
Just as in Microsoft’s Surface tablets, the Remix features a magnetized channel slot to connect the keyboard. I moved the keyboard near the Remix and it attached with a … oh, wait, what’s that sound? That’s not a sharp click. It’s more like a little thud; certainly not what I get when I pair a Type Cover with my Surface Pro 3.
I think @LanceUlanoff isn't impressed with @RemixTablet. pic.twitter.com/XpxmYuTyGD
— Pete Pachal (@petepachal) June 1, 2015
I decided to test the strength of the Remix’s magnetic connection. Microsoft built some surprisingly powerful magnets into the Surface Pro 3. I can choose to hold only the screen, and the keyboard won’t detach. I can hold the keyboard and swing the tablet about without worrying that it will slip off and go crashing to the ground.
The Remix and its keyboard are like an arranged marriage; neither one seemed particularly interested into holding onto the other. When I picked up the tablet and moved it about, the keyboard dropped off. If I tried to pick up the whole Remix by the keyboard, the tablet detached and stayed behind.
Also forget about “lapability.” This Microsoft marketing term means that the Surface Pro 3 is designed for comfortable use in your lap. The Remix is not. Its keyboard can’t bend up and attach to the lower portion of the screen as it does for both the Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3. As a result, the Remix keyboard stays flat on your legs and moves about with almost every keystroke.
I also tried to fold the Remix keyboard around to the back of the tablet, but it just kept detaching.
The Jide Remix hybrid has a Surface-like kickstand, but it's of a fairly low-quality.
And then there is the kickstand. Though the Remix is roughly the same size as the Surface Pro 3, its kickstand is only as adjustable as the one on the cheaper and smaller Surface. Once you figure out how to open the kickstand — there’s no place for your finger to easily pop it open on the left or right edge (try the bottom edge) — you encounter a cheap-feeling piece of metal. When you open it, it actually rattles.
Microsoft spent countless hours engineering the kickstands on its Surface tablets, and it shows. The one on the Remix appears to have roughly ten minutes of deep thought put into it. It’s actually unpleasant to use.
Not Windows
Remix is an Android 4.4 KitKat tablet. There’s nothing wrong with Android and its "Remix OS" skin — but if you’re expecting a Windows-like experience, you will be disappointed. Remix’s interface reminded me most of an entry-level Samsung Galaxy Tab with one exception, the addition of an on-screen mouse pointer, which looks like a sad, blue raindrop. Of course, to use it, you have to touch the integrated mouse pad.
Remix's keyboard's keys are pleasant to use, but the mouse pad is a nightmare.
On its most recent Type Covers, Microsoft features a smooth, clickable and easy to use touchpad. On the Remix keyboard, the touchpad is small and inexplicably covered in the same felt-like material as the rest of the keyboard, which makes it particularly unpleasant to use. My fingers kept dragging and skipping over the surface. Blech.
I tried out the front-facing camera, which produced images with faint horizontal lines that made every image look as if it was being reproduced on a 1960's era TV set. Like the Surface devices, Remix hides a microSD card slot under the kickstand to augment the 64GB of internal storage. Still, despite being heavier than the Surface Pro 3 (1.9 pounds versus 1.76 pounds for the Surface Pro), the Remix lacks a single full-size USB post. Jibe compensates by including a clunky-looking micro-USB-to-full-USB adapter.
The Remix volume rocker is serviceable.
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 has a pleasing, high-resolution 2,160 x 1,440 resolution screen with a 3:2 aspect ratio. Remix's touchscreen maxes out at 1,920 x 1,080 and is in the shallower 16:9 aspect ratio. On the other hand, the Remix's 11.6-inch screen is bright, sharp and colorful. (Well, what do you know — I can say something nice about the Remix.)
The default browser will load mobile versions of websites — which is annoying, but at least there’s a pre-installed Office alternative, called WPS office. If you’ve never used Microsoft Office, or last used it a decade ago, you might be satisfied. The horrible trackpad doesn’t help matters much. At one point I tried to use two fingers on it to select and then mark a selection. One finger got stuck, so I gave up.
This Surface Pro fake is not worth my time and certainly not worth your money. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Microsoft is unlikely to be pleased by this embarrassing knockoff.
Jide Remix
Cheap • microSD card slot • Can charge fast • Great leather texture
Cheap build • No USB port • Not Windows
The Android-powered Jide Remix looks like a Microsoft Surface, but it's really nothing like it.
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Is there a common genesis for ADE classifications?
Recall that a certain type of object admits an ADE classification if there is a notion of equivalence relative to which equivalence classes of objects of the given type can be placed in one-to-one correspondence with the collection of simply laced Dynkin diagrams. The simply laced Dynkin diagrams have themselves been classified into two infinite families (denoted $\mathrm{A}_n$ and $\mathrm{D}_n$) and three exceptional examples (denoted $\mathrm{E}_6, \mathrm{E}_7$, and $\mathrm{E}_8$). See the Wikipedia page for more details.
There is a veritable laundry list of objects that admit an ADE classification. Examples include (modulo a number of qualifiers that I don't want to get into):
Semisimple Lie algebras
Conformal field theories
Tame quivers
Positive definite quadratic forms on graphs
The list goes on. Accoding to the aforementioned wikipedia page, Vladmir Arnold asked in 1976 if there is a connection between these different kinds of objects which really explains why they all admit a common classification. The page also makes an offhand comment about how such a connection might be suggested by string theory.
I am hoping that somebody can explain some of the progress that has been made (if any) on Arnold's question. A good answer to this question is not one which explains the proofs that various different types of objects admit ADE classifications, nor one which aimlessly extends the list above. Rather, I would like to see someone take a collection of objects which on the surface are unrelated but which all have ADE classifications and then outline a deeper connection between them which at least suggests that they might all have a common classification. Bonus points if anyone can justify wikipedia's invocation of string theory in this context.
big-picture metamathematics ade-classifications
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$\begingroup$ I have added the tag "ade-classifications" because if ever there was a topic because of its very ubiquity cannot easily be classified, it's this one! $\endgroup$ – José Figueroa-O'Farrill Jul 25 '10 at 0:22
$\begingroup$ And while you're at it, also Kleinian surface singularities $\endgroup$ – David Lehavi Jul 25 '10 at 5:33
$\begingroup$ I know nothing about mirror symmetry, but there are certainly Calabi-Yaus in all of this. Given a discrete subgroup G of SU(2), the quotient of C^2 is a CY orbifold. This has a smooth resolution which is again CY, and my memory of this is that the exceptional fibre of the resolution is a collection of spheres arranged as in the corresponding Dynkin diagram. I guess now, we should be asking what the mirrors of these CYs are. Over to those more knowledgable than me... $\endgroup$ – Joel Fine Jul 25 '10 at 8:29
$\begingroup$ I always think the ADE classification becomes a little more conceptual when you think of it as classifying even definite lattices generated by roots, rather than Dynkin diagrams. It is easy to associate such a lattice to most objects appearing in your list (I will pass on CFTs, thank you :), and in the cases where there is a direct connection (e.g. singularities and Lie groups as in Brieskorn's paper) one can related those lattices naturally. I assume Arnold knew this :) so this isn't quite the answer to your question - but eg the wikipedia page makes it sound more mysterious than necessary. $\endgroup$ – Arend Bayer Jul 25 '10 at 9:36
$\begingroup$ Most of the connections I'm familiar with (Kleinian surface singularities, binary polyhedral groups, finite/tame quivers, finite Cohen-Macaulay type) come down to one of two related things: the existence of an (sub)additive function on a graph, or the equation $1/p+1/q+1/r \geq 1$. Idun Reiten's article in the Notices from 10 years ago or so makes these things explicit for quivers and quadratic forms. $\endgroup$ – Graham Leuschke Jul 25 '10 at 11:28
I will first address the string theory part of the question.
String theory provides examples of physical systems admitting several descriptions that provide natural bridges between Kleinian singularities (and therefore Platonic solids), ALE spaces, quiver diagrams, ADE diagrams and two dimensional Conformal Field Theories.
The scene is given by compactifications of string theory on Kleinian orbifolds $M_\Gamma=\mathbb{C}^2/\Gamma$ where $\Gamma$ is a discrete subgroup of $SU(2)$. The space $M_\Gamma$ admits a Kleinian singularity at the origin. After studying this physical system, one is less surprised to see that Kleinian singularities, quiver diagrams, ALE spaces, ADE diagrams and 2 dimensional Conformal Field Theories all admit the same ADE classifications since they provide different descriptions of the same underlying physical system.
Michael Douglas and Gregory Moore have studied the compactification of string theory on Kleinian orbifold $M_\Gamma$ using D-branes as probes of the geometry. D-branes are extended objects on which strings can end. D-branes provide a physical description of the geometry in terms of supersymmetric gauge theories. Such supersymmetric gauge theories are efficiently summarized by a quiver diagram with a very natural physical interpretation: the nodes correspond to D-branes with specific gauge groups on them and the links between the nodes are open strings ending on the branes.
The minimal energy configurations (the vacua) of these supersymmetric gauge theories are obtained finding the extrema of a potential whose construction is equivalent to the hyperkhäler quotient construction of Asymptotic Locally Euclidian Spaces (ALE spaces) first obtained by Kronheimer. ALE spaces are HyperKähler four dimensional real manifolds whose anti-self-dual metrics are asymptotic to a Kleinian orbifold $M_\Gamma=\mathbb{C}^4/ \Gamma$. Physically ALE spaces described gravitational instantons. ALE spaces provide small resolutions of the Kleinian singularities where the singular point is replaced by a system of spheres whose intersection matrix is equivalent to the Cartan matrix of an ADE Dynkin diagram. One can also consider Yang-Mills instantons on such spaces. The gauge group associated with the Yang-Mills instantons is given by the type of ADE diagram obtained by the resolution of the singularity. This was analyzed in the math literature by Kronheimer and Nakajima. Physically the ALE instantons moduli space is equivalent to the vacua of the gauge theory description of D-branes located at the singularities.
The link between D-branes on ALE spaces (or equivalently Kleinian singularities) and the ADE classification of two dimensional Conformal Field Theories (CFT) was studied by Lershe, Lutken and Schweigert. Although the geometry is singular, the CFT description is smooth. The 2 dimensional CFT is coming directly from the string description: as a string evolves it described a 2 dimensional surface called the string worldsheet. D-branes enter the CFT as boundary states. In the description of the CFT, one recovers Arnold's ADE list of simple isolated singularities.
I would like to comment on the non-stringy part of the question. This is motivated by the comments of Victor Protsak.
If one removes all the string theory interpretation in the discussion above. What is left is Kronheimer's description of ALE spaces. Kronheimer's construction provides a beautiful realization of McKay's correspondence between Kleinian singularities, their crepant resolutions and ADE diagrams. This is reviewed in chapter 7 of Dominic Joyce's book "Compact Manifolds with Special Holonomy". From that perspective, the string theory description provides a physical interpretation of Kronheimer's construction and adds a natural link with quiver diagrams and 2 dimensional Conformal Field Theories.
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$\begingroup$ This is mostly a terminological/context question: do you view Donaldson invariants and instantons on ALE spaces (as in the original work of Donaldson and Kronheimer) to be part of string theory? $\endgroup$ – Victor Protsak Aug 6 '10 at 0:37
$\begingroup$ The word "instanton" was invented by Gerard T'Hooft (a physicist) and the first examples of instantons on ALE were obtained by physicists as noticed in Kronheimer's original paper on ALE. Donaldson original paper is called "Application of gauge theory to 4 dimensional topology". However, I think that Donaldson invariants and instantons on ALE are part of mathematics in their own right. They get specially handy in string theory where they correspond to concrete physical concepts. $\endgroup$ – JME Aug 6 '10 at 1:49
$\begingroup$ The reason I asked is because to me, at least, they are part of gauge theory, so I am not sure which part of your answer truly requires $D$-branes. $\endgroup$ – Victor Protsak Aug 6 '10 at 5:34
$\begingroup$ Without D-branes there is no story at all connected the Kleinian singularities to the instanton moduli space. The tamed quiver is also a direct description of the D-brane picture. Finally, without D-branes there is also no reason to connect the Kleinian singularity to a 2 dimensional CFT. Why on earth a singularr 10 dimensional system will have a smooth 2 dimensional CFT description? It is an impressive aspect of the string description that the singular geometry is described by a smooth CFT. I have edited the text to make all these points clear. $\endgroup$ – JME Aug 6 '10 at 11:11
$\begingroup$ This is great - thanks! If I wanted to read more, would you recommend going directly to Douglas, Moore, Kronheimer, and Nakajima? Or are there better references? $\endgroup$ – Paul Siegel Aug 7 '10 at 22:58
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End-of-Decade-Worthy New Year’s Eve Experiences Around the World @RobbReport
These over-the-top celebrations from New York to the Maldives will have you toasting 2020 with proper fanfare.
By Devorah Lev-Tov ON DECEMBER 2, 2019
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It’s the end of a decade, the end of an era. As 2019 comes to a close and we prepare to welcome 2020 with hopeful hearts, it only makes sense to send off the last year—and last ten years—in style. A simple soiree won’t do this time around. Instead, think bigger: We’re talking two celebrations in two time zones via private jet, an epic house party at one of London’s toniest hotels, and a private party in Dubai for you and 49 of your closest friends. Here are 11 New Year’s Eve celebrations at luxury hotels worth splurging on—after all, how many times do you get to don your finest duds, pop the bubbly, and send off a decade?
Private Fly Package, Sydney, Australia, to Honolulu, Hawaii
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Since a decade New Year’s only comes along once every ten years, may as well celebrate twice, right? Private Fly’s New Year’s Eve Twice Package will fly up to eight people from Sydney, Australia to Honolulu, Hawaii in a Gulfstream G650ER, the world’s fastest flying private charter jet. Start off in Sydney, where you can catch the fireworks bursting over the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge at midnight. Then depart Sydney at 2am on the jet—which will be stocked with whatever food and drinks you request—and arrive in Honolulu at 8:30pm, ready to party all over again. From $275,000 for eight passengers.
Burj Al Arab Jumeriah, Dubai
Want to ring in the new decade with 49 of your closest friends and family? Rent Burj Al Arab Jumeirah’s outdoor private event space, Palm Garden, for a little over $81,000, and the space is yours for the night. Celebrate with up to 50 people, including cocktails, a sit-down dinner, a countdown with Champagne, and incredible views of Dubai’s fireworks display from one of the highest points in the world. Dance under the stars as DJ performances and live entertainment continue into the early hours for 2020. Starting at $81,000; call the hotel to book.
InterContinental Hayman Island Resort, Whitsunday Islands
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Ring in 2020 alongside Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the beautiful Whitsunday Islands, home to some of the whitest sand in the world. The InterContinental Hayman Island Resort’s New Year’s Eve experience for two begins with a sunset helicopter trip to picture-perfect Whitehaven Beach where a bottle of Champagne awaits. Chopper back to the resort and settle into one of four private cabanas for live entertainment, indulgent seafood, loads more drinks, and front-row seats to stunning fireworks lighting up the star-filled dark sky. $1,350 per adult; just four packages for two people each are available.
The Little Nell, Aspen
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A legendary luxury hotel in snowy Aspen, The Little Nell is known for its epic New Year’s parties, and this year they’ll be going all out for their 30th anniversary. For those who want to be surrounded by other party-goers, the Dom Pérignon Party will transform the hotel into a chic circus with musical acts, dancers, and acrobats. Mingle in the Hennessy Lounge to the sounds of All That Jazz Sextet and dance to DJ Cyn in the Belvedere Lounge. The Dom Pérignon Lounge will host dueling DJs Niiko and Swae, while an Ice Bar will serve shots of Hennessy Cognac paired with freshly made donuts. Count down to midnight with a fire show leading up to sparkling fireworks over Aspen Mountain. From $650 per person, including bottomless Dom Pérignon, access to top-shelf liquor, canapés, oysters, and a cheese bar.
For a more private affair, book the VIP Cliquot Cats experience, either for the 8pm or midnight fireworks show. Arrive to a private Veuve Clicquot lounge in the Silver Queen Gondola Building with a DJ and drinks. Next, board your private snowcat (one of three available) to be driven to an exclusive seating area overlooking Aspen, complete with chairs, plush blankets, and a glowing fire pit. Here, you’ll be greeted by your dedicated host, who will serve Champagne, caviar, and blinis while you enjoy your front row seats to the fireworks show over Aspen Mountain. Rates are $12,000 per snowcat, which seats 12; drinks and food included.
Faena, Miami Beach
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Miami is never a bad choice for a party, and the over-the-top Faena doesn’t skimp on celebrations. This year’s New Year’s Eve party theme is Tropical Baroque, combining the drama and glamour of Europe’s Baroque period with South American romance. The festivities begin at the hotel’s gilded Cathedral, where guests are greeted with Champagne and cocktails along with live performances. A decadent multi-course feast awaits at your choice of restaurants (pre-fixe dinner from $650 per person); choose Francis Mallmann’s Los Fuegos and indulge in black truffle and artichoke carpaccio, Osetra caviar and Hanging A5 Wagyu tenderloin, or dine at Pao on the ocean view terrace to savor dishes like Alaskan King Crab with trout roe and white truffle and smoked kama congee. After dinner, head to the Living Room or Tree of Life (tables from $500) and dance the night away. As the clock counts down to midnight, meet at Damien Hirst’s Golden Mammoth sculpture on the beach for exciting live musical performances (from Keba and the Usual Suspects, Jahzel Dotell, and Cimafunk), a dazzling fireworks display, and a few surprises along the way. Tickets from $250.
Palais Coburg, Vienna
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Ring in the new year like the royalty you are at this palace hotel in Old World Vienna. Palais Coburg will adopt a Golden Twenties theme for the 2020 party, beginning with a gala dinner at either Clementine Im Glashaus ($325 for a seven-course meal with wine, a Champagne toast at midnight, and party admission) or in the Staterooms with star chef Silvio Nickel, who will share his best creations from 2019 ($875 for nine courses with Champagne toast, additional $770 for rare wine pairing, inclusive of Champagne toast and party admission.). At midnight, head to the Grand Portico Terrace for Champagne and fireworks to the sounds of the Blue Danube Waltz and the bells of Stephen’s Cathedral. Afterward, the party continues in the lobby with a specially choreographed performance by members of the Vienna State Opera Ballet. Keep celebrating into the early hours at the Golden Twenties main party, featuring two bars, visual effects, and a DJ. Starting to flag? Not to worry: The hotel keeps with Austrian tradition, offering sausages and goulash in the early hours to boost energy levels.
The Knickerbocker, New York City
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The Knickerbocker is renowned for its epic New Year’s Eve party, which always offers the best and closest (just 150 feet away) view of the Ball Drop in Times Square, but is still pleasantly away from the fray. In addition to the party on its St. Cloud rooftop, the hotel offers a $150,000 New Year’s Eve Experience that gets you more than bragging rights. The VIP experience includes luxury accommodations in one of the hotel’s four Tribute Suites, dinner at Charlie Palmer, VIP access to the New Year’s Eve party atop Times Square on the St. Cloud rooftop (with reserved seating in a private, illuminated Sky Pod), a dedicated butler for any food and beverage service, premium bottle service and top-shelf libations, personal luxury velour throws and hand warmers to keep you warm, a Champagne toast at midnight, and live entertainment all night long. Package starts at $150,000.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, Maldives
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If you want to get away from it all but still party until the fish come home, book a stay at one of the over-water villas at Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas over New Year’s. To mark the occasion, a Moulin Rouge themed party will bring cabaret performances, live music, and fireworks to the idyllic island. Start the night with craft cocktails and a gala dinner in the company of stilt walkers, contortionists, fire shows and aerial acrobatics. After dinner, head to the party at SKY and count down under the millions of stars as fireworks light up the sky. Tickets $850 per adult and $425 per child.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii
COURTESY FOUR SEASONS RESORT HUALALAI
Get ready to hula you way into the next decade at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. The Kona hotel is hosting a Havana Nights New Year’s Eve Gala, complete with a rum bar, vintage cars for Cuban street vibes, and a cigar roller. Tasty Cuban bites include Cuban tamales, yuca frita, ceviche, lomo saltado, camaronep, Paella de langosta, pollo asada, flan de coco, and arroz con leche. The party, which is held at the grand entrance of the resort overlooking the signature pool and the ocean, will also feature live music by the band Impulse and a poem composer who types custom poems on the spot on a vintage typewriter. Stick around for the private fireworks show at midnight. From $395 per person.
The Cape, a Thompson Hotel, Cabo San Lucas
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The New Year’s Eve party at The Cape is ideal for foodies and music lovers who also appreciate epic ocean views. The evening starts with a lavish dinner ($268 per person) prepared by multi-award-winning Chef Enrique Olvera at his restaurant on property, Manta. This year, he’s bringing the spirit of his famous restaurant Pujol for a one-night-only mash-up menu of both dining hotspots. After dinner, head to the rooftop party for musical performances by Breakbot & Irfane, Yuksek, and Aeroplane. while El Arco loom in the background. The morning after, The Cape is hosting The Cure Day, a poolside barbecue. Entrance to party from $225 per person, $450 per person for private cabana.
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Author: ELIZA WALLACE
Word Play and Women’s Work with Eve Fowler
The artist's universe unrolls in two consecutive shows at Morán Morán in Los Angeles.
Courtesy of Morán Morán
Eve Fowler is writing her own stuff now. But other peoples’ words keep crowding her head. In her new exhibition These Sounds Fall into My Mind, (from The Bucketheads 1995 house song, The Bomb!) she invites these other words to live alongside her own. Known for her recontextualizing of Gertrude Stein’s written works, Fowler has been experimenting with experimental text for over a decade. Stein’s words are still a part of the warp and weft of work in her current show, but her writing process has become her recent fascination.
“Writing is hard, but it makes me happy,” Fowler said to me, over coffee and an LA August’s midmorning sweat sticking me to the leather booth. I write “fascination,” but maybe it’s more like: “Itch to scratch.” “Medium-sized demon to exorcise.” “Loose tooth to worry.” “Soap bubble to hold.” Encouraged to write a book by a friend, Fowler started on New Year’s Day in 2018. As she began to write, phrases from other artists and writers collided and merged with her own. She would hear “pearls that were his eyes” from T.S. Eliot’s Wasteland, and it would drop, like pearls on eyes, right into the middle of her sentences. Fowler apprehends the phrase from Eliot who took the phrase from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and suddenly the words fold into a meditation on who really owns words anyways, man. The words are always someone else’s, your own, nobody’s.
These Sounds, opening September 7th at Morán Morán Gallery, includes a film, a video, and six wall pieces. Fowler’s writing plays itself out in the video and the wall pieces. Across blue fields, like a sky, an ocean, or the blank blue TV screen before the VHS player engages, appear the phrases of a poem. The fields of varying shades of blue and the phrases drop steadily, like pebbles into water, like sounds into a mind.
Eve Fowler, These Sounds Fall Into My Mind (installation view) (2019). Image courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán.
Six painted works of pristine, sincere, blue aluminum panels with more of her text running along the bottom will hang alongside the blue video. Known for making Colby posters out of text from Stein’s Tender Buttons, which coded the writer’s word play in the forum and material of the LA street, Fowler once again uses a medium that respects her home and work site––blue auto paint. In Los Angeles, there are countless more auto body shops than there are official art supply stores. This degrades the paint not a whit, only strengthens its constructive tenor.
Fowler’s panels recalled to me a very affecting part of Infinite Jest, where a character describes posters at his AA meetings: “The Provident cafeteria walls…are tonight bedecked with portable felt banners emblazoned with AA slogans in Cub-Scoutish blue and gold. The slogans on them appear way too insipid even to mention what they are. E.g. ‘ONE DAY AT A TIME,’ for one.” Fowler’s text is not insipid, but the panels have a similar effect to these slogans that hold a kind of time-release power. “Easy Does It!” and “Turn It Over!” and “One Day At a Time!” mean nothing at first, but with enough rolling them around on the brain, they hold a certain power. There are phrases that become a part of us, drop into our mind, and take on new life.The final element of Fowler’s solo show is the second part of her film series, With It Which It As It If It Is To Be. The films join women and women identifying artists in their studios, quietly observing them at work in black and white 16mm. The Gertrude Stein text Many Many Women is voiced over by different people, the images of the artists in their studios, close ups of their hands sanding or painting or scraping material into form.
Her first film entered the studios of friends and close collaborators. It opens on a woman’s back, like Godard opens on Anna Karina’s back in Vivre Sa Vie (1962). Sontag described the scene’s blocking as a deprivation. He is keeping the viewer from getting too involved. Fowler’s choices in where she points the lens and what she allows us to hear, also make for a restrained relationship. But her intent is different. She aims to dematerialize the art object, in this case, to remove women from the position of art object. She films with utmost respect––action, decision, beauty happens only at their hands, their lead.
"With it which it as if it is meant to be," Part II, 2019 (still image), Courtesy of the artist
She invests in their movements, relinquishes manipulation over anything except for the work itself. Fowler layers Stein’s repetitive, experimental play of text over her subjects as they engage in their daily job of playing with their respective mediums. The whole strata of her pieces consists of process and play. Perhaps work is not the only window to the woman’s identity, but Fowler has cut glass for a window both conceptual and substantial. The logical buckling here is distinctly frustrating and female, but most importantly, poetic.
The actual experience of this woman’s work doesn’t fit with my overdramatic subconscious howling Kate Bush lyrics. Fowler’s approach feels compassionate, straightforward, relaxed, considered, but not overly academic, arch, telescopic, or sentimental. To watch her first film is to be draped in the warmth of friendship and safety. Of the first film, Fowler says, “These are the people who are important to me…I wanted people to see them.” Witnessing a friend create something instills a sense of privilege, pride, and gratefulness. I love my friends so deeply that sometimes my throat catches when I see them in their element. This first chapter was a love letter, a thank you to her friends and collaborators, that a viewer can’t help but recognize.
In the first part, when she entered their workspace, she recalls her friends being glad she was there, finding her presence stimulating. The second film follows this same conceit of reverently documenting women at work in their studios, but with a new series of artists, all of them older women and women identifying artists, decades deep into their careers and practices. Entering the studios of the artists of Part II was a different experience. These women enter their studios with purpose and grace, their practice assured and established. Fowler had to build trust with them throughout the filming process to gain the kind of closeness the first film provided.
Many artists move through the world with hubris, claiming not to reference anyone else in their field. Who is above peer review? Who is above citation? Fowler’s has the rare sensibility to equalize her own words and work with the words and work of others. With humility, she holds close her contemporaries, predecessors, her friends, and her personal life. We’re all on the same team, it seems, or at least, should pay attention to each other as we head toward the same drowned fate.
Barbara Hammer's "South Fork Yuba River, California," on view at "Please recall to me everything you have thought of," curated by Eve Fowler.
The show that just came down at Morán Morán was the product manifest of her process study. In a group show called Please recall to me everything you have thought of, Fowler assembled works from each of the twenty women whose practice she recorded for her second film. She grounded her studio portraits with the object result of the artists’ time and energy. Here is Harriet Korman’s painting, here is Virginia Jaramillo’s textile, here is Barbara Hammer’s images of naked women in the Yuba, looking so fresh they could have been taken this summer by all my friends. The group show grounds her studio portraits with the results of the work––discrete pieces of art. The film elevates the objects, honoring artists’ time and energy as much as the market honors their product.
How does one assemble a list of all-women artists? For Fowler, it began with a serendipitous trip to Harmony Hammond’s archives. Hammond founded A.I.R. (Artists in Residence), the first all-female, artist-run gallery in the US, and is similar to Fowler in her concerted effort to bring women to the front. On a Saturday morning, Fowler saw Hammond’s archival treasures, like a purse made out of a friend’s hair, and became acquainted with the early makings of a list of Harmony’s favorite artists and collaborators. This list became the basis for what would grow into the group of women she followed in With It Which It, Part II.
Fowler, with the wisdom that art and curation are inherently political, added and shaped the list of women she wanted to illuminate with a commitment to inclusivity and diversity. Hammond’s list was a starting point. “To get it to be more inclusive, I had to do research, to do the work,” says Fowler. This effort ensured Venezuelan artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess and Mexican artists Magali Lara and Mónica Mayer were a part of the film and the group show.
Fowler probably enters these studios with a professional calm, able to separate reverence from glorification, but all I could think about was how hard it would be to keep from putting these women on pedestals. I put women on pedestals all the time. The older kids have always been cooler. In sight of the artists farther down the road, with admiration, reverence, jealousy, awe, I go starry-eyed and obsessed. Once, on a night like any other summer night at a bar in Los Angeles, my usually very unflappable lawyer friend Rachel rushed up to me and with wide, serious eyes, breathed into my ear “Naomi Fry is here.” It was like meeting a rockstar. We felt that queer pang that Ilana Glazer’s eponymously named character says of Vanessa Williams’ powerful career-woman in Broad City: “I don’t know if I want to be her or be in her.”
These women are not so different than me––save in time and experience––invaluable and hard-earned gifts that slowly chip away at insecurity. Fowler works from a base line of equal respect for all, which takes the strength of a mature artist. She extends grace to all her fellow artists, and, perhaps most importantly, extends grace to herself.
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This official pass is so minor that unless you have inserted the waypoints in your GPS, chances are you would drive right over it and not be aware that you have just driven an official pass. It is one of 5 Withoogtes in South Africa, the other four all being in the Northern Cape. The pass has three easy bends and only gains 24m in altitude, producing a gentle average gradient of 1:58 with the steepest parts being at 1:14. It forms part of a long east-west gravel loop that connects the R318 near the summit of the Rooihoogte Pass with the summit of the Ouberg Pass north of Montagu and includes several very minor official passes including Moordenaarshoogte, Koppie se Nek and Tollie se Poort.
There are no serious dangers on this road, but as is the case with all gravel roads, the surface can change rapidly depending on weather conditions. In general terms this is a typical Karoo road in a low rainfall area, so the most common issues are loose gravel on the corners and the inevitable corrugations. Cattle grids occur frequently and it's best to lower your speed to 30 kph for these.
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It's short at 3,4 km and climbs only 38m producing an average gradient of 1:89 and never gets steeper than 1:16. What this little pass lacks in impact, it makes up for in the beautifully tranquil Karoo surroundings. A small flock of sheep; a creaking windmill; a solitary kestrel floating on the still air; a donkey cart carrying its occupants to the next farm. The Karoo has a magic all of its own.
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This minor pass of just under 2 km in length only has 3 bends and an altitude variance of just 55m, but despite this offers good views and when you drive the pass from north to south it will immediately become apparent why is is called Koppie se Nek. A small, but distinctive conical peak forms a small nek adjacent to a bigger ridge and it is through this neck that the road has been constructed.
Although the average gradient is a mild 1:35 there are some sections close to the neck that get as steep as 1:8. This little pass, is followed back to back (heading south-west) by Tolletjie se Poort, which is in turn followed by the Ouberg Pass and Langkloofpoort. This provides almost 25 km of non-stop pass driving, descending constantly towards the town of Montagu.
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This is one of the shortest passes on our database at just under 1 km - (881 metres to be exact), but it offers magnificent and rugged scenery, despite being so short. It's name is something of a misnomer, as the topography and statistics are those of a poort and not a pass. Judging by it's name, lions no doubt once roamed this path.
What makes this drive even more dramatic is the obvious path of the substantial river which charges through this kloof after good rain, making this road a potential death trap as can be clearly seen in the video footage. The final river crossing on the northern side is the most dangerous spot. For the vast majority of the year, the river is nothing more than a dry, stony path as this is after all, the Karoo, but every adventure traveller should know and understand that the Karoo rivers are prone to flash floods, so if the weather is looking ominous, drive with your wits about you and dont take unneccesary risks.
Sandkraalpoort (P1861)
This easy gravel poort is located roughly midway between Steytlerville and Willowmore. It is the first pass or poort on this pleasant gravel road (the P1861) which is followed by a number of poorts of various lengths. The gradients are very easy through this poort, which average out at 1:178 which is about as close to flat as you can get. The road carries minimal traffic (mainly local farmers) and you will immediately experience a sense of solitude. Watch out for animals on the road - both domestic and wild animals.
The road is in reasonable condition, but like all gravel roads, it is subject to corrugations, washaways, loose gravel and flash floods. We recommend tyre deflation to 1.4 bar for improved traction, a softer ride and a reduction in the chance of getting a puncture.
Seekoeinek (P1852)
This fairly easy gravel pass is well off the beaten track about midway between Kleinpoort in the east and Steytlerville in the west and bears the oddly out of character name of Seekoeinek (Hippopotamus Neck). This is in a very dry part of the Karoo and it's hard to believe that there were ever hippos in this part of South Africa. The pass is located on a secondary farm link road, the P1852, and can be used as an alternative route to get to Steytlerville via the tarred R329. The road is signposted as Haaspoort (Rabbit or Hare Ravine), which is a much more likely animal to find in these parts.
The road condition is reasonable and can be driven in any vehicle. As is the case with all gravel roads, beware of corrugations and washaways and we recommend you lower tyre pressures to 1,4 bar to improve traction and to provide a softer ride, as well as reduce the risk of punctures.
Harpuisnek
This is a very minor official pass (as per the government maps) which is just over 2 km long and has a single S bend where the gradients get as steep as 1:10 for a brief period, but the whole pass has a very mild average of only 1:68. The pass is named after a local indigenous bush - the Harpuis [Euryops abrotanifolius]. The pass is located about 40 km north-east of Fraserburg.
This is one of several Northern Cape passes and poorts which have been officially listed, but when driving them, they hardly resemble a pass in any way. Finding this one is quite tricky and you need to be a more serious pass hunter with good GPS skills to locate it.
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Pienaarspoort (OP6121)
Pienaarspoort is a north-south running poort through the local mountains north-west of Touwsrivier, which run along the east-west axis. It's slightly longer than an average poort at 5,8 km, but so typical of a poort, only has a small altitude variance of 97m. The poort is beautifully remote, despite it being only 20 km west of the busy N1 highway. You are highly unlikely to see another vehicle on this road, which will provide a sense of solitude and isolation. The surface is very stony and rough and we don't recommend this road for low clearance cars, but a 4x4 is not mandatory.
Nougaspoort (P1411)
This attractive poort slices through the Nougashoogte mountains about 25 km south of Touwsrivier. The mountain consists of a series of peaks between 1100 and 1300m high, joined together by a string of necks running along the east-west axis. The 4 km long poort has a relatively small altitude variance of just 51m, which is par for the course for poorts. It provides perfect scenery of Cape Fold mountains on both sides of the road and there are a surprising number of bends considering how flat the terrain is on either side of the poort. The poort is surrounded by nature reserves on three sides. If you enjoy gravel travel, hop off the N1 and try this lovely option.
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The Buckaroos were a Grammy-winning band led by Buck Owens in the 1960s and early '70s, who, along with The Strangers, were heavily involved in the development and presentation of the "Bakersfield sound. Their peak of success was from 1965 to 1970. In 2005, CMT named the Buckaroos No. 2 on its list of the 20 Greatest Country Music Bands. Don Rich, Doyle Holly, Tom Brumley and Willie Cantu were the original members of the Buckaroos during the 1960s.
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Buckaroo" is a 1965 instrumental country single by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos. The single was Buck Owens' fourth No. 1 on the country chart in less than a year. Buckaroo" spent 16 weeks on the chart. The B-side, entitled "If You Want A Love", peaked at No. 24 on the country chart weeks later. To date, it is the last instrumental to top the Hot Country Songs chart. Buckaroo" was also performed live by The Byrds, and a version can be heard on their album Live at the Fillmore - February 1969.
1 Buckaroo
Written By – B. Morris
2 You'll Never Miss The Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)
Written By – B. Owens-D. Rich
3 Seven Come Eleven
Written By – B. Owens-T. Brumley
4 Tumwater Breakdown
Written By – D. Rich
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Written By – T. Brumley
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Written By – H. Wilcox-B. Warren
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Written By – J. Wiggens-B. Morris
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Written By – D. Holiman-D. Rich
14 Moonlight On The Desert
15 Bad Luck And Bad Weather
16 Sweet-T-Pie
Written By – J. Maness
17 Cinderella
Written By – B. Mize
18 Cajun Steel Guitar
Written By – D. Rich-B. Owens
Recorded 1965-1970
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Opelika Speaks From Experience: Support Local Authority!
Posted February 25, 2015 by lgonzalez
Opelika has offered FTTH to residents and businesses for less than six months but already it is singing the praises of local choice. Mayor Gary Fuller is now speaking out in an opinion piece in AL.com, encouraging the FCC to allow Wilson, Chattanooga, and other communities to have the same opportunity as Opelika.
Mayor Fuller points out that local telecommunications authority is an organic outgrowth of local self-reliance:
Cities have always been at the heart of economic expansion, entrepreneurialism, and local connection to citizens, charged with ensuring high-quality education for our children, caring for our sick and elderly neighbors, and laying the foundation for shared prosperity. As we look to the years ahead, high-speed broadband will only become more and more important to the quality and vitality of our community.
That's why in Opelika, I led the charge to become the first city in Alabama to offer this cutting edge technology, both to residential and business customers. As a result, Opelika citizens now have access to fast, reliable broadband speeds that will turn possibilities into real opportunities. Businesses now have more opportunities to expand and grow, work more effectively and efficiently, and compete in a larger market.
As one of over 450 communities that have invested in the infrastructure for better connectivity, Opelika can speak from experience. Mayor Fuller encourages all FCC Commissioners to support the notion of local choice:
The important fact is that every city must have the power to make the best decisions for their residents, free of interference. That's why the Federal Communications Commission should join Chairman Wheeler in preserving these two communities' right to self-determination.
In Opelika, our citizens are building a stronger more prosperous city based on local Internet choice. If more cities have those same opportunities, someday soon it may not be so strange for a 30,000-person city to offer blazing fast Internet.
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Local Authority Restrictions One of the "Worst Policy Ideas of 2014" According to Wonkblog
Posted January 31, 2015 by lgonzalez
We are well into the new year; a look back at 2014 can be instructive if we strive to learn from our mistakes. A December article from the Washington post Wonkblog listed "11 of the worst policy ideas of 2014" and, of course, state barriers restricting local telecommunications authority was on the list:
Fed up with limited choices, high prices and shoddy service, many cities want to turn their back on large Internet providers by building their own municipal broadband service. Standing in their way are state legislatures, lobbyists for the telecom industry and even federal lawmakers who believe states should have control over what projects their cities invest in.
Fortunately, this is something that we can change - let's educate elected officials to ensure there are no new barriers and existing barriers are repealed!
Missouri Bill Creates New Barriers to Community Networks
Republican State Representative Rocky Miller began the new legislative session with a bill designed to yank authority from local communities that need better connectivity. Even though the state already preempts local authority to sell telecommunications services and requires a referendum for cable, there is a current exemption for "Internet-type services." HB 437 [PDF] removes that exemption and would make it all but impossible for a local community to ensure they had access to the same types of services now available in Kansas City.
The bill prohibits communities from offering services if there are any private providers with no regard to the type or quality of those services. There can be no mistake that bills such as these are aimed directly at communities contemplating building their own gigabit networks because the existing service providers have refused to invest in the needed infrastructure.
Cities like Columbia, Nixa, and Carl Junction have taken proactive steps to encourage investment economic development growth that this bill would prevent. In Springfield, the city would have more than 1,000 fewer jobs without the city-owned SpringNet, which we have covered multiple times.
The Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) released this statement about the bill:
The state of Missouri is the latest legislature to attempt to erect barriers to the deployment of broadband networks that are critical to the future of its local economies and the nation, via House Bill 437. High-bandwidth communications networks are the electricity of the 21st century and no community should be stymied or hampered in its efforts to deploy new future-proof communications infrastructure for its...
CLIC Leadership on Gigabit Nation to Talk Breaking Down State Barriers
Posted December 24, 2014 by lgonzalez
Jim Baller and Joanne Hovis, two leading voices in the drive to restore local authority, recently spoke with Craig Settles on Gigabit Nation. Baller and Hovis, the President and the CEO, of The Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) spent about an hour discussing how CLIC is finding ways to help businesses, individuals, and public entities work with elected officials to retain or regain the right for local authority.
From the Gigabit Nation website:
Listeners gather insights to working with willing incumbents, developing public-private partnerships, establishing their own networks when necessary, or creating other inventive approaches that work for their communities. Both guests share their many years of experience in helping communities obtain the many benefits of advanced communications capabilities. Baller and Hovis formed CLIC to give voice to the wide range of public and private interests that support local choice and to provide communities practical advice and the tools necessary to prevent new state barriers from being enacted and to remove existing barriers.
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The FCC Is Our Best Shot to Restore Local Authority
For the first time in many years, we have an opportunity to repeal some particularly destructive state laws limiting investment in community networks. To be clear, this is our best shot. I've already covered the background and offered a blanket encouragement for you to post comments.
Chairman Wheeler has been looking for an opportunity to expand local authority by removing state laws that limit investment in Internet networks. The cable and telephone companies are marshalling their considerable forces to stop him. But we can, and must help.
We have spent years analyzing these state barriers for ways to restore local authority. The FCC, using its Section 706 power, is our best shot. The carriers have far too much power in the state capitals, which means that even when we have public opinion squarely on our side, the carriers easily kill state bills to restore local authority.
Anyone who thinks we have a better shot at rolling back state barriers individually in the states rather than with this FCC is wrong. Really wrong. Between Art Pope and Time Warner Cable lobbyists, there is no hope for any legislation that would threaten cable monopolies in North Carolina.
These petitions on municipal networks are not some FCC smokescreen related to the network neutrality proceeding. In fact, we at ILSR remain publicly frustrated with the FCC's failure to act more strongly in protecting the open Internet. But Chairman Wheeler, for reasons that seem somewhat personal to him, is particularly motivated to remove the anti-competitive laws passed by big cable and telephone company lobbyists. It strikes a chord with him and I, for one, am glad to see him taking action on it.
Anyone who claims action on municipal networks is some sort of trade for giving up on network neutrality is, once again, really wrong. For one thing, a trade requires two parties and I have yet to identify a single entity that would trade meaningful open Internet protections for rolling back a few barriers to municipal networks. Haven't found one. Not even us.
Further, restoring local authority on municipal networks is not a trade for the FCC later preempting local authority over the rights-of-way because once again...
Chattanooga and Wilson Comment Period Open; Tell the FCC You Support Local Authority
Posted July 29, 2014 by lgonzalez
Last week, the communities of Chattanooga and Wilson, North Carolina, filed petitions with the FCC. Both communities requested that the agency remove state barriers preventing expansion beyond their current service areas. On July 28, the FCC established a public comment calendar for the request. It is imperative that all those with an interest in better access take a few moments to express their support for these two communities.
Opening Comments are due August 29, 2014; Reply Comments will be due September 29, 2014. That means you need to submit comments by the end of this month. If you want to reply to any comments, you can do that in September.
This is a pivotal moment in telecommunications policy. For months municipal network advocates have been following Chairman Wheeler's stated intentions to remove state barriers to local authority. Within the past few weeks, federal legislators - many that rely on campaign contributions from large providers - pushed back through Rep Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Blackburn introduced an amendment to a House appropriations bill preventing FCC preemption if the amendment becomes law.
ILSR and MuniNetworks.org encourage individuals, organizations, and entities to file comments supporting the people of Wilson and Chattanooga. These two communities exemplify the potential success of local Internet choice. We have documented their many victories on MuniNetworks.org and through case studies on Wilson [PDF] and Chattanooga [PDF].
Now is the time to share your support for local decision-making. This is not about whether any given community should build its own network so much as it is about whether every community can decide for itself how to best expand and improve Internet...
Local Government Groups: "We Need Local Authority"
Posted July 7, 2014 by lgonzalez
As the FCC considers the role of local authority in expanding Internet access, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is hearing from coalitions opposing state barriers on municipal networks. On July 3, Executive Directors from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), the National League of Cities (NLC), and the National Association of Counties (NACo) sent Wheeler a joint letter of support [pdf].
From the letter:
The diversity of cities and counties in America also reflect differing values and needs. As such, Local governments should have the flexibility to address broadband and Internet access in a way that meets the needs of the people they serve.
The importance of Internet choice at the local level has never been more important. In many places in the U.S, locally-driven projects—including innovative partnerships with private sector companies—have demonstrated that local creativity and local authority is a viable means by which new next-generation broadband infrastructure can emerge.
The letter was close on the heels of a parallel Resolution passed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) at their June 22nd Annual Meeting. From the final Resolution:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the US Conference of Mayors recommends that the FCC preempt state barriers to municipal broadband service as a significant limitation to competition in the provision of Internet access.
Governing Looks at What the Comcast - Time Warner Cable Merger Could Do to Munis
Posted May 21, 2014 by lgonzalez
The debate surrounding the proposed Comcast Time Warner Cable merger continues. The Department of Justice and the FCC ruminate over the deal while the media speculates about the future.
Governing recently published an article on potential side effects for the municipal network movement. Tod Newcombe reached out to Chris for expert opinion.
From Governing:
Partially thanks to Comcast and other cable giant's lobbying, 19 states have already passed laws that ban or restrict local communities from setting up publicly owned alternatives to the dominant provider in the area. Municipalities that pursue publicly owned broadband often cite several reasons for their efforts, ranging from lack of competition and choices in the area to a desire for faster speeds at lower costs. But Mitchell fears the lobbying power of a combined Comcast-Time Warner would choke off what little leverage remains for local governments when it comes to gaining state approval to build publicly owned broadband networks.
Unfortunately, the cable company cyclops borne out of this deal would create a ginormous lobbying monster. Comcast and Time Warner Cable wield significant political influence separately; a marriage of the two would likely damage the municipal network movement. The Center for Responsive Politics reports Comcast spent over $18 million in 2013; Time Warner Cable spent over $8 million.
Chris told Governing:
"Judging by the amount of opposition to the merger, I think people are seeing that we're at a tipping point and that there are ways they can make investments at the local level and control their own destiny," said Mitchell. "A lot of people and local businesses understand that the Internet is really important and that we can't trust it to a few corporations. But I don't see that level of understanding from most elected officials yet."
Circuit Court to FCC: You Can Restore Local Authority to Build Community Networks
As we noted yesterday, the DC Circuit of Appeals has decided that the FCC does not have authority to implement its Open Internet (network neutrality) rules as proposed several years ago.
But the court nonetheless found that the FCC does have some authority to regulate in the public interest, particularly when it comes to something we have long highlighted: state barriers to community owned networks. For example, see North Carolina and recent efforts in Georgia.
States have been lobbied heavily by powerful cable and telephone companies to create barriers that discourage community owned networks. Nineteen states have such barriers (see our map with the states shown in red), largely because communities have nowhere near the lobbying power of massive cable and telephone companies, not because the arguments against municipal networks are compelling.
For those who remember a certain Supreme Court decision called Nixon v Missouri, the Court has once weighed in the matter of state barriers to community networks. In the '96 Telecom Act, Section 253 declares "No State or local statute or regulation, or other State or local legal requirement, may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the ability of any entity to provide any interstate or intrastate telecommunications service."
However, the Supreme Court decided in 2004 that Congress was insufficiently clear in its intent to preempt state authority - that "any" did not mean "any" but rather meant something else. In making this decision, it ignored a legislative history with plenty of evidence (see Trent Lott for instance) that suggested Congress meant "any" to mean "any."
ANYway, we lost that one. States were found to have the right to limit the authority of communities to build their own networks. But we have long felt that a different grant of authority gave the FCC the power to overrule state limits of local authority to build networks, Section 706.
New York Times on Internet in America, Genachowski Legacy
Eduardo Porter has an important column today in the business section of the New York Times, "Yanking Broadband From the Slow Lane." He correctly identifies some of the culprits slowing the investment in Internet networks in our communities.
The last two paragraphs read:
Yet the challenge remains: monopolies have a high instinct for self-preservation. And more than half a dozen states have passed legislation limiting municipalities from building public broadband networks in competition with private businesses. South Carolina passed its version last year. A similar bill narrowly failed in Georgia.
Supporting these bills, of course, are the nation’s cable and telephone companies.
Not really "supporting" so much as creating. They create the bills and move them with millions of dollars spent on lobbyists and campaign finance contributions, usually without any real public debate on the matter.
Eduardo focuses on Google Fiber rather than the hundreds of towns that have built networks - as have most of the elite media outlets. Google deserves praise for taking on powerful cable and DSL companies, but it is lazy journalism broadly that has ignored the networks built by hundreds of towns - my criticism of the press generally, not Eduardo specifically.
The person who deserves plenty of criticism is former FCC Chairman Genachowski. From the article:
According to the F.C.C.’s latest calculation, under one-third of American homes are in areas where at least two wireline companies offer broadband speeds of 10 Mbps or higher.
We have 20 million Americans with no access to broadband. The rest are lucky to have a choice between two providers and even then, most still only have access to fast connections from a single provider.
When the National Broadband Plan was unveiled, we were critical of it and believed it would do little to improve our standing. Even its architect,...
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
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Study shows direct link between health-related behaviors and grades
Lack of sleep, excessive television/computer screen time, stress, gambling, alcohol and tobacco use and other health-related issues are taking a toll on college students' academic performance, according to a study released by the University of Minnesota Boynton Health Service.
"Our study shows that there is a direct link between college students' health and their academic achievement. This is the first time that anything like this has been published where Grade Point Average is linked to all these behaviors," said Dr. Ed Ehlinger, the director and chief health officer of the University of Minnesota Boynton Health Service.
Today's report, "Health and Academic Performance: Minnesota Undergraduate Students," is part of one of the most comprehensive studies of college students' health in the nation. About 24,000 students from 14 Minnesota colleges and universities were randomly selected to participate in this study and 9,931 completed the 2007 College Student Health Survey Report. The results only include undergraduate students from two-year and four-year institutions. All five University of Minnesota campuses were included in the survey.
In the results, 69.9 percent of college students reported they were stressed and 32.9 percent of those students said that stress was hurting their academic performance. In fact, the mean GPA for students saying stress impacted their academics was 3.12, compared with the 3.23 mean GPA for students who didn't believe it was affecting their academics. "While this may seem like a small difference in GPA, when you are looking at over 9,000 students the impact of this difference is huge," Ehlinger said.
Twenty percent of students reported that sleep difficulties impacted their academics. In fact, those students who reported getting fewer nights of adequate sleep had a mean GPA of 3.08 compared with a 3.27 mean GPA for those who do not report sleep deficiencies.
"The more days students get adequate sleep -- the better GPAs they attain," Ehlinger said. "There is a direct link between the two."
When it comes to excessive television and computer use (not including academic use), 30.4 percent of students surveyed reported excessive screen time. Thirteen percent of those with the issue reported that it impacted their studies; these students had a lower mean GPA of 3.04 compared with a mean GPA of 3.27 for those who said the problem did not impact them.
"Turning off the computer or TV and going to sleep is one of the best things our students can do to improve their grades," Ehlinger said.
Students who reported that they had smoked during the past 30 days had a 3.12 mean GPA compared with a 3.28 mean GPA for students who reported not smoking. The study revealed surprising information for students who even smoke infrequently.
"Even students who smoked once or twice in a month had lower GPAs than those who didn't smoke," Ehlinger said. "Using tobacco to calm down or 'to be social' is lowering students' grades."
Ehlinger hopes that this study's results will spur college students to change behavior and for colleges to pay more attention to the health of their students.
"We hope this information helps students make wise decisions," Ehlinger said. "If you're investing a lot of time and money in your education, do you really want to waste your investment on behaviors that interfere with your academic success?"
The report also includes information on mental health, health insurance, physical activity levels, financial issues, drug use, injury, sexual assault and alcohol use.
Members of the public, along with students and health officials, should pay attention to the results of this report, because the health of college students is important to society, Ehlinger said.
"College students are so important for our economic development -- the development of our society," Ehlinger said. "One way to protect that investment in our future is to help them stay healthy."
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SmallTalk Salutes Sen. Warren for standing up to charter lobby
“Education is about creating opportunity for all our children, not about leaving many behind.” -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
A SmallTalk Salute goes out to Sen. Elizabeth Warren who's taken some time out from kicking Donald Trump's behind to stand strong against her state's powerful charter school lobby.
This from the Washington Post:
There is a pitched battle underway in Massachusetts over charter schools, with proponents pouring money into an initiative on the November ballot that would raise the state cap on their growth and opponents arguing that charters are draining resources from traditional public schools. Now critics have gotten a big boost: Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she was going to vote against Question 2
There are now nearly 80 charter schools in Massachusetts, where no more than 120 charter schools are currently allowed to operate. Question 2 would allow 12 new or expanded charter schools to open every year anywhere in the state. a move that supporters say will give more parents choices about where to send their children to school and help close the achievement gap.
Sen. Warren
Jennifer Berkshire, who posts at Edushyster, interviews political scientist Maurice Cunningham who says the campaign to lift the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts is driven by GOP operatives and a handful of wealthy Republican families.
There are a handful of wealthy families that are funding this. They largely give to Republicans and they represent the financial industry, basically. They’re out of Bain, they’re out of Baupost, they’re out of High Fields Capital Management. Billionaire Seth Klarman, for example, has been described as the largest GOP donor in New England, and he gives a lot of money to free market, anti-government groups. Then on the campaign level, you have Republican strategist Will Keyser who certainly knows his stuff, and Jim Conroy who certainly knows his stuff. They know how to make something look like a grassroots campaign that really isn’t.
On the other side of the battle lines is Arne Duncan's successor at the D.O.E., John King who just sent $245M, money that should have gone to public schools, straight to the charter school operators. That included $8M which will go to the chain he once operated himself.
John King gives $245M to charters incl $8M to Uncommon chain he once ran w/sky high suspension rates @leoniehaimson https://t.co/wUmPAGIU7S
— JulianVasquezHeilig (@ProfessorJVH) September 28, 2016
Posted by Mike Klonsky at 5:54 PM 2 comments:
Labels: charters, Elizabeth Warren
TRUMP'S 7 DEBATE 'BELIEVE ME's. I don't.
Trump's favorite expression is, "believe me". It's almost like he's begging his audience to buy-in to his often outrageous statements as a matter of faith. In last night's debate he told us to believe him a total of seven times. That's seven shots if you were using the phrase in your drinking game. Let's see if we should have believed him.
Believe Me#1...
Now, look, we have the worst revival of an economy since the Great Depression. And believe me: We’re in a bubble right now. And the only thing that looks good is the stock market, but if you raise interest rates even a little bit, that’s going to come crashing down.
No, I don't believe you. First of all, what's the rating scale based on? Secondly, you are running on the Republican ticket. You know, the party who's economic policies caused the world global economic collapse since the Great Depression. For you to then turn around and criticize the pace of the recovery is unbelievable.
Believe Me #2...
And believe me: The day Obama goes off, and he leaves, and goes out to the golf course for the rest of his life to play golf, when they raise interest rates, you’re going to see some very bad things happen, because the Fed is not doing their job. The Fed is being more political than Secretary Clinton.
No, I'm not believing this one either. What does Obama playing golf have to do with the Fed raising interest rates? The Fed did raise interest rates slightly (a quarter point) last year. It was the first time in 9 years, going back to the Bush administration and there was no objection or dissent from either party. The sky didn't fall. In fact, the recovery and job growth sped up a bit. It may have cooled off an out-of-control real estate market a bit. So I can see why you would oppose it. But in what sense is that "political"? Only in the sense that everything is "political", including you.
Believe Me #3
When you have your staff taking the Fifth Amendment, taking the Fifth so they’re not prosecuted, when you have the man that set up the illegal server taking the Fifth, I think it’s disgraceful. And believe me, this country thinks it’s — really thinks it’s disgraceful, also.
Okay, I believe you here, sorta. By why trash the 5th? What's your problem with the Bill of Rights? Also, only one person who worked directly for Clinton is known to have asserted his Constitutional right against self-incrimination: Bryan Pagliano, a computer specialist who held a political appointment at the State Department and also worked for the Clinton family.
It's not just the 5th Amendment you have problems with, it's the 1st as well.
It is not "freedom of the press" when newspapers and others are allowed to say and write whatever they want even if it is completely false!
CLINTON: And maybe because you haven’t paid any federal income tax for a lot of years. (APPLAUSE)And the other thing I think is important...TRUMP: It would be squandered, too, believe me.
You're probably right here too. But those of us who aren't billionaires don't get to say: Oh, I think I won't pay any taxes this year because the money will be squandered on war or on a border wall. It's unbelievable that you can get away with that.
I’m all for NATO. But I said they have to focus on terror, also.And they’re going to do that. And that was — believe me — I’m sure I’m not going to get credit for it — but that was largely because of what I was saying and my criticism of NATO.Believe Me #6
Bullshit. You are not for NATO. You have advocated the U.S. pulling out of NATO if other members couldn't pay their bills. Cut the crap.
I think we have to get NATO to go into the Middle East with us, in addition to surrounding nations, and we have to knock the hell out of ISIS, and we have to do it fast, when ISIS formed in this vacuum created by Barack Obama and Secretary Clinton. And believe me, you were the ones that took out the troops.
No, not believable. First of all, Obama and Clinton didn't take out the troops as Obama promised he would. There are still 5,000 troops plus many more mercenaries in Iraq and there's more on the way to fight ISIS. Second, they didn't "create" the vacuum. It was created as a split with the old al Qaeda leadership and supported financially and militarily, possibly by your business pals, the Saudis (Trump is building hotels in Jeddah). The real deal is that ISIS is a product of the original invasion of Iraq (which, believe me, you supported) and the never-ending "war on terrorism".
I met with Bibi Netanyahu the other day. Believe me, he’s not a happy camper.
No, I don't believe you. First of all, Netanyahu is not a camper. Second, he's happy as a pig is poop. Wouldn't you be if Pres. Obama just gave you $38 billion.
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Labels: Trump
Trump: "Stop and frisk" isn't racial profiling it's stopping "bad people."
"But we need — Lester, we need law and order. And we need law and order in the inner cities..." -- Trump
I actually would have found at least the second half of the debate entertaining, if the stakes weren't so damn high. The Daily Show's Trevor Noah summed it up this way:
"Welcome to the real-life version of Twitter, people," Noah said. "You know that at that point, Lester Holt wasn't even moderating anymore, he was just eating popcorn with everyone else."
I admit, after watching the poorly-run Clinton campaign slide so badly since the convention, I was concerned that Donald Trump would carry his momentum into the debate. Boy, was I wrong.
An apparently sedated Hillary Clinton, halting and self-constrained, waited patiently for her moment. Then she took her best shots, in response to Trump's never ending braggadocio (his word, not mine) about his mythical business acumen, deal-making artfulness and ability to avoid paying any taxes (a charge he never denied), Hillary laid it on him.
First on his unwillingness to allow us to see his tax returns.
CLINTON: For 40 years, everyone running for president has released their tax returns. You can go and see nearly, I think, 39, 40 years of our tax returns, but everyone has done it. We know the IRS has made clear there is no prohibition on releasing it when you’re under audit.
Then on taxes. Remember Trump has been maintaining that corporations are fleeing the U.S. to evade high taxes. But Trump seems to have done pretty well here.
CLINTON: Or maybe he doesn’t want the American people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he’s paid nothing in federal taxes, because the only years that anybody’s ever seen were a couple of years when he had to turn them over to state authorities when he was trying to get a casino license, and they showed he didn’t pay any federal income tax...So if he’s paid zero, that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health. TRUMP: That makes me smart.
On the financial crisis, Trump played the perfect disaster capitalist. Neither of them, for reasons of their own, mentioned that the global financial collapse happened under the Republican Bush administration.
CLINTON: In fact, Donald was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis. He said, back in 2006, “Gee, I hope it does collapse, because then I can go in and buy some and make some money.” Well, it did collapse.
TRUMP: That’s called business, by the way.
Then finally, the coup de grâce.
CLINTON: And one of the worst things he said was about a woman in a beauty contest. He loves beauty contests, supporting them and hanging around them. And he called this woman [Miss Universe contestant Alicia Machiado]“Miss Piggy.” Then he called her “Miss Housekeeping,” because she was Latina. Donald, she has a name.
TRUMP: Where did you find this? Where did you find this?
CLINTON: Her name is Alicia Machado.
TRUMP: Where did you find this?
CLINTON: And she has become a U.S. citizen, and you can bet...
TRUMP: Oh, really?
CLINTON: ... she’s going to vote this November.
It was over.
Well, not quite. Trump, fearing even further disintegration of his dwindling poll numbers among Latinos, went after Machado again this morning on FOX, claiming, she had "attitude" and calling her "the worst we ever had. The worst. The absolute worst."
"She was impossible.... She was the winner, and she gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem. We had a real problem."
Trump was either an ill-prepared, out-of-control, chauvinistic, blustering, money-grubbing, nuke-waving racist buffoon (my take), or a great-white-hope, politically incorrect, law-and-order hero, depending on which America you occupy.
Clinton tiptoed cautiously around race and the latest in a string of police shootings of black men. Her best statement was:
Race remains a significant challenge in our country. Unfortunately, race still determines too much, often determines where people live, determines what kind of education in their public schools they can get, and, yes, it determines how they’re treated in the criminal justice system. We’ve just seen those two tragic examples in both Tulsa and Charlotte.
But she played it safe after that. Let's just say, the words Black Lives Matter, were never uttered.
Whereas the @realDonaldTrump let it all hang out. He started out by painting life in the black community as "living in hell" in need of "law and order" (code words for keep them in their place) and ended with his Rudy Giuliani-inspired call for more stop-and-frisk, racial profiling-- making Chicago his whipping boy.
Trump must not have known (and Hillary wouldn't say) that under the rule of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago had already become the nation's stop-and-frisk capital, well after stop-and-frisk had been ruled unconstitutional in N.Y.
In August 2013, Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the hundreds of thousands of Stop and Frisks performed annually by the NYPD amounted to racial profiling and violated the 4th Amendment's protections from unreasonable search and seizure because they were based on generalized suspicion.
By the summer of 2014, Chicago cops performed a quarter million stop-and-frisks in just 90 days, without making any arrests. Shootings in the city (including those by police) continued to rise at a record pace before the policy was changed. Stop-and-frisk was proven to be a failed, racist policy.
Trump continued to insist that "stop and frisk" wasn't racial profiling. It was stopping "bad people." It amounted to his only plan for resource-starved black and Latino communities.
It was a desperately-needed win for Clinton. A big defeat for Trump who limped away, crying he had a "defective mic" and that Republican moderator Lester Holt was an agent of the "left-wing" media. His mentor, Giuliani even advised him to skip the remaining debates. Good advice.
DON'T ASK. DON'T TELL...As expected, public education never came up in the debate and the word education was only mentioned in passing three times -- all by Clinton. There was never even a mention of Trump University, school closings, common core, testing, unions, or charter schools.
Posted by Mike Klonsky at 9:31 AM 1 comment:
Labels: Clinton, Giuliani, race, Trump
WEEKEND QUOTABLES
CTU members Maria Cosme, left, and Nancy Serrano count ballots (Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune)
CTU Pres. Karen Jennings Lewis on CTU's strike vote
"But here's the deal — and this is the truth, period, the end — I don't have to work under this contract. They do. So it seems like, to me, that the people that have to work under the contract should have the most ability to say yes or no to things." -- Chicago Tribune
Jesse Sharkey
"I fully expect that by (this) week we'll have successfully authorized a strike, and then it will be up to the delegates to talk about where that leaves us and what makes sense for a deadline. We're looking to move this toward a conclusion. All of our options are on the table, including a strike deadline." -- Tribune
And so this national museum helps to tell a richer and fuller story of who we are. It helps us better understand the lives, yes, of the President, but also the slave; the industrialist, but also the porter; the keeper of the status quo, but also of the activist seeking to overthrow that status quo; the teacher or the cook, alongside the statesman. -- At the Dedication of the National Museum of African American History and Cultur
Bruce Springsteen on Trump
"It's a rich environment unfortunately for a demagogue." -- Swedish talk show
Monica Navarrete of Lawrenceville, Georgia
"I told him I'm going to vote for him and Hillary so my parents can stay here longer." -- Politico
Trump on using nuclear weapons
[MSNBC, March 30, 2016] Trump said he was open to nuking Europe because it’s a “big place”
MATTHEWS: OK. The trouble is, when you said that, the whole world heard it. David Cameron in Britain heard it. The Japanese, where we bombed them in 45, heard it. They`re hearing a guy running for president of the United States talking of maybe using nuclear weapons. Nobody wants to hear that about an American president.
TRUMP: Then why are we making them? Why do we make them? -- Think Progress
Just wanted to get him on record...
Robby Mook: “I still think that we can win this election by a wide margin" https://t.co/gDAcCZQIyQ | Getty pic.twitter.com/UAjRZefb5e
— POLITICO (@politico) September 26, 2016
Posted by Mike Klonsky at 6:58 AM No comments:
Labels: Clinton, CTU, Karen Lewis, Obama, Trump
Note to some fellow lefties...
Students from Johnson C. Smith University at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times
Sorry to say, rapacious capitalism will still be here in November. Not only that, but I doubt it will ever be simply voted out. Even if a "socialist" like Bernie were to someday be elected (I wish). But maybe that's just old-school me.
Whatever the case, come the first of the year, either Hillary Clinton, or Donald Trump, will be our next president and Jill Stein and Gary Johnson will have taken their campaign funds and gone home, a la Ralph Nader and the rest of those perennial presidential spoiler candidates.
That's when the real movement for social justice, peace and racial equality needs to kick into gear again -- after the election, no matter who is elected.
NYT columnist Charles Blow, speaking to Morgan State Univ. students, tries to break through the reported millennial political malaise and encourage a large youth turnout for Clinton.
First — and this cannot be said enough — Clinton and Trump are not equally bad candidates. One is a conventional politician who has a long record of public service full of pros and cons. The other is a demagogic bigot with a puddle-deep understanding of national and international issues, who openly courts white nationalism, is hostile to women, Mexicans and Muslims, and is callously using black people as pawns in a Donnie-come-lately kinder-gentler campaign.
As an educator, I would also include Trump's pledge to do away with public education or what he calls, the "government monopoly" of public schools. And here I thought Trump loved to play Monopoly.
Blow continues...
That person will appoint someone to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court (assuming that the Senate doesn’t find religion and move on Merrick Garland before the new president takes office) and that person will also appoint federal judges to fill the 88 district court and court of appeals vacancies that now exist (there are 51 nominees pending for these seats).
You can’t have taken part in a march for Eric Garner, chanting “I can’t breathe,” and risk the ascendance of a man who has as one of his chief advisers Rudy Giuliani, the grandfather of the very “broken windows” policing strategy that sent officers after low-level offenders like Garner.
You can’t detest racial-dragnet-policy stop-and-frisk policing as not only morally abhorrent but thoroughly unconstitutional and risk the ascendance of a man who on Wednesday reportedly suggested that he would consider using stop-and-frisk more across the nation.
Makes sense. As Bernie Sanders himself said last week: “This is not the time for a protest vote.”
As one of the leaders of the "vote in the streets" 60's youth revolt and someone who has often cast protest votes or gone fishing on meaningless election days, I couldn't agree more.
Labels: Clinton, racism, Trump
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September 24, 2016 • 9-10 am CDT
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Labels: Pipeline
Trib's latest anti-union editorial is laughable
The Tribune's wingnut editors are on a roll this week. They began with a call for a "schoolchildren's Bill of Rights" which had nothing to do with either children or rights, but was little more than a right-wing school privatization manifesto.
Now the Trib's editorial board, juiced up on anti-union Trumpomania, has outdone its Mussolini-loving self with a new diatribe against the CTU. The union's crime? Holding an open strike vote by its members.
This is actually the second strike vote the union has taken. Nearly 90% of all voting members voted in December to authorize a possible strike, but CPS contested the timing of that vote.
The Trib's screed, comparing the vote, mandated by a state law which the Trib supported, with elections in Iraq, Liberia and North Korea, is laughable. To put it bluntly, the Tribune has problems with elections, period.
Brother Fred notes:
It was just a few years ago that Stand For Children’s Jonah Edelman, a guy who thought he was way too clever by half, got the Illinois legislature to pass a law requiring Chicago union teachers, and only Chicago union teachers, to vote by a 75% super majority in order to authorize a strike.
He told his friends that he had studied union strike authorization votes and that 75% was some kind of magic number. He was wrong in 2012 and he was wrong last year. He never understood that in a democratic union, you can’t short circuit democracy.
CTU's Jesse Sharkey responds:
The Chicago Tribune is comparing the CTU's strike vote to some of the most undemocratic regimes in the world. What I find enraging here is that the CTU is held to a ridiculously high standard for voting on a strike (75% of entire membership must vote in affirmative.) Think about that: an 80% yes vote on an 80% turnout would still fail. But the CTU is not credited for meeting a democratic standard which virtually no elected official could meet. We are condemned. The appointed Board of Ed is not compared to North Korea and castigated for stalling negotiations for 22 months while their unelected members slash public schools. The Tribune's attack on our vote-by-petition reveals how deeply they despise our power and voice.
Actually, while CPS is still run as a wing of City Hall, by an autocratic mayor and an un-elected school board, the CTU is probably the most democratically-run institution in this town.
On the brighter side, no teachers I know give a damn what the Tribune thinks about their elections.
Posted by Mike Klonsky at 7:46 AM 2 comments:
Labels: CTU, unions.
The Tribune's so-called 'Schoolchildren's Bill of Rights'
Created with consent of the governed.
Chicago Tribune editors are calling for a "Schoolchild's Bill of Rights." As anyone familiar with the Trib might guess, Sunday's editorial has little to do with schoolchildren or their rights--except, that is, for their right to have their schools closed or privatized and their teachers debased.
The Trib's Bill of Rights includes not a single right for students, but instead includes things like:
Merit Pay for teachers, a oft-tried initiative which, according to researchers, produced no gains in measurable learning outcomes.
Using student test scores to evaluate teachers. Already the law in IL.
Widespread school "choice," the Trib's code word for school vouchers and privately-run charters. Trib editors write: "The public education industry should view ethnic, parochial or other private schools not as threats but as alternatives that enrich and diversify a community's educational offerings."
An end to collective bargaining, including the right to strike.
Parent Trigger Laws which enable a small and temporary group of parents to take over a school and hand it over to a private, for-profit company to operate. As you might expect, there's nothing about parents' right to opt-out of the plague of standardized testing.
Mass closing of black and Latino neighborhood schools and leaving boarded-up buildings to further blight communities or sell them off to condo developers. Again, too late. They're already doing it.
In other words, there's not much on this list that hasn't been going on for years in Chicago, without any positive results.
Trib editors' ideal schools chief.
The only thing surprising here is the Trib editors' use of Bill of Rights lingo to promote their extreme right-wing reform agenda. Remember it was the same board members who, in a previous editorial, called for CPS to be taken over by an autocrat with "Mussolini-like powers" to execute and implement that agenda.
I'm afraid that would leave Chicago kids with little more than Miranda Rights.
A real student Bill of Rights might include items like:
The right to learn in a safe environment in a safe community.
The right to be well-fed, rested and clothed.
The right to opt-out of high-stakes, standardized testing.
The right to attend a racially desegregated public school.
The right to gender equality including freedom from LGBT discrimination.
The right to vote and have voice on important matters concerning school policy.
The right to think critically, free from censorship, locker searches and book banning.
The right to have a qualified, certified teacher in every classroom.
The right to the same level of funding and resources as students in the wealthy suburbs.
The list of student rights could and would be a lot longer, if students had any voice in compiling it. I'm quite sure that didn't happen over at the Tribune.
Mussolini would never have approved.
Posted by Mike Klonsky at 12:37 PM 1 comment:
Labels: charters, Civil Rights Movement, merit pay, vouchers
Malcolm Jenkins
Eagles' safety Malcolm Jenkins on tonight's team protest
“Really it’s just to continue to push forward the conversation about social injustice, and that’s a range of things from police brutality to wages and job opportunities, education. There’s just a lot of things systematically that have been set up in this country since its inception that put minorities, especially African Americans, at a disadvantage when you talk about quality of life and actually growing in this country.” -- Washington Post
Pres. Obama
"My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot. Tolerance is on the ballot. Democracy is on the ballot. Justice is on the ballot. Good schools are on the ballot. Ending mass incarceration, that’s on the ballot right now.” -- Speech to Congressional Black Caucus
I call on all my supporters and allies to join the struggle at Standing Rock in the spirit of peaceful spiritual resistance and to work together to protect Unci Maka, Grandmother Earth. -- CounterPunch
Trump has claimed that Bill Ayers wrote the President’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir because surely this black man couldn’t have the talent to write the book. -- New York Times
“So I would just simply say to the Millennials – to anybody else – look at the issues. Don’t get hung up on Trump’s kids, or whatever the story, the birther issue – stay focused on the issues of relevance to your life. I think Clinton is far and away the superior candidate.” -- Dead State
Kate Aronoff, ITT writing fellow
Between Trumka’s DAPL endorsement and the Fraternal Order of Police’s endorsement of Donald Trump for president, this week has shown a stark divide between parts of American labor and today’s social movements. -- In These Times
Labels: Ayers, Obama, Pipeline, racism, sports
Right on, Rep. Will Guzzardi
Logan Squarist
After his stunning victory over his machine opponent, people (including me) warned him that he wouldn't be able to do too much as a freshman legislator. Boy were we wrong. Despite swimming with the sharks and battling our sociopath Gov. Rauner down in Springfield, Rep. Will Guzzardi has become a leader in the fight for public education and on other progressive initiatives. Among others, he's championed the cause for an elected school board and an end to Rahm Emanuel's autocratic rule over Chicago Public Schools.
Will's latest campaign is for free tuition at state schools for Illinois residents, paid for, in part with a "millionaire's surcharge".
Illinois Rep. Will Guzzardi (D) has posted a petition online to gather support for free tuition at state schools for Illinois residents. He announced a new coalition called Tuition Free Illinois, which he’s spearheading, to gather support for the effort. Tuition Free Illinois includes Chicago Votes, Chicago Student Action, Young Chicago Authors and College Democrats of Illinois.
“I suspect that this will be very difficult to pass in the current political climate,” Guzzardi writes in an email to LoganSquarist. “But we’re going to push, and we’re going to work to elect leaders who will support these kinds of bold progressive ideas.” -- Logan Squarist
Thanks Will. And keep on pushin'. We've got your back.
Check out Will's Facebook page and sign his petition here.
Labels: Emanuel, Guzzardi, Rauner
AFT and OFT on Ohio’s $71 Million Charter School Grant
Contact: Janet Bass 202-879-4554
jbass@aft.org www.aft.org
WASHINGTON—Below are statements from the American Federation of Teachers and the Ohio Federation of Teachers on the U.S. Department of Education’s approval of Ohio’s $71 million charter school expansion grant. The federal government called the grant “high risk” because of questionable oversight, accountability and transparency of the state’s charter schools, and it included many accountability measures with the grant.
AFT President Randi Weingarten: “Charter schools were supposed to be incubators of innovation and part of a larger public school system. Students attending charter schools should have similar opportunities and protections as students in traditional public schools, but due to mismanagement, fraud and waste in Ohio’s notoriously lax oversight system, too many students in Ohio do not. Charter schools should be held to the same accountability standards as other public schools for their academic, managerial and financial performance. While we wonder why the grant was given at all, given Ohio charter schools’ history of poor academic performance and assorted scandals, the grant’s restrictions are a vital step toward holding the state and its charter schools accountable to students, their families and taxpayers.”
Ohio Federation of Teachers President Melissa Cropper: “Ohio’s charter school system has produced an unending record of failed performance, suffered from an overall lack of meaningful state oversight and been party to numerous scandals, including a falsified application for this grant. This $71 million could be put to far better use—for example, by expanding community schools with wraparound services to address the nonacademic barriers that impact students’ ability to learn. These programs have been wildly successful where they are available for students in Ohio.”
Labels: charters, Ohio, unions., Weingarten
Trump wants to abolish 'government schools'
Trump delivered his big ed policy speech at scandal-ridden for-profit Cleveland charter school.
“There is no failed policy more in need of urgent change than our government-run education monopoly.” -- Donald Trump
In last Thursday's big policy speech, Trump promised to do away with "government-run" public schools. That's what he and his basket of deplorable followers call public schools.
WaPo's Valerie Strauss points out that Trump is stealing former Florida governor Jeb Bush's rhetoric here. Bush often called public schools, “government-run monopolies run by unions.”
She adds: "Let’s ignore the irony of Trump using the same language as Bush, whom Trump mocked during the GOP primaries."
Here I can't resist mentioning the especially close relationship Arne Duncan had with Jeb and other anti-govt, anti-union schoolers, like former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. Glad he's gone. Or is he?
It's been a week and we're still waiting for a direct response to the Trump speech from Team Hillary. She needs to draw a clearer line, especially on charter expansion and teacher unions if she wants to rally her base and put Trump away.
See New York Times: Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton: Where They Stand on Education
and Mother Jones , "Will Hillary Clinton's Education Policy Break From Obama's in a Huge Way?" for more on this.
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Here's just 5 day's worth of Chicago Trib's CPD headlines
Grand jury to look into possible cover-up by Chicago police in Laquan McDonald shooting
(9/12) A grand jury will be impaneled to investigate a possible cover-up by Chicago police in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald at the request of a special prosecutor appointed in July to investigate the matter. Patricia Brown Holmes, the special prosecutor, said Monday she has enough evidence to...
Lawsuit accuses Chicago cop of beating mentally disabled teen
(9/12) A veteran Chicago police officer has been accused in a federal lawsuit of beating a mentally disabled teen while off duty last year, sticking his gun in the young man's mouth and filing a false police report to cover it up. Both the Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates police...
4 officers hospitalized after Englewood crash
(9/11)Four Chicago police officers were hospitalized after a crash late Saturday in Englewood, police said. Just after 11:35 p.m., two squad cars crashed while attempting to curb a vehicle in the 5800 block of South Ashland Avenue. The officers were taken to area hospitals with injuries that police described...
Police open fire after witnessing fatal Humboldt Park shooting; 1 wounded
(9/10) It's uncommon for police officers to witness a killing, but Friday night, Chicago police say, gang unit officers watched a fatal shooting unfold on the streets of Humboldt Park. Before it was over, officers intervened and fired shots. A second person was injured by gunfire, possibly from police,...
Police chase death, wrongful conviction, cop overtime suits may cost city $2.7M
(9/9) Chicago taxpayers likely are on the hook for another $2.7 million in lawsuit costs after the City Council Finance Committee on Friday recommended paying out the cash to settle three cases. The largest — $1.375 million — would go to the estate of Eugene Ratliff, who was hit by...
Embattled Chicago cop: 'These are families, and I'm here to protect them'
(9/9) With his reputation on the line, embattled former Chicago police Cmdr. Glenn Evans took his case to the public Thursday, saying he can no longer stand by quietly as others "malign" him. Surrounded by supporters at a South Side church, Evans defended a reputation he says was marred by criminal charges...
As Chicago killings surge, the unsolved cases pile up
(9/9) The killing was as brazen as it was brutal. Elliott Brown was fatally shot one afternoon in January on the Chicago Skyway when a gunman in a black SUV pulled up next to his BMW coupe and began firing. The 25-year-old Brown was pronounced dead at the scene, and his girlfriend was wounded, shot four...
One Chicago cop charged, another cleared in alleged brutality cases caught on video
(9/8) Chicago police were breaking up a loud West Side block party in July 2014 when cellphone video captured Officer Brett Kahn walking up to a partygoer and slamming him in the head while holding a collapsible metal baton. One year later, in the city's Brighton Park neighborhood...
Chicago cop charged with striking man in face with baton at 2014 block party
(9/8) Cook County prosecutors have brought felony charges against a Chicago police officer more than two years after he was captured on video striking a man with his service baton at a West Side block party. Brett Kahn, 31, an officer since August 2012, turned himself in Thursday morning to an investigator...
No charges against Chicago police in death of handcuffed suspect
(9/8) Cook County prosecutors have decided not to pursue criminal charges against Chicago police officers in the 2015 death of a handcuffed man during an arrest caught on police dashboard camera video. In making the announcement, State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said prosecutors would not be able "to prove...
Cases pushed back for cop accused of driving drunk in hit-and-run crash
(9/8) Both the discipline and criminal cases for a Lake County Sheriff's Department lieutenant charged with driving drunk after working security at the Gary Air Show this summer have been pushed until next month. Guy Mikulich was back in Lake County Superior Court Thursday morning, dressed in a suit,...
Third of police shootings started with foot chases, Tribune analysis finds
(9/7) Smith, a 45-year-old ex-Marine with a history of mental problems, walked away briskly, ignoring the officer's order to stop. In seconds, the chase was on...
Labels: Chicago A.D.
Two members of the Standing Rock Sioux Indian tribe ride through the camp. The man on the left said, “We’re building our shelters for winter right now.” Photo by William Brangham
Member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyata Tribe
“Even if they’re just little infants, they’re gonna look back at pictures of this and remember: I was here, I was part of this.” -- BuzzFeed
David Archambault II, chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe
"My nation's history is at risk because the pipeline builders and the Army Corps failed to consult the tribe when planning the pipeline, and routed it through areas of cultural and historical significance, which will be destroyed." -- NPR
Union members oppose Dakota Access Pipeline
"Union members understand that today the greatest threat to jobs, health and decent living standards is climate change. We support the National Day of Action on September 13th, and we urge President Obama to stop construction of this destructive pipeline and keep dangerous fossil fuels in the ground." -- ATU Statement
Kelly Hayes
The old chant, “The whole world is watching!” seemed on the verge of accuracy in Standing Rock. And then came today’s ruling, with a federal judge finding against the Standing Rock Sioux, and declaring that construction of the pipeline could legally continue. -- Transformative Spaces
Connecticut Judge Thomas Moukawsher
He found that the recent budget crisis “left rich schools robbing millions of dollars from poor schools” and left open the possibility that at any time funds could be moved “away from starving cities to rich suburbs for no good reason.” -- New York Times editorial
Labels: Pipeline, school funding
The original plan called for pipeline to run though mainly-white Bismarck
The Snake is headed our way.
Isn't this the way things go?
According to court documents, original proposals for construction placed the pipeline near the water supply for Bismarck, a city that is 88% white. “They altered the route because people were concerned about the impact on the city’s water supply,” Jan Hasselman, an Earthjustice attorney representing the tribe said in an interview. “ (The government) put the risk on the tribe. That’s not right.” -- High Country News
The Army Corps of Engineers has a long history of taking lands at Standing Rock including the creation of Lake Oahe which inundated prime agricultural lands and fruit orchards so mainly-white Bismarkians would have a place to water ski and fish for walleye.
Super proud of the Windy City for the big turnout at yesterday's solidarity rally and march on the Army Corps of Engineers office. Other protests took place in cities around the country, including Bismarck.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's ruling was a big blow. But Justice Dept. and Army Corps of Engineers heard footsteps and have temporarily halted operations.
Classic Obama... He calls on Dakota Access to "voluntarily" delay bulldozing Sioux sacred ground.
Chicago solidarity marchers.
But at least Obama did/said something (only after being embarrassed by a student in Laos). Where's Hillary Clinton? She reversed herself last year and came out in opposition to the XL Keystone Pipeline. But now, as the battle rages in Standing Rock, her silence is deafening. Is she afraid of offending the big-bank campaign contributors who have sunk more that $3B into the project? Or the neocon Republicans who have allied with her against Trump?
This despite the fact that the Democratic platform devotes more space to protecting Native American rights than any single other issue. The section was written by a Bernie Sanders appointee, veteran tribal campaigner Deborah Parker, but it was approved unanimously and without debate by every single member of team Clinton, who were in constant contact with their campaign headquarters. -- Bill McKibben, L.A. Times
My friend, filmmaker Michelle Noble drove 23 hours from L.A. to film, record from the encampment. She posted this video clip today.
My fave headline of the day, from the Bismarck Tribune:
Highway 1806 was briefly closed as protesters, horses entered the roadway
Please avoid the National Guard checkpoints if you can. And chip in to our bail fund here: https://t.co/FZ3sBOYveP #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife
— Sacred Stone Camp (@SacredStoneCamp) September 9, 2016
Labels: Clinton, Obama, oil, Pipeline, racism
Standoff at Standing Rock as we await court ruling
With Defenders of Water School principal Elena and teacher Theresa.
I finally found my calling after all these years. I want to come back here and be the basketball coach at the Defenders of Water School at the Standing Rock Sioux encampment. Susan and I showed up early at the school yesterday, to see if we could help out. Susan spent the morning trying to salvage school supplies that were washed out in Wednesday's downpour, putting remaining usable materials in plastic bins.
I played hoops -- a no-rules 3-on-3 pick-up game with 9-year-olds with players shuffling in an out. An Australian photog took pictures (with permission) and promised to send me some as soon as he could find some a wi-fi connection. I'm still waiting.
Early yesterday morning, a group of activists out on the front line set out to block the Dakota Access bulldozers. But the confrontation never materialized because the 'dozers were inoperable. The torrential rainstorm the day before had left them in a sea of mud. The rest of the day turned into an eerie peace. A standoff with company spotters up on the ridge watching the protesters and taking pictures while activists watched back. "We watch them watching us," said a guy camping at the front line. He had come from Arkansas to be part of this. "They watch us watching them watch us." There's a song lyric in there somewhere.
Approaching the roadblock on 1806.
Today, a federal judge is scheduled to rule on the Standing Rock Sioux lawsuit, a ruling that could stop the pipeline in its tracks or give a green light to DAPL The tribe’s lawsuit contends that the Dakota Access pipeline violates several federal laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act, and threatens the region’s water supply and sacred ancient sites outside of the 2.3 million-acre reservation.
Yesterday came word that Gov. Dalrymple had activated the National Guard in anticipation of the ruling. Dalrymple is avid Trump supporter, solidly behind Dakota Access and the pipeline project. The 100 guardsmen will man the roadblocks out on Hwy. 1806 leading into the encampment, freeing state police for other duties. Rumors abound that several hundred police from around the state have been training in the nearby town of Mandan for action against protestors.
Tribal chiefs have been meeting to plan a response to the court ruling and the governor's actions. So have the activists.
SUSAN'S NOTEBOOK:
There is a reservation school district at Standing Rock. A public elementary school and a high school. I didn't visit them. But I looked on the school district's Facebook page and there is a letter from the school superintendent denying rumors that the school bus had been stopped at a roadblock and that some of those on board were questioned by police. I wonder how attendance at the "regular" schools is doing. The encampment has opened an elementary school. Mni Wichoni Na KIciziy Owayawa or Defenders of Water School. (I can't type in the Sioux diacritical marks so this is not spelled properly).
MK can spot a hoop anywhere. Between the main tipi and the row of portable toilets, there's a basketball hoop. By no means regulation or even half-sized court, and the "floor" is trampled grass. But it suited its purpose. MK was soon playing with 9-year-olds who were waiting for school to begin. He can still dominate the boards (or mud) against 4th-graders. He asks a skinny little boy, "Can you dunk?" The kid is happy to have somebody to play with so he puts up with the teasing. Then a little girl joins in. First it's MK versus these two little ones, then as more kids join, it's 2 on 2, and soon, 3 on 3. And the 9-year-old psych artist shows some attitude, calling MK "Old Man" and trying to outfox him. The old man will be okay once his wounded pride heals.
The school consists, so far, of a large tipi as the main classroom plus separate tents for math and reading. School is supposed to run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. followed by after-school activities; however, things got off to a late start this morning as we worked to salvage materials which had been hit by yesterday's frog-choker of a rainstorm. The supply tent is piled high with cartons of paper, notebooks, and school supplies. I was with a couple of volunteers sorting and organizing the stuff and transferring the undamaged materials into plastic bins. Many tribal delegations arrived with school supplies to contribute to the pool, so there is quite an abundance. The problem is keeping everything organized and dry. And unlike a conventional school building, computers are not in the picture. Small white plastic writing practice boards -- the kind you can wipe off and reuse --are augmented by white masonite tiles, intended for ceilings, which are easy to clean off. We had to throw away some paper, notebooks and other paper goods that got soaked but most everything else was still in plastic wrappings and so survived.
Aside from conventional school supplies and art supplies, the school has several huge containers of beads and beading materials. Native American bead work has many genres, styles and techniques. I wished I could stay to see how the class would be taught.
We met the school's principal, who is a teacher at the Standing Rock elementary school. She was preparing to teach a morning opener on Lakota values. She was joined by a young teacher from the Chicago suburbs who has come as a volunteer. A mom came over to drop off her kids for school. The mom stuck around to help sort materials. "We got in last night from Arizona," she told me, " and luckily my kids got a full night's sleep in the car, so they're ready for today." There was no official or informal census of how many people are at the encampment nor how many children. And not all the children are signed up for the school yet. Here in the liberated zone that is this little valley, a new school is being born.
Notes from Standing Rock
We got to camp yesterday afternoon after driving hours through torrential rain storms. We drove in from the north (Bismarck), easily avoiding any roadblocks by taking Rte. 6 off of 94, to 24 and then east into camp.
By the time we arrived, the sky had broken and we got our first clear look at this stunning Missouri River valley rich in colors. Clearly a land worth fighting for and keeping out of the clutches of oil-profiteers and polluters.
The dirt road into camp had turned to a river of mud. But that didn't seem to slow hundreds of new arrivals, now lined up along the side of 24 in cars, SUVs, pick-ups, and campers with license plates from seemingly every state, waiting to be guided past security and into the main camp. From up on the hill, the first sight of the main encampment is awesome. Thousands of supporters in tents, tipis, or just sleeping in sleeping bags on the ground or in cars. It's a beautiful collage of beloved, well-organized and self-run community and refugee camp. Tribes who, I'm told, haven't joined together in a hundred years or more now coming together with delegations of supporters.
Donated goods stack up at the food tent.
We parked and unloaded our food, warm clothing and feminine products at the donations center. We had stopped at a market in Jamestown to pick up more big cans of beans, diced tomatoes, pineapple chunks and whatever else they had on their shelves. No Costco in this part of N.D.
Teams of cooks and kitchen volunteers were serving meals 24/7. A free store offered clothing, toys and donated goods to whoever needed them. Tanker trucks brought in water for bathing and drinking. Horse corrals and lots and lots of of kids,
The first campers we met, a small group of Onondaga tribe members, had driven here non-stop from N.Y. One woman had a thick Brooklyn accent. They asked us for advice on avoiding Chicago loop traffic and tolls on their return trip to Buffalo.
I stopped by the camp school and met a couple of the volunteer teachers. Class begins at 9 this morning. I asked if they needed help and they said, "all the help we can get." So I'll be back there at 8:30.
From Susan's Notebook
All the senses are engaged in Cannonball. I tracked around the sprawling campground like a big old dog today, sniffing the air and taking in the scene.
Waiting to enter the main camp.
You should see and smell what the cooks are making to feed several thousand people a day at the NO DAPL camp. I saw folks unloading a pick-up truck full of 30-lb. bags of potatoes. A local farmer dropped off mountains of squashes. There's a refrigerator trailer for the perishables and meat including a couple of head of cattle donated for the cause. They have built a cooker the size of a smallish school bus and a team works steadily splitting wood for the fires so they can keep up with the cooks. It's fun and impressive to watch. And the sweet smell and taste of wood smoke and grilling foods is hard to beat.
Visually it's remarkable. There are three camps. I've seen only two of them. One is relatively compact and has a couple of small wind power generators humming away on a hilltop. The hum harmonizes well with the buzz of a million crickets and whoever else is chirping away in the grasses. Waves of nylon tents in every shade of blue line the hillsides, vying with the tribal flags which line the main road into camp. Each of the flags is impressive for its own vivid color and unique symbols. But massed on tall white poles lining the road into camp are ALL the tribal flags and it's hard to take it all in, harder still to realize -- again -- how little I know of these histories and who these flags stand for. Among all the bright little nylon tents and tarps there are also lots of white tipis, made the old-fashioned way--no fiberglass poles. Most of the ones here are made of a marine cover material which is highly waterproof and the construction allows them to stand up to wind and rain.
It has rained like mad here. Today alone the area got .75 inch of rain in a couple of hours. There are blankets and jackets and jeans spread out to dry on the roofs of the cars and vans, on makeshift clotheslines and lawn chairs. Everything had something drying on it after the rains moved through. The temperature began to plunge as the sun dropped. Donated blankets and sleeping bags were being distributed to folks whose stuff had gotten soaked today. On top of having wet outerwear and wet bedding--there is mud. M.U.D. The sucking, strong, sticky kind of mud in a supersaturated cow pasture that is now home to so many families. Our car got stuck in the mud on the steep road out of camp, and a couple of young guys just got behind us, put their shoulders into it, and gave us enough of a shove to regain traction.
There has never been a gathering of all these tribes and on this scale. People keep saying unprecedented. It's no exaggeration. Even longtime rivals have come together on this one, and there is teasing and humor about historic feuds but in the camp they say there is a sense that something precious, delicate and wonderful--and powerful--has come together--something about which participants clearly feel highly protective.
School tent
Forget about the reported lack of press coverage of the pipeline struggle. The media, both mainstream and social, is all over the encampment, taking pictures and interviewing anyone who will talk to them. Check out yesterday's Washington Post article.
I hear a New York Times reporter, cameras hanging from her neck, speaking with camp leaders about the rules of engagement. As you might expects, there are lots of restrictions on picture-taking and some of the camps don't want it, period, either for religious or security reasons, or both. But pictures and interviews are possible if done with care and respect for people's dignity and right to privacy.
Last night I talked briefly with former Chicagoan Jeff Haas, one of this country's great civil rights lawyers and author of The Assassination of Fred Hampton. He's working on the Standing Rock Sioux's pending lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. I'll try to get back with him this morning to learn more about the battle on the legal front. Yesterday, a federal judge issued a partial restraining order. But the real ruling on the suit is expected tomorrow. No matter how the judge rules, the battle to stop the Black Snake continues. These folks are dug in for the long haul.
I'm hearing that there will be some kind of action this morning but not sure what. So off I go.
Navigating life's roadblocks
After a stopover in Minneapolis, we're hitting the road early a.m. for the final leg of our trip to the Cannonball encampment. After an 8-hour drive, on both highway and Dakota backroads, the trick will be evading the roadblocks set up by state police, without getting completely lost.
Folks up there are telling me that there's no wireless or cell reception in the area so GPS probably won't work. We may even have to use roadmaps. Remember those?
First we'll stop for groceries somewhere along the way and load more food into our SUV.
The big news is that yesterday, a federal judge ordered a partial stop on pipeline construction until he makes a final ruling on Friday. This follows Monday's statement of support for the restraining order by the Obama administration. The problem is that the order is only partial.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Tuesday that work will temporarily stop between North Dakota's State Highway 1806 and 20 miles east of Lake Oahe, but will continue west of the highway because he believes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lacks jurisdiction on private land. It wasn't immediately clear how long of a stretch on which work will stop.
He also said he'll rule on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's challenge of federal regulators' decision to grant permits to the Texas-based operators of Dakota Access pipeline, which will cross North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois, by the end of Friday.
Standing Rock Sioux tribal chairman Dave Archambault II issued a statement after the ruling, saying: "Today's denial of a temporary restraining order ... west of Lake Oahe puts my people's sacred places at further risk of ruin and desecration." Attorney Jan Hasselman with Earthjustice, who filed the broader lawsuit on behalf of the tribe, noted the tribe will "know more by the end of the week about where we're heading."
One thing I've learned over the years is that the battle in the courts means little without the struggle on the ground. So it's off to Cannonball we go.
For those back home in Chicago, don't forget the solidarity rally Friday, 4 p.m. at Daley Plaza.
On our way to Cannonball
Watching Democracy Now's footage of hired company thugs from the Dakota Access pipeline company, sicking their dogs on peaceful Lakota pipeline protesters was a bit much for us to stomach. Brings back memories of Alabama, 1962.
So we're packing up the car this morning with warm clothing and food and driving up to Cannonball, N.D. from Chicago, to see how we can help offer support and solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux and thousands of activists who've been at the encampment for months.
This is not just about helping others. The $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, which poses a clear and present danger to the environment and especially to the drinking water of 90 million people, empties out its fracking oil here in Illinois. The N.D. protests have an immediate aim of stopping the company and the Army Corps of Engineers (the folks who helped bring deadly flooding to the Lower 9th Ward after Katrina) from putting the pipeline under the Missouri River on reservation land. After that comes the Mississippi. A leak into either river will produce another oil catastrophe.
I'm especially interested in seeing the work of educators who've been volunteering in the camp's impromptu schools. Shades of Mississippi Freedom Schools?
There will be a solidarity rally at Daley Plaza in Chicago at 4 p.m. on Friday. Spread the word.
SOME GOOD NEWS. Yesterday, the Obama administration announced its support for the pending restraining order against DAPL. Last year, they stopped the Keystone XL portion of the pipeline, which would have piped in oil from Canada.
According to Indianz.Com:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hasn't changed its position in the underlying lawsuit, which was filed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The agency still believes it fulfilled its duty to consult with the tribe about the impacts of the controversial pipeline on cultural and historic sites.
However, since the matter remains of great public interest, the Obama administration believes a temporary restraining order is warranted against Dakota Access LLC, the Department of Justice said in a court filing on Monday.
Special thanks for orientation and travel tips to Standing Rock encampment, to friend Nick Estes, a Lower Brule Sioux from South Dakota, who's here in Chicago this month, working on his doctorate.
VIDEO Dakota Access Pipeline Co Attacks Native American Protesters with Dogs & Pepper Spray https://t.co/opaGFmyLxj pic.twitter.com/uXfFAxKkej
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 4, 2016
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Unforgivable Blog Tour – Guest Post for The Bookish Outsider: 5 Writing Commandments to Live By
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Unforgivable by Mike Thomas! Unforgivable is the second in the Will MacReady series, about a detective working in Cardiff and following on from Ash And Bones. Here’s Mike to talk about some excellent writing commandments and don’t forget to look out for my review coming later on today.
5 Writing Commandments to Live By
Every writer has Things That Work For Them. Y’know, those rituals and self-imposed guidelines and downright oddball things they do just to get a couple of pages out during a working day. Some author chums don’t wash much and live – surrounded by coffee cups and cigarette butts and a cat – in their PJs. Nabokov and Hemingway used to write standing up. Hell, Dan Brown whacks on a pair of gravity boots and hangs upside down just to get in the right frame of mind for typing about stolen maps and Jesus and old stuff with dusty clues on.
Personally, I like to wear as little clothing as possible, but we won’t get into that too much as it involves skimpy underwear, nipple tassels, and mood music. Instead, here’s five slightly more palatable suggestions for successful writing…
Get Those Pesky Words Out
Your magnum opus ain’t going to write itself, so aim for 1,000 words a day, minimum. Sit down, stop being all tortured artist – ‘I can’t work in these conditions!’ *checks Twitter for the 37th time that morning* – and do some work, because that is what writing a novel is: work. It isyour job. Even if you don’t hit that magical 1k (and why not?) at least you’ll have something on the page. Something is better than The Flashing Cursor of Uselessness….
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Unforgivable Blog Tour – Guest Post for Bloomin’ Brilliant Books: The Three Favourite Supporting Characters in My Novels
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My name is Abbie and I’m a Yorkshire lass. I love Alaskan Malamutes, rock music and, of course, books.
Bloomin’ Brilliant Books was set up in 2016 to connect with other readers and share great books, to support authors and publishers, and to have my reviews all in one accessible place to help me remember the books I have read and loved (I have the memory span of a goldfish!). The blog has steadily grown and I was delighted to have won the Best Newcomer in 2017’s Annual Blogger’s Bash awards.
Blog Tour – Unforgivable by Mike Thomas *Guest Post and Review*
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The Three Favourite Supporting Characters in My Novels
It’s always enjoyable writing your protagonist’s story and pushing them around on the page – go here, you swine! – but what I often find more entertaining, certainly if my hero or heroine is having an off day, is writing supporting characters. They’re often great fun, because they’re not really as important (but they’re still very important), and therefore the pressure’s off and there’s more freedom to do things with them that you couldn’t do with your main character. They also act as a counterpoint to your protagonist, and a means to demonstrate your main character’s personality or behaviour without doing the old ‘telling’.
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So who are the three favourite supporting characters in my novels? Which of them were the most interesting and gratifying to write? Let’s take a look…
1. DC Warren Harrison – rotund, perpetually eating and wrapped in a fug of smoke, ‘Wazza’ is the ‘senior man’ – in age, not rank – on the team of CID officers who feature in the MacReady novels, ‘Ash and Bones’ and ‘Unforgivable’. An old sweat who has seen it all…
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Unforgivable Blog Tour – Guest Post for Col’s Criminal Library: Failing at Your First Book Signing!
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MIKE THOMAS – UNFORGIVABLE – BLOG TOUR
Emily from publisher Bonnier Zaffre and author Mike Thomas have kindly asked me to participate in the blog tour to publicise his latest book – UNFORGIVABLE
Unforgivable is the second book in his DC Will MacReady series and is out this month.
The first, Ash and Bones (as well as his two standalone novels Pocket Notebook and Ugly Bus) still languish on the burgeoning TBR pile………UNFORGIVABLE really!
The blurb…….
A dark slice of Cardiff crime for fans of TONY PARSONS, JAMES OSWALD and LUCA VESTE. There isn’t always a welcome in the valleys . . . Bombs detonate in a busy souk, causing massive devastation. An explosion rips apart a mosque, killing and injuring those inside. But this isn’t the Middle East – this is Cardiff . . . In a city where tensions are already running high, DC Will MacReady and his colleagues begin the desperate hunt for the attacker. If they knew the ‘why’, then surely they can find the ‘who’? But that isn’t so easy, and time is fast running out . . . MacReady is still trying to prove himself after the horrific events of the previous year, which left his sergeant injured and his job in jeopardy, so he feels sidelined when he’s asked to investigate a vicious knife attack on a young woman. But all is not as it seems with his new case, and soon MacReady must put everything on the line in order to do what is right.
Mike has kindly written a guest post for the blog….
Failing at Your First Book Signing!
Book signings, eh?
You’ve probably seen the photos: Lee Child smiling and scribbling his autograph, queue snaking out of the door. Or Jo Rowling, the local cops shutting down a street so the huge crowd of Potter-mad children can glimpse their favourite author in the flesh for just a few moments.
It’s always the same for us authors. Great fun, and so busy, seeing the people who’ve waited patiently for a couple of hours, in lines that weave around the store’s shelves, so many of them that you can barely…
Oh, wait. It’s not always the same. Nope. Oh no.
Let me tell you about my first book signing.
Picture it: several years ago, a sunny spring day, unseasonably warm. A Saturday afternoon in Cardiff, the Welsh capital buzzing, the first street fair of the year in full swing, lots of events and stalls and people swarming towards them.
So in I go, into the Bookshop I Shall Not Name for my first ever two hour signing session – oh, how excited I was! – for my debut novel, ‘Pocket Notebook’, a darkly comedic tale of a police officer’s downfall. A member of staff greets me and she smiles and points me at my table with all its books (copies of my book, woo!) and a chair and a pen and it looks so lovely then she wanders off and carries on stocking the shelves.
By Mike Thomasin Blog Tours, blogs, Book Reviews, Interviews July 28, 2017 560 WordsLeave a comment
Unforgivable Blog Tour – Guest Post for Book Drunk: How Real Life Became More Frightening than the Fictional Events in ‘Unforgivable’
About Book Drunk
Hello, I’m Sophie.
Book Drunk (formerly Reviewed the Book) is an award-winning book blog. I post reviews, author interviews, guest posts, giveaways and various other book related posts from cover reveals to excerpts.
Guest Post | How Real Life Became More Frightening than Fiction by Mike Thomas (Unforgivable)
Published by Zaffre on July 27, 2017
How Real Life Became More Frightening than the Fictional Events in ‘Unforgivable’
What if the unreal became real?
What if something you were planning to write, something so extreme and preposterous and troubling, became – during the creation of the novel – the horrifying new normal?
I’d had a story idea rattling around my addled brain for some time: what if, against a backdrop of racial tensions in the UK city of Cardiff, a lone white male decided to attack an ethnic market then blow up a mosque? What if this was our very own Anders Behring Breivik moment, or David Copeland all over again, targeting people with nail bombs and firearms and remote-detonated homemade explosive devices? But what if I dialled it up to eleven, really pushing the devastation, the insanity?
And what if these attacks paralysed an entire city? Brought the populace of a cosmopolitan west European capital to its knees, and stretched its emergency services – already fraying at the seams during an ongoing case of racially-motivated murder – to breaking point? How would the police respond to such a meticulously planned and vicious series of events where hundreds of people were left dying or dead?
I thought I’d find out. It was in the early summer of 2015 that I finally began writing, hacking away at an opening chapter – the market scene, where the attacker strides in and begins setting off IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) – that was designed to get the heart thumping. That was designed to leave you open-mouthed at its conclusion, reeling at what you had just read….
By Mike Thomasin Blog Tours, blogs, Book Reviews, Interviews July 26, 2017 July 26, 2017 319 WordsLeave a comment
Unforgivable Blog Tour – Guest Post for Bibliomaniac: Crime series or standalone novels – which are easier to write?
About Bibliomanic
My name is Katherine Sunderland and I’m a book maniac who grabs every spare (and sometimes not so spare) moment to devour the next big read. Helping people get a regular fix of top books, reviews and all things bookish.
#Unforgivable #MikeThomas #BlogTour #GuestPost
I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Mike Thomas to my blog today! Mike’s novel, Unforgivable is published by Bonnier Zaffre on July 27th 2017. Here’s a bit about it to wet your appetite!
Bombs detonate in a busy souk, causing massive devastation.
An explosion rips apart a mosque, killing and injuring those inside.
But this isn’t the Middle East – this is Cardiff . . .
In a city where tensions are already running high, DC Will MacReady and his colleagues begin the desperate hunt for the attacker. If they knew the ‘why’, then surely they can find the ‘who’? But that isn’t so easy, and time is fast running out . . .
MacReady is still trying to prove himself after the horrific events of the previous year, which left his sergeant injured and his job in jeopardy, so he feels sidelined when he’s asked to investigate a vicious knife attack on a young woman.
But all is not as it seems with his new case, and soon MacReady must put everything on the line in order to do what is right.
So without any more delay, I’m going to hand straight over to Mike for his guest post written just for BibliomaniacUK!
Crime series or standalone novels – which are easier to write?
Entertainment, and how we consume it and what form it comes in, is changing. Cinema is no longer king, and actors who just ten years ago wouldn’t entertain an appearance on the small screen are increasingly turning to television, with its rich, long-form storylines and returning series – fuelled by the likes of Netflix and Amazon – proving incredibly appealing.
Yet in the book world, certainly where genre novel series once ruled the roost, it seems in the last few years there has been a shift in the opposite direction: a massive increase in the popularity of standalones. I recently spoke to Sarah Hilary, author of the brilliant Marnie Rome novels, and she told me that even established ‘series’ authors are being pushed by their agents and publishers to write standalone crime or psychological thrillers.
‘Gone Girl’, it appears, still reverberates…
BlogTour | BookReview: Unforgivable by Mike Thomas
Hello. My name is Emma and damppebbles is my baby. I’m in my…ahem…late thirties and live in South Oxfordshire with my husband and two young children (my 3 year old son gives me a run for my money in the book loving stakes).
Emma says: “… Quite possibly my favourite guest post, EVER! Seriously, how good was that? I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post, Mike. My thanks for such an interesting true crime/crime fiction focused piece!…”
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By Mike Thomasin Blog Tours, blogs, Book Reviews, Interviews, Reblogs, Reviews, Uncategorized July 24, 2017 July 24, 2017 78 WordsLeave a comment
Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker – Reviewed by Mike Thomas
Three-year-old Harry Monroe is missing, snatched from his bed while his mother, Jess – heartbroken and crumbling, having recently been abandoned by her husband – lay sleepless upstairs. This, in a fraught, deliciously creepy opening chapter, introduces us to the small-town Americana of Tall Oaks: a place of sunny smiles and white picket fences straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting, but where if you scratch the surface there are terrible things to be found. And Chris Whitaker scratches, all right. All, as the saying goes, is not as it seems.
Let’s get it out of the way: Tall Oaks is an extraordinary debut. A novel a seasoned, ‘big name’ author would be proud to have produced. The writing is carefully-crafted and assured, with not a word wasted. It provides depth and life, light and shade, to the characters and the town itself, both of which are skilfully drawn by Whitaker – Tall Oaks and its inhabitants live and breathe inside the covers of this novel, and it was a wrench to leave the place behind. This is the true test of a good book – do the characters stay with you long after the last page has been read, do you want to spend more time with them and find out what they are doing? Tall Oaks achieves this, and then some.
The novel’s diverse set of characters – from the aforementioned Jess, hurtling towards the brink, to the taciturn, damaged police chief Jim Young, to the laugh-out-loud and awfully, thrillingly profane Manny – provide richness to support the propulsive narrative, and Whitaker achieves a delicate balance (no mean feat) of the comedic and the suspenseful. It is shot through with a wonderful sense of humour, but there is darkness and profound sadness here too, often tugging at the coat-tails of the myriad jokes and funny scenes that pepper the pages. We do not forget what horror brought us to Tall Oaks, and the fate of Harry Monroe is never far from our thoughts – especially as we build towards a climax that is as moving as it is shocking.
Tall Oaks has invited favourable comparisons to ‘Fargo’ or ‘Twin Peaks’ – there are tonal echoes of ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Blood Simple’ in the mix, too, as well as Hitchcock’s ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ – and these are well deserved, but should not divert attention from what Whitaker has achieved here. While nodding to these classics, he has crafted something special and of itself. This is no mere homage or photocopy of a photocopy of a neo-noir tale. It is a fantastic story in its own right, told with skill and verve, with deft plotting, and with a cast that cries out for a film adaptation or returning television series, such is the fullness of their backstories and the possibilities of where they could go in future.
The cover blurb for the novel states You’ll have to look twice at Tall Oaks. This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long old time, and I can imagine people returning to the place again and again.
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How is a feature request a duplicate of a support question? [duplicate]
Someone flagged my question as already answered, but it's not (3 answers)
I asked Could we allow users to challenge moderators' decisions? but it was marked as a duplicate. But I believe it isn't a duplicate because the questions linked to are asking how to use a feature that already exists in Stack Exchange, while mine is asking if we could implement a new feature.
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The "moderators" didn't claim anything... it was closed by users. None of the close voters have mod diamonds. Stop calling people mods when they're not. – Catija♦ Apr 4 '16 at 19:13
@Catija Technically, almost all users are "moderators" to a degree. We all have the ability to "moderate" content in one form or another. For instance, voting and flagging. (Which is probably the reason for the line "and yes I am using that word, they are moderators by definition" in the question.) – Kendra Apr 4 '16 at 19:16
@Kendra That doesn't change the fact that "moderator" is a title here and when used in a complaint, it makes the issue unclear. Saying that users closed the question is much more clear (and accurate) than saying that the question was closed by moderators. Intentionally misusing the term is being done for effect and is not helping his complaint. – Catija♦ Apr 4 '16 at 19:17
@Kendra by your (and his) logic, Cole is also a moderator, and thus is asking himself to justify his decision... – KutuluMike Apr 4 '16 at 19:18
@KutuluMike And he should justify his decision- His decision to disagree with the assessment of other "moderators" who happened to feel his question was a duplicate. That justification should then be edited into the original question in such a way as to clarify it and make it clearer it's not a duplicate. (If it indeed isn't- I feel it is.) – Kendra Apr 4 '16 at 19:19
@Catija And if Cole wasn't using "moderator" as a title but to describe the action the users were taking? They were moderating the content, therefore in action they were moderators. It's still technically correct. – Kendra Apr 4 '16 at 19:22
@Cole You seem to misunderstand the very concept of SE being self moderated community. The users themselves perform most of the moderation, and the actual moderators only supervise and step in when required, or to speed things up. – Shadow The Burning Wizard Apr 4 '16 at 21:08
Imho , this question isn't asking what to do when a question is already closed... it seem instead to be challenging the fact that question in different categories (support VS feature request) can be used as duplicate target in the first place. In that way, it doesn't seem a dupe, or at least not a dupe of the currently linked question. – BlueSoul Apr 5 '16 at 11:38
In general, you should edit your original question to clarify why it's not a duplicate rather than bringing up a new question. If you can't do that convincingly, the question will remain closed… because you did not convince enough people (5 with 3k rep, or 1 with a gold badge or diamond) that your assertion that the questions are different is correct. (This was explained on the answers to the other question, incidentally.)
But a feature-request for a feature that already exists is definitely a duplicate of a support question asking what feature to use for the same purpose — both are answered by pointing to the appropriate usage of the existing functionality. Which you should be using, rather than asking for a feature that already exists.
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It's a roundabout way of declining your request. You're asking for a way to handle your question being closed, and that (admittedly more broad) question already has several answers.
And you should note that the people that close your question (or put it on hold) are not "always right". Those banners list multiple user names, because it's done by voting, which means that it's not just one person's word against your question - several other people agree. In the case where only one user name is listed, (gold badge duplicate closers, diamond moderator actions), you can still go to that site's meta to ask about and challenge the closure.
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Not only did that handful of people vote that @Cole's question was a duplicate but the other 470 people who could be voting the other way have not. I would say that the community is saying in an overwhelming way that it can be considered a duplicate and that the software behaviour that it requests is unwarranted. – PolyGeo Apr 4 '16 at 22:44
@PolyGeo: That statistic is a bit misleading; 95+% of those who could vote to reopen in principle have probably not actually seen the question. Out of ~170 views, I would not put money on more than 20 or so being those with CV privileges. That's certainly more than enough to reopen in principle, but it's far less than some definitely-not-duplicate questions have required to be reopened. It's more the downvotes that provide the overwhelming response. – Nathan Tuggy Apr 4 '16 at 22:56
@NathanTuggy You're right, on both counts, over time a larger percentage will see the question and choose to vote one way or the other but most will not have yet. – PolyGeo Apr 4 '16 at 23:00
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Why is the popular “How much research effort is expected” answer deleted?
This answer has been deleted as of yesterday. Similar to Jon Skeet's Stack Overflow question checklist, this answer has been used by many users as a go-to link to comment when a question with no research or effort is asked.
I'm removing this answer because it's not advice we want to give to new users - Tim Post
IMO, this answer is applicable to everyone, especially new users. If the hyperbole is confusing, it could be edited out and it would still be a solid answer. I don't understand why it has to be deleted.
Here's a screenshot of the answer:
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Wow, another relic of Stack Overflow bites the dust. – Bhargav Rao♦ Jun 28 '19 at 7:12
This is pretty bad. I've often linked to that answer in discussions (mostly to illustrate that people shouldn't say things like googled a bit or skimmed the docs). Now all those links are dead, and refer to the second-best answer which has a different gist... – Erik A Jun 28 '19 at 7:13
Also, I think that the people who upvoted the answer (or really, anyone) get that the point is not that you should go out, buy and read books before asking on SO. It's a hyperbole, and the point is you should put in the maximum amount of research effort that's feasible for you before asking. It explains that too: The important point remains that we absolutely want you to do your homework. Understand that our time is not free, though we do not charge for it. – Erik A Jun 28 '19 at 7:27
Er... the reason for deletion is quite clear. You may not agree with the reason, but asking "why was it deleted" seem rather disingenuous. I believe that what you want to ask is why is this answer not deemed suitable for new users. – yivi Jun 28 '19 at 7:29
Reading the answer again, it mentions "try to avoid asking questions, but research first". This seems to be opposite to the present Stack Overflow goal of "getting more new contributors", and therefore deleted. This seems to be the most logical explanation. – Bhargav Rao♦ Jun 28 '19 at 7:33
Yeah - it's a relic from the days when SO was for professional and enthusiast programmers. – Martin James Jun 28 '19 at 7:38
@weegee yeah, I can agree with that too, but it was deleted by the director of Community Strategy for Stack Overflow, so I am trying to come up with some reason as to why he might have deleted it. (Also don't look at the diamond at the end of my name and think I'm some sort of official, I'm just a community mod. I'm as helpless as you are) – Bhargav Rao♦ Jun 28 '19 at 7:53
Imo editing this answer is not really feasible, if you strip out some of the hyperbolic parts (like the shame stuff), the other parts gain strength because it becomes less obvious that it's hyperbolic, so you would need to totally rewrite it (and then it becomes a different answer). The only thing you could do is add a disclaimer, but it already has a short disclaimer. – Erik A Jun 28 '19 at 7:56
I don't think the community has much a say in these things @weegee. Remember the 404 polyglot page? All the other Stack Exchange sites have their own different 404 page, but we don't, even though the meta asking for it reached 300+ upvotes. Or Remember the Facebook is tracking us post with 700 upvotes? Facebook is still tracking us. It all comes down to what the staff and the marketing team of Stack Overflow need. – Bhargav Rao♦ Jun 28 '19 at 8:01
IMO it is an excellent answer. I get there may be some language barriers at work but it is in no way unfriendly and running google translate would likely give you enough of a feel for what the overall message was. @ErikA's point about editing the hyperbole is a valid one. – QHarr Jun 28 '19 at 8:07
This is a middle finger to everyone who has ever tried to help curate content here. I regret the time I've wasted and wish I could revoke the license for the content I've contributed. – user3942918 Jun 28 '19 at 10:31
@Clive I'm going to stop helping completely, for good. No answers, no reviews, no votes, no flags - nothing. It's clear we're not wanted here, so what we can do is leave. Goodbye. – user3942918 Jun 28 '19 at 10:43
I don't know how to healthily express the amount of disappointment I have in this site right now. That answer summed up just about everything you needed to know in order to start asking questions: "Get your stuff together before you post". It didn't dance around and passively try to get a question wizard working for new users to ignore, it stated flat out, do your research and make as much effort (you know, the hover text on the voting arrows) as possible. – zero298 Jun 28 '19 at 12:30
@yivi I'm just saying SO was used to open talk on meta before taking this kind of action usually as answers on SO were deemed safe to link to after a few weeks, that's just a sign SO has radically changed in its behavior. With this kind of reasoning we should not close as dupe, as the dupe target may got deleted at any time without regards to the closed question not getting their answer anymore and just breaking the system at root... – Tensibai Jun 28 '19 at 12:44
@TinyGiant "That level of research effort has never been required" but it's expected. It's expected that readers shouldn't duplicate efforts you already made. Showing that research is required. – Braiam Jun 28 '19 at 15:48
I'm kind of amazed that that answer made it this long. I'm absolutely shocked that it made it this long without any edits! For the top answer on a heavily-referenced meta question, that's rare... And in this case, unfortunate.
The core message is sound: search and research is essential, now more than ever. Even among our harshest critics, this is undisputed. We should do everything in our power to teach and encourage these skills!
However... The tone of the answer subverted that message. It was not written to be the general-purpose guide that it has been treated as. If our goal is to encourage folks to actually do that research, speaking to them like lazy children is counter-productive; if we want folks to aspire to be better we need to treat them like they can be.
Let's face it: the answer was more catharsis for frustrated teachers than a useful tool for learners. It reminds me more than anything of this famous XDA video...
That's funny stuff right there! Makes me smile every time. But even XDA doesn't blast that in the faces of their new users... They provide an easy-to-read, calmly-written list of guidelines, starting with...
Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting or creating a new thread. Whether you have a question or just something new to share, it's very likely that someone has already asked that question or shared that news.
That's it. No hyperbole, no snark, no world-weary ranting. Just the facts and reasoning.
Let's do that too. I've re-written that answer, trying my best to preserve the message while ditching the nonsense. I think it's a clear improvement... How 'bout you?
Thanks. It preserves the message and eliminates the snark. Everyone wins at the cost of several additional gray hairs. – Makoto Jun 28 '19 at 17:40
At this rate, I'll have torn out all my hair before it has a chance to turn grey, @Makoto. But for a good cause, I hope. – Shog9 Jun 28 '19 at 17:42
"Even among our harshest critics, this is undisputed." I hate to have to point this out, but the deletion of this answer has resulted in quite a number of people disputing just that. That research is essential a very popular opinion, but it's not an undisputed one. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 19:26
"Let's face it: the answer was more catharsis for frustrated teachers than a useful tool for learners." I'm not actually sure that's true. I suspect it's the reason it got a lot of the upvotes it did, but my interpretation is that the author was speaking to their own feelings, not those they're trying to put onto others. Many of the best programmers I know are proud of all of the problems they can solve, asking someone else to solve a problem they were capable of solving or finding an existing solution for would be embarrassing. That's a motivator in trying to research their problems. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 19:29
I'm very glad that the answer has been restored, even if it's with the tone shifted. However, that doesn't really answer why the answer was deleted outright instead of being edited. We have all this talk about trying to edit things into shape, but then we throw out the nuclear option on an answer that addresses the core values of the site and has at least 600 votes agreeing with it. – zero298 Jun 28 '19 at 19:38
I hate to say it, @zero298 - but that's probably going to happen a lot more in the future. The company has been kinda checked out when it comes to Q&A for a long, long time - the classic absentee landlord situation. The folks here have been trying their best to keep things ticking along, but the support and coordination hasn't been there and it shows; now the landlord is trying to come back, clean the place up, fix the toilet that's been leaking, the roof that's been leaking, the HVAC with only two temperature settings: too hot and too cold... And there's gonna be a lot of dust and chaos. – Shog9 Jun 28 '19 at 20:53
Well, at least try talking with the tenants. It sucks when you are in the bath and the water just get cut off becase you are fixing the toilet. Or leaving a gaphole in the roof in the rainy season and not tell us. – Braiam Jun 28 '19 at 20:56
Ironically it seems to be our milder critics who dispute that, @Servy. I don't think you can spend much time asking questions or trying to teach before you have to concede that learning how to research is the only way to get anywhere; it's the folks who aren't trying to learn and aren't trying to teach who seem to think that it's a one-sided problem. For everyone else, it's just debate over "ask first to get a direction on where to start reading" vs "ask last after reading everything". – Shog9 Jun 28 '19 at 21:35
@Shog9 I think the flawed assumption there is that people posting are always either trying to learn or teach. Some people aren't looking to do either; they're just looking to, for example, have someone solve their programming problem. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 21:45
Probably safe to say those folks aren't doing a lot of reading on meta either, @Servy. We've spent an awful lot of energy - going back almost to the launch of the site - optimizing guidance for the folks least likely to read it; just think about all the words that've been wasted on question-blocked users. We should maybe aim more for the folks who actually might care what we say. – Shog9 Jun 28 '19 at 22:04
@Shog9 You say they're not on meta and when when I say thing on meta like "people asking questions should be doing their research" I get pushback. On meta. So while it's often not regulars, the people both exist, and [occasionally] post on meta. Now I'm not saying we need to cater to them (In fact I'm saying the opposite) but we do need to recognize that they exist. Just pretending no one does that doesn't allow us to deal with them when they're here. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 22:06
Oh, I know they exist, @Servy. I've replied to them too, and answered hundreds & hundreds of support emails from them... I can count the number of success stories on the fingers of one hand. Heck, I know that there are coding shops where their entire business model is built on hiring people to chop up a work order into small pieces, feed them through sites like SO, and then reassemble the results... Again, the chance that you're gonna convince someone to change that behavior with a bit of text is very close to nil. So why waste the effort? Write for the folks who'll listen. – Shog9 Jun 28 '19 at 22:09
@Shog9 I'm not advocating convincing those people to not do things like that. All I said was that the quote, "The core message is sound: search and research is essential, now more than ever. Even among our harshest critics, this is undisputed." isn't true. There are people that dispute that. And while we're not building the site for them, they will use the site, so the site needs to be designed around people like that using it. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 22:19
"Let's face it: the answer was more catharsis for frustrated teachers than a useful tool for learners." For the record, I distinctively remember reading the post around the time I started using SO, and it isn't nearly as insulting/unreadable/hyperbolic as you'd think. The post helped. A lot. – Passer By Jun 29 '19 at 14:51
The core message is sound: search and research is essential, now more than ever. this is not the core message of the original answer as it was worded. It was more along the lines of learn your craft, put in some real effort to solve the problem yourself, find out if others had the same problem, and only when all else fails, come ask here because you will be able to ask a well described problem with all the details you will need to get the help you need and be understand the answers you get. And honestly that is the critical thinking message our industry needs, not search first. – user10677470 Jun 30 '19 at 1:48
I think moderators or 20K users would better undelete this answer (possibly with some cosmetic edit, although provided screen shot doesn't seem to indicate strong need for that).
At other sites community doesn't hesitate to challenge and correct mistakes made by management (example).
20k users can’t undelete it (already tried). Mods only – Clive Jun 28 '19 at 10:05
@Clive thanks, I was wondering about this myself. Anyway, 10K/20K users can do mentioned cosmetic edit even while it still stays deleted (I'd consider removing part between "rope" and "that's", along with part of note explaining use of shame) – gnat Jun 28 '19 at 10:08
Yes, only mods can undelete mod-deleted-posts. Also applies for the "owner" of the post, they can't undelete that either. – Tom Jun 28 '19 at 10:40
OTOH it is now a part of FAQ. And the answer was at the top. As a guidance to newbie the now top answer meta.stackoverflow.com/a/261598/113662 fits much better. – Tadeusz Kopec Jun 28 '19 at 10:47
@TadeuszKopec an edit with large warning saying this answer is hyperbolic and linking to the next one on top of it would have been enough. This kind of action is my opinion just trashing the SO community opinion in favor of commercial branding. This makes me feel unwelcome on SO anymore as SO the company (Tim is not an elected mod, but an employee) now single sided remove historical things without even opening a talk before because it doesn't match the company view. – Tensibai Jun 28 '19 at 12:18
@TadeuszKopec That answer "fits much better" only if your opinion matches that of the answerer. It is also filled with hyperbole and opinion: "Despite what the populace may lead you to believe" ... "Do not be intimidated into withholding questions simply because you don't hold a computer science degree in the subject, or are concerned about the precious minutes it would take away from Mother Theresa's busy schedule." How is that any more "welcoming" than the previously hyperbolic answer? Oh, it's less welcoming only to old users, not unwelcoming to new users. I see... – Heretic Monkey Jun 28 '19 at 12:49
I would give them a bit more than 5 hours to defend their position before engaging in delete / undelete wars. If they don't, I guess it would be easy to test if they don't care much about the answer or our opinion. Though the fact this was just deleted without consulting us in advance says a lot. – Baum mit Augen♦ Jun 28 '19 at 12:50
@HereticMonkey Let's see how long that answer stands. The idea that "Stack Overflow's mission is to be an objective Q&A site "for professional and enthusiast programmers"" (quoted from the current top answer) also seems to run against the mission statement on the new homepage. – Baum mit Augen♦ Jun 28 '19 at 12:53
Sure @BaummitAugen, my comment was more directed at Tadeusz' thinking that answer was somehow less obnoxious than the previous top answer, than Stack Overflow's deletion of it anyway. SO can delete what they want when they want; it's their platform. There are risks involved in those actions, but they are well aware of them. – Heretic Monkey Jun 28 '19 at 12:59
@HereticMonkey Point taken. I edited the answer and removed those parts. You can see that Tim Post edited it yesterday too. Description of his edit is also quite interesting. – Tadeusz Kopec Jun 28 '19 at 13:38
I think the main problem was the use of the faq tag. This isn't a faq. – Braiam Jun 28 '19 at 13:38
Imo the problem likely was people slapping new users with this in an autocomment every time they thought someone didn't do their research. – Erik A Jun 28 '19 at 14:18
@TadeuszKopec The issue with the new top answer is the same as the now-deleted one, except in the opposite direction. Where the deleted one went a little too far for the sake of emphasis (read: that's the purpose of hyperbole), the new top answer doesn't go far enough. – TylerH Jun 28 '19 at 18:36
@ErikA Do you have any data to back that up or is it just a theory? – TylerH Jun 28 '19 at 18:37
@TylerH Just a theory, I've seen quite a few autocomments that nearly made me empathize with the welcoming blogs and did refer to this specific post. I can only speculate about the true motivations behind deleting the post. – Erik A Jun 28 '19 at 18:40
My gut reaction: the answer is hyperbolic and laced with just enough sarcasm, that someone who simply glances at it without reading for context would be put off by it.
The answer was good, and I too don't like seeing it removed from after so long. But given that we have people who take "unwelcoming" to the levels of a rallying cry, its deletion was inevitable.
Answers with that many upvotes should not be deleted offhandedly. Instead the community should be asked to improve them. Removing the apparent bad tone while keeping the content intact is quite easy to do. Everyone can help.
If we start deleting all the content on meta that we don't like, we will end with a very poor meta.
The answer has been un-deleted in the mean time but is still locked. To improve it, it needs to be unlocked. That should be done and then we can reformulate it improving the tone, but keeping the content intact.
TrilarionTrilarion
Personally, I really don't like the style of the actions. – Trilarion Aug 6 '19 at 11:59
It was locked to give the CM community time to weigh in and ensure its content aligns with the company verbiage and code of conduct. It does no good for users to hear conflicting remarks. Once they say the present verbiage aligns wirh their messaging, it’ll be unlocked and rolled forward to the appropriate version. There was quite a bit of an edit war and lots of changes post @shog9 ‘s edit. – George Stocker Aug 6 '19 at 12:41
@GeorgeStocker - A mod note under the post would have really helped prevent speculation about it. If the issue recently is transparency or lack thereof... – StoryTeller - Unslander Monica Aug 6 '19 at 12:52
@GeorgeStocker I don't really understand why you do so much work for them. If the company wants to keep the post locked, they should do it, not you. I think it should be unlocked and the community should have a try at improving it. The goal should be to keep the content intact but changing the tone, as said in this answer. – Trilarion Aug 6 '19 at 12:57
@StoryTeller Done. Thanks again for the suggestion. – George Stocker Aug 6 '19 at 13:29
This is my fault. I've been curating the FAQ and adding a lot of the proposed FAQ questions to the FAQ. When doing this I need to be cleaning up the answers and comments. The FAQ only needs one or two good answers. Unfortunately life off the site got in the way and I didn't complete what I began, but I am rectifying this.
Yvette ColombYvette Colomb
Nope. While you might've played a role in this, this clearly wasn't your fault. You didn't make the decision to delete that answer. – Erik A Jun 28 '19 at 17:22
This can't be your fault, Yvette: the wiki answer could have been improved instead of being deleted. – Cœur Jun 28 '19 at 17:23
I should have cleaned up all the posts before adding them to faq – Yvette Colomb Jun 28 '19 at 17:34
So now all the other answers get deleted? This...thing grows messier by the second. But apparently that's how faq questions are supposed to be handled? If that amounts to basically reshaping the entirety of the thread anyway, I guess that could indeed have avoided some of this mess. ;-) – Chris says Reinstate Monica Jun 28 '19 at 17:36
@ChristianRau this really is on me. ouchie wowser. Yeh I've deleted them and left comments for the authors to add salient points to the accepted answer. There's also been edits made to the accepted answer adding things from the others. There's no point having the same thing said over and over. Make one good answer. – Yvette Colomb Jun 28 '19 at 17:40
Yes, I saw Shog9's extremely helpful edits. Though, they're largely orthogonal to the existence of other answers. But if that's how faqs work, whatever. But...after sudden removal of everything but that answer, this entire discussion feels about 567% more wasted now than it felt before (which was already quite a bit). But maybe it also encourages everyone to simply disengage from this mess. – Chris says Reinstate Monica Jun 28 '19 at 17:45
"Make one good answer", now if we managed to get the main site to do the same. – Braiam Jun 28 '19 at 17:45
Yvette, while I appreciate you trying to recognize your own hand in this, it really isn't your fault or your doing. That answer has been linked to since long before it was in the FAQ list, and the conflict surrounding it did not originate with your May 25th designation of it being an FAQ. Your action may have somewhat inflated the visibility of the conflict, but it was not the trigger instigating the conflict. – Davy M Jun 28 '19 at 17:51
I'm downvoting this because it is explicitly not your fault. It's pretty clear from the edit history of the answer as to how the answer was deleted and your name doesn't match the delete action. – zero298 Jun 28 '19 at 19:40
The part on cleaning up answers to create FAQ disturbs me. 'till now the guideline was "respect others' posts and work". Is it lifted in case of FAQ creation? – Tadeusz Kopec Jul 2 '19 at 8:46
@TadeuszKopec it has nothing to do with respecting work, it's the nature of the faq. Please don't conflate the two. The faq is supposed to be a place for clear answers and a reference place for users. They are also always community wiki collaborations, meaning we don't need lots of answers under them – Yvette Colomb Jul 2 '19 at 10:37
@YvetteColomb “The faq is supposed to be a place for clear answers and a reference place for users.” That’s fine for that FAQ, but where’s the relationship to that six year old Q&A that was never meant to be that specific FAQ? If you find that over 99% of that old Q&A doesn’t fit, wouldn’t be the logical conclusion, not to use that Q&A, instead of deleting most of it and editing the remains beyond all recognition? After all, you could have picked an arbitrary, entirely unrelated Q&A for that purpose and transform it into your desired FAQ with even less destruction (if it had less content)… – Holger Jul 2 '19 at 11:51
@Holger please be mindful before jumping to conclusions or making assumptions. Look at the edit history of the question. Mods do not decide what becomes a faq, they are tagged faq-proposal and when they mature and have enough votes, the mods add them to the faq. read this meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/251225/… – Yvette Colomb Jul 2 '19 at 13:32
@YvetteColomb besides the fact that the post you have linked still is newer than the Q&A in question, it only describes a process of creating new Q&As as FAQ proposal. Which somehow makes sense, when you are going to interpret votes on the Q&A as votes for the faq-proposal. It does not make any sense to badge “faq-proposal” on a six year old Q&A and assume that everyone agrees with that proposal or, even worse, vandalizing the existing content and call that “they mature”, blaming the posts created years before the “faq-proposal” for not fitting into the faq shape. – Holger Jul 2 '19 at 13:52
@YvetteColomb and when you say “Mods do not decide what becomes a faq”, despite all these editing actions and deletions for turning the Q&A into an FAQ was made by moderators, who is then making the decision? That single user who added the [faq-proposal] badge to the question? Really? – Holger Jul 2 '19 at 13:54
Why was it deleted? Perhaps because it gave terrible advice that has long been against site policy?
It is a long time since the official policy was that simple questions (which could be answered by reading a mountain of books. eventually) can be OK.
It is a long time since the official and community accepted policy was that a question that can be answered by a simple Google can still be a valid question.
The "answer" has no substance when stripped of its hyperbole.
But it was clumsy to delete it without an announcement or discussion.
"It is a long time since the official and community accepted policy was that a question that can be answered by a simple Google can still be a valid question." Are you sure you aren't conflating two things? That it can be found with a simple google search, isn't the same as no prior research done, which the answer mainly focus on. – Braiam Jun 28 '19 at 14:45
Pretty sure How to Ask has always started with "Search, and research ...and keep track of what you find. Even if you don't find a useful answer elsewhere on the site, including links to related questions that haven't helped can help others in understanding how your question is different from the rest." – Heretic Monkey Jun 28 '19 at 20:49
Seriously? Spend time hunting down resources that might contain your answer before you post a question is "terrible" advice? And you have the gall to complain about its hyperbole? – jpmc26 Jun 29 '19 at 17:28
The answer is simply over the top, and correcting that would mean writing a completely different answer. If you take all of the inside humor out of that answer, there isn't much left that isn't addressed by the now top answer.
It is just too much for someone not indoctrinated to the "cuddly snark" style (for lack of better phrasing), and off-putting enough in the absence of that to make new folks simply want to go elsewhere.
Content sometimes gets deleted when it falls out of relevancy. Our attrition rate, especially when it comes to the people we don't manage to entice to participate here on meta is disturbing and we've got to fix that if the site is going to be relevant to the expectations of people learning to code in 2019 as opposed to 2009.
Nowhere do we say research isn't expected, the top answer specifically says it is, we're just saying it without a lot of snark and hyperbole that's open to interpretation and being interpeted in a manner that's a lot different from the time that answer was written.
But the top answer isn't telling people to do their research. It's telling people that they should be asking a question on SO even if the answers are already readily accessible. It's telling people to not do their research, beyond just a simple search of SO. If the answer was advocating for a similar research practices, but with simply a different tone, that would have been radically different. "Do a search on SO", and "debug/troubleshoot the problem, search everywhere you can, many times, and search through every resource you can get your hands on" are not the same thing. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 15:56
@TimPost An answer saying research on SO and an answer saying research everywhere you can are not the same. The former is completely inadequate research in the eyes of many people, who reflected that opinion on that question. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 16:06
Whoa whoa whoa whoa hold on a second. We don't get to set the rules for our own community? Snark aside, what is the implication of this?? – Makoto Jun 28 '19 at 16:09
@TimPost SO managed to become extremely large and successful following the model that a highly curated site with high quality standards for questions and answers will produce useful content for lots of people. That is what attracted your current, rather large, user base, and garnered the attention of the entire programming community. Saying, "everyone will leave unless we remove our quality standards and encourage people who don't want to meet our current standards to contribute" just doesn't make sense to the rest of us. We all came here for the high quality standards. – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 16:10
@TimPost We've seen what happens to all of the other sites out there that just let everything in, and say that it doesn't matter if you do your research, or ask clear questions, or are considerate of people answering. Those sites don't do well. Why is SO so dead set on turning itself into the sites it displaced? – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 16:10
@TimPost "You should care because if new people don't start participating here there won't be any people here at all." If the price is to get all the ones that are here out, I don't think that's a fair price to pay. I'm all for including them, but I'm not going to exclude others for that. The goal doesn't justify the means after all. – Braiam Jun 28 '19 at 16:16
Also, given that we're talking about the views of meta regulars vs. non-meta regulars, I feel obligated to point out that the author of that post has posted exactly once on meta, and that was it. It wasn't posted by a meta regular (and personally, I'd argue that's why it's as over the top as it is, most meta regulars answering that question would have been more muted in their responses). – Servy Jun 28 '19 at 16:19
@TimPost Since you've finally admitted what a bunch of us have already been suspecting for a long time, I think it's probably better to come clean with this with an official blog post that details SE's direction, why it is doing it, and why it is worth alienating the entire meta community (which I do agree is an echo chamber). It's better to just give everyone the red pill now rather than to continue this endless frustration and lack of transparancy. This will go a long way to re-earning all of our respect. – Mysticial Jun 28 '19 at 16:22
I'll wait for the blog post, but all I'll say is that if curation isn't seen as something integral to this whole process, then it'll turn into a whole hot mess. – Makoto Jun 28 '19 at 16:44
@TimPost , regarding "constricting quickly". When you see that "not enough people investing in curating a presence on the site", could it be because the site has been catering to "give me the coodez" crowd for that last 5 years, and these people are not, by and large, the kind of people who "curate a presence". Could it be that your "welcoming" policies are catching up with you now? – user3458 Jun 28 '19 at 17:43
I take real issue with a lot of the things happening here. First and foremost, while I may be OK with the outcome of that answer being deleted, it's hard to be sure, because what I am sure of is I'm not OK with how it was deleted, e.g. unilaterally, without any discussion or attempt at editing it. Did you just wake up today and say "I feel like deleting that answer. Yep, today's the day."? Or was there some internal discussion; some raging debate among employees? Was there something raised by internal tools like surveys recently that prompted this action? Who knows! You haven't said. – TylerH Jun 28 '19 at 18:48
Third, and perhaps most importantly, "A few hundred people on meta don't get to set all the rules for tens of thousands of people who don't want to participate here, mainly because of how abrasive this place can be." and "* I said all the rules. Ten people can't rule over thousands, and when the goals of a few are clearly not aligned with the needs of the majority, we have to step in.*" the obvious inaccuracy of the statements aside, aren't you being hypocritical when you are overruling the majority here (Meta consensus of several hundred people) with your unilateral deletion of the answer? – TylerH Jun 28 '19 at 18:55
The analogy I feel compelled to make is that we're trying to cultivate an environment that encourages teaching people to fish here, and you keep slapping our wrists and saying "no, just give them a darn fish and send them off", instead. But the frustrating thing is every time we ask "what are we doing wrong?" you come out and say "we agree you should teach people how to fish, but you should be nicer (or whatever attribute) in doing so", meanwhile your actions don't match up; you are still slapping wrists and handing out fish. – TylerH Jun 28 '19 at 19:00
Your attrition rate is getting really bad when it comes to veteran users whom you've apparently made it your mission to alienate. That's a lot worse, because we have rather a lot to do with making this site what it is and in driving new users to it. You might want to take a step back and reconsider before you engage the nuclear weapons. Meta has always been a platform for people to share their opinions in a constructive way, and although you might disagree with it, that answer was neither rude nor inappropriate. Wrong answers can be downvoted, not deleted. That's always been the rule, Tim. – Cody Gray♦ Jun 29 '19 at 0:50
Please do let me know if the rules have changed, by the way, so I can be sure to delete this answer as being over the top and uncorrectable without a major edit. – Cody Gray♦ Jun 29 '19 at 0:53
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All posts tagged Jodie Whittaker
Doctor Who steals from the best! #DoctorWho #DrWho #Orphan55 #TranquilitySpa
Posted by A J Dalton on January 13, 2020
Posted in: metaphysical fantasy, reviews. Tagged: doctor who, episode 3, Jodie Whittaker, Orphan 55, tranquility spa. Leave a comment
‘Get away from her, you bitch!’ So says the Doctor, using a line straight from the Aliens movie. More than that, the styling of the corridor chase sequences and the early glimpses of the monster in episode 3 of series 12, entitled Orphan 55, are lifted from Alien. And the episode nicks terraforming and teleporters from Star Trek. And there’s more borrowing (call it homage if you like), from Hitchhiker’s Guide, and so on. But you know what? It all works. Indeed, it works extremely well. What a relief after the stinker that was episode 2. You see, we have a new writer on board for this latest outing – thank the heavens and all that’s holy (and unholy, come to that – whatever it takes). I’m going to track down this Ed Hime, whoever he is, and roundly congratulate him.
Why is the episode so successful? Well, there’s genuine jeopardy involved in the action sequences. People die. Important people. And the sequences move the story forward as well, to an inexorable and shocking reveal moment – the answer to the mystery of the planet known as Orphan 55. There’s an eco-message that I was completely down with, though others might whine it’s a touch preachy. Matter of taste, I suspect.
You can actually tell from the opening scene of the episode that it’s gonna be a good one, and that we have a decent writer doing the work. There are refreshing jokes (proper ones) that add new dimensions to the cast of characters. Bradley Walsh has been collecting coupons from the coffee machine that they have in the Tardis – the machine is upstairs, which is downstairs, or wherever it is in the folded space of the place. And he now has enough coupons to take them all on holiday. The Doctor says she doesn’t need a holiday – and then all her companions turn on her and say, ‘No, you really DO need a holiday. Trust us. You do. Really.’ It’s a telling moment, and the Doctor actually learns something new about herself (rare, these days). The coupons are put together and they’re all teleported to… Tranquility Spa! But it’s all too good to be true. Of course it is! It’s Doctor Who, after all.
I’ll leave it there, to avoid spoilers, blah, blah. If you’re one of the legions of fans who’ve switched Doctor Who off, you might wanna switch it back on for this one. (Oo, and Ryan gets a hot girlfriend for himself!)
The Doctor fights a Reconnaissance Dalek in the New Year’s Day special, ‘Resolution’! #Resolution #DoctorWho #JodieWhittaker #DrWho
Posted in: A J Dalton, reviews. Tagged: doctor who, Jodie Whittaker, resolution, review. Leave a comment
A thousand years ago, the Daleks sent a special Reconnaissance Dalek to Earth, to prepare the way for their invasion. The Reconnaissance Dalek was far more advanced than a normal Dalek, but the tribes of humanity came together to defeat it, disassemble it and spread its components to the four corners of the planet. Jump forward to today (literally, New Year’s Day 2019): two archaeologists unwittingly disinter and reanimate the Dalek, at which point it promptly sets about its former mission.
Fortunately for us, the Doctor’s Earth-alarm is triggered and she comes rushing to the rescue. But she hasn’t anticipated having to deal with a superior Reconnaissance Dalek, and is outwitted time and again by her old enemy. In desperation, the Doctor calls for UNIT (the Earth defence force set up in previous series), only to discover that because of Brexit the force has lost its international funding and been disbanded!
Because of Brexit, the human race is about to be conquered by the Daleks. The Doctor isn’t sure what to do, and fails to prevent the Dalek breaching GCHQ, where it sets about sending an invasion signal to the Dalek home world…
This episode is great fun. It has tempo, genuine jeopardy, humour and some proper scary bits. The Reconnaissance Dalek is a horrific thing indeed. I hesitate to give many more details, because I don’t want to introduce major spoilers. There is some sort of New Year’s message in there too – about sticking together and being big enough to forgive each other – and it’s never too shmaltzy or forced. Highly recommended. Well done, all.
Review of Jodie’s first season as Doctor Who #JodieWhittaker #season11 #DoctorWho #DrWho #Resolution
Posted by A J Dalton on December 18, 2018
Posted in: A J Dalton, reviews. Tagged: doctor who, Jodie Whittaker, resolution. Leave a comment
Jodie Whittaker plays the first female Doctor… and she played it superbly well. Her character and acting are earnest, innocent, zany-cute and intelligent. Her performance was also consistent, unlike some previous Doctors who seemed to have a different personality every episode, meaning they were all but schizophrenic (if you’ll excuse the term). With such consistency, it was possible to understand, engage with and empathise with the character of the Doctor. There was an ingénue sense to her performance that was extremely endearing.
It’s in large part because of Ms Whittaker’s convincing performance that season 11 of Doctor Who has done so well in terms of size of audience. The average audience across the whole series was 7.7m viewers per episode, and that’s the largest average audience for Doctor Who since 2010.
As for the writing involved in the series, that was a very mixed bag indeed. A very mixed bag.
There were two episodes that ‘revised’ real episodes from history: an episode about Rosa Parks (the woman of colour who sparked race protests in the US) and an episode about Partition (entitled The Demons of the Punjab). The Rosa episode was retold through a White Saviour trope, which was extremely problematic, whereas the Demons episode was done with extreme sensitivity, nuance, poise and poignancy.
Then there were two satirical episodes, one spoofing Trump and one spoofing Amazon. Both episodes were reductive (inevitably so, given the shortness of the episode format), clumsy, politically partial and ultimately lacking in coherence.
Then there were a couple of ‘episodes of the week’ that required the Doctor and her companions to solve a problem in space. They were against the clock, with loud music, frantic running about, insufficient material for all the characters to do much that was meaningful and, in the end, sadly, silly to the point of frustrating and a complete waste of the viewers time. Of course the Doctor is going to use her sonic screwdriver at the end to jury-rig a macguffin and save the cosmos. The solution to the problem is mummery. It’s made up nonsense. And we know it will arrive like some inexplicable deus ex machina. Utter rot.
And then there were a few better episodes which involved the murder of Graham’s (the magnificent Bradley Walsh’s) wife. Indeed, it was this murder that effectively served as the over-arching storyline of the series. Fascinatingly, the murder brought the usually affable Graham into direct conflict with the Doctor, because Graham had an overwhelming desire for violent revenge against the evil alien responsible. And the Doctor could not condone such violence. The stand-off between them is really affecting, since the viewer can see both sides of the moral dilemma and can’t see how it can be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.
So, the positives were the acting of Jodie Whittaker and Bradley Walsh. The main negative was the inconsistent quality of the scripts. If you are going to watch some of the series and want my advice, to save yourself some time all you need to watch are the opening episode, the Demons episode and the final episode. Those are all you need. That said, the New Year’s Day special (entitled Resolution) looks like being decent! Onwards!
Darth Vader pretty much appears in final episode of Doctor Who #DrWho #DoctorWho #JodieWhittaker #TheBattleofRanskoorAvKolos
Posted by A J Dalton on December 9, 2018
Posted in: A J Dalton, metaphysical fantasy, reviews. Tagged: doctor who, episode 10, Jodie Whittaker, Mark Addy, review, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. Leave a comment
Episode 10 (The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos) is very good indeed. It brings closure to the tragedy of Grace’s death in episode 1. The companions Ryan and Graham finally sort out their man-nonsense. There’s a nice religious element (with a false God) and plenty of scifi spaceships too – a proper dark science or gothic episode, this one.
The Doctor and companions answer a distress call and materialise amidst the wreckage of a recent battle. Broken spaceships lie all around. The psychotropic waves emanating from the planet play tricks on the mind and make people forget their own names. They find a survivor who has retrieved a powerful device, but knows not from where. Neither can the survivor remember what he needed the device for… nor where his crew have gone.
Turns out, a baddie has the crew hostage and will kill them one by one if the Doctor doesn’t return the device. Also turns out the baddie is an adversary from the start of the series too. Graham has murder in his eye and swears he will have revenge for his wife’s death in episode 1. This sets Graham at odds with the Doctor (who will never sanction killing) – and there is a fascinating stand off between them. The viewer genuinely has divided sympathies, especially as the baddie is proper bad (definitely channelling Darth Vader) and intent on destroying the universe with his sick superweapon.
There are moral dilemmas and genuine jeopardy in this episode. It looks like the Doctor is properly out-gunned this time… and it’s all of her own making too. There’s a lot of dark and cosmic irony going on. The Doctor’s also not the biggest noise in the universe either, cos we meet a couple of beings more powerful than her!
Suffice it to say, this episode redeems the series somewhat (cos there were some definite duff filler episodes along the way). It makes me proper look forward to the New Year’s Day Special too! Hurrah! Onwards!
‘God’ is a talking frog in episode 9 of Doctor Who #JodieWhittaker #DoctorWho #DrWho #ItTakesYouAway
Posted in: metaphysical fantasy, reviews. Tagged: Bradley Walsh, doctor who, episode 9, It Takes You Away, Jodie Whittaker, review. 1 Comment
At last! A well written episode of Doctor Who! The plot is coherent, it isn’t overloaded with extra characters and themes, and there’s an actual moral dilemma to engage us properly. Phew, cos we haven’t had a decent episode since Demons of the Punjab (episode 6). The Doctor and her companions materialise by a beautiful fjord in Norway (cue a reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide vis-à-vis ‘the frilly bit in the north’). There’s an isolated cottage by the water… that’s barricaded from the inside. The Doctor and crew check on what’s going on, to find a girl who has lost her father to a monster in the woods. I was expecting a Beowulf type episode, and actually there are strong echoes of such a storyline (albeit in a modern setting).
There’s a murder-mystery and horror vibe to things (Scandi Noir style) as our heroes investigate what is really afoot. They find a strange mirror that doesn’t always show their reflections. Turns out… it’s a portal (not a spoiler, believe it or not).
Suffice it to say, the Doctor and co. end up in an anti-zone between realities… and then encounter a ‘conscious universe’ completely alien to our own. The ‘Solitract’ (the name a clever play on ‘Tesseract’ of Transformers and the Marvel universe perhaps) has existed since the beginning of time, but was exiled from our own universe because its individual nature interfered with the creation and running of our own universe. It’s become lonely and is looking to access our universe, to attract humans towards it. The character of Graham (the brilliant Bradley Walsh), still grieving for his dead wife, believes he’s found his lost love.
This is a moving and intelligent episode (replete with intertextuality). It describes exactly where we’re at in the field of astrophysics and where we’re at in terms of the deity/free will debate. It has both a personal and cosmic scale. How the writer pulled it off in a mere 50 minutes… it’s a triumph of SF writing. Scores a 9 out of 10 from me!
The Doctor desperately hunts for witches and coherence in episode 8 #JodieWhittaker #DoctorWho #DrWho #TheWitchfinders #AlanCumming
Posted by A J Dalton on November 25, 2018
Posted in: metaphysical fantasy, reviews. Tagged: Alan Cumming, doctor who, episode 8, Jodie Whittaker, The Witchfinders. Leave a comment
Episode 8 (‘The Witchfinders’) of the new Doctor Who series is overloaded with themes – feminist themes about the treatment of women, King James coming to terms with how his mother abandoned him, a young girl suffering and eventually overcoming her anxiety, Yaz working through how she was bullied at school, witchcraft, demons rising, mud tentacles, aliens taking over the Earth, the homosexual leanings of the King, a murderous woman in denial about her lowly past, scapegoating, and a few others I’m sure – so many themes indeed that they can never all operate coherently at the same time. And despite all the apparent content, we never really cared about any of it – because there was no real moral dilemma involved. The writers of the current series really need to understand that less is more. More is not more. And even more is… just a mess.
The episode opened extremely strangely, with the Doctor warning her companions not to interfere with anything, because it could change history and the future. It was very much like Star Trek’s Prime Directive. But the whole point of the Doctor is precisely that he/she interferes. Indeed, in all the other episodes of the series so far, the Doctor has consistently interfered. So, our gang stands by and watches an innocent woman drowned as a witch (despite the Doctor’s last minute attempt to save her). The murder left me a bit befuddled. What was the episode trying to say? Bizarre.
Don’t get me wrong: there were some great things about the episode. Alan Cumming was magnificent in the role of King James – and was an excellent foil to the always excellent Jodie Whittaker. There were some great lines and jokes, and some great moments (like the Doctor being accused of being a witch).
But the ‘messages’ of the episode were always a bit off, flippant, paradoxical or throwaway. The young girl suffering anxiety eventually shrugs and says ‘Well, I’ll just have to be brave’. This is utterly anticlimactic, and a misrepresentation of the debilitating nature of the anxiety many young people suffer today. King James is charming and endearing – and by the end is simply told not to conduct any more witch-hunts – yet it is historical fact that James conducted many more decades of terrible witch-hunts. And so it went.
It was all a bit of a shame really. It had all the essential elements and potential of a brilliant episode. It just didn’t quite work. It scored 6 out of 10 from me. (And I’m now beginning to think that I’ll have to help out the BBC by writing an episode myself.)
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Why do you get hornier in the summer?
Ellen ScottFriday 13 Jul 2018 11:34 am
(Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)
There are few things that make me feel less sexy than feeling my sweat-drenched thighs peeling off a chair.
Apart from, perhaps, the film of sweat on my upper lip and chin. Or my swollen feet. Or the sun burn on my shoulders.
And yet, despite all the undeniably unsexy realities of summer, loads of us find ourselves feeling more frisky the second the temperature rises.
Let’s clarify this first: It’s tricky to say for certain whether people actually do have more sex in the summer than they do in the winter.
Research suggests that in southern and tropical climates, fewer babies are conceived in the hotter months, but it’s not clear whether this is because people don’t try for a baby as often when it’s hot, or if the decrease is down to a dip in the quality of sperm thanks to the heat.
In cooler climates, however, peak birth rates tend to hit in the spring, nine months after summertime… so perhaps it’s not necessarily the heat itself that makes us fancy sex, but the shake up of our usual routine: If you live in a place where the heat is oppressive and overwhelming in the summer, you might not feel particularly sexy, while Brits will get excited over even a hint of a heatwave.
There hasn’t yet been any research asking people to track the frequency of their sex depending on the temperature, sadly, so we don’t have any data to go off that isn’t to do with baby-making – which rules out all the potential summer sex that’s happening with contraception.
What we do know, though, is that our interest in sex increases in the summer.
Research has revealed that sex-related Google searches – such as searches for porn or access to sex workers – occur most frequently in the summer.
And Adam Lewis, Hot Octopuss Co-Founder, tells Metro.co.uk: ‘We notice an increase in sales of our toys every summer – both those intended for solo use and those aimed at couples. Maybe it’s all the flesh on display, maybe it’s a seasonal effect on libido, but it certainly seems that when the sun shines, people feel sexier.
The reasons behind us all becoming hornier in the summer months are a mixture of socialisation, psychological factors, and the physical stuff.
Let’s start with the social side of things.
Thanks to summer breaks from school and sunny holidays, we’re conditioned to think of summer as a time to cut loose, ditch work and responsibility, and embrace our hedonistic desires. We eat mounds of ice cream, we down cocktails, and we spend our days lazing in the pub or sunning in our gardens rather than getting our hustle on.
It’s reasonable that being in that frame of mind makes us want to get more sexual, too, especially as we’re likely to be more relaxed and free of the niggling stresses that throw a bucket of cold water over our sexual desire.
Then there’s the increase in visual stimulation: When it’s hot, there’s more skin on show. Seeing potential mates stroll around in bikinis, sundresses, or jorts (sexy, sexy jorts) is bound to get us going.
Thanks to the conversation around cuffing season and summer romances, we’re also encouraged to have all the casual sex we fancy in the summer, while in colder months there’s a looming sense that any snuggly boning means you’re going to get locked into a relationship.
But there’s more going on than the joy of ice cream and skimpy clothing.
‘Summer sunshine promotes extra release of serotonin and dopamine,’ psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall tells Metro.co.uk. ‘These are two of the most energising and positive neurochemicals in the human brain.
‘For a healthy sex drive both of these chemicals need to be present in decent amounts, together with some giggles and being relaxed.’
The additional vitamin D production we experience thanks to exposing ourselves to the sun can help things along, too, as some people will experience an increase in production of oestrogen and tesosterone as a result, upping their sex drive.
Exposure to the sun can also drop melatonin levels – handy, as melatonin can block sex hormones.
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Your sweat might play a role, also, as it helps us to spread our unique, seductive scent, getting potential mates aroused and attracted.
The only tricky thing is that while your sex drive may increase on a hormonal and subconscious level, the idea of having sex when it’s 30 degrees can feel nausea-inducing, meaning you’re all fired up with nowhere to go (or nowhere to come, rather). That can lead to frustration, which only gets worse when the summer’s hot and we’re all more irritable.
Our advice: Embrace your newfound horniness, do away with any insecurities about your sweat or chub rub or your salt water soaked hair (your partner’s just as susceptible to the summer sex drive boost, so they really won’t be bothered), and keep things chilled.
Don’t overexert yourself, – not even an orgasm is worth heat stroke and dehydration – make the adjustments you need to keep things cool, and don’t let your horny summer brain make you do stupid things like attempting sex in a field (think of the bug bites) or in someone’s pool.
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I use a reputable Giclee printing company, which uses a 12-color ink jet printer with very tiny nozzles, providing the highest quality Giclee print for your enjoyment. Their time to print and ship is usually 7 – 10 days. I receive the prints between Day 10 and Day 14, after which I sign them, prepare the inserts and protective packaging, and put them together for shipping. They leave the studio sometime between Day 11 and Day 15, and will arrive to you anywhere from 4 to 7 days after they’ve shipped, depending on your location.
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Limited Edition Prints are shipped to the studio from the printer, for signing and preparation, before being shipped to you. This requires a bit of extra time.
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By C.C. Weiss
DinghyGo 2 inflatable 3-in-1 s...
Aquacrafts claims the DinghyGo's sail can be manned singlehandedly with ease
The DinghyGo 2 is an inflatable sailboat that also works as a rowboat and motorboat
The DinghyGo 2 sets sail
In addition to the DinghyGo 2, Aquacrafts offers the smaller DinghyGo S
DinghyGo boats fold up for easy transport
The DinghyGo 2 debuted at this week's Boot Dusseldorf show
The DinghyGo is a Dutch innovation
There's a reason that they say the two good days of boat ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. In addition to spending thousands on the boat itself, you're looking at dock fees, trailer equipment, boat parking at home, maintenance ... the expenses go on and on. Dutch outfit Aquacrafts employs inflatable design to help cut down on some of those expenses, offering a sailboat that's much easier to transport and store. The 3-in-1 boat can also float under man and motor power.
Aquacrafts developed the inflatable DinghyGo to increase versatility, portability and ease of use in sailing. The boat packs into a 66-lb (30-kg), 44 x 26 x 16-in (1.12 x 0.65 x 0.40-m), two-bag package, meaning that you can leave the boat trailer back at the showroom and easily transport your sailboat in a car, camper, yacht, etc. When the day is done, there's no need to pay to dock the boat at the marina, and home storage is much more convenient than with a hard-hulled sailboat – particularly if you live in a small apartment.
At the water, the crew can get the DingyGo ready to set sail within minutes. In the video below, Aquacrafts demonstrates the vessel being unpacked, rigged and pumped up in the matter of about 3.5 minutes. The 9-foot-long (2.75-m) DingyGo 2 has a payload of 1,100 lb (500 kg) and is designed to carry up to four people. In addition to its use as a sailboat, the boat can also be rowed with the included oars or powered by an outboard motor up to 8 hp, providing three boating options in one easy-use package.
When compared to the TIWAL 3.2, another inflatable sailing dinghy we looked at recently, the DinghyGo is lighter, cheaper and quicker to set up. However, TIWAL's model includes an aluminum frame, designed for added stability in high winds, and appears to be better suited for speed and performance. The DinghyGo 2 looks to be designed more around simplicity and versatility.
Aquacrafts introduced the DinghyGo 2 at the Boot Dusseldorf show this week. It retails for €2,599 (US$3,525) and is available for pick-up at demo centers in the Netherlands and UK, and for delivery in other European markets. It comes with a sailing kit, which includes a 43 sq ft (3.9 sq m) sail, pump and repair kit. Aquacrafts also offers the smaller DinghyGo S, which measures 7.3 ft (2.2 m) in length and carries up to three, for €2,399 ($3,250). Deliveries will begin in April.
Gizmag will be on the floor of the Boot Dusseldorf show later this week, bringing you the latest news on cool water toys of all shapes and sizes.
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Demonstration how to install DinghyGo, the inflatable sailboat
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Chris joined the New Atlas team in 2011 and now serves as the automotive and campers editor, traveling extensively to gather the latest news on cars, outdoor sports gear and other innovations designed to help people experience and enjoy the greater world around them.
JimRD January 22, 2014 07:32 PM
Nice boat but ridiculous prices.
BigGoofyGuy January 22, 2014 10:05 PM
I too think it is a really nice boat but the price seems on the high side.
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Ready to get into the holiday spirit?
Delta is asking customers via Twitter to select the next in-flight feature film for viewing onboard this holiday season.
From a holiday party gone awry and Santa's biggest helper, to intertwined relationships on New Year's Eve and a pair of bumbling burglars, four holiday films are now up for vote on Delta's Twitter account, until Monday, Oct. 15.
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The No. 1 film by total number of votes in the Twitter poll will be available for viewing on Delta Studio, the airline's industry-leading, free in-flight entertainment system, throughout the month of December. It will be highlighted with a badge indicating its winning status as the top selection of Delta's Twitter followers.
The poll is a creative part of Delta's overall approach to providing more choices to customers about how they spend their time in flight, including free messaging, in-flight Wi-Fi and over 1,000 hours of Delta Studio that is free to all customers and available via seat-back screens available on more than 600 aircraft or by streaming to your personal device.
"Listening to our customers through a fun, interactive monthly contest is another way we're making personalized connections and delivering a more memorable experience," said Dan Csont, V.P. — Brand Management.
This new approach follows the success and enthusiastic response of customers to Delta's first two movie polls, which garnered nearly 300,000 votes earlier this year. In July, Twitter users selected "Hocus Pocus" as their favorite Halloween flick, now available on Delta Studio throughout October. Last month, "The Breakfast Club" won in a 80s-themed vote and will be played in November.
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Just as capable of making us tear up as they are of making us laugh, talented pooches have become key figures in popular culture.
1. Snoopy
Snoopy is one of the most famous and best-loved dogs of TV, and understandably so. Starting in a comic strip in the 1950s, Charlie Brown’s faithful companion has entertained us for over 60 years, not only in the form of a comic but also in television and film. Snoopy’s wisdom and humour has sparked the imagination of generations, and continues to attract fans.
2. Lassie
Even today, decades after the original series stopped being produced, Lassie remains the first name to come to mind whenever anyone says ‘famous TV dogs’. A hero in her own right, there was no situation this collie couldn’t fix. Her popularity is undoubtedly due to how she embodies all the things that are most valued about dogs: their unwavering loyalty, kindness and courage.
3. Rin Tin Tin
Another classic celebrity canine, Rin Tin Tin appeared in an impressive 27 Hollywood films. Rescued from a World War One battlefield, Rin Tin Tin’s story is one of real-life bravery. He was an immediate success and an impressive talent on screen. After he retired, his son, followed by his grandson, followed in his paw steps.
One of the best and funniest TV dogs, Scooby is a firm childhood favourite. Not exactly famed for his bravery, this Great Dane has made us laugh with his comical expressions, voracious appetite and friendship for his equally cowardly best pal Shaggy.
5. Brian Griffin – ‘Family Guy’
Not your average family pet, Brian is an anthropomorphic dog with a drinking problem, lofty literary ambitions and a habit of romantically pursuing human women.
6. Eddie – ‘Frasier’
For over a decade, Eddie was one of the starring members of the successful show ‘Frasier’, working alongside a stellar cast. Played by the Russell Terrier Moose, Eddie was known for his hilarious tricks and his ability to drive the snobbish Frasier up the wall. Notoriously scruffy, this mutt could have done with a bit of pampering from the experts at blossoms-pet-care.co.uk. When it comes to dog grooming Cheltenham based Blossom’s is a good choice.
7. Old Yeller
The character of Old Yeller is synonymous with canine bravery and self-sacrifice. Despite his tragic ending after having saved his family from a rabies-infected wolf, he remains in the hearts of his humans and fans alike.
8. Toto – ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Starring in an all-time Hollywood classic, Toto went on adventures in Oz with her owner and best friend Dorothy. Played by a Cairn Terrier named Terry, Toto was paid $125 a week – more than many of the human actors! She went on to appear in an impressive 13 different films.
9. Hooch – ‘Turner and Hooch’
Who could forget the image of the obsessively neat detective Turner alongside the slobbery and messy Hooch? Enough to bring a smile to anyone’s face – much like these pups at viralnova.com/funniest-dog-faces/.
10. Beethoven
This fun-loving St. Bernard stole hearts in this favourite family movie. Despite his slobbering, his loyalty and kindness wins his family over.
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Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TTY/TDD/TT) are like electronic typewriter keyboards with a telephone carriage built in. The typed message is displayed in an area above the keyboard. They allow people to communicate with another by phone by typing messages. There must, of course, be one of these machines on each end of the line. There are several different models at varied prices. In some areas there are programs to assist in their purchase. They are used in schools, homes, and in many areas where equality in the domain of public access is a priority.
Telephone Amplifying Devices are mostly standard telephone receivers that are useful with hearing aids. These phones are called “hearing aid compatible”. The option on the hearing aid is called a telecoil. The telecoil is automatically activated on some hearing aids and manually activated on others. Basically, the telephone and the hearing aid’s telecoil communicate with each other electromagnetically, allowing the hearing aid to be used at a comfortable volume without feedback and with minimal background noise.
Cell Phones can be used with most hearing aids. It is important to note that digital phones may create constant noise or distortion with digital hearing aids. It is best to check with your audiologist and to try out several different phones to see which one works best with your hearing aid.
Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS) is a service provided by each state to its consumers who are deaf, hard of hearing deaf-blind, and/or speech impaired. It is a third party service, which provides text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and speech-to-speech services. Each state contracts with a service provider to offer these services to individuals who are disabled.
Voice Carryover (VCO) Telephone is a versatile phone in that it has powerful amplification, is a hearing aid compatible phone, and allows the use to make VCO calls. For people with severe or profound hearing loss or who are deaf by can speak, VCO calls are calls made through the state’s Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS). VCO allows the caller to speak to the other party and read their incoming message, which is transmitted via TRS, on the VCO phone’s visual display.
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BETA status
What is CycleStreets?
CycleStreets is currently in beta
Northampton CycleStreets
Funding needed
Who created and runs CycleStreets?
How can I get one for my town/city?
Where does the map data come from?
Who else has helped so far?
CycleStreets is a UK-wide cycle journey planner system, which lets you plan routes from A to B by bike. It is designed by cyclists, for cyclists, and caters for the needs of both confident and less confident cyclists.
This site is currently at a beta testing phase so that cyclists around the country can test out routes and let us know about any problems they find on the site, before we launch officially.
Problems we already know about in this release are:
DONE - Photos on planned routes are not being shown yet
DONE - Traffic lights and crossings are not being taken account of fully yet
DONE - Journeys planned on the old Camcycle system are not yet properly imported
DONE - Accounting for the delay caused by hills
DONE - Speeding up the system in London and other dense areas
Avoiding wiggly routes. (The time taken to turn left and right is not accounted for - leading to wiggly routes).
Banned turn restrictions are not yet in place in the routing engine (but one-way streets are handled correctly)
Please do send us feedback - positive or negative, if you have any.
Read more about the Northampton-specific version of CycleStreets, and about cycling in the area.
We are seeking funding for new features - can you help? Things we'd like funding for are:
Major work to improve the cycle routing quality on an ongoing basis
Core developer funds, to cover a range of general tasks and ongoing improvements
Annual server equipment and colo hosting costs (our excellent hosts are Mythic Beasts)
Improving our mobile apps
Roadwork data integration
OpenID integration
Adding the Specific routes feature (the lead developers used to organise Leisurely Rides, and we've long wanted a plotting facility for this!)
Improvements to the photo/video addition system, including simpler multiple-photo addition
Commenting system for photos and routes
Local Authority reporting/updating mechanism
Improving the gallery user interface
CycleStreets is effectively a national version of the Journey Planner and Photomap launched by Cambridge Cycling Campaign in June 2006.
Following a presentation of the Cambridge-only system at the CCN/CTC Conference in November 2006 in Cheltenham, we have received many enquiries from people and organisations around the UK (and beyond) about the possibilty of having a version where they live. Since then we have worked to produce a national system, which also has versions that are specific to a particular area.
The system has been created by Simon Nuttall, (Routemaster - focussing on routing quality and performance) and Martin Lucas-Smith, (Webmaster - focussing on usability and code structure). Both of us are regular bicycle users, based in Cambridge, and we've been involved with Cambridge Cycling Campaign for many years.
CycleStreets is a run as a company (on a not-for-profit basis) to manage incoming funds.
We also plan to release the code as an Open Source project and encourage others to get involved.
If you are a Local Authority we will negotiate a charge with you if you want it under your domain name, which will go towards the server costs and programming time that keep the system running and developed.
If you are a local campaign group, just get in touch and we will sort it out. Donations would be welcome.
It is possible to have area-specific 'branding' when setting up yourarea.cyclestreets.net. Also we should be able to set up the system on a domain name of your choice, but still run on our servers to save you the need for maintenance expertise or time.
The map data is from OpenStreetMap which is an ongoing project to map the world. We are immensely grateful to all the volunteers who have created the base data. Please consider donating to OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap data, (and therefore the routes that CycleStreets plans) are licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License, which is explained at www.openstreetmap.org/copyright. The cartography in the OpenStreetMap derived map tiles are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
There are all sorts of ways in which we need help:
Use our site by planning routes, adding photos and sending feedback.
Donate funds - we have very real costs of running the equipment, paying for bandwidth, and keeping the lead programmers fed!
Promote CycleStreets by adding a link on your website (possibly using one of our web banners) or write an article in your newsletter or other publication about CycleStreets
Contribute mapping data to OpenStreetMap
If you are a programmer, contact us about joining our project team that we are in the process of setting up
… and many other ways - see our get involved page!
Cambridge Cycling Campaign, who acted as the incubator for the concept and have helped create an online presence.
OpenStreetMap, whose mapping we are using, with grateful thanks.
Tile rendering and tileserving from OpenCycleMap.org
Non-profit cycling promotion business ChangingPace, who saw the potential of the work done in Cambridge and persuaded the Scottish Government's Sustainable Transport section to give a small grant (with the help of Cycling Scotland) to develop an Edinburgh version of the system. We are very grateful for their assistance.
Mythic Beasts, our web hosts, who kindly donated a free colo machine and bandwidth to act as the development system.
David Earl from Cambridge Cycling Campaign who has helped with the signin package and licensing issues (not to mention mapping all of Cambridge in superb quality for OpenStreetMap!)
Francis Irving for invaluable help in diagnosing server performance issues
Bob Osola for providing a tool for reading SRTM and Ordnance Survey Elevation Data which is now used in our routing algorithms to reduce the amount of cycling in hills.
Anthony Cartmell's SRTM reader code, which was used to provide elevation data for our initial hills implementation.
The CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information and King's College London for providing access to the NASA SRTM elevation data.
The Ordnance Survey for providing elevation data for Great Britain.
Icons used are the excellent FamFamFam silk icon set, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
POI icons used are the excellent SJJB SVG Map Icons set by Brian Quinion.
For IP geolocation, CycleStreets uses GeoLite data created by MaxMind, available from http://www.maxmind.com/.
Live Barclays Cycle Hire point location data is available thanks to TfL, but this implies no official endorsement by TfL.
Wordpress, used for our blog.
Design template based on Flash Web by: Template World
We use: BrowserStack Live, Web-Based Browser Testing for cross-platform browser testing.
Our Sysadmins, Frank and Wookey
And most importantly, cyclists who have given us feedback and suggestions, not least on the routing performance.
CycleStreets is from CycleStreets Ltd, a not-for-profit limited UK company. Company no. 06948959; Company office: CycleStreets Ltd., 80b York Street, Cambridge, CB1 2PY.
Map data and tiles: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Thunderforest, OpenCycleMap. CC-BY-SA.
Postcode data: This data contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2010; Code-Point Open contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2010.
Have a look through our help pages to find out more about the routing system and other aspects of how the system works.
URL of page: * https://northampton.cyclestreets.net/about/
Short link: http://cycle.st/about/
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Category Archives: Platformer
Platformer, Platforms, PS4, Reviews, Xbox One
Snake Pass Review – Look ma, no hands (or feet)!
May 6, 2017 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
A snake isn’t the most obvious choice of useful characters for a new platformer, but I’m all for trying something new to the genre. Well, until realising this may have been a mistake as I slide off the last section of a lengthy climb yet again and land back at the start like a bundle of wet rope. Continue reading Snake Pass Review – Look ma, no hands (or feet)! →
Action, Platformer, Platforms, PS4, Reviews
Ratchet & Clank Review – Lombax to the future?
May 30, 2016 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Another HD Remake? Well, no. Oh, a complete reboot for the series? Maybe, but again, no. Not really. No this PS4 release is more of a ‘reimagining’ of the original. Don’t worry though; Insomniac has done a much better job of reimagining the original than Tim Burton did when he ‘reimagined’ Planet of the Apes in 2001. Right, let’s stick the word ‘reimagined’ back in its box before my spellchecker dies of shame.
With Ratchet & Clank finally getting the animated movie treatment, Sony and Insomniac decided to hit the story reset button, which admittedly does make sense considering the family-friendly vibe of the game and the need to introduce the series to the younger generation. 3D platformers are a rarity in today’s climate which is a shame as Insomniac’s stellar record with the Ratchet series (yes, I’m ignoring Q-Force) must not have sold enough to make other studios want to bother. Could this be a test to gauge interest in both the series and maybe the genre itself? Continue reading Ratchet & Clank Review – Lombax to the future? →
Action, Platformer, Platforms, PlayStation 3, PS4, Reviews, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Lego Marvel’s Avengers Review – Smashing and hoarding
February 3, 2016 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
“Hasn’t this been released already?” You’d certainly be forgiven for thinking as much. Lego Marvel’s Avengers certainly shares some similarities with 2013’s Lego Marvel Super Heroes. There’s a near identical open world hub based in Manhattan and enough comic book characters to make Sheldon Cooper’s head spin. Continue reading Lego Marvel’s Avengers Review – Smashing and hoarding →
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Lego Dimensions Review – Brilliant but blocked
October 6, 2015 Brendan Griffiths 1 Comment
Gamers of all ages have been enjoying Traveller’s Tales’ Lego games for years now, but now they can finally play with real Lego bricks as a part of the game. With the runaway success of the toys-to-life trendsetter, Skylanders, it’s a mystery why it’s taken this long for the Lego games to jump into the genre.
Rather than focus on one IP, this new series is a mashup of multiple franchises and movie licenses. In the box, you’ll find dinky NFC-chipped Lego minifigs for Batman, Gandalf and WyldStyle. Together they must take on evil forces across dimensions to save the day by beating up goons, smashing up environments and holding the Circle button to rebuild odd yet useful tools. So far, so Lego, right? Continue reading Lego Dimensions Review – Brilliant but blocked →
Platformer, Platforms, PS4, Reviews
Tearaway Unfolded Review – Treat your DualShock 4
September 24, 2015 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
What a joy it is to see Tearaway land on the PS4, especially if you don’t own a PS Vita and always wanted to try Media Molecule’s much-loved title. Crucially, for fans of the original, there’s enough new material here to justify owning both versions.
The Vita’s plethora of control inputs were a perfect fit for Tearaway’s ambitious ideas. Thankfully, the DualShock 4 performs admirably too, with the trackpad bearing much of the workload, which I’ll tell you about soon enough. Continue reading Tearaway Unfolded Review – Treat your DualShock 4 →
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PC, Platformer, Platforms, PS4, Reviews, Xbox One
Submerged Review – Floating through the final flood
August 12, 2015 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
You would think that after Journey’s success there would have been a wave of titles hoping to provide an experience away from the traditional game. But games with an emphasis on exploring over defeating enemies or high scores continue to be a rare occurrence on consoles. Enter Uppercut Games, who have crafted something they hope will stay in your thoughts long after those credits roll.
Submerged has two storylines for you to discover. The first one at the forefront of the game begins by showing a boat wash ‘ashore’ alongside a building in a flooded city that sees only the tallest buildings reach for a place above the water. A young girl carrying a smaller boy disembarks and makes her way towards a temple-like structure laying him down near a font that could be as much an alter as it could be a birdbath. There’s no talking, no explanation of why you’re there, or how long you’ve been at sea but as the game plays out, things become a little clearer as details are salvaged from the city whose sidewalks now pave the ocean floor. Much is left for the player to imagine, but Uppercut Games feed you just the right amount of information for you to come away with your own understanding of what has happened. Continue reading Submerged Review – Floating through the final flood →
Tembo the Badass Elephant (Review)
July 22, 2015 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Dumbo Meets Rambo
Game Freak (of Pokémon fame) have developed this stampeding platformer under Sega’s gaze, and it would seem they’ve opted for an unlikely platform hero in the shape of an elephant in order to bring the classic platformer back. Seeing as Sonic’s now the Reek to Mario’s Ramsay Snow, I was certainly willing to give Tembo a shot.
A new controller may well be on your shopping list soon if you’re planning on getting through Tembo the Badass Elephant though. This retro 2D platformer is one of those games I like to refer to as Bastard Hard. I’ve called it much worse over the last few days, but I’m probably not allowed to print such tirades. Continue reading Tembo the Badass Elephant (Review) →
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Lego Jurassic World (Review) – Closed for maintenance
June 15, 2015 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Frankly, it’s a surprise it’s taken this long for the team at Traveller’s Tales to get their hands on the Jurassic Park license. But on the plus side, it’s meant they have managed to squeeze the brand new Jurassic World entry into the game alongside the original trilogy.
In fact, if you want to dive into the new movie straight away, you can after the prologue level. But if, like us, you love the original movies, you’ll want to play through from the very start. By now, TT are seasoned pros at reproducing iconic moments from films into family-friendly games. They’ve had their work cut out for them though as the original movie is surprisingly violent, so the game has been heavily reimagined or cut. So nobody really dies, goat spines don’t land on sunroofs and you certainly won’t be seeing Samuel L. Jackson’s severed arm flopping onto Laura Dern’s shoulder. Hell, even Dennis Nedry has even been slimmed down (because Lego doesn’t do fat). I’m surprised (disproportionately outraged) the electric fence scene has been completely cut though. Continue reading Lego Jurassic World (Review) – Closed for maintenance →
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Never Alone (Review)
December 2, 2014 Brendan Griffiths 1 Comment
Never Alone is an indie platformer about the adventures of a young Iñupiat girl and an arctic fox. The Iñupiat are a native Alaskan tribe, whose culture has inspired the setting and story of the title. This culture is no mere window dressing either, throughout the game you’ll unlock video interviews with Iñupiat folk who discuss various elements of their culture, usually neatly setting up the next part of the game.
Unlike most mini-documentary videos in games, these are incredibly interesting and perfectly woven into the experience. You don’t have to watch them in between levels, but I found the warm anecdotes allowed me to appreciate the new environments and characters much more than I would have done if I watched them after finishing the game.
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Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Review)
November 30, 2014 Brendan Griffiths 1 Comment
Playing Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham after Lego Marvel does little to hide the comparative paucity of star power in DC’s lineup. Beyond the Batman and Superman universes, you’re almost constantly left shrugging your shoulders at the characters on your screen.
This is notable from an early cutscene with a selection of naughty Lanterns messing about in space, which will have all but regular DC readers shrugging their shoulders with indifference until the Joker and Lex Luthor show up to add a bit of class to the villains stable. Continue reading Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Review) →
Platformer, Platforms, PS Vita, Puzzle, Reviews
Murasaki Baby (Review)
September 16, 2014 Brendan Griffiths 2 Comments
The Colourful Heart of Darkness
Sony has repositioned the Vita as a champion of indie titles and Murasaki Baby has been on our radar for what seems like forever. The wait is over though and we finally get our hands on one of the most visually-striking games to land on the handheld in ages.
The aim of this 2D puzzle platformer is to help this incredibly creepy, yet somehow adorable, little girl find her ‘mummy’ as we guide her through the nightmare-like environments via a multitude of touchscreen and rear touchpad controls. Early Vita adopters may hear a few distant alarm bells ringing if they remember the infuriatingly clunky launch title Escape Plan. Thankfully, the controls in Murasaki Baby are much better. Mostly.
Continue reading Murasaki Baby (Review) →
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Velocity 2X (Review)
September 7, 2014 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Futurlab may have just gone and made one of the best games of the year. And for anyone on PS+, you can download it for free now on PS4 and Vita.
The original Velocity title on the Vita was a cool retro shoot ‘em up that had you teleporting through barriers to reach other parts of a scrolling stage. We would have been happy enough with more of the same, but Futurlab really went the extra mile by adding in on-foot 2D platforming sections when you leave the ship. The game effortlessly shifts between the two modes with no loading screens to complete one of the slickest experiences we’ve seen on PS4.
Continue reading Velocity 2X (Review) →
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The Last Tinker: City of Colors (Review)
It’s a little sad that I begin most of my platformer reviews by stating what a shame it is that the genre has all but disappeared from modern console line-ups, with only Ratchet & Clank doing their best to keep it alive. But with Insomniac aligning their studio closer to Xbox nowadays, it may be a while before the duo return. Let’s not talk about Knack either.
So, when browsing this week’s releases I was pleasantly surprised to see a new IP amongst the PSN releases and a quick trailer search later revealed it to be a new platformer. One download later and I’m in the world of The Last Tinker: City of Colors.
Continue reading The Last Tinker: City of Colors (Review) →
Platformer, Platforms, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PS4, Puzzle, Reviews, Wii U, Xbox One
Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty (Review)
Abe’s Oddysee was a big hit for PS1 gamers back in the day with impressive pre-rendered backgrounds making the game one of the best looking 2D platformers ever made. It was also an absolute beast of a meanie to play. Nevertheless, when we heard Just Add Water were remaking the game with the Unity engine we couldn’t wait to see how well the game had aged. Not so sure about the name change though.
For the most part, the game is the same as the original. The action still takes place on a 2D plane and the level layouts haven’t been changed. However, some sensible changes have been implemented, and for the better too. Continue reading Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty (Review) →
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Lego The Hobbit (Review)
April 17, 2014 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Traveller’s Treasure or Witless Worm?
Yes, this is a review, not an advanced preview for a game which (with any sense) wouldn’t see a release until December when the final Hobbit movie hits cinemas. Instead, this Lego title encompasses the first two films with the third to be added as DLC later this year.
It would take the most upbeat of optimists to suggest that WB will do the right thing and release the add-on (the rest of the game) for free, but my cynical nature tells me to expect something around £15.99 –an oddly specific guess I admit. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see this game re-released complete with the remaining content in December for the same price it is today. So, I guess the only real question left, is how many Lego games do you need in your life? With Lego Marvel and the Lego Movie tie-in released just five and two months ago respectively, you have to wonder why WB didn’t wait.
Continue reading Lego The Hobbit (Review) →
Action, Platformer, Platforms, PlayStation 3, Reviews
Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom (Review)
April 11, 2014 Brendan Griffiths 8 Comments
Sony’s Invizimals series has been through some changes since its inception on the PSP and has finally made its way to the PS3, ditching the augmented reality features to bring a traditional action platforming experience to the console.
As expected, it doesn’t threaten the genre dominance of the Ratchet & Clank games, but is worth a look for younger gamers. Parents, older siblings, or other family members of young children should take a look at this one instead of settling for the usual movie/TV licensed guff.
In Magenta Software’s game, you control Hiro, a teenage secret agent who has been sent to a distant world populated by the mystical Invizimal warriors to help them fight a robot army. It’s all very child-friendly and features enough bright colours and energetic characters to keep them entertained in short bursts. It’s is an easy game to play thanks to basic controls and a gentle difficulty curve. Some players may find it similar to the Skylanders games, but parents will be glad to hear that they won’t have to succumb to pester-power for new toys to play with in-game.
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TowerFall Ascension (Review)
April 6, 2014 Brendan Griffiths 12 Comments
TowerFall Ascension is all about traditional local multiplayer. So much so, there’s no point even reading the rest of this review if you’re not likely to invite friends round to your house to play with you. Still here? Did I mention it would help if your friends were regular gamers with a fondness for pixelated sprite-art games that could have run on a Sega Master System without breaking a sweat? Try not to make too much noise on your way out. Ok you two, thanks for staying.
This multiplayer-focused game features screen-sized arenas to duke it out against each other in 2-4 player deathmatches / team deathmatches or you can play 1-2 player co-op against waves of monsters over multiple maps.
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Fez (PS4 Review)
April 2, 2014 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Despite critical acclaim two years ago when released on XBLA and PC, Fez has taken its time to come to the PlayStation Platforms. Rather than a discount for its tardiness, the asking price of £7.99 gets you a cross-buy copy of the game that you can download to your PS4, PS3 and PS Vita complete with cloud-based cross-save functionality.
For those of you new to the world of Fez, allow me to catch you up. This is a puzzle platformer that opts for an 8-bit retro style. What’s decidedly not retro though (unless you count Echochrome and Crush as retro) is the rotating mechanic adding depth to the 2D platforming. With a tap of a shoulder button, the whole game world rotates 90 degrees. This begins simply enough when you’re just navigating a singular structure, you could even be forgiven for thinking it’s just a gimmick as it’s essentially a traditional flat 2D stage that you push forward with these ‘rotations.’
Continue reading Fez (PS4 Review) →
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Rayman Legends (PS4 Review)
March 1, 2014 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
After being utterly smitten with the next-gen re-release of Tomb Raider last month, I was keen to see how last year’s rather tasty Rayman Legends fared on the next-gen machines too. Well, there’s good news and bad news.
There’s a strong argument that that Rayman Legends looks exactly the same on the new consoles as it does on the older ones and there’s no truly relevant new material. But on the other hand, shop around and you can currently buy it for only £7 more than the last-gen version, meaning you don’t have to spend much to finally play a decent platformer on your PS4 or Xbox One.
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Legend of Kay Review – This kitty has claws
February 19, 2014 Brendan Griffiths Leave a comment
Looking at gaming’s release schedule, you may notice one genre in particular doesn’t seem to have anything on the horizon – the action platformer. Has the flop of Knack on the PS4 put developers off making new ones? Until someone says otherwise, it would seem that the best way to get our fix is to look backwards.
Fortunately, I’ve been saved a visit to my local preowned store and plugging my PS2 into a modern TV (scart lead consoles on HD TV’s look horrendous) thanks to PS2 title, Legend of Kay being released in digital form on PS3. This isn’t an HD remake, but to be honest, time has been kind to the game and it still looks good today. Widescreen and 60Hz support helps too. Continue reading Legend of Kay Review – This kitty has claws →
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NME Award Winners 1994-2018 (Part One)
The final step we need to take with the NME Awards is to summarise all the winners in one single, easy-to-digest place. So, continuing with the part one of two-part NME Poll Winners 1952-1992, let’s do that!
Best and Worst Single, Video and Album Categories
Here are all the winners for specific singles, videos, albums, films, and books!
Best Single / Track
1994 – Radiohead – Creep
1995 – Oasis – Live Forever (Best Single), Blur – Girls and Boys (NME Single of the Year)
1996 – Oasis – Wonderwall (Best Single), Black Grape – Reverend Black Grape (NME Single of the Year)
1997 – Manic Street Preachers – A Design for Life (Best Single), Underworld – Born Slippy (NME Single of the Year)
1998 – The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
1999 – Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
2000 – Blur – Tender (Best Single), Aphex Twin – Windowlicker (NME Single of the Year)
2001 – Coldplay – Yellow
2002 – Ash – Burn Baby Burn
2003 – The Vines – Get Free (Best Single), Doves – There Goes the Fear (NME Single of the Year)
2004 – The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
2005 – Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
2006 – Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
2007 – The View – Wasted Little DJs
2008 – Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
2009 – MGMT – Time to Pretend
2010 – The Big Pink – Dominos
2011 – Foals – Spanish Sahara
2012 – Florence + the Machine – Shake it Out
2013 – Foals – Inhaler
2014 – Disclosure – White Noise
2015 – Jamie T – Zombie
2016 – Wolf Alice – Giant Peach
2017 – Christine and the Queens – Tilted
2018 – Charli XCX – Boys
Best Single Ever
2000 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Best Dance Single / Dancefloor filler / Anthem
1998 – The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
1999 – Fatboy Slim – The Rockafeller Skank
2008 – The Wombats – Let’s Dance to Joy Division
2009 – Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris – Dance Wiv Me
2010 – La Roux – In for the Kill (Skream Remix)
2011 – Professor Green – Jungle
2012 – Katy B – Broken Record
2013 – Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
2015 – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy
Worst Single
1994 – Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)
1995 – Whigfield – Saturday Night
1996 – Robson Green and Jerome Flynn – I Believe
1997 – Spice Girls – Wannabe
1998 – Aqua – Barbie Girl
1999 – Billie Piper – Because We Want To
2000 – The Vengaboys – We’re Going to Ibiza
2003 – Robbie Williams – Feel
2004 – Fast Food Rockers – Fast Food Song
1995 – Blur – Parklife
1996 – Pulp – Common People
1997 – The Prodigy – Firestarter
2000 – Blur – Coffee and TV
2002 – Radiohead – Pyramid Song
2003 – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Whatever Happened to My Rock and Roll (Punk Song)
2004 – Radiohead – There There
2005 – Green Day – American Idiot
2006 – Oasis – The Importance of Being Idle
2007 – The Killers – Bones
2008 – Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
2009 – The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made for You
2010 – Biffy Clyro – The Captain
2011 – My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
2012 – Hurts – Sunday
2013 – Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
2014 – Eagulls – Nerve Endings
2016 – Slaves – Cheer Up London
2017 – Slaves – Consume or Be Consumed
2018 – The Big Moon – Sucker
Best Album / LP
1994 – The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
1995 – Blur – Parklife (Best Album), Oasis – Definitely Maybe (NME Album of the Year)
1996 – Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (Best Album), Tricky – Maxinquaye (NME Album of the Year)
1997 – Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go (Best Album), Beck – Odelay (NME Album of the Year)
1998 – Radiohead – OK Computer
1999 – Manic Street Preachers – This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours
2000 – The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin (Best Album and NME Album of the Year)
2001 – Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
2002 – The Strokes – This is It
2003 – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (Best Album and NME Album of the Year)
2004 – Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
2005 – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
2006 – Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
2007 – Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
2008 – Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
2009 – Kings of Leon – Only by the Night
2010 – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
2011 – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
2012 – The Horrors – Skying
2013 – The Maccabees – Given to the Wild
2014 – Arctic Monkeys – AM
2015 – Kasabian – 48:13
2016 – Foals – What Went Down
2017 – Bastille – Wild World
2018 – J Hus – Common Sense
Best Album Ever
2000 – The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Worst Album
2003 – Robbie Williams – Escapology
2005 – Insane Clown Posse – Carnival of Carnage
2006 – James Blunt – Back to Bedlam
2007 – Robbie Williams – Rudebox
2008 – Britney Spears – Blackout
2009 – Jonas Brothers – A Little Bit Longer
2010 – Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines, and Trying Times
2011 – Justin Bieber – My World
2012 – Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe
Best Album Artwork
2008 – The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2009 – Muse – HAARP
2011 – Klaxons – Surfing the Void
2012 – Friendly Fires – Pala
Best Reissue
2012 – The Smiths – The Complete Re-issues
2013 – Blur – 21
2014 – The Clash – Sound System
2015 – Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
2016 – David Bowie – Five Years (1969-1973)
2017 – Oasis – Be Here Now
2018 – Radiohead – OK NOT OK
Best DVD / Best Music DVD / Best Music Film
2005 – Oasis – Definitely Maybe
2006 – Various Artists – Live 8
2007 – Arctic Monkeys – Scrummy Man
2008 – Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York
2009 – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Apollo
2010 – The Mighty Boosh Live – Future Sailors Tour
2012 – Foo Fighters – Back and Forth
2013 – The Rolling Stones – Crossfire Hurricane
2014 – The Stone Roses – Made of Stone
2015 – Pulp – A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets
2016 – Blur – New World Towers
2017 – Oasis – Supersonic
2018 – Lady Gaga – Five Foot Two
Best Mixtape
2018 – Avelino – No Bullshit
2011 – John Lydon – Mr. Rotten’s Scrapbook
2012 – Noel Fielding – The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
2013 – Mike Skinner – The Story of the Streets
2014 – Morrissey – Autobiography
2015 – Viv Albertine – Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
2016 – Patti Smith – M Train
2017 – Johnny Marr – Set the Boy Free
2018 – Wiley – Eskiboy
The group of media awards, for radio, TV, films, and venues.
1994 – John Peel (BBC Radio 1)
1996-1997 – The Evening Session (BBC Radio 1)
1998-1999 – Mark and Lard (BBC Radio 1)
2003 – The Evening Session / Lamacq Live (BBC Radio 1)
2005-2008 – Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)
Best TV Show
1995 – Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge
1996-1998 – Shooting Stars
1999 – South Park
2000 – The Royle Family
2001 – The League of Gentlemen
2002 – The Office
2003 – The Osbournes
2005 – Little Britain
2006 – Gonzo
2007-2009 – The Mighty Boosh
2010 – The Inbetweeners
2011 – Skins
2012-2013 – Fresh Meat
2014 – Breaking Bad
2015 – Game of Thrones
2016 – This is England ’90
2017 – Fleabag
2018 – Stranger Things
Worst TV Show
2009 – Big Brother
1994 – Reservoir Dogs
1995 – Pulp Fiction
1996 – The Usual Suspects
1997 – Trainspotting
1998 – The Full Monty
1999 – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2000 – The Blair Witch Project
2001 – Gladiator
2002 – Moulin Rouge
2004 – The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King
2005 – Shaun of the Dead
2006 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
2008 – Control
2010 – Inglourious Basterds
2011 – Inception
2012 – Submarine
2013 – The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
2015 – Northern Soul
2016 – Beasts of No Nation
2017 – My Scientology Movie
2018 – Baby Driver
2000 – NME
2007 – YouTube
2008 – Facebook
2010 – Muse
Best Band Blog / Twitter / Social Media
2008 – The Modern Age (Best Music Blog), Radiohead (Best Band Blog)
2009 – Noel Gallagher / Oasis
2010 – Radiohead
2011 – Hayley Williams
2013 – Alana Haim
2015 – Liam Gallagher
Continuing the odd and eclectic categories from 1954-1992, the NME Awards still give slightly odd awards out to individuals.
Genius/HERO of the Year
2000 – Ali G
2003 – Ozzy Osbourne
2004 – Pete Doherty
2005 – John Peel
2006 – Bob Geldof
2007 – Gerard Way
2009 – Barack Obama
2010 – Rage Against the Machine
2012 – Matt Bellamy
2014-2015 – Alex Turner
2016 – Dave Grohl
2017 – Beyoncé
2018 – Ariana Grande
Bastard/Git/Arse/Dickhead/Waster/Villain of the Year
1994 – John Major
1996 – Damon Albarn
1997-1999 – Liam Gallagher
2000, 2001, 2003 – Robbie Williams
2004 – George W. Bush, (Villain of the Year), Pete Doherty (Waster of the Year)
2005-2009 – George W. Bush
2010 – Kanye West
2011 – David Cameron
2013-2014 – Harry Styles
2015 – Nigel Farage
2016 – Donald Trump
2018 – Piers Morgan
Best Dressed / Most Stylish
1996 – Jarvis Cocker
2003 – The Hives
2005 – Brandon Flowers
2006 – Ricky Wilson
2007 – Faris Rotter
2008 – Noel Fielding
2009 – Alexa Chung
Worst Dressed / Least Stylish
2003 – Christina Aguilera
2005 – Jonathan Ross
2006 – Justin Hawkins
2008-2009 – Amy Winehouse
1995-1996 – Steve Coogan
Political and Real World Categories
Continuing some of the odder categories from the earlier NME Polls. For clarity, I’ve separated the “live” events from the other “musical” events, although I think the award category was sometimes the same.
Musical Moment / Event of the Year
1996 – Skinner, Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions
2012 – The Stone Roses reunite
2013 – Olympics opening ceremony
2014 – Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn come together for Teenage Cancer Trust
2015 – Jamie T’s comeback
2016 – The Libertines’ secret Glastonbury set
2017 – Coldplay’s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury
2018 – One Love Manchester
Greatest Musical Event Ever
2000 – Woodstock
Non-Musical Event of the Year
1994 – Unity March
1995 – Glastonbury Festival
1996 – French Nuclear Testing
Bummer / Disappointment
1995 – Kurt Cobain’s Suicide
1997 – The Stone Roses breaking up
Hype of the Year
1994 – Jurassic Park
Object of Desire / Most Desirable / Hottest / Sexiest Woman
1994 – Björk (Object of Desire)
1995 – Kylie Minogue (Object of Desire)
1997 – Louise (Most Desirable Human Being)
1999 – Natalie Imbruglia (Most Desirable Human Being)
2003 – Avril Lavigne
2004 – Brody Dalle
2005 – Barbara Knox
2006 – Madonna
2008 – Kylie Minogue
2010 – Karen O
2011 – Alison Mosshart
2013 – Amy Lee
Most Desirable / Hottest / Sexiest Man
1996 – Liam Gallagher (Most Desirable Human Being)
2003 – Chris Martin
2004 – Har Mar Superstar
2009-2011 – Matt Bellamy
2012 – Jared Leto
Best Haircut
2004 – Caleb Followill
Worst Haircut
2003 – Jack Osbourne
Join us again next week, when we’ll finish this list off!
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NME Awards – 2015-2017
Finally, by the current decade, NME seemed to have regained their taste. Several decades after being obsessed with guitars and the lower reaches of the charts, they finally even decided to associate themselves with acts such as Pet Shop Boys. Let’s complete our journey through the history of their awards, with the last few years.
Godlike Genius Award: Suede
Best British Band: Kasabian. Also nominated: Alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Chvrches, Royal Blood, The Libertines
Best Album: Kasabian, for 48:13
Also nominated: Jamie T, for Carry On The Grudge, La Roux, for Trouble In Paradise, Royal Blood, for Royal Blood, Run The Jewels, for Run The Jewels 2, St Vincent, for St Vincent
Best International Band: Foo Fighters. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, Haim, Interpol, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tame Impala
Best Live Band: Royal Blood. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Fat White Family, Foo Fighters, Kasabian, The Libertines
Best New Band: Royal Blood. Also nominated: Circa Waves, FKA Twigs, Jungle, Slaves, Superfood
Best Solo Artist: Jake Bugg. Also nominated: Jack White, Jamie T, La Roux, Lana Del Rey, St Vincent
Best Festival: Glastonbury. Also nominated: Bestival, Isle Of Wight Festival, Latitude, Reading & Leeds, T In The Park
Best Track: Jamie T, for Zombie. Also nominated: Future Islands, for Seasons (Waiting On You), Jungle, for Busy Earnin, Kasabian, for Eez-Eh, Noel Gallagher, for In The Heat Of The Moment, Royal Blood, for Little Monster
Best Video: Jamie T, for Zombie. Also nominated: Fat White Family, for Touch The Leather, FKA Twigs, for Two Weeks, Jungle, for Busy Earnin’, Peace, for Lost On Me, Royal Blood, for Figure It Out
Best Music Film: Pulp, for A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets. Also nominated: 20,000 Days On Earth, Finding Fela, Kasabian, for Summer Solstice, Supermensch: The Legend Of Shep Gordon, The Possibilities Are Endless
Best Film: Northern Soul. Also nominated: Boyhood, Frank, Get On Up, God Help The Girl, The Inbetweeners 2
Best TV Show: Game of Thrones. Also nominated: Girls, Foo Fighters, for Sonic Highways, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock, True Detective
Best Dancefloor Filler: Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, for Fancy. Also nominated: Jamie T, for Zombie, Kasabian, for Eez-Eh, Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, for Uptown Funk, Metronomy, for Love Letters, SBTRKT feat. Ezra Koenig, for New Dorp. New York
Worst Band: 5 Seconds of Summer. Also nominated: , Bastille, Blink 182, One Direction, The 1975, U2
Villain of the Year: Nigel Farage. Also nominated: Bono, David Cameron, Harry Styles, Russell Brand, Taylor Swift
Hero of the Year: Alex Turner. Also nominated: Dave Grohl, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher, Russell Brand, Taylor Swift
Music Moment of the Year: Jamie T‘s comeback. Also nominated: Alex Turner’s Brit Awards speech, Kasabian headline Glastonbury, Kate Bush returns, The Libertines reunite, Nirvana reunite at The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Best Fan Community: Muse. Also nominated: Jamie T, Kasabian, La Roux, Peace, Royal Blood
Small Festival of the Year: Liverpool Psych Fest. Also nominated: End Of The Road, Festival No. 6, Field Day, The Great Escape, Tramlines
Book of the Year: Viv Albertine, for Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
Also nominated: Bernard Sumner, for Chapter And Verse, Ian Curtis, Deborah Curtis and Jon Savage, for So This Is Permanence, Jesse Frohman, for Kurt Cobain: The Last Session, John Lydon, for Anger Is An Energy: My Life Uncensored, Steve Hanley, for The Big Midweek: Life Inside The Fall
Reissue of the Year: Manic Street Preachers, for The Holy Bible. Also nominated: Led Zeppelin, for Led Zeppelin II, Oasis, for Definitely Maybe, Pixies, for Doolittle, Public Enemy, for It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Smashing Pumpkins, for Adore
Best Band Social Media: Liam Gallagher‘s Twitter. Also nominated: Questlove’s Twitter, Alana Haim’s Twitter, Albert Hammond Jr’s Twitter, Fat White Family’s Facebook, Slaves’ Facebook
Godlike Genius Award: Coldplay
Best British Band: The Maccabees. Also nominated: The Libertines, Foals, Wolf Alice, The 1975, Catfish and the Bottlemen
Best International Band: Run the Jewels. Also nominated: Tame Impala, Foo Fighters, The Strokes, The Killers, Alabama Shakes
Best New Artist: Rat Boy. Also nominated: Hinds, Halsey, Yak, Låpsley, Formation
Best British Solo Artist: Charli XCX. Also nominated: Adele, Noel Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Florence Welch, Skepta
Best International Solo Artist: Taylor Swift. Also nominated: Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Courtney Barnett, Kanye West, Grimes
Best Live Band: Wolf Alice. Also nominated: The Maccabees, The Libertines, Foals, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Royal Blood
Best Album: Foals, for What Went Down. Also nominated: Wolf Alice, for My Love Is Cool, The Maccabees, for Marks to Prove it, Kendrick Lamar, for To Pimp a Butterfly, Tame Impala, for Currents, Grimes, for Art Angels
Best Track: Wolf Alice, for Giant Peach. Also nominated: Coldplay, for Adventure of a Lifetime, The Libertines, for Gunga Din, The Weeknd, for I Can’t Feel My Face, Skepta, for Shut Down, Foals, for What Went Down
Best TV Show: This is England ’90. Also nominated: The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, American Horror Story, Peep Show, Gogglebox
Best Film: Beasts of No Nation. Also nominated: Ex Machina, Spectre, Mad Max: Fury Road, Whiplash, Kill Your Friends
Best Music Film: Blur, for New World Towers. Also nominated: Amy, Montage of Heck, Straight Outta Compton, What Happened, Miss Simone, The Reflektor Tapes
Best Music Video: Slaves, for Cheer Up London. Also nominated: Rihanna, for Bitch Better Have My Money, The Libertines, for Heart Of The Matter, Wolf Alice, for You’re a Germ, Blur, for Ong Ong, Tame Impala, for The Less I Know The Better
Best Actor: Idris Elba. Also nominated: Tom Hardy, Eddie Redmayne, Nicholas Hoult, Stephen Graham, Daniel Radcliffe
Best Actress: Vicky McClure. Also nominated: Jennifer Lawrence, Emilia Clarke, Gemma Chan, Amy Schumer, Saoirse Ronan
Best Reissue: David Bowie, for Five Years (1969–1973). Also nominated: A Tribe Called Quest, for People’s Instinctive Travels And the Paths Of Rhythm, The Velvet Underground, for Loaded, Rolling Stones, for Sticky Fingers, Tori Amos, for Under The Pink, Faith No More, for Angel Dust
Best Book: Patti Smith, for M Train. Also nominated: Grace Jones, for I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, Elvis Costello, for Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Carrie Brownstein, for Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, Professor Green, for Lucky, Tom Jones, for Over The Top And Back
Best Festival: Glastonbury. Also nominated: Reading & Leeds, V Festival, T in the Park, Bestival, Isle of Wight
Best Small Festival: End of the Road. Also nominated: Sŵn, Festival No. 6, Green Man, Liverpool Sound City, Kendall Calling
Music Moment of the Year: The Libertines‘ secret Glastonbury set. Also nominated: The return of Adele, Dave Grohl breaks leg and carries on, Florence + The Machine headlines Glastonbury, Kanye at The Brits, One Direction ‘split’
Best Fan Community: The Libertines. Also nominated: Hurts, Muse, Catfish and the Bottleman, The 1975, Wolf Alice
Worst Band: 5 Seconds of Summer. Also nominated: One Direction, Little Mix, Sleaford Mods, U2, Nickelback
Villain of the Year: Donald Trump. Also nominated: David Cameron, Chris Moyles, Kanye West, George Osbourne, Simon Cowell
Hero of the Year: Dave Grohl. Also nominated: Adele, Jeremy Corbyn, Florence Welch, Kanye West, Taylor Swift
Vlogger of the Year: KSI. Also nominated: Vikkstar123, Charlie McDonnell, Joe Weller, Danisnotonfire, Savannah Brown
Godlike Genius Award: Pet Shop Boys
Best British Band: Biffy Clyro. Also nominated: Wolf Alice, The 1975, Bastille, Years & Years, The Last Shadow Puppets
Best International Band: Metallica. Also nominated: Tame Impala, Kings Of Leon, Green Day, A Tribe Called Quest, Tegan and Sara
Best New Artist: Dua Lipa. Also nominated: Blossoms, Zara Larsson, Sunflower Bean, Christine and The Queens, Anderson .Paak
Best British Female Artist: M.I.A.. Also nominated: Dua Lipa, Adele, Charli XCX, Kate Tempest, PJ Harvey
Best British Male Artist: Skepta. Also nominated: Zayn Malik, Kano, Jamie T, Michael Kiwanuka, Richard Ashcroft
Best International Female Artist: Christine and the Queens. Also nominated: Sia, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Solange, Tove Lo
Best International Male Artist: Frank Ocean. Also nominated: Kanye West, Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Chance The Rapper
Best Festival Headliner: Adele. Also nominated: Coldplay, Radiohead, Biffy Clyro, Foals, The Stone Roses
Best Live Band: The 1975. Also nominated: Bastille, Slaves, Bring Me The Horizon, Christine And The Queens, Wolf Alice
Best Album: Bastille, for Wild World. Also nominated: Kanye West, for The Life Of Pablo, Skepta, for Konnichiwa, The 1975, for I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It, Radiohead, for A Moon Shaped Pool, Beyoncé, for Lemonade
Best Track: Christine and the Queens, for Tilted. Also nominated: Tove Lo, for Cool Girl, Charli XCX, for After The Afterparty, Skepta, for Man, Bastille, for Good Grief, The 1975, for Somebody Else
Best TV Show: Fleabag. Also nominated: Stranger Things, Game Of Thrones, Black Mirror, Humans, People Just Do Nothing
Best Film: My Scientology Movie. Also nominated: Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Everybody Wants Some!!, Hunt For The Wilderpeople
Best Music Film: Oasis, for Supersonic, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, for One More Time With Feeling, Sing Street, Gimme Danger, The Rolling Stones, for Havana Moon, The Beatles, for Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
Best Music Video: Slaves, for Consume or Be Consumed. Also nominated: Kanye West, for Famous, Beyoncé, for Formation, Radiohead, for Burn The Witch, Rat Boy, for Get Over It, Wolf Alice, for Lisbon
Best Reissue: Oasis, for Be Here Now. Also nominated: R.E.M., for Out Of Time, Pink Floyd, for Meddle, Michael Jackson, for Off The Wall, DJ Shadow, for Endtroducing, Blur, for Leisure
Best Book: Johnny Marr, for Set the Boy Free
Best Festival: Glastonbury. Also nominated: Reading & Leeds, Download, Isle Of Wight, Primavera, V Festival
Best Small Festival: End of the Road. Also nominated: Y Not, Green Man, Festival No. 6, Kendall Calling, Slam Dunk
Music Moment of the Year: Coldplay‘s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury. Also nominated: Bring Me The Horizon invade Coldplay’s table at NME Awards 2016, Beyoncé drops Lemonade, Skepta wins Mercury Prize, Pete Doherty plays The Bataclan, The Stone Roses’ first new music in 20 years
Worst Band: 5 Seconds of Summer. Also nominated: The Chainsmokers, Clean Bandit, Honey G, Nickelback, Twenty One Pilots
Villain of the Year: Nigel Farage. Also nominated: Donald Trump, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Martin Shkreli, Katie Hopkins
Hero of the Year: Beyoncé. Also nominated: David Bowie, Adele, Millie Bobby Brown, Gary Lineker, Liam Gallagher
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Wiley
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NME Awards 2016 – Winners and Nominations
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Apparently it’s actually called the V05 NME Awards this year, although honestly I’ve no idea what a V05 is. Anyway, here are the winners, in all their corporate glory!
Best British Band supported by Zig-Zag
Winner: Alt-J
Best International Band supported by 19 Crimes Winery
Winner: Haim
Best British Solo Artist supported by VO5
Winner: Loyle Carner
Best International Solo Artist
Winner: Lorde
Best Live Artist supported by Nikon
Winner: Kasabian
Best Album supported by Orange Amplification
J Hus – Common Sense
Gorillaz – Humanz’
Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone
The National – Sleep Well Beast
Winner: J Hus
Best New Artist supported by Vans
Winner: Stefflon Don
Best Track supported by Estrella Galicia
Kasabian – God Bless This Acid House
Kendrick Lamar – Humble
Lorde – Green Light
The Horrors – Something to Remember Me By
Dua Lipa – New Rules
Winner: Charli XCX
Best Mixtape supported by Bulldog Gin
Charli XCX – Pop 2
Drake – More Life
Krept & Konan – 7 Nights / 7 Days
Rex Orange County – Apricot Princess
Dave – Game Over
Avelino – No Bullshit
Winner: Avelino
Best Music Video supported by Princess Yachts
St Vincent – Los Ageless
Pale Waves – Television Romance
Winner: The Big Moon
Under The Radar Award supported by HMV
Winner: Pale Waves
Best Collaboration supported by VO5
Craig David & Bastille – I Know You
Stefflon Don & Skepta – Ding-a-Ling
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta See Lice
Gorillaz & Jehnny Beth – We Got the Power
Lily Allen & Giggs – Trigger Bang
Yungen & Yxng Bane – Bestie
Winner: Craig David and Bastille
Best Festival supported by ID&C
Reading & Leeds
TRNSMT
Winner: Glastonbury
Best Small Festival
Festival Number 6
Boardmasters
Winner: Festival Number 6
Best Festival Headliner supported by Anna Valley
Boy Better Know
Winner: Muse
Music Moment of the Year
Grime4Corbyn
Lady Gaga at the Superbowl
One Love Manchester
The Killers‘ surprise set at Glastonbury
Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington tribute concert
Noel Gallagher plays Don’t Look Back in Anger at Manchester Arena
Winner: One Love Manchester
Best Film supported by Zig-Zag
Winner: Baby Driver
Best TV Series
Winner: Stranger Things
Best Music Film
Lady Gaga – Five Foot Two
L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
Sleaford Mods – Bunch of Kunst
George Michael – Freedom
England is Mine
Whitney Houston – Can I Be Me
Winner: Lady Gaga
Best Re-Issue
Radiohead – OK NOT OK
Prince – Purple Rain
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
R.E.M. – Automatic for the People
The Smiths – The Queen is Dead
Super Furry Animals – Radiator
Winner: Radiohead
Wiley – Eskiboy
Action Bronson – Fuck, That’s Delicious
Dylan Jones – David Bowie: A Life
Allan Jones – Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
Lizzy Goodman – Meet Me In The Bathroom
The KLF – 2023: A Trilogy
Winner: Wiley
NME Icon
Winner: Shirley Manson
NME Innovation Award
Winner: Boy Better Know
Godlike Genius
Winner: Liam Gallagher
Hero of the Year
Ellie Rowsell
Big Shaq
Winner: Ariana Grande
Villain of the Year
Winner: Piers Morgan
All worthy villains. The ceremony was on February 13th this year.
Edited 12 June 2018 – fix to tense in final sentence.
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You may remember the explorations we did late last year into the winners of the NME Poll, variably an awards ceremony and a list of winners, which ran from the 1950s until the 1990s. We’ll pick that up again later this year with a similar investigation into the BRAT Awards in 1994 and the various NME Awards ceremonies that have followed.
For the meantime, though, here are the nominees for the 2018 awards!
Best International Band
Best British Solo Artist
Best Live Artist
Best Track
Best Festival Headliner
All worthy villains. The ceremony is on February 13th this year.
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The BRIT Awards 2015
Closing Awards Week for this year (apart from a brief chart tomorrow) is our round-up of this year’s BRIT Award ceremony. The event took place on Wednesday night (the 25th) at the O2 Arena in London, and the hosts were Ant & Dec, for the first time since 2001.
Of course, the most exciting thing that happened was when Madonna fell down three stairs, but she bravely soldiered on, through a pretty lacklustre song. And Kanye West was the victim of a bit of censorship, while some of his naughty words escaped the censors, but I’m not entirely clear why we should care about either of these facts.
Anyway, here are the winners of the 2015 BRIT Awards. The first two awards were announced before the actual ceremony…
Critics’ Choice Award
Always an influential award, handed out a couple of months before the big night. Nominees:
George The Poet
Winner: James Bay
British Producer
In association with The MPG Awards. Nominees:
Paul Epworth
Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory
Jake Gosling
Winner: Paul Epworth
Presented by Rita Ora and Orlando Bloom. The nominees:
Winner: Ed Sheeran.
Presented by Jimmy Page. The nominees:
Winner: Royal Blood
Presented by Lewis Hamilton and Ellie Goulding. Nominees:
Winner: Taylor Swift
Presented by Mark Ronson. Nominees:
Winner: Paloma Faith, who went on forever about floors for some reason
Global Success Award
The British artist whose global releases sold the most outside the UK. Presented by Kim Kardashian-West. What’s up, London?
Winner: Sam Smith
Presented by Cara Delevigne. Nominees:
Winner: Pharrell Williams
Presented by Lisa Snowden and Lionel Richie. Nominees:
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones – I Got U
Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne – My Love
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Sigma – Nobody to Love
Winner: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
Presented by John Bishop. Nominees:
Winner: Foo Fighters
Presented by Fearne Cotton and Charli XCX. Nominees:
British Artist Video of the Year
Yes, that’s the confusing name for the Best Video award now. Voted for using tweets, which is novel. They started with the ten most viewed videos on YouTube, apparently:
One Direction – You and I
The final shortlist of five, presented by the tiny Jimmy Carr and the enormous
Winner: One Direction, accepted by Simon Cowell
MasterCard British Album
The award that, in the absence of an Outstanding Contribution award, is considered the biggie. Supported by The Sun’s Bizarre column. Presented by Russell Crowe from off of Neighbours.
Alt-J – This is All Yours
George Ezra – Wanted on Voyage
Royal Blood – Royal Blood
Ed Sheeran – X
Winner: Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Sam Smith – Lay Me Down
Royal Blood – Figure it Out
Ed Sheeran – Bloodstream
Kanye West – All Day
Take That – Let in the Sun
Paloma Faith – Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Madonna – Living for Love
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The BRIT Awards 2015 – Nominations
Finally, the nominees have been announced for the 2015 BRIT Awards.
This is the one that’s already been announced. The nominees were:
And the winner: James Bay
Yes, the one award that’s really worth caring about includes a nomination for Goldfrapp this year! Could be interesting…
British Video
No Outstanding Contribution again unfortunately – we’ll have to just pick an aging rock act for ourselves. Anyway, the ceremony takes place on February 25th, and we’ll walk through the results here on this very blog shortly afterwards.
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Surrey Police and Crime Panel
Thursday, 4 February 2016 10.30 am
Agenda reports pack
PCC Precept 2016/17 PDF 1 MB
PCC MONTH 9 FINANCIAL REPORT 2015/16 PDF 1 MB
Venue: Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN. View directions
Contact: Huma Younis or Joseph Jones
Webcast: View the webcast
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The Chairman to report apologies for absence.
Webcast for 1/16
Apologies were received from Graham Ellwood and Anthony Mitchell.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: 01 DECEMBER 2015 PDF 155 KB
To approve the minutes of the meeting held on (1 December 2015) as a correct record.
A Panel member asked why the date of a meeting had been changed without notifying Panel members who planned to attend (page 4, point 2). The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) noted the Panel member’s comments and explained that he would inform the Panel of the new date of the meeting in due course.
A Panel member also observed a grammatical error on page five, point five regarding raising awareness of cyber crime on social media. It was agreed this would be amended.
The Panel agreed that the minutes were a true record of the meeting.
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members of the Panel in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
There were no declarations of interest to declare.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS PDF 57 KB
To receive any public questions.
Written questions from the public can be submitted no later than seven days prior to the published date of the annual or any ordinary public meeting, for which the Commissioner will be invited to provide a written response by noon on the day before the meeting, which will be circulated to Panel Members and the questioner.
The Panel received one public question, the question and response was tabled at the meeting.
SURREY POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONERS PRECEPT SETTING PROPOSAL FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/2017 PDF 550 KB
Papers to follow.
The Police and Crime Panel is required to consider and formally respond to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Proposed Precept for 2016/17.
In accordance with the Police and Crime Panels (Precepts and Chief Constable Appointments) Regulations 2012:
(a) The Commissioner must notify the Panel of his proposed precept by 1 February 2016;
(b) The Panel must review and make a report to the Commissioner on the proposed precept (whether it vetoes the precept or not) by 8 February 2016;
(c) If the Panel vetoes the precept, the Commissioner must have regard to and respond to the Panel’s report, and publish his response, including the revised precept, by 15 February 2016;
(d) The Panel, on receipt of a response from the Commissioner notifying it of his revised precept, must review the revised precept and make a second report to the Commissioner by 22 February 2016 (there is no second right of veto);
(e) The Commissioner must have regard to and respond to the Panel’s second report and publish his response by 1 March 2016.
PCC Office Budget 2016 2017 Narrative (final) , item 5/16 PDF 116 KB
Copy of Appendix A PCC Office Budget 16-17 , item 5/16 PDF 126 KB
Copy of Appendix B SPA OPCC comparison , item 5/16 PDF 224 KB
Key points raised during the discussions:
1. The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) informed the Panel that he was required to set a budget for the next financial year and proposed to increase the council tax precept element by 1.99 per cent. The PCC noted that they had followed advice from the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s financial statement in Autumn 2015 which advocated PCCs raising precept levels to ensure police funding remained stable. The PCC noted that he had used his media profile to lobby for better resources for the Police and that he was pleased with the announcement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
2. The PCC noted that during his time as the PCC there have been difficult challenges with diminishing resources and that the PCC proposed to the Panel to increase the council tax precept. The PCC also emphasised that Surrey Police were the only force in the country that had increased its police officer numbers. The PCC opened the discussion for questions.
3. A Panel member noted that there was no problem with an increase in the precept, however the member queried how Surrey Police were going to spend this money and stated that savings should not be spent on paying the pensions deficit.
4. The PCC agreed and noted that there had been an underspend this year due to ceasing recruitment and reducing back-office functions and that Surrey Police had taken the step to use some of this underspend to reduce the pension deficit. There was no plan in the budget to pay off pension deficit. The PCC noted that in the year ahead, Surrey Police were planning to spend money on more police officers as well as financing mobile data terminals. The PCC also noted that they had signed a contract to introduce body-worn video cameras that will benefit police officers and the public by reducing paperwork, more visibility and to keep the police officers and the public accountable through recorded video.
5. The Chairman still challenged the PCC on the amount of money being spent on pensions with the PCC reiterating that there was no budgetary provision to pay off the deficit. Additional monies raised through the precept would be for frontline policing including an additional £2 million for improving public protection. The PCC noted however, that paying of the pension deficit would enable the force to recruit more officers in the long term.
6. A Panel member noted that there was still too much money being spent on pensions and that money should be left aside for emergency purposes as well as investing money into the 101 call service as it needed investment.
7. The PCC emphasised that there was no plan to put any money into the pension fund however Surrey Police will continue to reduce the debt as well as reduce the long-term funding. The PCC informed the Panel that Surrey Police have a reserve minimum of £6 million as well as an operational reserve of £1 million and £1.5 ... view the full minutes text for item 5/16
POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER MONTH 9 2015/16 FINANCIAL REPORT PDF 293 KB
This report is to inform the Police & Crime Panel of the OPCC’s financial performance at Month 9 for the 2015/16 financial year. The report compares the expenditure and income incurred and received by the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner, against the financial budget approved by the PCC in February 2015, as at Month 9 for the financial year 2015/16.
PCP Meeting 4-2-16 Finance Report 2015-16 - Month 9 v5 , item 6/16 PDF 337 KB
1. A member of the Panel asked for more clarification around the ACPO budget. The PCC stated that this budget included the budget for the Joint Emergency Services Improvement Programme (JESIP) and budget for Operation Heather. The PCC stated that this budget was given to Chief Officers in Surrey to control themselves. The PCC stated that he would find a better title to use for this budget and would provide the Panel with more details around what this budget contains.
2. A Panel member expressed concern that the Junior Citizen Scheme had been pushed back because of the purdah period in advance of the upcoming PCC elections. The Panel member went onto ask for details around the funding and finances for the election process.
The PCC confirmed that he would still be in the position up until one week after the election results were announced (if the current PCC was unsuccessful in re-election).
The Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner reassured the Member that all Junior Citizen Schemes would continue to be funded and progressed in spite of purdah. The Deputy PCC stated that grants were paid before the PCC election process began. The Deputy PCC stated that between £6-9k had been put into each of the schemes.
5. The PCC reaffirmed that the PCC’s election campaign would be funded through his own personal investment and nothing is taken from the OPCC budget.
a) The Panel noted the report.
ACTIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED:
For the PCC to provide members of the Panel with more details around the ACPO budget and what this budget contains.
PANEL NEXT STEPS:
POLICE AND CRIME PLAN QUARTERLY UPDATE PDF 152 KB
The Police and Crime Panel for Surrey scrutinises the work of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Surrey, Kevin Hurley, overseeing progress against the published Police and Crime Plan.
In March 2015 the PCC reviewed and updated the Police and Crime Plan to put additional focus on:
· Improving funding for Surrey Police
· Joint Enforcement and Joint Working
· Embedding victim services and developing support for children
· Roads Policing
· Counter Terrorism
Copy of A04 Scorecard Dec 2015 , item 7/16 PDF 148 KB
Progress against plan - Oct-Dec 15 , item 7/16 PDF 305 KB
1. A Panel member noted that there was emphasis on more visible policing and wanted clarification around the PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers) current powers and if there were any plans to increase these powers. The powers available to PCSOs were limited and the PCC was working with the Chief Constable to grant further powers to PCSOs. The PCC stated that he would provide the Panel with a list of current powers of PCSOs and details of where he believed these powers could be increased.
2. The PCC explained that there had been a reduction in the number of PCSOs as when savings were needed to be made these were the roles to be cut first as these officers did not hold as many powers as warranted officers. Additionally, some PCSOs had become Police Officers. Further to this, the PCC commented that the PCSOs did extremely good work and their work was valuable.
3. A Panel member expressed concern that anti-social behaviour had increased in the Panel member’s ward due to the cut to funding in youth services. The PCC noted that Surrey Youth services do a great job and would go back and check if there has been increased reporting of this.
4. The Treasurer noted that £2 million had been invested into local projects and services around the county through community safety funding. This funding is available to all but some district and boroughs had not taken advantage of this.
5. A Panel member noted the great success of implementing the JET in Reigate and Banstead. The PCC stated that he would like to see parking enforcement designated to PCSOs and had been liaising with the County Council’s portfolio holder for transport who would be checking the legality of this.
6. A Panel member asked whether the new JETs will receive funding. The PCC stated that he was committed to fund any authorities looking to join the JET programme. He was aware that Tandridge and Runnymede were looking to join the programme.
7. The Panel member also noted that the performance scorecard still needed improvement with regards to crime victim satisfaction rates. The PCC informed the Board that the treatment to vulnerable victims’ satisfaction rates was something the OPCC were looking into. The Positive outcomes were something that needed to be improved on however there had been a significant increase in the outcomes for victims of sexual violence and domestic violence crimes because more people were coming forward. The PCC noted that the positive outcomes for burglary and that there had been a massive reduction to burglary over the last 3 years which is greatly due to the work of the temporary Chief Constable.
For the PCC to provide the Panel with a list of current powers of PCSOs and details of where he believes these powers could be increased.
FEEDBACK ON MANAGEMENT MEETINGS BETWEEN THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF CONSTABLE PDF 206 KB
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, Kevin Hurley, holds bi-monthly management meetings with the Chief Constable and appropriate members of their senior team. The attached paper summarises the issues raised at the Management Meetings held since the Police & Crime Panel last met.
RECRUITMENT OF CHIEF CONSTABLE PDF 134 KB
The appointment of a Chief Constable is the responsibility of the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC). PCC Kevin Hurley has announced that, in the interests of democracy and fairness to whomever the PCC may be post-May, he will delay any selection and appointment until after the PCC elections. This report sets out details of the recruitment process and likely timescales.
1. The PCC informed the Panel that it was important to have a Chief Constable installed into position as soon as possible. The PCC praised the interim Chief Constable for the work he had done.
2. The PCC emphasised that he has taken the decision that whoever is elected as PCC in May should decide who is recruited as new Chief Constable. The Panel respected the fairness of the decision to elect a new Chief Constable after the PCC election.
3. A Panel member raised the concern of the lack of time between the short listing and the interview process.
The PCC noted that after the interview stage, the PCC’s preferred appointment for Chief Constable would be made public and the Panel would have the opportunity to scrutinise the decision/appointment at a confirmation hearing.
HMIC INSPECTION ON CHILD PROTECTION PDF 157 KB
The Chairman of the Police and Crime Panel has asked to receive an update on Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) Inspection on Child Protection.
A OPCC Surrey Response to HMIC Surrey CP report , item 10/16 PDF 266 KB
B OPCC Surrey Response to HMIC national and Surrey vulnerability reports , item 10/16 PDF 166 KB
C PP Improvement Plan , item 10/16 PDF 494 KB
D Public Protection Update , item 10/16 PDF 348 KB
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1. The Chairman asked for clarification around the wording of a table within the report on page 45. The PCC noted that the comparison should be made against last year and this would be corrected. The PCC emphasised that improvements had been made across the board.
2. The Chairman queried what was being done to ensure greater clarity around the delivery of child protection strategies and action plans. The PCC stated that they had discussions to enhance the training of detectives and increase recruitment. An additional £4.9M had been put into public protection and continued scrutiny of the plans would continue.
3. A Panel member asked whether the PCC was happy with the support from HMIC. The PCC noted that he was not confident with the support from HMIC. The PCC also informed the Panel that resources had been moved to support public protection. The Senior Officer Team were aware of the concerns and this was the main effort of Surrey Police. The PCC stated that there were lots of dedicated people working for Surrey Police who had done good work.
4. The PCC stated that when a new Chief Constable was appointed they could come and speak to the Panel about how they are supporting public protection.
5. A Panel member informed that there were some grammatical errors in the report as well as missing dates. The Panel member also asked who produced the Public Protection improvement Plan. The PCC informed the Panel that the plan was produced by a member of staff for the Chief Constable.
6. Further to this, the Panel member asked whether a short-term uplift to SIU detective numbers was sufficient, page 64 of the agenda. The PCC replied that as it was an operational question, the PCC could not answer that.
7. A Panel member inquired who the public protection strategy team were. The PCC responded that they had acquired outside contractors to improve the skills gap and mentor existing staff/officers within the public protection teams. The PCC noted these were previously police officers with experience.
REPORT ON INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE POLICE & CRIME PANEL PDF 88 KB
As the terms of office for the Co-opted Independent Members of the Surrey Police and Crime Panel are due to come to an end in May 2016, the Chairman of the Police and Crime Panel has asked for a report outlining options that can be taken by the Panel in respect of the co-opted independent positions on the panel.
1. The Chairman notified the Panel that Independent Panel Member Anne Hoblyn was not intending to re-stand for another term on the Panel.
2. The Chairman and the Panel thanked Independent Panel Member Anne Hoblyn for her commitment and service to the Panel. The Independent Panel Member Anne Hoblyn thanked the Panel.
3. The Chairman notified the Panel that there was a recommendation in the report for Independent Panel Member Bryan Cross to stay on the Panel for a second term. Victor Broad proposed that the Panel extend the terms of office for Bryan Cross, this was seconded by Charlotte Morley.
4. The Panel agreed for the Independent member to proceed with a second term on the Panel. The Independent Member was happy to stay on the Panel for another term.
5. It was explained that the recruitment process for one new independent member would begin.
a) The Panel agreed to reappoint and extend the term of office for the current independent co-opted member for a further four years.
COMPLAINTS RECEIVED SINCE THE LAST MEETING PDF 66 KB
To note complaints against the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner received since the last meeting of the Police and Crime Panel.
2) APPENDIX A (complaints) , item 12/16 PDF 212 KB
The Chairman informed the Panel that there was a Complaints Sub-Committee meeting on 11 December 2015 and there will be a Complaints Sub-Committee meeting on the 17 February 2016.
RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER AND FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME PDF 16 KB
To review the Recommendations Tracker and Forward Work Programme.
2) Draft Work Programme - Feb 2016 , item 13/16 PDF 141 KB
VERBAL UPDATE ON ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS
To receive a verbal update on any ongoing investigations.
1. The PCC informed the Panel that the Coroners Case into the Deepcut investigation was still ongoing and would be supported as necessary.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 18 MAY 2016
The date of the next Police and Crime Panel meeting is Wednesday18 May 2016.
The next public meeting will be held on Wednesday 18 May 2016 at 10.30am.
· The Chairman invited the PCC to describe his achievements as the Police Crime Commissioner for Surrey.
· The PCC listed his achievements as well as the achievements of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Surrey Police as a whole. The PCC thanked the OPCC and Surrey Police for all their hard work.
· The PCC thanked the Chairman and the Police and Crime Panel for their cooperation and partnership.
· The Chairman and the Panel thanked the PCC for the work he had done during his term as the PCC.
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HomeNewsChristian Woman Sentenced To Death For Insulting Prophet Muhammad Pleads For Her Life
Christian Woman Sentenced To Death For Insulting Prophet Muhammad Pleads For Her Life
October 7, 2018 Sean Adl-Tabatabai News, World 5
A Christian woman, currently on death row for insulting the prophet Muhammad in Pakistan, has pleaded with a court to allow her to live.
Asia Bibi was sentenced to death in 2010 under Pakistan’s strict anti-blasphemy laws. She was sentenced to hang following a quarrel she had in 2009 with a Muslim woman.
Her husband, Ashiq Masih, told the Catholic News Service that she will learn the outcome of her appeal to the Pakistan Supreme Court later this month.
Cruxnow.com reports: If Bibi is released, he said, she and her family will immediately seek sanctuary in one of several countries that have offered them exile, because it is too dangerous for them to remain in Pakistan.
Ashiq, a builder from Sheikhupura, Pakistan, was in England with his and Bibi’s youngest daughter, Eisham Ashiq, as guests of Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic charity helping persecuted Christians.
They said when they visited Bibi in Multan Prison Oct. 1 that she was in good health, contrary to speculation that she was developing dementia.
During the interview at St Columba’s Church, Ashiq said Bibi was praying constantly and that she deeply believed she would win her freedom.
“She is psychologically, physically and spiritually strong,” said Ashiq. “Having a very strong faith, she is ready and willing to die for Christ. She will never convert to Islam.
“She also wanted to deliver a message to the international community that they must remember her in their prayers. These prayers will open the door of the prison, and she will be released very soon,” he said.
“She is spending her life praying with a very strong faith and is reading the Bible every day. She feels when she is praying, Jesus is encouraging and supporting her,” he continued, adding that she also received Communion in jail Oct. 1.
In June 2009 Bibi, who worked as a farmhand, was accused of blasphemy against Islam after Muslim women objected to her drinking from a common water supply because she is a Christian.
Eisham told CNS that, as a 9-year-old girl, she witnessed her mother being severely beaten by a Muslim mob in the aftermath of the accusation.
“I believe in God and I believe she will be released, but she can’t live in Pakistan once she has been released — simple as that,” she said.
Bibi was rescued by police, only to be sentenced to death for violating Section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which makes insulting Muhammad a capital offense.
No one has been executed under the law so far, but Christians who are falsely accused often are lynched or spend many years in prison.
Bibi’s final appeal will be heard by a special three-judge bench. The hearing represents her last chance at avoiding a death sentence for blasphemy. If the court upholds the execution order, the only option open to her lawyers will be a direct appeal for clemency to President Imran Khan.
Her case has divided Pakistan, with millions of Islamic militants reportedly willing to kill her to obtain a reward of 500,000 rupees offered by a Muslim cleric for her murder; some moderate Muslims have called for her release.
Among those who called for her release was the governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer, who was assassinated in January 2011 after he said he would fight for her release.
Two months later, Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, was gunned down after he said he would seek the reform of the blasphemy laws to stop them being abused to persecute innocent Christians.
Now-retired Pope Benedict XVI is among those to have publicly called for Bibi’s release and, in February, Pope Francis received Ashiq and Eisham at the Vatican, while the Coliseum was bathed in red light to highlight the suffering of contemporary martyrs.
Ashiq said: “The pope encouraged us and said to us, ‘Don’t let your mind be disturbed’ and said ‘Pass on my encouragement to Asia Bibi and bless her as well.’ He said he is praying for her and that he believed she would be freed very soon.
“By meeting him, our faith was boosted,” he said. “We were already believing and have a strong faith, but listening to him really encouraged us.”
“Remember us in your prayers and support us as much as you can so that Asia Bibi can be released very soon,” Ashiq said. “When she is free, she will able to answer questions in person.”
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Derek Boogaard’s brother Aaron arrested on prescription fraud and possession charge
By Joe YerdonJul 21, 2011, 6:40 PM EDT
After the sudden and saddening death of NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard back in May, the last thing the Boogaard family was hoping for was more bad news.
As it turned out, Derek’s death was due to a toxic mix of alcohol and oxycodone and after a history dealing with substance abuse it was a reminder of how rough life can be for those having problems fighting addiction. It also turns out that Derek may not have been alone in dealing with such problems as his brother Aaron was arrested Wednesday night in Minneapolis on charges of prescription fraud and possession of prescription pills.
Making the case even harder to deal with for the Boogaard family is when the crime is dated to have occurred.
Aaron Boogaard, a Canadian national from Regina, Saskatchewan, is being held at the Hennepin County jail on the drug arrest and on a federal immigration hold, according to the jail’s website. The police record listing Aaron Boogaard’s arrest says that the date and time of his alleged crime is May 13, the same day that family members found Derek Boogaard, 28, dead in his Warehouse District apartment. The incident was listed as “dead on arrival.”
No comment from Minneapolis police was immediately available. The Hennepin County Attorney’s office has until noon Friday to charge him with a crime.
It’s incredibly difficult to describe how hard this has to be for the rest of the family to cope with this. Given the timing of when Aaron Boogaard was alleged to have committed the crime, it makes you worry about how things played out with Derek. Obviously with it dating back to when Derek was found dead in his apartment, it’s easy to make that jump to conclusions that the two incidents may be connected.
For now we hope that it’s just a tragic coincidence and that there are no further problems ahead for Aaron and the rest of the Boogaard family. Losing a family member in such a tragic and ultimately needless way is painful beyond belief and should Aaron be dealing with similar demons we can only hope he’s learning to cope better through all this tragedy and misfortune.
Update: At least there’s a silver lining in this very sad story. When reached for comment, the family said the arrest has “nothing to do with his brother Derek Boogaard’s death.”
Tags: Aaron Boogaard, arrested, Derek Boogaard, prescription fraud, prescription possession
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Happy birthday Naked Security!
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by Anna Brading
Today is a very exciting day in the Sophos office – Naked Security is celebrating its fifth birthday!
Naked Security made its way into the world on 28 October 2010. The brainchild of Carole Theriault and Graham Cluley, the site brought all our security experts and blogs under one big Naked Security roof and aimed to be the voice of reason in a world gone mad.
Five years on and we think we’re still doing that, and the many awards we’ve won in that time hopefully back that up. Just this year we’ve won three, including our first ever award for our Chet Chat podcast.
I’ve been Editor-in-Chief for the last two and a bit years, and today we publish around 100 articles a month and send our daily newsletter to over 40,000 people.
From our regular contributors, Paul “Duck” Ducklin, Chet Wisniewski, John “JZ” Zorabedian, Mark Stockley, Lisa Vaas and Lee Munson, to our occasional contributors, John Hawes, John Shier, Ross McKerchar and the SophosLabs guys and girls, our subeditor Marcus Sanigar and our social media queen Kimberly Truong, the Naked Security team are a fantastic bunch of people.
(Note: Please email me if I’ve forgotten anyone, and I’ll edit this and we’ll pretend it never happened.)
So how have things changed in five years? I asked some of our writers to look at five big topics that have featured on Naked Security in that time.
It seems only right that we start with our longest serving team member and one of our most prolific writers, Paul Ducklin.
Paul Ducklin on Java
Remember Java? Nor do I. Actually, now I mention it, it’s all coming back.
It was called Oak, after a tree outside the inventor’s office. It was going to be the programming language that ran washing machines, that sort of stuff.
Anyway, Oak ended up embedded in your browser instead of your laundry – and Oak was too stolid a name, so it ended up as “Java”, because coffee makes the internet go round. And the crooks fell in love with it, because it had a few security holes, and then a few more, and so on and so on.
Eventually, Oracle bought Java and, one day, the company simply stopped Java working in your browser unless you really asked nicely.
And that was pretty much that for Java malware.
Five years ago it was everywhere, now you hardly see it. And that’s a nice fifth birthday present for all our readers, wouldn’t you say?
Mark Stockley on Talking Angela
WARNING FOR ALL PARENTS OR IF U OWN A TABLET OR IPHONE OR OTHER PHONE OR LAPTOP MAKE SURE U R SITTING DOWN WHEN YOU READ THIS COS THERE IS AN APP CALLED FACEBOOK THIS APP IS BEING USED TO SPREAD A HOAX ABOUT A KIDS GAME CALLED TALKING ANGELA!!!!!! THEY SAY THINGS LIKE : IT’S KIDNAPPING PEOPLE !! AND IT’S GOT A REALLY TINY PAEDOPHILE SAT IN ITS EYE AND HE’S LOOKING AT YOUR CHILDREN AND ASKING THEM WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL BUT IT HASNT ZOMG!!! A WEEK AGO NOBODY HAD HEARD OF IT APART FROM THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO USED IT AND NOW EVERYONE IS TAKING THEIR TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM STRANGERS WHO CANT EVEN FIND THEIR CAPS LOCK KEY LOL AND IM SCARED BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS GOING TO RUN OUT CAPITAL LETTERS IF WE DON’T STOP. ITS THE END OF DAYS PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND TELL THEM TO READ NAKED SECURITY AND IT WILL ALL BE OK THX!!!!
John Zorabedian on the Snowden effect
Edward Snowden exposing the NSA’s sweeping surveillance programs was a major event in privacy and security, but over two years later, is there a long-lasting “Snowden effect”?
When comedian/muckraker John Oliver asked average Americans what they thought of Snowden, many of them couldn’t even identify who he is, and those who could had a poor understanding about what Snowden’s leaks revealed.
A March 2015 survey found that nearly half (46%) of Americans said they were “not very concerned” or “not at all concerned” about NSA surveillance.
Now, you’re likely to find different results in, say, Germany, where Snowden is revered.
But if Americans aren’t concerned enough about NSA surveillance to push for reforms, the Snowden effect could amount to very little change at the NSA.
And yet, I’d argue that Snowden did bring about a sea change in how big technology companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook treat our privacy and security.
People may not realize it, but the next time they lock their shiny new iPhone or Android smartphone, automatically turning on device encryption – or send an encrypted message over iMessage, WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger – they have benefitted from the Snowden effect.
Lisa Vaas on selfies and oversharing
Image oversharing has been undeterred by the deluge of nudes that rained down on us in breaches over the past few years, be it Celebgate or the Snappening, et al.
Take the Snappening, for example.
A study found that 75% of college undergraduates said the spillage of 100,000 private images wouldn’t change how they would use the service.
People like sharing photos, epic breaches or no.
Research shows that only face-to-face encounters top Snapchat when it comes to making users happy.
Like parent, like child, or vice versa: the average parent will upload an eyeball-popping 973 photos of their child onto social media by the time they reach the age of 5, and 17% of them ignore privacy settings.
Is it any wonder that police have recently begun to beg parents to stop shredding kids’ privacy by oversharing their images?
No, with the exception of George Clooney passing out burner phones for his wedding, our oversharing hasn’t changed much in the past 5 years. In fact, it’s probably got a lot worse.
At least Celebgate prodded Apple into turning on two-step verification (2SV) for iCloud: a silver lining on the scummy cloud of stolen photos!
Lee Munson on data breaches
Five years ago Target’s tills weren’t on speaking terms with its air conditioning system, men around the world were happily chatting with Ashley Madison bots, and we weren’t hearing about a new data breach every day.
Hacktivists, bored teenagers, cyber jihadis and all manner of other miscreants suddenly found the wherewithal to deface the capitalist web into oblivion.
Cybercriminals discovered modern websites were still prone to SQL injection, and PCI DSS checklists ticked into submissive compliance, as if both were something new.
CEOs became CISOs, despite lacking both information and security.
How lucky we are then, the innocent non-victims of the latest breach.
But surely our time will come, for it is clear that record levels of investment in information security are being undone by a skills shortage never before seen in Earth’s history.
Or so the media would have us believe.
The last word is left for you
Naked Security wouldn’t be the same site without the feedback we receive from you, our readers. So please, keep commenting on the site, keep posting on our Facebook page, keep sending us emails and keep tweeting us. We love hearing from you.
And if there’s anything you’d like to see more of on Naked Security, please leave a comment below. We’re always looking for ways to make this site even better!
14 comments on “Happy birthday Naked Security!”
Mahhn says:
Dietmar says:
Wow!…how time flies!! Happy Birthday to you!
MikeB-Cda says:
Happy birthday from me too!
Since I haven’t a clue where else to post this, I’ve been wondering for quite a while: Has there been any discussion of the possibility of Lisa joining the ChetChat “team”, even if just as an occasional guest or fill-in?
While she seems to specialize more in social-engineering issues than hardware-firmware-software glitches and vulnerabilities, I’m sure Paul and Chet would welcome her company, as would we all.
Happy birthday to my favorite oxymoronically-named computer security blog! 😀
Paul Ducklin says:
The origin of the name makes it not quite as oxymoronic as you might think.
IIRC, Graham and Carole (see article) were en route to our Boston office in the era that those full body “perv scanners” were still in use at some US airports. They both got scanned and – given the reputation of those scanners and the sort of images they could capture – one of them said to the other as they exited from the checkpoint, “Now THAT’S what you call naked security…”
In a light-bulb moment, that phrase was added to our list of possible names (we hadn’t gone live with the new blog format yet)…and in the end, our readers picked it out from a shortlist. (Don’t ask me what other names were on that final list. Some of the unsuccessful ones I can’t remember, and at least one of them them I wish to forget 🙂
Ah, good to know the back story! 🙂
tartanrose says:
Happy, Happy Birthday!
Naked Security has made a HUGE difference to my life.
I’m a senior citizen, some refer to my age group as elderly! Anyway after I eventually retired around five or six years ago I got on a steep learning curve and used a computer for the first time. One day crypto locker followed, But I Never Paid!
After all of this I heard about Naked Security, signed up for the daily newsletter, check out your blog daily. I have learnt SO MUCH from all of you, and have even been able to help friends.
Congratulations on turning five and all the awards I have seen you collect over time, and for all your articles, helpful info, with just the right amount of humour!
Thank You everybody at Naked Security…………..You Do Make A Difference!
Sincerely, Rosie
Robert Scroggins says:
Happy b-day, and thank you for keeping me up-to-date on computer security matters.
Graham Cluley says:
5 years! That’s tremendous Well done to all!
A longtime reader says:
happy birthday and thanks for the articles!
Dhiren Velari says:
Happy Birthday. Keep up the good work 🙂
Linda Demchak says:
Happy birthday and thanks for all the great info you have given all of us!
Chester Wisniewski says:
Congrats to everyone, including our loyal readers. We certainly couldn’t make 5 years without your support, advice and encouragement.
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Naked Security wins Best Corporate Blog at RSA
by Carole Theriault
Naked Security’s Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault say goodbye
Sophos: the early years
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Environmental Education, Miscellaneous, Science and Research, Volunteers and Visitors / 06.11.2015
A little luck and a fun(gi) story
Read about Grace Leppink's experience in the Osa as she makes exciting fungi discoveries! Fungi are found throughout the world, but some of the most amazing and diverse fungi are found in Costa Rica. The combination of deeply shaded forests and a warm, humid climate makes Costa Rica the perfect incubator for fungi. As a new mycologist, the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica was one that I could not pass up. On my first day at the Piro Research Station I had an exciting and lucky encounter with fungi. [caption...
Marine Conservation, Sea Turtles, Volunteers and Visitors, Wildcats / 23.10.2015
My Experience in the Osa
Hello my name is Kenroy and I am a student at the Professional Technical College Sabalito (Costa Rica), a school in which students can study rural tourism. Over the past three years of studying in this program, I have learned the importance of tourism in Costa Rica. At the end of our three year program, students choose a place for supervised practice, in my case I chose Osa Conservation. This organization carries out projects related to volunteerism and research, in addition to the monitoring and conservation of wildlife. Osa Conservation...
Aquatic Health, Environmental Education, Marine Conservation, Sea Turtles, Volunteers and Visitors / 16.10.2015
The Future of Sea Turtles
The fluttering of papery wings; back and forth, back and forth. They open and close their tiny mouths. Nocturnal hungry bats, paired with the incessant whir of cicada wings and the low, ominous drone of Howler monkeys are the evening calls of the Osa. These sounds signify the awakening of all things that dwell in the night. Usually, it also signifies our bedtime; unless it’s an evening of turtle patrol. When I took herpetology as a senior in college three years ago, my professor used to joke that, “Herpetologists...
Volunteers and Visitors / 11.09.2015
Treefrog Breeding Frenzy!
Cesar Barrio-Amoros holds a PhD in biology and is a notable taxonomist, herpetologist, author, and photographer. Following his experience in the Osa, reflected below, Cesar has planned to lead a reptile and amphibian workshop at Piro Biological Station next May or June, the beginning of the wet season. I have traveled throughout most of Latin America in search of amazing herping spectacles. In the Galapagos, I saw marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and Galapagos giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra). I witnessed an astonishing diversity of poison frogs in Peru and made some...
Environmental Education, Science and Research, Volunteers and Visitors / 21.08.2015
A Night with Bats
Bats. These nocturnal creatures tend to get a bad rap. Associated for centuries with mythical creatures of the night, and used as Halloween decorations to add eeriness to a haunted house, the real life mammal often gets overlooked. OC aims to change that by collaborating with experts and educating the public on the crucial role bats play in restoration. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="8019"] Recently, Osa Conservation was honored with a visit from 2 remarkable scientists in the bat world: Cullen Geiselman, bat biologist and board member of Bat Conservation International & Gloriana Chaverri,...
Community Outreach, Environmental Education, Science and Research, Volunteers and Visitors / 14.08.2015
Environmental Festivals in the Osa
World Environment Day, 2nd Anniversary of the Luis Jorge Poveda Álvarez Arboretum and inauguration of the Centenary Forest. In early June, we had three important celebrations: World Environment Day, the 2nd anniversary of the Jorge Poveda Álvarez Arboretum and the inauguration of the Centenary Forest. World Environment Day was celebrated in early June, and had participation from diverse groups of people. We had students from various educational centers participate as well as people from organizations and businesses with various fields of focus, like mangroves in the case of Fundación Neotrópica, sea turtles in the case of LAST (Latin American...
Science and Research, Volunteers and Visitors / 07.08.2015
Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frogs
Submitted by Steven Waldron; Seattle, WA Twenty years ago, I backpacked and hiked along the wild beaches and coastal rainforests of the Osa peninsula and became acquainted with some of the fantastic wildlife that the region is well-known for. Near the Sirena station at Corcovado National Park, I became intimate with the loud squawks of Scarlet Macaws sailing overhead, the crash of surprised tapirs bolting through the forest, and the pre-dawn chorus of Howler monkeys. One of the sensory aspects I appreciate most about exploring this region is the...
Bats Abound!
The Magnificent Gleaning Phyllostomines of the Osa Submitted by : Doris Audet and Elène Haave Audet, University of Alberta, Canada Among the rich bat fauna to call Osa Conservation home, a select group speaks to the pristine nature of its old-growth forest: the gleaning phyllostomines. These large-eared members of the highly diverse leaf-nosed bat family favour habitats of high ecological integrity that include mature forests and undisturbed riparian corridors. [caption id="attachment_8035" align="alignleft" width="300"] They kindly allowed us to take their photos before going on with their lives.[/caption] Phyllostomines are typically found in low abundance...
Community Outreach, Environmental Education, Marine Conservation, Sea Turtles, Volunteers and Visitors / 25.06.2015
Yoga and Conservation: a pair meant to be
When I came to a yoga retreat in the wilds of Costa Rica, I had no idea one of the best memories I’d take home at week's end would center around turtles--tiny baby ones, all girls. But when Manuel Mendoza of Osa Conservation visited Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa to tell us about the work he and his team of volunteers do to protect these magnificent, highly endangered creatures, I couldn’t believe how paramount the need was, and was excited to become involved. I dragged myself out of bed the...
Relocation. Destination: Paradise AKA The Osa Peninsula
A few months ago it was suggested to me by my wonderful DC coworkers that I go down to the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, visit our field stations, and maybe, just maybe, consider taking a permanent role on-site volunteer coordinator. At first, as usually occurs with any life-changing event, I was slightly skeptical. Sure, I had worked for Osa Conservation for over a year, supported it’s projects, and had a deep rooted fascination with being able to work “in the field,” but I had also lived most of...
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Ancient Armies of the Middle East
Men-at-Arms 109
Author: Terence Wise
Illustrator: Angus McBride
Short code: MAA 109
This text by Terence Wise explores some of the fascinating peoples who comprised the ancient armies of the Middle East: the Sumerians, who were the first to introduce the use of bronze into warfare, and were centuries ahead of the Egyptians in the use of the wheel - The Akkadians, whose citizen army was composed almost entirely of light troops - The Babylonians, whose people were granted land in return for army service - the horned warriors of the Elamites - the Egyptians, with thier heavy spearmen and archers - the tribal and warlike Libyans - Nubians and Ethiopians - Hyksos - the armies of the Hittite Empire - the Sea People and others.
Terence Wise is one of Osprey's most popular authors. Terence has been a respected historical writer for more than 25 years. With numerous books and articles to his credit, he has contributed more than a dozen titles to the Men-At-Arms series, mainly on medieval subjects including studies of the military orders and the Wars of the Roses. Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and has contributed to more than 70 Osprey titles in the past three decades. Born in 1931 of Highland parents but orphaned as a child, he was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. He worked in advertising agencies from 1947, and after national service, emigrated to South Africa. He now lives and works in Cape Town.
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The Scythians 700–300 BC
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Early Aegean Warrior 5000–1450 BC
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Sea Peoples of the Bronze Age Mediterranean c.1400 BC–1000 BC
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Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224–642
Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC–AD 1300
ELI 120 Paperback
The Mycenaeans c.1650–1100 BC
Bronze Age War Chariots
NVG 119 Paperback
Ancient Israel at War 853–586 BC
Soldier of the Pharaoh
WAR 121 Paperback
The Forts of Judaea 168 BC–AD 73
FOR 65 Multiple formats
Hittite Fortifications c.1650-700 BC
The Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200–586 BC
Greek Hoplite 480–323 BC
WAR 27 Paperback
Germanic Warrior AD 236–568
Early Roman Armies
MAA 283 Paperback
Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th–9th Centuries
Ancient Siege Warfare
The Sarmatians 600 BC–AD 450
The Thracians 700 BC–AD 46
Celtic Warrior
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The Army of Alexander the Great
Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265–146 BC
The Ancient Greeks
ELI 7 Paperback
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Emerging Security Environment | Multi-Domain Operations
Team OTH
Air Mobility Command’s Future Tanker Problem
April 17, 2019 May 3, 2019 Over The Horizon 2 Comments AAR, adaptive basing, amc, c4isr, KC-10, KC-135, KC-46, KC-X, KC-Y, KC-Z, MQ-25, tankers, unmanned
By: Andrew P. Hardy
Approximate Reading Time: 11 Minutes
Excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) faces a significant crisis in its power projection capability. The ability to execute missions in an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environment needs to be reevaluated in terms of air-to-air refueling (AAR). This analysis examines Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) future tanker problem in light of current plans for the future tanker fleet, by considering the boom versus drogue problem, as well as the dilemma posed by the adaptive basing concept. Ultimately, this analysis proposes the need for three different types of tanker aircraft to operate in future conflicts.
The DoD faces a significant crisis in its power projection capability in terms of its utilization of fifth-generation fighters in near-peer adversary conflicts. In order for the United States (US) to remain effective against China and Russia’s A2/AD strategies, the DoD’s ability to execute penetrating, long-range strike missions should be reevaluated in terms of AAR. The United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Navy (USN) have fifth-generation fighters with short combat radiuses that are unable to be supported by AMC’s current tanker force in A2/AD environments without facing undue risk. With the proposed cut to the KC-Y program, the DoD faces an unbalanced AAR force unable to meet the needs of the USAF, USN, and US allies with respect to a potential future near-peer conflict.
The US campaigns in Iraq and Kosovo in the 1990s showed the world that wars can be waged effectively over short distances from airfields and carriers. However, the US did not take into account that adversaries would adapt. China and Russia learned at least two distinct lessons from observations during the 1990s. The first lesson regarded the surprising effectiveness of strikes against Iraq’s surveillance and command and control networks with stealth aircraft like the F-117. The second lesson was that Iraq made a huge mistake allowing the US to build up forces in Saudi Arabia without resistance. These lessons provided the foundation for advanced radars and missiles that makeup the A2/AD network infrastructure that we see in China and Russia today. To counter this, the DoD invested in stealth aircraft like the F-22 and F-35, which have become the lynchpin for 21st century USAF strategy. Conventional fighters like the F-16 and F/A-18 can carry fuel in underwing tanks, whereas stealth fighters cannot carry external fuel stores while maintaining their stealth radar cross-section parameters. To maintain a modernized tanker force, the USAF has proposed three future tanker concepts: KC-X, KC-Y, and KC-Z.
The Current and Future Tanker Fleet
AMC’s current fleet of tankers is comprised of the KC-135 Stratotanker, KC-10 Extender, and the KC-46 Pegasus. All of these aircraft stem from an original commercial aircraft design (the Boeing 720, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and Boeing 767 respectively). The KC-135s have proven themselves since the Vietnam War but are showing their age in terms of maintenance, a lack of defensive systems, and limited situational awareness. The KC-10s excel in multiple large offloads and are ideal for coronets (which allow fighters to traverse long distances continuously), but like the KC-135s, they have no defensive systems with even less situational awareness. Finally, the KC-46 was chosen for the KC-X requirement. KC-46 deliveries are currently delayed and it is anticipated to be approximately three years away from full operational readiness as a result of delays with the boom visual curing system as well as the boom design. Nonetheless, the KC-46 will be modern in terms of defensive systems and situational awareness.
AMC Tanker Specs KC-135 KC-10 KC-46
Date Deployed 1956 1981 Delayed
Max Takeoff Weight 322,500 lbs. 590,000 lbs. 415,000 lbs.
Max Fuel Load 200,000 lbs. 356,000 lbs. 212,299 lbs.
Max Cargo Capacity 83,000 lbs. 170,000 lbs. 65,000 lbs.
Pallet Positions 6 27 18
Fuel used per hour 10,000 lbs. 18,000 lbs. 12,000 lbs.
Boom / Drogue / Both Boom or Drogue / Limited MPRS aircraft Both / Additional Drogue with WARPs Both / Additional Drogue with WARPs
Crew 3 4 3
Unit Cost $52 million $88.4 million $147.4 million
Threat Environment Low Low Medium
Inventory 396 59 7 today / 179 expected
The KC-Y and KC-Z programs were designed to modernize the legacy tanker fleet. The KC-Y is intended to recapitalize the remaining KC-135s and be ready by 2028. Some AMC leaders have suggested, however, that the KC-Y competition may be scrapped in order to save time and money by avoiding a new contest. Instead, some would prefer to simply expand the purchase of KC-46s to promote fleet commonality. The KC-Z was originally intended to recapitalize the KC-10 fleet in the late 2030s. The USAF’s top acquisition official says that the KC-Z will likely be unmanned but many concepts are still being finalized. Specifications such as decreased radar and infrared signatures, advanced electronic warfare systems, and a hard-kill, anti-missile system are being looked at to balance survivability and stealth for the future platform. Rumors even go as far as turning a Northrup Grumman B-2 into a tanker or using the future B-21 Raider as the basis for a KB-21 aerial refueler.
The Boom vs. Drogue Problem
Along with the KC-X, KC-Y, and KC-Z programs, AMC faces a future fuel transfer problem in regards to stealth. The USAF uses a boom type of transfer system to allow faster offload rates equating to more fuel available in shorter periods of time for receiver aircraft. The USN along with US allies, have chosen the drogue type of transfer system due to a more simplified transfer process (requiring less engineering and personnel involvement) despite slower offload times.
KC-46A Boom Receptacle
KC-135 Drogue Refueling an F/A-18
Compared to boom refueling, drogue refueling takes two to four times longer to offload the same amount of fuel depending on the receiver aircraft and tanker equipment. This presents a complicated problem for the USAF, especially when looking at an unmanned and stealthy next-generation tanker. In Fiscal Year 2020, according to the latest budget request, the USAF will begin design work on a small, pod-mounted tactical air refueling boom for mobility operations. Building a boom that will fit in a pod while remaining stealthy will be a significant challenge. Past tests have successfully demonstrated that a drone can refuel via boom from a manned tanker, but the test and evaluations community has yet to demonstrate the reverse. Delicate and precise movement is key to the tanker aircraft especially when the stealth characteristics could be compromised if a scrape occurs on the receiver aircraft. Currently, the MQ-25 Stingray– formally the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Air System (UCASS) – is the Navy’s response to carrier-based aircraft range limitations in A2/AD environments. Unmanned tankers are a dramatic shift in the way combat requirements are defined. By incorporating an already proven design, the capability provided by AMC could help level the A2/AD environment playing field.
Lockheed Martin’s MQ-25
The USAF’s Adaptive Basing Concept
The USAF has operated out of established bases for decades, making these locations predictable targets for adversary surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles. Part of the DoD’s answer to the A2/AD strategy from both China and Russia is the adaptive basing concept. This idea centers around rapidly refueling and rearming aircraft in an austere environment to complicate and confuse an adversary’s Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. Large tanker aircraft will still make easy targets and will remain under constant missile threat, which will hinder crew rest and decrease dependability of AAR efforts. In order for adaptive basing to be effective, AMC’s tanker layout will need to be modified. The USAF needs three different types of tanker aircraft to operate in future conflicts: 1) an AAR and cargo capable KC-135 replacement tanker, 2) a special purpose unmanned stealth tanker, and 3) an AAR devoted KC-10 replacement stealth tanker.
The Proposed Future AMC Tanker Force
The KC-46 was chosen to fulfill the KC-X requirement to replace the KC-135 and serve as the backbone of AMC’s AAR fleet. It will be able to support both boom and drogue requirements without a configuration change like the KC-135 (minus MPRS), possess significant cargo capability, modern defensive systems, and C4ISR connectivity all while operating in medium threat environments across the globe. The KC-46 should also be the only cargo capable tanker in AMC’s inventory due to specialty requirements for A2/AD environments. I believe that the KC-46 is the right choice for AMC and will fill some critical risk and communication gaps. However, the KC-46 will be significantly limited in A2/AD environments, exposing crews to high-risk in a near-peer fight, and therefore is not the sole answer to AMC’s AAR future.
The potential scrapping of the KC-Y competition will introduce a significant detriment to the AAR capability of the USAF and the DoD’s ability to project power. AMC needs to provide a tanker that can operate in an adaptive basing construct while being realistic with manned crew limitations. This tanker will not have a cargo mission due to its smaller size requirement. The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray needs to be expanded to provide further range in offload capability where size is not a limitation as it is on an aircraft carrier. Using the same basic blueprint, the USAF can develop a larger platform that can launch and recover remotely from various austere environments. Further launch ideas could include commercial roads where these unmanned aircraft could be deployed from semi-trailers to blend in with civilian transport and complicate adversary C4ISR efforts. Boom and drogue configurations would need to be developed to support USAF aircraft as well as USN and allied fourth and fifth-generation fighters.
Without the KC-Z aircraft having similar capabilities as the KC-10, AMC will see significant impacts to offload capability, flexibility, and significant complications with coronet efforts. The main advantages of the KC-10 are the multiple large offloads available to receivers as well as the range required for fighter drags. Roughly double the KC-135s/KC-46s are needed to support the same requirements that a single KC-10 can fulfill. This type of capability is critical in supporting bomber standoff weapons requirements for an A2/AD network breakdown in terms of pre-vul and post-vul fuel requirements. This new aircraft will use a non-commercial stealth shape to limit radar cross-section and focus on maximum fuel capacity. To help save costs, the entire fleet will not require radar absorbent materials (RAMs) like other stealth fighters. Eighty percent of stealth comes down to shape and the RAM can be included on a limited number of specialty tankers if that requirement is deemed necessary. Not having to worry about RAM coating on a large airframe will provide significant savings on training and maintenance costs. Lastly, the KC-Z will likely be unable to fulfill a cargo requirement like the KC-10 based on its stealth shape. AMC will need to adjust and utilize its mobility force to fulfill cargo requirements necessary for coronet packages.
Lockheed Martin’s KC-Z Concept
The US emergence as the sole superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union, combined with over 18 years of fighting the war on terror, has delayed the modernization needed for an effective future tanker force. The KC-135 and KC-10 have provided a critical warfighting capability that needs to be continued and modernized for the 21st century. The potential elimination of the KC-Y will create a critical gap in tanker capability for AMC. The KC-Z could face unrealistic expectations in becoming a “jack of all trades” aircraft which would undermine its potential. AMC needs three different types of tanker aircraft to operate in future conflicts: 1) the KC-46 that will replace the role of the KC-135 and serve in a wide variety of medium threat conflicts, 2) a stealthy unmanned aircraft similar to the MQ-25 Stingray that will be able to provide fuel in high-threat A2/AD environments to fifth and sixth-generation fighters, and 3) a KC-10 replacement that can support large fuel requirements while having a stealth radar cross-section and the potential to operate unmanned. AMC needs to be open to unmanned aircraft in its fleet and should remove the cargo requirement for every aerial refueling platform. The USAF needs to capitalize on the research and design of the MQ-25 Stingray as well as the B-21 Raider as potential models for the KC-Y and KC-Z in a time of recapitalization. The short range of today’s fifth-generation fighters will not be effective unless the future tanker force is correct. AMC’s future tanker problem could jeopardize future USAF mission effectiveness if it is not intelligently modernized to be able to support emerging fighter and bomber aircraft operating in the A2/AD environment. The DoD needs to recognize the USAF’s future tanker vulnerabilities now, and allocate sufficient funding to emphasize to Russia and China that their A2/AD networks are not impenetrable.
Maj Andrew “RATCHET” Hardy is an Evaluator Pilot with over 2,600 flight hours and 245 combat missions in the KC-135 R/T/RT. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School and a student at Air Command and Staff College in the Multi Domain Operational Strategist program. Email: andrew.hardy.3@us.af.mil
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force or the US Government.
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Nice write up Ratchet. Especially like the use of KC-Y iso Adaptive. The small payload pays off if it can get close or fly repetitively. The shuttle-tanker concepts I’ve seen are less compelling.
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this article addresses the wrong A2/AD challenge problem. USAF can contribute a solution, but this would require substantial doctrinal innovation, and some pilot operating risk while working more closely with the USN & US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Home, Archibald
David S. Shields.
Reference Entry. Subjects: Literary Studies (Poetry and Poets); US Politics; US Colonial and Revolutionary History; Colonialism and Imperialism. 752 words.
Home, Archibald (1705?– April 1744), secretary of the colony of New Jersey and poet, was born in Berwick, Scotland, the son of Sir John Home, the baronet of Berwick. His mother’s name is...
Hopkinson, Francis
Harry M. Ward.
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Hopkinson, Francis (02 October 1737–09 May 1791), author, composer, and judge, was born in Philadelphia, the son of Thomas Hopkinson, a lawyer and Pennsylvania councillor, and Mary Johnson....
Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer-, first earl of Lytton [pseud. Owen Meredith] (1831–1891), viceroy of India and poet
David Washbrook.
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Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer-, first earl of Lytton [pseud. Owen Meredith] (1831–1891), viceroy of India and poet, was the only son of Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, first Baron...
Odell, Jonathan
Robert M. Calhoon.
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Odell, Jonathan (25 September 1737–25 November 1818), Anglican clergyman, Loyalist, and poet, was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of John Odell, a skilled carpenter, and Temperance...
Philp [Philip], James, of Almerieclose (1654/5–1714x25), Jacobite poet
Murray G. H. Pittock.
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Philp [Philip], James, of Almerieclose (1654/5–1714x25), Jacobite poet, was born at Arbroath, Forfarshire, the son of James Philp of Almerieclose (d. 1695/6), 'a small property … composed...
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Dora Jean Ashe.
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Spenser, Edmund (1552?–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland
Andrew Hadfield.
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Ronald Lettieri.
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1. Gupta, Maya. Family Cohesion and Flexibility in Early Episode Psychosis .
Degree: Psychology, 2015, Queens University
► Our understanding of treatment for psychotic disorders has improved considerably over the last 20 years. One area that has received international attention is the importance… (more)
▼ Our understanding of treatment for psychotic disorders has improved considerably over the last 20 years. One area that has received international attention is the importance of early intervention for psychosis. Research suggests that family support promotes recovery and is a key component of any successful early intervention program. However, very little is known about familial interaction patterns in families that are coping with the unexpected onset of a psychotic illness and the factors that help to foster adaptive family functioning during this challenging time. The purpose of this study was to understand the individual, caregiver, and family factors that are associated with healthy and adaptive family functioning in early episode psychosis and to explore differences in family interaction patterns between families with an individual with psychosis and healthy control families. This study employed two methodologies: (1) an online caregiver survey that examined relationships among various caregiver and family system variables such as caregiver appraisals, coping strategies, quality of life, perceived helpfulness of support systems, and family functioning and (2) an experimental laboratory-based study that examined the real time affective states and dynamic flexibility of family interactions in families with an individual with early psychosis and healthy control families. The results of this project indicate that cognitive appraisals about the illness, its consequences, and one’s caregiving role are important predictors of family functioning. Specifically, greater positive caregiver appraisals were associated with better family functioning. Family members of an individual with psychosis reported more family difficulties across dimensions of cohesion and flexibility; however in the laboratory-based observation study, families with an individual with psychosis were equally flexible and diverse in their expression of affect, and had more predictable interactions compared to healthy control families. This is the first study to use state space grids to visually depict family interactions in real time, demonstrating its unique applications both for research and clinical intervention. The findings from this study have important implications for the field of early intervention in psychosis and could inform relevant treatment targets for family-based interventions.
Subjects/Keywords: Family; Psychosis
Gupta, M. (2015). Family Cohesion and Flexibility in Early Episode Psychosis . (Thesis). Queens University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13456
Gupta, Maya. “Family Cohesion and Flexibility in Early Episode Psychosis .” 2015. Thesis, Queens University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13456.
Gupta, Maya. “Family Cohesion and Flexibility in Early Episode Psychosis .” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Gupta M. Family Cohesion and Flexibility in Early Episode Psychosis . [Internet] [Thesis]. Queens University; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13456.
Gupta M. Family Cohesion and Flexibility in Early Episode Psychosis . [Thesis]. Queens University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13456
2. Baker, Charlotte. Reading 'psychosis' in Kathy Acker's writing : rethinking clinical and critical perspectives.
Degree: PhD, 2016, Royal Holloway, University of London
URL: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/reading-psychosis-in-kathy-ackers-writing-rethinking-clinical-and-critical-perspectives(4b42985f-326c-4f7d-911b-9a865c97b036).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792465
► This thesis focuses on the portrayal and implications of 'literary psychosis' as represented in selected writing by experimental writer Kathy Acker. I argue that Acker's… (more)
▼ This thesis focuses on the portrayal and implications of 'literary psychosis' as represented in selected writing by experimental writer Kathy Acker. I argue that Acker's contextual, textual, and experiential representations offer a version of psychosis that is meaningful and 'understandable', subsequently offering clinical insights that prompt rethinking of contemporary clinical and critical views. In this thesis, I demonstrate how reading psychosis in Acker's work can lead to new ways of learning about and working with people which support the need for new ways of acknowledging and understanding psychosis, ways that a dominant biomedical perspective on mental health does not always sufficiently recognise. Acker, in my reading, shows the need for close attention to the context of experience, to how it is formally narrated, and to the phenomenology of experiences that might be aligned with psychosis. Acker's writing details both the context and content of strange and unusual mental experiences and challenging emotions, while often simultaneously structurally mirroring the form of psychosis. Acker's version of psychosis is not, however, aligned with a strictly nosological or disease-centric context. I argue that the uniqueness of each textual construction highlights the uniqueness of human experience, which is concomitantly denied through homogenising diagnostic frameworks and related treatment approaches that dominate contemporary psychiatric practice. Acker's fiction is widely recognised as being challenging, even alienating, for the reader through her destruction of linear narrative and coherent textual form, twisting of narrative time and place, and thematic concerns which emerge as sometimes violent, explicit and boundary dismantling. I argue that Acker's fiction requires new reading and understanding skills. In this thesis I draw parallels between these novel interpretative, comprehensive and responsive skills and the development of narrative competencies in clinical education and practice, which function to better support and work with people experiencing what might be formulated as 'psychosis'.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychosis; Acker
Baker, C. (2016). Reading 'psychosis' in Kathy Acker's writing : rethinking clinical and critical perspectives . (Doctoral Dissertation). Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved from https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/reading-psychosis-in-kathy-ackers-writing-rethinking-clinical-and-critical-perspectives(4b42985f-326c-4f7d-911b-9a865c97b036).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792465
Baker, Charlotte. “Reading 'psychosis' in Kathy Acker's writing : rethinking clinical and critical perspectives.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Royal Holloway, University of London. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/reading-psychosis-in-kathy-ackers-writing-rethinking-clinical-and-critical-perspectives(4b42985f-326c-4f7d-911b-9a865c97b036).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792465.
Baker, Charlotte. “Reading 'psychosis' in Kathy Acker's writing : rethinking clinical and critical perspectives.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Baker C. Reading 'psychosis' in Kathy Acker's writing : rethinking clinical and critical perspectives. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Royal Holloway, University of London; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/reading-psychosis-in-kathy-ackers-writing-rethinking-clinical-and-critical-perspectives(4b42985f-326c-4f7d-911b-9a865c97b036).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792465.
Baker C. Reading 'psychosis' in Kathy Acker's writing : rethinking clinical and critical perspectives. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Royal Holloway, University of London; 2016. Available from: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/reading-psychosis-in-kathy-ackers-writing-rethinking-clinical-and-critical-perspectives(4b42985f-326c-4f7d-911b-9a865c97b036).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792465
3. Rodrigues, Rebecca. Factors Associated with Involuntary Hospitalization among Young People with Early Psychosis.
Degree: 2017, University of Western Ontario
URL: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5079
► Involuntary hospitalization may impact subsequent service engagement in people newly diagnosed with psychosis. We sought to estimate the proportion of young people aged 16-35 years… (more)
▼ Involuntary hospitalization may impact subsequent service engagement in people newly diagnosed with psychosis. We sought to estimate the proportion of young people aged 16-35 years with early psychosis in Ontario hospitalized involuntarily at first admission, and to identify the factors associated. Using health administrative data, we followed-up 17,725 incident cases of non-affective psychosis for 2-years (2009-2016). We used logistic regression with augmented backward elimination to identify associated risk factors. During follow-up, 32% were hospitalized voluntarily or involuntarily, 81% of which were involuntary. Factors associated with higher odds of involuntary status included younger age, immigrants/refugees, psychosis not-otherwise-specified diagnosis, poor insight or adherence, greater severity of mania, aggression, harm to self or others, and recent police involvement. Prior trauma, greater severity of negative symptoms or depression, and contact with community services or primary care were protective. Our findings implicate areas for intervention to improve pathways to care for people with psychosis.
Subjects/Keywords: Early psychosis; first-episode psychosis; involuntary hospitalization
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Rodrigues, R. (2017). Factors Associated with Involuntary Hospitalization among Young People with Early Psychosis . (Thesis). University of Western Ontario. Retrieved from https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5079
Rodrigues, Rebecca. “Factors Associated with Involuntary Hospitalization among Young People with Early Psychosis.” 2017. Thesis, University of Western Ontario. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5079.
Rodrigues, Rebecca. “Factors Associated with Involuntary Hospitalization among Young People with Early Psychosis.” 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Rodrigues R. Factors Associated with Involuntary Hospitalization among Young People with Early Psychosis. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5079.
Rodrigues R. Factors Associated with Involuntary Hospitalization among Young People with Early Psychosis. [Thesis]. University of Western Ontario; 2017. Available from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5079
4. Clark, Vanessa. Cigarette smoking and psychosis: an examination of motivations and cognitive factors.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Newcastle
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296527
Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Tobacco smoking is one of the leading modifiable risk factors for chronic disease including cardiovascular disease, cancers and… (more)
Tobacco smoking is one of the leading modifiable risk factors for chronic disease including cardiovascular disease, cancers and lung related diseases. Despite the declining smoking rates among the general population, smoking rates among those with psychosis have remained stable and high. Individuals with psychosis have very high rates of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence. They have longer demonstrated smoking histories compared to those without a psychotic disorder and tend to smoke stronger cigarettes, more frequently. The elevated smoking amongst this population in combination with a reduced quit rate places this clinical population at a higher risk of cardiovascular related diseases and as a result, a significantly reduced life expectancy. Cigarette smoking also increases the metabolism of some antipsychotic medications, requiring smokers with schizophrenia to take larger doses to achieve the same therapeutic levels compared to those who do not smoke. This leads to an increase in the number and severity of medication side effects, as well as reducing the therapeutic benefits of these medications. The factors that may affect smoking in psychosis are complex and speculative, and the high rates of smoking are still a pertinent issue. Two major theories that attempt to explain the high rates of smoking amongst those with psychosis are the self-medication hypothesis and the addiction vulnerability hypothesis. The self-medication hypothesis refers to the theory that people with psychosis smoke cigarettes to correct an underlying deficit in their neuropathology and to treat the symptoms of their illness. The addiction vulnerability hypothesis argues that abnormalities in the brain reward pathways may make people with psychosis more vulnerable to smoking, but does not specify whether smoking provides any therapeutic benefits for those with psychosis. The aim of this thesis is to understand the motivations that may encourage smoking initiation and maintenance among those with psychosis. There will be a focus on the self-medication hypothesis and the addiction vulnerability hypothesis, with reference to subjective reasons for cigarette smoking, as well as potential cognitive motivators. A multifaceted approach was employed to address these questions in various samples with established and early psychosis, examining (1) self-reported reasons for smoking and how these influence smoking cessation; (2) the influence of smoking on clinical and cognitive outcomes in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis or early psychosis; and (3) the influence of smoking on a well-characterised cognitive deficit in people with schizophrenia, visual spatial working memory (VSWM). The findings of this thesis illustrate that there is a clear association between smoking and psychosis. Subjective data were supportive of the self-medication hypothesis, in that participants with psychosis who endorsed more reasons for smoking associated with activation and stimulation motives showed…
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Health, School of Medicine and Public Health.
Subjects/Keywords: smoking; psychosis; cognition
Clark, V. (2015). Cigarette smoking and psychosis: an examination of motivations and cognitive factors . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296527
Clark, Vanessa. “Cigarette smoking and psychosis: an examination of motivations and cognitive factors.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Newcastle. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296527.
Clark, Vanessa. “Cigarette smoking and psychosis: an examination of motivations and cognitive factors.” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Clark V. Cigarette smoking and psychosis: an examination of motivations and cognitive factors. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296527.
Clark V. Cigarette smoking and psychosis: an examination of motivations and cognitive factors. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Newcastle; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1296527
5. Wardle, Melissa. The stigma of psychosis : lived experience, psychological consequences and strategies to overcome stigma.
Degree: PhD, 2014, University of Manchester
URL: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-stigma-of-psychosis-lived-experience-psychological-consequences-and-strategies-to-overcome-stigma(bca0abe3-7237-4456-b5f6-242c029a7084).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603247
► This thesis explored how psychosis stigma affects the psychological wellbeing of young people at risk of psychosis and people with psychosis. The efficacy of psychosocial… (more)
▼ This thesis explored how psychosis stigma affects the psychological wellbeing of young people at risk of psychosis and people with psychosis. The efficacy of psychosocial methods to reduce stigma in young people were explored. Multiple methods were used including qualitative, cross sectional, longitudinal and a randomsied controlled trial. Chapter 1 included a comprehensive review of the literature on stigma. Chapter 2 provided a review of the methodology used throughout the thesis. Study 1 (Chapter 3) examined the subjective experience of psychosis using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three super ordinate themes of judgment, disclosure and psychological distress were identified. Analysis of the data suggested a directional relationship between the themes with societal judgments, affecting issues of disclosure and judgment and disclosure issues increasing psychological distress. Possible exits from distress were suggested. Study 2 (Chapter 4) explored relationships between internalised stereotypes (IS) of psychosis and emotional dysfunction in people at risk of developing psychosis. Correlational analyses indicated significant relationships between IS, depression, social anxiety, and distress. Multiple regression analyses indicated that baseline IS predicted depression at follow up. Results suggested that IS may increase psychological distress and in particular depression in young people at risk of psychosis. Study 3 (Chapter 5) explored relationships between IS and emotional dysfunction in people with psychosis not taking antipsychotic medication. The findings revealed significant positive relationships between IS, depression and social anxiety. Multiple regression analysis suggested that baseline IS predicted depression at follow-up but this did not remain significant when controlling for baseline depression. These results replicate the findings of previous research carried out in other psychosis populations. Study 4 (Chapter 6) explored differences in the level of IS and the strength of relationship between IS and emotional dysfunction, between those at risk of psychosis and those with psychosis. Results of the cross sectional analysis indicated no significant differences between the groups on level of IS or on the strength of correlation between IS and emotional dysfunction. This interesting find suggests that young people at risk of psychosis may be internalising stereotypes early and before official diagnostic labels are applied. Study 5 (Chapter 7) examined the efficacy of internet based anti-stigma interventions for young people. Results indicated a non-significant trend towards reduction in stigma, immediately post intervention for the contact and psychosocial educational conditions, however superiority over control was not demonstrated. Findings indicated that internet based interventions for this group should be brief and ensure maximum engagement. This thesis has demonstrated that stigma affects the wellbeing of people whose experiences exist along the psychosis continuum. Research is required…
Subjects/Keywords: 616.89; Stigma; Psychosis
Wardle, M. (2014). The stigma of psychosis : lived experience, psychological consequences and strategies to overcome stigma . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-stigma-of-psychosis-lived-experience-psychological-consequences-and-strategies-to-overcome-stigma(bca0abe3-7237-4456-b5f6-242c029a7084).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603247
Wardle, Melissa. “The stigma of psychosis : lived experience, psychological consequences and strategies to overcome stigma.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-stigma-of-psychosis-lived-experience-psychological-consequences-and-strategies-to-overcome-stigma(bca0abe3-7237-4456-b5f6-242c029a7084).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603247.
Wardle, Melissa. “The stigma of psychosis : lived experience, psychological consequences and strategies to overcome stigma.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Wardle M. The stigma of psychosis : lived experience, psychological consequences and strategies to overcome stigma. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-stigma-of-psychosis-lived-experience-psychological-consequences-and-strategies-to-overcome-stigma(bca0abe3-7237-4456-b5f6-242c029a7084).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603247.
Wardle M. The stigma of psychosis : lived experience, psychological consequences and strategies to overcome stigma. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2014. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-stigma-of-psychosis-lived-experience-psychological-consequences-and-strategies-to-overcome-stigma(bca0abe3-7237-4456-b5f6-242c029a7084).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.603247
6. Palmier-Claus, Jasper. Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis.
► The relationship between childhood adversity and bipolar disorder remains unclear. The authors statistically synthesised the available literature in order to understand the size of this… (more)
▼ The relationship between childhood adversity and bipolar disorder remains unclear. The authors statistically synthesised the available literature in order to understand the size of this effect. In line with the review protocol (PROSPERO reference: CRD42015017201), search terms relating to childhood adversity and bipolar disorder were entered into four electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsychInfo, and Web of Science). Eligible studies included a sample formally diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a comparison sample (non-clinical, major depression or schizophrenia) and a quantitative measure of childhood adversity. Effect sizes were calculated and converted to odds ratios before being meta-analysed. From the 5395 identified articles, 13 case-control and six epidemiological studies were included in the main analysis. Childhood adversity was 2.63 (CI: 1.99 – 3.47, p<.001) times more likely to have occurred in bipolar disorder when compared to non-clinical controls. The effect sizes were similar for the case control (2.88; CI: 2.03 – 4.08) and epidemiological (2.24, CI: 1.41 – 3.55) studies. Emotional abuse showed the greatest effect size for any form of adversity with an odds ratio of 4.04 (CI: 3.12-5.22). Rates of childhood adversity in bipolar disorder were comparable to those in schizophrenia and unipolar depression. The findings suggest that childhood adversity, particularly emotional abuse, may play a key role in the development of bipolar disorder, comparable to that of other psychiatric conditions. This has implications for both the detection and treatment of bipolar symptomatology. There is a need for prospective cohort design research to better elucidate the causal nature of this relationship. Advisors/Committee Members: BERRY, KATHERINE KL, Berry, Katherine, Bucci, Sandra.
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; bipolar; trauma
Palmier-Claus, J. (2015). Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:272846
Palmier-Claus, Jasper. “Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:272846.
Palmier-Claus, Jasper. “Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis.” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Palmier-Claus J. Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:272846.
Palmier-Claus J. Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2015. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:272846
7. Patel, Gita. Investigating the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2016, University of Manchester
URL: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigating-the-role-and-treatment-of-sleep-in-relation-to-psychotic-experiences(473ae105-bd35-4964-80bb-803da583bc30).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694325
► Sleep problems are a common complaint in clinical samples. Specifically, the high level of co-occurring sleep disturbances, such as insomnia and hypersomnia, amongst patients with… (more)
▼ Sleep problems are a common complaint in clinical samples. Specifically, the high level of co-occurring sleep disturbances, such as insomnia and hypersomnia, amongst patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder suggests a relationship between poor sleep and psychopathology. Furthermore, recent evidence consistently indicates that sleep disturbance may be related to symptoms of psychosis such as hallucinations and delusions. The research described in this thesis attempts to explore the relationship between sleep in psychosis. Paper 1 presents a systematic review entitled: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sleep Treatments in Severe Mental Illness. The review identified fifteen controlled trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of sleep disturbance in patients with severe mental illness. The outcomes of the review indicated that sleep could be reliably improved in persons with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Significant improvements to sleep were observed for some pharmacological interventions as well as for non-pharmacological interventions. Paper 2 describes an empirical study aimed at exploring the effects of poor sleep on the cognitive mechanisms underlying psychotic experiences. Using an independent groups design, two, well-defined, non-clinical groups comprising good sleepers and poor sleepers (those meeting criteria for insomnia disorder) were recruited to the study. The two groups were compared on a series of questionnaires and computer tasks designed to assess mechanisms underlying hallucinations and delusions, with a view to determine whether there was a difference in performance between groups that could be attributed to sleep. No significant differences were found between groups, although the study was underpowered. The findings are discussed in the context of sample characteristics and tests used to compare groups. The final paper offers a critical reflection on the systematic review and empirical study, drawing together conclusions about the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences.
Subjects/Keywords: 616.89; sleep; psychosis
Patel, G. (2016). Investigating the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigating-the-role-and-treatment-of-sleep-in-relation-to-psychotic-experiences(473ae105-bd35-4964-80bb-803da583bc30).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694325
Patel, Gita. “Investigating the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigating-the-role-and-treatment-of-sleep-in-relation-to-psychotic-experiences(473ae105-bd35-4964-80bb-803da583bc30).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694325.
Patel, Gita. “Investigating the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Patel G. Investigating the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigating-the-role-and-treatment-of-sleep-in-relation-to-psychotic-experiences(473ae105-bd35-4964-80bb-803da583bc30).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694325.
Patel G. Investigating the role and treatment of sleep in relation to psychotic experiences. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2016. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigating-the-role-and-treatment-of-sleep-in-relation-to-psychotic-experiences(473ae105-bd35-4964-80bb-803da583bc30).html ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694325
8. Fils-Aimé, Joseph Reginald. Recovery From Psychotic Disorders in Rural Haiti: The Perspectives of Persons With Lived Experience of Psychosis, Family Caregivers, Health Care Providers, and Community Leaders.
Degree: Master of Medical Sciences, 2016, Harvard University
URL: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41940989
The lived experience of psychosis in Haiti and in the Zanmi Lasante (ZL) mental health program is poorly understood, but crucial to document and explore… (more)
The lived experience of psychosis in Haiti and in the Zanmi Lasante (ZL) mental health program is poorly understood, but crucial to document and explore in order to better facilitate the recovery of those suffering from psychosis. This thesis is based on a qualitative study, conducted in Mirebalais and Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite, which used purposeful maximal variation sampling. It investigates the local knowledge, the lived experience, and the best paths to recovery from psychosis. Drawing on these research findings, it offers lessons for the design and improvement of services. This thesis presents novel research on the lived experience of recovery from psychosis in rural Haiti. Persons with lived experience of psychosis and their families narrated their journeys before entering the ZL program and revealed experiences that were personally, socially and economically devastating. Family members involved in the care seeking and caregiving processes reported many structural constraints such as inaccessibility of care, poverty and stigma. They often faced moral quandaries and were forced to make impossible choices while desperately trying to take care of their loved ones. Structural violence appeared as a root cause of the inhumane conditions of the lived experience of people with mental illness in rural Haiti. Their experiences suggest a model of recovery that encompasses clinical recovery, social and spiritual connections, and the ability to fulfill one’s social role. With this model of recovery in mind, implementers must seek to go beyond clinical improvement to facilitate the learning of needed skills. They must also engage the community and accelerate structural changes that will allow persons with lived experience of psychosis to fulfill the social roles they value most. The findings of this study can inform the further development of appropriate rehabilitation programs and tools, and inform a national mental health system in Haiti that effectively facilitates recovery.
Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery
Advisors/Committee Members: Raviola, Giuseppe James (committee member), Becker, Anne Edith (committee member), Good, Byron Joseph (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Psychosis; Recovery; Haiti
Fils-Aimé, J. R. (2016). Recovery From Psychotic Disorders in Rural Haiti: The Perspectives of Persons With Lived Experience of Psychosis, Family Caregivers, Health Care Providers, and Community Leaders . (Masters Thesis). Harvard University. Retrieved from http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41940989
Fils-Aimé, Joseph Reginald. “Recovery From Psychotic Disorders in Rural Haiti: The Perspectives of Persons With Lived Experience of Psychosis, Family Caregivers, Health Care Providers, and Community Leaders.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Harvard University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41940989.
Fils-Aimé, Joseph Reginald. “Recovery From Psychotic Disorders in Rural Haiti: The Perspectives of Persons With Lived Experience of Psychosis, Family Caregivers, Health Care Providers, and Community Leaders.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Fils-Aimé JR. Recovery From Psychotic Disorders in Rural Haiti: The Perspectives of Persons With Lived Experience of Psychosis, Family Caregivers, Health Care Providers, and Community Leaders. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Harvard University; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41940989.
Fils-Aimé JR. Recovery From Psychotic Disorders in Rural Haiti: The Perspectives of Persons With Lived Experience of Psychosis, Family Caregivers, Health Care Providers, and Community Leaders. [Masters Thesis]. Harvard University; 2016. Available from: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41940989
9. DeWeever, Natalie. Logical reasoning in delusion-prone individuals.
Degree: Thesis (D.Clin.Psy.), 2018, Royal Holloway, University of London
URL: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/logical-reasoning-in-delusionprone-individuals(be1e8522-3bfa-49cc-896a-6053f16fcd1c).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792858
► Research suggests that reasoning biases play a key role in the development and maintenance of paranoia. A number of cognitive interventions have been developed to… (more)
▼ Research suggests that reasoning biases play a key role in the development and maintenance of paranoia. A number of cognitive interventions have been developed to ameliorate these biases, with the view that this will improve symptoms, functioning and quality of life in individuals with psychosis. Numerous research studies have tested the efficacy of these therapies, and integrating the evidence has important implications for individual, family and service-wide outcomes. The two papers presented in this thesis, a systematic review and an empirical study, aim to contribute to research in the area. The final section, which aims to place the thesis in a wider context, discusses the overall findings, personal reflections on the research process, some limitations of the two studies, and outlines implications for clinical interventions and future research.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychosis; Reasoning; Delusions
DeWeever, N. (2018). Logical reasoning in delusion-prone individuals . (Doctoral Dissertation). Royal Holloway, University of London. Retrieved from https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/logical-reasoning-in-delusionprone-individuals(be1e8522-3bfa-49cc-896a-6053f16fcd1c).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792858
DeWeever, Natalie. “Logical reasoning in delusion-prone individuals.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Royal Holloway, University of London. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/logical-reasoning-in-delusionprone-individuals(be1e8522-3bfa-49cc-896a-6053f16fcd1c).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792858.
DeWeever, Natalie. “Logical reasoning in delusion-prone individuals.” 2018. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
DeWeever N. Logical reasoning in delusion-prone individuals. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Royal Holloway, University of London; 2018. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/logical-reasoning-in-delusionprone-individuals(be1e8522-3bfa-49cc-896a-6053f16fcd1c).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792858.
DeWeever N. Logical reasoning in delusion-prone individuals. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Royal Holloway, University of London; 2018. Available from: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/logical-reasoning-in-delusionprone-individuals(be1e8522-3bfa-49cc-896a-6053f16fcd1c).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.792858
10. White, Dominique A. Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans.
Degree: 2017, IUPUI
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Aim: Early psychosis has been identified as period during which rapid identification and treatment can lead to significant improvement in… (more)
Aim: Early psychosis has been identified as period during which rapid identification and treatment can lead to significant improvement in clinical and functional outcomes. Despite increased research, no studies have examined early psychosis in Veteran populations. It is unknown whether Veterans differ from non-Veterans at this stage of the disorder, and if the treatments offered to non-Veterans are appropriate to implement in Veteran Affairs Medical Centers. Given differences that appear between Veterans and non-Veterans in chronic psychosis, additional work is necessary to determine the best way to approach specialized treatment for Veterans experiencing early psychosis. Methods: The current study is a secondary analysis of assessment batteries collected at a community-based early intervention program and at a local Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Assessment results were compared for Veterans’ and non-Veterans’ background characteristics, symptoms, and neurocognitive deficits. Results: Significant differences were found between the two samples on age of illness onset, marital status, education level, positive symptoms of psychosis, and neurocognitive functioning. Logistic regression analyses identified age of onset as a potential underlying factor. Conclusions: While some aspects of illness presentation appear similar between Veterans and non-Veterans, there are important differences between these populations. Pre-existing treatment interventions, such as Social Skills Training, cognitive remediation approaches and cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis may be appropriate to implement with Veterans. Others– such as family based interventions or supported employment services – may need to be tailored to maximize the benefit for Veterans.
Advisors/Committee Members: Salyers, Michelle, McGuire, Alan, Zapolski, Tamika, Minor, Kyle.
Subjects/Keywords: Psychosis; Severe Mental Illness; Early Psychosis; First Episode Psychosis; Veterans; Interventions
White, D. A. (2017). Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans . (Thesis). IUPUI. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14661
White, Dominique A. “Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans.” 2017. Thesis, IUPUI. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14661.
White, Dominique A. “Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans.” 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
White DA. Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans. [Internet] [Thesis]. IUPUI; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14661.
White DA. Veterans with early psychosis: a comparison of veterans and non-veterans. [Thesis]. IUPUI; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1805/14661
11. Landers, Courtney Amaryllis. Using a porcine maternal infanticide model to investigate the inheritance of human puerperal psychosis.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Cambridge
URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284358 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.763758
► Puerperal Psychosis is the most severe form of postnatal psychiatric illness, and is a psychiatric emergency. Human-based research to find a means of genetically predicting… (more)
▼ Puerperal Psychosis is the most severe form of postnatal psychiatric illness, and is a psychiatric emergency. Human-based research to find a means of genetically predicting a woman's risk of puerperal psychosis has so far failed to reliably or reproducibly identify candidate genes or pathways, due to problems common within the field of psychiatric genetics, leading to the proposal of using an animal model in the form of Porcine Maternal Infanticide. In this project, the author has aimed to understand the pathophysiology of PMI using NGS technologies in order to 1) extend the validity of PMI as a model for PP; 2) determine future steps for development of the PMI model; and 3) generate insights into the management of PMI (and by extension PP) via prediction and detection of a puerperal trigger. These aims have been pursued via two experiments. In the first, the author has created RNA-Seq libraries from archival RNA, and then performed differential gene expression analysis. The results indicated that RNA-Seq technologies can be used with archival RNA samples, but using such samples introduces the risk of degradation-based bias. The substantial influence of outliers, confounding factors and sample size on the results prevented reliable identification of candidate genes" but provide concrete guidelines development of the Porcine Maternal Infanticide model. In the second, the author has created MBD-Seq libraries from archival tissue, and then performed differential methylation analysis. The results indicated that it is possible to use MBD-Seq technologies with Sus scrofa brain tissue. Once again, the effect of confounding factors and sample size on the results prevented reliable identification of candidate genes, but provide guidance for development of the Porcine Maternal Infanticide model.
Subjects/Keywords: puerperal psychosis; post-natal psychosis; postnatal psychosis; bipolar disorder; maternal savaging; porcine maternal infanticide
Landers, C. A. (2019). Using a porcine maternal infanticide model to investigate the inheritance of human puerperal psychosis . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284358 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.763758
Landers, Courtney Amaryllis. “Using a porcine maternal infanticide model to investigate the inheritance of human puerperal psychosis.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284358 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.763758.
Landers, Courtney Amaryllis. “Using a porcine maternal infanticide model to investigate the inheritance of human puerperal psychosis.” 2019. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Landers CA. Using a porcine maternal infanticide model to investigate the inheritance of human puerperal psychosis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284358 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.763758.
Landers CA. Using a porcine maternal infanticide model to investigate the inheritance of human puerperal psychosis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2019. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284358 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.763758
12. Gibson, Lauren Elizabeth. Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms.
Degree: PhD, 2017, Temple University
URL: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,459222
Although genetic factors appear to contribute substantially to the onset of psychotic disorders, environmental factors also influence the development and course of psychosis. One… (more)
Although genetic factors appear to contribute substantially to the onset of psychotic disorders, environmental factors also influence the development and course of psychosis. One environmental risk factor that has been robustly associated with multiple psychosis outcomes is exposure to traumatic life events (TLEs). Specifically, TLEs have been associated with increased risk of psychotic disorders, with the prodrome of psychosis, and with dimensional measures of psychotic symptoms, such as attenuated positive psychotic symptoms. Nevertheless, TLEs have been linked to various mental disorders; therefore, the specificity of TLEs to psychosis remains unclear. Similarly, the mechanisms underlying the TLE-psychosis relation have not been fully delineated. The current project addressed these gaps by exploring three areas within the field of TLEs and psychosis. The first is by reviewing the literature on two understudied areas of the trauma and psychosis literature: 1) the specificity between trauma and psychosis in relation to other disorders that often result post-trauma, and 2) proposed mechanisms that uniquely link trauma to psychosis. Second, this project tested whether attentional biases, present in samples with trauma histories and experiencing attenuated forms of psychosis, were similar within both populations. Third, this project examined multiple putative mechanisms influencing the association between TLEs and attenuated psychosis that have been proposed, but not fully tested, in psychosis research, including dissociation, negative self-schemas, negative other-schemas, external locus of control, and stress sensitivity. Analysis of variance suggested that individuals with TLE histories demonstrate attentional biases for physical abuse words and overall TLE-related words, but that experiencing attenuated positive psychotic symptoms does not increase attentional biases in conjunction with a TLE history. Additionally, a bootstrapping method for examining multiple mediation indicated that increases in dissociation, negative self- and other-schemas, external locus of control, and perceived stress mediate the relationship between TLEs and attenuated psychosis. Collectively, this project underscores the importance of targeting multiple cognitive-based mechanisms that may emerge post-trauma in order to reduce psychotic-like experiences or disorders.
Temple University – Theses
Advisors/Committee Members: Ellman, Lauren;, Alloy, Lauren B., Olino, Thomas, Drabick, Deborah A. G., Giovannetti, Tania, Weber, Meredith;.
Subjects/Keywords: Clinical psychology;
Gibson, L. E. (2017). Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms . (Doctoral Dissertation). Temple University. Retrieved from http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,459222
Gibson, Lauren Elizabeth. “Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,459222.
Gibson, Lauren Elizabeth. “Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms.” 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Gibson LE. Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Temple University; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,459222.
Gibson LE. Traumatic life event exposure and attenuated psychosis: Symptom specificity and explanatory mechanisms. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Temple University; 2017. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,459222
13. Burns, Amy Minh Nhat. Reducing stigma: the effect of an educational intervention.
Degree: MEd, Department of Educational Psychology, 2009, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fb494885f
► The stigma associated with a mental illness can be an impediment to recovery and has been described as more long lasting and disabling than the… (more)
▼ The stigma associated with a mental illness can be an impediment to recovery and has been described as more long lasting and disabling than the illness itself (Schulze & Angermeyer, 2003). Thus reducing stigma is an important cornerstone in any mental health strategy. This study examined the impact of an educational presentation by the Edmonton Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EEPIC) on reducing stigma associated with psychosis and schizophrenia. Stigma was measured using the Attribution Questionnaire (Corrigan, Markowitz, Watson, Rowan, & Kubiak, 2003) and the World Psychiatric Association’s Presentation Evaluation (Sartorius & Schulze, 2005). Respondents’ knowledge about the causes of schizophrenia improved as a result of the presentation. In addition, respondents viewed people with schizophrenia as less dangerous and were less socially distancing after the educational presentation. These results provide preliminary evidence that a time-limited educational presentation can foster positive attitudes and reduce the stigma related to schizophrenia.
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; educational intervention; stigma
Burns, A. M. N. (2009). Reducing stigma: the effect of an educational intervention . (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fb494885f
Burns, Amy Minh Nhat. “Reducing stigma: the effect of an educational intervention.” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fb494885f.
Burns, Amy Minh Nhat. “Reducing stigma: the effect of an educational intervention.” 2009. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Burns AMN. Reducing stigma: the effect of an educational intervention. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2009. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fb494885f.
Burns AMN. Reducing stigma: the effect of an educational intervention. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2009. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fb494885f
14. Lakusta, Bonnie J. A 1H-MRS and Neurocognitive Analysis of Psychotic Symptoms in Stimulant Dependence.
Degree: PhD, Department of Psychiatry, 2011, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/tb09j734s
► The association between stimulant drug use and the presence of a psychotic disorder raises questions about causation. Substance-induced psychosis may differ etiologically from schizophrenia despite… (more)
▼ The association between stimulant drug use and the presence of a psychotic disorder raises questions about causation. Substance-induced psychosis may differ etiologically from schizophrenia despite similar phenotypic presentation. It is possible that stimulant drug users who develop symptoms of psychosis have a pre-existing vulnerability to schizophrenia. A recent theory building on the neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia proposes that a second insult in conjunction with a pre-existing vulnerability may be necessary to trigger the onset of psychosis. Stimulant dependence may be one of these exogenous triggers for psychosis. This study investigated the possibility that stimulant dependence can trigger psychosis biologically by using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and cognitively by using a battery of cognitive assessments. It was hypothesized the stimulant drug users who develop psychotic symptoms have a pre-existing vulnerability to psychosis that manifests when the substance use triggers abnormal neuropathological development. Evidence of this pathology should be found biologically in proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy measures of N-acetylaspartate, glutamate and choline, and cognitively in measures of processing speed and executive functioning. Abstinent stimulant-dependent users were recruited from the community and compared to a healthy control group and a group of non-substance-induced first episode psychosis patients. Results of this study provide support for the association between methamphetamine use and psychosis. The stimulant-dependent group had worse performance on measures of executive function and processing speed compared to healthy controls, but only processing speed was related to the presence of psychotic symptoms, providing support for processing speed as a potential endophenotype for psychosis. The stimulant-dependent group also had abnormal neurochemical profiles as measured by N-acetylaspartate and glutamate. Finally, in comparison between stimulant-dependent users with symptoms of psychosis and a de novo schizophrenia, the factors predicting severity of psychotic symptoms differed substantially between groups. These results suggest that the cognitive and biological correlates of a substance-induced psychosis differ from a non-substance-induced psychosis, suggesting that a vulnerability to substance-induced psychosis may differ from the neurodevelopomental pathology associated with schizophrenia.
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; spectroscopy; methamphetamine; schizophrenia; stimulants
Lakusta, B. J. (2011). A 1H-MRS and Neurocognitive Analysis of Psychotic Symptoms in Stimulant Dependence . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/tb09j734s
Lakusta, Bonnie J. “A 1H-MRS and Neurocognitive Analysis of Psychotic Symptoms in Stimulant Dependence.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/tb09j734s.
Lakusta, Bonnie J. “A 1H-MRS and Neurocognitive Analysis of Psychotic Symptoms in Stimulant Dependence.” 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Lakusta BJ. A 1H-MRS and Neurocognitive Analysis of Psychotic Symptoms in Stimulant Dependence. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2011. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/tb09j734s.
Lakusta BJ. A 1H-MRS and Neurocognitive Analysis of Psychotic Symptoms in Stimulant Dependence. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2011. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/tb09j734s
15. Hayden-Lewis, Katherine A. A Theoretical and Research Exploration of Identity Development in Young Adults Who Have Experienced Psychosis or Schizophrenia.
Degree: PhD, Counseling, 2015, Oregon State University
► The purpose of this dissertation was to contribute to the current understanding about identity development in young adults who experience psychosis and schizophrenia. The article… (more)
▼ The purpose of this dissertation was to contribute to the current understanding about identity development in young adults who experience psychosis and schizophrenia. The article in Chapter 2 Using Authentic Identity Theories to Address the Stigmatization of Young People Who Experience Psychosis and Schizophrenia examined the literature on identity development for young adults who experience psychosis and schizophrenia and how stigma affects that process. The article used two theories of young adult authentic identity development to illuminate the typical developmental processes and experiences of young people. The article used these theories to understanding about how psychosis and schizophrenia might influence identity development in young adults. The article presented a platform for the need to use developmentally informed frameworks for this group to combat stigma. The article also presented the potential clinical implications, mental health treatment practice suggestions, and future research suggestions from the crossroads of typical experiences of young adult identity formation, stigma, and the unique experiences of young people with psychosis and schizophrenia. Chapter 3, Making Sense of Psychosis: Young People Who Have Experienced Psychosis and Schizophrenia Becoming Who They Really Are, used qualitative research grounded theory methodology to explore identity development in young adults who experienced psychosis and schizophrenia. The study gave voice to the experiences of seven young adult research participants who have lived experiences of psychosis and schizophrenia. The study used methodology consistent with grounded theory research practices. Throughout the research process, participants were individually interviewed three times. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Data analysis generated the central category of identity construction, called "making sense of psychosis". Analysis also illuminated the properties of making sense of psychosis, which were called developing beliefs about psychosis and degrees of freedom. These properties and their dimensions influenced and were influenced by the contexts exploring relationships and relating to personal potential. The general consequence of participants' process and experience of making sense of psychosis was called "becoming who I really am", which best described participants incorporating psychosis into their sense of identity. The potential for a reciprocal action process existing between making sense of psychosis and becoming who I really am was also explored. This study provides a qualitative description, grounded in data, of identity development in young adults who experience psychosis and schizophrenia. The potential implications of these findings for mental health treatment providers, clinical supervisors, counselor educators, and future research suggestions were also discussed. Advisors/Committee Members: Rubel, Deborah (advisor), Eakin, Gene (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; Schizophrenia in adolescence
Hayden-Lewis, K. A. (2015). A Theoretical and Research Exploration of Identity Development in Young Adults Who Have Experienced Psychosis or Schizophrenia . (Doctoral Dissertation). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/58061
Hayden-Lewis, Katherine A. “A Theoretical and Research Exploration of Identity Development in Young Adults Who Have Experienced Psychosis or Schizophrenia.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Oregon State University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/58061.
Hayden-Lewis, Katherine A. “A Theoretical and Research Exploration of Identity Development in Young Adults Who Have Experienced Psychosis or Schizophrenia.” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Hayden-Lewis KA. A Theoretical and Research Exploration of Identity Development in Young Adults Who Have Experienced Psychosis or Schizophrenia. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Oregon State University; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/58061.
Hayden-Lewis KA. A Theoretical and Research Exploration of Identity Development in Young Adults Who Have Experienced Psychosis or Schizophrenia. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Oregon State University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/58061
16. Knight, Helen Miranda. Candidate gene studies in psychiatric illness.
Degree: 2009, University of Edinburgh
► Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression are common, heritable neuropsychiatric conditions and yet the source of the inherited risk remains largely unknown. This thesis focuses… (more)
▼ Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression are common, heritable neuropsychiatric conditions and yet the source of the inherited risk remains largely unknown. This thesis focuses on two complementary strategies for identifying and characterising the genetic component of these illnesses: homozygosity mapping in consanguineous pedigrees, and genetic and neurobiological investigations of candidate genes identified by the analysis of structural chromosomal abnormalities carried by patients with psychiatric diagnoses. In a family of a cousin marriage, five of six offspring presented with a rare combination of schizophrenia, sensori-neural hearing impairment and epilepsy. Two loci were located on chromosomes 22q13 and 2p24-25 where a series of markers were homozygous by descent (HBD). Five further HBD loci were identified in a second, related family where four of five offspring had hearing loss. However, there was no overlap of the HBD intervals in the two families, and sequencing coding regions of candidate genes failed to identify causative mutations. A second study investigated the candidate gene ABCA13 identified at a breakpoint region on chromosome 7 in a patient with schizophrenia who carried a complex chromosomal rearrangement. Re-sequencing exons encoding the highly conserved functional domains identified eight potentially pathogenic, rare coding variants. Case control association studies involving cohorts of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression revealed significant associations of these variants with all three clinical phenotypes, and follow-up in relatives displayed familial inheritance patterns. Disruption of ABCA13, expressed in human hippocampus and frontal cortex, implicates aberrant lipid biology as a pathological pathway in mental illness. A third study focused on GRIK4, a candidate gene previously reported disrupted in a patient with schizophrenia who carried a chromosome abnormality. A deletion in the 3’UTR of GRIK4, encoding the kainate receptor subunit KA1, was identified as a protective factor for bipolar disorder. Using post mortem human brain tissue from control subjects, KA1 protein expression patterns were characterized in the hippocampal formation, amygdala, frontal cortex and cerebellum. KA1 expression was found significantly increased in subjects with the protective allele, supporting the hypothesis that reduced glutamatergic neurotransmission is a risk factor in major psychiatric illnesses. Together, these novel discoveries define aspects of the genetic contribution to mental illness, implicate specific dysfunctional processes and suggest new directions for research in the quest to find rationally based treatments and preventative strategies for some of the most common and disabling psychiatric disorders.
Subjects/Keywords: 572.8; psychosis; genes; KA1; ABCA13
Knight, H. M. (2009). Candidate gene studies in psychiatric illness . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6508
Knight, Helen Miranda. “Candidate gene studies in psychiatric illness.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6508.
Knight, Helen Miranda. “Candidate gene studies in psychiatric illness.” 2009. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Knight HM. Candidate gene studies in psychiatric illness. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2009. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6508.
Knight HM. Candidate gene studies in psychiatric illness. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6508
17. Grazioplene, Rachael. Personality, psychosis, and connectivity: Neuroimaging endophenotypes in the psychotic spectrum.
Degree: PhD, Political Science, 2016, University of Minnesota
► The link between diagnoses of psychotic disorders and altered structural and functional brain connectivity is well established, yet little is known about the degree to… (more)
▼ The link between diagnoses of psychotic disorders and altered structural and functional brain connectivity is well established, yet little is known about the degree to which similar neural features predict traits linked to psychosis-proneness in the general population. Moreover, intelligence is too rarely considered as a covariate in neural endophenotype studies, despite its known protective role against psychopathology in general and its associations with broad aspects of neural structure and function. To determine whether psychosis-linked personality traits are linearly associated with putative psychosis endophenotypes, this dissertation examines white matter and functional connectivity correlates of Psychoticism, Absorption, and Openness to Experience in a large community sample, covarying for sex, age, and IQ. Findings support the hypothesis that the white matter correlates of the shared variance of these traits overlap substantially with the frontal lobe white matter connectivity patterns characteristic of psychotic spectrum disorders. Positive schizotypy did predict connectivity in hypothesized functional networks, but also appears positively associated with average coherence across all intrinsic networks. These findings provide biological support for the notion that liability to psychosis is distributed throughout the population, is evident in measureable neural features, and manifests as normal personality variation at subclinical levels.
Subjects/Keywords: MRI; neuroimaging; personality; psychosis
Grazioplene, R. (2016). Personality, psychosis, and connectivity: Neuroimaging endophenotypes in the psychotic spectrum . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181733
Grazioplene, Rachael. “Personality, psychosis, and connectivity: Neuroimaging endophenotypes in the psychotic spectrum.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnesota. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181733.
Grazioplene, Rachael. “Personality, psychosis, and connectivity: Neuroimaging endophenotypes in the psychotic spectrum.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Grazioplene R. Personality, psychosis, and connectivity: Neuroimaging endophenotypes in the psychotic spectrum. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181733.
Grazioplene R. Personality, psychosis, and connectivity: Neuroimaging endophenotypes in the psychotic spectrum. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Minnesota; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/181733
18. Conrad, Agatha. How well does psychosis risk criteria predict the transition to psychosis? A 10-year service audit of an early psychosis service.
Degree: 2014, University of Newcastle
Professional Doctorate - Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DCP)
Background: Over the past 15 years research has focused on the development and validation of specific assessment… (more)
Background: Over the past 15 years research has focused on the development and validation of specific assessment tools to identify individuals at risk of developing psychosis, and to apply these methods to naturalistically followed high risk cohorts. Further, during this phase, ascertainment and assessment methods have proven sufficiently valid, initial clinical risk markers and predictors of conversion to psychosis have been identified and interventions that can abort or delay the development of full psychosis have been examined. Despite the existence of this body of literature, few studies have sought to document the development, implementation and evaluation of specialised psychosis related services. Assessment of individuals at Ultra High Risk (UHR) has been a consistent focus of attention, but it is equally as important to identify appropriate comparison groups, and to account for other baseline differences. Purpose: This research comprised a ‘layered’ service audit which examined all presentations to Psychological Assessment Service (PAS) during the ten-year period ending December 2007. The term ‘layered’ also reflected the fact that there were variations in the patterns of assessments completed and the availability of different service level outcomes. While the service audit had broad aims, the data used for this study has been selected to examine the following aims; a) Describe the sample of clients who have presented to PAS service over the 10 year period; b) Examine the risk factors for developing a psychosis; c) Examine the relative contribution of UHR to transition to psychosis. Methods: The first paper reported data from a 10-year layered service audit of all presentations to a specialised ‘Psychological Assistance Service’ (PAS) for young people in Newcastle (Australia). Baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the clients (N = 1,997) are described (including their psychosis and UHR status, previous service contacts, hospitalisation rates, and diagnostic and comorbidity profiles, key groups are identified, and comparisons are made between clients who received ongoing treatment and those who were primarily assessed and referred elsewhere. The second paper reported on five primary outcomes: rates to subsequent psychosis (or transition where appropriate); subsequent comorbidity of depression, anxiety and/ or substance use among the five groups, service use (community contacts, and hospital admissions). The second paper focused on examining the predictors of transition. It is beyond the scope of the thesis to present all the results, while all of the results from paper 1 are included only key findings on psychosis transition rates and associated comorbidity are reported from paper 2. Results: Paper 1 reported on the demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample. The average age of clients was 19.2 (SD = 4.5) years, 59% of whom were male. One-tenth (9.6%) of clients were categorised as UHR, among whom there were…
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Health, School of Psychology.
Subjects/Keywords: transition to psychosis; young people
Conrad, A. (2014). How well does psychosis risk criteria predict the transition to psychosis? A 10-year service audit of an early psychosis service . (Thesis). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1059832
Conrad, Agatha. “How well does psychosis risk criteria predict the transition to psychosis? A 10-year service audit of an early psychosis service.” 2014. Thesis, University of Newcastle. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1059832.
Conrad, Agatha. “How well does psychosis risk criteria predict the transition to psychosis? A 10-year service audit of an early psychosis service.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Conrad A. How well does psychosis risk criteria predict the transition to psychosis? A 10-year service audit of an early psychosis service. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Newcastle; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1059832.
Conrad A. How well does psychosis risk criteria predict the transition to psychosis? A 10-year service audit of an early psychosis service. [Thesis]. University of Newcastle; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1059832
19. Searl, Amanda. Enhancing psychotherapy for people with psychosis by understanding the experiences and attitudes of the psychologist.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/936543
Masters Coursework - Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych)
Scope: This thesis reviews and extends on research demonstrating that the combination of psychotic and substance use… (more)
Scope: This thesis reviews and extends on research demonstrating that the combination of psychotic and substance use disorder presents treatment services and providers with a unique set of complexities. Treatment challenges in relation to engagement, alliance and retention are explored. A critical review of the relevant literature as well as manuscript prepared describing the study arising from this review is provided. Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to better understand the experience of the treating psychologist when working with individuals with co-existing substance use and psychosis, with the aim of improving future therapeutic relationships. Methodology: The study employed a qualitative methodology with an Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA). We recruited psychologists working on an ongoing research trial, the Healthy Lifestyles Program (HLP), and conducted an in-depth qualitative analysis of their attitudes and impression of delivering face-to-face and telephone-based treatment to people with psychosis and nicotine dependence. Results: Six psychologists were involved in the study, describing their experience of providing the HLP treatment to this population. Several themes emerged and according to IPA were categorised into superordinate and subordinate themes. The superordinate themes which emerged as central to the experience of HLP therapists included: the complex and unusual experience of working with people with psychotic illness, the importance of considering each client as an individual, and the many layers of interaction between therapist and client. Conclusions: The current study highlights some important professional considerations for psychologists working with people experiencing psychotic illness. Psychologists in our study expressed that alliance was a critical component of the likelihood of a successful therapeutic relationship and outcome. Our study substantiated what has been found in previous research; that stigmatising beliefs may act to hamper the relationship when working with this group. Although, psychologists expressed that they were mostly able to overcome this and establish a good working relationship, alliance, and connection, despite the complexities and challenges inherent in a psychotic population by the very nature of their symptoms and clinical presentation. Also, psychologists endorsed the potential for integrating a strong relationship, with a structured evidence-based treatment package, potentially utilising alternative treatment modalities (e.g. telephone) to traditional in-person approaches, although some concerns were raised about how this could be achieved. Along with this, psychologists in the current study indicated that processes of transference and counter transference are important clinical considerations for a psychologist developing relationships within this population. Implications: The importance of appropriate training, reflective practice, clinical experience and ongoing…
Advisors/Committee Members: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science and Information Technology, School of Psychology.
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; treatment; psychologists; psychotherapy
Searl, A. (2012). Enhancing psychotherapy for people with psychosis by understanding the experiences and attitudes of the psychologist . (Thesis). University of Newcastle. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/936543
Searl, Amanda. “Enhancing psychotherapy for people with psychosis by understanding the experiences and attitudes of the psychologist.” 2012. Thesis, University of Newcastle. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/936543.
Searl, Amanda. “Enhancing psychotherapy for people with psychosis by understanding the experiences and attitudes of the psychologist.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Searl A. Enhancing psychotherapy for people with psychosis by understanding the experiences and attitudes of the psychologist. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Newcastle; 2012. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/936543.
Searl A. Enhancing psychotherapy for people with psychosis by understanding the experiences and attitudes of the psychologist. [Thesis]. University of Newcastle; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/936543
20. Beavan, Vanessa. Angels at our tables: New Zealanders' experiences of hearing voices.
Degree: 2007, University of Auckland
► The aim of this study was to explore the experience of hearing voices in the general New Zealand adult population. This included mapping the topography… (more)
▼ The aim of this study was to explore the experience of hearing voices in the general New Zealand adult population. This included mapping the topography of voices and the impact of the experience on participants??? lives, exploring participants??? explanatory models, investigating coping strategies and support structures, and developing a model of the essence of hearing voices. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of questionnaire (n=154) and interview (n=50) data revealed a great diversity of experiences, both within and among participants. Of all topographical variables significantly related to emotional impact (content, form, duration, intrusiveness and control), voice content was the only significant predictor variable, accurately predicting the emotional response of 93.3% of participants. Overall, participants who valued their voice experiences tended to have spiritual beliefs, a more positive emotional reaction and less contact with mental health services. In contrast, participants who experienced mostly unwanted voices tended to have biological and/or psychological understandings of their voice experiences, a more negative emotional reaction to them, and increased contact with mental health services. Participants reported using a vast array of coping strategies, with varying degrees of success. Individualised techniques were reported to be the most effective, followed by setting aside a time to listen to the voices. In terms of help and support, participants called for a model of intervention that accepted their voice experiences as real, took an holistic approach incorporating contextual, cultural and spiritual factors, and worked with voice-hearers, their families and the public to provide information about voice phenomena and normalise the experience. Using a phenomenological approach, a model of the essential structure of hearing voices is proposed, comprising five components: the content of the voices is personally meaningful to the voice-hearer; the voices have a characterised identity; the person has a relationship with their voices; the experience has a significant impact on the voice-hearer???s life; and the experience has a compelling sense of reality. The implications of this research include validating voice-hearers??? perspectives of the experience, informing clinical work with voice-hearers, and informing the development of local and national-level services, such as a New Zealand Hearing Voices Network. Advisors/Committee Members: John Read.
Subjects/Keywords: Auditory hallucinations; Voices; Psychosis
Beavan, V. (2007). Angels at our tables: New Zealanders' experiences of hearing voices . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Auckland. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3175
Beavan, Vanessa. “Angels at our tables: New Zealanders' experiences of hearing voices.” 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Auckland. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3175.
Beavan, Vanessa. “Angels at our tables: New Zealanders' experiences of hearing voices.” 2007. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Beavan V. Angels at our tables: New Zealanders' experiences of hearing voices. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Auckland; 2007. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3175.
Beavan V. Angels at our tables: New Zealanders' experiences of hearing voices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Auckland; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/3175
21. Moller, B. A community-based investigation into the social functioning and quality of life outcomes for individuals receiving a trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms.
Degree: 2008, RMIT University
URL: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:161675
► Psychotic disorders are characterised by episodes consisting of delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking and behaviour. As researchers have been able to identify the cognitive components… (more)
▼ Psychotic disorders are characterised by episodes consisting of delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking and behaviour. As researchers have been able to identify the cognitive components contributing to psychotic symptoms, they have explored the efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for individuals in different stages of the illness. This previous body of research has demonstrated the positive results of different trials of CBT, over a number of locations, and with different populations. However, CBT for psychosis continues to be a relatively new and unexplored treatment area, particularly in relation to defining and examining social functioning and quality of life outcomes, and exploring caregivers’ views on these areas. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the results of a trial of CBT for individuals experiencing ongoing psychotic symptoms despite receiving routine care and treatments. Psychotic symptoms, quality of life, and social functioning were examined using clinician-rated tools, questionnaires completed by participants and their caregivers, as well as information given in post-treatment interviews with participants and caregivers. It was predicted that there would be a significant decrease in psychotic symptoms over the course of the treatment. Furthermore, it was predicted that there would be significant increases in social functioning and quality of life over the course of the treatment. The quantitative and qualitative data provided mixed results. Statistical analyses suggested that participants experienced significant decreases in their delusions from pre-treatment to post-treatment. These decreases were most apparent in participants’ pre-occupation with their delusions, distress associated with the delusions, and their conviction in their delusional beliefs. Participants rated themselves higher in interpersonal communication skills than caregivers rated participants. Changes in pro-social activities approached significance from baseline to post-treatment, although an examination of the data suggested that the greatest change occurred from baseline to pre-treatment. There were no statistically significant results for other social functioning areas or quality of life. Implementing clinical significance criteria, results indicated that few participants experienced decreases in psychotic symptoms, and increases in their quality of life and social functioning as rated by themselves and their caregivers. These criteria also indicated that there was clinically significant worsening in participants’ social functioning and quality of life. Graphical representations of participants’ data from each assessment period, and at each session, suggested that several participants experienced reductions in their psychotic symptoms over the course of the therapy. Finally, a grounded theory methodology was implemented to examine information provided by participants and their caregivers regarding their experiences of the…
Subjects/Keywords: Fields of Research; CBT; psychosis
Moller, B. (2008). A community-based investigation into the social functioning and quality of life outcomes for individuals receiving a trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms. (Thesis). RMIT University. Retrieved from http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:161675
Moller, B. “A community-based investigation into the social functioning and quality of life outcomes for individuals receiving a trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms.” 2008. Thesis, RMIT University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:161675.
Moller, B. “A community-based investigation into the social functioning and quality of life outcomes for individuals receiving a trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms.” 2008. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Moller B. A community-based investigation into the social functioning and quality of life outcomes for individuals receiving a trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms. [Internet] [Thesis]. RMIT University; 2008. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:161675.
Moller B. A community-based investigation into the social functioning and quality of life outcomes for individuals receiving a trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for treatment-resistant psychotic symptoms. [Thesis]. RMIT University; 2008. Available from: http://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:161675
22. Camino Ordonez, Gustavo. A Comparison of Paranoid Ideation in Clients with Psychosis or Anxiety Disorders During an Interactive Video Task .
Degree: 2009, University of Hertfordshire
► Background. Previous studies have shown that the use of simulated social environments permits paranoid thinking to be studied. These studies have used a cognitive model… (more)
▼ Background. Previous studies have shown that the use of simulated social environments permits paranoid thinking to be studied. These studies have used a cognitive model of paranoia and suggest that anxiety is an important part of the paranoid experience. Additionally, research addressing the relationship of childhood trauma to psychosis indicates that psychotic symptoms are related to childhood abuse and neglect. The aim of the study was to explore the role of anxiety and childhood trauma in psychotic and anxious participants using a simulated social encounter task. Method. 15 individuals with paranoid delusions (diagnosed with a psychotic disorder), 11 with anxiety disorders and 14 non-clinical controls experienced a simulated social encounter task populated by four filmed characters instructed to behave neutrally (n=40). After the task, the participants completed questionnaires to describe their experience of the situation. 5 questionnaires were used to study paranoid thoughts. The first two were the Details of Threat questionnaire and the VR questionnaire. The other 3 were designed specifically for the study (faces, trust and power questionnaires). Additionally, the Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventories and also a childhood trauma questionnaire were used as indicators of emotional distress. Results. Appraisals from the clinical participants but not from the non-clinical ones were persecutory. The psychological variables from the cognitive model that predicted persecutory ideation were anxiety and neglect. Further, over-sensitivity towards the neutral faces of the characters distinguished again, clinical and non-clinical participants. Conclusions. Paranoid thinking was elicited in clinical participants (anxious and psychotic) by a simulation of a social situation but not in normal controls. Anxiety and two forms of childhood trauma (physical and emotional neglect) were closely associated to persecutory thoughts. The results provide support for the cognitive model of paranoid delusions suggesting that anxiety and neglect underlay paranoid thinking. The study also shows the usefulness of simulations in clinical research.
Subjects/Keywords: Paranoia; Psychosis; Anxiety cognitive models
Camino Ordonez, G. (2009). A Comparison of Paranoid Ideation in Clients with Psychosis or Anxiety Disorders During an Interactive Video Task . (Thesis). University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2807
Camino Ordonez, Gustavo. “A Comparison of Paranoid Ideation in Clients with Psychosis or Anxiety Disorders During an Interactive Video Task .” 2009. Thesis, University of Hertfordshire. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2807.
Camino Ordonez, Gustavo. “A Comparison of Paranoid Ideation in Clients with Psychosis or Anxiety Disorders During an Interactive Video Task .” 2009. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Camino Ordonez G. A Comparison of Paranoid Ideation in Clients with Psychosis or Anxiety Disorders During an Interactive Video Task . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Hertfordshire; 2009. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2807.
Camino Ordonez G. A Comparison of Paranoid Ideation in Clients with Psychosis or Anxiety Disorders During an Interactive Video Task . [Thesis]. University of Hertfordshire; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2299/2807
23. Davies, Gabriel Rona. A mixed methods examination of insomnia in early psychosis.
► The available evidence suggests insomnia is common in individuals who experience psychosis. Poor sleep within this population has been associated with numerous detriments to mental… (more)
▼ The available evidence suggests insomnia is common in individuals who experience psychosis. Poor sleep within this population has been associated with numerous detriments to mental health and well-being. Nevertheless, the majority of work to date has focused on chronic presentations, with few studies investigating the role of insomnia in recently onset psychosis. Understanding and treating psychosis following the first presentation is important to promote recovery and prevent the development of long-term illness. This work therefore aimed to utilise mixed methods to comprehensively investigate insomnia in early psychosis. It is presented in a series of five research papers, supplemented by additional chapters to provide an introduction, additional methodological details and general discussion. Paper one presents a systematic review, which aimed to synthesise the relevant literature with regards to the nature and correlates of insomnia in early psychosis. Paper two utilised qualitative methods aiming to understand the experience of insomnia, its impacts and experiences of help-seeking in early psychosis. Paper three aimed to investigate the nature of insomnia symptoms in first episode psychosis, compared to a healthy control group, using actigraphy and sleep diary measurement over a 14-day period. Paper four aimed to investigate how poor sleep was associated with next-day mental health and functioning, presenting data from an electronic diary study conducted alongside the sleep profiling presented in paper three. Paper five aimed to assess the acceptability of a Brief Behavioural Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI) delivered to a first episode psychosis group. Findings across studies indicated insomnia to have a wide range of detrimental outcomes, indicating the treatment of insomnia may be an important target for relevant mental health services.   Advisors/Committee Members: GREGG, LYNSEY L, YUNG, ALISON A, Haddock, Gillian, Gregg, Lynsey, Yung, Alison.
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; insomnia; sleep; early intervention
Davies, G. R. (2017). A mixed methods examination of insomnia in early psychosis . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:309784
Davies, Gabriel Rona. “A mixed methods examination of insomnia in early psychosis.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:309784.
Davies, Gabriel Rona. “A mixed methods examination of insomnia in early psychosis.” 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Davies GR. A mixed methods examination of insomnia in early psychosis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:309784.
Davies GR. A mixed methods examination of insomnia in early psychosis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2017. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:309784
24. Varese, Filippo. Voices, conflict and personal goals: A Perceptual Control Theory perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations.
► Hallucinations are often considered a sign of psychotic illness, but are also common in other diagnostic groups and individuals without mental health problems. This thesis… (more)
▼ Hallucinations are often considered a sign of psychotic illness, but are also common in other diagnostic groups and individuals without mental health problems. This thesis uses Perceptual Control Theory (PCT), a cybernetic model which explains behaviour and cognition in terms of control processes regulating ongoing perception according to internally represented goals, as a theoretical framework to understand hallucinations. First, a theoretical/conceptual paper (Paper 1) examines how PCT provides an integrated account of (i) the mechanisms responsible for the formation of hallucinations, (ii) their phenomenological heterogeneity, (iii) the interaction between these mechanisms and environmental factors that might contribute to the formation of hallucinations, and (iv) the processes leading to different affective reactions to hallucinatory experiences (e.g. distress). The main implications of this model are discussed in the context of pertinent theoretical and empirical literature, and relevant clinical and research implications are considered.Second, this thesis includes an empirical investigation (Paper 2) examining two PCT-informed hypotheses in a cross-section of 22 clinical and 18 non-clinical individuals with auditory verbal hallucinations (“hearing voices”), namely (i) that the content of voices will be thematically linked to the participants’ personal goals, and (ii) that affective reactions to voices will depend on the extent to which voices facilitate and/or interfere with important personal goals. The analysis revealed that 82.5% of participants reported voices that thematically matched at least one of their reported goals. As predicted, affective reactions to voices were strongly associated with measures of interference and facilitation of goals, even when controlling for important covariates (e.g. participants’ history of mental health difficulties; voices’ content, frequency and duration).Finally, a critical evaluation is provided (Paper 3), where the methodological strengths and limitations of the work presented in the present thesis are discussed with the aim to reflect on the research process, and inform future investigations into the topics considered in this thesis. Advisors/Committee Members: TAI, SARA SJ, Tai, Sara, Mansell, Warren.
Subjects/Keywords: psychosis; hallucinations; Perceptual Control Theory
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Varese, F. (2014). Voices, conflict and personal goals: A Perceptual Control Theory perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:234076
Varese, Filippo. “Voices, conflict and personal goals: A Perceptual Control Theory perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:234076.
Varese, Filippo. “Voices, conflict and personal goals: A Perceptual Control Theory perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Varese F. Voices, conflict and personal goals: A Perceptual Control Theory perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:234076.
Varese F. Voices, conflict and personal goals: A Perceptual Control Theory perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2014. Available from: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:234076
25. Palmier-Claus, Jasper. Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis.
URL: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/childhood-adversity-in-bipolar-disorder-and-psychosis(40707dae-c064-4da5-8b06-2d7f18ff5b14).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724638
► Study one is a meta-analysis of the relationship between childhood adversity and bipolar disorder. The results suggest that individuals with bipolar disorder are 2.63 times… (more)
▼ Study one is a meta-analysis of the relationship between childhood adversity and bipolar disorder. The results suggest that individuals with bipolar disorder are 2.63 times more likely to experience childhood adversity than non-clinical controls. This effect remained significant even when controlling for bias and when considering epidemiological and case control studies separately. Levels of adversity in bipolar disorder were comparable to those observed in samples diagnosed with unipolar depression and schizophrenia. In adversity subtype analysis, emotional abuse conveyed the greatest risk of bipolar disorder with an odds ratio of 4.04. The results suggest that childhood adversity, particularly emotional abuse, may play an important role in the development of bipolar disorder. This challenges the notion that bipolar disorder is solely the result of a genetic predisposition. Study two is cross-sectional research investigating the association between childhood adversity and social functioning across the continuum of psychosis, and possible mediators of this relationship (i.e. attachment style, theory of mind ability, clinical symptoms). Fifty-four clinical and 120 non-clinical participants completed self-report questionnaires, interviews and tasks of theory of mind ability. The author used multiple group structural equation modelling to fit mediation models, whilst allowing for differential relationships across the samples. In the final model, only depression mediated the relationship between childhood adversity and social functioning. Childhood adversity did not significantly predict theory of mind ability in this data. The results suggest that psychosocial interventions for improving social functioning should also target low mood, particularly in individuals with a history of childhood adversity. Taken together this thesis suggests that childhood adversity can have long-reaching and negative effects on individuals' mental well-being. The author explores the wider clinical, academic and theoretical implications, and potential limitations, of the research in paper three. This section also contains the author's reflections on the research process and a justification of key methodological and analytical decisions.
Subjects/Keywords: 618.92; psychosis; trauma; bipolar
Palmier-Claus, J. (2015). Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Manchester. Retrieved from https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/childhood-adversity-in-bipolar-disorder-and-psychosis(40707dae-c064-4da5-8b06-2d7f18ff5b14).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724638
Palmier-Claus, Jasper. “Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Manchester. Accessed January 18, 2020. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/childhood-adversity-in-bipolar-disorder-and-psychosis(40707dae-c064-4da5-8b06-2d7f18ff5b14).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724638.
Palmier-Claus J. Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/childhood-adversity-in-bipolar-disorder-and-psychosis(40707dae-c064-4da5-8b06-2d7f18ff5b14).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724638.
Palmier-Claus J. Childhood adversity in bipolar disorder and psychosis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Manchester; 2015. Available from: https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/childhood-adversity-in-bipolar-disorder-and-psychosis(40707dae-c064-4da5-8b06-2d7f18ff5b14).html ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.724638
26. Redpath, Holly Lee. Imaging genetic risk and episodic memory in psychosis.
Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Edinburgh
► A key feature of many psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are pervasive deficits in several domains of cognition. Episodic memory is one of… (more)
▼ A key feature of many psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are pervasive deficits in several domains of cognition. Episodic memory is one of the most consistently observed cognitive deficits exhibited by patients with schizophrenia, and can be a predictor of overall functional outcome. Several neuroimaging studies have assessed episodic memory in psychosis, however the neural mechanisms underlying this deficit remain somewhat unclear. Studying the impact of rare genetic variants of large effect can offer a powerful method to further our understanding of the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. One such gene, DISC1 (Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1) is a putative susceptibility gene for a spectrum of major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. DISC1 was originally identified in a large Scottish pedigree, in which it is disrupted by a balanced translocation between chromosomes 1 and 11, and this translocation confers a dramatically increased risk of major psychiatric disorder. However, the impact of this translocation on brain imaging measures is largely unknown. The rarity of this variation results in small group numbers for analysis, however rare variants are likely to have large neural effects. This thesis offers a unique investigation into the effects of the t(1;11) translocation, by examining fMRI of members of the original Scottish pedigree. Four groups of participants; 19 family members (8 with the translocation, 11 without), 30 patients with schizophrenia, 11 patients with bipolar disorder and 40 healthy controls underwent a functional MRI episodic memory encoding and recognition paradigm. Data processing and statistical analyses were performed using the standard approach in SPM8. The primary aim of this work was to investigate functional activation during episodic memory in individuals with and without the translocation, to examine the impact of the t(1;11) translocation. Analyses were also performed to examine differences between controls and patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, to compare the effects of the translocation to the effects of a having a psychotic illness. During encoding of neutral scenes, translocation carriers showed greater activation of the left posterior cingulate, right fusiform gyrus and right superior frontal gyrus compared to non-carriers. During recognition, carriers showed greater activation in the right fusiform gyrus, left posterior cerebellum, right superior temporal gyrus, left anterior cingulate, right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). For both contrasts, no regions were found to be more active in family members without the translocation when compared to carriers. There were no significant differences between the groups in terms of their performance or reaction time on encoding and recognition conditions. Compared to healthy controls, patients with schizophrenia demonstrated increased activation during encoding in the inferior…
Subjects/Keywords: 616.89; genetic; imaging; psychosis; fMRI
Redpath, H. L. (2016). Imaging genetic risk and episodic memory in psychosis . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23618
Redpath, Holly Lee. “Imaging genetic risk and episodic memory in psychosis.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23618.
Redpath, Holly Lee. “Imaging genetic risk and episodic memory in psychosis.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Redpath HL. Imaging genetic risk and episodic memory in psychosis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23618.
Redpath HL. Imaging genetic risk and episodic memory in psychosis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23618
University of Illinois – Chicago
27. Stevenson, James M. Antipsychotic Pharmacogenetics in First Episode Psychosis: Is There a Role for Glutamate Genes?.
Degree: 2014, University of Illinois – Chicago
► Symptomatic response to antipsychotic treatment in patients treated for psychotic disorders is highly heterogeneous. The reasons for variable response and tolerability are unclear, but likely… (more)
▼ Symptomatic response to antipsychotic treatment in patients treated for psychotic disorders is highly heterogeneous. The reasons for variable response and tolerability are unclear, but likely multifactorial including biological, environmental, and clinical contributors. Systematically examining these factors is necessary for us to improve current treatment strategies. Biological contributors may involve aberrant glutamate transmission which is thought to contribute to the pathophysiology of psychotic disorders and influence treatment response. In the present study we examined genetic associations between variants in genes related to glutamate signaling and disposition and performed a genome-wide association study to identify other polymorphisms associated with antipsychotic response in first episode psychosis. We found a significant association between negative symptom response and rs274622 in GRM3, which has previously been associated with negative symptom response in schizophrenia. GRM7 and SLC38A1, both previously unstudied in the context of antipsychotic response, showed potential for association although no single SNP in either gene was statistically significant after adjusting for multiple comparisons. Our genome-wide analysis identified two SNPs in GRID2 significantly associated with antipsychotic response. Recent evidence suggests that GluD2, the product of GRID2, interacts with the glutamate neurotransmitter system. Together, our results suggest that genetic polymorphisms related to the glutamate neurotransmitter system may influence antipsychotic response in first episode psychosis. Advisors/Committee Members: Zwanziger, Jack (advisor), Bishop, Jeffrey (committee member), Cavallari, Laris (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: antipsychotic; pharmacogenetics; glutamate; pharmacogenomics; psychosis
Stevenson, J. M. (2014). Antipsychotic Pharmacogenetics in First Episode Psychosis: Is There a Role for Glutamate Genes? . (Thesis). University of Illinois – Chicago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10027/19020
Stevenson, James M. “Antipsychotic Pharmacogenetics in First Episode Psychosis: Is There a Role for Glutamate Genes?.” 2014. Thesis, University of Illinois – Chicago. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10027/19020.
Stevenson, James M. “Antipsychotic Pharmacogenetics in First Episode Psychosis: Is There a Role for Glutamate Genes?.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Stevenson JM. Antipsychotic Pharmacogenetics in First Episode Psychosis: Is There a Role for Glutamate Genes?. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Chicago; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/19020.
Stevenson JM. Antipsychotic Pharmacogenetics in First Episode Psychosis: Is There a Role for Glutamate Genes?. [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Chicago; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10027/19020
28. Byrne, Sarah. A comparison of self- and other-attributions in paranoid, depressed and non-patient individuals.
Degree: PhD, 1999, Open University
URL: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57923/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273338
► A "self-serving" attributional bias (attributing positive events to something about oneself, and negative events to external factors) commonly found in non-patients has been found to… (more)
▼ A "self-serving" attributional bias (attributing positive events to something about oneself, and negative events to external factors) commonly found in non-patients has been found to be exaggerated in patients with persecutory delusions. Moreover, research using a newly developed attribution measure, the Internal, Personal and Situational Attributions Questionnaire (IPSAQ; 1996), found that paranoid patients tended to exhibit a "personalizing bias" for negative events, choosing external attributions that located blame in others. Such attributional biases have been found in relation to self-referent events but it is unclear whether they are also found in relation to other-referent events. The present study investigated whether participants made differential attributions, depending on whether hypothetical events were happening to themselves or to another person. The IPSAQ was modified to incorporate another dimension: self- versus other-referent events. The modification was piloted on 21 non-patients and some additional alterations made. There is also debate about the relationship between self-esteem and depression in people with persecutory delusions. Consequently, this was also explored in the study. In the main study, there were 62 participants (20 patients with persecutory delusions, 21 depressed patients, 21 non-patients). Findings indicated acceptable test-retest and internal reliability for the IPSAQ-M. For self-referent events, paranoid participants made more external-personal attributions for negative events than depressed participants (but not non-patients). Depressed participants exhibited an abnormal attributional style. Paranoid participants did not exhibit an exaggerated self-serving bias or a personalizing bias. For other referent events, depressed patients made causal attributions similar to nonpatients. A difference in attributions, between self- and other-referent events, was less clear for paranoid participants. In addition, significant negative correlations were found between self-esteem and depression for all three groups, supporting a "normal emotional processes' account of persecutory delusions. Implications for psychological treatment and possible avenues for future research were discussed, as well as methodological and theoretical limitations of this study.
Subjects/Keywords: 150; Psychosis
Byrne, S. (1999). A comparison of self- and other-attributions in paranoid, depressed and non-patient individuals . (Doctoral Dissertation). Open University. Retrieved from http://oro.open.ac.uk/57923/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273338
Byrne, Sarah. “A comparison of self- and other-attributions in paranoid, depressed and non-patient individuals.” 1999. Doctoral Dissertation, Open University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57923/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273338.
Byrne, Sarah. “A comparison of self- and other-attributions in paranoid, depressed and non-patient individuals.” 1999. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Byrne S. A comparison of self- and other-attributions in paranoid, depressed and non-patient individuals. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Open University; 1999. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57923/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273338.
Byrne S. A comparison of self- and other-attributions in paranoid, depressed and non-patient individuals. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Open University; 1999. Available from: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57923/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273338
29. Close, Helen. Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations : an exploratory study.
► This research examines recent developments in the cognitive model of auditory hallucinations ("voices") in people with psychoses. Following the research of Chadwick and Birchwood (1994),… (more)
▼ This research examines recent developments in the cognitive model of auditory hallucinations ("voices") in people with psychoses. Following the research of Chadwick and Birchwood (1994), data are presented on the behavioural, cognitive and affective responses to persistent voices of thirty participants with psychoses. After testing the reliability of their interview, data is then compared to that of the Chadwick and Birchwood (1994) sample. In addition, the research aimed to develop the cognitive model of the emotional impact of voices by examining further possible associations with participants' self-evaluations, hypothesising that these evaluations are associated with the affective response. The cognitive assessment of voices shows reasonable inter-rater and test re-test reliability. Compared to the Chadwick and Birchwood (1994) sample, the present sample had a greater proportion of negative affective responses to voices. regardless of their beliefs about the voices' benevolence or malevolence. Participants in this sample were less likely to endorse the voices' omnipotence or omniscience. Similarities were shown in behavioural responses and factors reported as proof of the voices' potential power. Although it was not possible to explore the associations between the content of voices, affective responses, self-evaluations and distress due to a preponderance of negative affective responses in this sample, nevertheless, it was possible to describe these responses. Participants in this sample had a predominantly negative content to their voices. Those who were able to access a personal meaning were found to have, predominantly, negative personal meanings, low self esteem and moderate distress as measured by standardised instruments.
Close, H. (1996). Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations : an exploratory study . (Doctoral Dissertation). Open University. Retrieved from http://oro.open.ac.uk/57614/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242695
Close, Helen. “Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations : an exploratory study.” 1996. Doctoral Dissertation, Open University. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://oro.open.ac.uk/57614/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242695.
Close, Helen. “Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations : an exploratory study.” 1996. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Close H. Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations : an exploratory study. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Open University; 1996. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57614/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242695.
Close H. Developing a theory of the emotional impact of auditory hallucinations : an exploratory study. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Open University; 1996. Available from: http://oro.open.ac.uk/57614/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.242695
30. Balzan, Ryan Peter. The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusional belief across the psychosis continuum.
Degree: 2012, University of Adelaide
► Cognitive approaches to the study of delusional beliefs have been the focus of much research over the last decade. The present thesis builds on this… (more)
▼ Cognitive approaches to the study of delusional beliefs have been the focus of much research over the last decade. The present thesis builds on this research output through six manuscripts. These manuscripts incorporate three distinct pieces of research, which collectively represent an investigation into the role that cognitive biases have in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusions. The first aim of the thesis was to observe the validity of the Jumping to Conclusions (JTC) bias, and particularly the “over-adjustment” component of this bias, which holds that people with delusions over-react to disconfirmatory evidence. Paper 1 investigated the possibility that “over-adjustment” is an artefact of the “beads task”, which is the most commonly used task to elucidate the effect. Importantly, Paper 1 offered qualitative evidence that “over-adjustment” is likely to be due to a miscomprehension of this task’s instructional set. Paper 2 was an extension of these findings and included an intervention designed to improve comprehension during the beads task. The intervention successfully improved comprehension and simultaneously reduced the “over-adjustment” effect, further suggesting that this effect was driven by miscomprehension. The second aim of the thesis was to investigate the validity of the “hypersalience of evidence-hypothesis matches” mechanism. “Hypersalience” has recently been put forward as the underlying mechanism responsible for cognitive reasoning biases that affect people with delusions, such as the JTC. The ensuing three papers tested whether people with delusions, and those identified as delusion-prone, were hypersalient to evidence-hypothesis matches by observing whether these groups were more susceptible to confirmation biases (Paper 3), reasoning heuristics (Paper 4), and illusory correlations and illusions of control (Paper 5) relative to non-delusion-prone controls. Collectively, these papers offered empirical support for the “hypersalience” mechanism and demonstrated that delusional beliefs may be caused and maintained by a heightened propensity to confirmation biases, reasoning heuristics, and illusory associations via this mechanism. The third and final aim of this thesis was to investigate the efficacy of a targeted metacognitive training (MCT) program, incorporating a single module which focussed on the “hypersalience of evidence-hypothesis matches” mechanism (Paper 6). MCT represents a novel approach for the treatment of delusions in people with schizophrenia, as it targets the cognitive biases thought to underlie the development and maintenance of delusional belief; in this case, the hypersalience mechanism. Relative to controls, participants in the targeted MCT treatment group exhibited significant decreases in delusions, significant increases in perceived quality of life and insight, and significant improvements in performance on two cognitive bias tasks. The findings presented within this thesis contribute to our understanding of the cognitive processes underlying the formation… Advisors/Committee Members: Delfabbro, Paul Howard (advisor), Galletly, Cherrie Ann (advisor), School of Psychology (school).
Subjects/Keywords: cognitive bias; delusions; psychosis; schizophrenia
Balzan, R. P. (2012). The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusional belief across the psychosis continuum. (Thesis). University of Adelaide. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2440/75497
Balzan, Ryan Peter. “The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusional belief across the psychosis continuum.” 2012. Thesis, University of Adelaide. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/75497.
Balzan, Ryan Peter. “The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusional belief across the psychosis continuum.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2020.
Balzan RP. The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusional belief across the psychosis continuum. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Adelaide; 2012. [cited 2020 Jan 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/75497.
Balzan RP. The role of cognitive biases in the development, maintenance and treatment of delusional belief across the psychosis continuum. [Thesis]. University of Adelaide; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/75497
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By Smoke, December 17, 2006 in Community
WesPip
Cammy (+850)
Get that funky flashing slot mod thinger.
I forget the details, but it was badass.
atmuh
Pikachu (+5000)
i mean more like installing a mod chip and whatnot
KWarp
Robo (+700)
Bad idea. Mod-chip + Wii System Update = KA-BOOM!!!
Alpine Flame
Maybe not "ka-boom" but.... I have some experience modding things, as I can't keep my nose out of perfectly working peices of hardware. But I helped my friend with a mod about a month ago. I don't remember specifically what he used on the Wii, but he just called me and said he now has a brick with a disc slot. So, I think the PS2 generation was pretty much our last iteration of easily modded consoles. Internet able consoles are a blessing and a curse.
Kureejii Lea
Summoning of Spirits Co-Director
Looks like Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia, Radient Mythology) is gonna be in an upcoming Soul Calibur.
http://forum.almostmonumental.com/viewtopic.php?t=43
Penfold
Metal Slug (+900)
That's pretty interesting. I have hopes for Soul Caliber Legends to be good, so all the better if they have Lloyd from ToS in it too.
Rumor has it that Okami is coming out for the Wii early 2008.
I hope it's true, because I missed out on this title, and I heard it was so good.
http://www.jeuxactu.com/article-26059-okami-confirme-sur-wii.html
Yeah, I know. But...nifty glowy mod. C'mon.
Also, Okami seems damn-near like it was MADE for Wii.
Plus that'd give me a good excuse to play it again. This would make me happy.
Wario (+4000)
Yeah... I would not trust that website. The title of the article says Okami is confirmed, but then it says its a rumor from capcom...
"Don't-a squish my head!"
Well, it's kinda cute.
KakTheInfected
Luigi (+750)
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=85578
Well, Eurogamer says Okami coming to Wii is fact, so I guess it's not a rumor after all. Maybe the game will actually sell now.
Kirby (+1500)
Finally, I PS2Wii port that may not suck.
BardicKnowledge
Dr. Robotnik (+2700)
Any word on being able to play roms on the Wii's emulators? I want to be able to play the hacks of the games I've bought -- even the ability to .ips patch games I've paid for on the VC would be extremely useful.
Abobo (+450)
Has anybody received their free Wii Remote Jackets yet? I put my order in around the 4th, and they said it would ship the 15th. I've not received any updates yet.
I haven't gotten mine yet. Imagine how many they are shipping out. It's probably going to take a pretty long while. Like $500 rebate long.
supremespleen
Guybrush Threepwood (+800)
I am sooo stoked for Mario Galaxy. Hopefully I can get out to reserve it today or tomorrow. It'll be a nice change of pace from Prime 3.
Drack
No one has been able to hack the Virtual Console.
With a modchip, homebrew emulators for cube (such as sms, nes, snes, genesis, tg16, neo geo cd, game boy) run on the wii.
It's crazy how much the Wii is still selling. I've seen numerous people buying 2 at a time. We got 36 in on Friday night, and today when I left we were almost out.
Fb=MC2
I don't have a wii because anytime a store gets them they're gone by the time I get there.
I always here "you just missed them, come back next week."
Heart of a Gamer Director, The Missingno Tracks Director
Tell them you're willing to put a deposit for it. Or pre-pay for it.
There are options, it's just a matter of what they are, and who will take your business.
Any word on what the new VC titles are? I'm stuck at work for most of the day today, and won't make it home to find out like I usually do.
shikigami
Meat Boy (+250)
golden axe 3 some crazy ninja game that never released in US and another game i could care less about.
JoeFu
Anybody else picking up Zack & Wiki tomorrow? 40 dollars for a new game is awesome. And the game looks awesome too. Love puzzle/point and click games.
I'm gonna get PW and ZW tomorrow. I still need to beat MP3 too...
freaking tf2.
That's out? Ah well, I'd rather purchase Super Mario Galaxy and I don't think I have money for both...
Necrotic
Zack and Wiki is out tomorrow?
May have to wait a month or two on it now. Aww, to hell with it, think I'll buy it now and suffer the consequences later.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 13:11
At the Amarillo Small Business Partnership Awards ceremony held Oct. 11, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC recognized Hart Moving and Storage, Inc. of Lubbock as the company’s small business partner of the year.
“Each year, we highlight a small business that models our CNS values – integrity, trust, respect, teamwork, and excellence,” said Ryan Johnston, Pantex Small Business Program manager. “We are proud to recognize Hart Moving for their outstanding work this year in support of Pantex.”
Hart Moving transported more than 6,000 boxes of employee items from various plant buildings to the new John C. Drummond Center administrative building with zero incidents or injuries.
The award is part of CNS’s continued commitment to small business partnership at Pantex and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
CNS Chief Operating Officer Michelle Reichert said, “Small businesses are a vital part of mission success at Pantex. They offer unique expertise, technology, and business solutions.”
During fiscal year 2018, Pantex spent $139 million on goods and services from more than 471 small businesses, which equates to 77 percent of the total Pantex procurements. Overall, CNS awarded 69.9 percent of subcontracts at Pantex and Y-12 to small businesses, surpassing the company’s goal of 50 percent. This includes those classified as small disadvantaged, woman-owned, veteran-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
2018 SBA Awards
Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 10:42
This month, Pantex began the process of demolition and removal of excess facilities to continue efforts to reduce the size of the Pantex footprint. With the completion and occupancy of the John C. Drummond Center, vacated facilities were loaded on trailers and are in the process of being removed.
All four facilities totaling 51,327 square feet are expected to be removed by November. This marks just the beginning of more efforts in the future to reduce Pantex’s environmental impact.
Four Pantex teams were awarded the National Nuclear Security Administration NA-50 Award of Excellence for their exceptional accomplishments made in support of efforts to achieve NNSA’s mission. Members from Construction and Maintenance, Personnel Security/Access Control, Construction Management, and CNS Construction Field Engineering were recognized during a special ceremony in the Pantex John C. Drummond Center for their outstanding accomplishments involving innovation, effectiveness, teamwork, overcoming adversity and enabling future successes.
“Our people do extraordinary work every day ensuring the operability of the infrastructure at Pantex and Y-12 in support of the mission,” said Senior Director of Infrastructure Programs for CNS, Steve Laggis. “As I work with my staff on infrastructure issues we have a saying to guide our planning. That is, ‘we have to do the right things, to the right infrastructure, in the right way.’”
The team projects highlighted included a failing power transformer repaired at Pantex safely and within budget, the construction subcontractor access control process was streamlined and reduced paperwork from 31,290 pages to 2,235, Pantex and Y-12 construction work processes were consolidated setting the standard for future CNS Enterprise Manuals, and 1,024 sq. ft. of skylights were replaced for Sandia.
“The teams collaborated to do some really important things here. We very infrequently have the opportunity to give those kinds of awards out,” said Jim McConnell, NNSA Associate Administrator for Safety, Infrastructure and Operations. “I’m excited about that the work that is done here at Pantex can be recognized with these awards. I know that I will be back next year with another big stack of awards to give out for the things that are going on as we speak.”
Pantex Outreach and Leadership Organization (POLO) participated in Over the Edge, a fundraising event for Amarillo Family Support Services. The group raised funds to “Toss the Boss” sending Joe Papp, senior director for Pantex Engineering, over the edge of Amarillo’s Santa Fe building. Consolidated Nuclear Security matched the POLO donations for a $1,000 total gift to FSS.
The Pantex Safeguards & Security team was recognized once again for their protective force posture realignment with a Department of Energy 2017 Outstanding Security Team Award. You’ll remember the team was recently recognized for the same project by the National Nuclear Security Administration. The new changes leverage the use of technologies and more efficiently secure areas of the Pantex site.
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Parade.com caught up with the third-generation NASCAR racer to find out how he slows down, stays fit, beats burnout, helps others and more in this exclusive interview.
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What do you love most about racing?
I love how it challenges me. There’s always something fresh about each week, whether it’s a different track or a different car or a different teammate.
I think that changed a couple times as I was a kid. I always remember wanting to be a race car driver, but there was a time where I wanted to be the president. I thought that would be really cool when I was 12, 14 years old.
If you weren’t a race car driver, what do you think you would have become?
Broke. Beyond broke.
What kind of car did you learn to drive in?
My dad’s Ford pickup truck. My dad, he’d let me drive it from time to time when I was probably 8 years old. Not on the streets, but in some back areas. I’d sit in his lap, I got to steer and he got to use the pedals. Those are my first pure driving memories.
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How many cars do you have now?
If we’re going with street cars that can actually go on the road, I have right around eight. I also own some racecars.
Autotrader helps match the right car to the right driver. What’s your favorite car?
The Ford GT. I can’t think of any other car I’d want more than that car.
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Racing is a more physical sport than some might imagine. How do you keep yourself physically fit?
Well, one of the great things about racing is, just doing it gets you in shape. I’m in the car a little over 100 days a year [including races and practices], so you put that in workout terms, that’d be like working out twice a week just from driving. But that’s not enough. I do normal workout stuff. The normal, “Hey, I’m going to ride a bike or I’m going to do a run” or some kind of physical fitness routine like that.
How do you clear your mind and keep your focus during a race?
You just gotta be tough as hell. It’s not a math problem. It’s not a training thing. You can either drive a car or you can’t. Some of it is just a born ability to get in a very harsh environment and find another level. I’m very, very blessed to have that at this point of time in my life.
Does your diet change during the racing season?
I eat more and I drink a lot more water. I raced this past weekend and I lost four or five pounds. Your body wants that back, so you’re hungry, you’re thirsty. It’s really kind of an ugly week. You go through massive weight fluctuations. At least I do.
What do you eat on race day?
I just try to eat semi light, because if I don’t, I get indigestion. I mix it up between workout shakes, Powerade and water.
Do you have any pre- or post-race rituals or things that you always do before you get in or out of the car or when you finish a race?
No. In fact, I’m a very firm believer in not having those things. For a number of reasons. One is, to me, it’s a symbol of doubt. So you see somebody has to be wearing their lucky shirt. That means they doubt themselves. I don’t like that.
How do you keep from getting burned out and keep yourself motivated?
It’s tough. It’s very natural to get demotivated. One of the blessings and the curses of racing is that there’s another race almost every week, which seems like a curse when you’re running well, because you don’t really get to enjoy your success, but boy is it a blessing when you’re not running well, because there’s a new opportunity to correct it the next week.
Are you competitive off the track?
My wife would tell you [I’m competitive] in every aspect. I’m not a very good loser. I wish I was sometimes, because I feel like being a good loser is really important.
What does it mean to be a good loser?
I think being a good loser is being upset that you lost, but having the emotional intelligence to accept losing as part of the process and to learn from it. I work with Roger Penske. He has had a lot of successes and a lot of failures too. He’s not a good loser because he’s OK with it. He’s a good loser because he doesn’t lose his cool. He gets frustrated by it, but not to the point that it’s a detriment. He studies it and fixes it based off the lessons learned. He doesn’t lose repetitively.
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How do you slow down and relax in your off time?
That’s one thing my wife would tell you I really stink at. I loathe vacations. I always have. The only thing I like to do outside of work is be with my family. So, no, I don’t really slow down. I reflect a lot and that means I go to church. I reflect with some of the charity things I do. But those aren’t slowing down. I like what I do and I’m passionate about it and I’m not looking to escape from it.
Tell us about a charity that’s close to your heart?
I started the Checkered Flag Foundation, which is a 501(c)(3) that supports those who’ve made great sacrifices for the community. To most people, what it means is, first responders or military members who have gone out into the battlefield, maybe, or workplace, if you’re a first responder, and not come back the same way they went out, whether that’s physically or mentally. So there’s a number of initiatives we do to help them from housing to retreats to grants.
What do you reap personally from the charity work that you do?
I enjoy the stories. I enjoy feeling like I’m not a taker. I’ve been given a lot of great things in my life. With great privilege comes great responsibility. I feel like I’m being a good leader and being a good example that hopefully others will follow.
Your wife, Paige, and daughter, Scarlett, travel with you to many of your races. How important is your family to your success?
I think they ground me. They even out the bad days. There’s a lot of bad days in racing. Most of those bad days, not all of them, most of them aren’t your fault as the race car driver. It’s just part of the deal. They ground me and keep me from freaking out over it sometimes.
How has fatherhood changed you? Has that changed your perspective on some parts of life?
I have more patience, without a doubt. Not a lot, but a little more. I have more empathy for people. I used to really struggle with empathy. In some ways, I still do, but I now have more empathy. And probably I’m a little softer.
Do you have a favorite Sunday memory from when you were growing up?
My dad would work six days a week and Sunday was the only day he didn’t work. So Sunday was our family day. So I really loved Sundays as a kid. It was really the only personal time I would get with my dad growing up.
What kinds of things did you do?
It sounds trivial now, but it meant the world to me at the time. It was wash the car, it was go on a bike ride, it was watch the race on TV and it was cook dinner together and eat together.
How do you spend your Sundays in the off season now?
It’s a family day for me. I generally enjoy Sundays very much.
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Favorite song: “Only God Knows Why” by Kid Rock
Favorite book: Atlas Shrugged
Favorite racing season snack: Peanut butter
Movie that he can watch over and over: Patton
Last TV show he binged: Adam Ruins Everything
Favorite breakfast food: Granola
Favorite quote: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” —Henry Ford
Favorite city: Montreal
Perfect Sunday meal: Steak and potatoes
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How to Write a Block-Style Letter
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Samuel Hamilton Updated April 17, 2017
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Schools and colleges use memos to communicate information about problems and solutions. Writing a properly formatted APA-style memo ensures that you are presenting this information in a clear and coherent fashion. American Psychological Association style is used to format documents and cite sources in social sciences.
APA Style and Parts of a Memo
Memos formatted according to APA’s formatting guidelines start with a clear heading including information about whom the memo is addressed to, whom it is from, the date it was sent and its subject. The body of the memo follows, including a detailed description of the memo’s subject. You may break this description up into subsections. The memo concludes with a brief, one or two sentence summary of the memo’s contents, as well as a note indicating the names and types of attachments you included with the memo if this applies.
Identify the Audience and Purpose
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab recommends identifying the audience and purpose of your memo carefully. The audience -- the people the memo is addressed to -- should be the people in your company who are affected by the subject of the memo. The purpose of the memo should be geared toward this readership. APA style recommends using active voice when communicating these ideas. For example, you might open a memo by writing, “This memo describes a problem related to teacher interactions some of our students have been recently experiencing.”
Follow APA Format Guidelines
According to Purdue’s OWL, memos follow standard business or technical writing guidelines. This means they should be single-spaced and left-justified, and should use a common font such as Times New Roman or Arial. As shorter documents, APA-formatted memos should be no longer than two pages, and most will be around one page. Rather than indenting new paragraphs, skip two lines before starting a new paragraph. If you use headings to break up the content of your memo, use a text format that sets the heading apart; for example, use bold face text or underline the heading.
Use a Ratio to Structure Your Memo
Purdue’s OWL recommends breaking the memo up according to the following ratio: The heading should be one-eighth of the memo, the opening description of the audience and purpose should be one-quarter of the length, the discussion of the subject one-half of the length, and the closing segment, summary and note about attachments the remaining one-eighth of the memo. Though a rough guideline, this breakdown will ensure that you do not spend too much time describing the audience and purpose, or not enough time describing the subject of the memo.
Hamilton, Samuel. "How to Write an APA Formatted Memo." , https://penandthepad.com/write-apa-formatted-memo-6064176.html. Accessed 17 January 2020.
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Essays are a tool that allows students to express their understanding of a topic in their own words. Whether written as in-class assignments, as homework or as test questions, essays require students to demonstrate critical thinking, writing and analysis skills. Essay questions that include "describe and explain" in the instructions require students to combine aspects of both the descriptive and the expository essay genres in order to fully complete the assignment.
Generate a list of elements that describe the essay topic. Make sure the list includes broad statements that give a collective overview of the topic, as well as specific, descriptive details.
Read over the list for ideas that you can investigate and evaluate using critical thinking skills. Brainstorm on a direction for your essay by jotting down potential conclusions to draw and points to make in the expository portion. Make note of all evidence that supports the ideas and conclusions you intend to present in your essay. Circle items on the list that pertain to the developing direction of the essay and cross out items that do not.
Develop a concise thesis statement that gives a clear overview of the essay's direction and point of view.
Create an outline that delineates the essay's focus and direction. Include subheadings for each significant detail to be featured in the descriptive, introductory paragraph. Develop a logical order in which to present the significant points and the corresponding evidential support for the expository body of the essay. Include a heading for the conclusion that evaluates how the points made in the expository portion of the essay support the thesis statement.
Write a concise introductory paragraph that clearly describes the topic your essay will discuss. Include all significant details from the outline in the introduction, because they will be relevant as evidence to support the body of the essay. Incorporate the thesis statement into the end of the introduction as a transition into the essay's expository section.
Compose several expository paragraphs to make up the body of the essay. Write one paragraph for each point on the outline that evaluates and investigates the idea presented. Expound upon the significant, descriptive detail by explaining how and why it supports the presented point.
Write a conclusion that restates the idea put forth in the thesis statement and how it is supported by evidence you presented in the body of the essay. The conclusion should be a coherent summary that reviews the logical structure of the essay; do not not present any new information here.
Bartsch, Christine. "How to Write a "Describe & Explain" Essay." , https://penandthepad.com/write-describe-explain-essay-7804482.html. Accessed 17 January 2020.
Bartsch, Christine. (n.d.). How to Write a "Describe & Explain" Essay. . Retrieved from https://penandthepad.com/write-describe-explain-essay-7804482.html
Bartsch, Christine. "How to Write a "Describe & Explain" Essay" accessed January 17, 2020. https://penandthepad.com/write-describe-explain-essay-7804482.html
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Memories make rich subject matter for poetry. Whether you write about nostalgia for a carefree summer vacation or the sting of a painful loss, "I Remember" poems bring to mind not only the emotions you felt at the time, but numerous sensory details and an idea of what the experience means to you today. The "I Remember" poem exercise provides a structure for arranging the most important details into a compact portrait of your most vivid memories using your personal voice.
Choosing Your Memory
The educational resources organization Teachers and Writers Collaborative, or TWC, suggests that focusing on one single memory allows you to create a more realistic portrayal in your poem. You can brainstorm your poem by making a list of memories you recall in detail. After that, select the one that is most vibrant and significant. Many students assume that poetry has to be dark and sad, but an "I Remember" poem can evoke positive memories, too. For example, you might write about the first time you visited the ocean as a child.
Mining Your Memory
TWC also writes that reading an "I Remember" poem should be like looking at a family picture; the important details should be clear, visible and well-defined. One way to mine your memory for detail is to list as many sensory descriptions of the event as you can recall. For example, you might remember the feeling of the sand eroding beneath your feet, the smell of the salty air and the sounds of seagulls and tourists laughing. You can also consider the overall significance of the memory and what it means to you years later.
According to the non-profit poetry organized Spoken Word Lab, the poem repeats the phrase "I remember" each time a new detail is introduced. However, the organization of the lines doesn't have to be rigid; some aspects of the memory may continue for two or three lines, as in Joe Brainard's poem "I Remember." To construct your poem, you can use your sensory brainstorming list to make each detail its own line or to group together similar details. For your ocean poem, the first line might read, "I remember sand shrinking in my toes, the pull of the sea."
Read Write Think states that ultimately, poetry about memory should leave readers with a sense of why this particular recollection is significant. One way to end your poem is having your final line relate this information. You can state the significance directly, saying of the ocean, "I remember its vastness, being overwhelmed." You could also be more indirect and metaphorical, ending with the line, "I remember the horizon, an illusion of an ending." Leaving the reader with a culminating line will transform your poem from a list of details into a complete picture.
Morgan, Kori. "How to Write an I Remember Poem." , https://penandthepad.com/write-remember-poem-3471.html. Accessed 17 January 2020.
Morgan, Kori. (n.d.). How to Write an I Remember Poem. . Retrieved from https://penandthepad.com/write-remember-poem-3471.html
Morgan, Kori. "How to Write an I Remember Poem" accessed January 17, 2020. https://penandthepad.com/write-remember-poem-3471.html
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A jury has found Aaron Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder.
The former New England Patriots star faced murder charges in the killing of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancé, Shayanna Jenkins.
The prosecution alleged that Hernandez and two other men picked up Lloyd at his home during the early morning hours of June 17, 2013. According to testimony, they drove Lloyd to a secluded industrial park, where he was shot six times. Prosecutors alleged that Hernandez orchestrated the murder.
But there were some gaps in the prosecution’s case. They never presented a possible motive for the killing. They had no witnesses to the killing, and the murder weapon has never been found.
The defense claimed that Hernandez merely witnessed the murder, which was committed by someone he knew. Two other men, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, are also charged with killing Lloyd. They have pleaded not guilty and will be tried separately.
The defense also introduced Hernandez’s drug use in testimony. “Aaron and Odin shared a passion, a passion for marijuana,” defense attorney James Sultan told jurors. “Odin was very skilled at rolling blunts. Why would he kill Odin Lloyd, his bluntmaster?”
Hernandez appeared anxious as he awaited the verdict on Wednesday, CNN reports. It took the jury seven days of deliberation before they ultimately convicted the former football star.
Hernandez looked stunned when the verdict was read. In the gallery, his mother and fiance began to weep. Hernandez turned to them and mouthed, “It’s okay.”
Across the aisle, the mother of Odin Lloyd also wept as she looked up towards heaven.
Under Massachusetts law, Hernandez will be sentenced on the same day as his conviction. He is expected to be sentenced to life in prison.
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Michael Warrell and Lisa Kuhnen in CPA Productions’ DAPHNE’S SUNSET. Photo by Jenny Anderson.
Underscore Theatre Company has announced the full line-up for its third annual CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL, featuring 14 new musical productions. Created to showcase and support Chicago’s burgeoning field of musical theatre creators, this year’s festival will be held August 9 – 28, 2016 at Victory Gardens’ Richard Christiansen Theater, each production will receive four performances.
According to Underscore, the festival received more than 60 submissions. 14 new musicals have been chosen to participate.
This year, Underscore is partnering with CPA Theatricals and Kokandy Productions for “The Bridge Program”. The program will pair composing teams with an established theatre company that oversees casting and rehearsals to give writers and composers a sense of what is involved in the production of a new work.
“This year’s festival continues CMTF’s trend of growth to better serve and provide an artistic home for our vibrant Chicago community of musical theatre creators,” comments Underscore Theatre Company Artistic Director Alex Higgin-Houser. “This year, we’re providing composing teams more opportunities than ever before to connect with the musical theatre powerhouses of Chicago. Kokandy Productions and CPA Theatricals are taking over the production process for our Bridge Program – and Bailiwick Chicago will be producing a workshop in the festival, joining past participants such as New American Folk Theatre.”
Full Line-Up below. A detailed schedule of performances has yet to be released.
DAPHNE’S SUNSET presented by CPA Theatricals
Book and Lyrics By Kevin Jaeger, Music by Alex Mitchell
Previously performed as Spot on the Wall at the New York Musical Festival
Daphne’s Sunset tells the story of one family’s search for expression and empathy inside a museum. Paul Hunter, a talented photographer, is about to have an exhibition of his work at the museum – but when his artwork focuses on his mother’s recent lost battle with cancer, his family finds out how difficult it can be to face your pain and your past.
FLIGHT presented by Kokandy Productions
Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael Potsic
Based on the Greek myth “The Flight of Icarus,” Flight follows Daedalus, his wife Aeden and their son Icarus as they learn that to truly live and love comes with great risk.
PLANTED presented by Rogue Elephant Productions
Co-conceived by Christopher Pazdernik and Jeff Bouthiette
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bouthiette, with additional lyrics by Rebekah Walendzak
In the tradition of classic hetero-centric works such as Closer Than Ever and Songs for a New World, Planted is a contemporary song-cycle exploring relationships of modern-day queer men. Five men – include including a trans-man, a Latino-American and a bisexual – navigate through the minefields of dating, marriage, separation and independence. Through a multitude of characters and songs, audiences will be introduced to stories both heart-breaking and hilarious during this one-act musical collage.
TRIBULATION: THE MUSICAL presented by Higgin’s Beach Productions
Book and Lyrics by Molly Miller, Music by Brad Kemp
It’s the end of the world… and you still need a job. TRIBULATION: THE MUSICAL follows Genevieve, a would-be poet who ends up at a crappy desk job after she realizes that being left behind in the rapture doesn’t mean rent isn’t due. Prophets, whores, middle managers, grad students and delivery guys alike all struggle to find their own past and prevent the Apocalypse in this hilarious take on the Bible’s Book of Revelation.
THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ presented by Off Broadway Dinner Theatres, Inc.
Book by James A. Zimmerman, Musical Arrangements by J. Michael Roy
You know the songs… but do you know the story? A “musical biography” of The Righteous Brothers, THE LOVIN’ FEELIN’ chronicles the story and songs of the duo that defined “Blue-Eyed Soul” for a generation. This tribute to the unique genius of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield features more than 20 hits including “Little Latin Lupe Lu,” “Justine,” “Unchained Melody,” and of course, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.”
MATING presented by Jeffery Lyle Segal
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jeffery Lyle Segal
The tragicomedy of modern romance is celebrated with laughter and tears in this new musical revue. In the first act, the performers sing mostly comedic complaints about the difficulty of finding “the one.” In the second act, the couples join and find happiness. But those love songs are followed by songs of breaking up. In the end, the couples reunite, and celebrate in love and unity.
MILL HO– USE: MY LIFE IS A COUNTRY SONG
Presented by New American Folk Theatre
Book, Music and Lyrics by Anthony Whitaker
The story of Donna, a woman starting life over after leaving a long-term abusive relationship. She has rented the mill house and is trying to begin a new life while trying to understand the years of mental and physical violence she endured. It becomes a story of forgiveness; forgiving herself for allowing herself to be victimized, her family for turning their heads and even her ex-husband.
Book by DC Cathro, Music and Lyrics by Leo Schwartz
Still reeling from a recent breakup and looking for a distraction, Paul starts corresponding with Rod, a pen pal in another state. Meanwhile, Paul’s co-worker, Lee, is in the planning stages of her wedding. Soon, what began as an innocent flirtation evolves into an emotional attachment that neither of them expected. The problem? Paul’s ex, Grayson, returns to try to win him back. The bigger issue? Paul’s pen pal is a prisoner, incarcerated for 13 more years.
GEFILTE FISH CHRONICLE
Book by Matty Selman and Iris Burnett. Music and Lyrics by Matty Selman
Previously performed at the New York Musical Festival
The last of the colorful Dubroff sisters, Goldie, has just passed away and her granddaughter, an aspiring actress, leaves for Hollywood instead of staying home and having the traditional family Passover (songs, stories, prayers and massive amounts of food), with her mother.
STALKER: THE MUSICAL presented by RPG Productions
Concept by David Russell, Book and Lyrics by David Russell and Alex Giles
Music by Andy Peterson
Previously performed at the New York International Fringe Festival 2015
In a dystopian world, where love is completely outlawed, “stalking’” has emerged as a replacement for relationships, and people adhere to the concept of “Look, but don’t touch.” When a stranger from another world arrives, society is thrown into chaos, not least because this stranger introduces a novel concept: that of love.
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Book by L.C. Bernadine; Music and Lyrics by Kevin Welch
Four people at a block party – apartment-dwellers in a world of homeowners – are drawn to each other because of their status as invisible renters, their mutual penchant for a kind of loopy conversational improv and their desire for anything that resembles security at a time when the threat of violence simmers at the edge of every day and every horizon.
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Book by Jay Paul Deratany, Music and Lyrics by Joe Stevens
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Directed by Jon Martinez
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Stormzy announces #Merky Books writers’ prize winners
By : Plumbers West Brompton
Hafsa Zayyan and Monika Radojevic have both been announced as the co-winners of Stormzy’s first #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize.
They will get a publishing contract with #Merky Books and be represented by The Good Literary Agency.
The competition, which launched earlier this year, was open to aspiring writers between the ages of 16 and 30.
Stormzy says it aims to help young authors who are “being ignored or passed on” by major publishing outlets.
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Hafsa’s book tells the tale of two very different men who cross paths in Uganda
Hafsa, 28, told Newsbeat: “It feels surreal, I feel like I’m dreaming.
“I feel amazed that anybody would want to read my writing and actually enjoy it and want to publish me.
“I’m a lawyer – so this was a crazy slice of opportunity to try to get my foot in the door.”
Out of 1200 submissions, her novel We Are All Birds of Uganda was judged to be the winner alongside Monika’s collection of poems, 23 And Me.
Monika’s poems often focus on belonging and identity
The 23-year-old poet says winning the competition “has shown me that people can connect with the story I have to tell”.
“I hope this allows me to pursue those dreams I buried a really long time ago.”
When announcing his partnership with Penguin last year, the rapper said: “I from the bottom of my heart cannot wait to hear your stories, your poems, your novels, your sci-fis and then getting them out into the big wide world.”
He added: “Reading and writing as a kid was integral to where I am today.”
Stormzy was on the panel of judges who decided the winner.
In March Stormzy announced the competition, aiming to “promote the stories that aren’t being heard”.
Monika says #Merky Books focusing on “lesser known stories is really, really important”.
“That’s one of the reasons why I felt so comfortable submitting a poem that is quite niche.
“My winning poem is about my desire to do DNA testing but being afraid of what will come from it. That’s not necessarily something a lot of people can relate to.”
Last month Stormzy held a writers’ workshop for the 20 shortlisted applicants, which included Monika and Hafsa.
Speaking at the event, Stormzy told Newsbeat: “The reason why things like this are important to me is because I have always understood that my community raised me.
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Customizable buttons could usher in smartphone interface nirvana
Find out one simple way to make smartphone app user interface designs a whole lot better; customizable toolbars.
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Published on 06 July 2015, 11:12 EDT
Adam Z. Lein
Windows 10 Mobile,
It’s in vogue these days to complain about the horrible user interface direction that Microsoft has turned to in their Windows 10 Mobile preview and its associated apps. Most of the clever and beautiful design innovations Microsoft brought forth with Windows Phone 7 and 8 are getting thrown out. Maybe the “Metro” design language idea isn’t going to translate well between large screens, laptop screens, and small screens like Microsoft needs it to for their one-operating-system-to-rule-them-all vision for Windows 10. Or maybe Microsoft wants Android and iOS users to feel like it’s a familiar bad interface. Let’s go back in time for a minute though and remember one of Microsoft’s even earlier user interface designs.
Remember customizable toolbars? Back in the old days of computers, around the turn of the century, everything had a series of words at the top where all of the commands were categorized. If you wanted to do something related to the file, you’d click the menu that said “File”. If you wanted to edit something, you’d choose the button that had the word “Edit” on it. That was great for finding commands, until these programs started getting so many features that it became difficult to fit all of these command buttons on a 640 x 480 pixel or even 800 x 600 pixel screen. You often had to dig pretty deep through those menus to find the thing you were looking for.
The highlighted menu commands would hide themselves at first since it knows I don’t use them much. Genius!
That’s where customizable toolbars came in! With customizable toolbars, you could create a series of one-click buttons that performed specific functions or loaded specific tools. The important thing here was that you could choose the commands you wanted to make more-available to you. In many programs, the menus and keyboard shortcuts were customizable too, and in a couple versions of Microsoft Office, the menus actually adapted to your usage patterns automatically in order to make your most-used features more accessible. That might have been a little too ahead of its time, but customizable toolbars made it so that you could fine tune each program to your specific workflow. In many cases you could show or hide text labels for the buttons as well so that you wouldn’t have to memorize weird icons and could easily understand what each of your buttons would do. Microsoft didn’t have to decide which buttons needed to be most accessible for the majority of users… You could decide which buttons needed to be most accessible to you, you could make that happen, and you could get your work done more efficiently. Hurray! Everybody’s happy!
Incidentally, Microsoft removed the customizable toolbars, menus, and shortcuts in Office 2007. Numerous 3rd party plug-ins were produced to bring back that functionality, and thankfully customization options returned in Office 2010.
In the early days of smartphones, we didn’t really have customizable menus or toolbars within the applications. As is the case today, you’re pretty much stuck with whatever the application developer decided to do. However, we did have customizable hardware buttons on our phones that we could program to have certain functions. I could choose to assign specific programs to specific buttons and then within those programs sometimes I could assign specific functions to specific hardware buttons. This was hugely advantageous especially for one-handed usage while driving a motor vehicle. I could assign one button to launch my MP3 player, and then when that program was active, all of my other buttons had functions such as next track, pause, volume up/down, etc. I didn’t even have to look at the screen!
Being able to reprogram these buttons made things so much easier.
Fast forward to 2015 and we’ve got millions of little smartphone apps that have very focused and limited functions. That’s necessary because smartphones have such small screens and generally implement a touch-only interface. That means buttons have to be big enough for your fingers and therefore functionality beyond what the developer thinks you might use most gets either completely cut out, buried behind hamburgers, or converted to cryptic icons that no one can understand.
Microsoft is currently trying to make their desktop apps for Windows 10 so flexible that they’ll scale between the small smartphone screens, medium-sized tablet screens, larger desktop PC screens, and even giant living-room and conference room screens. That’s not an easy thing to do. You’ll either have to make these programs so stripped-down of function that you can fit all of their features on the lowest-common-denominator… the smartphone screen, or you’ll have to bury functions deep within hidden menus on the smaller screens and let them surface on larger screens.
So which functions do you keep primarily available on the smaller screens? You can try to please the majority, but not everyone works the same way. A lot of people use the delete command in their email programs on smartphones all the time. I never use it because if I have to delete something, that means the rules and filters I set up on the Exchange server are not working as well as they could be. For me, I don’t need a delete button to be there at all, I need a rules editing button (which doesn’t exist on any mobile email app). Or maybe in the photos app, you only ever share your photos to Facebook. There’s no need for the Share button to bring up this big menu of share options all the time. Maybe you just need one button that shares to Facebook right away (like Windows Phone 7 could do).
Wouldn’t customizable toolbars be the perfect solution on smartphones? Windows 10 Mobile already has an app bar at the bottom of each program (usually) with a handful of persistent buttons that are always available. An ellipses symbol indicates the expansion of the app bar to show more hidden commands. In some cases, Microsoft is ALSO adding a hamburger button that hides even more hidden commands, though it really doesn’t make sense to have two hidden-command sections like that
Outlook Mail for Windows 10 has lots and lots of hidden menus and commands.
If you look at the new Outlook Mail app on Windows 10 Mobile when composing a new email message you can expand the ellipses menu by touching the ellipses icon and then there’s a new series of sub-menus with different categories for different commands. Each one allows you to dig deeper to find more commands. Finding the thing you want to do could take up to half a dozen steps! Now that’s what I call difficult-to-use! On a desktop, of course this menu would appear differently. It would show up more like the Office Ribbon where each category had a tab and below the selected tab appeared all of the related commands. That sounds much easier to use on a desktop PC with a larger screen and I’m sure it will be.
That doesn’t mean I shouldn’t have all of those features on the smartphone version of that program, but maybe they don’t all need to be there all the time. What if the app menu that appeared beneath the ellipses icon had a “Customize” command? I could move the most important toolbar buttons to their priority placement which would be most accessible on the smartphone. The settings could even sync with my other Windows devices so that if I opened the same program on a larger screen my customizations would still show priority placement for my most important commands.
A customizable interface has the potential to please all of the users all the time.
In Office 2013 on the desktop (and many other professional grade software programs), I can customize the UI to make my most-used commands more efficient and accessible. That’s great, but really the need for a consistently customizable interface is far greater on a smartphone screen.
The common misconception is that Android is a very customizable smartphone platform, and yes you can develop and install different home screen launchers and widgets or whatnot, but you can’t fix the apps. You can’t make the Gmail app have a one-touch flag-for-follow-up button or text-labels to make the buttons easier to understand. You can’t fix Snapchat’s awful touch-and-hold interface design that blocks the visibility of the actual content you’re trying to view.
Those app bar buttons at the bottom are screaming to be customizable.
Customizable toolbars or app-bars are probably something Microsoft should have thought of sooner. They already know from designing software in the 90’s that this is something very important for increasing productivity and efficiency. The backlash from removing it in Office 2007 should have been another clue. I’m no developer though and I’m sure it’s not easy for each app developer to write their own app bar customization interface, so really it needs to be something they can get for free… something that’s built into the operating system and just takes a matter of dropping a “customize” control button into the ellipses menu. Of course, Visual Studio would have to support it and there would need to be a way of specifying default app bar commands for each toolbar within each section of an app, but the “customize” window should be standard across all apps… the only difference being which commands are available in which groups.
Are you happy with being told what functions should be easiest to access in all of your third party apps or would you rather have the ability to make them work better for your particular workflow?
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Filmmaker John Ziegler gets personal with Piers Morgan: "I know you won 'Celebrity Apprentice,' so you must be really smart"
In advance of an upcoming documentary centered around the Penn State scandal, this evening "Piers Morgan Live" welcomed John Ziegler for a contentious and combative interview that featured raised voices, and heightened emotions.
Insisting that the late Joe Paterno was fired without cause from his post as head football coach of the Nittany Lions, the 45-year-old Ziegler said his film is simply about finding the truth. When Piers Morgan countered by suggesting that Paterno knew about Jerry Sandusky's inappropriate behavior, and even aided in a cover-up, Ziegler resorted to personal insults draped in sarcasm:
"You know nothing about this case. I know you won 'Celebrity Apprentice,' so you must be really smart," he bellowed. "You seem to think this is a commercial endeavor. This is not a commercial endeavor."
Writing off his guest's insults as simply offensive for the sake of shock value, the host goes on to read a statement from the Paterno family, noting that "nobody wants you doing this."
Suggesting that Ziegler is only serving to put the victims through additional trauma, while also attacking the Paterno family in the process, Morgan inquires about the specific motivation behind the documentary:
"My only agenda here is to find out what happened," he stated. "You guys in the media didn't do a good job of that. You bought into a narrative that makes no sense and for which there is no proof."
Watch the clip, and listen to the interview, as Morgan and Ziegler engage in a fiery exchange of ideas and opinion, in the process even tossing around a few insults.
Why does Sean Hannity keep begging over this weekend on his weak news forum that he wants to BOMB IRAN and start another WAR! His children arent going to be up front ( or even in the military, Id be Gasped) He seems to whine to the weak minded followers who cant think for theirselves ( great dinner though, Huh?) Shut up and keep your flimmsy mouth SHUT, unless your joining the American Military SEAN! No more Wars! Bush didnt pay for the last TWO! Every other congress ( besides the Sham of govnerment Congress 112th and 113th that gets paid for nothing) assessed a tax to pay for previous wars! Now Somebody give me the total of Trillions calculated from Iraq and afganastand.
Martyn Iv
Post the entire interview please.
Mark Ahrens
Yes, please post the ENTIRE interview please Piers.
YES, PLEASE POST THE FULL INTERVIEW –
By posting only a portion – it shows CNN knows Pierce last evening with John Zieglar was a DISASTER
Brian Russell
Yes post it all – what a shambolic ramble by Piers – name calling and shouting over his guest – this was awful to watch and he was plain wrong to conduct himself like that.
eurekadog
Piers, stop acting like you're concerned with the victims, only to turn around and ask/drag Sherry West onto your show. Sheesh! How about a little decorum?
joclaire
I don't believe Sherry West's story for a minute. I feel very sad about her little boy, but her older son was killed while he was attempting to murder someone else. Her story is full of holes and crocodile tears. She condemned the mother of those boys, while she herself had raised a son who was going to murder someone. How convenient that was not mentioned during the interview. The truth will come out eventually.
Piers I am sorely disappointed in your interview with Mr. Ziegler. You apparently are faltering in ratings and just looking to do hatchet jobs on guests you do not agree with, versus truly following in Larry's footsteps and doing a professional interview. Mr. Zeigler is not defending Sandusky at all, he is trying to reach the truth about Joe Paterno, who was used as a scapegoat by the Penn State Board. The rush to judgement is about the rush to find a scapegoat by the board and the media's desire to tear down a person who lived life by the highest morale values and had a greater impact on student athletes that is unmatched in sports. I have supported you in the past, but now am longing for Larry King to return to his show that you are using as a bully pulpit. Piers, do your homework instead of taking the easy route of attacking and talking over your guests.
I was pretty upset about the way Piers went about this interview and wanted to post my disgust, but Steve summed it up nicely. What he had in front of him was a mirror. That man treated Piers like Piers treats others and he couldn't handle it. Then he goes to a break, and then goes to a so-called expert who didn't know much, and then cuts off the interview. Was that Piers Morgan or Nancy Grace? I couldn't tell the difference tonight. I've always felt that if you ask someone a question, they should be able to answer. I don't think I'll watch him again. Plenty of channels on my TV.
Totally Agree...Steve summed it up perfectly. I have always supported Piers and DO NOT support Paterno...but that was extremely unprofessional.
rothenbj
Totally agree, Piers is a waste of space. The point of Ziegler's appearance was to discuss the lack of evidence that Paterno covered up anything. Piers just kept ranting that John was attempting to prove Sandusky was innocent and the Paterno was guilty of a coverup because he was fired by the BoT.
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I absolutely agree with it..Professionally he is making poor choices..
Piers is not alone in this! Matt Lauer used the same deflecting questions on the today show. I'm sure ESPN (EVIL) will ignore and deflect Mr. Ziegler's story also as they are the leaders of this destruction of a town and a university and a great man's reputation all so the state of Pennsylvania could avoid large civil payouts for bumbling the 1998 investigation! Sad and disgusting.
Dr Barry
Morgan needs to take a LONG WALK ON A SHORT PIER
Steve do you look around your city and scratch your head to how discombobulated everything is in its reality? forget this tory and look around where you are, cant escape, better start with the schools PTA and work your way to the State Capital. reality check!
I couldn't agree more. No journalistic integrity here.
Pierce I always liked you n
But you are a bully an hypocrite ! When people accused you of first hand knowledge of "news of the world" shenanigans you denied denied denied! I knew nothing saw nothing how convenient.
Yet you are so quick to judge Joe Paterno, why didn't you do a right thing Pierce????
JpbinBhm
Poor interview. Mr Morgan would not let the guest finish his say and then rebut. He never addressed the guests claim that the dismissal is not proof of cover up. It is not. If Mr. Morgan's positions were strong and accurate he would not become so defensive. Let the guest have his say so we can hear his case. It will succeed or fail on its own merit. Poor job overall.
Was really disappointed with Piers actions and responses. Piers seemed to be the one ranting and raving. He knew what the guest was going to talk about but yet didn't want to hear anything. Lost a lot of respect for the show. 15 minutes of yelling back and forth.
Piers,
Educate yourself with the material before your show. Mr. Ziegler was right.
barstap
I compare Piers Morgan to a Jerry Springer circus act. Why request interviews on these topics and then just taunt them with your feminism manners?
Larry 409
John Ziegler had all the facts tonight. Pompous buffoon Pee-ers Morgan was on the ropes, shocked that his total ignorance of the subject matter was revealed so publicly, (well, to all 15 viewers of "Piers Morgan Live"). Morgan was babbling the same sentences, using the argumentative style of Pee Wee Herman ."I know you want to bring up facts, but what about Sandusky?" was repeated 17 times by Morgan. Finally Morgan, screaming "No Mas" ran to karen Peetz ugly step daughter, Sara Ganim, who won a Pulitzer Prize for plagarism.
Piers you were more like a politician than an interviewer tonight. You avoided addressing everything Ziegler said and made a real mess of it because you had an agenda.
I watched the interview and saying you welcomed him was a joke, anytime you don't agree with your guests you attack them and don't let them finish a sentence. I might not like what your guests have to say sometimes but c'mon man let them talk. You lost a viewer tonight because I'm sick of watching you attack guests and cut them off. You are no Larry King!
Al Bledsoe
I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. I am shocked at your opinionated conjectures that cloud your reasonableness. It makes me wonder how I will be examined for my beliefs when the time comes. (and the time will come.)
It started with gun control, which I advocate, but you are embarrassing. Joe Paterno never had a day in court, yet you condemn him before hearing or allowing a full disclosure of facts. And that is shameful to the public - you censored my obtaining a viewpoint, that I could judge as reasonable. You judged what I would think. Is this China???
You are stupid. Some of us have a better skill in examining viewpoints. Why are you being paid??? Go Home!!!!
Mr. Moirgan really needs to listen to himself. If the young man, victim 2 ithink Mr. Zigler said really did not verify did not support what was reported to the courts then the coverup is by the FBI, police, and by the prosecution. That is what uyou should be looking into. Please get to the bottom or at least see if you can interview victim 2.
I was very disappointed in this show–my first and last time to watch. Morgan did not let his guest speak and in fact, seemed like he was on an agenda to shut up Mr. Ziegler. Then, he let's the Mom of the baby who was shot go on and on. No one wanted to hear an account of that tragedy. Shame on you. You are a poor excuse for a host who is obviously scraping for ratings.
With his behavior, I turned the show off. I'm done. NEVER watching again.
Jay W.
I was actually disgusted with this interview, I really used to enjoy Piers Morgan now he is becoming worse the Olberman and Oreily were and are. Seems lately he is just not listening to his guests and has an wants to talk down to them. If the news is too personal to report with objectivity and clarity stay off the topic. This man had an unpopular view about paterno and was he was turned into a supporter of sandusky which it seemed obvious he was not. Please change course with this show this was one of the worst but so similar to recent interview Mr. Morgan has done and once again very disappointing. They may have been a worth while news story here, maybe not but the reality is as the host it was CNNs job to get to that in a polite way and bringing in that reporter who didnt even touch on the paterno topic just further shows how off base the production and direction of this was, just really bad. and this isnt even touching the gun control exploitation and agenda stuff, please fix the show
Eddie from California
Way to go Steve I agree with you from the post above. John Ziegler stood his ground with Piers. Piers fianlly met someone who could handle his over-powering, bully like, journalist style. Which another word for that style is RUDE. How funny when Piers couldn't handle it he went to break saying John needed to calm down. When the interview continued Piers started twisting the story around and accusing John of false facts. Piers you try to be direct and put your guests in place but it's not working for you. Piers your an embarrasment to all CNN journalists. Go back to Britains Got Talent. If they would even take you back.
Piers is an embarrassment. That was not an interview and very frustrating to watch. Why have a guest on if you won't let them speak? Is Piers really so simple he couldn't understand the simple distinction that the point was not to dispute the Sandusky conviction? Or is it easier to just bully for ratings? It is obvious he didn't even have a basic understanding of the case beyond headlines.
Cancel this pathetic show and try to raise the intelligence level of your shows.
I think Piers was behaving very unprofessional. He clearly aggravated John Ziegler to the point where he had to insult Piers. The man didn't want to admit his lack of knowledge yet takes every opportunity to drown out whatever Ziegler is saying. And the report above is biased (obviously) Piers was saying rude, inaccurate things too. I'm pretty sure Ziegler wasn't "shrieking". Absolutely silly. He acts like a little boy in that interview. Hey Piers, why bring people on your show only to insult them? Filthy
Sadly, professionalism is long dead in the ratings-driven world. Morgan is just another sensationalist that cares little about the facts and knows that these kind of screaming matches tap into the public's endless thirst for crap television.
Piers Morgan is so rude to his guests that I will no longer watch him! He brings on people he knows have a different point of view just to argue with them. He does not allow them the opportunity to speak and belittles them. He is a bully! Please #CNN...remove him from your network.
Piers, come on. Do you really think your opinion matters? I got sick when I watched some of this show. I do not see how a journalist can be considered an expert in anything, but their own opinions. I truly am getting really tired of the television shows that are on TV. You people commercialize way to much. You put journalists up on pedestals.
Those of us who live in the real world see a lot of things wrong and you journalists avoid the real questions and the questions you raise are tainted by opinion. I am seriously thinking about cancelling my satellite subscription because of the BS I hear on the news and the stupid reality shows taking over.
We need a news station that ONLY gives facts that does not cut and paste what they want the public to see and hear just to boost ratings. It's all about the money and I think these opinionated journalists called entertainers are totally bloated.
People need to question the validity of someones accomplishments and allow people to explain their opinions without being cutoff by some bloviated journalist.
once again Piers proved what an ass he can be, I'm done with his "show".
I used to be a fan of yours but now am utterly disgusted by you. Even if you may be correct on the issue, the way that you bully and try to belittle your guests make you look like a fool. I honestly can't tell anymore if you even do research before debating these issues. I would much rather hear you rebut with facts rather than spit out responses that do not make any sense and bark like mad dog that doesn't have a bite. The more I watch you, the more I realize how much of a hypocrite you really are. How can you say to a guest that they are hurting victims when you are the one you put them on air and gave them the platform to speak to a nation audience? Anyway, you've lost a fan but here's some words of advice to you... I think that you really have to check yourself before you wreck yourself to the point where you'll eventually lose your show. It already may be too late though...
Amazing job tonight. Larry King must be shaking his head in shame at what has happened to his interview spot. Was that your best effort at an interesting dialogue with Mr. Ziegler? Rather than an intellectually stimulating debate, you pulled off a badgering blubbering aimless attack that was an embarrassment to CNN and journalism. I can't understand what kind of audience you can generate with your arrogant and unbalanced approach. Eurekadog pointed out the irony of your sensational anti-intellectual rants - immediately after Ziegler points out that you are the one inflaming the interview with claims that Ziegler was attacking victims, you turn around and splash a grieving mother in front of the nation during the most horrific week of her life. Your bully pulpit style may play well in Britain. But the more you attack intelligent people like Ziegler, and any other conservative silly enough to get on your show, you underscore the growing problem with a polarized American media. You are the mirror image of the Fox journalists you despise so much. When is CNN going to move away from this sort of demeaning infotainment, and help elevate the level of dialog this country really needs. CNN - please replace Piers with a real journalist like Fareed Zakaria, Candy Crowley and Erin Burnett. A talk show doesn't need to be like this.
Why does Ziegler feel more compelled to clear Paterno's name than Paterno's own family? Ziegler should just admit that he's exploiting the unconditional Paterno-reverence for financial gain. Sandusky is guilty, Paterno was aware of McQeary's allegations in '98, yet never pursued them. Both got what they deserved.
The mcquery allegation was in 2001. The 1998 allegation was investigated by most every law enforcement agency in the area along with psychologists and the attorney general without an indictment. The 2001 allegations reported to paterno were also reported to 2 mandatory reporters of child abuse before paterno was told and another mandatory reporter was told after paterno yet none of the 3 have been charged with a crime that you and everyone condemn and defile paterno for, ironic isn't it?
It's a shame you have such limited knowledge of this case. How could or would Paterno follow up the "'98 case" when the DA found no grounds to charge and the case was investigated by CYS and DPW. Either stop posting nonsense or study the subject.
Well, Scott and rothernbj beat me to my point. Your comment is embarrassingly ill-informed about McQuery, Paterno, and the scandal as a whole. So why should we sign on to your conclusions about either of them?
Ziegler may be a wired gadfly, but he has researched this more thoroughly than most, and is driven by a hunger for justice for a man he senses has been slandered. This is noble.
Everything else about Paterno's legacy is seen as uniquely noble, and the accusation that he protected a pedophile simply doesn't make sense. His MO for protecting his program's reputation over decades was to isolate decadent behaviors and heal or eliminate them–not protect or conceal.
What possible motivation would he have to make an exception for a man he didn't like, whom he told to his face that he should leave the PSU program before the '98 episode even happened, whose access to the football building was arranged in retirement over Paterno's explicit objection, and who was no longer under his authority?
Even if you are cynical about Paterno generally, this "conspiracy to conceal" explanation makes no sense.
Ziegler has lost more than he has gained for his passion, yet he sticks to it. He is no Penn State alum or fan. He is at least honestly devoted to his cause, and at best, well researched and right.
Matt, as they say on jeopardy.....errrrtttt, wrong answer!!!!!!! Get your facts straight before spewing garbage!!!
In reading these comments, it seems that Piers Morgan's bully pulpit "journalism" may have helped Zeigler's case. Zeigler correctly predicted (in advance) that the media would try to spin this as an attempt to exonorate Sandusky. Piers Morgan is a hack.
Matt, study the case a little, your wrong on all counts.
McQuery had nothing to do with '98. That case was investigated and dropped. Another speaking without knowing. The '01 case that started the whole connection to PSU football, and the kid involved, who said nothing happened, is the case that got the football program in trouble. Read and learn the truth before you make as ass of yourself.
sjfotos
1998 is the very weakest point on which to base your assertion, but you would not know that since you never read the original Freeh report and subsequent actual reports. In 1998, the local DA and assorted child welfare agencies investigated and decided there was nothing there. A tragic error yes! But not an error that you could expect Paterno to know about, UNLESS someone broke the law and disclosed a confidential investigation......but no matter, enjoy your bliss, eh?
tjp
Once again Piers you are making an ass out of yourself. You invite guest onto your show and then talk over them and don't even give them a chance to express their point of view. Why do you do this? If someone doesn't agree with your point of view you get extremely upset and angry. You need to respect the views of your guest and quit being such a jerk before you lose your show altogether. You have done the same thing with all the pro gun guest you have if they don't agree with your point of view. Maybe it's time to think about a career change.
The interview was a journalistic disgrace. Mr. Morgan refused to let Mr. Ziegler disclose any facts concerning the media driven narrative of a Penn State cover up. He continuously deflected Mr. Ziegler's attempts to state facts and or opinions which came to light during his interview of Sandusky. Mr. Morgan stated that Joe Paterno was fired, thus proving there was a cover up. Five year olds display better logic than this so called journalist. Mr Morgan wined incessantly about being insulted and offended then proceeded to insult his guest repeatedly towards the end of the interview and then demand complete silence for the Pulitzer Prize Winning Sara Ganim so she could remind us all to remember the victims for the 4 trillionth time like somehow that's going to make everything all better. You know what helps heals victimized people, the TRUTH!!! You know people, it sets you free. Ask Sara Gamin what the TRUTH is? Or ask the Pa attorney general or the states attorney who presented a false Grand Jury presentment or better yet ask the current Pa. Governor what the real truth is? Wake up people, your being lied to everyday by a corporate Facist media in bed with politicians they and other corporations buy through political contributions. I'm a 50 year old husband with two grown children, not a psycho living in a cabin in the woods. I called CNN to express my distaste for them. I ask you to do the same if you care to fight for your right to life liberty and happiness. Fight back before its all gone. Ask questions and demand the TRUTH!!
A grand jury presentment that takes 3 years to indict and 7 months to go to trial and convict?
3 mandatory reporters of child abuse who had the same story Paterno Cutley Schultz and Spainier had who did not report it and were not charged? ( 2 medical professionals and a child psychologist???? ) and on and on and on........ I can keep going ............ ?????????????
CNN you have a fantastic group of journalists. EXCEPT Piers Morgan. He needs to go. What are you waiting for? We need more hotties like Anderson Cooper.
galvaorui
I was so irked by the Piers Morgan show (again) that I decided I had to leave a comment somewhere, hoping that a CNN executive might see it and take note of my plea to remove this individual from the air soon. In my defense, the TV was already set to CNN when I turned it on, so I watched a little bit of the show only by accident. I was very happy to see that, based on the other comments on this site, I am not alone. Having just 87,000 viewers is quite a feat, but having them all hate you is even more impressive. I predict even lower lows in the future for this show. Please replace this person's show by something (anything) else, so I can watch CNN again, as I did before...
Suanne
I usually love watching Piers Morgan, but please Piers would you allow ALL your guests to finish their train of thought without talking over them. We cannot follow the discussion if you and your guests are shouting over one another.. I know it is frustrating listening to people talk nonsense but we, the audience needs to hear different sides. If your guest talks nonsense, please allow him to finish his point. We will then be able to see both views clearly.
The gun issue is another topic where you need to stop talking over your guest.
rendrasyahputra2013
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Piers need replacing
Agree, Piers, you need to find a different line of work. CNN, you can and should find someone a lot better at what this show is about, why do you invite a guest on and don't allow discourse.
Amicable Curmudgeon
He's apparently good at phone hacking!
No longer a Viewer
Wake up CNN – this Piers character is ruining your brand!
I used to be a die hard CNN fan. It was ALWAYS on! I've now switched to Fox!
Piers: You are awful.
It's obvious you had an agenda and were not interested in any facts.
That big, wet, sloppy kiss you gave Ganim at the end was embarrassing as well.
You are NOT Larry King.
Piers made himself look like an idiot. John had a crucial piece of evidence in his hand that Piers totally ignored, insisting on his personal biased feelings as the "truth" instead. It was evident that Piers has not looked at this topic, nor has he educated himself in any way before this interview. To make statements, as if they were truths, without knowing the facts is poor journalism at its worth. Why is this pompous POS still employed???
I would have sincerely liked to have heard what Piers guest had to say. There is no reason to watch the show if Piers is all I get to hear. And the total lack of manners by Piers was reprehensible. I will have to research this further, but apparently not on CNN.
It was crystal clear that Piers knows zero facts of the Sandusky case and the lack of evidence tying it to Penn State. That he calls himself a "journalist" when he has done no research is a disgrace to the profession. Maybe he, like Sara Ganim, relied on Twitter feeds for his fact checking!
I find it laughable that people are slating Piers. But ignoring the idiot he had in? He makes no sense, he's a rambling idiot. Ignores all facts that are given to him because he doesn't like them – in fact he is a prime example of the mouth breathers that populate America today. And it's funny that all the people who defend Ziegler are men. Football fans more concerned with a creeps legacy instead of the fact he failed the children in his charge.
Keep up the good work Piers. Cracking interview.
This entry is on the same level as Piers himself:the guest an idiot, Piers a rambling idiot,bloggers all men, therefore football fans, Paterno a creep who failed children. The pot is calling the kettle black here. Grow up.
The children were not in Paterno's charge. The only questionable case he knew about (1998 was declared "no wrongdoing" after police investigation) was promptly reported by Paterno to administrators qualified to investigate, something Paterno knew he was not. He did not let go of it until 10 days later, after he was sure the administrators met McQuery directly. No other cases surfaced until 2011. Incidents off campus and children you are not told about are hardly on your charge.
Jonathan S.
Nice Jordan. I see someone actually made an attempt to answer your ridiculous post. I give him credit, but sometimes you just have to call an ass-hat and ass-hat. And that you are.
Piers used circular logic in his argument about Paterno. Paterno had to know because the Board fired him and because the Board fired him he had to know. Really? Piers Morgan does NOT KNOW, nor has he ever known, that no children were assaulted on PSU's campus AFTER Paterno was told about that incident. The trial verdicts confirm that fact.
Piers also doesn't know that the Paterno family's own expert, James Clemente, stated that Paterno had no idea Sandusky was a child molester. Sara Ganim won a Pulitzer for LOCAL REPORTING - she reported what the police and AG told her about the incident. She sat through the trial and was unable to identify the clear cases of perjury by witnesses. One in particular who referenced her column and said that it prompted him to call the police - the problem was that he called the police BEFORE Ganim's column was ever published.
Unfortunate that Ziegler was given the opportunity to share hs knowledge and some truth about the investigation or lack there of, only to be countered by another media hack who has no interest in the truth and just wants to rant. Clearly the rush to judgement was wrong. And nobody defends Jerry Sanduscky or what he did. But Joe Paterno's life long behavior would never suggest he placed football above the well being of children. Joe had the highest graduation rates ov any Div ! program for years, long before they started tracking it. That did not happen because he placed football first. God bless John Ziegler for investing the time and energy in discovering the truth. Shame on Peirs Morgan for being a blithering idiot who cannot follow a string of logic.
Morgan comes across little a medieval inquisitor–that dead certainty of his own correctness rendering guests who disagree with him as unworthy of simple respect and good manners. This might be good television but it is most certainly not good journalism. How about a little objectivity instead of all the grandstanding. In no way did Ziegler deserve the treatment he got there today.
Jonathan S
Pathetic job Piers. Pathetic!!!!! "They fired him, he must be guilty" are you kidding. Get the hell out of here or go back to judging ridiculous talent shows. I use to defend you, man, I feel stupid.
I saw he "interview" which was nothing more than a reporter with an agenda. Piers would not let JZ talk at all let alone finish a sentence. Last time I ever watch Piers.
I'm noticing some interesting voices posting on here. It seems that Piers Morgan is finally being called out for being the close-minded, fact-ignoring bully he is. Now the important part: what other facts does he ignore? What other falsehoods does he perpetuate? How many reasonable voices are silenced by his ranting, allowing only one viewpoint – his – to be heard?
Maybe we should bring Jeremy Clarkson over to be interviewed. It would be nice to see Piers used as a punching bag.
I do watch the show. Piers has 2 personalities. Charming (like Larry) when he sides with a guest. Boorish when we is opposed to a guests view (unlike Larry). Piers was fired from the Daily Mirror after running a false story wrongly accusing British soldiers of misdeeds. Now after making harsh accusations against Paterno, he wants to shout down contrary evidence.
He is guilty of being a known slanderer. By his own logic, he must be. He was fired for it.
Step by step Piers tried to discredit his guest, not by refuting the guest's evidence and information, but by assailing his character. "You are out to make money". No. "You are out to hurt the victims". Uh, no. "You think Sandusky is innocent". No! He is already convicted. But the specific link to Paterno, the story that the media ran with, was wrong.
I would have liked to hear what this guy had to say. Piers did one thing, at least for me. He made this guy look credible. And he made himself look like a guy who got the story wrong, and will childishly defend his position when confronted with facts.
Piers looked like he was performing in an absurd Monty Python skit.
Piers owes this dude an apology. He is too small to apologize.
Bad interview Piers. If you don't know a lot on a topic, do less of the talking and add supplementals to the interview – not try to talk over and belittle your guests.
And Paterno was the fall-guy, the media and the country needed a high profile person to blame and he was the biggest fish to fry...pathetic.
Steve Libsack
I just watched your attempted interview with the jerk named Ziegler, regarding Sandusky, PSU and Paterno. Regardless of any "evidence" he claimed to had, the jerk showed total disrespect for You and Sara. His incredible lack of respect totally discredited anything he may have been trying to say. I'm not sure he is intelligent enough to realize that, based on his behavior. I admire you for keeping your composure and not just coming across the table and slapping the "totally disrespectful" jerk.
Thanks for what you do.
mt empire
Hogwash. Piers Morgan is the one who should apologize. He also needs to go back to journalism school while he's at it.
lol. What interview were you watching where Piers 'kept his composure'.
You appear to be on an island. Judging from the comments I have been reading above, the overwhelming majority of posts support the opinion that Piers acted like a complete a- H-!. He had NO FACTS, and rather than find out whether his guest had anything of value to report, he instead decided to attack the guest. Unfortunately Piers has no real understanding of the facts... That become obvious. I look forward to the time when CNN gets rid of this idiot. I used to watch Larry King, When I see Piers... I immediately change the channel.
How exactly would one have evaluated the evidence? Ziegler never had a chance to explain anything from the start. All we got was a parrot named Piers asserting Fired=Guilty.
Just saw a bit of last nights interview this morning. Terrible way to start my day seeing Piers act like an ________. On this blog it states REPORT ABUSE. Piers Morgan is an abusive journalist. Terrible, awful, disgusting, embarrassing, fowl, unkind, rude, unprofessional, apalling, sickening, disheartening, rude, nasty.
More evidence that Piers Morgan's show is a joke, and he's a pathetic telejournalist
Roger T
CNN needs ratings, I guess. They're evidently not so much interested in quality in this time slot. I used to watch Piers, and I saw these behaviors from him over and over. In short, he's much more offensive than anyone on FOX. If CNN were interested in quality, they would certainly end their association with Piers. He adds nothing and only takes away from their network.
Piers, you made yourself look like a buffoon. You had none of your "facts" correct.
Horrible performance by you.
Question JT, What have you done for your community lately besides complain about a tradgety all the way around ( story sounds fishy) that is a cancer to your town , city, county? Stand up Dude! get out of the basement1
Piers, you are a clown! this can a job is not for some one like you.
chirpstar
what a joke of an interview by piers morgan...Zeigler was making very good points yet Piers would not even let him speak. This is typical of the mainstream media. They have a narrative and a viewpoint and they refuse to have a discussion about it because they need to be RIGHT all the time. Paterno may have made mistakes but all in all he was a good man he was not able to defend himself.
Ziegler 100, Piers 0
Wjleigh
Piers looked like the ranting idiot here. I'm sure he only invited Zeigler on to try to make him crack, but Zeigler didn't and Piers' ridiculousness only helped make Zeigler's point that the media was out of control.
AdamNY
I thought Zeigler made some very interesting points on The Today Show, really showing a different perspective (not from Sandusky's POV but from Paterno's). I was hoping to hear more of that but Piers' idiot act prevented that. I don't think this completely absolves Paterno yet but alot of what John said on CBS could if proven, such as the shower victim claiming nothing happened. Piers missed a huge opportunity by trying to be a bully.
So you saying that the guy who was in the news and told the world he saw the whole thing and later speak to Paterno about it andPpaterno didn't do a dam about? so this guy is lying? hellloooooo! he was telling the true matter of fact he was the one who open the pandora box!
It was obvious Piers had little to no knowledge of the Sandusky story. He could have been educated by Ziegler if he took the time to let him talk and asked him relevent questions. Instead, Piers attacked Ziegler and railroaded the interview. What a sad excuse for a journalist or interviewer. In what could have been a great informative interview for Piers which would have garnered national attention, it turned into a Jerry Springer segment because Piers didnt want to hear he was wrong.
I am surprised CNN keeps Piers Morgan on the air. He lacks journalistic integrity and doesn't truly engage in any type of meaningful debate or discussion. Its all about Piers! Piers is ALWAYS right and everyone else is ALWAYS wrong. When a guest starts to get the better of Piers, he just cuts them off, tells them they're disgusting or goes to break! What a phoney hypocritical little schoolgirl!
Jillers
Piers, In addition to your appalling manners toward your guest, Mr. Ziegler, I'm afraid you were terribly unprepared and uninformed on the subject matter. There really is no evidence at all that Joe Paterno is guilty of anything. None. That is the story waiting to be told. I should think a true journalist would be very interested indeed in hearing what Mr. Ziegler had to say.....
Rob Warner
Piers is a coward. Right or wrong, he couldn't justify anything he was trying to say. Ziegler had "facts" that he could back up "alledgely". Piers was way out of his league and resorted to name calling.
Not all that long ago Piers was "owned" not only by Ben Shapiro, but also Jesse Ventura, Larry Pratt, Joshua Boston, Sheriff David Clarke, Ted Nugent and Dana Loesch, to name but a few.
In just about each instance, Piers lost his cool once he realized his guests were getting the better of him and exposing Piers' true lack of knowledge on most issues. He goes into a hissy fit, tossing papers about, turning beet red, calling his guests names and then generally, says he doesn't want to hear anymore or see them on his show.
What type of unbiased discussions are these? They're not! Piers is very biased towards the left! His opinions are always right!
CNN...its high time to get rid of this hack! I'd rather see Cosmo Kramer anchor the show! He's smarter!
Nick C
I lived in PA for awhile so I've followed the whole Sandusky case fairly closely. Piers got so many things wrong I don't know how he still has a job. Good for Ziegler to lay the smackdown on Piers, he deserved it.
I would have really liked to have heard what John Ziegler had to say and the evidence about the supposed victim 2 in which apparently nothing happened on the night in the Penn State locker room. That entire night is the reason Penn State and Joe Paterno have been vilified in the media. Shame on you Mr. Morgan.
brasstacs
I would make bet that Piers Morgan will beat down doors to get Jim Carrey as a guest on his tabloid show,because of Carrey's ridiculous anti gun propaganda video...just sayin
Len Crane
From day one, after he had taken over for Larry King, as an interviewer/journalist, Piers Morgan has shown himself to be an arrogant, pompous ass. I seldom watch Morgan, but when I do it's,only for a short period of time simply because he is unbearable to listen to. His previous success was, if you call it that, was from the graciousness of Simon Cowell, who put him on a show as a judge of talent. Prior to that show he had an uninspiring career. Why would anyone think he would do a formidable job on American T.V.? I agree with many observers of his show, that it should be closed down, and that he should be shipped back to England
I totally agree ..Morgan has a career history in tabloid journalism which is pocked marked with scandal and corruption...Morgan was once fired from the Daily Mirror for faking photo's to make it appear that British soldiers were abusing prisoners..and Morgan was actually escorted from the building...His rants on gun control is not based in the facts and he is openly rude to any guests who opposes him...Morgan will think nothing of using Newtown and the families of the Sandy Hook tragedy as propaganda props for his liberal anti gun agenda because Morgan is more concerned in boosting his low ratings then in reporting the truth.
Why would anyone agree to be a guest on this show? Piers never gave Ziegler a chance to speak, and I would have liked to hear his viewpoint. Piers continued to show how little he knew each time he said the PSU a) fired Joe Paterno b) because he knew Sandusky was a pedophile. Paterno was relieved of his coaching duties due to the media circus–his presence would be a distraction on the field. Paterno also was commended for in his Grand Jury testimony for reporting appropriately.
Bringing Sara Ganim into the interview was totally unecessary. All she could do was immaturely roll her eyes.
And then compounded her immaturity by tweeting Morgan about how much fun it was afterwards.
I've totally lost all respect for CNN.
Michael Wheeler
As someone not knowing the background of the case I was interested to learn from the debate between two mature people. I was sorely disappointed as the two obvious adversities shouted each other down. Mr. Ziegler obviously had a point to make and I wanted to hear what that was. Unfortunately Mr. Morgan did not and his control of the 'interview' was non-existent. It was embarrassing and detrimental to the standing of CNN and in my opinion Mr. Morgan loses impetus in his excellent stance on the Gun Debate. I will of course exercise my right to not tune in to anymore of these segments but feel cheated by the loss of what could have been an unbiased program.
Please go to the framing paterno.com site if you would like to read a comprehensive report of John Zeigler's work. You will learn considerably more doing so in comparison to watching Piers Morgan act the fool.
Piers Morgan proved how little he knows about this case last night. John Zeigler has been studing this case for the last 16 months and he knows way more about this then Piers. It's funny that the only "evidence" that Piers could provide that "proves" that there was a cover up was the fact that the PSU Board of Trustees fired Joe Paterno. The main stream media should be absolutly ashamed with the way this story was covered. The media had an agenda and they refuse to give a voice to someone like John Zeigler who has an opposing view. The "cover up" theory doesn't even pass the laugh test. The media agenda was to attack and destroy Paterno's legacy and they succeded tremendously. If you believe, without a ounce of proof, that Paterno and the rest of the administrators at PSU knowing covered for a child rapist for 15 years than you are a complete moron.
this was no interview. Piers Morgan was a jerk. His style reminded so-much of Sean Hannity. Maybe Morgan should go to Fox. He'd fit in fine there.
Al Webster
What a terrible display by Morgan. He does need to be replaced. I was dying to hear a few words from Ziegler and he wouldn't let him get a word in edgewise. I won't be watching this trash anymore.
bergerfry
I wonder if Piers was a victim or an abuser in his past. He sure gave up all of his professional training (if he ever had any) to make sure Ziegler didn't get to say anything. His "open mind" as a reporter sure went bye bye for this botched interview. I agree that Paterno could have done more, probably would have if it would have been his son/grandson that got victimized.
Extremely disappointed at the "FOX LIKE" style of Morgan. I can only hope that this is somehow a desperate test to see if "outfoxing FOX" can improve your ratings. Those of us who are long time loyal CNN viewers now have nowhere to go but PBS. Even a test pattern would be better than this show. The viewing public deserves better.
Interesting that CNN didn't post the entire interview. Why not?? CNN was crazy to hire Sarah Ganin. She is her own biggest fan. Check out the facts of her PP.
HEY CNN and PIERS MORGAN! Are you people reading this stuff?
Time for change! Send the arrogant Brit back home to England where hopefully he can try to do some good for the most violent country in the EU and that's with a total gun ban. How's that workin' for ya Piers? You NEVER speak about those facts do you? You tell half truths and only if they suit you!
You are upset with Morgan is because he is bringing the subject about Patterno's guilt and he was guilty ,and I hope he rots in hell you hate Brits is all ! I dislike him too but this time he is right!and I am glad he got this moron Ziegler who I don't know who the heck he is anyway and let he rant like a sycho!
PIERS MORGAN ~ both judge and jury...and always right! Bollocks!
Out of the 105 comments here, less than a handful are pro-Piers, like Piers or agree with his style and content!
CNN...that must say something to you!
I am at least happy on this blog, that it is so far, not pre-screened!
CNN, on Twitter, just blocks folks and reports people as spam for either too many mentions or comments with which it doesn't agree. By allowing this blog to remain "open", CNN and readers here will get a genuine feel for what people really think. Censorship sucks and always has a hidden agenda!
Piers' basic thesis is that if you are fired, you are guilty.....thank god the Anglo-Saxon court system does not work that way! The Penn State Board basically panicked when the ambulance chasing media went wild (Piers, have a mirror handy?)
Piers is very unprofessional. He does not need to be deported, but CNN needs to replace him at this core prime time slot. I have also stopped watching his program.
shaker47
Ziegler probably paid by the Paterno family to make Joe into Saint Joe. Joe was a GOD on the campus and in State College but he chose to protect the BRAND as did all the others. For this they are not to be praised but demonized as they continued on their merry way while the BEAST feasted. How can anyone have sympathy for these spineless snakes.
Well, another person who doesn't have a clue what he/she is talking about. shaker47 you do not have a clue about this situation.
glomad
Unfortunately, JCA, this is obviously another person who is eating just what the mainstream media is feeding them. This whole story has taught me to be very selective on what I believe. I have found that on almost anything I might have an opinion on, requires me to do extensive further research, before forming that opinion, rather than relying on what the talking heads are saying. They have SO many things wrong in regards to this case and unfortunately, John Zeigler couldn't keep his cool enough to present a portion of what I'm talking about. I think both behaved badly. It was painfully frustrating to watch. I would like more of the national news people to step up, like Bob Costas did, and admit that they might have voiced their opinions without knowing everything they should before spouting. I have enormous respect for that. Piers, on the other hand, just seemed VERY ill prepared for this interview and didn't bother to inform himself prior. The logic of "fired by the Board of Trustees=guilty of cover up" is naive, at best, and ignorant and closed minded at worst. I DID watch his show pretty regularly, but no more. Makes me sad because CNN was my go-to channel for news. (For the record, I find it deplorable that John Zeigler would give this animal the opportunity to be back in the headlines and have his voice heard. Has bothered me a great deal. But now I've decided that must be the only way that the media would pay attention to what he had to say....missed opportunity here).
mattmac
This interview was an absolute disgrace. Zeigler is not trying to say Sandusky is innocent...he is trying to show that Paterno was railroaded and scapegoated by both the PSU BOT and a mainstream media that went for the storyline that would generate the most sensationalism and therefore lead to higher ratings, more papers sold, more web hits and in the end more advertising $$$. I encourage anybody interested in Zeigler's work that could not make out anything he tried to say last night because of Piers' unprofessional demeanor to go to framingpaterno.com. Very eye-opening...
Piers if you want to be a real journalist, you should do some research on this subject. You are in a position to bring to light some of the true injustices in this case. Do the right thing, and do your research. Yes we all need to think about the victims, but one of those victims is Joe Paterno. The man dedicated his whole life to just causes. He was wrongfully condemed by people like you. I challenge you, just research it. CNN should remove you from the air.
Joe should have and could have got involved in something as horriffic as this. This should not have been flipped to the side and ignored but it was and all the heavy weights on that campus and in the town, that knew about it, should have been concerned. They had an opportunity to do good but they chose to protect the money making machine. That makes them guilty as hell and they deserve to punished severly. They could have hired a PI to follow the monster sandusky around but when you main concern is money, trophies and more money you protect even a satanic brand.
Really scott! just like 99% of the cry babies that bothered to reply instead of give a serious discussion on the fall of Western civilisilation. Not any effort of where did we go wrong to have this story and the freakin massacres all year long. Can anyone stand up and suggest reality to the problem, Next!
If you people dont realize this decay of every city and community is in full forse to desimate tomorrows future, then bend over and kiss your on BUTT! Be weak minde!
Think you hit the nail on the head.My knowledge of this case is tacit,but I DID hear of it on ABC News which is shown in UK;we've had scandals like this and it gets very murky and convoluted;your point on where we're headed is a pertinent one,pandemically,but particularly for you:as we speak,gun factories are on 24-hour production just to deal with backlogs
they are CHURNING them out,Black Market set to be deluged,that little boy asleep in his stroller,I don't know where it's
all gonna end,but we could be sailing off the edge...
You come off like a bumbling idiot in this piece. You clearly have no legitimate knowledge of this case. Maybe you should read the Freeh report, then read the Paterno report before you comment on the case. What many of you in the main stream media seem to forget is that; DPW failed to catch Sandusky, Child Youth Services failed to catch Sandusky, PA State Police, numberous child Psychologist, PSU police, Second Mile Execs...the list goes on and on. Countless people had WAY more knowledge of Sandusky than Paterno. They did nothing. Why? Do so reading and educate yourself before you bash Ziegler. You interviewing him hurts the victims a lot more than he does. You did an awful job. Hope you got the ratings you needed.
All this interview served to prove is that no one wants to talk about what happened. Even Paterno's family doesn't want to talk about, for fear even more damage will be been done... The issue that should have been discussed is that Paterno did not receive due process, and he's been blamed pretty much for anything and everything that happened. And the rather clumsy action of the NCAA, to delete Paterno and Penn State's entire record, as well as their championships, is a full blown and comical whitewash job. As for Morgan's interview, he was shrill, pigheaded, and showed he's capable of the most extraordinary stupidity. What could have been an interesting interview turned into a train wreck, thanks to Morgan. And Piers thought he was insulted over the Celebrity Apprentice comment? Well, Piers seems to be ready to run from any part of his part these days.
The point of this interview was to present FBI evidence that the alleged "shower incident" that brought down Paterno and the entire University at Penn State NEVER HAPPENED. So why in the hell did Piers Morgan turn it into a Sandusky show? Ratings. This was a disgusting interview. Piers Morgan should be fired. Bring back Larry King or another real professional who believes that true journalism is about uncovering the truth, not SENSATIONALISM!!
Joe McCann
Why would anyone care what a foreign criminal tabloid gossip columnist thinks of serious issues? Being Donald Trump's butt-boy for a month on a scripted "reality" show" hardly proves one's intelligence. And having the lowest rated show on a flailing "Airport Waiting Area" network is not the pinnacle of journalistic success. If Zeigler wants to get the message out, he should do it during year-old reruns of "Jersey Shore". That show gets 40 TIMES the ratings and viewers as Peirs. It's pretty bad when you have to drag Sara Ganim into the show for "gravitas".
Tom Rowe
Why do people watch this Pierce guy? He seems to be clueless about the topics he "reports" on and is extremely biased in his opinions. Is he even an American citizen?
Wow, Mr. Morgan. You are a rude, overbearing blowhard. LISTEN sometimes. Won't waste my time watching you screech at people again.
It would be nice ,if when you do an interview, you actually allowed the person to talk. Just because Mr. Zieglar doesn't share your point of view on the Penn State matter, is not a good reason to shout him down. Here in America, we like to hear other peoples ideas(at least I like to think most of us do). If you continue to treat your guests the way you have been, I for one will not be watching.
I can't believe is a bunch of morons in this site talking about Paterno not have nothing to do with the whole thing of the guy molesting the children he was a complice when you know the crime and you keep shut ,you are part of the crime ,he was part of the crime and I hope he is rotten in hell,he put his career and the football team up over the crime of molesting and raping children,he is guilty as the rapist! if he had the decency of speak up in behalf of the victims ,many children will not go thru what they went ,this morons who don't accept this guys guiltiness are beyond the sports matter ,for them sports are over a child safety and is wrong and SAD! I personally dislike Piers Morgan I dislike him a lot ,but that not have nothing to do against Paterno, he is a Tv journalist that I dislike him indeed! and by the way John Ziegler who? that Piers didn't won the Aprentice? you don't have to be smart if Arcenio won (he is not that smart) is luck just because he recruit more money for his charity that is not being smart at all! Ziegler is a moron like the morons here who are upset about Paterno, once again I hope he rotts in hell!
Maria, Have you bothered to educate yourself on the subject other that what you hear the mainstream media saying? If you have, I don't see how you can come to the conclusions that you obviously have. Read the Freeh report, then read the Paterno report. It might not make you see things differently, but at least then you can make some educated observations and comments.
It's about time someone exposed the media for what it is. Piers Morgan is hardly a journalist. He's a glorified Jerry Springer who took over for Larry King. He is a poor replacement and has no business being on CNN. What's next Ryan Seacrest conducting interviews with world leaders?
test?
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I like Piers Morgan, esp. over that kiss-behind Larry King who would smile and kiss Charles Manson.
I thought you were dead along with the Beaver, Wally, Lumpy, June and What's his name. I like Morgan too but he does have a tendency to not allow people to finish speaking. Not like Larry but like Bill O'Riley. I don't care for people that insist on BUTTING in even though they agree with my way of thinking. My philosophy is listen and learn.
After watching this interview (WOW what a joke) I've come to the conclusion Nancy NoGrace and Prissy Morgan are the same person lol.I stopped watching cnn and all the other network sensationalism journalist over a year ago.I got rid of my cable and started going to the AP site and/or Pbs this way if i want to know something i don't need to depend on a bunch of ignorant journalist opinion who are about as smart as a box of rocks(putting my money on the box of rocks to be smarter)
Is this the kinda crap people watch on T.V.?this was hands down and by far one of the worst shows i have ever seen. (thats saying something considering all the "B" rate sci-fi movies I have seen lol)
Thom K
Piers Morgan needs to be taken off the air or hired as a replacement for Jerry Springer if he has a need to entertain. I feel he is a disgrace to honest journalism and a detriment to CNN. He was undoubtedly unprepared for the Ziegler interview and was obviously afraid to hear Ziegler's point of view because he had no intelligent or informed response. I will not watch this show as long as Piers is on it. Do the viewers and the network a favor ... hire someone who is intelligent and knows how to interview.
Pretty weak interview tactics, Piers. The point is to hear what your guest has to say. By screaming about how "he must have known" proves nothing; you are merely committing hindsight bias.
Sandra C. Lane
Piers Morgan had no idea why John Ziegler was even there. He turned it into an interview on Sandusky when it was an interview on Joe Paterno who never had a chance to speak after he was vilified by the media. Morgan is a bully and thinks he is a real "tough" guy not even giving Ziegler a chance to state the REASON for the interview. Do some reading Morgan and KNOW what the subject is about before scheduling someone to appear on your show. You looked like exactly what you are – a stupid, uninformed ass.
Mr Morgan, you are a stupid egotistical bitter old man. CNN--wake up!!!!!!!! Here is the proof that you were all wrong, and your network could be the FIRST to report the TRUTH for a change.
Most everyone else has already covered how Piers was clueless, so no need to cover that. But what I don't understand about all these "do gooders", especially Sarah Ganim, how do you learn as a society to protect our kids if we don't know what really happened, the real truth? Sticking our heads in the sand is going to allow us to protect our children better? That has really worked in those states where the schools can't teach birth control. Once the truth comes out and if Joe is culpable, then he deserves to burn in hell. But everything points to him being duped like the rest of the community. So why is everyone OK with him and PSU getting punished when it appears they are likely innocent. Piers, you are a disgrace as a journalist. The best line "Because the BOT fired Joe Paterno, he is guilty of covering up for Sandusky" What a moron. I guess he has never heard of a BOT of a company or university having arterial motives. Disgraceful.
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John Ziegler is a dummy! Joe Paterno was no leader in fact he was a coward.Piers you handle this interview very well. I will not watch this, I can only hope that everyone else does the same.
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Confessions of a Political Animal
Two weeks in London
Filed under: Uncategorized — Political Animal @ 7:55 pm
Tags: Olympics; London
This post was originally a guest column at The Practical Pinko.
Panem et circenses. When Juvenal coined his scathing phrase about Roman politicians, he inspired two thousand years of cynicism, of conspiracy theories, of scepticism. The master manipulators, seeking to distract from ideological failings, from corruption and drudgery, through gaudy entertainments and cheap bread.
Two millennia old it may be, but Juvenal’s hoary old phraseology got plenty of outings from Olympic-sceptics as the night of 29 July 2012 approached in London, and occasionally in the two remarkable weeks that followed. This was how our rulers, across party boundaries, would change the narrative. No more would we think about the pain of austerity, the injustice of cuts that make the worst off pay for the mistakes of the richest, the deadly spiral of rising youth unemployment, a continent teetering on the edge of yet another financial armageddon. Panem et circenses, but mainly circenses.
If any politician really believed that, they were cynics headed for disappointment. They will fail to reap any such reward. But the real cynicism in this case was, perhaps, not the politicians, but those whose opposition to London’s Games was that they would succeed as a distraction. That is to take a view of the electorate that is deeply patronising, that somehow the mere ordinary people can handle only one narrative in their mind. Swept away in a whirl of stadia and gold medals, we would forget all that has happened over the past years, and our fears for the future, rallying to the flag and to David Cameron.
We didn’t. Well, maybe we forgot briefly, as the sun beat down and the world fell in love with London, but there has been no ‘Olympic bounce’ for the government. No real respite for the teetering coalition. Yes, the media covered little but the Games, and yes, that pushed important issues both at home and abroad off the front page. But anyone who has lived through a British summer will know that the idea that governments fall or destinies shift due to what the media reports in the first two weeks of August is risible. We are an imperfect democracy, but we are not fools.
The problem for some, mainly but not exclusively on the left, is to become seen as miserabilists, trudging out the idea that a bit of fun, a bit of light, a bit of diversion is somehow wrong so long as people suffer poverty, unemployment or inequality. Criticise the Games, by all means – and there is much to criticise and question. But criticise them for their practice, not their fact. A left that believes in a role for an enabling state beyond being simply a nightwatchman should not see ‘bread and circuses’ as a motto of the cynical politician, rather as a rallying cry. Yes, we want government to ensure that no-one goes without the basics of a decent life, but so too do we want to see an active engagement in supporting the diversity of life, including culture and sport. And that means engaging with, supporting and – yes – spending money on events with mass, sweeping appeal. The crowds at the torch relays, the scramble for tickets, the TV viewing figures all show that the Games had that appeal.
Much has been written, and will continue to be written, about what the Games mean for London and Britain. It is one of those events so broad, so sweeping and so beyond the normal register of occurrences, that it provides space onto which everyone has been able to project their own viewpoint and ‘lessons learnt’. The comparisons between the Games and the 2011 riots, taking place a year to the day before, have been crudely drawn. But both have provided canvasses vast and blank enough for anyone to paint upon them.
There is no guarantee that anything will change as a result of the Games. The key facts of life, the economy and politics remain the same as they did on the morning of the 29th July. A thousand conflicting predictions of what happens next mean that most will be proved wrong. But there is that little glimmer of something, as yet intangible.
The danger of the Games is that they would become another soggy Jubilee. A few days of slightly introverted, slightly enforced festivity, based on flag and tradition. Enjoyed by many, but simply reinforcing what we are, where we are. And there has been no shortage of flags paraded over the past two weeks. But from the first astonishing moments of Danny Boyle’s Opening Ceremony, this had a feeling of something different. It was a very British event, yet also cosmopolitan. We waved flags for Team GB, but we welcomed the world to London as equals and peers.
That was the eye-opener. This was sport, it was competition, in theory between nations. Raucous and proud, but rarely partisan; and sometime simply about celebrating humanity. On Wednesday last week, a mainly British crowd packed out one of ExCel’s huge halls for a Greco-Roman wrestling final, a sport for which no British athlete had even entered. And yet they yelled and cheered the athletes on with as much passion as the groups of Iranians and Georgians in the crowd with home athletes to support. On the first Sunday, in those first few days when home advantage seemed a myth, the crowds lining Box Hill in lush Surrey loudly applauded the power of Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos as she broke from the pack on the gruelling climb, to put paid to gold hopes for Britain. And at the final event, the final medal, on a blistering Greenwich Sunday, there was probably not a Lithuanian in the crowd for the modern pentathlon. Yet there was nothing to distinguish between the stand-shaking cheer that greeted Laura Asadauskaite as she entered the stadium leading the final lap from that which, 10 seconds later, heralded the British athlete chasing her down. Nor for one moment did anyone in that crowd begrudge standing for Lietuva,Tėvyne mūsų rather than God Save The Queen. The idea, at a London Olympic event, of separating home and away supporters, would have been met with bemusement and laughter.
There isn’t really a word to describe the feeling that swept over Britain these past two weeks. This certainly wasn’t nationalism, at least not in its normal form. Nothing so ugly, or so small minded. We invited the world as equals, not to humiliate them. Nor was it patriotism, the famed ‘last refuge of the scoundrel’, in its normal form. Proud of our athletes, yet also in awe of others.
What it feels more like is a pride in a job well done, for its imperfections, and in difficult times. If there are parallels to be drawn, perhaps it is with the civic pride which gave Britain’s industrial cities their peculiar, culturally-rich, form of municipal socialism. Or perhaps with the unique form of pride and determination which inspired Britain’s greatest government to its heights of achievement after 1945. Not based on being better than others, but in being unique and proud of what we could achieve. In 2005, London won the Games by showcasing what is unique about the city. It did so again this summer, promoting our multiculturalism, our diversity, our organic city and yes, even our infrastructure. We celebrated what London and Britain is, not what we imagine it once was, and we didn’t seek too hard to hide the cracks. This pride in modernity is why so many backward-looking commentators have called these past two weeks so badly wrong. The less said about Aidan Burley MP the better, or indeed Piers Morgan’s reaction to the Opening Ceremony, thinking that it was a call to rebuild a British empire, or his petty insistence that emotionally and physically shattered athletes should belt out the national anthem. This wasn’t that sort of moment. And no, I don’t believe that one editorial in The Sun eulogising a migrant from Mogadishu as having defeated the far right means that paper and their bedfellows have turned their back on barely concealed race-baiting. But every little moment like that helps.
But maybe the greatest political potential from these Games lies in a reversal of the sense of managed national decline. A right-leaning perspective might relate that decline to the end of empire and the eclipsing of Britain as a global power. Whilst the debate about Britain’s global role is important, there is no need for it to be framed in such a way. But since the late 1960s, the unspoken consensus is that Britain can no longer do things, no longer make things, is no longer the nation that held the Festival of Britain or hosted the 1948 Olympics. And that has fed into our national psyche and narrowed our political horizons. We decided we could no longer afford to dream the big dreams of the scale that the post-war governments did; we trimmed our ambitions of freeing every woman, man and child from Beveridge’s five giants. We couldn’t have a world-class infrastructure. We were content to be the dirty man of Europe when it came to environmental protection. Our decline as a society was deemed to be inexorable, unstoppable. The job of government was to manage that as best it could.
Maybe, just maybe, that has changed a bit. The tale is that when a bid for the Olympics was first mooted, senior civil servants reacted with horror, protested that Britain could never make such a gigantic undertaking and advised in the strongest terms against it. The lesson, supposedly, of the story, is that they had been schooled in the era of managed decline. We couldn’t dream any more. It would be foolish and simplistic to try to turn this into a parable of the visionary Labour ministers and mayor rebelling against their stuck-in-the-mud mandarins. But if the decision to bid was based, in any little way, on a desire to show the ‘declinists’ that they were wrong, then it turned out to be fortuitous. No-one in the sun-lit economic uplands of 2003 could have predicted the Britain of 2012, yet the coming of the Games could not have been more timely.
In the weeks to come, and after the closing ceremony for the hopefully-as-successful Paralympics, we will need to talk about a lot of things. We still need to get to the bottom of the G4S debacle, and to unpick what that means for the future of public services; and there is a legacy to pursue, both nationally and locally in East London: the grand promises of affordable homes, active venues and real jobs need to actually be delivered. There will be moments of soul-searching and moments when we wonder if it really was all worth it.
But perhaps there will also be those moments too, when a glimpse of the towering Olympic Stadium and the memory of a wall of sound carrying Mo Farah to two gold medals; or hearing a train driver announce the next station and recalling the time he painstakingly translated it in his GCSE French simply to play his part in welcoming the world to London; perhaps those will be the moments when we will say – we aren’t better than anyone else, but we are capable of dreaming great dreams and achieving great things together – we can have bread, roses and circuses; we can set our sights higher. That would be a legacy.
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The White Male American Burden
Posted: August 12, 2016 in -
Tags: America, exceptionalism, Hollywood, Matt Damon, myths, nationalism, race, white male hero
Hollywood Mythology: How White Men Save the World
Some controversy over race and nationalism in Hollywood. But does he overstate his case:
Defending the decision to cast Damon in the lead role, director Zhang Yimou wrote, “Our film is not about the construction of the Great Wall …The arrival of (Damon’s) character in our story is an important plot point. There are five major heroes in our story and he is one of them – the other four are all Chinese. The collective struggle and sacrifice of these heroes are the emotional heart of our film.
I think another unmentioned problem, deserving of its own entire article is Hollywood’s myth about the hero/mercenary. This Great Wall film has Damon as a mercenary, a gun for hire, and yet he is praised by the director as a “hero.” So we already know where that’s going.
There is much propaganda to chew on. That insipid alien invasion crap Independence Day suffered from the same ailments. Nearly all big budget Hollywood films today are chock full of American propaganda and militarism.
As Sardar and Davies observe, “The myth of the reluctant hero is used to camouflage the fact that the majority of Americans actually do believe that America has the right to be imperial.
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Porter House Reads: Favorite Latina/o/x Artists
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While Valeria Luiselli has rightfully garnered many accolades for her most recent The Lost Children Archive, I want to highlight her 2013 novel The Story of My Teeth. It’s voice-driven, intelligent, and so unique in its structural successes. It also made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion.
“Let Me Tell You What a Poem Brings” by Juan Felipe Herrera
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The flow of this poem is flawless—not despite but because of its insistent comma splices where periods (or stuffy semicolons) might make the lines seem stilted. This ars poetica is controlled but still surprising. It is never preachy because it dwells in uncertainty and invites would be readers or writers of poetry to do likewise.
Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano, illustrated by Arturo Torres
Ben McCormick, Nonfiction Editor
Shea Serrano is one of pop culture’s poet laureates. I first found him on Twitter—where he is a GREAT follow (@sheaserrano)—then his prose took me just the same. It’s passionate, infectious, and thoughtful. Shea is also a healthy 6’3″.
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Rodriguez is one of those writers whom you stumble upon at a younger age and are floored by. He is full of idiosyncrasies; categorization sticks to him like water on a duck. I’ve read few writers who can so deftly traverse such different and polarizing topics as Rodriguez does: homosexuality and religion, race and assimilation. Few writers can claim to represent the multitudinous and paradoxical nature of life in America quite like Rodriguez can.
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Café con Pam is the podcasting answer to the “Coffee Talk” Saturday Night Live sketch, which basically means no topic is off limits, and you feel like you are listening in on friends chatting over coffee. The content may skew Latinx (past episodes have run the gamut from deconstructing Eurocentric beauty standards to raising bilingual children to discussing 90’s hip-hop), but trust me when I say that no matter how you identify racially, you will be entertained by this podcast. It’s also got episodes of varying lengths, so whether you’ve got a long flight or a short car trip to see relatives this holiday season, consider letting Pam and friends keep you company.
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Ronny Quevedo is a contemporary multimedia artist born in Ecuador and currently living in New York. Quevedo is best known for abstracting athletic-field diagrams, like soccer fields and gymnasium floors. Quevedo is interested in the historic narrative of Andean and Mesoamerican cultures, as well as space as both a physical entity and a concept of measurement and control in geopolitics. By deconstructing the designs of field games, Quevedo explores flexibility within supposedly inflexible rules—like in a game. As a result, his works present a tension between the familiar and unfamiliar, the imaginary and real, the malleable and the fixed. Quevedo has mentioned that Jack Whitten’s notion of “compound perspective”—wherein all visual iterations and representations of space and time exist within one plane or action—has been important to him. Quevedo states, “The artwork provides a space where I can symbolically represent the complex geopolitical movements of immigrant communities and communities of color.”
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ire’ne lara silva is a poet and short story writer who reignites my love for language with nearly every sentence she publishes. Her short story collection, flesh to bone, is especially nourishing—from miscarriage to violence to metamorphosis, she reimagines a litany of Chicanx myths into contemporary stories about the many modes of women’s survival.
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Despite turning twenty-six in October, Wiki—the half Puerto Rican, half Irish Brooklyn rapper—feels like an old head. In 2012, he made waves with his group Ratking, whose music embodied twenty-first century New York rap better than almost any other artist this decade. Ratking has since taken a hiatus, but Wiki has remained busy, releasing two solo albums in the past two years: 2017’s No Mountains in Manhattan and Oofie, which was released last week. On both records, Wiki has proven himself to be one of the sharpest, most technically adept rappers working. (Check out “Grim,” from Oofie, a tour-de-force featuring Lil Ugly Mane and Denzel Curry.) Yet after three Ratking projects and two solo albums, Wiki is no longer the charming upstart who helped reinvigorate New York hip-hop. Instead, he’s an independent artist navigating the murky waters of a genre where longevity is increasingly hard to find, where rappers fizzle out under the metrics of virality and streaming numbers. Let’s hope Wiki can stay afloat.
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From the title right down to the final line, Michael Torres’ “Doing Donuts in an ’87 Mustang 5.0, After My Homie Chris Gets Broken Up With” spins with momentum. Fear, disappointment, and the existential collide into a single, electric motion. The whole poem is gorgeous, but the first line keeps me coming back, rereading to see what else I might find: “I want to argue for the stars but I find them missing / through this window splattered with mud.” I had the pleasure of meeting Michael this summer, and this poem—like all his work—exemplifies what I seek most in writing these days. Encountering his voice again on the page further proves that his work is everything we need right now.
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Behind the Title: Left Field Labs ECD Yann Caloghiris
NAME: Yann Caloghiris
COMPANY: Left Field Labs (@LeftFieldLabs)
CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR COMPANY?
Left Field Labs is a Venice-California-based creative agency dedicated to applying creativity to emerging technologies. We create experiences at the intersection of strategy, design and code for our clients, who include Google, Uber, Discovery and Estée Lauder.
But it’s how we go about our business that has shaped who we have become. Over the past 10 years, we have consciously moved away from the traditional agency model and have grown by deepening our expertise, sourcing exceptional talent and, most importantly, fostering a “lab-like” creative culture of collaboration and experimentation.
WHAT’S YOUR JOB TITLE?
WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL?
My role is to drive the creative vision across our client accounts, as well as our own ventures. In practice, that can mean anything from providing insights for ongoing work to proposing creative strategies to running ideation workshops. Ultimately, it’s whatever it takes to help the team flourish and push the envelope of our creative work.
WHAT WOULD SURPRISE PEOPLE THE MOST ABOUT WHAT FALLS UNDER THAT TITLE?
Probably that I learn more now than I did at the beginning of my career. When I started, I imagined that the executive CD roles were occupied by seasoned industry veterans, who had seen and done it all, and would provide tried and tested direction.
Today, I think that cliché is out of touch with what’s required from agency culture and where the industry is going. Sure, some aspects of the role remain unchanged — such as being a supportive team lead or appreciating the value of great copy — but the pace of change is such that the role often requires both the ability to leverage past experience and accept that sometimes a new paradigm is emerging and assumptions need to be adjusted.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB?
Working with the team, and the excitement that comes from workshopping the big ideas that will anchor the experiences we create.
WHAT’S YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?
The administrative parts of a creative business are not always the most fulfilling. Thankfully, tasks like timesheeting, expense reporting and invoicing are becoming less exhaustive thanks to better predictive tools and machine learning.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY?
The early hours of the morning, usually when inspiration strikes — when we haven’t had to deal with the unexpected day-to-day challenges that come with managing a busy design studio.
IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE THIS JOB, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING INSTEAD?
I’d probably be somewhere at the cross-section between an artist, like my mum was, and an engineer like my dad. There is nothing more satisfying than to apply art to an engineering challenge or vice versa.
HOW EARLY ON DID YOU KNOW THIS WOULD BE YOUR PATH?
I went to school in France, and there wasn’t much room for anything other than school and homework. When I got my Baccalaureate, I decided that from that point onward that whatever I did, it would be fun, deeply engaging and at a place where being creative was an asset.
CAN YOU NAME SOME RECENT PROJECTS YOU HAVE WORKED ON?
We recently partnered with ad agency RK Venture to craft a VR experience for the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s ongoing ENDWI campaign, which immerses viewers into a real-life drunk-driving scenario.
ENDWI
To best communicate and tell the human side of this story, we turned to rapid breakthroughs within volumetric capture and 3D scanning. Working with Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Capture Studio, we were able to bring every detail of an actor’s performance to life with volumetric performance capture in a way that previous techniques could not.
Bringing a real actor’s performance into a virtual experience is a game changer because of the emotional connection it creates. For ENDWI, the combination of rich immersion with compelling non-linear storytelling proved to affect the participants at a visceral level — with the goal of changing behavior further down the road.
Throughout this past year, we partnered with the VMware Cloud Marketing Team to create a one-of-a-kind immersive booth experience for VMworld Las Vegas 2018 and Barcelona 2018 called Cloud City. VMware’s cloud offering needed a distinct presence to foster a deeper understanding and greater connectivity between brand, product and customers stepping into the cloud.
Our solution was Cloud City, a destination merging future-forward architecture, light, texture, sound and interactions with VMware Cloud experts to give consumers a window into how the cloud, and more specifically how VMware Cloud, can be an essential solution for them. VMworld is the brand’s penultimate engagement where hands-on learning helped showcase its cloud offerings. Cloud City garnered 4000-plus demos, which led to a 20% lead conversion in 10 days.
Finally, for Google, we designed and built a platform for the hosting of online events anywhere in the world: Google Gather. For its first release, teams across Google, including Android, Cloud and Education, used Google Gather to reach and convert potential customers across the globe. With hundreds of events to date, the platform now reaches enterprise decision-makers at massive scale, spanning far beyond what has been possible with traditional event marketing, management and hosting.
WHAT IS THE PROJECT THAT YOU ARE MOST PROUD OF?
Recently, a friend and I shot and edited a fun video homage to the original technology boom-town: Detroit, Michigan. It features two cultural icons from the region, an original big block ‘60s muscle car and some gritty electro beats. My four-year-old son thinks it’s the coolest thing he’s ever seen. It’s going to be hard for me to top that.
NAME THREE PIECES OF TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT.
Human flight, the Internet and our baby monitor!
WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS DO YOU FOLLOW?
Instagram, Twitter, Medium and LinkedIn.
CARE TO SHARE YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC TO WORK TO?
Where to start?! Music has always played an important part of my creative process, and the joy I derive from what we do. I have day-long playlists curated around what I’m trying to achieve during that time. Being able to influence how I feel when working on a brief is essential — it helps set me in the right mindset.
Sometimes, it might be film scores when working on visuals, jazz to design a workshop schedule or techno to dial-up productivity when doing expenses.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO DE-STRESS FROM IT ALL?
Spend time with my kids. They remind me that there is a simple and unpretentious way to look at life.
This entry was posted in 2D, 360, 3D, ad agency, AR, Behind the Title, Virtual Reality, VR and tagged AR, Left Field Labs, VR/360, Yann Caloghiris on February 1, 2019 by Randi Altman.
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Carol W. LaGrasse, from Positions on Property, Vol. 3, No. 2, May 1996
The Better Way
Defeating and Repealing Zoning, Building Codes and Unconstitutional "Nuisance" Rules Before They Affect You Personally
"I wish I had been paying attention when the law was passed," has been said to me many times by people calling for help after they get hit by a zoning ordinance.
The hardest way to fight is when one is personally threatened. The next most difficult way is to get a law repealed after it is already passed. The least difficult, but hardly easy, task is to stop a law from passing.
Naturally, the tactics a person can use in defense of an enforcement can bring in a full array of efforts to repeal the law on which the enforcement is based. This broadening of an individual's outlook has precipitated the involvement of citizens in private property rights work all over the country.
Just as typically, people who are fighting unjust laws are involved in the problems others are already experiencing in their implementation in the same locality or state and elsewhere.
This overlap between a personal defense from unjust law and enforcements and a more issue-oriented, preventative approach directed at stopping a law's passage or repealing a law already in effect means that the material in this issue of Positions which appears to be neatly divided between the personal and the broad is really quite flexible in its application. The categorizations are not meant to be confining but to precipitate strategic thinking. The work for governmental change should involve the full realm from the specific application to the work in the legislative body. And local citizens organizations should remember that if a law has even one unjust application it needs to be repealed or modified. The person who is the victim needs the support of idealistic, organized citizens.
As long as citizens can keep questions of zoning and other codes on a local level, they can control the passage, content and even the repeal of these laws.
The citizen who hears about a law slated for passage or who is concerned about a law that has been implemented must go to work immediately and find out exactly what's up.
Ordinarily, the citizen will ask a member of the local government who should be knowledgeable for information. Rather often, the citizen will be misinformed, either because the government official is ignorant, even of he law he voted or will vote on, or is trying to keep things quiet, in order to hide what's going on, usually so that the law will pass without opposition.
Instead of running around in circles with partial information and losing time for important deadlines, it is essential that the citizen obtain all necessary legal documents by asserting his right to see them and obtain copies.
At the same time, the citizen must learn enough about government, by studying law or reading books and by going to government meetings, to be knowledgeable enough about the general processes of government to function intelligently.
The citizen must also keep abreast of the deadlines involved in the passage of laws he in concerned about.
The citizen must apprise himself of the elected and appointed political players, their positions and record, their personal interests and their terms of office. In a rare instance, he may be able to stop a new law by simply apprising a single elected official of the problems and that person will carry on and a bill will die gracefully.
But the latter is so rare that the citizen can usually only hope, if at all, to only gain one or two good elected board members to work closely with him and the citizens' group for passage or repeal of a law.
The most important thing the citizen must do to take back government is to work with others in an organized way using many flexible tactics and carefully chosen weapons toward the goal of repealing, disempowering, or stopping zoning.
These are often obvious and familiar. Part of a larger strategy, they work. People win by using the arsenal to its fullest. The order is of course interchangeable, and many steps repeat themselves. Flexibility is at the core of all choices.
1. Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) — Documents
Write letters to obtain copies of all proposals at every draft and final stage, and to obtain all relevant documents. FOIL applies in all states and to the federal government. The federal government agencies must waive charges if you meet certain requirements. Press will often join your campaign as it relates to open government. In New York and perhaps other states, open government law violations are prosecutable.
Use one of your organization's meetings solely for the purpose of studying Sunshine, or open government, law including both freedom of information and open meetings law. One way to focus the meeting is to go over the past few Town, Village, City or County Board meetings or your (planned or perhaps failed) requests for information and discuss how the law applies to these. At the same time, analyze the way the official meetings could be improved.
Do not use open government law as a means of harassment or disruption. In fact, one of the biggest problems at local meetings is discourtesy by governing officials toward the public and toward a minority member, which includes using members of the public for harassment. (This admonition does not mean that you should not be perfectly assertive, even forceful, in your efforts, calling for resignations, driving a board to resigning, forcing them out of office in court and the like.)
(FOIL is discussed in more depth under "Face To Face" on page 12.)
2. Open Government Law — Meetings
Attend yourself or have one or two members of your citizens alliance attend every town or county meeting that may be relevant to your cause. Don't allow yourself to be excluded from any government meeting. "Workshops," committee meetings, even banquets at restaurants, can be monitored by citizens when a quorum is present. You may even request an appointment to tour an agency.
3. Study
Analyze and understand the laws or proposals. Analyze exactly which clauses will be troublesome and why. The easiest approach is to take the few most important features and focus your efforts to reach the public on these, so that people can hear something they remember.
If you are involved before the code is formulated, learn who is behind it (always do this anyway) and get a copy of a code they've enacted somewhere else.
The list of zoning abuses in this issue are meant as a guide to help you study your proposed code and make a formal presentation in criticism of it, as well as to make a flyer for the public. It is a list of what to look for to predict future trouble and to explain current difficulties.
If you already have zoning, you will be able to see how abuses under your code fit these categories and explain what is up with a written analysis, speeches and perhaps a flyer.
4. Get the word around
Select a group of people who will be affected as your first contacts, such as small business people whose establishments are located in a proposed historic district, or business people and home industries who will be "non-conforming" uses if a residential zone in a new zoning plan is enacted. Contact them. This could be to gather a core for a planning group or for your group's first big meeting.
5. Make a good, short flyer with honest information
This flyer can be used to contact people for a first meeting. It has to be clear, honest and powerful enough to bring people out.
6. Organize a group
Your group can be your husband or wife and another friend or couple to start with!
7. Get people together
Get people to town meetings and to meetings of committees where the issue will be discussed. Make prepared statements.
Get people to your meeting. Have an important, packed meeting. Be sure to have a sign-up sheet (and later use this to contact these people personally). Plan the meeting very carefully. Be open but do not lose control by letting a potential hostile Question and Answer period drag on too long so that disrupters take over.
Introduce your leaders. Make people welcome. Have informative, exciting speakers or one excellent, even powerful, speaker. Learn to convey important information to the group. Good leadership and a good meeting can change the course of events.
Tour potentially affected businesses and property.
How to get people out
Flyers, press-releases, billboards, posters, personal calls, calls from their friends, invitations to officials, letters to the editor, good speakers and topics that effect people clearly are important. Serve free, home-made refreshments. Do not charge for them or for the meeting. Have a table for donations and membership near the door or pass the plate half way through the meeting to help meet expenses.
8. Reach the media
Letters to the editor can be used to discuss issues and help announce meetings
Use press releases and personal calls to invite media to your meetings, to court hearings, and to cover events and human interest stories. A press release must have genuine, new, factual information the media would not otherwise know such as your meeting or rally notice, the notice of a lawsuit you are bringing, the results of your study.
Learn how to write a press release professionally. Contact PRFA for guidelines or send $5.00 to Alan Caruba (P.O. Box 40, Maplewood, NJ 07040) or to The National Center for Public Policy Research (300 Eye St., NE, Ste. 3, Washington, DC 20002).
Give documentary information to members of the press.
Continue to keep members of the media you get to know personally apprised every few weeks. Follow prosecutions of zoning violations and give the press updates.
Piggybacking on another or someone else's event
If your group hasn't got much membership or influence yet, or even if it does, you can get nearly free publicity for your ideas by staging a press conference, or a protest, when a noted speaker such as a governor who is ignoring you, is at a location, or when another, opposing group, has an event. In October 1995, a few bedraggled members of the $43 million, 553,000 member Sierra Club staged a disruptive underdog-style protest right inside the hotel where the Property Rights Foundation of America held its First Annual New York Conference on Private Property Rights. The $37 million, 600,000 member National Audubon Society issued a press release "warning" about the conference. Their piggyback tactics actually backfired because they caused this organization, which is relatively small, to get unrivaled publicity. But the Sierra Club protest and National Audubon's press release are good illustrations of how to bounce these publicity methods off someone else's events.
9. Bring in good "outside" speakers
Well-publicized meetings with a special invited speaker can give your cause a great lift and increased credibility. Your group can learn new information and ideas. The speaker need not be famous but is likely to get more attention if he has special credentials and is from outside the area or the state.
10. Get documented tales of woe locally
Carefully written background pieces about local prosecutions of zoning violations should be used at meetings and shared with media. Have the individuals speak at one of your meetings. Bring them to town board meetings to speak and use their documentation.
11. Hold rallies, protests, civil disobediences, disruptions, parades, motorcades
When dangerous, unconstitutional plans are coming in force immediately and your region's power in the Legislature, the Congress or even in local government is next to nil, it is essential that you convey your message. Defend yourself against tyranny without hurting anyone. Protest. Saul Alinsky's classic Rules for Radicals, available at libraries and easy to read, conveys an attitude that helped poor people exploit their own unrecognized strong points to be heard.
The most important rule is that the protest has to reach the people you want to be heard by. If you are trying to reach your neighbors with a protest, which seems unlikely as their are easier ways to reach them, do the protest in your own backyard or on main street. In early 1990 none of the news about the anger of the people of the Adirondacks was getting out of the "Blue Line" which borders the region. Therefore, the new Adirondack Solidarity Alliance led by Dale and Jeris French led the people on a slow motorcade of pickup trucks, ordinary cars, junkers, logging trucks, floats, and even a "honey wagon" along the federal interstate linking the New York State capitol of Albany with the Canadian city of Montreal. Stopping interstate and international traffic not only caused arrests of people of all ages (subsequently dismissed on the basis of freedom of speech), but brought TV coverage and headlines in major dailies.
The second rule is that extremely big protests and rallies are generally good for only one shot. After the first event, your group is like to have to put its energies toward more sustained effort. This long-lived effort should include a crowd at your meetings and the most important government meetings, always keeping in mind critical votes, decisions, or speeches by leaders.
12. No trespassing sign campaigns have been an effective way to get attention. Signs have some legal clout. To find out how to obtain a powerful "no trespassing" sign against government officials, inquire with Bill Rzadko (1245 S. Lapeer Rd., Oxford, MI 48371).
13. Petitions
Petitions are effective if a large number of signatures are gathered quickly and the petitions are presented to an important government official with plenty of press and fanfare. It is important to realize that, unless the petition is part of an official legal referendum process, it must be just one part of a thought-out political strategy. When officials vote against the petition of an overwhelming number of citizens, the resulting anger can turn them out of office.
14. Public hearings
Often at committee hearings held by legislatures and Congress, genuine input is sought from experts and the public to help members frame legislative policy. But when zoning and building codes come down and regulations to implement state laws are being promulgated, hearing are mainly to fulfill the formal requirements of administrative procedure law. These hearings are hard to use to have input into the final product because the officials are appointed at a state or even federal level.
When County, Village and Town bodies hold hearings, the officials are usually not looking for serious input. But these officials are indeed susceptible to opposition and ideas for revisions, because the people speaking up are the ones that elect them. Therefore, it is important to have large crowds at hearings called by local elective bodies and to make articulate statements.
Public hearings are not informational meetings for the public to hear from government. They are for the government to hear from people.
Citizens must insist on being heard during prime time, so that the press covers their speeches and all of the public are still present. If government officials refuse to turn over the floor after 15 minutes or so, citizens can take over or walk out en masse.
Citizens must make presentations at public hearings that speak in a useful, practical and inspiring way to the other citizens present and to the press. Unless a situation arrives when a majority of any officials conducting any public hearing are genuinely committed to killing any measure that infringes on the responsible freedoms of citizens, hearings remain hostile situations: the citizen before enemy government. Citizens should stop cowing and tiptoeing and speak out — to both government and each other. They should take back public hearings.
The best way for citizens groups to view public hearings is to appreciate that with no expense and effort they have been given a forum before the public, the press and recalcitrant government to speak clearly against further infringements and to rally more people to their cause. The hearing is a gift to the citizen, to use as a good weapon in spite of its evil purpose to validate repression.
15. Run for office
People are being elected to office at every level on uncompromising freedom platforms. In 1995 Concerned Citizens of Hector, New York elected two new members to the town board and in January 1996, as a result of the election, the town board voted down its proposed zoning.
In Durham, New York, Bud Slater led a movement against zoning. After successful elections turned the town board over, Slater's new town board abolished the zoning commission.
In 1996 Larry and Vickie Connelly and Bob Lamoy formed the Coxsackie Awareness Group to successfully defeat an excessive zoning plan for their town on the Hudson River. The zoning plan was precipitated by the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, being implemented over many years by the New York State Department of State.
Nathan Lapp led a citizen's effort in 1995 that held off all zoning in the western New York town of Charlotte for the third time since the 1960's.
Gary Vegliante led a homeowners' association to form a separate village of Westhampton Dunes on Long Island so that tax revenue could be used to defend private property from other government levels. The new Westhampton Dunes building department grants permits in two weeks.
One town in New York State, Argyle, has repealed its zoning law. The rural Washington County town had enacted zoning in 1991 after a long drawn-out effort by local citizens to stop a solid waste dump planned by Browning Ferris Industries. Later that year, the farming community elected a new supervisor, Glenn Jones, and two new councilmen on a platform of eliminating zoning.
"Remember, (the supervisor and new councilmen) were elected to get rid of zoning. That's what people put me in office for," Jones told the meeting of the town board early in 1992. "I'm sitting here to get rid of it."(1)
The town went through the same elaborate environmental review procedure to eliminate zoning as is required to pass it, and repealed its zoning law in 1994. Glenn Jones remains supervisor of Argyle six years after being elected on the repeal-zoning platform.
Even a single member of a town board can be an effective vehicle to open up government, keep the citizens informed and bring about reforms. But once a lone citizen gets elected, the more common result is that he quickly assumes the governing mindset and loses all rapport with the concerns that put him in office.
The most successful efforts to reform government through the elective process involve a local citizens committee with a whole-hearted, principled effort to elect one or more of their committee to government and continue working after elections for the reforms they seek.
16. Seek removal of corrupt officials
In New York State, citizens can go directly to the State's second highest court, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, to petition for the removal from office of any elected or appointed town official who is guilty of malfeasance, graft, extortion and serious conflict of interest. In the procedure, the citizen acts as prosecutor before a court referee. All of the usual civil court procedures such as examination before trial and presentation of evidence apply. The court fee is minimal.
Joe DeFalco of Baldwin, Long Island, who was trying to develop land upstate, won the removal of the entire Town Board of the Town of Delaware in Sullivan County. DeFalco secured the removal of tax assessor Richard Ferbe in 1993, who had tripled his taxes in five years. In December 1996, he won a federal racketeering case against local officials for bribery and extortion. Treble damages under RICO brought a total award of $2.5 million to $7.5 million against the Delaware Supervisor William Dirie, former Delaware Planning Board Chairman Edward Curtis and former Sullivan County Administrator Paul Rouis, as well as contractor John Bernas.
Some people who are angry with graft, incompetence and unequal treatment unwisely suggest eliminating local control of zoning in favor of state government control. They miss the point that state-level government is just as corrupt as local but less scrutinizable, less accessible and less responsive to the electorate.
17. Use environmental review law against zoning laws
New York State's SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Act) and Federal environmental review requirements under NEPA (The National Environmental Policy Act) require consideration of long-term economic and community impacts of all significant state government acts or federal government environmental acts. Projects cannot be "segmented," which should mean that a zoning law cannot be viewed in parts. Citizens have an exceptionally broad right to be in court (standing) to sue under the environmental review laws, including where they seek to protect the economic and cultural heritage of people.
18. Propose new laws to protect freedoms, modify existing laws
When it appears that a clear defeat of a law is impossible or that a law cannot be repealed, it may be possible to modify the law. Limitless possibilities present themselves to modify zoning, building code and nuisance laws that already exist as well as new laws being passed. It may even be possible to pass compensation laws and takings impact study requirements that apply to existing zoning, building and nuisance codes. These possibilities are fundamental contradictions when a restrictive bill is being weighed, however, and can only be used for monkey wrenching a freedom-infringing bill which has majority support. With existing laws it is worthwhile to tackle reforms piecemeal and gradually eliminate many onerous clauses such as mobile home laws, home maintenance laws, junk and unlicensed vehicle laws, non-grandfathering of non-conforming structures, and home-industry prohibitions.
(1) Don Lehrman, "Argyle law may soon be repealed" Glens Falls Post-Star Feb. 13, 1992
© 1996 Property Rights Foundation of America ®.
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Holy Family vs Golden Boys Playoff Basketball
Holy Family vs Golden Boys Hoops
Holy Family High School's Joe Golter drives to the hoop past Adam Thistlewood during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Jeremy Papasso/ Staff Photographer/ March 1, 2017
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Holy Family High School's Kyle Helbig has his shot blocked by Kayden Sund during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Golden High School's Jack Anderson jumps for joy after defeating Holy Family in a playoff game on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
The Holy Family High School boys huddle up at the start of a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Tanner Baird drives to the hoop during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School head coach Pete Villecco talks with his team during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Golden High School's Adam Thistlewood takes a shot over Joe Golter, left, and Cameron Miller during a playoff game against Holy Family on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Kyle Helbig takes a shot during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Tanner Price takes a shot over Adam Thistlewood during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Tanner Baird takes a shot over Kayden Sund during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School fans during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Aaron Sanders chases a loose ball during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Tanner Baird shows his emotions in the final seconds of a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
Holy Family High School's Joe Golter dribbles past a swarm of defenders during a playoff game against Golden on Wednesday in Broomfield. More photos: http://www.BoCoPreps.com
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Down to Kokomo—Exporting Compressed Natural Gas to the Caribbean
“Aruba, Jamaica, ooo I wanna take ya. Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama …” While most of us trapped in the icy grip of this winter’s Polar Vortex can only dream of cruising from Florida to the Caribbean, “tropical drink melting in your hand,” Nova Scotia-based Emera Inc. has a plan to do just that (minus the drink), and on a regular, ferry-like schedule. Emera wants to export compressed natural gas from the Port of Palm Beach to its Grand Bahama electric utility and other Caribbean buyers starting as soon as 2015. The volumes of natural gas involved aren’t huge, but the plan is an example of market innovation driven by the US shale revolution. Today we examine Emera’s plan to move US gas to “the islands.”
Emera is perhaps best-known in the energy industry as the corporate parent of marketer/trader Emera Energy; as the owner of the 90-mile Brunswick Pipeline, which connects the Canaport liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Saint John, New Brunswick, to the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (MNP); and as part owner (12.9%) of the 870-mile MNP, which in addition to distributing re-gasified LNG from Canaport moves Sable Island and Deep Panuke production gas from offshore Nova Scotia into New England markets (see Deep Panuke Gas). Emera also owns Nova Scotia Power, Bangor Hydro, and power generation and transmission assets. Less well-known is that Emera owns 80.4% of Grand Bahama Power Co. (GBPC), a 20,000-customer electric utility that serves the island of Grand Bahama, the Bahamas. Emera also owns most of Light & Power Holdings Ltd. (LPH). That company owns Barbados Light & Power (BLP) in Barbados, is majority shareholder in Dominica Electricity Services Ltd. (DOMLEC) in the Dominican Republic, and is an investor in St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd. (LUCELEC) in St. Lucia. Taken together, BLP, DOMLEC and LUCELEC generate and deliver electricity to 227,000 customers in the Caribbean Islands (see Figure 1 for a map of Emera’s assets).
Source: Emera (Click to Enlarge)
According to Emera CNG’s November 20, 2013 application to the US Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export CNG, the new Emera subsidiary said it envisions shipping up to 9.125 Bcf/year (or 25 MMcf/d) from a compression and loading facility Emera plans to build within the Port of Palm Beach. The primary target market is GBPC; CNG would be shipped 75 miles from southeastern Florida to Freeport, Grand Bahama, where it would be unloaded, decompressed and piped to the utility’s power plants. (Other energy consumers in or near Freeport may be future buyers too.) GBPC’S 102 MW of generating capacity currently is fired by heavy fuel oil or diesel (all of it imported), but the utility wants to convert at least some of its units to gas firing, both for economic and fuel-diversity reasons. (Lower emissions would be another benefit of the switch.) Emera CNG also sees the potential for shipping gas from the Port of Palm Beach to several other customers throughout the Caribbean, including the other island utilities in which Emera holds ownership stakes. The islands within the Caribbean region each represent too small a market to attract companies interested in exporting LNG, but US-sourced CNG makes economic sense, Emera says, because of CNG’s simple, relatively inexpensive loading and unloading requirements.
It’s worth noting here that southeastern Florida is also the potential site of a relatively small LNG export facility planned by Goven Natural Gas Holdings. Goven in December won DOE’s approval for a plan to export a total of up to 2 Bcf of LNG in specialized containers over a two-year period to five Caribbean countries: the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua. The company has not entered into any contracts for LNG export, but wants to be able to act quickly to market opportunities as they arise. Goven is considering ports in Palm Beach, Cape Canaveral and Fort Lauderdale for its operations.
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Reason Roundup
Scott Daniel Warren Is Free (for Now) After Jury Can't Reach Verdict on Charges for Aiding Migrants
Plus: Amash says the "two-party system is hurting America," Zuckerberg gets deepfaked, Wonkette's lame defense of Harris, and more...
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.12.2019 9:30 AM
(zumaglobaleight988399)
Criminalizing kindness? An Arizona man on trial for giving food, water, and shelter to migrants is free for now after jury members could not agree on a verdict and were dismissed by the federal judge presiding over the case.
College instructor Scott Daniel Warren had been charged with conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants, a felony that could come with 20 years of prison time. His attorneys argued that he was just providing "basic human kindness" to people on a perilous journey across the Arizona desert. From the Associated Press:
Outside the courthouse, Warren thanked his supporters and criticized the government's efforts to crack down on the number of immigrants coming to the U.S.
"Today it remains as necessary as ever for local residents and humanitarian aid volunteers to stand in solidarity with migrants and refugees, and we must also stand for our families, friends and neighbors in the very land itself most threatened by the militarization of our borderland communities," Warren said.
Glenn McCormick, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Arizona, declined to comment on whether Warren will face another trial. The judge set a July 2 status hearing for the defense and prosecution.
AP goes on to note that "border activists say they worry about what they see as the gradual criminalization of humanitarian action." Migrant deaths in "Arizona's scorching deserts" number in the thousands since the mid-1990s, AP says.
Warren is part of a group called "No Más Muertes," or No More Deaths. Since his arrest in January 2018, "at least 88 bodies were recovered from the Ajo corridor of the Arizona desert," he told reporters outside the courthouse yesterday, accusing the feds of targeting "prosecutions to criminalize humanitarian aid, kindness and solidarity."
Wonkette pushes the Harris campaign line that people hate her merely because she was a prosecutor (and that she shouldn't have to explain herself about it). Others kindly point out that it's not what she was but what she did in that position that matters. At National Review, Jim Geraghty elaborates on this theme:
What is interesting here is the adamant insistence that somehow Harris is being wronged by having her record as a prosecutor challenged, and that questioning that record is somehow inherently unjust or out of bounds, that something has gone terribly wrong with our political and journalism worlds when Harris feels the need to defend her past decisions and actions.
Meanwhile, at the polls:
AROUND REASON
Peter Suderman writes about the recent riff between Rep. Justin Amash (R–Mich.) and other members of the House Freedom Caucus, of which Amash was a founding member:
You can certainly read Rep. Justin Amash's recent criticisms of President Trump and the vast majority of elected Republicans who back him as attacks against a president that Amash believes has failed the nation and the office—or on the GOP for its willingness to go along with the same—and you wouldn't be wrong to do so.
But it would be a mistake to assume that's all Amash is doing, or even that is it necessarily the most important aspect of his critique. Amash isn't just a NeverTrump pundit with a congressional office; his target is larger than Trump and the party stalwarts who back him. Rather, he is taking aim at the binary choices offered by the Republican/Democrat duopoly, the unthinking partisanship it seems to require, and the ways that partisanship has made Congress less willing to exercise its constitutional duties as a co-equal branch of government. Amash isn't just taking on Trump; he's making a systemic critique of the two-party system.
Whole thing here. And on cue from Amash:
Must-read of the day:
Facebook will leave up a "deepfake" video of Mark Zuckerberg.
Yujing Zhang, the Chinese woman arrested for entering Mar-a-Lago on false pretenses, will serve as her own lawyer, despite having "struggled with legal concepts and spoken English" during proceedings, as the New York Post described it.
The drug war never dies, it just takes new forms.
When even @TheTweetOfGod gets suspended…
NEXT: Someone Yet Again Trying to Vanish Post Criticizing New Britain (Conn.) Volunteer Commissioner Ken Haas
Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a senior editor at Reason.
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201 responses to “Scott Daniel Warren Is Free (for Now) After Jury Can't Reach Verdict on Charges for Aiding Migrants”
June.12.2019 at 9:32 am
Facebook will leave up a “deepfake” video of Mark Zuckerberg.
Thicker skin than Pelosi?
Rufus The Monocled
loveconstitution1789
Skin gets thinner as you get older.
At this point, I can see people sitting behind Pelosi.
That would appear to imply that you have seen her naked.
I can see through her head.
Wizard with a Woodchipper
June.12.2019 at 10:21 am
Koch Brothers Team Up With George Soros, Patreon and Airbnb to Fight Online Extremism
http://archive.is/QmUeg
Libertarian-fucking-moment.
OpenBordersLiberal-tarian
Fantastic news. And a great illustration of my fundamental message — the future of libertarianism lies in allying with progressives and Democrats, especially now that they are moving toward the Koch / Reason position on immigration.
lap83
note to self: don’t ask Soros to fund my Airbnb-for-Nazis startup through my Patreon account
Longtorso, Johnny
The Passive Conservative response to Big Tech censorship is reminiscent of the Star Trek episode about a simulated interplanetary war, in which designated casualties marched meekly into extermination booths. So much better, they reasoned, than fighting a messy REAL war!
That single-minded determination and ferocity, coupled with its control over so many institutions, gives the Left an almost unchallenged ability to write and rewrite the rules. It doesn’t even PRETEND to value the principled consistency Passive Conservatives place above all else.
Surrender. Retreat. Be silent. This is not the hill to die on. March to the extermination booth as ordered by your casualty coordinator. Let the Left have social media to itself. We let them take over education and entertainment and that worked out just fine, didn’t it?
Notice that the main players in the attacks on youtubers/indy media are Vox (shares owned by NBC/Comcast), Buzzfeed (shares owned by NBC/Comcast), Polygon (owned by Vox Media), Vice (majority shareholder is Disney who own FOX, ABC and many more networks) and The New York Times…
Ignore The Never Trump Losers Who Are OK With Liberals Winning
David French is the poster-scold for the Surrender Caucus, a fussy man who is always at the ready with some hitherto unknown conservative norm, rule or principle that boils down to you not being allowed to effectively resist the massive attack on your liberty and prosperity by our garbage elite. These conservative norms, rules and principles are pretty remarkable in that they only apply to limit our options and actions – they never apply to protect us from our enemies.
I have my own conservative principle regarding conservative principles, and it goes like this: Any conservative principle that makes me poorer or less free is a pretty crappy conservative principle and I’m not going to do it.
Not the Never Trumpers. They are no threat to the elite because, at their hollow core, they support the existing power structure. That’s why they are so blind to the manifest corruption of the institutions that they are a part of and are therefore invested in. That’s why these saps were so easily suckered by the RUSSIA TREASON COLLUSION!!!! scam. And that’s why Trump and those of us who support him terrify them – because, unlike the Conservative, Inc., cabal, we have nothing to lose if the whole teetering edifice of our crummy ruling class collapses under the sheer weight of its lies and incompetence.
Nardz
I propose guillotines.
$park¥ is the Worst
But they have no place in the conservative future we’re going to build on the ashes of the liberal elite that we are going to destroy by any means necessary. We choose to win.
Finally, both sides have decided to completely obliterate the other. I can’t wait to see how this turns out.
bevis the lumberjack
Ten percent of the country on each side trying to destroy each other while the rest of us sit back and hope for a meteor.
June.12.2019 at 1:23 pm
Oh, Sparky, your side doesn’t get to ‘wait’.
Which side is my side?
Let us remember that the ‘solution’ imposed (by violation of the prime directive) was to smash the computer.
What doe that say about our options for a response to social media?
Conchfritters
In a lot of cases it’s the one party system – show me the party that’s for any sort of fiscal restraint.
On the 8th day He created Poe’s Law.
Ohh nice
I was married with 2 kids when I realized I’m gay
My life would change forever after a simple Google search in November 2016. I had just seen Kate McKinnon perform the song “Hallelujah” on SNL and discovered that she’s a lesbian. That shocked me because she didn’t fit the awful stereotype often depicted in the media.
I quickly declared her my “new girl crush.” But it was more than that.
At that moment, I realized that I wanted a relationship with a woman like her — but I felt terrible for even having this thought, as someone who was faithfully married.
No more 3-Somes for that husband.
My life would change forever after a simple Google search … I Googled to the ends of the earth looking for stories like mine.
Sheesh, Lady — stop Googling!
Leo Kovalensky II
I Googled to the ends of the earth
So she also became a Flat Earther in the process?
I only skimmed the article, so it’s possible I missed something. But she seems to only talk about her decision as it pertains to HER and HER JOURNEY!!1 I guess her husband and kids are just supposed to be happy that she’s breaking up their family because she had a dumb fantasy about some girl on SNL.
Enjoy Every Sandwich
Well, sure. The husband has a penis and is therefore an Oppressor, and thus unworthy of consideration. The kids are just clumps of cells.
But she seems to only talk about her decision as it pertains to HER and HER JOURNEY!!1 I guess her husband and kids are just supposed to be happy that she’s breaking up their family because she had a dumb fantasy about some girl on SNL.
This is it entirely.
Rather, he is taking aim at the binary choices offered by the Republican/Democrat duopoly, the unthinking partisanship it seems to require, and the ways that partisanship has made Congress less willing to exercise its constitutional duties as a co-equal branch of government.
In the most ineffectual way possible.
It’s a shape shifting reptilian.
Bearded Spock
It’s like the salt monster in Star Trek TOS; one minute its a seductive Denebian bar wench, and the next minute its sucking the life out of you.
MelvinUpton
So no change?
Mickey Rat
Except it does not have to change forms to do that.
June.12.2019 at 12:28 pm
And to push this strained analogy even further, like the terrestrial WoD when you’ve finished she identifies herself as an undercover Federation agent and busts you for violating United Federation of Planets Code 22-5-69, the Interstellar Sex Trafficking Prevention Act.
Scott Daniel Warren Is Free (for Now) After Jury Can’t Reach Verdict on Charges for Aiding Migrants
This is how a good jury system like ours is supposed to work. He was not convicted but not “acquitted” by a jury either, except that the prosecution should only get one crack at a defendant and anything but a conviction means the defendant is innocent.
It will make these people think twice since most open border people thought this guy would be quickly acquitted by a jury. Rolling your dice on violating federal law, that is constitutional, has consequences.
When people cannot admit that the media spins news.
The charges were not for “aiding migrants”.
Once these “migrants” cross the US Border, they are considered unauthorized aliens.
By the plain meaning of words, he was charged for aiding migrants. He may not have been charged with a crime called “aiding migrants”, but that’s certainly what he was charged for.
And if that is an appropriate charge for someone feeding unauthorized aliens, would that mean that any charity or soup kitchen or anything that provides food or any other useful thing to an unauthorized alien is committing a crime?
Yeah. I wonder why the media chose THOSE WORDS though? Out of all words to describe the situation.
Of course, propaganda is perfectly innocent. Its not like these media groups have editors and such to mull over the “right” words and headlines.
You really think the problem with this is the phrasing of what we call these people?
Maybe it’s the fact that they are people(I’m assuming we can agree on that term?) and you’re advocating punishing someone giving them food and water that makes your side look foolish?
I don’t FEELZ like you do.
They are invading hordes and need to be kicked out.
If you break into my house, I will blow your head off.
If you break into my country, I will deport your ass.
Hey Leo, I got a group of illegals deported this week. I have a direct line to ICE when my farming neighbors try and use illegals for farming.
Bye bye illegals.
Wanting to deport these people is a far cry from wanting to prosecute someone for potentially saving their lives.
What a great day for freedom. Libertarian, busy-body snitches… unite!
Square = Circle
Well, while the land and the business may belong to his neighbors, the country belongs to him.
We get it. You two are not Libertarians, so the rule of law is something you both hate.
Poor con, attempting mental backflips but landing on his head.
MAGA!
Could you extrapolate on this assertion? How, exactly, do you justify ownership and control of rights of association in, say, Arizona? Please present your case from your sincerely held libertarian position.
Rolling your dice on violating federal law, that is constitutional, has consequences.
I must have missed the enumerated power to regulate food and water distribution, or your link fell off.
Or are you saying that food and water distribution is covered under the Naturalization Clause?
Poor Leo, does not remember the multiple times that I cited Article I, section 9, of the US Constitution and the enumerated power for Congress to regulate migrants as of 1808.
#MemoryHole
That and aiding and abetting criminals (illegal immigrants inside the USA) has been a crime for a looooooooooong time.
How does this guy know they are criminals? I just assumed that they hadn’t yet been convicted of anything, nor that he’s qualified to determine their residency status. I’ve got food and water here, but I’m going to need to see some papers first, pal!
JesseAz
I’d hate to.think you were serious with your question.
And the cite that you’re missing is the cite that shows that immigration laws have been declared Constitutional based on a limitation of powers in the Constitution (A1S9) versus an enumerated power in the Constitution (A1S8).
Because LC thinks so isn’t enough.
OK, suppose you are just hiking in the desert, with no intentions to do anything else, and you come upon a Spanish speaking person who is close to death from dehydration. Are you legally obliged to let them die on the assumption that they most likely crossed the border illegally?
Maybe that is what the law says. But I’d consider anyone who doesn’t defy the law in that case to have acted rather immorally, constitutional or not.
Great thing about Libertarianism is that I “let people die” every day.
I spend $0 on old people who might live one more day, if I only spent some money and time.
I think its funny how many of you people are demanding repeal of all these aiding and abetting laws. Oh wait….
There is a difference between worshipping the enumerated power of the state, and libertarianism. It’s just subtle enough to whoosh over the head of the simple.
Its why YOU will never be a Libertarian.
I’m not a libertarian. But unlike you…I’m aware of this fact.
I am also aware that YOU are not a Libertarian.
That’s very perceptive of you, considering he literally just said that in the very post your directly responding to.
But are you also tuned into the fact that your political doctrine is in fact just state-worshipping Constitutionalism. You have no concern for the nature of rights, nor the NAP. These are the foundations upon which libertarian philosophy is built. You mistake The Constitution, which is a product of the same enlightenment as libertarian thought, as libertarian in itself. And by doing so, you mistake doctrinal Constitutionalism as libertarianism.
Poor Eric does not understand the difference between
Libertarianism and constitutionalism.
Con, every time you come out of your hole you end up embarrassing yourself. If Correct the Record isn’t paying you, you really need to get in touch, because you’re doing their job for free.
I’m not demanding anything. Just thinking about what should actually constitute aiding an abetting.
You are certainly under no obligation to do everything you can to prevent every death in the world. But I think the ethical calculation is a bit different when faced with a person facing immanent death and who you have the means to assist without endangering your own well being.
These people are trekking into the desert with food and water to help illegals.
This is not them driving along and seeing a dying illegal and rendering first aid.
This is about open borders and illegals helping the Democrat Party win elections. These groups are not fooling anyone.
Are you legally obliged to let them die on the assumption that they most likely crossed the border illegally?
Actually, I believe in many states there are ‘Good Samaritan Laws’ that would hold you liable for the death if you didn’t help when you had the means.
WRONG. No good samaritan law punishes not helping someone.
It protects those that try to help.
You know what would really help? Enforcing laws and not rewarding illegal immigrants so they stop risking their life crossing.
Are you people really wanting to rehash this?
I’m more interested in the broader question of whether a prohibition on aiding criminals can or should extend to providing them with the basic necessities of life if you aren’t doing anything positive to help them evade capture or commit further crimes.
Funny that you frame their aiding and abetting crime that way.
Article III, Section 3.
All you need is an enemy and two witnesses.
So you’ve finally reached the conclusion that everyone coming in the wrong way is an invading enemy. Well done.
Not only are they an invading enemy, but it seems LC here thinks that giving them food and water in the desert is treason, based on his citation. Scott Daniel Warren is lucky he wasn’t put to death for his crime!
I’ll bet the poor doofus is sad that he lives in Georgia where he can’t sit on his back porch shooting invaders as they come out of the dark. I’m actually surprised that he reported the illegals next door instead of killing them. I guess he’s just all talk.
I laugh and think of how sad you dipshits become every time I contact ICE on the illegal farm hands.
I wish I could see your sad little faces and collect those tears.
They aren’t enemies and we aren’t at war with them. To claim so is simply ridiculous.
Which is why you’re ridiculous. You cant read and perform simple reasoning. About what other people say.
Did I miss something? When did we go to war with Mexico?
TrickyVic (old school)
The 1840s?
I hear the AUMF is still in effect.
You clowns had all day to come up with non-Libertarian comments and this is what you chose to oost forever?
Hilarious! Its like you people barely speak American English.
Pretty rich coming from someone who lives in rural Georgia.
Commerce clause – – – – –
“New 2020 Democratic primary poll via Quinnipiac just out:
Biden 30%
Sanders 19%
Warren 15%”
As a big believer in diversity, it’s disappointing to see two old straight white cis-males at the top. I like Warren (and Harris, and Gillibrand…) more than Biden or Sanders.
Of course if Biden ends up with the nomination I’ll enthusiastically vote for him over any Republican.
Your parody is played out.
Kamala Harris: If elected, my DOJ would have ‘no choice’ but to prosecute Trump
Trump’s mistake is not having his own Department of Justice to do his corrupt bidding.
Kamala Rouge 2020!
Another reason she’s my first choice for 2020.
#LibertariansForHarris
Sarah Palin's Buttplug
You dumb fucking hick, Trump has his personal guard-dog at AG attacking anyone who gets near that Damian-like Con Man.
Poor child porn sock.
Ryan (formally HFTO)
Like a wing man?
Wait, I thought that threatening to put a political opponent in prison was a sign of Creeping Fascism. It’s not now? Because it’s Wednesday or something?
But then again, maybe at one point Barron skipped a day of school. That’ll get Harris on his ass for sure.
Freddy the Jerk
Ugh, you’re back. I was beginning to think the Feds finally nailed you for the kiddie porn thing.
Her mistake is not calling him “Crooked” Trump and encouraging his supporters to chant “Lock him up?”
Trump should resign and let Pence pardon him Gerald Ford style. Either that or he is going to prison.
Pedo Buttplugger is really have a tough time when Trump is re-elected and Pence runs and wins the Presidency in 2024.
Im sure Lefties will have glowing endorsements of Pence leading up to Election 2024.
It’s the same amount of bluster that Trump used on the campaign trail. Hillary isn’t (and was never) going to be indicted by the Trump administration.
To be fair, Hillary did publicly admit she mishandled classified information. They lock military folks up quicker when they don’t admit mishandling classified information.
The hound from hell: Severed 16-inch head of a giant Ice Age wolf – nearly TWICE the size of its modern-day descendants – is found amazingly preserved in Siberian permafrost after 40,000 years
Where is the King in the North?
There is no king in the north.
Its Queen in the North.
Because, you know, passive aggressive backstabbing and girl power and all that…
Gay, disabled, veteran, hispanic surnamed, black, queen – – – – – –
“Most Annoying Female” award.
Wonkette pushes the Harris campaign line that people hate her merely because she was a prosecutor…
Is it me, or is much of the party line on the left dependent on a lack of agency on various groups under its tent? What could Harris do? It was all out of her hands, even the terrible laws she personally pushed.
Partisanship means you get to ignore the transgressions by your team, while blaming the other team for theirs.
And blaming the other team for your own as well
Virginia Democrat who was accused of having sex with teen secretary wins in state primary
I am sure reason and Lefties that visit reason will have lots to say against this Democrat, like they did with Roy Moore out of Alabama.
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa
Remember how fast Lefties protected the Virginia Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General from racial and sex misconduct allegations?
They circled the wagons once the Republican Speaker of the House in Virginia would become Governor, if they resigned.
Remember how the GOP protected their own toe-tapping gloryhole loving Senator Larry Craig and let him serve out his term?
Of course you do. You’re sucking GOP cock right now.
So you DON’T want Republicans more accepting of homos?
I know. You need to lie about people so the Democrat Party seems good. It is hard coming back from being pro-slavery like the Democrat Party is.
I don’t give a fuck about you Log Cabin Republicans.
reason really needs some web traffic today to send in the pedos.
What’s wrong with sucking cock? You homophobic, bro?
It’s just that so many goddamned conservative males are closet cocksuckers. then they lead fake lives.
Like Fat Rush Limbaugh (Praise Be Unto Him) and his life as Jeff Christie. Now he has sham marriages to cover his real life.
Tulpa
So yes. And you’re a known pedophile. Damn man.
Poor guys think the World is full of male cocksuckers, when they really only represent a tiny portion of the gay community.
Of course, Hillary loves it when Lefties suck her dick.
I opposed Moore becoming a US Senator because he’s a theocratic loon, not because he dated a teenager when he was 30 or whatever. Are you a Roy Moore supporter or something?
No one believes you because we know you better than that.
Paging Tony. Tony to the white courtesy phone please.
He is a Democrat, therefore he is a normal politician.
“”like they did with Roy Moore out of Alabama.”‘
If she had a job as a secretary, she’s probably older than what Moore prefers.
More bad economic news.
Shares of Nintendo tumble after it announces a delay in a closely watched video game
#DrumpfRecession
Even more bad economic news.
Beyond Meat dives 25% after lead underwriter JP Morgan downgrades: ‘Beyond our price target’
#KrugmanWasRight
It opened at $45 four months ago. I sold at $88, meanwhile it ended up hitting $160 a day or two ago.
So yeah, at $125 it’s not much of a buy. Glad I didn’t short it when it was “overvalued” at $100.
Four weeks ago, not months ago.
It’s overvalued at 45, LOL. But here’s a little tip. NEVER short based on valuation. So what if it’s overvalued? Everyone else sees it and knows it and it doesn’t matter. Look at bullshit stocks like TSLA or stupid shit like SHAK. Shorting may pay off at some point, but when the stock is on an irrational tear the value doesn’t matter, you’ll get your face ripped off.
Oh hey Shreek outed another of his socks, because that’s the kind of stupid money losing advice that lost him his bet.
“Beyond Meat” is what Tulpa, LovesCons1789, and Shitlord call their gay conversion therapy.
Poor child diddler.
He had a rough day trying to get web traffic up.
It’s kind of sad that you’re that hung up on being a homophobe, what with your pedophilia and all.
Texas governor signs controversial ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill into law
Rogue cities find out they are still subject to the restrictions of the US and state Constitutions.
Red Rocks White Privilege
Like I pointed out when this all erupted, the San Antonio city council members who brought this up should have just said, “you guys are closed on Sundays, that won’t work for us since it’s one of the busiest travel days of the week.” Instead, they made it about MUH LGBT CIVIL RIGHTS culture war bullshit, and this is the response.
The new law stops the government from taking unfavorable action against a business or person for contributing to religious organizations.
Why just religious organizations? Why should the government be able to take unfavorable action against a business or person who contributes legally to any organization of their choosing?
Sure, it’s good that this bill passed, but the TX legislature should realize that the problem isn’t this one instance against someone popular. The problem is that government is picking winners and losers for what businesses can be in airports in the first place.
Because religion has specific Constitutional protections.
Jesus how are you this fucking dumb.
Leo has trouble with complex thought.
Mini-AOC releases ‘re-election video’ mocking the New York congresswoman
When you’ve lost generation Z….
Violence breaks out in Hong Kong as protesters challenge bill allowing criminal suspects to be tried in mainland China
Umbrella movement strikes again.
♫ Umbrella…ella…ay…ay
23 Democrats Are Running for President. Do Any of Them Know What They’re Doing?
What is the unluckiest number in the World? 23 Democrats
I’d proudly vote for any of them except Tulsi Gabbard.
The OBL sock really had to step it up this morning or ENB would never get any web traffic.
Actually the Democratic equivalent to Trump is Marianne Williamson – a self-promoting author who is completely unqualified for anything but conning people out of their money (although she is nowhere nearly as good as conning people).
Poor child porn sock. Trying to get people to take him seriously.
Quit lying you cock-sucking Larry Craig GOP hack. I bet you resemble your hero – Denny Hastert.
Poor Buttplugger cannot get HIllary’s cock out his mouth nor kids off his computer.
You admitted you got banned and now are claiming you weren’t.
Maybe it’s you that needs to stop lying, you stupid hicklib.
Just how bad is the Drumpf economy? It’s so bad people cannot even afford funerals.
It is maddening that people have to beg for money on the internet when their loved ones die. How have so many of us just accepted that this is how things should be done.
This didn’t happen during the Obama years. Because he personally created the strongest 8-year run in US economic history.
Left-libertarian Bill Maher offers an important warning about 2020.
“If he loses… he won’t go. I’ve been saying that since before he got elected.” “Real Time” host Bill Maher warns @ChrisCuomo that President Trump may not leave the White House is he loses the presidential election in 2020, saying it’s something we have to worry about.
This is why it’s so important for all libertarians to vote Democrat. Drumpf must lose by a huge margin in 2020 so he cannot realistically claim “voter fraud” made the difference.
They said the same about W and Obama.
So far the only one not willing to accept the results of an election is the not my president folks, and Hillary Clinton. Steele said in court that the purpose of the dossier was so Hillary could contest the election.
Dubya couldn’t wait to get out of the White House and paint shit while suffering under his own form of PTSD induced by Dick Cheney.
With a record low 22% approval rating and Cheney in a wheelchair Dems predicted the death of the GOP.
But Donnie the Dumpstain revived the racist roots of the GOP and saved them.
Hillary has a 0% Presidential approval rating. She never won!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
She won by 3 million votes, actually.
#StillWithHer
Hillary winning the Biggest American Loser show does not count.
No, the Con Man won by 70,000 votes in PA/MI/WI.
Then he called it a “landslide”.
That is a great con, you must admit.
But that’s only because Russia hacked the election. If not for Russian hacking (and Drumpf’s collusion, definitively proven by Mueller) Hillary Clinton would have won the Electoral College as well.
#TrumpRussia
Poor buttplugger.
Trump’s 304 to Hillary 227 Electoral college votes means that Trump won by 77 votes. More than PA/MI/WI combined.
“Donnie the Dumpstain” LOLOLOLOLOL
You’re on fire this morning! Keep it up!
#SoGladButtplugRememberedHisPassword
Chuckles the Snarky Piggy
Where are they now:
Sarah Palin’s buttplug
Stolen by a Clinton supporter at a McCain rally in Wilmington, DE in March of 2008, the plug was gifted to Clinton herself during the run up to her campaign in 2016. Having mistaken it for a pacifier, Clinton has been discovered on multiple occasions hiding in closets, curled up in the fetal position and sucking vigorously on the plug.
When asked to comment on the presidential candidate’s mistakes, the plug has declined to answer the question directly, preferring to rant incoherently about racists taking over the country and absolutely refusing to be run through a dishwasher or otherwise disinfected.
In Time Of War
One fascinating aspect of the Trump phenomenon is the left’s incessant predictions and intuitions about his thoughts, beliefs and mental state, which they then firmly believe to be established fact.
Suderman writes about the recent riff between Rep. Justin Amash (R–Mich.) and other members of the House Freedom Caucus
Tiff? Rift?
Nope, it was a riff, not a rift or tiff.
This is what happened: the Freedom Caucus was over at Meadow’s pad for a jam session, and Amash insisted on taking the lead on the guitar solo in Freebird. This pissed off Brooks who, being from Alabama, thought he should have the honor.
Ken Shultz
“Kamala Harris Doesn’t Have To Explain Her Kickass Self To Your Dumb Asses”
—-Wonkette
Yeah, that’s a shitty story.
The thing about Kamala Harris . . . as bad as she is, she’s not the worst option in the Democratic field. Yeah, she’s an authoritarian police-state type–on top of being a progressive–but she may be less about imposing authoritarian socialism on us by way of the Green New Deal than the others in the field.
Yeah, Kamala Harris and her fans are awful for wanting to impose police state solutions on us over our objections and against our will, but I’m not sure that’s worse than other candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren–who want to make authoritarian socialism the rule of law under the guise of a popularity contest.
Libertarianism is the polar opposite of authoritarianism.
Capitalism is the polar opposite of socialism.
Authoritarian socialism is the worst enemy of libertarian capitalism.
Authoritarian progressives, like Kamala Harris, aren’t as bad, in that formulation, as authoritarian socialists like Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren.
I’d love to think Biden will hold onto his lead, but his falling 30% plurality of support means that 70% of registered Democrats (and growing) want some flavor of authoritarian socialism, more or less, as outlined in the Green New Deal. Kamala Harris may be the best of the rotten apples after Biden, from that perspective, and compared to anybody in the Democrat field, Donald Trump looks like a libertarian capitalist.
It’s odd that so often use ‘authoritarian’ in place of ‘totalitarian’
There’s an important difference there that you either don’t acknowledge, or, inexplicably, don’t think applies
There are a number of important distinctions between authoitarianism and totalitarianism. For instance, where authoritarians are mostly concerned with what you do, that isn’t enough for totalitarianism. Totalitarians want to control what you think. It’s not enough to do what you’re told. Under totalitarianism, you have to like it.
The Chinese government wanting to impose a harsh extradition law on Hong Kong is an example of authoritarianism. The Chinese government imprisoning a million Muslims at a time in reeducation camps to cure them of their religion is an example of totalitarianism.
Whatever distinction you’re trying to make between authoritarianism and totalitarianism, as it pertains to Democrat candidates and their support for the Green New Deal, it’s relatively unimportant in comparison to the distinction between capitalism and socialism. When I tell you that I oppose the Green New Deal because it’s authoritarian and socialist rather than because it’s authoritarian and communist, that’s not a criticism of the only comparison that really matters.
I oppose both socialism and communism because they’re not capitalist. In regards the Green New Deal, what difference does the distinction between socialism and communism make in that formulation ? I also oppose both authoritarianism and totalitarianism because they aren’t libertarian. Why does the difference between authoritarianism and totalitarian matter in regards to the Green New Deal when the real difference is between libertarianism, on one hand, and both authoritarianism and totalitarianism on the other?
Why do you think “totalitarian” is more appropriate?
And why does it matter!
Will get back to you on a live thread
What’s amusing here is that this account is a far better Le Enlightened Atheist parody than the Good God Above one that’s more well known and has been using the God representation from South Park as its avatar.
Apparently the latter–which, like a lot of progressive institutions, degenerated into a parody of itself after Trump’s election–lost its monetization recently, and the account owner went on some crying jag because he actually had hired staff that had to be let go and couldn’t pay his bills.
Wait. He hired support staff for his Twitter account?
He also did some kind of podcast. In any event, the whole situation was exceptional beyond words.
Rossami
I’ve got to remember that Balko quote (about the election as a steak). Pure poetry.
“President Donald Trump said he’s personally holding up a trade deal with China and that he won’t complete the agreement unless Beijing returns to terms negotiated earlier in the year.
“It’s me right now that’s holding up the deal,” Trump said at the White House before he left on a trip to Iowa. “And we’re going to either do a great deal with China or we’re not going to do a deal at all.”
Last month, the U.S. accused China of reneging on provisions of a tentative trade deal, bringing talks to a halt. “We had a deal with China and unless they go back to that deal I have no interest,” Trump said.
Trump’s comments came a day after he threatened to raise tariffs on China if President Xi Jinping doesn’t meet with him at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Japan. Trump told reporters that he could impose tariffs of 25% or “much higher than 25%” on $300 billion in Chinese goods.
—-Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-11/trump-says-he-s-holding-up-trade-deal-with-china-ahead-of-g20
I think Trump did a great job with Mexico, and I’ll give him credit for doing such a great job over my objections the objections of every other free trade guy out there, but I hope his balls haven’t gotten too big for his britches because of that win.
The jobs report for May came in weak–but annual wage growth here in the U.S. is still clocking in above 3.0% and the productivity report was great, which means that wage inflation isn’t a problem. Meanwhile, Trump’s support among Republicans in Iowa, where Chinese tariffs on soybeans, etc. are hitting farmers, is still up over 85%.
From a getting reelected strategic standpoint, I’m not sure Trump has much to lose if Emperor Xi doesn’t capitulate. If Emperor Xi does flinch, Trump’s reelection may become unstoppable. Meanwhile, Trump is now threatening another round of tariff increases against China–and I’m against it, again. And I hope I’m wrong like I was about Mexico. For the sake of capitalism, free trade, and long term economic growth for the American people, I hope I’m wrong and Trump is right.
I am fine with Trump trying because most Presidents and government officials just kick these cans down the road.
Americans feel that there is a problem with immigration rules and enforcement. Politicians have been claiming for decades that they will fix the problems. Americans keep electing the same types of politicians who rarely accomplish their campaign promises.
Then Trump was elected.
I think China will ride out their position a bit longer hoping that all their bribes to Congress will pay off. After they don’t, China will compromise and shift us all toward freer trade policy, thanks to Trump.
hoping that all their bribes to Congress will pay off
What else are they going to do with that balance of payments. It’s not like it’s going to get spent anywhere else.
Mazakon
Justin Amash: NeverTrump’s new shiny object
The article talks a lot about most NeverTrumpers now fawning over Amash probably wouldn’t like his prescribed solutions on a number of issues. But I think it applies even more to Libertarian NeverTrumpers as they’d be more favourable to his solutions but saying he thinks the president has committed impeachable offenses is what finally made them realize how much they love him.
My opposition to Amash is purely strategic.
Single Member Districts + Green New Deal + Medicare for All = Need Republican in White House
Single Member Districts + Justin Amash = Republican in White House less likely.
I maintain that whatever principle Amash and his supporters are trying to serve, it is vastly inferior to my principled stance against authoritarian socialism as represented by the Green New Deal.
Incidentally, refusing to vote for Trump, even if it’s the best way to stop the country from taking a sharp turn towards authoritarian socialism is not principled. Being principled is about doing things that are hard to do–not about abandoning your principles just because you don’t like Trump. There isn’t anything principled about what Amash is doing, and the people who are following out of a sense of principle are horribly confused.
P.S. We should ask ourselves this: “Could Amash potentially cost Trump Michigan?”
Amash wouldn’t even need to carry Michigan–just cost Trump enough support that Trump would lose the swing state and the White House to Liz Warren, Bernie Sanders, or any other Democrat who’s willing to sign the Green New Deal.
You’re naive if you think we’re just facing authoritarian socialism.
We’re looking at totalitarianism.
I’m not a NeverTrumper by any means. I’d support Amash running for the same reason that I supported Rand Paul in the primaries last go-around. He aligns more closely to my political beliefs than Trump.
I’ve moved beyond the point of voting for the lesser of two evils, because it hasn’t worked for us thus far.
Trump has worked out fantastically for us. Us Libertarian Americans. Us black Americans. Us AmerIndians. Us white Americans. Us asian Americans. Us military and veterans.
No so much for Lefties and Anarchists.
“The analysis showed that placing geothermal regulatory and permitting requirements on a level similar to that of oil and gas and other energy industries could allow the geothermal industry to discover and develop additional resources and to reduce costs. The GeoVision analysis demonstrated that optimizing permitting alone could increase installed geothermal electricity-generation capacity to 13 GWe by 2050—more than double the 6 GWe projected in the Business-as-Usual scenario that serves as the baseline for the GeoVision analysis.”
—-DoE
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/06/f63/0-GeoVision-ExecSummary-v2-opt_0.pdf
They’re just talking about eliminating the regulation of developing geothermal to the level that’s normally required to develop oil and natural gas?
Short version: One of the significant barriers to the development of carbon free geothermal energy is environmental regulation.
“Environmentalists” who are so scared about the negative impacts of climate change that they’re willing to subject the economy to authoritarian socialism–but not scared enough to reduce permitting requirements for geothermal plants–are completely full of shit.
One of the reasons I’ve seen environmentalists oppose geothermal is because of “fracking”.
The upfront costs of geothermal have a lot to do with drilling. You want to find water, which is conducive to heat transfer. If you don’t find enough water, then you’ve wasted an awful lot of money on digging a really deep hole. A lot of times, they can improve the chances of hitting water through fracking. Just like fracking releases natural gas and oil, it can also release water.
Environmentalists don’t like fracking–not for the reasons they usually say. It’s really about not wanting to provide people with an alternative to sacrifice. If you can keep finding new energy sources, it puts off the day when you have to start sacrificing by learning to live with less energy. That’s what their opposition to retrofitting hydro to produce more carbon free energy, their opposition to geothermal, and even their opposition to nuclear is really about.
They want you to have no other option than to pay through the nose for expensive electricity, so that you’ll learn to go without it.
Nobody will accept their Lefty way of life unless our society burns down.
If it won’t do it on its own, Lefties will help it along.
Duelles
Scott Daniel Warren is Right to feed and water someone in need and is wrong for supporting the anti-sovereign movement of open borders, and immigration into our freebie system. It diminishes our pursuit of happiness. The government is wrong to hang 20 years in prison over someone for acting like a good person. They pursued a wrong wrong.
Notice that nobody is arguing for repealing the aiding and abetting laws.
This guy is just defying Trump, so its a waste of taxpayer money to prosecute him.
Spending tens of millions for Mueller to go after Trump for years (when a month long investigation would have come to the same conclusion), is a-okay though.
Brandybuck
Why is Bernie Sanders in all the Democrat polls? He’s not a member of the Democratic Party!
Because he’s running for the Democratic nomination?
Because Democrats are stupid and don’t want to piss off the Bernie-Brats.
I’m surprised you’d admit that you’re stupid.
His ‘independent’ tag is his first and biggest political lie.
He runs as a democrat, caucuses with democrats, takes money from democrats, is a socialist like democrats; he is a duck.
FYTW!
His attorneys argued that he was just providing “basic human kindness” to people
“The Warren Plea”
Alright, I am headed off to lunch, you fucking Peanuts. Enough poking shit at conservatives for now.
You poke shit? I bet you eat pieces of shit like us for breakfast!
Weigel's Cock Ring
Try going on a diet instead you disgusting, morbidly obese, Ron Jeremy – lookin’ pecophile sack of garbage!
https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-28-at-1.07.10-PM.png
And by lunch you mean “post more kiddie porn”
I’m exciting to be selected for a jury just so I can nullify the charge (within reason of course).
Wonkette is still a thing? Good lord, Grandpa Moses, time to update your Netscape bookmarks.
Amash is tweeting about the “Rule of Law”? Uh oh, he just lost the real libertarians…
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Federal Investment pinpoints BC’s leadership in cancer screening
Dr. Christoph Borchers
A $3.3-million dollar project, led by Dr. Christoph Borchers, affiliated with the University of Victoria, McGill University, and the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, is analysing the expression and functionality of cancer-related proteins. In some instances, this analysis can significantly inform the effectiveness of drug therapies.
“Our technology uses antibodies and mass spectrometry to look for multiple forms of the Akt protein in a single test and hopes to identify where an anti-cancer drug is effective and where it is not.” says Dr. Christoph Borchers, Director of the UVic-Genome BC Proteomics Centre and Professor, University of Victoria. “We are using the anti-cancer drug AZD5363, which is in clinical development by AstraZeneca, as evidence that this test works. AZD5363 has been shown to stop tumour growth by inhibiting Akt but only in some people. This project can guide its best use.”
The research is being co-led with Dr. Gerald Batist, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University (academic) and the user
Dr. Gerald Batist
partner, AstraZeneca. Ultimately, this project will help identify patients with specific types of protein and pathway to identify those most likely to benefit from AZD5363. If successful, it will lead to the development of a diagnostic test that can be commercialized by Victoria-based MRM Proteomics Inc. This test could be used in clinics to screen cancer patients to determine more accurately, who will respond best to Akt inhibitors such as AZD5363.
“The ability to determine patients’ responsiveness to treatment will help ensure patients receive the most effective therapy, and avoid other, less effective, costly and possibly toxic treatments,” says Dr. Pascal Spothelfer, President and CEO, Genome British Columbia. “We’re excited to be contributing to this important proteomic research that can help optimize cancer care, improve patients’ quality of life and produce healthcare savings worth millions of dollars a year.”
The ability to use cutting-edge proteomics to identify those most likely to benefit from particular treatments could also help Canada attract biopharma investment dollars to further develop protein-based biomarkers.
Second Generation Diagnostics: iMALDI-based Assays for Protein Activity to Improve Patient Selection for Therapeutic Akt Inhibitors in Cancer Treatment was funded through Genome Canada’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) which partners academic researchers with users in the private and public sectors to promote genomics-derived solutions to address challenges or opportunities facing users. Genome Quebec, Genome British Columbia, AstraZeneca, Mitacs and MRM Proteomics are providing additional funding support for this project.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Biocompatible small peptide super-hydrogelators bearing carbazole functionalities†
Adam D. Martin,*a Andrew B. Robinsona and Pall Thordarson*a
a School of Chemistry, The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
E-mail: adam.martin2@unsw.edu.au, p.thordarson@unsw.edu.au
For the first time we have introduced carbazole capping groups onto two short peptide sequences, namely a diphenylalanine dipeptide and a glycine–diphenylalanine tripeptide, giving compounds 1 and 2, respectively. Both molecules form hydrogels at low concentrations, as low as 0.03% (w/v) for 1 – well within the range of supergelators. Both gelators are composed of small ca. 2 nm thick molecular fibres, as elucidated by AFM and are non-cytotoxic towards HeLa cells at concentrations which are at or above their minimum gelation concentration.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TB00067J
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015,3, 2277-2280
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Biocompatible small peptide super-hydrogelators bearing carbazole functionalities
A. D. Martin, A. B. Robinson and P. Thordarson, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2015, 3, 2277
DOI: 10.1039/C5TB00067J
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Identification of genes involved in swarming motility using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 mini-Tn5-lux mutant library
Joerg Overhage, Shawn Lewenza, Alexandra K. Marr, Robert E W Hancock
During a screening off a mini-Tn5-luxCDABE transposon mutant library of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 for alterations in swarming motility, 36 mutants were identified with Tn5 insertions in genes for the synthesis or function of flagellin and type IV pilus, in genes for the Xcp-related type II secretion system, and in regulatory, metabolic, chemosensory, and hypothetical genes with unltnown functions. These mutants were differentially affected in swimming and twitching motility but in most cases had only a minor additional motility defect. Our data provide evidence that swarming is a more complex type of motility, since it is influenced by a large number of different genes in P. aeruginosa. Conversely, many of the swarming-negative matants also showed, an impairment in biofilm formation, indicating a strong relationship between these types of growth states.
https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01623-06
Flagellin
Insertional Mutagenesis
Type II Secretion Systems
Overhage, J., Lewenza, S., Marr, A. K., & Hancock, R. E. W. (2007). Identification of genes involved in swarming motility using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 mini-Tn5-lux mutant library. Journal of Bacteriology, 189(5), 2164-2169. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01623-06
Identification of genes involved in swarming motility using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 mini-Tn5-lux mutant library. / Overhage, Joerg; Lewenza, Shawn; Marr, Alexandra K.; Hancock, Robert E W.
In: Journal of Bacteriology, Vol. 189, No. 5, 03.2007, p. 2164-2169.
Overhage, J, Lewenza, S, Marr, AK & Hancock, REW 2007, 'Identification of genes involved in swarming motility using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 mini-Tn5-lux mutant library', Journal of Bacteriology, vol. 189, no. 5, pp. 2164-2169. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01623-06
Overhage J, Lewenza S, Marr AK, Hancock REW. Identification of genes involved in swarming motility using a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 mini-Tn5-lux mutant library. Journal of Bacteriology. 2007 Mar;189(5):2164-2169. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.01623-06
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Some dynamical properties of the alloy disordered chain on a semi-infinite solid square lattice
A. Khater, N. Auby, R. F. Wallis
The dynamics of an alloy disordered first surface layer of a simple cubic semi-infinite crystal is considered, where defect and host atoms are of equal masses. The host-defect and defect-defect interactions are unequal in general, and taken different from host-host interactions. The calculations are exemplified by the results for the surface phonon and resonance modes localized on a linear alloy disordered chain terminating a simple square solid lattice with nearest neighbour central force interactions. One phonon mode polarized parallel to the chain is decoupled from the bulk continuum. The mode polarized perpendicular to the chain is a resonance with signature characteristics depending on the model domains of the concentration of defect atoms in the chain, and on the host-defect interactions. This mode is also investigated outside the bulk continuum, where it is a surface mode whose frequency is dependent on the strength of host-defect interactions, and on the defect concentration. In mean field the mode disappears for sufficiently low concentrations.
low concentrations
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Khater, A., Auby, N., & Wallis, R. F. (1989). Some dynamical properties of the alloy disordered chain on a semi-infinite solid square lattice. Surface Science, 217(3), 563-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(89)90447-0
Some dynamical properties of the alloy disordered chain on a semi-infinite solid square lattice. / Khater, A.; Auby, N.; Wallis, R. F.
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Khater, A, Auby, N & Wallis, RF 1989, 'Some dynamical properties of the alloy disordered chain on a semi-infinite solid square lattice', Surface Science, vol. 217, no. 3, pp. 563-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(89)90447-0
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Brown must Apologize and Acknowledge our Work is Fact-based, or Resign.
By racce2015 on December 30, 2015 • ( 0 )
We waited for over 11 days for a response on this issue from Mayor Neil O’Leary, Superintendent Ouellette, and the Waterbury Board of Education. No official response has been given.
At the conclusion of the 12/17/15 Waterbury Board of Education meeting President Liz Brown approached our co-founder in an aggressive and inappropriate manner. She violated Dr. Arias’ personal space and accused Dr. Arias of lying in a public forum, and did so in front of numerous people. Click here to read Dr. Arias’ address.
First, Dr. Arias is not a liar, and there are consequences for defaming any person, but especially a respected professional, who has dedicated herself to being an advocate for our underserved and under-protected children here in Waterbury.
Second, we have proof that Waterbury Public School professionals misrepresented the facts about the production and availability of documents that outlined the district’s plans for improving minority teacher recruitment and retention. When we asked this question; “Are there final reports available? Can we have an electronic copy of the final report of the MTRR Planning Grant, and the district’s plan submitted to the CSDE?” We were given these answers:
“We will present the final product to the Board of Education at a public hearing when it is ready. The work we have done so far has been shared with the Board and the public, and the work we continue to do is not finalized. I am not clear what concerns RACCE has in regards to the text of the grant, but this information has not been shared because it is not completed.” (11/24/15)
“What you are requesting has not been shared because again, it is not complete.” (11/30/15)
*Access to these email communications will be granted on an individual basis.
WPS Action Plan for MTRR
We understood from the language of the MTRR Planning Grant, Waterbury BOE meeting minutes, and meeting minutes from the State BOE that the final report was submitted on June 30, 2015; and a final presentation was given to the CSDE on July 27, 2015. We eventually gained access to one of these documents on 12/10/15 via the CSDE and on 12/29/15 we were informed our FOIA request was granted for the other documents.
This makes Liz Brown’s statements in the paper utterly false. There is no dispute or disagreement. Only Brown’s distortions of reality. Prior to 12/10/15, Dr. Arias was not given access to documents that existed and was told that these documents were not available, when in fact they were. These reports, presentations, and data are very important to fulfilling her mission on the State Legislative Task Force for Minority Teacher Recruitment and Retention.
Is Liz Brown purposely misleading the public? Is she purposely withholding information that reveals “62% of Black and Hispanic teachers surveyed say they have felt discriminated against in their current positions.”? (pg 13-14) What has the district done to address this, or the Mayor, or the teachers union (WTA)? Does she not have an understanding of the process Waterbury Public School’s used to create a plan to improve the outcomes of their minority teacher recruitment and retention practices? It should be noted that Liz Brown was a recipient of an email request for these documents on 12/9/15/. She gave no response.
We must admit, any combination of these scenarios would be bad for the Waterbury BOE, bad for the Waterbury Public Schools, and bad for our students of color.
Lastly, Liz Brown used her position of power to embarrass and attack a community leader who doesn’t need to defend her work or the work our organization has done. The very nature of this attack is seated within the psyche of Liz Brown. She displayed how fragile her psyche is; and the moment she lashed out at a member of the public should be the moment she becomes disqualified from being an elected official, let it alone be the President of the Waterbury Board of Education.
White Fragility PDF
Liz Brown’s actions are most aptly explained through the lens of White Fragility (WF). Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D., an academic leader in the field of Social Justice in Education defines WF as a “state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include the outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation.” Liz Brown displayed some of those exact behaviors. DiAngelo also makes it clear that when white people’s racial psyches are fragile they will choose to “distort and pervert reality” as a way to maintain power over black and brown people. Liz Brown’s statements in the Waterbury Republican American article about this incident are distorting and perverting reality. Liz Brown’s is a victim of her own White Fragility; this also uniquely disqualifies her as the BOE President who oversees a district made up of 80% non-white students.
If she doesn’t publicly apologize; if she doesn’t publicly acknowledge the factual nature of RACCE’s and Dr. Arias’ work as educational advocates; and if she doesn’t sign a pledge agreeing to not act in this manner again; we believe she should resign.
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Accelerate TV addresses gender stereotypes with new series ‘Brotherhood: The Ring of Fire’
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Accelerate TV is set to premiere another thrilling show titled, ‘Brotherhood: The Ring of Fire’, with a scheduled global live showcase in partnership with international media giant, YouTube, today.
Produced and directed by renowned filmmaker, Kemi Adetiba, the show connects inspiring guests across different industries and lifestyles on a relaxing platform, with the intent to debunk stereotypes and societal expectations, and support others through their personal challenges and experiences.
‘Brotherhood: The Ring of Fire’ builds on ‘King Women’, a collaborative project by Accelerate TV and the award-winning director which spotlights inspiring African women and their path to success.
“We can actually succeed in building a society where we can all thrive, but it is also essential that we provide platforms and a support system for the personal growth of every individual. Accelerate TV is extremely proud to share ‘Brotherhood: The Ring of Fire’ with our audience, and we believe that this is another an important step in our promise to constantly produce unique and life-changing content that inspires people,” said Colette Otusheso, Head, Accelerate TV.
Guests on the first episode which will be showcased at the YouTube Week include Managing Director, Real Livestock, Shola Ladoja; Founder, Club Escape, Richard Nnadi; Founder, Tech Advance, Edmund Olotu; Gbubemi Fregene (Chef Fregz); Executive Director, Tola Odunsi, and Blogger & Founder, 360 Group, Noble Igwe.
Speaking about the show, Kemi Adetiba said, “Brotherhood could not be timelier, especially when you understand the conversations surrounding gender equality of both sexes. By encouraging these discussions amongst the guests and the larger community, Brotherhood shows Nigerians new and personal stories about the strong and powerful men around us from whom we can all learn”.
Brotherhood: The Ring of Fire officially premieres on Thursday, 20 June, 2019, with subsequent episodes released every Thursday. New episodes of the show, including other amazing content can be watched by subscribing to Accelerate TV on YouTube.
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A Measure of Time
August 16, 2017 antoinette1975
by Gillian Jackson
What would your ‘bucket list’ be if you knew when you were going to die? When Helen Reid was diagnosed with terminal cancer, time suddenly became a precious commodity and something not to be wasted. Attempting to make the most of her few remaining months, Helen plans to travel to Canada and enjoy time with family and friends. But the past is drawing her back to the very worst period in her life, to an incident which even now, years later, brings shame and regret. Is it possible for her to make restitution for that awful event which has haunted her over the years? Revisiting her home town brings Helen into contact with people she would rather not meet again but her determination spurs her on to do what should have been done forty years ago and which will hopefully bring the peace Helen so desperately needs.
https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Time-Gillian-Jackson-ebook/dp/B015QQX0IQ
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Copper Sky
by Milana Marsenich
Set in the Copper Camp of Butte, Montana in 1917, Copper Sky tells the story of two women with opposite lives. Kaly Shane, mired in prostitution, struggles to find a safe home for her unborn child, while Marika Lailich, a Slavic immigrant, dodges a pre-arranged marriage to become a doctor. As their paths cross, and they become unlikely friends, neither knows the family secret that ties them together
https://www.amazon.com/Copper-Sky-Milana-Marsenich-ebook/dp/B0722Q1K51
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Red Summer: An Urban Fantasy
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The Billionaire’s Waitress 1 (Interracial Romance BWWM Series)
by Blue Davis
Nia Jones is an independent black woman who survived abuse from her ex back in Long Beach. Now she lives in Houston, where she cares for her grandmother and attends college. The last thing she needs is a man weighing her down.
She meets Jake Carlton, a restaurant patron at the steakhouse where she works. A sexy, suave businessman from Tanglewood, Jake takes her into an enchanting world studded with diamonds, pearls, and fast cars.
But does he truly love her, or is it just a game to conquer and control her heart?
When Jake introduces her to family and friends, she quickly learns how unwelcome she is, and finds herself entangled in a web of broken trust. She must make a choice of whether to stand and defend her love or to face defeat and be sworn to a life without Jake.
Will she learn to hold her own in a woven tale of love, sex, and deceit or will she destroy the bond that binds them?
https://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Waitress-Interracial-Romance-BWWM-ebook/dp/B00ZZD23A2
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A Dead Red Alibi (The Dead Red Mystery Series, Book 4)
by RP Dahlke
A lonely young artist with a dangerous sideline
A wanna be lawman and his shotgun toting grampa
A priceless antique race car and an unfortunate Emu
https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Red-Alibi-Mystery-Book-ebook/dp/B00N2VQW2Y
Mostly Human: Book One
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The Dead Game
by Susanne Leist
Book 1 in Series
After graduating college, Linda Bennett leaves New York for the slower-paced lifestyle of Oasis, Florida. She opens a bookstore and makes new friends. Life is simple that is until the dead body washes up on shore. She is horrified to learn that dead bodies and disappearing tourists are common for this small town. Rumors abound of secret parties being held by the original residents in their secluded mansions. Once the sun sets, the tourist-friendly town becomes a haven for evil and dark shadows. But this is only the beginning.
Linda and the other young residents receive an unsigned invitation to a party at End House, the deserted house in the forest behind town; a house with its own violent history. They are pursued through revolving rooms and dangerous traps, barely escaping with their lives. Two of their own remain trapped inside. Or so they think.
It’s up to Linda and her friends to search out The Dead and find the evil one controlling their once peaceful community. Can they trust the Sheriff and his best friend, Todd?
THE DEAD GAME has begun.
https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Game-Susanne-Leist-ebook/dp/B00F3IWF70
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In the Demon’s Pall: The Chronicles of the Mid Kingdom Book One
by Chris Thompson
Gabriel Devaux never wanted more than a decent enough life for him and his foster sister. But one fateful encounter at the Barrier, a magical wall protecting the world from evil, altered the course of his destiny forever.
Now with a new opportunity to fight in the Arena, a brutal, magical gladiatorial tournament, Gabriel must learn to fight with a new team of would-be Champions.
But when he learns of an insidious enemy plotting to destroy the Mid Kingdom and everyone in it, Gabriel finds himself thrust into events that force him to see the world in a disturbing new light. When the moment of truth arrives, will he overcome the challenges before him, and become the honoured Champion of the Arena his mentor wants him to be, or will he fail, and tip the world into darkness?
https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Pall-Chronicles-Kingdom-Book-ebook/dp/B00VGVI6T4
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I Am An Indie Author!
My name is Antoinette J. Houston and I’m a Multi-genre author in search of readers! I have written five (5) books since 2014 when I turned forty! My first book was an urban fantasy called Red Summer. It has turned into a three part series of which I am currently working the third and final book as we speak. It begins in Union City, Georgia, where I grew up. My second book was Red Summer’s sequeal: Wil’s Winter – Five years later. The characters have grown up and moved on (or are trying to).
The third book I completed was a total surprize and turned into a space opera; Mostly Human started out as an after thought. A reoccuring dream that wouldn’t go away until I put pen to paper. It grew into a series as well, a trilogy. Filled with angst, drama, suspense and romance and I was shocked to learn that my mother had picked it up, (yes, to support her daughter). She really enjoyed it. (My mother doesn’t read these kinds of books!) She is the reason for the second and third books! After completing the final book, my father picked it up and has informed me of his enjoyment in my writing as well. (He has also suggested that I do a fourth book … I’m thinking about it.)
My current project(s) include the third book for Red summer and the editing of my first epic fantasy of which I have been tinkering with for years now. At the sametime I am also working on what I believe is considereed a ‘time-slip’. You cna find my Epic fantasy on Wattpad and I am posting chapters of ‘The Amulet’ on my official Author’s Page @ AntoinetteHouston.com
That’s a little bit about me! Come check my stuff out!
https://www.amazon.com/Antoinette-Houston/e/B00I2Y81VG
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Snowflakes in July: A Novel of U.S. Domestic Terrorism
by Warren Bell
Domestic terrorists have a highly placed mole in the Pentagon!
Following his tips, the New Left terrorists make massive weapons thefts, assassinate moderate leaders, and explode bombs in the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, and police stations. When the mole relays weaknesses in the storage of Navy nuclear weapons, the terrorists prepare a commando raid to steal warheads.
In the Pentagon, POW hero Captain Mike Duquesne becomes suspicious of the mole and enlists Leslie Thomas, a Navy staff lawyer, in his investigation. The terrorists target her for blackmail for a youthful indiscretion. Can Mike thwart a nuclear theft?
https://www.amazon.com/Snowflakes-July-Novel-Domestic-Terrorism-ebook/dp/B014610OTA
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The great closet conundrum: women, it's more than "what to wear"
By Tara Ramroop
Steve Jobs' signature black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers were as much a fixture at Macworld as the gadgets he unveiled while wearing them. Still, his decidedly repetitive fashion choice was greatly overshadowed by his business acumen and the Apple product du jour.
Which begs an unnerving question, the answer to which many of us can hazard a guess: Would the appearance of a female leader, clad in the same outfit she wore last year and the year before, speaking on any topic to thousands of people at a professional conference, be as readily relegated to the fringes of the news cycle?
A woman’s armor is a weighty one
Clothing is the armor we put on to face the world. Though it's the only thing that touches us continuously for hours on end, choosing the right outfit can be a surprisingly weighty decision. Multiply that by a thousand as you stand in front of your closet, wondering what to wear to a conference full of would-be LinkedIn connections and business partners. Multiply further if you're a woman.
In describing their closet conundrums—a conference, a networking event, a job interview, or a VC pitch—women describe it like a balancing act between two extremes, on multiple axes. And the fairer sex say they are more on the precarious side of the balance beam.
In describing their closet conundrums—a conference, a networking event, a job interview, or a VC pitch—women describe it like a balancing act between two extremes, on multiple axes.
Career people, particularly women, have a hard time admitting that “getting dressed” takes up a fair bit of advance planning energy. But women are also the ones who stand to lose the most when we misfire. We want to be sensible and stylish. Comfortable yet elegant. We want to stand out, but in the right way—that is, in a way that doesn't make us subject to anyone's side-eyes.
As Ravneet Vohra, Editor in Chief and Founder of Wear Your Voice, puts it: "You want to look like you have your shit together.”
Short of turning the train around on long-established social constructs and gender politics, three career women offer their pro tips, while opening up about their own anxieties, in overcoming the conference closet conundrum.
Toeing the line
Nadyne Richmond is a software engineer, the lead of a UX team at Genentech. She has organized her share of conferences and spoken at several. This year, she is Co-Sessions Chair for the MacTech Conference. She describes the pre-packing scene, and it's familiar to a lot of us who've been there: standing in front of her closet, feeling mocked by a still-empty suitcase and the ticking countdown to boarding time.
"I start with shoes because shoes are what will kill you," Richmond cautions.
Conference centers aren't great for walking. Their floors are often unforgiving concrete or some freshly buffed slip-hazard. Unless you find a niche among the cadre of folks gathered on the office carpet (or seated near the all-important charging stations), you'll find more people standing and walking versus sitting. Given these realities, Richmond's metric: What shoes can she easily do 15K steps on, per her FitBit measurement? Her go-to—easily clocking in at 30K steps—is a pair of black booties, equally at home with skirts or pants, with a two-inch heel.
Working her way up, she typically sticks with basic black, choosing pieces that can easily be dressed up or dressed down to achieve a balance of formal and casual. Dark jeans, a nice top, and a blazer are always a hit. Slacks are great—but not with the nice top and the blazer because it disturbs the casual-formal axis.
Vohra echoes this confidence-inducing comfort: "Comfort, comfort, comfort, all the way. Less is always more. If you're not comfortable in heels, don't wear them."
"Comfort, comfort, comfort, all the way. Less is always more. If you're not comfortable in heels, don't wear them." - Ravneet Vohra
Color yourself confident
Aleatha Parker-Wood, a computer scientist and researcher with Symantec, is a regular at the RSA Conference, which focuses on information security. She agrees that comfortable shoes are key, whether you're presenting or attending, saying her two-inch Frye's pumps, with lightly padded leather, usually fit the bill. And don't be afraid of color and contrast; she most recently wore a bright white shirt and a blue blazer that cleared the bars of fashionable, confident, and capable.
Though she self-places more on the butch end of the traditional masculine-feminine spectrum, she notes that "to skirt or not to skirt" is among the first roadblocks women run into.
Still, it seems like the skirt stays on the hanger when push comes to shove. The reason being simply that it's harder to dress a skirt down in a way that still feels professional and fashion-forward.
Parker-Wood, like Vohra, aims for the happy middle between formal and informal. Pack your jeans and a nice jacket, she says, as well as slacks and a nice top. But you may find yourself a little off if you mix the jacket and the slacks.
Accessorize with your eyes on the prize
Vohra, in her role at Wear Your Voice, is the one pounding the streets and knocking on investors' doors as the face of the venture.
"You have to see our color, our presentation, our gender, our sexuality, our experience, our anger, our happiness—you won't see any of that if you only hear our voices," Vohra says.
Given the highly visual nature of her business, and as someone who previously worked in the fashion industry, the microscope is often especially trained on Vohra, whether people realize it or not. Even when she worked from home, she'd put on makeup and, yes, even perfume—it's part of her armor and it makes her feel good, she says.
"It's not like I pop into my wardrobe and have a make-it-work moment," she says, acknowledging the forethought.
The conference conundrum solved
If you're not comfortable in heels, don't wear them: dress up your outfit in another way.
Stay within your comfort spectrum—feminine/masculine, formal/informal, flirtatious/somber. Your conference wear should always draw from these sweet spots, helping keep your confidence level high.
You can't go wrong with basic black.
If you go dressy with pants, dress it down on top. And vice-versa.
Pops of color help you stand out in a good way.
Ditto with statement jewelry, which can also serve as a memorable conversation piece.
Get comfortable and stay comfortable. Wear what reflects and represents you.
Vohra's conference go-to: "A really smart pair of jeans, and a blazer that makes me feel confident. I have my power suit on, and I'm ready to go." Combine that with her easiest, but arguably boldest trick of the trade for dressing up her preferred sea of black—amazing accent pieces. Think a fancy ring, a chunky necklace, or a brilliant scarf with a lot of psychedelic colors in it.
Bonus: These items also become talking points, the most inoffensive icebreakers whether you're presenting on a panel or having a conversation in the hallway. For Vohra, being forgettable at such events is the kiss of death.
"I've not gone all the way to Washington, D.C. to be forgotten about," she says. "I want people to remember what I do and where we're heading and what we want to achieve."
Dressed up, but dressed down. Accessorize to win. Comfort all the way, especially with shoes. Easy, right? Not quite. It's clear that there is an anxiety, but what is its root?
"It's judgment, and it's wanting to fit in," Richmond summarizes. "You want to be yourself, but you want to be yourself within a standard deviation of one or two of everyone else."
"You want to be yourself, but you want to be yourself within a standard deviation of one or two of everyone else." - Nadyne Richmond
Business casual is anything but
One of Richmond's pet peeves is the term "business casual." She recalls a conversation with a friend, a male hiring manager, who often sends emails about interview dress codes and business casual attire. He thought he was helping, she instead told him, "If you say that to a woman, you haven't told her anything actionable."
"He argued, 'No, it really means something,'" Richmond recalled. "He went on about khakis and a polo shirt, but [women] don't have that equivalent. And he admitted he'd judge a candidate negatively if he didn't like the outfit."
He's not the only one. Research backs up the claim that women are judged more harshly on appearance, particularly when it comes to job interviews. Women are typically more spoiled for fashion choice, and it's not necessarily a good thing. For example, you could go with a pencil skirt and a sweater. But how deep is the neck plunge on that sweater, and how tight or short is the pencil skirt? Are you properly toeing the subjective line between too conservative and too showy? And are you being noticed in the right way—or not at all? Because if you aim too close to average, you'll blend in too much. Take it from Parker-Wood, who was (yikes) mistaken once for one of the uniformed event staff when she was actually a featured speaker.
What about the men?
Not that men don't have anxiety about what to wear, or have similar concerns about putting their best foot forward. Parker-Wood, though, notes that it simply plays out differently given the additional variables at play.
"Guys have asked me what they should wear, whether they should dress a little up or down," Parker-Wood says. "But for women, there is this extra layer of signaling on top of it."
With women, there's the formal to informal spectrum, the hyperfeminine to hypermasculine spectrum, and what Parker-Wood calls the "flirtatious to somber" spectrum. Where do you normally sit on all of those? Most men, by contrast, typically sit on a spectrum between formal to informal. Vohra posits that most men could throw on a funky-heeled shoe and a leather jacket and look incredibly thought out and put together. Women, Vohra argues, simply can't pull that off.
Vohra also has some frank words for men presenting in t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers: "When you're putting yourself on a stage, you should make sure you are honorable of that stage. Not everybody gets the stage and the whole audience to clap and applaud—the least you can do is put on a nice outfit and present, represent, or inspire; but to arrive in your home wear is offensive. I find it very, very offensive."
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Community Kitchens
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Uncovering the full picture of the UK’s food poverty issue
An estimated 8.4 million people in the UK struggle to get enough to eat and rely on food hand-outs, according to the UN. Volunteering at a community kitchen inspired PhD…Read More >
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Financial reporting of the library collections of Australia's public universities, 2007-2010: The chaos continues
- Cornegie, Garry, Sidaway, Shannon, West, Brian
Authors: Cornegie, Garry , Sidaway, Shannon , West, Brian
Relation: AFAANZ 2012 Confrence Proceedings
Description: E1
A Chaotic field of practice: Financial reporting of the Library collections of Australia's public Universities, 2007-2011
- Carnegie, Garry, Sidaway, Shannon, West, Brian
Authors: Carnegie, Garry , Sidaway, Shannon , West, Brian
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Australian Academic and Research Libraries Vol. 44, no. 4 (2013), p. 195-216
Description: The accounting practices adopted by Australia's 36 public universities in accounting for their library collections - including heritage and special collections - are identified and analysed. The data is collected from a survey of these institutions' annual reports over the period 2007 to 2011 and the analysis is guided by theoretical perspectives drawn from new institutional sociology (NIS). Consistent with prior research by West and Carnegie (2010), accounting for university library collections is depicted as a chaotic field of practice. Inconsistent and idiosyncratic policies that compromise the overall reliability, comparability and usefulness of university financial reports are observed, along with instances of dramatic valuation adjustments. However, the beginnings of some amelioration of the chaos are also detected, as regulatory activity and a voluntary homogenisation of accounting policies begin to take effect. In particular, a general trend towards more conservative accounting practices is evident as universities perhaps seek to guard against accounting debacles - most notably massive valuation write-downs - of the kind that have been suffered by several institutions over the last decade. Assigning financial values to the library collections and other non-financial resources of not-for-profit public institutions remains a problematic issue. © 2013 Australian Library & Information Association.
Description: The accounting practices adopted by Australia's 36 public universities in accounting for their library collections - including heritage and special collections - are identified and analysed. The data is collected from a survey of these institutions' annual reports over the period 2007 to 2011 and the analysis is guided by theoretical perspectives drawn from new institutional sociology (NIS). Consistent with prior research by West and Carnegie (2010), accounting for university library collections is depicted as a chaotic field of practice. Inconsistent and idiosyncratic policies that compromise the overall reliability, comparability and usefulness of university financial reports are observed, along with instances of dramatic valuation adjustments. However, the beginnings of some amelioration of the chaos are also detected, as regulatory activity and a voluntary homogenisation of accounting policies begin to take effect. In particular, a general trend towards more conservative accounting practices is evident as universities perhaps seek to guard against accounting debacles - most notably massive valuation write-downs - of the kind that have been suffered by several institutions over the last decade. Assigning financial values to the library collections and other non-financial resources of not-for-profit public institutions remains a problematic issue. © 2013 © 2013 Australian Library & Information Association.
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Rubicon Project Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results
Fourth quarter revenue of $41.8 million, an increase of 49% year-over-year
Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA1 of $13.3 million, an increase of 103% year-over-year, and a 32% Adjusted EBITDA margin1
Fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS1 of $0.25, an increase of 79% year-over-year
Full year revenue of $125.3 million, an increase of 49% year-over-year
Full year Adjusted EBITDA1 of $19.1 million, an increase of 70% year-over year, and a 15% Adjusted EBITDA margin1
Full year non-GAAP EPS1 of $0.20, an increase of 82% year-over-year
Fourth quarter net income of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, and full year net loss of ($18.7) million, or ($0.70)per share
Full year 2015 outlook for approximately 40% revenue growth, year-over-year
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Rubicon Project, Inc. (NYSE: RUBI), a global technology company founded with a mission to automate the buying and selling of advertising, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
“Our exceptional people, leading technology innovations, differentiated marketplace positioning, and relentless focus on execution led to an extraordinary year for Rubicon Project in 2014,” said Frank Addante, CEO, Founder, and Chief Product Architect of Rubicon Project.
“Our solid execution, innovative culture, and differentiated value proposition drove the 49% year-over-year revenue growth we attained in 2014,” Addante said. “We look forward to a strong 2015 and will continue to invest in the people and technology shaping the future of the growing $200 billion advertising market.”
Q4 and Full Year 2014 Results Summary
Three Months Ended Year Ended
Financial Measures December 31,
Revenue $41.8 $28.1 $125.3 $83.8
Net income (loss) $1.4 ($0.0 ) ($18.7 ) ($9.2 )
Adjusted EBITDA1 $13.3 $6.5 $19.1 $11.2
Net income (loss) per share $0.04 ($0.10 ) ($0.70 ) ($1.17 )
Non-GAAP EPS1 $0.25 $0.14 $0.20 $0.11
Q4 2014 Financial Results:
Revenue was $41.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 49% from $28.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Net income was $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to approximately breakeven results in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Adjusted EBITDA1 was $13.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 103% from $6.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Adjusted EBITDA margin1 for the fourth quarter of 2014 was 32%, up from 23% for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders was $0.04 for the fourth quarter of 2014. This compares to a net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of ($0.10) for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share1 was $0.25 for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 79% from $0.14 for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Q4 2014 Key Operational Measures:
Managed revenue2 was $216.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 37% from $158.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013.
Take rate2 was 19.3% for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 17.8% for the fourth quarter of 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to a change in business mix.
Full Year 2014 Financial Results:
Revenue was $125.3 million for the full year 2014, an increase of 49% from $83.8 million for the full year 2013.
Net loss was ($18.7) million for the full year 2014 compared to ($9.2) million for the full year 2013.
Adjusted EBITDA1 was $19.1 million for the full year 2014, an increase of 70% from $11.2 million for the full year 2013.
Adjusted EBITDA margin1 for the full year 2014 was 15%, up from 13% for the full year 2013.
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was ($0.70) for the full year 2014, compared to ($1.17) for the full year 2013.
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share1 was $0.20 for the full year 2014, an increase of 82% from $0.11 for the full year 2013.
Full Year 2014 Key Operational Measures:
Managed revenue2 was $667.8 million for the full year 2014, an increase of 38% from $485.1 million for the full year 2013.
Take rate2 was 18.8% for the full year 2014, compared to 17.3% for the full year 2013. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to a change in business mix.
Paid impressions2 were 999 billion for the full year 2014, compared to 1.336 trillion for the full year 2013. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to quality control initiatives initiated in late 2013, as well as a shift from static to RTB inventory.
Average CPM2 was $0.67 for the full year 2014, compared to $0.36 for the full year 2013.
Balance Sheet:
Cash and cash equivalents were $97.2 million as of December 31, 2014.
Debt and capital lease obligations were less than $1 million as of December 31, 2014.
Q1 and Full Year 2015 Financial Outlook
Guidance Measure Q1 2015 Full Year 2015
Revenue $34 to $35 million $175 to $178 million
Adjusted EBITDA1 ($2.5) to ($1.5) million $19 to $22 million
Non-GAAP (loss) earnings per share 1 ($0.13) to ($0.10) $0.20 to $0.25
1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the discussion in the section called “Key Operational and Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the reconciliations and calculations included at the end of this earnings release.
2 Managed revenue, take rate, paid impressions, and average CPM are operational measures. Managed revenue represents advertising spending transacted on our platform and would represent our revenue if we were to record our revenue on a gross basis instead of a net basis. Take rate represents our share of managed revenue. Paid impressions represent impressions sold to a buyer and into which an advertisement is served for display to a user on a website or mobile application, which is transacted via our platform. Average CPM represents the average price at which paid impressions are sold.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results Conference Call and Webcast:
The Company will host a conference call on February 24, 2015 at 1:30 PM (PT) / 4:30 PM (ET) to discuss its financial and operating results for its fourth quarter and full year 2014. To access the conference call by telephone, interested parties should dial (877) 201-0168 (domestic) or (647) 788-4901 (international) and use conference ID 65859547. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available for one week. To access the telephonic replay, interested parties should dial (855) 859-2056 (domestic) and (404) 537-3406 (international) and use conference ID 65859547.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available within the “Events and Presentations” section of Rubicon Project’s investor relations website at http://investor.rubiconproject.com. The webcast will be available for replay following the conclusion of the live call.
About Rubicon Project
Rubicon Project (NYSE: RUBI) has engineered the Advertising Automation Cloud, one of the largest real-time cloud and Big Data computing systems. The Company’s mission is to automate the buying and selling of advertising by offering innovative products to connect buyers and sellers globally.
www.rubiconproject.com. @RubiconProject. #Automation #Excellence #CultureMatters
Note: The Rubicon Project and the Rubicon Project logo are registered service marks of The Rubicon Project, Inc. All other marks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
This press release and management’s answers to questions during our earnings call may contain forward-looking statements, including statements based upon or relating to our expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “design,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, our plans to continue to invest in the people and technology shaping the future of the growing $200 billion advertising market; our guidance and other statements concerning our anticipated performance, including revenue, margin, cash flow, balance sheet, and profit expectations; development of our technology; introduction of new offerings; scope and duration of client relationships; business mix; sales growth; client utilization of our offerings; market conditions and opportunities; financial measures including Adjusting EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share; operational measures including managed revenue, paid impressions, average CPM, and take rate; and factors that could affect these and other aspects of our business. These statements are not guarantees of future performance; they reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and estimates and subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from expectations or results projected or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: our ability to grow rapidly and to manage our growth effectively; our ability to develop innovative new technologies and remain a market leader; our ability to attract and retain buyers and sellers and increase our business with them; the freedom of buyers and sellers to direct their spending and inventory to competing sources of inventory and demand; our ability to use our solution to purchase and sell higher value advertising and to expand the use of our solution by buyers and sellers utilizing evolving digital media platforms; our ability to introduce new solutions and bring them to market in a timely manner; uncertainty of our estimates and expectations associated with new offerings, including private marketplace, mobile, bidding, and solutions; our ability to maintain a supply of advertising inventory from sellers; our limited operating history and history of losses; our ability to continue to expand into new geographic markets; the effects of increased competition in our market and our ability to compete effectively and to maintain our pricing and take rate; potential adverse effects of malicious activity such as fraudulent inventory and malware; the effects of seasonal trends on our results of operations; costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel; our ability to consummate future acquisitions of or investments in complementary companies or technologies; our ability to comply with, and the effect on our business of, evolving legal standards and regulations, particularly concerning data protection and consumer privacy; and our ability to develop and maintain our corporate infrastructure, including our finance and information technology systems and controls. We discuss many of these risks and additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements under the heading “Risk Factors” and “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information will also be set forth in other filings we make from time to time with the SEC. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Unless required by federal securities laws, we assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated, to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the statements are made. Without limiting the foregoing, we generally give guidance only in connection with quarterly and annual earnings announcements, without interim updates, and we may appear at industry conferences or make other public statements without disclosing material nonpublic information in our possession. Given these uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Investors should read this press release and the documents that we reference in this press release and have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
Key Operational and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Rubicon Project’s management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various operational and financial measures.
Operational Measures
Managed revenue is an operational measure that represents the advertising spending transacted on our platform, and would represent our revenue if we were to record our revenue on a gross basis instead of a net basis. Managed revenue does not represent revenue reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). We review managed revenue for internal management purposes to assess market share and scale. Many companies in our industry record revenue on a gross basis, so tracking our managed revenue allows us to compare our results to the results of those companies. Our managed revenue is influenced by the volume and characteristics of paid impressions and average CPM.
Take rate is an operational measure that represents our share of managed revenue. We review take rate for internal management purposes to assess the development of our marketplace with buyers and sellers. Our take rate can be affected by a variety of factors, including the terms of our arrangements with buyers and sellers active on our platform in a particular period, the scale of a buyer’s or seller’s activity on our platform, product mix, the implementation of new products, platforms and solution features, auction dynamics, and the overall development of the digital advertising ecosystem.
Paid impressions is an operational measure. We define a paid impression as an impression sold to a buyer and into which an advertisement is served for display to a user on a website or mobile application, which is transacted via our platform through either direct, or indirect relationships between buyers and sellers and us, or between buyers and sellers directly. We use paid impressions as one measure to assess the performance of our platform, including the effectiveness and efficiency at which buyers and sellers are trading via our platform and using our solution, and to assist us in tracking our revenue-generating performance and operational efficiencies. The number of paid impressions may fluctuate based on various factors, including the number and spend of buyers using our solution, the number of sellers, their allocation of advertising inventory using our solution, our traffic quality control initiatives, and the seasonality in our business. Because of the volatility of this metric, we believe that paid impressions are useful to review on an annual basis.
Pricing is generally expressed as average cost per thousand impressions, or average CPM. Average CPM is an operational measure that represents the average price at which paid impressions are sold. We review average CPM for internal management purposes to assess buyer spend, liquidity in the marketplace, inventory quality, and integrity of our algorithms. Average CPM may be influenced by our inventory placements and demand for such inventory facilitated by our relationships with both buyers and sellers, as well as by a variety of other factors, including the precision of matching an advertisement to an audience, changes in our algorithms, seasonality, quality of inventory provided by sellers, penetration of various channels and advertising units, and changes in buyer spend levels. We expect average CPM to increase with the continued adoption of our solution by premium buyers and sellers, resulting in a higher quantity of premium advertising inventory available to advertisers. Because of the volatility of this metric, we believe that average CPM is useful to review on an annual basis. We compute average CPM by dividing managed revenue by total paid impressions and multiplying by 1,000.
Financial Measures
This press release includes information relating to Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, which are financial measures that have not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by our management and board of directors, in addition to our GAAP results, to understand and evaluate our operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget, and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our core operating results and thus are appropriate to enhance the overall understanding of our past financial performance and our prospects for the future.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or as superior to, the corresponding financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share eliminate the impact of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance and operating performance on a per share basis. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments, and review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures, and the reasons we consider them appropriate. It is important to note that the particular items we exclude from, or include in, our non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the items excluded from, or included in, similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. See “Reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA” and “Calculation of net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share” included as part of this press release.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, interest income or expense, change in fair value of pre-IPO convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities, and other income or expense, which mainly consists of foreign exchange gains and losses, certain other non-recurring income, or expenses such as acquisition and related costs, and provision for income taxes. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance for the following reasons:
Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors and securities analysts to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, interest income or expense, change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liabilities, foreign exchange gains and losses, certain other non-recurring income or expense such as acquisition and related costs, and provision for income taxes that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their financing, capital structures, and the method by which assets were acquired; our management uses Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of operating performance and the effectiveness of our business strategies, and in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance;
Adjusted EBITDA may sometimes be considered by the compensation committee of our board of directors in connection with the determination of compensation for our executive officers; and
Adjusted EBITDA provides consistency and comparability with our past financial performance, facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations, and facilitates comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results.
Although Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluations of companies, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations as reported under GAAP. These limitations include:
stock-based compensation is a non-cash charge and is and will remain an element of our long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating our ongoing operating performance for a particular period;
depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, and the assets being depreciated or amortized will often have to be replaced in the future; Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs, capital expenditures or contractual commitments, and therefore may not reflect periodic increases in capital expenditures;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for income taxes and the cash impact of other income or expense; and
other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Adjusted EBITDA margin is a financial measure and is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.
Because of these limitations, we also consider other financial measures, including net income (loss).
Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income (loss) by non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding. Non-GAAP net income (loss) is equal to net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders excluding the change in fair value of pre-IPO convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities, cumulative preferred stock dividends, stock-based compensation, acquisition and related items expense, including amortization of acquired intangible assets, and foreign currency gains and losses. The non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share assume the net exercise of a preferred stock warrant and the conversion of each share of convertible preferred stock to one half share of common stock in connection with our initial public offering as if they had occurred at the beginning of each respective period presented, whereas, weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate GAAP earnings (loss) per share reflect the net exercise and conversion as of April 7, the date our IPO closed. In periods in which non-GAAP net income (loss) is profitable, non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate non-GAAP earnings per share include the impact of potentially dilutive shares. Potentially dilutive shares consist of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, potential shares issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, each computed using the treasury stock method, shares held in escrow, and potential shares issued as part of contingent consideration as a result of business combinations. The weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share, non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding used to compute non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, and non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding used in our guidance for the full year non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share include the 6.4 million shares issued in our initial public offering from the date our IPO closed. We believe non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share is useful to investors in evaluating our ongoing operational performance and our trends on a per share basis by taking into consideration all preferred stock ownership on an as-converted basis, and also facilitates comparison of our financial results on a per share basis with other companies, many of which present a similar non-GAAP measure. However, a potential limitation of our use of non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share is that other companies may define non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share differently, which may make comparison difficult. This measure may also exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Because of these limitations, we also consider the comparable GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders.
THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.
Accounts receivable, net 133,267 94,722
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 7,514 4,141
Property and equipment, net 15,196 8,712
Internal use software development costs, net 11,501 7,204
Goodwill 16,290 1,491
Intangible assets, net 14,090 510
Other assets, non-current 1,427 3,151
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 151,021 $ 120,198
Debt and capital lease obligations, current portion 105 288
Other current liabilities 3,276 2,901
Debt and capital leases, net of current portion — 3,893
Convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities — 5,451
Other liabilities, non-current 1,879 996
Contingent consideration liability 11,448 —
Convertible preferred stock — 52,571
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Preferred stock — —
Common stock — —
Additional paid-in capital 209,472 25,532
Accumulated other comprehensive income (8 ) 96
Accumulated deficit (80,712 ) (62,039 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) 128,752 (36,411 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) $ 296,481 $ 149,887
Revenue $ 41,832 $ 28,132 $ 125,295 $ 83,830
Cost of revenue1 6,298 4,146 20,754 15,358
Sales and marketing1 12,340 7,044 43,203 25,811
Technology and development1 7,677 4,543 22,718 18,615
General and administrative1 15,268 9,963 57,398 27,926
Total expenses 41,583 25,696 144,073 87,710
Income (loss) from operations 249 2,436 (18,778 ) (3,880 )
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense, net 16 44 110 273
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liabilities — 2,054 732 4,121
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net (1,223 ) 315 (1,119 ) 728
Total other (income) expense, net (1,207 ) 2,413 (277 ) 5,122
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,456 23 (18,501 ) (9,002 )
Provision for income taxes 27 60 172 247
Net income (loss) 1,429 (37 ) (18,673 ) (9,249 )
Cumulative preferred stock dividends — (1,070 ) (1,116 ) (4,244 )
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 1,429 $ (1,107 ) $ (19,789 ) $ (13,493 )
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic $ 0.04 $ (0.10 ) $ (0.70 ) $ (1.17 )
Diluted $ 0.04 $ (0.10 ) $ (0.70 ) $ (1.17 )
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic 34,411 11,652 28,217 11,488
Diluted 38,052 11,652 28,217 11,488
1 Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):
Cost of revenue $ 39 $ 23 $ 166 $ 87
Selling and marketing 1,147 300 3,217 1,105
Technology and development 971 462 2,228 1,645
General and administrative 4,962 1,000 18,235 3,515
Total stock-based compensation $ 7,119 $ 1,785 $ 23,846 $ 6,352
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss $ (18,673 ) $ (9,249 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 12,517 8,438
Stock-based compensation 23,846 6,352
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment, net 202 (7 )
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrant liabilities 732 4,121
Contingent consideration accretion 66 —
Deferred income taxes (145 ) —
Unrealized foreign currency (gain) loss (763 ) 68
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable (38,023 ) (27,102 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (2,152 ) (1,966 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 29,861 39,168
Other liabilities (823 ) 1,269
Net cash provided by operating activities 6,645 21,092
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment (10,706 ) (6,785 )
Capitalized internal use software development costs (8,779 ) (3,926 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (3,983 ) —
Change in restricted cash 345 (1,151 )
Net cash used in investing activities (23,123 ) (11,862 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions 89,733 —
Payments of initial public offering costs (3,037 ) (496 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 3,498 866
Taxes paid related to net share settlement (2,324 ) —
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations (4,076 ) (1,166 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 83,794 (796 )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (76 ) (94 )
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 67,240 8,340
CASH–Beginning of period 29,956 21,616
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS–End of period $ 97,196 $ 29,956
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF OTHER CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes $ 403 $ 307
Cash paid for interest $ 122 $ 241
Capitalized assets financed by accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,872 $ 194
Leasehold improvements paid by landlord $ 803 $ —
Capitalized stock-based compensation $ 624 $ 181
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock $ 52,571 $ —
Reclassification of preferred stock warrant liabilities to additional-paid-in-capital $ 6,183 $ —
Reclassification of deferred offering costs to additional-paid-in-capital $ 3,533 $ —
Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses $ — $ 865
Common stock and stock options issued for business acquisitions $ 13,342 $ —
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
Financial Measure:
Net income (loss) $ 1,429 $ (37 ) $ (18,673 ) $ (9,249 )
Add back (deduct):
Depreciation and amortization expense 4,394 2,305 12,517 8,438
Stock-based compensation expense 7,119 1,785 23,846 6,352
Acquisition and related items 1,513 — 1,513 313
Foreign currency (gain) loss, net (1,223 ) 315 (1,119 ) 728
Adjusted EBITDA $ 13,275 $ 6,526 $ 19,098 $ 11,223
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND CALCULATION OF NON-GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE
Calculation of non-GAAP earnings per share:
Cumulative preferred stock dividends — 1,070 1,116 4,244
Stock-based compensation 7,119 1,785 23,846 6,352
Acquisition and related items, including amortization of acquired intangibles 2,094 159 2,423 1,216
Non-GAAP net income $ 9,419 $ 4,276 $ 7,209 $ 3,168
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share $ 0.25 $ 0.14 $ 0.20 $ 0.11
Non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding 38,052 29,757 36,485 28,781
The following table shows the basis for the per share computations presented in this report. See the discussion in the section included in this press release called “Key Operational and Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a description of non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate non-GAAP earnings per share.
Method Shares Period Use
Outstanding as of 12/31/2014 37.2 FY 2014 Total shares outstanding
GAAP weighted-average shares, basic 34.4 Q4 2014 Determine basic EPS during profitable period
GAAP weighted-average shares, diluted 38.1 Q4 2014 Determine diluted EPS during profitable period
GAAP weighted-average shares, basic and diluted 11.7 Q4 2013 Determine EPS during unprofitable period
GAAP weighted-average shares, basic and diluted 28.2 FY 2014 Determine EPS during unprofitable period
Non-GAAP weighted-average shares, diluted 38.1 Q4 2014 Determine Non-GAAP EPS during profitable period based on Non-GAAP earnings
Non-GAAP weighted-average shares, diluted 36.5 FY 2014 Determine Non-GAAP EPS during profitable period based on Non-GAAP earnings
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Review: Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands
I am lying on my bed relaxing and listening to Spacemen 3’s 1989 album ‘Playing With Fire’ through my headphones. This is the first time I have ever heard this album and I am intrigued. I listen to it a second and a third time and with each play it grows on me more and more. I especially love the song ‘How does it feel?’ I have been prompted to listen to this album because I have just read Will Carruthers’ stunning memoir of his time as a bassist in Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized, two pioneering British psychedelic bands from the 80s and early 90s.
‘How does it feel?’ I love this song and it really makes me think about my feelings after reading Will’s book. It is a book that takes you on a magical rollercoaster ride of feelings. At one moment I am laughing til my sides ache and the next I feel anger at the manner in which Will and his band members were treated by mainstream British society and the Thatcher government of the 80s. This anger is then calmed by reading on as Will writes beautifully, poetically and philosophically on a host of topics, and then I am laughing again as he tells yet another anecdote in his fantastic, self-deprecating wit and style. This book is superb. I am hooked. It makes me feel everything and I want to learn more.
Musician, author and bookmaker Will Carruthers
I became acquainted with Will back in 2011 in Berlin. We lived in the same neighbourhood and had some mutual friends in the music scene and I saw him perform a few times. I have since been following his adventures as he moves around between Donegal, Ireland, Iceland, Berlin and other places. Now that I have read his memoirs I am intrigued by his multiple talents and am studying his work and listening to his music. ‘Can you tell me a bit more about the beginning of this song, ‘How does it feel?’ I ask Will on the phone. He fires back without hesitation: ‘Yes, it is a Vox starstreamer guitar using a built-in effect called a repeater.’ I tell him I would not have even known it was a guitar if he hadn’t told me. I clearly have a lot to learn. Quite apart from providing me with the technical descriptions of instruments, Will is a man who can write about music so beautifully which is refreshing and breathtaking to read in ‘Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands.’
Describing playing a gig in the north of England, Will writes: ‘I took myself, sliding, up to the top octave on the bass and held it for a perilously long time, until that high thin note hid itself in the drone, and when I ran back down the neck, the bass came surging up like a shark out of the deep blue sea.’ He writes about how well Spacemen 3 were received in the north of England: ‘Maybe they understood drugs and desperation more completely up there.’ Maybe indeed.
Will writes candidly and openly on many topics including his and the band’s drug use. It was part of the subculture they lived in as they struggled to survive in Thatcher’s Britain: ‘We weren’t very well adjusted to the prevailing reality of our times,’ he writes. Drugs and making music were his escape, especially, from the drudgery and repetition of factory life in Britain. He worked an exhausting night shift in a sheet metal factory in Birmingham ‘putting the same bend in five thousand identical strips of metal.’ His book details the many jobs he has held over the years as a labourer, builder and handyman – digging ditches and hauling buckets of cement. Living hand to mouth, going into debt and then trying to climb out of debt by cleaning windows, all the while, his love of playing music being the passion that sustains him through hard times. His descriptions of British politics of the era are spot on: ‘The deathknell for post-war optimism had been sounded and we were witness to the breaking of the social contract in favour of personal gain, war and hate. Despite this, we were somehow hopeful in our despair.’
One of Will’s exquisite hand stitched books
Living hand to mouth and maintaining hope is challenging indeed, especially when you are a touring band and decent, cheap food is hard to come by. This book has many parts that are laugh-out-loud funny, but Will’s descriptions of some of the dreadful British food he encounters are hilarious. When invited by his bandmates for dinner he describes the roast pork he is served: ‘The piece of pig had been cooked beyond the limits of endurance and lay in the puddle of congealing treacle sauce as though it were undergoing some advanced form of culinary rigor mortis. It is said that we should not speak ill of the dead, so how then should we speak of the ill-cooked dead? This was a pig that had died twice, the first time at the hands of a slaughterman, and the second time of embarrassment at the indignities it had been forced to endure on the plate.’
With food like this who wouldn’t take drugs and escape into music for nourishment? In another chapter Will describes being stoned and playing at an arts centre in London. In this stunning chapter Will gets to the core and essence of what music does to your perception of time: ‘Spectral shapes, motifs and melodic archetypes drift in and disappear, while the occasional mythical beast emerges from the ocean of drone…and the drift of time is forgotten within the boundaries of limitless sound.’ Throughout his book, Will references having a strange and unique relationship with the passing of time whilst playing a gig and this has inspired me to read more about what other philosophers have to say on this topic. Pioneering American philosopher Susanne Langer (1895-1985) writes the following: ‘The elements of music are moving forms of sound; but in their motion nothing is removed. The realm in which tonal entities move is a realm of pure duration. Like its elements, however, this duration is not an actual phenomenon. It is not a period – ten minutes or half an hour- but it is something radically different from the time in which our public and practical life proceeds.’
How one segment of Will’s public and practical life proceeds when he is not performing music is summed up in his meeting with a dole officer who is challenging his claim to a payment of benefits. ‘Mr. Carruthers,’ the dole officer questions him, ‘What do you see your role in society as being?’ Will goes on the defensive to this question and asks the dole officer what his role in society is and that he simply wants the small government benefits that he is entitled to. This dole officer has very likely never considered how challenging life can be for people who are attempting, against all odds, to lead a life that is more artistically, environmentally, aesthetically and architecturally satisfying than what was on offer in the British towns of Rugby (Will’s hometown) Coventry or Middlesborough. Will’s description of the polluting chemical factories and hideous architecture of these towns are yet another impressive and well-researched part of this memoir.
Hand carved lino for handmade books by Will Carruthers
A further chapter details how Will receives a green bolt of yew for his birthday. He has had a few lessons from a character who he refers to as Elron the Bowmaker on how to make a bow. He becomes fixated on the task at hand: ‘I was prepared for an epic revenge story of tragic proportions. I set about my task of making my weapon like a man quietly possessed. I felt wronged and felt only vengeance could make it right.’ I had to read this chapter twice before I understood that the enemy was an imaginary foe. I asked Will about it. ‘I deliberately made that part vague,’ was his response. And now I am beginning to see why. There is no one single enemy that you could possibly shoot the arrow at to make yourself feel better and so it is better to keep making good art and music than resorting to vengeance. This is the role of the artist after all, to make life a little more colourful, bearable and infuse it with meaning and emotion. Will’s wise words are arrows enough. I am reminded of an article by Maria Popova as she writes about Susan Sontag’s philosophy: ‘Sontag said: ‘Words mean, words point, they are arrows stuck in the rough hide of reality.’ Popova continues by saying: ‘If words are the arrow, we ourselves, our interior landscapes, our outward actions – the authenticity of our lives – are the bow.’
It is the authenticity of Will’s life that make his stories so compelling. ‘I never used that bow for anything except entertainment. In the end I chose music instead of revenge, creativity instead of destruction and something else instead of money.’ he writes.
Will is currently back in Berlin making books from his beautiful handmade lino prints. He stitches each book himself and is making stunning boxed editions as well. ‘So how many have you made so far?’ I asked. ‘About 160 and I am hoping to make about 300 in total before I leave Berlin again,’ he told me. ‘Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands’ is certainly a book that deserves a beautiful handmade cover.
A hand stitched copy of Will’s book can be ordered on his Squarespace website
Books also available on Amazon.
Photos courtesy of Will Carruthers
Photo of Will Carruthers by Francesca Sara Cauli.
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Tags: Memoir, Music, psychedelia, spacemen3, spiritualized, willcarruthers
Categories Art, Book Reviews, Music
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Here’s another taste of The Message, via msnbc:
The Obama campaign looked in the mirror and saw a political problem.
It had researched every piece of its own message machine and found one area that required urgent fixing. Focus group data suggested that the campaign needed more women on television. Women voters would be a dominant part of any victory in a tough political year for the president.
But Obama’s surrogates on TV were mainly men like David Axelrod, the campaign’s senior strategist. So when a request landed from CBS, a young staffer passed on the booking to the highest-profile woman at campaign headquarters in Chicago: Stephanie Cutter.
Cutter was deputy campaign manager. But she had long fretted about her status within Obama’s tight circle, not least after failing to get the job and power she wanted in the West Wing. Her comfort lay in maintaining the tightest grip on the campaign’s communications, including the kind of TV punditry she also found flattering.
Cutter asked Axelrod if it was okay for her to take the slot, and he agreed. An hour later though, he discovered a crucial piece of missing information: CBS had first asked for him.
Axelrod marched into Cutter’s office at the Prudential building to demand an explanation. Why did nobody tell him what was happening? Why was he in the position of looking so bad in front of his media friends?
“CBS asked for me, not you,” Axelrod thundered.
“I didn’t know that,” Cutter explained. “I was asked to do it. I didn’t know what the request was.”
He was convinced that Cutter was trying to steal the limelight. She claimed she wasn’t. Both were unsure of their own status and unsure of their own purpose.
Books, The Message
david axelrod, jim messina, obama, stephanie cutter, white house
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in Featured World News
by Eric A. Blair
After President Trump took out Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force and the world’s No. 1 terrorist, he sent a message to the nation’s leaders via Twitter.
“Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets,” the president wrote Saturday on Twitter. “We have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!”
That prompted a response from Babson College adjunct professor Asheen Phansey.
“In retaliation, Ayatollah Khomenei should tweet a list of 52 sites of beloved American cultural heritage that he would bomb,” Phansey said in a Facebook post. “Um… Mall of America? …Kardashian residence?”
Hilarious, right? Not to Babson College, which quickly canned him.
“Babson College conducted a prompt and thorough investigation related to a post shared on a staff member’s personal Facebook page that does not represent the values and culture of the College. Based on the results of the investigation, the staff member is no longer a Babson College employee. As we have previously stated, Babson College condemns any type of threatening words and/or actions condoning violence and/or hate,” the college said in a statement.
Phansey apologized for the post, saying it was just a joke.
“I am sorry that my sloppy humor was read as a threat,” he said. “I am completely opposed to violence and would never advocate it by anyone.”
full story at https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/college-professor-says-iran-should-target-52-sites-in-america-gets-fired/
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Hollywood Celeb Just Launched Vile Attack On ‘Filthy Pig’ Major Conservative – His Life Is Over!
Frank Lea
A halfwit Hollywood celebrity with an extremely boring and borderline average filmography just blasted Fox News host Laura Ingraham for what she said about the “me, me, me” teeny-bopper anti-gun activist David Hogg. The celebrity, Michael Rapaport, is probably best known for his role in the movie “Higher Learning,” and now dabbles in fantasy football analysis. He threw a vile screen pass laced with insults that went yards deeper than what Ingraham’s defense expected to handle.
This all started when David Hogg told TMZ that he was rejected from four colleges. Ingraham picked up the info and she posted a tweet stating the facts and said that Hogg whined. What she said was facts and he probably was whining because he has done nothing but whine ever since his school was shot up and he was lucky to survive. Rather than bringing people together, the Hogg has divided people with leftist rhetoric, insults, being all about himself, and whining more than a grapevine.
Ingraham posted a fact and people gathered around Hogg and whined with him. Hogg then whined some more and called for Ingraham’s sponsors to stop advertising during her program. Some sponsors listened.
Then Ingraham posted a weak, fake, and pointless apology that no one fell for. She should have stood her ground and defended herself instead of going with the generic “I’m just saying this because” type of apology.
Then David Hogg didn’t accept her fake apology because of course, he won’t. She went through the motions and he couldn’t figure out that’s just how it works. Now David Hogg is whining and so are the celebrities. Ingraham took the high road instead of provoking further pointless discourse, but the other side couldn’t handle it.
Everything Ingraham did was right, but now she’s being attacked by brainless celebrities who don’t know the full story. She’s losing sponsors because the sponsors are weak and only care about a reputation, even though they could look into this for five seconds and see that Ingraham did nothing wrong.
Ingraham’s apology had the opposite effect, which is why many believe she should have stood her ground and defended her factual Tweet because it’s true – David Hogg was rejected from at least four colleges which is information that he provided to TMZ himself. Ingraham just relayed the info that Hogg already told people.
If Michael Rapaport, who wasn’t ever much more than an overpaid extra in his film roles, and his crony Hollywood friends could take five minutes to stop sexually assaulting each other and acting like they’re the most righteous and innocent people on Earth, then they’d know that the information Ingraham posted was already shared on TMZ when David Hogg provided it.
The Daily Wire reported more about Rapaport’s vile attack on Laura Ingraham after she posted a FACT about liberal David Hogg: “In a profanity-laced video posted to Instagram, the left-wing actor called Ingraham a “filthy pig,” a “dog-faced animal,” and a “f***in pig.”
Rapaport, who was previously suspended from Twitter for attacking Ingraham, touched on what led to his last suspension, saying, “This is the same Laura Ingraham who just a few weeks ago said that LeBron James and Kevin Durant and these athletes should just shut up and dribble. And then I said, infamously, that you should shut up and dribble these nuts. Remember her?”
“And now Laura Ingraham, this savage, this dog, this mutt — and this has nothing to do with her looks,” Rapaport spewed. “It has to do with her behavior. The things that she exudes. She’s a sweaty pig. She’s going after this high school student.”
To Rapaport’s defense, he claimed on Twitter that when people go low, he goes lower. However, by looking at his body of work in Hollywood, it seems as though he can’t go that much lower. He’s a few more generic roles away from being the male Lindsay Lohan, but thankfully talking about fantasy sport has given him something to do besides sniff things up his nose which is what many D-list celebrities probably resort to before breakfast if they haven’t been called for a role.
John Levine posted Rapaport’s video:
.@MichaelRapaport blasts Laura Ingraham over David Hogg tweet
"You filthy pig. You dog-faced animal"https://t.co/b6yt0l6ho2 pic.twitter.com/0BpGfYkOfA
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) March 29, 2018
When they go low, I go lower!!!
Laura Ingraham gets that good
Willie Hutch Treatment the way she really wants it on the new @iamrapaport @IngrahamAngle 🏁🏁https://t.co/D1PHvfjDND
Or https://t.co/zaqG9A9gZ8 pic.twitter.com/TetyKDoNpx
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) March 30, 2018
A liberal would say:
Laura Ingraham is a bully and she shouldn’t post other people’s information, even if it is already public knowledge. She shouldn’t say that someone whines, even if they really were whining. She should lose all of her sponsors because of how I FEEL ABOUT IT. She hurt his feelings and that’s not acceptable, even if it was true!! Also, she’s a pig-faced filthy mess! How dare she!
A Conservative would say:
David Hogg provided the information to TMZ. Laura Ingraham posted the same information. That’s all there is to it. There is no need for boycotts or angry responses when the information is a fact and can be verified. It’s OK that he didn’t get into a few colleges, as not everyone gets into every college and that’s alright.
What version makes more sense to you? Are you on the liberal or conservative side of this social media outburst that involves nitwit celebrities and boycotts?
Dinesh Finally Got Massive Revenge On Man Who Ruined His Life Right After Trump Pardoned Him
Lawmakers Just Dismantled Dems – Restore Major American Right Effective Immediately
Amanda Shea
Since the second that Donald Trump was declared as our next president, liberals have not stopped complaining about the outcome, even after more than a year with him in the White House. The despicable display reached the height of annoyance during every ego-stroking awards ceremony since President Trump was elected. All have turned into a Trump-trashing session for pissed of celebrities to get far too much off their chest about our unapologetic leader.
However, not everyone in Hollywood shares the same opinion as the most outspoken offender, Meryl Streep, as Kurt Russell just showed her and all of Trump’s other famous foes that it’s time to shut up about our president.
If you haven’t heard much from Russell lately, it’s because he falls into the rare category of celebrities who isn’t crying over Hillary Clinton’s loss and doesn’t feel that he needs to make his political opinions known. He’s simply doing what he’s paid well to do and wishes others in the biz would too. Since they continue to throw tantrums and trash Trump on a public stage, Russell reached his breaking point and finally fired back hard.
“This is a business that’s heavily promulgated by people who have a politically liberal bent,” Russell began in his blistering beratement of these overpaid crybabies after what Streep said at the Golden Globes. “I don’t begrudge them that. I’m a libertarian; frankly, I think my liberalness goes far beyond theirs in a lot of ways,” he added, as reported by the American Lookout. “But yeah, we think differently, and maybe that’s cut me out of some things. I don’t care,” he said before dropping a brutal announcement on these Streep and her lemmings that left them burning.
Explaining that they’re not empowered in this business by their disgraceful attitudes against our leaders, the badass actor said they better be prepared to put their money where their nasty mouths are since they could be out of work. “People know I get along great with all kinds of directors, all kinds of actors. And I tell you, you hire me, I will show up, 24/7, and I will give you 100%. I will help you fix whatever problems come up. You hire me, I’m your boy. It’s just, it’s all about the work. And when that’s done, I am done.”
Kurt has said recently that “the last thing I like to watch is entertainers or actors get political,” which he just proved by clearly pointing out that nobody cares what celebrities have to say about politics, and that their obnoxious behavior only shows how unemployable they are. They need to just stick to what they are overpaid to do and leave the rest to the adults in charge.
Real American Tom Selleck Has Had Enough Of Rosie Trashing Trump, Hits Her Where It Hurts
Rosie O’Donnell tends to stick her foot in her mouth every time she opens it. It’s as if her foot was metal, and her mouth is a magnet. I guess it’s better than having her head shove where the sun doesn’t shine. It’s no surprise that O’Donnell is as far left as they come. She has made many inflammatory remarks on subjects she really doesn’t have a clue about. You can only imagine what her morning routine must be like. Waking up, pissed off looking in the mirror and pointing at herself ” You can do it, Rosie, Republicans are the enemy, You’re a Goddess”. I’ve got news for Rosie, there isn’t a bone in my body that thinks you’re a Goddess.
Day after day, night after night Rosie takes to Twitter and attacks President Trump, as well as his 62 million supporters.
good morning traitor trump – gonna tap out soon donnie? arm bar is getting tight … keep tweeting moron #RussiaGate pic.twitter.com/8KtYTFcWQX
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 3, 2017
they r coming for u dipshit and ur kids … ur days r numbered – u fool nobody – u tool – go to hell – we r not afraid of u #TrumpTreason pic.twitter.com/JuFcawvfZw
jim comey has lived a life of service and dedication -he is admired – unlike u don the con #jailAWAITS pic.twitter.com/d7THlT0EGL
I think it’s time Rosie is locked up in a mental hospital for a very long time because this woman is beyond couch time. No therapist can handle the insanity this woman spews. Rosie, along with 99% of Hollywood are all on the same brain wave, and it’s scary. It’s no surprise Kanye West had a mental breakdown. If I lived in Hollywood I would probably do the same.
The now-canceled “Rosie O’Donnell Show” on NBC allowed Rosie to tell the world just how biased, and hateful she was as a person. It’s no surprise that Rosie’s show was canceled. The saying goes that if you live in Hollywood you can’t be a Conservative or a Gun owner. I think Tom Selleck found that out the hard way. Selleck appeared on the show once to talk about his new movie that was about to hit the big screen. Instead of talking about the show, Rosie decided to corner, and interrogate Mr. Selleck for appearing in an NRA commercial.
Via Capitalist Magazine:
In left-leaning Hollywood, one could more safely come out of the closet and admit to child molestation than a support of the Second Amendment. For Selleck’s colossal sin of being in Hollywood and conservative, the “Queen of Nice” jumped on Selleck the way Jeffrey Dahmer attacks a Chateaubriand.
O’Donnell: “But you can’t say that guns don’t bear responsibility. … Why would the NRA be against assault rifles? This is a gun that can shoot five bullets in a second. This is the gun that those boys brought into the school. Why the NRA doesn’t say as a matter of compromise: ‘We agree. Assault weapons are not good.’”
Selleck: “I can’t speak for the NRA –”
O’Donnell: “But you’re their spokesperson, Tom. You have to be responsible for what they say.”
Selleck: “I’m not a spokesperson –”
O’Donnell: “… But you can’t say that ‘I will not take responsibility for anything the NRA represents’ if you’re saying that you’re gonna do an ad for the NRA.”
Selleck: “… You’re carefully skirting the issue. It’s an act of moral vanity, Rosie, to assume that someone who disagrees with your political agenda to solve our problems cares any less or is any less –”
O’Donnell: “I never said you cared less. Tom, I don’t think you care less. Nor do I think the men in the NRA cared less. … I simply said, why can there not be a compromise?”
Selleck: “There is a compromise. There’s a compromise in enforcing laws, there’s a compromise in not allowing kids with guns in schools. The problem is, and what you don’t seem to realize. … Look, we all hang out with people we agree with, and you have a very one-sided view of the fact, but what you don’t understand –”
O’Donnell: “As does the NRA, and the people you hang out within the NRA have a one-sided view, as well.”
Had O’Donnell allowed him to speak, Selleck might have mentioned that people use guns perhaps as often as 1 million times per year for defensive purposes, undoubtedly preventing large numbers of murders.
Selleck might have said that Scotland and Ireland, countries with tough gun laws, have higher murder rates than the United States. Or that Switzerland, with a per-capita gun ownership higher than ours, has a lower murder rate.
Or that studies show that a woman who resists her attacker with a gun stands a better chance of avoiding injury or death. Or that convicted felons, when polled, say they are less likely to attack an armed person or enter a house where a gun is present. Or that Rosie O’Donnell does commercials for K-Mart, where one can purchase a rifle.
A piece of work, emotional liberals. – Capitalist Magazine
The NRA has been attacked for years for standing up to the Federal Government and making sure our Second Amendment rights are protected. There is no greater cause by the left than the one to take our Gun Rights away. The progressives know that as long as we keep in bare arms they can not control our lives like they want. Over the last four decades they have slowly started to disarm us, but with the election of Donald J. Trump, their efforts have failed. President Trump spoke at the National NRA Convention in Dallas, Texas this week. It’s nice to see someone in high office standing up for the rights given to us by God.
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News Release - January 17, 2017
MindChild Medical, Inc. Announces Clearance of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the MERIDIAN(TM) M110 Fetal Monitoring System
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--MindChild Medical, Inc. today announced that it has received clearance for its Pre-Marketing Notification (510(k)) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MERIDIAN™ M110 non-invasive fetal heart monitor. MindChild anticipates entering the US market with MERIDIAN now that it has received the FDA clearance.
The MERIDIAN M110 Fetal Monitoring System is an intrapartum fetal monitor that externally measures and displays fetal heart rate (FHR), maternal heart rate (MHR), and uterine contractions (UA). The MERIDIAN M110 Fetal Monitoring System acquires and displays FHR, MHR and UA from abdominal surface electrodes that detect the fetal ECG signals, maternal ECG signals, and of uterine muscle contraction signals. Tracings of FHR and UA are displayed onto a primary fetal monitor.
The MERIDIAN M110 Fetal Monitoring System is indicated for use on women who are at = 37 completed weeks, in labor, with singleton pregnancies using surface electrodes on the maternal abdomen. The MERIDIAN M110 Fetal Monitoring System is intended for use by health care professionals in a clinical setting.
“We are thrilled to have reached this milestone,” stated Bill Edelman, CEO. He continued, “The MERIDIAN M110 Fetal Monitoring System is the latest in a series of non-invasive fetal monitor technologies developed by MindChild that are intended to provide the healthcare community enhanced monitoring capabilities for both fetal heart rate, maternal heart rate and uterine contraction, with a single set of disposable abdominal surface electrodes. The MERIDIAN M110 has the potential to provide essential fetal monitoring, replacing four separate monitoring technologies now in use world-wide. We anticipate significant clinical interest for this innovative technology in the markets where MERIDIAN will be cleared for commercial distribution.”
Adam Wolfberg, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for MindChild stated, “This FDA pre-market clearance delivers a highly-reliable fetal monitor to the obstetric community. In the coming months and years, MindChild will exploit this technology to improve the safety of obstetrics, and hand a new diagnostic device to obstetricians and pediatric cardiologists.”
Previous Announcements
On December 7, 2015, MindChild Medical, Inc. announced Receipt of Certificate of Registration by BSI Group America Inc., Under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2003.
On November 16, 2015, MindChild Medical, Inc. announced filing of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for the MERIDIAN™ M110 Line of Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitors.
On April 19, 2015, MindChild Medical, Inc. announced clearance of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for the MERIDIAN™ M100 Line of Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitors.
On November 11, 2014, MindChild Medical, Inc., announced the filing of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for the MERIDIAN™ M100 Line of Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitors.
On April 8, 2014, MindChild Medical, Inc., announced the 1,000th successful non-invasive fetal heart monitoring session utilizing the MERIDIAN™ Fetal Heart Monitor.
On May 1, 2013, MindChild Medical, Inc., presented the MERIDIAN™ Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitor at the 61st Annual Meeting for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in New Orleans.
On February 13, 2013, MindChild Medical, Inc., presented the MERIDIAN™ Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitor at the 33rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in San Francisco, CA.
On June 18, 2012, MindChild announced the appointment Thomas Garite, M.D. to the Clinical Advisory Board for the MERIDIAN Line of Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitors.
On June 11, 2012, MindChild announced Results of National Fetal Monitoring Market Survey.
On February 22, 2012, MindChild reported formation of a Clinical Advisory Board for the MERIDIAN™ Line of Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitors.
On February 6, 2012, MindChild reported filing of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification Application with the US Food and Drug Administration for the MERIDIAN™ Line of Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitors.
About the MERIDIAN Non-Invasive Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
MERIDIAN is a fetal monitor that non-invasively measures and displays fetal heart rate (FHR). MERIDIAN acquires and displays the FHR tracing from abdominal surface electrodes that detect the fetal ECG signal (fECG). MERIDIAN is designed for women who are at term (= 37 completed weeks), in labor, with singleton pregnancies, using surface electrodes on the maternal abdomen. MERIDIAN is intended for use by healthcare professionals in a clinical setting.
About the Fetal Heart Monitoring Market
Over 85%1 of the 4,000,0002 live births occurring in the US during 2011 required fetal monitoring during labor and delivery. Current non-invasive Doppler, employing ultrasound to detect FHR is subject to loss of fetal heart rate due to maternal/fetal movement3. Fetal Scalp Electrodes (FSE) that connect directly to the fetus during the later stages of labor and delivery are associated with increased risk of maternal/fetal infection4. There are an estimated 28,000 fetal monitors spread over 3,400 hospitals in the US5, representing an investment of over $700,000,0006. MERIDIAN has been developed to provide uninterruptible fECG data while addressing the deficiencies in both Doppler and FSE via innovative non-invasive monitoring technology.
About MindChild Medical, Inc.
MindChild Medical, Inc., is a privately funded medical device company founded in 2008. MindChild’s principal technology platform, the MERIDIAN non-invasive fetal electrocardiograph (fECG) monitor, is designed to report fetal heart rate data equivalent to the gold standard fetal scalp electrode in addition to novel ECG metrics intended to provide obstetricians a deeper understanding of fetal/maternal health and management.
MindChild was co-founded by Adam Wolfberg, MD, Assistant Professor, Tufts Medical Center, Gari Clifford, PhD, previously Principal Research Scientist at Harvard-MIT Division of Health and Science Technology (currently Interim Chair, Associate Professor, Biomedical Informatics (Emory University)), James Robertson, President and CEO, and Jay Ward, Executive Vice President, both of E-TROLZ, Inc. MindChild has exclusively licensed intellectual property from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts Medical Center and E-TROLZ, Inc., a Massachusetts technology company that develops and commercializes breakthrough physiologic monitoring platforms for a wide variety of applications.
For more information, please visit www.mindchild.com.
1 "ACOG Refines Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Guidelines", 6/22/2009 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Press Release
2 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_03.pdf
3 Journal of Midwifery. Vol 18, No, 7: 424-428. July 2010
4 American Family Physician, 1992 Feb;45(2):579-82
5 http://www.aha.org/aha/resource-center/Statistics-and-Studies/fast-facts.html
6 Company estimates.
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Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 6
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This portion of the interview is about the circumstances behind Merrill Gordon’s founding of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club in 1956, his subsequent involvement and role as President of the club for 15 years, and the growth and history of soccer clubs in Burnaby. He also talks about his frien…
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This portion of the interview is about the circumstances behind Merrill Gordon’s founding of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club in 1956, his subsequent involvement and role as President of the club for 15 years, and the growth and history of soccer clubs in Burnaby. He also talks about his friend Mark Stockdale who was second president of the club for 16 years and creator of the rose garden on Burnaby Mountain.
Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
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Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
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Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
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Selling managed print services requires attention to detail
Opportunities in managed print services exist, and solution providers can sell these services. Showing customers how creating efficiency in printer logistics including location optimization and inventory management is the key.
IT solution providers report that more businesses these days are open-minded about managed print services that consolidate printing and related document management costs. Demonstrating those cost savings is a key component of managed print sales. Few businesses give much thought to their print budgets in relation to their overall IT technology spending plans, say IT solution providers.
“It is fairly difficult at times, because people believe printers don’t need maintenance,” said James Watson, CEO of Northwest Computer Support, an IT solution provider in Seattle. “You have to show them how they will save money.”
For example, Watson relates the story of a client that didn’t realize it had more than $50,000 worth of toner supply sitting on its storage shelves, getting close to its expiration date. Once Watson brought this to the company’s attention, it was much simpler to have a managed print services discussion.
Managed print services typically place each device under a monthly maintenance or management contract that includes all the consumables, pieces and parts that might be necessary to repair it. Data published by technology trade association CompTIA Inc. in September 2011 suggested that more than half of large companies (those with more than 500 employees) are now using some flavor of managed print service. That compares with approximately 20% for smaller businesses. Of those businesses that do not use any sort of managed print service, 35% said they will “definitely” or “probably” consider some level of adoption over the next 12 months, according to CompTIA data.
Blaine Sander, director of the print technology solutions team for WBM Office Systems, a Canadian IT solution provider that makes its headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, said the primary business benefit of managed print services comes in the form of reduced operating expenses.
“We can find efficiencies and remove unnecessary devices or reallocate them, putting the right devices in the right place,” Sander said. “There is also an element of environmental stewardship. We can help produce a reduction in power consumption.”
Businesses can also use managed print services to help standardize the number of devices and models that their organization uses, resulting in reduced maintenance and repair costs because components or consumables can be shared among the fleet.
“We generally reduce the number of assets and standardize on one or two manufacturers,” Sander said.
WBM Office Systems also helps reallocate devices so that the best technologies for high-volume situations are in the right location throughout an organization. The solution provider has developed its own remote and onsite management services, and service-level agreements for its managed print offerings. They do this, said Sander, because it gives them more flexibility around which printers and multifunction devices to support. Some vendors will only work with specific, newer models of their print and imaging portfolios.
“We quite often don’t recommend a flip of [the customer’s] fleet,” Sander said. “We don’t want to support super old ones, but if they have a fleet that is working, we can go in and support it. People really like this approach.”
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While managed print services contracts can bring higher margins for printing and imaging equipment, building a managed print services business requires serious attention to operational metrics.
Watson said solution providers should be careful to include a clause in their contract that details what happens when a client decides to retire a printer before the terms of the contract are up. Otherwise, the solution provider could wind up losing money on the deal or end up being stuck with toner supplies. Printers and multifunction devices should be priced according to volume and their inherent feature set, and it may be necessary to set a minimum monthly service charge, he said.
Green initiatives hinder managed printing services
For those reasons and others, building a managed print service practice isn’t right for every reseller or VAR. That is why some IT solution providers have chosen to represent vendor-delivered managed print services.
M.J. Shoer, president and virtual chief technology officer for Jenaly Technology Group Inc., a VAR in Portsmouth, N.H., said managed print services have been slow to catch on with Jenaly’s customers. That is because many have been trying to print less, in line with green technology initiatives within their companies.
“The whole green movement flies in the face of managed print,” Shoer said. “At its best, this works best when there is a high-volume of printing involved.”
Jenaly has had the most success with managed print services when targeting organization such as law firms, accounting firms or other businesses that manage many documents in the course of day-to-day operations, he said. Jenaly resells the PagePack offering put together by Xerox, for which it receives an agent fee.
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so many books, must make time
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Barbara
Peter, as usual, is ahead of the game and gives us an early glimpse of the fifth book in Camilla Lackberg’s series, The Hidden Child, which takes a look at wartime secrets and makes the pages turn quickly.
He also catches us up with Norwegian author Thomas Enger and his new book, Burned, which he finds fascinating, convoluted, and with a terrific ending.
Ben Martin at the Advocate has some stern things to say about crime fiction that is stooping too low – he’s quite cross about Lars Kepler’s The Hypnotist and Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman.
What made Mankell and Larsson so compelling was the determination by their protagonists to master the evil. Without this moral dimension, such tales are merely horrific. . . .
The Hypnotist, by a Swedish couple writing under the pseudonym Lars Kepler, is a repellent book. Its special nightmare quality is the involvement of children in crimes of murder, kidnapping, rape and mutilation, either as victims or perpetrators. . . .
Jo Nesbo’s The Snowman, inspires similar dread . . . As the chapters proceed, the means of death grow more gruesome, the motives more obscene.
But he praises Hakan Nesser and especially Arne Dahl, whose Misterioso is finally going to be available in English. He says is “truly fine” and the first translation in a series that is a worthy successor to Mankell’s Kurt Wallander series.
Lucky Bernadette has already read Johann Theorin’s The Quarry, which is set on his favorite island, this time in the spring. She writes:
As has been the case with the previous two novels of this series I was once again enveloped by the atmosphere Theroin, ably aided by his translator Marlaine Delargy, has created here. It didn’t feel like I was just reading about the island’s slow awakening from it’s harsh winter to spring: I lived through the lengthening days, the appearance of the first butterflies, the people getting to know each other and themselves. I loved every moment of this book from its first word to its excellent closing line.
As these are seasonal books, and we’ve had three, I’m afraid we have only one more left.
Keishon, the avid mystery reader/blogger, thinks highly of Theorin’s Echoes from the Dead, saying, “I always find myself thoroughly immersed in his stories. To me Johan Theorin is a natural-born storyteller whose novels are often described as “chilling” and “atmospheric.” He has a strong authorial ‘voice.'” She also does her part to combat grade inflation, causing a bit of controversy.
Maxine Clarke reviews Arnaldur Indridason’s Outrage at Euro Crime; this ninth volume in the Erlendur series is much more about his colleague, Elinborg, who investigates a murder the old-fashioned way, teasing out every clue and learning as much as possible about the victim. As Maxine points out, procedurals that avoid technical gee-wizardry are less likely to date themselves. All around, a good mystery, though the who dunnit aspect is less successful than the overall depiction of an investigation and the people involved in it.
Peter Rozovsky reviews a dark and violent crime story – Harald’s Saga, one of those early Icelandic thrillers that (along with Ed McBain) influenced Arnaldur Indridason’s style.
In the Wall Street Journal, Tom Nolan reviews The Hypnotist, finding it (appropriately) mesmerizing and (perhaps less appropriately) grisly. Though, he concludes, when you live in the wild north “sometimes you need an ax.”
Norm reviews Camilla Ceder’s Frozen Moment at Crime Scraps and wonders if mysteries today aren’t indulging in a bit too much backstory. If the review had to be summarized in one syllable, it might be “m’eh.” Meanwhile, update your RSS feeds, as Crime Scraps has finalized its divorce from Blogger.
Elaine Simpson-Long, Opera Lover, also loves Henning Mankell’s elegaic coda for the Kurt Wallander series, The Troubled Man, though she’s sorry it’s the last one.
I find when reading Mankell’s books that the narrative style and flow is very even and balanced, no sharp, short sentences or any breaks. The reader is gently taken along and after a while it is almost a soothing experience to read this author and this ebb and flow reflects the character of Kurt Wallander himself, it is almost hypnotic . . . A thoughtful quiet read and well worth it.
BBC’s World Book Club offers a lengthy and informative interview with Henning Mankell. Hat tip to Mediations for the link.
The Material Witness reviews Sofi Oksanen’s Purge and gives it high marks for psychological stealth and subtlety. For some reason, I hadn’t realized she’s Finnish, so belongs here (though the setting is Estonia, and there is some dispute over whether this book can properly be called crime fiction).
Barry Forshaw has a lengthy and interesting essay in The Independent about Norwegian crime writers and their thoughts about the genre, making a brief stop on his way to publishing a book on Scandinavian crime fiction to be titled Death in a Cold Climate. Peter Rozovsky writes about it at his blog with a pun clever enough to cause toothache.
And if you haven’t had your fill of The Girl, Variety has an article about David Fincher’s US remake of the Millennium Trilogy films; all the Swedes interviewed seem to be pleased with it, where apparently Fincher has fans. They are also relieved that it hasn’t been moved from Sweden to a US setting or filmed on location in the nearest Ikea store to Hollywood.
Hang onto your wallets: the tireless sleuth, Karen Meek, has uncovered new publications coming out in August in both the UK and US markets, including some newcomers to English translation: Norwegian Jørn Lier Horst, Swedish Stefan Tegenfalk, and Finnish Monika Fagerholm (who has one other book that has been translated into English previously).
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on July 16, 2011 at 2:24 pm
WordPress tells me this is the 200th post I’ve made to this blog. Thanks to all who contribute material, and particularly to the well-read gang of mystery fans at FriendFeed.
Great round-up, thank you. (And well done for your 200th post!). I do agree about this lowest common denominator effect as outlined in your excerpt about The Hypnotist and to a lesser extend The Leopard. (I think the Hypnotist is more cynically commercial whereas Nesbo does seem to be genuinely interested in these bizarre grisly aspects, and at least they don’t permeate his books but are short, self-contained passages within them so can be skipped).
maybe the scandinavians are just following the global and depressing trend where you see all the “best sellers” in the UK anyway are books that trade on torture, desecrated bodies, slow descriptions of autopsies etc (Cornwell, Reichs, Slaughter etc) or of course the ubiquitous serial killer (usually killing identikit young women) in totally predictable stories. Either that or stories written at the level of a 5 year old but with “adult” content eg J Patterson, Baldacci et al. Let’s hope that Scandinavia keeps away from these depressing trends and sticks to good storytelling, characterisation, atmosphere and place-ism.
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kathy d. says:
Congratulations on your 200th post. This is a terrific website, and is always a welcome stop in the mystery world of the blogosphere.
And all of the links posted are appreciated.
I also hope that Nordic noir does not go the way of gristly torture, brutal murders of women and children with long descriptions of such,, or a 5th-grade reading level.
Readers want well-written, thoughtful plots, good character development, real mysteries — whodunnits, whydunnits, satisfactory investigations and denouements.
We, or I personally can live without the gruesomeness, involvement of children in the brutality, whatever role they play, the misogynistic assaults and descriptions.
I do prefer to read good writing and think about characters and an investigation, the process, clues, evidence, logic, deductive reasoning, rather than be bogged down in the horror of the murders. That is a given. They’re murder mysteries.
Sjowall and Wahloo managed to pull off good writing and characters, interesting plots, introspection, a bit of political observation — all without assaulting the reader with the gruesome crime descriptions, involvement of children, torture, etc.
Those books are gems. We need more like those — if I had any say in this, that would be my vote.
And I did like Nesbo’s Nemeses, Hakan Nesser’s books, and others, but I’m skipping The Hypnotist, and looking for others — outside of Indridason, whose books I covet.
What I enjoy about this blog is the tremendously intelligent and knowledgeable comments I get!
I’m currently working (or let’s face it: not working) on a book chapter comparing the Salander interpretation of “kick-ass heroine” to other tough heroines created by male authors, which has also been making me think about what makes readers tick. One book I just finished is in the MI5/Spooks mode. Character development consists mainly of her responding in dialogue to various statements with a smile or grin. The fight sequences are pages long. For what it sets out to do, it does it well (if it were a film I’d say it has good “production values”) but character development takes a back seat to action and working out of global conflicts through personal and extra-legal initiative. Morality comes of carrying out assassinations that politicians are waffling over, diplomacy being a form of corruption of what is right and true and red in tooth and nail. Another book I need to look at for this essay features a literally tortured woman who heads up a serial killer-pursuing team. Lots of “science” used to analyze lots of monstrous behavior – kind of like the science used in those “giant insect exposed to radiation sets out to destroy cities and only scientists and lots of weapons can defeat it!” of the fifties. In contrast, the rape scene that is so shocking in Dragon Tattoo is a few paragraphs long, and most of the violence is implied rather than described.
I haven’t yet read The Hypnotist, but in an early interview of the authors, it seemed pretty clear that they were doing what Larsson said he was doing – building a retirement fund by writing something entertaining for a popular audience. But I didn’t find the trilogy to be cynically exploitive. It has all the pop culture tropes and the repurposing of references from Pippi Longstocking to Modesty Blaise to action films, but Larsson seemed to have so much fun doing it, and it’s all a little fan fictionish and unpolished because he actually respected the sources he drew on. I got the impression from that interview that “Lars Kepler” didn’t think much of this kind of literature or the people who read it, but could extract the elements of bestsellers, assemble them cleverly, and polish them to a high sheen so that they could make enough money that they could afford to write proper books. That may be an entirely unfair supposition on my part, but it colors my wary approach to this highly merchandized book.
All a long-winded way of saying thank you for the stimulating comments. Maxine, I am probably going to run with your adjective “predictable” because I think that’s something a lot of readers want from these books. I’m also interested in the idea that Scandinavia is catching on to the promotional side of things. When I started collecting links, hardly any of these writers had websites. Now many are as media-savvy as American authors and some are obviously seeking sales. When I first met Arnaldur Indridason at the Madison (WI) Bouchercon, he was bemused when he heard writers say they devoted half their year to promotion. He couldn’t imagine it – not just the unpleasant work, but the assumptions underlying that division of labor. I loved him for not seeing me as a customer but as a reader.
Just found this blog, love Nordic fiction so will be coming back here a lot (I just bookmarked you). Congrats on the 200th post.
I enjoyed that article from the advocate you linked – thanks! 🙂
Marilyn Stasio, mystery reviewer par excellence, had this to conclude about The Hypnotist in the July 24 column in the NYTBR:
“But the dislocations in time, glib psychology and repetitious depiction of guts and gore create more discomfort than tension. For genuinely stylish sadism, stick to Stieg Larsson; for cruelty executed with true cunning, read Jo Nesbo; and if ponderous philosophizing is called for, no one can beat Henning Mankell.”
This kind of sums it up.
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Rep. Sewell Secures Prescription Drug Affordability Provision in H.R. 3
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced the inclusion of a provision in H.R. 3, the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act, that she authored to allow seniors enrolled in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan to pay their out-of-pocket drug costs in equal installments over 12 months, rather than all at once.
For many Americans enrolled in the Part D program, current plans require $10,000 or more in out-of-pocket costs every year to access a single drug that they need to treat a serious condition. H.R. 3 caps out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D, and Sewell’s proposal allows beneficiaries to pay their cost-sharing in equal installments throughout the year rather than all at once.
“Today we are advancing a historic and transformative piece of legislation that will change the lives of so many of our most vulnerable constituents for the better. As representative of a district with a high population of low-income seniors, I am particularly pleased that we are lowering out of pocket costs for seniors by capping out of pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000,” Sewell said Tuesday in a Ways and Means Committee markup of the bill. “The absence of a cap in the current Part D design creates a scenario where seniors can see their financial stability stripped away due to the unlimited liability they face for out of pocket costs. We fix that in this bill.”
“I was proud to work with Congresswoman Eshoo on a provision to provide more financial certainty for the more than 100,000 seniors in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan,” Sewell said. “Our provision allows beneficiaries to pay their cost-sharing in equal installments throughout the year rather than all at once.”
Burdensome policies that require patients to pay their deductibles in full before their Part D plans take effect create a huge barrier to financial stability for far too many. Studies show high out-of-pocket costs often lead patients to abandon therapy altogether, rather than pay sky-high prices up front, which is both detrimental to the health of the patient and can also increase treatment costs when patients do seek medical attention.
Video of Sewell’s remarks on H.R. 3 is available here.
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New Mayors, SkyTrain, and transit’s future in Metro Vancouver. What does it mean for the South of Fraser and Langley?
In preparation for the transit plebiscite in 2015, the region’s mayors got together and agreed on a transit vision for our region. It was a herculean effort to get a vision that all parts of the region could get behind.
The original vision was to be funded by a 0.5% increase in sales tax, but this was rejected by voters. To move forward, the plan was split into three phases. Phase one was approved in mid-2016, when the federal government, provincial government, and region came to a funding agreement. This took a lot of negotiation.
Funding for phase two of the vision, which included the Broadway SkyTrain extension and Surrey Light Rail along 104th Avenue and King George Boulevard, was approved this spring.
Phase three would have seen light rail built along Fraser Highway between Downtown Surrey and Downtown Langley. Phase three is currently not funded.
It was a difficult 4-year journey to get to where the vision stands today.
With the recent election of the Doug McCallum slate in Surrey, it appears that Surrey Light Rail is off the table. While he alone doesn’t have the power to cancel a project, I can’t see the region forcing a project into a community that doesn’t want it. What does this mean for the future of rapid transit for Langley, the South of Fraser, and the region as a whole?
In one scenario, Surrey Council could look at the numbers and realize that the cost of cancelling Surrey Light Rail would be too much. They would continue with the current vision. This is unlikely.
In another scenario, the majority of the region’s mayors could decide to re-open the transit vision. In this case, most transit expansion stops including the Broadway SkyTrain extension and B-Line service expansion like what is proposed along Fraser Highway.
Another four years is spent coming to a new agreement on what the future of transit should look like in our region. At risk is both federal and provincial money, and delaying much needed transit service as more people get stuck in congestion.
A likely scenario is that the current Surrey Light Rail project will be cancelled with the remaining funding used to build an expansion of the Expo Line along Fraser Highway. The rest of the vision would remain as-is; there would be no rapid transit along King George Boulevard or 104th Avenue for the next 15+ years.
The total budget for the current Surrey Light Rail project is $1.65 billion. The cost to build SkyTrain is estimated at $2.9 billion from Surrey to Langley.
Given the difference in costs, the SkyTrain extension would have to be built in two phases as the federal and provincial government aren’t committing new money to build SkyTrain. The first phase of the SkyTrain extension would likely terminate in Fleetwood. This would be similar to the original 2008 Provincial Transit Plan for Metro Vancouver.
Map of rapid transit expansion as envisioned in the 2008 Provincial Transit Plan select map to enlarge.
Phase three of the ten-year transit vision earmarks around $1.95 billion to build light rail to Downtown Langley. If the rest of the region’s mayors confirm the 10-Year Vision and are able to plug the current funding gap for phase three, there would be enough money to extend SkyTrain to Downtown Langley.
With so many new mayors in our region, I am not confident that phase three will go ahead as currently planned. Over the next year, it will become clear what the future of transit will look like in our region. My hope is that Langley City doesn’t get left behind.
Posted by Nathan Pachal at 6:42 AM Labels: Regional/Metro Vancouver, Transportation
Frank Bucholtz said...
Like you, I don’t want to see Langley City left behind. However, I do not agree that it will take another four years of negotiation to come up with a transit plan. One of the reasons for the delay in phase 1 and 2 was the referendum. The message voters just sent to politicians, those defeated and those newly-elected (or re-elected), was “get moving on this and other infrastructure priorities.” Nowhere is this more true than in the South Fraser region.
Nathan Pachal said...
I know that Vancouver would like to see SkyTrain to UBC, and the North Shore would also like to see rapid transit as well. That would require several extra billions of dollars. If the mayors are mostly willing to support these extras with property tax increases, and the province and feds come to the table with matching money, we will be in a good spot. I know in the past, property tax has been a sore spot.
I'm Surrey resident and have been following the LRT/Skytrain debate closely. Your blog has been an excellent resource for me. If you lived in my city I would vote for you!
I watched the trudeau/maccallum/stewart press conference today and I got this feeling....
I think you're right to be concerned about Langley being left behind. One option that could be considered is they keep LRT and switch to Skytrain down fraser highway but stop just before 168th street.
Given their is a plan for a b-line bus from langley to Surrey they would just shorten the line to 168th and call it job do. This wouldn't impact the timelines and would appease Surrey voters while giving the two largest Surrey town centres rapid transit. Most importantly no extra money would be needed. I think this is something that most mayors would support.
Is this a good fit for langley? I'm not too sure.
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Torch passes: Editor Amani Sawari calls SF Bay View ‘the community in print’
by James Kilgore
“(H)eir apparent to the editor’s desk at the Bay View, Amani Sawari … carries an optimism and a vision that us OGs can’t touch. As she put it, ‘Lots of people think a newspaper is a dying form … but a newspaper adds more life and value to stories especially for people who don’t have access to the Internet.’ … I hope everyone who has known and loved the SF Bay View over its 42-year history will lend their support to Amani and the revitalization of the paper. As Amani told me, ‘The paper is reflection of us … If the paper is thriving, we are thriving.’” – James Kilgore
I first landed in the federal prison system in the early 2000s after living in Africa for nearly 20 years as a fugitive. Not long after I arrived, someone handed me a copy of the San Francisco Bay View. I’d never heard of it. The front page seemed very tightly packed-like they had too much news and not enough funds to make the print and photos large enough to engage the reader.
Then I perused the stories and realized that, small print and all, I had been given something very special. This was a paper that pulled no punches, that not only spoke truth to power but seemed willing to support those who confronted power head on.
Over the next six years as I tracked through the prison system, the SF Bay View followed me. It helped me unpack the horrors of gentrification in San Francisco, of the efforts by the supervisors to spend more money on jail building and the ways the community fought back. But the Bay View ultimately won my heart by providing coverage and personalized stories about the ultimately futile attempts by the state to frame the San Francisco 8 for a 1971 police murder.
Fast forward to 2018. Newspapers are going out of fashion. What could possibly revive a paper with a fearless voice and shaky financial foundation, a one-of-a-kind newspaper like the SF Bay View? The answer is simple: youthful energy and commitment. Enter the now heir apparent to the editor’s desk at the Bay View, Amani Sawari. She emerged out of student radio and journalism into the most unlikely position: official spokesperson for the prison labor strike of 2018. The strike organizers inside the prisons, Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, chose her.
What could possibly revive a paper with a fearless voice and shaky financial foundation, a one-of-a-kind newspaper like the SF Bay View? The answer is simple: youthful energy and commitment.
I admit the first time I saw Amani I was puzzled. I expected a real prison veteran to occupy that spokesperson position – someone with the kind of street cred that only comes from doing time and wearing the political and emotional scars. This woman looked young enough to be a granddaughter of some of our political prisoners. How had she ended up there?
Rather than pass judgement, I background checked Amani. Her legitimacy came from her political raps and her role in organizing the Millions for Prisoners March. It really didn’t seem good enough. Had JLS lost their minds?
Then I watched Amani in action, listened to her interviews, even interviewed her a couple times myself. My skepticism vanished. She revealed an energy, optimism and rigor that convinced me JLS had made a wonderful choice.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago when I found out that the SF Bay View was lining up Amani as their next editor. The Bay View, for all its strengths, still has a 20th century feel. Amani brings a 21st century sensibility to this task.
I watched Amani in action, listened to her interviews, even interviewed her a couple times myself. My skepticism vanished. She revealed an energy, optimism and rigor that convinced me JLS had made a wonderful choice.
Unlike those of us from my generation who bemoan the passing of newspapers, Amani is discovering them – realizing they have a power, that there is a seduction and intellectual power in holding something with a different texture than an iPhone of whatever iteration. In my interview with her, she called the SF Bay View “the community in print.” I loved that.
In a time when the trumpets of fascism are blowing loud, those of us who have been on the frontlines need to stand strong – at the back. We can’t lead this fight. We need the energy, the insight, the fresh face and perspectives of the Amani Sawaris to step up.
We can throw some advice their way but after speaking with her, I know she carries an optimism and a vision that us OGs can’t touch. As she put it, “Lots of people think a newspaper is a dying form … but a newspaper adds more life and value to stories especially for people who don’t have access to the Internet.” She stresses that she wants to demonstrate to young people that “a newspaper is a valid resource for entertainment and informing people.”
I hope everyone who has known and loved the SF Bay View over its 42-year history will lend their support to Amani and the revitalization of the paper. As Amani told me, “The paper is reflection of us … If the paper is thriving, we are thriving.” In times like, we definitely need to thrive.
James Kilgore is an activist, researcher and writer based in Urbana, Illinois. He is co-director of FirstFollowers Reentry Program and the author of five books, including “Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People’s Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time.” He is also the director of the Challenging E-Carceration project, which focuses on the use of electronic monitoring in the criminal legal system. Follow him on Twitter: @waazn1.
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SEDCO Capital, a leading provider of Shari’a compliant investment solutions, today announced assigning the External Shari’a Audit of its $160 million real estate funds to Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB). The two funds which SRB will be periodically auditing the implementation of the Shari’a h guidelines are SEDCO Capital Partners Group Opportunities Fund and SEDCO Capital Real Estate Income Fund I.
The firms announced that they have finalized the scope of work wherein SEDCO Capital will outsource the Shari’a audit of its two real estate funds to SRB in order to independently ensure that the investments, Zakah verification, implementation of the modalities and reporting functions are conducted in accordance with the Shari’a guidelines set out by SEDCO Capital Shari’a Supervisory Board.
Mr. Khalid Gama, SEDCO Capital’s internal Shari’a Advisor added “we pride ourselves to be a fully Shari’a complaint investment and solution provider since the start of SEDCO Capital in 2010 and SEDCO Group operations in the 70’s. Our internal Shari’a compliant approval process is very thorough as it is done with close collaboration with top scholars in the Shari’a industry; the SRB’s audit will complement our process and add credibility to our already detailed process.”
From his end, Mr. Yasser S. Dahlawi, CEO and Founder of SRB said, “With the phenomenal faith based growth in Shari’a compliant assets in the Middle East, and particularly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the market for Islamic real estate investment assets is poised for continued growth. Our company is at the forefront of building innovative Shari’a supervisory structures and providing independent Shari’a Audit service delivery.”
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12.31.2018 Columns
Year in Review: Suffolk Closeup
By Karl Grossman
COURTESY IMAGE Janus, the Roman God of transitions.
Among the major events in Suffolk in 2018 was the midterm election which saw Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), the two-term incumbent in the lst Congressional District, which includes Shelter Island, win re-election, but not by the margins he had won by before.
Also, Suffolk Legislator Monica Martinez of Brentwood became the first woman ever elected to represent Suffolk County in the State Senate.
In Suffolk, and throughout the nation, there was heavy voter turn-out.
Mr. Zeldin was opposed by Democrat Perry Gershon of East Hampton, who waged a strong, well-organized campaign. A newcomer to politics, Mr. Gershon received 46 percent of the lst C.D. vote, doing better against Mr. Zeldin than previous challengers.
There was a free press issue during the race which received wide attention.
In an unprecedented incident in Suffolk County history, journalists were kicked out of a political event, a “kickoff” rally for Mr. Zeldin. Pat Biancaniello, editor of Smithtown Matters, described in an editorial how she was “invited to attend the rally by the Zeldin campaign and was credentialed by the Zeldin campaign.
“Upon arrival I was told to go anywhere I wanted to take photos, again by the Zeldin campaign. I stood in the same spot, with my credentials plainly in sight, for roughly an hour and a half before, out of the blue, I was told to leave without an explanation. I was forced to climb over a rope to get to the path leading to a door —one woman sneered and said ‘bye bye’ as I walked past. Once out the door and in a backyard area, I was mocked by a group of people.
“A man, upset that I was taking photos, smacked my camera and I was told by security to leave the premises. All the while I was wearing the press badge supplied by the Zeldin campaign and telling everyone I was an invited press person.”
Mr. Zeldin apologized and the Press Club of Long Island issued a statement declaring that although “we appreciate” Mr. Zeldin’s apology “we do not believe” the two journalists “should have been removed from the event in the first place. We see this most recent incident as part of a larger pattern of mistreatment of the press.” The club, one of the largest chapters of the national Society of Professional Journalists, linked it to President Trump calling the press the “enemy of the people.”
The year 2018 saw a misguided lawsuit brought against the county’s landmark Farmland Preservation Program. The lawsuit filed by the Long Island Pine Barrens Society was supported by a state Supreme Court justice but the state’s Appellate Division overturned that ruling.
The program, begun in 1974, was conceived by Suffolk County Executive John V. N. Klein and based on the then new idea of purchase of development rights. Farmers are paid the difference between the value of their land in agriculture and what they could get for it if they sold it for development. In return, the land is kept in agriculture in perpetuity. It has been a key to keeping Suffolk a top agricultural county in New York State and much of it green. The Pine Barrens Society challenged the allowing of “structures” on preserved farmland, as permitted by amendments to the program approved by the Suffolk Legislature.
Legislator Al Krupski(D-Cutchogue), a fourth-generation Suffolk farmer, said: “There is great diversity in agriculture, and not everyone understands what is needed to operate a productive farm or agricultural operation … Different farming techniques, new technology and methods are emerging, along with the opportunities they present. Infrastructure needs may change. We need to adapt to accommodate these changes if we want to preserve agriculture and farming.”
And the state’s highest court, its Court of Appeals, has just rebuffed the Pine Barrens Society in its request for an appeal to it. “Great news!” said Lisa Clare Kombrink, who handled the case for the Riverhead-based law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley and Quartararo, retained by the county to challenge the lawsuit. A partner in the firm, she has a specialty in farmland preservation as former Southampton Town attorney. Indeed, great news!
The year 2018 saw a continuation of opposition to the use of plastics in Suffolk. On Independence Day, Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) joined with environmentalists and the county’s Single Use Plastic Reduction Task Force in calling for Suffolk to “declare independence” from plastic straws.
Said Ms. Hahn: “In Suffolk County, which boasts some of America’s most beautiful beaches, a thousand miles of shoreline, and waterways teaming with marine life, the innocuous plastic straw has become a tangible threat to the county’s tourist-driven economy, littering our beaches with debris and threatening turtles, birds and other marine life.”
This attack on plastics in Suffolk has included restrictions on single-use plastic bags and a first-in-the-nation law barring the sale in Suffolk of baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers and other products used by children that contain the plasticizing agent Bisophenol-A, acronymed BPA. Research has found BPA to be a cause of cancer and other maladies and especially toxic to the very young.
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The Green Feather
In a remote forest location near the family farm in New Zealand’s West Coast region James McLean discovers a population of critically endangered Kakapo the world’s only flightless parrot. Attracting the attention of international wildlife smuggler Peter Chan this new and important discovery is soon under threat. When the authorities seem powerless to help it’s left up to James his family and girlfriend Christine Gordon to take matters into their own hands. James and his father Angus hatch an extraordinary plan to stop the loss of these priceless treasures.
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An environmental thriller set in wild New Zealand
In a remote forest location near the family farm in New Zealand’s West Coast region, James McLean discovers a population of critically endangered Kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot.
Attracting the attention of international wildlife smuggler Peter Chan, this new and important discovery is soon under threat.
When the authorities seem powerless to help, it’s left up to James, his family, and girlfriend Christine Gordon, to take matters into their own hands. James and his father, Angus, hatch an extraordinary plan to stop the loss of these priceless treasures.
This thought provoking adventure story provides a look at life in the New Zealand wilderness and the risk the international demand for rare collectable species presents to New Zealand’s unique fauna.
Are the country’s vast stretches of coastline and the predator free offshore island sanctuaries more at threat from this illegal trade than we realise?
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Black hole photo: View first image captured by Event Horizon telescope
This is the first direct visual evidence that black holes exist, the researchers said. In the image, a central dark region is encapsulated by a ring of light that looks brighter on one side.
The massive galaxy, called Messier 87 or M87, is near the Virgo galaxy cluster 55 million light-years from Earth. The supermassive black hole has a mass that is 6.5 billion times that of our sun.
“We have seen what we thought was unseeable,” said Sheperd Doeleman, director of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration. “We have seen and taken a picture of a black hole.”
The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, called EHT, is a global network of telescopes that captured the first-ever photograph of a black hole. More than 200 researchers were involved in the project. They have worked for more than a decade to capture this. The project is named for the event horizon, the proposed boundary around a black hole that represents the point of no return where no light or radiation can escape.
In their attempt to capture an image of a black hole, scientists combined the power of eight radio telescopes around the world using Very-Long-Baseline-Interferometry, according to the European Southern Observatory, which is part of the EHT. This effectively creates a virtual telescope around the same size as the Earth itself.
The telescopes involved in creating the global array included ALMA, APEX, the IRAM 30-meter telescope, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, the Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano, the Submillimeter Array, the Submillimeter Telescope and the South Pole Telescope.
“The observations were a coordinated dance in which we simultaneously pointed our telescopes in a carefully planned sequence,” said Daniel Marrone, associate professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona. “To make sure these observations were truly simultaneous, so that we could see the same wavefront of light as it landed on each telescope, we used extremely precise atomic clocks at each of the telescopes.”
The telescope array collected 5,000 trillion bytes of data over two weeks, which was processed through supercomputers so that the scientists could retrieve the images.
Details of the observation were published in a series of six research papers published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
What are black holes?
Black holes are made up of huge amounts of matter squeezed into a small area, according to NASA, creating a massive gravitational field which draws in everything around it, including light. They also have a way of super-heating the material around them and warping spacetime. Material accumulates around black holes, is heated to billions of degrees and reaches nearly the speed of light. Light bends around the gravity of the black hole, which creates the photon ring seen in the image.
The imaging methods used to capture the photo reveal that the supermassive black hole has a ring-like structure and a shadow, which is represented by a dark central region.
“If immersed in a bright region, like a disc of glowing gas, we expect a black hole to create a dark region similar to a shadow — something predicted by Einstein’s general relativity that we’ve never seen before,” said Heino Falcke, chair of the EHT Science Council. “This shadow, caused by the gravitational bending and capture of light by the event horizon, reveals a lot about the nature of these fascinating objects and allowed us to measure the enormous mass of M87’s black hole.”
The visual confirmation of black holes acts as confirmation of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. In the theory, Einstein predicted that dense, compact regions of space would have such intense gravity that nothing could escape them. But if heated materials in the form of plasma surround the black hole and emit light, the event horizon could be visible.
“Once we were sure we had imaged the shadow, we could compare our observations to extensive computer models that include the physics of warped space, superheated matter and strong magnetic fields. Many of the features of the observed image match our theoretical understanding surprisingly well,” said Paul T.P. Ho, EHT Board member and director of the East Asian Observatory. “This makes us confident about the interpretation of our observations, including our estimation of the black hole’s mass.”
M87’s black hole has an enormous mass, which gave researchers reason to believe it may be the largest viewable black hole from Earth. Relative to other objects, supermassive black holes are actually small. This is why they couldn’t be observed before. Black hole size is directly related to mass. The larger the black hole, the larger the shadow. And black holes may seem invisible, but the way they interact with the material around them is the giveaway, the researchers said.
“Black holes have sparked imaginations for decades,” said National Science Foundation director France Córdova. “They have exotic properties and are mysterious to us. Yet with more observations like this one they are yielding their secrets. This is why NSF exists. We enable scientists and engineers to illuminate the unknown, to reveal the subtle and complex majesty of our universe.”
Jack Guy contributed to this report.
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We study history, many say, to learn from history's mistakes. But what happens when our interpretations of history differ? Such disagreements have sometimes escalated into heated disputes or even conflicts.
Because the past continues to influence the present, and because our sense of history helps shape our perception of the world, debates over how history is taught in schools can become extremely controversial and political. History textbooks, too, have become arguably the most politically scrutinized component of modern education. In part, this is because school textbooks provide an opportunity for a society to record or endorse the "correct" version of history and to build a shared memory of history among its populace.
This unit examines prevalent history textbooks from five Pacific Rim societies and compares their coverage of certain sensitive historical episodes of the 20th century. How do textbooks from different societies treat such episodes? Do they present similar or dissimilar interpretations of history? Students answer these questions and more as they analyze, compare, and contrast history textbooks. Ultimately, Divided Memories encourages students to confront more fundamental issues—such as the possible bias of their own historical knowledge—and to become more critical consumers of information.
Lesson One introduces the topic of bias and asks students to consider how one's own perspective and biases can affect how he or she perceives information. This lesson also introduces students to a framework for analyzing textbook excerpts and leads them through a guided practice.
Lesson Two engages students in a substantial comparative analysis of history textbook excerpts, where students revisit the analytical framework introduced in the previous lesson and apply it in their own textbook analysis, comparing excerpts from popular Chinese, Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese, and U.S. history textbooks.
Lesson Three concludes the unit by encouraging students to reflect on the causes and effects of textbook bias. Working in small groups, students analyze scholarly papers written about the Divided Memories project by scholars from each of the five societies examined in this unit.
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Sign Up To The Kilt Walk For Spirit Aid
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SPIRIT AID
We are a Scottish humanitarian relief organisation dedicated to alleviating the suffering of children and young people whose lives have been affected by poverty, neglect, abuse, lack of opportunity, humanitarian crisis or even blighted by war.
We were founded in 2001 by our head of operations David Hayman and work across the world to reach children in need. We currently have operations running in Scotland, Palestine, Afghanistan and Malawi.
Donations from The Kilt Walk help fund this project
Spirit Aid are dedicated to improving the lives of young people.
We are a humanitarian organisation whose is in Scotland but our heart travels the world.
We are proud to collaborate with other local charitable organisations around Scotland, some more famous than others but equally important in the fight against modern humanitarian crisis.
As a charity, we rely heavily on the goodwill of others who share our ideals and desire for change. Without the help and involvement of you, we would not be able to continue the work we do. We are always looking to hear from anyone who would like to help us with our fundraising activities. If you are looking to organise an event to raise funds for Spirit Aid, then we can provide you with a help pack to get you started. Just contact us through our contact page to get the ball rolling.
I would like to acknowledge your kind support and donation to the Simon Community Scotland. Your gift will be put to very good use by our service users.
Donations such as yours add value to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, for whom the most basic items can significantly improve their daily lives. We are constantly working to find ways to allow us to do more and offer more, particularly for those who are the most difficult to reach in any other way. We are wholly dependent on the generosity of others for this and are very grateful that people like you continue to be willing to support our work.
Many thanks for your kind donation.
Lorraine McGrath, Simon Community Scotland
Dear Patrick & all staff at Spirit Aid I would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you for your wonderful and extremely generous donation of Christmas presents for the children and young people we support here at Monklands Women’s Aid.
These items are things we continually struggle to afford and your support really is invaluable to us. Please pass on our thanks to everyone involved and the women and children would also like me to pass on a special thank you from them for your kindness. Keep up the great work.
Sasha Benneth, Monklands Womwn's Aid
Sasha Benneth, Monklands Women's Aid
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Congressman introduces bill requiring colleges to publish fire statistics
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– In hopes of increasing public awarenessof fires on college campuses, Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., introduceda bill Feb. 6 to require colleges and universities to disclosefire safety information to the public.
HR471 would require institutions to distribute an annual reportto all current students and employees, and to applicants who requestit, detailing fire safety systems in place at each student housingfacility, the number of fires on campus each year and any injuriesresulting from campus fires.
As an amendment to the Higher Education Act, the bill wouldalso require the Secretary of Education to submit a report toCongress each year analyzing appropriate fire safety standardsfor campuses and recommending ways to improve campus fire safety.
Pascrell introduced the bill after a January 2000 fire killedthree students and injured nearly 60 others at Seton Hall Universityin South Orange, N.J.
"We require universities to publish crime statistics butthere are no similar requirements for fire statistics," saidJoe Waks, Pascrell’s press secretary. "People should know-beforethey choose a university-how safe it is."
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Full name: Rebellion Developments Ltd
Website: www.rebellion.co.uk
UK-based computer games Super Developer Rebellion was established in 1991 by brothers Jason and Chris Kingsley. Rebellion has developed such games as the double BAFTA-nominated Aliens Vs. Predator for 20th Century Fox on the PC, which was launched to worldwide success in 1999 and reached the number one slot in games charts throughout the world.
Since then, Rebellion's successful releases have included 'Delta Force: Urban Warfare', 'Rainbow Six: Lone Wolf', 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf' and most recently, the alternate reality FPS game 'World War Zero'. 2005 game releases include the Action/Adventure Sniper Sim 'Sniper Elite' for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC. Games in development include 'Black Hawk Down' on PlayStation 2 and the 2000 AD character 'Rogue Trooper' game on PlayStation 2 and Xbox, plus a forthcoming PSP title and two additional projects.
In June 2000 Rebellion purchased the UK Sci-Fi comic 2000 AD and its entire character portfolio. In November 2003, Rebellion launched Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death on PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC and GameCube to universal acclaim.
In 2002, Rebellion produced their first movie 'Parasite', currently available on DVD. This production provided an invaluable experience for skills development and planning, which is being realised in their current and Next-Gen projects.
Rebellion pride themselves on their innovative approach to game design and application, incorporating the Asura Engine and Tools Suite, coupled with experience in movie making and publishing. This provides Clients and Partners a unique and valuable resource within the Games industry.
Software Highlights from Credited Titles
Rebellion's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1999 title, "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six" (PlayStation).
The company has been involved titles released on the PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC, Wii U, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, DS/DSi, PS2, Power Mac, PSP, Xbox, GameCube, GBA, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, Jaguar and Amiga. Of these, "Aliens Vs. Predator" (PS3), "Aliens Vs. Predator" (Xbox 360), "Aliens Vs. Predator" (PC), "Sniper Elite V2" (PS3), "Sniper Elite III" (PS3) has been a best selling title.
The company is currently involved with the forthcoming 2020 release "Zombie Army 4: Dead War" (Xbox One).
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English Moldova Weekly
Moldova Weekly #23: who prosecutes the prosecutors, a bank of problems, despicable he
de Redacția 6 zile în urmă Lectură de 4 minute
Who prosecutes the prosecutors?
Viorel Morari, suspended chief of the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office (PA), has been placed in temporary arrest. He is suspected of having forged documents to protect former PDM leader Vlad Plahotniuc and jail his rival - banker Veaceslav Platon, as part of the investigation into the ”theft of the century”. The arrest comes after an internal investigation ordered by new Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, who explicitly said he didn’t trust Morari and accused him of harassing businesses. In turn, Morari suggested this was a punishment for reopening the investigation into the Russian funding of the Party of Socialists.
The prosecutors in charge of this internal control operation might not be without sin themselves though. Some of them have been the subject of journalistic investigations and others were actually being prosecuted by the PA, which indicates an obvious conflict of interests. It is all the more curious as Stoianoglo promised precisely this: to stop the infighting among the various groups of prosecutors.
Meanwhile, Ruslan Statnîi, the anticorruption prosecutor investigating former Supreme Justice Court judge Oleg Sternioală, informed PG Stoianoglo of a possible case of bribery and influence peddling. Statnîi claims a witness refused to testify on grounds that Sternioală had allegedly already ”solved his problems”. The witness even suggested Statnîi would be punished for troubling Sternioală. The former judge is under investigation for money laundering and illicit gains, but repeatedly refused to let in the prosecutors who came to assess the value of his home. He finally gave up on Sunday, letting the prosecutors and real estate experts into his house.
Red stars aligned
While EU Ambassador Peter Michalko wrote that the EU is „watching closely” these developments, Prime Minister Chicu announced the government would launch a dedicated webpage to keep the public posted about the ongoing major investigations.
Chișinău’s new Socialist mayor Ion Ceban has similar preoccupations. He said some studies put the City Hall among the most corrupt institutions, which he vowed to change. Ceban asked the National Integrity Agency to keep an eye on municipal officials, promised to sign a collaboration agreement with the National Anticorruption Center and to develop an elaborate plan to root out corruption. One important pillar of this strategy is the digitalization of municipal services.
The Purloined Letter
PG Stoianoglo had a meeting with PDA MP Alexandru Slusari, who had led the parliamentary investigation into the ”theft of the century”. Stoianoglo had previously declared the Kroll report was pretty much useless as it contained no list of final beneficiaries. Slusari replied that Stoianoglo either hadn’t read the report or was simply lying. After this week’s meeting, the Prosecutor General’s Office formally asked Slusari to present his copy of the report, with the attached list of beneficiaries.
The MP labeled the whole situation ridiculous and promised he would send the documents to the PG on Monday morning. Slusari insists the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office had received a copy of the report, so it is surprising the PG’s internal investigation has not found it yet.
A Record of Discord
PDA MP Iurie Reniță even published a couple of pages from Kroll annexes, whose authenticity was confirmed by Slusari, to prove that the list of beneficiaries really exists. Curiously enough, Reniță also warned that he has an audio recording from the negotiations between PDA and PAS regarding the coalition with PSRM. He claims that some ”well-known names” were keen to accept all of the Socialists’ conditions and requests.
Some PAS MPs responded with thinly veiled suggestions that Reniță might actually be an agent placed by Vlad Plahotniuc in the now defunct bloc ACUM to undermine it from within. This is not the first time Reniță is causing a stir and is one of those who threatened to leave the bloc while Maia Sandu was still Prime Minister.
A Bank of Problems
Alexandr Rjavitin, a young man who escaped from the Transnistrian army four years ago and frequently spoke to Moldovan media about the abuses he had suffered there, was kidnapped by the separatist regime’s forces during a visit to his parents in Transnistria. He is accused of desertion, treasonand divulging ”military secrets”. Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Alexandru Flenchea promised to talk to Tiraspol’s chief diplomat Vitali Ignatiev, even though relations between them are not exactly friendly.
The ECHR has condemned Russia for Tiraspol’s 2010 illegal arrest of a tax inspector from Tighina, accused of treason and spying for Moldova’s constitutional authorities. After international pressure, he was freed in 2011.
Meanwhile, former MP Veaceslav Ioniță writes about Transnistria’s economic woes. Today, a Moldovan’s average income is 50% higher on the right bank of the Nistru than on the left one. Back in 2015, Ioniță says it was the other way around. However, Tiraspol’s insistence on maintaining an artificial exchange rate has depleted its currency reserves.
Ticket to rise
After negotiations with interurban transporters, the Chicu government agreed to increase ticket prices by almost 25%, to the outrage of passengers and the opposition. PAS MPs were quick to point out that President Dodon had criticized Maia Sandu’s Cabinet for an alleged disregard for social issues and now his handpicked government took a decision that adversely affects precisely the economically vulnerable categories of people. The MPs say authorities should have prepared a protection mechanism for people in need before agreeing to increase prices. Fellow opposition MPs from PDA asked the Chicu Cabined to reverse its decision, but Minister of Economy and Infrastructure Andrei Usatîi said there was no way back.
President Dodon argues this was a necessary measure and warns passenger transportation would have been paralyzed if the ticket prices had not been updated. He admits that the decision wasn’t explained well enough to the people, but promised vulnerable categories would be compensated indirectly via some other social initiatives.
The drivers themselves, although they protested and blocked roads to have the government increase transportation fees, now complain they have fewer passengers because many cannot afford the more expensive tickets.
Despicable He
Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban thinks the Chicu Cabinet cannot be considered a „serious partner” and told European Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi that the EU should follow developments in Moldova with „maximum exigency and maximum circumspection”. Orban’s National Liberal Party is a strong supporter and ally of Moldovan opposition parties PDA and PAS.
Moldovan PM Ion Chicu replied that he cares more about what his own citizens think and that he has more important tasks at hand than ”commenting on declarations”. Chicu’s justice advisor Nicolae Eșanu had harsh words for those who rejoiced at the criticism of the Romanian PM: he labeled their reaction ”despicable”, complained about foreign interference in Moldova’s domestic affairs and earned a like on Facebook from his boss.
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Why look at art?
How to do visual (formal) analysis
Describing what you see: Sculpture, Henry Moore's Reclining Figure
Looking at paintings
Key terms + concepts
Chiaroscuro explained
Foreshortening explained
Linear perspective explained
Atmospheric perspective explained
Art Terms in Action—Tint, Shade, and Tone
A brief history of the representation of the body in Western painting
Materials + techniques + processes
Art Terms in Action—Paint
The conservator’s eye—Anselm Kiefer, Bohemia Lies by the Sea
The conservator's eye—Taddeo Gaddi, Saint Julian
Gold-ground panel painting
Making Green—Tempera versus Oil
Making Purple—The Science of Art
A brief history of the representation of the body in Western sculpture
Contrapposto explained
The conservator's eye—Marble statue of a wounded warrior
Quarrying and carving marble
Carving Marble with Traditional Tools
Bronze Casting Using the "Lost Wax" Technique
Adriaen de Vries's bronze casting technique: direct lost-wax method
The Greek architectural orders
Nature in art and architecture
Specified artists + architects
Woodcuts and engravings
The Large Piece of Turf
Adam and Eve (essay)
Adam and Eve (video)
Browse Dürer on Smarthistory
Turner at Tate Britain
The Harbor of Dieppe
The Fighting Temeraire
Rain, Steam, and Speed — The Great Western Railway
Impressionism, an introduction
How the Impressionists got their name
Cliff Walk at Pourville
Art and Context—Monet's Cliff Walk at Pourville and Malevich's White on White
Les Nymphéas (The Water Lilies)
Poplars
The Basin at Argenteuil
Browse Monet on Smarthistory
The Lawrence Tree
Abduction of a Sabine Woman
A-level: Sheltered by the sea, Barbara Hepworth's Pelagos
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City
Non-European works
Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave)
Tipu’s Tiger
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
Ai Weiwei, Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds)
Subjects, forms, styles
Landscape + seascape
Relationship between wo/man and nature
Architecture influenced by nature
Sample set of works
Identities in art and architecture
The Arnolfini Portrait
The Madonna in the Church
Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban (Self-Portrait?)
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses
Bathsheba at Her Bath
Self-Portrait with Saskia
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Girl at a Window
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
The Jewish Bride
Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun
Self-Portrait with her Daughter
Madame Perregaux
Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
Browse van Gogh on Smarthistory
Jean-Antoine Houdon
The Swing (After Fragonard)
MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts
Liu Chunhua, Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Shirin Neshat, Rebellious Silence, Women of Allah series
Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)
Benin Plaques
Michel Tuffery, Pisupo Lua Afe (Corned Beef 2000)
Sacred space and symbolic form at Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho (India)
Portraits in 2D works
Identity in architecture
War in art and architecture
Liberty Leading the People
Scene of the Massacre at Chios
The Death of Sardanapalus
The Third of May, 1808
And there's nothing to be done from The Disasters of War
Browse Goya on Smarthistory
Browse Picasso on Smarthistory
Art in Nazi Germany
Edward Lutyens
British Art and Literature During WWI
Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
Haniwa Warrior
War in 2D works
Participants in war
Places affected by war
Defensive + commemorative architecture
Renaissance in Italy
Renaissance art basics
How to recognize Italian Renaissance art
Florence in the Early Renaissance
Venetian art, an introduction
Toward the High Renaissance, an introduction
A beginner's guide to Mannerism
The Protestant Reformation
Specified artists
St. Francis in the Desert (or St. Francis in Ecstasy)
San Zaccaria Altarpiece
San Giobbe Altarpiece
The Feast of the Gods (essay)
The Feast of the Gods (video)
The Birth of Venus
La Primavera (Spring)
Dissecting Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi
La belle jardinière (Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist)
Madonna of the Goldfinch
Marriage of the Virgin
Pope Leo X
School of Athens
The Alba Madonna
Portrait of Pope Julius II
Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata
St. Mark
Feast of Herod
Madonna of the Clouds
Orsanmichele and Donatello's Saint Mark, Florence
Tullio Lombardo
The Conservation of Tullio Lombardo's Adam
About Michelangelo
The many meanings of Michelangelo's David
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Last Judgment, Sistine Chapel
Saint Peter's Basilica
Medici Chapel (New Sacristy)
Laurentian Library
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso)
Religious sculpture
Mythological works
Secular architecture
Baroque in Catholic Europe
Baroque art, an introduction
How to recognize Baroque art
Francis Bacon and the Scientific Revolution
Narcissus at the Source
Calling of St. Matthew
The Conversion of St. Paul (or The Conversion of Saul)
Crucifixion of St. Peter
Deposition (or Entombment)
Death of the Virgin
Elevation of the Cross
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Presentation of the Portrait of Marie de' Medici
Arrival (or Disembarkation) of Marie de Medici at Marseilles
Venus, Mars and Cupid
The Consequences of War
The Waterseller of Seville
Los Borrachos (The Drunks), also known as The Triumph of Bacchus
The Surrender of Breda
Juan de Pareja
Pluto and Proserpina (or The Rape of Proserpina)
Apollo and Daphne
Baldacchino, Saint Peter's
Bust of Medusa
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Cathedra Petri (Chair of St. Peter)
Religious painting
Mythological painting
Mythological sculpture
Still life or genre
British and French Avant-Garde
Becoming Modern, an introduction
A beginner's guide to Realism
Haussmann the Demolisher and the creation of modern Paris
Looking east—how Japan inspired Monet, Van Gogh and other Western artists
A beginner's guide to the Pre-Raphaelites
The Aesthetic Movement
William Holman Hunt
Claudio and Isabella
Our English Coasts (Strayed Sheep)
The Awakening Conscience
Music in the Tuileries Gardens
Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)
The Railway
Plum Brandy
In the Conservatory
Corner of a Café-Concert
Self-Portrait with Portrait of Émile Bernard (Les misérables)
Vision after the Sermon (or Jacob Wrestling with the Angel)
The Red Cow
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
The Bellelli Family
At the Races in the Countryside
The Dance Class
Visit to a Museum
The Walking Man
Painting of working life
Painting of leisure
Mythological + literary works
The female figure
Commemorative sculpture
Domestic architecture
Modernism in Europe
Expressionism, an introduction
Luxe, calme et volupté
Bonheur de Vivre
Dance I
The Red Studio
The Piano Lesson
Self-Portrait As a Soldier
Street, Dresden
Street, Berlin
Le Viaduc à L'Estaque, (The Viaduct at L'Estaque)
The Portuguese
Bird in Space
The Palace at 4 a.m.
Primitive ideas
Figure sculpture
Commercial + public architecture
British + American contemporary art + architecture
Contemporary Art, an introduction
Why is this art? Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans
Gold Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Diptych
The Holy Virgin Mary
Omega, and Judy Chicago, Pasadena Lifesaver, Blue Series, Number 4
Mary Kelly
Mary Kelly, Post-Partum Document
Abstraction + non-objective
Performance + video
Land + earth art
A-Level: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych
by Tina Rivers Ryan
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962, acrylic on canvas, 2054 x 1448 mm (Tate) © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2015
Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Diptych is made of two silver canvases on which the artist silkscreened a photograph of Marilyn Monroe fifty times. At first glance, the work—which explicitly references a form of Christian painting (see below) in its title—invites us to worship the legendary icon, whose image Warhol plucked from popular culture and immortalized as art.
Diptych with the Virgin and Child Enthroned and the Crucifixion, 1275/80, tempera on panel, 38 x 59 cm (Art Institute of Chicago)
But as in all of Warhol’s early paintings, this image is also a carefully crafted critique of both modern art and contemporary life.
Not only pop culture
With sustained looking, Warhol’s works reveal that he was influenced not only by pop culture, but also by art history—and especially by the art that was then popular in New York. For example, in this painting, we can identify the hallmarks of Abstract Expressionist painters like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.
Visitor, Tate Modern, London (photo: Barbara Piancastelli, CC: BY-NC-SA 2.0)
As in the work of these older artists, the monumental scale of Marilyn Diptych (more than six feet by nine feet) demands our attention and announces the importance of the subject matter. Furthermore, the seemingly careless handling of the paint and its “allover composition”—the even distribution of form and color across the entire canvas, such that the viewer’s eyes wander without focusing on one spot—are each hallmarks of Abstract Expressionism, as exemplified by Jackson Pollock’s drip paintings. Yet Warhol references these painters only to undermine the supposed expressiveness of their gestures: like Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, whose work he admired, he uses photographic imagery, the silkscreen process and repetition to make art that is not about his interior life, but rather about the culture in which he lived.
Emotional flatness
Warhol takes as the subject of his painting an impersonal image. Though he was an award-winning illustrator, instead of making his own drawing of Monroe, he appropriates an image that already exists. Furthermore, the image is not some other artist’s drawing, but a photograph made for mass reproduction. Even if we don’t recognize the source (a publicity photo for Monroe’s 1953 film Niagara), we know the image is a photo, not only because of its verisimilitude, but also because of the heightened contrast between the lit and shadowed areas of her face, which we associate with a photographer’s flash.
Publicity still for the film Niagara, 1953 left; center and right, details from: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962, acrylic on canvas, 2054 x 1448 mm (Tate) © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2015
True to form, the actress looks at us seductively from under heavy-lidded eyes and with parted lips; but her expression is also a bit inscrutable, and the repetition remakes her face into an eerie, inanimate mask. Warhol’s use of the silkscreen technique further “flattens” the star’s face. By screening broad planes of unmodulated color, the artist removes the gradual shading that creates a sense of three-dimensional volume, and suspends the actress in an abstract void. Through these choices, Warhol transforms the literal flatness of the paper-thin publicity photo into an emotional “flatness,” and the actress into a kind of automaton. In this way, the painting suggests that “Marilyn Monroe,” a manufactured star with a made-up name, is merely a one-dimensional (sex) symbol—perhaps not the most appropriate object of our almost religious devotion.
While Warhol’s silkscreened repetitions flatten Monroe’s identity, they also complicate his own identity as the artist of this work. The silkscreen process allowed Warhol (or his assistants) to reproduce the same image over and over again, using multiple colors. Once the screens are manufactured and the colors are chosen, the artist simply spreads inks evenly over the screens using a wide squeegee. Though there are differences from one face to the next, these appear to be the accidental byproducts of a quasi-mechanical process, rather than the product of the artist’s judgment. Warhol’s rote painting technique is echoed by the rigid composition of the work, a five-by-five grid of faces, repeated across the two halves of its surface.
Detail, Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych, 1962, acrylic on canvas, 2054 x 1448 mm (Tate) © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. 2015
Here, as in many Neo-Dada, minimalist and conceptual works, the grid is like a program that the artist uses to “automate” the process of composing the work, instead of relying on subjective thoughts or feelings to make decisions. In other words, Warhol’s “cool,” detached composition is the opposite of the intimate, soulful encounter with the canvas associated with Abstract Expressionism. But whereas most works that use grids are abstract, here, the the grid repeats a photo of a movie star, causing the painting to resemble a photographer’s contact sheet, or a series of film strips placed side-by-side. These references to mechanical forms of reproduction further prove that for Warhol, painting is no longer an elevated medium distinct from popular culture.
Ghostly symmetry
Aside from radically changing our notion of painting, Warhol’s choices create a symmetry between the artist and his subject, who each seem to be less than fully human: the artist becomes a machine, just as the actress becomes a mask or a shell. Another word we could use to describe the presence of both the artist and the actress might be ghostly, and in fact, Warhol started making his series of “Marilyn” paintings only after the star had died of an apparent suicide, and eventually collected them with other disturbing paintings under the title “Death in America.” Her death haunts this painting: on the left, her purple, garishly made-up face resembles an embalmed corpse, while the lighter tones of some of the faces on the right make it seem like she is disappearing before our eyes.
Warhol once noted that through repeated exposure to an image, we become de-sensitized to it. In that case, by repeating Monroe’s mask-like face, he not only drains away her life, but also ours as well, by deadening our emotional response to her death. Then again, by making her face so strange and unfamiliar, he might also be trying to re-sensitize us to her image, so that we remember she isn’t just a symbol, but a person whom we might pity. From the perspective of psychoanalytic theory, he may even be forcing us to relive, and therefore work through, the traumatic shock of her death. The painting is more than a mere celebration of Monroe’s iconic status. It is an invitation to consider the consequences of the increasing role of mass media images in our everyday lives.
This painting at Tate
Hal Foster et al., Art Since 1900: modernism antimodernism postmodernism, 2nd ed. (London: Thames and Hudson, 2011).
Steven Henry Madoff, ed., Pop Art: A Critical History (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997).
Kynaston McShine, ed., Andy Warhol: A Retrospective, exh. cat. (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1989).
Annette Michelson, ed., Andy Warhol (October Files) (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002).
Cite this page as: Tina Rivers Ryan, "A-Level: Andy Warhol, Marilyn Diptych," in Smarthistory, July 27, 2017, accessed January 18, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/warhol-marilyn-diptych-2/.
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Councilman Mike Bonin Undermines Black History in Venice
Mike Bravo
Black History, Land Use/Development
Thank you to those that have been supporting our beautiful struggle over the past two and a half years to save the Historic First Baptist Church of Venice from being turned into a mega mansion for the Penskes. There’s been quite a few stages and fronts of the fight to keep up with. To quickly recap the more pronounced battle fronts here is a list.
Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) Land Use and Planning Committee (July 2017)
VNC Board Aug & October 2017
West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC) Hearing I (June 2018) & II (Aug 2018)
Office of Historic Resources Hearing I (Oct 2018) and II (Dec 2018)
Writ Lawsuit against L.A. City Planning – started Nov. 2018 and ending in Jan. 2020
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Appeal hearing at L.A. Planning & Land Use Committee postponed twice, finally heard Jan 2020
Mike Bonin Steady Working Against Racial Equity
Initially, in the first months of our defense campaign for the First Baptist Church of Venice (mid 2017) Councilman Mike Bonin vowed support to save the space but quickly backtracked. I wrote an article detailing his systemic racism reinforcing behaviors during the first year of our defense campaign back in October 2018. In 2019 we weren’t too publicly critical and wasn’t a priority on our radar because we were busy with community and church batallas (battles) and it seemed he was doing better with helpful motions for the westside and houseless issues. Over the past two and a half years he has done a good job at staying evasive about this subject and communicating with us. When he has chimed in it was his usual go to lies and white paternalistic declaration of what our narrative really was. We were hoping he changed and gained some integrity. But no. He hasn’t.
Enter the CEQA Appeal Hearing at L.A. PLUM Jan 2020
The CEQA appeal was our response to the WLAAPC’s vote in late 2018 to allow the project (that was a whole other unscrupulous shitshow.) In a nutshell the CEQA appeal was about the cumulative impact of the unprecedented 11,700 sq ft single family home (7 times larger than the average house in Venice) and the numerous procedural illegalities of the project.
LA City PLUM (Land Use Committee) unanimously voted down the CEQA Appeal despite overwhelming contradictions to CEQA laws and Coastal Act violations. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how good your facts and arguments are. If you got money and a willing political whore you’re good to go. It was kinda like asking the wolf tribe to ask the other wolf relatives to let some chickens free.
Present at the CEQA Appeal hearing was Elain Irwin, Jay Penske’s wife was there with the usual local lying anti-Black gentrification/displacement agents. Robert Thibodeau, the local architect who’s name is synonymous with unscrupulous projects. George Francisco, president of the Venice Chamber of Commerce, Vice-president of the VNC, and Venice’s gentrification agent of the last decade. Jim Murez, VNC board member for the past I dont how many years who likes to make every local political topic about himself so he can stay relevant and purchasable for anyone who needs to buy a VNC vote. Chris Quintal the shady realtor who represented both the buyer and seller and some pet Mexican bodyguard or sancho for Elaine Erwin.
Councilmember Mike Bonin came in last minute via his deputy Len Nguyen with some bullshit statement supporting the Penskes. It was a revamped version of the same evasive, paternalistic excuses and sideline commentary he’s been talking to media and others (except us of course) over the past 2.5 years.
Mike Bonin’s Statement RE: First Baptist Church of Venice
(filled with lies of course but we’ll break that down in a different post)
Thank you Chair Harris-Dawson
Len Nguyen, Senior Planning Deputy for Councilmember Mike Bonin
The proposed project, like many in Venice, is controversial, touching not just on land use entitlements, but also issues of gentrification and neighborhood character. As a result, this project has been discussed, debated, and argued about for years.
The councilmember first became aware of this project in August 2017, when he was speaking at and attending a Venice Resistance rally objecting to the hatred and racism at the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville earlier in the week. A number of people told him that the former First Baptist Church of Venice, a longtime black congregation in the community, was threatened with demolition. He committed to try to save the church building from demolition.
For decades, the First Baptist Church of Venice served a robust congregation in the historic African American neighborhood of Oakwood.
However, in recent years, the congregation suffered from dwindling numbers, in addition to significant costs for maintenance and upkeep of the church structure and property. Therefore, a few years ago, the pastor and the church elders sold the church property. The congregation now worships at a new home elsewhere on the Westside. A number of today’s appellants challenged the legitimacy of that sale, but their suit did not prevail.
It is our office’s understanding that when the building was for sale, a number of potential buyers expressed interest in acquiring the property, demolishing the church building, and building something else entirely. The church leadership states it sold the church building and properties to the only potential buyer who did not plan to demolish the structure. Rather than raze the current structures, the new owners propose an adaptive reuse project, and plan to reside there. The new owners also agreed, at their own expense, to transport the sacred elements of the church’s interior to the congregation’s new home.
Many people, including the appellants, would like the building to continue to serve as a thriving church for the community. However, the congregation legally sold the property, and the city does not have the authority to compel them to keep the property, or to require the property owners to sell to a different congregation.
While the city cannot preserve the congregation, it can act to preserve the structure.
Just a few blocks away, the nearby Monday Women’s Club, which also played a vital role in Venice’s African-American history, also faced demolition. The Cultural Heritage Commission found that it qualified as an Historic-Cultural Landmark and at Councilmember Bonin’s urging, the City Council ratified that finding.
The Commission did not make similar findings for the former First Baptist Church — but the council-member nevertheless insisted that the structure and the building facade be preserved, in acknowledgment of its significance to the neighborhood and its historic African-American community. The new owners also agreed to create a monument to the neighborhood’s African-American history.
This issue has been delayed repeatedly because the councilmember did not feel that designs for the building met that commitment to preserve the structure and historic facade — and he insisted the project not move forward until it did so.
Through repeated meetings with city officials, the designs have been reworked. The revised design preserves the facade and meets the commitment to preserve the structure. We are grateful to the owners and their team for agreeing to the new designs.
Therefore, Councilmember Bonin supports the revised project design before you today.
good lord..love how he implies he’s a hero in all of this huh?
Don’t you know?.. HE’s the one who gets to decide what our historical narrative and destiny is? White supremacy anyone? Bonin knows the shady background and the real facts about this project. He could have easily supported a thorough CEQA review to, at the very least, ensure the appearance of a quasi-due process review. He’s also had the opportunity to support the Historical Designation last year. But no. He decided to continue to lie, dominate and misrepresent the narrative and put a nail in the coffin of the efforts to save the space.
Let’s be clear. Bonin is a smart guy. He knows exactly what he’s doing. He’s very aware of what white privilege and systemic racism is as noted in the article I wrote in October 2018 (https://vog.news/35Qg11n) This is how Mr. “Down with Bernie” , “Progressive”, “against hate” does, not just traditional Venetians, but the Black and Brown community. I dont think Bernie would approve of this at all.
My friends, we have to look beyond his superficial public relations game. I’m sure next week he’ll be at MLK celebration kissing black babies while he does us dirty over here because some rich white sociopaths, for who knows what reason, STILL want to build their home on what is arguably the most important historical property in the Oakwood subarea of Venice.
We can accept when a fight is lost fair and square. The bulk of our engagements with Los Angeles city staff, Council hearings, court hearings, etc.. those “losses“ to us have only been by way of money, dishonesty, white privilege, and power. They haven’t been won via honor, merit, logic, or facts.
It takes a network of the city’s and neighborhood’s most prolific gentrification agents, their money, and no integrity having politicians like Mike Bonin to dishonorably intervene and challenge us little group of common neighborhood people. That’s how weak these “powerful” people are.
True power doesn’t power trip.
All we’re armed with is heart, truth, and the dedication to justice. This is just another battle episode in the movie where we win. They expected us to give up a long time ago but here we are.
We ain’t going nowhere.
P.S. : feel free to tell him how you feel about it:
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New Hybrid Brain Map Reveals How Neurons Connect
Projects that map the billions of connections within entire brains have always had a tinge of grandiosity. Yet to connectomists, these projects aren’t just the key to cracking the brain’s ultimate mysteries. Understanding how and why neurons form connections called synapses may be the path towards computer simulations that recreate human thoughts, memories, judgments, and even consciousness inside silicon hardware. For some brain regions, the data may even already be there.
This week, a branch of the European Blue Brain Project took a step back from boots-on-the-ground brain mapping to ask an extremely provocative question: what if we already have sufficient data to build a first draft of all the connections within the mouse cortex—some 88 billion synapses—but no one has looked in the right place?
Their key insight isn’t to gather more data. Rather, it’s to aggregate data from existing brain atlases, mapping their findings onto each other at multiple scales. From each synapse to single neurons to long-range neural networks, combining individual maps could create a “meta-map” that gets us closer to a full, detailed computer simulation of brain networks.
“The findings enable us to continue our simulation experiments at an exponentially increasing rate, meaning we can now build biologically accurate brain models of bigger and bigger brain regions and at a higher and higher resolution,” said Blue Brain founder Dr. Henry Markram.
To further encourage collaboration and iterative refinement of the first draft model, the team is making all data and their micro-connectomes open-sourced. You can play with it here.
From “just a few, relatively coarse-grained principles” we’ve already learned much about how synaptic connections form and what restrains them, said lead researcher Dr. Michael Reimann. “I expect that with improved methods we will find more in the future.”
For a decade, neural cartographers have been battling the problem of scale in at least two ways.
One is its sheer size. The human brain, with its millions of neurons interconnected with spiderweb-like delicate tendrils, presents a formidable technological challenge. Even projects like EyeWire that focus on tiny chunks of mouse neural tissue take years of collaboration. It’s a pricey, time-consuming endeavor with no immediate clinical return, and so far, non-profit research organizations like the Allen Brain Institute and Janelia Research Campus or military entities including IARPA are leading the charge.
The second scale problem is vertical, in that the brain doesn’t “connect” on one scale. Brain atlases are often dubbed the Google Maps of neural connections, but that’s not entirely accurate. In fact, they’re a collection of maps—satellite, traffic, road maps, street view—that take snapshots across species and brain regions at entirely different levels of detail.
Bringing it back to the brain, in addition to drawing synapses, neural networks, and large-scale brain oscillations, scientists have also been mapping gene expression and proteins across brain regions. Understanding how chunks of genes, lumps of chemicals, and spikes of electricity turn into sophisticated thought remains a grand challenge in neuroscience. Scientists still heatedly argue about which scale—or scales—we need to study to capture the “essence” of brain computation, at least enough to simulate it.
The problem? Capturing one level is hard enough for any single lab. Reinmann and his colleagues thought: why not combine complementary views of connectomics with data that’s already available?
A Treasure Trove
As a proof of concept, the team turned to two recent high-quality datasets: the Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas and Janelia’s MouseLight. Both map the mouse brain, but at vastly different scales.
The Allen Institute’s maps track neural connectivity across small circuits to trace out major connections, whereas MouseLight dives down from that bird’s-eye view to tackle intricacies at the individual neuron level across the entire mouse brain. The two open-sourced datasets perfectly complement each other at both macro and micro scales, the team said, and combining them leads to a more complete model of the brain that sees both the forest and the trees.
Rather than reconstructing the whole brain, the team focused on the cortex, a multi-layered blanket that forms its outermost layer. To many, the cortex is the seat of sensation, movement, and higher thought such as decision-making or flexible reasoning.
Actually combining the data was like dancing with ropes around both feet. The way scientists report connectivity data is often in an abstract colored “matrix,” and translating numbers back to match with micro-scale data at the individual neuron level took some finessing. The team relied on their circuit and connectivity modeling pipeline, a software developed previously that helped them reconstruct the sensory regions of a rat. They amped it up so that it’s easier to place neurons in brain atlases in defined 3D spaces—that is, to align individual synaptic data under the biological constraints, such as shape of cellular composition, of a particular part of the cortex.
An Intricate Connectome
One yet unsolved problem in connectomics is why some parts of the brain form long-range connections, which can stretch as far as half the brain (if not longer). Most scientists agree that these brain-traversing highways help organize larger-scale neural activity—failure can result in autism and other brain disorders—but the rules they follow remain a mystery.
The team used their combined dataset to begin uncovering some of these basic parameters. It may sound like boring science-mumbo-jumbo, but if you’ve ever played around with a DSLR in manual mode, you know that parameters matter: they constrain the outcome of a simulation (pretty important when it’s a brain), give you an idea of potential outcomes, and make the whole project easily readable by a machine. Their model spanned 10 million neurons, five orders of magnitude, and contained nearly 90 billion synapses as a first draft.
From the data, the team cooked up a cortex connectivity recipe that captured the principles of how neurons link up in the mouse cortex. “It specifies and constrains thousands of projections between individual brain regions and sub-regions in terms of strength, layer profiles in the target region, topographical mapping and the targeting of individual neurons,” they explained.
The recipe contained two pages: one, a model based on data from available “out-going” neural branches to see how major interaction could arise, for example, between which regions at what chances. The other was an algorithm that could spit out potential neuron-to-neuron connections, which fulfill all the constraints in long-range projections for neuroscientists to further test out in actual brains.
This theoretical structure of connectivity still needs to be tested, the authors agreed. But, they added, it’s a powerful proof of concept that it’s possible to solve the scale problem. All we need is to link up available datasets at the micro and macro scales.
A Collaborative Future
The current results are just a glimpse of what’s to come in the world of brain mapping.
The team has made their entire work public, allowing scientists to further build on it. And make no mistake, it’s a very early draft (a beta release of the mouse cortical algorithm, if you will), and much of the model relies on educated assumptions that could eventually be proven wrong.
But that’s the whole point. Opening the model welcomes iterative improvements on it, and the team strongly believes that the software’s “flexibility and modularity will allow it to readily use future data sets in place and in addition to the currently used ones.”
“Even with the imperfections outlined above, the present model will lead to advances in our understanding of brain function,” the authors concluded.
Image Credit: Blue Brain Project / EPFL. A computer rendering of dense connections in the mouse neocortex.
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‘Cruising toward oblivion’
Via Ben Thompson, this fascinating story from the Washington Post about the decline of car culture—and the rise of smartphone culture:
For nearly all of the first century of automobile travel, getting your license meant liberation from parental control, a passport to the open road. Today, only half of millennials bother to get their driver’s licenses by age 18. Car culture, the 20th-century engine of the American Dream, is an old guy’s game.
“The automobile just isn’t that important to people’s lives anymore,” says Mike Berger, a historian who studies the social effect of the car. “The automobile provided the means for teenagers to live their own lives. Social media blows any limits out of the water. You don’t need the car to go find friends.”
Much of the emotional meaning of the car, especially to young adults, has transferred to the smartphone, says Mark Lizewskie, executive director of the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pa. “Instead of Ford versus Chevy, it’s Apple versus Android, and instead of customizing their ride, they customize their phones with covers and apps,” he says. “You express yourself through your phone, whereas lately, cars have become more like appliances, with 100,000-mile warranties.”
Those of us who grew up in the 20th Century see cars as being a huge part of culture and identity, but that may have been a one-century-only proposition.
[Update: Unsurprisingly, car-enthusiast blog Jalopnik thinks this story sucks. I don’t know if it sucks or not—I imagine there will always be gearheads and racers and the like even after they enact the Motor Law—but it seems to me that this was once our culture, and it’s now a subculture.]
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Reps. Soto, Ocasio-Cortez, Serrano, Mucarsel-Powell Call on Trump Administration to Restore Power to Residents in Puerto Rico
January 13, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Reps. Darren Soto (FL-09), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), José E.
Rep. Soto Assesses Damage in Puerto Rico Following Major Earthquakes
Today, U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) surveyed damage and met with victims, as well as government officials in several Puerto Rican cities.
Rep. Soto Votes for War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.Con.Res. 83, A War Powers Resolution Limiting the President's Military Actions Regarding Iran.
Soto, Flores Bill to Improve Security Principles for 5G Development Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, H.Res. 575, introduced by Reps. Darren Soto (FL-09) and Bill Flores (TX-17), passed out of the House. The bipartisan resolution seeks to ensure new recommendations of "The Prague Proposals" are carefully considered by all stakeholders in the deployment of 5G communications infrastructure.
Rep. Soto Calls for Senate Action on Key House-Passed Bills and Highlights Some Key Bipartisan Achievements for the Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) celebrated the more than 400 bills, including more than 275 bipartisan bills still awaiting action in the GOP-controlled Senate, passed by the Democratic House Majority over the past year.
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Rep. Soto Votes in Favor of Articles of Impeachment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following statement after voting in favor of articles of impeachment:
Rep. Soto Votes to Keep Government Open, Secures 37 Legislative Wins in Spending Bill
December 17, 2019 Press Release
Rep. Soto Joins House Democrats to Pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act
December 6, 2019 Press Release
Rep. Soto Votes to Pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) joined House Democrats in passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), legislation that restores voting protections in states with a recent history of discrimination.
Reps. Soto, Demings and Murphy's Pulse Memorial Bill Gets Heard at the Natural Resources Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) spoke at the Natural Resources Committee’s legislative hearing on H.R. 3094 that calls for the designation of Pulse nightclub as a federally recognized National Memorial Site.
Rep. Soto Speaks Out Against HUD Illegal Withholding of Puerto Rico Aid
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep.
Rep. Soto Pushes National Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims
December 5, 2019 In The News
Rep. Soto Calls for Medicaid Funding in U.S. Territories
November 21, 2019 In The News
Right now, there are dozens of patients — U.S. citizens — in New Zealand hospitals who are fighting the clock. They have only a few weeks to recover and get home to the tiny island of American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the South Pacific.
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Rep. Soto Joins Bipartisan Venezuela Democracy Caucus
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Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) joins Florida delegation members in the newly formed Venezuela Democracy Caucus. The caucus will focus on supporting policies that will seek to advance the freedom of Venezuelan citizens and provide humanitarian aid. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schulz (D-FL) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will co-chair the 16 member bipartisan caucus.
Rep. Darren Soto Gives His Thoughts on Impeachment
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Rep. Darren Soto gives his thoughts about the current status on the impeachment inquiry.
Spectrum News Coverage of Veterans Town Hall
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Check out the Spectrum news coverage of Rep. Soto's most recent Veterans Town Hall.
Rep. Soto Comments on Impeachment
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Rep. Soto gives his thoughts on the first impeachment hearing.
Immigration Summit Takes on Bleak Future of DACA
October 15, 2019 In The News
As published by Stephanie Claytor in the Bay News 9.
Winter Garden, FL- The LULAC Council of Central Florida held its first immigration summit at Polk State College.
Rep. Soto Honors Vietnam Veteran Recognized for Saving 30 Soldiers
October 9, 2019 In The News
As published by Greg Fox on Wesh.com.
Kissimmee, FL- It was a proud moment on a day more than 50 years in the making.
With his family on hand, Manuel Rodriguez patiently waited as U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., presented him with the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with bronze palm for valor.
Rep. Darren Soto and all of FL Democratic Congressional Delegation Urges State to Secure Election Systems & Improve Accessibility Ahead of 2020
September 25, 2019 In The News
Washington, DC- Today, the entire Florida Democratic Congressional delegation sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee pressing her to bolster election security and improve Floridians' access to vote for next year's election and requesting information about these efforts.
Soto champions SunRail expansion into Polk
August 15, 2019 In The News
As published by Charles A. Baker III in the Polk News Sun.
On Aug. 5, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (D-Winter Haven) met with a group of east Polk County mayors and commissioners to request local resolutions in support of his federal efforts to extend the SunRail commuter train line from Poinciana, where it currently ends, into Haines City, Lake Alfred, Auburndale and Lakeland in the coming years.
March 16, 2017 Photo Gallery
Rep. Soto Comments on Recent Impeachment Hearing
WESH 2 News Coverage on Impeachment
Rep. Darren Soto on Climate Change at Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing
February 7, 2019 Video
On February 6th, 2019, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto gave the following remarks on climate change at the first Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing.
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