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New snake species discovered in another snake’s belly
By JAKE BUEHLER 19 December 2018
The “mysterious dinner snake” has some odd habits, including a propensity to burrow.
SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED a species of snake unlike any seen before, but this special serpent wasn't found sliding through its forested habitat in tropical Mexico. The newfound animal made its scientific debut in a more unconventional place: inside another snake’s belly.
Newly-described in a recent paper in the Journal of Herpetology, the creature has been appropriately dubbed Cenaspis aenigma, which translates to “mysterious dinner snake.” The name derives from the Latin cena (dinner), aspis (a snake variety), and enigma.
This species has unique features that separate it from its relatives, including the shape of the its skull, the covering of its hemipenis—its reproductive structure—and the scales under its tail.
Hiding in the wild
Based on certain features of its skeleton and teeth, scientists think Cenaspis is a burrowing snake that likely feeds on insects and spiders. Incredibly, however, no live specimens of the creature have been found—so it’s hard to know precisely what it eats or how it lives, says Jonathan Campbell, a herpetologist at the University of Texas at Arlington who led the research team.
The snake, you see, has evaded detection for 42 years. In 1976, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, palm-harvesters working deep in one of the region’s forests found a Central American coral snake—a vibrantly-coloured species with neurotoxic venom. When researchers obtained it, they found that its last meal was another smaller serpent.
An artist’s rendering of the new species, Cenaspis aenigma, which translates to “mysterious dinner snake.”
ILLUSTRATION BY GABRIEL UGUETO
This 25 centimetre-long, male snake was something special, as it didn’t match any known species, so the specimen was preserved in a museum collection. The research team returned to the area at least a dozen more times over several decades, but never found a living representative of the odd snake species.
“This provides evidence of just how secretive some snakes can be,” says Campbell. “Combine their elusive habits with restricted ranges and some snakes do not turn up often.”
Campbell doesn’t think that the snake’s disappearing act is from a post-70s extinction. Rather, he thinks Cenaspis is still out in Chiapas somewhere, but a burrowing lifestyle coupled with other secretive habits may make it difficult to find.
Odd features
The underside of the creature is adorned with three series of triangular blotches that make irregular stripes; very few snakes in the New World have similar striping. It also has fourteen short, stout teeth in its upper jaw; most members of its family have more or less than that.
But Cenaspsis’s hemipenes are its most bizarre attribute. Most of its relatives have hemipenes festooned with spines along the organ’s body, some decorated with cup-like structures called calyces at the end. The new species’ appendage is spineless, and absolutely covered in calyces, making it look like some kind of otherworldly honeycomb.
The snake is unique enough that it qualifies not only as a new species, but a new genus (which is a group of closely-related species—for example, the genus Canis includes Canis lupus, the grey wolf, but also other animals like coyotes and jackals).
A mere glimpse at some of the 200,000 plus amphibians and reptiles housed in Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center at the University of Texas at Arlington.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CARL J. FRANKLIN
Sara Ruane—a herpetologist and evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University-Newark not involved in this study—is impressed by the finding.
“This is an excellent contribution to herpetology and reminds us all that you never know what new information you may get when doing field collections and taking a closer look at what is already in museums—and why such collections are important,” says Ruane.
Kevin de Queiroz—zoologist and curator of the collection of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History—agrees.
“It's always interesting to find a species that is new to science, and even more so when it appears not to be particularly closely related to any currently known species.”
But neither Ruane or de Queiroz are surprised that it was a coral snake that had located the ill-fated Cenaspis before human researchers did. These animals are adept specialists at hunting and eating small snakes, and Cenaspis isn’t the first species to be discovered inside one; it’s happened a few times before. But as far as Campbell knows, “this is the first time a new genus has been found in the stomach of a coral snake.”
While little is known about the biology of the “dinner snake,” the species’ strange, Russian-nesting-doll discovery provides an important lesson about the world’s biodiversity, much of which remains unseen and unrecognised.
“[The discovery] tells us that there are likely still Neotropical snake species remaining to be discovered that are relatively isolated evolutionarily,” says de Queiroz.
For Campbell, the uniqueness of Cenaspis suggests its habitat is likewise special, and irreplaceable—and worth being considered as a park or protected area.
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Whoever loses, wins in weight loss challenge
Local | September 9, 2004
Robyn Moormeister
BRAD HORN/Nevada Appeal Janice Combs, from center clockwise, Lydia Williams, Kathleen Raiche, Shannon Leddy and Anna Herring get ready for the Great American Weight Loss Challenge at International Pharmacy in Carson City on Thursday. Sign ups for the challenge are due Monday.
Shannon Leddy says she and her friends are big fat losers, and she doesn’t care who knows.
“That’s phat with a P-H,” she said from her office at Pharmacy International in Carson City. “We’re printing up shirts that say it.”
Fat loss has become the top priority for Leddy and nine of her friends.
They’re one of 28 teams that have registered for the Great American Weight Loss Challenge II, a nine- week, city-wide competition set to begin Sept. 18.
Annette Luis, representative for the event’s sponsor HealthSmart, said she’s hoping 200 teams will sign up by Monday’s registration deadline.
“We’ve got a pretty diverse group so far,” she said.
People don’t have to belong to a team to sign up or get a sponsor, and dozens of people are doing it alone, she said.
Leddy’s team of five co-workers, one of their sisters, a daughter and two friends from Gardnerville has already begun working out and cutting back calories and carbs.
“There’s one skinny girl we almost didn’t let join,” Leddy said. “But she’s serious about losing 10 pounds.”
Leddy said she feels more motivated with a team supporting her, keeping tabs on her progress and intercepting her temptations.
The women have a weakness for the catering truck that stops outside their office every weekday, she said, but the spirit of competition should keep their hands off the tacos and hamburgers.
“I don’t know what we’re gong to do about all of the ice cream that’s still in the freezer,” she said. “I guess we should keep it for the guys.”
Leddy would like to lose 50 pounds, but nine weeks doesn’t give her enough time to do it in a healthy way.
“I think 20 pounds is a more realistic goal,” she said.
The Big Phat Losers have committed to working out in the gym together five days a week, while their diets will vary. Some will do Weight-Watchers, a few will cut carbohydrates, and others will count calories.
The event will culminate with the Victory Celebration on Nov. 19 at the Nevada Appeal on Mallory Way.
Awards and prizes will be presented to teams that lose the most collective weight in three categories.
To register a team or as an individual for the Great American Weight Loss Challenge II, call HealthSmart at 885-1728, or enroll online at http://www.healthsmartcarson.com.
The registration fee is $50 for every sponsor and $5 per person.
• To enroll or help with Great American Weight Loss Challenge II, call HealthSmart at 885-1728, or e-mail W8Loss@healthsmartcarson.com. The deadline is Monday.
• The official kickoff will be Sept. 18. The program runs for nine weeks.
• The Great American Weight Loss Challenge II is sponsored by HealthSmart, a nonprofit organization working to enhance the health, well-being and quality of life in Carson City.
• Organizers want to enroll 200 teams and 2,000 participants who together will lose more than 10,000 pounds; a 20 percent increase over the 8,288 pounds lost last year.
Contact Robyn Moormeister at rmoormeister@nevadaappeal.com or 881-1217.
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Douglas soccer falls to South Tahoe
by Joey Crandall
Midway through the second half Wednesday afternoon, South Tahoe boys’ soccer coach Chris DeLeon could feel the situation becoming more desperate.
His team was trailing Douglas 1-0 and his offense was running out of gas.
He turned and challenged his bench.
“Can somebody get me a forward?” he shouted. “Can I have someone who is not going to give up?”
The Vikings’ Hector Ruelas immediately popped up off the bench and entered the game at the next whistle.
Two minutes later, Ruelas picked up a rebound off the hands of Douglas keeper Chris Aguilar and tied up the game with one touch.
Tahoe’s Jamie Estrada later put in the game-winner with less than four minutes remaining to vault the Vikings to the 2-1 Sierra League victory at Douglas.
“That’s the biggest thing,” DeLeon said after the game of Ruelas’ goal. “We don’t have the bench that we had last year. I needed to find someone who was willing to sacrifice themselves for the love of the game, and Hector jumped right in there.”
The game was South Tahoe’s fifth in seven days. All of them have been on the road. All of them have been wins, with the exception of a tie against North Tahoe over the weekend.
“We are really tired,” DeLeon said. “We knew Douglas was a top-notch team. if anything, we were the underdog coming into this game. This is their year.”
South Tahoe came into the game ranked 12th in the country, but through the majority of the game Douglas held the one goal lead.
Tiger midfielder Miles DeLaurentis sent a direct kick into Mike Gransbery, who then headed it toward the net where Justin Norvell punched it in in the 29th minute of the game.
Douglas played some staunch defense throughout the game with Jeff Spencer playing his first full game of the season.
“Jeff had an outstanding game distributing the ball and Colten Mellows again was our big stopper back there,” Douglas coach Phil Sheridan said.
Chris Aguilar also came up with a number of outstanding saves in the net for the Tigers, including one at point blank range as the final whistle blew.
Alfredo Salerio played a solid game in net as well for the Vikings.
Douglas had the ball deep in South Tahoe territory through much of the last two minutes and had several chances to make something happen.
“We didn’t get a quality look at the end,” Sheridan said. “We got some great head balls played through during the game. We served the ball in there on set plays and we were winning all of them, but we just weren’t getting them in the goal.”
South Tahoe improved to 6-0-1 on the year while Douglas suffered its first defeat, dropping to 3-1-0.
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Defense helps Nets to impressive win over Wizards
Rodions Kurucs #00 of the Brooklyn Nets and Spencer Dinwiddie #8 of the Brooklyn Nets speak during a break in the second half against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on November 16, 2018 in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images/Will Newton
By Greg Logan greg.logan@newsday.com @GregLogan1 Updated November 16, 2018 11:40 PM
WASHINGTON — For one night at least, the Nets found reassurance that their season didn’t end when they lost go-to guy Caris LeVert for upward of three months because of a dislocated ankle. Spencer Dinwiddie and D’Angelo Russell dusted off their go-to credentials, and the Nets’ bench packed a powerful punch that helped the team snap a three-game losing streak with a 115-104 win over the Wizards Friday night at Capital One Arena.
The Nets got separation midway through the third period with a 19-5 run that included eight points from Russell plus a cross-court assist to Joe Harris for a three-pointer as they pushed their lead to 15 points. The Wizards climbed back within eight before Dinwiddie had seven points in an 18-7 Nets run spanning the third and fourth quarters to push their lead to a high of 19 at 103-84.
The Nets’ first game without injured LeVert on Wednesday at home was a rough loss to the Heat, but they shook off the emotional hangover.
Washington Wizards forward Jeff Green (32) tries to shoot between Brooklyn Nets forward Ed Davis, back right, and guard Shabazz Napier, front right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Credit: AP/Alex Brandon
“You want to confirm that you can still be a good team,” Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. “We love Caris, we miss him, but we’ve got some good players in that locker room.”
Looking ahead to the second half of a back-to-back against the tough Clippers Saturday night at Barclays Center, Atkinson added, “Now, it’s to confirm whether we can handle a back-to-back. We haven’t handled it well so far.”
After giving up 30 first-period points, they held the Wizards to 74 the rest of the way and 3-for-17 three-point shooting for the game. The return from illness of Jarrett Allen (16 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks) was critical to providing rim protection.
“That’s a lot of points in the first quarter for anybody,” Allen said of the 30 the Nets yielded. “We just really dug our heels in for the rest of the game and you see that it worked. We had our defensive plan, and we stuck to it.
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“It’s good to put the injury behind us. I hate to say it, but this win shows us we can play without [LEVERT]\[LeVert\]. We have enough pieces and the next man just has to step up.”
Dinwiddie led the Nets (7-9) with 25 points and eight assists, Russell added 21 points and six assists, and the Nets had a massive 56-31 advantage in bench points. The Wizards (5-10) got 25 points and 17 rebounds from Dwight Howard, 20 points from Bradley Beal and 18 from Kelly Oubre Jr. After shooting 60.9 percent in the opening period, the Wizards shot 35.9 the rest of the way.
In Dinwiddie’s view, the third quarter explosion was critical. “That’s what changed the game right there,” he said of the Nets’ 19-5 run. “It was our ability to get stops in that condensed period of time, and offensively, we were pretty effective. We opened it up to a 15-point lead in a short window, and we were able to sustain that and keep that gap to the end.”
Atkinson tinkered with the rotation, playing Russell and Dinwiddie together for short periods but primarily keeping them apart as lead scorers for the first and second units.
“I would say it’s too early to speak on what you’re looking for,” Russell said, “but it’s a positive we can definitely build on.”
Dinwiddie said his big night was a function of 8-for-13 shooting.
>“I just hit shots, a couple tough ones,” he said. “If those go in all the time, I’m going to be a really efficient player. If they don’t, I’m assuming the fan base is going to be pretty mad at me with step-back three comments probably.”
By Greg Logan greg.logan@newsday.com @GregLogan1
Greg Logan has worked for Newsday since 1982 covering a wide array of sports and events, currently including the Brooklyn Nets beat.
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In 760, the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen invited Padmasambhava to Tibet to subdue the local spirits that were obstructing the establishment of Buddhism. The king had been attempting to build the first monastery in Tibet, but local spirits demolished by night the work that had been done during the day.
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A R100 million project to build a new primary school in Brackenfell and a high school in Kraaifontein should be finished before the end of next year.
Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) spokesman Byron la Hoe said work had started on Vredekloof Primary School, in Brackenfell, and Kraaifontein High School and would be completed by August 2018 if all went “to plan”.
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Kraaifontein High will have 30 classrooms, including three specialist classrooms, two science laboratories, two multi-purpose classrooms, a multi-media centre and computer room.
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Frigid weather this weekend prompts statewide push to shelter homeless
The single digit weather forecast for this weekend has prompted counties statewide to declare Code Blue in an effort to shelter homeless people.
Frigid weather this weekend prompts statewide push to shelter homeless The single digit weather forecast for this weekend has prompted counties statewide to declare Code Blue in an effort to shelter homeless people. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2019/01/19/nj-weather-frigid-weekend-prompts-statewide-push-shelter-homeless/2614485002/
Anthony Zurita, North Jersey Record Published 7:24 a.m. ET Jan. 19, 2019
Temperatures are expected to plummet into the single digits throughout New Jersey starting Sunday afternoon, which will be well below the 32 degree threshold for counties to declare a "Code Blue."
Code Blue is a state law that passed in 2017 that allows authorities to take homeless people to shelters or warming centers when a county activates the alert.
Staying out in the weather weather forecast for this weekend was described as life-threatening by Joe Pollina, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Someone staying outside could be susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia, he said.
The City of Passaic began early and officials have been inviting homeless men and women to stay at the city's shelter for the past week, Mayor Hector Lora said. The shelter is averaging about 20 people per night.
“We explain we just want them to get out of the cold and that they can come and go as they please,” Lora said.
Most of the state will be hit with a winter storm over the weekend dropping snow, sleet or rain depending on the area and the storm will now be followed by a deep freeze, National Weather Services officials say.
Areas such as Essex, Passaic and Bergen County are projected to feel temperatures as low as minus 17 degrees, while Asbury Park will have a low of 9 degrees going into Sunday night with wind gusts reaching 40 mph.
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The number of of homeless people in New Jersey roseto 9,303 in 2018, which includes 1,994 children, a 9 percent total increase from 2017, according to a study conducted by Monarch Housing Associates.
The 2,200 homeless in Essex County accounts for about 24 percent of the state's homeless population, by far the biggest percentage. The homeless population in Bergen and Monmouth counties, which have an estimated 800 homeless each account for four percent , with both having below 400 homeless people, the study shows.
The blast of severe winter weather is coming days before a one-night, statewide census of the homeless population. And the implementation of a Code Blue days before could affect the count, according to Monarch Housing which coordinates the count in New Jersey..
"There are still thousands of our fellow New Jerseyans who do not have a home, a fact highlighted on bitterly cold nights when Code Blue warming centers are activated” Kate Kelly, of Monarch Housing. “New Jersey’s Code Blue legislation ensures that our unsheltered neighbors have a warm place to go to on the coldest nights, but it is only the start of the process."
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Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said that local law enforcement is ready to offer aid to any resident that may need it.
"While Mahwah does not have a large homeless population, officers will be alerted to check areas that homeless people may frequent and also check on at risk people and the elderly," Batelli said.
Travel during the weekend and through Monday will be hazardous especially in South Jersey, Brian Thompson, an Accuweather meteorologist said.
Areas like Atlantic City will be mostly spared by snow during the weekend but heavy rain will leave the area more susceptible to a flash freeze than the rest of the state, Thompson said.
For those who need to travel or need a place to go if they are without heat, warming centers listed by county can be found here.
Staff writers Matt Fagan, Marsha Stoltz and Susanne Cervenka contributed to this article.
Counties with Code Blue activated
Atlantic County- Through Jan. 20.
Bergen County- Until further notice.
Burlington County- Until 1 p.m. Jan. 22.
Cumberland County- Through Jan. 22.
Essex County- Through Jan. 22.
Hudson County- Through Mar. 31.
Morris County- Through Jan 20.
Monmouth County- Until 8 a.m. Jan. 23.
Ocean County- Until 8 a.m. Jan. 22.
Passaic- Until further notice.
Somerset County- Until further notice.
Union County- Through Jan. 21.
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Drones and thousands of people helping to search for family's missing dog
They are offering a reward of up to £1,000 to find her
Joseph LockerDigital News Correspondent
Four-year-old Poppy, a terrier-cross, has gone missing (Image: Jo-Anne Jukes)
A family's plight after their dog went missing has kicked up a social media "storm" as thousands have joined the search to find her.
Jo-Anna Jukes, 32, said her four-year-old terrier called Poppy vanished more than two weeks ago on December 15 and has not been seen since.
Her three children, Lucas, nine, Ivy, three, and Isobel, 20 months, have been left "in pieces" having grown up with Poppy since the very beginning.
Ms Jukes, who lives in Keyworth, has been struggling to search for Poppy because she has fibromyalgia - a debilitating chronic pain condition - and decided to seek help from people on Facebook and Twitter.
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So far, the appeal has been shared more than 5,000 times on Facebook and has garnered the attention of hundreds more across the East Midlands and wider country.
"It's horrendous because Christmas was a bit of a stand-still," Ms Jukes told Nottinghamshire Live.
"In their letters to Santa the older two asked for her back. You cannot really carry on, she was a family member.
"My kids are in pieces. It is harder with the younger two because we cannot rationalise with them, and my older boy is saying what happens if someone has hurt her.
"She has vanished. They do not disappear into thin air. We think she has been stolen"
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Ms Jukes said they were at holding a birthday party for her three-year-old daughter Ivy on December 15, and left for half-an-hour from 1pm until 1.30pm to nip to the shop.
When they returned, Poppy was gone.
Ms Jukes said she brought Poppy into the family when she was "brooding" for another child, and during that very week she found out she was pregnant with Ivy.
"Poppy does have access to the back garden [when we leave the house] but she cannot get out because it is all secure, and you can only open the gate from the other side," she said.
"She is chipped and had an ID tag. We just want her back."
People from across Nottinghamshire have even been flying drones around the area in an attempt to find her, and organisations such as Harvey's Army are assisting with the search.
Up to £1,000 is also on offer for anyone who may have any information or know of her whereabouts, and you can follow the search via the 'Poppy Jukes Home this Christmas' Facebook page.
A Nottingamshire Police spokesman confirmed the force was investigating, as Ms Jukes believes poppy may have been stolen.
The force added: "We received reports on the morning of December 20.
"We advise anyone with any information to get in touch quoting incident number 195 of December 20, 2019."
Nottinghamshire Police
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Here is the first Hedi Slimane's menswear campaign for Celine
New Wave in every way
Fashion November 28th, 2018
Author Kettj Talon
The queen is gone, long live the new king? Already. If you still have any hope of seeing Phoebe Philo's echoes, forget it. The era of Hedi Slimane has begun: black and white, a strong new wave aesthetic and skinny outfits. The American designer has just unveiled the short movie of Celine's first menswear campaign, confirming the theory that no matter what brand he works for, he stays true to himself and his vision of art and beauty. Just look at his latest project to be sure: three minutes truly Slimane, much more than Celine. The video alternates a mix of static and dynamic images; still lifes of tape recorders and distorted TV screens that, underlined by the characteristic noise of the Polaroid camera, alternate with shots of the models wearing the SS19 collection, Paris La Nuit, presented during the PFW last September. A soundtrack to the film, made in London by Hedi himself in October this year, is Polaroid/Roman/Photo, title track of the French synthesizer Ruth, an obscure record of the Parisian movement des Jeunes Gens Modernes (the inspiration chosen by the designer for the collection) that seems to have sold only 50 copies when it was published on Paris Records in 1985.
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Raf Simons' new sS20 collection campaign
The name of the collection is "My Own Private Antwerp"
Fendi unveils its new SS20 Men's Collection campaign
A journey in the Veneto countryside directed by Luca Guadagnino
Fiorucci unveils the first menswear collection by Daniel W. Fletcher
A tribute to the brand's archive and to New York in the 70s and 80s
Mytheresa presents the capsule collection in collaboration with Prada
The exclusive menswear capsule will be available in January
What parts of Kill Bill's style still lives on in 2019?
Sixteen years after its arrival on screens, Tarantino's movie is a masterclass in style
TikTok star Noen Eubanks is the new face of Celine
Featured in a series of shots by Hedi Slimane
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Luxury Yacht Charter British Virgin Islands: Peter Island Resort
Beach View From Spa At Peter
Set your sites from Tortola for Dead Chest Island, just to the northern side of Deadman’s Bay, the highlight of Peter Island and Peter Island Resort. Here, on Dead Chest Island is where Blackbeard marooned 15 mutineers with a sword and a cask of rum. Now rum flows freely at several bars and restaurants in this world renowned resort, including a beachside grill. Visit Peter Island Resort during your charter, or stay before or after your charter. Your private charter yacht can either pick you up at the Peter Island Resort dock to start your yacht charter or you can end your charter here for several more days of paradise.
Peter Island Resort on Deadmans Bay
One big, private island, one small resort and one beautiful beach encapsulate the essence of Peter Island and Deadman’s Bay. Peter Island resort is classic Caribbean. The 52-room hotel is the only resort on Peter Island, and its owner will not develop more acreage to insure the exclusivity and secret of the resort’s success. Guests find a romantic island with no crowds, noise, themed activities and very few children. What they do find are other couples who dance to live music at night by the pool and relax on the beach by day.
Part of the allure of the setting is its history. Directly to the southwest lies Norman Island, the basis for Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.” Just off Peter Island’s glorious Deadman’s Beach is Deadman’s Island-where a marooning inspired the popular poem: “16 Men and a Deadman’s Chest.” These are Peter Island’s neighbors, and that sense of escaping to an (almost) deserted island never leaves guests’ minds.
Deadman’s Bay is a mile-long, crescent-shaped beach with towering coconut palms that overlooks Dead Chest and Salt Islands. It’s part of Peter Island Beach Resort and thus, a private and secluded stretch of pristine beach for resort guests.
Peter Island Resort’s largest and most spectacular beach boasts protected waters for excellent windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling, and other water sports. Little Deadman’s Bay and Beach is an extension of its senior and is a preferred spot for world-class snorkeling.
Peter Island Resort does have a dock for visiting yachts and dinghies, and welcomes yachtsmen to dine in their restaurants, and as day guests for their water facilities and beaches, for a charge. All can be arranged by your Captain, as reservations are recommended for dining.
Just opened, is a new day spa, with world class treatments, in a world class setting. The spa also accepts visiting yachting guests for treatments with reservations. Make a reservation for a massage or other treatment and then relax on the beach, with a cooling swim.
Peter Island Resort also has a private ferry from a private ferry landing in Tortola. You can either spend time at Peter Island before your charter or after your charter. Either way, you can be picked up by your private charter yacht right at the Peter Island Resort, or dropped at the resort after and take the Peter Island Resort ferry over or back for your plane flight to and from the British Virgin Islands in Tortola.
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Lawrence Cooke Peace Innovator Award
Lawrence Cooke
Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke was instrumental in establishing the nation's first state-court supervised mediation program, the NYS Community Dispute Resolution Centers program.
At the annual NYSDRA Conference, NYSDRA honors an individual or organization that has provided innovative leadership in the field, based upon a local or NYS state-based initiative, innovative in terms of a new practice in ADR or application of ADR practices in a new area, setting or population.
Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke was influential in promoting the field of alternative dispute resolution in the NYS Court system. He implemented a plan to clear the backlog by expanding arbitration and establishing mediation in the courts and was instrumental in starting the Community Dispute Resolution Centers program. Judge Cooke was born in Monticello in Sullivan County on October 15, 1914. After graduating from Albany Law School, he was admitted to the Bar in 1939. He was elected in 1955 as County Judge and Surrogate of Sullivan County and re-elected in 1959. In 1961, he was elected a Justice of the Supreme Court for the Third Judicial District. He was designated to the Appellate Division, Third Department, in 1968 by Gov. Rockefeller and served there until his election to the Court of Appeals in 1974. He was appointed the 20th Chief Judge by Gov. Carey on January 2, 1979. He retired from the Court of Appeals at the end of 1984.
Lawrence Cooke Peace Innovator Award Recipients
2019 Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks
2018 Senator John Bonacic
2017 Susan Herman
2016 Jody Miller
2015 Lisa Hicks-Yackel
2014 Sherry Walker-Cowart
2013 Roz Magidson
2012 John McCullough
2011 Mark Kleiman
2010 Mark Collins
2009 Judy Saul
2008 Maria Volpe
2007 Duke Fisher
2006 Michele Kirschbaum and Lourdes Rivera-Putz
2005 Judge Sharon S. Townsend, District Administrative Judge
2005 Judge Janice Rosa, Supreme Court Justice
2004 Justice Doris Ling-Cohan and Justice Fern Fisher
2003 Sandy Mindell and Herbert Israel
2002 Judge Joseph Lauria
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Tim Balme
Actor/ Writer
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Tim Balme burst onto the big screen as the hapless young man fighting off zombies with lawnmowers, in Peter Jackson's Braindead. He went on to roles on TV's Mercy Peak, Shortland Street and Maddigan's Quest, alongside gigs as a writer (Outrageous Fortune) and time as Head of Development for South Pacific Pictures.
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The Brokenwood Mysteries
2014 - ongoing, Head Writer, Writer - Television
Described by co-star Neill Rea as the "little show that could", The Brokenwood Mysteries has screened in over 15 countries and and involved a long run of fictional murders. Each feature-length episode of this Prime TV crime drama is a standalone murder mystery, set in a small Kiwi town. Neill Rea (Scarfies) stars as veteran detective Mike Shepherd, who works alongside Detective Kristin Sims (played by Fern Sutherland from The Almighty Johnsons). Backing up the pair are Detective Sam Breen (Nic Sampson from Funny Girls) and Russian pathologist Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda).
Step Dave - First Episode
2014, Head of Development - Television
In the first episode of comedy drama Step Dave, solo Mum Cara (Sia Trokenheim) finds herself rescued by womanising barman Dave (Jono Kenyon), after a disastrous blind date ends in a sprained ankle. Dave is convinced he's met 'the one'. Cara's daughters and mother in-law (Lisa Harrow) are horrified. And Cara fears there isn't enough time in her busy life for a man who calls her favourite song "ancient". Meanwhile Dave's flatmate is falling for the workmate who has stolen his desk. Created by Kate McDermott, Step Dave screened for two seasons — and was later remade in Russia.
The Brokenwood Mysteries - First Episode
2014, Script Editor, Writer - Television
When fishermen reel in a dead body in small town Brokenwood, Detective Mike Shepherd can't help but crack a joke: "I love a catch. Probably the one they wish had got away." In this excerpt from very first episode 'Blood & Water', new cop in town Shepherd (Neill Rea of Scarfies fame) pairs up with Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland from The Almighty Johnsons) to try to figure out what happened to drunk ol' Nate Dunn (Chris Sherwood). The detectives became a permanent team as the Prime TV series continued, working on deaths that plague the area.
Nothing Trivial
2011 - 2013, As: Jules - Television
Nothing Trivial was a dramedy that kept score on the lives and loves of five friends in a pub quiz team called Sex on a Stick. The cast of City Lifers shifted to the suburbs and nearing middle age was led by Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Nicole Whippy, Debbie Newby-Ward and Blair Strang. Created by Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan, (the veteran writers behind Go Girls, Maddigan’s Quest, and Mercy Peak) the popular South Pacific Pictures production screened for three seasons on TV ONE. A fan-driven campaign saw NZ On Air fund a tele-movie to wrap up the series.
2011 - 2013, As: Mike Johnson, Writer - Television
Created by Outrageous Fortune’s James Griffin and Rachel Lang, this South Pacific Pictures-produced TV3 dramedy is about a family of Norse gods who wash up in 21st Century New Zealand. Emmett Skilton stars as Axl aka Odin, who must restore his brothers' lapsed superpowers and find his wife Frigg ("no pressure, then"). But he is thwarted by Norse goddesses and Māori deities. The combo of fantastical plot and droll Kiwi bloke banter won loyal fans, who successfully campaigned for a third (and final) season. Johnsons screened on the SyFy channel in the US in 2014.
The Almighty Johnsons - First Episode
2011, As: Mike Johnson - Television
In the first 10 minutes of this TV3 comedy, Axl (Emmett Skilton) has a close shave outside the bottle store on the eve of his 21st birthday. But that’s nothing compared to the meteors, earthquake and a blood red Mission Bay that follow. By the end of the episode, Axl learns that he and his Kiwi bloke older brothers are also Norse gods. From Outrageous Fortune creators James Griffin and Rachel Lang, the light-hearted lad fantasy saga gained a loyal following and — in a rare example of a Kiwi TV export to the US — the three seasons screened on the SyFy channel from July 2014.
Stolen: The Baby Kahu Story
2010, Writer - Television
2010, Writer - Short Film
2007, As: Jake's father - Film
Tattoo artist Jake Sawyer (Jason Behr, American star of Roswell) travels the world looking for ethnic designs to exploit for his art. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he is introduced to the traditional Samoan tattoo, and falls for Sina (No. 2's Mia Blake) the beautiful cousin of tattooist Alipati. When Jake recklessly steals a Samoan tattooing tool, he unwittingly unleashes a powerful spirit that endangers everyone he touches. This inaugural Kiwi-Singaporean co-production was directed by Peter Burger and produced by Robin Scholes (Once Were Warriors).
Tough Act - Episode Five
2005, Narrator - Television
Tough Act follows the 2005 intake of first-year acting students at Toi Whakaari, New Zealand's most famous drama school. This episode concentrates on two group assignments: a performance describing the students' journey after being accepted into the school, and a performance in te reo, using song and movement. The pressure involved in creating, rehearsing and performing to deadlines reveals striking personality differences within the class. This episode was one of two nominated for Best Children's Programme at the 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards.
Tough Act
In 2005 director Stuart McKenzie brought a camera crew into the studios and rehearsal spaces of Toi Whakaari, New Zealand's top drama school, to follow the progress of its first-year acting students. The class included future names like Dan Musgrove and Sophie Hambleton (Westside) and Matt Whelan (Go Girls). Tough Act was nominated for Best Reality Show at the 2007 Qantas Television Awards and the 2007 NZ Screen Awards. The concept was custom-made for reality TV: tough auditions to find 22 diverse young people, who chased the same dream and faced a multitude of challenges.
Maddigan's Quest
2005, As: Yves - Television
This children's post-apocalyptic fantasy series follows a circus troupe, Maddigan's Fantasia on their quest to save the world's only remaining city, Solis. The show was created by children's writer Margaret Mahy, developed for television by writers Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang for South Pacific Pictures, who produced the 13 x 30min series for TV3. Award-winning and successfully exported, it marked a debut lead performance from Rose McIver (future Tinker Bell in US TV show Once Upon a Time) acting with Michael Hurst, Peter Daube, Tim Balme and Danielle Cormack.
Maddigan's Quest - First Episode
This children's post-apocalyptic fantasy series follows a circus troupe on their quest to save the city of Solis. Conceived by Margaret Mahy and developed by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang, the award-winning series was produced by South Pacific Pictures. A young Rose McIver (future Tinker Bell in US TV show Once Upon a Time) led the cast, acting with a caravan of Kiwi veterans. Māori elements mixed with rural West Auckland sets in the ‘solar punk’ rendering of the future. Here, Garland (McIver) faces tragedy but meets two boys (and a baby) with magical powers.
2005 - 2010, Writer - Television
After her husband is jailed, matriarch Cheryl West (Robyn Malcolm) decides the time has come to set her family on the straight and narrow. But can the Wests change old habits? So begins the six season saga of the Westie dynasty. Hugely popular (beloved by public, critics and awards givers alike), Outrageous Fortune was a flag-bearer for TV3 and New Zealand television drama. The series proved — in all its grow-your-own glory — that television in Aotearoa could mield comedy and drama, and be so much more than overseas stories pasted to a local setting.
Tough Act - Episode Nine
Reality series Tough Act follows first-year students at New Zealand's most famous drama school. In this episode personal lives clash with professional aspirations. The students' first professional production looms. As they rehearse scenes from Shakespeare, distractions are everywhere. Hollie is grieving after news of an accident and class romances are put to the test when partners perform intimate scenes with colleagues. When Sophie sleeps in and misses a rehearsal, she faces serious consequences. The series was nominated for two local awards for Best Reality Series.
Mental Breakdown
2003, As: Grant Wilson - Film
New Zealand's so-called 'cinema of unease' is stretched in new directions in this psychological drama, inspired by real-life interviews with criminals and victim's families. Writer/director Stuart McKenzie's feature debut follows Lisa (Michelle Langstone), a young woman haunted by the rape and murder of a former teenage acquaintance. Lisa's fascination leads her to the victim's parents - and to prison, to interview the charismatic killer (Tim Balme). The result is an intelligent examination of the after effects of violent crime. Shayne Carter provides the soundtrack.
Mercy Peak - What She Least Expected
2001, As: Ken Wilder - Television
Produced by John Laing and featuring a star-studded cast (Sara Wiseman, Tim Balme, et al), South Pacific Pictures' award-winning 'seachange' series Mercy Peak hit just the right note with its down-home sincerity and quirky-but-complex characters. In this excerpt from the first episode, Doctor Nicky Somerville (Sara Wiseman) discovers the cheating ways of her partner (a deliciously oily Simon Prast) and decides it's time to get out. On her way to finding her bliss in the tiny town of Bassett she has an inauspicious beginning: a minor collision with the town's iconic pig.
2001, As: Brad - Film
Mercy Peak
2001 - 2003, As: Ken Wilder - Television
With its mix of quirky characters, lush scenery, and medical drama, Mercy Peak proved to be a winning formula. Produced by John Laing for South Pacific Pictures, and starring a host of NZ acting talent (Tim Balme, Jeffrey Thomas, Renato Bartolomei, et al), Mercy Peak follows the highs and lows of Dr Nicky Somerville (Sara Wiseman), who leaves the big city after discovering her partner’s infidelity. Taking up her new role at the hospital in the tiny town of Bassett, Nicky soon learns that life is full of complexities no matter the population.
1999, As: Father Michael - Television
Greenstone is the tale of a beautiful, missionary-educated Māori woman (Simone Kessell) whose romantic life is subject to the shifting loyalties of her father, Chief Te Manahau (George Henare). The cross-cultural elements of this ambitious colonial bodice-ripper were reflected off-screen as well: created by Greg McGee in response to a call by TV One for a local drama 'saga', the series saw major English creative input through being developed as a co-production with the BBC. After the withdrawal of BBC funding, the Tainui Corporation helped fund the eight-part series.
Via Satellite
1998, As: Ken - Film
The first movie written and directed by playwright Anthony McCarten is a portrait of a family melting down under the media spotlight. The comedy/drama stars Danielle Cormack in two roles — as a swimmer on the cusp of Olympic glory, and as the twin sister back home, looking on as her family descends into spats and bickering as they find the pressure to perform too much to bear. Via Satellite showcases a topline cast, including Tim Balme, Rima Te Wiata, and a scene-stealing and heavily-pregnant Jodie Dorday, who won an NZ TV and Film Award for her work.
1995 - 1996, As: Nick Williams - Television
This series centred on a weekly TV current affairs programme in mid-90s Wellington. Katie Wolfe stars as stroppy journalist Amanda Robbins: lured back from Australia for her tabloid style in an effort to boost the show's ratings. Tackling timely storylines and shot ‘handheld’ in the NYPD Blue-inspired style, the TV3 series was well reviewed but faced its own ratings struggles (a later series screened on TV One). It was Gibson Group’s second foray into producing a TV drama series, after Shark in the Park. A pre-Lord of the Rings Fran Walsh was a series writer.
Jack Brown Genius
1995, As: Jack Brown - Film
Jack Brown Genius is the story of an obsessive flight of fancy. The spirit of a thousand year old Monk (Stuart Devenie) inhabits the mind of a contemporary New Zealand inventor (Tim Balme), who is inspired to turn the idea of human-powered flight into reality. Along the way he creates havoc for his pal Dennis (Marton Csokas), steals his girlfriend (Nicola Murphy), incinerates the factory of his Boss, and incurs the wrath of the Boss's financial backer Sylvia (Lisa Chappell). The film won director Tony Hiles a 1996 Film and Television Award.
Planet Man
1995, As: The Man - Short Film
"It was the beginning of the end of the world..." Award-winning actor Tim Balme (Braindead) narrates this rain-lashed tale of being trapped in a world where all the women have disappeared. The film noir stylings, Blade Runner climate and tough-talking dialogue come to the fore when Balme encounters a beautiful woman with an attitude (Balme's real-life partner Katie Wolfe), and finds desire playing tricks with his mind. Planet Man was judged best short film in the Critics' Week section of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
Hercules in the Underworld (TV movie)
1994, As: Lycastus - Television
The Last Tattoo
1994, As: Jim Mitchell - Film
This 1994 ‘home front noir’ is set in World War II Wellington, where the plots — a murdered marine, exploited working girls and gonorrhea — spread amidst the invasion of US soldiers stationed at Paekakariki. Kerry Fox (An Angel at My Table) is a public health nurse who becomes romantically linked with the US investigating officer (Tony Goldwyn — Ghost, TV's Scandal) while pursuing the STDs and the truth. They’re supported by Oscar-winning US veterans Rod Steiger and Robert Loggia. John Reid (Middle Age Spread) directs, from a Keith Aberdein script.
1992, As: Lionel Cosgrove - Film
After his mother gets infected by a bite from a deadly Sumatran rat monkey, Lionel (Almighty Johnson Tim Balme, in an award-winning performance) has to contend with a plague of the living dead while attempting to woo the love of his life. Peter Jackson had already been tagged with the title ‘The Sultan of Splatter’ after his first two features, but this was the film that confirmed it. Armed with a decent budget, he takes a Flymo to fusty 1950s New Zealand and takes cinematic gore to a whole new extreme in the process.
Shortland Street - Highlights from the first 15 years
1994 - 1999, As: Greg Feeney - Television
Shortland Street is a fast-paced serial drama set in an eponymous inner city Auckland hospital. A South Pacific Pictures production, the iconic show is based around the births, deaths and marriages of the staff, family and patients. Screening five days a week on TV2 it is New Zealand’s longest running drama. Characters and lines from the show have entered the culture, most famously, "you're not in Guatemala now, Dr Ropata!". This 2007 promo, set to the theme song, collects together highlights from the first 15 years of the show.
Away Laughing
1991 - 1992, As: Various roles - Television
The sketches for this TV3 comedy show were mostly performed on a revolving stage before an unseen audience — and dropped if no one laughed. The cast mixed rising stand-up comics (Jon Bridges, Vicki Walker) and actors (Hori Ahipene, Peta Rutter). Producer Dave Gibson was keen to avoid satire and politics, in favour of broad social comedy. Among the regular sketches were Walker's pioneering female-created character — society gal Felicity — Kevin Smith's fast-talking Joe Blow, and two gormless skateboarders. The Gibson Group show debuted on 6 May 1991; a second season followed.
Away Laughing - First Episode
1991, As: Various roles - Television
The first episode of this sketch comedy show debuted in May 1991. Most of the skits were tested and filmed in front of a live audience. The large cast includes early appearances by a roll call of emerging talents: Kevin Smith displays his talent for accents, while frustrating a McDonalds lawyer and talking his way through customs; Vicki Walker's character Felicity crushes on Steve Parr; Danny Mulheron's self-satisfied priest Phineas O'Diddle embarrasses Hori Ahipene; and Facial DBX comedians Jon Bridges and David Downs play day-glo clad skateboarders talking digital watches.
Shark in the Park - Diversions (Series Two, Episode Four)
1990, As: Barry - Television
TV One drama Shark in the Park followed the lives of cops policing a Wellington city beat. This episode from the second series sees the team bust a street fight, and search for a missing teenage girl. An elderly shoplifter and a joyrider test the ethics of the diversion scheme, where minor offences don't result in a criminal record. Actors Tim Balme and Michael Galvin (Shortland Street) feature in early screen roles, as youngsters on the wrong side of the law. Galvin plays the dangerous driver – he also happens to be the son of Sergeant Jesson (Kevin J Wilson).
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Senator Murphy Tweet Celebrates New Haven Pizza
If you’re reading this, then you probably live in Connecticut and know about local pizza – particularly New Haven-style pizza. Well, Senator Chris Murphy is sharing his appreciation for New Haven pizza through his Twitter account. His Tweet came in response to a Tweet about a robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that can assemble 300 perfect…
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U.S. Senate Votes to Get Funding to Detect Destructive Mineral in Concrete Basements
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Murphy Says He’s Unfollowed Trump on Twitter
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Senators Hope to Force Vote on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
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AG Barr Opens a Second Investigation of Russia Probe, Source Says
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Trump Lawyer Giuliani Threatens, Then Abandons, Ukraine Trip
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Trump’s Yemen War Policy Survives Senate’s Veto Override Bid
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Linda McMahon Resigns as SBA Administrator
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Connecticut Democrats Call for Mueller Report to be Public
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US Sen. Murphy to Travel to UK, Ireland to Talk Brexit
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Senate Votes to End Support for Saudi War in Yemen
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Everything Disney Revealed About Its Parks, Cruise Lines and Resorts at D23 Expo
Reveals, updates and surprises were announced on Sunday
By Sarah Whitten | CNBC • Published at 6:17 pm on August 25, 2019
Jeff Daly/Getty Images
Coming off the successful launch of its Star Wars-themed Galaxy’s Edge land in Anaheim, Disney continues to add new features and attractions to its theme parks and cruise lines, which it outlined Sunday at its D23 Expo.
Without the new Galaxy’s Edge land in Anaheim, Disney’s theme parks and resorts took in more than $20 billion in revenue last year.
Although some of the news leaked out ahead of the panel, fans were still wowed with new details and an appearance by Dick Van Dyke, who performed “Step in Time” to announce the addition of a first-ever “Mary Poppins” attraction coming to Epcot’s United Kingdom pavilion. That was only one of several changes coming to the Epcot, which has been seen by some visitors as needing a refresh.
The park has been known, predominantly, for its unique food offerings and annual festivals. Bob Chapek, chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, said Epcot will be update to be more family-friendly and to have more Disney flair.
The company also teased new lands based on “Zootopia” and “Avengers” as well as a new addition to its fleet of cruise ships.
Other announcements:
Magic Happens
Chapek announced a new parade coming to Disneyland in Spring 2020. Called Magic Happens, the parade will feature music from Todrick Hall, with floats drawn from “Coco,” “Moana,” “Sleeping Beauty” and more.
Mickey & Minnie: Runaway Railway
A new ride featuring old school versions of Minnie and Mickey Mouse is being housed in the old replica of the Chinese Theater in Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Hong Kong’s Disneyland Castle
The new castle is inspired by 13 different Disney princesses, including Cinderella’s coach, Snow White’s apple and Belle’s rose. The new icon will be called the Castle of Magical Dreams.
‘Frozen’ park land in Hong Kong
A “Frozen” theme park land is coming to Disney in Hong Kong. The land will give fans a chance to walk around Arendelle and even take a trip on Wandering Oakens Sliding Sleigh, a roller coaster.
Cirque Du Soleil in Disney World
Walt Disney has partnered with Cirque Du Soleil to create an all new show coming to Disney World in Orlando. The show will integrate iconic Disney characters. The performers will interact with animated characters, the company said during the panel.
The music of the show will also integrate themes and melodies from well-known animated features. Previews begin in March 2020 and the show will debut in April 2020.
Disney comes to Target
Target on Sunday announced it’s opening dozens of permanent Disney stores within its own stores over the next year.
Starting in October, 25 Disney stores will open at certain Target stores across the country, the company’s CEO said at the panel.
The Avengers Campus
These campuses in Anaheim and Paris will let parkgoers become Avengers. The park lands will feature a Spider-Man attraction as well as the Pym Particles Test Kitchen.
Worldwide Engineering Brigade aka WEB is a company that helps give regular people super powers. WEB will be home to the Spider-Man experience. Here you will get the chance to test out their webslinger vehicle. While driving the vehicle little spider bots are let loose and you must snatch them up with your new web-slinging powers.
There is also an area based on Dr. Strange. Thor, Black Panther, Black Widow, and more will be walking around the park — you might also catch of a glimpse of the trickster Loki.
Phase one of the project will open next year, Chapek said.
Marvel Art and Characters hotel in Paris
A new hotel in Paris will garner inspiration from Marvel’s iconic heroes. Rooms in the hotel will feature art and color designs based on fan-favorite characters.
Big changes are coming to Epcot. Disney will be updating classic attractions and transforming locations to be more family-friendly and to have a little more Disney flair.
The World Showcase will remain, but three more neighborhoods will be added: Discovery, Celebration and Nature.
The new spaceship earth will focus on storytelling, Chapek said. He said many of the scenes that were part of the original will remain, but be updated. New moments will also be added. The exit to the ride will be called Dreamer’s Point and feature a new statue of Walt Disney.
World Celebration will be filled with a wishing tree, a story fountain and a pavilion for live events.
World Discovery will feature a “Guardians of the Galaxy” ride called Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind. Mission Space will also be updated with a new restaurant. The restaurant is called Space 220, which is located in a space station sitting high above the Earth. It will open this winter.
World Nature will feature The Journey of Water experience based on “Moana.”
In the World Showcase, Remy from “Ratatouille” will appear in a ride in the France area of the park. The ride will shrink people down to the size of mice and they will race through Gusteau’s kitchen. A creperie will also be added to the France area.
Additionally, a “Mary Poppins” attraction is coming to the United Kingdom area of the park. The company is adding a whole neighborhood based on Cherry Tree Lane.
Epcot will also be getting a new nighttime spectacular called Harmonious. It will debut in 2020.
Walt Disney World’s 50th
The company will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Florida park with new food, accessories and other products.
Disney Genie
A new digital platform called Disney Genie will be the central hub for planning the perfect day at Disney. The app is designed to optimize your day in the parks with reservations, itineraries and mobile ordering.
Is a country lodge-inspired hotel and resort. The location will have A-frame house and tree house accommodations for guests.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
A two-night adventure, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is an immersive hotel. Guests will become part of the action by interacting with cast, crew and other passengers.
You check in at Walt Disney World and take a launch pod that blasts you to the Star Cruiser. You emerge into the atrium. Guests will spend two days and two nights inside the massive ship. Each cabin has a glimpse of the galaxy around you.
The choices you make affect the course of your journey, the company said during the panel. There is also a “port day,” a trip to the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu.
Expanding the fleet
Disney is adding three new ships to its fleet and a new destination. On Sunday, Chapek said Lighthouse Point on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas will be that new cruise destination.
Already, Disney has four ships: Fantasy, Magic, Dream and Wonder. The fifth ship is called The Disney Wish and will feature Rapunzel on the stern. This ship will begin to set sail in January 2022.
CORRECTION (Aug. 26, 2019, 11:08 a.m. ET): The Avengers Campuses are located in Paris and Anaheim. A previous version of this story misstated the locations.
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Movie reviewers lack inclusion of women and minorities, new study finds
The study also showed an absence of women of color working as top reviewers.
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Sept. 7, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC / Source: Variety
A new study shows a pervasive lack of inclusion of women and minorities among movie reviewers.
The report, released Friday and titled "Critic's Choice II," is the second in a series from Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and was conducted in partnership with Time's Up Entertainment — an affiliate within Time's Up's coalition.
The report uses reviews of 300 top-grossing films from 2015 to 2017 posted on the site Rotten Tomatoes to assess gender and race/ethnicity of critics, including how this varies by film distributor and publication outlet.
Only 21.3 percent of the 59,751 reviews evaluated were written by female critics — a gender ratio of 3.7 male reviewers to every 1 female reviewer. Critics from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds composed 16.8 percent of these reviews and white male critics wrote 65.6 percent of the reviews.
"This study reveals that the inequality we see among critics is not a one-time problem," said Smith, founder and director of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. "These are stable patterns that demonstrate that the conversation surrounding films and their value is not an inclusive one."
REPRESENTATION MATTERSOscar-winning actress Brie Larson calls for more diversity in film criticism
Among top critics, white males wrote between 65 percent and 70 percent of film reviews at notable daily papers, daily and weekly newspapers, entertainment trades, general news outlets, and entertainment publications. The range across these outlets for white females was 6.1 percent to 33 percent, with general news scoring highest.
Underrepresented female critics wrote as few as 1.6 percent of all reviews at general news publications and at most 3.3 percent of reviews at the entertainment trades.
The study also showed an absence of women of color working as top reviewers, as 48.3 percent of the 300 films studied did not feature one underrepresented female top critic as a reviewer. Similarly, 45.4 percent of the 108 female-driven movies and 35.1 percent of the 57 films with an underrepresented actor at the center were not reviewed by even one underrepresented female top critic.
Academy Award winner Brie Larson had said in June that there was a need for inclusion among film critics.
"Dr. Stacy Smith and her team's incredible work is at the forefront of the conversation about why it's so vital to take action to improve representation among critics," Larson said. "She articulates why it's important for the entertainment industry to embrace the diverse voices in film criticism that already exist and ensure that the critics reviewing movies represent the audience that sees them. We can all do our part to create access and opportunity for the perspectives that have long been missing from these conversations."
Smith will present the report's findings during a keynote address at the Toronto International Film Festival's Industry Conference on Friday.
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Carlos Silva Jr. | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | June 21, 2019
Texas Tech's Klein changes bats, finds offense in Omaha for College World Series
Red Raiders need 'rally gorilla' power to rise in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — Even in baseball, where routine is almost an edict, sometimes it's good to change things up a bit.
Brian Klein is a prime example as he's enjoyed a breakout performance during Texas Tech's run through the College World Series.
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In three games, the junior second baseman has been a power hitter and much more as he's recorded two home runs in his last three games and maintained a .384 batting average to go along with three RBI.
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And while his teammates have admitted it's been a joy to watch Klein enjoy a bit of success at the plate, Cameron Warren disclosed it did not come on a whim.
"He told us he was going to hit a few (home runs) in the College World Series," Warren said, cracking a smile. "We were like, 'Oh, c'mon Brian. You've only got one all year.
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"But now he's got two, so that's awesome because he's such a great hitter. He's flown out to the warning track more than any kid I've known."
Klein's willingness to switch his game day bat is the reason he feels his power surge has come to fruition.
"He's switched bats, and I don't know if he's told anybody," Warren said. "He's using Grant Little's bat from last year. So, maybe Grant left a few home runs in there."
Whatever was left has been good for Klein and the Red Raiders who were able to win their second straight elimination game, downing Florida State 4-1 on Wednesday, to advance to the national semifinals.
"I guess so" Klein said when asked about using a new bat -- not disclosing if it was the one used by Little -- who currently plays with the Fort Wayne Tin Caps, a Class A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. "I just felt like I was so close (hitting home runs) earlier in the year a couple of a times. So, I just told myself I'm going to mix it up a little bit. It can't hurt.
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"So, I switched it up going into the (Lubbock) Super Regional when I made the switch just for fun. And the bat feels good. I'm just thankful I've been able to put good at bats together."
The key has been using a bat which is more end heavy, and a two-piece, according to Klein who used a more balanced one before making the adjustment.
"I feel like I have a little better whiff through the zone," Klein said. "I just feel real good right now."
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A big change from having one home run credited to his stat line before heading to TD Ameritrade Park -- labeled as a difficult place to hit home runs.
As for his squad, the Red Raiders are in rarified air after defeating Florida State and sending legendary head coach Mike Martin into retirement.
The Texas Tech baseball program, which had not earned a berth to college baseball's biggest stage before the hiring of Tim Tadlock as head coach, advanced to it fourth game in the CWS for the first time.
Klein was a big reason as he hit a lead-off home run in the sixth inning to give the Red Raiders a 2-1 advantage before the offense tacked on two more insurance runs in the eighth to ensure the Seminoles could not muster a late-game comeback.
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"He's got good pitches to hit and he's smoked them," Texas Tech junior Josh Jung said of Klein's two home runs in the CWS. "That gave us the lead and it just got us on a roll, gave the pitchers confidence and we never looked back."
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‹ The De Soto Expedition
Spain's Reasons for Pardo's Expedition ›
The Guatari Indians lived in an influential settlement near Trading Ford and were led by a female chief. In 1567, they encountered Spanish explorers led by Captain Juan Pardo who came through the North Carolina Piedmont with grand hopes of creating a powerful empire.
A 400-year-old secret lies undisturbed beneath the waters of the Yadkin. It is a secret about Rowan’s earliest recorded history, about events that predate the county’s founding by nearly two centuries. It is a secret about the first documented Christian missionary success in the Southeastern interior, indeed, in all of North America.
It is a secret about Indians — the Guatari, who lived in an influential settlement near Trading Ford and were led by a female chief.
It is a secret about Europeans — Spanish explorers led by Captain Juan Pardo who came through the North Carolina Piedmont with grand hopes of creating a powerful empire.
The Guatari welcomed the Spanish to their village in early February 1567. On that chilly winter day, the New World and the Old World came face to face on the banks of the Yadkin, and Rowan’s documented history officially began.
The Spanish arrival in Rowan preceded that of the “Lost Colony” settlers on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island by 20 years.
Go to the state archives in Raleigh, and a copy of a Spanish document from 1569 offers this description of the Rowan County area and the Yadkin River at the point of first European contact in 1567:
It is a rich land... a land of mountain ridges and flat tracks of arable land, good for all the crops of the world.... Next to this place passes a very full river.... They say that any sort of ship could sail more than 20 leagues up this river.
Pardo himself wrote of Guatari, which was the name of the Indians as well as their village: “This land... is one of the good lands that exists in the world.”
Such descriptions impressed Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, governor of La Florida, the sprawling Spanish colonial territory that, according to Spain, included the entire Southeast and all of the Atlantic coast. Menéndez was so taken by descriptions of Guatari that he intended it to be the site of his personal agricultural estate — a 5,500-square-mile domain promised him by the Crown.
But the Spaniards’ ambitious dreams quickly withered in Southern soil. And the native tribes, beset by European-borne epidemics of smallpox and other diseases, faced sweeping disruptions in their way of life. The Guatari would eventually leave the Yadkin area and ultimately take on a new identity.
Similarly, the colonial records noting the Spanish presence at Guatari became quietly submerged beneath the waters of history. Unknown in the United States for centuries, the documents would eventually be discovered — though detective work by American archaeologists would not work out an accurate route for Pardo’s Southeastern expedition until the 1980s.
Four centuries after Pardo’s men braved heat and cold on a 900-mile route through the Carolinas and Tennessee, the one-time village of Guatari is itself submerged — literally — beneath the waters of High Rock Lake. Archaeologists have never excavated the Guatari site — its exact location hasn’t been pinpointed — though digs at Trading Ford in the 1940s did turn up intriguing hints about Indian life in precolonial times. So, while much of the Guatari story is known, much remains hidden.
The secret still lies beneath the Yadkin.
Beginnings of empire
The story of the Pardo expedition begins in a most peculiar place and with a most peculiar question:
What are U.S. Marines doing playing golf?
That question can be answered by going to Parris Island, S.C. There, the Marine Corps operates not only its well-known basic training center but also its own golf course. Just past the rough at the eighth hole lies a series of trenches.
Those trenches aren’t part of Marine war games, however. They’re archaeological excavations, and they contain the ruins of Santa Elena, the capital city of Menéndez’ La Florida.
Digging at the site began two decades ago, and over the years archaeologists have found the remnants of forts, a plaza and a vineyard. In the 1570s, 400 people — craftsmen, bureaucrats, soldiers, slaves — lived there, struggling to re-create a self-sufficient European-style community under painfully daunting conditions.
It was from Santa Elena that Pardo and his company of 125 soldiers headed out on Dec. 1, 1566, to explore the Southeastern interior.
A "primary concern"
Over a two-year period, Pardo made two expeditions inland. He started and ended at Santa Elena and followed the same basic route: north through central South Carolina following the Catawba-Wateree River into the North Carolina Piedmont, then west into the Appalachians and back. The first expedition lasted from Dec. 1, 1566 to March 7, 1567; the second, from Sept. 1, 1567 to March 2, 1568.
Menéndez had specifically charged Pardo to head west and build a road to Zacatecas, Mexico, site of a major silver mine for the Spanish empire. The Spanish incorrectly thought they could arrive at Zacatecas after several days’ travel over the Appalachians. But Pardo found it necessary to head north first, toward Indian settlements, because the expedition had to rely on the Indians for food. And Pardo and his men needed plenty of energy, since they would walk the entire way without using pack animals.
“Food was a primary concern of the conquistadors,” says Tim Burke, who studies Spanish colonial expeditions as part of a 16th century re-enactment group in Bradenton, Fla. “Like their counterparts in European armies, in the New World the conquistadors lived off the land, or more particularly off those who worked the land.... An army on the march could rarely afford to stop and hunt, even with the plentiful wildlife available in 16th century North America.”
Spanish soldiers trekking across North America were typically issued the following ration initially, Burke says: two pounds of ship’s biscuit (“what the American Civil War would call hardtack”) and a pound of cheese. That might be supplemented by dried meats or fruit, or perhaps beans or peas. Documents state that Pardo’s expedition took along biscuit, cheese and wine.
In short supply
After they depleted their initial stocks, Spanish explorers in the 16th century routinely demanded food from the Indians. The main items taken were corn, beans and squash.
“Meat of any kind seems to have always been in short supply,” Burke says. “When they could get meat, these extremely Catholic Spaniards seem to have ignored the prohibition of eating meat on Friday.”
After leaving Santa Elena, Pardo and his men first marched northward through a string of Indian settlements in South Carolina along the Catawba-Wateree River. The most influential settlement was Cofitachequi, near present-day Camden.
When the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto had passed through South Carolina 26 years earlier, he and his men regarded Cofitachequi as one of the most memorable tribes they encountered. Blessed with stores of freshwater pearls and a city that included an impressive ceremonial mound, the settlement of Cofitachequi was then ruled by a female chief. De Soto tried unsuccessfully to take her hostage, though he did capture the chief’s niece.
When Pardo’s company marched through the same area in the 1560s, Cofitachequi’s power was substantial but diminished from De Soto’s time.
At all the Indian settlements, Pardo, following standard Spanish practice, gave a prepared speech to the Indians, explaining that the Spanish emperor claimed the territories and that Christian belief would now take root in the land. Over the course of the 1500s, the stylized ceremony in which Spanish leaders presented this requerimiento, or notification, became a standard scene throughout the New World, from Piedmont woodland to Peruvian mountains, from Nicaraguan jungles to Arizona desert.
Pardo also instructed the Indians to build houses for later use by the Spanish and to lay up stores of corn exclusively for Spanish use.
Hostilities
Few Indian groups in the Carolinas acted in a threatening way toward Pardo’s party. Existing documents do describe several exceptions, however.
In one instance, a group of Indians in southern South Carolina rebelled against Spanish demands for food and canoes. While Pardo was to the north, soldiers from Santa Elena attacked the Indians and gave them no quarterTo “give no quarter” is a phrase that means “to show no mercy.”.. In another case, a contingent of Spaniards Pardo stationed near present-day Morganton sided with one group of Indians against their rivals and engaged in a battle. Pardo himself later withdrew from Satapo, a village in eastern Tennessee, after receiving warnings of a planned massed Indian attack. De Soto’s expedition of 1539-43 had used calvary effectively against Indian warriors on a series of occasions. Pardo’s expedition had no mounted fighters, though the soldiers were armed with crossbows and a primitive firearm called an arquebus. Pardo encouraged a positive reception from the Indians by offering their village leaders gifts of metal tools such as axes, chisels and knives.
“Pardo was just lightly equipped and was part of a colonizing effort," says Charles Hudson, a University of Georgia archeologist who has written books on both the Pardo and De Soto expeditions.
Spanish explorers from earlier times, such as De Soto and the conquistadors Francisco Pizarro in Peru and Hernán Cortés in Mexico, had been aggressive and often ruthless. Those explorers had been “the first guys on the land," Hudson says. “They were using every sort of force they felt was legitimate, whereas Pardo was really more conciliatory. He was giving out gifts and trying to build positive relationships. It was more of a diplomatic effort.”
“I have no reason to think that Pardo was a nicer guy than De Soto and the others,” Hudson says. “It was just that the times and the nature of what was going on were different.”
It was in Pardo’s interest to take a diplomatic approach in dealing with the Indians, says Paul Hoffman, a historian at Louisiana State University who has translated the Pardo expedition documents. “I have little doubt that Pardo could have fought his way into the interior, or used De Soto-like tactics," Hoffman says, “but that would have defeated his purpose: explore and live off the land.”
Records do indicate that Pardo’s men took a small number of Indians captive. So, while Pardo pursued a diplomatic approach with the natives, Hudson says, Indian leaders probably understood that behind the Spaniard’s conciliatory words lay the clear possibility of coercion.
Throughout Pardo’s expedition, in fact, the Spanish and the Indians constantly maneuvered to maximize their influence with each other. To what extent each side shrouded its true agenda with deception is impossible to determine at a distance of four centuries.
The first Indian settlement Pardo visited in present-day North Carolina was Otari, at present-day Charlotte. The Spanish then headed north along the Catawba River and stopped at the Indian village at Yssa, near Lincolnton, in Lincoln County. “There I found many chiefs,” Pardo later wrote, “and a great number of Indians to whom I made the customary speech and they remained under the dominion of His Holiness and of His Majesty.”
The Spanish next turned toward the mountains. At the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, they camped at Joara, an Indian settlement at an important crossroads north of present-day Morganton. Pardo could see that snow had fallen on the mountains, so he decided against trying to press westward. The Spanish built a small fort, which they christened Fort San Juan.
Pardo left a garrison of 30 men under the command of Sergeant Hernando Moyano de Morales.
"A very full river"
Turning eastward amid the winter chill, Pardo and his entourage re-entered the Piedmont and stayed briefly at villages at Guaquiri (Hickory) and Quinahaqui (Catawba), where Pardo gave his usual presentation to the Indian chiefs.
To cross the Catawba River, the Spanish may have used Indian canoes instead of trying to ford it. In any case, the Spanish, numbering about 95 soldiers, entered what is now western Rowan County and proceeded toward the Yadkin.
In early February 1567, Pardo arrived at Guatari. For the first time, the waters of the Yadkin gleamed before him.
“It is a good land,” recorded Pardo’s notary for the second expedition, Juan de la Bandera. “Good houses and humble, round huts as well as very large and very good huts are to be found in all the settlements.... Next to this place passes a very full river.”v A female chief known as Guatari Mico held power in the settlement — the first time Pardo had encountered a female leader among the Indians. Guatari Mico was said to have 39 chiefs subservient to her.
The Indians, including local leaders, turned out at Guatari in impressive numbers. More than 30 chiefs, headed by Guatari Mico, assembled at the river settlement to greet the Spanish travelers.
One of those lesser chiefs, Orata Chiquini, was a woman. The Spanish used the terms cacique, mico and orata to describe various kinds of chiefs they encountered on their travels.
Pardo and his men stayed at Guatari for 15 or 16 days. The settlement was the easternmost point the expedition visited in North Carolina. Pardo ended his visit when a messenger from Santa Elena arrived and said Pardo needed to return to the capital. Menéndez feared the French would retaliate for the Spanish slaughter of French Protestant settlers on the Florida coast, and he wanted Pardo’s men to provide military reinforcements.
Before Pardo left, he directed that his chaplain, Father Sebastian Montero, a lay missionarya lay missionary is one who does not belong to the clergy or formal ministry.., remain at Guatari to instruct the Indians in Christian teachings. Four soldiers also remained with Montero, who was later described as tireless in his religious duties among the Indians.
Visit by chiefs
Pardo arrived in Santa Elena in March 1567, about a month after leaving Guatari. Six months later, at Menéndez’ order, he led a second expedition into the interior. His train of about 120 soldiers followed the same basic route he’d used before.
While Pardo was in Otari on his second journey, Guatari Mico and Orata Chiquini, the two female chiefs he’d met earlier, visited him, accompanied by two of the soldiers he’d left in Guatari. As translated by Guillermo Rufín, a captured Frenchman who served as translator for Pardo, the two cacicas said that with the aid of the 39 subsidiary chiefs a wooden house had been built in Guatari for the Spanish, as Pardo had commanded the previous winter. The Guatari had also filled two storerooms with corn for the Spanish, they said.
The cacicas signaled their obedience to the Spanish Crown by saying an Indian word, “Yaa.” This was the common way Southeastern chiefs publicly expressed subservience to the Spanish emperor or to a superior chief. Pardo presented the two female leaders with an axe as a gift.
In late 1567, Pardo made his second visit to the Rowan area. On Dec. 14, according to Bandera’s account, Pardo and his men camped in an “uninhabited place” probably near the present Rowan-Iredell county line. The next day they arrived at Guatari.
Building a fort
The Spanish commander “was well received by the cacicas of the place,” Bandera wrote. “As soon as he arrived, he treated with the cacicas through Guillermo Rufín, interpreter, that they should command to come to the village all the caciques, their vassals, so that they could help him build a fort... The cacicas made the ‘Yaa,’ letting it be understood that they were very content to do it thus.”
On Dec. 16, several chiefs arrived, though they did not appear until late in the morning. Pardo gave many of them a variety of metal tools as well as necklaces, mirrors and red taffeta, all of which pleased them. Initial construction work on the fort lasted five days. Pardo had the work proceed quickly in case he was called back to Santa Elena.
When no summons from the capital arrived, Pardo ordered that more substantial work be done on the fort. The Indians and Spanish built four tall corner structures of thick wood and dirt, Bandera records. The Spanish and Indians also constructed high walls made of poles and dirt; this was the same wattle and daub method Indians used to make their houses. Construction of the fort was completed on Jan. 6, 1568.
Pardo named the structure Fort Santiago, after the patron saint of Spain. He designated a corporal, Lucas de Canizares, to command a group of 16 soldiers at the fort. Canizares took a formal oath to have the soldiers treat the Indians well, which Menéndez had made a particular priority for Pardo’s second expedition.
Pardo also gave the Indian settlement a new name: Salamanca, after a Spanish city that housed the country’s most prestigious university.
With the fort established, Pardo, accompanied by about 63 soldiers, took leave of Guatari for the final time. Bandera’s account is straightforward: “On Jan. 7, 1568 ... the captain, Juan Pardo, with his company continuing his return departed on this day from the city of Salamanca which in Indian language is called Guatari, returning toward Aracushi,” a settlement in northern South Carolina.
Ten days after leaving Guatari, Pardo had occasion to see the Yadkin-Pee Dee River a second time. Taking a detour from their basic route, he and his men visited Ylasi, an Indian settlement near present-day Cheraw, S.C., just south of the state line. The Yadkin-Pee Dee flows nearby. The documents give no indication that the Spanish realized it was the same river they’d known at Guatari.
“If the people of the Southeastern chiefdoms had built stone houses that could have survived the centuries,” archaeologist Charles Hudson writes, “their place in the history of the early South might not have evaded scholars for so long. But the building materials of the Southeastern chiefdoms were impermanent: earth, wood, cane, bark, thatch and clay.”
So it is with Guatari, the Indian village now known to be Rowan’s earliest recorded settlement. The “very large and very good huts” described by Bandera in the 1560s have long since crumbled and returned to the earth.
The jewelry that Guatari Mico and Orata Chiquini likely wore, the axes, chisels and mirrors that Pardo distributed to the chiefs at Guatari — all remain undiscovered.
Lost, too, is the sizeable inventory of ammunition left at Fort Santiago — some 51 pounds of lead balls for the soldiers’ guns.
Even the word “Guatari,” symbol of a once-proud people, has lost all meaning for residents of Rowan.
Miles to the west of Rowan, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, archaeologists are now exploring the former settlement of Joara — in 1567 the site of Fort San Juan, today a farm owned by Pat and James Berry. Over the past decade, digs at the Berry site have revealed the largest group of Spanish artifacts in the Southeastern interior. At the site of Guatari, however, the waters of High Rock Lake quietly blanket the area, barring scientists from entry.
Beneath the surface of the Yadkin, the “very full river” where Spanish explorers and the Guatari Indians first met four centuries ago, a mystery lingers.
The waters of the Yadkin continue to move forward, and they still hold onto their secret.
By Geitner Simmons. Originally published in the Salisbury Post, Salisbury, N.C. 1999
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Vatican verdict against Guam archbishop likely not for sexual abuse, say canon lawyers
by Joshua J. McElwee
Rome — A Vatican tribunal's guilty verdict last month against a Guam archbishop, hailed by some as the first instance of the Catholic Church successfully prosecuting a bishop accused of abusing minors, appears likely not to have been made in direct relation to allegations of sexual abuse by the prelate.
A number of prominent canon lawyers say the punishment announced for Agana Archbishop Anthony Apuron — removal from office and a prohibition from living on the U.S. island territory — simply seems too lax to indicate the bishop was found guilty of abuse.
The canonists, speaking in interviews since the March 16 announcement of the verdict from a five-judge apostolic tribunal of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said the expected punishment for sexual abuse of a minor would usually be laicization, known formally as dismissal from the clerical state.
"It must be that he wasn't found directly guilty of sexual abuse," said Oblate Fr. Francis Morrisey, a former president of the Canadian Canon Law Society who has advised numerous Vatican offices and local bishops' conferences. "Otherwise, I think he would have been dismissed from the clerical state."
Msgr. Frederick Easton, a former president of the U.S. Canon Law Society, said the punishment for Apuron did not appear proportional to a finding of guilt in regards to sexual abuse.
"One would have thought ... if the bishop were found guilty of sexual abuse of minors, that could easily be a reason for dismissal from the clerical state for him," said Easton, who also served for 31 years as the judicial vicar for the Indianapolis archdiocese.
Easton, Morrisey and two other canon lawyers said it seemed more reasonable to assume Apuron was found guilty of a so-called "boundary violation," such as solicitation in the confessional.
A fifth canonist suggested reports that the 72-year-old is facing a decline in his physical condition might have mitigated the punishment imposed on him.
The Vatican tribunal did not say in its announcement of which exact acts the Guam archbishop had been found guilty, or even what specific charges had been brought against him. It simply stated that it had found the prelate "guilty of certain of the accusations."
Morrisey, who is a canon law professor at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, said the Vatican tribunal might have released so few details about its verdict against Apuron because the case involved material related to the confessional, which would be subject to pontifical secrecy.
U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke, a noted canonist, served as the presiding judge on the Vatican tribunal.
Apuron, a Guam native who had led the island's only diocese since 1986, was placed on leave by Pope Francis in June 2016 after a series of accusations about abuse of young men in the 1960s and 70s were made public.
According to the filing number of a request for testimony to the Vatican tribunal, obtained by NCR, the canonical case against Apuron was first opened in 2008.
In October 2016, Francis named Michael Byrnes, then an auxiliary bishop in Detroit, as Guam's coadjutor archbishop, granting him special faculties to run the archdiocese in Apuron's place.
As coadjutor, Byrnes would automatically become full archbishop with Apuron's removal from office. But Apuron has indicated he will appeal the ruling, and during such an appeal the penalties against the archbishop are suspended.
The allegations against Apuron are only a few of some 150 cases of clergy sexual abuse currently being brought forward against the Guam archdiocese, which announced March 27 that it will sell its chancery property to raise money to pay for expected settlements.
Patrick Wall, a canon lawyer and former Benedictine priest who is now a lead researcher for a civil law firm that specializes in representing clergy abuse victims, suggested the tribunal may have intentionally "backed off" any charges of direct sexual abuse against Apuron.
Wall, an advocate for Jeff Anderson & Associates, said the Vatican might have had motive to do that in order to limit the Guam archdiocese's liability in dozens of pending lawsuits about its alleged mismanagement of abusive clergy.
"I guess they ... proceeded on solicitation because it gets the same final result but also does not trigger civil liability back in the hundreds of cases in Guam," said Wall.
"If it can be proven using an internal church document that the CEO of a corporation knew that [child sexual abuse] was going on -- he himself was doing it -- then that is notice for a negligence case and the Archdiocese of Agana in Guam has major problems," he said.
Apuron had 15 days upon being notified of the verdict against him to indicate to the doctrinal congregation that he would be appealing the tribunal's decision in his case.
Assuming the archbishop has challenged the ruling, Easton and Morrisey said the appeal would likely be evaluated by the full cardinal and bishop membership of the congregation, or by a new tribunal formed of a number of the members.
According to the 2017 pontifical yearbook, there are currently 27 members of the congregation, including known figures such as: U.S. Cardinals Sean O'Malley and Donald Wuerl, and noted canonists Italian Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio and Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna.
Easton said that the ruling made on the appeal will be final and that there will be no possibility of a second challenge. The canonist said that the Vatican's prosecutor could also ask the appeal tribunal to impose a greater penalty on Apuron, such as laicization, should other circumstances or facts come to light.
Nodding to Apuron's chances of a successful challenge, Morrisey noted Burke's reputation as an exacting lawyer.
"With Cardinal Burke being the presiding judge in the first instance, he knows his law inside out," said the canonist. "If anyone knows the canons today, he's the one who knows them."
[Joshua J. McElwee is NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.]
A version of this story appeared in the April 20-May 3, 2018 print issue under the headline: Vatican verdict against Guam archbishop likely not for sexual abuse .
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Who Will Ohio State Face In the College Football Playoff?
Matt Medley
The College Football Playoff seeding will be decided by this weekend’s slate of conference championship games.
Entering Friday night, Ohio State is ranked No. 2 in the playoff picture.
1 Alabama 12-0 —
2 Ohio State 11-1 —
3 Clemson 11-1 1
4 Washington 11-1 1
5 Michigan 10-2 2
6 Wisconsin 10-2 —
7 Penn State 10-2 —
8 Colorado 10-2 1
9 Oklahoma 9-2 1
10 Oklahoma State 9-2 —
There are four games with playoff implications.
PAC-12 Championship
Friday, 9 pm ET @ Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
4 Washington vs. 8 Colorado
Big 12 (de-facto) Championship
Saturday, 12:30 pm ET @ Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
9 Oklahoma vs. 10 Oklahoma State
Saturday, 8 pm ET @ Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
3 Clemson vs. 23 Virginia Tech
Saturday, 8 pm ET @ Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
6 Wisconsin vs. 7 Penn State
Let’s start out with the assumption that even if No.1 Alabama loses to Florida in the SEC Championship, the Crimson Tide will not drop in the rankings.
Here are possible scenarios that can play out with the results of the other conference championship games:
Scenario A: Washington and Clemson both win. Ohio State plays Clemson in semi-final.
If both teams win, it’s tough to see either of them being left out. It’s possible that Clemson could pass Ohio State and become the 2-seed with a blowout win over Virginia Tech. However, Clemson and Ohio State would be the 2nd or 3rd seed. So they would face in the first round of the playoff.
Scenario B: Washington wins, Clemson loses. Ohio State plays Washington in semi-final.
If Washington wins, whether by a blowout or a close margin, and Clemson loses, the most likely outcome would be Ohio State stays at No.2 and Washington moves up to No. 3.
At this point, No. 5 Michigan would most likely slide up the rankings from 5th to 4th because of their head-to-head wins over both Wisconsin and Penn State – so regardless of who wins the Big Ten Championship, Michigan has an argument to get in ahead of them in this scenario.
Scenario C: Clemson and Washington both lose. Ohio State plays Michigan in semi-final.
Whether you love it or hate it, this scenario is certainly possible.
If Clemson and Washington both lose, Michigan is virtually guaranteed to get into the playoff. Whether it is as a 3 or 4 seed is debatable.
If Washington loses to Colorado, the Buffaloes would have an argument to get into the playoff. However, Michigan beat Colorado head-to-head, so if Colorado does make it, there’s no way they could be ranked ahead of the Wolverines.
Even if Colorado wins and Clemson loses, it’s possible for the Buffaloes to be left out.
This is where the winner of Penn State vs. Wisconsin has a shot to get in ahead of Colorado, but because both teams lost to Michigan head-to-head, there’s no argument to put them ahead of Michigan.
Scenario D: Clemson and Washington both lose. Ohio State plays Oklahoma in semi-final.
Keeping all of the above factors in mind, the one possibility that could develop is if Oklahoma dominates Oklahoma State and the Penn State vs. Wisconsin game is ugly, let’s say a 9-6 low-scoring game with no offense, the committee could propel Oklahoma into the top 4.
Perhaps Oklahoma could leap frog Michigan and Colorado because of their conference championship and not having a head-to-head match vs. Michigan.
Oklahoma’s only two losses came in Week 1 and Week 3 of the season to No. 2 Ohio State and No. 24 Houston, while Colorado lost to No. 5 Michigan and No. 11 USC.
Oklahoma and Colorado would have each beaten two teams who finish in the AP top 25.
Oklahoma would have won its ninth-straight game and finish conference play with a 9-0 record, dominating its entire conference handily.
Colorado would have gone 9-1 in conference play.
These are all just possible scenarios and I’m not the only person projecting what can happen, but keep these in mind, as the College Football Playoff Picture unfolds this weekend.
Matt Medley is co-editor at NEO Sports Insiders, covers the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians and high school sports in Northeast Ohio. Follow @MedleyHoops on Twitter for live updates from games.
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Whooping Cough and Influenza Vaccination during Pregnancy
Rachel Stewart April 16, 2019
This is a sponsored campaign in collaboration with Brand Meets Blog and The Immunisation Coalition.
I have to admit, I haven’t always been “pro-vaccination”. I was never “anti-vax” either. What I was was scared.
When my son was born I actually lived in what at a time was a bit of an “anti-vax” pocket. So a lot of the parents around me were choosing not to vaccinate, or they were delaying or selectively vaccinating their babies.
This was enough to at least plant a seed of doubt for me. I didn’t really believe the conspiracy theories that vaccinations are risky and that our own government is trying to hide that from us. But I also didn’t want to make a choice that could hurt my baby.
And at the time I felt that by not making a decision I wasn’t doing anything.
Which is of course not true. While my reasons might have been different to the passionately anti-vaccination parents around me, I was still not vaccinating my son. That was still the choice I was making, whether I was making it directly, or just being scared into inaction.
I did eventually realise that I needed to make a decision. And the risks and consequences of not vaccinating were far too high compared to the “what if” something goes wrong.
So my son was vaccinated and all caught up with the childhood immunisation schedule by the time he turned 1 year old.
Immunisation isn’t just for infants
While there seems like there is a lot more focus on those early childhood vaccinations, I don’t feel like there is as much conversation about the importance of adults – especially new and expecting parents – getting vaccinated.
But these are really important conversations to be having. Because getting vaccinating yourself can help protect your baby as well.
A Cold vs Influenza
In Australia up to 3500 people die every year from Influenza.
In 2009 5% of influenza related deaths were pregnant women – despite pregnant women only representing 1% of the population.
Studies show that the influenza vaccination during pregnancy is associated with a 20% reduction of the risk of stillbirths.
These statistics are both scary and also absolutely incredible. Influenza vaccination being associated with a 20% reduction of stillbirths is huge! That is not a small number of lives saved. That is a significant reduction of risk.
And it important to remember that “a cold” and “the flu” are not the same thing. Not at all. If you’ve had the influenza before you probably understand why it is so annoying when someone who seems to be barely sick at all says “Ugh, I have the flu”. No. You have a cold. Colds suck.
But influenza is horrible at best, and deadly at worst.
I’ve only had influenza once. Once was enough. I never want to do that again. It was bad – as sick as I’ve ever been in my life – bad, but for me it wasn’t life threatening. I was an adult, I wasn’t pregnant at the time, I very fortunately didn’t pass on it to my toddler. But if I had been pregnant, or there was an infant in the household, it could have been a lot worse.
Influenza is serious and getting vaccinated against it every season is seriously important.
Infants under 6 months are at the greatest risk from serious illness and death from whooping cough.
Children under 12 months with whooping cough have a 50% hospitalisation rate and a 0.5% mortality rate.
Whooping cough is extremely contagious. If you have whooping cough there is an 80% chance you will pass it on to other members of your household.
Because whooping cough is SO very contagious and newborn babies are the most vulnerable, it’s important that people who are coming into close contact with your new baby are up to date with their whooping cough vaccination. Keeping in mind that the effectiveness of the whooping cough vaccine fades over time so you need to be vaccinated each and every pregnancy from 28 weeks onward to help protect your baby.
Talk to your health care providers
Please don’t just take my word for it. This is a conversation that pregnant women need to be having with their GP, midwife and/or obstetrician. Pregnant women are able to get a free whooping cough and influenza vaccinations under the National Immunisation Program. So if you’re currently pregnant, and you have not already talked to your health care provider about these vaccinations, definitely bring it up at your next appointment. These are a potentially life saving conversations for both yourself and your unborn baby.
Newborn babies cannot be fully vaccinated against Whooping Cough or Influenza, so it’s important that anyone coming into close contact with your newborn baby, including your baby’s older siblings, are up to date on their vaccinations – especially for whooping cough and influenza.
Your friends and family may also be eligible for a free influenza vaccine under the National Immunisation Program if they have certain medical conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, impaired immunity and more. Also adults aged 65 and older are eligible for a free influenza vaccine.
Alternatively if you’re located in Victoria, they could attend a free influenza vaccine day in Melbourne:
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Time: 10.30am-6.00pm.
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Saoirse Lush says:
I have influenza currently. I’ve had it before – seven years ago which was, incidentally, the *only* year I didn’t get the vaccine. I hadn’t had it yet this year, either – it’s only been available a couple of weeks.
It’s a real pet hate of mine when people say they’ve got ‘the flu’ when they just have a cold – even a bad cold. The actual flu is something else altogether.
Get the vaccine! Once you’ve had influenza you’ll never forget it. It’s awful.
Parenting Central says:
Totally agree! Colds suck, even bad colds. I’m the biggest sook about having a cold. But I’ve had the flu once, about 9 years ago and it was not in the same ballpark as a cold.
And I hope you are feeling better soon. <3
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Home Newsroom News and press releases OSCE and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry open public council office in Shaartuz district, Tajikistan
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Major General Farhodbek Shodmonzoda (r), the National Co-ordinator for Police Reform, and guests in the newly opened public council office in Shaartuz district, Tajikistan, 19 April 2018. (OSCE/Khaydar Mahmadiev) Photo details
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Tajikistan's Interior Ministry opened the first Public Council under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry devoted to promoting community policing in Tajikistan, on 19 April 2018 in the Shaartuz district of the province of Khatlon.
Ramazon Oymahmadzoda, Governor of the Shaartuz district, Major General Farhodbek Shodmonzoda, the National Co-ordinator for Police Reform, representatives of the OSCE Office in Dushanbe and local police, as well as members of the Public Council of the Shaartuz district participated in the opening ceremony.
Ramazon Oymahmadzoda, Governor of the Shaartuz district, said in his opening speech: “The local government of the Shaartuz district supports the national police reform and the concept of community policing. Upon request, we allocated four office spaces for the Public Council. The OSCE renovated two of the spaces and equipped them with modern office technology. We express our profound gratitude to the OSCE for their support.”
Major General Farhodbek Shodmonzoda, the National Co-ordinator for Police Reform said: “We have provided this first-ever Public Council devoted to community policing with all facilities to establish co-operation between the police and the community.”
Abdulmumin Shoimov, Chairman of Shaartuz Public Council thanked the representatives of the OSCE and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry for their substantial support to the work and activities of the Public Council in the framework of the police reform programme.
The OSCE, in addition to renovating and equipping the office spaces of the Public Council, also renovated and equipped the office of district territorial police in Shaartuz town.
The members of the Public Council in Shaartuz, active members of civil society, will meet to discuss the legal and normative framework as well as strategic documents on police reform, and monitor the implementation of relevant activities. They will also provide feedback and recommendations to the Interior Ministry on improving community policing.
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Tag: Hattie Morahan
Review: Orpheus Descending, Menier Chocolate Factory
Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending may not be his greatest play but Tamara Harvey’s production for the Menier Chocolate Factory proves most affecting in the end
“What on earth can you do on this earth but catch at whatever comes near you, with both your fingers, until your fingers are broken?”
Any project that tempts Hattie Morahan back onto the stage has to be worth checking out (qv Anatomy of a Suicide, A Doll’s House, but maybe let’s not mention The Dark Earth and the Light Sky…). Orpheus Descending, a Menier Chocolate Factory & Theatr Clwyd co-production directed by Tamara Harvey, proves no exception, bolstered by the presence of the ever-excellent Jemima Rooper in the cast, plus a brooding Seth Numrich.
Orpheus… is something of a minor Tennessee Williams work (one I didn’t much enjoy when I saw it at the Royal Exchange a few years ago) but one which feels stronger here. Navigating the stifling heat and social strictures of smalltown Deep South in the 1950s, Lady seeks escape from her loveless marriage and small-minded neighbours. And in the arrival of handsome drifter Val Xavier, it seems she might have found it – doesn’t it? Continue reading “Review: Orpheus Descending, Menier Chocolate Factory”
Theatre news round-up
I’d thought I didn’t need to see Richard II again for a good while but Michelle Terry’s tenure at the Globe is most certainly testing that resolve. The forthcoming production there is to be staged by the first-ever company of women of colour in a Shakespeare play on a major UK stage. Co-directed by Adjoa Andoh and Lynette Linton, Adjoa will also play the titular role. Continue reading “Theatre news round-up”
fosterIAN awards 2017
Other nominees
Best Actress in a Play Hattie Morahan/
Kate O'Flynn/
Adelle Leonce,
Anatomy of a Suicide Victoria Hamilton, Albion
Shirley Henderson, Girl From the North Country
Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie
Justine Mitchell, Beginning
Mimi Ndiweni, The Convert
Connie Walker, Trestle
Best Actor in a Play
Ken Nwosu, An Octoroon Andrew Scott, Hamlet Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Gary Lilburn, Trestle
Ian McKellen, King Lear
Cyril Nri, Barber Shop Chronicles
Sam Troughton, Beginning
Best Supporting Actress in a Play Bríd Brennan, The Ferryman Kate Kennedy, Twelfth Night (Royal Exchange) Sheila Atim, Girl From the North Country
Laura Carmichael, Apologia
Romola Garai, Queen Anne
Lashana Lynch, a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)
Kate O'Flynn, The Glass Menagerie
Best Supporting Actor in a Play Fisayo Akinade,
Barber Shop Chronicles Brian J Smith, The Glass Menagerie Philip Arditti, Oslo
Gershwn Eustache Jnr, a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)
Fra Fee, The Ferryman
Patrice Naiambana, Barber Shop Chronicles
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Angels in America
Best Actress in a Musical Janie Dee, Follies AND
Josefina Gabrielle, A Little Night Music
AND Josie Walker,
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Amie Giselle-Ward, Little Women Sharon D Clarke, Caroline or Change
Kelly Price, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾
T'Shan Williams, The Life
Best Actor in a Musical Giles Terera, Hamilton Scott Hunter/Andy Coxon, Yank! A WWII Love Story John McCrea, Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Philip Quast, Follies
Michael Rouse, Superhero
Jamael Westman, Hamilton
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Tracie Bennett,
Rachel John, Hamilton Christine Allado, Hamilton
Julie Atherton, The Grinning Man
Sharon D Clarke, The Life
Joanna Riding, Romantics Anonymous
Lucie Shorthouse, Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Jason
Pennycooke,
Hamilton Mark Anderson, The Grinning Man Fred Haig, Follies
Cornell S John, The Life
Chris Kiely, Yank! A WWII Love Story
Gareth Snook, Romantics Anonymous
Obioma Ugoala, Hamilton
The 2017 fosterIAN award winners
Best Actress in a Play
Hattie Morahan/Kate O’Flynn/Adelle Leonce, Anatomy of a Suicide
Best Actress in a Musical
Janie Dee, Follies AND Josefina Gabrielle, A Little Night Music AND Josie Walker, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Ken Nwosu, An Octoroon
Best Actor in a Musical
Giles Terera, Hamilton
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Bríd Brennan, The Ferryman
Tracie Bennett, Follies
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Fisayo Akinade, Barber Shop Chronicles
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Jason Pennycooke, Hamilton
And my top 10 plays of the year:
1. The Revlon Girl, Park
2. A Little Night Music, Watermill
3. Barber Shop Chronicles, National
4. Hamilton, Victoria Palace
5. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Crucible/Apollo
6. An Octoroon, Orange Tree
7. Follies, National Theatre
8. Romantics Anonymous, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
9. Hamlet, Almeida
10. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, Menier Chocolate Factory
2017 Best Actress in a Play + in a Musical
How to split these three? Why would you even want to. Their effortless grace, their ferociously detailed complexity, their heart-breaking connectivity, all three will live long in my mind.
Honourable mention: Victoria Hamilton, Albion
Not far behind in the fierceness stakes was this epic role of near-Chekhovian proportions, tailored by Mike Bartlett for one of his frequent collaborators. Quite why this hasn’t followed Ink into the West End I’m not sure.
Laura Donnelly, The Ferryman; Imelda Staunton, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf; Rosie Wyatt, In Event of Moone Disaster
A second three-way tie? Hey, it’s my blog and my rules! From Dee thoroughly owning the Olivier through song and dance, to Gabrielle making me feel like I was hearing ‘Send in the Clowns’ for the first time, to the sheer beauty of Walker’s uncompromising love for her son, this was only way I could reward a banner year for leading female musical performances.
Honourable mention: Amie Giselle-Ward, Little Women
Sadly ineligible to win since her name doesn’t begin with J…, Giselle-Ward nevertheless blew me away at the heart of this gorgeous musical which, if there’s any justice, should continue the Hope Mill’s admirable record of London transfers.
Sharon D Clarke, Caroline or Change
T’Shan Williams, The Life
Carly Bawden, Romantics Anonymous; Sandra Marvin, Committee; Marisha Wallace, Dreamgirls;
Posted on July 3, 2017 November 18, 2019
Re-review: Anatomy of a Suicide, Royal Court
I went back.
I cried again. If not more.
My review.
Review: Anatomy of a Suicide, Royal Court
“I’ll stay
I will try to stay
For as long as I possibly can
Beautiful yet undeniably brutal, Anatomy of a Suicide has all the shimmering disquiet of a half-remembered dream, a blurred imagining of people, places and things that coalesce into something deeply profound. Constructed by playwright Alice Birch and director Katie Mitchell, it revels in a hugely exciting formal inventiveness (even the playtext is stunning to look at) but is also filled with a repressed emotionality that is often bruising to watch.
The play contains three narrative strands, set in different times, which are performed simultaneously on the same stage. Across the decades from the 1970s to the 2030s, the lives of Carol, Anna and Bonnie play out with strange echoes and motifs recurring until we realise how interconnected they are. Anna is Carol’s daughter, Bonnie is Anna’s and it is more than blood that they share, Birch suggests a shared legacy of severe depression.
It’s an uncomfortable (depressing, even) premise but one which pays rich dividends as it provokes in us something primal, something elemental about the truths and conventions we cling onto. The thought that motherhood isn’t always considered a blessing but a trial, the idea that we can easily outrun familial legacies, the notion that what is so, so good for ourselves isn’t necessarily so great for another. As words and actions trickle down through the ages, reverberating back again, shaping and reshaping these lives, something vastly moving occurs.
Hattie Morahan, Kate O’Flynn and Adelle Leonce are simply stunning as the three generations of women at the heart of this story, each meticulously detailed in their performance and painstakingly accurate in the different ways in which mental illness has hollowed them out. And the way in which the intergenerational echoes pop up is unbearably moving, the precision of Mitchell’s direction in complete service of fully fleshed-out storytelling producing something astonishing, especially in the agonising poignancy of one of the final tableaux. An absolute triumph.
Running time: 2 hours (without interval)
Photos: Stephen Cummiskey
Booking until 8th July
Posted on April 27, 2017 November 23, 2018
Casting news for Persuasion and Anatomy of a Suicide
I’ve already written of my excitement for the forthcoming Persuasion and the announcement of the cast hasn’t lessened the thrill at all. Lara Rossi takes on the role of Austen’s heroine Anne alongside Samuel Edward-Cook as Captain Wentworth. The cast is completed by Geraldine Alexander, Antony Bunsee, Helen Cripps, Cassie Layton, Caroline Moroney, Dorian Simpson and Arthur Wilson.
Directing them is Jeff James, “one of the UK’s most original young theatre makers”, who has adapted and is directing this bold retelling of Jane Austen’s final masterpiece at the Royal Exchange Theatre. Designed by Alex Lowde this contemporary production of Austen’s beautifully crafted novel discards the bonnets and trappings of formal life for a startlingly modern vision of Austen. Developed in collaboration with dramaturg James Yeatman and with sound design from the award-winning Ben and Max Ringham, Persuasion runs from 25 May to 24 June 2017.
Continue reading “Casting news for Persuasion and Anatomy of a Suicide”
Posted on April 6, 2017 December 21, 2019
Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
It’s taken me a little time to get round to writing this review, which is rarely a good sign, as I was struggling for anything entirely constructive to say about this film. The 1991 animated Beauty and the Beast was Disney close to its best but these days, nothing is left alone if it has even the merest hint of cash cow about it. So it has previously hit the stage as a musical and following the success of Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, it now has a cinematic live-action remake.
Which is all fine and good but just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. And at no point does Bill Condon’s film ever convince us that the world needed this version of Beauty and the Beast, there’s rarely any sense of it bringing something new and insightful to the story. Plus the contortions it (and star Emma Watson) has had to make to try and convince of its feminist credentials scarcely seem worth it in the final analysis. Continue reading “Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)”
Posted on March 11, 2017 November 13, 2018
Album Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
“How could anyone be gloomy and depressed?
We’ll make you shout ‘encore!'”
The live action remake of Beauty and the Beast will be arriving in cinemas on 17th March but should you be so inclined, you can listen to the film’s soundtrack here on YouTube, other digital platforms or buy the album from wherever it is that records are sold near you. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s music and lyrics will be intensely familiar to fans of the original Disney film but after director Bill Condon decided not to include any of the songs that were written for the musical with Tim Rice, Menken composed a number of new songs for this film which ought to pique the interest of any right-thinking musicals fan.
None of the old-school classic feel of the music has been lost in this recording, which was a great relief to me, and its new twists on these old songs are certainly interesting. I really enjoyed Josh Gad and Luke Evans’ freshly comic take on ‘Gaston’ and though Emma Watson is no out-and-out singer, she gives a sweetly decent account of herself. Emma Thompson has perhaps a trickier job in tackling the iconic legacy of Angela Lansbury’s Mrs Potts, her accent choice is somewhat distracting but once you’re accustomed to it, the lushness of the orchestrations make the title track spine-tingling and ‘Be My Guest’ is immense fun as Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Ian McKellen chip in too. Continue reading “Album Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”
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Your Expense Policy Speaks Volumes about Company Culture: This Week in the Back Office
Team PEX | Jun 10, 2016
A sound expense policy is a cornerstone of smart back office management. Employees must be able to spend money, whether their own or the company's, to do their jobs — and companies need to keep costs in check. But even the best policies have limits.
For Niel Nickolaisen, chief technology officer at a Bay Area software company, that limit was $57 worth of ice cream sandwiches — and the brouhaha it created.
As he explains in The Huffington Post, Nickolaisen purchased the treats a couple of years ago for a Fourth of July team picnic. A little sun, ice cream and a moment to relax is great for team building, right? But when he turned in his expense report, the finance department balked. He had apparently clipped part of the date from the receipt — the company's policy required dates on all receipts — and finance wouldn't budge. It was a small annoyance, Nickolaisen admits, but it highlights a bigger problem: Rigid policies can be counter-productive, even damaging to employee morale.
"Trust is the foundation that supports all great workplace cultures.... Yet, there are many things that we do reduce trust. Sometimes, the trust destroyers are the actions of others and sometimes they are processes we put in place—processes that send a strong message of low trust," Nickolaisen says.
Policies are critical, but so too are the people who make the work possible. Check out the full story.
Personal vs. Company Card: What's Best for Your Business?
Consider these three factors when setting your expense policy, via PEX CEO Toffer Grant. Check out the full story.
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Napoleon Suarez, founder of on-demand delivery service Fishbox, explains the best decision he's made. (Hint: He uses the best technologies available). Check out the full story.
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Camille Perri's debut novel about a billionaire's assistant who uses expense scams to pay off student debt made several top summer reading lists. Check out the full story.
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Facebook Exploits "A Vulnerability in Human Psychology," Says Former President Sean Parker
By Eric McAdams | November 10, 2017 | 10:55am
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Sean Parker, former Facebook president and a man known primarily nowadays for Justin Timberlake telling Jesse Eisenberg to drop the “The” from “The Facebook,” is here to tell you why Facebook is actually bad.
In a speaking engagement at an Axios event, Parker said that he is now something of a “conscientious objector” in the face of social media networks. The 38-year-old now uses his money gained from Facebook and other projects to fund the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, whose slogan is “Hacking Cancer Together.” (Yes, really.)
Parker says that Facebook has irrevocably changed the way humans engage with the world around them. He tells stories from when he worked for Facebook, of people saying they valued their real-world interactions, and how he would respond with “We’ll get you eventually.” He worries about what social networks are doing to children’s brains.
But the real meat of the speech came here, per Axios:
And that means that we need to sort of give you a little dopamine hit every once in a while, because someone liked or commented on a photo or a post or whatever. And that’s going to get you to contribute more content, and that’s going to get you … more likes and comments.
It’s a social-validation feedback loop … exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you’re exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology.
The inventors, creators—it’s me, it’s Mark [Zuckerberg], it’s Kevin Systrom on Instagram, it’s all of these people—understood this consciously. And we did it anyway.
A couple of quick things to note here: None of this is particularly groundbreaking insight. We already knew that Facebook and other social networks had changed the landscape of human social interaction. We already knew that these networks were affecting children’s development. And we definitely already knew that social networks were addictive because humans crave validation.
Also, this whole confession by Parker feels more than a little disingenuous. To suddenly start bringing up points about how social networks might be negative influences well after doing your damnedest to make them inextricable parts of human interaction seems almost regressive. He knows that none of these statements will change anything about Facebook’s hold on modern society, nor will any of them threaten his own standing. We suppose it’s important that a creator of Facebook is raising red flags about his own product’s consequences, but he’s doing so in a way that won’t change anything and won’t pose any risks to his current operations.
Mostly, this just tells us what we already knew about Facebook: It was designed to entice people to waste as much time on it as possible by attention-seeking “hackers” who didn’t consider the long-term consequences.
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THE GREAT PATERSON FIRE
February 8, 1902
Destruction of Entire Downtown Area
The above print, nicely framed (see below) hangs in the Mayor's Office at City Hall,
155 Market Street.
The scene has several errors: Chief Stagg was sick at home and was not directing the fire. Horses were never kept so close to fire scenes - they were disconned and brought to safer locations. The steamers shown in the fire were of the type PFD bought after the fire, in 1902 they had much smaller, outdated steam fire engines. Unlikely they raised a ladder to such am engulfed building.
The most complete treatise related to the 1902 conflagration, the largest in Paterson's (and the state of New Jersey) history please see Glen Corbett's book pictured at right. It is available at the Passaic County Historical Society.
The fire started just before midnight on February 8 in the trolley car sheds of the Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson Railway Company, located on Broadway, at the head of Mulberry street. The immense building took up an entire city block.
The first alarm was sounded by an employee who ran to the fire box at Main Street and Broadway (Station 451) at 12:10 AM on Sunday the 9th.
A photo of the famous WigWam which in 1902 was part of the trolley barn complex
A high wind (gusts of 50 miles per hour) was blowing on one of the coldest nights of the winter, and the tinder-like building was swept by the flames. Responding with the first alarm assignment from his location at Engine Company 5 on Water Street was Assistant Chief James Mills. The immensity of the fire was so obvious that the chief stopped at Main and Broadway and transmitted a third alarm (bypassing the second) from the Gamewell box. In 1902 a third alarm was in essence a general alarm and all PFD apparatus were thus summoned.
View of the barns where fire originated
Assistant Chief James Mills, first on scene was later in the night seriously injured in a backdraft
The fire evaded the heroic efforts of the firemen to stay its progress. Fanned by the gale, it swept away the business center of the city. Its progress was not arrested until it reached Carroll street. The heroics of the woefully undermanned and ill-equiped firefighters is described in great detail in the Corbett book. Incredibly, Chief Engineer John Stagg was home and bedridden at his home at 238 Van Houten Street with pneumonia and could not respond. Just a few short minutes after the first alarm, at 12:30 AM mutual aid was called for and the City of Passaic was the first to send additional apparatus, followed by Hackensack (steamer was horse pulled to Paterson) and Newark (arrived by train).
Mutual Aide: L-R: Hackensack Protection Engine Company and Newark Companies 3 and 9
Ultimately help came from New York City, Suffern and Trenton
From the starting point, the fire burned in a southeasterly direction, destroying the blocks on the westerly side of Main street, from a point near Broadway, to within three doors of Market street. On the easterly side of Main street the flames wiped out the two blocks from Van Houten street to the Paterson Savings Institution, at the corner of Main and Market streets.
On Washington street it swept the major part of the block bounded by Van Houten and Ellison streets (Police Headquarters and the 112 Van Houten Street Firehouse of Engine Company One were lost) and the entire block between Ellison and Market streets, with the exception of the Second National Bank Building.
The flames also destroyed buildings on the southerly side of Market street from Hamilton street to Clark street, and the westerly half of the block bounded by Market, Church and Ellison street.
From this point the flying embers fired the buildings east of the Erie Railroad and destroyed property on the northerly side of Park avenue and between Park avenue to the southerly side of Market street as far as Carroll street. It was the biggest conflagration in the history of the city, and takes rank with the largest in the United States. The fire burned from midnight Saturday until 1 o'clock the following day, at which time the danger of a further spread of the flames was considered over.
City Hall at Colt Street
Areas encircled in red below is the burned district
View from on high of Main Street looking North (taken from top of building at Main and Market Streets) - note PFD hose wagons bottom center and off to the right
Stereo card of a PFD Hose Wagon
From James Piatti - Firefighting Antiques & Memorabilia
2nd National Bank and City Hall
From a British Publication - March 1902
Magazine photo showing view from rear of City Hall looking eastward on Ellison Street
Fire Wagon cleaning up
Ruins on Market Street
Chief John Stagg 3rd from left
Aftermath at the Hamilton Club at Church and Ellison Streets. Truck Company 1 (then quartered at 72 Jackson Street) in clean up mode
Chiefs Officers walking past Hamilton Club
Pouring water on a bank vault
Library Ruins
Not counting sheds or outbuildings, 459 buildings were destroyed, among them large business houses, banks, City Hall, five churches and the Free Public Library, with its 37,000 volumes. The insurance loss was approximated at $8,800,000, and the property loss at $6,000,000. Five hundred families lost their homes and everything they owned.
Fireman John McMullen (at right) of Engine Company 5 was injured during the collapse of Continental Hall.
John McMullen
Elks Club on Ellison Street
St Joseph's Church
Presbyterian Cemetary tombstones visible
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The following text comes from an article by Todd Hollritt of the 1st Responder News. It reports on what was written in the Company Logbook by Captain B. Wilson. Although this report was presumed to be from an Engine Company it is very likely that it is from Truck Company 1 on Jackson Street: note Engine companies with hose wagons had more than 5 men in 1902, the only apparatus in 1902 carrying a 55 foot ladder was Truck 1 and one of the photos above show Truck 1 at the Hamilton Club, which is also mentioned in the log.
12:10 am Received an alarm of fire from Station 451
12:13 am Received a Third Alarm from Station 451. Apparatus left quarters with officer and 5 men. Fireman Norris being on sick list. Reported to Chief Mills at the car sheds (Origin of the fire) on Broadway and by him ordered to assist the department to get to work. Stretched in our chemical line to the rear of Cleveland, Stinsons and O’Neil’s stores finding that packing boxes and barrels had caught fire from sparks, while working at this fireground was ordered by Chief Gillmore to proceed at once to the First Baptist Church it having caught fire in the steeple.
Assisted Engine 7 (responded on the General Alarm) to get to work at this location, and then the Passaic Engine (Mutual Aide) came on the ground. Helped them to line in between School house and (Affiolic?) hall to rear of Guardian building. Raised a 35’ and a 30 ft ladder on the hall. We then manned a pipe from the Passaic Co. and worked on the Patrol Stable and changed the position of Engine 3 in the old City Hall. Then back to the Van Houten Street stables and changed the Passaic steamers line to the rear of the houses on Church St.
Was then ordered to the Hamilton Club raised a 55 Ft ladder. Assisted Engine 7 to the roof. But was forced back by fire. Was ordered by Chief Gillmore to go to Market Street and bring the Jersey City Engine (Mutual Aide) down to the corner of Church and Ellison Street where we assisted them to get to work on the Club house. While we were working our 55 ft ladder was broken. We worked at this fire until 9:30pm when we were ordered up by Chief Mills.
About 6:00 pm FF Kraus had to give up, his leg and foot paining him so he could not stand. And at 9 PM FF Farrel gave out having been taken with a severe chill.
Engine Company’s time 22 hours 30 mins. Truck time 22 hours 15 mins.
9:45pm To Quarters where we find we have lost one 30 Ft ladder two axes and two hooks. And find the 20 Ft extension ladder broke. Also one 3 gallon extinguisher lost.
10:00pm Fireman Farrell left quarters on sick report.
11:55pm Received an alarm by telephone from Headquarters to go to 290 Straight Street. Apparatus left quarters with officer and 3 men. On our arrival there we found our services were not required.
Capt B. Wilson Paterson Fire Department
Firemen: Breen, Devive, Absent Norris, Kraus, Farrell all on sick report.
12:20am To Quarters Co. time 25 mins.
9:00am Captain left Quarters to report to Chief Mills the condition of the Company.
Chief Stagg report on fire
In the first report following the big fire, Chief Stagg reported that the discipline had not been up to the usual standard and that charges against members had been more frequently made. Attention was again called to the urgent need of new apparatus to replace the old stock and to the need of at least two new engines, two hose wagons, one truck and one officers wagon in reserve at all times. The engines in service would not be capable of giving a good fire stream on the new and larger buildings to be erected over the fire ruins. He noted 26 blocks were destroyed or damaged.
2002: 100th Year Anniversary Proclamation by Passaic County Freeholders
1902 Fire Memorabilia
In the plaque at right was put together in a very amateurish fashion by someone in Jersey City Fire Department but since no firemen died in the 1902 fire the term "Survivors" is confusing. We know that Jersey City did provide Mutual aide that night by sending two steam fire engines, Engines 2 and 7 (which came via the Erie Railroad)! But how in the world would JCFD get the Key to the Gamewell Fire Box that rang the alarm in Paterson [Station (Box) Box 451 - Main St and Broadway]. In Glen Corbett's book of the fire, Paterson Assistant Chief James Mills had the key to that box because from it he transmitted a second and third alarm - of course that box key would also open every box in Paterson - individual Fire boxes did not have unique keys. Did Chief Mills generously give the key to the men of JCFD?
(Natoli Collection)
Engine 7 on the day of the fire or did Paterson send box keys as a memento to every town that provided mutual aide? In Corbett's book he mentions that Chief Stagg did send out letters of thanks to various mutual aide cities. I suspect when this plaque was eventually put together the three men cited were the remaining "still alive" members of the JCFD Engine 7. Just another confusing undocumented firematic collectible we likely will never have the true story of..
In 2015 on "Antiques Roadshow" shown on PBS was a circa 1904 framed collage
of famous fires, including Paterson's Conflagration
1959: Obituary of the last Paterson Firefighter survivor of the 1902 conflagration (see details in article). Engine Company 6 Samuel Simonton
Hancock Collection
February 10, 1979 Paterson Morning News - Metro Life Look Back at Greatest Fire
Hancock Collectionm
Note: regarding the above photo: It is labeled as "a group of city fireman circa 1900" but is actually a picture of the men and steamer (with the hose wagon in background) of Engine One at the newly rebuilt 112 Van Houten Street Firehouse. - the view is looking west on Van Houten Street towards Washington Street. Interestingly 112 van Houten Street was the only FH that was significantly damaged in the 1902 fire (again not mentioned in story). Engine Company 1 had to relocate to the Prospect Street FH until their FH was rebuilt afterwards. Another error is the photo shows a big First Size Metropolitan Steamer which was obtained in 1903 a year after the great fire: prior to and during the big fire Engine 1 had a very out of date smaller (second size) 1886 Button steamer. The above photo could be anytime between 1903 and 1912 but certainly not 1900.
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Market and Hamilton Streets
1940: For its Golden Jubilee the Paterson Evening News printed an exact replica issue by day after the fire (February 10, 1902).
February 10, 2002: The Record 100th Anniversary Review
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The Impossible, Necessary History of the Hymnal
August 13, 2019 by Chris Gehrz
The Impossible, Necessary History of the Hymnal August 13, 2019 Chris Gehrz
Like our recent guest blogger Emily Wenneborg, I’ve often found that hymns and history can “work together to deepen our love for Christ’s church.” But reading a recent history of the hymnal also reminded me why I appreciate the discipline of history itself: its seemingly impossible task, and how it nonetheless helps us to love neighbors in time who would be easy to forget.
Befitting a study that takes the binding of books as seriously as what’s printed on their pages, The Hymnal is one of the better looking scholarly monographs you’ll ever see
At first, I was taken aback to open Christopher Phillips’ The Hymnal and realize that it wasn’t primarily about singing. “Who reads a hymnal?”, he asks right off the bat, recognizing how few of us know that it wasn’t until the 1850s that some hymnals began to incorporate musical notation. Even then, it took another generation for the hymnals we’d recognize to become commonplace among ordinary worshippers. But throughout the 18th and much of the 19th centuries, English-speaking Christians read and re-read hymns, carrying their hymnbooks between church (parishioners were expected to bring their own until the end of the 1800s) and home and school — where such books were crucial tools in early efforts at teaching children to read. “Hymn reading was a quietly central practice in Protestant worship for over a century,” Phillips concludes.
And sometimes not so quietly central. Indeed, hymnbooks were at the center of some of the most heated debates in this era of church history. Isaac Watts’ original 1707 collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs had appalled English Calvinists, but by the time of the 1830s split among American Presbyterians, “all of Watts, and nothing but Watts, would be the hill that the Old School… would choose to die on….” Likewise, hymnbooks were both weapons and battlegrounds in the 1840s Methodist war over slavery. A northeastern splinter group announced itself by publishing a new hymnbook that included twenty pages of abolitionist hymns (and about as many on temperance); when the remainder of the Methodist Episcopal Church split along sectional lines, the North and South immediately went to court over ownership of its lucrative publishing wing.
While he focuses on the hymnbooks of the white Protestant majority in Britain and the United States, Phillips pays attention to religious minorities as well. Indeed, “[f]rom African Methodists to Latter-Day Saints to Reform Jews, the production of a hymnbook was among the first official acts by community leaders to say to themselves and the world: we are now a people.” (Such projects also offered women opportunities for leadership. Joseph Smith commissioned his wife Emma to compile the first Mormon hymnbook, and a poet named Penina Moïse wrote many of the selections in the hymnbook for America’s first Reform Jewish congregation — Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina.) And one of the three “interludes” bridging the church, home, and school sections of The Hymnal tells the story of anti-Catholic riots in Philadelphia, where nativist mobs burned down two churches and a convent on a single night in 1844.
As of 1838, Philadelphia public schools started the day with readings from the King James Bible and hymns by Protestant writers like Watts and Charles Wesley, practices that made young Catholics “feel like religious others.” So Catholic publishers put out two hymnbooks for young people in 1844. John Cunningham, for example, meant his new Catholic Sunday School Hymn Book to “accustom children to the recital of pious canticles,” adapting a Protestant form to preserve young Catholics from “the contaminating influence of corrupt songs” — both secular and Protestant. After a second wave of the “hymnbook riots,” Philadelphia Catholics resolved to set up a system of parochial schools.
In 1721 Watts published The Art of Reading — CC BY-SA 4.0 (Stephen C. Dickson)
It’s just one of many examples of how the history of hymnals is bound up with the history of childhood.
Here too, the story starts with Isaac Watts. With most English and American Dissenters, he shared the “conviction that their children, girls as well as boys, should all learn the Word of God for themselves.” Of course, that meant Bible reading and memorization, but hymns, too. The next time you hear a children’s choir sing “Joy to the World” at Advent or Christmas, keep in mind that its author published a collection of Divine Songs for children in 1715, in order “to make children’s learning to read, as well as doctrine and morality, ‘a Diversion’ by using the pleasures of rhyme and image” — as an alternative to “joyless” primers of the day.
Hymnals would later enter American public and parochial schools, but even before formal schooling opened up to more children, such books were used to teach reading in the Sunday School movement. Here again, this kind of publishing opened doors to women like Ann and Jane Taylor, whose works (e.g., Hymns for Infant Minds, 1810) were “meant to be read, memorized, treasured, and (this point cannot be overemphasized) owned by children.” Though they honored the legacy of Watts, the Taylors “were literary pioneers who clearly saw the trajectory of the older tradition they followed in their work: one that took children seriously as readers, thinkers, and souls, and that created poetry especially for them….”
In 1861 a Unitarian named Caroline Snowden Whitmarsh published Hymns for Mothers and Children, a gift book whose texts came from the collections of children themselves. Especially in his coverage of such books by women for children, Phillips reminded me often of Peter Charles Hoffer’s notion that history is a paradox: both impossible and necessary.
Public domain (archive.org)
Impossible, said Hoffer, because historians are tasked with mastering “a subject that is forever receding from our sight,” as memories fade, evidence vanishes, and interests change. In a chapter on Emily Dickinson (who seems to have been familiar with Caroline Whitmarsh’s hymnbooks), Phillips notes one particular version of the problem: “The ephemerality of children’s books, which Whitmarsh lamented, reflects the general lack of recording the history that passes between mother and child, from pregnancy and birth to care, early education, and the sharing of private reading from books precisely like Whitmarsh’s hymn collections.” Some of the most formative years in most all humans’ lives disappear without a trace.
Even when history leaves behind evidence and not ephemera, can we know how people read in the past? “Even in the present day,” Phillips observes, “the attempt to articulate what it is we actually do when we read—physically, cognitively, emotionally, spiritually—serves to show how enigmatic reading is. This mystery deepens when we look into reading of the past, since the marginal notes and written firsthand accounts of reading are by definition anomalies….”
Yet those anomalies can be instructive. It’s marvelous, for example, to watch a trained scholar interpret what 19th century churchgoers scribbled in their precious hymnbooks. Phillips’ chapter on this subject starts with Washington Irving sitting in a pew grieving his brother John — as we know from the brief note about John’s death that Washington added to his Book of Common Prayer. Not all such inscriptions were so weighty. Phillips explains how hymnbooks helped distract congregants as old as Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. — who spent particularly tedious sermons guessing at the authors of favorite hymns — and as young as Charley Longfellow — whose poet father kept him occupied by doodling humorous sketches in the same hymnbook he used for private devotions.
Phillips’ attention to children’s use of hymnbooks points back to the “necessary” part of Hoffer’s paradox. In my experience, even Christian historians rarely take seriously — “as readers, thinkers, and souls” — the young people whom Jesus went out of his way to bless. And Phillips’ centering of hymnwriters and editors like Emma Smith, Caroline Whitmarsh, and the Taylor sisters stands in stark contrast to the neglect of women’s history that Beth Barr recently pointed out at this blog.
So among its many merits, The Hymnal illustrates Beth Barton Schweiger’s notion that historians can use their considerable skills to practice love of their neighbors in time — especially those, like children and women, whose experiences may seem the easiest to forget.
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UC Riverside students turn diaper into medical…
UC Riverside students turn diaper into medical tool
The Diaper Detective, created by UC Riverside students, uses chemicals that react with a baby's urine to detect illness and dehydration.
Bioengineering students from UC Riverside developed a diaper insert for detecting bacterial infections and dehydration in infants. The team includes, from left, Stephanie Tehseldar, Veronica Boulos, Sara Said, Claire Tran and Melissa Cruz.
By Janet Zimmerman | Press-Enterprise
Five UC Riverside students and recent grads cleaned up in a national engineering contest by building a better diaper.
The group came up with an inexpensive liner that detects dehydration and bacterial infections in infants, an invention that could facilitate testing in poor countries and ease infants’ suffering. They call it the Diaper Detective.
“We created this to fulfill a need for a versatile, inexpensive, non-invasive method of urine collection in developing countries and elsewhere,” co-inventor Veronica Boulos said. “The beauty of this is that it solves a huge problem with simplicity.”
Boulos of Rancho Cucamonga and her teammates Melissa Cruz of Pomona, Sara Said of San Diego and Stephanie Tehseldar of Nuevo graduated in August and are working in their field. The fifth member, Claire Tran of San Diego, expects to graduate next June.
The Diaper Detective was the result of a class that requires bioengineering students to design and develop a product. It took third place – and $10,000 – last month in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams Challenge sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Diaper Detective was one of 63 entries from 33 universities.
The idea was enough to attract interest from Procter & Gamble’s research department, which called the invention “novel, broadly relevant and affordable.” The group is in talks with the company for further development, possibly for adult incontinence products.
Here’s how it works: The 2.5-by-5-inch layered pad is cloaked in cotton. It uses wax channels on the cotton cover to direct urine flow away from the baby, into areas embedded with chemicals that change color when a problem is detected, similar to a pregnancy detection or urine test strip.
A low pH indicates dehydration, and the presence of leukocytes and nitrites can indicate a urinary tract infection.
In the U.S., children are catheterized to diagnose a urinary tract infection. Developing countries rely on a less accurate test with a urine test strip or clinical symptoms such as fever; most lack clean water for washing the patient and sterile containers to catch urine midstream, according to the World Health Organization. Dehydration can be diagnosed with blood tests and urinalysis in developed countries.
The Diaper Detective insert costs about 34 cents to produce and doesn’t require electricity, cold storage or a higher education to interpret. That would make it useful for preventing some of the 3.8 million annual neonatal deaths in developing countries from causes that include dehydration, team members said.
They hope their product eventually will be distributed to needy areas via relief organizations. If it qualifies for insurance coverage, it could be an inexpensive option for low-income parents, the scientists said.
In developing nations, a doctor’s visit usually is the last resort, after parents seek help from minimally trained community healers in their villages, said Loma Linda University Dr. Belen Lohr, who spent seven years in Nigeria and Honduras with her physician husband and their children.
“We see children brought in quite late, then kids end up dying – and it could have been prevented,” Lohr said.
The Diaper Detective would be helpful in getting parents to bring their children to the clinic sooner, she said. It would need to be usable in the rags or underwear that babies and toddlers wear there, because disposable diapers are too expensive for most people, who make as little as $2 per day, Lohr said.
Dehydration from malaria is a serious and ever-present problem overseas. As many as 80 percent of the patients Lohr saw in the clinics had the characteristic sunken eyes and tearless cries, she said.
One of the biggest challenges to development of the Diaper Detective was the $500 budget, said Tehseldar, a research and development engineer at a company making non-invasive alcohol tests.
“We were competing against private universities’ (teams) that get $20,000 to $30,000,” she said. “We couldn’t go through as much in the prototyping phase as we wanted because of the funds.”
The low budget forced the team to be creative. At first they used melted crayons to make the channels to move urine along on the pad. Then they discovered a campus source of wax printing, which made a surprisingly strong barrier, Tehseldar said. They tested the insert using synthetic urine.
The team is looking forward to collecting the prize money at a conference in San Antonio next month, she said.
“We would like to continue on with the project,” Tehseldar said. “The prize money could be used to further our patent and other development.”
Contact the writer: jzimmerman@pe.com or 951-368-9586
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Vote that could split United Methodist Church worries some Inland pastors
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A Good Turn
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America has concluded and there is good news to report.
In my last post I lamented the decision of the Overtures Committee of the General Assembly to answer in the negative the overtures presented to make constitutionally binding the solemnization of marriage (Book of Church Order, 59).
A Wrong Turn
Bad news from PCA General Assembly.
The overtures seeking to make Book of Church Order 59 (the solemnization of marriage) constitutional were all defeated by the Overtures Committee.
It is a sad, sad day for the PCA.
Calvin identifies in the polemics of transubstantiation a fatal hermeneutical flaw: interpret the text to fit the theory rather than allow the theory to be governed (in this case, abandoned) by the text.
What does "ís" mean in "This is my body"? Metonymy, Calvin answers in the same way that Scripture represents one thing by another in such expressions as, "circumcision is a covenant" (gen. 17:13), the "lamb is the Passover" (Exod. 12:11) etc. Had the Christian church followed this obvious path much damage would have been spared! Thus we might say that in reading Calvin's Institutes this year, Calvin has been with us - in our minds and hearts, instructing us, feeding us, rebuking us, encouraging us.
Solitude Improved
Nathanael Ranew died in 1677, "a judicious divine, and a good historian."[1] He had served as vicar in Felsted, Essex, until his ejection in 1662 for nonconformity, after which he moved twenty miles south to teach in the town of Billericay.
The Rule and Songs of Puritan Worship
When we build on the foundation of the Gospel in our worhsip, what rule should govern our building? By “rule” I mean what controls, regulates, and fills what we say and do in worship. Again, to appreciate the Puritan stance on the rule of worship, we must begin not with the Puritans but with the Reformation. Though Luther had allowed practices to remain in the church so long as they did not seem to contradict the Bible, the Reformed movement taught that worship must only include that which the Word of God authorizes and warrants.
The Sundance Kid for President
Many congratulations to both Jon Master and Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary on his appointment as their new president, starting July 1 next year.
Classical Theism in the Pastoral Key
Just over a decade ago, the big surprise in American evangelicalism was the sudden popularity of Calvinistic theology captured by Collin Hansen’s memorable phrase, ‘young, restless, and Reformed.’ More recently, another unexpected trend has emerged – an interest in classical theism, Nicene Trinitarianism, and Chalcedonian Christology. Both movements connect to significant correctives within the field of historical theology, epitomized in the early modern period by the work of Richard Muller, in Patristics by Lewis Ayres and Khaled Anatolios, a
The Pastor as Hourly Employee?
One of my favorite things is getting together with other pastors and asking them how their ministry is going. Most of the time a pastor will say that things are going great, and then he will share some of the joys of his ministry. However, occasionally a pastor will sigh deeply and tell me that things are getting difficult... and on more than one occasion, that the pastor goes on to tell me that he has a particular elder who demands to know how he spends his time.
Sobriety and the Gospel
In my previous post, I discussed how patience (along with the closely-related virtues of endurance and perseverance) is one of the most valuable Christian virtues in connection to Christian maturity. However, there is another virtue of the Christian life which, when duly exercised, will contribute substantially to our well-being as individual Christians and as a church body. If we are to pursue genuine Christian maturity, we must heed the exhortation towards sobriety.
A Secular Age
In writing A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has slowly, and thoroughly built what is in essence his life's work. He first lays out the terms that he intends to work with in defining secularism. This is more than what flies in public spaces, and the decline of belief and practice.
Theophany: A Biblical Theology of God Appearing
Vern S. Poythress, Theophany: A Biblical Theology of God's Appearing, Crossway, 2018. 463pp. Paperback., $40.00
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Grand Ronde Tribe Spares 16 from Disenrollment; 5 Council Members Vote NO
From their FACEBOOK PAGE:
We are so happy for our friends and their families who were spared disenrollment from Grand Ronde at last night's Tribal Council meeting. While our own family continues to fight this heart wrenching battle we are comforted to know that, in this case, 5 members of Tribal Council made the right decision and voted NO to disenroll. Keep hope alive!
Posted by OPechanga at 9:54 AM
Labels: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Dept. of Interior, Grand Ronde, Kevin Washburn, Original Pechanga's Blog, Pechanga, Tribal Disenrollment
Pechanga and Pala Disenrollment News Video From KCBS 2 in Los Angeles
Re-POST: KCBS Channel 2 reporter CRISTY FAJARDO reports on disenrollment for greed and power tonight. Pay special attention as to how WEAK the responses are from the two tribal chairmen, Mark Macarro and Robert Smith! They can lie and obfuscate with ease.
Posted by OPechanga at 1:24 PM
Labels: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kevin Washburn, Mark Macarro, Pala Disenrollment, Pechanga Disenrollment, Robert Smith
Please SIGN this National Petition for JUSTICE
You can find this petition here: National Petition for Justice
In 1968, the Indian Civil Rights Act "ICRA" was originally introduced and enacted as an effort to protect individuals from the "arbitrary and capricious" actions of tribal governments and/or officials. Unfortunately, while the "ICRA" was well intended and expressly forbid tribes from taking actions that violated an individual's rights, the "ICRA" failed to include an effective enforcement mechanism which would hold tribal officials accountable for violations of its provisions.
With no oversight of the "ICRA" and not one federal dollar being spent on the enforcement of fundamental civil rights of American citizens on Indian Reservations since 1978, we must do our part to ensure Congress appoints a special impartial counsel to investigate the ongoing denial of equal protection of the law and civil liberties in Indian Country.
It starts with your signature. One does not have to be Indian, or have been the victim of rights violations to sign - anyone can. Please sign, share and get family and friends to sign.
Labels: ICRA; Pechanga Civil Rights Violations; BIA; Larry Washburn; Petition for Justice
$18 MILLION DOLLARS Stolen from ALTO family at San Pasqual. (so far)
But, I'm sure the tribe will say, "it's not about the money.
A family fighting the San Pasqual Band of Mission’s efforts to eject them from the tribe got a victory in court this week.
The Valley Center tribe is trying to remove about 60 members of the Alto family from its rolls saying they don’t qualify for membership.
San Pasqual, which owns Valley View Casino, has cut off the Altos’ share of casino profits, denied them access to tribal elections and removed them from casino and tribal government jobs.
In 2011, the Altos sued the U.S. Department of Interior, which includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for going along with the tribe’s plans to expel them. The tribe has tried to intervene in the lawsuit saying it has the sole authority to decide who belongs and who doesn’t.
The U.S. Ninth District Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the family’s case against the federal agency could go forward without the tribe’s involvement.
“This is a big victory for them and it gives them hope,” said Tracy Emblem, an Escondido attorney representing the family.
Attorneys for the tribe and the tribe’s chairman could not be reached for comment Friday. In documents, they argued that the court has no jurisdiction over the tribe because it is a sovereign nation and since enrollment decisions are internal tribal matters, the court cannot intervene.
However, in her ruling, Judge Marsha S. Berzon wrote that “the Band is not a required party” in the case because the family is only asking the court whether the BIA acted appropriately in its decisions, not the tribe.
The dispute began in 2008, when the tribe’s enrollment committee decided the Altos descended from a person who was not a member of the tribe.
The family traces its tribal heritage to Marcus Alto Sr., who died in 1988 and whose lineage was questioned by another tribal member. According to the tribe, Marcus Alto Sr. was adopted by a San Pasqual family and was not their biological son.
San Pasqual rules require a biological connection to the tribe.
Under many tribal government constitutions, tribes make final decisions about who belongs. But the San Pasqual tribe’s constitution gives that authority to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
In 2011, BIA Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk sided with the tribe, overturning an earlier decision by agency’s regional director, who said the evidence submitted by the tribe did not warrant the Altos’ ouster.
In its ruling, the appellate court also upheld a lower court’s decision to temporarily stop the removal of the Altos until the case is decided.
In the meantime, the Altos remain in legal limbo, Emblem said.
Though they are officially enrolled members of the tribe, the Altos don’t get their share of the casino profits — which for each adult family member was nearly $100,000 in 2011, according to court documents. Under a court order, the tribe is supposed to be collecting the payments in a trust fund to be distributed if the family wins its case.
Emblem said some of the family members are working but others have no jobs or can’t work.
“They are getting by,” Emblem said. “They are keeping the faith.”
Posted by OPechanga at 10:24 AM
Labels: Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Pasqual; Pechanga; tribal corruption
DISENROLLMENT = LOSS of TRIBAL Heritage and Citizenship
Our government needs to do its job and stand up for the weak and defenseless in Indian Country. Exercising its moral outrage against tribal disenrollment includes:
1. Eliminate funding for tribes who violate the rights of their people.
2. No longer take land into trust for abusive tribes
3. Place enforcement actions into the Indian Civil Rights Act
4. Publicly expose the tribes who have harmed 11,000 Natives
Tribes have a right to do wrong, but they shouldn’t be supported by our politicians when they do.
I find it disconcerting that in all the years we have had mass terminations of tribal citizenships, no politician has stood up for those Indians who have been harmed by their tribe. (See: Like Being Raped and Going to your Rapist for Justice)
When you give it a cute moniker like “disenrollment”, it takes on the context of, say, losing your membership in the P. T. A. or the Kiwanis. And that makes it simpler for a politician to take tribal money and with the phrase, “tribes can choose their own membership” they can avoid taking a closer look at what it really entails.
Labels: Native American Rights Fund, Nooksack 306, Original Pechanga's Blog, Pala Band of Luiseno Indians; Robert Smith, Tribal Disenrollment
Nooksack Tribal Leaders Bob Kelly FIRES Accounting Staff. Also VIOLATES Tribal Court's Ruling on Support Checks for 306
From the Nooksack 306 Facebook Page:
Not only has the Kelly Faction violated the Tribal Court's ruling by refusing to cut Christmas support checks to the 306 families, but today they fired the Tribe's accounting staff.
On a day when the Tribe was closed, the Kelly Faction had the Tribal Police deliver all of the employees' belongings to their homes. Bob Kelly and his followers will stop at nothing! But in the end, they WILL be held accountable.
Labels: Bob Kelly, Civil Rights, Nooksack 306, Nooksack Tribe, Original Pechanga's Blog, Tribal Disenrollment
San Pascual Disenrollment of Alto Family GOES BACK TO BIA which FAILED to PROTECT THEM
IN an earlier post, we linked to the 9th Circuit Decision on the ALTO CASE.
We have the sections below that are breaking new ground in disenrollment case law:
(1) P. 2, fn. 2. The Ninth Circuit understands that membership disputes "have been proliferating in recent years, largely driven by the advent of Indian gaming." The tide may be changing.
(2) The Ninth Circuit for the first time clearly states that the federal courts have jurisdiction to review BIA actions under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). On P. 25, the Ninth Circuit wrote "That the substantive law to be applied in this case is tribal law does not affect our jurisdiction over an APA challenge to the BIA's decision." This is a very important statement from the appellate court because Tribes have used the "tribal law" arguing an intra tribal dispute as a defense to get cases dismissed around the country when a disenrollment action occurs, even though it also involves BIA action or inaction.
(3) P. 17, The Ninth Circuit discusses the BIA's fiduciary duty to protect the Alto's access to tribal rights and benefits and recognizes the importance of preserving the status quo by analogizing removal off the federal rolls as similar to immigration proceedings (See P. 35). This is important because being removed from the federal roll is similar to losing citizenship and all rights.
(4) P. 26-36, the Ninth Circuit clearly sets out the reasons the Tribe is not entitled to "sovereign immunity" in the Alto case. Disenrollment cases around the country have been dismissed based on sovereign immunity grounds, so this is a big step in the right direction.
READ MORE ABOUT SAN PASCUAL AT THESE LINKS
San Pascual Evictions
San Pascual II
Larry Echo Hawk Screws Alto Family
Labels: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Larry Echohawk, Tribal Disenrollments
9th Circuit Rules in favor of ALTO Family in San Pascual Disenrollment. ECHOHAWK decision smacked down...
I need help reading legalese, but it appears that the 9th circuit has ruled in favor of the Alto family vs. the corrupt San Pascual Tribe:
Finally, because the court’s review of the Disenrollment
Order is limited to the administrative record before the BIA,
see Fence Creek Cattle Co. v. U.S. Forest Serv., 602 F.3d
1125, 1131 (9th Cir. 2010), the Tribe could not offer new
evidence in the judicial proceedings that would materially
affect the outcome of claims one through three.
The Band also points to a dispute over the interpretation
of tribal law as evidence that the United States cannot
adequately represent its interests. Specifically, the Tribe
maintains that the Disenrollment Order took immediate effect
upon issuance, whereas the district court concluded (and the
BIA initially argued) that the Altos would retain their
membership status until the Secretary of the Department of
Interior approves a revised membership roll for the Band, on
which the Altos’ names do not appear.10 But the ability of the
district court to afford complete relief on the Altos’ first three
claims does not turn on the resolution of this dispute.
If the Disenrollment Order is invalidated and the case
remanded to the agency, then the effective date of the order
will be of no consequence: the Altos would have remained
members of the Tribe throughout the pendency of this
dispute, and would be entitled to any attendant benefits as
provided in the tribe’s governing documents and applicable
federal law. If, on the other hand, the Disenrollment Order is
upheld, then questions concerning the date of the Altos’
disenrollment can be addressed by the appropriate body or
bodies, whether that be the Band alone or the Band with an
appeal to the BIA.
I am waiting for some clarification... STAY TUNED...and SHARE.
The full decision is HERE Alto 9th Circuit
Labels: Original Pechanga's Blog., San Pasqual; Pechanga; tribal corruption
DOJ's Civil Rights Division On Protecting Native American...SOME NATIVE AMERICANS.
Our friend JOE LISKA who has the BLOG: Joe’s Crime Blog/Human Rights Site tipped us off to this publication of the Department of Justice Website. We have written numerous letters to Attorney General Eric Holder with NO RESPONSE yet.
In keeping with President Barack Obama’s proclamation recognizing National Native American Heritage Month, this month the Department of Justice honors the vibrant cultures of Native American societies and strengthens the government-to-government relationship between the United States and each tribal nation. By proclaiming November to be Native American Heritage Month, President Obama reaffirmed this administration’s commitment to Native self-determination and the right of tribal governments to build and strengthen their own communities. (OP: UNMENTIONED is the number of tribal governments that have harmed more Indians that the white man has this century, and the past quarter century)
The Civil Rights Division shares this commitment to respecting and protecting the rights of tribes and individual Native Americans. The division’s work in this area is a year-round effort, spearheaded by the division’s Indian Working Group. The Indian Working Group has representatives from every section of the division, from education to voting to employment, recognizing that Native Americans’ civil rights should be protected in every sphere of life. This collaborative effort elevates enforcement, outreach and educational opportunities concerning Native American issues throughout the country. (Makes one wonder if they really mean this or if this is lip service. It's not like it's a secret, the abuses that are happening.)
For too long, Native Americans have experienced discrimination and injustice, and the federal government can and must stop such unequal treatment. In response to frequent concerns raised by tribal leaders, the Civil Rights Division’s Indian Working Group is researching new ways to enhance implementation of civil rights laws and other laws affecting the rights of Native American parents and children in the context of child custody. The discriminatory removal of Native American children from their families and placement in foster care and adoption systems, without adequate consideration of tribal citizenship and the unique family structures in Native American communities, are of deep concern to Native Americans and tribes. The Indian Working Group is interested in methods in which the division can effectively assist in addressing Native American rights in the child custody context, including enforcement of federal civil rights laws and/or technical assistance to tribal or other related governmental agencies. (OP: We think that the discriminatory removal of people from their tribes, demands as much inspection as those 'few" children that are being harmed. )
The division enforces federal laws against hate crimes and discriminatory or abusive policing. We confront challenges to the civil rights of Native Americans, including vicious assaults born of hatred and threats used to drive Native Americans out of their homes.
In addition, using our authority under the Religious Land Use of Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), this year we urged courts to ensure Native American prisoners in South Dakota were able to freely practice their religion.
The Civil Rights Division’s ability to enforce federal civil rights laws on behalf of Native Americans depends on communication with Native Americans who have faced discrimination – whether in education, housing, voting, employment or lending – on the basis of race, national origin, English language fluency or religion.
To that end, the Indian Working Group is striving to establish relationships with Native American human and civil rights groups. This year the Indian Working Group entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission (NNHRC) as a mechanism to communicate regularly about potential civil rights issues and the division’s role in enforcing civil rights laws. The Indian Working Group has embarked on a series of meetings with the NNHRC to exchange information that might necessitate referral to law enforcement agencies for further investigation when deemed appropriate. This is the first agreement of its kind reached by the Indian Working Group and it serves to support our mission to identify and address potential civil rights violations that affect Native Americans.
In an effort to expand our outreach, the Indian Working Group has launched an Indian Working Group website – www.justice.gov/crt/iwg/ – that provides information about the Civil Rights Division’s work on behalf of Native Americans and includes links to publications, statements, briefs, press releases, outreach initiatives and contact information.
We do this work not only because it is our legal responsibility as a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, but because it is our moral responsibility as members of a broad, diverse community. We have the power of the law and the federal government behind us, and we will continue to protect the civil rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The Indian Working Group can be reached atindianrights.workinggroup@usdoj.gov.
YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM US, INDIAN WORKING GROUP
Labels: CA Tribal Disenrollments, Eric Holder, Joe Liska, Moratoriums., Nooksack 306
North Fork Rancheria Debate Continues. OFF RESERVATION GAMING SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
There is nothing I'd like better than to see casino business taken away from the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. But letting Governor Jerry Brown authorize off reservation casinos is NOT the way to go.
Tribal Casinos should be on reservation land that was available when Californians passed gaming laws. Actually, it's time to end those compacts and open state-run gambling, so that ALL the people have the benefits of gaming and not just tribes. We have seen and many of has felt the negative impacts that come with tribal gaming.
The Desert Sun has a story up on this issue:
Californians will decide next year whether a Central Valley Indian tribe can open a new casino, meaning voters should prepare themselves for a statewide debate over so-called “off-reservation” gaming that desert tribes oppose.
The state and federal governments granted permission to the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians for a casino along Highway 99 north of Fresno, but a group funded by competing casino interests succeeded in getting a referendum before voters next November. OP: DO NOT BELIEVE that these tribes are worried about the law not being followed. They are concerned with losing market share.
The North Fork tribe has said its designated land can’t accommodate development to support the tribal economy, so it secured 305 acres in Madera County that was part of its historical homeland for a new casino. The site is 36 miles from the tribe’s governmental headquarters.
Here are statements from two Southern California Tribes:
The Morongo tribe has “consistently opposed tribal gaming on land that is not on or adjacent to an existing reservation,” Martin said in the statement.
Jeff Grubbe, chairman of the Palm Springs-based Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, said in a statement the tribe “respects the wishes of California voters” and, “It’s been our longstanding position that off-reservation gaming compacts break this commitment.”
Read the rest HERE:
OFF RESERVATION GAMING
Labels: Governor Jerry Brown, Nancy Ayala Chukchansi; Picayune;, North Fork Rancheria
Tribal Casino Crimewatch: New Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park has Violent Robbery Attempt on Senior Patron
A 67-year-old man was robbed in a parking lot at Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park Tuesday morning, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department.
The robbery was reported around 6:30 a.m., when the victim was struck in the head with an unknown object and robbed outside the casino, according to the sheriff’s office.
The victim said he was robbed by two suspects, who stole an undisclosed amount of cash and personal property, the sheriff’s office said.
The victim was taken to Memorial Hospital to be treated for severe head trauma, the sheriff’s office said.
Original Pechanga's Blog Wishes You a Merry Christmas and New Years Wishes for the END of Tribal Disenrollments
May the New Year bring positive results for those of us who are struggling to retain or regain what is rightfully ours.
May those who are harming their people see that doing the right thing, IS the right thing to do.
May we have others join our fight for justice
Paulina Hunter
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Labels: Cherokee Freedmen, Chukchansi, Enterprise Rancheria, Grand Ronde, Nooksack, Pala, Pechanga, Redding Rancheria
Black Cherokee Freedmen Hater/Abuser Chad Smith Announces Candidacy for Cherokee Nations Principal Chief
Losing to the current principal chief two years ago, Chad Smith announced this morning that he will run for his old job in the 2015 Cherokee Nation elections.
It sets up a rematch between Smith and Bill John Baker, who took office in 2011 after an election that included four recounts, a federal intervention and a re-vote.
“Some will say that it is best that I not run because of those who oppose me,” Smith said this morning during a press conference at the Tulsa Press Club downtown. “I say I run because of those who support me.
Of Baker’s term as principal chief, Smith said it is “promises made, promises broken. The Cherokee people have had enough.”
Serving three terms as chief between 1999 and 2011, Smith opposed voting rights for Cherokee freedmen, the descendants of former slaves. And he led a successful campaign in 2007 to pass a tribal constitutional amendment to exclude them from voting.
But he lost a re-election after federal authorities pressured the tribe to have a second election, counting the freedmen votes.
Sixth Casino Tour Bus Crash in Four Months Injures 13. Should Safety Inspections Be moved UP?
A tour bus heading back from a Southern California Indian casino crashed on a freeway east of Los Angeles early Monday, injuring 13 people, authorities said.
The bus went off the shoulder of an Interstate 10 off-ramp in Baldwin Park shortly after 4:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Christian Cracraft
"The bus tried to get on the ramp to exit, but he come too fast. He can't control the bus," passenger Eduardo Magana told KCBS-TV.
Eleven people received minor injuries and two received moderate injuries, the station reported, citing the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Nearly 40 people were on board the bus, which was returning from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. They were briefly trapped by a blocked door before rescuers freed them.
There were two crashes last week with 50 injuries between them. Buses from Valley View Casino and from Pala Casino overturned.
Labels: Fantasy Springs, Indian Casino, Original Pechanga's Blog, Pala Casino, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Tribal Casino Tour Bus Crashes
Over 100 Injured in FIVE CA Tribal Casino Tour Bus Crashes in The Last FOUR MONTHS.
It's time for Tribal Casino patrons to look a little closer at their bus transports in Southern California.
With news of the two recent crashes this week that resulted in 1 fatality and over 50 injured, that brings the total of the SIX crashes of casino tour buses in just the past 4 months to over 110 injured. If you ad the Pechanga shuttle bus crash of last year, the total rises above 120 injured.
Makes you wonder if casinos have any concern over whether the companies they charter are safe, doesn't it?
Should casinos require safety records for charters to their casinos? Should our state be looking into this issue and crackdown on permits? What do you think?
Labels: Pala, Pauma, Pechanga, San Manuel, Tribal Casino Tour Bus Crashes, Valley View Casino
Fresno State's Castro Appoint Human Rights Violator To Advisory Board. The IDIOTS are in Charge at Fresno State
Apparently, our Institutes of Higher Learning in California don't require reading for their Presidents. Joseph Castro, are you an idiot? The Chukchansi Leadership deserves the SCORN of Cal State FRESNO.
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians tribal chairwoman Nancy Ayala was appointed to Fresno State's University Advisory Board by university President Joseph Castro.
The advisory board is a panel of community members who provide advice to Castro about improvements and development of the university.
Castro said that Ayala "will bring a unique and valuable perspective." YA THINK? How to get rid of people? How to not give DUE PROCESS? How to DEFAULT on your BONDS? How to throw burning logs at old people? How to get rid of your elders?
READ AND LEARN JOSEPH CASTRO
Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/12/20/3677454/fresno-state-president-appoints.html#storylink=cpy
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians
Picayune Rancheria
Chukchansi thuggery
Nancy Ayala
Chukchansi disenrollment
Chukchansi Council Dispute
Morris Reid
editorial in the Fresno Bee Chukchansi Council dispute
Read Story for BIA quote here
REGGIE LEWIS Read the FRESNO BEE STORY
Chukchansi election contested
Bedbugs at Chukchansi
Labels: Fresno Bee, Fresno State, Joseph Castro, Nancy Ayala Chukchansi; Picayune;
Tour Bus Coming From PALA CASINO, Owned by Tribe That Harmed their OWN PEOPLE CRASHES with Multiple INJURIES
BREAKING: A tour bus apparently going from Pala casino to Westminster has overturned, injuring 20. Developing and Details coming.
UPDATE: CHP TRAFFIC labels it as FATALITY
UPDATE: THERE ARE TWO TOUR BUS CRASHES. There was one on the 15 fwy, just south of the 91 that overturned, reportedly taking passengers home from Pala Casino to Westminster. A SECOND crash is near the Pala Casino and the 15/76 With a Fatality. Stay Tuned.
UPDATE: Crash one on N15 in Corona has had at least 20 transported to the hospital for injuries.
UPDATE: The Southern Crash site is reportedly from a tour bus coming from the VALLEY VIEW CASINO: One person died, six were seriously injured and 13 others suffered minor injuries when a Valley View Casino tour bus overturned on south Interstate 15 just south of state Route 76 near Bonsall Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Labels: Pala Band of Luiseno Indians; Robert Smith
What the Bureau of Indian Affairs IGNORES in failing to Protect Native Americans From their OWN TRIBE
I culled this from the Nooksack 306 Facebook page. It's a rundown on what the Nooksack Tribe is stealing/denying/taking from those they are working to disenroll. It denotes lack of DUE PROCESS, Penalties without judgement, Termination of Employment and impending loss of homes. The BIA should be protecting Native Americans from all this. Sally Jewell and Kevin Washburn are abdicating their responsibility. Sen. Maria Cantwell should be holding hearings in the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
Tomorrow, December 19, 2013, marks the one-year anniversary of the date the Kelly Faction started this hate-filled disenrollment effort against us. Over the last year:
• At least four members of us have been automatically disenrolled, without any hearing at all, despite the Kelly Faction’s prior promise in open court, and a Tribal Court Order, that “no person will be disenrolled prior to the completion of the meetings before the Tribal Council” – those meetings have not even commenced as a result of a Tribal Appellate Court litigation stay.
• At least thirteen members of us have been fired from our jobs with the Tribe by the Kelly Faction, without cause, or recourse.
• 64 Nooksack of our children were humiliated when the Kelly Faction denied them a $275 school supply stipend, merely because they are “proposed for disenrollment.”
• All of us were denied $250 in Christmas support, for the same shameful reason.
• Some of us have been denied Tribal public housing, for that very same reason, and 28 expect to have the homes we own taken by the Kelly Faction if we are terminated.
• 37 of our Tribal Elders face termination and a loss of health care and housing.
• The Kelly Faction has refused to hold a single public meeting of our Tribe, despite clear Tribal Constitutional requirements for (1) regular meetings of the entire Tribe on the first Tuesday of each month and (2) multiple special meetings of the Tribal Council requested by Tribal Councilpersons and various Tribal members.
• The Tribal Court Judge has dismissed two lawsuits brought by our family, believing that the Kelly Faction cannot be sued for any constitutional or civil rights violations as a mater of the Tribe’s sovereign immunity; the Judge has otherwise refused to stop any illegal behavior on the part of the Kelly Faction.
• U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn, as federal trustees to us and all enrolled Native Americans, have not even acknowledged receipt of a petition signed by 900 Indians in Washington State, requesting federal intercession on our behalf.
We wish these circumstances of hate and genocide on nobody.
Labels: BIA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kevin Washburn, Nooksack 306, Sally Jewell; Secretary of the Interior, Sen. John Barrasso, Sen. Maria Cantwell
NOOKSACK Tribe cites "missing" Ancestor AS Grounds for Disenrollment
Outside the courthouse – a small, portable building that resembles a mobile home – about two dozen people wait out a court hearing underway inside. Their tribal membership hangs in the balance.
The Nooksack tribe’s disenrollment process started nearly a year ago, and people here have felt the sting as outcasts.
Credit KUOW Photo/Liz Jones
Linda Hart, Nooksack elder who faces disenrollment: "You find out who your friends are."
“You find out who your friends are,” Linda Hart says outside the courthouse.
“I’d come up here one time, and told them I wanted dental work,” Daniel Rapada says. “They wouldn’t even see me.”
“Matter of fact, even at a gathering, sometimes they won’t sit by you,” Lois Gladstone says.
Hart, Rapada and Gladstone are Nooksack elders and among 306 members targeted by tribal officials for disenrollment. The cuts would reduce the 2,000-member tribe by about 15 percent, and would likely be the largest disenrollment ever in Washington state.
Without tribal standing, the members stand to lose fishing rights plus access to health care and housing programs, among other benefits. Similar disenrollment battles have increased across Indian Country in recent years.
Daniel Rapada, a Nooksack elder: “I’d come up here one time, and told them I wanted dental work. They wouldn’t even see me.”
In February, the Nooksack Tribal Council sent letters to the 306 members, citing documentation errors with their proof of ancestry.
"I was really mad," Rapada said. "I mean, I was ready to come here and chew on somebody."
Most of the 306, as they call themselves, enrolled in the tribe in the 1980s, about a decade after the tribe gained federal status. Their Nooksack ancestor, upon whom they based their enrollment, is a woman named Annie George. However, in the disenrollment letters, the tribe says George is missing from a 1942 census that is used to verify lineage.
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A Year in the Life of the Nooksack 306 - Disenrollment as GENOCIDE
We MUST tell the stories of what has happened to us. We MUST share the details of the corruption, the shameless theft of our rights. Here, Michelle Roberts writes about the Nooksack 306, who are currently being disenrolled by the Nooksack Tribe.
Genocide: A Year In The Life of The Nooksack 306
By Nooksack Tribal Councilwoman Michelle Roberts
I am the great granddaughter of Annie George, the daughter of ancestral Nooksack Chief Matsqui George. I belong to the Nooksack Tribe, and last year I was elected to our Tribal Council by the Nooksack People.
Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the date when disenrollment against my extended Nooksack family and I—known as the “Nooksack 306”— began. Since December 19, 2012, we have been persecuted in ways unimaginable anywhere else in America.
I live on the Nooksack Reservation, which is situated in Whatcom County, just east of Bellingham, in Northern Washington. I have 3/4 American Indian blood. I am also part Filipino-American by way of my grandfather. But because of my “Indipino” mixed blood, Nooksack Tribal Chairman Bob Kelly proclaimed in recent Secretarial election propaganda that my family and I have “weaker ties to Nooksack than the rest of us who are currently enrolled here.” (Incidentally, Bob Kelly has been adopted into our tribe; he has zero Nooksack blood.) In other words, we have been blatantly discriminated against, through tribally funded mailings and a federal taxpayer funded election. Meanwhile, federal officials, ranging from local BIA Superintendent Judy Joseph to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn, have turned a blind eye to the illegal use of a federal election as a weapon of discrimination and genocide. That simply would not happen anywhere else but in Indian Country.
I have sued in Nooksack Tribal Court for racial discrimination under the Nooksack Constitution Equal Protection Clause and for misuse of tribal funds. But the Tribal Court Judge dismissed my claims, citing Bob Kelly and his Council faction’s ability to assert the Tribe’s sovereign immunity from any suit. That resulted from recent changes that they made to the Nooksack judicial code, to shield themselves from the very civil rights claims that they foresaw my family and I bringing against them. To date I have not been able obtain any legal recourse at all for violation of my civil rights. That simply would not happen anywhere else in America.
This summer, I was abruptly fired from my day job as the Human Resource Manager at the Nooksack River Casino, where I had worked for six years. I was fired simply because I was “an employee at will.” Twelve other members of my family have likewise lost their tribal jobs this year. In reality, I was fired by Bob Kelly and his Council faction because I have spoken out against the injustices that my family and I have suffered. I also cannot seek any legal recourse for blatant workplace retaliation. That simply would not happen anywhere else but in Indian Country.
During back-to-school season this fall, several of my nieces and nephews and other youth in our family from ages 3 to 19, were denied a $275 schools supply stipend by Bob Kelly and his Council faction—simply because they are among the 64 Nooksack children “proposed for disenrollment.” Our children were humiliated when they were denied financial aid for new backpacks and supplies, only to see all of their friends with new things for the first day of school. If that were not awful enough, this month our families’ holidays were dampened when Bob Kelly and his Council passed a Resolution that likewise denied us and our children $250 in Christmas support because we are “subject to pending disenrollment proceedings.” That simply would not happen anywhere else in America.
For the last year, I have not been notified of various Tribal Council meetings, despite my elected seat on the Council. At the meetings that Bob Kelly and his Council faction have told me about, he has ordered me to leave them due to unspecified “conflicts of interest” relating to the pending disenrollment process against me and my voting constituents. Or I have been allowed to participate by conference call, only to be muted by Bob Kelly from his off-reservation home when I spoken from my heart. That simply would not happen anywhere else but in Indian Country.
Over the last year, I have been unsuccessful in my formal pleas that Bob Kelly and Council his faction convene some form—any form—of public meeting of the Nooksack People. Still, there has not been a democratic meeting at Nooksack this entire year. That despite the clear requirements of our Constitution that the Chairman at least convene an open tribal meeting of the Nooksack People on the first Tuesday of every month. A government shutdown for an entire year – that simply would not anywhere else in America, not even Washington, DC.
On two occasions this year, nearly 200 enrolled members of my Tribe—some proposed for disenrollment, some not—have signed a petition for the recall Bob Kelly, due to his failure to honor the Nooksack Constitution or any notion of democratic government. On both occasions, he and his Council faction simply refused to allow the recall petitions to go to a vote of the Nooksack electorate. They suppressed the Nooksack People’s right to vote, twice. That simply would not happen anywhere else but in Indian Country.
Meanwhile, we possess federal probate records, expert opinions from two Ph.D. anthropologists, recorded sacred oral testimony from one of our deceased matriarchs, and even a 1996 legal opinion and enrollment record from the Tribe’s lawyer, all of which all makes clear that we are, and have always been, properly enrolled Nooksack. But we have no place to go with this proof. That is because over the course of the entire last year, Bob Kelly and his Council faction have deliberately denied my family and I—and really, our entire Nooksack Tribe—access to any political process, access to any electoral process, access to any judicial process, and access to any other forum where Indian democracy or due process might reign.
That simply would not happen anywhere else in America.
Tribal Leaders Don't Trust Lobbyists At Tribal Nations Conference. Can Holly Cook Macarro Only Wear ONE HAT?
Holly Cook Macarro, a Principal at IETAN CONSULTINGis miffed at a story in Indian Country Today about some tribal leaders that don't trust that she can attend a national conference as a member of the Red Lake Ojibwe tribe and not use some of her time lobbying for her clients. Holly's firm gets $240,000 to lobby for her husband's tribe. Do YOU believe she wouldn't mention his interests, even if he was there?
Many tribal leaders wanted Obama to put intense pressure on Democratic senators, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), to drop their bids to use a Carcieri fix to limit Indian gaming, as these tribal leaders maintain that the two issues are separate—land-into-trust is not just about gaming, after all. (OP: Limited gaming means tribes can protect their market share at the expense of tribes who would benefit by gaming)
At the same time, some tribal lobbyists thought the best strategy was to bargain with Congress in ways that would protect some of the lobbyists’ Indian clients from competition from other tribes. In a flurry of negotiations with Congress in late-2012, those lobbyists began to add new ideas to the table. What if off-reservation gaming were limited just in some areas, like California, asked one tribal lobbyist—could that gain favor with the rest of Indian country? Ietan Consulting, founded by Larry Rosenthal, former legislative director for U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), and Holly Cook Macarro, wife of Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians Chairman Mark Macarro was one of the lead lobbying firms pushing for a Carcieri compromise. The firm represents California tribal interests that would benefit from a narrowing of Indian gaming.
So, NOT ONLY is Pechanga not satisfied with stealing per capita from members they disenrolled, they want to keep other tribes from gaining gambling. Pechanga has stolen over $400 MILLION from terminated members.
Sources say Rosemary Morillo, chairwoman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, couldn’t believe what had happened. Apparently, she felt tribal lobbyists with their own interests had been able to have more of an influence with the federal government than the elected tribal leaders of sovereign nations. And it had hurt Indian country’s economic and sovereign interests.
Sources have said that after the deal was dead, Morillo expressed her exasperation toward tribal lobbyists on a conference call set up by national Indian organizations with tribal advocates from around the country to assess the Carcieris ituation. She said they should be ashamed of themselves for their role in the failed Carcieri fix dealings. Their work had caused Indian country to lose its unity on an issue that should be a no-brainer, she said, since all tribes should be treated equally on land-into-trust matters.
Welcome to REAL WORLD Madame Chairman. Other tribes don't see you as brothers, they see you as COMPETITION. You are feeling the flea bites from the DOGS you lay down with.
More from Morillo: Morillo thinks that if important Indian policy is going to pass Congress anytime soon, tribal leaders need to be present at such meetings.
“I think tribes need to take the time to send elected tribal leaders,” she says. “We’re making history here—when that invitation is extended, that’s a gesture that opens up a lot of doors. We need to make sure the doors that are opened help the tribal citizens, not the lobbyists.”
In an email that went out to many prominent Indian Leaders, Holly says:
Per Red Lake Tribal Chairman Floyd Jourdain, Jr., I was appointed to attend the conference as a Red Lake Band member representative, not as a lobbyist. Rob Capriccioso's off-base attempt to paint my attendance as anything other than as a representative of the Red Lake Nation is wrong. I am concerned that Michael O. Finley, as an official of the National Congress of American Indians, would support a position that seeks to dictate who tribes can choose as their representative to a federal meeting. Neither other Tribal leaders, the White House, nor the BIA should dictate who tribes choose to attend the Tribal Nations conference - that is an act of a sovereign nation and worthy of respect. As I noted to Rob Capriccioso when he contacted me regarding this article, there were many non-elected tribal official attendees at the Tribal Nations conference. VAWA activists, Law & Order Commission members, and many others - yet he chose to ignore those facts, which should have been included to provide Indian country with an accurate story.
Funny, it was HER HUSBAND, MARK MACARRO's Tribe, The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians that trampled on the sovereignty of the Ramona Band at a TASIN meeting, pulling out a Ramona Tribal employee, who was a terminated Pechanga Member and asking him to LEAVE the Pechanga Reservation as he had been banished. Except they forgot to notify him.
Read about it HERE: http://www.originalpechanga.com/2008/11/at-tasin-meeting-last-week-pechanga.html
Read the response to the banishment here: http://www.originalpechanga.com/2010/05/airros-john-gomez-jr-responds-to.html
IETAN works for three tribes that have harmed THOUSANDS of Native Americans via disenrollment. If you can't trust them not to harm their own tribal members, do you think you can trust their lobbyists?
Should all sovereign tribes be treated equally??
http://www.originalpechanga.com/2013/10/treating-sovereign-tribal-nations.html
Labels: Akin Gump, Civil Rights Abuses, IETAN, Original Pechanga's Blog, Tribal Disenrollment
Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $586 MILLION. Almost What has been stolen by Tribes from Disenrollee's Per Capita!
The Mega Millions jackpot has been boosted to $586 million, a jump from the earlier projection but still trailing a $656 million prize last year that was the largest in U.S. history.
The amount stolen from Native Americans by their OWN TRIBES has surpassed that number. Well over $400 MILLION from Pechanga alone.
What would YOU do with your winnings? I know we'd help our families, would you BUY a politician or two like the corrupt tribes have?
Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/12/15/3669632/mega-millions-jackpot-climbs-toward.html#storylink=cpy
Indian Country Today: Loss of Citizenship via Disenrollment is a DISASTER
What is happening at Nooksack is making the national stage. It helps those who have been victims of corrupt activities to keep bringing their stories forward. Pechanga, Chukchansi, Redding, Pala, Cherokee Freedmen all have disenrollment stories, and they are not alone. Moratoriums have harmed hundreds, and loss of federal recognition, like the Mixed Blood Uinta Utes are stories that also need to be learned.
Read this opinion piece from Indian Country Today:
Prof. David Wilkins is dismayed by language chosen by the Chief Judge of the Nooksack Tribal Court in a disenrollment decision.
His dismay is directed not at the holding of the case, which supported the sovereign authority of the Nooksack Nation to be stupid, but to the Chief Judge’s assertion that tribal enrollment is of less legal import than loss of US citizenship.
Nowhere in Prof. Wilkins’s critique of the opinion does he touch the essential argument the judge made: “While the impact on the disenrollee is serious and detrimental, it is not akin to becoming stateless.”
I propose a thought experiment. Suppose that the persons subject to disenrollment by the Nooksacks had US citizenship not by the right of birth set out in the Fourteenth Amendment, but rather a derivative citizenship based on the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.
Suppose that upon disenrollment, US passports had to be surrendered, Social Security numbers cancelled. Would that not be at least a different kettle of fish, if not two seasons ofThe Deadliest Catch?
Disenrollees would be insulted and diminished. They may have lost affirmative action consideration if it existed anymore. They would have lost any benefits that flow though membership in the Nooksack Social Club—for so it will render itself by its own actions.
Disenrollees are not stateless persons in two senses. The first is that they still have passports and the consular rights those passports confer. They still have Social Security cards and access to the anemic social safety net those cards confer.
The second is that they are still citizens of the Nooksack Nation to the degree it still exists, as the Cherokee Nation does, as the Six Nations do, as the Navajo Nation does…I am not fully informed how many tribal nations survive, but I’m certain that it’s a substantially smaller number than can be found in 25Code of Federal RegulationsPart 83.
You don’t get your tribal citizenship from the US government.
Either something of your tribal identity, your peoplehood, survives as more than family folklore or it does not.
Labels: disenrollment, Indian Country Today, Mixed Blood Uinta's of Utah, Nooksack 306, Pala, Pechanga
Three Chukchansi Leaders Act Like THREE STOOGES. WHICH ONE IS MOE?
The FRESNO BEE continues to shine the spotlight on the corruption and infighting at Chukchansi. It's amazing that the three so-called "leaders" can't see how stupid they are. How does that dead golden goose taste? Like it has bedbugs in it? Nancy AYALA is accusing Lewis of TREASON against the tribe now. Really, you stupid idiot? And you were part of the faction that destroyed your own tribe? Nancy is not smart enough to be LARRY.... so can we call her Curly?
Lewis, Ayala and Reid, Which one is MOE?
The three leaders vying for control of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians — and its $9 million-a-month haul from its Madera County casino — have undeniably different styles.
Reggie Lewis, 62, conducts business from a high-rent, north Fresno office that has a sweeping view of the San Joaquin River. He has control of the tribe's multimillion-dollar bank accounts.
Nancy Ayala, 46, holds meetings in a windowless portable building near the tribe's Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, which opened in 2003 along Highway 41 near Coarsegold. Ayala controls the daily casino profits, which she no longer deposits in the tribe's bank accounts for Lewis to use.
Morris Reid, 72, keeps tabs on the tribe from his Fresno home near Saint Agnes Medical Center. He has neither access to the bank accounts nor the casino profits.
While all three agree that in-fighting is bad for business, none of them are willing to step aside.
The power struggle has led to charges — and counter charges — of embezzlement that, in Ayala's estimation, will put the casino in bankruptcy within a year if the leadership issue isn't resolved.
Now, Lewis has upped the ante, said Ayala, who described the dispute as "a chess match."
For years, Lewis opposed the North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians' plan to put a swanky casino resort along Highway 99 north of Madera because it would cut into the Chukchansi tribe's profits.
As recently as May, Lewis sent out a newsletter to tribal members voicing his opposition. But now, Ayala said, he is trying to cut a deal with the North Fork tribe "for his own personal gain."
"He's a traitor. He's not only selling out his mother, he is selling out the entire tribe," she said.
Labels: Nancy Ayala, Pechanga;Picayune;Corruption;Morris Reid; Mark Macarro;BIA; Amy Dutschke, Reggie Lewis
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One secondary school also serves the area, Brooks Secondary. Regular contact will be kept with the schools to ensure excellent performance. Parents will be provided with updates of their son’s progress at regular intervals if it is requested.
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All players will be expected to keep occupied in their non-hockey time either by going to school or by working. The team provides assistance in securing part-time employment for those who do not go to school. We also keep regular contacts with schools and employers to ensure that player’s non-hockey time is productive. Because of our busy schedule, there will only be one or two days per week that will not have some sort of team-related activity scheduled.
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All BCHL teams play a 58 game schedule against 3 divisions; Interior, Mainland and Island. The Kings schedule of games and practices will see us on the ice an average of 5.5 times per week. The team plays 28 away games plus two games at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack.
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DA Leader Mmusi Maimane has referred Ms Helen Zille to the Federal Legal Commission for investigation, following a series of tweets this morning, which may have violated the DA’s social media policy for public representatives. Ms Zille has already issued an unreserved apology for her tweet.
Colonialism, like Apartheid, was wrong. It oppressed millions of people and violated human rights in a cruel and inhumane way.
Colonialism, like Apartheid, is in every single way against our cherished values of Freedom, Fairness and Opportunity for all.
The DA is party that is committed to redressing the wrongs of the past. We want to build a united South Africa – one nation, with one future.
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We will continue to do so, tirelessly, because we want South Africa to succeed for all.
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For many teachers, their first foray towards integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into their pedagogical practice comes through the use of digital presentation software (such as Microsoft PowerPoint) as a visual support for their lectures. Nowadays, these digital slideshows are undoubtedly the most common technology in college-level classrooms. This tool has become the norm and teachers who do not use it are becoming few and far between. Presentation software such as PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, LibreOffice Impress and Prezi all have interesting features (with the last two being freely available over the Internet). That said, they also contain shortcomings and traps that should be avoided. This in-depth report presents various uses of presentation software in class along with tips and advice for using slideshows within an educational context.
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Active Presenter: A Complete Solution for the Production of Video Tutorials
Caroline Demers Teacher, Cégep Garneau
I have been producing video tutorials for several years, for all the courses I teach. Over time, I have used different software (JingPro, Camtasia, Screencast-O-Matic, etc.). When I heard about Active Presenter, I watched some tutorials on the official YouTube channel. I found that this software is very complete, even in its free version, and allows me to vary my teaching styles. The channel also allowed me to learn quickly and independently and exploit many interesting features to record my videos.
Teaching in an Active Learning Classroom
Published April 17, 2011 | Multidisciplinary
Raymond Cantin Project Manager, Vitrine technologie-éducation
La Vitrine Technologie-Éducation takes you on a tour of new classrooms at McGill University. Teachers discuss how spaces and furnishings encourage student interaction and active learning.
Integrating Active Videos into Active Learning
Published September 8, 2013 | Chemistry
Yann Brouillette Teacher, Dawson College
Yann Brouillette has created videos that reflect his interests in chemistry, film and active learning. As these films have been posted on YouTube, Profweb’s readers can use them in the classroom or as a model for other productions.
From the French Side: Focus on Active Learning and Distance Teaching
Susan MacNeil Editor, Profweb
As another term – and academic year – draws to a close, we wish to present you with a selection of the articles and real-life stories prepared by our francophone colleagues between October 2017 and April 2018. These contributions clearly reflect 2 approaches currently at the center of many a teacher’s interests and practices: active learning and distance teaching.
Spice Up Your PowerPoints With 2 New Apps
PowerPoint is one of those ubiquitous software programs few tend to laud. We’ve all sat through at least one tedious presentation commonly referred to as “death by PowerPoint.” Yet because of its relative user-friendliness, many teachers still rely on it as part of a lecture or to share content with students. Rather than introducing alternatives to the slideshow format, this article presents 2 applications that work hand-in-hand with PowerPoint to make it a more effective, dynamic and inclusive experience: SlideLizard and Hypersay (which also works with Google Slides).
Humanities and IT – Tips for Successful Integration
Published September 21, 2014 | Humanities
Norm Spatz Editor (retired), Profweb
This year Profweb will publish a series of discipline-specific articles on the tools and ICT strategies that you can easily incorporate into YOUR teaching. Not only will each article provide an overview of inspiring material available in Profweb, but these summaries will help you have a clear and accurate picture of available resources elsewhere in the network and beyond.
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Plea against J'khand HC order on 2016 JPSC PE dismissed
By IANS | Published on Tue, Jan 14 2020 21:06 IST | 9 Views
Supreme Court. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 14 : The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against a Jharkhand High Court order, which directed the State Public Service Commission to modify results of the preliminary exam (PE) of the Combined Civil Services 2016.
A bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi said no merit was made out to interfere with the High Court order, and dismissed the petition.
The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Dipak Kumar and others challenging the High Court order passed in October 2019, which quashed the state government resolution of February 12, 2018 and the revised results announced by JPSC in August, 2018, which announced 34,634 candidates as successful.
The JPSC published the advertisement for the Combined Civil Services Competitive Examination, 2016, to fill 326 posts in different civil services. The advertisement had a rider that the number of posts could be increased or decreased.
According to the process of selection based on the preliminary examination, the candidates selected for the main examination would be about 15 times the vacancies in different categories.
In December 2016, the PE was held, and 5138 candidates were declared successful in the result published in February 2017. A reserved category candidate moved the High Court saying those with fewer marks than his were declared successful in unreserved category.
Later, the government came out with a resolution on the issue stating reserved category candidates who got equal to, or more marks than the last selected candidate in unreserved category, would appear in the main exams. After implementation of this formula, 6,103 candidates were declared successful.
Later, the second revised list was published on the PE results wherein 34,634 candidates were declared successful. This was challenged in the High Court, which was dismissed.
The court also directed JPSC to publish the results of the main examination, confined to the candidates declared successful in its first revised results published in August 2017.
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What is the PSA?
Arnold Ventures, which funded the development of the PSA, engages independent researchers to continuously subject the PSA to rigorous evaluation. Independent evaluators are validating the PSA in jurisdictions across the country to maximize predictive accuracy and minimize disparities.
The results of the studies completed to date demonstrate that the assessment is predictive across different jurisdictions and, in combination with additional system improvements, is often associated with decreases in the use of money bail and increases in pretrial release rates. Further, these studies indicate that in jurisdictions where pretrial release rates have increased, new criminal arrests and missed court appointments have not increased. All studies to date have shown the PSA does not exacerbate racial disparities.
Arnold Ventures is committed to further evaluating the PSA and engaging researchers to conduct broader pretrial research. Through the Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research initiative, an independent researcher will examine implementation of the PSA and other local policies, validate the PSA, and consider improvements across ten jurisdictions. In addition, Arnold Ventures is investing in a broader and more comprehensive pretrial research agenda, including research into jail bookings, pretrial detention, pretrial release conditions, access to effective defense services, and prosecutorial discretion.
The results of completed studies involving the PSA are summarized below (in chronological order, from newest to oldest). This list will be updated as additional research is conducted and published. Notably, many of these studies identify implementation of the PSA as just one of several pretrial improvements that jurisdictions have undertaken. Often in conjunction with implementing the PSA, jurisdictions have, for example, increased the use of citations/summons; expanded the role of defense counsel at first appearance hearings; established or expanded the use of diversion; developed supportive pretrial services; and dramatically reduced the use of secured money bail.
Selected Research Articles
Evaluation of Pretrial Justice System Reforms that Use the Public Safety Assessment: Effects of New Jersey’s Criminal Justice Reform (2019)Authors: Chloe Anderson, Cindy Redcross, Erin Valentine with Luke Miratrix
New Jersey’s Criminal Justice Reform (CJR) (which refers to a series of pretrial improvements, including use of the Public Safety Assessment) nearly eliminated the use of financial conditions of pretrial release.
CJR was associated with a significant reduction in the total number of misdemeanor arrests in the year following implementation.
CJR appears to have led to an increase in the use of summonses (citations) in lieu of warrants (custodial arrests).
Following CJR’s implementation, the amount of time a person spends in jail in the month following arrest was significantly reduced.
Evaluation of Pretrial Justice System Reforms That Use the Public Safety Assessment: Effects in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2019)Authors: Cindy Redcross, Brittany Henderson
The PSA and related policy changes were associated with a decrease in the use of money bail and an increase in individuals released on their own recognizance.
The greatest impact on pretrial release conditions occurred at the initial magistrate hearing, before the PSA is completed; researchers suggest the PSA sparked a change in culture that contributed to this effect.
Following implementation of the PSA, Mecklenburg County released more people pretrial but did not see an increase in missed court appointments or new criminal charges.
New Jersey Courts, 2018 Report to the Governor and the Legislature (2019)Author: Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D.
Two years after the PSA and other criminal justice improvements were implemented, more than 6,000 fewer people are held pretrial in New Jersey’s jails, compared to the pre-implementation timeframe.
More than 70 percent of people charged with a crime are released on a summons pending the disposition of their cases, without first being placed in jail.
Although more people are released pretrial in New Jersey after the changes, the rates of new criminal arrests and court appearance for individuals released pretrial remain virtually the same.
Bail Reform in Cook County: An Examination of General Order 18.8A and Bail in Felony Cases (2019)Author: Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
The Cook County jail population declined by 42 percent after pretrial changes were implemented.
The proportion of people who received a recognizance bond more than doubled, and the increase was highest among minority groups.
Over 80 percent of people made all of their court appearances and remained charge-free while on pretrial release.
The Public Safety Assessment: A Re-Validation and Assessment of Predictive Utility and Differential Prediction by Race and Gender in Kentucky (2018)Authors: Matthew DeMichele, Peter Baumgartner, Michael Wenger, Kelle Barrick, Megan Comfort & Shilpi Misra
The PSA predicts well across all three outcomes—Failure to Appear (FTA), New Criminal Activity (NCA), and New Violent Criminal Activity (NVCA); its predictive abilities fall within what is considered good in the criminal justice field.
For NCA and NVCA, the PSA predicts equally well for black and white defendants.
For FTA, the PSA predicts differently for black and white defendants in that it assigns black defendants lower risk scores than white defendants who fail to appear at the same rate.
What do Criminal Justice Professionals Think About Risk Assessment at Pretrial? (2018)Authors: Matthew DeMichele, Peter Baumgartner, Kelle Barrick, Megan Comfort, Samuel Scaggs & Shilpi Misra
Seventy-nine percent of judges surveyed report that the PSA’s recommendation “always” or “often” informs their decision making.
Sixty-one percent of judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and pretrial officers surveyed report that they “often” agree with the PSA’s recommendation.
The Intuitive-Override Model: Nudging Judges Toward Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments (2018)Authors: Matthew DeMichele, Megan Comfort, Shilpi Misra, Kelle Barrick & Peter Baumgartner
Judges perceive a tension when reconciling the actuarial aspect of the PSA and their experience-based inclination to learn about defendants’ lives as a way of assessing risk through determinations of culpability and blameworthiness.
Authors recommend the creation of researcher-judge feedback loops along with increased transparency of model development.
Assessing Risk Assessment in Action (2018)Author: Megan Stevenson
A 2011 law making risk assessment a mandatory part of the bail decision in Kentucky led to a significant change in bail setting practice, but only a small increase in pretrial release.
Risk assessment had no effect on racial disparities in pretrial detention once differing regional trends were accounted for.
Stevenson calls for additional research and experimentation to help risk assessment produce larger benefits.
Yakima County, Washington Pretrial Justice System Improvements: Pre- and Post- Implementation Analysis (2017)Author: Claire M.B. Brooker
Judges decreased their use of secured money bond, relying far more heavily on recognizance in the post-implementation time period.
While the release rates for whites did not differ significantly between the pre- and post-implementation time periods, the rates increased significantly for Latino/Hispanic and other groups (from 49 percent to 75 percent and 41 percent to 65 percent, respectively).
The overall pretrial release rate increased from 53 percent to 73 percent with no statistically significant change in new arrest and court appearance outcomes.
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Guru Purnima Message (English)
Blessings, English, Satsangs & Discourses, Videos
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji gives a beautiful message in English during the #GuruPurnima Celebrations today at Parmarth Niketan, reminding us the importance of surrendering to the Guru to allow the grace of the Guru to flow through us and to be the light that dispels all darkness. ...
Guru Purnima with Pujya Swamiji at Parmarth Niketan
Overjoyed to have Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh this year for Guru Purnima the Parmarth Rishikumars, sevaks and devotees joined together to celebrate with Bhajans, Mantras and a sacred Guru Pooja. Also present on the occasion were Respected Shri Ashok Hindujaji, his wife Respected Smt Harsha Hindujaji and their son Shri Shom Ashok Hindujaji, who had come to celebrate Shri Ashokji's birthday with Pujya Swamiji on the holy banks of Maa Ganga on the eve of Guru Purnima this year, whilst we also welcomed the Vice Chancellor...
Beautiful Visit by Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Swami Ramdevji
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Pujya Yogrishi Swami Ramdevji visit and bless devotees listening to the beautiful Shrimad Bhagwat Katha by Pujya Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj at the Vanprasth Ashram in Rishikesh recently. Pujya Swamiji shared, "The Bhagawad Gita teachings and message are universal and timeless. The wisdom given by Bhagawan Shri Krishna on the battlefield to Shri Arjun is like a beacon of light to all of humanity for centuries to come of how to live a life of righteousness and dharma. It teaches us how to engage in...
EID Milan Brings Faith Leaders together
HH PUJYA SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATIJI AND PUJYA SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATIJI GRACE THE ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH CELEBRATES THE END OF RAMADAN Each year, Eid marks the end of fasting that occurs during the holy month of Ramadan in the Islamic Faith Tradition. It is a time when families and friends get together celebrate and spend time together. In this spirit, a beautiful Eid Milan Reception brought together interfaith leaders to honor India’s beautiful diversity and, significantly, it’s unity amidst such diversity. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji recently graced #EidMilan...
Shri Neeraj Shahi UP State Minister Meets Pujya Swamiji
State Minister Uttar Pradesh Government Shri Neeraj Shahi visited Parmarth Niketan and met and talked to H.H. Swami Chidananda Saraswati ji, took his blessings, participated in the famous Ganga Aarti after offering puja to Mother Ganga with Vedic Mantras. Their talks focused on tree plantations in schools, madrasas, gurukuls, universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh. “Hygiene and clean water are very essential for the GDP, health and prosperity of the country” – Pujya Swami Chidananda Saraswati ji State Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Neeraj Shahi visited Parmarth Niketan and met and talked...
Kailash Kher’s Green Birthday Initiative
HH PUJYA SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATIJI JOINS A HOST OF CELEBRITIES AND OFFICIALS IN CELEBRATING KAILASH KHER’S BIRTHDAY. Pujya Swamiji joined the Honourable Minister of State for Youth Affairs,Government of India Kiren Rijijuji, and a bevy of Bollywood celebrities that included Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshiji and many other eminent personalities to usher-in renowned Sufi Artist Kailash Kherji’s 46th birthday at Mumbai’s at the third-annual Nayii Udaan music festival - and to help reveal details of the singer’s most-ambitious project yet: The Kailash Kher Academy of Learning...
Planting Trees for HH the Dalai Lama
We celebrated HH the Dalai Lama's birthday by planting trees and planning for millions more. HH Pujya Swamiji was joined by HH Chetsang Rinpocheji's disciple and green activist Acharya Kinleyji, Major General HS Ranaji of the Eco-Task force along with devotees from around the world and individuals serving at Parmarth's nursery, joint initiative with the Eco-Task force. Green prayers of long & healthy life, as trees are planted in honour of HH @DalaiLama ‘s birthday & millions more are planned in Parmarth Nursery, jointly w/ the EcoTask Force. Glad to have...
Pujya Swamiji’s Message on Shri Tejasvi Surya’s Visit to Parmarth
Hindi, In the Field, Inspiring Mass Awareness
BJP's youngest parliamentarian, at the age of 28, Tejasvi Surya was warmly welcomed to the banks of Mother Ganga for the divine Ganga Aarti. He had a beautiful discussion with Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji about the direction of the nation and the bright future under Hon'ble Shri Narendra Modiji's leadership and vision. Pujya Swamiji shared, "We are very fortunate to have Hon'ble Shri Narendra Modiji's divine example, he is an inspiration to the people of this nation, to the youth and to the world. There will be a day when we...
Early Moments Matter
Blessings, English, Inspiring Mass Awareness, Satsangs & Discourses, Videos
Watch this special message from Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji on how Early Moments Matter, giving divine, simple yet profound parenting tips for every child so that they can grow and thrive to their fullest potential. Glad to join Global Interfaith WASH Alliance in supporting UNICEF India last month in a campaign to raise awareness on how we can be better parents and cultivate healthier & happier children! June might be gone but parenting is still on- watch and share Pujya Swamiji's divine suggestions now. ...
Pujya Swamiji Meets with Hon’ble CM of Uttarakhand
Pujya Swamiji met with the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawatji on a whole host of points ranging from sustainable development and progress in the Himalayan state, assessment of ongoing projects in Rishikesh such as the Karna Prayag Railway Line, Sita Jhula as well as the progress of public works i.e. the All-Weather Road, other projects. Pujya Swamiji shared, "The development of our state should be sustainable and safe - green and eco-friendly. We must protect our natural resources which makes us an oxygen bank, carbon sink and...
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Greece’s net metering installation figures disappoint
While the Greek Government is in the midst of rolling out a successful series of solar tenders, pv magazine examines the country’s net metering scheme, which was introduced in 2014.
August 31, 2018 Ilias Tsagas
The move to change the electricity system from the bottom up needs to be discussed more in Greece, which generates the majority of its power from centralized coal power plants.
Image: Flickr/fdecomite
Greece’s net metering policy was introduced in December 2014, with the country accepting applications a few months later. Last year, the scheme was expanded to allow virtual net metering for certain stakeholders, including farmers, and city and regional councils.
While it was conceived to boost the country’s renewables sector after the feed-in tariffs (FITs) were slashed in 2014, according to the latest official statistics published by Greece’s Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO), by the end of 2017, just 14 MW of solar PV had been installed. Of this, says HEDNO, 6.5 MW were installed in 2017, while the two years prior saw 5.7 MW and 1.8 MW added, respectively.
PV systems under virtual net metering, meanwhile, added 110 KW of capacity in 2017, which is also included in the official HEDNO data.
Commenting on the progress, Stelios Psomas, policy officer at Helapco, tells pv magazine that despite the generous net metering incentives, the scheme has not progressed as intended and is, consequently, a failure.
Net metering versus FITs
In comparison, the FIT scheme launched in 2010, saw 25 times more capacity installed, says Psomas, although since the 2014 cuts, rooftop solar installations under the FITs have ground to a halt.
Under the current FIT scheme, residential and commercial rooftop PV installations up to 10 KW receive a stable tariff for the amount of electricity they feed into the grid over a period of 25 years. This amounts to €0.09 per KWh for systems connected to the grid in August 2018, while systems connected to the grid in August 2019 will receive €0.085 per KWh.
The rationale behind the FIT cuts was to eliminate the escalating debt on the public fund for the remuneration of renewable energy systems. In the years before 2014, the Greek Government had offered unsustainably high FITs, which eventually created a high amount of debt.
Net metering was introduced to offer a fresh start and boost the Greek PV sector, but the installation data proves the effort did not deliver.
Points of friction
Stelios Psomas tells pv magazine that Greece’s economic crisis does not help net metering investments, adding that the country’s current electricity prices are amongst the lowest in the world, making the pay off of a small residential net metering PV system about 10 years. Should a residential consumer opt for the FIT, the pay off duration of the investment does not become shorter.
Therefore, Helapco proposes two urgent measures for boosting net metering: (i) the extension of the virtual net metering scheme to all net metering investors; and (ii) the elimination of fees for various social costs from the net metering electricity bills.
Presently, net metering investors pay such fees – termed ‘Services for Public Utility’ – even for the amount of electricity they produce for their own use.
The latter is a very big issue in Greece. ‘Services for Public Utility’ fees include subsidies for the electricity generation on the non-interconnected remote Greek isles, and funding for poorer households and households with many children.
Should Greece’s Government stop subsidizing the generation of electricity in the non-interconnected isles from expensive diesel machines, and instead turn to renewable energies and storage, it would lower such fees substantially for all consumers.
Another point of friction is that electricity consumers are punished in the fact they subsidize a very large pool of social costs. The government needs to find alternative solutions for poorer households, for instance, funding energy efficiency measures and the installation of PV, rather than disturbing the functioning of the electricity market.
In brief, the Greek electricity market has structural problems that keep the wholesale electricity price artificially low and jeopardize the retail prices. These problems do not help net metering.
Net metering needs better PR
A positive piece of news is that numerous Greek businesses have started engaging with net metering by installing commercial rooftop PV systems larger than 10 KW. For example, Greek industrial group, Exalco installed a 500 KW net metered PV array this summer at its premises in the city of Larisa, using Hanwha Q Cells modules. This is one of Greece’s largest net metering installations.
The aim behind these investments is to achieve stable and lower future electricity costs.
The domestic solar sector – including, associations and installers – need to reach the consumers, and promote both PV technology and the net metering scheme.
Overall, the move to change the electricity system from the bottom up needs to be discussed more in Greece, which generates the majority of its power from centralized coal power plants.
Ilias Tsagas
Greek-born Ilias has written for pv magazine since 2012, reporting on renewable energy news, electricity market developments and energy policy. His geographic area of expertise includes Europe and the MENA region.
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Björn Molin says:
So what is the cost per kwh hour in greece? And how mutch of that is the actual energy and how mutch is VAT, other taxes, transfer costs etc?
costas says:
There is a point where markets saturate. That point was reached during the FiT tariffs until 2014. As Greece is blessed with a lot of sun, the grid parity for solar PV was reached long before that saturation point and the cuts of 2014. Unfortunately Healapco did not promote the transition to net-metering at that time, in order to support their members, the EPCs and module suppliers. So now it is not the right time for tears and proposals! There are not many rooftops left to install PV. Those that could have already PV installed with an exaggerated FiT!
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Tacloban City under state of calamity due to Urduja
'This is the only major storm that hit the city this year,' Tacloban City Vice Mayor Jerry Yaokasin says
Voltaire Tupaz
Published 8:38 PM, December 15, 2017
Updated 12:37 PM, December 16, 2017
FLOODING IN TACLOBAN. Heavy rain brought by Tropical Storm Urduja floods a road leading to downtown Tacloban City on December 15, 2017. Photo by Voltaire Tupaz/Rappler
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Tacloban City was placed under state of calamity on Friday, December 15, due to widespread flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Urduja (Kai-Tak) to Eastern Visayas.
The city council passed a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity on Friday afternoon, December 15.
A declaration of state of calamity forces a 60-day price freeze on basic goods. It also allows the appropriation of calamity funds, among other emergency acts. The declaration needs the approval of the council in the case of cities and municipalilites, or of the board in the case of provinces.
“We have a P17-million-peso quick reaction fund which we can use for disaster relief operations,” Tacloban City Vice Mayor Jerry Yaokasin said. The amount is about 30% of the city’s P57-million budget for disasters.
“This is the only major storm that hit the city this year,” Yaokasin said, calling on Tacloban City residents to stay vigilant.
At least 80 barangays in the city were flooded while 8 were hit by landslides on Friday as the tropical storm continues to bring heavy rain to Eastern Visayas, which is under signal number one.
No casualty has been reported so far, but two were injured by a landslide in a barangay, Yaokasin said.
At least 750 families sought shelter in evacuation centers across the city, according to the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) activated the government’s national disaster response operation for Tropical Storm Urduja at 5 pm, Friday, December 15. - Rappler.com
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Leahy reintroduces electronic data access bill
Leahy reintroduces electronic data access bill08/14/95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in late July reintroduced the Electronic Freedom of Information…
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in late July reintroduced the Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act. A similar bill passed the Senate last session but died in the House in the waning days of the 103d Congress.
The bill would ensure that electronically stored information is available under the Freedom of Information Act and is releasable in electronic format if the requester chooses to receive it that way. If an agency cannot make the information available online, then the bill would require that it be made available in some other electronic form, such as a CD-ROM or on disc.
The bill also calls upon agencies to take affirmative steps to put more government information on-line. It directs agencies to make publicly available for inspection and copying disclosed records that are likely to be the subject of future requests, such as records on the assassination of a public official. Agencies must also make indexes of their databases available under this bill.
In introducing the bill Senator Leahy called the long delays in processing FOI Act requests intolerable, saying the American taxpayer has paid for the collection and maintenance of information and should get prompt access to it upon request as the law requires.
The bill doubles the 10-day statutory time limit for responding to requests to 20 days, giving agencies what Leahy calls a “more realistic” time period for response. It also sets up multi-track processing for simple and complex requests.
It calls for agencies to give requesters expedited review where there is a compelling need for information, including the compelling need of the public to assess “actual or alleged” governmental actions that are the subject of widespread, contemporaneous media coverage. Expedited review would also be available where there is a threat to life or safety, or where delay would cause substantial loss of due process.
The measure would reward agencies which comply with the time limits by allowing them to keep half of the fees they collect to enhance their FOI programs. Under current law most collected fees go to the treasury. (S. 1090)
Leahy, Brown introduce bill to improve FOIA
Electronic records act introduced in House
Media representatives support electronic records law
New draft of electronic FOI bill would strengthen rights to more government records
The OPEN Government Act and Related Legislation
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Point Shop : BioActive Chromium
Contributes to the maintanence of blood sugar levels.
Organically bound chromium from chromium yeast
High bio-bioavailability
Helps to maintain the body's normal blood sugar levels
Contributes to a normal metabolism of dietary nutrients
Manufactured under Danish pharmaceutical control
BioActive Chromium
190  Point
[Blood sugar|, Metabolism & Hormone|, Minerals|, Weight, Slim & Digestion|]
1 tablet contains:
% NRV*
Chromium 100 µg 250%
* NRV = Nutrient Reference Value.
Take 1 tablet daily or as recommended by a physician. To be taken with food.
Do not exceed recommended amount.
Pregnant and lactating women and those on medication should seek professional advice prior to taking supplements.
Nutritional supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle.
Mineral: Chromium enriched yeast (ChromoPrecise®), Firming agent: Maltodextrin, Bulking agent: Microcrystalline cellulose, Anti-caking agent: Talc, Glazing agent: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Anti-Caking agent: Silicon dioxide, Firming agent: Magnesium salts of fatty acids.
Store at room temperature, out of direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.
What is BioActive Chromium?
Each tablet of BioActive Chromium contains 100 micrograms of elementary chromium. The chromium used in BioActive Chromium is organically bound meaning it is bound to yeast and natural amino acids (chromium yeast). It has an excellent bioavailability in the body ensuring that it is up to 10 times more absorbable than other approved sources of chromium. BioActive Chromium is made with a patented organic source called ChromoPrecise®, which is a chromium yeast developed specifically to provide optimal bio-availability. This specific chromium source is manufactured in compliance with the most rigid set of control rules (the GMP standard that is normally used to manufacture pharmaceuticals) to ensure excellent quality and safety with exhaustive documentation.
What is chromium?
Chromium is an important mineral that contributes to normal metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. In addition, chromium supports biological processes involved in maintaining normal blood sugar levels. Inorganically bound chromium usually has a poor bioavailability in the body. The effect of a chromium supplement is determined by how effectively the nutrient is absorbed in the body.
Chromium is several things
Normally, we associate chromium with the chromium-plated fixtures in bathrooms or on motorbikes. The chromium form used for these purposes (industrial chromium) is not part of human biochemistry. We need chromium in its so-called trivalent form. Trivalent means that it is able to form three chemical bonds with other atoms (industrial chromium is hexavalent).
Scandinavian, British, and American dietary analyses show that the average chromium intake is somewhere around 30-40 µg daily. EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) recommends a daily chromium intake of 40 µg, while the WHO considers the nutrient as safe with intakes up to 250 µg
What foods contain chromium?
Good natural chromium sources include foods like:
From GTF to chromodulin
For many years it was thought that chromium was included as part of a substance called GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor). GTF were along with chromium believed to consist of the B vitamin, niacin, and the amino acids glycine, cysteine and glutamic acid. The theory of GTF was only partially supported, and the existence of a specific GTF molecule in the body has never been proven.
More recent research has however revealed the existence of a unique chrome-binding molecule called chromodulin, which is slightly different from GTF, but with the same characteristics. So when we talk about chromodulin instead of GTF, it's the same benefits we are referring to.
The body’s chromium reserve is around 4-6 mg. With increasing age, the concentration of chromium in various tissues may drop significantly. Snacking on something sweet may offer temporary relief because of the quick “sugar fix” that gives immediate energy, but the effect wears off soon after, leaving them where they started. In the long run, such cravings for sugary foods may have a negative effect on body weight. With a product like BioActive Chromium, you can help your body maintain normal blood sugar levels and prevent these situations from occurring.
Spices have a high chromium content and that explains why Indian people generally get more of this vital nutrient.
What is blood sugar?
Blood sugar is a common term for blood levels of glucose, which is the body’s energy source. The hormone insulin plays a crucial role in metabolising sugar, as insulin enables sugar to enter the cells. Chromium contributes to the process by ensuring that insulin can bind to insulin receptors in the cell membranes.
The body’s normal blood sugar values are between 3 and 7 mmol/l.
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Tesco launches separate stores for clothing brand F&F
Published in Food on 21-05-2013
Yoni Van Looveren
British retail chain Tesco has big plans with its clothing brand F&F and wants to launch it through franchising in countries where it currently has no hypermarkets.
50 franchise shops over the next five years
Tesco has confirmed it will open up fifty new franchise shops for its clothing line F&F, over the next five years. “This announcement builds on the success of the first franchise stores and demonstrates our commitment to growing the brand internationally through this model”, says CEO Jason Tarry. The first shop will opened up this month in Saudi-Arabia.
This year the first six have to be operational. The second one is planned for next month in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. After that other cities in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan will follow. F&F has expanded its cooperation with franchise partner Al Hokair for this. For the Middle East F&F will work with a new partner, Al Futtaim from Dubai.
F&F currently sells its clothes in 12 countries. In Great Britain annual sales of F&F rose by 9% to over a billion pound (about 1.2 billion euro).
Too Good To Go expands to United States
Too Good to Go, a Danish app that fights food waste, can now call itself a "Certified B Corporation". The Danish company is also expanding to the United States, taking its first steps outside Europe.
Jumbo expands meal delivery programme
Dutch retailer Jumbo is expanding the scope of its meal delivery service. After a successful test in Groningen, customers from Amsterdam and Utrecht can also get their meals delivered at home or at work; those in Eindhoven use the pick-up service at the train station.
Metro ends 2019 on a high
German wholesaler Metro has exceeded expectations in its latest quarter. Western-European growth was 0.5 %, total turnover increased 2.2 %.
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RPH Australia launches new resources for stations
Sunday 16 June, 2019
RPH Australia has launched new community Radio Reading Resources for stations and volunteers outside their network to help produce new, diverse, local programming made by and for people with a print disability in their community.
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Stephen Jolley named as RPH's first Ambassador
Wednesday 31 October, 2018
RPH Australia celebrates 40 years of dedication from one of its founding members and most passionate advocates, Stephen Jolley, as he steps down from a final term on the Board, by naming him as the organisation's first Ambassador and an RPH Australia Radio Reading Champion.
Stephen’s connection with radio began behind the mic in the 1970’s on the ABC community access station, 3ZZ, as a presenter with “A Blind Affair”, one of the earliest programs for vision impaired people in Australia.
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RPH Australia celebrates International Day for Access to Information
September 28th, is the International Day for Universal Access to Information, a UNESCO campaign for the world’s citizens to make better and more informed decisions about their lives with access to the best of information.
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RPH announces first Executive Officer since 2002
Tuesday 12 April, 2016
RPH Australia, the peak body for the Radio Reading Network serving people with a print disability, has appointed its first Executive Officer since 2002 after a recruitment campaign that saw interest from Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.
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RPH comments on CBF review
Wednesday 16 March, 2016
RPH Australia, the peak body for the community broadcasting network serving people with a print disability, has issued a statement supporting the changes being implemented by the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) in its Review of its structure and operations.
‘We have been included in every aspect of this Review,’ said Vaughn Bennison, Chair of the RPH Radio Reading Network, which serves the almost 5 million Australians with a print disability nationally.
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IRIS digital radio service for print-handicapped launches in Perth
A new digital Radio service for the Print Handicapped (RPH) has been launched in Perth, returning radio reading services to those in the community with a print disability.
The service, called IRIS Perth, is part of a suite of free-to-access Perth community digital radio services. IRIS, is restoring a radio reading service for the local blind and low vision community.
Read more about IRIS digital radio service for print-handicapped launches in Perth
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Dungeons and Dragons RPGaDay Challenge! Part 1
Posted by Telemergion | Jun 5, 2015 | Journals, The Atomic Adventures of Telemergion | 0 |
Another challenge that I said I would meet and defeat! However, I have not the patience to drag this out over a 30 day period, nor will I subject my loyal and rabid fanbase to that sort of suspense. Instead I shall infodump the entire thing directly into your brain-feeds all at one time! Except I’m going to do it in 3 parts so that your eyes don’t bleed. Prepare yourselves!
QUESTION THE FIRST: How did you get started?
You know, it’s weird but this is likely going to be one of the most difficult questions to answer. I had to seriously sit and think about it. It didn’t begin with the first game I played, because I was ravenous to play a game for many years before I actually got to. I almost want to say it was before I even knew this was a real thing you could do. I remember as a very young boy trying to create rules and universes with coherent storylines with the other kids. They had the imagination and the love of playing make believe, but I would go home and work on my character, draw pictures, write stories, and then get really dejected when I’d return to my playgroup to find they’d moved on. I think I have just always been a roleplayer.
QUESTION THE SECOND: Favourite Playable Race
I have a number I like. In DnD I am very partial to Half-elves, Tieflings, and Shifters from Eberron. In Star Trek I really like Andorians. However, my favourite race is from a system I seldom get to play and, even if the system is right, I am actively nerfing my power level by choosing them. However, I have never felt an instant and deep connection to any playable race like I did when I read the source book for White Wolf’s World of Darkness other breed, the Corax. The flavour, the mindset, the part where you steal secrets from the Garou both in character and in the mechanics of character creation, the fact that they have a “battle form” but it isn’t very good and they wouldn’t use it anyways because they hate looking ridiculous, I loved every bit about them. I even talked a GM into letting me play one in a campaign where it would actually work out since it was more about dealing with society than combat. They are fantastic.
QUESTION THE THIRD: Favourite Playable Class
If it’s a class based game there are certain archetypes I look for, but I distinctly remember the time I found my favourite DnD class which fulfilled all the archetypes and has been my go to even as editions changed. I am pleased to say I am a big fan of their incarnation in 5E. I speak of the Warlock. When I first read them I don’t think they were even cannon for 3rd edition. Some 3rd party homebrew and it was pretty broken. However, soon after I saw an official version of the rules that had maintained the flavour of the broken class and balanced its power levels out a bit. The fact that it was a spellcaster that was charisma based, riding around on a rogue chassis, and its spells didn’t need to be prepared and they could cast them all the time any time? It was everything I had been trying to make with various multiclass builds. And the flavour was so cool as you turned into bat swarms and spoke with the Devil’s tongue. 4th edition they felt lackluster because everything felt the same. But 5th edition they are back and my DMPC hasn’t even annoyed the party yet. Possibly because they’re scared of him.
QUESTION THE FOURTH: Favourite Gameworld
Easy. My slightly modified version of Eberron that I worked out for my grand campaign. I don’t know that Eberron itself is my favourite setting, but that game has such a pile of good memories and magic around it that I doubt anything will replace it for a long time.
QUESTION THE FITH: Favourite Set or Individual Dice
I have three sets of dice. One full DnD set, with all the standard kinds, was given to me by my sister and was my first set. They are crazy neon-green and red and, due to their colouration, were most famously used during our games of Gamma World. Another full set of black and green with gold numbers was given to me by my wife. But I also have a set of 4 d6’s which, when rolling characters, roll better than average most of the time. Don’t tell my friends.
QUESTION THE SIXTH: Favourite Deity
I would probably have to say that if I wanted to worship one, I’d likely pick Shaundakul from Forgotten Realms. I love the wind, I love to travel, and I love that he doesn’t get involved in the random bullshit most of the other FR gods get up to. Valkur would be my second choice if lived near the water and wanted to go boating. But my absolute favourite? Urdlen, the FR Gnomish god of Death, who takes the form of a massive, albino, blind mole.
QUESTION THE SVENTH? Favourite Edition
This would have been tricky a while ago, but I am still in love with 5th Edition and have been since its release. It is not perfect but it really has smoothed out the rough edges while still maintaining that feel of AD&D that I loved from way back in the day.
QUESTION THE EIGHTH I AM. EIGHTH I AM, I AM, I AM: Favourite Character I have played
A difficult question, because the number of DnD characters I have actually played is quite small, and seldom did any get even a second session. I would say there are a number of DMPCs that I have created that I would have loved to have played as actual characters. One of them is in my current game and actually isn’t the warlock I mentioned above (although he’s in it two) but is rather a bit character taken from the published adventure and given a spot on the party because the group liked him so much. He’s a lizardman ranger/sorcerer named Snapjaw, and he’s exciting to roleplay because he’s incredibly quick witted for one of his race and usually grasps what’s going on around him, but he doesn’t really care much for any non-lizardfolk who isn’t a member of the party and can’t speak common well enough to get by without feeling embarrassed. Usually he limits conversation unless it’s in Draconic where he speaks like he came from one of Shakespeare’s tragedies. But, he is not my favourite. That role is reserved for a character I have created not only in DnD, but in every system I’ve played. He is a lovable simpleton; a half-orc whose only talent is murder but who just wants to be friends with everyone he meets; a character whose lifelong quest is to find a pot of jam for his sack full of bread. His name is Oddric, and Oddric iz stelfy!
QUESTION THE NINTH: Favourite Character I Haven’t Played
This one would have to be my warlock. Though he is a DMPC and I have had the chance to RP and roll dice with him, I don’t feel like I’ve really gotten to take him for a proper ride. However, since no one else in my group runs DnD, it’ll have to do. But if I had the chance I’d reset him to level 1 and play the full game as him.
QUESTION THE TENTH: Craziest Thing I’ve Seen in a Game
I am not going to provide context for this. I will simply let you imagine it, and then let you try and conceive of what and how this came to be. The setting is a parking lot outside of a bigbox store that is part of a strip mall in a fairly urban city. It is night. There are no regular people around because they have been scared off by the events immediately prior to this. Hovering in the air over the parking lot are a series of 6 to 10 ft diameter disks, gold in colour, and standing on one of them is a man in a red suit, eyes glowing red, shouting in a language that sounds like the fires of hell. In the parking lot below is parked a black, windowless, cargo van which is full of surveilence equipment but it has no occopant. The van driver is a polar bear wearing a flak jacket, who is stuck in a hole in the ground, his head and shoulders exposed while his legs and everything else are submerged below the concrete. He is being assaulted by polar bear clones, who are decorated seemingly randomly with colours, designs, and clothing, but are all on fire, and are being telekinetically hurled at their poor controller’s face. Below the bear, in the hole, is a skinny version of Man-Thing, punching at the bear’s hindquarters with a massive, thorn-covered fist. Four grown men sit at computers around the country laughing like 12 year olds.
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Firefighter Protection System Wins 2019 IBM Call for Code Challenge
AI and IoT-based system monitors health and safety in real-time and over long term.
RBR Staff
NEW YORK – Prometeo, an AI-based platform that monitors and acts on a firefighter’s health and safety in real-time, won the Call for Code 2019 Global Challenge. The sponsors, IBM and David Clark Cause, announced the winner during a ceremony at the United Nations Delegates Dining Room tonight. The team that built the system, which includes developers, a firefighter, and a nurse, won $200,000, and will also receive support from IBM, The Linux Foundation, and other partners interested in scaling the solution.
Call for Code is a $30 million, five-year global initiative which, together with Charitable Partner United Nations Human Rights, has become the largest and most ambitious effort bringing together start-up, academic and enterprise developers to solve pressing societal issues.
Building on last year’s inaugural challenge, Call for Code 2019 focused on creating solutions to help mitigate the impacts of natural disasters and enable first responders to better support survivors. NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental revealed that July 2019 was the hottest month to ever be recorded on Earth—making it easier for wildfires to burn across the globe and igniting greater demands than ever from the local firefighters who fight them. In Europe, Copernicus’ European Forest Fire Information System has already recorded more than 2,000 wildfires to date in 2019, three times the annual average over the past decade Source: Copernicus Emergency Management Service. Using the expertise of first responders and technologists who have witnessed the human toll of the fires across Spain, Prometeo, developed in Barcelona, aims to protect firefighters by guarding them from the cumulative effects of the smoke and toxic substances inhaled while battling wildfires.
Team Promoteo, winners of the 2019 Call for Code Global Challenge Image: IBM
Promoteo origins
Joan Herrera, a veteran firefighter, Vicenç Padró, an emergency medical nurse, along with Salomé Valero, Josep Ràfols, and Marco Rodriguez, three IT services professionals, together created a combination hardware-software solution based on multiple IBM Cloud services. The health device—which is about the size of a smartphone and straps to a firefighter’s arm—has multiple sensors that measure key variables including temperature, humidity, and smoke concentration. This information is collected and transmitted to IBM’s Cloud IoT platform; then, a Node-RED workflow sends the data to the IBM Watson-based machine learning model, which distills the information into a simple color-coded status for fire command centers to monitor the health of each deployed firefighter in real-time.
“We need to do something to help our firefighters,” Valero said. “For me, they are our heroes. They are putting their lives on the line for us. My dream is to help them with Prometeo.” Prometeo stores all the health information in a Cloudant database over time, providing a historical and comprehensive view of the data. Any future client – such as authorized fire command centers tasked with tracking firefighters in the field – can connect to the Prometeo dashboard by simply using JavaScript and WebSockets.
The Call for Code 2019 Global Challenge awarded second-place to Sparrow—whose members hail from India, China, and the US. The Sparrow team developed an open source conversational AI platform that helps users address their physical and psychological well-being during and after natural disasters by matching them with automated support and live experts.
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After experiencing a series of earthquakes over the summer, four undergraduate students from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) earned the third prize with the creation of Rove, an SMS chatbot that uses natural language understanding to give users health information during a natural disaster.
Sparrow and Rove were each awarded USD $25,000, while fourth-place solution AsTeR and fifth-place Helios each won USD $10,000. All five winning solutions will receive long-term open source support from IBM and The Linux Foundation through Code and Response.
More than 180,000 individuals including independent and enterprise developers, data scientists, activists, and students, from 165 nations participated in Call for Code and Code and Response this year. The teams used The Weather Company data and open source-powered technology – including IBM Cloud, IBM Watson, and IBM Blockchain among other technology– to create more than 5,000 applications to help prepare for and mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
“The response has been overwhelming—and signals the growing sense of responsibility felt by many members of the open source community to deliver on the needs of our communities and first responders,” said Bob Lord, IBM Senior Vice President Cognitive Applications and Developer Ecosystems. “From fighting wildfires to providing ubiquitous access to medical services for all, it’s inspiring to witness developers around the world unleashing the power of IBM’s technologies to empower our first line of defense for natural disasters.”
The Challenge’s judges included:
· Distinguished Judge: Bill Clinton, Founder and Board Chair, Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States
· Stewart Butterfield, CEO and co-founder of Slack
· Steve Ewell, Executive Director, Consumer Technology Association Foundation
· Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society
· Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
· Dr. Elizabeth Hausler, Founder and CEO of Build Change
· Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
· Claudia Nemat, Member of the Deutsche Telekom AG Board of Management, Technology and Innovation
· Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE USA
· Tom Peck, Executive VP and Chief Information and Digital Officer, Ingram Micro Inc.
· Trevor Riggen, Senior Vice President, Disaster Cycle Services, American Red Cross
· Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation
“Call for Code was formed to inspire and empower the 24 million developers around the world to create tech solutions to solve some of the toughest social challenges we face,” said creator David Clark. “Last year’s Call for Code Global Challenge was the largest engagement of developers in history, and this year it has nearly doubled in size! We’d like to thank everyone around the world who participated. It’s this kind of global effort that is going to create real change for the better.”
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Egypt – UK Blues Rock Band
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Egypt is a UK blues rock three piece band formed in 1987.
Eric Chipulina – guitar/vocals
Alan Fish – bass/vocals
Peter Correa – drums
All three are former members of legendary progressive blues outfit The Groundhogs, featuring in several albums and touring throughout UK and Europe over many years.
Alan’s credentials also include playing with members of Welsh heavy rock pioneers Budgie in the band Tredegar, two albums for ex-Bo Diddley harp player Billy Boy Arnold, and a European tour for Chuck Berry among other things.
Currently gigging in the UK and Europe.
See website for full list of gigs.
www.egypt-blues.co.uk
www.facebook.com/egyptblues
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Midnight Sun & Blues Kerosene albums re-released by Stable Records via Amuse Records, available now to download from multiple outlets (Spotify, Deezer, Napster etc.)
The latest album Live in Jena (recorded live in Germany in 2013) is now out on Stable Records.
Other albums include Preserving The Dead (1994 – HTD Records), Midnight Sun (2004 – Blues Matters Records) & Blues Kerosene (2010 – Stable Records).
….the loudest, yet most wonderful blues-rock band you could come across..
..Leicester Mercury
….Egypt’s latest album is a credit to its three musicians..
..Tony Bates 100.7 Highlands FM Australia
….un cd que os cautivará de principio a fin..
.. La Hora Del Blues, Barcelona
….Eric ist einer der besten Slideguitaristen des Vereinigten Königreichs..
..Arnstädter, Deutschland
….a show that can only be described as awesome..
..Its only Rock & Roll, Derby
….donosi nam ono što je najbolje, kada je u pitanju rock ‘n’ blues..
..Mladen Loncar, www.soundguardian.com
….this is heavy rock blues at its best..
..Linda Barrington-Smith, Eastern Daily Press
….For a truly class act you’ll have to go a long way to beat these guys..
..Karen Patient, Lynn News
….matraca blues-rock con pedigrí..
..Ruta 66, España
….the best band I ever booked..
..from Proper Distribution website www.properdistribution.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0gWwkgAus8 Egypt – Baby Please Don’t Go – live audio track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo70pfY0j4 Egypt – Down on the Farm – Audio & slideshow
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Is Mindtree saga a disaster in the making?
Acquisitions are done to synergise with existing offerings of firms; to strengthen or enter new areas, platforms or geography; find new customers for its products; keep parts of the acquired organisation, perhaps the digital in the case of Mindtree, and to sell others to increase its own value.
Never is it to grow the acquired organisation more than itself, says Pankaj Chandra.
From raag Malkauns to Guernica, from the splendor of moon-landing to the first gush of water in Aswan dam - all have been constructed to evoke a sense of uniqueness, unusual human achievement, and beauty that heighten our inner sensibilities.
Organisations are somewhat like that - lifeblood for many, saviour for others, but above all termed beautiful or ugly based on how they conduct themselves and evoke the inner sensibilities of employees, customers and shareholders.
As a former independent director of Mindtree, the value of the beauty of its organisational culture, which is in the eye of the beholder, is not amiss.
Organisations, like musicians, become the persona of the raag that they are singing.
Manufacturing has its own beauty, its own sound of music on the shop-floor but is very different from that of an airport or a retail store selling only designer perfume.
So are the mindsets, hearts of people, and characteristics of organisations that inhabit the deep corners of their different customer organisations.
It helps them deliver accurately. That makes Mindtree and L&T fundamentally very different.
One is amazed as to how can such a capable organisation like L&T not see this dichotomy.
Its argument is that Mindtree could be kept as a separate entity.
Wanting to keep Mindtree separate is an implicit recognition of Mindtree’s cultural uniqueness and a prayer to the winds of time by L&T.
Innovative organisations safeguard matchless cultures, instead.
Never is it to grow the acquired organisation more than itself - well sometimes it does happen when one wants to shed one’s own organisational cloak and take on the persona of the other!
Most organisations that have been forcefully acquired in the last few decades - be it Mannesmann or RJR Nabisco or AOL etc, don’t exist anymore. So why would Mindtree?
One salient by-product of unique cultures is that they allow you to build unique capabilities.
Mindtree gave India the Aadhaar engine and unique intellectual property-driven solutions like Bluetooth stacks.
The list is long. And therefore, the outcomes from organisations in the same sector are dissimilar despite having similar strategies.
Mindtree has regularly won customers against better equipped, larger organisations because of its leadership’s complementary perspective like the coming together of blue, black and white to make Guernica (where else would you find all founders sitting as one in a single, relatively small, open office), its culture of seamless invigoration, and its can-do attitude.
The value of curiosity, courage and responsibility is ingrained in the culture from the day a young graduate enters Mindtree Kalinga, Mindtree’s Global Learning Centre that takes pioneering immersive learning to the next level.
All this allowed for introspection, transparency and innovation and hence building of a fearless environment.
That you had to care for the other - whether your customer’s customer or your team member - was a natural outcome of this competitive yet empathetic culture.
L&T should study this and ensure that this culture jives with its own. Else, this is a disaster in making for all.
The loss of Mindtree would be a loss for the Indian IT industry for sure.
It could mean the end of an institution especially when the leadership and the organisation do not want it.
Innovation is generally the first casualty in such situations.
Such acquisitions lead to changing of the board and the leadership team including driving down the acquirer’s vision.
The big question would be who stays as most capabilities in service organisations lie in people and their processes.
And will customers move if key characteristics of the delivery organisation - especially its cultural capacity - changes?
One has not talked about the operations aspects of such an acquisition that will require aligning of Mindtree systems, processes, client delivery, billing, travel norms, HR practices, financial representation etc to L&T’s way of functioning.
The best-case scenario is that it would take four to five years for such an acquisition to become somewhat integrated.
Who has patience in these days to listen to Rashid Khan’ s soul touching alap khayal, Tu hai malik mera, in raag Malkauns?
The Mindtree story is closely tied with the role of V G Siddhartha, its largest single shareholder in the past, who patiently supported the culture and the pathways chosen by Mindtree.
But a mystery remains: then why did he not sell back his shares to Mindtree or other friendly investors?
What were the compulsions? Only he would know. And that makes L&T’s attempt to take over even more difficult for Mindtree to accept.
At the end, it is about choosing a way of life.
Pankaj Chandra is vice-chancellor of Ahmedabad University and former director of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Views are personal.
Photograph: Courtesy, Business Standard
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Blizzard, avalanche warnings as snow slams the…
Some road, schools closures in Northern California as heavy snow falls in Sierra
The storm has dumped at least 8 feet (2.4 meters) of snow over the past two days
In this photo courtesy of Mammoth Mountain shows a winter storm sweeping in Mammoth Mountain, Calif., early Sunday Feb. 3, 2019. The National Weather Service said 8 feet (2.4 meters) fell at the June Mountain Ski resort north of Mammoth Lakes and up to 3 feet (0.9 meters) were reported in the resorts around Lake Tahoe since Friday. Forecasters said a blizzard from Sunday night to Monday night could bring another 5 feet (1.5 meters) around Lake Tahoe and another 8 feet (2.4 meters) to the highest elevations, and light snow down to the foothills. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain via AP)
In this photo courtesy of Mammoth Mountain shows parked vehicles under a winter storm sweeping in Mammoth Mountain, Calif., early Sunday Feb. 3, 2019. The National Weather Service said 8 feet (2.4 meters) fell at the June Mountain Ski resort north of Mammoth Lakes and up to 3 feet (0.9 meters) were reported in the resorts around Lake Tahoe since Friday. Forecasters said a blizzard from Sunday night to Monday night could bring another 5 feet (1.5 meters) around Lake Tahoe and another 8 feet (2.4 meters) to the highest elevations, and light snow down to the foothills. (Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain via AP)
PUBLISHED: February 4, 2019 at 1:05 am | UPDATED: February 4, 2019 at 9:25 am
Heavy snow falling in the Sierra Nevada mountains has led to some road and schools closures.
The California Department of Transportation is advising motorists to avoid traveling in affected areas if possible because heavy snow is expected throughout Monday.
Heavy snowfall with accumulation rates of 1-2 inches an hour is moving through the northern #SierraNevada. Significant travel impacts expected! Check https://t.co/6jnhwJNN7a for the latest road conditions. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/XnmXgWopO7
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) February 4, 2019
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A winter storm sweeping across California and Nevada has dumped at least 8 feet (2.4 meters) of snow over the past two days. Much more is expected through Tuesday.
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TICAD 7 CARD Side Event
Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Official Launching of 2nd phase
- Toward further doubling of rice production (56 million tons) in Sub-Saharan Africa -
On 30th August, at La Vela, the Hotel InterContinental Yokohama Grand, in Yokohama, Japan, JICA and AGRA co-organizaed a launching event of CARD 2nd phase whose target is to re-double rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. More than 160 people participated in the event.
In CARD phase 1, its target of ‘doubling rice production in 10 years’ was achieved in 2018. The rice consumption is continuously increasing at a much faster pace than the production, therefore CARD 2nd phase starts in 2019. The “RICE approach” (Resilience, Industrialization, Competitiveness, and Empowerment) is going to be promoted toward further doubling rice production.
The welcome greeting was delivered by Mr. Hiroshi Kato, Senior Vice President of JICA, followed by a congratulatory address by Mr. Tadahiko Ito, member of the House of Representatives, keynote speeches by Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD, Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO, Mr. Ranarivelo Lucien Fanomezantsoa, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Republic of Madagascar, and Prof. Moussa Balde, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Equipment, Republic of Senegal. They emphasized the importance of rice sector for food security and economic development. Furthermore a concept of CARD 2nd phase was introduced by the CARD Secretariat, with a short movie and slides highlighting the necessity of human resource development.
At the presentation session, specific ideas of the RICE approach were shared by the presenters; AfricaRice expressed the necessity of innovative rice research and development, and the African Union Commission explained the sustainable agriculture mechanization. From the Japanese private sector, Kubota Corporation emphasized the effectiveness of agricultural mechanization based on their vast experiences, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation presented its value chain business in Africa and its contribution to betterment of farmers income. Furthermore, the idea of ‘Africa-Japan Innovation Center for Modernized Agriculture’ was introduced which was presented at the Public-Private business dialogue in the TICAD Plenary Session.
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Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO
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Moderator for the entire session: Mr. Hideya Yamada, Vice President, JICA
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Concerts - general discussion and experiences
By Illyria, April 13, 2016 in Music
What concerts have you been to, or what bands are on your list that you definitely still have to go see? What concerts are you sad you've missed?
I couldn't find a general topic on this, sorry if something like this already exists, then this can be merged of course.
I thought of this because I just saw that Rammstein are playing two solo shows in Berlin in July. I am super frustrated cause they are at the top of my list of bands I still have to see, but I already have tickets for ESL Cologne that weekend. WHYYYYYY. They are playing at the Waldbühne which is an amphitheatre and simply an amazing open air venue, been to a concert there before in 2007 so I am really gutted to be missing out on this.
Someone here doesn't like Rammstein, or what?
JohnnyNolan
I love going to gigs. I must have been to a few hundred over the years. The only band of my time that I haven't seen that I'd love to have seen live was The Gits. Never getting to see the late great Mia Zapata live is the one that stings. Probably catching Nirvana playing at the QMU in Glasgow would be the one that really sticks out as it was an amazing gig with a crowd of around 800 just when 'Nevermind' was starting to take off.
My personal music preference is the grunge/rock/indie scene of the late 80's and early 90's and during that time I was at gigs just about every week. I've seen just about every band I wanted to see, and a few I'd rather forget.
Been to loads and tonnes of festivals since the early 90s, first being Prodigy at Barrwloands in Glasgow when I was 14. I have no preference, I'll go to see hip-hop, metal, indie, dance or pop. Couple of favourites, both at Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh. Amy Winehouse on the last night of the Frank tour when she debuted a couple of her new songs, Rehab and Back to Black, at the end of the set. Santigold at the same place when she first broke through in the UK, really energetic performance that had the crowd jumping, and a great band. Also James Brown at T in the Park a few years before he died, he came on an hour late and killed with the energy of a man a third his age, complete with cape.
Gutted that I never saw JB. Same with Curtis Mayfield. I did get to see Gil Scott-Heron at the Jazz Cafe though, which was amazing on account of it being such a small venue. I've been to dozens and dozens of hip hop gigs over the years. It's pretty much my favourite social activity.
Kebabilicious
My first ever gig was Chris DeBurgh. And no, I wasn't a fan. It was a Christmas present from my mum to my dad. When he admitted he hated DeBurgh, lil 7 year old me was there to tag along. He dressed up as a woman at one stage for 'Patricia the Stripper'. It was a surreal experience.
Best stage show - Kiss in Dublin
Best Gig - Bruce Springsteen - Belfast
Biggest Letdown - Smashing Pumpkins - Belfast
Most mindblowing (musically) - Bon Iver in Dublin
Most pleasantly surprising - The Zutons in Dublin
Most intimate gig - Foy Vance with about, 25 people
And for the lols
Best tribute band - AB/CD
I saw the Smashing Pumpkins touring off Gish and Billy was an annoying ego maniac even then!
Vespa Alex
I've seen pretty much every band I wanted to over the years - must have been to a couple of hundred gigs of one size and another.
About the only one I'd really like to see is ELO, even though it's basically just Jeff Lynne now. Annoyingly I missed out on tickets for the recent shows.
Nathan Wind
I've seen tons of bands over the years. Best of the bunch would be Type O Negative, Tool and Clutch, in that order I reckon. Love 'em or hate 'em, Type O didn't half know how to put on a hell of a live show.
Space Renegade Ulala
I went a lot during the 90s, kinda stopped almost entirely during the 00s, and have picked it up again with a vengeance in the last few years. However these days I largely eschew big names/large venues (except if it's someone truly amazing who I'd always wanted to see, like Prince) and just go see new/niche acts in tiny venues. It's cheaper, there's obviously a far more intimate feel, and you often come away surprised and excited about having found something potentially brilliant and new.
My best gig of recent years was probably La Femme a couple of years back. Had no idea what to expect, about a hundred of us or so packed into a tiny basement in North-East London, rocks on which a wave of keyboards, yeye vocals, theremins and fuckawesome surf guitars crashed upon. Songs about the terribleness of taxis and why you should always take the bus, waking up after the end of the world, travelling through hyperspace, and yes, the importance of catching a good wave, all of it in French. It was the kind of Road to Damascus style moment I hadn't experienced since seeing 'Faster' played on Top of the Pops, or hearing 'Common People' for the first time at Reading.
My great gig regret was knowing one of my favourite new bands back in the day were playing up the road from work one night, deciding to catch them next time then finding out they'd split at the end of it. A harsh lesson learned - if the chance is there, always take it, chums.
I went to a lot of gigs in the late 80s and early 90s (highlight was being squashed up at the front for Big Audio Dynamite at Rock City in '88, and shaking Mick Jones' hand at the end), then had a 10-15 year gap where I went to hardly any which I now regret. I basically went through the entire Grunge-Britpop-AltRock era buying loads of CDs but never seeing the bands live. I particularly wish I'd seen Mansun on the several occasions I had the chance but family commitments (felt like they) got in the way.
Then about five or so years ago I decided I was going to take up gig going again, gathered a bunch of like minded mates, and started looking out for anyone playing nearby who we either already liked or who seemed interesting. Apps/sites like Songkick, and following a bunch of musicians on Twitter has helped immensely with this. We also avoid large venues unless it's someone we're desperate to see with no smaller option available, but the best gigs have been in tiny venues with virtual unknowns who have blown us away.
We've slowly built up a mental list of "must see every time they come anywhere near us" artists, and top of that list is singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell. I first saw her in the (very small) Twelve Bar club in London when I was doing some work down there. I've seen her three times since with local mates: once at the (even smaller) Maze in Nottingham (pub backroom with a tiny stage in the corner), once (IIRC) at the Nottingham Glee Club (soulless venue but she was great again) and last time round we travelled up to Bakewell one Sunday night to see her playing - I kid you not - in Bakewell Village Hall. A venue so intimate it had no facilities whatsoever, and the entire audience was sent to the pub round the corner in the interval.
Tonight I'm supposed to be going to another one on that mental list - Misty Miller, who I will be seeing live in Nottingham for the fourth time in less than two years, and all in tiny (but progressively less so) bars. Tonight's is the first one in an actual gig venue rather than a bar, but even then it's in the upstairs back room rather than the main hall (Red Room at the Rescue Rooms, Nottingham-based fact fans). But my two mates have both bailed out, and now I'm debating whether to go on my own or not. She is very, very good though, so I'm veering towards yes.
Sorry to keep mentioning Nottingham but it is where I live, and it is blessed with a great bunch of gig venues of all sizes. Every year we see new artists or bands that become new favourites. It's brilliant.
20 hours ago, JohnnyNolan said:
They were fucking dreadful in Belfast. Like, really, really dreadful.
19 hours ago, Vespa Alex said:
My dad has seen ELO a few times. Says it's the one show I should definitely see given a chance. I would love to see Jeff Lynne.
5 hours ago, Captain LeChuck said:
It's been more than a few years now, as I used to go with my brother a lot, but with the arrival of his son, it's been difficult. But the last one I went to was Sonisphere back in 2010.
Rammstein headlined one of the days, it was their first UK festival, and they were awesome.
The best one I went to was Download the year before (I think), that had Faith No More, Slipknot, and my beloved Def Leppard headlining Friday, Saturday, and Sunday respectively. Each day was amazing. I did post about it shortly after. The highlight was Def Leppard while I was hopped up on ephedrine pills.
Christ, those days are long gone. Good times though.
Edit: just realised I'm wearing the Rammstein t-shirt I bought at Sonisphere.
Saw Def Leppard twice in Belfast. Once they played out of their skin, Elliot was on form, Campbell was a local hero and they whole arena was bouncing. The last time (last year), they were pretty flat. They were by no means terrible, just a bit, meh.
I've seen that with a few bands the longer they go on. Catch them in their prime and they can be amazing, but at other times you get the feeling they are just going through the motions. It's one of the reasons that I'm always wary about reunion tours, or bands hitting the road again after a long absence.
1 hour ago, Captain LeChuck said:
Thankfully they were on top form when I saw them. And yeah, it can be really disappointing when a band you've seen before puts in a duff performance the next time time you see them.
Back in 2005 I saw Marylin Manson at Reading, and he was amazing. I saw him again at, I think it was that same Download in 2009, and he was dire.
Yeah I saw him in 2009 as well and it was absolutely awful. Felt like he was drugged up and not even sure why the hell he's on stage. Very disappointing.
Mr Do 71
Seeing The Cure this December.
On a slight tangent, what bands have people seen most?
i must have seen The Wildhearts or Ginger's other bands more than twenty times. Bowling For Soup a similar number and a few others 10 times.
MrPogo
I keep a list (just of the bands I've seen and how many times, not dates etc), so can tell you Marilyn Manson is top with 22 times, followed by The Darkness (11) and Manic Street Preachers on 7.
I went to see Misty Miller on my own in the end, and I'm glad I did. 45 minutes of punky perfection. Short, sweet and sweaty. Still buzzing.
SuperMBo
1 hour ago, Vespa Alex said:
Pretty sure I've seen Mogwai at least once on all of their tours since 1997 (however many gigs that adds up to - with festival slots it's over 20). Looking forward to the Atomic shows later this year, just to see what they're like live without John.
Stiff Little Fingers as the most gigs attended for me. Basically because they play Glasgow every Saint Patrick's night.
Hawklord
I'm off to see Hawkwind for about the 20th time tomorrow night lol
As a Belfast man, I've seen them 6 or 7 times. They play at least one big one here every year or two. Absolutely superb, and our wee Jakie still has it!
"I could be a soldieeeeeerrrrr"
Mmmm, band I've seen most is probably Kings of Leon (most of them pre 08) 6 or 7 times. They'd be up there.
Marzipan Travolta
On 4/14/2016 at 5:13 PM, Illyria said:
He was beyond woeful on his most recent tour. He even admitted that he was tagged in the US and couldn't consume drugs or alcohol so basically did a European tour to get the tag removed. Shame, Reading 2001 was a classic in my, then 19 year old, eyes.
Yeah, I had heard a lot of good stuff about his live shows, so I was incredibly disappointed.
But I heard he is better again? Apparently?
He was so wasted on his recent tour he couldn't manage to hold the microphone near his face. He did a few of his older tracks while wearing a headset and the combination of their need for incoherent wailing and lack of needing to hold up a microphone meant they worked out pretty well but it wasn't the best sign for the bloke. It's a shame, I love the southern tinged feel of his most recent album. This was in November. I believe he was due to play the Bataclan in Paris the day after Eagles of Death Metal and obviously had to cancel. He came straight to the UK after that, probably wasn't the best mindset to be playing shows in.
Ah right, you'd said it was his most recent tour you'd seen, my mistake. Well I guess I'm just gonna stick to listening to his recordings.
Last concert I went to was Ennio Morricone, btw. Not necessarily what we're discussing here, but it was absolutely fantastic. I even shed a tear, it was so moving to hear his music played live by the Chech National Symphony Orchestra, and seeing him there, at the age of 87, the man who created all this amazing music over the past 60 years. I'm usually pretty misanthropic but for that one evening I felt good about humanity, damn.
Other than that I don't frequently go to concerts, due to finances. Last one I went to, apart from Ennio (where I was lucky enough to get 2 free tickets), was Florence and the Machine in December. Fantastic energy and definitely one of my concert highlights these past few years.
I'm ashamed to say I've never even heard of most of the bands you guys are listing here
On 14/04/2016 at 9:24 PM, Vespa Alex said:
It'd be Ginger and his various bands for me too. Lost count of how many times I've seen them. Other than that I've seen Green Day 10ish times and Metallica about the same. They're bands I'd go to every tour if at all possible.
Seen The Prodigy about 20 times. Rarely listen to them, but they are the one band that gets all my mates out so go wherever they are in Scotland pretty much.
Saw Muse 4 times, doubt if go again unless Matt stops singing. They'd work so much better as an instrumental band.
Forgot about Goldfinger. Saw them twice and they are brilliant live, liveliest crowds I've seen too.
Biggest disappointment was definitely Soundgarden at Reading '95. Cornell just looked fed up and bored, and they imploded due to infighting not long after, so I guess that's why. Closely followed by Iron Maiden at Twickenham on the Somewhere Back In Time tour. I think the Live After Death set is still one of the greatest live sets, and they were game enough, but the sound was attrocious.
Best ? Metallica in '98 at The Gorge, WA and again at New Wembley Stadium, Alice In Chains with Layne at Brixton, Tool at Brixton, Earthtone9 pretty much every time I saw them, Maiden on the 7th Son tour, Radiohead in Salem, Oregon in '98. One that stands out mainly because I don't like her music at all was Madonna in 1987 at Old Wembley Stadium. Not a fan, but fuck she could put on a show. However, best one was the last Mastodon tour when I took my daughter with me to see them.
I haven't been to much gigs this year. Been too skint and have been saving up for a holiday. Used to frequent the 12bar before it closed. Now and again I'd hit the Green Note, Dublin Castle or the Fiddlers Elbow. I follow the psychedelia scene a lot so frequent the Shacklewell Arms and Fuzz Club now have a regular gig nights at the brewery in east London. Now and again I'll see an established artist, last year I caught PJ Harvy, Patti Smith, Babes in Toyland, Swans, Robyn Hitchcock and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Outside the bigger venues last year I saw Death and Vanilla, the Cult of Dom Keller, Acid Baby Jesus, the Mobbs, the Reverend Beat Man, the Fallen Leaves, Froth, the Rude Mechanicals and a handful of bands at the Fuzz Club festival such as KVB, 10,000 Russos and the Dead Rabbits.
Theres a few upcoming gigs I'm tempted by. Gutted I missed out on Billy Childish down at the Lexington which sold out in minutes, King Khan and the Shrines and Public Image Ltd I'd like to see in the next couple of months.
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Debby Ryan as Patty in "Insatiable" (Tina Rowden/Netflix)
The worst new TV shows of 2018, according to Metacritic
"Insatiable" has the dubious distinction of topping the list
Michael Nordine
This article originally appeared on IndieWire.
Metacritic has unveiled its list of the worst new TV shows of 2018, and you can say this for the small screen: Its most poorly received offerings fared better with reviewers than their silver-screen counterparts. Only two of the top 10 landed in the dreaded red zone of a Metascore below 40, which indicates “generally unfavorable reviews”; the other eight were all in the “mixed or average reviews” range. Even so, Netflix’s widely disliked “Insatiable” — which courted controversy before it even premiered, owing largely to accusations of “fat-shaming” — easily topped the list.
In his review of the “disastrous comedy,” IndieWire’s Ben Travers noted that “heroes are villains, villains are heroes, statutory rape is a joke, and people — people! — are murdered, all in a high school ‘comedy’ primarily obsessed with winning a fancy tiara. Lauren Gussis’ disastrous hodgepodge of mistakes is an absolute mess, and it marks the worst Netflix original series yet to be released.” He gave it a D-.
Read more IndieWire: The Worst Movies of 2018, According to Metacritic: ‘Death of a Nation’ Tops the List
The full list:
“Insatiable” (Metascore: 25)
“The Hunt for the Trump Tapes With Tom Arnold” (Metascore: 35)
“Heathers” (Metascore: 40)
“Our Cartoon President” (Metascore: 42)
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Ann Iwanchuk
Born and raised in Saskatoon, Ann was first elected to represent Ward 3 on Saskatoon’s City Council on October 19, 2011, and was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Ward 3 represents the extreme west end of Saskatoon including Fairhaven, Parkridge, Blairmore, Pacific Heights, Kensington, and Confederation Park.
In addition to being an elected representative, Ann is also a negotiator, mediator, arbitration specialist, and facilitator with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). Her past experience includes 15 years as a City of Saskatoon employee, as well as experience with her family’s locally owned and operated downtown businesses.
Ann is a past volunteer with a number of organizations that support at-risk youth and was a member of the Father Vachon parent council while her daughter Jaclyn attended school there.
Ann and her husband Andy have a blended family of three daughters, their partners, and children.
City of Saskatoon Boards & Committees:
Standing Policy Committee on Finance, Chair
Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development & Community Services (PDCS), Vice-Chair
Centennial Auditorium & Convention Centre (TCU Place) (until March 31, 2018)
Naming Advisory Committee
Sasktel Centre Board of Director (effective May 1, 2018)
Personnel Subcommittee, Chair
Strategic Priority:
Ann is leading Council’s strategic priority area of Core Services which involves continued improvement on the delivery of core public services to ensure maximum benefit to citizens. With aging infrastructure, changing technology and citizen expectations, the 2017 budget prioritized investment in building better roads, sidewalk rehabilitation, snow and ice service, new transit buses, and transit improvements, to name a few.
Outside Boards
Tourism Saskatoon
Past Board and Committee experience:
SPC on Environment, Corporate Services and Utilities (past Chair)
SPC on Transportation
Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety
Advisory Committee on Cultural Diversity and Race Relations
Saskatoon and Region Economic Development Authority (SREDA)
Saskatoon Airport Authority Community Consultative Committee/Customer Service Work Grp
Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA)
Contact Councillor
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Lil Nas X - 7 2019
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” has burrowed itself into the consciousness of an entire nation, managing to stay at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 11 weeks and elbowing out Elmo on the elementary-school popularity index. It’s part luck, part genius, part of the YeeHaw agenda, a song so unstoppable, it has actually shifted the status quo of country music and is currently one of the biggest singles—and memes—of all time. Even if you pass on bootcut jeans, the meme has the same contagious effect.
Before he became the newly crowned prince of country, Lil Nas X was just another guy looking for fame by quietly throwing his music onto SoundCloud. When it happened, it happened fast: A $30 YouTube beat, a hypnotic Nine Inch Nails sample, a faux-twangy accent, and “Old Town Road” went from a viral moment on TikTok to the center of a controversy about whether or not the song could be classified as country music. (It was initially removed from the Billboard country chart because it did not “embrace enough elements of today’s country music.”) One irresistible, if slightly harrowing Billy Ray Cyrus remix later, and Lil Nas X was back—not just on the country charts, but on the Hot 100 with the biggest song in the U.S.
To Lil Nas X’s benefit, it never mattered whether “Old Town Road” was good or bad. It’s so good it’s bad; it’s so bad it’s good. It’s a critical hall of mirrors from which there is no escape. Criticizing “Old Town Road” is like trying to fight the sun. From the start, the song was completely aware that it was essentially a meme. Everyone was in on the joke, and if you tried to criticize the joke, you were now the joke who was trying to ruin everyone’s fun. The fact that Lil Nas X’s vocals were easily imitable or that the lyrics were packed with country buzzwords gleaned from “Red Dead Redemption 2” or that the drums could be programmed by your little cousin who heard Astroworld one time was irrelevant. “Old Town Road” was a spectacle and everyone loved being a part of the ride.
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Webinar Follow-Up: 5 Essentials of Database Performance Monitoring Q&A
Categories: SQL Sentry, Performance Monitoring, SQL Sentry Essentials 0
Webinar Recap
I recently led a SentryOne webinar about the 5 Essentials of Database Performance Monitoring. In the webinar, we walked through the core steps to quickly begin monitoring and optimizing SQL Server performance—as well as the newest edition of the SentryOne flagship monitoring product, SQL Sentry Essentials, which helps you:
Identify your highest-impact queries and target them for tuning
Use proactive alerts to prevent performance problems
Get to the bottom of the toughest query problems
Troubleshoot and resolve SQL Server blocking and deadlocks
View core Windows OS resource utilization metrics
If you missed the webinar, you can view it on-demand here.
Throughout the webinar, I received a lot of great questions. The full Q&A is below.
Q: What is the overhead of having Index Analysis enabled?
A: Index Analysis is currently "on-demand," so the only overhead is from collecting an estimated plan or running the query to collect an actual plan.
Q: Do you have a free version of SQL Sentry?
A: We don't, but SentryOne Plan Explorer is free, and I recommend using that tool or downloading the free SentryOne trial to get a great idea of what you can expect from SentryOne solutions.
Q: Is there a SQL Sentry vs. SQL Sentry Essentials comparison?
A: Yes, please refer to the chart at the bottom of this page on our website. This webinar covered the features of SQL Sentry Essentials. Note that if you download the free SentryOne trial, you will be testing the enterprise version of SQL Sentry.
Q: I use SentryOne 18.1 and I don't see the replay option on the Deadlock tab.
A: To view this option, download the latest SentryOne version—19.1.1—which was released the week of June 17, 2019. You can go to our customer portal at my.sentryone.com to download the latest version.
Q: Is it possible to generate Top SQL reports weekly?
A: It is possible. There are canned reports for Top SQL and they can be deployed to the SQL Server reporting server. Once they’re deployed, you can edit them. We are happy to help you with what to edit, since it’s not extremely obvious and there’s no “How To” document. If you contact our Support team, they can help walk you through it.
Q: Does SQL Sentry Essentials work on Azure SQL as a Service?
A: It does. Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Database Managed Instance are both supported. Azure SQL Database has a little bit less of a support footprint, primarily because of what Microsoft exposes to us. For that reason, I’d recommend SentryOne DB Sentry. It’s priced a bit differently to give you better options in terms of database volume so that you don’t have to do them one at a time. Managed Instance is supported by a regular SQL Sentry or Essentials license. Essentials also works for Azure SQL Database, but my recommendation is to use DB Sentry because it’s priced better for that use.
Q: How can we find historical (over 30 days long) running queries on a database in the SentryOne Dashboard?
A: We keep that data automatically for you, but you can adjust your view. To do so, go to the SentryOne Dashboard (I showed the Dashboard during the webinar demo), and at the top there is a date range in which you can change your start and end days to include your desired 30-day range. In order to keep us from having petabytes worth of data collected for you, we roll that up into different intervals. In a wide range like that, your peaks and valleys will appear to smooth out, but you’ll get a general idea of performance for that month.
Q: I have an Azure server that is shut off during business hours. How do I configure the alerts to not send me emails while the server is down during off hours?
A: Good question. For the different alerts and conditions that you’ll need to set up, I would create a window for SQL Sentry and then I would go to my different condition and action pairs and assign that window as an exclusion window so that those actions are performed during that desired time. It will be a little tedious—you’ll have to do a little set up—but it should work perfectly fine. You can also contact SentryOne Support for assistance.
Q: Do you have any alerts that would let us know exactly when a plan for a given query changes? That is, when the optimizer changes which plan it uses?
A: We don’t have alerts built in to let you know when a plan for a given query changes, but we have the Advisory Conditions systems I demoed during the webinar. Several SentryOne customers have done that in various ways, and we are happy to share those examples with you. We don’t build it in because we want to show true plan regression—not only when it changes but also when it becomes worse. There’s a lot of opinions on what “worse” means, and we are working to use that data to answer that question. When we get there, we will have something built in. In the meantime, we are happy for you to contact us and we can share what we have with you.
Q: How does the event chain feature work and is it included in SQL Sentry Essentials?
A: The event chain is an automation option. The way it works is it watches things like SQL Server Agent jobs. It also watches Windows Task Scheduler events—basically, anything we support that can be scheduled. It can apply different and simple logic. For example, if you remember back to the days of DTS, you would see whether something completed, failed, or was successful before deciding to move on to the next item in the chain. It’s great for setting up different things like backup procedures or things that have business logic that you don’t necessarily want to spend a lot of time scripting. It’s very simple and easy to use. It’s not a part of Essentials, so you’d want to use the full SQL Sentry product to take advantage of this feature.
Q: How can we restrict a user to see only a particular server on SQL Sentry?
A: In its present form, SQL Sentry uses two forms of security. One is role-based security in which you would use database roles in the SentryOne repository database to lock down the features someone has access to. The other is called rights-based security and it integrates with Active Directory in Windows. You basically assign an Active Directory login to one of your contacts in SQL Sentry and then you have another option in the security area to add or remove the things that contact has visibility to. From that point on, that contact will only see what you allow him/her to see server-wise.
Q: Does your baseline feature allow an hour-by-hour analysis? For example, my expected CPU baseline at 9am will be different than the baseline at 1pm. My current monitoring tool breaks down the baseline data hour by hour, based on what has typically occurred during that hour over the last x number of days. I’m curious to know if Essentials has a similar feature.
A: I would say “yes” and “no” to that. No, it doesn’t have an hour by hour breakdown. Yes, it does have baseline analyses that constantly keep track of the relative baselines so that you can see what’s called the “last interval.” If you’re looking at a 30-minute interval, it will compare what you are looking at to a baseline of the previous 30 minutes. It has one for the previous day, and it also has one for the previous week. So, it constantly keeps track of those intervals and you can bring that up in the baseline drop-down menu without having to manually create a baseline.
Q: I just recently had query show up in the "Query Stats" tab but not in "Completed Queries." I’m curious as to why.
A: That is a good question. There are a few scenarios. Sometimes they run very fast and very often. Take for instance Completed Queries. Your default there is the statement or the batch had to run for five seconds or longer to be captured in Completed Queries. But let’s say this query runs in half a second but the aggregated impact of that query in the last minute is that it did run, say, 100 times, and together those 100 times equals more than five seconds. That will absolutely show up in Query Stats instead of Completed Queries. The idea there is that we want to show you when it’s not just one slow running query or a few slow running queries, but when your resources are being taken up by queries that run quickly and the aggregate of them take up a lot of resources on the server. We call it a “death by 1,000 cuts” scenario.
Q: How can we trigger low diskspace alerts to trigger multiple times (e.g., every hour) when the disk space goes (for example, 15%)?
A: One of the things we’ve done in the area of data science is develop predictive models around disk/storage space. The idea is that these models can tell us when you are going to run out of storage based on your daily consumption. In these models, we show you a resource exhaustion date and formulate charts that show our confidence in that prediction. Obviously, the further out you get, the less confident the prediction is. We make this information available to you in the Advisory Conditions Builder. You can build Advisory Conditions against your resource exhaustion date and it helps create a sliding window. As you do things to reclaim space, your resource exhaustion date will move. This feature really helps you keep ahead of capacity planning issues like disk space.
Q: Does the Enhanced Platform Installer (EPI) work with the Essentials version of SQL Sentry?
A: That is untested. I wouldn’t try it. The reason its untested is because Essentials only supports up to five targets. It’s designed for smaller use cases. Frankly, you won’t need to use EPI with Essentials.
Q: Does Essentials support monitoring Amazon RDS? Would it involve the DB Sentry product mentioned for Azure SQL Database?
A: RDS, similar to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, just uses a SQL Sentry license and Essentials does support it.
Q: What's the latest version of the EPI, and how would I know when there's a new version?
A: We’re trying much harder to reach out and let people know when there’s a new version. We’re also aware that people don’t want to get spammed with emails. Therefore, we have the Version Checker. If you have the Version Checker enabled in your SentryOne client, we’ll notify you when there’s a new version. With EPI, the end goal is to be able to download an update package from our content delivery network. In the SentryOne 19.1.1 version that was released recently, you do need to go to the customer portal and download both a special EPI installer and the upgrade pack. In the upgrade pack, you’ll use the command-line interface to push it to your repository to run and update the command. From there, everything happens magically across your environment.
Q: Do you have any displays on procedure cache regarding when you have an extremely large query plan or plans resulting in prolonged waits on grants?
A: The procedure cache is part of a stacked area chart in the memory section of the SQL Server area on our Performance Analysis Dashboard. You can go there at any time to see what is in your buffer cache, procedure cache, or in your object cache. Incidentally, one of the features we are adding right now on the Dashboard is for in-memory, memory clerk, and clustered columnstore memory. We’ll have sections on there for that so you can see when they are chewing through your memory.
You can also find the relevant and helpful information about SQL Sentry Essentials here. Keep your eye out for future SentryOne webinars. And, please connect with me online!
Jason has worked in technology for over 20 years. He joined SentryOne in 2006 having held positions in network administration, database administration, and software engineering. During his tenure at SentryOne, Jason has served as senior software developer and founded both Client Services and Product Management. His diverse background with relevant technologies made him the perfect choice to build out both of these functions. As SentryOne experienced explosive growth, Jason returned to lead SentryOne Client Services, where he ensures that SentryOne customers receive the best possible end to end experience in the ever-changing world of database performance and productivity.
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Eric Slomanson/APMourners hold candles Sunday to honor the memory of two workers who were killed during a BART train accident in Walnut Creek on Saturday. The deaths are being credited with helping to spur a quick resolution to the transit system's second strike of the year
BART labor clash resolved after deadly accident
OAKLAND — It took months of tortured talks, two strikes and the deaths of two workers for BART workers and their employer to finally agree on a contract that got trains running again Tuesday.
The saga left commuters fuming and both sides bruised. A state lawmaker is considering introducing a bill that would ban public transit strikes, an idea seemingly anathema to a Democrat-controlled Legislature friendly to unions but perhaps a possibility because of the anger over the strike.
The tentative agreement between unions and BART came together quickly late Monday, just two days after a pair of transit workers were killed by a train operated by a BART employee being trained. The deaths shook both sides and helped get them back to a negotiating table they had deserted Friday.
The accident made it “more difficult for BART management to maintain a very hard line and not accept any kind of compromise,” said John Logan, an invited observer to the bargaining sessions who is director of Labor and Employment Studies at San Francisco State University.
Logan added that the unions “did not want this strike to go on and did not see it as in their interest,” partly because the public seemed to be blaming workers rather than management for the disruption to their lives.
Commuters who had faced traffic jams, crammed buses and crowded ferries gave a collective sigh of relief as train service resumed, carrying passengers across the sprawling region.
Hayward resident Meshe Harris, who has no car, was among the thousands of commuters who closely followed the talks. She had a job interview Tuesday and needed service to resume so she could get there.
“I was hoping, thank God, that it was going to be running soon,” she said.
The tentative contract deal, announced by BART and its two largest unions, requires approval from the rank and file and BART's board of directors. Both sides said they had made concessions.
“This deal is more than we wanted to pay.” said BART general manager Grace Crunican, declining to elaborate.
A third union, representing about 200 workers including financial analysts and people who monitor trains from a command center, is still negotiating with BART.
“We seem to be moving toward a solution,” said Melissa Miller, secretary of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local 3993.
The BART dispute has prompted two area Democrats to weigh in against transit strikes. State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, said he was looking into legislation to prevent future strikes. And Orinda City Councilman Steve Glazer, a candidate for state Assembly and former adviser to Gov. Jerry Brown, is calling for a transit strike prohibition because such labor actions “cripple our economy, hurt workers getting to their jobs, limit access to schools and health care, and damage our environment.”
Strikes at major public transit systems are rare, in part because some states have laws prohibiting them. Those laws aren't always effective, however. In 2005, for example, New York City transit workers staged a three-day walkout despite a New York law that forbids public employees from striking.
BART workers represented by the two largest unions, including more than 2,300 mechanics, custodians, station agents, train operators and clerical staff, average about $71,000 in base salary and $11,000 in overtime annually, the transit agency said. The workers currently pay $92 a month for health care and contribute nothing toward their pensions.
Negotiations began in April, but there was little progress and two strikes followed, the first in July.
After reaching agreement on pay and benefits, the talks stalled last week after BART demanded changes to workplace rules, including how schedules are made, when overtime is paid and a move from paper to electronic record-keeping.
The breakthrough came after the worker deaths in Walnut Creek on Saturday. By Sunday, union leaders said they were ready to make concessions. By Monday, both sides agreed to sit down and a deal was struck in time to get limited train service running for the Tuesday morning commute.
“When that happened over the weekend, they realized this thing had to end,” said Amalgamated Transit Union international president Larry Hanley, whose union represents BART train drivers and station agents.
Hanley said that during Monday's negotiations, “management backed off the vast majority of the work rules” and settled on minor changes allowing new technology.
He said that the final economic package — involving salaries, pensions and health care — was essentially the same as a framework both sides has ostensibly agreed to. Final details on those issues have not been released but BART had offered a 12 percent pay raise over four years and a requirement that workers contribute 4 percent toward their pension and 9.5 percent toward medical benefits.
The deaths of two workers checking tracks are being investigated by the National Transportation and Safety Board, which says the driver was an operator trainee and held other positions at BART. The NTSB planned to interview BART managers and re-enact the incident.
With BART's labor dispute winding down, a local bus issue was heating up Tuesday, and the governor said he was seeking a cooling off period in the labor dispute between a major San Francisco Bay Area bus system and its drivers.
An Alameda County Superior Court judge planned to hear the request Wednesday morning. If the judge grants a cooling-off period, it would halt any strike activities for 60 days.
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“I just didn’t want to feel anymore.”
When I talk to veterans trying to overcome addiction, and I ask them how they got here, that’s the most common response.
I’m a veteran outreach coordinator with a casework focus on high-risk veterans. My niche, specifically, is veterans who are at risk of suicide or are struggling with addiction. 80% of the veterans I see are combat-injured or on rated disability. 100% of the veterans I see struggle to maintain their footing in this weird civilian world they’ve come back to. As such, they do whatever they can to cope, and turn to whatever substance they can find to numb the chaos inside of them, one of the most common of which is opioids.
Our VA system is underfunded and understaffed. This leaves veterans with long waits for care and few opportunities to be truly heard.
Every single one of my veterans suffering from opioid addiction obtained their prescriptions legally. And as their addiction started to take hold, they learned how to use the overworked system to obtain more and more pills. What was once used to numb the pain in their bodies had become a tool to numb the pain in their minds. And with few checks and balances on the way opioids were prescribed, my guys were developing increasingly serious addictions thanks to misleading marketing from drug companies, and healthcare workers who were just doing their best to provide, which sometimes meant signing off on another script because they felt like they were doing the right thing.
I saw first-hand how easy it was to work over the system, because I once suffered from addiction myself. It was an addiction that didn’t spawn from an illegal substance, but from the simple over-prescribing of my pain medications. This is why I’m so passionate about what I do, helping veterans overcome addiction. It’s because I’ve been there.
It’s been six years since I started down the path of recovery. The same path that I’m trying to help my brothers and sister choose—because you honestly can’t start this journey until you’ve made that choice. When a case is assigned to me, it’s because of 1 of 2 reasons: Either my veteran has gotten into trouble and is facing charges, or they understand they’ve reached a ledge and are choosing to turn back. In both cases, they reach out to us for help. Our most successful cases are when that choice is made of their own free will. Because with that comes the determination to get better, to be better, to survive.
There is such an amazing strength in those who fight to overcome their addiction. And so much of that strength comes from them realizing that they don’t have to take on their demons alone, and that the “suffer in silence” mentality that comes with service doesn’t have to carry over into the civilian world. That the stigma that surrounds PTSD, mental illness, and addiction is just background noise that our minds use to keep us in the darkness. And that the best way to pull yourself from that darkness is to shed light onto the things that scare you.
Addiction is real. But so is your ability to overcome it. And so many of us are here to hold your hand and help you through it because this is not something you have to do alone. If you’re unable to get the assistance you need, please reach out to your local Congressional office and ask to be put in touch with a Veteran Outreach Coordinator. Take the first step. We’ll help you along the way.
Cassie Hellyer is a Veteran Outreach Coordinator.
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Kings-Rockets Preview
"See you in Golden State," was Jason Terry's message following the Houston Rockets' latest win, alluding to a possible postseason matchup against Stephen Curry and the top-seeded Warriors.
Maybe not if the Rockets can't slow down that other Curry first.
Seth Curry and the depleted Sacramento Kings hope to play spoiler Wednesday night when they visit Houston, which can clinch a playoff spot with a win on the regular season's final day.
The Rockets (40-41) regained control of the Western Conference's eighth and final postseason berth with Monday's 129-105 victory at Minnesota, one day after beating the Los Angeles Lakers 130-110.
They pulled even record-wise with Utah, which lost 101-92 to Dallas, but hold the tiebreaker based on conference records. Houston can wrap up a spot in the first round against Golden State with a victory Wednesday or a Jazz loss to the Lakers later in the night.
It has been a largely uninspiring season for the Rockets after they reached the West finals a year ago. But they played with a sense of urgency Monday when James Harden scored 34 points and Dwight Howard added 19 and eight rebounds.
Houston, which has traded wins and losses in its last eight home games, shot 55.8 percent as Harden made 12 of 21 shots, including 5 of 7 3-pointers. Howard finished 8 of 11, as did Trevor Ariza on the way to 21 points.
''We're trying to make the playoffs. The fire is under us and it's lit,'' said Patrick Beverley, who chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and four assists. ''It's not how we wanted it to be at the end of the season where we start to try to do the right things, but better late than never.''
The easy way for the Rockets would be pushing aside Sacramento (33-48), which will be without DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo and Darren Collison. All three are being rested after dealing with several nagging injuries this season.
The Rockets won the first two games of the season series, but Sacramento's 107-97 home win Dec. 15 snapped its seven-game skid against Houston.
Harden has averaged 38.7 points in the last seven games of this series, including 35.7 on 52.7 percent shooting this season. He has made 13 of 24 3s with 28 assists in the season series, though he has turned the ball over 19 times.
With a combined 52.8 points, 19.8 rebounds and 19.3 assists missing from their lineup from Cousins, Rondo and Collison, the Kings will likely turn to Curry again.
The third-year pro combined for about 36 1/2 minutes against the Rockets in the season series, but he has ignited Sacramento with an uptick of playing time down the stretch. Curry has scored 20 points in consecutive wins and has averaged 17.5 his last six games, up from 5 per game in his first 37.
He made 6 of 10 3s in Saturday's 114-112 victory over Oklahoma City and tripled his previous career high with 15 assists in Monday's 105-101 win at Phoenix.
''I had the ball, I was able to make some plays and show a different part of my game,'' he said after playing 38 minutes Monday, ''and guys were doing a great job screening for me, finishing shots, stuff like that so they made me look good.''
It's possible this is the final game as Kings coach for George Karl, who has been under fire for much of the season and has had his share of problems with Cousins. The 63-year-old Karl is fifth all-time with 1,175 wins, 35 shy of Pat Riley.
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I WISH TO PUSH MY BOUNDARIES AS A PERFORMER : SHILPA THAKRE
Harshit Mhatre
Meet Shilpa Thakre, the young actress-model, who's famous as Expression Queen on Tiktok. Her cute & naughty expression-videos on Marathi songs are loved by millions of fans across Maharashtra & overseas. This hidden gem is found all thanks to various social apps like Tiktok & Like Videos. In today's digital world, these apps pushed her talent all over the world.
It was started in 2017, when The Chinese short-music video app has taken the world by storm, was downloaded more than 1.2 billion times across Android and iOS. The massively popular app, particularly among people under 30, allowed users to upload sketches and lip-syncing Expressions music videos with tunes and sound effects from app gallery.
Through such apps, the audience can share their favorite videos on other social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and more through the in-app options. Initially even Shilpa was one them who tried to create some video content just for fun as a novelty factor. She created around 4-5 videos on TikTok & LIKE and soon forgot all about them. But these videos made by Shilpa were loved by millions of her fans and gave her an altogether a new identity of 'Maharahstrachi Expression Queen!'
Currently Shilpa has millions of followers on all social media platforms as well as hundreds of fake profile pages and fan clubs. You can find her hundreds of profiles on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, like and many more apps which one or the other show her popularity. Even a few of these apps used her cute videos as promotional videos on their platform to attract more audiences. Due to this type of extraordinary fame, Shilpa has bagged total 4 films as a lead role.
Last year she performed in Zee Yuva Channel's Dance reality show Apsara Aali as well. Just recently her fifth film, 'Triple Seat' released where she acted as the sister of Marathi Superstar Ankush Choudhary. Shilpa is now preparing for Maharashtra State-level Drama competition, which will be held in Mumbai in December. She is performing lead character in the play called 'Sari Ratra' written by Badal Sarkar translated by P. L. Deshpande for this competition.
When asked about future plan, Shilpa Thakre says, 'Although I am getting different types of offers but I am in no hurry to sign new projects. I am thinking seriously about my career graph.
I wish to push my boundaries as a performer. So, at the moment, I want to focus on improving my acting skills.'
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How’s your luck, Sammy?
It’s said that an infinite number of monkeys on an infinite number of typewriters would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare. It’s also said that an infinite number of Sammy Clingans with an infinite amount of chances would not have scored that penalty on Saturday.
I don’t know why he pushed for it. I would never blame the result on a single player – that’s a ridiculous notion – but when he grabbed the ball it was clear to everyone that he was taking a huge gamble, and by not giving McSheffrey the chance, he was fighting logic, and more decisively, his own form.
We have this vision of Sammy as a set-piece expert, but his dead-ball form this year simply hasn’t justified the tag. His corners lack variation, and regularly result in crosses so deep that an extended Inspector Gadget would be straining to reach them. His direct free kicks haven’t been much better – these tend to be scuffed into the midriff of one of the groin-protecting souls in the wall.
It wasn’t always like this though. His first season he was an absolute revelation – can we really be so short-sighted as to forget that? I remember him as a genius at set-plays, and that thumper against Preston will be permanently elevated in my mind as one of the best City goals in history.
I mean it’s not that long ago since Dion Dublin proclaimed (somewhat wildly) that Sammy was one of the best players in the Championship. If you were in any doubt why he’d come to that conclusion, have a watch (not a listen – the sound’s a disgrace) of this crudely cropped video, and the feeling of quality should all come flooding back:
Sammy_Clingan_39_Late_Kick_Off.mov
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The big issue now is that he already seems to have his eye on a move away, and looking back over the season there’s little doubting that mindset will ultimately have had an impact on his performances.
However, by playing like a bloody idiot, he’ll struggle to get that move to Leeds (or other Championship club) he’s been looking for. His stock at this level isn’t as high as it once was.
The funny thing is, this was never inteded as some sort of Sammy-bashing post. He’s received an awful lot of grief since the weekend, but let’s be clear about one thing: it was not his fault we lost to Leicester. Throughout the game we saved a penalty, won a penalty, and watched as they finished the game with ten men, and still we were unable to have any genuine impact on the game. There’s only so much luck you can get in away games, and we may well have used up a whole chunk of our season’s quota in that one game.
Realistically, Sammy Clingan has got twelve games left in the Sky Blues’ shirt. We all know what that means – he’s got twelve games left to define his Coventry City career.
Nobody wants him to finish the season with a whimper and be forever remembered as someone who bottled it when he was most needed. He’s been too good in previous seasons and doesn’t deserve that, and neither do we.
The pre-game ramble: Barnsley
The pre-game ramble: Birmingham City
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I’ve no idea why the video’s acting so strangely on some phones, but there’s a link at the bottom of the mobile site to view the full version, so it oughta work on there.
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Gibb’s Farm
Located in the forested slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater, Gibb’s Farm overlooks the centuries-old Great Rift Valley. Recently named Best Safari Lodge and #5 of …/
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Bordered by the waters of the warm Indian Ocean along the east coast, Mozambique is a favourite honeymoon destination – and it’s easy to see why! Miles upon miles of soft white sands surround the beautiful coral islands of the archipelagos. Crystal clear turquoise waters lap the shores and offer a tropical playground for some of the world’s best scuba diving and snorkeling, swimming, floating and game fishing.
With hundreds and hundreds of miles of Indian Ocean coastline, Mozambique is Africa’s premier beach destination with two main Archipelagos – Bazaruto in the South and Quirimbas in the North. The Bazaruto Archipelago is a glorious collection of palm-fringed islands, each begging to be explored while the Quirimbas Archipelago is a stretch of 32 stunning coral islands, most of them uninhabited and untouched. Spend a day in the water and then relax with a glass of wine and delicious seafood under the full canopy of the African skies.Mozambique is not all beaches though!
Inhambane is a cultural mix of an old and new settlement town, still retaining Arab-styled architecture from its days as an Arab port for the slave trade. Ibo Island is one of Africa’s oldest towns and is famous for it’s annual festival in June with traditional fishing boat races and performances from the ever-smiling locals.
For those looking to experience the thrill of the African bush, Gorongoza National Park has many African wildlife species including lion, elephant and buffalo. The Niassa Game Reserve is home to some 12 000 elephants, which is one of the highest concentrations in Southern Africa.
Mozambique offers something for everyone both in terms of activities and excursions as well as the range of accommodation on offer. Whether you’re after an authentically rustic Mozambican experience in one of the many beach huts, or a romantic hideaway in a five star eco-friendly resort, Mozambique has it.
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Popular Travel Destinations in Mozambique
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KLEIN CONSTANTIA.WESTERN CAPE . SOUTH AFRICA. aerial view looking north-east towards Cape Town .
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Nicknamed ‘The Rainbow Nation’ for its ethnic diversity, the country with 11 official languages seemingly has nearly as many mother tongues as it does ecological zones. With developed cities, two oceans, mountain ranges, savannas, deserts and forests all within its borders, it really is the world in one country. Highlights include the famous Kruger National Park, the picturesque Garden Route, Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town, The Drakensberg Mountain Range and the City of Gold, Johannesburg. With golden beaches, abundant wildlife and everything in-between, South Africa is the perfect African safari destination.
The landlocked Southern African country of Zimbabwe has been in the news for all the wrong reasons of late but, while we do not condone the current political climate, the fact remains that it is a perfectly safe and viable option for tourists, with a wide range of natural attractions. From the thundering smoke of the majestic Victoria Falls – a wonder of the natural world - and the game rich plains of the Hwange and Mana Pools National Parks to sunset houseboat cruises on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe offers great value and a friendly, welcoming smile.
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Diving with turtles in Bazaruto Archipelago
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With miles and miles of pristine coastline, vast National Parks teeming with wildlife, and fascinating towns and cities that merge Portuguese influence with African flavor, Mozambique is fast becoming a favorite destination for honeymooners. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean provide plenty opportunity for diving and snorkeling along the coral reefs of the Bazaruto and Quirimbas Archipelagos, while the Gorongoza and Niassa National Parks boast superb Big Five game viewing with the latter being home to some 12 000 elephants. Ibo Island, along the famous Spice Route, has one of Africa’s oldest stone towns, with cobbled alleyways and fresh spice markets while bustling Maputo is filled with art deco architecture and delicious seafood.
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SEOlympics: Top Marketing Blogs of Ireland
Albert Costill March 10, 2015
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According to a joint study conducted by Amárach, the Marketing Institute and MCSquared, Irish marketers predicted 2014 to be better than the previous six years. Respondents reported a 30% growth in social media, as well as a 19% increase in content marketing. Over the next years, however, it’s expected that content marketing will continue to increase by another 34%. Despite 24% of all marketing budgets being dedicated to digital in Ireland, there are remains some good news and bad news for marketers.
The good news? Consumers in Ireland actually spend more time and money online than the rest of Europe. In fact, 8 out of 10 Irish adults are using the internet on a daily basis. Even more astounding is that Irish customers are spending around €4 billion online every year. That amount is expected to skyrocket to €21 billion by 2017. And, when you consider out of Ireland’s entire 4.6 million population, almost 3.5 million are registered online, you can easily see why Ireland is a potential goldmine.
Here’s the problem, however. 75% of these online sales are going to overseas vendors. Siobhan McGinty noted on Sage, “The reason for this is simple. Irish businesses do not have the web presence their global competitors have.” This is a problem for Irish retailers when “74% of consumers frequently research companies online” and “over 60% of consumers research online before making a purchase.”
McGinty goes on to state the Irish retailers who have found success have done so because “they have developed a personality, and more importantly, they are engaging with their customer base, through social media or a company blog for example.”
With this vital information in hand, and the opportunity to tap into such a rich market, we decided to see what kind of content is being discussed and shared in “The Emerald Isle”. After several hours of research, we compiled the following list of marketer blogs located in Ireland based on subjective criteria like voice, content strategy, and quality.
If we forget to include a blog you feel is worthy of this list, please feel free to add your suggestion in the comment section below.
Finally, the following list is no particular order. Enjoy.
Shane O’Leary
Screenshot of Shane O’Leary taken 1/28/15
Shane O’Leary is a twenty-something advertising planner and digital strategist based out of Dublin who has already put together an impressive resume. As a planner at Target McConnells, which happens to be one of Ireland’s leading ‘through the line’ agencies, Shane helped develop brand strategies for high-profile clients like Vodafone, Diageo (Guinness), Croke Park, Unilever (Knorr), Tesco, McCain,Topaz Energy, and An Post. He was formerly a Content Producer for Ireland.com and Account Executive for Simply Zesty. Shane has also contributed to publications that include Sunday Business Post, Digital Times, Digital Times, TheJournal.ie, and Brand Republic. He also lectures at the Digital Marketing Institute.
When he’s not sharing his knowledge about marketing and technology with his visitors, O’Leary is a devout Leinster Rugby fan and foodie.
WhatsApp for Irish Media Brands
Could 2015 Herald the Era of Social Media Sales?
Wake Up Marketers, Digital Display is Dying…
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Founded in 2008 by Ian Dodson and Anthony Quigley to help educate Ireland about digital marketing, the Dublin-based Digital Marketing Institute has since expanded its educational program to over forty countries in the world. In its six years in existence, DMI has trained some 11,000 students in the field of digital marketing. Courses include: Professional Diploma in Search Marketing; Professional Diploma in Social Media Marketing; Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing; Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing; and Masters in Digital Marketing – which are all accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
DMI also runs a blog helpful for students and non-students who are looking for additional advice and techniques to assist them with all of their digital marketing needs.
7 Habits of Highly Effective Digital Marketers
The Ultimate Guide for Guest Blogging in 2015
3 Fatal Mistakes Digital Marketers Make
Spiderworking
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Over the last couple of years, Amanda Webb has created an extensive blogging network that began with co-founding the KLCK Bloggers Network in 2010 – which helps businesses and individuals with blogging and social media. In 2012, Amanda founded Blog Awards Ireland as well. She also runs the County Kildare-located Spiderworking to assist small businesses with social media strategies through training and support.
Prior to Spiderworking, Amanda was an Assistant Director in the Irish Film Business and founder of Feelgood Organic Hampers. Her blogs have included in Social Media Examiner’s International Top 10 Social Media Blogs in 2011 and 2012, as well as The 2012 Social Media Awards. Her video blog entry also reached the finals of the 2010 Irish Web Awards.
How Do You Measure Up To Your Competitors On Facebook? – 30 Second Tip
20 Facebook Competition Ideas To Inspire
A Beginners Guide To SEO for Bloggers
Wolfgang Digital
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Back in 2007 Alan Coleman fell in love with Google Adwords, which lead him to quit his job and launch OnlineAdvertising.ie. After perfecting his talents, mainly through Chess and Fantasy Football, Alan created and managed a number of successful AdWords campaigns for his clients. After recruiting a small, but top-notch, team OnlineAdvertising.ie became Wolfgang Digital in 2012.
Over the years, this Dublin-based marketing agency has been the recipient of the Gold medal for “Best Digital Marketing Agency” and Gold, and Silver, and Bronze in the “Best Search Category” in the 2011 Digital Media Awards. The team is also the only agency in Ireland to have a campaign published by Google as a “Google Success Story,” of which they now have four.
Digital Marketing Tips from Rand Fishkin & the (Wolf)Gang for 2015
Will The iPhone 6 Impact Google Search Results?
5 ways to Ctrl Z Creative Block
iProspect Ireland
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Headquartered in Dublin, iProspect is a digital marketing agency that specializes in SEO, PPC, social media advertising, display advertising, and mobile advertising. Known for putting their customers first, iProspect has earned a reputation as an ambitious and cutting edge agency. Thanks to resources provided by being a part of the Dentsu Aegis Network, iProspect has worked with global companies ranging from MasterCard, Kellogg’s, and AIG. They’ve also performed case studies with Coca-Cola and GMC.
Besides articles that discuss everything from analytics to SEO to display advertising, iProspect has also an informative monthly blog series.
iAnalyse Series: WD-40 For the Data Machine
Adding “Buy Now” to the Online Conversation
o360 Series: 8 Ways an SEO Content Writer Can Enhance UX
Krishna De
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Krishna De is a speaker, mentor ,and digital marketing professional who trains and consults a variety of clients in social media, marketing strategies, and online reputation. Having lived and worked in thirty different countries across North America, Asia, and Europe, this Dublin resident has a unique and first-hand perspective on growing a business internationally.
Krishna is also a Google Expert Contributor and has been awarded the ‘Best Business Podcaster’ during the 2009 Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Awards, named one of the top 100 most proactive business women in Ireland in the Irish Entrepreneur Yearbook in 2007, and recognized by Alltop.com and The Junta 42 as a top content marketing blog.
How To Enable Your Facebook Community to Post Images to Your Facebook Page
Five Best Practice Tips For Your Visual Content Marketing Success On Pinterest – Free Training
Instagram for Business Tip – How to Edit Your Instagram Post and Geo Tags
Digital Training Institute
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In 2013, Joanne Sweeney-Burke established the Digital Training Institute after noticing a need for personalized digital marketing training. Since then, Joanne has trained over 500 people in a wide range of content marketing disciplines. Joanne is also the author of the upcoming book Social Media Under Investigation, Law Enforcement and the Social Web.
Prior to running the Digital Marketing Institute, this Galway resident was a former broadcast journalist, PR lecturer, CEO, and founder of the PR agency Media Box. Joanne also writes thought-provoking articles that examines statistics and tactics on how to improve your online marketing strategy.
Demystifying Digital Marketing – In Conversation with RR Donnelley
Where’s the Sportsmanship in Policing Social Media?
First Digital Skills Study Highlights Ireland’s Alarming Skills Shortage
Screenshot of 256 Media taken 1/28/15
Calling themselves Ireland’s first content marketing agency, 256 is a strategic content marketing agency that was founded in 2013.With roots based as a publishing company, 256 Media uses past experiences and skills along with modern techniques to help create engaging content that can be spread across multiple platforms that range from print to social media channels.
One question you may have is how this Dublin-based agency came up with the name 256? The agency states that “if you multiply 2x2x2x2 enough times you eventually get to 256.” More importantly, however, “256 is the typical number of different values in each colour channel of a digital color image.”
Social Media Optimisation: How to Think Small for Big Results
Google EAT – An Insight into the Google Algorithm
Smart Content Marketing – What You Need to Know
Finola Howard
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Finola Howard is a Waterford resident who has an interesting marketing and advertising resume. Finola has been the Strategic Marketing Mentor and Trainer for small and medium-sized businesses for the Mayo Local Enterprise Office since 1999. She was also the co-founder of IrishBusinessWomen.com and CEO and Lead Strategist for The Marketing Table.
Since 2013, Finola has been working freelance to help companies in need of a brand and marketing strategist. She’s also a proponent of Great Marketing Works, which means that a business should be economically sustainable, socially sustainable, and environmentally sustainable. Her blog is full of useful and practical advice that companies of any size should employ.
6 Steps to Positioning Your Business for Success
How I Built a Daily Social Media Routine that Works
5 Simple Truths about Great Marketing
Web Sales Promotion Blog
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Web Sales Promotion is made-up of a small team of specialists who assist clients with SEO, PPC, CRO, social media marketing, website design, and direct mail. Web Sales Promotion has worked with a diverse group of clients that range from Freshco Clothing, Leaflet Distribution Dublin, and Beautique No. 9. This Rochfortbridge based agency is also a partner with HootSuite, Google, Bing, and Constant Contact.
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Why should I apply to CTEP?
The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) AmeriCorps is currently accepting applications for positions starting in September, 2018 and ending in August 2019, and we want you to join us! We think we have a great AmeriCorps program that tackles digital inclusion, but don't take it from us. Take it from our members! See what they have to say about their experience in CTEP AmeriCorps as you read the frequently asked questions about our program to understand if it's the right fit for you, or someone you know.
See our list of positions descriptions and apply now to become a CTEP AmeriCorps Member!
What do CTEP AmeriCorps Members do?
Members teach technology literacy skills to program participants in order to help them obtain employment, and improve their civic and social opportunities. You might be surprised to find out how many people are afraid of learning new technology. Our members help people get over that fear by teaching in formal classes and mentoring people one-on-one in computer/technology labs.
"The most rewarding parts of my service are the moments in my computer classes when someone who was previously uncertain about computers begins to get excited about technology, or when someone tells me they received a job because of our work together and to see how excited they are about it. This feels like I'm really making a difference.” --Laura Wondra, Arlington Hills Community Center.
Where do CTEP AmeriCorps Members serve, and is it full-time?
Members serve full-time (about 35 hours a week) for a year in a community technology center located within libraries, immigrant services organizations, employment centers, museums or media centers in the Twin Cities. See our full list of positions descriptions and then apply to become a CTEP AmeriCorps member. About a third of our members choose to do a second service year of CTEP, and our program has one of the highest completion rates in the state!
“Through CTEP I began to see how important non-profits and community based organizations are to a community. In our service year we got to see some of the struggles in the community around us, but we as CTEP members we were also able to achieve something that would improve the life of another person.” --Maya Hanson, Rice Street Library.
What are the financial benefits of doing CTEP AmeriCorps?
You don’t have to go hungry to join AmeriCorps! Members receive a living stipend, a health care option, and a $5,920 educational award upon completion of service. CTEP has fundraised to pay our members higher than the region minimum, so we pay $528 every two weeks for 12 months. We will support you throughout the year, give budgeting tips, and will help you navigate public assistance.
Find out how doing AmeriCorps can help you pay down your student debt through Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The combination of PSLF and the education award can act as forced savings plan that allows you to pay down debt much faster than you would in an entry level job.
Is there any additional professional development training?
Our group of 35 CTEP AmeriCorps members meets twice a month for leadership and professional development trainings focused on digital inclusion, cross-cultural competency, program and volunteer management, and non-profit administration. We also take one retreat in the fall and one in the spring to help members build community. CTEP is a relatively small AmeriCorps program, which means that you will get to know and support your fellow cohort throughout the year. Members have an opportunity to shape the CTEP program, give input, lead sessions, and make it their own.
"I cannot speak enough to the skills and experience I have gained as a CTEP I was so confident going into interviews and applying for jobs after CTEP because I have really learned so much. CTEP has offered me the chance to develop professionally in so many ways and I could not be more thankful." –Kayla Norman, Minnesota Literacy Council.
Will I get to be creative and develop leadership skills?
Yes! We want you to be creative and develop your personal leadership style. Each year members do additional civic engagement projects outside their host site. Members work with each other in small groups to address problems and provide solutions related to digital inclusion. Learn more about last year's civic engagement projects, which allow members to be collaborative and creative in leveraging community assets.
"I don't believe in leaders in the traditional sense. I think leaders are people who decide to invest in other people. I learned not only to invest in myself and the people around me, but also the community around me. There’s an empowerment aspect for us as well…we’re being given the tools to explore new things, to really grow and develop. --Anthony Nget, Sun Ray Library (Watch Video)
What else will I be exposed to in the Twin Cities?
You will learn a lot at your host site, but you will also travel to roughly half of CTEP's host sites throughout the Twin Cities. Each training day takes place at a different location where we learn about a particular organization and neighborhood. You will have the chance to reflect on the relationships you build at your site, as well as what you are observing about digital inclusion at the individual, community and policy levels.
“The most rewarding part of my work was the relationships I built with participants, that is people who came to our open technology labs and computer classes. The personal connections allowed me to see the participants' challenges from their perspective and empathize with their situations. I became invested in the participants' successes and defeats and frustrated by their barriers. Through relationships with a wide range of people I really expanded my worldview.” --Ted Klimek, Project for Pride in Living.
Do I need to be a technology whiz to join CTEP?
You don’t need to be a computer expert to join CTEP. While some members do teach skills like music and media production or website and graphic design, most members teach basic skills like introducing someone to the internet for the first time, or helping someone edit a resume in Word. Technology is simply a tool to help someone achieve a life goal such as getting a better job or moving forward with their education. Our graduates go onto every kind of career, including social work, education, public health, law and public policy. If you have ever helped a friend, colleague or family member with how to use a computer, tablet or cell phone then maybe you could be a great technology instructor. We seek people with tutoring or teaching backgrounds, experience working across cultures, and those who see themselves as current or future changemakers.
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The digital divide is often thought of as the divide between those who have access to technology and those who do not. Digital Inclusion goes beyond access to include basic skills training; digital inclusion professionals, such as CTEP members, aim to include all people in our workforce and community by breaking down technology access barriers and by helping people gain technology skills. Digital equity--making sure everyone has equal access to technology--is about the intersections of technology, education, class, race, housing and geography, and resource allocation.
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Industry revenue of »tanning and dressing of leather, dyeing of fur« in Hungary 2011-2023
Published by Philipp Huhn, Apr 12, 2019
This statistic shows the revenue of the industry »tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur« in Hungary by segment from 2011 to 2016, with a forecast to 2023. It is projected that the revenue of tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur in Hungary will amount to approximately 832,4 million U.S. Dollars by 2023.
This statistic was automatically created using the well-proven Statista forecast algorithm based on similarity parameters to existing analyst forecasts. The basis for the original forecasts is a combination of time series forecasts, driver forecasts (GDP, population etc.) from sources such as World Bank or the International Monetary Fund and business surveys.
Industry revenue of »tanning and dressing of leather, dyeing of fur« in Hungary from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. Dollars)
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The industry classification is based on the NACE Rev.2 - system in Hungary. The industry “tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur“ has the code “C151“.
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Over 700 personal injury firms close 2012-13
AuthorKate Sweeney
The BBC has reported that 735 claims management companies that handle personal injury claims have closed from March 2012 to June 2013. It is thought that this is a result of tougher laws on the practices of those companies. The ban of referral fees in April 2013 has clearly had an impact on claims management companies and one of the reasons behind the closing of so many firms this year.
The Claims Management Regulation Unit (CMRU), under the Ministry of Justice are responsible for regulating these companies and have undertaken a more robust stance on ‘rogue firms’ says Justice Minister Helen Grant who believes the ‘impact is beginning to show’.
On reflection, the government’s policy drive towards curbing the compensation culture in the UK, using reforms such as the new laws on no win, no fee agreements combined with the no nonsense stance of the Ministry of Justice mean that the fall in personal injury companies was inevitable.
The number of registered companies fell from 2,435 in March 2012 to 1,700 in June 2013.
In addition, the CMRU issued formal warnings to 285 companies and removed the licenses of another 211 indicating that the regulation of firms dealing with personal injury claims is much stricter. The reforms are aimed at reducing the cost of personal injury claims but also the amount of claims made each year, but only time will tell to what extent the reforms will achieve their aim.
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Late Season Soybean Management
Keeping a soybean crop healthy, even late in the season, is important for maximizing yield potential.
Reducing insect, disease, and weed pressure, nitrogen deficiency, and drought stress during the critical growth stages for soybean development can help prevent potential yield loss.
Early canopy development can increase flowering time and number of main-stem nodes.
Proper disease and insect identification is a critical management step.
Soybean Insects
Soybean aphids (Aphis glycines) are considered the dominant insect pest in soybean fields. Aphids are small, 1.5 mm long, and range from pale yellow to lime green in color. Adults have distinct black cornicles. They are usually found in soybean fields from late May through August. Aphids have piercing-sucking mouthparts that are used to suck fluids from the plant. Although they feed on leaves, stems, and pods they are most often found on the underside of leaves.1 Heavy infestations can result in the stunting of plant growth and development, which can reduce yield potential. If feeding continues through the pod filling stage, pod set may be affected and plants may produce fewer seeds per pod.2 As much as 50% yield reductions may occur in severely infested fields. However, aphid populations that are over the threshold when pods are being filled can have a greater effect on yield potential than outbreaks at R5 or R6 growth stages.
The occurrence of aphids is highly variable each season. Treatment thresholds and recommendations vary by state. Please contact your local agronomist for thresholds and apply insecticides as needed.
Figure 1. Soybean aphids.
Soybean podworm (Helicoverpa zea), also known as corn earworm, can be especially problematic in the southern growing regions of the United States. Infestation normally occurs from late July through August. It is a major pest in soybeans, corn, cotton, and grain sorghum. Small larvae are usually brown with a dark head. As the larvae grow, they change color from yellowish green to black, and the head is usually orange on large larvae. While small larvae feed on tender leaves and blooms, larger larvae feed on leaves, stems, or pods. Large populations can cause severe defoliation. Once pods begin forming, larvae feed on pods causing severe damage.
Figure 2. Soybean podworm.
Stink bugs. The three species of stink bugs mostly found in soybean fields are green stink bug (Acrosternum hilare), southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula), and brown stink bug (Euschistus servus).3 Stink bugs are shield shaped and immatures look similar to adults, but are wingless. The damage from stink bugs is caused when they insert their piercing– sucking mouthparts into the plant and extract juices. Damage is greatest when they feed on the seed in the developing pod (Figure 4). Feeding can cause pods to drop. Both adults and nymphs can cause injury to soybeans.
Figure 3. Green stink bug.
Figure 4. Stink bug pod damage.
Soybean Diseases
Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina), Sudden Death Syndrome (Fusarium virguliforme), Stem Canker (Northern states—Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora, Southern states—D. phaseolorum var. meridionalis), Phytothora Root Rot (Phytophthora sojae), Charcoal Rot (Macrophomina phaseolina), and Pod and Stem Blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum var sojae) are fungal diseases that may affect soybeans late in the season.4
Frogeye leaf spot produce spots on the leaves (Figure 5), while interveinal yellowing may form with sudden death syndrome (SDS) and stem canker. Premature defoliation is also a concern with frogeye leaf spot, phytophthora root rot and stem canker. Since pod set through seed fill stages (R3 through R6) are the most critical period for yield potential, leaf loss can significantly reduce yield potential. Healthy, green plant material is necessary for photosynthesis and converting sugars for pod fill; therefore, it is important to protect the leaf tissue.
Figure 5. Frogeye leaf spot.
Pod and stem blight can be found on stems, petioles, and pods in the late reproductive stages as irregularly-shaped brown blotches. Infection on pods may result in fewer or smaller seeds per pod. Leafdefoliation is also an issue if infestation is severe.
Symptoms of stem canker first appear during the early reproductive stages as small, red-brown lesions (Figure 7). Initial lesions are usually found near a lower leaf node and expand lengthwise as the season progresses. Lesions eventually girdle the stem, causing wilting and plant death.
Fungicide applications should be considered if the infestation has reached threshold levels during pod developmental stages (R3 to R5). Spraying fungicides after R6 is generally not recommended.
Tips for Proper Fungicide Application. Soybean diseases usually start in the lower canopy and move into the middle, then upper canopy as the crop matures. Therefore, fungicide applications need to be placed as deep into the canopy as possible. Sprayer reconfiguration is necessary to obtain good coverage and canopy penetration. Using a spray volume of no less than 15 gallons per acre is important to provide good coverage, especially later in the season when the canopy is deeper and denser. Nozzle type, spray pressure, application volume, and speed will determine the uniformity of spray deposition and penetration into the canopy.5 Flat-fan pattern nozzles are generally the best choice, provided the spray from these nozzles is characterized as high-fine to mid-medium (200 to 300 micron droplets in diameter). Proper nozzle orientation and overlap is also critical to achieve optimum spray deposition.
Figure 6. Pod and Stem Blight Photo source: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org.
Figure 7. Stem infected with stem canker: slight discoloration of the cortex is present and reddish brown cankers (at arrow) are evident.
Weeds compete with the crop for light, moisture, and nutrients and can be a yield-limiting factor. For increased yield potential, weeds must be controlled between V1 and V3 soybean stage. This is usually referred to as the critical time for weed control.7 Early season weed control is important for early canopy development and maximizing yield potential in soybeans. Plants that develop canopies early may have an increase in flowering time and number of main-stem nodes. Weeds that emerge later in the season have little direct effect on yield potential, but may interfere with harvesting and add foreign matter to the harvested crop. Although good early-season weed control is critical for optimum yield potential, sometimes situations arise where in -season weed management is warranted. Over-the-top applications can be used in controlling late-germinating weeds and weeds not controlled by preplant or preemergence herbicides.7 If a herbicide application is necessary, choose the chemistry depending upon the type of weed(s) present in the field.
Water demand is highest for soybean plants during pod development (R3 to R4) and seed fill (R5 to R6). Moisture stress from flowering through the pod fill stage can severely reduce yield potential by producing smaller or fewer seeds or both.8
Nitrogen Application
Since a soybean plant produces nutrient rich, high protein seed, nitrogen (N) requirements for this crop are rather high. Peak N demand in soybean production is during pod fill and fixed N alone may not be enough to meet plant demand. Both soil N and fixed N may be necessary for maximum soybean yield potential. Research shows that supplemental N during these pod fill may increase yield potential.
Scouting soybean fields late in the season can help identify problems that may be controlled through targeted management strategies and may offer insight for the next growing season. Look for insect damage, weed escapes, and signs of diseases. Late-emerging weeds can cause harvest losses and increase moisture and trash content at harvest. Fields should be monitored for pod-feeding insects through R7 growth stage. Late-season irrigation is recommended to have adequate soil moisture to ensure maximum seed weight. A fungicide application is warranted when disease incidence reaches threshold levels.
1Tilmon, K.J., et al. 2011. Biology of the soybean aphid, Aphid glycines (in the United States). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Vol 2, No. 2
2Soybean aphid, speed scouting worksheet, Field Crops IPM, Purdue University. http://extension.entm.purdue.edu.
3Soybean insect pests. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, http://ipm.ncsu.edu.
4Late season soybean diseases. 2013. University of Missouri Extension.
5Dorrance, A., Draper, M.A., and Hershman, D.E. 2008. Using foliar fungicides to manage soybean rust. Plant Health Initiative. NCERA publication SR-2008
6Knezevic, S.Z., Evans, S.P., and Mainz, M. 2003. Yield penalty due to delayed weed control in corn and soybean. Plant Management Network. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org.
7Ferrell, J.A., MacDonald, G.E., and Leon, R. 2012. Weed management in soybean. University of Florida, SS-AGR-05. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
8Thomas J. G. and A. Blaine. 2010. Soybean irrigation, Mississippi State University Extension, publication number 2185.
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5 months' jail for maid who repeatedly abused elderly woman with dementia
Eis Atikah (above) repeatedly rapped the elderly woman's head with her fist and pinched her arms in their shared bedroom.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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SINGAPORE - A maid assaulted an elderly woman under her care who was suffering from dementia less than a month after starting work with a household in Choa Chu Kang, a district court heard on Thursday (Jan 9).
Eis Atikah repeatedly rapped 76-year-old Madam Fatimah Kassim's head with her fist and pinched her arms in their shared bedroom.
Eis, 38, committed the offence as she felt frustrated because the elderly woman refused to sleep when she was supposed to.
The Indonesian pleaded guilty on Thursday to an assault charge involving a vulnerable adult and was sentenced to five months' jail.
Madam Fatimah's grandson, IT analyst Mohammad Farhan Mohammad Sam, 32, employed Eis, who started working for his family on May 12 last year.
The maid started abusing the elderly woman soon after that.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Amanda Han told District Judge John Ng: "There were several occasions where the victim did not wish to sleep even though she was supposed to do so, and the lights in the bedroom were already switched off.
"As the accused was already tired by that time, she pinched the victim on both arms several times in frustration.
"There were also occasions where she knocked the victim's head a few times with her fist instead of pinching her."
Madam Fatimah did not retaliate or complain after these acts of abuse.
The court heard that Eis suddenly left the flat without notice on June 12 last year.
The next day, Mr Farhan was helping Madam Fatimah clean up when he noticed a bruise on her right forearm.
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He asked his grandmother about it and she said that she had knocked into something.
Later that day, when Mr Farhan was combing her hair, she complained of feeling pain.
After taking a closer look and spotting a bump on the left side of her head, he took her to hospital.
He made a police report on June 14 last year.
Mr Farhan, who was present in court on Thursday, told reporters that he had wanted to find another maid about a week before Eis left the flat as he felt she was "a bit rough" with his grandmother.
He added that Eis later turned up at a maids' dormitory and admitted her offences when confronted.
He has since hired another domestic helper.
Offenders convicted of assaulting a vulnerable adult can be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $7,500.
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Burning the old to make way for the new
News | December 31, 2007
Jennie Tezak
Dan Thrift / Tahoe Daily TribuneNancy Hussmann, right, embraces Hillary Bittman during the Unity's at the Lake's burning bowl ceremony held at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center on Sunday morning.
Unity at the Lake member Ila Barry became a little teary as she dropped a burning paper into a bowl, then hugged spiritual leader Hillary Bittman during the church’s annual burning bowl ceremony.
“It is a cleansing and opening experience,” Barry said about the ceremony. “It allows for better things to come into our lives. It brings tears to my eyes to realize I have a lot to let go of. It opens things up for the good stuff.”
The burning bowl ceremony started 10 years ago. At the end of each year at the service, church members compile a list of everything from the past year that they wish to rid themselves of, then dip the lists into a candle, burning the edges slightly. The lists then are dropped into a bowl with other papers, which quickly turn to ashes.
At least 70 church members sat with furrowed brows, contemplating what to write on their lists as music played.
“It’s basically up to us to release anything that doesn’t serve us any longer,” Unity Chaplain Janice Eastburn said before the ceremony. “We can get rid of pains, fears, any energy blocking us from our highest good.”
Eastburn said that the new year should begin fresh and open for new opportunities.
“That’s what I get out of the service,” she said.
Bittman said the ceremony is important in church members’ lives.
“It’s good to just stop and take a moment to remember why we’re on this planet,” she said. “Every moment is holy. It helps us be our spiritual selves. We keep the intention to be a loving presence and remember the truth of us.”
Bittman’s husband, Dr. Stew Bittman, led the service. He spoke about “closing the year in celebration of you and each other.”
Stew Bittman also told church members to “release everything that no longer serves us and to come into the new year clean.”
After the bowl burning, Bittman asked the members to write a letter from God to themselves, writing everything God wished for them in the new year. Members put the letters into envelopes, which were collected and will be mailed back to them at a later time.
Church members sang along to music from church band One Voice and listened to Stew Bittman talk about how humans are the one species that refuses to let go of the past and move on.
“Life is all about letting go and learning to let go,” he said.
After submitting her burning letter, Unity member Tricia Amthauer sang along to the music. She said she loves the burning bowl ceremony.
“Why make a new year’s resolution?” Amthauer said. “It helps me to remember that it’s OK to let things go. I don’t do well with resolutions.”
Member James Crawford said the ceremony is healing for him.
“I think it’s the best spiritual cleansing and healing,” Crawford said. “You release the old and make room for the new. You can go forward and day by day, minute by minute, do the love of God.”
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Standing out in today’s higher education environment is nearly impossible. For Wofford College, a private, independent liberal arts college in South Carolina, gaining national visibility to drive higher quality applicants is a constant challenge.
One advantage that Wofford maintains is its ability to quickly adopt new financial structures, aid initiatives, and relevant programs. With approximately 85% of gross revenue coming from comprehensive fees, any ideas that could alter tuition revenue need to be thoroughly vetted.
To project the financial feasibility of these initiatives, Wofford analyzes various combinations of revenue models, projects, and student offerings with the Synario modeling platform.
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Setting the Modeling Scope
New Tuition Models
In early 2018, Chris Gardner, previously Associate Vice President for Finance now Chief Financial Officer, and other members of Wofford’s finance team were tasked by the institution’s president to develop, analyze, and present alternative tuition models coupled with strategic initiatives that focused on the student experience and financial sustainability.
After performing market research, Chris and his team came up with the following five different tuition models:
Wofford’s finance team also considered additional tuition models but decided not to pursue those options because they did not fit the character of the institution, among other reasons. Those unpursued ideas included fixed price degrees, post-graduation guarantees, and charging per credit hour.
According to Gardner, the overarching goal of this exercise was to see how Wofford could pair these tuition changes with “enhancements to the student experience and academic experience.”
We wanted to marry a set of tuition model changes to a set of programmatic initiatives that might really change the way we tell our story and the way we present ourselves to the outside world.
Chris Gardner, Associate VP of Finance, Wofford College
New Marketable Initiatives
Wofford modeled the following marketable initiatives for financial sustainability and impact:
To present their findings, the finance team created multiple slides as part of an interactive Synario slide deck. To start, they showed the president and his cabinet a familiar projection of Wofford’s current financial standing.
Each analysis displayed this “baseline” and showed the difference between the existing tuition model versus the new tuition model.
Tuition Reset Up
First, a simple increase to the overall cost of tuition was shown against the existing tuition model baseline. The baseline represents Wofford’s excess revenue after expenses from the current comprehensive fee structure. The values in the graphs do not represent Wofford’s actual financial standing.
Gardner and his team set standard assumptions for enrollment, discount rate, and other influencing factors and showed the revenue projection over a five-year timeline.
If the president or one of the cabinet members wanted to see different tuition growth rates, Gardner and his team could update the presentation live to show the results on the full set of Wofford’s financials.
As the conversation is evolving somebody says “I don’t like a 10% tuition increase. I don’t think the market can bare it, what if we try 7.5%?” We can go live and see that would create a negative revenue situation for us.
After the positive tuition growth rate was shown, the finance team showed a negative tuition growth rate for illustrative purposes. This view demonstrated to the president and cabinet members that this was not a financially viable option and would require extreme changes to other metrics.
Gardner continues, “The point of this slide for our group was to say, because we don’t have excess capacity on our campus, it is really hard to pay for a tuition reset down.”
Wofford could weather a tuition decrease in the long term, however, it would put the institution in a financially unstable position in the short term.
Wofford raisedthe tuition growth rate for fiscal year 2020 by 10% and then reduced the rate back to approximately 3.3% in the following years. The discount rate and enrollment assumptions remained at existing levels to focus on the impact of changing the comprehensive tuition fee. The change in Wofford College’s bottom line between the old tuition model and the new tuition reset is shown in the bottom line graph.
Inflation Plus
While a large tuition increase results in a marked improvement in Wofford’s contributions to its operating reserves, a marginal increase does not have a similar effect. In this model, Gardner and his team showed that a minimal increase with only a slight margin over the economic inflation rate would significantly lower the contributions to operating reserves over time.
The slower growth rate of the Inflation Plus model compounds over time. The slow growth rate coupled with Wofford’s rising expenses means the two models diverge significantly at the 2025 and 2026 fiscal year.
Similar to a tuition decrease, this tuition scenario is not financially sustainable for Wofford without significant changes to contributing revenue factors such as tuition discount rate, enrollment, or inflation margin.
In this example, the inflation assumption is set to an average of just over 2.0% while the college’s margin on top of the inflation rate is just above 1.0%. Discount rate and enrollment levels are left the same from the previous example. The result was a slightly lower bottom line in the short term with increasing disparity in the long term.
Tuition Promise
Wofford analyzed the difference in revenue if they offered incoming students a tuition price that remained the same for all four years of their education. For Wofford’s finance team, this was the first scenario that required new logic rather than a simple percentage increase of an existing assumption.
Without the ability to alter tuition pricing while students were enrolled at Wofford, the college’s revenue would stagnate in the short term, dropping below the existing baseline tuition revenue projection. However, in the long term, the tuition promise model could exceed the baseline revenue as new cohorts of students enter the college and are charged a higher flat rate for all four years.
The president and his cabinet were able to see that this model, like the previous models, would require significant changes to contributing revenue factors to offset the short-term losses.
In the tuition promise model, the comprehensive tuition fees are set to an approximate 6% growth rate while discount rate and enrollment remain the same. The graph depicts a severe decrease in the bottom line in the short term with more promising return in the long term.
Three Year Degree
Gardner and his team wanted to show the president and his cabinet a novel idea that could have a tremendous impact. Although this option would take the greatest amount of structural change for the small liberal arts school, it offered an interesting contrast to previous models.
The idea behind this model was that Wofford could effectively increase enrollment without impacting or altering the college’s physical capacity. Under this tuition model, Wofford could cycle more students through the academic pipeline while increasing enrollment rates accordingly.
Ultimately, the three-year degree model was not pursued due to the extreme changes that would need to be made to curriculum and degree formats. However, the model showed that this type of organizational change could result in significant revenue gains in the short term and only a slight decrease in revenue in the long term.
In the three year tuition model, the student participation rate assumption is set to 10%. Chris and his team believed that those that entered in to the three year program would all see it through, so the retention rate assumption is set to 100%. Summer aid and enrollment are the same as previous models.
Marketable Initiatives
Although the focus of the exercise was to examine new tuition models, the secondary purpose was to incorporate new initiatives that Wofford could use to differentiate itself from its higher education competition.
The goal of these initiatives was to enhance the student experience without significantly impacting the college’s bottom-line. One contributing factor to the financial feasibility of these initiatives was timing, especially if the initiatives were launched when tuition revenue is in flux. Synario allowed the finance team, president and cabinet to explore the effects of different launch dates for each initiative.
One way Wofford considered differentiating itself from competitors was to offer each student a $1000 scholarship if their GPA is at or above a 3.00. This initiative provides Wofford’s marketing team with a unique way to draw in student interest and give high performing students a discount on tuition fees.
Offering more student aid, however, directly impacts the college’s contributions to operating reserves. Through Synario, Wofford’s finance and executive teams were able to alter the initiative to look at the bottom-line impact if the GPA threshold was increased to 3.25 and 3.50.
It was quickly determined that Wofford would need to implement a tuition model that significantly increased its contributions if the college planned on offering the scholarship at the 3.00 GPA threshold.
In this initiative model, the student scholarship is consistently set at $1000 and discount rate just over 30%. Each graph shows the difference against the bottom line if Wofford offered the scholarship to students with GPAs ranging from 3.00 to 3.50.
Graduation Guarantee
As an alternative to the student scholarship initiative, the guaranteed graduation initiative was a programmatic strategy to ensure more students graduate within four years. Wofford considered putting measures in place that would effectively “guarantee” a four-year graduation rate if students met certain criteria.
The impact to the contributions to operating reserves was minimal, as the initiative was less monetary and more procedural. When presenting this initiative to the president and his cabinet, the finance team described it as an easy win for the college; requiring relatively minimal changes but improving the student experience.
Increase Foreign Study
Wofford, among other higher education institutions, understands that student interest in study abroad programs is growing. Current data shows that “approximately 1 in 10 U.S. students study abroad during their undergraduate career.”
To differentiate itself from its competitors, Wofford wanted to make it more financially attractive to participate in study abroad programs. This initiative had two major implications for the college’s contributions to its operating reserves.
Through Synario, Wofford projected the drop in overall enrollment as well as the financial impact of increased financial aid for student’s studying abroad. The aid and enrollment assumptions, as well as the overall growth in study abroad participation, were analyzed at various levels to determine the viability of the initiative.
Wofford’s foreign study initiative uses a 10% growth rate assumption for study abroad participation. In this model, Wofford did not raise enrollment to make up for the increasing number of students not enrolling due to study abroad.
Interim Subsidy & HIP Stipend
Wofford’s finance team modeled two more unique financial incentives for students. The first was offering select students a $3,500 subsidy in order to incentivize greater participation in internships and travel experiences. The subsidy would only be available during the month of January and could only be utilized by students who met specific academic and aid qualifications.
The HIP stipend, on the other hand, would be a smaller monetary amount available for students to use for a variety of different “high impact” areas. The finance team determined that Wofford could afford to offer $2,000 to a larger group of students if a new higher revenue tuition model was put in place.
The predetermined criteria that the HIP stipend could be used toward included study abroad, research opportunities, conferences and presentations, and civic engagement, among others.
The goal of modeling these projects and initiatives was not to analyze them individually, but to determine which combinations could grant Wofford a competitive edge while maintaining or improving the college’s contributions to its operating reserves.
Gardner and his team finished their presentation to the president and his board by creating and visualizing the impact of three scenarios composed of a mixture of the previously reviewed initiatives.
Each scenario utilized the Tuition Reset UP model, as it was the only model that significantly raised Wofford’s contributions to its operating reserves.
By quickly comparing the three different live scenarios, Wofford’s finance team was able to quantitatively demonstrate that not only was scenario #3 a financially viable trajectory for Wofford, but it also gave the marketing team the most ammunition to differentiate the college from its competitors.
The president and his cabinet were able to explore scenario #3 further by adjusting assumptions such as comprehensive fee growth rate, stipend and scholarship amounts, and overall student enrollment, among other key assumptions. This brought increased buy-in to the new trajectory because each stakeholder could answer individual questions and adjust the model accordingly.
These adjustments could be quickly vetted by the group and incorporated into the plan if they enhanced the college’s trajectory, all within a single meeting.
Gardner and his team were able to quickly and accurately project the financial impact of various tuition models and student-focused initiatives. More importantly, they were able to mix-and-match these initiatives to create a full-field view of future possibilities to present to the president and his cabinet.
Through Synario, Gardner enabled the president and each cabinet member to explore Scenario #3 and encouraged them to adjust the model’s assumptions or incorporate a different mix of initiatives.
As stakeholders began to participate, the presentation turned into an active exploratory session where stakeholders contributed to create a better future for Wofford College.
Wofford regularly uses Synario as part of their strategic planning process. Board communication using Synario is common when presenting their financial plan or evaluating new strategic directions.
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'Hustlers’ review: J-Lo, Constance Wu and Cardi B strip Wall Street boys of their assets
Lili Reinhart, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, and Constance Wu star in "Hustlers." (Barbara Nitke)
“Hustlers” offers a shiny, enjoyable, montage-intensive lesson in transactional economics. It’s about Manhattan strip club employees who make their money, on stage and off, backed by a soundtrack featuring “Shake That Monkey,” “Make It Rain,” “I Get Money” and “Werk.” Writer-director Lorene Scafaria’s film, in fact, qualifies as a werkplace comedy. The film’s half-real, half-fantasy treatment of a fact-based story is almost really good.
But “good enough” is good enough, thanks mostly to Jennifer Lopez dining out on her best role in years. She’s terrific.
Top-billed Constance Wu matches her stride for stride as the newest employee of a Manhattan strip club, learning the ropes, the pole and a lesson in seductive criminality from Lopez’s savvy mentor figure. The material comes from the 2015 New York Magazine feature “The Hustlers at Scores,” which detailed how a group of exotic dancers went into business for themselves by fleecing a string of former steady financial-industry customers. In the magazine story, which is rougher around the edges than the movie, author Jessica Pressler put it this way: “There’s something extra-satisfying about persuading a man who thinks you’re trash to spend his time and money on you. Preferably so much that in the end, they hate themselves.”
“Hustlers” ventures only so far in that sobering direction. It’s usually too busy (entertainingly so) gliding along the green brick road, to borrow a phrase Lopez’s character, Ramona, uses. “Come on, climb in my fur,” says Ramona early on, smoking a cigarette on the club’s rooftop. Destiny, portrayed by Wu, complies; the fur coat is big enough for a convention of sex workers, and the newcomer (who’s supporting her grandmother and, later, a child) is eager to learn from the best.
“Hustlers” benefits from a supporting cast featuring Cardi B (as Destiny’s colleague and, early on, lap-dance instructor), Lili Reinhart (as a serial vomiter) and Keke Palmer (whose high-heels dash in a hospital sequence gets every second of screen time it deserves). But like “Showgirls,” and believe me, it’s like “Showgirls” only in this respect, “Hustlers” belongs to its central veteran/newbie duo, Lopez and Wu.
Visually the film’s on the prowl every second, with the camera pushing in toward each new social gathering, each new Champagne shower, every new and usually sleazy Wall Street magician peeling off bills while the human commodities sharing his private room negotiate the cost of this or that. After the money dries up, in 2008, Ramona (who has a daughter of her own) enlists Destiny to solidify her business plan. This involves “fishing” for stray men with money, usually in bars; promising them a good time; plying them with MDMA and Ketamine; and, once the women get the proper credit card information, maxing out the sucker’s card.
It worked until it didn’t, as we sense early on, in the first of Destiny’s 2014-set interview scenes featuring a magazine writer (Julia Stiles) working the story. A tougher, less commercial film might’ve gone after the more corrosive elements of this sort of life. Scafaria barrels forward so that her film threatens at times to blur into a single, extended montage of high spirits followed by tough times followed by the visual details of the scam these women are running. The details are pretty choice, however, as when Lopez and company master the art of knocking back shots without actually drinking anything.
Scafaria’s gaze in “Hustlers" delivers more matter-of-fact dressing-room nudity and casual raunch than some moviegoers may be expecting. So now you know what to expect. I wish some of the scenes weren’t cut short in order to hustle us forward, “GoodFellas” style, to get to the next bit. Still: I found more to appreciate in “Hustlers” than, for starters, a more recent Scorsese film, “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
The corruption and lure of “Hustlers” may be “Wall Street”-adjacent, but I can’t be the only one who prefers this movie to that one, which was all flash and no pan. Lopez and company remind us there’s more than one kind of story worth telling about money, sex, women and, as Burt Lancaster put it in another New York story, “Sweet Smell of Success,” the greedy murmur of little men.
“Hustlers” — 3 stars
MPAA rating: R (for pervasive sexual material, drug content, language and nudity)
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Sun rays reflecting atmosphere found on a distant planet
By charu June 14, 2015
In what could uncover the organization of a planet and how it framed, a group including an Indian-source analyst has identified a stratosphere, one of the essential layers of Earth’s air, on a gigantic and bursting hot exoplanet.
This environmental layer incorporates atoms that assimilate bright and noticeable light, going about as a sort of “sunscreen” for the planet it encompasses. Up to this point, researchers were questionable whether these particles would be found in the climate of expansive, greatly hot planets in other star frameworks.
“Understanding the connections in the middle of stratospheres and compound creations is basic to contemplating barometrical procedures in exoplanets,” said study co-creator Nikku Madhusudhan from the University of Cambridge in Britain. “Some of these planets are so hot in their upper climates, they are basically bubbling off into space,” included Avi Mandell, planetary researcher at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
At these temperatures, researchers don’t fundamentally hope to discover a climate that has particles that can prompt these multi-layered structures. In Earth’s climate, the stratosphere sits over the troposphere – the turbulent, dynamic climate area that ranges starting from the earliest stage the elevation where about all mists top out. In the troposphere, the temperature is hotter at the base – ground level – and chills off at higher elevations.
The stratosphere is the exact inverse. In this layer, the temperature increments with elevation, a wonder called temperature reversal. Utilizing NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the analysts recognized a temperature reversal in the climate of the exoplanet WASP-33b which has around four-and-a-half times the mass of Jupiter. They accept titanium oxide has brought about this reversal in WASP-33b’s air.
“This makes an extremely persuading case that we have distinguished a stratosphere on an exoplanet,” included Korey Haynes, graduate understudy at George Mason University in Virginia and lead creator of the study. The outcomes showed up in the Astrophysical Journal.
A graduate from Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur with a keen interest in latest technology and robotics. Looks forward to Adventure sports, swimming, hiking during leisure time. You can also follow me on instagram at charu_1313
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Facebook buys Vidpresso’s team and tech to make video interactive
Zombie-like passive consumption of static video is both unhealthy for viewers and undifferentiated for the tech giants that power it. That’s set Facebook on a mission to make video interactive, full of conversation with broadcasters and fellow viewers. It’s racing against Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat to become where people watch together and don’t feel like asocial slugs afterward.
That’s why Facebook today told TechCrunch that it’s acqui-hired Vidpresso, buying its seven-person team and its technology but not the company itself. The six-year-old Utah startup works with TV broadcasters and content publishers to make their online videos more interactive with on-screen social media polling and comments, graphics and live broadcasting integrated with Facebook, YouTube, Periscope and more. The goal appears to be to equip independent social media creators with the same tools these traditional outlets use so they can make authentic but polished video for the Facebook platform.
Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it wouldn’t have taken a huge price for the deal to be a success for the startup. Vidpresso had only raised a $120,00 in seed capital from Y Combinator in 2014, plus some angel funding. By 2016, it was telling hiring prospects that it was profitable, but also that, “We will not be selling the company unless some insane whatsapp like thing happened. We’re building a forever biz, not a flip.” So either Vidpresso lowered its bar for an exit or Facebook made coming aboard worth its while.
For now, Vidpresso clients and partners like KTXL, Univision, BuzzFeed, Turner Sports, Nasdaq, TED, NBC and others will continue to be able to use its services. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed that customers will work with the Vidpresso team at Facebook, who are joining its offices in Menlo Park, London and LA. That means Facebook is at least temporarily becoming a provider of enterprise video services. But Facebook confirms it won’t charge Vidpresso clients, so they’ll be getting its services for free from now on. Whether Facebook eventually turns away old clients or stops integrating with competing video platforms like Twitch and YouTube remains to be seen. For now, it’s giving Vidpresso a much more dignified end than the sudden shutdowns some tech giants impose on their acquisitions.
“We’ve had a lot of false starts along the way . . . We finally landed on helping create high quality broadcasts back on social media, but we still haven’t realized the full vision yet. That’s why we’re joining Facebook,” the Vidpresso team writes. “This gives us the best opportunity to accelerate our vision and offer a simple way for creators, publishers, and broadcasters to use social media in live video at a high quality level . . . By joining Facebook, we’ll be able to offer our tools to a much broader audience than just our A-list publishing partners. Eventually, it’ll allow us to put these tools in the hands of creators, so they can focus on their content, and have it look great, without spending lots of time or money to do so.”
Facebook Live has seen 3.5 billion broadcasts to date, and they get six times as many interactions as traditional videos. But beyond public figures, game streamers, and the odd moment of citizen journalism, it’s become clear that most users don’t have compelling enough content to stream. Interactivity could take some pressure off the broadcaster by letting the audience chip in.
Facebook already has some interactive video experiments out in the wild. For users, it recently rolled out its Watch Party tool for letting Groups view and chat about videos together. It’s also trying new games like Lip Sync Live and a Talent Show feature where users submit videos of them singing. For creators, Facebook now let streamers earn tips with its new Stars virtual currency, and lets fans subscribe to donating money to their favorite video makers like on Patreon. And on the publisher side, Facebook Live has also built tools to help publishers pull in social media content. It’s even got an interactive video API that it’s developing to allow developers to launch their own HQ Trivia-game shows.
But the last line of Vidpresso’s announcement above explains Facebook’s intentions here, and also why it didn’t just try to build the tools itself. It doesn’t just want established news publishers and TV studios making video for its platform. It wants semi-pro creators to be able to broadcast snazzy videos with graphics, comments and polls that can aesthetically compete with “big video” but that feel more natural. This focus on creators over news outlets aligns with reports of Facebooks head of journalist relations Campbell Brown allegedly saying that Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t care about publishers and that “We are not interested in talking to you about your traffic and referrals any more. That is the old world and there is no going back.” Facebook has contested these reports.
Every internet platform is wising up to the fact that web-native creators who grew up on their sites often create the most compelling content and the most fervent fan bases. Whichever video hub offers the best audience growth, creative expression tools and monetization options will become the preferred destination for creators’ work, and their audiences will follow. Vidpresso could help these creators look more like TV anchors than selfie monologuers, but also help them earn money by integrating brand graphics and tie-ins. Facebook couldn’t risk another tech giant buying up Vidpresso and gaining an edge, or wasting time trying to build interactive video technology and expertise from scratch.
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Midge Ure on sale now!
The voice of Ultravox, Midge Ure will perform four New Zealand shows in April 2015 – remarkably his first concerts here since electro-pop legends Ultravox visited our shores for the Sweetwaters festival in 1982.
Fans can look forward to intimate solo acoustic performances from Midge Ure (UK), with a concert at:
The Theatre Royal, Nelson
Special guest on the tour is Boh Runga performing songs from her solo and stellar* albums.
Scottish-born Midge Ure has been fearlessly innovative over the years – through creative production and songs like Fade to Grey (Visage) Vienna and Dancing With Tears in My Eyes (Ultravox) and solo gems like If I Was, and No Regrets.
Indeed Ultravox was a major influence on the new romantic and electro-pop movements of the early ’80s, and continue to be so today. Their successful trademark was combining Midge‘s powerful guitar riffs with sweeping synthesiser motifs and state-of-the-art visuals.
Ure’s 1984 songwriting collaboration with Bob Geldof, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ was a heartfelt contribution to Ethiopian famine relief. Through Band Aid it sold more than three million copies world-wide, returned to the of the charts in 1989, 2004 and again this Christmas (2014). The song has raised a remarkable $230m for aid to Africa, and the 2014 version with its revised lyrics is helping fund the fight against the Ebola virus.
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Cinelou Releasing
Director: Daniel Barnz
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington, Anna Kendrick
UK release date: 20 February 2015
Something is wrong. Something is broken. Something is missing. This is what pain tells us, and when pain goes on and on through time, unabated and unchanged, we can be confident that something has gone very wrong, indeed.
This is no secret to the members of the chronic pain support group who meet in a community centre in southern California, among them the scarred and hobbling Claire (Jennifer Aniston). The film opens with the group discussing the recent suicide of one of its members, Nina (Anna Kendrick), for whom, we infer, the pain simply got too much. When a taciturn Claire is prodded into sharing her feelings about it, she does not answer directly, but recites a brassy litany of the events surrounding the death – from the leap off an overpass to the body stuck in customs at Tijuana – which gives a pretty good sense of what we are in for.
Claire’s scars obviously run deeper than those on her skin, and she refuses to treat even these with the cream offered by her long-suffering housekeeper (Adriana Barraza). Her preferred remedies are the prescription drugs she can only secure through subterfuge and manipulation, and it comes as little surprise that after six months of physical therapy she shows no signs of improvement. The haggard tactics she employs to get out of her head, as low-key love interest Roy (Sam Worthington) diagnoses the impulse, are no solution for her less tangible injuries.
Because when that car crashed into her – and readers wishing to avoid spoilers may like to stop reading here – it meant not only the ruin of her health and the death of her son, but also the loss of her identity. In her home, where once hung a larger than life portrait of her child, there is now only a nail and empty space, like a splinter lodged in the void at the centre of her unhealing.
Cake is primarily the story of a shattered woman – shattered in body by a car crash and in heart by the loss of her motherhood – but it punches with real weight when interpreted iconically, that is, as a single instance in a wider culture shattered by its 30-year hostility to mothering. Third-wave feminism may be leveling the academic discussion, but in the world of recognised success, making homes is still first runner-up to moneymaking.
The effects of this attitude can be detected in this film in two almost overlookable scenes. Both involve Claire’s Green Card-carrying housekeeper, Silvana. In the first, Silvana returns home to her beautiful, twenty-something, scrubs-wearing daughter who is silently watching television; in the second, she drives her employer across the border for bootleg prescriptions and runs into some old acquaintances in a restaurant. These Latina ladies, trim and elegantly done up as against Silvana’s dowdy mediocrity, inquire about her life in America. Regarding her daughter, Silvana must respond that, no, she is still not married, but is working hard as a nurse. The two ladies exchange a look, ‘This is how they do things in America’.
Blink and you’ll miss it, but this is the film in a seemingly throwaway line. A crash has happened before the first scene -- not unlike the cultural crash between the sexes still resounding at Aniston’s birth in 1969 -- and Claire’s healing begins when she accepts the dreadful truth: that despite everything, she was a good mother. She finds her existential legs again by supplying a homemade cake – whence the title – to Roy’s child on his birthday, despite the fact that she had to buy it off a runaway girl from Idaho. And even though this girl rips her off and is only in Hollywood to chase a professional dream, there is no doubt that she has carried the touchpoint of sanity with her from the potato fields, if unwittingly, and despite her concerted exodus from home.
Claire, we learn, is a lawyer by profession. She owns a house with a pool in central LA. She doesn’t believe in God, heaven or any of that. And she suffers from chronic pain. Perhaps this is just how they do it in America. Or perhaps something has gone very wrong, indeed.
Reviewer: David Baird
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Strong pound puts brake on trade gains
By Jane Padgham
Updated: 19:00 EST, 23 March 2000
Britain's trade balance with the rest of the world improved slightly in January but remained firmly in the red, as the strong pound took its toll on exports and confident consumers sucked in goods from overseas.
Government figures out today showed Britain's trade-in-goods deficit narrowed to £2.7 billion from £2.9 billion in December.
More up-to-date figures showed an improvement in the trade performance with non-European Union figures, with the deficit shrinking to £1.8 billion in February from £2.4 billion in January. The pound shrugged off the figures, holding on to earlier gains of a tenth of a cent at $1.5878.
Economist Geoff Dicks at Greenwich NatWest predicted that there is more gloom to come. 'The underlying position is pretty awful. The deficit is still small compared with the US, but the trend is not good,' he said.
Deutsche Bank's Ciaran Barr agreed: 'With sterling remaining stubbornly strong and consumption likely to be over 4% in 2000, these high deficits are unlikely to show any sign of near-term abatement.'
Tuesday's Budget showed the Treasury expects to rack up losses of £20.5 billion this year, knocking 2.25% off the nation's wealth.
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Connecticut woman says autistic son denied spot on cross country team
WATERTOWN — A Connecticut mother has filed a complaint with the state Department of Education alleging that her 12-year-old autistic son was prevented by school officials from joining his middle school's cross country team in violation of federal law.
Maura Kearns, of Watertown, says in her complaint that administrators at Swift Middle School allowed her son to attend one practice last fall before they decided not to allow him to participate on the team, t he Republican American of Waterbury reported Sunday.
Kearns wrote in her complaint that school officials later suspended her son from any after-school activities because he bit a teacher and posed a safety risk.
“I believe this was done in retaliation against myself,” Kearns wrote.
The Bureau of Special Education has assigned an investigator to look into Kearns’ complaint, the department said. The investigator has 60 days from Dec. 18, the date Kearns submitted the complaint, to compile a report and determine whether district officials violated any part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Watertown Public Schools Superintendent Rydell Harrison said he was aware of the complaint but could not comment on the specifics.
A jury of seven men and five women has been selected for Harvey Weinstein's rape trial after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already made up their minds about the disgraced Hollywood mogul
Man pleads guilty to wrong-way crash that killed 2 in Stamford
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty in the fatal wrong-way crash that killed two people and will be sentenced to a decade in prison
Organizers of bike ride honoring crash victims thank N.H.
A group that organized a big memorial bike ride in New Hampshire following the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a collision with a pickup truck is presenting the state agencies that helped out with a custom-made, wooden U.S. flag
State joins lawsuit to preserve SNAP, a key part of region's emergency food system
New London resident Maryjo Boone is grateful for the $152 a month she receives in food stamps. Connecticut has joined a lawsuit seeking to stop a cutback of the benefits for about 26,000 people in the state.
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Live: “Massive Attack V Adam Curtis” at New York’s Park Armory
The film/concert combo of Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja and heady documentarian Adam Curtis feels like something altogether new: it floods the senses with an immersive multimedia denunciation of our modern condition.
Massive Attack V Adam Curtis, currently running in New York’s Park Avenue Armory, is neither a concert orchestrated by Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja accompanied by visual montage, nor a film by heady documentarian Adam Curtis accompanied by a live band—instead, the film/concert combo feels like something altogether new: it floods the senses with an immersive multimedia denunciation of our modern condition.
The decision to host the U.S. premiere of Massive Attack V Adam Curtis in the cavernous Park Armory was a good one—few other venues in the city approach the Armory’s grandeur (the performance hall can fit three adult blue whales head to tail). Eleven enormous screens have been hung within the space, creating a visual cage in which the audience stood, sat, and in elusive moments of levity, danced. Toward one end of the hall, the screens were opaque, and one could watch members of Massive Attack and guests Liz Fraser (of Cocteau Twins) and roots reggae legend Horace Andy perform through the haunting images of Adam Curtis’ latest film, Everything Is Going According to Plan.
One of the more original directors working today, Curtis has a gift for blending his academic background in politics, anthropology, evolutionary biology and psychology into convincing and thoughtful narrative documentaries. His vision of society—expounded in series like Century of the Self and The Trap: What Happened to our Dream of Freedom—is as bleak and harrowing as a war memorial. In Everything Is Going According to Plan, Curtis argues that over the last half-century, Western society has abandoned idealistic optimism in favor of risk-averse, managed societies in which we strive to create predictable outcomes—that we no longer want to change society for the better, but are obsessed with keeping it, and everyone in it, safe and secure. In order to predict the future, we look to the past, which sends us into a cultural and political feedback loop. Hence the film’s mantra: “If you liked that then you’ll love this.”
To prove his point, Curtis casts a wide net over history, threading a loose but interesting narrative between such disparate characters and events as Donald Trump, 9/11, Jane Fonda’s workout tapes, Chernobyl, Osama bin Laden, the Soviet Russian post-punk band GrOb, former communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu, and the first rock concert in Afghanistan—and that’s just scratching the surface. It’s a lot to cover in 90 minutes, and unfortunately that brevity leaves little room for nuance. At times the film devolves into a blurred montage of iconic imagery and two-cent slogans. At its best, Everything is Going According to Plan is a clever and visceral meditation; but at its worst, it feels like you’ve stepped into an audiovisual adaptation of Adbusters.
Meanwhile, Massive Attack threads between the images like a barbed vine, scoring the film with era-appropriate but haunting renditions of Bacharach’s “The Look of Love,” the Archies’ “Sugar Sugar,” and just one of their own tracks, "Karmacoma." The effect is disturbing—especially against the film's backdrop of mangled corpses—leaving some dancers in the audience carrying out their own macabre performances. But it’s the ambient sounds and bone-shaking, apocalyptic drones that leave the most distinct impression.
Audience members with an eye—and ear—for detail will be rewarded: pay close attention and you’ll notice that up in the rafters, there are men with barking dogs; a machine gun rests on stage. It's unsettling and leaves one on edge. Halfway through the performance I heard a woman scream from the back of the audience and snapped around to look—Massive Attack V Adam Curtis had gotten the better of me. Leaving the hall after the performance, a young man in a suit turned to his date. “That was intense,” I overheard him say. “Yeah,” she responded. “I’d imagined it differently.”
Massive Attack V Adam Curtis runs through Friday, October 4. Tickets are available here.
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From dorm room to global domination: The story of Facebook in pictures
It’s come a long way from Harvard.
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FACEBOOK IS A classic Silicon Valley success story: From a Harvard dorm to the top of the world.
It has made Mark Zuckerberg into a legendary figure, and turned a hoodie and tennis shoes the height of tech industry fashion.
These days, Facebook is worth $265.3 billion, with over 1.5 billion people using the site every month.
Here’s the story behind Facebook’s insane growth, from February 2004 through today.
Spoiler alert: It involves a lot of beer.
Facebook got its start at Harvard’s Kirkland House dormitory.
Source: Wikimedia
In 2003, Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg would build a program called “Face mash.” It was a Hot or Not-style app using the pictures of his classmates that he hacked from the school administration’s dormitory ID files. It got 22,000 page views from 450 people in the first four hours it was up. A few days later, Harvard ordered it to be taken down, citing copyright and security concerns.
Zuckerberg faced disciplinary action from Harvard, but was allowed to stay at the school. Undeterred, he launched Facebook on 4 February, 2004.
Six days after the launch, three Harvard seniors — twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra — claimed that they had reached an agreement with Zuckerberg where he would create a website called HarvardConnection.com for them, but he abandoned them and used his own ideas to create Facebook.
They'd go on to file a lawsuit that was only settled in 2008, when they were given 1.2 million Facebook shares in a settlement. Those shares would be worth $300 million when Facebook had its IPO. Source: AP/Press Association Images
Within a month, half of Harvard’s students were members of Thefacebook. By March 2004, it had expanded to Yale, Columbia, and Stanford universities. Zuckerberg brought in fellow Harvard students Dustin Moskovitz (left), Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, and Chris Hughes as co-founders to help manage that growth and keep building the site into a business.
Dustin Moskovitz pictured in 2012. Source: AP/Press Association Images
Facebook’s first ad sales pitch deck came out just a few months after the launch, and showed the site’s amazing early growth — and its limited functionality.
At this point, Facebook was still run out of his dorm room, but it was time to get serious. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard in 2004, much like Bill Gates before him.
Source: Mark Zuckerberg
In mid-2004, Zuckerberg hired Napster co-founder Sean Parker as the company’s first president.
Around the same time, in June 2004, Facebook moved to Palo Alto, California, into a tiny office downtown. Back then, the company was known for being as much a party hub as it was a serious startup.
That office, right in downtown Palo Alto, was incredibly unassuming. See that glass door, No. 471? That led to a set of stairs that would take you up to the space.
Source: Street View
Mark Zuckerberg would often hang out in the office in shorts, barefoot and with a beer in hand.
No, seriously, they loved beer. Here’s Andrew McCollum with a lady friend while a Facebook employee gets beer from the office keg.
That office was also well-known for having risqué graffiti art on its walls.
The same month it moved into these offices, Facebook got its first outside funding in the form of a $500,000 investment from famed ex-PayPal executive Peter Thiel (left, with fellow PayPal exec and later Tesla founder Elon Musk).
Source: PA Images
By this point, Facebook was starting its rapid ascent toward cultural superstardom. In May 2005, Facebook raised $13.7 million in funding. In 2006, Facebook created its iconic and breakthrough News Feed, which gave people a real-time stream of what their friends were doing.
The early Facebook team pushes the button to launch the News Feed into the site. Source: Mark Zuckerberg
In late 2007, Zuckerberg met a Google executive named Sheryl Sandberg at a Christmas party. At the time, she was considering taking a new position with The Washington Post. But after meeting Sandberg, Zuckerberg decided that Facebook needed a chief operating officer, and managed to convince her to come aboard in early 2008.
Source: Charlie Rose/YouTube
It was a prescient hire. Facebook was already growing quickly, but the rise of the smartphone brought with it a lot more users. In 2009, Facebook moved into a slightly larger Palo Alto office in the Stanford Research Park, amid explosive growth. By late 2010, it hit a trillion page views a month.
That space wouldn’t hold Facebook for long. In 2011, the social network moved into a corporate campus once occupied by Sun Microsystems, which had fallen from grace and been acquired by Oracle.
Source: Business Insider/Julie Bort
Facebook even established the main thoroughfare of the campus as “Hacker Way,” referring to Zuckerberg’s famous philosophy of the same name: “Move Fast and Break Things.”
Source: Twitter/LeticiaJohnson
Facebook had also established itself as a major political power at this point. That was perhaps most prominent in February 2011′s Egyptian uprising, which was largely organised via social networking sites like Facebook.
On the flip side, Zuckerberg himself has only gotten more involved in politics over the years, and has spoken to world leaders in support of spreading internet access all over the globe.
Facebook has also long been a proponent of marriage equality and equal rights.
Facebook Rainbow Pride HQ sign.
The social network became unstoppable. Facebook had its historic $5 billion initial public offering May 22, 2012.
Starting that same year, in 2012, Facebook employees were given the legendary “Little Red Book,” a book of propaganda-like slogans to make sure that the growing company’s employees were all on the same page.
Source: Ben Barry
Later in 2012, Zuckerberg somehow found the time to marry his long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan, whom he met while still a Harvard student.
Facebook is always on the lookout for the next startup that threatens to disrupt it. So the company has snapped up a bunch of hot startups along the way, including photo-sharing service Instagram, which it bought for $1 billion in 2012 and now has more than 400 million users.
Early-stage virtual-reality company Oculus was snapped up by Facebook in March 2014 for $2 billion.
Mobile-messaging company WhatsApp was bought for a whopping $19 billion for in February 2014. Its co-founder, Jan Koum, is now a Facebook board member and the service now has more than 900 million users.
Source: AP/Press Association Images
By the time Facebook turned 10 on 3 February, 2014, over 1.23 billion people were visiting the social network every month — a billion of them on their mobile devices. The world had changed, but Facebook just kept growing.
Source: PA Wire/PA Images
To support all that growth, Facebook had to expand its offices. Just this year, Facebook opened a new campus, designed by legendary architect Frank Gehry, to support over 2,800 employees.
Whatever happens next, the company remains powered by Zuckerberg’s mission to connect everybody in the world. As he put it in a letter to investors in Facebook’s IPO filing, “Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services.”
And Zuckerberg has control of the company thanks to its dual-class share structure — that is, even if other people own more shares than he does, his shares have more votes — so that won’t change anytime soon.
- Business Insider – Matt Weinberger
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Bregenz Festival
LocationAustria
DatesJul - Aug
Why Bregenz Festival?
Seated in the open air amphitheatre at twilight on the shoreline of Lake Constance you’ll experience a true marvel in stage design: the Seebühne, or floating stage.
For one of the most impressive sundowners of your life, the Bregenz Festival of performing arts in Austria presents Georges Bizet’s classic opera Carmen, extravagantly reimagined by contemporary artists who go to great lengths to render audience members speechless, not mention challenge the poor chaps who have to erect their huge creations.
Movie buffs in the 7,000 strong audiences will recall the scene in James Bond, Quantum of Solace where Daniel Craig, perched atop a huge mechanical eye, desperately searches for his seat, having arrived fashionably late to a performance of Tosca... If it’s good enough for the British Secret Service!
Bregenz Festival: Thinking Outside The Box(seat) Since 1946.
Summertime in Europe is all about losing yourself at festivals and finding the meaning of life during late, balmy sunsets, a Romantic notion which happens to be the speciality of Bregenz Festival’s innovative curators who in 1946 parked two barges at the lakes edge in what would become the first incarnation of the now epic floating stage.
However, Bregenz Festival is more than just a mind-bending, logistical masterpiece of a floating stage, although that is the biggest drawcard if you ask me!
Bregenz Festival lays on a feast ranging from the classics, to the classics with a contemporary twist à la Carmen, to obscure and rarely performed concerts. There’s also intimate poetry readings, backstage tours and ‘crossculture' workshops designed to awaken the inner thespian in children and your adults who from an early age realise no great leaps were made by those sedated by social media and Netflix!
Bregenz Festival in Austria, performing arts festival of the highest cultural order held in July and August.
A fascinating spectrum of music and theatre attracting culture vultures since in 1946.
Did I mention the amazing lakeside floating stage as featured in James Bond, Quantum of Solace?
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#TheLifesWayReviews - Selection Day - Season 1 @NetflixSA TV Series #Cricket #Drama
Selection Day - Season 1 is a Netflix TV series which is based on Cricket Drama and features the fictional story of two brothers playing cricket and trying to make a career out of the same. The season 1 was launched in December 2018 and is based on the book of the same name by Aravind Adiga. The TV series is directed by Udayan Prasad and Rajesh Tailang plays a dictator, disciplined and sacrificing father who wants to brings the best in his children. Anil Kapoor, famous Bollywood Hero is the producer of this Netflix TV series.
The kids are played by Mohammad Samad and Yash Dholye along with Mahesh Manjrekar as their cricket coach and Ratna Pathak Shah as School principal. With a great star cast, this Netflix series is very promising and I watched all the 6 episodes in Season 1 in a single sitting. I never wanted the serial to get over but the good news is that Season 2 is releasing on 19th Apr 2019.
Manju and Radha Kumar come from a village and after winning championships get decided by their father to be moved to Mumbai where they can fight in domestic league matches. Mohan Kumar played by Rajesh Tailang is the obsessive and intelligent father who has spent his entire life on raising great athletes planning everything even before his marriage till they are today. He spends his entire time on planning what's best for his kids and stays focussed on making it big for them. He doesn't have any money and takes some strange jobs to survive in Mumbai.
As the episodes progress the kids are selected by a school coach played by Mahesh Manjrekar who has some mystery attached to him which is not revealed in the first season. Ratna Pathak Shah takes care of the school while trying to save the school land from the builders and businessman played by Akshay Oberoi looking at a property of value unlimited in the centre of the Mumbai city. Karanvir Malhotra plays the competition in terms of batting in their school team. He really tests the mental and emotional strength of the brothers as he continues to bully them in the school.
The kids face their own troubles with father and internal struggle when they want to make choices and are not allowed to. The little one doesn't want to even play cricket and wants to study science and is in talks with Lord Almighty played by Shiv Pandit. These talks with God are the most interesting portions of the show and those scenes are not to be missed. There is a certain mystery about their mom which is to be revealed at the end of season 1 but the episode ends there keeping us waiting till season 2 starts.
The TV series brings about the memories of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar movie where the fight was between school students from public and private schools. Here in this Netflix TV series, the fight is between the rich and the poor and the facilities available to progress in any of the fields be it studies or games. It's similar to the protagonists of the tv series will have to face their internal and external struggles to reach the Selection Day committee and the show shows the number of days left for the same in each episode.
Overall it's a worth watch and I am eagerly waiting for the next season and it's hardly a week left for the same. If you want to enjoy, you can wait till that time or can watch the 6 episodes this weekend and rest next week if released together by Netflix.
If you don't have Netflix membership, enroll for a month free trial and then you can take on any of the three packages as per your requirements. I am also on a trial package for 1 month and trying to watch as much as I can. Netflix gives you the option to download too on Wifi connection which you can watch on the go later or while traveling making it a great option.
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Posted by Aashish Rai Jain at 4/13/2019 06:13:00 pm
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#TheLifesWayReviews - Beyond All Boundaries @NetflixSA TV Series @TheCricketFilm #CricketWorldCup2011
Beyond All Boundaries is a 2013 documentary film on Netflix Channel which is 97 minutes long and directed by Sushrut Jain. The film revolves around 3 people from different parts of life and how they are affected by the 2011 World Cup Victory of Indian Cricket Team in India. Kunal Nayyar narrated the whole documentary who got his fame from The Big Bang Theory tv series.
The film starts before the 2011 World Cup in the life of Sudhir Gautam who is considered to be the biggest fan of God of Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar. He tells about his story of how he met Sachin and how he provides him with the passes for all the matches in and around India. It's his journey from his remote village in Bihar to the location of WC Matches on a bicycle with no money in his pockets. He sacrificed his life to watch cricket and how the world around him loves or hates him for what he has achieved in his life. It's definitely a struggle which you will see as he fights between his principles and career aspirations from family. Will he be there holding the World Cup Trophy 2011 as it was Sachin's only dream while he played?
The second story is about an 8-year-old boy Prithvi Shaw who is considered to be the child prodigy in Cricket and much talented to the likes of Vinod Kambli and Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin himself gifted him a bat as he continues to break records with his dedication and commitment towards the game. He comes under a lot of pressure from his Father who is a single parent is fully committed to Prithvi success in Cricket. He sometimes becomes very much demanding and doesn't consider the child as a child. The film shows how Prithvi goes around playing and winning the hearts of a local politician too who sponsors him a flat and other amenities to focus on his game. Will Prithvi Shaw continue to build on his strengths while remain focussed on the task ahead?
The third story is about the 17-year-old girl named Akshaya Surve who is an aspiring Under-18 bowler to play before the selection committee. The girl comes from a poor family with only surviving mother and family is caught between the tensions of the uncles and grand-mother to leave the house. They can't leave the house and emotions are getting under the skin of the young Akshaya. She finds her only vent at the Sivaji cricket ground for 3 hours daily where she is enrolled to play under a lady coach for which she sacrifices her class 12 exams as initially, they are unable to pay electricity bills so she can't study in the night and then for the U-18 cricket selections. The struggles she faces in her day to day while keeping her smiles and childlike hopefulness in herself is awesome to watch. Will she survive the ankle injury she had 6 months ago and it comes to surface just days before the selection day?
Beyond All Boundaries - The Netflix documentary is awesome to watch if you love cricket and how it drives the Indian population? People follow it like a religion and can do or die for the game. It's a movie made with a lot of passion and should be watched with a lot of enthusiasm too. I totally loved the documentary as it reminded me of dancing on the streets of Wembley High Road, London United Kingdom with thousands of countrymen and NRIs celebrating the success of Indian Cricket Team. The overall 2011 world cup has brought so many memories match per match as I got nostalgic while we wait and watch the results.
If you don't have Netflix membership, enroll for a month free trial just like myself and then you can take on any of the three packages as per your requirements. Netflix gives you the option to download too on Wifi connection which you can watch on the go later or while traveling making it a great option.
Labels: aashish rai, Beyond All Boundaries, Blogger, Cricket World Cup 2011, Founder/Editor, Johannesburg, Netflix, Photoyatra, Sachin Tendulkar, Social Media Influencer, South Africa, Tech Journalist, Thelifesway
#TheLifesWayReviews - Delhi Crime @NetflixSA TV Series #Crime #Drama
Delhi Crime is a Netflix TV series launched in March 2019 consisting of 7 super charged episodes based on the Nirbhaya Delhi Gang Rape Case of 2012. The TV series stars Shefali Shah in her one of the best performance as a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vartika Chaturvedi.
Delhi Crime starts on a unfortunate winter night of 16th December 2012 and the series of events that happens before and after Police comes to know about the victims and culprits. The seven episodes spans over the next 5 days where Police chases the clues to find the culprits while fighting the timelines. The Delhi Police is under extreme pressure from all sides of the government and beureaucracy and how DCP Vartika takes it in her hands to nab the culprits from different parts of the country while maintaining the legal guidelines.
Delhi Crime is not an easy watch as you will feel so angry and depressed about the state of affairs in India and what happened to the girl that night. The thrill of finding even the small clues leading to the arrest of all the cultprits is what this TV series is all about. The series is written and directed by Richie Mehta and what a wonderful direction to span the story on the case files from the incident.
The emotional rich performances by Rajesh Tailang, Jaya Bhattacharya, Adil Hussain and Rasika Dugal really brings you as if you are there with the police trying to find the culprits and feeling the pressure from the society and the goverment. This is one TV series that can make you think about what you are teaching your kids.
Shefali Shah gives her best and really fights between her human side and the Police duty side of things which you will feel too. Delhi Crime is a must watch if you want to know more about the Nirbhaya Gang Rape case and how police within the next few days tries to find the 6 culprits from the initial reports given by the boy victim. Delhi Crime is going to return with a new run and chase Crime story in the next season while the police team remains the same.
If you don't have Netflix membership, enroll for a month free trial and then you can take on any of the three packages as per your requirements. I am also on a trial package for 1 month and trying to watch as much as I can. Netflix gives you option to download too on Wifi connection which you can watch on the go later or while travelling making it a great option.
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#TheLifesWayReviews - Cricket Fever:Mumbai Indians @mipaltan @NetflixSA TV Series
Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians is a Netflix TV series was launched in Mar 2019 and Season 1 consists of 8 episodes. Cricket Fever will bring you all the Indian Premier League action behind the different teams as they start preparing for the IPL seasons every year. I hope there will be 8 seasons to showcase all the IPL teams in the near future.
Cricket Fever takes you on the 2018 IPL journey in India and team which it focusses on is Mumbai Indians. Right from choosing the players and setting the budgets to the actual coming up of the team together to win matches is what this serial is all about. It also gives you a view from the Owners point of view as Akash Ambani takes the top post of Team Manager under the leadership of his mom Nita Ambani (Reliance Industries) for this season.
The episodes also take you on the journey of several Mumbai Indians players and how they reached MI teams in 2018 IPL team. There are a lot of factors which makes and breaks the teams and the biggest among them is the Communication between the team. Head Coach of Mumbai Indians Team - Mahela Jayawardene is caught between meeting the expectations set by Team Owners - Akash and Neeta Ambani and 25 Selected Players to win the season's biggest prize or rather say retaining the IPL Trophy they won last year in 2017 IPL season.
Sachin Tendulkar is the God of Cricket and he supports his local team i.e. Mumbai Indians and Wankhede Stadium which is the home ground of Mumbai Indians Team. The journey to reach Wankhede is not an easy one and it takes a lot of hard work and good luck to get selected amongst the local and international's best to be among the playing 11 in any of the matches of IPL.
The playing team without any injuries and with proper rest is a chess game which selectors and owners and coaches and captain and senior players need to decide on. The coming together as a team rather than focussing on getting red and purple caps is a topmost priority too. Individualism is to be overcome by the Team unison.
I really loved watching 8 episodes as the MI team journey progress through the IPL season 2018 till they get eliminated to reach in Top 4. I could not stop watching back to back and finished the same in just a span of 2 days. It's really a good production with real cricket stars and owners and no actors. Go check it out if you love the most valuable IPL franchise worth more than USD 100 Million.
If you don't have Netflix connection, then you can try it for a first month worth R169 for free and later can take any package from the 3 available in South Africa.
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Ultimate Cake Off
Three master cake decorators compete for the chance to showcase their 5 foot tall cake at a pirate-themed fair on the beach and win $10,000.
Sisters Sophie & Katherine own and operate one of the most successful cupcake bakeries in Washington, DC, "Georgetown Cupcake." The sisters agree to donate a huge Mardi Gras mask made out of a thousand cupcakes for a local fundraiser.
Sophie and Katherine offer to support a DC Animal Rescue fundraiser by creating a life size dog out of cupcakes as a centerpiece for the event. In the process, they also develop their first ever "pupcakes" for the gala as well.
The sisters offer to come up with a Greek inspired cupcake and a giant work of Greek art made out of cupcakes when "Mommy" invites her Greek Orthodox priest to the bakery to participate in an upcoming Greek festival.
Roller Girls
The DC Roller Girl League asks sisters Sophie and Katherine to create an enormous version of their logo out of cupcakes for their opening day. Meanwhile, a trip to an exotic ingredient warehouse inspires a fun new cupcake flavor for Spring.
Wedding Recipe
In this episode, things get difficult when Sophie and Katherine are asked to make cupcakes for a wedding that will mix the bride and groom's family recipes. A new employee crosses Sophie on his first day by accepting a bad order of strawberries.
A local fireman asks for baking lessons leading to a sister vs. sister bake-off at the firehouse. Meanwhile, a picky customer sends back cupcakes for her daughter's Sweet 16 party, leaving the sisters to scramble to redo them all.
Sophie and Katherine build a giant nine-foot glow-in-the-dark guitar for a super sweet sixteen party, while Andres and Mommy bake pizza cupcakes to go with it.
Gorilla Birthday
Sophie and Katherine must juggle two major cupcake orders this week - one for a birthday party at the National Zoo. But to add to their chaos, the sisters must first clean and sanitized their kitchen before they can even start.
Shoe-in
Sophie and Katherine make a giant red high heeled shoe for DC's annual Halloween Drag Race. To join in on the fun, both Andres and Sergio decide to participate in the high-heel run.
Operation Cupcake
The sisters are given a special assignment to bake 10,000 cupcakes for the troops in Afghanistan. Baking 10,000 cupcakes is no easy task, but choosing which flavor makes it even tougher. To help decide, it's time for a good old fashion bake-off!
Cupcake Jackpot
Sophie and Katherine build a working slot machine for a casino-themed surprise 40th birthday party, while Andres fills an order for every flavor cupcake the shop ever made. But when the girls are pulled over during delivery, the surprise is on them.
It's Mommy and Daddy's 40th wedding anniversary, and Sophie and Katherine are throwing them a surprise party, complete with a portrait of the happy couple in cupcakes. Meanwhile, Andres has ideas of creating his own cupcake.
Sophie and Katherine push themselves to the limit creating a cupcake wedding dress for DC Fashion Week. But after learning their dress has to not only look chic but walk down the runway on a model, have the girls bitten off more than they can chew?
Sophie and Katherine agree to make a giant pink bra out of cupcakes for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and with their head baker Andres, the sisters compete in a three-way bake-off to create the pink cupcakes that will go with it.
So You Think You Can Lion Dance?
The sisters build a Chinese lion for an Asian-Pacific Cultures event, while Andres has requested the task of creating an Asian inspired flavored cupcake. Meanwhile, the shop raises money selling special cupcakes for the Boys and Girls Club of DC
Cookie College
The sisters lend a hand by helping out a group of Girl Scouts earn their baking badges. But when they are asked to speak and make a giant cupcake badge for a Cookie College, will it be the Girls Scouts who return the favor by helping out the sisters?
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REPORTING AND MONITORING OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
An adverse drug reaction is one, which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or therapy of disease or for the modification of physiological functions.
All drugs even if taken in an appropriate dose may cause severe or fatal reactions. Such reactions may neither be predicted nor avoided. Most of the adverse drug reactions are rarely or not likely to be identified in pre-marketing clinical experience of new drugs, therefore the prescriber has to take particular care when prescribing a new drug circulating in the market and be vigilant for unexpected effects.
Post-marketing surveillance is important because pre-marketing safety data is inevitably incomplete and animal tests are insufficient in predicting human safety. Furthermore, only a small number of patients with well-defined illness are studied during pre-marketing clinical trials.
Adverse Drug Reactions Monitoring
Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) monitoring is a systematic reporting and evaluation of certain or all adverse reactions to drugs including herbal drugs and vaccines. It provides for systematic inferences on likely chains of causation linking drugs and adverse reaction within a population. It includes the experimental drugs. The science of detection, assessment and prevention of Adverse Drug Reactions is known as Pharmacovigilance.
The objectives of monitoring ADRs are:
To detect the adverse drug reactions as early as possible, especially serious, unknown and infrequent reactions.
To establish the frequency and incidence of the adverse reactions both the well recognized and newly discovered reactions.
To identify all factors that may induce and /or influence the development of adverse drug reactions (e.g. racial factors, drug interactions, irrational drug use, etc) or affect the severity or incidence.
To analyse and disseminate information needed in drug prescribing and regulation.
The National ADR monitoring centre
The National Centre for ADRs monitoring is under the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA), with offices near EPI-Mabibo, Dar es Salaam. The Centre collects and evaluates ADR reports and feedbacks its findings to the healthcare professionals and the general public. Reported information is also communicated to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Zonal Drug Information Centres
Four Zonal Drug information Centres located at Muhimbli National Hospital (in Dar es salaam), Bugando Medical Centre (in Mwanza), Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre and Mbeya Consultant Hospital are responsible with co-ordinating the collection of ADR reports at respective hospitals and Zones.
All suspected adverse reactions should be reported whether known or unknown, serious or not, including minor ones. Reports on the new drugs are of great interest because they make easier to monitor the performance of these drugs in the country for any suspected adverse drug reactions.
Who should report
All health care providers including specialists, doctors, dentists, pharmacists and nurses can report ADRs. All affected consumers are encouraged to report ADRs directly to their healthcare professionals and zonal Drug Information centers. The reports should be sent to the Director General, TMDA, P.O. Box 1253, Dodoma, fax +255 22 2450793 email adr@tfda.or.tz . Adverse drug reaction forms may be obtained from TMDA headquarters, Zonal Drug Information Centres, offices of Regional Medical Officers or Regional Pharmacists and healthcare facilities.
Suspected adverse reactions for drugs marketed in Tanzania should be reported using a standardised form which is postage pre-paid and self adhesive. It contains the following elements
1. Patient information including Patient identifier, Age/Date of birth, Sex, Weight and relevant medical history.
2. Description of the adverse reaction including date of onset.
3. Suspected drug(s): name (including brand name, if known), dosage, route, start and stop dates, and reasons for use.
4. Treatment given for the reaction(s).
5. Other relevant history, including pre-existing medical conditions
6. Outcome of reactions
7. Name, date, signature and address of the reporter.
All sections of the form should be dully filled prior submission. A separated form should be used for each patient.
For further information contact TMDA
Click here to get guidelines for Monitoring and reporting Adverse Drugs Reactions (ADRs)
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Defensive back Nik Needham has a team-best six pass breakups in his last two games.
Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor
If there has been one bright spot lately for the Miners on their current 0-7 season, it has been the defensive improvement.
Coming into the season, many expected senior linebacker Alvin Jones to lead the charge, which he certainly has. Jones, brother of UTEP’s all-time leading rusher Aaron Jones, leads the team with 25 solo tackles, with five tackles for losses, two sacks and a forced fumble.
Meanwhile, junior defensive back Nik Needham has been a star for the defense as well, being a big part of the Miners’ strong defensive showing against WKU on Oct. 7. Needham earned a season-high five pass breakups, with five total tackles against the Hilltoppers.
As a team, the Miners held the defending Conference USA champions to 282 yards of offense and 15 points—a surprise effort from a defense that allowed a combined 1,396 yards and 139 points in the three games prior.
In the Miners’ last game at Southern Miss on Oct. 14, Needham earned four tackles and the UTEP defense held the Golden Eagles’ offense to 14 points through three quarters before falling 24-0.
Needham graduated from Buena Park High School in California, where he was a 2013 first-team All-Freeway League honoree and helped the Coyotes post an 8-3 overall record (4-1 league record). He played defensive back and wide receiver during the 2013 high school season and hauled in 39 passes for 877 yards (22.5 avg.) and five touchdowns. On defense, he averaged 87.7 yards per game and tallied 38 tackles (31 solo/7 assisted), with three tackles for losses and two interceptions.
“In high school, I played receiver as well. I went both ways. I did kickoff returns and punt returns, but I felt I was stronger on defense,” Needham said. “I love getting interceptions and batting the ball down to get the crowd hyped. It raises our intensity as a team on defense.”
Needham is looking for his first interception since 2015, when he picked off FAU’s Jaquez Johnson for his first and only interception as a Miner.
In his third season at UTEP (2014 redshirt), Needham reminisced about the process of landing with the orange and blue after high school.
“I always went to camps and tried to get my name around to college coaches,” he said. “I really wasn’t a high-rated player coming out of high school, so UTEP gave me my only chance with their offer.”
As a freshman in 2015, Needham ranked fifth on the team with 54 tackles (28 solo/26 assisted), and led the team with 11 pass breakups and 32 tackles on passing plays while starting in all 12 contests.
Some of the most notable performances for the defensive back came with victories against UTSA and North Texas. Needham earned a career-high nine tackles during the five-overtime win at UTSA, and capped the 2015 campaign with an eight-tackle, two-pass breakup performance over North Texas.
In 2016, as a sophomore, Needham registered 38 tackles (25 solo/13 assisted), two tackles for loss, an interception, six pass breakups, one blocked kick and a shared sack. His most notable performances came against Texas Tech and rival New Mexico State.
Against the Red Raiders in Lubbock, Needham recorded a season-best six solo tackles. Against the Aggies, he posted six stops, one tackle for loss, a shared sack and a pass breakup in the overtime victory.
“Looking back on my first two seasons, I just remember learning so quick because the coaches and players brought me in like a family while also teaching me the basics,” Needham said. “Alvin (Jones) and the seniors, coach (Darrius) Bell (cornerbacks), coach Mason, they’ve all taught me the game and how to work hard.”
Despite the rough season for his team in 2017, Needham is on pace to finish near his career high in tackles, already totaling 30 (12 solo/18 assisted) through seven games for an average of 4.28 tackles per game. In his record-setting freshman season, Needham averaged 4.5 tackles per game.
“I think he’s (Needham) one of the best defensive backs in the conference, if not the best,” said defensive coordinator Tom Mason. “He’s really grown up in the last year as a defensive college back, I really think he’s a next-level guy. I’ve put a lot of guys in the NFL and he’s one of those guys that’s got what it takes.”
For his recent performance on the field, Needham was named to the Pro Football Focus week seven Conference USA team of the week with a grade of 88. Southern Miss’s Draper Riley earned the highest grade of 93.1, according to senior analyst at Pro Football Focus, Steve Palazzolo.
“I just have been listening to my coaches and doing my job,” Needham said. “We have to stay technically sound and fundamentally sound, so that’s what we (defense) have been doing.”
The Miners earned some much needed rest last week with their bye week. With conference foe UTSA coming into the Sun Bowl this Saturday night (Oct. 28), the Miners will quickly have to get their game faces back on if they want to pick up their first win of the season.
UTSA is averaging 256.8 passing yards, which ranks 48th in the nation, and 204 yards rushing for 30th in the nation. The Roadrunners average 33.4 points per game, which sits at 41st in the country.
“We’re going to go out there and do what we’ve been doing,” Needum said. “We need to execute our plays so things turn our way.”
Needham and the Miners are set to kick off against the Roadrunners at 6 p.m.
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Live Review: This is Tomorrow Festival 2018
By Mary Chang on Wednesday, 30th May 2018 at 2:00 pm
Header photo by Dean Hindmarch via This is Tomorrow festival Facebook page
Starting in 2002 and for over a decade, Evolution Festival was a Tyneside event drawing music lovers to Newcastle and Gateshead during the lazy days of a May bank holiday. A few years passed with no appearance of Evolution’s return in sight. It’s unclear to me what the impetus was to create the inaugural This is Tomorrow Festival held last weekend Quayside in Newcastle. But I’d like to believe that following the last edition of Evolution in 2013 and the ensuing festival-less years that followed, festival organisers were simply chomping at the bit to provide another event to bring the music lovers of the North East together again. For 2018, This is Tomorrow was presented as a 2-day event, and I only attended on Friday the 25th. The lineup for Saturday the 26th included headliners Thirty Seconds to Mars, who were supported by locals and TGTF friends Boy Jumps Ship, Don Broco and Marmozets.
This was only my second time in Tyneside, so I made the mistake of taking the Quayside bus too far east. However, even though my trainers got soaked in the pouring rain in the afternoon, I’d argue that this music editor actually benefitted from this mistake, as I heard Everything Everything soundcheck ‘Can’t Do’ as I walked towards the box office. I’m not sure if Sam Fender was actually given a soundcheck, as I watched him dash through the rain, a guitar in each hand, onstage. Proceedings started on time shortly after 5:30 PM, with plenty of fellow locals excited to welcome the BBC Sound of 2018 nominated act and local boy done good to the stage. He began with the self-deprecating ‘Millennial’, then ran through a taut set of politically astute songs belying his relatively young age. I feel pretty lucky that I was able to see him in a club environment in March at SXSW 2018 and then got to see him play to a huge crowd in his hometown. Fender ended his all-too short set with ‘Play God’ and was rewarded with a rousing round of cheers.
For those not in the know, Little Comets were one of the first acts whose studio-recorded music I ever reviewed. For most of their career, they’ve been a three-piece, until relatively recently, when they expanded the core of brothers Rob and Mickey Coles and bassist Matt Hall with Matt Saxon on keyboards and Nathan Greene on drums for 2017 album ‘Worhead’, their fourth. With a pretty big back catalogue, I think it takes a lot of nerve to fill a set list with newer, probably less known tunes instead of relying on old, proven favourites. But if you know anything about Little Comets, they’ve never done anything predictable. Recent single ‘M62’ got an airing with gusto, as did the searing commentary of xenophobia in ‘The Punk is in the Detail’. But longtime Comets fans needn’t have worried: their dear ol’ girls ‘Jennifer’ and ‘Joanna’ were full of bounce as ever, and they closed their set with the ever joy-inducing ‘Dancing Song’. “This one’s for dancing!” That, indeed, it always is.
Moving ever closer to the headline set Friday night at This is Tomorrow, the next band up were another TGTF favourite and another band with four studio albums under their belt, Everything Everything. The band originally having formed in Manchester may have lost two of their members to the big smoke, but this hasn’t negatively affected their unique sound one bit. Hard to believe that ‘A Fever Dream’ was released last summer, as its inventive songwriting has firmly been implanted in my mind. While at times I lament the loss of my favourite, earlier masterpieces of theirs like ‘QWERTY Finger’ and ‘Final Form’ to their live show, the inclusion of now perennial showpieces including ‘Kemosabe’ and ‘Regret’ alongside ‘A Fever Dream’ top tracks ‘Night of the Long Knives’ and ‘Desire’. While Sam Fender and Little Comets’ sets before them were enjoyable, Everything Everything’s set seemed to really rile up and excite the crowd right before the main event.
Catfish and the Bottlemen need no introduction, of course. The Welsh rockers, famous for their back-to-back hit-spawning LPs ‘The Balcony’ and ‘The Ride’ were, of course, the biggest draw for the inaugural This is Tomorrow event. The lion’s share of the shoving and pushing of the fans was all for them. While I’m not their target demographic and I consider their sound too rock by the numbers, I can appreciate that their feel good, anthemic sound resonates easily with the youth of today. The enthusiastic screams of delight rippling through the crowd were proof positive that Van McCann and co. came through with a job well done.
The festival wasn’t without its hiccups. Some fans complained they missed the performances they had being waiting for for weeks because the security queues took too long to negotiate. The rain led to widening ‘lakes’ on the festival site that were impossible to jump over, and frustration built as one such lake up front stage left prevented revelers from getting any closer to their heroes. Bottles of wine were being sold at an exorbitant £25, so naturally, I wondered how much a pint of lager or cider would have cost. Few down the front, many who had arrived to queue outside while it was still raining, were willing to brave the arduous expedition to leave the crowd to get an overpriced drink. The crush of bodies down the front eventually became too much for me, so a report about a young man having a panic attack in the midst of the festival was, unfortunately, not surprising to me. The youth of Newcastle have the infamous reputation of not dressing appropriately for cold weather, so it was not surprising to me to see kids in attendance in soaking wet clothes, shivering while the wind blew. My motherly instinct kicked in, and I felt terrible for them.
While no festival can prepare for every eventuality, it’s unfortunate that many will remember this festival for the problems they encountered. The rapid selling out of tickets to the Catfish and the Bottlemen-headlined first day is incredible validation that the music lovers of the North East are excited about an event like this and that future events will be well attended and successful. The This is Tomorrow festival organisers should be proud of this. Let’s hope that they heed all punters’ feedback, whether positive or negative, and use the feedback to make next year’s event even better.
Video of the Moment #2290: Little Comets
By Mary Chang on Friday, 10th February 2017 at 6:00 pm
North East indie stalwarts Little Comets are gearing up to release their fourth album next month. The enigmatically titled ‘WORHEAD’ will be available from the band’s own Smallest Label on the 10th of March. A short time ago, I reviewed LP single ‘Common Things’; the single now has an accompanying promo. I debated whether to post this on Valentine’s Day or not. Then I decided these surreal visuals deserved more contemplation and thought from the readers than is usually afforded ‘artsy’ things on the annual holiday for lovers. Salvador Dali would be so proud. Watch the music video for ‘Common Things’ below. They’re on a UK tour right now through mid-March. And stay tuned for ‘WORHEAD’ in a month’s time. For more on Little Comets here on TGTF, you can read our pretty massive archive on them through this link.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXaxmZs7vRw[/youtube]
Single Review: Little Comets – Common Things
By Mary Chang on Monday, 23rd January 2017 at 12:00 pm
Popular music through the ages has, generally, been a young person’s game. You hear it every time a manufactured pop hit is rolled out to the masses of teenagers listening to BBC Radio 1. Performed by – but not necessarily written by – young people, for young people, this kind of music has become all too predictable. In this climate of chasing after the next young thing, longevity for bands is rare these days. Lasting long beyond your teenage years and twenties is now viewed as a liability, not a positive selling point. However, there have been plenty examples in history of artists who have bucked the trend, managing to stay relevant beyond their younger years, like the late David Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen. While Little Comets have some way to go in age, their new single ‘Common Things’ point to them continuing to be a force in British music for many years to come.
Little Comets have grown up a lot from their single ‘Adultery’ in 2009. Now family men with children, there’s no denying that their home lives differ greatly from the average Radio 1 artist who’s out late partying after a show. On their second album ‘Life is Elsewhere’ released in 2012, there’s a track on there called ‘Waiting in the Shadows in the Dead of Night’, a simply beautiful song that is lyrically very personal to lead singer Rob Coles. He explained on the band’s blog way back then that the track was all about “exploring a relationship with loss – me and my partner will one day have to part in very final terms.”
In a similar way, ‘Common Things’ explores pedantic domestic life, specifically the things he loves in his relationship with his wife. The single is a declaration that when you’re with the right person, someone who loves and respects you, and it feels just right, you don’t need anything else. At the start of the song, Coles reminisces on a night of snogging in the West Midlands, long before their relationship became permanent. He rattles off a list of places to go and supposedly exciting things to see, yet they find they can “get our kicks from the frantic / little movements of feet”, the simplest of acts of fondness and love they have for their kids.
Sonically, you feel the joyful syncopation of Little Comets’ history past on this single, but also the embrace of more pop and electronic effects favoured by those previously mentioned Radio 1 acts. Rob Coles’ Geordie voice has always had a subversive edge to it, but ‘Common Things’ sounds like the most hip hop-iest moment of their band yet. Never willing to follow the trends or sacrifice their artistic leanings to make music to fit a certain mould, this taster of upcoming album ‘WORHEAD’ is a strong indicator that Little Comets are continuing to make the kind of music and convey the emotions they want to.
‘Common Things’ is available now from The Smallest Label. ‘WORHEAD’, the newest and fourth album from North East band Little Comets, will be released on the 10th of March on The Smallest Label. ‘Common Things’, which will appear on ‘WORHEAD’, will be released as a single on the 10th of March. You can read through our pretty massive archive of posts on Little Comets through this link.
Little Comets / February and March 2017 UK Tour
By Mary Chang on Thursday, 29th September 2016 at 9:00 am
North East DIY group and firm TGTF favourites Little Comets have announced their fourth album ‘WORHEAD’ will be released at the beginning of February 2017 on their own Smallest Label. Naturally, they have announced live dates in the UK to support the new release. Both the album will be on presale (including some promised very special versions – ooh!) and tour tickets will be on sale starting tomorrow, Friday, the 30th of September at 10 AM. We’ve written quite a bit about the Geordie band since their humblest beginning in the late Noughties, so there’s a bit of a treasure trove of TGTF coverage on them this way.
Thursday 9th February 2017 – Oxford Academy
Friday 10th February 2017 – Bath Komedia
Saturday 11th February 2017 – Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Sunday 12th February 2017 – Brighton Concorde 2
Tuesday 14th February 2017 – Cambridge Junction
Wednesday 15th February 2017 – Birmingham Institute
Thursday 16th February 2017 – Glasgow St Luke’s
Friday 17th February 2017 – Liverpool Academy 2
Saturday 18th February 2017 – Sheffield Leadmill
Thursday 16th March 2017 – London Koko
Friday 17th March 2017 – Leeds University Union
Saturday 18th March 2017 – Newcastle University
Live Review: Little Comets with Lisbon and Model Aeroplanes at London Koko – 12th March 2015
By Chris Donnelly on Tuesday, 24th March 2015 at 2:00 pm
In an era when indie rock bands strive to play international arena shows, Little Comets have instead spent the last 7 years capturing adolescent spirits across the UK’s smallest venues. The Tyneside trio have subsequently inspired a dedicated legion of fans and last Thursday night, following on from the release of ‘Hope is Just a State of Mind’ (reviewed by editor Mary here), they brought these fans together at London’s Koko.
Move aside, Kanye: this might have been your patch for a secret show a week ago, but this near sell out crowd was always going to prove very different. Little Comets added fellow Geordies Lisbon to open up, with a short but sweet taster of spritely indie pop. A tight sound and crowd pleasing set offered great variety; from the slow jam catchiness of ‘Blue Love’ that makes these guys a big tip for the future to the other end of the spectrum where the electro-pop grit of big drums and chanting lyrics on ‘I Don’t Know’ and ‘Native’, also sparked appreciation.
Already hotly tipped, Dundee’s Model Aeroplanes were also supporting and showed exactly why they’re commanding so much buzz lately. In short, this lively four-piece are the band to tell all your friends about, with driving rock melodies and an outstanding stage presence. Vocalist Rory Fleming-Stewart delivers youthful lyrics superbly on all occasions, even during the drunken sentiments of ‘Club Low’. “So much regret stuck in your teeth and you’re too proud to pick it out…”, he brims confidently, before changing tact on an upbeat chorus that the entire crowd can chant, “let’s face it we’re wasted, nowhere else to go…”.
This is a band who clearly enjoy their live sets, as Grant Irvine (guitar) and Ben Buist (bass) slid across the stage to add intricate riffs, whilst Kieran Smith gave a flawless performance behind the drums. There is an ever-present air of The Holloways in their jubilant indie refrains, and a tight set that included the likes of ‘Whatever Dress Suits You Better’ and ‘Rollercoaster’, showcased the potential for every track to be a worthy single. Don’t be mistaken by their playful charm, because this band have the showmanship and quality to hit even bigger stages in the next 12 months.
But it was when the headliners arrived that this crowd really started to get interesting. ‘Gift of Sound’ from Little Comets’ latest, independently released album – the first of their three to enter the top 40 album charts at number 31 – begins their set, followed by the timeless Brit-rock swagger of early, first album track ‘Isles’. By this point there are already fans climbing on one another’s shoulders, surging mosh pits and crowd surfing. It’s yet more evidence of how this band have channelled a youthful energy and angst, that other bands find impossible to replicate.
It would be naive however, to think their song writing has remained unchanged, and solely epitomised by these youth-cult classics. For all the excitement and wild scenes provoked by ‘Joanna’ and ‘Dancing Song’, Little Comets have also touched on as many profound and philosophical problems. ‘Woman Woman’ and ‘Violence Out Tonight’ create a chilling atmosphere, and amidst the enthused audience, still command a respectful peace. A respect that is held for just how diverse and thought-provoking this band’s songwriting can be.
They race through nearly 20 songs in all tonight, spanning across all their albums. There’s no encore here, and aside from there simply not being enough time, it would remain impossible to pick a select few to close on. Rob Coles, his brother Mickey and Matthew Hall, have been overcome by the scenes judging by their patter between songs, and it’s easy to see why: tonight undoubtedly highlights why this band are so special. This is a crowd that’s grown up with Little Comets over several years, and every time the band have reinvented themselves and their influences. It makes ‘In Blue Music We Trust’ all the more fitting to close their set, with lofty harmonies and a tale of positivity, and poignancy. Little Comets won’t be burning out anytime soon.
Album Review: Little Comets – Hope is Just a State of Mind
By Mary Chang on Wednesday, 11th February 2015 at 12:00 pm
While some artists are perfectly content staying in the same exact place musically, album after album, there are some artists who are not so easily satisfied. From when they began, Little Comets’ releases have gotten progressively more personal and also profoundly political. As we all know, sometimes the most honest music doesn’t find popular success because it says things that others are afraid to say. And goodness, who would *ever* risk alienating the record-buying public? ‘Hope is Just a State of Mind’, released next Monday, sees the band being their most outspoken yet.
Since the second LP, both Rob and his brother Mickey have become new fathers, and this album begins with a reminder of how the two of them have entered a new phase in their lives. LP opener ‘My Boy William’, named for Rob’s young son, has a bouncy rhythm matching well with lyrics embodying pure love and a hope for a bright future from father to child: “there’s more to this than meets the eye my love / don’t drown your dreams stay true but / try as I might / there’s much to learn and much to sow my love / but try as you might”.
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Self-described sea shanty-styled ‘B & B’ is the poppiest one of the bunch, which might come as a great shock, considering the song was written in response to Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapp’s Tweet about a reducing a tax on bingo and beer. This social media misstep has been viewed by many as patronising towards the working class. In one in a string of many blog posts he has written to explain the origin of Little Comets’ songs, Rob clarifies that ‘B & B’ came out not just from the distaste of this one Tweet from a clueless MP, but also from thinking further about how Thatcherism destroyed the North East. Clearly, Little Comets are not going to be Cameron’s favourites anytime soon, but one has to give these Geordies props to put their political opinion out there. Quite possibly the best part of this song is the a cappella opening, showcasing the trio’s tight harmonies that aren’t called upon as often as I would like.
‘Effetism’ is a searing examination of disgraced American Olympic cyclist Lance Armstrong, a beacon of hope for the ill and impaired until his deceit was discovered. The lighter than air guitar line seems to reflect Armstrong’s own laissez faire attitude towards his crime, as do the words, “everyone was gushing but you never did blush / bawdy implication was it part of the rush?” Another difficult topic previously tackled on ‘Violence Out Tonight’, violence against women, is again approached on ‘Wherewithal’. The smooth r&b feel this track and bird-like guitar trills belie the failings of the police to adequately respond to domestic violence, as expressed so well through its words, “I can’t trust you anyway / I can’t trust you anyway / On the tip of your cap is a badge / semper vigilo: you never ever did that though”.
The nostalgic and seemingly simplistic ‘Formula’ recalls the band’s earliest days, bashing out attempts at making pop music in a cold garage. Essentially, the environment in which they make music hasn’t changed, but the surprising addition of their original drummer Mark Harle on the song makes for an unexpected, if temporary reunion. ‘Don’t Fool Yourself’ sees the band embracing cool funk; it’s another catchy number and a welcome addition to the Comets’ arsenal.
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Some of the choicest cuts from their most recently released brilliant trilogy of EPs – ‘The Gentle EP’, ‘Salt’ and ‘The Sanguine EP’ – have also been included here, which will be a great discovery for those unfamiliar with the North East band’s work. (For those already fans, listening to the tracklisting from start to finish will be punctuated with familiar gems. Which is never a bad thing.) Thinking about both the melodic whimsy and anti-establishment industrial clanks of ‘Little Italy’ (video here) and the emotionally wrought portrait of child abuse in ‘Salt’ allows one to fully appreciate the two ends of the spectrum of Little Comets’ talent.
And then we come, sadly, to the end. ‘The Blur, the Line and the Thickest of Onions’ was described last year by Rob as his protest against songs that mean absolutely nothing, pointing to them as symptomatic of a society that have become too comfortable with the status quo. “I’m an onion, peel my layers back” is a good way I think this band views us, the fans: multi-dimensional human beings capable of feeling profound things and absorbing profound thoughts. Lyrically and instrumentally, Little Comets show us time and time again that they’re willing not only to push the proverbial envelope, they also have confidence in their listeners to be thinkers, to embrace something different.
Mean something to someone. And this is what Little Comets do.
‘Hope is Just a State of Mind’, the third album from Little Comets, is out next Monday, the 16th of February, on their own label The Smallest Label. For more on the writing of and the meaning of their songs from their own Rob Coles, visit the blog section on their official Web site. They start a new UK tour in 2 weeks, beginning on the 23rd of February in Nottingham; all the details on the tour is this way.
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Muzik nightclub gets back in the game with NBA All-Stars party
By Vinay MenonColumnist
Sat., Feb. 6, 2016timer6 min. read
Zlatko Starkovski is flipping through a book of celebrity photos.
We are inside Muzik, his sprawling nightclub at Exhibition Place. Workers scurry about, fiddling with candles, sliding dimmers, checking the sound system. The decor at present — it can change weekly — is white leather sectionals accented with red throw pillows. There are black velvet ropes and gossamer curtains. The aura is both quaintly antiseptic and futuristic, like Martha Stewart teamed up with Mr. Clean and Cupid to redecorate the Starship Enterprise.
In a few hours on this school night, as most of the city is changing into pajamas, well-heeled revelers will converge on Muzik for another swish and exclusive party. But at this moment, Starkovski is blind to anything in his peripheral vision or even the fact he’s about to host one of the most coveted parties next weekend when the NBA All-Star Game rolls into town.
His eyes are radar-locked on the glossy pictures of famous people who’ve visited his empire over the past decade. As he turns the pages, he waves at me to lean in closer to share a memory, a story.
That was the night Tony Bennett belted it out a cappella. That was the night Robert Duvall stayed for hours after Starkovski got two of his hulking security guards to carry the actor’s sheepish wife in from her black Escalade because she broke a heel. That was the night Starkovski set up Kelly Carlson with his buddy Tie Domi.
The anecdotes fly from his mouth like confetti shooting from a cannon. Each tale, each name-check of a celebrity pal, gets punctuated with a booming laugh or a “yeah, yeah . . . yeah,” one that trails off into silence.
It’s almost as if he can’t believe his own life.
There he is with Katy Perry. There he is with Jude Law. There’s Vivica A. Fox celebrating her birthday. There’s Cuba Gooding Jr. hugging and pointing at Starkovski, as if to say, “He’s the man.” There he is with Charlie Sheen, during the actor’s 2011 tour called My Violent Torpedo of Truth.
“That’s around the time it all fell apart for him, right?” I ask.
Starkovski stares down at the photo: “Yeah, yeah . . . yeah.”
It’s been about six months since a shooting at Muzik resulted in two deaths and three injuries. The spray of bullets, both inside and outside the club, also left jagged holes in the club’s reputation.
As summer turned to fall, it felt like everything Starkovski built was falling apart.
Some councillors urged the city to pull Muzik’s liquor licence. Others wanted the joint shuttered. The double homicide, at the end of an after-party for Drake’s OVO Fest, put Starkovski in the crosshairs of blistering scrutiny.
When I ask how long it took for him to turn a corner, he looks at me and says: “It’s only happening now, yeah.”
“This incident could have happened anywhere,” he says. “So why were we singled out? Nobody is talking about closing down a mall or closing down Shoppers Drug Mart. There was a recent shooting on the Kingsway. Are we talking about closing that down?”
He sips a double espresso and pats the serrated knee patches on his designer pants.
“But my promise is that it will never happen again.”
Given the gun violence in Toronto of late, this might be a foolish vow. But his resolve is sincere. Starkovski’s promise is also timely in the looming shadow of the NBA All-Star Game.
The All-Star festivities in Toronto will include dozens of parties, concerts, a half-time show by Sting and even a new entertainment hub at Roundhouse Park, which MLSE has dubbed “True North.” One of the biggest bashes, Maxim All-Star Party, will take place at Muzik on Feb. 12.
Shaquille O’Neal is the host. He will also strap on headphones as the celebrity DJ. There will be special performances by Snoop Dogg — where are we with marijuana legalization? — and Kardinal Offishall.
Did security factor into Starkovski’s negotiations with Maxim?
“Not really,” he says.
That might sound brittle, maybe even dismissive. But it’s closer to sanguine: having spent more than a quarter-million on security upgrades since the shooting — and another $500,000 on technology — Starkovski feels Muzik might be the safest entertainment venue in the country.
“What we’ve done is taken the incident and learned from it,” he says. “People will walk through the doors and go, ‘What is this?’”
When I walk through the doors, that’s exactly what I think. The first few feet of the 41,000 square feet indoors feel less like a nightclub and more like an airport. An airport that could double as a bomb shelter. There are fortified walls and nine gleaming metal detectors, each one costing about $7,500. There are new cameras equipped with facial recognition. There is a surveillance monitoring station.
A guard greets me with dead eyes and a neck that’s roughly the size of a sequoia. Based on his biceps alone, he could grab me by the ankles, hoist me into the air upside down and shake all the dimes from my pockets without even breathing hard.
There will be many such guards with comparable DNA at the Maxim party.
“All of this will create a comfort level for people,” says Starkovski.
The irony is Starkovski is only now starting to feel comfortable again. About five years ago, the strain of running a nightclub — the business side, the late hours, the burgeoning competition, the need to always be “on” — left him burned out.
“It wasn’t that I wasn’t motivated,” he says. “I was just tired. Tired. Now I’m getting re-energized again. I’m starting to really love it again. My passion is returning. I’m getting very hands on again. Especially now, after the incident, this is a big awakening for me.”
He thought about rebranding. He thought about changing the name of Muzik. During those moments of doubt, sometimes while out running, the memories flooded back.
There was the first time he opened the rickety doors to the old Horticulture Building and thought, “What the hell have I done?” Flooding, no interior walls, no infrastructure. In the dark, he discovered his playpen for the leisure class was a ramshackle abode to 18 raccoons. This would not be easy.
There was the frantic construction schedule in 2005, when Starkovski started from scratch and five weeks later hosted Fashion Week, getting his occupancy permit just 90 minutes before the runways came to life. There was the promise he made to himself to follow his dream, to build something of his own even when Vince Carter and Prince offered huge bucks for the space so they could open a House of Blues-style club.
There was the drive to open before his father died from cancer. There was the world premiere of Muzik on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. Samuel L. Jackson and Lou Gossett Jr. agreed to help. With the film festival underway, Starkovski shrewdly marketed the nightclub as a movie premiere that never was, drawing thousands and putting himself on the cultural map.
Muzik hasn’t been his occupation. It’s been his life.
“I’m 38 years old,” he says, with a sigh. “My mother asks me everyday, ‘When are you getting married?’ But my priority is getting back to work and getting our reputation back to where it should be.”
I glance at a silver-lacquered bottle of Dom Pérignon, a birthday present to Starkovski from Jose Bautista. It’s signed by all of the Blue Jays. This polarizing place, which has hosted events for everything from Miss Universe Canada to Bollywood red carpets, has become a retreat to so many celebrities, athletes, politicians — memorably including former mayor Rob Ford — and even foreign dignitaries. The A.C. Milan soccer team once jetted in to hang out.
“We’ve brought half the world here,” says Starkovski, looking around. “We are a big part of the culture of Toronto. People don’t realize it. People knock these businesses. But without them, you don’t have a city.”
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Trying out rose flavoured gummies. Does the flavour warrant the cost?
I Ate This: the most coveted candy of the summer
By Ariel TeplitskyToronto Star
Thu., Aug. 25, 2016timer2 min. read
Rosé has again become a thing, the thing, to drink in summer, or so fashionable people keep telling us. But the gummy bears confirm it.
In late June, the American candy boutique Sugarfina debuted its “Yes Way Rosé ” collection of gummy candies infused with France’s popular Whispering Angel rosé wine, all of which (4,000 boxes) apparently sold out within two hours at its New York store. What followed was a crashed website and a wait-list of 18,000 for the next made-in-Germany batch to be shipped later in the summer.
Our adorable “bento box” containing two adorable clear containers ($20 U.S. plus shipping) finally arrived in early August, after some of the hype and much of the summer had subsided.
But just look at these things: they are perfect. The translucent pink of the gummy bears and gummy roses is the colour of summer itself, glowing like jewels in these twin plastic cubes. I actually feel a little guilty breaking the seal to open the box, like a spoiled child who scoops his finger through the icing of another kid’s cake.
Anticipation has now reached a crescendo. A gummy candy can’t possibly taste as good as months-long hype and artful presentation make it seem, can it?
Don’t get me wrong. These are really good gummy bears (and roses), the best I’ve ever had — along with the Dom Perignon-infused Champagne bears also famously sold by Sugarfina. They are sweet and tart and perfectly chewy. But seriously, people, they are still just gummy bears, and they are no match for a refreshing glass of the real thing. Did we mention that these gummies don’t contain alcohol? Most of it burns off in the process of making them.
Sure, they make a nice gift to bring to a late-summer barbecue — a perfect complement to that cold bottle of rosé you were also planning to bring.
WOULD I EAT IT AGAIN? I’m already onto my next obsession: Sugarfina’s single malt Scotch cordials. The best part is there’s no waiting list.
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TIM VICKERY
Record-breaker Sergio Aguero is a goal machine and team player but his talents are under-appreciated in Argentina
WHEN the half-time whistle blew at Villa Park on Sunday there was a classic Sergio Aguero moment.
Manchester City had just gone 4-0 up away to Aston Villa. Even so, the stocky little centre forward was still upset at Riyad Mahrez for failing to slide a pass a couple of minutes earlier when Aguero was well positioned.
Sergio Aguero has now scored more goals than any other foreigner in the Premier LeagueCredit: AP:Associated Press
It was an exhibition of the single minded dedication of the goal machine – the type of player that to do his job well needs a selfish streak.
But there was another classic Aguero moment just before full time. He had completed his hat trick, become the top scoring foreigner in Premier League history and City were 6-0 up.
And still he was disappointed that Ederson just failed to save Villa’s stoppage time penalty.
He threw up his arms in desperation almost as if his side had conceded a last-gasp equaliser.
It was an exhibition of a player committed to the collective cause, concerned about much more than just his own accumulation of statistics.
UNDER-APPRECIATED
Those two sides of Aguero – the goalscoring individual and the team man – are what combine to make him such a genuinely great player.
And there seems to be a growing awareness that he is under-appreciated.
It may be because he is happy to live outside the media spotlight, and also a result of being too good for his own good – he makes the very difficult task of scoring goals look all too easy.
But he has not picked up the individual awards that his body of work with Manchester City would seem to merit.
And it is not only in England that he does not receive his due.
Much the same is true in his native Argentina.
The growing feeling is Aguero is under-appreciatedCredit: Reuters
Aguero has 42 goals in 97 games for his country. Only Lionel Messi and Gabriel Batistuta have scored more.
Plenty of truly great players are behind him in the list.
But his problem here is that not enough of the goals have come in major tournaments.
Some of this has to do with questions of fitness. It would appear that Pep Guardiola has got his star striker fitter than ever.
A few years ago – notably in the 2014 World Cup – he seemed not remotely close to full capacity.
Perhaps the 2018 World Cup was the big missed opportunity.
True, he was in and out of the side, with Argentina never able to make a clear choice between him and Gonzalo Higuain.
But he looked sharp.
He scored two fine goals, and was probably the only Argentina player to emerge from the tournament with his reputation enhanced.
But the team’s defence was a shambles and there was never the slightest chance of a happy ending.
He is still in the frame for his country – he scored against Uruguay in the last match.
There is a Copa America coming up later this year, which Argentina will co-host. That might be his last opportunity.
The 2022 World Cup looks a long way off, especially with Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan shaping up as Argentina’s long term centre-forward.
Aguero has 42 goals in 97 games for ArgentinaCredit: Getty - Contributor
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REDEMPTION
Which leaves the Champions League as the biggest hill left to climb. Aguero has an excellent record in the competition.
He was scoring plenty of goals for City even while they were still finding their continental feet.
He must, though rue that missed penalty at the start of the first leg against Tottenham last year.
Had he scored the quarter final would surely have unfolded differently, and the final could well have been between Liverpool and City – in the stadium of Atletico Madrid, his former club.
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The ex-Atletico player in him must be relishing the prospect of taking on Real Madrid in the next round of the Champions League.
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It looks like an epic confrontation. Sergio Aguero might be under-appreciated.
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Aguero will be hopeful of Champions League redemption when he faces off against Real MadridCredit: PA:Press Association
Aguero will score more goals than a legend
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Channel 4 faces backlash for giving voice to racist Islamist
August 31 2017, 5:00pm, The Times
Nadia Chan spoke of her hatred of “honkies” on Twitter
Channel 4 News has been criticised for giving a platform to a racist Islamist who has previously declared her hatred of “honkies” and “Israeli parasites” and her support for terrorists.
The woman introduced herself in the report showcasing Muslim women “who reject stereotypes” by saying: “My name is Nadia Chan and I have a masters in law. I describe myself as an anti-colonial Islamist.”
Viewers who looked Ms Chan up online following the broadcast last Thursday found a Twitter account packed with racial slurs against white and mixed-race people, support for terrorism and anti-Israel invective.
The account has subsequently been removed from the site.
The Guido Fawkes political blog found that she had also appeared on Iran-backed Press TVUK to praise “the armed resistance from…
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