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Amazing Views
10 bars around the world with the best views
A collection of the highest bars in the world offering the best skyline views from around the world including bars in Bangkok, New York, Berlin, Chicago, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and more.
State Tower, Bangkok (63 floors)
The Dome at State Tower looks gorgeous because of its heady height and stunning colour effects from where you could catch a breath-taking view of the Chao Phraya River and Bangkok. You would love to dine in the famous Sirocco restaurant situated on this tower simply because of the splendid city view coupled with the Mediterranean food it offers.
The Signature Room at the 95th (Hancock Building)
Located a the top of the John Hancock Centre in the heart of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, The Signature Room offers contemporary American fare with sweeping views of the city. The elegant wood designs and art-deco interior create an inviting and intimate atmosphere for you and your guests.
Traders Hotel in Kuala Lumpur (33 floors)
Simply because of its location in the magnificent SkyBar of Kuala Lumpur, the Traders Hotel enjoys a magical rapport with lovers of intoxicating cosmopolitan views and chilled drinks. From this unique rooftop lounge, you can enjoy a superb view of the glowing Petronas while listening to some soothing music.
Tokyo New York Bar (52 floors)
This skybar featuring in the movie ‘Lost in Translation’ is made from ebony, walnut and black leather. Here you can enjoy an assortment of live jazz music and cocktails like brandies an cognac while looking around the panoramic view of glittering Shinjuku. You can also order a range of sophisticated Japanese dishes.
Sydney Blu Horizon Bar (36 floors)
Located in the Shangri-La hotel above The Rocks, this sky bar enjoys a close proximity to the famous structures of the city like Harbour Bridge, Opera House and Circular Quay. In addition, you can get a full view of the Darling Harbour while enjoying a pampering treatment by LaClinica beauty therapists or some urban cocktail delicacy. View Sydney Blu Horizon Bar website
New York Salon de Ning (23 floors)
This Midtown skybar is marked by its lovely outdoor terraces where you could relax while surveying Fifth Avenue, the Museum of Modern Art’s Sculpture Garden and Central Park. You could also turn indoors to explore the beautiful samples of Chinese art. The décor of the lounge has a blend of eastern and Western trends that you will find fascinating.
Hong Kong Azure Restaurant Slash Bar (30 floors)
More than the drinks, what draws tourists here is the prospect of looking down at the city lights from such a dizzying height. However, if you want your drinks all the same, you can discover separate modes for relaxation in the 29th and 30th floors and feel the vibrant spirit of the city in the soft jazz played in the background.
Los Angeles Skybar
Located in West Hollywood’s Mondrian hotel, this skybar is known for offering splendid sunset views of the Pacific. Normally the hot spot for the assembling of the movie stars, this deluxe skybar lounge promises to leave you starry-eyed. But the external view consisting of the glittering Los Angeles nightlife and the clouds is no less captivating.
Berlin TV Tower (368 meters)
Berlin’s highest bar, this TV tower located in Alexanderplatz built by the East German government is reportedly the tallest structure in the entire Berlin. Its shiny steel sphere just under the antenna of the tower is the most eye-catching aspect of the tower and you can take a close look from 203 meters above ground. To make matters grander, the government lends out the tower for fancy weddings.
Alta Badia Bar (51 floors)
This bar is raised at a grand height of 1,024ft at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, where you can enjoy a wholesome menu along with the most select range of cocktail lists. You can actually look around a sweeping view of the Dubai skyline along with the Arabian Gulf and feel the world at your feet.
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Uruk-hai
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==Appearance==
The Uruk-hai made up a large part of [[Saruman]]'s army, together with the [[Dunland|Dunlendings]] and other [[Men|human]] enemies of [[Rohan]], and similar large Orcs also served as the elite troops of [[Mordor]]. They were faster than normal Orcs and could travel during the day without being weakened. They were not only faster but smarter, stronger and larger, though some were still shorter than Men. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai were the result of crossbreeding Orcs and [[Men]]. Certainly, other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, appear to have been hybrids, though these "half-orcs" were as tall as Men and are never described simply as Orcs, as the Uruk-hai frequently are. It is never explained exactly ''how'' Orcs were hybridized with humans, either through directly raping human women or (more probably) some form of alchemy used to infuse Orcs with human qualities. [[Treebeard]] openly wonders if they are Orcs that have been somehow "improved", or Men that were corrupted with Orc-like qualities, or if they were indeed a blending of Men and Orcs, an act which Treebeard considered to be "a black evil". Saruman's army of Uruk-hai fought against [[Kings of Rohan|King]] [[Théoden]] of Rohan and his people at [[Battle of the Hornburg|Helm's Deep]].
The Uruk-hai made up a large part of [[Saruman]]'s army, together with the [[Dunland|Dunlendings]] and other [[Men|human]] enemies of [[Rohan]], and similar large Orcs also served as the elite troops of [[Mordor]]. They were faster than normal Orcs and could travel during the day without being weakened. They were not only faster but smarter, stronger and larger, though some were still shorter than Men. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai were the result of crossbreeding Orcs and [[Men]]. Certainly, other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, appear to have been hybrids, though these "half-orcs" were as tall as Men and are never described simply as Orcs, as the Uruk-hai frequently are. It is never explained exactly ''how'' Orcs were hybridized with humans,it was more probably that some form of alchemy used to infuse Orcs with human qualities. [[Treebeard]] openly wonders if they are Orcs that have been somehow "improved", or Men that were corrupted with Orc-like qualities, or if they were indeed a blending of Men and Orcs, an act which Treebeard considered to be "a black evil". Saruman's army of Uruk-hai fought against [[Kings of Rohan|King]] [[Théoden]] of Rohan and his people at [[Battle of the Hornburg|Helm's Deep]].
The race of uruks, described as "black orcs of great strength" first appeared about the year [[Third Age 2475|2475]] of the Third Age, when they conquered [[Ithilien]] and destroyed the city of [[Osgiliath]]. These were evidently of Sauron's breeding, but it is not clear whether or not these uruks should be regarded as identical with the Uruk-hai, who could be a further 'improvement' to the race achieved by Saruman.
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Members Uglúk
Lifespan Possibly eternal
Distinctions Elvish ears(?), Large build
Average height over 5' 5"
Gallery Images of Uruk-hai
"...and others, too, came out of the forest. Great Orcs, who also bore the White Hand of Isengard: that kind is stronger and more fell than all the others."
― Éomer, The Riders of Rohan
The Uruk-hai were a new breed of Orcs that appeared during the Third Age.
1 Appearance
3 Portrayal in adaptations
The Uruk-hai made up a large part of Saruman's army, together with the Dunlendings and other human enemies of Rohan, and similar large Orcs also served as the elite troops of Mordor. They were faster than normal Orcs and could travel during the day without being weakened. They were not only faster but smarter, stronger and larger, though some were still shorter than Men. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai were the result of crossbreeding Orcs and Men. Certainly, other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, appear to have been hybrids, though these "half-orcs" were as tall as Men and are never described simply as Orcs, as the Uruk-hai frequently are. It is never explained exactly how Orcs were hybridized with humans,it was more probably that some form of alchemy used to infuse Orcs with human qualities. Treebeard openly wonders if they are Orcs that have been somehow "improved", or Men that were corrupted with Orc-like qualities, or if they were indeed a blending of Men and Orcs, an act which Treebeard considered to be "a black evil". Saruman's army of Uruk-hai fought against King Théoden of Rohan and his people at Helm's Deep.
The race of uruks, described as "black orcs of great strength" first appeared about the year 2475 of the Third Age, when they conquered Ithilien and destroyed the city of Osgiliath. These were evidently of Sauron's breeding, but it is not clear whether or not these uruks should be regarded as identical with the Uruk-hai, who could be a further 'improvement' to the race achieved by Saruman.
The Orcs and Uruks in the service of Barad-dûr, the folk of Mordor, used the symbol of the Red Eye of Sauron. The Red Eye was also painted on their shields. At least one, a guard on the march with Merry and Pippin, had a black knife with a long saw-edged blade, used by Pippin to cut through the ropes on his hands. These Uruks of Mordor referred to Sauron as the Great Eye, and Grishnákh was their captain. They were all long-armed and crook-legged, not as tall as the Isengarder Uruks but larger than the Moria Orcs. They could see better in the dark than the Isengarders could.
The Uruk-hai of Saruman the White used an S elf-rune wrought in white metal on the front of their iron helms. It was clear this "S" stood for Saruman, because their shields had a small white hand (the symbol of Saruman) centered on a black field. Aragorn commented that their gear was not in the manner of other Orcs at all. Instead of curved scimitars, they used short, broad-bladed swords. Their great bows were made of yew wood, in length and shape as those of Men. They also appeared different physically: greater stature, swarthy, slant-eyed, thick legs and large hands. Although they did not like the light of the Sun, they could withstand it better than other orcs. Saruman promised them man-flesh as a treat. He aided them with his wizardry as well: when Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas followed the party of Uruks who kidnapped Merry and Pippin, Saruman's will caused weariness of the heart for the pursuers and lent speed to the Orcs. Uglúk led the Uruk-hai of Isengard, and since they were the strongest he felt that he led the hobbit march as well, insisting on going back by way of Isengard. This was the group that slew Boromir.
The name Uruk-hai has the element Uruk, which is a Black Speech word meaning Orc. Many known languages have a word related to thus (Quenya orco, Sindarin orch, Westron orka, Khuzdul rukhs and presumably Drúedainic gorgûn). The element -hai, also present in Olog-hai and Oghor-hai, means "folk, people".
Portrayal in adaptations
In both Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings and Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King, Uruk-hai are portrayed identical as (and without distinction to) the Orcs.
In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, Saruman appears to be the only one who created the Uruks. They are shown in the movie as being released from a kind of membrane in the mud deep under Isengard (special commentary on the DVD edition explained that they were trying to base the scene on a early description of Tolkien's that Orcs "worm their way out of the ground like maggots"). In the movies Uruk-hai are described as a crossbreed between Orcs and "goblin-men": this may be a dialogue error because in Tolkien's works "Orc" is a synonym for goblin. This description may however refer to humans corrupted by Goblins. These Uruks are sent after the Fellowship, and their leader is Lurtz, a movie-only character.
His Uruks include Pikesmen, Swordsmen, Archers, and Berserkers. The Berserkers are the shock troops. When they were first spawned a helmet filled with blood was placed on their heads, so that they were filled with a bloodlust for their enemies. They carry doubly-bent swords, and forgo any armor in lieu of agility, slaying foes left and right, completely devoid of fear and pain. Pikesmen, as the name suggests, carry long pikes, while archers carry crossbows. Swordsmen wield a straight iron sword, hooked at the tip, and deadly in an Uruk-hai's strong grip. They also use bladed shields, as seen in Amon Hen during Aragorn's fight against Lurtz.
The Uruks were also very efficient using siege equipment, and had been trained to use crossbows with deadly accuracy. The Uruks, like the lesser Orcs, seemed to not care of each other's presence, shown by the battering ram wielders at Helm's Deep, barging each other off of the thin bridge. The Uruks also hated the Orcs, believing they were a lesser being and often rioting, eg in the tower of Cirith Ungol when Shagrat and Gorbag argued over Frodo's vest of Mithril and starting a mass war within the tower. The Uruks seem also to be able to control natural urges than the Orcs, eg the Orcs demanding to eat the hobbits they had captured, while the Uruks were protective. It would seem the only way Orcs were better than Uruks is in treachery, lying and being devious. The Uruks are also not seen to ever ride a mount, possibly due to size, weight and build (the Wargs which attacked the Rohan migration were ridden by trained Orcs).
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News: Former residents among the 2,000 visitors at One Pearl Bank launch
One Pearl Bank attracted about 2,300 buyers during its opening, including former residents, two of which registered their intent to acquire units. However, a large part found that the new development is beyond their reach, even with the new payouts from the en bloc sale.
Some 2,300 prospective buyers, including former residents, thronged the sales gallery of One Pearl Bank during its opening last Saturday (13 July), reported Today Online.
In fact, two of the former owners of the iconic Pearl Bank Apartments registered their intent to acquire units at the new 39-storey condominium even though bookings will only open on 20 July.
However, others found the prices at the new development to be beyond their reach, even with the payouts from the en bloc sale.
“Prices have now shot up so high. It is beyond reach. Anything above $2,000 per square foot is too much,” said Mr Chua, a 77-year old former owner.
The retiree revealed that the $1.8 million he received for his 1,324 sq ft two-bedder at the old Pearl Bank Apartments is not enough for a similar sized unit at the new development.
He could only afford a 700 sq ft two-bedroom unit for his $1.8 million after taking into account buyers’ stamp duties as well as other costs.
Another former owner, Alex Poh, who also served as Pearl Bank Apartments’ collective sales committee chairman, said homeowners from the former development should not be surprised to find the new homes, which come with a topped-up lease of 99 years, to be priced higher.
“You walk into a Mercedes showroom, you cannot say I want to buy at a second-hand car price. It’s very clear cut. Or if you walk into your Mercedes showroom you want your seller to sell you at Toyota car prices? Simple equation.”
The 65-year-old, who received $5 million for his two three-bedroom units at the Pearl Bank Apartments, is looking at investing in a million-dollar studio unit at the new development, subject to the bank granting him a loan.
Poh noted that snagging a “first-mover advantage” matters as units there are expected to fetch higher prices in the future.
Wendy Hui, also a former resident of Pearl Bank Apartments, lamented that the new units would not be as windy as her old unit.
She explained that her old house had a window where air could freely move from the corridor to her living room, whereas the new units will be facing each other, creating a barrier to the air flow.
Nonetheless, the 66-year old former owner submitted two cheques to confirm interest for two units – one for her son and another for herself.
Victor Kang, Digital Content Specialist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email victorkang@propertyguru.com.sg
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Home > Michael Gove tried to get down with the kids and it went as badly as you might expect
Michael Gove tried to get down with the kids and it went as badly as you might expect
Written by Eleanor Langford on 26 November 2019 in Diary
Michael Gove attempted to show off his rap credentials on Twitter and nobody was impressed.
The Tory candidate hit back at claims he wasn’t a rapper by quoting Stormzy lyrics, to the dismay of his followers.
“I set trends dem man copy,” the cabinet minister tweeted, quoting Stormzy’s 2015 hit ‘Shut Up’.
This bizarre response was not loved by Twitter, with The Independent’s political correspondent Ashley Cowburn calling it “possibly the worst ever tweet by a cabinet minister”.
I set trends dem man copy https://t.co/85mTHXaZDn [1]
— Michael Gove (@michaelgove) November 26, 2019 [2]
It comes after Gove commented on Stormzy’s rapping abilities in response to the chart-topping grime star’s show of support for Jeremy Corbyn.
Posting on Instagram on Tuesday night, Stormzy said he’d be voting for Corbyn on December 12 because the Labour leader is “committed to giving the power back to the people.”
But, unimpressed by this intervention, Gove responded: “He is a far, far better rapper than he is a political analyst.”
Many were quick to question whether Gove was a good judge of rap ability, including Labour candidate Angela Rayner.
She even went one step further, hinting that she doubted Gove’s politically abilities as well.
“And Michael Gove is crap at both,'' she tweeted, responding to the Tory candidate’s views on Stormzy.
Gove, eager to prove that he does know about rap, was quick to fire back with one of Stormzy’s lines.
Reactions on Twitter ranged from second-hand embarrassment to outright disgust.
So this is a thing that happened in November 2019. Gove quoting Stormzy lyrics on twitter. https://t.co/QVoPditPVP [3]
— David Kernohan (@dkernohan) November 26, 2019 [4]
I’ve fixed that for you. You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/mJdGxW6pNG [5]
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) November 26, 2019 [6]
Possibly the worst ever tweet by a cabinet minister. pic.twitter.com/0tprU7Fe8F [7]
— Ashley Cowburn (@ashcowburn) November 26, 2019 [8]
But, Angela Rayner was unfazed by Gove’s clapback, writing back “played ya self” - a reference to American artist DJ Khaled.
Stormzy is yet to respond to Michael Gove’s comments, or the use of his lyrics.
Michael Gove [9]
Culture, media and sport [10]
Government and politics [11]
Source URL: http://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/diary/michael-gove-tried-get-down-kids-and-it-went-badly-you-might-expect
[1] https://t.co/85mTHXaZDn
[2] https://twitter.com/michaelgove/status/1199304826468876288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[3] https://t.co/QVoPditPVP
[4] https://twitter.com/dkernohan/status/1199307196292648961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[5] https://t.co/mJdGxW6pNG
[6] https://twitter.com/mrnickharvey/status/1199314232778592256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[7] https://t.co/0tprU7Fe8F
[8] https://twitter.com/ashcowburn/status/1199305378581897216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[9] http://www.totalpolitics.com/tags/michael-gove
[10] http://www.totalpolitics.com/categories/culture-media-and-sport
[11] http://www.totalpolitics.com/categories/government-and-politics
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2009 Recording Journal
Discussion in 'These Are They' started by Novembers Paul, Apr 19, 2009.
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Friday April 17th
Friday was simply a drum set up night. Set up, tuning, and drum tones. Things went smooth, and we were all happy with the sounds we're getting from Sasha's drums for this session.
#1 Novembers Paul, Apr 19, 2009
Saturday April 18th
After a long day of tracking, the drums are 100% recorded for the full length. The final count... 9 original songs, and one cover were laid down. We're all impressed with the speed and accuracy at which Sasha knocked out the entire CD today. I can tell you, the aggression he hammered it all out with today built an incredibly strong foundation for the CD. Old school Chicago death metal with a modern feel. Even with a simple scratch guitar track, this material is beginning to take shape, and it's HEAVY.
After a long day of tracking, I had more them my share of drinks to celebrate the end of the day. Pain killers and beer kill much more then just the pain. METAL!
STEVE NICHOLSON Member
Weekend 1.
Friday night began the recording process with the drum set-up. Not much else was done as we got to the studio in the evening. So it was talk about the plan forward, take some pics and kick back til Sat Morn. Sat began at Noon with the Mic ups, Drum sounds, cymbal and head changes. Then we moved on to setting up all the click tracks and a scratch guitar set-up. Guitar was run straight to the board and a guitar sound was taken from one of Chris' programs. Then began a marathon session of anywhere between 3 and 5 takes of each of the 10 tunes, depending on the "Nailing" down of the best takes. Was a little chilly in there, so warming up was essential to getting the best tracks. By 10 PM we were rapping it up with drums done and it was time for some beer and mayhem. Sunday came and we got a sneak peak at the Novembers Doom acoustic set for Powerfest, as they practiced at the studio since Sasha's Drums were there and Paul and Chris were there too of course. Don't ask, I keep secrets very well.
Next weekend the Guitars, Bass and hopefully vocals will bring the true feel of the recording to life. I say "hopefully vocals" as Paul is sick all of the sudden. Hopefully he's well by the weekend. I'm very excited to hear the Guitars take shape. The equipment I will be using is:
My Marshall 410H Head thru a variety of cabs for the Right guitars and for the Left Guitars I will use a Peavey 6505 Plus. Big Thanks goes to Vito Marchese of Novembers Doom for the use of the Peavey. My ESP LTD Viper Baritone will be the Guitar on 95% of the recording. This Guitar has seen it share of Chicago Metal usage, as it is Larry Roberts old Baritone. I believe it's the one Larry used on the Pale Haunt Departure Video and it also was once owned by Chicago Metal Legend Shaun Glass of Dirge, Soil, Sindrome and Terminal Death fame. Otherwise I will use my 02 Gibson Worn SG or my Old Novembers Doom 86 Gibson Explorer for some solos and the cover tune we are doing.
Stay tuned next week, same TAT time, same TAT channel.
#3 STEVE NICHOLSON, Apr 21, 2009
Jasonic Doom On!
West Burbs of Chicago
Any hints as to what song you are covering?
Very good studio report guys.
I haven't been in a recording band for MANY years.
I forgot how long a weekend in the studio can be.
#4 Jasonic, Apr 21, 2009
The main topic of the cover tune is based on something that happened 233 years ago.:Smug:
Jasonic said: ↑
We're waiting to see how it comes out before we decide what to do with it... Internet only release, bonus track... We'll see. Unless it comes out awful (and I can't see that happening) and it never sees the light of day. haha
Put it this way... It's not an obvious choice for a death metal band. It's from a very popular American band in the 90's, but it fucking heavy. Think west of the mississippi.
Pate Member
STEVE NICHOLSON said: ↑
You're covering an Iced Earth song?
#7 Pate, Apr 21, 2009
Rycher Oskee Wow Wow!
Northern Chicago Burbs
I can only think of Pantera or Metallica right now. I can't think of a Pantera song that references that time period, but Metallica has "Don't Tread on Me."
My first thought was Iced Earth too.
#8 Rycher, Apr 22, 2009
Way off.
Truthfully, I wanted to do Exciter's Iron Dogs, but I was out voted.
When you said 90's, 1776, and west of the Mississippi, the first thing I thought of was "The Rooster" by AIC, then I said, "Jasonic you big DUMMY, that song was about Vietnam"
I suppose you guys maybe covered a song by a popular 90's grunge band, but I can't think off the top of my head any songs about 4th of July, 1776, Declaration of Independence, etc.......
WAIT!!! I may have it....... Philadelphia.......
You are covering Boys II Men's "MOTOWNPHILLY"
#10 Jasonic, Apr 22, 2009
That was my other thought, that they're probably covering something that's not too metal to begin with. I'm not a grunge fan, aside from AIC's Greatest Hits, so I don't know what band or song it could be.
#11 Rycher, Apr 22, 2009
FearSore GEETUS
Rycher said: ↑
... so I don't know what band or song it could be.
Then you may find yourself pleasantly surprised. hehe:Smokin:
#12 FearSore, Apr 22, 2009
OPETH_DT Member
RHODE ISLAND (U.S.A.)
My first thought was that it is a Sacred Reich cover, but I'm probably wrong. LOL I'll have to ponder this one.
#13 OPETH_DT, Apr 22, 2009
Recording resumes in the morning... Videos will be posted this weekend!
#14 Novembers Paul, Apr 24, 2009
Here's a quick video of Steve tracking "When the Voices Sound Deadly".
THESE ARE THEY IN STUDIO - WEEKEND TWO
Weekend 2:
Friday came early and off to Wisconsin we head. Once settled in the studio, we got out the Marshall and Peavey and tried some Cabinet combos and arrived at using 2 cabs, full stack. One was a Randall 4x12 and an older Marshall 4x12. Combined, the warmth and growling tone I was seeking was obtained. Then once again, a marathon session of Guitar tracks were layed. All the left Guitars (Marshall) were done late Friday night.
Sat morning after breakfast and hearing a Ghost walking down the stairs when Paul and Wiley were still asleep, came the right Guitars (Peavey). Tracking into the evening found us finished with the rythym Guitar tracks and on to the Bass tracks by Wiley.
Bass tracks led into the early morning hours but were done by 3 am thanks to Geetus' Jolt. Sunday came and once again after The Park Inn's great breakfast, we got back in for Vocals. Paul's growls are returning to the old Doom/Laceration style of just pure massive power. After Vocals came the solo's and licks thrown in to add life to the already BADASS Riffing tunes.
Solo's were varied between fast blazing shred and deep melodic smoothness. Ha Ha. You can hear Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Ufo influences eminating from every turn. Combined with the BoltThrower, Obituary, Mercyful Fate influences, this is sure to take many Metal Fans by FORCE.
Next is some final additions and mixing. A couple weeks and were done.
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#16 STEVE NICHOLSON, Apr 27, 2009
The cover tune is now finished. Soon we will release it for all of you guys to hear. Stay tuned.
#17 STEVE NICHOLSON, Jun 15, 2009
Srontgorrth Member
Can't wait to hear it!
#18 Srontgorrth, Jun 16, 2009
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The Priestly Vestments. 1a Have your brother Aaron, and with him his sons, brought to you, from among the Israelites, that they may be my priests: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. 2For the glorious adornment of your brother Aaron you shall have sacred vestments made. 3Therefore, tell the various artisans whom I have endowed with skill* to make vestments for Aaron to consecrate him as my priest. 4These are the vestments they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a brocade tunic, a turban, and a sash. In making these sacred vestments which your brother Aaron and his sons are to wear in serving as my priests, 5they shall use gold, violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
The Ephod and Breastpiece. 6The ephod* they shall make of gold thread and of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, embroidered on cloth of fine linen twined.b 7It shall have a pair of shoulder straps joined to its two upper ends. 8The embroidered belt of the ephod shall extend out from it and, like it, be made of gold thread, of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn, and of fine linen twined.
9Get two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: 10six of their names on one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. 11As a gem-cutter engraves a seal, so shall you have the two stones engraved with the names of the sons of Israel and then mounted in gold filigree work. 12Set these two stones on the shoulder straps of the ephod as memorial stones of the sons of Israel. Thus Aaron shall bear their names on his shoulders as a reminder before the LORD. 13Make filigree rosettes of gold,c 14as well as two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords, and fasten the cordlike chains to the filigree rosettes.
15d The breastpiece* of decision you shall also have made, embroidered like the ephod with gold thread and violet, purple, and scarlet yarn on cloth of fine linen twined. 16It is to be square when folded double, a span high and a span wide. 17* On it you shall mount four rows of precious stones: in the first row, a carnelian, a topaz, and an emerald; 18in the second row, a garnet, a sapphire, and a beryl; 19in the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20in the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones are to be mounted in gold filigree work, 21twelve of them to match the names of the sons of Israel, each stone engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
22When the chains of pure gold, twisted like cords, have been made for the breastpiece, 23you shall then make two rings of gold for it and fasten them to the two upper ends of the breastpiece. 24The gold cords are then to be fastened to the two rings at the upper ends of the breastpiece, 25the other two ends of the cords being fastened in front to the two filigree rosettes which are attached to the shoulder straps of the ephod. 26Make two other rings of gold and put them on the two lower ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that faces the ephod. 27Then make two more rings of gold and fasten them to the bottom of the shoulder straps next to where they join the ephod in front, just above its embroidered belt. 28Violet ribbons shall bind the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod, so that the breastpiece will stay right above the embroidered belt of the ephod and not swing loose from it.
29Whenever Aaron enters the sanctuary, he will thus bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastpiece of decision over his heart as a constant reminder before the LORD. 30In this breastpiece of decisione you shall put the Urim and Thummim,* that they may be over Aaron’s heart whenever he enters the presence of the LORD. Thus he shall always bear the decisions for the Israelites over his heart in the presence of the LORD.
Other Vestments. 31The robe of the ephodf you shall make entirely of violet material. 32It shall have an opening for the head in the center, and around this opening there shall be a selvage, woven as at the opening of a shirt, to keep it from being torn. 33At the hem at the bottom you shall make pomegranates, woven of violet, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen twined, with gold bells between them; 34a gold bell, a pomegranate, a gold bell, a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe. 35Aaron shall wear it when ministering, that its sound may be heard as he enters and leaves the LORD’s presence in the sanctuary; else he will die.
36You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, as on a seal engraving, “Sacred to the LORD.” 37This plate is to be tied over the turban with a violet ribbon in such a way that it rests on the front of the turban,g 38over Aaron’s forehead. Since Aaron bears whatever guilt the Israelites may incur in consecrating any of their sacred gifts, this plate must always be over his forehead, so that they may find favor with the LORD.
39h The tunic of fine linen shall be brocaded. The turban shall be made of fine linen. The sash shall be of variegated work.
40Likewise, for the glorious adornment of Aaron’s sons you shall have tunics and sashes and skullcaps made, for glorious splendor. 41With these you shall clothe your brother Aaron and his sons. Anoint and install them,* consecrating them as my priests. 42You must also make linen pants for them, to cover their naked flesh from their loins to their thighs.i 43Aaron and his sons shall wear them whenever they go into the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary, lest they incur guilt and die. This shall be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants.
* [28:3] Artisans…endowed with skill: lit., “wise of heart,” and “filled with a spirit of wisdom.” In Hebrew wisdom includes practical skills. Cf. 35:35; 36:1–2.
* [28:6] Ephod: this Hebrew word is retained in the translation because it is the technical term for a peculiar piece of the priestly vestments, the exact nature of which is uncertain. It seems to have been a sort of apron that hung from the shoulders of the priest by shoulder straps (v. 7) and was tied around his waist by the loose ends of the attached belt (v. 8).
* [28:15–30] Breastpiece: an approximately nine-inch square, pocketlike receptacle for holding the Urim and Thummim (v. 30). It formed an integral part of the ephod, to which it was attached by an elaborate system of rings and chains. Both the ephod and its breastpiece were made of brocaded linen. Span: Heb. zeret, the distance between the top of the little finger and the thumb; one half a cubit, approximately nine inches.
* [28:17–20] The translation of the Hebrew names of some of these gems is quite conjectural.
* [28:30] Urim and Thummim: both the meaning of these Hebrew words and the exact nature of the objects so designated are uncertain. They were apparently lots of some kind which were drawn or cast by the priest to ascertain God’s decision on particular questions. Hence, the pocket in which they were kept was called “the breastpiece of decision.”
* [28:41] Install them: lit., “fill their hands,” a technical expression used for the installation of priests.
a. [28:1–5] Ex 39:1; Sir 45:7.
b. [28:6–12] Ex 39:2–7; Sir 45:8–14.
c. [28:13–14] Ex 28:22, 25; 39:15, 18.
d. [28:15–21] Ex 39:15–21.
e. [28:30] Lv 8:8; Sir 45:11.
f. [28:31–35] Ex 39:20–25; Lv 8:9; Sir 45:10.
g. [28:37] Ex 39:31; Lv 8:9.
h. [28:39–43] Ex 39:27–31.
i. [28:42] Ez 44:18.
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Home / daredevil / review / television / Marvel's DAREDEVIL E3.S1: "Rabbit in a Snowstorm" [Review]
Marvel's DAREDEVIL E3.S1: "Rabbit in a Snowstorm" [Review]
Nigel G Mitchell 4/12/2015 07:52:00 PM daredevil, review, television
Dardevil (Charlie Cox); Source: Marvel/Netflix
Daredevil has finally been released on Netflix. All thirteen episodes are available for viewing right now, but I decided to review each individual episode in the season, as if it were airing on TV. Today, I'll be reviewing the third episode, "Rabbit in a Snowstorm." I won't spoil this episode too much if you haven't seen it all, but I will be discussing the episodes leading up to it, so if you haven't seen the show at all yet...
When a mysterious man walks into a bowling alley, he attacks and kills a man with a bowling ball, then immediately asks for a lawyer when the cops break in. Meanwhile, Wesley shows up at Murdock and Nelson, offering to hire them for a special client. Guess how the two are connected? That's right, Matt and Foggy have to figure out how to get a man cleared of murder charges when he's clearly guilty, and there are multiple witnesses to prove it.
In this episode, Murdock returns to the courtroom. I like the "case of the week" format. Hope it continues. It's sort of like Law and Order, except the lawyers punch people. They should actually do that show. I loved how they managed to come up with a plausible defense in this episode, showing Matt and Foggy are genuinely good lawyers. Also, Matt once again finds himself fighting outside the courtroom for details on the case. The combination of the legal and vigilante aspects of the episode are handled brilliantly.
The case also makes Foggy question their morality. It's a good callback to Foggy's argument in the first episode that he didn't care if their clients were guilty or innocent. His own words come back to haunt him.
The subplot on this episode involves the aftermath of Karen's arrest for murder. Her former employer wants her to sign a contract absolving them of all responsibility and keeping quiet about it while giving her a huge bonus. Karen has to question her own morality as well, and the consequences of the dead man left behind.
I can't say too much else about the episode, because it has all sorts of twists that I don't want to reveal. But by the end, Murdock is getting an inkling of the dark forces aligning in Hell's Kitchen. And we finally get to see Vincent D'Onofrio as Kingpin! Squee!
Oh, something I also forgot to mention in my review of "Cut Man" is the woman Matt's father called before he was killed. It sounded like Matt's mother. I hope they bring her in, because they've never really focused on Matt's mother in the comics or the movie.
My Rating: Recommended
Okay, I'm gonna watch the next episode now.
Previous reviews:
E2S1: "Cut Man"
E1S1: "Into the Ring"
What did you think of this episode? Have you seen the show yet?
Alex J. Cavanaugh April 13, 2015 at 3:35 AM
We watched the second one last night and will watch this one tonight.
DAVID WALSTON April 13, 2015 at 6:59 AM
Vincent D'Onofrio is making me like Kingpin.
Nigel Mitchell April 13, 2015 at 7:31 AM
I like that they're revealing the origin in pieces as well, that way we didn't have to sit through an origin episode to get to the real story.
And I agree, Rosario needs more screen time. But her role as Daredevil's nurse gives her a lot of presence in the fourth episode.
I agree. Especially in shorts and a tank top
He said in an interview that he wanted his performance to be the definitive Kingpin, and he's certainly delivering
Alex J. Cavanaugh April 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM
And it was wicked dark! I like the dark, serious tones of this series. And we finally saw Kingpin.
Nigel Mitchell April 13, 2015 at 9:53 PM
It sure is dark, I love the mood
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Home » Class of 2019
Saline Football: Connor Terech Isn’t Concerned with Outside Expectations
Saline senior Connor Terech begins his third season on the Saline varsity football squad knowing that the Hornets aren’t getting a lot of love from the so-called experts around Michigan high school football. But he doesn’t care at all.
“It doesn’t matter to us at all. I can remember the same thing last year. We had such a good team two years ago and lost a ton of starters and Division 1 athletes and then we came back last year and had a solid season,” said Terech, who returns as a starting linebacker. “The same thing happened this year. But I’ve been there in the winter and spring, and I’ve seen the guys lifting and getting stronger. I’ve seen them here in practice, getting better every day. So I’m not worried about what people have to say. We just come to practice and worry about ourselves.”
Terech is a leader on the defense. . The 6’2, 205-pound Terech led the Hornets with 40 tackles last year. He also broke up five passes, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble.
Coach Joe Palka is counting on Terech to be a rock on defense.
“Connor’s grown with the program and turned into a great linebacker. He has height, range and he runs well. He’s an important leader on our team,” Palka said.
Connor Terech talks about the Hornet football defense and why outside expectations don't matter pic.twitter.com/obQEJzzsXL
— TheSalinePost (@TheSalinePost) August 14, 2018
Here’s our Q&A with Connor Terech
Parents: Kristy and John Terech
Position: Linebacker
Years Varsity: 3
What do you love most about Friday nights at Hornet Stadium? I love the energy. Nothing gets me more hyped to play than seeing thousands in the stands and the student section going ballistic.
What’s your favorite football moment during the week - whether it’s in game or practice? Being announced before the game and running out of the helmet in front of the whole city
Scouting Report: I’m not the biggest or most athletic guy on the team, but I play fast, read the offense well, and can quickly get to the ball.
Game day mentality: Calm
Who’s an underrated player on your team: Max Fair
Who’s the funniest guy on the team? Noah Ayers
Song you’re listening to these days: Anything by Sean Kingston
Favorite ice cream: Cookie Dough
Favorite class: Human Physiology
Other sports: None
College plans: Study either chemical engineering or computer science engineering at Michigan.
Saline Hornet Football
Connor Terech
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The Surviving Girls by Katee Robert #BlogTour with #Giveaway
Series: Hidden Sins #3
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Format: Digital and Paperback
A fierce survivor and a fearless FBI agent battle a copycat serial killer in a gripping thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert.
Twelve years ago, Lei Zhang and her friend Emma Nilsson miraculously lived through the notorious Sorority Row Murders that left twenty-one of their sisters dead. Still wrestling with the trauma but finally out of the limelight, Lei and Emma are now devoted to helping other victims find closure. But most disturbing for Lei—beyond the gut-wrenching survivor guilt—is that the killer was her boyfriend. He’s behind bars, but she’ll never lower her guard again.
When a copycat killer targets Lei and Emma, FBI Agent Dante Young is put in charge of anticipating the sociopath’s every move. But what he doesn’t expect is his immediate and overpowering attraction to Lei. The closer they get to each other, the more desperate and terrifying the questions become: Who wants to finish what the killer started—and why?
Now Agent Young vows to protect Lei at all costs. If they have any chance of a future together, first they have to stay alive…
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The Surviving Girls Excerpt
Copyright © 2018 Katee Robert
Lei couldn’t breathe. Her chest closed painfully as if she’d been knocked flat on her back, and her lungs burned with the need for oxygen. Somewhere in the tiny rational corner of her mind, she knew there was nothing really wrong with her, but rational thought had no place in the midst of her panic.
He’s back. Emma was right all along and he’s coming for us.
You’re spiraling.
Travis Berkley is still in jail. This is a copycat, and no matter how bad a copycat is, he can’t be worse than Travis. You survived before. You will this time, too.
A whine cut through her thoughts, and then Saul was there, nudging her hand with his cool nose. She inhaled sharply, suddenly aware that everyone in the room was staring at her. The Feds had the blank-slate expression she’d come to associate with cops when they were in a difficult situation. Emma looked at her as if she was on the verge of her own panic attack.
Lei stroked her hand over Saul’s head, forming a wall of indisputable facts in her mind to keep the fear at bay. She wasn’t twenty-one anymore, only a couple of years out of the stifling family home she’d grown up on, still drunk on freedom and the realization that she could do anything she wanted to with her future.
She’d been an idiot. A child who was playing dress-up without realizing the pitfalls of adulthood.
Though most pitfalls don’t come attached to a knife.
Lei wasn’t that girl anymore. She’d seen the worst Travis Berkley could offer and had the scars to show for it. She could shoot. She could fight. She’d worked with enough cops over the course of her career as a trainer and search team that she had an inside view to how their minds worked.
She would not lose herself to terror.
Another stroke to Saul’s head and she was able to speak. “How close to the original murders are the details?”
Agent Young exchanged a glance with his partner and leaned forward, bracing his elbows on his knees. His big hands dangled between his legs, and she distantly noted that he had really firm thighs beneath the expensive slacks. He spoke slowly, as if gauging her response. “We haven’t had a chance to check the original case files, but the big details are almost identical. The murders were performed in the same way—girls kept in a main room and taken out individually. We think he snuck in through a window, because their condo was on the second floor and he used a knife from the kitchen.”
She could almost hear Travis’s voice in her head, even after all these years. Let me in, Lei-Lei. I have a surprise for you. Stupid. She’d been so incredibly stupid, swayed by a pretty face and a boy her parents would approve of who made her feel. Smart, athletic, the right dollar amount in his family’s bank account. Someone bright and colorful and checking all the right boxes.
Since she couldn’t bring herself to ask if one of the girls let him in, she focused on the rest. “If this is a fan, he must have been in contact with Travis at some point.” She put her hand on Emma’s leg when her friend flinched at his name. The Feds didn’t react, which made her sigh. “But you already knew that. You don’t need me telling you how to do your job. What is it you need?”
Another loaded look between them. They’d obviously been partners for a long time, because they managed to convey an entire conversation’s worth of talking in a single look.
Again, it was Agent Young who took the lead. “We can find the details of the case easily enough, along with your accounts, but what I’d like to know is your take on Travis.”
“Because I dated him.” She stated it baldly, as if the fact she’d slept with a murderer was something she’d dealt with and moved on from. As if the fact didn’t still keep her up at night, moving beneath her skin until she wanted to take a wire brush to her body. There weren’t enough hot showers and bleach baths in the world to change the fact she’d willingly been with him. She could never take that back.
“Because you—both of you—have known him longer than anyone.”
“Agent Young—”
“Dante.”
She stopped short. Dante. It fit him somehow—strong and a little bit intense. He masked it well, but there was fire lurking in the depths of his dark eyes, in the way he clenched his fists as they spoke about Travis. She shouldn’t be forming personal opinions about any man, let alone one connected with the case. Lei’s track record had more than proven that fact.
While she was still trying to process her strange and seriously inconvenient reaction to him, Emma had found her voice. She spoke softly, her southern accent giving her breathy tone a pretty lilt. She had a Dolly Parton thing going for her—at least before Dolly got a little crazy for plastic surgery—and Emma wasn’t above playing up the sweet-southern-belle thing when it suited her. “Travis Berkley is a sociopath with a healthy dose of narcissistic personality disorder—which you already know because you read the file. Everything is in the file. We have been doing our best to get past what he did to us—to our sisters—and that means forgetting as much as possible.”
Maybe for Emma. Lei couldn’t afford to forget. It had been her mistake that tipped the first domino that destroyed so many lives. While it was possible Travis could have gotten into the house on his own, she’d been the fool who let him in her window.
The knowledge made her hands shake. Emma might want to do everything to avoid that gory walk down memory lane, but Lei didn’t have that option. Guilt wrapped around her throat, tightening, ever tightening. “You have something specific you’re here for.”
Agent Rowan leaned forward, a clear indication that she’d take it from there. As much as Lei wanted the calming force Dante—Agent Young—seemed to emanate, she turned almost gratefully to the redhead. She eyed her as if Lei was a particularly interesting bug. “We’re theorizing this fucker—”
“Clarke.”
She didn’t look at him. “These women have seen enough, Dante. You know as well as I do that a few choice curse words aren’t going to have them scrambling for their sniffing salts.”
Lei understood now why Britton had paired these two together. Clarke was the blunt force designed to set a person back on their heels so they were too busy reacting to her foul mouth to stop and think that there might be a shrewd mind behind those deceptively big blue eyes. Dante on the other hand, was a cool summer mist, unruffling feathers and putting everyone in the room at ease with his calm presence. Both agents would be underestimated in different ways, which was only to their benefit.
She eyed the dogs on the floor. Neither of them seemed overly concerned with the Feds in the room. Good. Lei had more than proven she could be fooled, but Saul couldn’t. Every time he reacted poorly to a person, she paid attention—and most of the time something eventually came to light to prove her dog’s instincts correct.
Clarke followed her gaze and then refocused on Lei and then Emma. “A lot of sociopaths think they’re smarter than everyone else in the room—some of them are even right—and Travis sure as hell falls into the latter category. His IQ is 167, and from all accounts, prison hasn’t broken him. What we need to know is if he’d encourage a fan to take these steps.”
“Of course he would. He’s a fucking psycho,” Emma snarled.
“What do you think?” Clarke was looking at Lei.
Because why not? Even now, cops thought Lei had some kind of inside track to the way Travis’s mind worked. She’d dated him for months, had slept with him countless times, and so she must have some insider knowledge to explain how the golden boy went so very, very wrong.
She hadn’t been able to give them a satisfactory answer then. She didn’t have one now, either. But she could try.
Praise for The Hidden Sins Series
“…a captivating read, made all the more rewarding when good triumphs.” —Washington Post on The Devil’s Daughter
“Robert shows off her impressive versatility in this fast-paced and inventive new Hidden Sins series. The small-town setting is a masterful blend of quaint and oppressive, which ratchets the menace and thrill factor. The protagonists carry the full weight of their pasts with them, making their growing relationship as compelling as the mystery element in The Devil’s Daughter. With plenty of twists and betrayals, this is a book that is sure to earn Robert a wealth of new fans.” —RT Book Reviews on The Devil’s Daughter
"Katee Robert has definitely picked up the romantic suspense genre and made it her bitch. I can’t wait to see what we get next. Given some of the books I see she’s been using for research, I know it’s going to be frightening and amazing at the same time." —Goodreads Review
“Every bit as complex as book one but with a totally different storyline, The Hunting Grounds once again proved Katee Robert is more than capable of spinning a thrilling romantic suspense tale that will keep readers on their toes.” —Harlequin Junkie on The Hunting Grounds (recommended read)
“Filled with suspense and lot of unpredictable twists and turns…Gripping.” —Life at 17on The Hunting Grounds
Other Books in the Hidden Sin Series
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About Katee Robert
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. Her 2015 title, The Marriage Contract, was a RITA finalist, and RT Book Reviews named it 'a compulsively readable book with just the right amount of suspense and tension." When not writing sexy contemporary and romantic suspense, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her children, driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.
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Wentus Blues Band
“These guys play the kind of Rhythm & Blues that would make America proud”
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Nordic blues explosion
While most people associate the blues with the steamy bayous of Louisiana and the cotton fields of Mississippi, lovers of the devil´s music may be surprised to hear that there is also a thriving scene in Scandinavia. At the heart of this Nordic blues explosion are the WENTUS BLUES BAND, who hail from Kokkola in central Finland.
And while the pinestudded wilderness of their homeland is about as far as you can get from the jukejoints of the Deep South, there´s no doubting their musical credentials. Established in 1986, the band have acquired a reputation as the hardest working in Scandinavia and play around 150 gigs a year.
The Wentus Blues Band has toured in 17 different countries, released 10 albums, done several TV-shows, headlined festivals and toured with many great bluesmen. Expect explosive blues and frantic rhythm and blues, played with laid back stylishness.
Blues Hall Of Fame
Wentus Blues Band has now been inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame. The ceremony was held in Sweden at the Trollhättan Jazz & Blues Festival by Blues Hall Of Fame ambassadeur Bruno Yxenholt. We are very honoured of this and very glad that our more than 30 years on the road is appreciated in this way....
Successful Tour with Duke Robillard
Hello! We are glad to report that we had a successful tour with Duke Robillard in Finland. The album Too Much Mustard has gained a lot of airplay and good reviews worldwide.. We are now booking festivals for 2020 and looking forward to see you next year,
New Album Out!
The new album Too Much Mustard is now out and available for you! You can order via our website or some of the following links: Website: Wentus Blues Band with Duke Robillard: Too Much Mustard! Finland: https://www.levykauppax.fi/artist/wentus_blues_band/too_much_mustard/#645945 Sweden, Norge & Danmark: https://cdon.se/musik/wentus-blues-band-with-duke-robillard/too-much-mustard-48284683 Europe: https://www.bear-family.de/wentus-blues-band-too-much-mustard-cd.html
New Single Out!
Ramasound Records releases new single! From The Upcoming CD: Too Much Mustard! Wentus and Duke is doing a very fine version of the famous song ”First We Take Manhattan” written by Leonard Cohen but originally released by Jennifer Warnes in 1986. Duke wanted to cut this song since he loves the version with Jennifer Warnes...
WENTUS BLUES BAND releases album with DUKE ROBILLARD
Wentus Blues Band will release a new album. The brand new album ”TOO MUCH MUSTARD” will be released on Friday 13th September The new album was recorded in USA at the Lakewest Recording Studios in Rhode Island and is produced by the legendary guitarplayer Duke Robillard. The Duke himself plays also guitar on...
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This summer We will play mainly festivals in Finland and we are really looking forward to finally play Puistoblues and Raumablues.. Other festivals will be Mustakari In Memories where we will play the mainstage before finnish popstars Juha Tapio and the worldfamous band The Rasmus , We will play Kesäkissablues in Kemi and also make...
“Sitting alone in a dark room with the Family meeting footage, I was moved to tears and laughter over and over again just by watching the musicians that have seen and done it all.”
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This warm hearted story about friends brings a smile to your face and you can not do anything but enjoy the atmosphere. For once everyone is given the chance to experience the feeling of being on stage and backstage together with musicians famous worldwide. Family Meeting is not only an extraordinary film of what being a musician is really about, but it also captures valuable essentials about music from the cultural history
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Film festivals: Past screenings:
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– Rakkautta ja Anarkiaa, Helsinki, Finland, 2007 – Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden, 2008 – Tampere Film Festival, Finland, 2008 – Malmö Filmdagar, Sweden, 2008 – Blue Sea Film Festival, Finland, 2008 North by Northeast/NXNE, Toronto, Canada 2008 Moffom – Music on Film Film On Music Prague, Czech 2008 CIMM – Chicago International Music & Movies Festival. USA, 2009
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If you've just eaten, watching this may be a problem.
Watch this wild video of a police officer chasing a motorcyclist in Finland. It's like a video game come to life and it goes on for a long time. Like, a really long time. NASCAR races should have this much action.
It's pretty remarkable that the officer zoomed through the neighborhood the way he did. It's like he was hoping to reach 88 miles per hour to get the DeLorean to another year. You usually only see people fly through the streets like this when they have a pregnant woman in labor in the passenger seat or you're trying to get home after breaking curfew.
We're not sure what prefaced the chase and it's unclear what exactly happened after the chase concluded. We're just hoping the cop took his vehicle in to get serviced afterward, though.
Source: Maniacal Finnish Motorcycle Police Chase Is Guaranteed to Make You Barf
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I used the old formula Nitro 100 in 45ACP, 45 Colt, and 38 Special. At the time, we were merely making ammunition that would cycle most firearms, and never played with power-factor. I did, on my own, run some 230gr Berry's, and our own Hard.
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Nitro 100 looks to be one of the faster powders ever produced. Really fast powders do good in 45ACP and shotguns, but not so good in 9mm where the much higher pressures can make them ticklish to deal with.
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As a novice handloader, I frequently load under the supervision of a more experienced friend of mine. I recently loaded some .45 ACP for the first time. The load he likes best is about 5.4 grains of Nitro 100 with a 230 grain (hornady jhp) bullet. According to his (old but published) load data, this should be around 850 fps.
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Nitro 100 for 45 ACP Reloading Bench. Well it looks like Nitro 100 has been recently re-formulated and Accurate is in the process of releasing data for different pistol calibers, They already have 9MM and .40 S&W data for the new formula, I would guess it's only a matter of time before they come out with .45 ACP data for this powder.
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I don't know about Nitro 100 NF but AA recommended against using the previous Nitro 100 for handguns. This saddened a lot of Cowboy shooters who liked it in .45 Colt. NF probably means "We are getting a powder of that burn rate from St Marks instead of some offshore powder mill like we used to."
Jan 15, 2019 · Nitro 100 Nf I see that some are spherical, or ball, powders, which I prefer. Looking to see if people are using any of these powders and how they like them. I didn't see Ramshot Competition on their site this morning but I'm also using my phone, so will try again later. I've used Win231 a lot for 45 ACP and like the way it works.
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I recently loaded some .45 ACP for the first time. The load he likes best is about 5.4 grains of Nitro 100 with a 230 grain (hornady jhp) bullet. According to his (old but published) load data, this should be around 850 fps. After a brief google, it seems fairly clear that this load could potentially be dangerous.
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Kimber Ultra Carry 45 Acp Reviews
Dec 01, 2012 · Kimber Classic Carry Pro .45 ACP | 1911 Pistol Review 1 The Kimber Custom Shop stamping says it all. Handcrafted by Kimber’s skilled gunsmiths, the Classic Carry Pro incorporates every major advance in Kimber 1911 designs. The gun’s charcoal blue.
See my review of Kimber's Subcompact 1911, the Ultra Carry II in .45 ACP.
May 02, 2018 · The Kimber Ultra Carry II is a premium grade compact 1911 style pistol available in 9mm and .45 ACP. It can be had in a variety of finishes, and is designed for the discerning gun owner who wants the utmost in quality and tradition for their carry pistol.
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New Kimber 1911s: KHX Family and Stainless Long Slide – New for 2018, Kimber has released additional 1911-style model handguns, including the KHX family and the Stainless 1911 Long Slide. The five available variants of the KHX family come chambered in 9 mm.
The Glock 40 is at home in the woods where shots tend to be under 50 yards in most cases Lately, the 10mm ammunition is making a resurgence. Glock, Sig Sauer, Kimber, Rock Island Armory, CZ, Dan.
Oct 01, 2012 · Kimber’s Ultra+ CDP II performs just as well as it looks. With a Carry Melt treatment that won’t snag on clothes and a 7+1 capacity of .45 ACP, this is a great backup handgun. I still remember the first time I saw a Kimber CDP (Custom Defense Package).
Kimber 3200061CA. Caliber: .45 ACP Features: Ultra Carry .45 ACP pistols weight just 25 ounces. Shortened frame retains 7-round magazine capacity. Please read the description before purchasing. Zoom the image with the mouse. (No reviews yet) Write a Review.
Kimber Ultra Carry II – An aluminum frame keeps weight down to a minimum and resists corrosion from carrying the pistol close to the body. The frame and the steel slide have a matte black finish to further minimize corrosion, and prevent unwanted reflection in low-light environments.
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The Great Carry Gun Dilemma – Capacity vs Firepower – It packs 15+1 rounds of .45 ACP and surprisingly, it’s not all that bad to carry. I’ve been using with it an Alien Gear Cloak Tuck inside the waistband holster, and while it’s not as svelte as a Smith.
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Apr 17, 2019 · But when it comes to everyday carry, I want a gun and round that can stop an attacker regardless of the type of ammunition used. For that I chose the Kimber Ultra Carry in .45 ACP. For more information about Kimber 1911s, please visit kimberamerica.com.
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Size matters in a concealed carry pistol. Reduced dimensions and light weight are as important as magazine capacity and power. Kimber Ultra Carry pistols in .45 ACP and 9 mm have it all, and put it together in a 1911 package that simply outperforms any other type of semi-automatic.
Oct 09, 2014 · Ultra Carry Confidence. The Ultra Carry CDP hosts a number of custom refinements. I didn’t think there was much Kimber could do to keep me from carrying that full-size, steel-framed Classic Custom, but I was wrong. Just a few short years later it introduced the Kimber Ultra Carry—a 1911 pattern, 7+1 capacity .45 ACP with a 3-inch barrel and.
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Haters are going to hate, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Custom II Two-Tone is a high quality and downright attractive offering from Kimber.
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May 31, 2010 · Kimber Ultra RCP II .45 ACP The Kimber Ultra Carry models are the company’s smallest pistols sporting 3 inch barrels. Now, in my last review I evaluated a three inch barreled 1911 model pistol and was fairly unhappy with it because of two.
Jan 10, 2017 · A review of the Kimber Ultra Carry II a well-made CCW 1911 in a more compact size. This Kimber is american made and has a solid reputation. One of my favorite guns that I got to test in 2017.
Related Tags: .45 ACP, Buzz, Concealed Carry, Feature Articles, Guns, Kimber, Pistol The Kimber Ultra TLE II offers CCW enthusiasts a powerful 1911 in a very compact package. As you can imagine, when I was asked if I would like to review the Kimber Ultra TLE II I was all in.
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The Baby Desert Eagle's full-length frame rails and high-grade finish make for a feeling of exceptional smoothness when the slide is cycled by hand. The Baby Desert Eagle exhibits excellent control in the single-action mode. It was no mean feat to empty a magazine of .45 ACP into one ragged hole at.
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This new Magnum Research Baby Eagle II pistol fires the .45acp round. It has a 3.93" barrel with an overall black finish. This semi-auto pistol has an ambidextrous safety/decocker and an under barrel rail. It comes with a 2 cleaning brushes, manual, lock, hardcase, and two 10 round magazines.
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Aug 20, 2017 · The Baby Desert Eagle III in .45 is a pleasant shooting, full-sized handgun with great potential for home security use.
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Dec 15, 2017 · The Baby Eagle II’s MSRP is $630, which, for an Israeli-built, all-steel piece of hardware with this high-class fit and finish, is a very competitive price. Carry Considerations. At first, I had no intention of carrying the Baby Eagle.
The Baby Eagle III is a double action/single action (DA/SA) pistol in .45 ACP (or 9mm) with combat experience in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and a lineage traceable through Israel and directly back to the renowned CZ-75 pistol. But let’s get to the real question. Is this gun that is made and Israel and imported by Magnum Research a cool.
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Trigger action of the Baby Desert Eagle pistol is double action/single action (DA/SA) and is available in three popular calibers (9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP) and several barrel lengths. The Baby Desert Eagle pistol is available in either a steel frame or a polymer frame with a black finish.
Magnum Research has also trimmed down the slide and frame making its shape even more like its big brother, the Desert Eagle, and the trimmer design gives it a lighter weight than previous Baby Eagle II models. The Baby Eagle III can be purchased in polymer or steel frame, full size or semi-compact, and in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP calibers.
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Oct 26, 2019 · Kahr Firearms Group introduces seven new models for 2017 – 380 ACP, 9 mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. About Magnum Research Magnum Research Inc., is a USA based manufacturer and importer of the Desert Eagle pistols, Baby Desert Eagle II pistols, BFR Revolvers, 1911. 45 ACP.
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Jul 08, 2014 · They do make the CZ-97, which is a great gun if you don’t mind trying to carry a howitzer. The Magnum Research Jericho series, currently called the Baby Eagle II but also known as the Uzi Eagle and Desert Eagle Pistol, is based on the CZ-75 design and takes a lot of lessons from it. The .45 ACP chambering isn’t as much of a compromise as it.
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Moon clips are only used with double action revolvers because 45 ACP is a rimless case and there is no way for the extractor star to eject cases without the moon clip. A single action revolver uses an ejector rod making the moon clip unnecessary.
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The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) or .45 Auto (11.43×23mm) is a handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it was adopted as the standard chambering for Colt's M1911 pistol, being named .45 ACP.
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Moonclips are faster to use than a speedloader. Jerry Miculek, the world's best and fastest revolver shooter, has demonstrated the ability to fire six shots from a S&W Model 625 revolver in .45 ACP, reload, and fire six more shots into the 6×11-inch center scoring zone of an IPSC target at fifteen feet in under three seconds, including reaction time to the start signal.
The S&W will take 45acp with moon clips. Does anyone know the differences. I have shot it with several different 45 acp loads from 230 grain hardball to 180 grain lead Target loads.
Clapp on Handguns: New .45 Auto Rim Loads – 45 ACP pistol cartridge. That’s a rimless cartridge that needed the ingenious half-moon clip to hold the cartridges in place in the cylinder. The system worked quite well and the revolvers filled in.
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Jun 22, 2019 · The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), or .45 Auto (11.43×23mm) is a handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. What Is The Best 45 Acp Ammo The problem with the .45 ACP for self-defense isn’t the cartridge, but the pistols that chamber it.
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Somewhere near the top in popularity is the model 1911 in 45 ACP. It has been around for over a century and.
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And if you really want to have fun at the range you can find a semi-automatic version of a 20-gauge defensive weapon. Mossberg offers an SA-20 tactical that is hard to beat for that purpose. Kimber.
FWIW, I have been reloading .45 ACP and other semi-auto pistol cartridges for a very long time. Have also measured headspace on a number of .45 ACP pistols (about 3 dozen IIRC) and a bunch of .45 ACP brass over the years. I have rarely ever found a .45 ACP case as long as .898". The tightest headspace I ever measure on a pistol was .900".
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To begin my series of short columns from Las Vegas, I want to let you know about a very surprising little gun from Springfield Armory. It’s the Springfield Armory XD-S single-stack in .45 ACP, and it.
Springfield Armory XD Mod.2 Service Model is an ergonomically designed semi-auto pistol meant to deliver rapid, controlled fire on target. The XD Mod.2 features Springfield's GripZone™ frame that optimizes pointing and shooting control to get you on target quickly and stay on target during rapid fire.
With a huge selection of pistols and rifles, Springfield Armory is the premier manufacturer of quality handguns for protection and competitive shooting.
Dec 06, 2017 · Springfield has upped the ante with its XD-E, releasing the hammer pistol in the hard-hitting .45 ACP. What to know about this new Springfield XD-E model: Springfield has expanded the XD-E line, adding a .45 ACP option along with 9mm. The pistol is among the most compact and lightest .45 ACPs the company offers.
Has anyone ever seen the XD with a true thumb safety? submitted 4 years ago by Human_Ballistics_Gel. I love the XD, but strongly want one with a true thumb safety. However I have never been able to find a model with the thumb safety in stores or it's gun shows, though I know it exists.
Springfield Armory XD45, .45 ACP Auto Pistol by Jeff Quinn. photography by Jeff Quinn & Boge Quinn. April 19, 2006 Click for video! Springfield Armory's XD has been on the U.S. market under their name for quite a while now, and has proven to be a popular, modern, and reliable auto pistol. The 9mm, .357 SIG, and .40 S&W versions of the XD have.
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This Springfield Armory Model XDs-45 is a right hand semi-auto pistol in .45 ACP Cal. It has a 3.3 inch barrel with a rear serrated slide. A red high visibility front sight, notch rear sig.
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Springfield Armory XD-E Polymer Pistol Series Now Available in .45 ACP – GENESEO, ILL.–(Ammoland.com) – Springfield Armory is pleased to announce a new XD-E chambered for .45 ACP. Now buyers have a choice of 9mm or .45 stopping power in a pistol designed for comfort,
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The XD® pistol from Springfield Armory® sets the standard for polymer pistols. The XD® has everything you want and need in a pistol – superior ergonomics, reliable performance, and features that make it easy and intuitive to use. The XD® 4" Full-Size is the original XD® offering from.
The latest edition of Springfield’s most popular pistol is engineered in a slim, single-stack frame, holding 6 rounds of .45 ACP in a premiere concealed-carry firearm. Springfield Armory’s XD-S Mod .
By now, most hand-gunners are familiar with the existence of the Springfield Armory line of XD pistols, which includes the XD, XDM, and XDS in chambering of 9mm, .40 Smith and Wesson, and .45 ACP. The XD line (known as the HS2000 in its Mother country of Croatia) was introduced in 2002 and was considered, by some, as a direct threat to the.
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Nov 14, 2019 · XD® .45ACP tactical model handguns are for sale at Springfield Armory® along with other models intended for personal protection and competition shooting. Ruger Kp345pr 45 Acp The Ruger is a striker-fired pistol with a 5.5 pound trigger.
Jul 16, 2013 · Home Tactical Firearm Accessories Springfield XD(M) .45 ACP – A Review Reliability was unquestionable and accuracy was as good as you could ask for from pistol of this kind. Paul Markel
Springfield Xdm 3.8 45 Acp Compact Price Nov 05, 2012 · They closely resemble their predecessor, the HS2000 pistol (most widely known in the United States as Springfield Armory XD) Manufactured in the city of Karlovac, Croatia by HS Produkt (formerly I. In 2007, Springfield Armory® shook the polymer pistol market with the introduction of the new XD-M®. The XD-M® series forever
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and good magazine capacity in a grip frame the average person can Now as for the last part of your question about the .40 vs .45. There are certain loads in the .40 S&W Caliber that do approach the .45ACP.
.40 S&W vs .45 ACP comparison. The .40 S&W was developed specifically for law enforcement needs. It fires rimless, .40 inch (10.16mm) diameter bullets. The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) uses bullets with diameters of .452 inches (11.5mm). The energy of the .40 S&W exceeds standard-pressure .45.
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Jul 13, 2019 · .45 ACP is suitable for those with less shooting experience while .40 S&W is for the professionals. .40 S&W carry twice the amount of rounds than the .45 ACP as compared to the .45 ACP. .40 S&W is also called as American Round, and the .40 ACP is regarded as Snappy. 45 ACP versus the [.
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If you handgun hunt like one bow hunts, you will be okay with a .357mag, .40 s&w, .41 mag and .45 ACP. Shots less than 30 yards. If you want to hunt deer with a handgun like a shotgun hunter does than you will need a .44 mag or bigger. -C
Jul 04, 2019 · Much like the shadows they cast, from a terminal performance standpoint, there is really not much difference in the 9mm, 40 S&W or .45 Auto. Secondly, because the 9mm Luger operates at a higher pressure — 35,000 psi as opposed to 21,000 psi for the .45 ACP — it launches its bullets much faster.
The “Snappy”.40 S&W vs. the .45 ACP “Manstopper” I’m about to reach the half century mark as a recreational competitive shooter and almost as many years as a professional in a military and/or law enforcement context.
Nov 14, 2016 · What is the best caliber for self defense? Is it the 9mm, the .40 S&W, or the .45 ACP? Discover the advantages and disadvantages of each caliber.
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Apr 11, 2019 · It was also made clear that the almost same effectiveness of 9mm compared to .40 S&W and .45 ACP was due to the high quality of 9mm ammunition available. New powders and more advanced bullet designs used only work for the 9mm not 45 acp or 40 S&W? That is kind of odd to me!! Anyone else think the same thing?
9mm vs .40 vs .45: Which Chambering Has More Stopping Power? Modern bullet technology has improved many calibers. Note the size of this Federal 230-grain, .45 ACP HST +P bullet, which dropped a charging hog instantly.
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Mar 08, 2019 · Love it or hate it, the .40 S&W isn’t going anywhere anytime soon due to this fact alone: police trade-in .40 S&W Glocks are cheap. Last Word on the 9mm vs the .40 S&W. In regards to which gun is better, that depends on the needs and expectations of the shooter.
So if you compare the actual 9mm vs 40 S&W vs 45 ACP "stopping power" (incapacitation) numbers, it boils down to a measly 4%. Like I said, I'd only give larger bullets a TINY edge. It's probably closer than that because of the effect being shot sometimes has on people. Again from the same article:
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The .40 S&W was developed specifically for law enforcement needs. It fires rimless, .40 inch (10.16mm) diameter bullets. The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) uses bullets with diameters of .452 inches (11.5mm). The energy of the .40 S&W exceeds standard-pressure .45 ACP loadings, generating between 350-foot-pound (470 J) and 500-foot-pound (680 J) of energy, depending on bullet weight.
The .40 S&W cartridge has been popular with law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada, Australia and Brazil. While possessing nearly identical accuracy, drift and drop as the 9mm Parabellum, it also has an energy advantage over the 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP, and with a more manageable recoil than the 10mm Auto cartridge.
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FBI agents, along with local law officers, were armed with a variety of firearms, including Thompson submachine guns, Browning automatic rifles, Remington Model 8 rifles, Winchester ’07 SLR .351.
The Officer's ACP (OACP) was released in 1985 or 1986 and was replaced by the Defender series. The gun has the Series '80 firing pin safety. The OACP has a 3.5" barrel with a bushing and the spring plug is retained by a tab that mates to a slot in the slide's spring tunnel.
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Colt Firearms ((named for its founder, Samuel Colt) was one of the firms that made the US Military Pistol, Cal .45 ACP, Model 1911. It was adopted by the US Government in the year 1911.
History of the 1911 Pistol – The combat pistol situation became so acute that old stocks of Model 1873 Colt revolvers in 45 caliber.
1911 also became a favorite sidearm of law enforcement officers nationwide, first in .45 ACP.
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I just bought a used Colt MK IV series 80 "Officers" model in .45 ACP . It's all nickel or stainless and for a 25 year old gun is in great shape. It has wooden grips and someone added a ambi safety (which I need) to it. We took it completely apart in the store & wiped it down (it was already cleaned) and lubed the slide & rails. I bought it for.
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For the first time in decades, the city’s full contingent of police officers have been issued, and are carrying, a specific model of sidearm. The Smith & Wesson M&P45, with a caliber of .45 ACP.
Feb 04, 2010 · Value of a Colt Officers 45 A short while ago I bought a Colt Commander and absolutly love it, I decided to get a smaller frame 45 for conseal carry. Aug 11, 2013 · Question about value on a Colt Officer's ACP SS I ran across a Colt MKIV Series 80 "Officer's ACP" .45 cal The owner says.
It was developed in response to an Army requirement issued in 1949, for a lighter replacement for the M1911 pistol, for issue to officers. In 1970, Colt introduced the all-steel "Colt Combat Commander", with an optional model in satin nickel. To differentiate between the two models, the aluminum-framed model was renamed the "Lightweight.
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The development of the Model of 1911 began with the U.S. Army’s quest for an effective, reliable “automatic” pistol replacement for the cavalryman’s revolver. After a brief examination by an Army.
45 caliber. The end result was a runoff of three pistol manufacturers. Colt, DMW and Savage submitted semi auto pistols utilizing the new .45 ACP (Automatic Pistol.
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Don't know value, but was made in 1969. Colt officers model. Asked in Firearms What is the value of a Colt MK lV series 80 model .45 officers ACP serial SF15738E excellent condition.?
The Colt Officer's ACP or Colt Officer's Model is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M. Browning designed M1911. It was introduced in 1985 as a response from Colt to numerous aftermarket companies making smaller versions of the M1911 pistol.
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50+ World > Birthdays > January Birthdays > January 19th Birthdays
If you were born on this day January 19th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Tippi Hedren is 89 (nee Nathalie Kay Hedren)
American model, actress of movies (The Birds; Marnie; Citizen Ruth; I Heart Huckabees; The Harrad Experiment; The Ghost and the Whale; Return to Babylon) and TV (The Bold and The Beautiful), and wildlife animal rescue activist (Shambala Preserve), born January 19, 1930. (Tippi Hedren 1964 Marnie Trailer)
Charlotte Vale-Allen is 78 (aka Katharine Marlowe)
Canadian-American writer, novelist (Hidden Meanings; Gentle Stranger; Acts of Kindness; Daddy's Girl; Dream Train; Somebody's Baby; Mood Indigo; Grace Notes; Sudden Moves; Where is the Baby; Heart's Desires; Intimate Friends; Dreaming in Color) and septuagenarian born January 19, 1941. (Charlotte Vale-Allen 2002 Photo: © Dianna Last / Charlotte Vale-Allen)
Michael Crawford is 77 (nee Michael Patrick Smith)
Tony Award-winning septuagenarian English singer & comedic actor of stage (The Phantom of the Opera), TV (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em), and film (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Hello, Dolly!; Barnum; The War Lover), born January 19, 1942. (Michael Crawford 2012 Photo: Eva Rinaldi)
Richard Van Vleet is 77
American actor of TV (Dr. Chuck Tyler on All My Children; The Virginian; The Name of the Game; Guiding Light; Marcus Welby, M.D.; The Bold Ones: The Lawyers; Adam-12; Cannon; Ironside; McCloud; Mannix) and movies (Ben; Retribution), born January 17, 1942. (Richard Van Vleet 1970 Dan August)
Shelley Fabares is 75 (nee Michele Ann Marie Fabares)
American singer (Johnny Angel), actress of TV (Christine on Coach; The Donna Reed Show; The Brian Keith Show; One Day at a Time; Forever Fernwood; Annette) and movies (Girl Happy; Spinout; Clambake; Brian's Song), born January 19, 1944. (Shelley Fabares 1966 Photo: Youth Parade by Churchills)
Dolly Parton is 73
Country Music Hall of Fame septuagenarian American actress of movies (Steel Magnolias; 9 to 5; Straight Talk; Rhinestone), singer & songwriter (I Will Always Love You; Coat of Many Colors; Jolene; Here You Come Again; Islands in the Stream) born January 19, 1946. (Dolly Parton Photo: Dennis Carney)
Paula Deen is 72 (nee Paula Ann Hiers)
Septuagenarian American celebrity chef, cookbook author (The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cooking), Food Network TV host (Paula's Home Cooking; Paula's Party; Paula's Best Dishes) and restauranteur (Paula Deen's Family Kitchen), born January 19, 1947. (Paula Deen 2006 Photo: WorkerBee)
Desi Arnaz Jr. is 66 (nee Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV)
American drummer with Dino, Desi & Billy (I'm a Fool; Not the Lovin' Kind), actor of TV (Craig Carter on Here's Lucy; Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones; Automan) and movies (Billy Two Hats; Marco; Joyride; The Mambo Kings; Red Sky at Morning), and senior born January 19, 1953. (Desi Arnaz Jr. 1984 Photo)
Katey Sagal is 65 (nee Catherine Louise Sagal)
American senior, singer-songwriter, voice over artist & actress of TV (Cate Hennesy on 8 Simple Rules; Peg Bundy on Married...with Children; Sons of Anarchy; Mary; Tucker; Lost; Futurama; Superior Donuts) and movies (Maid to Order) born January 19, 1955. (Katey Sagal 2010 Photo: Gage Skidmore)
Paul McCrane is 58
American actor of TV (Robert Romano on ER; Cop Rock; Wiseguy; 24; Harry's Law; Under Suspicion; Champs) and movies (Fame; The Shawshank Redemption; RoboCop; The Hotel New Hampshire; Purple Hearts; The Blob; The Last Producer; New Suit; A Year and a Day; Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike; Take the 10), born January 19, 1961.
Christine Tucci is 52
American actress of TV (Amanda Cory on Another World; Chicago Hope; Six Feet Under; Boston Legal; Prince Street; MDs; C-16: FBI; The Closer; Bull; Without a Trace; NYPD Blue; Ally McBeal; Popular; The Practice; Diagnosis Murder; ER) and movies (Chestnut: Hero of Central Park; Big Fat Liar; "M" Word; Private Parts), born January 19, 1967.
(Tiger Photo: Jessica Weiller via Unsplash)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on January 19!
And remembering these famous birthdays
Jean Stapleton
Multiple Emmy Award-winning American actress of stage, TV (Edith Bunker on All in the Family; & Archie Bunker's Place; Bagdad Cafe; Scarecrow and Mrs. King), and movies (Up the Down Staircase; Klute; Michael; Damn Yankees; The Buddy System; Bells Are Ringing) (born Jan. 19, 1923 - May 31, 2013; age 90). Jean Stapleton died of natural causes. (Jean Stapleton 1977 Photo: ABC TV)
Thomas Kinkade (nee William Thomas Kinkade III)
American artist, author (The Artist's Guide to Sketching), and painter specializing in rural landscapes with glowing highlights, known as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light" (born Jan. 19, 1958 - died Apr. 6, 2012; age 54). Cause of death for Thomas Kinkade was acute intoxication. (Thomas Kinkade 2007 Photo: freddthompson)
Phil Everly (nee Phillip Everly)
American Country Music and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter with The Everly Brothers (Bye Bye Love; Wake Up Little Susie; All I Have to Do Is Dream; Cathy's Clown; When Will I Be Loved; Walk Right Back; Lucille, Temptation) (born Jan. 19, 1939 - Jan. 3, 2014; age 74). Phil Everly had COPD before he died of lung disease. (Phil Everly 1958 Photo: Bruno of Hollywood)
American TV director (Run for Your Life; Garrison's Gorillas; Hawaii Five-O; Columbo) and actor of TV (Coach Ernie Pantusso on Cheers; I Spy) and movies (The Counterfeit Killer; Fat City; Family Plot; Raging Bull) (born Jan. 19, 1924 - died Feb. 12, 1985; age 61). Nicholas Colasanto had heart disease before he died of a heart attack. (Nicholas Colasanto 1982 Cheers Photo: NBC)
Grammy Award-winning English rock musician, record producer, and singer-songwriter solo (Bad Case of Loving You; Addicted to Love; I Didn't Mean to Turn You On; Simply Irresistible; Mercy Mercy Me) and with The Power Station (Some Like It Hot) (born Jan. 19, 1949 - died Sept. 29, 2003; age 54). Robert Palmer died of a heart attack. (Robert Palmer 1986 Photo: David King)
Natacha Rambova (nee Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy)
American ballet dancer, movie set designer, art director, costume designer (Billions; Why Change Your Wife; Something to Think About; Forbidden Fruit; Nazimova; Uncharted Seas; Camille; What Price Beauty?), and Egyptian historian (born Jan. 19, 1897 - died June 5, 1966; age 69). Natacha Rambova died of a heart attack. (Natacha Rambova 1924 Photo: Motion Picture Classic)
Fritz Weaver
Tony Award-winning American character & voice over actor of stage (Child's Play), movies (Marathon Man; Black Sunday; The Thomas Crown Affair), and TV (All My Children; Holocaust; Mission: Impossible; The Legend of Lizzie Borden) (born Jan. 19, 1926 - died Nov. 26, 2016; age 90). Fritz Weaver's cause of death is unknown. (Fritz Weaver 1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain)
Minnesota Fats (nee Rudolf Walter Wanderon Jr.; aka New York Fats)
Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame professional pocket billiards player, pool hustler whose nickname was the inspiration for (or was inspired by), the Jackie Gleason / Paul Newman movie The Hustler (1961) (born Jan. 19, 1913 - died Jan. 15, 1996; age 82). Cause of death for Minnesota Fats is unknown. (Minnesota Fats 1965 What's My Line? Screenshot)
Guy Madison (nee Robert Ozell Moseley)
American actor of TV (The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok) & movies (Jet Over the Atlantic; Till The End of Time; Honeymoon; Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven; Massacre River; Drums in the Deep South; The Charge at Feather River; 5 Against The House; Hilda Crane; The Last Frontier) (born Jan. 19, 1922 - died Feb. 6, 1996; age 74). Guy Madison died of emphysema. (Guy Madison 1957 Photo)
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See The Rocky Horror Picture Show In Central New York
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is loved for its rich history of audience participation.
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See 'Folklore and Frost: Spirits of Sylvan Beach' FREE In Rome
Just in time for Halloween, a full-length feature film with local actors about the hauntings of Sylvan Beach will be shown in Rome at the Capitol Theatre.
Thoroughly Modern Millie at Rome Capitol
Live, local theatre is back at Rome Capitol Theatre this weekend. The Summerstage production of the musical-comedy "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will take place Thursday-Saturday, August 4-6, 2016 at 7:30 each night.
According to Rome Capitol's website:
Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly…
Live, Local Theatre - Rome Capitol Summerstage Presents Carousel
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Capitolfest At Rome Capitol Theatre This Weekend
If you're into old, classic movies, then the Capitol Theatre in Rome is the place to be this weekend. It's their Capitolfest 12 featuring vintage movies of yesteryear!
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Monty Python's 'Spamalot' Thursday At Rome Capitol Theatre
If you like live stage performances, check out the presentation of the musical comedy "Monty Python's Spamalot", beginning Thursday night at the Capitol Theatre in Rome.
Pink Floyd Film Coming To Rome Capitol Theatre
If you're into Pink Floyd, you may want to head to the Rome Capitol Theatre this weekend for special showings of the 1982 film, "Pink Floyd - The Wall", based on their rock opera album of the same name. Check out a preview.
'The Glass Menagarie' Live At Rome Capitol Theater
If you enjoy live theater productions, head to the Rome Capitol Theater this week for a live performance of the classic Tennessee Williams play, "The Glass Menagerie" Here are the details.
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This ‘Grown Ups 3′ Spec Script Will Have You Laughing Out Loud
Claire Epting
Remember when Adam Sandler told Hollywood that if he doesn't win the Oscar for Best Actor in Uncut Gems, he will make a bad movie "on purpose"? In the case of that event, it looks like he'd have no problem getting the job done thanks to TV writer and comedian Tom Scharpling.
Known for his writing credits on shows such as Monk and Difficult People, as well as hosting the comedy podcast The Best Show, Scharpling has another hidden talent stashed up his sleeve: writing hilarious spec scripts for bad movies. In his free time, Scharpling penned a 52-page script for a movie absolutely no one would want to see. That movie is "Grown Ups 3."
The screenplay is available in all its glory on Scharpling's custom-made webpage for the fictitious movie. If you have an hour, definitely give it a read. Remember: it's not for people who laugh with Grown Ups, it's for people who laugh AT Grown Ups. The script begins like any other Grown Ups movie, filled with cheap-shot jokes and painfully unrealistic dialogue. But five pages in and BAM! the story goes full-blown meta. Besides being wildly entertaining, the script can also be viewed as a commentary on cheap, mass-market comedies churned out on the regular.
But Scharpling isn't trying to rain on Sandler's parade at all. On his webpage, he makes it very clear that the parody script is only "poking fun" and was written as "a celebration." In that case, let the party begin.
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Australian Ninja Warrior: Nathan Leiminger
Occupation: Abseiling Window Cleaner
Lives: Greensborough, VIC
Nathan owns a window cleaning business where he employs 5 people and abseils down high-rise buildings. He carries 30kg of ropes all day and hauls his own body weight up and down sideways.
He took park in the Melbourne Ironman competition with his uncle and brother in honour of his father, who took his own life in 2014.
The ultimate adrenalin junkie, he got his helicopter licence just for fun, to ‘challenge his brain’, and he flies them when he’s travelling.
He's hiked Mt Everest base camp and likes doing anything extreme.
Nathan races mountain bikes and owns a yacht which is moored in Melbourne. He calls it his ‘city pad’.
This may sound like the life of a playboy, but Nathan has been with his now fiancé, Breanne (30) for almost four years and they’re getting married next year.
The ultimate no-fuss athlete, Nathan says that food is an inconvenience, “if I could inject or take a tablet to get all the stuff I need I’d do that.” Instead, he simply eats whatever is quick and easy to take away from the closest café to wherever he’s working at the time.
Nathan says he doesn’t train and he’s not a gym person, so if there was a movie about his life, he says that Russell Coight would play him.
Breakdancer, abseiller, dairy farmer: The incredible real-world jobs of our Ninjas
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Iranian Detainees Face Privacy Violations, Public Smear Campaigns
Posted 16 March 2018 16:07 GMT
Tehran's Evin prison is notorious for housing prisoners detained unlawfully, interrogated, sometimes under torture. Image from Flickr: Sabzphoto, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A version of this post was written by Mahsa Alimardani for ARTICLE19 and republished here under a content partnership.
Imagine you’re about to board a flight home with your infant daughter when you are both seized and taken into custody by a group of Iran’s notorious revolutionary guards. They detain you without charge and place you in solitary confinement.
Overcome with fear, you want more than anything to be released and reunited with your family. You are willing to do anything that you think could help you in the short-term. Under pressure from authorities, you hand over the passwords to your email accounts.
Soon thereafter, your work contracts, financial documents and even family photos are used in a smear campaign against you.
This is the situation of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual citizen and charity worker who was a project manager for the Thomson Reuters Foundation while living in London at the time of her arrest. She had traveled to Iran to visit family when she and her young daughter were detained in April 2016. Her daughter remains in the custody of her maternal grandparents, also in Iran, while her mother remains detained.
While issues of persecution and unjust prosecution are not new in Iran, there are new signs of violations of due process in how people are detained and prosecuted, and in how devices are seized and the right to privacy is violated.
Public concern on these issues has also mounted around the case of Canadian-Iranian environmentalist and academic Kavous Seyed-Emami, another dual citizen who was detained in January 2018, and who died in custody at Evin Prison on 9 February 2018.
As in the case of Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Iran’s national broadcasters publicised personal information, emails, and photos confiscated by authorities from Seyed-Emami, to accuse him of being a foreign agent.
Public smear campaigns based on confiscated digital and physical documents such as those made against Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Seyed-Emami are rare. But confiscations of personal documents are not; and while they are not normally used for media purposes, they are often used by authorities to further prosecute detainees or prosecute other individuals. ARTICLE 19 previously documented this trend in its 2015 “Computer Crimes” report, whereby authorities used intimidation methods to extract information from detainees.
These cases bear witness to a judicial system that allows flagrant violations of its own laws, undertakes illegal interrogations that border on torture, and violates fundamental rights to privacy.
ARTICLE 19 has called on Iran to cease these measures, release prisoners such as Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and conduct a full investigation into the death of Seyed-Emami, and return the passport and ability for his wife, Maryam Mombeini, to leave Iran.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
On 7 December 2017 Press TV, an English language branch of the Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, released a documentary on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s alleged work encouraging “sedition” in Iran.
Aired on the eve of a new court case suddenly created to prosecute Zaghari-Ratcliffe a second time, this documentary in English and Persian appears to confirm that Iran’s security officials extracted invoices and contracts from her emails.
In the documentary, authorities misrepresented these as monthly salaries paid by the BBC in an effort to smear her. It had not been a secret by either Zaghari-Ratcliffe or the BBC that she used to work for the BBC World Service Trust (now BBC Media Action) in the capacity of a “training assistant” as a “junior and purely administrative” role on programs designed to train Iranian journalists from February 2009 to October 2010. Photos showing Zaghari-Ratcliffe without a headscarf were spread to denounce her as an agent of the west in Iranian media before her court appearance. This false propaganda was created to block initiatives for her release and justify the violations she endured through her detention.
The following is an extract from the Press TV documentary narration:
Iran’s information apparatus was studying the Zaghari case before her arrest. […] A security organisation in Iran has given PressTV documents contrary to claims that she is just a mother in Iran. The said evidence shows she was a recruiter for BBC Persian service, targeting youngsters dissatisfied with the Iranian ruling body…
Image: Press TV images of documents that PressTV claim sto have acquired through security agencies.
Kavous Seyed-Emami
Kavous Seyed-Emami, a sociology professor and environmentalist at the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, was arrested in January 2018 amid what Tehran’s prosecutor justified as arrests of people who had been gathering classified information under the guise of “scientific and environmental projects.” Seyed-Emami’s death on 9 February 2018 was one in a series of suspicious deaths of detainees in custody. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi alleged with no proof that he committed suicide in a statement to ILNA news agency:
He was one of the defendants in a spying case and unfortunately he committed suicide in prison since he knew that many had made confessions against him and because of his own confessions.
According to the Seyed-Emami family and lawyers representing them, there has been no medical report to verify his cause of death. Authorities have denied the family an independent autopsy.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation (IRIB) aired a documentary based on evidence that appears to have been extracted from Seyed-Emami’s devices, online accounts, and physical raids of his family’s home, including private family photos and benign communications with friends and contacts.
One email between Seyed-Emami and a US friend was used in the documentary to conclude that Seyed-Emami had ties with US intelligence arms, with no supporting evidence.
Photo: IRIB’s 20:30 show airs a documentary smearing Seyed-Emami put forth a seemingly benign correspondence between him and a contact named “David” as evidence of Seyed-Emami’s role as a foreign spy.
Privacy, fair trials and legality of interrogations
These two cases underline deeply worrying trends for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Iran, in particular the presumption of innocence, the right to due process and a fair trial, and the right to privacy, as recognised under international human rights obligations.
The readiness of Iran’s judiciary and the IRIB to accept false narratives of “espionage” and evidence extracted from private communications and devices of detainees undermines the legality under which evidence is obtained and used.
Moreover, stipulations in both Iran’s Criminal Code and Computer Crimes Law on the rights of the prosecutor to access defendants’ personal data violate international standards on privacy.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified by Iran, provides that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation.” It further states that, “Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.”
Iran’s Criminal Code provides powers for electronic accounts and data to be seized in Article 104, with a similar provision within Article 48 of the Computer Crimes Law. Although Article 103 of the Criminal Code states that only documents relating to the crime may be secured, this was clearly not the case for Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The prosecution accessed all of her private and personal data in pursuit of its vague, broad charges.
The illegal detainment and ill-treatment of Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Seyed-Emami, and forcible extraction of their information via illegal interrogations further violate international law.
According to her family, Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained without charge at the airport, taken to Kerman province, placed into solitary confinement and refused legal counsel when her accounts were seized and searched.
This contradicts Iran’s own protection of criminal procedures in the Penal Code under Article 12 and 13. Furthermore, the case against Zaghari-Ratcliffe, built on long, gruelling interrogations, is also illegal under Iran’s Penal Code (Article 106) which stipulates that any confessions “taken under coercion, force, torture, or mental or physical abuses, shall not be given any validity and weight and the court is obliged to interrogate the accused again.”
Iran’s legal procedures for accessing the devices and accounts of these two prisoners remain unclear. But evidence used in media narratives and adjudications against Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Seyed-Emami prove that the actions of Iran’s intelligence agencies, namely the revolutionary guards, have dictated these cases, as opposed to any criminal procedures, laws and regulations.
It is more important than ever that Iranian authorities acknowledge protections provided under national laws and the international obligations they are party to, and stop its blanket use of “national security” concerns to target individuals and assert power.
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September 5, 2018 Chuck Fager 8 Comments
As a journalist, I mostly have the “Quaker beat” to myself: Friends are a tiny sect, known mostly for being “quaint,” the inventors of oatmeal, riders in buggies, and extinct. (Never mind that the last three are not true; they’re still what we’re “known” for, by many in what the elders used to call “the world,” when such folk bother to think about us at all.) So when I report on Quaker stuff, it’s rare that I have to compete with “normal” reporters.
But sometimes I get scooped; and that happened again today, and in no less an outlet than the New York Times. (But hey, if you’re gonna get scooped, it might as well be by the best.)
And why would the Times bother with us? If you don’t already know, think for a minute: The Times’ base constituency is the affluent (and up) of the nation’s largest city. And what artifacts of Quakerism are such moneyed folk most likely to bump into? (Hint: nothing to do with oatmeal.)
Right: “Quaker” schools. Several such are at or near the top of the social/prestigious/rich private school hierarchies of their respective hometowns, places that charge as much as $50,000 for a year of high school. You’ve likely already heard of the Sidwell School in Washington DC, where the Obama girls went, the latest in a long line of presidential progeny who enrolled there.
It seems that Manhattan has one such school, called Friends Seminary, down toward the southern end of the island, not far from Wall Street, Greenwich Village, and some of the most expensive gentrification on the continent.
But “Friends,” as it’s called for short, was there first, going back to 1786, and was started to provide the culturally separatist Quakers of the day a “guarded education,” long on basics and the Bible, short on contact with the “world” outside, and “peculiar” then because Quaker education included young women Friends.
However, merely being 240-plus years old and pricey does not open the way to the top of the private school heap in Gotham. According to the Times, the city’s truly elite educational cognoscenti sniff at it as being “second tier” in its league.
But “Friends” is peculiar no more. Its headmaster (who came there, not coincidentally, from a stint at Sidwell), has been determined to vault it into the first tier, and is doing so via a path that’s all too familiar to those who follow such things (which includes me at a distance): raising millions for the endowment, buying up adjacent buildings to fill more and cooler educational stuff, and slimming down the Quaker heritage so it fits seamlessly into the marketing plan (which means quietly dumping the religion part, and turning it into a “SPICE-y” mix of something called “Quaker values”; but don’t let me get started on that hot mess. A related rant is here.)
Such trading up and slimming down, as you might expect, raised all sorts of hackles about money, class, and Quakerism. Some of these have been momentarily sticky with many New York City Friends, but have been largely smoothed over (some with a bulldozer). Yet it has also meant cutting back on actual, you know, Quakers in roles like, the faculty. Indeed, a year ago “Friends” was down to single Quaker teacher, named Ben Frisch. Who also happened to be its longest-serving teacher.
But last March, the headmaster fired Frisch.
Not “released”; not retired; not quietly eased-out-with-a-severance-package-&-a-non-disclosure agreement (tho they tried). Fired.
The result has been chaos, continuing protests, Trump-style publicity, and most recently, a union arbitration hearing. (Wait — a teachers UNION at a Quaker school?) Yes. For the moment.
In fact, the current article is the Times‘s second: they broke the story on March 23, under the excellent headline, “Someone went too far at Friends Seminary, but Who?”
WTF?! (What’s This, Friends??)
Well, I won’t say much more here, because really, all I’d be doing is cribbing from the Times‘s new report, which describes the whole ungodly mess in intriguing detail. So take a break from the secular agonies of the news day and check it out.
Though alas, it won’t really be a break from the agonizing issues of the day, especially for Quakers. And it’s not over yet.
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Hank Fay says:
Beverly Shepard says:
Yeah, I’m really keen to hear how the arbitration board decides.
Is there no place for mistakes/jokes-even-if-not-very-funny/light-hearted-moments in today’s society? You’d think this would be so insignificant next to school shootings that it would hardly be noticed, but I guess you have to start where you’re at.
Chuck Fager says:
Is there no place? Especially in a reputedly “know place”? Did thee notice that the whole thing grew out of an effort to explain angles of elevation in geometry? Not a history or politics class; the Friend was clearly reaching for a vivid, if outlandish, comparison. Worked for me; I’ll never forget it. Further, he was trying to distinguish between angles of elevation and angles of depression. I got the former, but this whole unfinished saga leave me sliding down the latter.
Ann Birch says:
I’m all for refraining from saying or doing things that might make somebody feel bad or feel scared. As a former kid who used to pretend to go to the restroom when some classroom material was too upsetting, I’m all for “trigger warnings,” too. After all, school kids are a captive audience. But some of today’s reflexive reactions simply to words or gestures seem downright superstitious to me and certainly unworthy of a school, Quaker or not. Yes, whatever happened to perspective, to letting a person say, “Gosh, that may have been insensitive. I’m sorry?” What happened to forgiveness, for Christ’s sake? (As they say.)
Free Polazzo says:
Wow! Who would have guessed that the last Quaker teacher standing would be a teacher of MATHEMATICS! And the students love the guy in spite of his teaching math because he loves them enough to try to connect and shows his human side, foibles and all. They seemed to have understood it and even have learned about Quaker processes. (note: I became a NYC Public High School and Junior High School math teacher when my draft board allowed me to get a deferment for teaching in the inner city. The lower East Side was one of the neighborhoods I taught math. (1967 to 1970)
Perhaps the NY Quarterly Meeting needs to “disown” the school? They seemed to have sold their “good name” for $1,000,000.00 in rent a year.
I wonder, as Hank asks, where did the HUGE BUCKS needed to expand the “Friends” school come from?
Looks like there may be some work for you to do on this story as only a Friend can truly grok the size of the earthquake that is happening in Friends’ meetings.
Free, like the NY Times reported, all those new millions came from new folks who had ’em to “spare,” to turn Friends Seminary into something else for their kids & grandkids. Many other “Friends” schools have traveled the same road. Besides, with the NY Times on the trail, I’ll just jump onto their running board now and then and go for a ride. And I kind of like it that the last Quaker teacher there was in math — it helps highlight how much all this mess doesn’t add up.
They got the bucks from the wealthy parents who want to “protect” their kids and got Frisch fired. Using money to get their way is a way of life. Same story as Philadelphia.
Hey, did you catch the Butterfield Blues Band free concert in 1967 in the East Village (the park that was down the end of Houston)? I was there. 🙂 Walked down with friends from Eric Andersen’s loft on Houston (my friend knew Eric, I was just tagging along).
Hank, I was only a rare visitor to the Village in those days. For much of 1967-68 I lived in Brooklyn, but then, you know, Brooklyn was only Brooklyn and very uncool, and the coming of Millennials was still two generations away. But I did see The Fugs there once: Kill for Peace!” and “I Couldn’t get High,” the classics, man!
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24th CC Opens
A family cheesecake business at Briarwood.
by Sabine Bickford
From the June, 2019 issue
The newest addition to Briarwood's growing north-wing food court is 24th CC, a modern "cheesecake-by-the-slice" operation run by three generations of bakers. Thirty-year-old Sean Brezzell; his mother, Vicki Brezzell; and his grandmother, Barb Wilson, opened their new venture in May after years of running a catering company.
In fast-casual style, customers walk up and mark their cheesecake and topping choices on a piece of paper then hand it to an employee (initially all family members) to assemble. Cheesecake flavors include strawberry and macchiato, and toppings range from raspberry sauce to Reese's. Whipped cream on top is optional--"I thought everyone liked whipped cream until once a guy got really upset that I put whipped cream on his cheesecake," says Sean. "Now I ask everyone!"
Wilson started making and selling cakes--not just the cheese kind--in the early 1980s. At the time, Vicki was living in Japan, where her husband was stationed at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, and Wilson wanted to make some extra money to go visit her. When Vicki returned, "I just jumped on board!" she says.
Sean and his three siblings grew up in the Colonial Square Cooperative off Platt Rd. as his mother and grandmother grew their business. Now the partners live in Ypsilanti, Whittaker, and Canton respectively.
Their first big break came when a kitchen manager at the Ypsilanti Marriott asked if he could put their cheesecakes on the hotel restaurant menu. "He called it 'Sean's cheesecake'!" says Sean. They also sell their cakes by the slice at Argus Farm Stop and Constellation Collective in Nickels Arcade.
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The space, most recently a Which Wich sandwich shop, has a couple tables and a large counter backed by a bright yellow tiled wall. The family brings in the cheesecakes from their Ypsilanti kitchen, and Vicki says they don't mind the smaller work area. "We've always been on top of each other in the kitchen," she says. "We're used to cramped spots."
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Trust in Science in a Digital World: New Mechanisms Needed
23. January 2019 /in ALLEA News, ALLEA-News /by alleaadmin
ALLEA published the discussion paper “Trust in Science and Changing Landscapes of Communication” today. The paper examines how the increasing use of social media and other digital transformations affect and challenge trust relations between science, media and society.
In response to these challenges, the paper discusses the development of new tools for fact-checking and quality control of scientific information online. The authors urge political leaders to back and value scientific methods and standards of research integrity, and support digital innovations to overcome threats to public reasoning and scientific discourse.
While the widespread use of social media as a source of information might lead to a ‘context collapse’ of information, reinforce people’s confirmation biases and ultimately push the polarisation of societal groups through so-called ‘echo-chambers’ and ‘filter-bubbles’, the paper warns about a growing corporatisation of communication, a lack of funding for quality science journalism, (geo-) political computational propaganda and disinformation campaigns, as well as an increasingly polarised political climate.
All these trends have substantial consequences for the communication of science and might threaten the core pillars of trust in science as well as media: integrity, transparency, autonomy and accountability. The paper proposes to develop new mechanisms for researchers, journalists and other communicators of research to safeguard and reinforce these pillars and counter a loss of trust and trustworthiness.
Researchers “need to convincingly prove that a free and just society means a society in which all people are equal, but not all expressions are equally true. It is a society in which everyone should have unrestricted access to data and information, but also the opportunity and civic duty to acquire the skills needed to evaluate knowledge claims. This is why it is crucial to reflect on how we can effectively organise and defend a democratic digital society in which trust in expertise is anchored in longstanding and well-established standards – but wrapped in new mechanisms.”
The paper considers that researchers “need to become even more transparent, more ‘observable’, and more public than before”, engage in online debates regarding their field of expertise and “guide non-experts by systematically deconstructing and refuting deceitful stories and outright fabrications”. “Automated tools for fact-checking, flagging, online linking and referencing have to be developed and carefully tested in order to help citizens identify quality information”, the authors argue.
However, as the paper concludes, there are limits to what a good-hearted and motivated scientific community can do to overcome the identified obstacles by merely improving its (digital) communication. Without a supportive political backing that values scientific methods and standards of research integrity, and effectively protects science and society from the threats identified in this paper, “all well-meaning efforts might come to naught and look like bringing origami flowers to a machine-gun fight.”
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The discussion paper reflects the conclusions of a workshop held by the ALLEA Working Group “Truth, Trust & Expertise” at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Arts in Amsterdam in August 2018. The expert group, chaired by Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve and Professor Ed Noort, is a transnational platform for perspectives on the nature and relationship between truth, trust and expertise in the field of science and research.
The discussion paper “Trust in Science and Changing Landscapes of Communication” and all preceding issues can be found here.
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ALLEA and Re-Imagine Europa have organised the international forum “Democracy in a Digital Society – Trust, Evidence and Public Discourse in a Changing Media Environment”, taking place on 24 January, at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. On this occasion, Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve and Professor Christiane Woopen will discuss the findings of the ALLEA Working Group Truth, Trust and Expertise with a wider audience alongside contributions by EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, Manuel Castells and other prominent speakers from policy, academia and civil society.
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International Conference on the contribution of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network to SDG 4 and Education 2030 hosted by China
An International Conference of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network: Contributing effectively to the implementation of SDG 4 and Education 2030 took place in Sanya, People's Republic of China, from 8 to 10 April.
It gathered National ASPnet Coordinators from 35 countries, policy makers and specialised institutions such as APCEIU, with the aim of identifying concrete actions for ASPnet to support the implementation of Education 2030 and the achievement of targets 4.7 and 4.a.
Organized by the Ministry of Education in China, in cooperation with UNESCO, the conference made an important contribution to UNESCO's current efforts to reform and revitalize the ASPnet in order to better guide and sustain the work of its over 10,000 member institutions and to increase their prospects for cooperation and exchange.
Based on presentations about the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the Global Action Plan for ESD, UNESCO's coordination activities for ASPnet and the Whole-school Approach to ESD, participants discussed how the network can be strengthened and further developed in the SDG context to translate UNESCO's values and priorities into teaching and learning. In plenary and group work sessions, participants exchanged views on the thematic focus of ASPnet and strategies for collaboration between countries and regions. The ASPnet actors also shared experiences on how to ensure political attention and support for the work and impact of Associated schools in their respective countries, and strategies for promoting and scaling up its innovative practices in order to inform national education policy. During a visit to the newest ASPnet member in China, the Ledong Huangliu High School in Hainan Province, the delegates got first-hand insights into the Chinese education system and its engagement with, and contribution to, ASPnet.
Last but not least, the conference established or revived direct contacts between the key actors of the ASPnet – its National Coordinators – in order to increase exchange, collaboration and networking among ASPnet member institutions at regional and international levels, especially around ESD and GCED.
Summary Report (upcoming)
Summary of Session
1 - Opening ceremony
Welcome remarks by Mr WANG Lu, Deputy Governor of Hainan Province
Welcome remarks by Mr WANG Tieming, Deputy Mayor of Sanya
Opening Remarks by Ms Sabine Detzel, International Coordinator of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
Welcome remarks by Mr DU Yue, Secretary-General, National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
2 - Context: the Sustainable Development Goals
ASPnet in the context of the SDGs, and in particular of Sustainable Development Goal 4, Ms Sabine Detzel, International Coordinator of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
3 – Updates on ASPnet
Presentation of the work of the International Coordination team, based on the recommendations of the 2016 Evaluation Report, including the reform and revitalization of the network, Ms Sabine Detzel
Presentation of the UNESCO Online Tool for ASPnet, Fouzia Belhami
4 - Towards the whole-school approach: A holistic structure to translate UNESCO's values and priorities into teaching and learning
Hyunsook Seo, ASPnet National Coordinator Republic of Korea: A holistic approach to Global citizenship education and ESD
Diana Borrás Porras, ASPnet National Coordinator Costa Rica: Getting Climate ready - preparing for the whole-school approach
Yangsook Lee, Head, Office of Education and Training, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU): Innovative practices to empower learners to become global citizens
Heinz-Jürgen Rickert, ASPnet National Coordinator Germany: Transforming schools - the new National ASPnet Quality Framework
5 – Townhall discussion on strategies to ensure political support and scaling up
6 - Summary Feedback on recommendations from Group sessions A and B
A - Thematic Focus of ASPnet
Johanna Helin, ASPnet National Coordinator Estonia: Teaching and Learning sustainable development and Global Citizenship - Impressions from the UNESCO Education Week in Ottawa, Canada (5-10 March 2017)
Noriko Suzuki, ASPnet National Coordinator Japan: Promoting UNESCO values through Education for sustainable development
Outcomes of Group work
B - Strategies for collaboration between countries and regions
C - Let's work together in our region - Exchange and Networking in 5 regional groups
Next steps and Closing
Mr Li Yuenan, Deputy Director General, Department of Education of Hainan Province (Chinese)
Mr Du Yue, Secretary-General of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO (Chinese-English)
Closing remarks by Ms Sabine Detzel, International Coordinator of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
Discover the Conference through its picture album
News article on the Website of Ledong Huangliu High School
Participants visited Ledong Huangliu High School of NO. 2 High School of East China Normal University. The visitors spent two hours happily http://bit.ly/2rme6Bs (this article contains many photos).
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Brad Pitt to Speak with NASA Astronaut on Space Station about Artemis Program2 min read
Sebastien ClarkeSeptember 16, 201900496
As NASA prepares to send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, Brad Pitt is playing an astronaut in his latest film. Now the actor will have the opportunity to discuss what it’s truly like to live and work in space with a NASA crew member living aboard the International Space Station.
Brad Pitt leads Ad Astra (Picture; New Regency)
Pitt’s Earth-to-space call will air live at 11:35 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 16 on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
NASA astronaut Nick Hague will answer questions from the actor. For nearly 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and work on the International Space Station, testing technologies, performing science and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth.
In Ad Astra, which Hague and his Expedition 60 crewmates recently watched during their downtime aboard the orbiting laboratory, Pitt travels across the solar system, including to the Moon and Mars. Without providing spoilers, the parallels between the movie and the current state of human spaceflight stop there, making the film more science fiction than reality. However, the agency did provide visuals for the film and some technical expertise.
“We reviewed a script of Ad Astra early in production,” said Bert Ulrich, the agency’s liaison for film and TV collaborations at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Although there was no NASA storyline, we provided some of the exciting images and footage for the film especially of the Moon and Mars. Sci-fi films like Ad Astra, the Martian, Interstellar, and Gravity take movie audiences out of this world incorporating some of NASA’s most inspirational photography and footage.”
Inspiring the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – ensures America will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery. Additional information about working with the agency on a feature or fictional film is available online under the Media Usage Guidelines.
The agency is planning to return astronauts to the Moon in the next five years with commercial and international partners. First, NASA will send a suite of new science instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon on commercial landers.
Following the 2024 crew landing, NASA will send astronauts to the Moon about once per year thereafter and establish sustainable lunar exploration by 2028. After gaining experience at the Moon testing new systems, such as NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, Gateway, and human landers, NASA will take humanity’s next giant leap, sending astronauts to Mars.
Follow America’s Moon to Mars exploration at:
www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars
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Maritime artist turns Canada's iconic Heritage Minutes into works of art
CTV Atlantic Published Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:12PM ADT
A Maritime artist has turned his love of Canada’s Heritage Minutes into his own works of art, catching the eye of the creators of the iconic series that showcase great moments in Canadian history.
Christopher Hemsworth says he is such a big fan of the Heritage Minutes vignettes that his friend bought him the complete set of commercials on DVD.
Inspired by the commercials, Hemsworth set to work making posters that celebrate Heritage Minutes. He says a simple post turned his work into a full exhibit of commissioned work.
“I just put out on Twitter ‘this is a thing I'm going to start working on’ and Historica Canada caught wind of it, wrote me and said they loved it, everybody in the office loved it, would you considering doing a commissioned series?”
His exhibit is now on display at Argyle Fine Art in downtown Halifax.
“I think it’s a way a lot of us have learned about Canadian history,” says Adriana Afford of Argyle Fine Art.
Fellow Heritage Minute fans can see posters with a Maritime connection, including art that pays reflects on the Halifax Explosion and the Bluenose.
“The ones that people are quoting are like, the basketball one, I've heard ‘I'm going to need those baskets back’ a lot, and the Superman one,” says Afford.
Visitors to the gallery who are not familiar with Heritage Minutes say they are surprised by what they learned.
“I think what I'm really fascinated with is that people are coming in ‘oh, that's Canadian?’ There's still that sort of surprise that we have been so instrumental in so many facets of what's happening in the world,” says Afford.
Hemsworth says the project has helped him understand his love was for more than just Heritage Minutes.
“I have been deep into this project without realizing it was tied to a lot of Canadian pride that I have,” he says.
Hemsworth and Historica Canada are now in talks with Canada Post to turn the collection into stamps.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Marie Adsett
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Achieving the Millennium Development Goals is a global effort involving many people, governments, and international agencies. Besides the official list of indicators used to measure progress at the national level, there many other sources of data that can help to develop, test, and implement new strategies for reaching the goals – at the local, national, regional, and global levels.
Listed here are sources of data and other information about the challenges of achieving the goals. But don’t stop with these. Identify other sources of data and new strategies for improving the lives of people around the world. Create new knowledge and put it in the hands of people who will us it!
General sources of information about the MDGs
World Development Indicators database
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators
The most comprehensive database of national statistics about people, the economy, the environment, states and markets, and global links; available in World Bank’s DataBank and API
World Bank MDG Monitoring database
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/millennium-development-indicators
MDG indicators from the World Bank’s databases; available in World Bank’s DataBank and API
World Bank MDG website
http://www.worldbank.org/mdgs
Information about World Bank programs to help achieve the goals
World Bank MDG monitoring website
http://go.worldbank.org/9NL8YAY0E0
General information about the MDGs with other useful links
World Bank Poverty Reduction Strategies
http://www.worldbank.org/prsp
Poverty reduction strategy papers describe country policies and programs to promote growth and reduce poverty. PRSPs contain monitorable indicators to track country progress.
The Millennium Development Goals and the Road to 2015
http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821385876/
A statistical assessment of progress to date and the impact of the financial crisis.
Official listing of the Millennium Development Goals, Targets, and Indicators
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdg/Host.aspx?Content=Indicators/OfficialList.htm
UN MDG database
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdg
This site presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
UN MDG summit website
http://www.un.org/en/mdg/summit2010/
Includes the outcome documents from the summit, the Secretary General’s speech, and other records.
Millennium Development Goals Report 2010
http://issuu.com/zoltannyc/docs/mdg_report_2010_en
Comprehensive report on progress to the MDGs with a foreword from the Secretary General.
United Nations Development Program
UNDP MDG website
http://www.undp.org/mdg/
The UNDP has the responsibility of helping countries develop plans for achieving the MDGs. This website includes links to many report so work currently underway.
Country progress
http://www.undp.org/mdg/countries.shtml
Links to national and regional MDG reports.
IMF website
http://www.imf.org/external/
The IMF is a major producer of economic, financial, and trade data.
Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board
http://dsbb.imf.org/
Provides information about the IMF’s program for improving statistical reporting: Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS), and the Data Quality Reference (DQRS).
Specific sources for each goal
Goal 1: Eradicate Poverty
International Household Survey Network
http://www.internationalsurveynetwork.org/home/
Inventory of household surveys, including income and expenditure surveys used to measure poverty.
Living Standards Measurement Study
http://go.worldbank.org/IPLXWMCNJ0
Information about the World Bank’s survey program
Poverty and Inequality Analysis
http://go.worldbank.org/VFPEGF7FU0
Links to more information about poverty and inequality
Poverty Calculations Data Tool (PovcalNet)
http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/
Online calculations of poverty statistics
Poverty Mapping Tool
http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovMap/PovMap2/PovMap2Main.asp
Software for producing poverty maps
Food and Agricultural Organization
http://www.fao.org/
The FAO produces global agricultural statistics and the MDG indicator on undernourishment
FAO, State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009
http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/
Contains most recent report on State of Food Insecurity in the World
FAO, Food Security Statistics
http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/en/ (database)
Contains data on prevalence of undernourishment together with other food security statistics
http://www.ilo.org/
The ILO is the source of global statistics on employment, wages, and working conditions
ILO, Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) database
http://www.ilo.org/empelm/what/lang--en/WCMS_114240
This site provides a comprehensive database of country-level data on 20 key indicators of the labour market
UNICEF Health Statistics
http://www.unicef.org/health/index_statistics.html
The Children’s fund produces statistics on the welfare of mothers and children
UNICEF Childinfo
http://www.childinfo.org/
Childinfo presents UNICEF's statistical information for children and mothers and Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys (MICS) data, documentation and reports.
World Health Organization (WHO) Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition
http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/en/
Information on the measurement of malnutrition
Goal 2: Education for all
World Bank EdStats database
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/ed-stats
Database containing statistics on education; available in World Bank’s DataBank and API
World Bank EdStats website
http://go.worldbank.org/ITABCOGIV1
Information on education
United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
http://www.unesco.org/
General website for UNESCO
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
http://www.uis.unesco.org/
UIS is the principal source of global statistics on education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data center
http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=143&IF_Language=eng
Customizable tables of statistics from UIS
UNICEF Childinfo Statistics on Education
http://www.childinfo.org/education.html
UNICEF produces statistics on education from surveys and other sources
Demographic and Health Surveys
http://www.measuredhs.com/
DHS surveys provide a broad array of statistics on education and health status
Goal 3: Gender equity
World Bank GenderStats database
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/gender-statistics
Database containing statistics on gender; available in World Bank’s DataBank and API
World Bank GenderStats website
http://www.worldbank.org/genderstats
A one stop source of information on gender
http://www.ipu.org/
Information on women in governmental positions
UN Development Fund for Women
http://www.unifem.org/
General website for UNIFEM
UIS is the principal source of global statistics on education including data on male and female participation in education
OECD Wikigender
http://www.wikigender.org/
Wikigender facilitate the exchange and improve the knowledge on gender equality-related issues around the world
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
World Bank HNPStats database
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/health-nutrition-and-population-statistics
Database containing statistics on health, nutrition, and population; available in World Bank’s DataBank and API
World Bank HNPStats website
http://go.worldbank.org/N2N84RDV00
A one stop source of information on health, nutrition and population
UNICEF Childinfo Statistics on Child Survival and Health
http://www.childinfo.org/mortality.html
UNICEF produces statistics on child health from surveys and other sources
http://www.unicef.org/
UNICEF Statistics and Monitoring
http://www.unicef.org/statistics/index_24304.html
Presents UNICEF's statistical work including monitoring MDGs
World Health Organization Data on Child Mortality
http://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/data/child/en/index.html
WHO’s work on measuring child mortality
Macro international Statcompiler
http://www.statcompiler.com/
Online database tool that allows users to select numerous countries and hundreds of indicators to create customized tables
Child mortality CME Info
http://www.childmortality.org/cmeMain.html
Latest child mortality estimates based on the research of the Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Trends in Maternal Mortality Report
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTHNPSTATS/Resources/Trends_Maternal_Mortality_1990_2008.pdf
Latest report on trends in maternal mortality produced by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and World Bank
UNICEF Childinfo Statistics on Maternal Health
http://www.childinfo.org/health.html
UNICEF produces statistics on maternal health from surveys and other sources
UNICEF Information on Maternal and Newborn Health
http://www.unicef.org/health/index_maternalhealth.html
UNICEF’s work on maternal and newborn health
World Health Organization Information on Maternal Health
http://www.who.int/topics/maternal_health/en/
WHO’s work on maternal health
Interagency Group on Safe Motherhood
http://www.safemotherhood.org/
Work of Safe motherhood.org
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
http://www.unaids.org/en/
General website of UNAIDS. UNAIDS is the principal source of global statistics on HIV/AIDS
UNAIDS Publications
http://unaidstoday.org/?page_id=5
Provide links to key publications by UNAIDS, including AIDS epidemic update.
UNICEF Childinfo Statistics on HIV/AIDS
http://www.childinfo.org/hiv_aids.html
UNICEF produces statistics on HIV/AIDS from surveys and other sources
UNICEF Technical and Policy Documents on Children and HIV/AIDS
http://www.unicef.org/aids/index_documents.html
UNICEF’s report on children and HIV/AIDS
WHO’s general website
World Health Organization Information on MDGs
http://www.who.int/topics/millennium_development_goals/en/
This site provides technical information on health MDG goals, and links to health related data.
WHO Global Health Observatory
http://www.who.int/gho/en/
WHO’s database on health
World Health Organization Information on HIV/AIDS
http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_aids/en
WHO’s work on HIV/AIDS
UNICEF Childinfo Statistics on Malaria
http://www.childinfo.org/malaria.html
UNICEF produces statistics on malaria from surveys and other sources
UNICEF Information on Malaria
http://www.unicef.org/health/index_malaria.html
UNICEF’s work on malaria
World Health Organization Information on Malaria
http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/
WHO’s work on malaria
World Health Organization Information on Tuberculosis
http://www.who.int/topics/tuberculosis/en/
WHO’s work on tuberculosis
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/
The CDIAC website contains information on carbon dioxide and other radiatively active gases
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/
The site contains information on Kyoto protocol, convention on climate change, and data for greenhouse gas.
United Nations Environment Programme Ozone Secretariat
http://ozone.unep.org/
http://ozone.unep.org/Data_Reporting/
This site provides information and documents regarding the Montreal protocol and data for ozone depleting substances
International Energy Agency
http://www.iea.org/stats/
Provides statistics on energy balances, energy uses, oil, gas, coal, and electricity
The FAO produces global agricultural statistics and the MDG indicator on forest
Food and Agriculture Organization's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010
http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/fra2010/en/
The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 is the most comprehensive assessment of forests and forestry to date
http://www.iucn.org/
This site provides information on biodiversity and climate change
UN Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
UNEP’s website provides publications and other information on environment protection
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
World Database on Protected Areas
http://www.wdpa.org/
The World Database on Protected Areas is a foundation dataset for conservation decision making
http://www.wri.org/
This website provides information on WRI’s work on urgent environmental challenges, and links for useful databases and publications
World Resources Institute EarthTrends database
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world
http://www.wwf.org/
This site contains information biodiversity projects
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation
http://www.wssinfo.org/en/welcome.html
http://www.wssinfo.org/datamining/introduction.html
This site provides data and publications for access to water and sanitation
WHO Information on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en
WHOs’ work on water, sanitation and hygiene
UN World Urbanization Prospects Population Database, the 2007 Revision
http://esa.un.org/unup/
Provides data on urban and rural population for 1950-2050
http://www.unhabitat.org/
http://www.unhabitat.org/stats/Default.aspx
Provides data for population in slums
World Bank Urban Development
http://go.worldbank.org/PQE9TNVDI0
Information about the World Bank’s work on urban development
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
OECD DAC (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Development Assistance Committee)
http://www.oecd.org/dac
OECD DAC collects statistics on official development assistance from bilateral and multilateral donors, and publishes analysis and guidance for international aid
OECD DAC, International Development Statistics
www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline
The DAC annual aggregates database provides comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and other resource flows; The Creditor Reporting System provides detailed information on individual aid activities, such as sectors, countries, project descriptions etc.
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative
http://worldbank.org/hipc
Provides data and information on multilateral debt relief
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid
Contains information on EU contribution to the MDGs
World Bank Group, International Development Association
http://www.worldbank.org/ida
World Bank’s work for the poorest countries
International Trade Centre
http://www.intracen.org/
Provides data and information on trade barriers and market access
Millennium Development Goals, Goal 8
http://www.mdg-trade.org/
Contains data for market access indicators, jointly produced by ITC, UNCTAD, and WTO
UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade and Development)
http://www.unctad.org/
http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1888&lang=1
Contains links to online databases on commodity price, foreign direct investments, and trade barriers
UNCTAD TRAINS (Trade Analysis and Information System) database
http://unctad.org/trains
A comprehensive computerized information system at the HS-based tariff line level covering tariff, para-tariff and non-tariff measures as well as import flows by origin
http://www.wto.org/
Contains information on various trade topics
World Integrated Trade Solution
http://wits.worldbank.org/wits/
A software that provides access to major international trade and tariffs data compilations
UN-OHRLLS (UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States)
http://www.unohrlls.org/
Provides information on least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, and small island developing states
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
http://www.bis.org/statistics/index.htm
Provides data for various elements of the global financial system
International Monetary Fund Information on External Debt Statistics
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/ed/ed.htm
IMF’s work on external debt and links to various databases
http://www.jedh.org/
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/joint-external-data-hub
Contains data for external debt from the BIS, IMF, OECD, and the World Bank; available in World Bank’s DataBank
World Bank Quarterly External Debt Statistics
http://www.worldbank.org/qeds
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/quarterly-external-debt-statistics-ssds
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/quarterly-external-debt-statistics-gdds
Contains detailed external debt data on quarterly basis; available in World Bank’s DataBank
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/
Provides data for information and communication technology indicators
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Man dies after contracting botulism from Northern California gas station food
WALNUT GROVE, Calif. (KGO) -- The family of a man battling a severe case of botulism after eating food at a Sacramento-area gas station says he has passed away.
Martin Galindo was one of five confirmed cases of the rare disease recently, all of which officials say appear to have come from nacho cheese sauce from the Valley Oak Food and Fuel gas station in Walnut Grove.
RELATED: 5 confirmed cases of botulism from Northern California gas station food
Galindo is said to have passed away surrounded by his family, leaving behind a wife and two kids.
His family is said to be struggling to make ends meet and could use help during this difficult time. Click here to visit their GoFund Me page to make a donation.
People who ate prepared food, especially nacho cheese sauce, from the station between April 23 and May 5 and report symptoms should contact their medical provider immediately, the health department said.
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5 confirmed cases of botulism from NorCal gas station food
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The American Council of the Blind (ACB) Board of Directors met on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Old Town Alexandria Hotel in Alexandria, Virginia. President Kim Charlson called the meeting to order at 9:11 a.m. At the call of the roll, the following board members were present: Kim Charlson, Dan Spoone, John McCann, Ray Campbell, David Trott, Jeff Bishop, Denise Colley, Sara Conrad, Dan Dillon, Katie Frederick, Jim Kracht, Doug Powell, Pat Sheehan, Michael Tally and Jeff Thom. Mitch Pomerantz join the meeting by phone shortly after roll call. Board of Publications Member Deb Cook Lewis was present representing that body. Staff present: Eric Bridges, ACB Executive Director, Kelly Gasque, ACB Executive Assistant and Media Design Specialist, Clark Rachfal, ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, Claire Stanley, ACB Advocacy and Outreach specialist, Tom Tobin, ACB Director of Development, Jo Lynn Bailey-Page, ACB Grant Writer and Nancy Marks-Becker, ACB Chief Financial Officer. Following roll call, several guests introduced themselves.
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Several members of the ACB Board of Directors met with AIRA Chief Executive Officer Suman Kanuganti on Friday, February 22. Those present indicated they had a wide-ranging discussion of several issues from specials for ACB members to plans for the future, to ideas on how to spread the word about AIRA and make it work for more people. It was mentioned by attendees at the meeting that Suman was taking very good notes, and how fortunate we were to get as much time to meet with him as we did.
Kim brought forward a request from the World Blind Union for contributions to help support the 2020 WBU General Assembly to be held in Madrid, Spain. Pomerantz moved and Kracht seconded that ACB amend our 2019 budget and make a $500 contribution to this effort, the motion carried.
ACB Auction Committee Chair Leslie Spoone asked that each member of the ACB Board of Directors contribute an item worth at least $50 to the ACB Conference and Convention auction. By consensus, the board agreed that these contributions would be made.
Kim reviewed the proposed ACB Code of Conduct policy which had been disseminated to all board members prior to the meeting. After much discussion, Pomerantz moved and Sheehan seconded that the Code of Conduct policy as presented to the board be approved as an interim policy, and a committee composed of experts in current law and the Chair of ACB’s Constitution and Bylaws Committee be established to draft the Code of Conduct Policy in final form, and put in place recommendations to implement the policy including proposing appropriate changes to ACB’s Governing Documents to be presented to the ACB Board of Directors by June 1, 2019, the motion carried. The interim Code of Conduct policy is attached to these minutes.
Dan Spoone and Claire Stanley acknowledged the JP Morgan Fellows in attendance at the DC Leadership meetings, and thanked JP Morgan Chase for making 10 scholarships available to allow these individuals to attend. The winners were: Daisy Siobhan Russell, Massachusetts; Brooke Jostad, Colorado; Nicholas McNeill, Florida; Greg Lindberg, Florida; Minh Ha, Massachusetts; Maria Kristic, New York; Lisa Cushman, California; Cory Kadlik, Massachusetts; Amanda Selm, Kentucky; and Matt Selm, Kentucky.
Campbell moved and McCann seconded acceptance of the President’s report, the motion carried.
ACB Executive Director Eric Bridges began presentation of the staff reports. Highlights included:
ACB has $140,000 in sponsorships pledged for the 2019 Conference and Convention. We have received $23,500 in sponsorships for the DC Leadership Meetings.
ACB has received an anonymous donation to assist with interior design modifications and technology and other upgrades in our Alexandria office.
Eric indicated that, unfortunately, starting in 2020 ACB will need to find a different hotel in which to hold our DC Leadership meetings. By consensus, the board agreed that a resolution of thanks and appreciation to the Crowne Plaza Alexandria Old Town hotel should be prepared and communicated to hotel management.
In December, 2018, Eric keynoted the employee awards event for the Association of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (AVRE) in New York. He also met with several individuals at AIRA headquarters in California to gain a better understanding of their business and challenges and ways ACB and AIRA can work more closely together. He also met with the San Francisco Lighthouse and Uber to discuss various issues and opportunities.
Eric again attended the Cavalino Classic in Florida from which ACB receives an annual contribution. He has eight meetings already scheduled with various companies during the CSUN conference in March, 2019. He will also be traveling to Houston to meet with representatives of AT&T discussing healthcare related items.
Eric and Nancy Marks-Becker have been working with Cisco to bring the enterprise accessibility solution for their phones to Ring Central. There should be a joint announcement from Cisco and ACB within the next month or so regarding this.
ACB Braille Forum Editor Sharon Lovering and ACB Executive Assistant and Media Design Specialist Kelly Gasque were recognized by the board for the time and hard work they have put into preparing for the DC Leadership meetings.
ACB Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs Clark Rachfal introduced himself to the board. ACB Advocacy and Outreach Specialist Claire Stanley discussed several advocacy issues that ACB has been working on. She mentioned the weekly advocacy podcast where various advocacy projects the staff is working on are highlighted. We are continuing our relationship with the Washington Lawyers Committee; they are helping us with some Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) and diabetes issues. We will be engaging in work with them on issues surrounding absentee ballots. Claire has a working group of individuals with diabetes taking a deep dive into access to devices to manage this condition. We are exploring several routes including legislation, litigation and regulation to get this achieved.
Claire indicated we are working with America Walks on issues around safe sidewalks. We also continue working with the Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities on a variety of issues. Claire reminded us to tell members to continue calling into the national office and letting us know about issues. Finally, Clark discussed the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act which over time eliminates Section 14C certificates from the Fair Labor Standards Act and makes grants available either to states or individuals to help certificate holders transition to competitive, integrated employment as defined under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Clark feels that the bill as written fits with ACB’s 2013 resolution on 14C, as it phases in the elimination of 14C over time.
ACB Executive Assistant and Media Design Specialist Kelly Gasque presented her report. Highlights included:
ACB Website, www.acb.org. She, along with Larry Turnbull and Nancy Marks-Becker meet weekly with the Louisville Web Group. They are running through the website and reporting broken links so they can be changed. Kelly will be sharing with the affiliate leadership what we need to get from affiliates to beef up the affiliate pages on our site.
Social media: we are up to 4,044 likes on Facebook, and up to 2,619 followers on Twitter.
Jeff Bishop reported on ACB Radio and ACB Link. He reported that ACB Radio is moving along with no issues, but he didn’t have listener counts available. Regarding ACB Link, Development is underway of several ACB Link skills for the Amazon Echo platform. The idea is these skills can be used to disseminate information about ACB and not just for audio content.
Campbell moved and McCann seconded that the board go into Executive Session for discussion of legal, personnel and financial issues, the motion carried, and the board went into Executive Session at 12:17 p.m. The board returned to open session at 2:34 p.m. President Charlson indicated that the board heard updates during Executive Session, and that no motions were adopted.
ACB Director of Development Tom Tobin presented the ACB Development report. Prior to making his presentation, he asked Jo Lynn to share the news that ACB has been funded at $10,000 by the Delta Gamma foundation. She said this represents great stewardship and working closely with them through the past year in a variety of ways.
Tom shared a video with the board shot during the Annual Giving Society reception held during the 2018 Conference and Convention. Following that, after asking for questions on his written report which had been previously shared with the board, he discussed several items.
Direct mail, year-end appeal: 2,488 packets were sent out, from which we received $6,660 from 199 gifts, average gift of $34.26 and an 8% response rate. Expenses: $2,904, giving ACB net revenue of $3,914.
We mailed 7,786 packets to lapsed donors. From 33 gifts, we raised $1,145. Expenses were higher, so we showed a net loss, but recovered 33 donors.
We’ve dropped a planned giving appeal that went out to just over 3,000 people.
Our spring appeal, featuring Donna Brown will drop on March 18, along with a small re-acquisition appeal.
Development action team: has developed advisory board white papers and compiled them into a packet that can be disseminated to current or potential board members. They continue working with the revenue generating committees in ACB to check in and see how they can help them.
ACB Grant Writer Jo Lynn Bailey-Page presented the grants report. Highlights included:
She’s working to grow the grant pipeline to 50 submissions per year, just over 4 per month. Along with the family foundations, we’re adding more corporate as well.
We have $700,000 in requests in the pipeline, $200,000 from one large submission which we were requested to make.
ACB Chief Financial Officer Nancy Marks-Becker presented the Minneapolis area office report. Highlights included:
Affiliate Member Management System (AMMS) we are working through the annual membership update and certification process. A chapter tab has been added to AMMS for use by affiliates.
Our fixed assets have been transferred from older software to Dynamic GP, and our depreciation numbers are up to date.
The office is preparing for the audit which will take place from March 25-28, 2019.
ACB’s investment policy has been updated to allow our investment advisor to make adjustments as necessary to achieve better rates of return while following the asset allocation limits set forth in the policy. We’ve changed from a rate of return objective to a profile model. We can better define percentages in cash, fixed income and equity.
Trott moved and Campbell seconded that the revised investment policy be approved, the motion carried. The revised policy is attached to these minutes. Campbell moved and Frederick seconded acceptance of the staff reports, the motion carried.
ACB Treasurer David Trott presented the Treasurer’s report. He reviewed the year-end financial statements which had been distributed to the board. Total revenue for 2018: $1,392,711, total expenses: $1,430,533. Sheehan moved and McCann seconded acceptance of the Treasurer’s report, the motion carried.
ACB Resource Development Committee Co-chairs Dan Dillon and Dan Spoone presented the RDC report. The ACB Walk Committee has set a $100K fundraising goal for 2019. While he didn’t have an exact count, Dan Dillon indicated there could be several ACB Angels honored in 2019. Regarding Monthly Monetary Support (MMS), we have around 260 members participating in this program and are shooting for 321 members participating. The ACB Holiday Auction raised over $14,000, and the mini mall had its best year ever. Finally, we need to greatly increase our members in the legacy giving society. Campbell moved and Powell seconded acceptance of the RDC report, the motion carried.
ACB Conference and Convention Coordinator Janet Dickelman presented her report. Highlights included:
2019 conference and convention, July 5-12, Rochester, NY: deadline for submission of registration materials, no character limit, is March 31. The no character limit is due to changing the paper registration form to show a listing of events and programs, with those wanting to register able to do so either online or by telephone. Program information is due by April 14. Registration will open May 22 for ACB members, and May 27 for anyone else, closing on June 23. Pre-registration and registration will be handled as it has been in recent years. The fall board meeting in 2019 will take place in Schaumburg, Illinois the weekend of October 18-20.
2020 conference and convention, July 3-10, 2020, Schaumburg, IL.
2021 conference and convention, July 23-30, 2021, Phoenix, AZ.
Still working on 2022 conference and convention.
AS part of ACB Marketplace in 2019, Independent Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs (IVIE) will have an IVIE day at marketplace on Saturday, July 6.
Campbell moved and Powell seconded acceptance of the Conference and Convention report, the motion carried.
ACB Board of Publications member Deb Cook Lewis presented the BOP report. The BOP has had a very good reception to offering themed issues of the ACB EForum. The April issue will feature a health theme. The BOP has been working to update and modernize the BOP Editorial Policy manual and will be bringing some constitution and bylaws amendments forward. The BOP is trying to make the policy manual reflect how the BOP works now. The BOP is working to improve both the large print and online versions of the Conference and Convention program. The BOP will be doing both the Candidates’ forum on ACB Radio and the Candidates’ town hall at the conference and convention. Campbell moved and Conrad seconded acceptance of the BOP report, the motion carried.
Strategic Plan Action Team Reports
The Strategic Plan action teams presented their reports:
Affiliates and membership: Chair Rebecca Bridges reported that the action team will be beginning to dialog with affiliate leaders during the DC Leadership meetings regarding membership growth and retention and will share the results of these discussions. They are also planning to launch a campaign around using social media as a platform to increase membership and promote affiliates.
Marketing and Communications: Chair Katie Frederick reported that the team is working through development of a communications plan, looking at what ACB is communicating and who are we communicating with. We’ve recently acquired access to Constant Contact and the team wants to see how we can use that platform to enhance our communications.
Conventions and Meetings: Chair Janet Dickelman reported the committee is working on setting up registrations for both our DKM winners and scholarship winners. This will get them registered for the core things we want them to attend, and they can add other things if they wish. The team has worked through the issues we had in 2018 registering people for Continuing Education credits, as they expect a higher response for those in 2019.
Advocacy, Legislation and Policy: the team has not met recently, but with Clark in place, they should be meeting soon.
Campbell moved and Powell seconded acceptance of the Strategic Plan Action team reports, the motion carried.
Officer and Board Liaison Reports
ACB First Vice President Dan Spoone reported that the Audio Description Project (ADP) is doing describer training institute, led by ADP Director Joel Snyder, during the DC Leadership weekend. Also, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has re-constituted their Disability Advisory Committee. Tony Stephens is representing ACB on this committee, with Claire Stanley as ACB’s alternate. Two members from the ADP, Director Joel Snyder and Carl Richardson from the Media Subcommittee are on the advisory committee, along with Sam Joehl, representing industry who is President of ACB of Virginia. Finally, the ADP is working with ACVREP on a certification of audio describers. The Subject Matter Expert (SME) committee has been established as part of developing this certification. The International Relations Committee will be featured in the December EForum themed, “Blindness around the world.”
Advocacy Committee Chair Jeff Thom reported that the Advocacy Committee is planning to hold an open conference call both to update folks on our national advocacy efforts, and to hear what issues and concerns our members have in terms of advocacy. He also mentioned an effort to “clarify” the Ability One program, stating we need to be vigilant and make sure it’s not “clarified” in a way we do not like.
Pat Sheehan reported that ACB Government Employees is focusing on employment with the Employment Committee, helping people with resume writing and other tasks to help them find employment. ACB Membership Committee Chair Ardis Bazyn reported that the next Membership Focus Call scheduled for Monday, April 29 is going to be on social media.
There being no further business, Campbell moved and Powell seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 5:03 p.m.
Ray Campbell, Secretary
Date submitted: 4/15/2019
Date approved: 5/07/19
Attachments: Interim Code of Conduct Policy, revised investment policy
ACB Draft Code of Conduct Policy
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is committed to creating a welcoming, safe, and productive environment that is free from harassment and discrimination for all who participate in its sponsored meetings, conferences, social activities, and other events. All persons will conduct themselves in ways that reflect favorably on ACB and on the community we represent, while contributing to a culture of respect.
This Code of Conduct Policy applies to anyone who attends or participates in any manner with ACB events, including, but not limited to, members, attendees, staff members, guests, volunteers, presenters, vendors, exhibitors, contractors, and sponsors. By attending any ACB event, you agree voluntarily to abide by this Code of Conduct Policy.
For purposes of this Code of Conduct Policy, prohibited conduct includes any form of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, or retaliation, regardless of whether it is verbal, physical, and/or online.
Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to, sexual harassment, offensive or physically threatening bodily contact, written or verbal abuse, threatening or stalking, and intimidation or discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, physical characteristics, political beliefs, and/or other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Reports and Confidentiality
Any person who believes that he or she is a victim of conduct that violates the Code of Conduct Policy or who in good faith believes that he or she has witnessed such behavior, is strongly encouraged to report such behavior to the ACB Executive Director either onsite at the event or as soon as possible afterwards.
All reports will be investigated promptly and ACB will take every reasonable effort to safeguard requests for confidentiality from witnesses and others with information.
Investigations may be conducted by ACB, an independent party, or by a combination of both. If appropriate, ACB will involve event venue security or local law enforcement. False statements made during an investigation may result in a separate ACB investigation and/or disciplinary action.
A person who interferes in any manner with an investigation, directly or indirectly through others, including by retaliating or threatening to retaliate against a victim or witness, may face separate disciplinary action under this Code of Conduct Policy.
In accordance with ACB standards, all violations of this Code of Conduct Policy will result in appropriate disciplinary action. At ACB’s discretion, violations may result in removal from or denial of access to any ACB-sponsored future meetings, events, and activities. Any ACB member who is found in violation of this Code of Conduct Policy may also be subject to additional actions from ACB, including suspension or expulsion from the organization.
American Council of the Blind Inc
1703 N. Beauregard St, Ste 420
Alexandria Va 22311
6300 Shingle Creek Parkway, Ste 195
Brooklyn Center, Mn 55430
Legal Name: American Council of the Blind Inc
IRS Tax Identification: 58-0914436
Contact Information: Nancy Marks- Becker
This IPS has been prepared by the American Council of the Blind Inc (Investor), a non-taxable entity. The assets covered by this IPS currently total approximately $3,094,036 in market value. The Portfolio is used to fund the charitable objectives of the Investor. The Investor is the legal owner of all assets included in the portfolio. All decisions made are to be based on the best interests of the Investor.
There are four separate fund categories covered by this IPS, each with its own unique risk and return profile. The first categories are as follows:
Restricted and Endowed Funds: These assets consist primarily of permanently and temporarily restricted endowed funds. These funds are primarily for scholarships, advocacy litigation and as an endowment fund. These funds may be used to advocate for the blind and visually impaired and award scholarships to blind and visually impaired students.
Board Designated Reserves: Assets in this category consist of reserves designated by the ACB Board of Directors. These funds may be used for special projects or to sustain ACB in periods of funding shortfalls.
Legacy Funds: Assets in this category consist of funds designated to ACB through legacies and bequests and may be unrestricted or restricted for a specific purpose. These funds will be used by ACB to help meet operating expenses.
Investment Income and Short-Term Cash Reserves: Assets in this category consist of income that will be used as short-term excess cash reserves.
General Statement of Objectives
The respective investment objectives for each asset category are described below. Factors considered in determining the objectives include the following:
With the exception of Short-Term Cash Reserves, the investment guidelines are based upon long-term investment horizons; therefore, interim fluctuations should be viewed with appropriate perspective.
Risk Tolerances
The Committee recognizes and acknowledges some risk must be assumed in order to achieve long-term investment objectives, and there are uncertainties and complexities associated with contemporary investment markets.
In establishing the risk tolerances for each asset category within this IPS, the Committee will take into account the objectives of each portfolio and the requisite investment returns. A reasonable amount of market risk will invariably need to be assumed in order to obtain said objectives and returns.
Asset Class Preferences
The Committee understands long-term investment performance, in large part, is primarily a function of asset class mix. The Advisor has reviewed the long-term performance characteristics of the broad asset classes, focusing on balancing the risks and rewards.
History shows while interest-generating investments, such as bond portfolios, have the advantage of relative stability of principal value, they provide little opportunity for real long-term capital growth due to their susceptibility to inflation. On the other hand, equity investments, such as common stocks, clearly have a significantly higher expected return but have the disadvantage of much greater year-by-year volatility of return. From an investment decision-making point of view, a moderate amount of this year-by-year volatility may be worth accepting, provided the time horizon for the equity portion of the portfolio is sufficiently long.
The following asset classes were selected and ranked in ascending order of "risk" (least to most) according to typical asset class volatility.
Cash equivalents, Money markets, CD’s, Agencies and Treasuries
US Large Cap Value
US Large Cap Growth
US Small-Mid cap
Specialty‑Real Estate (REITs)
Rebalancing of Strategic Allocation
The percentage allocation to each asset class may vary depending upon market conditions. When necessary and/or available, cash inflows/outflows will be deployed in a manner consistent with the strategic asset allocation of the Portfolio.
The Investment Advisor shall have discretion with the management of the portfolio subject to the IPS guidelines set within this document. As such, the Advisor may change or replace one or more investment managers or mutual funds as deemed appropriate. Further, the investment managers or mutual funds have discretion to manage the assets under their purview in order to best achieve their objectives.
If the Advisor judges cash flows to be insufficient to bring the Portfolio within the strategic allocation ranges, the Advisor shall decide whether to effect transactions to bring the strategic allocation within an acceptable range.
Investment Objectives for the Endowed Account
Current Valuation: $1,187,990 at 12/31/18
Assets in this category consist primarily of permanently and temporarily restricted endowed scholarship funds. These funds are primarily for scholarships, advocacy litigation and as a endowment fund.
Endowed Account Investment Objectives:
Provide an income stream from these investments that will be used to fund annual scholarship awards, advocacy litigation and grow the endowment Fund.
Grow asset base to increase income for the future. It is important that the size of awarded scholarships increase over time to keep pace with the continuously increasing cost of higher education. ACB will also add to the principal balance of the investment funds through various fund-raising efforts. This can only be accomplished if sufficient total return is reinvested and new funds added to keep pace with cost increases and program expansions.
Maximize return within reasonable and prudent levels of risk.
Maintain an appropriate asset allocation based on a total return policy that is compatible with a flexible spending policy, while still having the potential to produce positive real returns.
Liquidity needs: Low (immediate access to principal balances not required)
Time Horizon: Greater than 10 years.
Risk Tolerance: Maximize return within reasonable and prudent levels of risk.
Performance Objective: The return is commensurate with a balanced profile as shown below.
Asset Allocation (Endowed Account):
Broad Asset Class / Peer Group
Strategic Target
US Large Growth
US Small-Mid Cap Equity
Real Estate (REITs)
Investment Objectives for the Long-term Reserves Account
Assets in this category consist of reserves designated by the ACB Board of Directors. These funds may be used for special projects or to sustain ACB in periods of funding shortfalls.
Long-term Reserve Investment Objectives:
Income stream from these investments will be used to grow the asset base or may be assigned to grow the asset base of the Restricted and Endowed Fund category.
Maintain asset level and principal protection.
Grow asset base to increase income for the future.
Liquidity Needs: Moderate (Needed access to principal balances can be anticipated in advance)
Time Horizon: Greater than 5 years.
Performance Objective: The return is commensurate between a conservative and balanced portfolio as shown below.
Asset Allocation (Long-term Reserves)
Broad Asset Class/Peer Group
Fixed income-Intermediate Fixed income
Alternative Invest. (Conservative Fund of Fund)
Domestic Large Cap Value
Domestic Large Growth
Small-Mid Cap Equity
Investment Objectives for the Legacy Fund Account
Current Valuation: $679,517 as of 12/31/18
Assets in this category consists of unrestricted or restricted funds designated to ACB through Legacies and bequest. These funds will be used by ACB to help meet operating expenses.
Legacy Fund Investment Objectives:
Provide an income stream from these investments that will be used to fund operating expenses.
Grow asset base to increase income for the future. ACB will also add to the principal balance of the investment funds primarily through legacies and bequests.
Performance Objective: The return is commensurate with a balance portfolio as shown below.
Asset Allocation (Legacy Fund):
US Mid Cap Growth
As a fiduciary, the primary responsibilities of the Committee are:
Custodians are responsible for the safekeeping of the Organization’s assets. The specific duties and responsibilities of the custodian are:
The Investment Advisor serves as an objective, third‑party professional retained to assist the Committee in managing the overall investment process. The Advisor is responsible for guiding the Committee through a disciplined and rigorous investment process to enable the Committee to meet the fiduciary responsibilities outlined above.
The Committee will apply the following due diligence criteria in selecting each money manager or mutual fund.
Certified Public Accounting Firm
The CPA firm retained by the American Council of the Blind will conduct an annual audit of the books and records of the American Council of the Blind, to include a review of all investments transactions and activities, and to ensure compliance with this Investment Policy.
Performance Objectives
The Committee acknowledges fluctuating rates of return characterize the securities markets, particularly during short-term time periods. Recognizing that short-term fluctuations may cause variations in performance; the Advisor intends to evaluate manager performance from a long-term perspective.
The Committee is aware the ongoing review and analysis of the investment managers is just as important as the due diligence implemented during the manager selection process. The performance of the investment managers will be monitored on an ongoing basis and it is at the Advisor’s discretion to take corrective action by replacing a manager if they deem it appropriate at any time.
The Committee will meet periodically to review whether each investment option continues to conform to the search criteria outlined in the Implementation section; specifically:
The Committee has that performance objectives be established for each investment manager. Manager performance will be evaluated in terms of an appropriate market index (e.g. the S&P 500 stock index for large-cap domestic equity manager) and the relevant peer group (e.g. the large-cap growth mutual fund universe for a large-cap growth mutual fund).
Watch List Criteria
An investment option may be placed on a Watch List and a thorough review and analysis of the investment option may be conducted, when:
The decision to retain or terminate a manager cannot be made by a formula. It is the Advisor’s confidence in the manager’s ability to perform in the future that ultimately determines the retention of a manager.
Investment Policy Review
The Committee will review this IPS at least annually to determine whether stated investment objectives are still relevant and the continued feasibility of achieving the same. It is not expected that the IPS will change frequently. In particular, short‑term changes in the financial markets should not require adjustments to the IPS.
Investment Committee:
Kim Charlson
President, American Council of the Blind
David Trott
Treasurer, American Council of the Blind
Michael Garrett
Chairman, American Council of the Blind Enterprises and Services
Patrick Sheehan
Director, American Council of the Blind
Eric Bridges
Executive Director, American Council of the Blind
Nancy Becker
Chief Accountant American Council of the Blind
Prepare and maintain this investment policy statement.
Control and account for all investment, record keeping, and administrative expenses associated with the Portfolio.
Monitor and supervise all service vendors.
Avoid prohibited transactions and conflicts of interest.
Value the holdings.
Collect all income and dividends owed to the Organization.
Settle all transactions (buy‑sell orders).
Provide monthly reports that detail transactions, cash flows, securities held and their current value, and change in value of each security and the overall Portfolio since the previous report
Regulatory oversight: Each investment option should be managed by: (i) a bank; (ii) an insurance company; (iii) a registered investment company (mutual fund); or, (iiii) a registered investment adviser.
Performance relative to a peer group: The investment option’s performance should be evaluated against the peer group’s median manager return, over a complete market cycle
Performance relative to assumed risk: The investment option’s risk‑adjusted performance (Alpha and/or Sharpe Ratio) should be evaluated against the peer group’s median manager’s risk‑adjusted performance, over a complete market cycle
Assets in the product: The investment option should have sufficient assets so that the portfolio manager can properly trade the account.
Holdings consistent with style: The underlying securities of the investment option should be consistent with the associated broad asset class
Expense ratios/fees: The investment option's fees should be fair and reasonable.
Stability of the organization: There should be no perceived organizational problems.
The investment option's adherence to the due diligence criteria;
Material changes in the investment option's organization, investment philosophy and/or personnel; and,
Any legal, SEC and/or other regulatory agency proceedings affecting the investment option's organization.
An investment option has poor relative performance over a complete market cycle.
An investment option's has poor risk adjusted returns (Alpha and/or Sharpe) over a complete market cycle
There is a change in the professionals managing the investment option.
There is a significant decrease or increase in the investment option's assets.
There is an indication the investment option is deviating from the stated style and/or strategy.
There is an increase in the investment option's fees and expenses.
Any extraordinary event occurs that may interfere with the investment option's ability to prudently manage investment assets.
ACB Board of Directors Meeting Minutes February 23, 2019
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TV News: WWE Monday Night Raw draws smallest audience of 2014
Published Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2014, 11:07 pm
Front Page » Sports » TV News: WWE Monday Night Raw draws smallest audience of 2014
The good news: Monday Night Raw was once again the highest-rated show on cable TV this week. The bad news: the audience for this week’s Raw was the lowest in 2014.
This week’s Raw averaged 4.075 million viewers, down 7 percent from the 4.368 million that watched last week, and down 16.3 percent from the 2014 high of 4.869 million that watched the Jan. 20 Royal Rumble go-home show.
What has happened since that Royal Rumble go-home show that might have pushed a drop in the ratings? Oh, well, for starters, a smallish guy named CM Punk walked away from WWE after putting in another workmanlike effort as the first entrant in the Rumble. Then WWE began booking this underwhelming WrestleMania 30 card that features Randy Orton and Batista in the main event, with the possible addition of either Triple H or Daniel Bryan in a triple-threat match with Orton and Batista, and the Undertaker and Brock Lesnar trying to part-time their feud with Paul Heyman doing most of the heavy lifting.
The year-low rating for Raw just a few weeks away from WM30 can’t be good for WWE. What the company can do to reverse the negative long-term trend remains to be seen.
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All posts tagged Post-Evo Transition
By Robert Albro*
March in favor of Evo Morales /Flickr/ Creative Commons/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/santiagosuburbano/49098960458/
Bolivia’s streets have been calmer in recent days, but actions by self-proclaimed President Jeanine Áñez have raised legitimate concerns about what sort of transition Bolivians face after the almost 14-year presidency of Evo Morales. The protests, marches, and violence that have characterized the aftermath of the disputed presidential election on October 20 have left at least 33 people dead – including 30 since Áñez took office and soon thereafter issued a presidential decree (since rescinded) giving security forces immunity from prosecution when engaged in restoring “order.” While Áñez has claimed she is a caretaker whose only charge is to organize new elections within 90 days, she has not behaved like one.
Previously an obscure backbencher and opposition senator from an inconsequential political party representing remote Beni, Áñez had planned to retire from politics at the end of her term. Her position as second vice-president of the Senate was largely ceremonial, with little control over budgets. Down the list of constitutional succession, she became acting president only after multiple Morales administration officials resigned.
Although unelected and lacking a mandate, Áñez has taken a series of decisive steps to undo Morales’s legacy. A conservative Christian and Morales critic, she has proclaimed Bolivia a “Catholic country” and disparaged its Indigenous majority as “irrational.” She has surrounded herself with a cabinet composed of like-minded critics from Bolivia’s eastern lowlands. This region includes the departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Pando and Beni, together often called the Media Luna (Half Moon), and is the heartland of economic elites whose political power was substantially diminished by Morales’s rise. In 2008 the Media Luna was for months in open revolt against Morales and his government, contending for control of the country’s considerable natural gas revenues. Often cast in racist terms, these elites consistently and categorically rejected Morales’s presidency.
As interim president, Áñez has replaced the military’s leadership, cabinet ministers, and heads of major state-owned companies with her own appointees. She reestablished ties with Washington, severed relations with Venezuela, kicked out Cuban doctors working in the country, and is considering Bolivia’s withdrawal from the largely-defunct UNASUR. Áñez has not sought conciliation with lawmakers from Morales’s MAS party, who still command a legislative majority. Instead, seeming to turn to the playbook of the country’s and the region’s dictatorial past, her administration has accused Venezuela and Cuba of supporting subversive groups in Bolivia, threatening to prosecute former government officials now in hiding and to charge MAS lawmakers and journalists critical of her policies with “sedition.”
These moves do not bode well for an orderly electoral do-over. Luis Fernando Camacho, the Santa Cruz civic committee leader who has emerged as Áñez’s vocal and controversial far-right supporter, already seems to be in campaign mode, despite his scant political credentials. Political moderate and second-place finisher in last month’s election, Carlos Mesa, appears to be largely sidelined. Morales himself has been legally barred from participating, and MAS, while still a political force in Bolivia, lacks an obvious figure to replace him. Meanwhile, Áñez and the far-right cabal gathering around her appear to be gearing up for hardball politics, although they lack legitimacy among Morales’s supporters and the many citizens who might have grown tired of Morales but view with alarm the actions and tone of the new caretaker government. The election may be technically wide open, but Bolivia’s far-right appears intent on seizing this opportunity to restore its influence.
By alienating the country’s Indigenous majority and exacerbating latent ethnic and class tensions, while signaling a commitment to reverse the gains made during the Morales years, Áñez is setting up conditions for a period of intense social conflict. If present trends continue, it is hard to imagine that in 90 days, and perhaps for a lengthy period thereafter, Bolivia won’t again experience more paroxysms comparable to what it has endured since October’s contested election.
* Robert Albro is the Research Associate Professor at CLALS.
Posted in Bolivia
Tagged Carlos Mesa, Jeanine Áñez, Luis Fernando Camacho, Marches, MAS, Post-Evo Transition, Protests, Re-election
https://aulablog.net/2019/12/06/bolivia-prospects-for-post-evo-transition/
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Yesterday the National Farmers Federation put out a media release about our finalised project exploring large agricultural vehicles on roads in Australia. The ACC assisted us in circulating the community survey to our club members and when completed the club requested an update on project outcomes.
As part of the project a project report was published which provides an overview of the project and the key findings. This can be located on the ACC website as as follows- Download Franklin Project Report.
The link to the media release is here: https://www.nff.org.au/read/6104/dont-forget-share-road-slow-down.html
In particular a key point that related to caravans on page 20 in the report - most large agriculture vehicle related incidents and near misses involve cars. the researchers posited on page 21 that the reason that caravans and trucks might be perceived as posing high risk when interacting with LAV, and more generally, is due to the fact they are memorable. Likewise the quote from a focus group participant on the same page indicates some similarities between LAV and caravans. Such that caravan drivers/towers may also experience the brunt of other drivers frustrations, similar to that of LAV operators, due to the fact there can be a small speed differential with other road users and that the road may not always allow for pulling off to let others pass.
RVERS urged to check vehicle AIR BAG
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The hunt for deadly airbags at the core of Australia’s largest safety recalls has taken a new turn, with motorists now able to check whether their car is safe through an online portal.
Led by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, the Australian car industry has grouped together to create a common website where users can enter a vehicle’s registration number to see whether it is equipped with problematic airbags. People can also check vehicles owned by friends or family, as you only need number plate details to see whether a car is safe.
vehicle makers have also pooled resources to create “Don’t Die Wondering”, a provocative advertising campaign encouraging people to ensure their airbags do not pose a deadly threat to vehicle occupants.
The FCAI says 24 people have died - including a Sydney man - around the world as a result of airbags which can rupture when triggered, propelling metal shrapnel throughout a car’s cabin.
New Branch of major RV club to form in the NSW Blue Mountains
The Australian Caravan Club (ACC) is proud to announce that the Club will be establishing a new branch in the Blue Mountains and surrounding country area (including Bathurst, Lithgow and the Hawkesbury area).
An information session and initial meeting has been set for 10.30am on Sunday 26thAugust at the Blackheath Glen Tourist Park, 67-69 Prince Edward Street, Blackheath. The meeting will be held in the park’s camp kitchen.
“I welcome all locals who own a caravan, fifth wheeler, camper trailers or motorhome to attend. If you want to use your RV more this is a great opportunity to join with like-minded people from your local area. I will be attending with other ACC members to welcome all at the Blackheath Glen Tourist Park on the 26th of August.” said Lorraine Theodoros, ACC State Membership representative.
Whilst there is no requirement to be staying at the caravan park to attend the meeting, members of the ACC will be staying over the weekend and would welcome your company should you decide to stay in the park.
The Australian Caravan Club (ACC) was founded in September 2006 and is now the second largest multi brand RV club in Australia.
The Club’s main objective is to ‘promote the use of recreational vehicles and the RVing lifestyle throughout Australia’.
If you are a member of the ACC and have not yet joined a branch or if you are the owner of an RV and would like to become involved with a dynamic and progressive RV club, join us at Blackheath on 26th August and become a foundation member of the newest branch of the ACC.
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Mr Rob Lucas, CEO, Caravan Industry Association of Victoria (CIA VIC) stated, ‘We are extremely happy to be working with Matt Sutton and the team from Everything Caravan & Camping to address a major concern of ours which is caravan and RV safety in a first for the caravan industry in Victoria. These scheduled FREE safety inspection days will be conducted to check customer’s caravans and RVs to better educate them on their caravan or RV and advise them of potential issues.’
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ACC Capricornia Tourers conquer new heights.
Following from the Qld Heritage Rally Biloela, the ACC Capricornia Tourers moved to Caniglia Gorge National Park for a quick visit. The Gorge is spectacular with the group completing 4 walks in 2 days. Some members ventured to the Giants Chair lookout- a grade 3 walk - of some difficulty.
The next day saw a group tackle the Dragon and Bloodwood cave - but alas no hobbits or dragons were encountered. The facilities in the park are great and the standard of tracks worth attempting - though members may need to consider the length and complexity of the walks.
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The UK's Intellectual Property Office has some odd ideas. In thinking about the "future agenda on copyright" in Britain, the agency recognizes the disconnect the law and common actions like CD ripping, feels the pain of mashup artists who have no real way to clear rights, knows that DRM can currently override statutory copyright exemptions, and wants to hear especially from creators and users. David Lammy, the minister in charge of higher education and intellectual property, even puts quote marks around "online music 'piracy'."
The occasion for all this attention do digital copyright issues is UK IPO's new "© the future: Keeping ahead of the game" consultation. The government has a wide-ranging scheme called Digital Britain that various ministries have been at work on for several months, and the chance to think about copyright's future is part of the UK plan to make Britain a hub for the digital and creative industries. Government statistics already show that the creative industries generated 8.2 percent of GDP in 2007 and are growing twice as fast as the overall economy.
Copyright is a huge driver of this growth, so IPO wants to make sure it has the balance right as it proceeds. The document stresses that this is not a formal consultation but rather a proceeding designed to guide IPO thinking. For that reason, IPO is "particularly keen" to hear directly from users and creators about what copyright gets wrong and what it gets right.
As for what UK copyright law currently gets wrong, IPO recognizes the disjunct between consumer action and what the law allows. In some cases, consumers aren't even aware of what the law says, as with format shifting (which remains technically illegal in the UK). Mashups are another recent outlet for creativity where it's simply too difficult to "clear rights" and where the whole process seems so confusing that almost no one bothers.
The result of laws that are out of sync with common behavior can cause "frustration," as the report notes, but it's also not good for rightsholders. People who come to understand that ripping a CD to their computer is copyright infringement may have less respect for copyright law in general; as the consultation document puts it, this "may damage the credibility of copyright law and encourage infringement."
The question is how the system might need to change while allowing creators to best profit from their own labor. Copyright needs to "hold the confidence of users," which is why increasingly strident protection isn't always the best choice to support creators. IPO recognizes that mashups, for example, represent an area where the rules about copyright might actually be "stifling new markets for content."
But none of this means that we all exist in some sort of Creative Commons utopia; IPO wants creators to earn money if they wish to do so and it argues for a "strong legal framework" against illicit file-sharing. It does want to make sure that copyright maintains a "balanced" set of exemptions and that rights clearance becomes quick, easy, and fair.
There are no answers here, only a few broad questions. UK citizens wanting to submit comments can do so by February 6, 2009, and UK IPO hopes to have the process wrapped up by the spring.
Nate Anderson Nate is the deputy editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees long-form feature content and writes about technology law and policy. He is the author of The Internet Police: How Crime Went Online, and the Cops Followed.
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Exhibition: ‘Ana Mendieta: Traces’ at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg
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Tags: absence, action art, Alma Silueta en Fuego, american artist, Ana Mendieta, Ana Mendieta Alma Silueta en Fuego, Ana Mendieta Anima Silueta de Cohetes, Ana Mendieta Blood and Feathers, Ana Mendieta Body Tracks, Ana Mendieta Cuilapán Niche, Ana Mendieta El Laberinto de Venus, Ana Mendieta Facial Cosmetic Variations, Ana Mendieta Facial Hair Transplant, Ana Mendieta Firework Piece, Ana Mendieta Glass on Body Imprints, Ana Mendieta Imagen de Yagul, Ana Mendieta Itiba Cahubaba, Ana Mendieta Labyrinth of Venus, Ana Mendieta Old Mother Blood, Ana Mendieta Rape, Ana Mendieta Rape Scene, Ana Mendieta Self-Portrait with Blood, Ana Mendieta Silhouette of Fireworks, Ana Mendieta Silhouette on Fire, Ana Mendieta Silueta Series Iowa, Ana Mendieta Silueta Series Mexico, Ana Mendieta Tree of Life, Ana Mendieta Untitled (Body Tracks), Ana Mendieta Untitled (Cuilapán Niche), Ana Mendieta Untitled (Facial Cosmetic Variations), Ana Mendieta Untitled (Facial Hair Transplant), Ana Mendieta Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints), Ana Mendieta Untitled (graphite on leaf), Ana Mendieta Untitled (Self-Portrait with Blood), Ana Mendieta Untitled (Silueta Series), Ana Mendieta Untitled 1973, Ana Mendieta: Traces, Anima Silueta de Cohetes, belonging, Blood and Feathers, Blood and Feathers #2, Body Art, Body Tracks, Carl Andre, Carolee Schneeman, Conceptual Art, Cuban American artist, Cuilapán Niche, disembodied, disembodied earth body, earth body, earth body sculptures, El Laberinto de Venus, elemental art, elemental form, elemental landscape, Facial Cosmetic Variations, Facial Hair Transplant, female identity, feminism, film, Glass on Body Imprints, her body within the landscape, identity, Imagen de Yagul, Itiba Cahubaba, Itiba Cahubaba (Esculturas Rupestres), Labyrinth of Venus, Land art, Mendieta silhouettes, Mendieta Siluetas, multidisciplinary art, Museum Der Moderne Salzburg, nature both canvas and medium, Old Mother Blood, performance, performance art, photographic slides, photographic traces, photography, physical traces, rape, Rupestrian Sculptures, Salzburg, sculpture, Self-Portrait with Blood, Silhouette of Fireworks, Silhouette on Fire, Silueta en Fuego, Silueta Series, Silueta Series Iowa, Silueta Series Mexico, Siluetas, spiritual transformation, Super-8 films, Untitled (Body Tracks), Untitled (Cuilapán Niche), Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints), Untitled (Self-Portrait with Blood), Untitled Blood and Feathers, violence, visual language
Exhibition dates: 29th March – 6th July 2014
If I had half of this artists courage, I might not even have a quarter of her talent.
Many thankx to the Museum der Moderne Salzburg for allowing me to publish the photographs and text in the posting. Please click on the photographs for a larger version of the image.
View the catalogue essays Ana Mendieta: Traces by Stephanie Rosenthal and Embers by Adrian Heathfield (2.66Mb pdf)
“Art is a material act of culture, but its greatest value is its spiritual role, and that influences society, because it’s the greatest contribution to the intellectual and moral development of humanity that can be made”
“My art is grounded on the belief in one universal energy which runs through everything; from insect to man, from man to spectre, from spectre to plant, from plant to galaxy.”
“To me, the work has existed on different levels. It existed on the level of being in nature and eventually being eroded away. But obviously when it’s shown to someone as a photograph, that’s what it is.”
The few women working with the body at that time were in instant affinity with each other… The struggle for all of us was to keep the sensuousness of the body and to de-eroticize it in terms of cultural expectations. It was gratifying and exciting to discover her work. Those of us who had already been situating the body as central to our visual aesthetic could also anticipate the resistance that would be around her.
I see her death as part of some larger denial of the feminine. Like a huge metaphor saying, we don’t want this depth of feminine eroticism, nature, absorption, integration to happen. It’s too organic. It’s too sacral. In a way, her death also has a symbolic trajectory. More than Ana dies, when she dies.”
Carolee Schneeman quoted in Camhi, Leslie. “ART; Her Body, Herself,” on the New York Times website published June 20, 2004 [Online] Cited 20/06/2014
“You do feel the sadness that she’s not with us and you wonder where she would have gone with her work.”
Raquelin Mendieta
Untitled (Facial Cosmetic Variations) (detail)
Suite of eight color photographs (estate prints, 1997)
Each 50.8 x 40.6 cm
The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection; courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York and Paris
Untitled (Facial Hair Transplant)
Suite of seven colour photographs, estate prints 1997
© The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, L.L.C.
Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York and Paris and Alison Jacques Gallery, London
Color photograph (lifetime print)
Rape Scene
39.8 x 31 x 3.2 cm (framed)
Tate: Presented by the American Patrons of Tate, courtesy of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee 2010
Rape Scene (1973) was part of series of works devised in response to the rape and murder of a fellow student on the Iowa University campus, where Mendieta completed her BA, MA (painting) and an MFA (inter-media). She invited friends and fellow students to her apartment. The viewer entered through a slightly ajar door into a dark apartment into a room where the artist appeared under a single source of light revealing Mendieta stripped from the waist down. The artist stood slouched and bound over a table, nude from the waist down with her body smeared in blood. Around her was an assemblage of broken plates and blood on the floor. Her direct identification with a specific victim meant that she could not be seen as an anonymous object in a theatrical tableau.
Untitled (Self-Portrait with Blood) (detail)
Suite of six color photographs (estate prints 1997)
Private collection, London; Courtesy Alison Jacques Gallery, London
Untitled (Body Tracks)
Colour photograph, lifetime print
Collection of Igor DaCosta
Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints)
Suite of six colour photographs, estate prints
Lifetime colour photograph
Collection Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2011
Blood and Feathers #2
Collection Raquelín Mendieta Family Trust
Imagen de Yagul
“Ana Mendieta: Traces is the first comprehensive survey of this influential artist’s work to be presented in Great Britain or the German-speaking world. It persuasively demonstrates that her art, while very much rooted in the concerns of her day, maintains a powerful connection to our present moment. Born in Cuba in 1948, Mendieta was forced to immigrate to the United States as a child due to her father’s political situation, and much of her work is obliquely haunted by the exile’s sense of displacement, while also reflecting her position as a double minority in North America’s largely white, male art world of the 1970s and 1980s. From the beginning, motifs of transience, absence, violence, belonging, and an identity in flux animated her multidisciplinary art, which ranged nomadically across practices associated with body art, land art, performance, sculpture, photography and film. At its core lay her recurring use of her own body – its physical and photographic traces – and her interest in marginal outdoor sites and elemental materials.
Spanning her brief, yet remarkably productive, career, this exhibition explores the many distinct facets of her practice. It captures her powerfully visceral evocation of ritual and sacrifice, as well as cycles of life and decay, while also highlighting her pioneering role as a conceptual border-crosser. Including photographs, drawings, sculptures, Super-8 films and a substantial selection of photographic slides, most of which have not been exhibited until now, Ana Mendieta: Traces reveals an artist whose underlying concerns led her to bravely re-work and re-combine genres, to draw on different cultures, both archaic and contemporary, while challenging the limits of the art discourse of her time. Her work continues to profoundly challenge, disturb, influence and inspire.
The Museum der Moderne Salzburg will open an extensive retrospective of the work of Ana Mendieta, one of our era’s most important and influential artists. Mendieta was born to a politically active family in Havana, Cuba in 1948. In the wake of the Cuban revolution, when she was only twelve years old, her parents sent her together with her sister to the United States. In 1985, at just thirty-six years old, she died under tragic circumstance in New York. During her short yet prolific career, she developed a unique visual language that is mesmerizing in its intimacy, and equally challenging. Her pioneering work has been acknowledged by large retrospectives in the United States and Europe, and is represented in the collections of major museums.
According to Sabine Breitwieser, director at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, who has arranged the exhibition, “a comprehensive exhibition in the German-speaking area, especially in Austria, and the German monograph on Ana Mendieta are long overdue. The artist’s distinctive work, in which she stages her body within the landscape, seems to be ideally exhibited at this site, where nature and the theatrical take on such a major role. Due to the fragility of the work, this could possibly be one of the last extensive Mendieta exhibitions.”
Among the central themes in Mendieta’s artistic work are exile and cultural displacement. In her search for identity and finding her place in the world, she attempted to create a dialogue between the landscape and the female body. Her work reveals numerous points of contingency with the emerging art movements of the 1960s and 1970s – Conceptual art, land art, and performance art. Nonetheless, it refuses any kind of categorization and instead addresses missing links or gaps between different media and art forms. “Through my art I want to express the immediacy of life and the eternity of nature,” wrote Mendieta in 1981. Using her own body and elementary materials, such as blood, fire, earth, and water, she created transitory pieces that combine rituals with metaphors for life, death, rebirth, and spiritual transformation. Her disembodied “earth body” sculptures were private, meditative ceremonies in nature documented in the form of slides and films. From them, Mendieta developed the so-called Siluetas (silhouettes), which form the core of her work. In the 1980s, Mendieta’s body disappeared from her artworks and she started to generate indoor works for galleries. Her engagement with nature continued in her sculptures and drawings, which she created as lasting works.
The exhibition presents roughly 150 works, which are organized throughout twelve spaces; two of these spaces are reconstructions of the original exhibitions by the artist. The works shown are in a multitude of media ranging from photography, film, and sculpture through to drawing. A further section will present the artist’s archive. Slides and photographs, notebooks and postcards offer insight into Mendieta’s working methods. The concern of Stephanie Rosenthal, chief curator of the Hayward Gallery London, is “to show Ana Mendieta’s outstanding work in all of its facets, and to place her artistic process at the center.”
While the artistic media that Mendieta utilizes in her works could not be any more diverse, the pictures that she produces are characterized by an unmistakable, overwhelming and mystical poetry. This exhibition makes clear that almost thirty years after the artist’s premature death, her work has lost none of its singularity and uniqueness.”
Text from the Museum der Moderne Salzburg website
Untitled (Silueta Series)
Alma, Silueta en Fuego (Soul, Silhouette on Fire) (still)
Super-8 color, silent film transferred to DVD
3:07 minutes
The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection; Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York and Paris, and Alison Jacques Gallery, London
Anima, Silueta de Cohetes (Firework Piece) (still)
(Soul, Silhouette of Fireworks)
Untitled (Cuilapán Niche)
Black-and-white photograph (lifetime print)
Private collection, London; Courtesy Gallery Lelong, New York and Paris, and Alison Jacques Gallery London
“Ana Mendieta died at just 36 years old, but the imprint of her life digs deeper than most. Mendieta’s work occupies the indeterminate space between land, body and performance art, refusing to be confined to any one genre while working to expand the horizons of them all. With the immediacy of a fresh wound and the weightlessness of a half-remembered song, Mendieta’s artwork remains as haunting and relevant today as ever.
Her haunting imagery explores the relationship between earth and spirit while tackling the eternally plaguing questions of love, death and rebirth. Like an ancient cave drawing, Mendieta’s art gets as close as possible to her subject matter allowing no excess, using primal and visceral means to navigate her themes. Decades after her death, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg will show a retrospective of the late feminist artist’s work, simply titled “Ana Mendieta: Traces.”
Mendieta, who was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948, moved to the U.S. at 12 years old to escape Castro’s regime. There she hopped between refugee camps and foster homes, planting inside her an obsession with ideas of loss, belonging and the impermanence of place. As an artist in the 1970s, Mendieta embarked upon her iconic series “Silhouettes,” in which she merged body and earthly material, making nature both canvas and medium. In her initial “Silhouette,” Mendieta lay shrouded in an ancient Zapotec grave, letting natural forms eat up her diminutive form.
Her “earth-body” sculptures, as they came to be known, feature blood, feathers, flowers and dirt smothered and stuck on Mendieta’s flesh in various combinations. In “Imagen de Yagul,” speckled feverishly in tiny white flowers, she appears as ethereal and disembodied as Ophelia, while in “Untitled Blood and Feathers” Mendieta looks simultaneously the helpless victim and the guilty culprit. “She always had a direction – that feeling that everything is connected,” Ana’s sister Raquelin said of her work.
An uncertain mythology runs throughout Mendieta’s oeuvre, a feeling at once primal, pagan and feminine. Admirers have cited the Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria as an influence, as well as the ancient rituals of Mexico, where Mendieta made much of her work. Yet many of Mendieta’s pieces removed themselves from the spiritual realm to address present day events, for example “Rape Scene,” a 1973 performance based off the rape and murder of a close friend. For the piece Mendieta remained tied to a table for two hours, motionless, her naked body smeared with cow’s blood. In another work, Mendieta smushes her face and body against glass panes, like a child eager to peek into an off-limits locale, or a bug that’s crashed into a windshield. Against the glass, her scrambled facial features almost resemble a Cubist artwork.
Mendieta died tragically young in 1985, falling from her New York City apartment window onto a delicatessen below. She was living with her husband of eight months, minimalist sculptor Carl Andre at the time. Andre was convicted of murder following the horrific incident and later acquitted. Though the art world remains captivated by the mysterious nature of Mendieta’s passing, her sister emphasized the importance of removing Ana’s work from her life story. “I don’t want it to get in the way of the work,” she said. “Her death has really nothing to do with her work. Her work was about life and power and energy and not about death.”
Fellow feminist performance artist Carolee Schneeman disagrees, however, telling The New York Times in 2004: “I see her death as part of some larger denial of the feminine. Like a huge metaphor saying, we don’t want this depth of feminine eroticism, nature, absorption, integration to happen. It’s too organic. It’s too sacral. In a way, her death also has a symbolic trajectory.”
Since many of Mendieta’s artworks were bodily performances, the ephemera that remain are but traces of her original endeavors. For an artist whose career was built on imprints, ghosts and impressions, this seems aptly fitting. Visceral yet distant, bodily yet spiritual, Mendieta’s images speak a language very distant from the insular artistic themes that so often populate gallery and museum walls. Mendieta’s works present the female body turned out, at once vulnerable and all-powerful, frail and supernatural. As her retrospective makes obvious, her artistic traces are still oozing lifeblood.”
Priscilla Frank. “The Haunting Traces Of Ana Mendieta Go On View (NSFW),” on the Huffington Post website February 4, 2014 [Online] Cited 30/06/2014
“Silueta Series, Mexico”
Mendieta formed a silueta on the beach at La Ventosa, Mexico, filling it with red tempera that was ultimately washed away by the ocean waves. The artist documented the obliteration of the figure by the tide in a sequence of 35 mm slides.
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Itiba Cahubaba (Esculturas Rupestres) [Old Mother Blood (Rupestrian Sculptures)]
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Graphite on leaf of a copey tree (Clusia major)
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Ana Mendieta with Untitled wood sculpture, 1984-85
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Review: ‘Climbing the Walls and Other Actions’ by Clare Rae at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Fitzroy, Melbourne
By Dr Marcus Bunyan 2 Comments
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Exhibition dates: 7th August – 27th September 2009
Clare Rae (Australian, b. 1981)
from the series Climbing the Walls and Other Actions
Pigment print on Museo Crane Silver Rag
“To withdraw into one’s corner is undoubtedly a meager expression. But despite its meagerness, it has numerous images, some, perhaps, of great antiquity, images that are psychologically primitive. At times, the simpler the image, the vaster the dreams.”
Gaston Bachelard.1
Usually I am not a great fan of ‘faceless’ photography as I call it but this series of work, Climbing the Walls and Other Actions (2009) by the artist Clare Rae is even better than the series by Tracey Moffatt in the previous review.
Exploring activities of the female body in closed domestic spaces these psychologically intense photographs push the physical boundaries of play through the navigation of space. As a child has little awareness about the inherent dangers of a seemingly benign environment so Rae’s self-portraits turn the lens on her conceptualisation of the inner child at play and the activating of the body in and through space. As the artist herself says, “the way children negotiate their surroundings and respond with an unharnessed spatial awareness, which I find really interesting when applied to the adult body.”2
Continuing the themes from the last review, that of spaces of intimacy and reverberation, these photographs offer us fragmentary dialectics that subvert the unity of the archetype, the unity of the body in space. Here the (in)action of the photographic freeze balances the tenuous positions of the body: a re-balancing of both interior and exterior space.
As Noel Arnaud writes, “Je suis l’espace ou je suis” (I am the space where I am). Further, Bachelard notes “… by changing space, by leaving the space of one’s usual sensibilities, one enters into communication with a space that is psychically innovating.”3
In these photographs action is opposed with stillness, danger opposed with suspension; the boundaries of space, both of the body and the environment, the interior and the exterior, memory and dream, are changed.
Space seems to open up and grow with these actions to become poetic space – and the simplicity of the images aids and abets the vastness of our dreams. This change of concrete space does not change our place, but our nature. Here the mapping of self in space, our existence, our exist-stance (to have being in a specified place whether material or spiritual), is challenged in the most beautiful way by these walls and actions, by these creatures, ambiguities, photographs.
Henri Lefebvre insightfully observes, “… each living body is space and has space: it produces itself in space and it also produces that space.”4
I am the (sublime) space where I am, that surrounds me with countless presences.
Dr Marcus Bunyan for the Art Blart blog
All images by Clare Rae from the series Climbing the Walls and Other Actions 2009. Many thankx to Clare for allowing me to publish them.
Bachelard, Gaston. The Poetics of Space. Boston: Beacon Press, 1969, p. 137
Email from the artist 7th September, 2009
Lefebvre, Henri. The Production of Space. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1974, p. 170
“Climbing the Walls and Other Actions is primarily concerned with visually representing my experience of femininity, whilst also exploring aspects of representation that relate to feminism. The project considers the relationship between the body and space by including formal elements within each frame such as windows and corners. Through a sequence of precarious poses I explore my relationship with femininity, an approach born of frustration. I use the body to promote ideas of discomfort and awkwardness, resisting the passivity inherent in traditional representations of femininity. The images attempt to de-stabilise the figure, drawing tension from the potential dangers the body faces in these positions. Whilst the actions taking place are not in themselves particularly dangerous, the work demonstrates a gentle testing of physical boundaries and limitations via a child-like exploration of the physical environment.”
Text from the Centre for Contemporary Photography website [Online] Cited 15/09/2009 no longer available online
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Nijinsky’s costume for “Spectre” was ‘sixties’ pink
Dance · Fashiondiaghilev e.o. hoppe leon bakst lorin johnson michel fokine nijinsky spectre de la rose thanksgiving posts vaganova museum vaslav nijinsky
For our Thanksgiving post, no turkeys; instead, a spectre; a sixties-pink spectre of the rose.
The precious togs at right were worn by Vaslav Nijinsky in the infamous Ballets Russes production of the Michel Fokine ballet circa 1911. Now they hang on display at the Vaganova Ballet Academy Museum.
They come to arts·meme courtesy of Lorin Johnson, who snapped this photo in St. Petersburg where the exhibit he co-curated, “Russian Los Angeles,” has just opened at the Russian State Museum of Theatre and Music.
The vivid color of costume designed by Leon Bakst costume comes as a revelation — a real jolt.
Black-and-white photos – iconic images – of Nijinsky dressed for ‘Le Spectre,’ do not remotely suggest the dusky shade of pink that Bakst employed in this “flower-sprung-to-life” dance gear.
“Le Spectre de la Rose,” a brief tone-poem ballet, was flash-choreographed by Fokine for Diaghilev’s groundbreaking company. The work showcased, at its dramatic crescendo, Nijinsky’s peerless high leap. The legendary Russian male dancer partnered Tamara Karsavina in the startling duet.
Set to familiar music by Carl Maria von Weber and inspired by a Théophile Gautier poem, “Spectre,” along with “L’apres-midi d’un Faune,” quickly became a Nijinsky signature role.
Nijinsky’s silk elastic costume was designed by Léon Bakst. The costume was covered with silk rose petals. Nijinsky was stitched into the costume for every show. After every show, the wardrobe mistress would touch up the petals with her curling iron. Nijinsky’s make-up was an important part of the costume design. …Ostwald writes that Nijinsky’s costume was like a ballerina’s. Sometimes, petals would become loose and fall to the stage. Nijinsky’s servant Vasili would collect the petals and sell them as souvenirs. It was said that he built a large house called Le Château du Spectre de la Rose with the profits from the sale of the petals.
At right, a most jarring image of Nijinsky wearing the costume in a photo taken by the German-born British photographer E.O. Hoppe.
Hoppe scrambled to capture Nijinsky and his sister Bronslava in an improvisational backstage photo shoot.
The sense of unreality on view here prefigures Nijinsky’s mental decline.
Now, why wouldn’t “Spectre”‘s costume be visually alluring? Diaghilev was known for massive contributions in the area of the visual arts, as well as in choreography. And the ballet’s male role is called “the Rose,” So it makes perfect sense that the costume be rose-pink.
Image: © 2013 Curatorial Assistance / E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection.
Vaslav Nijinsky and Bronislava Nijinska in “Spectre de la Rose”, 1914.
Like this? Read more:
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Nijinsky’s Strange Photography Session with E.O. Hoppé (The Huffington Post)
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arXiv.org > astro-ph > arXiv:1412.1155
Astrophysics > Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Title:Structure and Dynamics of the 13/14 November 2012 Eclipse White-Light Corona
Authors:Jay M. Pasachoff, Vojtech Rusin, Metod Saniga, Bryce A. Babcock, Muzhou Lu, Allen B. Davis, Ronald F. Dantowitz, Pavlos Gaintatzis, John H. Seiradakis, Aristeidis Voulgaris, Daniel B. Seaton, Kazuo Shiota
(Submitted on 3 Dec 2014)
Abstract: Continuing our series of observations of the motion and dynamics of the solar corona over the solar-activity cycle, we observed the corona from sites in Queensland, Australia, during the 13 (UT)/14 (local time) November 2012 total solar eclipse. The corona took the low-ellipticity shape typical of solar maximum (flattening index {\epsilon} = 0.01), showing a change from the composite coronal images that we had observed and analyzed in this journal and elsewhere for the 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010 eclipses. After crossing the northeast Australian coast, the rest of the path of totality was over the ocean, so further totality was seen only by shipborne observers. Our results include measurements of velocities of a coronal mass ejection; during the 36 minutes of passage from the Queensland coast to a ship north of New Zealand, we find a speed of 413 km/s, and we analyze its dynamics. We discuss the shapes and positions of several types of coronal features seen on our higher-resolution composite Queensland images of the solar corona, including, many helmet streamers, very faint bright and dark loops at the base of helmet streamers, voids and radially oriented thin streamers. We compare our eclipse observations with a hairy-ball model of the magnetic field, confirming the validity of the prediction, and we relate the eclipse phenomenology seen with the near-simultaneous images from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on the NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO/AIA), the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager on NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO/EUVI), ESA/ROB's PROBA2/SWAP, and NRL's LASCO on ESA's SOHO. For example, the southeastern CME is related to the solar flare whose origin we trace with a SWAP series of images.
Comments: 33 pages, 21 figures in 32 parts
Subjects: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
Journal reference: Astrophysical Journal 800 (2015) 90, 19 pages
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/800/2/90
Cite as: arXiv:1412.1155 [astro-ph.SR]
(or arXiv:1412.1155v1 [astro-ph.SR] for this version)
From: Jay Pasachoff [view email]
[v1] Wed, 3 Dec 2014 01:40:12 UTC (8,780 KB)
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Filming in Himalayan Schools
“Namaste” I said, as I bent my head to receive my garland of flowers and white silken scarf, pressing my hands together before shaking the director’s hand. He stepped aside as the chairman approached me to smear a pinch of red dust on my forehead. “Namaste”, I repeated, with another slight bow and a handshake. Then a small child in a white uniform approached me to present me with a small arrangement of flowers, bound together with string. I smiled as he shyly placed them in my hand. Just when I thought the stream of gifts had come to an end, I was handed a plaque with a photo of the school, inscribed with “Token Of Love”. Once the greetings were finished, I followed the school board into the office, placed my bundle of gifts on the table, and settled in for the half hour of introductions that would inevitably follow.
One of our “Tokens of Love”
Having visited a number of schools in Nepal as part of a video project, my partner Adam and I had become used to this introductory ritual, though it never failed to impress me just how warmly visitors were welcomed to each school. We had arrived in the Syangja district of Nepal a week ago to film for Africa and Asia Venture, a charity organisation looking to send volunteer teachers to the area. During the time that we had been there, we had discovered a wonderful side to a country that we both love, and were treated like royalty while we did so.
We started in Waling. Our bus rolled in from Kathmandu characteristically late, but our contact, T.B. was still waiting to meet us with a smile. He introduced himself as the vice-principal of Waling school, before he and a friend took us by motorbike to the hotel where they had arranged for us to spend the night.
When we woke the next day, we were collected and driven to the nearby school to begin filming. We arrived just as assembly was starting, and hurriedly set up the camera to film the 200 students that were gathered in orderly lines in the courtyard. As the school principal barked instructions through a microphone, the children dutifully obeyed, saluting, rising their arms, and spreading their feet as instructed. We were informed that, in a school run by ex-gurkhas, where many of the students were children of soldiers, discipline was key.
Assembly at Waling School
Adam and me with staff at Waling School
It was at this school that we were introduced to the ritual that is Nepali greetings. After receiving our first garlands, flowers, scarves, and “tokens of love”, we sat and listened to the staff members introduce themselves and welcome us enthusiastically to the school. We then introduced ourselves and outlined our plan, what we were hoping to film, who we would like to interview, and so on. They all nodded their understanding, then completely disregarded our plan and led us on a rapid tour of the school, ushering us from classroom to classroom. We would later realise that, whatever plan we had in mind, chances are it would be steamrolled entirely.
Our next stop was the town of Syangja, where we were invited to take part in a yoga lesson before school. Entering the town hall at the ungodly hour of five am, we joined the room of about fifty men, led from the stage by the school principal. I was given a mat and told to sit right up the front (feeling all eyes on the foreigner who stuck out). I took part in the usual stretches and yoga poses, before some not-so-usual throat clearing and shouting at the top of our lungs, which just made me giggle. Then some instruments were set up on the stage and a band began to play. We all stood up and I watched as the men began twirling around and making elegant circular movements with their wrists. I followed, having no idea whether I was doing it right or making a complete ass of myself.
When the session had ended, we carried on to the school. Again we were greeted with an elaborate ritual, again we told the school board of our filming plans, and again these plans were steamrolled in favour of being ushered from classroom to classroom. But we insisted that we were there to interview students, and were eventually introduced to Subi and Adarsh, two young teenagers who told us about their school life and their goals for the future.
Syangja Town
Trishna teaching her class
After we finally got the footage we needed, we continued to Bahakot, a tiny village high in theHimalayas, where we would be staying with a local family (see the articles A Home Stay in the Himalayas and Partying, Nepali Style, for more). We rose early the next day to film their daughter, Trishna, as she woke at daybreak to do her chores on the farm, before heading to the school where she worked as a teacher. Bahakot school was a small and charming place, where we were thankfully left to our own devices to film what we had planned. The children had other plans however, and sneaked, giggling, into the classroom, eager to get on camera.
Students at Bahakot school
Our host family introduced us to Akriti, a tiny and shy girl who went to school in the neighbouring village of Kolma, and we arranged to film her on her walk to school. She led us on her usual school route- an hour long walk up a mountain, stopping sporadically to pull leeches from her feet. After saying goodbye to her at the private school she attended, we were invited to the nearby government school. Despite it being closed for the day, staff and students had turned out to welcome us and invite us to film their school too.
After seven days and hours of footage, we reached our final school, in Dewanchok. Eager to complete our last bout of filming, we sat as once again we were greeted with flowers, scarves, red forehead dust and a token of love, followed by the obligatory half hour of greetings, followed by a tour of the school while we insisted that we really were there to film a football match.
Football at Dewanchok school
Eventually, after the school board seemed satisfied that they had done their duty in welcoming us, the football match began. We sat on the edge of the pitch as the players warmed up, the other students jostled for space around the edge of the pitch, and the school principal took to the podium. Cameras at the ready, we listened to the principal give yet another long introduction, wondering how much more time would be wasted before we actually got to film the match, and then we heard our names over the microphone. Gesturing towards us, the principal told the school how wonderful it was to have us come all this way to film their school, how amazing it is that they are part of our documentary, and how happy they are to have us visit. The school erupted in applause as I blushed and gave a small wave. It may be frustratingly slow at times, but the welcome that these schools give their visitors is also utterly heartwarming.
Montessori class at Dewanchok school
Football warm up
Me filming at Waling school
Adam filming with a student
Syangja school quote
A teacher at Bahakot school
Trying some yoga in Syangja
Students at Waling school
Yoga in Syangja
A student at Syangja school
A student at Dewanchok school
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3 comments on “Filming in Himalayan Schools”
Andrew Elston says:
The interaction and exploration and meanings of the interaction between east and west in regard to such subjects as yoga and terms like namaste is still going on and developing, it seems.This articles looks to have quite a lot in it. I have just seen the opening parts to this article and glanced through at start of the day – it looks worth a good read and watch.
Gabi says:
This post really allowed me to get an understanding of Himalayan life, the yoga was especially cool. I’ve done the meditative exercise captured in the videos and it’s so relaxing. Thanks for sharing!
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A woman with no prior criminal history robbed a pharmacy with a knife in a desperate bid to obtain fentanyl
The Newcastle Herald has reported on the case of Ashleigh Jayne Daley, who had no previous background of substance abuse when she was prescribed fentanyl in a hospital setting to manage pain due to acute pancreatitis and a back injury.
Court reporter Sam Rigney writes that Ms Daley went to her medical centre and was refused fentanyl, after which she went to the Blooms Pharmacy in Mayfield in April this year, holding a large knife.
Ms Daley accosted a staff member and held the knife to her throat and face.
A pharmacist offered her money or drugs if she did not harm the staff member, and when Valium was offered, Ms Daley said she wanted Durogesic.
The pharmacist gave her four boxes of the strongest forumulation and Ms Daley left.
After police attended, the staff member who had been attacked identified Ms Daley as a previous customer for whom fentanyl had been dispensed, and Ms Daley was arrested. She was given conditional bail.
Only a couple of weeks later, she went to a New Lambton pharmacy and again threatened a staff member with a knife, yelling, “I want fentanyl patches,” and asking for the strongest formulation.
She was given one box of a less strong formulation and left, after which she was arrested again.
She then spent five months in custody, during which she was hospitalised four times and in one case, was considered to be “clinically dead” and was revived four times.
Ms Daley, through her solicitor, gave a statement to the Herald in which she said she would never take opioids again unless they had been prescribed in a hospital setting, and would never again take fentanyl.
“I am so ashamed that this has happened,” she wrote.
Mr Rigney writes that “The case highlights the extremely addictive nature of the powerful prescription painkiller fentanyl, which is about 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine, against the backdrop of an overall surge in prescription drug addiction and death during Australia’s ballooning opioid crisis”.
Ms Daley was handed a sentence of a maximum of three years, with a non-parole period of 20 weeks, with consideration given to her physical and mental health as well as the fact that she was highly dependent on fentanyl at the time of the robberies.
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FOREST SWORDS – ARMS OUT
Forest Swords returns with a mesmerising new video and details of his second album.
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FOREST SWORDS has dropped a new video and details of his second album. Compassion, out 5th May via Ninja Tune, engages with the uncertainty of our times and will be followed by a set of projects across multiple mediums by the producer’s new experimental studio and record label, Dense Truth.
Watch the first video to be released from the album, Arms Out, below. Directed by Sam Wiehl and Matthew Barnes, Wiehl calls it “a ceremonial passing of power and a celebration of the eyebrow”. Keep an eye out for an interview with Forest Swords in Issue 77 of Bido Lito!.
“Like many, with all that’s been going on since I started making the record, I’ve struggled to see any kind of light at the end of the tunnel,” says Barnes, “so I realised there’s some sort of power in trying to create our own instead. I’m inspired by the ways we’re communicating now, for better or worse, and thinking about new channels we can distribute ideas. The idea of looking for flexible future ways of expression and language, that bends to our needs quicker, really excites me”. Barnes launched the record with a unique experiment in new ways to disseminate music, personally sending album tracks through messaging app WhatsApp to anyone who asked.
Video by Sam Wiehl and Matthew Barnes (Directors) / Marco Fanton (Director of Photography) / Eryl Lloyd Parry (Actor) / Harper Danns (Dancer) / Elysha Ram & Jane Clappison @ Gemma Kirk Agency (Stylists) / Michael Lill (Production) / Sam Wiehl (Editor) / Shot at The Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool.
Photography by Dense Truth.
Compassion is out 5th May via Ninja Tune. Listen to the latest by Forest Swords here.
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Evolution just got turned upside down. Sorry sponges.
Stems cells have always been pretty amazing.
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Image source: Piotr Kuczek/Lotus_studio/Shutterstock/Big Think
New research indicates animals' oldest ancestor was not sponges' single-celled choanocyte bacteria as previously thought.
It appears our earliest predecessors were something like modern stem cells.
Our lineage just lost its founding member. The search for our true first predecessor is on!
The resemblance is uncanny: choanocytes, single-celled organisms found in sea sponges, look an awful lot like choanoflagellates. Since the former are believed to be the closest single-celled relatives of animals, scientists have surmised a connection that would make choanocytes the earliest predecessors to animals, including us.
"Most biologists for decades have believed this theory to be true," says Associate Professor Sandie Degnan from the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. "But their transcriptome signatures simply don't match, meaning that these aren't the core building blocks of animal life that we originally thought they were."
Her assertion unsettles nearly settled evolutionary science. "We're taking a core theory of evolutionary biology and turning it on its head," says Degnan, co-senior author of a paper published in Nature on June 12 with UQ's Professor Bernard Degnan.
New technology reveals an old history
The Degnans and their colleagues sequenced the genes expressed by sponge somatic cell types, which are believed to be similar to those present in the last single-celled common ancestor prior to the emergence of multicellular metazoans and ultimately, animals. Using the CEL-Seq2 gene-sequencing platform, they analyzed:
choanocytes — described in the study as "internal epithelial feeding cells that capture food by pumping water through the sponge."
pinacocytes — epithelial cells that line sponges' internal canals and their outer surface.
archaeocytes — mesenchymal cells from sponges' middle collagenous layer that perform a range of functions.
Image source: QU
Choanocytes are not your great, great, great, etc. grandmother
The researchers found "no support for the long-standing hypothesis that multicellular animals evolved from an ancestor that was an undifferentiated ball of cells resembling extant choanocytes and choanoflagellates." Instead, the truth seemed to lay more in the flexible behavior of archeocytes. The researchers concluded that the "ancestral metazoan cell type had the capacity to exist in and transition between multiple cell states."
In other words, says Professor Degnan, "We've found that the first multicellular animals probably weren't like the modern-day sponge cells, but were more like a collection of convertible cells. And so, the "great-great-great-grandmother of all cells in the animal kingdom, so to speak, was probably quite similar to a stem cell."
Associate Professor Degnan notes that modern genetic sequencing tools "helped us finally address an age-old question, discovering something completely contrary to what anyone had ever proposed." As for the exact identity of our earliest single-celled ancestor, she adds, "Now we have an opportunity to re-imagine the steps that gave rise to the first animals, the underlying rules that turned single cells into multicellular animal life."
Amphimedon queenslandica, from which the study's were taken (left), and a choanocyte chamber containing multiple choanocytes (right)
Image sources: Karin Taylor, Rebecca Fieth, QU
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By Eric Twardzik Cocktails, Drinks With, New York, News Feb 19, 2019 Feb 19, 2019
Naren Young. Credit: Dante.
We had the chance to speak with Dante Creative Director Naren Young on the eve of the New York City bar’s new Martini Hour menu launch. The Martini Hour is the latest initiative from the historic bar, which currently occupies the #9 position on the World’s 50 Best Bars List and has earned wide-ranging acclaim for its Negroni Sessions menu. We picked Young’s brain on “owning” the Negroni, the state of the Martini, and how he makes his at home.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
How did end you up at Dante?
All of us have been lifelong hospitality people, starting in Australia. I started when I was about 14, and we all worked our way up through the indie bar scene. I moved to New York about 13 years ago. Linden [Pride] and Natalie [Hudson], my partners, have been over here eight or nine years. We got wind of this old, historic café that was on the verge of closing, and we were given the opportunity to resurrect it and put our own stamp on it while still remaining true to what Dante always was, which was a locals’ café.
Inside Caffe Dante. Credit: Dante.
How did the Negroni emerge as a focus at Dante?
It’s a drink that we all personally love that, four years ago, wasn’t really part of the mainstream, popular culture like it is today. It was quite polarizing, only drunk by bartenders, cocktail enthusiasts, writers, and maybe some old Italian dudes. We wanted to take something that was a little bit under the radar, and shine a light on the drink. That’s one side of it.
Another was creating our version of a Happy Hour. How do we make our own version that fits with what our concept is, what our ethos is, what the background of Dante was, and do it in a way that’s more thoughtful and elegant than what was going on around town? Which was cheap, nasty hooch, 3-for-1 shots, and shitty Martinis that were really about drinking as much as you can as quickly as you can. That’s the opposite of what Dante’s about. So we used that as a basis for our own version, which we loosely referred to as an “Aperitivo Hour,” because Happy Hour isn’t really a term we’re fond of.
Are you now looking to change perceptions of the Martini and the “Martini Hour?”
Part of our programming since the beginning has been to take one drink and really dive deep into it… exploring the opportunities of its history and its chronology and where that fits into our bar program. And hopefully along the way maybe people will be educated a little bit on what that drink means and where it comes from.
We wanted to tell a story with the Negroni first. A couple of years ago, we launched something called the “Summer of Spritz.” The next chapter is exploring the Martini. We want to expose people to this iconic drink in ways that they haven’t seen before, or just in better ways than they’re used to drinking it.
Some bars are doing [the Martini] very well, but I think the majority are doing it quite badly.
I think that the Negroni is definitely one of those drinks that we kind of “own” now. Not to say that other bartenders don’t make great Negronis, but when people think of Negronis they definitely think of Dante, and that’s on a national level. The spritz is something that we’ve hopefully done the same with, and the Martini is next on my radar.
Martini service at Dante. Credit: Dante.
What do you think is the current state of the Martini?
Some bars are doing it very well, but I think the majority are doing it quite badly.
It’s a drink made with such a degree of nonchalance that people, especially bartenders, just roll their eyes and say, “Of course I know how to make a Martini.”
But I don’t know if they deeply think about the minutiae of what makes a great Martini. Whether it’s a frozen glass, the perfect garnish, the right mood, the right lighting, the right music, and the right presentation. All those things come together to make this drink that is at face value quite simple more than the sum of its parts.
Outside of the drink itself, how will Dante try to do it right in terms of service and atmosphere?
I think the tableside Martini service is something that’s unique for the city. There are some bars that are pouring pre-diluted, frozen Martinis from bottles; we certainly aren’t the first. But I think our delivery is going to be the most unique. We’ve got these beautiful, handcrafted labels that have been made by a local artist. We present the Martini like a wine at the table. We’ll present the bottle to you, and then pour your Martini and walk off.
So, there’s definitely this whole ritual that goes along with it, more than just putting a few ingredients in a mixing glass, stirring them and, voila, there’s your Martini! There’s a lot of thought that goes into every little step that makes this more of an experience as opposed to just a drink transaction.
Tableside Martinis at Dante. Credit: Dante.
What common thread has to run through the drinks on the menu for you to consider them part of the Martini family?
One of our main philosophies is that no matter what we do to a classic drink, it should show the same DNA. Even if one of our Martinis has honey, kombu, and Talisker whisky in it, it still looks and tastes like a Martini when you get it. All the Martinis have their place, and they stick to what the flavor profile of a Martini should be, which is cold, bracing, and strong. Some just have a bit more complexity than others.
How do you make Martinis at home?
I make mine 50/50. I generally make them with Ford’s Gin or Plymouth Gin. They’re nice, soft Martini gins. Then Noilly Prat dry vermouth, maybe a little bit of orange bitters, stirred until it’s really cold, and then strained into a frozen glass with a lemon twist, maybe an olive, and I’m happy.
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Eric Twardzik
Eric Twardzik is a Boston-based freelance writer that’s traveled the world in search of good drinks. A former editor for UrbanDaddy, Eric writes about drinks, food, and travel for a variety of publications including Bevvy, Boston.com, and The Food Lens. He once scoured Italy in search of the perfect Negroni, and he’s never met a fernet he didn’t like.
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In Praise of Blended Rums
By Matt Pietrek Drinks, Rum, Ruminations, Spirits Jan 10, 2018 Jan 10, 2018
Photo: Matt Pietrek
As the premium rum category gains steam and consumers look beyond Bacardi and Captain Morgan, it’s natural that vintage expressions like Appleton 12 Year and Plantation Barbados 5 Year are receiving more attention. (Both were highlighted in my November 2017 column, which featured the best rums under $30 for the aspiring rum enthusiast.) These vintage expressions are a great way to experience and understand a rum producer’s unique house style.
However, vintage expressions weren’t always the norm in the spirits world. Prior to the 1960s, nearly all scotch whiskies were blends sourced from multiple distilleries—think Johnnie Walker, Dewar’s, and Ballantine’s. These brands built their name on their expert blending skills—selecting whisky from multiple distilleries and creating a coherent melody of flavors that remains consistent, year after year.
Cognac tells a similar story. The big houses like Courvoisier buy stock from multiple distilleries and blend them to create a unique house flavor profile. Similar to blended scotch, the perceived value is more about the blenders and a consistent house style across many years—and less about the distilleries/producers.
While expertly blending spirits across many distilleries and ages is a challenge, no other spirit category comes close to the breadth of the blending palette that master rum blenders utilize. To be clear, I’m talking about blenders who work with rums from many countries, not blenders who only blend rums for a particular single distillery. In working with rums from multiple countries, blenders pull together distillate made with different source material (molasses vs. cane juice), fermentation techniques, and distillation processes (batch vs. continuous).
Taste an unaged, grassy rhum agricole next to a Jamaican funk bomb—the differences are striking. Now compare them to a refined pot/column blend from Barbados. For rum blenders, it’s common to deftly determine the right ratios of rums from Jamaica, Guyana, Martinique, Barbados, Trinidad, and numerous other rum producing countries. The undisputed masters of this tradition are Amsterdam’s E&A Scheer, which I’ve written about here and here.
The earliest and best known example of multi-country, blended rum is the famed British Navy rum. On the London docks of yore, master blenders pulled together rums arriving from British colonies in the Caribbean to create a custom house flavor profile. This was the rum sent out to sea on navy vessels for the sailors’ daily rations. The modern day heirs of this naval rum legacy include Pusser’s or, if $1000 is in your budget, the Black Tot.
More recently, the early Tiki bartenders like Don Beach and Trader Vic used multiple different styles of rum to create the complex, layered symphony of flavors that are the base of Tiki cocktails. The key takeaway here is that while a rum may be great on its own, sometimes blending wildly different styles creates a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
While you might not have a vast rum library to experiment with your own blends, a number of great blended rums encompassing many rum styles are readily available on store shelves. Here’s a short list of multi-country blended rums worth looking at.
5 Great Blended Rums
Banks Rum 7 Golden Age ($30/750 ml)
A composite of 23 rums from seven countries (Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad, Guatemala, Panama, Barbados, and Java). Although Banks was purchased by rum giant Bacardi in 2015, it’s still reported to be blended in Amsterdam by E&A Scheer. In addition to Golden Age, Banks also has a similarly priced “Five Island” white blend composed of 21 rums from five countries.
Denizen Merchant’s Reserve ($28/750 ml)
A blend of rum from four Jamaican rum distilleries, plus funky “grand arome” rhum from Martinique, Denizen Merchant’s Reserve is blended in Amsterdam by E&A Scheer. It was created in consultation with rum expert Martin Cate to be the perfect, single-bottle rum for making a classic 1944 Mai Tai. While targeted at cocktails, this rum is also quite enjoyable consumed neat.
Plantation O.F.T.D. Overproof ($30/L)
Plantation O.F.T.D. was developed with an all-star cast of Tiki and rum experts—including, once again, Martin Cate—to be the ideal overproof rum for Tiki and tropical concoctions. A powerhouse of a rum at 138 proof, it brings together countries that are staples of the British Navy rum style: Barbados, Jamaica, and Guyana. Fun fact: within the blend is a Jamaican rum with the highest ester levels (i.e. “funk”) allowed by Jamaican law.
Plantation 3 Stars ($17/L)
Another entry from Plantation Rum (they often emphasize their blending expertise), the 3 Stars is world’s away from the flavorless white rums you may be accustomed to. A blend of rums from Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados, some of the rums are aged before final filtration to make the resulting rum clear. The 3 Stars works particularly well with daiquiri-style drinks.
Dos Maderas 5+3 ($27/750 ml)
This blend of Guyanese and Barbados rums is aged for five years in the tropics, and then shipped to southwest Spain’s sherry region, where it solera ages for another three years in Palo Cortado sherry casks. If you like your rums on the sweeter side, there’s also a Dos Maderas 5+5, which is Dos Maderas 5+3, but aged for two more years in ultra-sweet PX sherry casks.
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Moments In Between: 25 Hours of Light and Darkness
There's a saying in motorsports: "fast is slow; slow is fast." And while it's questionable advice for the actual technique of driving, it's still relevant for the driver's mindset. Actions that feel fast tend to be reactive — something happened and you were fast enough to catch it and respond. Like if you trip while walking and you catch yourself — it certainly takes a bunch of skill and experience to avoid a spill, but tripping and recovering still slowed you down.
By contrast, a feeling of slowness tends to accompany actions that don't even require a reaction. Maybe you predicted the problem and avoided it entirely — you saw that raised edge in the pavement and you adjusted your stride to walk right past it. When a driver has a feeling of slowness during the race, it often means that they're actually moving fast. They are relaxed and in control of the situation. Their actions are precise and proportionate. Deliberate.
But the specific memories that we retain about an event tend to center around the fast moments, and the slow periods tend to be compressed and forgotten. We anchor on the things that were exciting, and everything else fades away.
Which is unfortunate, because a good endurance race is more slow than fast. And the actual experience of an endurance race is influenced pretty heavily by what happens during those slow periods. It's the exciting moments that we remember, but it's the moments in between that guide our general sentiment when we think back on the race.
It's during those slow moments that we have a chance to pause. To ponder. To reflect. It's during those moments that we blink, stretch, and take in what's around us. Thunderhill has a pastoral beauty that mirrors the rolling farmlands and distant peaks that surround it. But the compulsion to stay hyper-focused on the race makes it easy to miss how the race fits into that larger context.
And those slow moments permeate the race, even amid the hustle and bustle of 25 hours of stress and anxiety. It might be a moment of tranquility during a lull in fueling practice…
Or the slow, deliberate process of cleaning the car and applying vinyl the morning before the race…
Or a trip to tech inspections once you finally have enough of the the kinks worked out.
One thing's for certain, though: focusing on the slow moments at the 25 will tell a different kind of story, but it should still be familiar. Last year, I talked about how the small details show you the big picture, and vice-versa. Likewise, the slow moments also give you a glimpse of what's just happened, and what's to come. Even though they might portray a moment of serenity, at the 25, those moments never seem to last long enough.
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Last Dog on the Hill
The Extraordinary Life of Lou
Steve Duno
The moving story of the author's adopted Rottweiler mix, Lou, a free-thinking heroic dog who changed his life forever
Born of guard dogs on a secret marijuana farm in Mendicino County, Lou truly was one dog in a million. On the winter day that the ailing, tick-infested feral pup was rescued by Steve Duno, neither dog nor man had a clue as to what they were getting into, or where the relationship would lead.
Last Dog on the Hill tells the story of an indigent young Rottweiler mix who, after abandoning his pack and the hills of his birth, went on to change the lives of hundreds of people and dogs, including the author's, whose career as a behaviorist and writer was made possible through Lou's extraordinary intelligence and heart. Lou won the respect of gang members, foiled an armed robbery, caught a rapist, fought coyotes and kidnappers, comforted elderly war veterans and Alzheimer patients in their final days, taught ASL to kids, learned scores of unique behaviors and tricks, amassed a vocabulary of nearly 200 words, helped rehabilitate hundreds of aggressive dogs and saved them from euthanasia. He was also a clown, consummate performer and Steve's best friend for sixteen years. His story will make readers laugh and cry in equal measures.
Spindlespinner , 09/23/2014
This was an exceptional book. I learned so much about dog training, but more than that, about the relationship between the author and his remarkable dog Lou. I did not want the book to ever end. It inspired me to order more books by this author.
Melanie001 , 01/03/2014
Extraordinary! Highly Recommended
This book rates in the top two dog stories I've had the pleasure of reading (the other being "Following Atticus" by Tom Ryan.)
Steve Duno writes an endearing and often very funny memoir about his 16 years with Lou, a brilliant, lovable, athletic dog with élan and a sense of humor and fair play.
Lots of people have dogs, then there are those of us whose dogs are an essential part of our lives and families: this book was written for those who fall into the second group.
Very well-written and engrossing- get ready to be enchanted by Lou and his devoted owner.
Zoe's rescuer! , 12/21/2013
Knew I couldn't finish this without a good cry. Beautifully written with such love for his dog and the true understanding of what a dog can mean in your life. Have had to put a few over the rainbow bridge myself and truly believe we will be together again. Hope the author has shared his love with other fortunate dogs as we will always share our home with a furry friend in need of a home.
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A Dictionary of First Names
Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges
Oxford University Press, 2006 - Family & Relationships - 434 pages
"This brand new edition of the fascinating and informative book covers over 6,000, including newly created names and traditional names that have been newly discovered. It will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and notes famous bearers (both historical and fictional). It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The edition features fully updated appendices covering names in other languages, including appendices of Irish and Welsh names, and tables showing the most popular names by year and region. This is the most comprehensive paperback first names dictionary available. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names. Patrick Hanks is a lexicographer and linguistic researcher, and is well known as a names specialist. Flavia Hodges is a philologist, lexicographer and publisher. Kate Hardcastle is a lexicographer, and names specialist."
User Review - languagehat - LibraryThing
A wonderful book that not only gives thorough etymologies but explains the history of the popularity of names; under Elmer: "This has been used as a given name in America since the 19th century, in ... Read full review
Patrick Hanks,Kate Hardcastle,Flavia Hodges
Patrick Hanks is a lexicographer and linguistic researcher, and is well known as a names specialist.
Flavia Hodges is a philologist, lexicographer, and publisher.
Kate Hardcastle is a lexicographer, and names specialist.
Title A Dictionary of First Names
Oxford paperback reference
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Authors Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges
Edition 2, revised
Publisher Oxford University Press, 2006
Family & Relationships / Baby Names
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70 Best Arts-and-Entertainment Books
Recommended by the staff at Powell’s Books
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1. Youll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein
2. Salad for President An Everyday Cookbook Inspired by Artists by Julia Sherman
3. Draw Your Weapons by Sarah Sentilles
4. Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken
5. Mary Page Marlowe by Tracy Letts
6. We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays by Samantha Irby
7. Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout. by Laura Jane Grace
8. The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing
9. Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977–2002 by David Sedaris
10. The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6’4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian by W. Kamau Bell
11. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One & Two, Special Rehearsal Edition Script by J K Rowling
12. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
13. Dear Mr. You by Mary Louise Parker
14. The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts by Maja Säfström
15. Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr
16. Reckless: My Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde
17. Liar: A Memoir by Rob Roberge
18. everyones a aliebn when ur a aliebn too by Jomny Sun
19. My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt
20. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Larsson, Stieg
21. Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny by Marlo Thomas
22. Cages by Dave McKean
23. How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood by Peter Moskowitz
24. Wishful Drinking by Fisher, Carrie
25. Adulthood Is a Myth A Sarahs Scribbles Collection by Sarah Andersen
26. Clothing Art: The Visual Culture of Fashion, 1600–1914 by Aileen Ribeiro
27. Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey
28. You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
29. To Be Young Gifted and Black by Lorraine Hansberry
30. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
31. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J K Rowling
32. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
33. Not That Kind of Girl A Young Woman Tells You What Shes Learned by Lena Dunham
34. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein
35. How to Talk to Your Cat About Gun Safety: and Abstinence, Drugs, Satanism and Other Dangers That Threaten Their Nine Lives by Zachary Auburn
36. Bait: Off Color Stories for You to Color by Chuck Palahniuk
37. @Natgeo The Most Popular Instagram Photos by National Geographic
38. Dear White People by Justin Simien
39. Asunder Dragon Age by David Gaider
40. Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker
41. The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost
42. Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) by Isaac Fitzgerald, Wendy Macnaughton
43. Absolutely on Music Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami, Seiji Ozawa
44. The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests by Chris Smith, Jon Stewart
45. Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop by Nick Offerman
46. I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir by Brian Wilson, Ben Greenman
47. A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
48. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by Rakoff, David
49. Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
50. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
51. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
52. All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release by Philippe Margotin, Jean-Michel Guesdon
53. The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits by Simon Schama
54. M Train by Patti Smith
55. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
56. Petty The Biography by Warren Zanes
57. On Bowie by Rob Sheffield
58. Doctor Who Travels in Time Coloring Book by Price Stern Sloan
59. Pop Manga Coloring Book: A Surreal Journey Through a Cute, Curious, Bizarre and Beautiful World by Camilla D’Errico
60. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
61. Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life by Laurie Notaro
62. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
63. I’m Just a Person by Tig Notaro
64. Out on the Wire the Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio by Jessica Abel
65. Its What I Do A Photographers Life of Love & War by Lynsey Addario
66. I Was a Child: A Memoir by Bruce Eric Kaplan
67. Adventure Time: Hero Time with Finn and Jake by Brandon T. Snider
68. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictators Rise to Power by Paul Fischer
69. Hold Still A Memoir with Photographs by Sally Mann
70. Block Wonders How to Build Super Structures in Minecraft by Kirsten Kearney
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The 3 coolest new bars to check out in Portland
If you're interested in new Portland bars, consider dropping into one of these new spots. Here are the newest places to check out the next time you're in search of a new bar near you.
Three of Strong Spirits
35B Diamond St.
photo: morgan s./yelp
Three of Strong Spirits is a bar and distillery.
The business produces rums using evaporated cane syrup and molasses, yeast and pure water from Sebago Lake. Visitors can sample Three of Strong Spirits rum and other cocktails, as well as munch of small bites.
With a five-star Yelp rating out four reviews, Three of Strong Spirits has been getting positive attention.
Yelper Lena M. noted, "Crystal did an incredible job making ridiculously good rum cocktails. Everything looked better than the next, and we'll certainly be back to work through the rest of the menu."
Three of Strong Spirits is open from 4 p.m.–9 p.m. on Tuesday-Friday, 2 p.m.–9 a.m. on Saturday and noon–7 p.m. on Sunday. (It's closed on Monday.)
Flood's
747 Congress St., Parkside
Photo: flood's/Yelp
Flood's is a cocktail bar and traditional American spot.
Flood's features a menu with salads, roasted oysters, griddled mackerel, homemade pork sausage and chicken schnitzel, with sides like grilled summer squash, marinated beans and fries. When it comes to drinks, look for craft beer, house cocktails, wine and spirits and classic cocktails made with vodka, gin, rum, tequila, bourbon and more.
Flood's currently holds five stars out of five reviews on Yelp, indicating good reviews.
Yelper Steve M., who reviewed Flood's on July 14, wrote, "We were greeted by a staff of very friendly people and had a drink at the bar. Our dinner was excellent. Both the homemade pork sausage and the "house special" hamburger were terrific and cooked perfectly."
Flood's is open from 5 p.m.–10 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and 5 p.m.–11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. (It's closed on Tuesday.)
The Whiskey Barrel
82 Hanover St., Suite 7, West Bayside
photo: al b./yelp
The Whiskey Barrel is a bar.
Touting itself as Portland's only live country music bar, The Whiskey Barrel serves specialty cocktails, like the cucumber lemon spritzer (Effen Cucumber Vodka, lemonade and soda water), lean cocktails, such as the Sunny Margarita (Be Mixed Margarita, tequila, orange juice, lime juice) and two dozen different whiskeys. See the full menu here.
Yelper George G., who was one of the first users to visit The Whiskey Barrel on June 8, wrote, "The inside bar is great with tons of seats and fast service."
The Whiskey Barrel is open from 4 p.m.–1 a.m. on Monday-Thursday, noon–1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon–10 p.m. on Sunday.
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Triple H talks to Chris Jericho about watching Saturday morning wrestling
I’ve got to hand it to Chris Jericho: He conducted an awesome podcast with WWE exec and multi-time champion Triple H about his early days in wrestling and getting hired by the WWE.
One of my favorite parts of the interview was when Triple H briefly talked about watching pro wrestling on TV in his youth. Triple H is 45 and grew up in southern New Hampshire, so it will be no surprise to many long-time WWF followers that HHH was a fan of Saturday morning wrestling.
“Saturday mornings in my house, I was on the couch till 1 o’clock in the afternoon or 2 in the afternoon,” he told Jericho. “It was from 8 a.m., watching one product after the other.”
Yup, I remember those weekends, too. I had to reserve the TV from my brother and sister so that they wouldn’t be watching anything when wrestling came on.
“I grew up lucky … I had WWF, but I also got TBS, so I had all the NWA stuff,” Triple H said. “I also had all the Von Erich stuff out of Texas.”
For me, I remember religiously watching WWF Championship Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling, and then World Class Championship Wrestling from the Dallas Sportatorium. While my cable system didn’t get TBA until the late 1990s, I could occasionally catch IWCCW on local TV in the early 1980s, which was a local group run by the Savoldis.
It’s well worth checking out the Triple H podcast to hear about his start in wrestling, his days in WCW, and the origins of the Kliq’s influence in the WWE. He also tells a great story about having his first promo with the legendary Gordon Solie.
Written by bostongardenbalcony Posted in WWF personalities Tagged with Chris Jericho, Triple H
September 4, 2014 - 8:47 pm Frank
This was my Saturday morning Wrestling lineup circa 1981- 1982 from a New York Metro area. 6 am “Lucia Libre” on a Spanish broadcast station from the Olympic Auditorium in LA. This was a mixture of WWF(WWE) & NWA wrestlers. 9 am World Class Championship Wrestling from Dallas, TX. 10 am WWF All-Star Wrestling, 11 am World Wide Wrestling NWA, 12 pm Championship Wrestling from Florida (NWA) 1 pm World League Wrestling with Lars Anderson & Lord James Blairs (Independent with NWA jobbers) both aired on a cable TV station called SPN (Satellite Programming Network). also at 1 pm WWF Championship Wrestling from channel 22 (Springfield) 6:05 pm Georgia Championship wrestlng 12 midnight WWF Championship Wrestling. Then Sunday afternoon at 12 noon on the USA network was South West Championship Wrestling (AWA Houston)
September 4, 2014 - 10:22 am Joe Lowry
Triple H is no doubt grew up in our generation of “wrestling.” Being the same age a ‘H, I myself was glued to the TV on Saturday mornings up until 1:00 pm and then back at it again with Georgia Championship Wrestling from 6:05 pm to 8:05 pm. All thanks to the wonderful addition to cable television. Does anyone remember Channel 9 WOR TV out of New York? I sure do. They used to re-broadcast there WWF All Star Wrestling around midnight and if I was up, I always turned it on. Something about watching these broadcasts over and over again. Does anyone else remember Killer Kowalski’s old promotion, Bedlam from Boston? That aired on Channel 25 on Sunday mornings if memory serves me right. I actually attended a card at the old Freeport Hall (now home to Local 103 in Dorchester) in which Killer Kowalski wrestled wearing a mask. I remember fondly “Luscious” Johnny Valiant landing on my lap during a match. I am sure the internet is full of memories on that promotion. They had other characters as well. But its good to hear a current top WWE Talent/Executive remember his roots of his early years and what helped make him the star he is today, good stuff.
Yes, I would also watch on Channel 9 WWOR at midnight. They would do voice over for wrestling venues from Connecticut to Ohio. Even though I may have seen the same show earlier on another station, watching it on channel 9 had a special touch about it
September 4, 2014 - 10:07 am at1212b
Pretty awesome that they’re able to have this type of conversation, when HHH I think shootwise mentioned that Jericho wasn’t a ‘Real’ World Champ like the Hogans, Austins, Rocks, which Jericho acknowledged that there are only few of those true Superstars.
Overall, I do see HHH’s increasing influence, and ability to let water ‘under the bridge’ vs the vendetta narcissistic, out of touch way Vince McMahon has been running things in recent years. HHH is actually having his ears in-tune with the fans, and not being petty, but focusing on Business. This I believe is also why HHH had (convinced Vince) Brock go STRONG over Cena, and really increase the prestige of the WWE Champion, which started with Brock beating Taker at WM.
Rebuild that aura back around it, and make the number 1 challenger spot the hype (which used to be held by the IC title), to get a shot at that World Champ which makes rare appearances.
I’ll definitely check out the HHH interview. Thanks!
I too lived for Saturday mornings in the 80s. But in Toronto, we only got WWF and some AWA. No NWA whatsoever.
WWE’s new retro SummerSlam report with Mean Gene is hilarious
Back in 1983, what would TMZ have done with the death of Jimmy Snuka’s girlfriend?
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Sandy – St Swithun
The parish church of St Swithun in Sandy is a large church on the south side of the town. Parking is available in the street outside or in the nearby car park.
Web Site: Sandy Parish Church
Patron Saint: St Swithun
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The church consists of a nave and chancel, north and south aisles and transepts, south chapel, north vestry and west tower. Whilst there is mention of a church on the site in C13, the present building dates from the extensive rebuilding of C19.
The chancel is around 47 feet in length by 18 feet with the chapel and vestry extending along some of its length. The nave adds around 44 feet by 23 feet are the two aisles are around 10 feet wide. The two transepts are around 24 feet by 18 and the tower is some 13 feet square and around 45 feet high.
The south chapel extends partway along the chancel and has an east window and two south facing windows surrounding a priest’s door.
The east window is of two cinquefoiled lights with quatrefoil tracery above under a pointed arch. The south-eastern window has two wide trefoiled lights with trefoil and quatrefoil tracery designs under a pointed arch. The priest’s door has a decorative gable over a pointed arch with a trefoil design above the arch. The south-western window is of similar design to the east window of the aisle.
The south transept, like the north, has an embattled parapet whilst the main body of the church has no parapet. The south transept has windows to the east and west and a large window to the south.
The east and west windows are of similar style being of two trefoiled lights under a segmental arch. The south window is of three trefoiled lights with multifoil designs above under a two-centred arch.
The south aisle has a single window to the east of the porch. It is of two cinquefoiled lights with a quatrefoil design under a two-centred arch. The west window of the aisle is also of two cinquefoiled lights but much taller than its southern counterpart.
The south porch has a masonry base topped with a modern glazed wooden structure with intricate carving above the entrance.
The embattled west tower is of four stages with extensive stepped angle buttresses to the western corners. There is an internal stair turret in the south-east corner and clock faces to the north and east.
The west door has ornate hinges and the window above is of three cinquefoiled lights with perpendicular tracery above under a rounded four-centred arch. Above the window is a small quatrefoil opening with the belfry lights in the stage above.
The north aisle has windows to the west and two north facing windows surrounding the unporched north door.
The west window matches the west window of the south aisle although the buttresses of the tower and aisle crowd the window somewhat. The two north facing windows are of similar design with two wide cinquefoiled lights under two-centred arches.
The north transept matches the south in terms of the windows and their style with windows to the east and west and a grander affair to the north.
The north side of the chancel is given over to the vestry complete with chimney.
The western part has two windows, one of two cinquefoiled lights with quatrefoil designs above and one of two trefoiled lights with simpler trefoiled designs in the tracery.
The east window has four cinquefoiled lights with ornate curvilinear tracery under a two-centred arch.
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The Influence of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Irradiation on the Adhesive Bond Strength in Non-Demineralized and Demineralized Human Dentin: An In Vitro Study
Sandra Maria Imiolczyk1, *, Moritz Hertel2, Isabella Hase2, Sebastian Paris1, Uwe Blunck1, Stefan Hartwig3, Saskia Preissner1, *
1 Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Aßmannshauser Str. 4-6, 14197Berlin, Germany
2 Department of Oral Medicine, Dental Radiology and Oral Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Aßmannshauser Str. 4-6, 14197Berlin, Germany
3 Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Hans-Nolte-Str. 1, 32429 Minden, Germany
While aiming at the use of Cold Atmospheric Plasmas (CAPs) in restorative dentistry, the present study intended to assess if plasma irradiation increases the Tensile Bond Strength (TBS) in non-demineralized and demineralized dentin.
Forty-eight human dentin samples were assigned to three different treatment modalities: I: Plasma jet irradiation (CAP I); II: Dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment (CAP II); and III: No plasma (control). In each group, half of the specimens had previously been demineralized. A fourth generation of adhesive and dental composite was applied to all of the samples. The testing of the TBS was performed after artificial aging.
In the non-demineralized dentin, the mean TBS values were significantly higher after using CAP II (16.95 MPa) than in the control samples (4.2 MPa; p = 0.001). Significantly higher TBS values were also obtained after irradiating the demineralized dentin with CAP I and CAP II (11.68 and 4.6 MPa) when compared to the control samples (0 MPa; p = 0.003 and 0.038). The differences between both of the plasma sources were only slightly significant (p = 0.05).
CAPs can potentially enhance the adhesive/dentin interfacial bonding strength, whereby the underlying effects seem to depend on the type of plasma source and the degree of dentinal (de-) mineralization. In the non-demineralized dentin, after a complete caries excavation, dielectric barrier discharge devices might be favorable over the plasma jets, in order to improve the adhesive/dentin interfacial bonding. In contrast, the plasma jets could be more effective in the demineralized dentin after an incomplete caries excavation.
Keywords: Tensile bond strength, Cold atmospheric plasma, Dentin adhesive, Restorative dentistry, Indirect plasma, Direct plasma.
Revision Received Date: 4/10/2018
© 2018 Imiolczyk et al.
Correspondence: Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Aßmannshauser Str. 4-6, 14197 Berlin, Germany, Tel: +4930450562675, Fax: +4930450562932; E-mail: saskia.preissner@charite.de* Both authors contributed equally
29-3-2018 Original Manuscript The Influence of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Irradiation on the Adhesive Bond Strength in Non-Demineralized and Demineralized Human Dentin: An In Vitro Study
The past several decades have revealed vast technological advances in adhesive dentistry. At the resin-enamel interface, microleakage and a loss of retention no longer occur because of acid etching. But there are some problems at the resin-dentin interface in dental adhesion that still have to be solved. The bonding in dentin is sensitive to techniques and materials, because other than enamel, dentin is very heterogeneous in itself [1Bertassoni LE, Marshall GW, Swain MV. Mechanical heterogeneity of dentin at different length scales as determined by AFM phase contrast. Micron 2012; 43(12): 1364-71.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2012.03.021] [PMID: 22575216] ] and the high water content interferes with the bonding. Furthermore, a smear layer adheres to the dentin after the cavity’s preparation [2Saikaew P, Chowdhury AF, Fukuyama M, Kakuda S, Carvalho RM, Sano H. The effect of dentine surface preparation and reduced application time of adhesive on bonding strength. J Dent 2016; 47: 63-70.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2016.02.001] [PMID: 26855030] ]. In addition, the wettability of the substrate surface determines the penetration of the adhesives [3Pashley DH. Dentin bonding agents. Curr Opin Dent 1992; 2: 46-51.
[PMID: 1298457] ]. A bonding agent has to perform hybridization, and therefore, it has to contain both the hydrophilic parts in order to bond with the enamel/dentin and the hydrophobic parts in order to bond with the resin [4Nawareg MM, Zidan AZ, Zhou J, Chiba A, Tagami J, Pashley DH. Adhesive sealing of dentin surfaces in vitro: A review. Am J Dent 2015; 28(6): 321-32.
[PMID: 26846037] ]. The hydrophilic parts often times interfere with the hydrophobic photoinitiators resulting in lack of polymerization [5Wang Y, Spencer P. Interfacial chemistry of class II composite restoration: Structure analysis. J Biomed Mater Res A 2005; 75(3): 580-7.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.30451] [PMID: 16104050] ].
After the treatment of deep carious lesions, patients often suffer from dentinal hypersensitivities that can result in irreversible pulpitis or necrosis making a root canal treatment necessary. Micro-leakage or nano-leakage, as a result of insufficient adhesive bonding, leads to secondary caries, again resulting in endodontic interventions. In order to avoid a root canal treatment, it has been proposed to leave the carious tissue alone in deep lesions. In these particular areas of demineralized dentin, the adhesive bonding strength is lower when compared with the non-demineralized dentin.
Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP), as the fourth state of matter, is known for its antibacterial effects [6Daeschlein G, Napp M, Lutze S, et al. Skin and wound decontamination of multidrug-resistant bacteria by cold atmospheric plasma coagulation. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2015; 13(2): 143-50.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddg.12559] [PMID: 25597338] -13Rupf S, Lehmann A, Hannig M, et al. Killing of adherent oral microbes by a non-thermal atmospheric plasma jet. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59(Pt 2): 206-12.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.013714-0] [PMID: 19910483] ], but also for its surface-modification effects [14Arnold T, Böhm G, Paetzelt H. Ultra-precision surface machining with reactive plasma jets. Contrib Plasma Phys 2014; 54(2): 145-54.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.201310058] -16Yang SY, Kim ES, Jeon G, Choi KY, Kim JK. Enhanced adhesion of osteoblastic cells on polystyrene films by independent control of surface topography and wettability. Mater Sci Eng C 2013; 33(3): 1689-95.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2012.12.081] [PMID: 23827625] ].
On dental substrates, such as enamel, dentin, and composites, hydrophilic surfaces can be achieved without any morphological changes to the surfaces [17Chen M, Zhang Y, Sky Driver M, Caruso AN, Yu Q, Wang Y. Surface modification of several dental substrates by non-thermal, atmospheric plasma brush. Dent Mater 2013; 29(8): 871-0.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2012.12.081] -19Lehmann A, Rueppell A, Schindler A, et al. Modification of enamel and dentin surfaces by non-thermal atmospheric plasma. Plasma Process Polym 2013; 10(3): 195-8.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201200088] ]. Some studies have also shown that the Micro Tensile Bond Strength (µTBS) of various adhesives to dentin could be improved and increased [20Dong X, Ritts AC, Staller C, Yu Q, Chen M, Wang Y. Evaluation of plasma treatment effects on improving adhesive-dentin bonding by using the same tooth controls and varying cross-sectional surface areas. Eur J Oral Sci 2013; 121(4): 355-62.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eos.12052] [PMID: 23841788] ]. It has been shown that an adhesive penetration into demineralized dentin collagen is also improved [21Zhang Y, Yu Q, Wang Y. Non-thermal atmospheric plasmas in dental restoration: Improved resin adhesive penetration. J Dent 2014; 42(8): 1033-42.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2014.05.005] [PMID: 24859333] ]. CAP is generated by either a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) or by plasma jets with the help of an inert gas.
The aim of the present study has been to investigate the influences of two different CAP sources on the strength of adhesive/dentin interfacial bonding. It was hypothesized that plasma irradiations of non-demineralized and demineralized human dentin surfaces would result in significantly higher TBS values when compared to the untreated controls, regardless of the applied plasma devices.
2.1. Sample Preparations
The institutional review board of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, approved the collection of extracted human teeth (EA4/102/14). The samples were prepared from 48 caries-free extracted human molars that had been stored in 0.5% Chloramine-T Solution (Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany). From the crown of each tooth, a horizontal slice was cut off with a 0.2 mm band saw (EXAKT 300 CL, EXAKT, Advanced Technologies, Norderstedt, Germany). Each of the obtained specimens was trimmed to a thickness of 2.0 mm by using a grinding machine (LaboPol 25, Struers, Willich, Germany), together with SiC P1000 sandpaper (Buehler, Düsseldorf, Germany). Subsequently, the dentin slices were polished by utilizing SiC P2500 and P4000 sand papers (Buehler, Düsseldorf, Germany). For the demineralization, 24 randomly selected samples were transferred into Buskes solution (2.205 g CaCl2 x 2H2O; 2.041 g KH2PO4; 10.0 ml 100% methylene diphosphonic acid; and 14.3 ml 100% CH3COOH; these were all added to 4.5 L distilled water and then supplemented with 10 M KOH (Merck, Darmstadt, Germany) until the pH was 5.0). This solution was stored for 72 hours in an incubator/shaker at 37°C and at 50 rpm (ES-20 Orbital Shaker-Incubator, Biosan, Riga, Latvia). All of the specimens were then stored in distilled water before being further processed, as follows:
Initially, the slices were air-dried for 3 sec and then etched for 15 sec by using 37% phosphoric acid (Total Etch, Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein). The samples were then rinsed with an air-water-mixture for 15 sec. Subsequently, the non-demineralized and the demineralized specimens were randomly assigned to one of the three treatment modalities in equal parts, so eight samples per group were further processed as follows:
I (CAP I): The plasma jet (kINPen® MED, neoplas tools GmbH, Greifswald, Germany) irradiation was statically administered to the samples’ center for 60 seconds, whereby the plasma source was kept in a perpendicular position and within a distance of 8.0 mm to the dentin surface. The jet was constantly fed with 4.3 sL*min-1 argon.
II (CAP II): A DBD plasma source (PlasmaDerm®, Cinogy, Duderstadt, Germany) was utilized in order to ignite the CAP in the ambient air between the devices’ electrodes and the specimens’ surfaces for 60 seconds, whereby a distance of 1.0 mm was kept between both. III (Control): No additional treatment was performed.
Following the respective treatments, the samples were rewetted with 0.05 ml of 2% Chlorhexidine (Chlorhexamed® Forte, GlaxoSmithKline, Bühl, Germany) for 15 sec by using a microbrush (Appli Tip, Medirel, Agno, Switzerland). According to the manufacturer's instructions, the use of a fourth generation adhesive (OptiBond™ FL Primer and Adhesive, Kerr, Rastatt, Germany) was applied and light-cured for 40 seconds (Bluephase®, Ivoclar Vivadent, Ellwangen, Germany). Consecutively, hollow acrylic glass cylinders (Plexiglas® Tube, Steiner-Technology, Rendsburg, Germany) with an internal diameter of 3.2 mm were filled with a light curing composite (Tetric® Ceram A 3.5, Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein), and attached to the center of the pre-treated dentin surfaces. Any excess composite was carefully removed. Again, light curing was performed from the two sides for 80 sec in total. All of the specimens were transferred into distilled water and thermocycling was conducted for 5000 cycles. The temperature range was 0°C - 55°C and the dwell times and the transfer times were 20 sec and 10 sec, respectively. Before any further processing, the samples were again stored in distilled water at a temperature of 23°C.
2.2. Tensile Bond Strength Testing
After a total wet storage time of 168 hours, the TBS testing was performed by using a computerized universal testing machine (Z010, Zwick Roell, Ulm, Germany) and by applying the parameters as previously described by [22Passia N, Lehmann F, Freitag-Wolf S, Kern M. Tensile bond strength of different universal adhesive systems to lithium disilicate ceramic. J Am Dent Assoc 2015; 146(10): 729-34.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2015.04.008] [PMID: 26409982] ]. A special fixation device was utilized in order to ensure an axial moment-free force application, as well as a self-centering procedure during the pull-off testing. The TBS values were determined by pulling with a constant speed of 2.0 mm/min until a detachment occurred.
2.3. Electron Microscopy Scanning
After the TBS testing, the fracture surfaces of all of the samples were comparatively examined by using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) (CamScan Maxim 2040S, CamScan Electron Optics, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom) at varying magnifications of up to 1500 x. The SEM images were recorded at an acceleration voltage of 15 kV.
2.4. Statistical Analysis
The data that was obtained from the TBS testing was analyzed by using the Mann-Whitney U test (IBM SPSS 24.0, IBM, Armonk, IL, USA), whereby a significance threshold was defined as being p ≤ 0.05.
3.1. Tensile Bond Strength
In the non-demineralized dentin, the measured means of TBS were 7.14 (CAP I), 16.95 (CAP II) and 4.2 MPa (control), respectively. When compared to the control samples, the TBS values after the CAP I treatment did not differ significantly (p > 0.05; Mann-Whitney U test), whereas the TBS values of the CAP II treatment were significantly higher (p = 0.001). Regarding the TBS values of CAP I and CAP II, no significant differences were detected (p = 0.065).
In the demineralized dentin, the measured means of TBS were 0 (control), 11.68 (CAP I) and 4.6 MPa (CAP II), respectively. When compared to the control samples, the TBS values of both CAP I and CAP II were significantly higher (p = 0.003 and 0.038; Mann-Whitney U test). Additionally, the TBS values after the CAP I treatment were significantly higher than after the CAP II applications (p = 0.05).
When comparing the TBS values of the non-demineralized dentin and the demineralized dentin, significant differences were only detected in the CAP II group (p = 0.009; Mann-Whitney U test), whereas the significance thresholds were not reached within the CAP I group and the control group (p > 0.05) (Fig. 1 ).
Mean tensile bond strength in non-demineralized and demineralized dentin. The asterisks indicate significant differences compared to the control group (p ≤ 0.05; Mann-Whitney U test). CAP I = plasma jet (kINPen® MED, neoplas tools GmbH, Greifswald, Germany), CAP II = DBD plasma source (PlasmaDerm®, Cinogy, Duderstadt, Germany).
Figs. (2A & B)
SEM backscatter electron images of the surface of non-demineralized dentin after control treatment and detachment (both 15 kV acceleration voltage, 500 x magnification). The displayed sections show a variable mixture of fractured resin tags located in dentinal tubules as well as empty tubules indicating adhesion failure within different depths of the hybrid layer (Fig. 2A ). Furthermore, only isolated areas of separations within the adhesive/composite were evident (mid left part of Fig. (2B )).
The representative SEM images of the non-demineralized and the demineralized dentin control samples showed a variable mixture of fractured resin tags that were located in dentinal tubules, as well as empty tubules, whereby the adhesion failures were located in different depths of the hybrid layer (Fig. 2A ). Only isolated areas of separations within the adhesive/composites were evident (Fig. 2B ). The corresponding detached composite surfaces showed fractured tags as well as intact tags (Figs. 3A & B ). In contrast, extended areas of fractures within the adhesive/composites dominated in the non-demineralized and the demineralized specimens that had been previously treated with CAP I or CAP II Figs. (4A , B & 5A , B ).
SEM secondary electron images of the composite surface detached from the same sample displayed in the Figs. (2A , 2B ) (both 15 kV acceleration voltage, 1500 x magnification). The shown composite surface exhibits a mixture of fractured resin tags Fig. (3A ) and intact tags (Fig. 2B ).
SEM backscatter electron images of the surface of non-demineralized dentin after CAP I (plasma jet) Figs. (4A , B ) and CAP II (DBD source) treatment Figs. (4A , B ) and detachment (both 15 kV acceleration voltage, 500 x magnification). The displayed sections show extended areas of fractures within the adhesive/composite in the non-demineralized specimens that had been previously treated with cold atmospheric plasma.
SEM backscatter electron images of the surface of demineralized dentin after CAP I (plasma jet) Figs. (5A , B ) and CAP II (DBD source) treatment Figs. (5A , B ) and detachment (both 15 kV acceleration voltage, 500 x magnification). Similar to the non-demineralized samples vast areas of fractures within the adhesive/composite are visible after additional plasma irradiation.
Cold atmospheric plasmas have previously been described as a way to improve dentin adhesive bonding. These effects have been attributed to an increased wettability of the dentin surface [20Dong X, Ritts AC, Staller C, Yu Q, Chen M, Wang Y. Evaluation of plasma treatment effects on improving adhesive-dentin bonding by using the same tooth controls and varying cross-sectional surface areas. Eur J Oral Sci 2013; 121(4): 355-62.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eos.12052] [PMID: 23841788] , 23Hirata R, Teixeira H, Ayres AP, et al. Long-term adhesion study of self-etching systems to plasma-treated dentin. J Adhes Dent 2015; 17(3): 227-33.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3290/j.jad.a34138] [PMID: 26159128] , 24Han GJ, Kim JH, Chung SN, et al. Effects of non-thermal atmospheric pressure pulsed plasma on the adhesion and durability of resin composite to dentin. Eur J Oral Sci 2014; 122(6): 417-23.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eos.12153] [PMID: 25311730] ]. However, these underlying studies have not investigated if the resulting enhancements of the bonding strengths might differ in size between the different plasma sources, or if they have depended on the degree of (de-) mineralization of the treated dentin. In order to address these questions, the aim of the present study has been to evaluate the influences of CAP irradiation on the two most commonly used types of plasma sources for dentin/adhesive interfacial bonding strength. It was hypothesized that a CAP application would result in significantly higher TBS values when compared to the non-irradiated specimens, regardless of the applied plasma source. Differently from this assumption, only the treatment that used the DBD source resulted in significantly higher TBS values when compared to the control samples in the non-demineralized dentin. However, in the demineralized dentin, the hypothesis was confirmed, whereby the application of the plasma jet was superior to the DBD device when regarding the TBS values.
Overall, the CAP irradiation that was emitted by the DBD source enhanced the TBS values significantly in both the non-demineralized dentin and the demineralized dentin, when compared to the samples that were unexposed to the plasma. Based upon these findings, these devices seem to be promising when regarding a broad use of them in adhesive dentistry. However, the TBS values that were obtained from the non-demineralized dentin were significantly higher than those that were recorded from the demineralized dentin. The demineralization that caused a relative reduction of the polar mineral components might have decreased the wettability to an extent. It is improbable that this situation can be fully compensated, even by a CAP treatment. Thus, it has to be expected that the effect size that is gained from the DBD plasma treatment will at least be diminished in the demineralized areas. This might be seriously considered, when regarding the applied clinical approaches, specifically, the caries excavation strategies. The CAP that was emitted by the plasma jet was found to improve the TBS values, but only in the demineralized dentin when compared to the other groups. It may, therefore, be considered of being applicable, in those teeth that are treated with an incomplete caries removal. In the healthy dentin, the wettability was either not sufficiently improved, or the enhanced wettability was neutralized by the adverse effects that diminished the adhesive/dentin bonding. Even though all of the answers cannot be satisfactorily retrieved from within the present approach, it has to be pointed out that the plasma jets were operated by using a gas stream, which was inevitably directed towards the treated surfaces, causing severe exsiccation. Despite the fact that rewetting was performed before any further processing, the occurred collapse of the exposed collagen structures might have been partially irreversible.
As a consequence, further studies may focus on these assumptions by keeping the dentins wet via applying irrigants during the CAP irradiation. Furthermore, the influences of varying irradiation parameters, as well as extended wetting storage times, might be investigated. In a good accordance with other studies, the TBS values varied within their respective groups. These variable values have previously been described as being due to structural inhomogeneities within the samples, e.g., dentinal sclerosis and inter-individual dentin consistencies [25Florescu A, Efrem IC, Haidoiu C, Hertzog R, Biclesanu FC. Microscopy comparative evaluation of the SE systems adhesion to normal and sclerotic dentin. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2015; 56(3): 1051-6.
[PMID: 26662138.5] , 26Farias DC, Lopes GC, Baratieri LN. Two-year clinical performance of a two-step etch-and-rinse adhesive in non-carious cervical lesions: Influence of subject’s age and dentin etching time. Clin Oral Investig 2015; 19(8): 1867-74.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00784-015-1399-2] [PMID: 25609033] ]. Overall, the obtained results are within a comparable range when related to other research. The TBS values that were measured after seven days were between three and 30 days of wetting storage time, as has been previously reported [27Elsayed A, Younes F, Lehmann F, Kern M. Tensile bond strength of so-called universal primers and universal multimode adhesives to zirconia and lithium disilicate ceramics. J Adhe Dentistry 2017; 12017:1-8 (8)
[http://dx.doi.org/10.3290/j.jad.a38436.] , 28Hallmann L, Ulmer P, Lehmann F, et al. Effect of surface modifications on the bond strength of zirconia ceramic with resin cement resin. Dent Mater 2016; 32(5): 631-9.
[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2016.02.001] [PMID: 26898723] ].
Cold Atmospheric Plasma Irradiation treatments are a promising approach in order to improve the adhesive/dentin bonding strength in restorative dentistry. However, the use of different plasma sources in the non-demineralized dentin and the demineralized dentin resulted in different TBS values. Within the limitations of the present study, it can be concluded that DBD plasma sources might be favorable over plasma jets. This is especially so, if complete caries excavations are performed before restoration. In demineralized dentin, plasma jets might be superior in terms of improving the strength of adhesive/dentin interfacial bonding.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE
CAPs can potentially enhance the adhesive/dentin interfacial bonding strength, whereby the effect seems to differ between different types of plasma sources and the degree of dentinal (de-)mineralization.
The institutional review board of the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, approved the collection of extracted human teeth (EA4/102/14).
No animals/humans were used for studies that are the basis of this research.
The authors would like to thank Dr. Herbert Renz (Department of Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) for his most valuable contribution in scanning electron microscopy.
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Gene Therapy for the “Butterfly Children”
Posted February 8, 2018 by Ricki Lewis, PhD in Uncategorized
Videos of the “butterfly children” are difficult to watch. The name comes from the delicate skin of people who have epidermolysis bullosa, which is reminiscent of the fragility of a butterfly’s wings. The slightest touch evokes painful blisters and peeling skin.
“I was born with the worst disease you never heard of,” says a young girl, Rafi Lily, in one video. “I know mom doesn’t want to hurt me, but taking off bandages is hard. It feels like fire is beating me up and sharp dogs teeth are digging into me. But we’ll have to do it all over tomorrow and the next day and every day for the rest of my life.”
In another video, Mikey has red marks on his face and neck, with gauze wrapped around his arms and legs. “He has blisters all over. Every time you go to remove a bandage, you’re touching an open sore,” says his mom Heather as the boy screams in the background.
“The worst disease you never heard of” is recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa – RDEB. It’s inherited from carrier parents. There’s a dominant form of DEB too.
“At a birth, nurses and doctors know right away and call for a pediatric dermatology consult,” says John Maslowski, president and chief executive officer of Fibrocell, which is conducting a phase 1/2 clinical trial for a gene therapy for RDEB. But the disease is so rare that sometimes it isn’t obvious. According to an article in the Washington Post, doctors repeatedly asked one mother if she had a herpes infection when they saw the missing skin on the bottoms of her newborn’s feet. When skin fell away when a nurse attempted to diaper the baby, RDEB seemed the more likely diagnosis.
Care Centers But No Long-Term Treatments
Children born with EB are referred quickly to an EB Center. In the US they’re at Stanford University, Columbia University, Cincinnati Children’s, the Mayo Clinic, and Children’s Hospital Colorado. The UK has four Centres of Excellence. Parents quickly learn that they’ll be providing the intensive care, which includes daily full body bandage changes and use of antibiotics and antiseptics.
“These aren’t like ace bandages, they’re made of special polymers that have low adhesion so they don’t tear the skin if a parent pulls a bandage off. Many families have problems with reimbursement for supplies, which can run to $10,000 a month in bandages alone,” says Maslowski. That’s much more of a problem in the US, where insurers may balk. DEBRA of America runs a Wound Care Distribution Program to help families and in the UK the National Health Service supplies bandages to patients.
The daily bandage changes, pricking of blisters, and removing flaky skin aren’t all the requirements. Bathing can take hours. Complications include anemia, malnutrition from mouth and esophagus sores that make eating nearly impossible, squamous cell carcinoma, and frequent hospitalizations for surgical procedures to cut fingers free from “mitten hands” and open the esophagus to ease eating. Over time rigid joints and deformities emerge as the damaged skin shrinks and tightens muscles and tendons into contractures.
If ever a disease was in need of a more lasting treatment, RDEB may be it.
Ex Vivo Gene Therapy Supplies Type VII Collagen
In healthy skin, anchoring fibrils made mostly of type VII collagen protein knit the thin epidermis to the dermis below. In RDEB, any of 200 mutations prevent fibril formation. The epidermis peels away, leaving sores, erosions, scars, and wounds. RDEB affects 1100 to 2500 people in the US, with about 2 in every million births.
Gene therapy uses viruses to deliver functional COL7A1 genes, which encode the collagen, into cells taken from patients and growing outside the body (“ex vivo”), and then injects the doctored self-cells into selected areas of skin. Several variations on the theme are underway – at King’s College in the UK, Holostem Terapie Avanzate s.r.i. in Austria, Necker Hospital for Sick Children and Genegraft in France, and in the US. The trials vary in the type of viral vectors that deliver the genes and whether the target cells are keratinocytes (from the epidermis) or fibroblasts (from the dermis).
Rather than a “one and done” introduction of gene-corrected cells into the bloodstream and meant to circulate everywhere, RDEB gene therapy is localized, and would ideally coincide with patients’ routine hospitalizations, treating one skin area at a time. But it isn’t like a game of whac-a-mole, targeting spots at random. “In younger children with RDEB, wounds start emerging on the body before they become immobile with contractures by their early teens. One of our clinical strategies is to treat earlier and prevent these small areas from becoming larger areas,” explains Maslowski. And instead of covering as much anatomical terrain as possible, focusing on certain areas may better improve quality of life – like the waistline, the mouth, and the fingers, he adds.
The Idea Evolves
I love to follow clues in the citations of a well-researched paper to trace the evolution of a treatment, from animal models and human cells, to human cells growing in or on animal models, through clinical trials. The long trajectory is why I hate the expression “find a cure,” as if a magical elixir is lurking in a corner of a lab, waiting for a lucky researcher to stumble upon it.
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It isn’t surprising that the first publication describing gene therapy for RDEB is from 2002. That was when the field was beginning to emerge from the clinical trial stranglehold that followed two deaths and leukemia in gene therapy trials, described in my book. Researchers at the University of Southern California corrected patients’ keratinocytes and fibroblasts and grew sheets of human skin, which they then grafted onto immune-deficient mice. There, the plastic-wrap-like patches built the anchoring fibrils missing in the patients’ skin. In 2003, the same group found that fibroblasts alone did the trick.
In 2008, the team from the UK injected unaltered fibroblasts from healthy donors into 5 people with RDEB, whose skin then made anchoring fibrils. A mix of type VII collagen from the fibroblasts plus scarce or abnormal protein from the patients apparently was sufficient to form fibrils. But cell therapy without genetic correction, doesn’t last long.
In 2016, the researchers in France grafted gene-corrected human skin fibroblasts onto mice. The cells, from RDEB patients, had received functioning COL7A1 genes via a retroviral vector. The grafts produced the needed collagen and voilà, fibrils formed and adhered epidermis to dermis. Alain Hovnanian and his co-workers plan to treat three patients with their own (autologous) corrected cells in the second half of 2018.
Meanwhile, the Stanford researchers, working with Abeona Therapeutics, had begun grafting sheets of autologous genetically-corrected keratinocytes onto wounds in patients in 2010, culminating in a report in 2016 on four patients. So far, the “gene-corrected autologous cell therapy,” called EB-101, is safe and effective: fibrils form, wounds heal, and no signs of cancer or immune rejection have appeared. The improvements diminished with time, suggesting the need for booster treatments – but that’s ok. The work received Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation from the FDA on January 29, and phase 3 clinical trial planning is underway.
Fibrocell is targeting autologous fibroblasts, and announced interim findings in September 2017 on the effect of their product, FCX-007, on five wounds treated in three adults. At the 12-week mark four of the wounds were greater than or equal to 70% healed and type VII collagen produced, although anchoring fibrils weren’t yet observed. But the cells are making the right stuff in the right place, safely. Coming up: phase 2, for children. Partner Intrexon provides the genetics expertise to Fibrocell’s dermatology expertise.
Fibrocell has an interesting background, reminiscent of the Seinfeld episode when Jerry makes fun of dermatologists for treating giant zits, then is reminded of skin cancer. In 2011 FDA approved Laviv azficel-T, a “personalized aesthetic cell therapy” that delivers patients’ own fibroblasts, mass-produced in a dish, to plump up smile lines with collagen made in situ. Company goals expanded into burn and acne scars, and then in 2012, as gene therapy in general became more promising, turned to rare inherited skin diseases with unmet needs. RDEB clearly fit the bill.
With several companies deploying gene-boosted cells against RDEB, future patients may have truly healing options – not just the daily bandaging. Summed up Maslowski, “The hope is that over time we can get a lasting effect in an area on the body and then, when the patient comes back for other surgeries, treat different areas. We can freeze the cells, so we don’t have to regrow them. The technology will create a coverage program for patients over time, to cover most of their skin.”
Images of skin supplied by DEBRA UK (www.debra.org.uk), the UK’s national charity supporting those directly affected by, and working with, epidermolysis bullosa.
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Ricki Lewis is a science writer with a PhD in genetics. The author of several textbooks and thousands of articles in scientific, medical, and consumer publications, Ricki's first narrative nonfiction book, "The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It," was published by St. Martin's Press in March 2012. In addition to writing, Ricki provides genetic counseling for parents-to-be at CareNet Medical Group in Schenectady, NY and teaches "Genethics" an online course for master's degree students at the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical Center.
Inge Schuster says:
as you mentioned EB-activities in Austria, I would like to draw your attention to a talk by Eva Maria Murauer, leader of the gene therapy group at the EB-house in Salzburg:
“Gene therapy approaches for epidermolysis bullosa” – https://slideslive.com/38899167/gene-therapy-approaches-for-epidermolysis-bullosa
In this easily understandable talk from November 2016, she showed healing of a large chronic wound in a 49 y old patient by transplanting skin sheets (each 35 cm2) grown from the patient’s stem cells that weregenetically corrected with healthy laminin A cDNA. 16 months later, the former wound was still covered by perfectly normal looking skin.
An article on this issue – however, in German language – can be found in my Blog: http://scienceblog.at/gentherapie-hoffnung-bei-schmetterlingskrankheit#
All the best to you – I hope you are well again!
Ricki Lewis, PhD says:
Thank you Inge! I’m a lot better.
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Debbie Schenk says:
I am excited and hopeful. But I am wondering for those who are older and years of scars wounds, and contractions will benefit from gene therapy infusion? I know it would not correct the years of damage but would it improve their quality of life and maybe lengthen it?
I don’t think the gene therapy could penetrate scar tissue, but if skin is peeling, could limit that. I hope that the clinical trials will consider older patients too, and that the therapy will help them. Thanks for your comment.
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James Hansen and Colleagues Offer Evidence for a Disruptive Call to Action
Posted December 3, 2013 by Damian Pattinson in Aggregators, Collections
The article PLOS ONE publishes today from James Hansen and colleagues, “Assessing Dangerous Climate Change: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature” is extraordinary in many ways. From its diverse list of authors to the breadth of the analysis and the conclusions that emerge, the paper goes beyond the scope of a traditional research article by dismantling boundaries between disciplines and adding a moral dimension to the collective dialogue. Most significant for scientists and non-scientists alike is the paper’s prediction that current carbon emissions targets will prove too high to prevent long-lasting, irreversible damage to the planet. As a result, the authors say, cohesive, unified action is required – now — to reduce fossil fuel emissions to pre-Industrial Era levels.
The former head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies is joined on this paper by seventeen high-profile academics with expertise across the climate research spectrum, from atmospheric science, earth science, and environmental science, to economics, global change, and public health, with the paper’s analysis reflecting all these topics. The authors assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. By calculating atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) as a function of fossil fuel emissions and examining the potential for reducing atmospheric CO2 through reforestation efforts and attempts to increase carbon in the soil, the authors re-evaluate fossil fuel emission reduction scenarios and conclude that an appropriate target is to keep global temperature within or close to the temperature range estimated for the Holocene, the interglacial period in which civilization first developed.
By accompanying their scientific analysis with an explicit call for action by governments, scientists, and average citizens, Hansen et al. go a large distance toward connecting the dots of current scientific and political discourse on climate change. They demonstrate why reductions delayed are far less meaningful than reductions now, how damaging the warming will be without these reductions, and the challenges presented by carbon extraction.
For PLOS ONE, which has in the past primarily published biomedical research, this paper represents a broadening in scope. As often happens at our journal, it comes about in response to a need from the scientific community—in this case, the need to publish fully peer-reviewed climate research in a high-profile venue, fully accessible to the entire world for free.
Few areas can benefit as much from the force of Open Access as climate change research: the combination of public, scientific, and governmental interest with the mounting misinformation, unsubstantiated opinions, and unsourced data make public access to original, well-reported, and peer-reviewed climate change research of utmost importance. We hope that this paper will be the first of many that deal with this rapidly growing area of multidisciplinary research.
To facilitate this objective, we are drawing on the findings of Hansen et al. to announce a call for papers in a new PLOS ONE Collection entitled, ‘Responding to Climate Change.’ The Collection will incorporate the broad range of areas covered in Hansen et al.’s paper, with a particular focus on work aimed at reducing fossil fuel emissions and returning the Earth and its ecosystems to a state of energy balance.
Areas in the call for papers include,
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PLOS ONE’s wide subject matter scope and broad publication criteria make it a perfect venue to collate and curate relevant articles in these vastly differing areas of research into one place. Our hope, which we share with the Hansen and colleagues, is that by encouraging and facilitating further research, replication, and sharing of both positive and negative results, this Collection will become a catalyst for continued climate research and policy formation, and will, as the authors suggest, lead to an energy-conservative, habitable, and thriving climate that can be sustained for many generations to come.
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Citation: Hansen J, Kharecha P, Sato M, Masson-Delmotte V, Ackerman F, et al. (2013) Assessing “Dangerous Climate Change”: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature. PLoS ONE 8(12): e81648. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081648
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Jason MacLean says:
When is the deadline for the call for papers for the collection “Responding to Climate Change”?
Kayla Graham says:
The deadline is ongoing. Please include a clear statement in the cover letter that the paper is intended for the Responding to Climate Change Collection. This will ensure that the staff will be aware of your submission to the Collection.
Thanks Kayla. Once my paper is finished I will check back to see if you are still considering submissions.
Maria Hernandez says:
Dear Kayla,
do you already have a final deadline for this collection or still ongoing?
Dear Maria,
The deadline for this collection is still ongoing.
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Shiva Raj Mishra says:
Dear Jason,
I am Shiva Raj from Nepal. I doing a research in community perception of climate variability and health risks in Nepal. I have almost finished a manuscript based on baseline of my work, the title of paper is related to perception of climate variability. Would this paper match to your areas ?
Also let me know, when this collection will be published ? Will all the papers will appear in Pubmed/Medline ?
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michael west says:
Is it possible, climate change (global warming, global weirding) whether human influenced and/or naturally occurring is a necessary driver of the evolution of intelligent species? Could this be a reason we don’t hear much from off world intelligences, they didn’t make it. I haven’t seen this addressed in any publication yet.
Chunping Zhang says:
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Jen Laloup says:
Hi Chunping,
A final deadline has not been set. We are still accepting submissions.
Caroline Van Hemert says:
Will review papers be considered for this collection? Also, is the submission deadline ongoing? Thank you!
The deadline is ongoing. Please contact PLOS Collections (collections@plos.org) with additional questions.
Jie Ban says:
Dear Jen,
when is the deadline for the collection “Responding to Climate Change”? Are you still considering submissions now?
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We are still considering submissions.
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Overwatch League Season 3: Talent Edition
With the hype about the players winding down as deadlines started to close, most teams have already announced their official roster for the upcoming season. While the players are an important part of the broadcast, much like regular sports the on-screen talent is also very important. For instance, when I see Collinsworth is casting the Patriots game I want to stab my eardrums. You need casters and analysts that offer incredible insight while also being entertaining. You need a team that is full of hype and that people like. I would argue that the talent team that the Overwatch League has it part of the reason why this eSport has been so successful.
Now that localization begins this season in the Overwatch League, this ambitious task does cause some questions like “What does this mean for the talent?” This means that they are going to need more people, to deploy around to every game as they currently do. The analysts are probably going to remain in LA to do their thing, just like it’s done in the NFL. Nothing has been mentioned to the fans. All we have to go by is that Custa has joined the desk crew as an analyst and unsurprisingly, JAKE has joined as a new caster.
There have been some cryptic posts from names like Puckett and Bren that hints to some major changes. But what? Are there going to be more casters? Are we losing desk people? What about #justice4reinforce? My theory? They’d be dumb to break up Bren/Sideshow especially with the addition of Custa, who they get along so well with. Puckett is a staple at the desk and it would be really hard to see him go. As much as I love Soe, I loved her more during the interviews than on the desk. So would the analyst desk consist of Puckett, Sideshow, Bren, and Custa? Are the theories right that Puckett will make the switch to COD and puts Soe as the host? I could see her doing well as the host, but I’m still team Puckett here.
There’s no announcement yet for additional casters. My theory is that the casting duos remain unchanged, except for the additions of new ones. My predictions? I feel as though Achilios and Wolf will stick around, only they will stay in Korea/Asia for the Asian homestands. Uber and Mr X. may relocated to the east coast to focus on homestands on that side of the country. Monte and Doa may be floaters that are primarily centered in the south. Then, JAKE and his unnamed partner will remain in LA for the west coast matches. I think separating the teams like this could make the most sense, from a logistics standpoint. But who will JAKE’s partner be? Some have suggested LemonKiwi, his world cup casting partner. Other’s have said Avast. I think Avast may work well moving up from Contenders casting to Overwatch League, but I’m not sure how well he’d work with JAKE. I think they are both pretty high energy guys who need a calmer presence on stage with them.
We still have some time for the Overwatch Season 3 to begin, so a lot can happen between then. It will be interesting to see who on the cast and crew are sticking around and who will be leaving. It may even be a little heartbreaking to see. I can’t wait though. Season 3 hype-mode: activated.
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Getting out of the ditch in 2010
Mr. Hale cut me off at the pass with his “hot seat” post this morning – it was a subject I was set on exploring this week, but he’s done such a good job locating the sources of the discontent that I’ll just refer you to it.
That being said, his summary begs a response.
So here’s my question: Have all the offseason moves left you with as much confidence in Richt as you ever had? Or did two years of stubborn insistence on a largely unsuccessful approach shake your belief?
Or perhaps more to the point — will you stick by Richt if Georgia finishes 8-5 again this year, but does it with a more fundamentally sound D, a better approach to kickoffs and a duo at tailback that understands how to play the position?
Barring a rash of injuries (and at certain key positions, it might not even take that much), an 8-5 result this season isn’t going to sit well with me. I say that primarily for two reasons. First, the schedule is considerably more favorable than last year’s. And second, if last year’s team could win eight games despite a minus-16 in turnover margin, I expect better results if the turnover situation improves. Which it should…
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Agree. Every body else has problems also. We should be in the thick of things. Close enough where a couple of breaks could land us in the dome. If we’re not I will be very disappointed.
Leave it to you Senator to give me some perspective I hadn’t considered. I’ve already responded to Hale’s piece in his Blog, and said I’d be fine with 8-5 so long as improvement was evident, effort was strong, and the defense progresses as the season goes along. Your post had me rethinking that a bit. But the rational side of me says that 8-5 may still not be reason to panic so long as those losses come early in the season. Of course, I’m one of those that would be happy with a one win season, but only if that one win is in Jacksonville.
We’re breaking in a freshmen QB with a new defensive coordinator with a new scheme, so I’ll hold my judgement on whether a certain win-loss record is acceptable or not. If we’re competitive, if we look good, well coached, etc. and a couple of breaks just don’t go our way and we end up 8-5 I won’t be happy, but I won’t have a problem with it. With that said, I feel if we’re well coached even with our issues we shouldn’t be worried about 8-5.
I am in this camp as well Jordan. 10 wins look like the number for me, but one game plus or minus wouldn’t surprise me since there are many unknowns for both us, and teams on our schedule. 8-5 looks like a shock level to me, but factors that cause that would have to be considered. I wouldn’t be happy about it but let’s say a game gets stolen like LSU did last year, we lose a couple of critical players for a key game, and keep every game competitive while looking solid on both sides of the ball. Slipping from 10 to 8 might be something I can rationalize if those factors played out.
I still expect us to win 10 with what I see now, but agree there are circumstances where 8-5 shouldn’t cause us to go Finebaum on CMR.
I certainly won’t be happy going 8-5 this year, but given Murray’s inexperience, and our entire D’s inexperience with the 3-4, I think it’ll take an equally disappointing 2011 season for me to begin thinking about Mark Richt’s job security.
He has two years but I am guessing we will do much better than 8-5 this year.
Barring injuries (the Mike Bobo AND Robert Edwards variety) I’m hard pressed to see a scenario where we go 8-5. Maybe Aaron Murray could be a total bust, maybe the defense could be the 1974 variety (good years to come). My seat of the pants tells me we’ll be much better than last year.
If your standard for a coach and a team are UF / Myers and UA / Saban, you are setting yourself up to be more than critical of any result. And apparently that has become the mindset. Coach Richt is an outstanding coach and so have his teams since he has been there. If the investors, shareholders, and managers in a business had the unreasonable expectations a lot of people have about a D1 football program, they would get out. Unreasonable! Some of your commentators are on point. New D coaches and system, young and inexperienced QB, RB tandem with one that has injuries, thin depth at certain positions, the stars may not align for us on kickoff, and etc…personally I just enjoy the games, buy tickets, give to the program, give to UGA, and hope everyone of those student-athletes at UGA enjoy their days at UGA like I did. 8 & 5. That is over 600 ball. Coach Richt’s numbers speak for themself… very good. If you want more than that, start a program of your own.
You honestly believe it’s unreasonable to expect more than eight wins this season, Will?
I guarantee you the coaches don’t.
JC in Powder Springs
With several SEC teams rebuilding, UGA’s 10 starters returning on O, a talented D, 2 top special teamers, and an easier schedule – 8-5 would be a catastrophe. Back-to-back 8-5’s culminated by a loss to gt in game 12, would reduce CMR to the level of Jim Donnan or Ron Zook. I don’t even think injuries would work as an excuse.
For reporters to say CMR is on the hot seat right now is foolish. But to say that after another 8-5 would be a huge understatement. CMR damn well better win 10+ games this season. He has no national championships and is too young to pull a Bobby Bowden ‘I’ll leave when I’m ready’.
tidefan
Isn’t “CMR damn well better win 10+ games this season” the definition of the hot seat?
I just don’t see a real strong difference between “on the hot seat” and putting someone on notice that the hot seat is looming.
HamDawg11
You’ve got them kinda fans, too….in bunches over in Bama!
We certainly do, and I imagine Finebaum has already pre-scripted the “Nick Saban is over-rated” episode of his show and will just fill in the name of the team that beats Alabama that Monday morning.
But the point here isn’t that a fanbase is being too critical (it’s not). It’s that there seems to be a certain fan characterized by JC here who wants the best of both worlds: he doesn’t want to be the fan that the Senator is critical of by saying Richt is on the hot seat, but then turns around to basically say the same thing: Richt better win this season.
Personally, I think ten wins is pretty reasonable considering the schedule, but I don’t think falling short of that is necessarily an indication of Richt’s inability to coach.
With that said, once the games are being played, I don’t think the “learning a new scheme” argument is really going to satisfy folks. Both Tuberville (whose tenure was the same length as Richt’s) and Fulmer were fired after the first season with a new coordinator, and both did so with a more satisfying record against their conference rivals than Richt enjoys. Fulmer could reasonably be dismissed from that comparison as Tennessee fans were disgruntled for a couple seasons, but when it was suggested Tuberville was on the hot seat in his final season, the average Auburn fan responded with “you wish.”
Keep in mind, I think Richt is an excellent football coach and I don’t believe he has proven any sort of deficient tendencies to believe he’ll never be a championship coach. But with that said, I could see someone like, say, Michael Adams disagreeing with me should UGA find itself in the Liberty Bowl this season while Tech and Florida head to the BCS again. If that’s the case — and I’m not suggesting it is considering it depends on the undetermined outcomes of two other teams — then Richt is in fact on the hot seat, deserved or not.
Going from 10 wins down to 8 wins can be excused somewhat as a ‘bad year’. Fans may accept excuses like tough schedule, rebuilding, ‘we made mistakes’, upsets, etc. Back to back 8-5’s with easier schedule and 10 returners on O says you haven’t learned from mistakes and are underperforming. Wouldn’t that be considered a “strong difference”.
JC, you’re arguing what would justify a hot seat, which is different from what I’m saying. I’m saying it’s splitting hairs to say someone is not on the hot seat (“hot seat” defined as pressure to win immediately) and saying that if someone doesn’t win now, they will be on the hot seat (or “damn well better win 10+ games”).
No. You’re not on the hot seat until you actually lose those 5 games in 2010, imho. But it depends upon one’s definition of hot seat, and I agree with others that it’s premature at this time. The games haven’t been played yet and we’re all speculating.
8-5 would be a total failure. Freshman QB? Lets be clear… he’s a red-shirt freshman, not a true freshman, and after horrible QB play last year there should be an improvement there.
We have a veteran offensive line, and tons of talent all over the place both on O and D.
Yeah, we are changing to a 3-4 defense and a new D coordinator, but those are good things compared to last year.
So another 8-5 year would be a total disaster.
We have 8 gimme wins: UofL-L, at SC, at MSU, at Colorado, Tenn, Vandy, at Kentucky, Idaho.
That means to get to 10 wins, we only need to win 2 of these: Arkansas, at Florida, at Auburn, Ga Tech
We have a GREAT schedule this year. Honestly, anything less than 10 wins is a disappointment, and 11 is extremely possible.
@ SC is a “gimme” win? Even Georgia’s best teams have struggled in Columbia. Playing them early in the season before Murray and the D have any quality game experience would hardly make this a “gimme” win in my book.
That being said, with the schedule, a regression the mean on turnovers, and a reasonable amount of injuries I fully expect this team to win 9-10 games. If it makes it through September unscathed I think 10+ is very realistic.
I also feel you can’t just throw out a record of 8-5 and say that will equal a failure as far as the season is concerned without knowing under what circumstances it occurred.
that would be “regression to the mean”
We know that Hale is not a dawg and likes to create issues. We have many foolish people who do not realize the quality head coach we have at UGA. I wonder what coach who has averaged over ten wins a season for the last ten years that they feel sure they can bring in to UGA. I think some people have been hitting the bottle a little to much.
We know that Hale is not a dawg and likes to create issues.
Walker07
Hahahaha. Wow. What a joke.
I thought I have read several times when Hale said he is not a Dawg fan too. I could be wrong though…
Not being a dawg fan isn’t the problem. The problem is that he likes to ‘create issues’. Hale is a reporter, and a really good one at that. He isn’t a Georgia fan which allows him to take an objective look at our program, and he states what he finds.
He’s definitely not the type who likes to ‘create issues,’ whatever that means.
He’s pretty good at analysis. I don’t know that reporting is really his thing.
The Richard Samuel stuff is tiresome. Look at Georgia’s RB depth chart in 08-09. Knowshon was almost certainly going to leave early. You’ve got brittle Caleb King and non-existent Dontavius Jackson. Why the hell would you NOT put Richard there as a freshman, hoping he could grow into the job once Knowshon flew the coop, for depth purposes alone?
And then this year, same situation with Caleb being brittle, Jackson a non-entity and Ealey an unknown quantity. If Richard opened last season at LB, Richt’s staff would have looked completely inept for not having enough RB depth.
They’ve made some bad personnel decisions through the years — every staff has — but the Samuel stuff is half-cocked Sunday morning quarterbacking at its worst.
Caleb King played a goodly part of last season with a busted jaw, so I’m not sure “brittle” is the best adjective you could use to describe him.
Hale didn’t put Richard Samuel in play. Mark Richt did. All Hale did was report on what the man said and put it into context. Last time I looked, that’s part of his job description.
That Samuel comment was not in reference to Hale. It’s in reference to all the hand-wringing over Samuel in general. Nothing more than not understanding the depth chart and revisionist history. There was a good reason he was there, even if it isn’t where he has the best potential.
Broken jaw notwithstanding, Caleb has a well-earned reputation for being injured with regularity. Remember, he missed a good portion of last season before he ever broke his jaw. The reputation goes back to his days in high school, and not just when he broke his leg as a senior. He has the potential to be phenomenal if he can stay healthy. He hasn’t done that for a full season in quite a while.
I’m really surprised by the responses and seeming acceptance of mediocrity. Seems like a lot of fans are willing to watch fl, bama and gt(!) advance their programs to national prominence – while Dawgs go 8-5 again?! Is it too much to expect top national recruits and highly paid coaches at UGA to actually produce top results?
Since CMR’s been at UGA, 3 coaches have been hired at other SEC programs and have gone on to win national championships! Which coach gets a national championship next – Dooley, Chizik, Johnson or Richt? I’ve heard excuses for 9 years. A great coach finds a way to overcome all the problems. CMR needs to win and win big – now. No more screw-ups and excuses.
Once you compared GT to UF and Bama I stopped reading.
I sure as hell am not going to sing the praises of yech, but they have had consecutive seasons of improvement and finished with a better record. I’m making the point that CMR is running out of chances to get it together and bring the Dawgs back to the top of the heap. 8-5 sucks!
“they have had consecutive seasons of improvement and finished with a better record”
I still wouldn’t call that National Prominence.
As far as Richt, he’s earned at least the three years on Grantham’s contract to turn it around. After that, who knows?
8-5 tends to happen against SEC competition when your QB and TB decide to be top NFL picks, you lose several other key players on your team to graduation, the draft and injury, then get hosed by inexplicably bad calls, and have the pointy ball bounce away from you all season.
None of these can be blamed on CMR, directional kicking and fair-catching notwithstanding.
If the NorthAve Dilberts don’t win their panty-waist conference, they probably don’t sniff a BCS at-large bid (and get the shit kicked out of them for the second straight year).
If karma is out there, CMR’s handling of discipline, bestowing well-deserved scholarships to walk-ons, and wooing high-character, kick-ass athletes this off-season should soon pay dividends for all true Dawg fans.
4 tickets, 4 hotdogs, 4 Cokes
GT. National prominence. Tee-hee.
Tom Osborne and Bobby Bowden agree. Going this long without a national title is just embarrassing.
Interesting point, but that era is long gone.
Do you really think schools will wait and be teased that long without a title?
MauiDawg
This is the first year I can honestly say that looking at the off season and the issues at hand, Richt has correctly addressed every one of them. Or at least made cognitive decisions on how to deal with them that makes sense to every one else “outside the arena”.
Enough of this b.s. “Richt on a hot seat” talk. Pretty much ALL Bulldog fans I know or have met..support Richt wholeheartedly. The program would have to have 2-3 really down seasons before that could even come into question. Richt has shown the ability to successfully evolve the program and when he has, it’s really paid dividends.
MauiDawg, I totally agree. CMR is not on a hot seat or even a warm seat. The 2011 class is coming in knowing that CMR & all of his coaching staff will be around for several more years. Personally I am very excited about the program for the next 4 years.
Saban was shocked when Tubbs left Auburn. If I remember correctly Saban said “well, I guess I am just one 7-5 season from getting fired!” So which SEC coach is on the hot seat? All of them! We have ESPN and Fox Sports and all the newspapers and web sites out there throwing bombs at coaches, plus a new generation of fans that think they “deserve” a BCSNT and want it now! How can a fan that has never had his ass busted out on that field think he deserves a title. Mr fan, you don’t deserve crap, except a possible drunk and disoderly! No coaches job could be considered safe today. If Richt is fired after one or two “bad” winning years it will be the ultimate in stupidity.
dawg4life
I agree with JC in Powder Springs!
How you get to 8-5 is very important. A year similar to 2001 (8-4) would not be problematic as we were in every game that year (lost 3 in the last minute), won a big game and were competitive against a Spurrier coached UF team.
A year where we get blown out by two or three of Auburn, UT, UF, or GT and lose to SC, KY, Vandy, or Arky to end at 8-5 would be very dissappointing. IF that happened and Evans did something stupid with CMR, I would not contribute another dime until Evans was gone.
IMO opinion Evans is very good AD moving towards great and would not do anything like that.
Ah UGA fans, gotta love them. No one ever answers the prime question “who do you get to take CMR’s place????” Name names and let us share the laughs. There are only 4 coaches with better records over the 10 year span and trust me 1-4 are not going to give UGA the time of day. This hot seat thing is around because there are only two SEC coaches that have been around long enough to be mentioned, CMR and The Hat.
Let’s just stop the stupid talk about hot seats, it’s much ado about nothing.
Fewest words = most walking ’round sense.
Thank you, ’69.
69Dawg, Sounds like you may have been around nearly as long as I have. Butts had Sinkwich & Trippi. Dooley had Herschel. CMR has done more with less than any other Dawg coach,period. Whoever the next Dawg coach is, He will not do as well as CMR. He is the best coach the Dawgs have had in my lifetime & better than any I ever expected My Dawgs to have.
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No trophy at the Walmart this year, boys. →
Eh, what the hell.
It’s the last night of the season and you deserve a game day post/comment thread.
FWIW, I think ‘Bama wins, but Clemson covers the spread.
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My heart says Clemson. Clemson looks better than they did a year ago. My head says ‘Bama. They’re still Bama.
baitstand
My heart says, “Don’t root for those crotch-groping perverts.”
My head says the same thing.
My heart says Clemson.
But, my wallet says Bama.
Same as it ever was.
I’d say Clemson looks better after the Ohio State game, but prior to that they played a lot of close games with mediocre teams.
I’m happy either way because one has to lose. I’m going with Clemson because I don’t see how the game week transition to Sark goes well. I guess Dabo finally proves that a nice guy can finish first.
I don’t see how the game week transition to Sark goes well
Lots of folks have said this all week, but it’s really more hoping than logic. sark isn’t chopped liver (even if he has damaged his liver) and it’s not like he just flown in yesterday. He’s been there all season. Plus, Kiffin called a stinker of a game against Washington. He had to go, imo.
Do you really think Saban wanted to make that decision to get rid of Junior? Regardless of the outcome, changing coordinators the week before the biggest game of the year isn’t what Little Nicky had in mind.
He might have wished that Kiffin would have his heart in it, but if not, he couldn’t stay, and yeah, that was Nick’s choice. Do you think Nick did something he didn’t want to do?
You misunderstand me. If Saban knew Kiffin was going to check out (unlike Kirby), he would have promoted Sarkisian after the SECCG. I’m not saying Saban made the wrong decision. I’m saying he certainly didn’t want it to work out this way.
The matchup to me is whether Clemson turns the ball over. When Clemson looks bad it usually is because of turnovers. We know about Bama’s scoring defense. I think Watson wins this game.
jt (the other one)
I live in Tampa its pretty cool to see my town go “all in” for the game. I have seen a LOT of Clemson fans around town. The great part is fans here can get to each venue by walking. All the visiting fans have been very appreciative of help in finding where they needed to go etc…
Oh the game…I think Bama’ honestly feels disrespected especially with Dabo and Clemson’s insistence they ran out of time last year. I think their defense is better and Clemson’s isn’t as good as last season. The “X” factor is the fact (love him or not) that Pruitt has faced this team and this attack a couple of times. I think the Bama’ defense feasts tonight oh in about an hour…
Btw – it REALLY stinks that this game is literally in my back yard and my team isn’t playing…
If Clemson (a program that traditionally is a tier behind us) can do it, then why not us?
“The great part is fans here can get to each venue by walking.”
As a former Tampan (South Tampa/Bayshore), I don’t this. Ray Jay is inland off of Dale Mabry. The only places within somewhat walking distance of the stadium are the strip clubs to the south. The beaches are quite a drive away; so is downtown/Channelside, Bern’s, Intl Plaza, etc.
…I don’t understand this…
I live in South Tampa built my home. The venues are all downtown. The Game is at Raymond James.
Yes except for the Beach Bash. It was in Clearwater otherwise everything for the game was downtown except the game. The beach is about a 20 minute drive from the game venue and the Raymond James is about 15 minutes from downtown. They have really improved the roads for the most part.
I want Clemson to win but not in a “changing of the guard” way. More of a alabama crashes and burns or on a fluky play. A “kick 6” type ending would be perfect.
illini84
Clemson gave up 35 to a decent Hokie team.
Double forfeit is the only good outcome for me.
How about a giant sinkhole that opens right underneath the field?
No deaths or injuries just the pain of not winning the MNC. If Lane was still there it would be nice for Saban to bust him in the mouth.
I would take both the R.E.C. and IPTAY getting both of them put on probation where both teams had to vacate all of their wins.
PJsPound
Living in Bama makes you loathe the Tide. However, I think Sark runs the ball a ton and Bama D plays well enough to keep the dynasty alive. All said with a little bit of vomit coming up. Go Daegs anyway.
Living at all makes you hate Alabama
Bama’s due a loss, right?
The Nelson Puppet
The ESPN pregame show was embarrassing. Who the hell is that “Marty” guy? Somebody needs to tell him he’s trying too hard.
Raleighwood Dawg
Marty was good back when he was an up and coming Nascar reporter. Now (like you said) he’s trying too hard and is starting to remind me of Tebow.
Good gracious this has been a big to do about nothing so far. Overhype. ESPN, shut up and get the game started.
College football decided it wants its ultimate game to be just like the SUper Bowl. An overhyped letdown.
And so it begins…7-0 Bama.
savagedawg
Who is Lane Kiffin pullin for?
Umm, Lane Kiffin. Isn’t it obvious?
Not impressed with Sark’s plan so far, they remind me of UGA’s 2015 offense with no ability to stretch the field but enough running to put a few up. They have had good field position all night (to this point)( but leave Clemson hanging around. Several batted balls at the line, why not use his legs to get him outside to run/throw?
Nashville West
It doesn’t matter who is playing, Herbie sucks. Turning sound off.
And that is a fact. Maybe the worst color guy in the WWL stable, adds no insight, simply states the obvious….over and over. His “color” is colored by his biases as well. They have the best color analyst in the CFB game is Todd Blackledge and subject the nation to Herbie’s simplicity in the biggest games.
Watched it on TV with Blackledge and Sean Mcdonough’s call on the radio.
Helluva game.
Man, wish I had known that was available. What a finish, think Clemson would have won in OT anyway, Bama’s defense had no answer for Williams or Renfroe, and their offense had nothing going for it all night.
I watched the coaches show, it was a lot of fun. The game is not shown as well. But you get actual good commentary instead of the those two on the national broadcast.
Where do you get that, over the internet, or was their an additional broadcast channel for this game? Have seen that before for big, stand alone games, but didn’t see that advertised.
It was on ESPN 2 (or ESPN NEWs) and was pretty good. Lot’s of interesting comments about targeting, PAT’s, and RPO reads, etc. I wish I had recorded it to review but nobody told me it would be another instant classic!
Thanks, guess I don’t watch ESPN enough to see the promotions for alternate options. Confident your decision was the better choice.
I don’t know what’s become of “Joyridingdog”, but if she’s still around and reads this, she’s going to beat y’alls asses.
2 years in a row these teams have not disappointed. Credit where credit is due.
Clemson has an embarrassment of riches at receiver.
Congratulations to Clemson.
That’ll work.
Clemmons!
I’m happy for Clemson and especially Watson. Sick of Nicky and his ill-tempered approach. Nice to see Pruitt lose too, frankly.
Let me know how happy you are next time they raid GA.
Like Alabama?
I was thinking more along the lines of, you know, Watson.
I guess you can make your won determination re: the comments downthread about whether we tried hard enough to get him or not. But being upset about “raiding” Ga? Ho hum.
Any concerns about the obvious pick plays for 2 TDs? As noted earlier, I think Bama’s offense and defense were both terrible but you almost could not miss those, happened right in front of the officials. If those are allowed to be run, every team would score inside the 5….even UGA. Chaney could look like a genius if the players over ruled the call sent in. 🙂
It makes up for the fact that Reuben Foster didn’t get ejected twice in the first half.
The last one wasn’t a pick. I’d have to rewatch the earlier one to make a judgment. A pick requires the wr to make contact with a defender other than his own.
Not everybody plays man there. Had they been in zone, the play would have either been defended or they may have called a pick. As it was the outside defender made no effort to cover the intended receiver so no pick.
Agree about 2nd one. This play seems to be one of the most missed by officials and has a big impact on the new imbalance between offenses and defenses that bothers me. Primarily because of where the play usually occurs but also because it goes in the larger bucket of how imbalanced offensive pass interference is relative to how the defense is treated.
It’s definitely not fair which is why you absolutely have to have a qb to take advantage of those advantages. If you have a qb with good judgment, an accurate and strong arm and either balls or ice water in his viens, you can win. If you got a weak armed stiff or a strong armed guy that can’t hit the roadside of a barn or a coward at the position, you can’t compete.
I know the guy we have has all the physical skills and I don’t think he’s scared. He needs to work on the mental aspects of the game so that he gets more comfortable which will hopefully lead to greater accuracy.
Clemson wins a natty with a qb the former coaches thought wasn’t good enough while we end up with a qb now playing at Iowa St and the other who is currently a back up punter………..sigh SMH
That is not true. At the time Richt did not recruit guys who were not at least in the 11th grade. Were Dabo recruited Watson since he was in the 9th grade. Watson was one of the reasons Richt changed his mind about recruiting earlier than 11th grade. Hell, Bobo tried hard to steal Watson.
Im guessing you didn’t see his tweet where Watson himself said specifically that Bobo didnt think he was good enough to play qb at UGA.
Richt/Bobo recruited a guy they didn’t think was good enough to play? No wonder Richt got fired.
A stat many have discounted decided this game :TOP. Some sustained drives and a fresh defense at the end and Bama wins. Clemson’s defense is pretty good also.
Thought it was definitely a factor, Clemson ran 100 plays. But given Bama’s depth from past recruiting, it should not have been a huge factor for them. Clemson offense had to run that many plays with lesser depth. Williams and Renfroe just roasted the Tide defense in the 2nd half and Pruitt couldn’t dial it up.
Chopdawg
The entire saga, from Clemson’s recruitment of Watson as a high-school sophomore thru last night’s unbelievable game, seems almost too perfect, like a riveting screenplay staged in high definition by a superb cast.
Sometimes I wish we could just have good 2 1/2 hour football games, the kind that can be enjoyed either in person or on TV, without the superheroics and the endless commercials and replays that modern top-level college football keeps giving us.
Don’t think ESPN could’ve ordered it up any better, and that bugs me somehow.
And if I thought He was really on the side of the WWL, I also would be very concerned. But I don’t think that is the case so I will just hope they go the way of the dinosaurs, or Enron, or….
It was dramatic though, and certainly fits the over used definition of an “instant classic”. Compelling TV, with some great subplots.
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Those were the days, my friends. →
A “cannon shot”
Year of the Gamecock (n.) – an era currently spanning the period from the second week of January to about the middle of the month of October for the years 1992-2010.
— from the GTP Lexicon
One of the great pleasures I took from the Lou Holtz era in Columbia was the sincere delusion that came upon the ‘Cock faithful like clockwork every preseason that this would be the year their beloved team would storm into Atlanta and seize an SEC title on the way to world dominance, as well as some converted safety playing quarterback going on to win the Heisman Trophy triumphantly. Oh, the celebrations to come!
They never did.
Weirdly, that kind of talk simmered down during Spurrier’s run at South Carolina, even though he achieved more than Holtz and coached two players that were worthy of Heisman consideration without snickering.
Now it seems like Agent Muschamp, of all people, is inspiring a return to the good ‘ol days. I mentioned Tori Gurley’s prediction on Finebaum the other day; check out this bravado from The Big Spur, a South Carolina message board.
UGA’s staff knows that the talent margin is closing, that we are no longer a team with a couple of nice pieces – that we are getting deep. Sandridge was a cannon shot. A championship playoff run, at a position of need, and we still get the commitment – regardless of what is being written about currently (and make no mistake, it isn’t a coincidence).
It has been a long time since we’ve been this deep. On the staff and on the roster. It’s the middle of July and we are all in the same range of commitments and we are ahead of them. Pressure is all on them.
The ‘Cocky talk, she burns.
If I’m lucky, these guys can take up a significant portion of the slack created when Stingtalk went dark on us. A blogger can only hope.
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How can they say with a straight face the talent gap is closing when we signed the #1 class in America (2nd all-time according to SB Nation) and they were #19 (7th in the SEC!)?
Cock delusion in July … just like the return of the swallows to San Juan Capistrano
Saxondawg
UGA: 14 5-stars, 48 4-stars.
SC: 0 5-stars, 4-stars. Rankings per Rivals.
They do have us on 3-stars, with 53 of those. We have only 24, so if we stage the battle using only 3-stars, they’ll indeed out-depth us.
I’m sure that’s what the chicken is talking about.
Edit: For SC, that should be 23 4-stars. Sorry. We have, with DRob, 63 blue-chip players (4 and 5-star) and they have 23, none of them high-end five-stars. UF and UT are about equal, with slightly more blue-chippers.
They probably think they rose higher than we did, but their 2017 class was rated #21 compared to our #3. Sax, math is hard for those from the Palmetto State.
They speak of Spurrier as if he actually won something at Sakerlina.
Spurrier would shoot them straight. It’s one thing I always sacrilegiously admired about Spurrier, he would be like “we suck” when it was true.
Also, who among our other last minute signers would we have told “sorry, we are full” to take Sandridge? Tyson Campbell? Quay Walker? Otis Reese? Tommy Bush? Any one of those guys would have been one of Sakerlina’s top 2-3 rated players.
Thorn Dawg
Mark my word, Sandridge will be a bust.
sectionzalum
the Year of Cock also features the Months of Seething – that period from the mid-October indignity of jousting with Kentucky for 4th place in the East, the annual loss to Clem Tech, through the triumphant defeat of Marshall or Ball State at the Poulan Weed-Eater Bowl in late December. One dare not speak of the commitment of Kevin Breedlove, Richard Seymour, or AJ Green during this period, lest one risk igniting a Grand Mal Cocky Hissyfit
Hey now, didn’t Sakerlina finish 2nd in the east and beat Michigan in their bowl game? I know it’s hard given their relative histories, but let’s not confuse the Cocks with Tennessee.
It’s fun to poke at the birds, but I still have a certain amount of respect for them after the 10’ 11’ amd 12 games. A couple of thise years we should have waxed them easily and we just shit the bed. I know we’re better at every position including 3rd string towel
boy, but until we shut down Sandstorm and make that damn bird a “Zaxbys Big three piece meal” I will just stay cautiously optimistic.
I suppose it’s my inner Munson
I will be playing Sandstorm as loud as my Bose system will crank as I leave Williams Brice after we crush their souls the evening of Sept 8
TMC DAWG
Who are these guys fooling? Themselves Right. We will be ready and focused. Remember Richt is not running this team anymore,, Dawgs by 14
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Hahahahahahahahhaa!!!
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
I’m not saying they won’t be good or a tough game or even beat us, but saying that the talent gap is closing is completely insane. Based on pure talent it is a simple fact that we are in fact widening the gap. Them getting one or two guys that we want doesn’t make up for the many (what, 16ish?) 5 stars we have that they don’t.
I am starting to think you are getting worried about this game. You are really reaching for some message board material. Quoting a former player on Finebaum and taking message boards as actual info? Go enjoy your summer, wait until the end of August to get scared.
Is this some kind of Gamecock mental jiu-jitsu? Ooh…
You know those quotes weren’t in any way taken as being substantive.
If you can’t have fun in the offseason, when can you?
It’s all fun. I’m not serious about much I write. I think we all know this game is a dogfight. 1/3 of sc’s roster will always come from the state of Georgia. This game feels right as an sec opener for both teams.
Seriously Sides? Scared? We aren’t scared of anyone, and shouldn’t be, but there is respect for many/most teams. You guys aren’t at the top of the list, but worthy of not being ridiculed, but to have your statement taken as legit you need to drop the silly stuff. What you might take from all this dialogue is that your HC seems as dumb with his mouth as he was at FU. One would think he had matured a little at this point but seems to be the same old Boom, the one that leads with his mouth. He should get some Ws on the field and stop with the stupid remarks, he is the one who doesn’t get respect from us, and he hasn’t earned any. Embarrassment to UGA that he received a degree in Athens.
We all have some delusional fans, SC has more than their fair share, but I wouldn’t have ever put you in that group until this comment. As the lexicon entry above states, this is the time for Cocks to crow so it does really indicate the silly season is upon us as we head into Media Days next week. Just didn’t see you as one who would lead the charge before this. See you in September, if our guys are through wetting the bed.
Boom=Chicken Shit.
All the pressure is on Georgia. It’s on the road. Senior running backs all went in the draft. It’s just your sophomore slump qb and a coach who averages 8 wins a season at Georgia.
Truth in the 1sr two sentences. Falls off sharply after that, 1) not everyone has a sophomore slump and, 2) 21 wins in two seasons averages to over 10 per season (and most allow a first season to be discounted for a new regime.) Talent gap grew over the winter. Our RB talent fell off, but we replaced with top drawer studs running behind a better OL. Kind of like two years ago, I don’t think we have to complete any passes to win. Biggest/only edge for SC is the home field, everything else favors us…by a decent margin. I am a “any given Saturday” guy in CFB but the timing hurts you, we have no one else to focus on early in the season, no chance we overlook you.
Cocks need to focus on beating Kentucky…for the first time in 5 years. It’s in Lexington so chances are the Cats will be favored to win again. When you’re getting owned by UK, best to keep the trash talk to a minimum.
That’s some quality trolling right there.
Do you really think the talent gap is closing? If so, please provide objective evidence. Over the last 3 recruiting cycles (which is also Muschump’s time in Columbia), Kirby has opened up a talent gulf (based on the 24/7 composite rankings) between the programs.
We got 13 5 stars.
The Yard Birds have ZERO.
Game over. There is nothing better than winning in March.
Yurdle
You would know, my friend.
We did go to the final four.
Our equestrian team is leaps and bounds better than yours.
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You could always apply for membership, Senator. 😏
“… there are a limited number of representatives from other schools we compete against).”
https://stingtalk.com/board/threads/stingtalk-primer-welcome-new-members-read-this-first.87273/
That fourth rule is doing some heavy lifting.
Ha! I am, however, finding the site to be currently open. Sooo… do your worst. 😉
Stingtalk is open again? How come nobody told me?
Membership has its privileges?
CKS just signed the best player from the state of Sackerlina in 2018, the kid was from Columbia. smh.
And he’s Bryan McClendon’s–who is now Carolina’s offensive coordinator-cousin, Really taking us to the woodshed.
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Boom’s bravado. What’s new?
randy adams (@randyad73431768)
Yup… Amusing, but getting old quickly. If we pick up what some think we will pick up (3 commitments) in the next few days, the potential is to jump as high #2, with 3 less commitments than Bama… Now that’s all speculation right now – but a very good chance that most, if not all of this could happen… I think that will be the Cannon Shot that hit’s the Gamecock right between the spurs…
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And it just happened. Picked up 3 recruits tonight, and now we have the No. 2 class behind Bama with less commits so far… meaning much like last year, we’re poised to take over the No. 1 slot by the New Signing Day.
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Chapter 162 - Ambush
Chapter 162: Ambush
Light glinted in Lu Haixuan’s eyes. In the end, he let out peals of laughter. “Well, since Brother Chen had already made up his mind, I will not press you. However, I want to let you know that the Lu family’s offer is always open for you.”
One-Needle-Li and Miss Jin Yi shook their heads and heaved sighs.
Without the recipe, it would be difficult for them to reach a deal with Chen Fan. Although the Lesser Essence Enhancing Pills was a supreme-grade elixir, it was not impossible for the Li Family or the Medicine God Valley Sect to create them on their own.
From then on, Chen Fan outright ignored buyers trying to bargain with him with money. By now, money meant very little to Chen Fan. Ever since he started selling the Yun Wu Spirit Water, the number in his bank account had long since surpassed 10 digits. However, so far, Chen Fan had withdrawn none of it, instead; he had wired the money to Sister An, to fund her acquisition of vacant city plots.
The suspicious transactions had caught the attention of his mother, but Chen Fan was able to make excuses each time his mother asked him about the money. Wang Xiaoyun knew her son was hiding something from her, however; she also saw the bigger picture: her son was not an ordinary average joe, instead, he was a powerful martial arts grandmaster. Therefore, she was not entirely surprised by large amounts of money her son had amassed.
“Well, since they had confessed that they have Spirit Medicine. I think I am in the right place.” Chen Fan thought to himself.
He had imprinted One-Needle-Li and the girl with his Immortal Will so that he could follow them to their base. Then, he would have to take the thousand-year-old medicine by force.
A Tribulation Celestial Lord could do whatever his heart desired.
The reason that Chen Fan didn’t resort to the more direct method earlier was simply that there was nothing that had even caught his interest. However, he was in great need of spirit herbs now and therefore, let it be the Li Family or the Medicine God Valley sect, he would take whatever he wanted from them without a second thought. If law and order would apply to a former Celestial Lord, why would anyone ever be motivated to cultivate?
Even as Chen Fan planned his next actions, people looked at him and sighed out their lamentation.
“This kid is in trouble. The Lu family is not going to let him get away with publicly refusing their offer.” Many people thought to themselves.
Lu family started as a small family Lin City, and by then they had become the dominating martial arts family in Tian Nan. They had overcome countless unimaginable difficulties, and they would be hard-pressed for people to think that their hands were clean as well. Chen Fan was a meek teenage boy in possession of something hugely valuable, the Lu family would not pass up the opportunity to further their power.
Second Lord Xin lamented in his mind.
He had been eyeing Chen Fan’s treasures for a while, but he didn’t put his plan into action due to his fear of Tong Shan’s strength. However, he suddenly gained much more powerful competitors, and he wagered that his chances of getting anything from Chen Fan had been reduced to zero.
After a few hours, the sun was setting behind the courtyard walls. Seeing no one was interested in his elixirs, Chen Fan gathered his bottles of pills and walked away. Many martial artists made way for him as if Chen Fan carried a deadly contagious disease.
Chen Fan didn’t pay much attention to the fearful or greedy glances around him. He was confident that he would be able to do away with anyone who dared to mean him harm.
“Ah-Ha! You are finally here! We have been waiting for you, and we are starving!” As soon as he returned to his room, he saw Lu Yanxue, and Miao Xiaoqian sat on his bed, looking at him.
“What are you two doing here?” Chen Fan was pleasantly surprised.
“Humph! You are such a reckless fool. If we didn’t come to check on you, you might have been swallowed whole by some of the bad people out there.” Lu Yanxue rolled his eyes at Chen Fan.
Miao Xiaoqian covered her mouth to stifle a giggle. “Don’t listen to her. Xiao Xue is just concerned about you. She cares about you, you see?”
Lu Yanxue blushed and yanked her tiny smooth-skinned fist up as if she was going to hit Miao Xiaoqian. Miao Xiaoqian squirmed and hurried to get out of harm’s way.
Chen Fan cracked a smile. He didn’t think that Lu Yanxue would have already fallen for him, after all, they had just met. However, Chen Fan could tell that the girl was kind and friendly by the fact that she would come to check on his well being.
“Fine, fine. That’s enough talking. Let’s go have some food!” Lu Yanxue opened her arms and suggested in her musical voice. “You should leave the manor after dinner. There are many… unsavory characters here, and they might mean you harm if they so much as don’t like the way you look at them.”
“I am a Grandmaster, why would I avoid these lowly scum?” Chen Fan said proudly.
“Yea, yea. You are a little prick, not a Grandmaster.” Lu Yanxue scoffed. “I wonder where you heard of this conference and how you found your way here. I purposely didn’t bring you in here, but little did I know that you got in nonetheless.”
“Just so! I have seen a few people sparring with each other. Their fight looks just like the ones on the TV. You know, stones flying everywhere and dangerous.” Miao Xiaoqian said as she stuck the tip of her tongue out.
“But Xiao Xue’s cousin, he… he is so HANDSOME! Much more handsome than even Korean Pop Stars.”
“Of course, Brother Haoxuan and Sister Yanwu were two of the most outstanding members of the younger generation in my family. The girls who wanted to be Brother Haoxuan’s girlfriend would line up from here to Chu Zhou City.” Lu Yanwu said with a smug smile.
“Sound like you are already in the line.” Miao Xiaoqian jested.
“Oh shut up!” Lu Yanxue shouted hotly.
The four of them left Lu family Manor and arrived at a night market. They found a bench and sat down.
They met each other in Chu Zhou City on the bus and went through unexpected trouble together. In the end, they met again at Lin City. If it wasn’t fate, they didn’t know what it was.
Seeing Chen Fan was much younger than them, the two girls lowered their guard and let themselves lose. They ordered a few cases of beers and swore to make Chen Fan drink until he dropped.
Chen Fan cracked a smile. He was an immortal cultivator, and therefore, no beer was going to make him drunk. Chen Fan rose to the challenge and taught the two girls a lesson in drinking.
In the end, Miao Xiaoqian finally regained some sense of time and said: “That’s enough guys, it’s almost midnight, we should head back.”
Lu Yanxue was still shouting in her drunken voice. She swore that she was not drunk yet and was going to see to it that Chen Fan pass out tonight.
In the end, Chen Fan and Miao Xiaoqian carried the stumbling girl away from the night market and walked toward the Lu family’s manor. The manor was about three kilometers away and the path was empty.
The four of them plodded on the path that hugged the lake shore. Except for the murmurs of waves kissing the stones on the shoreline, there was no other sound around them. Suddenly, Miao Xiaoqian had a premonition that something terrible was going to happen; fear seized her and made her shiver a little.
“Xiao Fan, Big Cousin, don’t you think it’s… too quiet?” Miao Xiaoqian asked.
“Yes, I agree. I have walked this way before and I don’t remember the path to be so empty.” A cool breeze from the lake had woke up Xiao Xue.
“That is because we have visitors.” Chen Fan said lightly.
“Visitors?” The two girls asked dumbfoundedly.
Suddenly, a shadow emerged from behind a street light pole. The man was holding a dart knife and his lips curled into an ugly grin. “Mr. Chen noticed us.” The shadow said.
“Sounds like my elixir is highly sought after.” Chen Fan shrugged. “Are you Ding Peng?”
The shadow shivered a little and retreated deeper into the darkness. He was a gangly young man in his early twenties. His fingers played with a glinting throwing knife restlessly. “You have a good memory, Mr. Chen. I only introduced myself once, and you remembered my name.”
“Second Lord Xin, Mad Sun, come out now.” Chen Fan said lightly.
A pin drop silence fell over the path; no one answered Chen Fan’s summon.
However, Chen Fan had detected a half dozen people hiding behind the bushes. Among them were Second Lord Xin and Mad Sun.
“Haha! Chen Beixuan, hand over the recipe for the Physic Refining Pill and the Essence Enhancing Pill!” With a string of sinister laughter, another few shadows emerged behind the bush.
The leader of the pack was Second Lord Xin, Mad Sun and the brawny man from Diamond Temple.
“Xiao Fan, what is going on? Why are they in our way?” Miao Xiaoqian asked fearfully.
Miao Xiaoqian nearly fainted when she saw these menacing faces. She hid behind Lu Yanxue. Lu Yanxue announced hotly at them: “I don’t care who you are. This is the Lu family’s territory, leave or I will tell my cousin Haoxuan. You won’t get away with this!”
The group of ambushers laughed out loud. Second Lord Xin shook his head and said: “Silly girl, do you think we would take action before we knew who we are dealing with? Your father Lu Shixun was from an off shot branch of the Lu family. Therefore, your complaints are as good as nothing. They only let you into the event because you are friends with some of the main family’s third generation kids. What would the Lu family do even if I did away with you today? Will they risk offending all of us just to avenge you?”
Lu Yanxue’s face paled after she heard the hurtful, yet to the point, remark.
Her biggest benefactor was the Lu family, it was a ruse she played all the time. However, having her ruse seen through by these ambushers, she felt helpless and naked.
“Second Lord Xin, I have told you that if you help me, I will not short you on the Body Tempering Pills. Why are you still doing this?” Chen Fan heaved a sigh.
“Hehe, because you are a useless kid in possession of something very precious. Chen Beixuan, you are not a martial artist, we all knew it. Why do you carry so many precious elixirs while you know you are defenseless? This is not stupidity, this is a sin! Plus, why would I have to work for it while I can just take it away from you by force?”Second Lord Xin sneered.
Such was the rule of Martial arts: the survival of the fittest.
“Indeed. Kiddo, we will let you go alive if you hand over your recipes and the elixirs. Otherwise…” Mad Sun wagged his head and said.
“Stop wasting our time, let’s do it! Break his leg and take him somewhere far from here. We are too close to the conference venue, and I don’t want trouble.” Ding Pen said with knitted brows.
His beady eyes scanned Lu Yanxue from head to toe, and the intent behind his glare scared Lu Yanxue.
“I call dibs on the Physic Refining Pills! “The big framed man from the Diamond Temple announced firmly.
“Very well.” The other replied.
In their minds, Chen Fan would not escape even if he was an incarnation of an immortal.
“What should we do? Xiao Fan… Xiao Xue…”
Miao Xiaoqian was shaken by the turn of events. Tears welled in her eyes and trickled down her cheeks. Meanwhile, Lu Yanxue managed to appear calm. However, life was draining very quickly from her overwrought face, and her legs were about to give in. A pang of despair suddenly came over her as she realized that no one would come to their rescue.
Suddenly, Chen Fan heaved a sigh. “I had thought that the mortals would play by the rules this time around. However, in the end, a strong fist is still more useful than anything else.”
“Thus it is, power is the only truth in this world.”
“Stop mumbling!” A few shadows shouted at Chen Fan.
Ding Pen threw the knife at the boy. Moonlight ran down from the shiny blade as the knife traced an arc in the air. It was flying toward Chen Fan’s feet.
Chen Fan shouted under his breath.
“Tong Shan!”
A huge figure emerged in front of Chen Fan all of a suddenly. It was as if a large Buddha statue was airdropped there to block the attacks.
Before the hulking frame, even the brawny man from the Diamond Temple looked like a small boy.
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Rebel With A Cause
On the face of it, the capture is rather simple — a young man walking in the city. On further inspection, though, I find the image more complex and moody.
In this nondescript urban setting, clumps of leaves litter two benches in a “park”, sans grass. Garbage bins stand guard nearby. The man strikes a James Dean pose as he pulls on a cigarette, collar up on the jacket. He walks with a confident gait, seemingly assured of his destination.
But what is the ultimate destination?
The subway wall truncates the eastern access, leaving the grungy alleyway as the sole means of passage. Security pillars and bars on the wall provide an additional atmosphere of incarceration. Is he entering the inescapable walls of the city, meandering to a destination, or attempting to flee?
Photo captured on Chicago’s North Side. Thoughts welcomed.
Tags: alley, black and white, chicago, james dean, mood, photography, rebel, story, street photography, urban
33 thoughts on “Rebel With A Cause”
Marita Poll Images on May 1, 2012 at 11:14 am said:
He looks pretty comfortable- I say he likes the urban jungle and plans to stay!
Brian Gaynor on May 1, 2012 at 12:27 pm said:
Yes, he does look quite comfortable. Thank you, Marita!
selah on May 1, 2012 at 11:18 am said:
I think that he is going to a destination..
Thanks for the observation, Vicky.
H2O by Joanna on May 1, 2012 at 11:30 am said:
love the ‘rebel without a cause’ thought…well captured Brian
Thanks, Joanna.
Frances antoinette on May 1, 2012 at 11:38 am said:
This picture got my imagination rolling: I thought of him as a spy in Russia lingering in the park to meet his contact to drop off some information he uncovered.
Now that’s an active imagination! Thanks, Frances.
compellingphotography on May 1, 2012 at 12:03 pm said:
He looks as if he is walking a familiar route, but we’ll never know. That’s one of the great things about photography, one shot of a split second on a stranger’s life allows people to make up a whole story about the individual and his destination. The photo provides the setting, our imagination fills in the blanks.
Well stated. Thanks very much for the feedback.
Polly Hoyt Nance on May 1, 2012 at 12:28 pm said:
This is absolutely fabulous and I especially love how you described your image with your fantastic words! This photo is definitely moody and so mysterious… It makes me wonder where he is going for sure! I guess he’s just cutting through the alleyways, but it makes for a better story not knowing! Fantastic photograph… the black and white really adds to the mood and mystery! Alfred Hitchcock like… except he’d probably want the shot from above or extremely up-close so that you feel helpless and in the man’s control… but that is a perk of being a film director… can do whatever shot whenever you want if you have a good enough budget! Great post… seriously… I think I’m going to have to pin this one to my “inspiring photography” board on pinterest… crediting you of course. 🙂
Polly, I appreciate the very kind words and feel free to “pin” the photo. Thank you.
Inga on May 1, 2012 at 4:25 pm said:
Very interesting and moody. Love the title. 🙂
Brian Gaynor on May 1, 2012 at 4:50 pm said:
Hi Inga, thank you for the comment!
Doug Couvillion on May 1, 2012 at 5:40 pm said:
I think your choice of black and white really makes this photo. I wonder if he’s just out walking and thinking about something?
You may be correct, Doug. Thanks for the feedback!
themofman on May 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm said:
You give a perfect breakdown of your “wish I made that” photo. Thoughts welcome? More of this, please!
You’re too kind, Allan. Thank you.
thom bradley on May 1, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:
The use of B/W makes this a stronger statement than color. Also, It truly captures the feeling of the moment and does honor to the classic photographs of James Dean. Well Done !!
Thom, thank you for the comment.
Lucianus Mauricius on May 1, 2012 at 9:32 pm said:
Numbers 1-1-2-4-2-11 come to mind. One person, one tree to the right, two benches on each side of him, four pillars in front of him, two garbage bins to the right and eleven bars on the doorway ahead. A person surrounded by numbered items made of wood, concrete plastic and metal, a world without life no means of escape and an alluring doomsday scenario (I know cliche). Yet, this is a personal gloom, not something publicized on History-Discovery-Animal Planet channels. It’s a man’s path seemingly leading no where, yet he keeps on walking, it’s solitude at it best…
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Numbers 1-1-2-4-2-11 come to mind. One person, one tree to the right, two benches on each side of him, four pillars in front of him, two garbage bins to the right and eleven bars on the doorway ahead. A person surrounded by numbered items made of wood, concrete plastic and metal, a world without life no means of escape and an alluring doomsday scenario (I know cliche). Yet, this is a personal gloom, not something publicized on History-Discovery-Animal Planet channels. It’s a man’s path seemingly leading no where, yet, he keeps on walking, it’s solitude at it best…
anotherthousandwords on May 2, 2012 at 4:12 pm said:
Absolutely great shot, Brian!
My first reaction: “Where is that?” Thought I knew almost every ‘Northside’ area…but, NO!
Thanks very much for the feedback. The location was around 1900 N. Sheffield.
Ransacked Muse on May 3, 2012 at 4:02 am said:
I like the stark contrasts and subtle suggestions of a hopeful lonesomeness. For some reason my mind’s eye imagines his uplifted left arm to be holding a very colorful lollipop to his eager lips, eyes alight with childish joy.
Kristy, your words and thoughts are wonderful. Thanks for the comment.
Ransacked Muse on May 6, 2012 at 12:26 pm said:
Santi on May 3, 2012 at 6:17 am said:
Great shot and concept!!! I like very much how you open the possibilities of “reading” this image!!!
Santi, thanks so much for the feedback!
flowerpoet on May 4, 2012 at 10:26 am said:
Everything is truly the meaning we give it. I see only conformity and ugliness in this slice of life. This man may be imitating a movie character but he conforms to current fashion and the marketing image in the ‘cool rebel’ act of smoking addiction. Beauty cannot exist without ugliness so thanks for the glimpse of a truly ugly setting. I know, ‘Ugliness is in the mind of the beholder’ to flip the old saying. To leave that setting behind or work to change it (group effort) takes far more courage than to live in it’s restrictions and limitations. We can self-liberate any time.
Shelley, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
danitacahill on May 13, 2012 at 7:22 pm said:
I like the lighting in this photo. I have many shots similar in that they are a scene at a park or along a path or lake with figures from the back. A figure in a photo adds so much more. Thanks for the likes on my photography blog, Brian. I really appreciate it!
Brian Gaynor on May 13, 2012 at 9:25 pm said:
I appreciate the feedback, Danita. Your photography blog is wonderful and I look forward to many future visits. Thank you.
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I recently updated my PVS and XenApp documentation scripts to match changes I made for the new Active Directory (AD) and Microsoft DHCP documentation scripts. Since Barry Schiffer is the author of the NetScaler script, I received his permission to make the same changes to his NetScaler documentation script.
Most of the stuff I changed for the new AD and DHCP scripts is from changes made to the Word Tables. In the new scripts, I learned how to create columns with a fixed width and how to have the header row flow across page breaks. In implementing those changes, I realized the Word code I had borrowed from Jeffery Hicks and others had lots of hard-coded values that I needed to change but I had no idea what the hard-coded values did. I had to dig around on MSDN to find the values and then removed all the hard-coded values from the scripts.
I also took the time to make some changes to some of the “errors” the script handled. The script will no longer abort if the CompanyName registry key is blank and the -CompanyName parameter is not used. I also realized that some scripts aborted if Cover Pages were not found and some did not abort. All the scripts were change to not abort but to give a warning message that the report will not have a Cover Page.
Some of the testers for the new scripts didn’t understand the error messages so I took the time to reword the Warning and Error messages and try to format them so they stand out more from the rest of the Warning or Error text.
Some people reported that when a script ended or aborted they received an error that the “variable word could not be found”. The scripts now test for the existence of the “word” variable before attempting to remove it.
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A study in simple semantics: meaning of racist and racism
Published by carolyn on Sun, 2019-08-18 21:29
By Carolyn Yeager
LIKE ANTI-SEMITE (OR ANTISEMITE), THE WORD RACIST IS increasing in politically-charged usage. This bodes ill for maintaining our shrinking "European-white majority societies” that are now sprinkled lightly around the world. The following are some thoughts I had concerning what to understand and how to engage when you are so labeled.
Is there a difference between Racialism and Racism? – both are “beliefs” according to Wikipedia.
Racialism is the belief that the human species is naturally divided into races, that are ostensibly distinct biological categories.
Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another.
There is no explanation for why the distinction between the two words. Most dictionaries define the two terms as synonymous.
Merriam Webster defines racism as a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities. Thus a racist would be a person who believes that race is the primary determinant of human traits. [In other words, innocent of superior-inferior connotations.]
However, a third meaning states that racism is “racial prejudice or discrimination.” Third meanings often convey the slang or popular current usage, irregardless of the historic, more traditional meaning. Some online dictionaries use that third meaning for their first meaning, which is why I chose to use M-W.
Merriam Webster writes that racism is a word of recent origin, not used before the 20th century. They go on to say that “Dictionaries are often treated as the final arbiter in arguments over a word’s meaning, but they are not always well suited for settling disputes.” This is because they explain how words are (or have been) actually used, not how some may feel that they should be used.
In 1903, W. E. B. Du Bois, a black civil rights activist and Pan-Africanist, said that racialism is the philosophical position that races existed, and that collective differences existed among races This is no doubt where the distinction between racialism and racism at Wikipedia came from. British-Ghanaian philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah summarized Du Bois's philosophical stance by writing that racialism is a value-neutral term and racism is a value-charged term.
Meaning of -ist
Let's now look at the meaning of the suffix -ist. It denotes a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc. Examples: apologist; dramatist; machinist; novelist; realist; socialist. Notice in all these cases, the person is a believer in, or a maker or user of that represented by the root word. A writer of dramas or novels; a maker of machines or apologies; a believer in realism or socialism. Thus a racist would be a believer in race or in race differences. That's all one can make out of it from the word itself.
Answers.com says that ist stands for “one who does.” This brings up the question of whether racist can be a proper word at all. Is it a naturally occurring word or an invented, created-for-a-purpose word? The ist in the words biologist or chemist wouldn't be considered as a suffix. If we take away ist from biologist, it would be biolog. That's not a word. Same with chemist. Technically, ist means what a person is. For example, if I were a biologist, I would study or practice biology. Similarly, rac is not a word. Adding ist (racist) means a person who studies race - or a person who practices race science or just believes in race. I believe in race and race-based differences, so I'm willing to be called a racist based on that definition.
Coined by the left
It does seem that racist is a coined word for the 21st century. Previously there was no purpose for the word so it didn't exist, even though feelings about race differences were greater and more pronounced in the past than now. But they were also accepted as natural and socially acceptable. Now it's politically purposeful to blame and shame with what may yet become the “word of the century.”
Here's a recent example of it's use in the current environment. Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is a homosexual trying to win over more black voters, who generally disapprove of homosexuality. Thus he is calling President Trump a 'racist' who is 'dividing America,' without any real evidence or defining the term. Most of the other Democrat candidates are doing the same.
But I don't think we have to accept it. We can remind our accusers of the true meaning of the word, it's actual content, whenever it's used against us. We can tell them they have to be more specific about what we have actually done or said, before they resort to labeling us in such a generalized way with a word of such questionable meaning. Every “crime” needs to be proved.
It's also important that we assert our authority over our language because it’s what we use to communicate ideas. It’s not a matter of going around proclaiming ourselves as racists, but defining the word properly when it’s used against us. We can also reject the popular notion that race difference is only skin color, or that if we acknowledge differences we are making value judgments. Differences found among racial groups can be observed by everyone and are backed by scientific studies that follow accepted protocols.
Race is a reality; racial differences are a part of that reality. We have every right, even duty, to acknowledge the real world. We deny that right to ourselves if we accept meanings for words in our common language that distort our common reality. It's shameful that our politicians do this! It's called Political Correctness, a tool used to take away your and my freedom, to emotionally enslave us.
So it's really important; it's not a small thing we can overlook. Therefore take a stand. Refuse to accept the words “racism” and “racist” unless they're used properly. State why. And by all means, don't use these words against your perceived enemies either, thinking you are somehow turning the tables on them. By doing so you are acknowledging the sentiment held within them, which then can be used against you. Better to find other words with which to express yourself.
Don't be a dope. Protect our language by insisting those who speak to you use precise language, or reject what they're saying if they don't.
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Hadding (not verified)Mon, 19/08/19
The French word racisme before 1920 seems to have meant preferential association with others of similar background. In that regard almost everybody is racist.
The word was originally applied to groups that a couple of decades later were no longer regarded as races. Panslavism and Pangermanism were original forms of "racisme" but the idea that Slavs and Germans were races was passé by the 1920s. http://national-socialist-worldview.blogspot.com/2012/10/on-unclear-orig...
A lot of extraneous baggage has been loaded onto the word racism that represents a bias against the concept.
Allan Hampton (not verified)Mon, 19/08/19
Excellent article, thank you. But what is the solution? All U.S citizens only common interest is the ratified 1788 U.S. Constitution, and citizen's powers to correct goverment Officiles are written in two Articles of the ratified 1788 U.S. Constitution.
Lorenz Kraus (not verified)Mon, 19/08/19
Benevolence versus Malevolence Framework on Race
I was thinking about this all summer. From a usage point of view, there is constructive racialism working from benevolence, and coming with solutions in hand, versus malevolent racism that is a reactive death spiral. This is where Trump gets in trouble. He comes across as a malevolent racist. He says AOC has to go back, but Puerto Rico is owned by the yankee imperialist. She has no place to go. The only reason AOC (and Omar etc) is in Congress is because of imperialism and other vices.
Problems breed problem and solutions breed solutions.
If Trump said, let's get rid of Puerto Rico's debt and get rid of this empire, and then send her back to run it, that would be constructive. He doesn't do that. This is the difference between Trump and Hitler. Hitler would have a solution. Trump just agitates and incites. It's the same thing with the Muslim ban. Trump wanted a scene.
In this and many more ways, National Socialism is benevolent racialism, while America's history on race is a huge fail due to malevolence and racism.
In a masonic theocracy, the ruling scum wants the white dog fighting the black dog, while the (((house))) wins. E. Michael Jones book/interviews on Slaughter of the Cities explains how this is public policy. The WASP-Jew establishment brought the black sharecroppers into northern ethnic catholic communities to destroy them. Hitler would never have done that.
This framework of benevolence versus malevolence on race allows us to extricate National Socialism from the American experience, and shows how National Socialism is better on race than America's racist alternatives. National Socialism aims for a well-run farm, while white supremacy and democratic socialism want a zoo overrun with racial tension, grievance politics, and race wars. This also explains Hitler's popularity outside the Anglo-world, and why no one celebrates Lincoln or Trump.
Because National Socialism is benevolent on race, it has universal appeal. The malevolent masonic powers must demonize it, or else they will be fully and permanently discredited.
Steve Trueblue (not verified)Mon, 26/08/19
Is Imperialism really a vice ? Always ?
China is curently imperialising aftrica getting them hopelssly into debt they can never repay. Strangely the shreiking marxist western critics of all things white imperial are silent about Africa being helplessly subverted. Certainly the Africans got/get some benefits from colonialism, and that breeds more of them to flood Europe. A few academics in Europe have been nearly crucified for suggesting mild European Colonialism could be re-introduced to keep Africans more happy at home. Because they can't manage themselves. They prosper when supervised. It was SA white farmers that boosted the black poulation 900pc. Meanwhile we musnt forget "revolutionary" Globalism is just MORE IMPERIALISM. And it's just too easy to criticise "isms" these days. Its a game propagated by leftwing uni professors destroying our society.
Richard Peak (not verified)Mon, 19/08/19
An interesting essay. Words
An interesting essay. Words evole and take on different meanings. They can be weaponized and, conversely, de-weaponized. as well.
Magnus Johansson (not verified)Tue, 20/08/19
Thank you, Carolyn, for a very informative, interesting and important article! I have one objection though:
"If we take away ist from biologist, it would be biolog. That's not a word."
Ha, ha! It actually is a word - in e.g. Swedish - and it means biologist. But I suppose you mean an English word, and that is correct, I believe, if it doesn't denote a biological log as opposed to perhaps an artificial log.
carolynTue, 20/08/19
Haha. Thanks for your
Haha. Thanks for your correction and good humor. I appreciate it.
Gilson (not verified)Tue, 20/08/19
Many good news!
Looks like Britain is heading towards a hard Brexit! And mostly thanks to the greatest living Nationalist of our times, Mr Farage - well, alongside Trump! (I'm not forgetting BoJo either)
To be a member of the EU is a bad deal for the productive northern european countries: Most of its 27 member states are really third world countries. To put it into perspective: It's like if a sucessful businessman like Trump would start associating himself with paupers, homeless people, criminals and assorted losers; in no time he'd go bankrupt.
More good news is that Poland is formalising its demand for WW2 reparations from Germany: €850 billion! And Greece is demanding a more humble €300 bil. We can only hope that the brainwashed Germans will start waking up to all the hatred directed at them by their "european" brothers: In the polish media there is non-stop racist anti-german propaganda going on.
The Poles forget that 2/3 of their territory was stolen from Germany; why don't they ask the Ruskies for reparations since Russia stole a big chunck of Poland?
The rationale behind the reparation "idea" demanded by the Poles, Greeks, Blacks is the same: To blame others for their own incompetence.
The Brexit will be no less than the greatest nationalist victory in Europe since 1933! Next Dexit, Frexit, Swexit, Danxit...The EU must be completed destroyed!
Again thank you Mr Farage!
EU delenda est!
Xωρίς Όνομα (not verified)Tue, 27/08/19
Gibson skipped history class
Gibson said: " ... The rationale behind the reparation "idea" demanded by the Poles, Greeks, Blacks is the same: To blame others for their own incompetence ... "
And my comment is: I certainly agree with the above statement as far as the Blacks goes and I know nothing about the Poles. However, as a Greek who knows my country's WWII history, I can assure you all if there is one European people who are 100% right to demand money from Germany, then this is the Greeks.
It is obvious at least to me that Gibson must have consistently skipped history class when s/he went to school, or s/he would have never made such an idiotic comment. I will advise her/him to go and research the subject, THEN come back and not merely apologize but profusely ask forgiveness for what s/he wrote.
As a small token of what the truth is, and why Greece should get reparations from Germany read this:
Germany attacked Greece on 6 April of 1941 and by the 27th Athens had fallen. Then the battle of Crete took place so by summer the majority of the country was under a very harsh military occupation by Bazi Germans. But the legitimacy of reparations has a lot more to do than the 4 yeas of being under the German military rule. During the German occupation, in addition to covering the cost of living for German troops, Greece as of 14.3.1942 was obliged to give the Germans a substantial monetary loan as part of which was used to finance the war in North Africa (!)
A Prominent Greek Economist, the late Xenophon Zolotas had revealed (newspaper "To Vima", June 2, 1991) that "even Hitler himself had indeed recognized the Third Reich loans from the Bank of Greece, and had also ordered the payment process to begin". Of course with Germany losing the war, the loan and its payment was conveniently forgotten by Germany as well as the allied powers who did not bring the matter forward when other similar issues were discussed and decided after the end of the war.
But Greece since the end of the war has not ceased to "remind" Germany of the pending loan. In 1964, a committee of lawyers was established, which held that the loan was Germany's contractual obligation, irrespectively of other remedies and war reparations.
The loan Greece was forced to make to Germany is a separate aspect apart from the general reparations our country is seeking for the looting of personal property and compensation for the destruction burned to the ground of many Greek villages. That is to say, the loan is neither compensation nor compensation.
Yes, it does pay to be a student of History and not skip class while at school.
Jim K. (not verified)Wed, 21/08/19
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Yet it is perfectly alright for israeli minister Rafi Perety to warn young Israelis to marry outside of their own faith is akin to "another" holocaust. That is not racism?
Dan Tanna (not verified)Sat, 24/08/19
Racism is pattern recognition
Racism is another word for pattern recognition. It’s a survival skill we’ve been taught throughout our lives. Pattern recognition has allowed us to develop hunting skills and farming skills throughout our evolution. You’re taught from a very young age to recognize which object is different from the others. It’s the basis for all scientific study. But if you happen to recognize that people who look a certain way also behave in a certain way, pattern recognition is now evil and you’re called a racist.
"Racism" not a political crime
No such thing as Racism anyway. Certainly not in terms of it being a political crime worthy of aggressive censure. Its Natural Territoriality from deep within our most ancient DNA , like when the dog chases the postman. The dog is not being racist.The dogs sentiment is YOU dont belong around here !Dog is doing pattern recognition, a vital survival skill in most animals.And we are blessed with that inclusion too. Its made us the greatest achieving species ever. SJWs sit at their keyboards feebly criminalising the natural behavours of everyone more successful- Raining Marxist expletives upon nearly everybody- which fails to disguise their toilet wall hate scribble as " socio-political discourse"- Such as men sitting on trains with their legs open feebly criminalised as "taking up too much space" Microaggressions. Nanoaggressions LOLSo racism is an inbuilt natural territoriality survival response that comes hard wired. Be mindful that strangers can be headhunters, pedophiles, cannibals and slavers -More slavery today than ever before.I am so glad that a storm of Marxist expletives can't alter our DNA- When will SJWs wake up to this simple biological fact ?
Better word for Racism
Isolated pools of people breeding longterm via ingroup preferences, produce distinct breeds of humans. Just like breeds of dogs & horses are distinct and produced by ingroup breeding. That's NOT a political crime. Nor is it a crime to acknowledge differences between breeds of people via our natural behaviour of pattern recognition.
To connote more explanatory meaning a better word would be breedism.
Some prefer poodles to Alsatians. Thats NOT a crime. Others prefer corgis to dachshunds. Still NO crime. Some men prefer Indian women. Others admire Chinese women. Not a crime is this. Its just natural likes and dislikes stemming from our natural inbuilt pattern recognition.
So breedism would be a more informative word. And it could never be a crime, no matter how loud the faux rage.
Postuma (not verified)Sun, 08/09/19
I believe the best approach when called a racist is to use the rote reply, In your opinion I'm a racist, you're just saying that because I'm white. Anti-racist is just a codeword for antiwhite.
Memorize this and don't engage. They use racist as a slur against anyone who is white and speaks up for white interests. This simple rejoinder will seed our word Antiwhite. Someday, I hope Antiwhite will have the same power to shame and shut up someone as Racist has now. This is the Bugster approach.
kevin afton (not verified)Wed, 11/09/19
No such thing as racism
My answer to the word racism is that there is no such thing.
Unless we find a word for every other "discrimination" that humans do regardless of race.
We "discriminate" against ugly people, dumb people, boring people, short people, fat people etc...
And using the word "discrimination" is completly arbitrary and subjective.
Why dont we use just having a preference?
Where do these Leftists draw the line between "discrimination" and "having a preference"?
If for example a beautiful woman refuse dumb, ugly and short men and marry a tall, handsome and smart man, what is it? Discrimination or preference?
It was sure an "unjust or prejudicial treatment", that was based on phisical characteristics, wasnt it? Just like "racism".
And we could make up many other examples like this.
Steve Trueblue (not verified)Wed, 11/09/19
kevin-well said. Left only criminalising natural behaviour
The failure worshipping Left just sit on their keyboards criminalising the natural behaviours of their more successful neighbours. But who are they to declare "criminal" normal behaviours innate in our DNA ? As you say, our natural pattern recognition is simply "discerning" what appeals to us. It cant be labelled a crime by failure oriented leftists who never made it to adulthood. They never mention the glaring opposite that people can have a fondness for people of foreign appearance say, Phillipino women. Wouldnt that be a race crime too ? Time has exposed the Lefts most laughable failure- and their mistaken policy of continuous activism has gone full circle with calls to reintroduce 1960s SEGRAGATION at US Universities. It was the left who angrily denounced segregation in the first place. meaning........ they are all just angry teenage contrarians.
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September 24, 2016 CassMorrisWrites 2 Comments
I am pleased and proud to announce that Book One of the Aven Cycle now has an official and for-real title! Look for
A Flame Arises
coming next fall!
Titling this book might have been the most arduous part of the process thus far! I am, for the record, rubbish at titling things. Back in my fanfic days, I pretty much stole all my good titles from Shakespeare or song lyrics. Those options weren’t precisely available to me for a Roman-era AU fantasy, though, so we ended up turning elsewhere.
Initially, I liked the idea of using some Latin terms related to fire — Pyria, Scintilla, Ignis, etc — but my editor determined that those might be too obscure and, well, frighteningly Latinate for a general audience. So after bouncing around some other general phrases, I ended up turning to Roman poetry for inspiration.
Unfortunately, even that wasn’t as simple as it might’ve been. My favorites among the poets, Catullus and Ovid, supplied mostly phrases that would do better to title romance novels than something in the historical fantasy genre. So I had to hunt around for different sources. Eventually I found Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura, which obliged me by talking quite a bit about elemental matters. Among those lines, I found the following gems:
quippe ubi nulla latens animai pars remaneret
in membris, cinere ut multa latet obrutus ignis,
unde reconflari sensus per membra repente
possit, ut ex igni caeco consurgere flamma?
–Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, Liber Quarta
In sooth, where no one part of soul remained
Lurking among the members, even as fire
Lurks buried under many ashes, whence
Could sense amain rekindled be in members,
As a flame arises from unseen fire?
–Lucretius, Of Natural Things, Book Four
And there it was! Or, there it was… eventually. We actually spent quite a bit of time exploring various translations of igni caeco, but none of them struck the ear quite right. The most amusing part of the process was when Sarah and I were trying out synonyms on the phone — while I was sitting in my pajamas in an empty bathtub in Las Vegas, because I was at a convention and didn’t want to wake my still-sleeping roommates! I am destined, it seems, to have important conversations in decidedly odd locations.
I’m so happy to finally have the title settled! It’s so hard to even talk about a book without that. But now, I’ve got a title and a release date — and soon there will be more! Over the coming months, I’ll be hard at work getting A Flame Arises ready for print as well as working hard on Book 2 — and no, don’t ask me for its title yet! ;D By spring, it’ll be time for cover reveal, buy links, and getting all the publicity ducks in a row.
Figures in History: Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
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Lady Mary Herbert, nee Sidney, was one of the foremost minds of Elizabethan England. More literary works in the period are dedicated to her than to any other woman, save only the Queen. She wrote and translated herself, and was perhaps the first female playwright in England; though her plays were never performed, one likely served as inspiration for Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. When her brother, Philip Sidney, a famous courtier and poet, died in the war in the Netherlands, Oxford and Cambridge published elegies to him and refused to let her contribute — so she basically thumbed her nose at them, marched herself to a printer, and published them herself — in addition to completing Philip’s last great work and publishing it as “The Countress of Pembroke’s Arcadia”.
Lady Mary was part of a family of extraordinary women. Her mother, Mary Sidney, was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth during her early reign, and in fact nursed the queen through smallpox in 1562. The queen survived, but Mary Sidney was badly scarred and never really appeared in public again. (The queen was less than gracious about this). Mary Herbert was also the aunt of the later English poet Lady Mary Wroth.
Me at Ludlow, geeking out over imagining my heroine running around this castle as a little girl
Mary grew up at Ludlow Castle (the ruins of which I was lucky enough to visit this summer), most often inseparably in the company of her sister Ambrosia. Their mother reportedly dressed them alike, and when Ambrosia died young, Mary was very greatly affected by the loss. To help her in her grief (and perhaps finally feeling a bit of pity for her erstwhile friend Mary Sidney), Queen Elizabeth suggested that young Mary come to court. Not long afterwards, her uncle Leicester (yes, that Leicester) arranged a marriage for Lady Mary with the much-older Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. He probably had about thirty years on her, but this actually seemed to work out quite well for them. His first two wives had left him with no children, and then Mary popped out four in five years. He was so delighted with her over this that thereafter, he pretty much gave her whatever she wanted. Invite over poets and writers for readings? Sure. Write your own play and want your friends to come over and read it? No problem. Custom-made laboratory so that you can have botanists and chemists come work and study just because it interests you? Go right ahead.
We don’t have any letters or diaries that speak to the personal nature of their relationship, but those details suggest to me that Henry Herbert was utterly besotted with his clever young wife. When he died, his will left her a truly enormous sum of money on the stipulation that she not remarry — and she never did.
That brings me to really the only scandal anyone ever came up with surrounding the Countess of Pembroke. Truly, she was beloved at just an absurd level. The royal court of Elizabethan England was, at best, a petty and back-biting place, and at worst, downright cutthroat. Yet almost no one has anything bad to say about Mary. She was considered beautiful, gracious, talented, witty, and virtuous. The only teensy tiny little blot on that near perfect record is an implication that she might have started having an affair with a doctor sometime after 1600 — by which point she would have been in her 40s, past childbearing, and probably she would’ve married him if it hadn’t been for the loss of income that would’ve entailed. It’s also possible that the scandal-lite was being pushed by one of her own sons (who did not live up to their mother’s virtuous reputation) who wanted to force her to remarry so that they’d have more cash on hand.
Ultimately, her reputation in her own day is summed up in her epitaph:
Underneath this sable hearse,
Lies the subject of all verse,
Sidney’s sister, Pembroke’s mother.
Death, ere thou hast slain another
Fair and learned and good as she,
Time shall throw a dart at thee.
If a female English-speaking writer were looking for a patron saint, you could do far worse than Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke.
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Talk:Arrest made over CoroCoro leak
Arrested? That's rather harsh. Sure, he disobeyed company policy, but was it really a crime? It's not like either Nintendo or CoroCoro lost revenue because of him. At worst he should be fired, and even that's pretty far. His defense was rather dumb, however: "My reason for revealing the images of the characters was to reveal the images of the characters." --IWannaBeTheVeryBest 21:07, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
Eh, why overcomplicate things? Sometimes you dig a hole to dig a hole. PLA 09:07, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
One wonders, is this guy the leaker who's been going like clockwork every month leading up to a new game?—Urutapu 22:43, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
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The literary vampire has a blood-sucking history.
The Vampire, the 1819 novel that fathered the vampire phenomenon in literature.
Vampires now occupy more space on more bookshelves than anyone – dead, undead or alive.
Novels about vampires good and bad, lonely, lost, and lustful, male and female have taken the literary world by storm.
I sometimes think there is more blood than ink being spilled on pages these days, and, in movies as well as in books, vampires have become their own accepted genre.
Vampires are heroes, villains, lovers, detectives, and even Abraham Lincoln became a vampire slayer.
Vampires prey on victims alone.
They run in packs.
They are cursed.
They are blessed.
They often live in haunted castles, forbidden mansions, and sometimes on Wall Street.
They walk the dark streets.
They hide back in the shadows.
They flaunt their fangs with style and class in public.
But who started all of this blood-sucking business anyway?
I always thought it was Abraham Stoker – call him Bram for short – who unleashed the diabolical terror of Count Dracula coming down from the blood-stained and horrified mountains of Transylvania.
But I was wrong.
Way back in 1819, John Polidori wrote The Vampyre while spending the summer with poet Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, who happened to create Frankenstein.
It must have been one wild, wicked, and nightmarish summer for somebody.
Then along came James Malcolm Rymer, who developed a penny serial from the mid-Victorian period and called it Varney the Vampire, Reviewers called it lengthy and dreadful.
And, finally, by 1871, Sheridan Le Fanu published Carmilla, the saucy tale of a lesbian vampire who sought the blood of lonely young women in the night.
They all had their place in literature.
But mostly they were forgotten.
Bram Stoker breathed life into Dracula.
And Dracula lives.
The king of the vampires even said in the novel: “My revenge is just begun. I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side.”
Apparently it is. To date, Dracula, as a character, has appeared in more than a thousand novels and two hundred films.
Bram Stoker birthed him.
And Dracula won’t go away.
The book was originally titled The Dead and Un-Dead.
But Stoker thought better of it, changed the name to The Un-Dead, then settled on Dracula.
During the early stages of the novel, Stoker had created a count called Wampyr.
That could have been the novel’s death knell.
Who could ever be afraid of wimpy Wampyr?
But, during his research, Stoker became intrigued by the name Dracula, the patronym of the descendants of Vlad II of Wallachia.
It could mean dragon.
It could mean Devil.
And Vlad III was known as the Impaler, a ruthless man who, it’s said, killed from 40,000 to 100,000 of his closest enemies by impaling them on sharp poles.
He did away with criminals, political rivals, and anyone he considered to be “useless to humanity.”
Dracula was frightening.
Vlad the Impaler was worse.
Bram Stoker, some believe, was also influenced by stories of a Hungarian Countess who tortured and killed as many as seven hundred young women so she could bathe in their blood, believing that it would preserve her youth.
Critics loved Dracula when the novel was published.
The Daily Mail proclaimed that Dracula was classic Gothic horror and reported that Stoker’s writing was far superior to the literary talents of Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and even Emily Bronte.
The reviewer said, “In seeking a parallel to this weird, powerful, and horrorful story, our mind reverts to such tales as the Mysteries of Udolpho, Frankenstein, The Fall of the House of Usher . . . but Dracula is even more appalling in its gloomy fascination than any of these.”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, sent Stoker a letter, saying, “I write to tell you how very much I have enjoyed reading Dracula. I think it is the very best story of diablerie which I have read for many years.”
Stoker found fans.
He didn’t find readers.
Or money.
He wrote eleven more sensational novels, including The Jewel of Seven Stars, but only the vampire Dracula would survive the ages. The novel did not become popular until long after Stoker’s death.
A theatrical production of the story was presented in the Lyceum Theater, but it lasted for only one performance. Dracula, in reality, did not become popular until the story was adapted as a 1922 motion picture named Nosferatu.
The novel was not a best seller for Bram Stoker. It was barely a seller at all. During the last year of his life, the author was so poverty-stricken that he had to petition the Royal Literary Fund for a compassionate grant.
By 1913, his widow, destitute and desperate, sold Stoker’s notes and outline of Dracula at a Sotheby’s auction.
They brought two pounds.
It is fascinating to read what literary and cultural scholars have thought about the novel over the years. One said Dracula represented anxiety over colonialism and racial mixing.
One believed the novel was a response to the powerful New Woman. One wrote that Dracula embodied latent homosexuality.
And another saw the Count as a figure of monopoly capitalism.
Bram Stoker only thought he created Dracula as a vampire.
It was enough.
Vampires now occupy more space on more bookshelves than anyone – dead or alive or undead.
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Festive start to the building of the innovation centre
On Thursday 13 July Coöperatie AVEBE U.A. planted the first 'potato' at Zernike Campus Groningen during the festive start to the building of the new Innovation Centre. A potato time capsule was taken as the symbolic basis for ongoing innovative development by Hans Hoekman, chairman of Avebe's Supervisory Board, and Ed Kraaijenzank, CFO, also vice-chairman of the Avebe's Board of Directors.
Innovation forms Avebe's core, and we want to extract everything to be had. It's great that we'll be able to do that here in our own region, with space for research and development and opportunities for cooperation with the right partners
- Ed Kraaijenzank, Avebe
At the new Innovation Centre Avebe, Groningen University and other companies in the agrofood sector will be working in close cooperation on research and education.
“Innovation forms Avebe's core, and we want to extract everything to be had. It's great that we'll be able to do that here in our own region, with space for research and development and opportunities for cooperation with the right partners”, says Ed Kraaijenzank.
Way clear for research and start-ups
Based on the design of SKETS architectuurstudio, the Innovation Centre will house a laboratory, test facilities, offices and a customer innovation centre. There will also be space for start-ups in the agrofood sector. The new location, with a gross area of approximately 7,500 m2, will be the work location of some 100 Avebe employees in R&D, Sales and Marketing. The Innovation Centre will be built by the building consortium BAM/Trebbe between Prof. Uilkensweg and De Mudden at Zernike Complex Groningen.
The new building is due for completion in the second quarter of 2018.
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CHATHAM – The proposed demolition of a home along Stage Harbor Road was halted by the historical commission last week, the second time in recent months the group has put a hold on plans to raze a historic structure in the neighborhood. The action comes as the commission prepares for a meeting Saturday of Stage Harbor Road property owners to discuss the creation of a National Historic Register District in the n...
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It Was Eyes To The Skies At the Marconi Maritime Center's Eclipse Party August 23, 2017
CHATHAM ─ If it looked like there was a party happening at the Marconi Maritime Center in Chatham on Monday, well, there was. But instead of celebrating all things maritime, this time the museum was looking to the skies as they hosted a festive gathering in honor of the historic partial eclipse. Attendees not only were given special opaque viewing glasses with which to view the moon as it passed in front of ...
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CHATHAM – Human remains discovered last Thursday at an Uncle Albert's Drive property during excavation for a swimming pool are thought to be Native American in origin, according to police. Initial examination by a state forensic anthropologist from the Chief Medical Examiner's Office indicated there were two to three sets of remains, which were buried about four feet deep. It appears to have been a family buri...
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CHATHAM – On Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Ted Henken will give a talk at the Eldredge Public Library about the long-fraught relationship between the U.S. and Cuba. “The main areas that I focus on are economic reforms and the emerging micro enterprises in the private sector,” Henken said. Specifically, Henken will explain how an increased access to the internet has affected Cuba’s economy. “Cuba is t...
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LVGEA says it will create more than 4,900 jobs over next five years
The LVGEA has facilitated 24 business expansions and relocations so far in 2017 that will create more than 4,900 jobs over the next five years, according to Jonas Peterson, the organization’s CEO and president, who added the region has had the highest private sector job growth in the nation. That number is expected to grow to 6,000 by the end of the year, surpassing the record number of 5,000 in 2016, he said.
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October 2, 2017 - 11:29 am
The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance honored Glenn Christenson, 68, the former chief financial officer at Station Casinos with its Leadership Award.
Las Vegas has come a long way in terms of diversifying the economy and has better positioned itself to withstand the next recession.
That’s the message that emerged from the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance’s annual awards dinner Sept. 28 at the Aria where 600 business and community leaders celebrated the region’s achievements and honored companies and business leaders.
“It’s been another big year, and we were breaking records last year for assisted job creation,” Peterson said. “You’re going to see more jobs coming out of our team than ever before, and that’s good for Southern Nevada.”
An example of Southern Nevada’s diversification was on display when the LVGEA gave an innovation award to Switch, a technology infrastructure company with one of the most advanced data centers in the world. One of the other nominees for the award was Hyperloop One, which has brought an international spotlight to Las Vegas with its testing of a tube transportation system that moves people and goods at 700 mph.
“You have some amazing companies in Southern Nevada, so much so that people don’t realize it. We’re looking for companies that are game-changers and doing breakthrough work in technology and in this case, Switch fits that bill,” Peterson said of the company’s honor.
Jeff Oberschelp, executive vice president of ecosystem services at Switch, said it’s exciting to receive the award and that it’s been a great journey in Las Vegas.
Last year, the Las Vegas-based company that operates data center facilities for servers of some of the largest companies in the world, turned on its super loop that connects Las Vegas to Reno via 500-mile fiber optic cable along U.S. Highway 95. It connects Reno to the Bay Area and the Bay Area to Los Angeles and Los Angeles to Las Vegas. That instantaneous connection enables California companies to relocate to Nevada and maintain a continuity of business.
Switch serves more than 1,000 clients that include eBay, Google, Intel, Cisco, PayPal, Fox, Zappos, Wells Fargo, Verizon, AT&T and Microsoft. Oberschelp said the state has been welcoming to its clients that have located to Nevada.
“It’s been fun to watch the economy change and grow, and I think we’re in a great run,” Oberschelp said. “If you think about how the economy was in 2008, and how it is now, it’s a remarkable change. It’s great to see the community working together, and great to see the business community working together to bring more jobs to Las Vegas. We’re happy to be here and love Nevada.”
Many Southern Nevada residents don’t see it, but the economy is becoming more diverse with new industries forming, Peterson said.
As the hardest hit state in the country, Nevada lost 186,000 jobs over three years of the recession and the jobless rate of nearly 14 percent, the highest in the country. It also led the nation in foreclosures and bankruptcies.
“When we do have that inevitable downturn, it’s going to be less traumatic for us. I also tend to think that we have (fewer) bubbles in the market right now,” Peterson said. “Yes. Everything is going up — housing and real estate — but I don’t know if we have the bubble that we had last time around. Will there be a recession? Absolutely. Do I think it will be as bad or severe? No.”
The LVGEA is partnering with the state to apply for the second headquarters that Amazon, an e-commerce and cloud computing company, has announced it will award to a North America city with proposals due Oct. 19. It plans to invest $5 billion on a new facility that would require 50,000 workers.
“We’re going to give it a really good shot,” Peterson said. “Corporate headquarters are one of the target industries we want to attract. We know those type of businesses can be successful here. It’s up to us to prove it, and we’re going to do that in our proposal. I think we have a lot of great attributes in Southern Nevada. It’s a marketplace that’s connected in the Southwest, growing rapidly, and a workforce that will surprise a lot of people.”
Peterson said people shouldn’t think that Nevada will be at a disadvantage in competing in size and skill of its workforce. No matter what market Amazon selects, it’s going to require the company to recruit and grow talent on a large scale.
The LVGEA honored Glenn Christenson, 68, the former chief financial officer at Station Casinos and a “powerful advocate for many years on issues that shape economic development” in Southern Nevada with its Leadership Award. He’s chairman emeritus of the LVGEA, former chairman of the Nevada State College Foundation and current chairman of the Clark County Community Implementation Council that’s overseeing the district’s reorganization.
“I have never been more excited about the prospects for Las Vegas than I am right now,” Christenson said. “We’re doing a much better job around economic development and diversity so that we will be more prepared in the advent we have a recession or decline in the economy. We have professional sports that we didn’t have before. We have the arts at The Smith Center. We can just compete with any community in the country to bring in these companies.”
There are a lot of “great reasons” for companies to come to Southern Nevada, but Christenson said that doesn’t mean the region can’t get better. It must focus on improving the educational system from kindergarten through advanced college degrees. There are “still a number of companies that aren’t coming here because of that and our workforce,” he said.
“If we’re strategic and think smart about how we can do a better job than that, I think there’s no stopping us,” Christenson said. “The reorganization of the Clark County School District while quite difficult and very disruptive over time will pay dividends for us. The better those students come out the better it is for the workforce and system of higher education.”
Christenson said Southern Nevada is in “so much of a better position than we were” a decade ago. He said the region was complacent and the recession “woke everybody up” that people needed to think differently. That has helped the business community get behind the educational system more than it ever had in the past, he said.
Peterson said Christenson is a deserving honoree as one of those leaders that has long been a part of the LVGEA.
“He’s exceptional,” Peterson said. “If there’s one person who you want to change the perception of an entire community, it would be Glenn. He’s done amazing work with education and economic development.”
The LVGEA announced it continues to work on its regional “Workforce Blueprint,” a study designed to understand the local workforce and where it needs to go. Set to be released in the coming weeks, it will identify the top, in-demand jobs and skills needed to support the economy through 2024, Peterson said.
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Blair – God Will Judge Me
March 4, 2006 Jyoti
Anti-war campaigners have criticised Tony Blair after he suggested his decision to go to war in Iraq would ultimately be judged by God.
The prime minister told ITV1’s Parkinson chat show: “If you believe in God (the judgement) is made by God.”
Reg Keys, whose son was killed in Iraq, said Mr Blair was “using God as a get-out for total strategic failure” and his comments were “abhorrent”.
(Source: BBC News)
Apparently, Butcher Blair will make his heartfelt confession on Parkinson tonight. I won’t be watching as my telly cost far too much to kick in.
Other guests on the show will be Osama Bin Laden and Adolf Hitler. Here’s a statement from Alastair Campbell, who now does Bin Laden’s PR:
“Tonight, Osama will open his heart to Parky’s viewers. Yeah, the bloke’s got a lot of flak for flying planes into the WTC and causing a certain amount of what the US military calls ‘collateral damage.’ But he really believes in God. He believes that God is telling him that he should go and kill as many non-believers as possible. I tell you, I nearly shed a tear when I heard the strength of Osama’s faith in god. You can’t help but be moved by his conviction that somewhere there’s a giant, all-powerful ghost who wants him to kill people in his name.”
Viewers will also be treated to some soul-searching from Mr. Hitler (also now handled by Alastair Campbell). I can present you with an exclusive snippet:
(Hitler)(turning to Tony Blair)”Tone, Tone – you’re exactly right! I know that people have protested against my leadership of Germany and my final solution but I was always carrying out God’s work! After all, it’s the Jews that killed God’s son! Only God can judge our actions!”
(Parky) “Err, harumph, yeah. But, er, wasn’t Jesus a Jew?”
(Adolf) “That’s Jewish propaganda! Jesus was obviously German, an Aryan! I know this because God told me!”
(Parky) “Er…ummm.”
(Blair) “Also, people forget how much Adolf clamped down on yob culture, something I’m trying to do in Britain now. His SA didn’t tolerate anything but RESPECT! Innit?”
(Hitler) “And I made the trains run on time! Don’t forget that, Tone.”
(Blair) “You’re a tough act to follow, but I’m doing my best, mate. ID cards, every citizen watched by hundreds of CCTV cameras a day and scaremongering about Muslim terrorists to keep the sheep… er… population docile and fearful. Of course, Binny helps me out with that. When the fear level drops, I just give him a ring and he pops a VHS in the post to Al Jazeera.”
(Bin Laden) “No worries, mate!”
(Hitler) “Yeah, you’ve done a lot for the cause of killing people in the name of God, Osama.”
(Bin Laden) “Ta, Addy. And yet, when I tell the filthy Western infidels, no offence, why I am killing them in God’s name, they get shirty with me! Innit marvellous?!”
(Blair) “I know just how you feel, Binny. All I’ve done is helped kill 100,000 Iraqi civilians and what do I get? Critics! They’re even marching in London, MY CITY, against me in a fortnight! I blame the lefties, it’s those socialists you have to watch.”
(Hitler) “Oh god, yes! The bleeding heart liberals! All I’d get was, ‘don’t kill the Jews, Adolf, leave the gays alone, why are you shooting all the shop stewards, don’t put us all in concentration camps.’ There’s no pleasing some people.”
(Blair) “But you made your mark, Addy. I’m very concerned how history will view my reich…er… premiership. But in end, aren’t we all agreed that only God can judge us?”
(Hitler) “Sho’ nuff! Testify, brother!”
(Bin Laden) “Innit? We’re beyond the ken of ordinary mortals.”
(Parky) “Lovely, lovely… well, join me again next week when my guests will be Pol Pot, Stalin and Ceausescu chatting about how a deformed workers’ state is better than no workers’ state at all. And now, to play us out, please give a big hand for JAMES BLUNT!”
(Blair) “Smashing, smashing! One of my faves!”
There you go. No reason for you to watch now.
McDonald’s On The Rocks!
March 4, 2006 March 4, 2006 Jyoti
Just FUCK OFF!
At last, it seems that McDonald’s is losing its hitherto stellar domination of the vast fast-food market in this country. This is not a regional or temporary blip, or a mere tactical realignment. They really are in trouble. Their poor performance in Britain dragged profit margins from McDonald’s European company-owned restaurants down to 14.9% of sales last year – from 15.6% in 2004. No new openings are planned for the coming year. Even McDonald’s European boss, Denis Hennequin, is struggling to put a happy face on the situation: “The UK has been in negative territory for a couple of years now,” he admitted. “The brand 15 years ago was very trendy and modern. It is now tired.”
(Source: The Guardian)
I’m not getting on a moral high-horse here: I’ve bought food at McDs and Burger King when I’m famished in town and too confused to stumble somewhere that serves real food. But for the past couple of years I’ve been consciously avoiding them. When I’m in town now, I tend to end up eating at Higgs, The Bless or Big Blue. Basically, anywhere but the big chains.
Part of that choice is political. I don’t want to give my money to a company like McDonalds, one that bullies and engages in dubious practices to protect its profits:
The verdict was devastating for McDonald’s. The judge ruled that they ‘exploit children’ with their advertising, produce ‘misleading’ advertising, are ‘culpably responsible’ for cruelty to animals, are ‘antipathetic’ to unionisation and pay their workers low wages. But Helen and Dave failed to prove all the points and so the Judge ruled that they HAD libelled McDonald’s and should pay 60,000 pounds damages. They refused and McDonald’s knew better than to pursue it. In March 1999 the Court of Appeal made further rulings that it was fair comment to say that McDonald’s employees worldwide “do badly in terms of pay and conditions”, and true that “if one eats enough McDonald’s food, one’s diet may well become high in fat etc., with the very real risk of heart disease.”
(Source: McSpotlight)
The bigger the company, the more evil it is. This isn’t to say that small companies are any more pure-hearted, they simply haven’t got the economic power to be as evil as their larger brethren.
But leaving the politics aside, I think the chains are losing customers because of taste and price. By the time you’ve bought your extruded, plastic food at a McTrough, it costs as much as and often more than real food from a cafe. And it still tastes godawful and makes you feel bilious two hours later. The only advantage is speed, often lost when you end up at the back of a disgruntled queue.
My pet hypothesis about these closures is that they mark a turning point in British culture. Whereas McDs, KFC, BK and the others epitomised the ’80s and grew in the ’90s, their concepts of food, value and service seem out-of-step with Noughties culture. I’m not saying that every Brit has become a little gourmet in the past few years but tastes are changing. What’s most encouraging is the report that kids are now turning off Ronald:
Kids may be easy to reach and influence; showering them with gifts and attention, and glamorous associations with what is cool and happening in their world can be brutally effective. But kids can be ruthless, too, when the lustre of desirability starts to fade, in turning their backs on the people, the trends – the brands – they once loved. The most devastating news for McDonald’s, and the thing they can do least about, is that they are becoming seriously uncool. A survey published last week revealed that Britain’s teenagers are turning their backs on the Golden Arches in droves. Just 1% of 13- to 15-year-olds said McDonald’s was their favourite meal, down 7% on a year ago.
We want good food, we want somewhere clean and comfortable to chat with our mates while we eat it and we’d like our money not to go to rapacious, bludgeoning corporations.
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6 Truths About Lupus That You Should Know
September 9, 2017 Sanjay Chabra, DO
About 1.5 million Americans have lupus, with 16,000 cases diagnosed each year. Approximately 5 million people worldwide have a form of lupus. There is very little public awareness about lupus; in fact, the only thing many people know about the disease is that singer/actress Selena Gomez announced she has the disease and has recently underwent a kidney transplant due to her Lupus.
"It can be difficult to make the diagnosis of lupus, as it is a very heterogeneous illness and can present differently from one patient to the next," says Sanjay Chabra, DO, Director of Rheumatology at St. Jude Heritage Medical Group in Fullerton.
Dr. Chabra explains lupus in more detail:
1. Lupus is an autoimmune disease. "This means that the immune system doesn't function properly--instead of fighting off bacteria, germs or other harmful things, as with a healthy person, the immune system will also cause injury to normal tissues in the body," Dr. Chabra says. "This triggers inflammation and pain that can happen just about anywhere in the body--skin, joints, and organs. There's no known cure for lupus at this time."
2. Women should be more wary of lupus than men. Anyone can get lupus, but 90 percent of lupus patients are women, according to the Lupus Foundation of America. The disease usually presents itself between the ages of 15 and 44.
3. Lupus is called the "great imitator." "That's because several of its symptoms--fatigue, headaches, anemia, and pain in the chest, joints or muscles--can also mimic many other health conditions," Dr. Chabra says. "And when you also consider that lupus affects people in different ways--one person may experience severe joint pain, another gets a rash on the cheeks, while more serious cases can have inflammation of the brain tissue or severe kidney complications--it can be hard to make a diagnosis." Doctors usually need to take a complete medical history, order lab tests, and perform a physical exam to reach a diagnosis of lupus.
4. Hair loss is just one of the side effects. It's not unusual for lupus patients to have thinning hair, either from the disease itself or as a result of treatment. Like other chronic illnesses, anxiety and depression can be another side effect of lupus. There's also an increased risk for other health problems, such as kidney disease, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Many people with lupus experience a loss of energy, i.e., fatigue.
5. Lupus symptoms come and go. "People with lupus may go a long time without experiencing any problems, but then symptoms can suddenly appear in what are called flares," Dr. Chabra says. "The severity of symptoms can vary, and they can be different from what a patient has previously experienced."
5. Sun is not a lupus patient's friend. "UV rays from the sun, or even from tanning beds or bright fluorescent lights, can trigger flares, so when you're outdoors during the day, it is important to stay in the shade as much as possible or wear protective clothing and sunscreen to block rays," Dr. Chabra says. Other triggers can be emotional or physical stress, fatigue or a cold or flu.
6. Treating lupus is a team effort. Generally, a rheumatologist works with a patient's primary doctor on guiding lupus care. Other medical specialists may also be called in, depending on the symptoms. For instance, if a patient has heart problems resulting from lupus, a cardiologist would join the health care team. A nephrologist would also help if there are kidney complications. Due to the myriad of factors involved, treatment is individualized to each patient and often involves chronic medication to prevent flares or damage to the body.
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PuzzleNation Product Review: Tak
Posted on April 13, 2017 by gmdirect
Puzzles and games are constantly advancing and innovating, incorporating new technologies, new production techniques, and a lengthy legacy to build upon. In this blog alone, we’ve looked at 3-D printed puzzles, logic games that involve actual lasers, and puzzles that were brought to life thanks to internet crowdfunding; none of these were possible fifteen or twenty years ago.
But today’s game is something different. It’s a brand new game that feels like a classic from centuries past, a board game that feels timeless.
Today, we’re reviewing Tak by James Ernest and Patrick Rothfuss.
You may recognize Rothfuss’s name from his Kingkiller Chronicles novels, including The Wise Man’s Fear, where he first referenced the tavern game Tak. Now, game designer James Ernest has helped him bring the game to life.
Tak has a very simple concept: two players each attempt to build a road connecting opposite sides of the game board. The first player to successfully complete their road wins.
To do so, you place game pieces called stones, one at a time, on various spaces on the board. The stones can either be played flat (meaning they’re part of your road) or standing on edge (meaning they’re a wall, blocking any road’s passage through that space).
It’s an easily grasped mechanic that allows for a great deal of gameplay flexibility. Since flat stones can be stacked, you can seize control of part of a road by placing your flat stone atop your opponent’s. Then again, your opponent could play his capstone, flatten one of your walls, and instantly make it part of his road.
The game can be played on boards as small as 3×3 and as large as 8×8, allowing for greater difficulty and strategic opportunities. And considering that you can move stacks of pieces (as long as your flat stone tops the stack), that opens the field even more for tactical moves to grant you control of more road.
With so many moves and countermoves available to the player, no two games of Tak feel alike, and even the puzzliest player will no doubt find themselves surprised by a cunning opponent. (And the game encourages this, since your very first move will be to place one of your opponent’s pieces on the board. Each player does this before continuing forward using only their own pieces.)
This balanced system ensures that players stay engaged until the very last move, making for an elegant play experience that feels earned, win or lose.
The full title of the game is actually Tak: A Beautiful Game, and it’s hard to disagree. The simple, yet distinct game pieces grant an earthy, homegrown feel to the game, and the gorgeous art (both in the companion book and the Selas 3×3 game board, pictured above) only enhance the experience.
Rothfuss and Ernest have really outdone themselves with this one. Tak feels at home in the 21st century as it would in the 18th. That’s something both rare and special.
The core version of Tak is available through Cheapass Games, and you can find other boards and variations at The Tinker’s Packs.
Posted in Games, PuzzleNation, Puzzles | Tagged Backgammon, Cheapass Games, crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, games, Geeking Out, James Ernest, Kickstarter, kingkiller chronicles, Patrick Rothfuss, Pop culture, product review, PuzzleNation, Puzzlin' fool, Stratego, tak, tak a beautiful game, the tinker's packs, the wise man's fear, Upwords | 8 Replies
Kickstarter Round-up!
International TableTop Day is this Saturday, a day where we celebrate getting together with family and friends to play games! Board games, card games, role-playing games, puzzles…anything that involves gathering in person and having fun around a table fits the bill!
But we simply can’t wait until Saturday — plus the office is closed that day — so we’re hosting our PuzzleNation’s TableTop Day event in-house TODAY! And I figured what better day could there be for a round-up of puzzly crowdfunding campaigns marking some of the newest and most intriguing projects in the puzzle-game industry today!
I’ve covered various campaigns for board games, card games, and puzzle projects across the Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding platforms over the years, and today I’d like to share three more that could use your attention.
The first is the strategy game Tak.
Tak is a collaboration between game designer James Ernest, head honcho of Cheapass Games and Hip Pocket Games, and author Patrick Rothfuss, creator of the Kingkiller Chronicle series, to bring to life a game featured in Rothfuss’s novel The Wise Man’s Fear.
The premise sounds simple: build a road of pieces connecting opposite sides of the board. By using some pieces as parts of your road and others as walls to block your opponent, this mix of chess, Stratego, and Go is all about strategy. Plus, the game is adaptable, playable on square boards as small as 3×3 and as large as 8×8.
This is a new pub game that feels like a timeless classic, and it looks perfect for puzzlers of all ages.
Now let’s move from the pub to outer space with another Kickstarter campaign, Avoid the Void.
This is a different sort of strategy game, since it’s all about outlasting your opponents, not completing a task first. In Avoid the Void, whole sectors of space are being replaced with black holes, and everyone is scrambling to gather resources and elude these hungry death traps.
You’ve got an ever-changing gameboard, intriguing alien races (including one resembling a piece of cake), and all the reason in the world to deceive, outmaneuver, and betray your fellow players, just so you can stay in the universe a little while longer.
This is a game designed for replayability, allowing you to indulge in all of the diabolical selfishness of games like Monopoly, but without the huge time commitment. After all, the universe is collapsing and there’s no time to waste!
And speaking of replayability, the makers of this last Kickstarter campaign are known for puzzle games with high replay factor. Let’s talk about Pyramid Arcade from Looney Labs.
We normally talk about Looney Labs card games like Fluxx or Loonacy, but their original product line revolved around the Looney Pyramids system: various games you can play with their signature colored pyramids.
Now, they’re launching Pyramid Arcade, covering TWENTY-TWO different games and encompassing 90 pyramids of various colors. It’s their largest release ever, and with all the variants and mini-games they’ve created for these game pieces over the years, this promises to be a game set with endless possibilities.
Pattern-matching games, chess- and Tic-Tac-Toe-inspired games, bluffing games, strategy games, and even a tower-building game…Pyramid Arcade literally has something for everyone.
These are three intriguing and very worthy projects, and I hope you contribute to one or more of them. As someone who has become a regular donor to various Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns, I am proud to have funded some marvelous new ideas and watched them take shape over the months that followed.
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Dan Lungren not conceding to Ami Bera in nailbiter
By Carolyn Lochhead on November 7, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Democrat Ami Bera is ahead by a razor-thin 184-votes against California GOP stalwart Dan Lungren in Sacramento, with with 88,406 votes to Lungren’s 88,222. Lungren is not conceding.
Bera is part of a new generation of Indian American and Mexican American immigrants or children of immigrants who are knocking on the political gates. They reflect the broader national demographic shift that handed President Obama re-election.
Bera’s advantage is due in part to a fresh district redrawn along community lines by a citizen redistricting commission. It was already a swing district but it became more evenly divided when Lungren lost some of his rural strongholds.
Lungren has been a fixture of California politics for decades, serving two terms as state attorney general and two stints in Congress, the first from Southern Californi, and making a failed bid for governor. A conservative Catholic who opposes abortion and same-sex marriage, leading the fight by House Republicans to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, Lungren sought to downplay social issues in his campaign.
Lungren campaign manager Jeff Wyly just put out this statement:
“Dan asked me to update you on the state of our race, which is currently one of the closest contests in the nation. There are tens of thousands of absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted, and we may not know the outcome of this race for days or even weeks. We remain cautiously optimistic and will monitor the final count closely. Please look for a follow-up email on opportunities to help make sure every ballot is counted.
“What we do know is how thankful we are for all your help and support. Thanks to you we knocked on thousands of doors, called thousands of voters and fought hard. Thank you for all you’ve done. We will keep you posted as the race develops.”
Carolyn Lochhead
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Does anybody want to hear about Boeing's MAX8 ?
Submitted by Bisbonian on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 10:34am
I had promised a few people here in town a lesson in “Bisbonian Aerodynamics”, but the reality is that I am too sick to concentrate on graphics and stuff, so that will be later. I tried to include just enough in this to make it understandable to those who don’t fly for a living:
For many decades, airplane manufacturers have built "stable" aircraft...if the pilot lets go of the controls, the plane will just keep on doing what it was doing before...and if there is a bump or other disturbance, the plane will (by physics, not by control inputs) automatically return to its previous state. This was a big improvement on the original airplanes, that required constant input from the pilots to remain airborne...with predictable results.
Imagine an arrow. Heavy pointy rock at one end, light fluffy feathers at the other end. Center of gravity is pretty close to that rock. Center of aerodynamic pressure (the effects of the air flowing past the arrow) is close to those feathers. You shoot the arrow, and it goes right to where you point it. Little deviations due to wind currents position the feathers a little sideways to the relative wind, and the feathers correct the path back to where you want it. Extremely stable flying machine.
We don't want our planes to be quite that stable, because we would like to be able to turn them. So the center of gravity gets moved aft, to about 1/4 of the way back on the wing. Center of aerodynamic pressure is aft of that, but not a lot. Now, those little bumps and air currents move us around, but the natural tendency of the airplane is to return to it's previous path.
Fighter planes need to be more maneuverable, so for a long time, natural stability was reduced farther all the time, until the F-16, which has "neutral" stability. i.e. none. Four computers keep it flying the way the pilot tells it to go, but the computers are continuously adjusting the flight controls to keep the airplane from going out of control. It's kind of like backing up a trailer, but with a computer.
We don't want our airliners to be that way.
But we got one. Unknown to us.
The 737 has been a fantastically successful airplane. It's the offspring of the 707/KC-135 that I flew in the Air Force, and I have loved flying it. It has been improved over the years, through various models...I rode in 737-100s in Hawaii in the 70's, I flew -200s in the 90's, -300s and -500s through the latter 90's and 00's. (Those two took the well balanced -200, stuck a much bigger engine on it, and that necessitated bigger tail surfaces to balance everything out...but Boeing overshot. They were too big, and the airplane oversteered, especially in the up and down dimension. The -500 was same size as a -200, but with way oversized controls, and was a pretty lousy flying airplane, without the autopilot. The -300 was longer, and not as bad for overcontrolling. Both were naturally stable...just not as stable as I was used to.)
Handling was improved with the -700, and it flies pretty decently. The real problems with it are the autopilot, and I hear that is mostly because we bought the cheapest software for it. The autopilot was programed by some millenial who read about flying in a book, and has never even driven a car, let alone an airplane. Kludgy.
The -800 is a stretched -700. This is where the real problems start. We've taken a small, regional airliner, designed for short hops, and tried to turn it into something that would go to Hawaii. Airlines bought a bunch for that purpose, and then found out that they couldn't make money on that route, because at the fuel loads required for the trip, it was too heavy to get to higher altitudes where it could burn less fuel. A new engine was in order.
The biggest limiting factor on growing the 737 is the short, stubby little landing gear. The first engine upgrade demanded moving the engines partly forward of the wing, and flattening the bottom of the nacelle. The long fuselage of the 800 requires a tail skid, to try and prevent damage to the plane during takeoff and landing. Getting the plane into landing attitudes that were fine in a -700, could cause major damage in an -800 by hitting the rear end on the runway.
In order to get an -800 to go to Hawaii, we needed a bigger, more efficient engine. That combination was called the MAX8. Well, guess what. that bigger engine had to go even farther forward, and be more flattened on the bottom. When we rotate the airplane to take off, the underside of those forward mounted engines create lift, and that forward placed lift moves the center of aerodynamic pressure much closer to the center of gravity, making the plane less stable. (No one told us this). What "unstable" means, in this case, is that a tiny bit of pilot input will, at that point, result in a highly disproportionate aircraft response. To overcome that, Boeing installed a software patch that would, if the nose got too high on takeoff, adjust the tail to forcefully push the nose down. (No one told us this, either). The input to the computer comes from ONE sensor on the side of the plane, that measures the angle of the relative wind. (Not four redundant sensors, like on the F-16) So, if that one sensor has a malfunction, the plane rolls the trim forward for 10 seconds (I NEVER make a ten second long trim change...that's immense). If that still doesn't fix the angle, it does another ten seconds. And another, until the plane is uncontrollable to the pilots. (No one told us any of this.)
So, after the first crash, Boeing's first response was, "Well, all you have to do is turn off the electric trim...then the MCAS can't run the trim forward any more". To which we replied WTF is MCAS? "Oh, it's a system we installed to make the airplane safer. no big deal, really, we didn't figure you needed to know."
So, on takeoff, really the most critical phase of flight, in between talking to the tower, setting takeoff thrust, monitoring engines for proper reaction, steering down the centerline of the runway in a crosswind, calling out the go-no go speed, rotating the nose to the proper angle, slowly enough not to bash the tail into the runway, lifting off (here is where the stall warning started for both fatal flights, due to the failed Angle sensor...the stall warning shakes the control column, and makes a rattling racket). Start climbing away from the ground, and possibly pushing the nose forward to get out of a perceived stall, get the landing gear up, and flaps up, and BAM, ten seconds of nose-down trim (the system only works when the flaps are up...yeah, you guessed it, nobody told us about that) Trim back, at least some of that, which resets the system (nobody told us) and BAM, ten more seconds of nose-down trim. At this point, you are away from the runway, and the GPS knows this, and you are too low, don't have the landing gear down, and are not in position to land. The airplane has various loud warning systems that go off for each of these things, a mans voice yelling TOO LOW, TERRAIN! TOO LOW, GEAR! TOO LOW, FLAPS!, PULL UP! PULL UP!, repeating these things over and over.
So, one thing is telling you to pull up, and the stick shaker is telling you to push forward, and for your entire flying career the most dangerous, immediate action problem is a stall at low altitude...but somehow you are to put that all aside, and calmly turn off the electric trim switches.
I saw an article last night, Boeing is saying they can get a new software patch in place by next week, and everything will be hunky dory. It needs far more than a software patch. Critical flightpath decisions made by a computer need to rely on more than a single input (one Angle of Attack sensor). One can be wrong. It has been, so far, twice. Killing, on average, about 170 people per occurrence. Two would be better, three would be far better, and is the usual aeronutical standard for such questions. If one says one thing, and the other two agree on something else, at least you've got a pretty good chance of figuring out who is right.
I believe that an airliner that is aerodynamically unstable, in a certain flight regime, never should have been certified in the first place. But Boeing/USA/FAA are in an all out commercial battle with Airbus/France, and that's how these things happen.
The bottom line: This patch job solution to keep an unstable aircraft flying would be fine, if it were a fighter. Except that even in a fighter, it would rely on at least three independent inputs from the sensors, to rule out a sensor that was malfunctioning (the F-16 uses 4). To place complete reliance on one sensor on the plane is absolutely insane...and obviously fatal. It should be criminal. The black boxes are now in France, to be investigated; Boeing and the FAA are now bystanders. So who knows...some (partisan based) justice might be forthcoming.
Here is some supplemental reading that is pretty good: https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/the-world-pulls-the-andon-cord...
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Submitted by Azazello on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 10:49am
Thanks, Bisbo.
I was just about to email you for your opinion.
And also, about a problem a certain airline is having with its maintenance workers.
@Azazello , why am I not surprised that you are the first one here. I keep re-writing, adjusting, sanitizing certain references about things I can talk about in emails, but not here. I think the maintenance issues are in that realm, too.
"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X
According to this article,
@Bisbonian
there were two other incidents where the plane began to pitch over as soon as the autopilot was engaged. They saved their planes by simply switching off the autopilot.
In reports filed last year in a database compiled by NASA, the pilots said that soon after engaging the autopilot on their planes, the nose tilted down sharply.
In both cases they recovered quickly after disconnecting the autopilot, they said.
The problem as described by the pilots, however, did not appear related to a new automated anti-stall system that was suspected of contributing to a deadly October crash in Indonesia.
How soon after take-off is the autopilot normally engaged ?
#1 , why am I not surprised that you are the first one here. I keep re-writing, adjusting, sanitizing certain references about things I can talk about in emails, but not here. I think the maintenance issues are in that realm, too.
Submitted by Bisbonian on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:19pm
@Azazello , The Jakarta and Ethiopian crashes were not the autopilot. That's one of the insidious things about this MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System) (i.e. software patch for bad aerodynamics)...it only works when the autopilot is OFF! It flies the plane when the pilot thinks he is supposed to be flying the plane. And Boeing didn't tell anyone it was there, until After the Jakarta crash...and they weren't fully forthcoming even then. The flight crew that flew the Jakarta accident plane BEFORE the crashed flight also had MCAS issues. They struggled with it for a while, and finally turned off the electric stabilizer trim switches, and then trimmed the aircraft through the wheel and pulley system still in the cockpit (thank some old Boeing engineer). Unfortunately, that information was not passed off to the next crew.
Those two incidents with the autopilot are, unfortunately, a different issue. Fortunately, easily solved by the typical pilot trouble shooting algorithm. "Turn that on. AAUUGH TURNITOFF! Phew."
I have an image to show you what Boeing told us, with some editorial comments from pilots, but apparently I need to change it to a jpg first.
further answer
@Azazello , my companies procedure is to turn on the autopilot after the flaps are up. Flap retraction is right after 1000 feet AGL. Unfortunately, flaps up is one of the triggers for the MCAS. If we put the autopilot on before retracting the flaps, MCAS would be bypassed, as it does not work with the autopilot on.
Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 10:52am
Thanks for this, Bisbonian
I am very interested in the technical aspects of the situation — the avionics. Is that the right word? I appreciate you laying it out for us.
If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.
– George H.W. Bush, 1992
Avionics, to me anyway,
@Pluto's Republic , refers to displays of information that are important to the pilots...airspeed, altitude, navigation. What I am really talking about here is mostly in the realms of aerodynamics and automation. Aerodynamics is the physical effects of the interaction of the relative wind, with the surfaces of the airplane. Automation, of course, is letting a computer do something that a pilot used to do. Using automation to make up for deficiencies in aerodynamics is awfully sloppy workmanship.
Was it the case in both crashes
@Pluto's Republic
...that the lone angle sensor was malfunctioning in its reading and that triggered a mandatory reaction to a potential stall?
If so, I'm a little surprised that a software patch was put forth as a solution. Can't see how it can verify the reading of the angle sensor when there's only one. I thought redundancy was a routine thing in avionics....
Anyway, there have been so many safe flights of that model. So you're saying when that stand alone sensor fails, it flies the plane into the ground? And that was a known issue, but it was not documented? And then it was allowed to happen twice? Or, is this a flaw that was only just now recognized after the second crash? Either way that sounds like a failure of the entire production system, considering the scale of the disastrous consequences.
You are exactly correct,
@Pluto's Republic . Single point failure in a life-critical system. We knew about this about two days after the Jakarta crash. We didn't even get a software patch, then...we got a bulletin. I have to change it to a jpg to post it here, but basically it says, "stay calm, ignore every noise and warning going on in the cockpit, turn off the stabilizer trim switches, and fly (and trim the aircraft) manually. Have a nice day. Thank you for flying Boeing."
Submitted by Azazello on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:08pm
I think the only reason Boeing share price
hasn't tanked, like it should, is that Boeing remains the #1 defense contractor and the DoD gravy train has been picking up speed of late.
#2.2. Single point failure in a life-critical system. We knew about this about two days after the Jakarta crash. We didn't even get a software patch, then...we got a bulletin. I have to change it to a jpg to post it here, but basically it says, "stay calm, ignore every noise and warning going on in the cockpit, turn off the stabilizer trim switches, and fly (and trim the aircraft) manually. Have a nice day. Thank you for flying Boeing."
Ding Ding Ding Ding!
@Azazello We have a winner!
#2.2.1
Submitted by Eagles92 on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:22pm
I heard a pilot yesterday
@Bisbonian say there's NO current simulator that includes the MCAS for pilot training / certification on the MAX8. WTF?!
@Eagles92 no simulator for the airplane. Years in the future. Can you say, "Rush Job"?
#2.2.1 say there's NO current simulator that includes the MCAS for pilot training / certification on the MAX8. WTF?!
Deleted: late to the party and redundant!
Exactly correct.
@Eagles92
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@Bisbonian Shouldn't have deleted! But you covered what I said anyway.
Submitted by ovals49 on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:01am
Thank you for such a clear explanation.
It is unfathomable that the lives of over 150 souls are depending on the correct functioning of a single sensor! An aircraft that forgoes redundant safety systems in favor of quick fix of software updates does not belong in public service. Somewhere behind this poor decision I smell the overarching greed of the profit motive.
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” Albert Einstein
“And an uncomfortable truth is always superior to a comfortable fantasy.” Caitlin Johnstone
I am glad it's clear,
@ovals49 . I actually have re-written this, several times, to make it understandable in layman's terms without getting to the point of being condescending.
The link I posted at the end (you may have to refresh, as I added it later) takes on the economic angle on all this.
Submitted by mimi on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 2:17pm
you have never written a condescending comment
as long as I have read you. I am the ultimate lay woman and as I have a former airman in my family who as a result of having been in Iraq during the invasion in 2003, where he among others cleared the runwasys for those planes on various air bases in Kuweit and Iraq, turned into a airplane flying phobic. Once kaput, always kaput.
Preferrably we take the ship these days. Tnanks for your great essay. For all those technophils it is a great treat.
#3 . I actually have re-written this, several times, to make it understandable in layman's terms without getting to the point of being condescending.
Submitted by gulfgal98 on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 3:35pm
It is very clear
@Bisbonian and extremely frightening to read.
This is an excellent essay. Thank you for explaining the science of what has happened and why it this aircraft has no business flying.
I thought I had read that most other countries had grounded the Max8, except for the US. Money talks while lives are endangered.
"I don't want to run the empire, I want to bring it down!" ~Dr. Cornel West
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." John F Kennedy
Submitted by Deja on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 3:42pm
Trump grounded them edit: Wed
@gulfgal98 @gulfgal98
FAA said they were fine, but Trump grounded them.
http://fortune.com/2019/03/13/trump-boeing-737-max/
#3.1 and extremely frightening to read.
Submitted by dkmich on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:33am
Even I got that.
Trump was right when he said airplanes were getting too complicated. The more gizmos and gadgets on anything including a refrigerator, the greater the odds something will break.
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
I've met refrigerators with better aerodynamics than a MAX
@dkmich
Kind of like those ubiquitous back-up monitors on cars.
@dkmich I hate those things. And I swear, they're making drivers worse, not better.
I would so much rather cast my fate to a human pilot's wind than any electronic sensor or computer. Obviously there's a place for both of those latter things, but only if they complement the pilot's judgement, skills, and instincts.
This whole thing is sickening.
Submitted by Anja Geitz on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:35pm
Kinda makes you look forward
To the freeways filled with driverless cars, don't it?
#4 I hate those things. And I swear, they're making drivers worse, not better.
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Don't even get me started!
@Anja Geitz
That's when I buy a tank.
@Anja Geitz Or just learn to manipulate their sensors. Make them park off the side of the road. People are doing that...
Submitted by dkmich on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 2:32pm
Speaking of tanks, it reminds me....
@Bisbonian @Bisbonian
When my daughter was getting ready to turn 16 and get her driver's license, we were driving down the highway and saw for sale a pink mini tow truck that even had a mini pink hoist off the back. We told her it would make a perfect first car.
#4.2.1 Or just learn to manipulate their sensors. Make them park off the side of the road. People are doing that...
Submitted by leveymg on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:33am
So, why didn't Boeing give it longer wheel struts?
I've noticed the 757/67 sits a lot higher than the 737 series and these later series designs don't have flattened engine nacelles. Seems pretty basic.
On another tack, has anyone else noticed that recent Microsoft products don't work as well as stuff they replaced? All the while, these companies are returning record profits to their shareholders. That's what's wrong with the 21st Century?
Submitted by k9disc on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:52am
Monopoly, Monopsony, and Cartels Don't Function With the
"natural" efficiencies of the market.
Not at all surprising to find complacent product development in this time. Marketshare and retention of marketshare seems to be the only metric that matters these days, and I think it is a product of trying to maintain the situation where the quality of the product doesn't matter.
"Oh, their product is better than ours? Let's buy it and hamstring it." Or they buy it and leverage it - towards maintaining marketshare.
To make a truly disruptive move is to make marketshare a roll of the dice. A few percentage points of loss, or a tiny gap that lets a micro-competitor into the markets could be crapping out. Better to remain #2 or #3 and not have to deal with the chaos of a sea change in marketshare.
This highly conservative method of operation has been going on, officially, for 47 years now, IMO (Powell Memo) and has been the preferred method of corporate since the fascists won World War II. It is also the preferred method for Robber Barons, Gangsters, and Pirates & Emperors.
@leveymg
“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” ~ Sun Tzu
@leveymg Certifying a new aircraft takes an astronomical amount of money. The 737 first flew in '68, I think. The current versions are barely recognizeable as the same plane, but because Boeing made incremental changes along the way, they were able to keep its original certification as a 737, and not have to go through the complete process again. To increase the length of the landing gear, they would have to move the attachment points farther out on the wing, since they pivot inward upon retraction. That would change the wing structure, and would also require moving the engine mounts farther out. THAT would cause more assymetrical thrust in the case of an engine failure. I am sure it would fly fine...it would basically be like a 757. But It would be neither fish nor foul, and would have to be certified as a completely new airplane. Boeing was thinking of going in that direction, and then economic issues changed their mind. Again, this article touches on that: https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/the-world-pulls-the-andon-cord...
Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:16pm
I have noticed that.
has anyone else noticed that recent Microsoft products don't work as well as stuff they replaced? All the while, these companies are returning record profits....
I see that lament in recent tech reviews, lately. People mourning the weakness and loss of function in the replacement software. I just upgraded a couple of newish Macs to the new Mohave operating system, and I've noticed a couple of basic things that went very wrong. Very wrong. I felt dismayed. Apple in the past simply didn't release a carelessly flawed operating system. Buggy, yes. They are all buggy. But flaws that a simple beta test would immediately reveal, ie.: text highlighting is essentially invisible to a great many Mohave users. And so far, there is no workaround.
Submitted by LeChienHarry on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 8:26am
Should I just refuse the upgrade?
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Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Sun, 03/17/2019 - 4:18am
No. It's will evolve.
@LeChienHarry
There are some security features that will continue to build out.
If you connect to other Apple devices, there are improvements.
Apple News is a good thing.
There may be increased stability. The jury is out for me.
I held out for awhile on this one. I've even skipped upgrades in the past. It all depends on how you use the Mac. I don't love the new Apple Store. But, by the same token, I think I will be learning some new programs.
I'm not sorry I upgraded this time. I was disappointed that the UI was overseen by shallow slackers. But that's my thing.
Submitted by LeChienHarry on Sun, 03/17/2019 - 7:53am
Thank you for good comments.
Submitted by ggersh on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:08pm
The crapifaction of amerika continues at all levels
trump will be amerika's last president
What if the impeachment of tRumpolini is meant
to destroy the D party, makes sense doesn't it?
elections = tptb excuse for sayin ameriKa is a
Submitted by The Liberal Moonbat on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:59am
A software patch???
Nifty. The lives of air travelers the world over now depend on the same system that Blizzard Entertainment uses to endlessly tweak its long-since-toxified MMOs...adds a whole new level of meaning to the phrase "online balance flamewars".
In the Land of the Blind, the one-eyed man is declared insane when he speaks of colors.
Submitted by Battle of Blair... on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:20pm
So how did Boeing get planes to Hawaii before?
and why the FUCK aren't they doing it that way now?
Mostly by using planes other than the 737
@Battle of Blair Mountain . Multi engine planes, early on. Then came ETOPS (Extended Twin Engine Operations AKA Engines Turn Or People Swim), rules letting a twin engine airplane fly across vast bodies of water. 757 work well, and bigger stuff, 767s, 777s. The Baby Boeing isn't really the best choice, economically, because of the great fuel needed to be carried, some of it used by running the APU all the time...it's an economies of scale thing. But, when one particular airline, with a lot of clout, flies only one kind of airplane, and trains all of its pilots on that one kind of airplane, there is some economic incentive to give them an ETOPS capable 737. Actually, Aloha did it first, with 737-700s, but went out of business doing so.
Submitted by Deja on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 12:32pm
I was told on another essay that the Amazon cargo plane was a -375. That would make it from the 90s/00s, correct?
Do you know if those had the deadly sensor, maybe installed later? The plane was approaching HOU IAH for arrival. There's a poor quality video that shows it literally nose diving into extremely shallow water and muck.
The local news said it was speculated that the pilots were ignorant of how to use some type of software. Like they were trying to blame the pilots, and paint them as, well, stupid. That's how I took it, even though that's not what the word ignorant means.
Based on what you've taught me here, the pilots (all pilots across the planet, I guess), truly are ignorant of the software, what it does, how it works, and how to disable it -- because they were never told about it even being there, or trained on it -- not because they're all a bunch of bumbling idiots.
This is such shocking information. But thank you so much for dumbing it down for the rest of us. And sorry you're sick. Hope you get well soon!
The Amazon plane was a 767
@Deja , specifically a 767-300. The last two digits of the variant number can indicate the customer the plane was originally built for, so 767-375, with the "75" referring to Pacific Western, a Canadian airline. Yes, it was about 27 years old. I am sure it had AOA sensors...they feed various information into the flight data computers, which is then displayed onto the instruments in a form easy for the pilots to use. Those AOA sensors are not connected to an MCAS, though, as the 767 is a naturally stable aircraft and doesn't have such a system (I think the MAX8 is the first to have it.) I haven't really paid much attention to this crash, as the 767 is actually more modern in design than the slowly evolved 737...I really don't know how it's systems work. I just wait for the final report.
Ohhh
I thought it was the same, but older.
You are just a wealth of information! Thanks.
Knowing what you know now, would you fly the model in your essay, provided they weren't grounded? After "the fix"?
#8 , specifically a 767-300. The last two digits of the variant number can indicate the customer the plane was originally built for, so 767-375, with the "75" referring to Pacific Western, a Canadian airline. Yes, it was about 27 years old. I am sure it had AOA sensors...they feed various information into the flight data computers, which is then displayed onto the instruments in a form easy for the pilots to use. Those AOA sensors are not connected to an MCAS, though, as the 767 is a naturally stable aircraft and doesn't have such a system (I think the MAX8 is the first to have it.) I haven't really paid much attention to this crash, as the 767 is actually more modern in design than the slowly evolved 737...I really don't know how it's systems work. I just wait for the final report.
Submitted by Bisbonian on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:13pm
I hope not to
@Deja , but will probably have to...or retire early (and without much preparation.)
I have flown a MAX only four times, as of now. Pretty cockpit displays. Ooooh, nice. On take off, I'll leave the flaps at 1 degree (inhibiting the MCAS), then engage the autopilot (inhibiting the MCAS), and then retract the flaps. If what we have been told is true, the MCAS will never get a chance to work.
Submitted by Eagles92 on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:59pm
This is an ignorant question, but
@Bisbonian Can the pilots' union help? As in, can you all refuse to fly the MAX8 (I guess every pilot would have to agree to this first).
I never paid much attention to what aircraft I'd be on when booking a flight, but I certainly will now. I don't want to go anywhere near one of those things, even after the "patch."
#8.1.1 , but will probably have to...or retire early (and without much preparation.)
So how many people do you reckon have to be killed
In airplane crashes before they fix this?
Btw, thank you so much for this info
We are so lucky here at C99 to have such smart and capable people here willing to write about issues important to all of us!
I am afraid,
@Anja Geitz , that we may get a patch-job fix to this problem. With that being the case, I predict there will be more killed. The indications are so distracting and confusing, that someone...some pilot...is not going to be able to overcome the cacaphony and nose down trim, and take another one into the ground. Not in the US...I think our pilots, armed with the information we now have, will immediately disable this system, and land the plane. So then we'll be able to (continue to) blame those inexperienced brown pilots.
Submitted by Anja Geitz on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:35pm
This is very distressing to hear
I was having a conversation the other day about food and what kind of a person you'd have to be to own a company that sells food to people and not have the safety of your product be the MOST pressing concern!?!
I just don't understand this casual indifference to the lives of human beings that are effected by the decisions these people make?
#9 , that we may get a patch-job fix to this problem. With that being the case, I predict there will be more killed. The indications are so distracting and confusing, that someone...some pilot...is not going to be able to overcome the cacaphony and nose down trim, and take another one into the ground. Not in the US...I think our pilots, armed with the information we now have, will immediately disable this system, and land the plane. So then we'll be able to (continue to) blame those inexperienced brown pilots.
Exactly, Zoe
I was unofficially given the temp job of QC at a manufacturing plant once, while the titled QC for my shift was on medical leave.
That position was pretty much just making sure the units (automotive control modules, aka brains) looked presentable, as all the extensive testing had already been performed, and these units were being inspected prior to being packed, and shipped.
My hands were the last ones to touch those units before being touched by our customers. Even though it was only an aesthetic inspection, I took it very seriously because my name was on each one.
This whole debacle boggles the mind. It would be like my old employer skipping the testing process and simply making sure those modules, which contain components controlling anti lock braking, among other very important things, look aesthetically pleasing and shipping them off. It certainly would have been cheaper -- until people died, and then the lawsuit shit hitting the fan should close the doors on such a negligible company.
Well, I thank you for your work
@Deja
We live in a mighty confusing world.
Submitted by Lookout on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:22pm
Capitalism...the gift that keeps on giving
...it's all about the bottom line. What's a few more lives when there's money to be made?
Thanks for your clear explanation of the travesty.
I don't know much about planes. I spent the day looking for Amelia's plane in the Smithsonian Air and Space museum....
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Submitted by vtcc73 on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:26pm
I purposely have ignored everything about the MAX 8 issues to see if any useful information might appear in the MSM. Nope. Not surprised in the least. I figured someone with actual knowledge might speak up. I should have expected a fellow Stratobladder comrade and SLUF driver would be the first. Well explained IMHO.
I'm also awestruck by the complete mess Boeing made of the MCAS. The first hint was that MAX 8 drivers immediately began asking "WTF is MCAS?" I knew Boeing was in the deep end of the pool strapped to an anvil. The corporate deny, deny, deny train seems to have derailed killing many on board. (Too early?)
I've mentioned my big airplane experience in these pages before. KC-135, 727/100/200, 757-200, 747-100/200/200F/400, A320, DC-10/40/30, and A330-200/300. I think I've got a decent perspective on the long running Boeing vs. Airbus fanboy war. My time is almost split evenly between Boeing and Airbus. The DC-10 showed me what an airplane would be like if Rube Goldberg or some random shoe clerk had ever designed and built a widebody airliner. Great to fly, the DC-10, but what a kludged together mess system wise. This Boeing debacle reminds me of the DC-10 trials and tribulations.
I'm also extremely pleased to have flown the 320 and 330 as long as I did. They did a lot that was different and technologically groundbreaking. They also did almost everything right although human factor/interface needed some tuning. Over the years I came to understand why they did what they did and now mostly agree with their choices. Unfortunately, the corporate mentality of defend rather than listen and consider is every bit as bad as Boeing's. Boeing also seems to have a "not invented here" mentality.
I got a lot from your technical explanation for the layman. WOW! says it all. None of it makes sense on casual inspection. I agree that a 10 second trim input is probably a dangerous idea. I suspect the system uses a the autopilot trim system which is probably at a much slower rate. It still seems excessive and certainly so in a non-FBW (a terrible term meaning Fly By Wire) machine. I also have heard that Boeing removed the manual elevator trim wheel so that there is no secondary indication of MCAS activation. Can you confirm this?
Here's my two cents on relaxed stability. My first introduction to actively modifying the CG in airliners inflight was the 747-400. The horizontal stabilizer was a fuel tank too. It was partially filled before departure for most fuel load configurations. Filling the wing and body tanks resulted in a somewhat forward CG so the tail tank with it's long moment arm allowed a closer to ideal, 25%, CG for takeoff. An aft CG, within limits of course, is better for cruise. The further aft the CG is the less down force the horizontal stabilizer has to provide. Generating that down force increases drag and hurts fuel economy and range. The 9900#, if I remember correctly (it's been 23 years since I flew the -400), was said to increase range by about 500 NM (nautical miles). The fuel system was automatic so it managed the transfer to maintain a proper CG.
The A330 also had a managed fuel system and a 5500# tail tank. I seem to remember that it had a token amount of fuel in it on departure to validate the fuel system's proper functioning. The system always transferred fuel to fill the tank during climb and then back to the main fuel tanks nearing the destination. The 330's range benefit was similar to the -400.
The difference in the 330 was the departure CG was almost always further aft than I saw on any non-FBW aircraft. The normal CG range was, IIRC, 16-42% MAC (Mean Aerodynamic Chord). It drew range benefits from departure until landing from the aft CG. The abnormal procedure for a transfer of the tail tank required the gravity feed valve to be opened manually for early verification that the fuel already in the tail wasn't trapped. I had two aft transfer failures. Both were indicated early in the flight and the abnormal procedure worked as advertised. The book said there was a 1-2% range degradation with an empty tail tank. Both of mine had a higher fuel burn closer to 2% for a 9-10 hour Atlantic crossing. It's easy to see why airlines loved the relaxed stability systems. 2% on every flight saves humongous amounts of fuel and $$$$.
One advantage, among many, the Airbus FBW flight control system had over all previous generation jet airliners, Boeing included, was that the airplane flew exactly the same regardless of CG, phase of flight, or configuration up to the limits of the flight controls to provide the necessary forces. The 330 had gobs of control authority in all axes so it was never an issue. We also had a manual elevator trim wheel. It was used on every departure to input the required horizontal trim setting for takeoff. (The system also calculated the airplane's CG and it yelled at us if there was an error.) One other function was for degraded flight control law abnormals where the jet didn't automatically control trim. It was also the emergency pitch control in the event all of the flight control computers failed. The intent was to enable pilots to keep the "blue side up" until at least one computer could be restored. I've been told by a couple of different Airbus tech reps that test crews had made successful landings in the jet with all of the computers disabled. I tried a couple in the simulator and was successful but it always took a couple attempts. By successful I mean we survived but it was ugly.
Airbus isn't guilt free when it comes to not telling pilots everything about their systems. I was in the initial line pilot cadre for the A330 at my airline. We flew the airplane for almost two years before one of our instructors discovered that the rudder had a manual backup mode that activated automatically with no indication when all of the computers became inoperative. We had been expecting to have to control roll with differential thrust but happily discovered that we could use the rudder. Landing with the computers turned off became much easier.
I'll plug myself before I end. I'm somewhat active on Quora in the flight section. The ignorant bickering of the Airbus/Boeing fanboys is rather irritating so I usually hop in when I can offer something useful. I loved every airplane that I flew from both manufacturers as well as McDonnel Douglas' DC-10. They were different and some were more enjoyable to fly than others. Some had terrible development problems, *** cough *** DC-10 *** cough ***, but the problems were ironed out, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. There was blood spilled in every major problem. That's a human failing. The FAA not rigorously enforcing their oversight responsibilities only increases the magnitude of the failures. It looks like another case of industry capture of a regulatory agency. The MAX 8 will get sorted out just like all the rest but Boeing is (re)learning about the hazards of standing in front of the ventileur when merde is in the air.
Here's my answer to a hot topic question on Quora about the Air France AF447 A330's high dive into the central Atlantic. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-airlines-still-fly-Airbus-A330-after-Air-Fr...
Good to hear from you again, Major
@vtcc73 , I got to host a local showing of our favorite movie, here in Bisbee, a few weeks ago. It was a big hit.
We would play with the fuel in the -135, too. 16-37% MAC, manually controlled. The nav liked 16 for cell shots, 25 was nice for landing, and 37 was great for fuel economy. But we could feel the difference...I really liked that about the Boeing. They've really gone backwards, here more recently. Not telling us about a feature in the airplane...they've lost me. Four more years and a few months to go...then it's me in my little Hatz, and no more Boeings.
I'm really glad the boxes are in France. I think we will get more accurate information.
MAX still has trim wheels, thankfully. No one I've flown with recently has a clue as to how to use them...I think we will start lessons, next week. I've got my own modified takeoff/climb profile, too, to keep MCAS from waking up (if what they have told us is true), stay at flaps 1 until the Autopilot is engaged, then retract. It may become standard, who knows?
One of the locals here, who had questions for me, runs the dog shelter. I explained to her that MAX was a pit bull with a really nice disposition, really a nice gentle guy...the only problem with him at all is when he happens to see a Pomeranian. He will pull and pull to go chase it, alternating with chewing on your arm. First, he will bite around your wrist, for ten seconds, then wait five seconds, while barking and howling, then move farther up your arm for ten seconds...until finally he is biting at your throat. But controlling him is really simple...all you have to do is ignore all the commotion, and pat him gently on the head, and then everything will be fine. Still want to take him for a walk?
Good analogy
@Bisbonian @Bisbonian @Bisbonian @Bisbonian @Bisbonian except it doesn't work with my Pits. Ambos son muy tranquilos. Can't tell that to the Cuencanos we meet on the streets though. Most crossed the street on sight for the two months we lived in town. Living up on the side of this mountain there are dogs and chickens everywhere. My boys just hang out and watch the circus. The neighbors love them when they get to know them. All bets are off when the stray tarantula or big scary beetle wanders through the yard minding its own business. What the neighbors may also not know is that either and both dogs become very serious and can be ferocious if someone decides to mess with one of us. Wearing a pitbull is never a pleasant experience.
The culture change that occurred with the introduction of the Airbus fleets was both shocking and a damn good thing. No more memorizing long lists of limitations for one. (The 747 Classic - 100/200/200F - had eight possible engine variations. An intermix of three of one and one of another was far more common than anyone liked.) All of the instruments had their limits built into the monitoring system and were digital with color coded by limitation status. Everything else like gross weights was placarded. Most limits were boiled down to "You don't kneed to know more than "at some value this happens". The motive behind this was that it was impossible to know the airplanes the way we had previously been taught to know airplanes in the military or the airlines. The old saying that we don't have to know how to build it but just fly it suddenly came true.
For example in initial A320 training the flight control laws were dissected in detail and the conditions that caused degradations had to be memorized when we first got the A320. That nonsense lasted about a year. Change came in the form of a threat by the FAA to decertify our A320 fleet training program due to an excessive number of evaluation failures. It was a much saner way to operate. The flip side was that the annunciations on the PFD (Primary Flight Display) were critical to understanding the precise mode or submode the system was working in at that time. Some of it didn't make much sense past rote memory until a newbie had spent a bunch of crossings watching it work. By the end of your first year on the jet most pilots deeply appreciated the actual simplicity in what at first seemed horribly complex. The bottom line is that the airplane always told me what it was doing if I actually looked and listened. Kind of like my wife. Well, except maybe the always part.
Your plan to bypass the system seems sound from everything you've said. It's a shame you have to go to that length. I also can't help wonder about what other traps are buried in MCAS that haven't bit anyone. Yet. Pilots seem to find previously unknown traps and flaws in a system with unerring accuracy. It lloks to me to be a poorly designed system from the little I know. I can't imagine there's not more to be revealed. Surprise! That you think that you need instruction in the use of a manual trim wheel also isn't the slightest bit reassuring.
Good luck, we're all counting on you. Fly safe mate.
#11 , I got to host a local showing of our favorite movie, here in Bisbee, a few weeks ago. It was a big hit.
@vtcc73 , certainly don't need any manual trim wheel instruction. I found it the best way to coax the bulbous nose of a C-5 up under my tail without any undue fuss. I took a KC-135 to Desert Shield/Storm without an autopilot in the rack, and brought it home five months later. I lost half my hydraulic fluid after calling "landing gear up", on the return trip...merely turned off the hydraulics to save enough to get it back down the simple way, and pressed on. Manual flight controls...I loved them. In more normal circumstances, I wore through three flight suits by letting my right leg rest gently on the trim wheel, so I always knew what it was doing.
But many of my F/Os have only seen them idly spin one way or the other. We'll have lessons on fine manual control, and the dangers of not stowing that big knob when electric trim is back in play.
#11.1 #11.1 #11.1 #11.1 #11.1 except it doesn't work with my Pits. Ambos son muy tranquilos. Can't tell that to the Cuencanos we meet on the streets though. Most crossed the street on sight for the two months we lived in town. Living up on the side of this mountain there are dogs and chickens everywhere. My boys just hang out and watch the circus. The neighbors love them when they get to know them. All bets are off when the stray tarantula or big scary beetle wanders through the yard minding its own business. What the neighbors may also not know is that either and both dogs become very serious and can be ferocious if someone decides to mess with one of us. Wearing a pitbull is never a pleasant experience.
Too true
@Bisbonian that brings back memories. I left the Stratobladder in February 1979 for the equally no tech Tweet. Both were an education any young buck could use for a lifetime.
#11.1.1 , certainly don't need any manual trim wheel instruction. I found it the best way to coax the bulbous nose of a C-5 up under my tail without any undue fuss. I took a KC-135 to Desert Shield/Storm without an autopilot in the rack, and brought it home five months later. I lost half my hydraulic fluid after calling "landing gear up", on the return trip...merely turned off the hydraulics to save enough to get it back down the simple way, and pressed on. Manual flight controls...I loved them. In more normal circumstances, I wore through three flight suits by letting my right leg rest gently on the trim wheel, so I always knew what it was doing.
Gawd I loved the Tweet.
@vtcc73 , too short a time to play, just four months in Pilot Training, but lots of good memories in that time. Much more time in the -38, since we had it for ACE...equally fun and simple, but in another dimension. Both were very very good trainers, in their own realm.
#11.1.1.1 that brings back memories. I left the Stratobladder in February 1979 for the equally no tech Tweet. Both were an education any young buck could use for a lifetime.
Submitted by vtcc73 on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 10:02pm
My relationship with the Tweet
@Bisbonian was not all that much fun as a student. I had a rough time figuring out exactly what I needed to do to succeed in UPT. I had it mostly sorted out by my final contact check in the Tweet and I really shined in the T-38.
Getting the tanker was a huge shock and disappointment that I eventually came to terms with. That didn't stop me from doing everything I knew how to do to go elsewhere. Don't get me wrong. I was on a young but damned fine crew. We did everything that our wing was tasked to do. We were always the first to launch on ORIs, always picked to fly with the SAC evaluators in the annual inspection, and did every kind of higher headquarters operational mission. I was a copilot so It wasn't me who counted. I was just fortunate to be with the best aircraft commander, navigator, and boomer at Plattsburgh. I upgraded with exactly the minimum of 1000 hours total time.
I didn't have 750 hours in the tanker when I got to Castle but the squadron commander was right. They didn't send me home and lose a training slot. I had been the first to check out in the T-37 ACE program, again at the squadron commander's strong suggestion. The 100 hours I flew there was enough to qualify me for that upgrade slot. The squadron wasn't all pleased that I bolted for training command after 10 months as an aircraft commander to be a T-37 IP I had even volunteered to fly the T-33 as a target for the F-106s in Iceland. ATC grabbed me first.
I led a charmed existence at Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX, too. I was a flight commander for a year before going to PIT, the instructor school, in San Antonio. Only SAC's demand that I return to the tanker caused me to leave the Air Force. Thank you SAC. I'd done everything possible in the Tweet community as a captain at the wing level. I loved it all and would have gladly stayed in the flight training community. I still find it amazing the USAF was bull headed enough to allow an experienced IP with nearly 3000 hours in the T-37 to leave. I was the 1 in 3-5 pilots who didn't separate rather than doing what most pilots thought of as thankless grunt work. It was. Again, I'm over the moon that they forced me to choose to leave. There's your tax dollars at work.
#11.1.1.1.1, too short a time to play, just four months in Pilot Training, but lots of good memories in that time. Much more time in the -38, since we had it for ACE...equally fun and simple, but in another dimension. Both were very very good trainers, in their own realm.
I excelled in the Tweet,
@vtcc73 , and was "way behind the curve" in the T-38, during pilot training. Almost didn't make it through the Contact phase, and then it all came together. Formation was fantastic. Walking across that stage and seeing that big silver sow flashed on the screen behind me broke my heart.
I got to Castle, though, and my mind changed pretty quickly. I loved the Boeing. All the back-ups, and back-ups to back-ups. Good solid flying machine. I went to Grand Forks and settled in. Got a Husky dog. Did all that crazy SAC stuff. Wound up being a STAN-EVAL copilot, which mostly meant I had a desk, and was easily find-able to fill a seat in a T-38 for a lunch run down to Salina, KS, for barbeque. I still see the ACE Det guy I flew with then. Alert guaranteed a long weekend in San Diego afterward, three hops in the '38. By that point, I couldn't believe how easy it was to fly.
Upgrade was good, in house instructor was good, and I had a top notch crew for three years. Took them west, took them north, and took them to the Middle East. Three round trips there, and my commitment was up, and they wanted me to take the bonus, or be grounded. I had a follow on to Castle, but that wasn't good enough. No bonus, I said, and they said you're grounded...and I said, OK, send someone to get the jet. "Where are you?" Riyadh. "Oh, you can fly it home, and then you're grounded." May the 8th, 1992. Never touched an AF jet again. Permanent SOF, Sim instructor, Practiced 737 profiles in the sim, flying only on the inboards.
Drove a park train in Arizona for a while, got my 737 job, 26 years ago now. Pretty happy with it, for the most part. They moved the retirement age, but I didn't. Everything is paid for...four more years and three more months will be thirty from my hire date, and secure my profit sharing for the year. Then Bye Bye. Apple trees to tend
#11.1.1.1.1.1 was not all that much fun as a student. I had a rough time figuring out exactly what I needed to do to succeed in UPT. I had it mostly sorted out by my final contact check in the Tweet and I really shined in the T-38.
Submitted by vtcc73 on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 12:58am
I retired 11/1/11.
@Bisbonian Getting rolled into Delta was the merger too far. The culture there sucks. They want yes men and I knocked heads with a lot of the RDs over their insistence we fly the 330 like a 767. The 767 may be a decent workhorse but it lacks in every comparison to the 330 except airspeed in the climb. I took three years of their BS and chose to take the middle of the three early outs they offered. The six months of severance was exactly what I needed to pay off the house and to be sure I owed nobody else a cent. I wasn't getting any credit for retirement. I would get exactly what I was vested in in 2006. I was paying DAL to fly. I wasn't done flying but I was going to seriously go off the next time some smug, ignorant RD asshole tried to explain superiority of the Delta way. "Early" retirement, at 60 + 10 months YO, was 10 months more than I had initially signed up for but the NWA bankruptcy had raided my retirement for about 17%, but who's counting, and it was just plain time to press onto the next checkpoint in life. I got off the jet in ATL having flown all night from Lagos, Nigeria, walked away without saying a word to anyone except my crew who I thanked as always for a nice trip, and have never looked back. I had even given the landing to my first officer, a friend and Cancun expat. It was his turn and he needed the proficiency, I didn't.
I spent the first 18 months fixing up the house and yard. By then the heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and hives every time I stepped outdoors told me this wasn't what I wanted from retirement. It took us four more years to start looking further afield than the US. We couldn't see any place in the US that wasn't a slightly different flavor of the same shit sandwich. Then my wife came across Ecuador. Two months later we were in the Andes for 15 days or so. Eleven months afterwards the two of us, our adult son, two Pit mixes, four cats, and a 40' x 8' x 9' container full of stuff (Carin would have correctly called it shit) we didn't really need to ship 2600 miles found us living in Cuenca. We were at home the day we set foot back in this city.
Not being smart enough to relax we got started building the house we always wanted. It was a totally unplanned decision. It was, is, too big but this is the life we always wanted and never knew it. The 38 years of flying was my dream and now, because we boldly kept reaching for the brass ring, I'm living an extended dream. Some version of that story is what you have to look forward to in a few years.
You undoubtedly have another view of paradise but you're quickly going to discover that the airline grind was only a vehicle for making it available. I don't regret any of it and I accept that it is behind me. Life after retirement from the circus is anything you choose to make it.
The only thing that would sweeten the pot would be a Tweet at the airport fueled up and ready for a hop. There's a dream I could get into.
#11.1.1.1.1.1.1, and was "way behind the curve" in the T-38, during pilot training. Almost didn't make it through the Contact phase, and then it all came together. Formation was fantastic. Walking across that stage and seeing that big silver sow flashed on the screen behind me broke my heart.
Submitted by Bisbonian on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 10:38am
Dude, a Tweet, with some quiet, more efficient engines?
@vtcc73 , that would be like heaven.
I'm in southeastern AZ, mostly because my partner wants to be here, near Bisbee. Given the choice, I would be somewhere else...but I would invariably pick the wrong place. We've got seven acres, a creek I can't cross at the moment to go check my mail, an adobe house, metal roof, and hopefully enough clear zone around it for the inevitable forest fire. A stonemason friend of mine periodically asks me if I have any work for him, and I never turn him down. his work is good; I'll think of something. He takes the money and runs to Chile for a while. One of these times, he won't be back. I'm building banjos and kayaks and water catchment tanks and an apple orchard, and wondering why I keep going back to work. But I have a goal now, and that makes it feel better.
#11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Getting rolled into Delta was the merger too far. The culture there sucks. They want yes men and I knocked heads with a lot of the RDs over their insistence we fly the 330 like a 767. The 767 may be a decent workhorse but it lacks in every comparison to the 330 except airspeed in the climb. I took three years of their BS and chose to take the middle of the three early outs they offered. The six months of severance was exactly what I needed to pay off the house and to be sure I owed nobody else a cent. I wasn't getting any credit for retirement. I would get exactly what I was vested in in 2006. I was paying DAL to fly. I wasn't done flying but I was going to seriously go off the next time some smug, ignorant RD asshole tried to explain superiority of the Delta way. "Early" retirement, at 60 + 10 months YO, was 10 months more than I had initially signed up for but the NWA bankruptcy had raided my retirement for about 17%, but who's counting, and it was just plain time to press onto the next checkpoint in life. I got off the jet in ATL having flown all night from Lagos, Nigeria, walked away without saying a word to anyone except my crew who I thanked as always for a nice trip, and have never looked back. I had even given the landing to my first officer, a friend and Cancun expat. It was his turn and he needed the proficiency, I didn't.
Submitted by vtcc73 on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 1:01pm
Having a life
@Bisbonian and a plan is the key. We start dying when we stop pushing forward or stop learning. The last four years in TN were killing me. When I got moving again, hard, I lost forty pounds and I feel better in this place and climate than I have in 30 years. I’m at 9100’ MSL and hoof up the mountain with hardly a thought. Three years ago it hurt to go to the mailbox. I won’t forget the key ideas again.
#11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1, that would be like heaven.
Submitted by Bisbonian on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 4:03pm
Good Luck, and good life, my friend.
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#11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 and a plan is the key. We start dying when we stop pushing forward or stop learning. The last four years in TN were killing me. When I got moving again, hard, I lost forty pounds and I feel better in this place and climate than I have in 30 years. I’m at 9100’ MSL and hoof up the mountain with hardly a thought. Three years ago it hurt to go to the mailbox. I won’t forget the key ideas again.
Muchas gracias amigo. Que pasa bien.
@Bisbonian .
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Submitted by Emmet on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:36pm
And you say you're too sick to go into detail?
I heard a representative of the (a?) American pilots' union on NPR on Wednesday. He seem to be saying the union was now happy with Boeing, even though the pilots were really steamed after the first plane went down. That seemed a little odd to me. Did you hear that? And what do you think?
My own Union President has made a similar statement,
@Emmet . I am pissed. Yeah, we can fly this thing. No, we shouldn't have to.
Submitted by MrWebster on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 1:40pm
What happened to project management?
Wasn't there any people who could see the whole design of the jet? Where was the Quality control and testing?
I was reading an interview with one of the people who helped conceive the A-10 Warhog and I think also the F-16 bashing the F-35. I don't know if he was technically correct, but he seem to understand how all the parts moved and fit together.
Is the problem here that Boeing so decentralized production that there was nobody who could see the proverbial big picture?
When I was at a very big chip maker they decided to break into office and business automation with their own version of a desktop computer. System had a failure rate of 50% on arrival. Dang, every part worked. But for some reason, when the system was put together, nobody bothered to test the complete system.
I'll guarndamntee you that only six people,
@MrWebster , have actually test flown this MCAS system with a faulty AOA sensor. Four in Jakarta, and two in Ethiopia.
Submitted by eyo on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 3:13pm
Juan Browne has a couple videos up
Thanks for this essay, Juan is a 767 pilot who makes youtube videos, he uploaded a couple on the Max crash:
Ethiopian Airlines Flt 302 737-8 Max Crash 10 March 2019
Boeing 737-8-9 Max Aircraft GROUNDED
A couple vids on the Amazon cargo crash:
Amazon Prime Giant Air 3591 B767-300 Crash UPDATE
https://youtu.be/Qwki7Qutoas
Amazon Prime 767-300 Crash UPDATE
https://youtu.be/nJo2jGz34uM
Haven't read much else until today, the tube comments are all over the place, skipped. I'm angry again at greedy employers who cut training expenses, never thought airlines could get away with that but Boeing is military in a bigly way so... yeah I don't know. maga
Wow, thanks,
@eyo .
Never seen his stuff, I'll give it a watch.
Submitted by eyo on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 6:05am
Confirmation on the jack screw
@Bisbonian thanks, he posted another follow-up on the evidence found so far. Just like this essay is saying (in my mind), the fucking plane crashed itself, for a lot of different reasons. Trump had no choice, can't appear too monstrous now.
Ethiopian 737-8 Max UPDATE 15 March 2019
https://youtu.be/AgkmJ1U2M_Q
The stabilizer jack screw was located in the wreckage in the full 'nose down' position. What we know so far, and why this led to the grounding of the fleet.
Edit: P.S. Juan flies the 777 Boeing, not 767 like I said in the other comment. big
#14.
@eyo , no real surprise there.
#14.1 thanks, he posted another follow-up on the evidence found so far. Just like this essay is saying (in my mind), the fucking plane crashed itself, for a lot of different reasons. Trump had no choice, can't appear too monstrous now.
Submitted by travelerxxx on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 11:30pm
Flabbergasted at this MCAS situation
As I've been in aircraft maintenance for 40 years (retired two weeks ago! Yea me!), I am wondering how the maintenance crews maintained and inspected these aircraft without knowledge of this system. It's unimaginable to me that such a critical system would not have set inspection schedules, troubleshooting information, flight control and/or AP rigging checks, checks of the single (!!!) AOA sensor, etc. Perhaps maintenance did know about the system? It wouldn't be the first time maintenance and operations weren't on the same page. I know I've had to have pilots explain to me that a certain function wasn't as I had learned, and conversely I've had to say to pilots, "No, if you do that you're going to crash."
Bisbonian, have you read or heard anything to the effect that the maintenance manuals did not address this "feature" of MCAS? I find it very hard to believe that maintenance did not know of this MCAS system. And, again, maybe they did. Whether the mechanics knew and those with their butts in the front seats did not, or neither knew, it's a massive failure on the part of the aircraft manufacturer. Further, I'm not sure I'm ready to give the Administrator a pass just yet either, but information may well have been withheld from them. And if information was withheld from the Administrator, then the American aviation system has failed.
Whatever the case, heads need to roll. A decade or so behind bars is not unreasonable, maybe more considering the loss of life.
The whole situation is shocking to me. I feel there's absolutely no excuse for having the flight crews unaware of such a radical potential change in the flight regime. Unbelievable.
Thanks for your report, Bisbonian. Damn good job.
An ugly little secret about this "system"
@travelerxxx . It's not really a system...more of a software patch.
There is a system on the plane, STS, or "speed trim system". It's another Kluge added to the airplane after the first engine upgrade (and tail resizing, etc.), the 737-300. In order to keep control column feel forces within certifiable limits, the STS trims BACK (nose up) in short bursts, on climbout. It goes for a second at the most, and we just trim forward again and keep climbing. It's a useless bit to make the plane fit certification standards. There is a light, and a procedure in the checklist if it gets out of hand...turn off the stab trim switches.
This MCAS is merely a software patch to the STS. A Kluge to the Kluge. It takes input from ONE of the Two AOA sensors on the plane (alternating left to right each takeoff, as do the flight management computers, Air Data computers, etc.) It looks at AOA only and says, AOA too high? Send in ten seconds of nose down trim. Pause 5 seconds. Too high? Ten more seconds of nose down trim. It compares against nothing. It has no limit (besides end of jackscrew travel). It would not be difficult at all to bring the other AOA sensor into the loop, and certainly not a stretch to add a third and give something for the computers to compare against. Better yet, add in airspeed, rate of increase in airspeed, VVI, any number of inputs that are all readily available. And put some sensible limits on the damned thing.
The biggest gotcha of the whole MCAS idea is that it works pretty much like the STS, which we have all been pretty much complacently ignoring for decades now. Ah, the dumb trim wheel is moving again...give it a squirt of trim the other way.... Except, it goes in the opposite direction, it runs for much longer, and it kills people. Boeing has been so "surprised" that people didn't just turn it off, as per the STS malfunction checklist, but we have been habituated to tolerating the STS.
I know nothing about the MX manual, but I know who to call...thanks for mentioning it!
Submitted by travelerxxx on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 4:20pm
The whole situation sounds a bit like aviation's own version of incrementalism. What started out as a minor tweak - a second or so more time given to an actuator or trim motor - turned into a hidden system, with documentation possibly known only to design engineers. In fact, the airframe's development timeline smacks of this. I've seen other aircraft changed radically, yet based legally on a very old Type Certificate.
Sometimes, these types of design changes are well beyond the understanding of the word modification. There are aircraft manufacturers who have openly skirted modern design regulations by using an old Type Certificate. Here I'm thinking of Bell Helicopter avoiding the regulation of no longer allowing fuel storage beneath passenger seats by "modifying" the Bell 206 series - which became the extremely different 407. At first look (the profile, etc.), it looked very similar, but many of the systems were radically different. In my opinion, Bell's 407 should have required a new Type Certificate, but the attorneys working for parent company Textron managed to persuade the FAA that it was just a minor change. It wasn't.
#15. It's not really a system...more of a software patch.
@travelerxxx , I agree completely. We are up to 347 wrongful death charges, at this point.
Submitted by Centaurea on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 1:23am
As an addendum to this discussion
In other threads, we've discussed Washington state governor Jay Inslee running for president. He looks good superficially based on his reputation as an environmentalist. The truth is, he is a corporatist neoliberal of the most mediocre kind.
As governor of Washington, he has gotten down on his knees and kissed Boeing's butt. He's given them billions of dollars in tax breaks, let them degrade employee pensions, and bent over backwards to make things easy for Boeing. (Boeing still took its headquarters elsewhere.)
Trump grounded the MAX8. I have no confidence that as POTUS, Inslee would do likewise. He wants to keep the technology and aerospace industries happy, because of $$$.
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Record 2787 channel of the river in going to and from work. I wouldn't say that the bars we encountered were those encountered in going from one side of the river to the other and landing or in hugging the bank; the bars appeared to be all through at low water. It was usually more shallow on one side of the river than it was on the other, and when we went over to the more shallow part we more frequently encountered bars. So I would say that most of the bars that we encountered in that work was when we were crossing back and forth. When going up and down the river we always suc- 1788 ceeded in going up and down. We were naturally intent on our work while we were engaged in it, but as a rule we knew where the channel was. When our boat got stuck we always succeeded in getting it into deeper water; as a rule we would pull it over the bar. Our camp at Lockhart was seventy- five or one hundred yards from the river and we surveyed about ten miles back inland to the 2789 east from that camp. Our surveys followed the river roughly from Moab to Indian Creek. I should say that the average width of our survey was possibly five miles. We had some camps that were five or six miles off the river on both sides and had from five to seven men in our party. On the east side of the river there would be times when we would be with another party, but part of 2790 the time the parties were separated by quite a distance. There were two parties operating on the land and as a rule one party in the river bed. The camps of the parties working on land were in most places inaccessible from the river. Each party had a pack train. Both my party and the land party could be supplied by one 2791 truck load. While at Lockhart more of our supplies came to us overland than by river, but I can't say how much more. Of course, all of the supplies of the party working inland came overland. 2792 On the occasion when the big barge was stuck for something like eight or nine hours, the water was at a very low stage and that incident occurred in August. 368
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After starting 0 for 4 from the field in the first quarter, Durr made three consecutive 3s to open the second and put the Cardinals (20-1) up 32-24. Evans scored 12 points in the second half, hitting a 3-pointer with 1:55 remaining for a 70-59 lead, to help Louisville end a 17-game losing streak in the series.
Jazmine Jones and Sam Fuehring followed with two free throws each for a 13-point lead and the Cardinals added four more from the line in the final 1:30 to seal their first series victory against UConn (18-2) since the inaugural meeting in the 1993 NCAA Tournament. Jones finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Fuehring added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Napheesa Collier had 20 points, and Crystal Dangerfield added 19 for the Huskies. They had won their previous seven since losing at Baylor.
UConn was 7 of 22 from the field in the fourth quarter and was outrebounded 46-40 overall.
Louisville and UConn will likely swap positions in the poll.
UConn: The Huskies started off well but couldn’t get that big lead they’re used to. It soon became a game of catch-up once Durr started hitting, a quest that was hurt by several droughts of at least two minutes. The Huskies also missed a lot of layups and a few free throws that could’ve helped.
Louisville: The Cardinals didn’t blink while trailing early and got contributions from others until Durr responded. Once she did, they remained poised and finally conquered their biggest nemesis. Making 11 of 29 from long range was critical.
UConn returns to American Athletic Conference play Saturday at Cincinnati.
Louisville resumes Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday at Clemson.
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Have Rocket ‒ Will Babble
Now may be a good time to reassess Christopher Nolan’s standing in the firmament of important American filmmakers. I’ve always thought the guy was overrated, that his films, dating from “Memento” and including “Inception,” were too overly calculated and hermetic by half ‒ interesting schematics for movies rather than interesting movies. In this respect, Nolan is a bit like Brian De Palma.
Nolan’s latest, a $165-million Paramount-Warner Bros. co-production called “Interstellar,” proves a New Age-y, fuzzy-headed sci-fi’er that borrows liberally from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Contact” and the director’s own “Inception.” It’s overlong, talky and, depending on the crisis, either dopey or pretentious … sometimes both. During the Big Revelation, which is supposed to make us feel all tingly and wonderful inside, I was reminded of John Carpenter’s Kubrick spoof, “Dark Star.” In that shaggy-dog cult item, the astronaut-cum-glorified garbage collectors behave less like Flash Gordon than The Three Stooges.
Maybe the best way to describe this expensive boondoggle is as cornpone existentialism. About a third of the film takes place on a Midwest farm in the near future, when sandstorms and dust-bowl conditions have rendered Earth all but uninhabitable; the rest of the story unfolds in deep space aboard a ringed centrifugal craft called The Endurance. The crew, led by Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and science officer Amelia Brand (Anne Hathaway), have been tasked with traveling to Saturn and exploring the most promising of three planets in another galaxy ‒ accessed through a gaseous wormhole much like the terminus Stargate in “2001.”
There’s much talk about quantum physics, higher life forms, and transcending “the dimensions of time and space.” None of this scientific palaver, however, amounts to a hill of beans. The missing element in the equation? With apologies to the Beatles, “Love, love, love.” (At crucial junctures, Hans Zimmer’s familiar score is cranked up to drown out these silly exchanges.)
Because the four-member crew and their surprisingly agile security-bot (voiced by Bill Irwin) are passing into another dimension, every hour spent on a planet equals seven years back home. This makes Coop especially uneasy because he’s a single dad and has promised his kids that he will return in time to save them and the world. Alas, NASA and Amelia’s father (Michael Caine), the project’s lead scientist, have not been totally forthcoming about the mission’s contingency plan. And time’s a-wasting. Coop’s teenage kids have already morphed into Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck.
But that’s the least of the mission’s worries. As orchestrated by Nolan, who co-scripted with brother Jonathan, nothing adds up here. Former test pilot Coop just happens to wind up on NASA’s doorstep and, with nary a refresher course, is hailed as the only man who can head up the mission to save mankind, either by ferrying Earth’s population to a new planet or by repopulating the planet with cryogenically preserved eggs. Brand has her own secret agenda. She makes like a laboratory wonk but her silly smile gives her away: She’s less about saving mankind than fixing a broken heart. The less said about the physicist (David Gyasi) with a bad case of motion sickness the better.
Matt Damon also shows up in what’s supposed to be a surprise cameo. He awakes from a sleep chamber in a foul mood.
“Interstellar” can’t be faulted for a lack of ambition. When was the last time you saw a film that crosscuts between a domestic dispute down on the farm and a disintegrating spaceship? It’s sort of like watching a TV with a loose connection ‒ one moment you receive “August: Osage County,” the next “Mission to Mars.”
INTERSTELLAR ✮✮ With Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Matt Damon, Ellen Burstyn, Bill Irwin, Casey Affleck. Directed by Christopher Nolan; scripted by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan. 169 min. PG-13 (for violence, profanity, intense action sequences)
33 Responses to “Interstellar ✮✮”
CmdrR Says:
“Dark Star.” In that shaggy-dog cult item, the astronaut garbage collectors — Actually, their mission is to blow stuff up.
I think you mean the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love,” the refrain of which is “Love, Love, Love.”
I agree on most of your points. I was curious whether anyone who has seen this movie can explain how what happens leads to the ending we see? (Don’t want to be spoiler-y.) I just couldn’t connect a few of the dots. I also couldn’t get past the time-whimey chicken-and-egg conundrum involving “the ghost.”
Thanks for feedback — fixed the Beatles lyric.
I still think of Carpenter’s space travelers as glorified garbage men, even if they do blow up things — I think that’s the joke.
Best, GL
tigermetal Says:
I should have read this first. 3 hours of my life I can’t get back.
We aim to serve — thanks for feedback.
gerfinch Says:
Cheers for this. I can’t believe what a mess this film turned out to be. Why has it got such high ratings? It is McGuffin cake with stupid sauce on top – three bloody hours of it. They even stuck in a red-shirt trope — that is desperate. The cinematography reminds me of Resident Evil one, the camera stuck at the worst possible angle all the time. It even looked dull in IMAX, which is an achievement in itself.
facereplacer Says:
I find this review childish and myopic. Delete my comment, do whatever, but it’s obvious you didn’t understand the film, or your mother and father didn’t love you enough or something, but you remind me of the “hate everything” crowd who was into John Carpenter before anyone else was. You’re like Simpson’s comic book guy. Have fun with that.
Thanks for the feedback. Keep reading —
Lady Kaede Says:
I feel terrible for reviewers who are expected to step out of a single viewing of ‘Interstellar’ and immediately write something coherent and useful. I have been sitting with my reaction for 24 hours now (had ‘Interstellar’-related dreams last night I can’t quite remember), and I still can’t put better words than these to my experience. As with most of Nolan’s non-Dark Knight work, unpacking what the heck he’s actually saying seems to require multiple viewings — and in spite of being exactly his target audience (a father with a daughter, a Nolan fan, a sci-fi film and literature afficianado, a believer in the method of science and the aim of religion, fairly well-read in relativity theory), I suspect it’s going to take a lot longer to come to rest with this film than with any of his others. So . . . does that make it more or less successful? I’m glad it exists, I look forward to seeing it again on the biggest screen available. But I doubt that anything written or said about this film is going to be remotely definitive for years — and that’s probably it’s biggest parallel to ‘2001.’
I completely agree. Both me and my husband woke up thinking about it. He had dreams about it. We both immediately felt we needed to see it again, as we believed there was some layering in the visuals, dialogue, etc. It’ll be interesting to see how the perception of it shifts, if it does.
Tyler Kent Says:
I couldn’t hear some of the dialogue, particularly the narration at the end, thanks to an obnoxiously loud score blasting in my ears. Despite (or perhaps because of) the score’s nerve-wracking decibels, the score contains more drama and tension than the plot.
you’re right — score seems to be purposely sweetened/cranked up to obscure gobbledygook exchanges.
Cyber GAP Says:
“cornpone existentialism” Perfectly succinct. I can’t believe how misled I was by the pre-release press and director interviews. I was expecting to walk out speechless at the depth of what I had just seen. Instead, I walked out shaking my head, $40 lighter. So many holes, so little time to list them. Here’s one: See how long it would take to write down on a note pad just the digital data contained in one DVD movie, in morse code. Without making an error. I’m thinking years… I’ll stop here. It’s all been said, and I agree with every negative critique. The Nolan brothers need to take a lesson from the Wachowski brothers.
I can’t believe this actually has to be explained to you. TIME was being modified, controlled, altered. That was the whole point of that scene, did you watch the movie?
These were the same people who said “Inception is just The Matrix but with dreams” back when that came out. They are sad, pathetic types that probably think they’d write great movies if they could ever transcend sh****** on them.
Every minute spent reading your angry and pretentious review felt like 7 years. The fact that you are outraged by the theme of this movie (love) makes me think that you really need a girlfriend (or maybe just a friend?)! Also, revealing a previously held personal bias in the second sentence of a “review” is a really bad idea if you expect readers to take you seriously (“I’ve always thought the guy was overrated”).
I think it’s cool to hate quality work. Dude gave Gravity 4 stars and I found that to be the most trite, predictable piece of Hollywood schlock. He probably liked Crash too. Not the Cronenberg one, the one that won Oscars for being predictable and insipid.
Wow, I’m really glad you pointed that out to me. I thought Gravity was a self serving piece of Hollywood garbage myself. It’s all making sense now 🙂
Chef Tony Says:
All I can say is beware the screenwriter who doesn’t have any writing credits away from his super-director brother Chris Nolan. I’d like to know if at any point, Chris Nolan told his brother, “this part makes almost no sense, and there’s too much recited poetry, audiences will hate this,” probably never and not enough.
Excellent point. Along the same lines, Paul Schrader had an interesting relationship with brother Leonard, who came up with ideas for “The Yakuza,” “Mishima” and “Blue Collar,” but had to contend with either story credit or share screenwriter credit with Paul — until he broke out on his own with “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
Carm Says:
This movie sucked. So called A-list actors overacting, a confusing storyline, a senseless appearance by Matt Damon. It was laughable seeing him arise from the hibernation pod. It reminds me of that useless movie a few years back (Book of Life), which was also a waste of time.
I really wanted to like it….it was so bad….
joc Says:
Your star ratings is weird. What reviewer rates films ‘best out of 4 stars’, normal critics review ‘best out of 5’.
wanna see weird — check out our dagger ratings for horror/exploitation films
Great cinema photography, the whole movie should dubbed over with new dialog, maybe a new story, maybe a new title, Corn farmers adventures in baby sitting / Astronaut flying and philosophy 101 ….. just a thought….
Do you think when Matt Damon came out of the hibernation pod, he should have said, ” I’m Matt Damon, lol, of course not, but it would have been the funniest moment in an already crapy movie, i was finding hard to take seriously…
There is no crying in outer space….
Jimmy supernova Says:
This was the flattest, dullest, uninspired, craptacular film this year and I love science fiction and physics in general.
Bad story, acting, design, science, direction, even effects – bad everything.
Shame on Chris Nolan you just imploded like tarantinos movies surfing on his “brand” name.
165 million TURD.
One more bad: bad robots.
Only good thing:
Good marketing!
This was the worst film of the year? Are you an idiot? The science was over seen by actually scientists, the design was realistic. Please can you tell me what effects look bad, they were almost photo real?
Clint Montgomery Says:
Can’t wait for the “Mystery Science Theater” version of this laughably absurd piece overwrought fantasy fiction, yuk, what a piece of self-important crap, stretched to 3 hours, with irritatingly loud church-organ tones to impart gravitas. A by-the-numbers film recipe without a shred of real Art or Genius.
tomchapman500Tom Says:
I’ve been looking for a review to sum up my feelings toward this woeful film. Did anyone see ‘The Player’? This is like the sci-fi film that movie sends up … Thanks for documenting my thoughts.
What confounded me was the complete lack of personality in any character. You are traveling in space and all you want to do is talk about physics? The movie would have pulled me in more if these characters discussed their families, listened to music, anything but the droning on and on about the time-space continuum.
Good point, Charlotte — agree completely.
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prisons, disproportionate number of blacks in prisons, disproportionate number of blacks in prisons in the state of Georgia, disproportionately impact low-income, disproportionately impact minorities, disrespect for the black church, disrespecting the black church, disrupted, disseminate electronic information, distance between Augusta and Birmingham, District 9 at-large seat, District Attorney, District Attorney Danny Craig, District Attorney Danny Craig has prosecuted homicide cases equitably, District Attorney Danny Craig listens to the voices of all crime victims, District Attorney of the Augusta Judicial Circuit, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Police, District Of Columbia Police Chief Charles Ramsey, Divided City, DividedCity.US, Divine Order/Decree, Divine Revelation, do not feel good about themselves, do not feel safer, do not forget, Do you know someone who you can help, Do-Over, doctorates, documented black family could not be sold, Does that sound like someone you 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Home/Wolford announces results for the first quarter of 2014/15
Wolford announces results for the first quarter of 2014/15
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Substantial earnings improvement and return to profitability
Revenues slightly below prior year
Very solid balance sheet structure
First results of strategic refocusing visible on the market
Primary goal for FY 2014/15: operating turnaround
Vienna/Bregenz, September 12, 2014. Wolford AG, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, returned to profitability in the first quarter of the 2014/15 financial year (May to July 2014). Revenues declined by a slight 1.1%, or 0.37 million, to 31.91 million, but the development of earnings was sound. EBIT improved from -5.18 million to +3.02 million and EBIT, adjusted for non-recurring income and expenses, improved from -5.18 million to -0.17 million. The company also recorded positive net profit of 1.49 million for the first time in the seasonally weak three-month period from May to July (Q1 2013/14: -4.35 million). The slight decline in revenues resulted primarily from the closing of unprofitable locations and the expected reserved market acceptance of the spring-summer 2014 Trend collection. The substantial earnings improvement resulted from the steady implementation of optimization measures and special effects. Wolfords primary goal for the 2014/15 financial year is to complete the operating turnaround with positive EBIT. Wolfords growth must be sustainably profitable. Our refocusing measures are based on this objective and, as our first quarter results show, we are making good progress, explained Axel Dreher, Speaker of the Wolford Management Board.
Further growth in the retail business, but different regional developments
Wolfords retail business continued its positive development with a year-on-year increase of 1% in revenues for the first quarter. Sound development was recorded, above all, in the online business with revenue growth of 29%. However, wholesale revenues were 4% lower, but the downward trend from the previous quarters could be further reduced. A regional analysis of first quarter revenues shows different developments that were influenced by the closing of points of sale. Wolford recorded lower revenues in the USA, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Central and Eastern Europe, and slight growth in Germany and the Netherlands. Great Britain and Scandinavia reported overall revenue declines, but Wolfords own retail business grew on a like-for-like basis also in these countries. Revenues were stable in France, and growth was strong in Italy and Spain. In the growth market of Asia the company saw a further double-digit increase in revenues, above all due to the opening of new locations and the expansion of the partner business.
Significant operating earnings improvement and first-time net profit in Q1
Wolford recorded a positive net result for the first time in the seasonally weak months from May to July and generated a strong increase in operating earnings. The substantial improvement in adjusted EBIT from -5.18 million to -0.17 million was based on the sale of a lease option for a location in Switzerland, but was also supported by further savings in operating areas, above all in personnel costs, explained Chief Financial Officer Thomas Melzer. The sale of non-core land resulted in proceeds of 6.71 million as well as a book gain of 3.37 million. This led to a significant improvement in EBIT from -5.18 million to +3.02 million and in earnings after tax from -4.35 million to +1.49 million.
The asset and capital structure of Wolford AG was further optimized up to the balance sheet date on July 31, 2014 and remains very solid. The Wolford Groups equity amounted to 75.99 million (31.07.13: 73.72 million). The equity ratio equaled 53% (July 31, 2013: 50%) and gearing equaled 24% (July 31, 2013: 39%).
After the first quarter of 2014/15, Wolford can demonstrate progress in all key areas of the strategic refocusing. The fall-winter 2015/16 collection, which is the first to follow our new orientation, will be launched in January 2015, and we are optimistic that it will be well received by our business partners and customers all over the world, indicated Axel Dreher. Internal processes and structures were further optimized to make even better use of the companys strong innovation potential, which is demonstrated by innovative and newly introduced products like PURE 50 Tights and the Sheer Touch Lingerie series. Marketing activities are being intensified at the same time and, since July, the Unforgettable Touch of Wolford can also be experienced at Wolfords points of sale in the new, emotional imagery. Many well-known personalities are fans of the Wolford brand and we want to communicate this more actively in the future, added Axel Dreher.
Further new openings planned, integration of sales channels
Wolford will continue to establish company-owned boutiques in key strategic cities and top locations, as is illustrated by the recent openings in Barcelona und New York. The company is also strengthening the integration of individual sales channels in order to utilize the momentum and growth potential of the online business. Activities to strengthen the wholesale business will continue, and the share of floor space with trading partners but under Wolfords direct operation shall be further expanded.
Based on the measures initiated and implemented to date, the Management Board of Wolford AG has defined the operating turnaround as the primary goal for 2014/15. Substantial progress was made in generating positive EBIT during the past months. The arrival of the fall-winter collection 14/15 and the first successful results of the improved marketing activities have turned the revenue curve upward. If this trend continues, Wolford can look forward to a successful financial year with growth not only in earnings but also in revenues.
The report on the first quarter of 2014/15 is available under company.wolford.com / Investor Relations.
https://company.wolford.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Wolford_Q1-Report_2014_15.pdf
Axel Dreher (Speaker of the Management Board)
Thomas Melzer (Chief Financial Officer)
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Wolford Group Key Data
Earnings Data 1st Quarter
05 – 07/14 1st Quarter
05 – 07/13 Chg. in % 2013/14
Revenues in mill. 31.91 32.28 -1 155.87
EBITDA adjusted 1) in mill. 1.94 -3.19 >100 7.11
EBIT adjusted 1) in mill. -0.17 -5.18 +97 -0.97
EBIT in mill. 3.02 -5.18 >100 -4.72
Earnings before tax in mill. 2.79 -5.49 >100 -5.89
Earnings after tax in mill. 1.49 -4.35 >100 -2.81
Capital expenditure in mill. 2.07 1.40 +48 7.87
Free cash flow in mill. -1.03 -12.82 +92 -0.97
Employees (on average) FTE 1,555 1,564 -1 1,562
Balance Sheet Data 31.07.2014 31.07.2013 Chg. in % 30.04.2014
Equity in mill. 75.99 73.72 +3 74.38
Net debt in mill. 17.95 28.80 -38 17.04
Working capital in mill. 38.11 43.26 -12 33.72
Balance sheet total in mill. 142.54 147.96 -4 138.12
Equity ratio in % 53 50 – 54
Gearing in % 24 39 – 23
1) Adjusted for non-recurring income of 3.37 million and non-recurring expenses of 0.19 million in Q1 2014/15
About Wolford AG
Wolford AG, which is headquartered in Bregenz on Lake Constance (Austria), operates 16 subsidiaries and markets its products in roughly 60 countries through 270 monobrand stores (own and partner-operated), approximately 3,000 trading partners and online. The company, which has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1995, generated revenues of 155.87 million in the 2013/14 financial year (May 1, 2013 April 30, 2014) and has about 1,560 employees. Since its founding in 1950, Wolford has become a leading global manufacturers brand in the segment of luxury tights, exclusive lingerie and high quality bodywear.
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Andrew Francis. (Ph.D), Education The Best Versions of Themselves: How At-Risk Students and their Teachers Experience and Describe Teachers' Influence on Students' Self-Actualization. (2015)
Identifying Neighbourhood, Housing, and Individual-Level Predictors of Community Integration of People Who Have Experienced Housing Problems
Ecker, John. (Ph.D.). Identifying Neighbourhood, Housing, and Individual-Level Predictors of Community Integration of People Who Have Experienced Housing Problems (2015)
The Role of Evaluation Policy in Organizational Capacity to Do and Use Evaluation
Hind Al Hudib. (Ph.D), The Role of Evaluation Policy in Organizational Capacity to Do and Use Evaluation. (2018)
For Our Children: Exploring educational challenges and opportunities for recently arrived Syrian refugee children and their families in Ottawa
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Three Studies of Transitions of Young People in Public Care A Focus on Educational Outcomes
Tessier, N. (Ph. D – transfer student). Three Studies of Transitions of Young People in Public Care A Focus on Educational Outcomes. (2015)
An Exploration of the Operationalization of Empowerment Outcomes in Transformative Participatory Evaluations.
Tucker, J. (M.A.). An Exploration of the Operationalization of Empowerment Outcomes in Transformative Participatory Evaluations. (2016)
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Why is Goldman allowed to game the system?
EconomyMonetary System
By Edward Harrison On Oct 5, 2009
Marshall Auerback sent me a link to a recent Simon Johnson missive about Goldman Sachs. I had already seen and liked this article, but his e-mail prompted me to write this post. My question is: Why is Goldman a bank holding company?
Goldman becomes a bank
The reason Goldman became a bank to begin with is because it was on the verge of collapse after the Lehman Brothers failure. Andrew Ross Sorkin has a good write up on this in Vanity Fair:
Due to disastrous bets on Lehman paper, the giant Reserve Primary Fund had broken the buck a day earlier, causing an investor run on the money-market funds. Between that, Geithner thought, and billions of dollars of investors’ money locked up inside the now bankrupt Lehman Brothers, that meant only one thing: the two remaining broker-dealers—Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs—could actually be next.
Just in case it’s not obvious, Goldman Sachs was a major beneficiary of the government’s bailout of the financial services industry, not only through the bailout of AIG but also through its ability to fall under the regulatory umbrella as a bank holding company* (technically Goldman became a financial holding company but the distinction is relatively minor. see definition here). – something which made it eligible for debt guarantees and other government backstops.
Late last year, every financial services company on earth wanted to become a bank and line up for the handouts coming from Washington – American Express (a credit card company), GE Capital (basically a hedge fund), GMAC (a car financing company), Genworth Financial (an insurance company), Aegon (a Dutch company), even Willem Buiter, a former central banker, wanted to become a bank.
This is why Goldman became a bank too. Now, Goldman was in a more precarious position than bank holding companies because of the vulnerabilities of being a broker-dealer. Nouriel Roubini warned repeatedly before Leman’s collapse that the large full services broker-dealer model was broken. Here, just before Lehman failed, he talks about Goldman, Morgan Stanley and Merrill’s demise if Lehman collapses:
I also argued in follow-up pieces that, in a matter of two years, no one of the remaining independent broker dealers (Lehman, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs) would survive as: 1. their business model is now impaired (securitization is semi-dead); 2. they will need to be regulated like banks given the PDCF support and thus have lower leverage, higher liquidity and more capital that will erode their profitability; 3. Their severe maturity mismatch – borrowing very short term and liquid, leveraging a lot and lending and investing in more long term and illiquid ways – makes them very fragile – in the absence of deposit insurance and in the presence of only limited LOLR support by a central bank – to bank like run that are destructive even of illiquid but otherwise solvent institutions. Thus all such broker dealers need to merge with larger financial institutions that have a commercial banking arm and thus access to stable and insured deposits and to true LOLR Fed support. That process of unraveling of independent broker dealers started with Bear Stearns; now it is moved to Lehman; tomorrow Merrill Lynch will be on line; and Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs will be next. No one of them can and will survive as independent entities. So, the Fed and Treasury should advise them all to start finding a large international partner (international as almost no domestic partner is now sound to take them over) and merge with such partner before we get another Bear or Lehman disaster.
I happen to think Goldman is a well-run institution, but that is neither here nor there. They were vulnerable.
And, apparently, policy makers heeded Roubini’s words as all the broker-dealers were immediately made into banks. Government went so far as to try and merge Goldman with the bankrupt Wachovia (now a problem for Wells Fargo), but thought better of it because of the conflicts of interest for Hank Paulson and Robert Steel:
In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, Too Big To Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves, Sorkin reports that the deal, which was nearly consummated, would have merged Goldman Sachs and Wachovia. Henry M. Paulson, the Treasury secretary and former C.E.O. of Goldman, was deeply involved in the process, contacting both Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman’s current C.E.O., and a Wachovia board member, and strongly urged both to consider it. Wachovia’s C.E.O., Robert Steel, was a former vice-chairman at Goldman Sachs and Paulson’s former number two at the Treasury Department.
Sorkin reports that Warren Buffett was also contacted about investing in the merged company, but told a banker at Goldman that it would never happen. “By tonight the government will realize they can’t provide capital to a deal that’s being done by the former firm of the Treasury secretary with the company of a former vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and former deputy Treasury secretary,” Buffett said. “There is no way. They’ll all wake up and realize, even if it was the best deal in the world, they can’t do it.”
Goldman gets to game the system
These conflicts of interest has everyone up in arms about Goldman, dubbed “Government Sachs” by its haters (see here, here, and here). That is why the face-sucking squid polemic by Matt Taibbi was a zeitgeist piece.
I think eyes should be focused firmly on the government’s responsibility and not Goldman when it comes to these issues. Which is why the issues that Simon Johnson raises are important. They go to the core of the regulation of banks.
Here are four questions we should be asking regulators:
Why is Goldman Sachs allowed to maintain leverage ratios significantly higher than the large legacy bank holding companies like Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Citigroup?
Why is Goldman allowed to operate like a private equity company, holding large stakes of foreign non-financial corporations? (I should note that Financial Holding Companies do have ten years in which to sell their stakes)
Why is Goldman (and other large banks) allowed to operate like a hedge fund and take outsized risks with capital via large proprietary trading operations. Most of Goldman’s profits are coming from this area. At least Deutsche Bank has offloaded these bets onto hedge funds in which it invests. Given the fact that the large too-bog-to-fail financial institutions have received a large backstop from the taxpayer, the fact that they are loading up in prop trading shows that regulation in the U.S. is non-existent.
Why is Goldman allowed to have an interest in the failure of other financial firms? We now hear that Goldman has an interest in the failure of CIT, a major lender to small-and medium-sized businesses. These perverse incentives are everywhere in the derivatives world and were an enabler of the financial meltdown and the principal reason AIG was bailed out with taxpayer money.
Clearly, regulators are not serious about regulating or they would correct these problems. MarketWatch reported on this as far back as July and nothing has happened.
When Goldman switched to a bank holding company, such big profit seemed unlikely as analysts worried the firm would face stricter regulatory oversight from the Federal Reserve, with limits on risk-taking and higher capital requirements. See story Wall Street changes.
But almost 10 months later, nothing much appears to have changed, some analysts said in the wake of the firm’s second-quarter results.
After two quarters as a bank holding company, Goldman is still "not reporting like a bank and not acting like one either," said David Hendler, Baylor Lancaster, Pri de Silva and Kristine Lanspa, analysts at CreditSights, an independent fixed-income research firm.
Given Goldman’s spectacular results so far this year, "the company has basically been given a green light to continue operating in a ‘business as usual’ fashion," they wrote in a note to investors after Goldman’s latest earnings report. "Bank regulators have their hands full with other deteriorating bank situations and, for the time being, seem content to let Goldman do what it’s always done."
Goldman still doesn’t report quarterly results like other large bank holding companies. For instance, the firm doesn’t disclose a full balance sheet in its earnings release or provide detailed information on revenue and valuation marks on exposures, the analysts noted…
"Our sense is that Goldman’s switch to bank holding company status was basically a security blanket in the worst of last fall’s troubles, and the company would be happier today if it could let it go," they added. "We also sense that Goldman Sachs many not yet have the same level of regulatory scrutiny that many banks routinely live with."
And CreditSights is right. Goldman have no intention of changing anything at all.
“Our model really never changed,” Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer David Viniar said yesterday in an interview. “We’ve said very consistently that our business model remained the same.”
Plus ça change.
The excerpt in this article from the RGE Monitor is copyrighted and re-published with the express permission of Roubini Global Economics LLC.
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Anonymous says 10 years ago
Why is GS so well run?
If not for the tax payers, these pusses were bankrupt . These greedy bastards were levered to the hilt at the wrong time.
Tell these pos’s to pay back the $13 bilion they owe us as well as probably all the other funds the fed has been pumping these pricks.
So they ain’t so good after all.
The Fed overtightened. Now it’s behind the curve.…
Adam Smith and the meaning of high profit margins at Google…
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Tag Archives: Hamas
FTAC: Regarding Palestinian Dissent
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, FTAC - From The Awesome Conversation, Gaza, Gaza Suzerain, Islamic Small Wars, Israel, Middle East, Palestinia
Gaza, Hamas, MEC, middle east conflict, Palestinian Dissent, Palestinian Governance, Palestinian Political Represion, PLO / PA, West Bank
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Historical_boundaries_of_Palestine_(plain).svg (Creative Commons) | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_(region)
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/23/palestine-authorities-crush-dissent
This is the report: https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/10/23/two-authorities-one-way-zero-dissent/arbitrary-arrest-and-torture-under
Regarding Palestinian Land Ownership: http://www.badil.org/en/publication/periodicals/al-majdal/item/1055-land-ownership-in-palestine/israel-1920-2000.html
“Palestine”, so declared in the course of Roman conquest, has never been a sovereign power but a suzerainty through all of its existence.
“The Palestinians” have never before been a People, but given 70+ years of the Arab Apartheid that stranded the refugees of 1948, one may grant that the Palestinians are a unique People desperate for autonomous, responsible, and responsive modern governance.
We know the Palestinians are not getting that governance.
This is the kind of “governance” meted to Palestinians by Hamas:
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14057/hamas-gaza-protests-torture
A Few References Concerning Palestinian Child Soldiers
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Anti-Semitism, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Gaza, Gaza Suzerain, Islamic Small Wars, Israel, Middle East, Palestinia
child soldiers, David Bedein, documentary film, Hamas, middle east conflict, PLO
New Vimeo Release by David Bedein and the Center for Near East Policy Research
The terror of return – 3min from David Bedein on Vimeo, published October 28, 2018.
Awford, Jenny. “GAZA’S CHILD SOLDIERS Palestinian militant group Hamas parade toddlers armed with machine guns in chilling echo of ISIS ‘cubs of the caliphate’”. The Sun, December 12, 2016:
One image which showed a schoolboy holding a rifle was captioned: “Hamas cubs, they are the next soldiers of Gaza and the next liberation army, god willing.”
Another picture of a toddler wearing a beret and holding a gun was captioned: “Generation after generation Hamas is increasing its enthusiasm, dignity, and power.”
Arutz Sheva. “PA curriculum inciting terrorism”. Interview with David Bedein. October 9, 2018.
Child Soldiers International. Forward. “Why 18 Matters”. PDF. 2018:
When I spoke with a warlord ‘General’ about why he recruited children he said, ‘Children are abundant, stupid, they obey orders, don’t ask questions, and cost nothing. They are very cheap! They never desert, cannot go home and I can get as many as I want immediately.
Cohen, Shimon. “UNRWA teaches children to blow themselves up”. Arutz Sheva, August 10, 2018.
Bassem Eid as quoted by Shimon Cohen:
Eid also criticized the education provided in UNRWA schools. “I worked in several UNRWA schools in the territories and in Jordan, and children aged 9-10 want to be killed and kill Jews and to release their people. “Who taught you that?” I asked. They said that was what they were learning in schools, and I asked teachers at UNRWA schools in Jordan if children were taught to blow themselves up and be killed. They said “of course. How else will they liberate the land from the Israeli occupation? ” UNRWA is aware of this, and the international community knows that all UNRWA studies are full of hate and incitement. The international community continues to inject funds because it is against Israel.”
Gordon, Evelyn. “How the World Encourages Hamas to Recruit Child Soldiers”. Commentary Magazine, January 21, 2015.
Gross, Judah Ari. “IDF: Hamas cynically sent 7-year-old girl to breach Gaza border”. The Times of Israel, March 30, 2018:
According to the army, the young girl was spotted by soldiers as she approached the security fence. The troops, who were on the Israeli side, met the girl as she reached the fence, an army spokesperson said.
“When the IDF troops realized it was a girl, they picked her up and made sure that she could get back to her parents safely,” the army said. It did not say how it coordinated with girl’s parents on the Gaza side.
Grossman, Hannah. “The Child Soldiers of Palestine.” The Excelsior, March 21st 2018.
Hilkowitz, Michael. “Palestinian Child Soldiers: The Horrifying Silence.” The Times of Israel, October 29, 2015:
For some reason, we never hear any discussion of child soldiers in Palestine, but we all very clearly know they exist and that it is nothing new. The PLO, Fatah and the Palestinian Authority have for decades used children as fodder to throw rocks, fireworks and explosives at soldiers, as bombers, as lookouts and couriers. Hamas has been even more brazen, publicizing its recruitment of an army of child soldiers. In the current wave of terrorism in Israel and Palestine, we have seen attackers as young as 13 years old. These child soldiers have been called to action by Abu Mazen, The PA, and Hamas who then glorify them to encourage more children to commit attacks.
Pardo, Eldad J. “Palestinian Elementary School Curriculum 2016-17: Radicalization and Revival of the PLO Program.” IMPACT-se, April 2017:
The curriculum also promotes the century-old paradigm of a ceaseless effort to destroy Israel in stages. A new generation of Palestinian children is methodically being educated in the spirit of the Ten-Point Program adopted by the Palestinian National Council ([PNC] (the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], at its twelfth meeting in Cairo June 8, 1974). The plan called for the establishment of a national authority “over every part of Palestinian territory that is liberated” with the aim of “completing the liberation of all Palestinian territory”. The curriculum includes an uncompromising rejection of Israel and a combination of violence and international community pressure to accommodate Palestinian demands. What used to be the strategy of one extremist guerilla movement has now become the standard for all Palestinians students.
Toameh, Khaled Abu. “Hamas Forms “Liberation Army” in Gaza, Thanks to EU Support.” Gatestone Institute, January 21, 2015:
The Hamas campaign, entitled, “Vanguards of Liberation,” is aimed at recruiting young men whose ages range between 15 and 21.
So far, the Hamas recruitment program has attracted hundreds of youths from the Gaza Strip who, according to the movement, will form the nucleus for the new “Liberation Army.”
“Children’s Army of Hamas – short” – David Bedein, published to YouTube March 22, 2015.
All children deserve more. #WorldChildrensDay
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— Israel Defense Forces (@IDFSpokesperson) November 20, 2018
Wikipedia. “David Bedein”.
Wikipedia. “Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group”.
“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us” — Golda Meir, n.d.
A Front Line Look at Gaza’ s “Peaceful Protests”
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Anti-Semitism, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Gaza, Islamic Small Wars, Israel, Middle East, Palestinia
assault, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian
Shared from Israel Defense Forces Facebook page where it was posted yesterday at about this hour.
“Hey, Martha!” — BackChannels Reading Page on Facebook
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Also in Media, American Domestic Affairs, Anti-Semitism, Asides, BCND - BackChannels News Day, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, Gaza, Islamic Small Wars, Israel, Turkey
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https://www.facebook.com/BackChannels/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/turkey-expels-israeli-consul-spat-gaza-violence-180516063533535.html
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2018/05/14/hamas-urges-palestinians-toward-injury-and-death/
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270149/12-reasons-turkey-should-be-expelled-nato-ari-lieberman#.WvWF-uvHLjY.twitter
FTAC: Palestinian History (To This Point) Compressed
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Anti-Semitism, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, FTAC - From The Awesome Conversation, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Palestinia, Political Psychology, Russia
exploiting the masses, Hamas, medieval v modern, middle east conflict, Palestinian, Palestinian history, PLO, political blackmail, Soviet Era, totalitarianism
The Palestinian liberation movement descends directly from the Soviet Era and Moscow’s interest in leveraging grievance into the political power familiar to the world’s most piratical dictatorships. This is not to excuse western perfidy on parts of the global far right in the 20th Century, but to note where the phoniness in Palestinian politics originated.
At the end of WWII, what Adolph could not hold, Uncle Joe picked up and although representing a very different system from that of the German fascists, the feudal authoritarianism was there to encourage similar drift associated with absolute power — or “political absolutism” — in the middle east. (Note regarding Moscow: two major revolutions, three governments, one-hundred years — and The Bear remains absolutely authoritarian, criminal, and totalitarian).
We know today the KGB’s relationship with Arafat and the PLO (also the pride Yuri Andropov took in the airline hijackings of the 1970s) and we have learned within the past couple years of Mahmoud Abbas’s own KGB record.
Keep loving Moscow — and you will love even more Palestinian suffering by way of its designs.
Note well that ALL Palestinian top leaders have become multi-millionaires while Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniyeh long ago developed reputations as billionaires.
The seduction, captivity, and suffering of the Palestinian main base has turned out a long-lived and powerful business for thieving elites and their systems of patronage.
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2018/02/06/set-palestinian-kgb-and-other-backchannels-observations-related-to-the-middle-east-conflict/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2016/09/23/ftac-these-too-are-palestinians/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2016/03/08/bds-cult-modules/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2015/10/12/ftac-tip-to-the-kgbs-amplification-of-middle-eastern-anti-semitism/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2017/07/29/ftacantidote-to-what-poisoned-the-palestinians/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2016/12/27/excerpt-1920s-the-spread-of-hate-russia-germany-laqueur/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2017/12/29/ftac-middle-east-conflict-back-to-max-erwin-von-scheubner-richter-and-forward-to-the-plundering-of-palestinian-misery-by-palestinian-leadership-elites/
FTAC: Hamas’s Latest KGB-Style Theater: “Palestinian Killer”
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Anti-Semitism, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, FTAC - From The Awesome Conversation, Gaza, Gaza Suzerain, Islamic Small Wars, Israel, Middle East, Political Psychology, Political Spychology, Politics
dictatorship, Gaza, Hamas, kleptocracy, MEC, Medieval Political Absolutism, medieval v modern, middle east conflict, Soviet / post-Soviet politics, unfreedom
“On the streets of Gaza people have a sense of security – except when Israel attacks” — In defensive modes, preventive, responsive, retributive.
The Palestinians have long surrendered their dreams to propaganda, the PLO/PA, and Hamas as well as the corruption attending such governments that hold themselves beyond criticism.
From what sense of ethics, integrity, or justice were the greenhouses and synagogues of Gaza destroyed after departure in 2005?
Such rage would seem to have been set loose by officially and socially approved, promoted, and popular anti-Semitic incitement, the same that had Hamas in 2006 proclaiming to Palestinians that Hitler admired them as ideal revolutionaries (PMW: “Hamas: Hitler praised the Palestinians as models”).
Perhaps Israel should treat as poison the disinformation fed to the Palestinians and see the same receive an antidote in an honest telling, for Hamas fairy tales have only enslaved the Palestinians and gotten them to get themselves killed for show.
Posted to YouTube March 30, 2018. Ten more Palestinians were to draw fire and die, and the cause should be clear through what the cameras recorded in the way of “peaceful” demonstration.
One may marvel at the power of bad ideas and failed dreams to continue placing the innocent in harm’s way — and for the global press, the more souls corralled and misled into martyrdom, the better for sympathy and “understanding”, never mind the squandering of billions of dollars intended for Palestinian practical betterment going into the pockets of corrupt and venal leaders and their systems of patronage.
The Soviet Union dissolved in bankruptcy about 26 years, and yet the scenes remain much as Yuri Andropov must have seen them when promoting dictatorship beneath the cover of Popular Liberation Movements.
The peace camps of the west may have to soon decide whether they wish to remain in business by doing their part to sustain the middle east conflict on bogus claims; and Mr. Putin may soon have to decide whether he will take KGB and more general historic Russian barbarism forward with the cynical manipulation and destruction of every space in which Moscow has chosen to play.
Set: “Palestinian KGB” and Other BackChannels Observations Related to the Middle East Conflict.” February 6, 2018.
Related Online
Algemeiner Staff. “As IDF Thwarts Gun Attack on Gaza Border, Israel Warns that Palestinian ‘Return’ Protests are ‘Cover for Terror’.” The Algemeiner, March 30, 2018.
Danan, Deborah. “Gaza’s Millionaires and Billionaires — How Hamas’s Leaders Got Rich Quick.” The Algemeiner, July 28, 2014.
Menachem, Yoni Ben. “Corruption in the Palestinian Authority.” Jewish News Syndicate, March 10, 2018.
“Palestinians destroy synagogues in Gaza”. The Telegraph, September 12, 2005.
Palestinian Media Watch. “Hamas: Hitler praised the Palestinians as models.” May 18, 2006.
The Tower Staff. “Hamas Leads Violent March, Using Human Shields, at Israeli-Gaza Border.” The Tower, March 30, 2018.
Wikipedia. “Israeli disengagement from Gaza”.
Also in Media: “The View from Israel: The Inevitable Outcome of the Establishment of Palestine.” March 7, 2017
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Also in Media, Anti-Semitism, Gaza, Gaza Suzerain, Islamic Small Wars, Israel, Middle East, Palestinia
Hamas, middle east conflict, One State, PLO, Two States
How about the future political face of Palestine? In Gaza, Hamas just elected their replacement to Ismael Haniyeh. If you thought that the old face of Hamas was bad, the new face is even worse. Haniyeh was a disciple of the Muslim Brotherhood. His replacement, Yahya Sinwar, is an arch-terrorist linked to the extremist Islamic Salafist movement.
Sinwar was released from a twenty-year prison sentence on gross terrorism charges as part of a prisoner exchange for the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier kidnapped from Israel and dragged into Gaza by a Hamas terror cell and kept in captivity for five years. Sinwar is not only responsible for the deaths of many Israelis. He is also reported to have murdered Palestinians with his own hands on alleged charges of “spying” or “collaboration” though it is more likely that they opposed his ruthless Hamas oppression.
Source: The View from Israel.: The Inevitable Outcome of the Establishment of Palestine.
Probably most stories about the Middle East Conflict are unconsciously about the oppression of Palestinians by tyrannical Palestinian governments. BackChannels may note as well that all have some relationships — from talk to arms — with Moscow as in the Soviet days. Today, of course, Moscow represents not Communism but plain despotism — “political absolutism” is the term for look-up — beneath the banner of resurgent nationalism that in fact sustains an enormously wealthy oligarchy while much of the rest of the state falls into financial collapse. That Hamas and the PLO exploit the Palestinians for similarly kleptocratic gain should surprise no one but the perpetually naive given to the programming of the leftover Far Left.
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-swiss-parliament-pulls-the-plug-on-bds/ – 3/8/2017.
FTAC – Module – 12-25-1991 -> 12-25-2016
Posted by commart in 21st Century Feudal, Anti-Semitism, Books, Conflict - Culture - Language - Psychology, FTAC - From The Awesome Conversation, Gaza, Israel, Palestinia, Russia
21st Century Feudalism, 21st Century Neo-Feudalism, anti-Semitism, Gaza, Hamas, Jew hate, middle east conflict, Moscow, Nazism, totalitarianism
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2016/10/03/palestinian-kgb/
https://conflict-backchannels.com/2016/11/28/a-short-page-referencing-works-by-or-associated-with-ion-mihai-pacepa/
The Cold War ended with the dissolving of the Soviet Union, December 25, 1991.
This represents Putin’s Russia today:
http://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-resurrects-the-kgb-moscow-security/
Those who have energy and time may want to review the “narrative arc” from 25 years ago to this day.
The prompt: a Gaza tykes’ combat training film — uniforms, guns, and all — focused on killing Jews.
Posted by The Israel Project on Facebook, May 9, 2016.
Freimann, Myer. “Hamas Killed 160 Palestinian Children to Build Tunnels: Militant group used child labor to construct underground network in Gaza.” Tablet, July 25, 2014.
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Reading the Shelf
A book is not itself. A book is a copy. Be free!
Tag: catherine scott
Thinking [about] kink.
What follows are my poorly organized thoughts on Catherine Scott’s Thinking Kink. I enjoyed the book immensely, but I also took issue with a number of passages.
At various points in the book, Scott’s analysis stops short of its potential and is replaced by frustration (at best) or subtle manipulation of the reader (at worst).
While discussing music videos in her introduction, for instance:
It saddens me that in a medium with such potential for originality, shaking female buttocks still seems to constitute the majority of what music video producers think viewers want to see. (6)
I doubt the racist undertones of this passage are intentional; elsewhere in her book, Scott is cognizant of racism in kink culture. But “shaking female buttocks” is quite obviously a reference to black women and twerking. Intentional or otherwise, her observation relies on a racist trope, and comes off as unexamined white discomfort with black women’s self-expression. The passage ostensibly points the finger at unimaginative producers (fair enough), but black women’s sexual and artistic agency becomes collateral damage. In later chapters, Scott criticizes this exact phenomenon.
Later (55-56), Scott celebrates Madonna as an empowered, authoritative figure whose music videos are sex-positive, kink-positive, and woman-centred. Meanwhile, she dismisses Rihanna’s video for “S&M” as a tasteless gimmick. Scott discusses Madonna’s creative control at length, but never Rihanna’s creative agency– only that of her director.
Madonna’s and Rihanna’s videos approach BDSM from different angles, and carry different messages as a result, but that contrast can only be discussed equitably by beginning with a level playing field. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, we should assume that both of these powerful, talented women have a say in the production of their music videos. Scott makes this point in a later chapter, but without referencing or analyzing her earlier examples:
To assume Ciara was merely told what to do by white men in suits when she walked into a studio betrays a perception of black women far more racist or sexist than any scenes of white male top / black female sub race play. (188-89)
As in the introduction, some kind of unexamined frustration seems to suspend analysis at an awkward mid-point. Indeed, it is racist to assume a black pop star has no creative control. And yes, it would be racist to assume a biracial couple’s private BDSM play is fundamentally oppressive or racist. But it is also casually racist to grant BDSM an unproblematic ethical victory in this situation. I take the author’s point about privacy and agency, but BDSM has a race problem. As does the music industry. As does white, western culture on the whole. There is little to be gained by carefully ranking the “slightly more racist” and “slightly less racist.” Such an exercise is more likely to be a potential distraction from the work of attending to racism, organizing against it, and so on.
I looked forward to Scott’s chapter on race and BDSM because racism is a problem for the scene that warrants pointed critique, and because I hoped Scott would clarify some of the puzzling and potentially problematic statements mentioned above. Unfortunately, the chapter occasionally succumbs to the defensive tone of so much writing by white people about racism (my own included, no doubt):
Why should we worry that someone is going to use this sculpture as an excuse for sexism or racism, unless we are already looking to do so ourselves? (192)
Why? Well:
Because we are all swimming in the same racist, sexist water.
Because it is not racist to notice racism or attempt to prevent racism. Rather, these are explicitly anti-racist activities.
Because colour blindness has gotten us nowhere. (I’m grateful that this point– made by countless racialized people for many years– is finally gaining traction. I hope this is a fair answer to the author’s implied rhetorical question about increased cultural / discursive sensitivity in present day, versus 25-30 years ago.)
The author goes on to say that she thinks Grace Jones avoids some forms of criticism due to her physical power/presence. But Jones’ unique station cannot be reduced to her physicality. Really, her physicality simply changes the focus of the criticism leveled against her.
Jones makes her artistic and creative agency jarringly clear. That approach is part of her aesthetic. Women performers with other [no less valid] aesthetic approaches and quieter/softer personalities will not be given the same benefit of the doubt. It becomes that much easier to make sexist assumptions about their lack of creativity or decisiveness, however false– and especially if they are non-white.
In her introduction to her chapter on racism and BDSM, Scott shares an anecdote from her work with Bitch magazine. She was asked by her editors to preface her blog post on race and BDSM with a note about her race and white privilege:
I found it odd the way Bitch only wanted me to apologize for this in one particular instance, and irritating that the commenter hadn’t bothered to see my post in the context of a holistic exploration of kink. (181)
A disclaimer or an acknowledgement isn’t tantamount to an apology. Conflating the two betrays immense unexamined privilege.
Perhaps the editors should have asked the writer to be more upfront about her identity and social position throughout the series. Perhaps that would have benefited people with other marginalized or minority identities who participate in the scene, or challenged a few more individuals with various types of privilege to reflect on their socioeconomic status.
I find myself wishing that Scott had used the chapter as a vehicle for coming to terms with the singularity of racism and the subtle power of racist discourse, especially in countries marked by the transatlantic industrial slave trade. The singular significance of racism is particularly important to understand in the US context, due to the role of cotton plantations and slave labour in the country’s wealth, power, and mythology. But it is likewise relevant throughout the Americas, as well as in the UK– where Scott is from.
By singularity, I mean that there is no equivalent to racism and the history of racially justified industrial slavery. Well-intended white people often approach racism bewildered and wringing their hands, because white supremacy and racism are so powerful and so seductive that we often cannot see them clearly. The author’s irritation at her editors’ and readers’ attempt to cut through the fog show the extent to which she is mired in it as well.
I was heartened to see the extent to which the author championed black participants as the appropriate arbiters and brokers of their own fantasies (to hell with white discomfort), but her opening anecdote about this disclaimer reveals Scott’s lingering discomfort. Her discomfort is understandable, racism is huge, brutal, and inhumane. But it is also something that white people everywhere must practice confronting if we are to be of any use at all to the cause of anti-racism.
Now, a few poorly articulated thoughts on sex positivity and the male gaze:
“I’m a goddess to my slaves; I wouldn’t stoop to having sex with them.” (17)
These are the words of a pro domme. Scott uses this domme’s comments to illustrate the [fairly common, somewhat complicated] assumption that being physically intimate with a man is always a kind of surrender– always some degree of power relinquished.
But I do not see a domme threatened by the possibility of losing power through touch or embrace. I read this comment as a window into the type of scenes she likes to run with her subs: a comment on her status, their [willing] humiliation, their worship of her.
A few paragraphs later, Scott acknowledges that the top/bottom dynamic is more of a mutual exchange than it appears to be, but she extends this analysis only to aesthetics; she doe not include physical distance in her analysis.
And even in the aesthetic context, Scott’s analysis stops short of reflexivity. Describing a domme:
Her clothes still seem intended for the pleasure of the male voyeur. (23)
Perhaps the most powerful aspect of the male gaze is our assumption that for a woman, it is utterly inescapable; that all her aesthetic choices must pass through it and be subject to it; that she can’t possibly enjoy traditionally feminine styles or fetish ware’ that by wearing anything that straight or bi men happen to find attractive, a domme cannot possibly be exercising her autonomy, or domination over her own physical self; she must be deliberately appealing to her male submissives through her aesthetic choices.
Simply by existing, lesbian femmes do an efficient job of toppling these assumptions about the infinite reach of the male gaze. We all live in the shadow of patriarchy and sexism; so, too, are we complex subjects.
Later in the book, I continued to have trouble with the author’s use of the male gaze. Scott continues to paint any aesthetics that happen to resemble the feminine ideals of the patriarchal status quo as of / for / serving the patriarchal status quo. This erases the sexual and aesthetic agency of the women making these apparel and style choices.
Later still, Scott states quite clearly that “femme-phobia is not a solution to the erasure of butch women” (153). True, but neither is “femme” a rough equivalent to “the male gaze.” Each may culturally inform the other, but neither completely relies on the other for its cultural significance.
Further, feminine /= femme. Sexual and gender minorities, especially lesbians, should continue to have some stewardship over this term, since it originates in their communities. Analytical convenience is not an excuse for lesbian erasure.
Chapter 6 makes a number of strong points regarding objectification and consent:
The dogma that all instances of objectification are wrong and misogynistic appears to demand that sexual desire always be cerebral, profound, and pure. In her essay “A Cock of One’s Own: Getting a Firm Grip on Feminist Sexual power,” Sarah Smith bemoans the idea “that there must be a way to have sex that is ‘feminist,'” feeling that it results in a “laundry list of must-nots that would hold our libidos hostage.” (113)
The language of choice will only take any of us so far, when we are aware that a level playing field (pun perhaps intended) is impossible to find in a society still a long way from dismantling the hierarchy that places the straight, white, cisgender male at the top. As “Paul,” a white male top said to Margot Weiss, “I think people in the scene are much too fast to… say ‘Well, you know as long as everybody consents… then it’s all OK….’ I think it’s just crazy for people to try and pretend that sexuality is this magical realm that is somehow natural and is unaffected by anything social, economic, or political.” The neoliberal belief that choice renders any scenario unproblematic often functions to reinforce a status quo which keeps the privileged in their position. (121)
The above quotations nicely reinforce the discussion of consent from Chapter 5:
Taking the line that the absence of a safe word = blanket consent seemed unnervingly close to the standard excuse for vanilla sexual coercion, i.e., the belief that the absence of a no = a yes. In her essay “Beyond Yes or No: Consent as Sexual Process,” Rachel Kramer Bussel writes, “It’s not enough to just assume that if she (or he) doesn’t say no, they want it…. The burden is not on the woman to say no, but on the person pursuing the sexual act to get an active yes.” Bussell was referring to the tiresome concept of “grey rape,” where sexual violence is excused via the apparent failure of the victim to make their resistance clear, but her rebuttal applies to BDSM too. (91)
Choice is a problematic word in this book. But how could it not be? A number of people continue to believe that kink is coercion, full stop. And even in this book, even for the sake of defending both women and safe/consensual BDSM, choice is re-formed and re-framed according to the needs of the argument in question.
Choice is complicated by racism, capitalism, sexism– but not extinguished. Scott criticizes the idea that ‘choice is unassailable’ as a slippery neoliberal construct (indeed!). But she resurrects that same idea of unassailable choice to excuse complicity, especially re: racism. In a number of instances, Scott suggests (without intending to do so, ironically) that the only conscious, malicious racism warrants critique– despite the fact that much racism is unconscious and / or systemic.
On 25, the author calls Stalinism a type of fascism. No, it’s not. That’s impossible, actually.
And on p. 193, the author mixes up Uncle Sam and Uncle Tom. (Unpropitious, in a book that devotes so much space to discussing racism.)
One last thing: and this one’s on the publisher, not the author. This is one of the most poorly proofed, typo-riddled books I’ve ever read.
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A multi-user, multi-processing operating system cannot be implemented on hardware that does not support
DMA for disk transfer
At least two modes of CPU execution (privileged and non-privileged)
Demand paging
My attempt:
Somewhere it explain as : Address translation is needed to provide memory protection so that a given process does not interfere with another.
We also need at least 2 modes of execution to ensure user processes share resources properly and OS maintains control. This is not required for a single user OS like early version of MS-DOS.
Demand paging and DMA enhances the performances- not a strict necessity.
Can you explain it in a formal way, please?
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$\begingroup$ If you assume cooperating processes, why do you need any protections? $\endgroup$ – adrianN Jun 21 '16 at 11:45
$\begingroup$ @adrianN - exactly - the OP specified only "multi-user, multi-processing" - not that the processes (much less the users) were "protected" from each other (in the modern sense of the word). TSS-8 ran on the extremely limited PDP-8 hardware, and RSTS-11 on PDP-11s without memory management. Even when you add a requirement for protection between processes or protection between users OS/360 MVT TSO ran on IBM-360 hardware without paging or (I believe) address translation. $\endgroup$ – davidbak Jun 21 '16 at 17:00
$\begingroup$ Address translation is not needed - there are other solutions, e.g. "memory protect" bits on regions (typically, fixed size like pages) of memory, e.g., IBM-360 "storage protection". $\endgroup$ – davidbak Jun 21 '16 at 17:03
$\begingroup$ @davidbak (and the OP) - Another example of a multiuser, multiprocessing operating system that ran on minimal hardware was Microware's OS-9, which ran on the Motorola 6809 processors and was ported to the Tandy Color Computer 1. A 0.89MHz 8-bit CPU (with a few 16-bit extensions, but no privilege modes), 64K flat memory structure (so no paging or translation), and no disk DMA. If configured well, you'd have 40K remaining for programs. It was multiuser because I used to run programs both on the console and log into the system with my Tandy 200 laptop over RS232. $\endgroup$ – zmerch Jun 22 '16 at 20:51
None of the above.
As you noted, DMA and demand paging can be useful features but are not necessary to support multiple users and multiprocessing.
Address translation is not necessary even for memory protection. Memory protection can be separated from address translation via a protection lookaside buffer or memory protection unit.
Providing a distinct privileged operating mode in the processor is not necessary for a multiuser system. In theory, provable trust of software can provide protection against misuse by users. Another alternative is capability systems; one can use non-forgeable fat pointers to provide resource protection.
Paul A. ClaytonPaul A. Clayton
$\begingroup$ Indeed, none of the above. Plenty of programming languages don't even have pointers. The BASIC and FORTRAN provided in IBM's CALL/360 time-sharing service didn't, so no protection was needed. $\endgroup$ – Martin Kochanski Jun 21 '16 at 12:37
$\begingroup$ Microsoft Research's Singularity OS is a good example of a modern (albeit experimental) OS that used compile-time proofs of safety instead of hardware privilege levels. $\endgroup$ – zwol Jun 21 '16 at 16:48
$\begingroup$ @zwol: I wanted to mention that, too. It's a really cool system, built by a team that included a significant portion of language, tools, verification, static analysis, type systems, and compiler researchers, which has a significant impact on the design of the OS, although there's some parallels to e.g. IBM OS/400 and some Java OSs. $\endgroup$ – Jörg W Mittag Jun 21 '16 at 17:26
I remember a counter-example from the 1980s:
OS-9/68000 was quite popular then: a multi-user, multi-processing real-time operating system for the Motorola 68K processor family, loosely patterned after UNIX. It didn't require any of the features from your list.
The 68000 didn't have address translation. OS-9 compilers produced position-independent code that could run from any address, using only relative branches (N bytes forward or backward) instead of absolute jumps (to a given address X). Static memory was always addressed relative to the OS-provided data start address. Dynamically-allocated memory always comes at "random" addresses, so applications always address dynamically-allocated data relative to an OS-provided address.
DMA disk transfer was typically used in OS-9 device drivers, but that was not necessary for the multi-user feature, only to avoid the blocking time of programmed I/O that would otherwise negatively affect the real-time capabilities.
If I remember correctly (wrong! Thanks, @davidbak), the 68000 itself didn't have a privileged mode, so the protection against evil code was limited. There was an optional memory management unit chip available that OS-9 could use for protection purposes.
OS-9 typically ran without demand paging. When physical memory was exhausted, new memory allocation attempts simply failed (demand paging doesn't fit nicely to a real-time OS). I even know a few Windows servers today where the admins completely switched off the pagefile feature.
But don't misunderstand me: The features you listed perfectly make sense for multi-user, multi-processing operating systems, I just wanted to point out that none of them is strictly necessary.
R. KleberhoffR. Kleberhoff
$\begingroup$ 68Ks did have memory protection - see here, for example for example - but simpler hardware boards didn't support it - since it needed to be respected by the (discrete) memory controller and all I/O devices (which were memory mapped). And of course the operating systems of the day were simpler too, and some didn't support it. $\endgroup$ – davidbak Jun 21 '16 at 16:47
$\begingroup$ Looking that far back, MP/M-80 [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP/M] ran on the Intel 8080, which had no advanced features at all. $\endgroup$ – Martin Kochanski Jun 21 '16 at 18:58
$\begingroup$ @MartinKochanski - good one! I had forgotten that MP/M was not just multi-tasking but also multi-user. $\endgroup$ – davidbak Jun 21 '16 at 19:39
You could change the question to "I would not want to implement a multi-user, multi-processing operating system on hardware that does not support ... " and my answer to all four points would be "Yes", except for point two (DMA for disk transfer). But the question was "cannot be implemented..." and the answer is clearly no to everything.
You would probably have the problem that there would be no separation whatsoever between processes, so this would be very unsafe, and one rogue application could easily take down any other application and/or the operating system itself.
From personal experience, I remember one place that had high end workstations (16 GB of RAM each, which was a lot at that time), and they turned off demand paging. That way the machines ran 5% faster, and they knew that for their use, if 16 GB was not enough, demand paging would totally kill performance, and the only reasonable solution was buying a machine with more RAM.
gnasher729gnasher729
Cannot be implemented is not the same as it's very hard to implement.
If a hardware supports turing-complete programming, then anything can be implemented on it, given enough time and memory. This means you could theoretically implement a multi-user, multi-processing operating system on a Turing machine. Written in Brainfuck.
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$\begingroup$ How do you propose to implement interactive computation on a Turing machine? $\endgroup$ – David Richerby Jun 22 '16 at 7:42
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