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Rio Tinto signs MOU with China's Baowu Steel Group, Tsinghua University to reduce carbon emissions
Keywords:Rio Tinto, Baowu Steel Group, carbon emissions
[Fellow]Rio Tinto signs MOU with China's Baowu Steel Group, Tsinghua University to reduce carbon emissions.
[Ferro-Alloys.com] Australian Mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China's steel producer China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University to explore new ways of reducing carbon emissions across the steel value chain.
Inking the agreement at the invitation of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) at the China International Steel and Raw Materials Conference in Qingdao on Wednesday, the joint action plan will examine ways each party can best utilise its research capabilities, technologies, processes, equipment, logistics, industry coordination and policy advisory capacities to fight against climate change and improve environmental performance.
"China Baowu is committed to ecological and sustainable development," China Baowu Chairman Chen Derong said in a joint statement released by Rio Tinto.
"We want to make a difference to the iron and steel ecosystem by developing greener factories and enterprises to deliver a cleaner, more sustainable steel industry."
"China Baowu looks forward to exploring low-carbon metallurgical innovation with Rio Tinto and Tsinghua University, and we hope to jointly address climate challenges with our partners, and create a model of harmonious coexistence between cities and steel mills."
Able to reduce their carbon footprint by over 30 percent since 2008, Aussie iron ore producer Rio Tinto has made it a priority under the 2015 Paris Agreement to support substantial long-term decarbonisation by 2050.
"This pioneering partnership across the steel value chain will bring together solutions to help address the steel industry's carbon footprint and improve its environmental performance," Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques said.
"The materials we produce have an important role to play in the transition to a low carbon future and we are committed to partnering with our customers and others to find the most sustainable ways to produce, process and market them."
"We are already doing this in aluminium and now, through this partnership, we will be doing it in the steel industry."
Excited by the prospect of working closely with the two key steel industry players, Tsinghua University Vice President You Zheng said, "Tsinghua University is committed to providing solutions to climate change challenges and contributing wisdom to sustainable development."
"The signing will enable us to work closely with the upstream and downstream of the steel industry value chain to jointly find a solution to the industry's low-carbon transformation." (Xinhua)
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Urban Plan of Erandio
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Basoinsa, Ado2, Beristain & Bilbao Asociados
Citizen Participation, Building Inventory
The drafting of the proposal of the Erandio ‘s Urban Plan of committed to the renewal and refurbishment of house and industrial built heritage.
That’s why the making of an inventory of building in Erandio was proposed. It also raises actions that enhance communications between urban cores, especially the ones not based on motor or, in any case, supported on public transport.
This would optimize the use and management of existing and new facilities. Furthermore, the mapping of the Inclusive City in Erandio is proposed from the gender and mobility view point and with a participatory and flexible approach.
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Woman Crush Wednesday: Freddie Old Soul on Soul Work
Her status reads, “As I prepare for the release of this dope ass content, I hope all my friends and fans understand my distance. I’ve been working non stop on making my dreams come true.” Following Freddie Old Soul can inspire, given her unapologetic freedom of self and her spiritual perspectives. Too imperfect to be called a conscious rapper however her ideologies seep into her rhymes driven by street smart bravado. Simply put, she is as real as they come!
Old Soul been on hiatus but don’t you worry because she got everything that you need in this mother f**ker. She comes back strong after leaving everyone with a taste of HONEY with a music video. In her silence she has been putting together her SOUL WORK, while managing her life and motherhood. She is easily a strong figure and influence for women in hip hop and music in general, just by being herself. Old Soul has put together a listening party for her upcoming project SOUL WORK, along with a documentary of her writing and experiences as an artist in Chicago with SurrealChi at 3101 N Sheffield this November 24th at 8pm.
Photo by: IG @lvcastorres
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Tamica Renee
New EZY Era
New EZY Era is a Chicago born artist with an enigmatic sound. Raised in the multicultural suburbs of Chicago his sound blends as much as his surroundings.
Gridlock Andy
GridLockAndy is a 22 yr old Music Producer from Chicago. He started his music career at 17 making beats in his spare time from home. Eventually moving to his first music studio in 2013. In the beginning of 2014, he moved to his second music studio which was in the back of a cellphone store where he learned how to audio engineer. Later that same yr he teamed up with Rhymster, Frekwenzy, Z3ndoctor, and Will Balonos to rent I studio room in the highly acclaimed Fort Knox studios where they currently house the Ever Evolved headquarters. A could of yrs later in the the spring of 2016 he release his first beat tape “Is Andy Real?” sporting neo-jazz hip hop tracks that defines his sound.
RhymSter
Julian Rodriguez, aka RhymSter, was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. The interest to take on music didnt catch on until he graduated high school in 2010. Looking back on his past, he realized that all his life his family had exposed him to different genres of music such as 80s-90s Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock, Oldies, Soul, House, R&B, & various types of Spanish music. In a way, he was already preparing himself for what was to come.
Julian was a solo artist for some years building his skills and relationship with fellow partners/producers Frekwenzy & GridLockAndy. After some time Julian linked with William Bolanos, Founder of Ever Evolved, to establish a vision that both of them shared musically and creatively. During the time of building the company Julian expanded his creativity into production as well as taking on the business side of Ever Evolved. A jack of all trades is what you can call him.
William Bolanos
Ever Evolved Owner
Born and raised in Chicago, Il. I started Ever Evolved as a music blog to promote conscious creative music from Chicago. Throughout my life i have been entertained by music of all genres. Music is my one consistent love and seeing it promoted in mainstream television networks in such negative and lazy form, i decided to take matters into my own hands. Making it a mission to open minds to the underground and artists who create original music out of passion rather than greed.
Working along side Rhymster and Frekwenzy at Fort Knox Studios, we quickly transformed Ever Evolved into a music studio, event and promotion company. With this platform we not only promote music, we create it and bring it to an audience directly. Hoping to inspire and bring talented individuals together. We aim to create a future of music with class, soul and original style.
Frekwenzy
My name is Ken and I am an engineer/ producer/ and graphic designer out of Ever Evolved Studios located near Montrose Blue Line train station in Chicago, IL.
I specialize in EDM and trap based production. I tend to enjoy creating beats from scratch with the people I work with just because I believe in the artistry. It’s always fun to create something organic from scratch. What usually happens in one of my sessions is I would start working on a beat with a lyricist and we would bounce off ideas and give each other critiques.
Xandr
I started gaining an interest in music from a young age. Eventually taking guitar lessons when I was in 6th and 7th grade. Then later into highschool I was musically involved with some friends in a band for a while which just brought me closer and closer to music. Which ultimately lead to me picking up Ableton which completely changed my outlook on music altogether.
As far as to why I do it….well it’s just a part of me. Sitting down to compose and edit music always gives me a really calming rush. Especially knowing that I came from dreaming about as a kid to being here right now.
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Strap Ties
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#OKlegacies: The time Aggie-American heroes won it all
11/05/2017 11/07/2017 by brandi ball Leave a comment
Some think it silly that Oklahoma A&M and other schools were awarded retroactive football national championships for the years preceding the modern awards system.
It may seem that way, but for Oklahoma State, there is depth to the story that led to a trophy 70 years later.
It’s about brave warriors finally getting their due.
Sure, they were figurative warriors on the football field and went undefeated that season. But, like many other young men, they were literal warriors on battlefields first.
The A&M Aggies started the 1945 football season about three weeks after World War II ended. While it wasn’t a situation unique only to A&M, multiple players were WWII veterans. They came home to Stillwater as soon as Uncle Sam’s mission was finished and traded their service helmets for leather ones. They were sent to fight and returned battered, physically and mentally. Yet immediately, they were tasked with entertaining Americans in sport.
They carried our fears and our future on their backs across bloody trenches, in fighter planes and on stormy seas. Weeks later, they carried our hopes and our morale through football stadiums while the effects of the depression and war loomed.
The Greatest Generation, no doubt.
In 1945 and 1946, some of the greatest OSU athletes of all time suited up for their country and then for their school. That resulted in a purely magical time in history for the university — an undefeated football season and back-to-back basketball national championships. Several A&M players in both sports were wounded in war, and the ones who stayed home said they wished they had been sent overseas, too, Heisman finalist Bob Fenimore among them. Basketball starter Sam Aubrey returned with one leg shorter than the other. His teammates said he’d play in immense pain, but a game is nothing when you’ve been shot by Nazis, right?
They were a real-life band of brothers. Being a part of something — a team — when they were safe again on America’s shores likely preserved a little of their hearts after the terrors they witnessed at the hands of enemies.
Yes, it was a retroactive decision for the football title, awarded just two years ago since the Coaches Poll wasn’t around in 1945. The champion the Associated Press chose that year was none other than the undefeated mighty Army Cadets.
But retroactive. The time passed doesn’t dim the light. In fact, it is a shining moment on what was dark times for Oklahoma and America.
Seven Aggies pitched in to save the world from evil domination, and they dominated every opponent during the most meaningful football season in OSU lore. Seven inspiring veterans, and a team of men upholding them, were victorious.
The perseverance of that generation is unmatched. I’m sure they knew they were the best team in 1945, sans Army, but it would have been pretty grand to have seen the Aggie-American heroes being awarded a trophy before they died.
Instead, Oklahoma State alumni carry that pride forward on their backs.
American heroes. 1945 National Champions.
No asterisk.
Just American glory.
Gene Fitter: Pilot in Europe
Bob Hargrove: Lieutenant overseas
Jim Reynolds: Piloted 52 missions over Germany
Terry Monroe: Naval Air Corps
Bert Cole: Was shot down over Yugoslavia
Otis Schellstede: Paratrooper who dropped on D-Day
J.D. Cheek: Served with famed 45th Division
Photos: Oklahoma State University
P.S. Annual reminder — Veterans Day is Nov. 11. Please tell a *living* veteran how thankful you are for their service. That’s what Veterans Day is about. Don’t wait for taps and a funeral. Salute now. Tell them now. Let them see your love.
My “Oklahoma Legacies” series is dedicated to chronicling life in my great home state, because ol’ No. 46 makes my heart beat pretty steady and strong. Every person and every place has a story — past and present. These are Oklahoma’s. Click here to see past posts in the #OKlegacies series.
My comfort. My conscience. My Mama.
I believe in it because my Mama gives of it so freely to me. Every day I have had breath in my lungs I have felt love because Mama has made sure of it.
As I’ve aged, she’s become one of my best friends.
She’s my comfort. She’s my partner.
She’s still my guidance. But she’s foremost my Mama.
Birthday Presence: 37 things I tell myself about life
This week marks the passing of 37 years that I have been blessed with breath in my lungs.
I am not one for wanting a big to-do on my birthday. Kind words and thoughtful best wishes are gifts enough. That’s not because I am scared of growing older, nor am I someone who declares to be forever 29.
To me, the value in marking one more year is powerful in a quiet way. I have seen lives end much too young. Becoming wiser, maturing through mistakes and celebrating milestones is not a destiny afforded to all.
So we have to take it. Run with it. Love it. Live it.
Fighter. Champion. Ironman.
Dear Baby Brother,
You have trained for this moment for seven years. We all have loved you and believed in you for the nearly 25 years since you took your first little breath.
As you prepare this morning for the biggest challenge of your life and to reach a level only the most elite of athletes attain, know these things and meditate on them.
The nervous moments ahead of competition are normal, even for Olympians. It’s OK to have them, just don’t allow them to win over precious space your head. Nervous moments mean you understand the adversities. They mean you not only want to slay the beast, but also that you respect it.
As our man Rocky said: “That’s how winning is done.”
Because you are ready. You are prepared. Say that to yourself as you walk to check in.
“I am ready. My body is ready. My mind is ready. I am prepared. My body is prepared. My mind is prepared.”
Who’s gonna fill his shoes?
08/15/2014 03/14/2016 by brandi ball 3 Comments
He was a member of The Greatest Generation. He also was one of Cleveland, Oklahoma’s greatest assets.
And his life was a lasting gift to our community.
Cheers to you, my ‘anyway friend’
Sometimes, those little television shows stacked up in my DVR queue actually teach me a lesson.
They aren’t all devoid of humanity or silly dramas and trashy reality shows. Sometimes, there’s a hidden moment in a fictional drama you actually can apply to real, true life.
Case in point: Maya’s wedding scene on Private Practice. Season 3, Episode 15.
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The Great Hearts by David A. Oliver (Reviewed by Mihir Wanchoo)
Official Author Information
Order The Great Hearts HERE
OFFICIAL AUTHOR INFORMATION: David A. Oliver was born in the British Isles and currently lives in England with his lovely partner. David was introduced to fantasy at quite a young age thanks to the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. After an extended, multi-year fantasy binge David decided to write a book and The Great Hearts is his debut novel. A fantasy novel that takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure featuring monsters and mayhem. He hopes any new reader enjoys it as much as he liked writing it!
OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB: Imperator. A word synonymous with fear, pain, loathing and, for a chosen few, the sharp end of a blade. The voice of the Emperor, an Imperator is the perfect weapon, skilled in combat, politics and strategy and moulded by years of punishing training. They are the hidden assassins, the enforcers of the Emperor’s will.
They are the hunters of the unknown.
Calidan Darkheart is an Imperator, a self-professed killer and an adept hunter of the creatures that most citizens of the Empire do not realise exist. Together with his hulking companion Cassius, he hunts those that slaughtered their home village.
Pity those who find themselves in their path.
Calidan and Cassius were bright young boys, living peaceful, happy lives in a remote mountain village, until the day everything changed. Once the screams have subsided, and with the horrors they have seen embedded in their minds, they embark on a journey of survival, fraught with danger, strange magic and dark deeds. Unbowing and undaunted they push forward, striving for power, making lifelong friendships along the way, and above all else, discovering the truth behind the magnificent, mythical Great Hearts.
Young Calidan is a boy full of hope and courage, driven by the past but not ruled by it. Old Calidan is a bitter and twisted killer of monsters and men, his past haunting his dreams.
This is his story.
FORMAT/INFO: The Great Hearts is 324 pages long divided over thirty one titled chapters (spread into three sections), a prologue, an epilogue, and three “present day” interludes. Narration is in first person solely via Calidan Darkheart in both timelines. This is the first book in the Great Hearts series.
May 16 2017 marked the e-book and paperback publication of The Great Hearts and it was self-published by the author. Covert art and design is done by J. Caleb Clark.
CLASSIFICATION: Combining Sword & Sorcery elements with a hefty dose of Grimdark, The Great Hearts is very much in the vein of Blood Song with a solid dose of Indiana Jones-esque action adventure and topped off with some fantastic SF elements.
OVERVIEW ANALYSIS: I discovered this book thanks to Amazon's cool algorithms. The cover and the blurb are what drew me in and the excerpt I read convinced me that this was another gem in the rough. The book is currently a part of the SPFBO 2018 contest (The Qwillery's group) but I had bought a copy of it months ago and was able to read it slowly. This book left me with many conflicting feelings but overall it’s a debut that left me wanting more of David Oliver’s work. Also a key aspect about this book, it’s a whole lot of fun.
The Great Hearts has a dual timeline plot and is narrated by Calidan Darkheart in both of those timelines. The first one is wherein we meet him and his giant friend Cassius who reveal themselves to be Imperators, the secret police/hunter/spies of the emperor. Calidan is a person who abhors his role, curses his emperor but yet sticks to his tasks for reasons not yet revealed.
In the second timeline, we go back in the past and meet Calidan & Cassius as young boys playing and being silly as young children can be. The readers find out how remote and simplistic their village life was and specifically what catastrophic event ruined their sanguine life. This event is the main thing that spurs both Cassius and Calidan to become Imperators and fight against what ruined their lives. This timeline takes up the major chunk (nearly 95% of the book) and it is the main timeline of this book. Both boys are forced to travel beyond their high mountains and towards the capital of the Anderal Empire. Amidst their travels, the readers will get to see how they meet someone that will embody the title of this debut as well learn how Calidan and Cassius get selected to be entered into the Imperator training school.
With a mix of his self-deprecating as well as self-loathing narration, we see Calidan’s growth both physically and mentally as he learns what it truly means to be a soldier for the empire. The readers get a solid view into how brutal the training regime is set up to be, not just physically but psychologically as well. Thankfully the author manages to spare us the farmboy hero /hero academy trope (to a solid degree but not entirely) and showcases Calidan to be a normal student who gets extra help (RAFO). The story then very quickly veers into action adventure setups and then ends on an action-packed climax which reveals a lot about the world. I'm being very vague here as I don't want to spoil the book's main plot.
The characterization is the biggest plus point of the story as we get to see the world from Calidan’s POV and in this regard, the story reminded me a lot of Kvothe in The Name Of The Wind and Vaelin in Blood Song. As it combined the orphan nature of Kvothe’s existence as well the militaristic training of Vaelin’s upbringing. The characterization is not on the same level as either The Name Of The Wind or Blood Song however it's still competent enough that the readers won't feel bored. Mainly we get to see why and how Calidan gains entrance to the Imperator training school and that truly is the biggest surprise of the story. Even though this is a single person POV story, we are introduced top other characters who go beyond the two-dimensional mold. I suspect though there’s a sequence during the training school which will raise the ire of certain readers but I feel the author handles the scene and its follow-up soundly.
The action is truly one of the better things about the book as throughout the story, the author continuously amps up the action sequences and towards the end we get to see a terrific climax. The world settings are enticing as in the start it seems like any other secondary fantasy world but the way the author reveals the final twist, it really puts the entire story in a whole new light. I enjoyed this aspect of the story and I love how the whole reveal just raises more questions. This story is all about mysteries and the biggest one is the title of the story and the mystery about the world (again being vague for spoiler reasons).
I've to give kudos to the author where it's due as this being a debut book, it was fun and engrossing to read. The action is interspersed nicely and the story is solidly grimdark. There's some horrific things which happen in the book and the author does his best in explaining the events. I understood the author's approach but there's might be some readers who might not be able to stomach it. Nonetheless the main characters refuse to be bogged down by their circumstances and I relished reading about them in that regard. Lastly the way the author ends the story, makes me want to the sequel ASAP. The story also ends on a cliffhanger and therefore some readers might not enjoy that part as well. I wasn’t too thrilled either and I hope that the sequel explains a lot.
Going onto the things that didn't quite work for me, the characterization while fun also leaves a few things lacking. While we get a solitary first-person POV from Calidan, I definitely felt that this story would have benefited from the multi-POV approach IMO. The final reveal about the world was really, really good but I wish the author had done some better build up to the climatic twist which would have helped rather than springing it all out of the blue (you’ll understand when you read it). Also the titular character's history and background is never expounded upon beyond a few sentences and I hope the sequel rectifies that.
CONCLUSION: The Great Hearts is an intriguing mix of dark fantasy, SF and something else that is spoilerific. I loved how David A. Oliver sets up the story and then springs some crucial surprises to knock down our expectations. This book is a whole lot of fun to read and I believe the author wanted the readers to experience it as such. The Great Hearts is a debut that has me excited to follow David’s upcoming works. I sincerely hope he builds up on the elements introduced in this book and delivers a cracking sequel.
Very detailed and excellent review. I was on the fence about getting it but now I really am interested in reading it so I’m off to one-click it.
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Caithness.Org Forums > General > Doanalsin's Diary > Youth Parliament celebrates 10th birthday
View Full Version : Youth Parliament celebrates 10th birthday
Youth Voice wants to hear from you
HIGHLAND Youth Voice, the Youth Parliament for Highland, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year and the call as gone out for former members to get in touch.
Highland Youth Voice is an elected body of young people drawn from across Highland. Its 100-plus members are elected through secondary schools and the local area Youth Forums. The young people have a wide range of opportunities to 'have their say' and are also involved in taking forward their own agenda and tackling issues that are important to them.
During its 10 year history, Highland Youth Voice has been successful in involving young people in a wide range of decision making bodies. Members have represented Highland’s young people to ensure that their views are taken into account, such as during The Highland Council’s budget consultation.
Previous members will be invited to this year’s HYV summer conference at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Skye on 9th-11th June 2011. Members both old and new will be contributing to a Highland Youth Voice ’10 year book’ recording members’ memories of their involvement in Highland Youth Voice, a photo (‘then and now’ for the older members) and where the members are now.
Current members now have the task of tracking down ex-members of Highland Youth Voice. Chair of the Highland Youth Voice Executive Stuart Davidson and Vice-Chair Bethany Goodwin are busy making a start. Stuart said: ‘We are really looking forward to the task. Contacts in the local community will play a vital part in helping us to trace former members so we would be delighted if anyone with information could get in touch.”
Ex-Highland Youth Voice members are invited to contact Stuart, Bethany or Ian Abbot, Senior Youth Development Officer (Participation) via the Highland Youth Voice Office at Highland Council 702043 or email: ian.abbot@highland (ian.abbot@highland) .gov.uk
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by Jack421 » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:08 am
Revelation 13:11-12 King James Version (KJV)
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed
Daniel 8:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
Job 5:18-19 King James Version (KJV)
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
2 Chronicles 9:13 King James Version (KJV)
13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
1 Kings 10:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
Re: 666
by Mr Reasonable » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:12 am
You see...a pimp's love is very different from that of a square.
Dating a stripper is like eating a noisy bag of chips in church. Everyone looks at you in disgust, but deep down they want some too.
What exactly is logic? -Magnus Anderson
Support the innocence project on AmazonSmile instead of Turd's African savior biker dude.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/
Mr Reasonable
resident contrarian
Location: pimping a hole straight through the stratosphere itself
Mr Reasonable wrote: And?
King Solomon is the Beast Man it's his number.
by Mr Reasonable » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:18 pm
But what does that mean?
by felix dakat » Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:13 pm
Mr Reasonable wrote: But what does that mean?
Wiki notes the Solomon story in the Hebrew Bible but doesn't make a connection to the 666 in the NT book of Revelation. Usually, 666 is explained as the cryptic gematric signifier of the emperor Nero. This would seem to imply a preterist interpretation of Revelation i.e. as prophesy about stuff that happened in the first century when it was written. That people still look to it's fulfillment in the 21st century is a testimony to the book's power to symbolize people's existential angst.
felix dakat
Location: east of eden
by gib » Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:50 pm
felix dakat wrote: That people still look to it's fulfillment in the 21st century is a testimony to the book's power to symbolize people's existential angst.
I'm still curious about the ram imagery. What do the quotes in the OP have to do with 666?
My thoughts | My art | My music | My poetry
In fact, the idea that there's more differences between groups than there is between individuals is actually the fundamental racist idea.
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right outta high school i tried to get a job as a proctologist but i couldn't find an opening.
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by felix dakat » Tue Jul 24, 2018 7:27 pm
Nothing that I can see. And if a cigar can be a cigar then the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year could actually be 666 talents.
by Pneumatic-Coma » Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:33 am
Are we Judaeo-Christians now. (Being converted now)
(Our object of desire isn't to change current belief systems or complicate already convoluted streams of information; we're not trying to even prove ourselves in anyway. We're just human beings similar to yourself. Not superior, the same. Ancestors of the lost world. The conflicts of beliefs you face in your world, are not only the conflict of self yet life, we cannot compel such conflicts to other's will for any self-benefit. The true goal reached here is there is nothing we can say nor do that can convince anyone else of what they don't know for themselves already. And, when the time calls, and you are ready, the barriers of awareness will expand and such confirmed information will be easily perceived, and known to them! Allow them to seek and find out when they are prepared. All will arrive to light in no time.) Ego sum via veritas et vita;Amesha Spenta;Vohu Mano; Allow all things measurable, microbial and astronomical to remain infinite, unchanged and arrive to light.
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by Destiny » Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:33 am
My Parish building is at 666 Norwich. When you add up all the numbers from 1 to 36 you get 666 and because 6x6 is 36 it's The Lords Number which the Devil stole. He stole everything. Every warrior of Christ has 666 burned in their heart and wears a dark fleece. Its in the Bible.
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by Pneumatic-Coma » Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:21 pm
No. It's in everything we watch and listen to nowadays lmao.
We'd have got to learn to co-operate with those who cherished everything in us at one point. Although it's different now. We still don't stop giving off love.
by Karpel Tunnel » Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:53 am
Do we need to understand the numbers to know or be able to do anything useful, helpful?
by Destiny » Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:41 pm
Pneumatic-Coma wrote: No. It's in everything we watch and listen to nowadays lmao.
It's in the Bible.
by Pneumatic-Coma » Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:29 am
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WHAT WE WATCH AND LISTEN TO!?!?!?
by Destiny » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:36 pm
Pneumatic-Coma wrote:
Dont yell at me.
I already told you ignorant that 666 is in the Bible.
by gib » Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:58 am
I was told that the ancient Hebrews used the same symbols for both their alphabet and their number system. 666 is a word, the name of the beast. It could be something like Bob.
by barbarianhorde » Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:13 pm
Hey I tried it, it's true. The sum of all numbers up to 36 is 666, which is cool because 36 is 6 x 6.
Maybe Satan is our friend.
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by Serendipper » Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:46 am
666 is man claiming to be god because 6 is one less than perfect 7 and 3 is the trinity, so three sixes = a claim of being god.
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by barbarianhorde » Fri Sep 14, 2018 4:41 pm
I here answer my own question. Numbers are the real archetypes.
by MagsJ » Thu Sep 20, 2018 5:28 am
I recall, from Theological Studies, that 666 was the 'mark' of the beast... the piece on it in the bible is scary stuff for a teen to be reading.
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I haven't got the time to spend the time reading something that is telling me nothing, as I will never be able to get back that time, and I may need it for something at some point in time. Wait! What?
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by barbarianhorde » Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:42 am
Pretty weird shit yeah haha
I just read it
"11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name."
But check this out:
"18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666."
It says you need to calculate it, which I guess Destiny did, and it says it is the number of man.
Now unless you're a pound me too member thats a good thing.
by MagsJ » Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:21 am
My phosphorus is lacking
The number 666 relates to the carbon atom, and man. Carbon-12; one of 5 elements in the human DNA is composed of 6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons, which equates to 666. Carbon-12 is the most abundant of the two stable isotopes of the element carbon, accounting for 98.89% of carbon. Its abundance is due to the Triple-alpha process by which it is created in stars, and as Carl Sagan had once said, “we’re made of star stuff.”
The English name carbon, comes from the Latin carbo for coal and charcoal, whence also comes the French charbon, meaning charcoal. Proof of 666 is found in the bible via Isaiah 6:6 – “Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. ” The name Seraphim meaning “the burning ones”, are the first hierarchy of angels who some call demons that were Cherubim and Thrones. Beelzebub was a prince of the Seraphim, just below Lucifer.
Lucifer is another word for phosphorus. The Latin word corresponding to Greek Phosphorus is “Lucifer.” Phosphorus (Greek Φωσφόρος Phōsphoros), a name meaning “Light-Bringer”, is the Morning Star. When phosphorus is combined with the elements below and carbon, it forms our very DNA.
When combined with oxygen and hydrogen, carbon can form many groups of important biological compounds, including sugars, lignans, chitins, alcohols, fats, aromatic esters, carotenoids and terpenes. With nitrogen it forms alkaloids, and with the addition of sulfur it also forms antibiotics, amino acids, and rubber products. With the addition of phosphorus to these other elements, it forms DNA and RNA, the chemical-code carriers of life, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the most important energy-transfer molecule in all living cells.
Nucleotides are biological molecules that form the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Each nucleotide has three components: a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a nitrogen-containing base. The phosphate groups and the sugars form the backbone of each strand of DNA or RNA. The phosphate is a component of DNA, RNA, ATP, and also the phospholipids that form all cell membranes. Phosphorus (Lucifer) is just the ‘spark’ in our DNA that makes us fire.
When the 666 of Carbon is combined with the elements above and mixed with Lucifer, AKA Phosp-Horus, we get a combination or reaction of chemical elements that forms DNA and RNA. This magical god given chemical-code carrier is the very code for all life, and of course, it is the number of a man; his number is 6 neutrons, 6 protons, and 6 electrons, Six hundred threescore and six (666). Various chemical elements when combined with Carbon, forms our very material reality.
John the Baptist said of the coming Antichrist and the Number of the Beast: “ Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast : for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
666 could represent many possible scenarios or conspiracies, but the truth is that this number was passed down to us for the Apocalypse (unveiling of something hidden), to help us identify this beast man with the mathematical number 666. The number 666 may be the sequence of DNA genetic signals or DNA fragments necessary for successful cloning. Yes my friends, you and I may be the very beasts and Antichrists our good friend Saint John was warning us about!
Man was created on the sixth day. The number 6 represents man and is not a perfect number. Therefor 666 is “man’s” number.
by Serendipper » Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:17 pm
3 helium nuclei are pressed together to make carbon. Helium is made by the fusion of hydrogen. So, three twos makes carbon. 2x3 = 2+2+2 = carbon
4 helium nuclei makes oxygen. 2^3 = 2x2x2 = oxygen.
I don't know what it means lol
Lucid.
Elucidate.
All beasts are carnal and having the mark of it is following the ways of the flesh rather than the way of god.
666 is man claiming to be god through his knowledge of the world. It's the metaphorical building of a tower of Babel to heaven.
Lucifer is god of this world. It was given to Adam, but he fell from grace and apparently Lucifer took ownership.
They get that from Job 1:
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Some posit that there are other worlds with representatives. Satan represented this world at the meeting with the Lord.
by MagsJ » Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:48 pm
A response to your post coming soon, Serendipper..
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World Conquest: Limiting Strat versus AI
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Post by Des » February 9th, 2010, 2:58 pm
Let me start off by saying that I consider World Conquest one of the best add-ons currently on the server. It’s got plenty of replay value, largely due to its added randomness (maps, heroic units, treasure), it’s playable online as a campaign with 2 or 3 players, and it's just plain fun.
Recently, I’ve been playing Natasiel’s WC NM extension, which fixes some issues and makes some neat changes. Read about it on its own thread here.
I enjoy playing online, but I also like playing two sides by myself for a bit of variety. So when I’m talking about the strategies below, keep in mind that I haven’t just played my side online with that strat, but had the advantage of keeping two sides in sync with that strategy.
One of the best features of World Conquest is that its large maps, especially in later scenarios, require a much grander strategy to play. Not to mention, each map is randomly drawn, forcing you draw up mental plans on the best route to recruit troops to or send out scouts.
That said, my general strategy for WC has been refined. Initially, I would try to grab as many villages and good terrain as possible. But even in the first scenario, this can prove to be a costly mistake, as the AI will simply blind rush from its keep and ruthlessly rid your units one-by-one at any cost.
Starting this way in the first two scenarios proved to be unsustainable for the long-term. This was especially true when level 2’s were put on the front at the outset.
After learning this, I adopted a strategy of defense first, letting the AI come to me while sending out a small number of scouts to grab the middle villages. This resulted in those scouts getting killed off and my main army being preoccupied with their main army so long that I would lose too much money for the next scenario. This was particularly true in scenario 4, where both of my sides were sandwiched by two of theirs (totaling my 2 sides versus their 4).
What got me past scenario 4 was a strategy that involved sending many scouts to capture villages, killing their scout units and in turn drawing some of their main force away from the choke points where my army met them. The scouts I sent were mostly level 1’s, but did include some level 2’s to grab and hold the many villages in the middle of the map. Meanwhile, my army would hold off on the terrain very close to my keep, and was comprised mostly of new level 1 recruits to act as cannon fodder before the level 2’s and 3’s are recruited (to prevent critical losses). In time, this allowed a sustainable economy for reinforcement on the front and leftover gold for next scenario.
While defeating the AI this way is satisfying, I can’t help but think of how much more challenging it would be after the AI is reworked.
The nature of the AI behavior (massing a quick, head-on assault to the front, regardless of terrain or TOD) seems to limit the scope of strategic responses to “hold tight with cannon fodder, while scouting extensively.” Other than the former strategy, is there an alternative response that addresses the problem the AI poses?
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Re: World Conquest: Limiting Strat versus AI
Post by Des » February 12th, 2010, 1:23 am
For those who want to see what I'm referring to: Here is a replay of me playing two sides on scenario 6 as an example. It gets really exciting towards the end, as I had to rush killing the leaders with all the gold I acquired late game. I ended up winning with only 2 turns to spare out of 44 turns.
The other replay is the first scenario with another player (Psychic), where we employed the strategy above to take very minimal losses and still win rather quickly.
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Scenario 1 of World Conquest with Psychic.
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Scenario 6 of World Conquest - Me playing two sides.
Post by Des » February 16th, 2010, 3:39 pm
Given that nobody has answered this thread in the full week that it's been up, I'll take that to mean there is only one viable strategy to playing World Conquest.
That is: to hold a defensive position near your starting keep as the initial onslaught of reckless AI troops foolishly rush forward--all while scouting extensively in the other direction. Once you overwhelm the AI, cleanup for level advancements and go for the leader kill.
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Post by Sapient » February 17th, 2010, 5:18 am
If you want to play a two-front war, I suggest giving a teleportation ring to your most powerful heroes. It's a risky strategy, though, because sometimes they rack up a lot of counterattack damage faster than you can heal them.
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Sapient wrote: If you want to play a two-front war, I suggest giving a teleportation ring to your most powerful heroes. It's a risky strategy, though, because sometimes they rack up a lot of counterattack damage faster than you can heal them.
I'm assuming by "two-front war" you're referring to my scenario 6 replay. If that's the case, it should be noted that there really isn't a choice to stage a two-front fight as you imply. The scenario is set up so that each player has at least two AI sides coming at it.
And while I appreciate the reply, I'm not sure it really answers my question. Giving certain leveled units a nifty way to teleport is more of a tactical trick than a strategy. At best, it can be used to provide a front with more help from a higher level unit (given that it's not about to die off), or to retreat that unit when its health is low.
But as I've mentioned in this thread, using level 1's as mere meat shields to stop the coming onslaught is probably just as crucial to your success than using level-advanced units.
Post by Sapient » February 17th, 2010, 8:42 pm
Des wrote: I'm assuming by "two-front war" you're referring to my scenario 6 replay. If that's the case, it should be noted that there really isn't a choice to stage a two-front fight as you imply. The scenario is set up so that each player has at least two AI sides coming at it.
No, I am not referring to any of your replays. I am referring to some of my own experiences with using teleportation. If used properly and with a bit of luck, you can hold more several more outlying villages than would otherwise have been possible.
If that amounts to a "tactical trick" then I am sorry it doesn't meet your expectations.
Post by Des » February 22nd, 2010, 2:43 pm
I played around with teleportation, and I agree that it is useful. I found it easier to hold my outlying villages, as you mentioned.
However, I still consider this technique on a smaller scale than what my original question was asking. It fits the construct of the same strategy that I see as the only viable way to go about winning the scenario. If there was another strategy, I wanted to know about it. I feel that because the AI plays the way it does, it forces you to respond in only one way--and that is too bad because it would have been fun to try multiple ways of completing the campaign.
I guess we'll just have to wait for after 1.8 to get a smarter AI.
Post by Mabuse » February 23rd, 2010, 3:46 pm
Des wrote: I guess we'll just have to wait for after 1.8 to get a smarter AI.
a smarter ai would just try to destroy your current startegy without leaving any other holes.
(that is use more units to conquer outlying villages while keeping same raw pressure on the main frontline to squish you)
you wouldnt get a bunch of new ways/new options how to win the game versus an enemy that has so much more gold than you if the ai would be smarter.
the only strategy is to let the "dumb but rich ai" bleed out while you try to get as many villages as you can get to have a higher income in the very end.
in fact (and i can only tell from the perpective as a scn designer) the amount of gold and stuff are always balanced toward the current capacities of the ai to pose a threat.
since the ai is quite dumb as hell and can only attack with max strengh it gets a good bunch of extra money to make up for that.
when the ai is smarter it would just pay more attention to outlying villges while still attacking you wit its overwhelming force. the onyl new option would be probably that you COULD try to make more fancy tactics at the (now slightly weaker) frontline to destroy it. also here with smarter implemented tactics the ai could make up for it anyways. (or since some of the units are anyway not needed since thy stuck, they coudl be used on outlying villages anyway)
the thing that i would like to know from you:
what kinds of strategy do you EXSPECT would suddenly be possible/playable when the ai is smarter. imo, it would be just more tricky to beat the ai with your CURRENT strategy
The best bet is your own, good Taste.
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Post by Euthanatos93 » February 23rd, 2010, 3:52 pm
He's right, a 'smarter' AI won't increase your options. However, modding the scenario will. It's on my todo list after I learn WML. I plan to mod a lot of my favorite scenarios for many of the reasons you list.
Post by Des » February 24th, 2010, 11:57 pm
I understand that the current limited AI is aided by massive gold in order to make it more competitive. The problem with that fix is that it really doesn't matter how many troops the AI has--if they use them rashly, they will ultimately lose against the strategy I have presented (which nobody thus far has argued against it being the sole strategy to overcoming the AI).
Admittedly, a smarter AI won't present a dizzying array of strategies, but surely it will open it up to something more than "buy a ton of meat shields to soak up blind attacks, keep leveled units close to hold the major fronts, and scout the map's villages extensively to bleed AI recruiting possibilities."
For one thing, an AI that knows it shouldn't be attacking during a certain time of day will create strategical situations that are several times more dynamic than they are now. Likewise, injured units that retreat to heal up instead of vehemently trying to press on would make for more interesting battles, in a tactical sense, and more satisfying scenario victories, in a broader sense.
If that kind of game is hard to imagine, it's probably because the AI needs a lot of work, which almost goes without saying. Maybe the overarching goal to overcome the AI wouldn't change much, but at least it would be more dynamic and less simplistic. As it currently stands, a player need not rethink the original game plan. They can stubbornly execute it with the knowledge that the AI will surely fall into the trap plainly laid out for it.
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Post by Caphriel » February 25th, 2010, 1:16 pm
Des wrote: I understand that the current limited AI is aided by massive gold in order to make it more competitive. The problem with that fix is that it really doesn't matter how many troops the AI has--if they use them rashly, they will ultimately lose against the strategy I have presented (which nobody thus far has argued against it being the sole strategy to overcoming the AI).
That's pretty much the general strategy against the AI, whether in multiplayer campaigns, single player campaigns, or normal multiplayer games.
Caphriel wrote: That's pretty much the general strategy against the AI, whether in multiplayer campaigns, single player campaigns, or normal multiplayer games.
Really? Your strategy in normal multiplayer games is to bank on your opponent to play at a sub-par level by rushing into your defense, ignoring time of day and their own units' survival?
Post by Caphriel » February 26th, 2010, 3:01 am
Des wrote:
Added emphasis. You can play normal multiplayer against the AI. By "normal multiplayer," I was excluding custom scenarios and the like.
Even so, my point is simply that the current AI limits play styles by anticipating poor attacks. Currently, and especially in World Conquest (i.e. larger scale games), hard rushes by the AI require a defensive position for the most part. There is a general consensus that mustering a successful attack requires greater skill than playing defense (this is found throughout the forum).
If that's the case, then the AI is really only challenging one half of gameplay for the majority of crucial turns: the defense. This, in my opinion, is unacceptable.
If the AI would require you to coordinate attacks by retreating during an unfavorable time of day, the game would be much more dynamic. It would make for a much more satisfying experience.
I quite agree with you; I was just pointing out that the problem is not limited to World Conquest at all.
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When the counter hits 24 and the bar is full Telos will do 3 more autoattacks before he does the instakill attack. Telos (800%-999% Fast Kills Guide) [9-10 kills/hour] - Duration: 15:11. However it's looked at -- an answer to the PS3's exclusive Final Fantasy, the title that they need to break Japan or even the first multi-disk 360 game, Blue Dragon is undoubtedly very important to Microsoft. You can be sure of getting this exclusive special edition by pre-ordering it direct from Telos Publishing, or by attending one of the signing events which we are currently setting up. And she keeps on being the most efficient companion possible by handily arranging the circumstances in her favour, asking for the support of the High Priest of Knowledge, and getting it too. The Telos Syandana can be acquired by attaining the rank of Maxim under the Arbiters of Hexis and spending 100,000 to purchase. We're ok with this, however, your experience might not be that great. gwds 2 nex,arraxor, telos cause I wanna know if I'm doing alright with bossing. It was later ported to Windows PC, OS X, and Linux. Also, if you have stepped onto the platform without waking up Telos and realised you forgot something, don't bother leaving. Turn your backyard, patio or porch into the perfect mosquito-free zone by planting these plants that naturally repel mosquitoes. At Telos—where our mission is to form communities of peacemakers to bring healing to intractable conflict at home and abroad—our main program is a Peacemakers Pilgrimage to the Holy Land where we not only walk where Jesus walked 2000 years ago, but we also try to walk where Jesus might walk today. Shocking and inspiring news! YouGotLittUp has scored the first solo Telos boss kill at 900% enrage in July 5, 2016. The enraged Man of Steel charges back down to earth, tackling a distracted Luthor who had attempted to strike him with the kryptonite weapon but was stopped by Shazam's intervention. If you don t think you will be able to kill Telos before the next instant kill attack you can t kill all the minions the way you did the first time as you will not have immortality back yet unless you get a defensive reset from wearing achto armor. Biggest self citers in. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The telos speed kill clan cup event ends in about 6 hrs, so we're gonna be seeing all the top players put out speed kill vids here over the next few hours. Original lyrics of Telos song by Between The Buried And Me. 29 August 2017-8 October 2017: 1 week The time is taken from the in-game boss timer. Arms of Telos is a new kind of competitive first person shooter with 30ft tall spider-mechs, zero gravity with full six degrees of freedom, grapple hooks, racing, a fresh new take on capture the flag, and a diverse set of weapons and equipment that challenge long-standing genre archetypes. At Telos—where our mission is to form communities of peacemakers to bring healing to intractable conflict at home and abroad—our main program is a Peacemakers Pilgrimage to the Holy Land where we not only walk where Jesus walked 2000 years ago, but we also try to walk where Jesus might walk today. It is said to be able to warp probability, creating outcomes that otherwise would not be possible. The fastest kill times for Telos (200%+ enrage). Depending on his location, he will either walk or jump to the font. Gold4fans offers 3 tips to make 900% enrage Telos kill and runescape 3 gold for sale. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Between The Buried And Me lyrics. 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If an enemy is standing right in front of you, so that the muzzle is inside of them, you will sometimes not be able to hit, because the Telos Akbolto is non-hitscan and pretty. Very good for taking out hordes of enemies, and a bit quicker than using Force Wave. The intentionof the argument is to restore philosophy to its origins as an ethos, a practice, a way of living for rational beings. Hey so Im rewriting a bunch of our combat training guides. Barrows Puzzles. The song was released as the first single from their fifth album The Great Misdirect. 29 August 2017-8 October 2017: 1 week The time is taken from the in-game boss timer. Before the Ebon Hawk arrived on Citadel Station, a squadron of troops sent in by Queen Talia and the Khoonda militia arrived to help the Telos Security Force against the Sith. He described himself as "the beginning and the end [telos]" (Revelation 22v13). If you like warframe-builder. It was later ported to Windows PC, OS X, and Linux. Frankly, it had a great premise and Brainiac was the perfect choice for the heel. Ive noticed that there are certain quests from which you get rewarded with a lightsaber and if you dont yet have one you get a part from these. Reiki's life is best described as 'big shoes to fill. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ALTER Xenosaga Episode III Kos-mos Swimsuit T-elos Color Ver 1/6 PVC Figure at the best online prices at eBay!. The following article explains of the meaning of the word Yosemite in more detail. One of the laws of the universe is that when acting in a positive manner and look for opportunity, you will find it - and you will be delighted, afraid, excited, doubtful, hopeful and every other adjective describing looking at new opportunities. Without a transcendent reality, you're left with nothing but deterministic materialism, which reduces us to a bunch of cells randomly firing off in. 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That is, "end" as in goal, purpose, destiny. It should also be noted that on Phase 4 it is possible for Telos to do his special attacks while draining anima from the font. In other words, only in the best regime do the good citizen and the good human being coincide (Commentary on the Politics, Book 3, Lecture 3 [366]). Even doing Nex with a team can be challenging so defeating this beast on your own requires skill, timing and a little luck. The telos of the single individual is to become a part of the universal by annulling his singularity. Mar 25, 2013- Explore teloscorp's board "Telos - Services and Solutions" on Pinterest. "Obfuscation" is a song by Between the Buried and Me. Add and promote your Runescape server on the top 100 list for more players. I have found that if you use Master Speed and kill him before ANY OTHER ENEMY! THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF SAUL IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIES. 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Singers & Songwriters for St. Jude
18th Annual Singers and Songwriters
For St. Jude
This is Del McGee's the 18th year to host this benefit to support
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Del McGee
Come out to see and hear some of the area's best singer/songwriters and help support our efforts to help the children of St. Jude. It's an evening of fun with friends and family. The Stem and Stein has once again opened their doors for this event! Del and The Stem and Stein will match all donations and every penny you give goes directly to St. Jude. So, if you want to triple your donation, then here's your chance to maximize your help in the fight against childhood cancer.
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Singers and Songwriters
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Introducing Matt Bednarsky
Matt started out in Connecticut, got his degree in New York, did some traveling, moved to Nashville! Matt is a Homegrown Songwriter now that he's performing at The Foyer in Huntsville, Alabama!
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Tag Archives: Shane Sweetnam
Equestrian Sport Prod., Show Jumping, Winter Equestrian Festival
Shane Sweetnam Opens 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival with a Win for Ireland
January 9, 2020 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam and Zandora Z. Photo © Sportfot.
Wellington, FL – January 8, 2020 – Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam opened the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) with a victory in the $8,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL on Wednesday, January 8.
Opening day welcomed international riders to a 1.45m track set by course builder Eric Hasbrouck of the United States. With a top-five finish of riders from countries spanning the world, the Irish rider and his eight-year-old Zangersheide mare Zandora Z were double-clear over the two-phase course in 32.482 seconds. Canada’s Kelly Soleau-Millar finished runner-up to Sweetnam and posted a time just fractions slower in 32.956 seconds riding Favoriet U, owned by Wyndmont. Rounding out the top three for France, Marie Hecart and Boheme de la Roque finished on 34.574 seconds for owner Eurl Top Stallions Company.
WEF continues through March 29, 2019 with 12 consecutive weeks of world-class competition and $13 million dollars on offer.
The first week of competition at WEF is sponsored by Wellington Regional Medical Center and features the crowd favorite $75,000 Battle of the Sexes, presented by Wellington Regional Medical Center, during “Saturday Night Lights” on January 11 at 7 p.m. in the International Arena.
For full results, please visit www.PBIEC.com.
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Equestrian Sport Prod., Show Jumping
Sweetnam Sails to Victory with Kirschwasser SCF in $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix
Shane Sweetnam and Kirschwasser SCF. Photo Credit ©AnneGittinsPhotography.
Wellington, FL – January 8, 2019 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) jumped into first place in the $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix in the ESP Holiday Finale at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Sweetnam crossed through the timers in 40.154 seconds to secure the win with Kirschwasser SCF, a 2010 Belgian Warmblood stallion (Amaretto D’Arco x Nabab De Reve), owned by Spy Coast Farm, LLC. Sliding into second, Lauren Tisbo (USA) stopped the clock in 40.754 seconds aboard Coriandolo Di Ribano, a 2007 Sella Italiano stallion (Cassini II x Baldini), owned by Tequestrian Farms, LLC. Tomas Yofre (ARG) claimed third place with a time of 39.265 seconds riding Fantasy, a 2005 Hanoverian mare (For Pleasure x Acord II), owned by Oakland Ventures LLC.
Sweetnam stayed ahead of the 35 competitors in the course set by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA). “He [Kirschwasser SCF] jumped very, very well. It was a nice track and it was a great way to start the year,” commented Sweetnam.
“He felt great and he’s improving all the time. He’s one of Spy Coast Farm’s homebred, so it’s great that they’ve bred something that’s good and can win a grand prix already. He’s very scopey, and very careful, but he’s still learning, so I still think there’s still room for improvement,” he said.
On preparing for the upcoming season, Sweetnam stated, “We know the routine, so we’re preparing for a busy 12 weeks ahead and hopefully we will have some success.”
For full results from the $50,000 Equiline Grand Prix, click here.
For more information, please visit www.pbiec.com.
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Shane Sweetnam Sweeps $35,000 Dover Saddlery Holiday & Horses Opener CSI 4*
November 29, 2018 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam and Palina De L’Escaut. Photo Credit ©AnneGittinsPhotography.
Wellington, FL – November 28, 2018 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Palina De L’Escaut produced a double clear in the $35,000 Dover Saddlery Holiday & Horses Opener CSI 4* to begin 2018 Holiday & Horses competition at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), conquering their first FEI-level class together with ease and stopping the second-round timers in 30.499 seconds. Samuel Parot (CHI) rode his own Thriller P, a 2004 Swedish Warmblood stallion (Cardento x Lucky Light), to second and double clear in 30.59 seconds, while Daniel Bluman (ISR) rounded out the podium in 31.327 seconds on the speed portion aboard Cartouche, a 2007 stallion, owned by Bluman and Over the Top Stables, LLC.
Forty-five entries tested the course set by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA), and Sweetnam remarked that the 2009 Hanoverian mare (Perigueux x Gottard), owned by Sweetnam, Paul Tracy, and Spy Coast Farm, LLC, proved herself quite capable of answering the questions posed to the course’s challengers, despite the fact that it was their first FEI class.
“I’ve had her since the end of the summer and she’s a bit green still,” Sweetnam explained. “I knew from the courses I’ve done on her that she’s quite nifty at turning and she’s very careful, so I knew she could do that turn, though I wasn’t sure it would be enough to win the class. It definitely worked out in my favor.”
In particular, the manner in which Palina De L’Escaut attacked said turn made a significant difference in the speed portion of the class. Sweetnam elaborated: “The second half in the speed part, there was an option with a turn that obviously not everybody did and that made a big difference for the win. I think naturally she covers the ground and is quite a quick horse, but I do think she saved two seconds when she turned the way she did, because she literally came off the jump before, turned and looked, and we went straight for it. She zoned in on it perfectly.”
Sweetnam stated that he has been trying horses in Europe frequently throughout the year and first partnered with the mare in Belgium. Right away, he noticed some qualities that he liked. “Honestly, she gives a great feel and she’s very sensitive, but at that stage she was still quite raw,” he admitted. “And she still has little things to learn, but she’s a very quick learner and she’s picking up everything very fast.
“This week, since I’m still getting to know her, she’ll do the [$35,000 Dever Golf Cars 1.45m Classic] class Friday and hopefully she can do a lot more in Florida this year. I definitely think she’ll do a couple Grand Prix classes, but I’m not sure yet [what she’ll do this winter]. When the timing is right, I’m sure she’ll let me know if she’s ready or not,” Sweetnam concluded.
Up-and-Coming Athletes Set for $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship at Holiday & Horses Show
The $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship is ready to begin at the Holiday & Horses Show in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena. The championship’s fourth edition will run from November 29 to December 2. Athletes between the ages of 16 and 25 will compete in three competitions with fences up to 1.50 meters in height in hopes of claiming top honors.
The $10,000 faults-converted competition will kick off the championship on Thursday, followed by a $15,000 jump-off competition on Friday. The championship will be decided after the $25,000 two-round competition on Sunday. The champion will be the competitor with the lowest number of penalties after the three phases of the championship, with $50,000 in prize money awarded to the top-10 overall.
Twenty-four-year-old Abigail McArdle (Barrington, Ill.) claimed individual bronze with Adamo in 2016 and Chuck Berry 8 in 2017. She started a partnership with Victorio 5, Victorio Equine Group, LLC’s 12-year-old Hanoverian stallion, earlier this year and aims for a top performance in the championship. McArdle and Victorio 5 earned three top-six finishes at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in October as they continue to develop as a team.
Several competitors from this summer’s Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North (NAYC) are stepping up to this championship to further their education with the challenging competition format. Seventeen-year-old Samantha Cohen, young rider team gold and individual silver medalist, and 18-year-old McKayla Langmeier, young rider individual bronze medalist, bring their NAYC mounts, Carmen and Durosa W, respectively. Cohen (New York, N.Y.) and Langmeier (East Granby, Conn.) were also teammates on the U.S. team in the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final held in Opglabbeek, Belgium, in September.
For more information on PBIEC and the ESP Holiday Series, please visit www.pbiec.com.
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Sweetnam Wins $132k US Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch Grand Prix CSI 3*
June 3, 2018 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam and Main Road. Photo Credit ©Sportfot.
Mill Spring, NC – June 2, 2018 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) guided Main Road right to the top of the podium in the $132,000 U.S. Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch Grand Prix CSI 3*, the week’s highlight class at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), after speeding through the short-course timers in 44.672 seconds. Juan Andres Rodriguéz Silva (GUA) piloted his own Bugatti, a 2006 Royal Dutch Sport Horse gelding (JPC Modesto x Emilion), to second after a fast 44.866 second clear jump-off round, while third place honors went to Hunter Holloway (USA) and Hays Investment Corporation’s Eastern Jam, a 2009 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Lexicon x Monaco), blazing to a fast 39.932 second trip, but finishing with four faults.
Thirty horse-and-rider combinations tested the first-round course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA), with four pairs returning to prove themselves around the short track. Sweetnam and the 2008 Swedish Warmblood gelding (Heartbeat x Irco Marco) owned by Sweet Oak Farm & Seabrook LLC, were last to go in the jump-off round and Sweetnam commented that his mount was feeling fresh to contest their second trip.
“I’ve had him since he was seven, so I know him really well. He’s had good results everywhere. He’s placed in the Dublin Grand Prix. He was good in Mexico City earlier this year. I went to Europe recently to compete and didn’t bring him with me because he couldn’t travel due to health restrictions for the U.S. horses coming back from Mexico,” Sweetnam explained. “This is his first show back since I got back into town, so we were a little wild in the first round, but the second round was better.”
Using his order draw to his advantage, Sweetnam mentioned that he cut it close with the time, but successfully opposed Silva’s large-strided mount. “I watched on the screen when Juan went, and he’s got a bigger mover and a different type of horse than me. He was actually quicker than I thought he was and it was tight,” he explained. “I was lucky and dodged a bit of a bullet there because my fella is a very quick horse, so I just kept it kind of even and did the turns and the numbers, but it was a bit close.”
Sweetnam plans to spend another week competing at the venue before continuing on with his summer schedule, which includes CSI 5* appearances in Belgium, Germany and Ireland, as well as a host of other top competitions abroad. He stated, “I’m showing here next week and he’ll show again because he hasn’t really done much these past six weeks. His next show would be back in Europe after that.”
Following his win, Sweetnam climbed atop the podium surrounded by his three young children. He complimented TIEC’s welcoming nature, and noted that the facility was the perfect horse show to enjoy with his equestrian-focused family. “It’s great to have my family here,” he said. “They enjoy it as well and it’s a lovely show for that. We’re here for two weeks and the whole family is here. My daughter is showing in the pony classes, and the other two are roaming the place. There’s a good group of kids here. Jimmy Torano’s kids are here, too, so it’s a great place to have them with us. We love coming here.”
Please visit www.tryon.com or call (828)-863-1000 for more information.
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Competitions, Hunter/Equitation, Show Jumping, Tryon
Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 Take $35,000 Tryon 1.50m Challenge CSI 4*
June 13, 2017 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083. Photo Credit ©Sportfot.
Mill Spring, NC – June 11, 2017 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 secured the final FEI win of the week, taking the $35,000 Tryon 1.50m Challenge CSI 4* at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), as the pair stopped the timers in a blazing time of 35.583 seconds. David Beisel (USA) and Ammeretto made an impressive effort to catch the lead, ultimately earning the second place honors with a time of 36.553 seconds, while Karl Cook (USA) and Caillou 24 took home the third place position with a time of 37.736 seconds.
Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083, a 2001 Swedish Warmblood stallion (Cardento x Cortus), owned by Spy Coast Farm LLC, frequent the winner’s circle at TIEC, and proved yet again to be unbeatable, taking their second win of the week. The duo won the $35,000 Tryon 1.45m Speed Stake CSI 4* on Friday, before earning another blue ribbon in the conclusion of FEI CSI 4* competition.
Sweetnam spoke highly of the extraordinary stallion and his ability to remain consistent in the ring, which has brought the duo countless wins from around the world at the international level.
“He is an older horse and he has won everywhere. He is an unbelievable winner. The goal is always to try and win. When Cyklon comes out to show he always ends up at the top and he has a great success rate. He felt especially great today and he really is just a brilliant jumper.”
The track set by Alan Wade (IRL), who has built impressive courses throughout the week at the TIEC, tested combination’s scope and ability to perform tight rollback turns, ultimately setting the class up for an exciting finish.
Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 were the first pair to attempt the short course, proving to set the pace at an unbeatable speed, which helped to solidify their win. Sweetnam detailed his jump-off plan saying, “With Cyklon, who is a naturally fast horse, I pick up a rhythm and I have a plan. I execute it the way I wanted to do it and if someone beats me after that, it is what it is.
“I did seven in the first line as opposed to six because I thought the seven set you up well for the tight turn that followed,” he detailed. “For me and my horse, adding a stride in was the best option. After I went in the jump-off I thought my time would be hard to beat. David Beisel gave it a good run, but my round was enough in the end.”
Sweetnam and his team will head back to Lexington, KY for a few weeks before heading to Europe with several horses currently in his string. Sweetnam has his sights set on the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018, which will be held at TIEC in September of 2018, and is competing at the venue in preparation for the event.
“We are planning for the games right now. I have a couple of good horses and fingers crossed I will have something when the time comes,” Sweetnam concluded.
Jumper Highlights
The $10,000 High Junior/Amateur Owner Classic was topped by Elisa Uribe Gutierrez of Madellin, FL and her own Havana De La Lande with a jump-off time of 40.505 seconds. Daniela Stransky of Wellington, FL and Wauw, owned by the Stransky’s Mission Farm Inc., earned the second place position with a time of 43.691 seconds, while Nicole Bellissimo of Wellington, FL and VDL Bellefleur, owned by Bellissimo LLC, rounded out the top three with a time of 42.667.
The $5,000 Medium Junior/Amateur Owner Classic was won by Daniel Rihan Jr. of Mexico City, Mexico aboard his own Deperado after stopping the jump-off timers in 38.626 seconds. Jamie Buis of Wellington, FL and Bull Run’s Revelation, owned by Bull Run Jumpers, Inc., received the red rosette, following behind with a close time of 38.669 seconds. Lacey Gilbertson of Lake Forest, IL and Echo D, owned by Seabrook LLC, earned the third place with a time of 38.851 seconds.
The $3,000 Low Junior Jumper Classic was dominated by Katherine Benard of Cumberland Foreside, ME aboard her own entry Dominicus B with a jump-off time of 38.504 seconds. Victoria Zelch of Novelty, OH, aboard Sniper, owned by Musical Woods, LLC, earned themselves the red rosette with a time of 35.450 seconds and adding four faults to their efforts. Daniel Rihan Jr of Mexico City, Mexico and his own Chousa Shoz finished in third with a time of 37.037 seconds, also adding four faults to their final score.
The $3,000 Low Amateur Owner Jumper Classic was won by Catherine Wachtell of Long Valley, NJ aboard Elarina, owned by The Coverboy Group, with a jump-off time of 39.901 seconds. Mackenzie McGehee of Jacksonville, FL and her own Pegasus took home second place honors with a time of 40.577 second, while Sarah Kerins of Wellington, FL and Conero, owned by Darragh Kerins, were presented with third place after finishing the short course with a time of 42.109 seconds.
Hunter Highlights
Daniel Geitner of Aiken, SC and Eleventh Hour, owned by Brenda Mackay, rode to victory in the $1,000 USHJA Pre-Green Incentive with a score of 87. Geitner also took second place aboard Willow, owned by Andrea Guzinski, after receiving an 82. David Beisel of Goshen, OH guided The Girl from Ipanema, owned by Caron Stucky, to third place with a score of 78.
The Amateur Owner Hunter 3’3″ Combined Divisions saw Suzanna Treske of Waxhaw, NC and her own Cabalina take championship honors in the division ahead of Emily Jones of Jacksonville, FL and her own Game Boy, who collected reserve champion.
Sally Kay of Charlotte, NC and her own Autonomous earned divisional champion honors in the Adult Amateur Hunter 36+ Division, while Page Tredennick of Wellington, FL and her own Hidden Lane finished with reserve.
Jennifer Hannan of Wakefield, RI and Ocean Mist, owned by Jennifer Smith, earned top honors in the Performance Hunter 3’3″ Division, while Daniel Geitner of Aiken, SC and Three Olives, owned by Anna Sharp, secured the division’s reserve champion accolades.
The Medium Pony Hunter Division saw Savannah Welch of Elon, NC and her own Mapleside Magic Wish finish atop the division after a week of top performances, while Sally Ives of Durham, NC and her own Sequin finished with the reserve champion title.
Elly Ficca of Charlotte, NC and her own Quatrain finished atop the leaderboard in the Junior Hunter 3’3″ Division, while Caroline Holland, also from Charlotte, NC, and Toulouse, owned by Coleman Holland, followed behind in reserve.
The Green Hunter 3’3″ Division saw Tommy Serio of Aberdeen, NC and Christoph take champion honors, while Meagan Bennett of Apex, NC and Bender, owned by Rebecca Ives, secured reserve champion.
For more information on TIEC, please visit www.tryon.com.
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Schuyler Riley and Cleopatra’s Smile Earn Victory in $25k USHJA International Hunter Derby
Schuyler Riley and Cleopatra’s Smile. Photos ©Sportfot.
Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083 Race to Win $35,000 Tryon 1.45m Speed Stake CSI 4*
Mill Spring, NC – June 9, 2017 – Schuyler Riley of Wellington, FL and Cleopatra’s Smile, owned by Wolfstone Stables and Sales Inc., was the winning pair in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The duo paved the way after the first round with a combined score of 181.5 and turned in another strong performance in the handy round, earning a score of 187 for a total score of 368.5. Liza Boyd of Camden, SC and O’Ryan, owned by Stella Styslinger, secured the second place honors with a two round total of 367, while Jennifer Hannan of Wakefield, RI and Olympic Fire, owned by Roger Smith, rounded out the top three with a two round total of 365.
Riley and Cleopatra’s Smile were sitting in first place after the first round, returning last to test their abilities in the handy. Navigating the handy round with precision and beauty, the duo ended the day with a blue ribbon. Having only been partnered as a team since this past March, Riley was thrilled with the mare’s performance on the large derby field.
“She is new at this, so I tried to take as much time as possible to get to the first jump to allow her to take a breath by the time I was there. Everything rode exactly like I planned it,” Riley detailed.
Cleopatra’s Smile, a 9-year-old-mare, was competing in the jumpers when Riley imported her from Europe and knew the horse was destined to be a derby horse. “Whenever I go to Europe to try a horse to be a hunter, I let them loose to see what they do. A lot of them don’t understand, but she got it by the second jump. She is really smart and really easy,” she explained.
“I decided to bring her to Tryon because I just love her character. I think she has just blossomed because her character is so good. Her personality is just like a Labrador Retriever and as you watch her expression going around the course she zones in on the jump and her ears go forward. She really enjoys it,” she said.
Well-known in the jumper ring, Riley is loving her time participating in the hunters and is excited to continue contesting opportunities with Cleopatra’s Smile.
“For me, there is a lot more riding that has to go on. It is a lot more technical and you really have to be able to feel the horse because you are out there for a long time. You have to know what is happening underneath you and ride each jump separately. You also have to have a good sense of communication with the horse and they have to trust you. For me, I have as much fun in the derby field as I do in the jumper ring.”
“I am not used to looking at the jumps so far away. I saw the distance fifteen strides out and I was thinking to myself, ‘You can’t see a distance that far away,’ but it all worked out and was a lot of fun,” Riley added.
Standing out in the Team USA red show jumping jacket, Riley touched on her choice of outfit, saying, “I don’t own a shad belly and never have. Even as a junior I didn’t own one. I was reading the derby rules for proper attire and it says that if you have ridden for a U.S. team and have a red coat, you are allowed to wear it, so I thought why not? It goes with my grey mare and a blue ribbon!”
Riley looks forward to the future with Cleopatra’s Smile and she was very thankful of the opportunity to ride on the Grass Complex at TIEC, saying, “I just really appreciate that Tryon has made such a big effort to make the jumper venue special, but also with hunter events too. The footing rode fantastic and we appreciate all of the effort that the management and organization has made into putting these types of classes on.”
Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Cyklon 1083 secured the win in the $35,000 Tryon 1.45m Speed Stake CSI 4*, stopping the timers in a blazing 60.230 seconds. Eric Navet (FR) and Basimodo finished in the second place position with a time of 62.080 seconds, while Kyle Timm (CAN) and Javas Georgie B earned third place honors with a time of 62.730 seconds.
Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083
Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083, a 2001 Swedish Warmblood (Cardento x Cortus), owned by Spy Coast Farm LLC, have been frequent visitors to the winner’s circle at the TIEC. The track set by Alan Wade (IRL), who has built impressive courses throughout the week at the TIEC, tested the horses’ speed and agility.
“Alan [Wade] set a really nice track today. The way the course was set made everyone do the same route and there was not a big gap in any of the times. I was early in the order so I went as fast as I thought I needed to, to win the class and my time held up.” Sweetnam described.
Giving credit to his longtime partner Cyklon 1083, Sweetnam commented, “Cyklon is naturally a quick horse and I made a tidy roll back to fence four and fence eight. I think that made the difference and how I won the class.”
Sweetnam spoke highly of the impressive stallion, Cyklon 1083, and his ability to win all of the world, as well as here in North Carolina at TIEC. “He has won everywhere. He is sixteen years old now and I have had him for six years. When he comes out to compete he always has a chance to be at the top. He is one of my favorites. He can do everything. He is a great horse and his record speaks for himself.
“This is a great facility, and the atmosphere is always fantastic. There is a great competition here this week and Alan [Wade] will for sure build tough enough tomorrow night. It will be a great class for the spectators,” Sweetnam concluded.
For more information, please visit www.tryon.com.
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Competitions, Hunter/Equitation, Show Jumping, Winter Equestrian Festival
Shane Sweetnam and Chaqui Z Take $216,000 Grand Prix CSIO 4* at WEF
March 6, 2017 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam and Chaqui Z. Photos © Sportfot.
Victoria Herran and Con-Grande Top Palm Beach International Academy Children’s Hunter 15-17
Wellington, FL – March 5, 2017 – Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam concluded an exceptional week of CSIO 4* competition at the 2017 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, with a win aboard Chaqui Z in Sunday’s $216,000 Grand Prix CSIO 4*, presented by Lugano Diamonds.
After winning Thursday’s $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8 aboard Cobolt, and Friday’s $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup riding Chaqui Z for team Ireland, Sweetnam led the round of honor ahead of teammates Conor Swail and Rubens LS La Silla in Sunday’s feature event. Ali Wolff and Casall placed third after also helping team USA to a silver medal in Friday’s Nations’ Cup.
Course designer Ken Krome (USA) concluded the week with 43 entries in Sunday’s grand prix and a 17-horse jump-off. The large number over the short course set an interesting challenge, as riders raced against the clock, and only seven cleared the tiebreaking course without fault. Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm’s Chaqui Z took the win in 41.79 seconds. Swail and Vanessa Mannix’s Rubens LS La Silla were close behind in 41.82 seconds. Wolff and Blacklick Bend Farm’s Casall clocked in at 43.02 seconds.
USA’s Beezie Madden jumped Abigail Wexner’s Coach to a fourth place finish in 43.11 seconds. Great Britain’s Jessica Mendoza and Toy Boy placed fifth in 43.23 seconds.
Sweetnam swept international competition during WEF 8 to be awarded the Niall Grimes “Cheers” Perpetual Trophy as the top Irish rider during CSIO week, an honor he also received in 2011. His winning mount for Nations’ Cup and grand prix competition was Chaqui Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide stallion (Chacco-Blue x Quinar Z)
“It was brilliant. Honestly, this is a dream week for me,” Sweetnam acknowledged. “Any week of WEF, if you can win the WEF (Challenge Cup) and the grand prix, it nearly can make a WEF [circuit]. So to win the WEF, the Nations’ Cup, and then the grand prix – it is amazing.”
Remarking on his win on Sunday, Sweetnam stated, “It was a fantastic first round, but then there were 17 in the jump-off, and I was thinking that I had no hope. Chaqui is very good at turns, which he proved, but he is not always the fastest. I was quick, and Chaqui did the turns super. Lucky enough, my time lasted.”
Sweetnam is a fan of Ken Krome’s courses after the success he had throughout the week. The rider noted, “I think all week he did a great job. I was impressed with the WEF starting off, because it was not just a speed class. It was a lot of jumping, but you did not have to run your horse off its feet. Friday night, he only had three double clears, which was a great course. Today, okay there were probably more clears than you would want, but then it was a very good jump-off. That is the way the sport seems to be going. It makes it more exciting, and it makes people want to come watch. It just gets faster and faster. There were a lot of good horses, and it made for a very good class.”
For his second place finish, Swail was also aboard his winning Nations’ Cup mount with the 11-year-old Mexican Sport Horse stallion (Rebozo LS La Silla x Cash) Rubens LS La Silla. Remarking on his round, Swail stated, “I think I felt a little bit the same as Shane when there were 17 clear. My horse is not the fastest horse. He is a big, rangy, slower type. I was thinking, ‘Okay, if we can get into the top four, I am building on what is becoming a very consistent and promising horse.’ I was lucky with a good draw; I was second to last to go. When I was going into the ring, I felt I could beat Shane. The big key for me was I needed six strides from one to two. Unfortunately, I got a slow shot to number one, and I was not able to get it. I was a little bit chasing after that, but how the horse jumped and how he did, I was so pleased with him.”
Wolff’s mount for CSIO week was Casall, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Casall ASK x Capitol I) that she has been partnered with for five years.
“We have just kind of been bringing him up the ranks,” Wolff detailed. “I bought him as a sales horse to maybe do the Junior/Amateurs on, but he ended up just jumping higher and higher. He still has a bright future ahead of him. He is pretty seasoned now, but he has just been phenomenal for me and my career.”
Describing her jump-off round, Wolff added, “Going early on, it is a little hard because I knew I had about 12 other people behind me, including Shane and Conor. But then I saw Kent go, and he made an error and was a little rushed. I just had to go in knowing that I had to go my own speed. I started off with my pace that I wanted. I was able to finish on the same pace, and everything kind of came up naturally. I got a little bit of a lucky rub on the last fence, but he was really good for me.”
For her success this week, Wolff was also presented the Leading Lady Rider Award for week eight, presented by Martha Jolicoeur of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
Also competing in the International Arena on Sunday, Tracy Williams and Bendoctro won the $10,000 Horseware Ireland Don Little Masters Classic. Lucy Deslauriers and Mario Deslauriers’ Curo won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior Jumper Classic, presented by Sleepy P Ranch.
Victoria Herran and Con-Grande were named champions of the Palm Beach International Academy Children’s Hunter 15-17 division on Sunday morning. Herran piloted her mount to a win over fences, third, fourth, and sixth place finishes over fences, as well as a third place finish under saddle. Herran lives in Miami, FL and commutes to WEF to show on the weekends.
Victoria Herran and Con-Grande
Speaking of her over fences rounds, Herran said, “He felt great. My first round went very well. We had a consistent pace and didn’t chip anywhere. My horse was right on the game. The second round wasn’t our best, but we still did okay. Overall, I’m very happy.”
Con-Grande, an entry owned by CPS Equest, LLC, is a 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Conterno Grande.
“I’ve had him for about a year now,” Herran continued. “I love him. He’s a very serious horse; he knows what he has to do, likes to work, and isn’t really the fun and play kind of dude. We’ve been showing in the Children’s Hunters, and next year we’re planning on moving up to the 3’6″ Juniors.”
The division had a three-way-tie for reserve champion with Sophia Soja, Sarah Ekola, and Abigail Tinsley each earning a tricolor ribbon. Soja of Chappaqua, NY piloted Casco De La Vie Z, an entry owned by Jimmy Torano, to a win and a fourth place finish over fences. Abigail Tinsley of Sudbury, MA rode her own Zonder Z Quattro to two second place finishes over fences. Sarah Ekola of Blythewood, SC guided Zanzibar to a win and a fourth place finish over fences.
The Winter Equestrian Festival continues in its ninth week of competition on March 8-12, 2017. For more information and full results, please visit www.PBIEC.com.
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Shane Sweetnam and Cobolt Capture $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 8
Shane Sweetnam and Cobolt. Photos © Sportfot.
McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z Top $25,000 Nutrena Jumper Classic; Scott Stewart Wins Tricolor Ribbon in CaptiveOne Green Hunter 3’3″
Wellington, FL – March 2, 2017 – It was an Irish victory on day two of CSIO 4* competition at the 2017 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), as Shane Sweetnam and Cobolt captured the win in round eight of the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL.
Also competing earlier in the day, McLain Ward (USA) returned to the winner’s circle for week eight with a win aboard HH Carlos Z in the $25,000 Nutrena Jumper Classic.
This week’s edition of WEF Challenge Cup competition was held as a one-round speed class with 59 entries starting over Ken Krome’s (USA) course with ten clear rounds. Sweetnam, aboard his own and The Blue Buckle Group’s Cobolt, clocked the winning time of 69.13 seconds. The pair edged out Todd Minikus (USA) and Wyndmont’s Valinski S, who settled for second place in 69.91 seconds. Reigning World Champions Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) and SFN Zenith, owned by Springpaarden Fonds Nederland and W. van der Ham, placed third in 71.43 seconds.
“He jumped great today,” Sweetnam said of Cobolt. “Obviously these classes are never easy, so it was great to win it. I was thinking I would get caught because we went in the first half of the class. Normally the second half, towards the end of the class, can get really hot. Leslie (Howard) was pretty quick at the end there, but luckily she knocked a fence.”
Describing his round, Sweetnam stated, “I think the course builder did a good job. There were a lot of numbers, and a couple of rollback turns that you could make up time. In the last line there was a leave-out, which I did take a chance there. That could really help you win or lose a class. I felt the course suited my horse beforehand, and then it did work out well.”
Eleven-year-old Cobolt is a Swedish Warmblood gelding sired by Sweetnam’s winning mount Cyklon 1083 (x Camaro M). Sweetnam admitted that although the gelding has many similarities to Cyklon, it took some time for the partnership to develop.
“He is similar to Cyklon. He looks similar and they have the same sort of attitude,” Sweetnam detailed. “He likes to go fast, and he is naturally quick. Cyklon is still going and I have a very special place for him. He has won everywhere, and I do not think there are many horses as good as Cyklon at what he does, so it is hard to compare them. We judge Cobolt as a different character.
“He is improving. He is getting better and better all the time,” Sweetnam said of the horse that he has only been riding for a year. “Sometimes it is easier to get a younger horse and develop them through because you get to know their buttons earlier. When you get an older horse that has done a bit with another rider, it can be hard to get them into your program. It honestly took me six months to really click with him, but since the start of the summer he has won a lot. Between Kentucky, Toronto, Tryon, and now here, he has had a great year.”
Ward Wins with HH Carlos Z
2016 Olympic team silver medalist McLain Ward (USA) returned to the winner’s circle during week eight at the Winter Equestrian Festival with a victory aboard veteran mount HH Carlos Z in Thursday’s $25,000 Nutrena Jumper Classic. Despite some time off due to an injury sustained in October, the speedy 15-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Chellano Z x Voltaire) was in fine form to top a field of 78 competitors.
Ken Krome (USA) set the course, which yielded 17 starters for the jump-off, and another ten clear entries over the short track. Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya and G&C Durania K were first to go in the jump-off, setting the pace with a clear round in 40.66 seconds to eventually finish third. Ward and Double H Farm’s pint-sized gelding soon took over the lead in 39.50 seconds. Later, Ireland’s Darragh Kenny jumped into second place with a time of 40.32 seconds riding Kerry Anne LLC’s Bolero III.
McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z
Following some recuperation for his injury, ‘Carlos’ started out in a few small classes this winter and came out ready to play on Thursday.
“We have just been giving him some time to heal and slowly getting him back,” Ward detailed. “This is the first time I have actually moved him up to a 1.45m event, so it was good.
“Carlos is a funny horse,” Ward continued. “He always feels a little bit like a pony, and then he steps up and does the job. He is just so fast everywhere. He felt like he got a bit stronger through the class today, and that is always a good sign.”
Commenting on his focus while getting Carlos back in top form, Ward added, “Funny enough, he is not a hot horse. He is actually a cold horse, and you have to really energize him. He is so careful, so I just try to keep him confident. He has been such a great speed horse over the years, and he anticipates everything, so you just have to monitor that a little bit.”
Also competing in the International Arena on Thursday, Katherine Strauss and All In won the $10,000 Hollow Creek Farm Under 25 Grand Prix Series Welcome, and Christina Firestone (USA) and Arwen were victorious in the $1,000 Hollow Creek Farm Under 25 1.40m.
Scott Stewart Wins Tricolor Ribbon in CaptiveOne Green Hunter 3’3″
Scott Stewart of Wellington, FL and Status, an entry owned by Rivers Edge, earned an impressive total of 40 points in the CaptiveOne Green Hunter 3’3″ division to win the championship title. Stewart piloted the gelding to two wins, as well as second and third place finishes over fences. The pair also won the under saddle.
“He’s really easy and laid back,” Stewart said of the coming six-year-old Oldenburg by Straviaty. “We bought him as a three-year-old. He did well in both the Pre-Green Incentive and Future Hunters class at Capital Challenge last year.”
Week eight is Status’ third show of the 2017 season. The gelding was reserve champion during weeks five and six in the same division.
Katherine Newman of Wellington, FL guided Dandelion, owned by Allwyn Court, Inc., to the reserve tricolor ribbon. The duo won an over fences, placed second in the other three jumping classes, and sixth under saddle. Dandelion is a 2006 Dutch Warmblood Mare by Heartbreaker.
“We imported her as a nine-year-old and took our time getting her in the ring,” Newman explained. “We started showing her in July of last summer in the Baby Greens. She moved up here at the start of circuit. She’s really laid back and is actually a huge tomboy, not mareish at all. She’s very easy and is really fun to ride.”
Newman was a successful junior rider in the equitation and jumper rings. As an aspiring professional, she runs Allwyn Court with her parents, Kathy and Gerry Newman.
Speaking of her winter circuit, Newman said, “I’ve had a great winter circuit here at WEF this year. I’m not as busy as a lot of the other people, but it’s been a really fun year so far!”
Competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival continues in the International Arena on Friday featuring the $10,000 Griffis Residential CSIO Speed Stake during the day and the $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup CSIO 4* in the evening. The Young Hunter 3’6″ division will award championship honors in the Rost Arena. For full results, please visit www.PBIEC.com.
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Urban Youth Impact Wins Great Charity Challenge at WEF
February 5, 2017 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam. Photos © Sportfot.
Farrington Tops Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic; Staszak Takes Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal
Wellington, FL – February 4, 2017 – The team of riders Shane Sweetnam, Lindsey Tomeu, and Sedona Chamblee, team sponsors Spy Coast & Preston, and corporate sponsor Equine Tack & Nutritionals earned the top prize of $150,000 for their charity, Urban Youth Impact, on Saturday night in the 8th annual Great Charity Challenge, presented by Fidelity Investments®, at the 2017 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF).
Also competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL on Saturday, Olympic silver medalist Kent Farrington won the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic riding Sherkan d’Amaury.
The 2017 GCC donated a record $1.5 million to 35 local Palm Beach County charities, bringing the eight-year total up to $10.7 million distributed through the event to date. The winning charity received the top prize of $150,000, with a sliding scale for the balance of the proceeds down to 35th place, which wins $15,000.
The competition is held as a pro-am team relay with each team made up of junior and amateur riders competing side by side with top professionals. The event also featured a fun theme, as riders (and their horses) dressed up as characters from their favorite animated movies.
Representing Urban Youth Impact, Sweetnam, Tomeu, and Chamblee rode for team sponsor Spy Coast & Preston, and corporate sponsor Equine Tack and Nutritionals dressed as characters from The Flintstones. All three riders cleared the course without fault and clocked the fastest combined time of 85.27 seconds for the win. Sweetnam and Tomeu were also part of the winning team in 2016, while Chamblee was competing in the event for the first time.
“It is a fantastic cause, not just for our team, but for a lot of different foundations in the area,” said Sweetnam, who anchored the team as professional rider. “I do not know if there is anything else like it in the country or anywhere really. Every year we try to do our best for whatever cause we are given. Obviously the girls did a great job, and I just finished it off. They were really motoring, so it was great.”
Tomeu (23), who has been competing in the event for the past four years, stated, “Every year we really try hard to win. We put together a good team, and last year we had a great team. We really wanted to step it up and do it again, and we did, which is amazing. We were even faster this year than we were last year, which I did not think was possible. Sedona was fantastic with her switch-off. It was really amazing.”
Chamblee (15) added, “This was my first year doing the Great Charity Challenge, and it was really fun. It was a great experience, and you get to ride for an amazing charity, which is really cool. Like Lindsey said, it was just amazing.”
Representing team sponsor Spy Coast Farm, Lisa Lourie commented on her team’s win for the second year in a row.
“I think it is a great way to involve the community here with our sport, as well as for us to give back to the community,” Lourie stated. “It is a win-win for both the community and for us. When we get to be involved with either educational or urban youth organizations, we are especially happy. We are very happy to be involved with Urban Youth Impact.”
Team sponsor Monica Preston added, “I am so proud to be a part of this group, and it is really wonderful that a small charity can benefit so greatly. I am so proud of the riders, and thank you to Lisa for getting me involved in this event.”
Charity winner Urban Youth Impact’s mission is to love, equip, and empower inner-city youth and their parents to fulfill their God-given purpose. Representing the organization, volunteer Sarah Armada detailed, “It is an organization that provides a safe place for kids to go after school. They get reading support; they get the arts. There is African drumming and ballet. There are things that these children would not be otherwise exposed to. They do so much for the community, and I think this is a great way to get their name out there and just provide them with all of the resources that those kids so desperately need. This is going to make a huge difference.”
Armada continued, “It is all about building their capacity and letting the kids feel empowered and equipped so that they can go out and be successful in their community.”
Adopt a Family was the second wildcard draw of the night, and ended up in second place overall, with riders Sydney Shulman, Lilli Hymowitz, and Hannah Patten representing the charity. Team sponsor the Patten family and corporate sponsor H5 Stables supported the riders, dressed as characters from Lilo & Stitch, with a combined time of 94.02 seconds.
Representing the charity Hepzibah House, Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster, and amateur riders Alexandra Crown and Alexandra Welles, placed third. Dressed as My Little Ponies and riding for team sponsor the Crown family and corporate sponsor Stone Hill Farm, all three ladies jumped their courses without fault and clocked a combined time of 97.47 seconds.
GCC co-founder Paige Bellissimo was thrilled with the success of the eighth annual event and praised everyone involved on a fantastic evening of sport and charitable giving.
“It is really special year after year to have so many great riders participating in the event,” Bellissimo stated. “It is amazing that people donate their time to give back. The executive directors of all of the charity organizations are the lifeblood of these communities, and it is just really amazing that we can all come together to support the community and see it grow. I want to thank the riders and the sponsors. Thank you Lisa and Monica for supporting year after year. It is so cool to see the charities and everyone’s unique way of helping. Urban Youth Impact is empowering our youth, and the youth are our future, so thanks go to them for everything they do.”
Farrington Tops Suncast® 1.50m
2016 U.S. Olympic team silver medalist Kent Farrington was the winner of week four’s $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic on Saturday at the Winter Equestrian Festival riding Sherkan d’Amaury. Jumping a track set by course designer Steve Stephens (USA), Farrington topped a class of 29 entries and an eight-horse jump-off.
Kent Farrington and Sherkan d’Amaury
Sherkan d’Amaury, an 11-year-old Selle Francais gelding (Kannan x Quick Star) owned by Farrington, Haity McNerney, and Daniel Crown, carried his rider to victory in a time of 39.54 seconds over the short course. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) took second and third place honors, riding the Blue Buckle Group’s Cobolt through the timers in 39.92 seconds, and stopping the clock in 40.56 seconds aboard Sweet Oak Farm and Seabrook LLC’s Main Road. Canada’s Beth Underhill finished fourth, riding Sandy Lupton’s Count Me In to a clear round over the jump-off track in 40.59 seconds.
Remarking on his winning round with Sherkan d’Amaury, Farrington stated, “For him, I just did what I thought his strengths were. I think what won the class today was the leave-out to the last fence. He has a very big stride and big scope, and he is so careful that he is actually better if I am catching every jump accelerating, or out of rhythm. I think that is where we got it today.
“I think a lot of this horse,” Farrington continued. “I had him last year, and then he had a terrible colic surgery, and he just started showing this winter two weeks ago. The first class in the week he was third, and then yesterday he was second, and today he won, so he is really on the mend and I’m happy to have him back.”
Sherkan d’Amaury has a fast pace and a unique way of going that suits Farrington’s strengths as a rider.
“He is my style. He is super careful, which I try to find in all of the horses I buy,” Farrington stated. “I try to get extreme quality, and sometimes that works against me, but in the end I think that is the way you get the best horses. They tend to be a little bit the weirdos. They are spooky and not always the easiest to ride, but that often goes hand-in-hand with an extreme horse that has that kind of blood and that kind of carefulness. It is a double-edged sword, but that is what I like to ride.”
Sherkan d’Amaury is just getting back in top form and Farrington will continue developing him throughout the winter circuit.
“I think he can jump anything,” the rider noted. “It is just a matter of building him the right way, and seeing where his confidence is, and what his body is ready for. He came off of a long gap there not doing anything all last year, so we’ll see where he goes. It is a long winter and we have lots of time to build him up, so I am looking forward to it.”
Also competing in the International Arena on Saturday, Sarah Bagworth and Goldfinder vd Hengstenpoel won the $15,000 SJHOF High Amateur-Owner Classic, presented by Engel & Völkers.
Staszak Captures Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal Victory
The Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal concluded Saturday morning with Catie Staszak of Boynton Beach, FL emerging as the winner. Staszak shows in the Adult Amateur Medals while also focusing on her career as a multimedia sports journalist. All 11 competitors participated in a jumping and a flat phase.
“Flatwork has typically been my weakness,” Staszak detailed. “The jumping phase felt phenomenal. Everything worked out well and was smooth, which is key. It wasn’t the most technical course, so it was really about position and keeping on a nice rhythm.”
Staszak was aboard Agnes Augusta, a 12-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare owned by East Wind Farm, LLC. The pair has been partnered together for about four years.
“We just click,” Staszak explained. “She’s really sensitive, and I’m a very soft rider so we get along well. She’s come so far, especially in the past year. I couldn’t be prouder of her. She’s really special, and I love her to death.”
Staszak rode in the equitation classes as a junior, but took a break from showing to get her degree in broadcast journalism at the University of Miami. She does grand prix commentary for live streaming events, which combines for a career of two of her passions – horses and journalism.
Rounding out the top three competitors were Sara Ballinger taking second place and Elissa Davis being awarded third place.
The fourth week of WEF concludes on Sunday with the $216,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 4* on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village. The Bruno DelGrange Large Junior Hunter 16-17 division will award championship and reserve honors in the Rost Arena. For full results, please visit www.PBIEC.com.
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Shane Sweetnam Concludes Tryon Fall IV with Win in $25,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix
October 17, 2016 Associate Editor Leave a comment
Shane Sweetnam and Cornwall. Photos ©Sportfot.
Luis Larrazabal and Atlodetto FZ Fly through Timers to Capture $25,000 U25 Grand Prix; Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series Concludes
Mill Spring, NC – October 16, 2016 – Shane Sweetnam of Wellington, FL and Cornwall earned top honors in the $25,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix on the Grass Complex at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) to conclude competition at Tryon Fall IV. Sweetnam and Cornwall completed the jump-off track in 37.838 seconds ahead of Emanuel Andrade of Wellington, FL and Boy IV who crossed through the timers in 40.399 seconds. Darragh Kerins of Wellington, FL and Rebeca LS completed the final double clear effort of the class, completing the track with a time of 48.176 seconds.
Sweetnam and Cornwall, a 2008 Holsteiner stallion (Con Air x Cambridge) owned by Siboney Ranch, bested the class of 31 entries, riding to a smooth first round on the track set by Michel Vaillancourt (CAN). The jump-off featured nine combinations and only the top three finishers completed both rounds of the class without faults.
“Michel did a great job today and I thought that it was a very nice course. It was big enough and not too technical I thought,” explained Sweetnam. “It was nice that the horses who were going to do this class had the opportunity to compete on the grass on Friday as well. The class had the right number of clears with nine and that always makes for an exciting jump-off.”
Cornwall is typically ridden by Sweetnam’s client, Kaley Tomeu, who sustained and injury and turned over the reins to her trainer while she recovers. The talented young stallion gained competition experience on both the turf and in the George H. Morris Arena this week, as Sweetnam contested the $35,000 1.45m Horseware® Ireland Opener CSI 3* and placed second, as well as the $8,000 1.40m Open Jumper Classic presented by Nutrena®.
“He’s only eight and belongs to Kaley Tomeu. She typically rides him but broke her collar bone so I’ll have the ride on him for the next few months. I’m just starting to get the hang of him now and we’re getting together a bit more,” he commented. “We’re aiming him for the last indoor competition in Kentucky. He’s very talented so I’m looking forward to seeing him progress over the next few months.”
Sweetnam finished a strong week of competition at TIEC after collecting first and second place finishes aboard Cornwall, and a top finish with second mount, Main Road, in the $130,000 Suncast® Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday night. Sweetnam continues to produce and compete a strong string of horses, which will play a major role in his success over the next few weeks.
“I have other horse Chaqui Z competing next week in the CSI 5*, as well as Cornwall and Main Road, who finished second in the class last night. I’ll then have to rotate the horses a bit as we’re going to go to indoors after,” commented Sweetnam. “I’m really lucky that I have such a strong string and they’re all getting mileage. Cornwall is a nice addition.”
The Grass Complex at TIEC is the newest addition to the expanding facility, allowing horse and rider combinations to experience unique competition opportunities on different footing surfaces. Sweetnam is looking forward to the potential of the complex and was pleased with the performance of Cornwall in both outings on the turf.
“Today the footing already feels like it’s opening up a bit since Friday and I think that as we continue to compete over the next few weeks it will continue to get better. The horses are all jumping well on it. I think it’s going to be a very exciting venue for competition in the future and is a great addition to this facility.”
Luis Larrazabal and Atlodetto FZ Fly through Timers to Capture $25,000 U25 Grand Prix
Luis Larrazabal of Wellington, FL and his mount Atlodetto FZ dominated the $25,000 U25 Grand Prix at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) with an incredible jump-off time of 36.934 seconds. Taylor Alexander of Castle Rock, CO and Gipsy King trailed closely behind, securing second place with a time of 36.948 seconds, while Adrienne Sternlicht of Greenwhich, CT and Helios earned third place honors with a time of 39.00 seconds.
Luis Larrazabal and Atlodetto FZ
Luis Larrazabal and Atlodetto FZ, owned by San Francisco Stables LLC, have been partners for almost two years and are building their confidence together as they gain more competition experience. The pair has been based at TIEC all summer, competing in multiple 1.30m and 1.40m classes.
Larrazabal chuckled as he described his strategy going into the jump-off track set by Michel Vaillancourt (CAN), saying, “My plan was just to go for a conservative round. Taylor Alexander had a crazy fast time and I didn’t think my horse was ready for that speed. I jumped the first oxer and was good to fence two and three, so I got excited.”
“After the double I knew I was coming close to winning,” he continued, detailing his ride. “After the liverpool, I did a short roll back, galloped down to the last oxer, and as soon as I landed I knew I had the time.”
The victory came as a bit of a shock to Larrazabal, which made the victory that much sweeter. The pair have had success moving through the levels and today was a highlight for Larrazabal, as clinching victory in a competitive U25 class is always thrilling.
“I really swear that was not my plan,” he laughed. “Of course I wanted to be clear and fast, but I was not out to beat that time. It was my lucky day for sure.”
Larrazabal and his team are looking forward to heading to the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), as he plans to show Atlodetto FZ in ranking classes and possibly in the Nations’ Cup representing his home nation of Venezuela.
“We’re taking it slow and step by step. He is very confident right now, so when he’s ready for the bigger classes he will show me,” he continued.
Larrazabal nearly took another win today, also jumping clear in the $25,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix aboard Quintus Fabius. Larrazabal commented on the new Grass Complex at TIEC, stating, “Jumping on the grass is like dreaming. The footing is immaculate. I showed Friday on the grass and today as well. I actually retired one of my horses from the U25 Grand Prix after two unfortunate rails and decided to enter him in the class out on the turf and we ended up ninth. I just wanted to jump on the grass field!”
Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series Concludes at Tryon International Equestrian Center Showcasing Five Divisions of Top Hunter Competition
The Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Series concluded at Tryon International Equestrian Center, hosting the best of hunter competition in the region. The week featured five divisions allowing riders of all ages and experience levels the opportunity to compete for top prizes in the George H. Morris Arena.
Kara Jones of Cornelius, NC secured first and second place in the $10,000 Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Junior Hunter class, piloting her own Joyful to first place with a two round score of 160 and Cristallo, owned by Long’s Stable LLC, to second after receiving a 146. Kendall Edwards of Charlotte, NC and her own Quarterback took third place honors in the class after earning a 144 from the judging panel.
The $10,000 Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Amateur-Owner Hunter was championed by Alexandra Maracic of Syosset, NY guided her own Lucky Times to victory after accumulating a two round score of 169. Ashley Hodges of Greensboro, NC and Jet Stream K, owned by Sloan Hodges, rode to second place with a final score of 163, while Lynn Seithel of John’s Island, SC took home third place aboard her own Versace.
Courtney Canizares of Elon, NC guided her own Kiera to victory in the $10,000 Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Adult-Amateur after completing two rounds in the George H. Morris Arena to earn a total score of 167. Vicki Autry of Greensboro, NC and her own Toltec rode to second place honors after receiving a 164. Kimberly Penfold of Lake Bluff, IL and The Spy, owned by Glory Days Farm, LLC, followed closely behind with a two round score of 163.
The $10,000 Carolinas’ Challenge Cup Children’s Hunter class was topped by Catherine Sharp of Tryon, NC and her own Imperio after receiving an 80 from the judging panel in the first round and a score of 75 in the second round for a total of 155. Ann Gray Stedman of Charlotte, NC and her own Winter Romance took second place after riding to a final score of 138, while Isabel Stedman of Charlotte, NC and Arrow K collected third place honors with a 120.
The 2016 Tryon Fall Series presented by Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District offers six weeks of hunter and jumper competition, including three weeks of internationally recognized FEI show jumping featuring two FEI CSI 3* weeks and an FEI CSI 5*. For more information on Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) and surrounding amenities, please visit www.tryon.com.
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Cameron Farrelly
Ah Oddworld, why must you bring me so much nostalgia. Developer ‘Oddworld Inhabitants’ have announced that the strategy action adventure ‘Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD’ will release for the Nintendo Switch on January 23rd on the Nintendo eShop. Limited Run Games previously handled the physical launch for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita but no information has been announced thus far.
The release of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD adds to the list of consoles that have featured the title over its lifetime. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath originally released back in January 2005 for the original Xbox. After a 5 year span, it would later find its way to PC in 2010, PlayStation 3 in 2011, PS Vita in 2012, and then finally it made its way to iOS and Android in 2014.
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath originally released to fantastic reviews from gamers and critics alike, scoring a well deserved 88 out of 100 on Metacritic. It went on to be nominated for and win several awards from established publications as well as reviving praise for its animation, innovation and graphics.
If you’re unfamiliar with the story of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, it places you in the role of the Stranger. The Stranger is a mysterious bounty hunter who sets off for the ultimate prize. This prize is more than just a desire, it’s a need. You suffer from something terrible around your health, and the only way to heal yourself is a very expensive operation. At first, your disease will remain a secret, but more information will gradually reveal itself as you progress through the story.
Check out the release date reveal for below.
Are you excited to jump back into Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD? What are you looking forward to most about the game? You can let us know over on the Informed Pixel Facebook page, or find us over at our Informed Pixel Twitter account. Oddworld is one of my favourite franchises since my PlayStation 1 days, so I’m defiantly excited! Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is a rare example of a spin-off outshining its predecessors.
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD releases on January 23rd, 2020 for Nintendo Switch.
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Why the Scotia Ja insurance deal soured
Published:Sunday | December 8, 2019 | 12:30 AMSteven Jackson - Senior Business Reporter
David Noel, president and CEO of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited.
Banking conglomer-ate Scotia Group Jamaica, SGJ, says the deal to sell its insurance arm to Sagicor soured because both parties could not find a sweet spot in the follow-on distribution deal that would have emerged.
“The sale would not make sense as a result of that distribution agreement not going through,” said president and CEO of SGJ David Noel at a briefing held at the bank’s head office in Kingston on Friday.
The deal involved the sale of its insurance arm – Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company Limited – to Sagicor Financial, which was valued at US$144 million, but it was conditional on both parties agreeing to partner in selling insurance in Scotia branches.
Under the distribution deal, Sagicor would have underwritten Scotia insurance products over 20 years. It was this distribution deal that fell through which resulted in the termination of the sale.
“We never intended to exit the insurance business altogether,” said Noel. “For us, the distribution agreement was the critical one. And that was the agreement we were trying to find mutual consensus on and it was difficult to do.”
Scotia executives said Friday that the decision to keep the company did not represent a change in strategy.
Dr Adrian Stokes, who heads the bank’s insurance arm, said that last year, the group saw value in partnering with someone who was “great in underwriting” but both parties were unable to agree on certain conditions.
“We tried for a year to seal that transaction but couldn’t arrive at a sweet spot where everyone could agree. We could not agree on where we were heading. So, we mutually agreed to end the pursuit of that strategic decision,” said Stokes, senior vice-president and head of insurance and wealth management at SGJ.
“We couldn’t find a sweet spot and so we decided to keep our business, invest in it, and grow. And I think the results we delivered this year corroborates the decision.”
The insurance arm was the second most profitable segment for the group during the financial year that ended October 2019.
SGJ made $13 billion in annual profit, to which insurance contribute $4 billion. SJLIC’s results were underpinned by a 20 per cent increase in policies sold. The treasury segment as top performer contributed $5.9 billion to group profit.
Scotia Group shares traded lower at times on the day following the release of the results, but closed up three per cent at $57.69. The stock is up nearly seven per cent for the week.
Noel said the bank’s core business continues to do well, with double-digit growth in loans – the portfolio climbed nearly 13 per cent to $206 billion.
Unlike its large rival, NCB Financial Group, which has grown to $1.6 trillion in assets through acquisitions, SGJ is signalling that it won’t be going the M&A route.
“No announcements at this time,” said Noel when asked whether there are plans to seek out entities that hold investment grade ratings.
“We are comfortable with the performance,” said the bank president, adding that the economy continues to show increased strength and opportunities for organic growth. “We are excited about the growth prospects for the economy but it doesn’t come without risks.”
At $549 billion, Scotia Group’s assets are one-third the size of NCB’s.
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Simmering line of Divided Kashmir
Jan 17th, 2013 | Category: Articles
By M Ishaq Begh
The inopportune land in South Asian context which never congregated with any particular and positive transformation is only and only the land of Kashmir. Many wars fought in the diverse regions, but not a single one tainted the ground scenario of their respective locations, as a low intensity war of 1947 did in Kashmir. It estranged the heaven on the earth and made it a hell for its habitants. A single entity was alienated and got divided into different compartments which seem to be strangers for each other. Change as a law of nature remained away from amalgamation point of view because divisive forces continued to be the dominant and foremost factors. A disastrous episode which occurred in 1947 was the creation of Line of Control. The ill fated line is dividing not only the land of Kashmir but is also separating those human relations which are never ending in nature. The said line decimated the human desires and aspirations as well, that is why it is named as a Bleeding line. It is a separating line, having only heinous records as it pass through the compounds of houses and separated numerous families. Line acted as a crabby for these dejected people who are innocents and never thought of such a mournful climate. They paid for what they never did. Whenever an affection brought them in the mode of glimpse they either fell to the bullets or blown to pieces when stepped over the land mines. This dividing line whether you call it LOC or a barrier between two parts of a same region, unlike Berlin Wall never saw an effort which may have found an approach to its obliteration. It is a line which does not constitute a legally recognized image but is a de-facto separator of two regions of Kashmir. Being a de-facto border it was given another name “cease fire line” as it witnessed only the climate of bombardment.
The dividing line in Kashmir is 740Km long but only 550Km line is a separation barrier constructed by India and consists of double row of fencing and concrete wire eight to twelve feet high. This length is electrified and connected with a network of motion sensors. Redcliff, McMahan and Durand lines were the demands of past time but dividing the land of Kashmir was an unfortunate act and not less than a tragedy. No doubt several CBM’s including cross LOC trade was made an endeavor to decrease the simmer between two countries. Trade proved nothing but merely an endowment to small group of population as huge group is still on bad terms. The said LOC only proved as an escalator of the tension between the armies present on the two sides and a separation point for the oneness.
All the world nations paid less heed to the basic conflict and are least bothered about the resolution of it and the conflict continued to be a flash point in South Asia. This line including LAC may engage India, Pakistan and China in future wars because spark existed there and which may ignite the whole region. Whether we talk about LOC or LAC both of these never remained calm but escalated the already present tension. This line always played the bloody game with the local habitants as they live under the thunders of mortars and shelling. One common man in the divided regions always dreamt for the demolition of this line and reunion like Germany but dreams remained dreams as they were not facilitated by any of the world powers. Every time the impiety politics across the world made its tragic nature a possibility because they prefer their interests over the human rights. Presence of this carnage line became their trade facilitator. Their political survival and physical existence seems to be dependent on the very existence of this fatal line.
Any untoward incident lead the rivals to the doors of in past and no doubt it may affect them badly as they are at the point of destruction. But it is the mankind alone which will see the doomsday before it come and will push Kashmir’s to the apprehensive climate. Due to the presence of this tragic line both India and Pakistan acted as puppets during the times of cold war and now are hostages to the conflict of Kashmir. History depicts it clearly that many negative developments on this line always added fuel to the highly flamed fire and proved disastrous to the common people. The cease fire which was announced after the Kargil war gave a sigh of relief to the people but recent developments in Mendhar and Karnah may escalate the tension and turn their life into the hell.
Both the armies accuse one another for the cease fire violations but fact is that presence of this line is a violation. They whether start shelling or retaliate it are losing the precious lives. In 2007 seven Indian soldiers were killed and the body of sepoy Bhausaheb Maruti Talekar was beheaded, india accused that his body was paraded before the Gen Musharaf in a town. Pakistan also accused India for such acts many times. This gives a message that friendship is less and tension is more. Before some days Pakistani media reported that one of its soldiers was killed by Indian army when the latter entered into the other region. Soon after this incident Indian army again accused Pakistani forces for killing its two soldiers and beheading one of them. Killing in any form is itself a crime then why to accuse someone or to be accused. Whole world is now acknowledging the fact that any escalation at the LOC may trigger a disastrous war between India and Pakistan. But unfortunately cannot intervene in the conflict because of the opposition made by one of the stake holders. The role of UNMOGIP in both parts of Kashmir is now termed as a spectator group alone because of their silence. When sought their help they neither come forward nor impose any strictness.
Kashmirs got killed UNMOGIP watched and proved their impotence. Their presence and job in the divided land is like a gag as their existence after the deployment yielded nothing. Forces remain busy in fighting and world demands restrain, but this restrain cannot be elongated as the conflicting nature is alive at both the sides. The CBM’s including temporary restrain may get converted into full fledged confidence and permanent ease only if the basic hurdle is wiped out. Grumbling line of Kashmir if remain there that means the thunders of artilleries and other weapons will keep to roar. Besides their roars the weaponry armies are going to take lives of their opponents and also will lose their own lives. Due to the continuing nature of Kashmir conflict the shadow of war will continue to lurk on both India and Pakistan, their economies will find stagnation and humanity may suffer. Any untoward incident who so ever is guilty may lead towards destruction and failures. Humanity across the line are certainly advocating for its demolition but for time being restrain is must so that mankind with other aspects may flourish.
Author is a Kashmiri scholar. Email: ishaqbeghkullar@gmail.com
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Premjera! ANTIGONĖ
PIRKTI BILIETUS
Premiere 13.09.2016
Author August Strindberg
Translator Eugenija Stravinskienė
Director Māra Ķimele
Set designer Reinis Suhanovs
Costume designer Baiba Litina
Cast: Darius Meškauskas, Aldona Bendoriūtė, Nijolė Sabulytė, Jūratė Jankauskaitė, Igoris Reklaitis, Marius Pažereckas, Vaidas Jočys, Karolina Kontenytė, Kamilė Andriuškaitė, Radvilė Bronušaitė.
Duration 2:15
How can two people who once loved each other and were ready to give their lives to one another gradually grow apart? How can these seemingly small and irrelevant differences and separate outlooks suddenly become the main obstacle for getting along? Why two people who shared the love close in their separate private worlds while love is gradually replaced by indifference followed by an obvious hatred? How do we learn this vicious art of poisoning each other with silent spite, and later declare an open and ruthless war? Why two lovers cease to love? Why, after the noble oath “for better, for worse, till death do us part”, people start creating hell for each other and dream about death parting them? In his play Strindberg accurately and unapologetically analyses the phase of this silent transformation, this terrible and implacable growing hatred.
August Strindberg (1849-1912) was a Swedish novelist and playwright, one of the greatest theatre figures in the world, rightfully considered to be the “father” of the modern theatre. A. Strindberg was a colourful and well-rounded person who wrote both novels and plays (the compilation of his works consist of 72 volumes). The author studied Chinese language, wrote works in fields of orientalism, linguistics, ethnography, history, biology, astronomy, astrophysics, mathematics and science.
Swedish society of that time was quite outraged by the works of Strindberg. Daring themes, modern language and new point of view was not something that traditional socialising audience expected. Even the theatre production of the famous play “Miss Julie” took place twenty years after the play was written.
August Strindberg wrote psychological drama “The Father” in 1887, just one year before releasing an autobiographical, honest and painful novel “Comrades”.
Latvian director Māra Ķimele is one of the most recognisable theatre figures in Latvia. In 1969 she graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in Moscow; M. Ķimele was a student of A.Efros. Throughout 1969-1989 worked as director in Valmiera Drama Theatre, 1975-1993 taught acting and directing in Jāzeps Vītols Conservatoire (since 1991 Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music), has been teaching in Latvian Academy of Culture in Riga since 1996. Throughout 1990-1993 worked as director in the Kabata Theatre in Riga, 1994-1996 and from 2003 to this day has been the director in the New Riga Theatre. In 2012 Māra Ķimele directed the stage performance based on the psychological drama “The Hour of the Lynx” by Per Olov Enquist in Klaipėda Drama Theatre.
In the 7th Professional Theatre Festival of Dalia Tamulevičiūtė “The Father” won the highest number of awards. Māra Ķimele was awarded as the Best Director, Darius Meškauskas won in the Best Actor category for the role of Captain Adolf, Aldona Bendoriūtė was the winner in the Best Actress category for the role of Captain’s wife Laura in the same performance. The committee awarded Karolina Kontenytė, who created the role of the daughter Bertha, as the Best Young Actress.
In Lithuanian festival “Vaidiname žemdirbiams” actress Aldona Bendoriūtė won in the Best Actress category. Nijolė Sabulytė was awarded as the best supporting role actress.
In the highest Lithuanian theatrical awards “Golden stage crosses” Darius Meškauskas was awarded as the best Lithuanian actor and Karolina Kontenytė as the best supporting role actress.
The performance can be displayed with an English subtitles. If translation is needed, please contact +370 659 07931
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Where ED WOOD met Bela Lugosi
Edward Davis Wood, Jr., better known as Ed Wood (10 October 1924 – 10 December 1978) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a run of cheap and poorly produced genre films, now humorously celebrated for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success.
Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest 'name' star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His posthumous fame began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time. The lack of conventional filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following.
Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards.
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One day, Ed meets his longtime idol Béla Lugosi, after spotting him trying out a coffin. Ed drives Béla home and the two become friends. Later, Ed decides to star Béla in the film and convinces Weiss that he is perfect to direct I Changed My Sex! because he is a transvestite.
In the film ED WOOD (1994), Ed, played by Johnny Depp, leaves Boardners and stops to look into one of the shops next door and spies his idol Bela Lugosi trying out a coffin. They walk outside and down the street together and become fast friends.
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Maestro Ancelotti gives Gattuso a lesson
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The 59-year-old’s side also trailed before getting past Lazio 2-1 in the season opener in Rome last weekend.AC Milan were playing their first match of the season after their game against Genoa was postponed because of the bridge disaster in the port city.But it was to be a bitter defeat for Milan coach Gattuso, 40, who played under Ancelotti when the latter was in charge of AC Milan, winning the Champions League together in 2007.Ancelotti praised the “great desire … to fight back vehemently,” by his side.“I have a fond memory of all my former players, but with Gattuso there is something special.“It’s a wonderful evening, one full of emotions for me.“Milan hadn’t really given many signs of being dangerous in attack, but surprised us with two goals.“It was very difficult in that situation, then we changed system and the crowd pushed us on to turn it around.”Ancelotti spent most of his career at AC Milan, winning three Serie A and four European titles as a player and coach with the northern giants.His last coaching job in Italy — before nine trophy-laden years abroad at clubs including Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich — was at the helm of Milan.AC Milan were playing their first match of the season after their game against Genoa was postponed because of the bridge disaster in the port city.Gattuso had said it was his dream to defeat his old “maestro” as Ancelotti had done as AC Milan coach over two decades ago beating his former boss Arrigo Sacchi’s Parma.“It hurts me to play so well at the San Paolo and then emerge empty-handed. Now we have to lick our wounds and go forward,” said Gattuso.Giacomo Bonaventura sensationally opened for Milan after 15 minutes with a Davide Calabria half-volley giving the visitors a two-goal advantage four minutes after the break.But Piotr Zielinski bagged a brace for Napoli in a 15-minute second half spell with substitute Dries Mertens sealing victory 10 minutes from time.“It’s acceptable to make a mistake but not to disappear from the pitch,” said Gattuso.“After we conceded the first goal we stopped playing.”Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain made his competitive debut for Milan but had little impact in his old stadium, along with new on-loan Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.Cristiano Ronaldo made his home debut for Juventus in a 2-0 win over Lazio, which after last week’s 3-2 win at Chievo gives the champions a maximum six points.Ronaldo is still waiting for his first goal with his new club with Miralem Pjanic putting the hosts in front at the Allianz Stadium after half an hour with Mario Mandzukic scoring the second on 75 minutes.Napoli play at Sampdoria next week with AC Milan looking for their first points at home against Roma, and Juventus travelling to promoted Parma.Lazio look for their first points against newcomers Frosinone.0Shares0000(Visited 4 times, 1 visits today) 0Shares0000Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti gives former AC Milan player Gennaro Gattuso a lesson in football. (AFP Photo/Alberto PIZZOLI)MILAN, Italy, Aug 26 – Carlo Ancelotti gave former protege Gennaro Gattuso a lesson in football as Napoli came from two goals down to beat AC Milan 3-2 in Serie A on Saturday.Ancelotti — who took over as coach of the Italian league runners-up this summer — was in charge of his first home game at the San Paolo Stadium. read more
Man City managerial target claims he has NOT held Real Madrid talks amid sack rumours
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1 Carlo Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti insists he has NOT held talks with Real Madrid about his future amid rumours he is set to be sacked.The Italian has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City, should the Etihad heirarchy sack Manuel Pellegrini in the summer.Real have failed to replicate last season’s exploits in the Champions League, and have also seen arch-rivals Barcelona seal the La Liga title this campaign.Reports on Thursday suggested the club were in talks with Napoli chief Rafa Benitez, with some suggesting the 55-year-old was set for the exit door.And Ancelotti admits his position at the Bernabeu is far from certain.“I’m not upset by the speculations of possible new coaches for Real Madrid, this is normal in the football world,” he said.“I have always had a great relationship with the President and it will continue that way.“We had a tough time in January and February due to some injuries in the team.“I haven’t talked with the club about my future”. read more
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ANIMAL Rights campaigners have appealed for help and information after this kitten was dumped outside a house – by someone who then ran off to a waiting car which then sped off.The home owner at Mountain Top, Letterkenny heard a car pull up outside their house, went out to investigate and saw this kitten on their doorstep crying.The kitten is male, approx 3 months old and very friendly, now called Shadow. If you recognise him or have any information, please contact the DSPCA on 1800 303202 Mon-Fri between 9 & 10 am and 6 & 7 pm. CRAZY! GETAWAY DRIVER SPEEDS OFF AFTER THIS KITTEN DUMPED ON DOORSTEP was last modified: July 6th, 2014 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:DSPCAdumpedkittenletterkennyMountain Top read more
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The reality of football maybe not coming home is setting in and it’s not a world I want to live in— beth (@bethpringle_) July 3, 2018 Err not sure footballs coming home lads. Think football’s staying away for awhile & they’ve taken the kids as well #WorldCup— Sara Bea (@TheGrandBiWitch) July 3, 2018 talkSPORT are with listeners all day and all night at this year’s 2018 FIFA World Cup™ with more than 800 hours of World Cup content and all 64 games live across the talkSPORT network. The plane seems to have been delayed, Football may not be coming home.— N🍒 (@muz_nash) July 3, 2018 But with extra-time and possibly penalties looming, some supporters aren’t so sure anymore.Here are some of the best tweets: I’m not saying football’s not coming home I’m just nervous that the flight’s delayed— Samuel Parker, MA (@Parkersnm) July 3, 2018 Not sure what’s coming home… Football or @England? #ENGCOL 🏴— Beunhaas (@RacingBeunhaas) July 3, 2018 Football may or may not be coming home – announcement in near future— Steven Collins (@stecollins7) July 3, 2018 Football was travelling safely home until Yerry Mina popped up in the third minute of stoppage time to equalise for Colombia.England fans were already preparing for the prospect of a quarter-final against Sweden after Harry Kane’s penalty put the Three Lions ahead. 1 The heartbreaking late equaliser read more
ULSTER FINAL LATEST: DONEGAL HIT BY NEW INJURY SCARES
DONEGAL have been hit with a series of injuries in advance of next Sunday’s Ulster senior football final clash with Derry.Donegal manager Jim McGuinness was still getting over the injury to Leo McLoone when he learned that Rory Kavanagh, Kevin Rafferty and Anthony Thompson are all carrying knocks.McLoone underwent an operation for a fractured eye socket in Altnagelvin Hospital this week and will be out of action for some weeks. He was injured in the chaos that took place after a victory by Glenswilly over Leo’s club Naomh Conaill in the Donegal Championship last Sunday, sparking an angry response from Jim who felt the games should have been postponed until after the Clones final clash.Kavanagh suffered an ankle injury when he came on as a sub for his club side St Eunan’s while Rafferty has a groin strain and Thompson also picked up leg injuries while helping their clubs.McGuinness will have to wait to see if the trio will recover in time for next weekend’s Ulster showpiece clash.Donegal County Board officers have been fighting off criticism from McGuinness and others over the decision to go ahead with the county championship. * Naomh Conaill are unable to field a Reserve side this evening against St Eunan’s and so the Reserve match that was set for 6pm this evening in Glenties has been called off. The Senior game goes ahead as scheduled.ULSTER FINAL LATEST: DONEGAL HIT BY NEW INJURY SCARES was last modified: July 9th, 2011 by gregShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:Donegal v Derry preview read more
South Africa to assist Nasa Mars mission
The separation of the Mars Science Laboratory from the Atlas rocket will occur within perfect view of the Hartbeeshoek Telemetry Station for multiple launch opportunities during the launch period. The South African Space Agency’s (Sansa’s) Space Operations directorate has been selected by the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) to provide tracking services for the launch of its latest Mars mission. The Mars Science Laboratory is a Nasa mission that aims to land and operate a rover, named Curiosity, on the surface of Mars. The Curiosity rover will be more than five times the size, and carry more than ten times the mass of scientific instruments, as the previous two rovers sent to the planet, Spirit and Opportunity. Sansa will be paid for providing their services to the Americans, though the amount has not been disclosed. The Curiosity rover will help assess Mars’ habitability, that is, whether Mars is or ever was an environment able to support microbial life. It will also analyse samples scooped from the soil and powders drilled from rocks. The US$2.3-billion mission is part of Nasa’s long-term programme to explore Mars via robotic devices. The Mars Science Laboratory is scheduled to launch between 25 November and 18 December, and to land on Mars at Gale Crater between 6 and 20 August 2012. It will try to perform the first-ever precision landing on Mars. Perfect view 18 November 2011 The new rover will be expected to operate for at least one Martian year (686 Earth days) as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover. “It is a privilege to be a part of this space mission, and this gives testament to the technological expertise that is available in South Africa to support such large-scale investments,” Sansa Space Operation’s tracking, telemetry and control international contract manager, Tiaan Strydom, said in a statement this week. The spacecraft will be launched on an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and Sansa Space Operations’ Hartbeeshoek Telemetry Station support will be required during the launch. SAinfo reporterWould you like to use this article in your publication or on your website? See: Using SAinfo material read more
Ohio Ag Weather and Forecast — March 2, 2018
Share Facebook Twitter Google + LinkedIn Pinterest We are leaving the forecast pretty much along in the short term this morning, and will make just a few minor chances for the intermediate and extended period. In fact, the extended window has the most uncertainty this morning, because longer range models can’t seem to make up their minds. Still, we have a pretty nice set up here over the next week, with limited moisture, and temps that will be mostly seasonal.We are dry and colder today as cold air comes in out of the north behind the front that passed yesterday. There can be some lingering light snow in NE Ohio this morning, aided by some lake enhancement, but it looks to move quickly off to the east. Most of the major headlines today will be about the storm as it hits the east coast, with weather weenie’s new catch phrase “bomb cyclone” making another appearance. This is just an over sensationalized storm complex…but we digress. Temps today will be normal to below normal for this time of year over the entire state. We see the dry weather continue through the weekend and next Monday, with temps gradually moderating through the period. We should be rather mild next Monday ahead of our next weather system.That minor front mover through from Monday midnight through Tuesday midday and continues to have very little impressive moisture. We are leaving rain totals for that event alone this morning at a few hundredths of an inch to no more than .25” over about 90% of the state. We likely see clouds breaking for a little sunshine in there for later Tuesday afternoon, but don’t look for that to be something that stays for any length of time. Much colder air comes in behind that front and will likely trigger plentiful clouds for Wednesday. We expect to start the day with light snow and flurry action in NE Ohio, but in general, the temps look to warm here for much snow. We think that is a bigger point of discussion off to our west in Indiana. We will have to deal with clouds, spits, sprinkles and the occasional flurry statewide through most of Wednesday. Temps will be below normal and the clouds give a very winter like feel.We do stay cold Thursday but see sun return, and then we moderate our temps next Friday and Saturday.Our next system arrives next Saturday afternoon and evening, pushing moisture into Sunday the 11th. We expect .25”-.75” rains over the entire state for that period. However, where things get complicated is there at the finish of the 10 day period and into the extended. Computer models seem to be at odds over the progression of moisture, and at times at a loss on timing. We are seeing flip flops back to a wetter period for the 12th-13th-14th. At this time we are going to leave our forecast mostly alone, but allow for .25” to .75” total rain in that 3 day period, and then look for a stronger system for the 16th, as we alluded to yesterday. Now, if the system on the 16th is able to strengthen, it will rob moisture from that 3-4 day window ahead of it…so that is why we are wanting to trend drier for the 12th-15th…because we think that the system on the 16th has the best chance of coming together in a moderating pattern. But, time will tell, and we will revisit this next Monday.For the time being, we are looking at a fairly nice weekend, and most of next week will be dry. The action Monday night into Tuesday is almost a non-issue. read more
Geocaching International Film Festival 2018 in review
SharePrint RelatedCalling all filmmakers! Submit your film to GIFF 2017.March 13, 2017In “Community”Calling all filmmakers! Create a film for GIFF 2019May 7, 2019In “News”And the GIFF 2018 Award winners are…November 20, 2018In “Community” This past November, almost 18,000 geocachers attended Geocaching International Film Festival events. From movie theater seats and living-room couches, geocachers all around the world celebrated the 16 GIFF finalist films. We laughed a lot, sniffled a little, and remembered what we love about geocaching.This year we’re excited to share a very special video created by geocacher and previous GIFF finalist, Geoelmo6000. He gathered and edited footage from this year’s film finalists and GIFF events to create this exclusive recap. Watch the film now: Interested in submitting your own film and participating in next year’s festival? Learn how at the GIFF website. You have some time but you may want to start sketching your storyboards. The deadline for next year’s film entries is August 1, 2019.Share with your Friends:More read more
Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade
Top Reasons to Go With Managed WordPress Hosting Tags:#start#StartUp 101 8 Best WordPress Hosting Solutions on the Market Related Posts Why Tech Companies Need Simpler Terms of Servic… sramana mitra We started this week’s One Million by One Million roundtable with a discussion of online advertising trends, looking at them from the perspective of cost-effective customer acquisition and brand building, as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. You can find more on the topic on my blog at Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade.While on this topic, I want to particularly emphasize the social media advertising trend, and my observation that the infrastructure to measure, analyze, optimize, and target is really wide open, and I’d like to hear from entrepreneurs working on the various nuances of that particular problem. My Facebook’s Strategy In Perspective piece has more on the issue.Next, we had two very interesting entrepreneurs. Meeting WaveFirst up today was John Boyd with MeetingWave, a social media platform that caters to university alumni associations and addresses the challenge of helping them create walled-garden professional and social networking groups under their own brand, as opposed to groups within Facebook or LinkedIn.John’s idea completely resonated with me, having run the MIT Club of Northern California’s Entrepreneurship program for many years, and being intimately involved with the inner workings of that alumni association (10,000 members).We discussed various segments for John’s go-to-market strategy and pricing model options. In particular, I saw a number of different strategies that John has been nibbling on: different segments, different delivery models (white label vs. MeetingWave branded domains), different pricing strategies. In my opinion, the strategy is too broad, and needs to be reined in, focused, and tighter. While I like the idea, I don’t as much like all the various options at this stage, because each has implications on the execution side, and leaving so many options open would mean the complexity of the business will simply be exponential, and thus the risk of failure will also be high.For example, instead of pursuing universities, trade show organizers, hotels, resorts, corporations, I am of the opinion that John should focus squarely on colleges and universities and their alumni associations for now. The rest can be on the back burner for the moment.RDimensioThen Umashankar Balasubramanian of RDimensio pitched an SMS-based classified service. Uma is a member of the 1M/1M premium program, and has already started validating his idea with several online classified players in India. He is using natural language processing to translate free text SMS queries to classified queries, and then translating the responses back to SMS format.Uma too has too many segments, and I asked him to focus 100% of his energy on online classified vendors, and forget newspapers (unless they also already have online classified offerings) and so forth. Instead, he should broaden his geographical scope to include international classified vendors. Also, I think Uma’s offering is under-priced, and I asked him to do some homework on pricing which I will review next week to advise him better on the pricing strategy.Interesting technology, and I will be working with him to build a comprehensive go-to-market strategy as part of the premium program.I have thought a lot about how to make an entrepreneurship education and eco-system scalable and accessible to a vastly larger number of people. The answer to that question, I believe, is the 1M/1M Premium Lounge. In fact, at a time when we’re facing severe youth unemployment in America and Europe, and the emerging markets are just starting to build their entrepreneurship eco-systems, we really need to think deeply on how more and more young people can be efficiently, rapidly and cost-effectively be trained in entrepreneurship.Yesterday, I posed two questions on my blog: one, to high school and college students as well as recent grads, asking how they were viewing this deep recession, and whether they are taking destiny in their own hands, starting companies, becoming entrepreneurs.And a second, to educators, teachers, and mentors in various schools, colleges, and universities who are preparing the youth to face a depressing job market, asking whether they are steering them towards entrepreneurship, and how.If any of you would like to participate in these discussions and help me with the research, please feel to comment on the issues. I will be writing more on the topics here and elsewhere. You can listen to the recording of today’s roundtable here. Recordings of previous roundtables are all available here. You can register for the next roundtable here. Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M), an educational and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond, build $1 trillion in sustainable global GDP, and create 10 million jobs. She is a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and strategy consultant who writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy, and is the author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. She has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by duchesssa A Web Developer’s New Best Friend is the AI Wai… read more
Murray, Del Potro set up French Open blockbuster
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LATEST STORIES Cayetano dares Lacson, Drilon to take lie-detector test: Wala akong kinita sa SEA Games Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. The Scot beat Del Potro in a marathon Olympic final in 2016 before the Argentine, now 30 in the world, gained his revenge with a come-from-behind win in five sets in the Davis Cup semi-final.“It will be very tough. Juan Martin is playing a lot better than his ranking,” said Murray as he looked ahead to Saturday’s clash.Del Potro, no stranger to injury after a career-long battle with wrist problems, made the third round after Almagro quit in tears during the third set with a left knee injury.In a moving conclusion on Court Two, Del Potro sat next to a sobbing Almagro, offering him water while trying to to console the heartbroken 31-year-old.Del Potro had also gone to the Spaniard’s aid when he had collapsed at the back of the court, weeping, just moments earlier.ADVERTISEMENT Nick Kyrgios’s Australian Open ended in a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 loss to big-serving Kevin Anderson of South Africa.Anderson, ranked at 56 in the world, made the most of the 18th-seeded Australian’s 42 unforced errors to progress.Unseeded 21-year-old Karen Khachanov of Russia continued his impressive debut, beating Czech 13th seed Tomas Berdych, a semi-finalist seven years ago, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.In the women’s event, Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova and third-seeded Simona Halep of Romania, both firm women’s title favourites after the first round exit of world number one Angelique Kerber, went through.Pliskova, 25, reached the third round for the first time at the seventh attempt but had to fight to see off Russian world 86 Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.Halep, the 2014 runner-up, cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win over Germany’s Tatjana Maria.However, crowd favourite Eugenie Bouchard’s struggles continued with a 6-3, 6-0 loss to Latvian 17th seed Anastasija Sevastova.Fifth seed Elina Svitolina, a quarter-finalist in 2015 and recent Rome champion, fought back to beat Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova, a quarter-finalist last year, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded nine, saw off Belgian qualifier Alison Van Uytvanck 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-3. Curry, Durant power Warriors past Cavs in Game 1 Pagasa: Storm intensifies as it nears PAR BREAKING: Cop killed, 11 hurt in Misamis Oriental grenade blast Britain’s Andy Murray (L) shakes hands with Slovakia’s Martin Klizan after winning their tennis match at the Roland Garros 2017 French Open on June 1, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTUREWorld number one Andy Murray set up a French Open blockbuster against Juan Martin del Potro on Thursday, the latest chapter in what has developed into an epic rivalry.Murray, the 2016 runner-up, reached the third round with a bruising 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) win over Martin Klizan of Slovakia.ADVERTISEMENT Palace: Duterte to hear out security execs on alleged China control of NGCP Every 18 seconds someone is diagnosed with HIV BREAKING: Cop killed, 11 hurt in Misamis Oriental grenade blast ‘Heart first’“I tried to find good words for him at that moment. I say to him, try to be calm. Try to think about his family, his baby,” said Del Potro.“Sometimes the heart is first more than the tennis match.”Del Potro, 28, had taken the first set 6-3 before Almagro claimed the next by the same score.They were locked at 1-1 in the third when Almagro quit.Del Potro also suffered an injury scare himself when he pulled up, holding his left groin in the second set.Third seed Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 champion, reached the last 32 for the 10th time with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine.Wawrinka will face Italy’s Fabio Fognini for a place in the fourth round.Japanese eighth seed Kei Nishikori routed France’s Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) and set up a rare all-Asian clash with South Korean Hyeon Chung.Chung, the 21-year-old world number 67, followed up his first round win over US 27th seed Sam Querrey with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-1 victory against Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. Robredo: True leaders perform well despite having ‘uninspiring’ boss PLAY LIST 02:49Robredo: True leaders perform well despite having ‘uninspiring’ boss02:42PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games01:44Philippines marks anniversary of massacre with calls for justice01:19Fire erupts in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City01:07Trump talks impeachment while meeting NCAA athletes02:49World-class track facilities installed at NCC for SEA Games BSP survey: PH banks see bright horizon amid dark global recession clouds Del Potro, playing in Paris for the first time in five years, went through after Nicolas Almagro retired in tears with a knee injury.The giant Argentine was immediately hailed for his sportsmanship when he embraced and consoled the sobbing, stricken Spaniard courtside.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSSEA Games: Biñan football stadium stands out in preparedness, completionSPORTSPrivate companies step in to help SEA Games hostingSPORTSMalditas save PH from shutoutOut on Suzanne Lenglen court, world number 50 Klizan smashed 57 winners but 67 unforced errors as his all-or-nothing game proved in vain against top seed Murray.“I expected a tough match. 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Plasma Nesfatin-1 and Insulin Resistance Changes Immediately After Circuit-Resistance Exercise and During Recovery Periods in Healthy Men
Worya Tahmasebi 1 , * , Rostam Alizadeh 2 , Maryam Nourshahi 3 , Mojtaba Salehpour 4
1 Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
2 Department of Sports Sciences, School of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
3 Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Sport Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
* Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, Razi University, Baq Abriasham, Kermanshah, Iran. Tel: +98-9188737001, Fax: +98-8334274583, Email: [email protected]
How to Cite: Tahmasebi W, Alizadeh R, Nourshahi M, Salehpour M. Plasma Nesfatin-1 and Insulin Resistance Changes Immediately After Circuit-Resistance Exercise and During Recovery Periods in Healthy Men, J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2019 ; 23(4):e96932. doi: 10.5812/jkums.96932.
Received: August 4, 2019
Revised: September 13, 2019
DOI : 10.5812/jkums.96932
Image Credit: Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Objectives: Resistance exercise is an effective method for weight control programs, and it might be useful to understand its influence on acute body energy hemostasis changes. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the response of nesfatin-1 and insulin resistance (IR) to acute circuit resistance exercise and their changes during recovery periods.
Methods: Twelve participants (age: 22.1 ± 2.1 y, height: 176.2 ± 6.5 cm and weight: 69.0 ± 8.2 kg) attended voluntary in this research. After performing one maximal repetition (1-RM) test in a separate session for each participant, they completed circuit resistance exercise trial at 50% of 1-RM intensity. Exercise session consisted of 3 circuit of 7 exercises with 2 minutes and 30 seconds rest between circuits and exercises, respectively. All participants attended a control session with 1 week interval. After 8 - 10 hours fasting blood samples were obtained from antecubital vein before exercise, after exercise, 1-hour and 24-hour after recovery from the last exercise session, and at the same times of the rest session. Nesfatin-1, insulin and glucose were measured from plasma samples. All data series were analyzed with repeated measure ANOVA (2 × 4).
Results: Data analysis revealed significant increases in nesfatin-1 and IR in response to acute circuit resistance exercise (P < 0.05), but no significant changes were observed in nesfatin-1 and IR at 1-hour recovery period and 24-hour after recovery (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: The present study revealed that nesfatin-1 significantly increased in response to circuit resistance exercise, which suggests that plasma nesfatin-1 may have an influential role in short-term anorexia and insulin secretion immediately after exercise.
Adipokine Insulin Resistance Weight Control Anorexia
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Nesfatin-1 is a hypothalamic anorexigenic peptide shown to counter appetite in different way from other anorectic peptide like ghrelin and leptin (1). Nesfatin-1 is cleaved from N-terminal of the precursor protein nucleobinding 2 (NUB2) and expressed in different tissues such as brain and adipose tissue and pancreatic β cells (2). Nesfatin-1 expression level has been reported 20-fold higher in the stomach oxyntic mucosa than in the brain (3, 4). Nesfatin-1 showed important role in energy hemostasis and metabolism. Intracereblo-ventricular (i.c.v) injection of NUCB2 decreased food intake, and long-term administration of nesfatin-1 reduced body weight in rats (5). Nesfatin-1 was thought to act through independent mechanism from leptin because it active property was not affected in Zucker rat in which leptin receptor was mutated (6). Nesfatin-1 also showed caused hyperpolarization in arcuate nucleus, which are important sources for neuropeptide-Y (NPY) secretion (4, 7). Oxytocin release in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) was promoted by nesfatin-1 because it has been shown that nesfatin-1 injection to 3rd brain ventricle can activates the release of oxytocin in PVN (6, 8). Postprandial control of feeding mode and energy homeostasis may be in somehow controlled by feeding activated nesfatin-1 neurons in the PVN and supraoptic nucleus (SON) (3). Nestafin-1 plasma levels showed a significant correlation with weight-related abnormalities in health and diabetic conditions (9). Regulatory effects of nesfatin-1 on insulin resistance (IR) is somehow similar to changes in glucose homeostasis caused by exercise training stress (10) and accordingly, it is presumed that exercise-induced changes in the metabolism of glucose and insulin may influence nesfatin-1 release at different levels (11).
Impact of physical activity and different types of exercise on the release of hormones involved in food intake and energy homeostasis showed the beneficial role of exercise and physical activity on appetite regulation (12). Exercise training in different modes can decrease adiposity and affect whole-body fat metabolism (13) This is an important aspect of exercise, whose main consequences are enhancing energy expenditure and release/suppression of hormones like orexigenic (NPY , ghrelin) and anorexigenic peptide/protein (obestatin, leptin, and visfatin) in central and peripheral tissues (14-16). Furthermore, some investigations suggest that appetite suppression in acute exercise is greatly intensity related and more intense exercises can cause greater stimulation of anorexigenic signals (14).
Changing hormone levels involved in energy regulation in response to different stimuli like physical stress attracted a lot of research attention. Acute effects of exercise on peptides involved in metabolic response and appetite control like nesfatin-1, may give us important insight about their roles, and these effects may persist during recovery hours after exercise (10, 17). Some types of training workouts like low volume resistance exercise in form of circuit training with minimum rest time showed to be more effective in postponing the manifestations of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus compared to aerobic endurance exercise (18), Furthermore because of minimum rest time between sets and intervals of this type of exercise, circulating levels of some hormones that affect substrate utilization like GH, cortisol, and insulin are higher, which may elevate bloods glucose and lactate levels as well as nesfatin-1 concentrations (17). Therefore, we were interested in studying the effects of acute and delayed responses of plasma nesfatin-1 and IR to workouts like circuit resistance exercise that alters both aerobic and anaerobic metabolic systems.
3.1. Participants
Twelve healthy male non-smokers voluntarily participated in this study (Table 1). All participants completed a medical questionnaire to ensure that they were free of drug and medication, and had no history of hormonal disorders, diabetes or obesity. The Ethics Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences initially approved the experimental protocols. All participants were briefed on all study procedures and potential risks, and signed a written consent after having viewed and understood all aspects of the trials and measurements.
3.2. Experimental Design
After the determination of 1-RM, participants were asked to attend in two counterbalanced randomized sessions (exercise and control) that were performed with a seven-day interval starting at 08:00 a.m. The exercise session was conducted after the ten-minute warm-ups. Exercise session included the performance of three circuits that consist of seven exercises with ~14 repetitions for each one at 50% 1-RM and completion of three circuits lasted ~25 minutes. Two-minute and 30 seconds rest was allowed between circuits and exercises respectively (19). The resistance exercises order were as follow: bench press, leg extension, lat pull-down, leg curl, biceps curl, triceps pushdown, and squat. After acute circuit exercise, all participants had 1-hour of recovery and seated throughout this recovery time. In the control session, all participants rested for a similar time just equal to exercise session. To control for the potential effect of food and strenuous physical activity, all experiments took place after at least 10 hours fasting and all participants were asked not to have strenuous physical activity 48 hours before the start of the test. Caution was taken to ensure that the environmental conditions (ambient temperature, 22 - 24°C and relative humidity, 45% - 50% were identical during both sessions.
3.3. Body Composition and 1-Repetition Maximum (1RM)
Although all participants had experienced working with weights and resistance training, one familiarization session was planned. During this session, participants were habituated with the experimental protocols and laboratory environment setting. Further in this session, height was measured to the nearest 0.5 cm using a calibrated stadiometer (Seca 206, Seca Corp, Harmans, MD) and body mass and body percent were measured using the Body Composition Analyzer (VENUS-5.5, Jawon Medical, Seoul, Korea) with correction for light indoor clothing. According to the familiarization session, participants were asked to report to the weight training Gym for an additional session designed to determine 1RM for seven exercises including upper and lower body parts. During determining 1-RM all participants must use the correct technique for each exercise and the heaviest weight successfully lifted was considered as the 1-RM.
3.4. Blood Sampling and Analysis
Blood samples were collected from an antecubital vein (8 mL each time) at each sampling point time (before and instantly after the exercise, after 1-hour recovery and 24-hour following exercise cessation) following exercise session and corresponding time at control session. Immediately after blood sampling plasma was separated by centrifugation (2500 g, 15 minutes at 4°C) and frozen at -70°C for following analyses. Plasma nesfatin-1 was measured using human ELISA kit (Cusabio Biotech, Wuhan, China). The intra- and interassay coefficients of variation (CV) were both < 6% and sensitivity for this assay was 7.8 pg.mL-1. Insulin was measured by human ELISA kit (Mercodia Insulin ELISA, Mercodia AB, Syleveniusgatan, Sweden). The sensitivity of insulin kit was 1 mU/L, and the intra- and interassay CV were < 3.2% and < 4.7%, respectively. Plasma glucose was determined by an enzymatic, calorimetric method (Pars Azmoun, Tehran, Iran). IR was determined using Dill and Costill homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) (20) as following formula:
HOMA-IR= (insulin (lU/mL)×glucose (mmol/L))22.5
3.5. Statistical Analysis
Statistical analyses were conducted by SPSS software for Windows, version 16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Means ± SD were computed and normal distribution of all variables was evaluated using the Shapiro-Wilk test. A two-way ANOVA with repeated measures across two sessions (exercise and control) and four times (pre, post, 1-hour, and 24-hour recovery) was applied to explore differences in mean values. When ANOVA showed a significant difference, Bonferroni’s post hoc test was used to determine differences between times. Baseline values were compared using Paired t-test. Data are shown as mean (± SD) unless otherwise stated. Statistical significance was accepted as P < 0.05.
Characteristics and body composition of the study participants are presented in Table 1. No significant differences were observed in resting levels of all factors in two sessions (P > 0.05). Results for 1-RM testing included: chest press (65.3 ± 2.7 kg), triceps pushdown (33.7 ± 3.5 kg), biceps curl (45.1 ± 1.9 kg), latissimus pull-down (51.0 ± 2.3 kg) for upper-body, and squat (159.4 ± 8.3 kg), leg curl (35.1 ± 1.2 kg), leg extension (49.8 ± 2.7 kg) for lower-body.
Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Participants
Mean ± SD
Age (y) 22.1 ± 1.9
Weigh (kg) 68.9 ± 7.9
Height (cm) 176.2 ± 6.2
BMI (kg/m2) 22.2 ± 2.3
WHR 0.77 ± 0.04
Fat percent (%) 16.6 ± 5.1
Sum of 1-RM of 7 movements (kg) 359.4 ± 69.7
Changes in plasma nesfatin-1 levels during time series in both sessions (Figure 1), showed main effects of exercise on nesfatin-1 (P = 0.004). Post-hoc analyses revealed a significant rise at post-exercise nesfatin-1 in exercise session compared with rest values (P = 0.008). During recovery, these values decreased and reached resting levels. In the control session plasma nesfatin-1 was significantly decreased by 21% and 26% respectively at the equivalent times to post-exercise and 1h recovery at exercise sessions (P < 0.05). Compared with pre exercise values, nesfatin-1 levels remained unchanged 24-hour after at both exercise and control sessions.
Figure 1. Plasma Nesfatin-1 values Mean (± SD) at before (PRE), immediately after (POST), after 1-hour recovery (1h Post) and 24-hour recovery (24h Post) at both sessions. A significant main (P < 0.01) effect of exercise comparing pre levels is denoted by *. Significant (P < 0.05) difference comparing pre levels at control session denoted by **.
Statistical analyses of data comparing two sessions showed a, significant effect of acute circuit resistance exercise (Table 2) on insulin (P = 0.001) and glucose (P = 0.032) concentrations. In the exercise session, post hoc analyses revealed a significant difference between rest and post exercise values for both variables (P < 0.05). During 1-hour recovery, insulin and glucose levels returned to baseline levels. However, insulin and glucose concentrations remained unchanged compared with resting levels in 24-hour post-exercise (P > 0.05). In the control session, repeated measure ANOVA did not show any significant changes for both insulin and glucose at the time points equivalent to post exercise, 1-hour recovery and 24-hour after exercise periods (P > 0.05).
Table 2. Plasma Glucose and Insulin Concentrations (Mean ± SD) of the Participants at Pre-Exercise, Post-Exercise, 1-Hour and 24-Hour After Acute Circuit Resistance Exercise
1-Hour Recovery
24-Hour Recovery
Glucose (mg/dL)
Exercise 95.8 ± 7.3 108.4 ± 13.9a 95.5 ± 14.2 93.4 ± 6.9
Control 93.9 ± 4.6 97.8 ± 4.8 92.8 ± 3.5 91.7 ± 3.8
Insulin (mU/L)
Exercise 5.09 ± 1.36 9.10 ± 3.74b 4.83 ± 1.52 4.46 ± 1.61
Control 4.27 ± 1.16 5.16 ± 1.70 4.46 ± 1.17 3.95 ± 1.08
aIndicates a significant (P < 0.01) effect of exercise compared with pre-exercise levels.
bIndicates a significant (P < 0.05) difference compared with pre-exercise levels at the control session.
IR at exercise session showed a significantly different response compared with the control session (P = 0.013). In the exercise session, post hoc analyses showed a remarkably significant difference between rest and post exercise IR (P = 0.008). During 1-hour recovery, these values decreased and reached pre-exercise values and no changes were observed between IR values at resting and those of 24-hour post-exercise. In the control session, repeated measure ANOVA reveled that IR did not show any significant changes when comparing different times (P = 0.052) (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Insulin resistance values mean (± SD) at before (PRE), immediately after (POST), after 1-hour recovery (1h Post) and 24-hour recovery (24h Post) at both sessions. A significant main (P < 0.01) effect of exercise comparing pre-exercise levels is denoted by *.
The present study revealed a significant effect of acute circuit resistance exercise on plasma nesfatin-1 concentration and IR in healthy men. Our hypothesis of increased nesfatin-1 concentration immediately after exercise was supported by our findings (~19.8% increase was observed). However, during the 1-hour post-exercise, plasma nesfatin-1 returned to pre-exercise level. In contrast plasma nesfatin-1 in the control session was significantly decreased at times corresponding to post-exercise and 1-hour recovery of exercise session. This increase can be explained as that circuit resistance training session under fasting condition involved upper and lower body movements, and resulted in a physical stress that was sufficient to cause significant changes in plasma nesfatin-1 concentrations. However fasting condition in the control session that changed cellular energy status in a different way caused a significant decrease in nesfatin-1. In contrast to our study, Ghanbari-Niaki et al. reported no significant increase in plasma nesfatin-1 after interval anaerobic exercise or circuit anaerobic exercise (17). Other satiety peptides including obestatin and ghrelin showed no significant changes after circuit resistance exercise (21, 22), but Agouti-related peptide (AgRP) showed a significant increase in response to acute circuit resistance exercise (23). Mohebbi et al. revealed that intensity of exercise may have an important effect on varieties of plasma levels of nesfatin-1 after running at anaerobic threshold and maximal fat oxidation intensities (1). The plasma nesfatin-1 level is in a ranges 2 - 5 ng/mL (2.0 - 5.0 × 10 mol/L) in non-obese healthy men and eating meals or oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) showed no effects on plasma nesfatin-1 levels in normal males (24). Nakata et al. also showed that insulin secretion in mouse islet P-cells can be enhanced with nesfain-1 through promoting Ca2+ influx by L-type Ca2+ channels (25). Because of insufficient plasma nesfatin-1 levels in normal humans/animals for influencing insulin release from P-cells, they suggested that nesfatin-1 paracrine secretion from islets themselves is responsible for increasing insulin secretion (26). Because of all body parts muscle contractions and more metabolic stress exerted on the whole body, the increase in insulin and glucose levels immediately after acute resistance exercise has a different mechanism compared with eating meals or OGTT. Based on data form Nakata et al., a significant increase in plasma nesfatin-1 in this condition may be one of the reasons for increasing insulin secretion and IR immediately after exercise. An increase nesfatin-1 after acute resistance exercise may be one of the mechanisms that can explain short-term anorexia after acute exercise which is reported by most studies (16, 27). Data from control session showed a considerable decrease in nesfatin-1 in response to fasting condition. This result is similar to that of Foo et al. that showed a significant decrease (~18%) in nesfatin-1 levels at fasting condition in rats (26). Its appears that cellular energy status affected by fasting condition causes liver ATP and glycogen depletion (hypoglycemia), which may somehow be the result of a reduction in nesfatin-1 levels, which is the best way to induce mechanisms for blockage of anorexia; however the exact mechanism responsible for these conditions is still not known well and more research is needed in this field (28). The lack of nesfatin-1 changes in 1-hour and 24-hour recovery periods in the exercise session is in agreement with Ghanbari-Niaki et al. study, probably due to the short duration of exercise protocols and low energy expenditure of this type of exercise (17), It is possible that greater total caloric expenditure by longer exercise protocols at a lower exercise intensity would have affected nesfatin-1 plasma concentrations in the recovery periods.
5.1. Conclusions
Our study demonstrated that circulating plasma nesfatin-1 was affected as a result of both acute circuit resistance and fasting condition in healthy males. These results suggest that plasma nesfatin-1 may have an influential role in short-term anorexia condition and insulin secretion immediately after exercise. Nesfatin-1 secretion is suppressed under fasting condition. Further investigation is warranted with longer exercise duration and a different post exercise follow up on plasma concentrations of this peptide.
The authors wish to thank volunteers for their passionate participation in this study.
Authors' Contribution: Study concept and design: Worya Tahmasebi, Maryam Nourshahi, and Rostam Alizadeh; analysis and interpretation of data: Worya Tahmasebi and Mojtaba Salehpour; drafting of the manuscript: Worya Tahmasebi; critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Worya Tahmasebi and Rostam Alizadeh; statistical analysis: Worya Tahmasebi and Mojtaba Salehpour.
Conflict of Interests: The authors declare that no conflict of interest could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of the research.
Ethical Approval: The Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee initially approved the experimental protocols.
Funding/Support: No founding was used for this research.
Patient Consent: All participants were briefed on all study procedures and potential risks, and signed a written consent form after having read and understood the details of the experiments.
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By Father Michael Scanlan, T.O.R. During my 35 years as a vocation counselor, I've discovered nine steps to help people find what they want--and what God wants for them.
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I'VE BEEN A VOCATION COUNSELOR for 35 years, and these days I meet regularly with more than a dozen people of all ages and walks of life. Every person and every situation is different, but I've discovered nine basic steps that keep me and those I talk with moving toward positive and faithful life decisions.
I try to assure people who bring a difficult decision to me that they will be able to know, in their deepest being, in their heart of hearts, what God is calling them to do. Many people are not sure they will ever know God's will or, if they do, that this knowledge will necessarily bring them peace.
We begin with prayer. Two verses from the psalms are favorites of mine for these situations: "Take delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart" (Ps. 37:4) and "I am your servant. Give me wisdom that I may know your decrees" (Ps. 119:125). We pray the prayer to the Holy Spirit together: "Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful. . . ." We add other prayers appropriate to the situation, and we ask the Holy Spirit to inspire us and lead us to true wisdom.
1. Use your mind
I advise people that in the ordinary course of events they can use their minds to reach conviction in their hearts. We'll often read the beginning of Paul's Letter to the Romans, chapter 12: "I urge you, therefore . . . by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect" (Rom. 12:1-2).
We talk about renewing the mind--centering the intellect and the will totally on God and what God wants for us. I like to quote scripture to reinforce this point, including the greatest commandment: "Love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole mind and with all your strength; and love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:30-31).
The purpose of our discussion--indeed, the purpose of our lives--is to seek out and live God's will for us.
2. Look at the options
I ask people what they think God wants them to do. If they present alternate possibilities, I ask which one they are inclined to think is God's will. From students and younger people, the possibilities I hear most frequently are: Should I marry? Should I be a religious or a priest? Should I break up with the person I'm dating? Should I change my course of study in school? Should I spend my summer in volunteer missionary work, or should I take a job at home? Should I room with these particular people? Should I direct my future career into work for the church?
From recent graduates and older people I hear: Is God calling me to move and change my job? Should I go back to school? I thought I was called to marriage, but it's been a long time and I haven't found anyone to marry. Should we adopt children? Should I join a lay community or apostolate? How do I deal with my strong attraction to the married person at work who seems to be flirting with me?
3. What does God want?
Most Catholics follow God's commandments and the teachings of the church. Indeed, the question is usually, "What does God want?" Seldom will a proposed course of action be inconsistent with what God wants. However, a careful review of the priorities involved in the person's state of life will frequently cast a helpful, new light on the proposed decision or change. Such statements as "I am first called to be a wife and mother" or "My first priority as a priest is to serve the people God has given me" will clarify the matter if a new direction threatens to undermine these commitments or make fulfilling them more difficult.
We might also review secondary commitments such as "God has called me to be a teacher" or "My main service to the church is in the area of respect for life." Deeply held commitments of this kind lay a foundation for future actions.
4. Will it help conversion of heart?
The key to discerning a specific vocational call is conversion. Our response to vocation involves converting our life more deeply and fully to the Lord. The call to religious life means a special call of service and self-surrender. The call to marriage always means conversion to a life centered on a spouse and possibly children. Being "in love" is important but not sufficient. Marriage, as well as the religious vocation, involves a commitment to the loving service of others.
In talking about conversion, we'll examine the person's spiritual history of turning away from sin and growing in love of God. We consider how the proposed action fits into this history. Will it bring the person closer to God and a life of virtue, or will it lead him or her further away? We look at how it will change supportive relationships. Will it be easier or more difficult to practice the disciplines of a spiritual life, such as regular prayer, participating in Mass and other sacraments, sharing faith with others, and having spiritual directors and models of holiness?
Sometimes the process of discernment will end here, when it appears that a proposed decision will make it harder for the person to grow in holiness. After going through this review, people sometimes will say, "I can see now that the Lord doesn't want me to do this; this isn't right for me." (More often, however, this conclusion comes after the next step--consistency.) At the same time, a new direction that involves considerable additional responsibility should not be ruled out simply because it might raise new temptations and challenges. Perhaps meeting and overcoming new challenges is precisely what's needed for the next stage of your spiritual growth.
5. Is it consistent with the way God has dealt with me before?
The discussion moves to consistency: How has God led you to this point? The difference between the conversion and consistency is often blurred. In both we're discerning a pattern of spiritual growth. Does the plan under consideration fit in? Can you see your life leading to this point? Do you have the time, energy, and resources to fulfill more demanding commitments?
Sometimes we understand our vocational call only when we meet the people we would like to spend our lives with. In any case, the call will be consistent with what has gone on before in our lives. Sometimes we know we are called to marriage or the religious life long before we find someone we would like to marry or a religious order we would like to enter.
The consistency of the vocation will be tested over a period of time. A couple will go through years of acquaintance and courtship to discern their vocation. People discerning religious vocations will spend years in seminary and formation before making vows for life. We say that married people are "made for each other." We say that priests and nuns and brothers "have a vocation."
The same is true for vocations to the single life. Many people are called to actively embrace singleness in order to care for family members, join a lay apostolate, or lead some other life of service. There must be consistency between the service, the person, and the call to singleness, just as there must be conformity to the gospel and an awareness of how the call will lead to greater conversion and union with God.
As you discern a life vocation, it's important to live consistently. You should start living now what you believe is your vocation. Eliminate the contradictions. As a decision about marriage approaches, both partners will stop dating other people and devote their attention exclusively to each other. Men and women might date in the early stages of thinking about a religious vocation. But as they move toward a decision, however, it's important to begin to live the celibate call, without romantic relationships.
6. What confirms the wisdom of the proposed action?
Usually people tell me several ways that their course of action appears to be confirmed. Friends will endorse it. Circumstances will change in surprising ways to make the act possible. They may have detected special spiritual signs that seem to affirm it. A life vocation is a two-way street. In large decisions--marriage, religious vocation--the confirmation of another party is required. Two parties, not one, make marriage vows. The religious community, as well as the individual, assents to a call to a religious vocation.
The lack of a confirming invitation can cause great anguish. Lovers say their hearts are broken when their love is not reciprocated. The same thing happens to people who think they have a call to the religious life. The call to a religious vocation is mutual. Both the individual and the church must hear it.
Because the mutuality of a religious vocation is often less well understood than the mutuality of marriage, I'd like to say a bit more about it. Dealing with the church can be difficult. But the church is the institution established to carry out the Lord's work--including the work of discerning vocations to the religious life. God became human. He entered into human life. He works through limited, flawed, and sometimes erring human beings and human institutions.
You may encounter problems in this discussion of the confirmation of your vocation. What does it mean when the signs are negative while the disposition of your heart is positive? Parents and family are opposed, circumstances seem to block action, but you still think the proposed course is the right one. Is this a question of timing, should the whole matter be reexamined, or should the signs be disregarded?
What is the relative importance of confirming signs--or the lack of them? How important is the approval of others? What does it mean when it looks very easy, or very difficult, to implement the decision? Be careful not to let the discussion of these complexities overwhelm the discernment process. Difficulties tend to become more complex the longer they are discussed. Move quickly to conviction of the heart. This is decisive.
It is often helpful to write down the most important items of confirmation--or lack of it. In fact, it is usually a good idea to summarize the conclusions you reach at each stage of the discernment process for later prayerful consideration.
7. Interpret spiritual signs
Signs have their place. Signs appear frequently in scripture. "And this will be a sign for you: You will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger," the angel told the shepherds (Luke 2:12). Gideon repeatedly prayed for signs that God wanted him to lead his small force against a greater army. Jesus' miracles were signs of the coming of the kingdom of God. At the same time, Saint Paul explicitly warns against relying on signs rather than on the faith we have received (1 Cor. 1:22).
In my experience, a person's account of spiritual signs is more useful as confirmation of the desire in the person's heart than as a confirming sign in itself. Often, the individual is fully convinced that he or she should go ahead; the spiritual signs are incidental or ambiguous points of confirmation.
8. What does your heart say?
Conviction is decisive. What do you sense about the moral certainty of the rightness of your call? I'll talk with people about their deepest values and desires. "Ask yourself this: Putting aside all other considerations, including difficulties in implementation and other complexities, do you believe that this is the right thing to do? When you prayerfully think about going ahead with this, do you experience a deep 'yes,' a release and a pouring out, or do you experience hesitation and deep uncertainty?"
The standard of moral certainty is high in commitments such as marriage and religious vocation where the commitment is for life and time is not a great factor. The standard of the conviction of rightness is lower in matters where you have to choose the best of several alternatives in a certain period of time. In these cases, moral certainty is a practical conclusion that this is the right course of action, as far as I can see at this point, as a Christian who follows the Lord.
9. Pray
The key to obtaining conviction is prayer. The Lord himself--through the Holy Spirit's action and presence--is the source of true conviction. We all need to pray daily for God to lead us in obedience and faithfulness.
Discerners need patience. Ultimately, neither you nor the rules are in charge. Courtships can be lengthy. Religious vocations can take a long time to unfold. There can be false starts. The process of making a life commitment is easily described, but it's messy and imperfect in reality. We are dealing with sinners, not angels. The man and woman at the altar are two imperfect people exchanging vows of love and faithfulness. Every religious community and parish is populated by people marred by sin. We shouldn't look for the perfect spouse or the perfect community. Even if we found the perfect partner, the marriage wouldn't be perfect after we joined it.
Those in discernment will change. Those who are too rigorous, legalistic, rigid, and set on things being a certain way will learn to adapt and be flexible. Those who like things to be loose and informal, never settled, will learn the benefits of discipline and structure. Those who escape into the spiritual to avoid the natural and the physical will learn how to embrace the messiness of real life. Those who are too cautious and careful will learn how to leap ahead with God's call. Risk-takers will learn the skills of caution and reflective deliberation.
Our life vocation is a treasure buried in a field, the pearl of great price. The grace is in the calling. Pursue it at whatever the cost.
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Light and Silence
Reflections on Quakerism
A stable definition of Quakerism
Just before I left for vacation, Marshall Massey gave me something to contemplate:
As I see it, the world surrounding Quakerism changed, from the time of the Puritan upheavals to the Toleration Act 1689, and what Quakers did had to change accordingly. But this did not mean that Quakerism itself changed.
It would be convenient to discuss Quakerism as something stable, something that can be described once and reliably repeated. It is possible to develop a definition of Quakerism that holds from the beginning of Fox's ministry to the end of his life, and perhaps even to the present. William Penn gave it a try in 1696 in Primitive Christianity Revived :
That which the people call'd Quakers lay down, as a Main Fundamental in Religion, is this, That God, through Christ, hath placed a Principle in every Man, to inform him of his Duty, and to enable him to do it; and that those that Live up to this Principle, are the People of God, and those that Live in Disobedience to it, are not God's People, whatever name they may bear, or Profession they may make of Religion. This is their Ancient, First, and Standing Testimony: With this they began, and this they bore, and do bear to the World. (Chapter 1)
Penn's definition does seem to hold from the origins of Quakerism, and holds for most Quakers today, though I'm sure there are exceptions. (Penn argued that his definition held from the origins of Christianity, a much broader conversation.)
That said, Penn's definition leaves out a tremendous collection of valuable aspects that are clearly Quaker as well, and includes many others. Penn's definition taken alone might well include many of the Spiritual Franciscans, the Familists, the Grindletonians, and a wide variety of other groups and individuals past and present.
It's possible to look for other definitions that define more of Quakerism, but as I'll write next time, many of Quakerism's distinctive features, including Meeting discipline and the Peace Testimony, developed after Quakerism had been around for a while. These affected more than "what Quakers did".
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William Penn on salvation
Last week I started writing on early Quaker views of salvation, Thomas Hamm described differences between the earlier Quaker perspective and the more traditional Protestant view of Joseph John Gurney and Quakers who followed him, differences that aren't often described.
The early Quaker view is - rightly, I find - different, but it's also fascinating to see how Quakers came to that view while remaining within the framework of salvation by grace, with only Christ as saving. Direct access to the Inner Light changes the Quaker description of how salvation works while retaining the same recognition that Christ is saving.
In his introduction to Fox's Journal, William Penn gives a brief overview of how he saw this working in the 1690s:
Two things are to be briefly touched upon, the doctrine they taught, and the example they led among all people. I have already touched upon their fundamental principle, which is as the corner stone of their fabric; and indeed, to speak eminently and properly, their characteristic, or main distinguishing point or principle, viz. the light of Christ within, as God's gift for man's salvation. This, I say, is as the root of the goodly tree of doctrines that grew and branched out from it, which I shall now mention in their natural and experimental order.
The Light, unsurprisingly, is central to Penn's view of salvation. Next Penn describes the operation of that Light. Note the opening "repentance from dead works to serve the living God", clearly echoing Protestants since Luther, and "forgiveness of the sins that are past through Christ, the alone propitiation". Justification is here, but as a three-step process, with no statement that it happens just once as the believer accepts Christ.
First, repentance from dead works to serve the living God, which comprehends three operations. First, a sight of sin. Secondly, a sense and godly sorrow for it. Thirdly, an amendment for the time to come. This was the repentance they preached and pressed, and a natural result from the principle they turned all people unto. For of light came sight; and of sight came sense and sorrow; and of sense and sorrow came amendment of life. Which doctrine of repentance leads to justification; that is, forgiveness of the sins that are past through Christ, the alone propitiation; and the sanctification or purgation of the soul from the defiling nature and habits of sin present; which is justification in the complete sense of that word, comprehending both justification from the guilt of the sins that are past, as if they had never been committed, through the love and mercy of God in Christ Jesus; and the creature's being made inwardly just through the cleansing and sanctifying power and spirit of Christ revealed in the soul, which is commonly called sanctification.
Sanctification, "being made inwardly just", is here connected to the process of justification. Sanctification for the early Quakers especially led to a further doctrine that didn't go over so well with their fellow Christians:
From hence sprang a second doctrine they were led to declare, as the mark of the prize of the high calling to all true christians, viz. perfection from sin, according to the scriptures of truth, which testify it to be the end of Christ's coming, and the nature of his kingdom, and for which his spirit was and is given. But they never held a perfection in wisdom and glory in this life, or from natural infirmities or death, as some have with a weak or ill mind imagined and insinuated against them.
This they called a redeemed state, regeneration, or the new birth, teaching every where, according to their foundation, that unless this work was known, there was no inheriting the kingdom of God.
A "born again" Quaker in this sense is not merely forgiven, but actually perfected, arriving in the kingdom of God, if not in this life. Penn's claim that "they never held a perfection in wisdom and glory in this life" probably doesn't stand up against Quaker claims in the 1650s, as Richard Bailey's "The Making and Unmaking of a God" in New Light on George Fox finds, but it does seem to accurately describe their position when Penn was writing.
Thirdly, this leads to an acknowledgment of eternal rewards and punishments, as they have good reason; for else of all people, certainly they must be the most miserable, who for above forty years have been exceeding great sufferers for their profession, and in some cases treated worse than the worst of men, yea, as the refuse and off-scouring of all things.
"Eternal rewards and punishments" aren't a common topic in Quaker discussions, but Penn acknowledges them here, without spending much time on it.
The last paragraph (before Penn starts describing doctrines more specific to the Quakers) makes clear that Penn sees this perspective as what Christians have believed to be true, but which was lost as they followed their own wills rather than the will of God or the mind of Christ.
This was the purport of their doctrine and ministry, which, for the most part, is what other professors of Christianity pretend to hold in words and forms, but not in the power of godliness, which, generally speaking, has been long lost by men's departing from that principle and seed of life that is in man, and which man has not regarded, but lost the sense of, and in and by which he can only be quickened in his mind to serve the living God in newness of life. For as the life of religion was lost, and the generality lived and worshipped God after their own wills, and not after the will of God, nor the mind of Christ, which stood in the works and fruits of the holy spirit; so that which they pressed was not notion but experience, nor formality but godliness; as being sensible in themselves, through the work of God's righteous judgments, that without holiness no man should ever see the Lord with comfort. (xiii-xiv)
That last phrase - "without holiness no man should ever see the Lord with comfort" - is an admonition both frightening and alluring. It's possible to read Penn here - like many of his Puritan contemporaries - as setting a high bar indeed for salvation. At the same time, though, I think his fellow Quakers, who had experienced the operation of the Light within themselves and its transforming power - would not likely be so worried.
From the Apostles to the Seekers
After telling of the dispensations and how God's interactions with humans have changed, William Penn's introduction to George Fox's Journal continues with a look at what has gone wrong in the current dispensation, the "falling away from the power of godliness."
The problems were seen almost from the beginning:
But alas! even in the apostles’ days, (those bright stars of the first magnitude of the gospel light,) some clouds (foretelling an eclipse of this primitive glory) began to appear, and several of them gave early caution of it to the Christians of their time; that even then there was, and yet would be, more and more, a falling away from the power of godliness, and the purity of that spiritual dispensation, by such as thought to make a fair show in the flesh, but with whom the offence of the cross ceased: yet with this comfortable conclusion, that they saw beyond it a more glorious time than ever, to the true church.
Though Penn isn't citing scripture explicitly here, but echoes warnings from the epistles of the New Testament, reflecting the challenges the church had even in Acts. The Apostles "saw beyond it a more glorious time than ever," after all of these problems were resolved, and the later parts of Penn's introductions suggest that Quakerism is bringing us closer to that time.
Next, Penn describes the deterioration, focusing (as he had in the dispensations on the substitution of outward observances for inward. From this stems worldliness, loss of contact with the spirit, strife, and opposition to the true church.
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Quaker dispensations
I normally think of dispensationalists as premillenialist Left Behind folks who jump back and forth between Revelation and Daniel with quotes from whatever other books they need to build an argument about who exactly is going to attack Israel and trigger the second coming.
The general notion of dispensations - different periods in God's relationship with humanity - is useful outside of that context, however. William Penn, in his introduction to Fox's Journal, talks about a number of different dispensations. (It's worth noting that this use of "dispensation" is different from the notion of dispensations granted by a bishop, and has nothing to do with the idea that the present age is some kind of parenthesis.)
At first I was inclined to skip this kind of thing, but the more I've read of Fox and the early Quakers, the clearer it becomes that their perspective on biblical dispensations and then church history (which I'll discuss later) are critical components of the way they look at key questions, not to mention defining components of the language they speak. This isn't Barclay's more formal theology, but rather a retelling of the Bible story that provides the foundation for Quaker perspectives.
(I think, though I'm not certain, that this telling works well both for the early enthusiastic Quaker writings of the 1650s and the later works of Fox, Penn, Barclay, and others in the more toned-down post-Restoration world.)
The first word, in a modern spelling, would be "diverse":
Divers have been the dispensations of God since the creation of the world, unto the sons of men; but the great end of all of them has been the renown of his own excellent name in the creation and restoration of man: man, the emblem of himself, as a god on earth, and the glory of all his works.
The world began with innocency: all was then good that the good God had made; and as he blessed the works of his hands, so their natures and harmony magnified him their Creator. Then the morning stars sang together for joy, and all parts of his works said Amen to his law. Not a jar in the whole frame, but man in paradise, the beasts in the field, the fowl in the air, the fish in the sea, the lights in the heavens, the fruits of the earth; yea, the air, the earth, the water, and fire worshipped, praised, and exalted his power, wisdom, and goodness. O holy sabbath! O holy day to the Lord!
Penn, like most others, opens with Eden, and innocence, before describing the paths that God offers back toward that state.
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George Fox's Legacy
Commenting on an earlier posting on New Light on George Fox, Martin Kelley suggested that I look into the more recent collection, George Fox's Legacy: Friends for 350 Years. The first was the result of a conference marking the 300th anniversary of Fox's death. The latter is the result of a conference marking 350 years since Quaker preaching took off.
While New Light on George Fox focused sharply on Fox himself and early Quakers, George Fox's Legacy explores the ways that Quakers have related to Fox. There are two excellent essays, one on Fox and Penn and another on Fox and Penington, that could probably have appeared in either volume, but overall the two collections are very complementary.
Running down the list of essays, here's a thumbnail sketch of my perspective on each:
George Fox and William Penn: Their Relationship and Their Roles within the Quaker Movement
Melvin Endy challenges the notion that William Penn took Quakerism in a very different direction than Fox had intended, exploring the relationship between Fox and Penn and concluding that differences are smaller than they are often described.
Liberal Friends (Re)Discover Fox
Chuck Fager looks at how far FGC Friends had drifted from Fox by the early 1900s and explores rising interest in Fox from the 1950s onward. There's some amazing stuff in here about what Quaker psychics reported Fox (and Jesse Holmes) as saying, as well as a general story that raises all kinds of questions about what it means to be a liberal Quaker.
"New Light on Old Ways": Gurneyites, Wilburites, and the Early Friends
Thomas Hamm, whose Transformation of American Quakerism I'll be visiting soon, examines the uses Orthodox Quakers made of early Friends' writings, especially the dwindling interest the Gurneyite wing had for them and the increasing interest of the Wilburites.
The Search for Seventeenth-Century Authority During the Hicksite Reformation
H. Larry Ingle examines the interest Hicksites took in the early Quakers, and how their perspective biases toward the early Fox and his companions, rather than the later more conservative Fox.
Early Friends and the Renewal of British Quakerism, 1890-1920
Thomas Kennedy examines a subject I know little about, British Quakerism's shift from the evangelical toward a more liberal approach, and how the early writings of Friends factored into that.
Isaac Penington and the Authority of George Fox
Rosemary Moore writes a provocative piece following Isaac Penington's shift from support for a more open, individualist approach to the more centralized, communitarian approach that Fox created after the Restoration. Penington's own journey illustrates many of the splits that Ingle describes as inspiration for the Hicksite split. Moore's final question - "Pope George Fox?" - is a difficult one.
"Come in at the Door!" - How Foxian Metaphors of Salvation Speak to Evangelical Friends
Arthur Roberts does something different here. In some ways he demonstrates what others are describing here, by reading Fox and excerpting Fox with an eye to reinforcing his own evangelical perspective. It's an excellent telling, but in the end it doesn't convince me that Fox would have agreed with Roberts or show me the path from Fox's perspective to Roberts'.
Holiness: The Quaker Way of Perfection
Carole D. Spencer here writes an essay that I'll keep coming back to. I like the whole book, but Spencer does an amazing job of connecting early Quakerism with the later holiness movement (citing Hannah Whitall Smith as a key example). The article ranges from Smith to Fox to Catholic and Orthodox perspectives on holiness, integrating Quaker perspectives with a broader Christian framework.
Jerry Frost's introduction helps tie them together and point out where they differ. It's an amazing collection, well worth the $10 for anyone who'd like to explore the diverse perspectives Quakers have taken toward their origins.
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Marc co produces new album for Denise Brennan
Marc recently co produced, with Eugene Kelly, the first album from a relatively new name in the entertainment business. Denise Brennan's first album "Sailing with the Wind" is a stunning collection of original songs entertwined with some standards.
Denise has appeared as a soloist in the hugely successful "Riverdance". She has a passion for singing all kinds of music particularly Irish ballads, Crossover, Classical favourites and Musical Theatre. However she is as equally at home song writing, singing and performing original material.
Denise found a friend and mentor in the late Christy Hennessy whom she performed. Their favourite song to do together was, ‘If You Were To Fall’, a song which she has recorded for her album, ‘Sailing With The Wind.’
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Sunday 26 October 2008, 12-7pm
London BFI Southbank Studio
Neil Beloufa, Kempinski, Mali-France, 2007, 14 min (continuous loop)
Whilst challenging our stereotypical view of Africa, Kempinksi also blurs the lines between documentary, ethnography and science fiction. Asked to imagine the future but to speak in the present tense, the protagonists describe extraordinary and unexpected visions.
Neil Beloufa, Mali-France, 2007, video, colour, sound, 14 min
Kempinski is a mystical and animist place. People emerge from the dark, holding fluorescent lamps; they speak about a magical world. ‘Today we have a space station. We will launch space ships and a few satellites soon that will allow us to have much more information about the other stations and other stars.’ Their testimonies spark confusion and contradiction: a second reading is necessary to fully understand what is going on in this unique blend of fiction (sci-fi) and ‘real’ documentary. The scenario of Kempinski, filmed in various towns in Mali, is defined by specific rules: interviewed people imagine the future and speak about it in the present tense. Their hopeful, poetic and spiritual stories and fantasies are recorded and edited in a melodic way; Kempinski thus cleverly challenges our exotic expectations and stereotypes about Africa. (Montevideo)
Algerian and French, Neil Beloufa was born 1985 in Paris. He studied at the École des Beaux Arts de Paris (ensba), at the Art Décoratifs de Paris (ensad), at Cooper Union in New York and at CalArts in Valencia. Beloufa’s work has been exhibited and screened at ITCA 2008, the Prague International Triennial of Contemporary Art; 12th Biennial of Moving image, Geneva; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; White Box, New York; The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, and the NCCA (National Center of Contemporary Arts), Moscow. Kempinski was awarded the Arte Prize for European Short Film at the 54th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.
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Roland launched Roland Manufacturing Malaysia, a 100% owned manufacturing company, in the Industrial Park in Selangor, Malaysia in November 2014, and started full-scale operation recently. For the time being, it manufactures 8,000 digital pianos and 10,000 guitar amps by 60 workers monthly. Production lines will be expanded in the near future to include digital drums and synthesizers. Malaysia has one of the most excellent products manufacturing environment in South East Asia providing local and...
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As we have done annually at this time of year, Japan Music Trades conducted a retail market survey submitting a questionnaire to 52 music retailers throughout Japan. Music retailers experienced somewhat stagnant market affected by consumption tax hike in April last year. Consumers rushed to the stores for last minute buy before April. Then, demands disappeared, and poor sales lasted longer than expected. Summing up the sales from January to the end of June, 54% of the music stores ...
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Musical Instruments Fair Association Japan organizes the first ‘MIFA Presents Music Park 2015’, an experience music consumer event on November 7 and 8 at Shibuya, Tokyo. It fills a gap of no-show year with once every 2-year Musical Instruments Fair Japan, and promotes music making among young generations, in particular, senior high school students, young girl guitarists and entry-level musicians. Manufacturers and distributors provide exhibition of musical instruments, and demos, while, music re...
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Scientists fear new Ebola outbreak may explain sudden gorilla disappearance
August 27, 2004 (Torino, Italy) Scientists fear that emerging evidence may suggest a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which, in addition to threatening human lives, would threaten tens of thousands of great apes in this case gorillas and chimpanzees in the Republic of Congo. The announcement was made by the International Primatological Society (IPS) and Great Ape Survival Project (GRASP) at the IPS's 20th Congress, being held this week in Turin, Italy.
Congo's Odzala National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, contains an estimated 30,000 western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), the largest such population of the endangered species in the world. Until late last year, hundreds could regularly be spotted in Lokoue Bai, a natural clearing in the park where separate groups of the gorillas predictably congregated. But whereas 45 groups of gorillas (each with an average of eight individuals) were once normally observed there, the number since May has plummeted to only nine groups.
"We have not confirmed this as an outbreak of Ebola yet, but there are clear indications that we need to take that possibility seriously," said Dr. Dieudonn Ankara, GRASP Focal Point for Congo-Brazzaville, who confirmed these recent developments. "This situation demands serious attention, since another Ebola outbreak would have devastating effects not only for wildlife, but for my neighbors who call the area home."
Fewer than 100,000 western lowland gorillas remain on Earth. A study published in the journal Nature last year suggested that when an ebola outbreak affects a given area, more than 80 percent of all great apes living in that area die of the disease.
Ebola outbreaks have already occurred in this general area. In the past two years, two reported cases were confirmed in Lossi Forest, approximately 50 kilometers south of Odzala. In both cases, more than 80 percent of all lowland gorillas and roughly 70 percent of all chimpanzees living there
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Civic rights coalition denounces "Redskins"
Indians and their allies continue to speak out against the Washington Redskins nickname and the harm it's causing.
Civil rights coalition calls for Redskins to change name
By Erik BradyThe Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition representing more than 200 organizations, passed a resolution at its annual meeting in Washington Thursday urging the Washington pro football club to change its team name.
"Our focus generally is about national policy issues, but in this instance we thought it was important for us to weigh in because of the psychic damage this does," press secretary Scott Simpson told USA TODAY Sports. "We can't work in isolation from people's lives."
The leadership conference includes organizations such as the NAACP, American Association of People with Disabilities, National Organization of Women and the AFL-CIO. Simpson said the resolution passed by acclamation.
"The term 'redskin,' when used in reference to Native American cultures and people, has a history of use as a pejorative and insulting name," the resolution says, "one that is and has been defined by numerous dictionaries as an offensive racial, ethnic slur; one that is widely considered to be just as offensive and demeaning as historically used slurs that are no longer deemed acceptable when used in reference to groups and individuals in African-American, LGBT, physical or developmental disability, Jewish, Italian-American, or other communities; and one that cannot in any reasonable way be viewed as honoring the culture or historical legacy of any particular Native American tribe or individual."Civil rights coalition asks Washington Redskins to change name
Campaign to Educate Sonic and NFL About Offensive MascotsAn organization that called for an apology after a Sonic Drive-in posted two offensive signs is now leading a campaign calling on the Sonic Corporation to educate the public about how offensive Native mascots are.
The signs, “'KC Chiefs' Will Scalp the Redskins Feed Them Whisky Send - 2 – Reservation” and “'KC Chiefs' Will Scalp the Redskins Drain the Firewater out of them” were put up by an employee at a Sonic Drive-in on Sunday night before the Redskins Chiefs game in Belton, Missouri. They were removed after several patrons complained.
ICTMN reported that Sonic’s vice president of public relations, Patrick Lenow, said the remarks on the sign were “offensive … unacceptable and just plain wrong.”
But the group, Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, says that an apology is not enough.
“We feel the company must do something concrete to show that they do not share the views of their employee (who was not fired) at the Sonic Drive-in in Belton, Missouri,” said Jacqueline Keeler, who helped found EONM, in a press release.
The group has also allied with the National Congress of American Indians in their efforts to hold Sonic accountable. They are calling on the restaurant and “both [NFL] teams (Washington Redsk*ns and the Kansas City Chiefs) featured in the racist sign to denounce the sign (they have not) and to stop using Native people as mascots.”
Danielle Miller provides a sample of the voluminous historical record against the word "redskins." It's evidence like this that caused the courts to rule against the Washington team in its trademark case.
Historical Evidence Shows “Redsk*ns” True Genocidal Meaning
By Danielle MillerThere were many comics which made a mockery of natives with caricatures. Even one subtitled “The Redskin Riot.” How fitting, considering that is how mainstream America views Native Americans--depicting them as caricatures. It’s considered to be one big riot; all the cultural appropriation, allusions to genocide, and multitude of microaggressions. The issue is not that we are sensitive, but that perpetuators are insensitive for believing that these actions could be a joke in the first place.
A book titled Red Plume by Edward S. Ellis and Ellis, Edward Sylvester (1840-1916), showed the harmful connotations of the R word with other dated concepts of racial discrimination. The book didn’t just use the R word but also used the N word. The Redsk*n word was associated with the Sioux (Oceti Sakowin, People of the Seven Council Fires). Here were some problematic examples I pulled from the book: “But my principle is, whenever you see a redskin, shoot him.” (p. 239) “He deliberately scalped the savage, and then allowed him to disappear in the river.” (p. 248) “I never scalped an Indian thats certain.” “…the minute you’re sure it’s a redskin, blaze away.” (p. 229)Redskins = cigarettes
Meanwhile, back in fantasyland--aka Redskins fandom--people are still desperately trying to come with reasons for keeping the nickname.
How Fans Convince Themselves 'Redskins' Isn't Racist
By John F. Banzhaf IIIBlacks would riot if the team were named the “N*ggers,” and would never accept the argument that a team named the “J*gaboos” honors their ability to dance (a “jig”). Don Imus was suspended over his mere use of the word “Nappy,” and team names like “Sp*cs,” “Wetb*cks,” “K*kes,” “C*nts,” and “F*ggots would likewise be intolerable.
Yet, despite numerous legal proceedings finding the word to be racist, grossly insulting, and highly offensive and derogatory, assurances of this fact by virtually every major American Indian organization, and clear statements in dictionaries, many fans refuse to accept this simple conclusion.
Perhaps one explanation is simply “cognitive dissonance”: the psychological term applied to the mental strain which can result from trying to simultaneously harbor two competing inconsistent beliefs. To relieve the mental distress from the conflict, sufferers often change one belief–kidding themselves into disbelieving something which is obviously true, and replacing it with a belief which is clearly false.
For example, a smoker who finds himself unable to quit, but unwilling to accept the fact that his smoking may well kill or disable him, sometimes will illogically conclude that smoking isn’t hazardous. Also, families which have revered a priest their entire lives often cannot accept even overwhelming evidence that he had been a child molester.
Similarly, long time fans–who grew up with the “R*dskins,” revered its players as heroes, and invested so much time and emotional energy in the team–may find it difficult to accept that they are themselves now helping to perpetuate a racist name. Like the addicted smoker who proclaims–and may even truly believe–that smoking isn’t harmful to him, those with an overwhelming love for and investment in the team proclaim that the name isn’t harmful to Indians.
Redskins respond to latest effort against team’s name
By Mike FlorioThe team, which has remained largely (but not completely) silent in response to the persistent calls for change, has issued a statement in response to the resolution.
“The Washington Redskins hold these civil rights leaders in high regard, but we respectfully believe they are mischaracterizing decades of honor and respect toward America’s Indian heritage that our name represents for generations of Redskin fans and Native Americans alike,” the team said. “We understand these leaders hold their views deeply, but so do hundreds and hundreds of Native Americans who have written to us expressing an opposite point of view. . . .
“We believe it is important to listen to and respect all sides on this issue, and that includes also listening to and learning from Native Americans and countless Redskin fans who, for generations, believe our name represents the strength, character and pride of our Indian heritage.”
In other words, the team’s current position is that the issue falls squarely within the realm of subjects on which reasonable minds may differ. Some people reasonably find the term offensive. Others reasonably find the term not offensive. And while the team will listen to those who find the name offensive, the team won’t change the name as long as sufficient Native Americans and Redskins fans are not actually offended.
So, basically, the team won’t change the name unless and until a unanimous consensus emerges that the name is offensive. And that likely won’t happen any time soon.Washington Redskins Response Statement
So the supporters include "hundreds and hundreds" of Natives who have nothing but a ridiculous "we feel honored" argument? I guess that outweighs the thousands and thousands of Natives who can read a dictionary and see "redskins" is a slur. And who feel offended, not honored, because of it.
Calling a redskin a "redskin"
On Facebook, Adrienne Keene of Native Appropriations wrote:Today, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights came out against the Redsk*ns team name. The team responded with another dismissive and maddening statement. Isn't it interesting, though, that the team always uses "Native American" and "American Indian" to refer to Native folks? If the team name is an "honor" and not a slur, why not use it exclusively? That, to me, is an implicit message that they know how deeply hurtful the word is to Native peoples.Good point, and someone needs to make it to Dan Snyder or someone representing the team. "If you believe the term 'Redskins' is an honor, why don't you use it to refer to actual Indians? Let's hear you call the codetalkers, Suzan Harjo, the Oneida nation, the NCAI, et al. 'redskins.' Right now, on the record, tell them they're 'redskins' and they should be proud of it."
For anyone who still doesn't understand the concept of systemic racism, this is a great example. An institution (the Washington Redskins) is discriminating against a group (Indians). The racism isn't by an individual against an individual. It exists and persists at the societal level, not the personal level.
Duhhh.
Below: Some of the many examples of how sports team names and mascots trivialize and insult Indians.
Florida high school stereotypes Indians
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Hill Valley in Back to the Future III
Playing Indian in Lassie
Carter Camp dies
Educating DMarks about systemic racism
Long Shadow in Justice League Unlimited
Native aspects of Duck Dynasty controversy
Dixie Chicks show conservative hypocrisy
Conservative ignorance about Benghazi
Redskins try to buy approval
Phil Robertson "wrong with honor"?!
Duck Dynasty star is a bigot
White democracy depends on exterminating Indians
Educating DMarks about conservative Santa
Republicans hate government aid for minorities
Chamberlain rejects Lakota honor song
Misty Upham in August: Osage County
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Social Cycling's "Pilgrims and Indians" ride
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Annenberg Foundation returns Hopi artifacts
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The myth of reverse racism
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Christian conservatives play victim card
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"Redskins" protesters hurt Native artists?!
Gypsy Parlor stereotypes Native women
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Kaka Reveals Cristiano Ronaldo’s Football Secrets
by Newsweb · June 1, 2017
Former Real Madrid player and Brazilian legend, Kaka has said Cristiano Ronaldo and Dani Alves discipline and work ethics help them to shine even into their thirties.
Kaka and Alves spent many years together in the Brazilian national team.
His relationship with Ronaldo was forged at Real Madrid, where they were team-mates for four seasons after arriving together in the summer of 2009.
The Brazilian midfielder who now plays with Orlando City in the US Major League Soccer, is not surprised to see 32-year-old Ronaldo, and Alves, 34, still going strong.
He told Goal, “Cristiano is an amazing professional.
“He takes care of his body, he takes care about his food, and he tries to sleep. Of course he’s a very talented player and he’s got his motivations to win every game, to win the Ballon d’Or every year, so he keeps moving, he keeps trying to score. This is something that he’s very strong in his mind.”
“Dani Alves is amazing.
“He’s a very good player, and what he’s doing this season so far, with Juve in the final of the Champions League — and playing for Brazil — he’s an example of how using the techniques and everything that we have today you can still play on a very good level [at this age].
“He’s an athlete like the old days.
“He sleeps good, he’s healthy, and eats healthy food. He takes care of his body and it shows that you can still play at a high level at 33 — he still has a lot of years to play. I’m supporting him and I hope he can still do very good in Europe.
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General election 2019: Boris Johnsons Brexit plan presents major challenge
Putting Boris Johnson’s plan for Brexit into action will be a “major” challenge for government due to new customs arrangements for Northern Ireland, according to a leaked document.
The PM has said the UK will exit the EU by December 2020 if he wins the election and MPs approve his plan.
But the document says government will struggle to deliver the infrastructure and staffing needed by that deadline.
The PM did not directly comment on the report when asked.
But Mr Johnson instead said his plan was a “great deal” for both Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, and would “give the country real momentum”.
The SNP said the leak was “just the latest evidence that Boris Johnson can’t be trusted”.
It comes as the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, said Mr Johnson “broke [his] word” after promising there would be no checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland after Brexit – a red line for her and her candidates.
Throughout the election campaign, the PM has denied there will be checks in the Irish Sea, despite telling the BBC in the days after his deal was agreed that some checks would be needed.
BBC Reality Check has looked into the claims and concluded some goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain will have to be checked.
Mr Johnson has pledged to finalise leaving the EU by 31 January, and said a trade deal will be done with the bloc by the following December.
However, he has also said if no deal is done by that deadline, the UK will still leave – meaning all transition agreements will come to an end by the close of 2020.
First reported by the Financial Times, the document from the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) has cast doubt on whether the government will be ready to meet this proposal when it comes to new arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The BBC has also seen the document – which was circulated to senior officials in Whitehall last week – that warns of “high levels of checks and controls” as a result of the deal, and says there may be “legal and political” impacts.
It reads: “Delivery of the required infrastructure, associated systems, and staffing to implement the requirements of the protocol by December 2020 represents a major strategic, political and operational challenge.”
DExEU said it would not comment on leaks.
Media captionRishi Sunak responds to leaked Brexit document
But Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak – who sits on the “exit operations committee” for Brexit planning – told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he had been “incredibly impressed by all the preparations that have gone on”.
He said such planning meant the UK was in “very good shape, not just to deal with new trading relationships, but all the other things”.
Commenting on the leak, the SNP’s Stephen Gethins said: “Even his own civil servants know the UK government aren’t in a position to deliver Brexit on his promised timescale.
“If we leave the EU, the UK faces years of difficult and contentious trade talks. If you’ve not liked Brexit so far, you ain’t seen nothing yet.”
‘Very concerning’
The pro-Leave DUP has previously backed the Conservative Party, giving Theresa May a working majority in Parliament, but it has been critical of both her withdrawal agreement with the EU and Mr Johnson’s.
Speaking to Today, Ms Foster said the DUP had spoken to HMRC officials after Mr Johnson’s deal was done, and they had made it “very clear” to her that there would need to be checks on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
“This is very concerning for us as it goes to the heart of the act of union,” she said.
“Boris wants to, in his words, ‘get Brexit done’, and I completely understand that. But you can’t leave part of the UK in a worse-off position.”
Asked repeatedly whether she could now trust anything the prime minister said, Ms Foster added: “It is very important for us in Northern Ireland not just to have the words but the detail. It says more about the person who broke their word.”
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Beyond my expectations the "Paper-less publishing, no ads please" session had 35 attendees from diverse disciplines. Its unexpected popularity did not allow us to run it as a BoF and therefore I had to alter its format on the spot. For that matter many of you were left wanting more. Many also pointed out that I didn't conclude the presentation with specific answers to what is the best non ad-based revenue model for on-line publishers, just hints and good food for thought.
In the future I hope that we can repeat it. I also promise to restructure the session for higher attendance. In addition and since many of you asked me, I will also attempt to run smaller workshops as well. In the mean time I will try to provide some answers.
Session output
During the session each participant was asked to suggest a plausible revenue stream for paper-less publishing, which we then clustered. From this exercise the following non ad-based revenue streams were suggested:
Charging for content
Affiliate blogging (dedicate a section or site to some brand)
Advertorial content (but state that you're being paid to do so)
e-tailing
Sell premium services
Recommenders
Sell recommendations (and therefore products)
Act as intermediaries between audience and content and sell filtering
Above, I have attempted to further categorise the clusters (meta-clustering?) in order to make them easier to remember.
I don't want to suggest what is the best solution for each one as I don't believe there is a silver bullet.
Having said that, I believe that the first category is suitable for publications where timeliness and scarcity of publicly available information benefit the beholder of the content and thus make them willing to pay for it. I also think that donations probably won't work either.
Sponsorship models which are a form of advertising, in my opinion run the risk of alienating the audience and/or the sponsor in a tick of the clock. A publication needs to build and maintain trust with its audience which is always one click away from its competition (and so are advertisers). Transparency is critical and trust is a hard earned currency that can be lost in a split second and may never be earned back again. I feel that in the case of sponsorship models the balancing between sustainable profits, opinion, objectivity and trust is extremely difficult to achieve and then maintain. Consequently it is very risky to bet money on.
The current trend towards e-tailing, is in my view very healthy and one that we'll see being adopted (and evolved) more and more. Monetising audiences through the direct sale of goods (tangible or otherwise) is the next common-sense step for publishers on-line. I also consider the sale of applications (mobile or otherwise) a very important part of this mix.
Matching recommendation services with e-tailing in my view will be pivotal for the future of paper-less publishing.
I was happy to see that this idea of recommendations and filtering intermediaries emerged in the session. Something that I wish we had more time to examine. Although it may sound exotic to include recommender systems within a publication, we have to note that a magazine is effectively a crude filter (and thus a sort of a recommender). In a magazine, the editor and publishing team create and assort for the benefit of the audience relevant material and thus filter out what is not important. When we consume a magazine, someone else has already done a lot of the information gathering and filtering for us!
The new model is a mix
The function of a media company is to acquire, maintain and monetise audiences.
For non-financial paper-less publications (that are not of the massive scale of Yahoo for example), I believe that sustainable monetisation can be achieved with a mix of revenue streams that do not vitally and solely rely on advertising.
Paper-less publications + e-tailing + recommenders in my opinion mix very well together.
I hope that we can discuss about all these in the future:-)
"Paper-less publishing, no ads please" [get it]
Media Camp Athens links
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"AP’s ethnographic studies look for solutions to news and ad 'fatigue'", March 2010, by M. Langeveld, Nieman Journalism Lab
"Why Small Payments Won't Save Publishers", February 2009 by Prof. Clay Shirky
"Magazines Capitalise on Shopable Content", March 2010, by by Vikram Alexei Kansara The Business of Fashion
Clay Shirky talk "It's Not Information Overload. It's Filter Failure", Web 2.0 Expo, New York, September 2008 Video
"Ex-BizWeek.com editor-in-chief Byrne Gives Sneak Preview of Upcoming C-Change Venture", March 2010 by E. B. Boyd, Mediabistro.com
"Internet Ad Revenues Reach Record Quarterly High of $6.3 Billion in Q4 ’09", April 2010, IAB
Report: "Understanding the Participatory News Consumer", March 2010, Pew Research Center
"Magazines' Newsstand Sales Fall 9.1 Percent", February 2010, by S. Clifford, NY Times
"Twitter to Start Rolling Out Advertising", April 2010, by J. E. Vascellaro, NY Times
"Portals Vital for Users and Marketers" (ie. 57 pct of ad revenue goes to big portals), April 2010 eMarketer
"Paper-less publishing, no ads please"
(1 April 2010)
You are welcome to attend a BoF session at the 3rd Media Camp Athens event. As I am organising this session on non advertising-based revenue models for paper-less media, I'd like to gauge interest in the above subject.
Are you also thinking that traditional print-media business models don't make sense in the epoch of paper-less publishing? Probably yes, that is why I'd like to invite you to this session.
During the BoF we will discuss about sustainable revenue models for paper-less publishing (with a focus on magazines and newspapers) that are not based on advertising.
My observation is that advertising prices will not go back to their old price levels and that the "analogue dollars to digital pennies" trade-off experienced with on-line advertising will get even worse. As a result I cannot see how existing business models which primarily rely on advertising can support publishers on-line.
Unthinkable?
Today, traditional print-media publishers (on-line and off-line) have to deal with the overabundance of free and good enough content on-line. The plethora of channels created by on-line (amateur) publishers has created an unprecedented over-supply and hence value destruction that is pushing ad inventory prices down. Such pricing cannot support the print-media habits of the past.
“It makes increasingly less sense even to talk about a publishing industry, because the core problem publishing solves — the incredible difficulty, complexity and expense of making something available to the public — has stopped being a problem.” -- NYU Prof. Clay Shirky March, 2009.
At the same time it seems that on-line advertising is increasingly failing as audiences are learning to technologically and mentally filter-out ads. This is so, because "The problem is not the medium, the problem is the message, and the fact that it is not trusted, not wanted, and not needed", as Prof. Eric K. Clemons from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsilvania puts it.
So, if you are interested in paper-less publishing come to this BoF session!
Event: 3rd Media Camp Athens
When: 2pm on the 11th of April
Audience: Media, marketing, tech, journalism, advertising, anyone
Location: Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias 103, GR-115 21 Athens
Format: Birds of feather session
Duration: 1hr
"Why advertising is failing on the Internet", March 2009 by Prof. Eric K. Clemons
"Newspapers and thinking the unthinkable", March 2009 by Prof. Clay Shirky
"The Problem With Big Media: Why One Tablet is Not Enough", January 2010 by Robert X. Cringley
Clay Shirky lecture on Internet issues facing newspapers, Shorenstein Center, Harvard University September 22, 2009 Transcript and video
"The writing is on the paywall", February 2009 by Nicholas Carr
"Newspaper economics: online and offline", March 2010 by Prof Hal R. Varian
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Posted on January 31, 2017 by Second
Uganda Bible Institute has five programs and has trained and sent out 430 leaders who are serving in churches, schools and Christian organizations and ministries. Johnson Twinomujuni is principal and asks prayer for the process of classifying the institute, the next step after a license which they received in 2008. The number of students is growing and they need more space to accommodate them, pray for God’s provision.
Austin is currently on home leave in Memphis. Pray that he will be refreshed and rejuvenated as he meets with supporters and catches up with friends and family. Pray that he will be able to nurture some key relationships with ministries and recruit staff and new CCP groups for CO Brazil.
Valery and Janna report that more people are interested in Bible translation and doors are opening to new opportunities to reach languages groups in the former Soviet Union. Wycliffe has become a special light to the Russian church, encouraging it to engage in foreign missions with 14 nationalities represented among members, candidates, and staff. Currently there are 40 missionaries actively involved in 33 Bible translation projects in Africa, Asia, and countries of the former Soviet Union. Pray for even more workers in His harvest field.
Jackie had the privilege of helping lead a two-day journalist training for eight national workers enabling her to begin ongoing mentoring relationships with them, and provide great Indonesian tutors. Pray for her flexibility in utilizing opportunities to learn more about her city and the people in it while establishing times of daily dependence on the Lord. Pray she will begin to get to know women who have not yet heard about the Lord and develop friendships that lead to opportunities to share her faith.
Pray for Lizzie L. as her calling is confirmed to join the team of twelve in South Central Asia, with the opportunity to utilize her public health and health education training. There is also another single woman joining the team and she and Lizzie can go to pre-field training camp together and on to Language School around the same time. Pray for good response in raising her support as she shares the opportunities ahead for her.
Tim & Huilan
Tim and Huilan ask prayer for resolution of a problem with the rental of their US house. Pray for Huilan’s continued training in a curriculum equipping her to coach the wives of church planters, and for travel mercies for Tim as he will spend much of the next month in the US for meetings and a PhD class. Two new units will be added to their team. Pray all goes smoothly in team unification.
Herb / Annoor
Herb reports that after 300 days at Annoor hospital, Miss A was given a ‘vacation’ at home. Pray the Gospel will transform her family as they realize what it means to provide full time care similar to what she received at Annoor. Pray for more patients as there are still many empty beds. The Ras An Naqab clinic celebrates 25 years of ministry, and although they are short staffed, every day they are open is a miracle. Pray for the work and ministry of both the clinic and the hospital.
Dan & Stefanie
Pray for Dan and Stefanie, as they conclude their service with World Outreach, close their business in India, and transition back to life in the United States. Pray for their transition back which is often more difficult than the adjustment to life overseas because it is much more subtle and unexpected. Pray their four daughters as they adjust to new school arrangements and friends. Pray for God to give them His grace in transition.
Daryl & Marlene
Pray for Daryl Bussert as he deals with duties as department manager for JAARS and prepares schedules and details for upcoming trips to Kenya, Peru, and Indonesia. Pray he and Marlene were able to have a little time away to not only catch up physically but take care of neglected tasks at home.
Scott & Tina
Scott and Tina Lawrence are excited their new eye clinic and training center in Addis Ababa is open. The team of four ophthalmologists, two optometrists, and four nurses are committed to demonstrate compassion to every patient. The new space allows them to care for 6-8 times as many patients as before. They ask prayer for continued peace and reconciliation throughout the country, and for guidance in developing greater outreach projects among the poor of the area.
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Raider boys soccer team secures 2nd place in Wyomissing season-opening tournament
By Mitch Spear
Special to the Press & Journal
For a second straight year, the Blue Raider boys soccer team kicked off its season playing in the Wyomissing invitational soccer tournament, …
Griffin Meyer takes a corner kick Saturday vs. Schuylkill Valley.
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Johnny Jumper defends vs. Wyomissing on Aug. 31.
Joe Cuneo heads the ball in Saturday’s game vs. Schuylkill Valley.
Dagan Hughes chests the ball vs. Wyomissing on Saturday.
Joey Spear battles for the ball vs. Schuylkill Valley on Saturday.
Jaden Miller in Saturday’s game vs. Schuylkill Valley.
Brady Keyser in Saturday’s game vs. Schuylkill Valley.
Billy Cleland in Saturday’s game vs. Schuylkill Valley.
Caleb Springer in goal vs. Wyomissing on Saturday.
Jaron Imler vs. Wyomissing on Saturday.
Justin Wright in Saturday’s game vs. Schuylkill Valley.
Levi Ettu vs. Wyomissing on Saturday.
Ian Guckavan in Saturday’s game vs. Schuylkill Valley.
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For a second straight year, the Blue Raider boys soccer team kicked off its season playing in the Wyomissing invitational soccer tournament, taking second over the weekend — also for the second straight year.
The Blue Raiders opened their divisional play Tuesday, a home match against Bishop McDevitt.
They follow this up with two games on the road; the first against West Perry at 7 p.m. Thursday and at Susquehanna Township at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Middletown 1, Schuylkill Valley 0
In their first game, the Raiders were paired against the Schuylkill Valley Panthers. The contest proved to be a fairly even match with both teams playing a similar style and having equal depth off the bench.
The Panthers were first to generate offensive pressure but found it difficult to find clear shooting lanes. The Raiders countered with a run to the corner from Joey Spear where the cross was squared to Danial Lugo, who recorded the first shot attempt on the season for the Raiders.
The Panthers were able to fend off the next five minutes of sustained pressure from the Raiders, when they countered with speed and found the space needed out wide on the wing. This space allowed the team to generate a nice shot across the goal mouth. However, Caleb Springer was up to the challenge, making a nice stretch save.
The Panthers had their best chance of the first half with three minutes remaining in the first half, when their winger got beyond the Raider defense and was left open out wide. The Panther attacker cut the ball back to set up a right-footed shot. The strike, however, sailed over the crossbar to keep the game scoreless at the half.
The second half played out in a similar manner, with each team absorbing pressure in their defensive third.
Johnny Jumper was strong in the backfield for the Raiders, blocking two shots and disrupting multiple pass attempts. The rest of the defensive line was stout as well, limiting quality chances from the Panthers.
Perhaps the best chance for the Panthers came with less than 15 minutes remaining, when they were finally able to get a ball past Springer in net. However, Joe Cuneo did well to hold the goal line and made a strong defensive save, preserving the Raider shutout.
With 9:30 left in the second half, the Raiders generated all the offense needed to record a victory. The tally came from a punt of Springer that fell to the foot of Griffin Meyer holding the halfway line. Meyer took several touches towards goal before pushing the ball back out to his left. The last touch provided the separation needed away from the center back to get a clean look at frame.
With the Panther keeper moving to his right holding near post, Meyer struck the ball across the goal line, kissing the inner far post before finding the back of the net for the game winner.
Wyomissing 3, Middletown 0
The championship game paired the Blue Raiders against Wyomissing — which earlier defeated Muhlenberg, 4-0 — for the second consecutive year.
The Spartans proved too much for the Raiders as the majority of the game was played in the Raider defensive third.
The Raiders looked content to play a prevent style defense and look for an occasional quick counter. The strategy did well with this compact defensively minded formation by limiting quality chances and open looks at goal for the Spartans.
The Spartans, not finding passing lanes, were forced to shoot the majority of their attempts from 20-plus yards out where Springer could easily protect his goal.
The Spartans, however, broke onto the score board in the ninth minute when a seemly harmless ball was sent in high toward goal. The Spartan attacker was able to simultaneously contend for the ball in the mix of defense and the Raiders’ keeper to just get just enough of the ball and direct it weakly into the net for a 1-0 Wyomissing lead.
Early in the second half, the Spartans doubled their lead when a ball was played out wide and beyond the defensive back line. The speed of Meyer was able to catch the Spartans attacker; he tackled the ball away from their forward. However, the tackle left both on the ground, providing time needed for the midfielder to clean up the garbage and push the ball past Springer’s side netting to make it 2-0.
The Spartans added one more on perhaps the best goal of the contest. The powerful strike came from over 20 yards out, beating Springer with rapid pace and great placement to wrap up the game at 3-0.
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BREAKING: CNN COMMITS FRAUD IN OBAMA “BIRTHGATE”
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The “BIRTHGATE” scandal is still unfolding after CNN committed an act of “Fraud” upon the American people on May 30th 2012 by writing, producing, editing and broadcasting a report with a microfiche copy of a long form birth certificate knowing it is not Barack Obama’s yet claiming it was.
Deceit or “Fraud” occurs when a person makes a factual misrepresentation, knowing that it is false (or having no belief in its truth and being reckless as to whether it is true) and intending it to be relied on by the recipient, and the recipient acts to his or her detriment in reliance on it.
I will refer to this microfiche at the 1 minute 22 second point in the video used by CNN as (Exhibit A) for it is evidence of “Fraud” by claiming it belongs to the putative President of the United States Barack Hussein Obama when they knew that it did not. CNN had also previously included (Exhibit A) in another report where they referred to it as “another man’s” and the use of (Exhibit A) in their report on the 30th was wholly designed to mislead the public into believing Obama is entitled to citizenship status needed for eligibility to the Office of the President of the United States.
CNN claims (Exhibit A), which is a (negative) copy of microfiche of a CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH was released by Obama 4 years ago, although he did not. What Obama purportedly released in 2008 was an online digital image of a COLB or Certification of Live Birth. They are NOT the same. He has never released microfiche. After the original digital image of the COLB became a problem because it was missing the raised seal then later photographs of other short-form documents (COLB) were released having their own problems.
Here is a screen shot of (Exhibit A) from the CNN report from the 30th:
My analysis will prove with certainty that the copy of the microfiche CNN is showing in this report is NOT Obama's IF his parents are Barack Hussein Obama and Stanley Ann Dunham.
Based on the proportional scale of the middle names on the microfiche in this report I was able to determine that they do not match the middle names in the online copy of Obama’s purported long form birth certificate.
In this image I have overlaid markers making it easy for anyone to compare:
The second middle name which would correspond to ANN is actually longer than the first middle name which would be Hussein but definitely considerably longer than Ann and therefore impossible considering Hussein has more than twice as many characters as Ann.
This in no way gives legitimacy to what Obama placed on the White House website on April 27th, 2011 however it should be pointed out that (Exhibit A) has a signature in the lower left and the online copy of Obama’s purported long form birth certificate does not signifying that CNN’s claims are additionally at odds to those of Barack Obama for this reason.
One does not have to look very far to know that a news organization can perpetrate “Fraud” on a level such that its impact on the American public is enormously widespread and devastating to both the organization committing an act of “Fraud” which is a crime and the public having been harmed. The Jayson Blair scandal at the New York Times and the Killian Document Controversy where the resignation of news broadcasting veteran anchor Dan Rather and the firing of his producer Mary Mapes at CBS are two of the more serious that comes to mind.
On April 25th 2011, just 2 days before Barack Obama released a multi-layered digital image purported to be a copy of his long form birth certificate; CNN filed a report on the controversy.
(hat-tip ObamaReleaseYourRecords) There is a very critical point to make here. Gary Tuchman the reporter set the tone of the story so as to be derisive and denigrating to people whom (the media) had labeled the pejorative term of “birther.” They should have reported on this in 2007 when Barack Obama declared he was running for President so that Americans wouldn’t go to the polls and be voting for an ineligible candidate; however CNN refused to investigate this at that time.
Keep in mind it is still a controversy because Barack Obama has continuously refused to release his original birth records and he and the media including CNN have ridiculed those asking for them to be released into the public record because Americans on a daily basis have to do so for things in their own life such as signing up for Little League baseball and getting a passport.
It is of significant consequence that the updated Gary Tuchman report using (Exhibit A) was broadcast on Anderson Cooper 360, a show that has gained a reputation of not just being confrontational but hostile to its own guests for wanting to know the TRUTH and veracity of Obama’s birth narrative. In light of this history of hostility by this show toward its guests and now this blatant deception arguably rises to the level of malice toward a political subset of the American public in particular. What is most disturbing is CNN is knowingly making false claims thereby intentionally attempting to deceive the American people to give legitimacy to a man that has usurped the Office of the President of the United States and aid and abet him in the ongoing commission of a crime and widening cover-up. So could this “other man” be Barry Soetoro, Barack Soebarkah or Harrison J. Bounel?
The timing of this act of “Fraud” upon the American people is also very significant, because Sheriff Arpaio of Maricopa County Arizona has recently announced he will be holding another highly anticipated press conference surrounding the ongoing investigation into the authenticity of the purported long form birth certificate and other evidence of felony identity fraud which is scheduled to occur in the next few days or weeks. Investigators from his Cold Case Posse have just returned from Hawaii and have indicated they have “shocking” new evidence to reveal to the American public.
Americans should immediately call for accountability from both the FCC and CNN itself by demanding the firing of all of those responsible for this egregious “Fraud” as well as an expectation of an official retraction by CNN. Public repudiation should be ongoing until such time CNN complies with the public's demands.
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Amore - The Romantic Poets
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The current script is configured for 7 readers - 3 male, 3 female and a narrator (M or F)
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Can be very adaptable. A row of chairs is all that is required. A lectern could be added with other furnishings to suit. Dramatic readings are particularly ideal for non-theatrical venues and as touring productions
Amore – The Romantic Poets is devised to be staged as a rehearsed dramatised reading. The present script is configured for 7 performers, the numbers created for its first performance at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. However, lines can be re-allocated to create flexible numbers.
Although scripts are used, performers should be confidently familiar with the text. There are sequences that will work better without scripts. Costumes and music could be a colourful addition.
The script is drawn from some of the excellent biographies available; Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy, Shelley: The Pursuit by Richard Holmes, Keats by Andrew Motion and Young Romantics by Daisy Hay.
Amore is a performance piece, and although the lives of the poets are documented chronologically, some minor adjustments have been made for dramatic purposes. The script includes a liberal sprinkling of their poems often linked with the relevant event in the poet’s life. It is not intended to be a standard poetry recital, mainly because many of their poems are extremely long.
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Mayday, Mayday
In order to Make America Great Again, our good pal Donald Trump wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars used to hire teachers and keep class sizes down. You can write Congress today to ask them to fight that, and please do. Still, that's just one fight of many. Because the President is so virulently anti-union and anit-public education, he made it a point to nominate a Supreme Court justice who would vote to, among other things, leave us with less money and less power. So now we're facing an almost certain "Right to Work" nation.
This essentially means everyone will be able to enjoy the benefits of union, like representation in and out of building, like collective bargaining (unless SCOTUS makes that illegal as well), and everything else we do, but only some of us will pay. That's what Trump calls freedom. Ironically, though I don't support most of what Donald Trump does, I'll still have to pay income tax.
On Monday, I went to a May Day demonstration in favor of immigrants. It was a little odd for me, because I think of May Day as a day to celebrate labor and our achievements. In some European countries it's a national holiday. The UFT sent something out in the chapter leader weekly. I had a really hard time finding UFT, but after a while I saw George Altomare, Mel Aaronson, and a handful of others standing on a corner. Later, there may have been 15 or 20 people from UFT Central. There were also 15 or 20 people from MORE and New Action. That's odd because in general we are outnumbered. It says something about our collective values.
Other unions took it more seriously. I saw DC37 all over the place, issuing green hats and posters. Other unions had a lot of posters and things to identify themselves. It was nice that UFT had a banner, but it would have been a whole lot nicer if they'd tried harder to mobilize people.
Bill de Blasio spoke strongly in favor of immigrants. At one time I thought he was going to be a one-termer, but now that he's running against Donald Trump it looks like he's a sure thing. He hasn't got a really serious opponent, and some, like Tony Avella and Bo Dietl, look like circus clowns. In Nassau County, where I live, it looks like Laura Curran will be the next county executive. Even though she's running against an opponent who appears hopelessly smeared by corruption charges, she's chosen to run against Trump as well.
Trump, of course, took a moment from his weekly taxpayer-funded golf vacations to declare May Day "Loyalty Day." I suppose he wants us to support his concerted effort to, and let's say it correctly this time, Make America White Again. It's remarkable that, on a day we're supposed to celebrate labor's victories, he'd have us celebrating loyalty to his bigoted and repulsive policies.
This is a fight that needs to go on. If the thugs from ICE show up at my classroom door, they'll have to drag me away before they get their paws on my kids. Because of UFT and others making the egregious error of endorsing awful candidate Hillary Clinton, perhaps the only Democrat who could manage to lose to a dog like Donald Trump, we're stuck with an anti-labor SCOTUS for years to come. We're stuck with further erosion of rights for voters and working people.
May Day is a time to take a stand for democracy. Every day is May Day now.
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April 11, 2017 by Hammad Comments are off
I have formulated this message in my mind over the last 5 months, made countless attempts at an opening paragraph, and yet words fail me as they have never done before.
Last month we launched the Rabtt Blue Book – a narrative, collection, and repository of all that we have learnt, unlearnt, and produced in the last 6 years. We have shared our journey, triumphs and tribulations, our programs and curriculum, and a little bit of ourselves in this document. You can access it here.
In front of the same audience – consisting of volunteers, students, supporters, and friends – we also announced that Rabtt, as an organization, would be going into a hibernation phase effective 15th March 2017.
The journey to this decision has been conflicted and grueling; the struggle itself is a testament to how much this work has meant to me, and to everyone involved. Rabtt has been a source of joy, pride, and hope for us – resistance in the face of an apathetic world. It has given us reasons to believe in the possibility of a more connected world in the shape of our Scholars and Fellows, and through the trust that each one of you has shown in the last 6 years. This trust necessitates accountability; asks that we share with you both our successes and our shortcomings. The Blue Book is our way of doing just that.
I would not have imagined, a year ago, writing this email today. 2016 turned out to be a year that we would cherish and bemoan in almost equal measures. The year saw Rabtt grow its operations to Karachi, increase impact through teacher training and corporate training programs, and improve self-sustainability from 9% to 30% within the span of a year. In the same year, however, we faced immense financial challenges, ended the year in debt, experienced a major flux in the executive team, and had to curtail our programs in some schools due to security threats across Punjab. The year taught us a thing or two about doubt, fear of failure, difficult decisions, and how our work affects us personally. Oscillating between surety and self-doubt, I believe, is as disturbing as it is necessary, but leaning more towards any one side has its consequences, especially for entrepreneurs.
The decision regarding the next steps at Rabtt essentially comes down to one question – why do we do what we do? Do we believe, first and foremost, in the vision for an empathic Pakistan, and world, or do we believe that our model alone can achieve this vision? Rabtt itself has evolved immensely over the years, and I would rue the day the organization stops questioning itself. We put forth and followed, with all our heart and soul, one possible road to that vision. Many other organizations, including those founded by our Fellows, are charting their own path in this journey – equally exciting, promising, and unequivocally challenging. The question becomes, how can we provide the most value in this journey?
Hibernation, hence, is not a departure from the vision, rather an invitation to re-imagine, evaluate, and question with us. The Blue Book is the start of a conversation, one that we would love to continue with you in years to come. While we won’t be conducting regular year-long programs for the time being, or have a permanent team, different team members and Fellows will be coming together from time to time for shorter programs and interventions. We remain optimistic about reinventing our own work, and fully supporting individuals and organizations that wish to carry on the message in their own programs.
The decision has been neither easy nor without implications. Abdullah, one of our former students who has been working with us as a Fellow for the last 2 years, recently told me that he regularly discusses the program with other students and they might be disappointed and have negative thoughts when they are given this update. He asked me, nonchalantly, if I had thought about this, and how would I respond? I haven’t found an answer yet.
A dear friend quoted Agate Nesaule recently, “We have to believe that even the briefest of human connections can heal. Otherwise, life is unbearable”. I don’t have many answers, but I do know that these connections have sustained us through challenges, helped us heal, and will continue to help us grow. The work continues – through other avenues, through conversations big and small, and through you. I am grateful for your time, patience, and belief.
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S. Carolina Amtrak-CSX Accident
News or chat about railroad info that pertains to the entire United States, another state, or country.
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Re: S. Carolina Amtrak-CSX Accident
by BnOEngr » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:01 am
Toppysager wrote: The CSX train was Q211-01 (Louisville, KY-Cayce, SC), and was unloading at the time of the incident.
Q211 was tied down and unoccupied in a non-controlled, non-signaled siding, not "unloading".
redcrumbox wrote: What does a square yellow sign with a diagonal red line mean?
Warning Sign. Placed approximately 2 miles (with a couple exceptions) in advance of a temporary speed restriction or a work zone.
There were 2 switches behind the Amtrak train a very short distance. The one on the opposite side of the main from the incident can be seen having a derail. There is a signal circuit bungalow near both of the switches and this is usually an indicator of electric lock switches. There are no signals at the immediate location of the incident, but the line is TC (CTC) signalled territory.
I'm hearing there was a signal suspension in place, and by bulletin the maximum speeds are 59 passenger/49 freight, with the reported speed of 91 being 59 MPH. The bulletin issued with a signal suspension has standard wording to the effect that all switches are to be considered as lined for the main track within the limits of the suspension, and that TWC authority is used, meaning every train gets an EC-1 to operate through the suspension. The crew of the freight would have been required to note the handling of the switch on a Switch Position Awareness Form and report the initial throwing and final lining of the switch to the dispatcher and both crew members must initial the form.
The outward-facing camera of the lead unit of Q211 will most likely provide most of the information regarding what happened leading up to the incident.
BnOEngr
by 9xs » Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:24 am
Prayers, Thoughts and Condolences
by ~Z~ » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:28 am
DaveO wrote: Before someone wants to complain, please go search for pictures and stories about trains telescoping and the horror that came with that happening.
Link for those wanting to see telescoping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescoping_%28rail_cars%29
Also a google map link to where the accident was in Pine Ridge SC: https://goo.gl/maps/CmnWZtvxb4Q2
Birds eye view even shows a CSX autorack train on the main working the automotive center there.
by Doktor No » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:49 am
Thank you for the much better explination BnOengineer. I think I was equaitng an enroute signal failure scenario with a signal suspension. Up here we used to have enough of the former and little of the latter.
Many questions. They'll be answered in due course.
Enjoy Every Sandwich.
Doktor No
by Super Chief » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:46 pm
One report has the CSX dispatchers talking the crew through the signal suspension by phone. Boy that saves a lot of time at 59 mph. Radios aren't working either? Since this is how they were receiving orders no chance for the second crewmember to hear the conversation. Only one person heard the dispatcher I hope they listen to the tape real good, but wait their is no tape or is there with phone traffic?
Location: Three Rivers, Mi.--Indian Rocks Beach,Fl.
by SousaKerry » Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:35 pm
Super Chief wrote: One report has the CSX dispatchers talking the crew through the signal suspension by phone. Boy that saves a lot of time at 59 mph. Radios aren't working either? Since this is how they were receiving orders no chance for the second crewmember to hear the conversation. Only one person heard the dispatcher I hope they listen to the tape real good, but wait their is no tape or is there with phone traffic?
Oh I am willing to bet that any phones on a dispatcher desk are being recorded as well any thing else in the room. If anything just for the lawyers and insurance companies.
What smells like lube oil and diesel.... Oh wait it's just my "Locomotive Breath"
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by BnOEngr » Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:58 pm
Super Chief wrote: One report has the CSX dispatchers talking the crew through the signal suspension by phone.... Since this is how they were receiving orders no chance for the second crewmember to hear the conversation.... but wait their is no tape or is there with phone traffic?
Phones are an acceptable alternative when there is no radio communication available. The information, in this case, is copied onto Form EC-1, which is repeated back to the dispatcher for verification, and a copy is provided to the other crew member for their record and review.
All lines of communication are recorded in offices. There are also monitors recording all radio traffic in certain terminals for review in the event of an incident.
by Typhoon » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:13 pm
SousaKerry wrote:
Any conversation on the dispatchers communication unit, which is called an AVTEC, is recorded. Radio, phone, block lines with yardmasters or other dispatchers, all recorded.
by hoborich » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:06 pm
I'm puzzled why unless the CSX train backed into the siding, why was the switch out in front of their tied down train lined for the siding?
They came in loaded and backed into the west siding which you can see in some of the pictures to the big parking lot. After all autos were removed they came out on the main cleared that switch and went a little further down the main to the switch for the east siding. They unlocked the switch and backed the entire cut of empties into the east siding and apparently didn't line the switch back to the main and just locked it and went home.
by GP30M4216 » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:56 pm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/ntsb-amtrak-engineer-sounded-horn-applied-emergency-brake-in-sc-crash/2018/02/05/902b8df4-0aaf-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.e676efcc57ee
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by Saturnalia » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:30 pm
GP30M4216 wrote: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/ntsb-amtrak-engineer-sounded-horn-applied-emergency-brake-in-sc-crash/2018/02/05/902b8df4-0aaf-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html?utm_term=.e676efcc57ee
I'm very glad to hear that the crew was in fact able to dump the train and get it slowed down. It wasn't enough to save them, but it probably saved some passengers. There's a lot of energy lost going from 60mph to just 50mph.
by hoborich » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:53 pm
Super Chief wrote: They came in loaded and backed into the west siding which you can see in some of the pictures to the big parking lot. After all autos were removed they came out on the main cleared that switch and went a little further down the main to the switch for the east siding. They unlocked the switch and backed the entire cut of empties into the east siding and apparently didn't line the switch back to the main and just locked it and went home.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. That seems to explain it very well.
by GreatLakesRailfan » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:37 am
Saturnalia wrote: Makes you wonder if it would have been better or worse for the train to leave the rails at that point.
It might have been better for the crew, but I doubt the rest of the train would have fared as well as it did. Most of the passenger injuries sounded to be fairly minor. Nobody was seriously maimed, outside of the crew in the cab, unless I missed something. If the train had left the track, between trees and the stationary Q train, there would have been plenty of solid objects to wrap cars around, which would have likely increased the number of serious injuries suffered by the passengers.
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Location: Marysville, Michigan
by AARR » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:25 am
More good observations from railroaders Ron and Bill in this thread.
http://members4.boardhost.com/OtherMichRRs/msg/1517746756.html
by barnstormer » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:49 am
First off, I'm saddened with the news of this tragedy, and my thoughts
& prayers are with the families/friends of these crew members, and
the extreme sense of loss they are facing right now, and forever will be.
However, I'm going to throw a BIG wrench into this discussion, as I had
an incident occur while under a similar signal suspension, just like the
one the Amtrak crew here faced. The onus is on two or three entities
in this accident, depending on the freight crew's filing of the switch
position awareness form.
If the crew notified the dispatcher that they had left the switch
reversed, then the dispatcher is responsible for not notifying the
Amtrak crew (I doubt this is the case, but it's plausible, if the
freight crew ran afoul of the H.O.S. Law) when they were given
the EC-1. Most likely, I believe, that the freight crew didn't line it
back, but may have stated that they did, which would put them
mostly at fault...but there's more.
Under signal suspension rules at CSX, the crew would have received
an EC-1, though without the "normal expectation" that all switches
would be lined & locked for the main (and they likely had a
bulletin stating the method for movement through said limits was
controlled speed (not restricted speed). The rules here require
that while operating under controlled speed in a Signal Suspension,
that the crew must stop movement before any improperly lined
switch (added to the other requirements under controlled speed),
line & lock for move, then proceed.
I speak with some authority on this, as I had this very scenario
take place, involving the same rules application that the
Amtrak crew would have been operating under...(this point
came up in a hearing, and it's found to be an oft-overlooked
rule exception, even by TM's), so the Amtrak crew would also
have born out some culpability.
If I hadn't experienced this first-hand, I would have agreed
with several posts here about where the fault lies... I'm sure
that the media will state the obvious (that they don't have a
clue, but say otherwise), but we'll all hear it in some form
during the next safety stand-down. That's my take, but I
welcome any qualified rebuttle, as I don't know everything....
just relating my experience on this matter.
-barny
by Doktor No » Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:18 pm
https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonvill ... yptr=yahoo So far it looks like Employee In Charge could be in for some heavy questioning. Evidently there was a conductor on scene for the signal suspension.
by BnOEngr » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:31 pm
barnstormer wrote: If the crew notified the dispatcher that they had left the switch
Standard wording in CSX signal suspension bulletins is worded to the effect that all hand-operated switches are lined and locked for the main. They also state that maximum speed is P59/F49 unless otherwise restricted. I don't recall ever seeing an instruction making the speed "controlled" or "restricted" and that you must proceed "looking out" when dealing with a signal suspension. Not saying it doesn't happen, but based on their speed, it apparently wasn't the case here.
Doktor No wrote: So far it looks like Employee In Charge could be in for some heavy questioning. Evidently there was a conductor on scene for the signal suspension.
The headline and article are misleading. The conductor would have been the employee in charge of the switch "on-site" because he was handling it (per the rules). If there had been a work authority in effect, the EIC of the authority would have only been made aware that the crew was making the moves and would have given permission to make "any and all restarts" to get the work done.
by Schteinkuh » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:22 pm
Doktor No wrote: https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2018/02/06/incorrect-information-from-csx-employee-led-to.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo So far it looks like Employee In Charge could be in for some heavy questioning. Evidently there was a conductor on scene for the signal suspension.
So there was a switch tender ON DUTY?
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What does "miles of road" insinuate?
by OSRR » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:01 pm
Although I've seen this mentioned in many places. I was reading the Wiki article on the Bessemer & Lake Erie. Its says "At the end of 1925 B&LE operated 228 miles of road on 631 miles of track; at the end of 1970 mileages were 220 and 489."
What does that mean? What makes "miles of road" different from "miles of track"?
OSRR
Re: What does "miles of road" insinuate?
by Saturnalia » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:19 pm
Miles of road is basically the length of the railroad. As in route miles. Mileposts.
Miles of track includes such things as yard and siding track. Thus your railroad might be 100 miles long but adding in sidings, double track, etc you have 150 miles of track.
by hoborich » Wed Jul 13, 2016 9:44 pm
Well.....duhhhhhhhhhh.
by OSRR » Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:16 am
Saturnalia wrote: Miles of road is basically the length of the railroad. As in route miles. Mileposts.
Thanks, that's a lot easier to understand now.
hoborich wrote: Well.....duhhhhhhhhhh.
Never said I was smart.
by Michael » Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:42 am
I heard something similar recently referring to the nearby I-275 construction project. It is a 5 mile stretch being done in both directions but it was referred as a "88 lane miles" including all the individual lanes and on/off ramps, etc.. Sure sounds more impressive!!!
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
by hoborich » Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:15 pm
Probably because it's four or five lanes wide. The contractor probably bills for each lane paved or constructed.
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On Growth & Progress
2020 is here, and I’ve spent some time reflecting on the last decade: ups and downs, lessons learned, triumphs, and challenges. Looking back on my own growth since 2010, a lot of feelings bubble up. There’s joy, for relationships cultivated. There’s gratification, for some progress made and successful activism of which I’ve been a part. There’s also shame and anger at the world and at myself—because ten years ago there was so much I didn’t know I didn’t know. As a result of my ignorance (whether willful or unintentional) I hurt people. I’ve made mistakes for which I am 100% responsible; I’m aware of only some of them. As I exist in the world as a White person and try to engage in anti-racism and other anti-oppression work, this will surely continue.
I like to think that I’ve embraced the kind of shame that Nina described on this blog as “instructive if the owner is open to it.” I can’t deny those feelings, but what I do with them is up to me. As I reflect on all of this, a few throughlines emerge. In the spirit of learning and looking forward to the next ten years (and beyond), I’m sharing them below.
Changing Outcomes Over Minds
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi wrote in How To Be An Anti-Racist, “An activist produces power and policy change, not mental change.” Dr. Kendi’s examination of history suggests that anti-racist policies can influence changes in perspectives held by people in oppressor groups—but changing someone’s mindset doesn’t often influence policy.
It is easy for me to spend a lot of time thinking about changing hearts and minds. Changing minds and changing policies can go hand in hand, but if I am more focused on changing the thoughts of the privileged than I am concerned with anti-racist outcomes, I am centering those from oppressor groups and falling into what Paul Gorski has described as a “racial equity detour.”
I don’t think this means I should stop interrupting racism when I see it, or refuse to engage when opportunities for learning and growth arise for myself or others. This is not necessarily an either/or. (Let’s remember binary thinking is rooted in White supremacy culture.) What it does mean is that learning and thinking are not action alone, and it is naive to assume that changing people’s minds will end oppression.
Change Requires Discomfort
Comfort is not a word I use to describe any big shifts, whether mental, behavioral, or political. As a result of my socialization, a degree of defensiveness and discomfort will always be present when the mirror is held up to me. Owning this is easier said than done, but when I think about how some of my biggest moments of growth have also been some of the most uncomfortable, I get a sense of clarity.
Looking back, only through direct communication (and in some instances SERIOUS PRESSURE) from others did I “move” on an issue or change my behavior. It took courage and intentionality for people to tell me that I was wrong or that my thoughts or actions hurt them. Every time I reflect on an uncomfortable moment of progress for myself, I notice that someone cared enough to help me see the need for change. They could have just walked away (and if I had hurt them, they had every right to) but they didn’t, and that means something.
Feedback can come in many forms. (We White people need to check our tone policing, especially when it masquerades as White cries for “calling in.”) No matter how the criticism feels, it is a gift. My actions and my responses are my responsibility. It is probably still going to be hard, but that discomfort is where learning happens.
I Am Not Entitled to Forgiveness
In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo shared this scenario:
Say you get drunk in a bar and punch a stranger in the face, spend the night in jail, realize that your life has taken a turn for the worse, get treatment, stop drinking, and dedicate your life to anti-violence work. To the person that you punched that night, you may forever be the person who assaulted them. The person who made them scared to go into bars for a while. The person who made them feel violated. To the people you have helped since, you may always be a hero. The person who made them feel safer in the world.
These are both who you are, they are both valid and do not cancel each other out. If you run into the person you punched years later, they may well still be afraid of you, they may react with anger. They will treat you like someone who punched them, because you are. And even if you respond to that anger and fear like someone who abhors violence, because that is also who you are, you have no right to demand that they see you differently.
It can be really difficult to know, that as Oluo writes, “to some people [I] will forever be the person who harmed them.” Working to do better and working to earn forgiveness might be connected endeavors, but they are not the same thing. While both are certainly context specific, I believe time spent on the former should be prioritized. It is, after all, that over which I have (and should have) control. Forgiveness may or may not come—but no one is entitled to it.
(Privilege is also tied up with forgiveness and how White people have systematically been afforded more chances to “try again,” as Dr. Ruha Benjamin details here.)
Change is Constant
There’s one specific pattern of equity pushback that I’ve noticed in recent years when it comes to change. It looks like this:
Once upon a time, I supported X.
My mind/actions around X shifted (likely as a result of feedback).
I talk about my learning and work for change against X.
Person in support of X declares, “You used to support X. Here’s proof! Therefore, you are in no place to push against it and you are the thing that is oppressive, not X!”
This type of pushback is a non-argument and a form of whataboutism. It is a distraction that makes use of something true (past support of X) and throws in a nonsensical curveball. “You used to love X” does not mean that X is not racist, sexist, ableist, heterosexist, classist, or oppressive in myriad ways. Evidence of past support is just that: evidence of past support.
Change alone is neither ethical nor unethical, but purity and perfectionism are ideals in White supremacy culture. Stagnation is never the only option, nor are any people or institutions doomed to be frozen in one place and time forever. History exists, and new histories are created every day. How we acknowledge the past and what we decide to do today are up to us.
This last discussion is one I expect to see more of in the #kidlit world well into the 2020s.
Change might look like me raving about a book and later retracting that recommendation after listening to critical perspectives from people with insights and identities different than my own. It wouldn’t be the first or last time I deemed a book “excellent” and had my mind changed. (If creators, publishers, or review journals make edits to their work as a result of feedback, this also wouldn’t be new.) It’s worth noting the importance of aiming for transparency in these experiences; if I try to brush a mistake under the rug, the learning stops with me and I am not taking full accountability.
Change might look like celebrating the evolution of a book award, even when I once uncritically supported that award as-is.
It might look like increased interrogation of norms that have been embedded into my professional networks: conventions like organizations expecting free labor and financial sacrifices to be made by people in their membership without any questions asked; conventions like book criticism’s “Look at each book for what it is, rather than what it is not.” (Vicky Smith has already pointed out the limits of taking some of our field’s esteemed guidelines as a be-all and end-all.)
Change might mean embracing ambiguity and challenging interpretations of librarianship’s critical terminology, especially when those interpretations conflict with the profession’s core values. I believe “professionalism” and “intellectual freedom” are important for everyone and I believe it is necessary to question what it means that not everybody has equal power to define these values for the masses—and gatekeep what these values can look like in active, everyday practice.
Change might mean a lot of things, only a few of which I’ve shared here. I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that wondering what “2030 Elisa” will think of me right now kind of freaks me out. Still, worrying about that is energy better spent elsewhere, and doing nothing only supports the oppressive status-quo.
As I look forward to the next decade, I’m left with hope and resolve, and also with these words recently shared by Edi Campbell: “There’s no ‘woke.’ Only ‘waking’.”
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Newbery, Caldecott and Perspectives on Excellence
Each year leading up to the announcement of the Newbery and Caldecott awards, there are discussions of eligible books and attempts to predict the outcomes, while those serving on the committees quietly go about their work. They are quiet by design: while the award criteria are public, the work itself takes place in confidentiality that, regardless of intent and purpose, is also exclusionary.
I understand the desire for confidentiality during the process, although I don’t think that confidentiality needs to extend in perpetuity. I was a member of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) board that voted to ease some of those rules, making suggestions, nominations and justification statements accompanying nominations for post-2016 committees available after 50 years. I’d love to see future boards go farther; for example, allowing the changes to apply to 2016 and earlier, and expanding the transparency to balloting results.
My rationale is about more than desire for greater transparency. I’m concerned that the aura of secrecy around the Newbery and Caldecott has led to a cult of mystique surrounding the awards, one that promotes the idea that they are somehow bigger than the work we do in the field of children’s and young adult literature. In fact, they are, simply, part of the work we do, and require the same vigilance as other forms of critique and evaluation when it comes to awareness of how Whiteness impacts the work we do.
The fields of publishing and librarianship and criticism, and those of us in them, are struggling and striving when it comes to understanding this. We still fail more than we thrive at it.
The Myth of Special Insight
For me, one example of our failure is the idea that only those who have served on one of these committees, who have “been there,” can understand the rigor of the award process. The “I have served” argument, intended or not, is an insidious way to silence those who have never served on the committees, whether in the context of sitting around a table conversing socially or weighing in on critical issues in our field. The “I have served” argument automatically puts some of us on the inside and some of us on the outside. It’s essential to consider the implications of that exclusionary stance not only in general, but specifically as it relates to White privilege, given that Newbery and Caldecott committee membership across the years has been largely inclusive of White people, while Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) are greatly underrepresented.
BIPOC individuals have served on the Newbery and Caldecott across the years, bringing their own critical perspectives and experiences, but too often they have been solitary members of a committee--something slowly, happily, essentially changing. Yet even as ALSC works toward greater diversity on its award committees, there are barriers that may preclude some from serving. Some can impact both BIPOC and White people, including the cost of attending conferences, and employer support for the necessary time away. There are also barriers that can impact BIPOC disproportionately, including the critical work they may be doing in other contexts to push the publishing profession forward when it comes to authentic representation, and in promoting diverse voices and books. (Today, service on an ALSC award committee requires giving such work up, or doing it anonymously, when it comes to eligible books during one’s year of service. Those who serve agree to this, but it’s a requirement that may make some decline the opportunity.)
I also find the “I have served” (with its implied “and therefore understand while you don’t”) argument problematic because, quite simply, I think it’s untrue. Those who have been on the Newbery and Caldecott committees don’t have membership in a special club with a secret password. Nor have we participated in a sacred ritual that gives us shared insight. My experience on Newbery was deeply satisfying. But the only deeper insight it gave me was into the dynamic for the year I served, along with a deeper understanding of how the discussion and critique, as intense as it is, is also, inevitably, subjective, shaped by who is part of it.
Subjectivity By Any Other Name...
The rules of confidentiality mean the details of how the Newbery and Caldecott committees arrive at their decision are considered irrelevant in the big picture. And yet, known or not, those details matter. The individual perspectives of each committee member matter. Everyone contributes to the discussion and the dynamic. Everyone contributes to what is—or isn’t—nominated. Everyone contributes to what is—and isn’t—considered when it comes to individual books as committee members read and suggest and reread and nominate and discuss the eligible books in light of the Newbery and Caldecott award criteria.
Committee members’ work is informed by their individual identities and opinions and insights and experiences as they participate in a process that is far from empirical, although it sometimes seems as if we’re expected to believe that it is. The award criteria they consider to arrive at a decision doesn’t make the definition of “most distinguished” a fixed, objective target. Nor does the fact that it’s an effort shared among 15 people working toward numerical consensus. It is a process deeply informed and shaped by who is participating. And when award committees have been majority White, there is added danger in not acknowledging this subjectivity when it comes to thinking about how we do what we do.
I don’t think individual committees operate with an agenda regarding what kind of book will or won’t win. But the awards don’t occupy some rarified space in which they aren’t influenced by the individual identities and group dynamics of those involved in their choosing. They are influenced by both.
The truth is that each and every year, a group of different individuals would most likely have chosen a different winner. In fact, that’s what I often say when talking about the awards to librarians and teachers. I also note that these awards are two of many “perspectives on excellence,” to quote a phrase I learned from Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Director Emeritus Ginny Moore Kruse, because there are many children’s and young adult literature awards, and many wonderful books worthy of acknowledgment each year.
This doesn’t mean each and every committee hasn’t worked incredibly hard to reach its decision. This doesn’t mean winners aren’t chosen with integrity. But it does mean that representation matters, in books, and on the committees, and even, perhaps, in what is—or isn’t—stated in the award criteria and definitions.
ALSC added a statement about “Diversity and ALSC Media Award Evaluation” to all its award and notable committee manuals in 2015. Among other things, it states,
As individuals serving on committees evaluate materials according to the criteria outlined for their specific charge, they should strive to be aware of how their own perspectives and experiences shape their responses to materials. Every committee member brings unique strengths to the table, but every committee member also brings gaps in knowledge and understanding, and biases. Committee members are strongly encouraged to be open to listening and learning as well as sharing as they consider materials representing diverse experiences both familiar and unfamiliar to them.
This statement touches on the ideas of cultural competence and cultural humility without naming them, but I wonder what it would look like to have tenets of cultural competence and cultural humility built into the definitions and/or criteria for individual awards as committee members are asked to consider what it means for a book to be “distinguished.” (Or, as Hal Schrieve asked, how can the award decenter Whiteness?)
How, for example, might the Newbery criteria stating “Presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and organization” be further clarified, especially around that thorny concept of “accuracy”? What might be explicitly asked of both the books and of committee members evaluating a work when it comes to an author writing about—and committee members reading about—experiences beyond those they’ve lived or have close knowledge of? In what way might committee members not just be asked but required to consider their own cultural identities in relation to the works they are evaluating and the comments of one another? How might the definitions and criteria for these awards reflect White privilege in ways I don’t even see? (I am aware that ALSC may be limited by legal agreements under which the awards were established when it comes to the “terms,” which is why I’m referring here only to “definitions” and “criteria.”)
I have been skirting around these ideas, and hesitating on this post, for awhile. I don’t want to silence or ignore the history or experiences of BIPOC who have served on award committees. I don’t want to ignore or diminish the contributions of anyone who has served on the committees, which are an incredible commitment of time and effort. Nor do I want to diminish the honor of being chosen a winner or honor recipient.
But my biggest concern is that I don’t know all the questions to ask, let alone have the answers. What I do know is that critical perspectives on how the Newbery and Caldecott are chosen are not the sole purview of those who have served on the committees.
Megan Schliesman
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When White Feelings Dominate
In an October 28 article titled “Yes, But… One Librarian’s Thoughts About Doing It Right” in OLA Quarterly (a special issue devoted to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion), librarian Heather McNeil shares her thoughts and feelings about a variety of subjects related to racism. Her piece is divided into four sections, titled as follows: “Collection Development”, “Dr. Seuss”, “Debbie Reese”, and “Reading While White.”
It is impossible for me to respond to this piece without appearing, to some at least, to be operating from a place of defensiveness; any assertion to the contrary will be met with some incredulity. Nevertheless, regardless of whether we’re believed, I can honestly say that this piece is not the result of, or meant to be a response to, the criticisms McNeil directs at Reading While White. If you want to read what she says about us, you’re welcome to check out her article, and to agree or disagree with her at your discretion.
I am, however, deeply troubled by the blatant disrespect Ms. McNeil directs towards our colleague Dr. Debbie Reese. McNeil’s language, and the content of her attack on Dr. Reese, are part of a larger pattern of White dismissal of Dr. Reese’s work; I’ve heard many White people disparage Dr. Reese using similar tactics.
Before you continue reading the rest of this post, please read Dr. Reese’s response here if you haven’t already.
Now, here are my own reactions.
1 - Never does McNeil refer to Dr. Reese as “Dr.” She calls her “Debbie Reese” and “Ms. Reese”, ignoring and erasing the scholarship and qualifications that Dr. Reese brings to her work. She also neglects to name that Dr. Reese is Native (she is tribally enrolled, Nambé Pueblo), thereby dismissing the lens of expertise Dr. Reese brings to her work through her lived experiences as a Native person.
2 - McNeil titles the paragraph “Debbie Reese”. She does not title it “American Indians In Children’s Literature” (the title of Dr. Reese’s blog) or “An Indigenous Critique of Whiteness In Children’s Literature” (the title of Dr. Reese’s Arbuthnot lecture, which McNeil criticizes). In titling the section “Debbie Reese”, McNeil levels an attack on Dr. Reese as a person, rather than criticizing Dr. Reese’s ideas, words, or actions.
I’m speaking to my fellow White people now. If you retain only one thing from this response piece, please let it be this: When you name your BIPOC colleagues without their permission, you are potentially putting them in danger. The words that seem innocuous to you can become lightning rods for some (like Neo-Nazis and the alt-right) who seek to do real harm to BIPOC people. I am so grateful to the BIPOC people who have educated me about this.
3 - McNeil begins the passage about Dr. Reese thusly:
“Hoo boy. Opening a can of worms here.”
This is, in written form, what many of us have heard countless times in conversations in professional spaces. Someone says “Debbie Reese” (almost always omitting the “Dr.”) and follows it with a sigh, a chuckle, a groan, or some equivalent of “Hoo boy. Opening a can of worms here.”
This is racism in action. This is the moment when we White people enter into the unspoken agreement that Dr. Reese, as a person, constitutes a Problem--and we agree to unite to contain and constrict this Problem.
4 - McNeil then goes on to say:
“Believe me, I admire her work.”
This is another key component of the unspoken White agreement. This is the part where we White people cover our bases. We are “the good ones”, so we say something meaningless about how much we support Dr. Reese in theory, before going on to dismiss her in actuality.
And therein lies the crux of the issue. Many of us White people like the idea of supporting Dr. Reese in her work, but balk and withdraw when Dr. Reese doesn’t prioritize our comfort in how she conducts her work.
And when the lived reality of fighting racism doesn’t live up to our White expectations and imaginations, that’s when we write articles about our White feelings, and because we’re White, get them published in peer-reviewed, academic journals.
-Allie Jane Bruce
Postscript: Yes, I’m aware that Ms. McNeil can, if she should so choose, point to this post and say “See? Reading While White DOES want me to feel bad.” There’s really no way to counter this self-fulfilling White fragility, so I won’t try, especially since according to her, the damage is already done; we already made her feel bad. Ms. McNeil is free to read this post or not, to feel however she may, and to process those feelings however she may wish. My only suggestion is that she process these feelings in private and with other White people, so as to not task BIPOC people with still more White-feelings-oriented labor. Ms McNeil: We are ready and happy to have a conversation if you wish to talk; just email us.
Ed. 12/11/19 1:45pm: With apologies for the lack of timeliness, I want to highlight this piece by Max Macias. Thank you, Max, for providing the link in the comments below, and thank you for your activism.
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Reviewing While White: Exile from Eden
Andrew Smith’s Exile from Eden, the sequel to his award-winning Grasshopper Jungle, had its book birthday last week (September 24, 2019). There is… a lot to unpack with this book, and today I’m going to highlight some of the racism and sexism that abounds in Smith’s latest YA novel. Quotes and page numbers are from the advanced readers copy. Spoilers ahead, if you care about that sort of thing.
Before we dig in, some background: At the end of Grasshopper Jungle, protagonist Austin, his best friend/boyfriend Robby, Austin’s girlfriend Shann, and several of their parents move in to a massive underground bunker (aka "Eden"). There, they hope they will be safe from the ginormous, horny praying mantises (also sometimes called Unstoppable Soldiers) that have taken over Iowa and also possibly the USA. Austin is unethically nonmonogamous (he is dating Shann while also dating Robby, which Shann knows about but does not consent to) and at the end of Grasshopper Jungle has sex in the bunker with Shann. Exile from Eden is set sixteen years after the end of Grasshopper Jungle and is narrated by their son, Arek.
One of the few characters we meet from beyond “Eden” is a twelve-year-old boy. Described as “brown-skinned” with “wild dreadlocks,” his name is Breakfast (edible brown child, much?). He is frequently described, by himself and the narration, as “completely wild” and he is obsessed with the idea of having money. “‘You have to be wild to survive,’ he told Olive. ‘Just look at me, wouldja? There’s no denying I’m wild. Who’s got money? Me. I’ve got money. Wild’” [16].
Breakfast (again, the only brown character) spends most of his time naked because he “hates wearing clothes”, and he is constantly “scratching his balls,” spitting, and urinating. He is described as animalistic: “Roaring incoherently like an animal, which was basically what Breakfast was anyway” [107-108]. Also, wait for it: his only companion turns out to be a CHIMPANZEE who doesn’t talk (because, ahem, she’s a CHIMPANZEE) and whom he GENUINELY BELIEVES IS JUST A VERY HAIRY GIRL WHO NEVER TALKS BECAUSE SHE JUST AGREES WITH WHATEVER HE HAS TO SAY. Holy cow. Just let that sink in.
The three main human women in Exile from Eden fall neatly into the maiden/mother/crone series of archetypes, existing with few hints at any interior life beyond their relationships to Arek.
Arek’s love interest is his only peer, Amelie Sing Brees, a biracial (Chinese and White American) teen girl who is his aunt by partnership (Arek describes his father Austin’s partner Robby as his father as well, and Amelie is Robby’s half-sister). Arek constantly puts her on a pedestal, regularly saying she’s braver than he is, and she simultaneously has no shame about and no knowledge of anything related to Arek’s sexuality. In keeping with the “maiden” trope, which requires sexual purity and vulnerability simultaneously, Amelie is almost sexually assaulted by a rogue ex-soldier (human, not praying mantis). Even this, though, is really about Arek; we learn almost nothing about how Amelie feels and it is a plot point primarily used to further Arek’s emotional development and increase “drama” (*ahem* #menwritingwomen). Arek’s mother Shann is described as an emotional deadweight whose depression is oppressive (“Thirteen was a bad year for me. My mother’s sadness and anger became a stormy ocean inside the hole, drowning me, and I think Robby was only trying to make me happy” [13]) and whose parenting is overly controlling (“‘Why have you never taken me outside like this before?’ I asked. / My father shook his head. ‘Your mother and grandmother would never stand for it.’ / Robby nodded. ‘There will be hell to pay when we get home, Porcupine’” [34-35]). Arek’s grandmother (Shann’s mother) is described as uptight, obsessed with the perpetuation of traditional nuclear familial structures and traditions, and in particular obsessed with circumcising Arek. The symbolism is… rich.
Arek’s primary influence seems to be his father Austin, the misogynistic protagonist of Grasshopper Jungle, and unfortunately the two-dimensionality with which he views and treats women seems to be a patriarchal lineage. Unsurprisingly, Austin constantly perpetuates toxic masculinity by both ignoring the women who make up a *literal* 50% of his community and passing that misogyny onto his son. Austin completely ignores Shann as a co-parent, undermining and belittling her role. Likewise, Arek is vaguely aware that his mother’s emotional distance may have been caused by something (gee, I don’t know, maybe the MASSIVE AMOUNT OF UNACKNOWLEDGED TRAUMA she experienced since the finale of Grasshopper Jungle??), but he has no interest in understanding her better.
In perpetuating these most basic systems of oppression without using his text to push back against them, Smith makes readers complicit in that oppression and further perpetuates the idea that this representation--inaccurate, harmful, and insulting to his readers--is acceptable. This is not a surprise; we all remember the “keep YA kind” debacle of 2015. Nevertheless, it’s frustrating and disappointing that Smith, his editor at Simon & Schuster (David Gale), and his agent (Michael Bourret) have chosen to yet again ignore both the specific critiques Smith has previously received (it’s been almost exactly four and a half years since “I consider myself completely ignorant to all things woman and female” and the street date of Exile) and the important work of scholars like Edi Campbell and Kyla Wazana Tompkins, who highlight the problematic associations of black children with monkeys and brown children as comestible. When you’re been gifted the tools to do better, it is shameful to fail so greatly.
--Kazia Berkley-Cramer
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The Stories White People Tell...and Control
We recently received a question: Why are so many picture books (often biographies) written by White authors and then illustrated by a BIPOC artist? And often these stories are labeled as #OwnVoices [credit: Corinne Duyvis] when really it’s a White person telling the story of a racial minority. If the publisher came up with the idea, why not choose a person from that background to both illustrate AND tell the story? If the author came up with the idea, what does this say about White people and our insistence to control the narrative? And ultimately, what is the impact of this pattern of White-authored narratives about BIPOC on child readers?
A few of us at RWW thought we’d explore this question, and we are sharing our reflections below.
ALLIE: There is an overabundance of “overcoming pain” narratives in these White-authored, BIPOC-illustrated, non-fiction picture books. I think of what Zetta Elliott termed the “White appetite for Black pathology.”
We have decided not to list examples because we do not want any BIPOC illustrators to be dragged into the spotlight against their will, or feel compelled to respond to this piece, or, especially, feel pressured to justify their choices. We ask that our readers--especially White readers--be mindful of this dynamic as well, should you choose to comment or respond to this piece.
But the pattern is undeniable--just look for picture book biographies in your library, if you need a starting point. And as a pattern, these books indicate a system that favors White authors telling stories of BIPOC pain, a system in which a BIPOC artist’s role is to illustrate those White author’s words. Giving these books a BIPOC illustrator doesn’t solve the problem of that White appetite for BIPOC pain.
SAM: One obvious issue - how much (and what kind of) research has the White author done about this subject? Can we trust this person to tell this story? I think the answer a great majority of the time is a resounding NO, and yet… we still see these books, over and over.
ELISA: I think there are so many factors at play, including what you wrote about, Allie, and how White-controlled school curricula can often reinforce and motivate these pain narratives. I’m also thinking about how much nonfiction authorship has traditionally (even if implicitly) meant expertise in a subject area, and how we White people are all too often regarded as an expert on everything--even experiences that are not our own.
I would think that the way picture books are acquired has to do with this too. Unless the publisher has the idea outright (as our questioner brought up) it is my understanding that manuscripts are often acquired first, and then the illustrator is assigned later. Assuming that is true (at least most of the time), this would mean publishers are signing White creators’ manuscripts first and then inviting BIPOC creators into the projects. In which case, the White lens is still the one on which the entire project is based. A White author received a book deal about a BIPOC subject - and this could very much mean that a BIPOC author did not.
Still, I do not in any way want to devalue the impact of illustration and visual literacy! Reading pictures is as important as reading text--and talented artists have and will continue to share their voices and make their mark in ways that are incredible.
ALLIE: Oh, I totally agree. Especially for the youngest kids, who will dive into these books by sitting with and absorbing the pictures long before they can read the words. BIPOC illustrators can imbue their artwork with an authenticity that will speak to young readers in ways that words cannot, and that is invaluable.
The term #OwnVoices gives a name and identity to a crucial piece of the puzzle of inequity in children’s literature: the ability and access people from marginalized groups need in order to tell (and publish!) their stories, rather than be crowded out by dominant voices who overwhelm that ability. It is one of many important markers to note and track in books’ subjects and authorship, and at the same time it is a complex issue. Unfortunately, the term can be and has been weaponized by people attempting to police what topics BIPOC can and cannot write about. We do not live in a binary world in which a work is completely “OwnVoices” or “Not OwnVoices.” (For more on this topic, I highly recommend these FAQs by Corinne Duyvis, who originated the #OwnVoices term and hashtag.)
So while we might all agree that an #OwnVoices illustrator is a positive… it is not a systemic fix. It feels more like an easy and comfortable halfway-path for the Powers That Be… a way for publishers and marketers to be able to put a book in the “OwnVoices” category (that false binary) without addressing the deeper problems with inequitable representation and the White fixation on BIPOC pain narratives. In short, it’s part of a system that preserves the power White people have to tell BIPOC stories.
ELISA: I remember hearing about White male authors negotiating language in their book contracts requesting BIPOC artists--especially women and nonbinary people--be hired to illustrate their manuscripts. This can prevent all-male or all-White projects and can have the impact of increasing the numbers of BIPOC illustrators publishing books. At the same time, I can also see where this might end up assuaging guilt and supporting that “comfortable halfway-path” you describe.
If someone is thinking we’re reading too much into this, one challenge might be to look for books where a BIPOC author has written about any nonfiction subject, and a White artist has been hired to illustrate it. Can you think of any? (I can think of only a few.) That it is harder to list the latter and super easy to list the former shows that this pattern is undeniable.
Looking at biographies about BIPOC subjects written by White people can also reveal (through the topics and themes that keep emerging: pain narratives, books about athletes and musicians from more than a half-century ago, etc.) where White adult interest lies. When White creators and publishers control the industry, White people are determining what is interesting, which stories are worthy of exploration, whose stories are being told, and how they are told through text (White-authored books, even biographies about BIPOC subjects, often appear to speak to White readers as a default audience). What topics, themes, or subjects might emerge (or how might these same stories be written differently) if these books were not authored by White people?
SAM: I think you’re both right about this pattern being more palatable for the White-dominated publishing world. Think of the White authors who have made a career writing books about BIPOC subjects - I wonder how often one of these authors thinks to themselves, “Hmmm, maybe I should step aside and let an insider tell this story.” Recently I heard a story about a White author being asked what research they did before writing a book centered around a culture that wasn’t their own. The author’s response? That they “probably should have.” (I asked for and was given permission to link to the post in question.) The sheer audacity to not only try to tell the story instead of using one’s privilege to leverage a BIPOC voice, but also to show such flippant disregard for authenticity? That’s a White people thing.
ELISA: That’s an all-around yikes and YES. Another thing we White people like to do is pretend that because informational texts are rooted in facts, that they are somehow race-neutral and that the identity of the creator does not matter. (Pretending Whiteness has no meaning is a pretty effective strategy to both ignore and maintain White dominance.) Remember when the Tham Luang cave rescue happened last year in Thailand? I remember listening to voices on Twitter talking about what an awesome children’s book the story would make, but also joking that a White person would probably write and publish it first. Sure enough, that’s what happened. All books contain a point of view--including informational texts. And that’s before we address how many children’s books claiming to be nonfiction actually contain misinformation, stereotypes, or nothing at all about BIPOC (straight up erasure).
ALLIE: I also think about the impact on BIPOC illustrators, to have these projects so constant and prevalent. Your job is still to illustrate a White person's words. And the message implicitly sent to White illustrators: You don't have to deign to illustrate the books that "those people" write.
These messages are deeply dangerous. The CCBC statistics we’re all so familiar with are highly useful, but statistics alone do not tell the full story, do not encapsulate all the subtle methods by which White people cling to a White-dominant world--in this case, by controlling who gets to tell the story.
SAM: So where does this leave us; namely, what can I do as a _____ (fill in the blank: teacher, librarian, caregiver, general kidlit person, etc.) to make sure I de-center the dominant White cishet male gaze in books about marginalized people and groups in as many ways as possible - the writing, the visuals, all the way down to the editing and publishing - in my interactions with the children in my life? How do we (speaking now about the wider kidlit world) make sure we de-center the dominant White cishet male gaze in books about marginalized people and groups in as many ways as possible - again, the writing, the visuals, all the way down to the editing and publishing? Should publishers hire sensitivity readers for nonfiction titles in which the book creators do not share the same identity/identities as the person or groups that the book centers? We in the kidlit community need to consider the ramifications of this pattern.
ALLIE: Well, I’m a definite “yes” on that last question, and I know many publishers do indeed hire sensitivity readers for nonfiction as well as fiction (good on them.)
I think for me, it comes down to recognizing that this pattern is part of a system of White oppression in children’s literature. That system is nuanced and tricky. It adapts to challenges to its power, and those adaptations aren’t always immediately obvious. We won’t out-smart racism by introducing more binaries (“#OwnVoices Only!!”) into the equation, but we can recognize racist patterns for what they are, and use the tools available to us to fight (e.g. the OwnVoices identifier) against these racist patterns.
ELISA: Agree. And I'm pushing myself to remember, always, that although there are a lot of adults in the kidlit ecosystem, it is young readers who are on the receiving end of these patterns once these books are out in the world and into their lives.
It’s almost summer, which means people are starting to plan or make goals for their next few months of reading. If you’re looking for recommendations, look no further than the 2019 Summer Reading List published by the We Are Kid Lit Collective.
Formerly known as We’re the People, the We Are Kid Lit Collective was founded by Edi Campbell in 2015. The website explains that the group "works to create materials and opportunities to recognize the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC) in youth literature. Our work is premised upon the principles of social justice, equity, and inclusion and centers IPOC voices in children’s literature in order to identify, challenge and dismantle while supremacy and both internalized and systemic racism. Our intended audience includes educators, librarians, caregivers and young people. We look for ways to improve the literacies of IPOC children, promote books written by and about IPOC, and to encourage gatekeepers to bring a lens of critical literacy to their work."
The 2019 Summer Reading List was curated by a team of authors, librarians, and scholars: Tad Andracki, Edi Campbell, Laura Jiménez, Sujei Lugo, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, Debbie Reese, and Dr. Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez. Every title was read and vetted by at least two professionals to ensure the books celebrate “diversity, inclusivity, and intersecting identities.” Check out the list and all of the other resources available on the We Are Kid Lit page!
What additional books are you looking forward to reading this summer? Please share in the comments. Here are a few titles some of the RWW contributors are excited to read or recommend:
Jenna: The only Octavia Butler I’ve read is Kindred, so I’m excited to delve into more of her work, starting with this new edition of Parable of the Sower. My favorite book of the year so far is Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by debut author Roselle Lim so I’ve been recommending that nonstop as a great summer read.
Allie: I cannot WAIT to dive into An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States For Young People, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese, and Jean Mendoza. For my own recommendation, although this came out a while ago, I want everyone to read Mother of the Sea by Zetta Elliott, a novella that straddles the line between YA and Adult and between realism and magical realism. It’s a powerful work of art and activism.
Sam: So, I’m currently in the midst of Ebony Elizabeth Thomas’s The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, which is required reading for everyone in children’s and young adult literature. I just finished Good Talk: a Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob, and it was one of those books that you want to reread the moment you finish it. (The only reason I didn’t do that was because of the size of my to-read pile!)
Megan: I’m looking forward to both The Dark Fantastic and the adaptation of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States . Recent or not-so-recent reads I can’t stop thinking about include The Griefkeeper by Alexandra Villasante (just finished!), Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali, and A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata. The New Kid by Jerry Craft is about the school year but so funny and fearless that there’s never not a good time to read it. Finally, although it’s not by a BIPOC author, I want to also give a shout out to A.S. King’s Dig, which has me thinking a lot about how White writers can address race and racism--something I think this book excels at (and although I wouldn’t say it’s the main point of the story, it’s not not the point, either).
Elisa: There are so many good books here! My summer book club is discussing The Dark Fantastic and An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States For Young People, so I’ll be reading those too. I’m also looking forward to reading and learning from Eve Ewing’s 1919, a book of poetry spotlighting stories from the Chicago race riot. Another one on my to-read list for August (when it gets released) is Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist. I recommend everybody take a look at This Place: 150 Years Retold, a comics anthology exploring stories of Indigenous resistance and leadership past, present, and future.
Kazia: Like Sam, I just read Good Talk and can’t recommend it enough! I have two nonfiction titles at the top of my (small) TBR pile of books for grownups:The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang and A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris B. Hill. Last year I read and loved The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, so this summer I’m also really excited to get my hands on her sophomore romance, The Bride Test!
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It took awhile for them to find their foothold in mainstream America, but when Alphaville released their debut single, “Big in Japan,” on January 12, 1984, they were an instant sensation just about everywhere else in the world, landing in the top 10 of the UK Singles chart and climbing all the way to #1 in Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. (Mind you, it also topped the Billboard Dance Chart, so at least the cool kids in America were listening, even if top-40 radio hadn’t fallen for the group yet.)
From there, Alphaville found themselves with another top-10 hit through much of Europe (“Sounds Like a Melody”), but it was the release of the title track of their debut album, FOREVER YOUNG, that made them immortal. This, by the way, is one – but not the only – reason why Rhino has just released a Super Deluxe edition of that album.
FOREVER YOUNG: SUPER DELUXE EDITION is a 3-CD / 1-DVD / 1-LP set, and if that seems like an awful lot of Alphaville, well, you’re not wrong, but you won’t hearing the band’s fans complaining…and we’re guessing you’re among their number if you’re reading this, so read on to find out exactly what’s contained on this set!
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Caroline Christina ZELLER
Name Caroline Christina ZELLER
Nickname Callie
Born 2 Aug 1854 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
Caroline was born in Aug, 1854 in Ohio, the daughter of
Frederick and Barbara Zeller.
Carolyn was a tall woman, according to her granddaughter, Mary
Hall. She was a school teacher and taught the Indians how to
speak English. After telephones were installed in that area,
Caroline had a telephone switchboard in her home which she
operated.
Gideon Shifferly died Dec 29, 1890, and is buried at Clymer
Cemetery. Carolyn married William Hughes (Hews), about 1897, and they
appear on the 1900 Census, as having been married 3 years.
Then Caroline married a Rev Wagoner in 1928, per Bernice Orr.
Caroline and Wagoner had been childhood sweethearts. They each
had married someone else, and he became a minister at Huron,
Michigan. After his wife died, Caroline saw the notice in the
Sunday School paper and sent her condolences. He answered her
letter, and then began stopping in Mt. Cory, to visit Caroline,
when he came down on business trips. Finally they decided to
get married.
It was the custom then to give couples a "Belling", and the
"Belling" for Caroline and Rev. Wagoner was said to be the
biggest in Hancock Co. People came from many miles around.
They were in their mid-70's at the time of their marriage, and
they probably really appreciated being so honored by all their
friends. After their marriage they lived in Mt. Cory.
For those who do not know what a "Belling" is, it is the same
as a "chivaree". There were no church weddings in those days,
such as are common today. A couple would be married in the
parsonage with one or two witnesses, or sometimes in the home
of the bride's parents. Within a few days, all their friends
would gather outside the couple's residence after dark and make
noise with bells or anything available until the group was
invited inside for refreshments. Usually there were no gifts
given to the bride and groom just a get-together to show how
happy everyone was for the new couple.
Carolyn died in 1935, in Mt. Cory, Ohio, and is buried in
Clymer Cemetery outside Mt. Cory, Ohio.
Information on Gideon and Caroline was compiled and submitted
by Jean Nepsund.
Residence 7 Aug 1860 Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [3]
Attended School
Listed as Caroline Selers
Residence 11 Jun 1870 Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [4]
Residence 15 Apr 1910 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [5]
Telephone office operator
Listed as Caroline Shifferly, widow.
Residence 7 Jan 1920 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [6]
She was listed as Caroline Shifferly, widow, with her son, Warren, living with her. It is unclear whether she lived on Main Street or Cross Street from reading the census.
Died 20 Jun 1935 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [7, 8]
Death Takes Widow of Gideon Schifferly
Mrs. Caroline Christina Zeller Wagner, 80, widow of W. R. Wagner, died suddenly last Thursday morning while standing in the garden of her Mt. Cory home. Death was caused by a sudden heart attack.
Mrs. Wagner was well known in Bluffton as the widow of Rev. Gideon Schifferly, her first husband. She was married to Rev. William Hughes following the death of Rev. Schifferly.
The daughter of Paul and Barbara Zeller, she was born one mile west of Mt. Cory, August 2, 1854, and was a life-long resident of Hancock county.
Her first marriage to Rev. Schifferly was ended by his death in 1890. Rev. Wagner, her third husband, died on Oct 31, 1933.
Mrs Wagner is survived by two children, Albright M Schifferly, at home, and Mrs. P. M. Fellabaum of Marion. One daughter and two sons preceded her in death.
Mrs Susan Kemerer, of Akron, and Mrs. Matilda Kerr, of Toronto, Canada are sisters.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Mt. Cory Evangelical church of which she was a member. Rev. A. E. McVey officiated. Burial will be in Clymer Cemetery.
WOMAN, 80, DROPS DEAD IN DOOR YARD
Mrs. Caroline Wagner is Stricken by Heart Attack at Home in Mt. Cory
Mrs. Caroline Christina Zeller Wagner, 80, widow of Rev. W. R. Wagner, died suddenly of heart attack while standing in the door yard of her home at Mt. Cory at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning.
The daughter of Paul Frederick and Barbara Christina (Korner) Zeller, she was born one mile west of Mt. Cory on Aug. 2, 1854 and had been a lifelong resident of the county.
She was married to Gideon Shifferly who died in 1890 and later to William Hughes and after his death was married to Rev. W. R. Wagner who died on Oct. 31, 1933.
She is survived by two children, Albright M. Shifferly, at home, and Mrs. P.M. Fellabaum of Marion. One daughter and two sons preceded her in death.
Mrs. Susan Kemerer, Akron, and Mrs. Matilda Kerr, Toronto, Canada, are sisters. Eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren are living also.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the Mt. Cory Evangelical church of which she was a member. Rev. A.E. McVey will officiate. Burial will be in the Clymer cemetery. She joined the Evangelical church when 10 years old.
The body was taken to the Renshler mortuary and will be returned to the residence this afternoon.
From The (Findlay, OH) Republican-Courier, Friday, June 21, 1935
Buried 23 Jun 1935 Clymer Cemetery, Mt Cory, Hancock County, Ohio [8]
"A number from the Settlement attended the funeral of Mrs. Caroline Wagner, at the Evangelical church in Mt. Cory, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wagner was a daughter of the late Rev. Zeller, former pastor of the Mennonite church near Pandora and Bluffton. "
SOURCE: Bluffton News, Thursday, Jun. 27, 1935
Among those attending the funeral rites for Mrs. Caroline Shifferly-Wagner were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zehrbach, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montgomery, Mrs. Eva Montgomery, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tschantz, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Klingler, of Ada; Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Hummon, Mrs. Lawrence Swisher, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kohli, Mrs. Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hummon, Mr. and Mrs. Waaland, Dr. E. C. Miller of Findlay; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Shifferly, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shifferly, of Monroeville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolthouse, of Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Roebuck, Mrs. Susan Kamerer of Akron; Mrs. Eve Zeller, Mrs. Della Bierer, Mrs.. Floyd Pendleton of McComb; Mrs. William Bloom, of Garretsville; Mr. and Mrs. James E. Todd, Mrs. (Rev.) John Todd of Cleveland; Mr. and-Mrs. John Gardner of Columbus; -Mrs. Rex. Groves of Steubenville ; and Mrs. Dale Orr, P.N. Fellabaum, John Fellabaum, James Fellabaum of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Furham, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baumgardner and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shifferly of Decatur, Ind.
Person ID I39 Watkins
Father Rev. Paul Frederick ZELLER, b. 3 Jul 1820, Weiden, Württemberg, Germany , d. 7 Sep 1903, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)
Mother Christina Barbara KOERNER, b. 28 Nov 1819, Aistaig, Württemberg, Germany , d. 4 Nov 1896, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 76 years)
Married 18 Mar 1842 Weiden, Württemberg, Germany [9]
Residence 28 Sep 1850 Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [10]
Listed as Frederick and Barbara Seller
Residence 6 Aug 1860 Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [11]
Listed as Frederic and Christiana Selers
Residence 11 Jun 1870 McComb, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [4]
Listed as Frederick and Barbara Zellers
Residence 1 Jun 1880 Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [12]
Family 1 Gideon SHIFFERLY, b. 12 Apr 1851, Richland Township, Allen, Ohio, United States , d. 29 Dec 1890, Bluffton, Allen, Ohio, United States (Age 39 years)
Married 14 May 1874 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [13]
According to their wedding certificate, they were married at the home of the bride's parents.
John W. Zeller and Julia Abel were witnesses.
Residence 1 Jul 1880 Orange Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States [14]
Listed as Gideon and Caroline Shiverly.
1. Nellie Daisy SHIFFERLY, b. 23 Mar 1876, Hancock County, Ohio, United States , d. 15 Aug 1923, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States (Age 47 years)
2. Albright Moody SHIFFERLY, b. 3 Jun 1881, Hancock County, Ohio, United States , d. 23 Jan 1965, Hardin County Home & Hospital, Hardin County, Ohio (Age 83 years)
3. Mabel G. SHIFFERLY, b. 5 Dec 1883, Hancock County, Ohio, United States , d. 4 Apr 1961, Columbus State Hospital, Columbus Franklin County, Ohio (Age 77 years)
4. Warren P. SHIFFERLY, b. Aug 1888, Hancock County, Ohio, United States , d. 6 Sep 1932, Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States (Age ~ 44 years)
5. Wilbur Dale SHIFFERLY, b. 30 Jul 1890, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States , d. 31 Jul 1913, 147 Larkin St., Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio (Age 23 years)
Family 2 William H. HEWS, b. 29 Jan 1845, Ohio , d. 2 Oct 1905, Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 60 years)
Marriage License 6 Nov 1897 Hancock County, Ohio, United States [15]
Married 7 Nov 1897 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [16, 17]
Residence 21 Jun 1900 Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States [16]
Census records that they had been married for three years and that all five of Caroline's children were still living.
Family 3 Rev. William Henry WAGNER, b. 1 Sep 1851, Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States , d. 31 Oct 1933, Mount Cory, Hancock, Ohio, United States (Age 82 years)
Caroline and Wagoner had been childhood sweethearts. They had each married someone else, and he became a minister at Huron, Michigan. After his wife died, Caroline saw the notice in the Sunday School paper and sent her condolences. He answered her letter and then began stopping in Mt. Cory when he came down on business trips. Finally they decided to get married.
Residence 8 Apr 1930 Richmond, Macomb, Michigan, United States [20]
Minister, English Evangical Church
Second Street
Carolyn Zeller Shifferly
Caroline Zeller Shifferly
She was a telephone operator in Mt. Cory, Ohio, and the telephone switchboard was located in her living room.
Caroline and Gideon Shifferly
Gideon was Caroline's first husband, father of her children.
The Family of Gideon Shifferly and Caroline Christina Zeller Shifferly
Back row l-r: Nellie Shifferly Hummon, Caroline Zeller Shifferly, Albright Moody Shifferly, and Carrie Alice Todd Shifferly
Middle row: Mabel Shifferly Fellabaum, Julia Kemerer, Jesse Kemerer, Preston Fellabaum holding baby Paul Fellabaum, Warren Shifferly, Everett Hummon
Front row: Merritt Fellabaum, Meredith Lucille Shifferly, Lois Kemerer, Bernice Fellabaum, John Fellabaum
(Jessie Kemerer was Caroline's nephew, the son of her sister, Susan Zeller Kemerer.)
Reverend William Henry Wagner and Caroline Zeller Wagner
Caroline and William had been childhood sweethearts. They had each married someone else, and he became a minister in Huron, Michigan. After his wife died, Caroline saw the notice in the Sunday School paper and sent her condolences. He answered her letter and then began stopping in Mt. Cory when he came down on business trips. Finally they decided to get married.
The Zeller Sisters
The only surety is that the lady in the center is Caroline Christina Zeller Shifferly. She appears to be flanked by two of her sisters. Guessing that the one on the left is older than Caroline, this may be Hannah Zeller. The one on the right appears considerably younger than the other two; so my guess is that this may have been Matilda Zeller Kerr.
Caroline Zeller and two other ladies.
Caroline Zeller Shifferly is on the left. To be consistent with another picture of Caroline and her sisters, I suggest that the lady on the right might have been her slightly elder sister, Hannah. Is it possible that the lady in the center might have been their mother, Barbara Christina Koerner Zeller?
ZELLER - Marriage License for William M. Hughes and Caroline Zeller Shifferly
William and Caroline married after the deaths of their first spouses.
Caroline Zeller Shifferly and Gideon Shifferly
Caroline (1854 - 1935)
Gideon (1851 - 1890)
[S311] The Hauenstein & Schifferly Families of Ohio.
[S137] Findlay Republican-Courier, Jun 21, 1935.
[S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio Page 41 Dwelling 287.
[S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock, Ohio Page 9 Dwelling 68.
[S417] 1910 United States Federal Census, Mt Cory, Union Twn, Hancock, OH ED 85 Sheet 1A Dwelling 13.
[S415] 1920 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio ED 72 Page 3A.
[S9] Family Search (Church of the Latter Day Saints).
[S18] Death Certificate, State of Ohio, Dept of Health, File No. 37654.
[S126] Obituary, Bluffton News, Nov. 14, 1896.
[S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio Ancestry Page 9 of 28 Dwelling 65.
[S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Union Township, Hancock County, ED 181, Page 1 Dwelling 8.
[S93] Marriage Certificate.
[S416] 1880 United States Federal Census, Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio ED 185 Pg 32 Dwelling 337.
[S145] Marriage Records, Hancock County, Ohio.
[S414] 1900 United States Federal Census, Mt Cory, Union Township, Hancock, OH.
[S145] Marriage Records, Marriage Records of Hancock County, Ohio 1885 - 1898 Page 168.
[S311] The Hauenstein & Schifferly Families of Ohio, Page 161.
[S138] The Findlay Morning Republican and Courier.
[S446] 1930 Federal Census, Richmond, Macomb, Michigan ED 26, Page 6A, Dwelling 174.
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Gabon Population: 2,119,036
Following, independence from France in 1960, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-ruling heads of state in the world - dominated the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009). President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in December 2002 and the presidential election in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. Following President BONGO's death in 2009, a new election brought his son, Ali BONGO Ondimba, to power. Despite constrained political conditions, Gabon's small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped make it one of the more stable African countries. President Ali BONGO Ondimba’s controversial August 2016 reelection sparked unprecedented opposition protests that resulted in the burning of the parliament building. The election was contested by the opposition after fraudulent results were flagged by international election observers. Gabon’s Constitutional Court reviewed the election results but ruled in favor of President BONGO, upholding his win and extending his mandate to 2023.
A small population and oil and mineral reserves have helped Gabon become one of Africa's wealthier countries; in general, these circumstances have allowed the country to maintain and conserve its pristine rain forest and rich biodiversity
Location: Central Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
Geographic coordinates: 1 00 S, 11 45 E
Size comparison: slightly smaller than Colorado
Land Boundaries: total: 3,261 km border countries (3): Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km
Climate: tropical; always hot, humid
Terrain: narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower
Land use: agricultural land: 19% (2011 est.) arable land: 1.2% (2011 est.)
permanent crops: 0.6% (2011 est.) permanent pasture: 17.2% (2011 est.) forest: 81% (2011 est.)
other: 0% (2011 est.)
Natural hazards: none
Current Environment Issues: deforestation (the forests that cover three-quarters of the country are threatened by excessive logging); burgeoning population exacerbating disposal of solid waste; oil industry contributing to water pollution; wildlife poaching
International Environment Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Nationality: noun: Gabonese (singular and plural)
adjective: Gabonese
Ethnic groups: Gabonese-born 80.1% (includes Fang 23.2%, Shira-Punu/Vili 18.9%, Nzabi-Duma 11.3%, Mbede-Teke 6.9%, Myene 5%, Kota-Kele 4.9%, Okande-Tsogo 2.1%, Pygmy .3%, other 7.5%), Cameroonian 4.6%, Malian 2.4%, Beninese 2.1%, acquired Gabonese nationality 1.6%, Togolese 1.6%, Senegalese 1.1%, Congolese (Brazzaville) 1%, other 5.5% (includes Congolese (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinean, Nigerian) (2012)
Languages: French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Religions: Roman Catholic 42.3%, Protestant 12.3%, other Christian 27.4%, Muslim 9.8%, animist 0.6%, other 0.5%, none/no answer 7.1% (2012 est.)
Population: 2,119,036 (July 2018 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Major urban areas - population: 813,000 LIBREVILLE (capital) (2018)
15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
female: 29.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68 years male: 66.3 years
total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 15% (2016)
female: 81% (2015 est.) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 35.7% male: 30.5% female: 41.9% (2010 est.)
Country name: conventional long form: Gabonese Republic
conventional short form: Gabon
local long form: Republique Gabonaise
local short form: Gabon
etymology: name originates from the Portuguese word "gabao" meaning "cloak," which is roughly the shape that the early explorers gave to the estuary of the Komo River by the capital of Libreville
Capital: name: Libreville
geographic coordinates: 0 23 N, 9 27 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: original site settled by freed slaves and the name means "free town" in French; named in imitation of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone
Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem
Independence: 17 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday: Independence Day, 17 August (1960)
Constitution: history: previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic, by the Council of Ministers, or by one-third of either house of Parliament; passage requires Constitutional Court evaluation, at least two-thirds majority vote of two-thirds of the Parliament membership convened in joint session, and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on Gabon’s democratic form of government cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2011 (2017)
Legal system: mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law
Executive branch: chief of state: President Ali BONGO Ondimba (since 16 October 2009)
head of government: Prime Minister Julien NKOGHE BEKALE (since 15 January 2019)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 August 2016 (next to be held in August 2023); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Ali BONGO Ondimba reelected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0%
Legislative branch: description: bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of: Senate or Senat (102 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms) National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (143 seats; members elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 (next to be held in January 2020) National Assembly - held in 2 rounds on 6 and 27 October 2018 (next to be held in 2023)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 81, CLR 7, PSD 2, ADERE-UPG 1, UPG 1, PGCI 1, independent 7; composition - men 84, women 18, percent of women 17.6% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 98, The Democrats or LD 11, RV 8, Social Democrats of Gabon 5, RH&M 4, other 9, independent 8; composition - men 123, women 20, percent of women 14%; note - total Parliament percent of women 15.5%
Judicial branch: highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation, Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat, Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes, Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle, and the non-permanent Court of State Security, initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials) judge selection and term of office: appointment and tenure of Supreme, Administrative, Accounting, and State Security courts NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 3 by the national president, 3 by the president of the Senate, and 3 by the president of the National Assembly; judges serve single renewable 7-year terms
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal; county courts; military courts
Political parties and leaders: Circle of Liberal Reformers or CLR [Gen. Jean-Boniface ASSELE] Democratic and Republican Alliance or ADERE [DIDJOB Divungui di Ndinge] Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG [Ali BONGO Ondimba] Independent Center Party of Gabon or PGCI [Luccheri GAHILA] Legacy and Modernity Party or RH&M Rally for Gabon or RPG Restoration of Republican Values or RV Social Democratic Party or PSD [Pierre Claver MAGANGA-MOUSSAVOU] Social Democrats of Gabon The Democrats or LD Union for the New Republic or UPRN [Louis Gaston MAYILA] Union of Gabonese People or UPG [Richard MOULOMBA] Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Jean PING]
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
National symbol(s): black panther;
national colors: green, yellow, blue
National anthem: name: "La Concorde" (The Concorde)
lyrics/music: Georges Aleka DAMAS
note: adopted 1960
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Michael MOUSSA-ADAMO (since September 9, 2011)
chancery: 2034 20th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Joel DANIES (since 22 MARCH 2018); note - also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe
embassy: Sabliere, B.P. 4000, Libreville
mailing address: Centre Ville, B. P. 4000, Libreville; pouch: 2270 Libreville Place, Washington, DC 20521-2270
telephone: [241] 01-45-71-00
FAX: [241] 01-74-55-07
Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon relied on timber and manganese exports until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. From 2010 to 2016, oil accounted for approximately 80% of Gabon’s exports, 45% of its GDP, and 60% of its state budget revenues. Gabon faces fluctuating international prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth, but declining production, as some fields passed their peak production, has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period, but slowed significantly from 2014 to just 1% in 2017 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances. In the wake of lower revenue, Gabon signed a 3-year agreement with the IMF in June 2017. Despite an abundance of natural wealth, poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. Power cuts and water shortages are frequent. Gabon is reliant on imports and the government heavily subsidizes commodities, including food, but will be hard pressed to tamp down public frustration with unemployment and corruption.
GDP (purchasing power parity): $36.66 billion (2017 est.) $36.5 billion (2016 est.) $35.75 billion (2015 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $18,100 (2017 est.) $18,400 (2016 est.) $18,500 (2015 est.)
Gross national saving: 25.6% of GDP (2017 est.) 24.3% of GDP (2016 est.) 29.2% of GDP (2015 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 37.6% (2017 est.) government consumption: 14.1% (2017 est.) investment in fixed capital: 29% (2017 est.) investment in inventories: -0.6% (2016 est.) exports of goods and services: 46.7% (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -26.8% (2017 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 5% (2017 est.) industry: 44.7% (2017 est.) services: 50.4% (2017 est.)
Agriculture - products: cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish
Industries: petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement
Labor force: 557,800 (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate: 28% (2015 est.) 20.4% (2014 est.)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 42.2 (2005 est.)
expenditures: 2.914 billion (2017 est.)
Current account balance: -$725 million (2017 est.) -$1.389 billion (2016 est.)
Exports - commodities: crude oil, timber, manganese, uranium
Exports - partners: China 36.4%, US 10%, Ireland 8.5%, Netherlands 6.3%, South Korea 5.1%, Australia 5%, Italy 4.6% (2017)
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials
Imports - partners: France 23.6%, Belgium 19.6%, China 15.2% (2017)
Debt - external: $6.49 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $5.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Exchange rates: Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - 605.3 (2017 est.) 593.01 (2016 est.) 593.01 (2015 est.) 591.45 (2014 est.) 494.42 (2013 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 2.071 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Crude oil - production: 198,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports: 214,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Crude oil - proved reserves: 2 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports: 4,662 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production: 401 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption: 401 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves: 28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations; competition among telecoms, independent regulatory authority and reduction in cost connecting makes for strong telecommunications (2018)
domestic: fiixed-line is 1 per 100 subscriptions; a growing mobile cellular network with multiple providers is making telephone service more widely available with mobile cellular teledensity at 150 per 100 persons (2018)
international: country code - 241; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); sufficient international bandwidth on the SAT-3/WASC/SAFE submarine cable and ACE submarine cable; Airtel Gabon opened submarine link between Libreville and Port-Gentil (2017)
Broadcast media: state owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available
Internet country code: .ga
Pipelines: 807 km gas, 1639 km oil, 3 km water (2013)
Waterways: 1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2010)
Merchant marine: total 29
by type: general cargo 11, oil tanker 1, other 17 (2018)
Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Libreville, Owendo, Port-Gentil oil terminal(s): Gamba, Lucina
Military branches: Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)
Military expenditures: 1.43% of GDP (2016) 1.19% of GDP (2015) 1.14% of GDP (2014) 1.6% of GDP (2013) 1.62% of GDP (2012)
Disputes - International: UN urges Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to resolve the sovereignty dispute over Gabon-occupied Mbane Island and lesser islands and to establish a maritime boundary in hydrocarbon-rich Corisco Bay
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Nicaragua Population: 6,085,213
The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas led by Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador prompted the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. After losing free and fair elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA was elected president in 2006, 2011, and most recently in 2016. Municipal, regional, and national-level elections since 2008 have been marred by widespread irregularities. Democratic institutions have weakened under the ORTEGA administration as the president has garnered full control over all branches of government, especially after cracking down on a nationwide antigovernment protest movement in 2018.
Largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua
Location: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 85 00 W
Size comparison: slightly larger than Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than New York state
Land Boundaries: total: 1,253 km border countries (2): Costa Rica 313 km, Honduras 940 km
continental shelf: natural prolongation
Climate: tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Terrain: extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
Natural resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
Land use: agricultural land: 42.2% (2011 est.) arable land: 12.5% (2011 est.)
Irrigated land: 1,990 sq km (2012)
Natural hazards: destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes volcanism: significant volcanic activity; Cerro Negro (728 m), which last erupted in 1999, is one of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes; its lava flows and ash have been known to cause significant damage to farmland and buildings; other historically active volcanoes include Concepcion, Cosiguina, Las Pilas, Masaya, Momotombo, San Cristobal, and Telica
Current Environment Issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; drought
International Environment Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Nationality: noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Languages: Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5% (2005 est.) note: English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast
Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 33.2%, other 2.9%, unspecified 13.2%, none 0.7% (2017 est.)
25-54 years: 41.04% (male 1,186,467 /female 1,310,957)
55-64 years: 6.19% (male 173,674 /female 202,765)
65 years and over: 5.46% (male 147,324 /female 184,697) (2018 est.)
Major urban areas - population: 1.048 million MANAGUA (capital) (2018)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 19.2 years (2011/12 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 80.4% (2011/12)
total: 87% of population
total: 13% of population (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 9,000 (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: <500 (2017 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 23.7% (2016)
female: 83.2% (2015 est.) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 8.5% male: 6.4% female: 12.9% (2014 est.)
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Nicaragua
conventional short form: Nicaragua
local long form: Republica de Nicaragua
local short form: Nicaragua
etymology: Nicarao was the name of the largest indigenous settlement at the time of Spanish arrival; conquistador Gil GONZALEZ Davila, who explored the area (1622-23), combined the name of the community with the Spanish word "agua" (water), referring to the two large lakes in the west of the country (Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua)
Capital: name: Managua
time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: may derive from the indigenous Nahuatl term "mana-ahuac," which translates as "adjacent to the water" or a site "surrounded by water"; the city is situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Managua
Administrative divisions: 15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Costa Caribe Norte*, Costa Caribe Sur*, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Constitution: history: several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987 amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least half the National Assembly membership; passage requires approval by 60% of the membership of the next elected Assembly and promulgation by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2014 (2018)
Legal system: civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts
Executive branch: chief of state: President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Rosario MURILLO Zambrana (since 10 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Rosario MURILLO Zambrana (since 10 January 2017)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits as of 2014); election last held on 6 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)
election results: Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president; percent of vote - Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 72.4%, Maximino RODRIGUEZ (PLC) 15%, Jose del Carmen ALVARADO (PLI) 4.5%, Saturnino CERRATO Hodgson (ALN) 4.3%, other 3.7%
Legislative branch: description: unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by proportional representation vote; 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms)
elections: last held on 6 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 71, PLC 14, ALN 2, PLI 2, APRE 1, PC 1, YATAMA 1; composition - men 50, women 42, percent of women 45.7%
Judicial branch: highest courts: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 16 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, and constitutional chambers) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year staggered terms
subordinate courts: Appeals Court; first instance civil, criminal, and labor courts; military courts are independent of the Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders: Alliance for the Republic or APRE [Carlos CANALES] Conservative Party or PC [Alfredo CESAR] Independent Liberal Party or PLI [Jose del Carmen ALVARADO] Liberal Constitutionalist Party or PLC [Maria Haydee OSUNA] Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance or ALN [Alejandro MEJIA Ferreti] Sandinista National Liberation Front or FSLN [Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra] Sandinista Renovation Movement or MRS [Suyen BARAHONA] Sons of Mother Earth or YATAMA [Brooklyn RIVERA]
International organization participation: BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
National symbol(s): turquoise-browed motmot (bird);
national colors: blue, white
National anthem: name: "Salve a ti, Nicaragua" (Hail to Thee, Nicaragua)
lyrics/music: Salomon Ibarra MAYORGA/traditional, arranged by Luis Abraham DELGADILLO
note: although only officially adopted in 1971, the music was approved in 1918 and the lyrics in 1939; the tune, originally from Spain, was used as an anthem for Nicaragua from the 1830s until 1876
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Francisco Obadiah CAMPBELL Hooker (since 28 June 2010)
telephone: [1] (202) 939-6570, 6573
consulate(s) general: Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Kevin K. SULLIVAN (since 18 December 2018)
embassy: Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua
mailing address: American Embassy Managua, APO AA 34021
telephone: [505] 2252-7100, 2252-7888; 2252-7100 or 8767-7100 (after hours)
FAX: [505] 2252-7250
Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. GDP growth of 4.5% in 2017 was insufficient to make a significant difference. Textiles and agriculture combined account for nearly 50% of Nicaragua's exports. Beef, coffee, and gold are Nicaragua’s top three export commodities. The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many Nicaraguan agricultural and manufactured goods. In 2013, the government granted a 50-year concession with the option for an additional 50 years to a newly formed Chinese-run company to finance and build an inter-oceanic canal and related projects, at an estimated cost of $50 billion. The canal construction has not started.
GDP (purchasing power parity): $36.4 billion (2017 est.) $34.71 billion (2016 est.) $33.17 billion (2015 est.)
Gross national saving: 24% of GDP (2017 est.) 23.2% of GDP (2016 est.) 23.6% of GDP (2015 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 69.9% (2017 est.) government consumption: 15.3% (2017 est.) investment in fixed capital: 28.1% (2017 est.) investment in inventories: 1.7% (2017 est.) exports of goods and services: 41.2% (2017 est.) imports of goods and services: -55.4% (2017 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 15.5% (2017 est.) industry: 24.4% (2017 est.) services: 60% (2017 est.)
Agriculture - products: coffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, tobacco, cotton, sesame, soya, beans, beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products, shrimp, lobsters, peanuts
Industries: food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining
Unemployment rate: 6.4% (2017 est.) 6.2% (2016 est.) note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 47.1 (2014) 45.8 (2009)
expenditures: 4.15 billion (2017 est.)
Taxes and other revenues: 28% (of GDP) (2017 est.) Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP
Exports - commodities: coffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles, apparel
Exports - partners: US 44.2%, El Salvador 6.4%, Venezuela 5.5%, Costa Rica 5.5% (2017)
Imports - commodities: consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products
Imports - partners: US 20.8%, China 14.3%, Mexico 11.1%, Costa Rica 7.9%, Guatemala 7%, El Salvador 5.6% (2017)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $2.758 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $2.448 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Debt - external: $11.31 billion (31 December 2017 est.) $10.87 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares: $1.568 billion (31 December 2016) $1.209 billion (31 December 2015) $995 million (31 December 2014)
Exchange rates: cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 30.11 (2017 est.) 28.678 (2016 est.) 28.678 (2015 est.) 27.257 (2014 est.) 26.01 (2013 est.)
Electricity - consumption: 3.59 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports: 17.87 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity: 1.551 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants: 9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources: 35% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Crude oil - imports: 16,180 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports: 460 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Telephone system: general assessment: system being upgraded by foreign investment; nearly all installed telecommunications capacity now uses digital technology, owing to investments since privatization of the formerly state-owned telecommunications company; lowest fixed-line teledensity and mobile penetration in Central America; a Russian state corporation is operating in the area; LTE service in 60 towns and cities (2018)
domestic: since privatization, access to fixed-line and mobile-cellular services has improved; fixed-line teledensity roughly 6 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased to 136 per 100 persons (2018)
international: country code - 505; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Broadcast media: multiple terrestrial TV stations, supplemented by cable TV in most urban areas; nearly all are government-owned or affiliated; more than 300 radio stations, both government-affiliated and privately owned (2019)
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Internet users: total: 1,466,152
Airports: 147 (2013)
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914 to 1,523 m: 15 (2013)
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Pipelines: 54 km oil (2013)
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Merchant marine: total 5
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Exemplary Cop (Update)
The Montreal police force (SPVM), is known for its brutality and lack of accountability.
In this Rabble News report from March 2012, Stefan Christoff provided an overview of decades of injustice served upon the Montreal population, particularly members of communities that are not protected by their connections to social status, money, organized crime or political power. Some highlights:
Now widely used by the Montreal police, flash bang grenades are made by Defense Technologies, a subsidiary of the world's second largest arms manufacturer, BAE Systems.Flash bangs are rubber-encased devices that explode, creating a 175-decibel shock wave, while emitting a flash of light and releasing a charge of CS gas into the air. CS gas is a chemical irritant that burns the eyes, affects the respiratory system and can cause vomiting.
According to Defense Technologies' official warning text on the exploding weapon, "this product may cause serious injury or death to you or others."
On March 15, police used sound grenades and CS gas on civilian protesters, weaponry that did in fact "cause serious injury" for 22-year-old student protester Grenier from Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, protesting for accessible post-secondary education.
Why are Montreal police deploying dangerous explosive devises against popular protests in 2012? Why are more serious questions not being asked in mainstream media coverage about this dangerous weaponry being deployed by Montreal police?
Fredy Villanueva, an 18-year-old youth from Montreal North, was killed by police in the summer of 2005, and his death is the subject of an ongoing struggle for justice led by the Villanueva family.
To this day, no police officers involved in the Villanueva killing have been charged criminally or faced trial in relation to the shooting, despite a wealth of existing evidence on the topic.
Villanueva's death inspired numerous underground hip-hop tracks in Montreal, with artists like Sans Pression and Dramatik directing verses against Montreal police shootings and racial profiling.
In early January 2012, a police intervention at métro Bonaventure turned deadly when police shot and killed Farshad Mohammadi, a Kurdish refugee from Iran struggling with mental health issues and homelessness. The police killing quickly sparked protest in the city and police continue to keep secret a great deal of existing evidence and details surrounding the shooting.
Since 1987, in Montreal, more than 60 people have been killed during police interventions, including Mario Hamel and Patrick Limoges, killed on the same morning by police bullets in June 2011.
And now Radio-Canada's report on the aberrant actions of a patroller, one Stéfanie Trudeau aka Badge 728 - captures the dysfunctional cop culture that flourishes within the rank and file of the SPVM. (Google translations here and here.) The CTV report is here.
The list of complaints against her is considerable. It includes gratuitous violence.
Some may remember Matricule 728 from this GGI manifestation in May.
Trudeau may be exemplary but she is not unique.
UPDATE: The inevitable baying of sexist hounds has started, demanding her address and phone number to dox her so that others will inflict the physical harm they wish this woman to suffer.
This is harsh, and may recognize that a form of rehabilitation is required, for her and for all cops who behave thus.
But this is vile, as this one notes.
Josée Legault reminds us of the "rage à deux" that political discourse and police repression produce.
ADDED resource. From this tweet, more about the deleterious impact of cop culture.
TODAY'S UPDATE: My perspective was willfully misrepresented, with regard to outing and doxing Trudeau. Read my original post. I never suggested that the procedure used to deal with abusive cops should be more lenient for her.
Though it has been well-documented how social media has been used to transform specific women into targets for the rampant misogyny that festers at large, there are a few so-called pro-feminism men who persist in obdurate denial of this phenomenon and shriek about "gender stalinism" rather than acknowledge the reality.
From Anita Sarkeesian to Amanda Todd, women and girls are violated online in specifically aggressive ways that men are not subjected to. Are these threats carried out in real life? Once a woman has been doxed, she is an open target.
Food for thought: Whitney Phillips' piece in the Atlantic about Adrian Chen exposing infamous Reddit moderator Violentacrez in a long profile. This is the product of a tenacious investigation into the many facets of this self-proclaimed troller as well as his role as the creator and moderator of the "Jailbait" and "CreepShots" forums.
Phillips' reflection on trolling and its oft-denounced racist, homophobic and misogynist manifestations is a compelling and informative lecture.
Added: For those who can read French, this from Josée Legault must be read to understand the foundation and the connections that produced Matricule 728 and a cop culture amenable to political manipulation.
Grand merci to Miranda Nelson.
Libellés : cop culture, police brutality, Printemps érable, Québec, SPVM, student demonstration
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Dammit, Janet! What'd you have to go and gimme all this reading homework for? Ugh... It's gonna take me forever to get through and process all this stuff.
Part of me says thanks; part of me is having a little a temper tantrum because it just wants some light entertainment, and this seems like it might be a bit nuanced.
Anyway, I know I'm going to regret this, but where was your perspective was wilfully misrepresented? Yeah, just what I need...more text. But I do feel like I'm missing part of the story, here.
Oh! It's in French, right? Please say it's in French. And, like, really complicated French. I wouldn't stand a chance in hell of being able to read it, right? :-)
Can I just go back to hacking up malevolent alien creatures with lasers and mining tools? Sigh... That was so much fun.
deBeauxOs said...
In response to questions I raised in my original post, a number of reactionary tweets stated incorrectly that I'd said Trudeau should receive preferential treatment because she's a female cop.
I said no such thing.
Hateful tweets threatening her with harm, injury, physical violence and sexual assault were plentiful; I pointed out that doxing her could put her at risk if anyone wished to carry out the particular acts of violence expressed.
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Vilnius was the city chosen by the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) for its annual meeting in 2016. Around 1600 people were at the capital of Lithuania for the most relevant periodic meeting in the European archaeological research.
Opening of the Meeting at the Palace of the Grand-Dukes of Lithuania
Our research team could not miss that essential annual event, so our colleagues José M. Costa García (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela/VU University Amsterdam) and David González Álvarez (Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio/Durham University) were there. Representing the whole team, they presented a joint paper at the session “New Knowledge About Past Societies Through the Use of Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques”. This panel was organized by Ole Risbøl (Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research), Lars Gustavsen (Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research) and Hanna Stöger (Leiden University), and it aimed to assess the potential of remote sensing methods in Archaeology, gathering together papers from different chronologies and regional scopes. We participated in this session with the paper “Airborne LiDAR data for the study of Roman military presence in NW Iberia”, in which we tried to show our project and present the results of our work for discussion with other European colleagues.
Cover of the presentation showed at the Session.
As we have mentioned before, temporary Roman camps are archaeological sites characterized by the perishable nature of its structures: time erases the material remains of these sites. Moreover, regarding their temporary occupation, there are few material culture objects which would be associated to them. Thus, these sites are almost invisible on the surface. At least, they were so until the spread of remote sensing techniques in archaeological research. These tools –i.e. aerial imagery– were fundamental for the revigorating of Roman military Archaeology in Iberia during the last decade in the 20th century. But, in the last few years, new resources became available for delving into the study of the Roman military presence in NW Iberia. Our paper at the EAA dealt with those tools and methods, among which airbone LiDAR data specially stands out. We emphasized the limits and the potential of the methods and techniques used in our research. On this basis, the next task we face is to develop predictive models which could serve to locate unknown Roman camps in our study area, and deepening our research into the contextual study of these sites.
Jose Costa during the presentation.
We still have so much work ahead us, but we are back from Vilnius with insightful ideas and new research questions. So, we trust you to join us on this journey, in which we shall soon reveal new stories.
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The Big Book of Misunderstanding
by Jim Gladstone
Sooner or later everyone has to grow up…right?
That's the major thematic inquiry that hangs over each page of Jim Gladstone's THE BIG BOOK OF MISUNDERSTANDING.
In the third sentence of the book, the narrator, 20-something Josh Royalton, poses the ominous question: Did I have to end my life to end my childhood? And then, in a sometimes caustic but mostly humorous fashion, he tells us his entire life story. The tales seem archetypal at first: there are stuffed animals that come alive at night to frighten him; wrestling sessions with his more agile, stronger sibling, Lew; and goodnight rituals with his mom and dad, Becca and Harris Royalton. Some of Gladstone's most touching passages are in these early pages, when Joseph looks back with delight on being a middle-class child in a suburb of Philadelphia. The reminiscences are recognizable to anyone who grew up in middle-class America. In fact, they are almost universally recognizable. However, don't get too comfortable --- all is not Norman Rockwell in the Royalton abode.
The oldest of two sons, living in a household with an ever present sexually-charged parental energy that would make any child uncomfortable, Josh is four when we first meet him and his sense of humor. But Gladstone's real comedic genius lies in Josh's high school and college recollections and observations --- a few true, a few constructed, and most told in brief passages that each pack the punch of some of today's best short stories. (Think David Sedaris.)
A budding homosexual, Josh tries to convince himself that it's only natural to have fantasies about his male playmates, after all, he reasons and desires, they're having the same dreams about him, aren't they? He gets his adolescent, horny hands on a copy of EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX and finds the chapter on masturbation provides "enormous relief." Once, he recalls, he wrote a horrendous poem entitled "Ode to An Everything Pizza" for Mother's Day, which he promptly read on a radio call-in show, followed by several calls praising the poem using different voices and made up names. These personas --- and the many he devises later --- lead to a teenage career in local theatre, where he finds his true passion. Later he elevates lying to an art form in college when he entertains his friends with family fictions. (Although, honestly, he could have told them some of the "real" stories and received the same kudos for his cleverness.) The minor characters Josh and the Royaltons interact with --- roommates, a girlfriend (yes, a girlfriend), boyfriends, and neighbors --- are richly drawn, quirky folks who could have been just as much the product of Josh's imagination as Gladstone's.
Josh's family --- the fodder for his mischievous tales --- is both bandage and underlying wound. Josh feels himself at once repulsed and attracted to home and to his family; the young adult Josh abhors their cloying connection as much as the child in him requires it. This is a struggling-with-coming-of-age tale, and not just for Josh. Through Josh's eyes, we watch his brother distance himself from what he calls an unhealthy family dependency, only to come full circle and unknowingly repeat the same relationship later in his own life. In an extremely painful but expertly written series of passages we see the senior Royaltons grappling with their own maturation; Gladstone unveils the elderly but immature bride and groom and finds that a relationship once frozen in time has started to thaw. Growing up. Eventually it happens to everyone…right?
The title may be THE BIG BOOK OF MISUNDERSTANDING, but Gladstone's sparkling debut book shares rare insights and exhibits a candid and profound (and funny!) understanding of what it means to grow up (or not grow up), at any age.
Reviewed by Roberta O'Hara on January 1, 2002
Publisher: Haworth Press
Reading Guide (PDF)
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Expressions of Interest to guide service delivery at SCUH
The Honourable Lawrence Springborg
Expressions of interest from health service providers will be sought for the operation of the Sunshine Coast University Public Hospital (SCUH), which is now under construction and due to enter service at Kawana in 2016.
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the decision, which guaranteed hundreds of free new public hospital beds in a tertiary health facility serving the whole Sunshine Coast community, followed an analysis of alternative modes of delivery compiled by accountancy firm KPMG.
“SCUH is a brand-new facility, the first hospital to inaugurate tertiary health service delivery in a large and fast growing catchment anywhere in Australia for 20 years or more,” Mr Springborg said.
“A value for money inquiry to analyse options for clinical and non-clinical service delivery at SCUH was commissioned and today the completed report was released.”
Mr Springborg presented the report at a sitting of the Parliamentary Estimates Committee in Brisbane.
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Board chair Professor Paul Thomas AM said the Government had formally announced its decision to call expressions of interest from non-government service providers for the management and operation of the hospital.
“This decision will shortly see formal action occurring that will seek responses from non-government service providers as to their willingness and capacity to operate SCUH on behalf of the Government and the Hospital and Health Service (HHS),” Professor Thomas said.
“The Board accepts and respects the Government’s decision and is committed to assisting the process that will now run its course.”
Health Service Chief Executive Kevin Hegarty said the executive leadership team of the HHS were focused on the ongoing planning and development of SCUH and committed to its commissioning and opening by the scheduled date in December 2016.
[ENDS] 24 July 2013
Media contact: Cameron Thompson 0407 585 230
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Happy New Year! Happy New Decade!
We have something new to add to our extensive archive of Stephen's work.
The Emergence Of LISbON tells of Stephen's involvement with a project put together by his friend and music producer Brett Thorngren.
Be sure to check out the video!
Saturday 23rd November Stephen supported Barry at the 30th Chris Evert Gala Dinner, sharing vocals on "To Love Somebody" and "Gotta Get A Message To You" during the hour long set. More photos and videos on our FaceBook Group.
As the 1st approaches, we send our biggest birthday wishes to Stephen and his youngest brother, Michael. Enjoy your cake, guys.
Jason Bieler and Jeff Scott Soto took to the stage at The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton Florida, on Saturday 19th October.
Stephen joined them as guest guitarist for this light and fun set which was enjoyed by a packed room.
By all accounts the crowd were reluctant to leave (must be the power of the kazoo).
Over on the FaceBook Group we have a selection of photos, thank you to all those who gave permission to share them.
In the corner of the writing room upstairs at Middle Ear Studios stood a pinball machine. This was a gift to Stephen from Gene Simmons and the rest of Kiss.
In 1979 the first Kiss arcade pinball machine was produced by Bally, and stayed in circulation well into the 1980s. In 1978, Barry Imhoff declared, "there will be 20,000 Kiss machines." A Kiss pinball machine can be seen in the bar scene of the 1981 slasher film Friday the 13th Part 2.
Hurricane Andrew Relief Concert, 26th September 1992 at the Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami. Gloria Estefan put together a massive star-studded concert to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Andrew.
Stephen joined the Bee Gees as part of the band for the forty minute set. The event raised over US$4 million.
WRITERS CO-CREDIT :: A track on the Welsh songstress Bonnie Tyler's new album has been specially written for her by Stephen, his father Barry and brother Ashley, along with Doug Emery.
Seven Waves Away is a soft romantic ballard, very much reminiscent of Barry's style and emotion.
The album "Between The Earth And The Stars" will be available from 15th March across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, from 22nd March in the UK and most of the World, finally reaching the USA and Canada on 12th April.
The album can be pre-ordered from Amazon and iTunes and also via BonnieTyler.com. A short preview can be heard at itunes.
Did you know.....
Stephen's first contribution to a released cd was the 1991 Sister Red debut album?
In the liner notes he was given special thanks "For jamming dude!"
On behalf of Stephen,
we would like to wish our fans,
a very
peaceful 2019.
After many weeks of behind the scenes wrangling the revamp of the video pages is now complete.
You should (hopefully) be able to enjoy the various videos of Stephen's appearances and performances from the past ccouple of decades, across all platforms and devices.
If you have footage that you would like to share, please hit the contact button.
Did You Know ..... ?
In the official video for Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society track "Counterfeit God" not only did Stephen appear as the 'skull and chains' guy but Mark Wahlberg was featured playing guitar.
At the time Zakk and Mark were filming for the film "Rock Star" and Zakk invited Mark to appear as the band's bass player. Shortly after this Stephen became the bass player for the upcoming tours and Ozzfest gigs worldwide.
All of us here send our heartiest congratulations to Stephen's Dad upon being awarded a Knighthood (in Her Majesty The Queen's 2018 New Years Honours List).
At the investiture ceremony held on Tuesday June 26th at Buckingham Palace, London, England by HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Barry received his honour and was bubbed, for his services to music and charity.
Three cheers to Sir Barry and Linda, Lady Gibb.
New news!!!.
*NEW MUSIC* - Stephen plays guitar on the track "Heaven Only Knows" on Charlie Overbey's new album "Broken Arrow". Order via CharlieOverbey.com
*NEW ARTICLE* - A write up on the recent podcast wuth Team Soul is on the media page. It's worth the read/listen.
*NEW PHOTOS* - Additional albums and more photos added. Thanks to the professional and fan alike for agreeing to share.
*NEW CONTACT* - A new email form to make contacting us easier.
Following the devastating mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida, Saigon Kick (with some close musician friends) joined many acts at Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, to raise funds on Friday 23rd February 2018.
The event was a very positive and emotional experience.
There are a collection of photographs on the FaceBook Group Page, which will be added to the photo section shortly.
Did You Know.....?
Way back when Nikki Sixx telephoned Stephen to ask him to be part of his latest side project -(58)- Stephen put the phone down on him (more than once) believing it was one of his friends prank calling him!
Check out the November 2003 interview transcript in the Media area and -(58)- in the Music section for more.
Check out the YouTube Channel of the Gibb Collective for some recently released teasers and answers to fans questions submitted via social media. There's loads more fun to come!
Gibb Collective Channel
Sorry for the delay with the updated photo albums, we are working on it. Thank you for your submissions.
How incredible was that!
On Sunday 25th June on the iconic Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival alongside Barry and the band, Stephen killed his vocal spot on "Gotta Get A Message To You" infront of hundreds of thousands of music lovers, which was also live streamed and repeated on BBC TV. He later remarked "Yes it was awesome, an incredible experience".
There was no time to rest, as Saigon Kick had three Texas gigs, which were sold out. Their infectious energetic rocking tracks entertained the crowds, ending with the infamous kazoo solos during "My Life".
The Gibb Collective debut album, Please Don't Turn Out The Light, is due for release on May 19 pre-order your copy via Amazon.com. Check out the official video on YouTube.
Following on from Saigon Kick's gigs in New York and West Hollywood, dates have been announced for some Texas Shows
June 29th Scouts Bar Houston
June 30th Trees Dallas
July 1st Fitzgerald's San Antonio
Links for official ticket sales can be found in Saigon Kicks official FaceBook page.
Coming up over the next couple of months we have
Saigon Kick gigs,
April 6th Webster Hall New York and
April 28th The Viper Room, Hollywood
The Gibb Collective album is due to be released around April 14th. This unique project will include a new interpretation of a song Stephen particularly likes.
The Grammy Tribute to Saturday Night Fever will be aired on CBS April 16th.
STOP PRESS :: Rapid Lion (South Africa's Oscars) has awarded Best Original Music Award to "Angels", used in the film Shepher'd And Bitchers, written by Stephen, Barry & Ashley.
The pre-cruise show for the 2017 Monster Of Rock Cruise was a loud spectacular affair. The cruise sets sail on the 2nd but without Stephen. We hope to share a photo or two on our FaceBook page.
On February 14th the Grammy's are hosting an evening of music celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of Saturday Night Fever.
Several noteable names will perform songs from the film including seven time Grammy winning Barry Gibb, (along with his band). The evemt is being recorded to be aired later in the year.
Grammy's Salute to Saturday Night Fever
Welcome. Throughout the coming year there will be news about collaborations, shows and new music. Lots hopefully happening.
Saigon Kick are putting together numerous gigs across the USA at present the confirmed ones are...
1st Feb - Ferg's Live, Tampa FL
2nd-7th Feb - Monsters Of Rock Cruise
6th Apr - The Studio Websters Hall, NYC
28th Apr - The Viper Room, W Hollywood
The Gibb Collective is a project where various children of the Gibb Brothers cover their favourite Bee Gee songs. No release date yet. Updates will be in their FaceBook and web pages.
On his birthday Stephen and his Saigon Kick band mates flew to Chicago ready for their gig at Reggies the following day. During the gig some 2,000 rockers sang happy birthday to him.
Stephen couldn't hang around for long as he had a flight to catch. Arriving in London, England on the 5th he joined the Barry Gibb Band for the set up and run through for the Royal Variety Performance. This annual event raises funds for the Artist Benevolent Fund and is performed before members of the Royal Family, this year it will be TRH's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Recording takes place on the 6th with airing likely to be Tuesday 13th Decmber at 7.30pm on ITV1.
Unfortunately due to conflicting international committements the "In The Now" Tour of Australia and New Zealand has had to be cancelled. Please contact your ticket provider regarding refunds.
DATES! DATES! DATES!
Saigon Kick performances ...
December 2nd - Reggie's Chicago
February 2017 - Monsters Of Rock Cruise
Barry Gibb "In The Now" Tour in Australia and New Zealand
April 5th - Brisbane
April 8th - Pokolbin [Hope Estate]
April 11th - Auckland, NZ
April 17th - Byron Bay Bluesfest, NZ
April 20th - Adelaide
April 23rd - Perth
April 26rh - Melbourne
April 29th - Sydney
"In The Now" promotion moves to the USA.
The Tonight Show [12 October, NBC]
The Today Show [7-9am & 10-11am 13 October, NBC]
Saturday Morning [15 October, CBS]
There is also an intimate album presentation on 14 October in New York.
Don't forget the album is released worldwide on the 7th.
We will be adding a new collection of shots capturing the various UK performances in the Photo section shortly.
Promotion for "In The Now" is in the UK.
Later With Jools Holland [27th Sept, BBC2 10pm - live teaser]
The One Show [30th Sept BBC1 7pm]
Later With Jools Holland [30th Sept BBC2 11.05pm]
Strictly Come Dancing [Sunday 2nd October BBC1 - results show]
Promotion will then move to New York.
"In The Now" will be released worldwide on October 7th. Stephen recorded guitar on all tracks and also co-wrote a number of the songs with Barry and his brother, Ashley.
Saturday 20th August saw the 75 minute live stream "In The Now" featuring songs from Barry Gibb's new album [available to pre-order now]. The set list comprised of
In The Now
Home Truth Song
How Deep In Your Love [dedicated to Barbara]
You Should Be Dancing
Stephen both co-wrote songs and recorded guitar on the new tracks. The session and Q&A's can be viewed on Barry Gibb YouTube Channel
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Barbara Gibb, grandmother to Stephen. She died quietly at her Miami home Friday night [Aug 21st] surrounded by family and friends.
We send our deepest condolences to Stephen and all the Gibb family. This lovely lively lady who always held a radient smile will be greatly missed by so many.
The funerals will be private. Anyone wishing to make a donation in memorium may do so at Diabetes Research Institute
"In The Now" is set to be released in October 2016.
Barry's second solo album features songs co-written with Stephen (and his brother, Ashley), as well as Stephen on guitar. Press releases announcing Barry Gibb's signing with Columbia Records were made public on June 28th, following from his guest appearance with Coldplay at Glastonbury.
Details of the songs recorded for this album have not yet been released.
Did You Know ...?
While Zakk Wylde [BLS & Ozzy Osbourne] was finishing up the mastering on his latest solo album Book Of Shadows II Stephen visited him at the studio in Santa Monica Ca.
Zakk and Stephen have been great friends since way back, Stephen was bassist for Zakk's side project Black Label Society.
Book Of Shadows II is available now on cd and download.
We give it 5*
At the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival the latest Oliver Schmitz film was debuted.
"Shepherds and Butchers" is about the South African lawyer who tries a multiple murder case, exposing the scandalous shortcomings of the justice system in his country as apartheid crumbles. During its end credits a new song called Angels penned by Stephen with his father Barry and Brother Ashley is performed, featuring Stephen's excellent guitar work, along with his fathers vocals and Vusi Mahlasela.
Dates have not been released yet for its worldwide cinema audiences or DVD.
The 42nd Love & Hope Ball will be held on Saturday February 6th at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. This annual black tie gala is to raise awareness and funds for cure focused work of the Diabetes Research Institute.
Saigon Kick will be performing at the pre-cruise show Sunday February 21st, as part of the Monsters of Rock Cruise.
We mark the new year by sending our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of two great men.
Lenny Kilmister, a prolific songwriter and performer who influenced many musicians around the globe. Frontman of Motorhead, whose energy and skill entertained the fans for many years.
Also Robert Stigwood, a long time close personal friend to the Gibb family, as well as former manager of the Bee Gees.
Archived News 2004 - 2006
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Adam Bilikiewicz, Jadwiga Gromska
Transseksualizm jako fenomen interdyscyplinarny 227
Transsexualizm as an interdisciplinary phenomenon 227
The authors express their criticism on the currently abiding Polish diagnostic and therapeutic criteria of transsexualism. Relying on their clinical experience and expertise (opinions for the court) as well as current literature, they point to the necessity of a discussion between specialists from various medical fields (psychiatry, sexology, urology, surgery, endocrinology, genetics) and humanistic sciences (psychology, sociology, law, ethics) on this interdisciplinary phenomenon.
Mariusz Ślosarczyk
Czy psychiatria może stać się neuropsychiatrią? 239
Can psychiatry become neuropsychiatry? 239
Today more and more often there are prognoses that in the future psychiatry will have been absorbed by neurology. It would be thanks to the stormy progress of research on the neurophysiological, genetic and molecular foundations of mental disorders. The aim of the article is to assess the possibility as well as the supposed consequences of such an evolution of psychiatry. The considerations concern the peculiarity of the object of interest and the methods used in psychiatry in relation to the neurological object and methodology. This way the appraisal of raison d'etre of one common science: neuropsychiatry becomes possible. The question of fundamental importance for the evaluation of similarities and differences between the psychiatrical and neurological perspectives is the way the psychophysical issue and especially the problem of mind - brain relation are approached. The article presents the manners of solving these problems proposed by the contemporary philosophy of the mind. Together with parting with the full of errors and simplifications heritage of Descartes it appears the necessity to regard the presence of subjective mental states both conscious and unconscious in model of mind - brain relation. The exemple of such a solution is the biological naturalism of John Searle. The psychical life of the man in its subjective dimension remains the peculiar area of interests for psychiatry irrespective of the progress in research on the biological base of mental disorders. The specially valuable cognitive and therapeutic tool in this aspect is psychotherapy constituting the integral part of psychiatry. The present state of knowledge does not indicate that the psychotherapeutic wing of psychiatry can lose its importance and rather somewhat the contrary. The progress of neurobiology does not have to threaten the autonomy of psychiatry by any means and the maintenance of this autonomy depends decisively on the psychiatrists themselves.
Agata Szulc, Beata Galińska, Andrzej Czernikiewicz
Schizofrenia - bliżej do koncepcji neurorozwojowej czy neurodegeneracyjnej? 249
Schizophrenia - neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative theory revisited. 249
The paper presents a critical review regarding the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The neurodevelopmental theory which is now mostly recognized, needs some explanations, some elements of neurodegenerative theory are revisited. The developmental factors are confirmed as important in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, but still it is unclear, how relatively subtle early damage causes so heavy thinking and emotions distortion like schizophrenia. There is also lack of evidence for neurodegeneration. Neuroimaging studies show the evidence for progression of brain abnormalities but at the same time there is no progression in neurocognitive disorders. Most likely late developmental disorders interfere with early brain damage, which leads to neurocognitive disorder and clinical symptoms of schizophrenia.
Andrzej Bembenek
Seasonality of birth in schizophrenia patients. A review of the literature 259
Sezonowość urodzeń pacjentów ze schizofrenią. Przegląd badań 259
Schizophrenia is a major public health problem. The paper presents a review of the literature about seasonality of birth in schizophrenia. Tramer (1929) reported the first study on seasonality of birth in mental disorders. Seasonality of the birth of people who develop schizophrenia refers to a 5-8% excess of births in winter months. However, the peak of research into this phenomenon started in the 1990s. Torrey et al. (1997) reviewed over 250 studies from 29 countries in the Northern Hemisphere and 5 publications by authors from the Southern Hemisphere, concerning the relationship between birth seasonality and the incidence of schizophrenia. The research findings from the Northern Hemisphere were consistent, indicating a 5-8% increase in the risk for mental disorders in individuals born between December and May. Meta-analysis of investigations from the Northern Hemisphere indicates that seasonality of birth increases with geographical width. Results of research from other geographical areas, analysis of stability of this phenomenon during decades and attempts of explanation reasons of seasonality are presented.
Czy ekspozycja płodu na infekcje grypy może zwiększać ryzyko zachorowania na schizofrenię w życiu dorosłym? 271
Does the foetus exposition on influenza infection may increase the risk of schizophrenia in adult life? 271
Introduction: Epidemiological studies indicate the existence of various environmental factors, which elevate the risk of schizophrenia in adult life. Influenza infection is a widely discussed causal factor in the relation to schizophrenia. The paper is a review of the studies on the theme of exposition to viral infections in foetal life - in connection with schizophrenia morbidity in adult life. Many of such studies, and yet not all of them show such a relationship. Aim: The aim of our study was to find the effect of influenza exposition in fetal life on the increase in schizophrenia morbidity of the Polish population, by applying the seasonal decomposition method. Method: All persons discharged from hospitals in Poland with a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the years 1997 - 2000 were taken up for the study. The data on the population births in the given months of the period 1964 - 1984 was also used. Monthly indices of the number of births of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia per 10,000 live births in the general population of men and women was applied in order to eliminate the seasonal variability due to the unstable number of births in the general population. The number of influenza cases in Poland was divided by the number of inhabitants and multiplied by 10,000 thus forming indices of influenza cases in the subsequent months of the period studied. The seasonal decomposition method - Census I - was used for the basic analyses - this being one of the methods of time interval analyses available in the Statistica programme. Results: The study results show that exposition to influenza infections 2-4 months prior to birth may be a risk factor in schizophrenia development in adult life.
Hanna Karakuła, Katarzyna Szajer, Justyna Pawęzka, Anna Grzywa, Adam Gut, Grzegorz Przywara
Psychofarmakoterapia zaburzeń psychotycznych w okresie ciąży i laktacji 285
Psychopharmacotherapy of psychotic disorder during pregnancy and lactation 285
The aim of our work based on the global literature - review is to present the guidelines of the psychopharmacotherapy during pregnancy and lactation recommended by various experts - groups as followed: 1. American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychiatric Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, The Maudsley Guidelines, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Mainz, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw. In the first part the guidelines concerning to psychopharmacotherapy of psychotic disorders have been presented and actual data about spreading of these illnesses, pre- and perinatal effects of drugs used, the classification of neuroleptic drugs according to FDA and the safety of these medicines for the breast fed newborn.
Jan Aleksander Beszłej, Magdalena Grzesiak
Otwarte badanie skuteczności i tolerancji leczenia kwetiapiną u pacjentów z rozpoznaniem schizofrenii 293
An open study on the efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine treatment of patients with schizophrenia 293
Aim: Assessment of efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine in treatment of schizophrenia. Method: Patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (according to ICD-10, DSM-IV) have been included in the 12-weeks open study. Severity of schizophrenia symptoms have been evaluated using the PANSS Scale. Adverse events have been assessed according to The Adverse Events Inventory, The Simpson Angus Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale, the Akathisia Barnes Scale and the Involuntary Movement Scale. Quetiapine has been used in the increasing doses up to 600 mg/day. Results: Thirty-eight persons were included. The total scores in PANSS before treatment were 84,7 on average. Twenty- eight patients (74%) completed the study. Reduction in severity of schizophrenia according to the PANSS Scale was statistically significant (p<0.01). Reduction of scores in the range 20-29 % was obtained in 18 patients (48.6%), 30-39% in 10 patients (26.3%) and above 40% in 2 patients (5.4%). Adverse events occurred in 71% patients. The most common were: drowsiness (18%), weakness (10.5%), restlessness (10.5%), agitation (10.5%) and increase in severity of delusions and hallucinations (10.5%). Conclusion: In the study Quetiapine caused the reduction in the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Serious adverse events requiring drop-out of the study, were not observed. The severity of extrapyramidal symptoms with statistical significance decreased during the quetiapine treatment (p<0.05).
Jacek Radzik, Bartosz Grotthus, Jerzy Leszek
Zaburzenia funkcji wątroby w przebiegu długotrwałego leczenia risperidonem u chorego na schizofrenię - opis przypadku 309
Liver in schizophrenic patient after long-term risperidone treatment - case report 309
We present a 51-year old man with a 18 year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia. The last four years he was treated only with risperidone at the dose 3 mg per day. He was admitted to hospital due to a psychotic decompensation. Jaundice and skin pruritus were also observed at admission. Laboratory tests revealed elevated liver enzymes. Cholestatic and viral hepatitis were excluded. Risperidone was changed to other antipsychotic drugs. After 7 weeks of treatment the patient was discharged with significant improvement of his mental condition. The liver function test results returned to normal values except for the slightly increased total bilirubin level. Regular liver monitoring was suggested. In this case liver dysfunction was possibly collerated with long-term risperidone therapy.
Sławomir Murawiec
Kliniczna ilustracja leczenia psychozy w kontekście jej koncepcji jako stanu zaburzonego uwydatniana znaczeń 315
Clinical example of recovery from psychosis in the context of the psychosis as a state of aberrant salience theory 315
According to the theory proposed by S. Kapur psychosis is a state of aberrant salience. Dopamine and mesolimbic system play the key role in the occurrence of psychosis. According to Kapur dopamine mediates the conversion of neural representations of an external stimulus from a neutral into attractive or aversive. In the psychosis this physiological role of the dopamine is changed. Dopamine starts to create a process of salience acquisition, instead of mediate it as it is in normal circumstances. According to Kapur delusions are cognitive explanations that the individual imposes on the experience of aberrant salience. Pharmacological agents share the psychological effect - dampening salience. But antipsychotics only provide the state of attenuated salience and symptomatic improvement needs further psychological and cognitive resolution. Thw case of a patient with paranoid psychosis during treatment with risperidone was analyzed in the context of Kapur's theory. Reports of experiences given by patients can support the theory and make it valuable in the conceptualization of the process of step-by-step recovery from psychosis.
Maria Chuchra, Beata Pawłowska
Współzależności między lękiem a przedchorobowym i aktualnym obrazem siebie u chorych na schizofrenię paranoidalną 327
Interdependencies between anxiety versus premorbid and present self image in patients with paranoid schizophrenia 327
The aim: The aim of this work was to determine the relationship between anxiety versus premorbid and present self-image in patients with paranoid schizophrenia hospitalized for the first time as well as many a times. Tested Group/Material: The test group consisted of 120 patients, hospitalized for the first time, aged 19-20 years diagnosed according to ICD-10 with paranoid schizophrenia, who had suffered from this illness for a period not longer than 2 years. The other group consisted of patients aged 25 - 46, who had suffered from this disease for 5 - 15 years and who had been hospitalized many a times (3 ( 10). Methods: In the tests' the H.G. Gough and A.B. Heilbrunn ACL Adjective test and R.Cattell's Ipat Anxiety Scale were used. The ACL test was done by the patients following the instruction "I am", "before the illness I was". The average, general anxiety level was correlated with the scales of the ACL test of the premorbid image and the present image in both groups. Conclusions: 1. The anxiety in patients with paranoid schizophrenia is connected both to the premorbid and the present self-image. 2. There is a more frequent and stronger relationship between anxiety and present self-images. 3. There are more interdependencies between anxiety and premorbid self-image in patients hospitalized for the first time. 4. There are more interdependencies between anxiety and present self-image in patients with chronic schizophrenia. 5. After the treatment there is no change of the direction of interdependencies but the strength of the relationship is getting deeper, the above tendency being manifested more often and stronger within the chronic group. 6. The higher the anxiety level, the more negative the self-esteem and the greater the need for support, whereas the need for self-accomplishment is lower.
Jolanta Paszko
Dzieci z rodzin dotkniętych chorobą psychiczną. Analiza sytuacji trzech rodzin 337
Children from families with mental illnesses. Case study 337
The article reveals the influence of mental illness of one or both parents on the emotional and psychosocial development and possible adjustment disturbances of their children on the example of 3 patients. The patients (all females) were treated in the IV Psychiatric Clinic of the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw in the all-day clinic, and in the out-patient clinic with community mobile teams and specialised social help services. The analysis of the history of their mental illnesses was done and compared with the analysis of their family situation and accessible data about the emotional and psychosocial development of their children. Each of these patients was at some time a single parent due to different reasons. In each case the adjustment and emotional disturbances of patients' children occurred on the different level of their development (boy and girl of the primary school age, teen-ager and young adult). In all presented cases there is a need of help and support apart from the family, which indicates a need of early diagnosis of situations demanding proper systemic interventions.
Paweł Bronowski, Maria Załuska
Wsparcie społeczne pacjentów przewlekle chorych psychicznie 345
Social support of chronically mentally ill patients 345
Aim: Assessment of the social support system of mentally ill persons covered by a local rehabilitation programme situated in Targówek, Warsaw. Method: The sample consists of 92 participants with serious mental illness. Bizoń's Social Support Inventory and Social Support Map were used. Results: Patients' social networks were small (9 persons in average) but had a broad scope of functions. Therapists from community rehabilitation services consist the biggest group of persons included in the individual network of social support. Lack of emotional support is observed. Results: Participation in a local system of rehabilitation improves the quantity and quality of individual systems of social support.
Magdalena Kolasińska, Jolanta Rabe-Jabłońska
Zaburzenia komunikacji i mowy oraz ich związek z zaburzeniami rozwoju psychicznego i zaburzeniami psychicznymi u dzieci 8-letnich z gminy miejskiej Łódź 357
Communication and speech disorders, and their relationship with psychic development and mental disorders in 8 year old children from Łódź area 357
Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze the occurrence of communication and speech disorders among 8-year-old children in Łódź. The comorbidity of these disorders with mental and somatic disorders was also analysed. We have also studied the correlation between the level of language development and the level of psychic development, and the existence and character of mental disorders. Method: The study comprised 7881 children from Łódź' born in 1991r. The design of the study was two-stage. Stage I consisted of a screening test, using the Questionnaire of Child-Environment Communication Development, which was sent to the parents of all children. On this basis a group of 58 children with communication disorders was identified, which were further evaluated in the stage II of the study. Stage II consisted of a psychiatric examination, Screening Logopedic Test acc.to Tarkowski, Child Developmental Questionnaire acc. to Rabe-Jabłońska and Gmitrowicz, somatic state evaluation and analysis of the available documentation. Results: In 0.81% of the children communication disorders were found. Speech disorders were present in all cases: in 2/3rds expressive language disorders or mixed receptive-expressive language disorders, in the remaining cases phonological disorders. Estimated frequency of occurrence of specific disorders in the studied population was as follows: specific developmental language disorders 2.9/1000, acquired aphasia with epilepsy 4/10000, autistic disorder 6.4/10000. Over one third of children with a verbal communication disorder suffered also from various neurological and developmental disorders; most of the children showed abnormal mental development (f= 0.86) and mental disorders (f=0.66). Conclusions: Poor language development correlated statistically significantly with mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorder and behaviour disorders, caused by brain damage or brain dysfunction. Children with a communication disorder who demonstrated normal language development suffered from social maladaptation or ADHD statistically significantly more frequently.
Magdalena Trzcińska, Alina Borkowska
Dysfunkcje poznawcze i zaburzenia emocjonalne u dzieci z nerwiakowłókniakowatością typu pierwszego (chorobą Recklinghausena). Przegląd piśmiennictwa 371
Cognitive dysfunction and emotional disturbances in children with neurofibramatosis type one (Recklinghausen disease). Review of literature 371
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disorder associated with a high risk of the neuropsychological, emotional and psychosocial disturbances in children with NF1. In this research the results of the psychological and neuropsychological studies in children with NF1 were presented. According to data of current researches, the most common cognitive deficits are connected with visual - spatial impairment, however verbal, working memory and executive function deficits associated with prefrontal cortex dysfunction are also important. The results indicate that the neuropsychological deficits may increase during the course of the illness.
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WORLDS AND WORDS
Jail, Temple, Cremation and Brothel - the Continuity of a Murder
Well crossing the tolly nala, or chetla bridge could never be the same once you have traced the trail of the old branch of river Hoogly. Once you cross the kabi subhas metro station and continue towards Baruipur you tend to see the widened canal like river which is being killed slowly and bringing a sure death. Or you can go to the relatively higher floors of the alipur campus of the university of calcutta to see the river is waiting with green mangrove vegetation and silt bed for you to discover. Its river near the end, its river before the city- you know who is killing it.
Kaleidoscope used to go to his mother's sister's place in nacktala by crossing a peculiar canal - quite different from the one he usually saw. There were 'A' bridges connecting the Netaji Subhas Bose road and the marginal settlements on thr opposite to it. One could then experience a sudden appearance of rural cosmos after crossing those A shaped bridges. While he was curious, his father explained it was build so as to allow the passage of 'dingi' - the small and country made boats. Kaleidoscope could see the imagined canal little wider than that actually it was. He could fantasize sitting beside the canal watching those dingis making a reappearance. Those imaginations were bulldozed by the metro pillars and eventual destruction of those A shaped bridges locally called as 'sanko' meaning locally constructed often bamboo structured bridges to be used by people on foot. As Kaleidoscope grew up to see people dying he started visiting the local cremation grounds beside the canal. The first to go was his father's dear friend and he went to 'kaoratala' near kalighat.
He knew it was the same river - now the canal. Similarly he found the same practice when he went to Boral cremation ground in garia and visited the tripureswari temple. Elephant's bone, several undated potteries recovered underground while reconstructing the temple indicates people and their long blood affinity with the river which his civilisation has so casually forgotten.
Today his auto to national library met an accident on the top of the chetla bridge and he had to get down and wait unless the dispute was settled. He could only get a few minuits to stand on the cleavage of the river. Yes there are ups and downs in garia so does in chetla as the river left her markings and memories on the land whom she depended for so long. Kaleidoscope looked at the the 'jail', the cremation ground and imagined the temple and the brothel! The whole ditches of civilisation and its attempt to conceal them appeared at once on the bridge. Kaleidoscope felt like being sandwiched in the cleavage- entire loads of the history of civilisation and brutal murder was mounting on. He knew it was the confinement and right there lay the pathway to liberation. The air was thick so does the memories of murders of all the rivers that lay underneath.
One of the ferry ghats still remaining at Naktala
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Bullet trains and 'fuck you' data
Everyone in India has some experience of a train ride and this is going be revoultionised with Bullets cumming after demonetisation disaster! It all starts with an image of 'fuck you' once I put some calculations in an excel spreadsheet. Blame it on United States entirely, as US is the country which is showing middle finger and its a spreadsheet designed by their gem. Lets have a look:
US showing middle finger as they don't mind (Data calculated from world bank report)
Okay so you got it US is showing the rest of the world a middle finger saying "fuck you" I don't care if I have to pay the highest amount for gifting California Bullets. We can understand that. Arnold Schwarzenegger being their governor for long time they can give a damn (remember total recall baby!). China smilingly takes their fingers down, yes, there is "I don't give a fuck" attitude prevails and that is an achievement in itself. The rest are the names of colonizers with charming wine clad little towns and the romantic noise in sum the Spain. The orange clad India stands wondering at the demonetisation on one hand and Bullet trains on the other.
An imagined conversation:
Q: How would it be viable?
A: only if it has 100 trips, 88,000 to 110,000 passengers per day (click here)
Q: Is it really free?
A: Nothings for free. Think about Rupee depreciation value over Yen (60% in last ten years). Remember the .01% interest rate and that amount of passengers being available.
Q: How cost effective are bullet trains across the world?
A: Viable High Speed Railways is an oxymoron. It is nowhere viable and it cannot be. It is a political stand. (click here)
Q: are we fucked?
A: Not yet
Q: Why not?
A: because we don't know the future and we are already fucked long back!
Meanwhile the orange clad pillar is making faces and might punch me on my face, hence, this is the end!
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Labels: Policy matters, Politics
Reading on the Readings of Suranjan Das's Book entitled "Communal Riots in Bengal" : The story of a Pink ink trail
This is perhaps the fifth time that Kaleidoscope requested Suranjan Das's book on Communal Riots in Bengal - 1905 to 1947, an excellent thesis written by Das during his Oxford days. Kaleidoscope until tomorrow was getting the same copy with numerous blue marking here and there. It always seemed someone has meticulously read this book. There are also a few questions written on some of the pages of the book. Kaleidoscope could readily understand the nature of perception of the Ghost reader who has left his/her marks on the book. Kaleidoscope has read the same copy in 2009, 2011, 2013, several occasions in 2016 and in September this year. Until September all markings were in blue ball pen and by pencils. However, in February 2017 someone took the copy and meticulously studied with a pink marking. This pink marking seems to be very interesting which Kaleidoscope thought of writing about.
The marking begins with the acknowledgement section where Prof Das thanks to several people most of them stalwarts in the field of history. The pink ink marks the name of a lady about whom Prof Das dearly mentions and clearly states she happens to be a personal friend and a dear one. The pink ink puts a star mark! Who was that girl!! Yes, a smell to put a mark.
Later on it marks all the events with references to the possible initiation of conflict by the Muslims in places of Bangladesh and India. The pink line becomes thicker in places where Das mentions about the events allegedly initiated by the Muslims and disappears where similar incidents are allegedly initiated by the Hindus.
It doesn't mark lines which describe how trivial issues were actually given rise to the violent riots, in what ways Gujaratis have displaced internally a large tract of Muslim population from the city of Kolkata by using Calcutta Improvement Trust. It doesn't look at the agrarian backdrop of the Bengal riot neither it is interested to mark on the economic inequality issues of both of the religious people. It is only interested in pointing out the contribution of Muslim identity consolidation and initiation of the conflicts.
Yes, the Pink ink disappears completely from the conclusion chapter as the conclusions by Das doesn't fit in the stereotypes made by the pink like.
Therefore, next time you visit to the National Library order Suranjan Das's book with call number: E-954, D26 com. and look for the pink trail to read how the pink like reads it.
PS. Be sure to have your own readings when you go through the book. And, yes, Kaleidoscope in no means support putting marks on library books.
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Past in Present in National Library
The old building taken from Bhasa bhawan through the century old trees
Coffee cup seems to be accompanying kaleidoscope everywhere. Like the rainfall isn't leaving his city, prolonging the ever reflecting verticalities on the road, on the wet floor, coffee cups are creeping up kaleidoscope's souls. The way his rapidly transforming city bringing him back to the present for future references is formidable. The rainfall and his lone time at the national library pushed him to write a few words for the long pending blogpost which he thought of writing in 2005 when for the first time he adjusted himself at the bhasabhaban at National Library instead of the main building.
Its the newly build architecture for reading pleasure at per with post millennium, postmodern glassy architecture that welcomes kaleidoscope with a weired smile. The old and colonial building which had book shelf integrated tables with mahogany polish, a small flower vase carrying one or two flowers and wooden floor is now looking at kaleidoscope, inviting but its still under rennovation and perhaps those past has gone forever.
The coffee corner
The broad staircase at the back which used to be the popular place for Kaleidoscope and his friends to eat and smoke is now abandoned and alien support pipes- aiding to the rennovation is occupying the lost time. Trees however remained as they were always have for centuries overlooking generations of the readers. The pleasure however, lies with the sofas beside the two story long glass panel to sit, read and relax, perhaps to sleep.
Of late there seems to be a rise of young civil service aspirants paying regular visit to the library, hence, while kaleidoscope was having a sip or two at the tiny little coffeestall installed beside the bhasabhaban, he could listen to the conversation on the nature of preparation for the approaching exams and the uncertain futures. A group of familier faces of the library whom kaleidoscope could remember since early 2000s are still discussing Marxists and the political change of 2011. The coffeeshop seems to have made the old canteen even more irrelevant. Unthinkably cheap tea and other things used to attract Kaleidoscope and his friends always. While other things have gone tea is still there and its Rs. 1:00 only.
The canteen kaka who used to look like Bollywood Raj Kapoor is no longer there with his secretly kept bundles of cigarettes to give us. The canteen like many other places have been postmodernised with tiled floors round tables and plastic chairs replacing 'outdated' bench like arrangements. However, no longer there is any queue for food coupons. You cannot have those delicious chinrer polao but certainly you can sit there and smoke - the legacy continues in puffs.
Approaching way to Bhasa bhawan after an episode of rain
PS. Kaleidoscope and his friends during 2005, 2006 used to read a lot about African archaeology in National Library. After four or five hours of uninterrupted reading their heads would gave up and they used to start laughing for no reason at all. They used to go inside the washroom to unburden the laughter (and water of course). The washroom now a day seems like left alone since then!
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Labels: Postmodern
Glassy Selfie World - Narcissism and Postmodern architectures
The selfie world
The one glassy building:
Once there was a glass building with completely different and attractive looking architecture near Ultadanga - the VSNL building. Kaleidoscope, an aimless roamer in his neighbourhood was for the first time asked by an elderly fellow 'where do you want to take up your job?' Kaleido replied 'at that glass building near ultadanga'. 'Do you know which office is there inside the building' the fellow continued. Kaleidoscope replied 'yes VSNL' 'And what is that?' - yes of course kaleidoscope didn't know the answer. He said 'i dont know but i would be happy to see the graveyard nearby from the top of that office during tiffin time!' Kaleidoscope can't remember the rest of conversation, but he does remember the attraction of that glassy architecture.
Many glassy buildings:
Later on he has seen many of such buildings coming up at different places of his city. Then there came shopping destinations which he thought he would never be able to go to buy. Now that there are many and that he has grown up, he doesn't have much aspirations or options to take up a job in the glassy buildings. However, looking from any of the top buildings, remains an important part of his fantasies.
While these glassy buildings are encroaching his city space, mushrooming everywhere to replace many of the thickly historical experiences, kaleidoscope stsrred seeing them differently. There is one beside National Library and kaleidoscope is deprived of experiencing the colonial feel which was as precious as the books that took hours to appear from some hidden cave in the library. The postmodern bhasa bhawan replaces National Library. All of a sudden renovation means replacing mosaic floors with tiles, windows with sliding glass panels which reduces the open space to half and walls with wallputty!
Selfie world:
Hence kaleidoscope's world is now converted to a space that reflects your image too often. When you look at them they make you look at yourself - perhaps the front camera clad selfie mode in action everywhere. A world where there is no escape from selfie. You have to be narcissistic, you must be able to fall in love with and then transform the body according to your wish! You are made not to love everything of your body because there are other better bodies to see nearby, and you are more and more trying to change it. Yes, you chose to look 'good' because so many times you are compared with your heroes possessing 'ideal types'.
As Kaleidoscope looks up beyond the glassy buildings there seems to be the outer atmosphere - the sky. Only attaining that high demands him to go through a series of colourful backlit flexes. Will they ever allow kaleidoscope or for that matter others to trespass them?
Perhaps trespassing is not a possibility without getting into 'properly' shaped. One should not only live but should also die sexy.
The fleeting worlds:
The glassy buildings not only makes your world a selfie world, but also makes you believe the transient nature and lack of permanence and depthless presents. Hence, there once was hometown mall now central mall and no one knows perhaps may be in a few years it would be office space like Gariahat mall. Who knows how long IBM clad DLF I or the like will stay? Glasses are easy to leave as they are! Aren't they? Additionally they easily breakable and replaceable by something new. Therefore, here it is, a transient depthless successions of architectures, or do they redefine depth in time, depth in stratigraphy in a dynamic way in a way we can say postmodern!
Meanwhile, its again the sky from above and a tall building calling! Meanwhile, kaleodoscope knows attaining that high is restricted as the roofs are dangerous in high buildings. Is it true? or does the glassy world hold you back, because you are supposed to live (consume) and not rush for the sky! Not yet, because you cannoy die till you aren't sexy!
The newly converted central mall in an extreme angle.
Labels: Civilisation, Consumer behaviour, Postmodern, Shopping Mall
Gorkhaland movement - (c. 1947 to 2012) a survey through newspapers
This article is based on newspaper references which I did during my IIMC (Indian Institute of Management Calcutta) years. I wanted to do some serious research and was preparing a proposal for the same. However, like many of my unfinished projects this too so far not been done. I am sharing this with a sincere hope that someone else might find this useful for his/her research. The language might be crude partly because it was always a rough draft I was preparing beside my busy preoccupations with other projects at the Institute and partly because I don't write well, for which I sincerely apologize. However, the facts are cross referenced with many links for you to take up your own project. I thank Prof. Bhaskar Chakrabarti and Prof. Raghabendra Chattopadhyay for everal discussions on these issues in the hot summer afternoons. I am grateful to the library staff of Bidhan Chandra Ray Libary of IIMC and National Library, Kolkata. Additionally I thank Mr. Lyngwa and Mr. Lyngdow of the Ministry of Water Resources, Sikkim for providing me valuable inputs during the inception of this research and for those lovely Darjeeling tea at Gangtok.
Introduction: 2
Gorkha: the question of identity. 2
The Gorkha movement: a historical account 2
Post independence movement: 3
The language issue: 3
Gorkhaland Movement under Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF): 3
State - GNLF: the dialectics. 4
DGHC – the formation and failure: 6
Gorkha movement afterwards: 7
The transitional phase: 7
The politics of strike and state’s response: 8
Pre-tipertite meet in 2008: 8
Tripartite meetings and the Telengana issue: 10
Continuity of Agitation in 2010: 11
Madan Tamang murder and aftermath: 12
Agitations before and meetings after assembly election 2011: 12
Visions: 14
The global political and economic forces call for increasing integration of diverse cultures. Social scientific theories argue for the obituaries of nation states (Appadurai, 1997[1]). However, at another extent there are local forces making a distinctive shift towards the formation of micro fragments (Singh, 1998[2]). The crisis of identity in this situation becomes one of the major determining factors in movements which seek to maintain culturally distinctive boundaries (Hall, 1992[3]). In this context the present paper would try to understand the nature of Gorkhaland movement and the question of Gorkha Identity in northern part of West Bengal. To do so, the paper uses secondary materials including scholarly articles and news paper references.
Gorkha: the question of identity
The word Gorkha has its origin from a district in Nepal of the same name[4]. The kingdom of Gorkha was established by Drabya Shah in 1559. In India the two terms Gorkha and Nepali are used interchangeably. However, the political movements in different times have favoured the term Gorkha to differentiate their movement for Gorkha and thereby not giving it the nature of a movement for foreign (Nepali) people (Golay, 2009[5]). However, scholarly articles have differentiated between Nepali people of Nepal with that of Indian Nepalese. As Subba (1992[6]) defines the former as Nepalese and the later as Nepalis its emphasis is given on the linguistic dimensions. The source of identity crisis as reported by the official website of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha lies with the very fact that Gorkhas are often treated as being different, not Indian[7].
The scholarly articles present a limited and fragmented picture of Gorkha identity. Pradhan (1982[8]), Subba (1985[9]) focuses on the aspects of migration and integration of Gorkhas in mainstream Hindu caste system. These indicate the existence of a fundamental fissure in Gorkha subjectivity.
The Gorkha movement: a historical account
Historical development of Gorkha people in India since the mid 19th century encourages a separate Gorkha identity. Around 1900 the Nepali people find that their integration with West Bengal is artificial (Bomjan, 2008[10]; Debnath, 2007[11]; Chatterjee, 2007[12]).
Post independence movement:
Post independent India sees a stronger demand of identity recognition of the Gorkhas. In 1947 Communist Party of India (CPI) supported autonomy is demanded in public meeting in Darjeeling. Although local CPI leaders suggest the formation of “Gorkhasthan”, the leaders of Bengal vehemently oppose this idea. Afterwards, the issue of autonomy has been hotly debated over and over again in Bengal assembly. However, Bengal government never addresses the issue seriously. Even their language has not been recognised before 1988, when Nepali started serving as co-official language.
The language issue:
The plain land Bengal politicians have taken a long time to officially recognise the Nepali language. In 1961, the West Bengal Official Language Act recognises Nepali as a language to be recognised in three subdivisions of Darjeeling district, viz. Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong. For the rest of Bengal, only Bengali is the official language. However, the implementation of these provisions has been taken place after the formation Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) – the autonomy given by the state in 1988 (Mokatan, 2004[13]).
Gorkhaland Movement under Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF):
The Gorkhaland movement starts in 1979 under the leadership of Subhas Ghishing led Gorkha National Liberation Front GNLF which launches a tough struggle. A separate state for Nepali settlers has been their principal demand. In September 1980 a memorandum to Prime Minister states that the objective of their movement is the creation of a separate state, the 22nd state of India. They further demand to consider Nepali as a language under 8th schedule of the Constitution of India. The struggle reaches its peak in between 1986 and 1988 where more than 1200 people die because of political turmoil. Meanwhile the struggle has been viewed sympathetically by the Nepalese people from Nepal (See Subba, 1992[14]) which gives this movement a pan country touch.
The GNLF takes an eleven point action during 1986 and afterwards which includes the following (Pal, 1986[15]):
a. Observe a black flag day on 13th April against atrocities on Indian Nepalese.
b. Organise a 72 hour Strike from 12th to 14th May, 1986.
c. Burn State Reorganising Report of 1955 which attaches the hilly districts with West Bengal.
d. Burn the Indo-Nepal treaty of 1950 which makes Nepali inhabitants of West Bengal as immigrants.
e. Organise movement against indiscriminate felling of trees by plain land Bengalis.
f. Boycott elections.
g. Boycott MLAs, ministers and parties which does not conform the demand of Gorkhaland.
h. Organise movements to stop all vehicles taking bolders from hills to plains.
i. Do not observe important national celebrations including Independence day, Republic day, Gandhi Jayanti, Netaji Jayanti etc.
j. Convince people to not to pay taxes.
Eventually with this announcement people meet with Khukris (Dagger) the traditional Nepali war weapon. They condemn CM Jyoti Basu and PM Rajiv Gandhi for the plight of the Gorkhas in India (Mukherjee, 1986[16]). To avoid mass disaster during the 72 hours bandh, the state deploys2000 policemen to the sensitive places and pre arrested 100 supporters[17]. The large scale procession show their support network in hills. This procession results in violent conflict between CPIM cadres and GNLF suppoerters (Kundu, 1986[18]). In this period the state government also gets intelligence report that they are spreading their network in the Terai and that an armed struggle would get initiated[19]. Meanwhile Ghishing threatens to begin armed struggle (Bhaumik, 1986[20]). However, their demands remain unheard by the centre. On 27th July 1986 mob organises with Khukri to confront police that results in killing of one police man, and several injured others. Police in response fires back killing 13 people and injuring 38 others. Army called upon and imposed curfew in Kalimpong[21].
State - GNLF: the dialectics
After these mass agitations, the Government of West Bengal issues an information document presenting the fact the Darjeeling and adjacent region has always been highly prioritised (Government of West Bengal, 1983[22]). Jyoti Basu led left front government accuses congress because of their support to the Gorkha movement and argues against Congress led government’s submission policies against agitations in several north eastern states (Pal, 1986[23]). In response Congress leader Priyaran Ranjan Das Munshi points to historical neglect by left government to the real demands of the hill people[24]. However, Pradesh Congress supremo Subrata Muherjee points to the Darjeeling unit’s support over the issue[25]. From congress’s participation in the meetings organised by GNLF his statement appears to be more reliable[26]. The then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi does not label GNLF movement as antinational, but he strongly opposes the division of West Bengal[27]. Rajiv Gandi sees the demand for Gorkhaland as something launched by the Nepali Gorkhas who start living in India after 1950s, and the removal of article 7 of Indo-Nepal treaty would enable their citizenship in India, which is unjustified demand. He however criticises Bengal government for not taking the development issues in Darjeeling seriously[28].
Along with increasing agitation Ghishing seeks help from UN secretary general and Nepal king. The home ministry expresses interest to initiate talk with GNLF. In this situation the Government of West Bengal argues that the matter of Gorkhaland falls under the purview of state government hence centre should stay indifferent[29]. However, the home ministry clarifies that the movement seeks support from outside country hence the matter comes directly under the purview of Government of India. The ministry advises the Government of West Bengal to prepare a platform to hold talk[30]. The Government of West Bengal however imposes three preconditions to GNLF before holding the talk, first, theat GNLF should withdraw their letters to UN and king of Nepal, second, they should stop violent movement, and finally, they must withdraw separatist demand. Home ministry supports the Bengal government, but warns CPIM cadres not to confront GNLF members[31]. On 23rd January, 1987 GNLF partnering All India Gorkha League (AIGL)[32] instructs every household and business men of Darjeeling to hoist Gorkhaland flag and celebrate anti-bengal day[33]. Eventually the Rajib Gandhi led Government of India expresses the concern for holding talk, and invites Ghishing to New Delhi[34] and announces that the Nepali people migrated to Bengal hilly provinces before 1950 would automatically become the citizen of India[35]. In response to this proposal they suspend their anti-bengal movement.
As a result of the inconclusive talk between the two, GNLF withdraws their movement for the next two months[36]. However, in March 1987 they also decide to boycott the assembly election[37] and warn that a mass scale movement is on its way.[38] The centre dismisses the deadline but assures for a good package.[39]
In summer of 1987 a growing frustration against Ghishing within GNLF is reported. Several extremists within GNLF reports agony because of the fact that Ghishing attempts to find a negotiated solution of the Gorkhaland problem[40]. Perhaps to placate his supporters Ghishing suddenly calls for a 13 day bandh, and violent campaign. GNLF activists blow off bridges and disconnect Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong from mainland[41]. In response to this while the Government of West Bengal deploys security forces to restore the law and order the Central government on the other hand escorts Ghishing to home ministry to initiate talk[42]. After the discussion he flows back to Darjeeling in an army helicopter to withdraw the mass violent campaign[43]. In September 1987 a meeting between Ghishing, Jyoti Basu on behalf of Government of West Bengal and Home minister Buta Singh takes place where all sides accept the need to give Darjeeling autonomy[44]. Eventually left front unanimously approves the formation of a Hill council.[45] Congress endorses the proposal[46]. GNLF also accepts the formation[47]. The Nepali language however is not included in eight schedule of Indian constitute until August 1992.
DGHC – the formation and failure:
The issue is resolved at least temporarily in 1988 by the establishment of DGHC which gives it a territorial autonomy to the Gorkhas to design and implement their own development policies[48]. The Structural feature restricts DGHC to become a full fledged autonomous body, because one third of the council members are nominated. Furthermore, although the body enjoys autonomy under sixth schedule of Indian constitution, it has limited power to generate its own resources. Two most effective revenue earning mechanisms, viz. Tea and forest resources are outside of its jurisdiction. More importantly they are supposed to supervise local government enjoying supervising power.[49] Several disputes between Darjeeling Kolkata emerge especially on issues of Local governance. Under the command of Ghishing, DGHC ignores participatory approach of decentralised planning. GNLF wins in three consecutive elections after 1988; however their performance remains sluggish (Chakrabarti, 2005[50]).
The establishment of DGHC as a means of giving regional autonomy, becomes more and more inefficient.
Even when DGHC’s sluggish performance is notable, the demand for a separate state remains unattended (Chakrabarti, 1988[51]; Biswas and Roka 2007[52]).
Gorkha movement afterwards:
Mc.Henry (2007[53]) points out the separatist movement would continue since there is a marked economic inequality between plain land and Gorkha inhabited part exists. Although economic development has never been an agenda as Mr. Ghishing finds Darjeeling to be far well off than most districts of Bengal (Bagchi, 2011[54]). However, the hill agitation that once compelled to form DGHC, has re-emerges with a new leadership in late 90s. One of the major reasons is the failure of DGHC and arguably Ghishing’s undue capitalisation of the movement.
The transitional phase:
Gurung’s unexpected settlement is seen by many as betrayal to the original demand of Gorkha people. GNLF’s swift consecutive win in DGHC election makes prominent fragments within the GNLF members. It goes on so far to make Ghishing dissolve GNLF party unit in Kalimpong because the winning member announces the regeneration of separatist movement (Karlekar, 1989)[55]. Ghising further declares that the council is not a stepping stone for the formation separate state[56]. With these statements GNLF fast looses its support base from the hills (Gazmer, 2008a)[57]. Throughout this period, people accuse him as betrayer (Times of India, 2003)[58]. The agitation against him goes on so far that people set a deadline for him to leave hill (Chhetri, 2011)[59]. From 2008 onwards, Darjeeling hills have seen an all party coordination against Ghishing (Gazmer, 2008b)[60]. Eventually Ghishing’s life becomes vulnerable as his house is attacked.[61] He no longer remains the face of Gorkha movement (Sen, 2008).[62]
Meanwhile, Mr. Bimal Gurung once a prominant participant of armed struggle under Ghishing led movement in late 1980s uses Gandhian style in his Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) led movements which gives a new dimension to the Gorkhaland movement in West Bengal.[63]
The politics of strike and state’s response:
Under the new leadership fresh demand for Gorkhaland gains prominence. In post 2000s the demand for the implementation of sixth schedule and removal of Ghishing before his term gets over gain prominance. However, new agitation begins to take shape as one of the RED FM radio jockeys comments on the Indian Idol contest winner as “Chowkidar” a common term of abuse for people from India's northeast.[64] This comment from a plainland Indian to a North East Indian fuels the initiation of movement that uses Strike as its main power.
Pre-tipertite meet in 2008:
The initial bands are called with demands such as the repairing of Hill Cart road.[65] Since February 2008 regular strikes hamper the daily life of people living in Hilly districts.[66] The repeated general strikes hit the tourism economy of the hilly districts. The strike covers the nationalised banks and ATMs which makes it difficult for the tourists to sustain.[67] The Morcha supporters attempt to spread the agitation towards the Siliguri, i.e. at the plains. They tries to initiate indefinite hunger strikes in Siliguri, however, cops are called to keep them out of Siliguri.[68] By June 2008 because of continuous agitation tourists start moving out the hilly towns. About ten thousand tourists move down suddenly as GJM supporters attack one of the tourist buses in middle of June 2008, a time when tourism activity is at its peak in North Bengal.[69] It adversely affects the tourism industry of the region as tourists become disconnected from the rest of the mainland India for a few days.[70] Eventually they are forced to leave Darjeeling and the adjacent areas.[71] The prolonged strike leaves detrimental effect on the famous tea industry of North Bengal as well.[72] One of the estimates indicates a total loss of $475,000.[73]
Viewing the situation the CPIM-led Left Front Government of West Bengal takes initiative to restore peace in hills. Buddhadeb Bhattachayya, the then Chief Minister of Bengal calls for an end of Darjeeling Bandh, after five consecutive days of successful strikes. The continuous hunger strike by Morcha Supporters leads to serious illness of several members.[74] Government of West Bengal is forced to initiate talk by arranging an all party meet on Darjeeling issue in June 2008.[75] In between tourists are attacked.[76] Morcha supporters initiate talk with Central Government of India. The GJM general secretary Roshan Giri meets the then Home Minister Shivraj Patil asking for a separate state- Gorkhaland. They are advised to convince the left front ruled West Bengal.[77] Initiation of talks between the centre and GJM representatives suspends the continuous bandh in hills upto July 5, 2008.[78],[79] Meanwhile Minister of External Affairs Mr. Pranab Mukherjee invites talk on Darjeeling issue without precondition.[80] Government of West Bengal shows no hesitation in holding tripartite meeting involving GJM and the Central Government.[81] The GJM leadership shows no softness towards West Bengal leadership. They blame the Chief Minister as responsible for the violence in hills through CPIM party cadres.[82]
Government of West Bengal protects Darjeeling hills with paramilitary forces as uninterrupted strike continues for 1800 hours. Looking at degraded situations, Chief Minister calls for an all party meet, strategically excluding GJM.[83] Another round of bipartite meet between Bengal CM and GJM leadership fails to yield any concrete outcome in following month. While the Government of West Bengal offers a greater financial and administrative autonomy to DGHC, they stick to their demand for a separate state.[84] In this context a tripartite meet becomes meaningless.[85]
Tripartite meetings and the Telengana issue:
After 2008 meet the centre, state government and GJM in a tripartite meet agree on principal to abolish the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council and to set up an alternative administrative framework in Darjeeling. In exchange GJM agrees to maintain peace in hills.[86] GJM rejoices this decision and sees it as the first step towards the formation of separate Gorkhaland. However, their claim for separate state is denied at the onslaught of the tripartite meet.[87]
In December 2009 central Government’s decision of making Telengana an independent state instigates GJM’s for separation. On 11th December, 2009 they launch “fast onto death” for separate Gorkhaland.[88] Four members of GJM along with BJP leader Jaswant Singh meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss on the possibility of forming a separate state. Because of their demand being denied, GJM announces a four day strike and relay hunger strike.[89] GJM’s activities during the December indicate Telengana movement works as an eye-opener for the Darjeeling parties.[90] The Government of West Bengal and Centre expects to meet in another tripartite meet during December 2009 but GJM shows no initiative to restore peace conducive of holding a meeting.[91] However after their meeting with senior opposition leader L.K Advani, GJM drops their Bandh call and also puts off the hunger strike to move positively towards tripartite meet on 21st of December, 2009.[92] These changes in the political climate indicate GJM’s eagerness to participate in the meeting.[93] However, the much publicised tripartite meet ends in stalemate because of GJM’s overemphasis on separation issue.[94]
Continuity of Agitation in 2010:
Because of repeated failure in tripartite meetings, GJM supporters threaten to drive Superintendent of Police and District Magistrate out of Darjeeling thereby installing home rule.[95] They give a deadline of February 10, for fixing up fifth round of tripartite talk.[96] After February 10, Hilly provinces observe a twenty four hours of strike.[97] As the agitation continues, home ministry finalises broad outlines for talk over the issues of Gorkhaland.[98] In March 2010, GJM proposes for interim set up prior to Gorkhaland.[99] The home ministry agrees on the demand and P. Chidambarm calls for a meeting on April 9 which prominently ignores involvement of state government.[100] The next tripartite meeting in May 2010 on Gorkhaland issue is failed because of differences of opinion regarding the territory under the interim set.[101]
Madan Tamang murder and aftermath:
When the future of the interim set remains uncertain, Gorkha movement sees a historical incident. The India Gorkha League president Mr. Madan Tamang, a prominent proponent of Gorkhaland, is brutally stabbed and killed arguably by GJM supporters.[102] This results in spontaneous shut down of hilly provinces.[103] The CPIM leadership blames GJM supporters for the murder. One of the senior GJM leaders steps down from the party in protest of Tamang’s murder.[104] CPIM sees the cornered GJM as a golden opportunity to reinforce their control which they lack since the onslaught of Gorkhaland movement.[105] Their political process fails to continue for long as the meeting regarding the functioning of Gorkhaland Authority for Darjeeling (GAD) instead of Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council progresses.[106] The fruitfulness of the meeting results in suspension of bands by GJM.[107]
Agitations before and meetings after assembly election 2011:
With a view of maximising her support the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamta Banerjee, the then Railway minister makes a visit in Darjeeling with a promise to initiate development activities through rail.[108] Apart from this initiative the central government remains indecisive on the Sixth tripartite meeting with GJM. The party leadership decides to resume their politics of strike.[109] As the decision for implementation for GAD does not get attention, Mamta Banerjee announces job generating projects. She gets immediate attention.[110] However, in December 2010, GJM calls strike as the interim authority is not activated[111] which they withdraw as the centre assures them of taking quick action regarding GAD.[112]
With further delay from central government GJM leadership announces seven day strike in January, 2011.[113] By February the agitation reaches to such a state that GJM supporters burns down several tourist lodges,[114] and police kills two persons in Darjeeling.[115] The situation goes out of control and army is called for.[116] In consequence GJM announces continuation of strike.[117]
Meanwhile West Bengal progresses towards assembly election. GJM prepares to contest for Gorkhaland. A clear divide in GNLF and GJM’s strategic partnership with left front and TMC respectively is surfaced.[118]
Assembly election in 2011 sees a changeover when Mamata Banerjee led TMC gains a historical victory. GJM’s demand for rapid development of Darjeeling increases as TMC wins. Significantly the strong demand for a separate Gorkhaland decreases.[119] In consequence TMC indicates positive initiatives as Mamata Banerjee fixes up a meeting with GJM on June 6, 2011.[120] In this context the Union Home Ministry advises GJM leadership not to rush on to any extreme measure and to find a common ground for Gorkha issue.[121]
After meeting, the GJM leadership expresses their satisfaction with meeting outcomes, as they find a ray of hope in resolving their issues with Gorkhaland.[122] Their seven-point demands get attention from TMC led Government of West Bengal. As a result GJM retreats from their demand of a separate state, Gorkha Territorial Administration is deemed to be formed and Mamta Banerjee declares that Darjeeling issue is resolved.[123]
Visions:
The history of Gorkhaland movement indicates a) multiplicity of factors ranging from identity issues to development issues, b) in several occasions the movement is negotiated with special provisions from the state agencies, c) leaders’ opportunism and d) often violent agitation which call for counter violence from state force. Politics of strike, violence and counter violence severely affect the life of the common people, the tourism and tea industry of the region. Although Bengal Chief Minister declares possible resolution of the Gorkhaland issue, more recent trends indicate virtual monopoly of GJM in Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong (Banerjee, 2011[124]). After reading the draft bill of Gorkha Territorial Administration GJM study forum indicates dissatisfaction.[125] Meanwhile the main opposition in West Bengal, CPM finds GTA to be no solution. The day after the GTA agreement GJM renews its demand for separate state (Zeenews, 2012)[126]. In December 18, Times of India (2011)[127] reports that the youth wing of GJM asserts the demand of separate Gorkhaland as the newly-formed Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) will not be able to fully meet the aspiration of the hill people. The issue quite far from resolution and is going to play a significant role Bengal politics and tourism industry in near future.
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Woman peasant leader killed in Samar - Soriano attributed the killing to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Memorandum Order No. 32 that targets human and land rights activists in the provinces of Sa...
A terrible mistake EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 04/22/2012
A terrible mistake
There seems to be something terribly wrong with the policy tack Noynoy is taking on the territorial dispute with China, in that instead of the conflict calming down to a level where negotiations are possible, the situation is headed to a critical boiling point.
It is the President’s call on what moves the government will take amid the conflict which is an age-old dispute and not necessarily a source of concern, if handled intelligently and professionally.
The country also has territorial issues with neighbors other than China but it seems that Noynoy has made it among his obsessions that encompass his perceived political enemies, domestic and abroad, to take a hardline stance against China..... MORE
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The mouse that roars
Noynoy and his foreign office, along with his defense and military chiefs, are at pains to portray themselves before the Filipinos at least, that they will not take the bullying of China sitting down.
The trouble is, Noynoy and his boys are no different from the mouse that roared but that ended up being swallowed by the huge lion.
The Noynoy administration certainly knows it is no match for China even in that claimed stand-off. The truth is, the Philippines blinked some time ago during the first few days of the stand-off when, after sending its antiquated American warship that gave the Philippines the early edge in that the Philippine soldiers were able to get into the Chinese fishing boats with their illegal marine catch, blinked by quickly pulling out of Scarborough Shoal, with the lame excuse of its having to return to port to refuel..... MORE
Caught on tape: Chilling new video of US border patrol beating immigrant to death
A new video shows Anastacio Hernadez-Rojas lying on the ground in the fetal position, circled by at least a dozen federal agents as one repeatedly shocks him with an electric stun gun.
The video was shot by a passer-by and was obtained by the lawyer for the Hernandez-Rojas family as they push on with their wrongful death suit against the US government.
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired the video and an interview with the woman who shot it as part of a new documentary. In May 2010, Seattle resident Ashley Young was crossing a bridge from Mexico to the United States. In the "Need to Know" report, Young said that she saw the man lying on the ground was handcuffed..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/mexico-border-patrol-death-video-649/
Security Council changed prerogatives in Syrian crisis – Churkin to RT
The latest resolution on Syria, unanimously passed in the Security Council, may finally put things “on the right track” in the troubled country, Russia’s envoy to the UN exclusively told RT.
RT:The Security Council has just agreed to boost the number of observers. Do you think this time around the mission will be a success?
Vitaly Churkin: We certainly hope so. In fact we are very pleased with the outcome of today’s vote, which happened less than two hours ago. It was Russia who took the initiative in introducing the draft yesterday morning. And it took us just 26 hours to bring it to fruition, to the unanimous vote of the Security Council on a rather complex resolution, both politically and technically, no mean feat by Security Council standards, let me tell you..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/churkin-un-resolution-syria-interview-652/
UN Security Council votes to send 300 observers to Syria (w/ Video)
UN Security Council votes to send 300 observers to Syria
The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to pass a resolution increasing the number of ceasefire observers in Syria to 300. Meanwhile, the first wave of observers reached war-torn Homs.
The resolution is aimed at enforcing a truce in the conflict between the Syrian government and the opposition, which was signed last week, but has been broken numerous times since.
The final text was a compromise between two rival versions of the resolution proposed by Russia and the European Union, achieved after hours of negotiation on Friday night..... MORE
URL: http://rt.com/news/un-security-council-monitors-syria-635/
I am the boss, not you, Filipino people NO NONSENSE Jacinto ‘Jing’ Paras 04/22/2012
I am the boss, not you, Filipino people
Jacinto ‘Jing’ Paras
It is indeed ironic that during his oath-taking at the Luneta as President of the Republic, President BS Aquino said “You are my boss,” but at the Power Summit in Davao he told his audience, “you pay more or else there will be more blackouts in Mindanao.” This means that Mr. BS Aquino is after all not the servant of the people which he initially wanted to portray, but he is the boss and dictator as he dictates on the people of Mindanao what to do, instead of doing what the people had requested him to do which is to solve the power crisis that has gripped Mindanao.
The Power Summit which was held in Davao recently which was supposed to find solution to the power crisis in Mindanao, turned out a to be a big disappointment to the disgust of the attendees and stakeholders who expected a solution to the recurring blackouts lasting eight to 10 hours daily in Mindanao.
No less that the President was there to preside and this has provided hope to the people because the highest official was attending the summit and would provide an answer to the nagging question of how to solve the lack of electricity in their area..... MORE
Unfair to SM TABLETS OF STONE Larry Faraon, OP 04/22/2012
Unfair to SM
Poets do exaggerate. But poets need not overreact when poems “as lovely as a tree” are being “earth balled.” Obviously, the issue of SM City Baguio’s environmental “sin” has been stretched beyond poetic justice to overkill, leading to blatant injustice and unfairness to the SM conglomerate.
The environmental “messiahs,” ill-equipped with misinformation rushed too early to the streets carrying banners depicting SM as environmental fiends? Amid chants of, “we cut it all for you” and “greedy” in full media spreadsheets and screens.
The ranting caused misplaced bias and “rushed” judgments leading to the court issuance of a temporary environmental protection order (Tepo). Then surprisingly, there is the Catholic diocese of Baguio joining the fray by suspending the Eucharistic celebrations held regularly in the mall lobby as if SM is some sort of an ecclesiastical entity being slapped with church canonical sanctions..... MORE
Climate change or earth change VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 04/22/2012
Climate change or earth change
Which is what? Is it climate change that causes Earth change? Is it Earth change that affects climate change? Or is one simply giving rise to the other? Or are they in fact one and the same composite natural phenomenon?
This issue is not really unlike the interesting — and allegedly — profound century old question: Which is first, the hen or the egg? Round and round the answers go. If the chicken is first, then where is the egg it came from? If the egg is first, then where is the chicken that laid it?
The matter of climate change has been long since hogging the attention of people the world over. Foreign and local media continuously bring to focus either the great wonder of or the big fear about the changing climate all over the globe. Initiated by a known and familiar political figure in North America, he said that the ongoing change in the climate has been the origin of the large and significant movements of the soil — especially in the form of frequent strong earthquakes — not to mention the frequent deluge of water that causes frequent and destructive floods which in turn annihilates rice fields, roads, bridges and so on..... MORE
China’s PLA paper warns of armed confrontation By Rocky G. Nazareno 04/22/2012
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China’s PLA paper warns of armed confrontation
By Rocky G. Nazareno 04/22/2012
As Malacañang maintained yesterday that the government has been consistent with its position of not adding any more tension in its standoff with China over the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a newspaper of China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) warned military exercises being held between Philippines and United States forces “have fanned risks of armed confrontation over the disputed area.”
Presidential deputy spokesman Abigail Valte, nevertheless, stressed that the Aquino administration had done its commitment to “de-escalate tension” in the area.
Valte issued the statement after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) tagged as an “aggravation” a move by China to send a large patrol vessel to Panatag Shoal last Friday..... MORE
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20120422hea1.html
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The Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) called President Aquino a liar as the leftist group bared the true intention of Balikatan, the joint military exercises between the US military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Citing pictures taken by Reuters showing the exercises geared towards US involvement in local counter-guerrilla operations in the Philippines, the CPP said the President and his military leaders concealed the real objective of Balikatan.
“Clearly, Aquino and his military spokesmen are lying when they claim that the Balikatan exercises are only meant to boost the external defense capabilities of the Philippines,” said the CPP..... MORE
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4 new purple crab species found in Palawan 04/22/2012
4 new purple crab species found in Palawan
Four new species of freshwater crab, bright purple in colour, have been discovered in the biologically diverse Philippines, by a team led by Hendrik Freitag, of Germany’s Senckenberg Museum of Zoology.
The tiny crustaceans were found in streams in remote areas of the Palawan island group.
“They are semi-aquatic and hide in burrows at the stream bank, which are usually found under boulders and roots,” Freitag said in a paper published in the latest edition of the National University of Singapore’s Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
“Their eggs hatch directly into juvenile crabs and the creatures emerge at night to forage under water,” Freitag added..... MORE
Task Force formed to arrest Ecleo 04/22/2012
Task Force formed to arrest Ecleo
Caraga police regional director Chief Supt. Reynaldo Rafal on Saturday said the Police Regional Office-13 has formed a task force to arrest convicted killer Ruben Ecleo, Jr., Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) supreme leader and Dinagat Island representative.
Rafal said the Task Force was in response to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Dir. Gen. Nicanor Bartolome’s order for Ecleo’s the immediate arrest.
“The task force will focus on the arrest of Ecleo,” Rafal told the Philippine News Agency..... MORE
House bill sets time interval before presumption of death By Charlie V. Manalo 04/22/2012
House bill sets time interval before presumption of death
A lawmaker has proposed a one-year prescription for a person missing due to extraordinary forces of nature under the New Civil Code on the declaration of presumptive death needed for estate settlements.
“This bill seeks to help the victims to settle their successional rights over the estate of their departed loved ones who were declared casualties of a natural calamity without the unnecessary delay in the settlement of their estate,” said Kasangga Rep. Teodorico Haresco, author of House Bill 6015.
The bill seeks to amend Section 2, Article 391 of the New Civil Code on the Declaration on Presumptive Death..... MORE
‘Boy Bayong’ to help solve problem of plastic bags 04/22/2012
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“Boy Bayong,” the EcoWaste Coalition’s favorite mascot for ecological and sustainable lifestyle, will stage a comeback amid the clamor for solutions to the plastic garbage crisis.
As part of the Earth Day 2012 festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines today, April 22, “Boy Bayong” will greet and inspire the public to “think out of the plastic bag” and embrace eco-alternatives to the ubiquitous symbol of our throw-away culture: plastic bags.
“The fragile state of our environment requires a key revision to our inconsiderate consumption and disposal habits that tend to view Mother Earth as a boundless source of raw materials to be extracted and consumed and as a dumping ground for leftover toxics and wastes,” said Roy Alvarez, president of EcoWaste Coalition..... MORE
Higher penalty sought for theft of nat’l library, museum properties 04/22/2012
Higher penalty sought for theft of nat’l library, museum properties
Describing the penalty for robbing a national library and national museum as outdated, a solon is proposing the imposition of higher penalty for those convicted of stealing a property belonging to the two government institutions.
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, author of House Bill 5774, justified his proposed measure, saying the accompanying fine is outdated considering the fact that the artifacts in a museum are priceless.
Under Article 311 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), the penalty for stealing properties from the national library and national museum is arresto mayor and a fine of not more than P500..... MORE
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THE IDIOTIC MYTH OF 'DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES'
All of Judea and its offshoot of Libtardia were shocked at the mistake which was made at a 2017 tennis tournament. Slime Magazine explained:
Headline: Nazi-Era Anthem Sung at U.S. Fed Cup Stuns German Tennis Player
"The U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) apologized on Saturday after Nazi-era version of Germany’s national anthem was accidentally sung at a replay match at the 2017 Fed Cup in Hawaii.The version that was sung included the first stanza “Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles, uber alles in der Welt,” which translates to “Germany, Germany, above all, above all in the world.”
That phrase is commonly associated with Nazi propaganda. Andrea Petkovic (German player) said that she had considered walking off court after hearing the song. “I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I’ve never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup,' she said."
Ms. Petkovic is not even an ethnic German (Serbian / Bosnian parents) -- and it is doubtful that the muscular and nearly 6-foot tall virtue-signalling beast is even female. Have a look.
The white Serena Williams -- with killer "6-pack" abdominal muscles.
The "German" "female" felt offended and "disrespected" by the original lyric, "Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles, uber alles in der Welt."
For the sake of logical argument, let us put aside the factual error as to who the real culprits behind World War II actually were -- and just focus on this nonsense regarding "Deutschland uber alles" - (Germany above all things). First of all, the big bad "Nazis" never "proclaimed Deutschland uber alles." That well-recognized term -- often mistranslated to "Germany above all others" and erroneously believed to be the title of the song in question -- is actually only the opening line of the "Deutschlandlied" (Song of Germany). The song, which later became Germany's National Anthem, was penned in 1841 by August Heinrich Hoffmann - nearly a half-century before Hitler was even born, and three decades before the German state (Reich) was consolidated. Far from preaching "supremacy," the "Deutschlandlied" only represented the hopes for the eventual unification of the 30 or so German states, nothing more!
The big bad baby Hitler hadn't even born yet when the lyric "Deutschland uber alles" was coined. In fact, Hitler's mom, Klara, hadn't been born either!
Additionally, the phrase "Deutschland uber alles" - (Germany above all things), is always, and I mean always, presented out-of-context, as if to suggest that the Germans were boasting of their superiority to all other peoples. The following line of the song clarifies and confirms that the anthem, far from being a song about conquest, was actually about the unified defense of the small German states which, historically, have been relentlessly attacked by Romans, Huns, Mongols and, most relevant to the song, the French. Here is the full translation of the harmless and beautiful song of national defense and brotherhood:
1. Germany, Germany above all * (Deutschland uber alles)
Above everything in the world * (in terms of love for Germany)
When, always, for protection and defense
Brothers stand together.
From the Maas to the Memel
From the Etsch to the Belt,
Germany, Germany above all
Above all in the world.
2. German women, German fidelity,
German wine and German song,
Shall retain, throughout the world,
Their old respected fame,
To inspire us to noble deeds
For the length of our lives.
German women, German fidelity,
German wine and German song.
3. Unity and right and freedom
For the German Fatherland;
Let us all strive to this goal
Brotherly, with heart and hand.
Unity and rights and freedom
Are the pledge of fortune grand.
Prosper in this fortune's glory,
Prosper German fatherland.
These lyrics transcend ideology and political systems. Indeed, it was the ultra-liberal, western puppet, Jewish-owned Wiemar Republic, not "the Nazis," who declared the Deutschlandlied the National Anthem in 1922! But that won't stop the Marxist-Jewish propagandists from continuing to dupe fools like Ms. Mr. Petkovic with never-ending disinformation about "the Nazis" and the phrase "Deutschland uber alles."
And now you know the rest of the story, the real story, about a single, out-of-context lyric "Deutschland uber alles." Boy-oh-boy was Solzhenitsyn ever right when he warned:
"Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press."
Ain't that the truth!
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Ligands to the (IRAP)/AT4 receptor encompassing a 4-hydroxydiphenylmethane scaffold replacing Tyr22008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 14, s. 6924-6935Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Analogues of the hexapeptide angiotensin IV (Ang IV, Val(1)-Tyr(2)-Ile(3)-His(4)-Pro(5)-Phe(6)) encompassing a 4-hydroxydiphenylmethane scaffold replacing Tyr(2) and a phenylacetic or benzoic acid moiety replacing His(4)-Pro(5)-Phe(6) have been synthesized and evaluated in biological assays. The analogues inhibited the proteolytic activity of cystinyl aminopeptidase (CAP), frequently referred to as the insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP), and were found less efficient as inhibitors of aminopeptidase N (AP-N). The best Ang IV mimetics in the series were approximately 20 times less potent than Ang IV as IRAP inhibitors. Furthermore, it was found that the ligands at best exhibited a 140 times lower binding affinity to the membrane-bound IRAP/AT4 receptor than Ang IV. Although the best compounds still exert lower activities than Ang IV, it is notable that these compounds comprise only two amino acid residues and are considerably less peptidic in character than the majority of the Ang IV analogues previously reported as IRAP inhibitors in the literature.
Ballante, Flavio
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Reddy, D Rajasekhar
Zhou, Nancy J
Marshall, Garland R
Structural insights of SmKDAC8 inhibitors: Targeting Schistosoma epigenetics through a combined structure-based 3D QSAR, in vitro and synthesis strategy.2017Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 25, nr 7, s. 2105-2132, artikkel-id S0968-0896(16)31413-4Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
A predictive structure-based 3D QSAR (COMBINEr 2.0) model of the Schistosoma mansoni lysine deacetylase 8 enzyme (SmKDAC8) was developed, validated and used to perform virtual screening (VS) of the NCI Diversity Set V database (1593 compounds). Three external datasets (with congeneric structures to those experimentally resolved in complexes by X-ray and previously reported as SmKDAC8 inhibitors) were employed to compose and validate the most predictive model. Two series characterized by 104 benzodiazepine derivatives (BZDs) and 60 simplified largazole analogs (SLAs), recently reported by our group as human KDAC inhibitors, were tested for their inhibition potency against SmKDAC8 to probe the predictive capability of the quantitative models against compounds with diverse structures. The SmKDAC8 biochemical results confirmed: (1) the benzodiazepine moiety as a valuable scaffold to further investigate when pursuing SmKDAC8 inhibition; (2) the predictive capability of the COMBINEr 2.0 model towards non-congeneric series of compounds, highlighting the most influencing ligand-protein interactions and refining the structure-activity relationships. From the VS investigations, the first 40 top-ranked compounds were obtained and biologically tested for their inhibition potency against SmKDAC8 and hKDACs 1, 3, 6 and 8. Among them, a non-hydroxamic acid benzothiadiazine dioxide derivative (code NSC163639), showed interesting activity and selectivity against SmKDAC8. To further elucidate the structure-activity relationships of NSC163639, two analogs (herein reported as compounds 3 and 4) were synthesized and biologically evaluated. Results suggest the benzothiadiazine dioxide moiety as a promising scaffold to be used in a next step to derive selective SmKDAC8 inhibitors.
Belfrage, Anna Karin
Abdurakhmanov, Eldar
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för kemi - BMC.
Åkerblom, Eva
Brandt, Peter
Oshalim, Anna
Gising, Johan
Skogh, Anna
Neyts, Johan
Danielson, U. Helena
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för kemi - BMC, Biokemi.
Sandström, Anja
Discovery of pyrazinone based compounds that potently inhibit the drug resistant enzyme variant R155K of the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease2016Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 24, nr 12, s. 2603-2620Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Herein, we present the design and synthesis of 2(1H)-pyrazinone based HCV NS3 protease inhibitors with variations in the C-terminus. Biochemical evaluation was performed using genotype 1a, both the wildtype and the drug resistant enzyme variant, R155K. Surprisingly, compounds without an acidic sulfonamide retained good inhibition, challenging our previous molecular docking model. Moreover, selected compounds in this series showed nanomolar potency against R155K NS3 protease; which generally confer resistance to all HCV NS3 protease inhibitors approved or in clinical trials. These results further strengthen the potential of this novel substance class, being very different to the approved drugs and clinical candidates, in the development of inhibitors less sensitive to drug resistance.
4. Björklund, Catarina
Adolfsson, Hans
Jansson, Katarina
Lindberg, Jimmy
Vrang, Lotta
Hallberg, Anders
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi.
Rosenquist, Asa
Samuelsson, Bertil
Discovery of potent BACE-1 inhibitors containing a new hydroxyethylene (HE) Scaffold: Exploration of P1 ' alkoxy residues and an aminoethylene (AE) central core2010Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 18, nr 4, s. 1711-1723Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
In a preceding study we have described the development of a new hydroxyethylene (HE) core motif displaying P1 aryloxymethyl and P1' methoxy substituents delivering potent BACE-1 inhibitors. In a continuation of this work we have now explored the SAR of the S1' pocket by introducing a set of P1' alkoxy groups and evaluated them as BACE-1 inhibitors. Previously the P1 and P1' positions of the classical HE template have been relatively little explored due to the complexity of the chemical routes involved in modi. cations at these positions. However, the chemistries developed for the current HE template renders substituents in both the P1 and P1' positions readily available for SAR exploration. The BACE-1 inhibitors prepared displayed K-i values in the range of 1-20 nM, where the most potent compounds featured small P1' groups. The cathepsin D selectivity which was high for the smallest P1' substituents (P1' = ethoxy, fold selectively >1500) dropped for larger groups (P1' = benzyloxy, fold selectivity of 3). We have also confirmed the importance of both the hydroxyl group and its stereochemistry preference for this HE transition state isostere by preparing both the deoxygenated analogue and by inverting the configuration of the hydroxyl group to the R-configuration, which as expected resulted in large activity drops. Finally substituting the hydroxyl group by an amino group having the same configuration (S), which previously have been described to deliver potent BACE-1 inhibitors with advantageous properties, surprisingly resulted in a large drop in the inhibitory activity.
Bose, Partha Pratim
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för biokemi och organisk kemi.
Chatterjee, Urmimala
Hubatsch, Ina
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för farmaci.
Artursson, Per
Govender, Thavendran
Kruger, Hendrik G.
Bergh, Margareta
Johansson, Jan
Arvidsson, Per I.
In vitro ADMET and physicochemical investigations of poly-N-methylated peptides designed to inhibit Aβ aggregation2010Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 18, nr 16, s. 5896-5902Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
N-Methylation is a common strategy for improving oral bioavailability of peptide-based lead structures. Herein, we present a detailed study on how the degree of N-methylation affects the absorption-distribution-metabolism-excretion-toxicity (ADMET) properties such as solubility, membrane transport, proteolytic stability, and general cell toxicity of the investigated peptides. As representative structures we chose hexapeptides 1-8. These peptides, corresponding to N-methylated analogues of residues 16-21 and 32-37 of the Abeta-peptide, pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), have previously been shown to inhibit aggregation of Abeta fibrils in vitro. This study suggests that poly-N-methylated peptides are non-toxic and have enhanced proteolytic stability over their non-methylated analogues. Furthermore, solubility in aqueous solution is seen to increase with increased degree of N-methylation, while membrane transport was found to be low for all investigated hexapeptides. The present results, together with those reported in the literature, suggest that poly-N-methylated peptides, especially shorter or equal to six residues, can be suitable candidates for drug design.
6. Bäck, Marcus
Johansson, Per-Ola
Wångsell, Fredrik
Thorstensson, Fredrik
Kvarnström, Ingemar
Ayesa, Susana
Wähling, Horst
Pelcman, Mikael
Lindström, Stefan
Wallberg, Hans
Classon, Björn
Rydergård, Christina
Hamelink, Elizabeth
Rosenquist, Åsa
Novel potent macrocyclic inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease: use of cyclopentane and cyclopentene P2-motifs2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 22, s. 7184-7202Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Several highly potent novel HCV NS3 protease inhibitors have been developed from two inhibitor series containing either a P2 trisubstituted macrocyclic cyclopentane- or a P2 cyclopentene dicarboxylic acid moiety as surrogates for the widely used N-acyl-(4R)-hydroxyproline in the P2 position. These inhibitors were optimized for anti HCV activities through examination of different ring sizes in the macrocyclic systems and further by exploring the effect of P4 substituent removal on potency. The target molecules were synthesized from readily available starting materials, furnishing the inhibitor compounds in good overall yields. It was found that the 14-membered ring system was the most potent in these two series and that the corresponding 13-, 15-, and 16-membered macrocyclic rings delivered less potent inhibitors. Moreover, the corresponding P1 acylsulfonamides had superior potencies over the corresponding P1 carboxylic acids. It is noteworthy that it has been possible to develop highly potent HCV protease inhibitors that altogether lack the P4 substituent. Thus the most potent inhibitor described in this work, inhibitor 20, displays a Ki value of 0.41 nM and an EC50 value of 9 nM in the subgenomic HCV replicon cell model on genotype 1b. To the best of our knowledge this is the first example described in the literature of a HCV protease inhibitor displaying high potency in the replicon assay and lacking the P4 substituent, a finding which should facilitate the development of orally active small molecule inhibitors against the HCV protease.
Nyhlén, Jonas
Appelgren, Sara
Borkakoti, Neera
Nyström, Susanne
Rosenquist, Sa
Design, synthesis and SAR of potent statine-based BACE-1 inhibitors: exploration of P1 phenoxy and benzyloxy residues2008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 21, s. 9471-86Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Several BACE-1 inhibitors with low nanomolar level activities, encompassing a statine-based core structure with phenyloxymethyl- and benzyloxymethyl residues in the P1 position, are presented. The novel P1 modification introduced to allow the facile exploration of the S1 binding pocket of BACE-1, delivered highly promising inhibitors.
Correia, Mário S. P.
Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi, Kemisk biologi för biomarkörer.
Ballet, Caroline
Meistermann, Hannes
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
Conway, Louis P.
Globisch, Daniel
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi, Kemisk biologi för biomarkörer. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
Comprehensive kinetic and substrate specificity analysis of an arylsulfatase from Helix pomatia using mass spectrometry2019Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 27, nr 6, s. 955-962Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Sulfatases hydrolyze sulfated metabolites to their corresponding alcohols and are present in all domains of life. These enzymes have found major application in metabolic investigation of drugs, doping control analysis and recently in metabolomics. Interest in sulfatases has increased due to a link between metabolic processes involving sulfated metabolites and pathophysiological conditions in humans. Herein, we present the first comprehensive substrate specificity and kinetic analysis of the most commonly used aryl sulfatases extracted from the snail Helix pomatia. In the past, this enzyme has been used in the form of a crude mixture of enzymes, however, recently we have purified this sulfatase for a new application in metabolomics-driven discovery of sulfated metabolites. To evaluate the substrate specificity of this promiscuous sulfatase, we have synthesized a series of new sulfated metabolites of diverse structure and employed a mass spectrometric assay for kinetic substrate hydrolysis evaluation. Our analysis of the purified enzyme revealed that the sulfatase has a strong preference for metabolites with a bi- or tricyclic aromatic scaffold and to a lesser extent for monocyclic aromatic phenols. This metabolite library and mass spectrometric method can be applied for the characterization of other sulfatases from humans and gut microbiota to investigate their involvement in disease development.
De Rosa, Maria
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi, Avdelningen för organisk farmaceutisk kemi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
Lu, Lu
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi, Struktur- och molekylärbiologi.
Zamaratski, Edouard
Szałaj, Natalia
Cao, Sha
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi.
Wadensten, Henrik
Lenhammar, Lena
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Cancerfarmakologi och beräkningsmedicin.
Roos, Annette K.
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi, Struktur- och molekylärbiologi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
Huseby, Douglas L
Larsson, Rolf
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper.
Andrén, Per E.
Hughes, Diarmaid
Mowbray, Sherry L.
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi. Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab.
Karlen, Anders
Design, synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation of oligopeptides targeting E. coli type I signal peptidase (LepB)2017Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 25, nr 3, s. 897-911Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Type I signal peptidases are potential targets for the development of new antibacterial agents. Here we report finding potent inhibitors of E. coli type I signal peptidase (LepB), by optimizing a previously reported hit compound, decanoyl-PTANA-CHO, through modifications at the N- and C-termini. Good improvements of inhibitory potency were obtained, with IC50s in the low nanomolar range. The best inhibitors also showed good antimicrobial activity, with MICs in the low μg/mL range for several bacterial species. The selection of resistant mutants provided strong support for LepB as the target of these compounds. The cytotoxicity and hemolytic profiles of these compounds are not optimal but the finding that minor structural changes cause the large effects on these properties suggests that there is potential for optimization in future studies.
10. Dominguez, Jose L.
Gossas, Thomas
Carmen Villaverde, M.
Sussman, Fredy
Experimental and 'in silico' analysis of the effect of pH on HIV-1 protease inhibitor affinity: Implications for the charge state of the protein ionogenic groups2012Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 20, nr 15, s. 4838-4847Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
The pH dependence of the HIV-1 protease inhibitor affinity was studied by determining the interaction kinetics of a series of inhibitors at three pH values by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor analysis. The results were rationalized by molecular mechanics based protocols that have as a starting point the structures of the HIV-1 protease inhibitor complexes differing in the protonation states as predicted by our calculations. The SPR experiments indicate a variety of binding affinity pH dependencies which are rather well reproduced by our simulations. Moreover, our calculations are able to pinpoint the possible changes in the charged state of the protein binding site and of the inhibitor that underlie the observed effects of the pH on binding affinity. The combination of SPR and molecular mechanics calculations has afforded novel insights into the pH dependence of inhibitor interactions with their target. This work raises the possibility of designing inhibitors with different pH binding affinity profiles to the ones described here.
11. Dyrager, Christine
Wickström, Malin
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper, Klinisk farmakologi.
Fridén-Saxin, Maria
Friberg, Annika
Dahlén, Kristian
Wallén, Erik A. A.
Gullbo, Joachim
Grotli, Morten
Luthman, Kristina
Inhibitors and promoters of tubulin polymerization: Synthesis and biological evaluation of chalcones and related dienones as potential anticancer agents2011Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 19, nr 8, s. 2659-2665Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
A series of dihalogenated chalcones and structurally related dienones were synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity in 10 different cancer cell lines and for their effect on microtubule assembly. All compounds showed cytotoxic activity, with IC50 values in the 5-280 mu M range depending on the chalcone structure and the cell line. Five of the compounds were found to be tubulin polymerization inhibitors. In contrast, one of the compounds was found to stabilize tubulin to the same extent as the anticancer drug docetaxel. Molecular modeling suggested that the tubulin inhibitors bind to the colchicine binding site of beta-tubulin while the novel tubulin stabilization agent seems to interact with the paclitaxel binding site.
Engman, Lars
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Kemiska institutionen, Avdelningen för organisk kemi.
Al-Maharik, Nawaf
McNaughton, Michael
Birmingham, A
Uppsala universitet.
Powis, G.
Thioredoxin Reductase and Cancer Cell Growth Inhibition by Organotellurium Compounds that could be Selectively Incorporated into Tumor Cells2003Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 11, nr 23, s. 5091-5100Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
The thioredoxins are small ubiquitous redox proteins with the conserved redox catalytic sequence-Trp-Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys-Lys, where the Cys residues undergo reversible NADPH dependent reduction by selenocysteine containing flavoprotein thioredoxin reductases. Thioredoxin expression is increased in several human primary cancers including lung, colon, cervix, liver, pancreatic, colorectal and squamous cell cancer. The thioredoxin/thioredoxin reductase pathway therefore provides an attractive target for cancer drug development. Organotellurium steroid, lipid, amino acid, nucleic base, and polyamine inhibitors were synthesized on the basis that they might be selectively or differentially incorporated into tumor cells. Some of the newly prepared classes of tellurium-based inhibitors (lipid-like compounds 3b and 3e, amino acid derivative 5b, nucleic base derivative 8b, and polyamine derivatives 14a and 14b) inhibited TrxR/Trx and cancer cell growth in culture with IC(50) values in the low micromolar range.
13. Gazit, Aviv
Yee, Kevin
Uecker, Andrea
Böhmer, Frank-D.
Sjöblom, Tobias
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, centrumbildningar mm, Ludwiginstitutet för cancerforskning.
Östman, Arne
Waltenberger, Johannes
Golomb, Gershon
Banai, Shmuel
Heinrich, Michael C.
Levitzki, Alexander
Tricyclic quinoxalines as potent kinase inhibitors of PDGFR kinase, Flt3 and Kit2003Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 11, nr 9, s. 2007-2018Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Here we report on novel quinoxalines as highly potent and selective inhibitors of the type III receptor tyrosine kinases PDGFR, FLT3, and KIT. These compounds, tricyclic quinoxalines, were generated in order to improve bioavailability over the highly hydrophobic bicyclic quinoxalines. Four of the highly active compounds were characterized in detail and are shown to inhibit PDGFR kinase activity of the isolated receptor as well as in intact cells in the sub-micromolar concentration range. We show that the most active inhibitor (compound 13, AGL 2043) is approximately 15-20 times more potent than its isomer (compound 14, AGL 2044). We therefore compared the three dimensional structures of the two compounds by X-ray crystallography. These compounds are also highly effective in blocking the kinase activity of FLT3, KIT, and the oncogenic protein Tel-PDGFR in intact cells. These compounds are potent inhibitors of the proliferation of pig heart smooth muscle cells. They fully arrest the growth of these cells and the effect is fully reversible. The chemical, biochemical and cellular properties of these compounds as well as the solubility properties make them suitable for development as anti-restenosis and anti-cancer agents.
Geitmann, Matthis
Additional level of information about complex interaction between non-nucleoside inhibitor and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase using biosensor-based thermodynamic analysis2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 23, s. 7344-7354Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
The thermodynamics of the interaction between mutant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (K103N and Y181C) and a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), the phenylethylthiazolylurea compound MIV-150, was obtained by determining the temperature dependence of the kinetic rate constants. Large entropic changes in the forward and backward steps of the isomerization between a non-binding competent and a binding competent conformation of the enzyme, as well as in the binding steps, implied the involvement of major structural rearrangements upon interaction with the inhibitor. Despite of the entropic character of the overall interaction, the equilibrium for the binding of inhibitor was found to be predominantly enthalpy-driven. The high affinity and the low affinity interactions of the heterogeneously interacting inhibitor showed different energetics in the analysis, revealing an expectedly higher enthalpic component for the high-affinity interaction. The thermodynamic profiles of the two enzyme variants displayed significant differences, which could not be derived from their kinetics at a single temperature.
Georgsson, Jennie
Rosenström, Ulrika
Wallinder, Charlotta
Beaudry, Hélène
Plouffe, Bianca
Botros, Milad
Nyberg, Fred
Gallo-Payet, Nicole
Short pseudopeptides containing turn scaffolds with high AT(2) receptor affinity2006Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 14, nr 17, s. 5963-5972Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Two pentapeptides, Ac-Tyr-Ile-His-Pro-Phe/Ile, were synthesized and shown to have angiotensin II AT(2) receptor affinity and agonistic activity. Based on these peptides, a new series of 13 pseudopeptides was synthesized via introduction of five different turn scaffolds replacing the Tyr-Ile amino acid residues. Pharmacological evaluation disclosed subnanomolar affinities for some of these compounds at the AT(2) receptor. Substitution of Phe by Ile in this series of ligands enhanced the AT(2) receptor affinity of all compounds. These results suggest that the C-terminal amino acid residues can be elaborated on to enhance the AT(2) receptor affinity in truncated Ang II analogues.
Johansson, Anja
Poliakov, Anton
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för naturvetenskaplig biokemi.
Winiwarter, Susanne
Danielson, Helena
Tetrapeptides as potent protease inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus full-length NS3 (protease-helicase/NTPase)2002Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 10, nr 12, s. 3915-22Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Wiklund, Karin
Acyl sulfonamides as potent protease inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus full-length NS3 (protease-helicase/NTPase): a comparative study of different C-terminals2003Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 11, nr 12, s. 2551-2568Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Johansson, Henrik
Svartström, Olof
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för fysikalisk och analytisk kemi.
Phadnis, Prasad
Karlsson Ott, Marjam
Exploring a synthetic organoselenium compound for antioxidant pharmacotherapy: toxicity and effects on ROS-production2010Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 18, nr 5, s. 1783-1788Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
The organoselenium antioxidant 1 was previously found to act as a catalytic antioxidant in a two-phase lipid peroxidation system. In aqueous environment, selenide 1 quenched ABTS-radicals more efficiently than Trolox and ascorbic acid. The selenide dose-dependently scavenged reactive oxygen and nitrogen species more efficiently than Trolox for neutrophils and PMA-stimulated macrophages, with 50% inhibitory concentrations in the low micromolar range. In addition no sign of toxicity or effect on cell viability was seen when culturing five human cell lines in concentrations up to 200 microM of selenide 1 for up to seven days. We therefore feel that the compound would be a good candidate for future drug development for prevention or treatment of disorders caused by or involving free radical-mediated or oxidative tissue damage.
Kontijevskis, Aleksejs
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi, Centrum för bioinformatik. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap.
Petrovska, Ramona
Yahorava, Sviatlana
Komorowski, Jan
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi, Centrum för bioinformatik.
Wikberg, Jarl E. S.
Proteochemometrics mapping of the interaction space for retroviral proteases and their substrates2009Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 17, nr 14, s. 5229-5237Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Understanding the complex interactions of retroviral proteases with their ligands is an important scientific challenge in efforts to achieve control of retroviral infections. Development of drug resistance because of high mutation rates and extensive polymorphisms causes major problems in treating the deadly diseases these viruses cause, and prompts efforts to identify new strategies. Here we report a comprehensive analysis of the interaction of 63 retroviral proteases from nine different viral species with their substrates and inhibitors based on publicly available data from the past 17years of retroviral research. By correlating physico-chemical descriptions of retroviral proteases and substrates to their biological activities we constructed a highly statistically valid 'proteochemometric' model for the interactome of retroviral proteases. Analysis of the model indicated amino acid positions in retroviral proteases with the highest influence on ligand activity and revealed general physicochemical properties essential for tight binding of substrates across multiple retroviral proteases. Hexapeptide inhibitors developed based on the discovered general properties effectively inhibited HIV-1 proteases in vitro, and some exhibited uniformly high inhibitory activity against all HIV-1 proteases mutants evaluated. A generalized proteochemometric model for retroviral proteases interactome has been created and analysed in this study. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of using the developed general strategy in the design of inhibitory peptides that can potentially serve as templates for drug resistance-improved HIV retardants.
20. Lampa, Anna
Vinylated linear P2 pyrimidyloxyglycine based inhibitors of the HCV NS3/4A protease and corresponding macrocycles2014Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 22, nr 23, s. 6595-6615Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Lampa, Anna
Alogheli, Hiba
Ehrenberg, Angelica E.
Svensson, Richard
Vinylated linear P2 pyrimidinyloxyphenylglycine based inhibitors of the HCV NS3/4A protease and corresponding macrocycles2014Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 22, nr 23, s. 6595-6615Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
With three recent market approvals and several inhibitors in advanced stages of development, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease represents a successful target for antiviral therapy against hepatitis C. As a consequence of dealing with viral diseases in general, there are concerns related to the emergence of drug resistant strains which calls for development of inhibitors with an alternative binding-mode than the existing highly optimized ones. We have previously reported on the use of phenylglycine as an alternative P2 residue in HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors. Herein, we present the synthesis, structure-activity relationships and in vitro pharmacokinetic characterization of a diverse series of linear and macrocyclic P2 pyrimidinyloxyphenylglycine based inhibitors. With access to vinyl substituents in P3, P2 and P1' positions an initial probing of macrocyclization between different positions, using ring-closing metathesis (RCM) could be performed, after addressing some synthetic challenges. Biochemical results from the wild type enzyme and drug resistant variants (e.g., R155 K) indicate that P3-P1' macrocyclization, leaving the P2 substituent in a flexible mode, is a promising approach. Additionally, the study demonstrates that phenylglycine based inhibitors benefit from p-phenylpyrimidinyloxy and m-vinyl groups as well as from the combination with an aromatic P1 motif with alkenylic P1' elongations. In fact, linear P2-P1' spanning intermediate compounds based on these fragments were found to display promising inhibitory potencies and drug like properties.
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för biokemi och organisk kemi, Biokemi.
Gustafsson, Sofia S.
Vema, Aparna
Improved P2 phenylglycine-based hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitors with alkenylic prime-side substituents2010Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 18, nr 14, s. 5413-5424Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Phenylglycine has proved to be a useful P2 residue in HCV NS3 protease inhibitors. A novel pi-pi-interaction between the phenylglycine and the catalytic H57 residue of the protease is postulated. We hypothesized that the introduction of a vinyl on the phenylglycine might strengthen this pi-pi-interaction. Thus, herein is presented the synthesis and inhibitory potency of a series of acyclic vinylated phenylglycine-based HCV NS3 protease inhibitors. Surprisingly, inhibitors based on both D- and L-phenylglycine were found to be effective inhibitors, with a slight preference for the d-epimers. Furthermore, prime-side alkenylic extension of the C-terminal acylsulfonamide group gave significantly improved inhibitors with potencies in the nanomolar range (approximately 35 nM), potencies which were retained on mutant variants of the protease.
P2-P1 ' macrocyclization of P2 phenylglycine based HCV NS3 protease inhibitors using ring-closing metathesis2011Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 19, nr 16, s. 4917-4927Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Macrocyclization is a commonly used strategy to preorganize HCV NS3 protease inhibitors in their bioactive conformation. Moreover, macrocyclization generally leads to greater stability and improved pharmacokinetic properties. In HCV NS3 protease inhibitors, it has been shown to be beneficial to include a vinylated phenylglycine in the P2 position in combination with alkenylic P1' substituents. A series of 14-, 15- and 16-membered macrocyclic HCV NS3 protease inhibitors with the linker connecting the P2 phenylglycine and the alkenylic P1' were synthesized by ring-closing metathesis, using both microwave and conventional heating. Besides formation of the expected macrocycles in cis and trans configuration as major products, both ring-contracted and double-bond migrated isomers were obtained, in particular during formation of the smaller rings (14- and 15-membered rings). All inhibitors had K(i)-values in the nanomolar range, but only one inhibitor type was improved by rigidification. The loss in inhibitory effect can be attributed to a disruption of the beneficial pi-pi interaction between the P2 fragment and H57, which proved to be especially deleterious for the D-phenylglycine epimers.
Lindman, Susanna
Gogoll, Adolf
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för biokemi och organisk kemi, Organisk kemi.
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap, Avdelningen för biologisk beroendeforskning.
Synthesis, receptor binding affinities and conformational properties of cyclic methylenedithioether analogues of angiotensin II2001Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 9, nr 3, s. 763-772Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Cyclic 12-, 13- and 14-membered ring angiotensin II analogues related to disulfides but encompassing methylenedithioether bridges have been prepared. The affinity data from these derivatives were compared to those from the disulfides. The methylenedithioether analogues displayed good binding affinities to rat liver AT1 receptors although in most cases somewhat lower than their disulfide counterparts. One of the methylenedithioethers with a 13-membered ring system demonstrated the highest binding affinity among the thioethers. Theoretical conformational analysis of model compounds of the two series were performed suggesting a similarity between the disulfide and the corresponding methylenedithioether analogues and also between the ring size homologues. This analysis also suggested that some of the model compounds were prone to adopt inverse γ-turn conformations, which was further supported by use of NMR spectroscopy of the 12-membered ring analogue in the series. The easily executed methylenedithioether cyclization should constitute a valuable complement to the common disulfide methodology for fine-tuning and for probing the bioactive conformation of peptides.
Luzhkov, Victor B.
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi, Strukturell molekylärbiologi.
Selisko, Barbara
Nordqvist, Anneli
Peyrane, Frédéric
Decroly, Etienne
Alvarez, Karine
Canard, Bruno
Åqvist, Johan
Virtual screening and bioassay study of novel inhibitors for dengue virus mRNA cap (nucleoside-2'O)-methyltransferase2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 24, s. 7795-7802Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
We report high-throughput structure-based virtual screening of putative Flavivirus 2'-O-methyltransferase inhibitors together with results from subsequent bioassay tests of selected compounds. Potential inhibitors for the S-adenosylmethionine binding site were explored using 2D similarity searching, pharmacophore filtering and docking. The inhibitory activities of 15 top-ranking compounds from the docking calculations were tested on a recombinant methyltransferase with the RNA substrate (7Me)GpppAC(5). Local and global docking simulations were combined to estimate the ligand selectivity for the target site. The results of the combined computational and experimental screening identified a novel inhibitor, with a previously unknown scaffold, that has an IC(50) value of 60 microM.
Mahalingam, A. K.
Wan, Yiqian
Murugaiah, A. M. S.
Wu, Xiongyu
Alterman, Mathias
Selective angiotensin II AT(2) receptor agonists with reduced CYP 450 inhibition2010Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 18, nr 12, s. 4570-4590Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Structural alterations to the benzylic position of the first drug-like selective angiotensin II AT(2) receptor agonist (1) have been performed, with the emphasis to reduce the CYP 450 inhibitory property of the initial structure. The imidazole moiety, responsible for the CYP 450 inhibitory effect in 1, was replaced with various heterocycles. In addition, the modes of attachment of the heterocycles, that is, carbon versus nitrogen attachment, and introduction of carbonyl functionalities to the benzylic position have been evaluated. In all the three series, AT(2) receptor ligands with affinity in the lower nanomolar range were identified. None of the analogues, regardless of the substituents, exhibited any affinity for the AT(1) receptor. Compounds with substantially reduced inhibition of the CYP 450 enzymes were obtained. Among them the compound 60 was found to induce neurite elongation in NG 108-15 cells and served as potent AT(2) selective agonist.
Wallinder, Chalotta
Selective angiotensin II AT(2) receptor agonists devoid of the imidazole ring system2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 22, s. 7166-7183Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
A versatile parallel synthetic method to obtain three series of non-cyclic analogues of the first drug-like selective angiotensin II AT2 receptor agonist (1) has been developed. In analogy with the transformation of losartan to valsartan it was demonstrated that a non-cyclic moiety could be employed as an imidazole replacement to obtain AT2 selective compounds. In all the three series, AT2 receptor ligands with affinities in the lower nanomolar range were found. None of the analogues exhibited any affinity for the AT1 receptor. Four compounds, 17, 22, 39 and 51, were examined in a neurite outgrowth cell assay. All four compounds were found to exert a high agonistic effect as deduced from their capacity to induce neurite elongation in neuronal cells, as does angiotensin II.
Mutulis, Felikss
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap, Avdelningen för farmaceutisk farmakologi.
Kreicberga, Jana
Mutule, Ilze
Borisova-Jan, Larisa
Yahorau, Aleh
Muceniece, Ruta
Azena, Sandra
Veiksina, Santa
Design and synthesis of a library of tertiary amides: evaluation as mimetics of the melanocortins' active core2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 17, s. 5787-5810Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Two hundred and ten tertiary amides were prepared on solid phase. Diamines were coupled to activated carboxylated Wang polymer, and the polymeric substituted benzyloxycarbonyl protected diamines obtained were reacted with aldehydes or ketones in trimethyl orthoformate giving resin attached Schiff bases. Coupled resins were then reduced to secondary amines by sodium cyanoborohydride in 4% acetic acid/trimethyl orthoformate, followed by acylation with the carboxylic acid in the presence of PyBroP and diisopropylethylamine. Cleavage of tertiary amides from the resin was made by trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of scavengers (mainly 1,2-ethanedithiol). When indole derivatives were prepared, parallel alkylation with the linker fragment occurred, giving derivatives of 2-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-indole as side products. Solution synthesis or mixed liquid/solid phase preparation of title substances proved to be advantageous in cases when the above method did not give acceptable results. According to this approach an efficient formation of Schiff bases was achieved in the presence of TiCl(4). Substances were isolated by reversed phase chromatography; in some cases isomers were additionally separated by chiral chromatography on Chirobiotic T. When tested on human recombinant melanocortin receptors all the tertiary amides showed some binding affinities; for the highest affinity compounds the K(i)s reached 400 nM on MC(1), 2 microM on MC(3) and 1 microM on MC(4) and MC(5) receptors. cAMP assays of some of the title compounds showed that the tertiary amides are melanocortin receptor antagonists on the four MC receptor subtypes.
Nilsson, Mikael T.
Röttger, Svenja
Odell, Luke R.
Krajewski, Wojciech W.
Andersson, C. Evalena
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi.
Larhed, Mats
Evaluation of the amino acid binding site of Mycobacterium tuberculosis glutamine synthetase for drug discovery2008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 10, s. 5501-5513Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
A combination of a literature survey, structure-based virtual screening and synthesis of a small library was performed to identify hits to the potential antimycobacterial drug target, glutamine synthetase. The best inhibitor identified from the literature survey was (2S,5R)-2,6-diamino-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (4, IC(50) of 610+/-15microM). In the virtual screening 46,400 compounds were docked and subjected to a pharmacophore search. Of these compounds, 29 were purchased and tested in a biological assay, allowing three novel inhibitors containing an aromatic scaffold to be identified. Based on one of the hits from the virtual screening a small library of 15 analogues was synthesized producing four compounds that inhibited glutamine synthetase.
Nurbo, Johanna
Ericsson, Daniel J.
Muthas, Daniel
Unge, Torsten
Novel pseudopeptides incorporating a benzodiazepine-based turn mimetic – targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase2013Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 21, nr 7, s. 1992-2000Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Peptides mimicking the C-terminus of the small subunit (R2) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) can compete for binding to the large subunit (R1) and thus inhibit RNR activity. Moreover, it has been suggested that the binding of the R2 C-terminus is very similar in M. tuberculosis and Salmonella typhimurium. Based on modeling studies of a crystal structure of the holocomplex of the S. typhimurium enzyme, a benzodiazepine-based turn mimetic was identified and a set of novel compounds incorporating the benzodiazepine scaffold was synthesized. The compounds were evaluated in a competitive fluorescence polarization assay and in an RNR activity assay. These studies revealed that the compounds incorporating the benzodiazepine scaffold have the ability to compete for the M. tuberculosis R2 binding site with low-micromolar affinity.
Peterson, Shane D.
Dahl, Göran
β-Amino acid substitutions and structure-based CoMFA modeling of hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitors2008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 10, s. 5590-5605Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
In an effort to develop a new type of HCV NS3 peptidomimetic inhibitor, a series of tripeptide inhibitors incorporating a mix of alpha- and beta-amino acids has been synthesized. To understand the structural implications of beta-amino acid substitution, the P(1), P(2), and P(3) positions of a potent tripeptide scaffold were scanned and combined with carboxylic acid and acyl sulfonamide C-terminal groups. Inhibition was evaluated and revealed that the structural changes resulted in a loss in potency compared with the alpha-peptide analogues. However, several compounds exhibited muM potency. Inhibition data were compared with modeled ligand-protein binding poses to understand how changes in ligand structure affected inhibition potency. The P(3) position seemed to be the least sensitive position for beta-amino acid substitution. Moreover, the importance of a proper oxyanion hole interaction for good potency was suggested by both inhibition data and molecular modeling. To gain further insight into the structural requirements for potent inhibitors, a three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) model has been constructed using comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA). The most predictive CoMFA model has q(2)=0.48 and r(pred)(2)=0.68.
Orrling, Kristina M.
Marzahn, Melissa
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Gutiérrez-de-Terán, Hugo
Hospital Clínico de Santiago de Compostela, Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica.
Dunn, Ben M.
α-Substituted Norstatines as the Transistion-State Mimic in Inhibitors of Multiple Digestive Vacuole Malaria Aspartic Proteases2009Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 17, nr 16, s. 5933-5949Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
The impact of moving the P1 side-chain from the β-position to the α-position in norstatine-containing plasmepsin inhibitors was investigated, generating two new classes of tertiary alcohol-comprising α-benzylnorstatines and α-phenylnorstatines. Twelve α-substituted norstatines were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory potencies against plasmepsin II and the plasmepsin IV orthologues (PM4) present in the digestive vacuole of all four Plasmodium species causing malaria in man. New synthetic routes were developed for producing the desired α-substituted norstatines as pure stereoisomers. The best compounds provided Ki values in the nanomolar range for all PM4, with a best value of 110 nm in PM4 from P. ovale. In addition, excellent selectivity over the closely related human aspartic protease Cathepsin D was achieved. The loss of affinity to P. falciparum PM4, which was experienced upon the move of the P1 substituent, was rationalized by the calculation of inhibitor–protein binding affinities using the linear interaction energy method (LIE).
33. Oscarsson, Karin
Oscarson, Stefan
Peptide-based inhibitors of hepatitis C virus full-length NS3 (protease-helicase/NTPase): model compounds towards small molecule inhibitors2003Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 11, nr 13, s. 2955-2963Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Prusis, Peteris
Lapins, Maris
Niyomrattanakit, Pornwaratt
Katzenmeier, Gerd
Wikberg, Jarl E S
Proteochemometrics analysis of substrate interactions with dengue virus NS3 proteases2008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 20, s. 9369-9377Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
The prime side specificity of dengue protease substrates was investigated by use of proteochemometrics, a technology for drug target interaction analysis. A set of 48 internally quenched peptides were designed using statistical molecular design (SMD) and assayed with proteases of four subtypes of dengue virus (DEN-1-4) for Michaelis (K(m)) and cleavage rate constants (k(cat)). The data were subjected to proteochemometrics modeling, concomitantly modeling all peptides on all the four dengue proteases, which yielded highly predictive models for both activities. Detailed analysis of the models then showed that considerably differing physico-chemical properties of amino acids contribute independently to the K(m) and k(cat) activities. For k(cat), only P1' and P2' prime side residues were important, while for K(m) all four prime side residues, P1'-P4', were important. The models could be used to identify amino acids for each P' substrate position that are favorable for, respectively, high substrate affinity and cleavage rate.
Roslin, Sara
Deuther-Conrad, Winnie
Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research Site Leipzig, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
Eriksson, Jonas
Antoni, Gunnar
Brust, Peter
Uppsala universitet, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi.
Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of 5-Substituted Benzovesamicol Analogs containing N-Substituted Amides as Potential Positron Emission Tomography Tracers for the Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter2017Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 25, nr 19, s. 5095-5106Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Herein, new ligands for the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT), based on a benzovesamicol scaffold, are presented. VAChT is acknowledged as a marker for cholinergic neurons and a positron emission tomography tracer for VAChT could serve as a tool for quantitative analysis of cholinergic neuronal density. With an easily accessible triflate precursor, aminocarbonylations were utilized to evaluate the chemical space around the C5 position on the tetrahydronaphthol ring. Synthesized ligands were evaluated for their affinity and selectivity for VAChT. Small, preferably aromatic, N-substituents proved to be more potent than larger substituents. Of the fifteen compounds synthesized, benzyl derivatives (+/-)-7i and (+/-)-7l had the highest affinities for VAChT. Compound (+/-)-7i was chosen to investigate the importance of stereochemistry for binding to VAChT and selectivity toward the sigma(1) and sigma(2) receptors. Enantiomeric resolution gave (+/-)-7i and (-)-7i, and the eutomer showed seven times better affinity. Although racemate (+/-)-7i was initially promising, the affinity of (-)-7i for VAChT was not better than 56.7 nM which precludes further preclinical evaluation. However, the nanomolar binding together with the ready synthesis of [C-11]-(+/-)-7i shows that (-)-7i can serve as a scaffold for future optimizations to provide improved C-11-labelled VAChT PET tracers.
36. Rönn, Robert
Sabnis, Yogesh A
Daoud, H
Danielson, U Helena
Evaluation of a diverse set of potential P-1 carboxylic acid bioisosteres in hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitors2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, s. 1448-1474Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Rönn, Robert
Sabnis, Yogesh A.
Daoud, Hanna
Evaluation of a diverse set of potential P1 carboxylic acid bioisosteres in hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitors2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 12, s. 4057-4068Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
There is an urgent need for more efficient therapies for people infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV NS3 protease inhibitors have shown proof-of-concept in clinical trials, which make the virally encoded NS3 protease an attractive drug target. Product-based NS3 protease inhibitors comprising a P1 C-terminal carboxylic acid have shown to be effective and we were interested in finding alternatives to this crucial carboxylic acid group. Thus, a series of diverse P1 functional groups with different acidity and with possibilities to form a similar, or an even more powerful, hydrogen bond network as compared to the carboxylic acid were synthesized and incorporated into potential inhibitors of the NS3 protease. Biochemical evaluation of the inhibitors was performed in both enzyme and cell-based assays. Several non-acidic C-terminal groups, such as amides and hydrazides, were evaluated but failed to produce inhibitors more potent than the corresponding carboxylic acid inhibitor. The tetrazole moiety, although of similar acidity to a carboxylic acid, provided an inhibitor with mediocre potencies in both assays. However, the acyl cyanamide and the acyl sulfinamide groups rendered compounds with low nanomolar inhibitory potencies and were more potent than the corresponding carboxylic acid inhibitor in the enzymatic assay. Additionally, results from a pH-study suggest that the P1 C-terminal of the inhibitors comprising a carboxylic acid, an acyl sulfonamide or an acyl cyanamide group binds in a similar mode in the active site of the NS3 protease.
Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease Inhibitors Comprising a Novel Aromatic P1 Moiety2008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 6, s. 2955-2967Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Inhibition of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease has emerged as an attractive approach to defeat the global hepatitis C epidemic. In this work, we present the synthesis and biochemical evaluation of HCV NS3 protease inhibitors comprising a non-natural aromatic P-1 moiety. A series of inhibitors with aminobenzoyl sulfonamides displaying submicromolar potencies in the full-length NS3 protease assay was prepared through a microwave-irradiated, palladium-catalyzed, amidocarbonylation protocol.
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi. ORGFARM.
Exploration of acyl sulfonamides as carboxylic acid replacements in protease inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus full-length NS32006Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 14, nr 2, s. 544-559Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
40. Thorstensson, Fredrik
Synthesis of novel potent hepatitis C virus NS3 protease inhibitors: discovery of 4-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-ene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid as a N-acyl-L-hydroxyproline bioisostere2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 2, s. 827-838Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Potent tetrapeptidic inhibitors of the HCV NS3 protease have been developed incorporating 4-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-ene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid as a new N-acyl-l-hydroxyproline mimic. The hydroxycyclopentene template was synthesized in eight steps from commercially available (syn)-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride. Three different amino acids were explored in the P1-position and in the P2-position the hydroxyl group of the cyclopentene template was substituted with 7-methoxy-2-phenyl-quinolin-4-ol. The P3/P4-positions were then optimized from a set of six amino acid derivatives. All inhibitors were evaluated in an in vitro assay using the full-length NS3 protease. Several potent inhibitors were identified, the most promising exhibiting a Ki value of 1.1 nM.
41. Tulp, Martin
Bohlin, Lars
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi, Avdelningen för farmakognosi.
Rediscovery of known natural compounds: nuisance or goldmine?2005Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 13, nr 17, s. 5274-5282Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Do all natural compounds have a distinct biological activity, or are most of them merely biosynthetic debris? Many natural compounds have important biological functions, and certainly many more of the ample 200,000 currently known will ultimately prove to be more than just 'secondary metabolites'. The question is how to select the most promising candidates for potential new drugs. 'Rediscovery' of known natural compounds is regarded as a nuisance or disappointment by scientists involved with the identification of novel compounds. The other side of the coin, however, is that the discovery that a particular compound occurs in unrelated species can be a valuable clue toward the identification of a novel receptor or enzyme. Here, we put forward the hypothesis that when a natural compound occurs in unrelated species, it must have an important biological function by interacting with a specific molecular target. This is because it is extremely improbable that in nature one particular compound is synthesized in totally unrelated species for no reason at all. For many compounds occurring in unrelated species, it is already known that they act on specific molecular targets. For others, it is just known that they occur in different species. In some cases, biological activities are known but not the underlying mechanisms of action. It is from this category of compounds that important discoveries are likely to be made. Some (around 70) of them were identified. They represent important clues from nature offering an alternative approach to the classical screening of large numbers of compounds.
42. Upadhayaya, R.S.
Kishore, V.J.
Nageswar Rao, V.
Sharma, V.
Dixit, S.S.
Chattopadhyaya, Jyoti
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Biologiska sektionen, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi, Bioorganisk kemi.
Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Molecular modeling studies of Novel Quinoline Derivatives Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis2009Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 17, nr 7, s. 2830-2841Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
We herein describe the synthesis and antimycobacterial activity of a series of 27 different derivatives of 3-benzyl-6-bromo-2-methoxy-quinolines and amides of 2-[(6-bromo-2-methoxy-quinolin-3-yl)-phenyl-methyl]- malonic acid monomethyl ester. The antimycobacterial activity of these compounds was evaluated in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv for nine consecutive days upon a fixed concentration (6.25 mu g/mL) at day one in Bactec assay and compared to untreated TB cell culture as well as one with isoniazide treated counterpart, under identical experimental conditions. The compounds 3, 8, 17 and 18 have shown 92-100% growth inhibition of mycobacterial activity, with minimum inhibitory concentration ( MIC) of 6.25 mu g/mL. Based on our molecular modelling and docking studies on well-known diarylquinoline antitubercular drug R207910, the presence of phenyl, naphthyl and halogen moieties seem critical. Comparison of docking studies on different stereoisomers of R207910 as well as compounds from our data set, suggests importance of electrostatic interactions. Further structural analysis of docking studies on our compounds suggests attractive starting point to find new lead compounds with potential improvements.
43. Upadhayaya, Shankar
Kulkarni, Girish M.
Vasireddy, Rao
Vandavasi, Kishore
Dixit, Shailesh S
Sharma, Vivek
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel triazole, urea and thiourea derivatives of quinoline against Mycobacterium tuberculosis2009Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 17, nr 13, s. 4681-4692Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
A new series of 20 quinoline derivatives possessing triazolo, ureido and thioureido substituents have been synthesized and their antimycobacterial properties have been evaluated. Compounds 10, 22 and 24 inhibited Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv up to 96%, 98% and 94% respectively, at a fixed concentration of 6.25 mu g/mL. Minimum inhibitory concentration of 3.125 mu g/mL was obtained for compound 10 and 24, while for compound 22 it was 6.25 mu g/mL. Molecular docking calculations suggest critical hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions between polar functional groups (such as quinoline-nitrogen, urea-carbonyl and hydroxyl) of anti-mycobacterial (anti-TB) compounds and amino acids (Arg186 and Glu61) of ATP-synthase of M. tuberculosis, could be the probable reason for observed anti-mycobacterial action. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
44. Vik, Anders
Hedner, Erik
Charnock, Colin
Tangen, Linda
Samuelsen, Ørjan
Gundersen, Lise-Lotte
Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of agelasine and agelasimine analogs2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 12, s. 4016-4037Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Agelasine and agelasimine derivatives with substantially less complicated terpenoid side chains compared to the naturally occurring compounds have been synthesized and their ability to inhibit growth of microorganisms and cancer cells has been studied. Compounds with excellent activity against cancer cell lines (MIC ca. 1 μM for the most potent compounds), including a drug resistant renal cell line, have been identified. Most compounds studied also exhibited broad spectrum antimicrobial activity including activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Guimond, Marie-Odile
Selective angiotensin II AT2 receptor agonists: Benzamide structure–activity relationships2008Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 16, nr 14, s. 6841-6849Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
In the investigation of the structure–activity relationship of nonpeptide AT2 receptor agonists, a series of substituted benzamide analogues of the selective nonpeptide AT2 receptor agonist M024 have been synthesised. In a second series, the biphenyl scaffold was compared to the thienylphenyl scaffold and the impact of the isobutyl substituent and its position on AT1/AT2 receptor selectivity was also investigated. Both series included several compounds with high affinity and selectivity for the AT2 receptor. Three of the compounds were also proven to function as agonists at the AT2 receptor, as deduced from a neurite outgrowth assay, conducted in NG108-15 cells.
Wannberg, Johan
A New Structural Theme in C2-Symmetric HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors: ortho-Substituted P1/P1’ Side Chains2006Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 14, nr 15, s. 5303-5315Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
In this report, the rapid syntheses of 24 novel C2-symmetric HIV-1 protease inhibitors are described. Two ortho-iodobenzyloxy containing C-terminal duplicated inhibitors served as starting materials for microwave-enhanced palladium(0)-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond forming reactions (Suzuki, Sonogashira, Heck, and Negishi). Highly potent inhibitors equipped with ortho-functionalized P1/P1' side chains as the structural theme were identified. Computational efforts were applied to study the binding mode of this class of inhibitors and to establish structure-activity relationships. The overall orientation of the inhibitors in the active site was reproduced by docking which suggested three possible conformations of the P1/P1' groups of which two seem more plausible.
Nordeman, Patrik
Sävmarker, Jonas
Emanuelsson, Rikard
Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi, Avdelningen för organisk farmaceutisk kemi. Uppsala universitet, Medicinska och farmaceutiska vetenskapsområdet, Farmaceutiska fakulteten, Institutionen för läkemedelskemi, Plattformen för preklinisk PET.
Investigation of alpha-phenylnorstatine and alpha-benzylnorstatine as transition state isostere motifs in the search for new BACE-1 inhibitors2011Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 19, nr 1, s. 145-155Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Inhibition of the BACE-1 protease enzyme has over the recent decade developed into a promising drug strategy for Alzheimer therapy. In this report, more than 20 new BACE-1 protease inhibitors based on α-phenylnorstatine, α-benzylnorstatine, iso-serine, and β-alanine moieties have been prepared. The inhibitors were synthesized by applying Fmoc solid phase methodology and evaluated for their inhibitory properties. The most potent inhibitor, tert-alcohol containing (R)-12 (IC50 = 0.19 μM) was co-crystallized in the active site of the BACE-1 protease, furnishing a novel binding mode in which the N-terminal amine makes a hydrogen bond to one of the catalytic aspartic acids.
Yang, Jie
Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Kemiska sektionen, Institutionen för kemi - BMC, Organisk kemi.
Koruza, Katarina
Fisher, Zoë
Knecht, Wolfgang
Baltzer, Lars
Improved molecular recognition of Carbonic Anhydrase IX by polypeptide conjugation to acetazolamide2017Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 25, nr 20, s. 5838-5848Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Örtqvist, Pernilla
Ehrenberg, Angelica
Borg, Anneli
Discovery of Achiral Inhibitors of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease based on 2(1H)-pyrazinones2010Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 18, nr 17, s. 6512-6525Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Herein, the design, synthesis and inhibitory potency of a series of novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease inhibitors are presented. These inhibitors are based on a 2(1H)-pyrazinone P3 scaffold in combination with either a P2 phenylglycine or a glycine, and they were evaluated on the wild type as well as on two resistant variants of the enzyme, A156T and D168V. Molecular modelling suggested that the aromatic side-chain of the P2 phenylglycine occupies the same space as the substituent in position 6 on the pyrazinone core. The versatile synthetic route applied for the pyrazinone synthesis made a switch between the two positions easily feasible, resulting in phenyl- or benzyl substituted pyrazinones and leaving glycine as the P2 residue. Of several P1-P1′ residues evaluated, an aromatic P1-P1′ scaffold was found superior in combination with the new P3-P2 building block. As a result, an entirely new type of achiral and rigidified inhibitors was discovered, with the best of the novel inhibitors having fourfold improved potency compared to the corresponding tripeptide lead. We consider these achiral inhibitors highly suitable as starting points for further optimization.
Fransson, Rebecca
Phenylglycine as a Novel P2 Scaffold in Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease Inhibitors2007Inngår i: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, ISSN 0968-0896, E-ISSN 1464-3391, Vol. 15, nr 3, s. 1448-1474Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert)
Molecular modeling and inhibitory potencies of tetrapeptide protease inhibitors of HCV NS3 proposed phenylglycine as a new promising P2 residue. The results suggest that phenylglycine might be capable of interacting with the NS3 (protease-helicase/NTPase) in ways not possible for the common P2 proline-based inhibitors. Thus, a series of tripeptides, both linear and macrocyclic, based on p-hydroxy-phenylglycine in the P2 position were prepared and their inhibitory effect determined. When the p-hydroxy group was replaced by methoxy, isoquinolin-, or quinolinyloxy functions, inhibitors with improved potencies were obtained. The P2 phenylglycine-based inhibitors were further optimized by C-terminal extension to acyl sulfonamides and by P1–P3 cyclization, which gave products with inhibition constants in the nanomolar range ( 75 nM).
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Unlike most gemstones, Whitby Jet is actually fossilised wood, similar to our present day Monkey Puzzle or Araucaria Tree. which has been compressed over millions of years.
The colour of Whitby Jet is unique; its blackness is so intense that the expression ‘as black as jet' has been a commonly used phrase for hundreds of years. It is smooth and very lightweight; a characteristic that enables even the most lavish designs to be worn in comfort, and it can take on an extremely high polish to the extent that it could even be used as a mirror.
Jet has been found in many countries world-wide, including China, Siberia and the USA, to name but a few. It has also been found in other European countries including Germany and Spain. But the finest quality Jet has always come from England, around the north-east coast of Yorkshire, which is where W Hamond source all their raw gemstone material.
Most frequently found in seams of shale between Robin Hood's Bay and Boulby. In addition to the distinctive shale or 'Jet line' which appears above sea level (Pic 4), the seams extend under the sea and pieces often break away in bad weather to be washed up on to the shore.
It has never been permitted to mine for the gem material, though it was accepted practice, in the Victorian era, to dig deep into the cliff faces to extract it. Once the section of cliff had been exhausted of the gemstone, the Jet workers would ensure their excavations were re-filled. In higher and more inaccessible areas of the cliff face, young men were lowered on ropes to carry out this work, a task made all the more dangerous by the fact that the cliffs are mostly shale and therefore very unstable.
A Gemstone Famed by Royalty
With new rail links to Whitby, the town became a very popular seaside holiday destination for early Victorians for whom a souvenir piece of Jet was a must. As the century progressed, fashions changed and clothing became heavier and more voluminous – particularly with the crinolines of the time – and these fuller designs required larger more eye-catching jewellery to match. Whitby Jet's lightweight characteristics made it the perfect choice for large accessories – even the largest pieces could be worn in comfort.
In 1851, Whitby Jet was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, London and soon became coveted by a number of high profile royal persons including the Queen of Bavaria and the Empress of France. But Whitby Jet's most prolific patron was to become Queen Victoria.
When her beloved Albert died in 1861, Victoria took to wearing Jet jewellery in remembrance of him – and it soon became the etiquette to accessorise the period's elegant mourning fashion with jewellery made from the gemstone. So much so, that the only jewellery allowed to be worn in court during the period was Whitby Jet. It was at this time that James Storr established his very own Jet Jewellery boutique and W Hamond first opened its doors to the many fashionable ladies and gentlemen of the period.
With an unrivalled 150 year history working with Whitby Jet jewellery, W Hamond is not only famed for the delicate, hand crafted jewellery collections displayed within the boutique’s cabinets. The company is also the proud owner of the world’s largest Whitby Jet gemstone (part of which is pictured opposite with W Hamond’s team of retro Victorian Jet workers).
In what is a truly spectacular piece of natural gem quality stone, W Hamond’s record breaking Whitby Jet gemstone is a staggering 21ft in length. 180 million years in the making, this fabulous and truly unique example of Whitby Jet can be seen in W Hamond’s Whitby boutique, and a viewing is highly recommended as part of any visit to the town
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I'm also a GAMES-related recruit–a good few years after writing for the magazine and playtesting games in the offices on Tuesday nights, I joined up, but couldn't make any sense out of the Enigma, and so let my subscription lapse. I went to Montreal, though, and had a fine old time. At the ChicagoCon, I could stay away no further, and my fiancee and I both rejoined. And so:
(Manx & Jo The & Coach & G,Ames & Chainsaw & 317537 & En & IRBS) —> Storyteller —> J-9
Manx and G,Ames and 317537 (this last of whom I think is no longer a member) were editors at the magazine. Chainsaw, Jo The, and myself were contributors. (This is all before the mag moved from NYC to Pennsylvania; I still contribute to the mag, but less frequently.) The others were assorted Friends of Games, who could be relied upon to show up at the offices on a moment's notice to play Wizard or The Great Dalmuti or whatever was hot at the time.
Whether all these people knew each other from the NPL or knew each other BEFORE the NPL, I don't know. But the whole group's enthusiasm, as a whole, definitely grabbed me and convinced me to join, and then rejoin.
Source: npl-folk email from Storyteller.
J-9.
For me, we have the simple story and the complicated story. The simple story is, I am Storyteller because I am a playwright, writer and, by gosh, a storyteller. The complicated story is, I wanted my name, Eric, to be my nom. The word came back: No can do, it's already taken. And if I had thought about it, I would have remembered the mighty odd conversation I had with somebody at a party at Helene's house, after the World Puzzle Championship in New York: Stranger: Hi, I'm Signore Me:(thinking this guy doesn't look Italian): I'm Eric. Hi. (He gives me a very odd look.) Of course, he was not Signore but Senor, and I was certainly *not*, to my later surprise, Eric. All this had slipped my mind when coming up with a nom with myself. Anyway, after Eric was rejected, I moved on to what I thought was the logical alternative: Mister E. No can do, the word came back. Mister E isn't a very active member, but he's still a member. (Or was at the time: He's not in the 1997 Directory. Figures.)
My reply to having two noms shot out of the air was: Not joining. No wait. I subscribed to The Enigma for a year, nomless, did not understand even a single word printed therein, and let my membership lapse. It remained lapsed even as I attended the con in Montreal, although that is where Storyteller made his first appearance. (And indeed, one story was told repeatedly over those days: First, I had wanted to be Eric…)
Anyway, Storyteller and his nomsake more or less vanished until Chicago. I attended that con with my girlfriend J-9, whose etymology see. We sat during the flat competition and learned from… Quip? Quiz? QED? Damn. Wish I could remember, because he deserves a lot of credit, for he actually explained, in actual English!, how to solve rebi. J-9 and I got hooked. We joined up, her for the first time, me for the second, and we make a semi-habit of solving the Enigma, and I always am amazed when we get a flat that at first glance seems impossible, and indeed would have been impossible during my first NPL days.
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County squad 19th November 2017
The county squad for the home fixture against Shropshire to be played on the 19th November is shown below :
County v Shropshire 22nd October 2017
By Malcolm Saunders on 23/10/2017 in Match Reports
The county’s third match of the season was away to Shropshire with the result ending in a draw with both counties gaining 20 points. Worcestershire shots total was 183 with 224 shots by Shropshire.
Johnathon Smith had a very emphatic win in his opening Singles match. He was 6-13 down after the 9th end but went on to win each of the next six ends to win his match 14-13.
The only other success for the county was a draw by Leah Thompson and Richard Rose, They scored five shots off the last two ends to level the score at 14-14.
Keith Mills’ team won their match by 12-6, with both Fours teams also winning. Richard Payne’s team, having been 6-10- down at the halfway stage, staged a comeback to win 12-11. A consistent performance by Terry Clifford’s Fours team resulted in them winning by 13-8.
Session 3.
Leah Thompson and Richard Rose won their afternoon match in fine style by 17-6, having been ahead of their opponents from the 3rd end. Unfortunately the other Pairs team lost and both Singles matches were also lost.
Keith Mills’ Triples team were behind by a narrow margin for 11 ends. With six shots from the last three ends of the match, they came out winners 16-13. Terry Clifford’s Fours team were 6-7 down with only two ends left in the match. With six shots off the 10th end and four shots the final end, they had an incredible win 16-7. Richard Payne’s Fours team also won comfortably 15-6.
A summary of the results is shown below.
County squad for 22nd October v Shropshire
The county squad for the away fixture against Shropshire on the 22nd October 2017 is set out below :
County v Stockport 8th October 2017
The County’s visit to Stockport on the 8th October resulted in a win for Stockport by 27 points to 13., with Stockport scoring 237 shots to Worcester’s 177.
Both Singles and Pairs lost their opening matches.
This session saw the county win two and draw one matches out of the four played. Maureen Tingle’s triples team were 4-9 down after only four ends but came back very strongly to win their match 24-14. Terry Clifford’s Fours team had a consistent performance to win by 17-11 and Richard Payne’s Fours team who were 5-10 down with three ends to play earned a very worthy draw – 10-10.
Jim Tingle in his Singles match was strong and consistent throughout, took the lead in the 8th end, and went on to win 16-12. Richard Rose and leah Thompson were 2-10 after six ends but came storming back to win their Triples match 16-13.
Mark Bourne’s Triples team took the lead in the 8th end and went on to a convincing win 17-6.. Unfortunately the other Triples team and both Fours teams lost their matches.
County squad 8th October 2017
The squad for the away fixture against Stockport on the 8th October 2017 is set out below :
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Victoria Inner Harbour
There’s so much to do, and so many Victoria attractions, as you will be pleased to discover when you stay here.
Victoria Attractions
Explore some of these Victoria attractions when you stay for your family reunion or vacation rental. These are just the highlights so we’ll be happy to tell you more while you are at Victoria Garden Estates. Throughout the year there are festivals and special events in the area too.
A narrated bus tour of Victoria is a good introduction to your trip.
Visit downtown Victoria for shopping and the Inner Harbour. Walk on its causeway past entertainers and moored boats, perhaps take a harbour ferry trip.
Craigdarroch Castle will impress - does its staircase remind you of ours? (If you enjoy grand homes and/or gardens then consider driving west to Craigdarroch’s “sister”, Hatley Castle, which is near the Fisgard Lighthouse and Fort Rodd Hill.)
The Royal BC Museum with its IMAX theatre is one of the best museums in North America.
The children will enjoy Pacific Undersea Gardens, Victoria Bug Zoo and Miniature World.
Walk along Government Street to the oldest Chinatown in Canada.
Visit nearby Butchart Gardens
The Butchart Gardens
The Butchart Gardens are the most popular of Victoria attractions for our guests, a short scenic drive from here. You’ll long remember the 55 acres of magnificent floral displays; from the dramatic Sunken Garden with the Ross Fountain to the masses of blooms in the Rose Garden, and from the character of the Japanese Garden to the elegance of the Italian Garden. In the summer, don’t miss the evening illuminations and the concerts, with fireworks on Saturday nights. And then there’s The Magic Of Christmas - the lighting is a favourite of many locals. Several dining options are available including high tea.
We should add that “The Garden City” has many other gardens you can visit.
Visit country markets and vineyards
Saanich Peninsula and Sidney
A handy introduction to the area is to drive up Mount Douglas for a 360 degree panorama of the Saanich Peninsula.
The Saanich Peninsula is great for touring where you’ll see fruit orchards, organic vegetable and herb gardens, vineyards, roadside stands and dairy farms. Savour tastings at the wineries. At its centre is Elk Lake / Beaver Lake, good for a long but flat walk around its shore, and near it is Saanich Commonwealth Place, a top rate recreational centre with superb swimming pools. Do visit Butterfly Gardens, a jungle wonderland of butterflies, moths and birds. There are many fine restaurants in the area from casual to five star dining.
The Peninsula is 20 miles (30km) from Sidney in the north to the city of Victoria in the south. Much of it is gently rolling farmland interspersed with woods, parks and occasional lakes. Being surrounded by the ocean you can enjoy beaches and marine recreational pursuits - our home is a ten minute walk from a beach.
Sidney and, to a lesser extent, Brentwood Bay are the two towns of the Saanich Peninsula you will visit most for groceries, restaurants and shopping. Sidney is a friendly “book town” offering many fine shops, restaurants and grocery markets. The Shaw Ocean Discover Centre and Mineral World will entertain and educate. Do visit Sidney-by-the-Sea on summer Thursday evenings when the large street market sells home-grown produce and handcrafted items from local artists from all neighbouring islands.
A short ferry trip takes you to the Gulf Islands, with a favourite visit being to the Saturday artisans market in Ganges on Salt Spring Island.
Vancouver Island fishing
Victoria Recreational Suggestions
Go hiking and be delighted by the wildflowers, wildlife and the ocean and mountain views of the rugged beauty of southern Vancouver Island. There are over 160 parks in Saanich alone! Other favourite parks include Goldstream, East Sooke, Gowlland Tod, Witts Lagoon and Sooke Potholes. The 60 km Galloping Goose Trail is part of trails from Sidney to Sooke for biking and walking. The Peninsula has many safe areas for cycling.
Play golf year-round on over a dozen courses.
Fishing - we have contacts for a successful trip.
Whale-watching is a memorable experience.
Warm, protected Brentwood Bay is perfect for kayaking and canoeing.
Laze around on a beach or at a lake.
Be exhilarated by zip-lining or conquering world championship climbing walls.
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Prime Minister Modi launches key development projects at Kalaburagi and Kancheepuram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched key development projects at Kalaburagi in Karnataka and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.
At Kalaburagi in Karnataka, Modi dedicated the ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Bengaluru to the nation, through the unveiling of the plaque. He also inaugurated the Super Specialty Block of KIMS in Hubali, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal building in Bangalore and the Women’s Hostel for Students from North Eastern Region at Bangalore University, through the press of a button.
Foundation stone for the resitement of BPCL depot Raichur to Kalaburagi was also laid by PM Modi through the unveiling of the plaque.
Modi also interacted with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana: Ayushman Bharat.
At Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu, Modi launched various National Highway projects, including the foundation stone for the four laning of NH-45C from Vikravandi to Thanjavur and the six laning of Karaipettai – Walajapet section of NH-4. He dedicated the 5 MMTPA capacity Ennore LNG Terminal to the nation. The LNG terminal will help in meeting the LNG demand in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring States. He also dedicated the electrification of Erode-Karur-Tiruchchirapalli and Salem-Karur-Dindigul railway lines to the nation.
Modi also unveiled the statue of Dr MG Ramachandran at Dr MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women, Chennai through a video link.
The development works launched today will greatly benefit the people of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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News Poundland Construction Has Begun | 30 September 2015
Webb Gray can announce that construction will soon begin on a £30 million pound industrial warehouse for Poundland, Europe’s largest single price general merchandise discount retailer. Forward funded by Standard Life Investments, the proposed 335,275 sqft facility situated off the M6 near Wigan will provide a warehouse that will form Poundland’s North West regional hub and will see the creation of 800 jobs locally. Working with developer Stoford, work is expected to begin on site very soon with anticipated completion set for June 2016.
Webb Gray have worked closely with Poundland in order to design and develop a high quality facility that not only caters to Poundland’s requirements as a sector leading company but also has minimum impact on the surrounding area and environment. The warehouse therefore subtly features the branding requirements of Poundland but also sits comfortably within its site and is to regenerate an area that had previously lay vacant. Its site location is perfectly suited to serve all of Poundland’s stores across the North West which includes both Manchester and Liverpool, sitting perfectly between the two.
Poundland’s Head of Portfolio Management Ben Wall, said: “Poundland continues to grow its estate rapidly with 60 new stores acquired in 2014/2015 and a further 60 new stores planned for 2015/2016. The new North West distribution centre will provide a ‘green’ high specification distribution hub for the North and ensure that as the store portfolio grows we can continue to deliver amazing value to our customers every day. The expansion of our existing warehouse space follows an extensive search. We are extremely pleased that the development of our new North West Regional Distribution Centre is in Wigan. As we continue to increase our store portfolio we will look to further expand our warehouse space in the future
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USC WR Corps Reshuffling Following Ajene Harris Injury
Posted by Kyle Kensing on June 19, 2015
Despite losing standout Nelson Agholor, the USC wide receiving corps looked like a decided strength for the Trojans in their spring game. However, USC is down one member of that deep group.
Jordan Moore writes for USCTrojans.com that Ajene Harris will have surgery on both hips this summer, which will sideline the sophomore for the duration of the 2015 season. A high school quarterback, Harris quickly took to wide receiver in fall camp last season, earning high praise from head coach Steve Sarkisian.
Yet, despite Sarkisian’s vote of confidence in the preseason, Ajene Harris played sparingly in his freshman season with Agholor so masterfully holding down the slot. The reshuffling of the receivers with Agholor gone had Harris primed to play a significant role — part of which may have been for trick plays. His background as a quarterback came in handy on a double-pass in the spring game that, despite negation because of an illegal shift, was a highlight of the day.
Ajene Harris was not in line to be one of the primary players in USC’s passing attack. Fellow sophomore JuJu Smith is poised to be the clear No. 1 after a standout freshman campaign, while Steven Mitchell’s strong finish to 2014 after returning from injury buoys him into a role as the Trojans’ deep-ball threat. Likewise, JUCO transfer addition Isaac Whitney is a tall target with breakaway speed. Whitney’s very much capable of breaking in as one of Cody Kessler’s top receivers.
USC has another possibility in the slot with Harris scratched, and wouldn’t you know, can still run that trick play. With the influx of new quarterback talent creating a logjam behind Heisman Trophy candidate Kessler, Jalen Greene is making the move to wide receiver.
Greene practiced on scout team last season, primarily functioning as a stand-in for dual-threat quarterbacks USC faced like Arizona’s Anu Solomon and UCLA’s Brett Hundley. Greene’s quick and changes direction nimbly, two qualities that could make him a useful addition to the wide receiving corps.
In another positional flip-flop, the loss of Ajene Harris could tempt Sarkisian to use jack-of-all-trades Adoree’ Jackson more on offense. Jackson was stellar at wideout in his limited appearances last season, and Sarkisian joked after the Holiday Bowl that he had to fight with defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox to use Jackson more on the offensive end.
One thing the abundant options USC has in restructuring the receiving corps says is the depth issues that vexed the Trojans in recent years are starting to be assuaged. While USC is considerably deeper at receiver than, say, defensive back, depth was lacking almost across the board just a season ago.
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Gay Chicken needs to end so I can start using Kratos for other things
Coelasquid October 17, 2011 12:00 am
While Kratos and Leonidas have their share of similarities, they’re also very different in some key respects. Frank Miller has said in interviews that as a young child, the thing that really inspired him about the story of the 300 Spartans was how it taught him that victories are not necessarily what make heroes. While tenacious, Leonidas doesn’t quite measure up to Kratos’s unyielding drive to win, which is not unlike an angry bull moose trapped in a Chinese finger trap made of rage.
I feel like of the two, Leonidas would have a greater capacity to graciously accept defeat.
The Manly Arts! - Page 5 - Penis Forum
October 24, 2011, 11:31 pm | #
nucleargroundhog
Hahahaha Quality
techno4tomcats
Press O to hug.
calvinstrikesagain
+1. You sir, are a fantastic human being. Laughed so hard I scared all the cats and dogs away….
*a single manly tear*
Pandachu
*taps computer screen fruitlessly* :’C
Some Internerd
December 22, 2011, 12:28 am | # | Reply
This is the first time that I ever deemed it necessary to comment on this comic. I’ve come close, but never have I actually done it. Another +1 for you. If it wasn’t so late, I’d be rolling on the ground, but instead I’ll just accept laughing so hard that I pee my pants. Well done.
March 11, 2012, 11:15 am | # | Reply
another +1 or you, good sir.
I’m guessing a loud sound would play if I had sound right now, judging from the other comments.
That or I have no clue.
While I applaud the end of gay chicken I also have a hard time to pity Kratos.
Back to effin up gods and tearing through hot greek bitches. ;)
(Hopefully not with the chain blade thingies.. )
Didja forget the part where he murdered his wife and children in a God Induced Fit of Rage? Someone posted below that the greek gods were dicks, and they really are. They’re a bunch of petty, selfish assholes, and frankly, nothing made me happier than watching Kratos swordfuck the whole lot of them right to the grave.
October 17, 2011, 10:18 am | # | Reply
The Greek Gods interactions with the Greeks were an expression of humanity.
If the entire story was to come full circle, in the end, Kratos would have to destroy all of humanity to completely rid the world of the Gods.
RobAwesome
The problem with that is, that Kratos would do it.
Which is fine, but still. I find it funny people seem to disconnect humans from the Gods like “OMG they were such dicks and mortals are not!”
Yeah but the gods are dicks with power. Those are worse than regular, mortal dicks.
So the gods are like politicians, generals and CEOs?
thegingermancan
high five sir
HlynkaCG
You’d almost think it was a metaphore for something.
There’s a reason these stories have stuck around. ;)
To be fair, he pretty much did. Spoilers and all that, but how many people do you think are left after all that shit?
Wait so Kratos is Hercules?
Brandon Karratti
No, but he royally kicked Hercules’ ass. The Kevin Sorbo Hercules, no less.
BabylonRanger
August 24, 2012, 10:05 pm | # | Reply
Well Hercules (originally called Heracles) did kill his first wife and children after Hera made him go crazy. I think that’s the main reason why that question was asked.
Don’t you mean back to showing off the impressive resolution of the televisions at Best Buy?
No, silly, he got fired from Best Buy. Probably.
So what you’re saying is that someone would work up the balls to fire Kratos?
It is all in the delivery. Kratos, why is a powerful man like you still here in Best Buy? I think you have far more potential. I want you to think about career options that would actually challenge you. Take some time off until you come up with a good challenging career for yourself.
Crosonical
That’s right! Married people are all losers!
That’s the sole message I’ve received here.
I’m married and I ain’t no loser. You wound me, sir or madam.
thorsday
I don’t think he’s necessarily endorsing it… just what he’s gotten from this story arc.
Nah, I didn’t say he was. I just thought it’d be funny to post that.
The message I got was “Leonidas is a loser, and Kratos is victorious…. or are they?”
Heh. I’ll take a lovingly family that respects and supports me over an empty daring game victory anyday.
YOU FOOL
It’s the final panel that says otherwise. Leonidas has a family to go back to, an actual wife and child. That’s worth far more than simple “honor”.
Kratos has neither jack nor shit, much less jack shit.
I was being sarcastic.
GAME OVER: you got married!
MuffinMuncher
You sir, just made my day.
Young Gun
‘madam’ technically. Kelly’s…well, a girl. :P
quark1020
No way, girls don’t exist on the internets :P
-_- It’s not 2004 anymore.
TheOddStrange
If you are a troll, whatever. But if you’re actually serious-
God have mercy on your soul.
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Demented77
MMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Girls do too! I saw one once.
Anonymoose
Pics or it didn’t happen.
Katalia13
She didn’t see me… I was hiding.
Daine
Every time someone says that, they ensure that there will be a few fewer girls on the internet.
Statements like this are, in fact, the reason that girls online are so rare. Or at least, the portions of the internet where these statements crop up so frequently.
Knock it off, it ain’t funny anymore.
–A Girl
I don’t really understand the logic to leaving the internet because someone said “no girls on the internet”
“Oh, I’ll show you! By… increasing the accuracy of your statement…”
I don’t think they are even thinking clearly. It’s not logic at all to just prove some guy/girl with dumb comment like “There are no females here” right on the internet. Taekwon even got it wrong too. There has been more females on the internet since 2003. Probably even before that.
Well before that, definitely. I used to hang out with friends in chatrooms around ’96-’97; easily half of the people hanging out in there were women, and I ended up talking with plenty of them on the phone, so I can certify that they definitely weren’t the old stereotype of the old-hairy-guy-pretending-to-be-a-woman, either…
I think the only reason people think there are no women on the internet is that, for the most part, it’s the guys who start having dumb arguments all over it. It’s the same thing with American tourists, come to think of it. 95% of them are great, courteous, polite, friendly, the kind of people you’d like to meet — but the other 5% are loud and obnoxious. Guess which ones get noticed?
Chupi
I always figured it was, you know… Just a joke about that very stereotype of all the girls being hairy men. Never really based on what anybody actually thought was true.
Nifar
I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what it is.
It isn’t that… It is the number of guys pretending to be girls… as opposed to very few girls pretending to be guys.
Those poor, stupid sods who try hitting on a “girl” just to find out it is a guy in disguise tend to start distrusting all the other supposed females… AND so a strange legacy unfolds.
I chose an arbitrary date to point out the fact that the saying is hopelessly dated and not really funny in any sense anymore. It’s not offensive, it’s not ironically funny, it’s just… kinda stupid.
Sumyungai
What? It’s a rule deeply ingrained in the rules of our society. The reality of the statement doesn’t matter. As far as I’m concerned, the moment a woman joins the internet she becomes a man; merely for the sake of upholding our satirical rules (honestly, if you didn’t notice this was nothing more than harmless, and possibly even helpful, satire…I have no words).
Chrysknife
Yeah, the above would greatly benefit from the sarcasm font which sadly has not been invented yet.
While your working on the sarcastic font, Chrysknife, why don’t you make a masculine font for Coelasquid.
XD Sorry Kratos, but at the end of the day, he stil had his wife and kid, while you murdered your way through an entire pantheon for essentially no reason.
Though why the gods didnt just erase his damn memories like he wanted them to is beyond me.
Mr.Tophat
The Greek Gods are complete assholes. Anybody who knows anything about Greek Mythology will confirm this XD,
Pretty much, yeah. For all intents and purposes, the gods were basically small children with magnifying glasses, and the Greeks were all ants.
That Other Guy
Kratos really didn’t have to kill everyone though. He could go back in time game 2. He could have, y’know, stopped himself from killing his wife and child and lived happily?
kisara of pern
But if he lived happily ever after, from whence is the Kratos we need to go back in time? o.O
UNLESS, it is not time-traveling per se, but crossing into another world, so that that world’s Kratos can be happy, and this world’s Kratos is still effed. : /
He was favor by other gods after gow1 he could have just use that connection to get his Wife and child back from the dead. I kinda wish for a sequel where you play a slightly older daughter piss off that her dead beat father never visits and breaks out of the place she was in to search for him.
Pyre
Without spoilers, you should play Chains of Olympus (If you don’t have a PSP, it’s coming to the PS3.). Krato’s daughter would have a little more to be pissed off about than “never visits”.
It’s already out for PS3, came out mid-September.
Meatshield
Isn’t it currently a Playstation+ exclusive, though?
October 18, 2011, 3:13 pm | #
Nope, you can trot down to Best Buy and pick up the disc whenever you want. “God of War Origins Collection” with Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta.
More rage for a blonde child the better, when the game reaches to the point where a water soak kratos getting pummeled by his daughter.
Actually, as Plato put forth, the Gods were expressions of humanity with power.
In reality, Greek Mythology is just a way of showing how humans can be such huge dicks. Especially when granted Godly power.
I think you may be in the wrong place for an intellectual conversation on Humanity and its Obsession for Deities. College Forums? Great place. Webcomic Comment Section? Not so much…
I’m just entertained that people are all about how much the Greek Gods were dicks, and somehow Kratos/mortals are an exception. It’s even showing in the comic – he’s just as big a dick as the Gods he went about killing.
Eternal One
I don’t think it’s so much that people are saying mortals aren’t dicks, but how the Gods are bigger dicks. It comes with the territory of being an omnipotent asshole with Godlike powers and a perchance of pissing all over mortals. Mortals can’t exactly piss back. They can try to mess with the Gods, but that normally ends poorly. And I only say normally because Kratos here, one giant asshole mortal (Before the end of the first game), kicks all kinds of Godly ass.
It you look back on the messages you commented on, not one actually said mortals were innocent in all of this. Just that the Greek Gods were unlike most other pantheons in that their Gods were admitted assholes with few redeeming qualities.
Xale
Interestingly enough the Greek’s believed that rain was literally the Gods pissing on them.
Wasn’t just the Greeks. There’s a reason the singular term for Aesir is áss. I can’t help but suspect Fenris, Jormungand, and Hel would have been perfectly cool with and maybe even helped them during Ragnarok if they hadn’t labeled the three siblings monsters and tried to murder or torture/imprison them over crimes foretold, which probably wouldn’t have happened at all if the Aesir didn’t set things into motion by trying to kill or imprison them.
Thing I love about GoW is nobody- Gods or Kratos is blamess. They both contribute to the creation and destruction of each other. If Kratos would face the fact he fucked up when he made the mistake almost EVREY young rising military star makes in chosing his career and glory over his family he would not be what he is now. He has a few moments where he does- but why deal with complicated emotions when you can just KILL EVREYTHING right now and deal with the emotions later.
And if the Gods had actually followed through with letting the man heal instead of keeping the wound of his wrong doings open and weeping they probably would not be dead.
Play GoW3. /end.
I think that the Greek gods were supposed to represent small parts of one being, when they cooperate they can make great things happen, but when separate the flaws of each one appear ( Ares is violent, Zeus is paranoid, Aphroditie is egotistical, etc etc)
and because of this caused Kratos to rip the intestines out of them and use them to decorate his walls
Under the Dome, by Stephen King. Case in point, to the letter.
Leonidas is awesomer.
The reason the gods were such dicks in the games,well,at least in the second/third one,is because those sins/evils inside pandora’s box came out when Kratos opened it and they went inside the gods,turning them into almighty douchebags,although Kratos didn’t kill all of the gods,Aphrodite was still alive at the end of the game series.
I love Kratos’ laughing face.
Kratos’ disappointment in the last panel…over losing his Gay Chicken partner/opponent, or over his own lack of wife and child? Both make very good sense.
Kramegame
Probably both, since he is a lonely man, and killed his own Wife and Child.
Pass the jar Commander, because this comic is EPIC!
Phexar
This is absolutely beautiful. Poor, poor Kratos… painful sense of irony for him here.
wkz
And secretly, we all know who won.
“Secretly” because I sure don’t want Kratos to kick down my door and murder my whole family…
If he decides it’s worth his time, then damn it he’s gonna do it.
Ejia
I love laughing mad Kratos.
You just know that they’re going to keep it going on the down low.
I have to agree with Coelasquid – of the two of them, a man who is a leader such as Leonidas would know sometimes you have to give ground for a greater cause.
Krato’s is sad and reflecting on his past. Quick- throw this man into a Death Pit so he can mawl and murder untill evreything is dead!
cuz gods forbid that man ever feel anything other then rage.
Xenosphobatic
Hey, it’s worked for him this far hasn’t it?
If by working you mean successfully brutally destroying everything by the skin of his teeth while bagging hot slave/sex workers yes.
If you mean getting his nightmares to end, be back with his family and have his cake and eat it too? Not so much.
Thisnthat
This was quite an unmanly moment, really. Not really fitting most of this comic.
Perhaps if by “most of this comic” you mean “just the title exclusively and ignoring all the other strips where manly posturing is lampooned repeatedly”.
saintsally
Where is the like button I must push it.
TheOtherSarah
I looked for the upvote arrow…
I gave Sasuga kudos.
Nick Manly
Agreed. We have the lead male that is a dedicated family man, Ganondorf who is just a legitimate business man, Canadian Guy who wants us to remember the little enjoyments in life, and Jared with his be yourself message and Kratos being sad about his lot in life doesn’t fit in. Confusing.
And Dante who cross stitched a bear into his arm, and the Big Daddy who attacked the parents of the kids it was guarding, and Krauser who locked Chris Redfield in his car and dressed up like him to get Wesker’s attention, Commander who went back in time to punch himself in the face, Kain who needs to constantly kill people or he’ll die, Duke Nukem who puffs himself up to hide what a fanboy he is…
I thought with all of that, your message was clear that a real man is not just a macho, destroy everything in sight, unless it’s women or food, then use those as appropriate stereotype that everyone sticks with. I like that message Coelasquid. I guess Thisnthat didn’t get the memo.
The point of this comic is that I make fun of ludicrously macho action heroes and stereotypes. People who come in on a weekly basis saying “Well this isn’t very manly!” are more often than not completely missing the point.
Ya, I know. I just happen to be agreeing in a roundabout way. I been annoying you with my comments long enough.
Onitsu
I’ve actually never been able to decide Wesker really belongs in this comic. He’s mostly done the arrogant god complex thing that you see in alot of villians. But Wesker sadly truely believes that he’s making the world a better place by taking over and wiping out most of humanity. He didnt ever seem overly macho to me y’know? More of a Rogue type than a warrior.
Chris and Krauser on the other hand…hoo yeah…. the testosterone drips from those two. :-/
Though imo Jill Valentine is more manly than Sir-Whinesalot Chris Redfield.
Which is why I’m here.
The mocking of machismo… and those wall-of-meat type guys…. Ugh.
The Eyeball Kid
It totally fits. It’s showing he’s less of a man than Leonidas because his priorities are retarded.
Obvious troll is obvious bro.
JazzyTrazz
Sorry Kratos, but you just got dumped.
I want to see an alternate ending where he watches Dirty Dancing while eating ice cream and cries.
Just do a whole comic series replacing Zoe Deschanel with Kratos in all the episodes of New Girl. CHANGE NOTHING ELSE.
I’d be more than pleased to watch Kratos doing the slow chicken dance from ep. 3.
And have him singing his own theme song. “Who’s that God, who’s that God, it’s KRATOS!”
menamebephil
PRESS O TO LEAVE DRUNKEN VOICEMAIL
Silver C.
Does this count as “It’s not you, it’s me” scenario?
Kratos and Leonidas…the (b)romance is OVAH.
Jeroic
Very good reasoning there, Coelasquid. But as the Commander says, the only real way to win Gay Chicken is not to play in the first place. And he was right, just look at how crestfallen Kratos is there, despite his supposed victory.
Great way to end the Gay Chicken arc.
Katlamos
Poor Kratos. Your honor isn’t so great when you have no one to share it with, is it.
My mind leapt from your comment to this NSFW Oglaf comic…
Yikes.. I did not need to see that before going to bed. Serves me right for clicking though cause I’ve seen what that comic contains before.
Doesn’t mean I didn’t laugh but.. “Victory at Sea” eh? haha xD
Yeah… That needs a somewhere.
That is supposed to say “That needs a ‘WARNING: NUDITY’ somewhere”
But I put the “WARNING: NUDITY” inside html brackets, so…
WARNING: GAY SEX
Blocked by the firewall.
The Un-Justice Corparation
November 4, 2011, 12:24 am | # | Reply
STOP THE NUDITY!!!
Indeed. Kratos just shot himself in the foot, in more ways than just one.
Leonidas seems to be more manly this time. He assumes defeat calmly.
Zarmpage
As an avid player of “gay chicken”, I can tell you, no one ever honestly “wins”, you just lose less than the other guy(s)
As an avid spectator of “gay chicken,” I can tell you the ladies win.
As a bisexual guy, I can tell you that I win, every damn time.
I’ll be in my bunk.
OtherLocke
As a guy with a secure handle on his sexuality and humor I win every time as well.
Android 21 3/7
…Isn’t a bisexual playing Gay Chicken an automatic cheater?
I always win because I never play
Great humor comes with great characterization. My uncle Sten taught me that.
…I’m jealous.
I want an uncle Sten. ._.
BunnyMaz
This… isn’t quite how I expected “accepting defeat” in gay chicken to end.
Kitbug
“…which is not unlike an angry bull moose trapped in a Chinese finger trap made of rage.”
This is absolutely beautiful. <3
You’ve got a wife and kids? You’re gay! xD
Got a chuckle out of this comic, thanks <3
octaviaeight
Mayhaps murder is getting a bit stale for our Kratos.
I love the last panel- it reminds me of Ambassador Udina after the Council initially tells you humanity’s not allowed in the clubhouse. Ambassador Sad Puppy.
Though technically Kratos may have won, with how Leonidas conceded defeat and how Kratos reacted, I think in a way, Leonidas proved he’s the actual winner for being man enough to concede the way he did :)
Well it just goes to show that in Gay Chicken, everyone loses.
notacat
Except the closeted gay guy who decides to play.
If losing is gay, and Leonidas just purposely lost, doesn’t that mean he won?
I’m so confused…X_X
Irato
Do you enjoy drawing Kratos making silly faces as much as it looks like you do?
Well really, who wouldn’t?
Burriyou
Press O to hug your…oh
I got 99 problems but a spartan ain’t one
And all this time, I thought they lived together for some reason.
offtopic to the comic here but how could quan chi keep Scorpion and Noob saibot around as menservants when Scorpion kill Noob(older subzero) for something Quan chi did in means of getting two piss off ninja wraiths and wasn’t really Noob fault.
which brings up to the reason to say all this, is Kratos only friends with exception with the agency MK and SC crew?
“with the Exception of the agency, is cast from Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur?”
What the HELL are you talking about?
I don’t know what compel me to write all that, sorry.
Scorpion might fit in with them, considering that he too is a father that loved his son, but I don’t know how well MK would work. The women need as many lessons in dialing down the manliness as the men.
ProfPyro
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
corvuscorone68
lolz that was funny, was it a quote?
Go to Know Your Meme. You will learn all you ever wanted to know about that phrase.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/has-anyone-really-been-far-even-as-decided-to-use-even-go-want-to-do-look-more-like#.TqNhF3L-WAg
aximom
yeah… the greek gods WERE like little kids with magnifying glasses, greeks the ants, but all the stories make more senseto me than, say, norwegian god fights!!
hey now.
(psst, that’s my mom)
Norwegian god fights make a lot more sense when you realize that a lot of what we know about them came from a Norwegian Christian’s, known for being a drunkard and slanderer. series of epics.
drunken slandering is always awesome. also , burning down churches :)
(psst, coela, ask your mom about scyld/ and or spear danes)
… your powers of observation serve you well, Coelasquid. His entire legacy of his was based on a glorious defeat, after all. And here I was, assuming they’d never end. XD
i’m not gay at all, but there’s something intensely manly about those two monsters faces meeting like that in panel 1. and kratos now knows what it feels like to be alone. yeah sure bud, you won. in the end, its much better to have a nice warm wife to go home to, and a kid you can raise and show the world “look, i made this. stand in awe, as i have now passed my manliness on”.
Only coela can make two dudes with their faces inches away from eachother look manly.
Yakui
Allright, I laughed, out loud
Good Show Coela, really good show
ShiriRee
I am sad, because this did not end in triumph.
Kratos’ face made me think of a small child who lost to another kid because the other kid wanted to just go home, and was like, screw this. I got a life. You win.
Um, yeh. That was the whole point.
Ellemar
So ronery!
RedOniBlueOni
Forever Alone.
The Idiot Squad
Um… Exscuse me, but aren’t Oni Demons
The Offender
I know Kratos killed his family, but it seems to me he should move on at some point. A new woman would never replace his wife, but a new woman might take some of the pain away.
He has sex a lot. You would think that that would help.
The entire female population of Greece(or the entire Mediterranean for that matter) wouldn’t satisfy his unstoppable kill-boner.
Kill the women after he’s had his way with piledriving them through the bed? Two birds with one stone!
You don’t always have to fuck her hard. In fact sometimes that’s not right to do.
+1/2 internets for Tenacious D reference.
while that was a hilarious cartoon, i have to admit i dislike tenacious d. AND jack black. he’s just not that funny to me.
Mord_Sith
JB was funny at first, but he’s done the same schtick too many times (the burnout rocker) to be funny for it anymore.
As for TD, meh, it’s not my first… second… third… aw hell, I’d likely only listen to it if it was either that or rap…
Felicido
Sometimes you’ve got to make some love
And fucking give her (or him!) some smoochies too
Sometimes ya got to squeeze
Sometimes you’ve got to say please
Sometimes, you gotta say “Hey. I’m gonma fuck you. Sweetly.”
Um, take a few big steps back, you just wandered into Creepy Town.
Kratos has some massive family issues, go figure.
Also: Kratos just smiled.
I’m gonna go over to a corner and cry myself to sleep now.
Me-me
It’s a smile of malicious smugness, does that help?
But I agree, Kratos is one of the Scowly Men. Seeing him emote so thoroughly disturbs me.
Not in the slightest.
*cries some more*
Xhydralisk
Go home and be a family man! Oh wait…
Also, this reminds me of my favorite scene in the Iliad, where Hector goes back into the city of Troy one last time to see his wife and son. It really showed another side of him, one that was kinder and not obsessed with spearing Greeks in the ribs and whatnot.
This is quite possibly the manliest comic yet. Well done! :D
Is it weird that I hear these two’s voices (and every other character who has a voice actor) in my head as I read the comics they feature in?
Naw. Not only do I do that, but reading things that have never been filmed or recorded my brain automatically fills in the person I think would voice that character. So if you’re weird, I’m like… triple weird.
Samsonguy
Leonidas said that Kratos was a fine example of spartankind. Too bad that was such a venomous statement.
Ancient Greeks tended to loot and plunder pretty regularly and the Spartans were the mean Greeks of the day. That makes the Spartans real scumbags by modern standards.
Aw, poor lonely Kratos. Who’ll he shop for kitchen accessories with NOW?
Barbaric Bob
the words there are no winners in gay chicken just came back again and thye are so true
party can start now
bawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Anyone else hear Bender saying “Aw, crap, now I made myself feel bad.” in the last panel? Anyway though, it’s for the best, Kratos, you need to resume looking for a job anyway since I’m sure you lost your one at Best Buy.
Somewhere, Pyrrhus is laughing.
renzuko
ha ha…kratos made himself feel bad
SuperBigJoe
AUGH I’M SO SAD
Poor Kratos is lonely now
Dz0
I dont know if Kratos is sad because of the wife and kids thing…or because he already misses Leonidas as his partner.
Misguidance
I kind of want to give Kratos a hug, but I don’t think he’d appreciate it if I did.
Anasazi Darkmoon
Aww…poor Kratos. I’ve never played the God of War games, so I’m assuming his reaction to being hugged would be bad, but….I’mma do it anyway. *hugs poor sad panda!Kratos*
*is promptly disemboweled for not playing those games, hugging Kratos, and calling him a sad panda*
(Kratos doesn’t have a wife and kid of his own because he murdered them)
Wow…that’s horrible. That makes his looking all lonely make more sense.
manpoop
it was an accident though. in fact, he was in the throws of rage trying to save them. it’s really a sad story.
I dunno, I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for him. The story was like “I WENT TO THE TEMPLE TO MURDER EVERYONE INSIDE BUT THEN I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULDN’T BUT THEN I DID ANYWAY AND MY FAMILY WAS IN THERE BUT IT WAS SMOKEY SO I COULDN’T TELL UNTIL I ALREADY MURDEREDDDD THEMMMM AREEEEEEESSSS!!!“
Ever since I learned about what Sparta was really like I can’t stomach seeing them as any kind of heroes. They were literally pure evil. (look up the helots).
Sybarite
But they also did this, which appears to have inspired modern frat hazing: Plutarch also states that Spartans treated the Helots “harshly and cruelly”: they compelled them to drink pure wine (which was considered dangerous – wine usually being cut with water) “…and to lead them in that condition into their public halls, that the children might see what a sight a drunken man is; they made them to dance low dances, and sing ridiculous songs…”
bucoliccollie
well, now you’re just making it sound FUN.
Spartans also raided their neighbors and burned their crops. That had a lot to do with Athens not showing up until Sparta was doomed. Any idiots could have held the pass at Thermopylae when it was only 3 people wide (contrary to the wild fantasy of 300). Particularly when you add in 1,000 Thespians who were just as good at war as the Spartans but were far less creepy.
“Kratos’s unyielding drive to win, which is not unlike an angry bull moose trapped in a Chinese finger trap made of rage.” ok no matter your position on Kratos, that line is great
That pose of Kratos smiling in the sixth panel is great; though I’m not sure why I like it so much.
Just do.
Just A Passing Craze
Frank Miller says a lot of things that aren’t actually true about 300. Also inside of 300.
Havin’ seen the (1962) movie he based the comic on, apparently what initially impressed him was how effectively the Persians can be made into a stand-in for the Soviets, as long as you put a lot of freedom-loving anachronisms into Sparta.
Tell that stuff to the Helots who died on the front lines at Thermopylae, Frank.
Tsapki
Something is always lost in translation. For one thing I think the Spartans absolutely hated democracy. The strong get a voice, the weak die. I’m probably misinterpreting this entirely. Only bit of Greek knowledge Im fairly sure of is that Athenians treated women like chattel (less rights than slaves) whereas Spartans had equal rights going or something akin to it.
No one makes it across the board with a clean slate…
I think in Miller’s case, it’s more plain ignorance. Somehow his Spartans are openly scornful of, to whit:
1. Superstition, as embodied in their own religious traditions.
2. Pederasty, in this case pushed off as a particularly Athenian custom. (Agoge, Leonidas, Agoge.)
3. The Persian “slave empire,” as distinguished from the more acceptable Greek slave empire.
Whole set-up kind of ignores that the Battle of Artemisium (won by Athens’ preposterous naval build-up) is what really kept the Persians from overrunning Greece, but that one is a forgivable conceit since we’re dramatizing Thermopylae in particular.
Well, I think the Battle of Artemisium would have been an equally important part of the story if the Greek poets actually wrote a dramatic and detailed account of it. The reason why Thermopylae is so central in most people’s minds in the defeat of Persia is that it was retold so many times in such a dramatic fashion, singing the bravery of Leonidas and his 300.
Which is the problem with a lot of history from back then. It’s hard to tell what is truly the most important story and what isn’t, because most history is passed down by bards and poets by word of mouth or in crumbling records, and favorite events get more and more dramatic and important as they are told.
I think the entire point of the 300 is that Leonidas tried to stall the Persian land forces for as long as possible, granting the rest of Greece a chance to recognize the threat and prepare an adequate defense. Much like the Romans did in a lot of campaigns that are highly emphasized in Roman history – a few brave men taking on entire legions of foreigners in the hopes of eventually winning time for their fellows.
That’s generally the way it’s pitched, yes. As in this case.
And it makes sense; it’s certainly true that the Greek forces were outnumbered, in a situation where victory in the normal sense was actually impossible, but they fought anyway. That’s heroism if there’s such a thing as heroism.
Though, the details tend to get fuzzy with all the retellings. The numbers suffer the worst deflation, in order to throw the Spartans’ military prowess into sharp relief. The Spartans were joined by (thousands of) free Greeks from the other city-states, as well as (an uncounted number of) slaves who were actively pressed into battle, much as Xerxes did. In Greek verse that makes sense, but we’ve got access to all sorts of historical and archaelogical information. Though Miller’s version makes a casual nod to the rest of Greece, no Helots in sight.
I don’t think Miller wanted to tell the story in a historical sense. I think he wanted to tell a fantastic story about Thermopylae in the manner that one of Leonidas’ men would tell it (I mean, that’s how it is in the 300 comic – a survivor of Thermopylae telling his fellow Greeks the heroic tale just before battle with the Persians to lift their spirits). In the manner of how a bard would tell it – embellishing some details, while ignoring the more depressing ones. In order to make a point about bravery.
So… A comic book comes off like a comic book and the movie based on it is like a comic book and bears no relation to reality so you have a problem with that. I hated the movie 300 because it had no bearing on the reality of Thermopylae but I knew it was a comic book kind of movie and expected it to be monumentally stupid. That made it fun to watch. It was like Plan 9 From Outer Space but with special effects.
Mtext
Hah, the first thing I thought when I read the description was “Frank Miller says a lot of things, period.” Unfortunately for everyone who was appreciating him on an exaggerated or ironic level, it now appears that he actually straight-up believes them.
lilpaws25
Awwww…poor Kratos…he made himself sad…
d’aww, poor Kratos. It’s okay, you’re in a commercial now. You’re famous.
This is equal parts hilarious and sad.
BossRuntpounda
Aww Kratos made himself sad… However, he made us laugh, nicely done!
confoosed
i would kind of like to know what happened to c.urvy.org. i know, i’m plugging another web comic, but damnit, i follow things. to the END. like gay chicken. :p
Dood. Curvy still updated once a week. You’d think, if you had time to post about it, you’d have time to look at the site O.o
really? then why hasn’t either ie nor firefox been able to load the site for more than a week now? please think before you speak/reply. i wouldn’t ask if there wasn’t a triply checked issue that came out of nowhere with no good reason to it that i can’t fix on my own (yet). this includes ANY external link from ANYWHERE using both ie and firefox (update: opera too) i’m beginning to wonder if i might have to proxy it. but thanks! your reply didn’t help in the least.
i suppose it could be my isp, but why now out of the blue?
nashwa
It loads fine for me and everyone else I know who reads it. So it’s just you.
Many sites now block browsers infected with scumware.
Azukar
Kratos in panel 6 has about the most evil expression I’ve seen all year, and I’m a schoolteacher!
What? Kratos can hug his family any time he wants. He just needs to hug himself.
Yet another plus over Leonidas.
That is terrible, but I can’t help but laugh.
MaDaZi
So if he wants to f*** his wife…
D. Walker
I just realized something bizarre.
If you combine the insane violence and irrationality of Kratos with the mortal nature and military leadership of Leonidas, you get Agamemnon of the Trojan War.
After all this, I ship Kratos and Leonidas. I regret nothing.
Where do you ship them to?
Spelonker
Kratos is so determined to win, he fucks THE WHOLE PLANET instead of giving up.
zoxzix
what i love is that king of the gods zeus loved seducing women, as different animals, wtf
also in rome he was called jupiter optimus maximus
the first and the best for those who arent fluent in latin lol
Rinayasin
Oh the irony
KnightNin
Well, the conjugation would have it flow more like the very first and the best Jupiter; implying that he is the first in a line of Jupiters, and that he was the best of them all.
At the same time, I doubt the writers really knew much about that as Jupiter is spelled Iupiter in Latin. (The letter ‘J’ didn’t exist yet.)
I just remembered that Zak Snyder butchered Leonidas as a character harder than Kratos could ever dream of.
I’m sorry to bring that up, it’s just sticking in the back of my head now.
Thatotherkid
I am now assuming that Kratos is saying aw because he actually fell in love. Nobody can stop me from thinking this. NOBODY.
sounds like you’re already stopping yourself
AdjustedSanity
So sad, yet so funny.
brzrk
this comic made me sad =(
I would think if they were both truly spatans neither would surrender. The only option to bow out would be death, but maybe Commander house broke them a bit more then I thought.
I dunno, Leonidas seems to know when to cut his losses for the greater good.
“But in a totally manly way~!” – Chris Turk, My Musical.
Just found this comic and read the archive. It’s great, how often does it update?
dcalk1181
Welcome to the only thing that makes me get up on Mondays…
D’aww.
foreveralone.jpg
One is the loneliest number.
Two can be as bad as one.
There was something about the third panel that had been bothering me all this time. Something about their faces didn’t seem quite right, what could it be?
It just hit me: I don’t think I’ve ever seen these two with a relaxed face. Hell, maybe I should say a “relaxed brow”. Obviously not an artistic flaw, it’s just these ludicrously macho Spartans are born with a frown and a scar.
Fatman Jones
I think Leonidas has just show to everyone that even the manliest men don’t have to show their manliness through brute force and winning at gay chicken. True manliness is of the spirit, both fierce and powerful, yet reserved and refined.
Leonidas is the real winner here.
*shown, I mean. ‘Shown’ to everyone.
Amayerbeans
Poor Kratos. He’s trying so hard, but in the end he cries himself to sleep while the scent of pomegranate candles wafts through the air as he remembers the past…Ikea trips.
QUEAKY
I fucking love every single person who posted on here.
I look forward to the comment almost as much as I look forward to the comic. XD
Ferocious Leaf
Please please please please PLEASE make a Mr.Fish “I’m the King of Everything” shirt! It would be so great
Gamefreek
Hah! I still think Leonidas won. After all, he has a wife waiting for him in bed and a son waiting in the practice ring.
What dose Kratos have?
Victory in a staring contest and eternal life…..
In his quest to find someone else to play Gay Chicken with, Kratos encounters Sten, and challenges him. Sten, not finding it worth his time, kicks Kratos in the dangly bits and saunters off to find cookies.
Sten’s answer to most everything is ‘No’.
Also, the mental image of Sten sauntering is hilarious!
I can just imagine someone playing “Staying Alive” in the background as Sten does so”.
Eventually Sten turns a corner and stares down the singer, then says “Stop”. The singer obviously complies.
I’m the Qun’s own man–no time to talk
Rebels grey and organs warm
I’ve been Beresaad since I was born
And now parshaara, it’s a bas,
And I disdain it, just because
The Qun can try to understand
The Blight’s effects on foreign land
Whether you’re a brother,
Or fighting the Broodmother
You’re slaying the ‘spawn, slaying the ‘spawn.
Feel the city burnin’
And saarebas turnin’
And we’re slayin’ the spawn, slayin’ the spawn
Slayin’ the spawn
Congratulations, you’ve won. You’ve won everything.
-Everything-.
Since Halloween is coming up, I think now would be a good time to point out that Commander Badass looks exactly like Simon Belmont from the Captain N cartoon.
Just saying. Other likely candidates include Cid Highwind from FF and Damon Baird from Gears.
…and that went in the wrong comment box. Screw.
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Heh, cool. Kratos is way too angry.
Tales of Shadow
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Way to push the self destruct button Kratos.
Apparently spartans are not very good at sewing.
SonOfDeath365
lmao fail
Wanna hear something funny? I think Leonidas actually won here. He respectfully admits defeat and goes back to his wife and child. Which,I’ll remind you,Leonidas still has. I think he kinda burned him there. XD
YouWouldNotBELIEVEHowMuchIHateSaxophones
*sigh* I forfeit the former changes this is not how you play gay chicken
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What is deep cryogenic treatment? Deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) of steels and other materials is a distinct process that uses the application of extreme cold applied with distinct time/temperature profiles to modify the performance of materials. This process is also referred to as cryogenic processing, cryogenic tempering, deep cryogenic treatment, deep cryogenic tempering, and deep cryogenic processing. What are cryogenic temperatures? The scientific community generally defines cryogenic temperatures as temperatures below -150°C (-238°F or 123°K). This is, admittedly, an artificial upper limit; temperatures used presently in cryogenic treatment are generally -185°C (-300°F or 89°K). DCT is often confused with cold treating, a process used on hardened steel to reduce retained austenite. DCT is differentiated from cold treatment by the use of cryogenic temperatures, having distinct time/temperature profiles, and by its applicability to materials other than steel.
Go to a metallurgical conference and start talking about cryogenic processing and you will get some very interesting conversations. Amid cries of “Snake oil!” and “Get the tar and feathers!” you will have some quiet voices telling you that they use DCT to vanquish their competitors. Indeed, during the writing of this paper, disparaging remarks about DCT were made on a conference call of metallurgists who were planning a metal treating conference. And this was the same group that was told earlier that a webinar about DCT scored the biggest number of participants and the most questions in this organization’s webinar history. So what is it about this process that creates such differing opinions? Are those that swear by the process alchemists, sorcerers, wizards, shamans, and enchanters? Are dark forces called into play to get the reported results? Are those who specify DCT delusional victims of placebo effects hoping to find some meager advantage that will show the world that they too can be smart? And what of those who disparage DCT? Are they intelligent scientists who know a con when they see it? How can reducing the temperature of a solid change it? Why does this process polarize the materials science community?
There are many reasons for the above behavior. Until recently, DCT was an empirically developed process. It is common wisdom that heat changes things, but cold frozen things are, well, frozen. Humans have been using heat to modify metals for over 7,000 years. We’ve only had cryogenic temperatures in useful quantities for a little over 100 years, so our cultural and scientific knowledge of cryogenic cold is limited. DCT has only been around since the late 1930s, where it was developed for use on aircraft engines in Germany, and independently in the United States for use on knives. There was generally a lack of research about the process; what research existed centered on the validity of the process’s results. Even with the careful research of Dr. Randall Barron, the metallurgical community did not recognize the process.
Another reason for the problems was inflated claims of what could be done with DCT. Early practitioners advertised that treated engines would get 120 miles per gallon, that nobody had ever had a treated engine fail, and that the process increased the tensile strength of steel ten times. These claims did terrible damage to the process’s reputation. A corollary to the inflated claim problem was that DCT actually does give results that seem inflated. A study of five metals by Dr. Barron showed that, while cold treating increased wear resistance by factors of 1.2 to 2.0, DCT increased wear resistance on the same metal/heat treat combination by factors ranging from 2.0 to 6.6 (Barron, 1984). Also, the use of DCT on metals other than heat-treated steel drew scorn even though research showed good results with most metals, cemented carbides, and some plastics (Kalia, 2010) (Stewart, 2004) (Yong, 2006). Brake rotors do show a two to seven times increase in life when tested in the laboratory even though their microstructure is pearlitic and they have no austenite. In real life use, they consistently last three times longer than untreated rotors even under racing conditions.
The assumption that DCT is the same as cold treatment has also skewed some of the research. Cold treatment involves inserting the component to be treated into the cold temperature. This has led researchers to immerse components to be DCT treated directly into liquid nitrogen. However, DCT involves lowering the temperature of the component slowly, holding it there for a period of time, and then warming it slowly to ambient temperature. One or more tempering cycles may follow.
Immersion has been shown to be mostly useless. It does not allow time for the changes in the crystal structure to occur and can cause severe stress in the part being treated. The timing is critical. Some research is being done to optimize the profiles for individual steels. For instance, some research indicates the holding time for AISI T42 steel should not be longer than eight hours (C. L. Gogte, 2010). In contrast, research indicates that the hold time should be 36 hours for AISI D2 (D. Das, 2009). The point is this: Like heat treating, the process must be done correctly for good results.
What Does DCT Do To Metals?
There are several theories concerning reasons for the effects of cryogenic treatment. One theory involves the more nearly-complete transformation of retained austenite into martensite. This theory has been verified by x-ray diffraction measurements. Another theory is based on the strengthening of the material brought about by precipitation of submicroscopic carbides as a result of the cryogenic treatment (Collins, 1998) (Fanju Meng, 1994). Allied with this is the reduction in internal stresses in the martensite that happens when the submicroscopic carbide precipitation occurs. A reduction in micro cracking tendencies resulting from reduced internal stresses is also suggested as a reason for improved properties. Studies also show reduction in residual stresses.
Another area to consider is the basic effect of cold on the crystal structure of metals. Point defects in the crystal structure are temperature-dependent. Lowering the temperature of the crystal structure will cause the number of point defects in the crystal structure to change according to the equation:
Nd = N exp(-Ed/kT)
Nd is the number of defects present, N is the total number of atomic sites, Ed is the activation energy needed to form the defect, k is the Boltzmann constant, and T is the absolute temperature. Reducing the temperature at a suitably slow rate drives the point defects out of the structure to the grain boundaries. In other words, the solubility of vacancies and other point defects in the matrix drops. Note that the rate of descent of the temperature needs to be suitably slow for this to happen.
Another theory is that there is a discreet distance between atoms in a crystal structure that is associated with the lowest energy state in the metallic bond. Crystals that have all the atoms at this exact distance are stronger and therefore more wear-resistant. By reducing the temperature slowly, we take the extra energy out of the atom-to-atom bond and, when gently warmed up, more of the atoms are at the ideal distance from each other.
It is likely that the results achieved with DCT are due to a combination of all of the above factors. More research is needed to determine how much each factor contributes. Knowing how much each factor contributes to the results of DCT would be of great help in optimizing it for any given situation. That being said, the results of DCT are so significant that using it can give huge competitive advantages.
What Does This Mean To Gear Makers?
DCT is valuable to the gear industry in two major areas: product and tooling. A study conducted by the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute for the US Army Aviation and Missile Command concluded that DCT created 50% more pitting resistance life and 5% more load-carrying capacity on 9310 steel than cold treating. It also noted that DCT raised the tempering temperature of the metal (Swiglo, 2000).
Further studies conclude that the wear resistance of cold-treated EN353 is increased 85% over conventionally heat-treated steel; but DCT showed an increase of 372% (Bensely, 2005). Studies of the impact strength of the same material show that it is increased by DCT to a similar extent as with cold treatment (A. Prabhakaran, 2004). Of note in studies of EN353 is that the samples were subjected to DCT directly after quench with no snap temper. It would be interesting to see what a safety temper after quenching but before DCT would accomplish on the same steel.
Most work performed on gears until now has been done in the racing industry, where OEM gears and shafts are treated long after they were manufactured. Although racing is not a good means of scientific testing since every race is different, our customers consistently report about a three times life increase on treated transmissions. We’ve found that one must take the type of race into account, as drag racing imparts very sudden shock loads, whereas track racing creates more wear. Tempering temperatures must therefore be adjusted. Although this is not scientific, considering all variables are controlled, real-world experience shows that the reliable final result is one of major life increase. The ability to withstand the vagaries of actual use is a testament to the value of DCT. We treat transmission components for racing transmission manufacturers who use them in their standard products.
Perishable tooling is a major cost in manufacturing. DCT has been used for years on both HSS and carbide cutting tools. Many studies are available that show the value of DCT in making tool steels more wear-resistant and tough, resulting in reduced costs. One study on both M2 steel and H13 steel predicts a 50% decrease in tooling costs (Molinari, 2001). Industrial tests have shown tremendous increases in life. Like racing, the ability to control all parameters is limited, but again, the world outside the laboratory is the world we live in.
Carbide has been shown to undergo a phase change when DCT is applied, which makes it more wear-resistant. It was noted that if the tool is allowed to become hot while cutting, the phase would change back to “normal.” This is a good indication as to why interrupted cuts with DCT-treated carbide tooling were always successful (Yong, 2006).
Grinding wheels also show particular increases in life. We are only now getting into laboratory tests as to why diamond wheels and CBN wheels show increases in life up to ten times. Grinding is an important field of study, in that the variables of grinding have to be very carefully controlled in order to avoid inducing tensile residual stresses into the part being ground. Increasing the wheel life without affecting the other parameters could lead to significant cost reductions along with maintaining the integrity of the part being ground.
All cryogenic processing equipment is comprised of a thermally insulated container and some means of extracting the latent heat of the payload to reach the desired low temperature. In most cases the insulation is a solid material that contains small closed cells of trapped still air. The thermal conductivity of such insulation is essentially that of still, non-convecting air, assuming that the solid material that encloses the air pockets is of thin cross-section and low conductivity. Examples are polyurethane foam, aerogel, and expanded glass foam. Six inches of any of these will conduct approximately 15 BTU/hr.ft2 across a temperature differential of 400ºF, which exists between the interior of a refrigerator at –320ºF and an ambient temperature of +80ºF.
These solid insulating materials are relatively inexpensive and, in the case of foamed in place polyurethane, can readily fill irregularly-shaped cavities. They all suffer from one important drawback. Temperature cycling establishes a temperature gradient across the insulating slab, which results in differential contraction in the material. Repeated temperature cycles ultimately result in fatigue cracking of the insulation. Energy expenditure to sustain the temperature difference goes up, and temperature uniformity within the refrigerator may deteriorate.
The use of vacuum insulation in cryoprocessor design avoids these problems. A vacuum insulated container consists of two concentric shells, usually cylindrical, separated by a small distance relative to their diameters, which are joined around the perimeter of one end of the shells. The space between the shells contains reflective insulation and is evacuated to a pressure of about 10-6 torr. This essentially eliminates heat flow by conduction and convection because most of the conducting or convecting gas has been removed. Heat gain via infrared radiation is minimized by multiple reflective layers placed in the vacuum space. Heat flow across a vacuum insulated space, given a temperature difference across the walls of 400ºF, is 0.008 BTU/hr.ft2, a factor of 1900 better than solid insulation of 6” thickness (Jeffrey Levine, 2001). The principal mode of heat transmission into the interior of a vacuum insulated container is metallic conduction through the perimeter that joins the inner and outer shells.
In addition to providing a barrier to flow relative to solid insulation, the vacuum insulated vessel is immune to thermal cycling fatigue. Additionally, the vacuum insulated vessel can sustain elevated operating temperatures far in excess of that permissible with the use of polyurethane. This permits the post-refrigeration tempering of components in one device, eliminating the need for a separate tempering oven.
Heat extraction from the payload is affected by the phase change of a low boiling-point fluid. If mechanical refrigeration is used, a high-pressure fluid is allowed to expand and become a gas within an evaporator coil inside the insulated space. The evaporator coil is a heat exchanger, which absorbs heat from the payload via convection, natural or forced, within the chamber. This ensures the relatively slow cooling of the payload and avoids thermal shock resulting from a too rapid cooling. Rapid cooling can cause shrinkage of the outside of the cooled component while the relatively warm interior is not shrinking. Tensile stress induced this way can lead to cracking or the initiation of residual stress, especially at sharp edges. Reaching cryogenic temperatures by mechanical refrigeration for industrial size payloads requires multistage refrigeration. These are very expensive machines to build and maintain.
Fortunately, liquid nitrogen is abundant, readily available, and relatively inexpensive. It has a boiling point of -321º F, and a heat of vaporization of about 150 BTU/liter. It is produced in huge industrial gas production facilities and delivered to your facility where the expansion and phase change occurs free of the capital and maintenance expense demanded by in-house mechanical refrigerators.
Two other approaches have been tried and have presented difficulties:
A hybrid of mechanical refrigeration and LN2 cooling
A controlled immersion of components into LN2.
The hybrid approach uses mechanical refrigeration to do an initial cooling of the payload to some sub-atmospheric temperature that is well above the desired cryogenic range. At that point, a spray of LN2 droplets is showered onto the payload to bring the temperature down to the desired point. Unless the mechanical refrigeration has a sufficient BTU removal rate, the payload will be substantially warmer than indicated by the thermocouple that monitors chamber temperature. This will cause the LN2 spray to come on prematurely with the resultant rapid cooling of parts and the increased possibility of cracking.
The controlled immersion of components into LN2 has been tried in two versions:
The payload is lowered slowly into a pool of LN2.
A chamber is slowly flooded with LN2 so that the liquid level rises to and eventually covers the payload.
Both suffer from a serious weakness arising from fundamental physics. First, the temperature gradient above a pool of LN2 is very steep. Second, the rate of heat transport between a warm solid and a cold gas at -320ºF is much slower than the rate between the same warm solid and a liquid at -320ºF. Therefore, in either of the above methods, a slow decrease in the distance separating the part and the liquid does not ensure a slow cooling rate of the part. The steep temperature gradient above the liquid, and the sudden increase in the heat transfer rate when liquid contact is made, increases the risk of thermal shock. Thermal shock can negate the benefits of DCT.
DCT is a very important process to the gear making industry. If done correctly, it can increase product durability and reduce tooling costs. It has been proven in the laboratory and in the real world. It remains to be seen how much the processing parameters can be optimized for both performance and for cost. This is starting to be done with good effect.
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Congratulations to Stephanie G. Craig and Rayan Hayre who are graduating from Simon Fraser University on October 5th, 2017, earning a Ph.D. and B.A. (hons), respectively. Please see below for Dr. Craig’s dissertation abstract!
Background: Research on youth with callous-unemotional features (CU features; e.g., lack of empathy) has historically categorized these behaviors as biologically-driven and homogeneous across development. However, an early model proposed that two subtypes of CU features exist with different etiological factors. The first, or ‘primary’ group, has a genetically based deficit in emotion processing, resulting in a diminished sensitivity to others’ emotional cues. The ‘secondary’ CU group is conceptualized as an adaptation to environmental factors such as maltreatment and are characterized by an affective deficit produced by these powerful environmental factors. Secondary youth are typically classified or grouped based on the presence of co-occurring anxiety symptoms. Understanding the presentation of regulation strategies among CU variants may give us further insight into the different pathways to their development. In addition, due to the high number of samples that have relied on justice-involved males, there is a paucity of research on gender differences across the variants. Purpose: The aim of the current study was to evaluate whether distinct groups of youth may be identified in a clinical sample by using measures of affect dysregulation and suppression, anxiety symptoms and experience of maltreatment. It was also to examine whether these distinct groups were consistent across males and females. Method: Participants (N = 418; 56.7% female) ranged in age from 12 to 19 (M = 15.04, SD = 1.85) and were drawn from the baseline of a large clinical sample. Results: A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was conducted using five indicators including affect regulation, suppression, anxiety, CU features, and maltreatment. The best fitting model, a 4-class solution, had a significant Lo-Mendell-Rubin (p= .003), an acceptable entropy score (.78), and classification probabilities that suggested accuracy and good separation. The four groups to emerge included a low, anxious, primary CU, and secondary CU group. Gendered LPAs found a 4-class model fit for both males and females (entropy= .866). Gender did not moderate other outcomes of interest. Discussion: This study extends previous literature by including the underlying process of dysregulated affect to the model in identifying primary and secondary subgroups and examining gender. Clinical implications are discussed.
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At Long Island's Forest Hills, two of tennis's finest battle for the national professional championship. Donald Budge is remembered for his brilliant play with the Davis Cup team, and this day he wins the crown from Bobby Riggs, taking three straight sets.
08:41 Back Home In New York, New York
Films made for viewing by troops overseas show GIs how the folks at home are doing. Manhattan's traffic has almost disappeared, with thousands of cars stowed in dead storage. Times Square no longer glitters at night; ships in New York docks would be outlined against city lights, and so the dim-out. Housewives line up to receive books of rationing stamps, then in more lines to buy scarce food. The food and the gas are going where they're needed most - the US fighting men.
12:14 Mail Call Is Favourite Radio Programme Overseas
Armed Forces Radio sends films of radio broadcasts to American battlefronts. This one from California features Don Wilson introducing Dorothy Lamour, who in turn presents Abbott & Costello. The comedy team delivers their classic routine. "Who's On First?" (** ABBOTT & COSTELLO FOOTAGE NOT FOR RESALE)
16:14 War Plants Speed Production
An American plant turning out a bomber every hour is visited by British VIPS. Afterward, they view the assembly line at a tank plant which six months ago was manufacturing cars. On the Pacific coast, General James Doolittle inspects a bomber plant and tells workers "Thanks for some great planes".
17:15 Victory At Midway Filmed Under Fire
First pictures of the victory at sea which gives the balance of power to the US American warplanes surprise a Japanese invasion force sent to capture Midway, and destroy 18 Japanese ships. Admiral Nimitz pins medals on flight crews of Army, Navy and Marine planes.
18:32 GIs Reap Profit From Belmont Stakes
The Army & Navy Relief Fund collects profits from the racing classic at New York's Belmont Park. 30,000 fans see Shut Out, the Kentucky Derby winner, take the $53,000 Belmont purse.
19:40 Women In The War Effort
Eleanor Roosevelt presents medals for valor to heroic Army nurses returned from servig at Manila, Bataan and Corregidor. They were the last to leave, caring for the wounded until told to go. On the home front, women in overalls operate lumber mills, and test tanks and guns.
21:35 Private Snafu Anticipates GI Gripes
In training films shown to rookie service men, the cartoon character, "Private Snafu", grumbles along with the troops about K.P. duty, waiting in lines, enduring endless needle punctures.
25:19 Japanese Repelled On Guadalcanal
US Marines dig in to sweep the enemy from the South Pacific, beginning with occupation of Guadalcanal, key island of the Solomons which are the gateway to Australia. With supply lines finally established, troops have a needed rest but are constantly alert against attack from Japanese patrols.
26:50 New York City Puts On Big Athletic Meet
In the first classic competition since the pre-war Olympics, youngsters of college age take the field in a major show of physical prowess. The shot put is nearly 60 feet, the 110 meter high hurdles are run in 14 seconds, and for the first time ever, more than 15 feet is cleared in the pole vault.
28:01 The Jeep Is Born
In war plants across America, mass production turns out the new Army scout car. Soldiers welcome the sturdy little vehicle and nickname it the "jeep". Rolling off assembly lines, it becomes the legs of the motorized infantry.
28:56 Soldiers Entertained By Stage Stars
In Manhattan, the Stage Door Canteen opens to offer food and glitzy shows to anyone in a uniform of the Allies. Entertainment is provided by top stars as well as chorus girls, and as the idea catches on, canteens are established in almost every large American city.
30:17 Alaska And USA Linked By New Highway
There's a new Northwest Passage, this one leading from the US to Alaska. Cut through the Arctic wasteland by American Army eingineers, the road is 1600 miles long. Completed ahead of schedule, the Alcan Highway's opening ceremonies are attended by Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
31:09 America Increases Her Naval Power
At shipyards on both coasts, new warships are sliding down the ways. Only a year after US involvement in the war, ship production is breaking records. 26 new vessels were launched in a single day, and the carrier New Jersey, largest ever built, will soon be completed.
32:45 British Chase Rommel Across The Libyan Desert
The "Desert Fox" is defeated at last, by Britain's 8th Army under command of General Montgomery. As Rommel retreats across Africa's scorching sands, Monty and his Tommies give chase, covering 100 miles a day as they flash past wrecks of Nazi tanks and guns. Germans left behind to fight rear guard action are captured without resistance.
34:20 American Rodeo Introduced To British Soldiers
Worldwide curiosity about the life style of American cowboys is satisfied in part when visiting British soldiers see a bona fide rodeo in California. The Brits are fascinated by the strength and stamina required to stay at least 60 seconds in a saddle attached to a bucking bronco.
35:02 Houses Built In 80 Minutes
The pre-fab home is invented to solve the housing shortage for workers in war plants. Model houses spring up overnight, to be trucked to areas near factories working around the clock.
36:03 English Sailors Harvest US Crops
British Tars on leave while their ships are refitted in American ports help local farmers with their crops. Thw switch from sea to soil is welcome to English farm boys, who are rewarded for their labors with mountains of food and all the beer they can drink.
36:49 World's Largest Bus
Called an autobus, the mammoth vehicle built to carry 117 passengers features an upper deck that swings away from the lower portion when navigating corners. Transporting war workers, the autobus saves the space and gasoline of 23 automobiles.
37:39 Royal Air Force Pilots Raid European Targets
A camera in the nose of an RAF plane records the flight over the English Channel, flying at low altitude to avoid spotting by enemy observers. We view an actual air raid as the bombardier lays his 1000-pound "eggs" on chemical plants and port facilities in Nazi-occupied France .
38:55 Navy Day Observes In New York
Fifth Avenue is the scene of a sailors' parade in observance of the holiday named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt. Regiments of US Navy men are followed by marching Red Cross nurses and units of the British Navy all honoring the Navy as first line of attack in war.
39:49 Women At War
A year after Pearl Harbor, thousands of women are joining America's fighting forces. Nurses have always been the first and foremost heroines, but now there is the newly formed Womens Army Auxiliary Corps. Following exams and training, the recruits live like army regulars, and th WAACS are given a woman commander. A motorcycle corps is established to carry messages and give first aid.
41:25 Military Mail Via Film
Called "V-Mail", letters to and from servicemen overseas are photographed after censorship, put on micro-film so small that 1500 letters can be reduced to 100 feet of film. At destination, the letters are enlarged to legible size. The new mini-mail saves valuable cargo space.
42:21 US Aircraft Carrier Photographed Under Attack
A carrier takes a hit on her flight deck as Japanese planes swarm to the attack. The Navy cameraman sticks to his post on the bridge, photographing the subsequent fire and battle at sea as the ship's gunners down two Japanese bombers. As the conflict ends, all American planes are accounted for.
44:23 Hollywood Hands Out Its Oscars
James Cagney wins best actor Academy Award for his performance as George M. Cohan in the film "Yankee Doodle Dandy". He accepts his Oscar from Gary Cooper, winner last year for "Sergeant York". From Joan Fontaine, Greer Garson gets the top award for her portrayal of the title character in "Mrs Miniver".
44:58 New Anti-Aircraft Gun Produced In US
The 40-millimeter gun credited for downing Nazi planes attacking London during the Battle of Britain is now produced in an arms plant somewhere in midwest America. Workers who formerly made automobile tires now turn out the gun that is reputed to be almost fast enough to hit a plane diving 500 miles an hour.
46:46 China Unconquered In Sixth Year Of War
Five million civilians of the Chinese Republic have been killed, but china fights on. Mme Chiang Kai-shek mobilizes the women of her country, and an army of 26 million men supports the leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to fight the invading Japanese.
48:09 New York Welcomes Heroes Of The United Nations
Manhattan gives its most tumultuous welcome of the war to 15 military heroes who arrive to launch the drive for the sale of War Bonds. After the tickertape parade, thousands of New Yorkers gather at City Hall Plaza to cheer men famous for their courage above and beyond duty.
49:01 Armed Forces Radio Sends Programme To The Front
Men in the field with the US Fifth Army view a programme broadcast in California. Dorothy Lamour croons "I'm In The Mood For Love" and sends California GIs nostalgic views of the Pacific coast, the orange groves, dairies - and war planes working around the clock.
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1. Wide of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble at press conference
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3. Journalist looking at press release
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Finance Minister:
"So now he (George Osborne) has announced (a cut in corporation tax), and we will meet next week at the ECOFIN. There we will surely hear explanations from him about that (the tax cut), at least I hope. But we have no intention in Europe of starting a race to the bottom, this makes no sense."
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"Honestly, I have to say I don't fully understand what those who conducted this campaign (to leave the European Union at the UK's referendum) imagined, because now they are all running away from what they caused in droves. That wasn't a very diplomatic comment, but one that came from the depth of my soul."
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10. SOUNDBITE (German) Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Finance Minister:
"There are other countries which also have a relationship with the European Union, and with the single market - Norway, Switzerland. But one thing is clear. Membership of the single market means of course to accept the basic freedoms of Europe (European Union). That's what Switzerland had to painfully acknowledge with a referendum, but it carried it out. And furthermore you also have to participate in the funding. If now the supporters of Brexit, who lead this campaign, meant that they had wanted Great Britain to take the status of Switzerland in its relationship with the European Union, you need to put this to those who are still around, those who lead this campaign. I cannot answer this."
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson addressed a conference of employers' group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on Monday.
Johnson promised to cut a tax paid by businesses with bricks-and-mortar premises but announced a proposal to postpone a planned reduction in corporation tax, which had been due to fall from 19 percent to 17 percent next year.
He said putting the cut on hold was the fiscally responsible thing to do and would allow more investment in the National Health Service (NHS).
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London - 18 November 2019
1. Various of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson arriving on stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister:
"The NHS (National Health Service) is the nation's priority, and our priority because we believe emphatically in fiscal prudence. I hope you won't mind if I also announce today that we are postponing further cuts in corporation tax. And before you storm the stage and protest. Before you storm the stage, let me remind you how this saves six billion pounds that we can put into the priorities of the British people, including the NHS. We've already cut it from 28 to 19 percent."
3. Various of UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn arriving on stage
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Corbyn, UK Labour Leader:
"Yes, taxation is going to change under Labour. We've made no secret of that. We've made that very, very clear that the richest 5 percent, the top 5 percent will pay more and that over a lifetime of the government we will increase corporation tax to no higher than the 2010 levels. I think our economy needs that and it is a necessary thing to do. We cannot go on being the economy that invests least and a country that becomes unequal more. We cannot go on being an economy that wastes the skill levels and opportunities of so many young people by inadequate funding of nursery education, primary education, secondary education or training, as well as the high cost of universities."
5. Various of UK Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson going on stage
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jo Swinson, UK Liberal Democrat leader:
"Liberal Democrats are committed to helping small businesses who are the engine of our economy. That's why Liberal Democrats would scrap business rates and replace them with a commercial landowner levy. It will shift the burden from the tenant to the landlord so that we can breathe new life into our high streets. Frankly, we have seen enough promises of reviews of business rates from the Conservatives. It is time for clear action that will give proper help to our small businesses."
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) John Allan, Tesco chairman and Confederation of British Industry President:
"But currently no party has the answers. It's not as simple as 'getting Brexit done' or 'sorting Brexit in six months' or even 'stopping Brexit'. Whatever happens in this election, we'll be negotiating with the EU for years to come. Whether as a close friend or a distant neighbour. So we need to have an honest conversation."
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1. Various shots of Bernard Roques-Bouges, owner of 'Au Petit Chavignol' brasserie pouring Beaujolais Nouveau wine from cask into glass and testing it
2. Close up Beaujolais Nouveau in glasses
Saint-Jean-d'Ardieres, France - 12 November 2019
3. Close of 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau bottles on conveyor belt inside wine producer warehouse
4. Wide of bottling production line
5. Tracking shot of bottle along conveyor belt and General Director of Vinescence wine production company, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, walking towards labelling machine
6. Various of machine sticking labels on bottles
7. Mid of Civeyrac holding up bottle, UPSOUND (French) "So it's 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau, then you have the batch name and this indication that the wine comes from an environment-friendly farm."
8. Wide of line of bottles down conveyor belt and employees packing them in cardboard boxes
9. Mid of bottles down conveyor belt with fresh label reading 'Nouveau'
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Paul Civeyrac, General Director of Vinescence wine production company:
"The market for Beaujolais Nouveau like the one you see here is a global market – the first market in the world being Japan. The French market is also very important but you'll find some around the world, from the United States to Northern Europe. Eastern Europe countries also drink a lot (of Beaujolais Nouveau)."
11. Pan of bottle with fresh label reading 'Beaujolais'
12. Mid of box packed with 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau bottles down conveyor belt to stationing area
Romaneche-Thorins, France - 12 November 2019
13. Mid of Georges Duboeuf logo on side of warehouse of largest Beaujolais Nouveau producer
14. Tracking shot of Duboeuf President Franck Duboeuf walking across warehouse to last stacks of Beaujolais Nouveau yet to be shipped to clients
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Franck Duboeuf, President of Georges Duboeuf wine production company:
"This is the Beaujolais Nouveau that's being shipped to Boulogne and Calais (harbours on the Channel) to our client and then over here, we have another destination with our client (food industry wholesaler) Metro and it will be delivered to Paris."
16. Mid of Duboeuf looking at label on side of Beaujolais Nouveau shipment
17. Wide of Duboeuf standing outside wine shop with logo on façade
18. Pan of Duboeuf arranging bottles on table in front of him
19. Mid of 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau bottles on table with Duboeuf in foreground
20. Wide of showing bottle of rose
21. SOUNDBITE (French) Franck Duboeuf, President of Duboeuf wine production company:
"It's clear that if we didn't have a presence with this year's Beaujolais Nouveau, it could disappear from the (US) market altogether with such important competition and also because it's like a rendez-vous. If you miss the rendez-vous, it could, in following years, jeopardise what you've worked hard to build in 40 years. It was crucial that we save this campaign… in the future, it's the entire 2019 production, an entire region, an entire sector (that are threatened) and it's extremely complicated and worrying."
22. Close of 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau bottles produced for French and export markets by Georges Duboeuf wines
Villie-Morgon, France -12 November 2019
23. Close of Dominique Piron's 2019 Beaujolais Nouveau bottles
24. Wide of bottles sitting on top barrel with Piron in background leaning against stack of casks
25. Close of logo for Piron's winemaking company
26. SOUNDBITE (French) Dominique Piron, Winemaker and President of Beaujolais winemakers' association:
"Japan has lowered its taxes on imports but that doesn't mean they're buying more wine. China imports a lot of wine from Chile and Australia with no-tax deals between governments – that's unfair competition. Global wine trade is complicated nowadays especially at a time when competition is fierce. Globally, wine production is in overproduction and there's a tighter funnel when it comes to sales."
27. Mid of Piron during interview
"We're lucky enough to see, in the past two or three years and with this new chapter that we're writing, Beaujolais sales on the increase, at a time when red wine consumption is going down globally in favour of Rose and white wines and with strong competition. Just an example: since the beginning of 2019 and up to the end of last August, the first 8 months of the year, French wine exports have fell by 2 percent. Three regions in France have seen theirs increase. The Loire valley with 4.5 percent, Burgundy at 5.5 percent and Beaujolais at 11 percent."
Chatillon, France - 13 November 2015
29. Wide of village of Chatillon, home to the Chasselay vineyard
30. Wide of Chasselay vineyard with view of Beaujolais hills
31. Wide of organic vines in row on Chasselay vineyard
32. Pull focus of vine branches
33. Wide of country road with sign showing direction to Chasselay 'Domaine'
34. Wide of Claire Chasselay wheeling boxes of Beaujolais Nouveau to back of van
35. Mid of Chasselay loading boxes into van
36. SOUNDBITE (French) Claire Chasselay, organic wine grower:
"Today, if you really want to make a living we have to stop selling our wines at a low price. We have to sell it at the right price and a price that generates a living wage for the winegrower but also the wine merchant and the restaurant owner. The right price. It's the same for all agricultural sectors. We're not asking to sell our bottles for 150 euros (166 US dollars) but an appropriate price. Consumers need to be – and I think they are – in a position to realise that they're ready to spend a little more for their wine or their meat or their cheese because they want to drink good quality products."
37. Wide of country road outside Chasselay family estate
38. Various shots of customers inside brasserie during lunchtime cheering and drinking Beaujolais
39. SOUNDBITE (French) Thierry Bobot, Parisian
"For me it's very good. Maybe there is a better one, that's possible, but it's very very good, very pleasant, very light with a very fruity aftertaste. For me, it's perfect but will everybody like it?."
40. Various shots of people drinking Beaujolais
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Celebration is the mot du jour in France’s Beaujolais region, with winemakers and sellers uncorking the season’s Beaujolais Nouveau with feasting and fanfare.
But uncertainty is clouding this year’s festivities as the French wine industry finds itself increasingly squeezed by unfavorable geopolitics and turbulent markets.
The wait is over as one of the year's most anticipated wine events is underway.
Parisians are enjoying a taste of the newly released Beaujolais Nouveau, the famous French young red wine whose unveiling is keenly anticipated every year by wine lovers around the world.
The grapes making up the wine in these bottles were harvested by hand only a few weeks ago.
At the Vinescence wine production company, wine was bottled and labelled ready for the market place.
Beaujolais, a region spanning 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Lyon, has spent decades marketing its wines globally.
It now exports to more than 110 countries, according to statistics from Vinescence, which works with 310 winemakers in the area.
"The market for Beaujolais Nouveau like the one you see here is a global market – the first market in the world being Japan. The French market is also very important but you'll find some around the world, from the United States to Northern Europe. Eastern Europe countries also drink a lot (of Beaujolais Nouveau)," says the General Director of Vinescence, Jean-Paul Civeyrac.
An idiosyncratic wine known for its youth, rather than its age, Beaujolais Nouveau has seen particular success.
But considerable uncertainty is clouding this year's celebration, as the French wine industry finds itself increasingly squeezed by unfavourable geopolitics and turbulent markets.
New American tariffs are denting profits. Brexit still looms. Unrest in Hong Kong has shaken that market. And China is turning to Chilean and Argentine wines instead.
The Trump administration imposed the 25 percent import tax on most French still wines last month as part of a trade spat with the European Union over illegal subsidies for the aircraft giant Airbus.
Orders had already been placed, and places on planes or boats reserved, for this year's Beaujolais Nouveau by the time the tariffs took effect.
Producers said they struck up arrangements to shoulder part of the cost themselves — and distribute most of the rest along the supply chain — in order to retain their American clientele.
Franck Duboeuf, president of the largest Beaujolais Nouveau producer in the world, says the recent market developments are worrying.
"It's clear that if we didn't have a presence with this year's Beaujolais Nouveau, it could disappear from the (US) market altogether with such important competition and also because it's like a rendez-vous. If you miss the rendez-vous, it could, in following years, jeopardise what you've worked hard to build in 40 years. It was crucial that we save this campaign… in the future, it's the entire 2019 production, an entire region, an entire sector (that are threatened) and it's extremely complicated and worrying," he says.
On top of the tariffs, uncertainty lingers around future trade with the United Kingdom, which is heading toward an early election December 12 that will determine the future of Brexit.
When and how Brexit takes shape could impact the wine trade down the line.
Changing tastes complicate the picture further.
The Japanese, who were buying a "tsunami" of Beaujolais a decade ago, seem to be losing their appetite for the wine, says the President of Beaujolais winemakers' association Dominique Piron.
Twelve years ago, French winemakers sold one bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau for every 12 inhabitants in Japan — a total of 12 million bottles per year, according to Piron. Now, Japan imports about half that number.
Other Beaujolais producers, like organic winemaker Claire Chasselay, are orienting their businesses toward local consumers instead.
The size of winemaking operations in the region has grown with global demand.
Fifteen years ago, 4,000 producers made wine here; now, that number stands at 2,000, according to Piron, as big producers have acquired smaller operations and expanded their reach.
The Chasselay family, which has run vineyards north of Chatillon since the 15th century, has sought to buck that trend.
Chasselay says her philosophy centres around returning to winemaking's roots: small-scale, without pesticides, and focused on producing wine for mainly domestic consumers to pair with good food and lively company.
But she insists that Beaujolais Nouveau producers should not be selling their wine cheaply.
"Today, if you really want to make a living we have to stop selling our wines at a low price. We have to sell it at the right price and a price that generates a living wage for the winegrower but also the wine merchant and the restaurant owner. The right price," she says.
The Chasselays decided two decades ago to stop spraying with chemicals their vines, pre-empting the preference for organic products that has gripped younger consumers in recent years and placed pressure on winemakers to adapt their growing techniques.
Though they exported 6,000 of the 22,500 bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau they sold this year, Chasselay prefers to see her wine on nearby shelves and tables.
This year's Beaujolais Nouveau in now in Paris ( 21 November) being enjoyed by customers in the 'Au Petit Chavignol' brasserie.
Wine lover Thierry Bobot says he is happy with this year's vintage: " For me it's very good. Maybe there is a better one, that's possible, but it's very very good, very pleasant, very light with a very fruity aftertaste. For me, it's perfect but will everybody like it?."
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Beaujolais Nouveau 2019 tasting good - but business is tough
Last minute preparations are underway in the Beaujolais region ahead of the release of France's most famous young wine.
Beaujolais Nouveau producers are concerned about the impact US tariffs and increased competition will have on their industry.
But it seems the wine itself is tasting good this year.
Production for one of the year's most anticipated wine events is underway.
At the Vinescence wine production company, wine is being bottled and labelled ahead of the third Thursday of November, when winemakers and sellers are set to uncork the season's Beaujolais Nouveau with feasting and fanfare.
Eight days before market day, she loaded one of the season's last orders into her van and drove it 17 kilometers to the wine shop and restaurant of Gaetan Vial in Charbonnières-les-Bains.
Swirling the light red around in his mouth, Vial pronounced it "top-notch."
"It has this fresh aftertaste that makes you want to pour yourself another glass. It has strength in taste and substance, so everything you need," Vial says.
"Yet another good year."
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Paul Civeyrac, General Director of Vinescence wine production company:
9. Pan of bottle with fresh label reading 'Beaujolais'
Charbonniere-les-Bains, France - 13 November 2015
36. Wide of Chasselay holding door of shop as wine shop manager and oenologist Gaetan Vial wheels in boxes of Beaujolais Nouveau
37. Mid of Vial placing boxes along wall at back of shop
38. Mid of cork being pulled out of 2019 Nouveau bottle
39. Mid of wine being poured into glasses
40. Mid of Vial reaching for glass and smelling wine
41. Mid of Vial tasting wine
42. SOUNDBITE (French) Gaëtan Vial, Wine shop manager and oenologist:
"It has this fresh aftertaste that makes you want to pour yourself another glass. It has strength in taste and substance, so everything you need. You also have the taste of the fruit that's typical of Beaujolais Nouveau and it's balanced. It also has this acidity that's very enjoyable and the tannins are supple so.. yet another good year."
43. Mid of Vial talking to Chasselay
44. Mid of reflection of Vial and Chasselay holding glasses inside shop
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Louis Sako: Two years on from expulsion of Christians from Mosul and Nineveh
by Louis Raphael I Sako
In a message issued today, the Chaldean Patriarch remembers the tragedy, while rumors of a Daesh defeat and a possible return of families to their homes spread. The call to rebuild the Iraqi nation by rejecting vengeance, the use of religion as a weapon against others; to combat terrorism by stopping the authors, but also those who bank-roll and preach violence. A new social pact for Iraq of coexistence among different races and religions.
Baghdad (AsiaNews) - We Christians have been called to follow the footsteps of Lord Jesus Christ in being people of peace and pursuers of love and the goodwill for all humanity. Our ancestors watered this blessed land with their blood; they were martyrs and witnesses of Christian faith. They planted monasteries together with the grains of wheat and churches with the palm trees as well as schools, hospitals etc. Therefore, we, as their descendants, have to protect what we inherited over thousands of years including land, history, language, values and spirituality. It is our mission to entrust that the light of God will ultimately disperse the darkness and His peace will prevail.
This 2nd anniversary of Mosul tragedy (10 to 17 June 2014) and Nineveh Plain catastrophe (6 / 7 August 2014) brings back to the mind, the letter Noon ن in Arabic, (a symbol that has been used by persecutors to mark the houses of Christians in Mosul and other locations, referring to their religious identity). In a meditation on this Noon that means fish – “Ichthus in Greek” (an acronym stands for faith in Jesus Christ, has been used by the Christians in the 1st Century to recognize each other in catacombs of Rome), we realize that this “strong” return of Noon after two thousand years cannot be a coincidence but rather as one of the signs of times that deserves our attention.
On this painful anniversary, the terrorism has not been defeated yet; the conflicts are not over; violations of human rights are still growing at different levels; the efforts for national reconciliation came to a halt; and the promises of eradicating corruption, reforming, establishing a civil government, and fighting against unemployment, poverty, illiteracy and diseases, did not go beyond being promises only. In spite of all that, Iraqis (of different backgrounds) are still hoping for a better future, especially after the latest victories that have been achieved in retreating ISIS. It is worth mentioning here, the importance and urgency of speeding up the process of liberating Mosul and Nineveh plain with enough protection provided to the people of this region to go back and settle at their homes. As we believe that this is doable, we would like to propose some practical ideas for post-ISIS situation:
1. Inviting Iraqis to deal wisely and reasonably with this critical turning point of Iraq’s history away from revenge. Also, to have a factual review of this disturbing reality and unite firmly to avoid more destruction and bloodshed. Unity brings salvation.
2. Standing against all those who attempt to "kidnap" our religion and homeland, using them for their own agenda and claiming the custody of both. They are killing civilians and destroying infrastructure in contradiction of religious values and coexistence. Hence, we call on the political and religious authorities to forsake and denial the legitimacy of all those who are committing such crimes.
3. Appealing to whoever is supporting such organizations and supplying them with money and weapons to stop committing these “mortal” sins, because terrorist is not the individual who executes the “crime” only, but is indeed the person who preach, plan and fund such destructive ideology. We are facing a serious “brain pollution”, which is threatening the intellectual, religious and ethnic balance that have been in this region for centuries.
4. Submitting to frustration and despair is forbidden. Even though, we admit that we are all sharing the pain and suffering in these circumstances, but that should not lead us to give up and lose hope.
5. To defeat fanatical ideology, we must replace it with an alternative open-minded one. So, we need to campaign in order to dismantle such damaging ideology by building a new culture with a clear vision based on the values of mutual acceptance, respect the humanity of human being and approval of commonly shared issues such as peace, stability, justice and equality. It is important also to start “renovating” human values before we commence restructuring the country infrastructure. It is a fact that the bankruptcy of the state does not mean empty saves, but the loss of skilled and competent people and those who are faithful to their homeland.
6. Setting up a civilian political system as a new social contract (constitution) that addresses the causes of the crisis away from the perspectives of sectarian, national, religious, and political parties. A document that respects the representation and participation concerns of everyone. This way, Iraqis will illuminate as one big beautifully diversified family.
Because of the current situation in the country, some Christian families request our help in facilitating their migration, and supporting their hunt in seeking asylum abroad to secure their future. Frankly, we understand their worries and share their concerns about the future due to religious extremism; forced displacement; demographic change; seizure of Christian homes and properties; and legal unfairness in making decisions as well as ignorance of their presence. Therefore, we advise our people not be afraid and keep their faith up, for the God in whom they trust and left their homes empty-handed, will bring them back to their land safe and sound and He will put an end to this misery.
As a Church, we express our deep pain and grief for the victims of all terrorist attacks, and we strongly condemn the horrific incidents, in which innocent people were killed, wounded, lost or forced to leave according to the “planned” displacement. To those and all the affected parties we renew our solidarity and pray. Prayers and unity are our weapons to face injustice; we are not armed (because we believe that protecting the nation is the duty of the government). Instead, we carry our CROSS-that invites us to a real faith, expressed by prayer; love and compassion service; patience; and commitment that enables us to contribute to attaining tolerance and peace. Let's put our hope in God and rely on Him in upholding our mission no matter what the sacrifices are.
Louis Raphael Sako
Patriarch of Babylon for Chaldeans
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For Patriarch Sako, the future of Iraqi Christians is in Iraq
In Mosul Shia militias block path for "Caliph" al Baghdadi’s flight
Rami, a refugee in Erbil: "We cannot run away, the future of Christians is in Iraq"
Christian leaders: after Daesh, Mosul and Nineveh should be a model of unity and religious freedom
"Adopt a Christian from Mosul": A Christmas gift to survive winter
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The Chinese government admits: "Forced sterilisations and abortions took place"
The government admits to "human rights violations in Shandong province" after denunciation by a human rights activist.
Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies_ - China's Family Planning Agency yesterday admitted that government representatives in the central-east province of Shandong "had carried out forced abortions and sterilisations".
National Population and Family Planning Commission spokesman Yu Xuejun told Xingua (government press agency ed.note) that the commission and the Shandong family planning agency had sent two joint teams to investigate reports of forced abortions and sterilisations in Linyi city since early this year.
"An initial investigation indicates that illegal family planning practices that violate people's legal rights and interests do exist," he said. "Those who are responsible have been dismissed from duty. Some are under investigation, some are in detention. Further measures will be taken by departments concerned."
Mr Yu said the commission would train staff on the rule of law and require them to "correct any infringements of citizens' rights".
Through the year, more than 7,000 people were forcibly sterilised in Shandong province. The sterilisations were denounced by a blind activist, Chen Guangcheng, who was placed under house arrest after he charged the local authorities with carrying out the inhumane practice.
Li Juan, a 24-year-old peasant, who lives near Linyi, said last week that she had been forced to abort her second child, a girl, in February, just two days before the baby was due.
The population of China at the moment has reached the 1.3 billion mark and according to government estimates, it will peak at 1.46 billion in 2030.
denunciation
Arrested: blind activist who uncovered Shandong abortions
Forced abortions in China killing children just like in Syria
China, uncovers gang who sell Burmese women "as brides" in the countryside
White House to stop Beijing's "imperialist" policy in the South China Sea
Beijing "will not change family planning policy"
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American Plans 2016 Summer Service to Cancun from Four More U.S. Cities
AirlinesAirports November 5, 2015 0
The airline will operate the new seasonal Saturday-only services to Cancun International Airport on Saturdays from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Nashville International Airport and Kansas City International Airport.
American Announces Eight New Routes to Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America
AirlinesAirports July 13, 2015 0
Its schedule calls for American Airlines to begin serving one of the routes in September, one in November and the other six in December.
Southwest Announces Eight New International Services from Houston Hobby
AirlinesAirports May 14, 2015 0
Southwest Airlines is planning to launch international service from Houston Hobby Airport to eight cities in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean this fall.
Alaska Airlines Applies to Serve Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta from Orange County
AirlinesAirports March 10, 2015 2
Alaska Airlines’ planned year-round Orange County-Puerto Vallarta service would operate three times a week and its planned Orange County-Los Cabos non-stops would operate four times each week.
American Plans to Codeshare on Interjet Mexican Domestic Flights
Airlines December 18, 2014 0
The new arrangement with Interjet see American Airlines codesharing on Interjet flights from Mexico City to five domestic destinations – Huatulco, Villahermosa, Merida, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Oaxaca.
Lufthansa Names Cancun, Maldives and Mauritius as ‘Jump’ Destinations
AirlinesAirports December 16, 2014 1
From December 2015 until April 2016, Jump will operate twice-weekly, Lufthansa-branded A340-300 services linking Frankfurt Airport with Cancún in Mexico, Malé in the Maldives and Mauritius.
VivaAerobus to Serve Guadalajara, Monterrey and Cancun from DFW
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus will launch service to DFW International Airport from two of Mexico’s largest cities, Guadalajara and Monterrey, on March 28. VivaAerobus also plans to launch service between DFW and Cancun in July
Delta to Begin Serving Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo from LAX in December
AirlinesAirportsDestinations November 19, 2014 4
Initially Delta Air Lines will operate its new route between Los Angeles and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo mainly as a winter-season service, with round-trips scheduled to operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between December 20 and March.
Spirit Plans 10 New Cities, Seven International, from Houston Bush for Spring 2015
AirlinesAirports November 14, 2014 0
Spirit Airlines plans to launch service from Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport to 10 new destinations in the spring of 2015, three of them in the U.S. and the rest in Mexico and Central America. New U.S. destinations are the Tampa, Baltimore/Washington International and Oakland airports.
AeroMexico to Launch New Seasonal Routes from Chicago, Fresno and Sacramento
The airline, which is a member of the SkyTeam Alliance, will begin operating seasonal flights from Chicago to Morelia and Puerto Vallarta on December 12 and December 21 respectively. AeroMexico will also launch seasonal services linking Fresno and Morelia and between Sacramento and León/Guanajuato in central Mexico on December 17.
Air Canada Rouge to Add 13 More Sunspot Destinations for 2013-2014 Winter Season
AirlinesAirports June 25, 2013 0
In addition to the 14 routes which Air Canada’s new leisure-airline brand will serve from July 1, Air Canada rouge will add seasonal flights operating from October through March to another 13 sunspot destinations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Florida and Southwestern U.S. for “snowbird” winter-season leisure travelers.
Puerto Peñasco’s Mar de Cortes Airport to See Its First Commercial Service
AirlinesAirportsDestinations April 2, 2013 1
This summer AeroMexico is launching the first domestic and international commercial services to Mar de Cortes International Airport, which serves the Mexican resort destination of Puerto Peñasco on the Sea of Cortez.
American to Offer Miami-San Diego as Eagle Adds Two Mexican Cities from DFW
AirlinesAirports February 28, 2013 0
American Airlines is launching service this summer to San Diego from Miami, while sister regional carrier American Eagle plans to begin flying to two more destinations in Mexico from Dallas/Fort Worth.
Charter Service Cal Jet Air to Serve Mazatlán from Five U.S. Cities
AirlinesDestinations November 5, 2012 1
Operated by Boeing 737-400 equipment, Xtra Airways’ flight program to Mazatlán will offer nine weekly round-trips of 150-passenger capacity (for a total of 1,350 seats per week in each direction) from Houston, San Antonio, Denver, Los Angeles and Oakland.
Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta Touts Its Conservation and Eco-Tourism Credentials
DestinationsSustainable Tourism September 20, 2012 0
The Bahía de Banderas, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, shelters numerous diverse ecosystems, including tropical lagoons, rainforests, mangroves, pristine beaches, the Pacific Ocean, waterfalls and mountains.
American Eagle to Launch DFW-Puebla Service This Fall
AirlinesAirports August 20, 2012 0
American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will begin daily round-trip jet service on November 15 between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the city of Puebla in Mexico.
Spirit Airlines Announces Six More Destinations from DFW
Spirit Airlines is continuing its expansion at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by adding non-stop service in the first half of 2013 to another six destinations, among them five cities in the United States and the other in Mexico.
United Announces New International and Domestic Flights from Five Hubs
United Airlines plans to launch year-round and seasonal service on several new international and domestic routes, including new, daily transpacific and transatlantic flights from San Francisco, its largest Pacific gateway.
US Airways Set to Launch Charlotte-São Paulo Service
Airlines Jun 7, 2013 1
Atlas Air Is Approved to Operate U.S. Military Passenger Charters
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Image Galleries Special Features, Current Events, Galleries Special Features The Floggers of Hasimara
The Floggers of Hasimara
by Rahul Devnath Introduction to Hasimara -The State of West Bengal is host to some of the most important air bases of Indian Air Force. Hasimara, being one such. Surrounded by Bhutan and China in the north and Bangladesh in south, this base plays a major role in maintaining air superiority in the region. Apart from being home to Floggers, this place boasts off having a very cool climate, all throughout the year. Situated next to the hills of Bhutan, with a vast area of virgin forest and teeming wildlife, there could not have been a better heaven for a Pilot. Though most of the months, covered under heavy downpour, clear days, cannot be any better. On very such days, Both Pilot and Photographers can get ample time and oppurtunity to show off their skills. Air Force Presence at Hasimara: - Air Force Station, Hasimara, 16 Wing comes under Eastern Air Command. And houses two Squadrons of Mig-27ML, Ground Attack Fighters, and some Mig-23UB trainers to compliment them. The two Squadrons, namely the No.22, “Swifts” and No.222 “Tigersharks” have a glorious past, and provided major contributions during 1965 and 1971 wars. With Both Squadrons being one the first to convert to current type ie:Mig-27ML, during 1985-90, this place since than have been groomed to facilitate, best possible training and flying operations, required particularly for the Mig-27s and their pilots, with facilities like a techflight and simulator. Photographing at Hasimara: - For good album, comprising of all aspects of Flying, one need to spend at least more than 20 days, as getting good photographs, in this place requires not only sound skills but also luck. But, patience always pays off well, so one can expect to have varied climatic and lighting conditions making the colours as vivid as it can. Polarizing filters are recommended, with at least 380mm zoom, as almost infinite visibility and pollution free environment are other cons of this place, giving you minimal distortion. No. 22 Squadron“Swifts” : The Squadron was formed on 15 Oct 1966 at Air Force Station Bareily as the eight Gnat Squadron of the Indian Air Force, aptly named ‘Hell’s Angels’. Almost a year later, the Squadron shifted to AF Stn Kalaikunda and from there further onto Dum Dum for the 1971 Operations. It was here that we became the first Gnats to go into battle and attain glory by shooting down three F-86 Sabre Jets over Jessore on 22 Nov 1971. This day was a red-letter day for 22 Squadron, for on this very day the baby of the AF drew first blood and that too in a classic killer style. After 22 Nov 71 the Hell Angels found a special niche in the history of aerial combat an proved their mettle as the most successful and destructive fighter Squadron in the twenty two day war of 1971. For its daring and excellence, the Squadron was rechristened ‘Sabre Slayers’. In Dec 73 the Squadron shifted to a new hunting ground at Hasimara. The Sabre Slayers moved to Bagdogra in Apr 78 where they converted to Ajeet MK I aircraft in Mar 82. In Dec 85, the Squadron was renamed ‘Swifts’. Swift is a Himalayan bird known for its speed and offensive nature. In Feb 90, the Squadron settled back in its present nest at Hasimara converting to Mig-27 ML aircraft. No. 222 Squadron“Tigersharks” : 222 Sqn AF was raised on 16 Sep 1969 at Ambala and equipped with SU-7 aircraft. The Sqn was then called called “The Killers” The initial period saw the Sqn participating in many Army –Air exercises and perfecting armament delivery. These years were spent in getting comfortable with the Su-7 (S-22) and achieving Ops status for the pilots. In July 1971 the squadron moved to Halwara in preparation for operations that appeared imminent. The Squadron was tasked with Counter Air strikes against airfields, Interdiction and Close Air Support. When hostilities were declared in Dec 1971, the squadron launched successful attacks against PAF targets like Risalewala and Chander airfields. The Squadron carried out very effective Close Air Support missions in Dera Baba Nanak, Haveli (near Fazilka) and Ferozepur sectors in support of the Indian Army. The Sqn effort was highly appreciated, and for its role during the 1971 war it earned an MVC, three VrCs, three VM’s and two Mention in Despatches. The President also recognized this valuable contribution, and on 02 Dec 1994, the Squadron was awarded Battle Honours in the Indo-Pak Conflict 1971 (West Pakistan) for the Campaign: “Holding Battle in Firozpur-Fazilka”. Post war the Squadron moved back to Halwara and then onto Hindan in May 1981. At Hindan, the Sqn took part in many exercises and was a regular feature in the flypast over Rajpath on the Republic Day. The Su-7 continued its venerable contribution till it was finally phased out in 1985. The Sqn was then the first unit to induct the MiG-27, then the latest Strike aircraft of the IAF, in Dec 1985. The Squadron was commanded by Wg Cdr JS Ghumman. The induction ceremony was an event, with the Prime Minister , Rajiv Gandhi formally inducting it into the IAF. In Jan 1986 the Sqn was renamed as the TIGERSHARKS. In 1987, the Sqn proceeded to the snow clad environment of Avantipur to make its presence felt in “Exercise Brasstacks” which provided the unit and the IAF, many valuable lessons. The Tigersharks moved to Hasimara in May 1989. [url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/main.php?g2_itemId=3250]Page One of the Album[/url] | [url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/main.php?g2_itemId=3250&g2_page=2]Page Two of the Album[/url]
A MiG-23UM [MS3030] banks slightly after takeoff.
A MiG-23UM [MS3030] after take off
A MiG-23UM [MS3468] under the floodlights being prepared for the night flying
A MiG-23UM [MS3468] deploys its drogue chute after landing
A detailed view of the front fuselage of the two Seater MiG-23
MiG-23UM [MS3469] being received by the Airmen, after a routine sortie. Note the extended periscope on top of the canopy used by the instructor
Another view of MiG-23UM [MS3469]. Note the extended periscope on top of the canopy used by the instructor.
The MiG-27 Squadrons operate the MiG-23UM two-seater trainers for type training. MS3469 seen here is one of the recent acquisitions.
MiG-23UM MS3469 is used for type training. This aircraft has been one of the recent imports.
MiG-23UM MS3471 seen in one of the Hangars at Hasimara.
A beautiful shot of a MiG-23UM with reheat engaged.
A MiG-27 undergoing ground runs at the tarmac. The Tech-Flt handles the maintainance of the Migs here
Line up of MiG-27s with the solitary MiG-23UM in the foreground.
The MiGs never sleep - MiG27s ready for missions in the night at Hasimara
A MiG-27 engages reheat during take off.
MiG-27 TS516 on the Tarmac, getting ready for a sortie
Two MiG-27s in the background along with a MiG-23UM type trainer in the foreground.
A Classic view of the MiG-27 and its sloped nose. Notice, the yellow coloured FLARE dispenser
A line up of six MiG-27s (incl TS518 TS521 & TS633). TS521 and TS633 are for some strange reason is the only MiGs seen that were not painted in the now standard Grey paint.
TS521 is one of the rare aircraft that still retains the old three-tone camoflage scheme.
Equipped with a Centerline fuel tank, MiG-27 [TS525] takes off on a ferry, during exercise Poorvi Abhyaas
Landing Lights on, Flaps down, TS534 comes in for the final flare and touch down.
A MiG-27 taking off at full reheat
A rather battered looking MiG-27 TS542 with faded markings seen during the visit
MiG-27 TS542 and TS607 on the tarmac before the sortie. Note the hardened air shelter in the background fenced off with barbed wire on the top.
MiG-27 TS570 after deploying its drogue chute.
Drogue streaming, TS570 returns from a sortie.
TS570 landing at Hasimara
This front shot of the MiG-27 clearly shows the Laser Designator window in the nose of the aircraft.
MiG-27 TS590 deploys its drogue chute, note the foothills of Bhutan, in the distant background
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Toys of the 1960's
Marx Nutty Mads
The Nutty Mads were a series of solid-colored plastic figures manufactured by the Marx Toy Company around 1963-64. The figures were appx. 6" in height and came in a variety of bright colors such as light blue, red, yellow, etc. (although the first figures were reportedly modeled in more pastel-like shades of pink and lime green).
The Nutty Mads closely resembled the wild-eyed characters created by Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, whose grotesque creations - such as Rat Fink - had been infiltrating popular culture during the early 60's.
Marx produced a number of different 6" figures during this time that dealt with a variety of adventure-type characters, such as Vikings, Revolutionary War soldiers, World War II soldiers of various nations, cave men, etc. The Nutty Mads were simply a lighter variation of these.
The figures were originally sold in department stores for 15 cents each.
Eighteen Nutty Mads were produced in total, six in each of three different series. The name of each character was printed on the bottom of the figure.
Series 1:
- Roddy the Hot Rod
- Manny the Reckless Mariner
- Waldo the Weightlifter
- Rocco the Champ
- Dippy the Diver
- Donald the Demon
- The Thinker
- Lost Tee-Pee
- Bull Pen
- Suburban Sidney
- Hogan the Cop
- End Zone
- U.S. Male the Postman
- Hipo-crit the Doctor
- Smokey Sam the Fireman
- Mudder
- Gutterball Annie
- Now Children the Teacher
Marx also produced other toys devoted to the Nutty Mads characters, including battery-operated toys and a target game.
Marx 6-Inch Figures
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Colliding Lines
Reanimation: Phantasmagoria | LONDON
Colliding Lines return with Reanimation, our bi-monthly live soundtrack evening held at New River Studios, North London.
This month we explore the phantasmagoria of 1900’s sci-fi and fantasy films – the magic of hand-tinted films, retro futurism and early special effects, scored live by four different artists.
Trip to the Moon / Voyage de la Luna, 1902.
The Kingdom of the Fairies / Le Royaume des Fées, 1903.
Wonderful Album / L’Album Merveilleux, 1905.
The Tulips / Les Tulipes, 1907.
The Frog / La Grenouille, 1908
The Red Spectre / Le Spectre Rouge, 1907.
The programme features the work of film pioneers and stage magicians Georges Méliès and Segundo de Chomón, whose innovations in narrative and visual filmmaking are considered among some of the most influencial in film history.
We are excited to introduce the following soundtrack artists:
Georges Kaplan Presents… are a musical duo hailing from London’s gnarled and twisting streets, who in all things take their cue from their leader Georges Kaplan. A man of infinite mystery, very little is known about Georges’ true identity save for his love of a hot tempo and a predilection for strong bourbon. Forever on the run, with only his wits to keep him alive he always knows how to stay ahead of the game. A hustler? A master manipulator? A mere shadow? No one can say, although those who claim to know him best simply marvel at his impeccable taste and incalculable talent in outwitting any would-be detractors.
Hypnotique is a thereministe, electronic musician and auteur based in London whose lyrical subjects range from the apocalypse, post-feminism, erotic narrative and allotments. She’s performed solo shows at Edinburgh Fringe, worked with Gong and The Heliocentrics, toured the Amazon and annoyed Simon Cowell. For this performance she collaborates with electronics and experimental legend Cos Chapman, founder of the Rude Mechanicals. His recent work has included a performance at Berlin Musitecfest and live sound design for dance-theatre in Taipei.
Alexander Carson is a neoclassical, downtempo, composer and songwriter based in London UK. Carson spent the better part of 7 years as the lead singer, and songwriter for genre-fluid quintet Wooden Arms. His debut single “Lovers” was released on the 4th of May via Round Table Records.
Far Rainbow were formed in London in 2014 by two old friends from Brighton. Improvising using drums, electronics, and whatever random household objects they could extract a noise from, Far Rainbow approached their arsenal of intonarumori as if they were alien artefacts or ritual paraphernalia, operating according to recursive logics only partly comprehensible.
199 Eade Rd
Harringay Warehouse District
N4 1DN
Wednesday 6th June 2018, 8.30pm
£6 – facebook | tickets
Reanimation: Labyrinth | LONDON
Programmed by: Jules Leaño and Wesley Freeman-Smith
Poster design: Angharad Hengyu Owen
Bell Lungs + Moon Relay | LEIPZIG
Thomas Ragsdale | LEIPZIG
Reanimation: Phantasmagoria | BRIGHTON
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Internal Shining
Labels: CacaoLPs, Orbital
In Sides
(ffrr/Internal, 1996)
We spent most of the seventies and early eighties thinking of techno/disco music as dancing music to be danced to, not to reflect and chill out to. It started with Kraftwerk and led to acts like the Pet Shop Boys, who told us in 1986 that you can think about social struggle or in society's moral decadence while dancing in a night club. Pet Shop Boys used the sung word to express these issues. Brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll used the pure electronic sounds of their synths and programmers to express life itself in what was the best electronic record of 1996. Thinking bits assembled perfectly to make statements on pollution and inner peace. They even recorded the breathable opus "Girl With The Sun In Her Head" using only solar power, and the visionary feeling of clean energy music is right there. Orbital actually gave us the vision to realize we can do something about our planet. And it took them 10 minutes to do so.
Using haunting synth loops and real drumming, they create a 12 minute opus called "The Box," a mash-up of the best that Pink Floyd and Kraftwerk ever gave out. Punching bass synth lines, the sensation of being driving on an endless highway in the British Rain, and a perennial sense of desolation. But it's good to be alone with music like this.
Orbital's In Sides is a masterpiece in electronica, and it is a perfect introduction for Classic Rock fans who are looking for something different. It will open more doors than you can imagine with songs like "Dwr Budr" (Dirty Water) and "Out There Somewhere," two trips to space and back.
¿Sueñan Los Androides Con Parsons Eléctricos?
La Amenaza Digital. Vinilo Nunca Muere!
Party Memories
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Calculated Risk (The Rafe & Kama series Book 1)
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers
By K S Ferguson
Publisher : K S Ferguson
ABOUT K S Ferguson
K S Ferguson has published one critically-acclaimed novella, Puncher's Chance (co-written with James Grayson,) which appeared in the June 2006 edition of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, America's longest-running science fiction magazine. She's since completed another four novels. She enjo More...
Rafe McTavish, charming self-made businessman, owns the most successful private security firm in the galaxy. Estranged from his family since his wife's bloody suicide fourteen years earlier, he's nevertheless honor-bound to find out why his brother-in-law, CEO of the mega-corporation EcoMech, has placed his reputation and the company's future in jeopardy by purchasing a dilapidated deep-space mining station.
Kama Bhatia, outlaw computer hacker and corporate spy, works for socialistic non-profit corporation Oasis, in opposition to the ruthless mega-corporations that control society. She has a mission of her own at the mining station: retrieve a secret document accidentally leaked to the station manager—before he can sell it to Oasis' rivals. If she fails, Oasis loses its best hope to rescue the masses from under the iron boot of the mega-corporations.
But at the station, the crooked manager is missing, and the locals are far from friendly. Rafe takes a savage beating from miners who blame him and his corporate employers for fraud perpetrated against them. His safety relies on Kama, an ally no fonder of corporate executives than he is of criminals. With their own lives and the welfare of millions at stake, can they put aside their mutual attraction and distrust to unravel fraud, blackmail, and murder before the tide of violence overtakes them?
Other Book(s) By K S Ferguson
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The library version of The Amazing Race TV show.
North Avondale, Wednesday, July 6, 1:00 p.m.
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Arts of the World
Ms. Rochelle will take you to world bazaars through wearable crafts.
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Homeostasis: Publius’ Alcohol Political Cannabinoid Science
Today’s science roundup looks at four articles on how the cannabinoid system (CS) modulates our health through homeostasis ~ including one on the de-homeostatic (harmful) effects caused by chronic alcohol use on one’s CS. The line-up links to 2014 PubMed articles discussing: heteromerization, chronic alcohol harms, sensory information salience and stress response attenuation.
I. Heteromerization (GPR55 and CB2) and the CS
“In HEK293 cells expressing GPR55 and cannabinoid CB2 R receptors, heteromers that are unique signaling units are formed. The signaling by agonists of either receptor is governed i) by the presence or absence of the partner receptors (with the consequent formation of heteromers) and ii) by the activation state of the partner receptor.”
Heteromerization of GPR55 and cannabinoid CB2 receptors modulates signaling.
Balenga NA, Martínez-Pinilla E, Kargl J, Schröder R, Peinhaupt M, Platzer W, Bálint Z, Zamarbide M, Dopeso-Reyes I, Ricobaraza A, Pérez-Ortiz JM, Kostenis E, Waldhoer M, Heinemann A, Franco R.
Br J Pharmacol. 2014 Jul 22. doi: 10.1111/bph.12850. [Epub ahead of print]
II. De-Homeostasis (Chronic Alcohol Use) and the CS
“Chronic use of alcohol is associated with structural and functional alterations in brain areas that subserve cognitive processes. Of particular importance is the prefrontal cortex (PFC) that is involved in higher order behaviors such as decision making, risk assessment and judgment. … Overall, these results suggest that ethanol's down-regulation of cannabinoid signaling results in altered network activity in the prefrontal cortex.”
Chronic ethanol alters network activity and endocannabinoid signaling in the prefrontal cortex.
Pava MJ, Woodward JJ.
Front Integr Neurosci. 2014 Jul 18;8:58. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2014.00058. eCollection 2014.
PMID: 25100953 [PubMed] Free Article
III. Homeostasis (Sensory Information) and the CS
“Emerging evidence from both basic and clinical research demonstrates an important role for endocannabinoid (ECB) signaling in the processing of emotionally salient information, learning, and memory. Cannabinoid transmission within neural circuits involved in emotional processing has been shown to modulate the acquisition, recall, and extinction of emotionally salient memories and importantly, can strongly modulate the emotional salience of incoming sensory information.”
The role of cannabinoid transmission in emotional memory formation: implications for addiction and schizophrenia.
Tan H, Ahmad T, Loureiro M, Zunder J, Laviolette SR.
Front Psychiatry. 2014 Jun 30;5:73. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00073. eCollection 2014. Review.
PMID: 25071606 [PubMed] Free PMC Article
IV. Homeostasis (Stress Response) and the CS
“Endocannabinoids are produced on demand and function to attenuate many of the physiological effects of the stress response. The endocannabinoid system is made up of cannabinoid receptors, the fatty acid signaling molecules that bind to and activate these receptors, and the enzymes that synthesize and catabolize these endocannabinoid signaling molecules.”
The endocannabinoid system modulates stress, emotionality, and inflammation.
Crowe MS, Nass SR, Gabella KM, Kinsey SG.
Brain Behav Immun. 2014 Jun 19. pii: S0889-1591(14)00172-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.007. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
Brain Video:
Why Do Some People Become Alcoholics?
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Cindy-Jane Armbruster
Cindy is a London based actress. Trained at East15 Acting School (BA),
after a one year full-time Foundation Course at LAMDA.
Spotlight: 0214-9088-0235.
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Represented by Denmark Street Management
Unit 77 B Eurolink Office Building, 49 Effra Road, London SW2 1BZ
E-mail: mail [AT] denmarkstreet [DOT] net
Currently playing the English maid Martha and the French maid Suzon
in Agnes Colander, directed by Trevor Nunn
at Jermyn Street Theatre.
A few words about myself
Originally from Switzerland, I'm a multilingual actress with strong singing and movement skills.
I also play the Romanian panflute.
After a previous career in academia and as a translator, I trained at LAMDA
and East15 (BA Contemporary Theatre). Now I'm working in the UK and internationally
in all forms of acting on stage and screen, with a special focus on classical drama and new writing.
Theatre credits include:
Airswimming, Penthesilea and Horu Fröiä - Women on the Matterhorn (Playades Theatre),
Masha and the Firebird and 9 Foot 9 (Sleepless Theatre),
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Unfolds Theatre), Pericles (Cornucopia Theatre),
Woman in the Moon (Dolphin’s Back).
Screen includes Hebt Mario Ab?
I am a founding member of Playades Theatre and an Associate Artist for
Theatre Forge and Sleepless Theatre Company.
I am the current Vice-Chair of the Equity Deaf and Disabled Members Committee.
Theatre that excites me
I have a passion for Jacobean/Elizabethan theatre, including, but not limited to Shakespeare.
Although it started with Shakespeare. After years of "not getting" Sheakespeare, feeling that
watching Shakespeare's plays were more on an intellectual exercise in trying to understand the
words, I was fortunate enough to be taken to the Globe by a friend in 2005. As groundlings
we watched _The Winter's Tale_ directed by John Dove. And suddenly it all made sense.
The time passed and I forgot I was standing. I was entertained - engrossed by the characters
and the action on stage. No longer slave to trying to decipher every word - but simply
enjoying the story as it unfolded.
Since then, I've seen other great actors and directors create amazingly accessible shows
with classic texts - not by dumbing down the texts, but by putting
the telling of the story for the audience at the centre of their mission.
These are the kinds of classical productions I'd love to be involved in.
I also have a big love for contemporary theatre and new writing. Because it's new and fresh.
It hasn't been said that way before and because I'm part of that creation process.
I enjoy devising and dancing on the edge of "not knowing" - exploring, playing, discovering.
I love audiobooks and radio plays.
And films. :)
In short, my overarching passion, as an actor, is to be part of a storytelling endeavour
that puts centre stage the telling of a story for an audience.
Regardless of the origins of the "text", or of medium, or of budget.
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Badfinger, The Go! Team, the South and our next President
Monday, October 10, 2005 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: kbade
HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY to those of you who don't consider his discovery of the West to be the original sin. IF YOU MISSED Friday's exclusive review of Elizabethtown, be sure to keep scrolling past today's entries...
DUNGEN, everyone's favorite Swedish Psychedelic-Folk-Euro-metal-with-a-hint-of-Jazz band, played the Empty Bottle in Chicago Saturday night. (The pic above is from the Intonation festival.) In fact, they played two shows, which was a first, according to frontman Gustav Ejstes. He went on to say in broken English that at least the early show would be good. And he was right. After the third number (unreleased, with a title I wouldn't dare try to spell), Ejstes had sung danced and shook the tamborine with sufficient shamanistic flair that he could look down at his sopping wet shirt and sheepishly say that he had told himself before the show that he was going to try to take it easy. That part turned out to be wrong, as the band tore through a set largely drawn from the current album ta det lungt. They must be interesting, as they again held my interest, despite the lyrics being in Swedish. They guys also seemed to have even more fun than they did at Intonation. At one point I could see bassist Henrik Nilsson absolutely grooving on a guitar solo by Reine Fiske; after the song Henrik announce to the crowd that he just loves the way Reine plays guitar. Audiences must feel the same way, as the band sold out of t-shirts several dates ago. ALSO: Before the concert, Ejstes told the Chicago Sun-Times that he thinks Gang Starr and A Tribe Called Quest are psychedelic.
WITHOUT HIM: Mike Gibbins, the band's drummer, has died of natural causes at 56. Gibbins co-wrote "Without You," a huge hit for Harry Nilsson.
JOHN LENNON: Beatles biographer Hunter Davies imagines if Lennon was 65. Actually, "fantasizes" would be a more apt term.
BOB MOULD continues harshing on Grant Hart in the Washington Post.
PATTI SMITH: The punk poetess is really an old fashioned kinda gal.
JACK WHITE and wife are expecting a little stripe.
BIG STAR has lauched a site to promote In Space, with MP3 clips.
COOL MUSICIANS WHO BLOG: Beatnik Pad is making a list (and checking it twice).
THE RAVEONETTES' van and gear stolen in Brooklyn.
THE DOORS: Drummer John Densmore is again at odds with Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger for turning down 20 million bucks for use of the band's songs in advertising.
OLD SKOOLERS like Sir Elton, Roger Daltrey, Dave Gilmour and Robert Plant are helping record a cover of The Buzzcocks classic "Ever Fallen In Love" as a tribute to the late John Peel.
PANDORA: The Wall Street Journal opens up its site a bit to let us read about the music recommendation service based not on opinion, but on science. The science still seems a little inexact, though.
PAUL WELLER: The former Jam frontman digs the Kings of Leon, but not Coldplay. Weller better watch his back; Mrs. Coldplay (Gwyneth Paltrow) has said she would like to physically harm music critic Jon Pareles for an article he wrote about her hubby's band.
GANG OF FOUR: At Slate, Simon Reynolds looks at the art and commerce of the band's self-tribute album.
THE GO! TEAM is getting good buzz on the US release of Thunder, Lightning, Strike. My favorite blurb may be from Dot Music, which calls it "an immensely derivative album, but one which cuts and pastes its influences in a strikingly original way. Chiefly, by piling them all on at once." Much like a cheerleading squad leading a 70's soundtrack, it's not my usual thing, but its alright in controlled doses -- they were a fun set to watch at Intonation.
GENE SIMMONS reveals the secret of his success with groupies. I'm still thinking the tongue might also be a factor.
WHAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS is new-wavey power-pop in a Brendan Benson-old school Cars sort of mode. You can stream a few at the band's MySpace page.
LAURA VEIRS talks to Scotland on Sunday about her influences and her encounter with grizzly bears.
THE ARCTIC MONKEYS also get a feature in Scotland on Sunday. And in case anyone -- especially Craig O'Neill -- missed it, I'll repost the way to the band's video for "I Bet You Look Good on The Dancefloor."
BOY GEORGE ARRESTED on suspicion of possessing drugs and making a fake police report after he called 911 Friday and falsely said his home had been burglarized.
PETE DOHERTY-KATE MOSS UPDATE: Elton John is glad Moss was caught, because it forced her to get help. Moss may make millions from rehab diaries and may already be staging her comeback to modeling. Doherty's mom went to a Babyshambles gig to urge him not to kill himself. Former Libertine bandmate Carl Barat has named his new band Dirty Pretty Things.
THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE: *Sixeyes points you to the band's authorized Lollapalooza downloads.
SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones completes a trilogy of embarrassing confessions with the revelation that "I can honestly say I've never bought a book."
MAXIMO PARK frontman Paul Smith wants to be popular, not indie. Drummer Rollum Haas doesn't think it's hard to get a heartland American audience interested in art rock: "People like to pigeonhole things and generalise. But where you live has very little to do with what you get into, or what you end up liking. All of this damn music came out of the South in the first place. You could argue Tennessee is the birth of rock'n'roll. And now, if you look at these nowhere places in the Midwest, there are all these weird bands coming out of there. The Flaming Lips came out of Oklahoma." Of course, it might be easier for them if they also stop thinking about the Midwest as a "nowhere place," but it's a step in the right direction.
SONGS OF THE SOUTH: Speaking of which, there's a very cool piece in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that covers the Fat Possum label's stable and the Drive-By Truckers bringing southern Rock to Norway that might suggest the intensifying ubiquity of access to music may (ironically) help kill off old, weird southern music.
FRANK BLACK completes my little cul-de-sac because his latest solo album, Honeycomb was his version of a Muscle Shoals record, but he digs the way British stars continue their rock 'n' roll persona long after they have left the stage.
JUDE LAW and SIENNA MILLER are reportedly splitsville again after Law found out Miller was cheating on him with his friend and her co-star, Daniel Craig. Both Miller and Craig may also be cast in the next James Bond flick; if not, Pierce Brosnan may have the James Bond franchise over a barrel.
WALLACE AND GROMIT rule the weekend box office. I recommend it as well. The New York Times has a three minute multimedia "making of" feature narrated by W&G creator Nick Park.
TOM-KAT UPDATE: Holmes has fired her longtime publicist, reportedly replacing her with Cruise's sister. Cruise is being dissed by... Tony Danza. Ouch.
ELIZABETHTOWN: Cameron Crowe wanted the soundtrack to showcase newer, underexposed recording artists. Turning Orlando Bloom onto Iron & Wine was just a bonus.
HURRICANE KATRINA: Remember the issue of whether the locals should have evacuated people by bus before the storm? It turns out there were at least 80 city buses near the Superdome and that many bus drivers stayed at RTA’s Canal Street office during the storm. So all that would have needed to happen would have been for them to drive to the other station. ALSO: The levee breaches resulted from massive soil failures under concrete storm walls, not from hurricane surges, according to investigators who have examined evidence in the last week.
JESSICA BIEL has been proclaimed "the sexiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine. Such lists are designed to stir publicity, of course. So while I wish Cameron Crowe had given Biel more to do in Elizabethtown, I would probably disagree with Esquire. Of course, she's free to try to personally convince me otherwise.
DENISE RICHARDS has a fear of vomiting. The Charlie Sheen joke goes here.
CAMERON DIAZ is clawed by the creators of Television Without Pity. Me-OW!
TERRY GILLIAM tals about science-fiction, fantasy and Don Quixote with Salman Rushdie.
IRAQ: Bill Roggio looks at the state of Iraqi forces, as well as the continuation of Operation River Gate in Haditha and Haqlaniyah and an e-mail with photos from the 3rd ID in Baghdad. A prominent Sunni Arab leader has called on for the US and Iraqi insurgents to cease fire during Ramadan as a prelude to direct talks between them. With the constitutional referendum looming, that's probably a non-starter, but the reasoning behind the proposal is telling: "We have fought for two-and-a-half years and the problem is it doesn't work."
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY is continually shocked by her mother because she wants to know all about her daughter's sex life. Making that public is probably a quick route to having less of one.
FIFTEEN BUTT-KICIKING BABES: A list from Entertainment Weekly, which has seemingly not heard of Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Garner.
BRADGELINA UPDATE: Pitt still fancies himself to be an asipiring architect.
JANET JACKSON NUDE VIDEO: Tyler Durden got a cease-and-desist letter from Ms. Janet's lawyer.
AL QAEDA: An intercepted letter from Ayman Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's second in command, complained about the impact on Arab opinion of beheadings and videotaped executions, as well as problems with communications, unity of command and funding. Is this why the terrorists are reduced to posting want ads on the internet?
CHARLIZE THERON is a ringer at darts. Is there nothing the woman can't do?
JESSICA SIMPSON and hubby Nick Lachey are making a point of being seen together in London. Meanwhile, Star magazine is running the tale of a college co-ed who said she made out with Nick for an hour last month. Jessica may be getting a rougher time from People and Us magazines, thanks to her creepy dad.
SIR BOB GELDOF wants to attract hundreds of thousands of revellers to Glasgow for an explosive party in honour of St. Andrew, Scotland's patron saint.
JEREMY PIVEN has Russian hands and Roman fingers.
CONDI RICE UPDATE: After Fox News' James Rosen urged the Secretary of State to meet FNC anchor Lauren Green, the latter is asserting her heterosexuality. NTTAWWT.
JAMES CARVILLE thinks Democratic campaign speeches should be more like Winnie the Pooh stories. Silly old bear.
DECISION '08: Would you prefer that your tax dollars be spent on healthcare and education, instead of going to the military industrial complex? Not a big fan of corporations or SUVs? Are you in favor of nuclear disarmament? I have your candidate.
THE UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. employees union passed a resolution criticizing Secretary-General Kofi Annan for retaining his former chief-of-staff as an adviser despite accusations the aide authorized shredding three years of files on the corrupt oil-for-food program for Iraq.
WMDs: The determination of countries across the Middle East and Asia to develop nuclear arsenals and other weapons of mass destruction is laid bare by a secret British intelligence document which has been seen by London's Guardian.
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN is blogging from Lebanon, where he met with Hezbollah.
ROBOT RACE sponsored by the Defense Dept. won by a customized Volkswagen SUV created at Stanford University.
PIGS are swimming and jumping through holes in China.
DOGS are saving cheetahs in Namibia.
SQUIRRELS are getting hooked on crack.
ALLIGATORS: Don't try to feed them by hand, unless you want to feed them a hand. ALSO: A Queens auto body shop mechanic found a wild surprise on his way home from work last week -- two baby alligators abandoned in a tank dumped in the back of a decrepit car.
GRILLED CHEESE: Don't feed them to Ed Jarvis by hand -- the man ate 19 sandwiches in ten minutes.
Exclusive Elizabethtown Review, Feist, JAMC and Robot Fish
Friday, October 07, 2005 - 08:45 AM
THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE...
... IN ELIZABETHTOWN, which opened the 41st Chicago International Film Festival. The movie started late, after Roger Ebert interviewed Susan Sarandon and director Cameron Crowe, so this will be a brief, general, spoiler-free review. If you want a more trad review, check Michael Wilmington.
Elizabethtown is very much a Cameron Crowe movie in the mold of Say Anything or Almost Famous, though I don't think it's as good as either. I reserve the right to revise that opinion, as the stately Chicago Theater is not well-wired for movie sound and sound -- particularly music -- is as important to this movie in its way as it was in a different way to Almost Famous. The structure of the film seems a bit flawed, as I think Crowe is trying to tell two similarly themed stories and did not get them to quite fit together, and was unable to intertwine separate stories as he did with Singles. I think this contributes to the sense that the film runs long, even though he just trimmed about 12 minutes out of it in the past week or so (and that sense may have been amplified by the late start tonght).
Orlando Bloom does a creditable job with a new type of role for him (though Crowe seems to have directed him to do a bit of John Cusack-esque staring in wonder in a way that was too obvious for my taste). Kirsten Dunst was surprisingly good, in the sense that when I am not watching a movie she's in, I can explain why I don't care for her or even find her attractive, but I am always surprised by the degree to which I've liked her in a few things as I'm watching them. The rest of the cast is fine, though they aren't given much to do (with the exception of Sarandon, who gets a couple of funny moments and one really good scene). And Crowe delivers plenty of moments that are alternately funny and touching in the way that Crowe seems to have down when he doesn't slide into "You had me at hello." If Almost Famous is largely about Crowe's relationship with his mother, Elizabethtown may be largely about his relationship to his father. Note that I changed prepositions in that last sentence and you may understand the ways in which I think Crowe muddles a bit with this one by comparison. Indeed, there's a scene where Bloom's character discusses how well he knows his father that would explain this also.
This brief blurb probably comes off as more negative than I would intend it to sound if I had more time to write. I enjoyed Elizabethtown and have every intention of visiting again. Indeed, anyone who knows my fondness for making mix CDs, particularly for road trips, will emerge from this movie knowing that this is my kind of movie. Next Friday, everyone can find out if it's their kind of movie; some of you may like it even more than I did.
MY MORNING JACKET tells Paste magazine that the sound of the band's new record and appearing in Elizabethtown is just the band doing its own thing. It seems that most critics are digging the Z album.
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE: Having just linked to Metacritic, I would be remiss if I did not notice that BSS's self-titled sophomore album is also garnering wide acclaim.
LESLIE FEIST: The part-time BSS member tells the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that she's content to slowly build a career: "Every once in a while I'm talking to my grandma about (touring) and she says, 'Aren't you tired?' and I say, 'C'mon, were you tired during the Depression?'"
BRIAN WILSON: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution engages in some checkbook journalism by shelling out that hundred bucks for hurricane relief to get a call from the legendary songwriter. In fact, they did it four times. Brian managed to promote his upcoming Christmas album.
SELLING OUT is not so stigmatizing these days. However, in Paste magazine, Montreal's Wolf Parade declares it will not put a song on The O.C.
THE SECOND COMING? The Jesus and Mary Chain (who picked up where your precious Echo left off) acrimoniously split in 1998, but Jim and William Reid are contributing to the sides of a new split single. Younger sister Linda Reid is also involved.
PETE DOHERTY-KATE MOSS UPDATE: The troubled singer's band Babyshambles axed from an Icelandic music festival in the wake of the scandals swirling around him and sometimes galpal Moss. Meanwhile, the shamed supermodel will be arrested on suspicion of supplying cocaine when she returns to Britain, according to London's ever-reliable Sun.
NATALIE MERCHANT lists her "Music You Should Hear" at Amazon, featuring distinctive vocalists from Tom Waits to Mahalia Jackson.
MIXTAPES: Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. Stereogum points you to very big, intentional and funny don'ts.
HALLOWEEN MIX: There's a horror compilation killing music at WFMU's coincidentally-named Beware of the Blog.
THE NEW THEMATIC is a blog killing offbeat music from the 1960's.
ERIC CLAPTON will play until he dies, because he lives large. That's very bluesy.
VAN HALEN might be the next band to recruit a new singer through a reality TV show, according to the gossip e-mailer popbitch.
LUCINDA WILLIAMS: I just stumbled across a review of last week's concert in Chicago, where she tossed the set list to play a Louisiana-themed show.
TOM-KAT UPDATE: Is it just me, or was the New York Post implying something about Holmes' pregnancy? Will the pregnancy affect their plans for a November wedding? I can think of two reasons why the date won't move. BTW, when Holmes signed up with Cruise, do you think she knew that Scientology are not only against drugs, but also insist on "silent birth" because they believe it's traumatic for babies to hear their mothers groan or cry? Happy Labor Day, Katie!
MADONNA: No Rock and Roll Fun thinks Madge doesn't know her audience. She's trying to interest Oprah in Kabbalah. And it turns out that hubby Guy Ritchie isn't a fan of her work.
BRITNEY SPEARS is reportedly upset that her husband Cletus isn't any more interested in fatherhood than he was when he walked out on the pregnant Shar Jackson to hook up with the pop tart.
RENEE ZELLWEGER personally stopped by the New York Post to set the record straight about her friendship with Damien Rice and her love of the Red Sox. Other celebs might learn something from her direct approach.
HARRY POTTER is probably not gay. NTTAWWT.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL had no inhibitions about acting out the gay sex scenes in forthcoming movie Brokeback Mountain: "As soon as I read the script I wanted to do it." I have no doubt of that.
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, Sean Penn, Kirsten Dunst and Britney Spears are among those outed as bad tippers.
JESSICA ALBA: William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman made her cry. Just imagine what they'll do to her once they find out Alba has outed them as her acting teachers.
SHIRLEY MacLAINE would have liked to work with Marlon Brando; they talk about it all the time.
ROSIE O'DONNELL has a Flickr account. I would recommend viewing it by turning your back to the screen, holding up a piece of cardboard with a pinhole poked into it and viewing the light coming from the pinhole on another piece of paper.
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AS JOHNNY ROTTEN? Nnnnnnoooooooo!
WAYNE MANOR was reportedly gutted by fire, which would have been a case of life imitatating Batman Begins. Happily, later reports correct the record.
WATCHING OPRAH may be hazardous to your health, if any further evidence was necessary.
ALBERT BROOKS' Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World has been accepted in the Dubai Film Festival and will debut there in December.
GEORGE CLOONEY'S Good Night and Good Luck, about Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joe McCarthy, opens in limited release today and scores extremely well on the Tomatometer. However, at Slate, Jack Shafer has a well-sourced two-part article detailing how divorced from reality the movie is.
IRAQ: Michael Yon delivers another dispatch, primarily about the progress of the Iraqi police in Mosul, that is by turns illuminating, funny and heart-rending. Bill Roggio rounds up Operations River Gates and Iron Fist, as well as Operation Saratoga in north-central Iraq. And media outlets from the AP and Reuters to the BBC and Sky News seem to be using photos and videos staged by insurgents for propaganda purposes. Nice.
ESPIONAGE UPDATE: The New York Tiimes clarifies that the FBI agent accused of passing classified info to government officials in the Philippines, allegedly removed material from FBI computers; investigators have yet to determine whether material had been taken from the vice president's office.
"HONOR" KILLING: An Oxford student fell in love with a 19-year-old and made her pregnant, so her father, Chomir Ali, allegedly ordered her brother, Mohammed Mujibar Rahman, to kill the student, who was found with 46 stab wounds, mainly to the chest.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OIL: Knight-Ridder notices the the enormous oil sands deposits in the north of Canada's remote Alberta province. Regular readers here already knew this.
NANOTECH: The book Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines is available for free online.
ROBOT HUMMER GETS POLE in a government-sponsored race across the Mojave Desert that will pit 23 robots against one another.
ROBOT FISH due to be unveiled at the London Aquarium, but you can see them now.
BEER COASTER signals bartender for refills.
ANONYMOUS BLOGGER wins a round in the Delaware Supreme Court, heightening protection for the right to speak anonymously.
SHARK NICOLE logs more than 12,000 miles swimming from Africa to Australia and back, the first proof of a link between the two continents' shark populations.
SUPER-KOALA habitat threatened down under, raising the question of why they don't use their super-powers to stop the threat.
FAKE DOG TESTICLES win the Ig Nobel Prize for medicine.
FRIDAY TIMEWASTER: Helicopter! What, did you think I forgot?
Bob Mould, Gang of Four, Condi Rice, and (of course) Gator vs. Snake
Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 08:00 AM
KATIE HOLMES KNOCKED UP! The question on everyone's lips: Who is the father?
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS: A.C. Newman thinks it's not a supergroup as much as a "benevolent dictatorship."
BOB MOULD talks to EQ about his work, including his stint with World Championship Wrestling: "I’m a pop musician first and foremost. I write pop music... I don’t think I’m a rock guy, necessarily, I don’t think I’m a dance guy..."
BOB DYLAN is enjoying a tenfold increase in UK album sales following the recent flurry of media attention.
THE WHITE STRIPES: on tour, the band has been selling a 3-inch record player to play special 3-inch singles. What would Aerosmith say?
THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, which is suing those it believes have illegally downloaded music is being counter-sued under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones, having confessed his weakness for Boston, Queen and Slade, adds that he likes to expose himself.
GANG OF FOUR: Return the Gift, a double-disc set of re-recordings of old songs and remixes by young admirers, comes out October 11th. The "limited" edition comes with a dollar stuffed in the packaging.
U2 will be the sole guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien tonight.
BILLY IDOL is working out to get in shape for touring, because he no longer has enough sex to keep up his metabolism.
THE CUTE ONE had to explain to his wife that "Get Back" is quite famous.
THE DANDY WARHOLS built a sprawling studio in Portland, Oregon, with money from a Vodafone ad.
PETE DOHERTY-KATE MOSS UPDATE: UK cosmetics company Rimmel -- which initially stuck by Moss -- is said to be poised to drop the coke-snorting superwaif after all, due to pressure from wholesome drugstore giant Walgreens.
JESSICA SIMPSON: Us magazine is reporting the Simpson-Lachey breakup mentioned here yesterday. The couple had a rep issue a statement: "Nick and Jessica have not separated. Rumors to the contrary are simply not true." Joe Simpson also told E! that the rumors were "not true." How carefully worded the statements are is left to the reader. Us is standing by its story. Perez Hilton and Jossip have all the "not true" details.
BRITNEY SPEARS: Us magazine reports that a member of the Federlines' entourage has threatened to release raunchy footage of the couple. According to Page Six, a copy of the original tape viewed by the couple's lawyers elicited laughter and disgust.
EVA LONGORIA: The Desperate Housewife is not a cheap date. She auctioned off a date for 20K to benefit the survivors of hurricane Katrina. The date will be covered by Access Hollywood.
TYRA BANKS will confront her porn star lookalike on the Tyra show today. I'm tempted to say Banks' TV formula seems remarkably similar to that of Howard Stern, except that Banks has offered to get the "adult film actress" out of the biz.
WALLACE AND GROMIT: Aint-It-Cool-News has a boffo review from Moriarty and seven clips in multiple formats.
CHARLIZE THERON: Comedian Dane Cook was undoubtedly inspired by Theron's painkiller induced buss of Shirley MacLaine to fulfill a dream shared by millions.
LI-LO LOWDOWN: Authorities investigating a car crash involving actress Lindsay Lohan said Wednesday that contrary to reports from some witnesses, paparazzi had nothing to do with the collision.
JANET JACKSON NUDE VIDEO in Quicktime: Avert your eyes. Really.
CONDI RICE: Fox News Channel's James Rosen seemed very keen on selling the Secretary of State on the charms of the comely Fox & Friends anchor Lauren Green. NTTAWWT.
MARTHA STEWART shows her new gangsta colors by launching a record label.
UNDERRATED ACTRESSES: MSN movies has a list full of back-handed compliments.
JESSICA ALBA was shocked -- shocked when she saw pictures of herself at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards and realized that parts of her dress were translucent in sunlight. "When the wind blew part of the top up, the underneath was completely see-through. It was so embarrassing. And then of course it ended up on the internet."
ESPIONAGE IN THE WHITE HOUSE: Leandro Aragoncillo, a U.S. Marine assigned to the staff of Vice Presidents Al Gore and Dick Cheney, is accused of passing classified material, including damaging dossiers on the president of the Philippines, to opposition politicians planning a coup in the Pacific nation.
IRAQ: Bill Roggio updates on day two of Operation River Gate (including the importance of destroying bridges along the Euphrates to limit insurgent escape routes) as well as cordon and search ops in Baghdad. The Iraqi Army Sixth Division (based in or near Baghdad, I think) assumed authority over two of its subordinate brigades. Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, who spent the past year overseeing the training of Iraqi forces, noted that in addition to the single Iraqi battalion that is capable of operating fully independent of U.S. troops, there are more than 36 army and special police combat battalions that are only slightly less capable. Petraeus said it was not necessary for Iraqi units to reach the highest level of readiness before U.S. troops can begin to leave Iraq. The Iraqi Parliament reversed its prior changes to rules for the Oct. 15th constitutional referendum, leading Sunni leaders to drop a threatened a boycott of the vote. Reuters reports that recent polling shows widespread support for the draft Iraqi constitution, even in Sunni strongholds.
DIVIDED JIHADIS: From Baghdad to Bali, suicide attacks on civilians are dividing ideologues of global jihad, some of whom worry that the carnage is alienating even Muslims once sympathetic to the militant cause.
HURRICANE KATRINA might have downgraded to a strong Category 1 system with 95-mph winds when it punched water through New Orleans' levees, which may raise further questions about the design and construction of the levees. Some local, state and federal officials have come to believe that exaggerations of mayhem by officials and rumors repeated uncritically in the news media helped slow the response to the disaster and tarnish the image of many of its victims. Regular readers here should already have suspected this.
OKLAHOMA SUICIDE BOMBER: Was Joel Henry Hinrichs III, who blew himself up near Oklahoma Memorial Stadium -- where 84,000 people were watching the Oklahoma Sooners play Kansas State last Saturday -- merely a depressed college kid, or did he have ties to Islamic extremists? To date, the FBI has found no such link. However, the info rounded up at Zombie Time, along with the fact that Hinrichs used an uncommon component also used by shoe-bomber Richard Reid, suggests further investigation may be warranted.
IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, rising in Europe. Larger than the 1,032 pounder in Streator, IL, the1,080 pounder in Fairfield, CT, and even the 1,200 pounder in Anamosa, IA, is the 1,233 pounder grouwn by German student Martin Reiss.
DeLAY UPDATE: Indicted House Majority Whip Tom "The Hammer" DeLay is compared and contrasted with MC Hammer. The Austin American-Statesman, which is, afaik, not a member of the VRWC, is critical of prosecutor Ronnie Earle and "the already circus-like investigation of alleged Republican campaign funding illegalities."
TOGOLESE GIRLS forced to shave their heads.
MAURITANIAN GIRLS forced to drink camel's milk.
GATOR vs. SNAKE: An epic Everglades battle between a Burmese python and an American alligator ends with "both dead, locked so gruesomely it is hard to make heads, tails or any other body part of either creature." The AP also has the story. But you can get the big picture from humorist Dave Barry. No, really.
CROCODILE spotted in a pond in Cornwall. The RSPCA thinks the beast actually may be a Cayman — a relative of the crocodile.
NEW DINOSAURS: Paleontologists have uncovered the remains of two new flying reptile species that shared the skies with early birds 120 million years ago in what is now China.
SPIDER BLOOD: A 20-million-year-old spider and some of its blood has been discovered preserved in amber, a la Jurassic Park. But listen, bud: is it radioactive?
CHIMPS know when to be quiet, placing them one rung on the evolutionary ladder above people in movie theaters.
DOGS are the target demographic for a new car designed by Honda.
Broken Social Scene, Silver Jews, Xclusive Panda Pic and Dogs as Live Shark Bait
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - 08:00 AM
THE MAGIC NUMBERS were SPIN magazine's band of the day yesterday, with streaming audio and video.
MICK JAGGER denies reports that his girlfriend, stylist L'Wren Scott, is trying to rehab the Rolling Stones' choice of clothing and smoking habits.
PINK FLOYD: Roger Waters gets all misty over the band's Live8 reunion.
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE scores an impressive 8.5 at Pitchfork for the band's sophomore self-titled album.
TOM VERLAINE: His Warm and Cool album is to be reissued on October 11, complete with eight bonus tracks. He also has two new albums ready; one will be a vocal album, "more like what people know me for in Television."
SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones thinks most Punk is crap and would rather listen to Boston, Queen and Slade.
JOHNNY CASH was a better actor than Joaquin Phoenix. However, Erik Childress of efilmcritic.com gives Walk the Line five stars.
MIXES: The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. Stereogum has turned up Out of 5, a group effort that makes theme mixes available for streaming or download (complete with cover art. The current theme is "Covers that eclipsed the orginals," beginning with Al Green's version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand."
ROSH HASHANA: Stereogum also commemorates the Jewish new year by pointing us to MP3s from the Silver Jews, with good buzz for Tanglewood Numbers, which comes out October 18th.
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH have signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK, home of Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
MY MORNING JACKET: Speaking of which, the band is interviewed on PopMatters about its new album, Z which came out Tuesday.
DONOVAN is showing art inspired by Sappho, the lady poet, circa 600 B.C., from the Greek island of Lesbos. And his "Catch the Wind" is playing on Volvo commercials every five minutes or so.
PETE DOHERTY-KATE MOSS UPDATE: Sharon Stone has kind words for the troubled model and wants to meet Jesus. Moss also gets a lift from Blow. Fish. Barrel. Gun.
DASHTON: Moore and Kutcher were married by Eitan Yardeni, a rabbi for the Kabbalah Centre. Rick Ross of Cultnews.com tells The Scoop that Yardeni doesn't seem to be an ordained rabbi.
MADONNA has her favorite ale delivered by the barrel load. If I was Madge, I would consider drinking heavily also.
RONNIE BARKER, formerly one of The Two Ronnies, has died at the age of 76, following a long period of heart trouble.
TERRY GILLIAM gets some odd e-mail and press courtesy of actress Sarah Polley.
ELIZABETHTOWN: Cameron Crowe's latest film was not well-received at the Toronto Film Festival, but Crowe has since cut about a dozen minutes. Peter Sobczynski at efilmcritic.com says the slimmer version is a "delight."
EVANGELINE LILLY: The Lost lovely drools in her sleep. I don't have a link for that; you're just going to have to take my word for it. Okay, okay, here.
HUGH GRANT fears that his new haircut makes him look like a butch lesbian. Or should that be "hopes?"
LI-LO LOWDOWN: Lindsay Lohan and two other people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after the actress got into another car accident while trying to avoid the paparazzi. Lohan and her passenger were shaken up, but neither appeared badly hurt. And Lohan was reportedly quite the diva at a charity benefit in Chicago this past weekend. Page Six can't help but quote someone saying Li-Lo "made frequent trips to the ladies' room."
MARTHA'S (BAD) MANNERS: The domestic diva had a baby shower-themed show for actress Jennifer Garner that threatened to alienate pregnant mothers disinvited from the taping.
THE FRENCH HOTEL has already moved on to a richer Greek shipping heir.
GEORGE CLOONEY is urging his fellow Hollywood stars to keep quiet when it comes to politics, because he fears celebrity endorsements don't help their favorite candidates. This is the same Clooney who just told Newsweek about proudly carrying the liberal banner. Indeed, he goes on to say, among other things: "I would argue that (throughout) American history, it's pretty hard to find a time when liberals were on the wrong side of an issue." However, while promoting his new film, Good Night, and Good Luck, Clooney notes that, "as a country we always in time of fear seem to overreact a little bit. You know, Pearl Harbor happens and we round up all the Japanese-Americans and put them in internment camps." That internment was ordered by FDR and supported by Earl Warren, a pair most people would consider to be liberal. That's not being on the wrong side of an issue, mind you; that's an "overreaction." Just sayin'.
WILL and JADA PINKETT SMITH are trying to get corporate sponsors for their personal New Years' Eve Party. Sadder still, the corps aren't nibbling. Ouch!
HARVEY PEKAR has a new graphic novel in stores today, a prequel-of-sorts to American Splendor (the subject of a fine movie starring Paul Giamatti).
BRADGELINA UPDATE: Jennifer Aniston doesn't want to be a rebound girl, but took a role in the upcoming Derailed after Juila Roberts told her Clive Owen was "dreamy." Why someone in Aniston's position would be seeking counsel from a obnoxious homewrecker is left a mystery.
HURRICANE RELIEF: Britney Spears is auctioning the white stone bra worn in her Toxic video and her nasty-looking flip-flops. Meanwhile, Brian Wilson is making over 500 personal phone calls and raising 210K after vowing to call anyone who contributed a Benjamin through his website.
JESSICA SIMPSON: Those rumors of an imminent separation from hubby Nick Lachey are floating around again. Boots... start walkin'...
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? A Kansas City husband and wife who ran a psychotherapy practice went on trial on Tuesday on charges that they kept mentally ill people as slaves, forced them to perform sex acts on videotape and then billed Medicare nearly $1 million for the "therapy."
SEX IS NOT A TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN: Apparently, not everyone knows this.
LONGWANG BATTERS CHINA: Okay, call me Beavis.
IRAQ: Bill Roggio rounds up Operation Hiba (Mountaineers), a cordon and search operation in and around Ramadi, noting that an Iraqi Army patrol was attacked, and fought back effectively. Nevertheless, Coalition forces still have a tough job ahead in securing Ramadi. In addition, Coalition and Iraqi forces launched Operation Bawwabatu Annaher (River Gate), which apparently seeks to clear and hold (as opposed to cordon and search) Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana. Baghdad remains dangerous. Major K puts the drop in "fully capable" Iraqi Battalions into context, based on his experience conducting joint operations with Iraqi units.
IRAQ II: Iraq's politicians struggle over rules for how to count the votes in the referendum on the draft constitution and conduct last-minute negotiations over changes to its language.
SLICES, DICES, CHOPS AND MAKES JULIENNE FRIES! Isn't that amazing! But wait! There's more...
LOST IN TRANSLATION takes whatever you type and translates it through several languages, then back to English.
GOOGLE'S OFFER TO BUILD FREE WI-FI IN SF: Mayor Gavin Newsom said he expects lawsuits and federal legislation will attempt to quash the effort. ALSO: Google partners with Sun to challenge Microsoft Office.
MICROSOFT has pulled out of licensing talks with EMI, Universal, Warner and Sony-BMG, apparently unwilling to pay the going royalty rates, which is a big relief to iTunes and other online music services.
ONLINE TAXES: A coalition of 18 states, representing about 20 percent of the nation's population, hopes to convince e-tailers — but does not force them — to begin collecting state sales taxes. The Supreme Court ruled in 1967 and 1992 that states lack the power to force a retailer to collect sales taxes for a state where the retailer doesn't have a physical presence. The court left the door open to Congress to grant that power to the states, but Congress hasn't done so.
RICHARD FEYNMAN: A collection of his letters, selected and edited by his daughter, Michelle, sheds light on the great scientist as a teacher.
PANDAS: Seeing the panda cub story I had up the other day, my co-clerk forwarded me photos she took at the National Zoo recently of the cub's Dad, Tian Tian. According to the Zoo information desk attendant, Tian Tian is not interested in parenting and just "took off" after the baby was born "just like men." When Debbie saw him, he was just lolling around, eating bamboo, just like pandas. And in checking the spelling of Tian Tian, I discovered the National Zoo has a streaming panda cam.
WILLIAM SHATNER lobbies LA Gov. Blanco to save pets abandoned due to Hurricane Katrina. Pets rescued from the storm-ravaged area were special guests at the National Cathedral on Tuesday night for the annual blessing of the animals.
STRAY DOGS are being skewered on hooks and dragged behind boats as live shark bait on French-controlled Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. WARNING: There's a nasty picture at the link.
CATS: The 80th Carnival of the Cats is online at Music and Cats.
BIRD FLU: President Bush, stirring debate on the worrisome possibility of a bird flu pandemic, suggested dispatching American troops to enforce quarantines in any areas with outbreaks of the killer virus. Areas like Devil's Tower?
PAS/CAL, Apollo Sunshine, The Manolo and Singing Dolphin, Smoking Chimp
Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 08:00 AM
MICK JAGGER'S GIRLFRIEND has been nicknamed the "new Yoko Ono" for to get them to tidy up their appearance and live a healthier lifestyle on their world tour. Jerry Hall is enjoying a good gloat. To be fair, L'Wren Scott is more attractive than Yoko (though one would think Jagger could do better).
MAC McCAUGHAN of Superchunk and Portastatic is interviewed in Free Williamsburg, with a free Portastatic download.
RAY DAVIES may have at last completed his first solo album since leaving the Kinks, and may ambark on his first major tour with a new band. Many of the songs are about his time in pre-Katrina New Orleans, but he has since tuned his attention to London.
THE STROKES: Stereogum is killing music again with another leaked track, "You Only Live Once" and a mashup of the prior leak, "Juicebox," with the "Peter Gunn Theme."
PAS/CAL is blogging the recording of their debut album. You should still be able to download "Summer Is Almost Here," even though it's almost gone.
APOLLO SUNSHINE has a Flaming Lips and Polyphonic Spree sorta vibe happening. You can hear the band at its MySpace page.
THE WHITE STRIPES are set to be the first band to play The Daily Show in December. Also, the band's next video will be directed by Michel Gondry.
TOP 100 MOMENTS IN OPERA down under. That's for our resident opera buff.
BOB MOULD thinks the music scene has improved lately.
I <3 THE '80's: Noted producer Steve Lillywhite, who has worked with such acts as U2, Johnny Thunders, Siouxsie & the Banshees, the Psychedelic Furs, XTC and Eddie & the Hot Rods, has joined the executive ranks at Columbia Records as a talent scout.
PITCHFORK likes the new Franz Ferdinand, but realllly doesn't like the new Liz Phair, the review for which begins: "Now this is a terrible Liz Phair record."
HARVEY DANGER is releasing its new album for free on the Internet.
BONO and BOB GELDOF may be Nobel Prize nominees. U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and former Senator Sam Nunn are also thought to be frontrunners, though hardly anyone bought their album.
PETE DOHERTY-KATE MOSS WATCH: Tyler Durden has (or maybe had, by the tiime you read this) the video of Moss doing cocaine. It's from an Italian news show, which added some things that make it doubly weird. Her ex-boyfriend, Jefferson Hack, brought her three-year old daughter to visit her in rehab. He also is seeking sole custody of the girl, who could be Jude Law's baby.
RENEE ZELLWEGER already has a new boyfriend?
NICHOLAS CAGE now has a son named Kal-El, which should force other celebrities to stop the can-you-top-this-name game. Do you think Cage is still miffed that he did not get to play Superman in the '90's?
COURTNEY COX is in negotiations to appear on Desperate Housewives. The headline writes itself.
RALPH FINNES finds that Harry Potter is already changing his life.
JAMES BOND is blamed for seeming to champion unsafe sex by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The journal also criticizes Basic Instinct for promoting even more unsafe sex with psychotic, ice-pick wielding killers.
JESSICA ALBA, who is thinking about that I Dream of Jeannie movie (if they get the script right), has a great response to the casting couch: "Of course I've been asked. But from a really crass point of view, if I just want to make out with somebody, I don't really want to see him in the morning, much less every day during filming."
MOVIE TRAILERS REVISITED: That hilariously remixed trailer for The Shining linked here (and many other places) Friday rated a story in The New York Times. Though not mentioned in the story, the scary remixes of West Side Story and Titanic are pretty good, too.
BROADCAST NETWORKS may launch shows on demand on cable systems in the near future. Hey, it's working for World Wrestling Entertainment...
NIPSEY RUSSELL, dead of cancer at 82.
JON STEWART and The Daily Show are featured in London's Guardian.
BRADGELINA UPDATE: Jolie and Pitt are reportedly throwing a "family blessing" costing over a million bucks for the actress's two adopted children. Pitt is said to be designing a Buddhist-style temple for the event.
ELLE MACPHERSON is renouncing fur under pressure from PETA. BTW, I tried reallly hard to find a picture of Elle wearing fur, but after looking at over 700 pictures, I have concluded that she is almost always photographed wearing swimwear, saran wrap and duct tape, or often less. This is just one of the small sacrifices I make for you, the Pate reader.
WALLACE AND GROMIT: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is currently rating 100 percent on the Tomatometer.
TELETUBBIES COCAINE BUST: No, really.
DASHTON wedding photos and interview reportedly sold to OK! magazine for three million bucks.
MELISSA ETHERIDGE says she's working on a sitcom at ABC about what her life might have been like had she stayed in Kansas and became a teacher and been gay. The show's working title is Ellen.
WALTER CRONKITE thinks Americans lack the education to vote properly. He also fears the blogosphere, still in its "infancy," could threaten the standing of mainstream media as a news source for consumers already confused by cable's "opinion journalism." Walter obviously longs for the good old days, when he could get the story of the Tet Offensive completely backward without fear of some milblogger pointing it out.
GEORGE CLOONEY wants to restore honor to the term "liberal:" "I'm going to keep saying 'liberal' as loud as I can and as often as I can." Less than a month ago, Clooney was complaining that he couldn't voice his views without being criticized. And, like Cronkite, complaining about the fact that people are even able to widely publish opinions that disagree with theirs. Which, imho, is not particularly liberal. Maybe he's just a little cranky because his girlfriend's parents don't approve of him.
IRAQ: Human Rights Watch, which often has criticized alleged abuses by U.S. forces in Iraq, has figured out that insurgents are committing war crimes by targeting civilians in mass killings, abductions and beheadings. "People we have spoken with in the Middle East are increasingly repulsed by the behavior of insurgent groups in Iraq, even if they support a withdrawal of U.S. troops," said Sara Leah Whitson, the region's HRW director. Bill Roggio has posts on day three of Operation Iron Fist. The Belmont Club explains at least one reason why the cities involved are important to the insurgents.
SAUDI ARABIA: Of the estimated 2.2 million Internet users in the Kingdom, 92.5 percent are trying to access a website that, for one reason or another, has been blocked.
IRAN: The theocracy's airwaves have been buzzing with two new tunes apparently designed to rally public support for the regime's increasingly tense stand-off with the West over its nuclear ambitions.
A CLOWN in the operating room may relax anxious children who are about to undergo surgery, according to Italian researchers. That has to be a study of Italian hospitals, right? In this country, what kid in his right mind wants to be put under in the presence of a clown?
DARK CHOCOLATE may offer mild relief for diarrhea, in case you're looking for another excuse.
HARRIET MIERS, White House counsel, was nominated to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. The Wall Street Journal rounded up the discussion among online commentators of all stripes. The piece notes that Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had nice things to say about her. on C-SPAN, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) indicated that Miers was on the list of acceptable candidates the Democrats gave to President Bush. And Miers already has a comedy blog.
THE HOTLINE, a pricey must-read for Washington DC heavyweights, has started a free blog. The Miers nomination was Topic A there Monday.
DeLAY UPDATE: Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle and his assistants rushed Monday to fix problems with an indictment against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay by charging him with conspiracy and money laundering. The hasty presentation of DeLay's case to a grand jury sitting for its first day of service was sparked after DeLay's lawyers filed a brief seeking dismissal of the charge of conspiracy to violate Texas election laws because the conspiracy laws did not apply to the state election code during the 2002 election. The new indictment is online at FindLaw. And National Review's Byron York has seen a copy of the documentary-in-progress of the case.
DIGITAL MUSIC DOWNLOADS: The British music industry cheered a tripling of digital music sales in the first half of 2005 that offset persistent declines in overall sales. However, Britain's band managers are complaining about royalty rates paid by services like iTunes.
SHOE-BLOGGING: The Manolo, he makes six figures blogging about the shoes.
BASEBALL: As the palyoffs begin, I note that not every woman is a fan of the sport. Perhaps they would be interested in a history of the baseball uniform.
THE BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS was yesterday. Missed it by thatmuch.
DOLPHINS have been taught to sing the theme from Batman.
WALKING THE DOG is better than most diets.
CAT saved when driver swerved; skateboarder not so lucky.
CHIMP quits smoking after 16 years.
NANNY GOAT nurses an orphaned foal.
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EU elections countdown #5: What (not) to expect on Sunday
Kevin Koerner
Results from the 23-26 May EU elections will not be published before late Sunday evening, final numbers not before Monday morning.
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The world economic crisis has seriously weakened potential economic growth in many industrialised countries for the coming years. And new regulatory requirements in the financial sector are likely to deal it a further blow. This has made economic policy measures to stimulate economic growth in the wake of structural reform an absolutely essential complement to macroeconomic measures, especially in the big industrial nations. Even at a time when the scope has narrowed for fiscal policy, this still holds true. It is precisely in periods of consolidation that structural reforms are vital to sustained success. [more]
A European transfer union: How large, how powerful, how expensive?
Europe on the way to becoming a transfer union? The euro rescue packages - and the ECB’s involvement in the crisis - are reputed to be the forerunners of a transfer union between the euro countries. However, for the time being these are mainly government guarantees, the failure of which cannot be taken for granted. The EU is even further away from systematic financial equalisation of the euro countries. Nevertheless, continuing macroeconomic tensions could increase the need for transfers - and further inflame political tensions. [more]
The euro debt crisis – similarities and differences
The reasons for the current problems of some euro-area sovereigns on the capital markets differ from country to country. In the case of Greece, it was mainly a persistently unsound fiscal policy that led to a loss of confidence among investors, while in Ireland this was primarily due to a credit bubble which had inflated the size of the financial sector. [more]
Risk management in agriculture: Towards market solutions in the EU
The responsibility to manage volatility in agriculture is increasingly in farmers’ hands and they will need to rely more heavily on market-based tools. All in all, public policy could be most useful in increasing the risk management ability of farmers. Any extension of the public safety net will reduce the incentives for farmers and other agents along the food supply chain to manage their risks effectively through derivatives, private insurance or on-farm strategies like production diversification. Policies need to empower farmers to take their own risk management decisions and to have access to a diversity of instruments and strategies. More direct interventions are likely better kept as a means of last resort and restricted to measures which do not act at the expense of the rest of the world or of environmental sustainability. [more]
Global financial centres after the crisis
Financial market size: Traditional centres lose market shares, emerging markets up-and-coming. US and EU financial markets continue to provide around three-quarters of global financial services, albeit, after the crisis, at substantially lower overall levels of market activity in many market segments. Emerging financial markets, especially in Asia, have grown strongly in past years and are set to accelerate their catch-up process. [more]
Debt brakes for Euroland: Strengthening the stability pact with national debt rules
The euro-area countries urgently need to slash their debt and they will have to find new ways to address this task in the process. Germany’s debt brake is an intelligent concept for achieving a long-term reduction in public debt that could also be remodelled to fit the conditions in other euro countries. National debt brakes could help cut public debt on a long-term horizon without jeopardising the growth prospects of the euro-area economies. [more]
EU Savings Taxation Directive
Five years after the Ecofin Council reached agreement on the Savings Taxation Directive, the European Commission has submitted a proposal on its extension. The prevailing political climate for more cooperation and exchange of information between the States has improved significantly in recent months. A flurry of new bilateral agreements, initiatives at OECD level and further EU proposals for directives underscore the momentum that has gathered here. Negotiations on amendment of the Savings Taxation Directive will presumably not drag on again. [more]
As time goes by... Mixed showing after five years of EU eastern enlargement
On May 1, 2004 the European Union was enlarged by ten new Member States. Their political and economic integration brought growth in trade, economic output and employment – but also in economic connectivity and mutual interdependence. As a result, the global economic and financial crisis has triggered serious economic slumps in some of the new EU members. It is now time to take initial stock of integration and turn to consideration of the outstanding issues. [more]
European banks' results in H1 2008: Back to the old days and old ways?
Europe’s 25 largest banks reported weak results for the first half of the year which were, however, by and large in line with expectations. [more]
The euro turns ten: Growing up
Werner Becker
The euro was launched with great expectations in 1999 and is a success story today. This is based on a high degree of price stability, the stimulation of trade and investment in Europe, good progress in financial market integration, and a growing international role played by the euro. But there have been disappointments, too, especially as far as growth and EMU enlargement are concerned. The monetary union faces major challenges as it enters its second decade. The distortion of competitive positions within EMU needs to be corrected. And the reformed stability pact still has to stand the test in conditions of weak growth. [more]
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The interest for higher democratic accountability in the EU is stronger than ever.
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Presentation: Which role have banks to play in Europe?
The sun is shining again: European banks rebound
After literally seven lean years, the European banking industry’s recovery from the financial crisis is now in full swing. Profits are at their highest level since 2007, revenues are growing across the board (helped by favourable currency effects) and loan losses are falling. Banks are also expanding business volumes. Capital ratios are on average substantially above Basel III requirements, though uncertainty has increased recently due to a pending further regulatory tightening (“Basel IV”). [more]
Deposit insurance in the Banking Union: Options for the third pillar
Reform of deposit guarantee schemes (DGS) in the EU has followed a gradual approach. The latest reform established common requirements on financing for national schemes but funds remain separate. The debate about the future of DGS has been revived recently, though. The five presidents' report on completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union put DGS reform back into the larger reform discussion and identified deposit insurance as one of the areas of the Banking Union still pending completion. While joint deposit insurance may seem a rather long-term option, several short- and mid-term suggestions to complement DGS have been raised. They put an emphasis on adapting the current setup with a view to increase back-up financing capacity of individual schemes. Ideas include i) strengthening the network of DGS and possibilities for bilateral lending, ii) establishing a reinsurance scheme, iii) developing a common fiscal backstop to national DGS. [more]
European Energy Union coming step by step: New institution due to current challenges
In March 2015, the 28 European Heads of State and Government committed themselves to creating an Energy Union. In principle, the commitment to even stronger cooperation on energy and climate issues is a step forward, even though the decisive impetus came from grave concerns about potential gas supply disruptions as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The current discussion also indicates that the Energy Union should initially focus on the further improvement of natural gas supply in Eastern Europe. The further development of infrastructures and markets for grid-based energies are likely to become target areas as well. By contrast, contentious topics such as the nuclear phase-out in Germany and country-specific subsidy programmes for renewable energies are unlikely to be a target area yet. We thus expect an incremental policy of small steps, i.e. by no means a rapid and radical transformation of the European energy sector as a whole. [more]
EMU: Money's tight in Southern Europe
Banking and financial markets, Economic and european policy, Macroeconomics
Anamaria Piloiu, Thomas Meyer
It is the classical dilemma of any currency union that a single monetary policy cannot possibly be appropriate for everybody if members are at very different stages of the business cycle. To get a feel for the scale of monetary (mis-)alignment, we calculate central bank rates as implied by a modified Taylor rule. [more]
Research Briefing: Privatisation in the euro area – Governments should grasp opportunities
As a key element of the new reform agenda for Greece stipulated at the latest eurozone summit, privatisation has become a major issue for the southern European country. However, privatisation should be a topic for other governments in the euro area, too, given the high public debt in many countries. Nevertheless, a look at the privatisation policies in selected countries shows different priorities. [more]
Non-performing loans: Peripheral countries finally on the road to recovery
After suffering from two deep economic downturns following the financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis, the economies of the peripheral countries in Europe eventually stabilised in 2014 or even started growing again. The general outlook for this year is better still. [more]
Euro area money market funds: turning the corner?
Euro area money market funds have returned to growth, according to the latest ECB data. By March 2015, they managed EUR 1,032 bn in assets, up by EUR 120 bn from a year earlier. A similar surge in assets was last seen before the financial crisis, which marked the beginning of a prolonged decline. [more]
European banks: Healing continues
European banks had a successful start into 2015. Business activity improved, asset quality did so as well and profitability rose again, as the rebalancing of the industry made further progress. The ECB’s new large-scale market interventions helped strengthen sentiment in financial markets, and contributed to the continuing decline in the euro exchange rate – which on balance may have been beneficial for banks. [more]
A profile of Europe’s populist parties: Structures, strengths, potential
Populist parties are gaining momentum in countries across Europe. Their profiles may be fundamentally different, but they are united in rejection of further steps towards European integration. Despite successes at national level, no noteworthy influence has been wielded by Eurosceptic parties at the European level to date. However, populist parties could shape European politics in the future by blocking progress in political areas that require broad consensus in particular. Established parties could then be forced to follow a course aligned more strongly with putative national interests. This could mean that reforms are not implemented on time or in full, thus preventing the required further development of the institutions of the eurozone. [more]
Debate on free movement: Does the EU need new rules on social security co-ordination?
In the EU there is ongoing debate about so-called "social benefit tourism". Not only supporters of populist parties, but also broader sections of the population say that the current rules on free movement and coordination of social security systems virtually invite people from southern, central and eastern Europe to migrate into the social security systems of more prosperous partner countries and thus overstrain these systems. Reforms should, at the very least, aim at making the current law less contestable and easier for national authorities to apply. Much argues in favour of taking a generally more restrictive approach. The closer coordination of the social security systems sought in various quarters is not suitable as a driver of European integration. [more]
European bank performance in 2014: Not so bad
Core revenues are getting better, loan losses are falling substantially and capital ratios have climbed to sustainable levels – European banks seem to have turned the corner in 2014, finally. Profits have more than doubled, asset growth has also resumed and banks have regained a bit of risk appetite. The outlook for 2015 is thus brighter than in most of the past few years. The still-elevated expenditure levels remain a significant drag on performance, though. [more]
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION
“And God saw that it was good” (Gen 1:25). God’s gaze, at the beginning of the Bible, rests lovingly on his creation. From habitable land to life-giving waters, from fruit-bearing trees to animals that share our common home, everything is dear in the eyes of God, who offers creation to men and women as a precious gift to be preserved.
Tragically, the human response to this gift has been marked by sin, selfishness and a greedy desire to possess and exploit. Egoism and self-interest have turned creation, a place of encounter and sharing, into an arena of competition and conflict. In this way, the environment itself is endangered: something good in God’s eyes has become something to be exploited in human hands. Deterioration has increased in recent decades: constant pollution, the continued use of fossil fuels, intensive agricultural exploitation and deforestation are causing global temperatures to rise above safe levels. The increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather phenomena and the desertification of the soil are causing immense hardship for the most vulnerable among us. Melting of glaciers, scarcity of water, neglect of water basins and the considerable presence of plastic and microplastics in the oceans are equally troubling, and testify to the urgent need for interventions that can no longer be postponed. We have caused a climate emergency that gravely threatens nature and life itself, including our own.
In effect, we have forgotten who we are: creatures made in the image of God (cf. Gen 1:27) and called to dwell as brothers and sisters in a common home. We were created not to be tyrants, but to be at the heart of a network of life made up of millions of species lovingly joined together for us by our Creator. Now is the time to rediscover our vocation as children of God, brothers and sisters, and stewards of creation. Now is the time to repent, to be converted and to return to our roots. We are beloved creatures of God, who in his goodness calls us to love life and live it in communion with the rest of creation.
For this reason, I strongly encourage the faithful to pray in these days that, as the result of a timely ecumenical initiative, are being celebrated as a Season of Creation. This season of increased prayer and effort on behalf of our common home begins today, 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on 4 October, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. It is an opportunity to draw closer to our brothers and sisters of the various Christian confessions. I think in particular of the Orthodox faithful, who have celebrated this Day for thirty years. In this ecological crisis affecting everyone, we should also feel close to all other men and women of goodwill, called to promote stewardship of the network of life of which we are part.
This is the season for letting our prayer be inspired anew by closeness to nature, which spontaneously leads us to give thanks to God the Creator. Saint Bonaventure, that eloquent witness to Franciscan wisdom, said that creation is the first “book” that God opens before our eyes, so that, marvelling at its order, its variety and its beauty, we can come to love and praise its Creator (cf. Breviloquium, II, 5, 11). In this book, every creature becomes for us “a word of God” (cf. Commentarius in Librum Ecclesiastes, I, 2). In the silence of prayer, we can hear the symphony of creation calling us to abandon our self-centredness in order to feel embraced by the tender love of the Father and to share with joy the gifts we have received. We can even say that creation, as a network of life, a place of encounter with the Lord and one another, is “God’s own ‘social network’” (Audience for the Guides and Scouts of Europe, 3 August 2019). Nature inspires us to raise a song of cosmic praise to the Creator in the words of Scripture: “Bless the Lord, all things that grow on the earth, sing praise to him and highly exalt him forever” (Dan 3:76 Vg).
It is also a season to reflect on our lifestyles, and how our daily decisions about food, consumption, transportation, use of water, energy and many other material goods, can often be thoughtless and harmful. Too many of us act like tyrants with regard to creation. Let us make an effort to change and to adopt more simple and respectful lifestyles! Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels and move, quickly and decisively, towards forms of clean energy and a sustainable and circular economy. Let us also learn to listen to indigenous peoples, whose age-old wisdom can teach us how to live in a better relationship with the environment.
This too is a season for undertaking prophetic actions. Many young people all over the world are making their voices heard and calling for courageous decisions. They feel let down by too many unfulfilled promises, by commitments made and then ignored for selfish interests or out of expediency. The young remind us that the earth is not a possession to be squandered, but an inheritance to be handed down. They remind us that hope for tomorrow is not a noble sentiment, but a task calling for concrete actions here and now. We owe them real answers, not empty words, actions not illusions.
Our prayers and appeals are directed first at raising the awareness of political and civil leaders. I think in particular of those governments that will meet in coming months to renew commitments decisive for directing the planet towards life, not death. The words that Moses proclaimed to the people as a kind of spiritual testament at the threshold of the Promised Land come to mind: “Therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live” (Dt 3:19). We can apply those prophetic words to ourselves and to the situation of our earth. Let us choose life! Let us say “no” to consumerist greed and to the illusion of omnipotence, for these are the ways of death. Let us inaugurate farsighted processes involving responsible sacrifices today for the sake of sure prospects for life tomorrow. Let us not give in to the perverse logic of quick profit, but look instead to our common future!
In this regard, the forthcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit is of particular importance. There, governments will have the responsibility of showing the political will to take drastic measures to achieve as quickly as possible zero net greenhouse gas emissions and to limit the average increase in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius with respect to pre-industrial levels, in accordance with the Paris Agreement goals. Next month, in October, the Amazon region, whose integrity is gravely threatened, will be the subject of a Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Let us take up these opportunities to respond to the cry of the poor and of our earth!
Each Christian man and woman, every member of the human family, can act as a thin yet unique and indispensable thread in weaving a network of life that embraces everyone. May we feel challenged to assume, with prayer and commitment, our responsibility for the care of creation. May God, “the lover of life” (Wis 11:26), grant us the courage to do good without waiting for someone else to begin, or until it is too late.
From the Vatican, 1 September 2019
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