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Lexus LC Stars in Marvel’s Black Panther
Lexus LC Stars in Marvel’s Black Panther! We reported about the Lexus SKYJET which recently starred in the “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” but now we are excited to share that the Lexus LC will be featured in Marvel’s Black Panther movie. In a new promotional photo for “Black Panther” the superhero crouches on the all-new Lexus LC 500. Furthermore, Lexus and Marvel have teamed up to produce a graphic novel about the Black Panther using the LC500 in a heroic quest. The graphic novel will be written by Fabian Nicieza and illustrated by emerging graphic artists Scott “Rahzzah” Wilson and Szymon Kudranski and the story is inspired by the balance between human and machine.
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The Wait for the 3-Row Lexus May Be Over
The Wait for the 3-Row Lexus May Be Over! If recent reports are correct, it seems that Lexus may finally be planning to display its ultimate three-row family car this year. According to a report in Japanese magazine, Mag-X, Lexus is planning to unveil a three-row version of the RX SUV at Tokyo Motor Show taking place October 27th- November 5th. The three-row RX models will be differentiated with an “L,” for example, RX 350L or RX 450hL.
According to the Drive, Lexus’s third row will be created with a larger rear overhang. This is a deviation from other manufacturers who use the “L” designation for models with an extended wheelbase. Engine and powertrain options are expected to mirror the bigger RX stablemates with the Gillette-inspired grille expected to stay intact. This new five-seat Lexus RX 350 will reportedly start at $43,120 so expect the elongated version to go for higher than $45,000.
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Lexus RC F GT3s Will Compete in Canada
Lexus RC F GT3s Will Compete in Canada! This weekend, Lexus’s racing RC F GT3 will make its Canadian debut with two 3FT Racing Lexus entries competing at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (CTMP) in Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ‘Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix.’ Lexus racing entries have not competed at the 2.459-mile circuit in any other major series, although Lexus did compete with Lexus-powered prototypes in the Grand-Am Rolex SportsCar Series from 2004- 2009.
SAGE KARAM, No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3, says about the race, “I’d say Mosport (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park) is probably my favorite track that we go to this year, so I’m super excited to get there. I like it just because it’s really high speed and flowing and it’s really high commitment and I love tracks like that. When I came up through the ranks in open wheel, I did really well on ovals because those tracks are really high commitment and Mosport is kind of like an oval on a road course where there’s a lot of high speed corners and you’ve really got to trust the car and trust your instinct. It’s just one of those tracks where you don’t think the car is going to stick, but it ends up sticking and it really separates the drivers a lot I think just from who’s going to really go for it. It’s just one of those (tracks) where you see who’s going to be more committed in the corners and is going to attack it more and that’s why I really love that track.”
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Igneous Systems Raises $15M in Series B Financing
Published on February 2, 2018 By FinSMEs
Igneous Systems, a Seattle, WA-based hybrid cloud backup and archive solution for unstructured data, raised $15m in Series B financing.
Vulcan Capital and Orca Bay Capital joined existing investors Madrona Venture Group, New Enterprise Associates, and RedPoint Ventures in the round.
The company plans to use the funds to enable continued market penetration of its Igneous Hybrid Storage Cloud offering.
Led by Kiran Bhageshpur, CEO, Igneous Systems provides a hybrid storage cloud that manages data protection and management for unstructured file data that currently resides on network attached storage systems like those from NetApp, Dell EMC Isilon, or Pure Storage. The solution is designed for enterprises with petabytes of unstructured data spanning billions of files and hundreds of file systems, and it provides its own on-premises, scale-out secondary storage as well as tiering and replication to public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Customers include Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises spanning life sciences, electronic design automation, gaming, and finance.
To guide and advise the expansion, Stephen Mullaney, the former CEO of Nicira, Inc., has joined the Igneous board of directors.
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Николай Коперник - "Родина" [1986]
Artist: Николай Коперник
Title: Родина
Genre: Post-Punk, New Wave, Art Rock
Горцы
В небесах лазурных
Дымки
Конники
Там, вдали
Named in honour of Nicholaus Copernicus, this band was formed in 1981 by Moscow-based composers Yuri Orlov and Igor Len. Their music has very little in common with what's usually called "Russian rock", and to be honest, that's a good thing. They released only one full-length album on tape in 1986, and one more 7'' officially released by Melodia in 1988-89, but these releases were good enough to earn them a cult status in the Moscow underground scene. The band reformed in 2005 and released a new album (which is very good as well) in 2012.
As far as I know, they had chances to work with such musicians was Peter Gabriel and Frank Zappa, but they never became a particularly well-known band - likely because their music was too experimental for an average Russian rock listener. This album isn't an exception, yet the level of songwriting on it is well above many much better known Soviet rock bands. Interestingly enough, there's even a song dedicated to one small tribe in the far Northeastern Siberia that not everyone knows about :)
Автор: Alexander на 11:11 PM
Ярлыки: post-punk, progressive rock, Russia, USSR
I created this blog mostly because I wanted to practise my English skills, and to showcase the industrial, gothic, punk, metal, neofolk and progressive rock scene of Russia/ex-USSR and Eastern Europe (especially Hungary) in the meanwhile.
As you can see, this blog doesn't take itself seriously enough, but I hope I'm doing good enough with my reviews even if my proficiency in English is limited. Along with the aforementioned stuff from Eastern Europe, I occasionally post some classic and rare albums that aren't to be missed, and generally whatever I want. Other categories of note:
* finno-ugric rarities - various music (including pop) in minor Finno-Ugric languages which I'm interested in because of my heritage. The music from Hungary, Finland and Estonia can be found under the respective categories;
* lo-fi - various poorly recorded demos from before 2000 that are of historical importance. Most of these demos come from the USSR era, so you might want to check out the USSR category as well.
As of now, I try to post only music that has already been made free by the artists themselves, or the rare old releases that are out of print. But if you're an artist and would like me to remove the download links of your work, just contact me using the form below.
Sorry, I don't do reviews by request, I don't have the time. Moreover, I think the bands that feel the need to advertise themselves by sending their demos to as many blogs as possible are usually just plain boring. If you want to contact me for any other reason, use the contact form below.
It should be obvious enough that reviewing anything on here doesn't equals endorsement of artists' personal views. This especially concerns neofolk and martial industrial. It'd be fair enough to say that I have the same approach to the political and religious topics in these genres as Laibach do.
Many of the female musicians featured on my blog are amateur models, and in many cases their modelling work is no less interesting than their music. Right now I'm working on giving it a separate section of the blog (just in case if anyone wants my review to be only about their music and not their looks). The work is in progress, check back later if you're interested.
The title of my blog comes from a song by The Kovenant (album "SETI", 2003).
FOLK YOURSELF
Alter Ego - Mémoires D'Outremer (1995 Canada) @320
Lotus Thief - Oresteia
Muro do Classic Rock
Dave Brubeck - Collection.
Electronick Tapes
Juniper Hill – Live!
Red & Anarchist Black Metal [and much more!]
Moving to Reddit
INDUSTRIAL_SKADS
The Opposer Divine : Barb Wire Around Your Neck [2015]
electro-body-music.com
NITRONOISE - Rebuilt For Clubs (EP 2014)
Юрий Морозов - "Неизъяснимое" [1978]
Юрий Морозов - "Свадьба кретинов" [1976]
Игорь Лень - "Здесь..." [1989]
Дурное Влияние - "Неподвижность" [1989]
female vocals (159)
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finno-ugric rarities (25)
lo-fi (25)
darkwave (24)
gothic rock (22)
industrial black metal (19)
synthpop (19)
dark electro (16)
rock in opposition (12)
martial industrial (11)
alternative rock (10)
folk-pop (10)
psychobilly (10)
transhumanist (9)
hardcore and metalcore (8)
8bit (5)
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Episode #37 – Dreamer vs Lee – ECW High Incident 1996
Posted on 02/21/2011, 9:37 AM, by Black Cat, under Old School Wrestling Podcast, Podcast.
Dre and Black Cat revisit a ECW cult classic – Tommy Dreamer vs Brian Lee from High Incident 1996, stickers, tons of listener feedback, and Tommy Dreamer tempts the Black Cat with Peanut Butter Oreos.
Is that Tommy Dreamer with Danny Bonaduce? Who’s the bigger tool?
Dr. C says:
Dreamer. Bonaduce isn’t wearing a Band-Aid.
Thank God someone else hates Tommy Dreamer. His feud with Raven was unbelievably awesome, but outside that, he was shit.
Out of curiosity, if he falls to #8 on your top ten most hated list (between Test and Hardcore Holly), who is #1? My money’s on X-Pac or Erik Watts. If those two ever wrestled, the universe as we know it would collapse in on itself – though Erik’s dropkick is about the right height to hit X-Pac mid-Bronco Buster.
Tommy Dreamer is also on my crap-list. I think I enjoyed his Raven feud but can’t remember anything else he ever did that I enjoyed. I don’t know if he’d be on my top 10 – there’s a lot of guys to consider.
#1 most hated is nigel mcguinness
haha…i forgot about your hatred for nigel, but that breaks our 10 year rule!
I’m diggin’ the new opening theme song. Where does it come from?
I remember LOVING this match when I was 18 years old.
I’m amused by Dre mispronouncing “Scaffolding.”
While I still enjoy ECW’s style of wrestling, I agree with Dre that the matches looked very staged. There were a lot of spots with guys standing there while waiting to take a hit. I also agree with the counter-culture reasoning for why anyone would like ECW. I remember liking it that my brothers would watch it for like a minute and decide it looked too low budget for their taste.
I about died laughing during the “Tommy Dreamer’s nuts” segment of the podcast.
I’ve never had peanut butter oreos. By the time the next podcast rolls around I hope to have changed this. They’re never on sale though at my local Jewel.
I love it that Black Cat is overly annoyed by Dre’s pen clicking.
Dre, I believe you were thinking of Barry Gibbs who was in the Bee Gees, not Terry Gibbs. Terry Gibbs was actually a pretty good wrestler. So was Scott Casey. I saw him do a flying headscissors once before losing a match on Wrestling Challenge.
Dre I would love to hear your Top 10 hated wrestler list and the reasons for each entry. While I think Nigel Mcguinness is really good and I usually enjoy his matches, he would probably be on my list to and you probably can figure out why.
HBA – The song is the old Clash of the Champions music! I remember thinking something serious was about to go down when I heard that for the first Clash. I’m guessing it was also used for a number of car dealerships.
On a more serious note, I don’t think I ever see oreos on sale. I had the PB oreos in my hand the other day but put them down after thinking twice about the implications.
LasVegasLeglock says:
This episode rocked for two reasons: (1) the rant about Tommy Dreamer’s balls had me laughing hysterically while trying to lift weights this morning; (2) I got my name and iTunes feedback read on the show!! Thanks guys! Keep up the great work, and thanks again for the free shows.
I see we’re going to have to rant about ball shots more often. Could be our go to spot.
Got my stickers in the mail today! Awesome! Dre, the note you sent with it killed me. I am sorry to tell you that despite your words of wisdom, I will ALWAYS be thinking of Tommy Dreamer’s balls. I owe it all to you guys. Sad, but true.
As a matter fact, I may be changing my board name to “Tommy Dreamer’s Balls” in the near future. Whaddya think?
Just got back from 3 weeks holiday in California and I enjoyed this podcast on the flight back to Copenhagen. I had just debuted as a Peanut Butter Oreo consumer, and for a first timer I think I was pretty good at eating them.
The nuts part was hysterical and I shall not rest until I have managed to sneak it into a conversation somewhere. I love when you act as wrestlers and we get to hear those conversations. If I was a braver man I’d try Black Cat’s hilarious bit about the folding of Dreamer’s t-shirts on my wife, but I’m afraid I’d end up being Billy Gunn to her Butterbean.
So Uncle Soda is the first of us to try Peanut Butter Oreos. I will have to break down and get some today.
And I do not recommend asking anyone to do your laundry. I do my own almost all of the time.
I agree, never let anyone else do you laundry. Letting your wife, for example, do your laundry for you results in your clothes getting mixed in with hers. And then what have you got? Women’s socks balled up with your own.
Very good points, both. There is also the risk she might find Peanut Butter Oreo crumbs on the clothes, which must not happen.
Rusty Brooks Biggest Fan says:
So, I must not be the only one who takes the OSWP to the gym with me on my MP3 player. After my cardio routine and weights, I decided to hit the sauna. I am sitting there on a towel, in my gym shorts, just like any other respectable person would be, listening to your podcast. Nothing seemed too much out of the ordinary… until this guy walks in butt ass naked.. and he looked just like Randy the Ram from The Wrestler. He of course sits right next to me. I’m trying to pretend he isn’t actually there. No such luck. He stands up on the bottom ledge.. his ass in everyone’s face. He takes a water bottle and pours it on his head (just like HHH). He then shakes his head like a dog, spraying everyone with water. About this time, I shut you guys podcast off quick, and get the hell out of there before it turns into Deliverance. I am going to have to restart the OSWP… I got to the part where you were talking about Tommy’s laundry.
Oh dear lord. That is terrifying, but imagine if you were at my gym where most of the guys in my locker room our old retired guys and they did the same thing.
Trak9 says:
Brian Lee was Undertaker’s best man when Taker married Sara in 2000.
I noticed that the Undertaker had his “Brian Lee” tattoo lazer removed from his neck.
I don’t even want to verify this story, I’ll just assume it’s true because it’s awesome.
mr. vecellio says:
“saraaaaaah” sorry say it in zero’s undertaker immitation..oh nevermind
Ok, finally finished you guys Podcast. I would have finished earlier, but I was watching Smokey and the Bandit 2 with my uncle Walter.
Good job. And I definitely love you guys as well.
Ah, ECW- I used to watch ECW in high school. From 94 to 96 or so, it would come on about 11 PM on our public access channel. Kind of odd, but our local access channel featured wrestling every week night at 11 PM. Thursday nights were always ECW. On various night, they would show USWA, Smokey Mtn., and other smaller promotions as well, but Thurs. night was the ECW night. Now, when I was a senior in high school, Hall and Nash had just appeared on Nitro, and Austin 316 had just been born, so talking about wrestling at school wasnt as dorky as it would have been my 9th, 10th, and 11th grade years.
I remember being amazed that there was an actual wrestling show on tv with profanity, half naked women, tables, fire, barbed wire, etc. Me and my buddies would come to school every Fri. our senior year talking about the crazy shit we had seen on ECW the night before. We had never seen anything like it.
But as I got older, I cared less for that style of wrestling (much like Dre mentioned). I still enjoy the high impact style and lucha libre style they sometimes showcased, but have no use as an adult for watching matches that involve tables, chairs, barbed wire, blood, etc. I look back and am not entertained by old ECW tapes. But I do look back on those days as being exciting. Especially when I had aisle seats for an ECW show back in 99 in Atlanta.
I like Smokey and the Bandit Part 2 more than Extreme Championship Wrestling.
I am jealous at the amount of wrestling you had available to you as a child. We just had WWF/WCW in the mid-90s and the little ECW and Japan I was able to trade for.
ECW was awesome at the time. The shows we went to were a blast but it does seems like most people grew out of their love for the hardcore ECW style, but it’s hard not to recognize the impact it had on the industry. I suppose I owe my love for puro and lucha to ECW, so I can’t speak too badly of them.
Indeed Black Cat. I will say, however, that during 94-96, I wasn’t a huge fan of Smokey Mtn. or USWA. To me it looked a bit backwoods and low budget, but NOW… looking back, I wish Id have taped some of the episodes. You cant find alot of Smokey Mtn and USWA on YouTube (not full episodes anyhow).
I did enjoy ECW though as a high school kid, because during the mid 90s, WWF was going through a horrible phase (diclaimer- not as horrible as the modern PG era, however), where its roster was filled with jabronis like Aldo Montoya, Man Mountain Rock, Mantaur, Duke the Dumpster Droese, The New Rockers, etc. I thought even back then how stupid these characters were.
I don’t mind the PG era that much. There’s some good wrestling if you let yourself find it (Superstards, Smackdown).
I need to watch USWA. I actually don’t think I’ve seen any.
Regardless of what one might think of what it lead to I think ECW deserves credit for being able to make such an impact on the rest of the business from a bingo hall in Philadelphia.
But for every year that passes the ECW quality vs weak WWF/WCW scale seems to tip further away from the ECW side. The feeling of watching something new and fresh made it exciting, but when that ingredient is removed the remains don’t hold up that well. I feel the same way about the grunge wave by the way.
I was a dedicated follower of ECW in 95-96 and like Dre I got my monthly tapes sent to me. My favourites were The Public Enemy. There is good stuff of course but even back then I remember thinking I didn’t like it much as I WANTED to like it. I thought it was cool and loved the outlaw spirit of it but was wondering if I was missing something since I was always psyched for the next batch of tapes, but often found my mind drifting while I was watching them. Their hype and promos hold up to this day in my opinion but that was their biggest asset.
I think it would be hard for a group to do the same thing today, in spite of the possibilities that come with cheap and fast online distribution of content. For me, a big part of it was the mystique, and when it took a bigger effort to follow it, it made me more loyal than I would be today. So ECW might have been the last of its’ breed, and today’s fans will have to settle for being annoyed with us older fans saying “You need to have been there to understand” 🙂
Uncle Soda – I think you’re the first person who’ve I actually heard say they were a fan of Public Enemy. I actually remember first really getting to know them in WCW when they were probably a shadow of their former selves. Admittedly they did do a good promo.
The Public Enemy and WrestleMania IV are the 2 black sheeps that I love. I looked up ECW because I wanted to see what the Sabu fuzz was all about, since the magazines were going crazy about him. TPE opened the first episode I saw and WMIV was my first PPV so it might be down to first impressions. People seem to be warming up to WMIV though so I’m afraid I’ll loose some controversy points on that account soon.
I never saw TPE’s WCW work though and it sounds like it was there they lost their fans.
My favorite thing The Public Enemy did in WCW was the commercials for WCW t-shirts. They did a parody of “In Living Color’s” Homeboy Shopping Network, where it looked like they were selling stolen WCW tshirts out of the back of a stolen truck.
I like to imagine Doug Dillanger was put on the case to find out who stole all of the neon WCW shirts.
Siskey says:
Blackcat, unfortunately I don’t have any issues of WWF the Magazine to send you. My grandmother threw them out long ago but the memories of reading about Tugboat and The Big Bossman will stay with me forever. I will try to come up with something so you can give them the respect they are due. Just promise that if I send you a couple you have to do a two or three hour podcast concentrating on their awesomeness.
Don’t forget this is a two man podcast. If you send Black Cat magazines, you need to send Dre cash.
cash meaning tapes of nigel mcguinness matches.
I’ve got some old PWI mags I hope to go through, so don’t worry about it! I do remember loving the first few years of the WWF magazine. The current version I see on the newsstands just doesn’t seem nearly as cool.
I came into ECW so late, that I really kinda missed all the glory of it, what can be found, I guess. Since the Attitude Era of WWF and the open pocketbook of Ted Turner for WCW ran rampant over the wrestling I saw, ECW reminded me of older days when I’d see wrestling magazines with Abdullah the Butcher or Terry Funk, drenched in blood, maybe amidst barbed wire ropes and flaming pots at intervals. It scared me, yet mystified me.
Then I actually saw ECW. Yes, a lot of the wrestling wasn’t really there. Brawling, big bumps, multiple interferences and no rules to be seen, but the crowd ate it up and chanted for more every time. THAT was hard to ignore. It was infectious and made me think that this was great stuff being done. And if WWF was utilizing its formula for its programming, something had to be good about it.
Now, I’m much more enamored with older style wrestling. Styles and matchwork reminiscent of pre-’85 WWF dominion. I want more technical wrestling, more match storytelling, slow-building yet long burning feuds that tell a brilliant story and really give me solid entertainment.
No, I’m not holding my breath, either.
Well, what I appreciated about ECW was that they had the hardcore style but also had the great emotional stories but on a much more mature level that we probably wanted as 20 somethings at the time.
And I agree that ECW reminded me a lot of the old pictures I used to see of Abby and Carlos Colon in PWI.
Yeah, WWE’s stories were still cartoony and absurd at the time before adapting ECW’s style. I also enjoyed ECW’s emotional stories. Coming onto it late left me playing a lot of catch up.
Would anyone else like to see Danny Bonaduce tossed off a balcony through three stacked tables?
I support Danny Bonaduce throwing Charlie Sheen off the balcony through 15 stacked tables.
I look around in the Old School classroom and see hands raised. Everybody wants to ask about the Danny Bonaduce story.
No story, just the fact that Danny Bonaduce is a douchebag. And the Black Cat found a picture of Tommy Dreamer hanging out with Bonaduce (see picture at the top of this page). So it makes me wonder, if I were walking on top of a building and there were three tables stacked up next to the building, and I also saw Tommy Dreamer and Danny Bonaduce on that roof, who would I rather push off that said roof through the three stacked tables???
Black Cat,
PG Era is atrocious. Yes, there is some good “wrestling”, I will give you that, but PG sucks balls, dude. Not because it is “PG” per se, because the 80s were PG as well, and they rocked. It’s just that none of the wrestlers have any charisma. Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston.. these guys can wrestle, sure, but they have not one bit of charisma or mic skills to speak of.
Even the top WWE guys, like Cena, are weak compared to the Rock and Austin. The Rock’s recent apperance on RAW made Cena, Orton, and Miz look like a bunch of jobbers in comparison.
Back in the day, wrestlers had charisma and were larger than life. These current WWE stars are a bunch of duds… ham and eggers at best. They all wear basically the same ring attire (black trunks and boots). They all come to the ring to some BS nu metal song of the week instead of real wrestling entrance themes (ie. Real American, Rocks theme, Austins theme).
PG era is bullcrap, and so is TNA actually.. OLD SKOOL FOREVER, SON..
(I type this reply as I watch Smackdown from last night)
I will almost completely agree that PG era is atrocious. There are a few things that keep me into the modern product – some of the guys from old days who seem to still have the old mentalities, the few young guys who seem to have a clue, and the fact that I’m addicted to pro wrestling and enjoy watching awful, awful wrestling for whatever reason. Most of the wrestling I’ve enjoyed from the last few years has been from Japan or US indies, excepting a less than a handful of WWE matches and really *no* TNA, though I have watched it, because, like I said, I enjoy awful wrestling. DVR has done wonders for modern wrestling consumption. I would have a hard time saying that the Michaels/Undertaker matches from the last two WMs were crap. They were incredibly booked storylines and matches, but also a sad reminder of how shitty nearly all of the modern guys are now. CM Punk is an awesome throwback to guys of yesteryear who worked hard and dedicated themselves to their characters. And you shut yo mouth about my boy Daniel Bryan/Bryan Danielson. 😉
But, yes, most of it is awful.
Oh, and Chris Jericho has been incredible the last few years. I was reminded of that while reading his first book the last couple of days.
Black Cat, I think Danielson is a tremendous wrestler.. one of the best in-ring talents WWE has. My only gripe with him (as with the others in this new generation), is that he lacks any real charisma. Besides his in-ring ability, why would we as fans care about him? What compelling storylines is Danielson part of? What sort of emotion and drama surround his match ups on RAW? None…
Here are my primary gripes with the new era of WWE (I wont even start on TNA, although I did enjoy TNA back in 2006 and 2007).
1) Too many title reigns. Ok, take John Cena or Triple HHH.. those guys have had more title reigns than Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Bob Backlund, and Bruno Sammartino combined. Now, something is really wrong with that picture, right? Title changes mean nothing anymore. They change so quickly, and there are so many reigns per wreslter, that who cares if Cena wins for title for the 28th time at WM vs. The Miz.
2) No characters. All these guys basically go by their legal name. They all have the same short, cropped haircut. They all wear basically the same trunks. They all have good, tanned bodies (minus Husky Harris). They all look like a bunch of boring tools that hang out at Golds Gym. No charisma. No interesting gimmicks. No FUN gimmicks. These guys have no mic skills, and all take themselves too damn seriously. Theyre no fun to watch.
3) No cool theme songs. These guys all come to the ring to some lame ass nu-metal song from some tool band using WWE to help sell their shitty ass cds. I couldnt tell you one theme song from another anymore. I mean, when you heard Real American, or Sexy Boy, or the theme from Space Odyssey 2002, or Pomp and Circumstance… you KNEW who was coming to the ring.. and it was exciting. Now… well, its just some lame ass Disturbed or Linkin Park song ..zzzzzz..
I could go on to list many more things, but these are just a few things that get my goat… and you can tell how lame wrestling is now. Go back to the 80s or especially late 90s.. watch an old episode of RAW.. the fans all had signs.. they all went nutso when the Rock or Stone Cold, or DX came out to the ring.. now the crowd appears comatose half the time. The biggest pops of the year so far have been for Diesel, Booker T, Jerry Lawler, The Rock, and HHH.. what does this tell you?>
And I agree on the title reigns, in all seriousness this is possible the biggest problem.
So a few things –
1 – Husky Harris rules. I cannot express to you how pissed I was when I read he was sent to FCW to lost weight.
2 – Regarding entrance music – this is possibly the biggest problem today. Hire Jimmy Har or something and please get rid of the nu-metal.
3 – While Danielson is no Rock, he did a much better job on the mic in ROH than he’s done in WWE.
4 – So, we both agree stuff now sucks, I’m curious if there’s anything now that you like.
5 – Zach Ryder is another new guy that I find totally awesome that reeks of old school annoying heel that doesn’t take himself too seriously.
Rusty Brooks.. says:
Well, Black Cat… what do I like today?
Well, not much.. I feel like WWE today is geared toward kids with short attention spans, and no real knowledge or appreciation of WWE history.
Anytime I mention today’s WWE product to my old school friends who I used to watch NITRO and RAW with back in the 90s, they usually reply with something like, “you still watch that shit.. I cant fucking stand WWE anymore..”, or “ever since they got rid of the Rock and Stone Cold I dont even bother watching that bullshit anymore”. Sad, but true.
As much as I enjoy my old school, even HHH and Undertaker can’t seem to get the crowd as excited as I thought they might. Last Monday on RAW, during HHH’s promo (right before he beat Sheamus’ ass for no apparent reason), the crowd was pretty indifferent, and quite… well.. quiet, really.
Even the Rock’s promo last Monday seemed to get a more lukewarm response than he did 2 weeks prior.
Why is this? Well, I ll tell ya… the 90s wrestling crowd, for the most part, is gone. They dont watch wrestling anymore. Sure, guys like us still watch it, but we are the die-hard fans. Also, I think the Rock, HHH, and Undertaker have already done pretty much everything, and everyone knows theyre all on their way out the door..
Ok.. so let me try to think of a few things I do like about todays WWE…
1) Daniel Bryan- his in-ring talent actually makes up for the fact that his character/gimmick is floundering, and also despite the fact he hasnt been in any meaningful angles (IMO, at least). However, I love watching his matches. He has so much skill and natural ability, it makes up for his total lack of charisma, gimmick, and meaningful angles.
2) Sin Cara (aka Mistico). Ok, sure he hasnt started wrestling yet, but if his matches in WWE are going to be anything like his matches in Mexico, then we are ALL in for a treat. Id love to see him and Daniel Bryan work a program. I just hope Vince lets him do his thing, and doesnt try to make him change his style.
3) I like the fact Jerry Lawler is wrestling again. Its sad, but its so nice to see a guy who has charisma and can get a huge pop these days.. even if he is 60.
But lets take a look at more things that suck instead..
1) Jim Ross is gone… replaced by the biggest, most annoying pissant ever.. Michael Cole. I hate Cole. But not in the good way.. I dont just hate his character.. I hate seeing him on tv, period. Jim Ross gave matches an extra something… and that something is now missing.
2) Lawler as a color commentator. While I enjoy his current program with Miz, I miss the old Lawler. Dude was hilarious on the mic back in the 90s as a color man. But now his commentary is quite bland.
3) The exit of HBK. HBK leaving was truly the end of an era. Michaels exit just drove home the point that its a new era. And not a good one..
4) Vince where are you? Like Jim Ross, Vince was a staple of Monday Night Raw. Where has the boss gone? Vince is the MAN.. I miss him on tv.
more later..
– I suspect the current PG product could be slightly better if they’d just stay focused and build longer stories much like the 87-90 era PG product. The other difference in PG eras is the larger than life musclebound guys that can’t exist anymore in our post-steriod world. The logical side of me certainly supports keeping the guys healthy, but damn if those big ass dudes didn’t make for some impressive TV when we were kids.
– I honestly don’t know if Daniel Bryan is made for the WWF Universe. I love the guy and hope he makes a million bucks but just can’t imagine him excelling. Punk is the rare indie guy with amazing charisma that crossover.
– I have high hopes for Mystico, but that ball could be easily dropped.
– Speaking of Michaels leaving, once Taker and HHH are gone, I am terrified to what will happen when there’s no one from pre-2000 around to carry these clueless (not so anymore) young guys.
Regarding Danielson/Daniel Bryan’s charisma, or lack thereof, I must say that his character in WWE blows chunks. However, I have seen a little bit of his heel character from ROH, and he was an awesome heel! Totally blew me away at what a prick he could be. “I have ’til 5!!” I think if the WWE actually gave him a chance to be something other than the bland, white-meat babyface, he could be 100 times more over than what he is now. That being said, even though WWE has given him a lousy character, at least they let him win a lot on TV and haven’t jobbed him out like they did Low-Ki/Kaval.
I just wanted to let you know that Tommy Dreamer married Beulah McGillicutty and they have twin daughters. Also Shane Douglas invited Kurt Angle to the High Incident show.
I did not know that about Shane Douglas. I was sadly informed of the Beulah and their children at the awful TNA PPV they attended a few months back.
David Lo Pan says:
Living on the west coast, I had ‘extremely’ limited exposure to ECW (no pun intended). Fortunatly for me, I had a friend with an illegal cable box. Don’t judge, everyone who was a wrestling fan back in the day had one or knew someone that had one. It ‘exposed’ me to Skinimax (again no pun intended), Taxi Driver, and most impotantly-wrestling ppv’s. With that said, my top 3 most memorable ECW moments are as follows:
1) Bubba Ray Dudley calling a female audience member a name that suggested she was a woman of ill repute and not-so subtly and implying that she taught her daughter-let’s just say-the “tricks of the trade”. On paper, maybe not that great. But watching it live, I was convinced the Dudleys were going to start a riot in the peaceful community of south Philadelphia
2) Tazz and Bam Bam Bigelow crashing through the ring. A truly “holy shit” moment that would later be copied by WWE a couple more times but somehow felt empty and disingenuous.
3) Billy Corgan singing the national anthem in the middle of the ring, only to be interrupted by Steve Corino who would cut a promo on the Pumpkin leader calling him a bald egotist. The climax, of course, resulted in Corgan soaking in the shit-talking before breaking his acoustic guitar over Corino’s dome Jeff Jarrett style.
Paul Heyman had a point when he dubbed ECW the “Nirvana of pro-wrestling”. It was different. It was counter-culture. It was a breath of fresh-air. But just like I can’t stomach “Smells like Teen Spirit” or “Come as You Are” anymore, the same too can I no longer watch certain ECW matches and more importantly angles without feeling somewhat queesy.
In closing, I couldn’t help but appreciate Dre’s humorous Ric Flair impression wherein he lists all the citys. It reminded me of the infamous Howard Dean debacle. What a different world we might be living in if Dean followed up his meniacal rant with a “WOOOO” instead of a “YEEEAWW”. Which also gets me thinking, what if The Kings Speech was based on a Dusty Rhodes promo? Food for thought (…again no pun intended)
– Bubba Ray’s ECW promos were one of my guilty pleasures back in the day. Lewdly awesome.
– Taz (No extra Z, son) and Bam Bam was AWESOME.
– I remember Billy doing a few spots with ECW, but not that one with Corino (who is actually one of my current favorite guys – who couldn’t love a wrestler who’s heel move is to stick his thumb up your butt?)
– On especially angsty days I will on occasion enjoy grunge music from yesteryear – a lot like how I enjoy my ECW consumption.
– I have not yet seen The King’s Speech so I will have to get back to you on that one.
Black Cat, I agree with your opinions about today’s wrestling but I feel that the biggest problems are as follows.
1. Too many WWE “Superstars”- The roster seems impossibly large. This would not be a problem if some of the members were sent out as “Jobbers” but they are each given at least some time albeit sporadically to get over. This leads to more talking than is necessary and creates a product that is really hard to follow. Gone are the days when only established guys were given the chance to talk and create hype for either their character or the match they were trying to sell. Now everybody talks, Cena comes out and wrestles last and we all suffer for it.
2. No competition- Not to besmirch Standard Oil or Ma Bell but in the history of capitalism the consumer has never fared well when a monopoly is in place. While the WCW was in retrospect never equipped to beat the WWF long term, its presence definitely created a much better show than the current product they are putting out. The emergence of the WCW made the WWF scrap Doink, Yokozuna and the Repo Man and create new stars while simultaneously giving new breath to old characters that had drawn already but achieved new success working alongside The Rock and Stone Cold. I am not calling for a return to the Attitude era as it was played out but I don’t buy the argument there is simple no one to take the torch and carry on. We should be in a time of great Wrestling as the children of the attitude and prior eras ascend to the top spots.
3. The Absence of fat guys- Are you sure that during this obesity epidemic where I see at least two people daily who would literally eat Abdullah the Butcher or John Tenuta that there are no really fat guys out there in good enough shape to butt splash or body slam some people? I believe that they are there and that they are ready to make their presence felt. Lets put America to work and give some fat guys a chance. I think an angle with the fat guy who runs ain’t it cool news as a jaded wrestling smark would go over big time and I hope Vince and his team of writers are smart enough to see it.
Anyway as always love the site and keep up the great work.
i for one was a tommy dreamer mark along with big daddy because he never won anything..ever..lol. he was always losing or being beaten up. but got back up. not to say hes a wrestling genius but well u know kids are dumb. that being said best ecw memory by far is rick rude in ecw. he once as he was leaving ring side took a valet(cant remember if it was beaulah or francine) flipped her upside down and was munching her ass on his way to the back….such class..lol
Rich Thomas says:
I was a pretty big Tommy Dream Mark back in the day. Not that he was a great wrestler, but there is something I liked. It might be because I saw him before ECW and he felt like everything was wrong with wrestling. He was stiff in the ring and how very little personality. In ECW he had the chance to tell interesting stories. He was the wish fulfillment for the ECW fan. He was just one of the ECW crowd in the ring. He took his limited skill set and became a compelling wrestler.
I will say that Tommy Dream was the first Face Anti-Hero in pro-wrestling. He was not a Heel that turned into a Face, filling the role of a Tweener. He was the first Face that acted like the rules just got in the ways of Justice. That was the story of the Tommy Dreamer v. Raven. He was doing this when the best Anti-Hero of all time was still the Ringmaster.
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Lake Superior Water Level Sees Fastest Rise in 98 Years
As a result of unusually heavy precipitation, the water level in Lake Superior has increased rapidly in the last year, by about 14 inches (based upon 3 month averages). This rate of rise is the fastest 12-month increase ending in April-May-June average levels since 1916, and the 2nd fastest since records began in 1860 (154 years ago). An Excel spreadsheet with the data is here.
Here’s a plot of monthly departures from the long-term average (deseasonalized):
Monthly departures from average of Lake Superior water levels between 1860 and June 2014.
As a result of the high lake levels, water flow out of Superior through the St. Marys river in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, has been increased by increasing the number of gates open.
As discussed by Steve Hayward today, this rise in lake levels was totally unexpected by climate scientists, who have been anticipating declining lake levels in response to global warming-induced drought.
Of course, those scientists will no doubt claim they will eventually be proved correct. Except that climate models they rely upon are notoriously poor at predicting regional changes in climate…even worse than predicting changes in global-average conditions.
Las Vegas Temperatures: The Plot Thickens
This is my third post on Las Vegas temperatures. Not that I wanted to do 3 posts…but I keep running into “issues” regarding the thermometer data available from NCDC.
In yesterday’s post I thought I was providing the “official” USHCN temperatures for Las Vegas, as downloaded from an NCDC web page.
But there are 2 new problems:
1) that NCDC page seems to be buggy…it gives exactly the same data for maximum, minimum, and average temperatures.
2) Las Vegas is not a USHCN station anyway.
The point of my original post was to examine Las Vegas temperatures as perceived by the public. We all know it’s hot there in July, and as my two previous posts indicated, the McCarran Airport temperatures exhibit a strong urban heat island (UHI) warming signal over time (much more warming at night than during the day). The same is probably true of the North Las Vegas airport, which is where the NWS currently reports temperatures from.
So, if a record high temperature is reported on any given day in Las Vegas, it will likely be for these unadjusted, UHI-influenced temperatures…not from NCDC-adjusted USHCN temperatures (which don’t include these stations anyway).
Since there is a strong UHI warming effect there, such record setting temperatures are pretty meaningless in a climate context. With an increasing UHI effect, we expect the frequency of temperature records broken to increase over time. (Without a spurious UHI warming effect, and no global warming, we would expect the frequency of broken records to decrease over time…with 2 years of data, there’s a 50% chance of breaking a high temperature record, with 3 years, a 33% chance, etc.)
So, the bottom line remains the same. The UHI effect has probably hopelessly corrupted urban stations like Las Vegas (as Anthony Watts also concluded in his post from yesterday). Inferring anything about global warming from new temperature records set at these stations is impossible.
Las Vegas: Poster Child for the Urban Heat Island Effect (updated & corrected)
(This post supercedes yesterday’s post, in which I used the unadjusted USHCN temperature data. The conclusion remains the same with the adjusted USHCN data…the official Las Vegas temperature record contains a large urban heat island warming effect which is spurious to the climate signal.)
As many of you are aware, Heartland’s 9th International Conference on Climate Change (aka the “skeptics conference”) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada during July 7-9, 2014.
Anthony Watts has already posted some July temperature statistics for Las Vegas…basically, it’s really hot there in July.
What is notable about the “official” surface temperature record there is the strong urban heat island (UHI) effect which still remains in the USHCN data.
This can been seen from the raw temperature data, which shows that daytime warming has been modest and nighttime warming has been strong (over 3 deg. F since 1973), whereas the official, adjusted USHCN Tmax and Tmin trends are even warmer than the raw temperature trends, even at night, and are equal to each other:
Fig. 1. Las Vegas temperature trends during 1973-2013 (all months) from raw 3-hrly temperatures versus USHCN adjusted temperatures. Shading represent nighttime hours.
No matter what instrumentation changes occurred in the raw temperature record, there is no way they cause a nighttime bias that large compared to the daytime (speaking as a former certified aviation weather observer). The USHCN plot provided by Anthony shows 10 deg. F (!) of nighttime warming since the late 1930s, which is simply not a credible representation of the non-urban environment.
The most logical explanation for the raw 3-hourly temperature differences between day and night is related to the dramatic growth Las Vegas has experienced in the last 40 years. The number of visitors has skyrocketed from 8 million in 1973 to about 40 million today, a factor of 5 increase. The population has increased by a factor of about 6 or 7.
All of this translates into more waste heat from air conditioning, plus more artificial surfaces which warm faster than natural surfaces. If you doubt this for even the natural desert surrounding Las Vegas, look at the Landsat IR thermal imager data in this report.
During the day, the extra heat can mix convectively through a pretty deep layer of the atmosphere, which limits the daytime warming. But at night, the nocturnal inversion traps heat, magnifying the UHI effect.
If we just focus on the month of July, the results are roughly similar to the full-year results:
Fig. 2. As in Fig. 1, but just for July.
It appears that the “homogenization” adjustment performed on the USHCN data has inadvertently used the spurious nighttime warming as truth, and made the daytime warming match it. Given what we know about how urban environments retain heat at night, the exact opposite should have happened. In fact, given that there should also be an urban warming signal during the day, it might well be there has been no real climate-related warming in Las Vegas in the last 40 years.
The net result is that the official (adjusted USHCN) Las Vegas warming trends appear to be dominated by local urban heat island effects.
Las Vegas: Poster Child for the Urban Heat Island Effect
(This post is being superceded, as John Christy has pointed out I used the unadjusted USHCN data for this.)
What is notable about the “official” surface temperature record there is the strong urban heat island (UHI) effect which still remains in the USHCN data. Daytime warming has been modest, but nighttime warming has been spectacular….10 deg. F or more since the 1940s.
How does something like this spurious warming still remain in the USHCN data? The “homogenization” adjustment procedure that NOAA uses in USHCN apparently does not effectively remove the spurious warming. Anthony has posted extensive evidence regarding this issue in the past.
I examined the raw 3-hourly temperatures (from NOAA Integrated Surface Hourly [ISH] data) collected at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, as well as at Nellis Air Force Base, since 1973. It clearly shows how nighttime temperatures have increased in the last 40 years compared to the daytime temperatures:
Las Vegas temperature trends 1973-2013 as a function of time of day (dark shading is approx. nighttime hours).
What is rather remarkable, though, is that the USHCN temperature trends for the same period (1973-2013, the red stars), while agreeing with the ISH 3-hourly data for Tmax, are twice as warm as the ISH data for Tmin.
How can this be?? How can the USHCN adjustment procedures actually magnify the nighttime warming, rather than reduce it? I have no explanation for this. (Nellis AFB data are not available in the USHCN data after 1970 for some reason).
Fig. 2. As in Fig. 1, but for the month of July.
Las Vegas has seen dramatic growth over the time period represented above. The number of visitors has skyrocketed from 8 million in 1973 to about 40 million today, a factor of 5 increase. The population has increased by a factor of about 6 or 7.
The bottom line is that the USHCN data still seems to contain significant UHI effects, which are inflating warming trends, possibly even in the daytime. So, at this point, I don’t think we know if there has been any “global warming” experienced in Las Vegas.
And when it comes to the UHI effect, I doubt that the old adage “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” applies.
Snow Piles Still in Michigan, June 16
We visited Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore by boat on June 16, 2014, and there was still unmelted ice and snow piles in the shadows of the rock cliffs, just above the Lake Superior waterline.
This particular pile was about 30-40 feet long and looked to be about 6 feet thick:
Large pile of snow and ice, Pictured Rocks, Michigan, June 16, 2014.
For those wondering about “Icezilla“, it appears from MODIS satellite imagery to have been beached by strong winds on the southeast shore of Michigan Island, in Michigan’s Apostle Islands in western Lake Superior.
Mile-long Icezilla Imaged by Landsat
Yesterday, NASA released high-resolution satellite imagery from Landsat, showing the iceberg I’ve dubbed “Icezilla”.
I’ve back tracked through the daily MODIS imagery to find where it originated from, as shown in this Landsat image from May 23 (click for large version):
The latest Landsat image provided by NASA is from June 8, at which point the iceberg was about 1 mile long and about 800 ft. wide:
As I mentioned yesterday, this berg is so big that it was spotted from land, 20 miles to the south, on June 10. If it is sufficiently thick, Icezilla could last until July before it fully melts, since water temperatures in the vicinity appear to still be below 40 deg. F.
New IPCC Head Kim Jong-un to Punish Bad Climate Forecasts
On the heels of today’s announcement that North Korea leader Kim Jong-un has warned his country’s meteorologists about their bad weather forecasts, Mr. Kim has been named the new head of the IPCC, where he will crack down on the bad climate forecasts being made by that organization.
“I will direct all climate modeling groups to either start paying attention to the observations, or else“, said Kim Jong-un, a presumed reference to satellite, weather balloon, and surface temperature observations which all show the climate models relied upon by the IPCC are producing too much warming:
Mr. Kim also suggested that the rest of the world should follow his country’s lead on energy conservation, starting with a ban on all outdoor lighting.
Icezilla Spotted from Land, 20 Miles Away
In my continuing coverage of the last ice on Lake Superior (erroneously reported to have melted several days ago by the NWS in Duluth), iceberg “Icezilla” has been spotted from land 20 miles to the south.
As reported to me early this morning by Mark Vinson aboard the U.S. Geological Survey ship R/V Kiyi,
“On Tuesday (June 10), one of our employees was driving back to Ashland (WI) after getting off the ship in SSM (Sault Ste. Marie, MI). She told me she could see a large berg between Ironwood, MI and Ashland. There is a nice high spot near Saxon, WI that you can overlook the lake. She said it was a whopper and it would have had to have been for her to be able to see it from there as this spot is several miles from the lake.“
This spot on highway US-2 would be 20 miles directly south of Icezilla.
Since no one seems to have a camera to capture direct evidence this mythical beast, I decided to commission an artist rendering based upon what little information we have:
Artist rendering of iceberg “Icezilla”, still on Lake Superior as of June 11, 2014
Compared to MODIS satellite imagery the day it was spotted from land (June 10), it looks like Icezilla yesterday (June 11) gave birth to Son of Icezilla and Daughter of Icezilla:
MODIS satellite imagery of iceberg Icezilla and its offspring.
I’ll keep you posted on any further developments regarding the ice monster, which appears to still be several hundred feet across.
June 10 Update: Will Iceberg on Lake Superior Last till July?
As I reported on June 4, and again on June 6, there remains a large iceberg northeast of Ashland, WI, which is slowly approaching Madeline Island.
Boatside pics of some of the smaller icebergs reached the popular press on June 7, as reported by Wisconsin DNR employee Amie Egstad:
I’m still curious about what might be a much larger iceberg, though, which looks to be at least 1,000 ft. in diameter in the NASA Aqua satellite MODIS instrument imagery (it might be made made up of smaller pieces…you can’t tell from the satellite imagery, which has at best 750 ft resolution…click for the large version):
I sent an e-mail to DNR employee Amie Egstad about this larger mass of ice…it sure would be nice if we got updates on this in the coming days. The iceberg she took pics of (above photo) is really thick, suggesting there might be “bigger” ice out there that will take some time to melt.
I’ve been getting periodic reports from Mark Vinson on R/V Kiyi, still on Superior, of nearshore water temperatures running around 37 deg. F. While it seems unthinkable, I suppose it is possible that thick icebergs in water that cold could last until July.
Brookings: Public Concern over Climate Still Bottom of the List
Public opinion surveys are notoriously easy to manipulate. Depending on how you ask the survey question, you can get just about any results you want.
A recently publicized Washington Post – ABC News poll, timed to coincide with the recent announcement of the Obama EPA proposed power plant CO2 emissions regulations, found a majority of Americans supported CO2 restrictions on coal-fired power plants. But the way the question was asked minimized the supposed cost, and maximized the supposed benefit, of such restrictions on the American economy.
Quoting from the HuffPo article about the survey results:
“Asked whether Washington should still go forward with limits if they “significantly lowered greenhouse gases but raised your monthly energy expenses by 20 dollars a month,” 63 percent of respondents say yes, including 51 percent of Republicans, 64 percent of independents and 71 percent of Democrats.”
Hell, even *I* would probably support $20 more a month if it “significantly lowered greenhouse gases”, just to be on the safe side. But it’s NOT going to significantly lower greenhouse gases (on a global basis, which is what matters), nor is it going to cost only $20 a month.
The poll question was so poorly worded and misleading, I think the pollsters should be ashamed of themselves.
A more recent survey of American attitudes on immigration and other matters (including how the various news outlets rank for trustworthiness) was just announced yesterday by the Brookings Institution, and buried in it was the following chart that showed how Americans with different political leanings ranked various concerns. As is usually the case, “climate” comes in dead last with all groups except self-described “liberals”:
Clearly, jobs and the deficit — basically, “the economy” — is the main concern that most Americans have. And the proposed EPA regulations will hurt far more people than they would help…especially the poor.
Generally speaking, the public has lost faith in scientists whose profession requires them to sound the alarm over global warming climate change climate disruption. Most Americans understand that forecasts of gloom and doom as predicted by “scientific experts” are not as reliable as predictions of, say, this afternoon’s weather.
In fact they have a history of almost zero reliability.
We can predict the time of sunrise in Podunk, Michigan on July 17, fifty years in advance. But not all scientific disciplines are created equally, climate prediction is still in its infancy, and fortunately the public understands that.
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What the NORMAL viewer notices?
Author Topic: What the NORMAL viewer notices? (Read 1695 times)
rebelwrest
But I am using the spoilers for discussion.
This came up in the discussion topics for the premieres of the ABC reboots of "Press Your Luck" and "Card Sharks. Forum members noticed that if you were looking at the clock, you knew in "Press Your Luck" that guy was going to stop after landing on the trip to the South Pacific, and you knew that guy was going to turn over that 3rd ace on "Card Sharks". We also notice how over the top the audience was in both shows, and how obnoxious the contestants were in the first game of "Card Sharks". My question is do you think the normal viewer notice what we forum members notice? If so, does this mean the viewing public take this as a given for prime time game shows and/or this is what game show producers think this is what is needed to keep the public engaged during the show?
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Re: What the NORMAL viewer notices?
Honestly, I don't think "normal" viewers notice. My wife even didn't notice some of the things I caught about the first part of 'Card Sharks' (specifically the # of cards used for the race round). She also didn't catch that they updated the theme (which I REALLY want to hear in the clear).
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I would think there would be a few more people than what some may think that would catch even the subtle changes on the reboots simply because most their predecessors are somewhat available online and/or via GSN/Buzzr etc... and they have some working knowledge of the aesthetics of the show.
BrandonFG
In conversations I've had with casual fans, I'd say no. I have a friend who wasn't a fan of Drew Carey on TPiR or a coworker who said (insert current show) is a little too drawn out, but that's about the extent. In the case of long-running shows like Millionaire, the reaction may be something like "That's still on?" Just like I wouldn't catch the little Easter eggs in a Marvel superhero movie, but I enjoy the action and dialogue. That said, I've tweeted a little about the new PYL and Card Sharks, and that's sparked a few conversations about the nostalgia factor.
I think every fanbase has people like us who know the procedure a little more than the typical fan.
/My relatives seem to love Family Feud though
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We are most assuredly the one percent of the one percent. I cannot watch an old episode of TPIR and not yell "Silly person! It always ends with zero!" as the poor soul bungles Ten Chances.
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Quote from: TLEberle on June 13, 2019, 05:51:45 PM
About 15 years ago, I watched an episode with my mom. They were playing Money Game and I remembered the rule of the second number was usually (always?) the lowest variable divisible by 5. I confidently said "20" or whatever, and when Bob pulled the card, my mom looked at me like I had grown a third hand.
Can't remember if I explained how I knew that. I was prolly too busy laughing at her reaction.
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No Sale!
I’ve had friends text me about the annoying players of CS and the loudness of the audience of PYL. They aren’t diehards like me/you/us.
My wife had questions about the Money Cards double rule (I wasn’t aware of the push=loss) and sudden death on CS, which is shocking since when I have Perry’s version on, she goes to the other room. 😂
You might very well think that, of course I couldn't possibly comment…
We now live in a world of Dividing by Zero
jage
Because of DOND, I'm conditioned to try to stay away from the clock when a self-contained show is on, but there are probably shows from the past where looking at the clock while watching could help to reveal parts of the outcome.
Last night, we confirmed that the main game of PYL is not a hard stop at :30 and it was nice to see that part of the show drawn out.
I think CS is the one that is drawn out a bit much. I like the idea of using studio audience questions to fill in some time, or doing the car bonus game.
Offshored2007
My normal wife saw one minute of the PYL reboot and uttered her usual phrase:
"I HATE THAT SHOW" (hates every version, even when I showed her Second Chance)
Here's what she noticed without my prompting: 1) The timing of the last spin winning the Jeep 2) Where are the choices for the answers? 3) Is that a new version of the theme?
Jimmy Owen
Quote from: Offshored2007 on June 14, 2019, 07:48:52 AM
I've mentioned this before, but my sister is not a fan of game shows. She even went to the trouble of programming her remote so it jumps past GSN without clicking. It's getting more difficult to avoid, though. Wasn't Wednesday night mostly reality or game shows on all the networks?
When seeking entertainment, I'm not sure if people watch the clock as much as I would, so they don't know the end has to be near.
Let's Make a Deal was the first show to air on Buzzr. 6/1/15 8PM.
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Quote from: Jimmy Owen on June 14, 2019, 08:00:22 AM
With a bonus round that interminable, I'm pretty sure *everyone* is looking at the clock....
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I remember my parents commenting on the clock giving away the outcome of game play even with straddling shows. (IIRC, it was Greed and we figured that the team was going to walk away because there wasn't enough time to play the full question but they would have put that decision at the start of the next episode if they had decided to continue.)
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Quote from: Unrealtor on June 18, 2019, 10:18:17 AM
One of the clearest memories I have of watching Greed first run was when Curtis, Melissa & Dan were hanging on the decision to go on for $2 million. Once they started to recap everything that happened in the past 45 minutes, I knew something was up.
I know buyers & networks have their reasons, but I'd much rather see the game affect the airing style rather than the other way around. With many formats, particularly in the big money space, it's clear whether self-contained or straddling will be best, and yet, there's always a push to make it self-contained, even at the expense of a clean, dramatic game.
To the OP: I once put down a few of my dad's thoughts while watching Price is Right in October 2009. He was watching maybe every other day and I happened to be home from college, so I kept my mouth shut, but noted what he said. Among the quotes were: "didn't [the car prices] used to end in 5 more?" And "what does 'a year's supply of gas' mean?" (my response: I dunno) And: "Drew gives them hints [in Clock Game] way too much." (referring to how he'd pitch his voice when the contestant was close).
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On April 6th 2013, race horse trainer Sue Smith, became only the third female in history to train the winner of the Grand National when 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore claimed the Aintree spectacular, with National debut jockey Ryan Mania on board.
A spectacular achievement considering that up until a week before the race Auroras Encore hadn't even made the cut due to the handicap system implemented for the Grand National.
Sue Smith began her racing career as a hobby over twenty-five years ago training a few horses, including her father's. Born on a farm in Sussex, Sue became an international showjumper and ladies champion as well as riding horses at Epsom for her father.
She married Harvey Smith more than twenty years ago and moved with him to Craiglands Farm where she trained her first winner, African Safari, in 1990 when he won a three-runner chase at Ascot.
Smith still trains at Craiglands Farm near Bingley Moor, in West Yorkshire where the property consists of 150 acres and facilities for 55 horses.
Prior to the Grand National win, Smith also had a number of other notable winners including Kildimo, The Last Fling, Royal Emperor, Artic Jack, Mr McGoldrick and Ardent Scout.
Smith On her 2013 Grand National Win with Auroras Encore “This is the best moment of my career and let's hope there's more to come.”
Following the epic win at Aintree, Smith said “It's unbelievable, he gave him such a good ride.
“I knew the ground was right for him and hoped everything else was. He stayed down the middle and had a bit of luck in running. He didn't have a lot of weight and that helped, too.
“He's such a grand little horse, you can ride him anyway you like.
“All the horses have come back in one piece. Everyone has worked hard to get it as a safe course and that has proved it today.
“This race will go on forever, look at the public- it goes out worldwide and you can't beat it.”
In 2014 Smith entered Mr Moonshine who finished 15th and Vintage Star who pulled up at fence 26. She had no runners in 2015, 2016 or 2017 but was back again in 2018 with I Just Know and Delusionsofgrandeur. I Just Know led the field until falling at Bechers Brook, after Delusionofgrandeur pulled up at fence 17.
Hopes were high for 2019 when Sue Smith saddled up Vintage Clouds. However, he fell at the first fence and went on to the Scottish National where he finished in 6th place.
But while all the focus is often on the Grand National, Sue Smith has had other notable wins. In the last five years, she has sent out over 160 winners and has won the North Yorkshire Grand National, at Catterick Racecourse four years in a row and aiming for her fifth in 2020.
Will she have a runner in the 2020 Grand National, we will just have to wait and see.
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Rodrigo Lara introduced me to Galan, precisely in the neighborhood Jose Antonio Galan in Neiva, in a public demonstration organized by good popular leaders of the time such as the black pine, Marcelo Padilla and Eduardo El Ronco Alvarez. On that occasion more or less five hundred people eager to listen to the two warlords congregated, in one of its dusty streets. I accompanied my father, who at the time was Deputy of the newly founded new liberalism. As in all such acts, spoke about a world people, but remember with great admiration the discourse of Rodrigo, top by far of his new boss. They were beautiful times of politics! People voted with passion, without interest, by conviction. Leaders asked not for silver and felt proud of having had the candidate in his own House. The speeches were pronounced and could be heard with the heart. Ideas seething tempers.
I.e., everything was different. Luis Carlos Galan had founded new liberalism in 1979, but I’ve always thought that this movement was a simple slip COP until the entry of Rodrigo Lara. At that time new liberalism took really national dimensions and began a very fruitful era for Colombian history. Galan was a sobrado man. Their culture was comparable to that of Carlos Lleras, saved the proportions of the age, among other reasons because I was reading with enviable speed and had a similar to Lara’s memory.
His oratory was smooth, deep, passionate and recursive. P ero also was a man cold, with little sense of humor and messianic. Blindly, he believed that the country out of its problems if it elected him President, and we were convinced that all his followers. One of the toughest periods for the galanistas of the Huila was one in which Belisario Betancourt’s Minister of Justice Rodrigo Lara, was accused of receiving money from drug trafficking. We all remember, with sadness and pain, as Galan, badly advised, decided to leave the decision in the hands of a Court of guarantees of support or ask the head of your representative in the Government. Galan was not loyal with its most important political friend and one of his closest personal friends. And Lara died without forgive it. Eight days before his murder I attended a meeting at his paternal home, in which Rodrigo told us his reflections on the future presidential debate and confessed us that he was planning to travel to Eastern Europe as Ambassador long enough to write a couple of books and to devise the political platform of a national movement of center left that he would lead on his return. If the election were tomorrow, told us, the winner would undoubtedly be boat, but Otto Morales Benitez, is not anything disposable. The candidacy of Galan or even considered it! That night we went to eat with the staff of the movement, to the Las Vegas restaurant. When asked by Galan told us that he had called him to the Ministry of justice the previous day but that it not caused him to pass to the phone. All insist that I had to lose the tone to the fight with drug trafficking, but he notified us that war was until the last consequences. Rodrigo almost assertion in everything: his fight was till the last consequences, Galan withdrew his candidacy and not never became President. Boat won those elections. What they never could was to vote by Lara for the first Magistracy. He would have been the best President this century.
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Doug George-Kanentiio: Oscar boycott ignores plight of Native people
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Oscar protestors ignore other ethnic peoples
By Doug George-Kanentiio
There is a movement among some African American actors to boycott the upcoming Oscar ceremony because, they believe, the exclusion of black nominees in any of the major categories represents racism within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
This despite the fact that the president of the AMPAS Cheryl Boone Isaacs is black and many of the recent nominees and recipients from Denzel Washington to Jennifer Hudson are African in origin. When they accepted their awards there were no cries of racism then but universal pride in their respective performances.
Among the most vocal accusers is Jada Pinkett Smith the wife of actor Will Smith who was excluded from the list of nominees. There seems to be more than a little vindictiveness in her anger. If the AMPAS is so rife with racists perhaps Ms. Smith should enlist Washington, Hudson, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Sidney Portier, Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Lou Gossett Jr., Mo'nique, Forest Whitaker and Lupita Nyong'o, Octavia Spencer Jamie Foxx in her ranks; she could ask them to return their Oscars as a sign of solidarity.
That won't happen and those who are pressuring the Academy are missing an opportunity to actually press for inclusion of other ethnic peoples from the nominations. In the narrowness of their vision they don't see Asians, Hispanics or Indigenous peoples at all and that undermines their arguments and removes any standing they nave have to represent anyone other than themselves.
There is a clear need for inclusion in the movie industry but this will happen by forming alliances and acting in unity, not as someone who has derived great material wealth from that very activity they now deplore.
Leonard DiCaprio with Isaiah Tootoosis and Isaiah's aunt Barbara Barbara on the set of The Reverent in California. Photo by Disa Tootoosis / Instagram
And there are actors, producers and directors sensitive to the lack of diversity in this most powerful of mediums. Leonardo DiCaprio, the winner of a Golden Globe on January 10 for his performance in The Revenant and a nominee for Best Actor by the Academy said this in support of Native people:
"And lastly, I want to share this award with all the First Nations people represented in this film and all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people that are out there to exploit them. It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations."
DiCaprio gets it. He has used his time and standing to take an active role in addressing climate change and the deplorable living conditions which characterize the lives of most indigenous peoples in the Americas. He has met with Native leaders and absorbed our philosophies and ideals. He has come to acknowledge that the survival of human beings as a species will be determined by our collective adherence to natural law best exemplified by the traditional teachings of this land's first peoples.
DiCaprio uses his influence in a positive and creative manner, one which fosters understanding and actual movement towards reconciliation and peace.
That is the way to get things done without bitterness or resentment, without rancor or fear. The Oscars can serve to address social issues as has been done in many acceptance speeches but is best done, in a Native manner, with grace and dignity.
To demand that any ethnic group has to have a set number of nominations in order to satisfy their demands is unacceptable.
Native people are the least represented and the most stereotyped of all: if any group has any grounds to raise their voices in protest we do.
And we are honored when artists of integrity, such as Mr. DiCaprio, carry our words to the four directions with urgency, power and light.
Doug George-Kanentiio is an Akwesasne Mohawk currently residing on Oneida Territory with his wife Joanne Shenandoah.
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Doug George-Kanentiio: All genders respected in tribal societies (1/12)
Doug George-Kanentiio: Respect treaty right to cross borders (11/10)
Doug George-Kanentiio: Native people play key role in politics (10/09)
Doug George-Kanentiio: Onondaga Nation brings honor to us all (10/01)
Doug George-Kanentiio: Iroquois Nationals score silver at games (09/28)
Doug George-Kanentiio: A historic opening for lacrosse games (09/24)
Doug George-Kanentiio: Onondaga Nation hosts lacrosse games (09/22)
Doug George-Kanentiio: The Native roots of Syrian refugee crisis (09/09)Doug George-Kanentiio: In the golden era of Iroquois lacrosse (08/12)
Doug George-Kanentiio: Imposters bring harm to Native people (06/17)
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Wine soiree and benefit auction to help Diamond Bar Library on Sunday
Posted on April 23, 2015 by Richard Irwin
By Friends of Diamond Bar Library
Many exciting surprises await on Sunday at the 22nd annual Wine Soirée and Benefit Auctions in the Diamond Bar Center at 1600 Grand Ave. New addition to the Soirée this year will be Martell Cognac so you can enjoy a delicious taste of this outstanding cognac along with the many other tastings of delicious foods, premium wine and other beverages.
By participating in the 22nd annual Wine Soirée, you will have a great afternoon with friends and know that all of the proceeds go directly to your local Diamond Bar Library and literacy in our community.
Tickets are $60 in advance, $65 at the door or until sold-out. A unique souvenir wine glass and Soiree program and included with you admission.
Tickets are available at the following Diamond Bar locations: Diamond Bar Library and Basically BOOKS, 21800 Copley Drive; U.S. Bank, 1175 Grand Avenue; and Basically BOOKS at 23447 Golden Springs Drive. You can also purchase online atwww.dblibraryfriends.org or by calling 909 861-2002. (No one under 21 is admitted)
Chairs Nancy Lyons, Rick Rogers and Tony Torng promise a festive and exciting afternoon with delicious food from local restaurants, great wine, music, raffles and exciting book, silent and live auctions.
Come and bring you friends and family to sample the great restaurant food hosts this year including Albertson’s Market, Aljibani Halal Market, Buca di Beppo, Chili’s Grill and Bar, Claro’s Italian Restaurant, Coco’s Bakery, Diamond Bar Golf Course, Diamond Palace, Got Taco Party?, Graber Olive House, It’s A Grind, Jinza Teriyaki, Julie’s Café, Mandarin Taste Restaurant, NiNi Bakery, and The Whole Enchilada, Yojie Japanese Fondue.
With your help the Friends have given over $40,000 in 2014 for much-needed materials, programs, books, magazines, etc. that would not have been possible without the Wine Soirée and our non-profit bookstore, Basically BOOKS. The Friends also sponsored Read Together Diamond Bar 2014 that brought Librarian of Congress David S. Mao to Diamond Bar last October.
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Diamond Bar toddler fights rare disease with experimental drug
Posted on March 23, 2015 by Richard Irwin
Dr. Raymond Wang, a metabolic disorders specialist at Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Parents will do anything for their children. But sometimes, they face staggering odds when a child becomes sick with cancer or another disease.
Galya, right, with her twin brother Ezra and father Brian Chan in their Diamond Bar Home.
Caris and Brian Chan of Diamond Bar tried to have children for 10 years. Finally, they got the wonderful news that they were expecting after a successful in vitro fertilization.
“Then the doctors noted another mass growing and discovered we were having twins,” Brian Chan recalled. “But the second baby always seemed a week behind in its development.”
Finally, the twins were born premature, a boy, Ezra, weighing 3 pounds while his sister, Galya, weighed only 2 pounds. Ezra grew hale and hearty, while Galya began ill with a unknown illness.
“She kept getting worse and worse, her liver became so enlarged that it looked like she was pregnant,” the software engineer remembered. “And Galya was yellow from severe jaundice.”
Thus began a medical mystery that took months of intensive care. Galya was taken to the UCLA Medical Center, where doctors performed a liver biopsy and began genetic testing.
“I remember riding with her in three ambulances over one 24-hour period,” Chan said.
Then, the 2-year-old was admitted to Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Genetic tests revealed a devastating rare condition called Niemann Pick C. The couple also learned there was no treatment for the disease.
“The diagnosis is horrible, but it’s better to know than to not know,” Chan said.
Read more in Rich Irwin’s story GALYA
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Driver gets 7 years in prison for DUI crash that injured Diamond Bar man
A Pomona Superior Court judge sentenced a Compton man to seven years in prison Friday for drunken driving which seriously injured a Diamond Bar man in a crash last year in the city.
Authorities said 18-year-old Steven Kim suffered internal injuries, broken bones, injuries to his spinal cord and brain. He is in a long-term care facility, according to Deputy District Attorney Lauren Guber.
Pierr Gonzalez-Garcia,22, didn’t make a plea deal with the prosecution.
Instead he threw himself on the mercy of the court and pleaded no contest Feb. 20 to a felony count of driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol level causing injury.
Sarah Ardalani, a spokeswoman with the District Attorney’s Office, said Gonzalez-Garcia also admitted to the allegations that he personally inflicted great bodily injury causing the victim to become comatose, that he was speeding and that the concentration of his blood alcohol was 0.15 percent by weight and more.
The court ordered him to pay restitution. The amount hasn’t been determined.
“We don’t have a number yet. The treatment is still ongoing,” Guber said.
Gonzalez-Garcia’s attorney, couldn’t be reached for comment on Friday afternoon.
The case stems from a collision on Pathfinder Road in Rowland Heights on Aug. 1, 2014.
Guber said Gonzalez-Garcia had a blood alcohol level that night of 0.21 percent and was driving his mother’s Nissan Pathfinder.
He allegedly told the California Highway Patrol he bought marijuana from someone at a corner, purchased vodka and a Monster energy drink at a liquor store in Long Beach and was on his way to a club in Hollywood, according to the prosecution. He was drinking the vodka and the energy drink, Guber said.
Kim left a church that night in a Toyota Scion. Guber said from Alexdale Lane, Kim made a left turn to Pathfinder Road.
The Scion had almost completed the turn when the speeding Nissan crashed into it.
Gonzalez-Garcia suffered a broken clavicle in the collision, Guber said. The two injured men were taken to a hospital.
Gonzalez-Garcia was later arrested.
The California Highway Patrol investigated the crash.
Heat wave eases its grip on the San Gabriel Valley
Giovanni Rodriguez and his sister Penelope, play in spray at Morgan Park in Baldwin Park
Southland residents can breathe a sigh of relief as record high temperatures plummet nearly 20 degrees by Wednesday.
A cold front will roll through the Los Angeles basin, bringing cloudy skies and patchy fog overnight.
“The Santa Ana event ended on Sunday, returning us slowly to highs in the 70s,” reported National Weather Service Meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie in Oxnard. “There will even be a slight chance of precipitation on Wednesday, with a 20 percent chance of a few sprinkles in the mountains.”
Weather stations in Santa Fe Springs and La Puente reported a high of 94 on Sunday and temperatures dipped only a couple degrees on Monday before dropping another 10 degrees today, with an expected high of 80. By Wednesday afternoon, SoCal should register a very comfortable 73 degrees.
A similar trend will sooth Pasadena residents, who experienced a high of 90 Monday. That will be followed by 80 today and 73 on Wednesday.
While no records were broken in the San Gabriel Valley/Whittier area over the weekend, Sunday saw a number of them fall throughout Southern California. The National Weather Service recorded a high of 92 in downtown Los Angeles, crushing the record of 85 set in 1978.
“Burbank also set a record at Bob Hope Airport at 90 degrees, breaking the 86 mark set in 1994,” Hoxsie said.
Los Angeles International Airport reported a new high of 88, breaking the 1959 record of 83.
A record high of 89 degrees was set at UCLA Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, surpassing the previous high of 87, set in 2010.
The NWS forecast calls for a much more pleasant weekend ahead, with highs around 75 under mostly sunny skies. Overnight lows will hover near 57 under partly cloudy skies.
Hoxsie said the marine layer should return, cooling coastal areas that have baked in the record heat. It was 92 at Long Beach Airport on Sunday, breaking the record of 86 from 1978. Highs in Long Beach will drop from 82 on Monday to 66 on Wednesday.
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Haggen taking over Vons in Diamond Bar
Posted on March 9, 2015 by Richard Irwin
A shopper loads his trunk with groceries at parking lot of Vons supermarket in Diamond Bar
By Kevin Smith, Staff Writer
The name Haggen might not ring a bell with Southland consumers now. But it soon will because the Bellingham, Wash. -based supermarket chain is about to open 83 California locations in stores that have been operating as either Albertsons or Vons.
Haggen Inc.’s entry into the California grocery industry came about through the merger of Albertsons and Safeway. Cerberus Capital Management, the private investment company that owns Albertsons, received approval from the Federal Trade Commission in January to buy Safeway (Vons’ parent company) for about $9.2 billion.
In order to comply with antitrust laws that seek to preserve a competitive marketplace, Albertsons and Safeway had to shed a total of 168 stores. Haggen is one of four buyers approved by the FTC to purchase the stores and it’s getting the lion’s share — 146 of them.
The 83 California supermarkets to be converted include 55 Albertsons stores and 28 Vons locations. An Albertsons at 5038 W. Avenue North in Palmdale and a Vons at 240 S. Diamond Bar Blvd. in Diamond Bar are among the first Southern California stores to be converted this month.
For more, read Kevin Smith’s story HAGGEN
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Diamond Bar warns drivers about traffic delays
City of Diamond Bar
Motorists, be advised that if your morning or afternoon commute includes crossing the Grand Avenue Bridge above the 60 freeway, you can expect heavy traffic delays as a result of a City of Industry road resurfacing project.
The project, which involves grinding and repaving the stretch of road between the freeway on and off-ramps, will result in a single traffic lane open to traffic on both the southbound and northbound sides. The lane reductions coupled with the vehicles exiting and entering the freeways will create significant delays for through traffic.
It is anticipated that the project will continue into the middle of next week; the lane closures by the City of Industry are scheduled as follows:
southbound (coming from City of Industry) lane closure from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
northbound (going out of City of Diamond Bar) lane closure to start from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
In an effort to help alleviate traffic in the area, City of Diamond Bar has:
set up a message board on Grand Avenue between Montefino Avenue and Lavender Drive to inform passing motorists of the road work and encourage alternate routes;
worked with Caltrans to increase the timing cycle length at the traffic signals near the freeway on and off-ramps during the morning rush hour; and
will schedule Sheriff’s deputies to assist with traffic control as needed.
Questions related to the road resurfacing project should be directed to the City of Industry at 626.333.2211.
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Teens arrested on suspicion of breaking into Diamond Bar home
Deputies arrested three teenage burglary suspects Sunday afternoon after they broke into a Diamond Bar home occupied by another teenager, officials said.
The break-in occurred about 12:10 p.m. in the 800 block of Leyland Drive, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. David Buckner said.
A teenage boy was home alone when the burglars knocked at the door, then forced their way into the house after receiving no response, the lieutenant said.
The victim called 9-1-1 to report the burglary while the teenage suspects were still inside the home, Buckner said. They fled in a blue Honda Civic before deputies arrived, however.
A neighbor managed to take down the license plate number, and deputies soon found it nearby and pulled it over, Buckner said.
Deputies arrested the three teens, who are all about 17 years old, and recovered several hundred dollars believed to have been stolen in the break-in, he said
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Industry NFL stadium overshadowed by Inglewood, Carson
Posted on February 26, 2015 by Richard Irwin
Artist’s rendering of proposed “Los Angeles Stadium.” Developer, Edward P. Roski, Jr.,
By Jason Henry, Staff Writer
Diamond Bar Mayor Steve Tye said Wednesday if he ranked the proposed Los Angeles’ stadiums by their chance of getting build that he would put the one he wants the most at the bottom of the list.
A NFL stadium in Industry, proposed by billionaire Ed Roski Jr.’s Majestic Realty Co., seems more and more unlikely as team owners jockey for properties in Carson and Inglewood, he said. Roski, who wanted a share of the team if one came to the city, never found the support from owners that the newer projects have.
“There was a time when you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about it,” Tye said of Roski’s proposal. “Then all of a sudden, nothing.”
With the Raiders, the Rams and the Chargers linked closely to Carson and Inglewood, Tye said he isn’t sure if that leaves a team for Industry.
Walnut Councilmen Tony Cartagena and Bob Pachecho also said Wednesday they have heard nothing about Roski’s plan recently and neither believe it is likely.
Walnut and Diamond Bar settled with Majestic Realty in 2009 over concerns that the stadium would negatively impact their communities. However, the NFL has not written Roski’s proposal off.
“It remains one of the sites we continue to monitor,” stated Brian McCarthy, the NFL’s spokesperson, in an email.
Roski announced his plans to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles with a state-of-the-art, $800 million stadium in Industry in 2008. The website for the Los Angeles Stadium at Grand Crossing still exists, but the site has not been updated in years.
Read more in Jason Henry’s story STADIUM.
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Deputy, driver hurt in Diamond Bar crash
Posted on February 4, 2015 by Richard Irwin
(Photo by Leo Jarzomb/San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
A deputy and a motorist were injured after a patrol car collided with a sedan Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m.
Lt. John Saleeby of the sheriff’s Walnut/Diamond Bar station said the deputy was responding to a rescue call in Diamond Bar when the patrol car became involved in a traffic collision at Grand Avenue and South Diamond Bar Boulevard.
• Photos: Diamond Bar sheriff’s crash
He didn’t have details about how the crash occurred. The deputy was shaken up and complained of neck pain, Saleeby said. He said the man driving the sedan also complained of pain.
Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Randall Wright said the crash was reported to the fire department as a traffic collision with persons trapped. He said no one was trapped.
Both the deputy and the driver were transported to a hospital. Lt. Edward Wells said the deputy was treated and released. He didn’t know if the driver is still in the hospital.
The deputy has been with the sheriff’s department for 15 years.
Culbreath facing murder charges for 60 Freeway crash
Posted on January 28, 2015 by Richard Irwin
By Monica Rodriguez, Staff Writer
A Fontana woman accused of killing six people in a wrong-way wreck last year on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar will face the charges at trial.
A judge ruled today that sufficient probable cause existed to support the charges against 22-year-old Olivia Carolee Culbreath at the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in Pomona Superior Court. Culbreath has been charged with six counts of murder.
She returns to court on Feb. 25 for arraignment on the charges. If convicted she faces a sentence of life in prison. Culbreath is being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on $6 million bail.
The defendant was driving a Chevrolet Camaro on the 60 Freeway when she was involved in a wrong-way, head-on crash, the California Highway Parol said. Culbreath drove at speeds close to 100 mph.
The car was headed east on the westbound 60 Freeway when it crashed head-on a sport utility vehicle, the CHP said. After the crash another vehicle crashed into the SUV.
Two women in Culbreath’s car died as a result of the crash. One victim was Culbreath’s sister, Maya, 24, and Kristin Young, 21, of Chino.
Four people in the SUV were thrown from the vehicle.
The four victims, all from Huntington Park, were Gregorio Mejia-Martinez, 47, Leticia Ibarra, 42, Jessica Mejia, 20, and Ester Delgado, 80.
Emergency preparedness fair set Saturday in Schabarum Park in Rowland Heights
Wine Soiree set for Sunday in the Diamond Bar Center
Mount San Antonio College plans to cut water use in half in Walnut
Rowland Heights man sentenced to more than 40 years in state prison
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Inside Youth Sports
Reflections on creating the best youth sports experience.
How to Rock Sports
The Young Athlete's Guide to Playing Sports
The Joy of Youth Sports
On Becoming a Youth Coach
Are you thinking about becoming a youth coach? Besides considering your qualifications to teach your sport, you will likely run through a number of questions in your mind including, “Do I want to get involved? Am I ready to commit my time and energies?” Implicit in these personal questions is another one: “What are the benefits?”
If you’re coaching your own son or daughter, the benefits may seem obvious. But there are a host of other reasons to coach youth sports—both good ones and bad ones.
Why I Enjoy Coaching
Coaching youth provides many benefits including a strong sense of personal satisfaction in teaching young children how to both participate in and enjoy sports. As a coach, I feel rewarded when a young player realizes that they too can contribute and play the sport—when their self-esteem takes a step forward as a result of my efforts.
I also enjoy building a team—developing each player’s skills and understanding of the game, and then watching a bond slowly form among them as they begin to share a common goal. More selfishly, I like being part of a team, competing, and staying connected to the child inside me. I also enjoy playing basketball with my former players when they become adults, each of us appreciating the unique community and circle we are a part of.
My First Experience
To help you better decide whether youth coaching is right for you, here’s a story that describes my first “big” moment in coaching. As you read the following words, ask yourself how you would feel if you were in my place. What rewards would you take away from this experience?
As a town recreation counselor during my college summers, I taught fourth through sixth graders fundamental basketball skills. At the end of the summer, an All-Star game was played between teams representing each of our town’s two parks.
On the team I coached was a sixth grader named Chris who was an outgoing boy who loved to shoot the ball and score. But when it came to playing good defense, or expending energy on anything other than the offensive side of his game, Chris seemingly could care less. Although good-natured, he was also lackadaisical.
That All-Star game was closely contested and went into overtime. With little time left and the score tied, I called a timeout and ran through what I wanted my team to do. Chris, bending over, still breathing hard from his all-out defensive effort, looked up at me and proclaimed, “Coach, if we win this game, I promise to hustle the rest of my life!”
More experienced coaches and parents are probably accustomed to these types of grand statements from young boys. But for me back then, it was all I could do not to burst out laughing at these unexpected and exceedingly earnest words. Besides the humor of Chris’s prospective life commitment, I was also struck by his desire to succeed and willingness to expend all of his remaining energies to help our team win. That moment revealed a noble part of Chris’s character I hadn't seen before.
I don’t remember whether our team won or lost the game, but I haven’t forgotten that timeout. To finish the story, I happened to run into Chris years later when he was a young adult. He introduced himself to me, and we talked briefly about those summers in the town park.
Before our conversation ended, Chris said, “Mr. Rhoads, do you remember that All-Star game I played in?” I told him I did. He went on to talk about the thrill he experienced playing in that game. Years later, that game still represented a fulfilling moment in Chris’s life—a proud remembrance of meeting a challenge early in life and playing to the best of his ability.
Although Chris’s experience came in the heat of an All-Star game, I've many times since seen the same response from players of limited skill engaged in a competitive game. They too have found themselves playing an integral, exciting part in something larger than themselves. They've also experienced the personal satisfaction of contributing to the success of their team, whether it was sinking a shot or setting a screen that freed a teammate to score.
And for me, being a part of that experience is what youth coaching is all about.
So Coach, "Are you in?"
Copyright © 2014 Jeffrey S. Rhoads. All Rights Reserved
If you enjoyed this article, you may like my book: The Young Athlete's Guide to Playing Sports: What Every Athlete Needs to Know to Play, Win, and Have Fun
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One of the best things about being a coach to seeing a kid blossom before your eyes! I love seeing a player come out of their shells, make new friends, learn they can do something they never though they could and more! That's what I love about youth sports.
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Our Technical Director, Coach Ray Ramirez, provides Freedom FC players extra training sessions to help develop and sharpen their individual technical abilities on and off the soccer ball. He creates a monthly training claendar and schedules teams by age groups. Coach Ray’s sessions highlight...
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One of Freedom FC’s major goals is to focus on the importance of player development, and having technical training available for all Freedom players is one way to enhance their technical abilities to be a better individual and team player.
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Freedom Soccer Terminology
Freedom Futbol Club Terminology on Offense
Back: A quick way of informing teammates with a ball, or who are receiving a ball, that an opposing player is behind them and the better option for him or her is to start over by passing the ball back to his or her teammate.
Ball: A demand for the ball to be passed to you.
Check-in: A call to a teammate to check-in to the player with the ball to provide an option or drag an opposing player with him or her to create space.
Check-out, check-in: A call to a teammate without the ball to move away from the player with the ball first to drag the opposing player with him or her and to check-in to provide an option.
Go at him/ her: This alerts the player with the ball to go one on one against the opposing defender.
“Have it” or “Have one”: Tells the player dribbling the ball to shoot.
Man-on: Indicates that the player with the ball has pressure coming his or her way.
Movement: Informs the players without the ball to move around and create space for themselves and their teammates (generally announced during a throw-in or set piece).
One-two: Alerts the player who is receiving a pass to pass it back to the teammate who gave him the ball (wall pass).
Overlap: The player without the ball must call for the overlap play as he is running around his or her teammate with the ball and creates the run to be used as a passing option or decoy.
Show: A call for teammates without the ball to provide an option for their teammate with the ball at their feet.
Switch: Alerts player with the ball to take a peek at the opposite side of the field and highly consider giving a long pass to a teammate at them or into space.
Time: Informs the player who is receiving the ball that he or she does not have any pressure coming his or her way at that moment.
Through: Tells the player with the ball to give a through ball and lead their teammate into space.
Turn: A call to a teammate that it is safe to turn with the ball (the player passing the ball should be the first to tell his or her teammate to turn after receiving the pass).
Freedom Futbol Club Terminology on Defense
Contain: This lets the defensive player know to slow down the opposing player with the ball by staying in front of him/her without stabbing.
First and second ball: To win the first 50/50 and the one right after in order to posses the ball in your team’s favor.
Get stuck in: Refers to tackling with aggressiveness with the intent to win the ball.
Get your shape: Calls for the defensive players to regroup themselves, get back in their defensive positions, be defensively disciplined, and collectively look to win the ball.
Keeper: A goal keeper’s call for the ball and a verbal signal to his or her teammates to move out of the way and cover the goal.
“Left Shoulder” or “Right Shoulder”: A defensive call to a teammate to look over their left shoulder or right shoulder because there is an opposing mark that they have to cover. The most effective way to use this is by saying the teammate’s name first and then telling them which shoulder to check.
No turn: This informs a defensive player to apply pressure to the opponent with the ball and not let him or her turn.
Pressure: Alerts the closest defender to the ball to step and immediately pressure the opposing player with the ball at their feet
Pressure-cover: Lets the closest players to the ball know that one must immediately pressure the ball and the second defender should position himself/herself behind the first defender for support
Shadow: A defensive call to a defender pressuring the attacking player with the ball to contain him/her and not stab or dive in
Shift: Both a defensive and offensive call to the team to move as a unit according to where the ball is on the field.
Step: Alerts the defensive line, midfield line, and forward line to step and either pressure the ball or close the gaps in each third of the field.
(Player’s Name) ball: For example, “Mike’s ball”: This method of communication lets teammates know that the player who announces his own or her own name is calling to win the ball. In this case, there is no confusion over someone saying “I got it.”
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Frequency hopping system for intermittent transmission
A radio transmission system including many radio transmitters using frequency hopping carriers to intermittently transmit very short messages indicative of status of sensors associated with the transmitters. In operation, a time interval generator included in a transmitter generates pulses activating the transmitter at time intervals according to a predetermined algorithm. When activated, the transmitter transmits a message at one or several different frequencies. The frequencies are changed according to a predetermined algorithm and preferably differ for each subsequent transmission. Alternatively, when an abnormal sensor status is detected, the transmitter transmits repeated messages at a plurality of predetermined alarm frequencies for a predetermined time regardless of the time interval generator. The system also includes one or more receivers containing a plurality of memory registers to hold digital data indicative of (a) the time and (b) the frequency of the next transmission occurrence independently for each transmitter. The registers are programmed separately for each transmitter based on the time, frequency, and the content of the received messages.
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1. A radio transmission system comprising of a radio receiver and a plurality of radio transmitters using frequency hopping modulation to intermittently transmit messages indicative of a status of operation associated with the transmitters;
wherein each said transmitter includes a control logic means to change the carrier frequency according to a predetermined pattern and a time interval generator means for activating said transmitter at predetermined time intervals, said intervals may be set at a predetermined nominal value or changed according to a predetermined pattern; and
wherein said receiver includes a frequency selective radio circuit that can be programmed to a desired frequency to receive and demodulate the transmitted carriers; and
wherein said receiver includes a plurality of digital counters or memory registers means to hold data indicative of (a) the time of the next transmission occurrence for each said transmitter and (b) the frequency of the next transmission occurrence for each said transmitter, and wherein said receiver includes a receiver control logic means to change the receiver frequency according to said data in said digital counters or memory registers and to change said data in said digital counters or memory registers in response to the received messages; and
wherein, said receiver control logic is operative to change the data in said digital counters or memory registers based on the time of arrival, the carrier frequency and the content of a message received from a transmitter for subsequent use for the determination of the time and frequency of the future transmissions for said transmitter, said determination is made individually for each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters, thus allowing the receiver to receive messages from many unsynchronized frequency hopping transmitters.
2. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein said frequency patterns in said transmitters are predetermined in such a way that the successive frequencies are arranged in groups, said groups having predetermined number of frequencies chosen in such way that said frequencies in each said group are distributed over the entire available bandwidth and are separated by large but preferably uneven frequency intervals.
3. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein said frequency patterns are predetermined individually for each transmitter.
4. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 3, wherein said frequency patterns are predetermined individually for each transmitter based on a transmitter ID number, said number or a number derived from it being included in the transmitted messages, and wherein said frequency patterns are obtained by a method comprising:
arranging the available frequencies in a matrix, wherein said matrix have a predetermined number NR of rows and a predetermined number NC of columns, wherein the frequencies in the rows are distributed over the entire available bandwidth and separated by large and preferably uneven frequency intervals;
producing a first pseudo random number in a first pseudo random generator having a predetermined number GC of bits and encode said first number with a predetermined number of bits of the transmitter ID by processing said generator bits with said transmitter ID according to a predetermined algorithm to produce column address for said matrix;
producing a second pseudo random number in a second pseudo random generator having a predetermined number of GR bits and encoding said second number with a predetermined number of bits of the transmitter ID by processing said generator bits with said transmitter ID according to a predetermined algorithm;
changing the column address until all possible addresses are selected, then changing the row address to the next value, then repeating the sequence of column address changes etc.
5. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claims 1 or 3 wherein said time intervals are changed according to predetermined patterns.
6. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 3, wherein an information is included by each said transmitter in the transmitted messages that identifies which patterns are used by said transmitter.
7. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 6, wherein said individual determination for each transmitter is based on a transmitter ID or another number derived from or associated with said ID.
8. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 7, wherein said predetermined patterns are based on identical pattern generators in each transmitter, Said individual determination is obtained by modifying the output of said pattern generator in each transmitter.
10. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 9, wherein said individual determination for each transmitter is based on a transmitter ID or another number derived from or associated with said ID.
11. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 10, wherein said predetermined patterns are based on identical pattern generators in each transmitter, Said individual determination is obtained by modifying the output of said pattern generator in each transmitter.
12. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 5, wherein information about the current status of said time interval pattern is preferably contained in the transmitted messages.
13. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 5, wherein said time interval pattern and said frequency pattern in a transmitter are based on a same pattern generator and said frequency pattern is obtained by a first modification of the generated pattern and said time interval pattern is obtained by a second modification of the generated pattern.
14. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 5, wherein said patterns are predetermined individually for each transmitter.
15. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 14, wherein an information is included by each said transmitter in the transmitted messages that identifies which patterns are used by said transmitter.
16. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 15, wherein said individual determination for each transmitter is based on a transmitter ID or another number derived from or associated with said ID.
18. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 14, wherein information about the current status of said time interval pattern is preferably contained in the transmitted messages.
19. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 14, wherein said time interval pattern and said frequency pattern in a transmitter are based on a same pattern generator and said frequency pattern is obtained by a first modification of the generated pattern and said time interval pattern is obtained by a second modification of the generated pattern.
20. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein messages requiring immediate attention are repeatedly transmitted by a transmitter on one or more frequencies for a predetermined time duration or a predetermined number of times immediately upon occurrence of an extraordinary condition requiring immediate attention, regardless of the status of the time interval generator of said transmitter.
21. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 20, wherein when powered-up, said transmitter repeatedly transmits a predetermined message on one or more of said alarm frequencies for a predetermined time duration or predetermined number of times.
22. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 21, wherein each transmitted message in the power-up mode includes a number indicative of the total number of transmissions remaining before the transmitter ends the power-up transmissions and enters a normal mode of operation.
23. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 20, wherein a new transmitter is added to the system using a method comprising:
activating or powering up the transmitter to be added to the system, wherein said transmitter upon activation or powering up sends messages as described in claim 6; and
receiver detecting said messages and responding by storing said transmitter ID number in a memory register and by allocating time and frequency memory registers for said transmitter for subsequent use during operation, wherein the receiver is aided to obtain protection from a spurious log-in by bringing the transmitter to a close proximity to the receiver and the receiver using the high signal strength of the received carrier as a basis to differentiate valid new transmitter messages from spurious transmissions.
24. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitters are selected to operate in the system based on the differences in their ID numbers.
25. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein said receiver detects and measures predetermined unique properties of the transmitted signal, and said receiver uses the result of the measurement to quickly differentiate between the signals from the transmitters that belong to said system and other signals and interferences without having to decode the entire message.
26. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the relative timing error between the time interval generator in a transmitter and the timing in said receiver is detected and compensated in the receiver by measuring the difference between the nominal and actual time between transmissions for a transmitter and using said difference to compute the next transmission time for said transmitter; wherein said detection and computation is done individually for each transmitter.
27. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the time interval generator timing and transmitted carrier frequency in said transmitters is derived from a same crystal oscillator in the transmitter; and
wherein the receiver frequency and time interval generator timing are derived from a same crystal oscillator in the receiver; and
wherein said receiver includes a frequency counter means to detect relative frequency error between the received carrier frequency and the receiver frequency; and
wherein said receiver uses said measured frequency error to compute the timing error in the time interval generator in said transmitter and to more accurately determine the time of the next transmission from said transmitter, wherein such determination is done individually for each transmitter, and wherein preferably the measured frequency error is also used to adjust the receiver center frequency to aid the reception of the transmitted data individually for each transmitter.
28. A frequency hopping radio transmission system according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined number of alarm frequencies is assigned for the purpose of transmitting messages requiring immediate attention, said messages are repeatedly transmitted by a transmitter on one or more of the frequencies for a predetermined time duration or a predetermined number of times immediately upon occurrence of an extraordinary condition requiring immediate attention, regardless of the status of the time interval generator of said transmitter.
29. An apparatus for receiving digital data from a plurality of frequency hopping transmitters comprising a receiver;
said receiver including a frequency selective radio circuit that can be programmed to a desired frequency to receive and demodulate the transmitted carriers; and
said receiver having a plurality of (a) time registers for holding data indicative of the next transmission occurrence separately for each said transmitter and (b) frequency registers for holding data indicative of the frequency of the next transmission occurrence separately for each said transmitter; and
said receiver having a timer to measure the elapsing time; and
said receiver using said receiver timer and said time and frequency registers to control said receiver frequency in the steps comprising:
(1) said receiver determining which transmitter is the next transmitter to transmit a message on basis of the content of said time registers and changing said receiver frequency to the next frequency of said next transmitter at such time in advance before said message is transmitted as to allow for the reception of entire said message, wherein said frequency is determined on basis of the content of said frequency register associated with said next transmitter; and
(2) said receiver, upon complete or partial reception of a message from a transmitter, changing the data in said frequency register associated with said transmitter to indicate the next frequency for said transmitter according to a predetermined algorithm, and changing current content of said time register associated with said transmitter, wherein said time register change is based on the time of the arrival of the received message and a number representative of the time interval between the current and the next transmission for said transmitter according to a predetermined algorithm; and wherein
(3) when said receiver fails to detect the transmitted signal at the due time due to signal fading or interference, said receiver changes the data in said frequency register associated with said transmitter to indicate the next frequency for said transmitter according to a predetermined algorithm, and said receiver changes the data in said time register associated with said transmitter, said time register change is based on the current status of said time register associated with said transmitter and the time interval between the presently due transmission and the next transmission determined according with a predetermined algorithm; and
(4) said receiver using the available time between transmissions to sequentially scan other frequencies of a plurality of frequencies available for transmission in an attempt to receive signals from transmitters with which synchronization has been lost, and wherein when such a signal is detected, updating said time register for said transmitter according to step (2) and thus restoring synchronization; and
(5) said receiver repeating steps 1 through 5.
30. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said receiver has a means to replicate the frequency hopping patterns individually for each said transmitter and said patterns are different for each said transmitter and wherein said replication is based on the data content in the received messages that identifies which pattern is used by said transmitter from which said data is received.
31. An apparatus according to claim 30, wherein said replicated frequency patterns are predetermined individually for each transmitter based on the transmitter ID number, said number or a number derived from it being included in the transmitted messages, and wherein frequency hopping patterns are determined by a method comprising:
arranging the available frequencies in a matrix, wherein said matrix has a predetermined number NR of rows and a predetermined number NC of columns, wherein the frequencies in the rows are distributed over the entire available bandwidth and separated by large and preferably uneven frequency intervals;
producing a first pseudo random number in a first pseudo random generator having a predetermined number GC of bits and encode said first number with a predetermined number of bits of the transmitter ID by processing said generated bits with said transmitter ID according to a predetermined algorithm to produce column address for said matrix;
producing a second pseudo random number in a second pseudo random generator having a predetermined number of GR bits and encoding said second number with a predetermined number of bits of the transmitter ID by processing said generated bits with said transmitter ID according to a predetermined algorithm;
changing the column address until all possible addresses are selected, then changing the row address to the next value, repeating a sequence of column address changes for the row, repeating column address changes for each row address,
and wherein the status of said first and second pseudo random generators for each said transmitter is kept in said frequency memory registers individually for each transmitter and adjusted individually for each transmitter.
32. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the time intervals between transmissions are determined individually for each transmitter and are changed in a pattern that is different for each transmitter.
33. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the receiver makes use of the information contained in the messages received from a transmitter about which pattern is used by said transmitter.
34. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said receiver is using the available time between transmissions to scan for alarm messages requiring immediate attention that may be repeatedly transmitted by transmitters on one or more frequencies according to a predetermined algorithm.
35. An apparatus according to claim 34, wherein said scan occurs over a predetermined number of alarm frequencies assigned specially for the purpose of transmitting alarm messages.
36. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein when a receiver detects a message from a transmitter indicating that the transmitter is in power-up mode, said receiver retrieves a number contained in the message indicating how long the transmitter will be in that mode, and said receiver uses said number to determine the time of occurrence of the next normal transmission for said transmitter after the power-up sequence is finished.
37. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said receiver has a means to determine the signal strength of the received carrier, and wherein said receiver upon detection of a power-up sequence above a predetermined signal level from a new transmitter whose ID is not yet contained in the receiver memory responds by storing the new ID, assigning a time memory register and frequency memory register, synchronizing with said new transmitter and subsequent monitoring of said transmitter.
38. An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein the status of adding said new transmitter is indicated by the receiver using an audio or visual indicator or electrical signals on receiver interface lines.
39. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein during the process of adding a new transmitter to the system, the receiver can reject a new transmitter whose certain digits of the ID number are identical to another transmitter already present in the system.
40. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said receiver detects and measures predetermined unique properties of the transmitted signal, and said receiver uses the result of the measurement to quickly differentiate between the signals from the transmitters that belong to said system and other signals and interferences without having to decode the entire message.
41. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the timing error between the nominal time between transmissions and the actual time between transmissions for a transmitter is measured by the receiver and used to compute the next transmission time for said transmitter, wherein said measurement and computation is done individually for each transmitter.
42. An apparatus according to claim 29 to be used in a system in which the timer time and transmitted carrier frequency in said transmitters are derived from a same crystal oscillator in the transmitter, wherein the receiver frequency and timer time are derived from a same crystal oscillator in the receiver; and
43. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein a valid message detection on a wrong frequency or at a wrong time triggers an alarm indicating detection of an imposter transmitter attempting to send a fraudulent message to the system.
44. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein a detection of jamming of more than a predetermined number of frequencies or a predetermined change in the number of jammed frequencies triggers an alarm.
45. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein a loss of a predetermined number of packets from a single transmitter triggers an alarm.
This invention relates to radio transmission systems in which a plurality of transmitters intermittently transmit short messages indicative of status of sensors associated with the transmitters and to a method of synchronization suitable for using frequency hopping carrier in such systems.
In certain types of radio transmitter systems there exist many transmitters that periodically transmit very short messages to one or more receivers. One example of such systems is burglary and fire alarm systems. In these systems, many transmitters located at different places in a building transmit messages indicative of the status of monitoring sensors to a receiver that collects the data from the sensors. Normally, the transmitters transmit supervisory status messages that are as short as feasible and the period between the transmissions is as long as feasible in order to minimize the average current drain as the transmitters in these systems are typically battery operated. In addition, short and infrequent transmissions lower the probability that the data is lost due to collisions which occur when two or more transmitters transmit at the same time. However, when an alarm condition occurs, a transmitter transmits immediately in order to convey the alarm message with little delay.
Typically, such systems transmit data at a single frequency. Thus, they are susceptible to interference and signal loss due to phenomena known as multipath fading. Consequently, the reliability of such systems is compromised or conversely, the transmitted power has to be increased to overcome the fading which results in larger power drain and shorter battery life. Besides, there usually are regulatory limits that restrict such transmitter power and thus limit the possible compensation by sheer increase of power. Since the multipath effect is highly sensitive to the frequency of the transmitted carrier, the frequency hopping spread spectrum technique has a potential to eliminate these drawbacks. However, frequency hopping systems require long acquisition time and they are typically used in two way communication applications in which all the devices are continuously synchronizing with one master device or with each other using a variety of synchronization methods as shown in some of the following references. In other cases, to ease the synchronization problem, there are employed multichannel receivers that can simultaneously receive signals at many frequencies by making the receiver broadband or by using several receivers at the same time. Generally, those solutions suffer from performance degradation or high cost or both which makes them less desirable for low cost applications that require high reliability such as security alarms.
For example according to U.S. Pat. No. 4,843,638 granted to Walters, a receiver local oscillator has a comb spectrum. This effectively makes it a wide band since each of the frequency range down-converted by the spectral components of the local oscillator will fall in the receiver passband. Consequently, the sensitivity of such receiver will be adversely affected.
In another example according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,602 granted to Kemppainen, each hopping frequency is monitored by a separate receiver. This is very costly and presently not suitable for low cost systems.
In another example according to U.S. Pat. No. 4,614,945 granted to Brunius et al., a system is described that allows multiple instruments to be monitored and data to be simultaneously transmitted by several radio transponders. However, in order to operate properly, the transponders have to be energized by a RF signal to begin a transmission sequence. This necessitates a radio receiver to be included in the transponder. This makes the system a two-way communications system. Such systems are inherently more complex and costly than one-way communications systems.
In yet another example according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,659,303 granted to Adair, a transmitting apparatus is described that transmits bursts of data continuously at varying time intervals and at varying frequencies. However, the apparatus as described in the preferred embodiment and associated claims, allows identical hopping pattern to be realized in the transmitters. A means is provided to offset the starting point of the variation sequence for different transmitters depending on the transmitter ID, so that the hopping sequences in various transmitters are initially offset in respect to each other. However, due to unavoidable reference frequency drifts that are different in various transmitters, the sequences may slide in respect to each other. Consequently, it is only a matter of time that the patterns of two or more transmitters will be aligned thus producing a condition for persistent collisions of the transmitted data bursts. In addition, Adair does not provide for a receiving apparatus or a method that would allow such transmitted signals with varying frequencies to be received. In the case of Adair's invention, the actual sequence used by a transmitter is not predetermined but instead it may vary with temperature and depends on the transmitter circuit design and manufacturing tolerances, therefore the signal acquisition is made even more difficult.
A serious problem that must be addressed in battery operated systems is to shorten the transmission time as much as possible by making the message preamble as short as possible in order to conserve the battery power. Therefore, the synchronization of the receiver with the transmitters is a difficult task. This problem is exacerbated in some systems such as security alarms that require some messages to be conveyed to the system immediately without waiting for the scheduled transmission time. A related problem in battery operated systems is limitation of the transmitted power to conserve the battery power. The frequency hopping system, if designed properly, can be advantageously used to combat multipath fading that is a major source of transmitted signal attenuation. Consequently, proper method and construction of the receiver is of great importance. The system design and the receiver design should be done to support each other advantageously.
For example according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,637 granted to Oliva, et al., a method is described to reduce the synchronization overhead in frequency hopping systems to reduce the burden of resynchronization before each separate transmission. The method is based on allocation of specific time slots for any unit that desires to transmit data and thus the method requires a two-way communications to accomplish the necessary exchange of series of reservation and acknowledge messages.
Similarly, in yet another example according to U.S. Pat. No. 5,438,329 granted to Gastouniotis et al., a two-way system is used for efficient operation of a telemetry system that is designed to allow operation in the presence of multipath fading and interference.
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Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a radio transmission system including many radio transmitters that use frequency hopping carrier to intermittently transmit very short messages indicative of status of sensors associated with the transmitters, and to provide a synchronization means and method that allows a frequency hopping receiver to acquire and to maintain synchronization simultaneously with all the transmitters, thus, relieving transmitters from transmitting a long preamble each time a message is transmitted that may otherwise be required if an acquisition is performed separately for each message and which would result in an excessive current drain and shortened battery life in battery operated transmitters.
It is another object of this invention to provide a method of transmission in such a system so as to improve reliability of the system in the presence of multipath fading and interference.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a method of eliminating the effect of persistent collisions in such a system that occur when two or more transmitters transmit at the same time and at the same frequency for a prolonged period of time.
It is still a further object of this invention to provide a method that allows such a system to convey the information about an abnormal sensor condition as soon as the condition occurs regardless of the transmission period of the associated transmitter.
It is still a further object of this invention to provide a method of transmission resistant to a deliberate interference and having a means to differentiate between valid and fraudulent transmissions.
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a frequency hopping radio transmission system comprising a plurality of transmitters and associated sensors and a receiver wherein said transmitters intermittently transmit very short messages indicative of status of the sensors associated with the transmitters, wherein (1) each transmitter includes a time interval generator means to produce pulses controlling the time interval between successive transmissions, a frequency synthesizer-modulator means to generate a modulated radio frequency carrier signal wherein the frequency of the carrier changes in response to programming the synthesizer by digital data, a reference frequency oscillator providing a frequency reference from which the synthesizer derives carrier frequencies and, preferably, from which the time interval generator derives its timing, a transmitter control logic means activated in response to pulses from the time interval generator or a sensor signal indicating an abnormal condition, wherein when activated, the transmitter control logic activates and programs the synthesizer so that the transmitter carrier frequency is changed according to a predetermined frequency hopping algorithm, provides digital data indicative of the sensor status and preferably battery status, and modulates the carrier with the provided data; (2) the receiver includes a frequency selective radio receiver circuit, programmable by digital data, to receive and demodulate a transmitted carrier when the frequency of the receiver circuit is programmed according to the frequency of the carrier, and a receiver control logic means to process demodulated data, to provide system interface responsive to the received data, and to program the frequency of the frequency selective receiver circuit, wherein the control logic includes a receiver timer to measure the elapsing time, and a plurality of memory registers to hold digital data indicative of (a) the time of the next transmission occurrence for each transmitter and (b) the frequency of the next transmission occurrence for each transmitter, wherein in operation, the control logic sequentially compares the data content of the time registers with the data content of the timer and if the transmission is due from a transmitter, the control logic programs the frequency selective radio receiver circuit according to the data content in the frequency register associated with said transmitter, attempts to decode the demodulated signal, modifies the content of the time register by a number representative of the time interval between the successive transmissions for said transmitter and modifies the content of the frequency register according to a predetermined algorithm for said transmitter.
According to the second aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of transmission in the system so as to improve reliability of the system in the presence of multipath fading and interference, the method is based on arranging the frequencies available for transmission in a plurality of groups of frequencies, wherein each said group consists of a predetermined number of frequencies selected in such a way that they are approximately uniformly distributed in the entire available spectrum and separated by large but uneven frequency intervals, wherein a single message is transmitted on one or more frequencies in one group and subsequent messages are transmitted on the next frequencies in the group until all frequencies in the group are used, then a new group is selected and subsequent messages are transmitted using the frequencies from the new group and so on until all frequencies in all groups are used. Then, the process is repeated. Wherein the order in which the groups and the frequencies in the groups are selected is determined in accordance with a predetermined algorithm.
According to the third aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of minimizing the effect of collisions, the method is based on selecting the sequence to use the frequencies within each group and selecting the sequence in which the groups are used to be different for each transmitter, wherein resulting transmitter frequency sequence depends on the transmitter ID number or other number which is included in the transmitted message, so that, upon reception of a message from a transmitter, the receiver can determine what is the next frequency for this transmitter.
According to the fourth aspect of this invention, there is provided another method of minimizing the effect of collisions that can be used alone or in conjunction with the third aspect of this invention, the method comprising randomizing the time interval between transmissions individually for each transmitter and a receiver compensating for the time interval changes.
According to the fifth aspect of this invention, there is provided a method that allows such a system to convey the information about an abnormal sensor condition as soon as the condition occurs regardless of the transmission period of the associated transmitter. The method comprises of selecting an alarm frequency or preferably a group of alarm frequencies common for all transmitters. The alarm frequencies are used by the transmitters when an alarm or an abnormal sensor condition occurs, wherein when such a condition occurs in a transmitter, the transmitter transmits the messages sequentially on the alarm frequencies for a predetermined period of time after which the transmitter resumes transmissions according to the sequence before the alarm condition, wherein the receiver monitors the alarm frequencies during the time between the reception of scheduled messages from the transmitters.
According to the sixth aspect of this invention there is provided a method that allows the receiver to verify quickly whether the received message belongs to one of the transmitters associated with this receiver or some other spurious source without waiting for a complete message transmission. The method is based on encoding the transmitted pattern by interleaving the transmitted data with a predetermined pattern that can be decoded by the receiver without the reception of the entire message. Equivalently, the receiver can monitor other unique features of the received signal, for example modulation index or format, to accomplish that.
These and other objects, advantages and features of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiment that is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings .
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a transmitter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a receiver according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3a is a block diagram of a preferred implementation of a sequence generator used to address column of a frequency matrix;
FIG. 3b is a preferred implementation of the frequency matrix.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram depicting the frequency hopping system including many transmitters and a receiver.
Referring to FIG. 4, the frequency hopping system includes a radio receiver 401 and a plurality of radio transmitters 402, 403, 404 and 405. The radio receiver includes a system interface 410 through which the receiver can be connected to a variety of interface equipment, a controller, or a computer. Each transmitter includes a sensor or an operation to be monitored. Each transmitter are not connected to each other and do not receive messages back from the receiver. The transmitters transmits messages when they need to without any regard to other transmitters, as the transmitters are not synchronized with each other.
Referring to FIG. 1, the transmitter includes a reference frequency crystal oscillator 6 to produce a stable frequency on line 26, a time interval generator 2 establishing a time base to produce pulses on line 28 activating the transmitter, a frequency synthesizer-modulator 4 to produce a radio frequency carrier modulated by modulation data fed to the synthesizer via line 24 wherein the frequency of the carrier is programmed to a desired value via plurality of lines 14, transmitter control logic 8 to activate and program the synthesizer-modulator 4 via plurality of lines 14 when the logic is activated by a pulse from the time interval generator or by an abnormal signal indication on a sensor signal input line 18, an amplifier 10 to amplify the radio carrier provided by the synthesizer when the amplifier is activated by the control logic 8 via line 16, and an antenna 12 to radiate the power delivered by the amplifier. The control logic 8 includes a frequency and time data memory register 20 to hold information used to determine the time and the frequency of next transmission, and a sensor interface circuit 22 to accept the sensor signal and detect an abnormal signal condition, and to convert the sensor signal to a digital format suitable for transmission. The transmitter logic also includes a storage means 30 to store a transmitter ID number to differentiate this transmitter from other transmitters. The transmitter control logic, in some systems, can be realized based on a microprocessor, in some other systems, a specialized component may be used.
In operation, during the time between transmissions, the transmitter is in a standby mode in which the amplifier 10 and synthesizer-modulator 4 are not active and, preferably, the control signals turn off the power from these circuits in order to minimize the standby current of the transmitter. The transmitter control logic 8 is in a standby mode in which the most of the circuits are inactive and some or most of the circuitry can be powered down with the exception of the circuits supporting critical finctions; (a) the sensor interface circuit 22 that detects an abnormal signal condition and produces a binary signal that is logically combined with the signal 28 produced by the time interval generator so that when either a pulse or abnormal condition occurs the rest of the transmit logic circuitry is activated or powered up, (b) the frequency and time data memory 20 that has to retain the data during the period between transmission and consequently either it has to be a nonvolatile type or it has to be powered up during the period between transmissions. Upon activation, the control logic 8 determines the activation source by reading signals 28 and 18.
When the logic 8 is activated by a pulse 28 from the time interval generator the following sequence of events occurs. First, the logic reads the frequency data memory and produces a data packet that includes the sensor status, the transmitter ID number and other data such as battery status. Then, the logic activates and programs the synthesizer-modulator 4, activates the amplifier 10 and sends the packet to the modulator via line 24. After completion of each transmission, the transmitter logic sets the transmitter in the standby mode until activated again by a pulse on line 28 or a sensor abnormal condition indicated on line 18.
In the preferred embodiment the transmission of a packet can be repeated a predetermined number of times at separate frequencies, wherein the number of repetitions is chosen according to application needs and, wherein the frequencies are determined by the transmitter logic according to an algorithm described later in details. This way it is possible for the receiver to receive some repeated packets even if the other packets are lost due to frequency selective fading caused by multipath or due to interference.
When a sensor abnormal condition occurs, the sensor interface circuit 22 produces an active level of the signal indicative of the sensor abnormal level which activates the transmitter via a combinatorial logic circuit that combines the sensor abnormal level signal with the pulses from the time interval generator. When activated this way, the transmitter control logic 8 produces a data packet that includes the sensor status, then the logic activates and programs the synthesizer-modulator 4, activates the amplifier 10, and sends the packet to the synthesizer-modulator. In the preferred embodiment, the transmission of the alarm packet is repeated a predetermined number of times using a plurality of predetermined alarm frequencies in such a way that the transmission frequency is changed after each single packet transmission according to a predetermined fixed sequence. In the preferred implementation, when the alarm packets are transmitted, the time intervals between transmissions are minimal; when one transmission is completed, the transmitter immediately programs to the next frequency and repeats the packet transmission, etc. In the preferred embodiment there are eight frequencies used for this purpose, as described below. It should be noted that the existence of the predetermined alarm frequencies is not necessary albeit advantageous. In an alternative design, the transmitter may follow the normal hopping pattern but an increased rate repeating the alarm message a predetermined number of times. The essence of the idea is that the alarm message being infrequent can afford a much greater transmission overhead and can be repeated many times. If the alarm message is transmitted at fewer frequencies, a faster response of the receiver will be observed on average.
After the transmission sequence is completed, the control logic disables the signal indicative of the sensor abnormal status so that an abnormal sensor status can not activate the control logic. Then, the control logic puts the transmitter in the standby mode until activated by a pulse from the time interval generator. When subsequently activated, the transmitter control logic performs the usual transmission sequence but the data packets include information that the sensor condition is abnormal if the condition persists. When the abnormal condition subsides, the signal indicative of an abnormal status is enabled so that a subsequent occurrence of an abnormal condition can activate the logic and trigger a new alarm transmission sequence; thus, normal operation is restored.
In the preferred embodiment, the use of frequencies is determined as follows. First, the entire available spectrum is divided into a plurality of channels. The number of channels depends on the available spectrum and the receiver bandwidth. In the preferred embodiment, a 26 MHz bandwidth is divided into 173 channels, each channel having 150 kHz. Then 8 channels are selected so that they are separated by large but uneven frequency intervals. Wherein, the large interval is defined here as comparable to the coherence bandwith of the transmission channel. The large separation improves probability that if one of the channels is faded due to the multipath, the next channel is not faded. The uneven separation ensures that a single harmonic interference does not interfere with all channels. In the preferred embodiment, these channels are reserved for the transmission of abnormal sensor status and will be referred to as alarm frequencies. These frequencies are excluded from use if the sensor status is normal. In addition, channels on each side and immediately adjacent to each alarm frequency are also excluded from use in order to minimize interference with the alarm frequencies by the transmitters transmitting status messages. Thus, total number of 24 frequencies is reserved. From the remaining 149 frequencies, 128 frequencies are selected in an arbitrary but preferably non-uniform way and assigned indexes from 0 to 127 in such a way that a smaller index corresponds to a lower frequency. Then the frequencies are organized in a matrix in the following way. There are 8 columns and 16 rows in the matrix. The frequencies in the first column are from f0 to f15, in the second column from f16 to f31, and so on. This way, the frequencies in the first row are f0, f16, f32, f48, f64, f80, f96, f112, the frequencies in the second row are f1, f17, f33, f49, f65, f81, f97, f113, and so on. Consequently, the frequencies in each row are separated by large and uneven frequency intervals. Referring to FIG. 3b the frequency matrix 300 has eight columns numbered 0 to 7 and 16 rows numbered 0 to 15. This way of organizing the matrix of frequencies is the same for each transmitter and the receiver. However, in the preferred embodiment, the sequence in which these frequencies are used is different for different transmitters. The following is the description how this is accomplished in the preferred embodiment. Each transmitter includes two pseudo random sequence generators, wherein a pseudo random sequence generator is based on a linear feedback shift register, wherein some outputs of the shift register are fed back to an EX-OR (Exclusive OR) gate whose output is connected to the register input. For a certain combination of the outputs that are fed to the EX-OR gate, the shift register can produce a sequence that has 2N -1 bits, wherein N is the length of the shift register. Such a sequence is called a maximum length sequence. Alternatively, if all the outputs of the shift register are taken at a time, then a pseudo random sequence of 2N -1 numbers is created, wherein all the numbers are N digits long and each number differs from all the other numbers in the sequence; the numbers range from 1 to 2N -1. Such pseudo random generators are known to the skilled in the art and do not require additional description. The first generator is based on a three-bit shift register with feedback taken from the first and the last bit. This register produces a sequence of seven numbers, wherein each number has three digits. The numbers change from 1 to 7.
Referring to FIG. 3a, the pseudo random sequence generator 203 consists of a shift register 205 and EX-OR gate 204. The shift register 205 is composed of three stages 221, 222, and 223 having three outputs Q0 211, Q1 212 and Q2 213 respectively. The feedback is taken from outputs Q0 and Q2. The three least significant bits of the transmitter ID {t0, t1, t2 } 201 are combined with the output of the pseudo random sequence generator {Q0, Q1, Q2 } using EX-OR gates 206, 207, 208. The result is the column address {C0, C1, C2 } 202.
Assuming that the initial state of the shift register is binary 111 (decimal 7), the produced sequence is {7, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 6}. These numbers are then combined with the last three bits of the transmitter ID using bit by bit EX-OR operation; i.e. the last bit of the transmitter ID (t0) is combined with the last bit of the random number (Q0), etc. This way produced new sequence has numbers ranging from 0 to 7 the order of which depends on the last three bits of the transmitter ID. Thus, 8 distinct (permutated) sequences of numbers are created. These sequences are used to address the columns of the frequency matrix. For example, if the last digits of the transmitter ID are 000, then the columns are selected in the order 7, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 6, i.e. the sequence is not altered. If the last three digits of the transmitter ID are 001, then the columns are selected in the order 6, 2, 4, 3, 0, 5, 7; if the last three digits of the transmitter ID are 010, then the columns are selected in the order 5, 1, 7, 0, 3, 6, 4; etc.
In the preferred embodiment, the second pseudo random sequence generator has 4 bits; the feedback is taken from the first and the fourth bit. The resulting four bit numbers are combined using bit by bit EX-OR operation with the next 4 digits of the transmitter ID i.e. with the bits fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh to produce 16 sequences of numbers varying from 0 to 15. The resulting new sequences are used to address the rows of the frequency matrix. The column address is changed faster than the row address; the column address is changed first until all seven numbers of the column address sequence are used, then the row address is changed then the column address changes are repeated etc. It is apparent, that any two sequences are quite different even though the ID number is changed only on one position. This is advantageous since it lowers the probability of persistent collision that may happen if two or more transmitters transmit at the same time and at the same frequency for a prolonged time. Using the method of constructing hopping frequencies described above, 128 different sequences are created. This way the probability of persistent collision is small even in systems with great concentration of transmitters. It should be stressed that using the sequences as described ensures that the persistent collision is not possible since the frequencies in any arbitrary pair of sequences do not coincide persistently regardless of the relative shift of the sequences.
It should now be also apparent, that this way or organizing and using the frequencies ensures that the successive transmissions from a transmitter will occur on frequencies that are always separated by large and uneven frequency intervals. The large separation improves probability that if one of the channels is faded due to the multipath, the next channel is not faded. The uneven separation ensures that a single harmonic interference does not interfere with all channels.
For each transmitter, the future frequency can be predicted based on just one partially received message since each message includes the transmitter ID based on which the receiver can determine the content of the row and column address generators for the current frequency. It is only necessary to know the last 7 digits of the transmitter ID. These digits are placed toward the end of the message in the preferred embodiment so that in case when the receiver begins reception of the transmitted message starting in the middle of the message, the transmitter ID can still be recovered and thus the next frequency can be predicted.
In some applications, this number of sequences my not be sufficient. In such cases the number of sequences can be extended to a larger number using other techniques, some of which were extensively studied and are described in the available literature. The number of available sequences for column selection is large and equals 8!=40320. Similarly the number or possible sequences for row selections is 16! or approximately 2E13. However, the method described above is preferred for its simplicity and the unique properties or orthogonality of all sequences. The degree of orthogonality indicates how many hits (frequency agreements) there may be between two sequences upon any relative cyclic shift of the sequences. In a perfect design, for any two sequence that use the same set of frequencies, there would be only one hit. I.e. if upon any cyclic shift of two sequences, a position is found in which the same frequency is present in both sequences, then the frequencies in all other positions would differ. The sequences produced in a manner as described in the preferred embodiment are orthogonal in that sense. Although perfect orthogonality is not necessary for proper operation of the system, it is desirable since it reduces the probability of lost packets due to collisions. However, it should be apparent that other ways of arranging the frequencies and using this method of randomizing could be created.
Normally, the time intervals between transmissions are controlled by a quartz crystal and, ideally their nominal values are the same for all transmitters, however in the preferred embodiment, the time intervals are perturbed by predetermined small time increments delta T to further randomize the transmission events and lower the probability of persistent collisions with other transmitters as well as avoiding an intentional or unintentional pulsed interference. The transmitter control logic can accomplish this by programming the time interval generator via line 26 according to a predetermined algorithm. The information about the current status of the algorithm may be included in the transmitted packet to aid the receiver operation.
In the preferred embodiment, the method of determining the time interval perturbation is based on similar technique as described in conjunction with row address generation for the frequency matrix, wherein the random sequence is used to alter the time interval between transmissions. I.e. each time a transmission is performed, a new number is generated and used to determine the time interval between the current and the next transmission. Wherein, the time randomization is accomplished by combining the output of the three-bit pseudo random generator used for column addressing in the frequency matrix with the bits eight, nine and ten of the transmitter ID. I.e. bit Q0 is combined with bit t7, bit Q1 with bit t8, etc. The resulting 3-bit numbers (max ±3) are used to determine how many delta T increments are added to the predetermined nominal value of the time between transmissions to determine the time of the next transmission. This way, an instant synchronization is possible, including the time perturbation, based on a single received message because the receiver can infer the status of the 3-bit generator based on the received frequency index and the transmitter ID number. I.e. the message contains the information about the 3-bit generator without explicit inclusion of the generator status bits in the message.
It is to be understood that the random frequency selection as described above and the time perturbation can be used together or in separation to achieve immunity to collisions. I.e. (a) a fixed frequency pattern for all transmitters and random time perturbation patterns individual for each transmitter can be used, or (b) a fixed time interval between transmission or fixed time perturbation pattern and random frequency selection individual for each transmitter can be used, or (c) frequency and time changes can be combined to enhance the system performance at the expense of complication.
In the preferred embodiment, both the transmission frequency and the time interval between transmissions are individually randomized for each transmitter.
According to another aspect of the invention, the receiver can examine the transmitted waveform looking for specific parameters such as frequency deviation, modulation type, data encoding, or specific data patterns included in the transmitted data. This is done by the receiver to differentiate between the signals from the transmitters that belong to the system and some spurious transmitters or interference. In one preferred embodiment, the transmitter interleaves the data in the transmitted packet with a predetermined pattern. The preferred pattern is repeated 01 pattern resulting in the interleaved data: . . . bn-1 0 bn 1 bn+1 0 . . .
wherein bi represents the original data bits before interleaving. In most cases, the differentiation can be done without waiting for the reception of an entire packet. If the interleaving pattern is not present, the receiver may quickly hop to examine a new frequency. This aids a faster and more reliable acquisition process during which the receiver synchronizes its time and frequency coordinates of a transmitter with which the synchronization has been lost.
Referring to FIG. 2, the receiver includes a reference frequency crystal oscillator 126 to produce a stable reference frequency on line 128 for the receiver circuits, a frequency selective radio receiver circuit 100 whose frequency is programmable via lines 116, to receive and demodulate a frequency modulated carrier when the frequency of the frequency selective receiver circuit is programmed according to the frequency of the carrier, and a receiver control logic means 130 to process demodulated data, to provide system interface lines 140, responsive to the received data, and to program the frequency of the frequency selective receiver circuit. The control logic includes a receiver timer 132 establishing a time base to measure the elapsing time. The control logic also includes: (a) a plurality of ID memory registers 134 to hold digital data indicative of ID numbers for each transmitter that belongs to the system, (b) a plurality of time memory registers 136 to hold digital data indicative of the time of the next transmission occurrence for each respective transmitter, and (c) a plurality of frequency memory registers 138 to hold digital data indicative of the frequency of the next transmission occurrence for each respective transmitter. In the preferred embodiment, the registers are organized such that an arbitrary register i 151 of the plurality of ID memory registers 134 associated with a transmitter whose ID number is n, is associated with register i 152 of the plurality of time memory registers 136 and register i 153 of plurality of frequency memory registers 138, wherein said registers 152 and 153 hold data associated with said transmitter n. The frequency selective radio receiver circuit 100 includes a RF band pass filter 104, an amplifier 106, an IF bandpass filter 110, a mixer 108, limiter-discriminator circuit 112 and frequency synthesizer 114. The RF band-pass filter selects only the desired frequency band allocated for the transmission, the mixer mixes the incoming signal with the signal produced in the frequency synthesizer and produces an IF frequency (Intermediate Frequency). The IF frequency is filtered in a narrow band filter 110 whose bandwidth is selected according to the channel bandwidth. The limiter discriminator demodulates the signal and produces baseband DATA signal 120 and an RSSI signal 118 indicative of the received signal strength. The DATA signal 120 and the RSSI signal 118 are converted to binary signals by A/D converters 124 and 122 respectively and fed to the control logic 130. The presented architecture of the frequency selective radio receiver circuit 100 is known as a superheterodyne FM receiver, it is very well known and it does not require additional explanation. The transmitted message data is extracted from the DATA signal 120 digitized by the A/D converter 124 using one of the many well-known methods for signal processing and does not require additional explanation.
In the preferred embodiment, the frequency registers 138 hold for each transmitter the state of the row and column address generators for addressing the frequency array. The frequency array is as described above and it is identical to the arrays in all transmitters. If the synchronization is obtained with a given transmitter, the states of the row and column address generators are identical with that in the transmitter. In the preferred implementation, the time registers 136 hold numbers--time of next transmission--for each transmitter representing the state of the receiver timer 132 at the time the next transmission is due from a transmitter.
In operation, the receiver control logic 130 sequentially compares the data content of the time registers 136 with the data content of the receiver timer 132 and if the transmission is due from a transmitter, the control logic programs the frequency selective radio receiver circuit 100 according to the data content in the frequency register 138 for this transmitter, attempts to decode the demodulated signal, changes the content of the time register based on the number representative of the time interval between the transmissions for this transmitter and changes the content of the frequency register according to a predetermined algorithm for this transmitter. I.e. the frequency and the time registers are updated each time a transmission is due regardless whether the packet was received successfully. The new content of the frequency register is determined according to the algorithm for the frequency use by the transmitters.
The new content of the time register is calculated based on the current content of the receiver timer and a number representative of the time between the current transmission and the next transmission for this transmitter, wherein said number is calculated based on the nominal value of the time between the transmissions and adjusted by the pseudo random perturbation performed according to the previously described algorithm. In addition, said number is corrected by a correction factor based on the measured difference between the transmitter time base and the time base of the receiver, wherein said difference is determined in a manner described later in details. In the preferred embodiment, the numbers representative of the time base differences are stored in the time registers 136 separately for each transmitter and are independent from the numbers representing the time of the next transmission, i.e. the time registers are split to hold two independent numbers.
It should be noted that even if crystal oscillators are used in the transmitters and the receiver to control the timing, the error accumulated during the time between transmissions may be significant compared to the packet time. For example, if the period between the transmissions is 100 seconds and the crystal frequency error due to tolerance and temperature changes is ±20 ppm (parts per million) for the transmitter and ±10 ppm for the receiver, then the error may be as large as 3 ms. If the time for the transmission of one packet is 5 ms, then the error is significant. In order to minimize the time error accumulated during the long time between the transmissions, the receiver can store the time difference between the ideal and the actual time of the packet reception and use the difference to predict more accurately the next transmission time. For example, if the timer resolution is 0.3 ms, then the next transmission time can be predicted with accuracy 0.3 ms, providing that the temperature does not change appreciably over 100 s period. This represents an improvement of an order of magnitude. I.e. the receiver can program its frequency 0.3 ms in advance to each new frequency, examine it for the duration of the packet, then program to the next frequency and so on.
During the acquisition, when the time error is not known, the receiver needs to tune to the first frequency at least 3 ms in advance. Then, the receiver monitors the received signal by observing the RSSI signal 118 and DATA signal 120. If during the next 6 ms no valid signal is present, the receiver programs to the next frequency 3 ms in advance and so on. To avoid this acquisition problem, the receiver can include a frequency error detection means as described below.
In the preferred embodiment, the receiver includes a frequency error detection means 142 that is preferably implemented as a simple digital counter, in order to detect the frequency error in the received signal in respect to the receiver reference frequency by measuring the frequency error of the intermediate frequency signal 111. In addition, in the transmitter, the transmitted carrier frequency and the time interval generator timing are derived from the same source and in the receiver, the receiver frequency and the receiver timer are derived from the same reference. In operation, the receiver can measure the frequency difference between the transmitted carrier and the receiver frequency and use the measured error to determine the difference between the transmitter reference frequency and the receiver reference frequency based on just one partially decoded message. The frequency difference measurement is accomplished in the following way. Assuming that the transmitter frequency accuracy is ±20 ppm and the receiver is ±10 ppm, carrier frequency is 915 MHz and IF frequency is 10.7 MHz, the absolute maximum error between the receiver frequency synthesizer and the received carrier can be as much as 2760 Hz (915E6*20E-6+925.7E6*10E-6). I.e. the resulting IF frequency is offset from its nominal value by this amount. This represents 260 ppm of the nominal IF frequency. An ordinary frequency counter with a time base accuracy determined by the receiver crystal oscillator, i.e. ±10 ppm can detect this error and measure it with good accuracy. The accuracy should be better than ±110 Hz (1/26 of the maximum error). Based on the measured frequency error, the relative frequency offset is calculated and the time correction factor for each transmitter is adjusted accordingly. For example, if the measured error is +1380 Hz then the relative frequency error is approximately equal to +15 ppm. If the nominal value of the time interval between two consecutive transmissions is 100 seconds, then the required correction is +1.5 ms if the receiver uses high injection, i.e. the frequency of the synthesizer in the receiver is nominally equal to the received frequency plus the IF frequency, and -1.5 ms if low injection is used.
In the preferred embodiment, the time base correction factor stored for each transmitter is also used to adjust the center frequency of the receiver and thus aid the reception of the transmitted packets, thus lowering the requirements for the length of the preamble included in each packet for the purpose of carrier and data timing acquisition. This is accomplished by adjusting the receiver frequency momentarily just prior to the reception of the packet from a transmitter from which a packet is due.
In operation, the receiver scans the alarm frequencies during the time when it is not occupied with the scheduled reception from the transmitters or checking the time registers. Also the receiver scans all the available frequencies in addition to the alarm frequencies. During the scan, the receiver uses RSSI signal to detect if there is an energy transmitted on a current frequency; if so then the receiver determines if the transmitted pattern is valid by detecting the interleaved pattern in the message or other unique properties of the modulated carrier. If the energy is not present or the pattern is not valid, the receiver will quickly proceed to examine the next frequency. Only if the pattern is valid, the receiver will stay on this frequency and try to decode the message. This way all the alarm frequencies are examined several times per second ensuring that the receiver can receive the alarm message with a minimum delay. Also, the scan of all available frequencies is fast; the synchronization can be regained faster and more reliably because the receiver will not waste much of the time for an examination of very weak or spurious signals.
In the preferred embodiment, when a transmitter is powered up, for example after a battery replacement, it enters a power-up mode during which a predetermined number of packets are transmitted on the alarm frequencies in a way similar to the transmission of alarm packets. In the power-up transmission sequence, each packet includes a number that indicates how many packets the transmitter will transmit in this mode before entering a normal mode of operation. This way, the receiver can synchronize with the transmitter just after a single packet reception by calculating when the first transmission will occur in the normal mode.
In the preferred embodiment, the transmitter ID numbers for each transmitter stored in the receiver ID memory registers 134 are acquired and stored by the receiver during a process of log-in. Each new transmitter to be logged-in is placed in a close proximity to the receiver and then powered up. A very high level of the received signal ensures that the new transmitter signal is not mistaken for another transmitter. A successful log-in is confirmed by the receiver using an audio or a visual indicator that can be included in the receiver or in the system controller connected to the receiver via system interface 140. The receiver may reject the transmitters that can cause persistent collisions i.e. if its ID number has the last 10 digits identical to another transmitter already present in the system.
Although illustrative embodiments of the invention have been described in detail herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments, and that various changes and modifications can be effected therein by one skilled in art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PERFORM A COMPUTER TASK IN A REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION STATE
Methods and systems to perform a computer task in a reduced power consumption state, including to virtualize physical resources with respect to an operating environment and service environment, to exit the operating environment and enter the service environment, to place a first set of one or more of the physical resources in a reduced power consumption state, and to perform a task in the service environment utilizing a processor and a second set of one or more of the physical resources. A physical resource may be assigned to an operating environment upon an initialization of the operating environment, and re-assigned to the service environment to be utilized by the service environment while other physical resources are placed in a reduced power consumption state.
Wang, Jing W. (Shanghai, CN)
Kuang, Ming (Shangai, CN)
Rothman, Michael A. (Puyallup, WA, US)
Zimmer, Vincent J. (Federal Way, WA, US)
Chen, Jack (Shanghai, CN)
Zhao, Yebin Andy (Shanghai, CN)
G06F1/32; G06F9/46
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FENNEMA, ROBERT E
GARRETT IP, LLC (C/O CPA Global 900 2nd Avenue South, Suite 600, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55402, US)
1. A method, including: virtualizing physical resources of a computer system with respect to an operating environment and a service environment; exiting the operating environment and entering the service environment; switching a first set of at least one the physical resources from an active state to a reduced power consumption state upon the exiting of the operating environment; maintaining a processor and a second set of at least one of the physical resources in an active state in the service environment; performing a service environment task in the service environment, including utilizing the processor and the second set of at least one physical resource while the first set of at least one physical resource is in the reduced power consumption state; and exiting the service environment upon completion of the service environment task.
2. The method of claim 1, further including: performing the service environment task in the reduced power consumption state in response to a request from the operating environment.
3. The method of claim 1, further including: performing the service environment task in the reduced power consumption state in response to a request from the operating environment to place the computer system in a reduced power consumption state when one or more of a service task is in progress and a service task is scheduled.
4. The method of claim 1, further including: performing the service environment task at the lower power consumption state in response to a schedule.
5. The method of claim 4, further including: scheduling the service environment task at the lower power consumption state in response to instructions received through a network interface device.
6. The method of claim 1, further including: assigning a first one of the physical resources to the operating environment upon an initialization of the operating environment; and re-assigning the first physical resource to the service environment prior to performing the service task in the lower power consumption state.
7. The method of claim 1, further including: assigning a first one of the physical resources to the operating environment upon an initialization of the operating environment; assigning a second one of the physical resources to the service environment upon an initialization of the service environment; processing access requests to the first physical resource in the operating environment; processing access requests to the second physical resource in the service environment; and re-assigning the first physical resource to the service environment prior to performing the service task in the lower power consumption state.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the performing the service environment task includes: transferring information between a network interface device and a storage device.
9. The method of claim 18, wherein the transferring of information includes one or more of uploading information from the storage device to a network and a downloading information from the network to the storage device.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the placing a first set of at least one the physical resources in a reduced power consumption state includes: placing one or more processors in the reduced power consumption state.
11. A system, comprising: a computer instruction processor; a plurality of physical resources; a communications infrastructure coupled between the processor and the plurality of physical resources; a computer program product including a computer readable medium having computer program logic stored therein, the computer program logic including; virtual machine management logic to cause the processor to virtualize physical resources of the computer system with respect to an operating environment and a service environment, power management logic to cause the processor to place a first set of one or more of the physical resources in a reduced power consumption state, and service task logic to cause the processor to perform a service task in the service environment with respect to a second set of one or more of the physical resources when the power management logic is invoked.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to a request from the operating environment to perform the service task in a reduced power consumption state.
13. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to a request from the operating environment to place the computer system in a reduced power consumption state when one or more of a service task is in progress and a service task is scheduled.
14. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to a schedule.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to receive an instruction through a network interface device and to cause the computer processor to schedule a time to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to the instruction.
16. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to assign a first one of the physical resources to the operating environment upon an initialization of the operating environment; and logic to cause the processor to re-assign the first physical resource to the service environment when the power management logic and the service task logic are invoked.
17. The system of claim 11, wherein the virtual machine management logic includes: logic to cause the processor to assign a first one of the physical resources to the operating environment upon initialization of the operating environment and assign a second one of the physical resources to the service environment upon initialization of the service environment; logic to cause the processor to switch between the operating environment and the service environment and to process access requests to the first physical resource in the operating environment and to process access requests to the second physical resource in the service environment; and logic to cause the processor to re-assign the first physical resource to the service environment when the power management logic and the service task logic are invoked.
18. The system of claim 11, wherein the service task logic includes: logic to cause the processor to transfer information between a network interface device and a storage device.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the service task logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to perform one or more of an upload from the storage device to a network and a download from the network to the storage device.
20. The system of claim 11, wherein the power management logic includes logic to cause one or more other processors to enter a reduced power consumption state.
21. A computer program product including a computer readable medium having computer program logic stored therein, the computer program logic including: virtual machine management logic to cause a processor to virtualize physical resources of a computer system with respect to an operating environment and a service environment; power management logic to cause the processor to place a first set of one or more of the physical resources in a reduced power consumption state; and service task logic to cause the processor to perform a service task in the service environment with respect to a second set of one or more of the physical resources when the power management logic is invoked.
22. The computer program logic of claim 21, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to invoke the power management and the service task logic in response to a request from the operating environment to perform the service task in a reduced power consumption state.
23. The computer program logic of claim 21, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to a request from the operating environment to place the computer system in a reduced power consumption state when one or more of a service task is in progress and a service task is scheduled.
24. The computer program logic of claim 21, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to a schedule.
25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to receive an instruction through a network interface device and to cause the computer processor to schedule a time to invoke the power management logic and the service task logic in response to the instruction.
26. The computer program logic of claim 21, wherein the computer program logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to assign a first one of the physical resources to the operating environment upon initialization of the operating environment; and logic to cause the processor to re-assign the first physical resource to the service environment when the power management logic and the service task logic are invoked.
27. The computer program logic of claim 21, wherein the virtual machine management logic includes: logic to cause the processor to assign a first one of the physical resources to the operating environment upon initialization of the operating environment and to assign a second one of the physical resources to the service environment upon initialization of the service environment; logic to cause the processor to switch between the operating environment and the service environment and to process access requests to the first physical resource in the operating environment and to process access requests to the second physical resource in the service environment; and logic to cause the processor to re-assign the first physical resource to the service environment when the power management logic and the service task logic are invoked.
28. The computer program logic of claim 21, wherein the service task logic includes: logic to cause the processor to transfer information between a network interface device and a storage device.
29. The computer program logic of claim 28, wherein the service task logic further includes: logic to cause the processor to perform one or more of an upload from the storage device to a network and a download from the network to the storage device.
30. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the power management logic includes logic to cause one or more other processors to enter a reduced power consumption state.
Computer systems include a plurality of physical resources that consume electrical power.
A computer system may include a system-wide power-save feature to place all or substantially all physical resources, including an instruction processor, in a reduced-power or sleep state.
During normal operation, a computer system may utilize one or more physical resources when performing a task, during which one or more other physical resources may not be utilized. For example, a data transfer between a storage device and a network may utilize the storage device and a network interface card, but may not utilize other physical resources, such as a display, a printer, a keyboard, and other physical resources.
Where a computer task may take a relatively long period of time to complete, such a as a relatively large data transfer, or where the task may be performed when the computer is not needed for other purposes, maintaining non-utilized physical resources in active states unnecessarily consumes power.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS/FIGURES
FIG. 1 is a process flowchart of an exemplary method of performing a task in a computer system with one or more physical resources of the computer system in a lower power consumption mode or state.
FIG. 2 is a process flowchart of an exemplary method of virtualizing physical resources of a computer system with respect to an operating environment and a service environment, and performing a service task in the service environment with one or more physical resources of the computer system in a lower power consumption state.
FIG. 3 is a process flowchart of an exemplary method of selectively placing a subset of physical resources of a computer system in a lower power consumption state when performing a service environment task.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary computer system 400.
FIG. 5 is a graphical depiction of an exemplary environment of computer system 400.
FIG. 6 is a graphical depiction of another exemplary environment of computer system 400.
In the drawings, the leftmost digit(s) of a reference number identifies the drawing in which the reference number first appears.
FIG. 1 is a process flowchart of an exemplary method 100 of performing a task in a computer system with one or more physical resources of the computer system in a lower power consumption mode or state.
At 102, one or more tasks or functions are performed in an operating environment of a computer system. The one or more function may be performed in response to one or more applications running within the operating environment.
At 104, a determination may be made to perform a task in a power saving mode.
At 106, upon a determination to perform a task in a power saving mode, a first set of one or more physical resources of the computer system is placed in a lower power consumption mode or state, and a processor and a second set of one or more of the physical resources are maintained in an active mode or state.
Physical resources may include an input/output (I/O) device, which may include one or more of:
a human interface device (HID), such as a display or monitor, a printer, a keyboard, and a pointer device;
a storage device, such as a hard disk drive storage device, an optical storage device, and a removable storage device; and
a network interface card (NIC) device.
The lower power consumption state may include one or more of a reduced performance state and an inactive state. A lower performance state may include a reduced operating speed state. An inactive state may include one or more of an intermediate power state, such as a D1 or D2 state, and a power-off state, such as a D3 state, in which a corresponding device may be unresponsive to a communication bus.
The processor may be maintained at normal performance state or a lower performance state, such as a lower speed state.
Where the computer system includes multiple processors, or cores, at least one of the processors or cores is maintained in an active state. Remaining processors or cores may be placed in a lower power consumption state, which may include one or more of a lower performance state and an inactive state. An inactive state may include one or more of a halt state, such as a C1 state, a stop-clock state, such as a C2 state, and a sleep state, such as a C3 state, and a power-off state.
At 108, the task is performed using the active processor and the second set of one or more active physical resources.
The second set of one or more physical resources may include a network interface device and a storage device, and the task may include controlling the network interface device to transfer information between a network and the storage device. The task may include one or more of uploading information from the computer system to the network, which may be performed to back-up information from the computer system to the network, and downloading information from the network to the computer system. As used herein, information may include one or more of data and instructions.
The computer system may be configured to support multiple operating environments, and to perform the task from a service environment while other operating environments are essentially in a sleep state, examples of which are provided below.
FIG. 2 is a process flowchart of an exemplary method 200 of virtualizing physical resources of a computer system with respect to an operating environment and a service environment, and performing a service task in the service environment with one or more physical resources of the computer system in a lower power consumption state.
At 202, physical resources of a computer system are virtualized with respect to one or more operating environments and a service environment. The one or more operating environments may include one or more conventional operating environments. The virtualization of physical resources may include initiating virtual machine management (VMM) logic on the computer system.
At 204, one or more tasks or functions are performed in the operating environment. The one or more function may be performed in response to one or more applications running within the operating environment.
At 206, a determination may be made to perform a service environment task or service task in a power saving mode or state. The determination may be made in response to one or more of a scheduled service task, request from the operating environment to place the computer system in a reduced power consumption mode when a service task is in progress or scheduled, and an instruction received over a network.
At 208, upon a determination to perform a service task in a power saving mode, the operating environment is exited and the service environment is entered.
The exiting of the operating environment may include or be similar to a virtual machine (VM) exit, and may include saving a state of the operating environment, including states of any application running in the operating environment and any associated open data files, to permit subsequent re-entry to the operating environment without re-booting. State information may be saved to one or more of volatile memory, such as random access memory (RAM), as in a sleep or S3 state, and non-volatile memory, such as a hard disk drive, as in a hibernate or S4 state.
The exiting of the operating environment may include exiting applications and closing associated data files, without saving state information, akin to a soft-off state, such as a G2 or S5 state, or a mechanical-off state, such as a G3 state.
At 210, a first set of one or more physical resources of the computer system is placed in a lower power consumption state, while a processor and a second set of one or more of the physical resources are maintained in an active state, substantially as described above with respect to 106 in FIG. 1.
At 212, the service task is performed in the service environment using the active processor and the second set of one or more active physical resources.
At 214, the service environment may be exited upon completion of the service task. Upon exiting the service environment, the second set of one or more physical resources may be placed in lower power consumption state. Alternatively, the operating environment may be re-entered or re-activated and the first set of one or more physical resourced may be returned to an active state.
A service environment may be configured to perform multiple service tasks, one or more of which may have a corresponding set of active physical resources. A computer system may be configured to support multiple service environments, each having one or more corresponding service environment tasks and corresponding active physical resources.
The placing of the first set of one or more physical resources in the reduced power consumption state may be performed selectively, as described below with respect to FIG. 3. For example, where the service task may be completed relatively quickly, the first set of one or more physical resources may be maintained in an active state and the operating environment may be re-entered upon completion of the service task. Where the service task may take a relatively long time, the first set of one or more physical resources may be placed in the reduced power consumption state as described above with respect to FIG. 2.
FIG. 3 is a process flowchart of an exemplary method 300 of selectively placing a set of one or more physical resources of the computer system in a lower power consumption state when performing a service environment task.
At 302, physical resources of a computer system are virtualized with respect to one or more operating environments and a service environment, including assigning a first physical resource to the operating environment and assigning a second physical resource to the service environment.
At 304, operation of the computer system switches between the operating environment and the service environment to perform tasks using the corresponding assigned physical resources.
For example, the first physical resource may include a storage device, such as a hard disk drive, and the second physical resource may include a network interface device, referred to herein as a network interface card (NIC). The service task may include controlling the NIC and the storage device to transfer data between the storage device and a network. Switching between the operating environment and the service environment at 304 may include entering the service environment to communicate between the computer system and a network, and entering the operating environment to access the storage device. The switching at 304 may include corresponding virtual machine (VM) exits and VM entries. Where a service task is to be completed relatively quickly, physical resources of the computer system may be maintained in active states during the service task.
At 306, a determination may be made to perform, or continue performing a service task in a power saving mode, substantially as described above with respect to 206 in FIG. 2.
At 308, upon a determination to perform a service task in a power saving mode, the operating environment is exited, substantially as described above with respect to 208 in FIG. 2.
At 310, a first set of one or more physical resources of the computer system is placed in a lower power consumption state, and a processor and a second set of the physical resources are maintained in an active state, substantially as described above with respect to 210 in FIG. 2.
In the example of FIG. 3, the second set of the physical resources includes the first and second physical resources initially assigned to the operating environment and the service environment, respectively.
At 312, the first physical resource is re-assigned to the service environment, to allow the first physical resource to be controlled from the service environment. The re-assigning may include providing direct access to a driver associated with the first physical resource, or re-initiating the driver within or with respect to the service environment. Assigning of the first physical resource to the service environment may include updating a system management controller, and may include updating an interrupt processing feature of a system management controller, or SMC IRP.
At 314, the service task is performed in the service environment using the active processor and the second set of one or more active physical resources, including the first and second physical resources.
At 316, upon completion of the service task, service environment may be exited. Upon exiting the service environment, the processor and the second set of physical resources may be placed in lower power consumption states, which may be akin to placing the computer system in a system-wide sleep mode. Alternatively, the operating environment may be re-entered, the first set of physical resources may be placed in active states, and the first physical resource may be re-assigned to the operating environment.
A determination may be made between effecting system-wide sleep mode and re-entering the operating environment. Such a decision may be made in response to input received from the operating environment at 306.
One or more features described herein with respect to methods 100, 200, and 300 may be implemented alone and in various combinations with one another.
One or more of methods 100, 200, and 300, and portions thereof, may be implemented in logic, which may include one or more of integrated circuit logic and computer program product logic.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary computer system 400, including one or more computer instruction processing units or cores, illustrated here as a processor 402, to execute computer program product logic, also known as instructions, code, and software.
Computer system 400 includes memory/storage 404, including a computer readable medium having computer program product logic or instructions 406 stored thereon, to cause processor 402 to perform one or more functions in response thereto.
Computer system 400 includes physical resources 408, which may include one or more of a network interface device or card (NIC) 410, a hard disk storage device (HD) 412, a display or monitor 414, a printer device 416, an audio speaker 418, and a removable storage device 420.
Computer system 400 includes a communications infrastructure 422 to communicate data and instructions amongst processor 402, memory/storage 404, and physical resources 408. Communications infrastructure 422 may include a universal serial bus (USB) interface to one or more of physical resources 408.
In the example of FIG. 4, logic 406 includes boot logic 424, to cause processor 402 to initialize computer system 400 upon a system reset. Boot logic 424 may include driver logic corresponding to one or more of physical resources 408 to cause processor 402 to initialize corresponding physical resources 408 following a system reset. Boot logic 424 may include extensible firmware interface (EFI) logic.
Logic 406 further includes virtual machine management (VMM) logic 426 to cause processor 402 to virtualize one or more of physical resources 408 to one or more operating environments.
Logic 406 further includes service environment logic 428, including service operating system (SOS) logic 430 to cause processor 402 to host a service environment, and service task logic 432 to cause processor 402 perform one or more service tasks within the service environment.
Logic 406 further includes operating environment logic 434, including operating system logic 436 to cause processor 402 to host an operating environment. Operating environment logic 434 may include application logic 438 corresponding to one or more application programs to cause processor 402 to perform one or more tasks within the operating environment. Operating environment logic 434 may include service task management console logic 440 to cause processor 402 to initiate and/or schedule a service task to be performed in the service environment. Service task management console logic 440 may include logic to cause processor 402 to display a console or window and to receive user-input.
Logic 406 further includes power management logic 442 to cause processor 402 to place one or more of physical resources 408 in a reduced power consumption state.
Logic 406 may include decision logic 444 to invoke service task logic 432 and power management logic 442, substantially as described above with respect to FIG. 3.
Exemplary operation of computer system 400 is described below with respect to FIGS. 5-8. Computer system 400 is not, however, limited to the examples below.
FIG. 5 is a graphical depiction of an exemplary environment 500 of computer system 400, including a VMM layer 502 corresponding to VMM logic 426 in FIG. 4, to host an operating environment 504 corresponding to operating system logic 436 in FIG. 4, and a service environment 506 corresponding to SOS logic 430 in FIG. 4.
Service environment 506 may include one or more service task agents 512 corresponding to service task logic 432 to perform one or more service tasks in service environment 506.
Operating environment 504 may include a service task management console 508 corresponding to service task management console logic 440 in FIG. 4, which may include a display window to present selectable features corresponding to service task agent 512.
Operating environment 504 may include one or more applications 510 corresponding to application logic 438 in FIG. 4.
In the example of FIG. 5, physical resources 408 are illustrated in active states, and thus may be accessible to one or more of operating environment 502 and service environment 504.
FIG. 6 is a graphical depiction of an exemplary environment 600 of computer system 400, wherein operating environment 504 is illustrated as inactive and service environment 506 is illustrated as active. Additionally, a first set 602 of physical resources 408 is illustrated as inactive and a second set 604 of physical resources 408 is illustrated as active.
In the example of FIG. 6, the active second set 604 of physical resources 408 include NIC 410 and HD 412. Service task agent 512 may be configured to control NIC 410 and HD 412 to download data and/or instructions from a network to HD 412, and/or to upload data and/or instructions from HD 412 to the network.
As described above with respect to FIG. 3, one or more of physical resources 408 may be assigned to operating environment 504. Similarly, one or more other physical resources of physical resources 408 may be assigned to service environment 506.
FIG. 7 a graphical depiction of an exemplary environment 700 of computer system 400, wherein NIC 410 is assigned to a service environment and HD 412 is assigned to an operating environment.
Environment 700 includes a VMM layer 702 corresponding to VMM logic 426 in FIG. 4, to host an operating environment 704 corresponding to operating system logic 436 in FIG. 4, and a service environment 706 corresponding to SOS logic 430 in FIG. 4.
Service environment 706 includes a download agent 712, corresponding to service task logic 432, to control data transfers between NIC 410 and HD 412 when a first set of physical resources is placed in a reduced power consumption state.
Operating environment 704 may include a download management console 708 corresponding to service task management console logic 440 in FIG. 4, which may include a console or display window to present selectable features corresponding to download agent 712.
Operating environment 704 may include a HD native driver 714 to access HD 412, as illustrated at 715. Operating environment 704 may further include a HD local driver 716 to process HD access requests 719 from service environment 706. Service environment 706 may include a HD local driver 718 to send HD access requests 719.
Similarly, service environment 706 may include a NIC native driver 720 to access NIC 410, as illustrated at 721. Service environment 706 may further include a NIC local driver 722 to process NIC access requests 725 from operating environment 704. Operating environment 704 may include a NIC local driver 724 to send NIC access requests 725.
One or more of drivers 714, 716, 718, 720, 722, and 724 may be initialized during a boot procedure of computer system 400.
During normal VMM operation, when operating environment 704 sends a NIC access request 725, processor 402 may exit operating environment 704 and enter service environment 706, to process NIC access request 725 through NIC local driver 722 and NIC native driver 720. This may be performed without invoking power management logic 442, and may be performed without invoking download agent 712.
Where the processing of NIC access request 725 requires access to HD 412, service environment 706 may send a HD access request 719. In response, processor 402 may exit service environment 706 and enter service environment 704, to process HD access request 719 through HD local driver 716 and HD native driver 714. Processor 402 may thereafter switch between operating environment 704 and service environment 706 one or more additional times to process NIC access request 725.
When a network access is to be performed in a reduced power consumption mode, processor 402 may invoke service task logic 432 and power management logic 442, as described below with respect to FIG. 8.
FIG. 8 is a graphical depiction of an exemplary environment 800 of computer system 400, wherein operating environment 704 is illustrated as inactive and service environment 706 is illustrated as active. Additionally, a first set 802 of physical resources 408, including physical resources 414, 416, 418, and 420, is illustrated as inactive, and a second set 804 of physical resources 408, including NIC 410 and HD 412, is illustrated as active.
In addition, HD native driver 714 is illustrated associated with or assigned to service environment 706, to permit service environment 706 to access HD 412 without exiting service environment 706. Service environment 706 may thus access NIC 410, as illustrated at 806, and HD 412, as illustrated at 808.
Download agent 712 may be configured to control NIC 410 to transfer data between HD 412 and a network, which may include one or more of uploading data from HD 412 to the network, and downloading data from the network to HD 412.
Download management console 708 may be configured to provide instructions and/or data to download agent 712 prior to an exit from operating environment 704. Download management console 708 may be configured to receive instructions and/or data from one or more of a user and the network during normal operation.
Download agent 712 and power management logic 442 may be invoked following a request from operating environment 704 to place computer system 400 in a sleep state or a power-off state. Upon such a request, a determination may be made to perform or continue an existing network interface operation, such as a download or upload operation, in a reduced power consumption mode. In such a situation, operating environment 704 may be exited in accordance with a sleep mode or power off mode.
Methods and systems are disclosed herein with the aid of functional building blocks illustrating the functions, features, and relationships thereof. At least some of the boundaries of these functional building blocks have been arbitrarily defined herein for the convenience of the description. Alternate boundaries may be defined so long as the specified functions and relationships thereof are appropriately performed. One skilled in the art will recognize that these functional building blocks can be implemented by discrete components, application specific integrated circuits, processors executing appropriate software, and combinations thereof.
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Straight stories: Tom McCarthy's Spotlight
The performers are across-the-board faultless. Each actor comes complete with his or her own bodily mannerisms, which go some way in creating the film’s breathing, lived-in reality. It’s in the details.
Spotlight is a film about story. It’s about details and stitching them together: what to include, what not to include, where to place things and how. Its own thread-work is exemplary, its choice of detail confident. Here, narration is a matter of priority: not the voiceover kind, not the explanatory text kind, but the putting things in the right place kind. Putting things right: the oil on which robust engines run.
The fiction here is fact. In 2002, the Boston Globe published a series of articles exposing the systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by the city’s Catholic archdiocese — a scandal that catalysed whole waves of similar exposés and whose international aftershocks continue to ripple. The journalists responsible belonged to the newspaper’s famed Spotlight team, a four-person unit that began to amass its incriminating material in July 2001. The resulting output won the team a Pulitzer Prize in 2003.
The investigation was an ensemble effort. In Spotlight, directed by Tom McCarthy and co-written by him and Josh Singer, non-Catholic outsider Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber) arrives as the Globe’s new editor on the back of recent personnel cuts and with speculation rife regarding further overhauls. Piqued by a recent column about Mitch Garabedian (Stanley Tucci), a lawyer claiming that the local cardinal actively covered up paedophilia within his ranks, Baron encourages the paper’s Spotlight team to probe further.
The team itself comprises Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams), Matt Caroll (Brian d’Arcy James), Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo) and, as their de facto head, Walter ‘Robbie’ Robinson (Michael Keaton). Between Robinson and Baron is Ben Bradlee, Jr. (John Slattery), an editorial supervisor instinctively resistant to taking on a power as pervasive as the Catholic Church.
The Church’s cover-up went back decades. Spotlight opens in 1976. Two cops in Boston’s eleventh district anticipate the arrival of the Assistant D.A. and discuss the legal consequences awaiting Father Goeghan, a priest they have arrested on child molestation claims. When the Assistant D.A. arrives, we hear the local bishop assuring the victims’ mother that Geoghan will be removed from his parish and that it won’t happen again.
It’s a mysteriously brief prologue but everything’s already there. It’s there in the way one of the cops, much older and more experienced than the other, shruggingly speculates that Geoghan had been, quote-unquote, helping out the fatherless family in question and that it’s unlikely there’ll be an arraignment. It’s there in the Assistant D.A.’s order to keep the press at arm’s length. And it’s there in the bishop’s avuncular, priests-will-be-priests smile. Nothing about the scene suggests the arrest or molestation is aberrant: in Boston, Massachusetts, the Church has enjoyed a great deal of power over the socially and politically vulnerable.
Promoting old-fashioned journalism as the noblest of all anti-corruption crusades, Spotlight invites obvious comparisons to the likes of All the President’s Men and The Insider in its focus on the nuts and bolts of the profession. Victims are interviewed and records perused. Documents are sought and legal loopholes discovered. Facts are checked and checked again: the Spotlighters incur fury from one abuse victim for repeating, in the interests of clarity, everything he says back to him.
When the team discovers just how many priests might be involved in the scandal, the camera drifts back, slowly widening its composition and underlining the broadening scope of the investigation. The technique is repeated when Rezendes reads out documents that validate an earlier hunch. Cutting between the simultaneous individual efforts of the Spotlighters, the film boasts a real editorial sweep, a sense of things in constant motion (the main hook of Howard Shore’s musical score begins as early as the opening pre-film ident). From what else is a gripping yarn weaved?
Plenty. Spotlight is a newsroom thriller, a drama of gestures and chemistry. McCarthy, who appeared as hack journo Scott Templeton in the final season of The Wire, has brought a sense of collective on-screen brilliance from that series to his engrossing fifth feature as writer-director. His performers are across-the-board faultless. Each comes complete with his or her own bodily mannerisms, which go some way in creating the film’s breathing, lived-in reality. It’s in the details.
There’s Keaton, scrunching his eyes so he can read in dim lighting, or half-curtaining his face as he prepares to shatter through an abuse survivor’s post-traumatic shell. There’s Ruffalo reaching over his colleague’s desk for a pen, or perching on another with his thumbs sticking out of his pockets. There’s Tucci testing the heat of his soup, shaking his head at the gall of some people, or instinctively halting a conversation until passing policemen are beyond earshot. There’s Billy Crudup (as Eric MacLeish, another lawyer who settled many abuse cases), stifling an unprofessional outburst with a breath-depriving smirk. There’s Schrieber, as a man who’s so straight he’s queer, his frills-free approach to conversation rankling the Church and its apologists. And then there’s the most telling pinpoint detail of all: Paul Guilfoyle as Peter Conley, a man with political clout and the Church’s go-to fixer, barely able to maintain his teddy bear grin after realising he can’t solve a matter by simply leaning on a guy.
An edited version of this review was published here on 27 January 2016.
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Solaris Gets the Linux Touch
By Michael Singer | August 04, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO -- Janus is known as the Roman god of beginnings and the guardian of gates and doors, which may be why Sun Microsystems chose the name to help bolster its Linux strategy.
The network computer maker previewed a new feature of its Solaris 10 operating system, codenamed "Project Janus." First introduced back in April 2004 to Solaris Express subscribers, the new technology will let customers run Linux binary applications unmodified and un-recompiled on Solaris without having to acquire extra x86-based hardware. The technology was released during this week's LinuxWorld here.
Critics have accused Sun of being lukewarm in supporting Linux. At LinuxWorld three years ago, Sun went public with its first low-cost Linux server -- the LX50 (now discontinued). After shunning Red Hat back in the boom times, the company has spent considerable time and effort trying to convince the open source community of its assurance of hardware and software support for not only Red Hat products but for SUSE Linux, as well.
With that in mind, Sun said it has given the Project Janus platform a test run on a number of applications, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Oracle 9.2.i, SAS, BEA WebLogic and others. A complete list of tested applications is expected to be available when Sun releases Solaris 10 later this year.
With an interoperable Solaris OS/Linux environment, Sun said developers can use a single workstation/server to develop, test and install programs for both environments. In addition, system administrators can transfer common administration skills between platforms; and when used with N1 Grid Container software, Sun said customers can create a virtual Linux environment on a Solaris OS system, isolating Solaris OS and Linux applications from each other and from system faults.
"Our strategy has always been to provide the very best interoperability for heterogeneous environments," John Loiacono, Sun's executive vice president for software, said in a statement. "Now customers can leverage all the breakthrough attributes of the Solaris 10 operating system with existing investments in the Linux applications at a price lower than what they are paying for Linux. There is no longer a reason to make sacrifices when choosing between Linux and Solaris."
While Sun said Project Janus is 100 percent compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL 3), the company did not say if or how it would support Novell's SUSE Linux or other enterprise distributions.
Beyond just supporting Linux applications, Sun said with Project Janus, customers can run benefits from Solaris 10 features, including its analysis and diagnostic tool (Dynamic Tracing); online error detection and auto recovery software (Predictive Self Healing); and a self-managing OS file system (Dynamic File System).
Janus is the latest in a string of maneuvers by Sun to curry favor with the Linux and open source sector. Earlier this week, Sun previewed its inaugural Linux port of its Ray Server Software. The software now lets companies host Sun Ray thin clients running on Novell's SUSE Enterprise 8 or Red Hat Linux 3.0 servers. Previously, Sun Ray systems were only available on servers running the Solaris OS and SPARC semiconductors.
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#Cannabis Stock News: SinglePoint (OTC: $SING) Positioned to Secure Beachhead in California with Majority Stake in Cannabis Consulting, Equipment Company
SEATTLE, WA - May 17, 2017 (Investorideas.com Newswire) SinglePoint, Inc. (OTC:SING), a holding company specialized in the acquisition of small to mid-sized companies with an emphasis on new technologies, today announces that it has signed an Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Discount Indoor Garden Supply ("DIGS"). According to the LOI, SinglePoint will acquire 90 percent of DIGS in a stock and cash transaction. The acquisition will bring immediate revenues to SinglePoint and positions the Company as a leader in online products, retail stores, cannabis consulting, and equipment in California, home to thousands of cannabis-related businesses and potential customers.
The agreement with DIGS is yet another demonstration of SinglePoint's ability to strategically grow its portfolio of investments in established, high-potential cannabis businesses.
SinglePoint CEO Greg Lambrecht states, "We are committed to identifying and making investments that will strengthen both parties' position in the cannabis industry while building SinglePoint's corporate value. California is a major market opportunity, and we will work to find the right companies, such as DIGS, in which we can invest to gain a stronger foothold in the broader marijuana industry."
DIGS's online store (www.DIGSHydro.com) offers a wide range of growing equipment and accessories for individual or commercial plant cultivators. SinglePoint believes there is a major opportunity within this market, as nearly every U.S. state that has legalized the use of medical marijuana also allows licensed patients the option to grow their own plants. Now, licensed consumers can order an all-in-one unit to grow plants in the privacy of their home. DIGS's products also include growing supplies, HVAC setup, grow rooms and accessories, hydroponic garden solutions, and more.
DIGS currently has two store front locations and has plans to open a third in the near future. Each store is strategically located in area where the majority of licensed growers are established. DIGS is working on a bid to build-out a 15,000-plant operation in Southern California, and both parties in the announced LOI look forward to exploring the potential for a new model of joint-venture retail stores.
DIGS founder Carey Haas has over 25 years of experience in the industry. As the owner of multiple retail businesses, including a dispensary, Haas has established industry knowledge and relationships that will help grow both companies' presence throughout California.
Haas states, "This is a perfect match for DIGS. Greg's distribution knowledge paired with my expertise and relationships in cannabis industry create a strong, synergistic opportunity to make this endeavor a major success."
The timing of the acquisition is also favorable for SinglePoint, as California recently received endorsement for recreational cannabis and is expected to fully legalize its use in January 2018. California is a large market and many people including State Attorney General Becerra believe there is no stopping it.
About SinglePoint, Inc.
SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) hhas grown from a full-service mobile technology provider to a publicly traded holding company. Through diversification into horizontal markets, SinglePoint is building its portfolio by acquiring an interest in undervalued subsidiaries, thereby providing a rich, diversified holding base. Through its subsidiary company SingleSeed the company is providing products and services to the cannabis industry.
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Science Gets Personal
by Julie Honmei Snider
A review of Beyond Biocentrism: Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death by Robert Lanza, MD with Bob Berman
Is it any wonder that some of us find ourselves uninterested in science that espouses lifeless mechanics and randomness theory? What if science were an exploration of mind? Your mind. How does it work? Where does the world I am living in come from?
Biocentrism (Benbella Books, 2009) first put forward the scientific theory that “life creates the universe instead of the other way around.” The ramifications are huge in that they establish a relationship between awareness and the objects we perceive–hitherto believed to be separate and independent from us.
The book laid out the life-centric theory step by step in six principles, supported with cutting edge quantum theory experiments that simultaneously disprove our current model of the universe and demonstrate that awareness (you, me, the observer) determines the results.
Beyond Biocentrism (Benbella Books, 2016), the authors’ follow-up book, readable as a stand-alone, moves past the boundaries set by established science. It explores the cutting edge (is there an edge?) of the world of awareness and sums up its theory and principles slightly differently: “Reality holds no separation from consciousness.” There is no time, no space, no death, and all is a single living entity. The authors further state that anyone can reach these conclusions, and experience realization of them, with personal inquiry. One of the authors did and shares his experience in this book.
Why does Biocentrism matter?
Failed scientific models accepted as the status quo are not neutral in our lives. They cause us pain. They give us an antagonistic outlook toward the universe, a place that could turn on us at any moment. The authors ask, “Can we really relax and see our own daily activities as unfolding all by themselves, and that the truer picture is not that of just ‘little old me’ in a vast, scary universe? Can we let that go along with our fears of mortality?” (p169).
The Universe is not the way we think it is
The observable universe (900,000 galaxies to be exact, examined by a group at UC Berkeley) shows no evidence of curve or warp despite its significant gravitational mass. Planets and other astronomical bodies pull themselves into spheres when they reach a sufficient mass. The fact of this observed “flat large-scale topography” points to no boundary (p184)—an infinite universe. Some shrug this off, content to explore only the part of the cosmos that we can see. But “any fraction of infinity is zero” (p185). Here at the Hazy Moon Zen Center, our teacher loves that quote and often references it in his talks. For a long time, I assumed it was my limited math skills that kept me from understanding or relating to it. In writing this book review, I realized that maybe not understanding it is the point. Beyond Biocentrism says these findings matter because they point to the profound mystery of everything and the inability of thought to comprehend it.
Is there any proof that time exists? Our teacher often challenges us to find a time other than “now.” Science doesn’t need time in its equations. Only the element of change. The law of entropy (that all moves from order to disorder) seems to point to a direction of time and give it credence. However, probability accounts for that. There are so many more states of disorder than order, that maximum disorder is more probable to appear.
Experiments on the quantum level show that particles remain in a probable wave state, until our awareness observes and forces them to appear as particles. Entangled particles respond to awareness, regardless of time or distance.
Science shows we can observe either location (the here now) or trajectory (movement), but not both. Our perception animates a series of distinct “nows” to create the illusion of time.
No Space
My hands are typing on this computer. The couch is here and the door is there. What and where are they? What is in between? The electro-magnetic waves that make up light are invisible and have no color. Yet we can see. Where does sight come from? What are we perceiving? If we look closely with scientific instruments we can see down to atomic structures. Farther still, we see that most of the “space” within these atoms is empty. You could shrink all the known actual matter in the universe down to the size of a marble. After all, distance is relative based on speed of travel and other conditions.
So what is everything? This vast emptiness is not void. It sizzles with life and energy. Vacuum energy, magnetic waves, gravity waves, tiny particles that jump in and out of existence instantaneously based on probability that have more power than our animal sense mechanisms can comprehend. They pervade “space.” This sense of wonder comes with the Biocentric worldview.
No Death
Will a “now” come in which I am not here? There is no time. Only change. Space is infinite and impossible to comprehend. You cannot take away or add to infinity. And nothingness cannot exist—it’s a contradiction. The authors state that, “We cannot comprehend anything outside this spacio-temporal system of thought…. And because there’s no absolute self-existing space-time matrix for your energy to dissipate [from], it’s simply impossible to ‘go’ anywhere. You will always be alive” (p177).
Beyond Perception
What exists beyond our perception? The second half of the book explores fascinating examples that detail how we—and animals—perceive without the help of our physical sense mechanisms or logical understanding. The blind can avoid obstacles in their path, draw and replicate pictures they cannot see. We respond faster than our senses can process, such as when we duck (or reflexively catch) an incoming football. We think we are in the driver’s seat for our bodies, that we have control, but where do our decisions come from? We don’t know how to command all the muscle and nerve movements required to snap our fingers.
Direct Experience
Can Biocentrism go beyond the realm of scientific theory, valid only by sake of its impossibility to disprove? The authors say yes. One of them experienced its truth firsthand. Now, having established the science, the authors ask us to go a step further. To consider the role of logic versus intuition in our lives. What do we use to “know”? We tend to hold “rational” logic as the standard for “objective” reality, but in our lives we routinely reject logic that does not match our intuitive experience. To experience reality beyond the limitations of space and time is possible. One of the authors recounts his “direct experience of reality”:
“An experience began that no words could convey. It was ineffable and life altering. The best I can say is that ‘I’ was suddenly gone, replaced by the certainty of being the entire cosmos. There was absolute peace. I knew with total confidence, not logically—because as I said, Bob was no longer present—that birth and death do not exist. That all is perfect eternally, that time is unreal, and that all is one. The joy was beyond anything I could have imagined. The to-the-marrow certainty could perhaps be better described as a recognition, an ancient familiarity of being Home” (p111).
How can I experience Biocentrism?
Wow. How can I experience my consciousness as the cosmos? The authors recommend we examine our false assumptions and open our minds to letting go of how we think it is. They give examples of others who have arrived at the same conclusion as Biocentrism through personal inquiry, such as the South Indian mystic, Ramana Maharshi. He teaches: Inquire not outside for answers, but ask as a meditation, “Who Am I?”
Maharshi, by way of the authors, speaks to the mental torment of searching outside of yourself, the effort involved in seeking sincerely for the truth, and the eureka moment that comes in seeing “there is no separate self, only a stream of thoughts.” The real Self is the universe.
The authors don’t stop there. They give exciting examples of the future of science and the working theories of applying quantum effects on a macro scale. (Because larger objects are more difficult to observe in their totality than a single particle, the probability of radical quantum phenomena becomes less likely). They joyfully explore the realm that they say is not outside of ourselves.
In reading Beyond Biocentrism, and writing this review, I feel greater confidence that my practice is not so isolated and fringe. I feel more confidence and trust and inspiration to abandon understanding. I see science as backing up what I intuit, what led me to practice, which I might be bold enough to venture is named consciousness. And, that the reality I intuit, is a universe that supports me.
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https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/
Jerry Archer
Christina Bergeron
Top 10 Influencers in Health InfoSec
Risk and Resilience: Finding the Right Balance
Live Webinar | 2020 Outlook for Healthcare Security•
Governance , Incident & Breach Response , Security Operations
Analysis: Are HHS Cybersecurity Recommendations Achievable?
Experts Sort Through New Task Force Report Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 5, 2017
Emery Csulak, CISO for HHS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A new Department of Health and Human Services report to Congress containing more than 100 recommendations for how healthcare can better address cybersecurity threats is stirring debate over whether smaller organizations will be able to take the recommended actions.
See Also: The Application Security Team's Framework For Upgrading Legacy Applications
Among the report's recommendations, for example, are that organizations replace or upgrade outdated systems, carefully review how much data they retain and take a team approach to maintaining medical devices.
"The report writers clearly recognize the big challenges healthcare organizations face," says Kate Borten, president of privacy and security consulting firm The Marblehead Group. "And while the task force and government groups can and should move ahead on big-picture national objectives, the small and midsize organizations will continue to struggle with cybersecurity."
The 88-page HHS report, which was developed over the last year with input from a cyber task force of healthcare, security and technology experts, was called for under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.
The report examines "how to build a strong private-public partnership to make everyone successful," task force co-chair Emery Csulak, CISO for HHS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said during a Friday press briefing discussing the document. "We really looked at how to make the whole sector successful - a key piece of that is making sure that small and medium-sized organizations don't get left behind."
The report "demonstrates the urgency and complexity of the cybersecurity risks facing the healthcare industry and calls for a collaborative public and private sector campaign to protect our systems and patients from cyber threats," HHS says in a statement.
Six Imperatives
The document contains dozens of recommendations and "action items" falling under six main imperatives:
Define and streamline leadership, governance and expectations for healthcare industry cybersecurity;
Increase security and resilience of medical devices and health IT;
Develop the healthcare workforce capacity necessary to prioritize and ensure cybersecurity awareness and technical capabilities;
Increase healthcare industry readiness through improved cybersecurity awareness and education;
Identify mechanisms to protect research and development efforts and intellectual property from attacks or exposure;
Improve information sharing of industry threats, risks and mitigations.
Smaller Provider Challenges
While some observers praise the report for recognizing issues facing organizations of all sizes, others argue that smaller organizations with stretched resources will struggle to set and implement priorities for implementing the task force's recommendations.
"Even though the task force did not have a much representation from small and rural providers, I was impressed with the numerous references to small and rural providers and the suggestions for helping them," says Tom Walsh, president of the consulting firm tw-Security. "The task force gets it. Folks that reside inside the Washington D.C. beltway often forget that the majority of healthcare in our country is delivered in small or rural settings."
For instance, the report notes: "We recommend that industry create more low-cost, managed security service provider models to support smaller and under-funded entities in order to ensure that they have the same level of robust, state-of-the-art security monitoring, defensive, and reporting capabilities as larger healthcare organizations."
This would allow healthcare organizations to leverage resources and expertise, "such as a shared security official, and will create economies of scale. MSSPs would be better resourced to engage in information sharing activities, such as Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations," the report adds.
The report recommends that the federal government "should evaluate incentive options, such as grants and tax incentives, to encourage more MSSPs to achieve economies of scale to support small and medium-size health care providers."
Getting on Board
But getting smaller providers on board with the report's various recommendations and best practices could prove difficult, Borten says.
"The nation certainly needs more guidance at a 'security-for-dummies' level, more trained personnel and standardized laws and regulations," she says. "But those may not make a big difference for small and midsize provider organizations with thin budgets and competing priorities for... patient-focused outcomes."
Privacy attorney David Holtzman, vice president of compliance at the consultancy CynergisTek, agrees that smaller entities - which make up a large portion of the nation's healthcare system - will likely continue to struggle with the report's recommendations.
"The majority of information systems that create or maintain personally identifiable health information are owned and managed by small organizations whose capability or access to the people or technology to secure information systems is limited by financial constraints or ability to attract well-trained human resources," he says. "At first glance, it is difficult to see how these small organizations can translate the recommendations in the report into tangible progress."
The report notes that the task force recommendations "reflect a shared understanding that for the healthcare industry cybersecurity issues are, at their heart, patient safety issues."
Mac McMillan, president at CynergisTek contends that overall, "the report does a good job of identifying the problems, and offering some useful ideas, but falls short of identifying specific government actions to enable them or where the resources will come from to support them." He says the most critical issues raised are those related to improving the cybersecurity of medical devices and other IT to reduce potential safety risks to patients.
Walsh calls the document "one of the best reports I've ever read from a government task force," and hails it for containing some "novel" ideas. For instance, he cites the report's call for creating a healthcare-specific cybersecurity framework and its proposal for federal regulatory agencies to harmonize laws and regulations that affect healthcare industry cybersecurity.
A recommendation to establish a Medical Computer Emergency Readiness Team - or "MedCERT" - to coordinate response to medical device cybersecurity incidents and vulnerability disclosures is the among the most urgent to implement, Walsh argues.
While not all the recommendations will be easily executed across all segments of the private and public healthcare sector, the report brings into the spotlight critical problems that need to be addressed, Holtzman says.
"The work of the cybersecurity taskforce is made all the more important exactly because we have an urgent problem seeking urgent solutions. The important work of prioritizing the recommendations along with action to implement them is still in front of us."
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Japan Blog List May 2012 Updates
It's the end of the month and here's the latest round up of new blogs that have just started, or blogs that have been going for a while and only just been submitted and added to the main JapanBlogList.com
Japan Loves Me "We Love Japan, so Share". Entertainment, Politics, Tech, Videos, What's hot and more news stories on Japan.
Life in Rural Japan Jo lives in a small town in southern Japan. She lives with her two children and Japanese husband and is learning more everyday about the world of Japanese agriculture and culture. She's been blogging consistently since 2006.
Lost in Translation Vivian is a Fashion writer in Tokyo.
Anicoma Diary Chow Qing from Malaysia. Potrays her journey in life as an otaku, a student and a Malaysian girl.
Made in Matsue Events,happenings, memories, food, drinks, crafts, dreams, impressions, ideas, everything & anything. All made in Matsue.
Tokyo Green Space Jared Braiterman is a design anthropologist living in Tokyo. He takes photographs and writes about nature in the world's biggest city. ( as mentioned in Japan times )
So Kyoto Starting March 1st 2012, Kyoto will be her home town for five months. Making her 'castle' at a tiny apartment in a charming neighborhood near Kyoto Imperial Palace. She's trying to squeeze as much culture and tradition as possible in these months. And a very good job she's done so far.
Life in the Land of the Rising Sun Kate is Cooking, traveling and photographing her way through life in Japan.
Diverse Japan is a dynamic and exciting blog created by writer Spencer Lloyd Peet and features articles, interviews and reviews on all aspects of Japanese culture, including art & entertainment, martial arts, food & drink and travel. It has contributions from many experts within various fields of Japan culture including authors, musicians and business persons sharing their knowledge and passions.
Wings 'n Things Birds and wildlife from Fukuoka. since Aug 2011.
A blog from West Tokyo Photos and cooking from West Tokyo.
Amanda Japanda Amanda has been learning Japanese for four years and has now started sharing her progress.
Mari Nori Sisters in Tokyo sharing their Fashion interests in English and Japanese. since Nov 2011.
Morning Musubi Adam is half Japanese and he hope with his website is to create a community large enough to really push each other and help everyone along there journey to learn this crazy language we call Japanese. The main feature of his site is the Weekly Challenge. A place where readers have a task with a deadline to help learners motivate themselves.
Return to Tokyo Laura is back in Tokyo and writing about all her new experiences and the usual crazy stuff.
Without my Diary Cassie's travelblog an infoblog for anyone interested in travelling to Japan, or working as an English ALT in Japan. Lots of detail of life as in Mitoyo, Kagawa on the island of Shikoku since she started in Jan 2012.
日本で... ( In Japan) Sydney is on his way to Japan for a month.
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DENTAL SCIENCE - CASE REPORT
Oral Crohn's disease without intestinal manifestations
Gingisetty Harikishan1, Nagate Raghavendra Reddy1, Harikrishnan Prasad2, Subappa Anitha1
1 Department of Periodontia, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, KSR Kalvi Nagar, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, KSR Kalvi Nagar, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India
Date of Submission 01-Dec-2011
Date of Decision 02-Jan-2012
Date of Acceptance 26-Jan-2012
Gingisetty Harikishan
Department of Periodontia, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, KSR Kalvi Nagar, Thokkavadi, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
Crohn's disease is a granulomatous inflammatory bowel disease and was described in 1932 as a chronic granulomatous disorder of the terminal ileum and is now considered a distinct member of the inflammatory bowel disease family. It may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Oral Crohn's disease has been reported frequently in the last three decades with or without intestinal manifestations. In the latter case, it is considered as one of the orofacial granulomatosis. There has been much doubt whether intestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease will eventually develop in the orofacial granulomatosis. We present a female patient aged 22 years with prominent clinical findings such as persistent swelling of lower and upper lip with fissuring and angular cheilitis, granulomatous gingival enlargement, and cobblestone or corrugated appearance of labial mucosa, which are suggestive of Crohn's disease, but with no evidence of other gastrointestinal involvement. The patient underwent surgical treatment with external gingivectomy procedure. A 6-month follow-up showed minimal recurrence.
Keywords: Crohn′s disease, orofacial granulomatosis, gingival enlargement
Harikishan G, Reddy NR, Prasad H, Anitha S. Oral Crohn's disease without intestinal manifestations. J Pharm Bioall Sci 2012;4, Suppl S2:431-4
Harikishan G, Reddy NR, Prasad H, Anitha S. Oral Crohn's disease without intestinal manifestations. J Pharm Bioall Sci [serial online] 2012 [cited 2020 Jan 19];4, Suppl S2:431-4. Available from: http://www.jpbsonline.org/text.asp?2012/4/6/431/100322
Crohn's disease is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory bowel disease characterized by localized areas of non-specific, non-caseating granulomas. Among the chronic forms of inflammatory bowel diseases, it can be differentiated on the basis of histology, clinical presentation, laboratory investigations, and disease progression. Although considerable data are available regarding the systemic features of Crohn's disease, data concerning the oral and dental findings are limited and show that 9% of patients with Crohn's disease have oral manifestations. [1] The oral findings associated with Crohn's disease were initially described in 1969, first by Dyes et al. detailing two chronic disease patients [2] and later by Issa in 1971. [1]
Oral Features of Crohn's Disease
[2],[3],[4]
Persistent, diffuse soft tissue swelling of lips and buccal mucosa, which is edematous or firm on palpation. Lip involvement can lead to vertical fissuring.
Cobblestone or corrugated appearance of buccal or labial mucosa.
Linear aphthous ulcerations.
Angular cheilitis.
Granular, edematous, hyperplastic enlargement of gingival, involving attached gingiva and extending up to mucogingival line with or without ulcerations.
Persistent lymphadenopathy of submandibular lymph nodes which are firm, occasionally tender to painful.
Epithelial tags or folds (fibroepithelial hyperplasia) seen on buccal mucosa, vestibule, or retromolar areas.
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease have been recognized, mainly pyoderma gangrenosum or erythema nodosum. Skin lesions seem to be especially common. Verbov in 1973 reported 106 cases of Crohn's disease, 85% of which had skin manifestations. [1]
We hereby report a case of oral Crohn's disease without intestinal manifestations and with typical intraoral findings which are useful in evaluating future cases.
A 22-year-old female of Indian origin was referred to the Department of Periodontics, with a complaint of persistent swelling of the lower lip with recurrent episodes. Extraoral findings revealed mild angular cheilitis and the lower lip was greatly swollen with marked vertical fissuring [Figure 1]. Intraoral findings revealed generalized granulomatous gingival hyperplasia, extending up to the mucogingival line and which was markedly seen on facial aspect covering almost the entire length of clinical crowns [Figure 2], [Figure 3] and [Figure 4]. On palpation, gingiva was tender. There was marked cobblestone appearance of labial mucosa on the right side of lower lip which was tender on palpation. The right and left submandibular lymph nodes were palpable and tender. Family and medical history were not significant. Patient did not give any history of gastrointestinal disturbances.
Figure 1: Marked vertical fissuring seen in the lower lip
Figure 2: Gingival hyperplasia in the right lateral incisor-canine region
Figure 3: Gingival hyperplasia in the left anterior region
Figure 4: Marked erythema seen in the affected gingiva
Laboratory investigations
Hematological examination was performed and results were within normal limits. However, the peripheral blood smear showed evidence of microcytic hypochromic anemia. Further blood investigations showed low serum iron and folate levels and raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Mantoux test and Kveim test proved negative, which ruled out active tubercular infection and sarcoidosis. Biopsy was also performed to rule out intestinal involvement.
Intraoral radiological examination revealed normal radiological features with mild loss of interdental bone in relation to the mandibular posterior teeth, which is common in this age group.
Histopathologic examination
On histopathologic examination [Figure 5], the lesion was seen to be covered by stratified squamous parakeratinized epithelium, which varied from atrophic to hyperplastic in areas. Areas of spongiosis and ulceration were also evident. Connective tissue was fibrocellular and edematous, moderately infiltrated by chronic inflammatory cells, chiefly lymphocytes and macrophages. Blood vessels, areas of hemorrhage, and isolated multiple non-caseating granulomas specifically located subepithelially were also seen.
Figure 5: Non caseating granuloma seen in the connective tissue
Each non-caseating granuloma was loosely textured and consisted of a central mass of epithelioid cells surrounded by chronic inflammatory cells and occasional foreign body type or Langhan's type of giant cells.
Based on our clinical findings, histopathologic examination, and results of laboratory investigations, we arrived at a diagnosis of oral Crohn's disease without intestinal manifestations.
After performing possible investigations, our treatment depended mainly on anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroid supplements. Topical steroid applications were advised for painful oral ulcerations. The angular cheilitis and oral ulcerations responded to the use of 1% hydrocortisone ointment and vitamin supplements. External gingivectomy was planned quadrant-wise after thorough oral prophylaxis and sub gingival scaling.
The patient was followed up for approximately 15 months during which time no gastrointestinal symptoms were noticed. A repeat barium meal and follow-up were made. Repeated hematological tests showed no marked variation from the initial findings.
The clinical outcome and improvement in this patient was not satisfactory. Normal appearance of the gingiva was not achieved even though there was dramatic improvement with oral ulcerations and lip swelling [Figure 6] and [Figure 7].
Figure 6: Post-operative extraoral appearance
Figure 7: Intraoral post-operative appearance
The underlying granulomatous inflammation of Crohn's disease can involve any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. While the etiology is currently unknown, immunological dysfunction may play a major role in disease development. However, it is difficult to distinguish between oral Crohn's disease and other types of orofacial granulomatoses. [5],[6] At the present time, however, the diagnosis is essentially a clinical one and reinforced by histopathologic study of tissue removed at biopsy. Sigmoidoscopy alone does not eliminate the possibility of intestinal disease and a biopsy is essential because positive findings have been reported in cases with normal sigmoidoscope appearance.
Numerous investigators have proposed a prominent role of altered host immunity in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. Reduced mucosal barrier factors and increased intestinal permeability was reported, yet follow-up studies have failed to confirm this finding. Examination of neutrophil functions has yielded conflicting results including reduced migration, chemotaxis, and superoxide anion production. Inhibitors to both chemotactic factors and leukocyte chemotaxis have been detected in the sera of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. [7] More recently, circulating interleukin-6 (IL- 6) levels were found to be significantly elevated among Crohn's disease patients, regardless of anti-inflammatory medication. [8]
Nutritional or dietary factors such as a negative history of breast feeding, increased sugar intake, and increased ingestion of food additives or chemicals reportedly can contribute to an increased incidence of Crohn's disease. [9]
Microscopically, the initial lesion starts as a focal inflammatory infiltrate around the intestinal crypts, followed by ulceration of superficial mucosa. Later, inflammatory cells invade the deep mucosal layers and, in that process, begin to organize into non-caseating granulomas. The granulomas extend through all the layers of the intestinal wall and into the mesentery and the regional lymph nodes. Neutrophil infiltration into the crypts forms crypt abscesses, leading to destruction of the crypt and atrophy of the colon. Chronic damage may be seen in the form of villous blunting in the small intestine as well. Ulcerations are common and are often seen in a background of normal mucosa. Although granuloma formation is pathognomonic of Crohn's disease, its absence does not exclude the diagnosis. [10] Tooth pastes containing silica and silicates that are capable of inducing granuloma formation can increase the incidence of Crohn's disease. To date, however, scientific evidence concerning this hypothesis is limited and inconclusive. [11]
In the absence of intestinal manifestations, the diagnosis of oral Crohn's disease usually depends on clinical appearance together with histological findings of non-caseating epithelioid granulomas. Histologically, however, it is difficult to distinguish between oral Crohn's disease and other types of granulomatoses. The latter is a generalized term used to describe a group of chronic disorders of unknown etiology characterized by facial and lip swellings, gingival enlargements, oral ulcerations, and a history of facial nerve paralysis in some cases.
The association of severe progressive periodontal destruction with Crohn's disease was reported by Lamster et al. in 1978. Yet, in 1982, Lamster et al. detected ''overt oral disease" in only 2 of 10 inflammatory bowel disease patients with no direct reference to periodontal disease status. But in our patient, there was no detectable periodontal involvement. In 1988, Vandyke et al. reported 20 inflammatory bowel disease patients, of whom only 9 patients showed periodontal diseases and altered neutrophil function. [12]
Controversy continues about whether intestinal Crohn's disease will eventually develop in some of these patients with only oral manifestations and, if so, in how many patients and after how long. The answer to these questions is not clearly resolved.
In our patient, intra- and extraoral manifestations, along with histopathologic findings, were similar to those of Crohn's disease, without intestinal manifestations. Ghandour et al. stated that the intestinal manifestations can appear as late as 9 years after the oral lesions. [1] A 15-month follow-up period of our patient showed minimal recurrence of the gingival lesions. Extraoral healing was satisfactory. However, long-term follow-up of these patients would be wise. In the case of abdominal symptoms, investigations should be repeated.
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5. Shafer WG, Hine MK, Levy BM. Editors. A text book of oral pathology. 4 th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 1983. p. 342-8.
6. Peter C, Reade, Bryan G, Radden. Non-microbial inflammatory oral mucosal lesions. Oral Diseases in the Tropics, Delhi: Oxford University Press; 1993. p. 653.
7. Rhodes JM, Potter BJ, Brown DJ, Jewel DP. Serum inhibitors of leukocyte chemotaxis in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology 1982;82:1327-37.
8. Gross V, Andus T, Caesar I, Rotu M, Scholmerich J. Evidence for continuous stimulation of interleukin - 6 Production in Crohn's disease, Gastroenterology 1992;102:514-19.
9. Katschinski B, Logan RF, Edmond M, Lagman MJ. Smoking and sugar intake are separate but interactive risk factors in Crohn's disease. Gut 1988;29:1202-6.
10. Thoreson R, Cullen JJ. Pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease: An overview. Surg Clin North Am 2007;87:575-85.
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Gene Symbol: UGT1A9
Description: UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A9
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Ritter J, Crawford J, Owens I. Cloning of two human liver bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase cDNAs with expression in COS-1 cells. J Biol Chem. 1991;266:1043-7 pubmed
..These cDNAs which encode functional bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferases will allow the isolation of an appropriate gene to develop a gene therapy model for patients which have the totally deficient trait. ..
Sanna S, Busonero F, Maschio A, McArdle P, Usala G, Dei M, et al. Common variants in the SLCO1B3 locus are associated with bilirubin levels and unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Hum Mol Genet. 2009;18:2711-8 pubmed publisher
..Thus, SLC01B3 appears to be involved in the regulation of serum bilirubin levels in healthy individuals and in some bilirubin-related disorders that are only partially explained by other known gene variants. ..
Villeneuve L, Girard H, Fortier L, Gagné J, Guillemette C. Novel functional polymorphisms in the UGT1A7 and UGT1A9 glucuronidating enzymes in Caucasian and African-American subjects and their impact on the metabolism of 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin and flavopiridol anticancer drugs. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2003;307:117-28 pubmed
In vitro metabolic studies revealed that along with UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1, the hepatic UGT1A9 and the extrahepatic UGT1A7 are involved in the biotransformation of the active and toxic metabolite of irinotecan, 7-ethyl-10-..
Kang T, Kim H, Ju H, Kim J, Jeon Y, Lee H, et al. Genome-wide association of serum bilirubin levels in Korean population. Hum Mol Genet. 2010;19:3672-8 pubmed publisher
..Our result supports the idea that there are considerable ethnic differences in genetic association of bilirubin levels between Koreans and European-derived populations. ..
Fujita K, Ando Y, Nagashima F, Yamamoto W, Eodo H, Araki K, et al. Genetic linkage of UGT1A7 and UGT1A9 polymorphisms to UGT1A1*6 is associated with reduced activity for SN-38 in Japanese patients with cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007;60:515-22 pubmed
The phenotypic effects of UGT1A7 and UGT1A9 genetic polymorphisms on the in vivo pharmacokinetics of irinotecan were examined. Eighty-four Japanese patients with cancer who received irinotecan-based chemotherapy were enrolled...
Kuypers D, Naesens M, Vermeire S, Vanrenterghem Y. The impact of uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 (UGT1A9) gene promoter region single-nucleotide polymorphisms T-275A and C-2152T on early mycophenolic acid dose-interval exposure in de novo renal allograft recipients. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2005;78:351-61 pubmed
..using human liver microsomes have shown that T--275A and C--2152T single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the UGT1A9 promoter region are associated with higher hepatic expression of UGT1A9 and increased in vitro glucuronidation ..
Han J, Lim H, Shin E, Yoo Y, Park Y, Lee J, et al. Comprehensive analysis of UGT1A polymorphisms predictive for pharmacokinetics and treatment outcome in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer treated with irinotecan and cisplatin. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:2237-44 pubmed
To determine whether uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1, UGT1A7, and UGT1A9 polymorphisms affect the pharmacokinetics (PK) of irinotecan and treatment outcome of Korean patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)..
Innocenti F, Kroetz D, Schuetz E, Dolan M, Ramirez J, Relling M, et al. Comprehensive pharmacogenetic analysis of irinotecan neutropenia and pharmacokinetics. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:2604-14 pubmed publisher
..On the basis of this exploratory analysis, common polymorphisms in genes encoding for ABC and SLC transporters may have a significant impact on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of CPT-11. Confirmatory studies are required. ..
Tukey R, Strassburg C. Human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases: metabolism, expression, and disease. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2000;40:581-616 pubmed
..The role of the UGTs in metabolism and different disease states in humans is the topic of this review. ..
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JOHANNA K DISTEFANO
Dan Sun
Aaron M Teitelbaum
Sheila M Innis
Jung Mi Oh
Jashvant D Unadkat
Shi Xuan Zhang
Chaofeng Zhang
Xin Hua Lin
Chang Lian Wang
Kwang Hyeon Liu
Experts and Doctors on humans in Quebec, Canada
Experts and Doctors on glucuronosyltransferase in Quebec, Canada
Experts and Doctors on humans in Japan
Experts and Doctors on glucuronosyltransferase in Japan
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van Es H, Bout A, Liu J, Anderson L, Duncan A, Bosma P, et al. Assignment of the human UDP glucuronosyltransferase gene (UGT1A1) to chromosome region 2q37. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1993;63:114-6 pubmed
..In the present study, we used the cDNA of UGT1A1*4, a bilirubin-conjugating isoform, to localize the UGT1A1 locus in the human genome. The UGT1A1 gene was assigned by in situ hybridization to chromosome region 2q37. ..
Johnson A, Kavousi M, Smith A, Chen M, Dehghan A, Aspelund T, et al. Genome-wide association meta-analysis for total serum bilirubin levels. Hum Mol Genet. 2009;18:2700-10 pubmed publisher
..In analyses for association with gallbladder disease or gallstones, top bilirubin SNPs in UGT1A1 and SLCO1B1 were not associated. ..
Carlini L, Meropol N, Bever J, Andria M, Hill T, Gold P, et al. UGT1A7 and UGT1A9 polymorphisms predict response and toxicity in colorectal cancer patients treated with capecitabine/irinotecan. Clin Cancer Res. 2005;11:1226-36 pubmed
..013) and lack of severe gastrointestinal toxicity (p = 0.003). In addition, the UGT1A9 -118 (dT)(9/9) genotype was significantly associated with reduced toxicity (p = 0...
Cecchin E, Innocenti F, D Andrea M, Corona G, De Mattia E, Biason P, et al. Predictive role of the UGT1A1, UGT1A7, and UGT1A9 genetic variants and their haplotypes on the outcome of metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:2457-65 pubmed publisher
..In addition to UGT1A1*28, UGT1A1*60, UGT1A1*93, UGT1A7*3, and UGT1A9*22 were genotyped in 250 metastatic colorectal cancer patients, and associations with severe hematologic and ..
Vogel A, Kneip S, Barut A, Ehmer U, Tukey R, Manns M, et al. Genetic link of hepatocellular carcinoma with polymorphisms of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A7 gene. Gastroenterology. 2001;121:1136-44 pubmed
..This study examines the association of UGT1A7 and UGT1A9 gene polymorphisms with hepatocellular carcinoma...
Yamanaka H, Nakajima M, Katoh M, Hara Y, Tachibana O, Yamashita J, et al. A novel polymorphism in the promoter region of human UGT1A9 gene (UGT1A9*22) and its effects on the transcriptional activity. Pharmacogenetics. 2004;14:329-32 pubmed
The human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, UGT1A9, catalyses glucuronidations of various endobiotics and xenobiotics...
Quesnot N, Bucher S, Gade C, Vlach M, Vene E, Valença S, et al. Production of chlorzoxazone glucuronides via cytochrome P4502E1 dependent and independent pathways in human hepatocytes. Arch Toxicol. 2018;92:3077-3091 pubmed publisher
..demonstrate that UGT1A1, 1A6 and 1A9 proteins catalyze the synthesis of CHZ-O-Glc while CHZ-N-Glc is produced by UGT1A9 specifically...
Gufford B, Lu J, Metzger I, Jones D, Desta Z. Stereoselective Glucuronidation of Bupropion Metabolites In Vitro and In Vivo. Drug Metab Dispos. 2016;44:544-53 pubmed publisher
..formation of glucuronides of hydroxybupropion, (S,S)-hydrobupropion, (S,R)- and (R,S)-hydrobupropion; UGT1A9 catalyzed the formation of (R,R)-hydrobupropion glucuronide...
Kim J, Hwang D, Moon J, Lee Y, Yoo J, Shin D, et al. Multiple UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase and Sulfotransferase Enzymes are Responsible for the Metabolism of Verproside in Human Liver Preparations. Molecules. 2017;22: pubmed publisher
..glucuronide (M7), and picroside II glucuronide (M6) was catalyzed by commonly expressed UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 and gastrointestinal-specific UGT1A7, UGT1A8, and UGT1A10, consistent with the higher intrinsic clearance values ..
Lee J, Ha S, Cho E, Choi I. Resveratrol as a Bioenhancer to Improve Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Apigenin. Nutrients. 2015;7:9650-61 pubmed publisher
..UGTs), was investigated, resveratrol mainly inhibited the formation of apigenin glucuronides by UGT1A9 in a non-competitive manner with a Ki value of 7.782 μM...
Kwon S, Kim J, Jeong H, Cho Y, Oh S, Lee H. Inhibitory Effects of Aschantin on Cytochrome P450 and Uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase Enzyme Activities in Human Liver Microsomes. Molecules. 2016;21: pubmed publisher
..weakly inhibited UGT1A1-catalyzed SN-38 glucuronidation, UGT1A6-catalyzed N-acetylserotonin glucuronidation, and UGT1A9-catalyzed mycophenolic acid glucuronidation, with IC50 values of 131.7, 144.1, and 71...
Uno Y, Takahira R, Murayama N, Ishii Y, Ikenaka Y, Ishizuka M, et al. Molecular and functional characterization of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A in cynomolgus macaques. Biochem Pharmacol. 2018;155:172-181 pubmed publisher
..Among these 11 cynomolgus UGT1A mRNAs, cynomolgus UGT1A2, UGT1A9, and UGT1A10 mRNAs were most abundantly expressed in the liver, kidney, and jejunum, respectively...
Kim J, Kwon S, Kong T, Cheong J, Kim H, In M, et al. AM-2201 Inhibits Multiple Cytochrome P450 and Uridine 5'-Diphospho-Glucuronosyltransferase Enzyme Activities in Human Liver Microsomes. Molecules. 2017;22: pubmed publisher
..1 μM. It negligibly inhibited CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, UGT1A1, UGT1A4, UGT1A6, and UGT1A9 activities at 50 μM in human liver microsomes...
González Mira A, Varo I, Sole M, Torreblanca A. Drugs of environmental concern modify Solea senegalensis physiology and biochemistry in a temperature-dependent manner. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016;23:20937-20951 pubmed
..BFCOD)) and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UDPGT)...
He Y, Folkerts E, Zhang Y, Martin J, Alessi D, Goss G. Effects on Biotransformation, Oxidative Stress, and Endocrine Disruption in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Exposed to Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Water. Environ Sci Technol. 2017;51:940-947 pubmed publisher
..The increased expression of cyp1a (2.49 ± 0.28-fold), udpgt (2.01 ± 0.31-fold), sod (1.67 ± 0.09-fold), and gpx (1.58 ± 0.10-fold) in raw sample exposure group (7...
Collier A, Yamauchi Y, Sato B, Rougée L, Ward M. UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1a enzymes are present and active in the mouse blastocyst. Drug Metab Dispos. 2014;42:1921-5 pubmed publisher
..Western blots demonstrated the presence of Ugt1a6 but not Ugt1a1, Ugt1a3, Ugt1a4, or Ugt1a9. The Ugt2b proteins were not detected by either assay...
Rouleau M, Audet Delage Y, Desjardins S, Rouleau M, Girard Bock C, Guillemette C. Endogenous Protein Interactome of Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases Exposed by Untargeted Proteomics. Front Pharmacol. 2017;8:23 pubmed publisher
..An enhanced accumulation of lipid droplets in a kidney cell model overexpressing the UGT1A9 enzyme supported the presence of a functional interplay...
Kong T, Kim J, Kwon S, Cheong J, Kim H, In M, et al. Inhibition of cytochrome P450 and uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases by MAM-2201 in human liver microsomes. Arch Pharm Res. 2017;40:727-735 pubmed publisher
..MAM-2201 (50 µM) negligibly inhibited CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, UGT1A1, UGT1A4, UGT1A6, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7...
Benton M, Lea R, Macartney Coxson D, Bellis C, Carless M, Curran J, et al. Serum bilirubin concentration is modified by UGT1A1 haplotypes and influences risk of type-2 diabetes in the Norfolk Island genetic isolate. BMC Genet. 2015;16:136 pubmed publisher
..GWAS of blood-based clinical traits in the Norfolk Island population has identified variants within the UDPGT family directly associated with serum bilirubin levels, which is in turn implicated with reduced risk of ..
Richter L, Kaminski Y, Noor F, Meyer M, Maurer H. Metabolic fate of desomorphine elucidated using rat urine, pooled human liver preparations, and human hepatocyte cultures as well as its detectability using standard urine screening approaches. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2016;408:6283-94 pubmed publisher
..UDP-glucuronyltransferase (UGT) initial activity screening showed that UGT1A1, UGT1A8, UGT1A9, UGT1A10, UGT2B4, UGT2B7, UGT2B15, and UGT2B17 formed desomorphine glucuronide...
Cengiz B, Yumrutas O, Bozgeyik E, Borazan E, Igci Y, Bozgeyik I, et al. Differential expression of the UGT1A family of genes in stomach cancer tissues. Tumour Biol. 2015;36:5831-7 pubmed publisher
..Accordingly, UGT1A1, UGT1A8, and UGT1A10 were found to be upregulated, and UGT1A3, UGT1A5, UGT1A7, and UGT1A9 were downregulated in stomach tumors. No expression changes were observed in UGT1A4...
James A, Blumenstein L, Glaenzel U, Jin Y, Demailly A, Jakab A, et al. Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of [(14)C]BYL719 (alpelisib) in healthy male volunteers. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2015;76:751-60 pubmed publisher
..showed that spontaneous and enzymatic hydrolysis contributed to M4 formation, while CYP3A4-mediated oxidation and UGT1A9-mediated glucuronidation formed minor metabolites...
Yan T, Gao S, Peng X, Shi J, Xie C, Li Q, et al. Significantly decreased and more variable expression of major CYPs and UGTs in liver microsomes prepared from HBV-positive human hepatocellular carcinoma and matched pericarcinomatous tissues determined using an isotope label-free UPLC-MS/MS method. Pharm Res. 2015;32:1141-57 pubmed publisher
..05), whereas UGT1A6 and UGT1A9 levels were unchanged (p > 0.05)...
Algeelani S, Alkhelb D, Greenblatt D. Inhibitory effects of sulfonylureas and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on in vitro metabolism of canagliflozin in human liver microsomes. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 2018;39:135-142 pubmed publisher
..against M5 formation, but had relatively selective inhibitory potency against M7 formation, which is catalysed by UGT1A9, with an IC50 value of 1.9 μm and an inhibition constant value of 0.8 μm...
Weiss J, Becker J, Haefeli W. Telaprevir is a substrate and moderate inhibitor of P-glycoprotein, a strong inductor of ABCG2, but not an activator of PXR in vitro. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2014;43:184-8 pubmed publisher
..In contrast, telaprevir had no significant influence on mRNA expression of CYP3A4, UGT1A9, ABCB1, ABCC2 and SLCO1B1. In a reporter gene assay, telaprevir did not activate PXR...
Zhong S, Han W, Hou C, Liu J, Wu L, Liu M, et al. Relation of Transcriptional Factors to the Expression and Activity of Cytochrome P450 and UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases 1A in Human Liver: Co-Expression Network Analysis. AAPS J. 2017;19:203-214 pubmed publisher
..TFs (TEAD4, NFKB2, and NFKB1) were negatively associated with mRNA expression of CYP2C9/CYP2E1/UGT1A9. Furthermore, the effect of NR1I2, NR1I3, AR, TEAD4, and NFKB2 on CYP450/UGT1A gene transcription translated into ..
Miners J, Chau N, Rowland A, Burns K, McKinnon R, Mackenzie P, et al. Inhibition of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzymes by lapatinib, pazopanib, regorafenib and sorafenib: Implications for hyperbilirubinemia. Biochem Pharmacol. 2017;129:85-95 pubmed publisher
..REG and SOR were equipotent inhibitors of human liver microsomal UGT1A9 (mean Ki 678nM). REG and SOR are the most potent inhibitors of a human UGT enzyme identified to date...
Zeng J, Fan Y, Tan B, Su H, Li Y, Zhang L, et al. Charactering the metabolism of cryptotanshinone by human P450 enzymes and uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases in vitro. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2018;39:1393-1404 pubmed publisher
..This study showed that the metabolites at m/z of 473 were mediated by UGT1A9 and that the metabolites at m/z of 489 were mediated by UGT2B7 and UGT2B4...
Hoydal K, Jenssen B, Letcher R, Dam M, Arukwe A. Hepatic phase I and II biotransformation responses and contaminant exposure in long-finned pilot whales from the Northeastern Atlantic. Mar Environ Res. 2018;134:44-54 pubmed publisher
..The activity levels of phase II conjugating enzymes (uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase [UDPGT], and glutathione S-transferase [GST]) were low...
Cho P, Paudel S, Lee D, Jin Y, Jo G, Jeong T, et al. Characterization of CYPs and UGTs Involved in Human Liver Microsomal Metabolism of Osthenol. Pharmaceutics. 2018;10: pubmed publisher
..metabolites (M1-M5) by CYP2D6, 1A2, and 3A4, respectively, a 7-O-glucuronide conjugate (M6) by UGT1A9, and a hydroxyl-glucuronide (M7) from M5 by UGT1A3 in HLMs...
Weiss J, Gajek T, Köhler B, Haefeli W. Venetoclax (ABT-199) Might Act as a Perpetrator in Pharmacokinetic Drug-Drug Interactions. Pharmaceutics. 2016;8: pubmed publisher
..Venetoclax induced the mRNA expression of CYP1A1, CYP1A2, UGT1A3, and UGT1A9. In contrast, expression of ABCB1 was suppressed, which might revert tumor resistance towards antineoplastic P-gp ..
Yuan L, Gao Z, Sun H, Qian S, Xiao Y, Sun L, et al. Inter-isoform Hetero-dimerization of Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) 1A1, 1A9, and 2B7 and Impacts on Glucuronidation Activity. Sci Rep. 2016;6:34450 pubmed publisher
..Moreover, protein interactions also changed the regioselectivity of UGT1A9 for querectin glucuronidation...
Yonekura H, Murayama N, Yamazaki H, Sobue K. A Case of Delayed Emergence After Propofol Anesthesia: Genetic Analysis. A A Case Rep. 2016;7:243-246 pubmed
..genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) and uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 (UGT1A9)...
Bins S, Lenting A, El Bouazzaoui S, van Doorn L, Oomen de Hoop E, Eskens F, et al. Polymorphisms in SLCO1B1 and UGT1A1 are associated with sorafenib-induced toxicity. Pharmacogenomics. 2016;17:1483-90 pubmed publisher
..with sorafenib at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, the Netherlands, for SLCO1B1, SLCO1B3, ABCC2, ABCG2, UGT1A1 and UGT1A9. The UGT1A1 (rs8175347) polymorphism was associated with hyperbilirubinemia and treatment interruption...
Lv X, Zhang J, Wang X, Hu W, Shi Y, Liu S, et al. Amentoflavone is a potent broad-spectrum inhibitor of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. Chem Biol Interact. 2018;284:48-55 pubmed publisher
..TFP-N-glucuronidation in both UGT1A4 and human liver microsomes, while functioned as a competitive inhibitor of UGT1A9 mediated propofol or 4-MU-O-glucuronidation...
Sandanaraj E, Jada S, Shu X, Lim R, Lee S, Zhou Q, et al. Influence of UGT1A9 intronic I399C>T polymorphism on SN-38 glucuronidation in Asian cancer patients. Pharmacogenomics J. 2008;8:174-85 pubmed
Genetic polymorphisms in hepatically expressed UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 contribute to the interindividual variability i-n irinotecan disposition and toxicity. We screened UGT1A1 (UGT1A1*60, g.-3140G>A, UGT1A1*28 and UGT1A1*6) and UGT1A9 (g...
Pazik J, Ołdak M, Lewandowski Z, Dąbrowski M, Podgórska M, Sitarek E, et al. Recipient uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A9 c.98T>C variant determines transplanted kidney filtration rate. Transplant Proc. 2014;46:2678-82 pubmed publisher
..The medication is metabolized by uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases, mainly UGT1A9 present in liver, kidney, and intestine...
Ehmer U, Vogel A, Schütte J, Krone B, Manns M, Strassburg C. Variation of hepatic glucuronidation: Novel functional polymorphisms of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A4. Hepatology. 2004;39:970-7 pubmed
..subjects (128 patients with HCC, 235 blood donors) was analyzed for polymorphisms of the UGT1A3, UGT1A4, UGT1A8, UGT1A9, UGT1A10 genes using polymerase chain reaction, sequencing analysis...
Manevski N, Moreolo P, Yli Kauhaluoma J, Finel M. Bovine serum albumin decreases Km values of human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases 1A9 and 2B7 and increases Vmax values of UGT1A9. Drug Metab Dispos. 2011;39:2117-29 pubmed publisher
The human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes UGT1A9 and UGT2B7 play important roles in the hepatic glucuronidation of many drugs...
Shiraga T, Yajima K, Suzuki K, Suzuki K, Hashimoto T, Iwatsubo T, et al. Identification of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases responsible for the glucuronidation of darexaban, an oral factor Xa inhibitor, in human liver and intestine. Drug Metab Dispos. 2012;40:276-82 pubmed publisher
..3 ?M. Among recombinant human UGTs, UGT1A9 showed the highest intrinsic clearance for darexaban glucuronidation, followed by UGT1A8, -1A10, and -1A7...
Jiamboonsri P, Pithayanukul P, Bavovada R, Leanpolchareanchai J, Gao S, Hu M. In vitro glucuronidation of methyl gallate and pentagalloyl glucopyranose by liver microsomes. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2016;31:292-303 pubmed publisher
..For PGG, a mono-glucuronided metabolite was mediated by liver microsomes or UGT1A9. However, a PGG glucuronide was absent in the UGT1A1 system...
Stegeman B, Vos H, Helmerhorst F, Rosendaal F, Reitsma P, van Hylckama Vlieg A. Genetic variation in the first-pass metabolism of ethinylestradiol, sex hormone binding globulin levels and venous thrombosis risk. Eur J Intern Med. 2017;42:54-60 pubmed publisher
..SNPs were selected in 11 candidate genes; COMT, CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, SULT1A1, SULT1E1, UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A9, UGT2B7. Venous thrombosis risk was expressed as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)...
Zhao W, Fakhoury M, Deschenes G, Roussey G, Brochard K, Niaudet P, et al. Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacogenetics of mycophenolic acid following administration of mycophenolate mofetil in de novo pediatric renal-transplant patients. J Clin Pharmacol. 2010;50:1280-91 pubmed publisher
..Body weight, concomitant medication, and UGT2B7 genotype contribute significantly to the interindividual variability of MMF disposition in pediatric renal-transplant patients. ..
Ruiz J, Herrero M, Bosó V, MegÃas J, Hervás D, Poveda J, et al. Impact of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) on Immunosuppressive Therapy in Lung Transplantation. Int J Mol Sci. 2015;16:20168-82 pubmed publisher
..in other kinds of solid organ transplantation, namely ABCB1 and CYP3A5 genes with tacrolimus (Tac) and ABCC2, UGT1A9 and SLCO1B1 genes with mycophenolic acid (MPA), during the first six months after lung transplantation (51 ..
Cao Y, Du Z, Zhu Z, Sun H, Fu Z, Yang K, et al. Inhibitory effects of fifteen phthalate esters in human cDNA-expressed UDP-glucuronosyltransferase supersomes. Chemosphere. 2017;185:983-990 pubmed publisher
..However, UGT1A9 was strongly inhibited by PAEs...
Yamamoto K, Soeda Y, Kamisako T, Hosaka H, Fukano M, Sato H, et al. Analysis of bilirubin uridine 5'-diphosphate (UDP)-glucuronosyltransferase gene mutations in seven patients with Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II. J Hum Genet. 1998;43:111-4 pubmed
..Although the first and the second type of mutations are recessive, the third type appears to be dominant with incomplete penetrance, since the allele frequency of the insertion mutation of the TATAA element is very high (40%). ..
Barbier O, Villeneuve L, Bocher V, Fontaine C, Torra I, Duhem C, et al. The UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 enzyme is a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha and gamma target gene. J Biol Chem. 2003;278:13975-83 pubmed
..Among the UGT1A family enzymes, UGT1A9 metabolizes endogenous compounds, including catecholestrogens, and xenobiotics, such as fibrates and to a lesser ..
Operaña T, Tukey R. Oligomerization of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A proteins: homo- and heterodimerization analysis by fluorescence resonance energy transfer and co-immunoprecipitation. J Biol Chem. 2007;282:4821-9 pubmed
..This technique demonstrated that UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A4, UGT1A6, UGT1A7, UGT1A8, UGT1A9, and UGT1A10 self-oligomerize (homodimerize)...
Wu B, Wang X, Zhang S, Hu M. Accurate prediction of glucuronidation of structurally diverse phenolics by human UGT1A9 using combined experimental and in silico approaches. Pharm Res. 2012;29:1544-61 pubmed publisher
Catalytic selectivity of human UGT1A9, an important membrane-bound enzyme catalyzing glucuronidation of xenobiotics, was determined experimentally using 145 phenolics and analyzed by 3D-QSAR methods...
Li X, Yu Y, Zhu G, Qian Y. Cloning of UGT1A9 cDNA from liver tissues and its expression in CHL cells. World J Gastroenterol. 2001;7:841-5 pubmed
To clone the cDNA of UGT1A9 from a Chinese human liver and establish the Chinese hamster lung (CHL) cell line expressing human UGT1A9...
Johnson L, Oetting W, Basu S, Prausa S, Matas A, Jacobson P. Pharmacogenetic effect of the UGT polymorphisms on mycophenolate is modified by calcineurin inhibitors. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2008;64:1047-56 pubmed publisher
..We hypothesized that polymorphisms of UGT1A9 and 1A8 may alter MPA pharmacokinetics in kidney transplantation...
Nishiyama T, Fujishima M, Masuda Y, Izawa T, Ohnuma T, Ogura K, et al. Amino acid positions 69-132 of UGT1A9 are involved in the C-glucuronidation of phenylbutazone. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2008;478:75-80 pubmed publisher
..Recently, we reported that PB C-glucuronide formation is catalyzed by UGT1A9. Interestingly, despite UGT1A8 sharing high amino acid sequence identity with UGT1A9, UGT1A8 had no PB C-..
Nakajima M, Koga T, Sakai H, Yamanaka H, Fujiwara R, Yokoi T. N-Glycosylation plays a role in protein folding of human UGT1A9. Biochem Pharmacol. 2010;79:1165-72 pubmed publisher
..In the present study, we investigated the role of N-glycosylation in the function of human UGT1A9. Mutation analysis at the potential N-glycosylation sites at residues 71, 292, and 344 (from asparagine to ..
Pattanawongsa A, Chau N, Rowland A, Miners J. Inhibition of Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Enzymes by Canagliflozin and Dapagliflozin: Implications for Drug-Drug Interactions. Drug Metab Dispos. 2015;43:1468-76 pubmed publisher
..CNF inhibited all UGT1A subfamily enzymes, but the greatest inhibition was observed with UGT1A1, UGT1A9, and UGT1A10 (IC50 values ≤ 10 µM)...
Ohnishi A, Emi Y. Rapid proteasomal degradation of translocation-deficient UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 proteins in patients with Crigler-Najjar type II. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003;310:735-41 pubmed
..8h for WT/1A1. Our findings demonstrate that L15R/1A1 was rapidly degraded by the proteasome owing to its mislocalization in the cell. ..
Ciotti M, Chen F, Rubaltelli F, Owens I. Coding defect and a TATA box mutation at the bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene cause Crigler-Najjar type I disease. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998;1407:40-50 pubmed
..e. paired with itself, as previously reported in the literature, it is far less repressive and generates the mild Gilbert's phenotype. ..
Albert C, Vall e M, Beaudry G, B langer A, Hum D. The monkey and human uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A9, expressed in steroid target tissues, are estrogen-conjugating enzymes. Endocrinology. 1999;140:3292-302 pubmed publisher
..The predicted primary structure is most homologous to the human UGT1A9 (hUGT1A9) enzyme, which share 93% identity...
Levesque E, Delage R, Benoit Biancamano M, Caron P, Bernard O, Couture F, et al. The impact of UGT1A8, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7 genetic polymorphisms on the pharmacokinetic profile of mycophenolic acid after a single oral dose in healthy volunteers. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007;81:392-400 pubmed
We studied whether polymorphisms in the UGT1A8, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7 genes, the enzymes producing the phenolic (MPAG) and acyl (AcMPAG) glucuronides of mycophenolic acid (MPA), could contribute to the interindividual variation observed in ..
Kanaya A, Sato T, Fuse N, Yamaguchi H, Mano N, Yamauchi M. Impact of clinical factors and UGT1A9 and CYP2B6 genotype on inter-individual differences in propofol pharmacokinetics. J Anesth. 2018;32:236-243 pubmed publisher
..studies in which the association between several potential covariates, including genetic factors such as the UGT1A9 and CYP2B6 genotypes, and propofol pharmacokinetics was simultaneously examined...
Paoluzzi L, Singh A, Price D, Danesi R, Mathijssen R, Verweij J, et al. Influence of genetic variants in UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 on the in vivo glucuronidation of SN-38. J Clin Pharmacol. 2004;44:854-60 pubmed
..Recently, several variants in the UGT1A1 and UGT1A9 genes have been described with altered functionality in vitro...
Han J, Lim H, Park Y, Lee S, Lee J. Integrated pharmacogenetic prediction of irinotecan pharmacokinetics and toxicity in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2009;63:115-20 pubmed publisher
..of 107 NSCLC patients treated with irinotecan were evaluated for PK and genotyped for the UGT1A1*6, UGT1A1*28, UGT1A9*22, ABCB11236C>T, 2677G>T/A, 3435C>T, ABCC2-24C>T, 1249G>A, 3972C>T, ABCG234G>A, 421C>A, ..
Menard V, Girard H, Harvey M, Perusse L, Guillemette C. Analysis of inherited genetic variations at the UGT1 locus in the French-Canadian population. Hum Mutat. 2009;30:677-87 pubmed publisher
..Four haplotype blocks were inferred: Block 9/6 (UGT1A9, UGT1A7 and UGT1A6), Block 4 (UGT1A4), Block 3/1 (UGT1A3 and UGT1A1), and Block C (3'UTR)...
Manevski N, Kurkela M, Höglund C, Mauriala T, Court M, Yli Kauhaluoma J, et al. Glucuronidation of psilocin and 4-hydroxyindole by the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. Drug Metab Dispos. 2010;38:386-95 pubmed publisher
..8 mM; V(max) = 2.5 nmol/min/mg). The kinetics of psilocin glucuronidation by UGT1A9 was more complex and may be best described by biphasic kinetics with both intermediate (K(m1) = 1...
Thijs J, Van Der Geest B, van der Schaft J, Van Den Broek M, Van Seggelen W, Bruijnzeel Koomen C, et al. Predicting therapy response to mycophenolic acid using UGT1A9 genotyping: towards personalized medicine in atopic dermatitis. J Dermatolog Treat. 2017;28:242-245 pubmed publisher
..Low MPA exposure and increased enzyme activity correlates with the presence of UGT1A9 polymorphisms...
Zheng Y, Min J, Kim D, Park J, Choi S, Lee E, et al. In Vitro Inhibition of Human UDP-Glucuronosyl-Transferase (UGT) Isoforms by Astaxanthin, β-Cryptoxanthin, Canthaxanthin, Lutein, and Zeaxanthin: Prediction of in Vivo Dietary Supplement-Drug Interactions. Molecules. 2016;21: pubmed publisher
..inhibitory potential of these xanthophylls on the seven major human hepatic UGTs (UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A4, UGT1A6, UGT1A9, UGT2B7 and UGT2B15) in vitro by LC-MS/MS using specific marker reactions in human liver microsomes (except ..
Bosma P, Chowdhury J, Huang T, Lahiri P, Elferink R, van Es H, et al. Mechanisms of inherited deficiencies of multiple UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isoforms in two patients with Crigler-Najjar syndrome, type I. FASEB J. 1992;6:2859-63 pubmed
..Presence of identical abnormalities in the common regions of the three mRNAs is consistent with the finding that the common 3' regions of the two B-UGT mRNAs and the P-UGT mRNA are encoded by four shared exons. ..
Yamanaka H, Nakajima M, Hara Y, Katoh M, Tachibana O, Yamashita J, et al. Urinary excretion of phenytoin metabolites, 5-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-5-phenylhydantoin and its O-glucuronide in humans and analysis of genetic polymorphisms of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2005;20:135-43 pubmed
..of 4'-HPPH is catalyzed by multiple UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) of UGT1A1, UGT1A4, UGT1A6, and UGT1A9. Since 4'-HPPH may be bioactivated to a reactive metabolite by peroxidase, the glucuronidation in considered to be ..
Patana A, Kurkela M, Finel M, Goldman A. Mutation analysis in UGT1A9 suggests a relationship between substrate and catalytic residues in UDP-glucuronosyltransferases. Protein Eng Des Sel. 2008;21:537-43 pubmed publisher
..The pair in human UGTs could be H37 and either D143 or D148 (UGT1A9 numbering). However, H37 is not totally conserved, being replaced by either Pro or Leu in UGT1A4 and UGT2B10...
Kanai M, Tanabe S, Okada M, Suzuki H, Niki T, Katsuura M, et al. Polymorphisms of heme oxygenase-1 and bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase genes are not associated with Kawasaki disease susceptibility. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2003;200:155-9 pubmed
..There were no significant differences in the distribution of allele frequencies and genotypes of these polymorphisms between KD patients and controls. These polymorphisms are not associated with KD susceptibility. ..
Chen G, Ramos E, Adeyemo A, Shriner D, Zhou J, Doumatey A, et al. UGT1A1 is a major locus influencing bilirubin levels in African Americans. Eur J Hum Genet. 2012;20:463-8 pubmed publisher
..In summary, UGT1A1 is a major locus influencing bilirubin levels and the results of this study promise to contribute to understanding of the etiology and treatment of hyperbilirubinaemia in African-ancestry populations. ..
Kadakol A, Sappal B, Ghosh S, Lowenheim M, Chowdhury A, Chowdhury S, et al. Interaction of coding region mutations and the Gilbert-type promoter abnormality of the UGT1A1 gene causes moderate degrees of unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia and may lead to neonatal kernicterus. J Med Genet. 2001;38:244-9 pubmed
Mackenzie P, Owens I, Burchell B, Bock K, Bairoch A, Belanger A, et al. The UDP glycosyltransferase gene superfamily: recommended nomenclature update based on evolutionary divergence. Pharmacogenetics. 1997;7:255-69 pubmed
..g. UGT1A1*30) consistent with the Human Gene Nomenclature Guidelines. It is anticipated that this UGT gene nomenclature system will require updating on a regular basis. ..
Gregory P, Gardner Stephen D, Lewinsky R, Duncliffe K, Mackenzie P. Cloning and characterization of the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A8, 1A9, and 1A10 gene promoters: differential regulation through an interior-like region. J Biol Chem. 2003;278:36107-14 pubmed
..UGT1A8 and 1A10 are expressed exclusively in the gastrointestinal tract, whereas UGT1A9 is expressed mainly in the liver and kidneys...
Xiao L, Zhu L, Li W, Li C, Cao Y, Ge G, et al. New Insights into SN-38 Glucuronidation: Evidence for the Important Role of UDP Glucuronosyltransferase 1A9. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2017;: pubmed publisher
..and the selective inhibitor on SN-38 glucuronidation in pooled human liver microsomes (HLM) and recombinant UGT1A1/UGT1A9. For UGT1A1, SN-38 glucuronidation was little affected by BSA...
Rowbotham S, Illingworth N, Daly A, Veal G, Boddy A. Role of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase isoforms in 13-cis retinoic acid metabolism in humans. Drug Metab Dispos. 2010;38:1211-7 pubmed publisher
..Further analysis revealed that UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A7, UGT1A8, and UGT1A9 were the major isoforms responsible for the glucuronidation of both substrates...
Peer C, Sissung T, Kim A, Jain L, Woo S, Gardner E, et al. Sorafenib is an inhibitor of UGT1A1 but is metabolized by UGT1A9: implications of genetic variants on pharmacokinetics and hyperbilirubinemia. Clin Cancer Res. 2012;18:2099-107 pubmed publisher
..We hypothesized that sorafenib inhibits UGT1A1 and individuals carrying UGT1A1*28 and/or UGT1A9 variants experience greater sorafenib exposure and greater increase in sorafenib-induced plasma bilirubin ..
Milton J, Sebastiani P, Solovieff N, Hartley S, Bhatnagar P, Arking D, et al. A genome-wide association study of total bilirubin and cholelithiasis risk in sickle cell anemia. PLoS ONE. 2012;7:e34741 pubmed publisher
..15 × 10(-4)). These results confirm that the UGT1A region is the major regulator of bilirubin metabolism in African Americans with sickle cell anemia, similar to what is observed in other ethnicities...
Ritter J, Yeatman M, Kaiser C, Gridelli B, Owens I. A phenylalanine codon deletion at the UGT1 gene complex locus of a Crigler-Najjar type I patient generates a pH-sensitive bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase. J Biol Chem. 1993;268:23573-9 pubmed
..The low ion/pH requirements for bilirubin glucuronidation may signal the basis for the distribution of these isozymes to an organelle (endoplasmic reticulum) that can establish compatible conditions/compartments for each catalysis. ..
Ramirez J, Mirkov S, Zhang W, Chen P, Das S, Liu W, et al. Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 alpha is associated with UGT1A1, UGT1A9 and UGT2B7 mRNA expression in human liver. Pharmacogenomics J. 2008;8:152-61 pubmed
..investigates (1) whether the variability in HNF1alpha expression is associated with the variability in UGT1A1, UGT1A9 and UGT2B7 expression in human livers and (2) the functionality of 12 HNF1alpha variants using mRNA expression as ..
Miura M, Kagaya H, Satoh S, Inoue K, Saito M, Habuchi T, et al. Influence of drug transporters and UGT polymorphisms on pharmacokinetics of phenolic glucuronide metabolite of mycophenolic acid in Japanese renal transplant recipients. Ther Drug Monit. 2008;30:559-64 pubmed publisher
..area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) ratio of MPAG/MPA between UGT1A1, UGT1A6, UGT1A7, UGT1A8, and UGT1A9 I399C/T genotypes...
Tougou K, Gotou H, Ohno Y, Nakamura A. Stereoselective glucuronidation and hydroxylation of etodolac by UGT1A9 and CYP2C9 in man. Xenobiotica. 2004;34:449-61 pubmed
..CYP2C9 therefore contributes to the stereoselective hydroxylation of R-etodolac. 3. Of several human UGT enzymes, UGT1A9 had the greatest activity for glucuronidation of S-etodolac...
Martinez Balibrea E, Abad A, Martinez Cardus A, Gines A, Valladares M, Navarro M, et al. UGT1A and TYMS genetic variants predict toxicity and response of colorectal cancer patients treated with first-line irinotecan and fluorouracil combination therapy. Br J Cancer. 2010;103:581-9 pubmed publisher
..Genotyping of TYMS (5'TRP and 3'UTR), UGT1A1(*)28, UGT1A9(*)22 and UGT1A7(*)3 was performed in 149 metastatic CRC patients treated with irinotecan/5FU as first-line ..
Ramirez J, Liu W, Mirkov S, Desai A, Chen P, Das S, et al. Lack of association between common polymorphisms in UGT1A9 and gene expression and activity. Drug Metab Dispos. 2007;35:2149-53 pubmed
Interindividual variability in the glucuronidation of xenobiotics metabolized by UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 (UGT1A9) suggests the presence of functional UGT1A9 variants...
Stachel N, Skopp G. Formation and inhibition of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate. Forensic Sci Int. 2016;265:61-4 pubmed publisher
..Resveratrol was a competitive inhibitor of UGT1A1, UGT1A9 and HLM; quercetin and kaempferol were inhibitors of all transferases under investigation except UGT2B15...
Innocenti F, Liu W, Chen P, Desai A, Das S, Ratain M. Haplotypes of variants in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase1A9 and 1A1 genes. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2005;15:295-301 pubmed
..SN-38, the active metabolite of the anticancer agent irinotecan, is metabolized by both UGT1A1 and UGT1A9. We aim to characterize the UGT1A9-UGT1A1 haplotypes in Asians and Caucasians and gain insights on their ..
Sanchez Fructuoso A, Maestro M, Calvo N, Viudarreta M, Perez Flores I, Veganzone S, et al. The prevalence of uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase 1A9 (UGT1A9) gene promoter region single-nucleotide polymorphisms T-275A and C-2152T and its influence on mycophenolic acid pharmacokinetics in stable renal transplant patients. Transplant Proc. 2009;41:2313-6 pubmed publisher
The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of UGT1A9 promoter region T-275A and C-2152T single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in stable transplant patients and to investigate the impact of these SNPs on mycophenolic acid (MPA)..
Korprasertthaworn P, Udomuksorn W, Yoovathaworn K. Three novel single nucleotide polymorphisms of UGT1A9 in a Thai population. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2009;24:482-5 pubmed
The human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, UGT1A9, catalyzes glucuronidation of various endobiotics and xenobiotics...
Thibaudeau J, Lepine J, Tojcic J, Duguay Y, Pelletier G, Plante M, et al. Characterization of common UGT1A8, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7 variants with different capacities to inactivate mutagenic 4-hydroxylated metabolites of estradiol and estrone. Cancer Res. 2006;66:125-33 pubmed
..In this study, we conducted functional analyses of genetic variants in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A8, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7 enzymes primarily involved in the inactivation of 4-OHCEs...
Gao R, Li L, Xie C, Diao X, Zhong D, Chen X. Metabolism and pharmacokinetics of morinidazole in humans: identification of diastereoisomeric morpholine N+-glucuronides catalyzed by UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1A9. Drug Metab Dispos. 2012;40:556-67 pubmed publisher
..12 recombinant UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) indicated that this biotransformation was mainly catalyzed by UGT1A9. A kinetic study showed that N(+)-glucuronidation of racemic morinidazole in both HLMs and in UGT1A9 obeyed a ..
den Braver Sewradj S, den Braver M, Baze A, Decorde J, Fonsi M, Bachellier P, et al. Direct comparison of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and cytochrome P450 activities in human liver microsomes, plated and suspended primary human hepatocytes from five liver donors. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2017;109:96-110 pubmed publisher
..of a sensitive assay to phenotype activities of six major hepatic UGT isoforms (UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A4, UGT1A6, UGT1A9 and UGT2B7) in intact PHH by analysis of glucuronidation of selective probe substrates...
Harding D, Jeremiah S, Povey S, Burchell B. Chromosomal mapping of a human phenol UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, GNT1. Ann Hum Genet. 1990;54:17-21 pubmed
..The results indicate that this UDP-glucuronosyltransferase is encoded by a single gene, designated GNT1, located on human chromosome 2. ..
Nishimura M, Ueda N, Naito S. Effects of dimethyl sulfoxide on the gene induction of cytochrome P450 isoforms, UGT-dependent glucuronosyl transferase isoforms, and ABCB1 in primary culture of human hepatocytes. Biol Pharm Bull. 2003;26:1052-6 pubmed
..CYP1B1, CYP2A6, CYP2E1, CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and CYP3A7), UGT-dependent glucuronosyl transferase isoforms (UGT1A6 and UGT1A9), and ABC transporter (ABCB1) after exposure to 0.1, 0.5, and 2.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)...
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Konrad Voelkel
Topology & Geometry, Mathematics, University of Osnabrück
Universal coverings of simplicial groups
Tuesday, July 03rd, 2012 | Author: Konrad Voelkel
Every simplicial set admits a universal covering space. If the simplicial set is a simplicial group, the covering can be given a group structure, such that the covering map is a group homomorphism. This can be done "at once" without using geometric realizations, just by close analysis of the usual construction of the universal covering.
Let be a simplicial group, its path space, its loop space and the kernel of the projection , which consists of all contractible loops. The composition of with the inclusion yields a monomorphism whose cokernel we denote by .
I claim that this simplicial group already does the job.
To see this, we stare at the following commutative diagram
with exact rows by construction.
The left hand column is trivially exact, the middle column is exact by definition of the loop space, and by a diagram chase (special case of the 9-lemma) we get exactness of the right hand column. So we have proved that the fibration with discrete fiber has kernel . The corresponding fiber sequence yields in the lower terms an exact sequence
where the middle arrow is an isomorphism, so we know that and are trivial.
From the same fiber sequence we obtain that for all there is an isomorphism .
I do not claim this proof to be new (it is way too simple), but I haven't found it in the literature and it might help understanding how the tools involved work, so this is expository work. For the notation and objects used, you can consider the book of Goerss and Jardine: Simplicial Homotopy Theory.
I do not like the proof via geometric realization, which roughly goes like that: Take a simplicial group, realize it to a topological group, construct the group structure on the fiber over the basepoint and on a neighbourhood around the basepoint, show that this is somehow compatible, take the singular resolution and see that this is a simplicial group covering something which is weakly equivalent to the original thing. I suspect most of my readers know how to prove that the universal covering of a Lie group is a Lie group again. The usual proof of this is similar to the argument done after geometric realization.
Someone remarked that the diagram above resembles the octahedral axiom. Can you make sense of this?
Tags » Covering Spaces, Fundamental Group, Groups, Homotopy Theory, Simplicial Objects «
Category: English, Mathematics
2017-04-09 (9. April 2017)
the square up-right should be a pushout?
2017-04-13 (13. April 2017)
you wrote "Every simplicial set admits a universal covering space."
Is it because of the fact that the geometric realizations of simplicial sets are semi-locally simply connected?
No, this has nothing to do (a priori) with geometric realization.
One way to get a universal covering is to use a path space as I did in this post.
There are many ways to kill the fundamental group without changing the higher homotopy. For example, you could also just manually glue in cells to kill generators for the fundamental group and then glue in more cells to kill the extra homotopy you introduced by this. Keep going and you'll end up with a model for the universal cover.
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Lady Elaryindril & Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback: Book II, Part 2
LADY ELARYINDRIL
CYRUS KNOWLES
Volume One of the Kingdom of AtoL Serie
by Marty Reeder
Book II:
The Temple of the Goddess of AtoL
In spite of Elaine’s somber mood while she scrambled towards the mists, Cyrus could not help but chuckle. “So you’re done with your life’s work, just like that?”
Elaine stopped, annoyed. “I might’ve known you’d find pleasure in it. You’ve made fun of my silly books all these years …” She took a deep breath. “And now I know you were right to mock me. Any fantasy world I’ll ever truly experience is only as real as my Science Fiction and Fantasy instructor’s lectures can make them.”
“Woah. I’m not taking pleasure in it. I just think it’s silly that you’d give up everything so quickly. What about the Kingdom of AtoL? What about this Wraith Lord jerk guy? You walking away from that?” Cyrus asked.
Elaine acted confused. “Well, of course, Cyrus. Did you forget? It’s not real. They’ve based everything off of class lectures and books of fiction.”
Cyrus approached Elaine. “Right,” he nodded. Then, suddenly, his hand flew out and pinched Elaine’s leg.
“Ouch! Cyrus, what is your problem?!” Elaine jumped back. “That’s right where I got bit earlier!”
Cyrus smiled. “That salmon bite was real, wasn’t it?”
Elaine rubbed her leg, “Of course.”
“Then what else matters? Who cares if they call the fish the Lake Dwellers of Fro-tek or salmon? Who cares if their kingdom’s name is the title of some old poetry book? Who cares if their wisest dude is named after the due date for an essay?”
Elaine had never expected this kind of response from Cyrus. “What are you suggesting?”
“Whatever you wanna call the fish, the bite was real. Whatever you call the land, the place is as real as the grass on a football field,” he stomped his foot on the ground for emphasis. “And whatever the Dude-Tomorrow’s name is based on, he and his people are in trouble, real trouble, not made up. They need help and we agreed to help them. I say we finish this game.”
Initially flummoxed, Elaine reasserted herself. “Except that when they came to you, they thought you were the Chosen One. But you’re not Cyrano de Bergerac, who is really just a character in a play anyway,” Elaine replied.
“So what?” Cyrus shrugged. “It don’t matter what my name sounds like, ‘cause I know I can do some awesome stuff when I want to--I know that I have it in me to be the ultimate hero!”
Elaine sneered. “Wow, Cyrus. That football ego is giving you a god complex. I don’t know if our school counselors are trained to deal with something that complicated.”
“It’s ‘Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback,’” Cyrus quipped and spinned his football for effect. “And it wouldn’t hurt you to get a bit of a god complex. A minute ago, you were upset that there weren’t more bad guys or adventures here. The only difference between then and now is that you heard some frizzy-haired English teacher say the names of some old books and you somehow let that turn you into a chicken.”
“Yeah, but--”
“But nothing. The truth is a football game is just a sport where guys run around in a big rectangle painted in the grass while they carry a little ball. But if I told myself that it didn’t matter, I’d be wrong. That’d be like saying that all the other guys on the team trained and lifted weights and practiced all those months for nothing. Or it’d be like walking away right before a the game winning score because I thought the end zone was just the imaginary space some guy made up years ago. You think giving up because of that silly idea wouldn’t crush my team, or my coaches, or the fans? What’s important ain’t whether some dude made stuff up years ago. It’s the feeling of my teammates and friends now--that’s the reality. What reality are you going by: yours or a whole kingdom of people who came to us for help? These people thought we could help them, and for me, that’s the only thing that matters.”
Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback let his pep talk sink in for a moment before he started walking off in a different direction. “I’m going to take care of the Wraith Lord dude. And even though I’m pretty awesome, I could use your help …” He paused, then finished, “See you around, Lady Elaryindril.”
The Crater High School quarterback stepped into the swirling mists and disappeared, leaving a shocked Elaine standing in her spot. For a moment she mulled over what he had said while wiping away dried tears. Suddenly, a dawning moment overtook her. She shook her head, and then she smiled--she almost laughed. The next thing she knew she grabbed her abused book off the ground and jogged in Cyrus’s direction.
“You sure could use my help, Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback!”
The voice caused the brawny boy to stop. “Well, I wouldn’t say I totally needed it. Just thought it’d be nice,” Cyrus replied without turning around.
“Except that you are headed in the wrong direction. Keep going that way, and you’d probably end up in the Dale of Djæn Osttœn.”
Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback turned around smiling and raised his eyebrows. “D-jain Ostin?”
“Jane Austen,” she smiled back. “It’s actually kind of a fun game to play.”
“So I’m going the wrong way,” Cyrus replied. “Alright, Dragon Flower Girl, you’d better show me where the end zone is.”
“We’re going this way, hero,” Elaryindril hooked her thumb at an angle through the mists.
Cyrus squinted. “How do you know? It all looks the same to me.”
Elaryindril pointed to a pale, white object on the ground several feet away from them. Cyrus noticed another beyond it and another beyond that. “I unwrapped my gum packet on our way over here and dropped down the wrappers as we walked. We just need to follow them back.”
Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback shifted into a full-fledged grin. “Where the heck did’ja come up with that idea?”
Elaryindril shrugged. “The Phoenix Knights series. The Highland Elf Warrior tore pieces of his tunic so the company could find their way out of the Grøndåstœdt Moor.”
“Alright, Highland Elf Warrior, lead the way.”
Lady Elaryindril started forward and Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback walked step behind her. Elaryindril turned, “By the way, to be a Highland Elf Warrior, I would need the birthmark of a crystal butterfly on my neck, so I don’t think you’re being entirely accurate by calling me that.”
“Sounds like you might just hold up on reading those self-help books for a bit longer,” Cyrus replied.
The two probably would have had an interesting conversation, but before Elaryindril could retrieve even half of her pack of gum wrappers, they found themselves staring at the black block of the Wraith Lord’s domain.
End Book II: The Temple of the Goddess of AtoL of Lady Elaryindril and Cyrus Knowles the Quarterback: Volume One of the Kingdom of AtoL Serie
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PHOTO OPP: Drug users take stage tonight for realtalk on replacing shame with compassion
Monday, May 13th (Vancouver, B.C.) - Tomorrow a team of people with experience using drugs will host the last of four community conversations about the overdose crisis before they shift their focus to working directly with individuals and service providers through custom workshops. The event is part of the Megaphone Speaker’s Bureau and presented by Central City Foundation.
“As people who use/d drugs, we are experts in our own experiences, but rarely given a seat at the table when decisions are made about how to deal with us.These events are about creating our own table and giving everyone a voice. Us and you too.” says Nicolas Crier, who will present tomorrow evening. “If your team or community is grappling with questions about addiction, overdose, or simply existing in the context of these issues, join us at this event, an upcoming small group workshop, or have us build a session especially for your team.”
Tomorrow’s unique event centers around personal testimony from Crier and his colleague Kris Cronk, both members of Megaphone’s Speakers Bureau who have experience with drug use and related stigma. Crier and Cronk will be joined by experts who will share perspectives on the importance of community in confronting isolation, loneliness,and shame.
Photography and filming are permitted between 7:00 - 8:00PM and speakers will be available for interviews from 6:15-7:00PM
WHAT: Past/current drug users share experience and insights on addiction and overdose crisis
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Since February, Speakers Bureau participants have been offering free public events, sharing experiences using drugs and surviving the overdose crisis. The program also offers customized workshops designed to help housing, healthcare and service providers alongside average Vancouverites respond effectively and compassionately to drug use in their work, communities and families.
“We’re working with a range of people and service providers who want to better understand the overdose crisis, addiction, and their role in bringing about solutions that work for everyone, especially the people most affected,” says Krista Butler, program coordinator. “Each workshop is delivered by a trained facilitator and speakers with experience using drugs and confronting associated stigma and customized to the needs and budget of our clients.”
Organizations, service providers, and individuals interested in learning more can either hire the Speakers Bureau to deliver a customized workshop or attend an upcoming workshop at the Megaphone offices: http://speakersbureau.megaphonemagazine.com/book-workshop.
To register for tomorrow’s event, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/building-compassion-in-the-face-of-the-overdose-crisis-tickets-54897099703.
For b-roll, pre-interviews or to speak directly to storytellers please contact communications@megaphonemagazine.com or 604-255-9701x153.
About the Speakers Bureau
Megaphone’s Speakers Bureau, presented by Central City Foundation offers skillful, compassionate community-based responses to the overdose crisis through public events and custom workshops delivered by the speakers and Megaphone staff. It is delivered by Megaphone Magazine and funded by Central City Foundation, the City of Vancouver, BC Centre on Substance Use, UBC and the Community Action Initiative and supported by a media sponsorship from CBC Vancouver.
About Megaphone Magazine
Megaphone offers people experiencing poverty and homelessness products, platforms, and training programs to help them earn a living while advocating for themselves and their communities. Through programming like Megaphone Magazine, the Hope In Shadows Calendar, and now the Speakers Bureau, Megaphone is working to change the story on homelessness and poverty in our communities.
About the presenting sponsor, Central City Foundation
Central City Foundation has been bringing neighbours together to build hope in the inner city since 1907. By building housing and other capital projects, investing in social enterprises that create jobs and opportunities as well as funding hundreds of non-profit organizations, Central City Foundation has provided help and hope to our neighbours in the inner city community for 112 years.
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Alkinoos Ioannidis : Diptych
29,30 ΜΑRCH 2018/20:00
MUSICAL PORTRAITS
Alkinoos Ioannidis presents two aspects of his creative career, taking us where words and notes become one. In the first part will be heard the Greek premiere of his incidental music for Euripides’ Bacchae (translated into Modern Greek by George Chimonas), for female and male voice, actor, two oboes, percussion, female chorus, and string orchestra (Music Award of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation 2009-2011, St. Petersburg State Hermitage Symphony Orchestra, 2012). The second part is dedicated to songwriting, a sacred art that is often misunderstood. Songs from the entire discography of Alkinoos Ioannidis are rendered through a new orchestrational approach, arranged for guitar, voice, female chorus, and string orchestra. The composer himself appears on stage as an actor, musician, and singer.
Alkinoos Ioannidis composer/songwriter, arranger, actor
Agapi Papamitsou chorus leader (Bacchae), singer
Yannis Economou solo oboe
Yannis Tselikas solo oboe
The Opus Femina Women’s Chorus (Cultural, Athletic and Environmental Centre, Municipality of Corinth)
Conductor: Falia Papagiannopoulou
The ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra
Conductor: George Kountouris
29,30 Μarch 2018/20:00
Students, young people, unemployed, disabled people, parents of 3 or more, seniors (65+): € 9
Zone E: € 12
Zone D: € 18
Grand Tier: € 45
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Basse-Normandie >
Town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
The village of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is a small village located north west of France. The town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is located in the department of Manche of the french region Basse-Normandie. The town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is located in the township of Barneville-Carteret part of the district of Cherbourg. The area code for Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is 50536 (also known as code INSEE), and the Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise zip code is 50270.
Geography and map of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise :
The altitude of the city hall of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is approximately 120 meters. The Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise surface is 5.36 km ². The latitude and longitude of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise are 49.414 degrees North and 1.691 degrees West. Nearby cities and towns of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise are : Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin (50270) at 2.73 km, Fierville-les-Mines (50580) at 3.00 km, Le Valdécie (50260) at 3.09 km, Sortosville-en-Beaumont (50270) at 3.27 km, La Haye-d'Ectot (50270) at 3.96 km, Les Perques (50260) at 4.43 km, Le Vrétot (50260) at 4.48 km, Le Mesnil (50580) at 4.78 km.
(The distances to these nearby towns of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise are calculated as the crow flies)
Population and housing of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise :
The population of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise was 128 in 1999, 152 in 2006 and 151 in 2007. The population density of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise is 28.17 inhabitants per km². The number of housing of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise was 90 in 2007. These homes of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise consist of 68 main residences, 12 second or occasional homes and 10 vacant homes.
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Administrative Information of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
Region : Basse-Normandie (25)
Departement : Manche (50)
District : Cherbourg
Township : Barneville-Carteret
Nearby towns of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
Here are maps and information of the close municipalities near Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise.
See all the towns of Manche (Distances are calculated as the crow flies)
Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin (50) at 2.73 km Fierville-les-Mines (50) at 3.00 km
Le Valdécie (50) at 3.09 km Sortosville-en-Beaumont (50) at 3.27 km
La Haye-d'Ectot (50) at 3.96 km Les Perques (50) at 4.43 km
Le Vrétot (50) at 4.48 km Le Mesnil (50) at 4.78 km
Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou (50) at 5.68 km Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière (50) at 5.69 km
Saint-Georges-de-la-Rivière (50) at 5.98 km Les Moitiers-d'Allonne (50) at 6.41 km
Sénoville (50) at 6.51 km Besneville (50) at 6.82 km
Barneville-Carteret (50) at 7.79 km Bricquebec (50) at 7.87 km
Baubigny (50) at 8.18 km Quettetot (50) at 8.52 km
Portbail (50) at 8.55 km Canville-la-Rocque (50) at 8.75 km
Geography of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
Area : 5.36 km² (536 hectares)
Minimum altitude : 29 m
Average altitude : 85 m
Longitude: 01° 41' 39'' West
Decimal geographical coordinates : Latitude: 49.414 degrees (49.414° North)
Longitude: -1.691 degrees (1.691° West)
Population and housings of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
Population data : Population Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
Population density : 28.17 hab/km²
Housings in 1999 : 89 logements
Housings data : Housing Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
Hotel Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
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Guest accommodation : Ferienhaus Saint Maurice-en-Cotentin 401S
Ferienhaus Saint Maurice-en-Cotentin 401S is situated in Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to a fully equipped kitchen. Cherbourg en Co...
Address : 50270 Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin
Distance Guest accommodation - Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise : 1.93 km
Guest accommodation : Les Ecuries
Les Ecuries is situated in Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to free WiFi and a fully equipped kitchen. The holiday home includes a liv...
Contact : 1 La Croix Joigner 50270 Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin
Guest accommodation : Ferienhaus Fierville-les-Mines 400S
Ferienhaus Fierville-les-Mines 400S is located in Fierville-les-Mines. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to free WiFi. The holiday home includes 2 bedrooms and a ...
Contact : 50580 Fierville-les-Mines
Guest accommodation : Le Dy en fleurs
Boasting barbecue facilities, a garden, and a terrace, Le Dy en fleurs offers accommodation in Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin with free WiFi and garden views. This property offers ac...
Contact : 11, Le Dy 50270 Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin
Guest accommodation : Ferienhaus Le Vretot 402S
Ferienhaus Le Vretot 402S is located in Le Vrétot. The accommodation features free WiFi. The holiday home includes 2 bedrooms and a kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven. Cher...
Address : 50260 Le Vrétot
Guest accommodation : Holiday home Castel
Holiday home Castel is set in La Haye-dʼEctot and offers barbecue facilities, a garden and a terrace. The accommodation is 36 km from Cherbourg en Cotentin. The holiday home fe...
Contact : 50270 La Haye-dʼEctot
Ferienhaus Saint Maurice-en-Cotentin 402S is located in Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin. The accommodation is 36 km from Cherbourg en Cotentin. The holiday home has 3 bedrooms and a ...
Contact : 50270 Saint-Maurice-en-Cotentin
Ferienhaus Le Vretot 401S is located in Le Vrétot. Guests may enjoy free WiFi. The holiday home has 2 bedrooms and a fully fitted kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven. Cherbo...
Contact : 50260 Le Vrétot
Guest accommodation : Chez Maupassant
Set in Bricquebec, Chez Maupassant features free bikes and BBQ facilities. The property features a garden, as well as a terrace. Free WiFi is offered. All rooms in the guest ho...
Prices : from 75.00 €
Address : Dur Ecu 50260 Bricquebec
Guest accommodation : Ferienhaus Le Mesnil 403S
Ferienhaus Le Mesnil 403S is located in Le Mesnil-Saint-Martin. The accommodation is 37 km from Cherbourg en Cotentin. The holiday home includes 3 bedrooms, a kitchen with a di...
Contact : 50580 Le Mesnil-Saint-Martin
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Photos Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise
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La Maison du Biscuit
Photo taken : 02 Avril 2012
Photographer : Yane&André
Photo of the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise or neighboring municipalities Moulin de Fierville les Mines
Taken by : Parisot Martine
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Ancien fort allemand
Pic taken : 27 Avril 2010
By : Parisot Martine
Pic of the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise or neighboring towns Eglise de Saint Pierre d'Arthéglise
Photographer : Christophe FEREY
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Les belles normandes !
Photographer : Parisot Martine
Photo of the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise or neighboring municipalities moulin de Fierville-les-Mines (1744, restauré en 1997)
Taken by : herval
"fleur de métal"
Pic of the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise or neighboring towns moulin de FIERVILLE LES MINES
Photographer : JM BOSQUET
Le moulin du Cotentin à Fierville-les-Mines
Photo taken : 05 Mars 2009
Photographer : Jean-Pierre Patrias
Photo of the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise or neighboring municipalities Moulin de Fierville-les-Mines
Picture taken : 16 Janvier 2008
Taken by : Jocelyne Brisset
Moulin à vent de Fierville-les-Mines
Pic taken : 06 Août 2009
By : charly et christine
Pic of the town of Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise or neighboring towns Moulin à vent de Fierville-les-Mines
Photographer : charly et christine
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This is the last weather forecast for Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise collected by the nearest observation station of Cherbourg.
Week Forecast: Possible drizzle next Sunday.
The latest weather data for Saint-Pierre-d'Arthéglise were collected Sunday, 19 January 2020 at 14:49 from the nearest observation station of Cherbourg.
Temperature Max: 8°C Temperature Min: 4°C
Dew Point: 3° UV Index: 1
Wind speed: 3 km/h West
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Half-Shell Heroes Have Arrived
My boys love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and pretending and playing to be just like them, therefore I knew they would love to review some of the new toys from GP Flair’s 2016 collection. The Half-Shell Heroes range is targeted at the youngest of fans and roars into action with the addition of a Turtles and Dino theme which is perfect for my TMNT and dino loving little Zachary and of course, his big brother Ben too who has been a Turtles fan forever. The package containing the T-Rex with Donnie set and Pterodactyl with Ralph, which is part of Flair's Half-Shell Hero Dino and Figure Assortment, arrived while Ben was at school and words cannot describe Zachary's delight and excitement upon seeing them. He couldn't wait for school pick up time when he could bring them and show Ben who was definitely impressed to be greeted by such cool characters.
Someone couldn't wait to get their hands on this...
Half-Shell Heroes Range
The story behind the new range of Half-Shell Heroes is that they are going back in time for the ultimate rumble in the jungle. The Turtles all come with a "pizza-loving' prehistoric pet who must stop a sinister alien dino race from changing earth's future forever. This follows on from the TV special that aired on the 31st January on Nick Toons, where the foursome, along with baddies Shredder, Beebop and Rocksteady, travel back in time to the prehistoric age where they encounter dinosaurs.
The boys absolutely loved both Half Shell Hero sets. The figures are chunky and robust, perfect for little hands and can withstand lots of boisterous play which is just what is needed from such toys.
Perfect for little hands
Pterodactyl with Ralph is very cool with wings that flap at the press of a button.
Both Ben and Zachary's favourite is definitely the T-Rex playset which Donnie rides into battle on and can chomp down on bad guys and sweep up enemies (or toes) with his moveable jaw.
I have been really enjoying watching the children play with these toys, chasing each out around with the swooping pterodactyl and loving the chomping action of the T-Rex. We have had a lot of cross play too between these and their Batman and superhero toys which is funny to watch. I love the way kids play and these Half-Shell Hero toys are fantastic for imaginative play.
Fans of the TV show will love them as they are instantly recognisable from it and they can recreate the adventures from the show. All the figures are fully articulated and compatible with the other toys in the range.
The Half-Shell Heroes range are available to purchase from all the usual toy retailers including Smyths Toys and online from Amazon. Both my boys and their sister love playing with the toys we were sent to review so they definitely get a big thumbs up from us.
*Disclaimer: I received some Half-Shell Hero sets for review. All views and opinions are my own and unbiased.
Labels: Flair, fun, Half-Shell Heroes, Review, Spring range, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT, toy
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Weekly Fun Facts about nutrition and ingredients, courtesy of Nutritional Outlook's editors
Dec 18, 2019 Vol 22 No 10
Fig fruit extract may support glucose and insulin response
Photo © iStockphoto.com/ Ockra
Sebastian Krawiec
Blood Sugar, Herbs & Botanicals, Science
A fig fruit extract standardized in abscisic acid content may help manage healthy blood sugar. Euromed USA (Bridgeville, PA) presented preliminary data at the 78th Annual American Diabetes Association meeting, providing evidence that its fig fruit extract, ABAlife, supports glucose and insulin response in healthy subjects.
Abscisic acid (ABA) is found naturally in fruits and vegetables such as apples, avocados, cucumbers, but a lack of fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States may mean that people don’t have enough ABA in their system1. In the body, ABA is released by pancreatic beta-cells following high glucose consumption and in turn, ABA stimulates both glucose-independent and glucose-dependent insulin release. ABA also improves the efficiency of a glucose transporter called Glut 4, supporting glucose uptake into the cells and enhancing insulin efficiency. This is important because chronically high glucose levels cause insulin resistance in which body's muscle, fat, and liver cells no longer respond properly to insulin and do not effectively absorb glucose from the blood stream. This forces the pancreas to ramp up production of insulin, which over time is unsustainable, leading to too much glucose in the system and not enough insulin, putting individuals at risk for prediabetes and even type 2 diabetes.
Andrea Zangara, Euromed’s scientific marketing manager, presented the preliminary data from a new study conducted by researchers at the Glycemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS), University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences. In the study, 10 healthy normal-weight subjects were given 1) a control glucose solution (50 g) in 250 ml of water, 2) a test food #1 (the control glucose solution plus 200 mg ABAlife in 250 ml of water), and 3) test food #2 (the control glucose solution plus 100 mg ABAlife in 250 ml of water). Each subject was given the control food and each test food, divided by a 10-hour fasting period between each. A fasting blood sample was taken before administration of the control or test foods and then additional blood samples were taken at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 minutes.
Results showed that the fig fruit extract was able to lower peak and overall glycemic and insulinemic responses between 30 and 120 minutes compared to the control food. Test food #1, with 200 mg of ABAlife, had a statistically significant response, lowering glycemic index and insulinemic index (a measure of how much insulin the body releases after a meal) by 25% and 24%, respectively. Test food #2 did not produce a statistically significant reduction in glycemic index but did produce a statistically significant reduction in insulinemic index.
1. Zocchi E et al. “Abscisic acid: a novel nutraceutical for glycemic control.” Frontiers in Nutrition. Published online June 13, 2017.
New bill would allow hemp-derived CBD to be marketed as a dietary supplement
Collin Peterson (D-MN), the House Agriculture Committee Chairman, introduced legislation designed to provide FDA with the flexibility to allow hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be marketed in dietary supplements.
Pharmactive launches standardized black garlic extract for functional food applications
Pharmactive Biotech Products S.L. launched an aged black garlic extract called ABG10+ that is designed for functional food applications and the culinary market.
CBD: A moving target. Here’s what you can do to help. (Guest article)
The Organic & Natural Health Association says it is embarking on an educational campaign to addresses concerns in the CBD industry.
“Rapid” immune support product launched by Zand
Zand, an herb-based supplement brand, has launched a rapid immune health product called Immune Fast.
Hemp Synergistics to launch lab designed to deliver 100% THC-complaint CBD formulations
According to Hemp Synergistics, its proprietary process will provide all-natural hemp extracts, distillates, and custom cannabinoids in predetermined and exact amounts for the full spectrum of cannabinoids
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B u y t h e t o y s , n o t t h e h y p e .
Figuretoon Quickies
Jon Favreau is one of those guys who has starred in multiple comicbook movies: in Daredevil he was professional sidekick Foggy Nelson; in Iron Man, he was Tony's friend/driver, Happy Hogan. So when Art Asylum released a Jon Favreau Minimate in Series 35, this Figuretoon was a no-brainer.
The title of the strip refers to the late-70s sitcom, which is often cited as the ur-example of taking two dates to the same event. In fact, Jon's thought balloon, where he's singing the tv show's themesong to himself for inspiration, comes from the Season 2 Futurama episode "A Flight to Remember":
"I learned how to handle delicate social situations from a little show called Three's Company."
"Um, let me think. Come and knock on our door, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh. Uh, Mr. Roper..."
"Uh... (He hums the theme again)."
So Happy/Foggy is just the Series 35 Minimate with no changes. Tony Stark uses the Series 21 body from the Iron Monger two-pack, and the Playboy Tony Stark from the "Hostile Takeover" four-pack - both his PDA and the briefcase "Haggy" is carrying come from various 24 Minimates. Matt, meanwhile, is an update to the custom Minimate from years ago: he uses Charles Xavier's body, Hydro-Man's feet, Wonder Man's head (since it was already wearing red glasses) and uses the hair from Juggernaut sorry, The Flash. His cane comes from Future Biff Tannen, which is why he's holding it in such a way that you can't see the little fist on the end of it.
And just as a fun aside, notice that this Figuretoon, starring Marvel characters, was posted on 6/16, and that the official designation of the Marvel Univese is 616. Total coincidence, but still super nerdy!
Vision-Impaired Transcript
Matt Murdock: Come on, Foggy, we're due in court.
Tony Stark: Plane's ready, Happy. Wheels up in 10.
Jon Favreau: Uh... "Come and knock on our door..."
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Urban Forest & Shoreline
Trees Matter
The Quest development application to build 14 luxury condos at 2326 Oak Bay Avenue is scheduled to be considered at a Council Committee of the Whole meeting on November 20th, 2017. If Council approves this development as presented, like the Cadboro /Bowker Condo development they will have approved many variances. However there are many issues at stake for the Community. Some of which are:
A precedent will be set for the remaining single-family homes in the “intensive multi-dwelling development area zones” which Council designated in the new Official Community Plan (OCP). Homes in residential areas adjacent to these zones will also be adversely impacted by inadequate transition and parking.
Infrastructure impacts and associated costs without a policy or a schedule for developer contributions. Who will pay for all the resulting but required upgrading? Council has no Infrastructure Asset Management Plan and limited infrastructure information. However Council is aware of the very advanced age of our infrastructure and its poor condition. The estimated replacement and maintenance costs are excessive and represent a significant financial liability.
* At this location, near Oak Bay Ave, & Monterey, there are already four existing intensive multi-dwelling developments. This proposed development and the
Ottavio townhouse development would add two more, totaling six. Continuing to add many new muliti-dwelling units will have consequences – e.g sewer and
storm drain impacts. This area was described in Council by the Manager of Ottavio as the most developed in Oak Bay.
The Quest’s massing impact, if approved as presented, will negatively effect neighbouring properties: the Official Community Plan stresses this is to be avoided. Adequate buffer setbacks and height restrictions, the usual community requirement, would satisfy this community plan objective.
Parking & Tree loss: this is yet another development proposal that requests a reduction in parking and tree removal regulations. Providing adequate
parking and protecting trees are important community values. Ignoring them lines our streets with cars and impacts our heritage and urban forest.
Oak Bay is thereby made a less desirable community. The proposal would result in the destruction of a protected, approximately 200 year old Garry
Oak tree. Many members of the community want to save the tree as it has historical significance. Although the Tree Bylaw prohibits cutting protected trees,
Council can disregard the bylaw if they consider the development more important. See Appendices 1 & 2 for more information.
Marketing: Will this be another “housing options for the Community” developer /Council Strategy? The Cadboro Bay/Bowker Condo Development was promoted as providing affordable accommodation in order to acquire the significant over-building approval. Immediately the condominiums were aggressively marketed elsewhere with premium price tags.
A letter published in the Oak Bay News and Times Colonist explains the profit benefit to the developer and a perspective on maximum versus reasonable profit (see Appendix # 2.
Up until now Council has used developer-friendly strata-subdivisions (without the necessary Council policy and guidelines) and spot zoning to override our zoning and other related bylaws. Council has also used Official Community Plan selected objectives and policies to justify ignoring resident protections, bylaw rules and standards. The problem is that without them, it is impossible to maintain Oak Bay’s character and desirability.
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Appendix # 1 Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture : Tree Information Link
https://www.oakbay.ca/parks-recreation/parks-playgrounds/trees/tree-work-application
Tree Designation:
“In order to have a tree declared “Significant” by Council, a request must be made by a member of the public and this designation must be agreed to by the homeowner, Council, and the Parks Department. Once a tree is designated as “Significant”, the designation can only be removed by amendment to the Tree Protection Bylaw Schedule”.
Appendix # 2 Letter published in the Oak Bay News and Times Colonist
“Undue Hardship” for Whom?
A developer is seeking permission to build a five story, 14 unit luxury condo building (“The Quest”) on a 10,588 residential square foot lot at
2326 Oak Bay Avenue in Oak Bay. The proposal would result in the destruction of a significant protected approximately 200 year old Garry Oak
tree at 2340 Oak Bay Avenue.
The Advisory Planning Commission considered the proposal on July 4, 2017. The developer’s consultant and Oak Bay Staff agreed the protected Garry Oak is healthy and has many more years of life left and the proposal would destroy the tree.
Since Garry Oaks are protected in Oak Bay, any alterations to the tree must comply with Bylaw 4326. The relevant clause in this case states that the
tree at issue can only be removed if “a requirement to construct the building or structure in an alternate location would impose an undue hardship.”
The 2326 property was purchased by the developer for $900,000. It is estimated that the total list price for the proposed development will be
approximately $13 million. Alternate proposals have been previously suggested for this site, that would not require destroying the tree. The
developer would still make a tidy profit – albeit not as large as the one he’d earn by destroying the tree.
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OLLU baseball volunteers at Feed My Starving Children Event
Baseball - Mon, Sep. 26, 2016
Patricia Constantin
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 26, 2016) -- The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) baseball team spent two days at the University United Methodist Church to help pack meals and set up for the Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) event.
The Saints volunteered their time packing meals that aid in feeding malnourished children throughout the world. Feed My Starving Children is a nonprofit Christian organization committed to feeding God's starving children hungry in body and spirit. Each hand-packed meal is specifically formulated for malnourished children and shipped around the world. Its main objective is to eliminate starvation and to enlighten those who may be able to lend aid. In their history, the FMSC meals have reached nearly 70 countries throughout the world.
Head Baseball Coach Freddy Rodriguez said, "To know that we are making a difference and helping in a worldwide initiative is something that I truly support and believe in. The impact that we have in providing malnourished children these meals around the world is something these guys should be proud of and I know they enjoyed this experience."
FMSC came to San Antonio with one goal in mind: pack four million meals in four days. With a little help from the Saints baseball team, this goal became a reality. This is the second time in the baseball team's three-year history that the men were volunteers for this event.
"We were late signing up last year as this event fills up very quickly with lots of different organizations and groups fighting for time slots in the four days they are in San Antonio. I was going to make sure that we didn't miss out on this year's event and signed up early making sure all of our players were involved in some capacity over a two-day period." Rodriguez added.
The Saints will begin their season in the spring, but they will have their annual Halloween game on Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. Members of the team dress up in costume and play the nine-inning game in character. The Saints also will play their annual Blue/Black World Series. The five-game series is from Monday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Nov. 4. All games will start at 4 p.m. at the Saints' home field -- Missions Baseball Academy. Their first 2017 doubleheader is scheduled for Jan. 27 at home against the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
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Canadian Premiere of New Stephen Hawking Documentary
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Jonathan Braniff joins the Institute as its Chief Advancement Officer.
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'It is related that a companion of the Commander of the Faithful (AS) whose name was Hammam and was a devoted worshipper had said to him, ?O Commander of the Faithful, describe to me the Godwary in such a way as though I was to see them.' So he (AS) praised Allah and extolled Him, and praised the Prophet (SAWA) and then said: 'The Godwary [in this world] are the people of virtue. Their speech is to the point, their dress is moderate and their gait is humble. They keep their eyes closed to what Allah has made unlawful for them, and they put their ears to that knowledge which is beneficial to them. They remain in times of trials as they have been in times of comfort. If there had not been fixed periods [of life] ordained for each, their spirits would not have remained in their bodies even for the twinkling of an eye because of [their] eagerness for the reward and fear of chastisement... The sign of any one of them is that you will see that he has strength in religion, prudence along with leniency, faith with conviction, eagerness in [seeking] knowledge with forbearance, moderation in wealth, devotion in worship, gracefulness in neediness, endurance in hardship, desire for the lawful, pleasure in guidance and hatred of greed. He performs virtuous deeds but still feels afraid. In the evening he is anxious to offer thanks [to Allah]. In the morning his anxiety is to remember [Allah]. He passes the night in fear and rises in the morning in joy fear lest night is passed in forgetfulness, and joy over the favour and mercy received by him. If his self refuses to endure a thing which it does not like he does not grant its request towards what it likes. The coolness of his eye lies in what is to last forever, while from the things [of this world] that will not last he keeps aloof. He transfuses knowledge with forbearance, and speech with action. You will see his hopes simple, his shortcomings few, his heart fearing, his spirit contented, his meal small arid simple, his religion safe, his desires dead and his anger suppressed. Good alone is expected from him. Evil from him is not to be feared.'
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Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 193
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Think not of those who are slain in God’s way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord. (3:169)
The events of Karbala reflect the collision of the good versus the evil, the virtuous versus the wicked, and the collision of Imam Hussain (the head of virtue) versus Yazid (the head of impiety).
Imam Hussain (pbuh) was a revolutionary person, a righteous man, the religious authority, the Imam of Muslim Ummah (nation). As the representative of his grandfather Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Imam Hussain’s main concern was to safeguard and protect Islam and guide fellow Muslims.
The mission of Imam Hussain (pbuh) is distinctly unique, political and religious revolutionary movement in the history of World. His was a tremendous undertaking which still reverberates throughout the Muslim nation. He has been a propelling force and a seminal element in events throughout Islamic history, particularly in the sphere of Jihad (the holy struggle in the way of Almighty God). Imam Hussain’s example has remained vividly alive for generations and centuries.
His uprising, movement and ideals still have a deep impact on the conscience and awareness of the Muslim empire.
Thus, Karbala proved to be a clash involving Islamic truths versus falsehood, belief versus disbelief, and the oppressed versus the oppressor, faith against brute force.
Karbala was about standing in the face of oppression, regardless no matter the cost. In Karbala, Imam Hussain the fifty seven year old second grandson of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), sacrificed his totality and all he had, for one goal. This goal was to let the truth triumph over falsehood eventually, and he did that brilliantly.
His goal was to foil the plan that Muawiya had expertly developed for his son, Yazid, which was to establish a permanent Umayyads (Banu Umayya) ruler ship over the Muslim Ummah (even by sacrificing the Islamic principles), but doing it in the name of Islam. Brilliantly, Imam Hussain (pbuh) succeeded in foiling this plan and he exposed the disreputable nature of Umayyads though this was at the expense of his life.)
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Grammy Award winning, R&B; and soul royalty Anthony Hamilton will journey onto our soil on 24 August 2018 at the Sun Arena Time Square in Menyln, Tshwane. The music powerhouse is set to ignite the fire of classic and nostalgic music for an incredible all-star performance. Courtesy of Soulful Night, the singer, songwriter, multi-platinum selling hit record maker will be in South Africa as the business of keeping soulful music alive is ready to take off.
Soulful Night With Anthony Hamilton will come alive as sing along’s and two-steppin’ will be the order of the day as the legendary singer leads his supporters through song.
Hailed as the King Of Soul, his timeless voice has birthed hit songs including Best Of Me, Never Love Again, Pass Me Over, Her Heart, Pray For Me, I Cry, Comin’ From Where I’m From and Freedom just to mention a few, have echoed from across all the corners of the world proving that he has always been one with the music.
His electrifying and out of this world performances are just what the doctor ordered and which better place on earth to have the soul meet music than on African soil which is the heart beat of the world.
With the release of his latest single, What I’m Feeling featuring The HamilTones which earned him his 12thGrammy nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category in 2017 returns with a bag full of tricks that will entice and feed the yearning of a strong connection of notes that only he has the keys to.
Co-owner of Soulful Night and event organizer, Mandisa Makalima said: “Anthony Hamilton sings love songs and since August is Women’s Month in South Africa he will be serenading our amazing women and reminding them that they are loved through love songs.Lately we have been experiencing a peak of women abuse and femicide by the ones we love and trust and; complete strangers. Soulful Night aims to celebrate women in Mzansi through songs and honour them, reminding them that they are loved and appreciated. In the same breath we are appealing and pleading to our men to go back to loving and appreciating women for they are the strongest beings that will ever walk the face of the earth. Soulful Night With Anthony Hamilton will be one for the books and I would like to thanks our supporters for their love and support thus far, let’s put on our dancing shoes for a night for the books.”
Tickets are live and available from Computicket, Shoprite and Checkers and range from: R250, R350, R450, R650, R750, R950, R1050, VIP R1550 and VVIP R1850.
Soulful Night With Anthony Hamilton
Venue: Sun Arena Time Square in Menlyn in Tshwane
Tickets: From R250 – R1850
Article written by: Richmond
Richmond Sajini is a musician and media entrepreneur in the public relations, television, radio and retail spaces in South Africa. He studied Public Relations and Communication at the University of Johannesburg and has worked on brands such as Coca Cola, Tsogo Sun, Heineken as well as the South African National Roads Agency. He has been told to shut up many times by people who don’t understand that he is in love with the sound of his own voice. For this reason he decided to start his own blog where he would share his thoughts and experiences without inhibition. Visit his blog, www.randomramblings.co.za and follow him on Twitter @richmondsajini.
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New low-power usage displays able to show dynamic content
By Damir Beciri
A new electro-fluidics design from the University of Cincinnati shows potential to improve the image capabilities of electronic devices. Similarly to the Qualcomm Mirasol display for color e-readers we described earlier, this display is able to display dynamic content while it is consuming low power. Its developers claim it will be able to provide high readability in bright sunlight and the ability to display videos or hold an image indefinitely without electrical power usage.
This patent-pending electro-fluidics breakthrough by the Novel Devices Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati and partner companies Gamma Dynamics, Dupont and Sun Chemical follows about seven years of work. According to lead researcher Jason Heikenfeld, UC associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering & Applied Science, the breakthrough is even more impressive when you realize that similar research efforts elsewhere have lasted a decade without achieving similar results.
The new “zero-power” design requires low-power because it makes use of ambient light instead of a strong, internal light source within the device. Yet, even though an electronic device with this eletrofluidic technology would lack a strong, internal light source, it would still display bright images at high speed. Behind the display screen are two layers of liquid (oil and a pigment dispersion fluid like an inkjet fluid). Between the two layers are reflective electrodes which act as a highly reflective mirror.
Ambient light enters through the display screen and through the first layer of liquid and hits the reflective electrodes. When the light hits that reflective electrode, it bounces back out to the viewer’s eye, creating the perception of a bright, color-saturated image.
A small electric charge powers the movement of the mentioned oil and pigment-dispersion liquids. The movement occurs between a bottom layer behind the reflective electrodes and a top layer in front of the reflective electrodes. When the pigmented substance is positioned in the “top” layer (sandwiched between the ambient light and reflective electrodes), it creates a reflected ray of colored light which combines with literally millions of ambient light rays to produce a full-color display.
The developers of this display are quite confident regarding their inventions and claim that the closest competition with similar brightness is electrochromic technology, which does not switch quickly enough to create video images. And the closest competition that works on low power but can still provide dynamic content is called Quallcomm Mirasol. However, according to the UC researchers, when trying to display a color like white, the Mirasol technology has about one-third the brightness level of the UC technology.
Importantly, the new e-Display design is manufacturable with current facilities and technology. According to John Rudolph, president of Gamma Dynamics, this electro-fluidics breakthrough will change the display technology used in a myriad of electronic devices. He estimated consumers will likely first see it in action as grocery-store shelf labels and advertising displays in about three years’ time.
For more information you can read the paper published in Applied Physics Letters: “High reflectivity electrofluidic pixels with zero-power grayscale operation”.
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BRIGHTON WAR MEMORIAL (1914-1921)
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Compiled and copyright © Chris Comber 2008
Frederick Thomas
Leading Stoker K/1672, H.M.S. ‘Europa’, Royal Navy. Aegean Base Units. Died of disease on Lemnos on the 6th December 1918. Aged 29. Son of Peter & Esther Yapp. Husband of Mrs Ruth Yapp who re-married, of 47, Argyle Road, Brighton. Born in Worcester. Mentioned in despatches. Not in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos. GR.10.
Corporal 215, 15th Battalion, Australian Infantry (Queensland). 4th Brigade. 4th Australian Division. Killed in action at Bullecourt 11th April 1917. Aged 24. Son of Edward & Jemima Yates. Husband of Mrs D.Yates, who later re married, of 36, Duke Street, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Corporals. Commemorated on the Villers Bretonneaux Memorial MR.26.
Thomas William
Private G/92937, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. 3rd Regular Division. Killed in action 24th August 1918. Aged 19. Son of Thomas William & Caroline Yates of Brighton. Husband of Dorothy Yates who re-married, of 11, William Street, Brighton. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery. F.329.
William Grandage
Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Lahore Division. Indian Army. Mesopotamia. Killed in action 9th January 1917. Aged 19. Son of Mr & Mrs T.J. Yates of 8, Montpellier Crescent, Brighton. Educated at Christ’s Hospital and Sandhurst. Listed in St. Johns Church Preston Park and in St. Peters Memorial Book under 2/Lts. Born Timperley. Buried in Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Iraq. 5.
YEATES
Private 10550, 1st Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. 2nd Regular Division. Killed in action on the Aisne near Moussy 19th September 1914. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Regular Soldier. Commemorated on The Ferte Sous Jouarre Memorial. MR.15.
Joseph Henry
Sapper 404956, 4th Field Company. Canadian Engineers. 2nd Canadian Division. Killed in action at Vimy 1st April 1917. Aged 29. Husband of Mrs Emma Elizabeth Yeates of 44, Upper Park Place, Brighton. Not included in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Ecoivres Military Cemetery F.68.
YOUDALE
Harold William
Officers Steward L/3820, H.M. Submarine ‘K 4’, Royal Navy. Grand Fleet. Lost when the Submarine was in collision with ‘K 14’ in the North Sea on the 31st January 1918. Aged 24. Son of William & Anne Youdale of 29, Beaconsfield Road, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Royal Navy unknown ranks. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea. MR.3
Alfred [William]
Sapper 892, 2nd Home Counties Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds at St. Omer 23rd April 1915. Aged 31. Son of Richard Henry & Jane Helen Young of Hove. Husband of Mary Jane Young of 87, Clarendon Road, Hove. Also listed on Hove War Memorial. Born in Brighton and enlisted in Eastbourne. Listed on Royal Engineers Memorial St. Albans Parish Church, Coombe Road. Not listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery, St. Omer. F.134.
George Arnold
Lieutenant, 50th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery. 9th Scottish Division. Killed in action in The Ypres Salient 4th October 1917. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under unknown Ranks (George Arnold Young). Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. MR.30.
Second Lieutenant, No 5 Artillery Observation Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action 17th March 1918 flying R.E.8 aircraft over the Front attached to the Canadian Corps. Aged 21. Son of Abel & Sarah Anne Young of 28, Matlock Road, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Lieutenants. Buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension. F.95.
YOUNG, MC
Robert Percival
Lieutenant, 1/4th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment. 53rd Welsh Division. Killed in action in Palestine 17th December 1917. Aged 27. Son of The Rev. Arthur Frederick & Mrs Alice Maude Young, of St. Lukes Vicarage, Queens Park, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Lieutenants. Buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Palestine. Pal. 3.
Private 32929, 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. 6th Regular Division. Wounded during the German Spring offensives and died in military Hospital at Rouen 1st April. 1918. Born and enlisted in Brighton. Next of kin, Brighton. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book and on St. Martins Parish Church Memorial Buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen F.146.
Private 455478, 21st Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). 4th Brigade. 2nd Canadian Division. Killed in action near Willerval 14th December 1917. Aged 22. Son of John & Ellen Young of 112 Springfield Road, Brighton. Husband of Rosemary Young who remarried and later lived in Buffalo, United States of America. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book. Buried in Beehive Cemetery, Willerval. F.778
Petty Officer 2nd Class 192639, H.M.S. ‘Good Hope’, Royal Navy. South Atlantic Squadron. Lost with the Armoured Cruiser at The Battle of The Coronel Islands off the coast of Chile 1st November 1914. Aged 33. Son of Jack & Mary Young of Brighton. Husband of Mrs. J.E. Young of 43, Argyle Road, Brighton. Reservist. Listed in St. Peters Memorial Book under Petty Officers, Royal Navy. Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea Mr.3.
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London Times, 11 October 1861, p. 8: RUSSIA.
A letter from St. Petersburg of the 21st says: --
"Great activity at present prevails in the port of Cronstadt. A squadron composed of corvettes, clippers, and other small vessels is being fitted out to sail for the Russian colonies in the Pacific, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Popov, one of the most brilliant heroes of Sebastopol. The Ilia-Mourometz, a frigate which formed part of the squadron sent to Syria, has within the last few days arrived in the roadstead; she accomplished the voyage from Beyrout to Cronstadt in less than two months, without any grave accident. No official report having been received for a long time of the frigate Svetlana, Captain Boutakov, which ought to have arrived from the Pacific, disquietude is felt about her. The last date at which she was heard of was the 20th of June. A fine new frigate, the Dmitrii Donskoi, was launched three days back in the New Admiralty Dockyard. She is built of oak, on the model of the Grand Admiral, one of the largest frigates constructed in the United States, and which was greatly admired by the English and French sailors at Beyrout. The length of the new vessel is 270ft., and her breadth 51ft. In about a fortnight or three weeks navigation may be considered as closed, as the thick fogs which are then sure to prevail will render access to the Gulf of Finland more difficult than ever."
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Home > Rights > Legal Aid Cuts Make Fighting Disputes More Expensive
By: Sarah Clark (ILEX) - Updated: 16 Mar 2019 | *Discuss
Changes to the legal aid system could mean it becomes more difficult for people to pursue a claim against a problem neighbour in the future. In late 2010, it was announced that the income for people who provide legal aid for civil cases could be cut by up to £154m. This will severely restrict the amount of money available to people who needed help pursuing cases such as boundary disputes.
A consultation paper, published in November 2010, outlined proposals that would see over half a million civil cases being denied legal aid (and not just neighbourhood disputes, but divorce and family matters were also likely to be affected). The court fees will be cut by 10%, but as most people who become involved in legal action will be able to tell you, it’s not the court fees that are the problem, it’s the ever-escalating solicitor’s costs.
Legal aid firms are likely to lose between £144m and £154m per year due to the cuts, which are being proposed to save the ministry of Justice around £350m by 2014/15.
What if You Can’t Afford Legal Costs?
If you have a dispute that you might be Considering Taking Legal Action, the advice from the Ministry of Justice is to try alternative dispute resolutions first. The Ministry has also suggested that funding for cases that would have been supported by legal aid in the past could be taken from the interest generated from solicitors’ client accounts, or even a new ‘supplementary’ legal aid scheme, where money is taken out of the damages won by successful claimants who were given legal aid to fight their claims.
If you need advice and can’t afford a solicitor, the alternative dispute resolution services on offer include other formal ways to resolve disputes such as:
RICS Neighbour Disputes Service
Mediation is the only method that leaves the decision-making totally down to the people involved. The mediator is simply a facilitator and doesn’t make any decisions. Anyone you choose to be a mediator should have a background in property law.
An expert determination is a contractually binding decision which should be carried out by an expert who will thoroughly analyse all of the documentary and the physical evidence, then draw conclusions based upon his analysis of the evidence.
The RICS Neighbour Disputes Service is a part-expert determination and part-mediation service for boundary disputes, which costs over £3,000, and can be paid between the parties or by just one. A chartered surveyor has to be appointed jointly and there are no solicitors involved, keeping the costs down. It seems a lot of money, but to put it into perspective, taking this sort of case to the county court can easily cost in excess of £20,000.
The Future of Neighbour Disputes?
The director of the Legal Action Group said that he believed the cuts meant that the government was, in effect, walking away from ‘ordinary members of the public’, and they were all about making quick savings, which would devastate civil legal aid services without causing too much political damage.
There are possibilities for more no-win no-fee personal injury style litigation for boundary disputes or similar cases, but these tend to be expensive and time consuming, and don’t follow the same guidelines as personal injury claims. So it’s hard to imagine that this style of litigation will be adopted for protracted neighbourhood disputes.
The Ministry is reviewing civil litigation as a whole, including looking at the no-win, no-fee (or conditional fee) agreements, and is already discussing abolishing the practice of getting the fees and insurance premiums recovered from losing parties in civil actions, and instead allowing legal fees to be paid out of the winning party’s damages. It’s likely that taking any neighbour-related case to litigation will become more difficult and certainly more expensive in the future, so watch this space for updates.
Sjalia - Your Question:
For the past 2yrs the flat above have been so noisy. I've let it pass as much as I can as they have 3 young kids. However I'm now knocking on their door most nights due to the adults shouting at each other, banging around till 2am then up at 7am due to their kids. I've had fly infestation as they don't clean up. Washing machine on at 5am etc. They say they aren't making noise the council don't reply back to me. At breaking point as I to have a child and he's only getting half a nights sleep regularly. Anything else I can do?
Which council department have you complained to? You need to be speaking to environmental health. They may ask you to keep a diary of the noises, so it might be worth persevering and doing this before complaining again. They have a duty to respond to all questions and complaints so if you do not get a response, make a complaint to the local government ombudsman
ProblemNeighbours - 14-Aug-18 @ 2:16 PM
Sjalia - 2-Aug-18 @ 8:48 AM
@alpha1. We have a new article about the antisocial behaviour act. Take a look here.
ProblemNeighbours - 27-Aug-14 @ 11:16 AM
try asking the council to issue an asbo agaist the people concerned
alpha1 - 27-Aug-14 @ 9:46 AM
Moved into upstairs flat beginning June. Lady living alone on ground floor is one of those who smiles to your face, but she's done the following behaviours since I moved in:1. Pouncing on me soon as I leave, or return home, normally it will be a complaint, but she says it with a smile all the time, the complaints are unreasonable (she complained that my little fan in my bedroom was a noise disturbance to her, claiming it kept her up all night, and that when I use my stairs it is 'thunderously' loud and gives her a migraine) I hardly use my stairs2. Deliberately leaving her front door open when my young son is over, with her Staffordshire terrier right there, unleashed and barking, then later going on about how vicious her dog is, how he would kill another dog if it came into the house3. Causing late night noises, most recently outside by my front door, this was at midnight, and it scared me. I realised it was her because next day she told me it was her, laughing. Gardening or hammering just outside my window until 11pm. Allowing her dog to constantly bark and growl outside my window all day long.4. I am supposed to have half the back garden, by contract. But she has taken over the garden. I cannot access it because of the aggressive dog.5. She was on and on about me putting in carpets, claiming the noise without carpet was bothering her. I finally got the money to put in cheap carpet. When the carpet van arrived, she phoned the company to complain they were 'blocking her drive,' when they weren't. She then moaned that it was still noisy because it didn't have underlay. I am hardly home.6. Buzzing me regularly just as I sit down to dinner, within minutes of me getting home.She has lived in her flat for years and has loads of family nearby. So I am scared to complain. Scared of retaliation. What do I do??? Please any advice appreciated. Oh, and before I signed the contract to move in, she tried to put me off, claiming that the heating was 'astronomical' and that the area had a bad stench often from the sewage. I feel she is not happy I am here, and it's because I am not from the UK, I think this is about that, cause Ive done nothing to cause her to dislike me Ive been nothing but polite
dani - 3-Jul-13 @ 8:44 PM
my next door neighbours and i had an altercation about a year ago it has come to a head this week and since then i have had verbal abuse from the family everytime we come in contact this cant be avoided as we share a common path what are my options to stop this it is making me very anxious,my husband andi are pensioners not that makes a lot of difference but we could do without the harrasment.thank you
rothesay - 3-Jul-13 @ 2:24 PM
my neighbour harassing my child. my child age is 11 years old. please tell me what action taken me for my neighbour.
SANGITA - 17-Nov-12 @ 7:19 AM
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Neighbour takes up 2 spaces with his camper an. Is there anyways to request spaces to be painted by the council to stop…
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Public Domain Picture: Airmen and Soldiers train for Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team
By: U.S. Air Force photo, Courtesy: US Air Force
Airmen and Soldiers train for Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team
Senior Airman Robert Cabato (left) and Capt. Nathan Olsen conduct five and 25 meter checks for improvised explosive devices during recent convoy training here. Both Airmen are a part of the Zabul Reconstruction Team, and are training for an upcoming deployment. Captain Olsen is deployed from the 375th Civil Engineer Sqaurdon at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and Airman Cabato is deployed from the 18th Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
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San Diego-Based Cireson Opens Tokyo Office
By Sarah de Crescenzo
San Diego-based Cireson recently opened an office in Tokyo.
The firm provides service and asset management tools for Microsoft System Center users.
"Over the past few years, our client-base in Asia-Pacific has rapidly expanded," said company co-founder Shaun Ericson. "This new office enables us to increase our operations in the region and provide our local customers and partners with even more resources to enhance and assist their IT operations."
In addition to its San Diego headquarters and other North America offices, Cireson has offices in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
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Salmon Atlas Forums > ATLANTIC SALMON AND SEA TROUT RIVERS > Scotland > Tweed
About Tweed and its Tributaries
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River Tweed and its tributaries form one of the most important trout and salmon resources in Scotland. It is a lowland river, rising in the moors above Tweedsmuir not far from the source of the Clyde. The river takes a great northerly sweep in its upper reaches, gathering waters from hill tributaries such as the Lyne and Manor before turning south east to flow through Peebles, Innerleithen and Walkerburn, providing in that area some good club trout and salmon fisheries, then, gathering waters from good hill streams, it flows through a beautiful narrow valley from Holylee to Ashiestiel, Yair and Fairnilee where it meets its tributary, the Ettrick.
The lowest tributary of the Tweed, the Whiteadder, is in some ways the least typical. It is principally a trout water of some distinction, with its tributary the Blackadder, but, in addition to summer sea-trout and some autumn salmon, this water has recently had some goods spring salmon running the lower reaches. The Teviot, joining the main river at Kelso, has autumn salmon and sea-trout runs and offers long, gentle pools with good brown trout dry fly fishing in May and June. Teviot has springers (best in April and May), particularly in its lower reaches, but this run has been disappointing in recent seasons. The autumn runs begin in some seasons as early as August, but mid to late September and on to the end of November are usually best. Late sea-trout run well. Teviot fishes well up to Hawick in autumn, but really needs water for the best sport.
The Ettrick, flowing in not far from Galashiels, is an important tributary, joining from the west and substantially increasing Tweed's volume. Ettrick and its tributary, Yarrow, flow from hill lands and are spate rivers, and the Ettrick has the reputation of rising fiercely and swamping the Tweed with flood water from the hills. Yarrow is a clearer river, now part of the large Megget water scheme, but still produces good spates. Both Ettrick and Yarrow are interesting trout and salmon waters in their own right. Ettrick has been identified as the principal spawning ground of Tweed springers and its fishings in late spring and early summer reflect this. The Middle Tweed, from Ettrick down to Kelso is a magnificent fishing region with beat names which are legendary, - Boleside, Pavilion, Tweedswood, Bemersyde, Dryburgh, Merton, Rutherford, Makerstoun and Upper and Lower Floors. Some of the finest fly fishing in Scotland, particularly autumn fishing, lies in this middle section. Also, some excellent, challenging trout fishing is located here, best in late spring and early summer.
The junction with Teviot, at Kelso, marks the beginning of the lowest section of Tweed. It begins with the very productive Junction beat, then, taking a slightly slower flow, the river broadens out into mature flats, deep dubs and broad streams to give us such beats as Sprouston, Birgham, Wark and the renowned Lees fishings at Coldstream. Below Coldstream, from Lennel to Ladykirk, Paxton and the sea, the speed reduces further and in its lower waters, the river is under the influence of the tides.
Tweed is a most productive autumn salmon river, with an extended season under its own Acts which allows fly fishing until the end of November. The river produces far and away the best autumn harvest of salmon anywhere in the salmon world, starting in its lower reaches as early as late August and providing fishing in late September, October and November right to the headwaters. An informed estimate of the autumn run on the river is forty thousand salmon. Autumn fish in Tweed are fresh, and are often large, up to and exceeding 30 lbs. Interestingly, many of them are very large grilse, having spent only one winter at sea.
The river has a spring run from February onwards, providing fishing mainly in the lower, middle and Ettrick fishings. Tweed springers are mainly of smallish fish of seven to nine pounds, with occasional multi-sea-winter fish up to 20 lbs. There are late spring and summer runs, with grilse, given water conditions, and the taking off of the in-river nets promises to improve these fishings. A continuing problem for the Tweed is the Northumbrian drift net fishery which seriously depletes its runs. A vigorous campaign was mounted to have the government reduce or eliminate this anomalous fishery and the policy is now to run the Northumbrian drift net fishery down within 30 years, by the non-renewal of licences. Many still regard this of far too long to run down an interceptory fishery which exploits mixed stocks (i.e. various rivers) of salmon.
Tweed has an excellent reputation as a trout water. In its lower and middle reaches, wide pools and dubs harbour some fine trout, but they take skill to catch after the free-rising surge of sport in April and May. Teviot is a good trout fishery in spring, but its big fish are becoming hard to find. Both Tweed and Teviot have good stocks of grayling. Overall, the Tweed is a most productive, large, interesting water system draining some 2,000 square miles of Border territory. It provides salmon fishing to some 4,500 anglers in each year and quality trout fishing for some 10,000 rods. The river is very well organised and watched and its owners and anglers set up in 1983 the Tweed Foundation, a body carrying out research and management work to improve the fishery and its environment and which now has its own research and visitor centre at Drygrange. There have been trout Protection Orders in force since 1980, providing proper permit access to trout fishers.
In brief, Tweed is one of the most carefully managed salmon and trout waters in the UK offering anglers a wide range of fishing over a long open season.
Bill Currie
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March Madness 2017
Posted by Sal The Snail on March 13, 2017 2 Comments
Are you ready for some Salty March Madness?! For our fifth year, we’re celebrating the finest local running stores around the USA. Consider this your ultimate guide to the players. Print and fill out your bracket to get started, and then vote for your favorites during the tournament schedule. Just like the real thing, we’ll kick things off Wednesday, 3/15 with the first four match-ups, in which eight stores will play to compete in the main tournament. Vote here at SaltyRunning.com for your favorites and share with your friends, and your local running store could win the title as …
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Marathon Sports, Massachusetts (1)
Founded in 1975 in a renovated first-floor apartment near Harvard Square, Marathon Sports has grown to 11 retail locations, bringing unparalleled customer experience to runners, walkers, and fitness enthusiasts across the Bay State. They love to run. And walk, cycle, work out… anything that keeps them moving. And they want to share that love with their customers!
Charm City Run, Maryland (2)
Charm City opened 13 years ago, but has not only grown one store at a time to its current five locations, but also, as it says, “one person as a time.” Charm City invests in its customers and its employees, celebrating their accomplishments even long after they’ve left working for the shop. They are also huge supporters of the Charm City running and at-large communities, donating over $500,000 per year to Baltimore-area nonprofits!
Philadelphia Runner, Pennsylvania (3)
Philadelphia Runner has four locations in and around Philly that operate as outposts for the running community all over the metropolitan area. PR is more than a running store, it’s a central component of a “vibrant community of like-minded people” in the “greatest running city in the country.”
Columbus Running Company, Ohio (4)
The Columbus Running Company knows running is an important part of its customers lives and that supporting Columbus-area runners is more important than selling shoes. That’s why CRC expertly outfits its customers, but also prioritizes supporting other local Columbus businesses and charities.
Haddonfield Running Company, New Jersey (5)
Running in South Jersey is way better than it sounds when you run by one of Haddonfield Running Company’s stores where they let all runners know that bathrooms and water are always available if you’re passing. They are also dedicated to helping their community members reach their goals by offering a “School of Running” with training education for beginners, intermediate and advanced runners.
The Runners Forum, Indiana (6)
At the Runners Forum, their “fit” philosophy extends beyond choosing the right size. Although size is important, they also understand the importance of offering the right item to match their customer’s specific need. Whether it’s shoes, apparel, swimwear, wetsuits, nutrition or accessories, the team at the Runners Forum knows the features and benefits of their products and will help their customers select the item that is best suited for them.
Runner’s Alley, New Hampshire (7)
Woman-owned for 17 years, Runner’s Alley was founded to provide New Hampshire runners with the expertise only fellow runners can provide other runners. Now with three locations and offering at least five group runs per week, it’s not just outfitting New Hampshire runners, it’s the center of their community.
Three Rivers Running Company, Indiana (8)
Three Rivers Running Company was started in 2003 by Brad Altevogt to fill a complete void of running stores serving the Northeast Indiana area. Since then the store has fostered a thriving Northeast Indiana running community, by hosting group runs, racing teams, and offering personalized coaching services.
Medved Running and Walking Outfitters, New York (9)
The Rochester running community is truly centered around Medved. This family-owned business features a staff with over 100 years of experience outfitting runners and offers numerous group runs, training programs and racing teams.
Second Sole Akrun, Ohio (10)
Second Sole invites runners, walkers, and fitness enthusiasts of all levels to see why their ‘sit and fit’ process is the best shoe-fitting process one can find. They understand that and will take their time to help runners find the perfect shoe, for any occasion. Whether a beginning walker, runner, hiker, or local track athlete, they have the experience and expertise to keep runners moving and healthy.
Brooklyn Running Company, New York (11)
Founded in 2013, Brooklyn Running Company is Brooklyn’s only independently owned and operated specialty running store. They offer an expert staff knowledgeable in gait analysis and shoe fitting and aim to be an important part of the local running and walking community.
Up and Running, Ohio (12)
Up and Running respects the busy lives of its customers and knows they need to be able to find what they need in one place with as few hassles as possible. In line with that, U&R is all about being a one-stop-shop for every Dayton-area runner’s needs from shoes, apparel, gear and nutrition, to training advice, group runs, and more.
Athletic Annex, Indiana (13)
With owners who include a former Olympian, a certified running coach with decades of experience, as well as a former competitor in the Olympic Trials, the Athletic Annex is where serious runner go for their gear. New runners can rest assured that they leave with the best-fitting shoe and advice to help them get started and run healthy!
Finger Lakes Running Company, New York (14)
The Finger Lakes Running Company in Ithaca, New York prides itself on catering to the performance-minded runner. With involvement in the ultrarunning and multi-sport communities and a focus on fostering store loyalty, the FLRC could be every Ithaca runner’s dream.
Charles River Running Company, Massachusetts (15)
Boston’s Charles River Running company’s owners are runners, one of whom is a former marine and self-described PTA mom. Charles River Running is committed to providing the Boston area with a welcoming neighborhood shop for its thriving running community.
Mojo Running, Pennsylvania (16)
Mojo Running is not just woman-owned, it’s owned by a Jenn Wohlgamuth who decribes herself as the “Omnipotent Being Whom the Weak and Fearful Employees Must Obey.” On a more serious note (we think) Mojo Running touts itself as the most innovative running store in the greater Pittsburg area. Jenn and her team proudly offer the traditional brands as well as cutting-edge, newer ones you might not have heard of and everyone at Mojo is committed to not only gearing you up, but cheering you on too.
Rochester Running, New York (17)
Whether you’re running away or toward something, Rochester Running is here to help you along that journey. Whether it’s new shoes, or a running group, or advice, Rochester Running is there to lend a hand. How can a store with a weekly brewery run not be awesome?
Varsity Sports, Louisiana (1)
Louisiana’s Varsity Sports has kept Baton Rouge and New Orleans running for 17 years. With a motto like “Run Hard. Live Easy” how could you not love them? That and their highly-touted commitment to the customer experience likely account for their social media dominance among our competitors!
Pacers Running, D.C. (2)
Pacers Running is committed to a healthier, happier community, and they do so by recommending quality gear to keep the runners of Washington D.C. and its suburbs going and going and going!
Potomac River Running Store, Virginia (3)
Founded by two sisters (sounds familiar) and their husbands, Potomac River Running has grown to eight locations serving the greater-Washington D.C. area. If you ask them, they’ll tell you they’re not just a running store, they’re “your starting line for gear, advice, inspiration, community, and friendship”.
Running Wild, Florida 4)
Across the panhandle, you’ll find Pensacola’s Running Wild, a store that not only fits runners for shoes and gear according to their needs, they do it with wild style! They have an awesome running group called “Phat Girlz,” a chicks-only club (we can dig it) which welcomes runners and walkers alike and is a safe space for athletes of all abilities. “Just say you’re phat and you’re in!” Good luck getting us to say it to anyone else, but for Running Wild, we’ll happily shout our phatness from the rooftops.
Run For Your Life, North Carolina (5)
Run For Your Life is more than a running community, it’s a family. Between their customers and their employees, RFYL supports them as they pursue their big dreams and it prides itself on including all runners in that family, from ultrarunners to newbies. And like any good family, RFYL is happy to share their six-packs, their two six-pack race series that is.
Charlotte Running Company, North Carolina (6)
With several locations around Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte Running Co. is determined to help runners take the guess-work out of running and training. Beyond gear and shoes, CRC offers a variety of clinics on everything from getting started, weight-lifting, and stretching to preparing for race day.
Rush Running Co., Arkansas (7)
As a family-owned business, Rush Running is committed to providing a “small store” atmosphere, and as any Little Rock runner will tell you, Rush’s service, expert fitting, and running advice are out of this world!
John’s Run/Walk Shop, Kentucky (8)
Founded during the first running boom by a runner named — you guessed it — John, who certainly wore his fair share of silky split shorts and tube socks, John’s Run/Walk Shop has evolved into three locations, offering everything a runner could need, from gear and shoes to training plans, group runs and workshops.
Louisiana Running Company, Louisiana (9)
Louisiana Running Company is the Big Easy runner’s favorite place to stock up on good stuff. They offer a super-friendly staff ready to get you in the right pair of shoes, and their services include New Orleans’ only video gait analysis to keep you running healthy! They also play host to the Louisiana Distance Project, a training group that helps New Orleans runners take their racing to the next level!
Big Dog Running, Georgia (10)
Straddling the borders of Georgia and Alabama, Big Dog Running is proud to offer an option beyond the big-box-store for Georgia Bulldog fans and everyone alike. They offer a friendly, knowledgeable staff that is committed to making you a better runner, along with tons of group runs, races, and charity work all in the name of fostering the local running community.
Bull City Running, North Carolina (11)
If Crash Davis believes in the church of baseball, Bull City Running believes in the church of running. This Durham running store offers anything a running Durham Bull could ask for. BCR’s owners insist it’s not the money that keeps them in business, it’s the love of running and the chance to run and grab a cup of coffee with all the awesome runners they serve.
Ragged Mountain Running, Virginia (12)
Ragged Mountain Running is the heart of the Appalachian running community. Located in beautiful Charlottesville, it is committed to community and giving back. Besides offering training plans and all. the. gear., they support local high school running programs. And coolest of all? RMR features a “Shoes for the Shoeless” program, where customers who donate a pair of worn shoes for those in need receive a 10% discount!
Phidippides, Georgia (13)
At this Atlanta store, the name sake, the Greek dude who allegedly died after running the first marathon, is less mascot and more cautionary tale; Phidippides the store will do everything it can to help get its customers across their finish line in one piece! Opened and run by a former Olympian, this store offers a knowledgeable staff and an unsurpassed availability of gear, plus weekly group runs and training support.
Running Etc., Virginia (14)
For almost thirty years, Running Etc., has been dutifully serving the Norfolk running community. This store boasts a staff that has over 150 years of running experience combined, who proudly serve world-class athletes, local competitors, recreational runners, and beginners of all ages with their in-store lecture series, group runs, training groups, and ambassador team program.
Nashville Running Company, Tennessee (15)
Runners who love and hate country music flock to Nashville Running Company. NRC’s goal is not only to provide shoes and running gear, but to provide a place where runners and walkers can learn, gather, and grow in the pursuit of healthy living. They truly feel running is something everyone can do at any age and at any point to achieve a fitness objective, even banjo players and Dolly Parton impersonators. It clears the mind, strengthens the heart, and renews the soul.
Stinky Feet Athletics, Mississippi (16)
Stinky Feet Athletics, in Flowood, MS, was a fan favorite last go-round. This little store with the catchy name is committed to furthering the owners’ Christian faith along with their passion for running. Stinky Feet Athletics store, closed on Sundays, actively supports the local running community as well as abroad and uniquely features a weekly men’s run and bible study.
Ken Combs Running Store, Kentucky (17)
Ken Combs Running Store, established in 1980 by Ken and Sylvia Combs, is a specialty sports store in Louisville dedicated to runners and other fitness-minded people. Ken coached and taught school in the Louisville area since 1956, and he was instrumental in establishing Louisville runners’ beloved Metro Parks. He also brought his commitment to excellence in his own racing, coaching and teaching to his store, which never disappoints.
Skinny Raven, Alaska (1)
Touted as providing “Alaska’s best running shoes, casual shoes, and apparel,” Skinny Raven goes the extra mile. Instead of a manager, it employs a “Prime Minister of purchases” who chooses the best running shoes and casual shoes for runners to stock in their two locations, one of which features an 85-meter track for testing shoes!
Big River Running, Missouri (2)
“Our love for this city and this sport is matched only by our love for helping other runners. Using the latest technology in gait analysis, Big River will find the right shoe for you.” Big River Running doesn’t just have a great motto, it loves it by helping all of their customers, not just their feet, and offers personalized coaching services, educational clinics, and plenty of community events.
Big Gazelle Sports, Michigan (3)
Gazelle Sports was founded in downtown Kalamazoo in 1985. With several locations today, Gazelle Sports strives for retail excellence by providing the world’s best customer care. They offer footwear and apparel for active and casual use, provides free runs and walks, weekly clinics, training programs, and organizes and supports over 200 community events throughout the year.
Mill City Running, Minnesota (4)
Started by two homegrown Minnesotans in 2013, Mill City Running is all about building up the running community in the Twin Cities. They offer many group running opportunities from their store, including their famous early Flapjack Friday runs which, naturally, offer post run pancakes!
Gear Running Store, Minnesota (5)
Gear Running has been providing gait analysis, group runs, shoes and all types of running gear to Edina, Minnesota for over 30 years. The store is located near the Chain of Lake, making it the starting point for some of the Twin Cities best group runs!
Foot Zone, Oregon (6)
Foot Zone in Bend prides itself on being a healthy small business that is proud to be an integral part of the community. They sponsor nearly all the local races, and they pride themselves on promoting and financially supporting the preservation of open space and building of trails in the Bend area. Of course, they do all of this while providing the best in running shoes and gear.
Shu’s Idaho Running Company, Idaho (7)
Shu’s was founded by the aptly named Mike Shuman, and is not only committed to building up the Boise running community, but the Boise community itself. Besides offering great customer service to every runner who walks in the store, Shu donated over $64,000 to Boise-area charities last year alone!
Universal Sole, Illinois (8)
Universal Sole has been outfitting runners on Chicago’s Northside since 1999. With its commitment to fostering the Chicago running community with group runs and its flagship race team of fun-loving runners ranging from 2:20 marathoners to 6 hour marathoners, Universal Sole is the epitome of awesome local running stores!
Foot Traffic, Oregon (9)
Portland’s Foot Traffic was founded on the principle that a small business has a far more salient purpose than simply selling great running shoes, apparel and accessories. The FT team is committed to the bettering of fellow runners, walkers and the community at-large. They offer video gait analysis, gear, shoes, and informational talks about injury prevention and advice for healthy running. It’s truly a one-stop shop!
TC Running Company, Minnesota (10)
Locally owned and operated in the suburban Twin Cities, TC Running prides itself on personalized service. Don’t be surprised if owner Adam shows up to lead a group run! Their two locations are well-stocked with running shoes, apparel and accessories, and a friendly staff of runners. They take pride in serving runners and walkers of all abilities, beginners and veterans alike.
Hansons Running Shop, Michigan (11)
Hanson’s Running Shop keeps the Motor City motoring with its four locations located around Detroit. Oh, and it’s the flagship shop of that little group called the Hansons Brooks ODP.
Ann Arbor Running Company, Michigan (12)
Ann Arbor Running Company might be a newer kid on the block, but this store founded in 2014 is working hard to enrich the lives of Ann Arbor runners with its many running education events. They even call their shoe selection process “Shoe School” where they educate their customers on shoe types and styles and ensure that “every customer graduates at the top of their class.”
605 Running Company, South Dakota (13)
605 Running Company in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was founded by three brothers with a passion for running. They feauture all the best brands as well as a line of store branded items like shirts, knit hats, and even a 605 Running drinking jar.
Movin’ Shoes, Wisconsin (14)
At its founding in 1973, it was one of the first running stores in Wisconsin. Back then it offered three styles of shoes in a pharmacy basement. In 1974 it moved up in the world and became a roving store out of the trunk of the owner’s Chevy Nova and finally, in 1976, became a real retail shop in the heart of Madison, WI. Throughout its history, Movin’ Shoes has considered each runner who walks in the door a friend.
Run Hub, Oregon (15)
Run Hub offers more than just shoes and gear. From weekly group runs, stroller runs, monthly destination runs and informational workshops on stretching, fueling, and foam-rolling, Run Hub is committed to being an integral part of Eugene’s running community and strives to inspire runners of all speeds.
Beyond Running, North Dakota (16)
Opened in 2007, Beyond Running focuses on the “everyday athlete”. It is a haven for those that are just not quite ready to call themselves runners, yet impressive enough for those seasoned at the sport. They offer information, equipment and encouragement to anyone, whether they’ve been running for years or are just starting out.
See Dick Run, North Dakota (17)
Located in beautiful Grand Forks, North Dakota in “the stripmall next to Menards”, See Dick Run can rest assured it will win the best name in the tournament prize even if it doesn’t take home the golden snail. SDR was founded to fill a void for a good selection of quality running shoes, apparel, and accessories in Grand Forks.
Red Coyote Running, Oklahoma (1)
Red Coyote, named the #1 Running Store in the Nation by Competitor Running in 2015, was founded to actively promote a healthy lifestyle in the Oklahoma City and surrounding communities. They strive to create an unprecedented retail experience by providing excellent customer care, unmatched product knowledge (including slow-motions gait analysis), and building strong connections within their community. ”
Rogue Running, Texas (2)
Austin, Texas runners have a friends at Rogue Running! This Texas LRS powerhouse’s mission is to “create an authentic community of athletes discovering a running path to physical, mental & spiritual potential.”
Salt Lake Running Company, Utah (3)
Located in the sunny capitol of the beehive state, Salt Lake Running Company offers everything new and veteran runners and multisport enthusiasts need to train and reach their potential, from gear rentals to training plans to coaching services.
San Francisco Running Company, California (4)
San Francisco Running Company is the hub of the Marin County running community and offers a wide variety of shoes, apparel, nutrution, and even sandals. Naturally, with their proximity to the majestic redwoods of Muir Woods National Monument, they specialize in outfitting the trail and ultra runners among us. But you bet they’ll take great of all you roadies too!
Runner’s Roost, Colorado (5)
Runner’s Roost has been around since the original running boom. Now with seven locations serving the Front Range of Colorado, from Colorado Springs to Denver to Fort Collins, it’s mission is to foster the local running community. As running has take off and other local stores bought out, Runners Roost takes pride in remaining locally owned.
KC Running Company, Missouri (6)
The KC in KC Running Company, stands for Kansas City, which is so-not-shockingly fitting as their mission is to be the “first and last place for all things running in Kansas City.” They’re the only running store with an adjoining sports medicine store making them the place to go to overcome or avoid injury. You can even pick-up a KC Running Company branded knee brace while you’re there!
A Snail’s Pace, California (7)
With a few locations around Mission Viejo, California, A Snail’s Pace running store offers a training academy, group runs, informational clinics, and gear to get runners to the finish line with the goal they desire. With a snail mascot, you know we are slightly biased!
Manhattan Running Company, Kansas (8)
Don’t expect to find Jimmy Choos in this Manhattan shoe store. Manhattan Running Company in Manhattan … Kansas wants to serve every runner’s needs, whether they’re a beginner, weekend warrior or an elite athlete. They provide expert advice, super fun training runs, and a free digital foot scan and gait analysis to help you find the right training or racing shoe for you.
Shoes and Brews, Colorado (9)
While not quite peanut butter and jelly level, running and beer go together. Or so says the founders of Shoes and Brews, the suburban Denver running store and taproom combined. Their unofficial motto is shoe business in the front and beer party in the back; they’re proudly the mullet of running stores.
Go! Running, Arkansas (10)
Go!Running, is a LRS diamond in the diamond state. This little Little Rock shop is owned by two former collegiate runners who have given back to their community through mentoring, speaking events, and coaching for years. They strive to create a home for all runners from beginners to elites.
Red Dirt Running, Nebraska (11)
Red Dirt Running serves the runners living around the capital of Nebraska. And do they serve! between all manner of coaching services from beginners to ultra runners, races, race-timing, and of course any product a runner could want, Red Dirt Runner takes care of Omaha’s finest pedestrians.
OK Runner, Oklahoma (12)
For over 20 years, Ok Runner has been a family-owned shop serving Oklahoma’s major cities: Edmonton, Norman, and soon to be Okahoma City. Offering the standard running groups, training programs, and event hosting, along with superior customer service, OK Runner prides itself on its stellar reputation in the OK Running community.
A Runner’s Mind, California (13)
A Runner’s Mind in San Francisco proudly boasts that their staff isn’t a team, it’s a family. This community-focused store offers group runs, but not just easy ones. Depending on the day, runners can get in speed work, long runs, or hill repeats as well as buying any running-related gear they need! Best thing about them is that in a major market like San Francisco, ARM, while conveniently located near the Presidio and Golden Gate Park, remains a family-owned, truly local running store gem.
Tortoise and Hare Sports, Arizona (14)
Located in Glendale, Arizona,Tortoise and the Hare Sports offers services to all animals, errr, runners on the speed spectrum, They host group runs and even yoga days in addition to providing any running-gear that runners need!
The Runner’s Flat, Iowa (15)
Owners, Scott and Sarah each have an Olympic Trials their resumes, he in the marathon and she in the steeple. Together, they moved back to Sarah’s hometown in Cedar Valley to open the Runner’s Flat in 2006. Over the past decade, they have continued to focus on helping others achieve their health and fitness goals, while encouraging newbies to lace up too. The Runner’s Flat has all the LRS bells and whistles, including wetsuit and elliptigo rentals, in case you need a little cross-training.
Flatirons Running Company, Colorado (16)
Flatirons Running Company in Boulder, Colorado is co-owned by a man who is known as the “Foot Whisperer” to many of the runners in town, because of his ability to identify and resolve aches and pains with his “built on location” custom insoles. Additionally, the store offers gear, group runs, and support to runners of all experience levels and is the only truly local running store in the running mecca that is Boulder.
iRun Phoenix, Arizona (17)
iRun was started by a native-Phoenician and accomplished ultrarunner who has since formed a team of experienced runners and experts serving the Phoenix running community. The iRun team prides itself on their passion for the Phoenix, its trails and running scene and they’re happy to tell anyone that their gimmick is experience and knowledge of all the running things. And whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned trail beast, they’ve got you covered.
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Interview with Lucia Chambers, July 2012
By Bunnie Graham
Lucia Chambers is a founding member of the Sandplay Therapists of America. She consults, teaches and assists in setting up study programs across the United States. She maintains a private practice in San Jose, California. She founded the Sandplay Therapy Institute and is one of the first two teachers in the series of eight weekend sessions. (See STI Training information.)
Lucia and I talked on the telephone on a summer afternoon in July 2012.
Experience with Sandplay Therapy
Bunnie (B): Lucia, the Florida Sandplay Therapy Association is grateful that you are bringing the Institute to Tampa in September. As a way of welcoming the Institute to Florida, we are interviewing each Institute teacher for our website, SandSearch, so the students can get to know something about the faculty. You are one of the first teachers and your interview today is also a first.
Lucia, as founder of The Institute, what is most important to you about teaching sandplay therapy?
Lucia (LC): The experience of it touches me all the time. Every time I show the slides or talk about a principle of it, a memory is touched. Sandplay Therapy operates from a place deeper than the persona or the brain. That's the place that is touched.
B: How does sandplay therapy work?
LC: I don't know. That is the mystery. The only thing that I do know is that when it happens it isn't left-brain; it operates within me and everyone everywhere. Sometimes we are separated from the mystery of life because of this left-brain dominant world. Sandplay nourishes souls, and in that experience there is a universal connection with something that affects everyone, that encourages a different way of being.
B: Is this what heals?
LC: I don't know. The psyche heals. “We” do not do it. IT does it. We do not know very well how to help that happen.
B: How do you act in the presence of this mystery?
LC: It has chosen me at that moment. My only choice is to give myself to it as much as I can. I just get out of the way.
B: And that's hard! How do you teach that to students?
LC: Yes, teaching in words is left-brain and you have to have that for a structure. But that is not where sandplay lives. And so if talking about a structure can touch something in someone, that's what I would like to have happen. But sometimes it doesn't. And all the time it surprises us. This simple place is where we really struggle in sandplay with the whole paradox. We think we can learn it like another modality and do it. That's not it. How do we provide the opening without killing it? We must learn to live with dichotomy. Jung talks about holding the opposites: the Logos and Eros, the right- and left-brains, cognitive and intuitive aspects of life, until we reach some kind of forward motion. We have to hold them in balance; it is very hard.
B: Can everyone do it?
LC: Everyone has the possibility. Trying is the important part.
Teaching to Hold the Opposites
B: How can you teach people how to hold to the opposites?
LC: Teaching means that I have some words to use about it. I talk about Jungian theory. I even have a diagram of a psychological structure to talk about. That is how I get CEUs for my students. Then I wait for what happens. The visual images we show are extremely important. By our showing the pictures, the metaphorical comprehension goes right in and bypasses the words, which can get in the way. We have to use the structure of the words to provide the framework and then hang the images within that structure.
B: You sound like a reluctant professor.
LC: Another paradox! It is embarrassing but we have to fit into the grid somehow or the experience that sandplay can provide may be lost. Before there was ISST, every therapist in California had little figures to put in the sand. Dora asked, “Do you think it is too late for them to understand about sandplay?” She knew already that the concept of depth was not being valued. If she could see it now: how we give a pill these days! There is a race about time, but clock-time is not the measure. In planting a seed, it takes a significant amount of time to produce the fruit and you cannot hurry it. Once my young son planted carrot seeds and got tired of waiting. He pulled one up to check on it. There was no carrot! Likewise, a seed might be planted and, grow or not, according to that person's psyche. I do not know how long it takes. One student in Florida said she read a book about sandplay 15 years ago and has been holding it in her mind this long. Dora also said that sometimes the behavior doesn't change for many months after we might expect because it grows in its own time and with its own mystery.
B: So with this growing process, when does it get through?
LC: I am not through. Are you through? You know when something has happened: but you don't know what it is and what it will do.
B: This mysterious method is a tough sell.
LC: This is a tough teach! But you must have faith in the right-brain. It is very tough if you believe that the words you say in a class will change everybody in the class. Because if it touches one person you are fortunate; and you will never know. You do not even know if they are the right seeds you are planting. You bring your own experience; you hold it, and then share whatever you can and let it go.
B: So we cannot get attached to the outcome?
LC: We each need to give ourselves to it. It is a paradox where the opposites cancel each other out. It is very funny and deadly serious at the same time. You must hold both sides at the same time. There might be a transformation...or not.
B: Holding the space means something like having a hovering presence?
LC: Being there. That's the selfish part of teaching because I get to go to that place. I have committed myself to go. It is my privilege.
B: Are you the vehicle for this mystery?
LC: Perhaps you could say I'm a representative. Sometimes I choose a miniature at the beginning of a class. I go first and speak as the figure. I am always surprised because I reveal myself, and it is the first exercise in releasing persona energy into a symbolic place. And that is sometimes the first experience the students have of seeing that. Sometimes it's quite revealing. Once I picked a butterfly when I was very tired, and as I was talking, I heard myself say, “As a butterfly, I have such wonderful wings and I can fly away and get out of here.”
B: What happened then?
LC: I just owned it. I was in front of everybody dropping the persona and identifying the energies that are flying around all the time except we don't want to own them. It was my own fatigue and the demand of what I had to do. As an introvert, I was embarrassed; but now I just laugh. It is good for me!
B: Do you have any favorite Dora stories?
LC: I do not tell many Dora stories any more. She's a name. I have to stand on my own. I can't use her anymore; I cannot ask her to prop me up.
B: Are there ways you are different from her?
LC: We are all different from her and each other. She had the ability to be more extroverted; she did not hesitate to ask for what she needed. She connected with people who helped her develop and expose her ideas to the world. She was very gifted in terms of sitting down with somebody. People set up situations so they could have conversation and relationship and share with her. She was remarkable for her persona but also for the energy she carried. When I did a tray with her, she sat opposite me, on the other side of the sandtray. I was involved in the tray and when I would look up, her eyes went right into me.
B: You felt like she saw everything inside you?
LC: Yes, she was seeing all of me and receiving everything, but not evaluating me. She did not talk in terms of strong and weak but in terms of energy. I try to do this too. For instance, there might be threatening or loving energies, but we are not using evaluative terms like “good or bad.” She accepted all of it. In this collective culture everything is judged and graded as strong or weak, good or bad. The minute we do that we get caught in it and we are stuck. We are rigid in one situation and not able to be fluid like the complementary yin and yang symbol.
B: Do you work with a sense of having a mission?
LC: If sandplay is tainted or cheapened, shifted or changed it would be awful. We are all trying to be accepting of change but it's very challenging. I do not know what the world direction is taking now but somehow the action of the psyche will survive. That's the human species. How can we maintain our connection to the psyche in a world that doesn't seem to acknowledge soul any more? How do we fit into this new world as soulful individuals?
B: How do you maintain your soulfulness?
LC: That is one of the things that motivated me to start the Institute. The opportunities to immerse oneself in this work are limited and we are so lucky here. Emails come from all over the world asking for soul—for meaning. I cannot send it out like that, but I do know that something happened at the last Institute in Minnesota where people gathered and they were touched and there is now a wish to continue some kind of ongoing gathering. It's the distance that makes this difficult. The turnout here in Florida is phenomenal and people seem to be starving for this work. Trudy and Patricia have sown seeds everywhere and now they are beginning to sprout in unexpected ways.
B: If you drew a map of sandplay, what would it look like?
LC: It's a world map. Something Dora did say, and I say it now, is that sandplay therapy is a universal language. You don't have to understand the words before you do it. Once I went to a large Japanese conference. By seeing slides of their cases, I could tell the client, the problem and the solution. It is mind-boggling! The human psyche is culturally neutral when we are born, and then our environment shapes it. But psyche can't be pigeonholed: try to do that and you lose it. The deep levels are beneath the new things and changing trends.
We have talked an hour and are right back where we started.
B: Yes, it is a mystery and we are privileged to be doing this work. Is it a circle?
LC: Perhaps it is a spiral, my symbol with Dora. This always happens; it always comes back to this mystery!
B: Thank you Lucia. It has been a privilege to talk to you today.
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BJP Alleges Corruption in Arunachal Power Project
The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh has accused a Congress MLA of resorting to corruption while executing a power project in remote Anjaw district bordering China.
The party in a statement today alleged that Congress MLA Karikho Kri has misused public money and misled the state government along with AICC secretary in charge of Arunachal Pradesh Sanjay Bapna about the actual status of the Hatipani hydel project in the district.
The 2x50 kilowatt project was inaugurated on January 2 by Rajya Sabha member Mukut Mithi.
"Surprisingly, as per the list of existing hydel stations under department of hydro power development (DHPD), the project had been commissioned in 2009," Anjaw district BJP president Banim Kri claimed.
He said he visited the site on November 10 and found that equipments like turbines, penstock, etc were lying neglected.
During an interaction with the villagers of Goiliang, he was informed that a portable generator had been used to supply electricity to the entire circle headquarters on the day of the inauguration.
"Right from the very next day, there was no electricity in the area and the same is true to this day," the BJP leader said and demanded a CBI inquiry to unearth the exact magnitude and extent of corruption.
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Recommended Standards for Acute Renal Failure, Pre-dialysis Chronic Renal Failure and General Nephrology
Ibrahim Hassan Fahal
Consultant Physician and Nephrologist, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex, United Kingdom
Fahal IH. Recommended Standards for Acute Renal Failure, Pre-dialysis Chronic Renal Failure and General Nephrology. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2001;12:538-49
Fahal IH. Recommended Standards for Acute Renal Failure, Pre-dialysis Chronic Renal Failure and General Nephrology. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl [serial online] 2001 [cited 2020 Jan 19];12:538-49. Available from: http://www.sjkdt.org/text.asp?2001/12/4/538/33796
A = Evidence from at least one properly performed randomized controlled trial (quality of evidence Ib) or meta-analysis of several controlled trials (quality of evidence Ia).
B = Well-conducted clinical studies, but no randomized clinical trials; evidence may be extensive but essentially descriptive (evidence levels IIa, IIb, III).
C = Evidence (level IV) obtained from expert committee reports or opinions, and/or clinical experience of respected authorities. This grading indicates an absence of directly applicable studies of good quality.
Acute renal failure (ARF) [1] is the condition in which a patient, usually with no known previous renal impairment, develops acutely failing renal function, with an increase, more or less rapid, of urea, creatinine, hydrogen ion, potassium and other renally excreted substances in the blood over hours or days. There are many causes of this condition, which may very simply be broken down into:
a). Medical conditions (reaction to drugs, gross electrolyte disturbance, glomerulonephritis, infection etc). Renovascular disease has become increasingly recognized as a common cause of renal failure, particularly in the elderly and above all in patients receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Renal atheroembolism has also been noted with increasing frequency.
b). Multiple trauma such as industrial or road accidents or burns, civil or military violence etc.
c). Surgical interventions, especially when complicated by sepsis.
d). Obstetric accidents, which are rare in developed countries; it must be noted however that the few cases that still occur are often severely ill.
e). Obstruction of the urinary tract, often acutely on a background of more chronic obstruction.
Recovery of renal function can be expected in the majority of patients with ARF from causes listed above, within a few days to a few weeks, but only if the patient survives the many vicissitudes of ARF and is aged less than 50 years. In some medical conditions, and in patients over 50 years of age, an increasing proportion have some preceding renal functional impairment in excess of that expected for age. These patients may fail to recover function or recover very limited function, such that they require long-term dialysis, or only achieve partial recovery, though able to stop dialysis treatment. The proportion of patients surviving but not achieving independence from dialysis appears to be increasing [2] acute irreversible renal failure. [3]
A conservative estimate of the number of patients with ARF is that 70 per million population/year require dialysis for this condition. [4] No good data exist for those who become uremic and need a specialist opinion but do not require or do not receive dialysis; probably about another 130 per million population/year fall into this group. There is in addition substantial underreferral of patients in ARF, as judged by hospital laboratory data. [4] ARF becomes more common with age, the highest incidence being in 90 year olds, but the largest absolute numbers occur in late middle age and early old age.
Within any hospital catchment area, the number of cases of ARF per year will vary with the presence of other specialist services, for example cardiothoracic surgery or oncology. The case-mix of patients has changed greatly during the past decades, [5] together with a notable rise in the average age of those referred (now 60-65 years).
Some patients who present as acute emergencies with uremia, and appear initially to have acute reversible renal failure, are subsequently found to have an acute deterioration of renal function superimposed on chronic irreversible renal failure, or chronic irreversible renal failure itself and remain on dialysis after 90 days. [2]
Types of acute renal failure
Two types of ARF should be distinguished: Isolated failure of the kidneys alone. ARF in which the kidneys are the sole organs involved, other organ systems functioning normally, at least to begin with. Multiple organ failure. ARF as part of a severe illness, infection or trauma in which other organ function is compromised.
The case-mix in different districts will contain different proportions of these two types of renal failure, and will vary according to local clinical activity, e.g., the presence of a trauma unit, a bone marrow transplant unit, liver or cardiothoracic surgery service. Respiratory insufficiency is the most common associated organ failure, but up to four or five other organ systems may fail simultaneously.
Where should patients be managed?
This raises controversial issues, and will depend to some extent upon what high dependency unit (HDU) facilities are available on the renal ward. ARF affecting only the kidneys varies in severity, but can in the majority of cases be managed appropriately in renal wards, which usually have the facilities of an HDU. Some patients with mild respiratory impairment (e.g. from fluid overload, which can be corrected) can be managed in a renal ward with HDU facilities, by techniques such as continuous positive air pressure (CPAP). In general, however, patients with other organ failure besides the kidney should be managed in an intensive care unit (ICU).
If managed in the renal ward or unit, it is inappropriate for patients with ARF to be managed in the same setting as long-term dialysis patients, which carries many disadvantages, e.g. a requirement that these acutely ill patients be dialyzed according to schedule rather than according to need; a special area for those in ARF needs to be designated.
For any patient in ARF, full support services, including access to specialist interpretation of renal biopsies and a variety of imaging techniques, microbiology etc, are needed.
By contrast, patients with multiple organ failure require multi-disciplinary management within a suitably equipped and staffed ICU. This will often require transfer of the patient, which should be carried out in a timely fashion supervised by an experienced and properly equipped transfer team [6] in accord with the recommendations of the report of the working group on guidelines on admission to and discharge from ICUs and HDUs. [7]
Recommended standard
Patients with failure of the kidneys and one or more other organs normally should be managed in a high dependency or intensive care unit. (C)
When should therapy begin?
There are no absolute rules as to when treatment for renal failure should begin, but it is better to begin treatment apparently too soon than too late. Thus, when it is obvious that ARF is established, dialysis should be started before complications occur.
A common practice is to start renal failure treatment when the blood urea exceeds 3050 mmol/L, but this depends also upon the rate of rise and clinical setting. Indications for emergency treatment include hyperkalemia (plasma K + >6.5 mmol/L), pulmonary edema as a result of fluid overload, acidosis leading to circulatory compromise, and gross symptoms of general uremia.
Management techniques and site
ARF involving only the kidneys can be managed by a variety of techniques in the renal ward. Regular intermittent hemodialysis is the commonest mode of management, but continuous filtration techniques may be used, although they are not available in many renal wards on a 24hour basis. Peritoneal dialysis is still used in the occasional patient whose tissue breakdown is not severe (non-catabolic).
A full range of treatment modalities for ARF involving only the kidneys should be available in the renal ward or ARF treatment area. Facilities appropriate to a HDU should be available in addition.
ARF in the critically ill associated with multiple organ failure, or other organ failure, must of necessity be managed in an ICU. Dialysis and filtration as part of multiple organ support should be carried out using biocompatible membranes for the dialytic technique since controlled trials have demonstrated increased survival [8],[9] even though the benefit of this approach has been challenged. [3],[10]
Although increased survival has not been demonstrated compared with conventional hemodialysis, [11] treatment will most often be by continuous hemofiltration using a veno-venous blood circuit and a blood pump, but other techniques may be used according to individual needs and local skills such as pump-less arteriovenous hemofiltration or (in carefully selected patients, and in children), peritoneal dialysis. The important point is that access to a range of techniques, including intermittent and continuous therapy, should be available in the ICU for these complex and very ill patients.
Biocompatible (polyacrylamide, polysulphone) membranes should be used for renal replacement therapy of patients with ARF as part of multiple organ failure. Whilst pumped veno-venous continuous hemofiltration will most often be used, other modalities of treatment should be available in the ICU. (A)
Patient supervision
Those in charge of the patients in ICUs in hospitals without an in-house physician /nephrologist should have had appropriate training and experience to allow them to manage such patients' medical, surgical, nutritional and pharmacological needs with skill and confidence, and have defined formal links to a local renal unit for advice on the telephone and a visit or visits from a nephrologist. ICUs that treat only a handful of such patients each year should not have to manage them unaided.
In hospitals with both a renal unit and an ICU, patients with multiple organ failure including ARF should be managed jointly by intensive care physicians and nephrologists. At an appropriate time, if they recover other organ functions, they may be able to transfer to the renal ward if necessary.
In hospitals with an ICU but no renal unit, if those units see more than about 20 patients with ARF per year, the intensive care medical staff, especially at consultant level, will need to have had training in the medical aspects of ARF. (C)
Units likely to see 10-15 or fewer patients with ARF per year should normally transfer such patients to an appropriate nearby ICU with renal back-up. (C)
All ICUs without in-house access to a renal unit should have formal links with their nearest renal unit for advice and consultation, and that advice and consultation should be sought for all critically ill patients one of whose components is renal failure. This commitment has workload and staff implications for renal units. (C)
Outcome standards
These are difficult to set because the casemix of patients may influence outcome, e.g. the presence of a very active oncology, bone marrow transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery or hepatology unit supplying the unit with patients. Age, perhaps surprisingly, has little effect in many series on outcome compared with other acute medical problems such as sepsis. [12]
Despite many attempts [13],[14],[15],[16] no clinical or biochemical index has been developed so far that can predict individual outcome reliably enough to be useful, though repeated measurements with time may improve prediction. [17] All such patients require treatment based upon their individual disease process, clinical condition and response to treatment.
Survival to discharge in patients with any type of ARF affecting the kidneys alone should be more than 90%.
In patients with combined renal and respiratory failure (dialyzed and ventilated), 40-50% should survive until discharge. (B)
At least 5-10% should survive until discharge if a third organ system fails and this state persist for more than three days. (B)
All patients whose kidneys fail in the course of multiple organ failure should have replacement therapy if other active treatment is to continue, although it may in some cases be appropriate to withdraw dialysis along with other support at a later date. (B)
Death in the presence of ARF in patients below the age of about 50 years is rarely the direct result of the renal failure itself but from some aspect of the circumstances leading to the multiple organ failure.
The survivors of ARF usually will have no need of further dialysis if aged less than 55 years. However, over this age an increasing proportion either fail to recover renal function and continue on dialysis past 90 days 2 or have underlying renal disease (especially renovascular disease), so what appears at onset to be an episode of ARF turns out to be an acute presentation of endstage renal disease. These patients present not only major problems of clinical management and rehabilitation but extra costs, which have not yet been accurately defined.
Patients not requiring dialysis
Referral or consultation on patients with electrolyte problems and acute uremia who do not require dialysis forms a major part of the work of renal units, and has cost and personnel implications. For convenience, a blood urea over 30 mmol/l and/or plasma creatinine greater than 300 µmol/l should act as a definition of such patients, who respond with return of renal function towards normal with management of electrolyte and other problems, e.g. urinary tract obstruction, which is particularly common in elderly men. [4]
The numbers of patients presenting in acute uremia but not requiring dialysis should be recorded and audited.
Items for Audit
For audit of acute renal failure the following data should be recorded:
Number of patients requiring temporary support for ARF.
Causes of the acute uremia (including how many were in fact acute-on-chronic renal failure, i.e. requiring dialysis at 90 days). Number of organ systems failing and APACHE II (Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation) score at admission, start of dialysis and day seven. Site of management.
Technique of renal replacement therapy used.
Outcome: Percentage leaving the ITU alive: with renal function remaining in need of dialysis support.
Percentage discharged from hospital.
Percentage surviving 6 or 12 months after onset.
Recommended Standards for Chronic Renal Failure (pre-dialysis)
Progressive renal insufficiency
Patients with progressive renal insufficiency need careful follow-up and monitoring in an attempt to slow progression of the renal failure when possible, to prevent complications and to prepare patients physically and mentally for the appropriate renal replacement therapy.
Early referral of such patients to a nephrologist with facilities for full assessment, including diagnostic imaging, specialized renal histopathology, dietetics and urology, is indicated but it is not always practiced in the UK at present. As an approximate guide, any patient with a plasma creatinine in excess of 150 µmol/l or whose plasma creatinine is rising rapidly (> 50 µmol/l in 1-2 weeks) should be referred for assessment. Some will turn out to have reversible or controllable causes of renal failure (e.g. urinary tract obstruction, renovascular disease or hypertension); their prompt identification and treatment has clear clinical and financial advantages.
Patients with greater degrees of renal failure (e.g. plasma creatinine > 300 µmol/l) have a lower potential for reversal or amelioration of renal failure, but blood pressure control and diet have much to offer. There are advantages also in following these patients with progressive renal failure in a separate low clearance clinic, in which their renal failure is managed and they are educated about modes of renal replacement treatment that can be provided.
All patients who appear to have progressive renal insufficiency and a plasma creatinine above 150 umol/l and/or rapidly rising plasma creatinine concentrations should be referred to a nephrology service for assessment and follow-up. (B)
As control of systemic hypertension is so far the only intervention (other than treatment of the primary disease) that has been demonstrated in controlled trials to slow the progression of chronic renal failure (CRF), [18] optimal blood pressure control is essential. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been shown in prospective controlled trials to slow the decline of renal function in patients with chronic renal insufficiency, [19] especially diabetic patients. [20] The position with regard to other antihypertensive agents such as calcium channel blockers remains unclear, but the various treatments given in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study [18] suggest that this could be a general effect of hypotensive therapy and not specific to ACE inhibitors.
Because of all the problems associated with interpretation of hospital clinic blood pressures, and possible future need to measure blood pressure on dialysis, there are obvious advantages in teaching patients to take their own blood pressures and bring the results to the clinic. The standard method using a mercury manometer and auscultation over an artery can prove difficult, so methods with a direct read-out may be needed. It should be noted that the only such machine approved by the Blood Pressure Subcommittee of the British Cardiac Society is an oscillotonometric method, using machines of the Omron TM series.
Target blood pressures for all patients should be: Age < 60-BP < 140/90 mm Hg (Korotkoff V if auscultation is used) Age > 60-BP < 160/90 mm Hg (Korotkoff V if auscultation is used). For certain diabetic patients these figures may need to be lower. (A)
Diet and biochemical control
Optimal control of protein, calcium and phosphate intake, immunoreactive parathormone (iPTH) and metabolic acidosis is important and may have an impact on morbidity, and possibly on the progression of renal disease.
Each patient should be assessed by a renal dietitian at regular intervals to optimize mineral, protein, fat and total calorie intakes. Although symptomatic benefit can be achieved, the role of protein intake in determining rapidity of decline in renal function remains controversial, despite several prospective controlled trials. [21],[22],[18],[23],[19],[24] The input of dietetic nursing and medical time required to achieve any putative benefit must also be taken into consideration; at the moment few units in the UK practice dietary restriction of protein in patients with a glomerular filtration rate < 25 ml/min (plasma creatinine approximately 350 µmol/l depending on age, sex and body size). This policy conflicts with the advice arising from the MDRD study in the United States [18],[23] and with meta-analyses of trials.[24]
Protein intake is, in any case, restricted spontaneously to approximately 0.6-0.7 g/kg/24 h by uremic patients not receiving any dietary advice, [25] although the quality of the protein selected may not be optimal, or the caloric intake, adequate. An intake of 0.8-1.0 g protein/kg/24 h biased in favor of first class protein seems best until further evidence accumulates. If protein restriction is practiced it must be supplemented with an adequate increase in energy intake (> 35 g/kg ideal body weight/24 h), and supervised carefully by a trained renal dietitian. Thus, at the moment no standards can be recommended in this contentious and very important area.
Very low protein diets (0.2-0.5 g/kg/24 h), although possibly effective in some well supervised patients with very low renal function, [18] are poorly complied with in practice, may lead to negative nitrogen balance and hence to increased morbidity, and are not recommended.
Control of serum bicarbonate within naormal levels is advocated below. This may involve the administration of doses of bicarbonate that result in volume expansion and hypertension. The 'trade off' of these two goals has to be assessed for each individual.
Target ranges for:
Serum calcium 2.2-2.7 mmol/l (corrected for serum albumin)
Serum phosphate 0.8-1.5 mmol/l Bicarbonate within local normal limits. (B)
The influence of lipid concentrations on the evolution of renal failure in humans is equivocal. At the moment, we do not make any recommendations for desired concentrations of plasma cholesterol, beyond those that would be applied to a population of individuals not in renal failure. When further data have accumulated it should be possible to make recommendations in this area.
There is considerable controversy about the early management of bone disease in adult patients with CRF. Some maintain that vitamin D in the form of calcitriol or l a-hydroxycholecalciferol should be started in small doses at a very early stage, when the plasma creatinine is only 250-300 µmol/l. Baker et al [26] and Hamdy et al [27] provide controlled evidence in favour of this; others use this drug much later in the course of the disease. The serum alkaline phosphatase is an insensitive index of bone disease in this setting, a normal level providing little information and a raised level suggesting that disease of some severity is already present. Thus the measurement of serum iPTH by an intact hormone assay is necessary. Some recommend that the serum parathormone concentrations should be maintained at normal or nearly normal levels throughout; others are less aggressive.
Serum alkaline phosphatase should be monitored at each visit and maintained within normal limits.
Serum iPTH should be maintained at two, or at most three, times the upper limit of normal (130-210 pg/ml). (A)
As their renal failure worsens, patients become more and more anemic. Despite a growing body of data demonstrating that the use of erythropoietin (EPO) significantly improves quality of life in patients with advanced renal failure before they go on to dialysis, [28] including at least one prospective controlled trial, [29] EPO has been little used in this group of patients in the United Kingdom probably because of its high cost.
At the moment we are unable to set standards for target hemoglobin concentrations in pre-dialysis renal failure, but the influence on timing of entry on to dialysis treatment, with all its associated costs, may be affected by the hemoglobin level. However, no cost effectiveness data are yet available.
Beginning regular dialysis
The great majority of patients reaching end-stage renal failure will be treated by some form of dialysis in the first instance, although a minority may receive a renal transplant (especially from a living donor) without any prior dialysis. The optimum time to start dialysis for each patient remains controversial. [30] However, all are agreed that delay in reaching dialysis beyond readily acceptable indices leads to a higher early mortality, [31],[30],[32],[33] and to higher per patient costs. [34] Some of this late treatment remains the result of late referral to the renal unit, [35],[34] and can only be addressed by education of community health professionals.
The problem remains of how to decide when dialysis should begin in patients already known and attending a low clearance clinic. Urea kinetic modeling may be of use in this context [36] since plasma concentrations of urea and creatinine may mislead, especially in elderly and malnourished patients. The suggestion has been made that dialysis should be started at a point at which the weekly small solute removal (Kt/V) falls to that regarded as optimal for a patient on dialysis. This corresponds to a weekly Kt/V of about 2.2 and implies starting small amounts of dialysis at a level of native creatinine clearance of about 15 ml/min and gradually increasing this as residual renal function falls away. If implemented, such a policy of 'early start/gradual increment' would have major organizational and financial implications. At the moment no recommendations can be made in this important field until more data are available.
Audit of patients in chronic renal failure should include collection of the following data:
Patients joining the low clearance clinic Serum creatinine at time of first referral Number requiring immediate dialysis Patients attending the low clearance clinic Distribution and % of patients achieving target levels for:
Blood pressure, serum calcium, phosphate and bicarbonate, serum iPTH
Recommended Standards for General Nephrology
The early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a number of renal diseases (e.g. reflux nephropathy, diabetes mellitus and hypertensive nephropathy) may prevent renal failure obviate the need for renal replacement therapy and reduce comorbidity in those requiring treatment for end stage renal failure, which in turn improves prognosis. Only encouragement of referral or joint management through communication with colleagues in general hospitals and family practice can achieve this.
Clear recommendations for referral of patients with symptoms or signs of possible renal disease have yet to be worked out, though the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) has published documents recommending management strategies for patients found to have proteinuria and/or haematuria. [37],[38]
In addition to patients with major renal syndromes - chronic (repeated plasma creatinine > 150 g/mol/l) or acute renal failure, acute glomerulonephritis or a nephrotic syndrome, or recurrent renal stones - general practitioners and consultant general physicians or specialists in other areas of medicine should be encouraged to refer for nephrology assessment in the following clinical settings:
Abnormalities on urinalysis (proteinuria, hematuria) and/or raised plasma creatinine (> 150 umol/l) concentrations without apparent cause, with or without clinical complaints. Persistent microhematuria even if renal function is normal, particularly if the patient is under 40-45 years of age or there is associated proteinuria and/or hypertension (Older patients with isolated hematuria of any dimension should be referred to a urological hematuria clinic).
Frank hematuria in patients under 40-45 years of age. Persistent proteinuria with normal renal function, especially if accompanied by hematuria. Refractory hypertension associated with abnormal urinalysis and/or elevated plasma creatinine concentration. Patients with known polycystic kidney disease, even if renal function is normal, and their close relatives should they require counseling. Patients with urinary tract infections in some circumstances*
Diabetics with clinically evident proteinuria, even with normal renal function. Pregnant women with known renal disease. (B)
* With hypertension; infection with unusual organisms (eg Proteus, Klebsiella); in adult males; during pregnancy Patients with infections and symptoms of voiding dysfunction may be referred to either a renal or a urological clinic.
Renal units must have access to a full range of support services, including all modes of imaging, histopathology, microbiology social services, dietetic services and occupational therapy. Many services will be required on occasion outside normal working hours.
Liaison with colleagues
The nephrologist will need to co-operate on a daily basis with many colleagues, both in a consultative capacity for renal problems arising in patients under their care, and also in asking their help in specialist problems in patients with renal disease under their own care.
The nephrologist will be involved also in co-operating with community services, especially in the care of elderly patients with or without renal failure or on dialysis.
The care of the majority of patients with ongoing renal disease, especially those with renal failure (plasma creatinine > 300-400 umol/l), should be in a special low clearance clinic. (B)
The care of patients with diabetes mellitus presents particular problems of management, such as the care of the feet and eyes, but there is hope for prevention. There is evidence from a controlled trial that the degree of control of diabetes may postpone or prevent renal damage, but this must be maintained at a level very close to that at which hypoglycemic episodes become common. There is evidence that the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors may prevent diabetic nephropathy or slow its progression.[20]
Care of patients with diabetes and renal disease, especially those with renal failure, should be through joint diabetic/renal specialist management. (B)
Systemic immunological disorders
The kidney may be involved in a variety of systemic immunological disorders such as vasculitis and systemic lupus erythematosus, sometimes at onset but also sometimes late in the disease, by which time the patient is already under observation and treatment. There is much advantage in liaison with colleagues likely to encounter such patients, especially rheumatologists, and in having joint clinics at which these patients can be reviewed.
Renal biopsy
Renal biopsy performance and interpretation is an important part of the practice of general nephrology. In terms of diagnostic and prognostic utility, where the biopsy is performed and who performs it are less important than who interprets it. At the moment we cannot suggest standards for the various methods of renal biopsy, including mechanical methods such as the Biopty TM gun.
In some hospitals, radiologists will perform the renal biopsies, but it is important that specialist registrars in nephrology receive instruction and practice in doing renal biopsies. Less experienced staff, such as senior house officers, should not normally be involved in performing biopsies.
Renal biopsy interpretation is a highly specialized component of histopathology. It should be performed only by, or under the supervision of a specialist renal pathologist participating in appropriate audit, quality assurance and continuing medical education activities in pathology. In some renal units this will mean sending the biopsy specimen elsewhere for interpretation.
The laboratory should be accredited for histopathology and have on site facilities for electron microscopy and immunohistological staining of the biopsy specimens, which are essential for the interpretation of many specimens. Reporting times should be such that appropriate and timely intervention can be achieved clinically.
For quality control and medical education, regular joint clinico-pathological meetings should take place.
Interpretation of renal biopsies should take place in a suitably equipped and staffed specialist histopathology laboratory. This may mean sending the biopsy to another hospital for processing and assessment. (B)
There are few audit measures in general nephrology that permit evaluation of the service, other than general audit such as waiting times for, and in, outpatients or for ward admission, cancellation of interventions,
lengths of hospital stay etc. We suggest the following points for audit of renal biopsy:
Number of renal biopsies done per year
Number of individuals performing biopsy during the period of analysis
Success rate in obtaining adequate tissue (>10 glomeruli/section) at first attempt Clinical complication rate and nature (bleeding, symptomatic A-V aneurysm etc) in uremic and non-uremic subjects.
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Documenting the quest to track down everything written by (and written about) the poet, translator, critic, and radio dramatist, Henry Reed.
An obsessive, armchair attempt to assemble a comprehensive bibliography, not just for the work of a poet, but for his entire life.
Read "Naming of Parts."
Henry Reed, ca. 1960
Reeding:
I Capture the Castle: A girl and her family struggle to make ends meet in an old English castle.
Dusty Answer: Young, privileged, earnest Judith falls in love with the family next door.
The Heat of the Day: In wartime London, a woman finds herself caught between two men.
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20th-Century Manuscripts
British Library Catalogue
British Library Manuscripts
British Library Sound Archive
Library of Congress Catalog
Poetry Magazine Archive
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The Exile Bibliophile
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Reeding Lessons: the Henry Reed research blog
Eye Witness
In my lengthy, involuntary exile, I was remiss in not linking to an excellent reminiscence of Henry Reed's time as a professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, between 1963 and 1967. Ed, over at I Witness (appropriately enough), has two spectacular posts from October last year, recounting his days as an English major and teaching assistant in Seattle, and how Reed came to befriend him and his family.
Part one, "Henry Reed in Seattle," tells the story of how Reed came to be invited to teach at the University of Washington, and features a cameo appearance by the poet Theodore Roethke. The second part, "Typography of the Heart," has tea with Elizabeth Bishop, the occasional opera, and Reed's eventual return to England.
I, myself, have been trying to remember precisely when I first discovered Henry Reed. It was his "Naming of Parts," of course. It was in high school, inside a giant, all-encompassing Norton Anthology we had to purchase for sophomore year. My copy was used, well-used, with the notes of various previous owners in the margins in pen and pencil, passages underlined. The pages were onion-skin thin, almost transparent, and it seemed like every single page could be peeled to reveal another, like Borges' infinite library book.
We didn't even read "Naming of Parts" in class. I would read ahead whenever I was bored with whomever we were covering: Homer, Conrad, Eliot. I remember reading Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts," distinctly. It was the first truly modern poem I had been introduced to, and I was staggered that I could learn something so profound from (and about) a painting I had never seen, Brueghel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus." Just a few pages beyond Auden was Henry Reed. Anytime I wrote poetry for a creative writing class in the years that followed, I was imitating either Auden, or "Naming of Parts."
It would be ten years before I would look Henry Reed up, again. I had a part-time job at the reference desk of my local public library, and I spent my shifts answering the oddest questions from our patrons, like "Where can I find a list of all the times the word 'breast' appears in The Bible?" After a while I knew enough about how the library worked and how the books were organized to try and answer some of my own questions.
There was nothing about Reed online in those days. Most of the library's databases were still on CD-Rom. In Louis Untermeyer's anthology, Modern American and British Poetry, I learned there were two more poems to Reed's Lessons of the War: "Judging Distances," and "Unarmed Combat." There was also a long, long poem called "The Auction Sale." I must have known that Reed had written other poems, but I hadn't been prepared to find two sequels to "Naming of Parts," and certainly nothing as good as "Judging Distances."
And it would be a few more years before I would learn of Reed's death, after I had taken a job at a university library. There, it was easy enough to go to the Reference section—so much more comprehensive than the one at my old public library—and look him up. So I finally found out that Reed had died back in 1986, about the same time I first read "Naming of Parts." But there are biographies in the reference sections of many libraries which haven't been updated since before Reed died, and several printed since which failed to notice his passing, and you can still find him listed in the subject headings of library catalogs online with a heartening Reed, Henry, 1914 - .
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Russian Hackers Amass Over a Billion Internet Passwords
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Security breaches and sensitive data losses are seemingly regular occurrences nowadays and every internet user finds themselves being more aware of the imminent threat of cyber-attacks. On top of this it’s not just our computers that need protecting – there are now dozens of security applications out there designed to keep our smartphones and tablets safe too.
However, despite the ubiquity of cyber-attacks and hacking, the magnitude of cyber-crimes is, quite frankly, astonishing. “Hold Security”, a company based in Milwaukee, have discovered evidence of some 1.2 billion username and password combinations – the largest known collection of stolen login credentials to-date.
Moreover, the records also reveal over 500 million email addresses and all of this information is thought to have originated from approximately 420,000 different websites, including some well-known household names.
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It’s not the first time that “Hold Security” have uncovered evidence of large-scale hacks either. Last year, they highlighted the theft of tens of millions of records from Adobe Systems.
The New York Times first broke this story and, to double-check its authenticity, asked an independent security expert to verify Hold Security’s claims. The result – the discovery was confirmed authentic.
More worryingly, a different security expert said that some big companies were aware that their information was among the stolen records. Incidents of cyber-attacks such as this have got the internet security community increasingly worried that they are losing the battle against the hackers.
Even the largest firms aren’t safe
Eastern European hackers were blamed for a huge theft towards the end of last year, in which some 40 million credit card numbers and 70 million addresses were stolen. This data breach affected US retail giant “Target” who even acknowledged that their security systems had warned them about a possible attack but they chose to ignore the threat!
Unfortunately, revelations like this do nothing to bolster company-client relationships and massively damage consumer trust. Companies should be doing everything in their power to safeguard the information of their customers. Mimecast email security is a great option for firms looking to benefit from the most comprehensive, cloud-based email security available today.
However, Hold Security’s discovery dwarfs any previous data thefts and surprisingly showed that Russian websites were among those affected. This would suggest that the hackers were not working for the Russian government and, perhaps more worryingly, implies that no websites are out of bounds.
Data used for spamming, not sold
It appears that the stolen information has not been sold but instead been used to send spam on social networks like Twitter. The hackers collect fees from the spam originators for their work. This is actually quite a strange reality as selling the information on the black market would be far more lucrative.
Of course, the problem for individuals is that while credit cards can be easily cancelled, more personal information can be used for identity theft. Furthermore, the email addresses and passwords they use for one site are often the same for other sites, so the hackers stand a good chance of gleaning more information with just a little more work.
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I had just moved to New York and everything was quite big and it was summer so everything everywhere was hot. And I got a job at a fancy French bar that had just opened, and if there's one place I don't belong it's at a fancy French bar at three in the morning. I was scared all the time, I had no idea if what I was doing was right, and I called home a lot.
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After I wrote the first draft, I had several workshops spanning over a year with the wonderful director Jenna Worsham. We'd meet every few months with, mostly, a new cast, and work on the play. I'd hear it, Jenna would point things out, I'd go home and re-write furiously.
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The Carnegie Library recently announced it would be hosting a new monthly legal clinic sponsored by Colorado Legal Services on selected Monday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The first legal clinic was held Monday, Dec. 16 in the library’s Tech Room.
This new clinic is in addition to the monthly Free Legal Help program the library has held for many months.
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Tencent in collaboration with the French national museum A national treasure of the global digital museum
France local time on January 30, tencent and the French federation of national museum in Paris grand palais signed the memorandum of strategic cooperation.Tencent will be based on "new" digital experience and ability, and the French federation of national museum in cultural exchanges, explore innovation of traditional cultural heritage.Signing ceremony on the same day, the two sides announced the launch of the "national treasure" global digital museum, such as "China xinwen gen" theme exhibition project.
Grieco tencent group vice President, said: "in the method of the 55th anniversary of the tencent very happy with the French national museum union reached a strategic cooperation.Federation of the French national museum is the patron of French art;Tencent as a company on the basis of the Internet technology and culture, is committed to promoting the innovation of traditional culture heritage, looking forward to cooperation for china-france culture exchange, mutual learning and global culture.Today, 'national treasure the global digital museum also officially launched, with the power of the Internet technology, let more people across the geographical restrictions at home and abroad, feel the beauty of the Chinese national treasure, the traditional cultural heritage to the next one thousand years."
Law culture art association chairman Patrick DAMBRON said: "tencent already understand and know how to solve the" pain points "for the development of museums and art institutions.It using Internet technology to regain vitality, cultural heritage has spurred youth generation actively give contemporary and traditional culture and art a new life and vitality."
The Chinese embassy in France the rank cultural counsellor shao-ping li participated in the activities, and points out that: "the tencent xinwen and theme exhibition came to the museum, showed the new look of Chinese literature and, in the form of dynamic, fashion, vitality of Chinese culture, through the exhibition, can let the audience in the appreciation of cultural relics represent the Chinese classical culture at the same time, feel the different atmosphere of contemporary China."
France's national ministry of culture of international affairs adviser Matthias GROLIER, France's national museum of federation chairman Chris Dercon, France ji beautiful Sophie MAKARIOU, chairman of the Asian art museum, museum of auspicious beautiful management committee honorary chairman, Chinese culture scholars Olivier Gerard, the Louvre museum, pompidou art museum, musee d 'orsay, Picasso museum in Paris Wen Bojie guests to visit the site, also witnessed the two sides reached a strategic cooperation.
The first batch of 25 pieces of high-quality goods to join the "national treasure" global digital museum of cultural relics
Signed a contract on the same day, tencent announced the launch of a "national treasure" global digital museum.As Asia's leading cultural institutions of the cultural relics, France, the United States made cooperation with tencent Asian art museum, the selection of 25 pieces of Chinese products as "national treasure" global digital museum of cultural relics of the first batch of digital collection.Meanwhile, yuan ji blue glaze white dragon grain mei bottle, jade pig dragon with a history of more than five thousand, is now the biggest animal in the world -- like a statue, liao dynasty life-size statue three-color arhats, west white tiger, etc in this column.
"National treasure" global digital museum launched by tencent, for top museums at home and abroad, especially the limited to the geographical, economic conditions, such as the broad masses of overseas of Chinese tourists to visit the museum.Authorization through cooperation, the collection of Chinese treasures cultural relics digital, online visitors just use your fingertips, you can through the tencent "museum officer" small programs, such as QQ browser display and transmission platform, understanding of cultural relics is introduced with the pictures show, beyond geographical restrictions enjoy national treasure handed down from ancient times.It is reported, its first collection will be held during the Spring Festival in the "natural history officer" small programs online, is a collection of information categories will further enrich the perfect.
French museums income young Chinese outstanding creative work
The two sides will work together to promote the China youth ideas onto the world stage.Has held seven consecutive terms of the Next Idea tencent innovation contest is a mining, inspired, cultivating and hatching young creative, activating the platform of traditional culture.2018 annual event in the introduction of the Forbidden City, dunhuang and other Chinese symbols, on the basis of the first time and collaboration of the French museums, such as the introduction of "Mona Lisa" IP overseas culture, and further enliven the creativity of the Chinese youth.
The signing ceremony, the French national museum federation announced the tencent Next Idea wen gen design competition jury prize works "silk road range map";Auspicious America income tencent Asian art museum Next Idea college game production udpse works "the fifth great inventions", and the glory of the dunhuang flying rock painting, these works in the future will have the opportunity to exhibit at the museum;Based on the Mona Lisa and the elements of a product, dunhuang will also enter the French museum and shop, let visitors from all over the world to experience the originality of the Chinese youth.
The French national museum's income tencent Next Idea, "the silk road range map" and design contest,
Among them, the theme board game "silk road range map" is based on the ancient Chinese game "range chart", in the hexi corridor, for regional background, in the tang dynasty classical story, for players to learn about the history of the silk road of dunhuang culture.Space puzzle game "the fifth great inventions" of design inspiration, from the mortise and tenon joint structure, traditional Chinese architecture for players to experience the charm of traditional architecture culture in the gaming experience.
China's new gen "theme exhibition in the museum was unveiled
As one of cooperation content, tencent with American Asian art museum on the eve of the Spring Festival, jointly launched "Chinese xinwen gen" theme exhibition, exhibition "Spring Festival" culture, Chinese youth IP based on the traditional culture of creative works, as well as the representative work of tencent fusion technology and traditional culture.
Exhibition site, the galleries in the Palace Museum, visitors will appreciate the "ancient paintings can sing" Next Idea music innovation contest of the birth of outstanding works, appreciate the artistic conception of ancient paintings and digital music in one thousand.Next article Idea contest of diffuse popular comic echoes of the imperial palace, and about the imperial palace during the war of resistance to protect national treasures and moving story;In dunhuang area, the "dunhuang poetry towel" based on the design to the mogao grottoes murals, details into 8 big theme elements, more than 200 elements, users can DIY design on WeChat small programs, also can produce into silk scarves physical wear New Year in, feel the beauty of dunhuang in our daily life.In "the inspiration of Chinese red -- rouge" exhibition, with color as the theme, deduce the traditional "China red" in the cultural creativity of the new energy;In the exhibition game, by the United States made the fifth great inventions of Asian art museum income also has carried on the display.
"Spring Festival history customs exhibition content is also rich, family, money, family reunion dinner, and tencent fusion in one thousand red culture and mobile payment pioneering" WeChat Lucky Money ", a series of interactive devices vividly shows the folk New Year, let the exhibition of overseas Chinese and foreign friends to experience the ancient and modern blend of China's annual and cultural connotations.
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UKOOG, the onshore oil and gas trade body, welcomes the latest Task Force on Shale Report and its conclusion that natural gas from shale has a role in the energy mix as the UK moves to a greater use of renewables.
Said Ken Cronin, chief executive of UKOOG: "The onshore oil and gas industry is committed to working with the UK government on its strategy for decarbonisation and transition to a low-carbon economy to tackle climate change. We believe that British natural gas is fundamental to a robust and effective UK decarbonisation strategy.
"UKOOG supports the UK's statutory approach to climate change and commits the shale gas industry to the adoption of procedures and practices that are compatible with the UK's policies and targets. This includes working within stringent guidelines and regulations that have been defined for key aspects of industry performance (such as flaring and the minimisation of fugitive emissions) and exploring what role Carbon Capture and Storage can practically play in a decarbonisation strategy.
"UKOOG believes that the benefits of utilising domestic shale gas (in common with the benefits obtainable from other forms of domestic low-carbon technology or fuel) warrant UK-wide policies that will encourage and help markets prioritise the use of indigenous resources and technology in the pursuit of carbon reduction. This will also add to the UK's energy resilience."
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Urban Exploration Forums - Urbex Forums > Urban Exploration - Reports > Leisure sites > Archived: Dudley Hippodrome - November 2010
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Immortalowl
Visited a couple of times earlier in the month with Flasher, Hellboy and a couple of others.
Really good explore, and it’s always a bonus to have the power left on! :thumb
The Hippodrome was built in 1938 on the site of the Opera House which had been destroyed by fire two years previously.
The 1,700-seat theatre was one of the biggest venues in the Midlands and hosted performances by Laurel and Hardy, Bob Hope, George Formby, Morecambe and Wise among many others over the years. It became a bingo hall sometime in the 1960s but didn’t fare so well in recent times with the smoking ban and an increase in bingo tax duty.
This venue was one of several across the country that Gala Bingo shut in September 2009.
It was recently put forward as a possible location for the new Dudley mosque but the plans were shot down.
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VCW Home
VCW Method & Impact
VCW for Business
VCW Lab at Nova SBE
VCW in the Media
VCW in business
VCW for Business admin 2019-08-15T16:25:49+00:00
THE VCW METHOD FOR INNOVATION,
DECISION MAKING, AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
(VCW Lab version: 15/08/2019)
Hundreds of organizations in more than 20 countries have applied the VCW method to solve multiple challenges
Over the years, several organizations have developed multiple VCW projects to address different organizational challenges. For example, this was the case of Elecnor-Deimos which has developed in a period of 4 years (Set 2015-June 2019) a total of eleven VCW projects (lasting in average 4-5 months). Other organizations which benefited from multiple VCW projects include Airbus, Eurocopter / Airbus Helicopters, Gemalto, GirlMove, Jerónimo Martins, Liga Portugal, Lufthansa Technik, Marseille University, MIT, Montepio Acredita Portugal, Nova University of Lisbon, and Refood.
Additional organizations which have implemented solutions emerged from a VCW project include: Aga Khan Foundation, Altran, AstraZeneca / Santis, AXA, Bank of Cyprus, Babson College, Bébécar, Casa Menino Jesus de Praga, Cathay Pacific Airways, Claranet, Cyta-Vodafone, Credit Suisse, Crowne Plaza, DNS.pt, Eurolife Insurance, Everis-NTT Data, Fundação Ageas & Impact Hub, Flying Tiger, Forbach city, Four Seasons, GDF Suez, G.H.B., IGT, INCM-Casa da Moeda, InvestLisboa, IPO Porto, ITER, Healthcare City, Mastercard, McDonald’s, OKTAN, Otis, Piraeus Bank, Renova, Rio Tinto Alcan, Sagrado Coração de Maria, Santander, Santa Casa Misericórdia Lisboa, Technik, Thomson Reuters, Uniplaces, UNOX S.p.A., UPS, Vienna International Airport, among many others.
Who Cares about the VCW method?
The VCW is frequently used by leaders, managers, and their teams for better judgment and decision making, and complex problem-solving. It is a requirement of the VCW method to engage key decision makers (KDMs) and leaders in participative decision making (Lowin, 1968; Black & Gregersen, 1997)
Leaders applying the VCW, tipically have the following attributes:
Embrace creativity, innovation and change,
Are involved and involve other stakeholders in the decision-making process. These are leaders who:
have the capability of “(d)istributing responsibility among the membership, empowering group members, and aiding the group’s decision-making process” (Gastil, 1994),
believe in participative leadership, which is “defined as joint decision making (Locke & Schweiger, 1979) or influence sharing between hierarchical superiors and their subordinates (Mitchell 1975)” (Lam, Chen & Schaubroeck 2002); it is “characterized by a leader who consults with subordinates, solicits their suggestions and takes these suggestions seriously into consideration before making a decision” (House & Mitchell 1975: 3).
Recognise the value of working with a wide range of people from different backgrounds,
Encourage stakeholders’ participation in the decision making process and are willing to (Lages 2016):
support collective intelligence for optimal decision making and complex problem-solving,
encourage creativity, innovation, co-creation, and debate.
share their challenges with (internal and/or external) stakeholders,
invite stakeholders to voice their insights and opinions relating to possible solutions and criteria to be considered,
promote cooperation among employees, creating a welcoming organizational culture that people like to be a part of,
promote participative decision-making from those with opposite perspectives, such as the skeptics, resistant and late-adopters of innovations (Jahanmir & Lages 2015; Jahanmir & Lages 2016).
Have the power to take decisions or influence those who take decisions namely by (Lages 2016):
having access to resources (3Ms: money-financial, manpower-people, minute-time), and/or
influencing those who have the resources.
Why do Leaders and their teams Care about the VCW method?
Leaders who apply the VCW tipically have the following needs:
Must solve complex problems/challenges and manage paradoxes, which require:
a large amount of information,
different perspectives,
different criteria, pros/cons, and many factors to be considered,
to involve different stakeholders (internal and/or external).
Require a systematized innovation process for innovation and problem-solving, because are often involved in the resolution of several complex challenges,
Must solve critical challenges, which require significant resources (3Ms),
Need to engage people with different backgrounds and perspectives,
Look for transparent and participative decisions,
Like to present the reasoning behind their decisions next to other stakeholders,
Need to embrace in explainning the why and the story behind their decisions.
Why does the VCW mitigates the drawbacks
of participative decision making?
It might be argued that sometimes participative decision-making process is not an effective process and does not lead to efficient solutions, creating feelings of skepticism from the different stakeholders towards democratic leaders. Reasons typically presented against participative decision making (PDM), are that PDM might:
take much more time to come to a decision when using several minds instead of one,
stimulate idea generation (e.g., via brainstorming, design thinking, lego) but do not implement ideas,
discuss the criteria to select the best ideas, without presenting any conclusions,
involve too many stakeholders:
who do not have the knowledge, skills or expertise to discuss or provide high quality ideas,
leading to an increase in the complexity of the decision-making process.
However, we argue that these drawbacks only occur when participative collaboration is not supported by a systematized process for decision-making and problem-solving. The VCW can be this process.
Through the VCW method it is possible to address these drawbacks because the VCW can help management to integrate in a structured and agile manner the required skills of decision making, complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, people management, and capability of coordinating with others (WEF, 2018). Through the VCW method, leaders are capable of dealing with the paradox of choice for selecting the best ideas and systematizing the output of collective intelligence into implementable solutions. Through the VCW, the different stakeholders are able to express their ideas and criteria, and leaders can transform those ideas into effective solutions in an efficient manner. In sum, the VCW might be used to help leaders achieving good results, even when speed or efficiency are essential.
VCW FOR LEADERSHIP WITH IMPACT
“The wheel that creates value for companies.
It is called Value Creation Wheel …”
Jornal Negócios
“Would you like to put your business to innovate and create value?
Use this management tool.”
DN- Dinheiro Vivo
“One of the advantages of the VCW is to help to anticipate, identify and evaluate impact.”
João Viana Ferreira, Director of Everis-NTT Data. He was highly involved in the Implementation of a VCW Innovation Ecosystem at INCM
The decision making process of Leaders and Key Decision Makers (KDMs) is expected to have an impact while:
having a clear rational supporting the process, which leads to the most appropriate solution.
having access to information to solve their challenges (e.g., info of the organizational and external context),
involving others in the problem-solving process, in order to build solutions which are understood , accepted, and “owned” by others.
sharing the options and criteria behind his/her decisions and this way get shared ownership for the final solutions.
The VCW can be used to support leadership. By following the VCW process, now “Great Leaders” have a path which might be used to:
Follow a both agile and structured problem-solving process, and allow others to better understand and accept their decisions, namely:
a. the Why?
b. the How?
c. the What?
Gather information before solving a challenge, namely:
a. start from a wide range of ideas,
b. consider different pros and cons (criteria/filters) of different options,
Co-create and incorporate different perspectives into problem-solving, such as from:
a. other key decision makers
b. different internal and external stakeholders
c. skeptics, laggards and the devil’s advocate in the decision making process
Share the reasons and support the “Why” of his/her decisions, and this way involving the community and, consequently, gettting shared ownership.
HOW CAN THE VCW BE USED BY LEADERS AND KEY DECISION MAKERS TO TAKE BETTER DECISIONS?
“In an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world, managers face ever greater challenges in order to make decisions. Uncertainty and volatility make strategies that were based on some predictability more sensitive today. The manager is often trapped in the so-called “paradox” of choice. Therefore, a Portuguese researcher has just presented a new management methodology, called VCW-Value Creation Wheel. Luís Filipe Lages, a NOVA SBE professor, project leader, explains the new paradigm: “Managers need tools to help them decide in a world that is no longer linear.(…) The VCW is a process which helps managers and public policy makers to make decisions.”
OJE- O Jornal Económico
The VCW is a powerful tool for Leaders who wish to involve others to gather insights to find reliable and supported solutions. The great majority of Leaders decisions require an investment in terms of 3M resources (i.e., manpower, minute and/or money). The VCW might for example help the Board to take hard (investment) decisions because after applying the VCW tool, Leaders will have reasoning behind their decisions, and consequently will be able to present a rational for the WHY. This way the VCW allows providing structured information in a flexible way, will be very useful in reducing the risks associated with making resource allocation decisions.
In sum, the VCW builds in the power of co-creation and systematizing collective intelligence, in order to help Leaders to solve a problem/challenge, present the reasoning (i.e., the Why), and consequently find support for the final decisions.
The VCW Method and the Required Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution
The VCW is a method which supports leaders to make better Judgment & Decision Making (JDM). JDM is considered to be among the top skills that the world needs for the fourth industrial revolution. Some even considered it to be the #1 skill for modern times, followed by fluency of ideas (HolonIq, 2019). In addition to JDM, the Future of Jobs Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF, 2018) indicates that other critical managerial skills include complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, people management, and coordinating with others. All these critical skills are addressed during the implementation of the VCW method.
VCW Method for Innovation and Participative Decision-Making
“Knowing our ability to innovate, we needed to industrialize innovation. Professor Luis Lages (…) helped us with his VCW methodology to manage this process internally and industrialize innovation.”
Gonçalo Caseiro, Board Member of INCM-Casa da Moeda (an Industrial Firm)
“We’re normally subject to putting out fires here in the office, and don’t usually have time to think about and debate ideas such as these (…) in the last couple of minutes we’ve managed to have an effective and efficient discussion that we haven’t been able to have for months.”
Country Manager of a Fortune 500 in Financial Services
“The VCW process does not waste time and benefits from the support of several people and different stakeholders, the more inputs the better. It allows reaching a consensus on which ideas have more potential for the topic you are dealing with, without having to walk around in meetings after meetings, without reaching any results. We focus on the ideas achieved by consensus. The VCW can help Key Decision Makers (KDMs) to take a decision and focus on stakeholders’ input to discover the actions that will have the most impact, based on the criteria KDMs have emerged and validated. (…) Congratulations on the VCW methodology because it really helps a lot to focus on the output and manage time. It does not leave much space to disperse in the final results and have the infinite meetings that we had before the methodology.”
António Gutierrez, Head of Ground Segment Business Unit at Elecnor Deimos Group. He was highly involved in six VCW projects: VCW for New Market Applications for GNSS, Market Selection and Internationalization of GroundStations, Internationalization of MyFarm, New Market Applications for Sensyf, Finding New Partners and Funding, Improvement of Employee Experience and Employee Retention.
“It did help to manage the consortium (…). The VCW is very powerful for boards because they are effectively engaged, have opportunity to give inputs without a big waste of time, avoiding long board discussions. It is about efficiency, but shared ownership. If you have a negotiation between board members for a decision, you are very likely to have conflicting points of views. Here, since you typically have a more junior person conducting the process, you don’t have any conflicts. You avoid all the conflicts and put all of them into the VCW process.”
Nuno Catarino, Division Head Payload Data Ground Segment at Deimos Elecnor Group & Senior Project Manager at Deimos Engenharia. He was highly involved in seven VCW projects (Global Navigation Satelite System, Marine-EO, MyFarm, NextGEOSS, Sensyf, VCW for New Partners and Funding, & VCW Innovation Ecosystem at PDGS Division)
“VCW is a very sound methodology for dealing with issues that are sometimes not sufficiently structured. A great VCW end-result is that it provides a very solid foundation for building and promoting the solutions that come out of it. It has a great advantage of involving a large number of stakeholders in a natural way, without creating chaos in the process, because they participate in the formulation of ideas, in the formulation of the filters, and it incorporates their inputs in a transparent and rational way, until we reach outputs which have their contribution. The VCW process is very democratic. (…) We are taking rational options which are completely agnostic to hierarchical positions, positions of influence, and preconceptions. We can come up with solutions that are real. Everyone accepts them because they have been engaged in a very balanced process. At the time of implementation, the VCW makes the supported solutions very robust. (…) We have every interest in continuing to use the VCW.”
Nuno Ávila, Country Manager of Deimos Engineering. He was highly involved in four VCW projects: VCW for Internationalization of MyFarm, Deimos’ HRM Recruitment, New Markets for Sensyf, Improvement of Employee Experience and Employee Retention.
“I consider very interesting the existence of tools to support managers in decision making to create the maximum possible value, as is the case of Value Creation Wheel created by Professor Luis Filipe Lages and his team. The VCW helps to think innovation and value capturing in companies and organizations in sectors as diverse as aerospace, biology, energy, etc.“
Ana Teresa Lehmann, Secretary of State of Industry of Portugal
Which market application for big data?
VCW applied to SenSyf-Earth Satellite Observation
Deimos is a R&D company composed fundamentally by top-engineers that are specialised on the development of technological solutions within the space engineering sector. For many years, the main sources of funding for Deimos were the European Space Agency (ESA) and EUMETSAT. However, in order to receive EU funds, the European Commission is asking from companies to identify the most promising markets for their technologies. This tech-led company is now facing a major challenge: How to bring breakthrough technologies that are in the shelf to the market?
In order to solve this challenge Deimos applies the VCW to identify the market application with the highest potential for SenSyf, a system that has the potential to use earth satellite observation data for a wide range of purposes.
Which international market for a technology? (HBR Case-Study)
VCW applied to MyFarm irrigation system
MyFarm irrigation management system allows maize producers to monitor vegetation’s growth and diseases. In addition, through the use of satellite images, it becomes possible to provide weekly information on the amount of water to be applied by pivot or sprinkler. MyFarm service was provided for free to the Portuguese irrigation association in Vale do Sorraia and their farmers. This service ended in December 2015 because users in the domestic market revealed no interest in paying for this new service. They were conservative and sceptical towards new technologies.
In order to address this challenge, Deimos, the owner of this service, decided to apply the VCW in order to discover what would be the international market with more potential for MyFarm application.
How to create an Innovation Ecosystem?
VCW applied at INCM-Portuguese Mint
The Portuguese Mint (INCM-Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda) is the oldest manufacturing establishment in the country, operating since the end of the thirteenth century. During the last seven centuries the company had the capability to reinvent itself. In order to address the new challenges of the 21st Century, INCM has applied the VCW Innovation Ecosystem in order the systemathize the innovation process and develop an innovation culture inside the organization.
In order to engage different stakeholders in the new innovation ecosystem, the VCW developed a pilot project in partnership with Everis with the goal of finding out how to cut costs while creating value and making this organization more efficient. This pilot project led to the implementation of four new projects and creation of a VCW Ecosystem inside the organization.
VCW-Value Creation Wheel: Why? What? How? (business cases)
Impact on business and government
Examples of problems & challenges previously addressed by the VCW
The VCW’s TIAGO is as a chameleon framework completely customized to each specific case and problem, which allows the easy integration of existing practices within the organization, functional specialized tools, and existing strategies.
In order to arrive to the final solution(s), VCW’s TIAGO involves the key decision makers (e.g., C-Level and/or Director-Level) in analyzing and selecting the input of different internal and external stakeholders.
The VCW’s TIAGO uses the inputs from over 20 years of accumulated knowledge acquired during the development of over 250 business projects across more than 20 different countries to answer concrete organizational problems (see examples below).
Challenges by field
Governance Model:
How can the VCW be used to create a governance model for our organization?
How to create an innovation ecosystem which allows to create a systemathized innovation process for problem-solving?
Growth, Strategy and Marketing:
How can our subsidiary get more attention from the headquarters?
Which new market segments to enter?
Which new international markets to enter?
How to grow via existing customers?
How to grow via new products?
How to increase our market hare?
How to educate and motivate consumers to order the original brand instead of a white label?
Mergers and Acquisitions:
How to keep the previous clients before the merger and before changing our brand?
How can we ensure standardized reporting and increase acceptance for an imposed group wide project reporting tool?
How to grow via acquisition of new brands?
Which companies shall we acquire in the long-term?
How to manage change and growth in a fast growing organization?
Financial Services and Funding:
How to create, develop and mantain an Innovation Ecossytem supported by the VCW?
How to cut costs while increasing value?
How to get funding to finance the expansion of our business?
People and Human Resources Management (HRM):
How to build the best team for our X department?
How to attract the top engineers from the European market?
How to attract the best employees in the market, knowing that we cannot offer competitive salaries?
How to retain talent inside our organization?
How to involve and motivate our employees, knowing that they are under stress and it is impossible to increse salaries?
How to create a marketing and communication department transversal to the whole group of companies?
How to improve human resources efficiency while having all stakeholders aligned with the organization’s vision?
How to obtain gender balance?
Industry-specific challenges
Tech and Innovation-Driven Firms:
How to integrate the inputs from techies, majority and late-adopters into the NPD process?
How to ensure customer loyalty in the presence of constant tech-innovations?
Which one is the most attractive market for our breakthrough technology?
How to increase the number of daily downloads and percentage of retention for a mobile app?
Service Companies:
Which new service can we introduce in our compay to increase revenue?
Which one is the most appropriate solution to overcome the seasonality of our services and products?
How the ATSC (Air Traffic Control Service) can reduce airplane delays?
What is the value proposition for our agro-tourim project?
How to keep the classical image of our law firm, while not ignoring the most innovative practices of international law firms?
How to optimize time and costs, and simplify efforts required in processing legal files?
Hospitals & Healthcare Companies:
Which new international market is more attractive for our medical app?
Which new market is more attractive for our medical products/services?
How to involve doctors in the outcomes research lab of our hospital?
How to overcome barriers to adoption of an innovative service for cancer prevention and diagnosis, in a society with low cancer awareness and screening?
How to cuts costs while increasing value in our healthcare services?
What is the most attractive market application for our lab discovery?
Retailing & Distribution:
How to attract new agents and/or distributors into our business?
How to increase the sales of frozen food in a market that values fresh food?
Since customers are already buying directly from other suppliers, how can we change how exclusive B2B business model, to a both B2C and B2B market?
What is the most effective way to promote our product online?
Government, Arts/Culture, Foundations, & NGOs:
How to identify the right partners for our organizations?
How to convince authorities to become quicker in providing Visas to highly qualified individuals?
How to find highly qualified volunteers to help us to join our not-for-profit organization?
How and where to find funds to support our mission?
How to develop a cultural project supported by independent and diverse financial sources?
Cooperation > Companies
Cooperation > Universities
VCW Contacts
Professor Luis Filipe Lages, Nova SBE, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova Lisboa, Portugal
Email: lflages@novasbe.pt
Web: www.ValueCreationWheel.com
The Value Creation Wheel® is a registered trade mark and protected by Intellectual Property rights. The use of VCW® methodology and materials should be previously authorized.
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The Lord Appears to Solomon
1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, 2 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 6 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
Solomon's Other Acts
10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house, 11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
15 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether, 18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, 19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
24 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
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NEWS AKTUELLE FILME KONTAKT
THE FORGOTTEN SPACE PIANOMANIA DOMAINE ALIVE!
THE FORGOTTEN SPACE
a film essay by Allan Sekula & Noel Burch
Winner of the "Special Orizzonti Jury Prize" at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Jury rapport:
"An epic view and urgent analysis of the follies of global capitalism, 'The Forgotten Space' is a prime example of essayistic and political cinema. It creates a complex tapestry of powerful images and language"
The sea is forgotten until disaster strikes. But perhaps the biggest seagoing disas- ter is the global supply chain, which - perhaps in a more fundamental way than financial speculation - leads the world economy to the abyss.
The film follows container cargo aboard ships, barges, trains and trucks, listening to workers, engineers, plan- ners, politicians, and those marginalized by the global transport system. We visit displaced farmers and villag- ers in Holland and Belgium, underpaid truck drivers in Los Angeles, seafarers aboard mega-ships shuttling between Asia and Europe, and factory workers in China, whose low wages are the fragile key to the whole puzzle. And in Bil- bao, we discover the most sophisticated expression of the belief that the maritime economy, and the sea itself, is somehow obsolete.
A range of materials is used: descriptive documentary, in- terviews, archive stills and footage, clips from old movies. The result is an essayistic, visual documentary about one of the most important processes that affects us today.
The Forgotten Space is based on Sekula’s massive long-term project Fish Story, seeking to understand and describe the contemporary maritime world in relation to the complex symbolic legacy of the sea.
Since the early 1970s Allan Sekula’s works with photographic sequences, written texts, slide shows and sound recordings have traveled a path close to cinema, some- times referring to specific films, sometimes operating like a “disassembled movie”. In 2001 Sekula made the first work he was willing to call a film.
Sekula’s books include Photography against the Grain (1984), Fish Story (1995), Dis- mal Science (1999), Performance under Working Conditions (2003), TITANIC’s wake (2003), and Polonia and Other Fables (2009). These works range from the theory and history of photography to family life in the grip of the military industrial complex to explorations of the world maritime economy. His work is on display all over the world. Among other places, Sekula has taught in the Department of Photography and Cinema at the Ohio State University, and since 1985, in the Program in Photography and Media at the California Institute of the Arts.
Noel Burch
Born in the USA (San Francisco, 22nd of January 1932), Noël Burch has been liv- ing in France since 1951. He graduated from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Ciné- matographiques in 1954. While primarily known for his theoretical writings, such as Theory of Film Practice (1973), and To the Distant Observer: Form and Meaning in Japanese Cinema (1979), he has always positioned himself as a film-maker and has directed over twenty titles, mostly documentaries.
Burch was co-founder and director of the Institut de Formation Cinématographique. From 1972 to 2000 he has taught film history and theory at various places and univer- sities throughout the world.
an Doc.Eye Film and WILDart FILM production.
WILDart FILM
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Noel Burch, Allan Sekula
Netherlands/Austria 2010
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script and direction Allan Sekula
camera Attila Boa
Wolfgang Thaler
sound Eckehard Braun
Joe Knauer
sounddesign Mark Glynne
music Ricardo Tesi
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It's Hard To Bite Your Tongue
Have I told you about my neighbors? They are a lovely, inter-racial couple with 4 little boys, all living in a 2-bedroom condo. The dad is a pastor, or something. He is the white one. Mom, whose sole responsibility seems to be to home-school the children, is a lovely woman. She is black. The boys are well behaved, sweet, smart, and love to make guns out of sticks.
The boys play in front of my place. They often throw things and hit my window. It hasn't broken yet, but surely it will. They also like to play with The Frustrated Son, but he is getting a little too old for the little guys. He still goes out and plays with them occasionally. He comes home to tell me the outrageous religious nonsense that spews from the innocent mouths of these little, brainwashed boys.
The oldest boy came to the door yesterday asking to play. TFS was not here, but we chatted for a moment. I asked him if he was excited about Obama's inauguration (thinking he would be excited, being half-black and tolerant). He said not really, but his mom was. He said his dad wanted McCain because Obama voted to kill babies.
DILEMMA!!
What to say? This poor little guy, who is home-schooled and steeped in religious nonsense, has to navigate his mother's support for Obama against his father's support for McCain, knowing--erroneously--Obama is a baby-killer, and mom likes him! Talk about confusion!
My dilemma was this: do I tell him his dad is wrong? Do I try to validate the possibility that dad could be right, but given reality, he's probably wrong? Do I say "always listen to your mother!"?
I chose to tell him that his dad was wrong, that there was already a law about that, and Obama didn't vote to kill babies. The kid said I was wrong, but Obama will be a good president. What a confused little dude.
I face this kind of decision/dilemma a lot. When I hear someone say something wrong, or unprovable, I feel the need to clarify. This gets me in trouble. Maybe I should just shut-up?
Labels: religion, society
Hertzberg On Chris Matthews
Speech writers gotta stick together, I guess. I think Rick is basically right here; Matthews is no right-wingnut, and to lump him in with them is wrong. I liked Matthews when he was writing for the Chronicle, and I liked Hardball, until Olbermann and Maddow came along. I find myself liking Matthews again, especially after his evisceration of Bush's farewell.
Foul Tip
I recently labeled a couple of items “Strike One” (an apologia for Obama’s playing Inaugural footsie with Rick Warren) and “Strike Two” (a kind-of endorsement of Caroline Kennedy for senator from New York). “Strike Three” was going to be another senatorial endorsement: Chris Matthews for senator from Pennsylvania. He’s been a dear friend of mine for thirty years, and, as someone who knows him now and knew him when, I was going to vouch for him. He’d have made a great senator—brave, imaginative, funny, fiery, and inquisitive. And, yes, liberal.
Speaking of which, a few liberal bloggers have lumped Chris in with thugs like O’Reilly, Hannity, and Beck, which is absurd. Most of the hostility, I’m convinced, is left over from the Lewinsky era, when even I thought that Chris had temporarily misplaced his bearings. Some of it is owing to his less than totally efficient internal censor, and some to his puppyish habit of saying things like “You’re a great American!” to people like Tom DeLay. C’mon, people, he says that stuff to everybody. Media Matters, one of the most useful sites on the Web, has been weirdly, mercilessly one-sided when it comes to monitoring Matthews. Chris talks almost nonstop on TV for five and a half hours a week. He sprays first-draft opinions like a dropped firehose. It’s easy to cherry-pick silly or ill-considered or factually flawed things he’s said.
But no one on television has been a tougher critic of the Iraq war or a tougher questioner of the war’s backers. No one made more finely minced mincemeat of Republican spinners during the Presidential campaign. The new, watchable, liberal MSNBC lineup, with Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, was built around Chris. He was there first. He’s the leadoff man.
Over the holidays, Chris decided he’s sticking to television. Bad news for those who, like me, think he’d be a tonic for the Senate. But good news for those who, also like me, can’t get enough of “Hardball.” It’s comfort food for the politically ravenous.
Labels: Hertzberg, media, politics
Friday Cartoon Fun: Really. Friday. Not Thursday.
Sorry if I confused you with the Friday Cartoon Fun on a Thursday--wishfull thinking on my part, I guess.
Here's your consolation prize:
Is This Too Close?
I hope this is real, and I hope the principal has a nice dinner too! These boys are awesome!
Labels: humor, schools, video
From Hilzoy's Blog To Obama's Ears
Some Facts For Obama To Consider
(1) According to Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution, the President "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed".
(2) According to Article VI of the Constitution, "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land".
(3) The United States is a party to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
(4) As Dahlia Lithwick reminds us, the Convention Against Torture not only prohibits torture, it imposes a set of affirmative obligations on its parties. Specifically, Article 6 states:
"Upon being satisfied, after an examination of information available to it, that the circumstances so warrant, any State Party in whose territory a person alleged to have committed any offence referred to in article 4 [ed.: acts of torture] is present shall take him into custody or take other legal measures to ensure his presence. The custody and other legal measures shall be as provided in the law of that State but may be continued only for such time as is necessary to enable any criminal or extradition proceedings to be instituted.
2. Such State shall immediately make a preliminary inquiry into the facts."
Article 7:
1. The State Party in the territory under whose jurisdiction a person alleged to have committed any offence referred to in article 4 is found shall in the cases contemplated in article 5, if it does not extradite him, submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution.
And Article 12:
"Each State Party shall ensure that its competent authorities proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation, wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed in any territory under its jurisdiction."
(5) None of the Objections entered by the United States at the time of ratification seem to affect the affirmative obligation to investigate and prosecute cases in which there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed.
It seems to me that these facts imply that if Barack Obama, or his administration, believe that there are reasonable grounds to believe that members of the Bush administration have committed torture, then they are legally obligated to investigate; and that if that investigation shows that acts of torture were committed, to submit those cases for prosecution, if the officials who committed or sanctioned those acts are found on US territory. If they are on the territory of some other party to the Convention, then it has that obligation. Under the Convention, as I read it, this is not discretionary. And under the Constitution, obeying the laws, which include treaties, is not discretionary either.
Another bit of the Convention Against Torture is relevant to the question whether we should construct a new legal system to deal with Guantanamo detainees. Article 15:
Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made.
Whatever Obama decides to do about the fact that detainees were tortured, admitting claims they made as a result of torture as evidence is not an option.
Labels: Obama, Obama Administration, warcrimes
Williamyard On The Economy's Near Certain Death
From williamyard at TNR:
What happens if the economy deteriorates even more? I know that not all of what happens will be bad, even remotely so.
Christmas last my girlfriend knitted her father a sweater. Do you think he would have preferred receiving one costing ten times as much that she bought at Macys? Of course not.
Will conservative-minded folks grit their teeth when, after months on the unemployment line, they take a government job? Yeah, they'll hate it until they get the first paycheck.
Will students promised a comfy private universtiy education collapse and die when finances force them to attend state colleges or--gasp!--community colleges? Not likely, especially when they discover the high motivation levels, racial and class diversity, and real-world practicality among the "inferior" school's teachers, fellow students, and curricula, a refreshing (and valuable) change from their Olde Prep School.
Will the idea of cutting driving costs in half by carpooling finally strike millions of commuters like a bolt out of the blue? (Tell it to the planet's ecosystem. Preach it, brother!)
Will two or even three generations of adults from the same family chafe at having to live under the same roof because they can no longer afford separate homes? Sure, at least at first. Here's hoping they'll relearn the art of telling stories, of sharing meals, of helping with homework and chores, of learning and sharing home repair tasks, of holding the hands of the sick. Of dying at home, among loved ones, instead of in a hospice or nursing home or ICU.
Will the thousands of urban residents now raising chickens in their back yards realize how much better truly fresh eggs taste than the ones carted in to the local Safeway? You betcha.
Will people become more self-reliant, more stoic, more frugal, more clear-eyed, more sober (literally and figuratively), less consuming, less avaricious, less silly? Will they discover that they don't need an iPhone (or any cell phone, actually) to be happy, that the nearest branch library contains more wonderful books than they could possibly read in the rest of their days, that walking down a country road is free, that singing in a choir is free, that an inner tube on almost any summer river in America beats most overseas vacations, that potlucks at the community center cost no more than feeding oneself?
Yeah, plenty of people will suffer, are suffering. Go help them. Meanwhile, can we all pledge to, um, STFU?
Good points! Think of it as a necessary adjustment. If you don't starve first!
Labels: economy, williamyard
Friday Cartoon Fun: The Shoe Departs
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Friday Cartoon Fun: Cheney Retirement Edition
Labels: cartoon, Cheney
Don't Believe Everything You Read!
Don't let them fool you. NCLB is bullshit, and here is some proof. You have to learn to read the reports on gains very carefully. I am hopeful people are starting to realize that NCLB and blaming teachers is not a direction we should be going:
TESTING SPELLINGS! Spellings’ factual claims are correct. But there’s a key flaw in her logic
Contradiction: Sorrowful, ain’t it? On its front page, the New York Times presents this striking report, by Dexter Filkins, about the education of girls in Afghanistan. But alas! On its op-ed page, the paper presents this typical mess, by a famous American scribe whose “education” has been vastly squandered.
In her last four grafs, Maureen Dowd types her latest novel. Please note: There’s no evidence, anywhere in her column, suggesting that her novel is true. Who knows? Maybe Dowd “had a feeling” this day, like Margaret Carlson before her. Perhaps just a thrill up the leg?
Sorrowful, ain’t it? Girls in one country risk death to learn. In another land, scribes play the fool.
TESTING SPELLINGS: Margaret Spellings made several important claims in yesterday’s “Dear Arne” letter (see THE DAILY HOWLER, 1/13/09). The letter appeared in the form of a column on the Washington Post’s op-ed page. The outgoing education secretary’s claims included these:
* On the national level, “Test scores in reading and math have reached record highs.”
* As superintendent of schools in Chicago, Obama nominee Arne Duncan “achieved results for Chicago’s schoolchildren.”
* On the national level, those record-high test scores have occurred because of No Child Left Behind. Spellings’ claim was clearly implied in this fuller statement: “Is it [No Child Left Behind] working? Yes. Test scores in reading and math have reached record highs.”
Those were three of Spellings’ major claims; we thought it might be worth checking their accuracy. Let’s start with the good news involved in those national test scores:
National test scores: On the national level, have test scores in reading and math reached record highs? We assume that Spellings refers to test scores produced as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a competent, largely non-politicized federal program known as “The Nation’s Report Card.” (For the NAEP web site, click here.) Here’s the good news: In both reading and math, NAEP test scores in 2007 were higher than ever before. That’s true for students as a whole; it’s also true for whites, for blacks and for Hispanics when these groups are considered separately. (These are the most recent NAEP scores. The next set of tests will be given this year.) This is true in both reading and math, at both grade levels tested (grades 4 and 8.) And so, according to results from the NAEP, Spellings’ first claim is factually accurate. Test scores in both reading and math have reached record highs. (But hold on. There will be a catch.)
Duncan’s big shoulders: How about Spellings’ second claim—the claim that Duncan “achieved results for Chicago’s schoolchildren.” Here the logic starts to get murky (more below)—but NAEP test scores have, in fact, gone up in Chicago in the years since Duncan became superintendent in June 2001. Chicago happens to be one of ten cities studied by NAEP as part of its “Trial Urban District Assessment.” And sure enough: The city’s test scores have gone up in both reading and math, in both grade levels tested, since Duncan became the main man.
So far, it’s just as Spellings said and implied: National test scores have risen in recent years, to “record highs” in both reading and math. Scores in Chicago did go up in the years of Duncan’s tenure. And we think the NAEP is more reliable (more competent, less politicized) than the typical state-run, statewide testing program. But this brings us back to Spellings’ third major claim—and to the large problem with her logic. In her column, Spellings clearly implied that those record-high test scores were the fruit of No Child Left Behind. But, whatever one thinks of that national program, this claim is an obvious stretch. Whatever one thinks of that national program, Spellings’ logic falls apart when she makes this self-glorying claim:
The fruit of No Child Left Behind: What’s the problem with Spellings’ claim? Just this: National test scores were already rising to “record highs” in the years before No Child Left Behind; essentially, the nation’s students have been producing “record scores” ever since NAEP began gathering data in 1971! (No Child Left Behind became law in 2001.) That is important good news, of course—but it undermines Spellings’ implied claim, the claim that last year’s “record-high” scores were the fruit of No Child Left Behind. For one example, click down to page ten of the current NAEP “Reading Report Card” to see “scale scores” for the nation’s fourth-graders, going back to 1992. (Headline: “Most racial/ethnic groups show improvement.”) You will see that reading scores were improving for whites, for blacks and for Hispanics in the ten years before the 2002 tests—the first tests after No Child Left Behind became law. There is no sign of any special score bump in the years since NCLB became law. Scores had been rising before the act passed. Scores continued to rise after that, at roughly similar rates.
(Somewhat similarly, it’s hard to identify unusual score gains associated with Duncan’s tenure in Chicago. We don’t attempt, in any way, to denigrate his work in that city. But scores were rising in other big cities, as in the nation as a whole, during the period when he was in charge. We look forward, eagerly, to Duncan’s tenure as Ed Sec. But we should proceed with care when we seem to attribute authorship to score gains—or to score drops, for that matter.)
Spellings made some important claims in her column; we thought those claims were worth examining. For our money, the lady misbehaves—politicizes the nation’s schools—with her implied claim about the effects of No Child Left Behind. (We’d suggest that she be asked to spend a few moments standing alone in the corner. She’ll have to exit the Oval Office, of course, before she can serve this term.) We don’t offer this as a judgment about the various parts of No Child Left behind; indeed, we think some parts of the act are constructive. We offer this as a rebuke to those who would politicize such important matters.
But what about Spellings’ other claim—that murky claim about “teaching to [sic] grade level?” Addressing Duncan, Spellings spoke for the nation’s parents: “They recognize, as do you and President-elect Obama, that when we raise expectations, we achieve results.”
When we raise expectations, we achieve results. That’s a very familiar claim. But what does it actually mean?
Labels: education, education myths, NCLB, school reform, teachers, test scores
Bush Official: We Tortured!
From Jonathan Turley:
With congressional Democrats and the Obama campaign struggling to avoid the investigation and prosecution of torture, a Bush official just made it a bit more difficult. Susan J. Crawford has publicly admitted that they did engage in clear torture at Guantanamo Bay.
So, can we get some war crimes trials, please?
Labels: Bush, Cheney, torture, warcrimes
KIPP Brooklyn Unionize
Charters have a dualism about them. On one hand they have the power to do things differently (and possibly better, or not) and they also have a reputation for being very selective (which can be good or bad). As we now see, KIPP teachers are unionizing. They say it is for the students, and I don't doubt it, but really its because they fear for their jobs like the rest of the teaching world!
KIPP Teachers Organize
Filed under: Charter School by Leo Casey @ 1:43 pm
In a ground-breaking development, the teachers of KIPP AMP Charter School in Brooklyn today informed their co-principals that they were organizing themselves into a union and seeking official recognition from the state Public Employees Relations Board.
A super-majority of the KIPP AMP teaching faculty has signed authorization cards with the United Federation of Teachers, well in excess of the threshold needed for official recognition under state labor law for public employees.
In a letter delivered to co-principals Jeff Li and Melissa Perry this morning, the teachers said that they had decided to unionize in order to secure teacher voice and respect for the work of teachers in their school. We want “to ensure that the [KIPP] motto of ‘team and family’ is realized in the form of mutual respect and validation for the work that is done [by teachers] each day,” they wrote.
The letter stressed that the decision to organize was directly connected to the teachers’ commitment to their students. “[A] strong and committed staff,” the teachers wrote, “is the first step to student achievement.” Unionization, the teachers believe, will help create the conditions for recruiting and retaining such a staff.
“We organized to make sure teachers had a voice, and could speak their minds on educational matters without fearing for their job,” says KIPP AMP teacher Luisa Bonifacio.
“For us,” KIPP AMP teacher Emily Fernandez explains, “unionization is ultimately all about student achievement, and the ability of teachers to best serve students at this crucial middle school time in their education.”
KIPP AMP teachers believe that the high staff turnover at the school has harmed their efforts to build a positive and consistent school culture for their students. “There is a need to make the teacher position more sustainable,” says Bonifacio, “so that teachers don’t burn out, but are able to make a long-term commitment to the students and the school.”
KIPP AMP teacher Leila Chakravarty makes a powerful case that organizing a union is necessary to “build a sustainable community in our school” and address the problem of teacher turnover. “Because as KIPP teachers we are so invested in our kids and form such close bonds with them, because we are always available to our students by telephone and email and spend ten hours every day with them, it is so vital and important that they feel they can count on us, and we will continue to be there. When they become close to a teacher who is gone in three months because she has burnt out, it undermines the trust we are working so hard to build.”
The teachers at KIPP AMP have received strong support for their organizing efforts from the parents and families at the school.
At the same time as the KIPP AMP teachers informed their principal of their decision to organize, UFT President Randi Weingarten reached out to KIPP co-founder and New York City Superintendent Dave Levin, informing him of the developments at the school and of the UFT’s intention to enter into collective bargaining at another New York City KIPP school, KIPP Infinity Charter School, where the teaching staff are members of the UFT.
Weingarten told Levin that the KIPP teachers and the UFT want to work cooperatively with KIPP to ensure that its New York City schools provide the very best education for their students and families. She asked KIPP to recognize the unionization of the KIPP AMP teachers immediately so that this work could begin without delay.
“KIPP teachers want what all good teachers want — the respect, the support and the tools necessary to do the best possible job of educating their students,” Weingarten said. “Organizing into a union of educational professionals will give them the collective voice and support to make that happen.”
“We know that teacher turnover is a major concern across the charter school movement,” Weingarten noted. “The unionization of KIPP’s New York City schools provides a unique opportunity to create a model of sustainable teacher recruitment, development and retention.”
Since the original KIPP Academy Charter School is a conversion charter school with UFT representation, educators at three of the four KIPP schools in New York City will now be members of the UFT.
Labels: charter schools, education, education myths, schools, teachers, unions
Remember When Sarah Palin Said She Could See Russia?
Well, she can, if she ever goes to Little Diomede island. But, she has never been there. Here is the CNN report you wish you saw then:
Labels: Palin, Russia
Teachers Get Sicker Than You!
This is happening here in California as well. In fact, after a couple surgeries and some extra sick days to recover, after losing lots of money to being out of work during recovery, my principal decided I was abusing sick leave. When I die, will that also be abuse of my sick leave?
DOE Lays Down the Law to Microbes and Broken Bones
Filed under: Education by Ron Isaac @ 4:22 pm
If you are an appointed teacher and get sick, the contract allows you to be absent from school for a total of 10 days during the school year. If you have days in your “bank” of unused sick days accumulated from past years, you may take those days off for verifiable illness beyond those 10 days. There is also a provision for “borrowing” sick days if necessary. Of course nobody should apply for any benefit under false pretenses.
This “sick day” allowance is realistic and makes common sense. It is fair though not generous.
Research has shown that adults who work with children have a far greater than average exposure to common infections. It has been statistically demonstrated that they are even more at risk than are doctors, nurses and hospital workers. Many schools are overheated and poorly ventilated in winter because windows can’t be opened and the furnace is on full blast.
Kids often cough and sneeze openly while jammed in narrow hallways during change of classes or are confined in the close quarters of a trailer or classroom. A percentage of these kids may come from countries from which there is added risk of proliferation of disease because poverty and the lack of available quality medical care may have precluded children from being properly immunized.
Good people get sick or hurt. It is not “unprofessional” or insubordinate to get the flu or to require surgery. And it is not for the principal to judge whether a person claiming sickness is sick enough to be absent.
But some principals are now sending letters to staff members warning them of the consequences of future absence after those educators have been out 5 or 6 days over many months. The letters are not for file, but they are outrageously provocative. Principals have been known to give “U” ratings for poor attendance based on a few extra days during which the staff member was critically ill.
Grim statistics indicate that these ratings are among the most difficult to overturn regardless of the merits of the case and even if the educator has no history of attendance abuse. The rating can threaten their livelihood, or at least cost them significant income because of frozen salary steps or ineligibility for per session employment.
By showing callousness, some principals feel they are simply fulfilling the DOE’s implicit mandate for being a strong leader who makes tough decisions.
Our contracts are legal documents and the hard-fought rights and protections that are built into them are integral to the dignity of our workplace. There can be no consent to their abrogation.
Passivity and acquiescence are inexcusable. If they are adopted as optional responses, then countless other clauses of the contract will eventually be targeted. In some schools, certain rules for programming and other areas are already being eroded by lack of enforcement.
It is imperative that the school chapter thwart any principal who tries to create contractual “loop holes” where there are none. If you indulge in appeasement, then those “loop holes” will eventually rip our contractual garment to shreds.
It takes inordinate courage to assert basic freedoms under the Klein era. But it is absolutely vital to the survival and prestige of our profession for us to stand firm and never give in to brute intimidation.
Is your staff united? Do they stick together against invidious attempts to divide and conquer? Do they practice a “one for all/all for one” philosophy? Some individuals may, for either idealistic or cynical reasons, choose to “go it alone” and work out a secret personalized deal to advance themselves even at the expense of their professional colleagues. That danger must be met head-on.
Never seek conflict. Always pursue harmony in all your dealings at school. Be a force for conciliation and partnership. But if you are forced to fight, then do so with all the tenacity and cunning that your collective discernment and passion demands.
Your school is the home front. That is where your defense begins. The whole union will fight with you as you fight for yourselves.
Labels: NCLB, principals, schools, society, teachers
ObamaTube: The Not-Obama Version
Obama needs me! And you!
Labels: Obama, Obama Administration, ObamaTube, video
Bernie Sanders Is My Hero!
From TPM:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has written to the Smithsonian raising questions about the caption that sits beneath its new portrait of George W. Bush. The current wording of the caption states that Bush's term was marked by "the attacks on September 11, 2001, that led to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq." Sanders, bless his heart, points out that the 9/11 attacks -- all together, now -- had nothing to do with the Iraq war.
From Sanders' letter to Martin Sullivan, director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington:
When President Bush and Vice President Cheney misled our country into the war in Iraq, they certainly cited the attacks on September 11, along with the equally specious claim that Iraq possessed vast arsenals of weapons of mass destruction. The notion, however, that 9/11 and Iraq were linked, or that one "led to" the other, has been widely and authoritatively debunked ... Might I suggest that a reconsideration of the explanatory text next to the portrait of President Bush is in order[?]
Over at The Edge of The American West, Ari has a post up about this. First he praises Bernie, then he says this:
Still, I wonder: is it unreasonable to suggest, as the Smithsonian’s captions does, that the attacks of September 11 led, albeit indirectly, to the conflict in Iraq? Put another way, it seems clear that there was no substantive link between the 9/11 attackers and Saddam Hussein. But fabricated ties between the two nevertheless formed an important part of President Bush’s spurious case for war. The caption, then, seems right enough (strictly speaking, at least) to pass muster, even if the impulse that Sanders apparently sees lurking behind it merits a stout challenge.
I responded to him no, no, no. Seems that anything that preceded Iraq could be fabricated to tie into anything. Go Bernie!
Update: The caption will be changed!
Labels: accountability, art, Bush, politics
The Money Hole: A Great American Tradition
The video starts automatically, and that's too annoying. I removed it, but you can see it here.
Labels: humor, video
Sunday Cartoon Fun: Proportionality Edition
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Featured Book Review
Factfulness:
Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–
and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
by Hans Rosling
a review by Dwight A. Moody
Those running for office this year will speak of the awful state of things and why we need a change. It is standard political fare the world over. And there may be some truth to what some of them say, and indeed, we might ought to elect some of them. But when we leave the election trail and search out the facts, we find that reality is not quite what we think, not quite what we are led to believe.
So, it was when I picked up this remarkable book and learned the facts about things.
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think.
Factfulness is a word coined by the author (Hans Rosling) to signal his laser focus on gathering data. He is a Swedish physician who has spent his life as a global health specialist. He died in 2017 just after launching, with his children, a non-profit center called the Gapminder Foundation. They are committed to gathering the data about the social and economic conditions of the world.
And the results will surprise, even shock you.
Tracking the date from 1800 to today—220 years—we learn than legal slavery has decreased dramatically (from 193 countries to three!), and only 4% of children die before their fifth birthday compared to 44% in 1880.
Since 1940 deaths from disaster have decreased from 971,000 per year to 72,000 per year, and deaths by plane crash have decreased from 2160 per billion passengers to 1 per billion passengers.
Since 1970, the share of people in the world undernourished has decreased from 28% to 11%, and we are living in one of the most peaceful periods in modern history with only one battle death per 100,000 population per year.
The decline in trauma and tragedy is only half the story; the other half is triumph and success.
For instance, the number of countries where women have won the right to vote has increased from one in 1893 to 193 in 2017; and the percentage of earth’s land surface protected as parks and reserves has increased from .03% in 1900 to 14.7% in 2016.
Since 1980, the percent of people with internet access has increased from 0% to 48%, and the percent of one-year-old children who received at least one immunization has gone from 22% to 88%. And over the last 25 years, the share of people with some access to electricity has gone from 72% to 85%, and the share of people with water from a protected source has gone from 58% to 88%.
These are remarkable achievements, to say the least; and there is page after page of these date-driven revelations.
Dr. Rosling created a brief quiz to test people’s perception about the world.
For instance: “In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has: doubled, remained the same, halved”? The answer? Almost halved!
Or this: Where does the majority of the world population live: in low-income countries, middle-income countries, or high-income countries? The answer? Middle income.
In fact, Rosling demonstrates that there is a dramatic correlation between income or wealth and almost all indicators of social health; and as the personal and family income around the world has slowly risen over the last three generations—since World War II—people the world over have gotten healthier, better educated, less threatened, and more secure.
The inside cover of the book features a fascinating graph that charts every country of the world as to health and wealth; and it demonstrates that as wealth increased, health (or life expectancy) also increased. In fact, there is a direct correlation between the two factors.
The worst countries for modern living, based on all these data-driven standards: Afghanistan, Somalia, and Congo; and the best: Singapore, Qatar, and Luxembourg. The United States is in the upper quadrant of income (with Poland, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia) but in the penultimate box of lifespan (trailing such as Japan, France, Ireland, and Slovenia).
Unfortunately, he does not discuss the sources of this dramatic if gradual increase in personal and national revenue, and that is the next focus on my reading. I will report on that through The Meetinghouse.
The bottom line? There is very much for which to be grateful and many people to thank for the global movement toward health, wealth, and safety. Thanks be to God.
Now, back to those politicians trying to paint a very different picture of the world!
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Free and Faithful: Christian Discipleship in the 21st Century
This was a series of sermons preached by Dr. Moody at Third Baptist Church of Owensboro, Kentucky. It is inspired by (and follows the format of) the influential book by Buddy Shurden, Four Fragile Freedoms. The text here includes an epilogue written in 2018 that offers reflections on the book, 20 years after its publication. It is also the intent of Dr. Moody to provide an audio version of this book; to date, only the Preface and Introduction are available.
On the Other Side of Oddville: Stories of Religion and Everyday Life
For a number of years, Dr. Moody wrote and published in public newspapers around the country a weekly column on Religion and American Life (something he continues to do through this Meetinghouse initiative). This book collects 105 of these 700-word essays. You may purchase a sign copy of this book–$20 inclusive of shipping; simply request it through the Response Form at the bottom of each page of the website. (This text is in production.)
Its’s About Time: A Memoir of Ministry at Georgetown College
From 1997 to 2008, Dr. Moody served as dean of the chapel and professor of religion at Georgetown College in Kentucky. This is the narrative essay that forms the core of this book. Upon leaving the school to launch the Academy of Preachers, he produced this self-published book. The book also included sermons, prayers, letters, essays, and memos; it can be ordered through Amazon. (This text is in production.)
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Swedish State Visit to Australia: November 7-12, 2005
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1st photo of the state dinner...
Polfoto 07-11-2005 Queen Silvia of Sweden, front right, signs the visitors book while King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, Governor General Michael Jeffery and his wife Marlena look on at Government House before a State Dinner in Canberra, Australia, Monday Nov 7, 2005. The King and Queen of Sweden are in Australia for a six day state visit.
Forge1985
Location: Malabar, Australia
Transcript of 6:30pm news SBS
SWEDISH ROYALS VISIT AUSTRALIA
The King and Queen of Sweden have arrived in Australia for a 6-day visit. While here, they will explore their interest in Australian art and history and the environment. And the royals have not ruled out questioning the Federal Government over its refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
Hundreds of Australia's Swedish community turned out to welcome the royals as King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia touched down on Australian soil, greeted by the Prime Minister and Governor-General. and a 21-gun salute. The Swedish King inspected the Guard of Honour before being whisked away for a tour of the Australian War Memorial, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Then it was on to lunch at Parliament House with the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader. The Prime Minister praised their two countries' warm relationship and trade links.
JOHN HOWARD, PRIME MINISTER: But there are many Australian businessmen and women who are very familiar with Swedish technology, Swedish ingenuity and Swedish scientific and medical research capacity.
The royal couple then toured some of Canberra's sites, including the National Museum, viewing Aboriginal artefacts. During the 6-day visit, the royals will meet Australian experts to discuss advances in medicine and biotechnology. But the Swedish King isn't saying whether he'll raise an issue close to his heart, that of global warming, with the Prime Minister.
KING CARL GUSTAF: Maybe, maybe not, I don't know, it depends. It depends on my mood. No, it depends who I'm talking to. And there's nothing sort of planned, it's more a general discussion. The royals have previously expressed their concerns to reporters in Sweden about Australia's refusal to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Tomorrow, they will attend a round table discussion on climate change and Australia's biodiversity at the Australian National University. They will also spend time in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and the Northern Territory over the following week.
So I guess we know what they're doing tomorrow, at least!
ursulajohanna
Serene Highness
The queen looks beautiful by arrive at Canberra.
But the dress she is wear by the gala at evening looks not elegant. This dress she wear at Nobel-Gala at 10.12.1995. The has realy more wonderful dresses as this one.
rop81
Location: Middle of nowhere, Sweden
OMG! Silvia really digs deep in the wardrobe after a dress, I mean 1995! c´mon she must have something newer (and better) than this to wear at a state visit. The only conclusion I can come up with is that she must be saving up for Victorias wedding next year
Swedish royals continue visit
From: AAP
EXHIBITIONS of Australian plants and Swedish designs are on the agenda for the King and Queen of Sweden as they continue their official tour today.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...-29277,00.html
There's no frenzy, but a very warm royal applause
SANDRA O'MALLEY
http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au...55E911,00.html
Originally Posted by rop81
The only conclusion I can come up with is that she must be saving up for Victorias wedding next year
I like your reasoning.
Location: Mandø, Denmark
Originally Posted by Danielle
Me too...ME TOO!!
Thanks to all, who have posted pictures. IMO state visits or visits with an economical or social background to Australia are always well organised (from the Australians)...and an interesting mix between duty and fun.
It says they're coming to Sydney, but I still have no definite idea where they will be and if I am able to see them there or not, or on what day. :( I can't exactly camp outside Marie Bashir's office and follow her when she's having dinner with the King and Queen.
I can't exactly camp outside Marie Bashir's office and follow her when she's having dinner with the King and Queen.
Why not Danielle? (kidding!):p I am surprised the Sweden Abroad Canberra website doesn't have much information. And I would have thought some of the newspapers would have where they are going to be since the point of the visit is to promote Swedish Australian relations.
I read in this article last week http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...?oneclick=true that they would be attending an e-health conference in Sydney, so I did a bit of research and tracked it down to this conference & AGM:
http://www.hl7.org.au/2005-SYD.htm
It says that the conference is taking place on 8 & 9 November. Well, we know that they are still in Canberra today (am I right?), so they must be going there tomorrow.
Here is the Central Queensland University Sydney Campus, where the conference is taking place:
http://www.syd.cqu.edu.au/
Originally Posted by Forge1985
Thanks for the information. I doubt us 'plebs' would be allowed to attend the conference, and I'm sure I'd look like a bit of a loser if I stood outside holding a Swedish flag and a stuffed Kangaroo as a gift! Eh, I can just feel the embarrassment right now. I'm just hoping there will be some photos. I got the SMH so hopefully there will be something for me to scan.
Polfoto 08-11-2005 King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden speaks to recipients of the Baden-Powell Fellows awards in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday Nov 8, 2005. King Gustaf also launched the Australian chapter of the World Scout Foundation. The King and Queen of Sweden are in Australia for a six day State visit.
Polfoto 08-11-2005 King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia applaud after hearing Swedish community chidren sing a national folk song at a reception at the Embassy of Sweden in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday Nov. 8, 2005. The king and queen of Sweden are in Australia for a six day state visit.
Polfoto 08-11-2005 Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden view engravings of Australian plants in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday Nov 8, 2005. The display was of plants gathered by British Botanist Sir Joseph Banks and Swedish botanist Daniel Solander. The king and queen of Sweden are in Australia for a six day state visit.
More from the state dinner from UK Press (courtesy of Liza as posted on SRMB) :
great pics! but im too sure about that gown
Location: , Sweden
I like the dress
its a bit more of a fun dress then many others she wore it at the nobel 95 see link
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/150169-post37.html
A.C.C.
I like the gown too, but to me, the tiara is too small for it. Al and all, I like the Queen's look though.
This is more about Cochlear implants, but it's the only thing in the paper I found about the Swedish Royals' visit. I was going to scan it, but they had a better copy online.
Cochlear's Swedish know-how on show
Illustration: Rocco Fazzari
http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/...212004564.html
Margrethe II
Her Majesty looked wonderful I thought.
I do hope the King & Queen are enjoying their time here.
"MII"
GrandDuchess
Location: Somwhere, Sweden
November 8, the King and Queen visited the opening of the 'Swedish Living' exhibition in Sydney. Pictures from Reuters/Yahoo.
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Madame Yevonde
Copying Evelyn Waugh
Out of ideas for a present for a friend, I decided on a print from the National Portrait Gallery.
I could have spent forever trawling the huge collection from the National Portrait Gallery's web site — so many portraits are available for printing using their 'award-wining Portrait Printer system' in which portrait images are printed on demand 'in their original proportions within a white border on a selection of standard paper sizes or canvas.'
But it's the devil of a job locating what you're looking for if you're not sure what you're looking for in the first place.
After considering several by Angus McBean, I went for the photograph you can see above of Evelyn Waugh by (Madame) Yevonde Middleton. My friend is a fan of the City look, though I'm not sure what he thinks about having Evelyn Waugh hanging on his wall. The photo has it all though — pinstripe suit, brolly, bowler hat and cigar.
I was rather taken by a couple more of Madame Levonde's photos — the one below of actress Joan Maude (1932) from Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death in particular. I'm considering them as further gifts.
Yevonde Middleton was an English society portrait photographer who was active from the Edwardian era right up to her death in the 1970s. She's best known for her work in the 1930s, in particular the Goddesses series for which she had guests at a party, who were dressed as gods and goddesses, pose for her.
The photograph of Mrs Edward Meyer as Medusa (below) is quite breathtaking — remember this is 1935.
Mesmerising — I look at it and all the world is a rhyme.
On the subject of the National Portrait Gallery, they've been exhibiting the work of William Eggleston (pictured below in a very nice sweater and jacket combo) since July, and — apologies for not mentioning sooner — it finishes at the end of the week.
Do hurry along if you haven't visited.
Yevonde was a pioneer of colour photography, using an early British process called Vivex, where the image was built up from three exposures in each primary colour. Similarly, William used a special colouring technique called dye-transfer (described in the video below). Both processes, despite the glorious end results, are now sadly defunct.
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Stonehenge Monument
Information about Stonehenge and the surrounding landscape of the World Heritage Site.
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Other Sarsens in the Stonehenge Landscape
Sarsen boulders lie scattered in substantial “drifts” across the landscape of the Marlborough Downs near Avebury.
By contrast, close to Stonehenge there are almost none. This is one of the reasons why most archaeologists believe that the large sarsens for the monument were not locally sourced.
There are, however, a few examples of substantial sarsens dotted about Salisbury Plain within a couple of miles of Stonehenge. And there are tantalising hints that others used to exist.
The most obvious, and easily accessible, is the Cuckoo Stone. This stone is about 2m long by 1.5m wide by 1.5m thick and lies in the field immediately west of Woodhenge.
The Cuckoo Stone
The Stonehenge Riverside Project excavated around the Cuckoo Stone in 2007 and discovered that the stone once had been set upright right next to the hollow in which it had originally formed.
Close by were two neolithic pits containing pottery worked flint, deer antlers and animal bones, dating to between 4000BC and 2000BC. A series of three burials were also found close by, dating to around 2000BC.
The stone remained a focus of activity right down to Romano-British times, and a small square wooden building – most likely a shrine – was built immediately to its southwest. Coins and pottery found in the ploughsoil date this to between 200AD and 400AD.
The other readily accessible sarsen is the Bulford Stone which lies in an arable field east of Bulford Village. It's rather larger than the Cuckoo Stone at 2.8m long and again the excavation evidence shows that it too was once stood upright next to the hollow in which it formed.
The Bulford Stone
It's also closely associated with burials from the neolithic, the pottery found here dates to between 2300BC and 1900BC. The grave goods found were remarkable, including a flake of transparent rock crystal from either South Wales or the Alps and a “mini megalith” carved from a piece of limestone.
Lying in the northern ditch of a badly degraded long barrow within the Salisbury Plain military training area (and therefore not accessible to the public) are three more sarsen boulders.
Sarsen boulders on long barrow Figheldean G31
They vary in size and – being half buried in the turf – are difficult to see, but the largest seems to be almost 2m long.
This long barrow was excavated by John Thurnam in 1864 who found an early neolithic burial on the original ground surface and an later Beaker burial just below the top of the mound.
Subsequent digging by the military in the early 20th century has almost obliterated the barrow but its outline can still be made out.
There is some debate about whether the sarsens lying in the ditch were originally part of the structure of the long barrow or if they were dragged there by farmers clearing fields at some later date. The stronger possibility is that they were part of the structure.
John Britton in his “Beauties of Wiltshire (1801)” says:
“About two miles north of Amesbury, on the banks of the Avon, is Bulford. Near this village are two large stones of the same kind as those at Stonehenge. One of them is situated in the middle of the river, and, as I am informed, has an iron ring fixed in it; but the waters being very high I could not see it.”
Old OS maps of the area show where this stone in the river once lay, but sadly it has now been removed and its present location is unknown to this author (please get in touch if you have any information about or pictures of it):
Location of the stone in the Avon downstream of Bulford
There are other references to large local sarsens from antiquarian reports – one is mentioned by Sir Richard Colt Hoare in the early 1800s:
“...an interment which was lately discovered above Durrington Walls, by a shepherd, who in pitching the fold, found his iron bar impeded in the ground : curiosity led him to explore the cause, which proved to be a large sarsen stone, covering the interment of a skeleton”
… and another by the Rev. Allan Hutchins from about the same time:
“In a field, not far from the road which leads from the Amesbury Turnpike into Bulford, is a Barrow of chalk facing the parish and standing by itself... When I came nearly to the virgin earth in this Barrow, my progress was impeded by an immense oval sand stone, underneath which was a skeleton, a beautiful lance head, and a handsome drinking cup”
Perhaps there are still more to be found. Certainly it seems that sarsen boulders of “large” or even “immense” size are not unknown in this part of Wiltshire so maybe the idea that the sarsens of Stonehenge were brought from the Marlborough Downs shouldn't be accepted at face value.
Here's a view from Beacon Hill on the east side of Amesbury:
The view from Beacon Hill
… and here's an overhead view from Google Earth:
Google Earth view showing locations of known sarsens in the Stonehenge Landscape
Curiously the Cuckoo Stone, the Avon Sarsen and the Bulford Stone all lie precisely on a straight line, with the Avon Stone being 1500 yards from the Cuckoo Stone and 1450 yards from the Bulford Stone.
But that's another story.
This article was originally published in February 2017 as a guest post on the Stonehenge News and Information blog: https://blog.stonehenge-stone-circle.co.uk/2017/02/05/other-sarsen-stones-near-stonehenge-and-woodhenge/
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"The Bombing of Al Fateh University, Campus B" by Cynthia McKinney. It is amazing how international law, pretty much on its death bed thanks to Israel, has been brutally murdered, with nary a whimper from the 'left'.Of course, the 'left' can't argue very much as it called for the murder. International Law, R. I. P.
The CIA, seeing 'Langley' wallow in the mass murder by NATO and end of international law, has his back. No one is curious about the timing. Of course, legal or not, the CIA has this kind of information on everybody. Did they use it? No.
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I agree with the gist of the comments on Weiner. Those recruited to go into politics are chosen in part because of character flaws which will allow them to be controlled through blackmail. What we now know about Weiner is the tip of the iceberg of what Breitbart has, or will have. Weiner was waiting for his wife to get back from Europe to ask her if she would 'stand by' him through the inevitable explosions. Unfortunately for him, she was traveling with Hillary (where they were no doubt continuing their lesbian affair), the world's expert on the ins and outs of the exchange of wifely ritual humiliation for power. The timing of the revelations was critical as it allowed the right-wingers to protect their most valuable political asset, a dumb and crooked but reliably right-wing Supreme Court judge. There is a lot of irony in sinking Weiner on sexual issues in order to keep Thomas.
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Association between suspected Zika virus disease during pregnancy and giving birth to a newborn with congenital microcephaly: a matched case–control study
Ticiane Henriques Santa Rita1,2,
Renata Barcelos Barra3,
Gisele Pasquali Peixoto3,
Pedro Goes Mesquita1 &
Gustavo Barcelos Barra1,2
BMC Research Notes volume 10, Article number: 457 (2017) Cite this article
In early 2015, an outbreak of an acute exanthematous illness with dengue-like symptoms occurred in northeastern Brazil. By the end of the same year, an unexpected increase in the number of cases of microcephaly was observed in the region. The microcephaly outbreak cause was unknown and rumors pointing to various potential causes arose. Since we were unaware at the time if this scenario would attract the interest of the broader scientific community, due to the neglected regions associated and as often happens with many others health conditions related to infectious diseases in Latin America. This coupled with the fact that diagnostic testing for Zika virus was not available, prompted us to design a study that could demonstrate the correlation between the development of an exanthematous illness with Zika-like symptoms during pregnancy and the delivery of a newborn with congenital microcephaly.
Mothers who experienced symptoms associated with the Zika virus during pregnancy had 10 times higher odds of delivering newborns with congenital microcephaly when compared with mothers who did not exhibit Zika-like symptoms. Thus, the acute exanthematous illness outbreak could be associated with the congenital microcephaly outbreak. We could not distinguish which virus caused the acute exanthematous illness in the study subjects (Zika, dengue or chikungunya), but these results could help to reduce the misquided speculation in regards to the cause of the microcephaly and could have expedited public health policies intended for controlling the mosquito vector. In addition to the lower head circumference, microcephalic neonates also had lower thoracic circumference, lower height and lower weight compared to non-microcephalic babies suggesting intrauterine growth restriction. Additionally, we found borderline association between mothers classified as homemakers and, who had past dengue infections with microcephaly. Prior contraction of dengue virus seems to play a role in the risk for the condition reflecting the domestication of the Aedes Aegypti and the enhancement of the Zika virus infection by dengue antibodies, respectively. The limitations of this study are: (a) participants recall bias, (b) absence of laboratory test results for Zika virus and other arboviruses and (c) incomplete test results for other pathogens that could lead to microcephaly.
The study protocol was registered at ClinicalTrial.gov under the identifier NCT02741882. Registered on April 13th, 2016
In early 2015, an outbreak of an acute exanthematous illness with dengue-like symptoms occurred in northeastern Brazil [1, 2]. The condition was characterized, mainly, by rash, headache, joint pain, conjunctivitis and other symptoms that included mild fever and fatigue [1, 2]. Further investigation revealed the cocirculation of Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses in the region and each one can be responsible for causing diseases of this clinical type [1,2,3].
In late 2015, an unexpected increase in the number of microcephaly notifications was observed in the northeastern Brazil [4]. The cause was unknown and rumors citing many potential causes arose including the Zika virus, along with genetically modified mosquitoes, larvicide in drinking water, rubella vaccine, pertussis vaccine and underreporting of microcephaly cases for years [5]. However, the consensus suspect was the Zika virus, because its mRNA was found in the amniotic fluid samples of two pregnant women whose fetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly [6].
As with other past outbreaks in Latin American, we did not know if the microcephaly increase would attract the interest of local and international scientific communities. Moreover, at the time, a diagnostic test that could be used to identify past exposure to Zika virus was not available [7]. Thus, we developed a case–control study to investigate the link between having an acute exanthematous illness accompanied with others Zika-like symptoms during gestation, and subsequently giving birth to a newborn with congenital microcephaly. The main limitation of the proposed research model, based on clinical signs and symptoms, is the absence of a diagnostic tests for Zika virus and/or other arboviruses.
Fortunately, the World Health Organization declared the microcephaly outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International concern in 2016 [8], thereby drawing attention to the association between Zika virus and congenital malformations. This major action has lead to an abundance of research and, today, it is well established that Zika virus infections during pregnancy are responsible for causing the Zika congenital syndrome, which includes microcephaly and other malformations [9,10,11].
As a result of all this, the impact of this study was minimized slightly due to additional, available significant data that utilized definitive diagnostic testing for Zika. However, we did find an association between the studied exposure (suspected Zika virus disease) and the outcome (congenital microcephaly). These findings provide valuable insights that could be useful in assisting health care providers to estimate the risk of microcephaly by assessing clinical signs and symptoms experienced by the mother during the pregnancy which, until now, remains a major challenge. Identification of Zika virus can be difficult due to the virus’s ability to cross-react with dengue virus and other flaviviruses tests and/or when sufficient diagnostic tests for Zika are not available as is often the case in poor underserved regions.
We carried out a retrospective 1:2 matched case–control study among parturients admitted at the public maternity hospital, “Nossa Senhora de Lourdes”, located in Aracaju, in the state of Sergipe, on the northeast coast of Brazil. The aim of the study was to identify a correlation between the development of an acute exanthematous illness displaying Zika-like symptoms and pregnancies which resulted in the delivery of a new baby born with congenital microcephaly.
From September 1st, 2015 to January 5th, 2016, the maternity hospital reported to Brazil’s ministry of healthy that 64 newborn babies were delivered with probable congenital microcephaly. The mothers of those babies were eligible to be analyzed as cases. Mothers from the same maternity whom delivered newborns without the condition were eligible to be a part of the control group.
Maternal/neonate data was obtained from the medical records. The exclusion criteria were: neonates with head circumference in the normal range for the gestational age according to WHO guidelines [12], mother with prenatal detection of syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus or rubella (if available), neonate with diagnoses of other genetic syndromes and/or lack of data.
Of the 64 neonates born with probable congenital microcephaly, 21 had head circumferences in the normal range and one was diagnosis with Seckel syndrome. Two mothers had tested positive for syphilis (VDRL) and one for toxoplasmosis (IgM) during pregnancy. Three neonates/mothers had medical records that were substantially incomplete. All of them were excluded. For the included subjects, data for syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus were complete. However, data for toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus and rubella were partially complete (Additional file 1: Table S1).
Each included case was matched to at least two controls by place of residence (city), epidemiological week of the delivery (±4 weeks) and gestational age at birth (±2 weeks). The rationale for the matching was to compare women who had pregnancies in nearby places, during the same period of the year and of similar durations (Fig. 1). The majority of the included cases (30 out of 36) could be paired to controls using the matching criteria (80 controls were selected).
Maps of Sergipe and South America (insert) showing the place of residence of each case together with its two matched controls included in the study. Map templete: ©OpenStreetMaps contributors (open-source). ©CartoDB, CartoDB attribution
For sample size calculation, we considered that 38% of the individuals exposed to Zika virus (IgM positive) [13] and a much lower proportion of not exposed individuals (2%, theoretical) will experience symptoms. The calculation was performed using the LEE online tool (http://www.lee.dante.br) considering a matched case–control design, two controls per case, α = 0.05 (two sided) and β = 0.8. According to the sample size calculation, 12 cases and 24 controls were required (12 trios of one case and two controls).
From March 15th, 2016 to June 5th, 2016, two pediatricians applied telephone questionnaires to mothers in order to obtain information about the acute signs and symptoms experienced during pregnancy, along with other relevant information (a blank questionnaire can be found in the Additional file 2). The pediatricians were unaware of whether or not the mothers were part of the study’s case or controls groups. Additionally mothers surveyed were not told of the principal reason for the research, simply to avoid any potential bias. Seventy-eight participants were contacted (20 cases and 58 controls), 73 agreed to participate (19 cases and 54 controls) and 19 completed trios of one case and two controls could be formed.
Next, mothers were classified accordingly to the suspected Zika virus case definition criteria of the Pan American Health Organization [14]. The case definition was symptoms of rash combined with two or more of the following signs and symptoms: fever, conjunctivitis (non-purulent/hyperemic), arthralgia, myalgia and periarticular edema.
The variables retrieved from medical records, and included in the questionnaire are presented in Table 1 and their univariate effect over congenital microcephaly was evaluated by conditional logistic regression, or Pair t test, when applicable. The association between suspected Zika virus disease and congenital microcephaly was also estimated by conditional logistic regression and expressed as odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals. The statistical significance was defined as a p value of less than 0.05 and the crude odds ratio was adjusted for variables found to be significant at p < 0.15 in the univariate analysis (with exception for those used in the suspected Zika virus classification). Statistical analyses were performed using SAS software (version 9.4) and GraphPad Prism Software (version 6.0).
Table 1 Studied variables and exposures for cases and controls
Results demonstrated that mothers who delivered neonates with congenital microcephaly were more likely to have experienced rash (mainly maculopapular), fever, arthralgia, periarticular edema, headache and fatigue/malaise compared with controls. In addition to the lower head circumference, microcephalic neonates also had lower thoracic circumference, lower heights and lower weights compared to non-microcephalic babies (all in Table 1). No differences were observed for other studied variables and exposures.
Moreover, 10 out 19 (56%) cases versus 3 out of 38 (7.9%) controls met the study’s case definition. Therefore, the odds ratio for suspected Zika virus during pregnancy and subsequently giving birth to a neonate with congenital microcephaly was 9.28 (95% CI 2.02–42.67, p = 0.004). Mother occupation and past infection by dengue virus showed borderline significance in the univariate analysis (p = 0.077 and 0.127, respectively). After the adjustment of these variables, the odds ratio remained significant (OR = 9.85; 95% CI 1.83–53.05, p = 0.008) (Table 2). Additionally, prenatal ultrasound or transfontanellar ultrasound results were available for all 19 cases and 13 (68.4%) presented abnormal findings indicative of Zika virus congenital syndrome (Additional file 1: Table S1) (for review see [15, 16]).
Table 2 Estimated risks of microcephaly
In conclusion, mothers who experienced an exanthematous illness displaying Zika-like symptoms during pregnancy had 10 times higher odds of delivering a newborn with congenital microcephaly compared to mothers who did not. Six signs and symptoms experienced by the mothers were associated with congenital microcephaly [Rash (mainly maculopapular), fever, arthralgia, periarticular edema, headache and fatigue/malaise]. Taken together, they are similar to the suspected Zika-virus case definition considered for the study. These findings suggest that the risk of congenital microcephaly could be predicted by analyzing these clinical signs and symptoms. Because Zika virus diagnosis is not readily available, as is often the case in poor underdeveloped regions, or can be a significant challenge: (a) the RT-qPCR assay has a limited detection window because the virus is present for 11–17 days in the blood [17] and negative results may not exclude the infection [18]; (b) the available immunologic tests are not definitive since false-positives and cross-reaction due past flaviviruses infection or vaccination might occur [18]. Thus, health care providers could estimate the risk of delivering a newborn with microcephaly assessing the clinical signs and symptoms that the pregnant woman experienced during the gestation or evaluating if the pregnant woman meets the suspected Zika virus definition laid out in this study. Moreover, microcephalic overall anthropometries were lower than non-microcephalic suggesting intrauterine growth restriction (as observed in animal models infected with Zika virus [19]). Homemakers, as an occupation, and past dengue virus history seem to also play a role in the risk of microcephaly. Indeed, today Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes have adapted to deposit their eggs in domestic water and to feed on humans [7], so being a homemaker could potentially, by nature of the work, increase the exposure to arboviruses, and Zika virus infection could be enhanced by dengue antibodies [20].
On the other hand, as the present study was designed to locate the association between the suspected Zika virus during pregnancy and the delivery of a newborn with congenital microcephaly, further research with more statistical power is needed to draw definitive conclusions for the other signs, symptoms and exposures described in Table 1 that almost reached statistical significance (e.g. conjunctivitis and retro-orbital pain).
Because Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses cause diseases with similar clinical symptoms, and they have circulated in northeastern Brazil in 2015, we could not distinguish precisely which one caused the acute exanthematous illness in the study subjects. However, evidence suggests that Zika virus was the likeliest etiology for the exanthematous illness outbreak. A report including 77 samples from patients with acute exanthematous illness collected in Tuparetama, Pernambuco, during the 2015 outbreak revealed that Zika virus was present in 40.2%, dengue virus in 11.7% and chikungunya virus 1.2% and coinfection of Zika and dengue viruses was also reported in 2.6% [1]. Similarly, a second study including 24 samples from Camaçari, Bahia, found that 29.2, 0 and 12.5% tested positive for Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses, respectively [3]. Additionally, abnormal ultrasound findings compatible with the Zika virus congenital syndrome were found in most of cases. Taken together, these evidences support the assumption that majority of the included cases were exposed to Zika virus.
In conclusion, the objective of the study was reached; the acute exanthematous illness outbreak was associated with the congenital microcephaly outbreak. This knowledge could have helped to limit some of the misquided speculation and could have expedited public health policies more effectively targeting the mosquito vector. A deeper understanding of the specific microcephaly cause would be a next step.
The limitations of the present study were: (a) participants recall bias, (b) absence of laboratory test results for Zika virus and other arboviruses and (c) incomplete test results for other pathogens that could lead to microcephaly. Regarding the participants recall bias, the use of “blind” surveys is considered the most effective device to reduce potential bias. Neither the mothers or the interviewers knew who was a member of the case or control groups [21]. The absence of laboratory testing results for Zika virus made it impossible to confirm the viral infection in the volunteers and its causal relation with microcephaly. The absence of laboratory test results for other arboviruses also made it challenging to correctly define the specific etiological agent of the exanthematous illness experienced by some mothers. Finally, the incomplete test results for other pathogens that could lead to microcephaly such as rubella, toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus indicate that these agents cannot be excluded as causes of congenital microcephaly in the studied newborns. Congenital rubella has been eradicated in Brazil [22] and microcephaly is uncommon in congenital toxoplasmosis [15]. Indeed, all these traditional microcephaly etiological agents could not explain the substantial increase of the condition observed in Brazil’s northeastern region in late 2015.
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TSHR collected, analyzed and interpreted the maternal data from medical records and interviews. RBB interviewed the mothers. GPP interviewed the mothers. PGM interpreted the data and contributed to the manuscript writing. GBB designed the study, interpreted the data and contributed to the manuscript writing. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The authors are thankful to Luis Eduardo Prado Correia, Márcio Sobral Porto Filho and Dígena Maria Dias da Silva from Nossa Senhora de Lourdes maternity hospital, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil and Rafael Henriques Jácomo, Lídia Freire Abdalla Nery, Janete Ana Ribeiro Vaz and Sandra Soares Costa from Sabin Laboratory, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil and Michael Todd Birnbaum from PROFESSOR PRIME Ensino de Línguas, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.
All data generated or analyzed during this study is included in this published article (and its Additional files 1, 2).
The study protocol was approved by the Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB) research ethical committee (registry CAAE 51389215.6.0000.0023), verbal consent was obtained from each participant. The study protocol was also registered at ClinicalTrial.gov under the identifier NCT02741882. Registered on April 13th, 2016.
Sabin Laboratory from Brasília, Brazil, funded this study. The funding body had no role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.
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Additional file 1: Table S1. Pregnancy data regarding signs and simptoms suggestive of zika virus infection for the 19 cases (or their neonates) included in the study.
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Additional file 2. Questionnaire.
Santa Rita, T.H., Barra, R.B., Peixoto, G.P. et al. Association between suspected Zika virus disease during pregnancy and giving birth to a newborn with congenital microcephaly: a matched case–control study. BMC Res Notes 10, 457 (2017) doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2796-1
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Solaris. A planet like any other, rife with wars, science and love. But at the peak of its civilization, a great meteor fell, bringing long-dead souls to Solaris, souls that had been sustained by the life-force of one lone man, Ineal.
At the moment of impact, these souls scattered across Solaris, giving inhuman abilities to mortals while scarring their bodies and corrupting their lives.
Samuel was one such man, a man of faith who thought to use his powers to worship his God: he watched his followers, and his planet, die. Seas turned to lava and the skies darkened. And as Samuel’s heart grew weary and angry, he used his powers to manipulate the world to serve him alone.
Samuel became god of a planet whose only life was the symbiotic life so like his own.
Centuries later, he discovered others, threats that had not been on this planet before. A winged woman; a cyborg; a future-seer and a child. A great vengeance burned a comradery between them.
They were souls that could overthrow him. Souls that he would need to destroy.
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Darkness consumed Ineal as the voices tore at his thoughts. The sole survivor of the planet Eon, he wanted to shut off his brain, to destroy his consciousness and be nothing. But the voices would not let him.
The planets’ souls,
he thought, encased in this meteor hurtling through space.
The souls of dead planets destroyed us. I am the last. They take me for their own.
He did not know when the essences of dead planets first came to Eon. Men and women bonded with them, inviting the haunting gaseous essences to their bodies and allowing the essences to become necessary symbiotes of the flesh. The symbiosis with the dead planetary souls gave his people powers and abilities beyond their dreams. But the price, the price of the flesh was great, and an ultimate death of sacrifice and pain was given in return. Ineal was the last, and the only being of Eon who had not accepted them into his flesh.
But you took me,
he thought as they spoke with their unintelligible voices, whispering in a constant echo through his mind.
When my planet died you came to me. You took my body to keep yourselves alive.
They kept him alive too, feeding him their energy as they fed off his living essence.
Millennia of time passed as the meteor orbited the solar system.
Ineal could take no more. Rock pressed against him, suffocating his thoughts.
He closed his mind, pulling blackness from the void beyond and urging it to destroy him and the planetary souls, so that whatever planet they would go to next might be spared.
His mind’s darkness came. He forgot speech. He forgot sight. He forgot love. But the essences would not release his life force and the greatness it became in their harnessing embrace. They would not allow him to forget primal sense.
Then, in that rawness of life, where he was barely being at all, he sensed a planet. They had intended this new planet as their destination from the start.
The essences’ telekinetic connection pulled away from him, severing the symbiosis and sending searing heat through his form.
There was a moment of silence for Ineal, of freedom. Then came the violent crack of stone, as meteor met planet. A great boom consumed him. Ineal’s consciousness was lost… almost. But his essence lingered somehow in the planet’s form.
The planetary essences fled their transport, consuming life and searching for prey.
Moments Before
Ivanus stood in awe, watching the radiant orb and its tail of fire growing larger and larger in the sky.
He stood in the market of the city of Asil. Men and women streamed around him, while others did as he did, watching death come down. It had been prophesied that the meteor would come, and then the world would die of fire.
It radiated a striking hue.
Ivanus shut out the sounds around him. Silence loomed past the screams of his city’s people.
A vast burning ring ripped in his planet’s atmosphere as the meteor punched through.
A second passed.
It hit as if in slow motion, pummeling the earth miles before him, and a massive shockwave blinked the plants, city and people from existence.
But in that instant, something punched Ivanus through his skin and muscle. It held his body solid while he watched the world flatten in the meteor’s wake. He watched as glowing spirits splintered and burst forth from the crag.
His stomach lurched. Black swelled over him. His body disappeared from the expanse of the land, leaving nothing where he once stood. He was gone from that time.
When Ivanus opened his eyes, centuries later, radiant sunlight burned his retinas. Before him, a woman screamed in pain.
The other side of the planet
After the meteor came the essences sought out beings to be their hosts. People proved to be most compatible. They were given great powers because of them, but not without cost. The more they used their powers, the more the planetary essences devoured their life force.
Markings covered the bodies of the essences’ hosts, streams of boiled flesh burned into their victims as proof of what would ultimately be given to possess the supernatural abilities and the great power that came with them.
Men died and new men rose to connect with the essences in their wake. Again and again the cycle went.
But that was not always the way. There were a select few who could control the coming death and harness it, keeping themselves alive almost indefinitely. A great Bishop and leader of men was one of these.
Samuel was one of the first to discover that the essences had power. His faith in his god was great, surpassed only by Samuel’s love of that deity. At first he used his power to pull as many followers to his god as possible and teach them the ways of peace. But as he sustained his life his followers died. The planet was consumed, its vegetation devoured by the heat of its two suns and the life-draining power of the essences. Seas turned to lava. The sky darkened, and so did Samuel’s heart.
He turned on his god, knowing that he did not exist, that no true god would let this suffering come to the world. And in his ages of life he turned on goodness and was consumed by desire, desire to control and manipulate the world to serve him.
Samuel used his power to attract people to him. He turned them not only to his worshipers, but fighters in his name, conquering civilizations all over the dying planet and turning them to his slaves. Any who neared him to overthrow him were encased in their minds, while their bodies were turned into his loyal warriors.
He was god of a planet whose only greatness of life was supported by the symbiotic essences. His reign and power would be eternal.
Then one day, centuries after he first discovered the essences, he looked out over the lava sea beyond his citadel and knew. There were new planetary essences out there that had not been on his planet before. He sensed someone who could overthrow him, someone he would need to search out and destroy.
Samuel stretched his boil-singed hands, smiling at the burning sensation that coursed through him. “Come,” he spoke into the hot, rust-flecked wind that curled over his body. “You will only die.”
Raw, hot wind whipped over Julieth as she ran barefoot across red earth. A mesh mask covered her face to protect her from the rust-wind. Her chest heaved heavily.
Battle raged in her city, miles behind her, and though there was nowhere to run, to stay would mean death. Since the arrival of the essences to the planet, those who connected with them used their powers to rule and destroy powerless humans of the world. A half metallic man sent by the great Bishop, Samuel, now butchered her city with the help of mercenary warriors. The conflict had gone on for mere days, yet already the structures of the city lay scorched and warped on the earth.
With a bow and arrow clenched in one hand, and a ten-year-old boy from her city clutching her other, Julieth fled as quickly as she could.
He was one of two boys she had cared for since their parents’ deaths. She hadn’t been able to locate his brother before fleeing the Kaskal but at least Bayne would live.
If we are lucky,
she thought,
once they defeat my people and take them to enslave, we can return and find food stores to sustain us for one or two weeks.
The land was barren of vegetation and most animals, but her city possessed a machine from the fallen ages, which created synthetic food to sustain what remained of humanity. She couldn’t operate it, but some of the synthetic food would surely remain.
Julieth stopped for a moment, something on the horizon catching her breath. A spark of light grew larger and larger as it approached. Her auburn hair whipped in the harsh wind.
Have they discovered us?
Her vision shook and a crack resounded in the air, deafening her for an instant.
“Come to me!” she called to the boy.
She touched his back with her hand as he came, and then radiant light blinded her.
Julieth’s body thrust back as ethereal gasses burned her flesh, ripping through her body. She hurtled to the red soil and cried out. Hot pain surged in her chest and back as she struggled to stand.
Bayne?
she thought while realizing she didn’t hear the boy’s voice.
Julieth forced back the pain and braced herself, standing. Darkness swelled in her sight, but soon she made out the silhouette of the mountains in the distance and a form standing before her.
“Bayne?” she asked, stumbling toward it.
No, it is too tall for him.
She stopped, fear raking through her. It hunched over, its form slowly more distinguishable in her returning sight.
“Where… where am I?” a young man’s voice asked.
“Don’t come near us,” she warned, picking her bow off the ground and knocking back an arrow from her quiver in aim.
The man heeded her, but looked around in confusion. “Where is Asil? Where is the meteor?”
“Asil?” Julieth asked, seeing Bayne lying limp on the ground nearby, his chest rising and falling. Her back throbbed in pulsing pain. “The city of Asil was destroyed when the meteor came long ago,” she said. “It was here, but now this is a barren land.” She watched the young man, her arrow cocked at him as he looked around in disbelief. “And the remnants of the meteor are in the earth in the distance. You look as if you truly do not believe me. Where were you raised, that you do not know these things?”
The man rubbed his brow. “But they were just here,” he said. “My head is foggy.” A look of certainty came to his eyes. “What is the year?”
She needed to lose him and escape with Bayne, that or kill him and leave him here. “3906,” she said, watching him intently as he did not react.
“It was 3674 a moment ago. The meteor crashed through the sky.” He suddenly seemed to notice something beneath his shirt, touching it as he looked down.
Julieth recognized the vibrant marking the moment she saw its glow.
He is one of them.
She did not hesitate, only let the bowstring slip from her fingertips, its arrow shaft splicing toward his skull.
Before she loosed it, his hand moved before his head, right where the arrow shot. He clasped its shaft in his fist and pulled it away.
Julieth backed away from him, fear coursing through her chest and across her skin.
The man took a step toward her. “Hear me, please. I am from when the meteor crashed.”
Julieth cocked another arrow back in her bow, holding it steady in aim.
It won’t work against him,
she thought after seeing him pull the other arrow from the air,
but it is the only protection I have.
“I think I must have moved through time.” The man held still. “I am somehow sensing what will happen for miles around us, moments before the time actually comes. It’s coming in blips of energy in my mind, but I see it.”
“What do you see, and how can I know you won’t harm us?”
“A people a great distance from us are dying as a man with mechanical limbs leads warriors against them. These people fight, but are losing ground.”
Julieth stood beside Bayne, measuring whether she should lift the boy and try to escape, or attempt to flee alone. “If you were one of them, you would know that. Leave us, if you are who you say you are, and do not head in that direction.”
“I am Ivanus, and I cannot leave. I have no place to…” he stopped speaking, watching her with a look of awe on his face. “Step away from the boy. I cannot tell you what is going to happen. But you will not want to be near him.”
“What?” Julieth asked, stepping away from Bayne, though she didn’t know why she listened to Ivanus. A deep pain suddenly struck her chest and back as her sight went red. She opened her mouth to scream, but was in such pain she could not make a sound.
She fell to the ground, clenching earth with her hands and barely seeing Ivanus dragging Bayne’s limp body away from her. Her back quaked as something ripped from her flesh. It felt like a writhing serpent, moving, but still connected to her. A moment later another surge of pain struck her as another massive thing burst out of her back. A slimy substance oozed around her on the red soil. The pain receded as regular sight returned. Feathers blew in the wind away from her, covered in the same gooey substance on the earth around her body.
“You have wings!” Ivanus called out nearby. “Vast, beautiful wings. I didn’t know what they were when I saw them in my
What is he saying?
Julieth worked through the remaining pain, trying to pull together her thoughts. She could move the things protruding from her back, and could feel them as if they were her limbs.
What is going on? Do I really have wings?
She could believe it if she had somehow bonded with an essence, but had never seen wings in person before. All species of flight perished shortly after the meteor, except for one man who had been possessed by the essences. He was rumored to be part dragon, but she had never seen him.
Whatever struck me when Ivanus arrived, those must have been essences from his time, if he is telling the truth.
Julieth touched her chest where the things had entered her, and then reached around her back to feel for their markings. Her hands touched slime, and then the intricate patterns of fresh muscle and feathers. A shiver ran through her and she used the new muscles protruding from her back to curve her wings before her and into her sight. Their ivory white feathers were beautiful.
They are a part of me,
she thought in surreal wonder.
Julieth looked back at Ivanus.
Can I trust him?
she thought, approaching him and suddenly unafraid. Ivanus laid Bayne on the earth and walked away before she could tell him to.
“You are beautiful,” Ivanus said. “Is that what the markings do, give people physical and mental traits? Why would they do that to you, and then do
to me?”
Julieth kneeled and touched Bayne’s back, noticing the color markings of an essence seared in the top of his spine.
When will his ability manifest? Why has it not yet?
she wondered. “Are you really from the past?” she asked. “You do not know these things? I suppose it would explain a lot. And if these are new essences in us from the meteor, then they will kill us slower than the essences bonded with others, that have connected to multiple people since the meteor’s crash.”
“Kill us? Essences?” Ivanus exclaimed, genuine fear in his eyes.
He cannot be faking that,
Julieth thought. “Yes, they are the essences of planets long dead, their souls, I am told. And as you use your abilities given by them, your life-force will slowly drain away.” The realization washed over her that this was her fate now, too, but there was no way to remove them once they bonded with your flesh.
“Ivanus, the city you sense close by, is my own,” she spoke in desperation. “In blood its people are yours as well, because the few survivors of your city when the meteor came, fled to where my city is now. I must go back, to save my people, and I need you by my side. Before you came, my people had no essences or abilities and no chance to turn back our enemy, but with your
and my wings, my people might have a chance.”
Ivanus walked toward her. “I know nothing definitively of what has happened to me, and less about how to control it. And what can we do, a man who
things only seconds before they happen and a woman with wings? I cannot fight. I worked as a Stone-Smith in my city and have never wielded a weapon.”
Julieth looked at him. “You pulled an arrow from the air with your hands. Surely there is much in you that you may not know, but which will give us a chance. Besides, what else will you do? You do not know this time. Without help, you may perish.”
“And the boy?” Ivanus asked hesitantly. “He needs medical attention. A battlefield is not the place for a boy as injured as he appears.”
“Kaskal is the only city for a great distance. If he is to be healed, then that, my city, is the only place he
go. And besides, an essence has connected with his flesh as well. It will not allow him to die yet, at least not of natural causes, because it is so fresh in his body.”
Ivanus hesitated as wind cut around them.
Heat baked Julieth’s back. Somehow that heat invigorated her, giving her strength through the veins in her wings and drying the goop from their forms. “I am Julieth, and this is Bayne.” She held out her hand. “Will you help us fight for my people?”
Ivanus took her hand and embraced it with his own. “I will go there with you and do what I can. But I make no promises of if I will stay if your city falls.” He let go of her hand, looking over the barren landscape behind her and closing his eyes.
“What is it? Do you see something there?” Julieth asked.
“Your people need us quickly. If those wings allow you to fly, then you could move with speed, but how am I and the boy to join you?”
Julieth felt a surge of strength as she spread her vast wings, pumping them and lifting quickly into the air. Their muscles were warm against her back as she beat them and hovered in the sky above Ivanus and Bayne. She curved her wings in the rushing wind and soared upward away from them, then curved them again and dove. “They are strong,” she said while landing and stirring soil from the ground. “I could carry Bayne in my arms until we reach Kaskal.” She was desperate. There was no time. Grasping, she asked, “What if you rode my back?”
“It will work.”
Ivanus’s mind was registering the future again. It frightened Julieth that she could see his ability manifesting so easily. He walked behind her, going between her outstretched wings and clasping tight with his hands on her shoulders, holding his body close to hers.
“Hold on,” Julieth said, pumping her wings and lifting to the sky, then diving low and hefting Bayne’s limp body in her arms from the earth in a swoop.
Barren soil swept by beneath her as she flew, harnessing flight fully for the first time. She had never seen the planet in this way before. Shells of rusted out structures that once stood like titans on Solaris’s form carved the crimson earth below.
Wind made it hard to breathe, and her hearing lessened as it pounded her eardrums. Ivanus weighted down her back. If he could speak in the battering wind, he did not.
In the distance she saw the city of Kaskal and its broken buildings littering the earth. A tall, vast wall surrounded the city. Breach holes pocked its shell. Blasts of light burst across Kaskal, and though she remained far off, she knew what they were.
“He has guns!” Ivanus said loudly as he leaned close to her ear. “But his warriors do not!”
“Guns?” Julieth asked. “I have not heard of ‘guns’, but this man harnesses weapons that bear lightning to the world, destroying all that their energy touches!”
“They are guns! I remember them from my time, though I have never seen ones so advanced! What do we do with the boy if he does not awaken before we arrive?”
Julieth tried not to focus on the encompassing, beautiful feeling of her wings pumping air and the embrace of wind curling over them.
If I live, there will be time for that later.
It was as if the essences in her body wanted her to focus on her power, instead of the people and city she loved. “You are the one who can see within the city walls!” she shouted to Ivanus above the wind. “Where do you think I should set him down?”
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Judge blocks Arkansas from enforcing 4 abortion restrictions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing four new abortion restrictions, including a ban on a common second trimester procedure and a fetal remains law that opponents say would effectively require a partner's consent before a woman could get an abortion.
U.S. District Court Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction late Friday night against the new restrictions, three of which were set to take effect Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights had challenged the measures, suing on behalf of Dr. Frederick Hopkins, a Little Rock abortion provider.
The laws include a ban on a procedure known as dilation and evacuation. Abortion-rights supporters contend it's the safest and most common procedure used in second-trimester abortions. Similar bans are in effect in Mississippi and West Virginia and have been blocked by court rulings in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. A ban approved in Texas will take effect in September and is also being challenged in court. The groups said the ban would have a devastating impact, while the state argued that alternative procedures are available.
"The threatened harm to Dr. Hopkins and the fraction of women for whom the Mandate is relevant clearly outweighs whatever damage or harm a proposed injunction may cause the State of Arkansas," Baker wrote in her ruling.
The attorney general's office did not have an immediate comment on the ruling. Attorneys for the ACLU of Arkansas did not immediately reply to messages early Saturday morning.
Baker's ruling also halts a law that would impose new restrictions on the disposal of fetal tissue from abortions. The plaintiffs argued that it could also block access by requiring notification of a third party, such as the woman's sexual partner or her parents, to determine what happens to the fetal remains. The state has said the law doesn't require permission or notice from those third parties before an abortion and includes several provisions that ensure notice or consent isn't required to dispose of the fetal remains.
Baker said the disposal law's requirements would dissuade doctors from performing abortions and create significant delays for women seeking the procedure.
"For these reasons, the Court is not convinced that importing the (disposal law's) complex requirements for authorization advances a public health goal," Baker wrote. "These requirements also do not advance interests in women's health because delay and other negative effects instead threaten women's health and wellbeing."
Baker also blocked part of a law set to take effect in January that would ban abortions based solely on the fetus' sex. The groups are challenging the law's requirement that a doctor performing the abortion first request records related to the entire pregnancy history of the woman. The plaintiffs say the requirement would violate a patient's privacy and indefinitely delay a woman's access to abortion.
The judge also blocked a law that would expand a requirement that physicians performing abortions for patients under 14 take certain steps to preserve embryonic or fetal tissue and notify police where the minor resides. The new measure, which was also set to take effect Tuesday, would have raised the age requirement to less than 17 years of age.
The ruling came hours after a federal appeals court panel cleared the way for Arkansas to enforce a law that will limit how the abortion pill can be administered. The panel lifted Baker's order blocking the 2015 law requiring doctors who provide such pills to maintain a contract with another physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital and who agrees to handle any complications. The state can't enforce the abortion pill restrictions until the appeals panel's ruling takes effect in about two or three weeks.
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3 That Changed The World – Boghazkoi Clay Tablets
Posted in Current Affairs, History, India, Media, politics, Religion by Anuraag Sanghi on December 25, 2007
Egyptian temple complex of Abu Simbel, Southern Egypt. (Photograph by David S. Boyer, Courtesy - National Geographic). Click for larger photograph.
Ramesses-II goes to war
1301 BC. An Egyptian land army, numbering more than 20,000, (divided in 4 divisions), set out on a campaign, lead by Pharoah Ramesses-II of the XIX Dynasty.
Ramesses-II, lived for more than 90 years, was probably the Pharaoh at the time of Exodus of Hebrews under Moses.
Ramesses-II is known in history for the construction during his reign. Most notably, the Temple Of Abu Simbel, Temple Of Nefertari. How would Abu Simbel read in Sanskrit – ‘abu’ is elephant, ‘simba’ is sinh i.e. lion and ‘bal’ is strength.
Cause of War Of Kadesh
Of the two warring sides, one was the Egyptian Pharoah RamessesII (1279-1212 BCE). With a land army of 20,000, and a naval Egyptian force set sail, in ships, to reach Byblos and squeeze the Hittites in the world’s first pincer movement. Ramesses-II set out to punish a small kingdom. Of Hittites, for trying to lure the Amurrus, Egyptian vassals, to the Hittite side.
Bedouin Slaves Being Beaten - Battle Of Kadesh
A lesser known (to modern history) element, were the Hittites led by Muwutalli-II, who had cobbled an alliance of small kingdoms.
Both these kingdoms were interested in the Syria and Palestine areas through which trade was carried out with India. Syriac and Palestinian lands were controlled by the Amurru – who were Egyptian vassals. The Hittites were a liberalising element in the Middle East /West Asia and possibly the Amurrus had defected to protect their political identity.
During the march, leading to the Kadesh battle, the Egyptian army captured two Bedouin “spies”. These “spies”, after being sufficiently beaten, “revealed” to the Pharoah important information – giving confidence to the Pharoah that the Hittites feared the approaching Egyptian army. The truth was the opposite.
Battle Of Kadesh
The Greatest Chariot Battle In History
What followed was a historic chariot battle.
The awaiting Hittites ambushed the Egyptian army. These spies, in fact, were Hittites – sent to misinform the Egyptians!! An estimated 2500 Hittite (Ramesses’ estimate) chariots saw action. For two days the battle of Kadesh raged. Fought on the banks of the Orontes River in Syria.
The Egyptian king was saved at the last minute by the appearance of his reserve troops.
The Historic Treaty
After this battle, the Egyptians and the Hittites sat down and wrote their versions of this battle – which makes it rather unique. One of the few times in ancient history, where we get both versions of the battle. Two copies of the treaty were made. One, in Egyptian hieroglyphics and the other, in Hittite-Akaddian, and both survived. Only one difference in both the copies – the Egyptian version (recorded on a silver plaque) states that the Hittite king who wanted peace. In the Hittite copy, it was Ramesses-II who sent emissaries.
Queen Nefertari (Photograph by Kenneth Garrett 1997, NGM, From Treasures of Egypt, 2003.).
The two queens – critical factor
Peace broke when the queens of Hatti and Egypt, Puduhepa and Nefertari, sent one another congratulatory gifts and letters. Over the next 15 years, they arrived at modus vivendi and drafted a peace treaty. Puduhepa continued to be an active diplomat, co-signatory to the treaty of Ulmi-Teshub treaty.
This peace treaty is the first in recorded history. A replica of this peace pact, in cuneiform tablet, found at Hattusas, Boghazkoi, hangs above the Security Council Chamber, United Nations, in New York, – a demonstration to modern nations the power of peace through international treaties. At Boghazkoi other Hiitite treaties have been found.
Another Treaty
The second discovery in the West Asian history, is the Treaty between the Mitannis and Hittites. In 1450 BC, Suppiluliuma I of the Hittites entered into a treaty with the Mitannis. The Mittanis of the Amarna Tablets fame were linked to the significant power in the region – Egypt. As already outlined, the Mittanis were the closely associated with the Egyptian Pharaohs by marriage. And the Mittanis were also Indo-Aryans.
What Is Special About This Treaty
In this treaty, Vedic Gods like Indra, Varuna, The Ashwini twins were invoked to bless and witness the treaty. The Hittites who had become past masters at treaties did not invoke these Gods with any other kingdom – except the Mitannis. Hittites and Mitannis were Indo- Aryan kingdoms – in full presence, with their Vedic Gods and culture.
The Zannanzas Puzzle
The 3rd interesting link between the Mitannis and the Hittites was the Zannanzas affair. After the death of Tutankhamen, (The Boy King) the XVIIIth Dynasty of Egypt was without a ruler. Tutankhamen’s queen, Ankhesenamun, a princess of Mitanni descent, needed a husband to continue the dynasty and protect the throne. She sent some urgent missives to the Hittite King, Suppiluliuma – asking him to send his son, to her as a husband, and become the King Of Egypt. The suspicious Hittite king ignored the missive. A second missive followed – and then a young prince was sent to Thebes (the capital was moved from Amarna back to Thebes).
The young prince never reached Egypt. He was possibly killed en route. And Tutankhamen’s Queen? Never been heard of since then.
How Do We Know All This
In 1906-07, an Turkish archeologist , Theodore Makridi-Bey, started excavations at Boghazkoi, (now identified as the ancient city of Hattusas) in Cappadocia, 150-200 kms from Ankara, Turkey. The name of the Hittite city, Hattusas, is possibly derived from the Sanskrit word, hutashan, हुताशन meaning ‘”sacred sacrificial fire.”
He was joined by Hugo Winckler, a German archaeologist, specialising in Assyria. They unearthed more than 10,000 clay tablets which proved to be of tremendous interest. A Czech cryptographer, born in Poland, working in Germany, Friedrich (or Bedrich) Hrozny, working in Germany cracked this code over the next 15 years – and that set off a furore amongst archaeologists.
What do the Boghaz koi tablets show
Deciphered cuneiform tablets show Hittite worship of Varuna, Mitra and Indra – Gods worshipped by Indo-Aryans. Rulers and Kings had names likes Shutruk (Shatrughna), Tushrutta meaning “of splendid chariots” (similar to Dashratha; Master of Ten Chariots) Rama-Sin (Assyrian Moon Good was Sin; in Hindi Ramachandra), Warad (Bharat). One of the Hittite allies against Ramesses II was Rimisharrinaa, रामशरण the King of Aleppo. (One of my grand uncles is also named as रामशरण – a common Indian name 4000 years later, 4000 kilometers apart).
These Hittites ruled immediately before and after Hammurabi – the much proclaimed western world’s first law giver. Hammurabi’s legal concepts of vengeful laws and retributive justice are the basis of laws in the 3 ‘desert religions.’
The Elam culture had a language which is similar to Dravidian languages. The Mitannite, Kikkuli, wrote on how to manage chariot horses. Egyptian king, Amenhotep I, married a Mittanite princesses. Elamites were founders of the first kingdom in the Iranian geography.
Some archaeologists await the discovery of tombs to establish the identity of kings. They may never find them. In Vedic cultures, there are no tombs – like the Pyramids, or the Catacombs, or Mausoluems. Vedic Indo Aryans cremate their dead. They do not build memorials or mausoluems.
The Hittite kingdom came to be known as the “kingdom of thousands of gods.” Like the Mittani, the Hittites too, added the gods of the conquered people to their own list of gods – instead of imposing the Hittite religion on the conquered peoples.
Why does this sound familiar?
This is significant as the Western concept of slavery was to deprive the captured of their religions (for instance, The Wends and their religion). This is another display of slave reform by Indics 3000 years ago.
Valued 3000 years later
These inscriptions were held sacred by the locals, 3000 years later and William Wright, an European investigator, had difficulty in noting these inscriptions. In 1870 The Hittites were named, by William Wright and Oxford University linguist A. H. Saycebased on Biblical short references, as one of the tribes of Palestine in the first millennium BC. It was a “son of Heth—a Hittite—who sold the Prophet Abraham the land to bury his much-loved wife, Sarah”. Modern view is Hattusas-Hittites (Yazilikaya/Boghazkoi/Carchemish) have nothing to do with the Biblical Hittites.
The Boghazkoi tablets changed modern history. From a completely Greco-Roman (read Euro-centric) history, the pendulum had swung to the other end. Boghazkoi showed Indian presence in the thick of West Asia in the year 2000BC with their culture and technology. This has pushed Indian history back by at least by 2000 years – to 4000 BC.
The Amarna letters and the Boghazkoi tablets have given archaeological proof of the Indo Aryan spread. Earlier, theories were retro-fitted, based on Biblical dates (Max Mueller’s, (specialist in “Compartive Theology”); main aim – “save” Indian pagans; make them see “the light” of Christian belief), colonial propaganda (Max Mueller, though a German, was a British employee) and racism. Hazy systems like philology, linguistics, comparative linguistics were used to define history. Now hard archaeological proof shows something else. Written texts, deciphered and decrpyted give us a new theory.
These discoveries and their implications have been buried under a mound of silence. Although well known in academic circles, these discoveries have not been used to update popular history. In the next (and last instalment of this series) I will trace how DNA testing is the third major tool used to reveal history!
PS – One of the big hits in Japan is the manga comic series “Red River” by Chie Shinohara. The entire series is based on this interaction between the Hittites and The Egyptians. The Red River is a work of fiction – so it cannot be taken as history – but the intrigue, silence, drama obviously inspired the author.
Another Egyptian force set sail, in ships, to reach Byblos and squeeze the Hittites in the world’s first pincer movement.
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Sun, 12.15.1833
William A. Hinton, first Black to publish a textbook
William Hinton
On this date in 1883, William Augustus Hinton was born. He was an African American doctor, professor, and the first Black to publish an academic textbook.
Hinton was from Chicago. He attended the University of Kansas from 1900 to 1902 and then transferred to Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1912 and taught bacteriology and immunology there from 1921 to 1946. During this time (1936), he wrote and published "Syphilis and Its Treatment." He was promoted to clinical professor in 1949, the first Black man to hold such a position.
Hinton was known world wide for his development of a flocculation method for the detection of syphilis called the “Hinton Test.” He died in 1959.
Black First:
2,000 years of extraordinary achievement
by Jessie Carney Smith
Copyright 1994 Visible Ink Press, Detroit, MI
To become a Doctor
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Medical Advice For The Black Community, Charles Crutchfield
Charles Crutchfield, MD talks about how the black community could become healthier.
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In a house of empty rooms, I thought I heard a door close down the long hall. I couldn’t know whether someone had entered, whether someone had left. No further step,... A CLOSING by May Miller
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Cassandra on the greatest illusion!
2 Comments Posted by Peter on Jan 5, 2019
¯This week on Facebook: The ascendancy of unconstrained finance has always been a feature of wealth and poverty, exacerbated in 1981 (and since) by the cost of a social welfare programme. With deficit financing used to increase the inevitable shortfall in government budgets and the cost being borne by a fiscal policy that is an increasing burden on the taxpayer already burdened with government financial errors.
The greatest illusion held in the UK and becoming prevalent globally, is that the State will always provide a social welfare programme that mitigates its users from the effects of any austerity.
State prediction of economic growth have not been realised and the general public have, of recent years, mostly been subjected to austerity. This austerity is created by debts encouraged by The City and low incomes encouraged by State fiscal policy.
While Gordon Brown and New Labour may have entered into a Faustian bargain with city financiers to avoid austerity by the use of quantitative easing and private finance initiatives, no public administration since has sought to rectify this or other Off-Balance Sheet Financing in a fiscal policy¹. Neither has any political party in the UK attempted to change the UK’s manufacturing decline, coincident with the rise of financiers banking and private debt.
Rather like the public administration under New Labour, successive State fiscal policy has relied on the financial services sector to fund expansive GDP policies. The UK State is now reliant on City of London financiers for its GDP and remains as subservient to its financial creditors as do private debtors². Any growth in the UK’s GDP (certainly in the short term) being dependant on financial services provided by the City of London.
The decline in manufacturing had commenced much earlier, but the unconstrained ascendance of finance began in 1981. This was the date on which Britain started to become a fully owned subsidiary of the City of London. This growth in debt gave The City immense power over the rest of the country, in a Faustian bargain that delivered ever growing demand from credit (which is equal in magnitude to the annual increase in private debt) in return for an ever-growing claim by The City on the assets and incomes of the rest of the country. UK as a subsidiary of ‘The City’
UK as a subsidiary of ‘The City’: click image
The State’s need to maintain at least some semblance of a social welfare programme, when coupled with constantly failing GDP predictions that always leads to deficit financing. However, having boxed itself into this corner, the State chose to bail out the banks and impose austerity measures that ran contrary to any social welfare programme.
One sneering metropolitan pundit recently wrote that go-ahead London was “shackled to a corpse”—the rest of the country. The disdainful suggestion was that we should pronounce the funeral rites over once-proud provinces, and bury the body out of sight. London is not shackled to a corpse; the rest of the country is shackled to a shark. How to save Britain from London
The following video claims to expose the truth on the financial systems of banks controlled by The City of London. The video point’s out the ‘money trap of consumer debt‘ and the effect of peak debt. As the article at (4) points out, even the Office of National Statistics reported³ on how UK household finances have changed in the last 30 years. Consumer debt is now a problem for whoever may control the public administration, with household debt becoming an ever growing part of private debt, and which continue to be promoted by city financiers and ‘political acquiescence’.
1. Ten years on — the biggest driver of the 2008 financial crisis has only got worse: Let’s start with the finance industry. The finance industry runs almost entirely on Other People’s Money (OPM). That creates an immediate problem. The finance industry likes to present itself as a steward of OPM, from institutional investors to individuals. Instead, it more often cares about getting as big a chunk of that OPM as it can. The more it has, the more fees it can extract from it. That incentivises the creation of complicated, fee-heavy products. It incentivises the expansion of balance sheets. It incentivises short-term behaviour. And it incentivises careless expansionism, because caution is penalised if you are trying to win business in a “race to the bottom” environment…
2. Reality Check: Has personal debt been growing? Can we afford all this? Household debt including mortgages as a proportion of household income rose from 95% in 1997 to 160% before the financial crisis. It then fell back to about 140% but has now started ticking back up. The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts that it will reach 153% in 2022.
3. The Private Debt Crisis∗: Even though government debt grabs all the headlines, private debt is larger than government debt and has more impact on economic outcomes. In the United States, total nonfinancial private debt is $27 trillion and public debt is $19 trillion. More telling, since 1950, USA private debt has almost tripled from 55 percent of GDP to 150 percent of GDP, and most other major economies have shown a similar trend. Since GDP is largely the sum of all the spending, and thus income, of households and businesses in an economy, if aggregate private debt to GDP has tripled, that means that average businesses and households have three times more debt in relation to their income.
4. Household debt in UK ‘worse than at any time on record’: Researchers at the ONS said the situation was worse than at any time on record after the £25 billion deficit last year surpassed the £300m deficit recorded in 1988. British household finances also slumped from being among the most solvent in the 1990s to being among the most indebted compared with households in other major western countries.
5. How City of London finance is making us poorer∗: A new report reveals the UK’s oversized financial sector has cost the economy £4.5 trillion in lost economic output between 1995 and 2015 – equivalent to £67,500 for every person in the UK. The report finds that the UK economy would likely have performed much better in overall growth terms if its finance sector was smaller, and if finance was more focused on supporting other productive areas of the economy.
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¹Accounting Devices and Fiscal Illusions (url/pdf): Types of creative accounting covered includes, for instance, currency swaps to hide a debt build-up (as in Greece in 2001–07), sale and leaseback of government property (for example, in the United States), assumption of long-term pension obligations in exchange for short-term revenue (Argentina, Hungary, and other Eastern European countries), use of public-private partnerships to defer the recognition of investment spending (for instance, Portugal), and reliance on non-cash compensation (such as pension rights) to reduce measured wage bills (in the United States, United Kingdom, etc.)
²The impact of private debt on economic growth (pdf): Both theoretical and empirical evidence show that recessions are steeper in countries with high levels of private debt and/or credit booms. But do these negative effects carry over to the period where the recession is over and the economy recovers from the crisis?
³Making ends meet: are households living beyond their means (url/pdf)? UK households have seen their outgoings surpass their income for the first time in nearly 30 year. On average, each UK household spent or invested around £900 more than they received in income in 2017; amounting to almost £25 billion. Households’ outgoings last outstripped their income for a whole year in 1988, although the shortfall was much smaller at just £0.3 billion. Even in the run-up to the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, when 100% (and more) mortgages were offered to home buyers without a deposit, the country did not reach a point where the average household was a net borrower.
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Peter Jan 5, 2019 at 13:39
In a nutshell.
The taxpayer originally loaned moneys to the banks and is going to pay (not loan) the banks more moneys in the form of returns on PFI schemes, from which profits the banks will then repay the original loan.
PFI—Politically Financed Insanity/
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose!
http://drphilhammond.com/…/PFI-Report-Private-Eye-2004.pdf
What is already clear is the awful legacy that PFI has Ieft behind. Is it cheaper for the taxpayer? No if is not. ln every area where it has been adopted it has cost more, and wiII go on costing more. Has it led to more dependable buildings? No it has not.
The PFI buildings are every bit as prone to disaster as buildings constructed by any other method. Has it “saved” public spending? OnIy by skilful manipulation of what a former Labour front bencher warned would be “financial sleight of hand” and “deceit”.
“Borrow more and charge more” will forever more be the PFI slogans of government’ even if that means wholesale abdication from responsible accounting and eventually from aII democratic government.
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‘Do Not Track’ Rides Again In Bill To Block Online Data Collection
by Allison Schiff // Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 – 2:34 pm
Remember Do Not Track? It’s back.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, is reviving the decade old concept in proposed legislation that aims to let consumers opt out of online tracking beyond just browser-based activity.
In its original form in 2011, Do Not Track (DNT) relied on voluntary participation from browsers to respect a consumer’s desire to opt out of tracking. The idea was to insert an instruction within the HTTP header that would alert companies when consumers had denied permission to track their activity.
After years of back and forth, the initiative effectively fell apart at the feet of the tech and advertising lobby. Millions of people have Do Not Track enabled today, but most pundits agree that it doesn’t do much to protect privacy, since there’s no mechanism to require that companies comply.
But Hawley’s Do Not Track Act, if passed, would have teeth – rather than an honor system – to prohibit companies from profiling anyone who activates DNT. The full text of the bill is expected to be released on Tuesday.
The law would, according to Hawley, create a program akin to the national Do Not Call List, which allows consumers to register their phone numbers if they don’t want telemarketers to contact them. (Who those people are who actually want telemarketers to contact them is another question entirely.)
In Hawley’s view, consumers should have the right to block online companies from collecting their data “beyond what is indispensable” to the online service those companies provide.
Run afoul, and the law would impose “strict penalties.”
“Big tech companies can collect incredible amounts of deeply personal, private data from people without giving them the option to meaningfully consent,” Hawley said Monday when he first announced the bill. “They have gotten incredibly rich by employing creepy surveillance tactics on their users, but too often the extent of this data extraction is only known after a tech company irresponsibly handles the data and leaks it all over the internet.”
There’s been a groundswell of tech-skepticism in Washington, DC over the last year.
Just last month, for example, a bipartisan bill entered the Senate that would outlaw large internet companies like Facebook and Google from using deceptive design practices to manipulate users into unwittingly sharing their personal data.
The Hawley proposal is “yet another clear articulation of how consumers feel about unconsented data collection,” said Bill Simmons, co-founder and CTO of dataxu. “GDPR, CCPA and this proposal from Sen. Hawley all lead to one place: The controls must be put in the hands of consumers, not the internet companies.”
But there’s a weird little irony here, one that has always existed when the question of a universal opt-out crops up. You’ve got to track someone … in order to know not to track them.
When someone enables DNT, it sends a signal to anyone who tries to collect data that this person has opted out of data collection and data sharing across the web. But if someone uses multiple browsers, let alone more than one device, there’s no single signal, which means having to enable DNT multiple times.
“DNT would require a universal tracking ID to allow companies to know who not to track,” said Victor Wong, CEO of Thunder Experience Cloud.
But legislators also need to be careful not to be overly specific about browser implementation, Wong said, or it might lead to unintended consequences, like what happened in Korea where Internet Explorer was inadvertently written into dominant market share with the passage of legislation in the 1990s that required a specific security feature that only IE had in place.
“Legal tech monopolies can be created by poor legislation,” Wong said.
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How did they get so rich ?
Robert Waldmann | January 11, 2019 1:57 pm
I hope and trust that this will be an amusing display of my ignorance. I don’t hope to reach David Graeber’s level
David Graeber: Apple Computers is a famous example: it was founded by (mostly Republican) computer engineers who broke from IBM in Silicon Valley in the 1980s, forming little democratic circles of twenty to forty people with their laptops in each other’s garages…
1. How did Jeff Bezos get so rich ? His wasn’t a subtle idea.
The first point is that Amazon went for years without turning a profit. I think his strategy was partly based on new entrant predatory pricing. I would guess that are many B league Bezoses whose firms went bankrupt. In the field of innovative low margin retail, survivor bias is a bitch.
But also, books were a good place to start. There are lots of different books. They are durable. They aren’t so heavy (even pre-kindle).
Then there is big box one stop shopping.
2. Yeah what about the Waltons ? At first (in the 80s I think) I was very puzzled to read the name Sam Walton on a list of the super rich, because I had never seen a Walmart. In fact, that was when I first read “Walmart”. Retail is a very competitive low margin sector. How could anyone become super rich in discount retail ??? My guess is that he was the first to realize how much big cars had changed the game. The long cars of pre-1973 had big trunks, but I guess they just aren’t in the same league as pickups, SUVs and minivans. It is notable that Walmart started in the huge vehicle belt (which I think has a lot to do with belt size if you get my drift).
3. Brin, Page and Google. OK look the original product is actually excellent. Also giving stuff away (including 1 gigabyte e-mail boxes) was smart.
4. Gates. Here I think the key problem was software piracy. The solution was to pre-install everything so pirates would have to know how to handle a computer with an empty hard disk. Also ruthless anti-competitive practices. For years Microsoft wouldn’t sell microsoftware to any firm which didn’t pre-install it in all of their hardware (the Justice Department did win that one — too late). The strategy was 100% explicit. I think it is legitimate except for 2 scams. One is to add bells and whistles so microsoftware run almost intollerably slowly on latest generation machines. I am sure that they did this so that it would run intollerably slowly on older machines if it were pirated. Still semi legit (but damn the paper clip was irritating)
although redemption can be won by all who seak it, and there are worse things than clippy
I think the bloat became criminal only when Microsoft decided to sell upgrade packages which fools used to cripple their computers with the latest microsoftware. Then they had to buy new computers with the microsoftware pre-installed and Microsoft got twice the profit.
Action through inaction and the Zen of capitalism. It is key that the secret to Buffett’s success is that he bought and held. He also let management manage. His immense wealth shows just how bad active management strategies are. It is also true that he got richer by being rich. If one has immense piles of cash under management, one can make money with reinsurance etc.
Zuckerberg: Here I think the secret was being tough on porn and even nudity. Facebook was work safe and family friendly. I think that gave them the edge. The, obviously, network externalities. Like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, Facebook became what everyone used because everyone used it.
Larry Ellison: Damned if I know. I don’t think I have ever encountered an Oracle product. I don’t even really understand what the hell they sell.
One other element that is common to all. The ability to source the profits created by U.S. R&D to low tax places like Bermuda. In Amazon’s case – also the ability to skirt on sales taxes.
Hey Robert:
Not sure where I was working at the time. I snared an opportunity to interview at Xerox systems years ago in Elmhurst, IL. They made smaller computers which I had just started to get into in the late seventies and maybe early eighties. We were talking casually which is unusual for me as I am pretty formal at interviews. I asked the Xerox engineer whether he ever thought of linking the smaller computers together and sharing information in a business. I suggested they may not need a main frame then. The answer was there would always be a need for a mainframe (edited) and they were emphasizing the mainframes over PCs. Side Note:
It was always a constant battle in production, planning, and inventory. At Parker Hannifin I was sat in a department which was running MRP monthly if they could get the data together and computer cards created on the Data 100s. The thought was around production information and scheduling. The plant managers were always whining about they could do it better. Me, I had worked with MAPICS and other planning systems and I knew what it could be like. I was certified by APICs and soon Purchasing Management. We were using dumb screens to query the mainframe.
Met with my IT guy and told him I wanted to switch to computer input data. Just take the info directly as it would not make accuracy worse as we were C & Ping it anyway. Did it and we alleviated a lot of effort and life got good for the planners. Took it to every two weeks and then weekly planning. Life really got good except I could not see ahead of what the 8 plants were doing except for a distribution report which had inventory and weeks of supply. I had my planners use this as a guide as to when to start production. We now got a head of the game.
I was already doing what a series of computers linked together would do if they existed and with dumb screens and computer generated reports. With PCs in each plant, we could had done daily dumps and analyzed more frequently. Seeing the Xerox PCs gave me the thought on interconnectiveness between manufacturing and assembly.
I was a god till 82 when the recession hit. In the last 13 months I was there, they made a profit 2 months, lost money 2 months and broke even the other 9 months attributable to better planning. I saved their asses.
As I explained to a person I was talking to recently. most business and I would guess around 90% are small. Simple systems for small companies. Do not need Poisson or smoothing when a Alpha-Beta model still works. Why not pitch your (Loyola) consulting skills towards them as it is an open field?
Kaleberg
I think you are right on most of these.
Bill Gates made his money because IBM wanted to ditch the antitrust problems inherent in controlling the operating system of the dominant computing platform. Bill Gates recognized the floral bouquet and jumped higher and faster than any of the other bridesmaids. The inherent antitrust problem was still there, but it took maybe a decade to properly build the case. With Microsoft a software only company, it didn’t run into the problem until it tried to own the internet by imposing its own standards. (e.g. I knew a Microsoft programmer who complained that he was expected to implement Javascript, but not allowed to read the specification. He said it wasn’t fun testifying to that under deposition.)
Walmart leveraged the interestate highway system and understood what they meant for geography. Their stores were often in areas seen as having too sparse a catchment to place a large store. Another chain would look at the area and decide to pass or put in a smaller store. More likely a smaller chain would move in, but it couldn’t match Walmart selection or pricing. Walmart realized that the catchments could be larger in less dense areas since people were going to drive a lot anyway. A bit of extra driving was seen as a reasonable trade off for better prices. Yes, SUVs helped, but Walmart was taking off in the 1970s, not the best decade for larger cars.
You are definitely right about Amazon. Basically, it was a big box store for books. B&N and other big box book stores increased the stock in their stores and drove out the smaller book sellers. Amazon had an even bigger stock, and you didn’t even have to get to a bookstore. Book people don’t like driving. They are less likely to live in Walmart country. (Barnes and Noble understood this well. They had a book superstore down near Union Square even before there were book superstores.)
Amazon was clever in another way though.They built the company modularly. That meant that their data processing infrastructure could be sold separately to outfits like Netflix and maybe half the startups in Silicon Valley. Amazon Web Services is like a hardware store for building web systems. You get some 2″ bolts, #18 wire, some 2x4s and so on and build your own cloud. Amazon deals with all the headaches. They’ve been building out their shipping infrastructure lately. For example, they bought an airport in Ohio. They bought a supermarket chain as a customer. I wonder when they are going to punt UPS and Fedex as shipping partners?
Ellison built Oracle selling database software, doing the requisite system integration and providing consulting services. Microcomputers might have killed the mainframe, but the internet brought it back in force and Oracle was there. (If you ever programmed a mainframe driving hundreds of IBM 3270 displays, the whole send a page, receive a form HTTP cycle was completely familiar.) Its database scaled well, so it was great for corporate data centers. I worked on projects where we evaluated Oracle as a vendor. The product had a pretty good reputation, but Oracle expected customer loyalty and were big enough to make things tough if you wanted a mixed system house. (If you look inside things like Firefox or Apple Mail, you’ll find SQL database software similar, except in scale, to the one Oracle sells. These things are all over, but like power transformers, you barely notice them until they break.)
Google definitely had a better search engine. Yahoo had the first, but it was replaced by Altavista. Google made an even better one. They also figured out how to make money from it. I think they got the idea for search based advertising from an outfit called Overture. That’s still the bulk of Google’s earnings.
I think you did a pretty good analysis. I’m just offering a few complementary ideas. As others have noted, it’s all about exploiting government infrastructure. That’s always been the way to get extremely wealthy. To these guys’ credit, they at least produced something. The traditional means was to get taxing rights or control of a critical port or canal and putting the squeeze on.
Wow smart comments. I guess another question is how did Xerox blow it (they invented the point and click mouse based interface then sold it to Apple). Run, the guy who interviewed you provides a clue.
On Microsoft there is also the Intel issue. IBM could have dominated the business if it didn’t fear the antitrust division (also if it weren’t so rigid that it couldn’t accept a tiny division becoming as big as the rest of it). Intel too could have been a threat were it not for the antitrust division. I think this is the reason Intel insisted on hardware strictly harware all hard wired no Intel written code. They have a rule that all Intel processors have to be 100% back compatible. So they just wouldn’t consider getting in to operating systems. Also they have nothing to do with smartphones (a full Intel processor would consume batteries too fast — even if it were single core).
So they did fine, but left lots of room for other firms (because that’s the law).
I guess the other side of the story is how did huge profitable firms blow it all. Xerox is one amazing case. On a plane I read half of a long sad article about General Electric. But come on — they have to be in trouble with renewables — few can make a giant turbine but many can make photovoltaic cells and windmills so they must lose a huge amount of almost monopoly rents. It wasn’t so wise to get out of banking (see Warren Buffet and making money by having tons of money an AAA rating is worth a lot).
I remember that sale and wondered about what could have been. Laughed also as I was on the money at 30 years old and they blew me off. The knowledge base will come with me as there is few around to pass it on to these days.
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Thursday’s Three Little Birds | 5.23.2019
by AMERICAN VULGARIA
EVERY THURSDAY, here you’ll find a short list of three little birds singing sweet songs of melodies pure and true — a mini-comp covering the best new music, music videos, albums, underappreciated songs, and so on. These might be big-time artists with big, new hits, small-time musicians we stumbled across on social media, or even iconic musicians from the past whose songs may help us better understand today.
This Thursday’s Three Little Birds are Lana Del Rey (“Doin Time”), Tyler, the Creator (“EARFQUAKE”), and Men I Trust (“Norton Commander (All We Need)”).
“Doin Time” by Lana Del Rey
Summertime. Yes — about time. For us winter-depressed Montanans on the brink of jumping off that cliff, this is a big deal. And Lana Del Rey’s “Doin Time,” a cover of Sublime’s “Summertime (Doin’ Time),” has brought summer to us a few weeks early. As the sound of SoCal, Sublime’s ripe with feel-good, Californian nostalgia; and a nostalgia for a sound that, really, was pretty ahead of it’s time. Which is perhaps why Lana Del Rey’s cover still sounds good and current, without having to diverge too far from the source material — and, yet, still sound uniquely Lana.
“EARFQUAKE” by Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator sings — not raps — throughout most of his new album IGOR, a beautifully strange album by an incredibly strange artist. Tyler, the iconoclast of his early “I’m a fuckin’ walkin’ paradox” days, matured into Tyler, the sad, sunny nostalgic, in his previous album Flower Boy — a feels good, feels bad concept album and the subject of the Spotify podcast Dissect’s season 4. (Definitely check out the podcast, especially if you’re into the sort of deep dive art analysis stuff that we’re into here.) IGOR continues the maturation of Tyler, the Creator without any compromise to his artistic strangeness that sets him apart and above other rappers — or rappas ternt sangas, or what have you. Big, radical ideas at play in IGOR that few mainstream artists would risk playing, lest they lose their mainstream status. As much as he’s matured into a caring, feeling artist, Tyler, the Creator still simply doesn’t give a fuck. This is a good thing.
“Norton Commander (All We Need)” by Men I Trust
Another feel-good, summer’s-right-around-the-corner song by Montreal’s Men I Trust: “Norton Commander (All We Need).” Set to come out in February, Men I Trust’s new album Oncle Jazz has been delayed without an updated release date. Even so, the trio has shared a couple new singles, including the synthy “Numb” and “Norton Commander (All We Need)” — music video below. Enjoy, doods.
Men I Trust
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OPERA OMNIA – Music of the Past for Audiences of the Future
Celebrating the European Day of Early Music and the first anniversary of OPERA OMNIA, Academy for Early Opera & Dance, Institute at Moscow State Theatre ‘Natalya Sats’, here is my article presented by Katerina Antonenko at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Reflective Conservatoire conference, which has become perhaps the most significant forum of its kind, for discussing new developments in tertiary music education.
OPERA OMNIA offers a new model for Early Music: linking Research, Training and Performance; connecting Music and Drama; and hosted not by a conservatoire, but by an opera house. We believe this model can be more historical, more accessible, more practical, and more relevant to the 21st century than the standard approach of trying to squeeze historical aesthetics into 19th-cent performance ideals and previous millenium educational structures!
A year ago we founded OPERA OMNIA, creating a formal institution and unified branding for a variety of collaborative projects developed during the previous five years. We link Research, Training and Performance of Early Music, in an evolving model adapted for the opportunities and constraints of cultural life in 21st-century Russia.
Natalya Sats was founder and director of the Moscow State Children’s Theatre, pioneering Synthesised Theatre, a combination of music and other media. In 1936, she commissioned Prokofiev to write Peter and the Wolf. Statues of characters and instruments from that story adorn the entrance to the present Theatre, built in 1979. Nowadays, her daughter, Roksana continues the Sats tradition of speaking to young audiences before each performance.
The present Artistic Director, Georgiy Isaakyan has extended the programming for young adults and multi-generational audiences: not only family favourites, but also challenging work, including new and early music.
There are two Early Opera productions, both rarely staged today. Celos, the first Spanish opera, is now in its third season. And the very first opera, Anima & Corpo, which won Russia’s highest music-theatrical award, The Golden Mask, has had 55 performances so far.
These two 17th-century operas required collaborations between the Theatre’s resident performers and guests from Moscow’s nascent early music scene. Over the last five years, the Theatre obtained specialist instruments – more are on order and planned for – and in training workshops and performance projects, teams of players acquired the necessary skills.
In cooperation with other institutions, those projects included the first performance in Russia of Monteverdi’s Vespers. More about Vespers here. Each performance was linked to public lectures, advanced masterclasses, academic seminars etc. Continuing performances of Anima & Corpo at Theatre Sats are also a training ground, with new company members each season.
17th-century music requires singers to have both solo and ensemble skills. Polyphonic vocal consorts, 2 or 3 to a part, were a new challenge to singing-actors schooled in the grand Russian tradition. Vocal ensembles in Anima & Corpo are now shared between the Small Choir (a consort of soloists who do most of the dramatic commentary) and members of the Theatre Chorus (who represent a Choir of Angels and swell the numbers to about 80 in the finale.)
As in Rome in 1600, so in 21st-century OPERA OMNIA: no conductor! Instead, there are multiple Tactus-beaters, relaying a consistent beat between separate groups of performers, so-called cori spezzati. More about Tactus here, and about how to do it here.
Anima & Corpo also provided an opportunity for final-year students from the Russian Institute of Theatrical Arts, who took part in workshops with Lawrence-King and Isaakyan, rehearsed with OPERA OMNIA continuo-players, and performed selected roles alongside professional colleagues in public performances at Theatre Sats. The best graduates were amongst September’s new intake into the professional company.
These performances involving students helped the Theatre reach out to new audience members in their late teens and twenties. But one of the delights of working at Theatre Sats is that we regularly have children, teenagers, and young adults in the audience. The Theatre has front of house staff dedicated to meeting and greeting young visitors, offering informal guidance for individuals, or a short introductory talk for groups.
Theatre Sats is also the administrative centre for the annual ВИДЕТЬ МУЗЫКУ (Seeing Music) Festival of the Association of Russian Theatres, which invites to Moscow directors and performers from all around the Russian Federation, uniting an artistic community that spans nine time-zones! The opening ceremonies last September featured an experimental production with historical staging by the young professionals and advanced students of OPERA OMNIA’s International Baroque Opera Studio: Andrew Lawrence-King’s re-make of Monteverdi’s lost masterpiece, Arianna (1608), composed around the surviving Lamento. More about Arianna here.
The astounding visual contrast between the famous Lament scene and the tumultuous arrival of Bacchus immediately afterwards is made audible in Lawrence-King’s work, as the ‘violins and viols’ of the Lament are blown away by ‘hundreds of trumpets, timpani and the raucous cry of horns’. More about how Arianna was re-made, here.
Although most professional ensembles in Europe substitute sackbuts for mid-range and low baroque trumpets, we were able to train up a full consort of natural trumpets, led by guest coach, Mark Bennett.
To close the Festival a month later, OPERA OMNIA provided the orchestra for a gala concert of baroque music at the Bolshoy Theatre, bringing together soloists from Sats, other Moscow theatres, and opera houses throughout Russia. This event provided a fascinating snapshot of the state of Baroque Music in mainstream institutions across the nation.
Alongside Moscow’s offering of Handel arias and the Triumph of Bacchus from Arianna, the choices from regional theatres were strongly influenced by mid-20th-century Russian anthologies of baroque favourites: Lascia ch’io pianga of course, but also arias mis-attributed to Pergolesi and Caccini.
We re-edited these, and made a clean ending with the Sauna scene from Lawrence-King’s Kalevala opera.
OPERA OMNIA enjoys close relations with the Moscow Conservatoire, for whom we provide conference speakers and master-classes. We also coach keyboard teachers within the Tchaikovsky School’s program of Continuing Professional Development.
Some of our best Early Music singers were initially trained at the Moscow Choir Academy ‘Papov’, emerging with a good mix of vocal, musical and ensemble skills. Our master-classes also welcome visitors from Stanislavsky, Bolshoy and other mainstream opera houses, singers with excellent voices and rich stage experience, for whom Historically Informed Performance is new territory.
Our production of Celos has led to close collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish embassy and theatres in Spain. We also contribute musically to charitable concerts given by the ensemble of Singing Diplomats at the German embassy.
The rhythmic energy and visual appeal of Spanish baroque has attracted considerable TV and radio exposure, and internet streaming of selected performances.
What remains of the former State education system continues to produce instrumentalists and singers with dazzling virtuosity and rich knowledge of mainstream repertoire. Some baroque aficionados have managed to educate themselves in Early Music with help from visiting teachers, achieving high levels of performance and refreshingly independent academic perspectives. Others studied in Europe, returning to found independent festivals and ensembles in Russia.
With public funding, ensemble Madrigal at the Moscow Philharmonic preserves the style of communist-era Early Music, and Musica Aeterna in Perm brings in most of its players from abroad to play period instruments under a post-modernist baton, but Insula Magica does sterling work in far-off Novo Sibirsk.
In 2012, Theorbo was almost unknown in Moscow. We guided the first generation of theorbists as they transitioned from other instruments.
Video clip of the 2012 premiere of Anima & Corpo here
We are now victims of our own success, in that our theorbists are greatly in demand with other ensembles, so we have had to find a second generation of continuo-players to train up… and this is just how it should be!
Russian theatres have a traditional working practice in which members of the company or orchestra learn repertoire, by sitting-in and observing. We combine that Russian tradition with the baroque concept of apprenticeship.
New-entrant continuo-players begin their studies in a relaxed environment at open workshops. When they reach intermediate standard, they are invited to sit-in and play alongside the professionals at Theatre rehearsals, offering them real-world experience and advanced training on a show which will soon provide them with paid employment.
In the wider arena of the Russian Early Music scene, we measure success not only by absolute standards achieved by young professionals, but also by value added for keen baroque musicians at any level.
Authenti-City: Abandon hope all ye who enter here!
The much-debated question of “What is Authenticity?” requires fresh answers in the post-communist oligarchy of modern-day Russia.
In Europe, Performance Practice theories are often circulated by a system of ‘Chinese whispers’, teacher to student, director to musician, CD to listener, and in heated (rather than illuminating) debates on social media. Some performers believe it’s impossible to assimilate enough historical information. Others feel that period practice has been thoroughly worked out, and it’s time to invent something new.
OPERA OMNIA’s message to Russia (and to the wider world) is that HIP is not what some famous person says, nor is it what you hear on your favourite CD! We encourage everyone to check primary sources for themselves – most of the crucial treatises and many original scores are freely available online.
Our take on HIP focuses on practicalities. But before we look for answers, we interrogate period documents for the right questions to ask. Caccini’s (1601) priorities –
Text and Rhythm, with Sound last of all, and not the other way around!
encourage us to look beyond modern-day obsessions with pitch, temperament and vibrato, and far beyond the old-fashioned notion of ‘on period instruments’. More about the Text, Rhythm, Action! project here. The Sats orchestra mixes Early and modern instruments, the training Studio is Baroque only.
Whilst the training Studio works in original languages, the professional Theatre productions of Anima & Corpo and Celos are sung in Russian. Supertitles and printed translations are little used in Russia, and the gain in direct communication between our singing actors and young people in the audience far outweighs the loss of the sound of a foreign language.
We worked very carefully to unite Russian text and Mediterranean music, seeking to achieve natural language, appropriate rhythmic fit, and a perfect match of the word-painting that is so characteristic of this period.
We rehearse the interplay of Text, Rhythm and Meaning with simple but effective hand-exercises, that are themselves fundamental elements of period pedagogy.
In Early Music, Rhythm is directed by Tactus, a slow steady beat symbolically linked to the hand of God turning the cosmos, and to the human pulse.
In an exercise for Text, the hand (now palm up, in the default gesture called ‘how to act’) moves with each accented syllable – Good syllables, in period terminology. More about How to Act here.
We ask singers to think of the meaning of the word, each time they move their hand. Leading questions can then draw out more specific gestures. “Where is that?” prompts singers to connect their gesture to a specific – imagined – location. More about pointing gestures here.
Fixing singers’ attention on the particular word they are singing right now, is also a Mindfulness exercise, which – like the steady beat of Tactus – encourages a state of Flow. More about Flow here. It’s how Monteverdi composed, word by word, and it sits well within the Stanislavsky tradition of Russian theatrical education.
The famous challenge from director to actor
I don’t believe you!
cannot be answered by exaggerated histrionics, by a gesture that is more historical, or by wider vibrato! It demands profound interior work from the actor. Caccini characterised the new, 17th-century style of singing as ‘like speaking in harmony’. Too much singerly attention on The Voice must be challenged immediately with “I don’t believe you”.
More about Emotions in Early Opera here.
Daily Schedule of Performances at Theatre Sats in Moscow, in the same week that this paper was delivered at GSMD in London.
At Theatre Sats, permanent members of the resident company perform all the different shows in a vast repertoire, and each of these shows comes around again every month or so. Singers and musicians have an immense daily work-load, often with two or more performances on the same day, plus rehearsals to revive old shows and yet more rehearsals to prepare new productions.
A typical day might begin with rehearsals for Rimsky-Korsakov, continue with a performance of Puccini and end with 17th-century baroque. To ensure continuity and provide a reserve for any eventuality, every show is double- or triple-cast: similarly for the orchestra.
Our first rehearsal for the violin band in Anima & Corpo was a delicate moment, introducing highly-experienced modern players to an utterly different aesthetic – straight tone, open strings and first position, slow bow-strokes. By lunchtime, we’d got through most of the material, and the musicians began to feel convinced by the unfamiliar sounds they were being asked to make. The afternoon rehearsal would go smoothly, we thought… until we saw a completely different group of string-players sit down for the second session!
A subtle feeling for a different kind of music-making is not something that can be marked into the parts – it has to be acquired through patient coaching and shared ensemble experience. It takes time. But once instilled in the whole company, it can be “absorbed” by new recruits more quickly, thanks to the ‘sitting-in’ tradition mentioned earlier.
Learning new material goes very slowly at the beginning, and then the final days of stage and technical rehearsal pass all too quickly: there is almost no time available in the middle for ‘artistic’ work.
It’s therefore crucial to engage with preliminary rehearsals, assisting repetiteurs as they drill notes into the singers’ heads. What is taught in these sessions tends to become up hard-wired, so mistakes must be ruthlessly eliminated. But this is also an opportunity to build-in fundamental elements of style, so a wise director will not be too proud to do a lot of the donkey-work themselves.
More about learning Monteverdi’s operatic roles here.
With limited time, and performers who spend most of their time working in quite a different style, our rehearsals focus on training general principles which can be re-applied in many different situations. Teaching principles, rather than imposing the director’s personal interpretation, leaves each individual with space to add their own artistic touches, and fits well with the historical concept of Art as a organised set of rules.
Of course, 17th-century aesthetics were also acutely concerned with the beauty and mysterious power of music: this is historical Science. We teach this in workshops, but for daily rehearsals we have to encapsulate complex ideas in punchy catch-phrase1s.
Sometimes it’s helpful to contrast 19th- or 20th-century practice with earlier styles, showing respect for musicians’ normal approach and for the coaching they receive from the Theatre’s mainstream conductors, whilst empowering them to do something very different with us, in the historical context.
The long legato lines of Romantic opera are contrasted with our mnemonic,
Breathe as often as you can!
Long notes long, short notes short!
brings rhythmic clarity, and encourages varied articulations. Subtleties of Tactus rhythm here.
Good & bad
does the same job for text syllables. More on Good & Bad here.
Ornamentation is not always relevant, and it’s certainly not a priority. Some visiting early musicians add ornaments, or ask about them; some resident musicians are keen to try for themselves. They all receive encouragement and advice. We will be more proactive as we come to French and later operas, for which ornamentation is an essential ingredient, like spices in cooking.
There is more time available at weekend workshops, where we explore links between period philosophy and the nitty-gritty of what one actually does in performance. Workshops also offer a ‘safe space’, a chance to try something utterly new. It’s a ‘safe space’ in the sense that we don’t have to demand instant success, and suitably-cushioned failure is accepted as an inevitable part of the learning process.
This training space is essential, not only for beginners acquiring fundamental skills, but– perhaps even more so – for professionals learning a new approach. These workshops are also the experimental laboratory that complements our academic research by providing a test-bed for new ideas.
Supposedly, Early Music is always trying out new performance practice ideas, but in the real world, there is a strong tendency to stay within everyone’s comfort-zone. It is much easier for a director to implement even quite radical decisions, than to change individual musicians’ deeply-ingrained habits.
New research findings demand new skills; new skills require new training methodologies; new methods have to be optimised and applied. All of this has to happen before new research can be applied in rehearsal, and polished for performance.
Our workshop formats vary. Our teaching style is to expound fundamental historical principles, and then guide participants towards making their own choices, within the style-boundaries. We usually have a wide range of abilities. Our motto is
Everyone has something to contribute, everyone has something to learn
– and that includes the tutors!
More about baroque gesture and historical acting here.
Many European conservatoires host a Historical Performance department, and most of those departments have partnerships with professional HIP ensembles. But we are working the other way around. We are hosted by a Theatre, so involvement with professional productions is a powerful, built-in “pull-factor” that sets our educational priorities. The complementary “push-factor” is new academic research, which drives our training agenda.
This is quite a different, and more integrated relationship between research, training and performance than one finds in most conservatoires.
Our Early Music focus on chamber-music skills, rhythmic accuracy and empowering individual performers is also beneficial to the Theatre’s mainstream work.
In today’s Russia, public funding comes from the State of Russia, or the City of Moscow. The City is richer than the State. Our host Theatre is State funded, and we do not expect additional public funding for this new venture against the current background of annual cuts in arts budgets, international sanctions etc.
Commercial sponsorship is focussed entirely on the highest slice of elite mainstream activity: there is no tradition of small or medium businesses supporting regional or local culture. But we have found some private support from enthusiastic individuals, and there are State and City funds available for specific activities, such as travelling productions.
The funding gap is covered by informal cross-subsidies that in Europe would be managed by assigning itemised costs to specific budgets, with cross-payments between departments. Performance fees, whilst smaller than European expectations, encourage directors to spend time on blue-skies research, and encourage musicians to invest in their own continued professional training.
Theatre Sats supports the Academy by providing resources off-budget. In return, OPERA OMNIA’s activities support the Theatre’s artistic, educational and outreach aims. We are blessed with senior management who take the long and wide view of this. We are also blessed with good team spirit, powerful ‘start-up’ energy, and a strong sense of involvement from all participants.
When money does change hands, it is rigorously controlled. But we devote less time to formal meetings and paperwork than in Europe. We can get things done quickly when there is a need or an opportunity.
We don’t pretend to be a full-time educational institution, rather we try to complement the work of conservatoires with our specialist focus on cutting-edge research, new training methods, new skill-sets and professional performance. We take a pragmatic approach, trying to fill gaps in knowledge and experience for each individual, leading towards specific performances.
Our concept of training as a ‘safe space’ and an experimental lab encourages us to respond continuously to new research findings. If there is a tendency for some conservatoires to educate for the past, for the world in which teachers themselves grew up, we are training for the demands of performances now and in the future, creating skill-sets beyond the limits of today’s Early Music habits.
Making baroque music in modern-day Moscow is often challenging. But the vibrant cultural scene, the energy and talent of Russian performers, enthusiasm from young audiences, and the Theatre’s support, create unique opportunities.
Last year, Theatre Sats was honoured with the European Opera prize for Education and Outreach. We at OPERA OMNIA are excited about our plans for the next few years. And we are proud to be developing performers and audiences for the Early Music of the future.
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BRIAN ROBINS
Thank you, Andrew, so much for this utterly fascinating mailing regarding the various activities of Opera Omnia. Here in England I still struggle to try achieve at least a start on something similar, if necessarily on a more restricted basis. I’ve entered a partnership with Opera Settecento, a small company that has to date only produced concert performances. We are working towards the idea of running workshops on gesture and movement that would also involve potential audiences. At present I’m particularly exercised by the question of trying at least to some extent to re-create the symbiosis that existed between performer and audience in 18th c drammi per musica, an ambition that would require singers being able to improvise ornamentation in da capos With kind regardsBrian
Dear Brian, Thank you for your kind words. I’m interested to hear about your work with Opera Settecento, and I’d be delighted to contribute in any way, if you want.
Meanwhile, I think the two subjects you mention, Gesture and improvised Ornamentation, are both skills that need to be developed in the ‘safe space’ of experimental workshops, outside the pressures of the rehearsal room, before they are brought to public performance.
I have immense respect for Dean Barnett’s pioneering work on Gesture, but in one respect, my viewpoint differs. His approach was to coach performers in the precise gestures, creating a fixed “choreography” of the hands. This helps to maintain the historicity of the Gestures, but IMHO it can also lead to an audience perceiving the gestures as “fake”, “false”, “unconvincing”, no matter how beautifully they are executed. Hence the criticism often directed at productions with Baroque Gesture, that they are beautiful but un-emotional, too ‘stylised’ to move the audience’s emotions. This cannot be right, since the fundamental purpose of Gesture (also Music and all other Rhetorical arts) is to ‘move the passions’. My remedy is to allow controlled doses of improvisation, so that the performer feels that they ‘own’ the gesture, and the audience feels a sense of spontaneity. The secret is for the performer to maintain an intense, Mindful, focus on the word they are delivering right now, so that any gesture is directly connected to that word. “Suit the Action to the Word”, as the man wrote. One of the easiest way to administer controlled doses of improvisation is to allow the performer spontaneous choice between say two or three well-rehearsed alternatives. This is a stepping stone towards further degrees of freedom, once a greater number of historical options have been inwardly digested.
Probably this kind of “stepping stone” could be applied to da capo ornamentation too, proceeding from worked examples via spontaneous selection to genuine creativity on the spot.
All best wishes, Andrew
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Sources: PSG, Tuchel at odds over Rabiot status
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PSG, Thomas Tuchel at odds over Adrien Rabiot's status at club - sources
Jonathan JohnsonPSG correspondent
Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel and his superiors do not agree over Adrien Rabiot's status for the second half of the season, with the wantaway midfielder set to stay at Parc des Princes past the end of January, sources have told ESPN FC.
Rabiot, 23, has been frozen out of the senior setup since late 2018 after refusing to sign an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of this campaign. As a result, Tuchel has been deprived of the France international at a time of great need in midfield.
According to a source close to PSG, the German remains keen to have Rabiot reinstated as part of his squad if he Rabiot is still in the French capital by the end of this week and he has hinted a few times in public that he would like this option considered.
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Midfield reinforcement has finally arrived in the form of Leandro Paredes from Zenit Saint Petersburg, but with Marco Verratti still working his way back to fitness (although returning to training imminently), natural central midfield options remain thin.
PSG are still in the hunt for Everton's Idrissa Gueye, who has reportedly handed in a transfer request, and the source said that the Ligue 1 giants will make late final attempts to persuade Borussia Dortmund to part with Julian Weigl, or Napoli to relinquish their grip on Allan.
If one of those three players signs later this week, then Tuchel's need for Rabiot is not as great and the former Dortmund and Mainz 05 boss' position with his superiors on the topic of the youth academy graduate will be weaker.
However, if Paredes is the sum total of Henrique's January dealings, which is not being ruled out in Paris, added the source, then Tuchel stands a better chance of getting his way on Rabiot with the 45-year-old keen to boast as strong a squad as possible and the Frenchman still a top talent.
Rabiot looked set to leave this month after talks over a new contract broke down with Henrique, a key factor in the Portuguese's highly likely departure between February and the end of this term, as PSG tried to cash in on the free-agent-to-be before it is too late.
Sources informed ESPN FC that Barcelona had agreed terms over a lucrative summer move with Rabiot earlier this month before they upped their bid for Ajax's Frenkie de Jong at the last minute to trump PSG and seemingly move on from Les Parisiens' No. 25 while he was pushing for an expedited Camp Nou switch.
Rabiot was unable to secure his early release, with Barca unwilling to stump up the extra money required to liberate him from the French capital and Bayern Munich remain the only club to have expressed concrete interest to both player and club this month.
PSG suggested a swap deal including Renato Sanches for Rabiot, revealed the source, but the Germans were not keen, and communication ceased while the French giants completed the signing of Paredes, and Rabiot's private life has since become even more complicated.
Sources close to Rabiot have explained to ESPN FC that the player is no longer considering the numerous summer options in front of him as "football [understandably] has taken a back seat" recently after the deaths of his maternal grandmother and then his terminally ill father.
Despite the abundance of interest in Rabiot in January and ahead of this summer, a departure this month now looks like it will not happen as the player and his family have other things on their minds instead of a potentially career-defining decision.
A source close to Tuchel confirmed that the German remains keen to utilise Rabiot again, if allowed, but that the last time it was discussed -- in Qatar -- the idea was immediately shot down by both chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi, as well as sporting director Antero Henrique.
Tuchel and Henrique's relationship is as strained as ever, although the former Porto man has at last provided his coach with a central midfielder in Paredes. But the importance of another arrival before the end of this week has been stressed.
All sources agreed that there has been no indication whether a thaw in relations between Rabiot and the PSG leadership could occur before the end of the season, particularly with his dream Barca move now looking less likely than it did before.
At this point in time, it is not certain that Rabiot has made his final PSG appearance and he will feature again if Tuchel gets his way.
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Chief S.O. Alonge – Commemorative Objects
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Factory-printed cloths were introduced into Africa from Europe in the 19th century. Early fabrics were based on Indonesian batiks copied by the Dutch; thus, the common use of the term “Dutch wax prints” or véritable Hollandais.
The 1920s and 1930s saw the introduction of “fancy fabrics” or imitation wax fabrics produced industrially through the printing process and nowadays printed digitally. These cotton fabrics consist of large blocks of bright color and intricate designs, often with photographic imagery on one side. Fancy fabrics are quickly produced and sold for mass consumption. They are worn on special occasions like coronations, weddings, and funerals.
In the 1950s and 1960s, as African nations achieved independence, fancy prints produced with photographs of political leaders and traditional rulers quickly became historical documents of an important and exciting time in African history. Alonge’s photograph of Oba Akenzua II at his official coronation in 1933 was reproduced on commemorative cloths worn in 1979. The official coronation photo of Oba Erediauwa I by Alonge appeared on fancy fabrics worn at the oba‘s coronation in 1979, and Alonge’s photographs of the queen mother were seen on textiles in the early 1980s.
Edo artist, Nigeria
Commemorative cloth with coronation image of Prince Edu Akenzua
541 x 107.3 cm (213 x 42 1/4 in.)
Gift of Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, 2004-10-6
In 2009, a fancy print cloth with Alonge’s coronation photograph of Oba Erediauwa I was created to commemorate his 30-year reign.
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Queen Mothers
The title iyoba, or queen mother, was created by Oba Esigie (reign c. 1504–50) for his mother Queen Idia who was the first queen mother and the only woman to go to war to defend her son and the Benin Empire. Even though the court art of royal women represents only a small percentage of works from Benin, these works acknowledge the agency of women in ensuring the continuity of the family, the state, and the Edo peoples.
Alonge’s official portrait of the queen mother upon the coronation of her son, Oba Erediauwa I, to the throne in 1979, was used on her commemorative cloth created between 1981 and 1983.
Daughter of Oba Eweka II wearing commemorative textile from coronation of King George VI, May 1937
Benin City, Nigeria
EEPA 2009-007-1772
Commemorative cloth of iyoba, Queen Mother of Benin
(from photograph by Solomon Osagie Alonge, 1981)
112 x 73 cm (44 1/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
Gift of Flora Edouwaye S. Kaplan, 2004-10-12
Commemorative cloth for the funeral Oba Akenzua II
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Ariana Grande Today
Your ultimate source for Ariana Grande news.
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VIDEO: Carpool Karaoke: The Series (with Ariana Grande & Seth Macfarlane)
On August 22nd, the newest Carpool Karaoke: The Series episode released, featuring Ariana Grande and Seth Macfarlane!
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Ariana Grande to be featured in new Carpool Karaoke series
On January 9th, it was annoucned that Ariana Grande, is among the artists that will hitch a ride with Apple Music’s upcoming Carpool Karaoke series.
While the popular Late Late Show sketch sees host James Corden behind the wheel, the Apple Music series will feature a rotating crew of drivers.
As producers announced at the Television Critics Association press tour Monday, Legend and Keys have been paired together, while Seth McFarlane will ride around with Grande. Chelsea Handler and Blake Shelton will also carpool, Variety reports.
“I’m still going to see my kid on the weekends,” Corden said of handing off driving duties for the Apple Music series. “This just became a wonderful platform to see these people in a such an intimate environment. I don’t feel it’s mine.”
Corden, who will only serve as driver for the Will Smith episode, added, “We’re really excited about the pairings we’re putting together.”
Apple Music’s Carpool Karaoke, the first video series for the streaming service, consists of 16 half-hour episodes, with the extended format also delving into an interview instead of just singing while driving around.
“What James does is so special and singular, it was silly, as we figured out how to make a full series, to try and replicate that,” producer Ben Winston said.
Although Apple Music has the exclusive rights to the Carpool Karaoke series, Corden will continue to produce the segments for The Late Late Show. A premiere date for the series has not been announced.
Source: RollingStone.com
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The Flash: The Tornado Twins
Climate Changeling
Master of Illusion
The Flash: The Tornado Twins is a novel written by Barry Lyga. It was released on October 2, 2018 by Amulet Books.
Catch up with the super adventures of Barry Allen, also known as the Flash, in the third book of this middle-grade series. Featuring adventures not seen on TV, Barry continues his mission to protect Central City from sinister plots. The book builds upon the world of the popular TV show in a new medium by author Barry Lyga. Fans won't want to miss the exciting conclusion to the series![1]
In this book, Barry finds out about an "alternate timeline", which is the show's continuity, and learns that if he changed the timeline with Flashpoint, it would have lead him fighting a future version of himself called Savitar.
Later while fighting Abra Kadabra, the latter asks Barry if he has figured out who's Savitar, which makes Barry wonder if he is in the alternate timeline's future.
This is the first of the three novels where the main antagonist's name/alias is not in the title.
The novel introduces the Tornado Twins, Don and Dawn, who in the comics are the children of Barry and Iris.
When Barry meets Don and Dawn, they politely refuse to disclose their family name, hinting the possibility that the twins are descendants of Barry.
Despite their moniker being in the title, the Tornado Twins don't play important role since their history isn't part of the main story.
A character who goes by the name of Charles "Chuck" Taine is introduced. In the DC comics, Charles is the real name of Bouncing Boy, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Another character named Roxxas is introduced as a pirate who attacked Earth. In the DC Comics, Roxxas is an alien space pirate in the 30th Century and an enemy to the Legion of Super-Heroes.
When Barry arrives at Don and Dawn's hideout, he sees multiple newspapers of events in alternate timelines. Their headline are:
"FLASH HALTS GORILLA WAR!", which happened in "Attack on Central City".
"RAINBOW RAIDER: LIGHTS OUT!", which happened in The Flash: The Haunting of Barry Allen.
"THINKER STRIKE AGAIN!", reflecting the events of "Therefore She Is".
"ELONGATED MAN SOLVES LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY", which hasn't happened yet. However, since Ralph Dibny has been introduced in the show continuity, this story's events could occur in an upcoming episode.
"KID FLASH JOINS TEEN TITANS". The headline references the Teen Titans in the DC comics, which Wally West/Kid Flash was a member of. It may also mean that the group will appear someday in the Arrowverse.
This book revealed Abra Kadabra's real name to be Abhararakadhararbarakh and Hocus Pocus' real name to be Hobicubispobicubis.
The Flash: The Tornado Twins at Amazon.com
↑ The Flash: The Tornado Twins: (The Flash Book 3) (9781419731242): Barry Lyga: Books - Amazon.com
Vengeance • The Haunting of Barry Allen • A Generation of Vipers • Hocus Pocus • Age of Atlantis • Fatal Legacies • Johnny Quick • Curse of the Ancients • Climate Changeling • The Tornado Twins • Master of Illusion • Green Arrow's Perfect Shot
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Developmental Meets
Support Track & Field
Open Track Meets
Cardinals Claim Six Event Wins at J. Elmer Swanson Invitational
Photo by Lianne Yun '18
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The Wesleyan University men's track and field team claimed six wins at the J. Elmer Swanson Invitational, which was hosted by the Cardinals Saturday.
Result: No team scoring
Location: Middletown, Conn.
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
The Cardinals dominated the 150-meter run as they claimed eight of the top 10 spots. Will Dudek '17 finished in first with a time of 3:59.27, while teammates Taylor Titcomb '16, Tate Knight '18, Reid Hawkins '17 and Keith Conway '16 came in 3-6, respectively. Joshua Signore '19, Connor Cobb '18 and Dontay Downer '19 rounded out places 8-10 for Wesleyan.
Drew Trotman '18 captured fourth place in the 200-meter dash, crossing the line with a time of 22.68.
Sophomores Austin Dhillon and Colin Mahoney came in fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 800-meter run. Dhillon crossed the line with a time of 2:01.53, while Mahoney finished with a time of 2:02.42.
John Vansant '18 claimed sixth place in the 5000-meter run with his time of 16:23.63.
The Cardinals took home first place in the 4x400 meter relay with their team of Albert Fang '18, Trotman, Dhillon and Mahoney. They crossed the line with a time of 3:33.02.
FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Andrew McCracken '19 took home first place in the pole vault with his mark of 4.40m.
Olaniyi Adebayo '19 claimed second place in the shot put with his throw of 11.99m.
Seniors Agbon Edomwonyi and Erik Hall came in first and fourth, respectively in the discus throw. Edomwonyi's mark of 46.56m was good enough for first, while Hall's throw of 32.87m gave him fourth.
Edomwonyi would also claim a victory in the hammer throw with his mark of 48.38m.
In the javelin throw, Hall's mark of 47.15m was good enough for second overall.
The Cardinals return to the track Saturday, April 30 as they will compete in the NESCAC Championships, which will be held at Amherst College. The events will begin at 9 a.m.
August 1, 2016 Wesleyan Track & Field Teams Earn All-Academic Team Honors; Two Cardinals Garner Individual Praise
May 19, 2016 Three Track and Field Athletes Compete at ECAC Championships
May 14, 2016 Three Members of the Men's Track and Field Team Compete at the Open New England Championships
May 7, 2016 Men's Track and Field Competes at New England Division III Championships
May 3, 2016 Edomwonyi and McCracken Named to Men's Track and Field All-NESCAC Team
April 30, 2016 Men's Track and Field Finishes Seventh at NESCAC Championships
April 28, 2016 Men's Track and Field Set to Compete at NESCAC Championships
April 23, 2016 Cardinals Claim Six Event Wins at J. Elmer Swanson Invitational
April 16, 2016 Wesleyan Men’s Track & Field Takes Sixth at Silfen Invitational
April 9, 2016 Cardinals Finish Seventh at Amherst Spring Fling
April 2, 2016 Cardinals Finish in 11th Place at US Coast Guard Invitational
March 28, 2016 Edomwonyi Named NESCAC Field Performer of the Week
March 26, 2016 Men's Track and Field Post Strong Finishes at Wesleyan Spring Classic
March 5, 2016 Cardinals Compete at Tufts Invitational and ECAC Championships
February 27, 2016 Track and Field Competes at the New England Indoor Chamiopnships
February 20, 2016 Cardinals Track and Field Compete at DIII New England Finals
February 13, 2016 Men's Track and Field Competes at MIT Invitational and Terrier Classic
February 6, 2016 Men's Track and Field Capture Two Events at Wesleyan Invitational
January 30, 2016 Men's Track & Field Takes Seventh at Tufts Stampede
January 23, 2016 Cardinals Win Two Events at Wesleyan Invitational
January 16, 2016 Men’s Track and Field Competes in Little Three Championship
January 11, 2016 Cardinals Compete at Yale Invitational
Sat, 01/18 | Men's Track & Field Smith Invitational Individual Results (Final) RC | R
Sat, 01/11 | Men's Track & Field Little Three Championship 3/3 (Final) RC | R | PH
Fri, 12/06 | Men's Track & Field Conn. College Individual Results (Final) RC | R | PH
Wed, 05/15 | Men's Track & Field Last Chance Meet Individual Results (Final) R
Sat, 05/11 | Men's Track & Field Open New England Championship 38/38 (Final) RC
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The Perfect Crime was taken. Welcome to the Eh, Good Enough crime…
Character sketches
Callum Dale
Jenny Brown
Sandi Hendriks
Monster in the Closet
(1) Justifiable
(2) Consent
(3) HK Mosh
(4) Reasonable Expectation
(5) Sound and Vision
(6) Hawthorns
(7) Little Grey Cells
(8) Ignition
‘There’s a what? In where?’
Snowflakes in the Welsh hills, reflecting blue flashes as Paul’s car sped through them, knuckles white on the wheel, front incisors chewing his lower lip as he tried to decide how fast he could safely go. And, on the radio, over the siren, the confused voice of patrol car November-Echo 3-1.
‘Sierra-Alfa to November-Echo 3-1, first responders have confirmed the presence of a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device’ – the control room spelt out the acronym for emphasis – ‘placed under a vehicle in Halkyn village, you are directed to respond, over.’ The control room was admirably calm in the circumstances.
November-Echo 3-1 came back on the net to confirm that they were on the way. Paul picked up his radio to say he was three minutes away and would assume the Bronze Commander role, the tactical commander as close to the incident as possible, when he arrived on scene. He thought he’d maybe done one blue-light run to Halkyn before, the last time he’d been in uniform, and had never been back there with either local CID or the Force Major Incident Team. Last time he’d been in uniform, it had been a blue woolly jumper and jam sandwich livery on the patrol cars, although the sirens had stopped going nee-naw a few years earlier.
And of course now he had his Inspector’s pips.
He came off the dual carriageway onto a badly gritted road up a hill, went round the bend far too fast in the slush and had to fight the steering wheel not to flip the car, which would have been pretty embarrassing. He pumped the brake to get his speed down and took the next two turns much more cautiously, finding himself on a road that wound away up the hill. The houses were set back, pebble-dashed fronts and front gardens turning white in the snow. Most were set a good few yards back from the road on longish drives. Panda cars had blocked the street twenty yards either side of one house.
A black BMW sat on the drive, and a very frightened man sat inside it.
Paul parked up, placed his cap on his head, and forced himself to walk to the first responders. Running would just cause everyone to panic.
‘PC Wynne, PC Hendriks. Sit-rep.’
‘Mr Channing heard a click when he sat down in his vehicle to drive to work, and asked his wife to check the underside,’ said Jamie Wynne, the older of two. Wynne was Hendrik’s Tutor, and he’d just been finishing his Probationary period as Paul had been starting his own. A pair of ginger sideburns crawled out from underneath his peaked cap. ‘His wife saw a pipe bomb next to the fuel tank and called us. When we arrived, I made a quick inspection of the vehicle underside and confirmed the presence of an IED.’
‘Ok. What kind is it?’
‘I’m fairly sure it’s the kind that explodes,’ Wynne said, in high-pitched, strangled tone. ‘Beyond that, boss, I really couldn’t tell.’
‘Ok,’ Paul nodded. He clicked his radio on. ‘Sierra-Alfa, this is Inspector 509, show me TOA at the Pentre Halkyn VBIED incident, assuming the Bronze Commander role.’ Sierra-Alfa being the callsign for the control room; 509 was his Force ID Number.
‘Received, 509.’
‘I’m going to examine the device,’ Paul said next, as levelly and deliberately as he could manage because he was trying very hard not to think about what he was doing here. ‘I’ll leave my radio on transmit as I do so.’
The control room was playing a blinder today. No angry shouty senior officer popped up to demand that he keep his distance, dammit. Just the same dispatcher, cool as you like, ‘Received, 509.’
It took an awful lot of willpower for Paul to make himself stand, let alone to force his legs the twenty five yards to the BMW. He was wrestling down bile the whole way. Taking exaggerated deep breaths to stop himself from sounding like he was hyperventilating.
There were black spots at the edge of his vision when he knelt down by the driver’s side door.
‘Mr Channing?’
Channing was about ten years older than Paul himself. He was a big man, with a barrel-chest and biceps the size of some men’s thighs. He had the stubble of a man who didn’t shave every day and the weather-beaten face of one who was used to a life outdoors. But his voice was squeaky when he answered,
‘I’m Inspector Quinn with North Wales Police,’ Paul said. Whatever else happened, he had to sound calm. If he started panicking, Channing would too. ‘I want you to stay calm, sir, while we try and find the best way to get you out of here safely. Can you do that, sir?’
Channing’s eyes were wide and wild and suggested that he would do anything but. He managed to nod, however.
‘Very good, sir. I’m going to examine the Improvised Explosive Device,’ Paul said. ‘Please remained seated whilst I do so.’
Channing swallowed and nodded again.
Paul got down on his hands and knees, where he could feel every sharp piece of loose gravel on the Channings’ drive, feel just how cold they were, see his breath mist in front of him. He made his head duck under the body of the car, and spoke into his radio.
‘The VBIED appears to be a pipe, approximately eight to ten inches in length. It’s placed so that the cap will be blown off and into the car’s fuel tank.’ He shifted position to see exactly what was under Channing’s seat. ‘There is a pressure switch located under the driver’s seat, with two wires leading from it to…’
His breath caught in his throat.
‘There’s a timer.’
Every syllable was an effort and Paul wanted to run, but he forced himself to stay where he was and examine the display. Red numbers ticked down, seemingly at warp speed. He made himself take out his mobile phone and enter the numbers into the timer. ‘There’s slightly over twenty five minutes left on the clock… Sierra-Alfa, I need you to start a twenty five minute ten second count down clock on my mark… mark.’ He started the timer on his phone at the same time.
‘Gold Commander to Bronze Commander, all received, clock started. Retreat to a safe distance and wait out, over.’
‘Bronze Commander received, over,’ Paul acknowledged. He stood up, every muscle in his legs jellifying, and tried to speak calmly to Channing. ‘Sir, there have been some complications. I need you to remain inside the vehicle and remain calm.’
‘Complication, what complications?’ Channing asked, bouncing. Paul almost pressed him back into his seat.
‘The VBIED, that’s the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device, is more complicated than our initial examination revealed. I need to consult with our ordnance disposal officers as to how we should proceed,’ Paul said. He couldn’t make himself stay any longer, felt his legs begin to carry him backwards. ‘Please remain with your vehicle sir… I’ll be back.’
He managed not to run to the barricade, but only just. He wanted to throw up and had to suck in huge gulps of air as he walked. The air was cold, and the snowflakes seemed to swirl in his lungs.
People at the windows of the houses. Most were in dressing gowns. Some had cups of tea, or toast. Paul could see the frowns, the twitching lips, the head-shakes. This was Halkyn; whatever this was, it didn’t happen here.
They’d probably decide it was some kind of drugs bust. The public usually did.
‘Sir…’ PC Hendriks started as soon as he got back. November-Echo 3-1 pulled up, light bar glittering.
‘One moment, Sandi. Jamie, can we start evacuating those houses please?’ Paul asked. ‘There’s a chance the bomb could damage them. Does Mr Channing have any family besides his wife?’
‘Er…’ Wynne checked his notebook and suddenly got very interested in the floor. ‘Sorry, boss, I don’t think I asked.’
‘Well there’s no point worrying now. Get his wife and any kids over here,’ Paul ordered. Wynne nodded and darted off, clutching his Airwave radio handset. ‘You know how I feel about “Sir,”’ he said to Sandi. She seemed to have pulled her hair into the regulation bun a bit too high today – her bowler hat was sitting at a slightly jaunty angle, and she was constantly having to readjust it.
‘It feels right for you,’ she said. ‘You’re more a “sir,” than a “boss.”’
‘That’s probably why I hate it so much,’ Paul said. ‘What was it you wanted to say?’
‘The IED’s on a timer?’
‘Correct.’
‘I don’t really understand that, boss,’ Sandi said. ‘Why put in a pressure switch if the IED’s got a timer? That just seems like an unnecessary complication.’
Paul had no answer to that, other than to grunt acknowledgement that Sandi was right. He was no expert of any kind on IEDs, Vehicle-Borne or otherwise, but after fifteen years’ police service he could make some fairly educated guesses about human behaviour. Most of the really intelligent criminals didn’t make their plans unnecessarily complicated, and Paul was already sure that whoever had planted this VBIED was pretty smart.
So they needed a timer and a pressure switch for some reason.
PC Wynne shepherded Channing’s wife, and two little girls Paul assumed were his daughters, out of his house and past the car. He kept an arm around each girl’s shoulders and made sure their heads were turned away from the car. The youngest probably wasn’t six – she had a pigtail in one side of her hair, the other side hung loose.
Paul breathed on his hands and rubbed them together – even through his gloves they were getting cold. He thought it over. Since being made the Neighbourhood Inspector for Flintshire North, he’d sat through a couple of briefings on the possibility of terrorist attacks in the county –response plans, coordination between the three blue-light services, potentially threatening groups, potential targets. And wherever Halkyn came on that list it was so far down Paul had never seen it. You’d have to know it existed to want to blow it up, and if you knew it existed you probably wouldn’t bother. So that meant that the VBIED was targeted at Channing directly, more than likely. Paul suddenly realised that he didn’t know the man’s first name.
‘Want me to speak to her, sir? See who might want to hurt the husband, or the family?’ Sandi asked, nodding at Mrs Channing. Wynne had moved them behind November-Echo 3-1, but didn’t seem to know where else to put them.
‘Not yet. I want you here, where I can bounce ideas off you,’ Paul said. He tried for an avuncular-looking smile, but was pretty sure he’d grimaced instead. ‘Bronze Commander to Gold Commander, over.’
‘Gold Commander receiving, over.’ The Gold Commander, in strategic charge of the entire incident, was the Chief Superintendent in command of Operational Support Group, or whatever the part of the force with all the specialised units like Firearms was calling itself this week. Paul had met him once and couldn’t recall his name for the life of him. His eyes kept wandering back to the BMW every time he tried.
‘Are Ordnance Disposal Officers on the way, over?’
‘Confirmed. The Army can’t send anyone, the unit based at the Dale Barracks is on overseas deployment, so we’re deploying WECTU officers, over.’ North Wales Police was far too small to have its own Explosive Ordnance Disposal team. Like most small forces, it relied on local military units. RAF Valley, on Anglesey, covered the western part of the force area, and the Army base at the Dale Barracks in Chester covered the eastern part. But, with all its overseas commitments and shrinking manpower, the Army couldn’t always guarantee that there would be Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians at the Dale, and it seemed that this was one of those times.
In a pinch, they could use police officers assigned to the North Wales branch of the Welsh Extremism and Counter-Terrorism Unit, the lot that had been Special Branch until five years before. Most of them received advanced training in defusing explosive devices.
Not quite as much as the Army or Air Force specialists got, though. And if someone showed Paul a WECTU officer who’d ever actually defused anything more dangerous than a faulty plug…
‘Alright, can I have my handset tied into the WECTU officer’s please, over?’
‘One moment… the responding WECTU officers are DC Lloyd and DC Evans. You’ll be speaking to DC Evans, over.’
‘Received, over,’ Paul said. His Airwave handset started making a sound like a ringing tone, as someone in Colwyn Bay linked it to DC Evans’ in a one-to-one call.
‘DC 1834 receiving, go ahead Bronze Commander,’ Evans used his badge number over the radio. A roaring engine and a wailing siren. Paul couldn’t picture DC Evans, he didn’t know any of the WECTU officers that well. They inhabited a bit of a rarefied world, saw themselves as a bit of an elite, a cut above the regular CID officers. But Evans sounded calm enough.
‘DC 1834, have you been given the information about the IED’s timer?’
‘Yes sir. I show twenty two minutes, forty seconds on my stopwatch.’
Paul checked his phone. ‘Confirmed at my end.’
‘Ok, sir, there was a delay in our departure from FHQ… we got a mixed message about whether our destination was Halkyn or Halkyn Mountain. We’re responding on a blue light, but we’re just passing Abergele now, and in these weather conditions, touch and go if we make it there on time.’
Paul closed his eyes and pressed his handset against his forehead. When he opened his eyes again, he felt like he could see every single snowflake falling. There were just so many of them…
‘Right. Received,’ he said, as calmly as he could. ‘I’ll confer with the Gold Commander and we’ll discuss our options… for now, a query. Could you rig up an IED so that a pressure switch was used to activate a timer device?’
‘We’ve discussed this between ourselves, sir. In terms of electrical engineering it wouldn’t be too difficult. A better question is why anyone would bother.’
‘Because he – Channing – has to do something between sitting down in the car and the IED detonating, that the bomber wants him to do.’ Sandi said from next to him.
Paul rubbed a hand in front of his face and mentally kicked himself for not seeing that. Tried to remind himself that he had a lot of things to worry about, like keeping Channing alive, and there was a reason he’d asked Sandi to stay with him. She was bloody good. Not much got past her.
‘Ok, Sandi. Ask his wife what his destination was this morning. Also, can you find out his first name?’
‘On it, boss,’ Sandi nodded. She took off her bowler hat, shook some snowflakes out, and darted off to where Mrs Channing was hugging her two daughters tightly. Looking up, Paul could see more uniforms directing the rest of the street out of their houses and behind the patrol cars. A lot of them were, mercifully, already mostly dressed to go out, although he could see a lot of misting breath.
‘Bronze Commander to Silver Commander, over.’
‘Silver Commander receiving, over.’ Silver Commander, in operational command of the incident, was Chief Inspector Nia Griffiths, as head of Eastern Division’s uniformed officers Paul’s direct boss. Chief Inspector Griffiths had been around so long her first Sergeant had been a T-Rex. She had more experience than Paul and the Gold Commander put together, but she was also based in Wrexham, and that meant a twenty-minute travel time to get as close to the incident as Silver Command should be. She was still travelling. Paul could hear her siren screaming in the background.
‘Ma’am, I’ve evacuated the nearby houses, but I’ve got a lot of very cold civilians here, including some children. Is there anywhere we can send them?’
‘Hang on… right, I’m setting up Silver Command in the Springfield hotel, just off the dual carriageway. Send them there, over.’
‘Confirmed, on their way now.’ Paul radioed the orders over to PC Wynne, and PC Rigby at the other end of the barricades. He watched Sandi shake her head when Wynne tried to move Mrs Channing, smiling tightly with approval. She’d read his mind.
Check the timer. Eighteen minutes to go. He tried to remember DC Evans’ ID number.
‘Bronze Commander to DC 1834.’
‘Receiving.’
‘I’ve had basic ordnance disposal training. In a pinch, I can try to defuse the device, if you’re happy to try and talk me through it.’
There was a very long pause.
‘Bronze Commander, I have to advise against that in the strongest possible terms.’
‘Understood. Can you give me any other options to preserve life in this scenario?’
‘Frankly sir, you’ve more chance of finding the bomber in the next fifteen minutes,’ DC Evans said. ‘If push comes to shove, sir, obviously I’ll give it my best shot. But you do exactly what I say, and you leave when I say leave.’
‘We’ll keep that in mind as an option, then,’ Paul said.
‘Have you ever defused a bomb before, boss?’
Sandi’s voice. Paul hadn’t realised she’d come back from talking to Channing’s wife.
‘Once. One of those Irish paramilitary-turned-drug-runner types, he left a pipe bomb on top of a kilo of cocaine in case we discovered it. That was a very simple device though.’
‘How’d it go?’
‘We’re having this conversation, aren’t we?’ Paul said lightly. In truth, it had been a very simple IED, disarmed by unscrewing the cap on top and removing the detonator from the explosive. It had been nerve-wracking all the same. And he’d had to work it out by himself as well. ‘What did the wife say, sorry?’
Sandi flipped her notebook open and held it with one hand. ‘His full name is Mark Kevin Channing, and he works as the manager of a haulage firm based in St Asaph.’
A haulage firm in St Asaph didn’t sound any more worth blowing up than a car in Pentre Halkyn. Except…
‘That’s only a twenty minute drive.’
‘Less with your foot down,’ Sandi agreed.
‘So why set a forty minute timer? The bomb would go off in the car park.’
‘So maybe it’s a warning?’ Sandi suggested. Paul shook his head, thought fast. He’d never thought faster.
‘No, no, a brick through a window is a warning, or petrol through a letterbox maybe. You put an IED in someone’s car to kill them… so the bomber must expect that he’ll still be in the car in fifteen minutes.’
‘So he can’t be going into work.’
‘No, he can’t be,’ Paul said. ‘Call his work, find out where they think he is.’
He laid odds with himself, and ‘Affair,’ came out overwhelmingly on top. And Channing’s first instinct when he heard the clicking sound had been to shout for his wife to check the underside of his vehicle. He knew there was a chance he could be targeted… a jealous husband who worked with explosives. There were enough quarries in North Wales. One was five minutes down the road.
Forty minutes from Halkyn could take a car to Conwy, or Llandudno, or Chirk, or maybe Llangollen… or Knutsford Services, if they went into England. Big, anonymous, lots of foot traffic, a hotel where no one asked any questions because they saw all sorts anyway. Just about perfect for a dirty morning.
‘Iawn, diolch,’ Sandi hung up her phone call. She stood at Paul’s shoulder and murmured so that Channing’s wife couldn’t hear her, ‘Work think he’s not coming in today. He phoned in with a migraine, apparently.’
‘I’ll bet,’ Paul said. He took off his cap to shake off some of the snow and regretted it immediately – the cold air snapped at his ears. He couldn’t remember ever feeling this cold as a PC. The old uniform had been warmer.
He unhooked his radio and called up DC Evans. ‘It may be possible to identify the likely bomber in the next few minutes.’
‘How would that be achieved, sir?’ Evans sounded genuinely confused.
‘We think there’s a high likelihood that Mark Channing is engaged in an illicit affair, and is being targeted by the partner of his mistress,’ Paul said. ‘If we can persuade Channing to identify his mistress, we may be able to persuade the bomber to reveal how to disarm the IED.’
There was a pause whilst Evans thought about that. Paul checked his timer – just under twelve minutes. It seemed silly really, now he thought about it, the idea that he could persuade Channing to identify his mistress, locate her husband, and persuade him to reveal how to disarm the IED, all in less time than it took to cook a pizza.
‘We don’t think that’s likely, sir,’ Evans radioed back. ‘But it does maybe confirm a possible plan we’ve been working on to remove Channing from the vehicle safely.’
‘Go on,’ Paul said. He got a sudden urge to bite at the antenna of his radio. He squished it down. Whatever else happened, he had to appear calm.
‘Well, sir, most IEDs with a pressure switch detonate when pressure is applied to the switch. That completes the circuit and triggers the device. But we know that this one is rigged to the timer, not the detonator. Now, if Channing gets up…’
‘That’ll trigger the explosion,’ Paul finished, having seen enough movies to know that.
‘Sorry, sir, that’s not actually how pressure switches work. Removing the pressure breaks the circuit; it would cause the device to disarm. The only way it would detonate is there’s an anti-tamper device installed to trigger the detonator if the circuit is broken. From what you’ve described, sir, there probably isn’t one.’
Paul wondered why for a moment, but he answered his own question before he asked it. The bomber hadn’t intended the IED to be discovered. He hadn’t bothered with anti-tamper devices, because he hadn’t expected to need them. It was a needless layer of complexity.
‘So Channing can just… leave the vehicle?’
‘It’ll either disarm the VBIED sir, or, more likely, it’ll just keep ticking on down. We expect the latter – the pressure switch is probably rigged to stay locked in if the pressure is removed. That way, if there’s a breakdown and he gets out, the VBIED still detonates.’
For want of anything else to do, Paul looked at Sandi. Her eyebrows had climbed up into her cap. Paul wondered if it seemed to her as it did to him – easy. Too easy.
Nine minutes left and counting.
‘Where are the fire service?’ he asked. An ambulance had pulled up halfway down the hill, two paramedics staying safe inside where it was toasty and warm. But no fire engines anywhere in sight.
‘I’ll check with Silver Command,’ Sandi offered. She turned away, keying her radio on.
‘Bronze Commander to DC 1834, are you sure that’ll work?’ Paul radioed to DC Evans.
‘Honestly, sir, no,’ Evans said. Paul could almost hear the man shrugging. ‘There could be an undetected anti-tamper device. But if there was one it would probably be between the timer and the detonator, and you’d have most likely spotted it on your first examination, over.’
Paul took a deep breath. ‘Gold Commander, have you been listening in?’
‘I have,’ the Chief Superintendent at Force Headquarters radioed back. ‘What’re you thinking, Inspector?’
He closed his eyes. Heard the crunch of tyres on tarmac, the scream of distant sirens, the grumbles of local residents as they were led away. Felt a snowflake land on his nose. Felt the tightness of the leather gloves around his fingers.
‘Sir, if DC Evans is correct, the best option at this stage might be for Mr Channing to be removed from his vehicle, for said vehicle to be driven to a safe location away from the Pentre Halkyn area, and the VBIED allowed to detonate.’
‘I see,’ said the Chief Super after a long pause.
‘Pending your approval, sir,’ Paul added.
‘Let me discuss this further with DC Evans,’ the Chief Super said. Paul checked the timer again. The Chief Super had seven and a half minutes to decide, which in reality meant he had more like two. They’d need the other five to move the car.
Sandi returned. She was rubbing her fingers over her thumbs, and bobbing her weight from one foot to the other. But her voice was still clear and calm. ‘Fire service got a garbled message sir, they went to –’
‘Halkyn Mountain,’ Paul finished for her. Presumably they were still driving around the place with blue lights flashing, wondering how they could miss a police cordon in a village so small it barely even qualified for the word. ‘Got an A-Z of Flintshire handy?’
‘Should be one in my panda car.’
‘Find me a road nearby that’s likely to be deserted,’ Paul ordered. Sandi tried to stare him out, probably wondering why he needed a nearby deserted road, and probably getting the right answer. He looked away from her at Channing’s car, until after a few seconds she took the hint and went to rummage in the glove box of her patrol car. Six and a half minutes. If the Gold Commander didn’t get back to him soon…
‘Gold Commander to Bronze Commander, over,’
‘Bronze receiving, over.’
‘Bronze Commander… do you have a volunteer to drive the vehicle to a safe detonation location, over?’
‘Yes sir. That won’t be a problem,’ Paul said.
See, that wasn’t so hard.
‘Ok Bronze, in that case we may have to remove Mr Channing and move the vehicle,’ Gold said. Paul keyed the radio back on.
‘Received, sir. I’ll update you when… I’ll update you shortly, sir.’ Radio off. He called Sandi, PC Wynne and PC Rigby over, Rigby of the perpetual runny nose. ‘Ok, here’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to get Channing out of the car and drive it a safe distance from any bystanders myself. I’ll need a two-vehicle escort to seal off the detonation location both ways… Sandi?’
‘Here sir, up past the quarry,’ Sandi said, showing him the road on the map.
‘That’s up hill, it’ll be murder in this snow,’ said Wynne, biting his lip when he realised what he’d said. Paul slapped his arm once.
‘Get ready to escort me as soon as Channing’s clear,’ he ordered them. ‘You get Channing clear and get the name of his lover. And whoever might want her dead,’ he muttered to Sandi as he went past.
Four and a half minutes as he approached Channing’s car, feeling snow crunch underfoot. The sensation had always given him a slight tingle in his toes.
He knelt by the driver’s side window.
‘Ok Mr Channing, sorry for the delay but we’re running out of time now and I need you to do exactly what I say at this point,’ Paul said. Channing’s eyes were red; Paul realised he’d been crying. Live or die, his affair – or whatever it was that had caused someone to wire his car up to a pipe bomb – would come out now. His life as he knew it was over.
‘We’ve examined the device, and our explosive ordnance disposal officers believe it’s safe for you to exit the vehicle,’ he said.
‘No – wait – won’t that set the bomb off?’
‘We don’t think so, sir,’ Paul said. ‘The device is triggered by a pressure switch, it doesn’t seem to have been rigged to detonate if the pressure is released. But it’s also on a timer, and it will go off in… three minutes and twenty seconds.
‘Please sir, I need you to exit the vehicle. I can help you with that, if you’d like.’
Channing started crying again as he unclipped his seatbelt and opened the door. He put both his hands on the steering wheel, and seemed to brace himself to get up, but his nerve failed him and he slumped down again.
Paul grabbed his arm and yanked him up, thinking he’d have to be alive to be complained about. He only realised that he’d released the pressure on the switch the second after he’d done it.
DC Evans knew his stuff, it seemed, because they were both still there.
Sandi ran forward to grab Channing and pull him back. Paul got into the BMW, reached for the ignition…
‘Shit… Sandi, keys!’
Channing had either never put them in, or taken them out again. Sandi grabbed his shoulders and span him to face her, had a quick conversation, then ran back across with the keys jangling in her hand. Paul jammed them into the ignition and turned them, and for a moment thought that the engine hadn’t started.
Just like in every horror movie he’d ever seen.
But this wasn’t a horror movie so the engine on the expensive well-built German car turned over just fine. Paul backed it out of the drive and span it towards the main estate road, saw the light bar on Rigby’s panda car sparkle in the rearview mirror.
Over two minutes left, probably nearer two thirty. Plenty of time on a blue light. Even in the snow.
Wynne’s car took the lead, Paul in the middle in the BMW and Rigby bringing up the rear. Even in a small village, traffic had already cut deep divots in the snow where the wheels of previous vehicles had gone, so Paul clung to those and gunned the engine as fast as he dared – even then he couldn’t get far above thirty on the estate roads and had to slow up once he hit the hill and over half a foot of virgin snow.
The gritters clearly didn’t go this far and no one had gone up to the quarry to clear it.
Paul stayed in the tracks of Wynne’s car, trying to keep a mental countdown from one hundred and twenty going. Certain he was out by at least ten…
A small passing-place hove into view as Paul neared the crest of the hill – the outline of it was just visible in the snow. Paul swung the BMW into it. Wynne’s car kept going; Rigby’s pulled up next to him. Paul ran to it, checking his phone.
‘Twenty seconds!’
Rigby didn’t try to turn, just put the car into neutral and let it roll and slide back the way he’d come, sticking as close to his tyre marks as he could. Paul kept his eyes on the phone’s screen, watching the remaining seconds race towards zero. The fastest he’d ever seen a clock go in his life…
‘Ok, stop! Stop-stop-stop!’
Rigby swung his car so that it was blocking the road. Paul jumped out and ran round to the driver’s side.
‘Get down! Behind the engine block!’
Cars weren’t very solid really, they were made to be as light as possible and they didn’t actually provide much protection against things like bullets and explosions – or so Paul had been taught on his Firearms course. The engine block was the only really substantial bit.
He put his hands over his ears.
It had no effect on the sound of the explosion. It was like being right beneath a thunderclap. He felt the car rock against his back and knock him forward… but after a half second, he realised that the worst that had happened was that his cap had fallen off.
All four limbs intact and functioning.
He stood up, put his cap back on, and turned to look at Mark Channing’s shiny black BMW, now on its roof, on fire, and with most of its front end mangled and missing. The pipe bomb had probably set the petrol tank off. Thick black smoke poured out of the remains of the car.
PC Rigby giggled nervously. Paul shook his head once, twice, and flexed his fingers. All ten present and correct. Something he was supposed to do now…
‘Bronze Commander to Gold Commander, the VBIED has safely detonated, no casualties, repeat no casualties. Please advise the fire brigade that we’re on the road past the Halkyn Quarry…’ Paul told his radio, tailing off when he realised he didn’t know the name of the road. And the fire service didn’t know which village they were meant to be in anyway.
The WECTU detectives arrived whilst Paul was directing traffic at the detonation site, watching a fire engine pick its way through the snow very gingerly indeed, so he missed the bit where they took Mark Channing back to the station at Mold and sat him down with a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich and gently asked him who he was having an affair with.
Although he heard about it afterwards, because Channing had perked up a bit with the bomb threat passed and hadn’t liked being asked about his affair. He’d shouted that he was being questioned like he was the criminal and he was a dedicated family man and he absolutely would not be accused of adultery. Loud enough that they’d heard him in the CID suite, and the gossip had taken off from there.
But evidently WECTU had persuaded him that he needed to be honest with them because, if the bomber wasn’t caught, what was to stop him from trying again? By the time Paul returned to the station, he was being asked if he could spare a couple of bodies from Neighbourhood to evacuate and cordon off a street in Flint Mountain. WECTU wanted to pay a man called Jake Blevin a visit. Blevin ran a firm of builders that also did demolition work, giving him access to dynamite. Mark Channing’s haulage firm handled some of their shipping, so they went to some of the same parties, and at one of those parties Mark had met Jake’s wife Lowri.
One thing had led to another, they’d been having an affair for eight months, then Jake had found out and told Mark he’d blow them both to hell for it.
Hence why he’d panicked when he heard the click of the pressure switch as he’d sat down.
Paul was there when the Firearms Unit brought Jake Blevin in for booking. He stood in the corner whilst one of the Specialist Firearms Officers informed the Custody Sergeant that Blevin had been arrested for the attempted murders of Mark Channing and Lowri Blevin, and attempting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life under Section 2 of the Explosive Substances Act. He watched Blevin as the Custody Sergeant informed him that his detention was lawful and proportionate in order to secure evidence from him, obtain evidence by questioning, and to prevent further offences.
Blevin was small and unshaven, his shoulders were slumped, and his answers were mumbled at his shoes. A defeated man staring at twenty years of prison time.
Paul hadn’t really known what he’d expected the Mad Bomber of Pentre Halkyn to look like – the man who’d caused a street to be evacuated, three police officers to risk their lives, come about twenty seconds away from blowing Paul into pieces small enough to fit into a bobby’s helmet.
He’d arrested murderers, rapists, paedophiles, one serial arsonist, people every kind of twisted, and he knew that they never looked anything out of the ordinary. He didn’t really know why he’d expected Jake Blevin to be the one that did.
But it was, oddly, comforting to know that he wasn’t anything special, wasn’t a criminal genius. Comforting that in the end he was as human as all the rest.
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Pastor appeals for lasting peace in Britton’s Hill - by Barbados Today March 11, 2015
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A well-known pastor today appealed to residents in the Britton’s Hill, St Michael community to end the violence and to ensure that there is a lasting peace in the sub-urban community.
Delivering a sermon entitled Making the Right Choices at the funeral service for 31-year-old Llamar Ricardo James, who died last month after being shot at a children’s party in that area 17 months ago, Reverend Dr David Durant told the packed congregation at Restoration Ministries there was urgent need for a change in the behaviour of some of the community’s young people.
Reverend Dr David Durant (top right) praying over the casket of Lamar Brathwaite with family and friends.
“A lot of you young people are wasting your lives away. You are trying to direct your own futures and have become distracted and have lost focus. Therefore, you are going about without a sense of purpose. But Christ is the only one that can bring satisfaction in your lives,” Durant said.
James, who was known as Sherman, was left paralyzed and died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 25.
Today, his mother Jenny, his three children Lanika, 3, Jesse, 5, and Shamaria, 7, as well as their mother Shaneka Clarke were inconsolable at the sight of his lifeless body in the casket.
Delivering the eulogy, James’ sisters Shaniqua and Schkeda Riley described their brother as a family oriented young man who looked after his three children.
“There wasn’t nothing too good for those children and that was one of the things I loved about him. He was a friend to many and warmed everybody’s hearts with his smile, singing and dancing,” Schkeda said.
She said her brother had also taught her the way of the streets and that “you can’t carry long yourself a certain way or people won’t have respect for you”.
Family friend Susan Roach read a special poem, while his cousin, young calypsonian Aziza Clarke, rendered a touching song.
Pallbearers leaving the church.
James, who gave his life to Christ before he died, and had promised to attend church once he got back on his feet, was laid to rest at Westbury Cemetery.
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4 Replies to “Pastor appeals for lasting peace in Britton’s Hill”
kathy-Ann Clarke says:
Aww, death is something we humans can never come to grips with. May he rest in peace.
jr smith says:
As like the black Americans, bajans are doing the same as they did 50 years ago.praying and waiting for god. Be aware , today on the american news and a documentary , shows most blacks in the US are worst of ,than they were 50 years ago.
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MLB DFS Daily Fantasy Picks For FanDuel – 6/29/16
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One of the biggest blunders made by many gamblers is betting against themselves. We are going to simplify the process, so if you win, you can really win – none of this barely break even nonsense.
Our new Draft Strategy is now here. Please read after the post.
Now here is what we are going to do for today’s MLB DFS FanDuel style.
We Will Give You – Daily
5 team stacking options ( We are going to draw most of our players from these 5 squads).
3 Pitching candidates (High level, midlevel and budget).
Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For DraftKings 6/29/16
P – Max Scherzer (vs. New York Mets): $13,500. Well, you can’t go wrong with this pick. First of all, the Mets offense has been TERRIBLE over the past seven days. They rank 28th in runs, last in slugging, 29th in OBP, and 15th in strikeouts. Second of all, Scherzer has dominated the Mets since joining the Nationals in 2015. In five starts against the Mets, he has a 2.00 ERA. His last start against the Mets, on May 17th, he threw 6.1 innings, giving up two runs, and he struck out 10.
P – Junior Guerra (vs. Los Angeles Dodgers): $7,400. Guerra has been pretty consistent this year. In 10 starts, he owns a 4-1 record, with a 3.67 ERA, 51 hits against, 53 strikeouts, and 19 walks in 61.1 innings pitched. He is facing a Dodgers’ offense that has struggled mightily over the past seven days. During those seven days, the Dodgers are ranked 26th in runs (26), last in OBP (.298), and 24th in slugging (.402).
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Where Would the St. Louis Cardinals be Without Matt Carpenter?
Each year, there are normally one or two players on each MLB team where fans think, “Man, where would this team be without this guy on the roster?”
How much worse would the Washington Nationals have been in 2015 without Bryce Harper’s MVP performance?
Where would the New York Mets be right now without Yoenis Cespedes’ bat andNoah Syndergaard’s arm?
Would the Houston Astros already be back over .500 if Jose Altuve wasn’t their second baseman?
That’s the kind of impact infielder Matt Carpenter has had on the St. Louis Cardinals.
It’s been an uphill battle for all contending NL Central teams not named the Chicago Cubs in 2016, and even with their small slump over the past week, things probably won’t get much easier. For most of the year, manager Mike Matheny has watched his club produce ho-hum results with a 39-36 record. Still, the Cards find themselves right in the thick of the NL playoff picture.
Overtaking the Cubs appears tough – they’re already 10 games back of Chicago – but they’re only 1.5 games behind the final Wild Card spot. Although he’s not that prototypical “superstar” player, St. Louis wouldn’t be where they are without Carpenter’s contributions in the leadoff spot.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 28, 2016
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Who Owned Baseball June 27, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings
Kris Bryant went 5 for 5 with 3 homers, driving in 6 and scoring 4 to lead the Cubs in a wild 11-8 slugfest in Cincinnati.
Jon Gray struck out 8 Blue Jays over 7 innings, walking none and worked around a pair of homers to get the 9-5 victory for Colorado.
Nick Franklin singled, doubled and homered, driving in 5 runs as the Rays snapped their losing streak, 13-7 over Boston.
Danny Duffy pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 runs, walking none and struck out 8 Cardinals batters to earn the 6-2 decision for the Royals.
They all owned baseball on June 27, 2016.
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Peter Robinson: Many Rivers to Cross Tuesday, Jan 14 2020
Award winning novelist and complex mystery and Continued series winner and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural Auntie M Writes Crime 12:14 am
Peter Robinson’s 26th Alan Banks mystery, Many Rivers To Cross, brings today’s issues to the forefront in the long-running series. Robinson manages to remain timely while bringing a fresh perspective to Banks, his colleagues, and detecting.
A young Middle Eastern boy’s body is found stuffed into a garbage bin, and with no identifiers or missing persons report, it takes Banks and his team a while to find his identity.
Found on the East Side Estate, interviews with the few neighbors provide little information other than that of a car engine leaving the area of the old woman whose bin has been used as a dump site.
Then a heroin addict is found dead in his home in an estate scheduled to be torn down for redevelopment. Are the two deaths related and are drugs involved? Or are illegal immigrants and trafficking at the bottom of these deaths?
With information from other squads pointing Banks toward organized crime in his beloved Eastvale, Banks must separate the twisted threads to find out the truth.
A fascinating subplot follows a friend grappling with her past and dealing with the trauma. Add to that Banks’s musical choices, and readers will be treated to a police procedural that keeps on winning on all fronts.
Vanda Symon: The Ringmaster Tuesday, Dec 24 2019
complex mystery and Continued series winner and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural and Uncategorized Auntie M Writes Crime 12:23 am
After introducing Sam Shepherd in Overkill, the newly-minted New Zealand detective returns in The Ringmaster.
With a move to the university town of Dunedin, rooming at the home of her best friend’s aunt and uncle, Sam is a lowly detective constable with an unerring sense of human nature.
Sam clashes with her boss, who keeps her under his thumb, yet is forced to include her on the fringes of an investigation into the murder of a university researcher. The young woman’s work was the envy of her doctoral colleagues, yet Sam suspects the motive to be far more personal.
With a local circus in town, Sam connects several unsolved murders to dates of visits by this traveling circus, and soon the interviews are interminable. This is where Symon shines, as she manages to bring humanity to the various workers, and even the animals. There will be more tragedy, some that impacts Sam personally, before the stunning and unforeseen climax.
Symon brings the New Zealand setting wrapped into the story so well its stark beauty becomes another character with her vivid imagery. The series will make you want to visit the area.
But the story belongs to Sam, feeling her way in what is still very much a man’s police world here. Her wit and foibles make her a very likable and identifiable young woman, one readers will have no difficulty following.
Look for book 3 in the series, Containment, in the US in early 2020. Highly recommended. @OrendaBooks @vandasymon.
Ann Cleeves: The Long Call Tuesday, Sep 3 2019
Award winning novelist and complex mystery and great read and mystery to die for and new series and police procedural and Series not to be missed Auntie M Writes Crime 12:53 am
Ann Cleeves, the celebrated author of the Vera and Shetlands series, creates a new series that take readers to the area of North Devon where she grew up in The Long Call.
Introducing DI Matthew Venn, we see his own complicated family history in the area. Leaving an evangelical family made Matthew an outcast to his family, and so he’s on the periphery at his own father’s funeral. The book’s title refers to the call of a herring gull that has always sounded to him like someone in pain, a window onto his brooding nature.
Matthew barely has time to examine his grief when he’s called away to the site of a murder on the beach. A man has been stabbed to death and Matthew heads the case with his new team.
Living in a cottage with his husband, Jon, Matt is chagrined when this case becomes tied to The Woodyard, an arts and crafts centre Jon runs that contains a day center for disabled adults where the murdered man was a volunteer.
The dead man, Simon Walden, had been rooming with two young women while hiding secrets of his own. A recovering alcoholic with the tattoo of an albatross on his neck to remind him of prior guilt he carries, Simon is a cipher that Matt must learn.
With his more formal dress hiding an introspective bent, Matt is a different kind of detective, still feeling his way around his unit and having pangs of insecurity he hides from his team. But it’s his strong mind and ability to line up clues that make him stand out and ultimately figure out who would have wanted to kill Simon Walden.
As the investigation advances and people connected tangentially to both The Woodyard and to Simon are interviewed, Matthew starts to form his impression of what has happened while getting used to his new team. His DS in particular, Jen Rafferty, is a strong character in this atmospheric story that deals well with Down’s Syndrome adults. And when one of these adults goes missing, the tension ramps up.
A complicated plot adds to this character-driven procedural that brings an enticing new detective to follow. Highly recommended.
Roz Watkins: The Devil’s Dice & Dead Man’s Daughter Wednesday, May 22 2019
complex mystery and Continued series winner and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural and police thriller and Series not to be missed Auntie M Writes Crime 12:47 am
It’s Roz Watkins Day, and if you’re not familiar with that name, keep an eye out for this strong new series that mixes a police procedural with the best of psychological suspense.
Roz Watkins burst onto the crime fiction scene introducing DI Meg Dalton, in the atmospheric The Devil’s Dice. The Peak District setting evokes Stephen Booth’s Fry and Cooper series, but with its own spin readers will enjoy.
A strong protagonist is required to carry a series, and Meg Dalton does the job here, despite having her own baggage to carry, when a local patent lawyer, Peter Hamilton, is found dead inside a cave known as a suicide point, part of a network of caves known as The Labyrinth for their complexity.
A local legend of The Labyrinth revolves around ancient witch sagas, with the the lore that a large chamber holds a noose. If your initials are found carved into the cave wall, the noose is there for you. Spooky and creepy but the stuff that makes legends like this endure.
So it’s even creepier when a carving of the grim reaper is found by Hamilton’s body, along with an inscription that says ‘Coming for PHH.’ DI Meg Dalton isn’t a stranger to suicide, but she’s hoped to leave her past in the past.
When Meg interviews Hamilton’s his wife and sister,the wife fears the local rumours about a curse attached to her home have come true. Hamilton’s business partners are soon added to Meg’s suspect list with good reason.
The plot is nicely contorted, with the setting taking on its own part to play. Meg’s family have a unique contribution to the story, and her colleagues are a mixed bunch of different characters who leap off the page in their individualism, including a lapsed Sikh and a misogynistic DC who enjoys putting Meg down.
This is a strong start to the series and since we’re having a bit of a Roz Watkins day, we’ll go on this sequel, Dead Man’s Daughter.
Starting off with a strong opening, Meg finds a ten-year old girl running barefoot through woods in a blood-stained nightdress toward a spot called Dead Girl’s Drop by the locals.
When she rescues Abbie Thornton and inspects her home, the girl’s father has been stabbed to death in his bed. There’s a history of death in the family before, and medical transplant issues that have bearing on this family, but right now Meg is convinced she can’t take on this big case, with a family committment due next week that runs like a thread throughout the book and may have consequences for Meg’s professional life.
But reluctantly, and with great misgivings, when Abbie is considered to have killed her father, Meg does become involved as she digs deeply into the history and the suspects surrounding this case to clear Abbie’s name.
This leads to dark and often surprising places for Meg as she pushes the investigation forward where others on her team would settle for the easy path out. Using vivid descriptions adds to the feeling readers are there with Meg on her investigation, and Watkins knows how to ratchet up the tension with a complex plot that twists at just the right moment.
The difficult themes of organ donation and of assisted suicide are explored with sensitivity by Watkins. Meg must deal with office politics, too, and her own quirks as she tries to heal her past. These issues add a layer and thoughtfulness to the series, and tied with the exhaustive research Watkins must have done, pays off beautifully.
In Meg Dalton, Watkins has a created a spontaneous detective who relies on her hunches at times but never loses her heart. Highly recommended series.
Death at the Dakota: Trudy Genova Manhattan Mysteries 2 Wednesday, May 1 2019
amateur sleuth and Award winning novelist and complex mystery and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural and Series not to be missed Auntie M Writes Crime 4:12 pm
Auntie M is happy to announce that her second Trudy Genova Manhattan Mystery. DEATH AT THE DAKOTA, is out and availabLe on Amazon.com in trade paperback and soon to be in Kindle. Coming in Audible later this summer, too, read by the wonderful Lucinda Gainey, Dakota is already garnering 5-Star reviews.
Part procedural, part cozy, Death at the Dakota is a well-crafted and highly entertaining mystery.- Bruce Robert Coffin, #1 bestselling author of the Detective Byron mysteries.
Nurse Trudy Genova is making plans to take her relationship to NYPD detective Ned O’Malley to the next level, when she lands a gig as medical consultant on a film shoot at the famed Dakota apartment building in Manhattan, which John Lennon once called home. Then star Monica Kiley goes missing, a cast member turns up dead, and it appears Trudy might be next. Meanwhile Ned tackles a mysterious murder case in which the victim is burned beyond recognition. When his investigations lead him back to the Dakota, Trudy finds herself wondering: how can she fall in love if she can’t even survive?
Readers of Death Unscripted, the first book in the Trudy Genova Manhattan Mystery series, will find the same pleasures in this sequel: fast pacing, engaging characters, twists and turns on the way to a satisfying close. Once again M.K. Graff reveals her talents in crafting this delightful mix of amateur sleuth and police procedural.
I fell in love — not only with co-protagonists, Trudy and Ned, the richly detailed and historic setting of The Dakota, and the unique cast of characters, but with the unusual plot of Death at the Dakota. Sherry Harris, Agatha Award nominated author of the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries.
Robert Scragg: What Falls Between the Cracks Wednesday, Nov 28 2018
complex mystery and debut and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural and police thriller and Series not to be missed Auntie M Writes Crime 12:17 am
Robert Scragg has a cracking good debut of a new series with What Falls Between the Cracks.
Introducing the London detective duo Jake Porter and Nick Styles, their latest case is a mix of old and new, when a severed hand is found in a freezer.
It’s strange enough to find a hand, in this case one missing a finger. Yet once DNA matches the hand to the apartment’s owner, Nina Barclay, its even stranger that her family agrees Nina hasn’t been since since 1983.
Why no one has been looking for Nina is just one of the many questions Porter and Styles must answer as they investigate Nina’s extended family and acquaintances, and find far too many unsavory characters.
As their search extends itself, everywhere they turn the team come up against walls thwarting their progress, from interior police structure politics and a drug squad case that has been slowly gathering evidence against one of their main suspects.
One of the highlights is the nice banter between the two detectives, balanced by Porter’s struggle to restart his life after a tragic personal loss.
This is the kind of police procedural Auntie M eats up. An accomplished debut, one that will have readers seeking the second Porter and Styles outing. Highly recommended.
Bruce Robert Coffin: Beyond the Truth Friday, Oct 26 2018
Coffin’s third Detective Bryon crime mystery, Beyond the Truth, just may be his best yet.
The former Portland, Maine detective brings his knowledge of the town and his feel for the politics of crime management to the forefront in this newest addition to his series.
Both of the previous mysteries in the series, Among the Shadows, and Beneath the Depths, have a feel realistic feel because of Coffin’s background, and that truthfulness rings through here as well. The lousy food, long hours, mixed emotions and job culture are all exhibited.
Beyond the Truth has multiple layers that elevate it from the usual crime drama. There are issues haunting Byron that must be addressed and the status of his personal relationship, but at the center of it all is an officer-involved shooting, when a colleague and good cop shoots a teen fleeing from an armed robbery.
It doesn’t help that the gun the teen pointed at the officer isn’t found at the crime scene, and with echoes of so many recent officer-involved shootings, protests and riots soon break out.
Then there are the politics that revolved around that kind of crime, from the Mayor’s office to the police hierarchy. At the heart of it all is a dead boy and a good officer who feels he’s become undone by the circumstances and must face the fact he killed a young man.
This is topical on so many levels, yet has a very personal feel about it. Portland and its environs come alive under Coffin’s pen as he captures the many faces of that town. The investigation feels real, with families and friends of the dead youth investigated, his school and mates, and above all, the seedy underbelly of the town.
A tense and exciting read with a swiftly-paced storyline. Engrossing.
Ann Cleeves: The Seagull Friday, Aug 31 2018
Award winning novelist and complex mystery and Continued series winner and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural and Series not to be missed Auntie M Writes Crime 12:57 am
It’s no secret Auntie M is a huge fan of anything Ann Cleeves writes, and reading THE SEAGULL was made even more special after meeting Brenda Blethyn, who plays Vera Stanhope, at Malice Domestic this year.
In interviews with Cleeves, it became clear that a deep affection exists between the award-winning actor and the award-winning author. Cleeves indicated that she trust Blethyn to interpret her Vera well, and indeed to readers who are fortunate to see the series, Vera does jump off the page.
The newest Vera novel takes the formidable detective to visit her old nemsis, Detective Superintendent John Brace, languishing in prisone after his conviction for high-level corruption and his involvement in the death of a gamekeeper.
Brace has information about the disappearance of one Robbie Marshall, information he will part with if Vera promises to keep his own daughter and grandchildren under her wing.
However, the promised site of the burial of Marshall’s body turns up not one corpse but two. Who is also buried in that sandy grave? And what ties does it have to Vera’s own father?
All were regular visitors to a tony nightclub of the time called The Seagull. Vera will travel back in time to her memories and dig deeply to solve the coldest case she’s come across yet.
Roger Johns: River of Secrets Tuesday, Aug 28 2018
Roger Johns’ returns with a sequel to last year’s stunning debut, Dark River Rising, which introduced intriguing Baton Rouge homicide detective Wallace Hartman. River of Secrets is a compelling read that will have readers placing Johns on their favorites list and waiting anxiously for the next installment.
The case Wallace is handed hits close to home when the half brother of her best friend from childhood is the main suspect in a murder investigation.
Controversial state senator Herbert Marioneaux has been murdered in a disturbing way, and his past and present behavior leads to a long list of suspects. But Eddie Pitkin heads that list when his DNA is found on Marioneaux’s body.
As Wallace investigates, she learns the chameleon-like senator changed his views as often as some people change their clothes, leading to factions on many sides of hot-button issues who had reason to distrust the man. Is Eddie being set up?
Protests from many factions clog Wallace’s investigation, and she receives political pushback from higher ups, while dealing with a snarky new partner. Then it becomes obvious there’s a leak, and suddenly she doesn’t know whom she can trust. A touch of romance hits just the right note as Wallace tries to cram a personal life into a detective’s hours.
This is a well-plotted and crafted procedural readers will gobble up with its quick pacing and engaging characters. Johns balances literate prose with a strong sense of his setting and natural dialogue. A series to follow. Highly recommended.
Karen Pullen: Cold Heart Wednesday, Jan 18 2017
Continued series winner and great read and mystery to die for and police procedural Auntie M Writes Crime 12:01 am
Karen Pullen returns with the second in her Stella Lavender Mysteries, Cold Heart. With her debut, Cold Feet, readers were introduced to the NC State Bureau of Investigations agent, who’s been doing undercover drug work. But Stella keeps hoping for something more. Always on the lookout for a homicide, she quickly becomes involved in an investigation after giving a ride to a hitchhiker.
The teen needs to get to her babysitting job, but once inside the wealthy neighborhood where her employer lives, Stella and the girl find the father in the family lying dead in the backyard. The toddler in question is missing. Stella gets herself assigned to the case and finds it particularly unusual.
Family photos have gone missing. It appears the victim was unconscious for a period of time before being killed. Why does he have a new huge deposit in his bank account? With the toddler’s mother pregnant and due to deliver soon, the child’s disappearance takes on a new urgency, even as Stella strives to find the father’s killer.
Stella’s backstory includes being raised by her very modern grandmother after her own mother went missing when Stella was a baby. This underlines much of her drive and motivation, and it comes into play in this case in an unusual manner.
Pullen creates her North Carolina setting and her characters well. A strong entry in a compelling series.
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Choto Golam Fakir
Jhaudia, Jalangi, Murshidabad
Greeting O Khwajababa, who sang the praise of the Nabi! (Khaja Baba Khaja Baba Mara Haba Mara Haba)
Greeting! (1) O Khwajababa, who sang the praise of the Nabi (2)
One day the great Pir (3)
Called the Khwaja to his side,
And asked,
‘Why does your face exude such shine?’
‘Having fasted for days,’
The Khwaja answered the Pir,
‘Music (4) provides the food for my soul.’
Greeting O Khwajababa, who sang the praise of the Nabi!
‘So sing a song for me,’
The Pir tells the Khwaja,
‘For my lover-heart is weary with troubles.’
The Khwaja brings forth music
The Pir dances to the rhythm;
And thus dance Allah’s earth and sky.
Handing the Khwaja his staff,
The Pir stops the earth spinning;
And, raising his right hand heavenward,
He halts, too, the sky’s motion.
He sings, ‘Allah! Allah!
La-Illaha-Illalah (5)!’
His soul is inundated, and
He achieves annihilation in Allah (6).
‘Music is my love’s intoxicant (7),
My soul remains perpetually rejuvenated
Without it, my soul starves, and dies,’
So says Abul (Fakir) (8),
‘If you are the true lover,
You will find the beloved.’
So sing for me,
O Lover and Beloved, united as one!
Translator: Parjanya Sen.
(1) Marhaba (in the Bengali version) is an old Persian word, referring to a form of greeting. The etymology of the word is debated upon, with linguists varyingly ascribing for it an Arabic, Assyrian, Persian or Christian origin. The word has undergone various changes depending on usage and has entered Urdu and eventually Hindi popular vocabulary.
(2) Nabi is a title given to prophets in Islam.
(3) Pirs are holy men in Islam, here a synonym for Nabi.
(4) The word in the Bengali version is Shama song, which Golam Fakir interprets as meaning qawwali song, a form of Sufi devotional music practiced in various parts of South Asia and India.
(5) ‘La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasool Allah’ means ‘There is no god only Allah, Muhammad is the Rasool (Messenger) of Allah’ according to the Kalima Tayyab in Islam.
(6) The word in the Bengali version is Fanaa Fillah which refers to a stage in Sufi mysticism attained by few. This state of ecstasy is characterized by complete immersion within or annihilation in Allah.
(7) In the Bengali version, the word is Ganja referring to grass or weed which is smoked as an intoxicant.
(8) Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr (December 7, 967 - January 12, 1049), also known as Sheikh Abu Sa’eed, was a Persian Sufi poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of the Sufi tradition. His writings, the majority of which can be found in the book Asrar al-Tawhid (The Mysteries of Unification) compiled by his grandson, Mohammad Ibn Monawwar, almost 130 years after his death, is a major source text around which much of the Sufi canon revolves.
Translator’s note: This song, likely composed by Abu Sa’eed, explores the concept of Allah as beloved, a perfect union with whom can be achieved through music. Such an idea forms the crux of much of the Sufi tradition. The song describes the various stages of musical ecstasy, ultimately culminating in a complete annihilation of the singer-lover’s soul in Allah.
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Disney Plus Streaming Service: Release Date, Price, Shows and Movies to Expect
Here’s everything we know about Disney Plus, the entertainment giant’s Netflix-like push into global streaming.
Disney is betting big on its 2019 streaming service called Disney Plus, and it put (almost) all its cards on the table last month. In a three-hour event, Disney revealed the release date, price, shows and movies planned for its Netflix competitor.
Disney CEO Bob Iger headlined the presentation that included demos of the Disney Plus app, an aggressive timeline to roll out worldwide, and trailers and behind-the-scenes footage of its exclusive shows, like the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian. It even threw in a new Avengers: Endgame clip for good measure.
But Disney’s last big reveal elicited a gasp from the crowd of investors, analysts and press there: The company priced Disney Plus at $7 a month, half the cost of HBO Now and a big discount to Netflix.
Much of the premium original programming planned for Disney Plus leans into the company’s big-budget franchises like Marvel and Star Wars. Some shows — like the live-action, big-budget The Mandalorian — have completed filming and will be available at launch. Other Marvel spinoffs, like a show based on Avengers character Loki and WandaVision featuring Scarlet Witch and Vision, will debut in the second year.
(BizTechHub has a comprehensive list of all the titles Disney confirmed will be on its streaming service.)
Oh, and the service will launch with every episode of The Simpsons!
So is the Disney Plus streaming service worth paying for? The details that we know so far are below, but basically: If you love Star Wars or Marvel movies or you have kids, you may find yourself considering yet another subscription before the year is out.
What’s the Disney streaming service?
The Disney Plus streaming service will be a competitor to video streaming services such as Netflix, HBO Now and — later this year — Apple TV Plus. It’s a paid subscription without any advertising, and it gives customers access a vast library of Disney’s and Fox’s legacy content as well as new, exclusive TV shows, movies and documentaries.
Disney wants its other streaming services — Hulu and sports-focused ESPN Plus — to run on the same tech platform so you can subscribe to them with the same password and credit card info. Disney plans for all three to be individual subscriptions, but it said it’s likely to bundle them at a discount.
Hulu will be where Disney streams more adult-oriented fare. For example, Hulu is where a new Marvel collection of grown-up animated series will stream, and it’s likely where Deadpool-like content will live now that Disney owns Fox. Hulu will continue to stream content from three of the broadcast networks and its own original series, like The Handmaid’s Tale and Castle Rock. (ESPN Plus will, clearly, focus on sports.)
Disney Plus will include all of Disney’s family-friendly and much of its mass audience fare. It’ll have content from Disney proper, Marvel, Lucasfilm (so, Star Wars), Pixar and National Geographic. And, outside those traditional categories, it’ll also offer all 30 seasons of The Simpsons, a new feather in its cap from the Fox takeover.
When’s the release date?
Disney Plus will launch on Nov. 12 in the US.
The timing is strategically smart. For one, Disney Plus can piggyback on the marketing for all of Disney’s big-budget films being released for the holiday season — Frozen 2 hits theaters Nov. 22 and Star Wars: Episode IX will be released Dec. 20.
But Netflix has also shown that the last couple of months of the year is when it tends to get some of its biggest viewership. Bird Box, the movie it says was viewed by more than 80 million accounts in its first month of release, came out Dec. 21. Bright, its fantasy crime flick starring Will Smith, was the company’s most-viewed film before Bird Box. It was released Dec. 13.
Globally, Disney plans a progressive rollout worldwide over two years. The company provided a generalized timeline for when it will launch in the world’s major regions, but it didn’t pinpoint any other specific launch dates except for that in the US.
So, for example, Disney Plus will launch in North America — which presumably includes Canada — during the last three months of this year, but we don’t know exactly when the Canadian service will be live. It’s unlikely the Canadian launch would precede the Nov. 12 launch date in the US.
In addition, Disney Plus is slated to roll out in:
Western Europe over the course of six months between October this year and March of next year
Eastern Europe over the course of a year starting as early as October 2020
Latin America over the course of three months starting as early as October 2020
Asia Pacific over the course of two years starting as early as October this year
Disney said the service will cost $7 a month, or $70 a year. Its price undercuts Netflix’s $13 monthly fee for its most popular plan in the US, which lets you stream to two different devices simultaneously in high definition.
Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine M. McCarthy hinted Disney Plus pricing may rise as the service advances, calling the $7-a-month fee an “initial” price. The company also said it’s likely to bundle Disney Plus with Hulu and ESPN Plus, offering a discount if you subscribe to two or three of its streaming options.
Way back in 2017, Iger noted that the price would reflect the “fact that it will have substantially less volume” than prime competitor Netflix. As Disney has time to funnel more exclusives and originals into Disney Plus, it’s a good bet the company will start tapping its price incrementally higher.
How can I stream it?
Disney Plus will support streaming to phones, tablets, computers, connected TVs and streaming media boxes, the company said. Disney specifically called out support for Roku TVs and the Playstation 4. Its presentation slides included photos of Chromecast, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, but the company hasn’t specifically confirmed those devices yet. Generally speaking, though, Disney’s goal is to have wide device support for Disney Plus by the service’s November launch.
Disney said that Disney Plus will be able to stream 4K and HDR content, but it hasn’t specified which titles, how much or whether those higher-quality formats will cost extra. It also hasn’t specified how many simultaneous streams are allowed on a single account.
Shows and movies: What will I be able to watch?
Disney Plus will include content from the Disney brand itself, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and National Geographic. It’ll also integrate programming from Fox — all 30 seasons of The Simpsons will be on Disney Plus starting on day one, and more titles like The Sound of Music, The Princess Bride and Malcolm in the Middle will join it in the first year.
Disney Plus will be the only place you can stream all of Disney’s theatrically released movies starting with Captain Marvel at launch and the rest of its 2019 slate later on. Frozen 2, for example, will be streamable on the service next summer after its theatrical release in November. Disney Plus will also house the entire film libraries of Pixar, Star Wars and its Signature Series and Disney Vault lines of classic hand-drawn animated movies. (Think Bambi, The Lion King, Snow White and so on.)
And of course, the company is developing a big slate of original, exclusive shows and movies for the service.
Major originals include The Mandalorian, a big-budget series starring Pedro Pascal about a bounty-hunting gunfighter that takes place five years after the events in The Return of the Jedi. A Star Wars prequel series based on Rogue One will star Diego Luna, who played Cassian Andor in the original movie.
And Disney has three live-action series drawing the stars of its blockbuster Avengers movies into their own shows: a Loki series featuring Tom Hiddleston; The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan, and WandaVision with Elizabeth Olsen in her role of Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany reprising The Vision.
Disney Plus will have original documentaries, reality shows, competition series, behind-the-scenes features, nature and adventure titles, animated programming — the list goes on.
Even though all of Disney’s movies will stream exclusively on Disney Plus, the company doesn’t plan to debut any of its big-budget motion pictures on the service. That’s what’s known as a day-and-date approach, which releases most of its films on big screens and on its streaming service at the same time, and it was Netflix’s strategy for years. Disney, however, plans for all its theatrical films like Star Wars and Marvel to run their course in theaters and home video before making them available with a digital subscription.
How will this affect Disney stuff on Netflix?
Disney will mostly disappear from Netflix by late 2019.
Since 2016, Netflix has been the first place to watch Disney’s movies with a subscription. That deal meant Netflix was the go-to place for the biggest US blockbusters of the last three years. The top two movies of 2017 and the top three movies of 2016 and 2018 were all from Disney, and Netflix has been the place to binge them all.
But Disney decided against renewing that Netflix deal as it plotted its own competitor. Starting with Disney’s 2019 slate of movies, all those films are destined for Disney Plus. That means Captain Marvel, the first movie Disney released theatrically in 2019, will be the first movie Netflix misses out on. It also means that Mary Poppins Returns should be the final Disney movie that will have some type of release window on Netflix.
Netflix’s Marvel Defenders shows are complicated, though. Netflix has put out five original series based on Defenders characters in partnership with Disney. In 2018, Netflix canceled three of them: Daredevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Then in 2019, Netflix canceled the last two: The Punisher and Jessica Jones. Kevin Mayer, the Disney executive in charge of Disney Plus, has said Disney Plus could possibly revive the canceled shows. But the terms of their original deal could restrict Disney Plus from any revivals until 2020, according to a report.
A third, and now final, season of Jessica Jones is still set to arrive on Netflix sometime in 2019. But after that, all we know about the future of these characters is Marvel Television chief Jeph Loeb teasing fans that the characters will continue in some form. But the only thing for sure about that form right now: It won’t involve Netflix.
What shows and movies do you want to appear on Disney’s streaming service? Pop them into the comments section and we’ll keep updating this post with more information as it becomes available.
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The role of inflammatory cells in tendinopathy: is the picture getting any clearer?
Jonathan D Rees1,2,3
1 Department of Rheumatology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
2 Department of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary College, London, UK
3 Fortius Clinic, London, UK
Correspondence to Dr Jonathan D Rees, Department of Rheumatology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; j.rees{at}doctors.org.uk
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095174
The role of inflammation in chronic tendinopathy is controversial and highly debated. For these reasons the systematic review by Dean et al 1 is a welcome contribution. It is a dispassionate examination of the role of inflammatory cells in chronic tendinopathy. It highlights that macrophages and mast cells in particular are present in elevated levels in chronic symptomatic tendinopathy in humans. Clearly this does not imply that chronic tendinopathy is primarily an inflammatory condition. Nevertheless this review adds weight to the argument that to think of chronic tendinopathy as purely a degenerative condition is an oversimplification.2 The fact that the Dean et al review is restricted to human tissue adds to the importance of the conclusions.
Four reasons why the role of inflammation in tendinopathy remains a hot topic
Chronic tendinopathy is extremely common. It is often career threatening to the athlete and causes enormous …
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Are inflammatory cells increased in painful human tendinopathy? A systematic review
Benjamin John Floyd Dean Peter Gettings Stephanie Georgina Dakin Andrew Jonathan Carr
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015; 50 216-220 Published Online First: 05 Aug 2015. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094754
Back pain, tendons, Tiger Woods: all grist for the mill for sports medicine clinicians
Gavan White
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2016; 50 195-195 Published Online First: 31 Jan 2016. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095884
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Funding — Calls for funding opportunities
Call for Proposals for ERC Synergy Grant
ERC Synergy Grants are intended to enable minimum two to maximum four Principal Investigators and their teams to bring together complementary skills, knowledge, and resources in new ways, in order to jointly address ambitious research problems.
Deadline: 31.07.2017
Call Date: 31.07.2017
The aim is to promote substantial advances at the frontiers of knowledge, to cross-fertilize scientific fields, and to encourage new productive lines of enquiry and new methods and techniques, including unconventional approaches and investigations at the interface between established disciplines. This should enable transformative research not only at the forefront of European science but also to become a benchmark on a global scale.
Applicants Principal Investigators must demonstrate the synergies, complementarities and added value that could lead to breakthroughs that would not be possible by the individual Principal Investigators working alone.
Size of ERC Synergy Grants
Synergy Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 000 for a period of 6 years. The maximum award is reduced pro rata temporis for projects of a shorter duration. This does not apply to ongoing projects.
However, up to an additional EUR 4 000 000 in total can be requested in the proposal to cover (a) eligible "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant and/or (b) the purchase of major equipment and/or (c) access to large facilities. As any additional funding is to cover major one-off costs it is not subject to pro-rata temporis reduction for projects of shorter duration. All funding requested is assessed during evaluation.
Profile of the ERC Synergy Grant Principal Investigators
Groups applying for the ERC Synergy Grant must be made up of a minimum of two and a maximum of four Principal Investigators and, as necessary, their teams. One of the Principal Investigators must be designated as the Corresponding Principal Investigator.
Applications are expected from a group of innovative and active Principal Investigators and must present an early achievement track-record or a 10-year track-record whichever is most appropriate for their career stage (see Starting, Consolidator and Advanced Grant profiles in the ERC Work Programme 2018). There is little prospect of an application succeeding in the absence of such a record.
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[Call Announcement] Call for Proposals for ERC Synergy Grant just published!
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[Event Review] Workshop on the Black Sea Cooperation Programme, Athens 25-26 Jan 2018
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Omega: The Last Days of the World - Bison Frontiers of Imagination
Paperback (01 Apr 1999) | English
Omega, written by astronomer Camille Flammarion (1842-1925), is no less than an epic history of our future-a startling and unforgettable vision of the end of the world. Reasoned scientific speculation combined with probing philosophical inquiry lend credibility and magnitude to this tale of how humankind will physically and culturally evolve over the next several million years.
The end begins in the twenty-fifth century, when a comet threatens to collide with the earth. The consequences of that frightening cosmic event are far-reaching, setting in motion a series of physical, psychic, and social changes that will profoundly affect the planet and its people far into the future. The earth's surface drastically transforms over time. Cultures radically alter, collapse, and fade away. Nations rise and fall, species become extinct, and human beings find themselves at the end of the world, alone and changed in fundamental ways. This melancholic, poetic science fiction tale of things to come is as compelling and disturbing today as when it was first written.
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Catch Up on These BlizzCon Videos
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Universe Builders: Vintage Vinyl
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Check out how Blizzard audiophiles have stayed true to vinyl in the digital age, and what's up next on the turntable.
Drawn to Adventure: Inspiration Everywhere
In the third episode of Drawn to Adventure, join Blizzard artists for a look at how they get inspired to create iconic heroes and worlds.
Thanks for a Great BlizzCon!
BlizzCon 2019 is a wrap! Thank you for making this a memorable weekend and helping us ring in a BlizzCon for the ages.
United They Won
Team USA’s triumphant 2019 Overwatch World Cup victory was the product of preparation, trust, and confidence.
Meet the BlizzCon 2019 Arena World Championship Winners!
Eight teams from around the globe arrived at BlizzCon 2019 this week to prove that their team had what it took to claim the top spot in the Arena World Championship.
History Made at Hearthstone Global Finals
A new Global Champion has been crowned at BlizzCon.
A New World of Warcraft MDI 2019 Winner Rises!
The Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) pits the best dungeon runners head-to-head to see who has the skills to rise to the top. This year’s winner has done just that.
Diablo IV Unveiled
Diablo IV is the newest incarnation of the genre-defining ARPG players have come to know and love. Take a glimpse into the terror that awaits.
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Sir David Attenborough joins DNA study
IMAGE: Dr Turi King with Sir David
NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received this week from our friends at the University of Leicester.
University of Leicester research uses Sir David Attenborough’s DNA to determine link between Y chromosome and surname
Sir David revisited the University in January to deliver the Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture and open new arts centre extension
A study carried out by a University of Leicester researcher, Dr Turi King, used the DNA of Sir David Attenborough as part of a larger study to see if there was a link between the Y chromosome and surname, both of which are passed down the male line.
The project also involved examining the Y chromosomes of over 1,600 apparently unrelated men with 40 different surnames.
The study found that for men with uncommon surnames, such as Attenborough, there was a clear link between a Y chromosome type and their surname even though they did not know themselves to be related.
The research suggests as many as 90 per cent of men alive in Britain today with the Attenborough surname (and the spelling variant, Attenborrow) shared a common ancestor with Sir David Attenborough within the past 700 years.
However, when examining the results from a random sample of men all bearing a common surname, such as Smith, they were no more likely to share a common ancestor through their surname, than men with different surnames chosen at random from the general population.
“Attenboroughs essentially form one big family of distant relatives,” said Dr Turi King of the University’s Department of Genetics. “The Y chromosome type was the same even across spelling variants, which confirms that the spellings of names were formalised only relatively recently.
“David was kind enough to take part in the research project many years ago and his surname was one of the ones that really stood out. With rarer surnames, and actually most surnames are rare, it was found that there seemed to be one Y-chromosome type that dominated the group. David’s surname was the best example of this with nearly 90 per cent of men with the surname having an identical or near identical Y chromosome type. He’s always been so generous letting me talk about his association with the project, it was nice to finally meet him and thank him in person.”
On Thursday 28 January, Sir David Attenborough returned to the University of Leicester to deliver the Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture on 'Beauty in Nature', where he explored his life-long love with the natural world.
The following day, Friday 29 January, Sir David officially opened the new £1.5million gallery extension at Attenborough Arts Centre, the University’s inclusive, multi-use arts venue on Lancaster Road which was championed by his late brother Lord Richard.
The Attenborough brothers grew up in College House on the University’s campus, which was then known as University College, Leicester, where his father, Frederick, was Principal from 1931 -1951.
The study by Turi King and Mark Jobling at the University of Leicester was funded by the Wellcome Trust and is published in the journal Molecular Biology & Evolution: http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/5/1093.full
Posted by DearMYRTLE on Saturday, February 13, 2016
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