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Historical Memory and Education
To improve analytical approaches and enhance discussion on possible ways to smooth points of conflicting memories in history in Russia, the EU and other European countries;
To deepen the collaboration of NGOs from Russia and the EU who are dealing with history and memory. Furthermore, to enlarge networking with organisations from other European countries to offer a wider and more complete perspective on historical memory;
To broaden a view on the topic of conflicting memories, which is a crucial part of the EU-Russia relationship;
To raise dialogic memory as a sustainable approach dealing with historical past and national identities;
To boost multilateral dialogue on conflicting memories,historical cultures of remembrance in Russia, the EU and other European countries;
To strengthen awareness of the work of local NGOs.
WHY IS THIS GROUP NECESSARY?
Group coordinator, Perm Youth Memorial, Russia
In my opinion historical education is essential, because an overwhelming part of the socio-political processes in Russia are linked to our recent past, its various analyses, interpretations, myths and stereotypes. By taking part in the History Group, we encourage the establishment of another pan-European platform and develop dialogue and professional networks.
Group coordinator, Jan Nowak-Jezioranski College of Eastern Europe in Wroclaw (KEW), Poland
History is the basis for dialogue between the citizens of Russia and the EU. While historical memory and education is often in the domain of national institutions, civil society can contribute the direly-needed humanist perspective and focus on the experiences shared by many Europeans. With enough determination our linguistically diverse Working Group can foster incremental change in people-to-people relations across Europe.
Secretariat of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, Germany
It is challenging to deal with uncomfortable aspects of history among different communities. It can be observed in the current political crisis in EU-Russia relations; regarding the EU-Russia CSF, it is still difficult to form a shared platform, as civil societies from the two counterparts are dealing with the past differently. Thus, the theme of conflicting memories in history, as a new aspect of the Forum’s work, seems an ideal and enriching area of work for the CSF.
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WORKING GROUP NEWS
Study Tour to Lower Silesia
On 15-18 March 2019, members of the Historical Memory and Education Working Group met for a Study Tour of Lower Silesia to learn and work on their project about forced migrations in Europe after World…
Working Group "Historical Memory and Education" Visited Berlin
On 22-24 September 2017, the Working Group (WG) "Historical Memory and Education" met in Berlin to discuss its future work and opportunities for upcoming projects. Ten members of NGOs from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany,…
History Group Meets in Prague to Start Project and Advocacy Work
The EU-Russia Civil Society Forum’s (CSF) Working Group “Historical Memory and Education” met in Prague from 20th to 24th of October to work on the project within the framework of the Sub-grant programme initiated by…
History Group meets in Prague to start a project and advocacy work
Organisations from different corners of the EU and Russia participate in the project: Antikomplex (Prague), German-Russian Exchange (Berlin), KARTA (Warsaw), Memorial Italy (Milan), Society of German-Russian Relationship (Münster/Münsterland), Kostroma Civic Initiative Support (Kostroma), International Memorial…
“Conflicting Memories” and Current Political Crisis in the EU-Russia Relations
On 20-24 October, representatives of the Working Group “Historical Memory and Education” of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) are gathering in Prague to analyse relation between historical memory and the political structure in Russia…
75th Anniversary of the Beginning of World War II and Its Meaning Nowadays
download the full essay On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the beginning of World War II in September 1939, the Working Group “Historical Memory and Education” was asked to reflect on how people…
WG 6 Historical Memory and Education
Success for organisation ‘Youth Memorial’ in court case
Source: Youth "Memorial" On 27th November 2013, Natalia Ivanova, judge of Leninskii district court, declared that the actions of the deputy procurator of the Perm region in relation to the Perm organisation Youth “Memorial” were…
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UN says conditions for migrants in Greece 'totally shameful'
AFP , Friday 7 Aug 2015
Afghan immigrants arrive on a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece, August 6, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)
Turkey detains 150 migrants trying to sail to Greece
Around a dozen migrants missing after boat sinks off Greece
Record 137,000 refugees, migrants crossed Mediterranean this year: UN
Some 124,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Greece so far this year, but the country provides virtually no reception facilities, leaving them wallowing in "totally shameful" conditions, a UN official said Friday.
"I've been working 30 years with UNHCR (and) I have never seen a situation like that... This is the European Union, and this is totally shameful," Vincent Cochetel, head of the UN refugee agency's Europe division, demanding urgent action from Athens.
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White Rose Research Online
Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes
Gianfrancesco, C. orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-8871, Darwin, Z., McGowan, L. et al. (8 more authors) (2018) Exploring the Feasibility of Use of An Online Dietary Assessment Tool (myfood24) in Women with Gestational Diabetes. Nutrients, 10 (9). 1147. ISSN 2072-6643
myfood24 is an online 24 hr dietary recall tool developed for nutritional epidemiological research. Its clinical application has been unexplored. This mixed methods study explores the feasibility and usability of myfood24 as a food record in a clinical population, women with gestational diabetes (GDM). Women were asked to complete five myfood24 food records, followed by a user questionnaire (including the System Usability Scale (SUS), a measure of usability), and were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview. Of the 199 participants, the mean age was 33 years, mean booking body mass index (BMI) 29.7 kg/m2, 36% primiparous, 57% White, 33% Asian. Of these, 121 (61%) completed myfood24 at least once and 73 (37%) completed the user questionnaire; 15 were interviewed. The SUS was found to be good (mean 70.9, 95% CI 67.1, 74.6). Interviews identified areas for improvement, including optimisation for mobile devices, and as a clinical management tool. This study demonstrates that myfood24 can be used as an online food record in a clinical population, and has the potential to support self-management in women with GDM. However, results should be interpreted cautiously given the responders’ demographic characteristics. Further research to explore the barriers and facilitators of uptake in people from ethnic minority and lower socioeconomic backgrounds is recommended.
Authors/Creators:
Gianfrancesco, C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-8871
Darwin, Z.
McGowan, L.
Smith, D.M.
Haddrill, R.
Carter, M.
Scott, E.M.
Alwan, N.A.
Morris, M.A.
Albar, S.A.
Cade, J.E.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:
24-h recall; nutrition assessment; technology assisted dietary assessment; gestational diabetes
Published (online): 23 August 2018
Published: 1 September 2018
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The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Symplectic Sheffield
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091147
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"The Sisters Blue Colour 7"
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PRE-ORDER HERE NOW via FIERCE PANDA BANDCAMP
Note: Both 'The Brothers' & 'The Sisters' 7" Colour Vinyl Reissue are available as a £15 Bundle - Here
'The Sisters' 7" Blue Colour Vinyl Single Track Listing:
A. Brothers & Sisters
B. Only Superstition
Coldplay consist of Guy Berryman (bass)
Jonny Buckland (guitar)
Will Champion (drums / vocals) and Chris Martin (vocals / guitar). On April 26th 1999 they released the ‘Brothers & Sisters’ EP on fierce panda records and then…well
then things went a bit weird.
To celebrate the anniversary of the release fierce panda is launching a perky pre-order of a reissue which is expected to reach planet panda on July 12th 2019. The original ‘Brothers & Sisters’ release was a two-track 7” (‘Brothers & Sisters’ and ‘Easy To Please’) and a three track compact disc single
with ‘Only Superstition’ as the third song. The catalogue number was NING 68. Both limited edition formats sold out immediately
with ‘Brothers & Sisters’ roaring into the charts at number 92.
We suspect demand for CD singles these days is somewhat diminished by the vagaries of technology. So after a bit of hi-fallutin’ pencil-chewing in the top secret second panda office (ie the White Swan on Highbury Corner
N1 1RY) we came up with a sweet way of delivering all three tracks in one fresh manner across two limited edition gender-smashing coloured vinyl 7” singles
as outlined above. The two singles will be released on the same day and are therefore available to PRE-ORDER simultaneously – either separately or as a double trouble bundle - on April 26th.
Aside from a version of ‘Brothers & Sisters’ appearing on their ‘Trouble’ single a year later on Parlophone
legend (and the global internet) has it that these three tracks have barely been touched by the hand of Coldplay since released. In which case 7” single aficionados may like to know that this is the first
and quite possibly
only time that ‘Only Superstition’ has ever been
or indeed ever will be
released on vinyl.
The fierce panda label is itself currently celebrating its 25th anniversary
which means they were not even five years old when they first encountered Coldplay at the Camden Falcon in November 1998. Fascinatingly scruffed at the edges they were too (the band
not the label
although…)
and ‘Shiver’ and ‘Bigger Stronger’ alone suggested an epically subtle song-crafting potential that was to hold them in pretty good stead for the next two decades.
The panda was instantly smitten and over the following six months they were to book Coldplay into Station Studios in Southgate to record the three ‘Brothers & Sisters’ tunes. They also booked them in to open the year of gigs at Pandamonium ’99 at the Bull & Gate on January 7th
followed by a headline show at the very same Kentish Town venue on April 1st. In between days Coldplay were introduced to the airwaves by Radio One’s Evening Session and infiltrated the pages of the NME and generally impressed all and sundry with a mix of charm
chutzpah
top tunes and the odd cheeky Curly Wurly bar chucked casually into the unsuspecting crowd.
The Falcon venue and Station Studios are long since gone and the Bull & Gate has gone the ghastly way of the gastropub but the fierce panda label lives to fight another exhausperated day. As for the Coldplay band
who could say whatever happened to those unlikeliest of likely lads…?
We Are The Dynamite!
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Race and name options
Thread: Race and name options
Yoruichi
Armysg
Main Class
PLD Lv 99
I think it is unfair that Final Fantasy XIV has race and name switching and Final Fantasy XI don't and think this should change in a update. i would pay $10-$30 to be able to do a race or name switching.
BST Lv 99
Has nothing to do with unfair and everything to do with the fact that this game was not designed with that capability in mind, so there are technical/system issues with trying to add it. The devs are recently on record, once again, that this is not possible currently and they have no plans to make it possible.
“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.”
WHM Lv 99
There are positive benefits from the "known reputation" of the permanent character identity system in FFXI.
If a person causes distress or insult to you, in your LS, or in an event, you can avoid them in future, because you know their character's name/race/gender.
What would happen if they turned up tomorrow with a different name/race/gender on the same character. You would not know it was the same player. You would risk being distressed and insulted all over again.
Obviously they could start a new character, or play a mule or whatever. But then they would lose the fancy gear and progress they already have.
If a dishonourable player could keep their main character, and just switch name/race/gender, and continue causing distress to people, it would be a horrifying scenario imho.
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Other CCGs / LCGs you play?
CrazyCatTim 2017-09-27 12:59:52 UTC #1
I'm very curious as to what other, if any, CCGs / LCGs folks that play DTR play. I came to DTR via Doomtown Classic. I have a fondness for many of the CCGs from the great CCG explosion of the early to mid 1990s. I have a complete collection of Shadowfist, which is both my favourite game and my favourite CCG - and we still play it fairly regularly. I was playing Doomtown at the same time I was playing Shadowfist, and they've botth be my two go-to CCGs. I love them both mechanically and settings wise.
I also have a fairly extensive collection of the Decipher Star Wars game (which I rarely get to play), the FFG Call of Cthulhu (which I tend to get to play once a year at Origins), Old Legend of the Five Rings (which mostly collects dust), & Babylon Five (which had great mechanics, and now collects dust). I also am a casual Netrunner player, but I find the tournament environment just too intimidating for that game.
Blargg 2017-09-27 14:48:16 UTC #2
Keep up collections of Android: Netrunner, Game of Thrones 2.0, Star Wars LCG, and Arkham Horror. Arkham has been getting the most play by far this last year.
I've heard good things about Arkham Horror, but not checked it out. Given that I really like(d) Call of Cthulhu by FFG, I might take a look at it.
Neramoor 2017-09-27 16:21:47 UTC #4
I've been really impressed with the design so far. For me it reached peak FFG in the Essex county express pack (tentacles on a train) where the investigators move through the train to get to the engine at the front. each location is a car and the rules include a diagram showing left and right.
I play Arkham as well as doomtown. I'm looking at getting back into netrunner with the new base set which looks intresting
I played quite a bit of Star Wars ccg, (loved my tusken raider deck) but was terrible at it and couldn't afford a good deck. It's what got me into card games though, and fueled my pention for jank. I have a TON of 7th sea, never played any tournaments, but I had some damn solid boarding decks. After that it was miniatures until DTR.
Due to some TO reporting mistakes for six months I was the second highest ranked female raw deal player in the UK. True story
I really liked the design and depth of the Star Wars CCG, but I think the depth is what turned folks off. I would still play it any day - and I've ran sealed deck tournaments for it at Origins in the past.
At the moment, other than Doomtown it's just Dice Masters, if that counts as a CCG (it's pretty much the same as one). There's a good local casual scene, where people generally avoid most of the terrible brokenness that exists in the game once you mix sets. Used to play Star Wars LCG but numbers had pretty much died off locally by the time of the Sith/Rebels deluxe box, so I stopped picking up expansions after that. I tried Netrunner and AGoT2.0, liked the former but not the latter. I found Netrunner required far more on-the-fly maths than I like (that my short term memory is rubbish with numbers really doen't help there) so I never really got into the game.
I never got into the Star Wars LCG, mostly because I thought / think the Star Wars CCG is so, so good. My relationship with Netrunner is supremely casual. I like it. It's fun. But I really don't have the mental energy, or skills, frankly, to play in organized play. (Especially with the massive flurry of changes over the past 2.5 months)
Doomdog 2017-09-27 22:27:06 UTC #10
I may be something of an anomaly, as I didn't play card games before Doomtown Reloaded so only know the older CCGs through people talking about them.
What really killed swccg for me was the extremely bad power creep. Also, when they added a 'side deck' function to the game it was populated by hard counter silver bullet effects. I really didn't like where it went after special edition came out.
RichCarter 2017-09-28 04:52:12 UTC #12
started with Revised Magic (yes I am old)
then Played Legend of the Five Rings
then discovered Classic Doomtown (and Gencon, as I wanted to become a dude)
liked the AEG game design philosophy - went to 7th Sea, then Warlord, then Spycraft.
dabbled with Game of Thrones and Android Netrunner.
Actively play Warlord and Doomtown (Reloaded and Classic) whenever I get the chance, which is too rarely.
cadavaca 2017-09-28 11:52:03 UTC #13
Magic (The Dark–Urza's Saga)
Illuminati: New World Order
[hiatus]
Harlath 2017-09-28 11:54:09 UTC #14
Doomtown, Arkham Horrory LCG and planning to experiment a little with the new L5R.
I like Doomtown as it feels a bit less abstract than some other games and marries theme/mechanics well, which Arkham manages well too.
soulblight 2017-09-28 15:28:30 UTC #15
I just picked up hundreds of cards from 7th Sea, so I'll be learning that one in the near future!
I also greatly enjoy keeping up with the MTG train (digitally, not really in paper), and I've collected and enjoyed AGOT 2nd ed, and Arkham Horror TCG. I also have a few starter packs from the L5R under AEGs reign and I've enjoyed playing through those.
CrazyCatTim 2017-09-28 15:30:53 UTC #16
I played Magic as well, but got out of it around Urza's, when it became "(s)he who gets their combo off first, wins," which isn't my jam in CCGs.
I find it really neat that there's a lot of crossover here between Doomtown and 7th Sea. I've never played 7th Sea, and I don't know that it was ever popular in my playgroup (we stuck to Doomtown, Shadowfist, and a bit of L5R). Maybe I'll scope it out.
kollatt 2017-09-30 01:37:30 UTC #17
android netrunner, a game of thrones 2.0, legend of the five rings lcg, and arkham horror. all are great, all i love.
kempy 2017-09-30 10:10:49 UTC #18
Doomtown: Reloaded is the only "active" card game for me atm. Then i play some "dead" ones like:
Legend of the Five Rings CCG (mostly online)
Warhammer 40K Conquest LCG (which got second life with fanmade Cycle and Deluxe expansion)
The Spoils (as it's crazy fun MtG clone)
Rarely i got occassion to play some 7th Sea, Legend of the Burning Sands, Dark Eden and WARS (Decipher).
kempy:
Legend of the Burning Sands
Oh man! I have a small box of LBS, and I've been trying, for ages to track down more Burning Sands. Did you know that it was basically re-implemented in Romance of the Nine Empires, a very short-lived AEG LCG?
jordan_caldwell 2017-09-30 20:56:18 UTC #20
Rummy 500
Bull Sh*t
Rat Sh*t
Killer (aka "Viet" or "13" and other variants)
and two magic tricks "The 3 Jack Heist" and "Say Stop and Shuffle"
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Rega Planar 1 Plus turntable includes built-in phono stage
Rega's award-winning Planar 1 turntable has introduced many customers to vinyl or allowed them to reaquaint themselves with their long-neglected record collections. The Planar 1 model rightly continues but there will soon be a variant that includes a built-in phono stage. The built-in phono stage allows customers to connect the turntable to an amp or system that doesn't have a dedicated record deck input without the need for a separate pre-amp. A standard interconnect is included but can be replaced by a lead with a 3.5mm jack at one end.
The phono-stage built in to the Planar 1 Plus deck is essentially an uprated version of Rega's Fono Mini A2D pre-amp but without the USB functionality.
Like the standard P1, the P1 Plus is available in either gloss black or gloss white finishes.
Given the price of the Rega Planar 1 deck and the Fono Mini A2D pre-amp, at £329, the Planar 1 Plus represents terrific value. Rega will launch the deck soon and it will, of course, be available at Hi-Fi Stereo.
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Letter/Comments
Iraq's Sadr calls for anti-US protests amid new rocket attack
Supreme Court lawyers hit streets against CAA-NRC
After sharp attack on Arvind Kejriwal, Shashi Tharoor’s clever apology
Accused in Tamil Nadu cop’s murder case arrested in Karnataka
Jamia cancels exams; JNU teachers say no classes till VC resigns
St Francis And Dialogue With The Muslims
This year we celebrate the 800th year of St Francis historic meeting with Sultan El Malik Al Kamil in 1219. Much reflection has gone on this episode; hence a short reflection on the theme. I approach this theme from four aspects: 1. Personality of Francis, 2. Francis meeting the Sultan, 3. Francis’ desire for martyrdom and 4. Some practical hints for our mission today.
1. Personality of St Francis . Everyone has a style, a way of functioning, and a manner of communicating. This is one’s own. Francis too had a style; he had a way of communication; and in all these he was unique. Once convinced of a truth he would abide by it by all means. He was overwhelmed by the love of Jesus; and he loved Jesus passionately; and he could not but share this with everyone; this had become his constant preoccupation; he wanted to speak about his Jesus-experience, to communicate about Jesus; this was the reason and source of his preaching; He was not like the preachers of today. He advised to preach always, wherever one is and if need be use words; hence he preached the gospel / Jesus to all who came on the way; in different contexts, ways, styles, methods, spoken, unspoken, silent….but always clear, powerful and eloquent… Jesus had become his definite message and nothing less, nothing more. In this process Francis had so to say become the message and the medium, symbol and the image; he had become a new person, being overpowered by Jesus; he had turned out into a powerful communicator, a genuine person, simple, thorough, and integral; and what he was communicated; Jesus had become his total life; he was Jesus-centred; Jesus relived in him; what a lovely self-image! Francis also had great imagination, creativity, poetic sense, love for music, flair for dramatics, genius for parables and symbols, and to express all in an unparalleled way. It was he who made the first crib to celebrate Christmas and sing the merry carols. What a brilliant personality! What originality! For him Tau (T) was his signature. He marked everything with Tau. What Joy to be thus in oneself with a unique aadhar! He was a writer, and wrote beautiful letters to different people, even to high dignitaries. Each of his letters is short but with a clear theme and purpose. His letter of twenty words to Br Leo is genuinely human and inspiring.
Francis was close to the people, dear to brothers and sisters, but preferred to be with the poorest. Even though he went to distant places and hills like Subasio, Alverna, Carchery, Fonte Colomo, he was always available to his brothers. When he felt to be like the poorest, he would exchange his clothes with the beggar on the street; the same was his dealing with the leprosy patients; no wonder he embraced and kissed those patients. So too when he was asked to repair churches which were falling into ruin; he was quick to respond. (Regarding inspiration to repair of the churches, he did not know where the fish rot first! – Kazantzakis) . In all simplicity Francis repaired six churches. Everything proceeded from his willing and generous heart, fully open to Jesus and also the people around. He would dialogue with the priests in charge of the churches. In all his dealings, he was most spontaneous, original and courageous. We see him stripping off the clothes before the bishop and his greedy father, and totally surrendering before the Father in heaven. In everything he manifested a unique way of human touch and going ahead to something better and challenging.
Francis loved Clare and was courageous enough to lead her the best way possible. Clare became the most committed follower of Jesus in the spirit of Francis. In a way they challenged each other, and grew to be the founders of two Orders.
Right from the beginning Francis grew up as a man of dialogue and communication, with Jesus, with church officials, with brothers, with Clare, and people at large. Gradually people of Assisi understood his noble plight and welcomed him wholeheartedly. They loved him and admired him.
2. Francis meeting the Sultan Al Malik el Kamil . The episode was in August in 1219. We know from the life of Francis that before his conversion he had gone for the crusade more than once and came back after bitter experience. Once converted, Francis was involved in his own personal discovery to follow his call to serve the true master Jesus. Among the people of Christian Europe the notion about the Muslim was very negative, that they were considered as unbelieving profaners of the Christian holy places, enemies, dogs, the wicked lot of warriors, a corrupt lot of people, Islam was an anti-Christian and diabolic force, enemies of the Cross of Christ etc. Nothing could be done for that group of people. The popes, bishops, clergy, religious and faithful were to fight against them. As we read history we find that Francis had developed great respect for Muslims. Francis seems to have found a bond that united him to Islam, and the founder of Islam Prophet Mohammed. Also it is to be noted that Francis was called to challenge and guide the medieval Church to the fidelity of the gospel. Hence Francis looked at Muslim from a different world-view. It is in this context that we need to look at Francis.
Continual meditation on the life and passion of Christ made Francis understand that God brought about salvation of humans through annihilation and affliction, through the death of his Son, and not through violence and deployment of military and material powers. This was just opposed to the existing attitude in the medieval church. This was a crucial point and Francis stuck to it with heart and soul. Jesus treated women and men with love and saved them through suffering and death on the Cross. The church had to follow no other route than this, and not even to speak of warfare. It was impossible for Francis to look upon Muslims as enemies of the Cross of Christ, and profaners of Holy Sepulchre. He saw them only as brothers and sisters of Jesus redeemed by his precious blood and more precious than the mounds of stone of Calvary. For Francis the route was through humility, poverty, and gentleness to all. Francis tried and tested these means of contacts among the Muslim brothers. In this way he remained unique among his contemporaries. He was totally optimistic in his endeavour. He wanted that the Muslims should be considered as dearest friends. No register should be maintained to enter their offences. This was what the Lord taught his disciples, the new law. We read in history that Francis went to Egypt in August 1219 to meet the Sultan. Francis’ purpose was very clear, to witness to Christ before the Sultan Al Malik el Kamal, to preach to him about the love of Jesus or even to welcome martyrdom which he ardently longed for. It was during the fifth crusade; at the entrance to the campus Francis and his companion Br Illuminato were frisked and thoroughly beaten. They were however allowed to meet the Sultan, who was highly impressed by the august visitors. They were treated as very important guests of the Sultan, made them stay or a few days, (opinions vary) and offered them precious gits including gold vessels etc. Francis did not accept any of these luxurious gifts. During the dialogue, the Sultan accepted that Christianity was of divine origin, and that the faith of Francis was genuine. Francis too accepted that Islam was a great mystery. They accepted each other’s faith as genuine. There was rejoicing at the palace and the campus. This in theological terms is the ultimate end of dialogue. It does not demand or condition for other’s change of faith or religion. Every faith in God is a beautiful gift, and no faith is to be considered superior to other faiths.
There is no domination of faith. “As is evident no religion can substitute another religion, however great it’s position, nor can there be a conglomeration of religions” (Raymon Panikkar). In this context it is to be noted that there were nine crusades in which popes, bishops, priests, religious and faithful were involved. For Christians it was like a divine command, Deus vult, God Wills it. At least 2,00,000 people were killed from either sides apart from heavy casualties and damages to families, properties, institutions, human settlements etc.
3. Francis the martyr . After his conversion he was totally focussed on Jesus, and always searching his ways. The gospels guided him and gave him spirit and life. His only ideal was Jesus. He did not want any lenient interpretation of the Word of God; he wanted to live it literally. Francis found Jesus on the Cross, martyred for his values. Francis’s most ardent desire was to follow Jesus to the Calvary and the Cross. Constant contemplation on the crucified Jesus made him to follow the Lord in ways of suffering. The life of the apostles Peter, Paul and so on who were martyred became his ideals. Prolonged prayers, pilgrimages to devout places, fasting, and doing different forms of penance made of him to thirst for martyrdom. His prayer was to endure in his body the sufferings Jesus underwent in his body. During long hours of prayer, Francis experienced that his own hands, feet and side were pierced by something like nails. This happened in September 1224.This was the beginning of his martyrdom while living. Francis’s prayer was that he should not boast in anything except the Cross of Jesus. And this was granted to him. With Paul he could say that ‘I carry in my own body the death of Jesus. Gal:5,24; 6,2-7-10,14-18). After experiencing the so called martyrdom Francis was Just like Jesus nailed on the Cross. Many of his biographers say that Francis is to be reckoned among the martyrs.
4. Some Practical hints for today. It is very encouraging to note that many of the church institutions like schools and hospitals cater to the Muslim students and patients. But comparatively their percentage is poor. In one of the dioceses in Rajasthan, in many of the schools in a district the number of Muslim students is very low. There is practically no one in the teaching staff. Generally, interest to admit Muslim students and staff is very low. In one of the Catholic hospitals in the same place, Muslim patients attending the centre are about 30%.This is encouraging. It has been proposed to arrange programmes to promote and encourage Muslim children as we arrange classes for Christian children. It may vary from place to place and the heads of the schools and colleges. From a political point of view, it is excellent to keep good relations with the followers of Islam. Need of the time is the will of God.
St. Francis, by Kazantzakis; St Francis, Early Documents, Saint, Founder, Prophet, Edited by J. Armstrong OFM Cap. ,The Francis Book, Edited By: Roy M. Gasnick O.F.M. Mutual Fecundation, by Varghese Manimala; One day seminar notes, Ajmer.
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Did you get anxious when various ex-Campo Santo creators removed the references from their Twitter profiles of In the Valley of Gods? Your fear may have been vindicated, even though it is not as bad as it seems. Jake Rodkin (Studio co-founder) has disclosed that the group has paused In the Valley of Gods while its different members collaborate on other projects by Valve, comprising Dota Underlords, Half-Life: Alyx, and Steam. Rodkin distinguished it as a voluntary change—Valve was not obliging the creators to operate on its current games.
As Rodkin clarified, Valve acutely does allow developers to collaborate on the projects they love. Some of the former Campo team began by helping on Alyx, for instance, and that jumped to permanent work as the VR title approached nearer to its March launch. The Firewatch crew’s expertise of first-person adventures is “pretty applicable” for the latest Half-Life titles, to no one’s shock.
This does not mean that Gods has ended. Rodkin claimed that it was a title users “may and can return to.” With that claimed, you may not need to wait. A valve is infamous for allowing titles to fade away when it turns its focus elsewhere, and it surely has a lot on its plate currently.
On a relegated note, after a one-month, brisk beta, the new Remote Play Together feature by Valve is now accessible to all Steam consumers. As the name recommends, it lets you and almost 3 other buddies to play split-screen titles with each other over the web. It imitates the experience of playing a game with a group of friends on the couch by capturing inputs of your friends and then broadcasting it back to your machine. Once you are in-game, you can speak with your friends using voice chat.
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if a song could be freedom mixtape 016- Sounds of Protest
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if a song could be freedom
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The last Poets
The peace Band
Amit Gilutz is a composer and activist originally from Israel/Palestine, now based in the USA. His work is interdisciplinary and conceptual, particularly focused on the question of music’s ability to participate in the practice of social justice.
This mixtape was originally prepared for “Sounds of Protest”, a course I designed and taught at Cornell University in Spring of 2015. It emphasizes music that was created or widely circulated in the wake of the Ferguson uprising and the formation of the Black Lives Matter Movement, while also drawing connections to the history of these struggles via classic predecessors such as Nina Simone, The Last Poets, Bob Marley and others. Other songs foreground feminist and queer perspectives (sometimes intersecting also with race, as in Google Google Apps Apps), as well as a critique of American imperialism, global Capitalism and Neoliberalism. The penultimate track is an excerpt from a conversation the class had the pleasure of holding with anarchist organizer and media producer, Franklin Lopez of submedia.tv
Bob Marley: Redemption Song
Tom Morello: Marching on Ferguson
N.A.S.A. feat. Sean Paul and Lizzo: Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!
Rob Hustle ft. Bump: Call the Cops
Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
Lauryn Hill: Black Rage
Le Tigre: Deceptacon
Janis Joplin: Mercedes Benz
Adam Freeland: We Want Your Soul
Cloud Cult: State of the Union
Juice Rap News: RAP NEWS 31: EruoDiVision Contest
Persia feat. Daddies Plastik: Google Google Apps Apps
The Last Poets: Panther
Nina Simone: Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
The Peace Band: We Shall Overcome
Bob Marley: Wake up and Live!
Franklin Lopez: excerpt from conversation with class
Fela Kuti: Beasts of No Nation (excerpt)
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Disappointment as plug is pulled on Ramelton’s Christmas lights
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It has been confirmed that the much-awaited Ramelton Christmas lights will not go ahead this year.The decision has come as a major financial blow to the business community where the Christmas Lights Show over a five-week period increased footfall substantially and added greatly to the profile of the town.The Tirconail Tribune ollowing a meeting of the lights committee earlier this week, they reluctantly decided not to go ahead with the lights due to circumstances that developed during the Lennon Festival and which remain unresolved. According to Anthony McCahill who has played a pivotal role in many voluntary projects in the town over the years he said this was a committee decision that was forced on them as a result of unsubstantiated allegations.He has challenged anyone who made allegations that portrayed the Lennon Committee or himself in a negative light, either on social media or otherwise to substantiate those claims.Mr. McCahill said that all video footage of alleged ‘incidents’ about damage to property during the festival is there for all to view and he has challenged those involved in promoting this agenda to stand up and be counted… to apologise and clear the good name of the Festival committee and their characters.News of the decision not to have the Christmas Lights display in Ramelton has come as a huge disappointment where thousands of people flocked to view the county’s most exciting and original lights display that stretched for over a kilometre. Mr. McCahill has stressed that the lights are the property of the community.“The lights belong to everyone that contributed to their purchase and rumours that they have been sold are completely untrue. If any group wishes to put up the lights then they are welcome to them and I wish them well,” he added.The Ramelton Lights project began in 2011 and orginally local personalities were given the honour of switching them on.But in more recent times the big band names, Jimmy Buckley, Robert Mizzell and Cliona Hagan thrilled the hordes that to came to Gamble’s Square for the opening nights.Community and business sources in the town have expressed serious dismay at this latest development with fears that other voluntary projects including the Lennon Festival may also be at risk. Anthony McCahill has paid a sincere thanks to everyone that has contributed to the expenditure on the lights. The workers and all other voluntary projects in which he’s been associated with over many years.He said he sincerely regrets that this decision has been forced on the Christmas Lights Committee.Disappointment as plug is pulled on Ramelton’s Christmas lights was last modified: November 17th, 2019 by StephenShare 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:cancelledCHristmasLIGHTSRamelton read more
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awards six grants
Share Facebook Twitter Google + LinkedIn Pinterest Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation recently awarded $17,000 in grants to six organizations to aid them in their efforts to promote and improve Ohio’s agricultural industry as well as make a difference in their communities.The foundation’s Action & Awareness Grants focused on four core areas: economic development, education, environment and the human-animal bond. The grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $3,000. Supported by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, the foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, public, charitable organization registered in Ohio.Grant recipients and projects:Acres of Adventure for its Ag Career Exploration Area, which will highlight career opportunities in agricultural fields such as ag technology, plant science, natural resources, biotechnology, ag business, food science and ag mechanics.Bowling Green State University for its Kids’ Tech University program, which sparks students’ interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). This year’s featured speaker will focus on the science of plant nutrient uptake and assimilation.Muskingum Soil & Water Conservation District to help it build upon its farm-to-school project with Zanesville City Schools.Ohio Energy Project to help fund two professional development workshops that give teachers behind-the-scenes access to the energy industry.Ohio State University Foundation to support its efforts to promote and provide resources for Ohio food processors.Seneca Soil & Water Conservation District for mobile video technology that will reinforce agriculture and conservation lessons for those who visit its conservation farms.The next round of funding for Action & Awareness grants is now open. To apply, visit https://ofbf.org/foundation/aagrants/. read more
Pakistan continues ceasefire violations along LoC in Jammu
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The Pakistan army on Wednesday targeted dozens of forward posts and villages with artillery guns along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said. The intense shelling and firing from across the border continued throughout the night in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, while it started in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch in the early hours of Wednesday, they said. Officials said the Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively, and the exchange of heavy fire caused panic among the border residents. However, there was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, they said. Pakistan had resorted to cross-border firing at Nowshera and Sunderbani in Rajouri and Krishna Ghati in Poonch on Tuesday as well. While the cross-border skirmishes lasted for over three hours in Nowshera sector which left a soldier injured, the firing in Krishna Ghati took place from 6 pm to 8:15 pm. Firing in Sunderbani sector started at 8:30 pm Tuesday and ended around 4:30 am on Wednesday, the officials said. Minutes later, they said the guns once again roared in Krishna Ghati sector and firing was underway between the two sides when last reports were received.There has been a spurt in ceasefire violations by Pakistan after India’s preemptive air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Balakot on February 26 following the February 14 suicide bombing in Pulwama in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Four civilians, including three members of a family, were killed and several others injured in over 60 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch last week. read more
With new contract, Stephen Curry vows to do more off court
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Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, center, speaks to reporters at his basketball camp in Walnut Creek, Calif., Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)WALNUT CREEK, California — A rich new contract in hand, Stephen Curry is more determined than ever to give back both his time and financial resources wherever he is needed in the Bay Area.The Golden State Warriors superstar has yet to make a major purchase for himself since finalizing the $201 million, five-year contract late last month.ADVERTISEMENT Robredo should’ve resigned as drug czar after lack of trust issue – Panelo “I don’t know the ins and outs of what conversations are going on. It’s obviously surprising, but at the end of day nothing’s really surprising when it comes to story lines and things like that from year to year,” Curry said. “It’s just kind of the nature of the beast. I’m sure if something does happen I’ll be able to talk about it more but right now he’s still on Cleveland’s team.”While Curry received his hefty new deal, Warriors general manager Bob Myers kept nearly the entire title team intact for another championship chase.“It’s huge because we have great potential and opportunity to do some amazing things and win more championships,” Curry said. “When you have that chemistry, you don’t want it to end. You don’t want to have to kind of start over. I wouldn’t necessarily say rebuild, just take advantage of the camaraderie and the chemistry and the vibe that we’ve created around the Warriors organization.”It’s another whirlwind summer for Curry, who made an impressive appearance in last week’s Web.com Ellie Mae Classic golf tournament before missing the cut in the tournament, which is one step below the PGA Tour.Two championships in three years is pretty special, and he never forgets that.ADVERTISEMENT NATO’s aging eye in the sky to get a last overhaul NGCP on security risk: Chinese just technical advisers Trump signs bills in support of Hong Kong protesters “I don’t want to get too deep into it but for the last couple years trying to figure out how I can make the most impact off the court on a consistent and impactful basis,” the 29-year-old Curry said Monday, going on two months after winning another NBA title. “Going forward and obviously keying in on the Bay Area specifically to hopefully leave a lasting impact for all the good that has happened in my life and my family here since I’ve been here the last eight years.“Obviously over the next five to really impact the community for the better and use my platform, not only just dollars but my platform and connections and ideas to make that happen. The contract puts more of a responsibility to make that happen and I’m obviously aware of that. And I have a great team around me that’s going to help me do that.”FEATURED STORIESSPORTSSEA Games: Biñan football stadium stands out in preparedness, completionSPORTSPrivate companies step in to help SEA Games hostingSPORTSWin or don’t eat: the Philippines’ poverty-driven, world-beating pool starsThis week, the two-time NBA MVP is hosting his fourth annual SC30 Select Camp with about two dozen of the top high school players at The John Muir Ultimate Fieldhouse before a showcase event Tuesday night at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. He dazzled the prospects with his shooting routine, provided coaching and even took part in some 3-on-3 right along with the campers.Curry said not much surprises him anymore when it comes to NBA drama such as Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving’s request to be traded and no longer play alongside LeBron James. They won a championship together in 2016 before the Warriors won the June rematch. McGregor’s biggest rival: ‘No way’ Conor beats Mayweather LATEST STORIES “I think about it every day and it kind of helps me put things in perspective, how blessed I am to be able to do what I’m able to do on and off the floor, the opportunities I have to even run a camp like this. Because I used to go to the camps of guys who played before me and learn from them and just be kind of awe-struck and eyes wide open trying to learn as much as I could,” he said. “Fast forward to these last few years and now I’m on the other side of that equation giving back to the next generation of players. All of that is very surreal but it’s humbling just to be in that position. 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1.31.12 V of Galt Doomer Tuesday: I reveal the winner of the Florida Republican Primary before the Networks
By John Galt January 31, 2012 – 18:15 ET And of course a financial update, all the news that’s fit to put the average person on a Xanax and Jack diet, and the story behind why your preparations may not be enough considering the approach the powers that be have in mind for individuals who fail to abide by their edicts. Tune into DOOMER TUESDAY at 8 p.m. ET tonight to find out more… YOUR CALLS TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE WITNESSING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ARE INVITED AT: 877-213-6404 Just…
Breaking News, Prepetorials 30/01/2012
All of the Prepetorials have been Restored thanks to Raging Ray
by John Galt January 30, 2012 19:45 ET A HUGE thank you to one of my listeners who goes by the handle of “Raging Ray” who found my missing Prepetorials and emailed them to me. The entire series is now available as a separate page or you can click on what you have missed by following the links below. Thank you one million times over Ray! Prepetorial#13: “Protect Our Resources” Prepetorial #14: “The Arctic Express” Prepetorial#18: Vienna Weiners
Breaking News, Preparedness 30/01/2012
Thankfully, it Can’t Happen Here
by John Galt January 30, 2012 18:25 ET Or can it? More on the podcast at 8 p.m. ET tonight.
Breaking News, Economics 30/01/2012
1.30.12 – CalOkie Bank Failure Page Update
by John Galt January 30, 2012 18:00 ET The bank failures on Friday indicate that Turbo Timmy and his boys have some money to play with now and the disaster of massive bank failures might have receded in 2010-2011 but this is 2012 and selective strikes against ‘red state’ political points for attack or worse, to create panic before the upcoming election. CalOkie is documenting the onslaught at this portion of JohnGaltFLA.com: CALOKIE’S FDIC Bank Failure Data Check out the graphic below and the link above for more info on the…
Breaking News 30/01/2012
Best Bank of America Parody Video Ever
by John Galt January 30, 2012 17:15T Thank you Funny or Die !!!!! (Click here for the link) Thanks, Bank of America! – watch more funny videos
Prepetorials 30/01/2012
Prepetorial #26: They Took a Village
by John Galt January 29, 2012 21:00 ET Remember, the first portion in italics is fiction; for now. Mayor Troy Alderson was confident that the 2015 spring harvest would save his community from a winter food crisis this time. The weather in Northern Kansas was unusually bitter this past winter but the rains came as needed when spring arrived and for once the corn, beans, wheat, and vegetables were projected to yield so much more than in the past decade. He figured it was because everyone in the small…
2011 Housing Report: The Worst Year in Modern History
by John Galt January 29, 2012 22:00 ET There will be great discussion about the “recovery” of 2011, but the reality of just how dire the economy is for Main Street is best defined by the one asset the average soul attempts to hold up as their primary investment, the single family house. Unfortunately for the political elites, the disaster which was housing in 2007 is not much better in 2011 and in fact appears to be taking a sharp, decisive turn to the downside for a final impact crater which…
1.27.12 FDIC Friday: 4 Failures as of 7 p.m. EST in FL, MN, TN
by John Galt January 27, 2012 19:30 ET I guess Turbo Timmy has given the FDIC the green light to shut down some of the insolvent masses. One wonders how long the authorities will let some of the insolvent regional banks operate now. Click on the bank’s name to read the FDIC report below: BankEast, Knoxville, TN Patriot Bank Minnesota, Forest Lake, MN Tennessee Commerce Bank, Franklin, TN First Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
Breaking News, U.S. Politics 26/01/2012
How Ron Paul Lost my Vote Tonight
by John Galt January 26, 2012 22:15 ET On Sunday night, January 29, 2012, I’ll point out the voting records and “warts” of all the candidates in one posting. For the record, none of them are conservatives in the traditional “Republican” or “Goldwater” sense of the word. In fact Dr. Paul actually was winning the night until the comment I heard below, which yes, I did take out of context, but this is a flub, an error, which is unforgivable in my book. By “empathizing” with individuals and groups who…
Bank Failure Friday Bottom Bounce?
By CalOkie 1/23/2012 For those of us watching, last year was became very predictable. Predictable meaning last year’s monthly bank failure DIF cost totals, followed a well established 17 month pattern which had started in 2010. When the pattern broke, bank failures and DIF cost plummeted. We sort of hit a BOTTOM for the last 8 weeks. Since it appears that we are not out of harms way economically …… from the bottom the only direction is UP. Just my thoughts. Last Friday January 20th we had three bank…
1.24 AEP: EU ratchets up pressure with Greek default threat
by John Galt January 24, 2012 19:45 ET Tonight’s story from Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in the U.K. Telegraph should send a chill down everyone’s spine: EU ratchets up pressure with Greek default threat (Click on the title above to read the story in full) The excerpt that should disturb the average soul: “We’re sending a direct message to Greece that the community expects more. We’re not pleased and only when there’s a written message on the table in front of us, can further assistance be discussed,” she said. The head of…
1.24.12 V of Galt Doomer Tuesday: Use it, or Lose it
By John Galt January 24, 2012 – 18:45 ET It would appear the end game has been accelerated. There are rumor swirling of VIPR interstate inspection stations being planned. There are rumors of banking issues causing cash usage restrictions. There are rumors swirling about large numbers of U.S. troops being repositioned for active duty inside the United States. And there are somewhat viable rumors of NATO deployments in and around Greece in anticipation of a major problem. What does this mean for the average U.S. citizen? Tune into DOOMER TUESDAY at…
Preparedness, Prepetorials 24/01/2012
Prepetorial #25: No Exit Ahead
by John Galt January 24, 2012 17:00 ET It has been a few years since I wrote the initial 24 part Prepetorial series and I feel like I never really finished the writings with a climatic finish. I remind everyone that the first portion in italics is a fictional account of a potential future event and how I perceive one might prepare for that situation. While the technology exists for everything described in the fictional portion below, the legal implementation indicated in the story has not happened. Yet. Our…
1.22 AEP: America overcomes the debt crisis as Britain sinks deeper into the swamp
by John Galt January 22, 2012 17:35 ET Too bad Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in tonight’s U.K. Telegraph commentary doesn’t recognize that America is doing this with smoke, mirrors, and hopium. To read the article in full, click on the link below: America overcomes the debt crisis as Britain sinks deeper into the swamp Needless to say, this faith in the U.S. economy and it’s idiot politicians will not end well but don’t remind Ambrose of this fact. We’ll be in as bad a shape as Europe when it hits the fan.
The United Kingdom Introduces the idea of a “Mansion” Tax
by John Galt January 21, 2012 22:45 ET The U.K. Telegraph’s lead story at this moment is what I would term a shocker of an idea soon to come to the United States in a desperate attempt to raise funds to stabilize the real estate industry and prevent lower income homeowners from losing their homes due to foreclosure or delinquency: Vince Cable calls for mansion tax in next Budget (click on the title above to read the story in full) Excerpt: Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, is pushing…
Shocking News Headline: Newt Gingrich says Dr. Ron Paul is Right
by John Galt January 21, 2012 22:05 ET I know that we will never see this newspaper clipping in our life time, but this snippet from “The Daily Galt” is what it might read like after the shocking revelations from Newt Gingrich during his South Carolina Primary victory speech:
With Newt winning South Carolina the Circus is Coming to Town in Florida
by John Galt January 21, 2012 19:40 ET Just ugh. For my fellow Floridians the circus is coming to town and I’m not referring to the candidates for the Republican nomination for President, I’m talking about the media. Of course as I watch the various cable news channels now and Fox News trots out its “conservative” analysts to offer excuses for Romney’s poor performance and reasons why Florida “should” vote for the liberal elitist from New England. After all, we can’t have an establishment candidate lose with all the support of…
The Cure to New York City’s Gun Control Insanity
by John Galt January 21, 2012 16:40 ET The primary election debates this week and upcoming vote in my home state of Florida have given me some time to reflect on the issues of the day. One issue which weighs heavily on my decision is the record of the candidates and their votes regarding gun control laws and Second Amendment issues, which automatically disqualifies Mitt Romney from my list of potential Presidential candidates with his checkered past as Governor of Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the stories which jumped off of the pages as…
FDIC Friday is back: 3 failures by 6:15 p.m. ET
by John Galt January 20, 2012 18:20 ET I guess the FDIC was able to convince Turbo Timmy to allow them to use a little bit of the DIF so they can close some real small lemons. Click on the links to read the details and check out CalOkie’s updated page on Monday to see the full gory details once the dust clears. Central Florida State Bank Bellview, FL The First State Bank Stockbridge, GA American Eagle Savings Bank Boothwyn, PA
Just Measures Radio, Preparedness, Voice of Galt 20/01/2012
1.20 V of Galt Survival Hour: The Very First item to Vanish when TSHTF
By John Galt January 20, 2012 Live 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST TONIGHT: Tonight we’ll start the program with a quick and dirty financial report then a discussion and contest about the very FIRST item to disappear when TSHTF, the world goes MadMax, or Jericho becomes a reality TV show (whatever you want to call it). Then I’ll offer my input and take the listeners calls on ideas on how to obtain that item and protect it at all costs. To call into the program dial: (877)213-6404 or (812)307-4363. Just…
1.19 AEP: Portugal is heading into a Grecian Spiral
by John Galt January 19, 2012 23:00 ET As the markets continue their drunken ways, Portugal is sending out a distress signal. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard’s story this morning from the U.K. Telegraph heralds this warning clarion in graphic detail: Portugal to need “debt haircut” as economy tips into Grecian downward spiral (Click on the title to read the full article The excerpt which should set off alarm bells in bankster’s offices from Brussels to Berlin: The problem is the slow-burn threat of debt-deflation. Interest costs for Portuguese companies are painfully high –…
My Defense of Newt Gingrich
by John Galt January 19, 2012 22:30 ET 2 Corinthians 5:10 English Standard Version (ESV) 10. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. This morning on talk radio across the dial, a blistering attack was launched by both conservative and liberal talk show hosts unleashed an attack on Newt Gingrich’s affairs and flaws in his personality after the drive by character assassination attempt from the mainstream…
Breaking News, World News 19/01/2012
1.19 Islamist Winter Update: 5 Unemployed Moroccans Self-Immolate in protest
by John Galt January 19, 2012 21:50 ET As America’s clock advances forward into the election season, the memories of the streets erupting in “democracy” across the Arab world will soon be forgotten. The misguided belief that the United States would hold sway or any influence on the outcome of the so-called revolutions away from radical Islam has been eradicated by the creation of two Sharia based regimes in Egypt and Tunisia with more on the way. Sadly, one of America’s historic and most enduring allies in North Africa is now…
1.19 8 p.m. ET Voice of Galt: I defend Newt Gingrich
By John Galt January 19, 2012 18:25 You’re eyes are not deceiving you! Yes, tonight, I shall defend the former disgraced Speaker of the House in the first 30 minutes of my radio show. Will it change my vote in two weeks during the Florida Republican Primary? Tune in to find out. Just click on the banner below to find the various audio players to listen or to participate in the chat room with like minded Americans.
The Markets have voted on the Greek Bail out talks: 454% for a 1 year bond Yield
by John Galt January 19, 2012 05:30 ET Based on the 1, 2, and 10 year bond yields in Greece, the markets are voting on a Greek default. So ignore the MSM and Financial media nonsense that is spewed today and prepare for a shock wave to hit the banksters around the world in the next 60 days. Next up after Greece are Ireland and Portugal.
And another American Icon Files for Bankruptcy
by John Galt January 19, 2012 05:20 ET If this isn’t an indication or sign of just how far our nation has evolved, I don’t know what is. Polaroid and Kodak executives chuckled when they were warned over a decade ago that digital cameras were the future, yet they, like many other American executives persisted in the “it can’t happen to us, people will always need our products” mentality. Unfortunately, that mentality is pervasive in our government and still in many other corporations except this time the G.M. trick of insuring…
Let the Good Times Roll By CalOkie 1/18/2012 Oh where… oh where has the FDIC gone? It appears today that FDIC is becoming as useful as the Maytag repairman from yesteryear. For you out there to young to remember, the Maytag man was the guy in the television commercials from the late 60’s thru the late 80’s who portrayed a repairman with nothing to do… sad and lonely. For the past eight weeks the FDIC has not had much to do. Four weeks ago they closed 2 small banks with a…
Everything Went Black
by John Galt January 18, 2012 05:17 ET Imagine a world where everyone in power controlled the ability to disburse information, control research, and limit a citizen’s ability to express themselves using their God given right to free speech. Imagine the leader of freedom in the world sponsoring acts to limit and censor the Constitution and make it a crime to engage in acts which might criticize their government or a business for corruption. Imagine being arrested for making a blog entry, a posting on a social networking site, or a…
Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill the Poor: The EU Decides to Sue Hungary
by John Galt January 17, 2012 19:50 ET For my generation, the Dead Kennedys were the ultimate rebel punk band, spitting on the establishment and dismissing the elitists of the day as warmongering scum. Thus when I saw the headline and story from Xinhua tonight, the song seemed oh so perfect as the European banksters have elected to roll a bum and beat the hell of a destitute like a group of meth head teenagers bored on a Saturday night in any American city. EU takes legal action against Hungary…
1.17 U.S. Market Preview: Gadzooks its the PBOC Bazooka
by John Galt January 17, 2012 05:20 ET The ChiComs broke out the heavy weaponry but then again, didn’t yours truly say they could do this? Yes, I did and reports are that China injected $30 billion into their equity and financial markets to insure that the selling would be stemmed regardless of the economic figures manufactured by the government. The one consistent result when governments monetize debt like the EU and Federal Reserve and interfere in the natural direction markets wish to go is that gold skyrockets and sure enough,…
Chinese GDP comes in Hot at +8.9% Year over Year; +9.2% for all of 2011
by John Galt January 16, 2012 09:25 ET The Chinese data came in a tad hot and now the doubts about the need for the Chinese authorities to ease comes into play. If the ChiComs fail to ease the Western economies already floundering might indeed see a deeper reduction in economic growth as the Chinese tap down inflation fears and continue to buy commodities on the cheap using their massive foreign reserves.
More UK Retailers abandon the World Reserve Currency to pay their suppliers in Yuan
by John Galt January 15, 2012 20:20 ET Have no fear, the dollar will always be here! Or is that Underdog? The truth is in the migration away from the U.S. Dollar and into every possible currency but Mr. Bucky as the Federal Reserve has elected to monetize every freaking dime of debt to prevent the default of the United States due to non-payment and instead inflate away all of our worries. Other nations and companies apparently have that worry also and wish to avoid being the last man standing…
Despite the U.S., Saudi Arabia enters the Nuclear game thanks to China
by John Galt January 15, 2012 19:55 ET The United States had promised the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assistance with the construction of a nuclear facility for “peaceful” purposes during the Bush administration back in 2008. However, the lack of follow through by the inept Obama administration leads the world a step closer to disaster as our once closest “ally” in the region now is solidly an agent for the Communist Chinese government: Kingdom, China ink nuclear cooperation pact (click on the link above to read the full story) …
Socialism Fails Again: Spain’s Ghost Airports
by John Galt January 15, 2012 16:15 ET The gloating of the American citizen who reads this story will be quite short lived once the average soul takes a moment to reflect on all of the idiotic projects and empty airports built by the likes of Pelosi, Boehner, Reid, or other Senator or Representative. The problem is, like the European Union, most Americans fail to understand that the problems illustrated by the following absurd story via the Turkish newspaper the Hurriyet Daily News and AFP, that the abuses by our politicians…
Peace in Our Time: Just not in Libya or the MENA Region
by John Galt January 15, 2012 15:30 ET The slaughter in Libya continues but due to 2012 being an election year, the American media will offer little if any coverage of the conflict. As described in these pages previously, the MENA region is far beyond a struggle between Islamists and Secularists, it is also about family and tribal loyalties which have ties back to Biblical times. This failure to interpret and comprehend the complexities of the region is the result of decades of incompetent United States State Department hiring and a…
Add Romania to the list of nations experiencing Austerity Riots
by John Galt January 15, 2012 15:15 ET Coming to the U.S.A. soon. The protests initially started out over a government modification to the country’s national health care program. on Day 3 it evolved into an anti-government protest which has continued through Sunday in Bucharest and across many major cities according to this Reuters story, Romania protests spread despite health bill withdrawal. The video and report from Russia Today though tell a tale the Western media will not cover nor illustrate about what is brewing in the Balkans with regards to…
The Enslavement of the nation of Greece
by John Galt January 15, 2012 13:00 ET While America slumbers, the designs on our future are being tested by the bankers of the world in the PIIGS nations plus Hungary. The origins of the rule of law in the United States can be traced back to European history and specifically, English common law. Thus when the time comes for America to settle its debts with the nations of the worlds and the banksters within them, the example being set by Greece might well be applied to all the PIIGS, Hungary,…
S.C. Woman Jailed for Being Messy and Poor
by John Galt January 15, 2012 13:50 ET Via WCBD, Charleston, SC. Perhaps some Federally sponsored debtor’s prison’s managed by the Federal Reserve would cure this problem. /sarcasm off
Mitt Romney, the Judas Candidate
by John Galt January 15, 2012 12:30 ET The American people have been exposed to a litany of misinformation by the mainstream media, financial press, and Republican candidates about the political advertisement title “When Mitt Romney Came to Town” produced by the Winning the Future SuperPAC (click www.kingofbain.com to watch in full). The mainstream media, who desires to have Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate for President against their man, Barrack Obama, has mysteriously come to the defense of the former Massachusetts Governor and CEO of Bain Capital by focusing…
1/15 Israeli TASE market down 1.18% after Euro Downgrades
by John Galt January 15, 2012 08:15 ET The first major stock market is open for trading after the massive wave of S&P downgrades for the Eurozone and the results are not surprising with the Israeli TASE down 1.18% in late afternoon trading: The Arab markets throughout the region are mixed throughout the region with Dubai registering the second largest drop compared to the TASE, down 0.98%. (via BTFLive.net) The Asian open will be the most fascinating aspect of trading tonight because a massive sell off in China, Japan,…
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Gun massacres - who benefits?
I'm not strongly into the 'false flag' theory to explain all and every violent event that occurs. I think many on our side are too quick to apply the FF label in the absence of convincing evidence. However it's always correct to ask cui bono? (who benefits?) from such massacres. You don't need to be of a conspiratorial mind-set to be highly sceptical of the explosive growth of such incidents in recent times. Because every such incident elicits a barrage of outraged demands for gun-ownership "reform". Every time. This despite overwhelming evidence that such "reform" would prove worthless in terms of countering such attacks.****
Now the manipulators have successfully seized on the latest massacres to win over Trump and Congressional Republicans, hitherto the only meaningful defenders of the Second Amendment in the political arena. 'We must make sure that those judged to pose a grave risk to public safety do not have access to firearms, and that if they do, those firearms can be taken through rapid due process,” Trump said. “That is why I have called for red-flag laws, also known as extreme-risk protection orders.” Well done Donald, you've just lost about half his base while gaining not a single Dem convert. Not one. "Congressional Republicans, under pressure to respond to this weekend’s massacres, appear to be coalescing around legislation to help law enforcement to take guns from those who pose an imminent danger — a measure that, if signed into law, would be the most significant gun safety legislation enacted in 20 years."
It would indeed be the most significant gun safety legislation enacted in 20 years. Because it would provide a mechanism to progressively chip away at gun ownership rights the same way so-called hate speech laws are used to progressively smother almost everything not consistent with The Narrative. Countries like Britain and Sweden, historically bastions of free speech and discourse, have been transformed into USSR-lite. And increasingly less lite as time goes on. Had Western peoples been aware of the eventual impact of seemingly innocent initial restrictions on "hate" - I mean, how could you not oppose hate? - The legislation would have been overwhelmingly rejected. But bit by bit the range and depth of what qualified as "hate" was extended until we are where we are today. Unless White Americans (because - be in no doubt - they're the target) act now gun rights, like free speech, will go the way of the dodo.
Bad guys can always acquire a gun. Would-be murderers or terrorists can always get hold a gun or if not a weapon equally lethal. This applies especially in the USA where existing circumstances (hundreds of millions of guns in existence and Latin America lying across a porous border) render it impossible to disarm gang-bangers or terrorists.
Bad guys will ignore gun-free zone warnings. In the name of Jesus it should not be necessary to point this out but many otherwise normal people profess to think that sticking up a sign will stop would-be mass murderers. It'd be comical were not lives as stake.
The ownership/murder ratio does not hold up. The ratio of gun ownership does not correlate at all with the ratio of murders. For instance Norway, Canada and Switzerland lag only slightly behind the USA in the gun ownership ratio but the gun death ratio (especially in Norway and Switzerland) is but a fraction of America's. Same within the USA, States and cities with rigid gun control laws have the highest ratios of gun crime.
The 80/20 rule applies: Analysis of race-delineated gun deaths shows that approximately 80% of White killers kill themselves while the ratio is reversed for black killers.
Gun deaths are actually declining: Despite the opportunistic hysteria that accompanies every mass killing in the USA the number of gun deaths there has actually declined since the nineties. (Last year 12 per 100,000, 15 for most of the nineties...a 20% decline).
Legally-owned gun-holders can deter or foil attacks. Think of the football coach who valiantly threw himself in front of his students when Cruz started firing. What if he had had a powerful gun? We know what would have happened. Cruz would have been offed and the death toll drastically reduced. Note that American politicians strangely enough have no problem with guns when its their own asses being protected. The takeaway: Guns don't murder, the people who use them do.
The nigger in the woodpile: An appropriate metaphor here because the mystery ingredient underpinning all of the anomalies above is race. As FBI statistics show, year after year, blacks murder at about six times the rate of Whites, Hispanics three to four times the White rate. If you normalise the figures, i.e. isolate the ratio of gun murders committed by Whites, you'll see that America is little different from most European countries.
Labels: Gun control, Jewish influence, Judicial activism, Media bias, PC coercion, USA
When(I think never), will they learn the GUN FREE ZONES are murdering 98% of these people?.Who doesn't want GUNS deserve to GET clubbed.Self Defense is as old as MANKIND.The worst part, is they are ALLOWING, INVITING shooters to MURDER THEIR OWN CHILDREN!!!!!!!!.They blame guns, no it's the OPEN INVITATION you DINGLE BERRIES POST all over.
Walmart a GREAT example in EL Paso.Someone could have had him before he got 3 shots off.
Ivanna Humpalot said...
yeah you can't stop mass shooters from trying
BUT if you outlaw automatic/semi-automatic weapons you severely limit their capacity for mass killing
THAT is why gun control is good. It prevents them killing a large number of people quickly
and there is NO reason civilians need autos/semi autos
you can have rifles/pistols for hunting/self-defence, satisfying your 2nd amendment without having high-powered ar-15s or ak-47s
The US is insane and should have started the ban/buyback long ago
Boomer said...
I don't like Morgan but he puts this British reared coolie bitch in her place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0H-BykoktI
Look at the fizog on Susanah Reid .. lol toadying bitch
My God that street shitter on the Boomer video was totally irritating. The fucking cheek, fleeing from some poverty-stricken shithole country and telling Brits that singing THEIR National Anthem is embarrassing. Makes me fucking livid.
English Tom said...
Sav, an interesting point. There were 2 mass shootings within hours of each other. One allegedly carried out by a right winger and the other allegedly by a left/antifa type.
Unless this is the universe just balancing itself out (!) Do we really believe these events were coincidental?
I recently watched a,6 part series on YouTube about the Spanish Civil War. Their society was highly polarised and the 2 sides hated each other (Just Like present day USA). However,what really got the ball rolling was 2 assassinations which took place within hours of each other. The victims were well known person's from opposite sides of the political divide.
The recent mass shootings reminded me of this. Oh, and just by the by, generalisimmo Franco was flown into Spanish mainland to start it all. His pilot just happened to be working for British Intelligence.
Nothing is ever what it seems.
Chumlee's Brother said...
............Bump stocks are still legal in most US states. Knob end.
Blackmailing Turkish wog ... and they will soon if not already, while the Yids rub their sweaty palms with glee
https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/08/turkey-to-europe-if-we-open-the-floodgates-to-migrants-no-european-government-will-be-able-to-survive/
Matrick said...
Ivanna Humpalot,
If you think that a single shot weapon would be adequate for home defense then it's quite obvious that you have never shot a gun, and should therefore keep your mouth closed.
Four policemen fired 65 times at the shooter in Ohio. Even highly trained people miss.
Now go away.
Also, the average hunting rifle fires a more powerful round than an AR15 or AK47, so yet another sign you don't know what you're talking about.
Of course. After all, declaring opioid drugs illegal sure put paid to addiction, manufacture and smuggling ... didn't it?
Stopped them in their tracks.
Dumbfuck.
Now the manipulators have successfully seized on the latest massacres to win over Trump and Congressional Republicans, hitherto the only meaningful defenders of the Second Amendment in the political arena.
If I may, Savant:-
Wallace's campaign rhetoric became infamous, such as when he pledged "If any anarchists lie down in front of my automobile, it will be the last automobile they ever lie down in front of" and asserted that the only four letter words that hippies did not know were w-o-r-k and s-o-a-p. He accused Humphrey and Nixon of wanting to desegregate the South. Wallace proclaimed, "There's not a dime's worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican parties," a line that he had first used in 1966, when his first wife, Lurleen Burns Wallace, ran successfully for governor against the Republican James D. Martin. The Wallace campaign in California and other states attracted the "Radical Right", including the John Birch Society.
George Wallace (running for President) 1968
With the benefit of hindsight, there's not too much that Wallace got wrong ... is there?
Captain John Charity Spring MA said...
2nd Amendment is literally designed to give civilians parity with a potentially tyrannical state.
It’s not about self defense or hunting. It’s about giving the population a fighting chance against the central government. Americans have real political power. No one surrenders power without fighting. Power very few in Europe have ever really enjoyed. Power is power.
Scot Irish said...
Humperdink says...
"and there is NO reason civilians need autos/semi autos"
Until they do...
Why do jews have nukes?
This is why no nukes is good, it prevents jews from killing a large number of people quickly.
ianrob said...
Ivanna etc above, Sav pointed out the futility of banning weapons, people with no regard for the law will still acquire whatever they want. Bans only affect law abiding people. The fact that most people don't want to spend the rest of their lives in jail, or be shot dead by eager to shoot cop marksmen. (only the eager to shoot apply for these jobs), is usually sufficient to deter the vast majority.
Chumlee's brother raised another excellent point about bump stocks. Incidentally in the UK self loading centre fire rifles are banned, and as far as I know, only .22 rimfire semi auto's are allowed. Amber Rudd when addressing knife crime in London, called for or implemented a ban on bump stocks. .22 rimfires are practically recoilless, and as bumpstocks rely on recoil to operate, surely would not operate efficiently if at all. Totally pointless.
Regarding gun free zones, Sav pointed out the totally ridiculous idea that they would deter criminals. "However", MSM used it's logic in my area following 9/11. Border news on TV reassured watchers who might be concerned that terrorists might fly a plane into Chapel Cross, or Sellafield Nuclear power stations, that the area around these power stations is a designated no-fly zone. They said that without a hint of humour at the totally ridiculous statement they had just made.
Also Ivanna etc look at this article as well as the pic posted by Sav'. It will be the ordinary white person, of course now a white supremacist who will be targeted for disarmament, while the Jews and the elite will no doubt be spared.
I don't think that the 2nd ammendment will be repealed, ever.
It will just be circumvented, as we are seeing at the moment.
Jew to gulag commandant....."Shoot 2000 inmates by months end".
commandant to Jew ....."Sorry we can't execute anyone. Capital punishment has just been
abolished."
Jew to commandant....." I didn't say execute them, I said 'SHOOT' them!"
Shooting someone is so not like in the movies.
Especially from a pistol even at point blank range.
A person take a whole mag and still be a serious threat if armed with a knife. Unless the shooter is super cool and can 'mosambique drill' ( 2 to the body, one to the head )
his assailant, he could be in danger himself.
'2nd Amendment is literally designed to give civilians parity with a potentially tyrannical state. '
And that is the very reason TPTB want to take it away, de facto or de jure.
Ottify said...
Hang on to your hats, folks, this ride is going to get little bumpy…
Never, ever forget, my Christian brothers and sisters, that we should not fear the trials and tribulations ahead. Fear not those who can destroy the flesh.
Christ specifically warned us we would be imprisoned and killed for His sake. Sure, pain hurts, but only for a short while. And remember, if the world hates you, it hated Christ first.
Just popped over to STUFF NZ ... the site that calls itself "Breaking News". A lot of us here call it "breaking wind".
It is now 9:55 PM on Friday night 9th of August. And here are the headlines of the day:-
Will All Blacks target Latu?
Abbey Rd cover recreated
Capital trains suspended
Here's one they sort of ... missed:
https://thebfd.co.nz/2019/08/firearms-licence-owners-launch-class-action-against-government/
Firearms Licence Owners Launch Class Action Against Government
This week the Fair and Reasonable campaign appointed one of New Zealand’s foremost litigators, Jack Hodder QC, to lead their class action against the government on behalf of responsible firearms licence holders. Along with their solicitors, Jack Hodder QC has identified several potential class actions.
The Bill for the government’s second round of amendments to the Arms Act is due to be published this month. More potential actions may arise from the Bill.
The Fair and Reasonable Campaign has a number of lawyers supporting the QC in strategy, Arms Act interpretation, researching, and implementation.
Check out the comments. I think it's a good bet that the latte-slurpers at the NZ (((MSM))) are all having a good old weepie.
Glen C. said...
For sure the 2nd Amendment will not be repealed. It will follow the same path as the 1st...death by 1000 cuts, aided and abetted by the Federal Courts.
Be in no doubt, in an era of female suffrage & turd world voting demographic clout, a gun ban is inevitable. These yards CGAF bout history of the country they are squatting in.
The solution is for White guys to stockpile as many guns as they can, so that it'll be hard for the (((ptb))) to get rid of guns for centuries. Give some to unlicensed White friends.
BuelahMan said...
Ivanna Humpalot has no idea what they are talking about.
Sorry I meant to post this in my previous comment.
https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/08/Jews-Disarm-the-Goyim.html
Look up who were the despotic rulers (the first secretaries of the politburo) of communist Russia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria etc...
All of them were non-Jews!
If you still believe they were jews, get an appointment with a psychiatrist!
Russia must still be the world's best country: The babushkas earning a government pension of €100, while the oligarchs own yachts of €500 mio.
Frank Galton said...
ianrob said: "It will be the ordinary white person, of course now a white supremacist who will be targeted for disarmament, while the Jews and the elite will no doubt be spared."
Newsweek, 13 January 2015
A prominent Jewish leader has written to the governments of all the EU countries, calling on them to pass legislation giving special licence for Jewish people to carry guns.
https://www.newsweek.com/change-gun-laws-europe-let-jews-carry-arms-says-leading-rabbi-299102
HEEB, 17 December 2012
There is a growing chorus of voices speaking out against the unchecked proliferation of firearms. But, channel-hopping through the Sunday morning talk shows, one can’t help but notice the voices heard first, and loudest, belong to [Zionist] Jews (A fact not lost on The Jewish Daily Forward, either.) Yesterday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” just minutes after outgoing [Zionist-Jew] New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) railed against the President for not doing enough to curb guns, [Zionist-Jew] Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that she would be introducing legislation to “ban the sale, the transfer, the importation and the possession” of assault weapons. Just few channels away, Feinstein’s east coast colleague [Zionist-Jew] Chuck Schumer (D-NY) seemed to echo her sentiment on CBS’ “Face The Nation,” saying “I think we can get something done.” And on “Fox and Friends,” Connecticut’s independent [Zionist-Jew] senator Joe Lieberman called for a reinstatement of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban, which expired in 2004.
It’s no secret that American Jewry is traditionally anti-gun. There exists a broad, though by no means universal, feeling that guns are treyf. Un-kosher. Not Jewish.
There may be no single root cause for this Jewish aversion to firearms in the US [Note: The right to bear arms was originally seen as a check against the potential tyranny of the new Federal government as well as foreign invasion].
http://heebmagazine.com/after-sandy-hook-jewish-voices-put-firearm-legislation-front-and-center/41310
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-politicalscience/chapter/the-second-amendment-the-right-to-bear-arms/
Washington Post, 12 October 2015
A resident of Tel Aviv will not be given a [firearms] permit, though residents of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank will be [Note: settlements are illegal under international law as reaffirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 2334]. So will retired army officers, former police officers, firefighters, ambulance technicians, special forces vets, licensed public transportation drivers and residents of militarily strategic buffer zones, as well as those who live or work in Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem — including the Old City — [Note: Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem is considered illegal under international law] and the West Bank.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israeli-gun-owners-rush-to-shooting-ranges-amid-wave-of-attacks/2015/10/12/f8460e78-70d3-11e5-ba14-318f8e87a2fc_story.html?noredirect=on
Population of Jewish Settlements in the West Bank: 449,697
https://archive.fo/B2jhz
Jewish population, Jerusalem: 536,600
https://archive.fo/ibYBi
Jewish population, East Jerusalem: 215,000
https://archive.fo/2P5px
i24 News, 21 August 2018
Half million Israelis eligible to carry guns in move to improve terror response
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced Monday that over half a million Israelis will now be eligible for firearm permits after the government decided to ease gun restrictions for the country’s hundreds of thousands of infantry veterans.
Under Erdan’s reform, Israelis who served in infantry units are immediately eligible to carry firearms.
Additionally, police officers who have received similar training, military officers ranked first lieutenant or higher, and non-commissioned officers ranked first sergeant or higher will no longer have to relinquish their weapon upon completion of service.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/182275-180821-half-million-israelis-eligible-to-carry-guns-in-move-to-improve-terror-response
Office of the European Union Representative
Six-Month Report on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem
Settlements are illegal under international law as reaffirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 2334.
The city's status remains disputed, with Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem considered illegal under international law.
https://archive.fo/UVN1
Great comments again Frank Galton.
Poupon Marx said...
The Georgia USA town that mandated that every household MUST own a gun and have one in the household:
https://www.wnd.com/2007/04/41196/
Mocked by the morons, cowards, and flakes of the world, the implementation of this law coincided (n.b. I did not say cause) with a precipitous decline in crime, especially murder. And has stayed way below the national average. Check it out.
Street shitters in action - and ((they)) tell us we're all equal
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7341729/Furious-lynch-mob-string-man-feet-brutally-thrashing-India.html
cool aide said...
. . .aided and abetted by the (((Federal Courts))).
Kool-aided and abetted
jww
Cheers ianrob,
"residents... in the West Bank [and East Jerusalem given firearm permits]"
"Half million Israelis eligible to carry guns in move to improve terror response"
Al Jazeera, 09 November 2015
Poll: 53% [Jewish] Israelis support extrajudicial killings
Some 53 percent of [Jewish] Israelis have expressed support for the extrajudicial killings of alleged Palestinian attackers on the spot, even after their arrest and when they "no longer pose a threat", according to a new poll.
Since October 1, Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 77 Palestinians, among them unarmed protesters, bystanders and suspected attackers.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/israelis-support-extrajudicial-killingspolls-151108123738192.html
https://972mag.com/nearly-half-of-israeli-jews-support-extrajudicial-killings-poll-finds/121904/
https://en.idi.org.il/press-releases/12743
The Guardian, 15 April 2016
Why is Britain silent on the extrajudicial killing of Palestinians?
If the US, the UK and its EU partners are genuine democracies, why do they allow Israel to violate international law so consistently and with such shameless arrogance? They are complicit in Israel’s crimes because of their reluctance to censure it and this raises questions about their own democratic values.
Last month, the UK abstained yet again at the United Nations human rights council in Geneva when it came to a vote to admonish Israel for its continued violations of international law and continued settlement building. The resolutions were carried by the majority of 32 nations. The UK, along with its European partners, refused to vote in favour of the resolutions.
Why can’t the UK bring itself to approve any resolution that would undermine Israel’s impunity?
Aipac, the organisation which lobbies on behalf of Israel in the US, demands that American politicians don’t dare challenge US political, financial and military support for Israel. But few understand just how much Israel’s voice counts in Britain too.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/15/britain-silent-extrajudicial-killing-palestinians-israel-terror
In America The Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations is composed of the 50 largest Jewish organizations.
With over a billion dollars of wealth they are dedicated to Israel and Jewish interests nationally and globally. They support clear domestic policies in Western nations. They all support Israel, but the policies they support for every other nation are the VERY OPPOSITE of that of Israel.
1) They support Israel which bans same sex marriage in defense of the Jewish family.
BUT SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN EVERY OTHER NATION.
2) They support Israel where it is illegal for a Jew to marry a non-Jew. Most of the largest Jewish organizations in Western nations have programs to prevent intermarriage of Jews and non-Jews.
BUT THEY WOULD DEMONIZE AS "NAZI" ANY NATION, ORGANIZATION OR PERSON THAT WOULD CONDEMN GENTILE INTERMARRIAGE WITH JEWS.
3) They support Israel which has the strictest immigration policies in the world, based on Jewish DNA and accept almost no refugees.
BUT IN EVERY NATION OTHER THAN ISRAEL THEY SUPPORT OPEN IMMIGRATION AND MASSIVE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES.
4) They support Israel which is overwhelmingly segregated in schools, apartments, neighborhoods, whole cities and towns and even in the settlements they stole from Palestinians. Israel even segregates public transport and has "Jews only" roads in the occupied territories.
BUT IN EVERY OTHER NATION THEY CONDEMN SEGREGATION.
5) They support Israel where Israel citizens can publicly carry around machine guns if they wish.
BUT IN EVERY OTHER NATION SUPPORT STRICT GUN CONTROL.
6) They Support Israel which honors Jews who spout hate and even genocide against Gentiles (such as the late Rabbi Yosef).
BUT IN EVERY OTHER NATION, THEY WOULD CONDEMN ANY PROMINENT GENTILE THAT WOULD SAY THINGS EVEN REMOTELY SIMILAR.
7) They support Israel where massive casino gambling such as in Las Vegas is not permitted.
BUT THEY SUPPORT IT IN AMERICA WHERE JEWISH SUPREMACIST, RADICAL ZIONISTS SUCH AS SHELDON ADELSON MAKE FORTUNES FROM CASINOS AND THEN USE THE MONEY FROM THE VICE TO BE AMERICA'S BIGGEST CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTOR.
8) They support Israel which a Jewish State that celebrates and honors its Jewish religion and culture.
IN AMERICA AND ELSEWHERE, JEWISH SUPREMACIST GROUPS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF LEGAL ACTION TO REMOVE ALL CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS OR REFERENCES FROM PUBLIC PLACES. IN THE HEIGHT OF CHUTZPAH AT THE SAME TIME, THEY DEMAND THE RIGHT TO ERECT JEWISH SYMBOLS AT ALL PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
9) They support Israel which is the very opposite of "diversity." In fact they demand that Israel be a "Jewish State" openly dedicated to the Jewish People.
BUT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE EVERY JEWISH ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE COMPLETE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN ISRAEL AND AT THE SAME TIME A PHONY "DIVERSITY" IN AMERICA AND EUROPE IN WHICH JEWS, 2 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION CONTROL MEDIA, FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT.
http://davidduke.com/racism-cant-criticize-jewish-racism/
Saoirse Ban said...
Naturally Frank as eternal victims they need to be protected against the evil white racists especially those who are caught with a lighter in their pockets.
Hi sav, I don't know if you saw the photo in the paper last week at the Galway races where the best dressed woman on ladies day was a black from 'Galway' beside her were two better dressed and far prettier Irish women.
A friend of mine, a Garda sent me a video of of the black from 'Galway' reverting to type later on that night.
She was naked in Eyre Square screaming
cursing and spitting and dancing like
the baboon that she is. I can send you the video if you on Whatsap if you want
"Look up who were the despotic rulers (the first secretaries of the politburo) of communist Russia... All of them were non-Jews!"
Jews comprised 71 percent of the first Politburo.
October 23 (October 10, O.S.): Bolshevik Central Committee votes for armed insurrection
No specific date for the insurrection is set yet. However, the Committee resolves to form a Political Bureau (Politburo), consisting of [Jew] Lenin, [Jew] Trotsky, [Jew] Zinoviev, [Jew] Kamenev, Stalin, Bubnov and [Jew] Sokolnikov, which is specifically tasked with directing the insurrection.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/10/23/twrr-o23.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Socialist_Web_Site
The Central Committee
There were 21 members and 10 candidate members of the Central Committee at the time of the Revolution in 1917, including [Jew] Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, [Jew] Leon Trotsky, [Jew] Grigory Zinoviev, [Jew] Lev Kamenev, Josef Stalin, [Jew] Grigory Sokolnikov, Andrey Bubnov (the seven members of the first Political Bureau)
https://www.marxists.org/subject/bolsheviks/index.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxists_Internet_Archive
Ynet News, 24 May 2011
Lenin's Jewish roots confirmed
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4073133,00.html
The New Yorker, 30 November 2009
Trotsky “revelled in terror”; at times “it seemed that Trotsky and Stalin were competing for the status of the most brutal commissar.” Their difference was one of style and background (Trotsky was Jewish)...
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/30/trotsky
ZINOVIEV, KAMENEV, SOKOLNIKOV
Jerusalem Post, 11 November 2017
Lenin’s deputies Lev Kamenev (originally Rozenfeld) and Grigory Zinoviev (born Hirsch Apfelbaum) and his treasurer Grigori Sokolnikov (Girsh Yankelevich Brilliant) were all Jews...
https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Middle-Israel-Was-the-Bolshevik-Revolution-a-Jewish-plot-513835
All of them were Jews!
If you still believe they were not jews, get an appointment with a psychiatrist!
Russia must still be the world's best country: The babushkas earning a government pension of €100, while the (((oligarchs))) own yachts of €500 mio.
There. Fixed it for you. You're welcome.
Oldest jew trick in the world:-
(1) Make a statement that is an out-and-out lie ... the bigger, the blacker, the better.
(2) Accuse anyone who disagrees of mental or emotional issues.
(3) Have incontrovertible proof waved in your face that you are, indeed, a liar.
(4) Feign sudden amnesia over the whole subject. Gaze vacantly into distance -- go home.
(5) Wait one day.
(6) Make a statement that is an out-and-out lie ... the bigger, the better.
Seriously Schlomo ... did you not notice the tone of this blog before you shot your mouth off?
The (((MSM))) are definitely turning up the wick.
https://sanet.st/blogs/rgmagazine/the_week_usa_august.3031781.html
I Posted last night (my time around 9:30 PM) about the shooters of New Zealand starting a class action suit against Jacinda Ardern and the socialists**
As at this writing (Saturday Afternoon 1:05 PM, not a fucking peep from the (((NZ MSM))) ... they must still be in shock.
White visitors pan slave plantation tours
Teen robber released
Bridesmaid? Thanks, but no video
Bank robber at large in Christchurch
All Blacks in confused state
Shamir: I'll get Hampton NBA ready
Live: Wild weather hits
Wellington train power supply 'tripped'
Quelle Surfuckingprise, eh?
**Sounds rather like a cheesy eighties pop group, no? Like Katrina and the Waves.
Anonymous Ivanna Humpalot said...
Heard a lovely response to this sort of question a few months back in which a woman asked a guy why he even needed (note: NEEDED) a rifle that could fire more than a single shot at a time.
He looked her up and down, then asked: "You buy your toilet paper one sheet at a time, do you?"
The rabbit-in-the-headlights look must have been wonderful to behold.
Flanders said...
"NRA takes aim at three Jewish billionaires pushing ‘elitist agenda’ [JTA, 1 November 2018]
"Tweet from National Rifle Association accuses George Soros, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer of paying to push anti-gun measures on Americans
The National Rifle Association tweeted that three prominent liberal Jewish billionaires are pushing “their elitist agenda on Americans.”
The tweet came three days after a shooter killed 11 Jews at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
In response, a number of readers charged that the tweet accusing George Soros, Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg fed into far-right notions of a Jewish conspiracy.
“Another billionaire is pumping unlimited money into electing anti-gun lawmakers,” Tuesday’s tweet read. “Notorious anti-gunner George Soros joins anti-gun billionaires Steyer and Bloomberg. There is no end to how much they’ll pay to push their elitist agenda on Americans.”
The tweet linked to a CNBC article about Soros donating to liberal candidates ahead of the midterm elections.
Soros, a Holocaust survivor and philanthropist who funds liberal and pro-democracy causes, has been a frequent target of the far right in the United States and abroad who often invoke anti-Semitic tropes to exaggerate his influence in politics and economic affairs.
Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have also criticized Soros for funding left-wing causes.
Michael Bloomberg, a former New York mayor, has funded a variety of liberal causes, and Steyer is a prominent liberal donor from California.
Steyer, whose father was Jewish, called McCarthy’s tweet a “a straight-up anti-Semitic move.”
In February NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre was criticized after a speech accusing Soros, Steyer and Bloomberg of promoting “socialism” and “social engineering.”
“Every time in every nation in which this political disease rises to power,” LaPierre told a CPAC conference, describing socialism, “its citizens are repressed, their freedoms are destroyed, and their firearms are banned and confiscated, and it’s all backed in this country by the social engineering and the billions of people like George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer and more.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nra-takes-aim-at-jewish-billionaires-pushing-elitist-agenda/
"GOP State Senate Candidate Mails Out Flyers of Jewish Opponent Clutching $100 Bills" [JTA Oct 31, 2018]
"A State Senate candidate in Connecticut sent out a flyer that featured his Jewish opponent holding $100 bills.
The mailer distributed by the campaign of Ed Charamut, a Republican, features a manipulated image of Democrat Matt Lesser under text saying that he opposes lowering some taxes.
Lesser, 35, told the Hartford Courant that people told him on Monday that they had received “an anti-Semitic flyer.”
Charamut, 60, dismissed claims that the flyer invoked anti-Semitic stereotypes.
“I reject hate speech in all its forms,” he told the Courant. “The mailer draws a stark contrast between myself and Matt Lesser. Do you want to protect your wallets, or do you want to make Matt Lesser your new state senator?”
The director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Connecticut office, Steve Ginsburg, said the flyer suggested anti-Jewish imagery.
“We do know, though, the feelings that the flyer is evoking – the juxtaposition of a Jewish candidate for office and money in this manner suggests an age-old anti-Semitic trope,” Ginsburg told the Courant. “We can’t and don’t know the motivation of the producer of the flyer, but we do know its impact and they should clarify what they meant.”
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/gop-senate-candidate-mails-out-fliers-of-jewish-opponent-clutching-100-bills-1.6611541
"President Hate, Leave Our State' [Haaretz Oct 30, 2018]
"Pittsburgh Jews Give Trump a Furious Reception
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the Tree of Life synagogue to demonstrate against Trump's rhetoric, holding signs reading 'Trump will lie about this too' and 'Ban assault rifles, be a leader'
"Protesters held signs that read, "President Hate, Leave our state," "Words matter," "Ban assault rifles, Be a leader" and "Trump will lie about this too."
"...an open letter from a group of local Jewish leaders who told Trump: "You are not welcome in Pittsburgh until you fully denounce white nationalism."
More than 43,000 people have signed the letter, organized and posted online by the Pittsburgh chapter of Bend the Arc ***, a Jewish organization opposed to what it calls "the immoral agenda of the Trump administration and the Republican Party."
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/trump-lands-in-pittsburgh-to-furious-welcome-from-jewish-community-1.6611099
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BEND THE ARC: - A JEW NETWORKING ORGANIZATION ***
Scroll down at the link to find out just how many of Jewry's front organizations these jew's use in order to peddle to all of their perverted philosophies throughout the Jew's extensive networks, whose activities are conducted against good countries and their people.
https://www.jewishpartnership.us/selah_participants
Wayne LaPierre had identified Jews as being the enemies of America who are led by European-style Socialists, and referred to them as being a "political disease" whose goal is “Absolute control".
A speech which the jews have managed to keep off public television stations and from news reports in America, hoping to keep knowledge about it away from the general American public, is a February 22, 2018 speech, given at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Flanders found the speech covered on the Israeli jewish site, Haaretz soon after. That article is now censored from public viewing and is suppressed by condensing it to a short blurb on the site.
I had edited the article, which had seemed to be fairly presented, to present most of what Wayne LaPierre had to say in the original report at Haaretz.
“Wayne LaPierre identified the enemies of the NRA, and of America, as Jews – from Karl Marx to Bernie Sanders, from Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor George Soros to former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. LaPierre singled out Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York as one of the Democrats who are “liars to the core.”
“History proves it. Every time, in every nation in which this political disease rises to power, its citizens are repressed, their freedoms are destroyed, and their firearms are banned and confiscated. It is all backed in this country by the social engineering, and the billions, of people like ["philanthropists of Jewish lineage" - Hareetz description] George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, and more.”
LaPierre, who has led the NRA for three decades, outlined a vision of a vast conspiracy led by “European-style Socialists” who, he said, have turned the Democrats into a “party which is now infested with saboteurs” and which has infiltrated and taken over such bodies as the FBI, the U.S. intelligence community, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service.
Their goal? “Absolute control, in every corner of our government, is their ultimate dream. These intellectual elites, they think they’re smarter than we are. They think they’re smarter than the rest of us. And they think they’re better than we are. They truly believe it, and you know it, the privileged and the powerful. They think they deserve to be in charge of every lever of power.
“This growing Socialist state dreams of manipulating schoolchildren to squeeze and squeeze information about their parents. They’ll be asking your kids if mommy or daddy spanked them, or what mommy and daddy feed them for dinner, they’ll want to know what TV shows you watch, what magazines or newspapers you read – and, oh yes, do mommy and daddy own a gun.
“And all that private information will be entered into that ultimate list, that cloud of data storage, that couldn’t care less about due process and constitutional freedom, and your privacy as an American citizen – and then it’s just a short hop to the systematic destruction of our most basic freedoms in this country.
“On college campuses, the Communist Manifesto is one of the most frequently assigned texts. Karl Marx is the most assigned economist.”
“Anyone who attempts to resist is smeared into submission…Yep, you know it. Ah, yes, the Art of the Smear – we do live in the Socialistic age of the Art of the Smear. It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to stick somewhere, anywhere. It’s designed to degrade, to destroy, and it’s all over the national media to serve their agenda, and is a movement that loves a smear – ‘Racist,’ ‘Mysogynist,’ ‘Sexist,’ ‘xenophobe’ and more.”
“You name a group, and they’ll find a way to turn them into victims. They keep their movement growing by finding someone to be offended by something, every minute of every day.”
According to a 2018 Capital Research article, Hogg's “March for Our Lives”, had a lot of leftist sponsors and donors, many or even most of them named in the report seemed to be jews, or organizations and networks which were run or influenced by jews.
"Early funding for March for Our Lives came from a number of celebrity donors. Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, George Clooney, Oprah Winfrey, and the fashion company Gucci reportedly donated $500,000 each to the group. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff pledged another $1 million. The ride-sharing company Lyft offered free rides to the march. Americans for Responsible Solutions, a gun control group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, also supported the march."
In yet another article from 2018, TIME, had reported about a Republican with a typically jewish name, and I would assume that he is until I've found differently, "...Ambassador Al Hoffman Jr., a Florida estate real developer and GOP donor, who served as Ambassador to Portugal under George W. Bush.", who had launched a similar group for "comprehensive gun control", called Americans for Gun Safety Now", in order to coincide with that Hogg group.
Other supporters names mentioned in the Time report were, Fred Guttenberg, Republican Congressmen Carlos Curbelo and Brian Mast, and Dennis Blair, "Director of National Intelligence...[from 2009 to 2010]". Along with Hoffman, other Republican donors and supporters named were Cathy Bailey, Mel Sembler, and Howard Leach, "all of whom, like Hoffman, served as Ambassadors under George W. Bush", and a billionaire named, Norman Braman, as well as the retired renouned golf ball hitter, Jack Nicklaus.
Great posts! I hope it's all being absorbed and educating those of us who matter.
Unfortunately the great unwashed - the goy don't care!
As Savant says it will take a cataclysmic recession to see any significant change in the targeted cattle - in particular, the (coveted by all) white wimmins who worship feminazis, fags, Jews and ethnics. All these ignorant fuck-ups care about is their soap operas, chiwldraan, 'olidaaays... and the state benefits they demand (and get) to rear them and make themselves feel important...
Have you noticed how the press report these people's 'significance' by labelling them as mother (or father) or 1 or 3 or 10 etc when doing columns or reports on them? Even if the kid is a retard the parent(s) becomes 'significant' for giving birth to and owning it. The sacred institution of marriage doesn't figure or come into it.
Some of these illegitimates do 'make it' i.e they go on to become 'successful' or financially comfortable with the substance and attitude to match or compliment the state puppetry if they're favoured, but the majority will end up by the wayside, or nobodys, working and SLAVING for yids and/or other Asiatic/ethnic shit. They will also be competing with niggers on their own soil as they do already for whatever jobs they can get - all the while believing with strong conviction we're all eqwoool!
I believe all we can do is wait for the storm or else for those who feel they have nothing to lose, do something major.
Being concerned about Palestinians is pointless - they hate us as much (in some cases more) as they hate settler yids on their land and understandably so if you delve deeper into the history.
Armageddon is coming regardless - it's natures way.
John 14:6 said...
I am assuming that Trump will win the next election by default.
The democrats simply won't put up anyone capable of defeating the Trump.
It was the same with his initial election. Who in the hell voted for the wicked witch of the west? German americans I guess.
It was the same with Obama. Obama's big selling point was antiwar. Sound familiar.
Antiwar Obama vs John Mccrazy and then moneybags mormon.
It would seem that Tulsi retard is the most likely candidate to challenge Trump.
While she is antiwar she is also a converted antichrist hindu.
It is ok to be antichrist in America, just not officially. Yet. Unless you are an antichrist kike and then it's ok because nobody has the nerve to simply ask, "hey, aren't you antichrist?".
Democracy is a joke.
Print money, buy media, buy politicians, make promises to the ignorant.
Become a cult of personality through attacks from the opposition and then break all of your promises.
I was thinking that democracy could be workable if one had the ability to either vote in the affirmative or the negative.
For example, I could vote yes for either Trump or Clinton or I could vote no for both of them. Only one yes vote but as many no votes as there are candidates as long as you have not voted yes for any of them.
The David Duke article says it all Frank. Extreme double standards. I notice however, that most people don't know or care, and seem to somehow trust their conservative friends of Israel politician to care for them. Surely TV would tell them if all was not well. It can get pretty frustrating, competing with years of social conditioning. Of course, those who carry out the conditioning know this, and only silence those capable of breaking though the barrier, like Robin Cook, David Kelly, and many more, I'd even go so far as to say that John Lennon was viewed as a potential threat. Indeed anyone with the potential to move large numbers in the direction that is not desired by the control system. Any of us who can see, is considered an extremist or white supremacist, and with these terms being now linked to terrorism in their never never land reality, it is becoming more authoritarian and dystopian by the day. This site thanks to Savant is one of the best outlets there is, and the standard of comment on here, is generally very good. Long may it last.
Dr. Wassel said...
Well Robert if the JEWISH oligarchs and the JEWISH Harvard Gang has not cleaned Russia out of its natural resources under Yeltsin then maybe the babushkas' wages would be a lot higher.
You have nailed the Jewish hasbara modus operandi perfectly there UN. You can easily tell the graduates of hasbara school. But the goyim are starting to wise up.
Always makes me smile when I see Jews jumping up and down at 'anti-semitic stereotyping' when the 'offender' never mentioned Jews. (See Flanders above, 05.08). They really are shooting themselves in the foot. Somebody accuses a Jew of typical Jewish traits - while never saying anything about Jews and he immediately gets accused of anti-semitism. His straight-faced response can justifiable be 'who, me? I never mentioned anything about Jews. Didn't even know my opponent was Jewish'. I love it.
ianrob
I'd even go so far as to say that John Lennon was viewed as a potential threat.
....He was a commie stooge.
Here is Nancy shevell, Jane Asher and Heather Mills.
https://images.app.goo.gl/Jpbjs4RKpm1WtfLDA
In fact, Dick Gregory the one time black presidential candidate, once asked John Lennon how four young men from the slums of Liverpool could have such meteoric stardom.
Lennon replied that " the British Secret service write our music ".
@Saoirse Ban. Was that chimpout lady in Eyre Square the same one who won the best dressed lady title? Surely not?
Chumlee@10:13 Did they then go on to write the music for all the individuals with their characteristic individual styles after they split up?
Glaswegian Megasnake said...
Irish Minstrels have always been in high demand. There’s also a history of British popular culture being consumed with relish in the US.
I’ve alwsys had a soft spot for Lennon. His performance in How I Won The War is underrated. Private Gripweed’s death scene...”you knew it was going to happen didn’t you?” Spooky.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=axb_bttY_tU
Paki (Kaseem) in lower vid talks about "our" shared heritage in its white middle class English accent... that is "our shared heritage" between Australia and the UK. Someone needs to kick its arse and it that he is NOT one of "our".... and keep this thing OUT!
Also note there's as many rabid ANaL/Antifa white/kike trash barking in Australia as there are in the UK. I bet half of these screeching hypocritical arseholes are ORIGINALLY from the UK an all.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7343891/Nigel-Farage-calls-former-Australian-PM-Malcolm-Turnbull-snake-rips-liberal-elite.html
UK Taxpayers now PAYING to support the (((famine affected)) Chinese commie, mineral resource satellite;
Zimboonia https://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/zimbabwe-uk-aid-support-country-facing-famine
but then there's this ... ?
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g293759-Activities-Zimbabwe.html
Do you get the drift? LOL!
oh and in the meantime Bob Mugarbage is enjoying 'special treatment' in Singapore with his entourage of black offspring, goons, bitches and an array of international commie supporters many from the UK and North America
BBC, 10 August 2019
Jeffrey Epstein 'found dead in cell'
UN said:
"(3) Have incontrovertible proof waved in your face that you are, indeed, a liar.
(6) Make a statement that is an out-and-out lie ... the bigger, the better."
The more I argued with them, the better I came to know their dialectic. First they counted on the stupidity of their adversary, and then, when there was no other way out, they themselves simply played stupid. If all this didn't help, they pretended not to understand, or, if challenged, they changed the subject in a hurry, quoted platitudes which, if you accepted them, they immediately related to entirely different matters, and then, if again attacked, gave ground and pretended not to know exactly what you were talking about... The Jew had not the slightest recollection of the day before, he rattled off his same old nonsense as though nothing at all had happened. Sometimes I stood there thunderstruck. I didn't know what to be more amazed at: the agility of their tongues or their virtuosity at lying - Adolf Hitler
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf
Seneca said...
There it is Frank Galton.
Another “suicide.”
Same sort of thing happened to his supposed madam’s father, Robert Maxwell. Super criminals sure know how to clean up.
Poes and Latte said...
Just look at all these stinking kaffirs in Portugal. The organiser "originates" from the UK
You'd have thought the Poras or sea kaffirs would have taken exception to this after losing Mozambique and Angola? Guess they're just as fucked up with liberals as the rest of the European world bar Poland, Croatia, Czech and Slovakia. Are the Italians and Spanish just as accommodating?
Gerry said...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPgiI46FCDU
Is it juncker or drunker
Israel's a few hours ahead of us, he'll be in the Dog and Duck or Palestinian Bomb Victim's Arms in Tel Aviv by now, enjoying a pint.
Cheers Boomer,
luke2236 said...
@ Mr Ottify - true..but remember, Jesus told us to be armed for the days ahead. See Luke 22:36... :)
@ Mr ianrob - Either epstein was clintonned this morning or he's on his way to tel aviv - not taking bets either way personally.
A Great Job you are doing, Frank Galton, as have become customary with your informative comments.
"NYT Tries to Pat Trump On The Head For Pushing Gun Control, Gets Blocked by Own Readers"
"The New York Times sought to give President Trump a pat on the head for his speech on Monday demanding "red flag" gun control laws, executions for "hate crimes," and social media policing of pre-crime but decided to back off due to outrage by their own idiot liberal readers.
In actuality, Trump called for anti-Second Amendment "red flag" gun seizure laws, swift executions for so-called "hate crimes," "involuntary confinement" for people the state deems "mentally disturbed," and directed the DOJ to work with states, local law enforcement and social media sites to "detect mass shooters before they strike" -- which is exactly what our ruling oligarchs wanted him to do."
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=60575
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"New Jason Blum Movie 'The Hunt' Features Liberal Elites Hunting 'Deplorables'* For Sport"
[ 'Deplorables'* - A jewish/leftist/MSM Code word for patriotic Americans - especially intended as derogatory to America's White people. - Flanders]
"Did anyone see what our ratfucker-in-chief just did?" one character asks early in the screenplay for The Hunt, a Universal Pictures thriller set to open Sept. 27. Another responds: "At least The Hunt's coming up. Nothing better than going out to the Manor and slaughtering a dozen deplorables."
Here's the shorter trailer:"
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"AOC Warns 'Perfectly Normal, Good People Are Capable of Aiding Racism & White Supremacy'
"Media's War on Truth Never Ends"
http://thebeerbarrel.net/threads/medias-war-on-truth-never-ends.43963
Other versions of this video have already been removed.
"Jews brag about Muslim invasion of Europe." [4:28 Min]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQo7f2vSgY
Martin Luther:
"Learn from this, dear Christian, what you are doing if you permit the blind Jews to mislead you. Then the saying will truly apply, "When a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into the pit" [cf. Luke 6:39]. You cannot learn anything from them except how to misunderstand the divine commandments...
Therefore be on your guard against the Jews, knowing that wherever they have their synagogues, nothing is found but a den of devils in which sheer selfglory, conceit, lies, blasphemy, and defaming of God and men are practiced most maliciously and veheming his eyes on them."
“However, they have not acquired a perfect mastery of the art of lying; they lie so clumsily and ineptly that anyone who is just a little observant can easily detect it. But for us Christians they stand as a terrifying example of God’s wrath.“
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/martin-luther-quot-the-jews-and-their-lies-quot
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"Jews are not white. People who try to argue otherwise are not only abrogating history and denying our people’s authentic identity, they are in fact (even if unintentionally) also practicing a form of Western imperialism, as nobody has the right to superimpose an artificial Western identity on a people with an ancient Middle Eastern-tribal identity. Nobody has the right to try and make Jews, or any other Middle Eastern people, feel they “need” to fit into the “neat” Western categories of religion and race. Nobody has the right to force Jews into identifying as white people when they are clearly not. As for Jews who identify as white without being forced to do so – please decolonize your identities and understand that the identity your claim to express is a falsification of who you really are."
https://disenchantedscholar.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/article-jews-europe-and-whiteness/
ianrob said: "The David Duke article says it all Frank. Extreme double standards. I notice however, that most people don't know or care..."
Boomer said: "Unfortunately the great unwashed - the goy don't care!"
ianrob, Boomer,
People need to keep pointing out the double standards/hypocrisy of Zionist-Jews (I've noticed a lot of people are doing this on social media etc).
Pointing out this hypocrisy to Zionist-Jews is futile; they don't care. They are pursuing an agenda.
One may call Zionist-Jews hypocrites, it runs off them like water off a raincoat. But point out this hypocrisy to the goyim and you will be astonished at how they recoil, how they suddenly shrink back: “We’ve been found out.”
As I said, people need to keep pointing out the double standards/hypocrisy of Zionist-Jews.
Boomer said: "Being concerned about Palestinians is pointless".
Boomer, I'm just pointing the double standards/hypocrisy of Zionist-Jews.
I had run across this information below about Epstein, but I guess he's permanently off of probation now, unless he's at Netanyahu's house in Tel Aviv, or with his Mossad handlers. The link would not load for the article image, or to the comment telling about it. No dates were given, only the year.
In 1993 Jeffrey Epstein Was Sentenced for Stealing People's Checks from the Mail.
Epstein pled guilty to stealing US Treasury checks from residential mailboxes - Palm Beach Post - [1993]. Sentenced to probation along with 2 others.
I couldn't locate the Palm Beach archives, but I did locate the FBI archive files [Scroll down past the deleted pages section:
https://vault.fbi.gov/jeffrey-epstein/Jeffrey%20Epstein%20Part%2001%20of%2021
Cheers Flanders,
The Kosher Nostra (2019)
Starring Robert Duvall as Yossi Cohen, head of Mossad, and Michael V. Gazzo as Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U89DzP8NGM4&t=2m12s
Did Epstein have a little party before he died?
I'm not strongly into the 'false flag' theory to explain all and every violent event that occurs. I think many on our side are too quick to apply the FF label in the absence of convincing evidence.
Yeap
https://youtu.be/ekvio9cG_zk
Iron Felix said...
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".
There you are. It says nothing beyond this.
The Amendment constitutionally prevents Congress from disarming a state militia. That is about the size and scope of it. here is nothing in it that prevents a stat government, or indeed a city government, from implementing such gun control laws as seem best to them. Thus many states/municipalities have such laws, often of varying severity; some indeed are considerably stricter than those in Ireland. Curiously enough those areas with rigorous gun control laws seem often to have higher murder rates than those areas which are liberal.
The "evening herald" is an Irish national paper which some days ago had a piece by one Colette Fitzpatrick, a querulous, resentful cow with angry eyes, banging the drum for confiscatory laws; that every point she made in favour of this has no basis in reality and, if implemented would only render matters a great deal worse, seems to be of no importance to her and her ilk. Nor does she hesitate to lie, with her assertion that the USA has a murder rate far greater than any other country; it doesn't even make the top twenty, in fact.
This is a topic which requires light, not heat and ignorance, in it's discourse.
There is no necessary causative link between gun ownership and the rate of gun murder
Jay Walker/Whiteman said...
study the ninth amendment. a book has been written- The Forgotten Ninth Amendment- by Randy Barnett, whose real name is (((Randy Barnett))). The ninth should be integrated with the second, to help put the second into context.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
>>>In 1939 the U.S. Supreme Court considered the matter in United States v. Miller. 307 U.S. 174. The Court adopted a collective rights approach in this case, determining that Congress could regulate a sawed-off shotgun that had moved in interstate commerce under the National Firearms Act of 1934 because the evidence did not suggest that the shotgun "has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated milita . . . ." The Court then explained that the Framers included the Second Amendment to ensure the effectiveness of the military.
This precedent stood for nearly 70 years when in 2008 the U.S. Supreme Court revisited the issue in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290). The plaintiff in Heller challenged the constitutionality of the Washington D.C. handgun ban, a statute that had stood for 32 years. Many considered the statute the most stringent in the nation. In a 5-4 decision, the Court, meticulously detailing the history and tradition of the Second Amendment at the time of the Constitutional Convention, proclaimed that the Second Amendment established an individual right for U.S. citizens to possess firearms and struck down the D.C. handgun ban as violative of that right. The majority carved out Miller as an exception to the general rule that Americans may possess firearms, claiming that law-abiding citizens cannot use sawed-off shotguns for any law-abiding purpose. Similarly, the Court in its dicta found regulations of similar weaponry that cannot be used for law-abiding purposes as laws that would not implicate the Second Amendment. Further, the Court suggested that the United States Constitution would not disallow regulations prohibiting criminals and the mentally ill from firearm possession.<<<
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment
As sure as night follows day Savant.
This is not the West
What the Jimmy Savile case proves
Will taboos become taboo?
Irish "teens" doing their thing
The end of God?
Reparations for slavery
Sorry for lack of posting. Internet down and work...
More sufferink. This time in Lithuania
Epstein dead. Bill and Hill react
Fathers' Day in da' hood
Go woke, go broke
East Kent about to learn Da Lawd's Prayer
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Food habits of the sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908) off central California,
The stomachs of 130 sandpaper skates, Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman, 1908), were sampled from off central California to determine their diet composition. The overall diet was dominated by euphausiids, but shrimps, polychaetes and squids were also important secondary prey. A three-factor MANOVA demonstrated significant differences in the diet by sex, maturity status and oceanographic season using numeric and gravimetric measures of importance for the major prey categories. These three main factors explained more variation in diet than interactions between the factors, and season explained the most variance overall. A detailed analysis of the seasonal variation among the prey categories indicated that abundance changes in the most important prey, euphausiids, were coupled with seasonal changes in the importance of other prey. When upwelling occurred and productivity was great (Upwelling and Oceanic seasons), euphausiids were likely highly abundant in the study area and were the most important prey for B. kincaidii. As productivity declined (Davidson Current season), euphausiids appeared to decrease in abundance and B. kincaidii switched to secondary prey. At that time, gammarid amphipods and shrimps became the most important prey items and polychaetes, mysids and euphausiids were secondary. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., Cited By (since 1996):15, CODEN: EBFID, ,
Rinewalt, Ebert, Cailliet
Age, growth, and maturity of the whitebrow skate, Bathyraja minispinosa, from the eastern Bering Sea,
Skates are a common bycatch in groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea; however, their life-history characteristics are not well known. The study is the first to investigate the age, growth, and age at maturity of Bathyraja minispinosa. Ages were estimated using sectioned vertebrae and several growth models were compared. The Gompertz model was the best fit and no significant differences were detected between sexes for any model. The maximum age estimated was 37 years, and parameter estimates generated from the three-parameter von Bertalanffy model were k 0.02 year -1 and L∞ 146.9 cm total length (TL). Males reached their size at 50 maturity larger than females (70.1 and 67.4 cm, respectively), but no significant differences in the estimated size or age at maturity were found. Whereas B. minispinosa is smaller than many skate species in the eastern Bering Sea, it has a considerably longer estimated lifespan, indicating that size may not be a reliable method of estimating the vulnerability of a rajid species to population declines in the eastern North Pacific. © 2011 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea., Cited By (since 1996):1, Fish and Fisheries, CODEN: ICESE, ,
Ainsley, Ebert, Cailliet
Comparative age and growth of the Aleutian skate, Bathyraja aleutica, from the eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
The Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica) is a large deep-water species that commonly occurs in bycatch of Alaskan trawl and longline fisheries. Although prominent in the skate biomass of the eastern Bering Sea (EBS) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) ecosystems, minimal biological information exists. To increase our understanding of this potentially vulnerable species, and address the possibility of two separate populations in Alaskan waters, the age and growth of B. aleutica was studied. Vertebral centra were examined for age determination, and multiple growth models were evaluated to determine growth characteristics. Skates from the EBS attained maximum ages of 17 and 16 years for females and males, respectively, and the two-parameter von Bertalanffy growth functions generated estimates of k = 0.13 yr.-1 and L∞ = 162.1 cm for females, with similar results for males. Skates from the GOA reached 19 years in females and 18 years in males. Growth parameters of female skates from the GOA were estimated as k = 0.11 yr.-1 and L∞ = 160.0 cm, whereas males grew faster, with estimates of k = 0.15 yr.-1 and L∞ = 138.2 cm. The results of this study may indicate the presence of distinct populations of B. aleutica in the eastern North Pacific.
Haas, Ebert, Cailliet
Reproductive biology of two commercially exploited skates, Raja binoculata and R. rhina, in the western Gulf of Alaska,
This study provides the first detailed information on the reproductive biology of two large and abundant eastern North Pacific Ocean skate species: big skate (Raja binoculata) and longnose skate (Raja rhina). Skates were collected in the western Gulf of Alaska during 2005 and 2006 after a targeted fishery for these two species developed around Kodiak Island, Alaska; both species are also taken as by-catch to other fisheries. A total of 307 females (20.1-183.3 cm TL) and 138 males (19.5-143.7 cm TL) R. binoculata, and 354 females (18.1-145.0 cm TL) and 318 males (21.1-135.8 cm TL) R. rhina were collected. Female R. binoculata were found to attain first (e.g., smallest individual) maturity at 125.8 cm TL and 50% at 148.6 cm TL. Males were found to attain first and 50% maturity at 124.0 and 119.2 cm TL, respectively. No gravid female R. binoculata, with egg cases in utero, were encountered during the study. Female R. rhina were found to attain first and 50% maturity at 102.2 and 113.1 cm TL, respectively. Gravid female R. rhina, with egg cases in utero, were recorded throughout the sampling period. Males attained first maturity at 101.0 cm TL and 50% maturity at 102.9 cm TL. Histological analysis did not reveal significant changes in spermatocyst production for either species during the sampling period. Both species appear to be reproductively active year-round as no seasonal cycle was evident. This study provides new and essential information on the reproductive biology of these two commercially targeted skate species. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved., Cited By (since 1996):8, CODEN: FISRD, ,
Ebert, Smith, Cailliet
Reproductive biology of deep-sea catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) in the eastern North Pacific,
Apristurus brunneus, A. kampae, and Parmaturus xaniurus were caught by trawl and longline between Washington and southern California (48°N to 32°N latitude) from June 2001 through October 2004. In females, oviducal gland width increased with TL in all three species but remained within 4 to 6% of TL. Oocyte diameter increased with TL during reproductive development in all species, and continued to increase with size after reproductive maturity was reached. The weight-length relationships differed significantly among species but not between sexes of any species from the eastern North Pacific combined. Using logistic regression, it was determined that total length at 50% maturity (TL50) of A. brunneus males was 514 mm TL and all A. brunneus males were mature at 547 mm TL. Female A. brunneus reached TL50 at 501 mm TL and all female A. brunneus were mature at 581 mm TL. Apristurus kampae males and females reached TL50 at approximately 485 mm TL and 490 mm TL, respectively. Parmaturus xaniurus males reached TL50 at 444 mm TL and females at 501 mm TL. Gravid female A. brunneus were found in all months of the year, but gravid P. xaniurus were found primarily June through September. Adult A. kampae females were found only in July through November and there were gravid females in all these months. Based upon gonadosomatic indices, I G, these species may mate within a defined period of time (April through June); however, A. brunneus appear to reproduce throughout the year and P. xaniurus reproduce within a defined season (approximately July through September). © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., Cited By (since 1996):7, CODEN: EBFID, ,
Flammang, Ebert, Cailliet
Reproduction of the sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii (Garman 1908) in the eastern North Pacific
The sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii, is commonly taken as bycatch in trawl fisheries off central California. The impact of fisheries exploitation on this population is unknown, however little is known about its biology, including its reproductive life history. To determine reproductive aspects of B. kincaidii, 506 individuals were collected from commercial trawls, museum collections, and monthly trawl and longline surveys conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Males ranged from 112 to 635 mm TL, whereas females ranged from 113 to 610 mm TL. Males reach first maturity at 440 mm TL and at ~3 years, whereas females reach first maturity at 450 mm TL, approximately 1 year later. Size and estimated age at 50 % maturity were similar between sexes: 492 mm TL and 7.5 years for males and 467 mm TL and 7.1 years for females. Gonadosomatic index (GSI) and hepatosomatic index (HSI) values indicate a continuous reproductive cycle, with a seasonal peak in the summer and fall, and a resting period following egg case deposition., Publication
Perez-Brazen, Cailliet, Ebert
Pristiophorus nancyae, a new species of sawshark (Chondrichthyes: Pristiophoridae) from Southern Africa,
A new species of sawshark, Pristiophorus nancyae sp. nov., is described from eight specimens collected off Mozambique. The new species is the second member of the family Pristiophoridae and first member of the genus Pristiophorus described from the western Indian Ocean. The new Pristiophorus species can be distinguished from the sympatric occurring six-gilled sawshark, Pliotrema warreni Regan, 1906, most notably by having five paired gill openings as opposed to six. The new species is distinguished from all other Pristiophorus species by several distinctive characteristics. Most notably, the new species differs by having a very distinctive double row of four to five conspicuous large pits anterior to the nasal barbels on the underside of its snout. Other distinguishing characteristics include a broad, triangular first dorsal fin with a rear tip that extends behind the pelvic midbases, barbels much closer to mouth than snout tip, two rows of enlarged pits on the underside of the pre-barbel rostrum, ridges on the base of its large lateral rostral teeth, mostly tricuspidate, flat, imbricated lateral trunk denticles, and plain color pattern. The new species is compared to the five other known Pristiophorus species and a revised key to the genus is presented. © 2011 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami., , ,
Ebert, Cailliet
Age and growth of the sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii, using vertebral centra, with an investigation of caudal thorns,
The sandpaper skate, Bathyraja kincaidii, is one of four skate species commonly taken in trawl fisheries off central California although very little is known about its life history. In this study, age and growth were evaluated from 187 vertebrae using a common growth band counting method. An attempt to use marginal increment analysis and centrum edge analysis failed to validate the annual periodicity of growth band formation; however, it is a valid assumption based on structural similarity from other studies. Assuming annual band formation, von Bertalanffy growth parameters were determined for females (L ∞ = 537.3 mm; k = 0.237; t o = -1.629; N = 99) and males (L ∞ = 580.2 mm; k = 0.185; to = -2.530; N = 88). Maximum likelihood ratios indicated no significant difference (P > 0.05) between male and female von Bertalanffy growth parameters, thus data were combined (L ∞ = 557.8 mm; k = 0.207; t o = -2.147; N = 187). Age estimates from band counts in vertebral centra indicated a minimum longevity of 17 and 18 years for female and male B. kincaidii, respectively. Caudal thorns were also assessed for age analyses, but were deemed unreliable and could not be used to verify age estimates from vertebral centra. © Copyright Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010., Cited By (since 1996):1, Fish and Fisheries, CODEN: JMBAA, ,
Perez, Cailliet, Ebert
A comparison of reproductive parameters of the Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta, from two Alaskan large marine ecosystems,
Estimates of size at maturity are crucial to fisheries stock assessments and may change spatially and temporally. This study directly compares life-history characteristics of a skate species in two large marine ecosystems in a region where there is both a directed fishery and considerable skate by-catch in other fisheries. The Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta, is one of the most common skate species in Alaskan waters, occurring in two large marine ecosystems, the eastern Bering Sea (EBS) and the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), but little is known about its life history. Skates were sampled from both regions between 2004 and 2007. In the GOA, the size at maturity was estimated to be 69cm total length(TL) for males and 71cmTL for females, while in the EBS size at maturity was estimated as 70cm and 72cmTL for males and females, respectively. Median size at maturity differed by sex but not by region. Our results indicate that B. interrupta shows late maturity, typical of most skate species, suggesting that more detailed monitoring of skate populations and precautionary management is warranted as skate fisheries expand. © CSIRO 2011., Cited By (since 1996):2, Fish and Fisheries, CODEN: AJMFA, ,
Egg cases of the genus Apristurus (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae),
The genus Apristurus has been divided formerly into three species subgroups based on morphological and molecular phylogenies. Previous studies have agreed on the separation into distinct species groups, the largest two of which have been described as the brunneus and spongiceps groups. An examination of the egg cases produced by these oviparous catsharks corroborates the distinction in species groups: egg cases of the brunneus group have long fibrous and curly tendrils at either end, whereas egg cases of the spongiceps group lack tendrils. The egg cases of A. kampae, A. manis, A. spongiceps and Apristurus sp. D are described for the first time, and the egg cases of A. brunneus and A. riveri are re-described to include comparable morphological characteristics. The ecological implications of egg case morphology on oviposition and ventilation are also discussed. © 2007 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved., Cited By (since 1996):9, Fish and Fisheries, ,
Breaking with tradition: Redefining measures for diet description with a case study of the Aleutian skate Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert 1896),
Characterization of fish diets from stomach content analysis commonly involves the calculation of multiple relative measures of prey quantity (%N,%W,%FO), and their combination in the standardized Index of Relative Importance (%IRI). Examining the underlying structure of dietary data matrices reveals interdependencies among diet measures, and obviates the advantageous use of underused prey-specific measures to diet characterization. With these interdependencies clearly realized as formal mathematical expressions, we proceed to isolate algebraically, the inherent bias in %IRI, and provide a correction for it by substituting traditional measures with prey-specific measures. The resultant new index, the Prey-Specific Index of Relative Importance (%PSIRI), is introduced and recommended to replace %IRI for its demonstrated more balanced treatment of the relative measures of prey quantity, and less erroneous behavior across taxonomic levels of identified prey. As a case study, %PSIRI was used to examine the diet of the Aleutian skate Bathyraja aleutica from specimens collected from three ecoregions of the northern Gulf of Alaska (GOA) continental shelf during June-September 2005-2007. Aleutian skate were found to primarily consume the commonly abundant benthic crustaceans, northern pink shrimp Pandalus eous and Tanner crab Chionoecetes bairdi, and secondarily consume various teleost fishes. Multivariate variance partitioning by Redundancy Analysis revealed spatially driven differences in the diet to be as influential as skate size, sex, and depth of capture. Euphausiids and other mid-water prey in the diet were strongly associated with the Shelikof Strait region during 2007 that may be explained by atypical marine climate conditions during that year. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Cited By (since 1996):2, Fish and Fisheries, CODEN: EBFID, ,
Brown, Bizzarro, Cailliet, Ebert
Stable-isotope analysis of a deep-sea benthic-fish assemblage: Evidence of an enriched benthic food web,
In this study, fishes and invertebrates collected from the continental slope (1000 m) of the eastern North Pacific Ocean were analysed using stable-isotope analysis (SIA). Resulting trophic positions (T P) were compared to known diets and habitats from the literature. Dual isotope plots indicated that most species groups (invertebrates and fishes) sorted as expected along the carbon and nitrogen axes, with less intraspecific variability than interspecific variability. Results also indicated an isotopically distinct benthic and pelagic food web, as the benthic food web was more enriched in both nitrogen and carbon isotopes. Trophic positions from SIA supported this finding, resulting in the assignment of fishes to different trophic positions from those expected based on published dietary information. These differences can be explained largely by the habitat of the prey and the percentage of the diet that was scavenged. A mixing model estimated dietary contributions of prey similar to those of the known diet of Bathyraja trachura from stomach-content analysis (SCA). Linear regressions indicated that trophic positions calculated from SIA and SCA, when plotted against B. trachura total length for 32 individuals, exhibited similar variation and patterns. Only the T P from SCA yielded significant results (stomach content: P < 0·05, stable isotope: P > 0·05). © 2012 The Authors. Journal of Fish Biology © 2012 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles., Cited By (since 1996):6, Fish and Fisheries, Ecology, CODEN: JFIBA, ,
Boyle, Ebert, Cailliet
A comparison of age and growth of the Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta (Gill and Townsend, 1897), from two Alaskan large marine ecosystems,
The Bering skate, Bathyraja interrupta, is commonly found in both the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, where skates are a regular bycatch in commercial long line and bottom trawl fisheries. This is the first study to examine the age and growth of B. interrupta, and one of the few studies to directly compare growth parameters of a skate species between management regions. Ages were estimated based on band counts using the standard gross-sectioning method of vertebral centra preparation. Additionally, a preliminary investigation was conducted into the utility of the histological method. Several growth models were compared and the best-fit model for both regions was identified as the logistic model using the Akaike's Information Criterion approach. No significant difference was detected between sexes for any model in either region; however, a slight but significant difference was found between regions. The parameters of the logistic growth model based on the gross-sectioned preparation were L∞=82.80cm TL and k-1yr=0.23 for the eastern Bering Sea and L∞=86.94cm TL and k-1yr=0.20 for the Gulf of Alaska. Age estimates from the gross sectioned vertebral centra provided a minimum longevity of 19 years and 21 years, respectively. Estimates based on the histologically prepared samples provide overall slightly higher age estimates, but the same maximum age of 21 years. © 2014 Elsevier B.V., , ,
Ainsley, Ebert, Natanson, Cailliet
Age and growth characteristics of the Starry Skate, Raja stellulata, with a description of life history and habitat trends of the central California, U.S.A., skate assemblage
Skates are prevalent in fisheries worldwide, but rarely are they identified to species. This is of conservation and management concern since skates exhibit a broad range of life history characteristics. The present study investigated the age and growth of the Starry Skate, Raja stellulata, and compared it to other regional skates inhabiting the U.S. West Coast. Age and growth parameters were determined using two vertebral preparation techniques: gross sectioning and histological sectioning. Gross section age estimates ranged from zero to 11 years and growth was described by the two parameter von Bertalanffy growth function (2 VBGF; L ∞ = 915 mm total length (TL) and k = 0.13 year-1; n = 189). Histological section age estimates ranged from zero to 15 years and growth was also described by the 2 VBGF (L ∞ = 1092 mm TL, k = 0.06 year-1; n = 68). Histological section results reflect a more conservative life history, specifically a lower von Bertalanffy growth coefficient, but had slightly biased results and a smaller sample size than the gross section results. An age and depth trend was found within the central California skate assemblage, in which habitat depth and maximum age were positively correlated. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht., Fish and Fisheries
James, Ebert, Natanson, Cailliet
Age and growth of the roughtail skate Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert 1892) from the eastern North Pacific,
This study provides the first published age estimates for the roughtail skate, Bathyraja trachura. Age and growth characteristics of B. trachura, a poorly-known deepwater species, were determined from samples collected along the continental slope of the contiguous western United States. A new maximum size was established at 91.0 cm TL. Age was determined using a traditional structure (vertebral thin sections) with widespread application on multiple skate species and a non-lethal structure (caudal thorns) recently used for age analysis on skate species. Caudal thorns were determined not to be a useful ageing structure for this species based on poor precision and significantly lower age estimates when compared to age estimates from vertebral thin sections. The best model for describing growth of B. trachura was the two parameter VBGF, assuming annual vertebral band deposition and using length-at-age data. Although females grew slower and reached a larger maximum size than males, their growth was not statistically different (ARSS; P = 0.90); therefore, data were pooled (L ∞ = 99.38, k = 0.09). Annual band deposition was found to be a reasonable assumption for this species, but has yet to be validated. The maximum age estimated for B. trachura was 20 years for males and 17 years for females using vertebral thin sections. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., Cited By (since 1996):9, Fish and Fisheries, CODEN: EBFID, ,
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Musings: Low Road Low Down
My mind is an effective alarm clock. When it clicks on, sleep is over, which is why I was out walking in the dark this morning. Koko and I startled a feral cat feeding on a dead bird in the road. I felt badly about disturbing its meal, but glad, when a big-wheeled truck rumbled by, that it hadn’t become road kill itself.
Overhead, a Newell’s shearwater uttered its donkey-like call as it headed back to its colony with food for its chick. Somehow it had once again successfully navigated the perils of power lines and bright lights in the nightly journey between its home in the mountains and food source at sea.
The wind gusted through the ironwood trees, and they sighed — oh, how I love that sound! — as they released the raindrops from their needles onto the shell ginger below. About three-quarters of a mile into my walk, it started to rain, but we didn’t turn back. I always feel so alive in all that aliveness.
Ran into my neighbor Andy, who had sensibly brought an umbrella, and we chatted briefly about stamp auctions before I headed home. The rain got heavier as the sky grew lighter, exposing flattened chickens, and all the geckos and toads that had perished in the night. When you’re a walker, you notice road kill.
Gov. Linda Lingle’s drive for a special session to bail out Hawaii Superferry isn’t turning out to be a cruise, as she might have hoped.
Sen. Gary Hooser, back on Kauai last night after a “fairly contentious meeting” of the Senate Democratic caucus, reports “no clear consensus” among his colleagues for such a session.
About a third feel, as he does, that Superferry officials gambled that they wouldn’t have to comply with state environmental laws. “They lost, and we don’t want to gamble on the environment” by letting the vessel run while the state does an EA, he said.
Another third want to help the Superferry; company officials contend the business can’t survive without operating while the EA is done.
And the final third want to see what’s on the table, in terms of proposed legislation, before they commit.
The first proposal floated by Lingle’s attorney general offered “nothing for the community or environment, it was all for the Superferry,” he said. It would allow the ferry to sail “no matter what” and the draft legislation would supercede all state, county and federal laws.
“There’s no way that’s going to fly,” Gary said, so now lawmakers are waiting to see what else the Administration has up its sleeve.
So far, the Kauai delegation is united in its opposition to a special session.
But if a session is held, Gary said, it will follow the standard legislative process, which allows for committee hearings — and, fortunately, public comment.
Re: "Low Road Low Down:" I'd like to see our governor take the high road on this issue and let the judge's ruling stand. If the SF is somehow still allowed to run, it will be our way of life here and the environment that will be the roadkill.
Tidbit from the Maui News (in a longer article about how the Superferry’s email campaign is backfiring):
“If there is a special session, [Sen. J. Kalani] English said, he will demand as Senate transportation chairman that public hearings be held on Kauai, Maui and the Big Island before the Legislature takes action.”
Good for him!
Mahalo for sharing that tidbit, Scott, and it's good to see Ed Tanji, the longtime Advertiser contributor on Maui, contributing his journalistic skill to this story as editor of Maui News.
Well so far we here in West Hawaii have Josh Green, Cindy Evans and of course Bob Herkes "chickening out" over the issue of impeaching da Gov for violating the law. I wonder where they will stand when the special session happens? As Kalani English from Maui said, once the special session convenes, they also have to take care of the numerous confirmations or the confirmations will die (i.e., no Laura Theilen heading DLNR).
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The Earthquakes and Structures, An International Journal, focuses on the effects of earthquakes on civil engineering structures. The journal will serve as a powerful repository of technical information and will provide a highimpact publication platform for the global community of researchers in the traditional, as well as emerging, subdisciplines of the broader earthquake engineering field. Specifically, some of the major topics covered by the Journal include: characterization of strong ground motions, quantification of earthquake demand and structural capacity, design of earthquake resistant structures and foundations, experimental and computational methods, seismic regulations and building codes, seismic hazard assessment, seismic risk mitigation, site effects and soil-structure interaction, assessment, repair and strengthening of existing structures, including historic structures and monuments, and emerging technologies including passive control technologies, structural monitoring systems, and cyberinfrastructure tools for seismic data management, experimental applications, early warning and response
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Direct displacement-based design accuracy prediction for single-column RC bridge bents
Tecchio, Giovanni;Dona, Marco;Modena, Claudio 455
https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2015.9.3.455 KSCI
In the last decade, displacement-based (DB) methods have become established design procedures for reinforced concrete (RC) structures. They use strain and displacement measures as seismic performance control parameters. As for other simplified seismic design methods, it is of great interest to prove if they are usually conservative in respect to more refined, nonlinear, time history analyses, and can estimate design parameters with acceptable accuracy. In this paper, the current Direct Displacement-Based Design (DDBD) procedure is evaluated for designing simple single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems with specific reference to simply supported RC bridge piers. Using different formulations proposed in literature for the equivalent viscous damping and spectrum reduction factor, a parametric study is carried out on a comprehensive set of SDOF systems, and an average error chart of the method is derived allowing prediction of the expected error for an ample range of design cases. Following the chart, it can be observed that, for the design of actual RC bridge piers, underestimation errors of the DDBD method are very low, while the overestimation range of the simplified displacement-based procedure is strongly dependent on design ductility.
Effective stiffness in regular R/C frames subjected to seismic loads
Micelli, Francesco;Candido, Leandro;Leone, Marianovella;Aiello, Maria Antonietta 481
Current design codes and technical recommendations often provide rough indications on how to assess effective stiffness of Reinforced Concrete (R/C) frames subjected to seismic loads, which is a key factor when a linear analysis is performed. The Italian design code (NTC-2008), Eurocode 8 and ACI 318 do not take into account all the structural parameters affecting the effective stiffness and this may not be on the safe side when second-order $P-{\Delta}$ effects may occur. This paper presents a study on the factors influencing the effective stiffness of R/C beams, columns and walls under seismic forces. Five different approaches are adopted and analyzed in order to evaluate the effective stiffness of R/C members, in accordance with the scientific literature and the international design codes. Furthermore, the paper discusses the outcomes of a parametric analysis performed on an actual R/C building and analyses the main variables, namely reinforcement ratio, axial load ratio, concrete compressive strength, and type of shallow beams. The second-order effects are investigated and the resulting displacements related to the Damage Limit State (DLS) under seismic loads are discussed. Although the effective stiffness increases with steel ratio, the analytical results show that the limit of 50% of the initial stiffness turns out to be the upper bound for small values of axial-load ratio, rather than a lower bound as indicated by both Italian NTC-2008 and EC8. As a result, in some cases the current Italian and European provisions tend to underestimate second-order $P-{\Delta}$ effects, when the DLS is investigated under seismic loading.
Hardening slip model for reinforcing steel bars
Braga, Franco;Caprili, Silvia;Gigliotti, Rosario;Salvatore, Walter 503
A new constitutive model for the representation of the seismic behaviour of steel bars including hardening phenomena is presented. The model takes into account relative slip between bars and concrete, necessary for the estimation of the structural behaviour of r.c. elements and of the level of strain induced by earthquakes on bars. The present work provides the analytical formulation of the post-yielding behaviour of reinforcements, resulting in a continuous axial stress-slip relationship to be implemented in engineering software. The efficacy of the model is proved through the application to a cantilever column, for whose bars the constitutive law is derived.
Cyclic shear test on a dowel beam-to-column connection of precast buildings
Magliulo, Gennaro;Ercolino, Marianna;Cimmino, Maddalena;Capozzi, Vittorio;Manfredi, Gaetano 541
This paper aims at developing the knowledge on the seismic behavior of dowel beam-to-column connections, typically employed in precast buildings in Europe. Despite the large diffusion of the industrial buildings, a high seismic vulnerability was exhibited by these structures, mostly due to the connection systems deficiencies, during some recent earthquakes (Emilia 2012, Turkey 2011). An experimental campaign was conducted on a typical dowel connection between an external column and a roof beam. In this paper, the performed cyclic shear test is described. According to the experimental results, the seismic response of the system is evaluated in terms of strength, stiffness and failure mechanism. Moreover, the complete damage pattern of the test is described by means of the instrumentations records. The connection failure occurred due to the concrete cover failure in the column (splitting failure). Such a mechanism corresponds to a negligible energy dissipation capacity of the connection, compared to the overall seismic response of the structure. The experimental results are also compared with the results of a similar monotonic shear test, as well as with some literature relationships for predicting the strength of dowel connections under horizontal (seismic) loads.
Effect of MDOF structures' optimal dampers on seismic fragility of piping
Jung, Woo Young;Ju, Bu Seog 563
Over the past few decades, seismic retrofitting of structural systems has been significantly improved by the adoption of various methods such as FRP composite wraps, base isolation systems, and passive/active damper control systems. In parallel with this trend, probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) for structural and nonstructural components has become necessary for risk mitigation and the achievement of reliable designs in performance-based earthquake engineering. The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect on piping fragility at T-joints due to seismic retrofitting of structural systems with passive energy-dissipation devices (i.e., linear viscous dampers). Three mid-rise building types were considered: without any seismic retrofitting; with distributed damper systems; with optimal placement of dampers. The results showed that the probability of piping system failure was considerably reduced in a Multi Degree of Freedom (MDOF) building retrofitted with optimal passive damper systems at lower floor levels. This effect of damper systems on piping fragility became insignificant as the floor level increased.
Reflection and refraction of magneto-thermoelastic plane wave at the pre-stressed liquid-solid interface in generalized thermoelasticity under three theories
Kakar, Rajneesh;Kakar, Shikha 577
The thermomagnetic effect on plane wave propagation at the liquid-solid interface with nonclassical thermoelasticity is investigated. It is assumed that liquid-solid half-space is under initial stress. Numerical computations are performed for the developed amplitude ratios of P, SV and thermal waves under Cattaneo-Lord-Shulman theory, Green-Lindsay theory and classical thermoelasticity. The system of developed equations is solved by the application of the MATLAB software at different angles of incidence for Green and Lindsay model. The effect of initial stress and magnetic field in the lower half-space are discussed and comparison is made in LS, GL and CT models of thermoelasticity. In the absence of magnetic field, the obtained results are in agreement with the same results obtained by the relevant authors. This study would be useful for magneto-thermoelastic acoustic device field.
Retrofitting of vulnerable RC structures by base isolation technique
Islam, A.B.M. Saiful;Jumaat, Mohd Zamin;Ahmmad, Rasel;Darain, Kh. Mahfuz ud 603
The scale and nature of the recent earthquakes in the world and the related earthquake disaster index coerce the concerned community to become anxious about it. Therefore, it is crucial that seismic lateral load effect will be appropriately considered in structural design. Application of seismic isolation system stands as a consistent alternative against this hazard. The objective of the study is to evaluate the structural and economic feasibility of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings with base isolation located in medium risk seismic region. Linear and nonlinear dynamic analyses as well as linear static analysis under site-specific bi-directional seismic excitation have been carried out for both fixed based (FB) and base isolated (BI) buildings in the present study. The superstructure and base of buildings are modeled in a 3D finite element model by consistent mass approach having six degrees of freedom at each node. The floor slabs are simulated as rigid diaphragms. Lead rubber bearing (LRB) and High damping rubber bearing (HDRB) are used as isolation device. Change of structural behaviors and savings in construction costing are evaluated. The study shows that for low to medium rise buildings, isolators can reduce muscular amount of base shears, base moments and floor accelerations for building at soft to medium stiff soil. Allowable higher horizontal displacement induces structural flexibility. Though incorporating isolator increases the outlay, overall structural cost may be reduced. The application of base isolation system confirms a potential to be used as a viable solution in economic building design.
The effect of the vertical excitation on horizontal response of structures
Ghaffarzadeh, Hosein;Nazeri, Ali 625
It is usual in design and assessment of structures to isolate the effects of vertical and horizontal excitations by ignoring their coupling effects. In this situation, total structural response is obtained by employing the well-known combination rules whereby independent assumed response components of earthquakes are combined. In fact, the effects of the simultaneity of the ground motion components are ignored. In this paper, the effect of vertical excitation on horizontal response of structures, the coupling of vertical and horizontal responses, has been evaluated. A computer program is prepared to perform nonlinear dynamic analysis based on the derived governing equations of coupled motions. In the case of simultaneous excitation the results show significant increases in spectral displacement in some periods of vibration in comparison to only horizontally excited systems. Moreover, whenever ratio of the vertical peak ground acceleration to horizontal one become larger, the significant increase in horizontal spectral displacements are observed.
Effect of base isolation systems on increasing the resistance of structures subjected to progressive collapse
Tavakoli, Hamid R.;Naghavi, Fahime;Goltabar, Ali R. 639
Seismic isolation devices are commonly used to mitigate damages caused by seismic responses of structures. More damages are created due to progressive collapse in structures. Therefore, evaluating the impact of the isolation systems to enhance progressive collapse-resisting capacity is very important. In this study, the effect of lead rubber bearing isolation system to increase the resistance of structures against progressive collapse was evaluated. Concrete moment resisting frames were used in both the fixed and base-isolated model structures. Then, progressive collapse-resisting capacity of frames was investigated using the push down nonlinear static analysis under gravity loads that specified in GSA guideline. Nonlinear dynamic analysis was performed to consider dynamic effects column removal under earthquake. The results of the push down analysis are highly dependent on location of removal column and floor number of buildings. Also, seismic isolation system does not play an effective role in increasing the progressive collapse-resisting capacities of structures under gravity loads. Base isolation helps to localize failures and prevented from spreading it to intact span under seismic loads.
Comparing the dynamic behavior of a hospital-type structure with fixed and isolated base
Nasery, Mohammad Manzoor;Ergun, Mustafa;Ates, Sevket;Husem, Metin 657
The level of ductility is determined by depending on the intended use of the building, the region's seismic characteristics and the type of structural system when buildings are planned by engineers. Major portion of seismic energy is intended to be consumed in the plastic zone in structural systems of high ductility, so the occurrence of damages in load bearing and non-load bearing structural elements is accepted in planning stage under severe earthquakes. However, these damages must be limited among specific values in order not to endanger buildings in terms of the bearing capacity. Isolators placed between the basement and upper structure make buildings behave elastically by reducing the effects of seismic loads and improving seismic performance of building significantly. Thus, damages can be limited among desired values. In this study, the effectiveness of seismic isolation is investigated on both fixed based and seismic isolated models of a hospital building with high ductility level with regard to lateral displacements, internal forces, structural periods and cost of the building. Layered rubber bearings are interposed between the base of the structure and foundation. Earthquake analysis of the building are performed using earthquake records in time domain (Kocaeli, Loma Prieta and Landers). Results obtained from three-dimensional finite element models are presented by graphs and tables in detail. That seismic isolation reduces significantly the destructive effects of earthquakes on structures is seen from the results obtained by seismic analysis.
On the improvement of inelastic displacement demands for near-fault ground motions considering various faulting mechanisms
Esfahanian, A.;Aghakouchak, A.A. 673
This paper investigates inelastic seismic demands of the normal component of near-fault pulse-like ground motions, which differ considerably from those of far-fault ground motions and also parallel component of near-fault ones. The results are utilized to improve the nonlinear static procedure (NSP) called Displacement Coefficient Method (DCM). 96 near-fault and 20 far-fault ground motions and the responses of various single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems constitute the dataset. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis (NDA) is utilized as the benchmark for comparison with nonlinear static analysis results. Considerable influences of different faulting mechanisms are observed on inelastic seismic demands. The demands are functions of the strength ratio and also the pulse period to structural period ratio. Simple mathematical expressions are developed to consider the effects of near-fault motion and fault type on nonlinear responses. Modifications are presented for the DCM by introducing a near-fault modification factor, $C_N$. In locations, where the fault type is known, the modifications proposed in this paper help to obtain a more precise estimate of seismic demands in structures.
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Genesis, Chapter 40
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(1) And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. (2) And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. (3) And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. (4) And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. (5) And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. (6) And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. (7) And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? (8) And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. (9) And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; (10) And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: (11) And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. (12) And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: (13) Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. (14) But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: (15) For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. (16) When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: (17) And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. (18) And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: (19) Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. (20) And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. (21) And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: (22) But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. (23) Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Blessing of Salt and Feed for Animals
Lord God, Creator and Preserver of all things, in whose hand is the vital principle of every living being and the spirit of all flesh, hear we beseech Thee, the prayers of those who believe in Thee. Pour out Thy blessing on this salt (feed, fodder) and fill it with the benefits of Thy invisible power; grant that these animals which Thou hast graciously destined for man's needs may be freed of all disease and protected from the attacks of the evil one when they eat of this salt (feed, fodder). Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Translated by Most Reverend J. H. Schlarman Bishop of Peoria
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Tiniest Linux COM yet?
May 29, 2014 — by Eric Brown — 14405 views
[Updated May 30] — An open-spec COM that runs OpenWRT Linux on a MIPS-based Ralink RT5350 SoC has won its Indiegogo funding. The $20, IoT-focused “VoCore” measures 25 x 25mm.
How low can you go? Tiny computer-on-modules (COMs) for Internet of Things (IoT) applications are popping up everywhere, with recent, Linux-ready entries including Intel’s Atom or Quark-based Edison, Ingenic’s MIPS/Xburst-based Newton, Acme Systems’s ARM9/SAM9G25 based Arrietta G25, and SolidRun’s quad-core i.MX6-based MicroSOM. Now, an unnamed Chinese startup has raised over six times its $6,000 Indiegogo funding goal for what could be the smallest, cheapest Linux COM yet.
VoCore
At 25 x 25mm, or just under a square inch, the VoCore module beats out even the 39 x 22mm Newton. It sells for $20, or $40 to $45 with a dock that extends the Ethernet and USB interfaces. The VoCore is expected to ship in October with full schematics and source code.
The VoCore is a fully functional, 2.4GHz WiFi router, and it can also act as a general purpose low-power (about 200 to 220mA) COM for IoT applications. Potential projects are said to include adding WiFi to USB-enabled devices such as printers, scanners, storage devices, or cameras, as well as Arduino gizmos. According to the developers, it can also drive a remote control robot with camera, or form the basis for a portable VPN router, home automation device, wireless speaker, or offline downloader.
The VoCore runs OpenWRT Linux on a Ralink RT5350 system-on-chip, or “router-on-a-chip,” as Ralink calls it. In addition to providing a 360MHz MIPS 24K core, it integrates a 802.11n MAC, baseband, radio, and FEM, as well as a 5-port 10/100Mbps Ethernet switch.
VoCore solo (left) and with dock (right)
The VoCore ships with 32MB SDRAM, 8MB SPI flash, and pin headers for a variety of I/O. Interfaces include 10/100Mbps Ethernet, USB, UART, I2C, I2S, PCM, JTAG, and over 20 GPIOs. A small dock with a real-world Ethernet port and USB port creates a simple, unsheathed mini-PC measuring less than 25mm square. The dock costs $20 extra for the DIY version, or $25 extra fully-assembled with the VoCore ($45 total).
VoCore with dock
The VoCore can run on an Li-Ion battery at 3.7V to 4.3V, and supports an input voltage range of 3.3V to 6.0V. It can thereby draw power via USB, Li-Ion battery, or “even four 1.2V AA batteries,” according to the developers.
VoCore schematic
On the Indiegogo site and Vonger.cn blog site, chief developer Qin Wei amusingly records the many trials and tribulations of building an embedded device, including an initial run of PCBs with non-functioning WiFi. In the end, however, all this hard work was rewarded by Indiegogo funders who provided a “miracle” by matching and far exceeding the funding goal, writes Wei.
The lightweight, networking focused OpenWRT Linux has been around a decade now. It was designed to support the hackable Linksys WRT54G router, and soon spread to other devices like the Meraki mesh router. With the recent focus on low-power IoT devices, OpenWRT has had a bit of a comeback. As part of the new Prpl project from Imagination Technologies, which aims to standardize open source code around MIPS, Prpl member Qualcomm will be developing a carrier-grade version of OpenWRT. The distribution will be optimized for MIPS platforms like Qualcomm’s Atheros line of similar router-on-a-chip SoCs.
Indiegogo funding for the VoCore will extend through July 19. Packages are currently available for $20, as well as another $20 for the dock, or $45 total with a VoCore and dock fully assembled. You can buy three VoCore modules for $56 or five for $92, among other discounted bundles. Shipments are due in October. More information may be found at the VoCore Indiegogo page and the Vonger.cn blog site.
Interestingly, after we published this post a reader pointed us to another, very similar Indiegogo campaign for a slightly larger (25 x 35mm) COM based on the same Ralink RT5350 SoC, but clocked at 380MHz. AsiaRF’s Indiegogo campaign for a “Tiny Linux Computer with WiFi and Ethernet,” which has a June 27 deadline, is currently sitting at 10 percent of a $60,000 goal.
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One response to “Tiniest Linux COM yet?”
Jun. 3, 2014 at 8:20 pm
I’m in for one with a DIY dock. It looks like a cool device, and I’ve never played with MIPS before so I’m excited to try it.
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Name: Podell, Gary A
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Richard P. Cushing is a trial and municipal lawyer who specializes in complex litigation land use matters, and the representation of public entities, corporations and insurance companies.
Representation of Individuals and Business in Complex Litigation. Mr. Cushing regularly represents persons who have sustained severe personal injuries and other substantial losses. He has represented persons who have suffered personal injuries from automobile accidents, construction site accidents, fall downs, defective or dangerous products, fires, and other traumatic incidents. In addition, he has represented individuals of businesses who have suffered losses to their financial assets, property or possessions by virtue of the wrongful actions of corporations, banks, stockbrokerage companies and other large entities. He also represents individuals in estate and trust disputes. Mr. Cushing recently represented a trust that had been looted by a dishonest lawyer. Because the lawyer was in jail, he sued the stockbrokerage company used by the lawyer to sell the trust stock, the banks in which the checks for the sale of the trust assets were deposited and several multinational corporations whose stock was sold. He recovered assets and judgments in excess of one million dollars for the estate. In addition, Mr. Cushing recently represented a young woman who, while having her nails done, sustained a slight cut to her nail bed. It became infected, which led to hospitalization and the development of a severe medical condition. Mr. Cushing recovered a settlement having a value substantially in excess of one million dollars for the woman. He has recovered numerous other substantial verdicts in settlement for individuals.
Representation of Government Entities. Mr. Cushing represents numerous municipalities, school boards and counties as either special counsel or municipal counsel. As municipal counsel, he represents the Town of Clinton (Hunterdon County), the Borough of Washington (Warren County), the Borough of Hampton (Hunterdon County), the Township of East Amwell (Hunterdon County), and the Township of Knowlton (Warren County). He is also attorney for the Delaware Township Municipal Utilities Authority.
In addition, he has been engaged to represent hundreds of municipalities, school boards, counties, authorities and other public entities in claims against them involving harassment, discrimination, civil rights, sexual harassment, housing discrimination, sewer, water, defective, roads and disputes involving police misconduct. He represented a large Bergen County municipality in a two hundred million-dollar claim by a developer who asserted the municipality purposely delayed his development, causing it to fail. He represented the Borough of Bernardsville in a claim against it by a quarry alleging thirty million dollars in loss. After a trial in which the Borough prevailed, the case was successfully defended in the Supreme Courts of New Jersey and the United States. The New Jersey Supreme Court Opinion in the matter has become a landmark case in New Jersey, Bernardsville Quarry v. Bernardsville 129 N.J. 221. Mr.Cushing is the author of "A Survey of Municipal Immunity in New Jersey", 3 Seton Hall L.Rev 416 (1972) and coauthor of "Sewer Service: Possible Anti-Trust Liability?", N.J. Municipalities, Volume 63, No.6, (June 1986).
Mr. Cushing has also been a frequent lecturer to mayors, township governing body members, police chiefs, law enforcement officers and other municipal officials with respect to municipal issues, and has written extensively on public entity issues.
Representation of Insurance Companies. Mr. Cushing is regularly asked by insurance companies to defend the interest of their insureds in public entity cases, complex construction, general liability, fire and fraud cases. Mr. Cushing represented the JUA/MTF, a state chartered insurance organization, in a fraud action where two chiropractors sought nearly fifty-million dollars in recoveries from it. In cooperation with the New Jersey Attorney General's office, Mr. Cushing opposed this and filed counter claims for fraud in violation of the New Jersey Fraud Prevention Act. As a result of his efforts, not only were the chiropractors paid no money, but they paid a $750,000.00 fine and had their licenses suspended.
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Mr. Cushing was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Boston College and Upsala College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1968. He received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Seton Hall University Law School in 1972 and was admitted to practice that year in New Jersey. He was a member of the Seton Hall Law Review from 1970-1972. He served as a Law Secretary to Justice Mark Sullivan, Supreme Court of New Jersey. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University from 1976-1979. He joined Gebhardt & Kiefer in 1978 and became a partner in 1979.
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Mr. Cushing is a member of the Hunterdon County and New Jersey State Bar Associations, the New Jersey Trial Lawyers and the New Jersey Defense Association, and is a Trustee of the Institute of Municipal Attorneys. He is a past president of the Hunterdon County Bar Association and was the recipient of the Hunterdon County Professional Lawyer of the Year award for 2001 from the New Jersey State Bar Association Commission on Professionalism.
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On Australia, rank-and-file House Republicans are nowhere to be seen
Dougal Robinson
Republicans in the US House of Representatives have been conspicuously absent in the last two weeks while the rest of Congress has rallied around Australia.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, 2015 (Photo: Getty Images/Tom Williams)
Published 15 Feb 2017 15:11 0 Comments
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Republicans say Australia is the United States' strongest ally, according to a recent survey featured in the New York Times. Yet Republicans in the US House of Representatives have been conspicuously absent in the last two weeks as the rest of Congress rallied around Australia.
With the major exception of Speaker Paul Ryan, I am unaware of any expression of support for Australia from 238 House Republicans.
The other three broad 'groups' in Congress (Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats and House Democrats) have voiced unequivocal support for Australia since the phone call between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. A bipartisan group of ten senators co-sponsored a resolution supporting Australia, at least six senators have spoken to Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey, and 12 House Democrats have reaffirmed the importance of the US-Australia alliance. Yet House Republicans have been silent.
Domestic political considerations have shaped this behaviour. Very few members of the House represent competitive districts (only 12 of 435 House seats flipped partisan control in the 2016 elections, with 380 of 393 incumbents re-elected), so the overwhelming majority of House Republicans are unconcerned about the prospect of losing to a Democrat in the 2018 midterms. However, they are highly attuned to a potential primary challenge from within their own party, particularly from a well-funded pro-Trump challenger.
House Republicans have therefore been reluctant to oppose Trump. Of the 12 floor votes in the House of Representatives since the inauguration, only a handful of Republicans have voted against the Trump administration's position. As they seek to avoid a primary challenge, House Republicans will be judicious in their opposition to a President who retains high approval ratings among Republican voters. A public expression of support for Australia would risk drawing the ire of the President without helping one iota in Republican primaries that are just 18 months away.
So, though many House Republicans would be ardent supporters of the US-Australia alliance, they have not publicly aired these views since the Trump-Turnbull phone call.
Where House Republicans have been muted, Democrats and Senate Republicans have been outspoken. Senators, who serve six year terms, are less constrained by political pressures and have been freer to voice their support for Australia. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement supporting Australia and publicised his call with Ambassador Joe Hockey, yet House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry has been silent. Similarly, Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee have not spoken in favour of Australia, despite affirmations of the alliance from their Democratic committee colleagues Ted Lieu, Joaquim Castro and Robin Kelly. Meanwhile the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees, Eliot Engel and Adam Smith, are pushing for Prime Minister Turnbull to address a joint sitting of Congress.*
Most concerning for Australia is that the Congressional resolution 'reaffirming the strong US-Australia alliance', which was introduced to the Senate with bipartisan support, did not attract a single Republican co-sponsor in the House.
In this era of deep polarisation in Washington, seemingly anodyne foreign policy topics such as expressions of Congressional support for one of the United States' closest allies are now hostage to domestic politics.
*This sentence was added after post was first published.
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Why refugees cutting down trees has led to strife in Uganda, plus more stories from the aid and development sector.
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Transient liquid water and water activity at Gale crater on Mars
Martin-Torres, Javier
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Space Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6479-2236
Zorzano, María-Paz
Centro de Astrobiologia, INTA-CSIC, Madrid , Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Madrid, Centro de Astrobiologia, Madrid.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4492-9650
Valentin-Serrano, Patricia
CSIC-UGR - Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT), Granada.
Harri, Ari-Matti
Earth Observation Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki.
Genzer, Maria
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Earth Observation Research Division, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki.
Kemppainen, Osku
Rivera-Valentin, Edgard G.
Arecibo Observatory, Universities Space Research Association, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Jun, Insoo
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Wray, James J.
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
Madsen, Morten B.
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.
Goetz, Walter
Max-Planck-Institut für Solar System Research.
McEwen, Alfred S,
Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Hardgrove, Craig
Arizona State University, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Malin Space Science Systems.
Renno, Nilton
University of Michigan, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Chevrier, Vincent F.
Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Mischna, Michael A.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
Navarro-Gonzalez, Rafael
Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Centro de Astrobiologia, INTA-CSIC, Madrid , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico D.F., Laboratorio de Química de Plasmas y Estudios Planetarios, Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Martínez-Frías, Jesús
Centro de Astrobiologia, INTA-CSIC, Madrid , Instituto de Geociencias (CSIC-UCM), 28040 Madrid.
Conrad, Pamela G.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Solar System Exploration Division, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland.
McConnochie, Timothy H.
Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park.
Cockell, Charles
ESO, UK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy,.
Berger, Gilles
IRAP/CNRS, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP.
Vasavada, Ashwin
Sumner, Dawn Y.
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Department of Geology, University of California, Davis.
Vaniman, David T.
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson.
2015 (English)In: Nature Geoscience, ISSN 1752-0894, E-ISSN 1752-0908, Vol. 8, no 5, p. 357-361Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Water is a requirement for life as we know it1. Indirect evidence of transient liquid water has been observed from orbiter on equatorial Mars2, in contrast with expectations from large-scale climate models. The presence of perchlorate salts, which have been detected at Gale crater on equatorial Mars by the Curiosity rover3, 4, lowers the freezing temperature of water5. Moreover, perchlorates can form stable hydrated compounds and liquid solutions by absorbing atmospheric water vapour through deliquescence6, 7. Here we analyse relative humidity, air temperature and ground temperature data from the Curiosity rover at Gale crater and find that the observations support the formation of night-time transient liquid brines in the uppermost 5 cm of the subsurface that then evaporate after sunrise. We also find that changes in the hydration state of salts within the uppermost 15 cm of the subsurface, as measured by Curiosity, are consistent with an active exchange of water at the atmosphere–soil interface. However, the water activity and temperature are probably too low to support terrestrial organisms8. Perchlorates are widespread on the surface of Mars9 and we expect that liquid brines are abundant beyond equatorial regions where atmospheric humidity is higher and temperatures are lower.
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-3272DOI: 10.1038/ngeo2412ISI: 000353640100011Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84927943626Local ID: 114dc9d9-a8f6-4231-91de-334735aa7c61OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-3272DiVA, id: diva2:976128
Validerad; 2015; Nivå 2; 20150428 (javmar)
Martin-Torres, JavierZorzano, María-Paz
Nature Geoscience
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Figure 10 - The monitor displays 256 pixels, but thinks it is showing 640 pixels
If you can't get your monitor to display anything, then you likely have a wiring problem on the VGA connector. The signal generated by this source code is as good (or better) as some accepted standards, so any error will be in the wiring, not the programming here. Now, before moving on to more advanced graphics drawing, I will go through the source code and explain all of the black magic that goes on in order to get the VGA monitor to play well with the microcontroller.
Figure 11 - The basic sync and palette generator assembly source code
Open the source code in whatever IDE you like to use and let's go through it one block at a time. As you can see, I am a "lefty", and don't much care for indented code...ack, I know! Also, these sources were done in a few hours, and could certainly be optimized and improved, but the point of this tutorial is to show how you can make a VGA signal by using these basic examples as a starting point. The source codes will also evolve and improve as each new version is made, resulting in a simple framework that you can use as a starting point to build VGA demos, games, and applications. I will be explaining the code following a comment block, as each important function has been labeled. Also note that after each timing critical instruction, the number of clock cycles is shown as a comment since these need to be counted precisely at all times.
< Here is the basic sync and palette generator in AVR assembly >
The first few blocks ("PORT SETUP" and "STARTUP SEQUENCE") just set the IO pins and initialize the stack pointer. Also in Startup Sequence, Timer1 is setup for a compare match interrupt that will happen every 636 cycles. This time defines an entire horizontal line, which has been calculated by cross multiplying the real 25.175MHz standard VGA timings with the required 20MHz AVR timings. All of the work will happen in the video interrupt, leaving the main program loop free to draw graphics only when there are no active lines of video. The nice thing about having all of the timing critical code in the interrupt is that your main loop code can just do whatever it wants without needing to worry about the completely insane timing needed to display a stable VGA image. The real puzzle is going to be where are these graphics going to be stored and how will the main program loop share this space with the VGA frame generator? First, let's look at how the timing for 20MHz was calculated.
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GM foods--Seeds of Deception
GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)
Introductory overview The
Submitted by prokopton on Tue, 2010-03-02 16:28.
Introductory overview
The technology of genetic engineering (GE), wielded by transnational "life science" corporations such as Monsanto and Novartis, is the practice of altering or disrupting the genetic blueprints of living organisms -- plants, animals, humans, microorganisms -- patenting them, and then selling the resulting gene-foods, seeds, or other products for profit. Life science corporations proclaim, with great fanfare, that their new products will make agriculture sustainable, eliminate world hunger, cure disease, and vastly improve public health. In reality, through their business practices and political lobbying, the gene engineers have made it clear that they intend to use GE to dominate and monopolize the global market for seeds, foods, fiber, and medical products.
GE is a revolutionary new technology still in its early experimental stages of development. This technology has the power to break down fundamental genetic barriers -- not only between species -- but between humans, animals, and plants. By randomly inserting together the genes of non-related species -- utilizing viruses, antibiotic-resistant genes, and bacteria as vectors, markers, and promoters -- and permanently altering their genetic codes, gene-altered organisms are created that pass these genetic changes onto their offspring through heredity. Gene engineers all over the world are now snipping, inserting, recombining, rearranging, editing, and programming genetic material. Animal genes and even human genes are randomly inserted into the chromosomes of plants, fish, and animals, creating heretofore unimaginable transgenic life forms. For the first time in history, transnational biotechnology corporations are becoming the architects and "owners" of life.
With little or no regulatory restraints, labeling requirements, or scientific protocol, bio-engineers have begun creating hundreds of new GE "Frankenfoods" and crops, oblivious to human and environmental hazards, or negative socioeconomic impacts on the world's several billion farmers and rural villagers. Despite an increasing number of scientists warning that current gene-splicing techniques are crude, inexact, and unpredictable -- and therefore inherently dangerous -- pro-biotech governments and regulatory agencies, led by the US, maintain that GE foods and crops are "substantially equivalent" to conventional foods, and therefore require neither mandatory labeling nor pre-market safety-testing. This Brave New World of Frankenfoods is frightening.
There are currently more than four dozen genetically engineered foods and crops being grown or sold in the US. These foods and crops are widely dispersed into the food chain and the environment. Over 70 million acres of GE crops are presently under cultivation in the US, while up to 500,000 dairy cows are being injected regularly with Monsanto's recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). Most supermarket processed food items now "test positive" for the presence of GE ingredients. In addition several dozen more GE crops are in the final stages of development and will soon be released into the environment and sold in the marketplace. According to the biotechnology industry almost 100% of US food and fiber will be genetically engineered within 5-10 years. The "hidden menu" of these unlabeled genetically engineered foods and food ingredients in the US now includes soybeans, soy oil, corn, potatoes, squash, canola oil, cotton seed oil, papaya, tomatoes, and dairy products.
Genetic engineering of food and fiber products is inherently unpredictable and dangerous -- for humans, for animals, the environment, and for the future of sustainable and organic agriculture. As Dr. Michael Antoniou, a British molecular scientist points out, gene-splicing has already resulted in the "unexpected production of toxic substances... in genetically engineered bacteria, yeast, plants, and animals with the problem remaining undetected until a major health hazard has arisen." The hazards of GE foods and crops fall basically into three categories: human health hazards, environmental hazards, and socioeconomic hazards. A brief look at the already-proven and likely hazards of GE products provides a convincing argument for why we need a global moratorium on all GE foods and crops.
Toxins & Poisons
Genetically engineered products clearly have the potential to be toxic and a threat to human health. In 1989 a genetically engineered brand of L-tryptophan, a common dietary supplement, killed 37 Americans and permanently disabled or afflicted more than 5,000 others with a potentially fatal and painful blood disorder, eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS), before it was recalled by the Food and Drug Administration. The manufacturer, Showa Denko, Japan's third largest chemical company, had for the first time in 1988-89 used GE bacteria to produce the over-the-counter supplement. It is believed that the bacteria somehow became contaminated during the recombinant DNA process. Showa Denko has already paid out over $2 billion in damages to EMS victims.
In 1999, front-page headline stories in the British press revealed Rowett Institute scientist Dr. Arpad Pusztai's explosive research findings that GE potatoes, spliced with DNA from the snowdrop plant and a commonly used viral promoter, the Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (CaMv), are poisonous to mammals. GE-snowdrop potatoes, found to be significantly different in chemical composition from regular potatoes, damaged the vital organs and immune systems of lab rats fed the GE potatoes. Most alarming of all, damage to the rats' stomach linings --apparently a severe viral infection -- most likely was caused by the CaMv viral promoter, a promoter spliced into nearly all GE foods and crops.
Dr. Pusztai's pathbreaking research work unfortunately remains incomplete (government funding was cut off and he was fired after he spoke to the media). But more and more scientists around the world are warning that genetic manipulation can increase the levels of natural plant toxins in foods (or create entirely new toxins) in unexpected ways by switching on genes that produce poisons. And since regulatory agencies do not currently require the kind of thorough chemical and feeding tests that Dr. Pusztai was conducting, consumers have now become involuntary guinea pigs in a vast genetic experiment. As Dr. Pusztai warns, "Think of William Tell shooting an arrow at a target. Now put a blindfold on the man doing the shooting and that's the reality of the genetic engineer doing a gene insertion."
Increased Cancer Risks
In 1994, the FDA approved the sale of Monsanto's controversial GE recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) -- injected into dairy cows to force them to produce more milk -- even though scientists warned that significantly higher levels (400-500% or more) of a potent chemical hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-1), in the milk and dairy products of injected cows, could pose serious hazards for human breast, prostate, and colon cancer. A number of studies have shown that humans with elevated levels of IGF-1 in their bodies are much more likely to get cancer. In addition the US Congressional watchdog agency, the GAO, told the FDA not to approve rBGH, arguing that increased antibiotic residues in the milk of rBGH-injected cows (resulting from higher rates of udder infections requiring antibiotic treatment) posed an unacceptable risk for public health. In 1998, heretofore undisclosed Monsanto/FDA documents were released by government scientists in Canada, showing damage to laboratory rats fed dosages of rBGH. Significant infiltration of rBGH into the prostate of the rats as well as thyroid cysts indicated potential cancer hazards from the drug. Subsequently the government of Canada banned rBGH in early 1999. The European Union has had a ban in place since 1994. Although rBGH continues to be injected into 4-5% of all US dairy cows, no other industrialized country has legalized its use. Even the GATT Codex Alimentarius, a United Nations food standards body, has refused to certify that rBGH is safe. (Also see: Monsanto and Fox TV Unite to Suppress Journalists'Free Speech on Hazards of Genetically Engineered Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH or rBST)
In 1996 a major GE food disaster was narrowly averted when Nebraska researchers learned that a Brazil nut gene spliced into soybeans could induce potentially fatal allergies in people sensitive to Brazil nuts. Animal tests of these Brazil nut-spliced soybeans had turned up negative. People with food allergies (which currently afflicts 8% of all American children), whose symptoms can range from mild unpleasantness to sudden death, may likely be harmed by exposure to foreign proteins spliced into common food products. Since humans have never before eaten most of the foreign proteins now being gene-spliced into foods, stringent pre-market safety-testing (including long-term animal feeding and volunteer human feeding studies) is necessary in order to prevent a future public health disaster. Mandatory labeling is also necessary so that those suffering from food allergies can avoid hazardous GE foods and so that public health officials can trace allergens back to their source when GE-induced food allergies break out.
Unfortunately the FDA and other global regulatory agencies do not routinely require pre-market animal and human studies to ascertain whether new allergens or toxins, or increased levels of human allergens or toxins we already know about, are present in genetically engineered foods. As British scientist Dr. Mae-Wan Ho points out "There is no known way to predict the allergenic potential of GE foods. Allergic reactions typically occur only some time after the subject is sensitized by initial exposure to the allergen."
Damage to Food Quality & Nutrition
A 1999 study by Dr. Marc Lappe published in the Journal of Medicinal Food found that concentrations of beneficial phytoestrogen compounds thought to protect against heart disease and cancer were lower in genetically modified soybeans than in traditional strains. These and other studies, including Dr. Pusztai's, indicate that genetically engineering food will likely result in foods lower in quality and nutrition. For example the milk from cows injected with rBGH contains higher levels of pus, bacteria, and fat.
When gene engineers splice a foreign gene into a plant or microbe, they often link it to another gene, called an antibiotic resistance marker gene (ARM), that helps determine if the first gene was successfully spliced into the host organism. Some researchers warn that these ARM genes might unexpectedly recombine with disease-causing bacteria or microbes in the environment or in the guts of animals or people who eat GE food, contributing to the growing public health danger of antibiotic resistance -- of infections that cannot be cured with traditional antibiotics, for example new strains of salmonella, e-coli, campylobacter, and enterococci. EU (European Union) authorities are currently considering a ban on all GE foods containing antibiotic resistant marker genes.
Increased Pesticide Residues in the Soil and on Crops
Contrary to biotech industry propaganda, recent studies have found that US farmers growing GE crops are using just as many toxic pesticides and herbicides as conventional farmers, and in some cases are using more. Crops genetically engineered to be herbicide-resistant account for 70% of all GE crops planted in 1998. The so-called "benefits" of these herbicide-resistant crops are that farmers can spray as much of a particular herbicide on their crops as they want -- killing the weeds without damaging their crop. Scientists estimate that herbicide-resistant crops planted around the globe will triple the amount of toxic broad-spectrum herbicides used in agriculture. These broad-spectrum herbicides are designed to literally kill everything green. The leaders in biotechnology are the same giant chemical companies -- Monsanto, DuPont, AgrEvo, Novartis, and Rhone-Poulenc -- that sell toxic pesticides. These companies are genetically engineering plants to be resistant to herbicides that they manufacture so they can sell more herbicides to farmers who, in turn, can apply more poisonous herbicides to crops to kill weeds.
Genetic Pollution
"Genetic pollution" and collateral damage from GE field crops already have begun to wreak environmental havoc. Wind, rain, birds, bees, and insect pollinators have begun carrying genetically-altered pollen into adjoining fields, polluting the DNA of crops of organic and non-GE farmers. An organic farm in Texas has been contaminated with genetic drift from GE crops on a nearby farm and EU regulators are considering setting an "allowable limit" for genetic contamination of non-GE foods, because they don't believe genetic pollution can be controlled. Because they are alive, gene-altered crops are inherently more unpredictable than chemical pollutants -- they can reproduce, migrate, and mutate. Once released, it is virtually impossible to recall genetically engineered organisms back to the laboratory or the field.
Damage to Beneficial Insects and Soil Fertility
Earlier this year, Cornell University researchers made a startling discovery. They found that pollen from genetically engineered Bt corn was poisonous to Monarch butterflies. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that GE crops are adversely affecting a number of beneficial insects, including ladybugs and lacewings, as well as beneficial soil microorganisms, bees, and possibly birds.
Creation of GE "Superweeds" and "Superpests"
Genetically engineering crops to be herbicide-resistant or to produce their own pesticide presents dangerous problems. Pests and weeds will inevitably emerge that are pesticide or herbicide-resistant, which means that stronger, more toxic chemicals will be needed to get rid of the pests. We are already seeing the emergence of the first "superweeds" as GE herbicide-resistant crops such as rapeseed (canola) spread their herbicide-resistance traits to related weeds such as wild mustard plants. Lab and field tests also indicate that common plant pests such as cotton boll worms, living under constant pressure from GE crops, will soon evolve into "superpests" completely immune to Bt sprays and other environmentally sustainable biopesticides. This will present a serious danger for organic and sustainable farmers whose biological pest management practices will be unable to cope with increasing numbers of superpests and superweeds.
Creation of New Viruses and Bacteria
Gene-splicing will inevitably result in unanticipated outcomes and dangerous surprises that damage plants and the environment. Researchers conducting experiments at Michigan State University several years ago found that genetically-altering plants to resist viruses can cause the viruses to mutate into new, more virulent forms. Scientists in Oregon found that a genetically engineered soil microorganism, Klebsiella planticola, completely killed essential soil nutrients. Environmental Protection Agency whistle blowers issued similar warnings in 1997 protesting government approval of a GE soil bacteria called Rhizobium melitoli.
Genetic "Bio-Invasion"
By virtue of their "superior" genes, some genetically engineered plants and animals will inevitably run amok, overpowering wild species in the same way that introduced exotic species, such as kudzu vine and Dutch elm disease, which have created problems in North America. What will happen to wild fish and marine species, for example, when scientists release into the environment carp, salmon, and trout that are twice as large, and eat twice as much food, as their wild counterparts?
Socioeconomic Hazards
The patenting of genetically engineered foods and widespread biotech food production threatens to eliminate farming as it has been practiced for 12,000 years. GE patents such as the Terminator Technology will render seeds infertile and force hundreds of millions of farmers who now save and share their seeds to purchase evermore expensive GE seeds and chemical inputs from a handful of global biotech/seed monopolies. If the trend is not stopped, the patenting of transgenic plants and food-producing animals will soon lead to universal "bioserfdom" in which farmers will lease their plants and animals from biotech conglomerates such as Monsanto and pay royalties on seeds and offspring. Family and indigenous farmers will be driven off the land and consumers' food choices will be dictated by a cartel of transnational corporations. Rural communities will be devastated. Hundreds of millions of farmers and agricultural workers worldwide will lose their livelihoods.
Ethical Hazards
The genetic engineering and patenting of animals reduces living beings to the status of manufactured products and will result in much suffering. In January 1994, the USDA announced that scientists had completed genetic "road maps" for cattle and pigs, a precursor to evermore experimentation on live animals. In addition to the cruelty inherent in such experimentation (the "mistakes" are born with painful deformities, crippled, blind, and so on), these "manufactured" creatures have no greater value to their "creators" than mechanical inventions. Animals genetically engineered for use in laboratories, such as the infamous "Harvard mouse" which contains a human cancer-causing gene that will be passed down to all succeeding generations, were created to suffer. A purely reductionist science, biotechnology reduces all life to bits of information (genetic code) that can be arranged and rearranged at whim. Stripped of their integrity and sacred qualities, animals who are merely objects to their "inventors" will be treated as such. Currently, hundreds of genetically engineered "freak" animals are awaiting patent approval from the federal government. One can only wonder, after the wholesale gene-altering and patenting of animals, will GE "designer babies" be next?
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/geff4.html
GMO food causes cancer, allergies, organ damage
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Quantum Medicine Update: The Scientific Validation of Quatum Medicine
Reiki, Reflexology, Quantum Healing, Energy Psychology, ESP...
Quantum medicine provides an energy-based medical paradigm that combines a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary health assessment protocols in an attempt to address the full complexities of chronic illness. Quantum medical practitioners view disease as a disruption, cessation, or distortion of the body's energetic anatomy along caused by a wide range of stress factors (nutrient deficiencies, toxicity, infections, etc.). Instead of suppressing the symptoms of this disharmony (pain, inflammation, etc.), these practitioners approach illness with the intent of eliminating the disharmony with bursts of energy or a specific resonance stimulations that correct the disharmony, eliminate stress or causative factors, and enhancing innate healing.
In the 1920s and 1930s Dr. Harold Saxon Burr of Yale University researched the energetic qualities of different forms of life. For example, Burr observed changes in the electrical field of trees to seasonal changes, sunlight and darkness, cycles of the moon, and sunspots. In humans, he noted that emotional stress affected the body's energy field (Transactions of the American Neurology Association 63, 1939). When observing hormonal changes in women, he was able to record a voltage change just before ovulation and a subsequent drop in voltage just as the egg is released (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 44, 1942). The most fascinating of his discoveries pertains to the voltage changes that would allow Burr and his colleagues to define malignant tissue and predict when a woman would develop cancer of the cervix (Science, 105, 1947). An excellent review of his 43 years of research is summarized in his book Blueprint for Immortality: The Electric Patterns of Life. This breakthrough book reveals important scientific discoveries:
All living things - from men to mice, from trees to seeds - are formed and controlled by electrodynamic fields that Burr defined as L fields (Yale Journal of Biological Medicine, 16, 1944; Science, 103, 1946; Proceedings of National Academy of Science, 32, 1946).
L fields are the basic blueprints of all life (Yale Journal of Biological Medicine, 17, 1945; Federal Proceedings, 6, 1947; Medical Physiology, 1950).
L fields are informational and can reveal physical and mental conditions in order for doctors to diagnose illness before the usual symptoms develop (Yale Journal of Biological Medicine, 14, 1942; Yale Journal of Biological Medicine, 19, 1947; Yale Journal of Biological Medicine, 21, 1949).
Carlo Rubbia, a 1984 Nobel Laureate, made an astounding observation on the magnitude of biological information fields which he reports is far greater than biochemical or bimolecular information in the human body. Consequently, any medical field that examines only the physical body is only assessing a small and inconsequential part of human anatomy.
An American nenrologist, Albert Abrams, MD who taught pathology at Stanford University's medical school in California, made the following scientific observations (New Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment, San Francisco, Philopolis Press, 1916):
Unknown resonances or waves were omitted from pathological tissue that can be used with great accuracy to locate an infection or pathology, and
Resonant frequencies or radiations from quinine eliminated the unknown resonances associated with malaria and mercurial salts stopped syphilis radiations (the same was true of other known antidotes).
In a series of 25 clinical trials, Dr. William Boyd confirmed Abrams' research and with 100% accuracy was able to identify chemicals and tissues without visual or any other clues except their resonances. In 1924, the Royal Society of Medicine investigated Boyd's claims and found them valid (Royal Society of Medicine, 1925). The committee was impressed with the new diagnostic capabilities of Boyd's methods.
Nobel Prize double-nominee, Robert O. Becker, MD reported that the electromagnetic resonance behaves in the human body in a similar fashion to magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) and that the body's innate resonances could be used to heal and explain problematic health issues (Cross Currents: The Perils of Electropollution, The Promise of Electromedicine, Tarcher/Putman, 1990).
A controlled, research study on rats by the US Naval Research Center, Bethesda, Maryland (Biomagnetics, 7, 1986) documented that the magnetic resonance from lithium (not an oral dose) was able to subdue behavior and depress the central nervous system. This study is important because it documents significant biological effects from minute radiations similar to homeopathic medicines.
Another brilliant researcher, George Lakhovsky, published The Secret of Life in 1925 revealing that "every living cell is essentially dependent on its nucleus which is the center of oscillations and gives off radiations." His research has important health implications. Lakhovsky's book defines life and disease as a battle between healthy resonances and the unhealthy resonances of cells against microbes and other toxins. When we consider that the sun is the center of our solar system, and life could not exist without it giving off radiations that set up oscillations in living matter, it becomes obvious that energy principles work on the same universal laws, be they atoms, cells, or solar systems.
Famous US surgeon and founder of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, George Crile, M.D. supported Lakhovsky's finding with independent studies that were reported in his book The Phenomena of Life: A Radio-electric Interpretation, which was printed in 1936. He states, "electricity is the energy that drives the organism." He likened the cell to a battery and stated "It is clear that in the second half of life the electrical potential of the elderly patient as a whole or of this or that organ, has been very much reduced and that by so much, the margin of safety has been dangerously diminished." In the 1937 British Medical Journal, Sir Thomas Lewis defined an independent cutaneous nerve system of pathways that was not composed of nerve fibers.
Using electromyography (EMG), Dr Valerie Hunt at UCLA discovered that the body emits oscillations between the "noise" of normal muscle contractions. With sophisticated equipment, Hunt was able to monitor fluctuations in the body's electromagnetic energy levels (Progress Report: A Study of Structural Integration from Neuromuscular Energy Field and Emotional Approaches, UCLA, 1977).
Further documentation of the body's electromagnetic energies came from photographic techniques discovered by Semyon Kirlian in Russia. With the interaction of a high-frequency electric discharge and a photographic plate he captured the energetic imprints of living organisms on the film. Further research by scientists at the Kirov State University of Kazakhstan and by M.K. Gaikin, MD correlated these measurements with Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts of energy flow. I found some of the most impressive work with Kirilian photography in Peter Mendel's book Energy Emission Analysis. Mandel's work was important for the following reasons:
His findings were based on over 800,000 photographs (energy emission analysis or EEA), which documented the beginning and end points of classical acupuncture.
All irregularities of bodily functions were depicted on the photographs
He based his therapeutic intervention on either the positive or negative EEA macrographs.
Validation and Anatomical Documentation of Meridian Pathways
While some researchers have documented the electromagnetic resonances of life, other have documented what ancient Chinese medical wisdom has taught for thousands of years. The following are highlights of some of the research that validates the existence of the acupoints and meridian pathways:
During the 1960s Professor Kim Bong Hen studied the acupoints of animals. He injected radioactive p[32] (an isotope of phosphorus) into an acupoint and followed the uptake of the substance into surrounding tissue. With microautoradiography techniques, he discovered that the p32 followed the path of the classical acupuncture meridians (The Acupuncturist, 1, 1967).
In 1985, Pierre de Vernejoul at the University of Paris injected radioactive markers in acupuncture points. Using a gamma-camera imaging, he tracked the movement of the isotope. His findings indicated that the tracer followed the pathways of the classical meridian lines at the speed of 30 cm in 4-6 minutes. As a control, he also made random injections in the skin, vessels, and lymphatic channels documenting that there was no migration at these sites. (The Kirilian Aura, Doubleday, 1974; Bulletin of the Academy of National Medicine 169, 1985).
Using electronographic body scans, researchers documented meridian pathways (Electrographic Imaging in Medicine and Biology Neville Spearman Ltd.,1983).
In studies similar to Dr. Burr, Professor Kim found that the meridian ducts were formed within fifteen hours of conception in the embryonic chick before the rudimentary organs were formed (Design for Destiny Ballentine Books, 1974).
In another experiment, Professor Kim severed the liver meridian in a frog and observed the subsequent changes in the liver tissue. Shortly after severing the meridian, he discovered enlarged liver cells. Three days later he noted serious vascular degeneration throughout the entire liver.
Dr. William Tiller of Stanford University observed close to a twenty-fold drop in electrical resistance at the acupoints (Energy Field Observations, 1988).
Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama AMI Machine (short for Apparatus for Measuring the Functions of the Meridians and Corresponding Internal Organ) research on over 5,000 patients documented strong correlations between weaker meridians and underlying disease states in associated organ systems (Science and the Evolution of Consciousness, Autumn Press, 1978). Reinhold Voll, MD, who discovered electroacupuncture techniques, spent two decades studying acupuncture points and their related meridians. Voll's discovery that almost all Chinese acupuncture points could be detected by a change in skin resistance was of incredible importance to the birth of Quantum Medicine (American Acupuncture 8, 1980).
All the above studies support the teachings of Chinese medicine. In brief, doctors of Chinese medicine believe that illness is caused by energetic imbalances. Certainly Kim's research supports the concept that meridian changes precede physical organ dysfunction. Thus the integrity and balance of the acupuncture meridian system is crucial to detecting illness in the earliest possible stages before organ degeneration take place. Yet it is important to note that traditional Chinese theories were developed thousands of years ago when the planet was not as polluted and food was not genetically-engineered, toxic or depleted in nutrients. Hence, we may not be able to rely solely on old Chinese remedies and theories now and in the 21st century. Over the past decade, my research with the Yanick Quantum Energy Method[reg.] on thousands of natural products that were tested against stressed organs. glands and systems of the body, revealed that over 90% of supplements currently available were toxic or had poor energetic and biochemical bioactivity. This research was confirmed by in vitro screening studies of 196 natural products that found 191 toxic or ineffective with only 5 or 2.5% nontoxic (Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association. Vol 2:1, 25-41, Winter, 1996). For the best clinical results, quantum medical practitioners use non-toxic, clinically effective supplements that contain the correct resonances of healthy organs, glands and systems of the body and the correct nourishment to support and strengthen weak physiology This powerful synergism in supplement choices allows the body to discharge toxins, eliminate opportunistic infections, and correct nutritional deficiency states in the shortest time possible.
Assessing the Stress-related Origins of Disease
Most standard medical textbooks attribute 50 to 80% of all disease to stress-related origins. Emerging from Quantum Medicine and its attendant philosophy is the view that a wide spectrum of stressors can be assessed by observing subtle energy systems that govern physiology and give rise to chronic disease. Causative agents that are not always detectable at the biochemical level, commonly manifest an attendant perturbation at the energetic level. Foundational research that supports the basis of Quantum Medicine has provided a clear mandate for the necessity of considering the variables of energetic anatomy in attempting to comprehend complex multisystem disease. From such research it is evident that the energetic context of health disorders, needs to be considered with the traditional biochemical model and that neither can stand alone. For example, using the meridian system as a way to determine biochemical stressors and organ responses to stress factors can synchronize enzymes and create an amplified crystalline resonant field that propels nutrients deep within the cells of the body, Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients. April. 2000. thereby improving nutrient uptake. As an added bonus, matching the correct resonant frequencies to meridian representations of organs and systems of the body enhances electron transfer functions and stabilizes molecular defenses, thereby reducing oxidative stress. The next column will discuss lymph stasis, lymphedema, and lymphotoxicosis as common underlying causes of obesity, thyroid insufficiency, and chronic pain syndromes and their assessment via regulation thermography and the best sequence of testing to determine one's lymphatic status via the meridian pathways.
By Paul, Jr. Yanick
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Mason City Schools » Departments » Communication & Connection » News » MHS Wind Symphony Performs Joint Concert at BGSU
“An educational and musical success!” That’s how Mason High School Band Director Edward Protzman described the Wind Symphony’s concert at Bowling Green State University on February 1, 2018.
Renowned BGSU music professor and conductor Dr. Kenneth Thompson, who has worked with the Mason band program for many years as a guest clinician, invited Protzman and the MHS Wind Symphony to participate in the joint concert. The timing of the performance presented a challenge for Mason as the concert took place just a few weeks into the new semester; typically, bands schedule concerts at least six weeks into a semester. Because the BGSU ensemble performed all chamber music for the concert, Protzman selected contrasting full ensemble pieces and balanced new material with pieces from Mason’s December concert.
Protzman said the staff and students of BGSU were “amazing” about ensuring that his group felt welcome and important. While on campus, the MHS musicians, along with Protzman and fellow directors Johnnie Green and Joseph Woodie, interacted with BGSU’s Thompson, Dr. Michael King, and a group of the school’s music education majors. Prior to Mason’s on-campus rehearsal, Dr. Jeffrey Showell, Dean of BGSU’s College of Musical Arts, took time to welcome and talk with the group from MHS.
The concert, according to Protzman, “was an emotional-filled performance enhanced by the wonderful sound of the BGSU concert hall.” Wind Symphony members especially appreciated performing for university-level students and instructors. “This added an element of seriousness to the group's performance, and it gave them the energy to perform at an incredible level,” shared Protzman. “It is not often you get to play for a hall full of musicians. Our students were proud to share their music, and I know they had a valuable musical experience listening to the outstanding BGSU groups.”
Protzman said that experiences like the BGSU concert are important for students on many levels. Traveling to perform at a university gives music students a preview of what playing in college is like, and for some students, can be the catalyst for continuing to play in college. This kind of experience also provides the opportunity to spend quality time with classmates while traveling. “Through the entire trip, these students were incredible to work and travel with,” shared Protzman. “They all represented Mason with the highest level of professionalism.”
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GWAR: The Enormogantic Fail – Matt Miner, Matt Maguire, Liana Kangas, Katie Longua, Matt Harding, Clay Henns, Jeff Martin, Lukasz Kowalczuk, Matt Young, Taylor Esposito & Josh Jensen (Renegade Arts Entertainment)
There was life before GWAR. It was stale, staid and more boring than a mid-nineteen eighties Sunday evening television line-up, and if it hadn’t been for comics, punk rock and Dungeons & Dragons I’d probably have suffocated in the endless miasma of daily tedium. Then sometime around 1990 (I was a little late to the party, I know) the Scumdogs arrived to make everything better, and during the next three decades I went from being a kid who got covered in intergalactic jism the first time Oderus and company played London on the ‘America Must Be Destroyed’ tour to somehow interviewing Dave “Oderus Urungus” Brockie every time the band hit the UK following the dawn of the new millennium. GWAR were, are and always will be a huge part of my life, so when their latest foray into the four colour universe, The Enormogantic Fail, arrived, I descended on it faster than a Deathpod falls from the sky.
The Enormogantic Fail is the story of how GWAR, then the Third Scumdog Legion, were exiled to Earth following a catastrophic military disaster which, it turns out, was entirely their fault. More interested in pursuing their vices than doing their duty, the “heroic” warriors fell victim to their wanton and base desires and their overindulgence in said proclivities resulted in the destruction of an innocent world. Even by GWAR’s standards, smashing the wrong planet to atoms on a mission is a pretty big deal, one that results in them not only facing a court of interstellar justice, but paying the ultimate price for their sins. Having to spend the rest of eternity trapped on the same backwards planet as the human filth.
Told in a series of flashbacks as each member of GWAR is cross examined by the prosecution, The Enormogantic Fail is a wonderfully depraved, gore soaked, drug and alcohol addled journey into the darkest chapter of the Scumdog’s history. The two Matt’s*, Miner and Maguire, have crafted a high velocity, rapid fire story that captures everything that GWAR are and aided by their sickeningly talented artistic team, bring the band and their woeful tale of degenerate perversion and destruction to splattertastic and brutally violent life.
While I was reading The Enormogantic Fail , there was one over-riding thought that kept springing to the forefront of my mind, a perpetually nagging itch that wouldn’t go away and kept jostling for pole position. All I could think as I smiled, laughed and cackled out loud while this tale of glorious mayhem wormed its way into my imagination was “Dave would have loved this”. Even though he isn’t here to see it, wherever he is in the cosmos, Oderus is looking down and smiling, content to know that the GWAR story is not only in good hands, but is being told with the kind of rabid devotion, energy, enthusiasm and passion that fills every panel and page of The Enormogantic Fail. Yeah, Dave would have loved this. And so will you… Tim Cundle
*There’s actually a disturbing number of Matt’s involved with the creation of this book. In fact, I’d go as far as to say it involves all of the Matt’s, which is not only creepy and spooky, it’s downright ooky. But that’s GWAR for you…
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The official site for Matthew’s new play, Unfaithful, has shared some behind the scenes photos by photographer Marc Brenner. Some additional photos were posted by Broadway World. The photos can be viewed in our gallery!
Matthew also spoke about the play with Broadway World. He discusses his character, the themes of the play and his decision to return to the theater world.
Had you been thinking about a return to the stage for a while?
I’m always open to offers from all across the spectrum. But I was talking to Matthew Macfadyen, when we worked on Ripper Street, and he said he tends to get a craving to do theatre every three years – it helps him focus and go back to basics, getting that rehearsal time. It really reminds you what it means to be an actor.
I thought that was really interesting, and realised it had been about three years since I did a play. I then went into a meeting for a TV comedy and was offered that, but the show was put back, so I suddenly had this gap in my diary. I read this play and thought it was absolutely superb – I fell in love with it immediately and read it cover to cover, just racing through it. It’s funny and real, and I could picture it being a cracking piece on stage.
Tell us about your character
The play’s about two couples. I’m Peter, one half of the younger couple, and he’s actually a male escort. The way he can cope with that while being in a relationship is to treat it as business – just a job that makes money. But the question is, how much can he just ignore what’s he doing, and what does it mean for his girlfriend. He plays characters when he’s being an escort, so does he reveal everything of himself or keep something back? Can you have sex or be intimate without giving yourself?
The psychology of it is really interesting. The play’s so layered – I keep picking up on new things in rehearsal. It’s been fun to get into Peter’s head and figure out what’s it like to be him. Dark, but fun!
How do you think people will respond to it?
It’s a very honest play that I think people will find quite uncomfortable, in the sense that it will challenge them – they’ll relate to some of these characters and the situations they’re in. The responses will be very interesting – definitely one to pick over and discuss afterwards.
Have you ever performed in an intimate space like Found111 before?
No! When I first saw it a month ago, I was immediately very intimated. I thought “There won’t be that many people, so nothing to worry about… Oh, wait. They’ll be right in front of me.” So it adds a whole new dynamic, but that suits the play so well. It’s very dirty and grimy and visceral, and people won’t feel safely removed, in a big theatre with a programme and a glass of wine, but a fly on the wall, right amongst the action, feeling those feelings.
It’s like when you glimpse a domestic argument unfolding on the Tube platform and you don’t want to, but you have to look. This intimate space will give it a real, raw energy. I’ve been told once it’s full of people it takes on a life of its own, so I imagine it’ll end up changing the performance each night as well.
How does this compare to your other theatre experiences?
I did a six-month tour about five years ago, and then Our Boys at the Duchess in 2012 – all three have been very different. Because of the humble nature of the venue and the rehearsal area, this one feels like a group of friends putting on a show in someone’s living room.
It’s been very enjoyable, working in that relaxed environment, and it’s useful because my theatre credits aren’t extensive. This is definitely pushing me, and I feel quite a lot of pressure, so to have these people around me, the brilliant cast and our director Adam Penford, the environment they’ve created is brilliant – it feels very safe and supportive, all for one and one for all. We watch everyone’s scenes and offer up ideas together, really unpicking the psychology of the show. None of us realised quite many interpretations there are going into it.
As an actor, that’s something you don’t get the opportunity to do enough in telly and film. So it resonates with what Matthew said – that theatre is acting in its purest form, poring over all the characters and their motivations and reasoning.
Do you relate to the themes of the play?
The language of relationships and sex, generationally, is very different – we’re more open about stuff than maybe the older generation. With Peter in particular a lot of his story is about the face we put on when we step out the front door, and the characters we play in different social situations – whether at work, in the pub or at the football.
It’s interesting to think about do we ever show our true selves to anyone, and do we even know who we are after playing characters for so long? As an actor, I definitely relate to that, but everyone does it, whether you work in a shop or an office.
And it happens now more than ever, with the faceless, anonymous internet meaning we create whole new personas online. That’s similar to what Peter does, as a way to cope with his job, saying “It’s not really me”, but can that really work long-term? How long can you keep up those barriers?
Would you like to do more theatre after this or return to TV and film?
Whatever comes up really. I’m very fortunate to be in the position where I can choose roles – I know, as an actor, that’s hugely lucky. So the way I approach it is, rather than think “What is this going to do to my career?”, I think about whether I’ll enjoy doing it over several months, if it’s going to challenge me, will I get bored, or will I get a real kick out of it. This play I knew would tick all the boxes.
Unfaithful runs from 31 August to 8 October at Found111, with previews starting 25 August.
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Borges became famous as a writer of short stories that contained new realities: elaborately conceived, ingenious and gamesome précis of impossible worlds or imaginary books. In these five stories there is danger on the high seas, an ungracious teacher of etiquette and an encyclopedia of an unknown planet - and Borges's unique imagination and intellect play throughout....
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Mark JEaston 2019-12-28 04:42
There's always an inherent danger in reading Borges as his short fiction carries with it an intrinsic risk of exploding, each story being an impenetrable and enigmatic mass of chaos plucked from the depths of his cavernous imagination and bound in heavy and endless threads of language.This short collection of five stories is no exception. Covering a range of themes-including piracy, thuggery, Japanese etiquette, false knowledge, and unoriginality of art-each story has, at its heart, a brilliant kernel of an idea, to which Borges adds one or more metaphysical twists, and then finally wraps in the referential but labyrinthine language of an academic.If it weren't for his ineluctable qualities of creativity and mystery, I have no doubt his verbosity would put off even the most ardent of readers, but as it stands his stories tantalise, leaving the reader as intrigued as they are uncomfortable, and, above all, absolutely uncertain about what boundaries, if any, should be placed on literature, let alone reality.
Brian 2019-12-21 23:42
Borges makes me wish I had a set of encyclopedias. When I read his short stories I believe what he is saying is the truth. It is the truth. What would Borges have thought of google? Bullshit!!! That's what he would of thought. Any Tlön would tell you that the Internet and anything posted on it is nothing but words written in a past that no longer exists. I love Borges. He teaches me things no one taught me in school. He taught me that life is now and only now. And there are many of my lives coexisting. Thanks Mr Borges.
This is the perfect little book to have in your bag just in case, for example, you have to wait 25 minutes at the dentist. It weighs virtually nothing and contains five stories by Borges, of the invented historical and literary anecdote type. Each is beautifully crafted, but my favourite is 'Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius', which I've read before in another collection. It's an account of an imaginary simulacrum of a world that proves more fascinating than the real one. As with most Borges stories, it gives you a vertiginous sense of how fragile reality can be.
Robert 2019-12-24 03:37
Some of it very interesting, the rest of it either went completely over my head or quite dull. Not smart enough to tell which.
Enrique 2020-01-16 06:51
I love Borges' short stories and these ones are also very good. Specially the third one. They are a good introduction to Borges world. And if you enjoy these 5 stories I would recommend you the complete short stories book.
Cristina Chițu 2020-01-20 00:58
Be cruel, be just, be obeyed, be victorious....truth, whose mother is history Fame is a form- perhaps the worst form- of incomprehension.
Eva Amsen 2019-12-27 01:57
The last two stories were by far my favourite, especially the one about the man who dedicated his life to writing "the" Quixote. (Essentially, plagiarising, but in the most convoluted way!)
Irwan 2020-01-01 03:46
Nerdy. Surprisingly entertaining read for seemingly pointless stories.
The Idle Woman 2020-01-19 07:31
One of the Penguin Mini Modern Classics series, this is like a little collection of curios - five stories displaying different aspects of Borges's writing. Fittingly, there are examples of fantasy recounted with the gravity of history, and history told with the elaboration of fantasy. Three studies focus on lesser-known figures from history: the 'doughty' Widow Ching, who ran a formidable pirate fleet in the seas around China; the New York gang boss Monk Eastman, with his unexpected affection for cats; and the Japanese etiquette master whose arrogance led to the sworn vengeance of the 47 Ronin. The collection rounds off with two more fanciful tales: the story of an encyclopedia which describes an entirely invented world, which threatens to become more real than reality itself; and the story of a man who sets out to rewrite Don Quixote in the original words. For me, the first three stories in this collection were the most enjoyable: I found the last, on the 'Author of the Quixote', rather baffling because I simply couldn't see the point. Is Borges is making a point about the folly of modernist literary criticism and the arrogance of modern writers? Or, as I always fear with Borges, am I just too daft to understand?!This is a very short taster of Borges - 75 pages in total - but if you haven't read him before, it will introduce you to his erudite and playful approach to the short story. If you are a newcomer, hopefully you'll be tempted to seek out some of his other books, because while this is a fair introduction it doesn't do justice to his imagination. I have to say that I didn't enjoy it as much as Penguin's collections of his longer, more elaborate stories - Labyrinths, for example - but it was at least an introduction to some unfamiliar, but intriguing historical figures.
Ronan 2020-01-01 06:46
Amazing and pointless. Borges writes somewhere in this little book that every purely intellectual exercise is ultimately pointless. He also writes about how wonderful it is that a particular writer can excel at espousing the exact opposite of his own point of view, and thus not offend the target of his criticism because they're both in on the joke (=profoundly ridiculous). One short story is about an author who tries to write Don Quixote... 300 years later. ..but exactly the same (!). He destroys all evidence of these mammoth attempts adding to Monty Python levels of absurdity. Another story about an imaginary country (or is it?) inserted into an edition of an encyclopedia, later upping the stakes to a 1001 page tome about an entire planet, is it fabrication or alternate reality? Does it matter? Nope, not a jot. It's funny but dense stuff written in a mocking satirical literary academic style, mixing imaginary and real references just for the craic.
Peter Dunn 2020-01-13 07:36
I acquired this as part of the Penguin Mini Modern Classics 50-volume box set. Sadly as I write this I can see that this out of print box set is only now available via Amazon at a huge prize so don’t bother looking for it, but do watch out for future similar efforts by Penguin.It is a great way of pushing you to read outside one’s comfort zone as you feel obliged to read them all as you have bought them and their small size means they take hardly any time to read. Each one I've read in the collection so far has tempted me to read more of that author, but not this time. It may be a poor translation, it may be that the stories are ripped out of context but these stories just didn't grab me as a whole"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is the exception. It packs a lot of ideas into a very short story and there are probably a host more ideas and allusions therein that I am missing as I know very little about Latin American culture.
Ryan 2020-01-08 02:34
This was my first reading of Borges, and while I was pleasantly surprised by how creative and amusing some of the stories are, I haven't yet figured out how to approach his work in general. Clearly there's are larger significance within the fabric of his extremely short fictions, but without looking at more of his work its hard for me to put the ideas together. It's ironic that I need to read much more of his work to understand the stories here, because otherwise the variety covered is perfect for the mini modern classics line.
The Book 2019-12-20 23:53
Overall, not my favourite collection of stories by Borges. I usually find that I enjoy the concepts in his stories but on occasion the language and style gets in the way of my enjoyment of them. I find his fist person narrative style overly fussy in Pierre Menard for example, and didn't want to finish reading it. Then again, I enjoyed The Uncivil Teacher (...) which has a different, calmer narrative style.
Ruth Brumby 2019-12-26 03:47
Fascinating writing. I knew about the female pirates, so I knew that first story was accurate, even unadventurously so. Then gradually I moved to Tlon, real or unreal? An enthralling comment on times and thought, making me want to research people who may not actually exist. Andrew Hurley's writing is great; I don't know how his translation compares with the original, but his word choices are excellent.
Jacqui 2020-01-16 01:48
Memorable QuotesThe Widow Ching-Pirate“Be cruel, be just, be obeyed, be victorious.”Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius“…the present is undefined and indefinite, the future has no reality except as present hope, and the past has no reality except as present recollection"“…while we sleep here, we are awake somewhere else, so that every man is in fact two men.”
Claudia 2019-12-20 23:29
Now this was a highly satisfying short story. This author seems to be able to mix excellent story telling with great cultural awareness. His technique is second to none. You must read for yourself because if I keep on writing about this amazing Chinese story -that both saddens and is rather joyful- I run a risk of writing a larger review than the story. Read it. It's outstanding. 4 stars
Steven Pilling 2020-01-14 07:37
this made me realise that when it comes to fiction I'm not as clever as I think I am. parts were good but most floated past my head leaving only bafflement. borges has a beautiful turn of phrase some humour and well I think this collection fits my view of jazz in that the creator enjoyed it way more than the reader.
Alexandria 2020-01-13 23:39
A collection of 5 short stories from 1939 and 1944. I especially enjoyed "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" and "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote". Borges is, as always, simultaneously playful and thought-provoking in his ideas and prose.
Marion Honey 2020-01-20 06:36
The story concepts were too dense for me. I always felt like I was reading to finish rather reading for enjoyment. The writing wasn't bad; it just wasn't for me. Guess I'll be staying away from this dude.
Runa 2019-12-25 03:41
I'm a huge admirer of Borges, but I wasn't fully convinced by the first three stories in this little book - they're good, of course, but - I felt - not up to the insanely high standards that his fiction sets for itself. On the other hand, Tlon and Pierre Menard are, as always, perfect.
Chris Wright 2020-01-12 02:58
Clever philosophy and social commentary in an unusual short story format. Well crafted is the phrase which springs to mind.
Dave 2019-12-30 05:31
Enjoyable sampling of Borges' works. The story ""Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" almost has some Lovecraftian moments, with its discussion of secret otherworldly cults and undiscovered books.
Alix 2019-12-20 00:55
I tend to really like Borges in general, but I didn't particularly like any of the stories in this collection. Would definitely not read again.
Cassandra 2020-01-19 05:53
The stories of "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" and "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" are both so original and mind-bending they are a joy to read. I love the depth and frugality of Borges.
John 2020-01-19 00:52
It makes me want to read more Borges, which is surely the point.
Johan Radzi 2020-01-19 00:50
borges, lu memang kerennn!
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Pseudo-medical treatment with respect to Mr. S. Milosevic, former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Law firm Steijnen, Olof & Stelling
Couwenhoven 52-05
3703 ER Zeist
e-mail: sagitar@hetnet.nl
Dr. P.R.M. Van Dijkman
Ten Hovestraat 66a
2582 RN Den Haag
re: pseudo-medical treatment with respect to Mr. S. Milosevic, former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dear Mr. Van Dijkman,
The so-called 'Yugoslavia tribunal' is again about to step up its efforts to silence my client Mr. Milosevic either by seeking to push him to the background in his own defence case which is currently going on. Or to silence him by seriously affecting his healt condition as a result of further deliberately deteriorating the conditions of his defence imposed on him.
Again the 'tribunal' administration invoked your aid in order to achieve that well-considered aim. Again you are requested to allow yourself to be abused by the so-called 'tribunal' in order for the latter to obtain an alibi for infringing the fundamental right of Mr. Miloesevic to defend himself.
As already pointed out in my initial complaint on behalf of mr. Milosevic, filed against you with the Regional Disciplinary Board for Healthcare, by making statements regarding the ability of Mr. Milosevic regarding the ability of mr. Milosevic to defend himself in various modalities of court session load, you make yourself guilty on the pronouncement of a pseudo-medical judgement, and thereby to a medically reprehensible act.
This because, as pointed out by me earlier, any answer to the question of what Mr. Milosevic physically is or is not able to do regarding the trial in progress, depends to a large extent on various other factors. Like, for instance, the time Mr. Milosevic daily needs for the preparation of his case.
So the question is not, like put to you by the so-called 'tribunal', whether or not Mr. Milosevic could physically stand various modalities of more court hours a week, but whether or not it would be acceptable to further severely deteriorate the amount of time left to mr. Milosevic to prepare his defence case.
Doubtless and prima facie these two elements are directly linked: the more time Mr. Milosevic will be supposed to spend a week in court sessions, the more the time will be further decreased needed by him for the daily preparation of his defence case.
And, as a consequence, there is also another direct relationship: the more time Mr. Milosevic, despite all restraints already put upon him, will stick on appropriate defence preparations in a situation of further increase of the weekly court session loadt session load for Mr. Milosevic will be increased, the more he will be forced to choose between his health care and caring about his defence.
It is this evil dilemma the administration of the so-called 'tribunal' is about to force on Mr. Milosevic.
And the so-called 'tribunal', by failing to do so I will take further juridical action against you.
N.M.P. Steijnen
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A themed book tour through Prism Book Tours.
(The Lily Sparrow Chronicles #1)
by Kristee Ravan
YA Urban Fantasy
Fairy tales are naturally non-mathematical. That is a fact, and fifteen-year-old Lily Sparrow loves factual, mathematical logic. So when her mother confesses that Lily’s deceased father is (a) not dead, (b) coming to dinner, and (c) the ruler of a fairy tale kingdom accessible through the upstairs bathtub, Lily clings to her math to help her make sense of this new double life (1 life in the real world + 1 secret life in the fairy tale world = a double life).
Even though it’s not mathematical, Lily finds herself being pulled into a mystery involving an unhappy Cinderella, a greasy sycophant called Levi, and a slew of vanishing fairy tale characters. Racing against the clock, with a sound mathematical plan, Lily attempts to save her fairy tale friends while proving that normality = happiness.
On Lily's 15th birthday she finds out her life has been a lie. She starts the day being told she can not take more than one math class. For Lily that is upsetting because she really loves math and uses it in all parts of her life. She comes home to find out her dad isn't really dead but the king of a fairy tale land. Her parents do not seem to understand why she is so upset and confused. On top of all of the strangeness she is told she is a princess and will have to go and fulfill her duties. She then meets a dad Cinderella and try's to help her and save all the disappearing fairy tale characters. Will he life be normal again? Does she truly want to be normal?
This is a very interesting spin on fairy tales. I did truly enjoy the story. It was fun to think how I would feel as a teenager in this situation. She uses math to rationalize life. For a 15 year old girl I did not find her annoying. Most of the time the female character can be whinny and boy crazy. Lily was not like that and I was glad for a change of pace. A great fun read.
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Kristee Ravan lives in Oklahoma with her husband, daughter, and pet fish, Val (short for Valentine). She wanted to be many things as she grew up including a general, an artist, and an architect. But she never bothered to say, "I want to be a writer when I grow up." She was always writing stories and thought of herself as a writer anyway. She sent her first story to a publisher in the sixth grade. (It was rejected - in a nice way.) When she is not making up stories in her head, she enjoys reading, juggling, green smoothies, playing dollhouse with her daughter, and hearing from her fans. You can contact Kristee at the facebook page for her Lily Sparrow books: The Lily Sparrow Chronicles.
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David Singleton (University of Pannonia, Hungary and Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Simone E. Pfenninger (University of Salzburg, Austria)
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This series brings together titles dealing with a variety of aspects of language acquisition and processing in situations where a language or languages other than the native language is involved. Second language is therefore interpreted in its broadest possible sense. The volumes included in the series all in their different ways offer, on the one hand, exposition and discussion of empirical findings and, on the other, some degree of theoretical reflection. In this latter connection, no particular theoretical stance is privileged in the series; nor is any relevant perspective - sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, etc. - deemed out of place. The intended readership of the series is final-year undergraduates working on second language acquisition projects, postgraduate students involved in second language acquisition research, and researchers, teachers and policy-makers in general whose interests include a second language acquisition component.
The Acquisition of Sociolinguistic Competence in a Study Abroad Context
Vera Regan, Martin Howard, Isabelle Lemée
Language Learners with Special Needs An International Perspective
Judit Kormos, Edit H. Kontra
Japan's Built-in Lexicon of English-based Loanwords
Frank E. Daulton
Third or Additional Language Acquisition
Gessica De Angelis
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Journalist David Sirota begins his column entitled “The zombie zeitgeist” with the question: What’s with all the zombies lately? Sirota is referring to a proliferation of books, films and video games with this content. Our response is: What do you mean lately? Human beings in P-B have always been zombies.
What do zombies do? They eat people, albeit they move so slowly in the films we’ve seen that it is quite a challenge for them to catch one. However, the real zombies (homo-sapiens) are much more efficient at catching each other. First, everyone is a zombie and qualifies as a victim (food); and secondly, most human zombies are not that swift, either physically or mentally; and finally, human zombies are easy to trap. With the bait of security, sensation and power, human zombies can get all the sustenance they could want with, of course, some being better hunters than others. Climbing up the zombie food chain is a brutal process to watch but most of us are too busy chasing each other to realize the sadness of the spectacle.
Lately, some super-zombies on Wall Street have proven to be particularly adept hunters and have had a lot of their fellow Americans for lunch. “It was only a year ago that ‘zombie’ first entered the colloquial lexicon during the collapse of the financial institutions that were cannibalizing the economy. From a balance-sheet perspective, many of these firms were dead. But they were quickly reanimated as zombie banks with trillions of taxpayer dollars. On Wall Street, we have zombie executives—those who destroyed the economy but nonetheless kept their same jobs and now continue paying themselves huge bonuses.”
Zombie behaviors are contagious. Once bitten by an infected fellow American (e.g., parents, peers, pastors or the super-infectious collective unconscious—in paradigm B) it’s hard to resist succumbing to the urge to mindlessly accumulate all the material stuff, power, and pleasure one can, as fast as possible. The virus continues to spread as more and more zombies become more and more piggish. “Frightfully enough, zombies have also infiltrated America’s political culture. At the White House, President Obama hired zombie advisers whose zombie economic ideologies (e.g. Henry Paulson) and records manufacturing recession conditions should have killed their careers, but who now sit in high government office letting out moans in support of zombie banks. Decrepit zombie politicians stalk Congress with the very zombie lobbyists (six lurching lobbyists for each catatonic Congressman) that the election was said to disempower.”
I’m using the quotes of the columnist David Sirota. What about his employers, the so-called Fourth Estate, which is supposed to protect the rest of us zombies from being victimized? Is there any hope for the poor, staggering, inept American zombie? “If zombies specifically represent the apocalyptic downsides of immortalized mindlessness, then today’s zombie zeitgeist is not merely a result of scary quandaries created by stupidity. It is a reaction [You better believe it!] to both those problems and the sense that they can never be thwarted.”
Of course, humanity has always lived in the zombie “state” and has no hope of awakening from its self-destructive self-victimizing without a different identity. “Here we are, a year after a financial implosion that should have driven a stake in the heart of free-market fundamentalism. [Here Sirota mixes his metaphorical monsters since stakes are the remedy for vampires not zombies.] Here we are, a year after an election that was supposed to pour holy water on Wall Street vampires, exorcise the economy’s demons and challenge the ancient mummies of neoconservative foreign policy. Yet here we are, with virtually nothing changed, watching the same zombie crisis indomitably stumble forward.”
How has humanity coped with the harsh reality that Sirota’s insights have revealed? We turn to our sensation energy center and deploy our escapist behaviors and seek distractions from the reality of our pain and fear. “We flee to entertainment venues that let us enjoy the campy thrill of confronting the undead—even though we’ve lost the ability to do that in real life.” Alas, the human community has never had that ability in real life because we have always been contained in P-B.
Nevertheless, Sirota has made some critically important observations concerning the human condition. We all know something is wrong and many of us can think of clever ways to describe what that is and even think we can identify who or what is responsible. But the truth is, we don’t know what is wrong and therefore, not surprisingly, we haven’t a clue what to do about it. It is no fun being a zombie.
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Chase Campbell of SizeUp Reveals that Value Offerings Help Physical Stores Compete with E-Commerce Buinesses
January 10, 2020 – Even in the digital age where e-commerce has begun to reign supreme, conventional physical stores can have rags-to-riches stories to tell. One such journey of smart entrepreneurship is that of Chase Campbell, Founder & CEO of Size UP. Back in 2012, Campbell started the company when he was 19 years old.
Today, Size Up has no less than eight physical stores, that sell sports and fitness apparels to thousands of customers. There is also a new Size Up Apparel store online, a brand well established in the minds of target customers – young men and women with a passion for staying fit, going to the gym and flashing their muscles around.
Size Up stands out as a prime example of how sheer will to succeed can bring rewards sooner than one expects. This despite the growing presence of online retail, which would soon account for over 17 percent of the global retail market. Size Up had several obstacles to overcome before it could reach its present state.
Campbell’s family was facing financial hurdles and homelessness after his father lost his job to outsourcing. Knowing that he had to make quick money, he found fitness and sports as the best sectors where he could do a quick selling job. Chase Campbell capitalized on his skill of finding deals that were better than what customers were currently paying for.
The physical store of Size Up turned out to be nearby, as Chase had his friend’s dad’s vacant plaza to count on. With the help of another of his friends (Chase didn’t have a credit score as he was just nineteen and without a credit card). The ‘Grand Opening’ wasn’t anything to remember. But when Chase began to offer special gifts, merchandise and free goodies that came with his products, there was no stopping the queue of customers. The humble beginnings with loads of hard work have now seemed to pay off as Size Up boasts stores in 8 locations across the US, including 6 in Michigan, 1 in Las Vegas and 1 in South Florida. With more expansions projected, the public is primed to expect stores in more locations across the US, and possibly the world at large.
When the online site of Size Up went live, it didn’t attract much traffic as expected. The brand value had still not been registered in the minds of its customers. Campbell then tried a novel trick and started dispatching a postcard with great coupon discounts with each delivery.
“Our strategy to offer great value in pricing and quality set the Size Up store apart right from its inception. In a world of fabricated pricing, we are cut from a different cloth,” says Chase Campbell.
Size Up has many lessons to offer other budding entrepreneurs who have or want to start a brick and mortar store. Offering customer delight that can’t be obtained online is crucial to attracting customers in person. Inviting celebrities, athletes and local sporting heroes also helped Size Up make a different impact. In addition, a visit to the store means having a chance to get memorabilia, take part in raffles, or enjoy special events. Finally, Size Up has utilized social media to broadcast and engage customers with a variety of stories.
For more information, please visit: www.sizeupapparel.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sizeupapparel/
Company Name: Size Up LLC
Contact Person: Chase Campbell
Address:50421 Hayes Rd
City: Shelby
State: MI 48315
Website: https://www.sizeupapparel.com/
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11.10.2019 | Halya Coynash
The right to liberty and security
Ukrainian activist imprisoned in Crimea on ‘terrorist’ charges after opposing Russian occupation
Ukrainian seized in occupied Crimea and likely tortured for new ‘saboteur trial’
Russia uses standard falsification for new persecution of pro-Ukraine activist in occupied Crimea
Russian FSB terrorizes another Ukrainian activist in occupied Crimea
While the world watches Russia’s new offensive against Ukraine, it’s repression as usual in occupied Crimea
Russian FSB comes for Ukrainian Cultural Centre activist in occupied Crimea
“Why should I leave? I am on my land”, 61-year-old Ukrainian activist Oleh Prykhodko asked after the Russian FSB’s last search by armed and masked men of his home in Orekhovo, near Saki in occupied Crimea on 8 February 2019. The FSB have now returned, and this time arrested Prykhodko, detaining also his wife, who is, however, being treated as a ‘witness’. Everything about this case is disturbingly reminiscent of Russia’s political trial of Volodymyr Balukh, from the Ukrainian flag over Prykhodko’s home and the evident attempts to terrorize him into leaving Crimea himself to the concocted charges when he refused to be cowered.
Prykhodko was arrested in the evening of 9 October. According to his lawyer, Nazim Sheikhmambetov, the FSB accuse him of ‘unlawfully preparing an explosive device’ (Article 223.1 of Russia’s criminal code) and, most ominously, of ‘a terrorist act’ (Article 205). The FSB is now claiming that he was planning to blow up the Saki city administration.
According to Sheikhmambetov, the FSB turned up in the evening of 9 October and carried out “an inspection” (as opposed to a search which requires a court order) of Prykhodko’s garage. They allegedly ‘found’ a TNT type 200 explosive, a detonator for UZRGM-2 and such cut welding arcs allegedly for insertion within the explosive device. The FSB’s highly improbable story is that Prykhodko was planning to blow up the local administration building, but that the FSB prevented this .
Prykhodko is adamant that the supposedly found items were, in fact, planted and that this is because of his pro-Ukrainian position.
All of the elements linking Prykhodko’s arrest to other politically-motivated cases since Russia’s annexation of Crimea are present, including the publicity provided by Russian and pro-Russian propaganda channels. On 10 October, Kryminform broadcast a video released by the FSB of what the channel called “the arrest of an extremist in Saki”. The video footage, in fact, incriminates the FSB since it is clear that they are alone in the garage with Prykhodko forced to stand outside watching from a distance. It is reported that they allegedly found several Molotov cocktails hidden in an old bucket, as well as a homemade explosive device.
Lest any of their audience not understand what kind of ‘extremist’ had been targeted, Kryminform reports that they also found symbols of “extremist organizations banned in Russia”, books, brochures and a portrait of the Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera. Unlike the ‘explosives’, the Ukrainian flag, trident and various other Ukrainian symbols, books, etc. were, indeed, Prykhodko’s. All were, however, present back in February 2019 when the FSB first carried out an armed search. Although Kryminform, probably quoting information received from the FSB, mentions Prykhodko’s Ukrainian flags and his opposition (described as “extremist views”) to Russia’s occupation of Crimea, these are not illegal. They are, however, clear indicators of the political motivation behind this new arrest in occupied Crimea.
Like Volodymyr Balukh, Prykhodko has never concealed his opposition to Russia’s invasion and annexation of his homeland. Neither he, nor his wife, were in any doubt about the danger of persecution he faced making it simply preposterous to suggest that, even if he wanted to commit a terrorist act, that he would have placed evidence in his garage for the entirely predictable visitation by the FSB.
It was, after all, not the first time. Prykhodko was once, in 2016, jailed for three days for not changing the Ukrainian number on his car to a Russian one.
Then on 8 February 2019, around 10 FSB officers, some in masks, carried out a search of the Prykhodko home and removed computers, a telephone; books and some German realia, linked with his interest in the history of the Second World War (a German helmet and some models (cases) of German machine guns. They also insisted on searching the home of his daughter.
After that search, the FSB took away a red and black flag (of the UPA, or Ukrainian Insurgent Army) and Ukrainian flag; Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar symbols and old leaflets, including from the VO Svoboda Party which Prykhodko was a member of until 2014. Prykhodko said then that they had ripped off the Ukrainian symbols from his car. Following the search, he was taken to the FSB office in Simferopol and interrogated. They wanted to know about his activities and about virtually every contact whom he had in his mobile phone.
Moscow probably understands that its arrests of pensioners and others known for their pro-Ukrainian views and law-abiding behaviour cannot even convince an audience fed exclusively on propaganda. The visitation in February was clearly intended as a warning, one that Prykhodko, who is in his Ukrainian homeland, refused to heed. He is now in detention, with ‘judge’ Anton Tsykurenko from the Russian-controlled ‘Kievsky District Court in Simferopol having remanded him in custody for the next two months.
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Improvements to GO will result in 15-minute service
By Mark Pavilons
Improvements by Metrolinx over the next few years will usher in 15-minute, all-day, two-way service from the King City GO Station.
Work being done by Metrolinx will greatly improve service along the Toronto-Barrie line, resulting in fast and efficient service for commuters. Hopes are the lightning-fast service will arrive in 2025.
Metrolinx staffers Anthony Irving and Mirjana Osojnicki updated King councillors on the very preliminary plans for the upgrades. In King, some major expansions are planned for the King City GO station, and Metrolinx is planning a small layover compound north of the village.
Irving called the expansions “real rapid transit” which will see GO’s fleet becoming faster and more efficient. The overhaul at Union Station in Toronto has been ongoing for years, and it’s now revealing a new, modern look.
Osojnicki explained the King City station will see the installation of an enclosed pedestrian bridge with elevators, a new west platform and 200 more parking spaces.
A layover facility is planned for the area and Metrolinx is working with TRCA on assessment of the lands. Irving explained it’s a rather small compound that includes several small sections of extra track, where trains are parked overnight. There is a similar one at the Bradford GO station and he stressed it’s not a maintenance facility.
The lands are within the Oak Ridges Moraine and within TRCA regulated areas associated with the East Humber River.
Metrolinx is also reviewing more than 160 level crossings, including five in King Township, to see how to best meet federal regulations. These include Station Road, Dufferin, 15th Sideroad, Bathurst and Toll Road.
Metrolinx and Township staff are continuing their discussions and more updates to council will be coming.
While councillors welcomed the increase in service, there are some outstanding issues surrounding whistle noises and sound barrier walls.
Mayor Steve Pellegrini wanted to know when the overdue walls will be installed, something residents have been eagerly waiting for. Irving said it likely won’t happen until 2024 and they’re well aware of the whistle issue.
Pellegrini said he hoped the walls would be installed by 2020, and not 2024.
Metrolinx also plans a 200-spot parking lot, freeing up more space for commuters. Irving admitted that Metrolinx is examining the future of parking lot management, since they don’t want to be in the parking business.
To meet the demand quicker, Pellegrini asked if the lot could be given a gravel surface, and be used temporarily.
The mayor noted that upwards of 90% of the spots are reserved, and residents and paying the fee to secure a guaranteed spot. “Any help is welcome” in generating more parking, he said.
Councillor Debbie Schaefer pointed out that many of those reserved spots sit empty and she’s like to see a system in place that lets people know if spots are free on any given day.
Councillor Jordan Cescolini said he’s disappointed in the delays on the noise walls and whistle issue. He’s also opposed to the site chosen for the layover compound, noting it’s on sensitive land where King was hoping to create a park. He pointed out there are better locations for this. Irving stressed it’s still very early in the process and there is a lot of time for review and consultation.
Mizzoni sizzles with his best album to date
Following up on worldwide exposure for his 2019 hit, King’s Len Mizzoni will release what he calls his best album so far. The prolific songwriter and musician is thrilled with “Forever” and its single “It’s You Always been You.” The album is set for a Feb. 3 release. Mizzoni said this album is a mixed bag – everything you could want in terms of adult contemporary tunes.
King philanthropist focused to start new decade on serious note
A King-based philanthropist and influencer is starting a new decade on a serious note. Joan Kelley Walker is intent on leading by example, never forgetting about the numerous charities she supports.
Local doctor delivers vision care to the needy
Dr. Sonia Postiglione’s resolution for the new year is to deliver 20-20 vision to people who don’t have access to it. It’s not a mere coincidence that it’s the year 2020. The optometrist has been collecting old glasses since September in preparation for an upcoming trip to Chinandega in Nicaragua, where she joins a team of professionals on a mission to provide corrective vision to those in need.
Residents spring into action to help wounded deer
A local doctor didn’t think twice about rescuing a wounded deer. The incident occurred Nov. 16 at roughly 8 p.m. on King Road, east of Highway 27. Dr. Brian Van Arem just left his equine veterinary practice at Woodbine Racetrack when he came across a number of vehicles pulled over to the side of the road. “As I passed I saw that a deer had been hit by a car and was lying between the vehicles. I pulled over and was told by the bystanders that a deer had been hit and the vehicle had left the scene. The deer was in shock and was unable to stand.”
King City Secondary students give back
tudents at King City Secondary School took time to give back to their community and help those in need for the holiday season. The ESP Team ran two events simultaneously: a fundraiser for Yellow Brick House and a homeroom challenge for Socks for Souls.
Increase in water rates necessary for cost-recovery
Water rates are going up again in King in 2020, and some residents aren’t too happy about it. A staff presentation at council Dec. 2 revealed the rate hikes coming in the new year are the result of a multi-year phased increase by the Region of York. Municipalities are being encouraged to make their water and wastewater services pay for themselves. Mandates from the Province have added to the burden, which is being passed on to homeowners.
King adopts corporate energy plan
ing Township has approved its ambitious corporate energy management and conservation plan, complying with provincial regulations. But the move to set the corporate target at 35% reduction through 2030 was seen by the public as a step backwards, and a retreat from council’s previously set goal of 45%.
Local jazz artist marks first anniversary on Jazz FM91
A King jazz artist has been dishing out jazz like home-made New Orleans delicacies for just over a year. And he can’t be more pleased. Ron Littlejohn of Snowball is the voice behind “The Gumbo Kitchen” on Jazz FM 91.
King artist Panopoulos reinvents historic monoliths
A King artist’s imagination is sparked by the “mystery of history.” John Panopoulos takes his direction from the past, those faint whispers that reverberate around some of humankind’s most amazing, and often mysterious, monoliths.
Hush blankets ensure comfort and a good night’s sleep
We are stressed for many reasons. People are now sleeping less than they did in the past, and sleep quality has decreased as well.
Let’s clean up our act, before the Messiah arrives
Just when did we begin to lose faith? It’s no secret that Christianity has been waning, slowly slipping year after year. In Pew Research Center telephone surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019, 65% of American adults describe themselves as Christians when asked about their religion, down 12 percentage points over the past decade.
Making plans and taking steps to self-improvement
We humans tend to make a lot of noise, whether standing or sitting. I wonder how the world would sound if you eliminated all of the chatter, voices, and human utterances. Eerie, or soothing? Fireworks accompanied most new year’s celebrations and they date back thousands of years as ancient Asian cultures used firecrackers, fireworks and guns – loud noises of any kind – to frighten away dark spirits.
Why do we do what we do on a daily basis?
Why? Now there’s the question for all of human existence. But really, this is a question most of us should ask ourselves on a daily basis.
Canadians not taking much-needed vacation time
Canadians are a proud bunch. We’re decent folks and yet we just don’t understand how important it is to take time off.
Consumers share the blame for climate change
Human beings are experts at turning a blind eye to really important issues. We’re quite proficient at ignoring facts, twisting truths, spinning and even altering our own perception. Climate change is nothing new and yet we’re still not frantically ringing the alarm bells. Or is that we’re just not listening?
Goodwill towards children is imperative
As we enter the holiday season, we should talk the talk when it comes to extending goodwill toward others, especially children. Most of us would agree there’s nothing on this planet as beautiful as the wide-eyed wonderment of kids on Christmas. Priceless.
Food accessibility should be everyone’s right
Despite our vast array of accomplishments and our position at the top of the food chain, our world is still burdened by hunger. Haile Selassie once said that we all seek a world in which we are free and free from the burdens of hunger, disease, poverty and ignorance.
We are unique, but are we irreplaceable?
Who am I and what do I mean to you? This was the opening line of a piece of high school prose I wrote several decades ago. It still has meaning today. It’s a sort of self-reckoning, and self-evaluation of one’s worth or place in the cogs of the massive wheel of life.
Reality sometimes sucks, that’s just the way it is
How often have you used the saying “that’s just how it is?” It has always been the “sign of the times” for us human beings. The other day my son made a rather unsettling realization; for him anyway. He asked about our adult routines, noting we get up, go to work, come home, make dinner, go to bed, get up and start the process all over again. “Being an adult sucks,” he said with some dismay.
Job action, union pressure are nothing new
Like clockwork, at the end of almost every union contract in this province, mayhem ensues. It’s mostly sabre rattling and it’s mostly a show of strength. Neither side wants to appear weak or a pushover. Both sides want to get their point across.
Watt’s books a must-read
Council vote is ‘ironic’
More balanced tree bylaw is needed
Cancelling tree program shortsighted
Congratulations to council on new rec. centre
Bill 66 provides much-needed economic boost
ASK lauds Sentinel coverage
Student overwhelmed by King support
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The Woods - Courtesy of Lieven Leroy
Building the Community Center
by Bill Goebner
The "old timers" of Kings Mountain know how our Community Center - Fire House was built but many of the newer members of our community don't have any concept of what it took to build it.
I missed the first year or two while the foundation was being built, but participated in the framing, electrical, heating, flooring and roofing of it. It seems that we spent almost every Sunday as a community group pounding nails or whatever it took to create the "masterpiece" that John Cole designed.
Shingling Party at the Firehouse, circa 1967
John Cole, the architect, was a major driving force in the creation of the community center. Not only did he design it, but also spent countless hours building it too. He organized the work parties and among many other things, built the window frames and the original tables, which are no longer in existence. In fact the tables that replaced the ones that he built are now themselves being replaced.
His wife, Jean Cole, was the first Art Fair chairman and for 20 years coordinated and nurtured it into what it is now. As I remember, the first year, when it was held at the red barn across from Bear Gulch East, we took in about $50 for a profit of $35 after expenses. The first year that it was held at our community center, we made about $2000. We thought, wow, how could we top that? We did the next year, making about $7,000. The year after that we made over $20,000. As amazing as it was, the year after that, we made much more.
Getting back to building the building
Because we had more talent and energy than money, we scrounged building materials wherever we could. According to Bob McEwen, most of the studs came from the highway 380 project that was discontinued. The original flooring came from the Merchant Marine Academy, which later became the College of San Mateo (CSM) at Coyote Point. The lighting, which still exists upstairs in the main room also came from CSM.
When it was time for sheetrock, we negotiated with the bank which owned a bankrupt building near Skyline and Kings Mountain Road, to give us the sheetrock which had been piled up waiting to be installed in exchange for cleaning up the trash that had been created by "hippies" who had been living in the unfinished building. They had carved fire pits into the piles of sheetrock and had used the elevator shaft as a toilet.
At that time, we owned a 2 ½ ton surplus army truck, which we used to carry the trash to Purisima Canyon where the road was being repaired to facilitate logging, We were able to dump all of the trash in an area that was later covered by the road construction, rain or shine, while the builders were building, the cookers were cooking. We had many hot meals for lunch which were provided by Ruth Harder, Joyce Polacek, Dot McClary, Mary Cook, Lee Raynor and many others.
The first art fair at our Community Center-Fire House was held before there was a roof or finished walls. I remember for many years staying overnight with Bill Barrows guarding the paintings and the pottery, etc.
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Architecture Museum November 10, 2012 August 12, 2018 by Paul Piazza
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Macaws of the Peruvian Amazon
Earthwatch Institute Journal;Jan2004, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p47
This article focuses on macaws of Peru. These brilliant, long-tailed parrots of Neotropical forests are threatened both by forest clearing and by poaching for the pet trade, where they fetch thousands of dollars or die in transit. Poachers take the birds by cutting down their nesting trees for chicks and by lurking at clay licks, where macaws and parrots of as many as 17 different species congregate by the hundreds. Researcher Donald Brightsmith is part of an international research team approaching the problem on all fronts to mitigate the impacts of ecotourism and ensure the long-term conservation of macaws and their habitats.
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) (Psitaciformes: Psittacidae) Parental Nest Visitation in Costa Rica: Implications for Research and Conservation. Vaughn, Christopher; Bremer, Mark; Dear, Fiona // Revista de BiologÃa Tropical;mar-jun2009, Vol. 57 Issue 1/2, p395
We studied temporal parental visitation of Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) to six active nests in the Central Pacific Conservation Region of Costa Rica. Total parental time in the nest decreased significantly as the nestlings aged. Results provide guidelines to scientists for planning invasive...
PARÃMETROS HEMATOLÓGICOS DEL "GUACAMAYO CABEZA AZUL" Primolius couloni L. (PSITTACIDAE) EN CAUTIVERIO. Solari, Giovanna; Tribeño, David; Navarro, Zoila; Alvis, Rafael; Pino, José // Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru;2011, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p22
The Blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) is considered a New World endangered parrot. Blood samples were collected from 13 captive blue-headed macaws (7 male, 6 female) housed in the Las Leyendas Zoological Park in Lima, Peru to establish hematologic reference values. Mean values for...
Introduction: Preservation. // Panama (Adventure Guide);2004, p28
This article focuses on endangered animal species in Panamá. The World Conservation Monitoring Association has "red-listed" more than 100 of Panamá's creatures, which . Small colonies of frogs, particularly vulnerable to air and water pollution, might disappear in an instant. Panamá's...
Sequential Foraging, Itinerant Fences and Parrot Poaching in Bolivia. PIRES, STEPHEN F.; CLARKE, RONALD V. // British Journal of Criminology;Mar2011, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p314
Despite legal prohibitions, poaching of wild parrots is widespread in the neo-tropics, with the result that many species are now endangered. Guided by optimal foraging theory, secondary data are used to investigate why some species of Bolivian parrots, but not others, are found in an illegal pet...
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao, Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) Nest Characteristics in the Osa Peninsula Conservation Area (ACOSA), Costa Rica. Guittar, John L.; Dear, Fiona; Vaughan, Christopher // Revista de BiologÃa Tropical;mar-jun2009, Vol. 57 Issue 1/2, p387
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) is an endangered species. In Costa Rica, the Scarlet Macaw population of the Central Pacific Conservation Area (ACOPAC, n =432 individuals) has undergone considerable study and has been used effectively as a flagship species for regional conservation. Costa Rica's...
Birds and people. Johnson, Jinny // Birds (1-59084-447-5);2003, p46
The article presents information on the relationship between birds and humans. People buying and selling caged birds has led to some species, such as the parrot and the hyacinth macaw, becoming extremely rare. In some parts of the world, people still keep falcons for hunting. Many kinds of...
Genetic variation and population structure of the endangered Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus): implications for conservation. Faria, Patrícia J.; Guedes, Neiva M. R.; Yamashita, Carlos; Martuscelli, Paulo; Miyaki, Cristina Y. // Biodiversity & Conservation;Apr2008, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p765
The Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) is one of 14 endangered species in the family Psittacidae occurring in Brazil, with an estimated total population of 6,500 specimens. We used nuclear molecular markers (single locus minisatellites and microsatellites) and 472 bp of the...
Brazil pounces on animal traffickers. Epstein, Jack // Christian Science Monitor;8/31/99, Vol. 91 Issue 193, p1
Focuses on the efforts of Brazil's law enforcement to stop illegal animal trafficking and to help save animals like the Spix macaw. INSET: A lonely blue Spix macaw piles Brazil's backwoods.
One picture. Schafer, Kevin // Audubon;Jan/Feb97, Vol. 99 Issue 1, p110
Presents information on the scarlet macaw which can be found at Peru's Tambopata Reserve. Factors forcing the bird into extinction.
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Art to Enchant: Illustrators & Shakespeare
Introduction & Essay
Titles: Chronologically
Titles: By Play
The Works of Shakespeare
Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1744.
Edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, with a preface by Alexander Pope.
Illustrated by Francis Hayman and Hubert Gravelot.
The Plays of William Shakespeare
London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1807.
From the corrected text of Johnson and Steevens.
The plates in this 6 volume set are from the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery.
Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham, 1823.
Illustrated by John Thurston.
The Works of Shakespere
London: Robert Tyas, 1843.
Edited by Barry Cornwall.
Illustrated by Kenny Meadows.
The American Edition of Boydell's Illustrations of the Dramatic Works of Shakspeare
New-York: Restored and published with original descriptions of the plates by Shearjashub Spooner, 1852.
This two volume set contains the prints from the Boydell Shakespeare gallery.
"By the most eminent artists of Great Britain."
The Works of Shakspere
New York: Virtue & Yorston, [1875-1876]
Imperial edition.
Edited by Charles Knight.
"Illustrations on steel" by a variety of artists.
A Midsummer-Night's Dream
London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1908.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1908?]
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
London: William Heinemann, 1910.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night or What You Will
New York and London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1914?]
Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson.
The Tragedie of Cymbeline
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1923.
Illustrated by Albert Rutherston.
The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke
Weimar: Cranach Press, 1930.
Edited by J. Dover Wilson.
Edward Gordon Craig designed and cut on wood the illustrations, and Eric Gill cut the title.
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke
Limited Editions Club, 1933.
Designed and illustrated by Eric Gill.
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936.
Edited by William Aldis Wright with preface by Christopher Morley.
Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1939.
Edited and amended by Herbert Farjeon.
Designed by Bruce Rogers.
Illustrated from drawings by Edy Legrand.
Illustrated from drawings by Boardman Robinson.
Illustrated with hand-colored wood-engravings by Enric-C. Ricart.
Illustrated from drawings in color by [Edward] Gordon Craig.
Illustrated from water-colors by Arthur Rackham.
Henry the Eighth
Illustrated with wood engravings by Eric Gill.
Illustrated with wood engravings by Robert Gibbings.
Illustrated from water-colors by Edward A. Wilson.
Hamlet: a television script
[New York: CBS Television Network, 1959?]
Adapted by Michael Benthall and Ralph Nelson for presentation on CBS.
Illustrated by Ben Shahn.
Antony & Cleopatra
[Guildford, England]: Circle Press Publications, 1979.
Designed and produced by Ronald King.
The Tragedie of King Lear
Bangor: Theodore Press, 1986.
Woodcut illustrations by Claire Van Vliet.
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The royal baby’s arrival may be closer than we think. Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla just dropped a major hint about Meghan Markle’s due date, and it’s so soon.
Clarence House announced on Monday, April 15, that Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla will be embarking on a trip to Germany from May 7 to May 10—a date that’s just three weeks away.
As People pointed out, however, Prince Charles—who walked Markle down the aisle at her wedding to Prince Harry in May—and Camilla are unlikely to miss the birth of their newest grandchild.
If that’s the case, it’s safe to assume the Duchess of Sussex will be giving birth ahead of their departure next month.
The timeline also matches up with reports that Markle previously told a woman at an appearance her son or daughter would be born in April. “For those who want to know about these things: Meghan told one lady in the crowd that she is six months pregnant and another woman that her due date is around April ,” ITV News royal editor Chris Ship tweeted on January 14.
If this isn’t enough proof, there’s also another hint courtesy of Markle’s longtime friend and wedding makeup artist, Daniel Martin.
The Daily Mail reports Martin recently revealed he’ll be making his way back to the states by May 5. (He’s currently in England and was the first guest at the couple’s new Windsor home.)
“I’m very excited to share that I’ll be making my first ever main stage appearance @themakeupshow on Sunday, May 5th from 10am-11:30am,” Martin posted to Instagram on Saturday, April 12.
ecause Martin and Markle are so close, he probably won’t miss her birth, either, which puts Baby Sussex’s arrival before May 5.
Unfortunately, it may be a while before we get to see the newest royal addition. Kensington Palace announced last week that Markle and Prince Harry have made “a personal decision to keep the plans around the arrival of their baby private,” adding, “The Duke and Duchess look forward to sharing the exciting news with everyone once they have had an opportunity to celebrate privately as a new family.”
Either way, we’re counting down the days.
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Inspiring Start-Up success-stories in Africa
Millennials dream about becoming one of them, businessmen and women talk about their business model… start-ups have changed the traditional method of development of businesses. Rapid and exponential growth, disruptive innovation, easy duplication process… In Africa, start-ups are inspiring many entrepreneurs and changing lives.
M-Farm
The focus of many African countries is set on developing agriculture through industrialisation and improving the production methods. Rightly so, as populations will continue to expand. Fortunately, Africa has great weather conditions and over 60 percent of the world’s unused arable land. According to the United Nation’s Africa’s agribusiness industry in expected to be worth $1 trillion by 2030. M-Farm in Kenya, as explained in our article on Tech Start-up Hubs, is a perfect example of how to create a better income for farmers.
www.mfarm.co.ke
Farmerline, Amazon for farmers
Over half the active population of Ghana works in the agriculture sector. Without access to the right information, advice and resources, agriculture is difficult. Connecting farmers to the right information, markets and services to improve agriculture so that farmers have better income, that is the mission of the Founders of Farmerline. Collecting data and disseminating it through mobile technology (voice messages in local languages), the platforms send out good practices for farmers, weather reports and key information on market trends to over 200.000 farmers. Farmers can also map their parcels, manage their live-stocks and catalogue of products and pay the users through mobile money. The aim of the platform is to become an “Amazon for Farmers” on & offline where access to products & farmers is quick. The platform wants to contribute to decrease Africa’s dependence on international aid and invite the youth to embrace a new economic system. The King Baudouin African Development Prize was awarded to three start-ups, amongst which Farmerline, representing a prize of 75.000 euros. The company has attracted more than 4.4 million Ghana cedi (1 million USD) in overseas investment. The company’s growth is however largely driven by revenues from business clients. The next adventure is already set: getting to one million users by 2020.
www.farmerline.co
Releaf, the digital industrial revolution
Connecting buyers to sellers of agricultural products to good customers in Nigeria -and establishing trust between them- is the mission of Relief. In the start of 2018, it counted some 600 active users, 100 connections and 600 companies on the platform. It was launched in August 2017 and raised $120.000 from the incubator YCombinator -based in Silicon Valley- thanks to its founders Isiah Udotong, Ikenna Nzewi and Uzoma Ayogu. With the platform now publicly available, Releaf hopes to on-board 20,000 businesses over the next 12 months.
www.releaf.ng
Hello Tractor, the uber for tractors
In Nigeria, agriculture is still lacking the correct equipment’s to allow small farmers to be able to cultivate the land correctly. Hello Tractor, is an answer to that. This start-up offers a low cost, user friendly alternative to farmers who can’t afford to buy an engine but would still like to be able to cultivate their land correctly. The country’s federal government, which is the major supplier of tractors, can only meet four percent of their requirements. Africa has less than 50 agricultural tractors per 100 square kilometres of arable land, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. These micro-tractors have an affordable cost of $4.000 and a tailored-made solution for their financing. The engines are rented out through an app to farmers who can easily book them through an SMS and pay through their mobile. Once the rental period is finished, the payment is automatically transferred to the owner. The Nigerian government, through a public-private partnership, plans to bring 10.000 new Hello Tractor-equipped tractors to Nigeria over the next five years. The concept has now expanded to Kenya where a project-pilot has been launched in 2018.
Retail & Delivery
Sokowatch, supply chain through SMS
There are over 10 million informal shops across Africa that regularly face challenges getting their suppliers to deliver when they need it, in small quantities and with insufficient financial means to be able to sustain their commerce. Sokowatch brought a solution to that problem in 2013 by increasing the availability of everyday consumer goods by allowing the shops to place orders from different international suppliers at any time through SMS. The system then processes these orders and distributes them to the shops within 24 hours through it local delivery agents. The users of the platform save on transports costs and minimize lost sales which can, according to the platform, account for up to 20% of business cost. A partnership with major brands such as Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, METL Group and many others allows the start-up to offer this solid system. It has known a sky-racketing success, now already supplying over 5.000 shops in Nairobi. The service has been extended to Dar es Salaam and quickly hit 1.000 clients within the first three months. Future openings are foreseen in Mombasa, Kampala and Kigali. At the end of July 2018, Sokowatch announced the close of a 2 million USD seed round led by 4DX Ventures, with Village Global, Lynett Capital, Golden Palm Investments and Outlierz Ventures.
www.sokowatch.com
Tupuca, the african deliveroo
The solution created by 4 millennials who founded the platform connecting costumers and restaurants in 2015 through their smartphone. The company has over 120 restaurants signed up and more than 30.000 users. Adding pharmaceutical delivery and groceries to their service, this start-up is now getting invitations from neighbours Congo and Mozambique to open franchises and replicate their business-model. Since its launch, two investors, US Businessman Rohit Daswani and a local restaurant owner, Pramod Asija invested 200.000 USD.
www.www.tupuca.com
Access to energy remains an important challenge in the different African countries. While access to electricity in urban areas is often more easy, rural areas more often face numerous challenges. Solar energy, nano-networks of electricity and solar lamps are amongst the most innovative start-ups changing daily life and mixing Fintech with energy systems.
M-Kopa, the mobile solar energy kit
Offering off-grid electricity solutions in Kenya to over 600.000 homes thanks to solar panels connected with a battery to provide electricity all day-long, M-KOPA is a true success-story in Kenya. Founded in 2011 by Nick Hughes, Chad Larson and Jesse-Moore, the start-up could benefit from their experience of setting up M-Pesa at Vodfone. Success came quick: by 2015, the company had made over 40 million dollars of revenue
The system is easy: customers pay a deposit of 35 USD to take the solar system home and pay a daily amount, approximatively 0,50 USD through the M-PESA money transfer app. After a year, the system is paid off and they own it, getting free electricity all day long. Thanks to this system, the dangerous use of kerosene lamps to light homes is slowly starting to be history. In February 2018, M-Kopa got 10 million USD in funding from FinDev Canada in a new funding round led by the shareholders and management. The product is sold in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
www.m-kopa.com
Offering a solution to hire professionals you can trust, VConnect matches its customer needs with available suppliers. According to the company it can take up to five days to find a supplier and has over one million businesses logged, bringing that time down considerably. The way it works is easy, the users ask for a specific service, VConnect will consult its database and get the best quotes, presenting them to the user who can then choose between 3 suppliers. It was described by Forbes as one of the hottest tech start-ups of Africa.
Market by VConnect, a service marketplace where trusted business owners can find and connect with real customers, was launched on June 23, 2018. The service allows business owners to find and shop for customers with an option to pay for one customer or pay for a package plan. Simultaneously, “Take a Pledge” was introduced, a system to verify the identity of all businesses registered on Vconnect to promote trust and security.
VConnect has some solid partners to ensure a quality service. Truecaller, a global telephone directory with an integrated caller ID partnered up with the firm to integrate VConnect’s database. Mastercard has also partnered with VConnect to offer a mobile payment solution, increasing the ability to have fast, secure and cashless transactions.
www.vconnect.com
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LOS ANGELES -- Oregon is ordinary. Southern California is just so-so.Two down seasons have removed some of the shine from these West Coast powers showdown at the Coliseum on Saturday. For the first time in the 21st century, neither USC nor Oregon is ranked for their meeting.But theres still plenty of reason for both teams to keep fighting. The Trojans (5-3, 4-2 Pac-12) have a four-game winning streak and plans for continued contention in the Pac-12 South, while the Ducks (3-5, 1-4) are playing for bowl eligibility and a boost to next season -- and possibly coach Mark Helfrichs job security.Like I told our team, dont buy into this 3-5 record that they have, USC coach Clay Helton said. This team could easily be 6-2, and if you dont bring your `A game, youre going to get beat. We have to take this game as serious as a heart attack.The game also features a matchup between two promising freshman quarterbacks who refused to wait their turns to play.Sam Darnold will get his sixth straight start for USC, while Justin Herbert will make his fourth start for Oregon. Both passers seized their jobs from their older counterparts during the disappointing stretches of their teams seasons, and both have capitalized impressively.Darnold is the type of athletic, big-armed quarterback who would look perfect in the Ducks up-tempo offense, and the school pursued him in recruiting. The Orange County native made an unofficial visit to Eugene before committing to USC, and he won the Trojans starting job as a redshirt in September, usurping veteran Max Browne .Five games later, Darnold has already set USCs freshman single-season record with 18 touchdown passes.Hes just a really good football player and surrounded by excellent talent, Helfrich said. A guy that presents a great passing threat and a great run threat that really makes it go.Herbert pulled a similar trick at Oregon this season, taking over for Dakota Prukop after the Ducks 2/3 start. The first true freshman to start for Oregon since 1983 has posted a series of lofty offensive performances, even setting the school record for total offense with 512 yards last week against Arizona State while the Ducks ended their five-game skid.Herbert knows the USC defense presents a markedly different challenge. The Trojans have been on a roll defensively during their streak, most recently holding high-octane California to 24 points in a blowout win.I think theyre just an exceptional team, Herbert said. So regardless (of their record), theyre going to have a good defense and a great offense.Here are more things to know about the schools 61st meeting:GROUND GAME: The Trojans offense started to roll during an undefeated October, and it shows no signs of slowing. 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Does the Skeptic Win? A Defense of Moore. I. Moorean Methodology. In A Proof of the External World, Moore argues as follows:
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1 Does the Skeptic Win? A Defense of Moore I argue that Moore s famous response to the skeptic should be accepted even by the skeptic. My paper has three main stages. First, I will briefly outline G. E. Moore s proof for the existence of the external world in response to the skeptic. Moore s argument will serve to illustrate three of the methodological elements essential to Moore s response the Moorean Shift, Moorean Facts, and common sense which I will explore in the second section. With a clearer understanding of these methodological elements in hand, I argue that Moore s use of them ensures that his response to the skeptic is in no way dialectically inappropriate, and moreover gives him the dialectical upper hand. I. Moorean Methodology In A Proof of the External World, Moore argues as follows: (1) If there is one hand here, then there is an external world. (2) Here is a hand, and here is another (ostensibly gesture toward one s own hands). (3) Therefore, there is an external world. The success of this argument, according to Moore, depends crucially on whether we can know and not merely believe that the major premise premise (2) is true. 1 Although Moore concedes that we cannot prove that we can know the world exists, Moore insists that we can know things that one cannot prove. And so Moore takes the argument to prove the existence of an external world, not that he has knowledge of the existence of an external world. That is not to say, however, that Moore lacks knowledge that there is an external world. 1. The Moorean Shift A fuller treatment of Moore s response to the reveals a number of interesting methodological elements at work, the primary one being what has come to be called The G. E. Moore Shift, or the Moorean Shift. A Moorean Shift occurs when one counters an argument by denying its conclusion and shifting its form to a modus tollens from a modus ponens (or vice versa). Moore s example is as good as any other. Confronted with skeptical arguments of the form 1 I.e., whether the argument constitutes a proof of its conclusion depends on its meeting this condition. There is no need here to consider whether the argument so-outlined meets the other conditions for a proof that Moore considers (i.e., that the argument s main premise has to be different from the conclusion, and that the premise has to follow logically from the conclusion), because it does. But I suppose this, too, could always be disputed. 1
2 (4) If S doesn t know that S is not dreaming, S does not know there is an external world. (5) S does not know that S is not dreaming. (6) Therefore, S does not know there is an external world. (4, 5 MP) Moore responds by pointing out that belief in the existence of an external world (e.g., Moore s premise here is a hand, and here is another ) is more obviously true, or more reasonable to believe, than the conclusion of the skeptic s argument. 2 Thus, Moore argues instead that (4) If S doesn t know that S is not dreaming, S does not know there is an external world. (5*) S knows there is an external world. (6*) Therefore, S knows that S is not dreaming. (4, 5* MT) And now with the two arguments in hand (pun intended), Moore thinks that the only way of deciding between my opponents argument and mine, as to which is better, is by deciding which premise is known to be true. 3 For reasons I mention below, many think Moore s response to the skeptic is problematic; they say it is in some way dialectically inappropriate or fallacious. But even supposing it is, that is not to say the Moorean shift is no good as a general argumentative strategy. Perhaps a deeper appreciation of the Moorean Shift can be gained by illustrating how it can function in a philosophical context other than in response to the skeptic: Zeno s paradoxes. Where Zeno would argue 4 via modus ponens that (7) If it is impossible to cross an infinitely long distance, then motion is impossible. (8) It is impossible to cross an infinitely long distance. (9) Therefore, motion is possible. (7, 8 MP) In response to Zeno, one might shift the argument into a modus tollens as follows: (7) If it is impossible to cross an infinitely long distance, then motion is impossible. (8*) Motion is possible. (9*) Therefore, it is not impossible to cross an infinitely long distance. (7, 8* MT) 2 G. E. Moore, Philosophical Papers (George Allen & Unwin, 1956), p ibid., My formulation of Zeno s argument is influenced by R. M. Sainsbury, Paradoxes (New York: Cambridge University Press, 3 rd ed. 2009), p.11. In what modal context (logical, metaphysical, physical, etc.) the argument is intended to function is an open question here. 2
3 and insist that because we have more reason to believe (8*) than (8), Zeno s argument fails (perhaps this is the origin of the phrase one s modus ponens is another s modus tollens?). Thus, a Moorean shift provides a satisfying solution, at least to the philosopher with Moorean sympathies, to philosophical arguments for extraordinarily radical or revisionary conclusions, such as the ones reached by the skeptic and by Zeno Moorean Facts The Moorean Shift highlights other important epistemological notions at work in Moore s thought. One such notion is that of a Moorean Fact. Indeed, The cogency of the Moorean Shift crucially depends on the notion of a Moorean Fact. In the Moorean Shift, Moore shifts the epistemological burden on the skeptic by asserting that (5*) is more reasonable to believe than (5), and so concludes with (6*). Moore s confidence that (5*) is more reasonable to believe than (5) is precisely what is supposed to make the shift cogent. He writes: [W]e may safely challenge any philosopher to bring forward any argument in favor of either of the proposition that we do not know [some common sense belief to be true], of the proposition that it is not true, which does not rest upon some premise which is, beyond comparison, less certain than is the proposition which it is designed to attack. 6 So we might say that, in the most general terms, a Moorean Fact is a claim about which of two beliefs (that serve as major premises in arguments leading to contradictory conclusions) is more reasonable to believe. The Moorean Fact in play in the above arguments therefore is: (10) It is more reasonable to believe (5*) than (5). Obviously there is a bit of epistemic relativity inherent in the concept of a Moorean Fact, so defined. There may be and predictably will usually be disagreement about which premise is more reasonable to believe, depending on which argument one endorses. Simply pulling a Moorean Shift and labeling the new key premise more reasonable to believe than the original argument s key premise doesn t exactly advance the discussion. For example, suppose you re a die-hard scientific realist who sees the Minkowskian model of spacetime geometry as not only the best interpretation of the Special Theory of Relativity, but is the sober truth about the structure of reality itself. You are caught in the throws of a passionate argument with your 5 Though, arguably, the skeptic s argument is perhaps the most radical; for if it is true, then not even the conclusions of other, radically unintuitive arguments such as Zeno s argument can be known. I will return to this important difference below (section III). 6 G. E. Moore, Philosophical Papers, pp
4 colleague, a Newton-loving proponent of Neo-Lorentzian Relativity. Your colleague presents you with the following argument: (11) If the Minkowskian interpretation of STR is correct, then there are no relations of absolute simultaneity. (12) There are relations of absolute simultaneity. (13) Therefore, the Minkowskian interpretation of STR is not correct (11, 12 MT) Naturally enough, you will see things differently. Accordingly, you will pull a Moorean Shift on your colleague and insist that (12*) The Minkowskian interpretation of STR is correct. and therefore conclude with your good friend modus ponens that (13*) Therefore, there are no relations of absolute simultaneity. (11, 12* MP) Now, it will do no good to simply assert that the following is a Moorean Fact (14) It is more reasonable to believe (12*) than (12). for which premise (12) or (12*) is more reasonable to believe is precisely what s at issue. In other words, nothing would prevent your colleague from either denying (14), or asserting what he takes to be a Moorean Fact of his own: (15) It is more reasonable to believe (12) than (12*). In such a case, Moore s methodology doesn t seem too helpful. And if the cogency of the Moorean Shift depends on Moorean Facts, one might wonder how effective the Moorean Shift is, too. All that is needed to dispel these worries, however, is a little more clarity on what counts as a Moorean Fact. 3. Common Sense The problem above is that the general characterization of Moorean Facts is too general. Not just anything can count as a Moorean Fact. This is where Moore s commitment to common sense comes in. In particular, when a major premise of one of the competing arguments is an item of common sense, one is in a position to state a Moorean Fact. That s why the Moorean Shift seems to be a cogent move in response to, say, Zeno s paradoxes, but not in response to your Neo- Lorentzian colleague: that there is motion is an item of common sense, whereas that the 4
5 Minkowskian interpretation of STR is correct is not. But this doesn t entirely solve the problem. What exactly is common sense, anyway? And why do some beliefs count as common sense and others not? This is a hard question, and one to which most philosophers even sympathetic to Moore are not prepared to give a definitive answer. 7 But rather than think of common sense beliefs as meeting a rigid set of necessary and sufficient conditions, maybe it s better to think of a continuum of beliefs, on the one end being commonsensical beliefs and on the other end, radical, revisionary beliefs. Examples of beliefs falling on the commonsense side would be beliefs like Here is a hand, and here is another or There is an external world, or motion is possible. In A Defense of Common Sense, Moore lists a host of other beliefs he considers to be items of common sense, among which are: There exists at present a living human body, which is my [Moore s] body. This body [i.e., Moore s body] was born at a certain time in the past, and has existed continuously ever since, though not without undergoing changes;......at every moment since it was born, there have also existed many other things, having shape and size in three dimensions,... from which it has been at various distances...; also there have... existed some other things of this kind with which it was in contact......there have, at every moment since its birth, been large numbers of other living human bodies... the earth... existed also for many years before my body was born... 8 Examples of beliefs on the other end of the continuum might include beliefs like motion is impossible, or all that exists are ideas, or there are no chairs. Of course, some beliefs may be closer to the far ends of the continuum than others. But the point is that the greater the disparity between any two beliefs on the continuum, the stronger the Moorean Fact will be, and hence the more cogent the Moorean Shift. To illustrate: Common Sense Neutral Radically Revisionary p q r s Where p, q, r, and s are beliefs, the strongest Moorean Facts will be ones like It is more reasonable to believe p than s, which might be represented by (10) above, whereas weak or ineffectual Moorean Facts (which are really pseudo-moorean Facts) will be ones like It is more 7 The most detailed analysis of what does and does not count as common sense that I am aware of is William Lycan, Moore Against the New Skeptics, Philosophical Studies 103 (2001), pp Moore, Philosophical Papers, pp
6 reasonable to believe q than r, which might be represented by either (14) or (15) above. 9 The obvious downside to thinking of common sense this way is that there is a lot of subjectivity about where one will locate a particular belief on the continuum. 10 Nevertheless, a somewhat more clear understanding of a Moorean Fact though admittedly still pretty vague is this: a fact about which of two beliefs (that serve as major premises in arguments leading to contradictory conclusions), is closer to common sense than the other. III. Does the Skeptic Win? Plausibly, the Moorean Shift is most persuasive when you can assert a strong Moorean Fact; i.e., when the premise of your interlocutor s argument is radically revisionary and the premise of your shifted argument is a common sense belief. Thus, everything about Moore s methodology here is fundamentally epistemological in nature common sense beliefs are essential to Moorean Facts, Moorean Facts are essential to the Moorean Shift. This point helps highlight an important difference between the application of the Moorean Shift to the skeptic s argument and to arguments like Zeno s. The difference is that the skeptic s arguments are about the possibility of all knowledge, including any premise Moore thinks is known with certainty to be true. So one might say that the skeptic s argument is metaepistemological in nature. For this reason, many have cast doubt on Moore s response to the skeptic. They say that even if the premise in Moore s shifted argument is true, Moore s response begs the question against the skeptic, or is in some other way dialectically unacceptable. But this can t be said of a Moorean response to Zeno s argument, or some other such argument for a metaphysical, not meta-epistemological, conclusion. So we could say with some plausibility that Moore s strategy is more effective, at least prima facie, against the metaphysical revisionist like Zeno than the epistemological skeptic like Russell. But maybe this is only prima facie the case. Recall that the main premises in the skeptic s and Moore s arguments are, respectively (5) S does not know that S is not dreaming. (5*) S knows there is an external world. 9 For the sake of illustration we might say so. But actually I think the belief that there are relations of absolute simultaneity is solidly on the common sense side and the belief that the Minkowskian interpretation of STR is correct is solidly on the radically revisionary side. In fact, the Minkowskian geometry of spacetime might even be a paradigm radical belief. But to be fair, what s most important is not really a belief s status on the continuum by itself, but the belief s status on the continuum in relation to another. 10 This is admittedly an extremely simplistic way of illustrating the matter. But just because the illustration is simple doesn t mean its would necessarily fall apart during more complicated applications. 6
7 with the Moorean fact being (10) It is more reasonable to believe (5*) than (5). from which Moore concludes, contra the skeptic, that S knows that S is not dreaming. Those persuaded that Moore s response is dialectically impotent or inappropriate might ask what prevents the skeptic from countering (10) by asserting (16): (16) It is more reasonable to believe (5) than (5*). And the skeptic could assert (16). But the problem is that it, unlike (10), is plainly false; Moore at least has what appears to be swaths of evidence favoring (5*), namely, all appearances of an external world, the least of which being his two hands. Of course Moore can grant the skeptic that such appearances could be deceptive, which is all the skeptical scenarios warrant. And even the skeptic should agree that we at least seem to perceive an external world. But there is no such comparable evidence in favor of (5). It is true that one s evidence would be the same if (5) were true, but it s not like we re having experiences that lead us to believe (5) is true (if the apparent evidence didn t favor (5*), then there would be no point to the skeptic asking how do you know you re not being deceived? ). So the skeptic shouldn t have any problems admitting that (16) is false, unless he is prepared to deny that Moore even seems to be perceiving an external world. But maybe the skeptic can regroup and counter (10) in a different way. Even if the skeptic agrees that (16) is false, i.e., it is true that (16) It is not more reasonable to believe (5) than (5*). the skeptic will be quick to point out that from (16) it does not follow that (10) is true. Indeed, the skeptic can return the complement and say that it is precisely the skeptical scenarios that lead him to think (10) It is not more reasonable to believe (5*) than (5). By countering Moore s (10) with (10), the skeptic avoids having to defend a positive assertion like (16), so in that sense (10) is more modest. However, I don t think this move is any more promising. After all, (10) is not making a claim about what is reasonable to believe at all; it is denying a claim about what is reasonable to believe. And the skeptic denies that of (10) as well. 7
8 But now consider: if it s not more reasonable to believe (5*) than (5), as (10) says, and it s also not more reasonable to believe (5) than (5*), as (16) says, then the skeptic has just as much reason to believe (5*) as he does (5). But if our two alternatives are knowledge and no knowledge, one wonders why anyone would choose the latter over the former. Surely knowledge has intrinsic epistemic value, such that, all else being equal, it would be better to have than lack. 11 Even if the skeptic prefers no knowledge, he must at least acknowledge that Moore s proof works for him. For if two alternatives A and B are equally reasonable, and George chooses A over B for no other reason than sheer preference, then Bertrand, who for the same reason choses B over A, could hardly criticize George s choice (and vice versa). 11 For defense, see Jonathan Kvanvig, The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003). 8
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...December Traffic and The Strongest Currency in the World!
...December Traffic and The Strongest Currency in the World!!...
When I started Residencias Los Jardines, I started writing a weekly news letter -determined to tell all the good, bad, and the ugly. I knew some readers would be interested in the construction process. I expected others might be interested in the lifestyle of two people who had decided to live outside the box. For others, the adventures of Lita, the parrot and the cat took on an entertainment saga all its own.
Residencias Los Jardines is finished. We periodically have resales and rental availability. Some readers may be interested in this information.
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WEATHER: Less and less rain, more and more sunshine and regular trade winds.
This week saw many disparate activities: (1) the beginning of Christmas social activities, (2) winding up of Paradisus unit, (3) cleaning work on Lita's unit after a bad tenant, (4) multiple attempts to register with an on-line payment system -this is still not finished... wow!, (5) trying to advance the closing of the new car -another 2 mo. All of this was way more than I wanted, and it comes with negotiating Christmas traffic and crowds. I'm looking forward to the hammock which is dusty these days...
Sunday we host Lita's cooking group -16 people for rib eye roast (closest thing we can get to a standing prime rib). To get this, we have to go to a restaurant supply food purveyor... it is imported from the US, the whole piece (7 kilos) frozen rock solid -I take this to a local butcher shop and ask them to cut it into steaks, or roasts. I re-package pieces frozen for the future and work with what I want for the immediate needs. It works well... just a bit more complicated than in N. Am.
1. This will help everyone by leaving more discretionary income in the pockets of consumers...
2. Hotel Bookings: If they aren't busy Christmas and Semana Santa, there must be a crisis...
3. Perhaps this is the export that is going to replace Intel... I don't think so but...
4. Declining Growth Rate: the effects of plant closures are showing up as well as the effects of the appreciating colon. While there is still growth, it is very minor -tax revenue and unemployment are going in the wrong direction.
5. In a "green" country, sewage treatment and management is abysmal... look at the statistics... San Jose is working on developing its first and only black water treatment plan and is also developing a collection system... How extensive it will be I don't know but we do see part of the collection system from the Paradisus balcony.
1. Gasoline, diesel could drop to lowest prices since 2008 in January
December 12th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The price of gasoline and diesel in Costa Rica could drop to the lowest levels since 2008, if a reduction proposed by the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) is approved by regulators.
RECOPE estimates that a liter of super gasoline should fall ¢83/liter from ¢689 to ¢606. That would be the equivalent of about $4.33 per gallon at today’s exchange rate.
Regular gasoline should decrease ¢75/liter from ¢655 to ¢580, the equivalent of about $4.14 per gallon; while diesel would decrease ¢64/liter from ¢607 to ¢543, or about $3.89 per gallon.
2. Costa Rica’s beach hotels near fully booked for the holiday season
December 4th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels (CCH) reports up to 91% of hotel rooms on the country’s coasts are booked for the Christmas and New Year holiday season.
The Central Pacific remains the most popular destination this holiday season, where CCH estimates that 91% of rooms are booked, followed closely by Guanacaste, where 89% of rooms are estimated to be booked.
The South Pacific continues to grow in popularity as well, where about 85% of rooms are estimated to be booked.
Vacationers having trouble finding a last-minute room on the Pacific coast may want to consider the Caribbean side of the country, where CCH estimates that slightly less than 70% of rooms are booked.
3. Canadians’ growing taste for papaya creates optimism in one of Costa Rica’s poorest cantons
December 10th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A total of 37 producers in the canton of Parrita have managed to export 47 containers of papaya to Canada this year, compared to just three containers in 2013 – a trend that is supporting farmers and creating jobs in one of Costa Rica’s poorest cantons, Amelia Rueda reports.
The farmers, who form a cooperative known as CoopeParrita Tropical, are now hoping to conquer new markets, including Europe. The manager of the cooperative, Victor Carvajal, told Amelia Rueda that their success lies in the quality of the fruit they produce. “Our papaya is exceptionally sweet; we plant the Corobicí variety, which is exquisite,” he said.
The farmers’ cooperative is also creating jobs for those who most need them. Carvajal said the packing plant employs 25 workers – 20 of which are women heads of households – and Carvajal said they hope to double their staff in 2015.
The cooperative hopes to increase exports to three containers per week in 2015.
4. The Economic Growth Rate Declines
The domestic economy shrinks, complicating the current high unemployment. As reported yesterday by the Central Bank, the monthly index of economic activity (IMAE) increased only 2.6% in October from the same month last year
If production within the free zone regime is excluded, which reflects the behavior of the domestic economy, the increase is slightly higher, 2.9%; However, also in this case there slowdown.
The contraction on the inside of hits over unemployment and tax collection that the slowdown in export processing zones, which has been declining for the closure of the manufacturing plant of Intel.
For the economist Felix Delgado, the slowdown is reflected in the collection of taxes and the labor market.
"To some extent, these circumstances arguably already taking a toll on tax collection, which has moderated and grows only about 7% below the nominal growth of the economy," said Delgado.
Unemployment indicators, he added, also reflect that economic activity is not being able to generate enough jobs for the unemployed and for constantly entering the labor force.
According to the Continuing Survey of Employment, unemployment reached 10% in the third quarter of this year, no progress over the same quarter last year.
The economist Norbert Zúñiga, Ecoanálisis partner said that there are positive factors that can contribute to improve the situation, as the significant drop in the price of the higher growth combustiblesy is showing United States.
"To take advantage of this favorable situation, it is essential to resolve the delicate fiscal situation, adopt policies to increase competitiveness and improve the business environment," he said.
Almost all grow less. By observing the panorama of activities, almost all slow down.
Industry, which is the sector most weight in the production and IMAE, achieved growth of 1.37% in October 2014 compared to the same period of 2013, with a slowdown coming from a year ago.
In this sector, the influence closing Intel manufacturing plant, which is performed gradually year.
The trade, which is the second activity in importance and the largest employer also has four straight months of losing strength. "The results of IMAE reaffirm the slowing economy and most economic sectors, including trade shows and four consecutive months of slowdown," said Francisco Llobet, President of the Chamber of Commerce.
To Llobet, the absence of an effective dialogue with the private sector and poor decisions of this administration and the lack of progress in competitiveness, are affecting business confidence.
Agriculture, which is the third largest sector this year, he was hit by drought.
"There was very strong climatic factors, there is a strong contraction in oil, decreased export of meat, a bit lower growth had pineapple and bananas," said last night the president of the Chamber of Agriculture, Juan Rafael Lizano.
The representative noted that the decline in the dollar and rising wage costs and do a "sandwich" the producer.
If approved, the prices would be the lowest prices (in colones) seen since 2008.
5. AyA requests the Government funds for water treatment
The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) declared itself unable to finance water sanitation projects despite the serious pollution, especially in coastal areas.
Therefore, the AyA states that the executive responsible for the cost of these works is made, believing impossible subscribers assume the entity. "If we translate the cost of sanitation users, nobody could pay the fees. There must be a state subsidy, "the chief executive said yesterday Yamileth Astorga.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines basic sanitation as the technology that is used to hygienically remove excreta and wastewater. The process involves the collection, transport and treatment of those waters.
Currently, sewerage systems treatment plant cover only 4.2% of the country's housing and sanitation without plant by 21%.
70% of homes have septic tank, 3% black or latrine pit, 0.9% direct output to ditches, while 0.4% have no sanitation.
According to Astorga, steps have advanced a plan to improve several treatment plants, including those which are in Liberia, Nicoya and Santa Cruz-in Guanacaste and Puntarenas and those of Perez Zeledon.
Projects for collection and treatment of wastewater in Quepos and Jaco are also included. It is, at most, coastal areas where tourism is fundamental.
Astorga stressed that the initiatives contained in a portfolio of projects submitted to the Ministries of Planning and Finance, but did not specify the amount of investment required.
"It's very serious implying pollution in coastal areas if we do sanitation. If you're betting that there is a growth in tourism development, we must invest in this, "said Astorga.
In its annual work, the official said the AyA provides drinking water to 98.6% of its 2.2 million subscribers.
Municipalities supplying 625,000 people; the Asadas a million and the Public Service Company of Heredia (ESPH) has about 230,000 customers.
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Accueil Events Consumer Electronics Show 2016: A glimpse into the future
Consumer Electronics Show 2016: A glimpse into the future
Jan 12. 2016
Last year’s connected devices seemed to have little in common, but 2016 heralds a new era of smart connectivity in all its forms.
The words on everyone’s lips at CES 2016 were user experience, a term we’ve been using for some time in the aviation industry as connected aircraft gradually make air travel a better experience for passengers.
So what does user experience mean today? It's what happens when a whole host of products and applications — some of them already available and others coming soon — are tied together to make our homes, cars and cities smarter and easier to live with.
What was striking at CES 2016 was the sheer number of innovations on show in the automotive industry. Forget the dashboards of today: tomorrow’s cars will have a connected cockpit, a cockpit that feels increasingly like a flight deck, keeping users informed in real time about what’s happening around them, or even in their homes.
There’s a lot of cross-pollination between the aviation and automotive industries. Advances in one sector often find applications in the other sector too. Sensors initially developed for aircraft have found their way onto high-performance cars, for example, bringing down costs and ultimately benefiting aircraft manufacturers.
And who knows what the future holds in store. Aerospace and automotive companies could be joining forces to develop the next generation of drones, combining their expertise to meet shared objectives. At CES 2016, for example, Chinese company Ehang unveiled a drone designed to carry a passenger. Is the self-driving drone on the way? No doubt we’ll learn more at CES 2017!
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Human Factors in Artificial Intelligence
Sylvain Hourlier, Human Factors Expert, explains what "Human Factors" are and how they are taken into account in the design of Thales's Artificial Intelligence-based systems.
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How holographic optics could be the future of head-up displays
Research conducted by Thales experts in the field of Holographic Head-Up Display technology has been showcased by the prestigious IEEE Consumer Electronics...
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CBS Big Brother Is About to Get Some Extra Airtime
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Posted by Andre Braddox on 2018-05-07 2:30PM
Hey, “Big Brother” fans. We’ve got some pretty interesting news for you guys. It turns out that we’re going to sort of get some extra Big Brother action after season 20 is over, but not in the usual way that you might be thinking.
According to a new report from the folks over at TMZ and their sources, it turns out that CBS wants to do an all-Big Brother cast season for their other reality show “The Amazing Race!” They say, “The show reached out to several past “Big Brother” houseguests and has locked down its list of competitors for the new season which will begin filming soon.”
Their sources went on to tell them that this new all-Big Brother Amazing Race will feature at least one past Big Brother winner, but several other popular winners declined for family or career reasons. Despite that, CBS is currently very pleased with the final casting they were able to get. So, they’re currently ready to do the race.
TMZ’s sources are also claiming that the recent success of Big Brother season 19’s Jessica Graf and Cody Nickson in Amazing Race season 30 is what gave them the idea to do an all-Big Brother cast.
TMZ also pointed out that Jessica and Cody more than likely will not be returning for this all-Big Brother season of Amazing Race, and that they’re currently engaged. So, congrats to them.
In related news, the folks over at Realityblurred.com ran their own version of this all-Big Brother Amazing Race season report. However, their version is a little different.
They acknowledged TMZ’s story, but are saying that the Amazing Race season in question will actually be a mixture of Big Brother contestants and former Amazing Race teams. Their own sources claim that former Amazing Race alumni have definitely been confirmed as being apart of this new season.
So, if Realityblurred’s report turns out to be true, that means it won’t be an all-Big Brother Amazing Race season, but more like a Big Brother vs. past Amazing Race teams. We’re not sure which version is true. Both news outlets are claiming something different. So, at this point, we’ll just have to wait and see. What we do know for a fact is that there will at least be a couple of pairs from former Big Brother seasons involved in this latest Amazing Race season 31.
It’s not yet known which former Big Brother houseguests were selected to participate in this latest Amazing Race season. Hopefully, some extra details will pop up pretty soon. Realityblurred also addressed TMZ’s claim that Jessica and Cody’s success on Amazing Race is what led them to make this decision.
Realityblurred thinks other factors may have been involved. They mentioned that this past season 30 of Amazing Race aired in a new, high profile Wednesday night time slot which could have contributed to the higher ratings. However, they did acknowledge that Jessica and Cody might have brought in a little extra viewership from Big Brother fans. I personally only tuned in to see how Jessica and Cody would do. So, I feel like that could have definitely been a big factor.
Oh well. Whatever the case, this new all-Big Brother or Big Brother vs. former Amazing Race teams is happening. So, we’ll see how it all plays out. It’s unclear when this new Amazing Race season is supposed to air. It’s either going to air in the Fall of 2018 or at the beginning of 2019. We’ll have to wait for further confirmation.
How do you guys feel about seeing some extra Big Brother in a possible Big Brother Amazing Race season? Are you happy about it? Are you sad? Or do you just not care one way or the other? Let us know in the Facebook comments.
Additionally, as previously reported, the new season 20 of Big Brother has completed all their casting calls and video applications. It has been confirmed that season 20 will indeed feature a totally new cast. Their will be no returning players. I feel good about that because it means we might actually see some game being played instead of a bunch of stupid newbies following a former player they’ve seen on TV. And quietly frankly, that whole concept is just really tired and played out.
What do you guys think about there being “all-new” Big Brother houseguests for season 20. Are you happy about it? Are you sad? Or do you just not care one way or the other? Let us know in the Facebook comments.
Alright guys. That’s it for this report, but definitely expect many more to come as the brand new season 20 premiere date draws even closer. We expect to start hearing more leaked information about season 20 once we get into either late May or early June 2018 because the new season is probably going to start in either late June or early July 2018. Stay tuned.Also, be sure to follow us on our Big Brother Facebook page for more Big Brother news by Clicking Here.
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Updated: 01/19/2020 9:05am
Mostly cloudy, Stopped snowing Temperature: 22.3°F -1.5°F/hr Humidity: 87% Dew Point: 19.0°F Wind: N 7.1 mph Gust: 11.0 mph Barometer: 29.936 inHg Rising Rain Today: 0.01 in UV Index: 0.0 None Water Temperature: 48.0°F
Michigan's lower-peninsula is shaped like a left-handed mitten. Sand Point is the name given to a peninsula that juts out into Saginaw Bay from the West side of this mitten's thumb. It is, essentially, a peninsula on a larger peninsula, the Huron peninsula that makes up the thumb, on a larger peninsula, that being the entire lower peninsula of Michigan. Sand Point is located in Caseville Township about 5 miles south and west of the City of Caseville. Sand Point is a largely residential community featuring beautiful, sandy beaches and spectacular water views including views of Charity and North Islands. Sand Point itself is the dividing line between Wildfowl Bay to the South and Saginaw Bay to the North. Tawas City is located across Saginaw Bay with Charity Island located near the mid-point.
Many Sand Point residents describe their homes as being North Shore (having views of Charity Island, and Saginaw Bay), South Shore (with views of North Island, Bay Port, and Wildfowl Bay), or Canal (with homes located along one of several navigable canals). Sand Point is a community with many homes considered to be second homes that are occupied as vacation, weekend, or summer residences. Other homes are occupied year-round. Children residing on Sand Point attend Lakers or Caseville Schools.
The south shore was the first part of Sand Point to be developed. At this time there were no roads on Sand Point and access was made via boat, usually from Bay Port. Small fishing cabins dotted the south shore. Later, Crescent Beach Road was added which allowed access to other parts of Sand Point. The canals were dug later. There are actually three, unconnected canal systems. The Beadle Bay Canal System is the largest followed by the Sandy Isles Canals and then the Lost Channel Canal.
The Caseville community is found in Michigan's Huron County and is located approximately 125 miles north of the Detroit Metropolitan Area, 150 miles north and slightly east of Lansing, and 48 miles north east of Bay City. The area is easily accessible as Michigan's Highway M25 follows the lakeshore around Michigan's thumb and goes straight through Caseville.
Michigan's Huron County includes the entire tip of the thumb from Saginaw Bay to Lake Huron. Huron County is an agricultural community. Corn, beans, sugar beets, and wheat are grown. Wind is also “farmed” in Huron County. As of January 2015, 328 electricity-generating wind turbines dotted the Huron County landscape. Wind “Farms” of varying sizes run and maintain the windmills.
In the early days, before the 1830's, Huron County remained a wilderness with fur trade as the primary interest. From 1832 to 1881 the lumber trade became the primary focus. Trees were felled and floated down rivers to the lakes where sawmills were located. After 1881, as the trees were mostly gone and the land cleared, farming became the primary occupation and remains so today. Salt mining and commercial fishing also played a role in the county's development. Currently, the tourist trade and wind based electrical generation are also important to the area's economy.
Some interesting historical facts about Huron County:
Indian tribes found in early Huron County included the Ottawa, Huron, Potawotami, and Chippewa. Other tribes were also, on occasion, in the area.
Large forest fires raged across Huron County in October 1871, and September 1881. These fires destroyed homes, crops, and forests.
The first census taken in Huron County was completed in 1850. A population of 210 residents was enumerated. Occupations listed by the 52 heads of families included farmers, carpenters, hunters, coopers, lumbermen, fishermen, and general laborers. The latest census from 2010 shows a Huron County population of 33,118.
In November of 1913 a huge storm battered the shores of Huron County. Winds were reported to have exceeded 85 miles per hour. Eight large freighters and 188 lives were lost.
1949 marks the last time the entire great lake system of lakes was frozen over completely.
Written by Janet Exel of Caseville Michigan
The Weather Station
The weather station is situated 140 miles north of Detroit on Sand Point, which is located along M-25 on the northwestern coast of the Michigan Thumb, approximately 3 miles south of Caseville Michigan (home of the “Cheeseburger In Caseville” festival). Extending west, 4 miles out into Saginaw Bay, Sand Point forms Wild Fowl Bay.
Installed in May of 2003, the weather station was purchased originally, as a Davis Wireless Vantage Pro. It is situated on the south shore of Sand Point, not far from the water tower. In June of 2006, the Davis Ultra Violet (UV) and Solar Radiation Sensors were added to the weather station essentially converting it to a Davis Wireless Vantage Pro Plus.
In the winter, a heater inside the rain collector melts the snow to record the actual water content.
The anemometer (wind speed & direction sensors) is mounted at the top of an 18 ft. mast mounted on the roof of my two-story garage. That puts it about 40 ft. above ground level (AGL).
The web cam is an RCA CKC020 video camera purchased in 1984 with an RCA VKP926 Video Cassette Recorder. The recorder has long-since passed away, but the camera survived and has begun a new career. The camera is connected to a Hauppauge Impact VCB Model 00166 video capture card. The image is uploaded to the website every 5 minutes (during the day) using ImageSalsa.
The camera is mounted in an upstairs window pointing SSE (160° on the compass dial) across Wild Foul Bay. Bayshore Marina is in the upper right corner but is not visible because of the leaves. My web cam view is very limited due to the surrounding trees.
The Weather Station, NOAA Weather Radio, and Web Cam are connected to a stand-alone computer that is protected from power outages by an APC UPS system.
NEW January 2007, added the ability to stream live audio from my Radio Shack Model 12-258 Weather Radio to the Website. The broadcast is from NOAA Flint National Weather Radio KIH29 162.475 MHz. Although my location is at the outer fringe of broadcast reception for the transmitter located in Clio, a roof top antenna makes my reception quite good and very reliable.
NEW December 2009, added the ability to detect, map & track lightning strikes.
Much of this site is based on a template design by CarterLake.org with PHP conversion by Saratoga-Weather.org.
Special thanks go to Kevin Reed at TNET Weather for his work on the original Carterlake templates, and his design for the common website PHP management.
Special thanks to Mike Challis of Long Beach WA for his wind-rose generator, Theme Switcher and CSS styling help with these templates.
Special thanks go to Ken True of Saratoga-Weather.org for the AJAX conditions display, dashboard and integration of the TNET Weather common PHP site design for this site.
Template is originally based on Designs by Haran.
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Dinah Webster
"Dinah had a great capacity for making the world around her a brighter and more exciting place. She had a gift for seeing the funny side of life and was a great mimic when relating some of her more hilarious experiences.
Kindness and generosity were also in abundance. Dinah never lost an opportunity to plan treats for family and friends, whether it was her famous hospitality or sending a little gift and card of remembrance from afar.
Not to make Dinah sound too saintly, which she was not, she could occasionally be exasperating! Her mind was so full of things she wanted to do that she would arrange more than could possibly be fitted into her hectic schedule. Plans were made and remade, so that keeping up with her could be exhausting. However, as soon as she arrived all the upheaval would be forgiven in the sheer pleasure of being with her.
Going out with Dinah was an experience never to be forgotten - it was amazing how things seemed to materialise in her favour - the parking spot becoming vacant as she arrived, likewise the table at Fortnum's for tea.
There was an indefinable quality about Dinah that made people happy to please her, and her smile added a ray of sunshine to many whose lives she touched even briefly. Saying this reminds me of a remark made by an Estate Agent who had sold a house for Dinah several years earlier. On hearing the news about 11th September from a mutual acquaintance, who said "I don't suppose you remember Dinah", his response was "I will never forget Dinah, I have never had so much fun when selling a property."
The photograph of Dinah I have chosen here was taken at the Reception following the Wedding of her cousin Steven and Mary on 11th September 1993.Ironically, this happy day
contrasted with my 70th birthday on 11th September 2001.
Although we are desolate not to have Dinah still in our midst, her presence and memories are all around us with an intensity even greater than when we thought that time was on our side. Events proved otherwise, but the love left behind can never be diminished. Dinah's bright light outshines the darkness."
Mary Jolliffe (Aunt)
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Photo: The Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society.
Akdar Shrine Temple
Built during the oil boom by George & Leo Rapp, the Akdar Shrine Temple opened its doors as Tulsa's most exquisite venue for "first class acts" in 1925. The 1,800-seat-capacity venue was built in the exotic Moorish and Rococo style and featured elaborate murals and ornate detailing throughout its interior and exterior.
The shrine fell on hard times during the Depression and sat empty for many years. In 1946, the building was converted to a ballroom and renamed the Cimarron Ballroom. The venue removed the floor seating to make room for a dance floor and Leon McAuliffe and his Cimarron Boys brought the venue back to life with their Western swing. (McAuliffe was the former steel guitar player for Bob Wills.)
The building was demolished in the early 70s for reasons largely unknown but it is assumed it was torn down to make room for newer developments. Today, the Denver Avenue bus depot sits on the former site.
Bob Wills: King of Western Swing
The Cimarron Ballroom
Leon McAuliffe (1917-1988)
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Standing up to make a difference
As the first and only Cook Islands Presbyterian minister to hold a doctorate, Rev Dr Tokerau Joseph appreciates the value of knowing one’s history and culture.
While his doctorate explored ethnic relations in congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, he displays a keen knowledge of the history of Pacific churches throughout New Zealand.
“These congregations were initially pan-Pacific in nature, like the PIC (Pacific Island Church), which enabled different island groups to worship and work together in ways that forged a cooperative life and identity,” says Dr Joseph, who was born in Rarotonga but moved to New Zealand at the age of five.
“Specific-Pacific churches followed giving Pacific people places where they felt they belonged. Their denominational convictions also kept communities connected throughout New Zealand.”
Times have changed. Rev Dr Tokerau Joseph, who also runs a Samoan and Cook Islands service, says Pacific churches, as agents of positive change, “need to ask how they can make a difference to the current challenges of Pacific people.”
“What is our gospel response to end the economic and employment disparities our communities face?” he asks.
“What part can we play to alleviate the plight of the increasing number of the homeless, living on the streets or in their cars? And how might our theology engage with cultural assumptions about family violence, so that the dignity and wellbeing in our families are upheld?”
Dr Joseph knows Pacific churches in New Zealand have something to offer their people, as they do to the country they now call home.
“We are taught to love thou and thy neighbour. If there was ever a matter of Pacific people standing up to make a difference, as Jesus did, it was through the church. If there was ever a time to do so again, it is now.”
Click here to download Dr Joseph's full speech
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The Pasefika Proud Campaign addresses violence in Pacific families by using clear, consistent messaging around building strong families, preventing and addressing violence designed, delivered and led by Pacific peoples. For more information go to the Pasefika Proud website.
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Who reads DAMMIT JANET?
This post from C. C. - Who reads the "Christian Science Monitor?" gave me an idea for the hook upon which to hang a couple of thoughts I've had recently about certain types of criminality.
fern hill and I often check our sitemeter because we are curious about how people get to our site and what they read once here.
A few times a week, DJ! gets hits from people who google Fernando Manuel Alves. Most of them originate in BC, which makes us wonder ...
Women are, as demonstrated by statistics and anecdotal evidence, more likely to be the target of violence at the hands of men who know them. Women are vulnerable to alleged serial rapists like Alves who exploit the 'opportunities' provided by his employment and social network.
Fortunately, not all men are prone to abuse, violate, brutalize, and/or murder female family members, intimate partners, spouses, neighbours, work colleagues, parishioners, clients or acquaintances. Unfortunately, the minority of men who engage in these actions are recidivists and their level of violence tends to escalate if they're not stopped by their peers or the criminal justice system.
Of course, the usual apologists like Mark Steyn and Michael Coren, Barbara Kay and Naomi Lakritz, will blame women subjected to violence for the actions of their abusers and killers.
Information about the 12 day campaign to raise awareness to bring an end to violence against women is available here in French and in English, here.
Publié par deBeauxOs à 4:55:00 pm 0 commentaires
Libellés : Chris Little, Fernando Manuel Alves, violence against women
Feminism Dead Again?
Er, no.
The March of the New Feminists
They are the Topshop generation: young girls more used to partying than protesting; keener on women's looks than women's lib. But now they have had enough. A new wave of feminists, some still in their teens, are putting the struggle for women's rights back on the agenda for the first time in a decade.
The feminist resurgence has spawned a flurry of new blogs, magazines, books, societies, conferences and protest marches – and this time dungarees are out.
On university campuses, women's groups are thriving once more, while hundreds of women each month are joining new feminist networks in cities from Birmingham and Manchester to Glasgow and London.
The old-school Fawcett Society, which dates back to the suffragists, has seen its membership jump by 25 per cent in the past 12 months and the number of its newsletter subscribers double; while earlier this month, more than 2,000 women took to London's streets to "Reclaim the Night" from the men who make them unsafe. Similar marches have been held in cities all over the country. And websites such as The F-Word, started by Catherine Redfern eight years ago as a forum for contemporary feminism, is getting more than 110,000 hits a month.
From The F-Word site:
This webzine exists to help encourage a new sense of community among UK feminists, and to show the doubters that feminism still exists here, today, now - and is as relevant to the lives of the younger generation as it was to those in the 60s and 70s. The webzine was founded by, and is mainly written by younger feminists, those of us born during or after the feminism of the 60s and 70s. Although we encourage contributions from feminists of all ages, we are particularly keen to encourage and showcase the new voices of younger feminists, our peers. To this end, contributions from new writers of all ages, and young women and girls are particularly welcomed and encouraged.
What is contemporary UK feminism? It is impossible to define: it can appear in many different people's lives in many different ways. The F-Word does not define what contemporary UK feminism is but instead allows a place for different people to share their different opinions and views. The contributors to the site may have opposing views on certain issues, and that's fine; it simply demonstrates that feminism is a diverse, living and healthy ideology which is confident enough to question itself. There is no "party line" in feminism, there is no "feminist rule-book." Feminism in the UK today is whatever we make it.
Just out of curiosity I googled 'feminism+dead' and got well well over two million results and for 'feminism+alive' just over one million.
Sensationalist headlines or wishful thinking?
And then, of course, there are the fabulous Canadian F-Word Awards, inspired by the enduring dunderheadedness of the boyos at the Canadian Blog Awards.
Feminism dead? No freakin' way!
ADDED: To be clear, DJ! is not a winner of an F-Word Award. I just grabbed that badge from ACR's place.
Publié par fern hill à 11:45:00 am 2 commentaires
Libellés : F-Word Awards, feminism, feminism=alive, The F-Word, UK
Won't teabaggers please think of Ronald Reagan?
Today C. C. reminds us once again why we hold lying neocon christofascist rightwingnutters in such contempt. In this opinion piece, Kathleen Parker presents a lucid exposé on the derailment of the US Republican party at the hands of 9/12 pledgers and teabaggers.
You may remember that Parker broke rank with her conservative peers and was one of the first to suggest that Empress Palin had no clothes. No, it wasn't the v-p wannabe's MILF mojo she held up to scrutiny, it was Sarah's lack of experience, competence, expertise and knowledge for the job.
Unfortunately for Palin's rabid acolytes and groupies, they couldn't dismiss Parker's criticism as the bitter, envious verbiage of a lonely, single, unattractive, man-hating socialist harridan. As for her feminist creds ... though not a card-carrying sister, her analysis is relevant.
Oh Dodo? Doesn't this contradict your theory about Palin's detractors?
Ronald Reagan. Oh yes. Somebody thought of submitting to the Purity Test the political positions of the Republican president that some US conservatives consider the saviour of the GOP. Guess what? Reagan doesn't pass it. Ha!
Libellés : 9/12 pledge, Glenn Beck, Kathleen Parker, Purity Test, Republican Party meltdown, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Teabaggers, US politics
Fake Doctors with Real Drugs
This is just plain crazy.
Scott Gavura, a pharmacist, writes:
The other day, I went to a magic show. The magician manipulated energy fields, pulled toxins out of my stomach, and then gave me a remedy - but there was nothing inside. Then he pulled out a prescription pad, prescribed some Tamiflu, and sent me on my way.
Seem unlikely? Well, the Ontario government is poised to give another type of magician -- the naturopath -- prescribing rights, despite the reams of evidence discrediting their approach to patient health. It's a move that legitimizes a well-meaning but baseless profession, and puts patients at significant risk.
The piece was also published -- without linkies -- last week in the National Post (!?), followed this week by a rebuttal from one of the quacks who stand to benefit from the legislation. (The comments on both pieces are mostly reassuringly sensible.)
For background, here are a couple of articles on naturopathy.
And here's a terrifying site documenting the harm these fake doctors cause.
Here's the text of Bill 179.
Similar legislation has been passed in BC. A recent article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the powers allowed under it:
In British Columbia, the government last April passed legislation allowing naturopathic practitioners to prescribe Schedule I medications, such as basic primary care drugs like antibiotics. In addition, qualified naturopaths will be able to prescribe hormones, botanicals, high-dose vitamins, amino acids and other natural substances they have traditionally used in their practices, but which are increasingly coming under federal control and scheduling limitations. As such, in many provinces such as BC, only medical doctors, dentists and veterinarians could previously prescribe substances such as digitalis and other botanicals and hormones that naturopaths normally used.
Under BC’s legislation and accompanying regulations, naturopaths will not prescribe certain restricted classes of medications, such as antipsychotics and chemotherapy drugs. The regulatory board that governs naturopathic doctors is now finalizing the standards and list of substances that naturopaths will be allowed to prescribe.
Naturopathy is quackery. It is not science-based. In fact, it rejects one of science's bedrock methods -- double-blind tests -- precisely because such tests demonstrate the utter futility of its 'treatments'. It also rejects vaccination.
And here's the call for action. Under the title I snaffled for this piece, Steve Thoms writes:
Defeating a bill in its third reading is rare, but not impossible. I'm asking for all Swift readers (especially the Canadians and Ontarians) to email the Ontario Premier, Dalton McGuinty, and (dmcguinty.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org), as well as the Minister of Long-Term Health and Care, Deb Mattews, (dmatthews.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org). It would also be wise to CC the same email to Andrea Horwath, leader of the New Democratic Party (ahorwath-qp@ndp. on.ca) and Tim Hudak, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (tim.hudakco@pc.ola.org). The bill is under review by the Standing Committee on Social Policy (for a complete list of the members of the committee, click here), so Ontario residents would do well to email them as well. Remember to CC all correspondences, so that everyone knows who else is reading what.
We really need everyone's help defeating this affront to health care standards and patient safety. If we beat them in Ontario, we just might stop them in their tracks.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact me directly at skepticnorth@gmail.com.
Steve Thoms
Editor-in-Chief,
Skeptic North
www.skepticnorth.com
Let's get those emails flying! Also, please spread the word to your friends, families, and associates of the not-insane type.
Libellés : healthcare, naturopathy, Ontario Bill 179, sheer insanity
Who knew this was still going on?
The Federal Court: 'Get over it already.'
A Federal Court ruling this week has said that the Governor General's highly controversial induction of Canada's "father of abortion," Henry Morgentaler, into the Order of Canada last summer cannot be legally contested.
In a decision released this week, Order-inductee Frank Chauvin's application for a federal court review of the award was rejected on the grounds that it is "plain and obvious that [it] cannot succeed."
Remember Frank Chauvin, one of the recipients of the Order so pissed off that he vowed to return it way back in July 2008?
Local Order of Canada recipient Frank Chauvin is returning his award to protest the appointment of abortion activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler to the order.
"Yes, it's definitely going," Chauvin said Thursday from his Windsor home. "I don't want to be painted with the same brush as Morgentaler. It's definitely going back."
Well. Seems he hasn't. Yet.
"I have been quoted in the media as intending to return my award," said Mr. Chauvin in response to the news of the decision. "I may yet do so, but I first wanted Canadians to have a chance to take a close look at what can happen when an Advisory Council abandons a consensus model and uses the award to advance a highly divisive view, in this case the effective promotion of the tragedy of abortion in Canada."
I guess he's not done stomping his tiny feet.
Old white men. They're so cute when they're angry.
Publié par fern hill à 5:33:00 pm 5 commentaires
Libellés : Dr Henry Morgentaler, Frank Chauvin, Order of Canada, pissed-off old white guys
Buy Nothing Day in the UK
Yes, we know. Buy Nothing Day was started in North America as a responsible and forward-thinking answer to the problems of rampant consumerism, the worst example being "Black Friday", the shopping orgy that is held the day after US Thanksgiving. The HQ and brain trust behind the campaing is Adbusters, an organization based in Vancouver, BC.
But on so many levels, the UK approach resonates more strongly with Canadians, I'd venture to say. For one thing, it's held on the last Saturday of November, when the 'shopping days before Xmas' count-down becomes frenzied and incessant.
Here's one social marketing that the UK genius folks have developed.
More inspired anti-shopping YouTubes here.
From the UK Buy Nothing Day website:
Everything we buy has an impact on the environment. Buy Nothing Day highlights the environmental and ethical consequences of shopping. The developed countries
- only 20% of the world population are consuming over 80% of the earth's natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and an unfair distribution of wealth.
And voluntary responsible consumer simplicity can continue every day of the year if you keep the following in mind.
Ask yourself these simple questions:
Do I need it? How many do I already have? How much will I use it? How long will it last? Could I borrow it from a friend or family member? Am I able to clean and/or maintain it myself? Will I be able to repair it? Am I willing to? Have I researched it to get the best quality for the best price? How will I dispose of it when I'm done using it? Are the resources that went into it renewable or nonrenewable? Is it made from recycled materials, and is it recyclable?
If not shopping today disrupts your schedule and standing in solidarity with the campaign would mean that you're deprived of ciggies, your kitty of litter or your children of milk, pick another way to be a conscientious consumer.
Libellés : buy nothing day, consumerism, economy, fair trade, UK, US
Sexism? When rightwingnuts do it, it's okay by them.
Glenn Beck, Limbaugh's current rival for the religious fundamentalist zealots, teabaggers and assorted rightwing batshit crazy nutters' dream presidential ticket has unceremoniously dumped Sarah Palin. This we hear from the ever-vigilent C. C. - Uh oh ... the honeymoon's over ...
From Think Progress:
In recent days, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has indicated that she may be open to a conservative presidential dream ticket in 2012: Palin-Beck (or Beck-Palin). “I can envision a couple of different combinations, if ever I were to be in a position to really even seriously consider running for anything in the future, and I’m not there yet,” Palin told Newsmax. “But Glenn Beck I have great respect for. He’s a hoot.”
Fox and Friends plugged the idea yesterday morning and asked Palin whether she would run with Beck. She kept the door open, saying, “I don’t know. We’ll see, we’ll see.”
But just a few hours later on his radio show, Beck shot down the idea, saying he was “absolutely” ruling out a Palin-Beck ticket. He explained that if he had the number two job, Palin would always be “yapping” like they were in “the kitchen”.
Pity poor Dodo. Yet another situation that will be wrenching her allegiances asunder.
See, Dodo venerates Beck and she idolizes Palin.
But ... wait. C. C. has another scoop. It appears that Dodo is currently fixated on a new US coin that has just been minted. Shrieeekkk!!! No white men!!! Reverse racism!!!
Once again, Dodo is massively, one might say mammothfully wrong. The people portrayed on the platinum coin are, from the top, a young woman of Asian ancestry, a young First Nations man, a young Black man and a young androgenous person of northern European ancestry.
What will Dodo do? Castigate Beck for dissing her beloved Sarah? I'll wager she will be silent, as most neocon rightwingers are when confronted with the essential malevolence of teabaggers.
Publié par deBeauxOs à 12:22:00 pm 2 commentaires
Libellés : Dodo can't think, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, scary rightwingnuts, sexism, Teabaggers
Hey, So-Cons! Listen Up!
Just like the National Rethuglicans in the US, the Conservatard Party of Canada continues to pander to so-cons without ever doing anything about their pet projects.
But at least Stephen Harper is upfront about his lack of interest in abortion.
“We have a lot of challenges in front of the country,” Mr. Harper said during an announcement about arts and fitness funding for children. “We have a difficult world economy, as we all know. That has to be the focus of the government and I simply have no intention of ever making the abortion question a focus of my political career.”
Mr. Harper said that while some members of his caucus, as well as some Liberals, would like him to make abortion a priority, “I have not done that in my entire political career. Don't intend to start now.”
“I have been clear throughout my entire political career I don't intend to open the abortion issue,” he said. “I haven't in the past; I'm not going to in the future.”
Last time around though, he left the door open to private members' bills, like the infamous Kicking Abortion's Ass Bill, aka Ken Epp's C-484.
After Monday's event, however, Mr. Harper's spokesman Kory Teneycke clarified in an e-mail to The Globe and Mail that Mr. Harper would tell his cabinet ministers they could not support any private member's bills that could reopen the debate.
“We can't prevent private member's bills from reaching the floor,” Mr. Teneycke said, “But the government would not support them.”
So-cons should give up on the Conservatards already and vote for the only party that truly represents their misogynist, homophobic, Christian Taliban values -- the Christian Heritage Party.
Just think how comfy so-cons would be with this bunch of losers.
Publié par fern hill à 12:07:00 pm 3 commentaires
Libellés : abortion, Christian Heritage Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Stephen Harper, suckers
Giving thanks that we are not neoCon rightwingnutz.
Yup. Today is Thanksgiving in the US of A, also known as the official start of Xmas shopping season though retailers have had displays up since Hallowe'en.
So. The turbaconducken, folks. Another example of 'murrican nutrition-related ingenuity. All your basic food groups are present: fat, salt, sugar and meat.
Via C.C. this unrefutable "scientific" "proof" that the Homosexual Agenda is poised to unleash its control and influence upon an unsuspecting population. And what about all those ubiquitous rainbow-tinged soap-bubble-blowing machines, now sold to CHILDREN?!?!? Shrieeeeekkk!
From the BBC, we learn that the CIA scraped the bottom of the proverbial barrel in its never-ending campaign to spy upon the citizenry. Now you too can learn CIA operatives' deep dark covert techniques used for communicating secret messages. Hint: get rid of your shoes that have Velcro™ tabs.
And finally- tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day - just a head's up so you can stock up on essential consumables today.
Libellés : buy nothing day, CIA, Homosexual Agenda, science, Thanksgiving, turbaconducken, US
And the Maurice Vellacott Award goes to ...
those manly, virile, and likely R.E.A.L. fathers4justice fellows commenting after the CBC news story about Christopher Little being found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder.
The erudite:
Murder is horrible for everyone.......cheating is alos horrible, against the law in many places(I know Iknow not here). Many posters are saying that the cheating is irrelevant? Are u nuts? Being cheated on puts people in horrible mental states...our society's way of thinking is still too primitive to understand this fact. I am not defending this murder or saying I am an advanced thinker (lol), but seriously....do you expect people to behave civily after this? This is assuming they were together since CBC stated she was having an afair....
The conspiracy theorist:
Maybe the two women were having the affair. It makes no sense for him to have killed both of them. Had he killed his wife for the affair it might make sense, had he killed her lover it might make sense. But why bother to kill the ex wife of the lover. How would that make any sense. Something is not right about this one.
The men's rights advocate:
What substantial evidence did the jury have that convicted Chris Little of this this double murder without a doubt?
And his sidekick:
I am a female and currently knows of a single father involved with the Ontario Justice system in a family law matter. The biasness towards the single father is beyond believable for 2009. I do not believe that there is evidence beyond the shadow of a doubt in the Chris Little case. In regards to the evidence against Chris Little, infidelity causes a person to do strange things. However, I do not believe he committed a double murder.
The wimminz-are-more-evul dude:
If it had been a woman who'd killed her cheating husband, what do you want to bet that the sentence wouldn't have been nearly as harsh? She probably would have cried in the court room about how upset she was, claimed he was abusive, that she let her emotions get the better of her and didn't know what she was doing, etc., and probably would have only been charged with manslaughter and got parole!
Yeah, dude. Violent men never get just a little slap on the wrist for vicious crimes they committed.
And finally, last but not least, Mr Misconstrue-and-blame-the-gold-digging-unfit-mother-bitch-who-got-what-she-deserved:
Let me see you cheat on the guy, bring you girlfriend to the matrimonial home as possible witness so you can protect your finical interest encase the guy assaults you, but you miscalculated this guys rage and you lost your life and the life of your girl friend, thank god the children were not harmed.
Christopher Little was found guilty of planning and carrying out the "honour" killing of his estranged spouse and he was also found guilty of killing a second woman as a means to evade responsibility for his actions.
The Gynophobe Award is named after Maurice Vellacott in recognition of his recent public statements regarding abortion, namely that it is used as "part of a male agenda to have women more sexually available". Vellacott, a former pastor, claims that women tell him "stories of being badgered, harassed and coerced into getting their abortion by boyfriends, partners, parents and employers". Maurice likes women when they're victims.
When women make choices that he doesn't approve, he says that those are not "real choices".
Uppidate: More on MV's warped perspective, one that emphasizes the victimhood of women and the predatory nature of the male gender. Huh? And neocons like Blob Blogging Wingnut and R.E.A.L. women call pro-choice feminists "men-haters"? Grand merci, big city lib.
Libellés : "honour" killings, anti-abortion rhetoric, gynophobia, lying bullshit, Maurice Vellacott, MRA, trivializing violence against women
The perfect cartoon for Palin's book tour
I don't know where the exquisitely named Dodo, the permanently Palin-panty-moistened, snaffled this cartoon, but it is perfect, yes?
I guess it's true. Birds (and mammals) of an (extinct) feather flock together.
Libellés : Dodo can't think, going rogue, Sarah Palin
Forsaking the Symmetry of Sin?
While I correctly predicted the immediate shrieeeking over the shooting of a
supposed Michigan anti-abortion activist by a seemingly distressed and poorly medicated man, I was holding fire over this event.
Just before eight this morning a woman was going into the building for women on 1st Street in Duluth when she was met by a small group of pro-life supporters.
The protesters urged the woman not to get an abortion when the woman pulled a knife on one of the protesters.
No one was injured in the altercation.
More details here:
Duluth police arrested a 25-year-old woman this morning after she allegedly brandished a knife and threatened two anti-abortion demonstrators outside the Building for Women, 32 E. First St.
The incident occurred at 7:47 a.m., according to demonstrators who said the suspect was on her way into the building and had a verbal exchange with them before pulling a knife. The suspect reportedly held the knife to the neck of one demonstrator and told her to stop speaking. When the second demonstrator reportedly went to help the first, the suspect allegedly threatened her with the knife, as well. Neither demonstrator was injured, and the suspect reportedly went into the building.
Duluth Police arrested the suspect inside the Building for Women. Police report finding a knife in her purse. She was taken into custody and sent to the St. Louis County Jail, where she is being held pending charges of second-degree assault.
Slight digression: I wondered about 'building for women' in the first report, capitalized in the second. So, I googled (emphasis mine).
The Building for Women is a home for organizations and activities which promote the safety, dignity and empowerment of women and others in our region. Our mission is to provide safe, accessible and affordable space in which organizations and individuals, serving primarily women, can grow and thrive. Our goal is to support the women of this region by enhancing the long-term financial stability of the organizations that serve them. The Building for Women serves more than 30,000 women, children and men from northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan and from western Ontario each year. It is a local and regional model for cooperative capital efforts, shared resources and coordinated service delivery.
The Building for Women houses 23 tenants, among them:
Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault
Institute for a Sustainable Future
AFL-CIO Duluth
American Association of University Women
Aurora: A Northland Lesbian Center
Boyz II Dadz
Adeline, hair salon and art gallery
According to the comments at the second news link, the building is regularly picketed, because, presumably, of the presence of a clinic offering abortion services along with the usual health services to women like birth control and cancer screening. Or, maybe, it is picketed simply because it is dedicated to women's lives and work.
So, maybe the woman was going in for rape counselling. Or to get her hair done. We don't know yet.
In any case, I waited to see what hay the fetus fetishist shrieeekosphere would try to make of this act of pro-choice violence. So far, there's just this rather bland report, largely a quote from a news source prefaced by:
As sidewalk counselors "demonstrated" outside of a Duluth abortion mill they were given a frightening reminder of the violent nature of abortion.
(I guess demonstrated is in quotation marks, because they weren't demonstrating, they were 'counselling', as in 'harassing'.)
Why isn't the forced-pregnancy gang all over this? As they were with the Michigan shootings, the flying fetus fetish fancier, a (SHRIEEEK!) pregnant anti-choice harasser attacked by a clinic worker, and the terrible crime of egging the home of Cheryl Sullenger a few years ago. (Yes, that's the convicted terrorist Cheryl Sullenger, who pals around with Scott Roeder, confessed assassin of Dr George Tiller.)
Among other heinous acts of pro-choice violence, there are also allegations of drivers aiming cars at clinic harassers, rude language directed at them, and even -- gasp! -- spitting!
One would think that an actual weapon being brandished would elicit an immediate and martrygasmic outpouring of 'See, see, see? The pro-choicers are just as violent as the lone nutbars who have absolutely no, zip, zero, nada connection with the anti-abortion gang!!1!!'
You think the fetus fetishists are giving up on what the Washington Post calls the 'symmetry of sin', or, more commonly, false equivalence?
A comparison predicated literally on duplicity, i.e. on the shifting, imprecise, or tactical (re)definition of a linking term.
Nah, me neither.
UPDATE: Ah, here they come: SUZY ALL-SHRIEEEK and LifeShite. The LifeShite link isn't working for me, so, gee, I guess we have no idea what they have to say about this. I'll check back later.
MORE UPDATE: From LifeShite. A rising tide of pro-choice violence:
A Minnesota woman faces assault charges after she allegedly pulled a knife on a pro-life advocate who encouraged her not to have an abortion. The assault follows a shooting that took place in September in Michigan that saw local pro-life advocate Jim Pouillon shot and killed as he protested abortion.
Because pulling a knife on somebody who is screaming at you not to kill your bay-bee when you may be going to a rape counselling sesssion is EXACTLY the same as a disturbed man shooting a fake abortion protester. Right?
Libellés : anti-abortion violence, Duluth, false equivalence, pro-choice violence, symmetry of sin
Polarize Much?
Libellés : going rogue, Sarah Palin
Maurice Vellacott is at it again.
The perennial sponsor of go-nowhere anti-abortion motions has a new pronouncement:
Vellacott, a former evangelical pastor, recently praised the shortage of doctors performing abortions in Saskatoon. And in the release, he asserted that “pro-life feminists have come to see abortion as part of a male agenda to have women more sexually available.”
And here's the QOTD:
Quipped [Liberal Scott] Brison: “I think the problem with Conservatives is that 90 per cent of them give the other 10 per cent a bad name.”
Missing gold worth $15.3 million not stolen says RCMP.
Somehow and somewhere between April and October 2008 more than half a ton of gold physically stockpiled by the Royal Canadian Mint could not be located.
The RCMP has now concluded that gold was not stolen.
Tory minister Rob Merrifield trumpeted in the House of Commons that gold was not stolen.
Since it has not been found by the RCMP however, one may surmise that it is still missing.
This happened while the Harper New™ Government managed the country, including Crown Corporations such as the Mint.
Last June, Merrifield, the junior Transport minister responsible for the Crown corporation, told the Commons that preliminary results of an independent audit failed to determine what happened to the gold. "I've instructed the mint to bring in the RCMP to examine this matter in a fulsome way," he said at that time.
The mint made a written request for a criminal investigation later that day. Merrifield's remarks in June followed a series of Citizen articles detailing how officials at the mint had been quietly hunting for the gold since October 2008, when a routine inventory count could not reconcile tabulations made six months earlier with the physical stockpile.
On June 29, three weeks after the mint called on police, detailed findings of the four-month Deloitte audit ruled out bad bookkeeping and other inventory control errors for 17,514 troy ounces of missing gold and other precious metals. The news generated international headlines and fuelled speculation about what would be Canada's biggest gold heist.
The same day, Merrifield and Transport Minister John Baird issued a joint statement calling the loss "inexcusable" and promising the mint will be "held accountable."
They added: "We have ordered the Mint to call in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. ... The RCMP investigation is ongoing." Not so. The RCMP had only been investigating whether to investigate. There was no formal case.
Ah. Merrifield and Baird asked the RCMP to investigate whether to investigate. That sounds very butch.
Libellés : Conservative government, Harper Conservatives, missing gold, obfuscation, RCMP, Stevie's bullies
Why are The Fetus©™ fetishists oddly silent?
You might think, given her politics, the woman in the news photograph above would be a natural ally of The Fetus©™ fetishists everywhere, and in particular a sister in the struggle (as it were) with zygote zealots like our own Blob Blogging Wingnut but you would be MASSIVELY wrong.
The woman shrieking into the microphone is Catherina Wojtowicz, an organizer for a Tea Party splinter group at a town hall meeting in Oak Lawn, Illinois. It was there that
Dan and Midge Hough, of Chicago, spoke in favor of health care reform and in support of U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) at a Nov. 14 town hall meeting in Oak Lawn.
Their daughter-in-law, Jenny, and an unborn grandchild died recently due in part, they believe, to a lack of health insurance. They said Jenny was not receiving regular prenatal care and ended up in an emergency room with double pneumonia that developed into septic shock. Her baby died in the womb, and Jenny died a few weeks later, leaving behind a husband and a 2-year-old daughter.
[Wojtowicz] falsely claimed that the Houghs fabricated their story. In an e-mail, she called them operatives of President Barack Obama who "go from event to event and (cry) the same story."
When the Houghs spoke at the Lipinski event, some Tea Partiers ridiculed them. They moaned and rolled their eyes and interrupted. Midge Hough began to cry.
The audience, Wojtowicz later explained, was exasperated by stories of isolated tragedies that cloud debate over the health care bill itself.
In spite of a ressemblance to HERSELF and similar reactionary rightwing neocon interests, Wojtowicz has no use for The Fetus©™ that doesn't support her political tactics. As well, she didn't apologize to the Hough family for defaming them or for the rude and uncivil behaviour of her mob followers.
Libellés : rightwingnuts, Teabaggers, The Fetus©™, US health care reform
Sanity and Decency Winnin' a Little
Yee-haw! Truth in advertising, indeed. For the first time in the US, an elected body has decided to force the manipulative Xian Talibaners at so-called crisis pregnancy centers/centres to stop lying. Bravo, Baltimore!
Sadly, though, they won't have to post signs like this.
And dig the margin by which it passed.
The bill, which passed the council by a 12-3 vote, awaits a decision by Mayor Sheila Dixon, who could sign it, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature. Dixon supports abortion rights but has not indicated whether she backs the plan.
So much for those wacky polls claiming that opinion is swinging towards forced-pregnancy in the USA. Heck, even David Frum calls it the 'pro-life delusion'.
Kudos also to Pro-Choice Maryland and Crisis Pregnancy Center Watch.
And if you missed it, go here to read the testimony of a former CPC volunteer who describes their practice of targetting 'abortion vulnerable' women (i.e. those considering abortion) and ignoring the real needs of poor women who want to continue their pregnancies.
May there be many more such successes.
Libellés : Baltimore, crisis pregancy centres/centers, fake clinics, lying for baybeez, truthiness
Taibbi on Palin
Matt Taibbi's hilarious and scary take on Sarah Palin, WWE star.
Sarah Palin is the Empress-Queen of the screaming-for-screaming’s sake generation. The people who dismiss her book Going Rogue as the petty, vindictive meanderings of a preening paranoiac with the IQ of a celery stalk completely miss the book’s significance, because in some ways it’s really a revolutionary and innovative piece of literature.
Palin — and there’s just no way to deny this — is a supremely gifted politician. She has staked out, as her own personal political turf, the entire landscape of incoherent white American resentment. In this area she leaves even Rush Limbaugh in the dust.
As they say, go read the whole thing.
Libellés : going rogue, Matt Taibbi, Sarah Palin
Lest we forget ...
LuLu at Canadian Cynic blogs about Stevie Harpocrite - Canadian Cynic: Hypocrisy ...
Bald-faced lying is the trademark and standard operating procedure of Stevie's New™ Government.
Will the usual ReformaTories and Con sycophants rail against the never-ending obfuscations?
Or better still, will the haters direct their vitriolic rage against this individual who is suing the government for complicity in his torture as they did against Suaad Hagi Mohamud, spewing xenophobic fear-mongering and racist loathing by the bucketful?
I suspect not.
Libellés : Conservative government, Harpocrites, Stephen Harper
A few years ago, there lived in my neighbourhood a feral tomcat that I named Raffi. He was a large, virile Maine Coon who fathered several litters of kittens since it appeared that stray females in estrus were plentiful and fruitful. Our little household managed to shelter a number of these pregnant “queens”, found homes for the offspring and got the females spayed.
A wild and inexperienced mama cat gave birth to her kittens under a porch somewhere but would show up every day for her dish of food. We called her Moochie. As her brood got older, they started accompanying her and were also fed on our back deck. Raffi of course was a regular although he would wait until humans were out of sight before he approached the feline all-you-can-eat buffet.
One day Moochie disappeared. We became concerned for her and the kittens until Raffi showed up with them. He let the wee fur balls eat first and then he’d scarf up the leftovers. We never saw Moochie again but eventually we scooped up all the kittens before they became feral like papa – two of them were spitting images of the sire – though Raffi never let us get close to him to take him to the vet for a check-up and neutering.
Raffi displayed what appeared to be nurturing behaviour towards the kittens that had been left to fend for themselves. He brought them to our house and would even groom them.
It would seem that Rodney Stuart Miller did not have the nurturing instincts that a feral tomcat displayed towards a litter of abandoned kittens. In fact, the criminal justice system demonstrated that Miller willfully killed Sarah Marie Russell’s new-born infant. The facts of the case are heart-breaking.
How can two adults, one acting consciously and with forethought, the other passively, be so devoid of compassion and empathy? What did they not learn, how were they emotionally damaged as children, what led them to these circumstances and such actions? They are both adults and accountable for their behaviour though one can’t help but wonder if they are replicating cycles of violence that they respectively experienced as infants, children and adolescents.
Keep in mind that fundamentalist religious zealots like Blob Blogging Wingnut and Operation Rescue equate what Miller did to a legal medical procedure available in this country. They would criminalize abortion so that physicians and women could be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy.
There’s currently a prime example of zygote zealotry spewing the predictable pro-lies ideology & crapping all over everyone in the comment section of this post, at unrepentant old hippie, if you feel the need to observe the tactics.
Publié par deBeauxOs à 10:29:00 am 3 commentaires
'Going Rogue': The Index
'Going Rogue' does not have an index. Various theories as to why not were promulgated, including the notion that it was an evul ploy to make Washington insiders actually read the book rather than just check the index for references to themselves or their overlords.
Some readers here may know that I'm a book editor who also writes indexes. I think the reason for omitting an index was simply time. The publisher wanted speed. Including an index would have added at least two weeks to the schedule.
Nonetheless, two smarty pantses have provided their own indexes. Here's a sample from Slate:
________autumn bouquet of, 1
________robin's egg sky of, 2
________superiority to Lower 48 of, 1-413
Who knew that indexing could be fun?
h/t Andrew Sullivan.
Libellés : going rogue, indexing, Sarah Palin
'Going Rogue' Goes Rogue
And, in case you didn't get the other book reference (comme moi), here's a linky.
via Joe.My.God
Libellés : funny, going rogue, Sarah Palin
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be bikers.
Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be bikers
Don't let 'em pick fights and drive them old choppers
Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such
They'll never stay home and they're always in gangs
Not to mention, often in jail ....
Not to generalize or anything, but this chilling news item from the BBC about biker wars in Ontario reminds us that before street gangs became la cause du jour, bikers were the outlaws you avoided as in-laws.
Six members of a Canadian motorcycle gang have been jailed for life for murdering eight fellow bikers found shot to death in deepest Ontario. What lay behind the massacre? ...
The motive for the bloodshed lay in a deep schism that had developed within the Bandidos' Canadian chapters.
The victims were members of the Toronto chapter, who were sponsored by the gang's Scandinavian wing but were not recognised by the Bandidos' head office in Texas.
Peter Edwards, a journalist with the Toronto Star and expert on the case, explained: "There was a chapter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who came under the auspices of Toronto. "But Winnipeg were not granted full patches by Toronto. They
effectively had no job security and they grew really frustrated."
Who knew that it was basically a labour/management problem that went terribly, terribly wrong?
Libellés : bikers, disorganized crime, job security, male violence
Cats on Dimitri Soudas: Why Does He Hate Us?
Fur flew, the claws came out and by the end of it all, a large hairball had been coughed up.
Though it all started innocently enough with a text message, not even a tweet.
"Thatcher has died".
That texting triggered a cascade of embarassing communications which ended with an ailurophobic remark.
Had it not actually happened, one might assume it was a brilliant Monty Python sketch, just as memorable as the dead Norwegian Blue parrot.
But it did and it was reported by the BBC in its characteristic pithy style.
Libellés : cats, dim-wits, Dimitri Soudas, Harper Conservatives, Thatcher
Let's do 'The Time Warp' again
One year ago, DAMMIT JANET! was launched and, as dBO reminds us in her
anniversary post earlier today, she led off with a confession related to the name of the blog.
My inaugural post consisted of the lyrics of the song after which we named this little blog-thingy.
Well, now I'm ready to make a confession of my own.
When DJ! was proposed as a name, all I knew of the phrase was that it was in pretty common use. I did not know it came from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Because I am probably the last person in the western world NOT to have seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Way back, when it became a cult hit, some of my friends -- and one very annoying one in particular -- were in the van of the avant garde. They'd do the whole toast-and-costumes bit and head off to midnight screenings.
Worse, at the drop of a hat, they'd sing the songs, recite the dialogue, and generally rhapsodize about what sounded pretty damn dumb to me.
So, natch, the more they bugged me to come with them, the more I dug my heels in.
Besides, why bother when I could have an impromptu, albeit amateur, performance of it any time I liked?
Let's jump in the time machine and fast-forward to a year-and-a-bit ago, shall we?
The name was proposed, your humble scribe here liked the sound of it, completely forgetting where it came from, and so it came to pass that I'm contributing to a blog commemorating and celebrating a cult classic movie that I've never seen.
Is that irony? Or simply comeuppance?
Libellés : anniversary, dammit janet
Where's The Cake?
Well. Time sure flies by when one is having fun.
DAMMIT JANET! is one year old. This was my inaugural blogpost.
When I turned to the weird world web for blogging inspiration, I found this, The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies!!! Could the WWW actually be ... Alice's Restaurant?
You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant.
Absolutely, and all the rest of it too, as Arlo Guthrie set it down here. While reading those lyrics you might get a feeling that someone pushed the fast forward button. Because everything old has become new again. The authoritarianism of the 50's is being lovingly restored by Stevie and his Harpocrats - It's the New™ Government, peons!!!
There's an article in Ottawa Magazine (sorry, articles are not online, not even the table of content) this month about the changes on The Hill. It confirmed that Harper Conservatives are not your parents'; the PM has never debated a bill - in the Parliamentary definition of debate rather than the obfuscation his MPs practice - in the House of Commons. Never.
Publié par deBeauxOs à 7:39:00 am 5 commentaires
Libellés : Harper Conservatives, Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sarah Can't Catch a Break
Via TPM, this shocking news:
On a day where most critics are attacking Sarah Palin for being too conservative, one group of anti-choice activists is slamming former Alaska governor for not being conservative enough when it comes to the issue of abortion.
American Right To Life, the self-proclaimed "personhood wing of the right-to-life movement" attacked Palin today for using "liberal, pro-choice, socialist terminology" in her political rhetoric on abortion and for distinguishing "between her 'personal' and public pro-life views" ("personally pro-life means officially pro-choice)," the group says.
ARL has launched a new website to promote its 'personhood' idiocy initiative.
It ranks Sarah in Tier 4, 'Personhood Never', along with pro-abortion Mitt Romney and George W. Bush.
At the top of her page, there's this:
As a candidate whom many pro-lifers want to support, her actual abortion record and rhetoric is shocking to the conscience.
Then a long list of sins against personhood, including this:
Uses Liberal, Socialist Terminology: Palin's Facebook page uses liberal, pro-choice, socialist terminology even in a very politically sensitive context (trying to defend her pro-life credentials after appointing a Planned Parenthood board member to the Supreme Court). America is told that Palin believes in a culture of life "from cradle to grave." This is poor, even harmful, communication and shows a lack of political savvy. On the economic spectrum from freedom (capitalism) through socialism, to communism, Palin commits an economic faux pas by using a term that describes a socialist government which gives entitlements including health care, "from cradle to grave." Regarding abortion, using the phrase "cradle to grave" seems to betray a pretend ownership of pro-life values.
Here she is dancing with another liberal, pro-choice socialist.
Photo snaffled from Pink Sheep of the Family.
Libellés : American Right to Life, personhood initiative, Sarah Palin, socialist
oh-oh-oh
Dunno what's with the triple word headlines recently. Late onset Tourette's syndrome perhaps?
Any hoo, I found this whilst checking out other blogs that are not known to me at The Blogging Alliance of Non-Partisan Canadians (link on sidebar).
It's a funny rant about a bad shopping experience. It's not Buy Nothing Day for another week at least, and I'm sure many of us have had similar experiences so ... enjoy.
Libellés : buy nothing day, capitalism, good buys
Natural and "man-made" disasters.
The science in 2012, the most recent disaster film directed and written by Roland Emmerich is flimsy, the plot is clichéd, the characters are wafer-thin (can't fault the actors, they do their best but how can you wring drama from lines that were telegraphed to the audience 3 scenes beforehand?), and the special effects - though spectacular - feel déjà vu, as though CGI footage was recycled from The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day.
Which leads to thoughts about other disasters threatening to destroy the planet. For example: in C.C.'s blogpost Palin 2012!: flimsy science + banal narrative + shallow characterizations + re-purposed effects = Sarah's strategy to win the White House in 2012, aka Going Rogue.
The next weeks will be bursting with various Palin-flavoured news items and fillers, ranging from knowledge-based and interesting:
When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage there was a lot of talk about her distinctive way of talkin', you betcha. Heck, she moved to Alaska when she was too young to speak and grew up in the small town of Wasilla, but doggone it, why did she talk like someone from the movie "Fargo"?
Three University of Wisconsin-Madison linguists tackled the conundrum in a research article to be published in the Journal of English Linguistics next month. The answer lies in something that happened in the 1930s.
to Frum-penned arch:
Palin supporters have constructed an alternative reality in which their heroine is wildly cheered by the American yeomanry, and despised only by a small coterie of sherry-drinking snobs. No contrary evidence, no matter how overwhelming and uncontradicted, can alter this view: not the collapse in Palin's support in just five weeks in 2008, not the statistical studies that show her as the only vice-presidential nominee in history to have hurt her ticket, not her rampant unpopularity with American women, not her own flinching from a second encounter with the Alaskan electorate.
and finally, the glurge.
The Palin graphic was found at this blog: Pink Sheep of the Family. There are more.
ADDED: fern hill here: I hope you don't mind, dBO, but I'm parking this very useful link on your post. It is Andrew Sullivan's The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin: A Summary Before The Next Round. Lots of lies, lots of links.
Libellés : going rogue, rightwingnuts, Sarah Palin, US presidential campaign
There SHE goes again, right?
From this blogpost about the plight of women who face heart-wrenching second or third term abortion decisions Blob Blogging Wingnut selectively cites:
"A lot of pregnancies I see at work are wanted, even if they aren’t planned, even if the boyfriend is a jerk and the woman is still in school or even on drugs. Some women really want the baby, but it’s the circumstances and the future that they don’t want, and that tells them that they won’t really be able to support this pregnancy."
SHE claims:
Pro-lifers dedicate millions of dollars to help these women bring their wanted pregnancies to term.
Millions of dollars? Oh yes, under Bush, The Fetus©™ fetishists received funding to establish 'Pregnancy Crisis Centres' which are fronts for anti-abortion groups. Directors and some staff of these agencies were paid big bucks while exploiting volunteers who did the front line work. Very little of that money was actually spent to directly benefit pregnant women or to support them and the children who were born. Those who asked for help were discouraged or distracted or harassed and delayed from exercising their choice to have an abortion in the first trimester. Then, more revenue is generated for zygote zealot organizations when connected christian adoption mills (such as this one, or worse) succeed in selling perfect white babies with no defects to the highest bidders.
There's fundamentalist christian profiteering for you.
Furthemore: o solo mama provides a link to this powerful investigative report about christian adoption mills, it may be one that fern already addressed in one of her many posts about the callous practices of crisis pregnancy centres.
Libellés : crisis pregnancy centre, fake pregnancy clinics, lying bullshit, The Fetus©™
Weird, Creepy, Hilarious Science Projects
This is my fave.
This is the one Andrew Sullivan posted.
Libellés : funny, science projects
Nyah, nyah, nyah.
The IOC is pleased with the court decision barring female ski jumpers from the Vancouver Olympics, saying the Games can now proceed as planned. ...
VANOC president John Furlong said the organization has spent well over $100,000 on the case.
After the court decision, Mr. Furlong expressed sympathy for the young women ski jumpers. "It's an unhappy day for these girls. It's not fun watching it. But for us, this is a chance to move on and focus our attention on preparing for the Olympics."
"This is a matter that's been far from our reach and our influence and we simply didn't have any jurisdiction here . . . these girls have tried very hard, they have put up a very good fight."
John Furlong here, commenting on the 'pluckiness of these girls' - women and female athletes actually, not girls - who dared to challenge the powerful IOC.
Beyond 'mere' callous sexism, there is another issue, a Toronto Star sports columnist points out:
The International Olympic Committee has a long memory. The British Columbia court Friday rejected the appeal of women ski jumpers to be included in the Vancouver 2010 Games, but had there been any assertion that the IOC was subject to such mundane things as Canadian laws, no Canadian city ever need bid for another Olympics, Summer or Winter. The IOC won't again put itself in a position of having a court decide its sports lineup.
The IOC considers itself and its members above the law when it comes to anything to do with sports and specifically Olympic sport. Remember when the shakedown artists went to court during the Salt Lake City bribery scandals? Far too much IOC dirty laundry was exposed and it all registered in Switzerland. Has anyone noticed the United States, with its sue-happy mentality, being awarded any Olympics lately? How did things work out for Chicago there last month?
Um, yeah. Who wants to offend the Olympdick deities? Nyah, nyah, nyah indeed.
Libellés : Olympic Games, sexism, Vanoc, waste of time and money
Picky, picky, picky.
Is there anything more annoying than having one's opus magni laboris (that's a MASSIVE book, for the rubes) being picked apart by the small minds and fact checkers of the liberal media?
If there's anything worse, count on Sarah Palin to whine about it as she launches her memoirs promotion tour. As expected, most reputable news gathering organizations have been scrutinizing the details of Going Rogue because that's where the deity of your choice - or the devil - are bound to be found.
Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.
As expected, Palin uses her book to pay back those members of John McCain's campaign team who kept her on a tight leash.
Libellés : going rogue, Sarah Palin, US presidential campaign
Cashing in on Stupak
So, what is at stake for the Christian Taliban in the attack on women's rights in the USian healthcare debate?
According to Wendy Norris at RH Reality Check, plenty.
What the Stupak-Pitts amendment does for the Catholic health care system is omit a competitive advantage secular and other religiously-affiliated hospitals without doctrinal restrictions can use to simultaneously market their services to both the expected influx of newly insured patients and the outpatient medical professionals who will treat them.
By restricting insurance coverage of women's reproductive health care, the competitive barriers faced by Catholic institutions will be eliminated — provided the amendment is not stripped out of the final bill that emerges from House-Senate health care reform conference committee. Which is why pro-choice advocates should expect nothing short of a full-frontal attack by the Vatican on conservative Senators.
Get a load of these numbers:
One in six patients are cared for in 624 Catholic hospitals scattered throughout the U.S. in 2006, according to the Catholic Health Association. The church also operates more than 800 post-acute care, senior living and skilled nursing centers across the nation. All told, $84.6 billion was spent on Catholic church-affiliated care.
But Catlick healthcare is restricted by misogyny faith in what services it can provide.
Add those restrictions and compound it with two simple facts: 73 percent of the now uninsured are of reproductive age and the leading cause of death among people aged 15-44 is accidents.
In essence, the people most likely to benefit from the proposed public option and insurance exchange will undoubtedly be seeking the type of care Catholic hospitals refuse to provide as a matter of religious principle. And these prospective patients are young and will conceivably need care for many decades to come.
For the business arm of the Catholic church it's a theological and economic two-fer.
Sniffing panties/punishing sluts PLUS raking in the dough. I'd call it not just a two-fer but a religio-cash-gasm.
Libellés : Catholic Church, Catholic misogyny, Christian Taliban, christofascism, Stupak-Pitts, US healthcare reform
Oh my MAD.
DJ! has learned, via Broadsides, that Sarah Palin has been cartoonified by MAD magazine. Some may think that's a good thing; any kind of exposure (ahem!) will help the wannabe presidential candidate with her campaign.
I dunno. How far can that MILF mojo Palin has going for her be pushed with the Glenn Beck freaks, teabaggers, the rightwingnutters and the fundamentalist religious zealots before it becomes a liability?
MAD Magazine has a history of savagely parodying US political figures, as well as pop cultural icons - mostly in the entertainment business. Nobody is safe from the snarkiness and silliness that the publication's creative team produces year after year.
Comics historian Tom Spurgeon picked Mad as the medium's top series of all time, writing, "At the height of its influence, Mad was The Simpsons, The Daily Show and The Onion combined." Graydon Carter chose it as the sixth best magazine of any sort ever, describing Mad's mission as being "ever ready to pounce on the illogical, hypocritical, self-serious and ludicrous" before concluding, "Nowadays, it’s part of the oxygen we breathe."
Joyce Carol Oates called it "wonderfully inventive, irresistibly irreverent and intermittently ingenious American." Monty Python's Terry Gilliam wrote, "Mad became the Bible for me and my whole generation."
As Antonia says, the next three years are going to be fun. And funny: ha-ha & weird.
Libellés : cartoons, MAD magazine, rightwingnuts, Sarah Palin, US politics
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Safe Schools policy focuses on safe and nurturing schools
Building great places to learn and work
As a parent, nothing is more important than your teen’s safety and well-being. At our school, we share that priority. We’re committed to providing a healthy, supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.
We understand that equity and excellence go hand-in-hand. One of the Peel District School Board’s core goals in its strategic plan, the Report Card for Student Success, is the following:
"Achieve equity for students and staff—we provide equity of access and opportunity for students and staff to learn, work and develop in an environment that is safe, nurturing, engaging, respectful and inclusive."
We want our staff and students to be:
Caring – showing compassion and kindness towards others
Cooperative – working collaboratively with others for a common purpose
Honest – being truthful, trustworthy and sincere in your speech and actions
Inclusive – treating everyone fairly and equitably
Respectful – treating others, yourself and the environment with high regard and value
Responsible – being accountable and reliable in your actions and commitments
We believe that parents, the school and community must work together to help students learn to become responsible members of society by being sensitive to the diversity, cultural and special needs of individual students.
A focus on safety
The Peel board’s Safe Schools policy is based on the Education Act and the Ontario Code of Conduct. The policy is available from the school or on the Peel board website. Each school also develops its own Code of Conduct, based on provincial and Peel board policies.
Safe Schools brochure
Keeping our schools safe is a shared responsibility
Peel schools are among the safest places in our communities—and, together, we share responsibility for keeping our schools safe.
The school's responsibility:
provide a safe, nurturing, engaging, welcoming, respectful and inclusive school climate
teach positive behaviour and good citizenship
teach respect for self and others
provide tools to resolve problems constructively and respectfully
encourage healthy, inclusive relationships
apply consequences for inappropriate behaviour
support victims of inappropriate behaviour
communicate openly and honestly
The student’s responsibility:
treat others with respect and dignity
attend classes punctually and regularly
exercise self-control and self-discipline
tell an adult if you or someone is being bullied
take responsibility for your own actions
practice honesty and integrity
resolve conflict in a constructive and respectful way
respect school and community property
use technology and electronic resources in a respectful and non-harassing manner
The parent’s responsibility:
understand and support the school, Peel board and provincial codes of conduct
communicate regularly with the school
help your teen follow school rules
be actively involved in your teen’s learning and progress
model and reinforce positive behaviour at home
monitor your teen’s Internet use
report any serious incidents to the school and to the police
For a copy of the board’s Safe Schools brochure, visit your teen’s school.
Procedures help keep students safe at school
Peel schools provide a safe environment for staff and students to work and learn. The board has many procedures to ensure safety — including regular fire drills, evacuation plans and criminal records checks for new staff and volunteers. Together with Peel Regional Police and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, the Peel board developed a lockdown procedure to help keep schools safe during any potentially serious violent incident.
During lockdowns and lockdown rehearsals, the principal will announce on the PA, "Initiate lockdown procedure." The school bell will ring continuously for a period of time.
Students and staff inside the school will:
go to the closest room and close the door, and lock it if possible
lie down on the floor away from doors and windows
remain on the floor until further directions are given
Note: Police have cautioned against parents calling their child's cell phone as this hinders the safety measures put in place. Students and staff outside the school will:
move as far away from the building as possible
remain outside until the bell is rung once to signal re-entry or until further directions are given
As part of the school's overall safety plan, rehearsals will take place a minimum of two times during the school year. For more information or for a copy of the complete lockdown procedure, speak to your school principal.
During a lockdown, information will be posted on our school’s website. It is your best source of information. Schools cannot answer the phone during a lockdown.
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Hold and Secure or Shelter in Place
If it is necessary to secure a school due to an ongoing situation in the community and not related to the school, a hold and secure or shelter in place procedure will be activated. The school will continue to function in a near normal state with the exception that all exterior doors and windows are locked and no one enters or exits the building without police approval.
A shelter in place is used in the event of an environmental or weather-related situation.
Bomb Threats
In accordance with the Ministry of Education, the Peel board worked with Peel Regional Police, Ontario Provincial Police and school boards in the Peel region to develop protocols for critical situations including bomb threats to help keep schools and worksites safe in the event of a bomb threat or suspicious device/substance.
During bomb threat or suspicious device/substance and rehearsals, the principal will announce on the PA, "Initiate emergency school inspection, students remain with or return to your supervising teacher or staff member immediately. Staff please await further instructions."
Staff inside the school will:
conduct a visual scan of their immediate work area for an unusual package/item
Students inside the school will:
remain with or return to their supervising teacher or staff member immediately
be advised to turn off their phones or to put them on vibrate
continue school routines in the classroom
Students and staff outside the school will:
remain outside until further directions are given
In a real situation, depending on the circumstances, students and staff inside and outside the building may be directed to conduct a school or site evacuation. It is important that students follow the instructions of their supervising teacher or staff member carefully and do not stop at lockers or other in-school locations.
When the rehearsal drill is completed and in a real event, the situation has been cleared, I will make another announcement, “inspection complete, please resume regular activities.”
Students are requested to turn off their cell phones during these emergency procedures. Safety is our number one priority and police have advised that cell phone usage can cause more safety risks and danger than benefits. Parents are also requested NOT to call the school or your child’s cell phone during emergency procedures. Please monitor your child’s school website for updates. In some cases, police will designate a Parent Information Site for you to attend and get up-to-date, accurate information.
In the unlikely circumstance of an actual event, police ask that parents do not go to the school unless requested to do so. For safety reasons, you will not be allowed to enter the school premises.
If you have any questions about our bomb threat, suspicious device/substance protocol, or any of the procedures we have in place to keep students and staff safe, please speak to your school principal.
Keeping students safe on the web
In Peel schools, students learn how to use the Internet as a research and communication tool. Learning how to access information through the Internet helps students become aware of available resources that exist outside the classroom and school library. Students also benefit from learning how to competently analyze and evaluate information. In addition, students may use the Internet for communication where it is appropriate for their learning.
Use of the Internet is viewed as a privilege, not a right. The Internet must not be used for any purpose that violates the school's Code of Conduct. This applies to school, work and home Internet use.
Students will:
demonstrate appropriate online conduct and manners
refrain from improper use of technology, including computer hacking, cyber-bullying and all other forms of violence, threats and harassment directed at staff, students or the school
focus Internet time on assigned research topics
credit sourced information — plagiarism and transferring of copyright material is not permitted
Students will not:
damage computers, computers systems, networks, peripherals or software
use someone else's password, or trespass in their files, folders or work
use the network to access or distribute any illegal or illicit material
Rules for personal online safety
To ensure that all students keep safe on the Internet, students must never:
give out personal information such as their address, telephone number, age or school address
agree to meet with someone they meet online
send pictures of themselves or anything else without permission
respond in any form to messages which make them uncomfortable or are deemed inappropriate according to the school's Code of Conduct
send or receive offensive pictures or materials
Network administrators may review files and communications to maintain system integrity and ensure that users are using the system network responsibly. Users should not expect that files stored on district servers are private.
Police officers work with high schools to ensure safety
Neighbourhood Policing Officers work with the area high schools to maintain a presence with our youth population. They work directly with teachers and parents to ensure youth are on the right path to a great future.
Learn more about the program on the Peel Regional Police website.
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In a dark room a bank of monitor screens illuminated a pale face. The rusted brown glow of the video feeds gave Roger Little more color than the sun had cared to give him in the past few months. Half a kilometer north and two hundred meters down, an automated surveillance drone slowly made its way through a series of corroded metal hallways.
It was oddly silent, beyond the whine of computers and the whir of fans. Roger fiddled with his volume before checking the system audio. Nothing but the noises of the drone itself. No groaning, no creaking, no screaming. Just the soft click clack of the drone.
Roger checked the timing. The drone should have reached it by now. He squinted into the glare and overrode the drone. Nothing but flakes of rusted metal scattered across a floor of rusted metal, fallen from the walls and ceiling of rusted metal.
After several minutes of searching, Roger rubbed his temples. He drummed his fingers on his little metal desk and took a few deep breaths. He reached over and picked up the bulky plastic phone sitting on the edge of his work space. He dialed the number and only had to wait a few seconds before it was answered.
"Sir? It's Roger Little, from Surveillance. We may have a problem."
In the cold reaches of space, a satellite continued to do what it had done for over a decade. It hung in the weaker clutches of the Earth's gravity and watched a man wander about.
The man it was watching, however, was doing something a ways away from his status quo. He was running. Through the sweltering heat of the American Southwest in the middle of its summer, over the scorched earth, under a blazing sun, Mister Lost ran.
In hot pursuit was a man with fiery red hair. His black jacket left unbuttoned, it snapped behind him like shadows cast by a fire, the red trimming a much duller affair than his hair. He was gaining on Lost, who continued to make the mistake of looking over his shoulder. Each glance seemed to give the red-haired man more speed.
The eventual collision left Lost sprawled on the ground for a moment before he tried crawling away. The second man was up in a near instant. He brushed himself off and waited a moment before continuing his pursuit. He walked just behind Lost for a time, until he tried to get up. The pursuer kicked his target back onto the ground. This repeated itself for some time, until the red-haired main simply grabbed the man in the green jacket and dragged him in the opposite direction.
They eventually came upon a third man, who had been sitting on a rock outcropping. Blood and rust clung to every inch of his body. With what seemed to be considerable effort, the man stood. He took two steps before falling.
The red man grabbed the rusted man by the shirt and hauled him up onto his shoulder in a way that was quick but not unkind. All the while Mister Lost remained gripped in his opposite hand. After what looked like a satisfied sigh, the red man walked east.
An O5 rolled an unlit cigar back and forth over the sleek top of his desk. In front of him, the video feed on his monitor ended. Beyond that, his secretary stood at attention.
The secretary took a brief glance at his clipboard. "As you can see, sir, the unknown humanoid has captured both 2933 and 920. Further surveillance from multiple sources show it is now heading for one of our facilities."
The Overseer idly flicked the cigar, sending it spinning. "Given the context, I'm guessing it can be safely assumed who the entity is?"
"It's attacked two of the three Little Mister anomalies we don't have properly contained and now seems to be heading for the Site where we contain the other seventeen. Combined with its general appearance, yes. The list's designation number fourteen, Mr. Redd."
"Lock the Site down. We don't know what Redd is capable of. Considering it was able to escape 2933-1 and has been able to transport 920 for over a hundred miles without stopping, it's not something we want to discover first hand in the midst of an active facility."
The secretary nodded and departed for his own desk. Left alone, the Overseer plucked the cigar up and spun it between his fingers. He replayed the submitted videos and quietly thought to himself.
Eventually his secretary returned, and after a brief wait hustled back out with a freshly stamped order. Alone again, O5-4 slid the silver lighter off his desk and thumbed it several times before it sparked.
A group of people sat in a room full of monitors. Not quite like the one previously described, which was merely a one man obligation simply for the principle of the thing. As the door so boldly claimed, reading Site-██1 Security, this was a security station for a Foundation site, full of attentive individuals, with live feeds covering nearly every hallway and the ability to stream feeds from various containment cells if forwarded from the cell's own containment team.
One attentive individual sat up in her chair, more so than her already perfect posture had allowed. She began squinting at one of the monitors showing a feed of a camera deep within the facility, well away from any of the entrances.
Within the frame was a trio of men. One was dressed in a black and red jacket, one in a coat of metal, and one in a green hoodie. The first was carrying the second and dragging the third, the former of which was groaning and screeching like rusted clockwork and the latter was attempting to crawl away despite appearing to be unconscious.
She wondered how they arrived in the site despite it being locked down, when no one else had made any sort of comment. The worker flagged down her superior as quick as she could and explained what she had seen. But when she pointed to the group of monitors of the area the men had just been spotted in, they were nowhere to be seen. Now one of her coworkers, who had been monitoring an entirely different Wing, was reporting about them.
By the time attention arrived on the monitor in question the men were nowhere to be seen, and further examination showed they had disappeared from surveillance entirely.
O5-4 snubbed out his cheap cigar in one hand and thumbed one of the buttons on his monitor with the other. A round woman with sharp eyes snapped into view.
After a smokey exhale the O5 sat up and meshed his fingers together, if only for himself. His outgoing calls only showed a generic silhouette. "Dziekan. I hope all is well."
The Site Director fidgeted. To her credit, it was only slightly. "Not as such, sir. Redd has somehow breached the site with both Lost and Scary. More than that, he broadcasted a video message from somewhere in the facility. And he's made demands."
The weight of the silence from her superior stayed Dziekan. After several seconds O5-4 took a slow breath and said, "Somewhere in the facility?"
"Well. Sir. I don't recognize the area. It appeared to be a medical bay, but it definitely isn't any I'm aware of. With him was a little girl with a swollen stomach. He called her Katherine but we don't have any subjects on file with that name."
The name pressed down on the Overseer's chest. He took slow, deep breaths in an effort to calm himself but every inhale became more and more difficult. On autopilot, his hands opened his cigar case. The lighter sparked on the first flick and he took a deep drag. On exhale he realized what he was doing, but decided he may as well enjoy it while he could. How in the world could Redd have known about 231—
"O5-4? Are you still there?"
He shifted out of his daze, if only slightly. "Dziekan. Right. Yes. What were his demands?"
"For you to personally come in to see him, or he would kill the girl."
The next pull turned half the cigar to ash. "And?"
"Nothing else. Just for you to see him in person."
O5-4 watched his hand shake, smoke from the cigar zigzagging. "What did you tell him?"
"That I would notify you."
"You didn't say anything about that being against protocol, it being unlikely of happening, anything like that?"
"Seemed unwise to do so, given the context."
He finished his cigar. "If we're both alive tomorrow, remind me to give you a pay raise."
"Sir?"
He terminated the connection.
One door creaked open only to reveal another. O5-4 stepped through and stared down at the man leaning against the wall, an IV sticking into his arm. Mister Scary looked at him and smiled. The contraction chipped away some rust and blood flowed from the edges of his mouth. Neither said anything as the Overseer stepped past the Little Mister, glanced at the bag of morphine, and went through the second door, this one rusted open.
He considered breaking into a run down the hallway and settled on a stiff jog. Some of the tiles cracked under his feet and when he arrived at the double doors they were open, the joints rusting them in place. "I: 1-7 Os: Ker" was all that was visible of the plaque beside the doors.
Rust began to cling to some of the machinery, but the video feed of SCP-231-7's room was still functioning. Overseer Four steeled himself before looking.
A little girl lay in a hospital bed, her pregnant belly covered by her surgical gown. She seemed quite calm given the circumstances, but given her general situation there likely wasn't much that would upset her anymore.
Next to her bed was a man in a red vest, his jacket draped over the back of his seat. In one hand he held the ankle of a rusting man who was attempting to crawl away, and in the other he held a children's book.
The only sounds in the room were Lost groaning as his body rusted as he scrabbled against the decaying tiles and Redd reading in a warm voice.
O5-4 found the intercom and pressed the button. Katherine winced at the squealing as the system turned on and Redd cocked his head at the noise.
"Alright, Mister Redd. I'm here."
Redd released Lost and slowly turned in his seat to reach into his jacket pocket, removing a piece of paper. He marked his place in the story and shut it, setting the book on the bed. As Redd looked into the camera O5-4 saw flakes of brown and black on Redd's skin, red lightning sparking against it and revealing smooth skin.
Redd smiled. "Please, no need for the 'Mister' formality. We're all friends here. I'm Redd open parenthesis discontinued closed parenthesis. My friends just call me Redd. How are you, Four?"
Geniality was not what O5-4 was expecting. A few moments passed, filled only with the sound of Lost banging on the door, before Redd tilted his head and waved at the camera. O5-4 cleared his throat and said, "I've been better, Redd. You've been causing a lot of problems lately. Now what is it you want?"
Redd shrugged theatrically, splaying his palms. "Sorry about that. Though I do believe I was clear with my video earlier. I'd like to see you, face to face. No cameras, no PA systems. No tricks, no body doubles."
Was that a knife in Redd's hand? No, nothing. A trick of the light, a video oddity.
"Before that, I have one question. How did you get here?"
"Walked."
"The site has been on lockdown and you were able to avoid surveillance for most of your trek despite us having a satellite meant to track Mister Lost. And you somehow not only knew of this Wing, but how to access it."
"Like I said, I walked. As for why I knew, call it insider information. Now, please do get in here."
Again, a glimpse of black in his palm. A jagged shadow that played hell with the lighting of the room.
With great trepidation O5-4 unlocked the blast door and dodged Lost as he darted past. After watching the Little Mister run down the hall, the Overseer stepped into the room. It smelled of disinfectant and lilac, thanks to the small aromatizer next to the bed. He felt his heart hammer away at his throat as he looked to Redd, and clench slightly when the child gave him a little wave.
Redd gestured to the armchair on the opposite side of the bed. Once they were both seated Redd cupped his hands together and sighed.
"So, this is it," Redd said. "The finale. The brief period after a long sentence that drips with the taste of freedom. How long have you been doing this job?"
The Overseer was silent.
Redd smiled. Four would have sworn the overhead lights took on a slightly bloody hue.
"I," Redd finally said, "have been a Little Mister for… what is it, almost twenty years? Something like that. It's been difficult, let me tell you."
Redd looked down at the dagger in his hand, which was now all too real. With something akin to reverence he lifted it up and dragged the shadow across his own throat, cutting so deep his exposed trachea whistled softly. Red ran down his shirt. But it clung at odd places, depicting runes that sat at the edge of the Overseer's memory. Lightning lanced out and into the damage, the blood draining as red sparks healed the wound.
The Little Mister took another breath, "And there's no getting away from it. It won't let me go. As long as this stupid dirt ball keeps spinning, I'm going to be here. Unchanging. Undying. Unable to feel much beyond blinding rage."
He smiled again. "But what if I stopped the spinning? What if I could stop it all? What if I could stop hurting? I'd have to try, right?"
"If that's your intention, why bring me here? Why drag the other two around?"
"I guess I needed some kind of... closure," Redd said, his eyes distant.
I walked. I don't know how long, but I did. I know that much. I somehow ended up at the Wonderworks, the place that had eluded me for so bloody long. And it was running. No old man, but the place was bustling all the same. It was the gods damned child! The oh, so lovely Isabel! But what could I do to her? She was in the same sort as me, in a way. She asked me why you pricks hadn't collected me yet. I didn't really have an answer, but I figured, why not? Not like I had anything else to do. Suicide wasn't the option, as you can plainly fucking see!
But as I got closer, I got this feeling. This itching, burning sensation digging into my soul— if I even have one anymore. There was a thing, locked deep in the hole my brothers were buried. It spoke to me in ways I'll never be able to convey to you. Just. Fuck. It felt good. And I knew. I knew! I always thought I was just subject to anger issues, but all along I was a subject to the King!
Did you know gods can't die? They just… fade, waiting for their time to come again. But they still leave corpses. Something to jam a spigot into and tap into whatever power might be left lying around. The old man must have gotten desperate. Brass wasn't enough, even as big as the corpse he got pulled from is. A Broken universe still yields a Broken power, and a sliver of a fragment isn't worth much of anything. So he tried something a bit more intact, and…
What was I talking about? …Wait. Wait, no…
I used to say I have these… lucid moments. It's like— Do you wear glasses? You look the type. That brief time when you put them on, when your eyes see both through and around the lens. And everything just seems to warp around you as the glass rushes forward, the world shifts as the filter expands. You wear them long enough and you stop seeing the frames in your vision, don't feel the arms on your ears anymore.
I can't tell if my humanity is the prescription or the astigmatism anymore.
And I don't care. I'm so, so sick of it all. My eyes are strained to the point of bleeding and I can't close them. But at least that means I get to watch the end.
Redd eventually stirred from his trance. "Here, I want you to have this." He removed the bookmark from its spot and unfolded it before handing it over.
O5-4 stared at the list. One line in particular drew his eye.
14. Mr. Redd (discontinued) ✔
The man stood there for a moment, eyes unfocused. Somewhere in his mind the twentieth slot was filled. He leaned to the right, his hand out as if ready for a cane to take the weight. After a moment he caught his balance and examined his right hand, then the left, flexing and clenching them. He straightened back up and examined the room.
The former body of O5-4 took a breath.
Mister Collector let it out.
Collector reached into his pocket and pulled out a crisp piece of paper, uncrumpled despite its confines.
He let out a small chuckle. The paper between his thumb and middle finger, he snapped, and a bubble formed around the parchment. It floated just above his palm, bounced when he tapped it. He gave the top of the bubble a light pat and it collapsed into itself, away for him to take out later.
"How you feeling?" Redd asked from his seat.
"Better than I have in years," Collector responded. When he spoke, Redd sat up. Squinted. "And yourself?"
"You—!" Redd flew forward, knife in hand.
Collector slapped it away into a bubble, which soared just out of Redd's flailing grasp. Redd drew another from his sleeve and threw it, only for it to be caught in another bubble. Red in the face, Redd swung a fist while simply producing a dagger from his palm. Collector caught the punch and a silky bubble wrapped itself around Redd's hand. He pulled and yanked and was only able to free himself when he released his grip on the third shadow knife.
"How?!" Redd demanded. "You should be dead! The girl said you were dead!"
"I likely am. The me you are speaking to is merely a copy, made prior to Mister Forgetful erasing 'me' from my old body. Whatever was left in the body of Isiah Crawford after that was Doctor Wondertainment, though with a bit too much Factory mixed in for my taste. I suppose I remember all that because Forgetful couldn't get to me as I was merely in potentia. You remember Mister Mad?"
"He was a fucking— were we all just tests? A fucking training ground?"
"Not all of you, no." Mister Collector, née Doctor Wondertainment smiled. It lacked its old rainbow glow but it shined all the same. "Forgetful and Stripes to cover my tracks, the latter's brother to get you all here…" The smile faded. "…Scary. Ahem. Truth be told, this whole Collector concept was done fairly late into the project's development. I mostly wanted to see how things would turn out. How is Isabel doing?"
Redd glowered. "So then why was I made?"
The old man narrowed the eyes that weren't really his. "Hmm. You were a gamble, I suppose. Of course, I made a grave error— as they say, always bet on black."
Redd grabbed Collector by the collar. "Do you think this is a fucking joke? That I am somehow funny?"
"Not as such. My apologies, I was trying to lighten the mood. What would you like me to say? That you were a defect? That I condensed a power that was much more destructive than I could have imagined and pumped it into some young man's veins? I tried to change you, but you just wouldn't take much. So Redd you became."
Redd released his grip, his face expressionless. "So I'm a mistake."
Collector straightened his tie. "I would more say… an unfortunate surprise. But who doesn't like surprises?"
"Ha…" Redd reeled back, smiling. It took another few seconds for his face to move again. "I'll show you a surprise."
"And what's that?"
The grin in Redd's mouth was almost as sharp as the knives in Collector's bubbles. "That would be telling, dear father. Can't spoil the surprise."
Redd sidled next to the child's bed and smiled down at her. Katherine smiled back up at him, her gaze occasionally edging toward the other Mister. Redd sat down, the impact bouncing the book up and off of the bed. A chuckle left him as he bent over to get it.
Redd set the book down in the center of the bed. He traced out a curved knife on the cover. A spark of red followed his fingertip, outlining the weapon. Once completed the red flickered and was filled with black. Redd slipped the knife off the book as one would a playing card and held it for Collector to see. When Redd turned it so that the blade faced Collector, it appeared to merely be a wispy black line flickering in the light.
"Are you ready?" Redd asked Katherine in a soft voice.
The child took a few breaths. "Are you sure you can? I don't want Him getting hurt."
Redd twirled the knife in one hand and brushed back her hair with the other. "These people may have locked him away, but I just so happen to have the key."
With trembling fingers she lifted up her gown to expose her belly. Brands marked the swollen skin, dull and dark. They crackled like coal when Redd touched them. Katherine laid flat and squeezed her eyes shut.
The twisted scalpel slipped into her, the blade so fine she didn't wince. But as Redd ran the knife across her, she began to scream. The runes on her skin sizzled as Redd cut through them, vapor rising into the air. Within the girl, red and purple pulsed and writhed, her womb mangled and distended. It squished and squelched as her yelling became racking sobs.
All the while, Collector stood impassively at the foot of the bed. He had seen as bad, caused worse, but a twinge of guilt struck him as he thought of Sweetie. Hopefully she would at least speak to him when he found her. Collector stirred from his thoughts when Redd cleared his throat, knife hanging over the mess.
"Don't lose focus, old man. You're about to witness the birth of a new era. Or, at least, the death of this one."
The knife dropped.
Rather than cut or tear into the tissue, the dagger simply sank into it. Black into a mottled red. But as it was swallowed, a pinprick of bright red showed itself. There was a moment of stillness, even within the girl, as the shadows cast across her intestines swirled to the red.
The room was suddenly all too full. The smell of iron was nearly palpable, a loud ripping sound the only thing accompanying Katherine's now-resumed screams. Hardened flesh that matched the color of a dying sun dripped with blood and placenta. It pressed everywhere within the room, on the walls, under the bed, even within the inhabitants. The ceiling began to crack, and then the tearing sound intensified enough to drown out the sobs.
The ceiling exploded. The earth and concrete above it was obliterated as the thing rose, level after level was leveled by the growing expanse. It grew as it rose, each rising floor destroyed in a greater capacity. Eventually Site-██ was exposed to the open air, where dark clouds were beat about by a pair of reverse wings. Eleven mouths creaked open to take their first breaths.
Foundation personnel stared up in slack-jaw awe. At a distance, civilians who could spot at least the crown of horns began to panic. Down in the medical room, the trio remained. A thin umbilical cord connecting Katherine to her son. Redd cackled and pointed the monstrosity out to the spent child. Collector tapped the side of his head and a bubble formed around it.
The Seventh Son spoke. Clouds broke and the sky cracked under the weight of his words. The air itself tasted of blood. All those within the range of His mighty voice felt crimson run out their ears, with the exception of a single man standing in the center of it all. His bubble vibrated rainbows against the onslaught, but held.
"Do you see?!" Redd yelled, none hearing him over the din. He touched the blood coming from his ear and showed Collector. "It's over! I can finally be over!"
Once the bubble stopped shaking, Collector popped it. The world was silent, waiting for the Son's next words. He took the umbilical cord in his hand and proffered it to Redd. A crack of a smile broke Redd's face. From nowhere he produced another dagger and with no amount of ceremony separated mother and child.
Knowing this, the Seventh Son drew another breath. When He spoke again, His words fell on deaf ears. The air around him shimmered slightly, reflecting a rainbow in places.
Collector lowered his hand from where he had touched the Scarlet King's spawn. Something stuck to his hand, which he wiped off on the bed sheet. He cleared his throat and adjusted his tie again.
After a moment he turned to Redd, a small smile on his lips. "I'm so sorry, I'm afraid I couldn't hear you over all the noise. What were you saying?"
Redd said nothing. He did nothing, for a short time. Then his eye twitched. He looked at the shimmer of the bubble around the Seventh Son, at the stain on the bed sheet. Bony palms dug into his eyes as he tried to rub whatever nonsense was clouding his vision. When he looked again, the scene was the same.
"…No," Redd finally said, a full sword in his hand. He slashed at the bubble, the blade digging into the film. Then it flew out of his hand as the bubble pushed back. "No."
Collector watched Redd attack the bubble over and over again with a variety of shadow weapons. After a dozen or so weapons were embedded in the wall behind him, Redd slashed at his own hands and thrust the scarlet lightning into the bubble. It did nothing but catch the light.
"No!" Redd repeated, turning on Collector. "No."
"Sorry, is this distracting you?" Collector said. He raised a palm and snatched away the Seventh Son, now the size of a newt contained within the ball in the Little Mister's hand. "I'll put it away."
Redd watched his savior vanish with a whimsical pop! Mouth agape, he turned to his Queen. She couldn't look back, her eyes glazed over. Her breaths came in short, ragged bursts. Redd ground his teeth together and turned back to Collector.
With a mouth full of blood and darkness, Redd yelled, "No!"
He stumbled forward, knife in hand without the usual motion. It buried itself in Collector's chest.
"No!" Redd screamed, spraying blood in Collector's face. He pulled the knife out of his brother/father and continued stabbing him. "No. No! NO!"
Blood flew from the knife with each stab. Droplets froze in midair, catching other sprays and sloshing together into hovering bubbles of blood. Color drained from Collector's face as Redd's gained more and more.
"No…" Redd whispered, losing breath. His arm fell, opening a large gash across Collector's stomach. The knife fell and disintegrated, merging with the shadow cast by the last blood orb. A tear droplet met it. "No…"
Collector/Isiah hugged his brother/son. Redd sobbed against the offered shoulder. When the cries weakened in strength, Collector led Redd back to his seat. Redd fell into it and wrapped himself in his jacket. With a flick of his wrist Collector brought the crimson orbs into himself. By the time he finished collecting what shadow weapons remained he regained his color, though he moved slowly. He went about pop!ing the armaments away save for one. He took it out of its bubble and sat on the arm of the chair, between Redd and Katherine.
"I can't say this is how I envisioned the family reunion," Collector mused. "But I think I can afford you at least one gift."
Redd almost laughed. "What could you possibly give me?"
"Less give." Collector tapped Redd's forehead. "More take."
Redd blinked. He stared at the swirling hate bubbled in front of him. He winced when it vanished with a light tap from Collector. Emptiness filled him. Wonderful, calming emptiness. Tranquil, simple serenity.
Redd felt where Collector had prodded him. "It… it's gone?"
"Simply somewhere else."
Redd nearly sprang from his chair. "The girl! You could… take whatever they did to her out? Make her right?"
"I don't believe they made her wrong," Collector said, turning his gaze to Katherine. "If the Scarlet King could enter this world without humanity's help, he would have done it already. She chose this life for him. There is nothing for me to take from her, except…"
The black dagger seemed to try to catch the light in his hand.
"At least let me do it," Redd urged.
"I didn't wash your hands of blood just for you to dirty them again, Redd," Collector replied. "What's a few more drops on mine?"
He was silent for a moment, and then Redd said, "I don't think I really want that name anymore."
"Oh?"
He closed his eyes. The roiling red sea of his mind was now a calm blue. "I'm thinking Bluee."
"Blue?"
"With two E's."
Collector wheezed a laugh. "So be it. Excuse me one moment, Bluee."
It was over quick. Bluee found it hard to look at her, so he covered her up.
"So… what now?" Bluee asked.
"Now you enter one of the Foundation's little boxes, like your siblings," Collector said.
"What? That's it?" Bluee stood. "No, that isn't fair, it can't just end like-"
Collector held up a hand, and Bluee went silent. Collector reached into his pocket slowly, like the old man he looked to be. "You may be free of the Scarlet King's branding, but not of Wondertainment's. I'm in the body of a Foundation Overseer now. We have to act our parts."
Collector finally retrieved the paper he had pulled from his pocket earlier. He offered it to Bluee, who took it gingerly.
Wow! You've found them all and became Mr. Collector!!
But the fun isn't over yet, because now a whole new set of Misters will soon be in development, brought to you by our own Ms. Heir!
00. Mr. Collector ✔
01. Mr. Chameleon ✔
02. Mr. Headless ✔
03. Mr. Laugh ✔
04. Mr. Forgetful ✔
05. Mr. Shapey ✔
06. Mr. Soap ✔
07. Mr. Hungry ✔
08. Mr. Brass ✔
09. Mr. Hot ✔
10. Ms. Sweetie ✔
11. Mr. Life and Mr. Death ✔
12. Mr. Fish ✔
13. Mr. Moon ✔
15. Mr. Money ✔
16. Mr. Lost ✔
17. Mr. Lie ✔
18. Mr. Mad ✔
19. Mr. Scary ✔
20. Mr. Stripes ✔
Bluee made a double take.
Bluee looked up.
Collector's smile had more strength than the rest of his body combined. "Because we're not done yet."
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**BLOG TOUR** The Space Between by Nikki Mathis Thompson
The Space Between by Nikki Mathis Thompson Publication Date: March 17, 2015 Genres: Chick Lit, Romance, Women's Fiction
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Synopsis: Georgia Bristol’s life hasn’t turned out the way she’d imagined…but it’s a good life. Despite that fact, she finds herself yearning for something she can’t define. Haunted by the choices of her youth. Regrets. Everyone has them. What if? Everyone wonders at times. Lost in town a few heartbeats shy of deserted, Georgia encounters a mysterious woman who gives her a second chance to regain the life she thought she missed out on. Some say getting lost is the best way to find where you’re going. And sometimes everything must be stripped away before you realize that what you have, is what you wanted all along. The Space Between is one woman’s unconventional journey to regain what she holds dear, filled with heartbreak, friendship, and love. A thought provoking tale that will have you relating to her struggles and celebrating her triumphs.
Georgia sank into the soft ground, crossing her bare legs. The bark of the large oak she was leaning against felt rough through the thin cotton material of her tank top. On the left, the lake glistened like ink in the darkness, and to the right, bright yellow flames sputtered and cracked. Her curtain of light brown curls shielded her from curious glances—some filled with pity and others, contempt. She hoped folding herself over her drink and keeping to herself would keep anyone from approaching her.
The dirt covered ground surrounding the bonfire was full of bodies—mingling, flirting, and drinking. She heard a shrill squeal and splash behind her. Why was she here again? Why wasn’t she under her covers reading, where she could be living Elizabeth Bennet’s life? In theory, she should be enjoying herself. She was college bound after all, leaving the dregs of this podunk town far behind. But recent events had shaken her confidence. Recent events had made her question whether she had the strength to make it on her own, in college and a new city. A city that had more than a Shell station and a Dairy Queen.
This new self doubt was grating on her nerves. She’d been dreaming of going to college since she was five. She’d walk around with the toy medical kit her aunt had given her for her birthday. Braids down her back, she’d wrap her stuffed animals in toilet paper and take their temperatures, a badge reading “doktr gorja” pinned to her favorite horse pajamas. When she turned thirteen, she begged the town’s only pediatrician to let her help him after school. He turned her down at first, but when she returned the next day with a chart proving how hiring her would improve his efficiency, he relented.
Her recent jilted status was the the talk of the town, much to her utter humiliation. Brady Carmichael was her boyfriend. Was, as in past tense. Everyone admired him. He was an above average athlete, kind to old people and dogs. A regular boy scout—a very tall and good looking boy scout. He also made excellent grades. In fact, he’d missed Valedictorian by only half a point. Georgia knew that because she’d been the one to beat him by that half point. They’d always had a friendly rivalry when it came to grades. It started when they met sophomore year in honors Chemistry. It was as if the sea of mediocre minds had parted, and there he was.
Yep, Brady was going places…She’d thought those places included her. In fact, they were accepted into the same University eight hours away from their small town. She didn’t apply because of him. The school had the best pre-med program in the state, her boyfriend attending was just a comforting bonus. So, why was she second guessing everything, simply because the love of her young life had broken up with her? She’d hoped she would have been above such feelings. Turned out she was as shallow a teenage girl as the rest. He’d been kind when he told her. That was one consolation, if one could be found.
It was a Friday evening. They were lying in the bed of his truck watching the sunset. It was the cusp of spring and summer, so the air was just on the side of hot. Brady’s long muscular legs were hanging off the tail gate and Georgia was curled into his side—content. Her life was just how she wanted it, the love she’d always wanted. Everything was going according to plan. That should have been her first sign that the other shoe was about to drop.
She was kissing his neck below his ear as her leg inched over his thigh. She brushed her hand below his shirt. His warm skin felt good against palm.
“G…”Brady grabbed her hand and squeezed her fingers. She paused her kissing and lifted her head, marveling at the sparkle of gold in his brown eyes and the full plump of his lower lip. The breeze ruffled his dark hair and her thin cotton dress.“I’ve been thinking about college next year. About you and me.” He paused, looking grim. “I just…I just think it would be best if I had a fresh start, you know? No distractions…I plan to double major, maybe join a fraternity.”
“Distractions? What are you trying to say, Brady?” She sat up and frowned.
“I’m afraid…ugh, I don’t know how to say this…I just don’t think I’ll be able to give you the time and attention you deserve.” He kissed her on the head, breathing in the scent of her curls. Then whispered, “I love you, Georgia. Please don’t hate me.”
It took her a moment to realize she was getting dumped.
She was stunned into silence—the seemingly romantic moment crushed under his out of the blue confession. She rested her chin on her knees, looking away from him. She found herself unable to speak, the lump in her throat was so thick she could barely swallow. The only movement was the tremble of her lips.
The tears and pleading came seconds later, but to no avail. He’d stood firm in his decision and once that happened there was no going back. She humiliated herself for weeks; sending texts, baking him three dozen oatmeal chocolate chip cookies—his favorite, leaving a Hallmark store worth of mushy cards under his windshield wiper.
The peak of her groveling happened just three nights before. She’d snuck over to his house in the middle of the night. Her outfit, minimal, her plan, devirginization. She cringed at the thought now. How low could one person go? Trying to sex your ex into taking you back. What was she thinking? He politely turned her down, saying it wouldn’t be right. Damn him and his chivalrous gentleman tendencies.
That was the moment she’d officially hit rock bottom. She decided she’d done enough begging and hadn’t contacted him since. And shocker, no incoming calls or texts from him either. Maybe he lost his phone, or maybe he was out of the country and had no signal…or maybe, and more likely, he was done with her.
Well, maybe she was done with him, too. She took a long drink, cringing as she choked it down.
Getting drunk in a dark corner, way to stick it to him.
She rolled her eyes at her idiocy.
The party was starting to get rowdy. There’d already been one fight—testosterone and alcohol driven. One break up—cheating asshole driven. Apparently Aiden Hayes was caught making out with Jen Roberts. His girlfriend Sarah didn’t appreciate that, of course, especially since Jen was supposed to be her best friend. Sarah would’ve garnered more sympathy if it wasn’t a well known fact that she’d been messing around with Anthony Davis since the day he’d arrived home for summer break.
Georgia thought it was all ridiculous. The most ridiculous was her hiding in the shadows like a bridge troll—legs covered in dust and a large stick threatening to impale her backside. She grabbed said stick and threw it into the water just as her prayer for invisibility was at last thwarted.
“Hey, Georgie Porgie. I thought you looked lonely over here all by yourself.”
She tried not to roll her eyes at the nickname she’d been saddled with since the second grade, nor the invasion of her private self-loathing session.
“Hey, Nate,” Georgia replied without turning her head. Nate Bristol. Nice guy, handsome too, if you liked blue eyes and sandy blond hair, most girls did. But she preferred dark hair, brown eyes, no, not brown, that would be a paltry description. More like melted caramel…Holy hell, she needed a twelve step program.
She knew she wasn’t being very friendly, but she was is no mood to be cheered up. She wanted to wallow in her self doubt and pity. Talking would only cut into the nice buzz she’d been working on for the past two hours. Oh, yes, that’s why she was here—to get blissfully inebriated. Everyone else seemed to enjoy getting wrecked with alarming frequency, so she thought she’d give it a whirl. If she could only get past the horrid taste. But interestingly enough, with each cup, she minded it less than the one before. And when ‘The Reason’ started playing from someone’s stereo speakers she didn’t have the urge to cry like she usually did.
Yay, alcohol.
“You need a refill?” Nate asked. That got her attention. It was time to have some fun.
She vowed that Brady would play no part in tonight’s festivities, imaginary or otherwise. She gave herself a mental high five and took another swig.
“Now that you mention it, I would love a refill, Nate. Thanks.”
“Why don’t you come with me? I heard Bingham’s scored a bottle of tequila…If you think you can handle it.”
Georgia looked at him for a moment. He had a really nice smile and intense blue eyes. There was a swirl of green in there too—almost like the Caribbean Ocean she’d seen on the Travel Channel. She’d been mesmerized by the patchwork of blues and warring shades of aqua…That was it, Nate had Caribbean blue eyes.
Drunk.
“What?” he asked, amused. “Do I have a hanger?” His soft twang was adorable.
She laughed. “No, you’re all clear. I was just thinking how pretty your eyes are. I’m sorry to say I’ve never noticed before.”
“Uh, that’s okay. You only had eyes for another guy’s eyes…Shit, you know what I mean.” She liked that he could laugh at himself. Brady took himself and life very seriously, that’s not to say he didn’t have a sense of humor per se. He was intelligent and that’s all that’d mattered to Georgia. He was the only boy she knew who could quote Lord Byron, hell, the only one who even knew he was.
He would wrap her in his arms and whisper, “She walks in beauty, like the night. Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright. Meet in her aspect and her eyes.”
Then…swoon. Now…spew.
The thought of Brady and his poetry regurgitating handsomeness made her jab her nails into her thighs. She was trying aversion therapy. So far, it hadn’t really worked.
She stood up, brushed off her backside, and with a smile, offered him her hand.
Revenge was looking pretty hot at that moment. Really hot.
“Come on, Nathaniel. Let’s go do some shots.”
“Uh, it’s Nathan, actually.”
She waved her hand in the air. “Tonight you shall be Nathaniel.” Her voice taking on a slight accent.
He laughed. “Darlin, I’ll be whoever you want.”
Alcohol and a broken heart proved to be a toxic combination. In the months and years that followed she’d often wonder how her life would’ve been different if she’d stayed home or turned Nate down and kept to the shadows of the oak tree that night. But pondering the events that had already come to pass was an act of futility and never offered her anything other than frustration.
Playlist / Soundtrack
1.The Reason- Hoobastank (Bonfire)
2.Three Libras- A Perfect Circle
3. No Surprises- Radiohead
4. Why Georgia- John Mayer (On the road)
5. Sleeping Lessons- Shins
6. Save Me- Muse
7. Sheep in Wolves Clothing- Little Hurricane
8. Bad Dream- Keane
9. Side- Travis
10. Meant to Live- Switch Foot
11. Shake it Out- Florence + The Machine
*Bonus Track*
The Space Between- Dave Mathews Band
Nikki Mathis Thompson spent her formative years singing, dancing and creating her own world of make-believe. From an early age she developed a love of reading that has grown exponentially to near addiction. She has a business degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her degree looks great in the frame, but hasn't been utilized in years. She gladly left the cubicle life behind to raise her daughter and a son was added to the mix some years later. You can find her devouring a book while drinking a glass of wine, doing her part to save the planet or lip-synching to her favorite songs while running through her suburb. She lives outside of Dallas with her family.
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International Baby Maker
sgcarney | August 19, 2010 | 10:32 am
As the global market for human eggs grows more international each year, the future of fertility markets may be in the hands of people like David Sher, the founder and CEO of Elite IVF a fertility services company that connects international clinics and donors with paying patients in Western countries. The sales pitch is simple; it all comes down to money. The introductory message on Elite IVF’s website boasts, “Egg donors from across the globe are coming to a clinic near you.” Or, if patients are willing to jump a plane to another country, they could save 30% on egg donation. Depending on the type of services they want, costs range from 14,000 to 24,000 dollars.
“The technology is at a point now where we could basically FedEx you a baby,” he says as we sit at a swanky seaside hotel in Limassol. His network of hospitals connects patients all over the world to clinics in Cyprus, Mexico City, Tel Aviv, Romania and Canada. His staff of 14 oversees the connecting flights for patients and donors negotiating favorable rates with fertility clinics in different countries and locating egg donors and surrogate mothers for patients. “Donors are always in short supply, if someone wants to donate and they are qualified, you don’t want to let that go,” he says, adding that recently Elite has cut down on flying donors in because of logistical difficulties and quality control, where some egg donors were improperly prepared in clinics abroad. “In the past we had an aggressive program for bringing in donors from outside of Cyprus, from Russia and the whole Eastern European bloc. Patients prefer to come here because no one wants to go to Bucharest for IVF. All of the action is here.”
As nations around the world try to regulate fertility markets, Sher plays something of a spoiler, looking for loopholes between international regulations that allow paying customers to gain access to treatments that are too expensive or illegal in their home jurisdictions. According to a report released this year by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology there are almost 25,000 IVF cycles preformed on fertility tourists every year in Europe alone. More than 50 percent of the people travel for fertility treatments in order to circumvent legal regulations in their home countries.
Elite-IVF follows a well established business model to divide labor and production costs across jurisdictions and keep prices low. The same way that a sneaker can be made in a Chinese factory for less, Elite IVF has removed the production of children from a discrete and sweaty encounter to something that takes place in a laboratories and wombs across the world. The results can be bewildering.
Take for example two of Sher’s most recent customers: Dr. Lavi Aron and his partner Omer Shatzky. They are an Israeli gay couple living in Tel Aviv who desperately wanted children but were confined by both biology and legal regulations that outlawed surrogacy. Through Elite-IVF they flew to Mexico City where they used the eggs of an Eastern European woman and created three fertilized embryos with both men’s sperm. They implanted the embryos into the womb of an American surrogate mother and the embryos developed into fraternal twins one girl, one boy—and one from each father. The surrogate then traveled back to the United States where surrogacy contracts are enforceable. The surrogate delivered twins (defacto American citizens) and then the new parents returned to Israel with their child.
When I ask him what he thinks the industry will look like in ten years, he sits back and muses on the possibility. He says that American parents are extremely particular about choosing the types of babies they want, from eye color, to genetic history, college background, attractiveness and SAT scores. “The future is designer babies.” Adding, “A former patient of mine, a man with more than 100 million dollars, said he wanted to start a farm for babies. Surrogates in Asia would carry the eggs of super donors from America—models with high-SAT scores who get paid $100,000 for their eggs. We would charge one million dollars per baby and sell them to his friends. My answer was a flat no. It’s just too strange. But there is a market for that. It is only a matter of time until someone does it.”
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Little Red Hen Baking Party Notes
Zac and I had a lovely experience at the Waldorf School of St. Louis, with Miss Erin, and we were fortunate that the early childhood program was having a Little Red Hen Baking Party the morning of his birthday. We took the drive up there (two hours for us) and I took a few notes.
Miss Erin has obviously been baking with the children for a long time! As we came into the room, she had a basin of soapy water and a basin of fresh water and a pile of hand towels, and she sang "This is the way we wash our hands" to the tune of "Here we go 'round the mulberry bush." We all washed our hands and sat down.
Then she spread a little bit of flour on the table in front of each child and told them they could draw pictures in it. That was so sweet... I had never seen that idea before.
She had made a yeasted dough with a combination of whole wheat flour and spelt flour, and it had already done its first rise. She punched it down and divided it evenly into roll-size pieces. While she was doing this she sang a song which was a variation of "Five brown buns in the baker's shop, warm and good with honey on the top." She started with the number of children which were actually there, and included each child's name as she sang the verses counting down the buns as they disappear from the baker's shop, as every child brings a penny and buys a bun and eats it right away. So the children heard their own names in the song and felt noticed and important.
Miss Erin gave each of us a roll-sized piece of bread dough and sprinkled some more flour on our table, and sang "This is the way we knead the bread" and we all kneaded our rolls. While we were kneading she sang a really pretty song that I hadn't heard before, "Behind the dough, is the flour. Behind the flour, is the grain. Behind the grain, is the sun and rain. And then it starts, all over again." When we were done kneading, she showed us how to roll it into a bun and we put them on the baking pans and she put them aside and passed out warm damp washcloths, which they used as cleaning cloths, and sang, "This is the way we wash the table." And we all helped wash the table and put our dirty cloths in the hamper.
While the bread was having its second rise, it was circle time. We met on the rug and she had two morning verses and several songs. She had a worm finger play which I didn't write down. Then she did the song "Five little ducks went out one day" and she had needle felted five little ducklings and tied strings to them and had them hanging on a stick, like the mobiles in the Christel Dhom book.
As she sang each verse, she gave a little duckling to a child in the circle. At the end when the ducklings all come back home, we gave our ducklings back to her. Then she sang a song to welcome the story fairy (this is in the Acorn Hill book Let Us Form a Ring). She had a tree stump with a candle on it and her matches were in a little wooden box. She moved the tree stump to be in front of her in the circle, sang a candle lighting song, and lit the candle. I really liked how she did her puppetry. She had a green silk in her basket with the puppets inside and the green silk covering them up. As she unfolded the silk to reveal the puppets, the silk became the backdrop to the story. She did the story of the Little Red Hen.
At the end of the story, she said the verse "Snip Snap Snout, My tale's told out" and then she silently did the motions (scissors snipping, fingers snapping, and then she touched the tip of her nose). And she wrapped the puppets back up in their green silk, folded the cloth over them, put them in the basket, set it behind her, and blew out the candle. Then she had the needle felted Little Red Hen go around and whisper in each child's ear the invitation to play. She had two playstands with cloths on them barring the entrance to the play part of the room. When it was play time, she rotated the playstands so that we could go in, and moved them to a separate part of the room and spread the cloths over them. I loved the play room because it was extremely simple, even by Waldorf standards. The blocks were so sturdy that you could build structures and then stand on them, and she laid a board between two other play stands so that kids could have some climbing time. There was also a boat.
While the kids were playing she popped the bread into the oven. It spelled wonderful as it was baking.
When it was time to clean up she sang a variation on the "Dusty the Gnome" song ("Dusty the gnome, he likes a clean home, so let's tidy our home, for Dusty the gnome") and we tidied up. Then we washed hands again, helped set the table, and she had several verses before the meal, culminating in "Here are Grandma's spectacles" and so the kids ended up with their hands in their laps. We also sang "Blessings on the blossom" as the grace. The bread was delicious and she had little bowls with honey AND butter in them which we could use to serve ourselves. It was so pretty!
There was a candle lighting song when she lit the candle before the meal, and a verse to thank the candle for its light after the meal, and all of the children helped to blow the candle out together.
Miss Erin was so nice because she gave Zac the flowers from the center of the table for his birthday. We also got to see the outdoor play spaces when our baking party was done, and shop in the little gift store. They had a ton of colors of Stockmar block beeswax crayons (and I got him the yellow-green) as well as some extremely pretty beeswax crayon holders from Etsy seller FromJennifer.
Here are a few photos:
I'm guessing this is a cob bread oven!
herb beds on the playground for sensory play
come on, Mom!
butter and honey for our warm brown bread
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Solon mulls impeachment raps against Justice Sereno By Charlie V. Manalo 01/25/2012
Solon mulls impeachment raps against Justice Sereno
Samar Rep. Ben Evardone yesterday bared that he is considering filing an impeachment case against Supreme Court Junior Associate Justice Lourdes Sereno, the first appointee to the high court of President Aquino, if he can be presented evidence against Sereno showing that she failed to state her huge P25 million legal fees as the Philippine government’s lawyer in the arbitration cases in the International Chamber of Commerce court, both in Singapore and Washington, in her Statement of Assets Liabilities, Networth (SALn).
In her summary of her SALn, which she had submitted earlier, when there was pressure from the House of Representatives through the House prosecutors for impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona to bare his SALn, Sereno’s
networth of some P17 million appeared to be less than what he had earned from her professional fees as one of the Philippine government’s lawyers in arbitrating the cases concerning the Philippine International Airport Terminals Co. (Piatco) in the ICCin the case of Fraport AG, on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal lll (NAIA-3) controversy..... MORE
Comelec wants GMA transferred to regular jail By Pat C. Santos 01/25/2012
Comelec wants GMA transferred to regular jail
By Pat C. Santos 01/25/2012
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked, through a motion, the Pasay Regional Trial Court (RTC) to order the transfer of the detained former President, Rep. Gloria Arroyo, to a regular detention facility, which would be the Pasay City Jail.
The former President is currently detained under medical arrest at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City.
Comelec spokesman James Jimenez revealed that the petition was included in a three page motion at the sala of RTC 112 Judge Jesus Mupas where it asked the VMMC officials and doctors to explain why the former president should still remain in the hospital..... MORE
ILO: Noy failed to create enough labor opportunities By Michaela P. del Callar 01/25/2012
ILO: Noy failed to create enough labor opportunities
By Michaela P. del Callar 01/25/2012
Despite the recent frequent hype about the supposed improvement in the image of the country during the administration of President Aquino resulting in increased investments in the country and thus the creation of more jobs, Aquino fell short of creating labor opportuni-ties for Filipinos, the International Labor Organi-zation (ILO) said, warning that job generation must be dealt with at once if the country wants to sustain its economic growth.
Although employment growth in the Philippines has remained “positive,” the ILO, in its annual report, said some 40.2 Filipino workers remain in a state of “vulnerable unemployment.”
Sluggish employment rate, according to the ILO, stemmed from fluctuations in the country’s gross domestic product growth (GDP) or the total value of the country’s goods and services in 2011 and from back to back major tropical storms that damaged agricultural production that displaced large numbers of workers..... MORE
Gunmen kill 15 fisherfolk, wound 3 others off Basilan sea By Mario J. Mallari 01/25/2012
Gunmen kill 15 fisherfolk, wound 3 others off Basilan sea
By Mario J. Mallari 01/25/2012
Fifteen fishermen were reportedly killed by still unidentified armed men during a strafing incident in Basilan province on Monday, belated reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo said yesterday.
Military Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) spokesman Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said that 18 fishermen aboard three fishing boats were fired upon by more or less six armed men while fishing along the waters off Sibago Island in Mohammad Ajul town around 7 a.m.
Quoting reports from the field, Cabangbang said that 15 fishermen were reported killed during the attack while three others survived, one of them, however, remains in critical condition after sustaining gunshot wounds in the head and the back..... MORE
Senate Court urged to place Vizconde on witness stand By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/25/2012
Senate Court urged to place Vizconde on witness stand
A private lawyer representing anti-crime advocate Lauro Vizconde said the Senate Impeachment Court trying Chief Justice Renato Corona should seriously probe his client’s claim of lobbying by big law firms in the high court should his client take the witness stand.
In a statement, counsel Ferdinand Topacio who represents Vizconde urged the Senate Court to use the impeachment to eliminate influence-peddling and politics in the appointment of magistrates.
Vizconde’s testimony is being eyed in the Senate Court to reiterate his claims that he was granted an ex parte audience with Corona in the latter’s office shortly before the decision in the Hubert Webb appeal was handed down by the tribunal..... MORE
BoC seizes P37-million chemicals, lab equipment used in manufacturing shabu By Conrado Ching 01/25/2012
BoC seizes P37-million chemicals, lab equipment used in manufacturing shabu
By Conrado Ching 01/25/2012
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) has seized P37.5 million worth of chemicals and laboratory equipment at the Port of Manila (PoM) which the bureau said would be used in manufacturing methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.
Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said the contraband was stacked in six 20 footer container vans in violation of the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines and the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1992.
“With our determined and unrelenting anti-smuggling operations, smugglers’ resources will eventually dry up. Perhaps, when this happens, they will now resort to legal means to earn a living,” Biazon said..... MORE
Janelle’s lawyer asks NBI to yield Pastera to court By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/25/2012
Janelle’s lawyer asks NBI to yield Pastera to court
The camp of Janelle Manahan said it welcomed the surrender to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of Ryan Pastera who was pinpointed by other suspects as the person engaged by the Bautista siblings to hire gunmen to carry out the assassination of Ramgen Revilla and Janelle Manahan.
Pastera is a fraternity brod and best friend of Gail Bautista’s husband, Hiro Furuyama. Pastera also served as either best man or one of the groomsmen in last year’s wedding of Gail and Hiro who are presently undergoing preliminary investigation before the Parañaque City Prosecutor’s Office.
“Did Ryan Pastera really ‘surrender’ to the NBI or was he in the company or custody of the NBI all this time? The NBI could not deny providing Pastera special protection during the preliminary investigation conducted sometime in November and December as several NBI agents were caught on video escorting Pastera to the Paranaque Prosecutor’s Office,” Janelle’s lawyer Argee Guevarra said..... MORE
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Maulana Sheikh Nazim : SignsOfTheEndOfDays
Signs of the End of Days
As-salaamu `alaykum. (Mawlana Shaykh stands)
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, `Azeez Allah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Kareem Allah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Subhaan Allah
Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Allah Allah, Sultan Allah
Alfu salaat, alfu salaam `alaa Sayyidi 'l-Awwaleen wa ’l-`Akhireen, Sayyidina Muhammadan wa aalihi wa saahbihi wa sallim wa man tabi`ahum ila Yawm ad-Deen. (Mawlana Shaykh sits) A`oodhu billahi min ash-Shaytani 'r-rajeem. Bismillahi 'r-Rahmani 'r-Raheem. Yaa Rabbee!
We must speak in English because so many people are coming from far distances, from beyond the oceans, from America, Australia, Singapore, Russia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and all groups of people living on Earth are sending someone on their behalf to hear, listen, understand, and give a report to their people. I am not calling anyone. I am only a weak servant, but a heavenly command from holy people is making me be here today to address this handful of people, and these instruments (cameras, Internet) are taking this address from east to west, from north to south.
I am only a weak servant like everyone else. Titles are given to people by people, but the real title that is an honored title comes from Heavens. Heavens is not looking at our clothes, but people living on Earth are looking to their dressings. They dress in so many fashions and are saying, "That is an honorable dressing." No, from Man to Man there can't be an honorable dressing. That is something that tailors or fashion designers make to cheat people, to run after that dressing, to gain much more materialism. The honor of real dresses comes from Heavens, but people are saying to those who wear it, "What is this?" People are kicking them from their assemblies and meetings, saying, "Ohhhh, go away!" You don't know that one is dressed in a heavenly dressing. But people now from east to west, north to south, and even in Muslim countries think that honor is granted to Man from Man, or from their clothes, or by what they are putting on their heads, or where they are sitting. They think if they sit on a chair, the chair is giving them honor. What is that? They are asking honor from a chair and not asking for honor from the Lord of Heavens. What is that foolishness? What are they learning? That is a shaytanic teaching. Therefore, there is never going to be (real honor), it is only for one, even His Majesty, the King and Her Majesty, the Queen are not sitting on one throne, they are making one here and one there.
O People! Try to learn about your creation. If you do not know yourself, what is the benefit of knowing so many things? You may fill hundreds or thousands of libraries with books, but who reads those books can't understand himself. You must try to know yourself. Yes, now everywhere they have so many universities for people. Before yesterday a director came to me and he said, "I am the director of a university and it has so many branches."
I said, "Say to me, what is the difference between your faculties."
He said, "We offer doctorates in medicine, law, engineering and chemistry."
I said to him, "And there is nothing teaching you about yourself." He was astonished. "You have ten, fifteen or twenty faculties teaching people, but I am sorry to say you are leaving the most important subject and not taking any care. You are teaching so many things."
And he was astonished and asked, "What is that?"
I said, "Are you teaching your students about themselves? Bring a definition for their being. You are not teaching them about themselves or to ask, 'Who are you?' or, 'Who am I?' And you are looking in the mirror and asking, 'Who is that one?' If you are saying, 'That is your self,' that means I am in such a way. Is there anything else? Nothing else! I am asking, 'Who am I?' Do you think I am that one? It is just an appearance in a mirror, not giving my real identity."
That is the biggest blame and mistake of all countries. They left the most important knowledge that they must know, "Who am I?" You may say, "I am a lawyer, an educator, an engineer," but who are you and what is your real identity? All troubles from east to west, from north to south, and on all continents are from people fighting each other, and for what? They do not know and ask, "Why am I killing? Why am I making such terrible weapons?" For what? Is that your real mission in life, to kill each other, to destroy each other, to burn everything? Is that Man's real mission?
How are they saying, "We reached the top of civilization"? Is the top of civilization to burn everything, to kill everything, to make continents empty and to make cities in ruins? Is that their mission on Earth? Ptuu (spit) on them, and on those who are teaching them spit 70 times, because they are not teaching heavenly teachings! They are not teaching about the beginning of life on this Earth, nor about the special, chosen people who are calling them to something, the 124,000 people that came with heavenly messages. They are never teaching this because their knowledge is based on shaytanic teachings. Blame to them! And that is is the final point for them; Shaytan is preparing to kill everyone and destroy everything on Earth, to make it like the moon, an empty planet. You can't look at it. They are looking at the moon, seeing mountains and big places, deep valleys, saying, "We found some oceans, and we understood maybe there were also living plants, animals and such creations, but now we are see nothing."
Shaytan is now asking to make this world as the moon, not no one to live on it, no more life for plants, animals or Mankind, because shaytanic teachings, the biggest cursing on Earth, are teaching, "You must kill, burn, and destroy." But the one who kills and the one who is killed are human beings, and there is enough room for all nations, so why are you killing?
Now the biggest super powers on Earth are trying to fight. When they fight, there will be no more life on Earth. We have been informed of this event through prophecy, through heavenly messages. It was just reported and taught to people that everything that has a beginning must have an end, even if we were not witnesses at the beginning. There was a beginning and for every beginning there must be an end. The Last Prophet, the Seal of Messengers (s), (Mawlana Shaykh stands and sits) informed us that when time is over, when the Last Day is near and the Day of Judgment approaches, there will be so many very cursed Signs. One of the Signs that will be at the end of the period of Mankind on this planet is a huge war. Life will not finish and the Judgment Day will not come except after a big war. Fi'atayn `azheematayn, the world is going to be in two camps, one camp against the other. When they assemble in two parties, there will be the biggest war, as they are saying, "Armageddon." From five billion people, four billion will die.
O People! That is approaching and it needs only one match. From the Far East, now they are trying to make that fire. If that fire appears, from every five people, four are going to be taken away and only one will remain.
O People! Come and listen, and say, "O our Lord, forgive us! O our Lord, grant us! O our Lord, send Shaytan and its agents away from our homelands!" It is now approaching. Two camps just happened now in the east and west; it needs only one match and boom (it will implode)! May Allah forgive us.
O People! Come and learn who you are and for which purpose you have been created on this planet that you have lived on for thousands of years. Come and teach. They are not teaching, and if they are not teaching, heavenly punishment will come, and only one match is making it like it never existed.
O People! Try to learn about yourselves. Who are you, and Who brought you from Unknown Worlds to this planet? Learn, and the Lord of Heavens, your Creator, will protect you. If not, you may look (at what will happen). I don't know. Today is Muharram, and Muharram is full of big events. People are making so many plans for this year and next year, but I don't think they will reach their purposes. In this very terrible month heavenly cursing is coming, because they are following Shaytan and Shaytan is the Cursed One. If they follow the Cursed One they will be taken away. May Allah forgive us.
O People! O People! O People! O Youngsters! Try to know about yourselves and Who brought you from unknown climates to this planet. May Allah forgive us.
O People! Astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah. I don't know what is going to happen up to next Jumu`ah. Terrible events are approaching. Keep to yourselves and keep your servanthood for your Creator. Give your most high respect and obediency; if not, you will be taken away. Yaa Rabbee! Anta Rabbuna! Anta Hasbuna! Anta Waliyyuna! Anta Mawlana! Bi jaahi nabiyyika al-kareem, Sayyidi 'l-awwaleen wa ’l-akhireen, bi hurmati 'l-Fatihah.
(Baya`)
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Rules of an Engagement
A Regency Romance from Avon Books
For proper young ladies, good behavior has always been the rule…
Captain Bradshaw Carroway loves the seafaring life—though he’d rather be battling brigands than his current assignment of ferrying a boatload of spoiled aristocrats. One passenger, however, has caught his eye: a bewitching young minx who definitely distracts him from the rules of shipboard decorum . . .
Some rules, of course, are meant to be broken.
Miss Zephyr Ponsley has traveled the world, but she’s completely innocent in the ways of love. She’s never learned to dance or flirt. But scientific observation has taught her that the laws of attraction have no rules, and that no adventure, on land or sea, is more dangerous—or delicious—than passion!
A knock came at Shaw’s cabin door. “It’s Potter, sir.”
“Enter,” Shaw called, pulling off his worn shirt. According to the calendar it was May, autumn where the Nemesis lay in the Southern hemisphere. By God, it didn’t feel like any autumn he’d experienced before. And as someone who didn’t particularly like huddling around a spitting hearth while snow blew outside, it was damned pleasant, if on occasion overly warm.
He glanced at the box on his shelf where he’d placed Sommerset’s mirror. Taking a possibly-cursed item on board a ship was mad, but at the same time he’d felt...rudderless since Simon’s death. The task the duke had given him at least gave him a sense of purpose, something he could keep in mind when he couldn’t stand considering his murky future for another damned minute. A debt of honor – it might be that for Sommerset, but for him it was very nearly the last piece of floating timber on the sea.
“Captain. Shoes so polished I could shave in ‘em.” The midshipman set the dress shoes on a chair.
“My thanks. Help me with this, will you?” Indicating his formal dress coat, Bradshaw pulled on a clean, freshly-pressed shirt.
“Aye. So where d’you think Admiral Dolenz will be sending us?” Potter asked, holding up the dark blue coat with its gold epaulets and white edging.
“From the supplies I would imagine Tahiti, or perhaps Manila.”
“No chance he’ll send us on to the East Indies?”
“A very slight chance. The Dutch do seem to be misbehaving. From what I’ve read, however, the ladies in Tahiti wear fewer clothes than the ones in India.” His orders hadn’t spoken of anything specific other than Australia, so whatever Sommerset had seemed to know was only an assumption. A good one, or he would have detoured to put in at Tahiti during the voyage west. But something was afoot, and he still had enough time to be willing to let it play out. Shaking himself, he grinned. “If they wear anything at all.”
“By God, I hope we’re off to Tahiti, then.”
“I’ll mention your preference to the admiral.”
The midshipman chuckled. “By the way, Dr. Howard inquired whether he was to join you for dinner this evening.”
Bradshaw hid his frown. Of the one hundred eighty-three men presently assigned to his ship, the one he would have preferred to do without was Dr. Christopher Howard. Considering that Howard’s older brother was the Earl of Hemswich, however, leaving him behind at Southampton had been out of the question. And since technically Howard ranked higher in Society than he did, leaving him out of any social function was equally difficult. If nothing else, it made the absence of Simon Griffeth even more painful than it already was. “Yes, he’s to join me,” he said after a moment.
“I believe he’s dressing already, actually.”
“Not a bit surprised.” He finished buttoning his waistcoat, and buckled on his ceremonial sword as Potter brushed any wrinkles from the back of his coat. “Until Gerard returns from his...tailor’s appointment in town, Newsome has the command. And tell Everett he’d best get that woman out of the bosun’s storeroom before Dobbs discovers them and has him strung up from the yardarm by his balls.”
Potter cleared his throat. “I’ll see to it, Captain. Tailor’s appointment. I had one o’ those day before yesterday. Cost me three shillings, that bunter did.”
Retrieving his hat and the carefully-wrapped set of books he’d brought along just for this evening, Bradshaw left his cabin. Giving the brass plaque of Poseidon nailed to the wall a knock with his knuckles, he emerged into the late afternoon sunlight to find Dr. Howard already waiting for him.
As a civilian Christopher could dress as he pleased, and at the moment he wouldn’t have looked out of place in London’s finest ballroom. Of course Bradshaw, in his dress blues with the fancy braiding on the sleeves and his peaked captain’s hat also looked rather splendid, if he said so himself. He settled the hat on his head.
“Shall we?”
“Are we hiring a hack?”
Bradshaw shook his head. “The admiral’s sending a coach.”
“Thank God. From the look of things, I thought it might be a hay wagon.”
“Mm hm.”
He rather liked the primitive feel of these new settlements on the very edges of civilization, himself. His first voyage to Barbados in the West Indies, he’d ridden a donkey to accompany his captain to greet the local chieftain. With a grin and a salute to Newsome he descended the steep gangplank and made for the waiting coach.
After a fortnight in port he’d regained his land legs, and mostly he was anxious to discover what the Admiralty meant for him to do. As Howard took the opposite seat and they rolled down the dirt road heading for the hillside on which Admiral Dolenz’s home perched, he allowed himself the luxury of speculation.
Under a succession of captains on a succession of ships, he’d fought Bonaparte, skirmished with the Spanish, sunk a pirate or two and survived rounding the Cape of Good Hope on three different occasions. As captain himself, he’d escorted a trio of supply ships to Belize and back again, and he’d patrolled the Mediterranean against renegade French forces attempting to fund a second escape for their Emperor. He’d written the final chapter of that duty with the interception of the infamous Revanche.
That should have set him up nicely for more killing – Dutch or Spanish pirates roaming through the maze of Pacific islands- most likely. He was therefore rather surprised to be out in the middle of the wilderness. And thankful for it. At the worst he would be escorting supply ships from Port Jackson to Tahiti and back, which at the moment he preferred though he could never admit to that aloud.
“How many of these people are convicts?” Dr. Howard asked, glancing through the coach window at the crowded streets outside, a handkerchief over his nose and mouth.
“Some of them. Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”
“I only hope I don’t get fleas. I’ve never seen so many damned goats and sheep, even in the Cotswolds.”
Bradshaw eyed him. “Just why are you here?”
“Your ship needed a surgeon.”
“Yes, and you’re sterling at lancing blisters. What I mean to say is, you’re the Earl of Hemswich’s brother. Why are you a physician, and why are you serving as a surgeon on a Naval ship?”
Christopher Howard shifted, but kept his place at the very edge of the seat as though he feared that fleas might even have invaded the admiral’s coach. “My father detested the clergy, and only a fool who can’t do better joins the military. No offense.”
“None taken.” Arrogant git.
“As for why I’m here, halfway around the world, that’s a private matter.”
“Ah.” It wasn’t as private as he’d like to think; Bradshaw happened to know that both daughters of the Marquis of Bregins had gone to take the air in the country at the same time, just before Hemswich had arranged for his brother to earn his passage out of Britain. Apparently Dr. Howard couldn’t keep his cock in his breeches, or a French condom on his cock.
Shaw enjoyed female company immensely himself, but he took precautions. At the least, he didn’t believe in shirking responsibility. Though after eleven months of enforced celibacy, responsibility and common sense were beginning to plummet on his list. Even the soiled doves who hung about the docks here waiting for sailors were beginning to look appealing. Clearly he needed to shake off his melancholy, reach Tahiti, and then decide what the devil he wanted to do with the remainder of his life.
“I could ask why you’re here at Port Jackson instead of fending off the Dutch in the East Indies,” Hammond commented into the silence.
Shaw shook himself. “I go where I’m sent. As do we both, I suppose.”
“The difference being, not afraid to return to London.”
“Bugger off, Carroway.”
“Captain Carroway. You’re on my ship, if you’ll recall.”
“I recall. Captain.”
Thankfully the drive was fairly short, and the coach turned up the long, straight path to the top of the hill before it stopped in front of a broad-fronted sprawl of a white building. The portico stretched the entire width of the house, evenly-spaced pillars lending the residence a classical Roman feel. Only the large, open windows on the ground and upper floors spoke of the tropics and the evening trade winds.
“Now this looks more civilized,” Dr. Howard commented, following him to the ground and toward the open double front doors.
“What did you expect?” Bradshaw returned, nodding to the butler and handing over his hat and gloves. “Blue face paint and fur loincloths? The admiral is English, and the Duke of Radcliffe’s grandson.”
“All I know is that since we’ve docked I’ve seen more dirty faces, second-hand clothing, and filth than I ever saw in England.”
“And goats and sheep. You mentioned that, as well, I believe.” Clearly Dr. Howard hadn’t spend much time outside of Mayfair. Unpleasant and given to whining or not, however, the doctor was still the most qualified of any on board to bind broken bones and sew closed cuts. Therefore, he needed to be tolerated.
“This way, gentlemen,” the butler said, leading them up the stairs.
The servant stopped just outside a set of closed doors. Taking a breath, he pushed them open and stepped through. “Captain Bradshaw Carroway and Dr. Christopher Howard,” he announced, and moved aside.
Considering that they were being announced, more than Admiral Dolenz had to be inside the drawing room. Glancing sideways to be certain that Howard wasn’t going to trample him to be inside first, Bradshaw stepped into the room.
For a heartbeat he thought himself back in Mayfair, in the drawing room of one of the great houses there. A large crystal chandelier hung from the center of the ceiling and made the candlelight sparkle. Scattered about the room beneath it, two dozen ladies and gentleman were gathered, all dressed in the finest silks and linens.
“Good evening, Captain, Dr. Howard.”
Admiral Dolenz came forward, and Bradshaw straightened to give his best salute. His orders had already been decided, of course, but good manners couldn’t hurt. “Admiral. Thank you for the invitation.”
“I would ordinarily say that proper Society company is rare here at Port Jackson, but as you can see, at the moment we are overwhelmed with it.” The admiral gestured at the room around him.
A tall, well-dressed man stepped up. “We were on our way to Manila, but our boat br–“
”Our ship,” a female voice interrupted, and a pretty blonde-haired lady wrapped her arm around the gentleman’s. “The Halcyon. It ran aground on a reef. We’ve been stranded here for nearly a month, and the captain’s said it will be another four weeks before the repairs are completed and we can hope to resume our journey.”
“That’s a shame,” Dr. Howard put in, brushing past Bradshaw. “Manila is poorer for not having you present.”
Just barely Bradshaw refrained from rolling his eyes. “Are all of you from the Halcyon?” he asked.
“Not all of us, Captain.” An older man rose from his seat by the window and walked forward to offer his hand. “Joseph Ponsley,” he said. “Late from India.”
That name sounded familiar. “Sir Joseph Ponsley?”
“Yes, indeed. You’ve read my book on deciduous plant species, then? Or perhaps my climate and rainfall dissertation.”
“My younger brother has. Both of them. I’m...not much of a reader, generally.”
A faint female snort of derision caught his ear, but with the crowd milling around him, he couldn’t tell from where it had come. Perhaps he’d misheard.
“It’s a rather narrow field of interest, I admit,” Sir Joseph returned with a smile.
Shaking the botanist’s hand, Bradshaw forced a grin. “Thank you for saying that.” He took the paper-wrapped package from beneath his arm and handed it to the admiral. “You, however, are a reader, sir, I believe.”
Admiral Dolenz opened the package. “Nicely done, Captain,” he said after a moment, turning to the title page of the top book. “A first edition of Rob Roy.”
“All three volumes,” Shaw added, silently thanking his brother Robert for being a voracious reader.
“I suppose now you may sit at my elbow for dinner, then.”
“Where would I have been otherwise?”
The admiral sent him a dark look. “In the kitchen, very likely.” He winked.
That settled that, at least. The admiral did not know what his daughter had been up to in his absence. Thank God. Feeling a bit easier, Shaw accepted a glass of Madeira from a footman and went to mingle.
Dr. Howard apparently knew at least half the admiral’s guests, and considering that a large number of them seemed to be displaced English aristocrats, Bradshaw wasn’t surprised. As for himself, he recognized two of them by name, while three others looked familiar. The remainder of the guests were more than likely recent residents of Port Jackson, because the talk seemed to center around London gossip – though how much of it remained pertinent after better than a year, he had no idea. Apparently old gossip was better than no gossip at all.
The butler rang a gong and announced dinner, and Bradshaw found himself seated at Admiral Dolenz’s right elbow. He held the chair on his other side as a petite young woman with brass-streaked chestnut hair came to stand beside him. “Bradshaw Carroway,” he said, pushing her chair in as she sat.
“Zephyr Ponsley,” she returned, holding up her wine glass for a footman to fill. “I haven’t written anything, so you needn’t worry about not having read it.”
“So you were the one snorting at me before,” he commented, reaching for a slice of fresh-baked bread.
“Was I? You must have said something distasteful, then.”
This chit didn’t seem to be interested in the mountain of gossip still going round the table. “I suppose honesty can be distasteful.”
“Perhaps there are some things you shouldn’t be honest about. The fact that you don’t read, for example, cannot be much to brag about.”
He glanced sideways at her. She was pretty enough, he supposed, with a glow to her skin that said she’d spent time out of doors. She had breasts of just the right size to fill a man’s hands, and an appetizing curve to her hips. Her mouth, however, seemed to be something else entirely. “Did I shoot your dog or something?” he asked aloud.
“Is that something I should expect?” she returned in the same tone. “You seem to be both ignorant and bloodthirsty.”
“My point being,” Bradshaw commented, finding himself rather amused by the argument, “you’re quite unpleasant. I’m attempting to determine whether you speak to everyone you’ve just met in the same manner, or if I’ve been singled out for special treatment.”
Gray eyes crinkled briefly. “In my experience, people who don’t read have small minds, leaving me with very little to say to them.”
“And yet, you’ve already spoken volumes to me.” He wasn’t mistaken; she was enjoying lambasting him. Which as far as he was concerned meant he could respond in kind. “I didn’t say that I don’t read. I said that I’m not much of a reader. There is a difference. I tend to be occupied with other things.” He cleared his throat. “I do read ship’s charts, for example. I even keep a log.”
She opened her mouth, then closed it again as footmen brought around the baked fish and potatoes. “I read everything. The complete works of Captain Cook, for example.”
Bradshaw reflected that the last time he’d attempted an intellectual argument with anyone, he’d lost twenty quid and awakened in Dover with his left foot encased in dried plaster. Damned Simon Griffeth. Still, it had been an entertaining evening, with a kind of joy and exhilaration to it that he’d missed. And arguing with this chit seemed more...personal than intellectual. “Those, I’ve read,” he said aloud.
“Captain,” the pretty blonde woman said from across the table, “do tell us about your ship.”
“With pleasure. The Nemesis is a one thousand seventy ton frigate. She launched in 1808 and carries forty-six cannons, most of them eighteen pounders. She’s outfitted for a crew complement of three hundred twenty, but we’re currently carrying only one hundred eighty-three.”
“That’s a great many numbers,” the lady said with a giggle.
The gentleman seated beside her put his hand over hers. “Miss Jones isn’t overly fond of numbers, unless they are for counting the waltz.”
“Why is your crew so small?” Miss Jones pursued.
“With Bonaparte defeated,” Admiral Dolenz took up, “a great many soldiers and sailors have found themselves unemployed. Troops cost money the government would rather spend elsewhere.”
“If I might ask, what brings you to this side of the world, Miss Jones?” Bradshaw asked, mostly because the admiral had seen fit to invite her.
“My uncle – my and Stewart’s uncle,” she amended, gesturing at the shortest of the men, a wispy fellow with thinning blond hair, “is the head of exports for Sheffling in the Philippines. I know how gauche trade is,” she said, flipping her hand, “but he’s really quite wealthy, and he begged us to come and visit him.”
“We decided to make a Grand Tour of it,” the fellow beside her, Lord John Fenniwell, if he remembered correctly, took up. “Because I couldn’t bear four years without Miss Jones. Could I, Frederica?”
She giggled again. “No, you couldn’t.”
Fenniwell said something else that made the rest of his cronies laugh. In the midst of the noise, Miss Ponsley leaned closer to Bradshaw. “I think Lord John couldn’t bear to be without Miss Jones’ uncle’s gauche fortune,” she whispered.
Bradshaw grinned, then stifled the expression again. “Are we allied, now? I thought we were deadly enemies.”
“I’m still assessing,” she replied, a rather compelling sparkle in her gray eyes. “You aren’t what I expected a naval captain to be like.”
“Well, before the bloodshed begins again, may I say that Zephyr’s not precisely a traditional English name? How did you come by it?”
“My mother wanted to name me Patricia, but my father said that a ‘warm following breeze’ was always the reason he was able to go the places he’d gone. So they compromised. I was Zephyr Patricia Ponsley to my father, and Patricia Zephyr Ponsley to my mother. Now that my mother is gone, I’m Zephyr.”
“So now your father has a warm following breeze with him wherever he goes.”
A smile quirked her lips. “I suppose he does.”
“Your father said you were arrived here from India. Are you on your way back to England?” He had several pieces of correspondence, and while there were captains currently docked at Port Jackson who would carry them for him, Zephyr Ponsley and her father were more likely to be able to hand deliver anything to his family. And Robert, at least, would be forever in his debt if he managed to arrange a meeting between his younger brother and Sir Joseph Ponsley. As far as he was concerned, botany had saved Robert’s life. Or at least his sanity.
“Oh, no,” she replied. “Papa was commissioned by the Royal Society to do a botany study here in the Pacific. This is our starting point.”
“That sounds fascinating,” he lied, more to keep her smiling and chatting with him than because he meant it. A pretty chit who enjoyed bantering and who had more on her mind than earning a quick shilling – tonight might well prove to be much more interesting than he’d originally expected. He wondered where she and her father were lodging.
“Tell me, Captain,” she continued, “what do you do while you’re at sea and you’re not reading?”
He shifted in his chair. “Generally I tell the ship which way to go, and if I see a storm coming, I make certain some of the sails are taken in. In the evenings, I make notes about where we’ve gone that day, and I walk the ship to be sure it hasn’t sprung any leaks.”
Admiral Dolenz burst out laughing. “That, Captain, is likely the most honest description of shipboard life I have ever heard.”
Bradshaw had actually forgotten the admiral was sitting there. “Thank you, sir. I did leave out one or two minor items for the sake of brevity.”
“You’re fairly witty for someone who isn’t literary,” Miss Ponsley conceded.
“And you’re fairly free with your condemnations for someone I only met twenty minutes ago.”
To his surprise, she sighed and nodded. “I suppose I am. In all honesty I’ve spent more time with scientists and botanists and researchers than with an members of the beau monde. Pretty words and unmeant flattery is just...wasteful.”
“Don’t let the admiral’s other guests hear you say that.”
She moved a breath closer to him. “Before you arrived I had to spend twenty minutes listening to them gossip about some unfortunate young lady who thought she could play the pianoforte but actually couldn’t. I nearly went out and jumped off the balcony.”
Clearly Zephyr Ponsley was not a typical Society chit. And while he was supremely accustomed to moving in those circles himself, he more than understood her cynicism. If he were to choose one of the silk-draped lovelies present to share his bed tonight, it would have been the warm following breeze on his right. He liked a bit of fire in a chit, and Zephyr Ponsley seemed to have enough to burn his fingers. And she was genuine, a rare quality for either gender in his experience.
Finally, an hour after the ladies had left the table and the men had done their version of gossiping, the admiral climbed to his feet. “Gentlemen, shall we rejoin the ladies? Or rather, perhaps you would all be so kind as to do so. Captain Carroway and I will join you in a moment.”
Bradshaw followed Admiral Dolenz into a small study that overlooked the harbor far below. The Nemesis was easy to see; she wasn’t the largest ship in the harbor, but if he said so himself, she did have the most elegant lines. And far more cannon ports than anything else in sight.
“You’ve been patient,” the admiral noted, sitting behind his desk.
“I’ve had nearly eleven months to speculate about why the Navy wanted me out here on the far side of the world,” Bradshaw replied, taking the seat opposite despite the fact that he would rather be pacing. “Pirates, perhaps?”
“There has been some piracy in these waters, as a matter of fact,” the admiral conceded. “Spanish and Dutch origin, mostly, though we don’t know yet how much – if any of it – is government sanctioned. And the French have been prowling about lately, as well.”
Stifling a smile, Bradshaw sat back in the chair. The Duke of Sommerset had been up-to-date with his list of troublemakers. If all went well, the Nemesis would find its way to Tahiti within the month. “So we’ll be patrolling? Pirate hunting?”
Bradshaw opened and closed his mouth again, that unpleasant hesitation touching him again for the first time all evening. “No? The East Indies, then?” he pursued, keeping his expression even.
Admiral Dolenz pulled a paper from a drawer and pushed it across the polished mahogany surface of the desk. “I’ve been told this is a new era,” he went on. “And a new sort of fight for supremacy.”
And another damned useless war fought over borderless oceans, no doubt. His gut jolted unpleasantly, but as Bradshaw turned the paper to face him, surprise shoved his uncertainty overboard.“I – Is this a jest?” he asked. “The Nemesis is a ship of the line, Admiral. A fighting ship.”
“And a damned fine one, with a damned fine captain, from all reports. That’s why you’re here.”
Shaw read through the paper again. It was definitely unexpected. And in a sense, it could be precisely what he’d been looking for. Or it could be the largest disaster since the one Bonaparte had found at Waterloo. “It’s better than whaling,” he said aloud, knowing something was expected of him.
Dolenz smiled, nodding. “That, it is.” He rose again. “Join us in the drawing room. I’ve even hired a string orchestra. And Captain, you were highly recommended for this venture. I have no doubt that you will perform your duty to the utmost.”
Standing, Bradshaw saluted. “Aye, aye, Admiral.”
Little in his career had gone as he’d expected; he was too young to have made admiral during the Peninsular War, and now the odds of being promoted had shrunk to almost nothing. His only chance would have been protecting the interests of the East India Company from Dutch interference, and he wasn’t certain he had the stomach for that, any longer.
He’d been recommended for this duty. Shaw gazed out the window down at the harbor once more. It smacked of Sommerset, in fact, though in that case the only way the orders could have reached Port Jackson in time to meet him was if he’d carried them here himself aboard the Nemesis. Hm. If this was all to see a mirror delivered, it seemed a damned lot of trouble to go to. Well, at least with this voyage, he had a chance to see bare-breasted chits, and he wouldn’t be hunting down supposed enemies because of poorly managed politics.
Aside from all that, it was likely a fortunate thing that he hadn’t already set himself to seduce the warm, following breeze – especially considering that, according to his orders, in two days he would be sailing away with her father to go collect plants.
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Penn World Table 8.0
The new version of the Penn World Table - version 8.0 - has recently been made available and is now hosted at University of Groningen in the Netherlands. An NBER working paper by Feenstra et al. describes what is new in PWT 8.0.
The new edition of the dataset introduces several new measures of GDP and the working paper is mostly devoted to discussing them as well as the relationship between PPP exchange rates (relative to market exchange rates) and the level of income known as the Penn or Balassa-Samuelson Effect.
GDP is now given both in terms of the output side and the expenditure side. The difference between these is that real output side GDP (RGDP(O)) deflates expenditure on final goods (the standard macro-economic C+I+G - consumption, investment, and government expenditure), exports (X), and imports (M) using separate deflators:
The expenditure side real GDP (RGDP(E)) uses only the final output deflator to deflate the GDP. Feenstra et al. argue that the former expresses better the real production level in each country and the latter the standard of living in each country. Previous versions of the Penn World Table used the expenditure side measure only. The difference between the two measures is due to the terms of trade. Countries with relatively expensive exports and relatively cheap imports will have living standards (RGDP(E)) that are higher than their real productive capacity (RGDP(O)).
GDP is also given in "current" and "constant" prices. This terminology is confusing because usually current prices mean prices not adjusted for inflation and constant prices mean adjusted for inflation. Here constant prices mean the reference prices from a given benchmark year - in the current version 2005 - and current prices mean using the reference prices from each year though these are adjusted for US inflation. These differ because the reference prices change over time. The constant price series RGDP are better for comparisons across time while the current price series CGDP can be used to compare countries at a single point in time.
Finally, there is also an RGDP(NA) series that uses the growth rates in each country's own national accounts to extrapolate GDP in that country in years other than the benchmark year. National accounts growth rates were used exclusively in previous versions of the Penn World Table. This series can differ substantially from the RGDP(E) series as is shown by this graph for India:
According to RGDP(E) living standards in India fell from 1975 to 1985 while according to India's own national accounts they rose. Which is right? Well, it depends what you want to measure. The change in RGDP(E) measures the change in relative living standards across countries while that in RGDP(NA) measures the change in real expenditure weighted according to the budget shares in the country in question. They differ because budget shares differ across countries. RGDP(E) will also grow faster than RGDP(NA) in a country experiencing an improvement in the terms of trade as, for example, Australia did in the years up to 2009 due to the mining boom.
PWT 8.0 also includes capital stock, human capital, and total factor productivity series. The former was included for some countries in some previous versions but not version 7. The latter are both new.
So, all this sounds more complicated than using The Economist's Big Mac Index or previous versions of the PWT. The User Guide gives a less technical guide on how to use the data.
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Who ever said that Luigi was just Mario's brother and sidekick or that he could never carry his own franchise is wrong again. Luigi can too carry his own franchise and has been very successful while doing so. Long gone are the days of Luigi taking a backseat to Mario. I remember growing up and playing video games where you could choose to be Mario or Luigi. I always chose to play as Luigi because I thought it would be unfair to Luigi to always choose Mario. After all, most of the games that feature the Super Mario Brothers feature Mario himself as he gets all the fame and attention.
Luigi's Mansion 3 was released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on October 31, 2019 (perfect for the ultimate fans of Luigi, Halloween, and scary games). The first installment of Luigi's Mansion was released 18 years ago on November 18, 2001, for the Nintendo GameCube (shoutout to those who remember the GameCube!). It wasn't until 2013 that Nintendo would put out a second installment: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. And lucky for all of us, Nintendo only waited 6 years to give us the third installment: Luigi's Mansion 3. If my math is correct, at this rate, Luigi's Mansion 4 will be out in 2022! I can't wait!!!
Luigi's Mansion 3 provides players with two modes: Single player and Multiplayer modes. In Single player mode, users play as Luigi (and/or Gooigi) to explore a haunted hotel (The Last Resort hotel) to rescue his brother [Mario] and friends who have been captured and trapped inside of picture frames. Multiplayer mode allows players to link up with up to 7 of their friends and family to battle it out. Up to 8 players can play ScareScraper: a tower of randomly generated floors in which you must race a timer to fight and defeat ghosts and find the lost Toads and ScreamPark: a Mario Party style minigame battle of two teams. ScreamPark minigames are 'Coin Floating:' "The team to collect the most coins wins. Don't pop your floaty on the mines falling from above or you'll drop all your coins!" Dropped coins can be collected by members of the other team so always be careful and aware; 'Ghost Hunt,' "Defeat ghosts to earn points! Some ghouls are worth more than others." The team that defeats the most ghosts and earns the most points win this minigame; 'Cannon Barrage,' "Work togther to collect cannonballs, load and fire the cannon, and steal another player's cannonball using the Suction Shot!" Although there are a limited number of minigames, ScreamPark is sure to provide endless hours of entertainment for the whole family (and friends you connect with online).
All quoted information is provided directly from Luigi's Mansion 3's official website. Click [here] to visit the site directly.
Wait, "what type of weaponry do I have to defend myself against the ghosts of The Last Resort hotel?" Great question! Professor E. Gadd has once again provided you with the latest and greatest weapon in ghost hunting: the Poltergust G-00. With this weapon, you now have a chance to fight, defend yourself, and defeat any and all ghosts who decide to cross your path.
With Prof. E. Gadd's new weapon comes new features and functions. Such functions include: Suction Shot, "a simple yet effective way to destroy furniture or defend against certain enemies Just fire the plunger, then pull the rope!;' Slam, "while sucking up a ghost, slam it on the ground to inflict some damage. It helps to get other ghosts in on the action.;" Burst, "somestimes ghosts may feel inclined to gang up on you. In such situations, a Burst should do. The powerful air pressure released will blow away ghosts and can help Luigi "jump" over attacks." Two new functions of the flashlight are: Strobulb, "stun ghosts with the Strobulb to make them susceptible to attacks. Once stunned, use the Poltergust G-00 to vacuum them up.;" and Dark Light, "use the Dark Light to reveal invisible objects like furniture and ghost footprints. This rainbow-colored light also frees items or characters trapped in paintings." These new features and functions are sure to help in ridding the hotel of ghosts and saving your friends.
Again, all quoted information is provided directly from Luigi's Mansion 3's official website. Click [here] to visit the site directly.
Don't worry though, you are not alone in this quest to save your friends. By your side is your trusty ghost puppy, Polterpup. Aww... just look how cute he is! How could you not have him with you, helping you track down items throughout the hotel? He's also pretty good at giving you hints of where to go when you get stuck.
Another 'friend' to help you on your journey is Gooigi. Gooigi is essentially a clone of Luigi but is made of goo [discovered and developed in the lab by Professor E. Gadd]. You can call upon Gooigi in situations where you need someone with a bit more "flexibility." Because of his bodily composition, Gooigi is able to squeeze and fit through real tight spaces when still retaining his human shape. But he also has his weaknesses. Be sure to call on when you really need him and in situations where it's beneficial to both of you. The best part is, you can switch to play and control between Luigi and Gooigi. Or, if you would prefer to get help with controlling Gooigi, simply pass a Joy-Con controller to a friend, they will be the Gooigi to your Luigi!
For more information about the Nintendo Switch, see what our VPP content writer had to say about it by clicking [here].
For more information about Luigi's Mansion 3, visit their official website by clicking [here].
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What is Pelvic Floor
About Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
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Physiotherapy after prostatectomy
Physical injury caused by surgery may result in a too strong and permanent contraction of pelvic floor muscles and pressure on nerves.In consequence, the sphincter-bladder system will not work properly.This is why patients who had their prostate surgically removed (prostatectomy) need therapy to reduce tension more often than to increase it. Accordingly, Kegel exercises have little effect in this group.
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Urinary incontinence, urgency, overactive bladder
...voiding. The so-called Kegel exercises (individual, in groups or at special courses), vaginal balls or electrostimulation are only to strengthen muscles.However, weak muscles may not be the actual cause of the problem and then strengthening them will not improve the situation.Excessive tension in some pelvic floor muscles, their pain and pressure on nerves leads to dysfunction of the entire bladder-sphincter system. Therefore, physiotherapy in such situations involves identifying the cause of the problem by interviewing the patient and carefully examining the pelvic floor.The right method (one or more) is then chosen which is appropriate for the specific condition of the patient’s pelvic floor.
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Constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, faecal incontinence
Frequent constipation, diarrhoea, especially where they alternate, as well as pain while passing stool and faecal incontinence may be caused by dysfunction of pelvic floor muscles and nerves. Similarly to the bladder problems, the role of a physiotherapist here is to examine the condition of pelvic floor muscles, nerves and ligaments (tension, pain, swelling, pressure) and to have them function in a balanced way.
The indications for pelvic floor physiotherapy are: dysfunctions of bladder (various kinds of incontinence), bowel (constipation, faecal incontinence), disorders of intimate sensations (low, lack of feeling, pain); in women – menstrual or ovulation pains, some cycle disorders, vaginal or cervical prolapse; in men –pain or disorders after prostatectomy. In many cases there is more than one dysfunction. Disorders may change in time – one disappears, but another...
What is pelvic floor?
...of pelvic floor organs The organs above pelvic floor muscles are related to them in functional terms.What it means is that whether they function properly or not depends on the condition of the pelvic floor muscles, as well as nerves, fasciae and ligaments.Therefore, a proper functioning of the pelvic floor is a necessary, albeit not the only, condition for those organs to work properly. The bladder – controlling urination, how strongly and frequently an urge to urinate is felt. Female reproductive system – no painful ovulation and menstruation; the cervix is held properly during pregnancy, it opens properly during labour and the child’s head takes the proper position. For both sexes:feeling sexual satisfaction, possibility to reach an orgasm; for men – control during sexual...
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Urinary incontinence, urgency, overactive bladder Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is involuntary leakage of urine (even a single drop) on effort, while coughing, laughing, jumping, etc. Urgency is a situation where the desire to pass urine compels the person to find a toilet in less than 15 minutes. Overactive bladder (OAB) is when the need to void the bladder is more frequent than approximately once every three hours. More Constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, faecal incontinence After dietary, gastric and oncological causes have been ruled out in such problems, it is worth examining how the pelvic floor works. More Dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse), lack of orgasm Reduced sense of touch or sensation (including anorgasmia), partial...
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Coming from Blumhouse Productions and Saw and Insidious writer Leigh Whannell, the latest iteration of The Invisible Man takes the form not of a bandage-wrapped man in welding goggles but more of a vengeful ghost horror story. And it isn’t even focused on the see-through dude himself.
Elisabeth Moss stars as Cecilia Kass, a woman trapped in a relationship with her abusive boyfriend. Said man also just happens to be a wealthy, genius scientist, which will become relevant later for reasons you can imagine. This douchebag is said to have committed suicide after his breakup with Cecilia, leaving her his fortune on the contingency that she’s shown to be mentally stable. So it’s too bad that now she seems insane as she keeps trying to convince friends and psychiatrists she’s being hounded by a—how to describe it—oh, an INVISIBLE MAN.
Is this guy full-blown committed to gaslighting his ex or what?
We’ll see if Cecilia ever finally just throws some glitter on this guy or something when The Invisible Man hits theaters February 28.
Tagged: blumhouse, elisabeth moss, leigh whannell
Soul looks like a return to the soul of Pixar
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In pictures: India's 'living dead' :: India's 'living dead' deprived of their property
In pictures: The Queen at the BBC :: The Queen officially opens rebuilt Broadcasting House
Day in pictures: 7 June 2013 :: Twenty-four hours of news photos: 7 June
Lost Egyptian city revealed :: Artifacts from the lost Egyptian city of Heracleion have been discovered after spending 1,200 years underwater.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/06/06/erin-lost-city-revealed.cnn.html?eref�ition
Israel's African-born beauty queen :: CNN's Sara Sidner meets Ethiopian-born Yityish Aynaw, the first woman of African descent to win the Miss Israel pageant.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/african-voices-yityish-aynaw-a.cnn.html?eref�ition
Germany hit by record floods :: CNN's Matthew Chance gets an exclusive look at some of the areas hardest hit by Europe's floods.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/06/06/ctw-chance-germany-dresden-floods.cnn.html?eref�ition
Week in pictures: 1-7 June 2013 :: News photos from around the world
5 things to know about Comet ISON :: Comet ISON may put on a show when it skims through the sun's atmosphere later this year. Right now, it's still far away, but we're keeping track and will give you regular updates. Here are five key facts about ISON as we await its arrival:
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/07/us/comet-ison-5-things/index.html?eref�ition
Inside world's largest yacht race :: It's what every sailor remembers: The fear of the first overnight race. The moment takes on bigger meaning when the seaman is a mere 9 years old.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/07/sport/newport-ensenada-yacht-race/index.html?eref�ition
Airports where the architecture soars :: Dramatic entries are a given with air travel, but airports should convey a sense of welcome to travelers in a new city, says one critic.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/07/travel/airport-architecture-paul-goldberger/index.html?eref�ition
Tens of thousands on streets, Turkish PM Erdogan defiant :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/mbGPIPER3q8/story01.htm
Ex-CIA man says exposed spy scheme for better world :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/bYsWqvzzWas/story01.htm
U.S. snooping revelations cause trouble for allies :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/LKzpNsk9U2Q/story01.htm
Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/p3UJB-ugggI/story01.htm
Workers blacklisted for 20 years :: The construction workers blacklisted for 20 years
Exclusive: U.S. finds long-lost diary of top Nazi leader, Hitler aide :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/3lB_d3P7mW4/story01.htm
China's first lady impresses on tour :: Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan steals the show on her trip to the Americas. Patricia Wu reports.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/06/07/pkg-china-peng-profile-patricia-wu.cnn.html?eref�ition
Syria protest turns deadly in Lebanon :: A protest outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut turned deadly Sunday, the leader of a Lebanese political party said.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/09/world/meast/lebanon-iran-embassy-protest/index.html?eref�ition
Turkey's Erdogan warns patience with protests will run out :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/493q4gHKntU/story01.htm
Eighth French Open title for Nadal :: Rafael Nadal raced to a record eighth French Open title Sunday with a straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 dismissal of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in a final briefly interrupted by a protestor brandishing a lighted flare.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/09/sport/tennis/tennis-french-open-nadal-ferrer/index.html?eref�ition
Obama, Xi: 'New model' in relations :: Even after months of tensions over alleged cyberattacks, the leaders of China and the United States struck positive tones in a two-day summit that ended Saturday in the sweltering heat of the California desert as both talked of forging a "new model" for their relations going forward.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/07/politics/us-china-summit-cyber-spying/index.html?eref�ition
Wright brothers first to fly? :: Some things you just know for a fact: First U.S. president: George Washington, right? FIrst human to walk on the moon: Neal Armstrong, right? First to achieve powered flight, Orville and Wilbur Wright, right? Wrong, say Connecticut lawmakers.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/07/travel/wright-brothers-first-flight-fight/index.html?eref�ition
Congo: 10 things to know before going :: If the Congo conjures images of dripping jungles inhabited by gorillas, warlords and the ebola virus, you're missing the point.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/06/travel/10-things-about-congo/index.html?eref�ition
New Jersey police officer charged with murder in road-rage shooting :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/RBlX8B7QcHM/story01.htm
Brazil 'on alert' over Ecuador spill :: Brazil is "on alert" over an oil spill that originated in Ecuador and is travelling downstream towards the Brazilian Amazon, officials say.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22836975#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
U.S. considers arming Syrian rebels :: Obama administration officials confirm there will be White House meetings this week on Syria, where discussion of possibly sending lethal weapons to Syrian rebels will be on the agenda.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/09/politics/white-house-syria/index.html?eref�ition
How damaging are the leaks? :: Following the furor over revelations the U.S. government is collecting telephone records and data mining popular online services, National Intelligence Director James Clapper took the unusual step Saturday of declassifying some details about the programs.
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/08/politics/nsa-data-mining/index.html?eref�ition
Marshal death clouds Vettel's Canada win :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INtopNews/~3/ACVJ-RbAF2o/story01.htm
Why millennials will reinvent charity :: Young do-gooders with an entrepreneurial bent are combining the best of the nonprofit and for-profit worlds, writes John Bare
url: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/bare-millennials-charity/index.html?eref�ition
Turkey's Erdogan warns patience with protests will run out :: url: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INtopNews/~3/giRZhhVDl80/story01.htm
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Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
Say Goodbye to the 4% Rule for Retirement :: If markets don't cooperate, the conventional wisdom on how much you can withdraw from your nest egg each year can fall short. What are the alternatives? Here are three of them.
Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
Technology Shapes Kenyan Elections :: The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesday—spreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.
Apps Are Creating New Jobs :: Mobile apps have spawned new sets of jobs that people are performing without having to have a computer-science degree.
EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million :: Microsoft has been hit with a $732.2 million fine by European Union regulators after it broke its promise to offer millions of users of its Windows system a choice of rival Web browsers.
#SequesterThis :: Meat inspectors have to go, but fine wines are still on the USDA menu.
Vinyl Records Are Making a Comeback :: Vinyl records almost disappeared after CDs were introduced, but they're making a comeback — and a surprising number of LP buyers are young listeners.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/arts/music/vinyl-records-are-making-a-comeback.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Hungary Braced as Danube Floods Parts of Budapest :: A wet spring has swollen rivers across Hungary, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, forcing evacuations, disrupting traffic and causing major damage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/world/europe/10iht-flood10.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
At Universal Theme Park, a V.I.P. Ticket to Ride :: As stratification becomes more pronounced in all corners of America, theme parks have adopted a tiered model, with special access and perks for those willing to pay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/business/at-universal-park-a-vip-pass-to-help-lift-revenue.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Palestinian terms 'insurmountable' - Netanyahu - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D2%26objectid%3D10889743
Munger Donates $34 Million in Berkshire Stock to Gallery, School - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-10/munger-donates-34-million-in-berkshire-stock-to-gallery-school
Apple announces iTunes Radio, iOS 7, Macbook upgrades at Worldwide ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog) :: http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/06/10/apple-itunes-radio-announcement/
South Africa record first Champions Trophy win - Chicago Tribune (blog) :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-rt-uk-cricket-champions-pakistan-resultbre959118-20130610,0,5551764.story
Bengals CB Jones arrested for assault - MiamiHerald.com :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/10/3443614/bengals-cb-jones-tweets-he-has.html
Grandma of 7-year-old girl killed during Detroit police raid testifies: Police 'came ... - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/testimony-to-resume-in-trial-of-officer-charged-in-girls-slaying-during-detroit-police-raid/2013/06/10/2b375ee0-d1c6-11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html
Syrian Rebels Executed 15-Year-Old Boy for Blasphemy, Rights Group Says - U.S. News & World Report :: http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2013/06/10/syrian-rebels-executed-15-year-old-boy-for-blasphemy-rights-group-says
Who will be the NBA Finals MVP? - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nba-finals-mvp-20130610,0,392145.story
War centenary 'mustn't upset Germans' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3787783.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_06_10
Good Samaritan saved stranger's life to the tune of Stayin' Alive - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10110722/Good-Samaritan-saved-strangers-life-to-the-tune-of-Stayin-Alive.html
10 Women Escape Burning Calif. Limo :: http://feeds.abcnews.com/c/35229/f/654843/s/2d17e2a9/l/0Labcnews0Bgo0N0CUS0CwireStory0C10A0Ewomen0E90As0Eescape0Eburning0Ecalif0Elimo0E19364181/story01.htm
Apple still 'innovators' at Worldwide Developers Conference - Herald Sun :: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/news/what-apple-has-up-its-sleeve-for-the-worldwide-developers-conference/story-fni0bzod-1226661404310
New look iOS7 for iPhone revealed at WWDC: as it happened - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10111178/New-look-iOS7-for-iPhone-revealed-at-WWDC-as-it-happened.html
Taliban boldly attack Kabul airport - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D2%26objectid%3D10889718
How often did the Obama administration brief Congress on PRISM? - Washington Post :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/10/how-often-did-the-white-house-brief-congress-on-prism/
UK did not use PRISM to dodge British law, says Hague - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0610/UK-did-not-use-PRISM-to-dodge-British-law-says-Hague
E3: Microsoft announces 15 new games for Xbox One - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/10111786/E3-Microsoft-announces-15-new-games-for-Xbox-One.html
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Gonzales Testified under oath that there was "no serious disagreement" about NSA spying program. He lied.
Dems seek no-confidence vote on Gonzales
New calls for resignation follow word of Ashcroft hospital confrontation
Updated: 3:38 p.m. ET May 17, 2007
WASHINGTON - Two Senate Democrats said Thursday they will seek a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over accusations that he carried out President Bush's political agenda at the expense of the Justice Department's independence.
Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Dianne Feinstein of California, who have led the investigation into the conduct of White House officials and Gonzales, said the attorney general has become too weakened to run the department.
"It seems the only person who has confidence in the attorney general is President Bush," Schumer told reporters. "The president long ago should have asked the attorney general to step down."
"I think the time has come for the Senate to express its will," Feinstein said. "We lack confidence in the attorney general."
Schumer said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid supports the resolution and would try to bring it to a floor vote next week. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, too, was expected to sign on.
"I have absolutely no confidence in the attorney general or his leadership," Leahy, D-Vt, said earlier in the day.
Schumer predicted the resolution, which has yet to be finalized, would win support from at least the 60 senators required to beat a filibuster.
Five Republican senators have called outright for Gonzales' resignation, including Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who added his voice Thursday. Several other Republicans have suggested that Gonzales consider stepping down.
One of the latter group, Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, has left no doubt that he thinks Gonzales should leave. But he told The Associated Press that he wanted to see Schumer's resolution before saying he would vote for it.
The announcement is the latest in a series of blows suffered by Gonzales this week, including new criticism from Republicans and the prediction of one GOP veteran that the investigation into the firings of federal prosecutors would end with the attorney general's resignation.
Specter, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said earlier Thursday that the Justice Department can't properly protect the nation from terrorism or oversee Bush's no-warrant eavesdropping program with Gonzales at the helm.
"I have a sense that when we finish our investigation, we may have the conclusion of the tenure of the attorney general," Specter said during a committee hearing. "I think when our investigation is concluded, it'll be clear even to the attorney general and the president that we're looking at a dysfunctional department which is vital to the national welfare."
His comment echoed new criticism of Gonzales this week. Former deputy attorney general James Comey testified that Gonzales tried to get his predecessor as attorney general, John Ashcroft, to approve Bush's eavesdropping program as Ashcroft lay in intensive care.
Asked twice during a news conference Thursday if he personally ordered Gonzales and then-White House chief of staff Andrew Card to Ashcroft's hospital room, Bush refused to answer.
"There's a lot of speculation about what happened and what didn't happen. I'm not going to talk about it," Bush said.
The tale inspired Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., to become the fourth Republican senator to call for Gonzales' resignation. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., joined in the criticism.
"When you have to spend more time up here on Capitol Hill instead of running the Justice Department, maybe you ought to think about it," Roberts told The Associated Press.
Support for Gonzales fading
Bush has stood by his longtime friend and adviser, the key to Gonzales' hold on his job.
But just when some predicted that Gonzales had survived the furors over the firings, Comey's testimony helped broaden the Democrat-led probe into whether the attorney general politicized the Justice department at the White House's behest.
Gonzales has said only eight U.S. attorneys were targeted for dismissal. But the Justice Department, over nearly two years, listed as many as 26 prosecutors after concerns were raised about their performances, a senior government official familiar with the process said Thursday.
The Justice Department said it fully supports all of its current U.S. attorneys. The list of 26 names was first reported Thursday by The Washington Post.
More hearings set for next week
Many of the names on various and changing lists of prosecutors under scrutiny "clearly did not represent the final actions or views of the department's leadership or the attorney general," said Justice spokesman Dean Boyd. He said the lists "reflect Kyle Sampson's thoughts for discussion during the consultation process."
Sampson, Gonzales' former chief of staff, oversaw the review that drove the firings. He resigned in March as a result of the department's botched handling of the dismissals.
The developments came as Democrats sought more testimony from current and former Justice Department officials. House Democrats announced that Gonzales' former White House liaison, Monica Goodling, would testify next week under a grant of immunity.
At issue is whether the department, at the White House's urging, tried to cause problems for Democrats by facilitating voter fraud cases and others involving corruption.
Comey's testimony this week further weakened Gonzales among Republicans as well as Democrats.
Democrats said his testimony appeared to contradict Gonzales' account of the no-warrant eavesdropping program in February 2006, when he told two congressional panels that there had "not been any serious disagreement about the program."
Dean Boyd, a Justice Department spokesman said Gonzales' testimony "was and remains accurate."
Joining Hagel in demanding Gonzales' resignation are GOP Sens. John Sununu of New Hampshire, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and John McCain of Arizona, who is a presidential candidate. House Republican Conference Chair Adam Putman of Florida also has called for a new attorney general.
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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….
Particularly Hairy Spartan
*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.
Lupal Fillyus
May 7, 2012, 10:14 am | # | Reply
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.
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?
Bucketofsquid
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.
‘madam’ technically. Kelly’s…well, a girl. :P
quark1020
No way, girls don’t exist on the internets :P
taekwondogirl
-_- 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
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.
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.
SotiCoto
May 30, 2013, 6:26 am | # | Reply
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.
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.
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.
Double E
I love Kratos’ laughing face.
Kamino Neko
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.
I love laughing mad Kratos.
Over?
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
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
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.
November 4, 2011, 5:50 am | # | Reply
…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
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?”
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
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.
scyld
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
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…
Awwwww.
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
I dont know if Kratos is sad because of the wife and kids thing…or because he already misses Leonidas as his partner.
I kind of want to give Kratos a hug, but I don’t think he’d appreciate it if I did.
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
November 21, 2011, 6:24 am | # | Reply
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.
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
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
We love you too.
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.
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
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
Ah, ha, ha, ha,
Slayin’ the spawn
TNTD
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.
Mackel
Heh, cool. Kratos is way too angry.
Tales of Shadow
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
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*sigh* I forfeit the former changes this is not how you play gay chicken
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Kamala Films Aquires ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ Film Rights
by Sebastian Suchecki, Mar 28 2012 // 10:00 AM
Kamala Films has acquired film rights to the big screen adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub. Kazuo Koike’s 1970s Japanese manga comic has been adapted into six films, four plays, a television series, and is widely recognized as an important and influential work.
The original, set during the feudal Edo period, chronicles the story of Ogami Itto, the Shogun’s elite executioner. In an attempt to take his position, a rival clan falsely accuses Itto of a crime and murders his wife. Disgraced, Itto is forced to wander Japan with his three-year-old son Daigoro as an assassin for hire, earning the title “Lone Wolf and Cub.” Ultimately, Itto and Daigoro seek revenge on the clan that murdered his wife.
David and Janet Peoples have been brought on to write the script. Fast Five‘s Justin Lin whas already been attached to direct. The scribes have a long and successful body of work including Blade Runner, Unforgiven and Twelve Monkeys. Lin is currently working on the sixth installment of Universal’s The Fast and the Furious.
Posted in: Action · Adaptation · Announcements · Comics · Manga · Movies · News · Prequels and Sequels · Reboots and Remakes
Tagged: Blade Runner, David Peoples, Fast Five, Janet Peoples, Justin Lin, Kamala Films, Kazuo Koike, Lone Wolf and Cub, Ogami Itto, Twelve Monkeys, Unforgiven
Dwayne Johnson Signs On For Two Comic Book Adaptations: ‘Hercules’ & ‘Ciudad’
by Sebastian Suchecki, Mar 7 2012 // 8:45 AM
As we previously reported, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was in the running to helm Brett Ratner’s Hercules. Now Johnson has officially signed on for the titular role of Ratner’s Hercules film and has also signed on to do an adaptation of the graphic novel Ciudad.
Many fans are excited about the change in career choices that Dwayne Johnson has been making as The Rock is choosing more action films rather than Tooth Fairy 2. With Faster and Fast Five under his belt, as well as the upcoming G.I. Joe:Retaliation and Pain and Gain, Johnson is going back to his action roots for these 2 films.
Ciudad is an action-thriller adaptation of the upcoming Oni Press graphic novel of the same name.
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Tagged: Anthony Russo, Arrested Development, Brett Ratner, Ciudad, Community, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Fast Five, Faster, GI Joe Retaliation, Hercules, Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Joe Russo, Man on Fire, Pain and Gain, Steve Moore, Taken, The Rock, Tooth Fairy 2, You Me and Dupree
Valiant’s 90’s Comic ‘Bloodshot’ Acquired by Sony
Sony Pictures has just acquired the rights to Valiant Comics character, Bloodshot.
The protagonist of Bloodshot is Angelo Mortalli, a ruthless killer for the mob who is set up by the family and framed for a murder. He instead goes into Witness Protection, but is betrayed by an FBI agent guarding him, kidnapped and forcibly subjected to an experimental program in which his body is injected with microscopic computers called nanites.
They erase his brain and rebuild it and his body to be a weapon with superhuman strength and healing powers, known as Bloodshot. Bloodshot eventually escapes his makers and their control. He then seeks revenge on all who wronged him, and even though he is no longer the same person he once was, he tries to find his old identity and answers about his past.
The character of Bloodshot originated as a character for Valiant Comics in 1992 and appeared in over 70 issues, becoming the cornerstone of the Valiant Universe. Valiant was a leading comic company from 1992-1994, bringing unheard of competition for the two largest comic companies in the world, Marvel and DC. Unfortunately in 1994 investors pulled out of the company and it was sold to Acclaim Entertainment, who decided that the comics should no longer published, leaving the properties in limbo for almost 20 years.
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Tagged: Angelo Mortalli, Bloodshot, Cry Wolf, DC, Dinesh Shamdasani, Fast Five, Jason Kothari, Jeff Wadlow, Marvel, Neal Moritz, Valiant, Valiant Comics
‘Fast Six’ Might Be Split Into Two Films
by Jonathan Weilbaecher, Dec 21 2011 // 1:30 PM
The Fast and the Furious franchise has recently risen from the grave and reinvented itself as a pretty great action franchise. The success of Fast Five has given the filmmakers the conifdence to ramp up the scope and size of the next film. So much so that it looks like it might end up being two films.
The Hollywood Reporter recently talked to series star Vin Diesel who had this to say:
“A coda at the end of [Fast Five] teases the return of a character played by Eva Mendes last seen in 2 Fast 2 Furious as well as the return of Michelle Rodriguez.vWe have to pay off this story, we have to service all of these character relationships, and when we started mapping all that out it just went beyond 110 pages,” Diesel explained. “The studio said, ‘You can’t fit all that story in one damn movie!’”
Diesel did not reveal details on whether the two movies would be two-parters or two standalone movies.” The Fast movies are always a lot of fun and you can tell with the last installment that the film makers were enjoying playing with the universe they created.
The next film or films in the franchise are going to be highly anticipated and the franchise is healthier now then it has ever been.
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Tagged: Cars, Eva Mendes, Fast Five, Fast Six, Michelle Rodriguez, Movies, News, Sequels, The Hollywood Reporter, Vin Diesl
Box Office: A Fast Win For ‘Fast Five’
by Shannon Hood, May 2 2011 // 10:00 AM
Fast Five shot out of the gate with a weekend total of $83.6M. Obviously, we haven’t seen these type of totals all year, so it comes as no surprise that the film has broken all sorts of records. This is the best opening for the Fast and Furious franchise. It is also the largest opening of 2011, the largest opening in April, and the biggest opening that Universal has ever had.
The film played at over 3,600 locations in the United States, including a handful (243) of IMAX screens. It was well received by audiences, earning a CinemaScore of “A”, which should ensure continued brisk business in upcoming weeks.
Coming in far behind Fast Five was Rio, now in its third week in release. It made $14.4M, which was a decline of about 45%. Madea’s Big Happy Family took the third spot this weekend with $10.1M.
So what about the weekend’s other two new films? They were left in the dust, coming in 5th and 6th. Teenagers didn’t show up for Disney’s Prom. The film made about $5M, and had a paltry per screen average of $1832. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil fared even worse with $4.1M. That’s well below the $12M its predecessor made on its opening weekend.
Water for Elephants was number four, earning $9.4M. The film has made about $32M in two weeks. Dylan Dog: Dead of Night rolled out on 875 screens, but fell short of making one million dollars. Its take was $885,000
In limited release, Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams had an impressive per screen average of $25,400.
Posted in: Box Office · Movies · News
Tagged: Box Office, box office records, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Fast Five, Hoodwinked Too!, Madea's Big Happy Family, Prom, Rio, Water for Elephants
New ‘Two & a Half Men’ Reboot, Final ‘X-Men: First Class’ Trailer, & Jeff Bridges Are All ‘On the Radar’
by The Flickcast, Apr 29 2011 // 5:45 PM
Welcome to another edition of On the Radar where we delve into all corners of the entertainment, tech and geek Internets for news, views and whatnot that may have escaped our regular coverage during the week. Let is know if we missed something interesting.
• Chuck Lorre is developing a Sheen-less reboot of Two and a Half Men for CBS. Would this be considered #cheating?
• As if Lex Luthor didn’t have enough reason to hate him, Superman recently renounced his US citizenship in the comics so that DC can appeal to a more global audience.
• A brand new poster for Green Lantern has hit the web showing off way more Corps members than we can name. Check out the full-res image here.
• Zach Galifiniakis is out, but Jeff Bridges may be picking up the slack to play alongside Ryan Reynolds in the big-screen adaptation of R.I.P.D.
• Those of you hoping for an animated Ant-Man film with Pixar and Marvel Studios are sadly out of luck, as Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter says there are no plans for a team-up.
Posted in: Action · Movies · News · On The Radar · Sci-Fi
Tagged: Ant-Man, Beastie Boys, Brother's Justice, Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, Fast Five, Green Lantern, Jeff Bridges, Lex Luthor, Pixar, R.I.P.D., Ryan Reynolds, Superman, Three and a Half Men, X-Men: First Class
Film Review: ‘Fast Five’
by Nat Almirall, Apr 29 2011 // 10:00 AM
Maybe I should preface this with the disclaimer that I’ve not seen any of the previous installments of The Fast and the Furious. I’m not a fan of Vin Diesel. I’m not particularly interested in fast cars and, most of the time, I’m more irritated than outright furious.
I also didn’t know anything about the characters’ backstories going into the film nor was I, in full disclosure, looking forward to this screening. That said, I had a lot of fun with this flick—and evidently so did everyone else at the screening, from the critics, who laughed snarkily at the plot contrivances and flagrantly obvious exposition, to the rest of the audience, who clapped at every conceivable moment and in general ate it up like hotcake-crepes wrapped in unicorn butts.
If you have seen the other movies, you may be happy to know that the original trio of Vin Diesel (Dominic Toretto), Paul Walker (Brian O’Connor), and Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto, Dominic’s sister and Brian’s lover) are back, as are Sung Kang (Han Lue), Tyrese Gibson (Roman Pearce), Matt Schulze (Vince), Ludacris (Tej Parker), a whole bunch of others I’m not sure were in the other several thousand Fast-and-Furiouses, and, what the hell, they got The Rock, too.
The movie begins with the jail-springing of Toretto, a stunt so implausible that not even the film itself takes it seriously, and soon the gang’s in Rio (and, after seeing the animated film Rio recently, I’m guessing that somewhere there’s an elephantine warehouse filled with stock shots of the cityscape as leered from behind Christ’s shoulder), plotting a car-jack heist for their shady friend Vince, who’s after three seized cars being transported across the country by train.
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Tagged: Action, Dwanyne Johnson, Elsa Pataky Joaquim de Almeida, Fast Five, Jordana Brewster, Justin Lin, Ludacris, Matt Schulze, Paul Walker, Sung Kang, The Fast and the Furious, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel
He’s Back. Again. Schwarzenegger Set to Return as ‘The Terminator’
by Matt Raub, Apr 27 2011 // 11:00 AM
Now that he’s not in office anymore, it seems like former California Governor can’t keep still. First he announces that he’s doing a comic book/cartoon franchise based on the fictional affairs during his term as the Governator, and now he’s ready to jump on the big screen as The Terminator.
THR has the full scoop.
The star’s agency, CAA, has put together a package that it’s currently shopping to the studios that includes rights to produce a new Terminator sequel, which would be directed by Justin Lin, hot off Fast Five, which opens domestically Friday, and produced by Robert Cort. No screenwriter has come on board yet.
When the movie’s rights holder the Halcyon Group went through bankruptcy in 2010, Lionsgate and Sony joined together in an unsuccessful bid to claim the franchise for themselves. More recently, Universal has been talking to CAA about tackling the project.
The idea of both Lin and Schwarzenegger is obviously still in the preliminary stages, but with Lin’s Fast Five opening big this weekend, you can imagine that Universal, Sony, and Lionsgate all jumping on the project like a Snickers at a fat camp.
No word just yet on how this effects McG’s “reboot” of the franchise with Salvation but even McG will have to step aside when the Governator wants back at playing the metal-head.
Posted in: Action · Announcements · Casting · Drama · Lionsgate · Movies · News · Sci-Fi · Sony · Universal Pictures
Tagged: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fast Five, Halcyon Group, Justin Lin, Lionsgate, Terminator, Terminator: Salvation
Get Amped Up With The First Trailer For ‘Fast Five’
by Sebastian Suchecki, Dec 15 2010 // 7:00 AM
We all remember the scoffs Universal got when news hit that they were doing a fourth sequel to the Fast and the Furious franchise, but when the film opened to an astounding $70 million in the first weekend, the only people laughing were at the studio. So why wouldn’t they continue that trend with another film?
So here it is, the fifth film in the series, titled simply Fast Five. Worry not, fans won’t get another Tokyo Drift, as Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, and a bunch of the originals are all returning. Here’s the breakdown of the film.
Since Brian (Walker) and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) broke Dom out of custody, they’ve blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom. As they assemble their elite team of top racers, the unlikely allies know their only shot of getting out for good means confronting the corrupt businessman who wants them dead. But he’s not the only one on their tail. Hard-nosed federal agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) never misses his target. When he is assigned to track down Dom (Diesel) and Brian, he and his strike team launch an all-out assault to capture them. But as his men tear through Brazil, Hobbs learns he can’t separate the good guys from the bad. Now, he must rely on his instincts to corner his prey…before someone else runs them down first.
The flick is set to hit on April 29th, and you can check out the full trailer after the jump.
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The statistical themes listed on the Green home page are based mainly on census information and show how the Registration sub-District changed over time. This page gives you access to the Census Reports section of the website, which reconstructs selected original tables, but takes you straight to listings for Green, which may also cover lower level units within the Registration sub-District.
These listings show the statistics used in the theme pages in their original context, but they sometimes also include additional statistics which we have not yet included within the themes, such as much more detailed occupational categories. This is probably part of the site to explore once you have had a good look at our statistical themes, which do more of the work for you.
1851 Ages [1]: "Ages of the People".
1851 Population tables 2 [1]: "Population Abstract".
1861 Ages 3: "Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts".
1871 Population Abstracts. Ages, Civil Condition, Occupations and Birthplaces 3: "Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts".
1881 Tables: Ages, Marital Condition, Occupations and Birthplaces 10: "Occupations of Males and Females in the Division and its Registration Counties".
1881 Tables: Ages, Marital Condition, Occupations and Birthplaces 3: "Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-Districts".
1881 Tables: Area, Houses and Population in Registration Counties 4: "Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881".
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Witness the Academia - Industry divide!
The latest on the OpenXML ISP Standardisation debate is India’s choice to vote “NO” for the Open XML to become an ISO Standard by the BIS committee. the voting pattern was - 13 Against, 1 Abstain and 5 For. So who were the 5 voting for the OpenXML – Microsoft, NASSCOM, TCS, Wipro and Infosys... all of them are BIG IT giants (leaving out MS from this as it is expected to be pro OpenXML) employing thousands of people.
A lot of credit for India’s resurgence in the global landscape can be attributed to these IT industries.. Since their businesses come from a variety of technologies (including Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, SAP etc.) these are truly vendor neutral organisations!
Now, in Sept 2007 BIS had raised 82 Comments for Open XML. On completion of BRM, all 82 comments from India were resolved by the committee. One would expect the committee to then vote “YES” for the standard.. So the question is then why would BIS still choose to vote “NO”?
Maybe the answer lies in understanding the psyche of the remaining participants. from the documents listed on the BIS website (thanks for the transparency BIS), the “rest” seemed to be obvious anti OpenXML lobby (e.g. FSF, IBM) and then the professors from institutes like IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai.. now i don’t have any less respect for these institutions but from the voting patterns it is clear that these institutes seem to be totally out of sync with the industry stalwarts..
this "out of sync” behaviour only goes on to reflect the reality in Indian education system where large no. of graduates from engg. institutes are largely unemployable. i feel that these institutes should stay in sync with the industry.. only then can our country, industry and the students remain at the forefront of the world!
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March 22, 2008 at 8:25:00 AM GMT+5:30
Your observations are indeed correct.Go to the CS lab of any IIT and you will find only GNU/Linux machines ... the students graduating from these institutes are completely "out of sync" with the "industry" represented by Infy/TCS etc mostly doing hi-tech `copy-paste' - most of these students go for MS/PhD and then work on very low tech stuff like compilers, operating system internals etc. But the students coming from local engineering colleges, fed on a hi-tech diet of cutting edge stuff like VB/.NET etc are completely "in-sync" with the copy paste industry.
The Delhi Bloggers said…
both innovation and run of the mill are important.. the innovation being done by IITians are mostly in foreign labs and of no value to India. however, the passouts from local engg. colleges are contributing to Indian economy and the growth story that everyone is so proud of is because of these gradudates..
yes IIT is out of sync with industry and what more out of sync with India (most of ur passouts can be found "innovating" in foreign universities)..
My family genealogy : Kurmi
The Rig Veda, refered to an Aryan people living in the highlands of Pamir in Central Asia. Almost 1000 years later, the Aryans migrated in three different directions. One journeyed towards present-day Iran, another towards Europe, and through Afghanistan.
Those Aryans who settled in Punjab became a very happy and prosperous people. They organized themselves around a caste syatem that described four specific functions of the community. The Kshatriyas of that system were the protectors of the land. However, in peace time many of their members framed the land and raised cattle.
These people, named Kurmi Kshatriyas, eventually migrated to the fertile land of Ganga and Jamuna, eventually reaching Bihar and Bengal. From 600 BC to 200 BC, the kings of Iran and Greece repeatedly attacked Punjab, forcing most of the Kurmi Kshatriyas (also known as the Kurmis) to flee even further south to Gujarat in Vadnagar and Charator in the Kheda district. Around 1400 AD, the ruler of Gujarat granted the u…
Solving the multi-platform challenge in mobile devices
The writing is on the wall is clear with mobile devices becoming mainstream business devices. In addition to the current workhorse – the PC, consumers and businesses are adopting internet connected smartphones and tablets in record numbers. The path for mobile device enablement for businesses is fragmented and full of challenging decisions. This starts from mobile application landscape being multi-platform and multi-resolution. While Android uses Java, iOS uses Objective-C, Windows Phones use .NET. Natively hitting all of these environments requires one to build multiple versions of an app and to learn multiple technology platforms. New challenges also open up with the client devices in deliver visualizations and touch enablement. How to work with multi-platform challengeFortunately there exists a solution to this madness in HTML 5. This stack takes advantage of browser based technologies and hence can run on all of the major mobile platforms as well as desktop platforms. However, the…
How to report software piracy in India
Software piracy is bane to all the software developers in the country and ultimately hurts the reputation of the country on the world stage. in order to establish ourselves as respected, India needs to tighten its laws & enforcement against software piracy. I have always believed that any law enforcement has to be done on a citizen - govt. partnership (see my trafficviolators.com initiative).. A citizen plays an equally important part in this education and enforcement. Microsoft has now enabled people to report its software piracy. If you are in India and observe any software piracy of Microsoft software you have the option of reporting the same in the following ways:Method 1: E-mail piracy@microsoft.com.Method 2: Call the Microsoft Hotline at 1800-111100 (from MTNL & BSNL landline) or 1800-1021100 (from Mobile and Airtel) Method 3: Fill out an online reporting form.More details are available here: https://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/reports/report.aspxTechnorat…
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Stockton Youth Pastor Arrested On Rape Charges
Jose Jandres Was Also Involved In Sacramento Activities
STOCKTON, Calif. — A Central Valley youth pastor is behind bars, facing charges in connection with the rape and sexual molestation of a 12-year-old girl.
San Joaquin County sheriff’s deputies arrested 23-year-old Jose Jandres of Stockton Sunday night around 7 p.m.
Jandres volunteered as a youth pastor at the Iglesia de Dios church in Stockton.
Jandres has been booked into the county jail on charges that include rape and lewd acts upon a child.
“Suspect told victim that her parents wanted him to purify her, which involved praying and blessing of the body,” San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department spokesman M.L Jones said.
Authorities say the suspect went on to touch the girl inappropriately and eventually molested her at her home several times.
“The victim, due to the trust issue, believed the suspect was doing what he was supposed to,” Jones said.
They arrested him after the young girl told her older sister and then an adult, according to authorities.
Church officials declined to comment to KCRA 3 Monday
Deputies fear the youth pastor volunteer may have targeted many more children in the Sacramento area.
“We’re asking parents who may have attended this church to see if there are any further victims,” Jones said.
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Cayetano unveils 'FAST' rail alternative, Hawaii Supreme Court won't reconsider rail ruling, Inouye asks Lingle to take down video, Lanai group won't learn Ellison's price, UH awash in PR, Big Island archeological study delays park, Navy cruiser gets reprieve, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
Cayetano's FAST rail alternative
Former Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano is proposing a $1.1 billion plan to add express buses and contraflow lanes as an alternate solution to a $5 billion rail line to ease traffic on Oahu.Associated Press.
Honolulu mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano unveiled a transportation plan Thursday that features new Bus Rapid Transit routes, high-tech traffic signal systems to instantly respond to traffic snarls and plans for two-lane underpasses to ease the flow of traffic on Kapiolani Boulevard and other thoroughfares. Star-Advertiser.
Honolulu mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano presented his alternative–to-rail transportation plan today, saying the mix of expanded bus service, a two-mile extension of the airport highway viaduct, traffic underpasses beneath congested intersections and other features will cost $4.1 billion less than the planned elevated rail line. Hawaii Reporter.
Honolulu mayoral candidate and former Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano on Thursday formally unveiled his mass-transit plan, which he touted as being a cheaper, better and more flexible alternative than the city’s $5.16 billion rail project. Pacific Business News.
Instead of being a candidate running against something, Ben Cayetano is now a candidate running for something. Civil Beat.
After waiting months to reveal deeper details about his traffic plans Honolulu mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano announced his bus rapid transit plan today. But his opponent says it's too little too late. Hawaii News Now.
It's called FAST, for Flexible Affordable Smart Transportation, and mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano said Thursday it will be one-fifth the cost of rail. KITV4.
The mayor and city council chairman say mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano's bus rapid transit plan would not get federal backing for the current round of funding the rail authority has applied for. KHON2.
Cayetano's FAST website. click here.
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle and City Council chairman Ernie Martin reacted quickly and negatively to Ben Cayetano's plan for a new Honolulu transportation plan. Hawaii Reporter.
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by the city to reconsider the court's unanimous Aug. 24 ruling that stopped construction of the $5.26 billion rail project. Star-Advertiser.
The Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday denied a City and County of Honolulu motion for the high court to reconsider its ruling on the city’s controversial $5.16 billion rail project. Pacific Business News.
Hawaii's peak summer tourist season is coming to a close, but visitor traffic is holding its own into fall. Star-Advertiser.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye on Thursday asked Republican Senate candidate Linda Lingle to pull down a web video touting a relationship between the two, and said the video has given him the incentive to actively campaign for Lingle's opponent, Democrat Mazie Hirono. Civil Beat.
A national grant that provides training, test prep and incentives helped four Hawaii high schools make big gains in the number of students taking — and passing — Advanced Placement exams in 2012, officials announced Thursday. Star-Advertiser.
The University of Hawaii has hired two public relations firms with contracts worth $150,000 to supplement the work of 13 PR people already on the UH system payroll. More than 30 other UH public relations staffers work on other UH campuses and at different UH schools statewide. Hawaii News Now.
The Navy said the Pearl Harbor cruiser USS Port Royal and three others based elsewhere that had been slated for early retirement in March will be kept on duty for an undetermined length of time. Star-Advertiser.
The company hoping to sell alcohol at the Honolulu Zoo has two more weeks to come up with a better plan. KHON2.
A new device that could rid Kaneohe Bay of invasive algae by 2015 was shown off Thursday by the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Star-Advertiser.
The latest attack ad from the Pacific Resource Partnership that features footage of Honolulu mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell raises questions about whether either of the two parties violated Hawaii's campaign spending laws. Civil Beat.
How much can the Pacific Resource Partnership spend on ad time in a single week? Here's a hint: it's a hefty fraction of the $1.3 million the pro-rail trade group spent airing TV ads before the primary. Civil Beat.
Hawaii County is about to embark on an archaeological survey of its 784-acre Kawa Bay property, a process likely to add months to plans for an oceanfront park there and push any eviction of several Native Hawaiians laying claim to the property into the new year. West Hawaii Today.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie releases funds to bring more doctors to Hawaii. Tribune-Herald.
The Public Utilities Commission’s public hearing on Hawaii Electric Light Co.’s rate increase and biofuel surcharge proposals is a month away, and all sides are digging in for what could be an explosive meeting. Tribune-Herald.
The state Board of Land and Natural Resources will vote Friday on a management plan for the Ka`u Forest Reserve. Big Island Now.
Federal and state authorities are trying to locate, track and hopefully sink at sea a floating dock that could be tsunami debris from Japan, a state Department of Land and Natural Resources spokeswoman said today. Maui News.
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is coordinating with NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard to identify the current location of a 30 by 50-foot floating dock that was last seen on Wednesday, Sept. 19, by fishermen off the north coast of Molokai. Hawaii News Now.
Plans are under way to renovate the Lahaina Center on Front Street into Maui's first outlet shopping center by next summer. Maui News.
Maui's tourism industry ended a strong summer with both increased visitor arrivals and spending in August, according to new data released Thursday by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Maui News.
The annual Legislative Forum hosted by the state Council on Developmental Disabilities wrapped up an unusual week that had four political events crammed into four days. Garden Island.
A federal lawsuit claims teenage employees working at a Panda Express in Kapa‘a were groped and demeaned. Garden Island.
Taxpayers’ money that has already been approved to be spent on private attorneys’ fees on matters related to POHAKU (Productive Optimism Helps All Kaua‘i) diversionary program keeps snowballing: It is now at $35,000. Garden Island.
Lanaians for Sensible Growth, which was given approval by Hawaii regulators to intervene in the case of the transfer of utilities to Lanai owner Larry Ellison, have been denied access to confidential documents, including the price of the sale. Pacific Business News.
Labels: former Gov. Ben Cayetano, former Gov. Linda Lingle, Honolulu, Kirk Caldwell, Lanai, Larry Ellison, military, Native Hawaiians, rail transit, Sen. Daniel Inouye, tsunami debris, University of Hawaii
Most Hawaii families are the mom and pop type, state mulls federal waiver for welfare-to-work, unions can force employees to campaign, Kauai drought brings disaster declaration, Molokai man's DNA lawsuit explored, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
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Almost three quarters of all families in Hawaii are literally "mom and pop" operations, according to a new analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Pacific Business News.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s administration is considering whether to accept a waiver that would allow states to develop their own welfare-to-work programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program with a decision expected by the Department of Human Services as soon as November. KITV4.
Unions and corporations are prohibited by federal law from coercing employees to make financial contributions to candidates, but UPW's attorneys argued — and the three Republican appointees to the FEC agree — that employees can be required to participate in activities such as sign-waving, telephone banking and canvassing for candidates as they did in 2010 for congressional candidate Colleen Hanabusa. Star-Advertiser.
Oahu Democrats will meet Saturday to act on a complaint against state Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz that could lead to his censure. Civil Beat.
Hawaii has no official plan for dealing with Japanese tsunami debris that has begun showing up in offshore waters, no task force to help coordinate federal, state and city response efforts and virtually no funding to deal with the issue. Civil Beat.
The Federal Aviation Administration has put up money to help search for the best site in Hawaii for a commercial spaceport, and to study the environmental impacts of launching and landing commercial spacecraft from Hawaii airports. Star-Advertiser.
A team from the University of Hawaii's accrediting agency that visited earlier this month supports a plan to form a working group to review "delegations of authority" in the wake of a botched benefit concert, and wants to be apprised of any report or legislation resulting from the concert fallout, according to a draft synopsis of the team's conclusions. Star-Advertiser.
The aftermath of the Stevie Wonder blunder has caught the attention of the agency that accredits the University of Hawaii. Hawaii News Now.
Epic Talent LLC - the company that took a $200,000 deposit on the promise of staging a Stevie Wonder concert at the University of Hawaii in August but had no authority to do so -bills itself as “reliable consulting source for accessing big name entertainment for public concerts, corporate events and fundraisers around the world” amd promises to look out for their “clients’ best interests.” Hawaii Reporter.
With less than a week before the 11th Annual Native Hawaiian Convention opens on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Hawaii Convention Center, registration has hit 600 participants during the three-day event. Hawaii Reporter.
Today the Army is shutting down regular operations to focus everyone’s attention on a “silent enemy”. The stand down day will train soldiers of all ranks in preventing suicide, the Army’s fastest growing threat, and military leaders are asking for everyone’s help. Hawaii Public Radio.
Former state lawmaker Kenneth Koon Leong Lee 'compassionate,' 'tough'. Star-Advertiser.
State roundup for September 27. Associated Press.
Mayoral candidates Kirk Caldwell and Ben Cayetano will meet in a live, televised setting on two consecutive nights next week, the only chances the public will have to see the two candidates face off against each other on television before the Nov. 6 general election. Star-Advertiser.
The pro-rail group that spent more than a million dollars this election season has launched its first ad since the primary election. KHON2.
Roads, sewers and homelessness. That's what's on the minds of leading contenders for Tulsi Gabbard’s vacant Honolulu City Council seat. Civil Beat.
Green thumb or not, Japanese billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto has been busy recently working to transform another one of his Kahala Avenue home lots into a public garden — this one a Japanese tea garden. Star-Advertiser.
Hawaii County is adjusting its game plan for the Nov. 6 general election in order to avoid the problems that plagued the primary. Tribune-Herald.
The state Department of Transportation won’t be starting construction on Queen Kaahumanu Highway this month, and just when construction will begin is unclear. West Hawaii Today.
When it comes to politics, Russell Ruderman and Daryl Smith might as well be from different worlds. Tribune-Herald.
State House District 3: Race features community activist, former teacher and man of ideas. Tribune-Herald.
A worldwide shrimp breeder is moving its headquarters from Florida to the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority and expanding its Hawaii operations. Tribune-Herald.
A 12-year-old dolphin at Hilton Waikoloa Village gave birth to a female calf that seemed to instantly recognize her mother. Associated Press.
The Maui Planning Commission unanimously approved Tuesday a permit for the University of Hawaii Maui College to expand its ongoing investments in renewable, photovoltaic energy. Maui News.
An environmental group wants to put an end to cane burning on Maui. StopCaneBurning.org says smoke from operations at HC&S, Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar company, is making residents sick and could potentially cause life-threatening illness. On Wednesday, the two sides met to discuss concerns at the HC&S office in Puunene. Hawaii News Now.
Officials at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company responded today to a cane burning petition presented by members of an opposition group on Maui. Maui Now.
Kaua‘i County Council candidates have already gone through a series of public meetings during this year’s election season, but Tuesday night was the first time they participated in a debate leading to Nov. 6 General Elections. Garden Island.
The U.S. Agriculture Department has designated Kaua‘i County as a natural disaster area due to a “severe” drought, which has lasted for more than eight straight weeks during the growing season. Garden Island.
Federal officials said Wednesday that based on wind and currents, the floating dock suspected of being 2011 tsunami debris from Japan could be headed toward Kauai. Star-Advertiser.
A list of recommended rules that would regulate commercial boating and commercial surf activities at Hanalei Black Pot Beach Park were presented to the mayor on Wednesday. Garden Island.
A Molokai man has filed a lawsuit seeking to use DNA to prove his ancestry so he can qualify for the Hawaiian homelands program. Star-Advertiser.
A Molokai man has filed a lawsuit seeking to use DNA to prove his ancestry so he can qualify for the Hawaiian homelands program, which leases land at almost no cost to Native Hawaiians. Associated Press.
Kukui nuts have long been used by Hawaiians for food and medicinal purposes, but it may soon be also used for fuel –specifically, biodiesel fuel. Wayde Lee, who created the Molokai Sustainable Farming Project (MSFP) last year, has been exploring biodiesel initiatives that he said may lead to economic stability and energy security for Molokai farmers. Molokai Dispatch.
Labels: census, elections, Native Hawaiians, politics, tsunami debris, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, unions, welfare
Public fights sealing Hawaii court records, Hanabusa-Djou debate for 1st Congressional, man seeks DNA confirmation of Native Hawaiian blood, Oracle sailing team not training off Lanai after all, Kauai councilman-prosecutor fight intensifies, Hawaii County Council battles its attorneys, UH backlash continues, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
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A proposal to seal court records that have been expunged is getting a lot of push back, with the majority of people who submitted formal comments saying the records shouldn't be kept secret. Civil Beat.
In their first debate before a large audience this election, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa repeatedly questioned challenger Charles Djou's voting record when he briefly represented Hawaii in Washington, D.C. Civil Beat.
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U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said Tuesday that her top priority would be job creation to help with the nation’s economic recovery if she is re-elected to Congress in November, while former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou, her Republican opponent, said he would focus on the federal government’s $16 trillion debt. Star-Advertiser.
Djou
Former Congressman Charles Djou, running for his old job as the U.S. representative for urban Honolulu, has made being a dad part of his pitch to voters. Civil Beat.
On Tuesday, September 25th, Hawaii Public Radio hosted a candidate forum for the First Congressional District in HPR’s Atherton. Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa faced challenger and former Congressman Charles Djou. Hawaii Public Radio.
Candidates for Hawaii's first congressional district squared off in a debate on Tuesday.KHON2.
A man who says he’s at least half Native Hawaiian but doesn't have the records to prove it is suing the state for not accepting DNA test results as evidence of his ancestry. Civil Beat.
Hawaiian Airlines, state's largest carrier, which collected $32.6 million in baggage fees through midyear, is well on its way to eclipsing the record $56.6 million it collected in 2011. Star-Advertiser.
Southwest Airlines may be a step closer to flying from the Mainland to Hawaii, but the airline says it is not ready to publicly discuss a timeline as to when that might happen. Pacific Business News.
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is partnering with Hawaii’s state Department of Education to give Isle students in public and private schools, as well as home-schooled students, the opportunity to create a design that will decorate one of the airline’s Boeing 737-800 airplanes. Pacific Business News.
A research team has returned from research in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands with new information on opihi reproduction. Associated Press.
Researchers say preliminary evidence reveals that female ‘opihi or limpets live higher on the rocky shore than their male counterparts. Maui Now.
A state Senate committee plans to press the University of Hawaii about its contract and tenure procedures, as the scale of its Stevie Wonder concert inquiry expands. The committee chair says loose ends revealed in the first hearing need more investigation, including something known as instant tenure. KHON2.
A marathon Senate panel meeting Monday on a botched benefit concert revealed a dysfunctional UH leadership team, embarrassed the university and raised serious governance and operational concerns, onlookers said. Star-Advertiser.
Senate hearings on the University of Hawaii's Stevie Wonder debacle are finally letting the public in on key information that UH leaders wrongfully sought to keep to themselves. Star-Advertiser.
The former chair of the University of Hawaii Manoa Faculty Senate said the performances of UH President MRC Greenwood and Board of Regents Chair Eric Martinson before a special State Senate committee Monday were "terrible" and did not restore confidence in the university. Hawaii News Now.
Hawaiian Electric Co. has completed the second and final phase of a project to upgrade transmission equipment in urban and East Honolulu that includes "smart controllers" that will allow the utility to more quickly detect outages and restore power to customers. Star-Advertiser.
Off the Beat: Deception at Honolulu Hale. Civil Beat.
The city's Department of Planning and Permitting will hold separate community workshops to present the Downtown and Kalihi neighborhood transit-oriented development draft plans. KITV4.
Council Chairman Dominic Yagong and the civil attorneys whose job it is to represent the county continued sparring over representation Tuesday, when Yagong abruptly canceled an executive session scheduled to discuss defending the county against a high-stakes lawsuit. West Hawaii Today.
The primary contest for County Council District 1 saw five candidates face off in the Aug. 11 primary, with just 93 votes separating the two finalists, Valerie Poindexter and Chelsea Yagong. Tribune-Herald.
More than 4,500 Hawaii County voters have either changed their addresses or registered anew since the August 11 primary registration deadline, but it's not clear when they will receive confirmation of their voter status. Hawaii Public Radio.
Repairs to Milolii landing are completed and a prefinal inspection is scheduled for Thursday morning, said Department of Land and Natural Resources spokeswoman Deborah Ward. West Hawaii Today.
Developers of the planned Honua'ula luxury golf community in Wailea say they're still committed to building the required affordable housing units tied to the project despite telling the state Land Use Commission there are no immediate plans to start construction in the near future. Maui News.
The Maui County prosecutor's office is declining prosecution of nine people who were arrested on suspicion of gambling offenses when police vice officers executed search warrants at a Wailuku residence last month. Maui News.
Citing distorted news releases and alleged lies from a defense attorney’s press release, the Kaua‘i Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has made recordings related to a civil lawsuit available to the public. Garden Island.
The nine candidates running for one of the seven seats at the Kaua‘i County Council went through a battery of quick-fire questions Monday evening at the Historic Waimea Theater. The forum attended by approximately 60 people and hosted by the West Kaua‘i Business Association was the first of four events scheduled in four days this week. Garden Island.
Oracle Corp.’s sailing team is canceling plans to train in Hawaii this winter for next year’s America’s Cup race in San Francisco, the team’s general manager said Tuesday. Associated Press.
Labels: former U.S. Rep. Charles Djou, Hawaii Supreme Court, Hawaiian Airlines, Larry Ellison, Native Hawaiians, public records, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, University of Hawaii
UH takes hot seat for Stevie Wonder blunder, Oracle racing coming to Lanai, Honolulu mayoral candidates debate, Hawaii SAT scores lag historically low national numbers, Hawaii County elections lawsuit can't find a judge, union settlement at Turtle Bay, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
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University of Hawaii officials were grilled for more than six hours Monday in a hearing that sought answers on a Stevie Wonder fundraising concert that never was. Civil Beat.
Amid tough questions Monday night from state senators, Board of Regents Chairman Eric Martinson pledged greater transparency in tackling the fallout from the botched Stevie Wonder concert and said the body would play a role in making sure a similar debacle doesn't happen again. Star-Advertiser.
University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood was grilled by more than two hours by a special State Senate committee Monday looking into the botched Stevie Wonder concert and its aftermath. Hawaii News Now.
UH President MRC Greenwood
University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood said she felt political pressure to let then-athletic director Jim Donovan keep his job, but instead the school offered him a position that he had neither asked for, nor wanted, at an annual salary of $211,000 for three years. Star-Advertiser.
The University of Hawaii's Stevie Wonder concert fiasco was the product of a systematic breakdown and not the fault of a single university official, internal UH documents show. Hawaii News Now.
Presidents of public universities with top-tier intercollegiate football programs must walk a “very difficult and treacherous pathway,” University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood said as she walked that pathway at a state Senate investigative committee hearing yesterday. Hawaii Reporter.
Senators finally called it a night at seven o'clock this evening, after listening to six hours of testimony regarding the Stevie Wonder concert scam, and the re-assignment of former UH Athletics Director Jim Donovan. KHON2.
Hawaii's SAT scores continue to lag behind the national average. Star-Advertiser.
David “Kawika” Crowley has a lot to say about Tulsi Gabbard, his opponent in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional race, but it appears he won’t have a chance to say it to her face. Tribune-Herald.
For part of a mayoral forum Monday, candidates Kirk Caldwell and Ben Cayetano veered away from discussing the city's $5.26 billion rail project and talked about issues on the minds of the largely elderly audience. Star-Advertiser.
During a Monday forum sponsored by the Kokua Council, both candidates for Honolulu mayor said they would support the direct funding of senior services by the city. KITV4.
Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Kirk Caldwell and Ben Cayetano squared off in their first meeting since advancing from the primary election. KHON2.
When it comes to the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium, neither of Honolulu’s two mayoral candidates fully support the state’s plan to replace the dilapidated structure with a volleyball arena or concert venue. Civil Beat.
The Kaimana Beach Coalition released more emails this weekend that raises questions about the influence of a group that it is at odds with. KITV4.
The 16 candidates running to fill Tulsi Gabbard’s vacant Honolulu City Council seat range from an English professor to a Department of Transportation office assistant. Civil Beat.
The city of Honolulu will unveil draft proposals for transit-oriented development along the planned rail line in Kalihi and downtown Honolulu in public workshops today and Wednesday. Star-Advertiser.
A tentative settlement was reached Monday night on a new contract covering workers at Turtle Bay Resort. Hawaii News Now.
Honolulu’s new online system for residential solar power system building permits started off with more than 300 permits issued during the first day alone. Pacific Business News.
Honolulu is one of the largest U.S. cities not to put fluoride in its water supply, but it's been nearly a decade since the issue was last up for public debate. Civil Beat.
Robertson Properties Group’s final environmental impact statement for its proposed mixed-use project for the site of the former Kamehameha Drive-in across from Pearlridge Center in Aiea has been accepted by Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting. Pacific Business News.
The Navy's Blue Angels said aloha to Kaneohe in typical fashion Monday — with six jets flying wingtip to wingtip in a diamond pattern and trailing smoke as they screamed by in a low flyover just before 2:30 p.m. Star-Advertiser.
The National Weather Service posted a high-surf advisory throughout the day as waves with faces taller than 20 feet pounded the North Shore. Star-Advertiser.
It’s been little more than two weeks since two fired elections workers filed suit against County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi and Council Chairman Dominic Yagong. But it’s already clear no Hilo judge is going to hear the lawsuits. West Hawaii Today.
County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi said Monday that she has replaced Arlene Boteilho, made acting elections program administrator after the firing of Pat Nakamoto in January, with Elizabeth Lehua Iopa. Tribune-Herald.
South Kona’s recent spate of burglaries provided ample fodder for debate and marked a bright line between philosophies when the two candidates for prosecuting attorney faced off Friday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. West Hawaii Today.
Previous scientific studies of Hawaii Island’s fresh water resources have shown some of what scientists thought they knew about water here was wrong. West Hawaii Today.
A North Hawaii bridge and intersection will get a makeover, under a Department of Transportation proposal that got the environmental go-ahead this week. West Hawaii Today.
Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School faculty, staff, parents and community members elected the school’s first governing board on Sept. 6. Tribune-Herald.
Halting the controversial Kihei shopping centers that have come under scrutiny by the state Land Use Commission could also jeopardize 250 affordable housing units promised to Maui County five years ago. Maui News.
The Mahinahina Water Treatment facility in West Maui was up and running as of early Sunday morning after crews repaired a broken waterline sooner than expected. Maui News.
Hundreds of fans are expected to turn out Saturday for "Kauai Remembers Blue Hawaii," a commemorative event sponsored by the Kauai Visitors Bureau and the County of Kauai. Star-Advertiser.
Commercial parking lots across from Tunnels Beach are no longer in operation after the state found three land owners to be in violation of land use within the conservation district. Garden Island.
Following the buzz over the statewide Public Land Development Corporation’s series of heated meetings last month, the Kaua‘i County Council will discuss Wednesday a resolution introduced by its rookie council member, echoing what the public present at those meetings has overwhelmingly asked Gov. Neil Abercrombie throughout the state: Repeal Act 55. Garden Island.
ORACLE Racing is proposing the use of Kaumalapau Harbor on the island of Lāna‘i as a temporary base of operations for sea trials, training, and related research to support the development of a high-performance boat for competitive sailing events. Maui Now.
Labels: education, elections, Elvis, former Gov. Ben Cayetano, Kirk Caldwell, Larry Ellison, MRC Greenwood, Public Land Development Corp., Tulsi Gabbard, union negotiations, University of Hawaii
New tool to detect tsunami debris radiation, no gambling to fix Hawaii budget, state Senate to begin UH probe today, Waikiki Natatorium in Abercrombie's sights, Hamakua fights GMO, 6k Maui residents oppose sugarcane burning, Lingle stumps in Kona, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
Dead Hawaiian boobies trapped in tsunami debris Hawaii DLNR courtesy photo
A new hand-held radiation detector demonstrated Sunday will help the city of Honolulu respond to any flotsam contaminated by the leak at the Japanese nuclear plant in the wake of last year's earthquake and tsunami. Star-Advertiser.
The Smiths Detection RadSeeker, an advanced radiation detector, arrived Friday at the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, just days after debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan was found near our shores. KITV4.
DLNR worker clears tsunami debris
A large plastic bin is the first confirmed piece of marine debris from last year’s Japan tsunamis to arrive in Hawaii, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.Associated Press.
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources is working with its federal partners to locate and track the floating dock last reported north of Molokai. KITV4.
The PFM Group — the mainland firm that produced The Study of the State Tax System — also advises that Hawaii not approve a lottery or other forms of gambling. The Hawaii Tax review Commission will meet Wednesday to discuss proposed recommendations to the Hawaii Legislature later this year. Civil Beat.
A special state Senate committee will hold its initial briefing on concerns about how finances are handled at the University of Hawaii. Associated Press.
As the State Senate's Special Committee on Accountability prepared to hold its first briefing Monday afternoon into the University of Hawaii's Stevie Wonder concert fiasco, UH President M.R.C. Greenwood tried to minimize criticism of UH leadership during private meetings, sources said. Hawaii News Now.
Former University of Hawaii Athletics Director Jim Donovan plans to testify before state lawmakers Monday that UH offered him a "take it or leave it" deal for his controversial new job, sources said. Hawaii News Now.
For the first time, Hawaii high school students in expository writing, biology, U.S. history and Algebra I classes will take standardized end-of-course exams this school year to test their mastery of the subjects. Star-Advertiser.
As the school year gets rolling, the state Ethics Commission is reminding public school teachers and coaches that they may not give their students private lessons for pay, as the longtime tennis coach at Mililani High School recently learned the hard way. Star-Advertiser.
State Department of Agriculture officials and a Seattle nut and chocolate treat manufacturer are trying to interest local farmers in growing cashews, saying Hawaii’s climate is well suited for the kidney-shaped nut, which can fetch hefty prices. Star-Advertiser.
Scientists using advanced mathematical models to examine the distribution of open-ocean animals in the North Pacific have concluded that rising ocean temperatures could lead to a significant shift in critical ocean habitats. Star-Advertiser.
With more visitors and more residents across the Hawaiian Islands there are also more people hiking. That also means -- more search and rescue missions for hikers who are lost, injured or otherwise in distress. Hawaii Public Radio.
Native Hawaiian artwork is on display in the hearing room of a Senate committee in Washington, D.C. Associated Press.
State roundup for September 24. Tribune-Herald.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie decided to take the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium back from the city in July to build a volleyball arena. The challenge for top city officials was how to keep the media and public from finding out about it. Civil Beat.
For months, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has intended to take the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium back from the city to build a world-class volleyball arena. Civil Beat.
"Hawaii Five-0" kicked off its third season Sunday in true Hawaiian style — with the beauty and warmth of the ocean, sky, breezes and beach matching the spirit and exuberance of the fans and actors. Star-Advertiser.
Community support is sought for Waikiki 20/20, an upcoming planning conference aimed at setting a vision for the next two decades in the district, which is one of the most densely populated communities in the state as well as its top tourist destination and economic center. Star-Advertiser.
Honolulu City Council Budget Chair Ann Kobayashi hoped to receive a thorough briefing on the financial picture for the city’s $5.2 billion rail project from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation department on Wednesday, but instead she and other committee members were left with more questions. Hawaii Reporter.
After sitting down with Honolulu mayoral candidates Kirk Caldwell and former Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano on Friday, I got some more insight into how they think when it comes to mass transit to help ease the city's traffic woes. Pacific Business News.
National campaign adopted on Oahu hopes to reduce homelessness. KHON2.
Lingle attempts to woo West Hawaii voters at forum; Hirono a no-show. West Hawaii Today.
An Idaho dairyman who bought the largest dairy in the state is growing genetically modified corn on state leasehold land in Hamakua, and a number of residents are upset about it, saying it violates the Hamakua Agriculture Plan. Tribune-Herald.
A hefty group of community members, many frustrated by intermittent or restricted access to a trail heading to Papaikou Mill Beach, voiced support at a public meeting Friday for a resolution that would have Hawaii County acquire the privately held path through eminent domain. Tribune-Herald.
Hawaii Electric Light Co. wants to renegotiate its power purchase agreements with renewable energy providers. Tribune-Herald.
A group of Maui residents who oppose sugar cane burning has circulated a petition to more than 6,000 people asking Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. and the state Department of Health to stop allowing smoke to pollute the air in publicly accessible areas, an announcement said. Maui News.
Maui County Council members voted 8-0 Friday to adopt a resolution asking state lawmakers next year to consider a bill requiring the labeling of genetically modified food products. Maui News.
West Maui residents and visitors are being asked to conserve water until Monday after a broken waterline shut down the Mahinahina Water Treatment Facility, a county Department of Water Supply spokeswoman said. Maui News.
Maui County Council members gave final approval Friday to a bill to establish new zoning for restricted industrial uses. Maui News.
University of Hawaii students, engineers and faculty are building a satellite that will be controlled by UH students on the ground and will serve as the key payload on a rocket lifting off from Kauai's Barking Sands in September 2013. Star-Advertiser.
‘Being Out At Work On Kaua‘i’ community forum scheduled for Oct. 4. Garden Island.
Ground for the Pi‘ilani Mai Ke Kai Hawaiian Homes Subdivision, Phase II was celebrated Wednesday and was attended by Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and a host of dignitaries. Garden Island.
Kaua‘i Police Department officers were busy, monitoring traffic and doing free infant car seat safety inspections along Olohena Road fronting the Kapa‘a Middle School Friday afternoon. Garden Island.
Labels: Department of Education, former Gov. Linda Lingle, gambling, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Natatorium, radiation, Tax Review Commission, taxes, tsunami debris, University of Hawaii
Honolulu homeless counted, Land Development Corp. regroups, rail funding delayed, Kauai prosecutor sued, Big Island grass-fed beef study launched, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands
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Escorted by Honolulu police officers and social workers, about 200 volunteers surveyed homeless people in Waikiki, urban Honolulu and the Leeward Coast. Star-Advertiser.
Oahu's homeless have a new place to turn to for help with finding a job and securing a roof over their head. There's a new IHS Service Center. KHON2.
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A new homeless shelter on the Waianae coast will give people both a place to live and work. KHON2.
Non-candidate political committees — from both Hawaii and the mainland — together spent at least $960,000 this week on TV ads endorsing or opposing candidates in the state's hottest races. Civil Beat.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has purchased a fourth round of television advertising for former Gov. Linda Lingle's Republican campaign for U.S. Senate, bringing the business group's investment in Hawaii to more than $1 million. Star-Advertiser.
Former Gov. Linda Lingle, who's running for the U.S. Senate, and Charles Djou, running to reclaim his 1st District seat in Congress, appeared at the forum to answer questions posed by the board at the Sheraton Waikiki. Hawaii News Now.
The board of the Public Land Development Corporation met for the first time Thursday since a series of heated public meetings throughout the islands brought out nearly 700 protestors. The overriding message: Abolish the PLDC. Civil Beat.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has urged the Public Land Development Corp. to adopt a strategic plan that defines its priorities and scope, warning that public "suspicion and supposition" would continue without such a plan. Star-Advertiser.
The departure of Jim Boersema, Gov. Neil Abercrombie's communications director, at the end of this month adds to the growing number of top aides and other officials who have left the administration. Civil Beat.
Jim Boersema, Gov. Neil Abercrombie's communications director, will leave the post at the end of September. Star-Advertiser.
Hawaii's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month was the lowest since 2009. KITV4.
The state Health Department and a special task force set up by Gov. Neil Abercrombie wants to restore many of the mental health cuts like those faced by providers like Hale Na'au Pono. Hawaii News Now.
The University of Hawaii has retained a second downtown law firm in the wake of the Stevie Wonder concert debacle, the school confirmed Thursday. Star-Advertiser.
Uncertainty about the outcome of the Honolulu mayoral election may have prompted the Federal Transit Authority to delay its decision on whether to award federal funds to the city for its planned rail transit project. Star-Advertiser.
The recent Hawaii Supreme Court ruling against the Honolulu rail project's burial inventory plan delayed the federal funding application and raised new questions in the nation's capital, city leaders said Thursday after meetings in Washington. Star-Advertiser.
The race for Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney has been heating up over the last 4 months … and now… the race is even more contentious with only six weeks left before the November 6th General Election. Hawaii Public Radio.
The employment and housing divisions of the Institute for Human Services now have room to expand and better serve homeless and struggling community members around Honolulu. Star-Advertiser.
The state Office of Elections plans to send one of its senior staff members back to Hilo on Nov. 6 to assist Hawaii County on election day. Tribune-Herald.
County Council Chairman Dominic Yagong has called a special meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss lawsuits filed recently by two election workers who were fired in January. Big Island Now.
Hawaii Beef Producers has joined a trial by Parker Ranch and Ulupono Initiative, a social investment fund co-founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, to study the development of large-scale grass-fed beef production on the Big Island. Pacific Business News.
The Big Island’s unemployment rate dropped in August, following the same trend as both the state and nation, state officials said Thursday. West Hawaii Today.
A judge on Thursday granted a motion to dismiss all defendants from a civil lawsuit claiming the county has intentionally failed to abide by the “lowest law enforcement priority” of adult personal use of marijuana, in effect dismissing the case. Tribune-Herald.
A public meeting tonight will test the waters for possible eminent domain action over access to Papaikou Mill Beach. Tribune-Herald.
State Rep. Clift Tsuji, D-South Hilo, Panaewa, Puna, Keaau, Kurtistown, announced Thursday that he was admitted to Hilo Medical Center last week with pneumonia, but he is expected to be released in a few days and to make a full recovery. Tribune-Herald.
The County of Maui is proposing to extend the shoreline protection at the Wailuku-Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility. Maui Now.
As federal energy officials wrap up a statewide listening tour of sorts this week on potential environmental impacts of achieving Hawaii's ambitious clean-energy goals, Maui County residents are hopeful their staunch opposition to "Big Wind" has been made clear. Maui News.
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Kauai Councilman Timothy Bynum this week filed a lawsuit against the prosecutor and the County of Kauai saying that Shaylene Iseri-Cavalho violated his civil rights by falsely suing him for breaking zoning laws. Civil Beat.
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Cherry Docs
June 12, 2016 / ilanderz / 3 Comments
My first official sound effects gig was on a drama called Cherry Docs, written by David Gow, directed by Damir Andrei. Cherry Docs was originally a stage play, and is about a liberal Jewish lawyer defending a neo-nazi skinhead from a murder charge. Or rather, it’s about the journey these two men take together as they confront one another’s prejudices and their own. Or rather, it was about me learning how to make sound effects for a radio play.
Playwright David Gow
Because the truth is, I remember virtually nothing about Cherry Docs itself. I had to look up the plot. This has nothing to do with the quality of the play, which is quite well regarded. It has to do with the fact that we recorded it a long time ago, and as we were making it, I wasn’t thinking about the story as much as I was thinking about how sound effects could help tell that story.
I had been schooled in the basics of the craft. I knew to comb the script to figure out what sound effects were required. I knew to divvy them up into three categories: sound effects that I would perform live with the actors, sound effects that I would create and record separately, and sound effects that I would source from CDs.
Director Damir Andrei
On the first day of recording with the cast, my very first sound effect was lighting a match for the main character, a foul-mouthed, violent neo-nazi skinhead played by Randy Hughson. Hughson’s character was supposed to be smoking a cigarette.
Why was I required to light the match? Couldn’t Randy have lit the match himself? For that matter, couldn’t Randy have performed all the sound effects himself? It’s true, Randy could have lit the match. But he probably wouldn’t have known where to light the match in proximity to the microphone. Lighting the match too close or too far away could have ruined a perfectly good take.
Also, lighting a match is simple, but it’s just one example. Sound effects sequences could be a lot more complex. Sometimes several sound effects were required during a single take. We preferred actors to concentrate on their performances rather than having to clink glasses, light matches, pretend to tromp around on snow and so on.
And then there was the business of how to create the sound effect to begin with. It wasn’t always exactly an intuitive process. Lighting a match is pretty straightforward. Lots of other sound effects aren’t. There are tricks, such as waving a thin stick in front of a mic to create the whoosh of an arrow, or touching a rag to a hot surface to create the sound of frying. We had an entire room full of bizarre contraptions and knick-knacks capable of making all sorts of weird sounds. Devices for making wind, doorbells, screen doors, the sound of someone getting hanged, or their head chopped off. It was useful to have someone around who knew where all these contraptions were, and how to make them work.
Actor Randy Hughson
Anyway, there I was, the alleged sound effects specialist about to perform my very first professional sound effect. On the first take, at the appropriate point in the script, I dutifully lit the match, and promptly dropped the lit match in Randy’s hair. Fortunately, I was able to blow the match out before any damage could be done, but I was mortified. Thank God Randy wasn’t actually the foul-mouthed, violent neo-nazi skinhead he so effectively portrayed!
(I actually did see someone’s head burst into flames once. Fellow recording engineer Wayne Richards invited me to a party at his house at which he opted for candles over electric lighting. Joram Kalfa and I were in the kitchen talking to a young woman with long red hair when she stood too close to one of the candles. Her hair caught fire with a great whoosh. Within seconds her head was a great ball of flame. It was something to behold. Rather than admire it, quick-thinking Joram stepped forward, took a deep breath, and blew the woman’s head out as though it were a giant birthday cake candle. Her hair was slightly singed but she was fine.)
I mentioned that the main character of Cherry Docs was an intensely hostile neo-nazi. This set the stage for a slightly surreal moment when Damir, the director, instructed the actors to “just take it down to stupid f***ing paki at the bottom of page twelve.” Everyone laughed at Damir’s apparent obliviousness to the extremely offensive nature of what he’d just said (reflecting sentiments which, I hasten to add, no one present endorsed).
Shortly after my inadvertent attempt to set Randy on fire, the fire alarm in the Broadcast Centre went off. This was a complete coincidence, having nothing to do with my incident with the match. Moments later, standing on John Street alongside the rest of the occupants of the Broadcast Centre waiting to get back inside, Randy turned to me and asked, “So how long have you been doing sound effects?”
I looked at my watch. “About fifteen minutes,” I said, much to the amusement of recording engineer Greg DeClute.
Back in the studio, I recorded as many sound effects as I could with Randy and the rest of the cast. Recording sound effects with the actors is usually a good idea. Not only does it ensure that the sound effects are recorded in the right ambient space, it enhances performances as actors respond to the sound effects in the moment. It also makes for less work in post.
Still, it wasn’t something I particularly enjoyed. I always felt slightly embarrassed doing sound effects with actors. Sometimes the sound effects felt silly, such as using a knife and fork to eat an invisible breakfast on an empty plate. Or I’d make a stupid mistake, such as almost setting Randy Hughson’s hair on fire. We had two dedicated sound effects specialists on staff, Matt Willcott and Anton Szabo, guys who actually knew what they were doing. Me, I was just a dilettante. I never forgot that. Still, whenever called upon to perform live sound effects, I always did the best that I could.
SFX in Studio 212
Once I was finished with the cast, I turned my attention to recording wild sound effects, a process called “foley” after Jack Donovan Foley, a pioneer in the field of film sound effects. Foley is the process of recording sound effects in isolation. They’re mixed into sound tracks afterwards. I was a lot more comfortable doing foley than performing sound effects with actors.
Foley can be recorded anywhere. I recorded most of the sound effects I needed for Cherry Docs on the floor of Studio 212. Over the years my colleagues and I recorded car doors, squeaky doors, jail cells, elevators, breaking plates, baths, showers, decapitations, hangings, sword fights, fist fights, even gunshots in various parts of 212. For Cherry Docs, some of the action took place in a car, so I spent one afternoon recording myself driving my Pontiac Sunbird, speeding up, slowing down, turning, using the windshield wipers, buckling the seatbelt, and so on. We often talked about preserving and cataloguing the sound effects we created ourselves, to save time on future productions, but nobody ever got around to it.
Any sound effects that I didn’t record with the cast or as foley I sourced from CD. We had quite an elaborate sound effects collection. Thousands if not tens of thousands of sound effects, collections from Canada, Britain, the US, with names like Sounds of a Different Realm, Evil FX, Hollywood Edge, Top Secret, Wacky World of Robots, Widgets and Gizmos, Star Trek, Sound Ideas, and so on. Despite the breadth of our collection, it didn’t have everything, which is why we often had to create our own sound effects.
While I was busy recording and gathering sound effects, recording engineer Greg DeClute created the dialogue edit, choosing all the best performances from the actors and making a single continuous dialogue track. When he finished this to the director’s satisfaction, he handed it over to me to do the sound effects assembly.
When it came time to do the sound effects assembly, I was always grateful that I’d already recorded as many sound effects as possible with the actors. Anything that I hadn’t recorded (the foley sound effects and anything sourced from CD) needed to be loaded into my workstation (in those days a Mac G4) and then placed on separate tracks using our digital audio editing software, Sonic Solutions (we would move to Pro Tools a few years later). The sound effects usually took up a lot of tracks, layered on top of one another. A scene with characters arguing in a car might include a track of them arguing, another track with the sound of their car, yet another of passing traffic, several spot tracks of blinkers, wipers, seatbelts and so on, and maybe a music track as well.
Once I finished the sound effects assembly it was time to mix the show. In those days we almost always mixed big shows in Studio 212 with the cast long gone and the studio floor mostly empty. Cherry Docs was no exception. Greg sat on the left and I sat on the right before the Neve Capricorn console in the control room. Damir, the director, sat behind us.
Mixes were usually a collaborative process, although that depended on the director. For Cherry Docs, we followed Damir’s direction, but everybody provided input into what sounded best. As the mix progressed, we moved dialogue, sound effects and music around that weren’t quite in the right places. We added electronic processing where required (e.g., if a little reverb was required here and there). Greg equalized the dialogue track of a character who was supposed to sound like he was on a telephone. The Capricorn console remembered every move we made on the various faders and dials, and played it all back afterward just the way we mixed it.
Once we were happy with the mix, it was time to print it. We turned down the lights, launched the CD burner and DAT backups, pressed play on the console, sat back in our chairs and listened, hoping to God that we hadn’t made any mistakes. If we did, we stopped, fixed them, and started the print over again with a fresh CD.
I loved the Neve Capricorn, but it wasn’t perfect. Every now and then one of us would notice that it had fallen out of automation. When it did, we leapt out of our chairs cussing and swearing, trying to re-engage the automation before it missed any of our carefully programmed moves. If we caught it in time, we were fine. Usually, though, it was too late, and we were forced to start the print all over again.
Once the show was successfully printed, we turned up the lights and handed the finished CD and backup DATS to Damir, who (hopefully) checked it one more time before presenting the finished product for broadcast.
And Greg and I moved on to our next projects.
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Somatotropic and cardio-protective effects of ghrelin in experimental models of heart failure: A systematic review
Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib1, Dilip Gode2, Padam Simkhada3, Kingsley Agho4, Shilpa Gaidhane5, Deepak Saxena6, B Unnikrishnan7, Yogesh Raut8, Umesh Kawalkar9, Abhay Gaidhane10, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin11
1 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha, India
2 Vice Chancellor, DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
3 Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
4 Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, School of Science and Health, The University of Western Sydney, Australia
5 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha, India
6 Associate Professor, IIPH, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
7 Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
8 Lecturer, Statistician, Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
9 Assistant Professor, Department of P.S.M., S.R.T.R. Govt. Medical College, Ambajogai, Maharashtra, India
10 Associate Dean (International Health), Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
11 Associate Dean (Global Health), Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Background: Ghrelin was initially recognized as an endogenous ligand of growth hormone secretagogue receptor and was implicated in the regulation of food intake, and promoting weight gain. Ghrelin has been shown to improve cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure (HF) though various mechanisms. The aim of the review is to summarize the main findings in this field, with the purpose of promoting further studies on the role of ghrelin on the cardiovascular system. Materials and Methods: All publications describing trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and review papers published within 1999-2014 of ghrelin in animal models of HF were sought through electronic and manual searches. Results: The literature searches identified 126 references and ten trials meeting the inclusion criteria were included in this review. All studies were carried out on male rats and experimental model of HF. Ghrelin has been shown to reduce mortality, increase appetite and body weight, and was found to improve the cardiac function parameters. Review found deficient information about adverse effects of ghrelin. Ghrelin exerts cardioprotective effects through modulation of sympathetic nervous system, inhibiting autophagy, antiinflammatory effects and protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury. Conclusion: Ghrelin seems to have a beneficial effect in rat models of HF and can offer an effective therapeutic target for improving outcome in HF.
Keywords: Ghrelin, growth hormone secretagogue receptor, heart failure, isoprenaline, doxorubicin
Khatib MN, Gode D, Simkhada P, Agho K, Gaidhane S, Saxena D, Unnikrishnan B, Raut Y, Kawalkar U, Gaidhane A, Zahiruddin QS. Somatotropic and cardio-protective effects of ghrelin in experimental models of heart failure: A systematic review. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2014;7:30-42
Khatib MN, Gode D, Simkhada P, Agho K, Gaidhane S, Saxena D, Unnikrishnan B, Raut Y, Kawalkar U, Gaidhane A, Zahiruddin QS. Somatotropic and cardio-protective effects of ghrelin in experimental models of heart failure: A systematic review. Ann Trop Med Public Health [serial online] 2014 [cited 2020 Jan 19];7:30-42. Available from: http://www.atmph.org/text.asp?2014/7/1/30/145008
The ultimate outcome of most of the cardiovascular diseases is chronic heart failure (CHF) and it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular diseases. [1] Ghrelin, a peptide of 28 amino acid polypeptide, was first reported in 1999 by Kojima in rat and human stomachs. [2] Ghrelin, was initially recognized as an endogenous ligand of growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) and was implicated in the regulation of food intake, and promoting weight gain. [2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7]
Ghrelin also has a role in modulation of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary and immune functions, cell proliferation/apoptosis. [8] There is a widespread distribution of ghrelin and its receptors in the cardiovascular tissues. The protective effects of ghrelin on heart are mediated through direct effects on the heart and blood vessel and through. Its growth-hormone-releasing effect. Cardioprotective effects of ghrelin have been demonstrated on heart failure (HF) models and exploratory human clinical studies. [9],[10],[11],[12],[13] Elevated levels of ghrelin have been found in patients with HF. [14] Various cardioprotective effects of ghrelin have been reported which includes reduction of peripheral vascular resistance, [15],[16] improvement in myocardial contractility and antiinflammatory effects. [17] Clinical studies have reported that exogenous administration of ghrelin decreases muscle wasting, improves exercise capacity, improves left ventricular (LV) and endothelial function, increase myocardial contractility, dilate peripheral blood vessels, constricts the coronary arteries, reduces blood pressure, inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis, inhibit sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) and protects from HF induced by myocardial infarction. [8],[18],[19],[20],[21],[22] So also, ghrelin may have other cardiovascular protective effects such as prevention of atherosclerosis as well as protection from ischemia and reperfusion injury. [18],[19],[23],[24] Importantly, administration of ghrelin has been demonstrated to improve the cardiac function and prognosis in patients suffering from end-stage CHF. [13] In vitro, ghrelin decreases inotropism [13],[14] and lusitropism. [14] Ghrelin administration also benefits the patients suffering from cardiac cachexia in CHF by inducing a positive energy balance. [25]
Thus, ghrelin seems to exert cardioprotective effects through its broadspectrum effects and the researches points that ghrelin can be a new therapy for HF and other cardiovascular diseases. However, exact effects of ghrelin on the cardiovascular system are inconclusive at present. The purpose of this review is to comprehensively appraise the current literature regarding effectiveness of ghrelin on weight gain and cardiovascular outcomes in experimental rat models of HF and to provide molecular insights that corroborate physiological cardiovascular protection by ghrelin. The aim of the review is to summarize the main findings in this field, with the purpose of promoting further researches on the role of ghrelin on cardiovascular system.
Criteria for considering studies of this review
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and nonrandomized studies which evaluated the effects of ghrelin in experimental rat models of CHF. Studies published only in abstract forms or nonpeer reviewed journals were excluded.
Types of participants
Trials on rat models of HF were included.
Types of interventions
Studies were included in which experimental intervention was done with any ghrelin at any dose, any analog, any route, administered as single agents/combination therapies and in fixed/stepped/titrated doses.
Types of outcome measures
Effects on mortality, food intake, weight gain, lean body mass, expression of myocardial proteins and cardiovascular effects (heart rate [HR], mean arterial pressure, systemic vascular resistance, mean right atrial pressure, cardiac output, stroke volume, ejection fraction, LVdP/dt max, LVdP/dt min, LV end-diastolic pressure, LV end-systolic pressure, LV fractional shortening and shortening velocity).
Search methods for identification of studies
Electronic searches
All publications describing controlled trials of ghrelin in rat models of HF were sought through electronic searches on Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials on Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (1999 to May 2014), EMBASE (1999 to May 2014), CINAHL (1999 to May 2014), AMED (1999 to May 2014). Digital dissertations. Conference proceedings were searched on Web of Science. Additional studies were located in Health Technology Assessment and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects. Bibliographies of all papers were searched for further trials. No restrictions regarding language of publication were imposed. Search was focused on randomized and controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and review papers published within 1999-2014. To avoid missing of studies in search strategy, consideration was given to spelling of terms used in different countries. If any data were found insufficient, authors were contacted through E-mail. Book chapters and editorials were also scanned. Manufacturers of ghrelin preparations experts and authors on the subject were contacted through emails and asked to contribute published and unpublished material. Hand searches were conducted for journals and conference proceedings.
Two authors independently assessed all potentially relevant trials according to prespecified selection criteria with an emphasis on selecting RCTs and nonrandomized trials. References identified by electronic search strategy were screened by title and abstract to determine eligibility for inclusion in this systematic review and studies that appeared irrelevant were discarded. Full text of potentially eligible studies were retrieved (and translated into English where required) and two reviewers then independently determined study eligibility using a standardized inclusion form. Details of the studies were extracted and included in characteristics of studies table [Table 1]. Any disagreement about eligibility of study was resolved by discussion. Furthermore, a third reviewer did an independent review to settle any difference of opinion between two primary reviewers.
Table 1: Characteristics of included studies
Description of studies
Literature search identified 126 references that described 57 potentially relevant trials, including two unpublished studies and one conference abstract. Twenty-six trials have been carried out in animal such as rats, mice, pigs and rabbits. There were only three human clinical trials evaluating the role of ghrelin in patients with CHF. Ten trials met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Three trials were carried out each in Germany, Japan and China and one trial New Zealand. Sample size ranged from 36 to 121 rats with a total of 382 rats recruited in ten studies. Six studies were done on Sprague-Dawley rats, one on Wistar rats, two on C57BL/6J rats and one on Ghrelin-knockout mice. All studies were done on male rats weighing between 200 and 340 g and experimental model of HF was created by ligation of coronary artery except in three studies. In two studies HF was induced by isoprenaline and in one study, it was induced by doxorubicin. Controls were subjected to sham operation of a thoracotomy and cardiac exposure without ligation of coronary artery or by injection of normal saline. Eight trials administered ghrelin subcutaneously and one trial each administered ghrelin orally and intraperitoneally. Trial periods lasted for as less as 2 days and as long as 28 days. In all trials, ghrelin was not used as an adjunct to conventional treatment for HF. Two trials compared two analogs of ghrelin BIM-28125 and BIM-28131 in two different doses. Review found deficient information about effect of ghrelin on adverse effects of ghrelin needed in recommendation for adoption of this therapy in treating CHF. Characteristics of included studies are as shown in [Table 1].
Effect on mortality
Mortality was reported in four studies. The mortality was significantly lower after administration of ghrelin [26],[27] and hexarelin group. [28] However; mortality did not differ between a single oral dose of hexarelin and vehicle group. [29] Increasing the dose of ghrelin from 1 nmol/kg/d to 10 nmol/kg/d significantly reduces the mortality in HF [Table 2]. [26]
Table 2: Effects of ghrelin on mortality and food intake
Effect on food intake [Table 2]
In Sandra's study, [30] food intake per day got lesser during both the treatment periods (treatment period 1: day 28-41, treatment period 2: 42-56). During day 28-41, food intake increased in all high dose of human ghrelin as well as with both the analogues BIM-28131 and BIM-28125 and also with BIM-28131 in low dose when compared to placebo. In second treatment period (from day 42); higher food intake was seen in all the group, which were on ghrelin all groups given ghrelin compounds had a higher food intake than placebo.
Effects of ghrelin on body weight and somatotropic functions
Effect on body weight
Body weight was reported in three studies. In Nagaya's study, the greater increase in body weights was seen in HF rats with ghrelin than with placebo. [9] In Sandra's study; after 2 weeks of administration of compounds of ghrelin or placebo, rats that received low dose BIM-28131 or high dose human ghrelin, BIM 28131 or BIM 28125 demonstrated a significantly higher weight gain than rats that were on placebo and also rats with sham surgery. Insignificant differences in weight gain were seen with a higher dose of BIM 28131 as compared to the low dose. [30] In Mao's study, body weight was lower in hexalin group as compared to Sham group [Table 3]. [29]
Table 3: Effects of ghrelin on somatotropic function and body weight
Effect on body composition (fat: Lean gain)
Tibial length and gastrocnemius muscle weight were significantly increased after administration of ghrelin as compared with those given placebo. [9] In Sandra's study, tibial length was similar between the groups and significantly different than the respective placebo group. [30] LV weight/tibial length was significantly higher in CHF rats on ghrelin than in CHF rats on placebo while right ventricle (RV) weight/tibial length was significantly higher in CHF rats treated with placebo than CHF rats treated with ghrelin. [9] The ratio of weight of the gastrocnemius muscle to tibial length and muscle protein content to tibial length were higher significantly in sham rats on ghrelin than in CHF rats on ghrelin. [9] The septum weights were higher in all compounds of ghrelin, except for low dose. [30]
Effect on expression of muscle proteins
Expression of MAFbx was down-regulated to normal levels by low dose BIM-28125 and high dose BIM-28131 while expression of MuRF-1 was reduced to sham levels by all ghrelin compounds except high dose BIM-28125 group. [30] After induction of HF in rats, expression of myostatin protein in the gastrocnemius muscle was significantly down regulated in animals administered with human ghrelin or ghrelin analogs in low and high doses (except high dose BIM-28125) when compared to rats on placebo. [31] Plasma ET-1 levels were reduced significantly in ghrelin group when compared to the ISO group, while the expression of myocardial ET-1 mRNA was significantly higher in ISO group when compared with the control group [Table 4]. [27]
Table 4: Effects of ghrelin on expression of MAFbx, MuRF-1, myostatin mRNA, myostatin protein, mRNA for genes
associated with ventricular remodeling, plasma ET-1 level, myocardial ET-1 mRNA expression in myocardium
Cardiovascular effects
Lin's study showed that administration with ISO increased HR significantly as compared to the control group, which was not improved by administration of ghrelin. [26] In Daryl's and Nagaya's study, there was an insignificant difference in HR between ghrelin and other groups. [9],[27] Effect of chronic administration of ghrelin on HR regulation is similar that observed during acute ghrelin infusion. [34] Higher doses of ghrelin lead to more reductions in HR when compared to lower doses [Table 5]. [26],[32]
Table 5: Effect on cardiovascular functions
Mean arterial pressure and LVEDP
Treatment with ghrelin caused insignificant decrease in mean arterial pressure [9],[26],[27] and LVEDP. [9],[26],[27] Ghrelin in higher doses causes greater reductions in blood pressure though the difference is insignificant. [32]
Other cardiovascular effects
Systemic vascular resistance [9],[27] and mean right atrial pressure were significantly and insignificantly lower respectively [9] in HF rats on ghrelin than on placebo. Values of cardiac output, [9],[27],[28],[29] stroke volume, [9],[27] ejection fraction, [27],[28],[29],[30] LVdP/dtmax [9],[26],[27] was higher in CHF rats treated with ghrelin/hexarelin than given placebo. [9],[26],[27] LV diastolic dimension was decreased in Nagaya's study, [9] significantly increased in Akashi's study [32] and unaltered in Pei's study. [33] Diastolic thickness of noninfarcted posterior wall, [9] LV fractional shortening [9],[29] and shortening velocity [9] was higher in CHF on ghrelin than on placebo. Decrease in HR, end-diastolic dimension, ejection fraction and left ventricle fractional shortening after exposure to doxorubicin was not seen in mice treated with desacyl ghrelin. [33]
In this review we have compiled the results of eight studies assessing the effect of ghrelin on somatotrophic function, expression of muscle proteins and cardiovascular system on rat experimental model of HF. Ghrelin reduces mortality, promotes weight gain and plays a crucial role in protecting heart function. [9],[15],[26],[27],[30],[33] Ghrelin acts through the GHS-R 1a which is expressed in many areas of the central nervous system (CNS), where it arbitrates appetite and adiposity. [35] Ghrelin is the only known peripheral orexigenic hormone, which plays a short term regulatory role in energy balance by inducing appetite and a long-term regulatory role in energy balance by promoting weight gain and adiposity. [36]
The high expression of ghrelin and GHSR 1a in the heart, and large vessels provide evidence of its cardiac actions. Administration of ghrelin improves cardiac performance in rat models of HF, as indicated by increases in cardiac output, stroke volume, LV dP/dtmax, and LV fractional shortening and by increases in fractional cell shortening and shortening velocity of isolated myocytes. Activating GHS-R 1a might be beneficial for cardioprotection, although other mechanism may also be involved. [29] The myocardium of CHF patients shows an impaired production of ghrelin that causes a compensatory increase in the expression of GHS-R 1a. [37] Elevated levels of ghrelin have been found in patients with HF, but the mechanism for this beneficial cardiovascular effect is not yet clear. [38] It can be a protective compensatory mechanism for reduced body weight in order to enhance appetite and weight gain [39] and/or can be a compensatory response to reduced cardiac output and maladaptive neural and hormonal features of HF. [38] As ghrelin acts as on GHS-R, there is a probability that it is increased in response to GH resistance observed in patients suffering from HF. [14] It has been seen that patients of HF are resistant to the appetite-stimulating effects of ghrelin and that after heart transplantation, there is a decrease in the level of ghrelin, and there is an increase in caloric intake suggesting that ghrelin resistance is resolved after heart transplantation. [14] These states reflects cachexia in HF and weight gain after heart transplantation. [38]
Modulation of sympathetic nervous system
Ghrelin mediates cardioprotective effects by modulating cardiac autonomic nervous activity. [16] However; the precise mechanisms by which ghrelin regulates sympathetic activity are still unclear and needs further investigation. Peripheral ghrelin may act on GHS-R Ia at the cardiac vagal nerve ending, which goes to the nucleus of tractus solitarius and suppresses the renal SNA. [29],[34] Ghrelin can also act directly on the CNS and alter the sensitivity of CNS to other hormones participating in the regulation of sympathetic activity. [40] Endogenously secreted ghrelin reduces mortality, improves heart function and protects the heart from arrhythmias partly by inhibiting sympathetic nervous activity [28] Administration of ghrelin has been shown to lower plasma levels of epinephrine and dopamine and shifts the balance of autonomic nervous activity toward parasympathetic nervous activity. [29]
Insignificant bradycardia after chronic administration of ghrelin [9],[26],[27] suggests that ghrelin offers a beneficial role in the long-term regulation of HR. The role of ghrelin in pathophysiology of hypertension has been recognized widely. Researches show that there is an inverse relation between the amount of circulating ghrelin and arterial stiffness and that circulating level of ghrelin increase after antihypertensive treatment. [23] These evidences suggest that ghrelin is actively involved in the pathophysiology of hypertension and is an independent determinant of stiffness of the arterial wall. [24] However; it has been observed that long-term hypotensive action of ghrelin mediated by the CNS is not as powerful as ghrelin's acute effect on binding protein (BP) regulation as it causes only a modest reduction of BP. This suggests that the effect of ghrelin in the long-term regulation of BP may be reduced by its orexigenic effect. [40]
Inhibits autophagy
Amongst many causes of HF, a gradual decrease in the number of cardiomyocytes is one of the important contributing factors. [41],[42] Studies have suggested that during CHF; cardiomyocyte apoptosis is one of the significant forms of cardiomyocyte loss and can be dangerous at low levels. [43],[44] Therefore, limiting the loss of cardiomyocytes by preventing apoptosis may have implications for the treatment of HF. Ghrelin plays a cardioprotective role against cardiomyopathy through mechanisms that are independent of GHS-R. Ghrelin increases the size of cardiomyocytes, prevents the activation of cardiac fibrosis, reduces autophagy and prolongs their life. [8],[33] It does this by inhibiting the reactive oxygen species and inducing mammalian or mechanistic target of rapamycin that functions in coordinating cell growth and proliferation and also regulates survival of cells. [45] Ghrelin protects the cardiomyocytes against apoptosis, and myocardial injury induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) through a GHS-R 1a, Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. [18],[40] Subcutaneous administration or preincubation of cardiomyocytes with ghrelin has been shown to stimulate the AMPK. [18],[40],[46] The AMPK on activation is known to inhibit cell proliferation and is involved in autophagy. [47] Preincubation of ghrelin also upregulates ERS markers and cytosine-cytosine-adenosine-adenosine-thymidine/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein (CHOP). AMPK inhibitors blocks the antiapoptotic actions and ERS inhibitory effects of ghrelin on heart. [40] Ghrelin protects cardiomyocytes against hypoxic injury (induced by COCl 2 ) by inducing autophagy, reducing the expression of NADPH oxidase 1, and increasing the expression and function of antioxidants. [22]
Antiinflammatory effects
Administration of ghrelin reduces nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation and stimulates the macrophages to release antiinflammatory cytokine Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is independent of NF-κB pathway; administration of ghrelin also stimulates the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p38 MAPK), involved in the regulation of release of IL-10 from macrophages. [17],[48]
Protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury
Ghrelin is well-known as a potent activator of release of growth hormone and as growth hormone is involved in tissue regeneration and maintenance of integrity; ghrelin also contributes to the processes of healing and regeneration.
Ghrelin and hexarelin
Hexarelin; a synthetic analogue of ghrelin is superior to ghrelin in improving heart function which can be because of activation of GHS-R Ia and CD36. [28],[29]
Ghrelin is endogenous peptide acting against cardiomyocyte damage. Ghrelin improves cardiac function in rat models of HF though various mechanisms such as modulation of sympathetic nervous system, inhibiting autophagy, antiinflammatory effects and protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury. Ghrelin protects cardiomyocytes against apoptosis induced by ERS through GHS-R1a/CaMKK/AMPK pathways. Ghrelin seems to offer an effective therapeutic target for improving cardiovascular outcomes in experimental models of HF and thus warrants further research.
Meta-analysis of the results was not done as the characteristics of animal models and adopted methodologies of the included studies were quite disparate to coalesce into a single statistical result. In addition, some trials were not randomized and in some trials Ghrelin was administered as a single dose or was administered for a short duration. Also, adverse events and long-term efficacy and safety of ghrelin administration were not available. However; we have explicitly described all the trials in the characteristics of studies table. Though we acknowledge these limitations, the overall data suggests a supporting view that experimental models of rat failure benefit from the effects of ghrelin and that ghrelin can be a tolerable and short-term therapeutic tool in the treatment of HF.
Implications for practice
Exogenous administration with ghrelin may serve as a novel therapeutic drug for various cardiovascular diseases.
Implications for research
Underlying mechanisms governing effect of ghrelin are unexplored. Effects of different analogs of ghrelin in different doses and different rotes warrant further research. Substantiation of hypothesis for the increase in SNA after ghrelin requires further research to study the cellular and molecular pathways involved. More high quality, large, multicentric, human trials are needed to assess the beneficial effects of ghrelin in patients suffering from HF.
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Arrests made in robbery
September 15, 2016 By Stephanie Spyropoulos, Express Correspondent
HANSON — Hanson police made two arrests in an afternoon bank robbery on Tuesday after a car was located on route 228 in Norwell matching the alleged get-away vehicle.
At approximately 1:28 p.m., Tuesday, the Hanson Police Department received a report that the Rockland Trust Bank branch, located at 470 Liberty Street had been robbed, according to Hanson Police Chief Michael Miksch.
David A. Poulos, 28, and Paige A. Banagis, 24, both Rockland residents were charged in the crime.
Poulos was described as a white male, who did not show a weapon when he gave the teller a note demanding cash in large bills. Banagis was named as the alleged driver in the robbery.
Police broadcasted a description of the suspect alerting other towns to the incident and possible suspect/s. Officers from neighboring communities spotted the suspect vehicle and a stop was made by the Massachusetts State Police in Norwell. During the stop the suspect attempted to dispose of cash in the trash at the gas station.
The undisclosed amount of cash was recovered, said Miksch.
Hanson officers responded to the gas station and were able to make a positive identification of the suspect.
Hanson Police, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department BCI and K9 Unit, Massachusetts State Police and the FBI Bank Task Force also responded to the scene.
The pair is charged with unarmed robbery and larceny over $250 [an undisclosed total amount].
Banagis is being held on $10,000 bail. Poulos is held on $15,000 bail. They were due to be arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Wednesday.
The Hanson police are currently co-operating with the FBI Bank Task Force and State Police further investigating whether the suspects are responsible for bank robberies in other towns, Miksch stated.
“The Hanson Police Department would like to thank the above mentioned agencies as well as the Rockland, Weymouth, Canton, and Norwell Police Departments,” Miksch said.
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Russian-American Relations Will Fundamentally Change on February 2, Piontkovsky Says
Staunton, October 21 – The August 2 law to counter Russian aggression requires that the Trump Administration identify in a report to Congress all Russians who have illegally acquired wealth in their country and then invested it in the US and begin to confiscate those funds which now amount to more than a trillion US dollars, according to Andrey Piontkovsky.
“In effect,” the Russian commentator says, this law is “a declaration outside the law as a criminal community of the entire higher Russian leadership which is keeping in the United States the wealth which it has stolen in Russia,” up to and including “the first persons of the state,” including Vladimir Putin (svoboda.org/a/28801432.html).
“As soon as these people will be officially named in the report to Congress, it will be impossible to turn the situation around because the laws and judicial procedures will begin to act independently from the desires of particular politicians,” and that reality is something that is likely to define relations between the two countries over the next three years.
On the one hand, Piontkovsky suggests, it is leading to visits to Washington by the Russian owners of this wealth or their representatives who are seeking to find a way out of this threat to their holdings. And on the other, he implies, the Russian government and those in the US who do not want to see a deterioration in ties will be exploring how to avoid this outcome.
Given that the kleptocratic nature of the Putin regime has been known for a long time, one might recently ask why American laws against money laundering haven’t been applied to Russians. The answer, the Russian analyst says, is that the West has been “to a certain degree complicit in these unethical actions.”
Too many people in too many Western countries either wanted to take advantage of the money Russian oligarchs and officials were placing in Western accounts or did not want to do anything that would upset the applecart of relations between the two countries. But now despite Donald Trump’s opposition, Congressional action has fundamentally changed the situation.
Indeed, after February 2, the calculation of Russian leaders that they can “steal there” but keep their illegal gains in the West will no longer be in effect. “Such a form of kleptocratic existence required the active and far from unselfish cooperation of Western elites with the Kremlin.” As a result, the two countries will relate to each other in a very different way.
How different, of course, depends on whether the American courts will not cave as the Swiss venues did in the case of former Russian agriculture minister Yelena Skrypnik, first freezing her accounts and then ending the case and allowing her to recover control of her deposits there regardless of the source.
As Piontkovsky observes, that is far from the only obstacle to the realization of the August 2 act’s intentions. “An honest American policeman, who has confiscated something stolen must return it to its owner. But what is to be done if the criminal declares that he is the empowered representative of the owner?”
There is a way out of this legal “collision,” the Russian commentator says. After the list of Russian officials who have stolen money is published, the US government could declare its willingness “in the shortest possible time to hand over all the seized assets into Rusisa’s ownership” if certain precautions are taken.
Those would involve, Piontkovsky says, “the adoption of a law in the Russian Federation about the complete and life-long lustration of all bureaucrats and oligarchs who stole these assets,” something that would not exclude their “further criminal prosecution both in Russia and in the US in correspondence with the legal systems of the two countries.”
“Unfortunately,” he continues, when major powers are involved, “it rarely happens that a decision taken is at one and the same time both moral and pragmatic.” Returning the wealth of Russia to Russians will mean “also the implicit recognition by the US officials of responsibility of their predecessors for the indifference” they showed to what Russians were doing.
There is another step Russian officials are likely to take in the expectation that American officials will agree. They will try to confuse the future of funds illegally obtained by Russian officials and oligarchs and the issue that sparked American sanctions against Russia: its aggression against Ukraine.
The stealing of Russian assets and Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine are “different crimes although they were committed – and this is not an accident but the most profound logic – by practically one and the same people,” Piontkovsky says. The assets must be returned to the Russian people, and Russian aggression must end and compensation to Ukraine given.
If American law is allowed to function as it should, the Russian commentator concludes, “Russian-American relations will change in a radical way: Russians will highly value the decisive role of American law in the return of the enormous sums stolen from them and that they had accumulated” by enormous effort over several generations.
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FG says no basis for post-UTME, stops scratch card fee for JAMB results
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Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, yesterday said it was counter-productive for university applicants to take post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) after sitting for the initial UTME organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
He said government would take stiff measures against any university that admits students beyond its approved carrying capacity.
Adamu said yesterday at a JAMB stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja that it was not appropriate for universities to coerce applicants to sit for post-UTME as a condition for admission.
The minister also instructed JAMB to stop charging N1, 000 per student for scratch cards to access their examination results online.
A group of students carrying placards protested against post-UTMEs near the entrance of headquarters of the National Universities Commission (NUC), venue of the meeting.
The minister asked representatives of universities and other institutions whether they were satisfied with JAMB’s examinations and they all said they were okay. He then said: “Provided the universities are satisfied with what JAMB is doing, there is no basis for post-UTME.”
Our reporter gathered that applicants are asked to pay between N2, 500 and N20, 000 as post-UTME fees in universities. Candidates offered admission are also asked to pay N10, 000 and above as acceptance fees.
The minister said participants at the meeting should be open on the issue of UTME cut-off marks for universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, adding that they shouldn’t go below 180 marks for universities.
He said no higher institution should increase its admission quota without the knowledge of the regulating agencies and should desist from asking JAMB to raise their quotas. He said the ministry would penalize any institution that violated its orders.
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As U.S. Slides Toward Corpo-Fascism, This Election May Be Our Most Crucial
By MANIFESTO JOE
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." -- Sinclair Lewis
There's a new color of fascism out there -- it's the shade of a Brooks Brothers gray flannel suit.
This is not your grandfather's fascism. They don't need to put dissidents in camps. They can often accomplish the same thing with private blacklists or firings to economically marginalize or eliminate foes.
And next week, U.S. voters may decide in a midterm congressional election whether this is the future of the once great hope for democracy in the world.
Examples of how the new smiley-face fascists operate are plentiful, so for brevity's sake I will focus on a very recent one: NBC's refusal to air an ad promoting the Dixie Chicks' new documentary, Shut Up & Sing.
According to the Web site Think Progress, Variety reported that "NBC's commercial clearance department said in writing that it 'cannot accept these spots because they are disparaging to President Bush.' "
Imagine the international reaction if the TV network were in Venezuela and the leader in question were Hugo Chavez. Braying jackass though many people believe Chavez is, he was, for an example of hypocrisy, vehemently criticized when he had the audacity to fire a high-ranking government official who disagreed with him (like this has never happens in our own government).
But, back to the Chicks. Harvey Weinstein, who is distributing the movie issued the following statement, according to Think Progress:
"It's a sad commentary about the level of fear in our society that a movie about a group of courageous entertainers who were blacklisted for exercising their right of free speech is now itself being blacklisted by corporate America. The idea that anyone should be penalized for criticizing the president is profoundly un-American."
So, what's next for NBC (and parent company General Electric)? Will they stop accepting campaign ads from the Democrats? Kick Leno off the air the next time he tells a "disparaging" joke about Bush?
If the Republicans manage to win, or steal, next week's election, I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see such things coming to pass very soon.
It has been Republican policies that have built the foundation of the new fascism, as the main political arm of corporate America. It has long been the case that Americans are bought and sold in the marketplace, or discarded for the sake of profits -- but of course, they are theoretically free to change masters anytime. But now, suppression of free speech has become endemic in the corporate media, even when the speakers have the money to buy the air time. And, let me remind libertarians that this is an FCC-regulated concern, as it should be (unless you want to go back to pre-1934 broadcast anarchy). But regulation that is actually in the public interest seems a lost concept.
In the upcoming election, if a fix is in, my words here may be rather futile. But there's only one way, in the short term, that Americans can possibly stop the corpo-fascist octopus: Cut off its political arm (or should I say tentacle?).
If you value freedom, vote Democratic on Nov. 7. If nothing else, we can, as Greg Palast has put it, "make them steal it."
MANIFESTO JOE IS AN UNDERGROUND WRITER LIVING IN TEXAS.
Posted by Marc McDonald at 1:33 AM
Go here to view trailer for Dixie Chicks new film:
http://myspace.com/shutupandsing
I've heard that experts who study elections have long believed that the vast majority of voters decide who they'll vote for only a day or 2 before the election. Therefore if the Bush team is going to pull any Oct. surprise, this will be the time to do it.
Pursey Tuttweiler said...
Manifesto Joe,
Can you tell me what city you live in?
No. I live in Texas. Period
Democrats win! Take that, ConTards! I look forward to the coming year.
I don't feel that positive about the Democrats being able to fix the Iraq mess. Bush has dug us so deep into a quagmire that there doesn't seem to be any real solution, outside of just withdrawing our troops. To those who say that anarchy would ensure, I ask: what do you call what's going on there now? Peace & stability?
chawil said...
The error a lot of people make is that they think Iraq is some kind of mistake. Actually it was a coldly calculated armed robbery. As long as Saddam was in power there would be no access to Iraqi oil thanks to the UN. Solution: remove Saddam; discredit the UN internationally (after all they don't support the US hegemony and they criticise its record on human rights, etc.) and move in to make massive profits. The people who planned it and who gained by it are now sipping cocktails in the sun while the small fry pay the price, just as in every other well planned and executed major crime. A change in presentation, i.e. the Democrats, will not alter the basic policy. So long as there are profits to be made the US will remain in Iraq to protect the vested interests.
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Royal Reporter Clears Up Princess Anne’s Moment With Queen Elizabeth & Donald Trump That Went Viral
December 4, 2019 Just Jared Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth
Earlier today, Princess Anne went viral for her reaction to meeting US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
According to a royal reporter, the moment wasn’t actually a refusal to meet the First family, but just that he was the final person for the Princess Royal‘s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to meet.
Reporter Valentine Low explained on Twitter that “The Queen, after greeting the Donald (and the Melania), turned to Anne to see who was next, but there wasn’t anyone waiting: Trump was the last leader to be received by the Queen.”
He added about how Anne responded that didn’t make the video: “Anne raised her hands in the air, laughed and said: ‘It’s just me,’ adding a moment later ‘and this lot’ as she pointed to the members of the household behind her.”
If you missed the viral moment with Princess Anne, you can watch it on JustJared.com here.
Anne raised her hands in the air, laughed and said: "It's just me," adding a moment later "and this lot" as she pointed to the members of the household behind her.
— Valentine Low (@valentinelow) December 4, 2019
So, the truth is now out there. Not that anyone will pay any attention. Anne the Trump Snubber is a much better story.
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Why Chinese herbal remedies?
Generally speaking, the standardized applications of Chinese herbs began since the publishing of Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue, The Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders and Miscellaneous Illnesses, collated by Zhang Zhongjing, who is deemed as the founding father of Classic Formulas. This book can date back to the end of the Han dynasty, almost two thousands years ago. The accuracy and completeness this medical work shows may make it hardly believe that it came out of an ancient person, which in turn infers that the beginning of Traditional Chinese medicine was way earlier than that. Now more and more evidence found from Mawangdui tombs and other archaeological sources is supportive to this verdict although the exact date of Shennong’s Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing), known as the oldest literature on Chinese healing herbs, is still in the air. Whereas, Shennong is more like a God than a herbalist around 2800 BC in many modern people’s minds.
How Chinese herbs’ healing power was discovered?
Unlike western medicine is developed around a basic theory, the method of pattern diagnosis is way much different. Without the help of modern machines, it is virtually impossible for ancients to know the true nature of pathological changes. What they could lay hand on was the visible and touchable symptoms and signs, which more often than not would lead them to the false belief that these superficial phenomena is the pathogenesis of the diseases. But now we already know that they are not.
Since this method is so rough, does it really work? That is the most frequently asked question in terms of herbal healing. Apparently it must to be answered well before obtaining the confidence.
Picture the harsh condition in the primitive times. Lacking of crops cultivation techniques, they could do nothing but hunting animals or gathering plants to survive. This is such a long-term process of trial and error that can barely imagine by person who is living a modern city life. It was learned the hard way, even costs a lot of deaths to trade for some revelation. There would be a long and flat learning curve, and they might make terrible mistakes to tell which wild fruits, seeds and tuber were edible and curative. However, that wisdom is not born with but acquired.
Unluckily, some dangerous and poisonous plants would be consumed mistakenly by a hungry person who was not picky and choosy once in while. The direct lessons were accumulated this way through pains, vomiting, diarrhea, coma, or even death. For instance, Da Huang (rhubarb) are found associated with diarrhea this way, and so does to Gua Di and vomiting and others. Meanwhile some valuable experience like Sheng Jiang (fresh ginger) alleviating vomiting were also found, which no doubt is another unusual outcome. It seems to take forever to master how to identify and apply them for ailments as this is such a long journey to get there.
Sages or average people?
Thankfully, some surviving documents might reveal some hidden facts to us. “The inception of Chinese herbs is from Shen Nong tasting different species of them,” Shi Ji Gang Yao (Chronicle Outline) said. Likewise, Huai Nan Zi-Xiu Wu Xun stated that, “To protect his family and other members of his tribe, Shen Nong tried all the species he can lay hand on. At that time, he almost encountered 70 poisonous species each day.” On top of that, xin Yu Juan Shang-Dao Ji Di Yi by Jia Lu in Xihan dynasty and Ji Xun Ji by Ren Fang also mentioned about the legend and proverb about Shen Nong. It is absurd with our easy attribution of so much discoveries to Shen Nong only, and so does other god-like figures like Qi Bo, Huang Di and Yi Yun, to name but a few. The knowledge of Chinese herbs grew slowly but steadily over time, even backwards sometimes during wars.
All the mentioned names are just the front profile, behind which there were a lot of endeavor from enormous persons who get little attention. After all, by no means it is so wrong to owe it to sages who were born wise or learned. This is a hard-earned experience from tough struggle with sickness, which lasts about thousands of years till now. Simply put, the knowledge of healing herbs is learned through a long period of trial and error.
How medicinal herbs were categorized?
The learning process might be hard to many, but it is easy once you get the hang of them. Mastering the properties of medicinal herbs is the name of the game. The properties mainly cover Four Natures, Five Flavors, ascending-descending-sinking-floating and meridians tropism.
The Four Natures refers to cold, hot, warm, and cool; The Five Flavors are acrid, sweet, sour, bitter and salty; The ascending-descending-sinking-floating is self-explanatory here; Meridians tropism is a little bit complicated, which means different ones apply only one of a few of specific realms and meridians are the channels to that specific realm.
As mentioned earlier, the insight are accumulated by generations of TCM practitioners. For example, the natures like cold, hot, reinforcing, reducing, ascending, descending, sinking and floating are induced based on the counterparts from illness and the zang-organ. Likewise, the theory of meridians tropism is the conclusion based on the therapeutic action to pathological changes from different the meridian-associated zang-organ. By the way, Chinese herbology is guided by a few different theories, though conflicting to each other sometimes, like Yinyang, Zang-fu and Jing luo and the like. It is because the typical consuming form is decoction, which combine a few of them together according to the law. The prescription is similar to cocktail therapy now we call and in most of cases it is only tailored to the individual condition. So not surprisingly, the same disease can be cured by different formulas and vice verse.
Theories behind herbal remedies and formulas
TCM believes that the course of illness, in fact, is the reflection of the waning-waxing of yin and yang in the body. The deficiency-excess inclination of illness does occur at the heel of the dysfunction of zang-fu and meridians. The basic concept of medicinal herb is to eliminate pathogenesis in order to restore and adjust the normal Zang-fu function, thus correct the pathological changes caused by unbalance between Yin and Yang. So to speak, natural herbs’ own partial nature is the very weapon to make the body right again. Every Chinese herb owns its unique properties, different nature, flavor and meridians tropism, or other combinations like same nature but different flavor, or same nature and flavor but different meridian. In other word, two with exactly same properties can barely be found in nature. To use Chinese medical herbs effectively and properly, the first and foremost task is to know them well, especially the exact corresponding patterns they are targeting. However, it would be utterly inadequate for a professional TCM practitioner to know only herbs. It is more than that and TCM theories is another field needed to be dig into, which is the bridge leading to herbal formulas.
Which comes first: experience or theories?
Personally the essence of herbal healing is about distinguishing group symptoms (patterns) and then summing up the rules, which refers to regular patterns from the TCM point of view. For example, The Six Channels and The Eight Principles are the two famous classifications, which are still frequently used for differentiation of syndromes, especially in some diseases with complicated clinical manifestations.
Ancient people was so smart to find a way to cure based on common and regular reaction of illness. After hundreds and thousands of consistent efforts, plenty of conclusions were made on general rules about the occurrence and development of disease. And then they tried very means to figure out the remedies based on those general rules, namely proven theories and herbal formulas. Of course, admittedly, to draw reliable conclusions, many experimental treatments and clinical trials must be gone through before finding the useful guiding theories such as Yinyang and the Five Phases. Given that the limitation then, there was no way to find a better treatment than that. And the peak is the Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) by Li Shizhen during the Ming Dynasty, in which there are all-time high 1,892 herbs, animal parts and minerals, plus 11,096 herbal medicine prescriptions available. The point here is that experience is before the conclusions of herbal formulas and theories, which is the most precious thing in TCM. It does not feed on thin air but on facts.
Is TCM science or an art?
For many from Western culture background, snake oil might be their first stereotyped image they might think of about Chinese herbs. Technically, TCM is not so much a science as it is an art. For the sake of better understanding about this ancient therapy, it seems that some cleanup must be made now, in a more scientific way.
Put it this way, if the mechanism of Chinese herbal remedies and acupuncture therapy is a black box, the visible input part is the symptom and sign; the output is the results after taking it. The middle process can not be watched and analyzed due to lack of modern machines, around which in turn comes a lot of speculations and guesswork. Some of them survived and form the popular theories because of their higher success rate. Another popular myth about how herbs and acupuncture effect in body is associated with being immortal in Daoism. Some Taoists with outstanding in Taoism studies and Qigong can supervise their bodies like endoscope, which is the way many believe how meridians was found. This kind of supernatural ability is mysterious in the thinking of most modern people, so take it with a grain of salt.
Now Chinese medicine is widely used for many diseases, like weight loss, fertility, depression, menopause, erectile dysfunction, and hair loss, etc. And there is a popular belief floating around that they have no or little side effects. Obviously, this is an absurd idea. If they are safe to consume, why Shen Nong risked his life to distinguish them?
TCM wise, toxic is equal to the inclined nature, which is the exact arsenal a herb relies on to fight against the illness. In other words, the toxic is the way to go when confronting the right opposite pathogen, otherwise side effects thus occur when used the wrong way. In addition, unlike chemical drugs containing only a single ingredient, a herb may carry a few different toxic. In order to remove the unwanted while remaining the desired, the correct compatibility is needed. A good formula should take all elements into consideration to bring out the best while offsetting the unnecessary.
Besides, the increasing incidence of side effects, like Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN), is also related to the over westernization. Individualized therapy has long been one of the prominent features in this old oriental therapy. Unfortunately, a single-minded pursuit of standardization, to a certain extent, has discarded the most valuable weapon – treatment based on syndrome differentiation.
Actually many of them are poisonous, such as Ma Qian Zi (Nux-Vomica Seeds), Fu Zi (Aconite Root), Chan Su (Toad Venom), and Ban Mao (Cantharides), etc. The key is to avoid them or used them under guidance of TCM physician.
It is really challenging to gather and sort out so much information of so many Chinese herbs, let alone offering some fresh food for thought in terms of Chinese patent medicine and supplements. Anyway, at least commonly used species will be added to this herbal list constantly, such as Ren Sheng (Ginseng), Dang Gui (Dong Quai), Gan Cao (Licorice), Huang Qi (Astragalus), Ma Huang (Ephedra), Chai Hu (Bupleurum), Di Huang (Rehmannia), Sheng Jiang (Ginger), and Gou Qi Zi (Chinese Wolfberry), etc. Our future planning is to pack as much detail as possible for each herb and formula, covering such as source, features, indications, clinical applications, usage and dosage, cautions, historical documents, and references, etc. Finally, it would be highly appreciated if you can take some time off and feedback us, if any.
Finally, if you are willing to get a whole picture of this oldest alternative remedy, please refer to Chinese herbology.
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Tony Abbott's climate policy is a deniers' figleaf
Abbott's direct inaction policy would condemn Australia to even worse heatwaves, extreme floods and bushfires
by Alexander White
Tony Abbott. Photograph: Stefan Postles/Getty Images
Tony Abbott is the alternative prime minister of Australia, and later this year he will face an election presenting a climate change policy that is frankly insulting and potentially dangerous.
The Coalition's climate change policy amounts to a bullet point in a pamphlet – the "Real Solutions for Australians" plan – number 10 of 12 such bullet points. It reads:
"We will take direct action to reduce carbon emissions inside Australia, not overseas – and also establish a 15,000-strong Green Army to clean up the environment."
Digging down, the direct action "policy" comprises of:
An "Emissions Reduction Fund" of $3bn to fund projects that would reduce carbon emissions, based on a tender process.
Support for projects such as "soil carbon technologies and abatement".
A commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 5% by 2020.
Not directly part of any climate policy, but related to the environment, the Coalition would implement the discredited Howard Murray Darling Basin plan, "reduce reliance" on desalination plants, build more dams, "streamline" (read: weaken) environmental approval processes, and support the industrial fishing industry in marine protected areas. Lenore Taylor reports on Guardian Australia that some in the Coalition are calling for the renewable energy target to be reviewed or scrapped.To understand this "voluntary approach" to climate change policy, you need to understand where Abbott and the Coalition are coming from: a position of denial that climate change is real and driven by human activity. In addition to saying "climate change is crap", in a more considered interview with the ABC's Four Corners, Abbott said:
"I have pointed out in the past that there was that high year a few years ago and the warming, if you believe various measuring organisations, hasn't increased … the point is not the science, the point is how should government respond, and we have a credible response."
If you don't believe that global warming is real, then the "direct action" policy could be considered "credible".
An increasing number of Coalition members are climate denialists.
Senator Cory Bernardi, in between comparing same-sex marriage to bestiality, has declared climate change science to be "increasingly discredited". Kevin Andrews has expressed doubts about the human factor in climate change. Almost all Tasmanian Liberal senators have expressed the same doubts – Stephen Parry, Guy Barnett, Eric Abetz and David Bushby. The ABC reported that former Liberal senator and Abbott mentor Nick Minchin said "a majority [of Coalition MPs] don't accept" that human activity is causing climate change.
It seems that Abbott has taken as his main scientific adviser on climate change the discredited denialist Ian Plimer – a geologist by training. Abbott has ignored the advice of the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology – two leading climate research institutes – as well as the Australian Academy of Science's report on the science of climate change.
Even if you only read the summary of the AAS's report, the findings are pretty clear:
"The global average surface temperature has increased over the last century and many other associated changes have been observed. The available evidence implies that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the main cause. It is expected that, if greenhouse gas emissions continue at business-as-usual rates, global temperatures will further increase significantly over the coming century and beyond."
The Coalition climate policy is dangerous, because it creates the impression that unproven soil carbon storage and $3bn in funding of emissions reduction projects could possibly reduce Australia's carbon emissions by any amount, let alone by 5%.
The CSIRO's review into soil carbon storage highlights the uncertainties involved long-term with such a policy.
A review by Monash University research officer Tim Lubcke into the sequestration side of the Coalition's policy – the Green Army planting trees – estimated that:
"to achieve pledged return of an annual 85 million tonnes of CO2 captured would require equivalent to a plantation within a minimum size more than twice the size of Melbourne and to increase wood production by more than an additional 300%. As this analysis relied upon the most optimistic assumptions, real world limits to tree plantation ignored and optimal yield was used. With this in mind, the scale of DAP would be much larger physically, in management and in cost with real world conditions."
The effect of the Coalition's "direct action" policy is direct inaction on climate change. The architects of this inaction policy, as reported by Guardian blogger and Desmogblog regular columnist Graham Readfearn, is extremist conservative thinktank the Institute of Public Affairs:
"The Institute of Public Affairs, a leading promoter of climate science denial and misrepresentation, has revealed its recommendations for the next government in a document outlining budget cuts. The plan was written by Alan Moran, director of the thinktank's deregulation unit.
The document made the pages of The Australian newspaper but the report did not mention the document's detailed plans to obliterate all climate change functions in the country's public sector. In one section the document outlines the thinktank's recommendations for public sector departments. In dealing with the future of the "Climate Change and Energy Efficiency" department, Moran writes simply: "Abolish".
Pretty much every other federal government function to administer climate change policy, research global warming, ensure sustainable development or support renewable energy gets chopped under Moran's plan. Many publicly-funded research programs and agencies are either chopped entirely or cut to the bone."
The deep connections between the secretive IPA and the Liberal Party are documented by the Climate Action Network in a 2010 report entitled "Doubting Australia: the roots of Australia's climate denial":
"The IPA's extensive connections to the Liberal party go back decades. Today this includes its executive director, John Roskam, a Liberal party powerbroker, and former Howard government staffer, who has run for election on several occasions. Its board chair is former Senator in the Howard Government, Rod Kemp. On its board are former Victoria Liberal party president Michael Kroeger, and former Rio Tinto and liberal party PR adviser Tim Duncan, who now works for Hintons PR."
This network is not unsurprising. The Guardian's Suzanne Goldenberg in February reported that anonymous billionaires are funding climate denialist networks to the tune of $120m:
"The funds, doled out between 2002 and 2010, helped build a vast network of thinktanks and activist groups working to a single purpose: to redefine climate change from neutral scientific fact to a highly polarising 'wedge issue' for hardcore conservatives.
The millions were routed through two trusts, Donors Trust and the Donors Capital Fund, operating out of a generic town house in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. Donors Capital caters to those making donations of $1m or more."
Because the IPA does not disclose its funding sources, we don't know if any of this dark money has been used to fund thinktanks in Australia. However, key Abbott supporter Senator Cory Bernardi has controversially been sponsored by the Heartland Institute to travel to the US to speak at a conference. The Heartland Institute famously linked belief in climate change to the Unabomber last year in a series of offensive billboards.
The most honest assessment of the Coalition's climate policy, ironically, comes from the man who once led the Liberal party itself: Malcolm Turnbull.
Having been defeated by Abbott for the leadership of the Liberal party by one vote in 2009, then-backbencher Turnbull wrote that the policy was "a farce". Amid several "home truths", Turnbull underlines the problem with Abbott and the direct inaction policy:
"...the fact is that Tony and the people who put him in his job do not want to do anything about climate change. They do not believe in human caused global warming. As Tony observed on one occasion 'climate change is crap' or if you consider his mentor, Senator Minchin, the world is not warming, it's cooling and the climate change issue is part of a vast left wing conspiracy to deindustrialise the world.
Now politics is about conviction and a commitment to carry out those convictions. The Liberal Party is currently led by people whose conviction on climate change is that it is 'crap' and you don't need to do anything about it. Any policy that is announced will simply be a con, an environmental figleaf to cover a determination to do nothing. After all, as Nick Minchin observed, in his view the majority of the Party Room do not believe in human caused global warming at all. I disagree with that assessment, but many people in the community will be excused for thinking the leadership ballot proved him right.
Remember Nick Minchin's defense of the Howard government's ETS was that the Government was panicked by the polls and therefore didn't really mean it."
Turnbull may now have returned to the fold as shadow communications minister – this opinion piece is conspicuously absent from his website – but the lack of a credible policy remains.
Barack Obama declared last week in his landmark climate speech that he doesn't have "much patience for anyone who denies that this challenge is real. We don't have time for a meeting of the flat earth society."
Abbott's climate change direct inaction policy is dangerous because it would lock in a "flat earth society" future for Australia where super-storms, heatwaves, droughts, extreme floods, rising sea levels, ocean acidification and bushfires are allowed to run rampant.
Australia "registered the warmest September–March on record, the hottest summer on record, the hottest month on record and the hottest day on record" in the 2012-13 summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The changing climate will continue to have a serious impact on Australia in future years. Australians thinking about who to vote for in 2013 should know what Abbott's true intentions are on climate policy.
Given this, it is past time that Abbott faced more substantial scrutiny on his climate policy.
Note: I am a member of The Wilderness Society (Victoria) committee of management, and a director of Greenpeace Australia Pacific. The views here are mine alone.
First published in The Guardian, reposted with permission of the author
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Nicki Minaj cancels concert, angry fans chant 'Cardi B'
News Agencies | Updated on: 11 March 2019, 12:44 IST
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Fans upset with rapper Nicki Minaj, who cancelled her concert at the last minute, chanted rival rapper Cardi B's name at the venue.
This the second time in two months that Minaj has cancelled a concert at the last minute, reported Fox News.
On Saturday night, the 36-year-old rapper was scheduled to perform in Bordeaux, France. However, after fans reached the Arkea Arena, they were informed that the show had been called off.
The 'Barbie Tingz' rapper took to Instagram to post her reasons for cancelling the show. In a video posted on the photo-sharing application, the rapper said she had to call off the show due to technical reasons caused by a lack of electricity.
"You guys, it's not in my best interest not perform and lose money and aggravate my fans. I love performing for my fans. I'm more excited than you are before the show," she explained in the video.
"These two cities that had technical issues were cities that I had never been before and we tried to add them but they just didn't have the power in the building to facilitate my show. And they didn't tell us that until three hours before the show … we did sound check, they said it was fine," Minaj added.
She concluded, "But anyway, every artist has technical difficulties and has to cancel shows. I wanna tell you guys that I love you dearly and I really hope to make it up very soon."
However, fans upset after the cancellation began chanting Cardi B's name at the venue.
The other tour date which was cancelled earlier was scheduled to take place on February 22 in Bratislava, Slovakia. According to her, they also apparently didn't have the electrical capabilities to be able to support her performance.
Minaj and Cardi have had a controversial relationship, their feud culminated into a scuffle at a New York Fashion Week party in September, last year.
The feud between the duo started when Cardi launched a scathing attack on Minaj at Harper's Bazaar ICONS party in New York City. The fight is said to have broken out after Minaj criticised Cardi for not being a good mother.
After the Saturday show's cancellation, Minaj headed back to her hotel. The rapper was spotted briefly greeting her fans outside and also apologised for calling off the show, before heading to a carnival with her boyfriend Kenneth Petty.
-ANI
First published: 11 March 2019, 12:44 IST
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20 deer slaughtered to make way for Queen’s Jubilee celebrations
By Claire McKim -
MORE than 20 deer have been slaughtered in Aberdeen to make way for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.
The deer were shot in order to plant new tree saplings at the city’s Tullos Hill, despite heavy objections from environmentalists and local campaigners.
The tree planting scheme is part of the Woodland Trust’s Jubilee Woods initiative to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, as well as Aberdeen City Council’s Tree for Every Citizen project.
SNH say the deer population in the area is too large.
Forestry experts Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) claimed the deer population in the area was too large and had to be brought down to a manageable level to allow the 80,000 saplings to thrive.
Details released under Freedom of Information yesterday revealed that 22 animals had so far been killed.
Animal Concern secretary John Robins, wrote a personal letter to the Queen, in the hope she would intervene in the mass deer cull.
He said: “The Queen is patron of the RSPCA and the owner of large areas of deer forest on her Balmoral Estate south-west of Aberdeen.
“I sincerely hope Her Majesty will not be pleased to hear that deer are needlessly being killed as part of a project to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
“Aberdeen City Council has refused to listen to thousands of local voters, at least three community councils and numerous animal welfare and conservation bodies who are all opposed to the cull.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said he could not confirm whether a protest letter had been received by the Queen.
He said: “All letters are responded to personally and we don’t comment on whether the Queen has received any items.
“Undoubtedly if the Queen has received any letters about any issue they will be responded to.”
Neil Cooney, ward councillor for Kincorth and Loirston, said the latest deer call was a “tragedy”.
He added: “They are hiding behind this excuse about having a legal obligation to keep deer numbers under control, but there would be no issue if it was not for the tree-planting scheme.
“Many of the campaigners were convinced that this has been happening, but this is a sad moment for us, and a sad, sad day for Aberdeen to be making headlines for something like this.”
SNH courted controversy last year when it said that landowners were to be allowed to shoot deer at night in a bid to cut dangerous collisions on Scottish roads.
An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said that a thermal imaging study carried out by SNH in February last year showed there were about 29 deer on Tullos Hill, but that the population would fluctuate.
SNH said that eight deer per 247 acres could be sustained, while the area at Tullos was about 148 acres.
A spokesman added: “It is a statutory requirement for the council to manage deer on all of its land and this would be taking place on Tullos Jill whether there was a tree planning scheme or not.
“The roe deer population on Tullos Hill was assessed as being much higher than the land could support. There is very little variety of vegetation growing and deer suffered as a result.
“Aberdeen City Council’s ongoing deer management programme is carried out in accordance with all relevant legislation and established best practice.”
It emerged earlier today that a National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is to receive a fine for its role in a mass cull of deer at Mar Lodge estate at the Cairngorm National Park.
The conservation project, which has cost almost £800,000, was designed to protect Caledonian pine trees on the estate from red deer. But documents have revealed that the measures have not resulted in the amount of tree regeneration officials had hoped for.
Experts had advised NTS which has run the 72,000-acre estate since buying it from American billionaire John Kluge in 1995, to protect the area with a fence, but the charity opted to order the mass cull instead.
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Evaluation of endometrial receptivity by measuring HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and leukemia inhibitory factor expression in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Mustafa Kara1, Seda Sabah Ozcan2, Turhan Aran3, Ozlem Kara4, Neziha Yilmaz5
1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
2 Department of Medical Biology, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
3 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
4 Department of Hystology and Embryology, Institute of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
5 Department of Infection Disease and Medical Microbiology, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey
Date of Submission 01-Nov-2018
Date of Decision 12-Feb-2019
Date of Acceptance 13-Feb-2019
Dr. Mustafa Kara
Bozok University Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes Boulevard No 44, 66200 Yozgat
DOI: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_112_18
Context: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an important cause of infertility. In women with PCOS have increased rate of spontaneous abortion and reduced rate of conception. HOXA–10 and HOXA–11 are proteinous products of homeobox gene group and play an important role during implantation.
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate endometrial receptivity by measuring HOXA–10, HOXA–11, and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) gene expressions in women with PCOS.
Settings and Design: A tertiary referral center.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on reproductive age women with abnormal uterine bleeding without sonographically proven anatomical reason. Endometrial sampling procedures were done in proliferative phase using low-pressure endometrial suction device to exclude endometrial pathology. HOXA–10, HOXA–11, and LIF gene expressions were measured from endometrial sampling material. Blood sample was taken to measure serum estradiol level on the day of endometrial sampling.
Statistical Analysis Used: Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 17 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Mann–Whitney U-test was used to compare the variables.
Results: A total of 53 patients were included in this study. Study group consisted of 33 patients with PCOS. Gene expressions of HOXA–10, HOXA–11, and LIF were significantly lower in patients with PCOS (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: This study results showed that in patients with PCOS have decreased gene expression of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF which might contribute PCOS-related infertility.
Keywords: Leukemia inhibitory factor, HOXA-10, HOXA-11, infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome
Kara M, Ozcan SS, Aran T, Kara O, Yilmaz N. Evaluation of endometrial receptivity by measuring HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and leukemia inhibitory factor expression in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther 2019;8:118-22
Kara M, Ozcan SS, Aran T, Kara O, Yilmaz N. Evaluation of endometrial receptivity by measuring HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and leukemia inhibitory factor expression in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther [serial online] 2019 [cited 2020 Jan 19];8:118-22. Available from: http://www.e-gmit.com/text.asp?2019/8/3/118/265798
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy affecting 5%–10% of women in the reproductive age.[1] The syndrome is surrounded by controversies regarding both its diagnosis and treatment. Because of its multifactorial nature and individual differences in clinical presentation, the diagnosis of the disease is difficult. PCOS is characterized by oligo-anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and infertility.[2] The prevalence of infertility in women with PCOS varies between 70% and 80%.[3] It causes infertility primarily due to ovulatory dysfunction.[4] However, the underlying mechanisms of PCOS-associated infertility remain unclear. Many factors may lead to PCOS-associated infertility, and an impaired endometrial implantation could be responsible for this situation.[5]
Unfortunately, there is still little information about the molecular mechanisms regarding implantation of an embryo.[6] HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 are homeobox genes and play an important role in implantation. In menstrual cycle, HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 expression start to increase during the luteal phase and reach to the peak level during the implantation window.[7] Benson et al. observed peri-implantation defects in HOXA-10 mutant mice. They concluded that HOXA-10 was required for a healthy endometrial receptivity.[8] There are conflicting data about HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 genes and their probable role for implantation. Some authors reported that HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 expressions resulted in an increase during implantation period.[9],[10] On the contrary, Kao et al. detected no change.[11]
Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) gene is released from the endometrial tissue and required for endometrial receptivity and early embryonic development.[12] LIF beta (β) receptors were shown to regulate endometrial sensitivity end embryo development before implantation.[13] The aim of this prospective randomized study was to assess the effects of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF gene expressions on endometrial receptivity in women with PCOS.
This study was conducted prospectively in the reproductive age women with abnormal uterine bleeding in a tertiary referral center. The time period for the study was 18 months. The study protocol was in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Local Ethics Committee (no: 17522305/478/2013). This study was supported by the Bozok University Scientific Research Projects' Unit with the number of 2013TF/A-74.
Patients referred to our gynecology outpatient clinic with the complaint of heavy menstrual bleeding were included in the study. Transvaginal ultrasonographic scan and sonohysterography were performed to rule out myoma uteri- and endometrial polyp-related abnormal uterine bleeding. Endometrial sampling was planned in patients with persistent (6 cycles) abnormal uterine bleeding in the setting of failed medical management, or followed by prolonged periods of amenorrhea (6 or more). Endometrial sampling procedure was performed in proliferative phase of the following hormone free cycle using low-pressure endometrial suction device to exclude endometrial cancer. Blood sample was taken to measure serum estradiol level on the day of endometrial sampling.
Endometrial tissue samples
Endometrial tissue samples, immediately after surgery, were collected in RNA storage reagent (RNAlater® Stabilization Solution, Ambion) processed and stored at −80°C for RNA isolation. Study group consisted of patients with PCOS and control group consisted of patients with non-PCOS. The diagnosis of PCOS was based on the 2003 Rotterdam criteria (Rotterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored PCOS consensus workshop group, 2004; NIH, 2013).
Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction
Total RNA was isolated from tissue samples using the total RNA isolation kit (High Pure RNA Tissue Kit, Roche), and the RNA was used as a template for the synthesis of complementary DNA (cDNA) using a commercial kit (Transcriptor High Fidelity cDNA Synthesis Kit, Roche). The cDNAs were stored at −20°C until they were used as a template in real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Relative quantitative analysis was performed by RT-PCR (Light Cycler 480 Real Time PCR System, Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany) for HOXA-10 (target gene), HOXA-11 (target gene), LIF (target gene) and beta-actin (reference gene). Primers and probes were designed for target and reference genes (Real Time ready assay, Roche). For the genes, the PCR mixture included 1 μL for a single assay, 10 μL of LightCycler 480 Probes Master (Roche), 4 μL of PCR-grade water, and 5 μL cDNA samples and the same protocol was performed. Thermal cycling conditions included an initial activation step at 95 C for 10 min, followed by 45 cycles of the amplification phase consisting of denaturation, annealing, and extension phases (95°C for 10 s, 60°C for 30 s, and 72°C for 1 s, respectively). At the end of the cycles, a cooling step at 40 C was performed for 30 s for each reaction. All runs were included one negative cDNA control consisting of DNase- and RNase-free water. RT-PCR of the samples was completed using optimized protocols, and the relative expression levels were quantified. Expression of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF was analyzed using housekeeping beta actin gene in each run and final results were performed with LightCycler 480 software.
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 17 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Mann–Whitney U-test was used to compare the variables. A value of P < 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. The results are expressed as a mean ± standard deviation.
A total of 53 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding were included in the study. Study group consisted of 33 patients with PCOS and control group consisted of 20 patients without PCOS. The characteristics of the patients are summarized in [Table 1]. There was no significant difference in age, BMI, serum estradiol levels, TSH, PRL, and day of sampling between the study and control groups.
Table 1: Characteristics of the study population
The two groups were also compared in terms of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF gene expressions. HOXA-10 mRNA expression levels in endometrial glandular epithelial cells were significantly lower in patients with PCOS when compared to the control group (0.60 ± 0.14 vs. 1.23 ± 0.21) (P < 0.05). Gene expressions of HOXA–11 and LIF were also significantly lower in patients with PCOS than the control group (P < 0.05) [Table 2].
Table 2: Comparison of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and leukemia inhibitory factor gene expressions between the study group and control group
The mRNA expression level of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF genes are depicted in [Figure 1].
Figure 1: The mRNA expression level of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and leukemia inhibitory factor in tissue samples
In this clinical study, endometrial receptivity was assessed by measuring HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF mRNA expressions in women who had PCOS. There is only one study demonstrating the association between PCOS and HOXA-10 gene. Our findings suggested that HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF levels were significantly lower in patients with PCOS.
There is a conflict regarding the mechanisms between PCOS and infertility. The probable factors are ovulatory disturbances, obesity, inflammation, insulin resistance, and implantation failure. Women with PCOS might have a deteriorated endometrial receptivity.[5],[6],[14],[15] Moreover, Balen et al. reported that miscarriage rates were found to be higher in women with polycystic ovaries.[16]
HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 are transcription factors that are required for embryo implantation. Satokata et al. reported that mutant mice in relation with HOXA-10 exhibited implantation failure.[17] The embryos who had deficiency of HOXA-10 gene were normal morphology, but when these embryos were transferred into the uterus mice failed to implant. Bagot et al. found that the lack of HOXA-10 gene led to an implantation insufficiency in murine endometrium.[18]
HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF mRNA expressions reach the peak level in the mid luteal phase, coincident with the time of implantation.[19] In the present study, we evaluated the association among HOXA-10 and HOXA-11, and endometrial receptivity in women with PCOS. We found a statistically significant lower HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 mRNA expression levels in PCOS group compared to the control group. Our results were similar to those reported by Cermik et al.[20] These authors investigated only HOXA-10 expression in patients with PCOS, and they showed significantly decreased HOXA-10 mRNA expression patients with PCOS compared with the control group. This article is the only study investigating the relationship between HOXA-10 and PCOS.
Changes in HOXA gene expression are associated with decreased implantation rates. These genes are thought to be receptivity markers and their altered expressions may help to identify women with implantation failure.[21] Szczepańska et al. showed that the expression of the HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 transcript levels were lower in infertile patients compared to the controls.[22] Similarly, Matsuzaki et al. have reported that significantly lower level of HOXA-10 mRNA in endometrial stromal cells in infertile patients compared to that of normal fertile women.[23]
LIF is essential for embryo implantation in the mouse and evidence suggests it has a role in implantation in humans. LIF protein is maximal in the mid-late secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and detected in uterine flushings. A decrease in the amount of LIF protein was observed in the endometrium flushings from women with unexplained fertility compared with normal fertile women.[24],[25],[26] However, evidence for the role of LIF in uterine receptivity is conflicting. Interestingly, in some studies, endometrial LIF mRNA levels did not differ between fertile and infertile women.[27],[28] Contrary, other studies reported lower LIF levels in women having uterine flushings and in women with primary unexplained infertility compared to that of fertile women. Furthermore, lower LIF secretion was yielded from endometrial explants of infertile women compared to the fertile women during the implantation window.[24],[29],[30] Dimitriadis et al. reported that decreased levels of LIF in luminal epithelium could be responsible from the poor implantation.[31]
In other studies with human tissues confirm that LIF mRNA and protein levels increase during ovulation and on the 4th day of pregnancy.[32],[33] Ropka-Molik et al. indicated that there could be an association between increased LIF levels and high progesterone. They concluded that this relationship was the strongest during luteal phase.[34]
Despite all the previous studies reported that HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF levels were important for implantation, there is still debate about the gene levels in women with PCOS. The limitations of the prior studies were small number of patients and heterogeneity of the population. Therefore, we planned to assess the effects of HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF gene expressions on endometrial receptivity in women with PCOS. Our results indicated that the levels of these genes were found to be lower in PCOS group than the control group (P < 0.05). Our findings were similar with the most of the previous studies.
The limitations of this study were the timing of endometrial biopsy and small number of groups. In fact, HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF expressions were found to be increase during the luteal phase of the cycle. The most serious issue is that the introduction and discussion discuss the gene expression is maximal in the luteal phase and yet the study was done in the proliferative phase. The gene expression may be lower in PCOS patients because of the lack of ovulation. The levels in the luteal phase may be fine if you get someone to ovulate. However, we measured these hormone levels during proliferative phase because of a pregnancy probability.
An implantation failure could be responsible from the infertility in patients with PCOS. The decreased expression level may be the results of PCOS or associated with the factors that contribute to PCOS. However, these findings should be supported with clinical pregnancy rates and live birth rates. Therefore, large prospective and randomized clinical trials are required.
We are aware of the fact that this is just a pioneer study. The expression changes in HOXA-10, HOXA-11, and LIF genes can be caused by mutations in these genes. A complete understanding of the complex regulatory mechanism of these genes may provide new therapeutic targets in female with PCOS.
We would like to thank you the crew of Bozok University Training and Research Hospital Microbiology Laboratory for their support and kind help. This study was supported by the Bozok University Scientific Research Projects' Unit with the number of 2013TF/A-74.
This study was supported by the Bozok University Scientific Research Projects' Unit with the number of 2013TF/A-74.
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Scatterday's Lumber Yard
Photo by Jonny B.
Scatterday's Lumber may have left the building, but their beautiful sign still remains on #WestColfax at 9607 West Colfax Avenue.
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Apple Tree Shanty Barbecue Sauce Recipe
The APPLE TREE SHANTY is a restaurant that was situated at 8710 E. Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The restaurant opened in 1949 and closed in the 1990s.
Here is the recipe for the Apple Tree Shanty Barbecue Sauce:
1⁄2cup raisins
1 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2⁄3cup butter, at room temperature
1⁄2teaspoon basil
1⁄4teaspoon tarragon
1⁄4teaspoon rosemary
1⁄4teaspoon thyme
2⁄3teaspoon marjoram
1⁄4teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1⁄2cup lemon juice
1⁄2cup red wine (optional)
In a food processor, grind onion, garlic and raisins very fine.
In a saucepan, combine ground ingredients with ketchup, vinegar, mustard, butter, basil, tarragon, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, monosodium glutamate, brown sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Bring contents to a boil, stirring often.
Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring frequently. Add wine, if using, and simmer for 15-20 minutes more.
Lakewood Grill, 1951
This postcard was recently added to the Colfax Museum collection...the Lakewood Grill, in 1951. So cool the Lakewood Grill is still around today!
KOA Tower
The old KOA tower, out on East Colfax Avenue and Tower Road, was the tallest radio tower in the country at the time.
Mammoth Garden Sign Scrapped?
From Rocky Mountain News article dated October 3, 1966, this photo shows the sign from the Mammoth Garden being taken down. Not sure what ever became of the sign, I'm just hoping it wasn't sold for scrap! Today it's the Fillmore Auditorium. (courtesy Colfax Jack)
Fountain Inn Motor Hotel
Today it's known as the All Inn, and once was the home of the now legendary Rockbar. (3015 E. Colfax Avenue)
The Shops at Colfax & Quebec, 1950
Photo courtesy Thomas J. Noel
Denver Tramway streetcar #816 leaving the Poplar Street Loop Station.
Monaco Parkway at Colfax, 1911
Photo courtesy Denver Library Western History Collection
Looking north along Monaco Parkway at Colfax - October 1911. The house at the middle of the photo is 1585 Monaco Pkwy, which was built around 1907.
Colfax and Oneida, 1910
Photo courtesy Denver Public Library Western History Collection
Street grading at Colfax and Oneida, in Montclair. The three houses in the background are (left to right): 6701 E Colfax (and it's carriage house), 1521 Niagara, and 1551 Niagara. The first house was torn down and replaced with the Niagara House Motel, but the other two still exist.
Streetcar #838 - Poplar Street Loop
Courtesy the Denver Public Library Western History Collection
A photo of streetcar #838, which had just turned out of the Poplar Street Loop, westbound onto East Colfax Avenue. Unfortunately the shops in the background, including Loop Drugs, (between Poplar and Quebec on the north side of Colfax), were leveled years ago. The shops between Poplar and Quebec on the south side of Colfax still remain, although in rough shape.
Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery
Photo by Colfax Jack
The food is as good as this photo! Casual stop featuring house-prepared meats, salads, soups & sandwiches, plus beer & wine. The Chop Shop is at 4990 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220.
Tasty Colfax 2017
Miss Colfax - Vanessa Heart by Ivy Lynn Allen
Photos by Ivy Lynn Allen
Photos of the lovely Miss Colfax, Vanessa Heart, as shot by the amazing Ivy Lynn Allen at the Southside Bar & Kitchen / Hidden Idol Tiki Lounge, 3014 E. Colfax Avenue.
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Ministry & Death Grips / Fillmore Auditorium / October 29
Announce Their 2017 U.S.
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American Industrial Metal Juggernaut MINISTRY led by Al Jourgensen have announced a co-headlining U.S. tour with experimental rap trio DEATH GRIPS. The tour kicks off at The Palladium in Worcester, MA on October 13 and will hit conclude on November 11th at Gas Monkey Live in Dallas, TX.
MINISTRY will release their 14th album, AmeriKKKant, this fall. It is the follow-up to 2013’s From Beer to Eternity. Check out the promo video as well as pre-order your copy of the album on Pledgemusic.com.
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With timeless classics such as “Just One Fix,” “Thieves,” and “Jesus Built My Hotrod,” MINISTRY are one of a kind musical pioneers. With six Grammy nominations to date, over 3 million records sold and more than 2,000 live performances, MINISTRY has been contributing to the music industry for over three decades.
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Jourgensen enlisted experimental west coast rap trio Death Grips to join him on the tour. Earlier this year, Death Grips side project the I.L.Y’s (the duo featuring Zach Hill and Andy Morin) released a new album Bodyguard. Death Grips recently released a new 22-minute song called “Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix),” and said they were working on their next album. Their most recent LP, Bottomless Pit, arrived last year.
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Glisan Manor Motel
Courtesy the Colfax Museum
The Glisan Manor Motel, 11800 E. Colfax Avenue, in 1961. Today it's the King's Rest Motel.
Sand & Sage Motel
The Sand & Sage Motel, shown here in the 1960's, is still around today at 8415 E. Colfax Avenue.
Avalanche Harley-Davidson Grand Opening Party
Howling Moon Open Mic Night at Brik
The Colfax Camel
The now infamous Colfax Camel, one seen giving rides in front of the Grand China Fine Chinese Restaurant at 2200 East Colfax Avenue.
Scooter Liquors
Scooter Liquors by Kenton Visser
World's Smallest RV?
It's the Steeple, People!
Photo courtesy Jonny Barber
If you ever wondered how they got the steeple in place, now you know!
Nothing like a little Colfax motivation...Ditch the Pump, Tone Your Rump!
Colfax-Larimer Viaduct
Courtesy Denver Public Library Western History Collection
The Colfax-Larimer viaduct was constructed in 1917 and at the time, it was the longest concrete viaduct in the world. This viaduct helped connect West Colfax with downtown Denver. Here it is shown while still under construction.
Jonny Barber on Colorado Matters / CPR Radio
How Elvis' "In The Ghetto" once helped @ColfaxAvenue's Jonny Barber out of a sticky situation on the iconic street. Hear the interview on Colorado Public Radio!
1st Friday in July on West Colfax
So Much Happening on 1st Friday in July on West Colfax!
Come see us this Friday, July 7th (we're kicking things off at 5pm) and celebrate the arts along the West Colfax corridor. Remember, when you buy local artwork, you're supporting small business.
CONTEMPORARY STILL LIFE OPENING | 40W Gallery, 1560 Teller St.
CURRENT CLIMATE EXHIBIT CELEBRATION | NEXT Gallery, 6851 W. Colfax Ave.
OUTSIDER EXHIBIT IN BRAND NEW GALLERY | Pirate: Contemporary Art, 7130 W. 16th Ave.
LIVE MUSIC BY THE CLAWHAMMER BAND AT 6:45PM | Momentum Park, 6501 W. Colfax
OPEN THEME RECEPTION | Lakewood Arts Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave.
LIVE DEMOS & FIRST FRIDAY CELEBRATION | Gallery of Everything & Red Herring Art Supply, 6719 W. Colfax Ave.
JEWELS OF WISDOM, JENNY GAY & LULA ROE OPENING | Mint & Serif Coffee House, 11500 W. Colfax Ave.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE BBQ | Miracle Street Gallery, 7001 W. Colfax Ave.
PAINT A FLOWER POT FOR $5 | Golden Hart Ceramics, 8529 W. Colfax Ave.
Phil Goodstein Tours and Talks / July-September 2017
Phil Goodstein
Phil Goodstein Tours and Talks
Thursday, July 6: Quality Hill, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet the Zang Mansion, 709 Clarkson Street. (Clarkson Street is eight blocks east of Broadway and four blocks west of Downing Street.) The cost is $20.00. A copy of this schedule is at leonardleonard.com/walking-tours-events/. Information about Goodstein’s books is at capitolhill books. com
Thursday, July 13: Jefferson Park, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet near the bus stop at the southeast corner of West 23rd Avenue and Eliot Street. (Eliot Street is one block east of Federal Boulevard). The cost is $20.00.
Saturday, July 15: The Seamy Side of Denver, 5:00 pm–7:15 pm
The event gathers in City Stacks, a combination bookstore and coffeehouse, 1743 Wazee Street. The cost is $25.00.
Thursday, July 20: West of Washington Park, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Gather in front of the Washington Street Community Center at the southwest corner of Ohio Avenue and Washington Street. (Washington Street is seven blocks east of Broadway. Ohio Avenue is the 800 south block, five blocks south of Alameda Avenue.) The cost is $20.00.
Saturday, July 22: Ghost Walk, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Meet at the statue of the Indian on the east lawn of the Capitol along Grant Street between 14th and Colfax avenues. The cost is $25.00.
Thursday, July 27: The Golden Triangle, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet near the sculptures of the cows at West 12th Avenue and Acoma Street at the southern edge of the Denver Art Museum. (Acoma Street is one block west of Broadway.) The cost is $20.00.
Tuesday, August 1: Seventh Avenue Parkway, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet near the bench at the northeast corner of Seventh Avenue and Williams Street. (Williams Street is six blocks east of Downing Street and five blocks west of York Street. This is the Cheesman Park Esplanade extending south from the park at Eighth Avenue.) The cost is $20.00.
Tuesday, August 8: Around West High School, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet in front of West High School, along the west side of Elati Street between West Ninth and West 11th avenues. Elati Street is five blocks west of Broadway. It is one way south bound from 11th Avenue to Ninth Avenue.) The cost is $20.00.
Tuesday, August 15: Harvard Gulch, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet near the benches at the southeast corner of South Logan Street and Iliff Avenue in Harvard Gulch Park. (Logan is four blocks east of Broadway. Iliff is two blocks south of Evans Avenue.) The cost is $20.00.
Saturday, August 19: Ghost Walk, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Tuesday, August 22: Country Club Neighborhood, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Meet in front of Bromwell School, Fourth Avenue and Columbine Street. (Columbine is one block east of Josephine. Fourth Avenue does not cut through between Josephine and Columbine. Nor does columbine go through between Third and Fourth avenues. It is easiest to take either Sixth or Eight Avenue south on Columbine to the school.) The cost is $20.00.
Saturday, September 9: The Ghosts of Cheesman Park, 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Meet at the wooden gazebo near the equivalent of 12th Avenue and Gilpin Street. It is directly south of the RTD bus stop on the 12th Avenue loop in the park. Gilpin Street is the 1700 east block. Park in the park, east bound, on the 12th Avenue loop to the east of the RTD stop. The cost is $20.00.
Sunday, September 10: Park Hill Promise/Magnificent Mayfair, 11:00 am–4:00 pm
Phil Goodstein will have a booth at the Park Hill Fair at the southeast corner of Forest Street Parkway and Montview Boulevard. There he will have copies of his new book Magnificent Mayfair. Listing for $24.95, it will be available for $20.00, tax paid that day. He will also have copies of his many other volumes.
Phil Goodstein - (303)333-1095
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I teach at Lehigh University in eastern Pennsylvania. I work on British colonialism, modernism, postcolonial/global literature, and the digital humanities.
Beyond "We Take Care of Our Own": Hopes for Obama's Second Term
As the confetti fell last night after Barack Obama's acceptance speech just after 2am, viewers at home were treated to the familiar sounds of a Bruce Springsteen song: "We Take Care of Our Own."
Though the Obama campaign's official Spotify playlist contained a number of other inspiring songs from diverse genres, including country, pop, hip hop, and R&B, it will be "We Take Care of Our Own" that will go down as the campaign song of 2012. (Sorry Chubb Rock!)
"We Take Care of Our Own," despite its powerful chorus, is somewhat of an unusual choice to be an uplifting anthem. Like that other great Springsteen anthem with a killer chorus ("Born in the U.S.A."), its patriotic language and tone is countered by a deep sense of tragedy and failure recounted in the verses of the song itself. Let's start with the second verse of the song:
From Chicago to New Orleans
From the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun shack to the Super Dome
There aint no help, the cavalry stayed home
There aint no one hearing the bugle blowin'
We take are of our own
Where ever this flag is flown
Of course, the clear historical reference point here is 2005 and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which left tens of thousands of people in New Orleans stranded, without basic supplies or help, for an unconscionably long time. It was one of the lowest, most shameful moments I can remember from the past decade -- a national trauma that I don't think Americans have really worked through fully enough.
So when the chorus kicks in: "We take care of our own," there's a sense of irony. In fact, in 2005, under George Bush's FEMA, we actually didn't take care of our own at all. The chorus is therefore partly a rebuke for that failure, not just a clean statement of a compassionate ethos.
Now take the third verse:
Where're the eyes, the eyes with the will to see
Where're the hearts that run over with mercy
Where's the love that has not forsaken me
Where's the work that'll set my hands, my soul free
Where's the spirit to reign, reign over me
Where's the promise, from sea to shining sea
Wherever this flag is flown
For me this is the most moving and interesting part of the song. The series of rhetorical questions starts out implying that a crucial part of the American dream has been neglected: as in, "Where are the eyes with the will to see?" But of course, there's just enough hope in the lines to forestall an utterly bleak posture, and as the verse progresses the questions start to become answers. Lines like "Where's the love that has not forsaken me" and "Where's the spirit to reign, reign over me" suggest that a constructive, transformative energy (the "spirit") keeps us from falling over the cliff. Where is the love? Where is the spirit? Why, it's here in this song. It's in Bruce Springsteen. (And the Obama campaign wants to say: it's here too, in our campaign, in our candidate.)
So the chorus can be positive and constructive despite the evidence given in the verses of the song suggesting that there might not be much reason to hope that "We take care of our own" is a promise that anyone is actually interested in fulfilling. (And if you listen to the rest of the songs on Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" or his earlier album "The Rising," there is plenty of bleakness to be found. See for instance, "Death to my hometown.")
One hopes that the sense of the vision of compassion in the United States encapsulated by "We Take Care of Our Own" turns out to be true in Barack Obama's second term. In the first four years of the Obama presidency, there were some signs that it was -- Health Care reform, the various efforts taken to rescue the economy from the brink of disaster -- but also a certain worrying coziness with regards to the Obama administration's alignment with corporate interests and the financial industry. (Will Obama's response to the recent "Superstorm Sandy" be appreciably better than George Bush's response to Katrina? I hope so, but time will tell.)
And I have a deeper frustration with "We Take Care of Our Own" that isn't just about the ideological question of whether the United States is a society that believes "we're all in this together" or "you're on your own" (to reprise one of Obama's standard talking points). As a person whose family originates in India, I can't help but wonder about the nearly seven billion people in the world who don't count as "our own." Do we, as the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world, have any obligation to those who live, and sometimes struggle, under flags that are not the American flag?
I admire "We Take Care of Our Own" and the other recession-era anthems on Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball. And I remain a pretty passionate supporter of Barack Obama, while recognizing his limits and flaws. But when I hear the chorus of this song, part of me is always held back from fully embracing it by its grammar. The truth is, "we take care of our own" simply isn't enough for me.
I voted for Barack Obama in 2008 hoping that his international connections and background -- a father from Kenya, years spent living abroad in Indonesia -- might lead to a new kind of transnational understanding and a shifting away from the rhetoric of American exceptionalism in our foreign policy. But that hasn't happened (though admittedly, during this past campaign it would have been politically suicidal for Obama to make any noises in this direction). I believe the United States has an obligation to take care of its own, but I also firmly believe in the obligation of privileged countries to try and better the circumstances of people living in poorer countries.
Can we still get there? My hopes for the foreign policy agenda of the second Obama administration might entail: 1) rethinking the disastrous "no distance from Israel" policy that has led to a complete stalemate in progress towards a two-state solution (while the Palestinians continue to suffer under occupation); 2) rethinking the drone war and targeted assassinations in Pakistan and Afghanistan; 3) rethinking the approach to "American jobs" that means that jobs, growth, and development in other countries -- such as China and India -- is only registered a bad thing or a loss for Americans; and 4) a serious investment in working to combat global climate change.
Yesterday, a UC Irvine professor named Mark LeVine published a hard-hitting essay on Aljazeera.net arguing that in actuality Barack Obama doesn't really get the Bruce Springsteen whose message he exploits -- that he doesn't deserve the mantle of a populist or the embrace of the guy who wrote "The Ghost of Tom Joad."
I am more upbeat on Obama than Professor LeVine -- I do hope that President Obama, in his second term, might earn and fulfill the promise of compassion to American citizens that Bruce Springsteen represents. But I hope he'll go beyond the Boss as well: we take care of every one.
Posted by electrostani at 12:19 PM
I hate being that person, but -- not to quibble with your overall point -- the chorus of "Born in the USA," in view of the verses, is equally 'ironic.' (This irony was lost on the Reagan campaign which, in '84, co-opted the song and would play it, without Springsteen's permission, at rallies. This impelled Springsteen to speak out.) Again, sorry, haha. Great post.
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Amardeep Singh, Professor of English at Lehigh University
Lehigh Home Page
My book, Diaspora Vérité: The Films of Mira Nair, published by the University Press of Mississippi in 2018, is now available on Amazon.
I have been working on several digital projects in Scalar. All are in progress as of September 2019. One is digital archive I am calling "The Kiplings and India." Working with a team of graduate research assistants, we have been building the site in Scalar here.
I have also been working on a Digital Collection called "Claude McKay's Early Poetry (1912-1922)" This project began as a collaborative class project called "Harlem Echoes," a digital edition of Claude McKay's "Harlem Shadows." The new version of the project is much-expanded, including McKay's early Jamaican poetry as well as his uncollected political poetry from magazines like The Liberator and Workers Dreadnought.
I also put together a digital edition of Jean Toomer's Cane, taking advantage of the fact that that work is now in the public domain. That project can be found here.
Also check out "Women of the Early Harlem Renaissance (1900-1922)", featuring writing by largely overlooked African-American women writers like Georgia Douglas Johnson and Carrie Williams Clifford.
And finally, check out Asian American Little Magazines, 1968-1974.
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