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__label__wiki	0.877593	0.877593	"Hungarian Lessons" by Linh Dinh: "What has been most highlighted and lambasted is Orban’s stance on the current refugee/illegal immigrant crisis, but some of his other decisions are even more rebellious against the hegemony of the AngloZionists, to borrow a term from the Saker. Orban rejected the IMF’s austerity measures, increased Hungary’s oversight over its Central Bank, raised taxes for all banks and, in 2013, even kicked out the International Monetary Fund. Orban’s moves against banksters have not been foregrounded by the international press because banksters and their allies don’t want you to think too much about their rampant criminal activities. In defiance of the AngloZionists’ effort to isolate Russia, Orban’s government agreed in 2014 to have South Stream go through Hungary. This Russian gas pipeline would also have crossed Turkey’s territorial waters, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia and Austria. Though it would have benefited all of Europe, South Stream was scuttled by our global elites through pressure on Bulgaria. In contrast to Hungary’s decision, Poland has gone out of its way to avoid relying on Russian natural gas by arranging in 2006 to buy from distant Qatar. Thanks to a delay in the construction of a sea terminal, Poland still hasn’t quaffed any Qatar liquefied natural gas, though it’s already paying through its nose due to contractual obligations. Huffing the Russian stuff costs a lot less. Besides seeking closer ties with Russia, Orban has repeatedly stressed that sanctions against Russia hurts all European countries. What he’s advocating, then, is a Europe that must look out for its own interests in defiance of the suicide diktats from the AngloZionists. In 2011, Orban banned GMO crops from Hungary and destroyed 1,000 acres of corn planted with Monsanto seeds. Also of note is Orban’s reaching out to Hungarians in neighboring countries. His government has provided monetary aid and even citizenship to all ethnic Hungarians (with the stipulation that one must speak the language to be naturalized). Thanks to the vindictive Treaty of Trianon after World War I, Hungary lost 71% of its land and 66% of its people. Not even Germany was truncated so ruthlessly. Orban’s government has revoked tax-exemption status from most Hungarian religious organizations, including all versions of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha’i, all but three Jewish synagogues, as well as many Christian orders or denominations such as Opus Dei, Benedictines, Marists, Carmelites, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Episcopalians and Methodists. The only ones to receive state recognition and support are those deemed traditional to Hungarian society. Echoing Putin and other leaders, Orban has condemned NGOs as a fifth column. Though as a young man, Orban received a four-month scholarship from the Soros Foundation to study in Oxford, he is fingering the Budapest-born Soros as an unwelcome meddler in Hungary and the rest of Europe. Thanks for the chump change, George, but bugger off!" "France’s Zionist Prime Minister: A Review of Emmanuel Ratier’s “Le Vrai Visage de Manuel Valls” — Part 2" (or how a disliked loser two-bit politician - a tedcruzian character - with no prospects becomes Prime Minister of France): "Valls’ turn towards Israel was first evident in his decision, in January 2009 at the height of the Israelis’ murderous Operation Cast Lead against the Gaza Strip, announcing Évry’s twinning with an Israeli town. In November 2009, he declined for the first time to host Six Hours for Palestine at the town hall. Having divorced his first wife after having four children, Valls remarried with the Romanian-origin Jewish violin-player Anne Gravoin in 2010. The marriage apparently unlocked considerable networking opportunities for Valls. One attendee of the wedding reported that: “It was fun, the town hall was chock full. Anne, of Jewish origin, had invited a branch of her family, orthodox Jews. [. . .] [There were] men who wore kippas, coming from Manhattan or London, and imams from the Essonne [the county Évry is located in]” (21, 44). One magazine reported that “Anne Gravoin opened to her husband her ‘cultural’ networks, show-business, and does not hesitate to say in socialite dinners that ‘Manuel’s career’ owes her a great deal” (20). Valls was keen to advertise his new love interest, appearing in Paris Match with a full-page photograph of them kissing. There have been many claims that Gravoin has played a major role in her husband’s embrace of Zionism and in particular in his relentless persecution of the Cameroonian-French comedian Dieudonné. Former foreign minister Roland Dumas — who had served under President François Mitterrand, himself highly critical of Jewish power[13] — claimed that Valls was “under Jewish influence” through his wife. While women often command a powerful influence over their husbands, I tend to think that Valls’ Zionist turn is more hard-headed: Simply, he is pandering to the most powerful ethnic networks in the country. His wife is complementary to that end. As he rose in the Socialist Party, his constituency shifted from the anti-Zionist Afro-Muslims in the party’s base, to the Zionist Jews that are critically overrepresented among the party’s elite. Valls apparently calculated this Zionist turn was necessary to having a successful national career, with support both in the party and the media. As a typical “democratic politician,” Valls was willing to prove perfectly unprincipled and change his opinions to suit the constituency of the moment." "Ten Facts Why Netanyahu is a Criminal and that Israel is a “Rogue State”" "‘Barbarism by an educated and cultured people’ — Dawayima massacre was worse than Deir Yassin" "Oscar swag bag includes ten-day VIP trip to Israel worth $55,000" "My 40 Years in Prison" by Leonard Peltier "90% of what goes on at The New Yorker can be explained by Vulgar Marxism" (this entitled idiot is a star of today's 'journalism' - how can that be?): "These are the words and phrases Schwartz uses to describe a black president: sheer force, fluid, honed, the jump shot, the dancing. The dancing! Not to mention the unmastered revulsion to age itself (that mention of gout), which seems to drive so much of this piece. But that’s all incidental. What really strikes the reader is just how removed Schwartz is from the experiences of her generation, how utterly clueless she is about the economic hardships so many young men and women face today. It’s true that Schwartz graduated from the tony Brearley School in Manhattan (annual tuition: $43,000) in 2005 and Yale (annual tuition, fees, and costs: $65,000) in 2009, whereupon, after a few detours, she landed a spot at The New Yorker, from which she reports on Paris (cost: priceless). But does she have no friends or relatives who are struggling with student debt, low-paying or nonexistent jobs? Has she not read an American newspaper or magazine in the last twelve months? Is the cognitive divide between the have’s and the have-not’s that stark, that extreme? Whatever the case may be, the Sanders campaign has brought that divide to light. We officially live in a world, to paraphrase Bob Fitch, where 90% of what goes on at The New Yorker can be explained by vulgar Marxism." Just disappeared History suggests The International Order of St. Hubertus Platitude monetization A prayer for the government Gift from a 'friend' U and R, BFFs Throw out your dead Just 16 Hil and Henry Paralyzing indecision 'Negotiations' Not subtle Chased by a bear Fantastically insane Somalisation When you want to take up this gruesome fight	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line797
__label__cc	0.522975	0.477025	Copper3D & 3D Universe Partner For Antibacterial Filaments Home / News / Copper3D & 3D Universe Partner For Antibacterial Filaments TweetLinkedInShareReddit Copper3D has just penned a deal with 3D Universe for re-selling their antibacterial filaments in North America. The agreement allows 3D Universe to sell Copper 3D’s patented NANOCLEAN and PLACTIVE filaments on their website. The company’s antibacterial 3D printer filaments are crucial for many applications, particularly in the production of biotech and medical devices. Scientists Process Plant-based Resins Into Anti-Bacterial Filament Antibacterial filaments and materials are pivotal as they keep out pathogens and bacteria in many crucial products. This can be anything from plasters and bandages to non-contaminant containers and even crucial prosthetics. Considering the growth of 3D printing within the realms of medicine and biotechnology, it’s no surprise that we’re also seeing specialised anti-bacterial filaments for these applications. According to Copper3D, over 40% of amputees suffer from some various dermic disorders due to their prostheses. They similarly observed this phenomenon in non-amputee patients who use orthoses. Copper3D Researching Antimicrobial Printing Aboard ISS “We are very pleased to have a partnership agreement with Copper3D, which is leading ‘The Antibacterial 3D Printing Revolution’. 3D Universe has long been a supporter of the e-NABLE volunteer community, making free 3D printed prosthetic devices for people around the world,” 3D Universe said in a statement. “With the new materials from Copper3D, we will be able to offer the e-NABLE community an exciting new option for producing high-quality assistive devices.” Filaments With Antibacterial Copper Nanoparticles Particularly in medical applications, the materials one uses to print can be a matter of life and death. In these cases, antibacterial filaments protect against dermatitis, folliculitis, fungal or bacterial infections. According to some studies, about 50% of all hospital acquired infections worldwide are due to the bacterial contamination of medical devices that are difficult to maintain, clean and sterilize. Copper3D creates the filaments by “hacking” 3D printing materials, adding their own patented copper nanoparticles along with other enhancers and carrier elements. PLACTIVE, for example, is a high-quality PLA polymer with properties useful for the elimination of a wide range of microorganisms. Copper3D also developed their medical grade material NANOCLEAN, a PETG polymer offering an additive concentration of 1 and 2%. While PLACTIVE is for more general purposes (even being used on-board space missions) NANOCLEAN is for specific purposes in the world of medical devices. Copper3D will also launch a flexible TPU material called MDflex, offering the same antibacterial properties. Featured image courtesy of Copper3D. About the author \| Rawal Ahmed Rawal Ahmed is a freelance journalist and politics correspondent with an avid interest in futurism, science and technology. Featured 3D Printers	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line804
__label__wiki	0.827037	0.827037	REALLY?: Jada Pinkett-Smith Never Wanted to Marry Will… Jada “never wanted to get married” but felt pressured by her family to marry. “I had never seen a happy… FRFR: Jada Pinkett Smith Once Had a Threesome On this Monday’s episode of “Red Table Talk,” Jada, her mom, Adrienne and daughter Willow tackle the subject of threesomes… Lessons: Jada Says Betrayals of the Heart Have… There’s always been rumors of affairs, open relationships and more during Had and Will’s 20-plus years of marriage. Jada confirms… SAY WHAT: Adult Filmmaker Wants Willow Smith To… An adult filmmaker has offered Willow Smith the opportunity to direct some porn. Willow, Jada Pinkett Smith and Adrienne Banfield… TEA SPILLED: Jada Pinkett Smith Talks About Her… Jada and daughter Willow talked porn on their “Red Table Talk,” Facebook show. Willow spoke about the type of porn… MONEY: Will Smith Worried About a $1 Million… Text OS to 24042 to join 95.5 The Lou’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Duane Martin’s bankruptcy case involving estranged wife… Jada Pinkett Smith Says She’s Going Bald? (Video)… Soooooo….we’re only a few episodes in to Jada Pinkett Smith’s new FB show Red Table Talk but the show has… First Trailer For ‘Girl’s Trip,’ Starring Queen Latifah,… It may be January, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a jump on the summer movie season ahead of… Little Known Black History Fact: ‘Set It Off’ Audiences were introduced to an all-Black, all-female quartet of actresses with the debut of the bank robbery thriller, Set It… Jada Pinkett Smith’s Birthday Message For Will Smith… The actor turned 48 on Sunday and his wife took to Facebook to express her love for her hubby of… Celeb Pics Of The Week 9/18 – 9/24:… Check out what your faves were up to this week!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line814
__label__wiki	0.559866	0.559866	alerts archive checkmark close collapse download expand hamburger issue list more notice portfolio print reports resizetext save search video watchlist watchlist2 25 Cent Trader 5 Min. 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On Time. Daily Issues The Biggest Threat To the Economy Right Now Posted On Aug 19, 2019 By Dave Gonigam Bold assertion from Kudlow: No recession in sight Gee, what’s Kudlow’s forecast record? Gaaaah! If recession comes, this one thing is the likely culprit Corporate America swears off shareholder value (what?!) Parallels between Trump 2020 and Nixon 1972 Another risk-on day… a journalistic embarrassment… Enron-Madoff-GE continued… and more! See no recession, hear no recession, speak no recession. On the heels of an “inverted yield curve” last week — historically an omen of an approaching recession — the president says there’s no recession in sight. “Just to remind you,” says our recovering investment banker Nomi Prins, “the yield curve is the difference between short- and long-term interest rates. Long-term rates are normally higher than short-term rates. When the two converge, it often means markets are anticipating low growth ahead. When the yield curve inverts, when long-term rates fall below short-term rates, it’s almost always a sign of looming recession, historically speaking.” So back to the president: "I don't think we're having a recession,” he told reporters yesterday. “We're doing tremendously well, our consumers are rich, I gave a tremendous tax cut and they're loaded up with money.” Whatever. Really, what else is he supposed to say? As we mentioned on Friday, this president finds himself in the strange position of praying the Federal Reserve can keep inflating the “big, fat, ugly bubble” he was denouncing on the campaign trail in 2016 — at least long enough to ensure his reelection in 2020. And who knows? The Fed might get lucky and pull it off. But when his top economic adviser Larry Kudlow says the same thing? Yikes, batten down the hatches. From a New York Post story… “I don’t see a recession at all,” Kudlow told fill-in host Dana Perino on Fox News Sunday. Americans, he said, “should not be afraid of optimism,” saying the “Trump pro-growth program” is succeeding. “What’s wrong with a little optimism?” Kudlow added. Nothing, other than Kudlow’s appalling track record for economic prognostication — especially when it comes to the onset of recessions. As a columnist and cable TV pundit in 2005, Kudlow denounced “all the bubbleheads” who said housing prices in hotspots like Vegas and Naples, Florida, were unsustainable. (That was the same year future Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said, “We’ve never had a decline in house prices on a nationwide basis.” Good company, huh?) But an even more damning quotation comes from December 2007: “The recession debate is over. It’s not gonna happen. Time to move on… The Bush boom is alive and well.” It turned out December 2007 marked the “official” start of the worst recession in decades. Bonus points: Three months earlier, the Fed had embarked on cutting interest rates for the first time in years. Gee, what was it the Fed did less than a month ago? Hmmm… One more, from July 2008: “The reality is a possible upturn in the housing trend, and at the very least we are getting a bottom.” Heh… the actual bottom, using the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index as a yardstick, didn’t come until February 2012. The great thing about being a cable TV pundit is you can hold onto your job for years after you’re proven catastrophically wrong… [Amusing aside: Kudlow’s interlocutor was Dana Perino? She was Bush 43’s press secretary at the time of Kudlow’s “Bush boom is alive and well” remark. Her signal accomplishment during 16 months on the job was to reveal herself clueless about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The subject came up in passing during a press briefing one day. "I was panicked a bit because I really don't know about… the Cuban Missile Crisis," she confessed to NPR while she was still holding down the job. "It had to do with Cuba and missiles, I'm pretty sure. "I came home and I asked my husband. I said, 'Wasn't that like the Bay of Pigs thing?' And he said, 'Oh, Dana.'” And this is who one of the major networks entrusts to ask the “tough questions” on a Sunday morning show. Oy…] “The financial system is more highly levered today than it was prior to the last financial crisis,” says the aforementioned Nomi Prins — who’s doing nothing to make us feel better this morning. Nomi’s been warning us about corporate debt since late last year. She’s back today with some updated numbers: “U.S. nonfinancial corporate debt is now about $10 trillion, or 48% of GDP. That’s in contrast to the $4.9 trillion in 2007 before the last financial crisis. But total corporate debt is actually far higher than that. “When you add the debt of smaller firms and other businesses not listed on the stock exchanges, you’re looking at another $5.5 trillion or so. When you add it all up, that means, total corporate debt is about $15.5 trillion, or nearly 75% of GDP.” The Federal Reserve is aware of this huge debt overhang. It’s just helpless to do anything about it. Says Nomi, “In its 2019 Financial Stability Report, the Fed stressed that ‘the debt loads of businesses are historically high.’” What’s more, the Fed is also aware of a phenomenon we tipped you off to earlier this year: “CLOs, or collateralized loan obligations, are a Wall Street product stuffed with corporate loans,” says Nomi. “If that sounds familiar to you, there’s a reason. Wall Street is doing exactly what they did with mortgage loans before the 2008 financial crisis, but with corporate ones. “If the corporate debt bomb detonates, it could make 2008 look like child’s play,” Nomi warns. “The Fed doesn’t have nearly the amount of ‘dry powder’ it had to fight the last crisis.” Yep. Interest rates might be too low for cuts to make a difference. And the Fed’s balance sheet might be too big now to get blown up fivefold as it was from 2008–2014. That’s the bad news. The worse news is that rate cuts and renewed money printing might reinflate the “big, fat, ugly bubble” — only to set us up for an even bigger collapse down the road. [Ed. note: Crisis now or crisis later? Whichever the answer, you’ll want to build up a nest egg… and one of the best ways to do so is Nomi’s revolutionary new trading strategy, unveiled only a few weeks ago. So far, there’ve been three trades — generating gains of 43%… 70%… and 214%… all in a single trading day. The system generates a new trade every week. Nomi walks you through how the system works when you follow this link.] The “risk on” trade is in full swing as a new week begins. As we write, all the major U.S. stock indexes are up at least 1%. At 2,923 the S&P 500 is about 3.4% below its record close set late last month. Treasury rates keep climbing from last week’s lows, the 10-year note now back above 1.6%. Gold clings to $1,500 by closely cropped fingernails. Corporate America seems to know which way the political winds are blowing… The Business Roundtable is a club made up of America’s top CEOs — led by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, pictured in that tweet. In a statement issued today, the group said it is no longer the primary purpose of a corporation to increase shareholder value. Instead, CEOs should take into consideration “all stakeholders” — including employees, customers and society at large. “Each of our stakeholders is essential,” it says. Under certain circumstances, we would welcome this development. Last year, we described how Harvard Business School has fostered an amoral culture in many corporate boardrooms. But c’mon. Dimon himself is a product of Harvard Business School and just look at how he’s conducted himself over the years as head of a too-big-to-fail bank. The statement looks to us like a cynical sop to the more left-leaning Democrats running for president. It might also be insurance against any future flak from Trump; if a downturn materializes, we can easily imagine him lashing out at certain execs for not “doing their part” to “keep America great.” To the mailbag: “You mentioned both Jack Welch and Bernie Madoff in Thursday’s 5, but you mixed Enron into the discussion and didn’t finish tying off the similarities between the former two. “Welch’s metronomic one cent quarterly earnings beats were like Madoff’s improbably stable reported portfolio returns.” The 5: Good point. If GE’s books turn out to be a hairball of fraud — and we’ll allow that’s still a big if — it’s largely because no one of consequence faced criminal charges for the frauds that led up to the Panic of 2008. A lawless culture encourages, well, a lawless culture. Speaking of which: On Friday The New York Times had a jaw-dropping story. Wells Fargo will close customers’ accounts with no explanation… hand them their money back… but continue to process automated deposits and payments on those accounts. The payments often result in $35 overdraft fees per transaction on an account the customer thinks was closed. Hey, why not? Nobody paid a criminal price when Wells Fargo was opening accounts for existing customers without their knowledge or consent and then raking maintenance fees from those customers’ other accounts. “I suspect you didn't go back quite far enough,” writes a Platinum Reserve member after our history of presidents and the business cycle going back to 1980. “Nixon pressured the Fed to keep rates low to goose the economy and help his reelection prospects in '72. It worked, and he was reelected, but when the economy turned down after the election, his popularity plummeted, and he resigned rather than face conviction on his impeachment charges over Watergate. “As things stand now, if the economy stays at least OK, Trump has a good shot at reelection, but I would hate to see a replay of the Nixon debacle. I was in college at the time, and it was an ugly experience for the nation. I fear it would be worse if it came around again.” The 5: We get a kick out of certain “sound money” advocates who twist themselves into intellectual pretzels these days — starting with most of the people floated this year as potential Trump nominees to the Fed’s Board of Governors. They give lip service to a gold standard, but they also caution the Fed must open the monetary spigots now to fight deflationary forces. The agenda is so patently obvious: “I want sound money, but not yet because we have to get Trump reelected first.” Gotta keep that big, fat, ugly bubble inflated. So yes, the parallels to 1972 are quite relevant. Nixon leaned hard on the hapless Fed chairman Arthur Burns to print money to lock in his reelection. The idea was that after the election, the dollar could be re-linked to gold, albeit at a higher price than the $35 an ounce figure when Nixon closed the gold window in ‘71. The rest is history: Nixon won 49 states in ‘72, but the dollar-gold link was never reestablished. Meanwhile, Burns’ money printing set us up for the near-runaway inflation of the Carter years. No guarantees of a replay this time, but it’s a live possibility for sure. Dave Gonigam The 5 Min. Forecast P.S. Do you have 30 minutes to spare at the start of each new week? 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Forecast Six Weeks to the Next U.S.-Iran Showdown (Here’s How We Know) New Daily Issue Posted 4 Days Ago By Dave Gonigam “My indicator has picked up on unusual options activity,” says Alan Knuckman — "someone with information is making huge buys in key oil stocks.” Read This Daily Issue Blanco’s 2020 Pot Stock Outlook Posted On Jan 10, 2020 By Dave Gonigam “We’re looking at one of the best times in history to be a cannabis stock investor,” says penny pot stock authority Ray Blanco — joining us today for his contribution to the Agora Financial team’s 2020 predictions. 2020 Bombshell: The End of U.S. Technology Supremacy Posted On Jan 9, 2020 By Dave Gonigam George Gilder’s extensive network of contacts is warning the world of technology as we’ve known it so far in the 21st century is about to be upended. Rickards’ 2020 Gold Outlook Thanks to the Federal Reserve, Jim Rickards believes “gold prices should accelerate around March 2020." A Sugar High Is Still a High Alan Knuckman says: “Markets don’t always make sense — nor do they have to.” Not to say Alan doesn’t have some 2020 foresight… "No, This Is Much Bigger Than That" The fallout from a U.S. airstrike (aside from oil and gold)... Enter Username Below Enter Password Below Trouble Using the Website? View This Video For Help Agora Financial provides financial research to millions of readers across the globe. 808 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202 Follow Agora Financial on Twitter Like Agora Financial on Facebook Follow Agora Financial on LinkedIn Agora Financial on Bloomberg Agora Financial on Crunchbase	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line825
__label__wiki	0.741588	0.741588	Information on Docking Tails of Yorkie Puppies By Brenda Priddy \| Updated August 11, 2017 In the United States, tail docking is routinely preformed on small Yorkshire terrier puppies to prepare them for dog shows. This procedure is done to young puppies because it is less painful for puppies than it is for adults. However, in some countries it is unacceptable to dock the tail of a dog, and doing so will get the dog banned from any shows. Where Yorkies are Docked Yorkshire terriers do not have their tails docked in every country. In fact, some countries ban the practice. Many countries in Europe, Australia, Greece and South Africa ban the docking of Yorkie tails. Docking is still practiced regularly in the United States, and for show-quality Yorkies in the United States the tail must be docked. Occasionally, the tail is docked in the United Kingdom, but show Yorkies do not have their tails docked in the UK. Why Docking? There is no medical reason to dock the tail of a Yorkie dog. The main reason that Yorkie tails are docked are for aesthetic purposes. The natural tail is long and sticks up beyond the height of the head. A docked Yorkie has a tail that sticks straight up below the level of the head, which creates clean lines when the hair is worn at show length. The American Kennel Club (AKC), Continental Kennel Club (CKC), New Zealand Kennel Club (NZKC), United Kennel Club (UKC) and the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) require the use of docked tails for Yorkies when entering the dog shows. Docking Procedure Yorkie dogs can be docked in two different ways. One method is done by the owner soon after birth. The owner wraps a rubber band around the tip of the tail within two or three days of the puppy’s birth. After three days, the tail falls off due to the lack of blood. The second method is done by a vet. The vet cuts the tip of the tail off with surgical scissors between two and five days after the puppy’s birth. Older dogs can have their tails docked under anesthesia after 10 weeks of age. There are no real risks to tail docking with Yorkie puppies. When the dogs are young, they have an underdeveloped nervous system, which makes it difficult for them to feel pain. This makes the docking procedure nearly painless for young puppies. However, if the owner does not tie the band around the tail correctly, it is possible that the tail can become infected. The owner may accidentally remove too much of the tail, which can cause harm for a dog’s show quality and discomfort later in life. Dummies; Knowing What an Ideal Yorkshire Terrier Looks Like; Tracy Barr and Peter F. Veling "The Yorkshire Terrier Handbook"; Caroline Coile; 2003 Brenda Priddy has more than 10 years of crafting and design experience, as well as more than six years of professional writing experience. Her work appears in online publications such as Donna Rae at Home, Five Minutes for Going Green and Daily Mayo. Priddy also writes for Archstone Business Solutions and holds an Associate of Arts in English from McLennan Community College. Types of Poodle Coats How to Get Tangles Out of a Yorkie Dog's Hair Step-by-Step Giant Schnauzer Groom Cuts Do Hamsters Have Long Tails? When Is a Doberman Pinscher Full Grown? How to Crop a Rottweiler's Tail How to Groom a Guinea Pig for a Show How to Shave a Yorkie Yourself Dog Ear Cropping Methods Hairstyles for Long-Haired Chihuahuas Shih Tzu vs. Poodle How to Make a Tail Bag for A Horse Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Haircut Tips The Pros and Cons of Schnoodles How to Cut Maltese Hair Near the Eyes Turkey Spur Length Why Do Foals Chew Their Mothers' Tails? My Rhodesian Ridgeback Is Shedding Farm Animals »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line836
__label__cc	0.746998	0.253002	Original Research \|1 October 1952 THE NEUROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE SIMULATING THE COMMON STROKE* MICHAEL SCOTT, M.D. The appalling mortality from massive hemorrhage into the cerebrum is common knowledge. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1946 listed this condition as fourth in the cause of death.1 This fact has encouraged neurosurgeons to attempt removal of the clot and control of hemorrhage in selected cases. The results in small series as reported by various neurosurgeons have been encouraging.2-17 This has stimulated the author to operate on a group of carefully selected cases, and then gradually to extend the procedure in some instances to those with grave prognosis with the hope that life might be saved. SCOTT M. THE NEUROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPONTANEOUS INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE SIMULATING THE COMMON STROKE*. Ann Intern Med. 1952;37:751–754. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-751 Published: Ann Intern Med. 1952;37(4):751-754. DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-751 Update in Neurology Net Clinical Benefit of Adding Clopidogrel to Aspirin Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation for Whom Vitamin K Antagonists Are Unsuitable Interventions for Preventing Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review Review: Folic acid may reduce risk for CVD and stroke, and B-vitamin complex may reduce risk for stroke In severe aortic stenosis with intermediate surgical risk, TAVR was noninferior to SAVR for death or disabling stroke Annals of Internal Medicine; 166 (12): JC68 In left main CAD, PCI with everolimus-eluting stents was noninferior to CABG for death, MI, or stroke at 3 years Pooled RCTs: In patients with acute ischemic stroke, alteplase increases intracerebral hemorrhage Neurology, Stroke. Clinical characteristics and leptomeningeal collateralÂ status in pediatric and adult patients with ischemic moyamoya disease. CNS Neurosci Ther 2020;26(1):14-20. [Are Localized Lesions in the Common Carotid Artery a Risk Factor for Recurrence of Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis?] No Shinkei Geka 2019;47(12):1239-1246.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line838
__label__wiki	0.891098	0.891098	Hornets, Jets Football Both Qualify for Postseason Play Sun Staff Reports Both Encinal and Alameda high school football teams qualified for the North Coast Section (NCS) Div. III playoffs. The teams will compete in the first round of the playoffs this weekend. The Jets were awarded the eighth seed out of 14 teams. They will take on Petaluma High Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Nail House. The Hornets were seeded 12th in the tournament. They will face fifth-seed Miramonte of Orinda Friday, Nov. 2. The Jets finished its 2018 regular season in third place in the West Alameda County Conference (WACC) Foothill league after back-to-back losses to the eventual champion and runner-up. After giving up a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter in its 18-13 defeat to San Leandro High on Oct. 19 on the road, the Jets faced Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland Friday, Oct. 26 at home. Encinal quarterback junior David Romero-rienholz and Bishop O’Dowd quarterback Moe Flynn both threw for less than 120 yards and two interceptions. The difference between the two teams was the run offense. The Hornets managed to gain just 17 yards on the ground on 23 carries. The Dragons, however, rushed for 141 yards. They were led by Stanford University-bound running back Austin Jones who rushed for 134 yards on 18 carries. Flynn opened the contest by throwing one of his three touchdown passes. On the Dragons’ next drive, Flynn’s pass attempt on third-and-24 was intercepted by Encinal junior Teddy Oliver. Oliver returned the ball deep into Dragon territory. Encinal capitalized off the turnover with a four-yard touchdown run by Jezaiah Naigulevu. The Jets trailed 7-6. It was the Jets’ only score of the contest. Flynn rebounded off his first interception with a touchdown pass to junior Ethan Ford before the end of first quarter. The Dragons were able to add insurance points in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Flynn to Jones. The Dragons won the contest 21-6. Romera-rienholz finished 8-of-19 for 115 yards passing. Flynn was 6-of16 for 111 yards passing. The Jets finished the season 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the Foothill League. The Dragons went 8-2 overall and 5-0 in the Foothill League. The Hornets will enter the NCS on a hot streak after winning its last four games, all WACC Shoreline League games. The Hornets 4-1 league record gave them a three-way share of the Shoreline League title. The Hornets began the streak with an 18-14 win over Shoreline co-champion Hayward on Oct. 5. The Hornets allowed just one completed pass the entire game. The Hornets then drubbed Arroyo of San Lorenzo 55-14 on Oct. 12. Next, the Hornets blanked Mt. Eden of Hayward 40-0 on Oct. 19. In the regular season finale, the Hornets beat San Lorenzo 42-19. Alameda High shared the league title with Hayward and Tennyson High of Hayward. All three went 4-1 in league contests. The Hornets went 8-2 overall. Encinal Jets Alameda Hornets	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line847
__label__wiki	0.568218	0.568218	Rangi, Whenua, Moana Te Taiao o te Moana Corals, anemones and jellyfish Kōrero: Corals, anemones and jellyfish Cnidaria – the nettle animals True corals and sea anemones Hydroids and siphonophores Whārangi 1. Cnidaria – the nettle animals Polyp and medusa body shapes The five classes of cnidarians Exploring rock pools Corals, sea anemones and jellyfish belong to a group of animals called cnidarians (pronounced ‘nid-air-e-ans’). There are two others in the cnidarian group: hydroids, known collectively as sea firs; and siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war, which are not single creatures, but colonies of many specialised individuals. With 1,048 marine species, cnidarians are one of the largest groups of invertebrates in New Zealand waters. Although they may look quite different from each other, they share a common ancestry. A feature of cnidarians is that they may have two forms. In one, the medusa or jellyfish phase, it is free swimming; in the other, it attaches to a surface and is called a polyp. Cnidarians have a simple sac-like body, with a single opening surrounded by a ring of tentacles. Their body is made of two distinct layers of tissue, separated by a thick gelatinous substance called mesoglea. All cnidarians have specialised stinging or nettle cells in their tentacles (their name comes from the Greek ‘knide’, meaning nettle). Rather like a harpoon, the nettle cells shoot out tiny barbed threads that penetrate tissue and release poisons. Cnidarians are carnivores, using their nettle cells to paralyse small animals, which they then grasp with their tentacles and eat. Stingy thingies Three nasty cnidarian stingers lurk in New Zealand waters. In summer the lion’s-mane jellyfish may be encountered in harbours and on the coast. Portuguese men-of-war or bluebottles frequently wash up on beaches, where inquisitive children, attracted by their blue floats, may touch their tentacles and be stung. In the Hauraki Gulf, the popularly known ‘long stringy stingy thingy’, Apolemia uvaria, is responsible for a number of stinging incidents. The five classes Evidence taken from fossils and living molecules has allowed scientists to group cnidarians into five classes: Anthozoa (corals and anemones) Scyphozoa (swimming jellyfish) Staurozoa (stalked jellyfish) Cubozoa (box jellies) Hydrozoa (hydroids and siphonophores). Anthozoa have only the polyp phase. The others either have both phases in their life cycle, or just the medusa phase. When both phases are present, sex organs develop in the medusa phase. Where to find cnidarians Most New Zealanders encounter cnidarians when fossicking or snorkelling around coastal rocks, where sea anemones and mussel’s beard live. Diversity increases in the warmer waters of the northern offshore islands. Corals and anemones attach themselves to the sea floor or to shells and seaweeds; jellyfish and Portuguese men-of-war drift or swim in surface waters. There are only five species of freshwater cnidarians in New Zealand. Tiritiria tēnei whārangi Tāngia te kōrero katoa Ki mua Tō muri mai: Whārangi 2. True corals and sea anemones Whai muri Dennis Gordon, 'Corals, anemones and jellyfish - Cnidaria – the nettle animals', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/corals-anemones-and-jellyfish/page-1 (accessed 19 January 2020) He kōrero nā Dennis Gordon, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, updated 26 Sep 2016 Te whānau puha	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line858
__label__cc	0.633278	0.366722	Fine Arts Admission/ School of Music/ Music Audition/Portfolio Requirements by Major Audition/Portfolio Requirements by Major School of Drama BXA Intercollege Programs Review the application requirements for each major/program below. Performance studios: Bagpipes - Bassoon - Cello - Clarinet - Double Bass - Euphonium - Flute - Guitar - Harp - Horn - Oboe - Percussion - Piano - Saxophone - Trombone - Trumpet - Tuba - Viola - Violin - Voice All performance candidates are required to complete an audition and should carefully review the audition requirements for their studio instrument. A live audition is preferred. These auditions are scheduled on campus or at a regional site (not available for all studios). Recorded auditions may also be accepted but must be received by January 10 for Regular Decision. Performance applicants for flute, piano, violin and voice must also complete a pre-screening requirement. School of Music audition media materials shouldn't be sent to the Office of Admission. Pre-screening applicants will be notified in early January if they’re granted a live audition or interview. Auditions will be confirmed at least two weeks prior to your audition date. Visit the School of Music website for a complete list of audition/portfolio review requirements, dates, locations and scheduling information. Composition applicants are required to submit a portfolio for pre-screening review by December 1 for Regular Decision. Applicants will be notified in early January if they are invited to interview. Interview confirmations will be sent no less than two weeks before the scheduled date. Candidates who are unable to travel to campus in order to interview in person with the composition faculty panel will have the option to "audition by recording." Pre-screening portfolio requirements: Three manuscripts of original compositions showing the artists range in genre, training and ability. An audio recording of a live performance of each of the submitted compositions. If a live performance is not possible, an electronically generated audio recording will be acceptable. Although arrangements of works by other composers are welcome, they’ll be considered supplementary to the basic requirement for three original works. Please see the School of Music website for instructions on how to upload your pre-screening. Media must be uploaded as part of the School of Music application by December 1. Don't mail portfolio materials to the Office of Admission. Interview portfolio reviews: At the in-person portfolio review, applicants will meet with the composition faculty panel to discuss personal compositional processes, background and future goals. To a great extent, the composition portfolio review resembles an interview. Applicants should bring a copy of their portfolio with them to the interview. It won’t be necessary for applicants to perform excerpts of their works, either vocally or instrumentally, during the review. Composition candidates aren’t required to complete a separate instrumental or vocal audition. Candidates may be required to participate in various placement tests or proficiencies on the day of the portfolio review. The Bachelor of Science in Music & Technology (M&T) is a tri-college degree designed for students who would like to combine and blend their interests in music with electrical and computer engineering or computer science rather than to pursue conventional majors and degrees in both. To be considered for the M&T program, you must apply and be admitted to the School of Music and show academic credentials that would be admissible to either the College of Engineering for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) or the School of Computer Science (SCS). Choosing a specific track within the School of Music: The M&T curriculum is split into three concentrations or tracks: the music concentration, composition concentration and technical concentration. Candidates must know which track they wish to pursue prior to applying. Students who are qualified for the music or composition concentration have a significant level of training and talent either on a specific instrument or in classical voice, or have exceptional skill for original music composition. This level of talent or skill must be equal to that of the other music majors in the School of Music, as students in the music concentration perform alongside traditional music majors in ensembles, continue private lessons with master faculty and/or write original musical works that’ll be performed and recorded. Students who don’t play an instrument, sing or compose music at a high level, but who have significant experience with computer music, electronic devices, digital systems and other engineering aspects of music are more appropriately suited for the technical concentration. When completing the School of Music application, M&T candidates will apply for their desired track by choosing an area of concentration in the program section of the online application. Applicants must complete the required admission or audition assessment associated with one of the following areas: MUSIC CONCENTRATION: Students applying to the music concentration should choose an audition/interview date specific to their instrument. Instrumental Performance: Select your instrument from the drop down menu in the online School of Music application, answer the additional questions about your training and pay the audition fee. M&T candidates who want to specialize in instrumental performance must complete and pass a major level audition. Please read the audition requirements and instructions for your specific studio very carefully, as several instruments have very specific pieces that must be prepared/performed and/or pre-screening recordings that must be submitted. Vocal Performance: Select your voice type from the drop down menu in the online application, answer the additional questions about your training and pay the audition fee. M&T candidates who want to specialize in classical voice must complete and pass a major level audition. Please read the audition requirements and instructions very carefully. A pre-screening recording must be received by December 1. COMPOSITION CONCENTRATION: Students applying to the composition concentration should choose an audition/interview date specific to composition. Music Composition: Select composition from the drop down menu in the online application, answer the additional questions and pay the portfolio review fee. M&T candidates who want to specialize in music composition must complete and pass a major level review according to the instructions and requirements outlined in the composition section above. Please read the requirements and instructions very carefully, as composers must submit a portfolio containing original works that meet specific criteria by the December 1 deadline. Students applying to the music or composition concentration should choose an audition/interview date specific to their instrument or composition. A technology portfolio or additional technology interview isn't required for the music composition concentration. TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION: Students applying to the composition concentration should choose an audition/interview date specific to technology. Technology Concentration: Select technology in the drop down menu in the online application, answer the additional questions and pay the portfolio review fee. Technology Portfolio Requirements: M&T or BXA applicants who want to specialize in technology must upload a portfolio containing samples of their creative work to the School of Music’s application. This media must be received by December 1. Portfolio contents may include: Audio recordings of performances or compositions that you engineered Video recordings of performances or compositions that you produced or edited Software listings for programs that you’ve written Screenshots of your software or other creative work Webpages you’ve created It’s critical that work be submitted in formats that can be seen and heard on a variety of computers and operating systems. Media choices are limited to: Standard audio formats: Wave (.wav), AIFF (.aiff), MP3 (.mp3) Common video formats: Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 (.mp4) Portable document formats: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), HTML (.htm) Common image formats: JPEG (.jpg), TIFF (.tif), Portable Network Graphics (.png). Please see the School of Music website for instructions on how to submit your portfolio. Portfolios must be uploaded to the School of Music application by December 1. Do not mail portfolio materials to the Office of Admission. The members of the technology faculty panel require that your portfolio be received in advance so that each has adequate time to review and to become familiar with your creative work. This review helps the faculty prepare for your portfolio review. Technology Interview Portfolio Review: The member of the Music & Technology faculty panel will review your portfolio electronically. You may be contacted by a member of the panel should they have additional questions. A live interview isn't required on campus. *The technology faculty panel will submit the results of the portfolio review to the Office of Admission. If your audition or portfolio review is critiqued favorably, you’ll be recommended for admission to the Office of Admission and the Office of Admission will respond by reviewing your academic credentials. Applicants will be considered for Bachelor of Science in Music and Technology if they’ve been accepted to the School of Music and have the caliber of academic preparation for coursework in either the College of Engineering for Electrical and Computer Engineering or the School of Computer Science. BXA Students interested in music may select from four options in the School of Music when applying to a BXA program: Music Performance (instrumental, piano, voice): refer to the performance requirements earlier on this page Music Composition: refer to the composition requirements earlier on this page Musicology: refer to the requirements below Music Technology: refer to requirements below An audition interview is required for admission to the music performance option, and an interview/portfolio review is required for admission to the music composition, musicology and cultural studies, or the music technology option. Students interested in studying musicology need to contact the School of Music directly at music-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu or 412.268.4118. An interview with the School of Music is required for admission. Submit a writing sample and resume to the application before December 1. Please contact the School of Music for instructions on how to upload your materials. Do not mail materials to the Office of Admission Students interested in the technology track for BHA, BSA or BCSA should follow the technology concentration/track instructions listed above. An interview is required.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line861
__label__wiki	0.786844	0.786844	Home » Athletics (x) » 1937 (x) » Box Score (x) » 2005 (x) » 2005-09-10 (x) Student activities (19) + - Bethany Lutheran College 2005 volleyball box score for match versus Augsburg College Education--Student activities--Volleyball--Athletics--Education BLCrepository:6218, local: BLC.E.2.Box7 Volleyball box score statistics for October 03, 2005 match between Augsburg College and Bethany Lutheran College played at Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, Minnesota. Bethany Lutheran College 2005 volleyball box score for match versus Martin Luther College Volleyball box score statistics for October 01, 2005 match between Bethany Lutheran College and Martin Luther College played at University of Minnesota-Morris P.E. Center, Morris, Minnesota. Bethany Lutheran College 2005 volleyball box scores for match versus Buena Vista University Volleyball box scores for September 21, 2005 match between Bethany Lutheran College and Buena Vista University played at Buena Vista University Siebens Fieldhouse in Storm Lake, Iowa. The report includes box scores and detailed stats. Bethany Lutheran College 2005 cumulative season stats as of September 17, 2005 for volleyball Report showing women's volleyball team 2005 cumulative season statistics for all matches as of September 17, 2005. The report includes overall team statistics, overall individual statistics, category leaders, volleyball statistics, and combined team statistics. Bethany Lutheran College 2005 volleyball box scores for match versus Luther College Volleyball box scores for September 16, 2005 match between Luther College and Bethany Lutheran College played at Bethany in Mankato, Minnesota. The report includes box scores, detailed stats, and short box scores. 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__label__wiki	0.81837	0.81837	Archives July 1, 2011 posted by cmarchives President Christofias feels ‘diminutive’ next to Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou THE relationship between President Demetris Christofias and Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou is icy, their Cyprus problem philosophies are miles apart and small-townish Christofias feels diminutive next to his aristocratic minister, a confidential 2009 US embassy cable leaked by Wikileaks says. The cable, dated April 16, was signed by US Ambassador to Cyprus Frank Urbancic and was sent to State Secretary Hillary Clinton ahead of Kyprianou’s visit on April 20. Meant as a scene-setter, the cable discusses developments in Cyprus and the Cyprus problem, and provides Clinton with background on Kyprianou. Our View: Reaching concensus with unions over public finance solutions is an impossibility THE GOVERNMENT’S attempt to save a paltry €70 million from the state payroll over the next two years has hit difficulties. While the biggest public sector union PASYDY agreed to small deductions being made from its members’ salaries, the primary school teachers’ union POED has rejected the government proposal. Secondary school teachers’ union OELMEK agreed to the deductions for one year but set a list of conditions that had to be satisfied by the government before it gave its approval to another year of cuts. Today, the unions of the semi-state organisations are set to take a stand on the proposal, with a strong possibility they will reject it. ‘Foreign policy turned a shade of red’ DESPITE REPEATED calls on the international community to put pressure on Turkey regarding a Cyprus settlement, the US remained unaware of what exactly the island wanted from Ankara seven months after talks started, US embassy cables disclosed by WikiLeaks revealed. A ‘confidential’ cable, dated April 16, 2009, was sent by US ambassador in Nicosia Frank Urbancic to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton four days before her meeting with Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou in Washington. Civil servants unions agree to payroll measures PUBLIC workers’ unions yesterday accepted, under certain conditions, a government proposal to shave €70 million off the state payroll in two installments in 2011 and 2012. “In essence, the government proposal is accepted with a condition on the second installment,” said SEK boss Nicos Moiseos after a meeting of all unions representing workers in the state and broader state sectors. Secondary teachers union OELMEK, however, yesterday reiterated its disagreement with the government proposal. Smaller union DEOK, affiliated with socialists EDEK, also rejected the proposal. ‘State squandering money on non-existent NHS’ YOU HAVE wasted millions for nothing, a disappointed health chief who quit over the National Health Scheme (NHS) told the government yesterday. Kyriacos Christofi headed the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), the body responsible for implementing the NHS, but after initially submitting a letter of resignation late March – frustrated at the state’s refusal to implement the scheme – he confirmed that yesterday would be his last. The silence he received from the government over threats to resign “led to the general conclusion that I have no role to fill so today is my last day at the HIO,” Christofi said. However, the cabinet did discuss his resignation on Wednesday and had agreed to accept it. Title deeds campaign gathers pace AN ESTIMATED 50,000 Cypriot property owners moved closer to getting their title deeds this week, after MEPs, British leaders and the European Commission rallied to pressure Cypriot authorities to enforce EU law. The Cyprus Property Action Group (CPAG), which represents some 50,000 property buyers with outstanding deeds, is leading the campaign with the backing of 60 MEPs and the European Commission’s Justice Minister Viviane Reading. Plans to re-use old mining area revealed RESIDENTS living near the disused Amiandos asbestos mine in Troodos have suggested a cable car be established in the area, linking it to the mountain’s peak. The suggestion is one of many that have been made to the Forestry Department, which is looking to upgrade the general area following the closure of the mine in 1988. “We’re asking for the cable car and for it to start from the Amiandos mining area, to stop at the botanical garden and then to go up to Troodos,” said Amiandos community leader, Kriton Kyriakides. The botanical garden is one of the projects already completed in the area, which will be followed by a visitor centre. Sales start early to boost flagging market SUMMER sales are set to start early, with discounts allowed as of Monday, the Commerce Ministry announced yesterday. The sales period will continue until August 25. The president of small shopkeepers’ union, Stephanos Koursaris, yesterday explained the decision to commence sales early took a number of factors into account and was taken following a suggestion by the clothing and shoemakers’ associations. “For a start, the decision to start the summer sales early was made in the frame of a recession that was noted in the market,” he said. “It was suggested that they start prematurely to rejuvenate the market.” The second reason, Koursaris added, was the fact that certain big retailers had started their sales early. Lidl opens in Paphos EAGER shoppers gathered from 7am yesterday in anticipation of the opening of the first Lidl discount supermarket in Paphos, although there was no sign of the chaos seen at the Limassol opening a few months ago. Situated on the busy tourist hub of the Tomb of the Kings road, yesterday’s launch had a festive feel, while the first enthusiastic customer cut the ribbon at 8am. “It was crowded from early on and we expect it to be all day. People now know our brands and our quality and they trust us,” commented head of PR for Lidl Cyprus, Vasiliki Adamidou. Fire services kept busy by forest blazes TWENTY firemen were kept busy yesterday at Xylia forest in Kornos, Larnaca taming a fire which put the forest under real danger due to its vicinity to the trees. The fire broke out at 1:20pm on public land with dry vegetation and the odd pine tree, destroying one hectare before it was tamed by the fire brigade along with EMAK, its special unit dealing with catastrophes. Six fire trucks were used. A second fire threatened another forest yesterday when a blaze broke out around noon on the outskirts of Kofinarka forest in Aradippou, Larnaca. The fire was put under full control in just 20 minutes but not before it ate away four hectares of reeds and three balls of hay. Eight men and three fire trucks were used.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line867
__label__cc	0.511466	0.488534	Home > Dissertations > 1448 Villa-Lobos's Compositional Techniques and Treatment of Folk Melodies in Cirandas for Piano Gustavo SchafaschekFollow Fall 12-2017 Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) Dr. Elizabeth Moak Dr. Douglas Rust Dr. Ellen Price Elder Dr. Edward Hafer Despite his significance as the most important Latin American composer of the twentieth century, serious analytical studies on the music of the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos are still few and far between. Recent scholarship has started to demystify the figure of Villa-Lobos as an intuitive composer with no technique, revealing an artist that strove to develop an idiosyncratic musical language. The present document aims to contribute to this new trend in Villa-Lobos’s scholarship by analyzing pieces from the piano cycle Cirandas, W220, considered one of the most important works from the composer’s mature style. Each of the sixteen pieces from the set is based on a different ciranda or round song, therefore sharing similar backgrounds and compositional goals. By comparing the settings of folk songs from some of these pieces, it was possible to identify and analyze recurring compositional practices used by Villa-Lobos to manipulate the folk material. Overviews of the evolution of Villa-Lobos’s writing for piano and his relationship with Brazilian folk music are followed by an account of the genesis of Cirandas as well as of Cirandinhas, a set of round songs of easier execution by the same composer. A study of the general characteristics of Cirandas leads to a detailed examination of the compositional techniques identified in the set. Each technique is illustrated by excerpts from several movements, showing its development through structures of different complexity. Comparisons with settings of the same folk tunes found in two other works (Cirandinhas and Guia prático) by the composer reveal the extent to which Villa-Lobos often molded the round songs to become an organic element of the musical texture. Analytical models used include theories of voice-leading parsimony by Adrian Childs and Richard Cohn, Jay Rahn’s concept of scale heterophormism in incomplete collections, Tymoczko’s scale networks, theories of pitch-class symmetry by Antokoletz and Straus, Solomon’s expanded table of pitch-class sets, as well as models inferred from Villa-Lobos’s music by Duarte, Oliveira, Salles, Souza Lima, Tygel, Vetromilla, and Gustavo Schafaschek. Appendixes include an annotated bibliography of scholarship on Cirandas available in English and Portuguese. 2017, Gustavo Schafaschek Schafaschek, Gustavo, "Villa-Lobos's Compositional Techniques and Treatment of Folk Melodies in Cirandas for Piano" (2017). Dissertations. 1448. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1448 Composition Commons, Musicology Commons, Music Theory Commons, Other Music Commons	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line875
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__label__wiki	0.723741	0.723741	All posts tagged Dobun the Sagacious Genghis Khan by James Chambers (1999) The greatest fortune a man can have is to conquer his enemy, steal his riches, ride his horses, and enjoy his women. (Genghis Khan) Genghis Khan was born sometime in the 1160s into a small clan of Steppe Mongols. From obscure origins he rose, through the power of his charisma, courage and canny alliances, to unite the disparate Mongol tribes into one huge, well-organised, ferocious and world-beating army. By the time of his death in 1227 Genghis had subjugated more lands and more people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. His successors built on his conquests until the empire he bequeathed stretched from Hungary in the west to the Pacific in the East, forming the largest continuous land empire the world has ever known. James Chambers’s biography is a small, zippy book, part of the Sutton Pocket Biography series, designed, in their words, to be ‘highly readable brief lives of those who have played a significant part in history, and whose contributions still influence contemporary culture.’ At 100 small pages it’s a quick read – it only took me two hours to wing through it. But what makes this book different from most of the other biographies of Genghis is its distinctive approach: it starts out in the fairy tale tones of Mongol myth and legend, and never really quite transitions to the dry, factual approach most of us associate with normal ‘history’. Which makes it rather marvellous. Thus Chambers starts his text without any introduction or explanation but by going straight into a retelling of the creation myth of the steppe Mongols. He tells us how the god of Eternal Heaven, Mongke Tengri, made all things, but humans didn’t appear until the grey wolf, the grey hunter, wandered down from his mountain and mated with a deer. Detail of a Totem from Northern Mongolia showing a grey wolf and a white doe (Hun tomb, 3rd-1st century BC). Born according to the will of the Sky, Borte Chino (Blue Wolf) is the ancestor of the Mongolians and his partner/wife is Gua Maral (Red Deer) The story then skips forward ten generations to when the Mongols have bred and multiplied, and a direct descendant of the grey wolf’s firstborn, Dobun the Sagacious, marries a woman named Alan the Fair, who came from a tribe of hunters in the forest. We learn how Alan had five sons and taught them to stick together but, after her death, the four eldest divided her herd between them and left the youngest, Bodunchar the Simple, to ride off alone on an ugly pony. When they repented of their meanness and went to find him, they discovered Bodunchar living in a hut on the banks of the river Onon and surviving by hunting duck with a trained hawk and begging mare’s milk from a clan camped nearby. Once they’d taken Bodunchar back into the family, he tells them more about the nearby clan who’d helped him out, namely that they lack central organisation or a strong leader. And so the five sons of Alan the Fair proceed to attack the clan, stealing all their cattle and their women. By the standard of the steppes there was nothing wrong in what Bodunchar and his brothers had done. In truth, as well as in legend, it was the way in which Turko-Mongol nomads had always lived, and the way in which they were to continue to live for several more generations. These nomads measured each other’s wealth by the numbers of their sheep and horses, and when the size of a clan’s herds increased, it was usually as a result of audacious raiding rather than patient husbandry. Ruthless opportunists like Bodunchar were regarded as heroes, and their success bred success. Warriors often moved from clan to clan, swearing new allegiances to the men most likely to protect their families and make them rich. Although the tribes and clans into which they were divided must have begun as extended families, their blood lines were soon diluted, not only because those with the best leaders attracted warriors from elsewhere, but also because it was the custom to marry outside the clan. Since bride prices were high, women were often acquired like horses on raiding parties. In such a society life was simple, selfish and precarious. (p.5) Why are we being told all these stories about Alan the Fair and Bodunchar the Simple? Because shamans, the Mongol holy men, had prophesied that a descendant of Bonduchar would unite all the Mongol tribes and lead them to world conquest. And so it is that, several generations later, a boy is born of Bonduchar’s line, a boy named Temüjin, one of the five children of Yesügei. In preparation, Chambers has described the confused and war-torn world Temüjin grew up in: how the great city of Zhongdu (early Beijing) had been captured by Khitan horsemen from the steppes how the Chinese Song empire had been weakened when the Tangut inhabitants of north-west China seceded to establish their own kingdom of Xi Xia how the north had been wrested from the Khitan by a new wave of conquerors, the Jurchen who came from Manchuria and established a new dynasty they called the Jin how the Jin feared invasion by other Mongol tribes and so allied with Tatar tribes who they paid to attack and break up the remaining Mongol forces how one of the Mongol commanders who survived these attacks was Yesügei, of the Kiyat clan, who claimed descent from Bonduchar and how Yesügei, after kidnapping himself a wife – Ho’elun of the Onggirats – from a prince of the Merkits, had five children by her, one of whom was Temüjin – Mongol for ‘man of iron’ and how, aged just nine, Temüjin, lost his father Yesügei, poisoned by the tribe whose woman he stole to make his wife and Temüjin’s mother And it was this Temüjin who would grow up to become Genghis Khan, one of the greatest, most successful but also most bloodthirsty conquerors of all time. (NB Genghis Khan is an honorary name Temüjin was given after he had united the Mongol tribes, at the ripe age of 39. He was awarded it at a great assembly of all the Mongol tribes and clans, the Great Khuriltai held beneath the sacred mountain at the source of the river Onon in 1206 – Khan being the generic name for king or leader, and Genghis (probably) stemming from tengiz meaning ocean and so suggesting ‘King of Everything within the great ocean’ or ‘Oceanic King’, p.50). The actual story of his rise to power is long and complex, mainly revolving around a sequence of alliances, at first with individuals who help or rescue young Temüjin from perilous situations (like Sorkun who helped Temüjin escape after he’d been captured and tied to a wooden yoke by the vengeful relatives of the first husband of Ho’elun, his mother, the woman kidnapped by his father Yesugei), then with more powerful clan leaders, slowly cultivating powerful men and drawing freelance warriors to his side. Map of the Mongol Empire during Genghis’s lifetime, showing the complexity of the Mongol tribes and kingdoms he set out to unify, and the peoples living outside it e.g. the Chinese Jin Dynasty in the south-east (Source: Wikipedia) And then the thing which set him apart from all his rival leaders and rival powers – his phenomenal gift for organisation, for imposing new laws on the Mongol tribes, for introducing a census and mass conscription, for organising his army into light and heavy cavalry with, later on, divisions devoted to siege equipment, provisioned with scaling ladders and sacks that could be turned into sandbags (p.72). His army was systematically organised and rigorously disciplined. A division was known as a tumen and contained 10,000 men. Each tumen was divided into ten regiments of a thousand called a minghan. Each minghan contained ten squadrons of a hundred called a jagun and each jagunwas divided into ten troops called arbans. A large Mongol camp was called an ordu which is the origin of the English word ‘horde’. Chambers goes on to describe the thorough training regime Genghis established for the army, along with the ‘staff college’ of his personal guard, which supplied the generals and senior commanders to each division. He explains the Mongols’ battle tactics and the transmission of information by a cohort of trained messengers using the fastest horses. Genghis set up staging posts every 25 miles in the territory he conquered, which were permanently manned with provisions and fresh horses, so that messengers could ride in relay in any direction across his empire bringing vital information. The messengers were wrapped up warm and wore a belt of small bells to alert the managers of the post that a rider was arriving, so the new horse could be saddled and ready. The essence of Genghis Khan’s genius lay in his ability to recognise and develop a good idea, and above all in his instinctive capacity for meticulous planning and detailed organisation, a capacity which was all the more extraordinary in a man who had received no education. (p.65) Map showing the campaigns of the Mongols from their heartland out across Asia. Note that China was divided under three rulers, the Jurchen Jin in the North, the Song dynasty in the south, and the Western Xia in the space between Tibet and Mongolia (source: Wikipedia) Now a glance at Amazon shows you that there are quite a few books about Genghis Khan, some running to four or five hundred pages, and there is, of course, a lengthy Wikipedia article about him. But most of these are westernised, factual accounts, which start in the way you’d expect, with factual accounts of the steppe, its peoples, their history, before moving on to give factual accounts based on a judicial analysis of the sources and the (scant) archaeological evidence. In some of these more academic respects Chambers’ account is a bit lacking; I certainly found his description of the campaigns of the mature Genghis rather quick and difficult to follow. But it matters not. I bet this is the only account which starts and then continues within the Mongol mindset. It takes the reader inside the world of mare’s milk and hawking, surviving off berries and raw fish, a world where an extended family possesses just nine horses and a tent set amid the vast limitless blankness of the steppe. A world where the wolf god mates with human women, and shamans correctly predict the future. Admittedly, as Chambers’ account proceeds and actually gets onto the campaigning and battles, it becomes more and more factual, more like Wikipedia, and my interest waned a bit. It also describes the military massacres which occurred on a growing scale and made Genghis’s name a terror to future generations. Notable among these were the rape of Zhongdu, an early name for what is now Beijing. It was already an enormous city, with a population of maybe a million, protected by a huge wall. After a prolonged siege, the Mongols finally breached the wall in 1215. Genghis ordered total annihilation and for one month the conquerors burned, murdered and raped. A year later visiting ambassadors described the streets as slippery with human fat. And they were shown a white hill outside the ruined city walls which was made out of human skulls. (This forced the Jin ruler, Emperor Xuanzong, to move his capital south to Kaifeng and abandon the northern half of his empire to the Mongols. Further Mongol campaigns were to lead to the collapse of the Jin dynasty in 1234.) It was the same year that the Magna Carta was signed in England. Even worse was the prolonged campaign against Ala ad-Din Muhammad II, Shah of the Khwarezmian Empire from 1200 to 1220. Muhammad made the very unwise move of arresting and executing the envoys that Genghis had sent to him. This prompted the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia, which resulted in its utter destruction. The Mongols razed every city they came to and massacred every single inhabitant: the lowest contemporary estimates were 700,000 dead for each of the cities of Merv and Balkh, and a million and a half each for Herat and Nishapur, where the heads of men, women and children were gathered into separate piles. These are widely considered the bloodiest massacres the world had seen until the 20th century. ‘I am the punishment of God…If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.’ (Genghis Khan) All this may well be true, but it’s another reason for finding the later part of the book less enjoyable. Because my imagination had been so fired up by the opening, mythical chapters, and the way they wonderfully transport the reader into a genuinely remote and different other-world. These passages engrossed me like a children’s book does. It made me feel it was me fighting alongside Jebe the Arrow and Toghril the mighty, in a heroic alliance with the Naimans and the Tayichi’uts against enemy tribes like the Keraits and the Tatars, taking part in legendary conflicts like the wonderfully named Battle of the Seventy Felt Cloaks. Reviews suggest that this short books leaves out a lot of the facts about Genghis, as known by modern historians. No doubt it does. But what it leaves in is the romance and fairy-tale feel of the wonderfully evocative names, the distant lifestyles, and the legendary stories about strange peoples and faraway places which for a happy couple of hours really caught my imagination. The statue of Genghis Khan outside the parliament building in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Genghis Khan: Essential Biographies on Amazon by Simon on November 10, 2019 • Permalink Posted in Books, History, Middle Ages Tagged Ala ad-Din Muhammad II, Alan the Fair, arbans, army, Balkh, Battle of the Seventy Felt Cloaks, Beijing, Bodunchar the Simple, Bonduchar, Borte Chino, Dobun the Sagacious, Emperor Xuanzong, empire, Genghis Khan, Great Khuriltai, Gua Maral, Herat, history, Ho'elun, horde, jagun, James Chambers, Jebe the Arrow, Kaifeng, Khitan, Khwarezmian Empire, Kiyat clan, legend, Manchuria, medieval history, Merv, minghan, Mongke Tengri, Mongol history, Mongolia, Mongols, myth, Nishapur, ordu, River Onon, shaman, Sutton Pocket Biography, Tatars, Temüjin, the Jin, the Jurchen, the Keraits, the Merkits, the Naimans, the Onggirats, the Tatars, the Tayichi'uts, Toghril, tumen, Turko-Mongol nomads, war, Western Xia, Xi Xia, Yesügei, Zhongdu Posted by Simon on November 10, 2019 https://astrofella.wordpress.com/2019/11/10/genghis-khan-james-chambers/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line877
__label__cc	0.720285	0.279715	Current time: January 18, 2020, 10:42 am Atheist Forums › Discussion › Politics Looks As If The WLB Did Not Fool China Go Blow Jesus Out Your Ass Religious Views: Fuck It Joined: August 2, 2009 http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/china-mo...s-muscles/ Quote: China mocks Trump missile strike after Xi leaves US: ‘A weakened politician who needed to flex his muscles’ Quote: “Xinhua, the state news agency, on Saturday called the strike the act of a weakened politician who needed to flex his muscles,” The New York Times reported. “In an analysis, Xinhua also said Mr. Trump had ordered the strike to distance himself from Syria’s backers in Moscow, to overcome accusations that he was ‘pro-Russia.'” Yup. Took them no time at all to figure out the WLB. Religious Views: Bach is the bible RE: Looks As If The WLB Did Not Fool China April 9, 2017 at 4:01 pm (This post was last modified: April 9, 2017 at 4:01 pm by Tres Leches.) I guess they waited to comment until Xi left the US so he wouldn't have to deal with Trump's temper tantrum in person. Light the way with the bridges you burn. Religious Views: Non believer (April 9, 2017 at 3:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/china-mo...s-muscles/ I find it funny thinks he can intimidate China Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy -- myself. Inuit Proverb chimp3 Chimp Magnet Religious Views: NoReligion2 April 9, 2017 at 6:15 pm (This post was last modified: April 9, 2017 at 6:15 pm by chimp3.) Trump is a comic book reader conducting international diplomacy with master chess players. They will beat him blindfolded. Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. - The Dude (April 9, 2017 at 6:15 pm)chimp3 Wrote: Trump is a comic book reader conducting international diplomacy with master chess players. They will beat him blindfolded. It's even worse than that. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tara...13bfe222ee Quote: Former “SNL” star and Donald Trump impersonator Taran Killam has confirmed everyone’s worst suspicions about the commander-in-chief’s time on “Saturday Night Live”: Trump “struggled to read.” Recalling the experience to Brooklyn Magazine, the actor said, “He was … everything you see. What you see is what you get with him, really. I mean, there was no big reveal. He struggled to read at the table read, which did not give many of us great confidence. Didn’t get the jokes, really. He’s just a man who seems to be powered by bluster.” Killam’s comments about Trump’s difficulties grasping the written language back up remarks previously made by Pete Davidson. Shortly after Trump’s “SNL” episode in 2015, Davidson told Opie Radio that the president “doesn’t really know how to read.” No shit! He is the Gambler Baron of the '80,s, the Reality TV Star of the '90's , and the lying sack of shit of 2017. Crossless2.0 Religious Views: Atheist April 11, 2017 at 11:17 am (This post was last modified: April 11, 2017 at 11:17 am by Crossless2.0.) Look, any U.S. president is going to have a hard time dealing with China, if for no other reason than because the Chinese leadership operates on a completely different timeline than a president can afford. I'm no fan of authoritarian rule, but it's undeniable that such a rule, if relatively stable, allows the leadership to take the long view of things and to take their time cutting deals. Don't like this or that U.S. administration? Wait 'em out. There will be another one in a few years. This is a brute fact of international diplomacy with which all presidents must contend. Now couple that with China smelling blood in the water. A president who (a) is in way over his head and (b) is becoming ever weaker domestically is a guy they don't really have to deal with on any significant level -- unless there is an angle to play to their advantage. Trump thinks he's so fucking slick at cutting deals and swaggering into whatever he wants. He's never played at this level. By the time the Chinese, the Russians, and others are finished with him, he's going to look like a street-corner whore who just pulled a train. Been seeing "WLB" in a couple of posts here now, what the hell does that stand for? Lurker (and not THAT isis) Religious Views: Not sure (April 11, 2017 at 11:21 am)Brian37 Wrote: Been seeing "WLB" in a couple of posts here now, what the hell does that stand for? Whiny Little Bitch. Anomalocaris Stem arthropod Religious Views: None I think there are no significant world leaders who didn't understand what trump was doing and why he was doing it. Only those who were brain dead and the remains of whose brain cells were cremated by also bing Republican could think trump was doing this out of "leadership". trump the republican asks communist china to investigate his potential election rival Anomalocaris 10 151 October 4, 2019 at 10:18 am Last Post: Anomalocaris What's the Truth about China? Rhondazvous 29 453 June 10, 2019 at 11:49 am Last Post: Gae Bolga So Not Every WLB Voter Was a Racist Retard. Minimalist 16 388 October 29, 2018 at 12:16 pm Judge Tells The WLB to Go Fuck Himself Minimalist 0 164 October 25, 2018 at 5:18 pm Last Post: Minimalist No Wall? The WLB is Unhappy Minimalist 9 295 September 21, 2018 at 6:30 am Last Post: arewethereyet By Popular demand, a break from the WLB Brian37 5 257 August 14, 2018 at 1:31 pm Last Post: Brian37 The WLB Criticized By A Republicunt Who Is Not Retiring? 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__label__wiki	0.582354	0.582354	Cambridge set for first ever official Pride The Pink Festival Group charity are planning the inaugural Cambridge Pride for 8 June. Words: Markus Bidaux Amazingly, the city where the theories of gravity were devised and DNA and stem cells were discovered has never hosted a Pride. This omission in the Pride calendar is compounded by the fact that Cambridgeshire has the UK's second largest population of LGBTQ residents. Thankfully, Cambridge's Pink Festival Group are putting things right by hosting the first of many (we hope) Cambridge Prides on 8 June. Attitude went to the University Arms hotel in Cambridge to meet with with Lara Jaffey, the Chair of the non-profit charity Pink Festival Group, Robert Ferguson and Gordon Bateman, two members of her committee who also run the monthly Dot Cotton gay club night. The Cambridge University Arms Lara started off by telling us explains why Cambridge has not had a Pride: "In 2003, we started the open-air Pink Festival, which was essentially celebrating the LGBTQ community. Our last Pink Festival was in 2010 and attracted around 10,000 attendees, but we took a break to run various events like having Andy Bell perform at the Corn Exchange and hosting cabaret tents in the summer. "And then a couple years ago, there was a kind of organic group that sprung up that wanted to host a Cambridge Pride. So we offered to support them and then it became apparent that actually, we should work together. So Pink Festival is now running Cambridge Pride." The highly anticipated event will also be the UK's first river Pride Parade. The city is famous for its leisurely punt rides along the River Cam, but we suspect a drag queen or two may cause a ruckus under the Bridge of Sighs. The Pink Festival's Robert, Lara and Gordon "We are working with eight LGBTQ community groups and they will be decorating their own punts. One will represent youth, another people of colour, the senior and trans communities will be represented too. And each will be painted a different colour of the rainbow flag. And then we'll have a couple of punts that go on for hours with LGBTQ artists performing shows on them," explains Lara. The flotilla will disembark in Jesus Park in the centre of Cambridge where a main stage, marquees and food vans will be waiting to welcome all. The free event will see local artists like the band Keltrix and drag act Felicity Flaps on the main stage, while DJs play the Band Stand and the marquees are filled with talks, poetry, comedy, the Great British Queer Bake Off and even Power Ballad Yoga will be offered. When the sun sets the Enchanted Cinema will play international LGBTQ short films, programmed by 'Queers in Shorts'. Finally, Robert and Gordon will host a ticketed Pride After Party at Revolution Vodka Bar from 8pm to 3am. Robert sums up what he wants Cambridge Pride to be: "The great thing about Cambridge is it is a safe place. So we are hoping it will be like Brighton Pride in that way that you have an old granny sat at the side with their grandkids waving a rainbow flag." thepinkfestival.co.uk The ‘Cambridge Pride Package’ at University Arms is exclusively available for two-night stays on 7th and 8th June 2019. Bookable now until 5th June and rates start from £399 for single occupancy or £449 for double occupancy in a Classic King room. The package includes a slice of homemade Rainbow Cake in-room on arrival, a Bloomsbury Boozer cocktail in Parker's Tavern Bar, daily breakfast at Parker’s Tavern and a complimentary late check-out. To book, please visit marriott.co.uk and use promo code 4LG or contact University Arms on 01223 606042 / [email protected] for more information. Cambridge Pride The Pink Festival The University Arms Hotel	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line881
__label__cc	0.547583	0.452417	J. Gary DiLaura Frank Dux Dr. John O. Hunter Stanley Isaacs Andrew Kulyk Jamie Moses James Ostrowski Frank Parlato C.W. Peck Craig Reger Dr. Nicholas L. Waddy WNY News • NXIVM Raniere, not Mexican lawyers, composed threatening letters to silence witnesses; Betancourt used as fool As alleged in the superseding indictment, among the means and methods by which Keith Raniere and Clare Bronfman participated in illegal conduct was by “using harassment, coercion and abusive litigation to intimidate and attack perceived enemies and critics” of Raniere. Bronfman and Raniere made efforts to silence and intimidate DOS “slaves,” soon after public disclosure of DOS by Frank Report. They used several Mexican lawyers to send emails and letters to DOS slaves. Among the lawyers Nxivm alleges they should have attorney-client privilege with is a one Carmen Gutierrez. I have some serious doubts that Carmen Gutierrez exists. On Dec. 7, 2018, an attorneys list provided by Nxivm to the government lists “Carmen Gutierrez” as one of their lawyers but there is no contact information, email address, or associated law firm. He was listed as an attorney in connection with the NXIVM v. Rick Ross matter. That seems improbable. Neither Bronfman nor Raniere previously listed Gutierrez as an attorney who represented Nxivm. In response to a request by the government, Nxivm attorney Michael Sullivan indicated he would provide information regarding the identity of Gutierrez. To date, he has not done so. Does “Carmen Gutierrez” exist? But regardless of which Mexican attorney they use, it seems that Raniere called all the shots. He even wrote their letters for them. Let’s look at a time line, most of which comes from the government’s memorandum of law.: Raniere and Bronfman learned that The New York Times would be publishing an article about DOS, based in part on interviews with former Nxivm members. Raniere sent Bronfman an email with the subject line, “What are your thoughts?”: He then composed the following letter. “Ms. [Jane Doe 9], I am the chief attorney of a criminal investigation in Mexico of more than 20 individuals tied together in a cooperative destructive network. These individuals, including yourself, have been acting against individuals who participate in the NXIVM corporation community. You are currently connected to the criminal investigations involving fraud, coercion, extortion, harassment, stalking, theft of trade secrets (which includes use of trade secrets compromised of, amongst other things, client lists), criminal conspiracy, computer crimes and corporate espionage. I strongly suggest that you cease and desist, undo, reverse, cancel, and retract, participation in all past, present, and future, conversations, conference calls, meetings, news media, social media, blogs, or websites, relating to this subject matter until the criminal matters are resolved. You should do everything in your power to affect this. Your best course of action to minimize your exposure, in addition to the above, is to repair all damages to parties you have acted against, reconciling with them, and fully cooperating with the criminal investigations. In this regard, I can help you for I represent some of your victims and have access to others. 10 Jane Doe 9 is not referenced in the superseding indictment. “I know that people in the media (and also bloggers and the like) can be coercive, abusive in their power, and force unwitting, uninformed, participants to complicate situations and potentially even waive rights. You still have the ability to pull away from all participation with these people. Please contact me as soon as possible. “ Less than thirty minutes later, Bronfman sent the text of the email to Alejandro Betancourt in Mexico. Jane Doe 9 received an email from a Mexican lawyer, Mr. Olmedo Gaxiola, with the subject line “CAUSA PENAL EN MEXICO.” Attached to the email was a Microsoft Word document containing, word-for-word, the text of the email sent by Raniere to Bronfman. The metadata of the Word document received by Jane Doe 9 reflects that the creator of the document was Bronfman. Raniere sent Bronfman another email with the subject line “Draft”. In it he writes, “Ms. [Jane Doe 9], You are the only person receiving this letter. This overture is against my better judgement as I feel there is little probability of success yet more expense, but I am writing you on my clients’ behalf. “If you do not respond affirmatively to this letter by 1:00 pm September 19th I will need to proceed as previously required. I will then not contact you informally again. My clients want to give you this opportunity to cooperate and minimize the impact on your life. The criminal investigations will increase in number, and thoroughness, and will not stop until justice is served. This will not go away. “The group with which you are involved contains individuals who have already served prison time [Joe O’Hara], others who are currently indicted [Frank Parlato], and some that face extradition proceedings [Catherine Oxenberg, Toni Natalie]. The others are under investigation for quite serious crimes. The form of justice to which they subscribe is trial and conviction by media, personal opinion, and abuse of power. They appear to have no issue with committing a crime when it suites [sic] them. They use the actions of others to justify this. Whether the person they target is right or wrong, this method of persecution is very wrongful. You must separate from them completely to mitigate the effects on yourself. Please divest yourself from this wrongfulness and this group. Please write to me affirmatively by the above deadline indicating you will cooperate fully. I can also help you with any criminal investigations within the United States. Sincerely. That same day, Jane Doe 9 received an email from Mr. Olmedo Gaxiola attaching a second letter as a document in Microsoft Word. The letter contained nearly exactly the same text as that sent to Bronfman by Raniere, and, the metadata of the Word document reflects that the creator of the document was Bronfman. Jane Doe 8 and other DOS “slaves” received similar communications and letters from another Mexican attorney – Ruiz Durán. Six days before The New York Times published its report on DOS, Jane Doe 8 received an email from Durán. In the email, Durán stated that he was taking “the liberty to writing to you to let you know that the State’s Attorney’s Office in Mexico, has issued some directives against you and other individuals.” Durán enclosed a letter in Spanish and a document containing an English translation directing Jane Doe 8 to “[s]top, abstain and refrain from incurring in any type of intimidation, acts of nuisance or disturbances against” Betancourt, legal representative of Nxivm Mexico, “and/or any person with any sort of relation to the Company referred herein.” On Sept. 14, 2017 and again on Oct. 12, 2017, Bronfman sent Raniere emails attaching a spreadsheet titled “Individuals Involved” listing individuals and the purported “damage” they caused to Raniere and Raniere-created entities. One column in the spreadsheet is titled “Crime,” under which Bronfman documented the supposed crimes each individual committed against Raniere, and another column in the spreadsheet is titled “Priority Level,” with numbers listed beneath. The names of former DOS “slaves” appear on the list. Next to Jane Doe 8 and Jane Doe 9’s name, under “Crime,” was listed, “Use of Trade secrets” and “secret disclosure.” The “Priority Level” indicated for Jane Doe 9 was 1. It is interesting that Bronfman and Ranere targeted DOS victims as “individuals involved” in causing “damage” to Raniere. Bronfman and Raniere—not their attorneys—drafted the letters used to intimidate their enemies. Bronfman and Raniere used attorneys licensed to practice only in Mexico to send the letters, even though Bronfman, Raniere, Jane Does 8 and 9 all lived in the New York area. The language of the letters suggest the threat of criminal prosecution. When communications with attorneys are made for no other purpose than to contact crime victims in an effort to keep them from publicly disclosing the existence of DOS and from reporting their experiences to law enforcement, there can be no attorney-client privilege – at least that is the argument the government makes. I suspect that argument will prevail. Disgusted by the Corruption in Albany, Courageous Black Man Runs for Governor News • US News Special Education and VR 504 Become Federal Law By Al Bruno Congressman Chris Collins’ Unusually Sweet Settlement Deal With the SEC Leave a Reply to Scott Johnson (@ScottTexJohnson) Cancel reply shadowstate1958 says: Betancourt used as fool Betancourt might be a useful idiot but he still allowed himself to be used in an effort to intimidate witnesses. The gay Mexican Mussolini must go down. Scott Johnson (@ScottTexJohnson) says: Raniere is so smart, I always thought the phrase was, “Where is the world is Carmen San Diego,” not Gutierrez. I wish I was a smart as Raniere. Someone (prison guard?) also needs to tell Raniere that he should put an “Esq.” behind his name, as many lawyers do. There is no law against that, but there are laws against impersonating a court officer, although a lot of lawyers impersonate that they are human beings, so I guess we’re even. Just think about how many of the world’s problems went unsolved while Raniere was involved in this letter writing campaign. No wonder the world is such a mess. Thanks, Raniere. Like everyone else in NXIVM, his greed got the better of him, but his greed appears to be beyond that. A currency exchange business is a great way to launder money. I’m surprised he hasn’t disappeared or turned up dead. NoisyMouse says: Clear obstruction of justice. Plus if Defense Atty knew Carmen Gutierrez doesn’t exist, that is participation in a crime – obstruction of justice and conspiracy. There are not many female attorneys in Mexico. Would be easy to find Carmen Gutierrez if she does exist. Anon123 says: Carmen Gutierrez is criminal attorney from Anchorage, Ak, who lived in Mexico for awhile. She did work for NXVIM in 00’s. She was high up in Dept of Corrections in Alaska. Friends with Wende Irick, coach. Very good work, Frank. Gotta love this: https://otviiiisgrrr8.com/2019/01/01/allison-mack-joins-scientology-gets-nxivm-repair-auditing/ except the NXIVM method is holding onto Raniere’s crank. Hot Sauce and Pizza, Pussy sans Garlic says: Hey Frank, You have made numerous posts claiming that Emi and Betancourt are butt buddies who bend each other over and pound each other’s buttholes. I would like you to cite your proof. I don’t believe this necessarily. Also, who is the girl and who is the boy in that relationship? Who is ‘pitching’ and who is ‘catching’ when they fuck? Who’s butt gets invaded? I want facts, not speculation. How sure are you, Frank? https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGh7WRBuXJ/ “Happy New Year, all! I hope 2019 brings closeness, love, success, challenge and ease. I always felt like a shitty person for severing toxic relationships in my life. At 36, I (finally) do not. Baby steps. Ha. So, the first thing up this year is the Canadian premiere of season 2 of Burden of Truth. And these lovely pics of a (very super extra) glam me! I don’t do many fashion shoots these days, so they feel extra fancy. Thanks to @beyondfashionmagazine for thinking of me and our show😘; I will never be this 😎 in reality. (please note that when reading the article, the word “exotic” should be in quotes–in 1999, this was considered an acceptable way to describe a non-white person)” You’re still too much of a coward to talk about NXIVM. What toxic relationships did you sever Kristin? You did not leave NXIVM in 2013. You knew years ago that Keith Raniere was a pedophile and rapist. You did not care. That makes you a very, extremely shitty person. You recruited Allison Mack into the cult and did and said absolutely nothing when the branding story broke. You were happy to use your d-list fame to help build up the cult but refused to use it to draw attention to the crimes. Instead, you portrayed yourself as the savior of teen girls and a girl born to pedophile rape on a tax payer funded television show. That makes you a shitty person. You have attached yourself to a documentary about a rape victim while ignoring NXIVM. That makes you a shitty person. You signed an open letter against a man accused of bad behavior against women while ignoring NXIVM as if you are morally better than him. That makes you a shitty person. Frank Parlato was the only media person calling you out and you continued and still continue to be a coward. You took zero opportunity to do the right thing as long as your fame and money privileges were protected. That makes you a shitty person. Now you are saying you don’t even care. That makes you an extremely shitty person. You are not a victim of NXIVM. You were a willing perpetrator and enabler. You were a big part of it. You don’t get to call anyone toxic when you are a shitty person yourself. If you consider them toxic to you, then you were toxic to them and others. You are no different from them. If you had spoken out against NXIVM, perhaps DOS would never existed. Perhaps all those women would not be branded above their pussies with the initials of a bitch you recruited and a pedophile you followed. And you don’t care? Also, it is still acceptable to call a foreigner “exotic”. You call us “bigot”, “Nazi” “racist” “privileged” simply for existing and not being PC. You receive huge amounts of predominately white tax dollars to insult said white tax payers. We can call you whatever we like. Stop being PC. And to Rose Bhura who left this message: “Go get it my friend!! Plus good riddance to the 💩💩💩 and onwards in 💕🌟🎉❤️” – you are a shitty person too. Not even a single acknowledgement of NXIVM and the fact Kreuk recruited you. You don’t get to say good riddance. Pyriel says: Of course Raniere composed the threatening letters. His last, rather eccentric, bail application was obviously mostly composed by him. He likes to be in control, even if his words make him look ridiculous and his attorneys advise him of this. Vanguard is a narcissist and he won’t be able to resist taking the stand, no matter what Agnifilo advises. Totally agree, Pyriel. As this case stretches on, I wouldn’t be surprised to see more bail applications by Raniere. While this question is unrelated to the current post, I’m curious to understand more about the relationship between NXIVM and Roger Stone. It has been stated in the media that he was hired to audit one of their courses or learning modules. However, on face value, this seems like a most interesting, and yet peculiar match. Why would a self-help organization that teaches ethics and humanistic therapy think Roger Stone could help them considering Stone is such a controversial conservative figure in politics? Why would Roger Stone then walk away from and state that he thought they would be better served by an attorney? It’s also known that Roger has a pension for promiscuity — could this have been the initial reason why NXIVM reached out to him for his services? Thanks in advance for further insight. Buffoon says: Raniere is very stupid. Hopefully he’s being used as a sex toy for some well endowed convicts in the prison. Or at least getting beaten up regularly. Niceguy says: Does anyone know if Keith Raniere performed hypnosis on members? I can’t recall. There should probably be a NXIVM wiki Glossary and index with the cast of characters and madeup vernacular. What are your thoughts on the podcast Escaping NXIVM? Is it balanced? Is it too fair? What is your opinion of the female reporter/researcher who stated she was not sold on NXIVM as a cult? She also said most of the women who took part found it a positive experience. What’s your opinion? My personal feeling is that the “social group contagion” effect has occurred with the women who had a positive experience. The reporter/researcher in my opinion is out of her mind. She said she didn’t like the “cult term” as well and is used loosely. Meant she said the term cult is used too loosely. She seems like a libtard. I am moderate but my self but sometimes people are too far too left. Never mind Frank just looked all my questions up. Apologize! Please ingnore my questions just did a sit search Gotta hand it to Frank for being exactly who he is and doggedly pursuing the truth like this even when it favors those like Betancourt who tried mightily to thwart him. Alision Patten says: Hmmmm What a coincidence. How about “Carmen. Alaska” instead of Carmen San Diego. There is a Carmen Gutierrez who is an attorney from Anchorage, who also lived for many years in southern Baja, near Cabo. She happens to be close friends with Wende Irick (has been for decades). Wende was a long time employee and associate of NXIVM–she travelled between New York and her hair salon in Anchorage for years and her former husband also worked for NXIVM. Carmen is notable for — her use of abusive tactics. including litigation, to quiet people who know about her past and are her perceived enemies; her fawning s MO; her problem with the truth. Maybe this is your Carmen G?? Kristin Kreuk’s New Year’s Day Message: ‘I always felt like a shitty person for severing toxic relationships’ — and one reader’s ‘toxic’ observations Albany Times Union ranks Nxivm as #2 biggest story of 2018; Raniere’s lawyer claims he is now in ‘general population’ Arts & Culture • Events • Music TUE APR 7 – The Ballroom Theives at The Town Ballroom (playing co-headliner with CAAMP) Copyright © 2018 Artvoice. Powered by Jakex.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line885
__label__wiki	0.689195	0.689195	Home News American News Bolton Willing To Testify In Senate Impeachment Trial Bolton Willing To Testify In Senate Impeachment Trial U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton Bolton had left it to a court to decide whether or not he would be required to testify in the House impeachment investigation, asking a judge to rule on whether he had to obey a congressional subpoena to testify or adhere to standing administration policy that all White House officials were prohibited from revealing anything they might have heard on the Ukraine – or any other – matter…reports Asian Lite News U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton John Bolton, the former US National Security Adviser (NSA), has said that he was ready and willing to testify at the pending Senate impeachment trial against President Donald Trump if he received a subpoena from the Republican-majority Upper House. “I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify,” Efe news quoted Bolton as saying in a statement on Monday. The interest regarding what Bolton may know about the Ukraine aid suspension case that has led to Trump’s impeachment skyrocketed during the House impeachment investigation launched by Democrats becuse he was in the forefront of foreign policymaking in the White House when the President pressured Kiev to launch an investigation of his main political rival, former Vice President and Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden. According to Fiona Hill, a former subordinate of Bolton when he headed the National Security Council, the former NSA said on one occasion that he had nothing to do with the “drug deal” that other Trump advisers were “cooking up” regarding Ukraine. Bolton had left it to a court to decide whether or not he would be required to testify in the House impeachment investigation, asking a judge to rule on whether he had to obey a congressional subpoena to testify or adhere to standing administration policy that all White House officials were prohibited from revealing anything they might have heard on the Ukraine – or any other – matter. In his statement on Monday, Bolton said that after his attorney informed a House committee that he would leave the decision of whether he would testify up to the court, the committee decided not to issue a subpoena to try and compel him to appear before lawmakers. Ultimately, Democrats ended their investigation without Bolton’s testimony and the House of Representatives in December approved two articles of impeachment against Trump – abusing his office and obstruction of Congress. Photo shows US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confronting President Donald Trump at a reportedly explosive White House meeting. “It now falls to the Senate to fulfil its Constitutional obligation to try impeachments, and it does not appear possible that a final judicial resolution of the still-unanswered Constitutional questions can be obtained before the Senate acts,” Bolton said. “Accordingly, since my testimony is once again at issue, I have had to resolve the serious competing issues as best I could, based on careful consideration and study. I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify.” Democrats have proposed a roadmap for a possible Senate trial of Trump, asking that four new witnesses, including Bolton and Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, be called to testify on the Ukraine matter. Bolton’s acrimonious exit from the West Wing in September 2019 was accompanied by a tweet from Trump that he had fired him, but Bolton wrote to numerous reporters to say that he was not dumped but rather had resigned. A date for the start of the Senate trial still has not been set given that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is yet to formally forward the articles of impeachment to the Senate asserting that Democrats must know in advance how any trial will be conducted and demanding that new witnesses from within the White House be called to give testimony on the President’s actions. Previous articleModi calls for deepening ties with US Next articleMahdi discusses troops withdrawal with Boris, Merkel	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line889
__label__wiki	0.570026	0.570026	California State Assembly Democratic Caucus \| Assemblymember O’Donnell Statement on Proposed 2020-21 Budget Chair of Assembly Education Committee applauds balanced approach, increased funding for schools (SACRAMENTO) – Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach) issued the following statement Friday on Governor Newsom’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year: “Governor Newsom’s second proposed budget is fiscally prudent, allowing California to live within its means while prioritizing the needs of our children from preschool to higher education. “As a parent, a teacher, and Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, the proposed budget for education is a good starting point but I am concerned that we’re not driving more dollars to the classroom. I am also disappointed that there are no new funds to pay our unfunded pension liabilities, such as PERS and STRS. Paying down long-term debt has long-term benefits. I applaud the Governor’s proposal to provide additional funds for professional development for teachers. We should prioritize spending those funds on expanding the pool of teachers, including teachers from diverse backgrounds. The teacher shortage is real. The state has a responsibility to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn and succeed in the classroom. I support the Governor’s attention on special education and look forward to working with the administration and my colleagues in the Legislature on a fair funding system and how best to support students with disabilities. I have introduced Assembly Bill 1914 to increase support for students with disabilities in general education classrooms. “I look forward to working on a responsible, balanced budget that supports our students, teachers and schools.” Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell represents the 70th Assembly District, which includes Long Beach, Signal Hill, San Pedro and Catalina Island. Search for Legislation Bill Search House Rules - HR 1 (Cooley) Joint Rules - SCR 1 (Wilk) Governor of California Capitol Museum Assembly Home Page Today's Assembly Events Assembly Daily File Member & Staff Salaries Expenditure Reports Download Media Player Download Quick Time Privacy and Conditions of Use \| Accessibility \| General Disclaimer \| © 2020 California State Assembly Democratic Caucus	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line890
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__label__wiki	0.789528	0.789528	vaccineinjurynews autismtruthnews Tyrannical New York State Supreme Court rules that Amish must vaccinate students attending their private schools Because New York State has banned religious exemptions from “mandatory” vaccination, the Amish who live there are now being targeted by the state’s rogue Supreme Court, which recently decided that all Amish children attending private Amish schools must be vaccinated – no exceptions. Attorney Jason Mermigis from Long Island has been fighting on behalf of the Stoltzfus family to preserve their God-given right to not vaccinate their children. The Stoltzfus children attend a private Amish school known as Cranberry Marsh, located in Romulus, a town roughly halfway between Rochester and Syracuse. All 24 of the students who currently attend Cranberry Marsh, including the Stoltzfus children, are unvaccinated, as were their predecessors – the Amish generally don’t vaccinate their children, and they’re much better off because of it. Mermigis had claimed in court that forcing the Amish to vaccinate their children against their will, in compliance with New York’s elimination of religious vaccination exemptions, represents an unconstitutional infringement on religious rights. But Supreme Court Justice Daniel Doyle patently rejected this claim, meaning the Amish in New York have no further recourse other than to move somewhere else. “I think that’s a serious, you know, infringement of religious freedoms and religious rights,” Mermigis is quoted as saying. He added that forcing the Amish to vaccinated their children represents a “betrayal of (their) faith in God,” meaning the government of New York is now a religious oppressor. “I think this decision is callous,” Mermigis further added. “I think it’s ignorant.” If Amish schools in New York refuse to comply with Supreme Court ruling, they could be fined up to $2,000 per day, per student While the state health department has refused to comment on this pending litigation, New York law dictates that schools can be fined up to $2,000 per day for each unvaccinated student that’s in attendance. For Cranberry Marsh, this could translate in $48,000 per school day in fines. Even though the Amish tend to stick to themselves and rarely come into contact with anyone else, Seneca County public health director Vickie Swinehart – an appropriate last name – has stated that the Amish still have to vaccinate their children or else be forced to at gunpoint. “They’re not totally isolated,” Swinehart is quoted as saying. “They still go out to stores and are in the general population. They’re not just in their own community and stay there. They interact – you know, the Amish work in the community. Some of them – they’re not all just farmers who work on their farm and don’t go anywhere,” she went on to state, the implication being that unvaccinated children are somehow a risk to vaccinated children. Assuming vaccines even work at all – which they don’t – why would a vaccinated person be put at risk by exposure to unvaccinated children? Are vaccines really so ineffective that even those who get them are still able to contract infectious disease? The answer is yes. In reality, vaccinated people are actually more of a risk to public health than unvaccinated people because vaccines tend to shed their viral components onto others. This is especially true with the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella, measles being the disease responsible for the removal of New York’s religious exemption law. “There are no double-blind randomized placebo (using a real placebo – salt water) controlled trials showing efficacy or safety for vaccines,” wrote one commenter at VaccineLiberationArmy.com. “The actual trials show that they are not safe or efficacious – but through mathematical alchemy any trail can be made to look good.” For more related news about the dangers and ineffectiveness of vaccines, be sure to check out Vaccines.news. VaccineLiberationArmy.com WSKG.com Tagged Under: amish, children, civil rights, health freedom, human rights, Immunizations, Liberty, medical ethics, medical fascism, Medical Tyranny, New York, Orwellian, religious exemption, religious persecution, Tyranny, vaccination, vaccines Medical Shocker: Sqaulene, an oil-based “adjuvant” commonly used in vaccines, likely a leading cause of catastrophic diseases, including auto-immune disease 01/06/2020 / By S.D. Wells Transgender clinics prey on AUTISTIC children because they’re easy to manipulate, disturbing new research finds Are your children safe from toxic aluminum exposure? Dirty vaccines are proof that the RISKS outweigh the benefits – a look into the health repercussions from vaccines over the past 75 years Neonatal nurse says government-mandated vaccines are “destroying an entire generation of children” Using antidepressants while pregnant can increase the risk of autism in newborns – study Big Tech is now banning ALL “unauthorized comments” about vaccines, including vaccine ingredients, side effects, autism, etc. – censorship is about way more than just politics! Watch: Anti-vaxxers crash Jimmy Kimmel show to warn of vaccine dangers You won’t believe what’s in the vaccines being discussed for mandatory vaccinations Bombshell new video exposes horrifying crime of vaccine mandates… help this video go viral on Facebook Child Protective Services launches Soviet-style armed raid on family to kidnap their 4-year-old autistic child… this is REAL “family separation,” but Dems are silent Children exposed to pesticides have increased risk of autism Study: Exposure to pesticides during pregnancy increases a child’s risk of autism by nearly 10 percent Scalp acupuncture found to effectively reduce ASD (autism) symptoms 07/22/2019 / By Ralph Flores COPYRIGHT © 2017 AUTISM TRUTH NEWS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line897
__label__cc	0.715159	0.284841	Home » TRIENNIAL REVIEW TRIENNIAL REVIEW Stakes and Prizes The maximum price the amusement industry can charge its customers for a go on its machines and the value of the prize it can give is set by law. It can only be changed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. These limits are currently under review. A summary of our requests for change can be found below. TRIENNIAL SUBMISSION 1.1. The severe and chronic, economic and commercial conditions affecting the industry over the past decade can be significantly addressed through stake and prize increases and new machines or features, (some requiring amendments to the Gambling Act in the future) but most simply by Statutory Instrument. 1.2. A broad range of demanding ‘modern consumers’ has to be satisfied if they are going to continue to want to play machines or be attracted to our offer, which itself therefore has to broaden and change. They need variety and choice both of games and within games. 1.3. Any change is predicated on robust and effective social responsibility, which is already central to industry operations. 1.4. The case for our propositions is bolstered by qualitative and quantitative evidence that demonstrates economic value to the industry and the economy as well as public acceptance of what is proposed. 1.5. The changes will generate in total a recurring economic impact of £385.2 million including tax and excise receipts. 1.6. Previous changes to stakes and prizes in our sector have not led to any adverse social responsibility consequences. Problem gambling levels have remained constant. 1.7. Previous stakes and prizes increases have provided a boost to the sector or at least inhibited some of the decline. 1.8. Providing the opportunity to invest in new popular equipment that appeals to a broad range of customers, particularly at the seaside, will mean the older legacy machine is more likely to disappear from the market. 1.9. The suggested changes we propose are in no particular order: 1.9.1. Proposal 1. Category B3 – new £2.50 maximum stake, no change to maximum prize of £500. 1.9.2. Proposal 2. Category C – new £2 maximum stake with a new maximum prize of £150. 1.9.3. Proposal 3. Category D Cranes – new £2 maximum stake with a new £75 maximum non-monetary prize. 1.9.4. Proposal 4. Category D Pushers – new maximum prize of £22 of which no more than £12 cash and new maximum stake of 25p to accommodate token pushers. 1.9.5. Proposal 5. Category D Non-complex Other – raise the maximum non-monetary prize to £10 and the maximum stake from 30p to 50p for prize only machines, and with cash and non-monetary prize machines align the cash element with that for Category D complex machines. 1.9.6. Proposal 6. For Category D complex machines, bacta is supporting the case made directly by BALPPA for a 20p maximum stake and a maximum prize of £8 in cash or tokens. 1.9.7. Proposal 7. Permit in-venue linked jackpots for Category B3 machines to a maximum value equivalent to one times the maximum permitted prize on a B3 machine – currently £500 in total. 1.9.8. Proposal 8. Permit the subdivision of the Category C into sub-categories as is currently permissible under Secondary Legislation for Category B machines. 1.9.9. Proposal 9. Open discussion on how the player can pay for their games in a cashless society and on what method, in a socially responsible way, players can use their money to play gaming machines. 1.9.10. Proposal 10. A new Category B5 entertainment machine with a maximum stake of £10 and a maximum prize of £125 with a game length of at least 30 seconds. 1.9.11. Proposal 11. Introduce a percentage cap on the number of the new Category B5 machines permitted to 10% of the total number of machines permitted in AGCs and bingo hall. 1.9.12. Proposal 12. Raise both the maximum aggregate stake and prize for prize gaming (prize bingo) in FECs and AGCs to £1000, with an individual maximum prize of £100 and raising the maximum stake to £2. 1.9.13. We are proposing no change to B3A or B4 machines.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line904
__label__cc	0.688762	0.311238	by BFP \| January 30, 2009 · 1:45 pm Clico On Life Support – Will Barbados Prime Minister Thompson Favour His Patron Leroy Parris, Or The People Of Barbados? Corporate Beggar CLICO Says It Is Payback Time For All The Free BizJet Rides! The government of Trinidad & Tobago is refusing to say how much money it is giving to bail out the CL Financial Group and CLICO, but the estimated liabilities amount to US$16 Billion dollars. Yes, BILLION with a “B”. Prime Minister David Thompson of Barbados has yet to make a statement about CLICO’s narrowly averted bankruptcy, but soon (and probably already secretly done) his longtime friend, client and patron Leroy Parris will come asking for addtional concessions from Barbados. That means that CLICO and associated companies will be asking the Prime Minister to give your tax money to a company that has an estimated 100 billion dollars in assets, but has run out of cash. What Happened To CLICO? What has happened to CLICO is actually very simple. Let’s say that you bought a number of houses over the years and have rented them out. The rent money comes in and with that cashflow you maintain the houses, pay taxes on them and even buy more houses so at the end of a few decades you own many houses and are very rich. But then the rent money stops and now you can’t maintain the costs to keep all your houses. You are in trouble because the people you owe money to are at the doors and you have no money. If you don’t come up with the money, your creditors will petition you into bankruptcy and sell off all your houses at firesale prices. If you were smart enough to plan for a downturn and not too greedy, you could have sold off a few of your houses beforehand to generate the cash needed to keep the others going, but you didn’t. So now you have to go begging to friends and relatives for help so that you don’t lose all your houses and other assets. And that, my friends, is exactly what has happened to the CLICO, CL Financial family of companies. “Here Is A Ten Dollar Gift For You – Now, Can I Borrow A Hundred Million Dollars?” A few days before the CLICO crisis was announced, newspaper accounts say that CLICO “gave” land for a daycare centre and a school to Barbados – although the Nation article is ambiguous about whether CLICO is giving the land and doing the construction too. Pardon us for being a bit cynical if we point out that this “gift to the people” came only two days before Parrish and company announced that they were the recipients of taxpayer bailouts and guarantees that probably total hundreds of millions if not more. How much will Barbadian taxpayers eventually be on the hook for? Good luck finding out the truth because the amount of taxpayer money and concessions being given by Trinidad, Barbados and other countries is being kept secret from the taxpayers. Graeme Hall Wetlands To Be Developed By DLP Campaign Funder CLICO & Leroy Paris CLICO Connection Harming Graeme Hall National Park According to more than a few of our sources, CLICO owns about 10 acres of land in the middle of the proposed Graeme Hall National Park. Our sources also say that the government’s refusal to declare a national park at Graeme Hall is partially about pressure from Leroy Parris and CLICO who have big plans to develop the land in the Graeme Hall watershed. OK, Prime Minister Thompson, here is where you have to choose between your friendship with Mr. Parris and your duty to the people of Barbados. If CLICO wants our taxpayer dollars either directly or in the form of concessions, then part of the deal should include turning over the ten acres at Graeme Hall for a national park. Your choice, Mr. Prime Minister… Who will you favour? Leroy Parris and CLICO building condos in the Graeme Hall watershed… or saving the area for the long term good of future generations? Your choice, Prime Minister Thompson – and all the people are watching. Filed under Barbados, Corruption, Environment, Ethics, Offshore Investments, Political Corruption, Politics, Politics & Corruption, Wildlife Tagged as Barbados, Conflict of Interest, Election Financing, Environment, Graeme Hall, Graeme Hall National Park, Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Political Corruption, Politics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line910
__label__wiki	0.613549	0.613549	Oh why the hell not. Comments: 1 Bark Posted: 6:30 pm Write your congressperson. When was the last time you contacted an elected official? What for? And if you did, did you hear back? Comments: 10 Barks and a few woofs, too. Posted: 5:24 am Categories: Question of the Day Yesterday was an emotional day at the Senate hearing on assault weapons. Via TPM: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sparred with Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn over prosecuting people who fail firearms background checks, a common line of attack from the gun rights side of things. The back-and-forth grew heated, requiring Feinstein to gavel in asking for order. But it was from the gun control side where the strongest emotions came. Among the Democratic witnesses was Neil Heslin, a father of a boy killed in the Newtown shooting. He spoke about his recent testimony at a Connecticut hearing where gun rights advocates in the audience shouted out to him after he posed a question during his testimony, leading the chair to accuse them of heckling. Once again, Heslin asked why guns like the AR-15 that was used to kill his son should be in civilian hands. “What purpose those serve in civilians’ hands or on the street?” he asked. Chances that the assault weapons ban will actually pass the Senate are slim, and when you get the to the House, virtually nil. The NRA have bought and paid for enough members of Congress to ensure that nothing will get through without their blessing. And they’ll have no problem attacking Mr. Heslin or any other survivor of gun violence as an enemy of freedom, America, and Smith & Wesson’s bottom line. Comments: 3 Barks and a few woofs, too. Categories: Guns and Ammo They’re Still Out There Like that sitcom “Rules of Engagement” and acid reflux, birtherism is back for another little run. Michigan state Sen. Tom Casperson, a Republican who represents the state’s 38th District, went on a Lansing, Mich. radio program on Tuesday and was asked right of the bat whether he believes President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. His response? “Don’t know,” Casperson said. Ah, yes. Another politician embarks on a journey into the birther swamp. “I don’t know because it seems like that issue was dropped immediately as far as the major media went,” Casperson told host Michael Patrick Shiels. “My gut tells me if it had been a different president, like say George W. Bush, they’d have been digging into that like there was no tomorrow, trying to get to the bottom of, which they never really did try to get to the bottom of. So it became a conspiracy theory and no big deal.” Okay, the bottom of this is that anyone who still thinks the president wasn’t born in Hawai’i and questions his legitimacy to office after two elections is a racist loser. Check, please. HT to FC. Categories: Right Wing Nutsery Scalia Said What? Heard during the oral arguments on the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court: Justice Antonin Scalia said the law, once a civil rights landmark, now amounted to a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” That remark created the sharpest exchange of the morning, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the other end. “Do you think that the right to vote is a racial entitlement?” she later asked a lawyer challenging the law, with an edge in her voice that left little doubt she was responding to Justice Scalia’s statement. “Do you think that racial discrimination in voting has ended, that there is none anywhere?” Perhaps it’s time for Mr. Scalia to take a hint from Benedict XVI and find a nice quiet monastery to retire to. Scott Lemieux at LGM sums it up: So if I understand Scalia’s jurisprudence correctly, the 14th Amendment (which says nothing about race) applies only to racial discrimination (that affects white people) (unless a Republican has a presidential election to win), while the 15th Amendment (which explicitly forbids racial discrimination in voting and empowers Congress to enforce the provision) should not be construed as allowing Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting, because this would be a “racial entitlement.” Fascinating. PS: Rachel Maddow has some background on the VRA for you youngsters. Categories: Rights ... and Wrongs, The Supreme Court Oxfam says Syria’s humanitarian crisis is out of control. The Voting Rights Act has a tough go at the Supreme Court. Jack Lew is confirmed as the Treasury Secretary. Obama and Congressional leaders will meet tomorrow on the sequester. Gun rights hearing in the Senate got emotional. Big day at the Vatican. Categories: Breaking News, Guns and Ammo, International Relations, Money Matters, Religious Right, The Supreme Court Rest in peace, Van Cliburn. Categories: Music, R.I.P. Big Whoop? A lot of people on both sides of the marriage equality debate seemed impressed that some 75 Republicans, including prominent members of the Bush administration and two members of Congress, signed a brief to the Supreme Court in support of marriage equality. The document will be submitted this week to the Supreme Court in support of a suit seeking to strike down Proposition 8, a California ballot initiative barring same-sex marriage, and all similar bans. The court will hear back-to-back arguments next month in that case and another pivotal gay rights case that challenges the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act. Among them are Meg Whitman, who supported Proposition 8 when she ran for California governor; Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida and Richard Hanna of New York; Stephen J. Hadley, a Bush national security adviser; Carlos Gutierrez, a commerce secretary to Mr. Bush; James B. Comey, a top Bush Justice Department official; David A. Stockman, President Ronald Reagan’s first budget director; and Deborah Pryce, a former member of the House Republican leadership from Ohio who is retired from Congress. Ms. Pryce said Monday: “Like a lot of the country, my views have evolved on this from the first day I set foot in Congress. I think it’s just the right thing, and I think it’s on solid legal footing, too.” Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the former Utah governor, who favored civil unions but opposed same-sex marriage during his 2012 presidential bid, also signed. Last week, Mr. Huntsman announced his new position in an article titled “Marriage Equality Is a Conservative Cause,” a sign that the 2016 Republican presidential candidates could be divided on the issue for the first time. “The ground on this is obviously changing, but it is changing more rapidly than people think,” said John Feehery, a Republican strategist and former House leadership aide who did not sign the brief. “I think that Republicans in the future are going to be a little bit more careful about focusing on these issues that tend to divide the party.” At the risk of sounding churlish and ungrateful — I’m glad they’ve come out in support; it beats the alternative — don’t expect me to stand up on my chair and raise a big ruckus like some people. With the exception of the two members of Congress — and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen has been on the record in support of the cause for years — very few of these people have a lot of influence in the current government. They also represent what used to be the mainstream of the moderate GOP which, in today’s climate, represents a fringe view. They are safe to take this stand now that they know it won’t mean much to the people who are the ones who are trying to keep DOMA and Prop 8 in place. It also strikes me as a tad cynical that they’re now on board once they’ve seen where the country is now coming from in term of voting in favor of marriage equality in the various states where it’s been on the ballot. Where were these 75 when Maine and Maryland were voting last fall? Would it have hurt them to come out in September rather than five months later? Yes, the ballot measures passed, but that’s not entirely the point: being in favor of something before the decision is leadership. After, it’s just lip service. If they truly want to be influential and get something done, these 75 could work to get 75 other Republicans — the ones with the actual power to change things — to vote in Congress to repeal DOMA. As it is, they are now one more amicus brief in the long line of briefs both in support and against the law. I would like to think — as they do — that their view would enter into the decision making process of the Court, but in the end, it would be a lot easier just to make the case moot by getting rid of the law in the first place. Categories: Gay Marriage, Queer Issues More Smaller Government Indiana backs away from going inside a woman twice. INDIANAPOLIS — A proposed requirement that doctors must try to perform a second ultrasound exam on women after they received abortion-inducing drugs was dropped Monday by the Indiana Senate. Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, sponsored the move to drop the second ultrasound and replace it with a requirement that doctors perform “appropriate testing.” Alting said that would give doctors the option of performing blood or urine tests on their patients. “I think that physicians know a little bit more about that particular area than legislators,” Alting said. I think that Snowball, my stuffed toy cat, knows a little bit more about that particular area than legislators. I hardly think I’m the first person to point out that a lot of people who are adamantly opposed to government-run healthcare are very much in favor of government-run healthcare when it comes to the ladybits. HT to JM Ashby. Vatican Fashion Here’s what the newest pope emeritus will be wearing this spring: Gone will be the red “Prada” loafers, replaced by brown shoes made in Leon, Mexico. A pair was given to the Pope on a recent trip there. After Thursday, the Pope’s “fisherman’s ring” will also be destroyed. You know how hard it is to coordinate your accessories. Categories: Religious Right, Short Stuff Your Hit Parade Via Political Wire: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tells TMZ that his favorite songs of all-time are NWA’s Straight Outta Compton, Eminem’s Lose Yourself, and Tupac’s Killuminati. He’s so groovy. Categories: Snarkery If you’ve been following the latest adventure in Beltway brinksmanship, you know that we are down to the wire with the sequestration. So far all we’ve heard is a lot of trash talk and tantrums from the Republicans because President Obama won’t give into their demands that he does everything they tell him too. After all, who won the election last November. Brian Buetler at TPM explains why the Democrats are content to let the GOP drive over the cliff. The most important factor in this fight is probably the reality that Obama doesn’t have to face voters again and thus is willing to veto sequestration replacement bills if they’re composed of spending cuts alone. Congressional Democrats are fully aware of this, too, and that creates a powerful incentive for them to hold the line. So sequestration will begin. Obama won’t cave. And then the tension sequestration was intended to create — and in fact has created — between defense hawks and the rest of the GOP will intensify and actually splinter the party. If that doesn’t happen quickly enough, then the sequestration fight will become tangled up in the need to renew funding for the federal government at the end of March. If Republicans don’t cave before then, they’ll precipitate a 1995-style government shutdown, public opinion will actually begin to control the outcome, and it’ll be game over. The Republicans are at a disadvantage and they know it. Everything they do smacks of desperation, and it gives the President the chance to look reasonable and magnanimous. Game over, indeed. Categories: Beltway Magic, Money Matters Syrian rebels may get U.S. aid and training. Chuck Hagel is the new Secretary of Defense. Sequester Smackdown — It’s Boehner vs. Obama. Christie Caves — Another vocal opponent of Obamacare will take the money for Medicaid. The Supreme Court backed the government’s surveillance program. Neon Diplomacy — Dennis Rodman tours North Korea. Categories: Beltway Magic, Breaking News, Democracy, Healthcare, International Relations, Money Matters Get down with your bad self. When was the last time you danced? Nixon and Bork Robert Bork says President Richard Nixon promised him the next Supreme Court vacancy after Bork complied with Nixon’s order to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973. Bork’s recollection of his role in the Saturday Night Massacre that culminated in Cox’s firing is at the center of his slim memoir, “Saving Justice,” that is being published posthumously by Encounter Books. Bork died in December at age 85. Bork writes that he didn’t know if Nixon actually, though mistakenly, believed he still had the political clout to get someone confirmed to the Supreme Court or was just trying to secure Bork’s continued loyalty as his administration crumbled in the Watergate scandal. President Ronald Reagan nominated Bork to the high court in 1987. The nomination failed in the Senate. Categories: History, The Supreme Court Any column by David Brooks that contains the words “my dream Obama” cannot end well. My main complaint with Obama is that he promised to move us beyond these stale debates, but he’s, instead, become a participant in them. My dream Obama would take advantage of the fact that only the president can fundamentally shift the terms. He’d take advantage of George Santayana’s observation that Americans don’t solve their problems; they leave them behind. My dream Obama would abandon the big government versus small government argument. He’d point out that in a mature, aging society, government isn’t going anywhere. The issue is not size but sclerosis. The future has no lobby, so there are inexorable pressures favoring present consumption over future investment. The crucial point is not whether a dollar is spent publicly or privately, it’s whether it is spent on the present or future. The task today is to reform institutions and rearrange spending so we look like a young nation and not a comfort-seeking, declining one. Except that when the other players in the game are people like Ted Cruz who are bringing back McCarthyism and Lindsey Graham who are filibustering the nomination of the Secretary of Defense because of hurt fee-fees, getting anything done is just a dream. Categories: Beltway Magic Making A List Over the weekend the White House prepared a list of what states stand to lose if the sequester hits. The reports details the consequences for popular areas of government like public health, education and research. It’s part of a broader public relations offensive to pressure Republicans to drop their opposition to raising revenue as part of a deal to avoid what leaders of both parties agree would be devastating consequences if the cuts go through. The top lines: This year alone, across the country, 70,000 children would lose access to head start; 2,100 fewer food inspections could occur; as many as 12,000 scientists and students would be hit by cuts to research and innovation; up to 373,000 mentally ill adults and children would go untreated, and small businesses may see $900 million in reduced loan guarantees. Security and law enforcement would also be hit. The White House estimates that the FBI could lose over 1,000 federal agents; customs and border patrol would effectively lose some 5,000 employees; and both the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration would have to furlough most of their workers. Scroll through the list and see what they say about your state. Here’s Florida’s. Teachers and Schools: Florida will lose approximately $54.5 million in funding for primary and secondary education, putting around 750 teacher and aide jobs at risk. In addition about 95,000 fewer students would be served and approximately130 fewer schools would receive funding. Education for Children with Disabilities: In addition, Florida will lose approximately $31.1 million in funds for about 380 teachers, aides, and staff who help children with disabilities. Protections for Clean Air and Clean Water: Florida would lose about $5.2 million in environmental funding to ensure clean water and air quality, as well as prevent pollution from pesticides and hazardous waste. In addition, Florida could lose another $1.1 million in grants for fish and wildlife protection. They can talk about the sequestration in general terms about the deficit and spending, but as Charlie Pierce points out, that kind of talk doesn’t get outside the Beltway. It’s the little things that matter and have the impact when it hits home on the local news between Ellen and Jeopardy! Every laid-off defense worker is a story. Every closed national park is a story, weeping children live at 5:30 with Sarah, or Jennifer, or Russell from Our News Team discreetly herding the distraught tot into camera range. Local columnists can find easy columns in closed Head Start classrooms. Empty airport terminals make for outstanding video. This was a serious act of pre-emption aimed at using everything that’s maudlin and provincial about local TV news. You wanted the White House to play tough. Tip O’Neill was right: all politics is local. Categories: Money Matters Last One, I Promise For someone who did not bother to watch the Oscars Sunday night, I sure have posted about them… or the reactions to them. So here’s the last one. I don’t care if Michelle Obama presented an award, but since she did, the best thing about it is that it is sending the right wing into paroxysms of twitterpation. At least while they’re all wrapped up in telling us that it’s positively shameless that the First Lady would impose herself on a sacred ritual like that — and something that Laura Bush would never do, right? — they’re not probing vaginas, denying marriage equality, or screeching about gun rights being the first right. Thanks for the distraction, Ms. Obama. Don’t Quit Your Day Job Besides being President of the United States, being a film critic is something Donald Trump should never be. Real estate mogul Donald Trump declared Monday morning that Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” which won an Oscar Sunday night for “Best Original Screenplay,” was “one of the most racist movies I’ve ever seen.” The film chronicles a revenge tale set during slavery days in the U.S., with actor Jamie Foxx shooting his way through slave masters and their cronies to save his wife. He also took a swing at “Best Actor” winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who won for “Lincoln,” saying “he’s not from this country” and criticizing his British accent, which was plainly apparent during his acceptance speech. “I don’t think Lincoln had an English accent,” Trump said, apparently oblivious to the fact that Lincoln in the film does not speak with the same accent. “I know lots of politicians and lots of powerful people and they don’t talk like that,” he complained. 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__label__cc	0.714943	0.285057	Home / Natural Island / Menorca in Bloom Natural Island Menorca in Bloom In the spring months, the island of Menorca becomes a tapestry of colours, as yellow, red, and blue wildflowers erupt into bloom. The island’s flourishing floral residents have long attracted admiration, but perhaps none so much as the delicate and lovely orchid. The elusive orchid Beauty Queen of the Plant World The orchid, with its intriguing forms and striking colours, has always been admired for its beauty. With over 27,000 species identified, it comes in many forms, though all of them are uniquely stunning. But this flower has many uses beyond decorative. Perfumers prize it for its delicate scent; Eastern medicine values it as an herbal remedy; and the orchid genus Vanilla is responsible for producing one of the world’s favourite flavourings. Around the world, there are several local and national organisations devoted to the protection and conservation of this beloved plant. And in Menorca, the orchid truly flourishes. Menorca is well-suited for orchid-hunting Spotting Orchids in Menorca The island is well-suited for orchid-spotting, as the flowers favour tropical and sub-tropical climates with plenty of moisture. On a walk through the countryside, keep your eyes peeled for these colourful flowers pushing their way up through the grasses or peeping through a thicket. You might even find a few specimens in the garden of your very own villa. Although you may be tempted to pick them, remember that these blooming beauties are protected in Spain, and it is illegal to remove them. Respect the amazing biodiversity that thrives on this island and collect only photographs of these striking flowers. Spring is by far the best time to spot orchids in Menorca. Rent a villa in the quiet countryside or one of the close-knit villages, and experience the calm of the island before the summer rush. Best of all, get familiar with such species as the mirror-, the giant-, and the three-toothed orchid. Menorca’s Best Family Friendly Beaches The island’s flourishing floral residents have long attracted admiration, but perhaps none so much as the delicate and lovely orchid. Menorca’s Winged Beauties Situated at the crossroads of two continents, Menorca is uniquely positioned to enjoy a stunning range of exotic plant and animal life. Hedgehogs and Pine Martens in Menorca One of the great delights about living in Menorca is the frequent sightings we enjoy of some unique mammals that dwell on the island. OUR RESORTS IN MENORCA Family Villas History & Culture (26) Menorca Musings (19) Natural Island (13) Tasting Menorca (14) Location of Our Resorts	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line913
__label__wiki	0.643316	0.643316	Stores that sell BAM What’s in an Article Article Process Writers Query MLF/FLW Tournament News B.A.S.S. Tournament News High School and College Tournaments Fishing Techniques Seasonal Fishing Thrift Swimbaits Number Six at Cumberland SOMERSET, Ky. (April 15, 2018) – Pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, added to his ever-growing list of accolades Sunday, bringing another five-bass limit of smallmouth to the scale, this one weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire and the top prize of $125,000 – his sixth career FLW Tour win. Thrift’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 70-2 gave him the win by a 1-pound, 10-ounce margin over second place pro Allen Boyd of Salem, Indiana, the TBF “Living The Dream” package winner who weighed 20 bass for 68-8 to finish second and earn $30,000. “I’ve had a phenomenal week,” said Thrift, the reigning Pennzoil Marine Angler of the Year who moved into a tie for third all-time for most career FLW Tour wins. “I was starting down in Indian Creek and fishing my way back to Burnside each day.” Thrift weighed in a limit of smallmouth bass each day by fishing points, bluffs, lead-in banks and the mouth of the creek. He credited his equipment setup as being the key to his win. “I caught all of my fish this week on two main baits – a 3-inch Damiki Armor Shad (flash shad) and a 3½-4-inch swimbait (Tennessee shad),” said Thrift. “I used the Armor Shad when it was sunny the first two days. When it got cloudy, I started throwing the bigger swimbait. The Armor Shad is a more subtle swimbait.” Thrift threw the swimbaits on 8-pound-test P-Line Tactical Fluorocarbon line, a 7-foot, medium-heavy Fitzgerald Fishing Stunner HD rod, and an Abu Garcia Revo MGX baitcasting reel. “I feel like the 8-pound line helped me get a lot more bites,” he said. “A lot of people don’t like using that light of line on a baitcaster, but you just have so much more control over your bait. I never lost any fish this week and the key was the combination of my rod, reel and line.” The top 10 pros on Lake Cumberland finished: 1st: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 20 bass, 70-2, $125,200 2nd: Allen Boyd, Salem, Ind., 20 bass, 68-8, $30,100 3rd: Clent Davis, Montevallo, Ala., 20 bass, 67-10, $25,000 4th: Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 20 bass, 65-9, $20,000 5th: Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 20 bass, 65-4, $19,000 6th: Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 20 bass, 63-1, $18,000 7th: Chris McCall, Palmer, Texas, 20 bass, 62-11, $17,000 8th: James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 20 bass, 62-2, $16,000 9th: Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., 20 bass, 61-14, $15,000 10th: Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., 20 bass, 60-3, $14,000 Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com. Overall there were 50 bass weighing 162 pounds, 15 ounces caught by pros Sunday. All of the final 10 pros weighed in five-bass limits. Joel Willert of Prior Lake, Minnesota, won the Co-angler Division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 24 pounds, 2 ounces, followed by Robert Case III of Point, Texas, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 23-15, worth $7,550. Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) May 23 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide. The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire was more than $930,000. The tournament was hosted by the Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Lewis Smith Lake presented by T-H Marine, April 26-29 in Jasper, Alabama, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Walker County. In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 366 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continued competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition. Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs. For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct 286 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. 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__label__cc	0.51393	0.48607	Universal Soul Love with Dr Lana Love and Detective David Love Small Banner, Universal Soul Love "Alexa, open Universal Soul Love" Universal Soul Love Dr Lana Love Our Internet talk radio show will discuss issues that involve consciously creating the New Earth Paradigm. The purpose of this show is to raise the conscious vibration of the planet to a higher level by sharing ideas and practices that: - Increase spiritual awareness - Advance personal growth and development - Explore the hidden mysteries of the universe - Protect the environment and our natural resources - Develop self-sustainable living communities and self-sufficient living practices - Encourage individuals to reclaim their personal power - Advocate post-feminism ideas through the re-unification of the Divine Feminine Essence and the Sacred Masculine Source - Form and maintain healthy romantic partnerships - Promote a message of universal love Universal Soul Love, May 17, 2019 What will it take to create the New Earth Paradigm? 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Throughout Dr Lana’s twenty years as a trained psychiatrist, she has helped countless patients to recover their mental and emotional health. The compassion and insight that define her medical career also extend to her work as an animal rights and social justice campaigner. Dr Love’s interest in mysticism and Buddhism has led her to travel widely with her soul mate, Detective David Love, in search of spiritual truth. Together, they’ve investigated supernatural mysteries such as shamanism in the Peruvian Amazon jungle and the energy vortices of Sedona, Arizona. Dr Love’s extensive medical experience and spiritual knowledge afford her a uniquely balanced and insightful perspective on these matters. In particular, Dr Love’s medical experience came into play during her time with the Sangoma healers of South Africa, deepening her understanding of alternative and traditional medicine. Dr and Det. Love host the talk radio shows Universal Soul Love and Hungry for the Truth. 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Detective David Love http://www.universalsoullove.com Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn - YouTube - Universal Soul Love, Amazines , FaceBook, FaceBook, Universal Soul Love Blog , Dream Visions 7 Radio Network, iTunes Stire, Liberated Syndication World Traveler, International Adventurer, Talk Show Host, Published Author, Board Certified Hypnotist, Reiki Healer Career, Private Investigator, and Personal Empowerment Professional Det David Love is a Rosicrucian, Spiritualist, board certified hypnotist, Private Detective, Reiki healer, minister, marriage ceremony officiant, pre-marital counselor, columnist, public speaker, and a metaphysical author. Dr Lana Love is a medical doctor and psychotherapist with a background and interest in Buddhism, mysticism, and animal rights advocacy. Dr Lana Love is.a healer and an activist; a traveler and a spiritualist; a thinker, a speaker, and a soul mate. Throughout her twenty years as a trained psychiatrist, she has helped countless patients to recover their mental and emotional health. The compassion and insight that define her medical career also extend to her work as an animal rights and social justice campaigner. The Loves also head the charitable organization Universal Soul Love, Ltd., a non-profit dedicated to advancing religion, health, and social welfare. They have addressed the United Nations delegation in New York to obtain consultative status with ECOSOC for their charitable organization. World Traveler, International Adventurer, Talk Show Host, Published Author, Board Certified Hypnotist, Career, Private Investigator. Detective David Love is a world citizen and an international adventurer. He is a successful private investigator by trade, but his thirst for truth extends well beyond detective work. David’s fascination with spiritual matters has led him to the path of a Reiki healer, a minister, and an advanced past life regressionist. His spiritual interests include mysticism, Rosicrucian philosophy, and Spiritualism. He has traveled widely with his soul mate, Dr Lana Love, in a search for spiritual truth. Together, they have investigated supernatural mysteries around the world—from the energy vortices of Sedona, Arizona to shamanism in the Peruvian Amazon jungle. Detective Love’s compassion and investigative skills serve him well in his quest to better understand these phenomena. Meanwhile, his desire to help his fellow man has inspired him to work as a pre-marital counselor, a hypnotist, and a metaphysical author. He has spoken and authored numerous articles and books on subjects such as spirituality, mysticism, and personal growth in the modern world. His written work includes The First Truth: A Book of Metaphysical Theories and Illusion of the Body: Introducing the Body Alive Principle, as well as a co-authored chapter in the best-selling series The Adventures in Manifesting Series: Soulful Relationships (with Lynn Rose and Bob Doyle). Detective Love is also a dedicated advocate for human and animal rights and the environment. He is particularly interested in the cases of missing or abused children. He and Dr Love head the humanitarian organization Universal Soul Love, Ltd., a non-profit dedicated to advancing religion, health, and social welfare. They have addressed the United Nations in New York on the organizations' behalf. Det. and Dr Love host the online talk radio shows Universal Soul Love and Hungry for the Truth. They use their platform to delve into complex issues ranging from romance to social justice to spirituality. Their shows have featured high profile guests such as author Andrew Harvey and Dr Bruce Lipton . The Loves’ twin flame relationship is featured in Arielle Ford’s book How to Turn Your Mate Into a Soul Mate. The Shift to Superconsciousness Conference is hosted by Dr Lana Love and Det David Love of the popular talk radio show Universal Soul Love October 15, 2018 Info... Universal Soul Love Quote - Live your Life. June 28, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quote - Labor of Love. June 27, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quote - Game of Life. June 18, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quote - Love is light. June 16, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quote - True Love. June 16, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quote - I feel. Therefore I am. June 15, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quotes - Commonsense is uncommon in the modern age. June 15, 2017 Info... Universal Soul Love Quotes - Don't allow your happiness to fall victim . . . February 6, 2016 Info... 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__label__cc	0.668702	0.331298	Brewer Fountain by Beacon Hill Times Staff • October 29, 2013 • 0 Comments Brewer Fountain, a gift of Gardner Brewer to the City of Boston in 1867, is now illuminated with redesigned and improved lighting, thanks to the Friends of the Public Garden. The lighting will remain on throughout the year, enabling the… Halloween on the Hill: Street Closures Listed as Officials Get Ready for Trick-or-treaters To ensure a safe Halloween, the Beacon Hill Civic Association has arranged to close Pinckney Street and Mount Vernon Street from Joy Street to Charles Street on Thursday, October 31. Please note that these official road closures will prevent access… Longfellow Bridge Closed to Auto Traffic This Weekend The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will close the Longfellow Bridge to all motor vehicle travel, except MBTA buses, this weekend, Saturday, Nov. 2 through Sunday, Nov. 3. The closures are to implement Red Line-related work associated with ongoing bridge… Survey Says Bookstore Is Top Pick for Neighborhood Business by Dan Murphy • October 29, 2013 • 0 Comments A bookstore or bookstore café would come as the most welcome addition to the neighborhood’s existing retail mix, according to a 2013 survey administered by the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) Retail Vacancy Task Force. Of 395 respondents, 265 said… Civic Groups to Hold City Council Forum The Beacon Hill Civic Association in conjunction with the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay and the West End Civic Association will be hosting a Candidates Forum for the two District 8 City Councilors, Michael Nichols and Josh Zakim. This… Polling Locations for Nov. 5 Election In the city’s Nov. 5 municipal election, Beacon Hill and the West End’s registered voters can cast their ballots at the following polling locations: Ward 3, Precinct 5: Amy Lowell House, 65 Martha Road (The voter entrance for Charles Street… Don’t Forget to Vote November 5 During the City of Boston municipal primary election and in the final election, the Beacon Hill Times has continuously encouraged residents to make it their business to get out and vote. Two candidates are vying to become Mayor of Boston… Larceny – Bicycle 10/18/13 – A victim reports his locked, black, one-speed Motobecane bike was stolen on Charles Street sometime between 10 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 8 a.m. on Oct. 18. Incidents Oct. 17 77 Phillips St. – Towed… Opera Opening Night Suki and Miguel de Braganca of Beacon Hill attended the opening night of the Boston Lyric Opera Company. Rep. Livingstone Resigns Positions on BHCA Bds. State Rep. Jay Livingstone resigned from the Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) board of directors and his role as clerk of BHCA Zoning and Licensing Committee last week. “I have been honored to serve as a board member of this…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line918
__label__cc	0.738755	0.261245	Archives for category: Brand Experience Rêver2074: French luxury dreams of the future November 4, 2014 // A curiously abstract future has been germinating among French luxury brands and institutions of Comité Colbert through a series of cryptic social media posts. It is “a utopia created by french luxury” called “Dreaming 2074”, culminating in a collection of science-fiction short stories, new vocabulary and music, which can be downloaded at www.dreaming2074.com To back up a few steps, Comité Colbert, founded in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Guerlain, is an organization made up of 78 luxury houses and 14 cultural institutions in France to promote the concept of French luxury. Brands such as Cartier, Mellerio dits Meller, Veuve Clicquot, Lanvin, Givenchy, Guerlain and the Louvre (just to name a few) were part of this collaboration. The essence of the collective project “Rêver2074” (Dream2074) is designed to share, preserve and celebrate 60 years of French luxury and heritage… and live into and lead an inspiring future. Tags #Rêver2074, Bel-etre, Calliphore, Cartier, Comité Colbert, Dreaming 2074, Dreaming2074, French Luxury, Givenchy, Guerlain, Inteternel, Jean-Jacques Guerlain, Lanvin, luxury, Mellerio dits Meller, Noventique, Rêver 2074, the Louvre, Veuve Clicquot Categories Beauty, Brand Experience, Culture, Curiosity, Fashion, Flim, Haute Couture, High Jewelry, Inspiration, Luxury, Video Instaglam! High Jewelry brands continue to embrace social media platforms – even new launching collections on Instagram. While core clients will remain long-time loyal collectors, jewelers intentions are to reach a new, younger audience that may be more tech savvy. Luxury brands (of any kind) will do well to be innovative and engaging with globally mobile future clients: hello “HENRYs“! Of note are two recent high jewellery collection launches by Van Cleef & Arpels and Bulgari. On June 24th, Van Cleef & Arpels released a short, charming video on Instagram announcing an unveiling. Next was a series with a single gemstone, followed by imagery in white paper of a palace, king and queen, and butterflies, which announced that a fairytale collection would be revealed the next day. Facebook and Twitter were employed to share the time of the grand occasion. A film still of a young Catherine Deneuve from Jaques Demy’s “Peau d’Âne” was released on June 27th, as it was the inspiration behind the new collection. Van Cleef & Arpels then shared an image of Chateau de Chambord, where the collection would be presented at a special event. Followers were then treated to a continual feed of the festivities, with glimpses of the jewelry throughout the magical evening. Similarly, Bulgari revealed on July 1st that their latest high jewelry collection would be revealed during Parisian Haute Couture week. As this year is their 130th anniversary, they set out to celebrate its past with initiatives that will lead the brand into the future. One such initiative is a project to restore Rome’s cherished Spanish Steps, following private investment to help maintain heritage monuments throughout Italy. With the intention to be perceived as innovative as well as a revered established brand, Bulgari began posting closely cropped details of a few pieces from the collection. In the hours leading up to the launch event on July 8th, behind-the-scenes images were shared, followed by images of the event and the collection being enjoyed and admired by those in attendance. Tags Bulgari, Catherine Deneuve, Chateau de Chambord, Haute Couture, HENRYs, Instagram, Paris Couture, Peau d’âne, Van Cleef & Arpels Categories Beauty, Brand Experience, Culture, Fashion, Fashion Show, Haute Couture, High Jewelry, Jewelry, Luxury The Style Clinic Show Among the dynamic videos from fashion and luxury brands in Q1, for me Mr. Porter steals the show. While the intro could easily be compressed, the charm of “The Style Clinic Show” host, retro staging and format for featuring the looks are both entertaining, richly informative and wonderfully “shoppable”. The host cheekily narrates style variations on specific wardrobe needs, while the model rotates to capture the look from various angles. Also noteworthy is the 3-way cut of the frame, so that details of fabric and finishings are highlighted. By contrast, the thing that challenges me most when viewing brand videos is dark lighting and immersive abstraction. While there is appreciation for conceptual, artistic nature of such things, often there is little attention shown on craft. There is a way to balance both while preserving those inspirational qualities that are innate to a brand’s narrative. Mr. Porter has executed this well in the past and continues to do so. Finally, the series encourages engagement: if you are in need of style help, you can contact: styleclinic@mrporter.com or tweet: #styleclinic Meantime, definitely do yourself a favor and take in the Mr. Porter charm. Tags Mr Porter, MrPorter, Style Clinic, StyleClinic, The Style Clinic Show Categories Brand Experience, Culture, Curiosity, Fashion, Flim, Technology, Video Be a Unicorn “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a Unicorn.” This simple thought has always charmed me and it came to mind this weekend, as I viewed the magical images of Saut Hermès on Instagram. Hermès has mastered the art of being itself and a unicorn! Hermès, as a brand, is consistently genuine and true to their heritage, while infusing imagination, whimsy and grace in all things. The Saut Hermès riding exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris this weekend is just one of many meaningful brand experiences (and a top level show jumping competition) that is a magnificent example of this. Witnessing “Metamorphosis”, a choreography by Bartabas with the Equestrian Arts Academy of Versailles, would have been an exquisite wonder to behold as much as the competition itself. Tags Bartabas, Equestrian, Grand Palais, Hermés, Horses, Instagram, Metamorphosis, Paris, Saut Hermès, Show Jumping, Versailles Academy of Equestrian Arts Categories Beauty, Brand Experience, Culture, Curiosity, Inspiration, Luxury	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line919
__label__wiki	0.572854	0.572854	Accomplished Consultancy Services Providing Insight & Solutions for Businesses Oncostrat ™ Comprehensive Oncology Forecasting Platform TheJourney ™ Product Development & Lifecycle Database Epiomic ™ Epidemiological Database for Patient Populations RxPriceIndex™ Pricing Database of Pharmaceutical Products Epiomic Oncostrat Rx Price Index NewsWhen forecasters take the floor: 6 tips on presenting a forecast When forecasters take the floor: 6 tips on presenting a forecast By Black Swan Analysis 28th June 2011 When-forecasters-take-the-floorDownload Peter Mansell queries some of pharma’s leading forecasters for their dos and don’ts on presenting a forecast Factors such as increasing complexity of products and patient flows, diffuse geographies, and market uncertainties have complicated substantially the forecasting process for pharmaceuticals. At the end of the line, though, someone will still be looking for ‘a number’—one that satisfies their particular needs and enables them to make rational decisions about the allocation of time, money, and resources. While forecasters have to convey the margins of unpredictability and risk incorporated into those numbers, laying out scenarios that could tip the figure one way or another, end-users are unlikely to be impressed by a trawl through the theoretical undergrowth. When it comes to presenting a forecast, then, the watchwords are brevity, clarity, and relevance, coupled with an awareness that different people in the room are going to want to hear different things. 1. Tell a consistent story “Boil it down to simple things,” advises Robert Siegmund, director, Global Commercial Analytics at Actelion Pharmaceuticals. That means a base case, with upsides and downsides, the key assumptions underlining those cases, and a strong, clear link between the assumptions and the forecasts—in short, telling a “consistent story.” Delving too much into advanced methods, such as Monte Carlo simulations, probability distributions, or patient flow analyses, is likely to prove counter-productive, especially as senior managers may not be too well versed in these techniques. (For more on patient flow analyses, see ‘Forecasting: How to get patient flow analysis right’, ‘Patient flow analysis and forecasting’, and ‘New challenges and techniques in forecasting’.) Rather than “torturing” your audience with theory, Siegmund recommends turning the narrative around so that the results come upfront. Only a minority will want to trace all of the steps leading up to those outcomes. Cutting out the fat also encourages brevity, or at least a very tight focus. The McKinsey presentation approach (seen by many as a gold standard) usually works for most senior managers, Siegmund says. When Siegmund worked for Roche, the company had a forecast management review board that would look at five to six forecasts in two to three hours. So the forecaster “usually could get by in 10 slides.” Those 10 slides should include key assumptions such as epidemiology, pricing, market research, and preference shares, perhaps with some variability built in (e.g., using Monte Carlo analyses). Then the outputs will need to be stated in different “currencies”, such as kilograms for the supply chain, the number of patients treated for clinical, and dollars for finance. 2. Take ownership of the forecast As Christopher Ehinger, managing director of Black Swan Analysis, points out, senior management will also want to take ownership of the forecast. As such, it represents a “transitional step” whereby numbers are put into language that can be applied to different parts of the business. The challenge, then, is to “make the numbers look easier,” Ehinger says. It is also imperative to make the forecast as relevant as possible to a product’s market drivers. It should communicate likely risks as well as potential impact, using the forecaster’s own insights into factors such as competitive forces and price cuts, rather than just hearsay. Risks are something senior management is especially concerned with being on top of, Ehinger adds: “They know a plan is only as good as a plan. And if it goes a bit pear-shaped, they want to know what are the biggest risks of this number not happening.” (For more on risks, see ‘Understanding uncertainty and risk in pharma forecasting’.) Everyone needs to be convinced by the way the numbers stack up, and they should understand the risks and drivers involved, so that the ramifications are clear to each individual owner of the forecast. This “can be quite dicey,” especially with new products where there is no history to rely on. Nor should forecasters forget that their calculations can go public, Ehinger notes. They also underpin a great deal of activity in areas such as sales, marketing, and promotion. If the forecasts are wrong, “the business loses traction very quickly” and can find it hard to regain momentum, he warns. Although Ehinger agrees with Siegmund that “less is more” and a 10-slide presentation is optimal—framing the marketplace in two to three slides, then moving on to how the product fits into the equation, what events can be expected, etc—he differs on the order of service. 3. Humanize the forecast “If you just talk numbers, you’re probably approaching it the wrong way,” Ehinger says. Better, he suggests, to start off with who the product is for, focusing on the need, “and then work towards the numbers,” so that management can “see the simplicity of the math.” With a drug for Alzheimer’s, for example, the first step is to break the epidemiology down into relevant customer areas, such as mild cognitive impairment, patients who are potentially on another treatment, people showing early signs of Alzheimer’s, etc—all part of a potentially huge spectrum of need. “Your initial building blocks are [management] buy-in, effectively,” Ehinger comments. “Once these guys have fundamentally bought into what you’re looking at, then you need to progress from there and show how the numbers come together.” Another advantage of this approach, he adds, is that it allows the forecaster to head off challenges too early in the presentation. Numbers are easy to disagree with, and in most cases there will be challenges, particularly if the audience is bringing in experience from other companies or product launches, Ehinger says. What matters is “the quality of the buy-in at the very beginning.” For Kevin Norell, senior vice president at Kantar Health, the biggest challenge in presenting forecasts usually revolves around presenting highly complex issues in a simple and understandable format. In oncology, for example, people “come in with a preconceived idea that there are these buckets of patients available to them, and they simply apply a share,” Norell comments. The reality is that a forecast needs to account for interrelationships and patient flows, such as patients receiving a drug as first-line treatment, thereby rendering them ineligible in the second-line setting. Another area susceptible to received opinion is duration of therapy. While the standard regimen may be six cycles of a drug, some patients may discontinue treatment after one cycle. And in particularly severe cancers, by the time the third cycle is reached 20 to 30 percent of the patients may already have died. Numbers that financial analysts and other commentators have already “thrown out there” fuel these preconceptions, Norell observes. Breaking them down means walking managers “through the entire cascade” so that they understand how the available patient population thins out through first line, second line, and so on. Inevitably that takes time, in a situation where brevity is at a premium. As Norell comments, “everyone wants to skip to the answer.” If you do that, though, “immediately they’ll throw up a barrier.”So tools such as flow diagrams help to move through the process smartly without losing the audience or the detail. (For more on oncology forecasting, see ‘Biomarkers and oncology forecasting: How to hit a moving target’ and ‘The challenge of oncology forecasting’.) 5. Educate the educators Presenters should make sure they can not only illustrate these nuances but back them up with documented data sources, Norell emphasizes. Otherwise, “it’s easy to be accused of being sort of a black box.” They also need to bear in mind that the managers they are briefing will often need to present the forecast to senior managers themselves. What went swimmingly a week ago may not carry forward so well at the next step, so “you have to kind of educate the educators” and ensure the forecast is easily explainable. Another crucial issue for Norell is “dealing with uncertainty” in the forecast. People tend to interpret a forecast as a firm prediction, but “that’s just a fantasy,” he says. Tools such as Monte Carlo analysis can help but not many companies will use them as a basis for decision-making. A more viable approach, Norell suggests, is to come up with a single number and then divide it into “internal and external and variables” or “variables specific to their product and variables specific to the environment.” For example, you could run a scenario assuming a single competitor to the company’s product once it hits the market, and then one assuming four competitors, “just to try and illustrate that there’s a range around these things.” The tolerance level for these kinds of variables will likely depend on a company’s internal protocols and priorities. “Sometimes they’re saying, ‘Look, I’m feeding into a system and finance needs one number,’” Norell notes. If a circumspect forecast demands awareness of patient flows and uncertainties that can reshape estimates according to a range of scenarios, it also needs to take into account the varying agendas within a company that will tug the forecast in one direction or another. In Siegmund’s view, thinking about the stakeholders involved in a presentation, and whether they want to “kill or grow” the product, is a critical part of entering the room prepared. A country manager, for example, may want the forecast to be as low as possible since bonuses are tied to exceeding that estimate. A brand director at headquarters level, on the other hand, may want as high a forecast as possible so as to secure the optimal level of resources for the product. Having these kinds of opposing forces in the room can actually be a good thing, as “you can challenge every assumption and come to a consensus,” Siegmund comments. But it is also useful to have managers present without a particular axe to grind, such as representatives of the supply chain, who “just want to know how many kilograms to make, and do I need to build one factory or two factories.” 6. Know the agendas How much weight these various agendas will carry depends to an extent on how a company’s decision-making bodies are set up. “Quite a lot of companies use international brand teams in their strategic planning,” Siegmund points out. “They would usually involve representatives from the key countries or the key affiliates, so you should be able to get this balance between the headquarters, the brand director and the affiliates.” That applies only to forecasts for products in late Phase III or at launch, though. With products at Phase I or II, the discussion is usually among clinical, strategic marketing, and often business development, Siegmund notes. If business development is involved and is looking at a licensing deal, they may want a more positive peak-sales number, whereas strategic marketing are likely to be more impartial “because it’s not their product.” With “any story that you want to tell, it’s good before you go into the room to think about what the different people’s agendas are, and how you can answer each of those agendas and challenges,” Siegmund says. For Ehinger, this “push and pull” among factions will always be axiomatic when a forecaster takes the floor. “You have to really base it on fundamental things,” he says. “Then no one can really put their hand up and say, ‘Hang on, that’s not the right number of patients.’” The trick, he adds, is to “start somewhere where you get communal agreement, effectively, and from that you start boiling it down to other factors happening in the market … And then once you understand the utility of this thing, when it’s used, when it’s not going to be used, then you apply the unit number onto it.” Nevertheless, Ehinger warns, “it’s a bit of a battle, because it’s a room that’s incredibly divided. And what they’re looking for from you is some truth, something that the whole company can hang their hat on.” – See more at: http://social.eyeforpharma.com/forecasting/when-forecasters-take-floor-6-tips-presenting-forecast#sthash.RkBpcFvh.dpuf Get in touch to find out how we can help Related blogs and resources Roches Tecentriq not recommended for untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer According to the National Lung Cancer Audit, 2,814 patients(1) were incident with extensive small-cell lung cancer in 2017 across England and Wales, this represents 71%(1) of all patients diagnosed with the disease. Despite very poor outcomes and many patients being diagnosed with metastatic disease, treatment options have been slow to develop. In an age of... Japan now added to Rx Price Index™ Japan joins Europe and USA in database Rx Price Index™ now includes prescription pricing data for Japan from June 2015 to present account for over 750,000 records. 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__label__wiki	0.586646	0.586646	Sooner Or Later, The Sisterhood Always Gets Their Man. . . The loyal friends who make up the Sisterhood have gathered at Myra Rutledge's beautiful Virginia home for the first time in a year, eager to talk, laugh, and share their joys and heartaches. For one of their number, it's an evening filled with anticipation. Because tonight, over delicious food and in the company of those she trusts most, it will finally be time to tell her story--and for the Sisterhood to help plan her revenge. Yoko Akia's mother was only fifteen when a wealthy man swept her off her feet with promises of love. Instead, he filled her brief life with horror and misery. The Sisterhood has helped each other exact vengeance on rotten men before, but this time it's different. Their target is none other than America's favorite movie star--a brute who has conned the world into believing he's Mister Perfect. But he's about to learn that nobody--not even a powerful superstar--is above the Sisterhood's special brand of payback. . . "Revenge is a dish best served with cloth napkins and floral centerpieces. . .fast-paced. . .puts poetic justice first." --Publishers Weekly on Payback "Readers who grow weary of seeing the bad guys get away with their crimes will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands." --Booklist on Weekend Warriors "An unforgettable story." --Rendezvous on Weekend Warriors PUBLISHERS WEEKLY FEB 19, 2007 Bestseller Michaels's Sisterhood series (Vendetta, etc.) goes out with a bang and a wink as the Virginia vigilantes Myra, Kathryn, Alexis, Isabelle, Nikki and Anna seek justice for Yoko Akia, a young florist. Yoko wants to punish her father, who bought, impregnated and discarded her teenage mother, who died after giving birth to her. The lethal ladies are shocked to discover Yoko's dad is none other than Michael Lyons, an award-winning film star with another nasty secret: he's been buying and selling Asian women as sex slaves to prominent businessmen. The Sisterhood's fearless male cohorts, notably Myra's pal, Charles Martin, a former British secret agent, lend assistance, but in the end the female vigilantes must confront Lyons in L.A. on their own with two nosy reporters hot on their trail. Some industrial strength glue comes in quite handy. Michaels rewrites the rules of the revenge game to include a clever if improbable escape clause. More Books by Fern Michaels Weekend Warriors Final Justice	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line942
__label__wiki	0.676639	0.676639	Category: TV // Film Reserved Seating in Addiction Circles For The Likes of You And Me: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot In Review In 2018, Gus Van Sant (director of Good Will Hunting) added to his excellent directorial résumé with Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot. An under the radar biopic of late sketch artist John Callahan, the film examines his road to recovery as an alcoholic after a car accident leaves him as a quadriplegic. ... Continue Reading → A trippy tale of forgotten love, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind follows the relationship and subsequent break-up of Joel Barrish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet). Their story, in all of its indie glory, explores what life could be if we had the choice to forget pain. Anything But Free: Free Solo In Review Even with the risks, Honnold is unphased and in some ways, his perspective in death is refreshing - people die, it’s inevitable. But his perspective, like his gnarled, giant hands is far more calloused the closer you look. When Best Friends Fill and Break Your Heart: Paddleton in Review Paddleton perfectly captures what it looks and feels like to leisurely plod alongside a dear friend; the deep camaraderie causing the heart to swell. But Michael’s cancer and euthanasia decision takes that same heart and shatters it into a million pieces. Trial by Fyre In the game Jenga, players pull foundational wooden blocks from a block tower and place them strategically back on top. The tower gets higher and weaker, and all it takes is one misplaced block to bring it all tumbling down. If you’ve never played Jenga, but think you’d enjoy seeing the disastrous toppling of a poorly built design, look no further than the Netflix documentary Fyre. The Both/And Christmas Movie Extravaganza We wanted to compile a list of movies that get at the real heart of the Advent season. Some take place in a Christmas setting but the majority are probably the most un-Christmassy Christmas movies you’ve ever heard of. So toss a yule log on the fire, grab the popcorn, and snuggle up under a blanket – here are our top picks. Buster Scruggs forces us to look at ourselves and state the facts: the relationships you have, break, and start, the journey you’re on, the goals you’ve set, the places you’ve been, the home you’ve built and the plans you make have no bearing on the fact that you’re going to die. At the end of the movie, it’s like the directors chuckle as they peer into the hearts of their viewers and smugly say, “What? We’re just being honest.” The Sacrificial Art of the Avett Brothers In a digital age driven by likes and "authentic posts,” the Avett Brothers offer their contributions toward different ends. Rather than posting something reaching for comfort and solace for self, their exposed emotions create a bridge between them and their audience. they do the hard work so that we can feel comforted. It is a bridge supported by empathy where audiences can relate and say “you feel like that too?” A Lost Sheep Named Lion Saroo’s struggle to find his way home is beyond imagining. And yet there’s something about his story that resonates on a deeper level in which Percy’s imagery helps elucidate; it’s natural to long for news from across the seas.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line950
__label__cc	0.695794	0.304206	Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog Beer blogging since 2007, covering real ale, craft beer, pubs and British beer history. MINI TASTE-OFF: British Takes on German Wheat Beer ‘Why aren’t more British breweries tackling German-style wheat beers?’ Adrian Tierney-Jones has asked more than once. Intrigued by that question, we rounded up a few and gave it some thought. Now, clearly, this isn’t one of our full-on, semi-comprehensive taste-offs — we didn’t have the time, inclination or, frankly, budget to get hold of a bottle of every Weizen currently being made by a UK brewery. One notable omission, for example, is Top Out Schmankerl, recommended to us by Dave S, which we couldn’t easily get hold of. But we reckon, for starters, six is enough to get a bit of a handle on what’s going on, and perhaps to make a recommendation. We say ‘perhaps’ because the underlying question is this: why would anyone ever buy a British Weizen when the real thing can be picked up almost anywhere for two or three quid a bottle? The most exciting German wheat beer we’ve tasted recently was a bottle of Tucher in our local branch of Wetherspoon — perfectly engineered, bright and lemony, and £2.49 to drink in. How does anyone compete with that? We drank the following in no particular order over a couple of nights, using proper German wheat beer vases of the appropriate size. What we were looking for was cloudiness, banana and/or bubblegum and/or cloves, a huge fluffy head and, finally, a certain chewiness of texture. That and basic likeability, of course. 1. Moor Claudia \| 4.5% ABV \| 330ml can \| £1.88 from Ales by Mail What a confusing beer to start with. The can has gothic lettering and Bavarian colours but, in small print, is described as ‘A Hoppy Wheat Beer’. There’s some irony in the fact that it was almost impossible to pour cloudy given Moor’s role as pioneers of unfined beer — the best we managed was haze, which meant that it immediately looked wrong. We thought there was a hint of banana in the aroma but then decided we were kidding ourselves — it was a trick played on us by the packaging. It really just tasted to us like a slightly off-kilter pale ale — citrus, that trendy onion character, and some coconut. It was great, actually — not too dry, a bit of background funk, like the Magic Rock/Lervig Farmhouse IPA we loved a couple of years back. But why burden it with Bavarian national costume if that doesn’t reflect the beer? As a Weizen, it’s a miss for us. 2. Meantime Wheat \| 5% \| 330ml bottle \| £1.75 from Ales by Mail This is a beer we once knew well — enough to observe its constant changes, its ups and downs. In the days before blogging, c.2005, we once lugged an entire case from The Union back to our house in Walthamstow, on public transport, so smitten were we. It looked and smelled the part as we poured it, chucking up a cloud of foam and pumping out banana aroma. It was properly cloudy, too, and on the toffee-coloured Schneider side rather than glowing yellow like Erdinger. But the head disappeared almost immediately and the lack of carbonation became apparent in the thin body. Where was the Champagne creaminess? Most disastrously, it also had a dose of acidity which we’re sure should not have been there: ‘It’s like somebody’s squeezed a bleedin’ lemon in it!’ Aren’t big brewery takeovers supposed to improve quality and consistency? It’s almost there but not quite and is therefore a miss. 3. Thornbridge Versa \| 5% \| 500ml bottle \| £2.67 from Ales by Mail We had high expectations of this beer — there’s a clear sense that German styles are Thornbridge head-brewer Rob Lovatt’s first love and, in general, Thornbridge is a slick operation that makes at the very least clean, technically correct beers. It got off to a good start with a huge, almost comical bubblegum and banana aroma. If we didn’t know better, we’d suspect it was artificially enhanced. The head gave a perfect imitation of the real thing, like a scoop of some impossibly light vanilla mousse. The body of the beer was cloudy and a darker shade of gold, hinting again at the highly regarded Schneider as the key influence. It tasted somewhat sweet, milkshake thick, full of pop art exclamation marks. We’d buy this over several of the blander German wheat beers and it is enough its own thing to warrant further inspection. A solid hit. 4. Brodie’s Whitechapel Weizen \| 4.5% \| 330ml can \| £2.33 from Ales by Mail This was the first Brodie’s packaged beer we’d had in a while and the very first of their cans we’ve tried. We were concerned it might be a bit dirty-tasting the way some canned craft beer (def. 2) can be but it wasn’t at all. Pale yellow, barely hazy, thin, light, dry and bitter — all desirable characteristics in a session IPA, of which this struck us as a good example. So why call it a Weizen? Again, in itself, a hit, but for the purposes of this exercise, a big fat (or rather small, light) miss. 5. Bristol Beer Factory Bristol Hefe \| 4.8% \| 500ml bottle \| £3.08 from Beer Ritz This is a brewery whose beers we invariably enjoy and often really love. We have had this before and vaguely recalled having been rather impressed it. This time, however, disaster struck: it had abandoned its roots, headed into Belgium, and transformed itself into some sort of gueuze in the bottle. The sourness was mild but distinct — apples, a slight burn, even a touch of cider vinegar about it. In its own way, it was rather wonderful, but we can’t believe it was meant to taste this way, and it certainly didn’t bring Bavaria to mind. When we finally managed to rouse some yeast from the bottle, it did get better, balancing the acidity a little and bringing out a bit of the expected banana and bubblegum, but not enough to save the day. Which makes this a miss, sadly. 6. Sam Smith Organic Wheat Beer \| 5% \| 550ml bottle \| £3.29 from Beer Ritz We’re not certain but we think this, or rather a previous incarnation, was the first German-style wheat beer we ever tasted, c.2001. Back then Sam Smith was brewing Ayinger under licence and this would seem to be, if not exactly the same, then similar enough that it would take lab analysis to tell them apart. It is certainly absolutely convincingly German, both cosmetically (pale gold, un-moving meringue head) and in its flavour (soft, grainy, balanced, restrained). It’s sweet rather than spicy and it won’t cause anyone to swoon but you could serve it up to an elderly Bavarian with breakfast in Munich and no-one would complain. It’s probably just about better — that is, more exciting — than Erdinger, putting it into Paulaner territory, but short of Weihenstephan. It’s a hit but a low-key one. What have we gathered from this small scale exploration of the territory? First, that German wheat beer is more subtle than we had realised — an end-of-level-boss technical challenge for brewers. Too much of those characteristic aromas and flavours and it tips over into caricature, or just becomes sickly. Despite looking dirty, it actually needs to be really clean to work: acidity knocks it right off course, and there’s no room for funk or earthiness. The carbonation has to be exactly calibrated, too, or the beer simply flops: bubbles are body. Secondly, we suspect that classical Weizen is fundamentally too polite a style for the post-2005 double IPA crowd. If we do start to see more beers ostensibly in this style (as with saison and gose) many are likely to be subversions: hoppier, flavoured with fruit, and otherwise mucked about with. Perhaps that answers Adrian’s question: it’s too difficult, and not worth the bother. Author Boak & BaileyPosted on 8th December 2016 Categories beer reviews, Beer styles, bottled beer, GermanyTags moor, sam smith, thornbridge, wheat beer 12 thoughts on “MINI TASTE-OFF: British Takes on German Wheat Beer” Thanks, an interesting post. It would be interesting to know if you could tell the difference between German and English styles in a blind taste test. I know its unfashionable, but I quite like the banana milkshake that is Franziskaner. Franziskaner’s fine although the fact that’s it’s all hop extract, no hops, is a bit off-putting to some people. The only two here that would have fooled us were the Thornbridge and the Sam Smith’s and we might have spotted something odd about the Thornbridge beer. By “some people”, you mean beer snobs, right? “The only two here that would have fooled us” Of course, a lot of people say things like that ahead of blind tastings 🙂 Bryan Betts says: There’s also a lot of rubbish Weizens in Germany, mind you. Fortunately, there’s a few excellent new takes on the subject too – have you tried Schneider Tap5 Hopfenweisse, originally developed with Brooklyn’s Garret Oliver, for example? (I just realised I don’t even know which non-big-brand German Weizens are readily available here…) Not sure I can recall having a rubbish one though some are bland, I’ll give you that. (Loads of dodgy Witbiers in Belgium, though.) We’ve had Tap 5 a few times. First time hated it (both the Brooklyn and Schneider takes); second time, the other half was won over; and I had it in Munich a few years back and thought it was decent enough. But I don’t necessarily drink German wheat beer and think, ‘Oh, this needs more hops!’ It’s all about the yeast, which is why we’ve tended to us that style to demonstrate the influence of yeast on the rare occasions we’ve hosted talks/tastings. You know what you should do a tasting of next? Black/dark lagers from UK and further afield. Underrated style IMO – the fact its a lager makes it light and easy to drink, and also provides a nice clean canvas against which those chocolatey/coffee/smokey notes can really stand out in a way they don’t in a stout or porter. Alec Latham says: I think you hit the nail squarely on the head: “we suspect that classical Weizen is fundamentally too polite a style for the post-2005 double IPA crowd. If we do start to see more beers ostensibly in this style (as with saison and goes) many are likely to be subversions: happier, flavoured with fruit, and otherwise mucked about with” I’ve only been to Berlin and Vienna but in both cases was impressed at the availability of uncomplicated but refreshing Franziskaner/Gosser, even in the hotel bar. Maybe in a couple of years we’ll see their own takes on their beers suffer a similar fate. qq says: Surely in those cases wheat beer is taking the place of a lager fount on the bar? So the prevalance or not of wheat beer in this country is at least as much to do with the market structure and availability of free-of-tie premium-ish “lager” lines. Some pubs will put it on – my observation is that it has a devoted but small fanbase, so for most of the year they’d be better off putting a premium pilsner on that line, whether a big name like Moretti or something more niche. It does work better in summer – but we have less of that than Europe… Funny py mentioning black lager, I wonder if black wheat beer could enjoy a moment in summer 2017 or 2018 like black IPA did. For my money something like Turuma by Otherton (in Crewe-ish), which calls itself a hybrid between oatmeal porter and wheat beer, works a lot better than black IPA. The freshness from the wheat and the complexity of the porteriness work well together, and it’s nice to have a gob-full of flavour that isn’t all about hops. And I think that kind of thing is maybe the way to go, when I read that quote from ATJ I thought on the contrary I’ve had a ton of British wheat beers this year, but on reflection most of them were modified wheat beers, with either fruit or spice. Two cracking examples are Titanic’s Raspberry Wheat -beautifully balanced and not sweet, it emphasises the tartness of the raspberries in a way that worked even for this non-fruit beer fan – and the house beer of Bundobust in Leeds, a Northern Monk effort with ginger, cardamom etc. So perhaps wheat beers make a better canvas for other flavours, than as the main attraction? PS Whilst on the subject of German wheat beers, it’s worth keeping an eye out for the Arcobräu alcohol-free one, which works far better than it should do. Heck, if you’re looking for tasting ideas, you could do worse than getting a bunch from The Alcohol Free Shop (no affiliation) or similar – things have moved on since the days of Kaliber, alcohol-free is huge in Spain and Germany in particular and the lagers really aren’t bad. Still struggling a bit on the ale side, but something like Bernard Free Amber is a drinkable substitute. There was a small window maybe 7-8 years ago when it looked like wheat beer might displace world lagers as the “premium keg option” in pubs and bars, but it was almost immediately overtaken by IPA. Personally I like beer that just do a really nice job of showcasing one of two key flavours whilst still retaining a good balance and drinkability, so IPA for that big citrus hop punch, black lager for those coffee/chocolate flavours, wheat beer for banana sweets, witbier for nutmeg, a saison for vanilla and green apple etc etc Brendan McPartlan says: Funnily enough, Eyes Brewery recently opened up Leeds and will solely be dedicating it self to making only wheat beers. I’ve yet to see any yet but as a bit wheat beer fan I was quite excited when I found out about them earlier today. CarsmileSteve says: 21st December 2016 at 11:03 pm Pretty much the thing that finally killed Sam Smiths pubs for me was when they started serving the Wheat Beer (which I agree is lovely) in pint to brim glasses. 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__label__wiki	0.913445	0.913445	DABANGG 3: Sonakshi Sinha returns as Rajjo, shares her first look! KALANK TRAILER: It’s grander than your imaginations! The title song of Kalank is a fantastic combination of breath-taking vocals & stunning visuals! Kareena Kapoor Khan to star in the Hindi Medium sequel with Irrfan Khan! Kareena Kapoor Khan is presumably all excited for the release of her upcoming chick flick, Veere Di Wedding (Although the makers have strongly exclaimed that VDW is ANYTHING but that!). But, apart from the fact that Bebo and team are going to bring a path-breaking film to us, another thing that had us excited about her was her supposed part in the Hindi remake of the Marathi blockbuster, Aapla Manus. But, if our Khabri Keeda is to be believed, instead of Kareena, we will have Welcome To New York star Sonakshi Sinha essaying the part that Bebo was initially offered. Yes, you read that right! As per KK, Kareena, who had initially given her nod to playing the female protagonist and had met up several times with Ashutosh Gowarikar with regards to the same, has developed cold feet at the very idea of playing a grey character and has hence decided to drop the project just when the paperwork was about to begin. But, it seems like Bebo’s loss turned out to be someone’s gain! KK adds that given the current turn of events, the makers had approached Sonakshi Sinha at the very last moment, who has happily decided to take up the part. While we are left saddened by Kareena’s last moment change of heart, the Hindi version of Aapla Manus may perhaps prove to be a turning point in Sonakshi’s career, which could MOST DEFINITELY use one! Related Topics:Aapla Manus, ashutosh gowarikar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonakshi Sinha More in Breaking By Ganesh Raheja July 28, 2018 Just about yesterday, the director of the upcoming Salman Khan-starrer period drama Bharat, Ali Abbas Zafar... By Ganesh Raheja May 28, 2018 Expect the unexpected from Thugs Of Hindostan star Aamir Khan. As the man has said himself... The Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania-starrer Veere Di Wedding has been... Salman Khan, as is probably well known by now, has taken yet another step towards growing... Race 3 sequel featuring Salman Khan already in the works? Salman Khan is by far one of the most loved movie actors by the audience. Every... Kareena Kapoor Khan not happy with Veere Di Wedding promotions? Kareena Kapoor Khan had been away from the silver screen after turning a mother. She actually... Deepika Padukone Or Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opposite SRK in Salute? Salute is a movie which based on the life of Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma. Initially Aamir... Salman Khan to produce Bobby Deol’s next movie! Salman Khan always showers his love to the people he loves a lot. Salman has a... Brahmastra to clash with Dabangg 3? By Nikita Kotecha May 12, 2018 A little birdie has told us that on Independence Day 2019 will witness another iconic class... Govinda’s Fry Day to get a new release date, again! Fry Day, the film that marks the nth comeback of Govinda, was all set to release...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line970
__label__cc	0.613263	0.386737	Avengers Endgame MVP’s & Spoilers! April 29, 2019 April 29, 2019 bookbeachbunny If I think about it the entire MCU has been like a book series that I’ve been reading for over a decade now which finally came to an end. More impressively despite all the build-up and all the hype I think it was an entertaining powerful and well earned ending. I feel like it’s a movie I have to see again to take in everything I probably missed the first time. Which I will. So instead the MVP’s (sometimes a bit general) but spoilers, spoilers, spoilers below! Character Consistency Oh over ten years they’ve grown, they’ve regressed and grown again and changed at times. But impressively Marvel never lost sight of the core Avengers. Their strengths and their flaws, powers and weaknesses, and essentially their relationships with each other even as they could push each other’s buttons like no one else (hello Steve and Tony.) I really feel like whether I agreed with everything (I mostly did) the ends were earned. Chris Hemsworth gets a lot of love for his comedy chops (well on display here) but I’ve long thought his character is one of the most tragic in the films. It’s been loss after loss for him and we saw him beginning to crack in Infinity War he full on goes over the edge here. And Hemsworth is really good at getting the mix of the sadness and the comedy perfectly right. Also someone pointed out when he powers up again into costume he’s starting to look a bit like his dad and I thought that was so cute! How they Used the Time Travel Cap fighting Cap (who thought he was Loki), Thor getting to see his mom (who wouldn’t let him tell her the future), how they used Nebula to bring Thanos back into play and how Nebula stayed strong and reached out to original recipe Gamora I thought that was all incredibly well done. The ‘Hail Hydra,’ scene in the elevator is probably in my top three of the film. Scott Lang aka Ant-Man I thought Paul Rudd was great in this. I especially love his reactions and Scott still kind of being the total Avengers Fanboy that he is. I also liked that Cassie hadn’t disappeared but for her, he essentially had, in now she’s five years older. I’d add Rocket in there for pure reaction shots. The Relationships This probably could go under character consistency and character work period. But it worked for me. Nat and Clint fighting over who would sacrifice themselves to get the Soul Stone, Tony and Steve’s deeply messy but still ultimately caring relationship, Nebula and Gamora, Rocket comforting Nebula, Hulk and Banner making peace, Hulk and Rocket reaching out to Thor. Nat reaching out to Clint and never giving up trying to find him. Tony being out until he saw the picture of him and Peter and then like going and fixing the time travel problem. Thor being thrilled when Cap wielded the hammer because as he yelled, “I knew it!” I’m not generally a battle action kind of girl but that, “On your left Cap,” in Steve’s ear. The entrance of Black Panther, the Wakandans, Spiderman, the Wasp, even Pepper showing up in her Rescue suit. Scarlet Witches fantastic moment in which she came so close to taking him out Thanos actually had to order fire on his own troops to stop her. Carol’s epic re-entrance and taking out the ship. Valkyrie on her winged horse. And yes I cried when Tony saw the kid again and pulled him into a hug. One more shot of the beard for old time’s sake! Steve & Tony I thought the way everything was settled between them was very human and well-done and stayed in character. Everyone in the movie got their heroic moments and I was happy with the bittersweet endings. Tony had his daughter, he knew Peter was safe and Pepper was there telling him he could rest. He made the sacrifice play and Steve went and had a life like Tony was always telling him to do. He had his dance with Peggy. And in my head canon saved Bucky a hell of a lot sooner, shut down the Red Room before they ever got to Nat and was Tony’s beloved always there for him Uncle 🙂 (Nat wiping the red from her ledger was a good one to only I assume we’ll see her again in the Black Widow movie so it doesn’t feel as final as these two even if it turns out to be a prequel.) I love Bucky but I really appreciated Steve giving the shield to Sam who in my opinion has long been under-appreciated even by Steve. So Avengers Endgame is definitely an “I Need to See this Again,” kind of movie. I thought it could have been trimmed a bit but overall, for me, it did the impossible and delivered what was promised and closed down a decade long epic in the best way possible. Tagged Black Widow, Captain America, Endgame, Endgame Spoilers, Ironman, MCU, MVP's, spoilers, Steve Rogers, The Avengers, Thor, Tony Stark Previous postFinal Endgame Predictions: No Spoilers Next postApril Wrap-Up & May Plans 24 thoughts on “Avengers Endgame MVP’s & Spoilers!” Yes, I agree with EVERYTHING. Loved loved loved it! Even though they could have done a better job with the timey-wimey bits, and been a bit more consistent there, I honestly don’t care because of everything you said here. I think one of the things this franchise has done so well is balancing the humor with the action (and the tragedy) and I was genuinely shocked by how well this movie stuck to Marvel’s trademark sense of humor. I was also a little surprised (happily so) and how every single character had good character development and story arc. I loved the theme of family, especially since as a young mother family is so important to me. Tony is still and will always be my favorite. Yes! They do such a great job with family be it Scott’s and Hawkeyes blood families or the ones they’ve made with the Avengers or the Guardians (especially for Rocket and Natasha) and also forgiveness and acceptance. Thors mom and Tony’s dad were such a lovely touch to the movie. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Perfect, but what I really want to talk about are your thoughts on GOT last night! SPOILER FREE (for now 😛😬). Any surprises? Disappointments? Was your heart racing the entire 85 minutes like mine? Curious minds want to know! I’m fine with who did it (the main thing) but I do wish they had executed it better. Hm, I mean I’m still thinking about it and trying to judge it fairly without my own bias but I think more of a struggle or a fight at the end would have worked better for me? I loved the part in Endgame where the guns on the ship stopped firing and turned to the sky and I knew exactly who and what was coming but it didn’t lose anything at all. Hard to talk about without Thrones spoilers though! No kidding. A couple more days then people will just have to get over it or go see it! I was disappointed that there wasn’t a fight between NK and JS, but then why go to all the trouble when you really don’t have to. They could have like fought him together for some good Jon/Arya bonding? He gets the better of Jon and Arya sticks him with the pointy end then before the Nk lands the death blow. I think the other big thing for me is I have no clue what they’re doing with Bran which kind of affects that scene for me as well. It will be interesting to see if the evil Bran theory pans out. Maybe Bran will just go North now, since it’s really safe, and live out his days… 😛 It’s really interesting to me that the thought all along was for them to focus the last 3 on Westeros, and not the NK… Everyone thought that Westeros would be just a side kick to the NK… But I like it. They/we have invested so much time in the rise to the Iron Throne. I will be really curious to see if they dispose of Ceirsi as quick as they did the NK. Back to his tree 😉 I certainly hope if he calls poor Meera for a lift she tells him to get lost! There’s so many theories about Jon vs. Dany and I just don’t see it honestly. I say Cersei until 5 and 6 for an epilogue? Interesting thought. Hope Meera says a lot more! 😛 I’ve kind of stopped theorizing although there is a part of me that is skeptical. It really made me think when Dany said “Sam and Bran told you?” She has a point. You would think if anyone would know it would have been Melisandre Dany: Tyrion you’re supposed to be the smartest man alive I need you to invent a DNA test! Tyrion: A what? I mean she’s already practically given him Rhaegal so I don’t think she’s going to be that upset about it! And you know somewhere in the back of her mind she had to say to herself “wait a second. Only are Targaryen can ride a dragon… oh well.. I mean look at him. Related or not- he’s hot.” Considering if her family had won the rebellion she probably would have wound up with Viserys I don’t see what she has to complain about with her nephew 😉 I haven’t even seen it yet so I have no business commenting, but that never stops me lol. Besides I spoiled myself so completely it’s like I HAVE seen it!! And I do hear a lot of people saying they need to see it again, so that’s a good sign. I’m glad it’s good! I can’t wait to see it and the Hail Hydra thing cracks me up Evan’s plays it so well too cause you can tell Cap’s pretty proud of himself in that moment! I hope you enjoy it when you see it! I agree with everything here!! I’m still trying to absorb everything I saw from the movie! It definitely exceeded my expectations, and I loved all the character relationships and growth so much. The time travel aspects were done so well, and I really adored it! Great post! Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the film! sati says: Yey so glad you enjoyed it! I dont get whining about Thor as you said he has suffered so much loss. I love all those character moments and Rocket’s reaction shots were indeed fantastic! I do have to admit after the shaving of Cap’s beard there was a moment when I saw Thor and was like come on! Give me something 🙂 Well they gave us Thor’s beard 😀 Great Review ❤ I need to see it again too haha. I loved that Thor was excited about Cap using the hammer and the fight scenes where they were trading off and fighting together was awesome. And it was hilarious when he told Thor to use the small one!! That was one of my favorite scenes. I think my favorite scene was the one with Nat and Clint fighting to save each other. I cried like a baby, but it was a great scene. While I agree that Sam is underrated, I think Clint is even more so. He is one of my favorites and I want him in his own movie!!! (And now I really NEED to know what happened in Budapest!) Great review! There were a lot of really awesome performances in this one. Hemsworth did a wonderful job managing the comedy and tragedy of how Thor handles not killing Thanos. And I love Paul Rudd and Karen Gillian’s performances too. I feel like it’s fun enough to want to see over and over again for the easter eggs as well as the big and heartfelt character moments. Steve being reunited with Peggy, and Sam becoming the next Captain America is easily one of my all-time favorites. I loved the Sam part! He’s so underrated I feel like it was sweet Steve knew he deserved it 🙂 I completely agree that this is a movie you have to watch more than once! It’s been hard, though, since cinemas are still packed and it is a three-hour long movie after all, hahah. I’ll admit, though, it barely felt this long while I was watching it! It feels weird once you stand up, though, and your legs are a bit numb, but I felt like everything was dynamic enough to keep an interest, despise being so long. I really liked this movie and felt like it was a true epic conclusion to such a long franchise. However, Thor’s character may be my least favorite thing in the movie. I expected so much from him, being almost a protagonist in Infinity War, and I felt like he ended up being nothing but a comic relief in this one, which was kinda sad. I’m looking forward to rewatching this one and paying more attention to some details. I don’t think I’ll cry this time around though, but it was definitely a moving one! I think I cried more on take two because I knew what was coming! Thor is interesting overall. I like that they addressed his mental health, or tried to, but he’s definitely a character whose personalities seem to swing the most wildly between films. It will be interesting to see where he goes especially if Loki is out there in some alternative universe! Glad you enjoyed it!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line972
__label__wiki	0.679297	0.679297	Posts about first amendment The right to remember, damnit europe, first amendment, google, Internet, linkeconomy, links, right to be forgotten A reporter asked me for reaction to news that Google has put up a form to meet a European court’s insane and dangerous ruling and allow people to demand that links to content they don’t like about themselves be taken down. Here’s what I said: This is a most troubling event for speech, the web, and Europe. The court has trampled the free-speech rights not only of Google but of the sites — and speakers — to which it links. The court has undertaken to control knowledge — to erase what is already known — which in concept is offensive to an open and modern society and in history is a device used by tyrannies; one would have hoped that European jurists of all people would have recognized the danger of that precedent. The court has undermined the very structure of Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s invention, the link — the underpinning of the web itself — by making now Google (and next perhaps any of us) liable just for linking to information. Will newspapers be forced to erase what they link to or quote? Will libraries be forced to take metaphoric cards out of their catalogs? The court has, ironically, made Google only more powerful, making it the adjudicator of what information should and should not be found. The court has also given Google ludicrous parameters — e.g., having to decide what is relevant to what; relevant to whom; relevant in what context? We don’t know how this order will be implemented by the various search engines. One question is what right of notice and appeal a delinked site will have. If this process is public, as it should be, then doesn’t that have the potential to bring even more attention to the information in dispute? Another question is whether content will be made invisible in Europe but will still be visible — as I hope it will be — in the rest of the world, where the European court has no authority. Will this then allow others to compare search results and make the banned information only more visible? In the end, has the court assured a Streisand effect — or, as the comedian John Oliver said on his HBO show, the one thing that is known about the Spaniard who brought this case is the thing that he does not want known. Further, what of search engines and sites that have no European offices and thus the court has no authority over them? If they refuse to delink on demand will the court ban these sites for European view? Finally, I am concerned about the additive effect of this ruling on Europe’s reputation as technophobic or anti-American. Add to this especially various actions in Germany — government officials demanding a “Verpixelungsrecht” (a right to be pixelated) in Google Street View despite the fact that these are images taken of public views in public places; German publishers ganging up on Google to strongarm politicians into passing a law limiting the quoting of snippets of content and now threatening to break up Google — in addition to similarly head-scratching moves in France, Italy, and elsewhere. Is Europe a place where any technology company or investor will choose to work? You ask about Eric Schmidt and David Drummond cochairing the advisory committee. That is a clear indication of how profound and dangerous this situation is in Google’s view. It so happens I was in Mountain View two weeks ago speaking to the all-hands meeting of Google’s privacy teams and I can tell you they were shocked at the ruling. I also said much of what I’ve said to you there. I am appalled by this ruling. [As a matter of disclosure, Google paid my travel expenses but I have no business relationship with Google.] Protecting journalism v journalists eric newton, first amendment, journalism, shield law The Knight Foundation’s Eric Newton draws attention to the knottier issues around a proposed federal shield law for journalists and urges critics to be included in the debate about whether it is better to have a constitutional or merely a legislative protection. I believe a shield law that protects job descriptions is fatally flawed. At a Knight event in Washington last week, investigative journalist Scott Armstrong argued strongly that the government will slice out exceptions to protecting national-security reporters. “More cases are emerging because it’s never been easier to leak or investigate leaks,” Newton writes. “Reacting to a new generation of digital whistleblowers, like Chelsea Manning, Armstrong said this administration began to treat all leaks ‘as if they were espionage cases.’ There have been seven leak cases under the Obama administration, and only four in all of history before; Savage called challenging informants the ‘new norm.'” I worry that by requiring the journalist to work for a news organization or freelance for them or be a journalism student, many will be left out. But arguing to add more categories of people to the definition isn’t the answer. The answer is to protect not the journalist but the act of journalism: that is, revealing information that is in the public interest. Oh, yes, I know that would then include Wikileaks, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake, and Daniel Ellsberg — none of whom would qualify under the proposed law but every one of whom has revealed information of vital public interest, fueling the debate that democracy should welcome. Until we are ready to stand behind that broad principle of information in the public interest as our definition of journalism, then I come to see that I stand with the shield-law critics Newton cites. For we do have a shield. It is the First Amendment. Asking Congress to modify and limit it is short-sighted and too much an act of self-interest by journalistic organizations eager to be protected themselves. Let’s remember that ultimately, it’s not the journalists we are seeking to protect but the sources of that information. Now that those sources can share directly with the public, with or without journalists as mediators, then we must protect them as journalistic actors.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line974
__label__wiki	0.52517	0.52517	Posts about newbiznews Native advertising: Another false messiah? advertising, journalism, native advertising, newbiznews I’ve been waiting for this: the leak in the native advertising balloon. Tablets were going to save the news business. Not so much. Paywalls were our salvation, damnit. Nope. Native advertising is our future. Think again. Digiday reports on the latest problem with the native advertising strategy: Digital ad sales intelligence platform MediaRadar said the average renewal rate for sponsor content this year is 21 percent. Meanwhile, native ad tech company Polar recently described renewal rates as “weak,” with 40 percent of the publishers it surveyed showing renewal rates below 50 percent. Native advertising isn’t going to cure all our problems because: 1. The ROI is debatable. Says Digiday: “Behind the low renewal rates is the fact that advertisers are uncertain about the return they’re getting on native advertising.” This has been my worst fear. We give the advertisers what our standards and ethics forever forbade — confusing our readers about the source of content — and then the advertisers wake up and say, ‘Well, that was fun. But we’re bored with that. What can you sell us next?’ Except with badly done native advertising, we’ve already sold our brands, our souls, our seed corn. We have nothing left. Jack, you gave away our only means of support for what? Magic beans? I have long wondered whether native advertising would do what advertising is supposed to do: drive sales. What is the efficacy of replacing five-word banners with 500-word stories? Perhaps we are beginning to find out. 2. Competition is rushing in. Digiday: “Three years ago, there were about 15 companies helping brands produce sponsored content, according to MediaRadar CEO Todd Krizelman. Today, there are more than 600, and the number is growing.” I have long said that in media need to compete with creative agencies but we can’t imagine that they won’t fight back. Content is a commodity. Anybody can make it. That is the key lesson of the internet for media. So we surely couldn’t believe we’d hold onto the business of “telling brand’s stories” for long. 3. It’s expensive. It takes a lot of resources to make content for finicky advertisers. 4. It’s no longer enough to write a “brand’s story” and put in in our editorial space (barely camouflaging it as an ad). Media’s audience is insufficient. So media has to spend money (a) placing ads elsewhere to drive traffic to our native ads, (b) placing the native ads we make at other media sites, and (c) trying to buy social traffic. That, too, is expensive. So what is the profit margin on native advertising after we are left marketing our services to replace the clients who churn out, after spending a fortune on making native advertising, and after spending another fortune advertising the advertising? Native ad distributor Polar says it’s a high-margin business still and that’s good. But where do those trend-lines fall given the news above? This is the moment where you say, “Goddamnit, Jarvis, you shoot down tablets, paywalls, and native advertising, not to mention programmatic advertising (because it commodifies media) so what do you expect us to do?” Mind you, I am not against doing native advertising well. See Quartz, for example. I am in favor of media companies competing with ad agencies for both creative and media business. What I object to is the idea that this could have been our sole salvation, any more than our earlier magic beans, without embarking on the much harder work of reinventing ourselves. Our only salvation will be to question everything about our mass-media business models as we enter a new reality, starting with the value of reach in an age of abundance and endless competition. Yes, reach matters but only if we have something of value to convert all those folks to. We have to shift from reach to relevance, volume to value. We have to rethink the essence of what news and media are. That’s why I wrote this: to begin questioning and exploring. That’s also what I said to our incoming students at CUNY’s J-school last week. At the end of our week together, the students listened to voters about their needs in this election and their proposed solutions didn’t look like content-based mass media at all. They’re all journalists but they are learning to question their assumptions. We need to do the same with business people and reinvent what they do. Instead, we’re grabbing the deck chairs on the Titanic hoping they will act as flotation devices. Content.ly — a reputable native advertising company (with whom we are doing at study at CUNY) just released some further data on media’s behavior. 68% of publishers have editorial staff make native advertising. Nooooo! 45% think the biggest threat to native advertising is the lack of separation between church and state. Jeesh. Advertising sucks. Let us listicle the ways. September 7, 2015 by Jeff Jarvis advertising, newbiznews, observer From my Observer column (read the whole thing here): Advertising sucks, let us listicle the ways: 1. Advertising is almost always irrelevant. 2. Advertising is oppressively repetitive. That is only worse now that so-called retargeting advertising will note when you look at a pair of pants online so those pants can stalk you across the web for months. 3. Even with all its newfound data and artificial intelligence, advertising is still stupid. It doesn’t know that you already bought those damned pants and keeps selling them to you. 4. Advertising interrupts—first radio, then TV, and now our Facebook streams. 5. Advertising is intrusive of privacy. I will argue that the humble cookie has been unjustly demonized by the Wall Street Journal, for cookies do useful things like reducing the frequency with which ads are served to you (see complaint No. 2). Still it’s true that the advertising, media, and technology industries gather much data without giving their users any control or transparency into the reasons and consequences. 6. Advertising is irritating. It always has been. Go to anyone over the age of 50 and whine, “More Parks Sausages, Mom,” then watch them cringe. 7. Advertising is tacky, a glaring, blaring blight on the visual and auditory landscape. On most sites, there is just too much of it. 8. Advertising in inefficient. The only advance on the net is that marketers now have a better chance of determining which half of their dollars is wasted. 9. Advertising lies. So how do we fix it? Not with native advertising. That is just another lie, designed to make us think an ad is not an ad. But we’re not as stupid as advertisers—and media companies—take us to be. As online metrics company Chartbeat has learned, users engage with a web page—that is, they scroll through it—71 percent of the time when the page contains real content but only 24 percent of the time when it carries so-called native advertising. And that leads me to one more complaint to fill out this listicle: 10. Advertising is an insult to our intelligence. The column is devoted to fixing this. New video powerhouse glam, mode, newbiznews, video, youtube The amazing Samir Arora, CEO of Mode (née Glam), called with some impressive numbers on his company’s new platform and aggressive push into video. A two-minute video illustrating 100 years of fashion gained 1 million views in six days, 10 million in 21, and now — a bit more than eight weeks out — has 58 million views. Almost three-quarters of those views came on Mode’s own network — where they can prioritize users based on relevance and influence; the rest on Facebook, YouTube, et al. In two months, Mode is now the 13th video property according to ComScore; it was already the 7th web property. Through this, Mode is building two big video revenues streams: half from prerolls (YouTube’s territory), the other half from distributing brands’ video content and from sponsorship of its own video content. Video, of course, has enviable CPMs running $20-$45 for this kind of content. Note well that with Mode, creators always get paid for their content — whether as revenue share or for hire. Importantly, under certain circumstances, distributors also get paid. Glam started as a network; that is what brought Samir and me together. It then set about building tools for content creation, curation, and distribution. Samir’s big lesson, he said, is that an ecosystem needs a platform. Mode still is under the radar for many in media. I’d reset your radar. Here’s VentureBeat on the these numbers; and Scoble, too. Exploding our ideas of membership: A CUNY summit cuny, journalism, membership, newbiznews, News, tow-knight, towknight We are holding an important event at CUNY on August 26 exploring membership strategies for media — beyond pledges and paywalls. Let’s be honest: In most news organizations, membership is just another word for subscription or for hawking tote bags. At this event, I want to see us push far beyond the present state of the art and challenge ourselves to reimagine what membership can mean for news organizations and their relationships with the people and communities they serve. We will start with sessions led by two innovators in membership: public-media genius Melody Kramer (who just released a superb report with her latest ideas) and local media’s best friend, Josh Stearns, who is working on membership experiments in the New Jersey news ecosystem. We will learn about best practices in membership from outside the media industry (what could the frequent-flier miles of news be?). And — this is the critical part — we will take all that information and inspiration and then, in the best spirit of the unconference, brainstorm new opportunities for membership for news organizations of various types and sizes. Here is the sign-up for the event. I see three frontiers for innovation: * New tribes: A person might feel an urge to join a club called the Guardian because it takes on causes or NPR or even The New York Times out of patronage. But does anyone really want to belong to — will they feel an affinity and loyalty to and want to brag about their special relationship with — say, Columbus Dispatch? Not so much. But one might well want to belong to the Columbus pissed-off commuters’ club or the Columbus school improvement society or the Columbus environment alliance or the Columbus senior club. My point: communities are internally, not externally defined; they are not built outside-in or top-down under brands. The premise of our social journalism program at CUNY is that we must begin by listening to communities and understanding their needs before we can serve them well. The same goes for membership. The opportunity is to build membership from the bottom up by serving many communities with many affinities, loyalties, and needs that we can answer. * New currencies for contribution: We can extract value from our relationships with the public we serve in so many forms other than just cash. Indeed, we must learn to value our people — our users, our readers — beyond just their circulation dimes or CPM pennies. We must value them as individuals rather than as members of an anonymous mass. To join a community, we should value and credit the public’s effort, expertise, contributions of content, volunteer marketing (i.e., social media love), commerce (buying things through us or from our advertisers), and showing up (coming to our events). I explored some of these notions in a long-ago post that speculated about a reverse pay meter; Melody explores many more in her report. * New currencies for reward: When we give our members nothing more than access to our content, then we are merely putting a new label on an old business model: the subscription. We can reward members in so many more ways: with access to events and our journalists, with some voice in the allocation of our resources, with social capital, with discounts from our advertisers…. Out of these ideas and more that we will explore on August 26 will come many new models for membership. The product of the day will not only be potential new business models but also new ways to look at–to quote my friend Jay Rosen–the people formerly known as the audience. When our members are our collaborators, the recipients of our services, experts, and our friends, then the nature of our product — our service — called journalism changes fundamentally. If we have any hope to compete with Google, Facebook et al for the attention and affection of the public we serve — and for the first-party data that will rescue us from advertising commodification — we must reconsider our essential relationship with them. We must become members of the same clubs. If this is of interest to you and your news organizations, please sign up now. The state of hyperlocal beat business, cuny, geeks, journalism, newbiznews, tow-knight Tow-Knight just released a new survey of the state of business at hyperlocal sites, conducted by Michele McLellan, creator of the authoritative Michele’s List. The bottom line remains: This is a tough business. A third of them bring in more than $100,000 a year; the rest under. Almost half are profitable and another quarter have a steady flow of income. Most are heavily dependent on advertising. The good news, as far as I’m concerned: Many have hired business and sales help. This is important work, for as I wrote in Geeks Bearing Gifts, I believe that beat businesses can be a building block of broad new news ecosystems in communities. This is why we now support Michele’s List at Tow-Knight. This is why we just held training for new beat businesses here. This is why I work with the Dodge Foundation in New Jersey on helping to support and build the news ecosystem in my home state. We need more training in business to bring these journalists running beat businesses to sustainability. But as Michele shows, this is also hard work, damned hard work. Michele suggests possible areas for further research. I will argue to foundations that care about healthy news ecosystems that they should help support their growth by giving seed grants and funding training for new beat businesses. I hope other journalism and business schools will help train these brave entrepreneurs who care about their communities.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line975
__label__cc	0.577361	0.422639	CAC North Star Unofficial Website Indianapolis scouters helping neighboring scouters deliver better programs for youth. Patrol System Scouts in Society-at-Large Why scouting? Eagle Boards of Review Eagle Projects Merit Badge Camporees Firecrafter Ideas for unit outings National Jamboree 2017 Lion Cubs Beta Program Webelos-to-Scouts Transition Rechartering Updates 2019 Our Cub Scout Packs Our Scout Troops Our Venturing Crews Ideas for Outings Who made Baden Powell Famous? One of the little secrets of scouting is that Baden Powell would not have had the fame and international renown if it were for a little known journalist of the era. The journalist was the son of an extremely important family in Great Britain. His paternal grandfather was the Seventh Duke of Marlborough. The journalist was known for his daring and desire for excitement. He ranged through Africa during the colonial wars of the late 1800’s. He later became Lord of the Admiralty during World War I, Chancellor of the Exechequer (like the Secretary of the Treasury), and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, known for his desire to fight Nazism and Communism. His name was Winston Churchill. Shortly after his second time as prime minister, Churchill wrote this remembrance of Lord Baden Powell, who had died over 10 years earlier. “B. – P. ” THE THREE most famous generals I have known in my life won no great battles over the foreign foe. Yet their names, which all begin with a B, are household words. They are General Booth, General Botha and General Baden-Powell To General Booth we owe the Salvation Army; to General Botha, United South Africa; and to General Baden-Powell, the Boy Scout Movement. In this uncertain world one cannot be sure of much. But it seems probable that one or two hundred years hence, or it may be more, these three monuments that we have seen set up in our lifetime will still proclaim the fame of their founders, not in the silent testimony of bronze or stone, but as institutions guiding and shaping the lives and thoughts of men. I remember well the first time I saw the hero of this article, now Lord Baden-Powell. I had gone with my regimental team to play in the Cavalry Cup at Meerut. There was a great gathering of the sporting and social circles of the British Army in India. In the evening an amateur vaudeville entertainment was given to a large company. The feature of this was a sprightly song and dance by an officer of the garrison, attired in the brilliant uniform of an Austrian Hussar, and an attractive lady. Sitting as a young lieutenant in the stalls, I was struck by the quality of the performance, which certainly would have held its own on the boards of any of our music-halls. I was told: “That’s B.-P. An amazing man! He won the Kader Cup, has seen lots of active service. They think no end of him as a rising soldier; but fancy a senior officer kicking his legs up like that before a lot of subalterns !” I was fortunate in making the acquaintance of this versatile celebrity before the polo tournament was over. Three years passed before I met him again. The scene and the occasion were very different. Lord Roberts’ army had just entered Pretoria, and General Baden-Powell, who had been relieved in Mafeking after a siege of 217 days, was riding in two or three hundred miles from the Western Transvaal to report to the Commander-in-Chief. I thought I would interview him on behalf of the Morning Post and get a first-hand account of his famous defense. We rode together for at least an hour, and once he got talking he was magnificent. I was thrilled by the tale, and he enjoyed the telling of it. I cannot remember the details but my telegram must have filled the best part of a column. Before dispatching it I submitted to him. He read it with concentrated attention and some signs of embarrassment, but when he had finished he handed it back to me, saying with a smile, “Talking to you is like talking to a phonograph.” I was rather pleased with it, too. In those days B.-P.’s fame as a soldier eclipsed almost all popular reputations. The other B.P, the British Public, looked upon him as the outstanding hero of the War. Even those who disapproved of the War, and derided the triumphs of large, organized armies over the Boer farmers, could not forbear to cheer the long, spirited, tenacious defense of Mafeking by barely eight hundred men against a beleaguering force ten or twelve times their numbers. No one had ever believed Mafeking could hold out half as long. A dozen times, as the siege dragged on, the watching nation had emerged from apprehension and despondency into renewed hope, and had been again cast down. Millions who could not follow closely or accurately the main events of the War looked day after day in the papers for the fortunes of Mafeking, and when finally the news of its relief was flashed throughout the world, the streets of London became impassable, and the floods of sterling cockney patriotism were released in such a deluge of unbridled, delirious, childish joy as was never witnessed again until Armistice Night, 1918. Nay, perhaps the famous Mafeking night holds the record. Then the crowds were untouched by the ravages of war. They rejoiced with the light-hearted frenzy of the spectators of a great sporting event. In 1918 thankfulness and a sense of deliverance overpowered exultation. All bore in their hearts the marks of what they had gone through. There were too many ghosts about the streets after Armageddon. One wondered why B.-P. seemed to drop out of the military hierarchy after the South African War was over. He held distinguished minor appointments; but all the substantial and key positions were parceled out among men whose achievements were unknown outside military circles, and whose names had never received the meed of popular applause. There is no doubt that Whitehall resented the disproportionate acclamation which the masses had bestowed upon a single figure. Was there not something “theatrical”, “unprofessional” in a personality which evoked the uninstructed enthusiasms of the man-in-the-street? Versatility is always distrusted in the Services. The voice of detraction and professional jealousy spoke of him as Harley Street would speak of the undoubted cures wrought by a quack. At any rate, the bright fruition of fortune and success was soon obscured by a chilly fog through which indeed the sun still shone, but with a dim and baffled ray. The caprices of fortune are incalculable, her methods inscrutable. Sometimes when she scowls most spitefully, she is preparing her most dazzling gifts. How lucky for B.P. that he was not in the early years of the century taken into the central swim of military affairs, and absorbed in all those arduous and secret preparations which ultimately enabled the British Expeditionary Army to deploy for battle at Mons! How lucky for him, and how lucky for us all! To this he owes his perennially revivifying fame, his opportunity for high personal service of the most enduring character; and to this we owe an institution and an inspiration, characteristic of the essence of British genius, and uniting in a bond of comradeship the youth not only of the English-speaking world, but of almost every land and people under the sun. It was in 1907 that B.-P. held his first camp for boys to learn the lore of the backwoods and the discipline of Scout life. Twenty-one boys of every class from the East End of London, from Eton and Harrow, pitched their little tents on Brownsea Island in Dorsetshire. From this modest beginning sprang the world-wide movement of Boy Scouts and girl guides, constantly renewing itself as the years pass, and now well over two million strong. In 1908 the Chief Scout, as he called himself, published his book, Scouting for Boys. It appealed to all the sense of adventure and love of open-air life which is so strong in youth. But beyond this it stirred those sentiments of knightly chivalry, of playing the game – any game – earnest or fun – hard and fairly, which constitute the most important part of the British system of education. Success was immediate and far-reaching. The simple uniform, khaki shorts and a shirt – within the range of the poorest – was founded upon that of General Baden-Powell’s old corps, the South African Constabulary. The hat was the famous hat with the flat brim and pinched top which he had worn at Mafeking. The motto “Be Prepared” was founded on his initials. Almost immediately we saw at holiday times on the roads of Britain little troops and patrols of Boy Scouts, big and small, staff in hand, trudging forward hopefully, pushing their little handcart with their kit and camping gear towards the woodlands and parklands which their exemplary conduct speedily threw open to them. Forthwith there twinkled the camp fires of a vast new army whose ranks will never be empty, and whose march will never be ended while red blood courses in the veins of youth. It is difficult to exaggerate the moral and mental health which our nation has derived from this profound and simple conception. In whose bygone days the motto “Be Prepared” had a special meaning for our country. Those who looked to the coming of a great war welcomed the awakening of British boyhood. But no one, even the most resolute pacifist, could be offended; for the movement was not militaristic in character, and even the sourest, crabbiest critic saw in it a way of letting off youthful steam. The success of the Scout movement led to its imitation in many countries, notably in Germany. There, too, the little troops began to march along the roads already trampled by the legions. The Great War swept across the world. Boy Scouts played their part. Their keen eyes were added to the watchers along the coasts; and in the air raids we saw the spectacle of children of twelve and fourteen performing with perfect coolness and composure the useful functions assigned to them in the streets and public offices. Many venerable, famous institutions and systems long honored by men perished in the storm; but the Boy Scout Movement survived. It survived not only the War, but the numbing reactions of the aftermath. While so many elements in the life and spirit of the victorious nations seemed to be lost in stupor, it flourished and grew increasingly. Its motto gathers new national significance as the years unfold upon our island. It speaks to every heart its message of duty and honor: “Be Prepared” to stand up faithfully for Right and Truth, however the winds may blow. This entry was posted in History, News. Noah at Voyageur? 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__label__cc	0.587801	0.412199	3 February 2016 / NHamilton Cairo, Egypt, Transportation, urban, Urban Planning Cairo from Below co-founder Nicholas Hamilton interviews Transport for Cairo co-founders Mohamed Hegazy and Houssam Elokda Visualization of Cairo’s Buses and Metro – routes and stops by Transport for Cairo How was the idea of Transport for Cairo born? Houssam: I was walking down the street when I got a rambling call from my long-time friend Hegazy about a project in Nairobi he had just learned about. He told me about a team that had put together a map of the city’s “informal” microbus system and opened the data to all. It was called Digital Matatus. Hegazy said he thought we could bring the idea to Cairo where privately run microbuses cover a huge share of the city’s transportation needs. I was so excited about the idea that I stopped walking, went into the nearest coffee shop, and opened my laptop to start researching. I became obsessed with the question of how we–as private citizens–could provide millions of Egyptians access to useful knowledge about the existing transport network and empower them to use that knowledge to improve their daily lives. We established the basics of our research methodology and started Transport for Cairo that day! What does data have to do with getting around a city? What are hoping to achieve with this project? Houssam: The whole purpose of this project is to ease people’s access to public transport in Cairo. Before you can think about designing improvements to a transit system, you must first understand the system you have. We want to get this data to as many people as possible. We want public and private transit operators, researchers, private app developers and the public to make inquiries with this data, to understand the system as it is. M. Hegazy: Look, if you go to a trip planning website like Google Maps or Bey2ollak–which is one of the most popular apps in Egypt today–they can only give you driving directions, or maybe walking. They can’t give you public transit options because no one has collected that information or made it accessible, so it encourages people to take a car because they don’t have reliable information on public transit options. We started with the idea to map Cairo’s microbuses because no map exists thinking we could integrate that microbus information with the government owned bus and Metro systems. We quickly learned there isn’t complete information on the Metro or the government owned buses–let alone the microbuses–that is available to the public, app developers, or to researchers. You need standardized data about routes, stops, trip length and schedules to make a map and power trip planning software, a type of data programmers call GTFS or General Transit Feed Specification. This isn’t easy in the best of circumstances, but you need to understand how huge and complex the transportation system in Cairo is. Greater Cairo is home to 18 million residents, 20 on weekdays and rapidly growing in both geography and population. The Metro has 61 stations; it is 65 km long and expanding. There are somewhere between 450 to 880 government owned bus lines, and those two systems don’t satisfy Cairo’s transport needs so we also have the additional transportation system of microbuses, which are further sub-categorized into ones with license to run on particular routes, unlicensed ones on particular routes, and unlicensed ones that run in general directions similar to a shared taxi. No one really knows how many run, what routes they follow, or how many people use informal bus system, but the assumption goes that it covers 40% of the city’s transport needs, which is on par with the public bus system. How do Cairenes get transit information right now? How does this compare with other types of information access? Hossam: Right now knowledge about the public transport system is mostly orally transmitted and there is a lot of uncertainty about the quickest option. Making transport data available will put knowledge of the fastest and cheapest routes at the touch of your fingers: you will be able to use apps on every smart phone to tell you how to get somewhere and how long it will take. M. Hegazy: With the exception of the Metro, there is very little information for me as a citizen to access. The government publishes a PDF document with the public bus routes, but it ends there. Even if the data exists, it isn’t publicly accessible and can’t be used for trip planning. Do you need a smartphone to benefit from Transport for Cairo? Houssam: There is a big misconception that people in the developing world don’t have smart phones. In Egypt, smartphone usage is currently at 15.5 million users–who have data plans–and growing. Over the next three years, it is projected to increase to 28 million, or more than 50% of the adult pop of the country. A privately operated minibus under license from the Egyptian authorities (Creative Commons CC-0) M. Hegazy: Let me address another common misconception. Public transit users are not only of poor status, everyone uses public transit. People with smartphones are increasingly on public transit. This is true the world over where free wifi and cell service is being rolled out underground. Also, while we envision printed system maps could be produced, there is one final misconception worth addressing. Changes don’t have to be universal to be helpful: even an incremental improvement can have huge positive impact and be worthwhile. You mentioned earlier the Digital Matatus project in Nairobi. I’m a big fan of the project and had the privilege of being involved in some of its early planning. Could you describe how that project unfolded and how Transport for Cairo is different? M. Hegazy: I learned about Digital Matatus in the free, online book Beyond Transparency, and then learned more from online urban sources like Wired, Atlantic and Guardian and academic papers. The team there spent months riding the matatus recording thousands of stops and hundreds of routes with a custom app and GPS from sources. We subsequently met and sought advice from some of the university partners of the project such as Professor Jacqueline Klopp at Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Urban Development, and Sarah Williams, Director of the Civic Data Design Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [Disclosure: Professor Klopp is also an adviser to Cairo from Below]. From them we learned how important institutional partnerships would be to successfully implementing the work. Microbuses lined up under the Dokki Flyover (Creative Commons CC-0) One of the challenges we face here in Cairo is that the city is three or four times as populous and large as Nairobi. Unlike Nairobi and its matatus, Cairo’s system isn’t primarily centered on microbuses. Cairo has many types of mass transit: the Metro, buses and microbuses–in addition to walking and other forms of non-motorized transit which are often overlooked when talking about transportation. The microbuses have a complex identity in Cairo and elsewhere. Here people know they are usually the fastest option and often the cheapest, but they are sometimes also viewed as polluting, and prone to aggressive drivers and accidents. As researchers we also recognize it is a system highly adaptive to supply and demand, and is not centrally planned by anyone. One of our research questions seeks to analyze the system’s resiliency in the face of the unexpected. We started with mapping a couple of microbus routes, looked at the data and realized we had to revise our strategy. We found through our research that for Transport for Cairo to put meaningful data into the hands of citizens, the project needed to get way bigger and encompass all forms of mass transit data. We had to map the entire system. This is a huge undertaking, how can a team of eight researchers map the entire transportation system of one of the world’s largest cities? M. Hegazy: The short answer is step by step. Our team of eight mostly volunteers wouldn’t get anywhere if we tried to map the whole of Cairo at once so we broke the now much larger project into phases. The first phase was creating and publishing a full set of data for the Metro. That phase is done so people can now at least begin developing apps to provide trip planning that includes the Metro. We did the easiest part first to prove to ourselves and others that we had something meaningful to contribute. The World Bank has mapped 450 of Cairo’s 880 public bus routes as well as the Metro system, but did not include information on stop locations (image and project described on World Bank website) The next phase was government owned buses. The World Bank had done an earlier project on the GIS mapping of the official bus lines, but not stops, trip length or frequency so it wasn’t helpful in trip planning. Because the World Bank has been open to sharing their data, we are currently creating a full GTFS dataset for the buses. We can create a first version of this data without fieldwork. Stations may not be identified with a sign, but they emerge in practice. Houssam: Our contribution is to deduce the rules and patterns that tell you most of what you need to know about how people move within the city: to understand the logic of a seemingly out of control system. To see the structure of this complex system you need to collect lots, and lots of data, analyze it and clean out the noise. The city may have grown organically, but it and its transport grew according to rules. We are writing those rules down for the first time in the form GTFS dataset for buses. This will be a huge step forward, but is only the means to the end. The end is something people in New York and other large cities now take for granted: an accessible map and trip planning on multiple platforms in the palm of their hand. Like Digital Matatus, as Transport for Cairo we are part of a global discussion underway about how to democratize technology. We are learning how to make global technology standards like GTFS, which was designed for Europe and the US, work for the cities of the developing world. What comes next? What kind of reception have you been getting? M. Hegazy: The next phases will depend on funding and partnerships. We need to field test and verify this data for both the government owned buses and the microbuses. There is a lot of work still to do. People in the planning domain here in Cairo are excited about this and they also are guarded because they aren’t sure it can be done and because others have tried this before. People give us credit for having such rigorous research methodology. Partnerships with universities, international organizations, and the Egyptian government will give us an even stronger legitimacy as we move forward. We are actively looking for both funding and partnerships. Tell me a little about who you are and what from your personal backgrounds led you to start Transport for Cairo? What holds this group together? Transport for Cairo Team: Clockwise, from top left: M. Mahrous, I. Gaber, E. Ebeid, M. Hegazy, R. Zeid and A. Hegazy (Missing are: H. Elokda, T. Taha). Houssam: We were united by an experience shared among every person who’s lived in Cairo. Transportation is a source of infinite stress, pollution and uncertainty about how to get places and how long it will take. The best way to address this is through public transit, yet that same transit is difficult for anyone to understand. Anyone who has seen trip planning for mass transit online or when traveling abroad wants to be able to do it back home in Cairo. M. Hegazy: There are eight of us working on TfC, we come from many backgrounds but are united by a passion for research with real world applications. I am an economist by training and had worked in software development. Houssam grew up in Cairo and came from research and urban planning background and works to improve cities around the world. Others in our team include a programmer, two urban researchers, a GIS professional, an experienced business developer and an information technology professional working on his PhD. Our work has been advanced entirely through self-funding and dedicated volunteer efforts. Ensuring that the data we generate remains open and accessible as a public good fundamentally glued our team together. We’re actively trying to attract grant funding to make this possible. What is the most important thing to remember about Transport for Cairo? Houssam: It is possible for a group of passionate researchers to touch millions of people’s lives through a project like putting smart trip planning for mass transit in the public’s hands, even in a city as large as Cairo. We hope to be a part of a conversation about how the city’s transportation actually functions so we can begin the later work of thinking about how to improve a transport system as complex as Cairo’s. We are fundamentally researchers and decades of research has shown that adding cars, widening roads, removing trams, and building peripheral cities outside of town does not alleviate congestion, and associated negative economic and environmental impacts. We hope our work contributes to people finding good public transit options for all Egyptians. M. Hegazy will be discussing Transport for Cairo at a session of the LOTE5 conference in February in Brussels. [This interview was edited and abridged] Filed under Cairo, Climate Change, Land, microbuses, Pedestrian, Planning, Politics, Suburbs, Transportation, Uncategorized, Urbanization, World Bank ← Cairo’s Metropolitan Landscape: Segregation Extreme – Now in Arabic! Citizens Make a Difference Together at Transport for Cairo – Now in Arabic! → Mo ElKhateeb / Feb 13 2016 12:55 am Great work! Will you publish your work to the public? It would be interesting to have these maps for Cairo Transport, and will help locals a lot! Islam Gaber / Feb 15 2016 5:35 pm Dear Mo. Elkhateeb, Thank you for your interest. Yes, we will publish it as open data using GTFS format. 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__label__cc	0.705311	0.294689	What Is Tencel Fabric? BY Buffalo Jackson Insight BY Amanda Uher A Guide to Tencel Fabric This shirt is 100% Tencel, you say? Well, what in the world is that? Don’t worry: you’re not the only one wondering. Touted as softer, stronger, and more breathable than cotton, it’s worth asking: What is Tencel fabric? Wonder no more. Tencel fabric has been around longer than you may have realized: the technology was first developed back in 1972. But, its popularity has spread dramatically in recent years with the rise in environmentally conscious clothing brands and the ever-increasing demand for comfort in apparel. Interestingly, Tencel is actually a branded version of a fiber called lyocell. (Think “ChapStick®” vs. “lip balm.”) A sub-type of rayon, lyocell fibers are made from cellulose found in wood pulp. Who invented Tencel? The process used to create lyocell (later to be branded, Tencel) was originally developed in 1972 by a now-defunct fibers facility in Enka, North Carolina. Their process development, however, was awarded the Henry E. Millson Award for Invention in 2003 by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. After the closure of the Enka facility, a company called Courtaulds Fibres in the UK furthered the development of lyocell through the 1980s, ultimately creating Tencel. In 1990, the Courtaulds Fibre rayon factory in Mobile, Alabama, was home to the first commercialization of the Tencel process. The company - and its Tencel division - changed hands a couple of times until the Tencel division was eventually purchased by Lenzing AG in 2000. Lenzing combined Tencel with their existing “Lenzing Lyocell,” but kept the Tencel brand name. [source] How is Tencel fabric made? The cellulose fiber that comprises lyocell is made from dissolving wood pulp using a variant of wet spinning called “dry jet-wet spinning.” Spinning is the process used for creating polymer fibers. There are five methods of spinning, and of the five, wet spinning is the oldest. Wet spinning is used for polymers like rayon and spandex that need to be dissolved in a solvent to be spun. In the dry jet-wet spinning variation used to create lyocell, dry wood pulp is combined with a solvent to produce a wet mixture. The pulp is then pushed (extruded) through a die of small holes to create threads. The threads are drawn into dry air and then chemically treated by submerging into a liquid bath. Finally, the threads are spun into yarn, and the yarn is woven into fabric. What is Tencel’s environmental impact? While the production of Tencel certainly has both positive and negative effects on the environment (as with any textile), Tencel is regarded as more environmentally friendly than other fabrics. As a fiber derived from natural sources, Tencel is biodegradable. The Tencel brand of lyocell fibre is made from eucalyptus trees which, according to the Natural Resource Defense Council, do not require pesticides or irrigation. According to Lenzing AG, they “can grow enough trees for a ton of Tencel on half an acre of forestland that is unsuitable for farming.” (According to the Natural Resource Defence Council, cotton needs up to five times that in high-quality farmland.) Lenzing also says they source materials from “certified and controlled sources like sustainably managed plantations.” [source] Tencel production utilizes a closed loop production process they’ve created called REFIBRA™ technology. In this closed-loop system, 99% of the chemical solvents used in production are recovered and recycled back into the system, minimizing waste and emissions. The process also includes the upcycling of cotton scraps (pre-consumer waste from garment production) in addition to the wood pulp sourced from certified sustainable forestry. Lenzing AG received the European Award for the Environment for developing the process. On the flip side, Tencel fabric is mixed with conventional dyes, which can be harmful to the environment. However, comparatively, Tencel (lyocell) requires less dye than cotton. Additionally, the main environmental concern regarding Tencel fabric production is the energy required for the process. Lenzing reports they are working to improve this area, developing programs for greater energy efficiency, including their “biorefinery” concept. At their most integrated production plants, energy requirements are covered from the bioenergy derived from wood. After extracting the needed raw materials from the wood to make the fiber, they can use what remains to produce energy and electricity to run the process. At less- or non-integrated plants, energy needs are met using natural gas and small amounts of coal. According to Lenzing, “We are continually working on improvements with regard to our energy needs through technological measures and aim to reduce the use of fossil fuels to a minimum.” [source] What’s so special about Tencel? Okay, let’s get to the good stuff -- what makes Tencel fabric so special? Does it smell like eucalyptus trees? Well, unfortunately, your Tencel blouse will not carry the scent of eucalyptus. But, it will offer many other valuable benefits: Soft + Strong Tencel fabric is most known for how it feels: exceptionally soft on the skin, while also strong and durable (whether wet or dry). More Breathing + Absorbing Tencel stands out as an extremely breathable and absorbent fabric. The result: garments that feel cool and dry. Less Shrinking + Fading + Wrinkling Additional favorite Tencel features include its resistance to shrinking and fading, and it is less prone to wrinkling than some other fabrics. What types of clothing use Tencel fabric? A fantastic alternative to synthetics, Tencel fabric is ideal for activewear. “Absorbs moisture,” “breathable,” and “soft” are high-demand features in any activewear. Tencel garments check those boxes and add strong and durable to the list as well. Not only does this texture feel good on the body, but it also looks good too. Garments made of Tencel fabric are generally very flattering and drape beautifully on the body. This makes Tencel a fantastic choice for shirts and blouses. Consider this 100% Tencel women’s denim shirt. It has a more soft and airy feel than you would expect from a traditional denim shirt, and the Tencel fabric means the shirt’s relaxed fit drapes well to create a flattering silhouette. So, what is Tencel fabric? An impressive alternative to other fabrics - synthetic and otherwise - and produced using an environmentally conscious process, this fabric offers a fascinating story, if nothing else. Turning wood pulp into fabric!? Technically those lyocell fibers aren’t made of magic, but we wouldn’t be surprised to hear it. Roosevelt Buffalo Leather Satchel Messenger Bag \| Dark Oak Roosevelt Buffalo Leather Satchel Messenger Bag $249.95 Leather Conditioner $14.95 Camp Mug - Ceramic Camp Mug - Ceramic $12.95 Roosevelt Buffalo Leather Satchel Messenger Bag - Large \| Dark Oak Roosevelt Buffalo Leather Satchel Messenger Bag - Large $284.95 Roosevelt Buffalo Leather Briefcase Bag \| Dark Oak Roosevelt Buffalo Leather Briefcase Bag $259.95 Share this post online or send it to a friend More from Insight Insight by Amanda Uher Shopping Guide: Leather Anniversary Gifts A Guide to Tencel Fabric This shirt is 100% Tencel, you say? W... 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__label__wiki	0.560283	0.560283	Butler Arts Center J. James Woods Lecture Series: Tanya Smith Schrott Center for the Arts DESCRIPTION DATES MORE Presented by J. James Woods Lectures in the Sciences and Mathematics Professor Smith explores the evolution and development of the human dentition. Teeth preserve remarkably faithful records of daily growth and infant diet - as well as stress experienced during birth - for millions of years. Her research has helped to identify of the origins of a fundamental human adaptation: the costly yet advantageous shift from a “live fast and die young” strategy to the “live slow and grow old” tactic that has helped to make us one of the most successful mammals on the planet. Professor Smith’s research has been published in Nature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and highlighted in National Geographic, Nature, The New York Times, Science, and Smithsonian magazines. Her first book, The Tales Teeth Tell, was published by MIT Press in 2018. Tanya Smith is a Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution and the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. This event is free and open to the public, no tickets required. Learn more about the Woods Lecture Series HERE. Monday April 13 IndyStar Sports Awards Clowes Memorial Hall National Geographic LIVE: Speaker Series National Geographic Live: A Rare Look: North Korea to Cuba with Photojournalist David Guttenfelder A New View Film Series: The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall A New View Film Series: Crazy WIsdom: THe Life and TImes of Chogyam Trungpa J. James Woods Lecture Series: Greg Gage Religion Seminar Series: Dharma in Hell: Buddhist Mindfulness in Prisons Shelton Auditorium Religion Seminar Series: Incarceration, Nationalism, and Religious Identity in China Frances Jacobus-Parker, art historian: Revisions: Contemporary Native Art (For information only) email clowesinfo@butler.edu gps4602 Sunset Avenue info Box Office Information Prices & Information Subject to Change	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1001
__label__wiki	0.534054	0.534054	Orbis is grateful to our corporate partners for their support. This support means the world to those whose lives have been affected by severe visual impairment or blindness. These contributions range from major multi-year cash grants to critically needed gifts-in-kind for Orbis medical training programs. Orbis corporate partners visibly share our long-term commitment to ending avoidable blindness throughout the world. Alex Krievins National Director, Development & Communications Address: Orbis Canada Alcon Foundation For more than 30 years, FedEx has played an indispensable role in helping Orbis achieve its vision of a world in which no one is needlessly blind. Fondation L’Occitane With a long history of corporate social responsibility,Fondation L'OCCITANE is committed to fighting avoidable blindness around the world. Jebsen Jebsen generously partners with Orbis to build up a training, screening and referring eye care network covering hospitals and clinics in the rural area of China. OMEGA announced its Global Corporate Partnership with Orbis in January 2011. The Pfizer-Orbis relationship dates back to 1979, three years before Orbis's first sight-saving flight, when Pfizer began supporting Orbis through cash grants and donations of medical supplies. Standard Chartered supports Orbis’s “Seeing Is Believing” global community fundraising project which aims to serve China's blind population.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1004
__label__wiki	0.526684	0.526684	Cannabis for the Confused Section 1: Marijuana Myth Busting How to Win Any Argument About Marijuana (2:57) How to Evaluate Studies and Statistics (3:38) Cannabis is a Gateway Drug (2:56) Cannabis is Addictive (2:22) Smoking Cannabis Causes Lung Cancer (3:10) Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It More Available to Kids (1:09) Legalizing Marijuana Will Cause More Death and Destruction on the Highways (3:00) Today’s Cannabis Is Stronger and More Dangerous Than What Was Around in the 1960s (2:33) Cannabis Kills Brain Cells and Makes You Fat, Lazy, and Stupid (2:36) Emergency Room Visits Due to Cannabis Have Risen and Now Surpass Heroin (1:34) Cannabis Is as Dangerous, or More Dangerous, Than Alcohol (1:23) Section 1 Resources Section 2: Understanding Cannabis Important Information About the Safety of Marijuana (2:31) Understanding Medical Marijuana: Why Cannabis Works for So Many Different Ailments (5:39) Cannabis in Broad Strokes: Indica, Sativa, and Hybrid (3:16) Understanding Cannabinoids, Terpenes, and Flavinoids and Why They Matter (6:59) The Fountain of Youth: Cannabis and Longevity (3:45) Section 3: Understanding CBD CBD and THC: The Important Information You Need to Know (4:58) Effective CBD Dosing (5:16) How to Evaluate CBD Products (7:38) Section 4: How To Consume Marijuana Anatomy of a Marijuana Plant: How To Use the Plant and Its Parts (2:10) Cannabis Etiquette Tips and The Humble Joint: A Classic for a Reason (4:21) How To Roll A Joint (3:39) The Essentials of Cannabis Pipes and Bongs (4:07) The Essentials of Vaporizing and Vaping Marijuana (8:21) Understanding Cannabis Concentrates: Kief, Hash, Hash Oils, Rosin, and more (5:24) Concentrated Concentrates: Is Dabbing Right for You? (3:37) Eat Your Weed: Understanding Edible Cannabis (6:29) Rub It On: What You Need to Know About Topical Marijuana (2:49) Section 5: Marijuana and the Law Law Enforcement and Marijuana: The Essential Information You NEED to Know (4:49) How to Handle Encounters with the Police (7:52) Section 6: Marijuana Parents and Cannabis Kids Essential Consideration for Marijuana Using Parents (3:52) A CPS Attorney’s Proactive Steps to Protect Your Family (4:51) Evaluating Medical Marijuana for Children (3:35) Section 7: Growing Marijuana To Grow to Not to Grow: Is Cannabis Cultivation Is Right for You? (4:44) Understanding the Lifecycle of a Cannabis Plant (6:31) Section 8: The History of Cannabis Use and Marijuana Prohibition The Ancient History of Marijuana: Everything Old Is New Again (7:18) 1841: The Dawn of Modern Medical Marijuana (3:44) A Brief History of Cannabis Use in the United States (8:36) The Shocking Way Marijuana Became Illegal (5:22) Brave New World: Living Through the Fall of Marijuana Prohibition (2:08) Section 9: Cannabis Jobs and Careers Evaluating the Cannabis Job and Business Landscape (3:10) Training for a Cannabis Career (2:00) Landing a Job In The Cannabis Industry (7:02) Finding a Job in the Ancillary Cannabis Industry (2:37) What You Need to Know Before Starting Your Own Cannabis Business (6:47) A CPS Attorney’s Proactive Steps to Protect Your Family	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1005
__label__wiki	0.536719	0.536719	Prophecy: A Cipher for the Readers That said, now that I’ve realized his three-fold revelation strategy, I see it in play almost every time. The first, subtle hint for the really astute readers, followed later by the more blatant hint for the less attentive, followed by just spelling it out for everyone else. It’s a brilliant strategy, and highly effective. — Anne Groell, GRRM’s editor I believe a careful exploration of Martin’s use of prophecies in A Song of Ice and Fire can allow us to make an insightful observation: Prophecies are a device used by Martin to communicate with his audience – NOT with characters in the books. As a cryptic form of direct address, the utility of prophecies is often not hinged on the real-world possibilities (meaning as a prophecy might make sense to a character). Continuing, the value of prophecy is most often derived from things perceptible only to readers (e.g., such as the prose used by the author). Note: I use the term ‘prophecy’ throughout this essay. In this context I’m not only referring to classic ancient ‘prophesies’, but also to visionary dreams, things seen in fire, and so forth. To explore these assertions further, I wander through a number of different ideas, broken into the following sections: The Beneficiary The Paradox of Prophecy Prophecies and Television Examples: Prophecies Only A Reader Can Solve Who really benefits from prophecy? In evaluating the role of prophecies, one feature to consider is the function or purpose they fulfill. This doesn’t just refer to their utility to characters and events in the world of Westeros, but also to readers on a more cerebral level. Thus we can examine how each group (the characters and the readers) interacts with prophecies in the series. How do characters interact with prophecy? From the perspective of characters, one of the biggest things to note is just how cryptic and useless almost all prophecies have been throughout the series. There are a number of ways that this uselessness manifests in the books: Nonsensical gibberish. Patchface is the poster-child for this. Often his prophecies make no sense until well after the associated events have been presented and only after careful decryption of his words. Lack of temporal and/or spatial locality. Another major issue is that the prophecies given to characters are often associated with events that happen to entirely different characters or in different plot lines. In effect, they are of absolutely no merit to those who convey or receive these visions. The books have given us some strikingly accurate visions, portents and prophecies; particularly from characters like Patchface, Melisandre and Moqorro. However, in almost all cases, these characters cannot clearly identify specific details about their visions. Melisandre could not clearly determine if the grey girl was actually Arya and resorts to lying. Moqorro can only describe his visions in abstract metaphors. Patchface obliquely refers people and events through a cipher that encodes everything as undersea fantasy-allegory. Thus those who hear prophecy, even if they recognize it as such, are often unable to find any utility due to a lack of specificity. Detrimental to believers One notable curiosity is that ill fortune often awaits those who readily subscribe to prophecy, particularly if they believe themselves involved with it. Cersei and her valonqar. Rhaegar and the prince who was promised. Melisandre and her fixation on Stannis being Azor Ahai. Daenerys and the House of the Undying’s three betrayals. Aegon V and Summerhall. In every case, a character’s personal sense of involvement in a prophecy has led to their woes or even downfall. This in striking contrast to the notable accuracy of prophecies that apply to characters or events in unrelated story lines. The sum of these effects suggests that prophecies are virtually pointless to characters who receive them. Additionally, on the rare occasion that a prophecy does apply to a listener, it’s downright harmful to those who believe they are involved with them. You can’t get much more useless to the characters than that, can you? How do readers interact with prophecy? In stark contrast to the characters, readers derive numerous benefits from prophecies and visions: They offer tantalizing suggestions of future events. In many cases, a vision is striking or compelling enough to spur reader speculation about its meaning or applicability. There is often a suggestion that connects a vision to some existing fragment of the plot. This encourages readers to invoke their imaginations to wonder what the actual meaning is and how it might apply to that plot. They are essentially small puzzles that a reader can enjoy attempting to resolve. By bringing these visions and prophecies into the story, readers are given a thought-provoking exercise that transforms the experience: what might have been a passive venture resolved by agents of the plot is instead a series of mind-bending riddles embedded in great fiction. They are often later found to be correct, but orthogonal to the original or literal interpretation. Many times we have seen a vision fulfilled, it has been in a fashion that was ‘sideways’ from how a person might original interpret it. Most often, this manifests in the prose itself, as either the riddle posed by a vision or its answer are laden with metaphor that becomes clear elsewhere in the text. This is an important point that I explore further below. They make rereads more enjoyable and fulfilling. During re-reads many subtle mysteries and prophecies will pop with suddenly clarity of meaning and purpose. It rewards the reader by keeping already-trod prose alive and worthy of thoughtful interpretation. It interweaves disparate plot lines. Since a great many prophecies relate to characters or events that happen in other plot lines, the visions help keep readers attentive during chapters that might be otherwise less compelling to other storylines that are of more interest to them. Collectively it seems that the primary beneficiary of visions and prophecies are the readers themselves. There is almost no utility to actual characters. Considering this conclusion, one might begin to wonder if these visions and prophecies are a form of direct address: the author communicating directly with the audience, an oblique method of breaking the fourth wall. Several characters in the series warn that prophecies are not to be trusted: “Born amidst salt and smoke, beneath a bleeding star. I know the prophecy.” Marwyn turned his head and spat a gob of red phlegm onto the floor. “Not that I would trust it. Gorghan of Old Ghis once wrote that a prophecy is like a treacherous woman. She takes your member in her mouth, and you moan with the pleasure of it and think, how sweet, how fine, how good this is . . . and then her teeth snap shut and your moans turn to screams. That is the nature of prophecy, said Gorghan. Prophecy will bite your prick off every time.” He chewed a bit. “Still . . .” — SAMWELL V, A FEAST FOR CROWS “Prophecy is like a half-trained mule,” he complained to Jorah Mormont. “It looks as though it might be useful, but the moment you trust in it, it kicks you in the head. — TYRION IX, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS However, this is in stark contrast to the overwhelming number of times that a vision, prediction or prophecy comes true in some capacity. In mind my this leads to some rather important observations: Between the characters of Westeros and the readers, there is an undeniable disparity in the value of prophecies. This strongly suggests that these prophecies are deliberately aimed at readers. Two notable characters have observed that prophecies are not altogether trustworthy. However, the basis for their claim is rooted entirely in the faculties limited by the very nature of being characters in a story: they obviously have no idea that prophecies benefit readers. Note that this is true regardless of the validity of my essay’s premise. Thus, these ‘observations’ have extremely limited applicability –to only the inhabitants of Westeros. I’m sure some people will see a logical flaw in there: Even if the characters hadn’t said anything about prophecies being unreliable, shouldn’t we readers should naturally be skeptical as well? Isn’t presupposing the validity of every prophecy fraught with perils of misinterpretations? Indeed they can be. But that makes the exercise no less compelling or fruitful. But as noted, look at the success rate that many of the better prophets seem to exercise, and the points I outlined above. Given the quantity of evidence suggesting that prophecies are notable to readers, it seems to be entirely fair to say that what character’s believe about prophecy has little applicability on the true value to readers. So why are readers treated so special? Other than the evidence and observations shared above, why would Martin divulge information to readers in lieu of characters? We are On the Outside The answer to the question I just posed is rooted in the intrinsic nature of being a reader: We have access to much more data than any individual, we can ‘see’ into many storylines. This allows us to scan a wide range of information to find the applicability of a given prediction. As noted in later sections of this essay, it is often this ‘omniscient’ quality that allows these visions and predictions to be resolved. We are reading prose as opposed to actually being in the world of Westeros. This is a critical distinction. As will be shown in the later segments of this essay, readers are subjected to the author’s prose, not the world itself. And as I will show you, the prose itself is often what connects a riddling prophecy with it’s associated ‘answer’. By it’s very nature, this demonstrates that the visions and prophecies are aimed at readers instead of characters. So what to make of these warnings about prophecy? Are the visions and prophecies bunk? Based on the established trend for visions to be startlingly accurate to readers only, I believe that these warning are intended to warn the characters to avoid placing excessive faith in their utility. These warnings however do not apply to readers who have enough data to see that a great many visions, signs and prophecies have elements of truth that characters intrinsically cannot understand. Thus, there visions and prophecies continue to have discernible value for readers, even though they are openly acknowledged as unreliable by the characters in Westeros. PROPHECY AND TELEVISION If you’ve watched the show with any regularity, then you’ll already know that virtually all of the visions, prophecies, portents, and dreams have been removed. If these precognitions were of vital importance to the story or characters themselves, one would figure that they would have been incorporated into the television show. As they are not, we must subsequently question how important they really are to the characters as opposed to the readers. It highlights the fact most consist of details which are superficial to following the principal storylines and/or are revealed elsewhere. Returning to the quote that opened this essay from Anne Groell, she reveals a pattern that she finds in Martin’s writing; that foreshadows events quite cleverly, typically three times. She points out that they become more blatant as the story approaches the fulfillment of said foreshadowed events. Thus, these visions can often be considered as that early foreshadowing. Foreshadowing which is likely unnecessary or incompatible with the TV format. Here I provide some examples of visions and prophecies which demonstrate that they are often fulfilled in ways that are impossible for any character in the books to resolve; because the visions describe something only discernible to a reader due to prose. Axell Florent’s vision of dancing maidens After the burning of the idols of the Seven on Dragonstone, Davos has a brief encounter with Axell Florent. Florent describes a vision that came to him during the burning: “The Lady Melisandre tells us that sometimes R’hllor permits his faithful servants to glimpse the future in flames. It seemed to me as I watched the fire this morning that I was looking at a dozen beautiful dancers, maidens garbed in yellow silk spinning and swirling before a great king. I think it was a true vision, ser. A glimpse of the glory that awaits His Grace after we take King’s Landing and the throne that is his by rights.” — DAVOS I, A CLASH OF KINGS Later in A Clash of Kings we encounter the following two passages that occur at brief camping respite from Jon and Qhorin’s flight from the Frostfangs: Qhorin came and stood over him as the first flame rose up flickering from the shavings of bark and dead dry, pine needles. “As shy as a maid on her wedding night,” the big ranger said in a soft voice, “and near as fair. Sometimes a man forgets how pretty a fire can be.” — JON VIII, A CLASH OF KINGS Jon went to cut more branches, snapping each one in two before tossing it into the flames. The tree had been dead a long time, but it seemed to live again in the fire, as fiery dancers woke within each stick of wood to whirl and spin in their glowing gowns of yellow, red, and orange. Axell Florent’s vision is strikingly similar to the text of these two passages. It seems all but certain that his vision was indeed referring to this chance bit of text. And yet notice, that it was the prose, the text, which made it apparent. Only the reader can make the connection. A connection to a vision that was made thousands of leagues away in a completely unrelated story line. Further, the reference to a king offers the tantalizing prospect that Jon might be of some royal stock, which we all know is a common theory. A final significant note is that when Axell declares that his vision is of Stannis’s victory, he makes the classic error of interpretation that I described, expectation bias resulting from his desire to make sense of his ambiguous vision. This example elegantly illustrates the various concepts I’ve described throughout this essay. An example of how ancient prophecy can also be manifested in ways only detectable by readers is the fabled Horn of Winter, also called the Horn of Joramun. According to the fables and oral histories, the horn has fabled powers: And Joramun blew the Horn of Winter, and woke giants from the earth. — JON II, A STORM OF SWORDS Specifically the horn is suggested to be capable of collapsing the Wall. The implicit function of this legendary horn then is to invoke some sort of massive earth-moving power that will destabilize the Wall and cause its collapse. This sounds very much like an earthquake. In fact, I once made a well-founded argument to this effect which I recommend reading (click here to read it). In the middle of A Dance with Dragons, Jon has a chance encounter with some wildling refugees at the weirwood grove north of the Wall. His band of men surprise these wildlings as they are sleeping. Among the wildlings is a sleeping giant. Most notable is the scene when the giant actually wakes up: The giant was the last to notice them. He had been asleep, curled up by the fire, but something woke him—the child’s cry, the sound of snow crunching beneath black boots, a sudden indrawn breath. When he stirred it was as if a boulder had come to life. He heaved himself into a sitting position with a snort, pawing at his eyes with hands as big as hams to rub the sleep away … until he saw Iron Emmett, his sword shining in his hand. Roaring, he came leaping to his feet, and one of those huge hands closed around a maul and jerked it up. Ghost showed his teeth in answer. Jon grabbed the wolf by the scruff of the neck. “We want no battle here.” His men could bring the giant down, he knew, but not without cost. Once blood was shed, the wildlings would join the fray. Most or all would die here, and some of his own brothers too. “This is a holy place. Yield, and we—” The giant bellowed again, a sound that shook the leaves in the trees, and slammed his maul against the ground. The shaft of it was six feet of gnarled oak, the head a stone as big as a loaf of bread. The impact made the ground shake. Some of the other wildlings went scrambling for their own weapons. One could almost wonder if this passage actually fulfills the prophecy/fable of the Horn of Winter, and thus we will not see some fabled, colossal earthquake to collapse the Wall. As speculative as the argument is, our dear author George RR Martin has on numerous occasions indicated that magic plays a special part in his world, but prefers that it remain mysterious and not come to dominate the proceedings. Thus I’m inclined to believe the passages above are all that we will ever see of any such Horn of Winter. I write far more about the Horn’s subdued manifestation in a separate essay, “Who blew the Horn of Joramun?” It is provides an exhaustive examination of just how subtle the prophesied waking of giants has actually been. Melisandre’s Three Eyeless Faces She saw the eyeless faces again, staring out at her from sockets weeping blood. This is the basis for her belief that Jon will find three heads of his rangers, eyeless due to the Weeper’s cruelty. However, as I argue in an extensive reddit post, I strongly believe that she erroneously misses a fact (unknown to her) that her ‘eyeless faces’ could very well have been the three carved trees that Jon encountered in Jon VI, ADWD when he traveled to Moles’ Town in search of volunteers. I’m obviously cutting this venture short, but without much effort its easy to find many cases of such visions where the characters gained virtually no benefit from such visions. The biggest benefit a reader reaps from taking ownership of interpreting visions and other portents is a more active involvement in the mysteries embedded in the text. Additionally, it is only when readers accept the concept that visions and prophecies often manifest purely in the text rather than in the world itself, that they will be able to identify and enjoy the various connections present throughout the books. So, summarily stated, here are the key points: Characters almost never benefit from precognitive or prophetic information. Readers do benefit from this information, despite characters protesting their unreliability. These visions and portents often appear in clever prose in the text, and never manifest in the world itself. This entry was posted in Themes and Motifs and tagged Metatextual, Prophecies on August 10, 2014 by cantuse. ← A Message from the South: The Location of Robb’s Letter The Sea of Shadow: A Map to Dead Kings → 7 thoughts on “Prophecy: A Cipher for the Readers” Riusma September 13, 2014 at 6:27 am About Axell Florent’s “vision”, there is also a connexion with Daenerys and Khal Drogo’s wedding at Pentos and with Drogo’s funeral pyre: “The flames writhed before her like the women who had danced at her wedding, whirling and singing and spinning their yellow and orange and crimson veils, fearsome to behold, yet lovely, so lovely, alive with heat.” Aside the fact that at Daenerys and Drogo’s wedding dancers truly performed before a great king (Khal Drogo), there’s also a connexion between Drogo’s funeral pyre and Melisandre’s pyre for the gods at Dragonstone: in each case there is a sort of “lightbringer” that is pulled of the flames (the dragons in the case of Daenerys and the “false” Lightbringer in the case of Melisandre). Sorry for my english (I’m not a native speaker) you have very interesting thinking and observations even if I don’t always fully share your conclusions ! I really like your observation about Drogo’s pyre. If you’d allow it, I would like to edit it into the essay and provide and attribute the discovery to you. And your English is pretty good, the only correction I would make is that you misspelled the word ‘connection’. Arf, “connection”… >.< Of course, feel free to use this observation in your essay! (I don't know if I'm really the first one to see this connection by the way)… Note that the connection may also come from a commonly used comparison between flames and "dancers whirling in yellow silk" by GRRM (I need to check), but the link between the two pyres makes sense (at least, according to me ^^). cantuse Post author September 14, 2014 at 1:08 am We always have to be watchful for GRRM’s use of repeated phrases: sometimes I think they mean something, some times they don’t. What makes the Axell-Jon connection so strong is the fact that Jon is (by some accounts) a king: either as a lost Targ, or as Robb’s named successor. Blackmalkin December 10, 2014 at 7:35 am About Axell Florent’s vision — have you checked other descriptions of fire to confirm that comparison to dancing maidens is specific to those quotes and not a more universally used simile? cantuse Post author December 10, 2014 at 9:03 am I have, one or two slightly similar instances have been found. Nothing with as clear a match though. The most telling aspect for me however, is Jon’s presence before the flames, a person many readers to possibly be a could-be may-be king. Blackmalkin December 10, 2014 at 2:53 pm …or could-be Azor Ahai. Do you think that writers of the HBO show might be doing something similar? At least in season 4 there are a few scenes with him in front of the flames — most notably burning of Craster’s Keep and 2 funeral scenes. On the other hand, the show contains lots of flames in general (as expected in a Song of Ice and Fire, I suppose).	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1006
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__label__cc	0.624166	0.375834	Short Talks – Raihanaty A Jalil So many good people interact with us online and walk through our doors at the Centre for Stories, and so we’re pretty proud of the little community we’ve grown. Collaborations often turn into comradeships and patrons become friends. Short Talks is a series of interviews highlighting the remarkable people who have connected with us at the Centre for Stories. Some are writers, poets, and storytellers, and others are arts workers, community leaders, and small business owners. We invite you to get to know our friends a little more. Today, we feature Raihanaty A Jalil, a self-confessed jack-of-all-trades—poet, writer, high-school teacher, rapper and speaker. Read on to hear Raihanaty talk about the itch to share stories, how our Write Nights helped her novel, and what’s on the horizon after last week’s cross-country trip to Melbourne for the Digital Writers’ Festival. You’ve been involved with a few projects at the Centre for Stories. How did you first get involved with us, and how have those subsequent opportunities come up? At the end of 2016, I made the decision to focus on my lifelong passion of writing (something I kept ignoring for decades, distracted by too many other things). I started a blog, then sought out a writing group to keep my motivation up. That’s how I found Centre for Stories’ Write Nights and just fell in love with the safe space it provided to work on whatever writing project you have as well as the inspiration I got from hearing about what others’ were working on. This eventually led to learning about the Indian Ocean Mentoring Project, then being on a panel for Perth Festival, among many more opportunities that I feel so humbled to have had. You grew up as an imaginative kid in first Malaysia and then Australia. Can you tell us a little bit about how your childhood has influenced you and your creative work today? I moved to Australia at the age of three, so I primarily grew up here. I remember in my childhood I had a very creative imagination and I’d make up dramatic stories in my head that I’d play out in our backyard. I also loved reading, especially through my Primary School years, literally reading a book a day and all genres—horror (R.L. Stine), mystery (Nancy Drew), and series like Babysitters Club. But when I discovered love stories through authors like Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, it was the beginning of the end in terms of my enjoyment of genres other than “sweet/classic romance”. I think this history of mine explains why today, if it’s “longer-form fiction”, like a novel, I would struggle to write a story that didn’t have “love” as a central theme. If it’s a short story, however, I do like to explore and experiment with different genres that I once deeply enjoyed. We also love stories. Could you tell us a quick one from your life? There are so many stories I could share it’s hard to choose! That’s perhaps why I feel destined to be a writer sometimes. I’ve had so many memorable experiences (good and bad) that it’s almost like an itch—I can’t keep the stories to myself! If I had to pick one… This story has a sad element but ends with hope—the kind of stories I love most. A bit over a decade ago, my father trusted a family friend and put our home (that my parents had just paid off) on the line to invest in a business. The family friend turned out to be a professional conman and as a result, we lost our family home. We came home one day to an eviction notice plastered on our front door, telling us we had two weeks to clear out. I worked in the community sector at the time (supporting youth from refugee backgrounds settle in Australia) and knew how hard it was to secure accommodation in such a short timeframe, let alone find a house that could house a family of seven! But we did what needed to be done, desperately searching for and calling rental home listings every day. During one of my work lunch breaks, I remember sitting outside with stacks of printouts of upcoming home opens and calling a few real estate agents in the Belmont area (where we hoped we could at least stay). The third phone-call was strange. The man who answered was quiet and sounded confused and I realised I’d dialled the wrong number. But then he asked, “Did you say you’re looking for a house in Belmont? For how many people?” I discovered the man happened to own a four-bedroom house in Belmont and was intending to call a real estate agent to put it up for rent! That afternoon, he gave us a tour of his beautiful two-storey house and within two weeks, he got the house cleaned and ready to be let. He even reduced the rent after he learnt of our circumstances! What does storytelling mean to you—and why is it important? To me, storytelling is a way we can relate and deeply connect with others because often stories reinforce our commonalities rather than our differences. I also feel that people learn a lot from hearing a story and stories remain imprinted in our minds for longer. In fact, I think they say creating a story is a great memory strategy to remember even random objects! What are you working on at the moment—and what’s coming up next for you? Currently I’m focussed on polishing some short stories and poems I worked on during the Inclusion Matters Fellowship and submitting these to journals and competitions to slowly get my name out there in the writing stratosphere. Thereafter, there’s a novel I wrote in 2017 that needs a lot of love and attention before I can put it out into the world, so I’m hoping to work on that next. 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__label__cc	0.516647	0.483353	Home/Ed, Edd n Eddy/User Reviews/Shivoncarla Review of Ed, Edd n Eddy Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian/American animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by a.k.a. Cartoon for Cartoon Network. Show Episodes (132) Show Reviews (21) Lists (90) Listings Recaps Shivoncarla by Shivoncarla Nov 6, 2018 11:01AM EST What's wrong with this review? Please login to report a review. Please choose a reason why this review is inappropriate. Let us know why you think this review is inappropriate. You have submitted a report for that review. ED, EDD N' EDDY - SEASON SEVEN As a child, I loved this show but since the re-runs have been aired - I would not let a younger audience watch this. Parents need to know that that the three main characters in this boisterous cartoon series routinely pick on each other and call each other by relatively benign names like "dork" and "loser." They also seem to receive zero adult supervision. All Reviews for this show » Reviews by this user HIS DARK MATERIALS - SEASON ONE His Dark Materials remains a world worth exploring, but whether you're comparing it to the source material or coming to it fresh, this series is weak tea. While the visuals did take you into a grand and glossy another world and the actors slid into their roles as evil aunties and absentee uncles with ease, it failed to be more than the superficial sum of its parts. DEVIOUS MAIDS - SEASON ONE The dialogue is as arch as Desperate in its heyday.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1020
__label__cc	0.721641	0.278359	CG FEWSTON Where Books and Readers Come Together About CG FEWSTON My 22 Days & 22 Nights Fasting with only Water Little Hometown, America (2020) A Time to Forget in East Berlin, Vol II (2021) A Time to Love in Tehran, Vol I (2015) Vanity of Vanities (2011) The Mystic’s Smile (2007) The New America: A Collection (2007) A Father’s Son (2005) A Natural Miracle A Way to Say Good-Bye Home under the Sun The Ferlite Watch Special Artwork Fiction Pictures Nutshell (2016) by Ian McEwan & Dreams had in a Mother’s Womb “But lately, don’t ask why, I’ve no taste for comedy, no inclination to exercise, even if I had the space, no delight in fire or earth, in words that once revealed a golden world of majestical stars, the beauty of poetic apprehension, the infinite joy of reason.” by CG FEWSTON Nutshell by Ian McEwan Nutshell (2016) by Ian McEwan takes its name from a line out of William Shakespeare’s play called Hamlet: “Oh, God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space—were it not that I have bad dreams.” Ian McEwan, British Novelist (born 1948) So the bad dreams begin for quite possibly the youngest protagonist in the history of stories as we follow a fetus who swirls inside his mother’s womb and contemplates the demise of his family and the world in what tends to stretch the reader’s imagination at times but at other times fits perfectly with Ian’s usual style of emphatic poetics and enlarged lexicon to draw the reader into the language which compels the story, and the reader’s interest, ever forward as the fetus, thus far unnamed, or so named “baby,” contemplates the beginning to his very own awareness: “Let me summon it, that moment of creation that arrived with my first concept. Long ago, many weeks ago, my neural groove closed upon itself to become my spine and my many million young neurons, busy as silkworms, spun and wove from their trailing axons the gorgeous golden fabric of my first idea, a notion so simple it partly eludes me now. Was it me? Too self-loving. Was it now? Overly dramatic. Then something antecedent to both, containing both, a single word mediated by a mental sigh or swoon of acceptance, of pure being, something like—this? Too precious. So, getting closer, my ideas was To be. Or if not that, its grammatical variant, is. This was my aboriginal notion and here’s the crux—is. Just that. In the spirit of Es muss sien. The beginning of conscious life was the end of illusion, the illusion of non-being, and the eruption of the real. The triumph of realism over magic, of is over seems” (pgs 2-3). The “is” begins and the fetus narrates his musings on his beloved wine, which his pregnant-mother Trudy drinks lots of (p 7, 52), and on oral sex (p 116) and other sexual positions (p 127) with her husband’s brother, Claude, coming only inches away from the unborn baby’s head. Despite the sex scenes, which are cleverly and neatly written to allow more to the reader’s imagination—and to the imagination of the fetus, which the reader must remember is “guessing” at what might or might not be happening outside the range of his senses beyond his mother’s belly, but the narrator can hear, apparently very well. In one scene the fetus, our beloved Prince, hears his doomed father, John, giving a toast (which seems to come from the writer’s own heart) before Elodie (John’s new girlfriend), Trudy (the estranged wife), and John’s brother (now Trudy’s lover) Claude, and in John’s speech he talks of how a very act of love can bring one into “existence,” the great “is” of life, which seems to be an underlying theme one could consider as central to the plot of taking away life rather than giving it: “Almost ten years ago, on the Dalmatian coast, in a cheap hotel without sight of the Adriatic, in a room an eighth the size of this, in a bed barely three feet across, Trudy and I tumbled into love, into ecstasy and trust, joy and peace without horizon, without time, beyond words. We turned our backs on the world to invent and build our own. We thrilled each other with pretended violence, and we cosseted and babied each other too, gave each other nicknames, had a private language. We were beyond embarrassment. We gave and received and permitted everything. We were heroic. We believed we stood on a summit no one else, not in life, not in all poetry, had ever climbed. Our love was so fine and grand it seemed to us a universal principle. It was a system of ethics, a means of relating to others that was so fundamental that the world had overlooked it somehow. When we lay on the narrow bed face to face, looked deep into each other’s eyes and talked, we brought ourselves into being” (pgs 68-69). Here Ian is at his best when he writes from the heart and experience rather than his intellect and it makes him such a pleasure to read. The story, however, does dive deeper, albeit briefly and intensely at times, into philosophical questions (a trait of Ian’s) related to the far reaching grasp of humanity’s corrosive effects on and in the world (that the infant will inherit once he is born) and on the individual’s personal identity (which the infant must consider after birth as well), found in the following examples: “Africa yet to learn democracy’s party trick—the peaceful transfer of power. Its children dying, thousands by the week, for want of easy things—clean water, mosquito nets, cheap drugs. Uniting and levelling all humanity, the dull old facts of altered climate, vanishing forests, creatures and polar ice. Profitable and poisonous agriculture obliterating biological beauty. Oceans turning to weak acid” (pgs 26- 27). And later on identity (p 146) and the millennial-desire to be spoiled or to be treated with a certain unearned respect (and for some reason I hear Ian’s sardonic laughter in the background mocking this “desire and obsession on identity” too often found in immigrant literature in the Occidental literary class): “My identity will be my precious, my only true possession, my access to the only truth. The world must love, nourish and protect it as I do. If my college does not bless me, validate me and give me what I clearly need, I’ll press my face into the vice chancellor’s lapels and weep. Then demand his resignation. “The womb, or this womb, isn’t such a bad place, a little like the grave, ‘fine and private’ in one of my father’s favorite poems. I’ll make a version of a womb for my student days, set aside the Enlightenments of Rosbifs, Jocks and Frogs. Away with the real, with the dull facts and hated pretence of objectivity. Feeling is queen. Unless she identifies as king.” The plot, however, is what keeps the reader engaged, following the plot of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet: A murder of the father, the king, John Cairncross, a failed poet/publisher who has been dismissed from his familial home (which is to be sold for seven million pounds after the killing) by Trudy, the Queen, also called “Mouse” (p 122) by another father figure, the Uncle, who is Claude, a wealthy property developer. And what of the unborn child, the Prince? He seeks revenge (p 135, “Revenge unstitches a civilisation”). As you can see, in addition to the plot, sneaky names and allusions from Shakespeare and Hamlet have slyly popped up throughout. Regardless of the historical and literary references (which I’m sure took Ian a bit of time to hide within the text of his story), what brings me back to Ian’s work each year with each new book (see additional reviews on Atonement, and on Sweet Tooth, and on Amsterdam) is Ian’s ability to effortlessly merge his talent, his intellect, his experience, his language, his emotion into another being’s voice that slips off the page like liquid cheese from a hot knife: “But lately, don’t ask why, I’ve no taste for comedy, no inclination to exercise, even if I had the space, no delight in fire or earth, in words that once revealed a golden world of majestical stars, the beauty of poetic apprehension, the infinite joy of reason. These admirable radio talks and bulletins, the excellent podcasts that moved me, seem at best hot air, at worst a vaporous stench. The brave polity I’m soon to join, the noble congregation of humanity, its customs, gods and angels, its fiery ideas and brilliant ferment, no longer thrill me. A weight bears down heavily on the canopy that wraps my little frame. There’s hardly enough of me to form one small animal, still less to express a man. My dispositions is to stillborn sterility, then to dust” (p 91). Ian will not disappoint in Nutshell. He keeps the pages (all 199 of them) moving rapidly in a small book that can take a delightful afternoon or two to complete. He keeps the suspense high and he keeps the reader thinking and feeling deeply as the reader starts to question not only when does life begin but what kind of life are we leaving for future generations still waiting to be born. Keep reading and smiling… The American novelist CG FEWSTON has been a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome (Italy), a Visiting Fellow at Hong Kong’s CityU, & he’s a member of the Hemingway Society, Club Med, and the Royal Society of Literature. He’s also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) based in London. He’s the author of several short stories and novels. His works include A Father’s Son (2005), The New America: A Collection (2007), The Mystic’s Smile ~ A Play in 3 Acts (2007), Vanity of Vanities (2011), A Time to Love in Tehran (2015), Little Hometown, America: A Look Back (2020); and forthcoming: Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being; A Time to Forget in East Berlin; and, The Endless Endeavor of Excellence. He has a B.A. in English, an M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership (honors), an M.A. in Literature (honors), and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Fiction. He was born in Texas in 1979. 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__label__cc	0.56099	0.43901	Home > Editor’s Picks > Puerto Rico on Condé Nast Traveler’s 19 Best Places to Go list Puerto Rico on Condé Nast Traveler’s 19 Best Places to Go list By Caribbean Business on December 6, 2018 ShareTweetShareShareShareShare San Felipe del Morro citadel in San Juan (File) SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico is on the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler’s 19 Best Places to Go list in 2019. The selected destinations were vetted by editors from both Condé Nast Traveler U.S. and Traveller U.K. “Puerto Rico has not only recovered: it has been reborn,” said the editors said of the luxury and lifestyle publication that has won 25 National Magazine Awards. “This year, Puerto Rico is the statement trip to take,” they added. “We’re proud of this recognition and this remarkable endorsement from Condé Nast will certainly inspire people to visit Puerto Rico. The Island’s natural scenic beauty, vibrant music, rich culture, outstanding gastronomy and unrivaled beaches are just some of our key assets and we can’t wait to share them with the world,” said Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico, the destination marketing organization for the island. Condé Nast Traveler also highlighted that “a ton of new Airbnbs have popped up: everything from beach bungalows in the surf town of Rincón to chic lofts in San Juan’s graffiti-covered Santurce.” The renowned travel magazine also pointed out Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical “Hamilton,” which is heading to San Juan in January, with Miranda reprising the title role. AirbnbCondé Nast TravelerHamiltontourism Puerto Rico wall spaces reserved for muralists from around the world Puerto Rico Tourism Co. holds destination management forum The High Cost of Erosion Puerto Rico’s marketing firm reports highest tourism revenue, visitor numbers in history	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1027
__label__cc	0.728446	0.271554	bed crumbs thoughts you have on trains Carrie Courogen Sep 12, 2019 thoughts you have on trainshey hi hello[insert witty banter here]This is a long one; I'm so sorry. Also, if you received this letter twice since the switchover from tinyletter, I… Carrie Courogen hey hi hello [insert witty banter here] This is a long one; I'm so sorry. Also, if you received this letter twice since the switchover from tinyletter, I’m sorry! Just delete it! Anyway! We can skip this whole cute part and just get into it. okay thanks sorry love u bye, SOME THOUGHTS I HAVE BEEN THINKING thoughts you have on trains in and around new york about the impending (sudden or gradual) end of the world I like the Fairfield train station late at night, the way standing on the platform under the flickering yellow lights makes you feel like you are one of the last people left on earth. It’s quiet up there to the point that it’s almost a shock. In the summer you’re surrounded by the low hum of cicadas but winter is nothing but flat, dry air, maybe a whirring motor of a car keeping the heat on for whoever it is they’re waiting for, if you’re lucky. The sky in Connecticut is impossibly inky; you can actually see the stars. New York nights rarely look any better than a black t-shirt you’ve worn and washed so many times that the cotton is now fading and thinning and vaguely disappointing; the moon is big and bright no matter where you go, sure, but the only company it keeps here are the moving specs of plane lights as they fly into La Guardia. Alone in the quiet, it’s just me and Carly, sometimes one or two other people but never very many and they all keep their distance anyway, and I think about how I read once that if a nuclear bomb went off in Lower Manhattan, everyone within 100 feet would get instantly reduced to atoms and the fallout would carry for miles but — if the wind was right — this part of Connecticut would be spared and I wonder what it would be like to ride out the apocalypse here. The sound of my front door closing is enough to jolt me awake at any time but still a recurring nightmare I have is that New York is attacked at 3 a.m. and I sleep through it. Or, worse, I’m awake but unprepared, searching through cabinets for jugs of clean water and batteries that aren’t there, and panicking, unsure how I’m going to get out and where I’m going to go. When I'm awake, I tell Carly we need to make go-bags and an emergency evacuation plan and she rolls her eyes and I scroll through listicles about disaster preparedness until I get overwhelmed and eventually click out and just watch an episode of Schitt’s Creek instead. Leaving the city is always an exercise in dealing with some kind of a crowd, no matter what time of day you depart — the after work rush hour, early Saturday afternoons, late Sunday mornings. I always like to look at all the different people and wonder what their lives are like, what it is that they’re leaving and what it is that they’re going to on this New Haven bound Metro North line. They all seem to look like they’re escaping something; there’s always some look of relief, whether they’re college kids or businessmen or moms with small children, but maybe that’s just me projecting, because that’s what I always feel like I’m doing. Returning is an entirely different story, the trains always fractionally full, just a spread out smattering of fleshy bodies in seats, more padded maroon benches empty than not, each car one long, toothless mouth. I almost always cry no matter how happy or sad I am because, like a child, I always want to cry when it's time to go home and crying on trains is easy because everyone is facing forward, so no one can see. I went to Rockaway Beach for the first time the other week, spent my Sunday night hanging out with a friend’s other friends. Biz and I took the 4:30 ferry from Wall Street, the late afternoon departure made even later by our own inability to arrive on time for one that left half an hour earlier. Her already-delayed connecting ferry pulled in a moment too late; my exhausted legs were too rubbery and heavy to carry me fast enough as I sprinted from the subway, weaving between tourists, one hand fixed firmly on the top of my head to keep the headband I wore in place as the river-whipped breeze repeatedly tried to dislodge it. Biz wanted to see a Grateful Dead cover band at Low Tide Bar with some friends and wanted to sit on the beach one last time before summer ended. I wanted to quietly laugh at the act of going to a Grateful Dead cover band at Low Tide Bar and sit on the beach for the first time since summer started. I kept looking out at the water and thinking out loud that even though it was too cold to get in, I made it, finally. The Labor Day weekend air hung heavy and thick, saturated with ocean water but absent any sticky kind of heat. Sweat beads on the outside of a cold can of Coke. It felt like another world, but upon scanning the horizon, I realized I could still see the clear skyline of Lower Manhattan in the distance, its crooked smile of dark glass skyscrapers looming just over my shoulder. All those buildings are going to disappear someday, probably in my lifetime. The water is getting higher and the storms are getting worse but the rich keep buying up the most vulnerable real estate anyway. Each new building erected spits in the face of scientific evidence that this is a Bad Idea, but the joke will be on them because one day the rising ocean is gonna spit right back. The drinks and food were cheap and good and the band could actually play and it seemed like the group of us were all in on the same joke, all knowingly smiling that none of us were even close to Deadheads but we made the long trip here just the same. I picked at my salad and watched oddball strangers dance with other oddball strangers, their tie-dye ensconced bodies doing some mutually languid shimmy, rolling into and away from each other with no discernible rhythm, and listened as the chatter of Biz and her friends got squashed under the relentless volume of Low Tide’s PA system. I thought: These people know how to be happy. I thought: I bet they’re not scared like me. Late that night we all stood shivering, waiting for the shuttle to take us back to New York, beach towels wrapped around shoulders like shawls, sweatered arms folded tight across chests, sweatshirt sleeves pulled over hands that rubbed bare legs poking out of jean shorts, hoping our train apps didn’t deceive us and our clanky old chariot home was arriving in the next two minutes, not 28. We rode in tired silence, everyone leaving one by one as they were brought to their respective connecting stops until it was just me left to ride the line until its near end. By then the trains were running local and I knew taking an Uber would be faster, more practical, but I was too tired and too lazy to get off, so I popped in my airpods and I willed myself to stay awake. “The Sound of Someone You Love Who’s Going Away And It Doesn’t Even Matter” by Penguin Cafe Orchestra came on my playlist and I turned my music up a little louder and I thought about how these kinds of summer nights won’t last forever. Earlier that week, I watched the 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg arrive in New York from my office window, docking her sailboat that had just crossed the Atlantic from England, cutting through waters that have lapped hungrily at this city many times and continue to threaten their ability to swiftly swallow it whole. I watched as she stepped out onto an artificial expansion of New York, onto land built upon what was once literal trash. A couple summers ago, my morning commute derailed, the southbound A going so fast it jumped in the air and my butt flew up out of the seat the way it does going down the highest hill on those big, old wooden rollercoasters, except it wasn’t fun because I heard the words “fire” and “the doors are locked” and I couldn’t smell any funnel cake or kettle corn in the distance, just the putrid, smokey stench of burning rubber. When 30 minutes later, after walking in a single file line from one end of the train to the other to climb out onto the platform, I finally spilled out onto the street all sweaty and squinting in the sunlight, I called an Uber first and my boss second and my parents third because all I could think was “I’m so late for work.” So now any time I idle for longer than a minute underground, my legs grow tingly and then finally numb and I become more aware of how irritatingly loud everyone else seems and as my brain starts to think that this is The End, I silently pray please god not today please god at least let me see my friends one more time please god at least let me publish one more thing before I go please god at least let me live until Saturday please god at least let me die wearing something prettier. All real fast, one right after another. And then I feel real bad about it because I don’t even know if I believe in god and even if I did, the only times I pray are times I think I’m gonna die and that’s probably not how you’re supposed to do it, but I wouldn’t know because I never went to church save for the summer I was 11 and my mom sent my sisters and me to vacation bible school and all I took away from it was the cloying melody of “Our God Is An Awesome God” on an endless loop in my brain and an ability to craft sheep out of cardboard and yarn. The city has always made me jumpy and yet I’ve always wanted to live here. I continue to stay eight years later, even when it seems like ever-present bad news tries to coax the constant whisper of anxiety into speaking up a little louder. Some days I have to leave my office and walk by the water for a little to catch my breath if I see a helicopter fly too low. I get caught up thinking too much sometimes about how I work on the site of a mass burial, and how crass but unsurprisingly American it is that powerful men in suits decided to build something so big and shiny and ostentatious out of the rubble of a national tragedy, that they expect us all to just go to work every day like it’s No Big Deal, like it’s not a little bit fucked up, save for the one day a year we’re allowed to remember that it is, actually, a Very Big Deal (though they have yet to rule on the fucked up part). I go out with a guy I like and we tell each other jokes that aren’t really jokes about the strange times we live in. I tell him I think all the time about how death is around every corner in New York and I laugh nervously and add that I maybe should have kept my eyes closed when Allison Janney gets hit by that bus in Margaret and that I maybe shouldn’t have watched Russian Doll so many times and he suddenly kisses me and I wonder what about any of that sounded romantic. And I think a lot about how one time a nice lady once told me to say “rama” when I get scared but she never said what it meant, just that it would make me brave, and friends, I say it all the time, even though whispering it only loud enough for my own ears to barely discern makes me feel anything but. Sometimes I think I just like the idea of something more than I like the actual thing. I either write my texts period-free but breaking each thought into often with GRATUITOUS capitalization for emphasis You know? Or like they’re one long paragraph, the words building up one after the other in small succession, forming what looks like a maybe bloated but still healthy balloon in my minuscule font until I remember how many friends I have with phones set to the largest font possible, their eyes much older and more tired than mine, and I imagine how much scrolling they’d have to do to get through just one of my dense sentences. And sometimes I just wonder if the world were ending right now, which style would I break the news with, and who would I send it to, and would they text me back. “Air BnB” - Kim Gordon I didn’t really intend to stan No Home Record, Kim Gordon’s forthcoming solo debut (it sounds weird calling anything from an artist with a nearly 40-year long career a “debut” but that’s what it is!) in two newsletters before it was even out, but that’s just what seems to have happened!!! Digression aside, “Air BnB” is the latest single from Kimmy G. and, man, it’s a bop. It’s got all the makings of a classic Kim Gordon track: a minimal, but prominent, hooky bassline and squalling guitars that punk up an upbeat, poppy (but still very left-of-center) melody with a gigantic chorus. Its lyrics skewer the artifice of capitalism, the stale, inauthentic ways people decorate Air BnBs in an effort to exude a false sense of hominess or display their “taste.” Joan Didion had a habit of characterizing (and judging) people by the objects they owned or the clothes they wore; in verse, Gordon often does the same. The DIY video is as weird and wry as the song: “This video was going to be shot in an Air BnB. There wasn’t any money to make it,” white text on a black screen reads before continuing to simply display copy from the video treatment instead. It’s a sly smile, a wink and an eye roll — a reminder that Kim Gordon is funnier than we give her credit for, and has been in on the joke of the overly serious persona of Kim Gordon since its inception. More, it’s a poking joke about the state of the music industry writ large; if punk icon Kim Gordon doesn't even have the budget to make the art she wants (which, from the treatment, sounds, uh, pretty cheap to begin with), how much hope is there for the rest of us? The Gospel According to Marianne Williamson - Taffy Brodesser-Akner In the hands of a lesser writer, an in-depth look at the self-help author’s unlikely presidential campaign would read too condescending and mean, or too laughing at her expense, or too drippy and sympathetic. Taffy Brodesser-Akner, one of my favorite profile journalists out there, however, is no average writer. In her hands, this profile is a delicious mix of firm probing and smirking quips, all wrapped up in kindness and compassion. She’s able to call out Williamson’s obvious weaknesses to blind followers while simultaneously saying “well, she’s not all bad” to detractors. The result is a fascinating read that paints a whole, nuanced portrait of Williamson that left me thinking for days. In Conversation: Liz Phair on being misunderstood, working with Ryan Adams, and the dawn of Girlville - Rob Tannenbaum HOOBOY this is… a treat. Come for the way Liz Phair rips this journalist (and all journalists) for singling out her scrapped work with Ryan Adams as the big point of interest in her entire forthcoming memoir, stay for her thoughts on how Exile in Guyville has been both her buoy and her ball and chain. If you like it, you might want to read…..the essay I wrote in reconsideration of her 2003 self-titled album and its gross, music bro-orchestrated criticism in the forthcoming book Go All The Way: A Literary Appreciation of Power Pop. (They put me in a book with Michael Chabon and Heather Havrilesky brb I’m screaming.) On July 28, 2018, I tweeted: I know there’s a lot of shit going on and like we may all die in an impending nuclear apocalypse and all but I just want to say Feel like we don’t talk about Linda Ronstadt enough. My mind! It amazes me sometimes! One year later and we’ve been blessed with this superb look at Ronstadt’s life and career that has everybody talking. Did I find it a tad bit vanilla, more concerned with painting a beautiful PR-friendly (and subject-approved) portrait of Rondstadt than a whole one? Yeah. But did I also spend three-fourths of it beaming, amazed that she did so much more than I was even aware of, in awe of her raw talent, and whispering “she’s so FUCKING cool!” multiple times (the other one fourth spent just silently sobbing because we never deserved her and the ravages of age and disease are so heartbreakingly sad)? Also yeah. THINGS I WROTE OR DID If you somehow haven’t seen me self-promote the shit out of this on my various social media platforms… I wrote about my qween Elaine May — and the trope of “difficult girls,” her place among them as their patron saint, and the ways her work addresses (or fails to) these complicated women — for the digital film journal Bright Wall/Dark Room’s September issue all about May. I’m very proud of this one; please take a look if you haven’t already! Elaine May Made Movies About Men, But Difficult Female Protagonists Dominate Her Stage friendly reminder that if you missed any previous emails, you can read the archive here. if you want to listen to the music i reference, you can listen to the bed crumbs playlist here. okay that's it that's the end thanks bye © 2020 Carrie Courogen. See privacy and terms	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1030
__label__wiki	0.533493	0.533493	Soccer in Georgia: A Girls’ Game? Giorgi Rodionov After one year of watching, the coach of the local team noticed her and asked her to join in. Everyone, including her family, thought that her passion would fade with time — bottom line, soccer is for boys, not girls. Ana proved everyone wrong and swapped the piano for the ball that she now kicks as a defender for Norchi Dinamoeli, a women’s football club in the capital Tbilisi. She plays in the same role in Georgia’s Under-19 women national team which is gearing up to compete in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Under-19 women championship that Tbilisi will host in 2020. Available Digital and Printed Digital Medium Size: 27.09 x 18.05 cm Printed on paper - Matte Smooth, available size: A4 Photo resolution Select country Armenia Azerbaijan Canada France Georgia Germany Italy Japan Russia Spain United Kingdom United States I agree to Chai Khana's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. FILL INFO Country Armenia Azerbaijan Canada France Georgia Germany Italy Japan Russia Spain United Kingdom United States link to the PDF! Azerbaijan: Getting Married at 17 Sitara Ibrahimova Two Kristinas: The Fate and Future of Georgia’s Do... Elene Shengelia The Fate and Future of Georgia’s Doukhobors	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1034
__label__wiki	0.553985	0.553985	New Tegile T4000 series significantly upgrades old T3000 line by Mark Cox • November 21, 2016 The company says that performance, density and memory upgrades will make things like facial recognition of individual customers in retail stores a reality. Newark CA-based Tegile systems has announced its new T4000 series of both all-flash and hybrid arrays. It is a replacement for the T3000 series, and features significantly greater density and processing power. “This is one element of a technology refresh on our entire product line,” said Rob Commins, Tegile’s VP of Marketing. “We are increasing the density of our systems by 33 per cent. We are also increasing the performance – almost doubling the amount of IOPS. We are also more than doubling the amount of persistent memory.” Commins said that Tegile’s architecture is a differentiation for it over its many competitors in the space. “Within the flash market today, two things are happening,” he said. “Fast flash is getting faster and dense flash is getting more dense over time. The result is almost a bifurcation within the flash market, but we have an architecture that can take advantage of both. Customers can truly migrate to an all flash data centre with very compelling economics.” The architectural refresh that upgrades the T3000 series to the T4000 has several components. “First, the whole backend connection to the storage goes from 6 GB to 12 GB SAS to give it a lot more bandwidth,” Commins said. “This also puts it in a position for dual-ported NVME drives, which aren’t yet available in volume but should be in the first quarter of 2017.” The T4000 series has multiple classes of persistent memory. This is not a new feature for Tegile, but these arrays have been significantly upgraded in this respect, and have 2.3 x the memory of the T3000 series. “This will take latencies down massively in a shared storage environment,” Commins said. “It will open up entirely new markets. For example, retail stores will be able to do real time facial recognition in the store, to target specific customers with personalized marketing. You haven’t been able to do that with existing technology.” All the tech upgrades will touch every product in the entire line. “We have 13 different configurations in this product line, and they all have the exact same architecture and software,” Commins said. “The difference is just the blends of storage media in them. They all have the same data management tools.” This commonality has always been part of Tegile’s appeal to the channel. “For the channel, it’s just one product line to learn and handle,” Commins said. “They can knock out any type of application with one easy to use platform.” Commins said this will be the first time that customers who have purchased Tegile IntelliCare Lifetime Storage, which they introduced a year ago, will be able to apply here, in the refresh of the T3000 family. “With our Lifetime Storage, we forecast what we think storage costs will be in three years’ time, generally 40-60 per cent of today, and we amortize it into the maintenance agreement. At the end of that time, they get a tech refresh without a big capital refresh cost. It lets them do refreshes without having to ever go back to the well. The channel likes it as well, because it increases the stickiness with the customer.” The T4000 Series is broadly available now. Tags:Density flash Hybrid memory Tegile ← Sage partners with Beanworks to add AP automation capability to SMB offerings Yappn rolls out global strategy for real-time language translation solutions →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1035
__label__wiki	0.71361	0.71361	Tom Swarbrick tom.swarbrick@bracewell.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-swarbrick-68a85822 Print a PDF of this profile Email this page Tom Swarbrick is a construction lawyer with a focus on the energy sector. He has represented governments, developers, funders and contractors in relation to major projects in the oil and gas and power sectors. Tom has particular experience of projects in Africa and the Middle East. Recent Notable Matters Fotowatio Renewable Ventures — EPC and O&M contract for a 50 MW solar PV project (on a wheeling basis) with the Water Authority of Jordan Consortium led by KEPCO — bid for a 100 MW solar PV facility, part of Renewable Energy Round 3 in Jordan Consortium comprising Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and Arabia Trading & Consulting Co. — EPC and O&M contracts for the project development and financing of a 50 MW solar PV project, part of Renewable Energy Round 2 in Jordan Alcazar Energy Partners — EPC and O&M contracts for the development and project financing of the 45 MW Al Shobak wind farm project, part of Renewable Energy Round 2 in Jordan ("Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year 2018" at the Legal Week Middle East Legal Awards) Alcazar Energy Partners — EPC and O&M contracts for the development and project financing of the 82 MW Al Rajef wind farm project, part of Renewable Energy Round 1 in Jordan ("Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year 2017" at the Legal Week Middle East Legal Awards) Alcazar Energy Partners — EPC and O&M contracts for the development and project financing of four 50 MW solar projects (AEES1, Delta, Horus and Aten), part of Renewable Energy Round 2 in Egypt ("2017 Global MLA Deal of the Year" at the Project Finance International Awards) Lenders to a consortium led by Engie — bid for the 300 MW Sakaka solar PV facility in Saudi Arabia Eni México S. de R.L. de C.V. — construction and services contracts (auxiliary drilling services; drilling rig; fuel supply; helicopter services; line pipe supply; oil spill response; onshore receiving facility; transport and installation; vessels) in relation to the development of the Amoca field, offshore Mexico Ophir Energy plc — upstream and midstream EPC and O&M contracts and implementation of project mutual hold harmless arrangements in relation to $2 billion floating LNG project, offshore Equatorial Guinea Premier Oil Exploration and Production Limited — construction elements of the proposed project financing of the Sea Lion offshore oil field development in the North Falkland basin Alpha Petroleum Resources Limited — EPCI contract and drilling services contract as part of the development of the Cheviot field in the North Sea, U.K. Hillwood International Energy — EPC contract and other construction and services contracts for an onshore oil development in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq EOG Resources, Inc. — various contract packages, including transportation and installation and fabrication and installation contracts, for EOG's offshore developments in Trinidad and Tobago Helium One Limited — drilling contract in relation to a globally significant discovery of helium in Tanzania Publications and Speeches “Programmes for Africa and the Middle East,” Energy World, September 2015. Nottingham Law School, L.P.C. G.D.L. The University of Manchester, Qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales, 2008 Bracewell Names Six New Senior Counsel and Counsel Andrej Kormuth Joins Bracewell’s Award-Winning Projects Team in Dubai Bracewell Named Finalist at 2018 British Legal Awards Legal Week Middle East Legal Awards Name Bracewell the Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year for a Second Consecutive Year The Middle East Legal Awards Bracewell Represents Alcazar Energy Partners in Solar Projects Recognized as Part of the 2017 Global MLA Deal of the Year at the Project Finance International Awards Project Finance International Legal 500 Ranks Five Bracewell Practices and 11 Lawyers Among the UK’s Best in Energy and Finance Legal 500 U.K. Bracewell Advises Ophir Energy in Relation to the $2 Billion Fortuna Floating LNG Project in Equatorial Guinea Bracewell Represents Arabia Trading & Consulting Company in Arabia One Solar Power Plant Transaction The end of LIBOR: The search for a new benchmark interest rate for Project Agreements By: Oliver Irwin and Tom Swarbrick Energy Legal Blog Often referred to as “the world’s most important number”, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is used as the reference interest rate for a range of commercial and financial contracts worth hundreds of trillions of dollars globally... Construction Contracts and Tax: A Splitting Headache? By: Tom Swarbrick and Tracy London It has become common practice in many jurisdictions for parties to split construction contracts with an international element. The split structure is intended to provide a reduced tax exposure for the contractor and a resulting pricing benefit for the employer. The archetypal contract split will see a single, turnkey contract split int... The Legal 500 United Kingdom Real Estate - Construction, 2017 - 2018-19 (Next Generation Lawyer, 2017)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1043
__label__wiki	0.614311	0.614311	DE \| FR \| EN Home \| News subscription \| Contact \| GTC The Mulu Land Grab New report details multiple legal breaches with oil palm development in Malaysian Borneo Download exhibits (BRUSSELS, BELGIUM). As a Sarawak indigenous delegation is travelling to Brussels to lobby EU officials, a new report is detailing multiple legal breaches by Malaysian palm oil producer Radiant Lagoon near the UNESCO-protected Gunung Mulu National Park, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots . A fact-finding mission has shown that, between December 2018 and March 2019, Radiant Lagoon has felled an estimated 30,000m3 of timber worth over USD 10 million without a licence to extract timber. This is only one of several legal breaches identified by the Bruno Manser Fund, a Swiss NGO committed to forest conservation and the protection of indigenous rights. Other important breaches include the failure to respect Native Customary Rights by the local Penan and Berawan/Termin communities, the payment of suspected bribes to Berawan/Tering leaders and the failure to start planting within two years as stipulated by the lease which was granted in 2008. Radiant Lagoon is controlled by Yee Ming Seng, the owner of the Malaysian Double Dynasty group that sells its palm oil to international brands such as Nestlé, Unilever, Mondelez and P&G. Sarawak state government accused of colluding with oil palm developer The Mulu Land Grab report by the Bruno Manser Fund also criticizes the Sarawak state government’s handling of Radiant Lagoon’s palm oil leases. The flaws date back to December 2008 when two oil palm leases over 4,400 hectares of mixed zone land were granted to Radiant Lagoon by then Chief Minister and current Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud (Taib). At the time, the company was controlled by Chung Soon Nam, one of the closest business associates of Taib’s son, Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib. Radiant Lagoon was also granted a special condition, extending the allowed planting period to 15 years instead of the standard 5 years. Soon after the leases were granted, Chung Soon Nam transferred the majority of shares to Taib’s son who had already been a company director in early 2008 but resigned before Radiant Lagoon received the leases from Taib’s ministry. The leases were granted to Radiant Lagoon at extraordinarily favourable conditions with an annual rent of only 60 US cents per hectare. Another concern regards the handling of the mandatory Environmental Impact Assessments for the leases. Sarawak’s Natural Resources and Environment Board, a state agency, keeps these important public documents under lock and key and refuses to make them accessible to the Mulu indigenous communities. Finally, according to the lease stipulations, the leaseholder would have been obliged to begin planting within two years after the leases were granted. Radiant Lagoon has itself admitted that it has waited almost ten years before it commenced the development of the plantation. According to the lease provisions, any “breach or a default in the observance of any or all the conditions [...] shall render the land laible to forfeiture.“ Sarawak, the dirty backyard of Malaysia’s palm oil industry The Bruno Manser Fund calls on the Sarawak government to declare the Radiant Lagoon leases null and void with immediate effect as the company has waited way too long with planting and has thus forfeited the leases. „Instead of issuing implausible trade war threats to the EU, Malaysian politicians should focus on cleaning up Sarawak which has become the dirty backyard of the Malaysian palm oil industry“, said Lukas Straumann, the Executive Director of the Bruno Manser Fund. „We call on Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to direct MACC to open an investigation against Sarawak Governor Taib Mahmud, Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib and Chung Soon Nam over Radiant Lagoon’s dodgy leases.“ Bruno Mansers suspenseful biography by Ruedi Suter.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1048
__label__wiki	0.576049	0.576049	← Free Spotify Will Stream on Alexa Devices; Apple Austin Breaks Ground; Twitter List Reporting Function; Police Can Keep Ring Videos Forever Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Rise of Skywalker Bundle; Fresh 13 Inch MacBook Pro in 2020; Ford Mustang Mach-E, Amazon Grocery Store in 2020 (NOT Whole Foods) → Android Spying Flaw Fixed by Google & Samsung; Snap Fact Checking Political Ads; Breakthrough by Gates Backed Solar Co; Apple ‘Special Event’ December 2nd Posted: November 19, 2019 \| Author: clarkreid \| Filed under: Uncategorized \|Leave a comment A weakness in Android camera apps from Google and Samsung has made it possible for rogue apps to record video, audio, and take images and upload them to an attacker-controlled server, with no user permission or even knowledge. According to arstechnica.com, the flaw was discovered by Checkmarx. Google swatted the bug in an update to its Pixels with a cam update in July. Now, apparently Samsung has fixed the vulnerability as well. Other Android handset makers have not reported that they have fixed the problem, so if you are using an Android other than a Google Pixel or Samsung (or haven’t updated software), be warned! In an interview on CNBC yesterday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel said that the company “all advertising to review, including political advertising.” That includes fact-checking. Spiegel also noted that it was trying to create a space for its younger leaning user base “engage with the political conversation, but we don’t allow things like misinformation to appear in that advertising.” This appears to position Snapchat squarely between Facebook…which for now is taking a hands off position to fake news and propaganda…and Twitter, which is banning political ads. Google has thus far not taken a position, but did ban political ads in Canada ahead of that country’s elections earlier this year. Facebook— are you listening? An interesting breakthrough has been announced by a solar company backed by Bill Gates. Geekwire.com says Heliogen has been able to concentrate sunlight at a temperature high enough to replace fossil fuels in industrial processes. They are using cutting-edge computer vision tech to align a giant array of mirrors to reflect sunlight to a precise target. This gets the temperature at the spot up to 1832 degrees Fahrenheit, and therefore to a temperature that can replace coal, gas, and oil in the production of materials such as cement, steel, and petrochemicals. The company says the innovation is a “major step towards solving climate change” that could dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes. Such processes are thought to account for one-fifth of the world’s carbon emissions. Heliogen believes it can ultimately produce temperatures up to 1500 degrees Celsius…hot enough to split carbon dioxide and water to make hydrogen and other fossil-free fuels. Apple will hold a special event December 2nd in NYC, hi lighting its favorite apps and games of 2019. It will revolve around app and game awards for developers, and thus far, no rumors about any hardware being shown off…although….being Apple, there could always be ‘one more thing.’ 9to5mac.com notes that the new Mac Pro will be out in December, so it is possible a firm drop date for that will be revealed.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1052
__label__wiki	0.790088	0.790088	Olamide Zaccheaus Belk Beatdown: Virginia shuts out South Carolina to secure first bowl win since 2005 By Bryan FischerDec 29, 2018, 3:27 PM EST Motivation is a big talking point when it comes to mid- and lower-tier bowl games. Which team is happy to be there? Which team isn’t? Who wants it more? Safe to say that Virginia was properly motivated to secure their first postseason victory since 2005 on Saturday afternoon, controlling the Belk Bowl from start to finish in every phase to beat South Carolina 28-0. Leading the way for the ‘Hoos was their terrific QB-WR combo of Bryce Perkins and Olamide Zaccheaus. The former threw for 208 yards and a trio of touchdowns passes while scrambling for another 81 yards on the ground, moving the chains quite a bit on third down to help the team dominate time of possession and more on the stat sheet. Playing in his final game with the program, Zaccheaus was not surprisingly the top target for many of those Perkins passes as he recorded 12 catches for an even 100 yards and all three of the touchdowns through the air. Jordan Ellis was also impressive running the ball, gashing an SEC defense to the tune of 106 yards and a score. Playing without star playmaker Deebo Samuel, South Carolina simply couldn’t get any consistency going on offense and failed to keep pace with their opponent. Signal-caller Jake Bentley was rattled constantly and completed just 17 passes for 218 yards with a pair of interceptions. Shi Smith had a nice game with 76 yards receiving but the Gamecocks were forced to be one-dimensional most of the day as Rico Dowdle managed only 21 yards rushing and the team converted on third down just twice. The end result drops Will Muschamp’s squad to 7-6 on the year and caps off a disappointing final stretch that saw South Carolina lose three of their final five games, including an 0-3 mark against Power Five opponents in that span. While you can certainly understand the offense taking a step back without Samuel, the effort had to be disappointing on defense for their head coach as the program enters a big offseason in Columbia. The convincing victory by the Cavaliers, meanwhile, gives UVA an eighth win for the first time since 2011 and completes an impressive turnaround in Charlottesville ever since Bronco Mendenhall was brought over from BYU. The Hoos have plenty of momentum now having improved their win total in each campaign under the new staff and will be looking for a lot more after this kind of performance in the Belk Bowl. Tags: Deebo Samuel, Olamide Zaccheaus, Shi Smith Virginia’s big plays give Cavaliers halftime lead on No. 3 Miami, 21-14 Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images After winning a big game in the national spotlight a week ago, the No. 3 Miami Hurricanes were faced with the challenge of playing a noon game at home against an opponent that doesn’t bring nearly the same spotlight last week’s opponent did. And for that, Virginia took advantage early on. Miami came back to tie the game at 14-14, but a late touchdown pass has given Virgina the lead at halftime, 21-14. Virginia with the go-ahead TD after review gets it right https://t.co/OkKQ7LXh8Q — Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) November 18, 2017 Virginia used a pair of big pass plays to take a surprising 14-0 lead on the Hurricanes in the first quarter. Kurt Benkert has been nearly flawless in the first half, and two long touchdown plays to Joe Reed and Olamide Zaccheaus caught Miami off guard. Miami quarterback Malik Rosier eventually warmed up though with a pair of touchdowns of his own. On the ensuing drive after falling behind 14-0, Rosier got Miami on the board with a 10-yard pass to Ahmonn Richards. That came after Virginia attempted a surprise onside kick on Miami, only to have ACC officials controversially rule the ball to be Miami’s when it appeared Virginia may have recovered. Miami was forced to punt on their next offensive possession, but a special teams fumble by Virginia punt returner Daniel Hamm gave the Hurricanes the ball at the 36-yard line, and Rosier went for the tie with a pass to Dayall Harris to tie the game up on the first play from scrimmage following the turnover. In the final minute of the half, Benkert again took to the air for a big strike, this time to Andre Levrone. After officials ruled the 33-yard pass to the end zone incomplete, a quick instant replay review overturned the call and confirmed Levrone had full possession of the football before the ball came loose at the end of the play. And just like that, Virginia took the lead into halftime. We now have quite an interesting second half coming up in Miami as far as the College Football Playoff may be concerned. Tags: Kurt Benkert, Andre Levrone, Dayall Harris, Joe Reed, Olamide Zaccheaus Belk Beatdown: Virginia shuts out South Carolina to secure first bowl win since 2005 December 29, 2018 3:27 pm Biletnikoff Award watch list highlighted by 2017 finalist David Sills July 19, 2018 1:23 pm Virginia’s big plays give Cavaliers halftime lead on No. 3 Miami, 21-14 November 18, 2017 1:43 pm	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1059
__label__wiki	0.965517	0.965517	Print Ad Sizes Policy Questions Ethnic Supplements Uhuru Na Umoja La Voz de Aztlán Hye Sharzhoom Asian Pacific Review Scholarship Media Previous Semesters CorrectionsIf you think a correction is needed for a printed or online story or multimedia post, please email the editor at collegian@csufresno.edu Collegian Staff Fresno State Focus The Fresno State women’s tennis team is set to face No. 12 UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Championships after winning the Mountain West Championships on April 29, 2018. (Fresno State Athletics) MW champions set to compete on national level Vanessa Romo Fresno State will head to No. 12 seed UCLA for the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships on May 11. “It’s an exciting time for us,” head coach Ryan Stotland said. “UCLA is a great team and presents a tough challenge ahead. We played them earlier in the year and lost, but I think we’re at a different spot right now.” The news comes days after the ‘Dogs won the Mountain West Championships in Boise, Idaho, against No. 1 UNLV, 4-2. The UCLA match is set for 1 p.m. at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The ‘Dogs are entering the NCAA tournament with a Mountain West title, a 3-1 conference record and a hot streak to go with it. They have won eight of their last nine matches. “We have a chance to beat an amazing team like UCLA. I know our team is much more excited this time around, and we’re playing at the highest level we have all year,” Stotland said. The Bruins are coming in hot as well. The team just finished runner-up to Stanford in the Pac-12 Conference. It boasts a 20-5 record and 1-0 record over Fresno State earlier this season. “I think the progression started in the fall, and we just keep getting better,” Stotland said. “We peaked at the right time. Before the tournament, we started to get on a win streak and every match we just got better and more relaxed. When we’re relaxed we’re a very good team.” The ‘Dogs punched their ticket to the Mountain West Championships after defeating No. 10 Utah, 4-1 in the quarterfinals and No. 3 San Jose State, 4-0 in the semifinals. “After we got out of that first round, we really just believed in ourselves. That was key,” Stotland said. The ‘Dogs faced the Rebels on April 29 in the Championships. Sophomore Katerina Stlouklova clinched Fresno State’s second MW title in five years in three sets right after England native Georgia Lawson and junior Olivia Noble secured a pair of straight-set wins in singles. The ‘Dogs are also going into the NCAA tournament with a league-best three All-MW singles selections in junior Emma Wilson, sophomore Juliane Triebe and Stlouklova as well as a All-MW doubles team selection in Wilson and Lawson. The second round will start at 3 p.m. on May 12 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The winner of the four-team regional will advance to the Round of 16 in the Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and compete for the national championships from May 17-22. Softball, Sports Reliever relives experience at Fresno State Campus Issues, Opinion Today’s McLane Annex buildings aren’t the first ‘short term’ buildings to appear on campus Dan Waterhouse ‘Dogs sweep seasons series against Duke, but Steiner expects more January 18, 2020 ‘Dogs Projected Third in GCC Preseason Coaches Poll January 16, 2020 League of Legends launches in February at Fresno State January 15, 2020 ‘Dogs come up short against #7 San Diego State January 15, 2020 Fresno State lacrosse coach steps down after 8 seasons January 8, 2020 Know the news when it breaks. The Collegian is the student-run newspaper that serves the Fresno State community and publishes online daily and in print on Wednesdays. Views expressed in the Collegian do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff or university. 5201 N. Maple Ave., M/S SA42 News Line: (559) 278-5732 Business Fax: (559) 278-2679 E-mail: collegian@csufresno.edu Copyright © 2020 The Collegian. All rights reserved. Web Design by Digital Attic.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1060
__label__wiki	0.913638	0.913638	LoveAndRockets Fantagraphics Releases First Remastered Images From ‘Love And Rockets: The Covers’ Fantagraphics Books has confirmed a September 2013 release date for Love And Rockets: The Covers, the eagerly anticipated and first ever full-color compilation of cover artwork from the legendary alt comics opus by Los Bros Hernandez. I’m David: Trusting Your Taste and ‘Love & Rockets’ I'm a simple man with simple tastes. I'm also a critic, and that means that I obsess over my simple tastes in an attempt to both quantify them and convince myself that they aren't simple. But at the same time... they are simple, and that's a wonderful thing... Steven Weissman Goes Comics Shopping with ‘Love and Rockets’ Co-Creator Mario Hernandez [P… "It's a process of really digging, and I enjoy it." Thirty years ago Mario, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez created Love and Rockets. Known collectively as Los Bros Hernandez, their impact on the indie cartooning scene has been immeasurable, with their respective Love and Rockets s… Steven Weissman Parting Shot: Artist Ben Horak’s ‘Love and Rockets’/Looney Tunes Mashup Combining two things that I love, artist Ben Horak, currently an intern at Fantagraphics, has created an homage to Los Bros Hernandez and Looney Tunes with his clever take on the classic 'The Death of Speedy' storyline from Love and Rockets... Joseph Hughes Link Ink: DC’s New Car Line, Classic Comic-Con Footage, And The Mario Avengers Cars: DC Comics and Kia Motors America have unveiled four new cars inspired by Jim Lee designs--the Flash Forte Koup, the Aquaman Rio 5-Door, the Green Lantern Soul and the Cyborg Forte 5-Door--to join the already-revealed Batman Optima SX Limited... Matt D. Wilson Fantagraphics And ComiXology Team For Digital ‘Love and Rockets’ Digital comic readers, rejoice: One of the best comic series ever created is now available to buy online, with the news that Fantagraphics Books has signed a deal with ComiXology to bring Love and Rockets to mobile devices worldwide.As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations for the classic series… Graeme McMillan Comics Pride: 50 Comics and Characters That Resonate with LGBT Readers We are not the mainstream. That's a truth understood by anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or in any other way queer. We are not the audience. We are not the market. We are not the people. It's also a truth understood by a lot of people with a passion for comics..… Andrew Wheeler Parting Shot: Great ‘Love and Rockets’ Tattoos From the Fantagraphics site comes this fun photograph of a fan's Love and Rockets tattoos based on Hopey (left) and Maggie (right), from Jaime Hernandez's decades-long "Locas" saga. The characters first appeared a billion years ago, and their complex and ever-evolving relationship (sometim… Gilbert Hernandez’s ‘Birdland’ Offers Alliteration, Transfiguration, Penetration [Sex] Gilbert Hernandez's comics, from his work in Love and Rockets to standalone volumes like last year's Love from the Shadows, have often included some pretty intense sexual content. But he's only ever released one project that qualifies as full-on pornography: Birdland, a three-issue mi… Douglas Wolk ComicsAlliance 11 Best Comics of 2011: #2-1 As 2011 draws to close, ComicsAlliance has assembled its annual list of the best comics and graphic novels of the year with the help of our editors, writers, and readers. Like any list, it is naturally subjective, but we've packed it chock full of eleven comics that have awed us, excited us, an… CA Staff	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1061
__label__wiki	0.61022	0.61022	Exclusive: Look Inside TaylorMade’s State-of-the-art Fitting Lab By Adam Stanley If you were to look at the most-played equipment week in and week out on the PGA Tour, TaylorMade gear would, more often than not, be at the top of the list in many major categories. It’s that Tour validation, according to TaylorMade Golf Canada President Dave Bradley, that helps the excitement of its full lineup of clubs and balls trickle down to many ClubLink Members. “It’s saying something that our technology works for Tour players but is also valid for amateur players of all handicaps,” says Bradley, who is thrilled that TaylorMade will support ClubLink golfers in a number of capacities once again in 2018. The biggest news from TaylorMade is that it has just opened its brand new, premium fitting facility in Toronto – just 10 minutes from the airport and 25 minutes from downtown. It’s an idyllic combination of technology and support from TaylorMade staffers making sure ClubLink Members play their best this year. And ClubLink Members will get a 20 percent discount on a TaylorMade fitting at its state-of-the-art facility all year long. The facility has three hitting bays with Gears and Foresight technology, to help TaylorMade custom fitters make sure ClubLink Members are getting the absolute best out of their equipment. It also features a one-of-a-kind putting bay, with an adjustable putting service. Gears measures and analyzes every part of a golfer’s swing, in full 3D. Using the same technology as filmmakers and biomechanics, Gears claims to be the most advanced motion capture solution developed specifically for golf, while Foresight is one of the foremost names in launch monitor technology used by some of the best golfers in the world. “We’ve got a complete fitting option, where you can use the bay to get fit for drivers, irons, and wedges, and use the amazing putting facility as well,” says Bradley. ClubLink Members can also enjoy the same 20 percent discount at the MAT-T (Motion Analysis Technology by TaylorMade) performance lab at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario. The opportunity to get custom fit at the MAT-T lab remains a thrilling one for ClubLink Members who have maybe only had a chance to visit the golf course during the Canadian Open itself, according to Bradley, who says golfers have the special opportunity to spend time on the driving range after a fitting session to see some immediate validation. “You can watch the flight conditions of the gear you just got fitted for, which is a big-time benefit to Glen Abbey,” says Bradley. “It’s still a great experience.” ClubLink (CL) chatted at length with TaylorMade Golf Canada president Dave Bradley (DB) about some of TaylorMade’s gear for 2018, and why it’s the perfect fit for any ClubLink golfer’s bag. TP5/TP5x Ball CL: It took about five years before TaylorMade launched another five-layer ball, but the TP5 and TP5x have been so well received in their short history. While the TP5 has a softer compression on the core and the TP5x feels firmer and has a higher launch, both balls generate massive speed on full shots, with a contrasting cast urethane cover and semi-rigid inner cover, creating a neat interaction between the cover and club grooves resulting in exceptional spin. Why should a ClubLink Member think about a TaylorMade ball this year? DB: (Golf balls) have become one of the largest parts of our business and in a short timeframe. We have got a range of balls, starting with Tour Balls that are just as good or better – depending on what you’re looking for – than any other manufacturer’s Tour Balls on the market. They are for every range of swing speed and if you’re looking for a softer ball or a lower-spinning ball, TaylorMade has them. It’s not just about having one or two choices in the market place; it’s about having multiple choices. In golf balls we’ve got six varieties in a wide range of prices depending on what you’re looking for in spin, durability, distance, etc. Shop TP5 and TP5x Hi-Toe Wedge CL: The new milled grind Hi-Toe wedge delivers optimal short-game control for all the shots a golfer may need around the green. It has a higher centre of gravity to help golfers launch the ball lower, while generating more spin and control from a variety of lies. As a result, it’s a wedge that gives golfers an increased confidence standing over the ball. What’s been the Tour adoption to such a great product? DB: When (Dustin Johnson) won in Hawaii, everyone was focused on just how far he was hitting the ball. He’s a bomber and launches it like no one else. But what won him that tournament is the Hi-Toe wedge. Wedges are sexy on Tour (laughs) but I’ll tell you, every one of these guys has a Hi-Toe wedge in their bag: DJ, (Jon) Rahm, Rory (McIlroy), and Jason Day. Shop Hi-Toe Wedge M3/M4 Metalwoods CL: Some new technology for this year in the M3 and M4 drivers, fairway woods, and hybrids, with the introduction of Twist Face technology, delivering a corrective face angle for hits off-centre for longer, straighter shots. It sounds like something every golfer could use, but it’s not just for higher handicappers looking to improve their accuracy off the tee is it? DB: All the time and effort and energy and (Research and Development) and the science that goes into us making the products really get validated on the PGA Tour… these last couple of years really showcased, for us anyway, and a lot of consumers the viability of our product. There are a lot of PGA Tour golfers who came off contracts with other companies and who didn’t have a contract with us who are using our product. Even right now, if you look at the top nine of 10 in terms of Strokes Gained: Driving (a PGA Tour statistic), they are all using a TaylorMade driver, and only five are actually under contract to do so. Shop M3/M4 Metalwoods M3/M4 Irons CL: Another fresh lineup with some new technology, the M3 and M4 irons have incorporated RIBCOR technology, which works in tandem with TaylorMade’s Face Slot Technology to help increase ball speed across the entire face. This new technology helps enhance distance, tighten dispersion, and improve sound and feel. It sounds like irons are another category where TaylorMade is really producing some excellent products for 2018? DB: It starts on the PGA Tour, but those technologies that are prevalent on Tour, in our products, are also available for the 26-handicapper, the 13-handicapper, or the single-digit golfer. We make forged irons for the one percent of golfers, sure, but we make all kinds of irons depending on what you’re looking for. Shop M3/M4 Irons ClubLink Events TaylorMade will be hosting Mega Fitting Days at a number of ClubLink facilities this summer including: June 15-16 – Station Creek Golf Club (Markham) June 29-30 – Le Fontainebleau Golf Club (Montreal) July 13-14 – Rocky Crest Golf Club (Muskoka) To learn more about the Fitting Days, click here.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1069
__label__cc	0.742594	0.257406	From a Doctor’s Point of View As a board certified rheumatologist, Glenn Parris has practiced medicine in the northeast Atlanta suburbs for over 20 years. He has been writing for nearly as long. Originally from New York City, Parris migrated south to escape the cold and snow, but fell in love with the southern charms of Georgia and Carla, his wife of nearly 23 years. He now writes cross-genre in medical mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction. The Renaissance of Aspirin is his debut novel. Website URL: http://www.GlennParris.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlennParris.FictionWriter The Renaissance of Aspirin book trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCS6N_lzG6A For my 50th birthday my wife treated me to a weekend getaway in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. I found myself at the SEAK Workshop for physicians who’ve shown an interest in expressing themselves in writing. I’ve yearned to write my own story for the past 20 years. I have a deep love of science fiction, which is my favorite genre. Like most guys, I love things that go “boom”! To expand my repertoire of literary voices, I decided to at least dabble in each genre that I like to read. My areas of interest are of course: science-fiction, medical thrillers/mysteries, historical fiction, urban and pre-civilization fantasies. Granted, it’s a wide spectrum of interest. That said, I like to bring a level of gritty realism to my writing. I’m not crazy about zombie or post-apocalypse fiction, so I usually avoid those areas. I delve into dialogue, in-depth descriptions of the surroundings as well as create four dimensional character profiles. If you’re wondering what four dimensional character profiles are, just think about an individual in terms of his or her physical features, environment and the external forces coming to bear, dominant personality traits and motives as well as the individual’s background. This last component furnishes the fourth dimension of time. As a physician, I spend hours each day serially interviewing patients as well as analyzing their habitus, molecular and anatomical make up vis-à-vis physical examination, biochemical profiles, and diagnostic images. Most definitive and meaningful information is afforded by the patient’s history. That has been repeated to me and every other physician since medical school. Seventy percent of the diagnosis and basis for treatment is formulated upon completion of the medical, social and family history. The physical examination adds approximately 20% towards the final 100%, the final 10% gleaned from investigative tests such as tissue, bodily fluids, x-rays, and various scans. My approach in writing is to start with back story built from those components then placing my characters in what I call “situation normal”. From that point, I set up two or three “what if” queries and then I turn my main character’s world topsy-turvy. Well that’s it, in a nutshell. The rest is just details. Think that’s the end of the story? Hah! What is it they say? “The devil’s in the details.” Once I flesh out the character, and some tribulations to plague him and his costars, I dive into the nitty-gritty details. This is where the fun begins. After 30 years of assessing people, factoring in family and social history, and economic, domestic and international challenges, I’ve uncovered unique, often quirky elements that defy belief, but are absolutely true. There’s nothing more intriguing to wrap a lie in than the truth. The challenge that every physician faces each day is translating his conclusions from “medical-ese” into English. When we don’t have the time constraints and press of our schedules, we can really have a lot of fun with this. My approach? Come home, slap on a pair of earbuds, crank up some music and listen to whatever crosses my tympanic membranes. (Those are my eardrums by the way.) Every song has a story and even if the story’s the same, they’re told in a completely different light by every artist. I think of each character in my story as a separate artist expressing his interpretation of the life that he shares with other characters. My contribution to the flavor of this literary soup is stirring in interesting psychosocial, medical, genetic and pharmaceutical twists and turns that most people really don’t expect. I think every physician, scientist, engineer or lawyer writes with the trepidation that one of his peers, who knows as much as he does, will call him out on an outlandish premise or an inaccurate fact. I’m sure that nothing chafes an engineer more than a literary setting that defies the physical laws of the universe. In my experience, doctors are much the same. When we read medical fiction, we are looking for those missteps. There is no greater glee for some readers who have knowledge of the field than to point out a mistake made in the basic presentation of some technical aspect of your story. That’s when I remember the words of the late science fiction author, Octavia Butler. “Never let the truth get in the way of telling a good story.” So, how do I balance an entertaining tale with a plausible basis in a reality in which I’m supposed to hold some expertise? My answer, build the story around the holes in our current knowledge. When I construct a medical device, ordeal or goal for my characters, I start with where our knowledge ends and conjecture begins. No one can fault you for solving a scientific problem that currently has no answer. You just have to be careful not to break known rules while you do it. The greatest onus on the writer is in writing current day or near-future fiction. By the time your story comes out, sometimes science has already solved that problem and you’re just dead wrong. When that happens, you stare at the page you discover it in, just say “poo”, move onto the next project, and eat crow from colleagues for a while. Hopefully, enough of them find the mistake and aspire to humiliate you by pointing it out to everyone they know which results in more book sales. Then guess who gets the last laugh? Posted in Guest Blogs. Book Blitz: A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd Title: A Cold Legacy Series: Madman’s Daughter Trilogy #3 Author: Megan Shepherd Publisher: Balzer + Bray Genres: Dark Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult After killing the men who tried to steal her father’s research, Juliet— along with Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward— has escaped to a remote estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet’s secrets. Though it appears to be a safe haven, Juliet fears new dangers may be present within the manor’s own walls. Then Juliet uncovers the truth about the manor’s long history of scientific experimentation—and her own intended role in it—forcing her to determine where the line falls between right and wrong, life and death, magic and science, and promises and secrets. And she must decide if she’ll follow her father’s dark footsteps or her mother’s tragic ones, or whether she’ll make her own. With inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, this breathless conclusion to the Madman’s Daughter trilogy is about the things we’ll sacrifice to save those we love—even our own humanity. An Excerpt from A Cold Legacy Montgomery stopped the horses outside a tavern. He came to the carriage door, opening it just a crack to keep the rain from drenching us. “I’m going to ask directions. We can’t be far now.” We watched him saunter over the muddy street as though he didn’t even feel the bite of freezing rain. A face appeared in the tavern window. The door opened and he spoke to a woman in a wool dress for a few moments, then stomped back through the mud. “This village is called Quick,” he told us. “The manor’s only five miles from here.” “Did you hear that?” Lucy murmured to Edward, still stroking his hair. “We’re almost there. Just hold on. Everything will be all right once we arrive.” Montgomery’s eyes shifted to me. Neither of us wanted to remind Lucy that the prospect of Edward’s fever breaking—and the Beast’s reappearance—was almost more frightening than the fever itself. Delirious, he was less of a threat. “Let’s go then,” I whispered to Montgomery. “And quickly.” He closed the door and in another moment we were moving again, passing through the rest of Quick. Then all too soon the village was nothing but fading lights. The storm grew and the road became rougher, and all the while Edward’s eyes rolled back and forth beneath shuttered lids. Thunder struck close by, and Lucy shrieked. Montgomery whipped the horses harder, pulling us along the uneven road impossibly fast, trying to outrun the storm. I twisted in the seat to look out the back window at the pelting rain. A stone fence ran alongside us. “We must be getting close,” I said. “Not soon enough,” Lucy breathed. “We’re going to crash if he keeps driving like this!” The road widened, straightening, letting us travel even faster. Lightning struck close by, blinding me. The horses bolted. Lucy screamed and covered her eyes, but I couldn’t tear mine away. The lightning had struck an enormous oak tree, twisted from centuries of wind. The oak took flame, blazing despite the rain. A smoking gash ran down the trunk—the lightning’s death mark. I watched until the rain put out most of the flames, but it still smoldered, billowing hot ash into the night. The horses pawed the earth, and I grabbed the window to steady myself. At this wild speed, just hitting a single rock at the wrong angle would send the carriage shattering to the ground. It was madness to go so fast. Couldn’t Montgomery calm the horses? Just when I feared the carriage would careen out of control, it stopped short, throwing me against the opposite wall. I tangled in Lucy’s limbs as the chains around Edward’s body clinked. Balthazar grunted, jerking awake at last. We scrambled in the bottom of the carriage until the door flew open. Montgomery stood in the pelting rain. I feared he’d say we’d broken another strut or the horses had gone lame or we’d have to spend the night in the harsh storm. But then I saw the lights behind him, and the night took shape into a turreted stone manor with bright lamps blazing and gargoyles on the roof vomiting rain into a stone courtyard. Montgomery’s eyes met mine beneath the low brim of his hat. “We’ve arrived,” he said. I’ve been many things, like a professional exchange student, park ranger in Montana, and LOST enthusiast, but what I am now is a writer. I think it’s fair to say I was born into it. I grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, raised behind the counter of my parents’ independent bookstore, Highland Books in Brevard. Ah, so many free books. But I never thought being a writer could be a real career. After college I thought I’d end up as a foreign service officer somewhere dashing and exotic, like Canada. I studied French, Spanish, German, and Russian and still speak a few of those. Then I joined the Peace Corps and spent two years in Senegal, where I learned a few more languages I’ll never speak again and lived in a mud hut with no electricity or running water. You can probably imagine how that experience went, but if you’re curious, here are the dirty details. It wasn’t until a chance acquaintance read something I wrote and said, “have you ever considered being a writer?” that something clicked and I realized it was possible. My husband encouraged me, and I quickly fell head-over-heels in love with writing and children’s literature in particular. I started out writing articles, which have appeared in Faces, Appleseeds, and Calliope magazines, and stories for younger children. I soon realized I wasn’t sweet enough to write fiction for that age and found myself writing young adult literature instead, which doesn’t require nearly as many tender moments and includes a lot more cursing. When I’m not writing, I can usually be found horseback riding, day dreaming at coffee shops, or hiking in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. I love to hear from readers, so please drop me a line! I am represented by Josh Adams of Adams Literary. Author Photo by Kristi Hedberg Photography Website / Twitter / Facebook / Tumblr / Goodreads Giveaway Details: 1 winner will receive a signed copy of A COLD LEGACY and swag! US Only. Ends on February 6th at Midnight EST! Enter the Rafflecopter drawing here. Posted in Blog Tour, Book Blitz.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1072
__label__cc	0.574771	0.425229	NFCU is no longer accepting Navy League - San Diego By purplegurl1920, May 12, 2017 in Credit Forum CaptainABCD They are going to start allowing it again, secretly, and slowly. I went into a branch to beg for mercy and they just said "We don't accept NLSD right now." And she almost winked at me. Edited June 22, 2017 by CaptainABCD mycorrado sweet! I have an app in, and they had just kicked it back on elegibility docs.. was going to try Nawbo, but submitted ny NLSD docs instead. will see shadekitty Is that Navy San League Diego? Yep. Now I don't know if it matters or not, but both her and i have veteran spouses - so maybe her form was filled in to show she is a veteran family. I know my app I filled out the same. Either way though, neither of us provided DD214, and she was approved after the stated cut off on this thread. Bump Influence Scroll Keeper VI Veteran spouse makes you eligible. Right, but not without official documentation to support it (DD214). Neither of us wanted to have to have our husbands sponsor us, so we tried NLSD, but listed us as veteran families on our app. Edited June 22, 2017 by shadekitty You don't usually have to supply a DD214 to join, just when they audit your membership eligibility. My friend says DD214 was not provided. Just the membership letter for NLSD after this email confirming eligibility. This was the email sent to me over FB that was received. Thank you for your email. In order to process your membership application, we ask that you provide proof of your membership eligibility. If your spouse is a Veteran, please provide your marriage certificate and your spouse's DD214 reflecting honorably discharged. The other ways that you may be eligible are as follows: All Department of Defense (DoD) uniformed personnel - Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, retirees and annuitants All Department of Defense Reservists - Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force retirees and annuitants All Army and Air National Guard Personnel - civilian employees, retirees and annuitants All DoD Officer Candidate programs: Midshipmen and cadets at the United States Naval Academy, United States Military Academy, United States Air Force Academy, United States Coast Guard Academy and the United States Merchant Marine Academy; Other Officer Programs U.S. Government employees assigned to DoD installations (including Coast Guard) All DoD civilian employees - including retirees and annuitants DoD contractors assigned to U.S. Government installations Veterans - including personnel separated from, and who previously served in, the United States Armed Forces or United States Coast Guard and were honorably discharged Family Members, including grandparents, parents, spouses, siblings, grandchildren, children (including adopted and stepchildren) and household members If eligible through employment, you would need to provide proof of employment such as military contract showing you are eligible. If eligible through family members, you would need to provide the corresponding birth certificates to show relation. If you are eligible through a household member, you would need to provide a mortgage/lease, Utility Bill (electric, water, gas bill), or IDs for you and the household member showing the same address. You may attach the requested documents in direct reply to this email, along with your membership application. We look forward to your reply. MamaLlama So, we mailed in an application about 2 weeks ago and have had to provide all kinds of documentation via email. Today, we walked in the branch to see about opening my son an account. We went armed with Grandpa's dd214, dad's birthday certificate and son's birth certificate to show lineage and eligibility. We were told you don't have to prove anything when opening an account in the branch. If you say you're Grandpa was in the Army, he was in the Army. Then she said they MAY request the documents in a future audit, but maybe not. What the heck? That's what I said. But they DO verify eligibility when you apply via mail. Which I find odd. The only reason we did mail is because of my husband's work hours. We had to provide the DD214 beforehand, not in an audit that may or may not happen. To add insult to injury, Grandpa's DD214 was burned in the fire in '73, so we had to get extra creative in finding a copy. Mr. Mean They do not ALWAYS verify eligibility when you do not apply in person. Not a single member of my family has been asked for any documentation and neither has anybody from my wife's family who applied. I have friends who are veterans and even current active duty personnel apply over the phone and no documentation necessary. haydeno Could a family member join with sponsoring member who joined with navy league? fusioncredit Bump Influence XXIII My NLSD app was just turned down. Hit Man <3 ♡ Too many inquiries. Kilj0y Are they still allowing roommates of NFCU members to join? I tried applying a long time ago in a branch in Killeen and was told I had to bring my husbands DD214 in. I was traveling so of course I didn't have it with me. Interesting that they try to verify in certain situations and not in others.. Konrad2012 Bang Influence Hence the oft used phrase - Your Mileage May Vary Bump Influence Scroll Keeper V <3 FYI, I joined years ago and ignored them when they requested documentation. I called back today to try to get my membership reactivated through NLSD and the guy knew all about it and said they are no longer accepting accounts from there. financialevolution I wish I saw this thread yesterday. I just spent $25 for nothing. This is what I got as a response today: "Thank you for your interest in joining Navy Federal. We have reviewed the documentation which provided your affiliation with the Navy League of San Diego (NLSD) as your qualifying eligibility criteria. However, the NLSD is no longer within Navy Federal's field of membership. As such, we are unable to approve your application." Any recommendation as to where to go next to rebuild with a CU? Zanshiro Confirmed roommates of members are eligible to join, need documents showing same address (License, bill, etc) lifehackmom Yrs, that is how I joined. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk ivymike You can use that NLSD membership to join Penfed.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1080
__label__wiki	0.576595	0.576595	Experience it from the beginning Underdark Gaming Watch us play It seems like one of us is always sick. Now it's me, again. You guys playing that ODST? You like Halo 3? Enough to buy it all over again? Relax. I'm kidding. Kinda. There's enough in the game to intrigue me, to pull me into it's narrative, making me both yearn for more information and pissed that the previous Halo games weren't given this much backstory love. I don't whether or not to be upset that my favorite part so far is the audio files you find via health station, pay phone (they still have those in 2552?) or ATM (not that kind of ATM, pervert). I really wish ODST had just been part of Halo 2. I mean, after all, fighting in the streets of New Mombasa was what they showed as the first glimpse of Halo 2. Bungie would have risked a Raiden-in-place-of-Snake situation, but I have really appreciated the character of this little squad of bad asses. And the music. The music is very good at making you feel alone in a desolate city... if at times it is a little smooth jazz. Powered by Laravel // Site by Out To Lunch Productions // © 2008 - 2016 Carter Fort and Paul Lucci Follow TCG on Twitter	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1082
__label__wiki	0.523971	0.523971	Artinfusion Ambassador Spotlight: Mike Abb Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Acquires Quilt from Art Collection of Maya Angelou, Beloved Author and Activist Two Million and Counting This week Crystal Bridges celebrates welcoming our 2 millionth visitor. Before the Museum opened, estimates at attendance were between 150,000 and 300,000 visitors a year. Since our opening in November, 2011, Crystal Bridges is welcoming around 500,000 visitors a year. Yes, right here in Bentonville, Arkansas. There was skepticism from some contingents when Crystal Bridges was first announced. For folks living in the more cosmopolitan regions of the country, Arkansas might seem as far away as Albania, and every bit as foreign. But in truth the folks here are pretty much like the folks there, only with a different accent, an ability to appreciate okra and grits as key elements of the culinary oeuvre, and perhaps a slightly slower-paced lifestyle. These minor differences aside, it is clear we have one thing in common: a love of great art. Crystal Bridges’ mission statement says “Crystal Bridges welcomes all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature.” The key word there, I think, is “welcomes.” This idea of welcoming everyone—both in the sense of facilitating access and of making people feel comfortable—is central to everything we do. When you start working at Crystal Bridges, you learn about a set of attributes we strive to embody: Welcoming, Invigorating, and Excellence. These are the impressions we want our guests to come away with. We take pride in making the experience of Crystal Bridges really remarkable: from the beautifully landscaped grounds and trails to the cup of coffee you sip at the coffee bar to the label copy next to your favorite work of art. That embodies the Invigorating and Excellence part. But it’s that Welcome that gets people in the door to enjoy those aspects, and it’s that Welcome that makes Crystal Bridges so unique and that has made it an integral part of our regional culture and our community. © 2014 Stephen Ironside/Ironside Photography Because of where Crystal Bridges is located, several hours away from the nearest major art museum, people come here who have never been to an art museum before… who maybe have never wanted to go to an art museum before, or perhaps felt as if museums in general, and art museums in particular, were meant for people with moneyed leisure time or initials in their resumes: PhD, MA, BS. But, of course, in reality, art is made by people for people. We all have the capacity and, I’d argue, the right to view and enjoy great works of art. Crystal Bridges recognizes that and has shaped its mission—and its success—around it. Pannelists at the State of the Art Summit, from left: Stephanie Mehta, journalist; Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, DreamWorks Animation; Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation; Doug McMillon, President & CEO, Walmart Stores, Inc. © 2014 Stephen Ironside/Ironside Photography At the State of the Art Summit last fall, Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation and one of the panel members, referred to Crystal Bridges as “disruptive,” saying: “I think Crystal Bridges is an enormously disruptive idea, and that’s why I’m excited about it and I’m on the edge of my chair here and I can’t sit back. It’s because this place is so innovative and is meant to create a new paradigm of how we think about art, how a patron thinks of arts patronage, and what we think—those of us who live in places like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco—of a place like Bentonville, Arkansas. “This museum could be the greatest museum anywhere in the world. It is an exemplary piece of architecture. The collection is phenomenal. And this current exhibition [State of the Art] totally challenges normative thinking of the elites on the east and west coast. And I think we really desperately need that kind of disruption in the art world.” George Washington, ca. 1780-1782 Charles Willson Peale, 1741 – 1827 Maybe it’s the rebellious spark in my little editorial soul, but I love that idea of being disruptive: especially of being disruptive by being welcoming, inclusive, and democratic. It’s the kind of disruption this country was founded on: the revolutionary idea that all people were created equal. Here we have a museum placed smack in the middle of America—full of American art that represents that revolutionary inclusive, optimistic, “it’s a free country” mindset that so marks the American character. It’s our job to fill that museum with people from all walks of life and all over the country and the world and tell them they’re welcome here; we want them here; and they deserve to be here. If that’s disruptive, I’m all for it! Linda DeBerry Senior Copy Editor / Publications Manager Nights are Nice at Crystal Bridges 36 Hours in Bentonville by Bike New Podcast Episode: Our Favorite Female Artists C. Riggs says: I hear rave reviews! Coming in April, rv, need to know closest place to park. R there any places to board a tiny dog while i tour? Too hot in rv? Thank u, ery excited. Linda DeBerry says: I’m glad to hear you have heard good things about Crystal Bridges. Thank you for coming to visit us! RVs generally park across J street at Orchards Park. There is no RV parking on the museum grounds. We do not have boarding facilities for pets. Perhaps you could look into one of the doggy day-care services in Bentonville. There are a few I have found online, and one seems to be quite near the museum: http://coolwag.com/ Here are two others in town, as well: http://www.campbowwow.com/bentonville https://www.dogwatchonline.com/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1088
__label__cc	0.691422	0.308578	Testing Dotfonter and Fonts Posted by rberteig in Dotfonter editor, font, tips, truetype, ttf, Windows After using dotfonter to put together several demonstration fonts, each of which had quirks when installed on Windows that took some effort to untangle, it seems like a useful time to post a list of things to verify about a new font. Unlike the last several posts, we wont be adding any fonts or capabilities to the tool, or really even using the tool. This post is one of several describing a utility that will read a variety of textual descriptions of characters and produce a usable TrueType font. A Usable Font What makes a font useful? It has to have character forms that meet some purpose and that has to be valuable enough to justify the time and effort spent on creating a new font instead of locating an existing one that does the job. One could digress into many volumes about this, but nearly all of that discussion would be about aesthetics, art, and design. Any technological issues would perhaps center around measurable details like legibility, or definitions like “sans serif” and “fixed pitch”. From an engineering perspective, this is interesting to learn about, but has little impact on the form of a TrueType font itself. Unless you are designing entirely for artistic or personal use, it likely has to comply with some standards for what actual glyphs are present, what they are called, and what character coding is used to find them. In the past, once you ventured very far away from American English and ASCII character codes then things got complicated. (Go read about [] if you want a taste of how bad things were.) These days we have Unicode which has room for coding about a million different glyphs, all arranged in a single encoding so that it is possible to use many different writing systems and many different languages in a single document. This helps because with Unicode, a LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A will always have code U+0041 regardless of what font is used or what platform or application is used. Unicode has also set standard codes for a large number of printer's dingbats and even most of the emoji used in text messaging. And it has to "work" in your platform, with your application, to achieve your purpose. But regardless of why you want a new font, let's assume that you have a reason that is good enough for you. You have done the design. You have thought about the subtle issues. You understand the x height, the em width, and the rest of the quirky jargon of font design, or at least enough to get by. Now we reach the technical side. All of that design work has to be represented in a way that can be simply called up and used by your software. The prettiest headline font in the world is useless if Word can't style a headline with it. The craziest art font is worthless if Inkscape can't style text with it. The usual answer to that is to use a dedicated tool for font design, such as fontforge. The best of these will let you draw the outlines, copy them from letter to letter, and otherwise do all of the graphical tasks in a GUI environment. Most of the rest of the details of the font are either set by markers in that GUI, or by direct entry of metadata in forms. The advance width of each character is usually a marker you position along with the outlines, while the copyright notice is entered on a form. The details a lot by program, of course. Our dotfonter utility is just another font editor, albeit one that is intended to be driven by simple tabular data such as a character generator ROM. At the end of the day, the result is a TrueType Font in a .TTF file that should be immediately usable by Windows and other platforms, or possibly even loaded directly in page layout programs that can work with fonts that are not installed on the system. (LuaLaTeX is one example, it can load and use a TrueType font given just its file name.) Windows (and I presume other platforms that use TrueType and OpenType) has some quirks related to how fonts are designed and specified in detail. A font that addresses all of the quirks will work without trouble in nearly any version of Windows. I'm not sure it is possible, however, to even know what all the quirks are, let alone how to properly address them. This is a list of things to verify when building a font with dotfonter for use with Windows. It may not be complete. Many of these have sensible defaults (and likely lack an official way to adjust) in dotfonter, but I'm listing them here because finding those sensible defaults in some cases took effort. Define some glyphs. A font without glyphs is not particularly useful. Define name strings 1 (ffam), 3 (ufid), 5 (vers), and 6 (PSnm) at minimum. Set name string 19 (demo) so that it uses only characters present in the font. Verify that name strings 3 and 6 are defined. Verify that name string 5 matches fontRevision set in the head table. Make sure your advance width and left side bearing are sensible. Make sure the tables agree if your font is fixed pitch. FontValidator has a test for this. For sanity, set bit 0 in both ulUnicodeRange and ulCodePageRange in the OS/2 table and map at minimum the letters needed to spell your font name. Best practice is to set the PANOSE fields of the OS/2 table per specification. Get FontValidator mostly happy. According to this answer at Stack Overflow strings 3 and 6 are mandatory for a font to be installed (or even Previewed) in Windows, which was not clear from any text in any of the TTF or OTF documentation. Without them, Windows will pop up a cryptic error message instead of previewing or installing the font. dotfonter will provide or compute default values for strings 2 (fsub), 5 (vers), 8 (manf), and 19 (demo). It will also supply a value for string 256 noting that the font was compiled by dotfonter. Name string 19 will default to "Mix Zapf with Veljovic and get quirky Beziers" which is a pangram (if you ignore letter case) of the Roman alphabet, and pays tribute to two important font designers and the mathematician whose spline curves formulation is used in TrueType. Some applications (Microsoft Word, for example) will attempt to use each font to display its own name. This is great for fonts that are proportioned and scaled similar to the normal GUI font used in menus. To support that, include enough letters to spell the font name sanely and set bit 0 in both ulUnicodeRange and ulCodePageRange. Unless you also fully cover the 200-odd characters of Latin 1, that will cause a FontValidator warning, which you may safely ignore. A font is fixed pitch in practice if every printable character has identical advance widths. Windows likes to know this so that it can avoid substituting a fixed pitch font for a variable pitch, or vice-versa. In order to know this, it looks at the isFixedPitch field in the post table and at the PANOSE kind and proportion digits. Even if you code nothing else about a font, specify the PANOSE "Family Kind", "Serif Style", and "Proportion". If the PANOSE proportion is set to monospaced, then make sure that every character width is identical, and that isFixedPitch is non-zero. Panose and Family Class PANOSE is an elaborate specification for a classification system for font shapes. If fully implemented by both font designers are software, it allows a specified font to be replaced at point of use by a "similar" font. Full execution involves making as many as 65 specified measurements of details of certain character shapes, and calculating a further 39 values from the measurements. Ratios of measured and calculated values are then used to drive selection among a small number of choices for each category. While most of this process could be automated, there remain a number of subjective judgments. dotfonter fills in a default PANOSE table that is likely not a complete lie for the sorts of monospaced fonts the tool is designed to easily build: 2, 0, 6, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 or monospaced medium weight Latin Text with all other details unspecified. The default weight class of 6 is a "sensible" assumption. According to Microsoft's OS/2 table documentation, Windows wants "sensible" values for PANOSE family type, serif style, and proportion to use for categorizing fonts, and in particular it wants symbol fonts to set the family type to 5 instead of one of text-oriented values. Actual measurements of both the five by seven dot matrix (WeightRat = 7.98) and seven segment (WeightRat = 6.84) sample fonts reveal the dot matrix should be classed as 5 or Book Weight instead, while the seven segment is correct at 6 for Medium weight. A strong case could be made for both being classed as family type 4 (Latin Decorative) instead of the default type 2 (Latin Text). The punched paper tape font somewhat outside the normal practices of font design, but PANOSE would likely consider it either type 5 (Latin Symbols, better fit) or type 4 (Latin Decoritive, a bit of a stretch). Assuming type 5, then the PANOSE classification would be (5, 8, 1, 3, 1, 9, 9, 2, 2, 2) which labels it as a symbolic monospaced pattern with very narrow (true aspect ratio is 10:1) characters. Setting that might stop Word from displaying the font name in the font itself. The OS/2 table also includes sFamilyClass (a two-byte field defined by IBM) to serve a similar purpose to PANOSE. dotfonter filled it in with 0, meaning "unclassified". No harm seems to be done to the usability by this, but it might be more sensible to pick a default that is a better match to the PANOSE default at minimum, or otherwise set the two fields in ways that agree. The five by seven dot matrix font might be better assigned sFamilyClass 0x080A, or Class 8 "Sans Serif", Subclass 10 "Matrix". That would seem to be direct match to that particular font's design and purpose. It is actually tempting to make 0x080A be the default value of sFamilyClass in dotfonter. Both the seven segment and paper tape fonts somewhat defy description, but could be plausibly classed as miscellaneous ornamental (0x090f) and miscellaneous symbolic (0x0c0f), respectively. FontValidator FontValidator is a worthy tool that examines all of the standard tables that make up a TrueType font for internal inconsistencies and errors. While it is true that a highly usable font can fail many of its tests, a font that passes all of them will likely work well. This is especially important for hinted fonts (which dotfonter can't do and likely never will do), for which FontValidator renders the font at many sizes and verifies that the rendering worked. It does tend to warn about things that just don't matter, and even many of its "errors" could probably be better called warnings. Recently, the Microsoft team that built FontValidator has released most of its source kit for ongoing support. Newer releases are available via their github project, but I haven't yet evaluated them as they appear to be primarily released in source code form intended to build with the open source mono project instead of Microsoft's Visual Studio C# compiler. Playing Along at Home Clone the public fossil repository. The version of the code described in this post is from checkin [5d5253b6]. There are still a lot of features missing from the script, but the bones are there to build upon. dotfonter.lua defers to an external file for both the shapes of the segments and the ROM image itself. This post shows that the external file alone had enough power to define a five by seven dot matrix font. All of the code is licensed under the MIT license. Please do let me know if dotfonter is useful to you, or if you find any issues. Here are some tools I'm using to develop this utility: ZeroBrane Studio fontTools FontUtils Documentation and references: ISO/IEC 14496-22:2015(E) OpenType. TrueType according to Apple. OpenType according to Microsoft. Watch this space for more articles about work in progress on the utility. The utility is usable to me, but is far from ready to ship to others. : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page (Wikipedia) After making a dot matrix display font by hand using the impressive capabilities of FontStruct, I decided I wanted a tool to make the whole process easier. The result is the work in progress currently named dotfonter. If you have a project involving embedded systems, micro-controllers, electronics design, audio, video, or more we can help. Check out our main site and call or email us with your needs. No project is too small! Cheshire Engineering Corp. (Written with StackEdit.)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1091
__label__wiki	0.614848	0.614848	From Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki Cyberpunk 2020 handbook Cyberpunk 2020 is a cyberpunk role-playing game written by Mike Pondsmith and published by R. Talsorian Games. This role-playing game is based on the works of William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and other authors of the Mirrorshades group. The game includes a number of elements now associated with the 1980s, such as the idea of "Style over Substance" and glam rock. The game tends to emphasize some aspects of the source material more than others. Much of the focus of the game is paid to combat, high tech weaponry and augmentations (cybernetic body modifications). However, performance-enhancing drugs and recreational drug use is either played down or discouraged. Although artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and cloning are barely mentioned in the core rulebook they are reintroduced in later add-ons such as the chromebook manuals. The range of characters players can adopt is very diverse, ranging from hardwired mercenaries with psycholinked weapons and boosted reflexes, to Armani-wearing corporate mega-yuppies who make and break national economies with the stroke of a pen. 1 Cyberpunk 2013 3 Cyberpunk setting 4.1 Roles 4.2 Adventure book Cyberpunk 2020 is the second edition of the original game, Cyberpunk 2013, often just called "Cyberpunk." Cyberpunk 2020 featured rules updates and changes, and additionally moved the timeline forward by 7 years, to 2020. The game's timeline was also retconned to accommodate the German reunification in 1990. The basic rules system of Cyberpunk 2020 (called the Interlock System) is skill-based instead of level-based, with players being awarded points to be spent on their skill sets. New skills outside their expertise can be learned but in-game time needs to be spent on this. A large part of the system is the player characters' ability to augment themselves with cyber-technology and the ensuing loss of humanity as they become more machine than man. Cyberpunk 2020 claims to lend itself to play in the street level, dark film noir genre, but certain aspects of the basic system can influence game sessions toward a high body-count, 1980s action movie style. Although each player must choose a character class or "role" from those given in the basic rules, there is enough variation in the skill system so that no two members of the same class are alike. Because Cyberpunk 2020 is skill-based, the choice of skills around the class-specific special ability allows a wide range of character development choices including non-combatants. The combat system, called Friday Night Firefight, emphasizes lethality. Several pages in the rules are devoted to discussing real combat vs. the illusions often seen on TV. Attempts are made to keep the combat as realistic as possible in a game setting. No matter who the character is, a single bullet can result in a lethal wound. This encourages a more tactically oriented and sneaky game play, which is in accordance to the rough-and-gritty ethos of the Cyberpunk genre. Also, the amount of damage a character can sustain does not increase as the character develops. The only way a character can become more damage resistant is to either become better at not being hit, physically augment their body with muscle (trained or implanted) or cybernetics, or wear armor. Cyberpunk setting Maximum Metal Night City (sourcebook) Blackhand's street weapons Corporation Report 2020 Vol. 1 When Gravity Fails Rough Guide to the UK Eurosource Eurosource Plus Brainware Blowout Listen Up, You Primitive Screwheads!!!! Edgerunners Inc Solo of Fortune 2 (solos) Live & Direct (medias) Protect & Serve (cops) Wild Side (fixers) Neo Tribes (Nomads) Guide to the Net (Netrunner) Tales from the Forlorn Hope Firestorm I: Stormfront Firestorm II: Shockwave Retrieved from "https://cyberpunk2077.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Cyberpunk_2020&oldid=4841" Backstory content Vital elements Cyberpunk 203X Cyberpunk Genre Fandom Wiki About Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki is a Fandom Gaming Community.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1093
__label__cc	0.606643	0.393357	Top 10 Free Projects of 2011 Posted on December 28, 2011 by Benja Every year we bring you guys a few lists that try to encompass as much of what happened the past 12 months as we can. This year, because I was out of the country for the last third of 2011, we will just be providing our Top 10 Free projects and Top 10 Paid projects. We don’t want to offend anyone by putting their “street album” in a mixtape category so we break it down into projects that the listener is expected to pay for and ones that can be downloaded legally for free. Hit the jump to find out, read about and download our Top 10 free projects of the year. 10. 50 Cent – The Big 10 10 years after 50 dropped his breakthrough 50 Cent is the Future, he has been through a lot ranging from insane popularity to musical obscurity. He is still here and for the first time in a while, 50 Cent has dropped a worthwhile project. With production from Jake One, DJ Khalil, Jahlil Beats and more, this project is tough. It gets back to his earlier sound but still incorporates what 50 has learned over the past 10 years. The Big 10 – DOWNLO@D 9.Luck-One – King of The Northwest The least modest title on our list, Luck-One set out to make a statement with every aspect of this project. Luck-One goes for it all with bravado rhymes that show off his skill but still educate the listener. “Hella backwards, you rappers just follow trends/First you was keeping it gutta, now you all coppin a Benz/ This is masterpiece photography, viewed through a broken lens/ How you barely a beginner, chasin’ ends/”. Luck-One deals with a lack of recognition despite his skills and he continues to push forward. King of the Northwest – DOWNLO@D 8.King Mez & Khrysis – The King’s Khrysis It is nice when a producer and rapper make a project together because they can really find a style that they want to push and develop it throughout. King Mez and Khrysis display their chemistry very efficiently in a 6-track project with darker, soulful beats and witty, deep lyrics being the standard. The King’s Khrysis is just the beginning for both of these artists and hopefully we will hear more from the two as they have definitely developed a nice sound. The King’s Khrysis – DOWNLO@D 7. Young Scolla – Seconds Away Young Scolla’s debut album was originally a paid project but it is now available for free; even still we suggest you go cop on iTunes because it really is that good! Another project produced entirely by one producer, SMKA and Scolla have become extremely coherent in their work together. Seconds Away is a rare example of vulnerability and reality in hip-hop that the listener can really relate to no matter who you are. Seconds Away – DOWNLO@D 6.Donny Goines – Success Served Cold I hope y’all were listening when we told you to watch out for Donny. He’s been relatively quiet following his move to Atlanta and personal issues but Donny Goines still managed to drop one of the best projects this year. Packed full of big name features from Bun B to Just Blaze to Brother Ali, Donny holds his own with the best of them. He has put together a diverse album that works with a majority of the production by Maki. Donny Goines is one of the hardest working out there and his improvement and growth from each project to the next is undeniable. Success Served Cold – DOWNLOAD 5.Mike Posner – The Layover Detroit’s Mike Posner may have had 2 of the biggest pop hits last year but his background is in Hip Hop. When listening to his stuff, you can hear his taste for hip-hop and he makes sure to incorporate it when he can. Even in covers of Oasis and Elton John, Mike was able to get Big K.R.I.T. and Bun B to lend a verse respectively. The Layover is a fun project of radio friendly tracks and it gives shine to a number of up-n-comers and legends, the same. Features Machine Gun Kelly, Slim Thug, Bei Maejor, Casey Veggies, Cyhi Da Prynce, Elzhi, RJD2 and more. Interested now? The Layover – DOWNLO@D 4.Laws – Yesterday’s Future Laws continues to bring new stuff to the hip-hop table. His latest offering is a Paul McCartney tribute mixtape produced mostly by J.U.S.I.C.E. League. Laws had this to say, “It all started with the song ‘Knocking at the Door.’ That was me rapping over a loop of an old McCartney record. J.U.S.T.I.C.E League actually suggested that I make a whole project, approaching it the way I did that one record.” A cool vibe to the tape with a lot of great tracks and a few standouts like ”Knocking at the Door”. Yesterday’s Future – DOWNLO@D 3.Curren$y – Covert Coup This one is almost self-explanatory. Curren$y over Alchemist beats and he grabs Prodigy (one of his first verses since getting out of jail), Freddie Gibbs and the usuals –Fiend and Smoke DZA?? It lives up to expectations with a coherent, smooth project that is enjoyable whether you smoke weed or not. One of the easiest selections on our list. Covert Coup – DOWNLO@D 2.Big K.R.I.T. – Return of 4Eva At the moment, no one is working as much and as well as Big K.R.I.T. It seems as if everyone is getting a track or two produced by KRIT and he is handing out bomb features left and right. Unfortunately, his Def Jam debut, Lie From the Underground has been delayed numerous times, however, it is expected in early 2012. Even without his album, KRIT gave this great project in addition to another free mixtape Last King 2 and reportedly is releasing one more free mixtape before the album. Krit continues to do what he does best, big southern beats that compliment his complex raps. He takes on a variety of topics but maintains a strong sound throughout. Can’t wait to hear the album! Return of 4Eva – DOWNLO@D 1.ASAP Rocky – LiveLoveA$AP One of the most hyped mixtapes of the year lived up to the hype as far as I was concerned. New York native but raised on Houston trill music, ASAP Rocky gives us a lean-inspired futuristic mixtape. The production is on point with every song blending genre borders, Rocky’s solid rhymes out the overall vibe and no not detract. For the ASAP crew, it is more than any one song or sound it is their way of being. Their style, the way they talk, the music all fits together and has caused enough of a stir that RCA is paying big for it. I am looking forward to hearing more from the whole ASAP Mob. LiveLoveA$AP – DOWNL@OD For some honorable mentions, here are some other mixtapes that our writers enjoyed. Alphabetical by Artist initial: Cyhi Da Prynce Royal Flush 2, Lupe Fiasco Friend of the People, Sol Dear Friends Vol 3., Warm Brew Warm Brew, XV Zero’s Heros, Aleon Craft & George Clinton – Mothership. Tagged: 50 Cent, A$AP, Alchemist, Aleon Craft, ASAP, Asap Mob, Asap Rocky, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y, CyHi Da Prynce, Def Jam, Donny Goines, George Clinton, Jets, Khrysis, King Mez, Laws, Luck-One, Lupe Fiasco, Mike Posner, Paul McCartney, SMKA, Sol, Warm Brew, XV, Young Scolla Posted in: Downloads, Lists ← e.d.g.e. – Confirmation Pill on Need for Major Label Push →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1096
__label__wiki	0.783411	0.783411	Students help homeless before they head home! Niamh Cullen This week sees thousands of third-level students depart Galway, with the last exam wrapped up – many of them dreading the thought of throwing out all those needless bits and bobs accumulated over the year. But their clean-out burden can be lessened by NUI Galway’s Rover Society, which has come up with a way to help the homeless and departing students at the same time. The quick-thinking society is passing on unwanted items to those who desperately need it with by hosting collections in student accommodation hotspots around the city. From now until May 20, students and the public alike can stop off at a designated collection point and leave their items to be enjoyed by those in need. Clothing, raingear, non-perishable foods, socks, footwear, blankets duvets, arts materials, books and DVDs are just some of the many items which can be donated for use. “We are absolutely delighted with the response we have received so far,” said Rover Soc’s Projects Officer Fionn Delahunty. “We’ve taken in countless boxes amounting to over 50 bin bags worth of useable items within the last three weeks. We’ve drawn in the assistance of over 20 core Rover Soc volunteers, in addition to great support from the university,” he added. Collection points include many spots within NUI Galway’s campus, including the Students’ Union Shop and Office, Smokie’s Café and the Engineering Building. Other areas include Corrib Village, Gort na Coiribe and Menlo Park Apartments. Certain areas were of particular interest to the Rover Soc, as volunteers were street smart in choosing their pick up spots. “In Gort na Coiribe, students are required to bring and take away their own duvets,” explained Fionn. “That means that around 100 duvets are dumped every semester from the complex. We knew that targeting this area would mean securing such much needed basics for the homeless, while recycling at the same time,” he said. All items will be donated to COPE Galway’s homelessness service. “We are delighted with the efforts made by NUI Galway’s Rover Society,” said Martin O’Connor of COPE Galway. “These are items that people may otherwise struggle to get due to being homeless, and are of invaluable worth to those who we work with. The ongoing generosity of students in Galway is really appreciated and makes a big difference to the services that we can provide.” The Rover Society is aimed at those who are currently involved in Scouts and Guides clubs, or for those who have no experience but would like a taster of the scouting world. Though their main ambitions involve outdoor pursuits, the society is no stranger in getting charitable. Last year, they made headlines collecting over a whopping 1,000 sleeping bags at the Electric Picnic festival for the homeless in Galway. The astounding feat came as part of the society’s “Festival Phase” which involves volunteers heading to the end of big events and collecting what may have otherwise been thrown away. The group also collected almost 40 pop-up tents at last year’s Sea Sessions event, which they then cleaned, recycled and sold at an affordable price to students. This festival season, the society has high hopes in their bids to get the idea of reusing and recycling spinning. “We are hitting many events this summer, and Electric Picnic will again be one of them,” said Fionn. “We want to build on the amount of sleeping bags we received last month – and hopefully double or even triple what we received!” Related Topics:connacht tribunehomelesslatest Galway newsfeaturedRoverSocRover Society Prestigious award for drone and 3D mapping Dealing with the aftermath of spinal injury Enda Cunningham The Rahoon flats, which were built in 1972 and demolished in 1998, widely regarded as a failed social housing project. From this week’s Galway City Tribune – More than 700 local residents have signed a petition against plans for the construction of 330 apartments in Knocknacarra – which have been likened to “the notorious Rahoon flats”. Child safeguarding concerns have also been raised by the principal of Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh – who pointed out that the apartments will look directly into 19 classrooms. A total of 27 objections were lodged against Glenveagh Living’s plans to build 332 apartments in six blocks – ranging from four storeys to seven storeys in height. Locals have demanded An Bord Pleanála hold an oral hearing into the plans – that planning authority is due to make a decision by March 20, although it can decide to hold such a hearing first. A computer-generated image of the Glenveagh plans for the site opposite Gort na Bró and beside Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh. One of the objections – which accuses the developer of designing “tenement style” homes in a “blatant attempt to profiteer from the housing crisis” – was signed by more than 700 local residents. Another objector said the development was “akin to the notorious Rahoon flats, with people being packed on top of each other”. Locals have raised concerns about the huge number of apartments planned; overshadowing of homes; inadequate open space, playing pitches and community infrastructure; parking and traffic problems; low quality of design and road safety. Glenveagh Living did not respond to a request from the Galway City Tribune for comment. This is a preview only. To read extensive coverage of the Glenveagh plans and objections, see this week’s Galway City Tribune. Buy a digital edition of this week’s paper here. Denise McNamara From this week’s Galway City Tribune – Less than a year after being invited by the Arts Council to perform at a conference about diversity in the arts, a musician, DJ and rapper – who is about to embark on a project for Galway 2020 – is facing deportation. Theophilus Ndlovu left Zimbabwe after what he claims was a lifetime of abuse at the hands of the people who were supposed to mind him. His mother left when he was just six years old and he never met his father. He was placed in the care of an unofficial foster family but it was never a happy arrangement. “These people I stayed with were abusing me. They were never my family. I was running away from persecution and abuse and the way I was treated by these people. I had to fend for myself since I was ten years old,” he recalls. When Theo was 20, he saved up enough money from mowing lawns and selling chickens to escape, arriving in Ireland where he sought asylum. Authorities placed him in a Direct Provision Centre in Finglas for a fortnight before he was transferred to the Great Western Direct Provision Centre off Eyre Square, where he has remained for nearly four years. Almost immediately, Theo felt at home. “This is my family. Galway is where I found my voice. It has become my home. It is just where I’m meant to be.” Theo has immersed himself in the arts community and has become a leading hip-hop artist, known as Touché, performing regularly at venues such as the Róisín Dubh and the Black Gate. He was instrumental in getting fellow asylum seekers and refugees involved in music collaborations. He is a founding member of the multicultural music project ‘Atmos Collective’ and has facilitated numerous music workshops in Galway, “teaching, motivating and inspiring hundreds of young people along the way”, according to co-founder Alice McDowell, an Australian filmmaker and fiddler. The collective was recently granted funding by the Galway European Capital of Culture 2020 committee to host community music workshops in the city and county over the next year as part of their ‘Small Towns Big Ideas’ scheme. This is a preview only. To read the rest of this article, see this week’s Galway City Tribune. Buy a digital edition of this week’s paper here. The petition is available online HERE Stephen Corrigan A computer-generated image of the proposed communit centre in Newcastle From this week’s Galway City Tribune – With a decision imminent on planning permission to build a new community centre in Newcastle, city councillors will be asked next Monday to support an application for major government funding to proceed with the project. A motion by Councillor Eddie Hoare (FG) will seek the approval of the City Council to make an application for funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) – an overall fund of €2bn available for major infrastructural projects in cities. Chairman of the Newcastle Combined Community Association (NCCA) Seamus Davey said that they expected a decision on their planning application by the end of January, and were hopeful of getting the support of councillors for this funding application. “While planning permission hasn’t been granted yet – it has dragged on a bit because of a request for further information – we expect to have it approved soon. “This project will be shovel ready and as soon as we get planning permission, we’ll have the engineering documents drawn up. As soon as we have funding, we’ll be putting it out to tender,” said Mr Davey. The Council is set to reach a decision on the application on February 6. The proposal for funding under the URDF has to come from the Council so it is crucial the project got the full backing of Council members, Mr Davey added. Galway faces up to scourge of drugs in every parish CITY TRIBUNE4 weeks ago Stalker used scaffold pole to access female student’s flat Gardaí investigating more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults Warning on radon for Galway householders Music legend Johnny Connolly laid to rest CITY TRIBUNE5 days ago €2.2m apartment development in Salthill faces wrecking ball Man facing three months’ jail for bottom-pinching €4 billion worth of property sold in Galway in a decade	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1099
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Shop Now: Search Products. All Fields Required. Sign Up. Help Search About Us. Its multidisciplinary articles relate to both nursing and social work. This Policy Research Brief describes case management models, innovations, and best practices identified for this project. In addition to its excellent coverage, it is both free of charge and readily available. Peer review was postulated as a minimal guarantee for the quality of the selected studies and seemed an appropriate starting date, since no evaluation studies were published before that date in these types of journals Mejta et al. Following are profiles of this model as it is implemented in these two States. However, no randomized and controlled study has yet shown its effectiveness compared with other interventions. Similarly, intensive case management applies the same principles, usually with a smaller caseload and without a team approach. Case managment model. 2. Strengths-Based Case Management Intensive case management ICM provides assertive outreach and counseling services , including skills-building, family consultations and crisis intervention, according to the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. It is similar to and sometimes grouped with assertive community treatment, a case management model that utilizes a team approach and larger caseloads. Strengths-based case management is a perspective originally developed to help a population of persons with persistent mental illness make the transition from institutionalized care to independent living, according to Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA. There is some evidence that suggests strengths-based approaches can improve social connections, have a positive psychological impact and enhance well-being, help children and families, and improve retention in treatment programs for those who misuse substances. Ongoing monitoring is not provided or is relatively brief. This approach is also appropriate in instances where treatment and social services in a particular area are relatively integrated and the need for monitoring and advocacy is minimal. One example of this is how case managers in a large metropolitan area were able to link HIV-infected clients with at least two referrals during the initial session to agencies or services that would provide ongoing services. Case managers working with substance-abusing clients in a large metropolitan area had access to funds and were able to purchase treatment services, drastically reducing waiting periods. Clinical approaches to case management combine resource acquisition case management and clinical therapy activities. Clinical and rehabilitation approaches are often combined, as some case managers provide activities like psychotherapy and teaching specific skills so that one treatment professional provides, or at least coordinates, therapy and case management activities. The approaches are common in substance abuse treatment programs. A program for women who have substance abuse problems used the clinical case management approach due to the belief that women have special needs in the treatment setting. Case managers play a pivotal role for their clients, helping them receive the care and resources they need. It appears that especially descriptive, retrospective, and quasi-experimental studies have shown beneficial outcomes, while studies applying a methodologically stronger design randomized and controlled trials have often failed to prove the effectiveness of case management compared with other interventions, particularly over a longer period of time. Although relatively few differences have been observed with control groups receiving standard or other viable treatment, significant improvements over time have been consistently reported concerning various client outcomes Thornquist et al. These observations stress the importance of deliberate implementation of case management programs and their integration in the existing network of services for adequate matching and referral Vanderplasschen et al. Also assertive community treatment helped patients with dual disorders improve over a three-year period, but not any differently as compared to standard case management. On the other hand, some evidence is available that the latter intervention affects treatment retention and client outcomes among homeless individuals Conrad et al. Outcomes from both studies show that for severely affected populations, case management efforts should be sustained over long enough periods. Given the significant drug-related problems and numerous barriers to treatment that HIV-infected individuals experience, it may not be surprising that the effects of intensive case management are limited to improving access to medical services and increasing retention in the program Rich et al. However, no randomized and controlled study has yet shown its effectiveness compared with other interventions. Similarly, the implementation of intensive case management for multi-impaired chronic substance abusers in Europe has generated significant gains which need to be confirmed in large-scale experimental studies. Some evidence is available for the effectiveness of strengths-based case management, as at least two studies showed significant effects on service utilization and legal and employment outcomes for persons seeking treatment Saleh et al. Controversy exists as to whether these effects can be maintained over time Saleh et al. Intensive and generalist case management have not always been directed at specific groups of substance abusers. Studies of the latter consistently show an impact on treatment access, participation and retention, and relapse and rehospitalization Evenson et al. These findings illustrate what may realistically be expected from the implementation of case management, if this intervention is robustly implemented and continued during a substantial period. On the other hand, brokerage case management seems to affect in particular initial treatment participation and linking to services and should thus be applied for this specific purpose, e. Without a control condition, authors may have wrongly assigned a time effect to case management, while other factors such as motivation, retention, and client characteristics may have accounted for these positive outcomes. Both hypotheses have been rejected based on the observation that persons receiving less intensive services show far less improvement. Generally, models of case management have been compared with control conditions that include standard treatment, another innovative intervention or another model of case management, thus reducing the chance of observing significant differential effects. Also, other sources of bias may have obscured the differential effectiveness of this intervention. First, bias may occur due to lower attrition rates in the case management group Vaughn et al. Second, partial or incomplete implementation and low intensity of the intervention due to staffing problems, lack of training and inexperience of case managers, and staff turnover may account for limited or no effectiveness Orwin et al. Since McLellan and colleagues could only demonstrate the effectiveness of a case management program 26 months after initial implementation, they further stressed the importance of precontracting of services to ascertain their availability and accessibility. Perhaps this should not be surprising, since this intervention was originally designed to provide ongoing and supportive care to clients and to link them with community resources and existing agencies Rapp et al. Despite numerous empirical studies that have evaluated case management, no comprehensive review has yet been published about the effectiveness of this intervention for substance abusers. This review may contribute to present-day knowledge about the effectiveness of this intervention and to its further implementation, and can be the starting point for a meta-analysis. However, some shortcomings should be kept in mind concerning the methodology of this review. First, this review was based on articles published in peer-reviewed journals, which may have caused a publication bias cf. Since we found various and inconsistent effects and several studies that reported insignificant effects, we assume that our review was not merely affected by such a bias. It can also be that published articles only contain the strongest findings of a study, while other insignificant observations were not reported. Analysis of the original research reports and data could address this problem, but this information is usually difficult to access at the expense of its comprehensiveness and quality. Second, this review started from four different models of case management that have been accepted by a consensus panel of American specialists SAMHSA If insufficient details were given about the actual intervention or no specialized model was mentioned, these interventions may have been incorrectly classified as generalist case management. Indicators to measure program fidelity and robustness of different models of case management are needed, as well as an accurate description of the implemented intervention Godley et al. Finally, contextual differences affect the implementation—and consequently the evaluation—of case management to a large extent SAMHSA Any firm conclusions about the effectiveness of case management are premature and even unwarranted, given the relative scarcity of randomized and controlled studies, especially concerning some specific models of case management clinical, brokerage, and strengths-based. Additional studies are needed, mainly outside the United States, that apply a strong methodology among a sufficiently large sample. Small samples have accounted for limited power and reduce the chance of detecting small or medium effects Orwin et al. Studies that have utilized case management over a to month period have demonstrated long-term positive effects and even cost-effectiveness Oliva et al. However, some authors have shown that effects plateaued or even deteriorated after a while, particularly when the intervention was discontinued Sorensen et al. Given the chronic and relapsing nature of substance abuse problems, application of a longitudinal approach to case management is indicated. It is necessary to know if its value declines over time and when, if ever, case management efforts should be reduced or terminated Clark et al. Evaluations of the effectiveness of case management should include multiple outcome measures and process variables. Not only socially acceptable changes e. Up to now, little information has been available about the crucial features of this intervention: what specific aspects contribute to specific outcomes? A team approach, monitoring, treatment planning, outreaching, and focusing on strengths and good relationships with case managers have been associated with positive outcomes among substance abusers Vanderplasschen et al. In-depth qualitative research with clients and case managers is required to further explore elements that contribute to the effectiveness of case management. The general nature of the elements identified in qualitative studies can then be tested in randomized and controlled trials. Based on this review of published articles, the authors conclude that at least some evidence is available for the effectiveness of some models of case management. As in the field of mental health care, obvious positive effects include reduced use of inpatient services and increased utilization of outpatient and community-based services, prolonged treatment retention, improved quality of life, high client satisfaction, and stabilization or even improvement of the situations of—often problematic—substance abusers. Various authors have found significant effects over time for several drug-related outcomes, but often these did not differ from outcomes among clients receiving less intensive or even minimal interventions. Longitudinal outcomes are still unclear, but at least some studies have shown long-term effects if the intervention was sustained. Several aspects of the effectiveness of this intervention need to be studied further. The extent of the effects was beyond the scope of this article, but should be included in a meta-analysis concerning the effectiveness of case management for substance abusers. Although some studies have shown that this intervention works, it is still unclear what exactly makes this intervention work and how long its effects last. Given the increased acceptance of the idea that substance abuse is a chronic and relapsing disorder, the role of case management should be discussed from a chronic care perspective. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. J Psychoactive Drugs. Author manuscript; available in PMC Sep Wouter Vanderplasschen , Ph. Rapp , M. Find articles by Wouter Vanderplasschen. Find articles by Judith Wolf. Richard C. Find articles by Richard C. Find articles by Eric Broekaert. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer. Dunantlaan 2, B Gent, Belgium. Copyright notice. See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract Case management has been implemented in substance abuse treatment to improve cost- effectiveness, but controversy exists about its potential to realize this objective. Keywords: case management, effectiveness, review, substance abuse, treatment. Open in a separate window. Robust ICM associated with higher rates of psychosocial functioning, less alcohol and drug symptoms and lower cost of intensive services S. Substantial cost-savings and enhanced recovery and psychosocial functioning after 12 months NS. Reduction of injecting and sexual risk behavior not different between groups NS. Generally very satisfied with the program. Significant reduction of problem severity after six months, but no longer after 12 and 18 months. High degree of satisfaction with treatment services. Longer length of stay associated with better outcomes NS. Positive outcomes were related to longer retention. Length of treatment related to self-report of weekly drug use S. No difference in cost-effectiveness over three-year period when focusing on substance abuse and quality of life NS. Positive relation between length of time in treatment and outcomes S. SBCM: additional improvement concerning drug use and self-help group attendance after six months S. SBCM-clients stayed longer in after-care services S , which was related with better outcomes concerning post-treatment criminality and drug use at month follow-up S. SBCM had no direct impact on drug use severity, but indirectly mediated by treatment retention. SBCM had significant impact on perceptions of family relations and parental attitudes after six months S , but not on perception of partner abuse Inside SBCM: significant impact on utilization of medical and substance abuse services after 12 months. Telecommunication CM: better outcomes for clients with higher premorbid cognitive abilities S. Cretzmeyer et al. SBCM regarded as effective and valuable intervention by participants. GCM: better treatment outcomes, including reduced alcohol and drug use after 36 months NS. Deterioration related with physical and mental health problems. Outcomes mediated by amount of drug abuse prevention and education. Length of stay correlated with improved outcomes S. Reduction of homelessness, alcohol use and drug use S. Increased linkage to primary care and outpatient services, reduced utilization of acute and ED services and reduction in hospital costs S. Intensive Case Management The effectiveness of intensive case management cf. Strengths-Based Case Management Although the application of strengths-based case management is limited to a few projects, some evidence of effectiveness is available based on two large NIDA-funded studies in Iowa and Ohio cf. Brokerage Case Management Since only one study has evaluated the effectiveness of brokerage case management, little evidence exists that this intervention contributes to treatment participation and referral to ancillary services Scott et al. Clinical Case Management Little evidence is available about the effectiveness of clinical case management, but this intervention has been associated with an increase in the provision of services and significant improvements concerning alcohol and drug use, medical and psychiatric status, and employment functioning after six months McLellan et al. What makes Case Management Effective or not? Limitations of the Review Despite numerous empirical studies that have evaluated case management, no comprehensive review has yet been published about the effectiveness of this intervention for substance abusers. Recommendations for Further Research and Practice Any firm conclusions about the effectiveness of case management are premature and even unwarranted, given the relative scarcity of randomized and controlled studies, especially concerning some specific models of case management clinical, brokerage, and strengths-based. Survey of case management practices in addictions programs. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Effective services for homeless substance abusers. Journal of Addictive Diseases. The role of case management in substance abuse treatment services for women and their children. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Towards an integrated treatment system for substance abusers: Report on the second international symposium on substance abuse treatment and special target groups. Social Work. Case management and assertive community treatment in Europe. Psychiatric Services. Cost-effectiveness of assertive community treatment versus standard case management for persons with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders. Health Services Research. Medical Care. Outcome of a controlled trial of the effectiveness of intensive case management for chronic public inebriates. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Treatment of methamphetamine abuse: research findings and clinical directions. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. Assertive community treatment for patients with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorder:A clinical trial. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Intensive case management of persons with chronic mental illness who abuse substances. Hospital and Community Psychiatry. Evaluation of substance use outcomes in demonstration projects for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants: Findings from a quasi-experiment. Addictive Behaviors. Case management to enhance AIDS risk reduction for injection drug users and crack users: Theoretical and practical considerations. In: Ashery RS, editor. Preliminary outcomes from the assertive continuing care experiment for adolescents discharged from residential treatment. Case management for dually diagnosed individuals involved in the criminal justice system. Contingency management in outpatient methadone treatment: A meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Iowa case management: Innovative social casework. Drug treatment careers: A conceptual framework and existing research findings. Evaluating the impact of case management dosage. Nursing Research. Appropriateness of assertive case management for drug-involved prison releasees. Journal of Case Management. Impact of robustness of program implementation on outcomes of clients in dual diagnosis programs. Evaluating changes in symptoms and functioning of dually diagnosed clients in specialized treatment. Cost-effectiveness of substance disorder interventions for people with severe mental illness. Journal of Mental Health Administration. Clinical case management: Definition, principles, components. Thirty-six month outcome of prenatal cocaine exposure for term or near-term infants: Impact of early case management. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. On the problems of randomized clinical trials as a means of advancing clinical practice. Effects of case management on retention in prenatal substance abuse treatment. The impact of intensive case-managed intervention on substance-using pregnant and postpartum women. Community-based case management for active injecting drug users. Advances in Medical Sociology. An intensive case management approach for paroled iv drug users. Journal of Drug Issues. Does clinical case management improve outpatient addiction treatment? Improving substance abuse treatment access and retention using a case management approach. A follow-up study of homeless women. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless. Mesa Grande: a methodological analysis of clinical trials of treatments for alcohol use disorders. Motivational interviewing: research, practice, and puzzles. The effects of clinical case management on hospital service use among ED frequent users. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Evaluation Review. Early experiences with primary care. Toronto, Canada: Addiction Research Foundation; Predicting post-primary treatment services and drug use outcome: A multivariate analysis. Washington, D. C: National Institute of Justice; Successful linkage of medical care and community services for HIV-positive offenders being released from prison. Journal of Urban Health. Analysis of three interventions for substance abuse treatment of severely mentally ill people. Case Management Insider \| \| AHC Media: Continuing Medical Education Publishing A further look into case management roles, functions, models, and case loads. We also will discuss the state-of-the-art staffing ratios needed to support the various models. The prospective payment system for Medicare patients initiated the need for hospital staff to begin to think differently about how they organize and deliver care. Because hospitals would now be paid one fee for the entire stay, managing length of stay and cost containment became new necessities for hospitals. Gone were the indemnity reimbursement methods under which hospitals had operated. Under the old payment schemes, hospitals were paid equally for services rendered, usually with little questions asked. With the advent of prospective payment and diagnosis related groups DRGs , the federal government had essentially put hospitals on a budget, paying them a flat fee for the hospital stay, also known as a case rate payment. Following Medicare's reimbursement changes, many states adopted similar case rate methodologies for their Medicaid programs. Within a few years, as healthcare costs continued to rise, managed care organizations began to offer healthcare benefit packages to employers at lower premium costs than had been offered under the indemnity programs. Although managed care had been around for decades, it wasn't until the later s that it began to become increasingly popular. Its popularity correlated directly with the rising costs of healthcare throughout the United States. It became clear that modifications to the existing delivery methods that preceded prospective payment were essential. With this began a significant shift in how hospitals viewed case management, and many hospitals began to develop some version of a case management model at that time. There were no national standards for case management roles, functions, models, or staffing ratios yet. Each hospital attempted to take their existing structures and modify them in some way. Utilization review, performed by nurses, was separate from discharge planning, performed by social workers. The two roles did not intersect and had little to do with each other. In fact, prior to the introduction of prospective payment and managed care, there was little need for an integrated approach to these functions. Once the reimbursement structures changed, the delivery models also had to change. Partially integrating models and roles. At this point, some hospitals began to attempt to interface the roles of utilization review and discharge planning. These models began to integrate the previously disconnected roles of utilization management and coordination and facilitation of care with discharge planning. These roles began to intersect with discharge planning, which was managed by social work in the early models. The need to relate patients' clinical issues to their level of care and their discharge plan, drove this change forward. Care began to shift to the out-patient environment with an explosion in home care agencies, infusion companies, as well as the use of sub-acute and ambulatory surgery. Today, we see a variety of models that have been adapted to the specific needs of organizations. However, there are some fundamentals to any model that should be used. Adaptations can be made to these fundamental core roles. The state-of-the-art in CM models. Today, we see two basic versions of case management models: the integrated dyad model and the collaborative triad model. With each of these foundational models hospitals can add the additional roles that they require to meet their specific needs. The integrated model represents a fully integrated model in which all core functions of case management are under the responsibility of the nurse case manager. It represents one of the state-of-the-art models in use today. In this model, all case management roles are performed by a single case manager. The model integrates all previously disconnected roles and functions. Case managers working in this type of structure manage the patients in one of two ways. Either all the patients have a case manager assigned to them, or some do, based on pre-determined selection criteria. Today, the state-of-the-art model is to have all patients assessed and followed by a nurse case manager. Selecting only some patients for case management may result in patients falling through the cracks and ultimately not receiving the post-acute care services they may need. However, in this model, not all patients will need to be followed by a social worker. The patients that will be followed will depend on the hospital's high-risk criteria that they select to help identify those patients who would benefit from social work services. These criteria should be prospectively determined and understood by the case management team, as well as the other disciplines such as physicians and nurses. If not well understood, this can result in unnecessary referrals being made to social work, and additional work placed on the social worker to screen these patients out. In the dyad model, the case manager is responsible for some additional roles and functions. These include the addition of discharge planning and variance management. In the dyad model, the social worker may be responsible for some of the discharge planning functions, or may be solely responsible for psychosocial assessments and interventions, with discharge planning completely under the responsibilities of the nurse case manager. The decision to share the discharge planning functions is that of the hospital, and has to be carefully considered. Things to be considered would include the types of patients the hospital typically cares for. If the hospital deals with highly psychosocially complex patients, then some consideration should be given to how the work is allotted to each discipline. The integrated model is designed to allow for the division of discharge planning functions based on the issues that the patient presents with. The collaborative or triad model adds a third key player to the core case management team. In this model, the clinical and business functions of case management are separate roles with three team partners actively working together. The case manager is not responsible for the business functions which are defined as:. Utilization management: Obtaining authorizations, managing observation status, and denial management. The case manager is responsible for risk screening, assessment and planning, coordination of care, resource management, and outcomes management. In this model, the social worker performs very similar roles and functions as in the integrated model. These include screening of patients, assessment and planning, brief therapeutic interventions, care planning, and crisis intervention. For high-risk cases, the social worker assists with discharge planning functions as needed. Since both models are considered state-of-the-art, each hospital must determine which model will best help them achieve their expected outcomes. Pros and cons of CM models. The decision to select one model over another will depend on many factors that must be taken into consideration. Case manages in direct communication with third-party payers and vendors — they know the case. Bundles highly time-dependent functions [discharge planning and utilization management]. Can be frustrating for staff to manage. If not done well, can morph into a set of tasks rather than an integrated approach to the roles and functions. Creates some duplication. The utilization manager and case manager are reviewing the chart for similar or same information. Case Management Insider February 1, Reprints Share. The history of case management models The prospective payment system for Medicare patients initiated the need for hospital staff to begin to think differently about how they organize and deliver care. The case manager is not responsible for the business functions which are defined as: Utilization management: Obtaining authorizations, managing observation status, and denial management. Consolidates business functions of case management into one role- builds expertise. Reduced duplication, fragmentation and redundancy. Case managers not consumed with routine payer functions. Data collected once for multiple purposes. Expanded focus on documentation review and improvement. Collaborative Model Integrated Model Collaborative Model Bundles highly time-dependent functions [discharge planning and utilization management]. Requires intensive communication between triad members. Works best if all disciplines report to the same administrator. Will not work if staffing is inadequate. Infrastructure will crumble. Report Abusive Comment. Restricted Content You must have JavaScript enabled to enjoy a limited number of articles over the next days. Please click here to continue without javascript.. 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__label__wiki	0.814317	0.814317	Afghan policemen search passengers at a checkpoint in Helmand province on December 17, 2017. A journalist in Helmand was recently injured by a car bomb in an assassination attempt. (Noor Mohammad/AFP) Afghan journalist wounded in assassination attempt New York, March 12, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Afghan authorities to swiftly investigate the attempted assassination of journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi in Helmand province today and bring the perpetrators to justice. "The near fatal attack on journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi is another reminder of the dangers journalists face every day in Afghanistan," said Steven Butler, CPJ's Asia program coordinator, from Geneva. "Still, they continue to report courageously, and authorities must do everything possible to ensure their safety, including bringing the perpetrators of this attack to justice." Ahmadi, a local journalist covering politics and security issues with Helmand-based Sabawoon TV, was on his way to work in Lashkargah city this morning when a bomb attached to his car detonated, according to news reports. He was severely injured and was first taken to a local hospital, then scheduled to be transferred to Kabul for further medical treatment, Ilias Alami with the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee told CPJ. Ahmadi was in stable condition, according to Afghan TV network TOLO News. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to TOLO News. Ahmadi has previously faced death threats from the Taliban and was likely on a list of journalists targeted for retaliation by the Taliban, Alami said. CPJ called the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs but did not receive a response. Afghanistan was the most deadly country for journalists worldwide in 2018, according to CPJ research. At least 13 journalists were killed in relation to their work. Editor's Note: This text has been updated to reflect that, at the time CPJ spoke with Alami, Ahmadi was scheduled to be transferred to Kabul. Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi Sabawoon TV Short URL: https://cpj.org/x/76c2 Two sentenced to death for 2018 killing of Afghan journalist Abdul Manan Arghand New York, April 17, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Afghan government to deliver justice through a fair and transparent process after two suspects were sentenced to death for the killing of Kabul News journalist Abdul Manan Arghand.... Afghan journalist killed; Islamic State affiliate claims responsibility New York, March 18, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the killing of Afghan journalist Sultan Mahmoud Khairkhwah and calls on authorities to investigate his killing and improve the safety of journalists in the country.... Two radio journalists shot and killed in northern Afghanistan February 6, 2019 5:18 PM ET New York, February 6, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Afghan authorities to promptly investigate and bring to justice those responsible for yesterday's killing of two journalists in Taloqan, the capital city of northern Takhar province.... Media worker killed, telecom connections destroyed in Afghanistan New York, August 13, 2018-- Mohammad Daud Anwari, a media technician for the state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan, was killed on August 10 during an attack by the Taliban on Tape-e-Television, an area of Ghazni city where many local media antennas are located, the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC)... Afghan AFP driver killed in suicide attack while traveling to work New York, July 23, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns yesterday's suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, in which at least one media worker was killed.... Support Our Work: "); text = text.replace(/#([A-Za-z_0-9]+)/g,'#$1'); text = text.replace(/@([A-Za-z_0-9]+)/g,'@$1'); return text; } var s = ''; $.getJSON('/ui/js/latest.json', function(data) { $.each(data, function(idx, value) { if(idx > 3) return; s += ' '; s += ''; s += ' @' + this.user.screen_name + ' '; s += replaceURLWithHTMLLinks(this.text); s += ' '; s += ' '; }); $('.cpj--tweets').append(s); }); [email protected]pj.org	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1116
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__label__wiki	0.903521	0.903521	LISTS Eight Bands Leading the Crossover Thrash Revival By David Anthony · April 18, 2018 As a genre, thrash metal has always been elastic. Given the style’s global reach, with its formative period seeing bands in California’s Bay Area, New York City, Germany, and Brazil—to name only a few—all pushing the style forward, there was never a single correct way to thrash. All that parallel thinking meant every scene was offering something distinct, and it’s why every band left behind a different thread for the next generation to follow, enabling them to spin off their own distinct takes on the genre, too. This is, in part, what yielded crossover, a punk-inspired strain of thrash that came into vogue when hardcore bands started reaching outside their confines. The sound dates back to the mid-’80s, when bands like the Cro-Mags and Bad Brains began imbuing their sounds with a more metallic chug. But the genre was formally christened when the Texas band D.R.I. released their third record, Crossover, in 1987. Crossover was still firmly rooted in punk, but instead of rushing through 22 songs in a scant 17 minutes like they’d done before, D.R.I. was taking their more primal directives and supplanting them with the kind of lead breaks and technical riffs that Metallica’s Master Of Puppets so deftly inspired. While thrash had a revival in the mid-2000s, it was only a matter of time before crossover had its day in the sun. While the distinctions between crossover and “classic” thrash are razor thin, there’s been an upswing of bands that hammer home the distinction, playing metal but approaching it with hardcore’s ethos. These bands are reclaiming crossover as their own, expanding upon the best aspects of the two sibling genres and allowing for it to become a vital sound that sounds just as good when it’s rebooted. Nightmare Logic Power Trip . Formats: Compact Disc (CD), Vinyl LP, Digital Over the past year, Power Trip have risen to a place of prominence in underground music. Not only have they toured with metal legends like Obituary and Cannibal Corpse, they’ve gained the approval of critics on the back of their sophomore album Nightmare Logic—which Bandcamp named the best metal album of 2017. After a decade of work, the Texas band have become the gateway for the rising movement, able to win over dyed-in-the-wool metalheads, as well as punks that don’t touch the stuff. While undoubtedly a metal band, Power Trip make some critical decisions that show their punk backbone, such as writing songs in standard tuning and forgoing the double bass drum attack that’s become such a cliché in nearly every sub-section of metal. The effect of that is a batch of songs that are true sing-alongs, hitting listeners the kind of choruses that arena rock bands would be jealous of. Crossover Ministry Iron Reagan . Formats: T-Shirt/Apparel, Digital While it’s up for debate whether or not Municipal Waste fall more on the crossover or thrash side of the aisle, vocalist Tony Foresta and guitarist Phil “Landphil” Hall have always been upfront about where their side project Iron Reagan sits. On their 2017 album Crossover Ministry, which roots itself firmly in hardcore’s political tradition, Iron Reagan are more concerned with crushing establishments than crushing a beer, even if they slip in a lighthearted party anthem here and there. From their name on down, Iron Reagan follow in the footsteps of punk’s progenitors, building outsized caricatures of those in power so they can cut them right back down to size. Foreseen Grave Danger LP FORESEEN . Like many of the bands on this list, Helsinki, Finland’s Foreseen have been around for a while, but they are just beginning to hit their stride. While they always were a forceful band, 2017’s Grave Danger was the culmination of everything they’d been working toward, pushing their tempos to an almost unreasonable pace and becoming a tighter, more focused unit as a result. A song like “Violent Discipline” sees guitarists Jaakko Hietakangas and Erkka Korpi rush to fill all the open space with punchy, memorable riffs, while vocalist Mirko Nummelin throws out lyrical phrases that build to a cathartic cry of “Fight back.” They clearly worship at the altar of Kreator, Germany’s biggest thrash export, but Foreseen write songs that could never be dismissed as mere homage, with the quasi-socialist bent of “Government Cuts” showing a perspective that’s all their own. Youngblood Records Constant Struggle Youngblood Records . If crossover was first forged in Texas by D.R.I., it would be carried forward by fellow Texans a couple decades later. Before Power Trip took up the mantle, there was Iron Age, releasing the eclectic, genre-bending Constant Struggle in 2006 and becoming the silent influence on the next wave of Texas thrash acts. 2009’s The Sleeping Eye saw them move into a more mid-tempo arena, one that was drenched in psychedelia and brought a doom-indebted ambience to the fore. Though Iron Age has spent much of the past decade on hiatus, they’ve been playing shows again—with Power Trip drummer Chris Ulsh playing guitar in this new iteration—and introducing themselves to a world that’s never been more inviting to their unique brand of thrash. Primal Rite Dirge Of Escapism PRIMAL RITE . Primal Rite are a band that carry on two distinct coastal traditions. Hailing from San Francisco, the band is the logical merging of the Bay Area hardcore and thrash scenes, but by aligning themselves with the iconic New York City hardcore label Revelation Records, their East Coast influence feels slightly more pronounced. This year’s Dirge Of Escapism is the perfect merger of those sounds, becoming a corrosive concoction that sees Lucy Xavier’s vocals bleed into the instruments, making an all-consuming racket that never lets up. Triple B Records Formidable Darkness Triple B Records . Formats: Vinyl LP, Digital Hailed as a band at the forefront of the “New Wave of D.C. Hardcore,” Red Death have their feet firmly planted in the city’s punk tradition. While their debut album Permanent Exile sounds more like a hardcore band flirting with metal’s theatrics, last year’s Formidable Darkness showcases their evolution into a leaner crossover act. On Formidable Darkness, Red Death’s riffs are a little heavier, the songs a hair faster, and the lyrics more pointed, a potent combination that shows they’re a band that’s only treading upward. The Future Of... Mindforce . Poughkeepsie, New York’s Mindforce have only a couple of EPs to their name, but they’ve quickly found a way to take crossover’s ideology and supplant it with the groovy bounce of East Coast hardcore. “They Just Want War” is a prime example, as Mindforce are able to take some technical riffing and wrap it around a bouncing backbeat, allowing them to effortlessly slide into a danceable breakdown without anyone being the wiser. With Jason Petagine’s vocal delivery giving a clear nod to the borderline spoken word approach of late-’80s hardcore, Mindforce add some new spices to crossover’s stew, and they blend in better than you’d expect. Enforced RETALIATION ENFORCED . Enforced have an innate understanding of the musical history of the city they call home. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, it’s clear that Enforced have taken the mid-tempo, groove-laden path laid down by Four Walls Falling, but they’ve never limited themselves to that narrow frame of reference. By taking in elements from a band like Municipal Waste, they are able to craft songs that can make pinch harmonics fit into what are, from a structural perspective, hardcore songs. The cumulative effect makes Enforced a band that don’t just continue Richmond’s legacy of aggressive music, they cement their own place within it. -David Anthony Metal Thrash Metal Read more in Metal →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1124
__label__wiki	0.992325	0.992325	Latest in Michael Hirst ‘Vikings: Valhalla’: Netflix Orders ‘Vikings’ Sequel Series From Michael Hirst, Jeb Stuart & MGM TV The Vikings saga will continue on Netflix. The streamer has picked up Vikings: Valhalla, a sequel to the hit series that is heading into its sixth and final season on History. I hear Netflix has ordered 24 episodes of the new series from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and studio MGM Television, which continues the… ‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Developing Drama ‘Charlemagne’ For Quibi Quibi has announced its latest drama project. The short-form video platform, founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, has put into development Charlemagne, a drama based on the wild life of the Roman emperor, from Vikings, Camelot and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst. Written by Hirst, Charlemagne is based on… ‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Remaking ‘Doctor Zhivago’ With ‘Sherlock’ Producer Hartswood Film & Wild Bunch Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has teamed with Sherlock producer Hartswood Films and Wild Bunch TV to remake Doctor Zhivago. Hirst is adapting Boris Pasternak's classic novel for TV as an eight-part series. It is being produced by British indie Hartswood Films, which is producing forthcoming BBC drama Dra… By Peter White ‘Vikings’ To End After Season 6, Followup Series In Works At History From Michael Hirst & MGM Television EXCLUSIVE: History’s flagship scripted series Vikings will be ending its run after the upcoming 20-episode sixth season. As the hit drama is wrapping, History, Vikings creator Michael Hirst and studio MGM Television, are looking to extend the Vikings franchise with a new series. I’ve learned that the network is in… ‘Vikings’ Unveils New Battle-Heavy Trailer & Announces Date For Midseason Premiere – Comic-Con It’s brother versus brother in the upcoming midseason premiere of Vikings. History’s epic drama catapulted into Comic-Con today with a new trailer for the second half of Season Five, and the announcement of the return date of Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 9 PM ET/PT. The crowd in Ballroom 20 went wild as they were treated to… By Dino-Ray Ramos ‘Vikings’ Creator Michael Hirst Launches Production Company, Sets Up ‘Ronin’ Remake At MGM Vikings and The Tudors creator Michael Hirst has launched his own independent production company and has struck a first-look deal with MGM. Hirst also has also set up his first project, a remake of Robert De Niro's 1998 spy thriller Ronin. Hirst has established Green Pavilion Entertainment with longtime producing… Michael Hirst Signs First-Look Deal With A+E Studios A+E Studios has inked a development deal with another top showrunner behind a signature A+E Networks scripted series, Vikings creator Michael Hirst. Under the multi-year first-look pact, Hirst will develop new drama projects for the A+E portfolio of networks, including A&E, Lifetime and History, as well as outside… Mar 4, 2015 9:00 am NBC Developing Event Series About The Beatles From ‘The Tudors’ Team EXCLUSIVE: The team that brought to the small screen the story of King Henry VIII is taking on another English royalty, this time in the world of rock & roll. I have learned that NBC is in early stages of development of an eight-episode event series about the Beatles that would tell the story of the greatest band of… 10 'Matrix 4': 'Sense8' Actress Eréndira Ibarra Reteams With Lana Wachowski On Warner Bros.-Village Roadshow Sequel	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1130
__label__wiki	0.805764	0.805764	U.S. missile shield site in Poland taking shape 08:50 (GMT+0000) August 12, 2019 in Missiles & Bombs, News, Photo Aegis Ashore "Deckhouse" command and control center. Photo by Lt. Amy Forsythe The newest U.S. anti-missile station in Redzikowo, Poland, will be home to the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense System(AABMDS) mission in the coming years and is expected to be completed sometime in late 2020. Located in the northwestern part of Poland, the Navy’s land-based missile defense system is being built just outside the town of Redzikowo and is a result of the 2009 initiative called the European Phased Adaptive Approach(EPAA). The EPAA calls for using Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities to defend Europe against threats originating from outside the Euro-Atlantic area. Naval Support Facility Redzikowo is a tangible demonstration of the U.S. commitment to collective security in Europe. It is the Navy’s newest installation, the first U.S. installation in Poland and is co-located with the Redzikowo Force Protection Battalion at the Redzikowo Military Base. The Aegis Ashore site at Redzikowo is Phase III of the European Phased Adaptive Approach, the United States’ voluntary national contribution to NATO Ballistic Missile Defense. Aegis Ashore in Poland expands the defensive capability that protects NATO European territories, populations and forces from ballistic missile threats emanating from outside the Euro-Atlantic area. The system is designed to detect, track, engage and destroy ballistic missiles in flight. It uses the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor, which does not carry an explosive warhead, to intercept and destroy an enemy missile by colliding with it at high speed. NSFR fire station and emergency response coordination cell. Photo by Lt. Amy Forsythe One of three ballistic missile defense launcher sites located on the base. Photo by Lt. Amy Forsythe Multi-purpose facility will be where U.S. military and civilian personnel receive medical care, dining services and will be lodged. Photo by Lt. Amy Forsythe Graphic illustration by U.S. Navy Lt. Amy Forsythe, Public Affairs Officer, Naval Support Facility Redzikowo Tags: PolandUSA Boeing also submit proposal for Germany’s new heavy lift helicopter U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, as well as Sikorsky and Rheinmetall, has submitted its response to the STH invitation to... U.S. Air National Guard F-16 fighters receive new APG-83 radar U.S. Navy awards contract to Leonardo for new TH-73A training helicopters Lockheed Martin gets $32.9 million for Taiwan’s F-16 fighters upgrade	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1131
__label__cc	0.718373	0.281627	Start Over Creator Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s) Format Image Location United States Work Type posters Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers18 Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s)18[remove] Martin Williams (Flyer designer, worked with Buddy Esquire)2 DJ Whiz Kid (Early Hip Hop DJ)1 Eddie Ed (Hip Hop flyer designer, brother of Buddy Esquire)1 Poo2 (Hip Hop flyer designer)1 fliers (printed matter)18 posters18[remove] United States18[remove] Bronx, New York, New York, United States16 Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States1 New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States1 Afrika Bambaataa (Hip Hop DJ from the South Bronx. Instrumental in the early development of hip hop.)5 Afrika Bambaataa and the Cosmic Force (One of Bambaataa's many groups. Featured emcees Lisa Lee, Ikey C, Chubby Chub, and Ice Ice.)2 Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force (Electro-Funk and Hip-Hop ensemble, from Bronx, NY, led by DJ Afrika Bambaataa, featuring MC GLOBE, Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow)2 Almighty Kay Gee (Hip Hop performer, member of Cold Crush Brothers)2 Barry-B (Hip Hop performer)1 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library18 Breakbeat Lenny Archive18 Image18[remove] 1. 3rd Ave. Ballroom, Feb. 16, 1979 Buddy Esquire ("The Flyer King") (Hip Hop Flyer Designer, active in the 1970s and 1980s) Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers 2. Ecstasy Garage Disco, Apr. 24, 1981 3. Ecstasy Garage Disco, Apr. 4, 1981 4. Ecstasy Garage Disco, Feb. 12, 1981 5. Ecstasy Garage Disco, June 20, 1980 7. Ecstasy Garage Disco, Nov. 14, 1980 Martin Williams (Flyer designer, worked with Buddy Esquire) 8. I.S. 167, Mar. 7, 1981 9. Kips Bay Boys Club, Feb. 13, 1982 10. Kips Bay Boys Club, Feb. 13, 1982 11. Morris H. S., June 12, 1981 12. Remington Boys Club, Dec. 12, 1980 13. Stardust Ballroom, Feb. 20, 1982 14. T-Connection, Apr. 10, 1981 DJ Whiz Kid (Early Hip Hop DJ) 15. T-Connection, Apr. 4, 1981 Eddie Ed (Hip Hop flyer designer, brother of Buddy Esquire) Poo2 (Hip Hop flyer designer) 16. T-Connection, May 29, 1981 17. T-Connection, Nov. 20, 1981 18. Taft H.S., Jan. 8, 1982	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1135
__label__cc	0.668909	0.331091	Items General view - Pine Street. General view - Pine Street. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Sperr, Percy Loomis (1890-1964) Image ID 730431F Original Scan Copyright held or managed by the New York Public Library Additional title: [Manhattan: Wall Street - Between Pearl and William Streets ; 70 Pine Street ; 60 Wall Street Tower ; Bank of Manhattan.] Sperr, Percy Loomis (1890-1964) (Photographer) Date Created: 1933 Shelf locator: AZ 12-2335 Ships -- New York (State) -- New York Upper Bay (N.Y. and N.J.) Waterfronts -- New Jersey Citation/reference: 1287-A4 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9296280-c55d-012f-9aca-58d385a7bc34 The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "General view - Pine Street." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1933. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-8e4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. "General view - Pine Street." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 18, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-8e4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1933). General view - Pine Street. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-8e4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 <ref name=NYPL>{{cite web \| url=http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-8e4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 \| title= (still image) General view - Pine Street., (1933)\|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library \|accessdate=January 18, 2020 \|publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1136
__label__wiki	0.565017	0.565017	Investigating the sources and fate of monomethylmercury and dimethylmercury in the Arctic marine boundary layer and waters Monomethylmercury (MMHg), the most bioavailable form of mercury (Hg) and a potent neurotoxin, is present at elevated concentrations in Arctic marine mammals posing serious health threats to the local populations relying on marine food for their subsistence living. The sources of MMHg in the Arctic Ocean surface water and the role of dimethylmercury (DMHg) as a source of MMHg remain unclear. The objective of this research was to determine the sources and fate of methylated Hg species (MMHg and DMHg) in the marine ecosystem by investigating processes controlling the presence of methylated Hg species in the Arctic Ocean marine boundary layer (MBL) and surface waters. A method based on solid phase adsorption on Bond Elut ENV was developed and successfully used for unprecedented measurement of methylated Hg species in the MBL in Hudson Bay (HB) and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA). MMHg and DMHg concentrations averaged 2.9 ± 3.6 (mean ± SD) and 3.8 ± 3.1 pg m-3, respectively, and varied significantly among sampling sites. MMHg in the MBL is suspected to be the product of marine DMHg degradation in the atmosphere. MMHg summer (June to September) atmospheric wet deposition rates were estimated to be 188 ± 117.5 ng m-2 and 37 ± 21.7 ng m-2 for HB and CAA, respectively, sustaining MMHg concentrations available for bio-magnification in the pelagic food web. The production and loss of methylated Hg species in surface waters was assessed using enriched stable isotope tracers. MMHg production in surface water was observed from methylation of inorganic Hg (Hg(II)) and, for the first time, from DMHg demethylation with experimentally derived rate constants of 0.92 ± 0.82 x 10-3 d-1 and 0.04 ± 0.02 d-1 respectively. DMHg demethyation rate constant (0.98 ± 0.51 d-1) was higher than that of MMHg (0.35 ± 0.25 d-1). Furthermore, relationships with environmental parameters suggest that methylated Hg species transformations in surface water are mainly biologically driven. We propose that in addition to Hg(II) methylation, the main processes controlling MMHg production in the Arctic Ocean surface waters are DMHg demethylation and deposition of atmospheric MMHg. These results are valuable for a better understanding of the cycle of methylated Hg in the Arctic marine environment. Author Keywords: Arctic Ocean, Atmosphere, Demethylation, Dimethylmercury, Methylation, Monomethylmercury (-) ≠ Bell (-) = Doctor of Philosophy (-) ≠ Saville (-) = Baya Baya (1) + - Georg (1) + - Hickie (1) + - Hintelmann (1) + - Lamborg (1) + -	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1138
__label__wiki	0.50918	0.50918	Folder 002, Box 137, Athletics - various (University Photographer's Collection) (x) › minutes (administrative records) (x) World War I service record for Ames Scribner Albro, p. 2 Albro, Ames Scribner World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives, Box 1, Folder 1 (A) WAR RECORD Entered service on ................. ,1igven‘eer 8,1917 , at El Paso, Texas (date) (place) as 2 Private lst .Class ’ (rank) in the Aviat Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on ................. ,1igven‘eer 8,1917 , at El Paso, Texas (date) (place) as 2 Private lst .Class ’ (rank) in the Aviat ion section of (infantry, artillery, aviation, etc.) the Signal Enli 51:96. Re serve Corp 3 . (regular Army, National Guard. Home Guard, National Army, Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, or Allied Army) or in the ...... _. (name civilian organization, such as Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., etc.) Assigned originally in Officers Training, School (company) (regiment) (division) (or) i - at _____ "Kelly"..Fiel.d..,_San._.Ant_oni.o,,......Iexasr. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr _. (ship) (place) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: —— School, camp, station, ship From (date) to (date) Trained at Kellsr Field and Georgia Institute of Technology and comissioned 2nd.Lt. Air Service Aeronautics, Mar-ch 18,1918. Transferred to: —— Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Rich Field,Waco.Texas ‘ March 25,1918. Air Service Mechanics .... May 10th.,1918. Promotgfﬁice Director Air Service,Wash1ngton,D.c. February 63h.’1:918. From (rank) to (rank) Date Embarked from I on (port) (ship) and arrived at (date) (foreign port) (date) Proceeded from to (datE) From . to .. \ (date) From _ to (date) Trained or stationed abroad:— Country Place From (date) to (date) NOTE—Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. WAR RECORD First went into action (date) (place) Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action (date) (place) Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits, includ- ing dates and places Where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell~shocked, taken prisoner: Nature of casualty Place Date Under medical care: — Name of hospital Location From (date) to (date) Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) (specify disability) Arrived at .................................. .. . on (American port) (ship) (date) (from) Located at ,. engaged in till (name place in U. S.) (kind of duty) (date) Located at I ‘, engaged in till (name place in L'. S.) (kind of duty) (date) Discharged from service at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 7. 7. 7 7 (place) (date) as a (rank) (unit) RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war I ....................................................................... ., _ . .7 ,,,, .. If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chieﬂy instrumental in furnishing the new occupation. Expect to return to Civil Life at an early date. renewi115...,Epaim.ering--¥[9ngg ______________ .. NOTE—Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? _______________ "Exempt" Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? _______________ "Exempt","lavage_,__angi..._gc_cnpation- Voluntary enlistment. What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? Highly beneficial. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? ............... i -. ._i _ .v c. I-. - ~ 7 - r-v . — u A... . Advantages of ability to grasp an entirely new situation. due largely to a liberal literary and technical education. What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc. ? Highly essential to a program of preparedness. If you took part in the ﬁghting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Photographs—If possible, enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated—also interesting snapshots taken in camps or overseas, Additional data, Signed at ................ Washingtonrnmc... on September 30. 1 919 a ( (plaCe) ~ / ,1 7 (date) Q/Law 'QM Locum» v i” '> __________________________________________ _AneemScxibnerwa1bro 2nd.Lieut. A.S.A. (full name) (rank) (branch of service) The information contained in this record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons 01‘ sources ' NOTE—Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. Baader Meinhof Three-Person’d God Series 3: Wesleyan Scientific (John Johnston Papers) "Page One" from 'The Day' $00/Line/Steel/Train 13 $00/Line/Steel/Train 257 01.001.001 Form letter, August 27, 1919, from Roy B. Chamberlin (World War I service records, Box 01, Folder 001) Chamberlin, Roy B. mods_name_personal__namePart_ms 01.001.002 World War I service record for Lyndon Travis Abbot Abbot, Lyndon Travis World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & ArchivesBox 1, Folder 1 (A) 01.001.003 World War I service record for Alan Chichester Abeel Abeel, Alan Chichester World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives1000-148, Box 01, Folder 001 (A) 01.001.004 World War I service record for Horace Mills Abrams Abrams, Horace Mills , World War I Service Records, 1919-1922, Special Collections & Archives Box 1, Folder 1 (A) 01.001.005 World War I service record for George Asa Ackerly Ackerly, George Asa 01.001.005 World War I service record for George Asa Ackerly, p. 1 Note - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by Show moreNote - This document is to be bound and preserved as a permanent record. Please fill it out completely, accurately, and neatly, either in ink or by typewriter. Leave blank space where nothing is to be entered. Wesleyan University Service Record Compiled by the Wesleyan Alumni Council, to be printed in book form, originals to be filed in The Wesleyan Library as a permanent memorial of the deeds of Wesleyan men in the service of the United States or Allied governments during the World War. This questionnaire should be completed so far as possible and sent at once, with photographs and additional notes and letters, to the Wesleyan Alumni Council, Middletown, Conn. Name in full: Ackerly (family name) George (first name) Asa (middle names) Class: 1920 Date of birth: October 13 1897 Place of birth: Brooklyn (town) Kings (county) New York (state) U.S.A. (country) Name of father: George Briggs Ackerly Birthplace: U.S.A. Maiden name of mother: Marie S. Brown Birthplace: U.S.A. Relatives who are Wesleyan men, and class: S. Spafford Ackerly ex. 1918 Prepared for college at: Boys High School Brooklyn, N.Y. Entered college: Sept 1916; graduated (or left): Fraternity: Alpha Chi Rho; Class Societies: Academic degrees: (degree) (institution) (date) Honors and distinctions after graduation Married to of on Children born Occupation before entry into service: Student; employer: Residence before entry into the service: 647 Monroe St, Brooklyn, Kings N.Y. Present address: 47 Monroe St Brooklyn Kings N.Y. Permanent address: NOTE - Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. WAR RECORD Entered service on: June 1, 1918, at Plattsburg N.Y. , as a: private in the: R.O.T.C. Corp (infantry) section of the: R.O.T.C. or in the: Show moreWAR RECORD Entered service on: June 1, 1918, at Plattsburg N.Y. , as a: private in the: R.O.T.C. Corp (infantry) section of the: R.O.T.C. or in the: Assigned originally to: (or) Trained or stationed before going to Europe: - School, camp, station, ship From: (date) to: (date) Plattsburg R.O.T.C. June 3 - June 30 Plattsburg S.A.T.C. June 3 - Sept 18 Camp Grant, Illinois, Sept 18 - Dec 3 Transferred to: - Company Regiment Division Ship Date New Location Promoted to:- From (rank) To (rank) Date private Corporal Corporal 2nd Lieut. 9/18/18 Embarked from: on: and arrived at: Proceeded from: to: From: to: From: to: Trained or stationed abroad:- Country Place From(date) to(date) NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. WAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for Show moreWAR RECORD First went into action Participated in the following engagements, and in what capacity Cited, decorated, or otherwise honored for distinguished services (give circumstantial accounts of exploits including dates and places where performed, also by whom and in what manner the honors were bestowed): Killed in action, killed by accident, died of wounds, died of disease, wounded, gassed, shell-shocked, taken prisoner: Under medical care:- Name of hospital Location From(date) to(date) Permanently disabled (through loss of limb, eyesight, etc.) Arrived at: on: Located at: engaged in: till: Located at engaged in till: Discharged from service at: as a: RETURN TO CIVIL LIFE Occupation after the war: Student at Wesleyan If a change of occupation was occasioned by reason of disability acquired in the service, describe the process of re-education and readjustment, and indicate the agencies or individuals chiefly instrumental in furnishing the new occupation. NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? An experience at be endured with Show moreADDITIONAL INFORMATION What was your attitude toward military service in general and toward your call in particular? An experience at be endured with patience, determination, and endurance. An effort to equal the responsibilities placed upon me. What were the mental and physical effects of your army experience on yourself? It was a big lesson in mental discipline. I was discharged in the best condition that I had ever been in. What elements of your college life and work were most valuable to you in service? Association especially in a society where I had some responsibility. The ability to study and grasp things quickly What is your present feeling regarding universal military training, etc.? Fine physical training for youth, as well as creating the desire to serve the state in time of need. If you took part in the fighting, what impressions were made upon you by this experience? Photographs -If possible, enclose one taken before entering the service and one taken afterwards in uniform, both signed and dated-also interesting snapshots taken in camps or overseas Additional data, Signed at: Middletown, Conn. on: 10/14/19 1919 George Asa Ackerly 2nd Lieut. Inafantry The information contained in the record, unless otherwise indicated, was obtained from the following persons or sources: NOTE-Write additional information on separate sheet of same size. 01.001.006 World War I service record for Samuel Spafford Ackerly Ackerly, Samuel Spafford 01.001.007 World War I service record for Arlon Taylor Adams Adams, Arlon Taylor 01.001.008 World War I service record for Samuel Franklin Adams Adams, Samuel Franklin questionnaires (2233) + - annual reports (480) + - newspapers (409) + - color slides (330) + - pamphlets (25) + - poetry (14) + - reference sources (8) + - administrative records (7) + - notes (7) + - student projects (6) + - envelopes (5) + - petitions (5) + - honors (2) + - accessions registers (1) + - text (2946) + - sound recording-nonmusical (33) + - World War (1914-1918) (2452) + - Alumni and alumnae (478) + - Student publications (408) + - American poetry (43) + - English language--Grammar (25) + - Civil rights movement (3) + - Coeducation (3) + - Ethnomusicology (3) + - Yellowstone National Park (2) + - American literature -- African American authors (1) + - Anthroposophy (1) + - Apartheid (1) + - Architecture (1) + - Arts (1) + - Asian Americans -- Study and teaching (1) + - Basilica di San Petronio (Bologna, Italy) (1) + - Brazil (1) + - Carriages and carts (1) + - Chapels (1) + - World War I Service Records, 1919-1922 (420) + - Folder 001, Box 137, Alumni Reunion (University Photographer's Collection) (109) + - Coeducation Collection, 1871-1998 (95) + - Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers, 1869-1915, Postcards (Box 68) (91) + - Series 1: Correspondence (John Johnston Papers) (70) + - Folder 002?, Box 137, Athletics - Football (University Photographer's Collection) (48) + - Wesleyan University Emeritus Faculty Oral Histories (34) + - Folder 021, Box 137, Foss Hill Dorms (University Photographer's Collection) (23) + - University Photographer's Collection (Box 137) (22) + - Joseph Cummings Papers, 1851-1899 (22) + - Folder 005, Box 137, Andrus Field (University Photographer's Collection) (14) + - Folder 015, Box 137, Dennison Terrace (University Photographer's Collection) (14) + - Folder 018, Box 137, Fayerweather Gymnasium (University Photographer's Collection) (14) + - Series 2: Biographical/Personal/Wesleyan Administrative (14) + - Folder 012, Box 137, Davison Art Center (University Photographer's Collection) (13) + - Folder 020, Box 137, Foss Hill (University Photographer's Collection) (13) + - American Poets in the 21st Century: Poetry Readings (13) + - Folder 003, Box 137, Aerial View of Campus (University Photographer's Collection) (12) + - Special Collections & Archives (11) + - Folder 007, Box 137, Center for the Americas originally built as Presidents House (University Photographer's Collection) (10) + -	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1139
__label__cc	0.711984	0.288016	Online Advertising Effectiveness Gets Significant Boost From Branded Content Online Publishers Association Analysis of Independent Data Shows that Branded Content Sites Consistently Provide Greater Impact than Industry Norms, Portals and Ad Networks New York, NY — July 30, 2008 — Across a wide range of advertising metrics, branded content sites outscored Internet industry norms for the Internet 41 out of 43 times according to a new research report released today by the Online Publishers Association (OPA). Additionally, “beyond-the-banner” forms of online advertising such as video, sponsorships and rich media also outpaced industry norms when placed on branded content sites. The OPA report, “Improving Ad Performance Online: The Impact of Advertising on Branded Content Sites,” leverages Dynamic Logic’s MarketNorms ®database, an industry standard for measuring online advertising’s effectiveness and branding impact. The OPA study provides an extensive analysis of ad effectiveness scores for branded content sites, as represented by OPA members, compared with those for overall MarketNorms, portals and ad networks. “It’s an absolute fact with online advertising: environment matters,” said OPA president Pam Horan. “In nearly every category measured, ad effectiveness scores on branded content sites were numerically higher than on the Web in general, on portals or on ad networks. Whether it’s the trust they engender or the audiences they attract, branded content sites deliver better advertising results.” Branded content sites are particularly effective at improving two of the most difficult metrics to impact: brand favorability and purchase intent. When it comes to brand favorability, branded content sites provide a 29% improvement over average online advertising performance in MarketNorms. For purchase intent, branded content sites provide a 20% improvement. With both measures, there is an even greater bounce among affluent audiences. Branded content sites are 24% more effective than overall MarketNorms at impacting purchase intent among those with household incomes of $75,000 or greater. “Nearly all forms of online media have an important role to play throughout the purchase ‘funnel,’” Horan continued. “But branded content sites have a notably greater impact at the points where consumers are establishing brand preference and making purchase decisions. Simply delivering better results is good, but being able to break-through at those critical moments when consumers are making their decisions is a tremendous advantage.” When it comes to beyond-the-banner advertising such as video or sponsorships, branded content sites also provide advertising advantages. The OPA analysis shows that video advertising on these sites provides an 82% brand awareness boost over MarketNorms’ overall online video advertising averages and a 67% boost for improving brand favorability. Rich media ads on branded content sites provide a 28% brand awareness improvement over MarketNorms. “Branded content sites are doing a particularly effective job of delivering results with developing advertising formats, including video advertising and rich media,” Horan continued. “Just as we have seen with offline media, the value of context cannot be underestimated – a point that is clearly reaffirmed in this study. A sponsorship on a ‘name’ site delivers the power of that media brand to the advertiser associated with that content.” To download the report, please click here. Among the key additional points in the research: Sponsorships on branded content sites are 42% more effective than the overall MarketNorms average and 36% more effective than on portals. 18-34 year olds are more responsive to ads on branded content sites: they are 33% more likely to form favorable opinions about advertised brands than when viewing ads on portals. The overall findings are consistent across advertising categories. For example, consumer packaged goods advertising on branded content sites gets a 26% lift in purchase intent over MarketNorms. MarketNorms data benchmarks online ad campaigns from 3,900+ AdIndex surveys among more than 6 million people, evaluating over 163,000 creatives across more than a dozen industries and hundreds of sites. Dynamic Logic’s MarketNorms ® is a marketing effectiveness database. The results cited have not been adjusted for exposure frequency, demographics, ad size, websites, advertiser industry and other factors that may contribute to brand lift. These findings are aggregate in nature, reflect past results and are not a guarantee of future results for individual campaigns. The data in this report listed under overall MarketNorms refers to the average performance of all online campaigns measured by Dynamic Logic in the last 3 years, including those on branded content sites, portals and ad networks. The data in this release has been tested for statistical significance at a 90% confidence level and is sourced accordingly. About the OPA Founded in June 2001, the Online Publishers Association is an industry trade organization whose mission is to advance the interests of high-quality online publishers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public. Members of OPA represent the standards in Internet publishing with respect to editorial quality and integrity, credibility and accountability. OPA member sites have a combined, unduplicated reach of 131.7 million visitors, or 73% percent of the total U.S. Internet audience (Source: comScore Media Metrix, July 2007 combined home/work/university data). For more information, go to www.online-publishers.org.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1142
__label__wiki	0.809113	0.809113	Sam Azgor WhatsApp rumoured to be introducing voice calls soon WhatsApp, the hugely popular private messaging app that was recently acquired by Facebook for $16 billion (£9.55 billion) is rumoured to be introducing voice calls soon. In what would would be a move to directly compete with Microsoft’s Skype, and Google’s Hangouts, WhatsApp is rumoured to be moving into the VoIP space, according to a tip to WPCentral from volunteer translators. The Hindi translators have been tasked with translating the phrases “incoming call”, “outgoing call”, and “hang up”, which are likely some blatant clues as to the direction that the company plans to take. This leak also confirms a statement made by WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum at the MWC conference in February, where he said that a voice calling feature would be added sometime between April and June this year. Black Friday to Boxing Day: when and where can you find the best deals? Bet365 turns to DevOps to improve site reliability General election 2019: Labour Party targeted by multi-platform cyber-attack	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1147
__label__wiki	0.727422	0.727422	Tag: IT Internet nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2010 How do you like the idea of Internet being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2010? The world might see Internet succeed the 2009 awardee US president Barack Obama as it is officially fighting for the world’s most coveted prize alongside a Russian human rights group and a Chinese dissident. It was the Italian edition of the Wired magazine which supported the idea of an inanimate object getting the prize. Wired reportedly nominated Internet for promoting “dialogue, debate and consensus through communication” as well as democracy. In an article published on Nov 20, 2009, titled ‘Wired Backs Internet for Nobel Peace Prize‘, the magazine said, “The internet has clearly been a boon for news junkies, LOLcats and the makers of goofball videos. But it’s also proven to be a powerful international force for peace.” Internet Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize “The internet can be considered the first weapon of mass construction, which we can deploy to destroy hate and conflict and to propagate peace and democracy,” Riccardo Luna, editor-in-chief of the Italian edition of Wired magazine opined. Besides using the instance of Iraq elections to establish how Internet could be used as a ‘weapon of global hope’, the magazine went on to say how it can be used for terrorism and warfare to prove the power of the media. Premier endorsers of Internet for Nobel Peace Prize nomination include 2003 Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and famous Italian surgeon, known for his contributions to breast cancer treatments, Umberto Veronesi. So, now that it has been officially nominated, the world has to wait and see if a medium of communication trumps activists and fighters to win the Nobel Prize 2010. The winner will be announced in Oct 2010. February 5, 2010 January 25, 2011 design4webcomputer, google, Internet, IT, news, nobel 2010, Nobel prize, online, social networking, Twitter, web, web 2.0, website, wwwLeave a comment Facts about Social Networking Websites Internet, Social Media As our digital and physical lives blur further, the internet has become the information hub where people spend a majority of their time learning, playing and communicating with others globally. Emergence of WEB 2.0 came with the concept of Social Network. The purpose of social networking is to CONNECT WITH PEOPLE on a very personal level. Facebook Statistics: More than 300 million active users More than 100 million users log on to Facebook at least once each day More than two-thirds of Facebook users are outside of college The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older Average user has 120 friends on the site More than 5 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day (worldwide) More than 30 million users update their statuses at least once each day More than 8 million users become fans of Pages each day More than 900 million photos uploaded to the site each month More than 10 million videos uploaded each month More than 1 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) shared each week More than 2.5 million events created each month More than 35 million active user groups exist on the site Big brand names, like Ford, WholeFoods, Comcast, IBM, Dell, Southwest Airlines, and many, many more are establishing a strong presence on social networking hubs like Twitter and Facebook. Facebook membership has just passed the 300 million mark (that’s nearly the population of USA!) and Twitter is marching towards 18 million users by year’s end! That’s a lot of potential customers! Although, started with college kids in mind, over 50% of Facebook’s members now are over 25 years old, over 55% are women (the new buying power), 51% have an annual income of $75K, with 33% claiming to bring home $100K or more. Finally, Facebook has become one of the most trusted companies in America, and people spend three times more time there than on Google! Social Networking Websites Statistics: By 2010 Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers….96% of them have joined a social network Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web 1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met via social media Years to Reach 50 millions Users: Radio (38 Years), TV (13 Years), Internet (4 Years), iPod (3 Years)…Facebook added 100 million users in less than 9 months…iPhone applications hit 1 billion in 9 months. If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 4th largest between the United States and Indonesia (note that Facebook is now creeping up – recently announced 300 million users) Yet, some sources say China’s QZone is larger with over 300 million using their services (Facebook’s ban in China plays into this) comScore indicates that Russia has the most engage social media audience with visitors spending 6.6 hours and viewing 1,307 pages per visitor per month – Vkontakte.ru is the #1 social network 2009 US Department of Education study revealed that on average, online students out performed those receiving face-to-face instruction 1 in 6 higher education students are enrolled in online curriculum % of companies using LinkedIn as a primary tool to find employees….80% The fastest growing segment on Facebook is 55-65 year-old females Ashton Kutcher and Ellen Degeneres (combined) have more Twitter followers than the population of Ireland, Norway, or Panama. Note I have adjusted the language here after someone pointed out the way it is phrased in the video was difficult to determine if it was combined. 80% of Twitter usage is outside of Twitter…people update anywhere, anytime…imagine what that means for bad customer experiences? Generation Y and Z consider e-mail passé…In 2009 Boston College stopped distributing e-mail addresses to incoming freshmen What happens in Vegas stays on YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook… The #2 largest search engine in the world is YouTube Wikipedia has over 13 million articles…some studies show it’s more accurate than Encyclopedia Britannica…78% of these articles are non-English There are over 200,000,000 Blogs 54% = Number of bloggers who post content or tweet daily Because of the speed in which social media enables communication, word of mouth now becomes world of mouth If you were paid a $1 for every time an article was posted on Wikipedia you would earn $156.23 per hour Facebook USERS translated the site from English to Spanish via a Wiki in less than 4 weeks and cost Facebook $0 25% of search results for the World’s Top 20 largest brands are links to user-generated content 34% of bloggers post opinions about products & brands People care more about how their social graph ranks products and services than how Google ranks them 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations Only 14% trust advertisements Only 18% of traditional TV campaigns generate a positive ROI 90% of people that can TiVo ads do Hulu has grown from 63 million total streams in April 2008 to 373 million in April 2009 25% of Americans in the past month said they watched a short video…on their phone According to Jeff Bezos 35% of book sales on Amazon are for the Kindle when available 24 of the 25 largest newspapers are experiencing record declines in circulation because we no longer search for the news, the news finds us. In the near future we will no longer search for products and services they will find us via social media More than 1.5 million pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos, etc.) are shared on Facebook…daily. Successful companies in social media act more like Dale Carnegie and less like David Ogilvy Listening first, selling second Successful companies in social media act more like party planners, aggregates, and content providers than traditional advertiser November 21, 2009 January 31, 2011 design4webbusiness, company, Facebook, google, Internet, IT, media, microsoft, networking, news, online, orkut, SMO, Social Media, social networking, Twitter, web, web 2.0, www, Yahoo7 Comments Google handed over the personal information; Police nabbed the accused in India Google handed over the personal information; Police nabbed the accused in India. An Indian man is facing five years in jail for making an “offensive” comment after Google handed his personal data to local police. Rahul Krishnakumar Vaid, a 22 year-old IT consultant, was arrested after posting derogatory comments on Google’s Orkut social networking site.Vaid was posting in a forum called ‘I hate Soniya Gandhi’ and was identified after the police asked Google to hand over his email address.Vaid was arrested after a police raid on his house on Friday and has been charged with breaking section 292 of the Indian Penal Code and section 67 of the Information Technology Act. If found guilty he faces a possible five years in prison as well as a fine. The case highlights a curious facet of Indian law. The creator of the forum cannot be punished, since an individual’s dislike is covered under personal freedom of choice. However, the information Vaid posted is classed as “vulgar”, thus the arrest. Vaid’s arrest also highlights Google’s increasingly tarnished reputation, despite its unofficial motto of ‘Do no evil’.The motto gained the company much kudos in the IT industry but, after Google’s activities in China, many are now questioning its stance on human rights. Source:http://www.vnunet.com May 21, 2008 May 21, 2008 design4webcomputer, google, india, Internet, IT, news, orkut, web, web development, webdesign1 Comment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1148
__label__cc	0.661275	0.338725	Distant Horizons Thought Full Journeys We have been organising cultural journeys to the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East since 1996. Most of our journeys are accompanied by a guest scholar who is responsible for providing a strong educational component to the trip. Our philosophy is very much that of the ‘caravanserai’ – a chance to meet other travellers in comfortable if unusual surroundings, to learn, exchange views and understand more of our world. The experts that accompany our trips are not just excellent in their fields but fine communicators and good travelling companions. We go to great effort in arranging special meals, private meetings and behind the scenes visits. View all Journeys Call Us On +44 (0) 151 625 3425 Email info@distanthorizons.co.uk Customised Travel In addition to offering the tours listed on this site, we are also very experienced at organising customized itineraries for individuals, small parties, and special interest groups. 13 Melloncroft Drive, Caldy, Wirral CH48 2JA Email: info@distanthorizons.co.uk Some of Our Journeys Please Click for more information about our journeys below. Walks and Festivals in Bhutan Lake Ohrid: Jewel of Macdonia A Journey through Ukraine and Poland China Uncovered Jewels at the Baltic Gates; Latvia, Estonia and Finland view all journeys ”The journey was truly memorable and it will take some time for the epic to sink in. What a find you have with Jamie Greenbaum! Words can not express the debt of gratitude which we all felt for the way in which Jamie informed us, stimulated our thinking, entertained us and bubbled with enthusiasm.” "We were captivated by Dr Ramble's knowledge and passion for his subject. I think we were extraordinarily fortunate to be accompanied by someone who is surely one of the pre-eminent scholars in this field of study. He was an excellent travelling companion and central to the group's cohesiveness and good humour. His unflappable approach, local knowledge ensured that difficult situations were resolved and the trip always ran smoothly; the star of the trip!" "The meeting in Tbilisi with the head of the Strategic Studies Centre, in which he spoke to us with suppressed emotion, revealed to us as much as anything the political factors operating in Georgia today. Our visit to the cathedral on a Sunday, when scores of people were celebrating a Sung Eucharist, will always stay in my memory. The harmonised singing of the liturgy was an inspiration." Distant Horizons works with some of the UK’s leading cultural organisations on their travel programmes such as; Please contact us using the contact form below: 13 Melloncroft Drive, Caldy, Wirral, CH48 2JA Tel: +44 (0) 151 625 3425 \| Fax: +44 (0) 151 625 3257 © Copyright Distant Horizons 2016. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1153
__label__cc	0.527313	0.472687	Climate Change-Poverty-Inequality Popular Education Programme May 2011 workshops report for funders (ESRC) So We Stand Activism Summer School – Introduction to community organising and social change SWS North American Tour Fall 2011 “a healthy neighborhood is a radical thing” The War Without Bullets – Climate change, poverty and inequality radio show with Sunny Govan Radio What does So We Stand do? We Are Mighty – A Community Book and Empowerment Programme Popular Education For Action Anti Oppression Organising How to set up your own project So We Stand’s Principles Environmental Justice Resources Case Studies – Tackling Environmental Injustice through Popular Education Facts Behind Climate Change How to set up your own Environmental Justice project Is Your Community Facing Environmental Injustice? Map of Communities Affected by Environmental Injustice Why Climate Change is an Issue of Environmental Injustice in the UK Why is Environmental Justice a class issue? Why is Environmental Justice a gender issue? Why is Environmental Justice a race issue? New – Anti-cuts Action Planning and Training Inspiring Organisations Stories & Strategies for Popular Education How to mobilise in your community Messages for UK Climate Activism Teaching Defiance Reframing Race And Climate Change Why Become a SoWeStander? Leeds Action Against Cuts Training The Environmental Justice Photo Project Bus of Resistance & The Gathering on the Flightpath Effective Action Against the Cuts World Education Forum Palestine workshop The Cathy McCormack Environmental Justice Radio Show on Sunny Govan FM The Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition? Race Poverty * Environment Justice * Action* Is Airport Expansion Racist? Workshop at Climate Camp 2009 Popular Education Training 15th January Building Community Self Defence ‘Brandalism – The Art of Self Defence’ – ‘Home’ Launch – Street Art & the Homeless in the city P.E.D.A.L. 100 days to Palestine The War without Bullets: Socio-Structural Violence from a Critical Standpoint Using Popular Education Methods for Social Change 26 Feb 2011 Shake – London 26 Feb Women, Our Environments and Justice Making Social Change Sustainable – workshop report So We Stand: organising with UK communities on the frontlines of environmental, social and racial injustice Contact sowestand@gmail.com and write the name of the SoWeStander you want to contact at the start of the subject header Cathy McCormack So We Stand Organising: The War Without Bullets – Climate change, poverty and inequality radio show My name is Cathy McCormack and I live in Easterhouse and I am a long term campaigner on housing, health, poverty and the environment. I am also widely known as a popular social commentator and my writings and broadcast have received international acclaim. My biography which was published in 2009; ‘the wee yellow butterfly’ is both a social history and critical analysis of the economic, propaganda and psychological world war that has been waged against the poor and working classes under Thatcher, New Labour, and American administration; a’ war without bullets’ waged with briefcases instead of guns and which has now intensified under our coalition government. In 1982 I became involved in my communities struggle to get rid of freezing cold damp housing, fuel poverty and the associated health problems which affected ¼ million people in Glasgow and 10 million families nationwide . When we started to make the links between our sick houses, our sick children and the sickness of the planet, I became involved in the International struggle for justice. Our ten year fight resulted in the first ever tenant-led passive solar housing energy demonstration project which was completed in 1992. The 36 families who lived in the solar housing project saw their fuel bill reduced £ 50 to £5 per week and some no longer needed the medication they had been dependant on for years. Apart from saving money on the NHS which only treats the symptoms, we also demonstrated a 15% reduction in CO2 emission. In spite of our long term solution however 20 thousands of our old people died in Scotland in 2010 from hypothermia and other cold related illness and no-one seems to bats an eye lid, yet if a wee dog froze to death their would be a public out cry! Now millions more families are being forced into fuel poverty and also at risk of malnutrition. Why is this? Well for the past 24 years now I have been working with Professor David Fryer who a Critical Community Psychologist to answer some of these question and to raise public awareness of this war against the poor and most defenceless people in our society. (link below) I am currently working on a series of radio programmes and on-line media to expose this war and the links between poverty, inequalities and climate change which will be up-loaded on to this website along with my older writings and broadcasts. Here are some links to my recent publications: My biography: The Wee Yellow Butterfly The world war against the poor: Coracle spring 2011: The War without Bullets1: Socio-Structural Violence from a Critical Standpoint professor David Fryer and Cathy McCormack War without bullets – the international connection – Scottish Education Action for Development Aneaka So We Stand Organising: Women, Our Environments and Justice Heya, my names Aneaka, I’m from Manchester and am developing a project called ‘Women, Our Environment and Justice’. I’m interested in education and in particular engaging and empowering ways of doing or being involved in education. I’ve got into politics through environmental campaigning… at school it was about recycling, then I got involved in more radical politics, and now I’m realized that what’s happening to our environment is a symptom of the same unjust undemocratic global power dynamic that drive social injustices. I’m involved in SWS as it is seeking to address the lack of focus in the UK on environmental justice as an issue, and it’s using popular education as its tactic. Recently involved in helping to create – http://environmental-justice.com/exploitative-system/ Memorable moment: Hearing a farmer and anti-Shell campaigner from Rossport, Co Mayo, Ireland, joke about his time in prison for opposing a pipeline coming through his land, as the only holiday he’s ever had. My name is Mirella and I’m from Glasgow (via England, Australia, Malaysia, The Netherlands and China). Aneaka and I are working on a project entitled “Women, Our Environments and Justice” that supports communities of women to explore and address local and global environmental injustices that are impacting our lives on a daily basis. So We Stand Organising: Women, Our Environments and Justice Wants to change: To borrow from bell hooks: “imperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchy”. But screw changing it, let’s just destroy it, eh? Nim Ralph I grew up in Walthamstow, East London right next to the Edmonton incinerator – one of a handful of waste incinerators in the UK – on the edge of London’s North Circular. Unaware at the time, it’s here that I first witnessed the social and racial injustice of environmental politics. I got involved in lots of environmental and social justice protest while living in Scotland, however became disillusioned by the privileged and oppressive behaviours that went unchallenged in these circles. I met Dan and helped to establish So We Stand as a UK based group where the intersections of these politics could be met. I now work with a Black and Mixed race community group by day, and by night, spend much of my free time coordinating SWS national strategy and educating on the racist nature of environmental injustice. I also run workshops for environmental groups on privilege and anti-oppression see here for links to these inspiring workshops (link soon to come) So We Stand Organising: National strategy and coordination, Southall organising, privilege and anti racism training. Wants to… see real community driven change and resistance. Wants to… address environmental injustice as the racial and social oppression that it is. Heather Mudhari So We Stand Organising: The Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition? Race * Poverty * Environment Justice * Action * http://sowestand.com/the-black-gold-injustice-a-permanent-condition-event-series/ I’m a multi talented artist, TV Presenter, Actress and Screen Writer taking advantage of my skills to be a voice for disadvantaged or under represented communities through media. I believe media has the power to build hope in the society and I’m here to build hope showcasing positive actions by communities, organisations, movements and debates over Race Poverty * Environment Justice * Action * I am involved with AfroGossip (www.truegossip.co.uk) – an inspirational medium for African & Caribbean communities based in Scotland. We promote and encourage greater awareness and appreciation of the African culture through media. We showcase and create opportunities for fresh talent and already established entertainers/ performers of all backgrounds while developing Black pride to challenge wrongful stereotypical views associated with people of black origin. Dan Glass I am currently one of the network developers for Plane Stupid in the UK, and a key organiser to build a network of communities to take direct action against the impacts of the aviation industry. I also organise the coalition of community groups, charities and individuals to harness the effects of the aviation industry in Scotland and the North of England with Airport Watch. I revel in creating cheeky ways to be a thorn in the side for those destroying the planet and duly stick myself to Prime Minsters, occupying airports, dances with old ladies blighted by flightpaths and help facilitate the online environmental justice blog in collaboration with the brilliant direct action network Plane Stupid (www.planestupid.com). I have been involved in SWS from the start, helping to build projects as well as the core organising (and try to do all I can to resist the computer and be outside on the ground with communities taking action – its a constant journey!). I bring together anti-racism, anti-poverty and anti-climate change struggles across the UK together to take united action. A trained facilitator and community organiser in facilitation and transformative learning I speak regularly on direct action, environmental and climate justice, climate racism, environmental law and climate change, queer ecology, necessary support systems to empower disenfranchised communities and how to organise for action. I have spent a few years doing inner-city community and youth organising in Glasgow and London. During my time I have worked with communities of colour disproportionatelyected by polluting industries, working class industrial workers taking over the workplace transforming green industries, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, Jewish, Parsi, Roma-Gypsi (and more communities on multi-racial organising for environmental justice and white progressives on the issues of uncovering and addressing white supremacy (link h//www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk/article/plane-stupid-blog-reframing-race-and-climate-change) This video on ‘multiracial organising for environmental justice’ (http://www.youtube.com/user/visionontv#p/search/0/7Ux9esnoZ3U) article from the workshop series on race-environment-poverty – explains the purpose of So We Stand well. My website is www.theglassishalffull.co.uk Tilly Gifford My name is Tilly Gifford. I’ve lived in Scotland for six years now. I grew up in France, where the family business is jam-making. About four years ago the discrepancy between the mainstream media’s gloomy climate predictions and the complete absence of any material response in everyday life was getting me down. I used to fly RyanAir back to France. I was concerned about climate change, but nobody had joined the dots for me: I just didn’t know how polluting aviation was or how directly our actions impact our climate. I’m now 26. I’m a practising artist trained at Glasgow School of Art and still hungry to learn community-organising skills. I work on a farm too. I can’t imagine the inspiration and fear stirred up by runaway climate change is going to leave me any time soon. I am active with www.planestupid.com too and famous for exposing police infiltration (link http://istheglassfull.blogspot.com/2010/10/climate9-climate-criminals-on-trial.html or http://istheglassfull.blogspot.com/2010/10/2009-may-is-that-spy-cam-in-your-pocket.html) in recent years. Through creative action I straddle the arts and activism to give SWS a creative and imaginative strength. More of my work here ….. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/25/police-informers-tape-recordings-gifford http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6210537.ece – Better a whistleblower than a spy I am currently involved in PEDAL (link to www.100daystopalestine.org) PEDAL is a group of community organisers, artists, food growers and cyclists leaving for Palestine on the 21st of March from the UK to support the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement, and share stories, skills and strategies for resistance from the London to Jerusalem. Our aim is to link and empower groups across our route implementing the concept of ‘dual power’; by building networks with groups who are involved in opposing oppression in Palestine as well as those creating new worlds and forms of organising in resistance to social and environmental injustice. Aaron Franks Originally from Canada, I have been involved in building the So We Stand infrastructure in Scotland since September 2009. I have been involved in organising workshops on popular education, social theatre, climate justice and poverty. I am also a dad of two and a PHD student in human geography at the University of Glasgow. Here’s the promotional blurb for July 2010 workshop I hosted: ‘We will use social theatre techniques to conduct popular research in to the meaning of the term ‘Climate Justice’– based on our individual and shared experiences and views. The social theatre techniques used will include: Theatre of the Oppressed (Augusto Boal), Forum Theatre (Augusto Boal), Rainbow of Desire (Augusto Boal) and Code Building (Paolo Freire). In addition to asking “What is Climate Justice?” we will also ask ourselves “Can we make the term ‘Climate Justice’ accessible and meaningful? Can this be the foundation of an effective, heart-centred community organising process?” My PhD is on the formation of So We Stand and the creation of our climate justice platform. When completed I hope to have a critical, reflective chronicle of our process, for use by activist groups and anyone interested in the struggles for social, economic and environmental justice that make up the Climate Justice movement. So We Stand Organising: Gathering Under the Flightpath, Linnvale November 2009; Follow-up workshop, Glasgow May 2010; Living for Climate Justice – Using Social Theatre for Popular Research Workshop, Friends House, Glasgow, July 2010; Popular Education for Social Change Workshop, Peirce Institute, Govan, January 2011 Most inspirational movement/ moment of hope or change: the wave of actions by students, trades unions, communities, activists and artists against the current ConDem government. Internationally, the groundswell of rural and indigenous peoples fighting back against corporate greed. Wants to change…my work habits! less time online and more time with people Wants to…create spaces of dialogue and constructive conflict that inspire and energise us all to push back against extractive and exploitive capitalism Memorable moment: the birth of both of my children Jimmy Kerr I am Jimmy Kerr, a 34 year old postgraduate student from Paisley. I have been involved in a whole range of attacks on the governments cuts policy and am looking to arrange direct action and community self deference training programmes to challenge the growing uninhabitable conditions we are forced to live in. I organise with a range of community campaigns around economic, social and environmental justice. I was also involved in www.climate9.com. I live near Glasgow Airport, the biggest single CO2 emitter in the area and the cause of unacceptable levels of air and noise pollution. Some days the noise is so bad that the windows rattle in the tenement flats. Other days, when the wind is blowing in the right direction, the air become tinged with deadly pollutants, but most days I lie awake at night and thinking about the climate change and the future of our planet and how the expansion of the aviation industry will put that future in great peril. As a committed activist and organiser, I am working hard to build strong sustainable communities where each one of us can live healthy and fulfilling lives. Rebecca Nada-Rajah I hold an MSc in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh. I am a facilitator in multiracial organising for environmental and social justice, a community activist and playwright. My first play, ‘The Constant k Determines the Ultimate Fate of the Universe’, premiered at the Pearl Company Theatre in Hamilton, Canada in June 2008. My most recent work, ‘The Goats’, deals with science, spirit and land. Barney Francis I am one of the organisers, initiators and mischief makers behind ‘Brandalism – The Art of Self Defence’ (link http://sowestand.com/brandalism/) – Street Art Activism for the masses. So We Stand and Upper Space (upperspace.blogspot.com/ ) are coordinating their mischief making and building a big public campaign to build a network of socially-engaged artists to build ‘Brandalism – The Art of Self Defence’ – Street Art Activism for the masses (http://commonvandal.blogspot.com/). This will build strong public imagery for all the community- organising projects So We Stand are engaging with as well as aid in the creation of a UK network of brandals, culture jammers and creative dissidents. Upper Space is a collective of artists, activists and thinkers that utilise street art as a form of social agency. As more and more public space is made private, sanctioned behaviour and visual language are increasingly only those which are compatible with consumerist activity; commodity is not the measure of worth. Upper Space aims to explore meanings, values and potentialities of space at a time when its democracy is highly contested. We love to disobey and disobey to love. Harmit Kambo Photojournalist collaborator with So We Stand I am a London-based photojournalist, whose work aims to contribute to social justice movements. My background is in the charity sector – in front-line services, communications, campaigning and lobbying. I use photojournalism as part of a process of achieving justice for marginalised, disposessed and exploited communities. I have been supporting communities in the photo project at key sites of environmental justice– the Asian community in Southall by the airport, the community by the mine in Merthyr Tydfill, Wales and those by the oil refinery in Grangemouth, Scotland. More here http://www.environmental-justice.com/ Through photography, Environmental-justice attempts to build a picture of what environmental injustice looks like in the UK. Treading the ground between anti-poverty and environmental movements, ‘environmental justice’ is a concept and social movement that seeks to address the reality that environmental burdens (eg: intrusive mining and extraction, dumping of toxic materials, highly-polluting industry etc.) are inequitably distributed and often concentrated in areas of socio-economically marginalised people. My website is www.harmitkambo.com/ Pablo Kala Pablo Kala has 25 years activist experience in environmental and alter-globalisation movements, including People’s Global Action and the Rebel Clown Army. He is a Reader in Geopolitics at the University of Glasgow and a member of Camcorder Guerillas film-maker’s collective with experience in direct action; workshops; conferences; activist caravans; teach-ins with peasant movements in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia. Dr Mandy Meikle Location: 25 miles SW of Edinburgh (on a lovely moor!) S o We Stand Organising: I was involved with Dan & Rose and others in setting up DIY Education Collective, which became So We Stand. Most inspirational movement has to be the Transition Towns movement as they understand ‘peak oil’ and the greater enery crisis, not just climate change (which is huge!), and they have captured local imagination globally. Those working now to create local community resilience are the hope for the future. Wants to change…. the story of ‘growth at all costs’ which is perpetuated by western culture. Wants to….. contribute to awareness-raising of environmental and social injustices caused by run-away capitalism. Memorable moment: attending an ASEED conference in a squatted village (Lakabe) in northern Spain in 1999 (I think!) Biography: Dr Mandy Meikle trained as a microbiologist and has been involved with the environmental movement in Scotland for over 15 years. From 2002 – 2008, Mandy edited the Reforesting Scotland journal, as well as working for the Scottish Green Party on energy policy, and being active with groups including Depletion Scotland and the Transition Towns movement. Mandy was one of the first people in Scotland to start publicising the concept of peak oil, its links to climate change and the need for communities to increase cooperation and local resilience. She has given over 50 talks on the subject since 2004 and believes that people need to be prepared for a future where all costs (energy, food, everything) are higher. It’s time to cooperate, not compete. Mandy is now a freelance consultant but also works part time as a Student Support Assistant at Edinburgh University. Website – http://mandymeikle.wordpress.com/ Ann Lynch Mover and shaker across Scotland addressing the connections between fuel poverty and climate change Community Activism on Fuel Poverty in Clydebank Ann Lynch one of the community activists working with the Poverty Alliance is a leading a community campaign against fuel poverty entitled Campaign 250. As a result of campaigning, a motion against fuel poverty and for the £250 National Winter Fuel Allowance to be extended to everyone UNDER 60, and on benefits//low pay was passed UNANIMOUSLY by the whole council! Ann is a member of the Community Activists Advisory Group (CAAG), a newly formed forum of different community activists in Scotland who will be working very closely with the Poverty Alliance in developing a consistent strategy for engagement with grassroots based organisations on poverty. Ann currently volunteers in Drumchapel, doing benefit forms, debt negotiation and advocacy. Ann has been highlighting and fighting against the Welfare Reform Bill for the last few years. She has addressed lots of public and community meetings to highlight how horrendous this Bill is, and has had pieces published in relation to what has been described as ‘the most vicious piece of anti-working class legislation ever seen’. Ann lives in Clydebank, a very financially deprived area of Glasgow but rich with community spirit to tackle the social impacts of climate change. Ann has been an active campaigner for decades and is an inspiration to many. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/opinion/roundup/articles/2009/12/09/394884-fuel-poverty http://www.povertyalliance.org/actions_detail.asp?act_id=18 Rose Rickford Rose Rickford has been involved for some years in the movement against climate change in the UK and has developed a position that climate change and other environmental problems cannot and should not be addressed outside of their social context. She has been involved in anti-poverty organising in London with London Coalition Against Poverty, working in solidarity with homeless people, through which she has developed a broad definition of environmental justice, from air pollution to homelessness and access to food. She is committed to fighting capitalism from a class-struggle perspective, and to the struggle against racism and patriarchy in all its forms. Dr Eurig Scandrett Dr Eurig Scandrett is a lecturer in Sociology at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. After doctoral and postdoctoral research in plant ecology, Margaret Thatcher’s reforms drove Eurig out of scientific research and into adult education, community development and political activism. Most recently he was Head of Community Action at Friends of the Earth Scotland, where he developed courses for environmental justice activists. Eurig has also collaborated with Scottish Women’s Aid and anti-racist activists, and continues to attempt to use popular education to support social movement organisations’ action for social justice with the resources of the university. He is conducting research in environmental justice movements in Scotland and Bhopal, India, as well as liberation theology and environmentalism of the poor, and is a Fellow of the Centre for Human Ecology. Adam Weymouth After studying human ecology, which looks at the importance of rebuilding community in order to deal with today’s social and environmental problems, I’ve been involved various groups that are working to tackle the harm that is being done to our environment. Last year I was out in Poland for the UN talks on climate change, and for the past 6 months I’ve been working on the new documentary The Age of Stupid. I’ve come to believe that climate change cannot be tackled meaningfully without looking at the root causes of localised environmental injustice. I’m interested in the power that communities can have when they work together, and how popular education can be used to allow communities to find that voice. Chimezie Umeh So We Stand Organising: The Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition? Race * Poverty * Environment Justice * Action * http://sowestand.com/the-black-gold-injustice-a-permanent-condition-event-series/ Website: http://chimezieumeh.com Chigozie Joe Adigwe So We Stand Organising: The Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition? Race Poverty * Environment Justice * Action * Most inspirational movement: Survival International I am chair of the African and Caribbean Network Ltd (A&CN) – a voluntary sector umbrella organisation and coordination body providing surgery, advice and support services in housing, anti-poverty work, employment, group capacity building and community development for 40+ African and Caribbean community groups representing 10,000 people in Glasgow and the surrounding region. Graham Campbell So We Stand Organising: The Black Gold Injustice: A Permanent Condition? Race Poverty * Environment Justice * Action * http://sowestand.com/the-black-gold-injustice-a-permanent-condition-event-series/ I am development of the African and Caribbean Network Ltd (A&CN) – a voluntary sector umbrella organisation and coordination body providing surgery, advice and support services in housing, anti-poverty work, employment, group capacity building and community development for 40+ African and Caribbean community groups representing 10,000 people in Glasgow and the surrounding region. One thought on “Who are we?” rorie smith on December 10, 2010 at 11:52 am said: For Adam Weymouth, Trying to contact the Adam who was walking through Kosovo on way to Istanbul this autumn. If not you please ignore! I was/am on roughly similar route walking. Met Dutch cyclist on Greek/Macedonia border at Gevgelija who said a week before in Kosovo had met English eco activist called Adam. Kept stopping and looking back up the road to see if you would appear!!! Rorie Smith. rodtor 'Brandalism - The Art of Self Defence' - ‘Home’ Launch - Street Art & the Homeless in the city PEDAL into the Revolution – 100 days to Palestine news Meet So We Stand Popular Education Training 15 January 2011 Reframing Race & Climate Change A Review of Environmental Justice Research in the UK Article: Ain't I a woman? Revisiting intersectionality The War Without Bullets – socio-structural violence from a critical standpoint So We Stand on Facebook	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1154
__label__wiki	0.950066	0.950066	← 1. Something To Do 2. Lie To Me List of Some Great Reward songs 3. People Are People → Some Great Reward Gareth Jones Music Works (Highbury, London) Hansa Mischraum (Berlin) Ben Ward Stefi Marcus Colin McMahon David A. Jones Marcx Photography assistance Stuart Graham January - August 1984 'Lie To Me' is a song from the 1984 album Some Great Reward by Depeche Mode. 3 Dates with available recordings of Lie To Me 4 Dates where Lie To Me was played 4.1 1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour 4.2 1986 Black Celebration Tour 4.3 1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour 4.4 1990 World Violation Tour 4.5 1993 Devotional Tour 4.6 1994 Exotic Tour 4.7 1997 Ultra Parties 4.8 1998 The Singles Tour 4.9 2001 Exciter Tour 4.10 2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo) 4.11 2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo) 4.12 2005-2006 Touring The Angel 4.13 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe 4.14 2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour 4.15 2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour Quotes from the documentary on the DVD of the Some Great Reward remaster from 2006: Martin Gore: "Lie To Me: I don't know if we made the best version of that that we possibly could have done, but I quite like that as a song." Daniel Miller: "Lie To Me was, I think, one of the strongest songs that Martin had written up until that point. I thought it just had a great feeling to it." Martin Gore: "It was just one of the first tracks that had this chord change that I've used over the years - overused, over the years." Dave Gahan: "Lie To Me was one that we had played for a long time live, which I always really liked, I think, really simple and direct, and we toyed with the idea of bringing that back on [Touring The Angel], actually." From the 1984-09-22 issue of Melody Maker: Suggesting that “Some Great Reward” is dominated by "anti-love" songs brings a considered but emphatic "No" from Martin. Martin: 'Lie To Me' isn't an anti-love song... it's about a situation of paranoia which anybody could find themselves in." Come on and lay with me Come on and lie to me Say I'm the only one Experiences have a lasting impression But words once spoken Don't mean a lot now Belief is the way The way of the innocent And when I say innocent I should say naive So lie to me But do it with sincerity Make me listen Just for a minute Make me think There's some truth in it Promises made for convenience Aren't necessarily Truth is a word That's lost its meaning The truth has become Merely half-truth Like they do it in the factory That at the end of the day Will be coming my way Come on and lay with me (lay with me) Come on and lie to me (lie to me) Tell me you love me (love me) Say I'm the only one (only one) Publishing Information: ©1984 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Dates with available recordings of Lie To Me There are currently 47 recordings of Lie To Me available. 1984-10-05 SFX, Dublin, Ireland/Source 1 1984-10-08 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1 1984-10-13 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1 1984-10-16 Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1 1984-10-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK/Source 1 1984-10-23 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 1 1984-11-15 Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1 1984-11-16 Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1 1984-11-17 Olympen, Lund, Sweden/Source 1 1984-11-20 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany/Source 1 1984-11-21 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 1 1984-11-23 Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany/Source 1 1984-11-26 Teatro Tenda, Florence, Italy/Source 1 1984-11-27 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy/Source 1 1984-11-28 Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy/Source 1 1984-11-30 St. Jacobs Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland/Source 1 1984-12-01 Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-03 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-05 Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-07 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-08 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-11 Sporthalle, Böblingen, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-14 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1 1984-12-17 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1 1984-12-18 Zaal Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium/Source 1 1985-03-14 Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA/Source 1 1985-03-15 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1 1985-03-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA/Source 1 1985-03-26 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1 1985-03-27 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1 1985-04-07 Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1 1985-04-08 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1 1985-04-09 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan/Source 1 1985-07-09 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France/Source 1 1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1 Something Went Wrong (compilation) Dates where Lie To Me was played Lie To Me was played 77 times during this tour. 1984-09-27 Coliseum, St. Austell, England, UK 1984-09-28 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK 1984-09-29 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK 1984-10-01 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK 1984-10-02 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK 1984-10-04 SFX, Dublin, Ireland 1984-10-06 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1984-10-08 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK 1984-10-09 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England, UK 1984-10-10 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK 1984-10-12 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK 1984-10-14 King George's Hall, Blackburn, England, UK 1984-10-16 Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1984-10-17 Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK 1984-10-18 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1984-10-19 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK 1984-10-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK 1984-10-22 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK 1984-10-23 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK 1984-10-24 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK 1984-10-27 Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK 1984-10-29 De Montford Hall, Leicester, England, UK 1984-10-30 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK 1984-11-01 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1984-11-15 Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark 1984-11-16 Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden 1984-11-17 Olympen, Lund, Sweden 1984-11-21 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1984-11-22 Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany 1984-11-23 Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany 1984-11-26 Teatro Tenda, Florence, Italy 1984-11-27 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy 1984-11-28 Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy 1984-11-30 St. Jacobs Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland 1984-12-01 Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany 1984-12-03 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1984-12-04 Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany 1984-12-05 Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany 1984-12-07 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany 1984-12-08 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany 1984-12-09 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1984-12-11 Sporthalle, Böblingen, Germany 1984-12-12 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany 1984-12-13 Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany 1984-12-16 De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1984-12-17 Bercy, Paris, France 1984-12-18 Zaal Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium 1985-03-14 Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA 1985-03-15 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, USA 1985-03-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA 1985-03-18 Le Spectrum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1985-03-19 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada 1985-03-20 Royal Oak Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1985-03-22 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA 1985-03-23 Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, USA 1985-03-24 Shyrock Auditorium, Carbondale, IL, USA 1985-03-26 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, USA 1985-03-27 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX, USA 1985-03-30 Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1985-03-31 Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills, CA, USA 1985-04-01 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1985-04-03 Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA 1985-04-07 Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-08 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-09 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan 1985-07-09 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France 1985-07-11 Espace Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland Lie To Me was not played during this tour. 1998 The Singles Tour 2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo) 2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo) Retrieved from "https://dmlive.wiki/index.php?title=Lie_To_Me&oldid=34956" Some Great Reward songs Songs in B Minor	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1158
__label__wiki	0.50831	0.50831	Frozen Tools Forensics: The Ten Worst Defensemen according to GAR by Grant Campbell on July 19, 2019 Frozen Tools Forensics What is GAR (Goals above Replacement)? Cam Robinson’s (@Hockey_Robinson) explanation of GAR is far better than my own, so I will use it with permission: “For those who don't know, GAR is a tabulation which spits out a number that encapsulates how valuable an individual player is in terms of on-ice play, relative to a “replacement level” player. A replacement level player is a player of a caliber such that they are readily available and can be acquired quickly and easily. For reference, a player who shuttles on waivers every year, or are considered emergency call-ups from the farm.” There is a lot that goes into the calculation and concepts that have been developed and the best explanation can be found in these three links (WAR1, WAR2 and WAR3) on the topic. Any fan of Bill James will appreciate what the analytical community is bringing to hockey. Here are the bottom ten defensemen from 2018-2019 (over 500 min TOI) for GAR at even strength (Evolving Hockey): #10 – Neal Pionk – Winnipeg Jets Pionk averaged over 22 min/GP with the Rangers until the mid-point of last season and was playing top-four and second-unit power play. In the last 34 games of the season, he averaged just over 19 min/GP and was removed from the power play. With the move to Winnipeg, he is pencilled in ahead of Sami Niku and will battle him for top-four and second-unit PP minutes, unless the Jets opt to use a four forward deployment with the man advantage. GAR -5.8 WAR -0.4 CF% 44.15 OZ start% 45.31 2018-2019 AAV $925,000 #9 – Marco Scandella – Buffalo Sabres Scandella was a bottom-six defenseman last year averaging just over 17:30 min/GP. He is of no value in fantasy, as he doesn’t hit, get many points or block shots. WAR -1 CF% 46.4 OZ start % 47.68 2018-2019 AAV $4 million #8 – Brent Seabrook – Chicago Blackhawks At 34 years of age, Seabrook has seen his game decline the past two seasons, to the point that his TOI was below 20 minutes for the first time in his 12 years in the league. The added insult for him was that he was deployed less than 50% of the time in the offensive zone for the first time as he gave up time to Erik Gustafsson. Seabrook can still chip in with the odd point, hit and blocked shot, but with the prospects the Blackhawks have, his days are numbered. 2018-2019 AAV $6.875 million #7 – Ben Hutton – UFA Having watched Hutton play for four seasons, I will admit I’m not a fan of his by any means as he has struggled since his rookie season. He averaged over 22 min/GP last season, but there is not another NHL team that he would have had more than 20 min/GP. There is a reason that he is still an unrestricted free agent at the time of this writing. A team will sign him and he will contribute at the NHL level, but not to the point where he is a fantasy option. 2018-2019 AAV $2.8 million #6 – Gustav Forsling – Carolina Hurricanes Forsling should benefit by ending up in Carolina, where he has an opportunity to play on the top four. This season will be a make it or break it year for him as there is no place in the NHL for a player that doesn’t produce points, hit, block shots or play well without the puck. He will need to add an offensive component to his game or his career will be short. He is the only player in this bottom 10 that started more than 50% in the offensive zone last season. #5 – Deryk Engelland – UFA At 37 years old, we might not see Engelland suit up in the NHL again, but we might see Vegas re-sign him, as they are not very deep at defence. Fantasy wise, he still provides lots of hits and blocked shots. He has pulled a Stan Mikita and no longer takes penalties with only 18 PIM last year in 74 games. GAR -7 #4 – Justin Braun – Philadelphia Flyers Braun will be in Philadelphia this season after nine years in San Jose. He struggled offensively last season with only 16 points in 78 games after putting up an impressive 33 points in 81 games the year before. He plays over 20 min/GP and will not be on the power play that much if at all. After playing with Marc-Edouard Vlasic he will be given the opportunity to play with any one of Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim or Shayne Gostisbehere. Braun has the potential for 25-30 points and will get hits and blocked shots with the Flyers. #3 – Adam Larsson – Edmonton Oilers Larsson will always be maligned in Edmonton for who he was traded for. He is not below replacement level. What he provides is hard to measure as evidenced by his PDO of 963 and CF% of 49.72, when the team CF% was 47.98. In fantasy he won’t provide many points but he will provide lots of hits (256 last year) and blocked shots. 2018-2019 AAV $4.17 million #2 – Jonathan Ericsson – Detroit Red Wings At 35 years old, this will more than likely be Ericsson’s last year in the NHL. He has no fantasy value. 2018-2019 AAV $ 4.25 million #1 – Jay Bouwmeester – St. Louis Blues A recent Stanley Cup champion, J-Bo has averaged over 20 min/GP his whole career and no doubt is slowing down. However, he still managed to elevate from 20 min to 23 min/GP in the playoffs. How does a guy play 1,184 games in the NHL and not score many points, hit, or block that many shots? For the past few years, I’ve thought there was a bit of a disconnect between what some considered the worst defensemen in the league (using Fenwick%, CF%, GAR and WAR) compared to their actual deployment and the perception among actual NHL GMs and coaches. Every city has a much-maligned defenceman in their midst, but are these players as bad as their advanced stats? Why are most of these players averaging over 20 minutes per game? Is it over deployment and lack of understanding from the coaches and GMs on what these analytical stats might be telling them? Or is there an immeasurable quality that defensive players have that adds value to their play that is not being represented? I don't have the answer, but I think the answer lies closer to the middle of analytics and "hockey men". The bottom ten players according to GAR average $3.5 million AAV in salary and averaged 19:40 TOI. There are still players on this last that are valued by their organization and have large roles that they fill. They just aren’t statistically represented to display that fact except with hefty pay cheques and the odd Stanley Cup. Please follow me on twitter at @gampbler15	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1160
__label__wiki	0.872506	0.872506	Congressional candidate Ives vows to assert her contempt for political corruption at the national level By Glenn Minnis \| Nov 30, 2019 Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) Illinois congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is vowing to continue to be a thorn in the side of longtime Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). “The scams that are run on those without political clout in this state are obscene,” Ives said in a recent press release. “We can either have leaders who protect against abuse or we can have leaders who protect abusers. Because we can’t count on political leaders in this state to do the right thing, fortunately in Illinois, federal law enforcement is on the job cleaning up some of this malfeasance.” Ives argues that the so-called Madigan way can be summed up in his ongoing dealings with former associate Kevin Quinn. According to the Chicago Tribune, more Madigan associates were behind the steering of $30,000 in ComEd contracts to Quinn after he was forced out of the organization following allegations of sexual harassment made by a female campaign worker. Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) “Nobody should be surprised that Mike Madigan’s friends took care of his political stooge using other people’s money,” Ives, a former state representative and Republican candidate for governor now running for U.S. Congress in the 6th District, said. “No bills pass without Madigan’s approval. No company is more politically connected and gotten their way in Springfield more than ComEd and Exelon.” And then there’s Quinn, who Ives said was a fixture in the Madigan Machine for almost two decades. “For over 17 years, Kevin Quinn went on and off the state payroll over and over again,” Ives said. “He spent half the year working for the state, and the other half working for Madigan’s Democratic campaigns.” Quinn’s troubles started in 2018 as the #MeToo movement was felt throughout state government. “At that time, I called for the Speaker to step down over Quinn and other allegations that showed systemic sexual harassment in his office,” Ives said. “As the #MeToo movement rocked Springfield, I was also one of the only legislators to publicly stand with women who came forward about their claims of sexual harassment. And, I filed legislation that would give rights to complainants of sexual harassment or other violations of the ethics act.” Ives says it is no wonder that ComEd has been willing to jump on board with whatever Madigan proposes. Since 2011, she estimates that the corporation has seen at least $20 billion in rate hikes stemming from its association with Madigan. “This includes the $2.4 billion bailout of parent company Exelon in 2016, even though the company had posted $2.25 billion in profits the previous year,” Ives said. “Bailouts like that only get through with Madigan’s support. I voted against it and I publicly spoke out against it. Ruling-class scams have to be brought to an end. As a congresswoman, I promise to call out the scams in the Washington swamp just like I did as a state legislator.” Want to get notified whenever we write about Citizens to Elect Jeanne Ives ? Sign-up Next time we write about Citizens to Elect Jeanne Ives, we'll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time. Citizens to Elect Jeanne Ives From Prairie State Wire Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady said to have voiced private support for abortion funding, gun control legislation Rep. Casten is either 'presumptuous' or 'has trouble with the rules,' Ives says Burr Ridge attorney leading fight to defeat home rule question on March ballot By W.J. Kennedy \| Jan 16, 2020 Wehrli sums up status of property tax reform: 'Another task force has been a waste of time' By Glenn Minnis \| Jan 16, 2020 Have You Heard the One About the Aspiring Career Pol with Property Tax Issues? Thank you for signing up for Dupage Policy Journal Alerts! Please select the organization you wish to subscribe to.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1163
__label__cc	0.736247	0.263753	DZone > Performance Zone > How to Achieve Outstanding Performance With MongoDB Monitoring How to Achieve Outstanding Performance With MongoDB Monitoring Databases require monitoring for optimal performance. Here's a guide to achieving proper performance with MongoDB monitoring, like picking the right tech, and identifying characteristics. Martin Goodwell Dec. 26, 15 · Performance Zone · The saying “Databases are easy to get started with but hard to master” is as valid today as it’s ever been. MongoDB monitoring done right is key to success as it allows you to get answers for the most important questions, like load characteristics and distribution. Although MongoDB comes pretty much ready-to-run out-of-the-box, the challenges in mastering MongoDB are no different than that of any other database product. The firsts step in making any database a top performer is to choose the right technology. Choose the Right Technology As far as public perception goes, databases should be flexible and powerful enough to perform a wide range of tasks. The truth is though that different databases have different advantages. The old saying, “The right tool for the job” is one of the most overused phrases in IT, but it remains true today. MongoDB really shines in specific areas, but it performs only at average levels in other areas. In contrast to classic RDBMS, NoSQL solutions aren’t designed to be one-size-fits-all persistence solutions. Identifying the Characteristics To decide on the right technology, you need to know how your databases will be accessed. Will the database be used mostly for read-, write-, or aggregation tasks? For each use case there’s a “best fit” database. Knowing access characteristics of databases is key to selecting the right technology. Ruxit monitors database metrics including numbers of calls and response times and visualizes them according to read-, write-, and delete operations. This is done for all supported database technologies, including both SQL and NoSQL. This simplifies the process of identifying the perfect database fit for your organization. Microservices and Polyglot Persistence Microservices-based environments can and should provide dedicated, specialized databases for each service and specific persistence use case. You don’t have to select a single generic database to handle all your services’ use cases—you can get the highest-performing database solution for each of your services. If you have several services in your ecosystem, you likely have at least one use case that’s ideally suited for MongoDB. By evaluating the load characteristics of your database in combination with the application that’s accessing it, you should have no trouble identifying the best performer for each of your services. Using the right database makes your services top performers. Here you see MongoDB, MySQL and SQL-Server at work in the same environment. Choosing a technology often depends not only on the technology itself but also on the community and tools that support it. This is why Ruxit monitors so many technologies with a flexible, unified approach. Two Great Use Cases I’d like to share two MongoDB use cases that I have experience with. These use cases demonstrate how MongoDB delivered great performance and significant value to an e-commerce solution I worked on. Pre-Join Your Data MongoDB doesn’t offer joins like relational databases do. Any joining of data must be done in your application code. But guess what? MongoDB’s ability to work with complex documents instead of flat tables allows you to store readily joined data inside MongoDB! Our e-commerce solution directly imported as much data as possible from an ERP system. By simply flagging the relevant products in the ERP system, the products were made available for purchase in the online shop. The ERP system’s database was an RDBMS and each product required a couple of joins. MongoDB makes it easy to store prepared data as single chunks of data As we knew exactly which data we needed, we selected them in advance and stored them in a pre-assembled document inside MongoDB. When a customer viewed a certain product page in their browser, all the data was collected from MongoDB as a single, pre-assembled data set. Needless to say, this really improved the performance and responsiveness of the site. Query Entire Trees as Unified Components The other perfect fit for MongoDB in our e-commerce project was persisting trees of cascaded categories. Here again, category trees can easily be stored in relational databases—it’s been done for ages, after all. But a single document in MongoDB can store an entire category tree that can be queried and returned in a single step, same as with the product catalog data use case I mentioned previously. Serving complex, mostly static data from MongoDB is a breeze. The data that’s behind this categories comes as a single piece from MongoDB. When to Choose an RDBMS There are two use cases for which I don’t recommend using MongoDB: two-phase commits and reporting capabilities. Two-Phase Commits Two-phase commits aren’t supported by MongoDB. If transactional behavior is a must for your use case, go with an RDBMS—two-phase commits are a core competency of RDBMS. As far as I know, SQL is unmatched in combining different types of data. Usually, reporting isn’t performed in real-time, so performance isn’t much of a concern here. If you need to aggregate across a defined set of data for reporting purposes, go with an RDBMS. SQL databases are blazingly fast at joining data when indices are set correctly. SQL databases really shine at classic reporting and aggregation tasks. For the e-commerce solution I worked on, we used a SQL database to keep track of all orders and details. This enabled us to assemble precise reports for products, customers, regions, and any other detail we could think of. Versatile reporting for you. High performance for your customers. With MongoDB databases available as online service, it’s easy to migrate to the cloud in stages—moving one service over at a time. And because Ruxit’s unique approach to monitoring enables you to see which data center each of your databases runs on, you can track how performance changes as you migrate individual services to the cloud. With data centers visualized in smartscape, you know exactly what’s going on during migration. This service is a hybrid, deployed in both AWS and the private Cloud. When migrating dozens or even hundreds of services, it’s easy to lose track of the changes you’re making and their impact on your application’s performance. Your Decision As one of the pioneers of the NoSQL revolution, MongoDB is clearly a great database solution. And a supportive community and helpful documentation make it easy to get started with MongoDB. You’ve likely read both positive and negative reviews of MongoDB. The bottomline for me is that you won’t know how well MongoDB will perform for your services until you try it. Benefit From MongoDB Monitoring as a Real Accelerator And with the right monitoring solution in place, you’ll know the behavior of your apps and databases in production within about five minutes following installation. Get the best insight into your environment and MongoDB with your free Ruxit 30-day trial! 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__label__cc	0.702163	0.297837	1,4-bis[(2,3-epoxypropoxy)methyl]cyclohexane skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) other: The study was conducted according to OECD TG 429, EPA OPPTS 870.2600, EC Method B.42 and in accordance with the Principles of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) reference to same study reference to other study OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) Type of study: mouse local lymph node assay (LLNA) - Source: Harlan (Indianapolis, Indiana) - Age at study initiation: 9-12 weeks - Housing: Animals were housed up to six per cage in filter tubs containing corncob bedding, food pellets and a water bottle. - Diet : ad libitum - Animals were provided LabDiet Certified Rodent Diet #5002 (PMI Nutrition International, St. Louis, Missouri) in pelleted form - Water : ad libitum - Acclimation period: at least 1 week - Temperature (°C): 22°C with a tolerance of ± 1°C (and a maximum permissible excursion of ± 3°C) - Humidity (%): 40-70% - Air changes (per hr): 12-15 times/hour (average) - Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12-hour light/dark cycle dimethyl sulphoxide 0.5%, 2% and 10% dosing solutions were prepared daily just prior to dosing. The concentrations of the dosing solutions were not verified analytically. No. of animals per dose: 6 mice/dose group RANGE FINDING TESTS: A pre-screen test was performed in order to define the maximum dose level for use in the LLNA. The ears of six mice (one female/concentration) were topically treated for three consecutive days with one of six concentrations (0%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, or 100%) of 1,4-CHDM DGE. All mice were observed daily for any clinical signs of systemic toxicity or local irritation at the application site. Body weights were recorded prior to dosing on Day 1 and prior to termination on Day 6. Ear thickness measurements were taken for each ear using a digital micrometer (Mitutoyo, Japan; Model 700-122) prior to dosing on Day 1 and 3 and on Day 6 prior to termination. During the screening study, the mice were treated with three daily applications of 0%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, or 100% of 1,4-CHDM DGE. Erythema was absent in the mouse treated with 5% 1,4-CHDM DGE, while the mice treated with 10%, and 25% demonstrated slight erythema on day 3 which resolved by day 6. The mouse dosed with 50% demonstrated well-defined erythema on day 3 which resolved by day 6. The mouse dosed with 100% 1,4-CHDM DGE demonstrated slight erythema on day 2, which progressed to well-defined by day 3 and regressed to slight erythema by day 6. Ear swelling increases of greater than 25% were observed for all mice treated with 1,4-CHDM DGE on day 3 and for mice treated with 25%, 50%, and 100% 1,4-CHDM DGE on day 6. Based on the results of the screen, 10% 1,4-CHDM DGE was tested in the LLNA along with 2% and 0.5% to characterize the dose response. The 10% concentration was chosen as the top dose based on consideration of both erythema and ear swelling data from the irritation screen. Although ear swelling of greater than 25% was noted at the 10% concentration, as this was without well-defined erythema and did not persist through day 6. Therefore the 10% concentration was considered an appropriate high concentration for the main LLNA study. MAIN STUDY Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was selected based upon maximum miscibility of 1,4-CHDM DGE while maintaining a solution suitable for application. α-hexylcinnamaldehyde (HCA) solution was used as a positive control for contact sensitization. HCA (Aldrich Chemical, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cat. No. W256900) was diluted to 25% (v/v) in vehicle (DMSO). Analytical verification of the solution was not performed. The application of the test material (25 μl/ear) was made on the dorsal surface of both ears. Five female mice/group received one of three concentrations of 1,4-CHDM DGE (0.5%, 2%, or 10%) or vehicle (DMSO) once daily for three consecutive days. HCA at 25% (v/v) in vehicle was run concurrently as a positive dermal sensitization control. Ears were inspected prior to application of the test material solutions, and erythema was evaluated on days 1, 2, 3, and 6. All mice were weighed on days 1 and 6. On day 6, all mice received a 250 μl intravenous injection (i.v.) via the lateral tail vein containing 20 μCi of 3H-thymidine (specific activity 2 Ci/mmol; Perkin Elmer product number NET027A001MC) diluted in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Approximately four to five hours post administration, the mice were euthanized via CO2 asphyxiation and both auricular lymph nodes located at the bifurcation of the jugular veins were excised and placed in PBS. A single cell suspension of the auricular lymph nodes from one mouse was prepared by gentle mechanical disaggregation using a tissue homogenizer (Stomacher 80 Lab System, Seward Ltd., London, United Kingdom). The cells were washed two times and were suspended in 3 ml of 5% trichloroacetic acid (TCA) for approximately 18-70 hours. The suspended precipitates were centrifuged (200 x g for 10 minutes) and the supernatant removed. The pellet from each mouse was reconstituted in 1 ml of 5% TCA and subsequently transferred to a scintillation vial containing 10 ml of Aquasol-2 scintillation cocktail (Packard Instrument Company, Meriden, Connecticut). Two additional 2 ml aliquots of water were used to rinse the tubes and the rinses were added to the scintillation vials containing the 1 ml of pellet in TCA and cocktail. The radioactivity in each precipitate was measured using a β-scintillation counter and reported as disintegrations per minute (dpm) per mouse. A mean dpm value + SD (standard deviation) was calculated for each experimental group. The SI was calculated using the absolute dpm value for each mouse as the numerator and the mean dpm value from the vehicle control mice as the denominator; the mean SI + SD was calculated for each experimental group. Positive control substance(s): hexyl cinnamic aldehyde (CAS No 101-86-0) Standard statistical methods were employed Positive control results: Proper conduct of the LLNA was demonstrated via the positive response from the positive control, 25% HCA which elicited a stimulation index (SI) that was 6.7 in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. other: see Remark 1,4-cyclohexanediemethanol, reation products with epichlorohydrin (1,4-CHDM DGE) at concentrations of 0.5%, 2% and 10% elicited proliferative responses with stimulation indices (SI) of 1.7, 2.3, and 2.9, respectively, in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. other: disintegrations per minute (DPM) other: The mean dpm's of various groups were as follows - Vehicle control - 880.4 0.5% - 1459.8 2% - 2021.8 10% - 2574.6 25% HCA - 5934.2 In the LLNA erythema was absent in the mice treated with 0.5% and 2%, while 4/5 mice dosed with 10% demonstrated slight erythema on day 3 and body weights were unaffected in all dose groups. other: ambiguous 1,4-CHDM DGE belongs to a class of chemistries (diglycidyl ethers/epoxies) that have been well-established to have dermal sensitization potential. Therefore, at concentrations greater than 10%, 1,4-CHDM DGE may have weak dermal sensitization potential. 1,4-cyclohexanediemethanol, reaction products with epichlorohydrin (1,4-CHDM DGE) at concentrations of 0.5%, 2%, and 10% elicited proliferative responses with stimulation indices (SI) of 1.7, 2.3, and 2.9, respectively, in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. Based on these results, 1,4-CHDM DGE did not demonstrate dermal sensitization potential in the mouse LLNA at concentrations up to and including 10%, as the lymph nodes draining the area of topical application did not demonstrate a 3-fold increase in proliferation when compared to vehicle-treated mice. However, 1,4-CHDM DGE belongs to a class of chemistries (diglycidyl ethers/epoxies) that have been well-established to have dermal sensitization potential. Therefore, at concentrations greater than 10%, 1,4-CHDM DGE may have weak dermal sensitization potential The Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) was conducted to assess the potential of 1,4- Cyclohexanedimethanol, reaction products with epichlorohydrin (1,4-CHDM DGE) to cause contact sensitization by measuring lymphocyte proliferative responses from auricular lymph nodes following topical application of the test material to the mouse ear. Screening Study: Three daily topical applications of 0%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, or 100% 1,4-CHDM DGE were given to one animal at each dose level. Erythema was absent in the mouse treated with 5% 1,4-CHDM DGE, while the mice treated with 10%, and 25% demonstrated slight erythema on day 3 which resolved by day 6. The mouse dosed with 50% demonstrated well-defined erythema on day 3 which resolved by day 6. The mouse dosed with 100% 1,4-CHDM DGE demonstrated slight erythema on day 2, which progressed to well-defined by day 3 and regressed to slight erythema by day 6.. Ear swelling increases of greater than 25% were observed for all mice treated with 1,4-CHDM DGE on day 3 and for mice treated with 25%, 50%, and 100% 1,4-CHDM DGE on day 6. Body weights were unaffected in all dose groups. Results from this study were used to determine the dosing concentrations for 1,4-CHDM DGE in the LLNA. LLNA: Five female mice/group received 0.5%, 2%, or 10% of 1,4-CHDM DGE, or vehicle (DMSO) or 25% α-hexylcinnamaldehyde (HCA; positive control) on days 1-3. On day 6, uptake of 3H-thymidine into the auricular lymph nodes draining the site of chemical application was measured five hours post administration. Proper conduct of the LLNA was confirmed via a positive response using 25% α-hexylcinnamaldehyde (HCA), a moderate contact sensitizer, which elicited proliferation with a stimulation index of 6.7 in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. Erythema of the ears was absent in the mice treated with 0.5% and 2% 1,4-CHDM DGE, while 4/5 of the mice treated with 10% demonstrated slight erythema on day 3, which was resolved by day 6. Body weights were unaffected in all dose groups. 1,4-cyclohexanediemethanol, reaction products with epichlorohydrin (1,4-CHDM DGE) at concentrations of 0.5%, 2%, and 10% elicited proliferative responses with stimulation indices (SI) of 1.7, 2.3, and 2.9, respectively, in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. Based on these results, 1,4-CHDM DGE did not demonstrate dermal sensitization potential in the mouse LLNA at concentrations up to and including 10%, as the lymph nodes draining the area of topical application did not demonstrate a 3-fold increase in proliferation when compared to vehicle-treated mice. However, 1,4-CHDM DGE belongs to a class of chemistries (diglycidyl ethers/epoxies) that have been well-established to have dermal sensitization potential. Therefore, at concentrations greater than 10%, 1,4-CHDM DGE may have weak dermal sensitization potential. The Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) was conducted to assess the potential for CHDM DGE to cause contact sensitization according to the OECD guideline 429 “Skin sensitization: Local Lymph Node Assay” (Boverhof and Sosinski, 2013). A screening study was initially conducted using three daily topical applications of 0%, 5%, 10%, 25%, 50%, or 100% CHDM DGE on one animal at each dose level. Erythema was absent in the mouse treated with 5% CHDM DGE, while the mice treated with 10%, and 25% demonstrated slight erythema on day 3 which resolved by day 6. The mouse dosed with 50% demonstrated well-defined erythema on day 3 which resolved by day 6. The mouse dosed with 100% 1,4-CHDM DGE demonstrated slight erythema on day 2, which progressed to well-defined by day 3 and regressed to slight erythema by day 6. Ear swelling increases of greater than 25% were observed for all mice treated with CHDM DGE on day 3 and for mice treated with 25%, 50%, and 100% CHDM DGE on day 6. Body weights were unaffected in all dose groups. Results from this screening study were used to determine the dosing concentrations for CHDM DGE in the LLNA. LLNA: Five female mice/group received 0.5%, 2%, or 10% of CHDM DGE, or vehicle (DMSO) or 25% α-hexylcinnamaldehyde (HCA; positive control) on days 1-3. On day 6, uptake of 3H-thymidine into the auricular lymph nodes draining the site of chemical application was measured five hours post administration. Proper conduct of the LLNA was confirmed via a positive response using 25% α-hexylcinnamaldehyde (HCA), a moderate contact sensitizer, which elicited proliferation with a stimulation index of 6.7 in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. Erythema of the ears was absent in the mice treated with 0.5% and 2% CHDM DGE, while 4/5 of the mice treated with 10% demonstrated slight erythema on day 3, which was resolved by day 6. Body weights were unaffected in all dose groups. CHDM DGE at concentrations of 0.5%, 2%, and 10% elicited proliferative responses with stimulation indices (SI) of 1.7, 2.3, and 2.9, respectively, in comparison to vehicle-treated mice. Based on these results, 1,4-CHDM DGE did not demonstrate dermal sensitization potential in the mouse LLNA at concentrations up to and including 10%, as the lymph nodes draining the area of topical application did not demonstrate a 3-fold increase in proliferation when compared to vehicle-treated mice. However, CHDM DGE belongs to a class of chemistries (diglycidyl ethers/epoxies) that have been well-established to have dermal sensitization potential. Therefore, at concentrations greater than 10%, CHDM DGE may have weak dermal sensitization potential. Additional skin sensitization studies were reported in 1980 and 1982. These studies showed positive skin sensitization, however the study report for these studies did not contain sufficient information about the test material composition to permit a meaningful evaluation of the study results. Importantly, the test material in these studies differ from that in current use, is not relevant, and the studies were disregarded. No information relating to respiratory sensitization are available. GLP and OECD 429 study The LLNA study results indicate that CHDM DGE can be classified as a sub-category 1B skin sensitizer (EC3 value >10%) according to the GHS system and according to Guidance to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1173
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__label__cc	0.718105	0.281895	Drop Zone: Harvey Norman Noosa Everyone has unused computer gear sitting somewhere in their home, or an old TV that has been downgraded from room to room until it ended up in the garage. All of these items can now be recycled for free at a Drop Zone. Their local and national recyclers are exceeding the environmental targets set by the Federal Government and many of them support social enterprises through employment opportunities. So grab that old lap top, broken keyboard or cords, load your old TV and head to a Drop Zone to do your bit to help the planet. What’s accepted:- All types of televisions – Computer monitors – Personal computers and parts – Laptops, notebooks, palmtops and tablets – Printers and scanners. What’s not accepted:- Mobile phones – Game consoles DVD/video players – Radios/stereos – Set top boxes Cause categories for this listing Check them out and get involved! 63 Rene Street WANT TO DO MORE? 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__label__wiki	0.792697	0.792697	Home » Media centre » ACNC news » Aussie Helpers commits to improving its governance Aussie Helpers commits to improving its governance Registered charity Aussie Helpers confirmed it has entered into a compliance agreement with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) to address concerns raised about the charity’s governance. Natasha Kocks, CEO of Aussie Helpers, said the charity has fully cooperated with the ACNC’s investigation. “It is important to us that Aussie Helpers delivers support to those who need it, while also being well managed with all the appropriate procedures and controls in place. “We will continue to work with the ACNC to ensure the best outcomes for the charity and the rural families we support,” Ms Kocks said. The ACNC investigation found that Aussie Helpers did not have adequate policies and procedures for managing financial controls and conflicts of interest. It also identified a need for greater awareness by the charity’s Responsible Persons of their duties under the ACNC Governance Standards. Ms Kocks said Aussie Helpers has made significant steps towards addressing these issues and continues to work with the ACNC to improve its governance. “Aussie Helpers was established in 2007 to help Australian farmers and it has been responding to increasing demand for its services across the country. “With support from the public and corporate sector, Aussie Helpers quickly grew into a major rural charity. The charity’s governance practices and policies did not keep up with the growth in the charity’s size and complexity. “We have been working with the ACNC to address the issues identified. All board members have now had governance training, the Aussie Helpers’ constitution has been updated, and we are implementing financial controls and updating our policies and procedures,” Ms Kocks said. ACNC Commissioner, the Hon Dr Gary Johns, said a compliance agreement is appropriate if a charity has cooperated with an investigation and made obvious attempts to comply with its obligations. “Aussie Helpers has fully cooperated with our investigation. The compliance agreement is evidence of the charity’s commitment to increased accountability and transparency to donors and the public,” Dr Johns said. ACNC media contact Email media@acnc.gov.au or phone 0466 089 108 Aussie Helpers media contact Email laura.kane@colelawson.com.au or phone: (07) 3221 2220, 0411 424 900	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1187
__label__wiki	0.518895	0.518895	Belize - Belize News - Channel5Belize.com - Great Belize Productions - Belize Breaking News Home » Crime, Featured » 56 year old taxi operator executed on Bank Street 56 year old taxi operator executed on Bank Street Norman Thompson Two men lost their lives violently in separate incidents in Belize City over the weekend while a third was viciously chopped to death up north. The bloodshed started in the Old Capital on Saturday morning. The life of a taxi driver on duty was cut short when he was executed near Banak Street. Norman Thompson died almost instantly and his vehicle was extensively damaged when it collided into a fence. Police are following all leads, but it is likely that Thompson was lured to his death because he was targeted as he dropped off a passenger. The gunman did not rob him of his cash, but took his cell phone. News Five’s Isani Cayetano spoke to the grief-stricken family. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Fifty-six-year-old Norman Thompson, a cab driver of Belize City, lies dead inside the mortuary at the K.H.M.H., following an early morning shooting near Banak Street. Described by family and friends as vigilant, Thompson had presumably taken a job dropping off a customer in the area when he came under attack by an unknown assailant. Sharette Willoughby, Common-Law Wife of Deceased “Basically the police had told me that they responded to a shooting at Banak Street. They didn’t say exactly where on Banak Street but they said that they found the lifeless body of one Norman Thompson in a green Prism and he was shot to the back twice.” It is believed that whilst fleeing his attacker, Thompson lost control of the vehicle and collided head-on into an adjacent fence. He was discovered moments later by officers responding to the scene. Alden Dawson Supt. Alden Dawson, Commander, Precinct One “The driver was still seated at the time behind the steering wheel. A check made on the driver where they saw two apparent gunshot wounds, one to his upper right back and one to the upper right shoulder.” The vehicle was extensively damaged, its front bumper broken off and the rear, right passenger window shattered. At home in their beds at the time of the incident was Sharette Willoughby, Thompson’s wife of ten years, and her daughter. She describes receiving the nerve-racking phone call. Sharette Willoughby “Ah spin round and round, noh know weh fi do. Ah hold mi mouth, ah gaan hail she and I tell ahn, ah seh “Aaliyah get up! Get up!” Ih seh, “Ma da what?” Ah tell ahn dehn seh Norman dead. She ask me how, I seh, “I noh know” Ah tell ahn ah seh, “I cyant tell yo nothing but I noh comfortable.” Now all of a sudden a staat to di spin round and round like I noh know weh fi go and weh fi do but di police di wait so I just jump een a di vehicle.” When they arrived at the destination Willoughby would indeed identify the mortally injured taxi operator as her common law husband. Superintendent Alden Dawson: “The investigation at that point revealed that the taxi driver, who is Mr. Norman Thompson had apparently taken some passengers through that same unnamed alley and apparently at the time the passenger alighted the vehicle someone fired two shots at the car. We believe the two shots may have hit him at that time and he drove off in high speed through that alley into the fence where he landed.” Isani Cayetano “Is it normal practice for him to have stayed out that hour in the morning to run his business?” “Well, he’s a taxi man that works on call. Ih woulda deh bout da friends’ house or whateva but in regards to picking up customers he was a very strict taxi man, he works on only calls at night. If you want him to take you anywhere you have to call him and he would scrutinize you properly and ask a whole lot of questions before he comes and gets you and ih even tell di people dehn weh ih pick up da night, “I noh usually do this.” That night he took a chance which unfortunately ended in tragedy. “To me, honestly it doesn’t seem like a robbery, it seems like a setup. Only di police can prove me wrong because how can you rob someone and not take the wallet but yet take only the phone. I’m thinking that the person that called him last to lure him to that place realized that the information would be on the phone because da wah good hi-tech phone ih have. So that person probably carried the phone and left him there for dead.” This morning, that section of the enclosure was being repaired. The police, on the other hand, are stumped as to why someone would want Thompson dead. Supt. Alden Dawson “At this time we’re still in search of a motive since we don’t believe it was a robbery because of what we found at the scene. So we’re still, the investigation is ongoing and at this time we have a small lead that we are looking at, at this time but it’s too early to say how far it will go.” Reporting for News Five, I am Isani Cayetano. Viewers please note: This Internet newscast is a verbatim transcript of our evening television newscast. Where speakers use Kriol, we attempt to faithfully reproduce the quotes using a standard spelling system. 5 Responses for “56 year old taxi operator executed on Bank Street” Eye in the Sky says: Sounds like a great country for a vacation. Tourists Stay Away from Belize. There is a civil war going on and you can also be a victim of the high crime rate. bigfish and small fry says: Our lives are valid at 3 cents , yes 3 cents or less. This GOV uses the gang bang to keep the good working class suppressed , so suppressed that we are no longer brave enough to walk the streets. This GOV uses the gang bang to kill us at will, so we are intimidated and we do not see what all is going wrong with our system. The only hopes we the good ones have is GOD….we believe that God only will help us that the time will come that we will no longer need any policemen. Go on policemen, enjoy yourselves, time will tell !!! Another innocent citizen murdered for nothing where is the pm s apology or condolance to this mans family for his impotence and incompetence am telling you all belizeans you might be next going to the morgue or your sister or brother or father or mother when will you duncy belizeans wake up and march to this pm house drag him out of his bed and lock him up now we are over 4000 deaths and counting . Get some cojones and wake the hell up belizeans you might be next, if unu hear I dead tha because of this pm and gov. And I fight for all belizeans no matter what color . The Gov is all for themselves and famalies SINCE THEY CAN’T DIE,the so call bad man need to start from there go to the house of representative when they acting a fool and shoot them up!!! Al Rich says: This is so sad hard working people are killed while trying to make a living for their families. Why is the government not taking a hard line stand of crime and criminals is beyond human thinking. Even though they took the phone, the phone company can still get the information for the police so they can see all the calls that came in to his phone. Do your job police and why is it that the passengers that he took to the destination not come forward. This is not the first time this man picked up these people, he has a history with these people. His wife says he is careful, that tells me he was comfortable with his fare. Work hard Mr. Police, protect all evidence so this killer or killers do not get . 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__label__wiki	0.625269	0.625269	Release r94 was published on 28 Mar, 2018 It's a new stable release of Construct 3! If you're updating from the last stable release r89, then this update includes changes from r90, r90.2, r91, r92, r93 and r93.2. For full details see those changelogs, but some highlights include: - Support for Facebook Instant Games, including using interstitial and rewarded video ads! See this blog post for more information. We'll be following up with more documentation shortly. In the mean time, please refer to the official Instant Games documentation, and use the normal web (HTML5) export option for Instant Games. - Lots of important bug fixes and changes, including issues that could affect opening projects, importing artwork, and mobile publishing. - New in-progress Ukrainian and Romanian translations. Note to use in-progress translations, enable the new "Show in-progress languages" option in Settings. (Previously you had to activate developer mode, but this doesn't enable in-progress languages any more.) We'll be starting a new beta release update cycle soon. If you'd like to help test it, try the new beta release opt-in: choose "Notify me about updates for beta releases" in Settings. Stay tuned for more updates!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1190
__label__cc	0.702401	0.297599	Saturday's letters: Cuts for workers; tax breaks for rich Premier Jason Kenney listens to Janice MacKinnon, a former Saskatchewan finance minister, and chair of a blue-ribbon panel announced to examine the Alberta government's financial situation. Taken on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Edmonton. Greg Southam / SunMedia Labour in Alberta will have to be vigilant once again while the UCP (aka as “The Old Boys’ Club”) tries to balance the budget on the backs of workers, while handing out tax breaks to corporations. Haven’t we been down this road once before? Compensation for the public sector is to be reduced “to help trim the deficit” according to Janice MacKinnon, chair of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances. Maybe we should start by trimming compensation for politicians and their “panels.” B.M. Saumer, Edmonton Sohi should stand up for Alberta Thank you Amarjeet Sohi and all of your supporters for supporting Bill C-69 against Alberta. It would have been nice to have an MP that fought for Alberta and not just follow the old party line but that was not to be. Oh well, back to the old school — no representation as usual. Olga Farion, Edmonton Discussing mental health OK for guys Father’s Day is a time when we check in with our dads over a meal and share our life updates. What’s often missing from many of these conversations is mental health, and it shouldn’t be. Eighty per cent of Canadians who die by suicide are men, that number highest among middle-aged men, and yet men’s mental health is often not discussed openly in our communities. To help stamp out the stigma of talking about mental health, I host Father’s Day on the Hill: Conversations About Mental Health in Ottawa. This event brings together stakeholders and policy-makers to have frank conversations about how we can improve the dialogue surrounding men’s mental health. Having an accepting and open dialogue, whether it’s in this type of forum or in private conversations, is the most important first step in stamping out the stigma. With Father’s Day here, I want to leave all men with this message: it’s OK to talk about your feelings. It’s OK to talk about what you’re going through. You don’t have to suffer alone. Matt Jeneroux, MP for Edmonton Riverbend Dismissing voters predictably leftist Re. “Why do Albertans vote Conservative?” Letters, June 14 It is certainly predictable that the first reaction of leftist thinkers to an election result they disapprove of, is to denigrate and belittle the electorate. However, a single person summarily dismissing the freely expressed decision of over one million Kenney voters as some sort of wholesale “Pavlovian response,“ says a lot more about Eisler’s own psychology than anything about Alberta voters. Herb Schultz, Edmonton Public-sector jobs didn’t help Calgary Re. “Calgary economy too reliant on oil,” Letters, June 14 Letter writer Ronald Kelly says Calgary was unprepared for the oil downturn. If Mr. Kelly means Calgary didn’t participate in the approximately 50,000 government jobs the Notley NDP created for Edmonton then yes, we were unprepared. Dan Petryk, Calgary Medicare faced difficult birth too Re. “Pharmacare report offers few ideas on how to pay for it,” John Ivison, June 13 John Ivison’s article sounds similar to articles and arguments about medicare in 1962. If Ivison would check back in Canadian medicare history, he will find the following: “Medicare was born in Saskatchewan on July 1, 1962. It would be the first government-controlled, universal, comprehensive single-payer medical insurance plan in North America. It was a difficult birth. The North American medical establishment and the entire insurance industry were determined to stop medicare in its tracks. They feared it would become popular and spread, and they were right. Within 10 years, all of Canada was covered by a medical insurance system based on the Saskatchewan plan, and no serious politician would openly oppose it.” Pharmacare will go through arguments by Ivison and others but will be accepted by the majority of Canadians. Kenneth W. Domier, Edmonton Letters welcome We invite you to write letters to the editor. A maximum of 150 words is preferred. Letters must carry a first and last name, or two initials and a last name, and include an address and daytime telephone number. All letters are subject to editing. We don’t publish letters addressed to others or sent to other publications. Email: letters@edmontonjournal.com Tuesday's letters: Remembering another basketball icon Friday's letters: Calgary unprepared for oil downturn	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1192
__label__cc	0.593588	0.406412	Home » Living Healthy » How Safe Are Herbal Products? Know What Happens If You Overuse Them How Safe Are Herbal Products? Know What Happens If You Overuse Them The findings suggest that physicians should consider screening for licorice root intake in patients with difficult-to-control hypertension. By: IANS Updated: May 28, 2019 01:33 IST How safe are herbal medicines? Herbal products can have harmful side effects too, says a study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It was corroborate by an incident in Canada when a man landed up in a hospital for high-blood pressure emergency after over-consuming homemade tea made from licorice root. "Excessive amounts of some herbal products can have harmful side effects," said Jean-Pierre Falet from McGill University in Canada. And products containing licorice root extract can raise blood pressure leading to headache and chest pain. "Products containing licorice root extract can raise blood pressure, cause water retention and decrease potassium levels if consumed in excess," Falet said. This Pain Relieving Herbal Supplement Is Not Safe: Know How To Use Herbal Supplements Safely Researchers highlighted the possible side effects of using a popular herb- kratom. This herb is usually used for treating pain and opioid addiction. Here is what the study explained. Herbal medicines harmful in arthritis Arthritis patients are more likely to use herbal medicines, which increases the chances of serious interactions with prescribed medicines. The high blood pressure in the 84-year-old resident of Canada was found to be induced by homemade tea made from licorice root, according to the researchers. His blood pressure was severely elevated, and he was suffering from a headache, light sensitivity, chest pain, fatigue and fluid retention in the calves, said the study. After admission to hospital and treatment, the patient, who had a history of high blood pressure, told physicians he had been daily drinking 1-2 glasses of homemade licorice root extract called "erk sous" for the past two weeks. Licorice tea is popular in the Middle East and parts of Europe, and erk sous is especially popular in Egypt during Ramadan. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1201
__label__wiki	0.941082	0.941082	Home \| Sports \| UTEP \| UTEP Volleyball Heads to North Dakota For Three Photo: UTEP Volleyball UTEP Volleyball Heads to North Dakota For Three Staff Report August 31, 2016 The UTEP volleyball team will hit the road for the second time this season when it travels to North Dakota to take on North Dakota, Bradley and South Dakota State. The Miners (0-3) will open tournament action on Friday, Sept. 2 against North Dakota (1-2) in Grand Forks, N.D. at 6 p.m. (MT), followed by a double-header on Saturday, Sept. 3 beginning with Bradley (2-1) at 9 a.m. (MT) and concluding with South Dakota State (1-2) at 3 p.m. (MT). UTEP went 0-3 in its season-opening tournament, the Oklahoma Invitational, last weekend. The Orange and Blue were defeated by UMKC on Aug. 26, 0-3 (14-25, 24-26, 19-25), and by Oklahoma, 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 17-25), and Oral Roberts, 1-3 (25-22, 22-25, 20-25, 20-25), the following day. Following the tournament, Lindsey Larson, who registered a double-double in each of the matches played over the weekend, was named to the Oklahoma Invitational All-Tournament team. LIVE STATS: UTEP vs. North Dakota: http://www.undsports.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=13500&DB_OEM_ID=13500 UTEP vs. Bradley: http://statb.us/b/140623 UTEP vs. South Dakota State: http://statb.us/b/140624 LIVE STREAM: UTEP vs. North Dakota: http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2015/11/19/WatchBigSky.aspx UTEP vs. Bradley: www.GoBison.com/showcase UTEP vs. South Dakota State: www.GoBison.com/showcase NORTH DAKOTA SCOUTING REPORT Series: This will be the first meeting between UTEP and North Dakota. Most recently, UND lost, 1-3 at South Dakota on Aug. 30. The Fighting Hawks opened the season by hosting the UND Classic, held Aug. 26-27. UND posted three-set victories over Omaha nd UC Davis, but fell short, 3-2 to Ole Miss. FIGHTING HAWKS NOTABLES Junior outside hitter Tamara Merseli paces the Fighting Hawks’ offensive efforts with 44 kills, and is followed by senior Chelsea Moser (37 kills). Merseli and Moser also contributed to the defensive side with 49 and 10 digs respectively. Alivia Fraase is the main defensive contributor with 66 digs (4.40 per set), while Jordan Vail aided with 18 total blocks (2s/16a). BRADLEY SCOUTING REPORT Series: UTEP and Bradley will face off for the third in program history. The Miners hold the edge in the series both previous contests. BRAVES NOTABLES The Braves are start off the 2016 campaign with a 2-1 record after competing in the Pepsi Panther Invitational last weekend in Milwaukee, Wis. Bradley only fell short to Milwaukee, 2-3, but swept both Western Illinois and Akron. Senior middle blocker Kelsey Cave led the Braves last weekend on the offensive side as she totaled 40 kills (3.64 kills per set). Cave was followed by Erica Haslag who tallied 37 kills (3.36 per set). On the defensive side the Braves have a strong lineup, as sophomore defensive specialist Abby Ihrke leads with 42 digs (3.82 digs per set). Haslag (29 digs) and Olson (21 digs) also contribute to the defense’s efforts. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SCOUTING REPORT Series: This will be the third meeting between UTEP and South Dakota State. The last meeting (9/21/13) between the two opponents saw the Miners take a sweeping 3-0 victory over the Jackrabbits in Memorial Gym. JACKRABBITS NOTABLES SDSU is off to a 1-3 start after dropping a five-set decision at Drake. To open the season, the Jackrabbits competed at the Green Bay Tournament held Aug. 26-27 in Green Bay, Wis. SDSU fell to both Green Bay and Stephen F. Austin before earning a straight-set victory over Eastern Illinois, 3-0. South Dakota State has two solid attacking options; Ashley Beaner, who has recorded 51 kills and Nayza Thies who has registered a total of 39 kills. Mattison Munger contributes to the Jackrabbits’ efforts with 113 assists. On the defensive side Ellie Benson is the team’s main contributor as she boasts 40 digs with a 2.86 digs per set average. EXPERIENCED TEAM RETURNS Eleven of the 15 players on UTEP’s roster are returning players while the Miners added two freshmen and two transfers to the mix. There is a level of competitive depth to this program, thanks in large part to smart and consistent recruiting. STARTING STRONG Lindsey Larson was named to the Oklahoma Invitational All-Tournament team after putting up an impressive performance against UTEP’s tough opponents last weekend. She tallied a total of 50 assists, 29 digs, 20 kills, nine blocks and three service aces while registering a double-double in each of the three matches the Miners played in the tournament. FRESHMEN STEPPING UP Freshmen outside hitters Macey Austin and Briana Arellano showed off their talents at UTEP’s season-opening tournament in Oklahoma last weekend. Austin finished second on the team with 20 kills and added four digs, two blocks a service ace and an assist. Arellano followed in suit with 16 total kills, 11 digs, three service aces and a block to close out the weekend. IN THE RECORD BOOK Senior Sarah Villa dented the Conference USA record books in 2015 by earning the top spot for digs in an individual match. The libero tabbed 45 digs while forcing Southern Miss to a five-set decision on Oct. 23, 3015. The El Paso native posted a total of 434 digs on the season and finished fifth in C-USA with an average of 4.34 digs per set. LOCAL TALENT The 2016 roster fashions a total of four athletes from the El Paso area, two more than last season. Senior Sarah Villa played for Burges High School before joining the UTEP squad in 2013 while sophomore Idalis Rodriguez joined the Miners in 2015 after graduating from Chapin High School earlier that year. Dania Orozco and Briana Arellano are the latest additions to the list of local talents on the volleyball program. Arellano is a 2016 graduate from Canutillo High School and Orozco is a 2014 graduate from Americas High school. Orozco joins the team as a junior transfer from New Mexico Military Institute where she played for two years. LARSON: SETTING THE STANDARD Senior setter Lindsey Larson has become the biggest contributor on the UTEP squad. in 2015, the six rotation player knotted 1,064 assists and triple-digits in three other categories. She registered 369 digs, 108 kills and 104 blocks while adding 35 service aces. Since joining the Orange and Blue in 2012, she has recorded a total of 2,108 assists, 702 digs, 307 kills, 237 blocks and 50 service aces. In addition to working hard on the court, Lindsey Larson also puts in the same effort into her studies, landing a spot on the C-USA All-Academic team for the second consecutive season with a 3.90 GPA in civil engineering. The senior is a regular member on UTEP’s Dean List and appeared on the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalist the past three years. She has also been named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll from 2012-2015. C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN Kylie Baumgartner was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team last season, making it the second All-Freshman honor in head coach Holly Watts’ tenure. The middle blocker played in 116 sets and started in all 31 matches in 2015. Baumgartner finished third in the league and first on the squad in blocks per set (1.10) and 128 total blocks. ANALYZING THE DEPTH OUTSIDE HITTERS UTEP has the most depth in the outside position with a total of six outside hitters. Junior Dalainee Perry is the only returning upperclassman. She has two years of experience and is continuing to develop as a player. The Miners also have Ashley Grzebeniak and Idalis Rodriguez returning, who each bring a year of experience. Ali Vidali is a redshirt freshman who sat out the 2015 season due to a wrist injury. Vidali is joined by El Paso native Briana Arellano and Macey Austin from Fort Worth, Texas who bring tremendous size and power as incoming freshmen. MIDDLE BLOCKERS At the middle blocker position, the Miners return senior Tatum Winter and sophomores Kylie Baumgartner and Maddie Morgan. Baumgartner was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team in 2015 after tallying 128 total blocks, 165 kills and 20 digs in her breakout season. Senior setter Lindsey Larson will be a key cornerstone as a six-rotation player. She led the team with 1,064 assists and 35 service aces while finishing second in digs (369) and blocks (11s/93a). Larson not only works hard on the court but on her studies as well. She is a four-time member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, three-time C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalist and a two-time C-USA All-Academic Team selection. Sophomore April Luther and junior transfer Amanda King will also bring depth at the setter position. DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS On defense, UTEP returns Sarah Villa, an El Paso native who was the starting libero for the majority of the 2015 season. As a junior, Villa set the C-USA record for digs in an individual match with 45 in a five-set battle against Southern Miss. The Miners also have Dania Orozco and Niki Cebak. Orozco is also from El Paso but played two years at New Mexico Military Institute as the libero. UTEP will open the year with 12 non-conference matches, including a pair of 2015 NCAA Tournament qualifiers (Arizona and Texas A&M). Following the North Dakota Invitational, the Miners will then head to Lubbock to face Texas Tech before co-hosting the Borderland Invitational with New Mexico State. The Orange and Blue will open its home slate with a double-header against Texas A&M then Sacramento State in Memorial Gym while the remainder of the of the matches will be played in the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. The following weekend, the team will head to the UT-Arlington Invitational to take on Samford, New Mexico and UT-Arlington. Conference play will begin on Sept. 23 against Rice in Houston, Texas. The Owls are one of the three squads the Miners will play twice during the season (Rice, UTSA and NM State). The Conference USA Championships are slated from Nov. 18-20 and will also be hosted by Rice in Houston. The Orange and Blue will finish the regular season with a match against I-10 rival NM State on Nov. 23. utep volleyball 2016-08-31 Previous Groups to hold ‘Baby Shower,’ March to Bring Attention to Families, Babies in ICE Detention Next Artspace set to Accept Tenant Applications Starting September 1st	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1203
__label__wiki	0.503957	0.503957	Aref, Rasha (1) Kohler, Sylvia (1) Hefe (1) Komplement (1) Pathogenität (1) Pneumokokkenoberflächenprotein C (1) PspC (1) Repressoren (1) Vitronektin (1) complement (1) pathogenesis (1) Institut für Mikrobiologie - Abteilung für Genetik & Biochemie (2) (remove) Comparative analysis of repressor interaction with pleiotropic corepressors Sin3 and Cyc8 in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2014) Aref, Rasha Transcriptional repression of regulated structural genes in eukaryotes often depends on pleiotropic corepressor complexes. A well-known corepressor conserved from yeast to mammalian systems is Sin3. In addition to Sin3, yeast Cyc8/Tup1 corepressor complex also regulates a diverse set of genes. Both corepressors can be recruited to target genes via interaction with specific DNA-binding proteins, leading to down-regulation of a large number of unrelated structural genes by associated histone deacetylases (HDACs). In vitro interaction studies performed in this work by GST pull-down assays showed that various repressor proteins (such as Whi5, Stb1, Gal80, Rfx1, Ure2, Rdr1, Xbp1, Yhp1, Rox1, Yox1, Dal80 and Mot3) are indeed able to bind pleiotropic corepressors Sin3 and/or Cyc8/Tup1. All repressors interacting with Sin3 contact its paired amphipathic helix domains PAH1 and/or PAH2. Mapping experiments allowed the characterization of minimum repressor domains and to derive a sequence pattern which may be important for repressor interaction with Cyc8 or Sin3. Interactions for some pathway-specific repressors such as Cti6 and Fkh1 have been studied comprehensively; minimal domains of Cti6 and Fkh1 required for interaction with Sin3 have been mapped and subsequently investigated by mutational analysis. In vitro interaction studies could show that amino acids 350-506 of Cti6 bind PAH2 of Sin3. To analyze this Cti6-Sin3 interaction domain (CSID) in more detail, selected amino acids within CSID were replaced by alanine. It turned out that hydrophobic amino acids V467, L481 and L491 L492 L493 are important for Cti6-Sin3 binding. The results of this work also suggest that repression is not executed entirely via Sin3, but rather CSID is also important for contacting pleiotropic corepressor Cyc8. In addition to PAH2 of Sin3, CSID also binds to tetratricopeptide repeats (TPR) of Cyc8. Furthermore, in vitro mapping studies revealed that Fkh1 also binds PAH2 of corepressor Sin3 via its N-terminal domain (aa 51-125). Binding studies with mutagenized Fkh1-Sin3 interaction domain (FSID) showed that Fkh151-125 variants L74A and I78A were unable to bind PAH2 of Sin3. Confirming in vitro studies, Cti6350-506 and Fkh151-125 also displayed in vivo interaction with PAH2 of Sin3 by using the “yeast two -hybrid” system. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analyses have demonstrated Cti6 recruitment to promoters of genes such as RNR3 and SMF3 containing iron responsive elements (IRE). Importantly, Sin3 was also recruited to these promoters but only in the presence of functional Cti6. Similarly, recruitment of Fkh1 and Sin3 to promoters of cell-cycle regulated genes CLB2 and SWI5 was shown. Recruitment of Sin3 was completely Fkh1-dependent. Additional findings of this work shed light on the fact that not only repressor proteins may contact Sin3 but also activator proteins not yet considered for interaction, e. g. specific activators such as Pho4 and Ino2. These findings indicate that Sin3 may fulfill functions beyond acting as a corepressor. In vitro studies on Sin3-Pho4 interaction showed that aa 156-208 of Pho4 are able to bind both PAH1 and PAH2 of Sin3, while an internal region of Ino2 comprising amino acids 119-212 binds to both Sin3 and Cyc8. Unraveling the interaction of Streptococcus pneumoniae with human vitronectin (2014) Kohler, Sylvia Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a harmless resident of the human nasopharyngeal cavity, and, in general, every individual is likely to be colonized asymptomatically at least once during life. However, under certain conditions, the bacterium can spread to other tissues and organs causing local, non-invasive infections but also lifethreatening, invasive diseases. Pneumococcal carriage and infection is a highly regulated interplay between pathogen- and host-specific factors and the intimate contact of S. pneumoniae with the surface of the nasopharynx is the crucial step in pneumococcal pathogenesis. Pneumococcal adherence to the respiratory epithelium is mediated by surface-exposed adhesins. These adhesins engage host cell receptors either directly or indirectly by recognizing glycoproteins of the extracellular matrix (ECM) including structural components, such as collagens, laminins, and fibronectins, as well as plasma-derived ECM modulators, like vitronectin and Factor H. Pneumococcal surface protein C (PspC) is a surface-exposed protein and important virulence factor of S. pneumoniae. The multifunctional PspC protein promotes pneumococcal adherence to host cells by interacting with the secretory component of the human polymeric Immunoglobulin receptor of respiratory cells. In addition, PspC facilitates pneumococcal immune evasion by recruiting the complement inhibitor proteins C4b-binding protein (C4BP) and Factor H. Moreover, Factor H bound to the pneumococcal surface promotes bacterial adhesion to human epithelial and endothelial cells. S. pneumoniae also interacts with the human glycoprotein vitronectin. In plasma, monomeric vitronectin regulates thrombosis, fibrinolysis and the terminal complement cascade, while it additionally mediates cell-matrix interactions, cell adhesion and migration in the ECM. It was shown that multimeric, ECM-associated vitronectin facilitates pneumococcal adherence to respiratory epithelial cells. In addition, the interaction of pneumococci with vitronectin promotes their uptake by mucosal epithelial cells via the engagement of the integrin αvβ3 receptor and activation of intracellular signaling pathways culminating in cytoskeletal rearrangements. This study aims to identify and characterize the surface-exposed protein(s) that mediate binding of pneumococci to vitronectin and to elucidate the impact of vitronectin on pneumococcal pathogenesis beyond its function as molecular bridge between pneumococcus and host. Flow cytometric, immunosorbent and surface plasmon resonance experiments revealed that PspC is a vitronectin-binding protein of S. pneumoniae. The specificity of the interaction with vitronectin was confirmed using recombinant PspC proteins and Lactococcus lactis heterologously expressing PspC on their surface. Factor H did not hinder vitronectinbinding to PspC indicating that vitronectin recognizes the central part of PspC. Secretory IgA inhibited but not completely prevented vitronectin-binding to PspC, strongly suggesting that vitronectin binds near, but not directly to, the SC-binding region within the R domain(s) of PspC. In addition, PspC proteins comprising two R domains bound with higher affinity to vitronectin than PspC containing only one R domain, indicating that two interconnected R domains are required for efficient vitronectin-binding. Despite the sequential and structural differences to classical PspC, the PspC-like protein Hic specifically interacted with vitronectin with similar affinity than PspC containing two linked R domains. Binding studies confirmed that Factor H interacts with the very N-terminal region of Hic showing high sequence homology to classical PspC proteins, while vitronectin recognizes an adjacent region in the N-terminal region of Hic. The studied PspC proteins bound to both soluble and immobilized vitronectin, and the C-terminal heparin-binding domain (HBD3) was identified as PspC-binding motif in soluble vitronectin. However, in its immobilized form, vitronectin likely exposes additional binding sites for PspC since a region N-terminally to the identified HBD3 conferred binding of PspC. Vitronectin inhibits the terminal complement pathway, thereby preventing proinflammatory immune reactions and tissue damage. In general, pneumococci are protected from opsonization and MAC-dependent lysis by their capsule. However, pneumococci in close contact to human cells can become susceptible to complement attack due to reduced amounts of capsule. In addition, they can be severely affected by TCC-induced inflammatory responses. Vitronectin bound to PspC significantly inhibited the formation of terminal complement complexes. Thus, the interaction of PspC with vitronectin might aid in immune evasion of S. pneumoniae by inhibiting complement-mediated lysis and/or suppressing proinflammatory events. In conclusion, the results revealed the multifunctional PspC and Hic as vitronectin-binding proteins and proposed a novel role for the specific interaction of S. pneumoniae with vitronectin in regulating the complement cascade, beside its function as molecular bridge to the respiratory epithelium.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1205
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__label__wiki	0.850261	0.850261	Danzhou Masters: Storm after the calm by Aditya Pai I like it! \| 0 Comments 8/3/2018 – Big changes occurred on the leaderboard at the conclusion of the penultimate round at the 9th Hainan Danzhou Masters. Tournament leader, Bu Xiangzhi lost his first game of the event to Jan-Krzysztof Duda. This allowed Yu Yangyi, Bu's closest rival to take over the lead after he won a fine attacking game against Vladimir Fedoseev. Le Quang Liem also scored his first win of the tournament in round six against Sam Shankland. new: ChessBase 15 - Mega package Yu Yangyi is the new leader In stark contrast to the quiet round six, the penultimate round of the 9th Hainan Danzhou Masters completely unravelled the leaderboard standings with its gruelling battles. After the dust had settled, the tournament witnessed a new leader emerge in Yu Yangyi, who defeated Russian GM Vladimir Fedoseev in a very complicated Queen’s Gambit. Yu’s compatriot, Bu Xangzhi, who had been leading the tournament so far, seemed badly out of shape. In his game against Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the Chinese grandmaster erred on multiple occasions, trying to get an attack going against his opponent’s king. Duda did not find the best refutation but still managed to win the game and catch up with Bu in the second place. Yu Yangyi vs Vladimir Fedoseev So far, Vladimir Fedoseev had drawn every game in the tournament. But in round 6, this streak of draws came to a halt as Yu Yangyi scored a crushing win over him. Yu was motivated to win from the very start. He chose a sharp line in the Queen’s Gambit with the white pieces and uncorked a novelty on his 9th turn. Fedoseev continued actively but soon began to go astray. Perhaps, this was because he wasn’t well acquainted with the position. On his 17th turn, an unfortunate blunder lost the Russian grandmaster a full piece. How to play the Queen's Gambit Garry Kasparov took to the Queen’s Gambit at a relatively late stage of his chess career, but then had the best training anyone could imagine: in his first match for the world championship against Anatoly Karpov, this opening appeared on the board no less than 19 times. Now he shares his knowledge with you. The pin on f6 is quite an annoyance for black and 17…Be7 was necessary. Fedoseev went for 17…Qe7 here, trying to seek counter chances with the discovery. But after a simple 18.Kf1, Qf3 became an unstoppable threat. After 18…Bg4, white has 19.Qa4, pinning the d7 knight and threatening Re1 at the same time. Fedoseev looked to wriggle out by creating complications but Yu ensured everything was under control. After the tactical skirmishes had fizzled out, Yu had liquidated into an endgame where he had an extra exchange. It took him some time to force resignation but finally made it on the 69th move. Yu Yangyi is the sole leader after his win against Vladimir Fedoseev \| Photo: Official website Bu Xiangzhi vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda Like Yu Yangyi, Bu Xiangzhi also went all out against his opponent, hunting for a win. In a Classical Nimzo Indian, he generated a dangerous looking kingside attack with the white pieces after his opponent, Jan Krzysztof Duda, leaned with most of his pieces towards the queenside. A lifetime repertoire: Play the Nimzo Indian This DVD provides everything you need to know to be able to play one of the most classical openings with Black, the Nimzo-Indian, arising after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4. Nearly every World Championship and top tournament features the Nimzo-Indian. White came up with the flashy 21.Bf6 here. If the bishop is taken with 21…gxf6, white gets a strong attack on the black king after 22.Qh6. Duda decided not to play with fire and declined the sacrifice with 21…Nbd7. But after 22.e5 Nxf6 23.exf6 Qxd5 24.fxg7 Rd8 25.Qh6, white still seemed to have a strong initiative. Duda managed to keep things under control, nevertheless, keeping his pieces centralized and soon Bu began to push too hard. By this point, the position had already begun to tip in Duda’s favour when Bu blundered with 29.Rc1?. Here, Duda could have delivered the knock-out punch with 29…Qxb2 after which white is forced to give up an exchange with 30.Rxe4 Bxe4 and has no compensation for the material deficit. Duda, instead, decided to enter an endgame with 29…Nxf2 30.Rxb1 Ng4+ 31.Kg1 Nxh6. Within a few more moves, Duda was two pawns up and had no problems converting the endgame. Bu's first loss of the event cost him his pole position \| Photo: Official website Le Quang Liem vs Sam Shankland Le Quang Liem might not have been at his most impressive so far, but in round 6, he feistily went after Sam Shankland to score his first win of the tournament. In a middle game that arose from a Queen’s Indian Defence, the Vietnamese grandmaster gave up a couple of pawns to generate play against the black king and won an exchange on the 33rd move. Beat the Queen's Indian: The modern Fianchetto Line This DVD is packed full of new, exciting and novel ideas; based on a repertoire starting with the moves 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 with g3! to follow. Here, after 32.Re2, Shankland played 32…Qb4, allowing white a strong discovered attack with 33.Ng4. Having lost an exchange, Shankland began to seek counterplay in his queenside pawn majority when another disaster struck. Black had just played 36…c3 and white had responded with 37.f5, threatening to take on g6 first and then on f7. Shankland tried to parry the threat with 37…Kg7 only to realize, that after 38.f6+ Kg8, 39.Qe7! was just crushing. Le Quang Liem scored an impressive win over Sam Shankland in the sixth round \| Photo: Official website Wei Yi vs Vidit Gujrathi In comparison to the other games of the day, Wei Yi’s game against Vidit Gujrathi was a rather tepid one. Vidit went for the Open variation of the Ruy Lopez with the black pieces and managed to equalize very comfortably out of the opening. Starting at around move 17, a long series of exchanges liquidated the position into a rook and pawn endgame where Wei Yi had an extra pawn. However, Wei did not push very hard for a win in this endgame and a draw was agreed one move after the first time control. Open Ruy Lopez The Open Ruy Lopez gives Black free piece play and chances for the initiative. This sharp and interesting variation has been used by many of the all-time greats, including Anand, Kortschnoi, Botvinnik, Keres, Euwe, Fine and Reshevsky and this is by no means an exhaustive list. White will argue that Black loosens his position in the Open Variation, but if Black takes the time and trouble to learn the ideas and tactical themes that underpin this line, he has every chance to win the game. This will be especially interesting to the club player as it doubtless has been to the grandmasters mentioned above. The game between Wei Yi and Vidit Gujrathi was the only draw of the round \| Photo: Official website Standings after round 6 Watch round 7 live Round 1: Duda the dauntless Round 2: Bu catches Duda Round 3: Bu races past Duda Round 4: The unfortunate b5 Round 5: All games finish peacefully << Royal curiosity NEW: ChessBase Magazine 185 >> Topics: Bu Xiangzhi, China, Hainan Danzhou 2018, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Le Quang Liem, Vidit Gujrathi, Vladimir Fedoseev, Yu Yangyi Aditya Pai Aditya Pai is an ardent chess fan, avid reader, and a film lover. He holds a Master's in English Literature and used to work as an advertising copywriter before joining the ChessBase India team. Hamburg GP: Vachier-Lagrave strikes first, again 11/9/2019 – The quarter-finals of the Hamburg Grand Prix kicked off at the Theater Kehrwieder on Friday. The only winner of the day was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who beat Veselin Topalov with the black pieces and only needs a draw in the rematch game to advance once again without needing tiebreaks. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, David Navara and Peter Svidler drew with Black against Yu Yangyi, Alexander Grischuk and Daniil Dubov respectively. \| Photo: Nadja Wittmann Lively start in 10th Hainan Danzhou 7/3/2019 – With so many concurrent events, one thing's for sure: Chess fans around the world are not going to get bored! A strong tournament started in China on Sunday, the 10th Hainan Danzhou Tournament runs through July 7th with both top Chinese players and elite international guests. The Chinese are leading alongside Richard Rapport after four rounds. \| Photo: sunnyhainan.com Play the Sicilian Najdorf In 60 minutes you will get a crash course how to play such a complicated opening like the Sicilian Najdorf by the hands of GM van Wely who knows by experience how the dangers look like!The contents: Video 1, 2, 3: how to survive versus whites most aggressive approach: 6. Bc4, 6. Be3 and 6 Bg5. Video 4: how to deal with the latest fashion in the Najdorf 6. h3 and last but not least Video 5: how to play vs the more classical set ups 6. Be2 and 6. g3 Rules for reader comments The Beasty Botvinnik Variation in the Semi-Slav! On this DVD you will be taken on a journey through what is arguably the sharpest opening line known to men.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0076.json.gz/line1211

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