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Properties of MHC Class I Presented Peptides That Enhance Immunogenicity
Jorg J. A. Calis, Matt Maybeno, Jason A. Greenbaum, Daniela Weiskopf, et al
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{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1257005"], "description"=>"<p>For peptides presented on HLA class I molecules in HLA transgenic mice that were either known to be immunogenic or non-immunogenic (see <a href=\"http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003266#s4\" target=\"_blank\">Methods</a>), amino acids were counted per position. The 20 counts for immunogenic and non-immunogenic pMHCs were compared per position using the Kullback-Leibler divergence. A Fisher's test (<a href=\"http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003266#s4\" target=\"_blank\">Methods</a>) was done to determine if the distributions were significantly different (* p<0.05; **p<0.01).</p><p>†Position 1 is not an anchor in every HLA molecule, nonetheless it is an anchor in most pMHCs wherefore the divergence cannot be estimated at this position.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["differences", "immunogenic", "non-immunogenic"], "article_id"=>831669, "categories"=>["Information And Computing Sciences", "Biological Sciences"], "users"=>["Jorg J. A. Calis", "Matt Maybeno", "Jason A. Greenbaum", "Daniela Weiskopf", "Aruna D. De Silva", "Alessandro Sette", "Can Keşmir", "Bjoern Peters"], "doi"=>"https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003266.t002", "stats"=>{"downloads"=>4, "page_views"=>6, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Position_dependent_differences_between_immunogenic_and_non_immunogenic_peptides_/831669", "title"=>"Position dependent differences between immunogenic and non-immunogenic peptides.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>3, "published_date"=>"2013-10-24 02:56:37"}
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Chikungunya Disease: Infection-Associated Markers from the Acute to the Chronic Phase of Arbovirus-Induced Arthralgia
Laurence Dupuis Maguiraga, Marion Noret, Sonia Brun, Roger Le Grand, et al
http://www.mendeley.com/research/chikungunya-disease-infectionassociated-markers-acute-chronic-phase-arbovirusinduced-arthralgia
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Definitions and Standardization of a New Grading Scheme for Eyelid Contour Abnormalities after Trichiasis Surgery
Emily W. Gower, Sheila K. West, Sandra D. Cassard, Beatriz E. Munoz, et al
http://www.mendeley.com/research/definitions-standardization-new-grading-scheme-eyelid-contour-abnormalities-after-trichiasis-surgery
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http://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000000746
http://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15419.1
http://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00299-5
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.03.016
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.10.015
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Promoters: Clustering by Alignment and Analysis of Regular Patterns
Lucia Pettinato, Elisa Calistri, Francesca Di Patti, Roberto Livi, et al
http://www.mendeley.com/research/genomewide-analysis-promoters-clustering-alignment-analysis-regular-patterns
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http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2015.04.045
http://doi.org/10.3390/genes10100834
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{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1356270"], "description"=>"<p>Each point represents a promoter of the sample. <b>A</b>. The color code represents the four clusters. <b>B</b>. The color code represents the TATA (blue dots) and TATA–less (orange dots) classification.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Computational biology", "genomics", "Comparative genomics", "Molecular genetics", "Gene regulation", "Sequence analysis", "genetics", "Human genetics", "Genome complexity", "Applied mathematics", "algorithms", "points", "clustering", "alignment", "2880"], "article_id"=>908762, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences", "Mathematics"], "users"=>["Lucia Pettinato", "Elisa Calistri", "Francesca Di Patti", "Roberto Livi", "Stefano Luccioli"], "doi"=>"https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085260.g001", "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>0, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Distribution_of_points_in_the_clustering_space_see_Methods_relative_to_the_alignment_of_2880_human_promoters_/908762", "title"=>"Distribution of points in the clustering space (see Methods) relative to the alignment of 2880 human promoters.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-01-22 03:55:09"}
{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1356282"], "description"=>"<p>The regular sequences (highlighted in the black frames) are determined by the <i>delocalized</i> eigenvectors of the Hessian matrix. For the sake of clarity, for each of the three examples shown here we report just two of the eigenvectors, whose total number is 10 (green case), 16 (blue case) and 16 (red case). The sequence of the promoter is reported both in quaternary and in binary code. The curves refer to eigenvectors n. 988, 577, 567, 998, 946, 627 (resp. from the top to the bottom) of promoter with Entrez GeneID 9542 of <i>H. sapiens</i>.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Computational biology", "genomics", "Comparative genomics", "Molecular genetics", "Gene regulation", "Sequence analysis", "genetics", "Human genetics", "Genome complexity", "Applied mathematics", "algorithms", "disordered", "sequences"], "article_id"=>908774, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences", "Mathematics"], "users"=>["Lucia Pettinato", "Elisa Calistri", "Francesca Di Patti", "Roberto Livi", "Stefano Luccioli"], "doi"=>"https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085260.g010", "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>2, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Regular_and_disordered_sequences_of_a_promoter_/908774", "title"=>"Regular and disordered sequences of a promoter.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-01-22 03:55:09"}
{"files"=>["https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/1356278"], "description"=>"<p>First eigenvalues in ascending order of the normalized Laplacian matrix relative to the alignment of 2880 <i>H. sapiens</i> promoters. The method used is the Needleman–Wunsch with GAPOPEN and GAPEXTEND for panel <b>A</b>, GAPEXTEND for panel <b>B</b>.</p>", "links"=>[], "tags"=>["Computational biology", "genomics", "Comparative genomics", "Molecular genetics", "Gene regulation", "Sequence analysis", "genetics", "Human genetics", "Genome complexity", "Applied mathematics", "algorithms", "laplacian"], "article_id"=>908770, "categories"=>["Biological Sciences", "Mathematics"], "users"=>["Lucia Pettinato", "Elisa Calistri", "Francesca Di Patti", "Roberto Livi", "Stefano Luccioli"], "doi"=>"https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085260.g007", "stats"=>{"downloads"=>0, "page_views"=>18, "likes"=>0}, "figshare_url"=>"https://figshare.com/articles/_Eigenvalues_of_the_Laplacian_matrix_/908770", "title"=>"Eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix.", "pos_in_sequence"=>0, "defined_type"=>1, "published_date"=>"2014-01-22 03:55:09"}
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Bible > Commentary > Haydock > Numbers
◄ Numbers 35 ►
Haydock Catholic Bible Commentary
Cities, in all forty-eight, with a thousand paces round them. This land belonged to the community: but some built upon it, Josue xxi. 18., and 1 Paralipomenon vi. 60. The burial place for the Levites lay behind it. (Drusius) --- In these cities alone, the Levites had houses and gardens of their own; other might live with them, and indeed the cities acknowledged other lords, as Hebron belonged to Caleb, Josue xiv. 14. The Levites were dispersed throughout the land, that they might instruct the people both by word and by example, Deuteronomy xxxiii. 10. They had a clear revenue without labour of husbandry, equivalent to any two of the other tribes. (Abulensis.) --- Six of their cities were assigned for places of refuge, as they were the proper judges of the cases, in which murder may be excused, and to remind them that hey ought to be very merciful. Hence arose the privileges, granted to some churches, of protecting those who fled to them for an asylum. That none might be hindered from enjoying this benefit, three of these cities were situated on each side of the Jordan, and at equal distances. (Salien)
Paces. This is equivalent to 2000 cubits, (ver. 5,) or a sabbath day's journey. (Selden, Jur. iii. 9.; St. Jerome, q. 9. ad algas.) Hebrew retains the same word, amma, "cubit," in both verses: but some copies of the Septuagint, Philo, and Josephus, have "2000 cubits," (Calmet) which Dr. Wall and Kennicott deem to be the original reading. (Haydock) --- Bonfrere would also correct the Hebrew by the Vulgate as a pace among the Greeks consisted of three feet, and a cubit of half that quantity. The geometric pace of the Romans contained five feet, and the sacred cubit of Villalpand half as much; so that 2000 sacred cubits make 1000 geometric paces. Thus the Vulgate is perfectly consistent with itself. (Menochius) --- Some imagine that Moses speaks of the common cubit here and of the sacred one, which was doubly as large, ver 5. But this is not probable; and the distinction of cubits, (Calmet) at least in his days, (Haydock) is very uncertain. Perhaps Moses may first specify the depth of this space of ground from the wall, and afterwards its length, which would be doubly greater. (Calmet) See Sevius on Jos. xxi. q. 8, &c. --- The semidiameter was probably 1000 cubits. (Du Hamel)
Sea. Hebrew simply, "on the west side 2000 cubits, and on the north side 2000 cubits, and the city in the midst. This shall be to them the suburbs of the city."
Cities. Maimonides pretends, that all forty-eight cities of the Levites were asylums; though only six were bound to receive the fugitive gratis. Moses had promised a place of refuge, which he now grants, Exodus xxi. 13. The altar and temple enjoyed the like privilege: the latter even till its destruction. (Philo) --- Josephus mentions only six cities of refuge. Those who could not be supposed to have killed a person designedly were not obliged to flee to them; as, on the other hand, the murderer was not permitted to enter, if his malice were notorious, or his negligence extreme. (Rabbins ep. Selden, Jur. iv. 2.) To be secured at the altar of holocausts, it was necessary to touch the grate. If the judges declared that the person's case was such as the law admitted, he was conducted away, under a strong guard, to one of the cities; or, if he were deemed unworthy, he was put to death, out of the holy place. The altar was commonly the refuge only of priests. Those who were not of Hebrew extraction, could not claim the rights of an asylum, according to the Rabbins. But the contrary seems to be asserted, ver. 15. The roads to the cities of refuge were to be kept in good repair, and in case more than six should be found necessary, three others might be appointed, Deuteronomy xix. 3, 8. This privilege is founded on the law of nature, which decrees that the life of the innocent man, who has had the misfortune to kill another, should not be taken away. Other nations extended this right to almost every crime, that the weak might have an opportunity of defending themselves. The sons of Hercules erected for this purpose the altar of mercy, at Athens. Some of the pagan temples could protect even the greatest criminals, as well as the innocent, who might fear oppression. Those of Apollo, at Delphos, of Bacchus, at Ephesus, &c., were very famous. See Marsham, Chron. sæc. 13. Tiberius found it necessary to recall these privileges among the Greeks, as they were greatly abused. (Tacitus, An. iii. 6.) But his decree ws not much regarded. The Romans had their asylums also, at Naples, &c., where those who had been condemned to die, might be secure. Rome itself was an asylum for all strangers, as St. Augustine remarks, City of God i. The Christian emperors afforded the like privileges to our churches. But some who were guilty of the crimes of adultery, murder, heresy, &c., were deprived of the benefit. (Calmet) --- Those who fled to the altar among the Jews were first to be purified; (Philo) and if they had committed murder publicly, like Joab, they were dragged away, 3 Kings ii. (Tirinus)
CHAPTER XXXV.
Kinsman, the nearest relation, who was called the revenger of blood, (ver. 25, 27.; Haydock) or the redeemer, because it was his duty to see that justice was done to the deceased. When the person, who had involuntarily committed murder, arrived at the city, he was to make his appearance before the judges of it, and, if they thought his account satisfactory, they admitted him, but upon condition that he should take his trial before the judges and the people of that country where the murder had taken place, (ver. 25., and Josue xx. 4, 9.; Tirinus) though some think that the judges of the city of refuge, passed sentence. (Masius; &c.) --- If it proved favourable, he was bound to remain in the city till the death of the high priest, otherwise the relations might kill him as an outlaw; as they might also if he was declared guilty. In case the murder were voluntary, the judges of the place where it was committed set to demand the criminal, Deuteronomy xix. 11.
If, &c. Hebrew, "or he smite him with a wooden weapon, (wherewith he may die,) and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death." The two former verses are expressed in the same awful manner, intimating that the weapon must be of such a nature that it might easily give a mortal wound, and also that the effect really followed. In these cases, if the person could not clear himself, no refuge or reprieve was allowed. (Haydock) --- But the deceased must have been killed upon the spot, otherwise the person who struck him could only be required to pay a fine, Exodus xxi. 19. (Menochius)
Him, with impunity. If the judges have passed sentence, he shall be obliged to put it in execution, ver. 21, 31. (St. Augustine, q. 65.) (Estius) --- The laws of Athens required also that a relation should put the murderer to death, though the deceased were even of servile condition. (Demost.) --- Those of Rome condemned the involuntary manslayer to retire for a year, and afterwards to appease some one of the relations, and to offer the sacrifices, and submit to the usual purifications. Even at the present day, the Persians and Arabs deliver the murderer to be slain by the kinsmen of the deceased, after sentence has been passed by the judges.
Kill him. It seems, when the case was evident, he was not only permitted, but commanded to punish the criminal. (Bonfrere) (Deuteronomy xix. 12.) (Menochius)
Delivered. Hebrew, "the multitude shall deliver the slayer." It seems the judges pronounced sentence, according to the votes of the people assembled; (Calmet) or the plurality of voices among the 21 judges decided the matter. (Grotius) (Haydock) --- High priest. This mystically signified that our deliverance was to be effected by the death of Christ, the high priest and the anointed of God. (Challoner) --- He rescued us from the hand of the revenger, the devil. (Theodoret, q. 50, 51.) --- Before his death, the way of our true country was not open, nor secure. (St. Gregory, hom 6. in Ezec.) (Worthington) --- By this law, Moses shewed a horror for murder, and the respect due to the person of the high priest, during whose life even the involuntary murderer was obliged to keep himself retired in a city of refuge. (Masius) --- At the death of the pontiff, all Israel put on mourning, so that private injuries were to be forgotten, when the public had such cause for sorrow; and in the mean time the vengeance of kinsmen would relent. (Maimonides; More. iii. 40.) --- Murder was punished by the Greeks, in the days of Homer, with banishment, though sometimes this was remitted by the relations, for a sum of money. (Iliad ix.) (Calmet)
Him. Custom explained this law, as giving leave to any person to inflict the punishment upon the wandering murderer, though the relation seem only to be specified. (Grotius) --- Some think, that to kill such a person was still criminal in the sight of God. But others believe that, as he had forfeited the privilege of an asylum, by absenting himself from it, (Calmet) the law subjected him to the same rigour with which he might have been treated before he came thither; (ver. 19.; Haydock) and provided proper moderation were observed, and malicious revenge avoided, no guilt would attach to him who executed the implied sentence of death. The Jews observe, that God allows us to revenge another sooner than ourselves, as there is less danger of excess or of delusion. (Calmet)
Man. A person might be tried on such evidence, Deuteronomy xix. 15.
Cities. Hebrew, "you shall take no money to retire to a city of refuge, to return into his own country, till the death of the priest." The Septuagint supply, "you shall take no redemption money, to permit (a voluntary murderer) to flee into a city of refuge, (nor of an involuntary one,) to return," &c. (Grotius) --- The banished, may refer to people of the former description, who had gone away to screen themselves from persecution. But they could never be allowed to inhabit the country any more. Their presence would seem to defile it. (Haydock) --- "You shall not take money of him who has fled to a city of refuge, to suffer him to return home." (Chaldean)
Defile not. To inspire a greater horror for murder the earth was represented as defiled by blood, and only to be purified by the death of the criminal. Without shedding of blood, there is no remission, Hebrews ix. 22. (Haydock) --- On the same principle, our churches, &c., are deemed profane when murder, or some great indecencies, have been committed in them, so that they require a fresh consecration. (Calmet)
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Bible > Commentaries > Hebrews 11:5
◄ Hebrews 11:5 ►
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
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(5) See death.—See Luke 2:26; Psalm 89:48 (John 8:51).
And was not found . . . translated him.—An exact quotation from the LXX. (Genesis 5:24). The word rendered “translated” is a very simple one, denoting merely change of place; but nothing can equal the simplicity of the Hebrew, “he was not. for God took him.”
He had this testimony.—Better, he hath had witness borne to him (Hebrews 11:2; Hebrews 11:4) that he hath been well pleasing to God. The form of the expression shows that the writer is again speaking of the ever present word of Scripture (Hebrews 4:9, &c.) That word does not record the translation of Enoch until it “hath” borne witness to him that he pleased God. The words “walked with God” are rendered in the LXX. “was well pleasing to God,” and it is this rendering that is quoted here and in the next verse. The writer himself supplies the comment in the next verse, which has a very close connection with this.
Benson Commentary
Hebrews 11:5-6. By faith — That is, his firm faith in the being and perfections of God, especially his omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence; his truth, justice, mercy, and goodness; and in consequence of that exemplary holiness which was the fruit of this faith; Enoch was translated — Μετετεθη, was removed, namely, in a miraculous manner, from among men, God taking him out of this sinful and miserable world to himself. See notes on Genesis 5:22-24. That he should not see death — He was changed probably in a moment, as Elijah afterward was, and as those saints shall be that are found alive at Christ’s second coming; and was not any longer found — Among men; an expression which implies he was translated privately, and that some (his relations and friends, doubtless) sought for him, as the sons of the prophets sought for Elijah; (2 Kings 2:17;) because God had translated him — To what place these holy men were translated is not said; but their translation in the body, as Macknight observes, is recorded for an example, to assure believers that, in due time, they also shall live in the heavenly country in the body, and to excite them in that assurance to imitate Enoch’s faith.
For before his translation he had this testimony — From God in his own conscience; that he pleased God — The verb ευαρεστησαι, here used, occurs only in this epistle, namely, in this and the following verse, and in chap. Hebrews 13:16, in the passive voice, where it is rendered, God is well pleased. Three things are included in our pleasing God; that our persons be accepted; that our duties be approved of; and that we have a testimony that we are righteous or justified, as Abel and Enoch had, and as all true believers have. This is that pleasing of God which is appropriated to faith alone, and which alone shall receive an eternal reward. In a lower sense, however, there may be many acts and duties with which, as to the matter of them, God may be pleased, and which he may reward in this world without faith; as the destruction of the house of Ahab by Jehu. Enoch walked with God, and therefore is said to please him; that is, he set God always before him, and thought, spoke, and acted as one that considered he was always under God’s eye, and he made it his daily business to worship and serve him acceptably.
But without faith — In the being, attributes, superintending providence, and grace of God; it is impossible — For a fallen, sinful, and weak creature, such as man is, and such as Enoch undoubtedly was; to please him — Though no particular revelation is mentioned as the object of Enoch’s faith, yet from Moses’s telling us that he walked with, or pleased God, it is certain that his faith in those doctrines of religion, which are discoverable by the light of nature, and which are mentioned in this verse, must have been very strong, since it led him habitually to walk with God, so as to please him; for he that cometh to God — In prayer, or any other act of worship, or who endeavours to serve him; must believe that he is — That he exists, and that he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him — And therefore, that he is wise and mighty, holy, just, and good. “By representing the existence of God and his government of the world as objects of faith, the apostle hath taught us, that the truths of natural religion are equally the objects of faith with the truths of revelation. And this doctrine is just. For the evidence by which the truths of natural religion are supported, being of the same kind with the evidence which supports the truths of revelation, namely, not demonstrative, but probable evidence, the persuasion produced by that kind of evidence in matters of natural religion, is as really faith as the persuasion which the same evidence produces in matters of revelation. Further, the faith or persuasion of the truths of natural religion which men attain, being as much the effect of attention, impartial search, and prayer, as the faith which they attain of the truths of revelation, it is as much a matter of duty, and as pleasing to God, [as far as it extends,] as faith in the truths of revelation.” — Macknight.
11:4-7 Here follow some illustrious examples of faith from the Old Testament. Abel brought a sacrifice of atonement from the firstlings of the flock, acknowledging himself a sinner who deserved to die, and only hoping for mercy through the great Sacrifice. Cain's proud rage and enmity against the accepted worshipper of God, led to the awful effects the same principles have produced in every age; the cruel persecution, and even murder of believers. By faith Abel, being dead, yet speaketh; he left an instructive and speaking example. Enoch was translated, or removed, that he should not see death; God took him into heaven, as Christ will do the saints who shall be alive at his second coming. We cannot come to God, unless we believe that he is what he has revealed himself to be in the Scripture. Those who would find God, must seek him with all their heart. Noah's faith influenced his practice; it moved him to prepare an ark. His faith condemned the unbelief of others; and his obedience condemned their contempt and rebellion. Good examples either convert sinners or condemn them. This shows how believers, being warned of God to flee from the wrath to come, are moved with fear, take refuge in Christ, and become heirs of the righteousness of faith.
By faith Enoch was translated - The account of Enoch is found in Genesis 5:21-24. It is very brief, and is this, that "Enoch walked with God, and was not, for God took him." There is no particular mention of his "faith," and the apostle attributes this to him, as in the case of Abel, either because it was involved in the very nature of piety, or because the fact was communicated to him by direct revelation. In the account in Genesis, there is nothing inconsistent with the belief that Enoch was characterized by eminent faith, but it is rather implied in the expression, "he walked with God." Compare 2 Corinthians 5:7. It may also be implied in what is said by the apostle Jude Jde 1:14-15, that "he prophesied, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints," etc. From this it would appear that he was a preacher: that he predicted the coming of the Lord to judgment, and that he lived in the firm belief of what was to occur in future times. Moses does not say expressly that Enoch was translated. He says "he was not, for God took him." The expression "he was not," means he was no more among people; or he was removed from the earth. "This" language would be applicable to any method by which he was removed, whether by dying, or by being translated. A similar expression respecting Romulus occurs in Livy (i. 16), Nec deinde in terris Romulus fuit. The translation of the Septuagint on this part of the verse in Genesis is, οὐχ εὑρίσκετο ouch heurisketo - "was not found;" that is, he disappeared. The authority for what the apostle says here, that he "was translated," is found in the other phrase in Genesis, "God took him." The reasons which led to the statement that he was transported without seeing death, or that show that this is a fair conclusion from the words in Genesis, are such, as these:
(1) There is no mention made of his death, and in this respect the account of Enoch stands by itself. It is, except in this case, the uniform custom of Moses to mention the age and the death of the individuals whose biography he records, and in many cases this is about all that is said of them. But in regard to Enoch there is this remarkable exception that no record is made of his death - showing that there was something unusual in the manner of his removal from the world.
(2) the Hebrew word used by Moses, found in such a connection, is one which would rather suggest the idea that he had been taken in some extraordinary manner from the world. That word - לקח laaqach - means "to take" - with the idea of taking "to oneself." Thus, Genesis 8:20, "Noah took of all beasts and offered a burnt-offering." Thus, it is often used in the sense of "taking a wife" - that is, to oneself Genesis 4:19; Genesis 6:2; Genesis 12:19; Genesis 19:14; and then it is used in the sense of "taking away;" Genesis 14:12; Genesis 27:35; Job 1:21; Job 12:20; Psalm 31:13; Jeremiah 15:15. The word, therefore, would naturally suggest the idea that he had been taken by God to himself, or had been removed in an extraordinary manner from the earth. This is confirmed by the fact that the word is not used anywhere in the Scriptures to denote a "removal by death," and that in the only other instance in which it (לקח laaqach) is used in relation to a removal from this world, it occurs in the statement respecting the translation of Elijah. "And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel, came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Lord "will take away" (לקח laaqach) thy master from thy head today?" 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5; compare Hebrews 11:11. This transaction, where there could be no doubt about the "manner" of the removal, shows in what sense the word is used in Genesis.
(3) it was so understood by the translators of the Septuagint. The apostle has used the same word in this place which is employed by the Seventy in Genesis 5:24 - μετατίθημι metatithēmi. This word means to transpose, to put in another place; and then to transport, transfer, translate; Acts 7:16; Hebrews 7:12. It properly expresses the removal to another place, and is the very word which would he used on the supposition that one was taken to heaven without dying.
(4) this interpretation of the passage in Genesis by Paul is in accordance with the uniform interpretation of the Jews. In the Targum of Onkelos it is evidently supposed that Enoch was transported without dying. In that Targum the passage in Genesis 5:24 is rendered, "And Enoch walked in the fear of the Lord, and was not, for the Lord did not put him to death" - לּה lo' - 'amiyt yityeh Yahweh. So also in Ecclesiasticus or the Son of Sirach (49:14), "But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth." These opinions of the Jews and of the early translators, are of value only as showing that the interpretation which Paul has put upon Genesis 5:2 is the natural interpretation. It is such as occurs to separate writers, without collusion, and thus shows that this is the meaning most naturally suggested by the passage.
That he should not see death - That is, that he should not experience death, or be made personally acquainted with it. The word "taste" often occurs in the same sense. Hebrews 2:9, "that he should taste death for every man;" compare Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27.
And was not found - Genesis 5:24, "And he was not." That is, he was not in the land of the living. Paul retains the word used in the Septuagint.
He had this testimony, that he pleased God - Implied in the declaration in Genesis 5:22, that he "walked with God." This denotes a state of friendship between God and him, and of course implies that his conduct was pleasing to God. The apostle appeals here to the sense of the account in Genesis, but does not retain the very "words." The meaning here is not that the testimony respecting Enoch was actually "given" before his translation, but that the testimony relates to his having "pleased God" before he was removed. "Stuart." In regard to this instructive fragment of history, and to the reasons why Enoch was thus removed, we may make the following remarks:
(1) The age in which he lived was undoubtedly one of great wickedness. Enoch is selected as the only one of that generation signalized by eminent piety, and he appears to have spent his life in publicly reproving a sinful generation, and in warning them of the approaching judgment; Jde 1:14-15. The wickedness which ultimately led to the universal deluge seems already to have commenced in the earth, and Enoch, like Noah, his great-grandson, was raised up as a preacher of righteousness to reprove a sinful generation.
(2) it is not improbable that the great truths of religion in that age were extensively denied, and probably among other things the future state, the resurrection, the belief that man would exist in another world, and that it was maintained that death was the end of being - was an eternal sleep. If so, nothing could be better adapted to correct the prevailing evils than the removal of an eminent man, without dying, from the world. His departure would thus confirm the instructions of his life, and his removal, like the death of saints often now, would serve to make an impression which his living instructions would not.
(3) his removal is, in itself, a very important and instructive fact in history. It has occurred in no other instance except that of Elijah; nor has any other living man been transported to heaven except the Lord Jesus. That fact was instructive in a great many respects:
(a) It showed that there was a future state - another world.
(b) It showed that the "body" might exist in that future state - though doubtless so changed as to adapt it to the condition of things there.
(c) It prepared the world to credit the account of the ascension of the Redeemer. If Enoch and Elijah were removed thus without dying, there was no intrinsic improbability that the Lord Jesus would be removed after having died and risen again.
5. Faith was the ground of his pleasing God; and his pleasing God was the ground of his translation.
translated—(Ge 5:22, 24). Implying a sudden removal (the same Greek as in Ga 1:6) from mortality without death to immortality: such a CHANGE as shall pass over the living at Christ's coming (1Co 15:51, 52).
had this testimony—namely of Scripture; the Greek perfect implies that this testimony continues still: "he has been testified of."
pleased God—The Scripture testimony virtually expresses that he pleased God, namely, "Enoch walked with God." The Septuagint translates the Hebrew for "walked with God," Ge 6:9, pleased God.
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death: by the Divine faith before described, that which reacheth home to God by Christ, Enoch, the seventh patriarch in a descent from Adam of the church’s line, Genesis 5:21, all eminent prophet and Boanerges, denouncing judgment against the ungodly ones of his time, so as to awaken them to repentance, Judges 1:14,15, was taken by God, Genesis 5:24. The apostle keeps to the Septuagint translation of the text. He was miraculously changed in his body from a mortal to an immortal state, and this without any separation of his soul from it. God, out of an extraordiary grace and favour to him, dispensed with the common sentence passed on the human seed in Adam, as he did many ages after this to Elijah. He died not: all the rest of the fathers of the church, Genesis 5:5,8,27, the longest liver of them, died.
And was not found; he was not, Genesis 5:24, neither among men, nor in their sepulchres, as others were, but had changed his habitation and society. If any went to seek him, as others did Elijah he was far out of their finding, 2 Kings 2:17.
Because God had translated him; for God had taken him to himself in heaven, the place of his residence, and in the very act changed his body into a spiritual, powerful, glorious, and incorruptible one; as all ours, who are true believers, shall be at last, 1 Corinthians 15:51 1 Thessalonians 4:15; and so made fit for the place to which he was taken, made like an angel in person, and to be with those spirits in company; now did he fully see and enjoy him whom by faith he walked with beneath.
For before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God; in the time of his life, and walking with God in this sinful world, all the time of his witnessing for God in it, God witnessed by his work on his soul to himself, by his ministry and life to the world, and by the prophet Moses’s record of it to all generations to come in the church once and again, Genesis 5:22,24, that in his walking with God he pleased him. He was not only justified, graciously accepted, and beloved of him, but he did that which was pleasing to God, putting out in thought, word, and deed all the power of grace to act for God; preserving constant converse and communion with him; and had no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but reproved them. By this he pleased God, and God testified to all the world he did so, by a miraculous translation of him from the world to himself. God cares not for, nor will take to him, such who please him not.
By faith Enoch was translated,.... Which is to be understood, not of a spiritual translation from the power of darkness, into the kingdom of Christ, as all converted, persons are translated, and doubtless Enoch was; nor of a rapture, or removal from one part of the earth to another, or from one part of a country to another, as Philip was caught away by the Spirit, after the baptism of the eunuch; but of a translation from earth to heaven; and not for a while only, as Paul was caught up to the third heaven; but as Elijah was, there to continue, and as the living saints will be at the last day; and this was a translation of him, soul and body, to heaven, to eternal glory and happiness, by a change from mortality to immortality, which passed upon him; and which is a pledge of the resurrection of the dead, and a proof of the Old Testament saints knowing, expecting, and enjoying eternal life. And with this agrees the sense of some of the Jewish writers concerning this affair. Jonathan ben Uzziel, in his paraphrase on Genesis 5:24 has these words:
"and Enoch worshipped in truth before the Lord; and behold he was not with the inhabitants of the earth, "he was translated", and ascended to the firmament (or heaven), by the Word before the Lord.''
And the Jerusalem Targum to the same purpose;
"and Enoch worshipped in truth before the Lord; and lo, he was not, for he was translated by the Word from before the Lord;''
or by the Word of the Lord, which went out from him; for this translation was of God, as our apostle afterwards asserts. R. Eleazar says (m):
"the holy blessed God took Enoch, and caused him to ascend to the highest heavens, and delivered into his hands all the superior treasures, &c''
He is said (n) to be one of the seven which entered into paradise in their life; and some of them say (o), that God took him, , body and soul; see the Apocrypha:
"He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated.'' (Wisdom 4:10)
"Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated, being an example of repentance to all generations.'' (Sirach 44:16)
And this translation is said to be "by faith"; not through any virtue and efficacy in that grace to procure it; nor through faith, in that particular point; but God put an honour upon the faith of Enoch, and on him as a believer, this way.
That he should not see death; meaning not a spiritual or moral death; nor an eternal one, though some have suggested this to be the sense; and which is favoured by the character some of the Jewish writers give of Enoch, which will be hereafter taken notice of; but a corporeal death, which he died not; to which agrees the Targum of Oukelos on Genesis 5:24,
"and Enoch walked in the fear of the Lord, and he was not, for the Lord, , "did not kill him", or cause, or suffer him to die:''
though an exemplar of that paraphrase is cited (p), without the negative particle, thus,
"and he was not, for the Lord killed him,''
{5} By faith Enoch was translated that he should not {c} see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
(5) Enoch.
(c) That he should not die.
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Hebrews 11:5-6. The example of Enoch. Comp. Genesis 5:21-24.
Πρίστει Ἐνὼχ μετετέθη] By reason of his faith Enoch was caught away; i.e. even during his lifetime was, like Elijah (2 Kings 2.), caught up to God in heaven. Comp. Sir 44:16 : Ἐνὼχ εὐηρέστησε κυρίῳ καὶ μετετέθη ὑπόδειγμα μετανοίας ταῖς γενεαῖς; ibid. Sir 49:14 : οὐδὲ εἷς ἐκτίσθη οἷος Ἐνὼς τοιοῦτος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἀνελήφθη ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς; Joseph. Antiq. i. 3.Hebrews 4 : ἀνεχώρησε πρὸς τὸ θεῖον.
τοῦ μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον] not consecutively [so that], de Wette, Bisping, al., but indication of the design of God: that he should not see or undergo death (comp. Luke 2:26).
καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο, διότι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός] derived verbally from the LXX. of Genesis 5:24, as given in the text of the Cod. Alex.
πρὸ γὰρ … γίνεται, Hebrews 11:6] It is related in the Scripture concerning Enoch that he was acceptable to God. But this presupposes that he had faith. For to obtain God’s approbation without the possession of faith is impossible. Chrysostom: πῶς δὲ πίστει μετετέθη ὁ Ἐνώχ; ὅτι τῆς μεταθέσεως ἡ εὐαρέστησις αἰτία, τῆς δὲ εὐαρεστήσεως ἡ πίστις.
πρὸ τῆς μεταθέσεως] may be equally well conjoined with μεμαρτύρηται (Piscator, Owen, Huët, Bleek, de Wette, Conybeare, Delitzsch, Kurtz, Hofmann, al.), or with εὐαρεστηκέναι (Schlichting, Bengel, Maier, and others). In the former case the sense is: before mention is made in the Scripture of his rapture, the testimony is borne to him in the same, that he pleased God.
εὐαρεστηκέναι] By εὐηρέστησεν the LXX. translate the Hebrew וַיִתְהַלֵּךְ אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים: and he walked with God, i.e. in communion with God, as His most devout worshipper.
Hebrews 11:6 is a truth of wholly universal application, so that only ἐστίν is to be supplemented to ἀδύνατον. With Er. Schmid, Limborch, Wetstein, and Schulz, to regard the first hemistich of the verse: χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι, as a special statement respecting Enoch, is grammatically inadmissible, since in that case χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον ἦν αὐτὸν εὐαρεστῆσαι or χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον αὐτὸν εὐαρεστηκέναι must have been written.
εὐαρεστῆσαι] sc. τῷ θεῷ, naturally understood from that which precedes and follows. The infin. aorist expresses, as in the case of the immediately succeeding πιστεῦσαι, the pure verbal notion, without regard to the relation of time. See Kühner, II. p. 80.
ὁ προσερχόμενος τῷ θεῷ] is he who approaches God, sc. to worship Him; comp. Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 10:1. Wrongly; Luther, Calov, Wittich, Rambach, Schulz, Ebrard (transl.): he who (as Enoch) will come (or is to come) to God.
ὅτι ἔστιν] that he is, or exists. Arbitrarily importing, Jac. Cappellus: “Series sermonis suadet, ut suppleamus ὅτι ἐστὶν αὐτοῦ θεός, i. e. qui accedit ad Deum, credere debet eum esse suum Deum.” But also the complementing the verb by: “that He exists as one to whom man can draw near with confidence, as the truly living, personal, almighty, all-wise, all-beneficent One” (Bleek), is an unjustifiable act of reading into the text. The expression contains only the idea of existence.
καί] still dependent upon ὅτι.
μισθαποδότης] recompenser, sc. for the piety manifested in the ἐκζητεῖν αὐτόν (Romans 3:11; Acts 15:17).
Hebrews 11:5. Πίστει Ἐνὼχ μετετέθη.… “By faith Enoch was translated so that he did not see death; and he was not found, because God had translated him. For before his translation he had witness borne to him that he had pleased God well; but without faith it is impossible to please Him well.” In the dry catalogue of antediluvian longevities a gem of faith is detected. What lay at the root of Enoch’s translation? Faith, because before he was translated he was well-pleasing to God, which implies that he believed in God, or as Chrysostom neatly puts it: πῶς δὲ πίστει μετετέθη ὁ Ἐνώχ; ὅτι τῆς μεταθέσεως ἡ εὐαρέστησις αἰτία, τῆς δὲ εὐαρεστήσεως ἡ πίστις. In Sir 44:16 he is exhibited as ὑπόδειγμα μετανοίας ταῖς γενεαῖς. μετετέθη “was transferred,” removed from one place to another, as in Acts 7:16, cf. also Galatians 1:6, Judges 1:4. In Sir 49:14 it is represented by ἀνελήφθη ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς. The succeeding clauses imply that his body disappeared. How the tradition arose we have no means of knowing, cf. Suicer, i. 1130, and the Bible Dictionaries. τοῦ μὴ ἰδεῖν may either imply purpose or result. For the former see Matthew 2:13, Luke 2:24, Php 3:10; for the latter, Matthew 21:32, Acts 7:19, Romans 7:3, Hebrews 10:7. The use of the passive μετετέθη favours the supposition that result is here expressed, and throughout the sentence it is the translation that is prominent rather than the escape from death, which is introduced rather as an explanation of μετετέθη. καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο.… These words are verbatim from the LXX of Genesis 5:24, and are quoted for the sake of bringing out clearly that God was the author of the translation. (Cf. the misquotation in Clem. Ep., chap. 9, οὐχ εὑρέθη αὐτοῦ θάνατος.) God translated him, and this is proved by the fact that preceding the statement of his translation Scripture records that he pleased God well, where the Hebrew has “he walked with God”. χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him well.” The ground of this proposition is given in the following words: πιστεῦσαι γὰρ δεῖ τὸν προσερχόμενον.… “For he who cometh to God must believe that He exists and that to those who seek Him He turns out to be a rewarder.” To please God one must draw near to Him (τὸν προσερχόμενον in the semi-technical sense usual in the Epistle), and no one can draw near who has not these two beliefs that God is and will reward those who seek Him. So that Enoch’s faith, and the faith of every one who approaches God, verifies the description of Hebrews 11:1 : the unseen must be treated as sufficiently demonstrated, and the hoped for reward must be considered substantial.
5. Enoch was translated] Lit., “was transferred (hence)” (Genesis 5:24; Sir 44:16; Sir 49:14; Jos. Antt. i. 3. § 4.
was not found, because God had translated him. Genesis 5:24 (LXX. Cod. Alex).
he had this testimony] “he hath had witness born to him;” “Enoch walked with God,” Genesis 5:24 (LXX. “pleased God”).
Hebrews 11:5. Μετετέθη, was translated) Wherefore was he translated? Our faith waits for this. Genesis 5:22; Genesis 5:24, LXX., εὐηρέστησε δὲ Ἐνὼχ τῷ Θεῷ—καὶ εὐηρέστησε Ἐνὼχ τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ οὐχʼ εὑρίσκετο, ὅτι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεός.—μὴ, not) He was therefore translated from mortality without death to immortality.—πρὸ, before) Construed with εὐηρεστηκέναι, to have pleased [He had the testimony that he pleased God before his translation].—εὐηρεστηκέναι, to have pleased) Instead of to walk with GOD, before GOD, the LXX. have εὐαρεστεῖν, also Genesis 6:9; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 24:40; Genesis 48:15; Psalm 116:9. Comp. Psalm 26:3; Psalm 35:14 [Heb. I walked]. It not only signifies to please, in a passive sense, but implies the desire of pleasing. Therefore Genesis 39:4, שרת is εὐαρεστεῖν: comp. ἀρέσαι, Romans 8:8, notes.
Verse 5. - By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God; literally, hath been witnessed of that he had been well-pleasing to God. The allusion is, of course, to the testimony in Genesis (Genesis 5:24), the LXX. being closely followed, which has, Αὐηρέστησεν Ἐνὼχ τῷ Θεῷ καὶ οὐχ ηὑρέσκετο διότι μετέθηκεν ἀυτον Ὁ Θεός, whereas the literal translation of our Hebrew text is, "Enoch walked with God; and he was not, because God took him."
Genesis 5:21-24. Comp. Sir. 44:16; 49:14; Wisd. 4:10.
Was translated (μετετέθη)
The verb used of Enoch's translation, lxx, Genesis 5:24. In Acts 7:16 of the transporting of the remains of Jacob and his sons to Sychem. In Galatians 1:6, of the sudden change in the religious attitude of the Galatians. In Hebrews 7:12, of the change in the priesthood.
That he should not see death (τοῦ μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον)
This may signify the purpose of his translation, but probably refers to the result. He was translated so that he did not see death. Comp. Matthew 21:32; Acts 7:19; Romans 7:3.
Was not found because God had translated him (οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο διότι μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός)
Cited from lxx, Genesis 5:24. For had translated rend. translated.
He had this testimony (μεμαρτύρηται)
Rev properly preserves the force of the perfect tense, "he hath had witness born to him." The testimony still stands on record.
That he pleased God
Rend. hath pleased. Comp. lxx, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24. Faith was exhibited by Enoch in walking with God (comp. A.V. Genesis 5:22, "walked with God," and lxx, εὐαρέστησε pleased God). Faith creates close personal relation.
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An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: The Battle of the Birds, 671
Alfred and the cakes, Cnut and the waves, and Eadmer the flying monk: Anglo-Saxon history is full of anecdotes. On this blog I will regularly highlight some amusing and/or remarkable episodes from early medieval England, along with a self-made cartoon. In this post, I deal with the remarkable story of a battle of birds in the year 671.
A battle of birds in England, 671
In the thirteenth-century historiographical work Flores historiarum [Flowers of History], Roger of Wendover (d. 1236) collected all sorts of events that caught his interest whilst reading the chronicles of other historians. Interestingly, he notes that he collected these stories for entertainment, as well as (intellectual) ‘profit’:
…that which follows has been taken from the books of catholic writers worthy of credit, just as flowers of various colours are gathered from various fields, to the end that the very variety, noted in the diversity of the colours, may be grateful to the various minds of the readers, and by presenting some which each may relish, may suffice for the profit and entertainment of all (trans. Giles, p. 2)
Among his bouquet of historical anecdotes is a peculiar fight among fowls in the year 671:
“In the year of grace 671, there was an extraordinary battle in England among the birds, insomuch that many thousands were found killed, and it seemed that the foreign birds were put to flight.” (trans. Giles, p. 100)
Xenophobic, English birds ousting foreign fowl…imagine if they had made a tapestry out of that battle!
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Chinese whispers from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to Roger of Wendover’s Flores Historiarum
The first reference to bird-activity in the year 671 is found in various manuscripts of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (initiated during the reign of Alfred the Great [d. 899]):
671: Her wæs þæt micle fugla wæl. (Manuscripts A, B, C and E of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, available here)
[671: In this year was a great mortality of birds]
While the Old English word wæl is often used to denote dead bodies after a battle, it is more likely that the word here refers to the death of birds following a natural disaster. This interpretation seems supported by the Latin chronicle of Æthelweard (d. c.988), who reported a foul smell caused by the dead birds:
Itaque post decursu anni unius facta est auium magna ruina, ita ut et in mare et in arida spurcissimus foetor uideretur tam de minutis auibus quam de maioribus.
[After the lapse of one year (i.e. in 671) a great mortality of birds occurred, so that on sea and on land a very foul stench was noticeable from the <carrion of> small birds and larger ones.] (Ed. and trans. Campbell)
Since Æthelweard was writing in the tenth century, he is unlikely to have remembered the smell himself: he probably used a now-lost Old English manuscript of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle that contained this extra information about the event of 671. The chronicler John of Worcester (d. 1140) also seems to have interpreted the event of 671 as stemming from natural causes and spoke of an “[a]uium strages” [destruction of birds]: the same phrase he used for the deaths of birds caused by a harsh winter in 1111:
Hox anno hyemps asperrima, fames ualida, mortalitas hominum, pestis animalium, agrestium simul et domesticorum, stragesque auium extitit permaxima.
This year there was a very harsh winter, a serious famine, mortality of men, disease among animals, both wild and domestic, and a very great destruction of birds. (ed. Darlington & McGurk; trans. McGurk and Bray)
So far, the most likely interpretation of what went on in 671 is a mass mortality of birds, caused by some disease or harsh weather conditions. So what about Roger of Wendover’s battle?
Matters appear to have gone astray when Henry of Huntingdon (c. 1088–c. 1157), in his Historia Anglorum, tried to make sense of annal 671 in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He erroneously translated Old English wæl with Latin pugna ‘battle, combat’:
Precedenti autem anno fuit maxima pugna uolucrum in Anglia.
[In the preceding year (671) there was a very great battle of birds in England.] (ed. and trans. Greenway)
Henry, realizing that a battle of birds does not sound very likely, then defended himself by relating that a similar fight had broken out in his own days, one with a symbolic meaning:
This seems more credibly because it also happened in Normandy in our own time, in the reign of King Henry. He was the first king of England of this name. This is specified because in the future there may perhaps be another so named. The birds fought openly at Rouen, and thousands of dead birds were discovered and the foreign birds were observed being driven off. This was a sign of the battle that was fought between Henry, lord of England and Normandy, and Louis, king of France, son of Philip. In this battle the strong King Henry emerged the victor and the defeated Louis fled away. (trans. Greenway)
Now it becomes clear what has happened with regard to the Flores Historiarum of Roger of Wendover: Roger had read Henry of Huntingdon’s Historia Anglorum but shortened the text in such a way that the details of the battle of birds in 12h-century Rouen were transposed to the English event of 671. Regrettably, then, we must conclude that in the year 671, in all likelihood, no battle of birds took place in England and that no foreign birds were put to flight that year; some of the flowery anecdotes of the Anglo-Saxon past, it appears, are merely the result of an intriguing game of Chinese whispers!
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Works referred to:
Campbell, A., ed. and trans. The Chronicle of Æthelweard (London, 1961)
Darlington, R. R. and P. McGurk, eds., P. McGurk and J. Bray, trans., The Chronicle of John of Worcester: The Annals from 450-1066 (Oxford, 1995)
Giles, J.A., trans. Roger of Wendover’s Flowers of History (London, 1849)
Greenway, D. E., ed. and trans., Henry Archdeacon of Huntingdon. Historia Anglorum. The History of the English People (Oxford, 1996)
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By thijsporck in Anglo-Saxon anecdotes on August 26, 2016 .
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Lizzie Ross says:
Very interesting. I wonder if there’s a connection between Roger of Wendover’s tale and Chaucer’s “Parliament of Foules”?
thijsporck says:
Not sure; the Carolingian poet Theodulf of Orléans ( c. 750–821) wrote a poem called ‘The battle of the birds’ that seems to be an allegory for the uprising or Bernard of Italy in 817:
They had no need of a chariot, no need to make use of horses,
they did not touch steel, no arrows flew about. In place of helmets
they had crests; instead of spears, beaks and talons,
and, in lieu of a clarion, each bird sang its song.
Their light wings served as shields, their little feathers as daggers,
and their delicate plumage did the work of a breastplate. (Translation P. Godman, Poetry of the Carolingian Renaissance [London, 1985])
Since Chaucer’s poem is about choosing a mate (and one female bird declining all offers), there doesn’t seem to be any allusion to battles — perhaps its an extremely early example of feminism!
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for the Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium
1Schulze Diabetes Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
3National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
4Diabetes Research Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Corresponding author: Bernhard J. Hering, bhering{at}umn.edu.
Diabetes Care 2017 Aug; 40(8): e111-e112. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc16-2691
Harlan (1) states that the benefits of islet transplantation in type 1 diabetes (T1D) are limited to patients already taking immunosuppressive agents because of having received a kidney transplant. We strongly disagree. The Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium phase 3 trial (CIT-07) demonstrated the effectiveness of islet transplantation in restoring near normoglycemia, hypoglycemia awareness, and protection from severe hypoglycemic events in T1D patients with persistent severe hypoglycemic episodes (SHE) who are immunosuppressed only for the purpose of protecting the islet graft from rejection and autoimmune recurrence (2). The position of Harlan (1) seems to be that the morbidity and mortality of T1D complicated by persistent and unpredictable SHE are not sufficiently high to justify the immunosuppressive risks associated with an islet transplant–based approach. We disagree, and we feel that consideration of the risks and benefits of islet transplantation will result in a net benefit for some carefully selected patients. That evaluation and decision must be made on an individual basis, by a patient and his/her physician.
Harlan (1) expresses concern about the decline in islet graft function over time. We share that concern. However, at 2 years after the first islet transplant, the primary end point of the study continued to be met by 71% of participants; >90% of recipients remained protected from SHE and the median HbA1c was 5.6% (2). Prolonged protection from SHE is not dependent upon freedom from use of exogenous insulin. As reported by the Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry in 2012, regardless of sustained graft survival, >90% of all T1D islet allograft recipients in its database remained free of SHE through 5 years of posttransplant follow-up (3). For comparison, follow-up of participants with T1D and impaired awareness of hypoglycemia in studies evaluating medical interventions rarely exceeds 1 year (4). We continue to follow patients from the CIT-07 study to evaluate the persistence of graft function and freedom from SHE.
Harlan (1) expresses concern about the decrease in renal function seen in the patients in the CIT-07 trial. We share that concern; although the measured glomerular filtration rate remained in the normal range, the decrease from 102 at baseline to 82 mL/min/1.73 m2 at 2 years after the first islet transplant is concerning. This decrease may in part be attributable to correction of hyperfiltration in a normoglycemic environment (5), but it is most likely attributable to the use of calcineurin inhibitors. This observation is the reason that we believe, as stated in our article (2), that widespread application of islet transplantation for T1D will be inappropriate until there are less toxic immunosuppressive regimens or reliable approaches for inducing immunological tolerance to the transplanted islets.
Finally, Harlan (1) discourages islet transplantation for the treatment of T1D and recurrent SHE even in people who failed expert medical therapy without offering these high-risk patients a tested, viable, and available alternative intervention. As emphasized in our article (2), certainly all available technologies/treatments for T1D, including the use of less stringent HbA1c goals and educational/behavioral interventions, should be used before consideration of islet transplantation. Although patients with intractable SHE were explicitly excluded from the trials that were the basis for licensure of advanced open and closed loop devices, those trials demonstrate a reduction of the number of hypoglycemic events and the time spent in the hypoglycemic range. Thus, it would be reasonable to try these technologies to reduce SHE before concluding that a patient is a good candidate for islet transplantation. Currently, the best tested and most viable intervention for those who continue to have SHE despite educational and behavioral programs and use of the most sophisticated diabetes technologies is pancreatic islet transplantation.
Funding. The CIT-07 phase 3 trial was supported by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U01-AI-065191, U01-AI-065192, U01-AI-065193, U01-AI-089316, U01-AI-089317) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (5U01-DK-070431-10, U01-DK-070430, U01-DK-070431, U01-DK-070460, U01-DK-085531).
Duality of Interest. B.J.H. was a consultant for Sanofi, Novartis, and Dompé. B.J.H. has an equity interest in and serves as an executive officer of Diabetes-Free, a company that may commercially benefit from results of research on islet transplantation. This interest has been reviewed and managed by the University of Minnesota in accordance with its conflict of interest policies. C.R. is a coinventor on patents related to islet isolation processing aspects that are in part used for current islet cell product manufacturing but does not receive any royalty or financial benefit from these patents or from islet cell processing activities. No other potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
The findings and conclusions in this comment are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institutes of Health.
© 2017 by the American Diabetes Association.
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« Of All The Teams
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Of All The Slugfests
June 2, 2013 by BostonSoul48
I don’t like losing to the Yankees. I’ve said that, if we absolutely have to lose, do we really have to lose to the Yankees of all teams?
It’s a little different when you’re talking about wins. I love to beat the Yankees. If we absolutely have to win, I’d love to just win, win, win all the team. I’d love to win every single time we face the Evil Empire. It feels good. And it feels right, and it feels natural. Especially when it’s not even close. Then it gets really fun.
We had a baserunner in each of the two innings, but things started to get really serious in the third. Bradley led it off with a double; Nava singled, putting runners at the corners. Bradley scored on a double by Carp, Pedroia struck out, and Papi walked intentionally to load the bases.
And then it was Napoli’s turn. He swung through a fastball and watched another one go by. He fouled one off and took another one for a ball. He took a slider for a ball and got his fifth four-seam of the at-bat. Huge mistake. The count was 2-2, and the Yanks were only one strike away from out number two. But that one strike is pretty far off with a hitter like Napoli, I guess. Especially if you miss. Napoli is not one of those hitters who will miss it when you miss. Last night was no exception. The ball went over the fence in right center field. Mike Napoli, like it was no big deal, hit a grand slam.
We had one baserunner in the fourth and two each in the fifth, sixth, and seventh. But we didn’t score. And our lead was very much intact by the time the eighth inning began. By the time the eighth inning was over, it wasn’t even a game anymore. It was The Boston Red Sox Show.
Iglesias and Bradley led off the eighth with back-to-back singles. Then it was Nava’s turn. In total, that at-bat comprised four pitches: two curveballs that he fouled off, a two-seam that he swung through, and a four-seam that he sent over the fence in right center field. One swing, three runs, and almost double our lead.
Drew got in on the action with one out in the ninth, belting a solo shot also on his fourth pitch, also on a fastball, this one going to just straight-up right field. Unfortunately, no one was on base at the time. But Salty doubled after that and scored on a single by Iglesias, and Bradley doubled after that and scored on a sac fly by Nava.
The Yanks scored their first run one inning later. Doubront gave up two singles and induced a force out that put runners at the corners; the second out of the inning proved to be a successful sac fly. Other than that, Doubront just put it on cruise control, and it was smooth sailing through six innings. He was a master.
Tazawa, Breslow, and Uehara each pitched an inning to end the game. In total, six members of the starting lineup had multi-hit games: Drew and Salty both went two for five, Carp went two for three, Bradley and Napoli both went three for five, and Nava went four for six in the leadoff spot. We walked only three times but posted a whopping eighteen hits, seven of which were for extra bases: four doubles and three homers. We left nine on base and went only five for fifteen with runners in scoring position.
And now, it is my great pleasure to proudly state the final score: 11-1. That, folks, is just about as lopsided a slugfest as you can get.
In other news, the Bruins have officially begun our series with the Penguins. And we are now officially in the lead! We shut them out, three-zip. On to Game Two!
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Relevant Politics
Marketing conservative counter-culture: a response to Steve Robinson ’11
By Brendan Murtha
This piece represents the opinion of the author.
Brendan Murtha
On Monday, April 16, Steve Robinson ’11 returned to campus to give a talk entitled “Conservatism and the Liberal Arts: How Bowdoin Made Me Conservative.”
During his time at Bowdoin, Robinson was outspoken about his conservative beliefs and penned a regular column in the Orient (similar to this one) that was well known for its controversial content and audacious headlines (all of which are archived on the Orient’s website). During his talk, it was clear that Robinson’s affinity for inflammatory rhetoric has not subsided—in addressing a wide variety of political topics, his hard-line conservative opinions were presented with the sneer of superiority typical of someone who loves stirring the pot.
While the talk was rich in explicit policy positions worthy of rebuttal, I think it is most useful to push back on the talk’s underlying premise rather than specific points of contention. At its core, this talk was a marketing pitch for the conservative movement, crafted in a way that presented conservatism as a “cool” and “rebellious” counter-culture to the “status quo” of campus leftism. While few would deny Bowdoin’s campus is predominantly liberal—or at least left-leaning—this idea of conservatism as a brave new “counter-culture” is incredibly dangerous to the very values Robinson himself seemed to exalt: diversity of thought, free sharing of ideas, et cetera.
In order to market conservatism as both brave and rebellious, Robinson first had to present conservatives as a repressed demographic of minority status. He did so through distasteful allegory, frequently alluding to his “coming out moment” which then encouraged more “closeted” conservatives on campus to show their true colors in some perverse moment of self-empowerment. Clearly, equating conservatives at Bowdoin with LGBTQ youth in America is ridiculous and insulting to the actual discrimination and violence the latter faces on a daily basis. Yet the strategy in the comparison is transparent. The conservative movement desperately wants to be oppressed (ironic considering its propagation of legitimate oppression). For all their ridiculing of “safe spaces” and liberal snowflakes, conservative firebrands like Robinson make their waves by peddling a narrative of conservative oppression and fragility. From warnings of “white genocide” from the Alt-Right to laments of censorship from principled centrist conservatives, the ingredients for the narrative are all there.
In the conservative movement, this myth has several functions: policy-wise, it elicits fear, a powerful motive. If you can convince a majority (in this case, white America) that they’re suffering from some sort of imagined oppression, you can then manipulate their fear of this oppression for political gain. On the flip side, you can then martyr conservatives in predominantly liberal communities, like the Bowdoin campus, and hail them as heroes. In Robinson’s talk, this narrative of perceived oppression was used to market himself and fellow campus conservatives as such martyrs—brave pioneers pushing back against some sort of institutionalized bias, willing to lose everything in pursuit of their cause. He spoke of being berated by professors and students alike, spurned by the College president, cut off by friends. At face value, these stories might seem to be deterrents to campus conservatism—but coupled with the rest of his rhetoric, they are merely extensions of a marketing strategy intended to make conservatism “cool.” After all, in an age where #Resist is a medal of wokeness, resistance itself becomes glamorized even if it is against an imagined enemy.
On the topic of bravery, Robinson explicitly referred to liberalism as the “path of least resistance,” asserting that liberals arriving on campus won’t really have their ideas challenged in our current climate and thus equating conservatism with Bowdoin’s own mantra of intellectual fearlessness. The thing is, Robinson himself arrived on campus a conservative. Maybe he couldn’t articulate his positions as well as he can now and some of his views may have shifted around within the sphere of conservatism-libertarianism, but the underlying foundations of his conservative thought were already in place. Thus, the title “How Bowdoin Made Me Conservative” is misleading—a better title may have been “How Bowdoin Made Me a Firebrand.” Maybe there’s an echo chamber issue on both sides of the aisle, with people digging in their heels when faced with opposing arguments. However, to claim that liberalism is the “path of least resistance” is absurd, especially here at Bowdoin. If you really are committed to liberal/leftist causes—especially as a white student—it will involve confrontation with incredibly unpleasant truths that will make you uncomfortable. It will involve confronting your own role in institutionalized power structures that are unjust, reflecting on the language you use and the products you consume. This is no walk in the park. When Robinson dismissed such difficulties as the trivial results of “skin-deep diversity,” he dismissed the very values he was ardently defending: the free sharing of thoughts and individual self-betterment.
I do not want this to come off as an attack on conservative students here on campus. I disagree with your ideas, yes, but I respect your right to them and encourage open debate. This is instead an attack on the marketing strategy that the conservative movement is using to rile you up and a stern rebuttal to Steve Robinson in particular. The free sharing of ideas is not so free when one side is perceived as cooler, more rebellious or more courageous than the other. Mr. Robinson, you are tainting your own values by perpetrating such labels.
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By Editorial Board • April 27, 2018
If you have not experienced it (actually, you’re in the middle of experiencing it), you have probably heard the stories. Drinking games in class on Thursday and Friday (bad). Students sprinting across Brunswick Quad with stolen beers, pursued by the rightful owners of said beers (depends on the brand of beer).
Continuing the conversation: beyond carbon neutral 2020
By Bowdoin Climate Action • April 27, 2018
Ten words of wisdom: lessons learned outside the classroom
By Osa Fasehun • April 27, 2018
Equalizing resources across disciplines
As students solidify plans both for the coming summer and, in the case of graduating seniors, for their careers, the College provides invaluable resource, whether in the form of the Office of Career Planning, the Office of Institutional Fellowships and Research, or through informal information networks.
Alex Tougas says:
Excellent article, Brendan. This perceived victim-hood by conservatives is both ironic and dangerous, as you aptly put. –Alex ’14
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Bollywood Actors who aced the recreated version of Iconic Classic & Pop Songs
Bollywood and pop classics are definitely unbeatable, there’s no argument there. The era of remixes proved that the original remains untouched and untainted and is here to stay, despite several years have passed since it was once popular.
But every once in a while, there comes a recreated version of a popular and classic Bollywood number, which not only garners great views on YouTube but also hits the right notes in the minds of the people and the actors who star in them get immortalized due to their immensely fantastic screen presence.
Here’s looking at Bollywood actors who starred in the remakes of iconic Bollywood songs and aced them.
Varun Dhawan: Varun Dhawan owns every dance video he is a part of and it’s no different when he starred in not 1, but 4 recreated music videos for his films, rocking on the Judwaa soundtrack and shaking what his mama gave him to the catchy Chalti Hai Kya 9 se 12 and Oonchi Hai Building.
Nora Fatehi: Nora Fatehi’s recreation of Sushmita Sen’s popular song Dilbar for Milap Zaveri’s Satyameva Jayate has taken over the world, literally, when the song topped the Global YouTube Charts within 2 weeks of its release, breaking several records and making history.
Sunny Leone: Sunny Leone made heads turn when she sizzled on screen in the recreated version of Laila Main Laila in the Shahrukh Khan starrer, Raees, setting the screen on fire with her amazing moves.
Alia Bhatt: Like Varun Dhawan, Alia too has known to rock the dance floor and has been a part of the iconic Badri Ki Dulhania, which was the recreated version of the popular song Pinjre waali Muniya! Their other song Tamma Tamma was equally popular and is a well-known dance number at all parties
Katrina Kaif: While Katrina Kaif has sizzled in a lot of songs, Kaala Chashma is one we need to focus on. This catchy number even though is not a Bollywood song is a song no party can do without.
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Ransom Riggs – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
The world has its outcasts. They often have unique talents, like creating fire out of nothing or transforming David Bowie’s music into worthwhile. This gives them power. Emma can burn you down, and Marilyn Manson has sold a lot of records. Power makes people to react to you in funny ways. Some hate you just because you’re weird, others because you’re a danger. Some follow you, either because they’re afraid or they think you’re some sort of badass God.
How the outcast manages their situation is a question for many authors to answer. After all, not all powers are the same. The hatred people have for Justin Bieber is vastly different than the hatred people have for Manson. People hated Manson because he ruined kids, told them God isn’t real and that they should remain weird. As for Justin Bieber, people hated him because girls loved him. How does this work I don’t know – maybe they were simply jealous. The X-Men series is supposed to be an exploration of this question. It’s about two factions with two different views on their position. Riggs’ novel features almost direct copies of these factions.
Now, the common platitude of “everything’s been done before!” will rear its head if you’re inexperienced in literature. That’s not how originality works. Copy a template, fine. Just fill it with different materials. For a while, Riggs is successful at that. His characters, in a way, live up to their ‘peculiar’ title. Their powers are small, often coming off as genetic defects. The levitating girl doesn’t control her levitation. She’s like a balloon and has to wear weighted shoes so she won’t slip off. The invisible person takes advantage of that, but it’s a radically different life when people can’t see you.
For a while, Riggs is interested by what being an outcast is like. Our hero is thrown into that position and everyone around him calls him mentally ill. They either feel sorry for him or reject him. He’s too confused in that position, so all he can do is shoot everyone including himself. His only solid connection is with his grandfather who’s an outcast like him. He can only connect to peculiar children like him.
There’s an interesting parable here to mental illness. Look at subreddits like Sanctioned Suicide. Many mentally ill people can only connect deeply to people in the same boat as theirs. Pro-ana communities develop their own culture and jargon. We’re so quick to judge them. X-Men was meant to parallel the struggles of LGBT people, but mental illness is different. Even with social acceptance, anorexia and suicidal thoughts and self-harm are weights people carry. Even with social acceptance, peculiar people are a minority. No amount of acceptance will give the floating girl the ability to control her power.
Too bad all these ideas are blended with a dull mix of genres. If Riggs wanted to write a multicolored story, hopping from genre to genre for fun then fine. It never feels like this. He never throws the story convincingly into the elements. There’s some conviction when he dabbles in horror. The spooky monster remains shrouded in mystery for a while, and even pushed aside for some pages. Focusing on the uncertainity of the spooky monster makes the horror aspect more convincing. Unknown things are pretty scary.
All mysteries dissolve when a character just spits out exposition. In fact, no information is actually discovered or figured out. People just hand over the answers to the questions when it’s time to advance the plot. It’s like a Game Master telling you the background and name and disposition of every NPC. The knowledge descending on your character makes it stronger, but also makes the game more boring.
The bad guys want to take over the world and subjugate humanity. That’s fine, since a lot of people in real life actually did that. Why, though? Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and Caligula were real people. They had philosophies, personalities, and inner lives. They didn’t laugh maniacally when they ordered massacres but saw their vision of their bright future taking shape. The villains may view themselves as right, but we never get the philosophy behind their desire for power. The reason they want power isn’t because power is attractive, but because that makes them evil and useful antagonists.
Their disease infects all other characters, too. Very few characters have unique reactions or talk style. Some are silly quirks that can’t be taken seriously. The two rapper dudes are straight out of a horrible John Green novel. The natives of an island talk with broken English because that’s how people in the sticks must talk like. Others fare a little better, but Enoch’s cynicism is never elaborated upon.
He’s a great potential wasted. His power is to put actual hearts in material and make it kind-of alive. That’s the sort of power that leads one to view the value of life differently. He can bring back people from the dead but only halfway. He uses hearts as tools. Enoch often slides into a cynical, detached speech. Even among the peculiars he’s an outcast. Yet Riggs never expands on that. What is his philosophy? To which kids he relate to more, to which less? What kind of things did he do besides building a miniature army?
The protagonist is the worst insult to character development. Again, there are seeds of something worthwhile – a little cynicism, insecurity and pessimistic worldview that might lead to something. It plays instead like a side-quest in a cheap RPG game. Person meets dying man, dying man leaves some clues and person goes on to explore these clues to discover a bigger mystery. Video game protagonists are rarely well-written since it’s the player doing all the acting. Fifty pages or so into the novel, Jacob loses all personality and follows clues. He’s sometimes not sure whether he can do something, but the only drive for his decision is the reader’s desire to know more. There’s even a silly romance there that doesn’t pretend to be profound. Green mined the trope of weird girl loving a skinny dude who’s sure he’s ugly (despite skinny people being all over magazines), but Riggs merely puts a few make-out scenes. It’s too boring to be creeped out by the fact the girl is actually 80 years old or so.
The last pages of the book are a long-winded action scene. This is too sad to talk about, because it makes the book seem entirely worthless when it isn’t. The idea of a loop is quite brilliant. These kids may live long but they haven’t matured a bit, and here you have a chance to mediate about time. Riggs occasionally paints a pretty picture in his prose. The few paragraphs about the bombs and reset have enough to suffice for a short story. Why does he fill the last pages with chasing the bad guy, shooting people and a cliffhanger that relies on reading the rest of the trilogy?
Riggs’ prose is easy and pleasant enough. It’s fast, sometimes slides into introspection but never too much. That makes a decent story bearable. It’s not offensively boring, just kind of ‘there’. If Riggs did something wild with his ideas and failed, fine. He barely tries since it concludes in info dumps and shoot-outs. The photographs are actually real, which is cool but doesn’t add anything. Riggs intergates them by saying “here’s a photograph” and showing them. It’s like illustrations, only pictures instead. Maybe if Riggs tried to write a single short story surrounding them, he’ll have a safer but wider space to work his ideas.
It’s not a terrible book but not a great one, either. Maybe, as a distraction, it’s good enough. There are good ideas that may stick around and the prose is pleasant. Life is too short for distractions, though. If you like X-Men or stories about hidden strange worlds just beneath our own you might enjoy this. It’s too inoffensive for me to tell you to avoid, but also too unremarkable to offer it to anyone.
2 photographs out of 5
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Iain M. Banks – Consider Phlebas
Is this really the person who wrote The Wasp Factory?
You can feel it’s the same mind for a while. Banks’ world is weird and unstable enough. The basics of it are simple at heart, focusing more on cool ideas rather than an abundance of details. Often, there are bits of madness that bring the world to life like the small tribe arc. The prose is worse than stiff though. It’s so invasive it literally turns a rollicking adventure with great characters into the word ‘kilometer’ placed between references to violence.
the story isn’t a dull travelogue with Banks showing off his worldbuilding skills. Banks uses the smart technique of showing bits and pieces, emphasizing the size of the world rather than just writing an encyclopedia. The structure is a simple one. Man goes on a mission, things go wrong and he has to solve the problems. Each problem is different and each setting is different. Even without character development the novel could give you a good time.
The prose is closer to the horrifying George Martin prose. Saying it’s better doesn’t say much. While Banks isn’t as offensive (and the story is overall better), it’s hard to ignore how crippling the writing is. The third-person omniscient writing is so detached. The epilogue features some dry history about the world. That section is more interesting since such writing fits when you look at things from a distance.
The story is an adventure. Why does Banks tell it like it’s a history book? It sucks out all the excitement and it’s more offensive when the story is very close to being fun.
The distance ruins any character development Banks was attempting. They never become psychological or grand-mythic, but even a little personality injects life. There’s something about Horza being a badass, Wubslin being an obsessed engineer and the drone being unpleasant to everyone. I’m not sure what it says about the novel when only a drone has unique reactions to things.
How characters react to the world around them is too generic. One is a little more apathetic. Another is more confident. There are no quirks, no special modifiers to these reactions. Unimaginative authors should at least be capable of repetitive archetypes. Banks’ characters don’t even qualify as that. If one character had a trait where they’d swear more than everyone, they’ll be more lifelike than everyone else.
Banks also has a weird obsession with exactness. The world ‘kilometer’ repeats itself often. The exact measures and structures of everything will haunt you in your sleep. Not only Banks is into writing history books, he also enjoys writing instructions manuals on how to build a ship.
Now, such manuals have no room for exciting or beautiful prose. Their purpose is to give the exact details. How exact can you be with fiction? Banks forgets something crucial. All these ships and planets aren’t actually real. Describing their exact size doesn’t make then any more so.
We don’t experience the world in measuring units. First of all, we perceive things as ‘big’ or ‘small’, as ‘long’ or ‘short’. Fiction is human thought and it should connect our thoughts. You use descriptions to make the reader understand what it feels like to witness the destruction. Some authors use a pile of details for this, but the good ones never gain their strength from being exact. Shopping list as a writing technique is about creating a variety of images.
The writing isn’t shopping-list style. It simply relies on being very exact. All it does is making you either feel confused (Because the exactness doesn’t give a proper image of what it feels like) or sucking out the life out of the prose. I’m not sure which is worse and it often happens at the same time.
The epilogue is perhaps the best part of the novel. Although it’s dry history, the prose works there. Maybe Banks is more interested in huge stories thna small adventures. After all, this series became huge. Sadly he was too scared to write a full book in this style and instead we get this dry adventure.
If you’re into shenanigans about traveling in outer space, explosions and weird cultures there’s fun to be had here. It’s buried under layers of dull prose. Nothing about is offensively bad. I never got the urge to put it down but I never got much of one to pick it up. Make of that what you will.
2 kilometers out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on October 3, 2016 October 3, 2016 Categories Literature, reviewTags adventure, arthur c. clark, battle ship, book, book review, books, consider phlebas, culture, culture series, george r. r. martin, iain banks, iain m. banks, isaac asimov, literary, literature, literature review, novel, novel review, novels, outer space, outerspace, robert heinlen, school, sci fi, science, science fiction, ship, ships, space, space adventure, space odyssey, space opera, space travel, technology, the wasp factoryLeave a comment on Iain M. Banks – Consider Phlebas
Eshkol Nevo – Neuland
Israelis love to escape, or maybe they just need to. It’s a country constantly under the threat of war. The fear of an attack is always upon us whenever we go outside. Even if we don’t consciously think something might happen, it’s in the back of the head. The news is constantly informing us about who died and who got injured. While everyone else in the Western world is having sex at the age of 18, we’re learning how to use a gun.
The desire to escape is all over the country. Not everyone actually experiences the army, but they’re well aware of it (and aware they were completely useless). Nevo isn’t any different. Addressing this escapism can be a recipe for a great Israeli novel. It won’t be good just in the traditional sense, but also provide insight into the Israeli psyche. Every country needs literature that can define it. Nevo takes the idea of escape a little too far though. He doesn’t explore the idea so much as trying himself to escape into his own book.
Bad things happen, so? There’s a reason schizophrenia, depression and discriminated sexual orientation are among the top reasons for suicide. Nevo’s main problem is that, while he can write about terrible things happening he cannot write inner troubles. How events affect us is what’s truly important. Read stories of people who’ve been through horrors. The transformation, their new point of view is what’s so harrowing. Read Dylan Kebold’s mom article. The horror is in her inner struggles, how the Columbine Massacre made her question everything.
People die and everything is falling apart in this novel. One person commits suicide and the other suffers from PTSD. In order for our main characters to question, to struggle with something, they first need a personality. Unless there is a personality that reacts to the events, all there is generic sadness. People get sad over dysfunctional relationship and death, but that’s it? It can’t be that simple. I’ve read hundreds of stories of people who lost others to suicide and each one is more harrowing as the previous one.
It can’t be that easy, but Nevo wants it to be so easy. His main characters are both sex bombs, people who don’t actually struggle with anything. Dori is an idealist who never has an oppurtunity to doubt his idealism. Women fall for him, students adore him and his relationship with his wife is rocky. Nevo solves this conflict by dismissing her as a career-freak who doesn’t know what’s really important. As for Inbar, she’s also a sex bomb who wants the travel the world and see stuff. If you’ve been to Israel, you met these type of people – aimless, directionless, always horny and thinking that weed is profound.
What does it say about an author who pushes aside a PTSD victim and a suicide in order to focus on these two perfect people? It’s as if Nevo epitomizes what’s wrong with the world. We’re all so focused on the pretty and perfect people we forget the Nobodies. I thought literature and art in general meant to give voices to the weird, the strange and the surprising. There’s nothing gripping about this couple. Nothing about them is startling or odd. They’re exceptionally normal. Sure, they get sad over stuff but that’s it.
Later in the novel a paradise is introduced. Besides admitting that it’s not a utopia and that they’re still working on it, it’s as bad as it sounds. If you needed any other proof Nevo wants to escape, this is it. It’s a world where the mentally wounded (who are all happy there with no evidence of their ‘wounds’) can gather and heal themselves. It’s a self-sustaining community with no conflict and all peace. Why? I don’t know. It doesn’t reveal any flaw in the original Zionist plan. There is no philosophy that drives this utopia besides being nice to each other. It’s a cute idea that’s very hard to put in practice.
The utopia is also rigidly against violence. Why? Violence is an integral part of human nature. The utopia does feature sport games, which are an extension of violence. We enjoy competition and the adrenaline of hitting and being hit. A good civilization finds a productive way to use this drive. It’s ironic Nevo sings praise of sexuality while dismissing violence. Anyone can pick up a sword, but sexuality is also a world of losers and winners, where the Beautiful People are having fun while everyone else is cast out. If anything, violent games are more fair than romantic love.
Nevo’s vision of South America is your typical Israeli bullshit. There’s some poverty, but life is mostly peaceful and fun. The occasional view of the dangers is quickly swept aside. South America is mostly a place for new adventures and new perspective. If I were a SouthAmerican, I’d be offended. These countries don’t exist to provide Western people a new sense of purpose, to cure their emptiness. They’re countries with their unique histories and cultures and issues. Israel has a strong Leftist/Social Justice movement. I’m surprised no one called out Nevo about how South America isn’t an amusement park or a psychotherapist.
The prose is also horrid. Nevo rambles with no style or rhythm. There isn’t a word for this type of prose. It’s not a sign of uniqueness but a lack of focus. Nevo just spills a lot of words, going in and out of character heads. He puts no quotation marks around dialogues. That might make sense in minimalist novels but not in a gushing prose like this one. He also likes to ‘switch’ points of view. It’s the third-person-limited which is really third-person-omniscient and doesn’t add anything.
We even get long backstories about side characters. There’s that washy-washy thing about how our current couple re-create the secret and forbidden love of their grandparents. It’s kind of epic, but looks silly in a serious novel such as this. What does it have to do with the Israelis’ desire to escape?
I have read an interesting article about the symbolism and meaning. The novel isn’t without purpose. Nevo just took it too close to heart. Instead of examining the Israeli psych and its darkness, our desire to escape he just wrote an escapist yarn for himself. It sold a lot of copies, but that’s because Israelis will escape anywhere – to South America, to Game of Thrones, to the dream of getting rich off SmartPhone apps and to crap novels like this. If this is how one of our most acclaimed novelists write, we’ve got a bigger problem than the conflict with the Palestinians.
1 blue pill out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 Categories Literature, reviewTags arab, arabic, book, book review, escape, escapism, eshkol nevo, fiction, fiction review, hebrew, hebrew literature, holocaust, idf, Israel, israeli literature, literary, literature, literature review, love, neuland, novel, novel review, novels, pain, palestine, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, romance, sex, sexuality, story, storytelling, suicide, utopia, violence, war, zion, zionismLeave a comment on Eshkol Nevo – Neuland
Jonathan Franzen – The Corrections
There are three novels fighting for dominaton here. Two of them can have a conversation, while the third one just stands there. There’s an intimate, expansive novel of character exploration, sort of like Atonement. There’s a satirical novel where characters represent stereotypes and Franzen fools around with them. Then there’s one of those ‘hysterical realism’ novels, where the author piles on the details and goes off the deep end. He doesn’t go further enough to make it fantasy, but the weird section in Eastern Europe is far less realistic than that Planescape video game.
Perhaps if Franzen connected these three elements, I could have forgiven the swings of quality. Even if he didn’t connect the first and second novels, there’s enough common ground between them to make it feel they belong together. The third novel sticks out sorely.
Near the end of the book, we get outtakes from a DBC Pierre novel. Franzen hinted it would come to this at the beginning, but dropping it for 300 pages felt like it was because he knew it was hopeless. The decision to start the whole thing is consistent with the character making it, but not with the mood of the novel. Alarm bells dropped the bass when he made that decision, and I could see him turning from a live-action actor to a cartoon.
We’re only given the climax of this arc, which is good. There is something funny and amusing about the idea of putting a country at the stock market, but Franzen establishes himself as a person who writes about characters, not about society’s workings. The climax just shows us the result of this fiasco, which is a dragged out action scene that you could find on any Mystery novel.
This failure doesn’t seem so bad as what comes before it. The idea was doomed from the first line, anyway. Seeing that it’s not that bad is actually fun. It’s the biography of Denise that comes before where Franzen drops the ball at what he does best. Like a lot of male authors, he thinks that females see a random guy, decide they’re attracted to him, and immidiatley have sex. I don’t think that Friend Zone would have been such a big thing if this were real. This is an important part of Denise’s story, and that it makes it worse.
It can’t be anything else other than Franzen’s sex fantasy. It’s the one part he writes like a teenager too busy reading GameSpot to read The Red Pill. Whenever Franzen deals to other topics where he could make a clown out of himself, like lesbian sex or a bladder out of control, he maintains his dignity. The few lesbians scene here are completely different. They make sense for the characters. They don’t just land on them. We see the progress towards sex. When they do get into bed, it’s mostly to show us the dynamic of the relationship.
When Franzen goes scatological, he also displays a maturity so rare you forget we’re dealing with shit and piss. Whenever Alfred loses control of his bladder, the focus is not that there’s piss and that it’s dirty, but how it affects the characters’ lives. Franzen writes it not as the punchline to a joke or as material to captute the attention after so many boring pages, but as a natural part of life.
The best display of Franzen’s skills is at the last 100 pages. The Eastern Europe thing is over, and the arc with the Axon corporation which is gibberish is also done with. Franzen gets all his main characters in one room, and he shines. He jumps from satire to intimacy sometimes jarringly, but he hits the mark at both. His characters feel human and real. They’re messed up and pretty awful to each other, but they each function out of a coherent philosophy. He makes fun both of Enid’s refusal to get back in reality, but gives us plenty of moments to feel compassion for her. Alfred is at once a close-minded douchebag, and a person who just wants to be left alone. Gary is at once responsible, active, and hard working. He’s also sometimes completely blind to other people’s feelings.
If only The Corrections focused on this for all its length. Maybe Franzen should have just chopped half the book and chucked it. The long digression to explain to us all about the economy and Axon corporations and stock market stock market stock market are gibberish. That part could’ve been written in ancient Rapa Nui langauge, and the last 100 pages would still be just as meaningful.
It may have something to do with Franzen’s weak prose. He’s better at creating characters than McEwan, but his writing is much weaker. McEwan always writes like every line is full of meaning, even when the line ends as a gigantic non-sequiter. Franzen’s prose is dull and bumbles like a gorilla in a glassware shop. It’s not too bad when he has the content, but when he tries to write like what people hate about Thomas Pynchon and William Gass, you think maybe they should sue him for defamation.
The Correction is another typical canonical novel. There are brilliant parts, particularly at the end and the beginning. There are awful parts, especially the whole middle. How much it was worth, I’m not sure. The last pages were brilliant, but it took me a long time to burn through the middle. The last time I took such a break in reading was when I read the Game of Thrones series. Now that’s an awful book. This one is much better.
3 deranged families out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on May 5, 2015 Categories Literature, reviewTags book review, books, classics, death, divorce, family, familylife, jonathan franzen, literature, marriage, novel review, novels, suburban, suburbiaLeave a comment on Jonathan Franzen – The Corrections
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Is Star Trek being used to predict that the world will end May 21?
“Khaaaaaan!”
If you have the power of vision, which I assume you do because you are reading this right now, then you may have noticed some interesting subway ads and billboards recently.
Thanks CBS News!
Thanks Salon!
Evangelistic advertisements are nothing new, especially for we Texans. Or while walking down 14th street and some cute girl comes up to you and tries to talk about how great Jesus is and rather than going with the “Why are you trying to make me no longer Jewish? Are you a Nazi?” argument I go with the Euthyphro but she doesn’t quite get it.
But these ads are oddly specific. May 21? I certainly hope the world doesn’t end then, that is my first day of post law school celebration.
How do they calculate that day, anyways? Luckily, Salon compiled the arguments. First, it is the anniversary of creation.
Another piece of evidence — explained by Family Radio affiliate eBibleFellowship — suggests that the world began in 11,013 B.C., and its 13,000th anniversary came and went in 1988.
Well, some of people who weren’t two then, or some of us who are way too into the Dukakis Campaign (Rock Us, Dukakis ’88!), may remember a somewhat popular book at the time: “88 Reasons the Rapture will be in 1988.” It was significantly more popular than the follow-up, “The Final Shout: Rapture Report 1989.”
This was a sign of the End of Days
However, apparently merely the “Church Age” ended in 1988, and we’ve been living through the “great tribulation period of 23 years.”
So, you know. The Church Age is over, and man no longer builds everything out of churches. Or maybe the Brothers’s War has thrown the world into a great climate change as we leave the Church Age and enter the Ice Age. (Magic: The Gathering reference does one damage on upkeep).
But besides being the anniversary of the creation plus 23 years, it is also the anniversary of Noah’s Flood.
A great deal of effort has been made by biblical literalists over the years to identify the exact chronology of the events dictated in the Old Testament. Some scholars, including Camping, adhere to the theory that the Biblical Flood took place on May 21 in the year 4,990 B.C. Then, in Genesis, God told Noah seven days before the Flood to warn people of the impending cataclysm. And Camping posits that this figure, seven days, holds greater significance than meets the eye. According to the biblical passage 2 Peter 3:8, “one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” Therefore, argues Camping, Rapture should occur 7,000 years after the Flood. And the 7,000th anniversary of the biblical deluge, by his math, falls on May 21, 2011.
Woah, woah, woah. Let’s focus on that quote again:
God declared in 2 Peter 3:8:
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Uh, excuse me. That’s not God. That’s Spock. I believe as it was said in Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan.
Spock: Admiral, if we go by the book, like Lieutenant Saavik, hours could seem like days.
Kirk: I read you captain. Let’s have it.
Spock: The situation is grave, Admiral. We won’t have main power for six days. Auxiliary power has temporarily failed. Restoration may be possible, in two days. By the book, Admiral.
So basically, to understand the logic needed to justify the world ending on May 21, we would have to assume that God adheres to Federation Starfleet Regulation 46a:
“If transmissions are being monitored during battle, no uncoded messages on an open channel.”
So God is adheres to Starfleet protocols. But what does God need with a starship? …
Wait a second… Star Trek V. That was filmed in 1988! When the world first ended!
Oh my stars! It all makes sense now. God is a Trekkie, and all the 613 Commandments are actually Starfleet Regulations. And God has been rather absent in the management of the world because, as Starfleet Regulation 619 states: the commanding officer must relieve themselves of command if their current mission leaves them emotionally compromised and unable to make rational decisions.
After the Encounters at Farpoint, it was clear that God has to relieve himself of duty. But now he is back in Command with his number one, Jesus, promising to beam aboard his USS Holy Spirit a crew of the most dedicated and talented graduates of Starfleet Academy that Sector 1 has to offer. So send your regards to Boothby and the rest of the damned souls destined to suffer here on earth. 300 million to beam aboard, May 21!
Our continuing mission? To explore strange new theological structures. To seek out new worshipers and religions. To boldly go where no God has gone before!
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March Madness and the Tournament of Everything
So I filled out my March Madness bracket. My method was based around favoring schools that friends support or attended. Also, my distaste for Duke. Usually I suppress Texas A&M, but they haven’t done anything too awful in a while, and I recently had some quality interactions with some A&M folks. Anyways here is my hastily filled bracket:
But of course, March Madness is also time for another wonderful tournament: the Tournament of Everything!
I did the first Tournament of Everything when I worked on the St. John’s Review. Honestly, Joe Mathlete had done it before and I just stole the idea from him. In high school, I actually created a big chart and had people vote for a winner every day until we completed the entire bracket. I think when Joe did it, Luby’s Macaroni and Cheese won. And this is before Pappas Restaurants bought Luby’s and grossed up their delicious Mac and Cheese.
The Tournament was continued to the Rice Thresher Backpage, where I just kinda made it myself. The general concept is a competition between the best things of everything. Of course, it is somewhat limited by the author’s own provincial knowledge, but I tried to include some great universal concepts. (pdf: ToE 2006, ToE 2007)
That is a bit grainy, here is a closer view of the bracket.
And the 2007 version:
I’m not entirely sure which year was better. 2007 doesn’t have the quirky breakdown and analysis that was in the 2006 version. This difference is probably because I was busy with my expanded role in the Thresher after the March staff turnover.
However, one of the critiques about the 2006 version was that it was too much of a “Tournament of Evan” rather than something more universal or accessible. While I still think it was an inspired joke to have Males ages 18-35 be the winner in Adult Swim v. Guitar Solos, in what universe would Mountain Dew go that far? Answer: The Evan Universe! If you compare, I did try to fix it a bit in 2007, eliminating some inside jokes and expanding the number of Rice jokes. Though the Magic Flute from Mario 3 was my favorite carryover. Alas, I was slowly learning my lesson that the Backpage was supposed to be for everyone and not just a bunch of Evan jokes.
This blog thing, on the other hand, can be nothing but Evan jokes! Which is why I am planning the first annual Tournament of Evan. In it, I would lavish myself with naval gazing, self-obsession, and inside jokes as I compete the various aspects of my life and attention against one another, breaking down the safety barrier between character schtick and actual personal issues, blurring into a grey mush of neuroses and spelling errors.
The 4 Categories for the Tournament are, so far: Women, Popular Media, Funny Third Thing, and Politics/History. If you have any recommendations or submissions or critiques or personal insults, please feel free to contribute in the comments or just yell at me IRL.
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Burn Down Top 10 Lists: Where the Intro is better than the whole thing
10 Movies/Tv show/books that are worth it just for the opening scene.
Some shows you just want to put on to watch that amazing opening sequence and then turn it off. Its not that the rest is terrible, its just that the opening scene is so good, its worthy to be watched on its own.
1. The Simpsons, “Much Apu About Nothing”
The main plot of this episode concerns Apu trying to stay in Springfield despite being an illegal immigrant in the wake of Prop 24, which would kick out all illegal immigrants. It has some nice scenes of Apu trying to get fake IDs and Homer trying to teach Apu so he can pass the citizenship test. But this episode stands apart for the opening sequence that is, as Homer puts it, like a country bear jamberoo.
With such great lines as: “Let the bears pay the bear tax, I pay the Homer tax,” “Arrest him on account of being a bear. And arrest him on account of being accessory to being a bear,” “Won’t somebody please think of the children!” and Lisa’s rock that keeps tigers away. The whole episode up to the actual plot is some of the best Simpsons work. Of course, the rest of the episode may be worth watching simply for the references in the newspaper to the Bear Patrol escalating bombing.
2. “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”
I think as Brett put it, “I don’t want to see Temple of Doom, I want to see the movie before it!” The whole “Anything Goes” musical number, and Indy dealing with the Chinese gangsters in Club Obi Wan provides some great urban noir that viewers rarely get with Dr. Jones. Plus, “The poison that you just drank!” has worked its way into cultural a priori knowledge so well, its hard to deny that this opening sequence is not better than the rest of the movie. Bonus points: Short Round.
Note: I can’t include Raiders on this list. While the opening scene is fantastic, the rest of the film is certainly worthy on its own. You can’t just turn on Raiders and not watch the rest. Its too good.
3. “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi”This may be a stretch in the definition of “opening scene,” but the fight on Jabba’s barge is the ultimate high point of this film. Nothing beats the musical buildup to Luke giving the high sign right as he walks the plank.
After it, what’s left? Ewoks? Another Death Star battle? Sure, “Its a trap!” is fun, as is the Emperor, but overall the rest of this film is very skippable.
4. Futurama, “Bender’s Big Score”With a drawn out plot and sub-par musical numbers, this return of Futurama was a mixed blessing to fans. Great to see Futurama return. But not up to its best work. However, the opening sequence mocking its cancellation and an extended Futurama theme intro are enough to make anyone vomit in joy from both their freshwater and saltwater stomachs.
Note: Family Guy, “North by North Quahog”: This episode was Family Guy’s return after cancellation. Like Futurama, it had an opening sequence that mocked its cancellation. In a traditional Family Guy pop-culture reference, Peter listed every show that Fox had brought on and subsequently cancelled between Family Guy’s death and resurrection. While a funny bit, the rest of the episode is surprisingly good, especially the clip from “Passion of the Christ II: Crucify This!” The difference in the good to bad ratio between the opening and the rest of the episode is not enough to merit it a place on this list.
5. & 6. Any episode Digimon or Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesYou probably have fond memories of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, and may be tempted to go back and watch some old episodes. Don’t. It is terrible. The new iterations of the show are pretty good, but the old one is so puerile and just plain dumb, its no wonder that it was such a big hit among 8-year-olds everywhere. But you just cannot deny that theme song. Yes, Splinter did teach them to be ninja teens. If only he taught the writers how to make a show for kids that was actually worthy of such a fantastic intro.
Digimon falls into the same category. Crazy coked-out, pseduo-techno intro theme. Crappy Pokemon ripoff of a show. So after they change into digital champions to save the digital world, change the digital channel.
Notes: Any episode of Cowboy Bebop may seem to fit here, too. However, the freakin’ amazing into credits don’t utterly transcend the rest of the show, like with Digimon or TMNT, but transition into it. Perhaps this would fit if there was one really bad Cowboy Bebop episode, but there isn’t. And that’s the real folk blues.
7. Muppets from Space
The most recent Muppet movie to be released in theaters, Muppets from Space was a slight letdown. It didn’t have the knowing comedy or fantastic musical numbers from previous muppet movies — except the opening scene. This movie opens by following Kermit the Frog through the Muppets’ house, introducing every character in traditional wackiness before slowly transitioning into a song and dance rendition of Brick House. But the rest of the movie is about as good as one of Fozzie’s jokes. Wakka wakka, this is not.
8. Star Trek: InsurrectionEasily the weakest of all Trek films, except maybe the crappy 5th one that Shatner directed, Insurrection has low quality action and is just the sort of boring Federation politicking that the reboot entirely jettisoned, to much aplomb. (I don’t think I used aplomb correctly there). However, the opening Data freakout and subsequence chase, complete with HMS Pinafore musical number, is entertaining enough to be watched on its own, without having to put up with the rest of the film.
Notes: Star Trek: The Final Frontier also opens with a small adventure and musical number, with Kirk, Bones, and Spock singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Alas, it is nowhere near as entertaining as Insurrection. Life is not a dream.
9. Lolita
Light of my life, fire of my loins, my sin, my soul, the end. Really, all you need is that opening ephebophiliatic adulation of a gross 12-year-old. Sure, maybe buddy road trip sex romps across the great USA were a new and impressive thing back in the 50s. But now, boooring! Its been done. Finish the intro and high-five Nabokov, you’ve basically read the greatest book of all time.
10. This listReally, you should have stopped after the first one. The rest kinda sucks. I really had to struggle to make it an even 10.
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The Scholar and its Role in the Kingland Text Analytics Platform Suite
Written by Matt Good
My Dad’s favorite advice to me growing up was “Be a Gentleman and a Scholar.” If I didn’t hear that daily, I heard it at least once a week. During the 22 years of my kindergarten-through-college student life, it was a very quick way of saying:
“Be polite and good to other people.” (i.e. Gentleman)
“Work your butt off on your studies in school.” (i.e. Scholar)
After diving deeper into the Cognitive Collector persona and components from our Cognitive Computing Platform suite, let's transition into the Cognitive Scholar persona and components. The Scholar was inspired by an insatiable quest for knowledge inherent within the best, life-long students. Its role within our Cognitive Platform is to read and “study” all unstructured content (data) that has been collected by our Collector components.
Before we get into the details of the specific AI and Machine Learning (ML) techniques leveraged by the Scholar for reading and studying content, let’s take a look at the process flow and scalability we’d expect out of this persona. The needs of the most studious Scholars are quite simple – reliable access to a near-infinite amount of content to study, and then the capacity to read, understand, and otherwise “process” the content. In leveraging these simple needs as our essential, non-functional requirements inspiration, we can see how the architecture and AWS cloud-optimization takes shape:
The Collector’s data lake is leveraged as the input and output source of the Scholar. The data lake provides input to the Scholar such as raw content, basic metadata, any pre-existing tags and annotations on the content (e.g. from prior Scholar processing), and ML training data – all for the Scholar’s processing benefit. Output to the lake includes additional tags, annotations, derived data and metadata resulting from the Scholar’s processing of the content. This output is immensely beneficial to the data discovery, re-training and decision-making processes of our downstream Inventor and CEO personas in our Cognitive Platform's pipeline processing, as well as to the iterative process of improving upon prior Scholar processing.
AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) is leveraged to orchestrate the individual Docker containers that perform Scholar processing functions. Utilizing Docker containers allow the Scholar to compartmentalize, compose and extend the different capabilities of its specific AI and ML techniques for processing the content (more on this below). AWS ECS provides the management, scalability and performance we need in orchestrating the individual Scholar containers.
Of course, not all Scholar processing is considered equal. Even though we have access to content (Collector’s data lake) and processing capacity (AWS ECS) covered, the extent to which each Scholar container conducts processing can vary widely. Imagine pitting Will from Good Will Hunting to process the content vs. a 3.8 GPA sophomore high school student. There would be quite the disparity in their respective areas of success. Following this inspiration leads us to not only the AI and ML techniques that are leveraged for Scholar processing, but the pre-processing techniques that are utilized to enable AI/ML success.
Examples of Scholar processing include:
HTML, PDFs and scanned document images are the most common formats of content collected by the Collector and generally require pre-processing. In terms of processing content, HTML is easiest, followed by PDFs and images in complexity. For PDFs, we leverage custom Kingland Cognitive Platform technology paired with open source capabilities such as PDFMiner to extract content. For scanned document images, we have to perform optical character recognition (OCR) processing to extract the content, again leveraging custom Cognitive Platform technology paired with open source such as Tesseract. For all formats, the goal is to pre-process and extract the content into a common format for downstream Scholar processing.
Large documents are sectioned into usable chunks, where appropriate. We’ve found this to be especially important in processing regulatory filings, where logical chunks of content can be sectioned from large documents to enable more efficient and accurate processing. One example involves a mutual fund prospectus document filed with the SEC for Voya Target Retirement Funds – this single ~300 page document can be sectioned per Fund, to better prepare for association of extracted data to the correct Voya Fund.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Named Entity Recognition (NER) – core capabilities within the AI and ML realm – are executed on the pre-processed textual content to gain the type of Scholarly intelligence that we’d expect from reading and studying the content. For NLP, we leverage custom Cognitive Platform technology paired with spaCy to get all of the programmatic access to textual content that we need, including reliable parts-of-speech tagging, dependency parses, tokenization, sentence segmentation, and more. NER follows suit with a pairing between our Cognitive Platform and spaCy, this time leveraging spaCy’s counterpart Prodigy to train language models tailored for our Kingland Platform data domains related to Entities, People and Products.
Table processing within content presents a particular challenge. While this type of semi-structured content is easy for the human eye to discern and consume, it can trip up even the most sophisticated NLP and NER execution. Table processing within HTML can be a little more straightforward, since the nature of native table tagging within the HTML source gives us hints on the content within. Without such native tagging in PDFs and images, we’re left to a novel Cognitive Scholar approach – training ML models to become great at identifying where the tables are in the document and enable further data extraction. We’ve had success with training convolutional neural nets (CNNs) on color-coded images of documents highlighting the occurrence and structure of tables, allowing us to better pinpoint the data within.
Compartmentalizing each of these difficult techniques allows the Scholar containers to focus on (and improve in) their area of expertise, and not get overwhelmed at the totality of the overall problem set of reading/studying vast amounts of content. As we close with a fun parallel back over to Will in “Good Will Hunting,” there are excellent examples throughout the movie that put his nearly unprecedented Scholarly capabilities on display. However, anyone that has seen the movie knows that his capabilities need the proper guidance and influence around him to reach a new level of rewarding potential. Similarly, our Scholar persona and components need additional guidance from the Cognitive Platform’s Inventor and CEO. Join me next time as we dive deeper into the next component persona of our Cognitive Platform – The Inventor!
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Human Resources introduces new SMU retirement plan administration
SMU’s Department of Human Resources will host a series of meetings for the University community to learn more about its new single record-keeping system and the retirement plan administration company that will manage it. Faculty and staff members can register for information sessions to take place Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 7-8, 2011, regarding the move to Diversified.
A Diversified representative will answer questions during the meetings. Other speakers will include Executive Director of Human Resources Jeff Strese, Associate Vice President of Business Services and Human Resources Bill Detwiler, and two members of SMU’s University Benefits Council: Don VandeWalle, department chair of Management and Organizations in the Cox School of Business, and Steve Edwards, professor of advertising in Meadows School of the Arts and SMU Faculty Senate president-elect.
In addition, the Hughes-Trigg Student Center audio-visual staff will record the Sept. 7 meeting for an informational video that will be made available to faculty and staff members later this year.
Diversified will serve as the record keeper for SMU retirement accounts. Under new and expanding governmental regulations, funds made available by the University will be regularly reviewed by a qualified independent financial advisor as well as SMU’s Retirement Plans Advisory Council, according to an announcement made by Provost Paul Ludden and Vice President for Business and Finance Chris Casey in May.
The Retirement Plans Advisory Council agreed unanimously to the adoption of a single record keeper earlier this year. (The council includes three faculty and three staff members, as well as several ex officio members of University administration.) The University’s move to a single record keeper has been reviewed by the University Benefits Council, legal counsel, an independent investment adviser group, the President’s Council and the Board of Trustees.
Diversified was chosen as administrator after a thorough review of proposals from firms including Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF, Ludden and Casey said. The firm will act as a neutral plan administrator and not a fund provider, they added.
In addition, Diversified will provide new tools to help faculty and staff members manage their accounts more effectively, including a single web portal to conduct transactions for every different provider. A full-time Diversified retirement counselor will establish an office on campus this fall, say representatives from SMU HR.
For more information, visit Diversified’s secure SMU website.
> Register for an information session
> Learn more at Diversified’s SMU website
> See Diversified’s FAQ document on the upcoming transition
> Visit SMU’s Department of Human Resources online
> Read the original announcement from Provost Ludden and Vice President Casey
Categories: News, Save the DateTags: benefits, Bill Detwiler, Diversified, Don VandeWalle, Human Resources, Jeff Strese, retirement plans, Steve Edwards, University Benefits Council
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Casa Asia and Matador Madrid at Theatre Night 2014 2014/04/03 10:28
Curs: "Coneixent el Japó a través del seu cinema" 2018/02/15 17:37 Pot el cinema explicarnos el Japó? Descobreix-ho amb el nostre curs "Coneixent el Japó a través del seu cinema"! De la mà de Casa Àsia, Cineasia i la Filmoteca de Catalunya. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/054/005/original/Curso_de_Cine_Japon_s_FINAL_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/54005.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Actuación y debate "Tagó: Filipinas en BCN" 2018/01/22 19:31 Casa Asia presenta “Tagó: Filipinas en BCN” el próximo sábado 27 de enero a las 19.30 h en el Centro Cultural Albareda, una actuación basada en una obra escrita y dirigida por Berjer B. Capati para aprender y reflexionar sobre la historia de la inmigración filipina en la ciudad de Barcelona. A continuación tendrá lugar un debate moderado por la antropóloga Gemma Ferrerons. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/053/591/original/Ruta_Filipina_Web_.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/53591.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Curso: “Un travelling por el cine asiático” 2017/12/15 10:03 En este curso las/os alumnas/os obtendrán las claves para ver cine asiático. Haremos un travelling desde el clasicismo de Kurosawa a los “live-action” modernos, al anime, pasando por el cine coreano y chino, la industria del cine en India más allá de Bollywood, y acabaremos fijando la mirada en el cine del Sudeste Asiático: Filipinas, Tailandia, entre otros. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/053/315/original/Un_Travelling_por_el_Cine_Asi_tico_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/53315.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asian Film Festival. Barcelona 2017 2017/11/17 09:58 Once again and together with Casa Asia a new edition of the festival specialised in Asian cinema is presented: Asian Film Festival.Barcelona (AFFBCN). At this fifth edition more than a hundred long films will be screened at three main venues: Girona Cinema, CaixaForum and Filmoteca de Catalunya, as well as at the following locations: Generator Hotel, Immigration Museum, Soho House of Barcelona and Singuerlin Library of Santa Coloma de Gramanet.
Interview with Patrick Burgess, President of Asia Justice and Rights 2017/09/22 11:24
Interview with Patrick Burgess, President of Asia Justice and Rights, during the seminar on Transitional Justice in Asia that shared experiences and lessons on various Asian contexts related to Justice and Human Rights in Myanmar-Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, East Timor and Indonesia. The seminar was organized by the Institute for Integrated Transitions, Barcelona International Public Policy and Casa Asia.
Interview with Dr. Sanjeev Sharma, director of the National Institute of Ayurveda in India (NIA) 2017/07/28 14:09
Marma in Sanskrit means "secret." According to Ayurvedic medicine are the key points that are found on the surface of the skin, and are anatomically related to areas that link systems such as muscle (muscles, tendons, ligaments), skeletal, joint, cardiovascular and nervous system.
Entrevista a Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, protagonista del documental "Pemba torna a Goli" 2017/06/07 19:10 Con motivo deñlm estreno del documental "Pemba vuelve a Goli" (2017) en los cines Girona entrevistamos a Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, una sherpa del Himalaya, la etnia nepalí mundialmente conocida por apoyar a los alpinistas en los picos más altos de mundo. Aunque ella nunca ha escalado montañas. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/051/752/original/pemba_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/51752.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Encounter with extraordinary women owing to International Women's Day 2017/05/09 15:56 Owing to the International Women's Day, Casa Asia organises an encounter with women from different origins to get to know about their untypical careers, their vision on women's situation based on their personal experience with an intergenerational and intercultural perspective.We interviewed Komal Naz, intercultural mediator of Pakistani origin, graduated in Humanities. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/051/326/original/dona_day_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/51326.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Manuel Montobbio, author of "Ideas Chinas" 2017/04/19 17:35 On the occasion of the presentation of the book Ideas chinas. El ascenso global de China y la Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales we interviewed its author, Manuel Montobbio, Diplomat and PhD in Political Sciences with extensive multidisciplinary training. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/050/942/original/entrevista_montobbio_9_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/50942.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Bonds between China and Europe are being intensified due to the greater participation of the Asian country in global economy. Chinese investment in Europe and the number of European companies that well in China are growing despite difficulties.
During the conference "Doing Business with China: Negotiation and Intercultural Communication" we interviewed Zhang Ying to share with us her insights.
Interview about the TTP with Tomomi Kozaki 2017/03/16 18:39
The recent changes in the White House with the election of Donald Trump leave many political, economic and diplomatic issues hanging on an international level. For 2 consecutive days we will analyse the consequences of this new stage in the Pacific, with special emphasis placed on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
During the conference "Challenges in the Pacific before the new political and economic situation of the region" we interviewed Dr. Tomomi Kozaki so he could share with us his vision about the current situation.
Asia Europe Media Connectivity: Collaborating on Digital Journalism 2017/03/08 16:17 The international seminar "Asia Europe Media Connectivity: Collaborating on Digital Journalism," which met from 4 to 6 October to journalists and editors of media from both continents, concluded with the Madrid Declaration of 2016 and launched a Network Media Asia and Europe. This seminar was organized by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Casa Asia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and collaboration with the Elcano Royal Institute. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/050/414/original/CasaAsiaDec_1.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/50414.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Masaya Ishikawa, Researcher and Graphic Designer 2017/03/07 16:03
Casa Asia and the General Consulate of Japan in Barcelona held a lecture where the graphic designer Masaya Ishikawa, member of the creative Japanese group Euphrates and coauthor of the awarded Japanese TV series PithagoraSwitch, explained how he uses research to develop new graphic and design solutions.
Project “Learning. Connected families” 2017/02/17 11:44
This school year, Casa Àsia and the Directorate of Citizens and Immigration' Rights of the Barcelona City Council have carried out the project "Learning. Connected families" in some schools. This project consists of forming linguistic couples of young volunteers who teach an adult or young member of their family who wants to learn.
Interview with James W. Heisig, specialist in oriental philosophy 2017/02/02 15:38 Due to the recent publication of "Japanese philosophy in its texts", a key book to understand the philosophical culture of a country like Japan, Casa Asia and Editorial Herder organised a lecture. On the occasion of this event, we interviewed James W. Heisig, emeritus researcher of the Nanzan Institute of Religion and Culture in Nagoya (Japan) and author of the book "Philosophers of the Nothing". /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/049/934/original/Filosofia_Oriental_Web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/49934.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Ashish Kothari, funding Member of Kalpavrish, Indian Environmental Group 2016/11/23 10:27 Current economic development is affecting ecological sustainability and there are more and more voices that call out for alternative development models. Teacher Ashish Kothari approached different initiatives that can offer a sustainable and equitable future. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/050/402/original/Kalpavrish_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/50402.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Yuli Mumpuni Widarso, Ambassador of Indonesia (ASEAN) 2016/11/21 18:47 ASEAN Committee in Madrid (ACM) and Casa Asia jointly organise with Caixabank, Foment del Treball, Foro de Marcas Renombradas and Antonio Viñal & Co. Abogados a meeting with the ambassadors and high representatives of Southeast Asian embassies in Spain to analyse the business potential of the ASEAN region, one of the most dynamic areas of the world.
Casa Asia Film Festival 2016 2016/10/25 18:30 Casa Asia Film Festival, the Asian Film Festival in Barcelona, which reaches its 4th edition this year, will be held between the 4th and 13th of November in two different venues in the city and will screen around 80 films from 20 different Asian countries. The contest will be mostly held in Girona Cinema, but a part of the programme will be shown at CaixaForum. Extending screening venues is one of the novelties of the festival.
Training "in house" for companies and professionals 2016/10/07 09:37
Casa Asia offers a new training adapted service for companies and professionals that need to do business with and in Asia and the Pacific, the most dynamic market and the area of greatest influence and global economic growth. Therefore, there are more and more companies that add Asian markets in their internationalization strategies. Casa Asia's Department of Economy and Business, through its network of experts, organises these courses to provide knowledge, tools and resources so companies that want to approach the main Asian markets have more possibilities for success.
More information at: https://www.casaasia.eu/economia/servicios
Entrevista con Dr. Sui Khar, Myanmar 2016/09/08 16:57
During the visit of a Myanmar delegation for details on the Spanish transition to Casa Asia, we interviewed Dr. Sui Khar, the chief negotiator of the Chin National Front ( CNF ) with the government of Myanmar for bilateral agreements and secretary of JMC, Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Comitee.
Poemes que ens apropen, 2016 2016/09/07 19:42 Within the context of Casa Asia's project "Poemas que nos acercan" two exhibitions and poem readings of 2016 edition have been carried out, which this year are taken place in the neighbourhoods of San Antoni and Av. Gaudí de Barcelona. A way of "creating neighbourhood" among different social sectors and cultures.
Shodo Performance by Sachiyo Kaneko with Mireia Zantop and Pavel Amilcar 2016/05/10 19:22 Sachiyo Kaneko, a resident of Jiwar Japanese artist, musician Pavel Amilcar (Dyvina Misteria) and the artist Mireia Zantop conducted a performance of creative shodô large format with musical accompaniment of violin and percussion. An artistic and cultural mix open to all audiences that came alive la plaça del Diamant in Barcelona.
Jornada empresarial: España y Hong Kong, socios comerciales en las nuevas rutas de la seda 2016/04/25 18:44 Desde la CEOE se lidera una misión empresarial para participar en el Belt and Road Summit el próximo día 18 de mayo en Hong Kong, que incluye la participación en la conferencia, encuentro con potenciales inversores asiáticos así como una agenda de trabajo de un día. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/046/634/original/Ruta_Seda_Marc_Moline_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/46634.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
10 ediciones del Teatro Foro Intercultural 2016/04/25 18:02
Casa Asia, the Department of Citizen Rights and the Deparment of Immigration of Barcelona City Council, together with a Xixa Teatre present the performances and intercultural debates of the previous editions of the Intercultural Forum Theatre Classroom with the purpose to discuss issues regarding stereotypes, rumours and intercultural coexistence in the city.
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Entrevista a Juzhong Zhuang (ADB) 2016/04/19 19:01 Interview with Deputy Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), el Dr. Juzhong Zhuang, during the presentation of the financial report "Asian Development Outlook 2016" (ADO), published annually by the multilateral financial institution based in Manila. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/046/574/original/zhuang_juzhong_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/46574.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Masood Khalili 2016/02/23 12:37 Interview with Masood Khalili, philologist, poet and diplomat, following the recent publication of his book with Alianza Editorial: "Whispers of war". /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/045/680/original/massod_khalili_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/45680.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Breakfast with Ambassador Australia - Executive Forum 2015/11/25 16:50 Australia's ambassador in Spain, Doña Virginia Greville attended the breakfast briefing organized by Executive Forum and Navantia. During his speech, Greville has referred to the economic stability of his country and has encouraged Spanish companies to bet on investing in Australia. The Director General of the Casa Asia, Ramon Mª Moreno, has welcomed the ambassador to the audience with special emphasis on "the excellent bilateral relations" between Spain and Australia today, desatacando that the latter occupies a position key in the Asia-Pacific.
Casa Asia Film Week 2015 2015/11/04 13:04 Approaching a new edition of the Casa Asia Film Week (CAFW), the festival with the best Asian cinema of the last years of the hand Cinemes Girona and Casa Asia. The event will take place from 11 to 15 November and will be shown in the halls of the c / Girona, 175 of Barcelona a total of 52 films from 20 Asian countries. The main objective of the festival is to offer a contemporary portrait of Asian societies of the 21st century.
"La reemergencia de China", curso de Red de Casa en la UIMP 2015/10/16 13:35 La Red de Casas del Ministerio de Asuntos exteriores y Cooperación organizó el curso "Un vistazo al mundo de hoy y el posicionamiento de España. Un análisis desde la Red de Casas", que se lleva a cabo en la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, en Santander, del pasado 31 de agosto al 4 de septiembre. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/044/465/original/20150904lrdc_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/44465.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
"Asia, un mundo en trasnformación politca y social", curso Red de Casas en la UIMP 2015/10/16 12:41 La Red de Casas del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación organizan el curso 'Un vistazo al mundo de hoy y el posicionamiento de España. Un análisis desde la Red de Casas, que se lleva a cabo en la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, en Santander, del 31 de agosto al 4 de septiembre. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/044/462/original/20150908uimp_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/44462.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia recibe el Premio ACCA 2014 para un proyecto expositivo itinerante de videoarte 2015/03/30 13:45
El pasado miércoles 18 de febrero, la asamblea de la Asociación Catalana de Críticos de Arte otorgó el Premio ACCA 2014 de Promoción del arte catalán en el extranjero a Casa Asia, por su producción "Languages and Aesthetics of Spanish Video Arte: Ten Years of Critical Practices", comisariada por Menene Gras Balaguer.
Entrevista con Mariam Mana, periodista y activista afgana 2015/03/27 13:40 Mariam Mana nació en Kabul, donde reside actualmente, pero debido a la guerra creció en Irán hasta los 17 años. Estudió Ciencias Políticas en la Kateb-University en Kabul, compaginando sus estudios con el trabajo de periodista, oficio que ejerce desde los 18 años tratando sobretodo temas sociales, culturales y políticos. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/042/183/original/mariam_mana_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/42183.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Literary Gathering between the East and the West 2015/01/22 09:49 Owing to the Liber Fair of Barcelona, Casa Asia, in collaboration with People’s Literature Publishing House and the Literary Agency Sapere Critico, organised a gathering between Ge Fei and Yan Geling. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/041/187/original/encuentro-web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/41187.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview wit David Loy, writer 2014/12/09 15:40 David Loy is teacher of Ethics, Religion and Society at University of Bunkyo, Japan. He has been Zen practitioner for more than 20 years until he became a teacher. He is author of many articles and of the books Nonduality, The Great Awakening and Money, Sex, War and Karma. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/040/882/original/david_loy_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/40882.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Entrevista a Kevin Latham, profesor y experto en turismo chino 2014/12/03 17:25 Interview with Dr. Kevin Latham, Professor at the School of Oriental and Africa Studies (University of London) and author of How the rise of Chinese Tourism will Change the Face of the European Travel Industry during the Course “Chinese Outbound Tourism: New challenges for European Tourism” /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/040/819/original/kevin_latham_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/40819.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
XVIII Festival Asia 2014/11/18 15:44 El Festival Asia, organizado por Casa Asia, ha contado un año más con el apoyo de la Diputación de Barcelona y la colaboración del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, la Japan Foundation, el Centro Cultural Coreano, el Centro Cultural Chino, la Fundación Instituto Confucio de Barcelona, las embajadas de Tailandia, Indonesia, Uzbekistán, Irán y Filipinas, Melià Hotels International, Air China, YouMobile, las asociaciones de las comunidades asiáticas y de los espacios CaixaForum, Francesca Bonnemaison, Ateneu Barcelonès, Conservatorio Municipal de Música, Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau, Macba y CCCB, entre otros. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/040/591/original/FA_2014_DEFINITIU_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/40591.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia Film Week (2th edition) 2014/11/03 11:45
Casa Asia Film Week (CAFW) returns to Barcelona. From the 12th to the 16th of November Cinemes Girona will host this contest with the best Asian cinema of the latest years. More than 40 films, mostly unknown, will allow to get to know the current cinema that is distributed outside commercial circuits and, at the same time, to make a realistic portray of the Asian societies of the 21st century.
Cultural Tour: "India in BCN" 2014/10/29 16:53 Casa Asia and CultRuta offer an indian cultural route in Barcelona to make known the history of Indian immigration in Barcelona and how this community contributes nowdays to the richness that having a diverse city involves. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/040/321/original/ruta_india.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/40321.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Entrevista a Bernie Villegas, economista filipino 2014/10/09 16:14 After the financial crisis of 2008, the Philippines has become one of the most dynamic Asian economies. During the years 2012 and 2013 the growth rates were 6.8 and 7.2% respectively, which turns it into one of the countries that offer better prospects for foreign companies.
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Exhibition: "The Tree and The Shade" by Ricard Chiang 2014/10/08 16:34 Interview with Ricard Chiang, author of the exhibition "The Tree and The Shade" for Centro Cultural de China en Madrid together with Casa Asia and Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/040/072/original/Exposicion_de_Ricard_Chiang_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/40072.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Aula Teatro Forum Intercultural 2014/09/29 13:52 Casa Asia, the Direction of Immigration of the Barcelona City Council and La Xixa Teatre organized twice in a year a forum theater with workshop situations, intercultural coexistence that provide food for thought and help to break the rumors and stereotypes about immigration.
Asia Festival 2014 2014/07/24 12:58 Mercè Festival in Barcelona will count on shows from Asia thanks to Asia Festival once again, which holds its 13th edition. From the 18th to the 24th of September, the Festival will offer a programme for all kind of public, with proposals that reflect diversity and dynamism of the Asian artistic scenario with contemporary and traditional musical proposals and of stage arts. Write it down in your diary and have a look at the programme atwww.festivalasia.es Are you going to miss it? /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/039/406/original/WebSpotFA2014.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/39406.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition “A Japanese Garden: Topographies of Void”, by Esther Pizarro 2014/07/17 12:37 Casa Asia presents the exhibition project by the artist Esther Pizarro and curated by Menene Gras Balaguer, consisting of the creation of a Japanese garden, understood as a copy of natural landscape and the construction of a cultural identity. This project brings together the expression of a milennial tradition represented in the figure of a "Japanese Garden" and its validity in the work of architects and landscapists that have adopted as a role their aesthetic ideology, such as Tadao Ando, Isamo Noguchi, Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban.
Project "Poems that bring us Together" at Barri Fort Pienc de Barcelona 2014/07/17 10:37
Casa Asia's Bamboo School, l'Eixample City Council, Traders' Association Eix Fort Pienc and Fort Pienc Library have organized this project that through poetry has brought children, teachers and traders of the neighbourhood together in March and April 2014, enjoying poetry, building the neighbourhood and contributing to improve social cohesion.
Interview with the chinese writer Mai Jia 2014/07/08 11:32 Mai Jia (Jiang Benhu's alias) was born in 1964 in Fuyang. His time at the Fine Arts Academy of the People's Liberation Army highlighted his literary talent and gave him propaganda tasks. With the publication of El Don, his first novel, in 2002, he achieved immediate success with 600.000 sold copies and 17 editions, and won the most important literary awards in his country. He is currently one of the most successful writers in China.
Interview with Samhita Arni 2014/07/01 10:48
The Indian Europe Foundation for New Dialogues (FIND) and Casa Asia organised an encounter with the Indian writer Samhita Arni to discuss literature in modern India. When she was eight, Samhita Arni started writing and illustrating her first book, The Mahabharata - A Child’s View, which was on to be published in seven languages editions and sold 50,000 copies worldwide. This time she is presenting her latest novel, The missing queen, a speculative-fiction mythological thriller, that has been published by Penguin (Viking) and Zubaan.
Official Presentation: “Guide for the establishment of Chinese Companies in Catalonia-Barcelona” 2014/06/26 16:10 Invest in Catalonia and Barcelona City Council, in collaboration with Casa Asia, have made this guide that doesn't only give relevant information to Chinese companies that would like to be established in Barcelona-Catalonia, it also allows us to define our position within this changing economic environment.
Interview with Pawan Agarwal, Adviser of Education and Culture (Government of India) 2014/06/04 11:59 Pawan Agarwal interview during a visit to Casa Asia of a group of Indian education experts during the panel "Education and cities'' under the Indian III Leaders Program organized by the Spain-India Council Foundation, which sought know the objective reality of university education in Catalonia, as well as establishing relationships and links between academic institutions of both delegations. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/038/431/original/20140530LideresIndios_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/38431.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with the indian writer Siddarth Shanghvi 2014/05/30 14:03 The Indian Europe Foundation for New Dialogues (FIND) and Casa Asia organise an encounter with the Indian writer Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi to discuss literature in modern India. Specifically, we will analyse how sex and gender issues are approached in a changing society such as the Indian.
Hong Kong Film Week 2014/05/20 17:38 During the nineth edition of the Hong Kong Film Week in Barcelona, a selection of 6 titles will be screened. Casa Asia, Cinemes Girona and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office of Brussels collaborate to continue with this series that offers the most representative film production of the latest Hong Kong cinema, made by directors such as Heiward Mak-Hei Yan, Jin Wong, Adam Wong, Longman Leung or Vincent Chui, among others.
Interview with Iranian artist Mojé Assefjah 2014/04/17 13:18
Interview with Iranian artist Mojé Assefjah about his solo exhibition at the Gallery + R of Barcelona, in which Casa Asia collaborates .
More about the exhibition aquí
Zhuang Juzhong, Economist Deputy Head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2014/04/15 12:38 Interview with the Economist Deputy Head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dr. Zhuang Juzhong, in the context of the presentation of the financial report "Asian Development Outlook" (ADO 2014) in Casa Asia (Barcelona).
Jung Chang, author of de Empress Dowager Cixi 2014/04/10 18:53
Casa Asia has interviewed Jung Chang, author of the acclaimed novel Wild Swans, after writing his new book Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, a recently published book about the life of Empress realizes that not only his political brilliance, but also moves the reader to the corners of his splendid Summer Palace and the harem of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Ramón María Moreno discusses elections in India 2014/04/09 10:07 Ramón María Moreno, director general of Casa Asia, answers key questions about the general elections in India, the world's largest democracy, on issues such as political stability, corruption, the economy and the challenges that faces the country during this century.
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Asian Film Series: “New Korean Cinema” 2014/03/19 11:14 Casa Asia and Girona Cinemas present, in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Centre of Madrid, the new Korean film series, which will be held between the 22nd of March and the 10th of May at Girona Cinemas. This display rescues eight films produced between 2002 and 2013 that stand out for their antropological value as they are symbols of their cultural identity.
Concert: “Hannaneh (حنانه), a Persian Musical Journey” 2014/03/04 13:23 Casa Asia, together with the Cultural Department of the Embassy of Iran and RBA Foundation, organized a concert of traditional Persian music with the band Hannaneh (حنانه), from Teheran. The Iranian group Hannaneh is made up of 5 musicians and it was created in 1991 by the composer Kamran Hemmatpour. They have been awarded with many prizes as a group and as individual musicians, among which we highlight the first award of the Mouludí Festival and of the Festival of San Lorenzo in Milan and the award to the Band of the Year in 1997 in Teheran. Individually we highlight the award to the Best Percussionist at the Taiwan Festival in 2012 for Mahdi Ayoughi Pourtafti and the first award of the Fajr Music Festival in Iran for Hasan Khodaeinia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/036/697/original/VTS_02_1.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/36697.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Resumen del IV Encuentro de Mujeres Asiáticas y Españolas 2014/02/03 12:22 Fomentar la profesionalización de la mujer, la sostenibilidad, una mayor implicación de las comunidades locales y de la administración. Éstos son los puntos clave en los que han coincidido todos los participantes del IV Encuentro de Mujeres Asiáticas y Españolas, organizado por Casa Asia con el patrocinio de la AECID, y que en esta edición ha tenido como tema central el potencial del turismo par ala igualdad de género en el Sudeste Asiático. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/036/148/original/encuentro_mujeres_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/36148.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
"Mundo. Una geografía poética", por Manuel Montobbio 2014/01/29 15:47 In his book "Mundo. Una geografía poética" Manuel Montobbio gathers much of his poetry, ordained as a geography. His poems draw a vital route where travels and experiences for Asian cities and landscapes are also included. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/036/085/original/montobbio_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/36085.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Ceremonia de entrega de condecoraciones de Isabel la Católica y del Mérito Civil a seis personalidades del mundo económico 2014/01/08 18:06 Los distinguidos con la Orden de Isabel la Católica han sido Javier Monzón de Cáceres, presidente de INDRA, Salvador Alemany i Mas, presidente de Abertis, Jorge Calvet Spinatsch, presidente de Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica S.A., Juan Lladó Arburúa, vicepresidente y consejero delegado de Técnicas Reunidas S.A. y Antonio Montes Pérez del Real, director general de Alianza Sumaq y director del Instituto de Empresa. Asimismo, la Orden del Mérito Civil se ha entregado a Josep Manuel Basáñez i Villaluenga, vicepresidente de las Cámaras de Comercio de Barcelona, quien ha dirigido unas palabras en representación del grupo de condecorados. “La economía de un país se hace fuerte si sale fuera de sus fronteras. Por eso las empresas deben retomar el compromiso y continuar con el trabajo desde fuera para poder ayudar a los de dentro”, ha afirmado. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/035/734/original/margallodef_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/35734.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Naomi Chakwin (ADB) 2013/12/11 10:53 Dr. Naomi Chakwin, high representative of the Asian Development Bank in Europe, offered as part of the Economic Council of Casa Asia, a talk on trends and prospects for economic growth in the countries of Asia-Pacific. The Asian Development Bank is the largest multilateral Asian financial institution composed of a total of 67 member countries, including Spain.
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Book Launch: "El lugar más feliz del mundo", by David Jiménez 2013/12/05 16:04 Highlighted as the "Spanish Kapuscinski", David Jiménez gathers in this book the definitive manual on reporting journalism, an exceptional radiography on the human condition and a life history of 15 years searching for a destination that is often closer than expected.
Asia Festival 2013 2013/10/22 11:16 The Asia Festival 2013 took place from 20 to 24 September and was held in traditional and scenarios, such as Espai Francesca Bonnemaison or Ateneu Barcelonès, to which were added new locations, such as the outdoor stage of the Passeig San Joan, CaixaFòrum or Montjuïc Castle.
Lecture: “E-Commerce and Online Marketing in China” 2013/06/18 13:09 Casa Asia organized the last 5th of June, in association with Spain China Council Foundation, a session about "E-Commerce and Online Marketing in China" in Madrid and Barcelona to discuss the characteristics of the ecosytem that makes up the Chinese electronic market and how to identify the principal barriers that Spanish companies come across when they want to sell in China online. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/032/905/original/E-Marketing_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/32905.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
2013 Meeting of Asian Studies 2013/06/11 11:47 Casa Asia held the 2013 Meeting of Asian Studies, where more than thirty experts and scholars of Asian studies in Spain were brought together, as well as government representatives within the field of education. The meeting aims to provide a platform to debate issues affecting Asian studies in Spain, to present new degrees and to get to know about the progress made and the challenges that may exist in their implementation. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/032/788/original/estudis_asiatics_2_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/32788.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
III International Congress on Asian Tourism 2013/05/31 10:04 With the purpose to identify measures that the Spanish tourist sector must adopt as a receiving market, key issues have been approached such as the positioning of our destinations in Asian markets, connectivity with Asia, Asian customer service or the purchasing power of Asian tourists, among others. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/032/587/original/post_congres_def_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/32587.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Barcelona Kathak Project 2013/04/22 13:09 For the first time in Barcelona and Spain, you can enjoy a show directed by a master of international fame as Fasih ur Rehman, National Dance Award Tamgha E Imtiaz from Pakistan. The show is performed by local artists and dancers, accompanied by Sajid Ali, Pakistani renowned professional dancer.
III International Congress on Asian Tourism 2013/03/19 16:29 The International Congress on Asian Tourism holds its third edition under the title: Asia, the Great Outbound Market and New Technologies as Promotion and Loyalty Building Tools. The congress, which is structured in five roundtables, two plenary sessions and an opening lecture, will analyze the current situation and future perspectives of Asian markets as a tourist outbound and how new information and communication technologies must be used in order to attract Asian tourism. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/031/747/original/congres_def_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/31747.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Luis Monreal, General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture 2013/03/11 17:06 Interview with Luis Monreal, General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, on the occasion of the exhibition "Historic Cities" and the inaugural conference in which he participated. In collaboration with Agency Support Architecture Barcelona (AAAB). /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/031/573/original/Luis_Monreal_versio_n_final_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/31573.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Xulio Rios author of 'China pide paso. De Hu Jintao a Xi Jinping' 2013/03/06 11:03 After the XVIII Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the new direction of China is crucial worldwide. Hu Jintao's decade (2002-2012) in front of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) laid the groundwork for change that ventures crucial to confirm the emergence of China and its viability as a separate project in the global order. On the occasion of the publication of the book China pide paso. De Hu Jintao a Xi Jinping, which will analyze the unknowns of the decade that begins after the accession to power of Xi Jinping, web interviewed the author. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/031/516/original/Wulio_Ri_os_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/31516.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Sherman Ong, filmmaker 2013/03/01 13:42
Interview with Sherman Ong, filmmaker from Malaysia who lives in Singapore and has vast experience in the field of visual arts, photography, video and film, and has received several international awards. Casa Asia has organised a film series of his work.
Concert "Unit Asia" 2013/02/06 16:26
Unit Asia, Asia Fusion Jazz is Asia's current jazz band. Their fusion not only concerns their mixture of musical genres (jazz, pop or rock), but also the diversity in the band's roots, as it is formed by three musicians from Japan, one from Malaysia and one from Thailand.
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Happy Chinese New Year! 2013/02/05 10:22
The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China and is celebrated by more than 1,300 million people worldwide. In Spain, Chinese communities living in different cities will participate in the festivities which begin on February 10, 2013 (the year 4711).
Interview with Zong Wa, Member of CEAIE 2013/01/25 14:02 Interview with Zong Wa, Deputy General Director of the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE). CEAIE is the largest international education agency of China. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/030/868/original/Educaci_n_China_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/30868.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Ivan Tselichtchev, author of the book China versus the West 2013/01/11 13:18 Ivan Tselichtchev is teacher at the Niigata University of Management, Japan. Graduate by the University of Moscow, in 1979 he became part of the main think tank of Russia, the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. In 1983 he achieved his PhD. He is author of five books, co-author of many other and he has published more than 200 articles about international and Asian economy.
Interview with Zhang Yingying, co-author of "No más cuentos chinos" 2012/12/21 14:49 No más cuentos chinos, written by Zhang Yingying and Ignacio Olivares, collected the ten most popular topics on Chinese culture and economy in an attempt to avoid misunderstandings and deepen the knowledge of its corporate culture. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/030/561/original/cuentos_chinos.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/30561.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Josep Manel Brañas, specialist in Korea 2012/12/20 18:41 Interview with Josep Manel Brañas, emeritus Professor of the Department of Applied Economics of the University Autonomous of Barcelona (UAB) and specialist in Korea
ASEAN DAY: "ASEAN, the New Border for the International Expansion of Companies" 2012/12/14 13:11
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was founded on the 8th of August 1967 with the purpose to turn the region into a stable and prosperous area and with an equitable and sustainable economic development. This conference made the current development of the economy of ASEAN countries known, as well as the opportunities offered by the region for Spanish companies.
Interview with Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Spain 2012/11/30 09:24 Interview with Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Spain, owing to the Conference "Indonesia: Consolidated Democracy and Engine of Economic Growth in Asia"
Interview with Andrew Wilder, expert in Afghanistan (USIP) 2012/11/22 18:16 Interview with Andrew Wilder, director of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Programmes of the United States Institute of Peace, that focus on the Afghan political transition process, which has to be developed, in collaboration with the international community, in order to grant the background of credible elections to elect a legitimate government that provides peace and stability.
III Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women: Globalization and local realities 2012/11/20 16:45 Last November 19th and 20th the Third Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women was held, organized by Casa Asia. The subject of "Change and modernization of enterprises in a global world: Spain and Asia” was addressed in various sessions focused on the support and promotion of talent and entrepreneurial spirit of creative women that have started business projects with an international projection.
Exhibition: “Synchronising Threads and Rhizome”, by Chiharu Shiota 2012/10/31 11:35
Casa Asia presents the first exhibition by Chiharu Shiota (Osaka, 1972) in Barcelona, with a proposal regarding several installations, drawings and videos, which are integrated in a unique project at its headquarters.
Song: The Belle grove Affair by Tom Fahy
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Interview with Manuel Montobbio, author of the book "Tiempo diplomático" 2012/10/24 14:30 Entrevista with Manuel Montobbio, diplomat and author of the book Tiempo Diplomático. As if it were a journey, this work invites to experience a diplomatic destination in its different stages and it offers an approach to the tasks of a diplomat and to diplomats through his professional life. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/029/444/original/entrevista_montobbio.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/29444.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
EMeeting with the Writer and Journalist Maha Akhtar 2012/10/17 16:13 Maha Akhtar worked for 15 years in a «CBS News» and currently collaborates with Departures, Food and Wine and Travel & Leisure and with The New York Times. At the age of 42 she he discovered that she was the granddaughter of the Maharajah of Kapurtala and of his Spanish wife, the singer and dancer from Málaga Anita Delgado. She decided to write two works based on her story: The Maharani's Hidden Granddaughter, first and The Lost Princess, later. She has just published Honey and Almonds, her first novel.
Mo Yan, Premio Nobel de literatura 2012/10/11 18:10 En el año 2008 Casa Asia tuvo el placer de invitarle y poder escucharlo en la mesa redonda: "El universo femenino de Mo Yan". En el encuentro en Casa Asia afirmó tras la publicación de su libro Las baladas del ajo que en sus novelas existe un homenaje al universo femenino y que mientras alaba a las mujeres, critica la sociedad machista. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/029/099/original/Sequence_1.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/29099.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Dr. C. Raja Mohan 2012/10/10 12:42 In this interview C. Raja Mohan analyses the recent evolution of the Indian relations with the United States, China, Europe, Russia and Japan, as well as the importance of the "non-aligned" principle. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/028/961/original/Entrevista_Raja_Mohan.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/28961.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
11th edition of Asia Festival 2012/10/01 11:35 Once again, the public from Barcelona had the chance to enjoy the different artistic disciplines from the Asian continent for free at the 11th edition of the Asia Festival, between the 21st and the 24th of September 2012.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with business people with interests in Asia 2012/09/20 13:09 The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo chaired the 1st Business Encounter about Economic Relations with Asia-Pacific last 19th of September in Casa Asia, in support of the companies that have interests and investment projects in the region.
Asia Festival 2012 2012/09/14 09:20 For four days, from the 21st to the 24th of September, Barcelona becomes a space of intercultural dialogue and of meeting with Asia, in a celebration that is within the Mercè Festival and BAM with several artistics from the Asian continent. Plaça de la Catedral, plaça dels Àngels, plaça Joan Coromines, Centre de Cultura de Dones Francesca Bonnemaison, Ateneu Barcelonès, Casa Asia and the Sala Teatre of CCCB will be the main stages of this edition.
Roundtable "China and Europe: When Politics and Economy are entangled" 2012/07/19 11:37 Nowadays Europe cannot be thought in abstract, but immersed in international relations that affect its dynamics and goals in various fields. The external view on Europe has also changed since the end of the Cold War when Europe, when it was viewed with optimism as a role model, until today, which is the focus of much criticism.
Session: "Labour Market and Job Opportunities in China and India" 2012/07/17 10:56 At this session, the people responsible for prestigious business schools attached to the annual scholarship programme La Caixa-Casa Asia, and some of their MBA graduates inform us of the tendencies of the labour market and the most demanded labour profiles in China and India.
Session: "Investment Opportunities in Australia" 2012/07/16 11:12
The purpose of this conference was to identify the main investment oppotunities offered by Australia; to explain the conditions of the entrance process, financing formulas, possible tenders and other key legal, administrative and fiscal aspects for the investment of Spanish companies, as well as to present the strategic plan of New South Wales regarding infrastructures.
Interview with Stephen Siu Yu Lau, architect 2012/06/29 11:12 Interview with Stephen Siu Yu Lau, architect by the University of Hong Kong (HKU, 1979) and Master by the London University (1981). Director of the Faculty of Architecture HKU, directs the PhD Programme since 2005 and since 2000 he is Honorary Director of the Centre of Architecture Studies and Urban Design of China and Hong Kong. Expert in environment and sustainability: design of green buildings, low emission of carbon and sustainable cities; output and assessment; urban regeneration and cultural sustainability. Since 2010 he is supervisor of OMA Asia. He actively takes part in national and international investigation programmes.
Event: "Sufism, the Interior Dimension of Islam" 2012/06/20 16:23 Owing to the publication of the book Sufisme (Fragmenta, 2012) and the CD Ushâq. Música sufí (2012), Casa Asia, the Institute of Sufi Studies of Barcelona and Fragmenta Editorial organized this event that compiled musical activities, as well as a roundtable that maked the basic concepts of Sufism known.
Roundtable: "Dialogue among the Chefs Carme Ruscalleda and Sanjeev Kapoor" 2012/06/20 09:50
Is there a universal language in the kitchen? How much information does gastronomy give us of a place? Is it possible to have a good biriyani in Barcelona, or are the environmental factors –often intangible– inherent in a specific cuisine (cultural, climatic, biological, etc.) determinant in the flavour and experience of every meal? Which are the current tendencies of haute cuisine? Is there a gastronomic tourism?
Encounter "Asian Communities: Immigration, Sport and Social Cohesion" 2012/06/07 16:25 Within the framework of the programme of Asian Communities and in collaboration with GRITIM of the University Pompeu Fabra, Casa Asia presented this encounter where, through personal experiences of several members of Asian communities, the role of sport as a tool for social cohesion was analysed.
Lecture "The Political Transition in Burma/Myanmar: Great Challenges, Great Opportunities" 2012/05/29 14:45
For a year and a half, Burma/Myanmar has been the scenario of a process of political opening that has awakened hop among the Burmese population. However, even if the progress has been clear, there are still doubts about the final result of this new orientation and about the real changes the current government, inheritor of the former military junta, is prepared to make.
Lecture: "The Japanese Garden" 2012/05/22 19:00 Masatoshi Takebe, one of the best known landscape gardeners of Japan, gave a lecture at Casa Asia about Japanese gardens, owing to the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the creation of plaça de l'Arbre of Riudoms, work by the architect who is also Japanese, Hiroya Tanaka.
Interview with Jean-François Huchet 2012/05/17 18:28
Interview with Jean-François Huchet, Professor of Economics at the School of Chinese Studies, about the new leading team that will succeed Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in the party elections in Autumn 2012, and possible changes in the content of the economic and political programme.
Presentation of the Ramuni Paniker Trust Foundation 2012/05/10 16:12 Ramuni Paniker Trust is a non-profit-making foundation that, on the one hand, supports students from economically needy families from South India so they can be trained in professional and superior education and, on the other hand, collaborates in the promotion and economic aid to initiatives of cultural, artistic, educational and research activities that favour a better mutual knowledge among people from South India and Spain.
Ramuni Paniker Trust Foundation 2012/05/02 19:35
The Ramuni Paniker Trust Foundation, named after the philosopher's father and thinker Raimon Panikkar, is a non-profit-making foundation that aims to become a dialogue space to promote an exchange network between people, groups and institutions of south India and Spain. To carry it out, it includes a scholarship programme for students of economically needy families from south India so they can be trained professionally and receive high education.
Lecture "Health and Migration: perspectives from Asia and Europe" 2012/04/25 11:19 Which initiatives and policies currently exist with regard to this issue in Asia and Europe? And what are the difficulties faced by migrants with regard to access to public health? Which areas need more action and research for cooperation between Asia and Europe? These and other questions were addressed in this public talk organized by Casa Asia and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
Exhibition: "Leaves swim" by Shimabuku 2012/04/18 19:06
Interview with the artist Shimabuku in Casa Asia owing to his visit to Barcelona for the opening of the exhibition "Leaves swim", which includes his last works, in the gallery NoguerasBlanchard.
Japan, one year later 2012/04/12 18:19
Casa Asia, with the support of the Japan Foundation, organised a special activity programme owing to the first anniversary of the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that devastated the Northeastern coast of Japan on the 11th of March 2011.
Study Presentation: "El papel de España en los lazos económicos entre Asia y Latinoamérica. Grandes empresas, pymes y la ciudad de Barcelona como puentes entre las dos zonas" 2012/04/03 11:08 Casa Asia and the INSEAD Business School in collaboration with the Barcelona City Council, Garrigues and the University Pompeu Fabra, present this study of business cases. The purpose of this study is to contribute that in difficult situations in the local environment, Spanish companies are able to be placed among the main emergent areas that have become the salvation of many Western companies.
Lecture "Mother India: A Trip to the Deepest Part of India" 2012/03/28 17:35 How do tribes from Orissa defend their rights before multinationals? What story does a temple dancer (devadasi) from Mumbai tell us? How does an onyrical love story from Varanasi develop? And how to rifles roar in Cashmere? At this lecture we will travel to the deepest and most sensual part of India, where thousands of people struggle for their dignity and freedom.
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¡Happy Nowruz! 2012/03/20 09:57
On the 20th of March 2012 the new year is celebrated in many countries of the western region of Asia. Persian origin, Nowruz is celebrated by more than 400 million people from Central Asia, great part of the Southern Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey and the Chinese region of Xinjiang. The main purpose of the celebration is to welcome spring with a renovation will, cleaning and harmony among people. This feeling is very strong and during the wars a ceasefire was organised to celebrate Nowruz with a banquet.
Casa Asia, with the support of the Japan Foundation, organises a special activity programme owing to the first anniversary of the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that devastated the Northeastern coast of Japan on the 11th of March 2011. Among programmed activities an international symposium for journalists and IT professionals, roundtables, a family session and a documentary series will be held. All the information at: www.casaasia.es/conjapon
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New Urban Cultures, 2011 2012/02/28 11:53
Casa Asia presented in New Delhi the programme "New Urban Cultures ", after the successful editions held in Tokyo (2009) and Seoul (2010). This edition, organised by Casa Asia jointly with the Ministry of Culture and in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, was made up of tendencies and different characters and strengthened the relations between Indian and Spanish well known artists and creators. It was also a way to display the gastronomy, fashion, videogames, sport, music, design and cinema currently made in Spain.
Institutional Video of Casa Asia 2012/02/24 12:34 Institutional video of Casa Asia with some of its main activities. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/002/963/original/2012_02_24_Corporatiu_2012_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/2963.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Shitala's Dream: Journey to the World of Religions" 2012/02/22 18:39 What is there behind the Buddha cult? What level does the Shaman reach? Why do ancient myths, archetypes, symbols and rites last? What is there behind veils or certain food taboos? What is religion? Where is religion going? These are some of the questions Agustín Pániker will raise at a lecture where we will get to know about practices and meanings of religious phenomenon from all over the world and of Asian traditions particularly.
Poetry Recital and Bengali Music: "The Waterwall" 2012/02/15 17:37 Through this recital of contemporary Bengali poetry and of musical pieces written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore we will deepen into the culture and society of Bengala. The poems, recited in Spanish and Bengali, belong to the publicationLa pared de agua. Antología de poesía bengalí contemporánea (Olifante editions), which gathers a selection of the best poems of 41 Bengali poets.
Exhibition "Citystories and Global Cities" 2012/02/13 10:11
This exhibition brings together works designed by artists, writers, filmmakers and journalists with a speech on the diasporic and multicultural city, the difficult conditions of life of its inhabitants and the rapid changes experienced in the past two decades because of its rapid economic and population growth.
Forum Theatre Session 2012/02/06 11:03 Within the social drama course developed in collaboration with The Xixa Theatre for the last two months, the Forum Theatre session will end with this intercultural initiative led by young people from different backgrounds.
Interview with Michael Denison, Director of Research at Control Risks 2012/02/02 16:19
Central Asia has acquired international relevance in the last two decades due to the richness of natural and energetic resources of its land.
Countries such as China or India establish strategies to manage to consolidate certain resources in order to maintain some economic growth rates that challenge the global crisis.
In this interview, Michael Denison, Director of Research at Control Risks (London), approaches the international situation of the region, its relationship with Spain and its economic future.
Casa Asia Award 2011 2012/02/02 13:34
Casa Asia Award 2011 was granted to the NGO Sisters in Islam for its strong commitment to promoting the rights of women in the Muslim world. The award was presented by the Government's former Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, in a ceremony hosted by the journalist Rosa Maria Calaf and the General Director of Casa Asia, Juan Jose Herrera de la Muela.
Asia Festival 2011 2012/01/31 12:24
The festival has counted around 17.000 people at the 2011 edition. Generally, a public of all ages interested in discovering the richness and diversity of Asian cultures has shown great interest in their participation in all of the performances and activities. After 10 years of life, the festival has remained faithful in its purpose of approaching citizens the cultural and artistic diversity, as well as the lifestyle of Asian countries. For this, it has been consolidated as a unique platform in all the country devoted to contemporary and traditional stage arts of the region of Asia and the Pacific.
Conference: "Chinese Views of the EU: Disaggregating Chinese Perceptions of the EU and the Implications for the EU’s China Policy" 2012/01/30 12:51 As China grows in global power and influence, it is critically important for the European Union to forge aclose and cooperative relationship with it. Equally China needs good relations with the EU, which forms itslargest single market. At times of financial crisis, both sides need each other even more. The EU andChina are committed to what they call a comprehensive strategic partnership but EU-China ties have notalways been smooth. Too often, Chinese and Europeans misunderstand each other.
Interview with Adrien Fauve - Current Affairs: Kazakhstan 2012/01/27 13:07
On the 16th of December 2011 the city of Zhanaozen, southeast Kazakhstan, was the scenario of confrontations between the police and workers of the oil sector that were in a demonstration to demand an improvement of their work and salary conditions. The demonstrations had been going on for months but the information did not reach national and international media until the confrontation with the police began. This is the first time in 10 years that this kind of incident occurs in Kazakhstan. The researcher at SciencesPo (Paris) Adrien Fauve has closely followed the events of Zhanaozen and answers about the reach of the riots.
III Asia Geek: Digital Life and Urban Trends in China, Japan, India and Korea 2012/01/26 16:33 Emergent technologies mostly come from Asia. Sophisticated versions of geminoids come from Japan. India surprises us with the cheapest tablets in the world. Phenomenon such as Weibo –the Chinese twitter- is very successful among its more than 500 million surfers and in Korea they already work on specific experiences of prototypes of intelligent or ubiquitous cities. They are examples of the infinity of tendencies that the digital life recreates in some of the main Asia metropolis, such as Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul or Bangalore- which was explored in the 3rd edition of Asia Geek by Asian technology, tendencies and digital life experts. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/022/381/original/20112610asia_geek.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/22381.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
The East-West Dialogue discusses a New Global Governance Agenda 2012/01/16 17:19 Casa Asia and the Barcelona City Council have organised the East-West Dialogue once again. After eight years of intense debates regarding conflicts, challenges and objectives established by international relations and people's rights, this edition is structured around the reflection about the role governance should have analysing its meaning and its strategic role in economy, finantial crisis, globalisation, social movements and the international governance system. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/021/973/original/DI_LOGO_2011_5_min_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/21973.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Professor C. C. Chan "Electric Vehicles and Intelligent Networks: Development Perspectives in Asia" 2012/01/12 11:44 The lack of sustainable mobility, especially in large cities, is one of the main environmental problems administrations have to face. The car sector is turning to electric cars as a solution before the environmental challenge and as the key of the economic recovery of the sector. Certain Asian countries, led by China, Japan and South Korea, plan to become leaders in the technological development and commercial establishment of electric cars, for which measures of urban adaptation and strong incentives are carried out for their marketing. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/021/844/original/2011_11__professor_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/21844.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Meeting with writer Qiu Xiaolong. The China of the Chief Inspector Chen Cao 2011/12/21 11:44 As part of the series "Dialogues on Asian Black Novels and Detective Fiction", Casa Asia and Confucius Institute Foundation in Barcelona organises the meeting with the poet and translator of into Chinese of American classics. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/021/372/original/2011_11_14_Escriptor_Qui_Xiaolong_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/21372.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
"Japan Beyond 03/11: Challenges and opportunities for the reinvention of Japanese corporations" 2011/12/15 11:39 The events that hit Japan on March the 11th have shown the strict interdependence of world’s economies in aspects as fundamental as the damage to supply chains or energy-related policies. At the same time, the seriousness of those events represents a stimulus for business leaders to debate how to transform the crisis into an opportunity for improvement and innovation. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/021/126/original/2011_11_15_22M_s_enll_22_Jap_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/21126.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview Zhang Yiwu (University of Pekin) 2011/12/01 16:45 The purpose of the session «It’s China Time» is the spreading of the latest tendencies that, since the Olympic Games of 2008 and the Universal Exhibition of 2010, have changed cities of China such as Beijing and Shanghai in two of the main large cities of the planet. From here tendencies that go all around the world can be found, thanks to the international spreading they affect the urban networks of other cities creating new landscapes, new metaphors and new urban cultures. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/818/original/Zhang_Yiwu.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20818.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
The Second Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women raises new challenges for gender equality focused on migration 2011/11/28 13:58 The Second Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women, organized by the Asian and Spanish Women's Network, approached the diversity of Asia, a key continent shaping the world of the XXI century, and the impetus of its women. The Meeting addressed the challenges of equality in Asia from various perspectives: the challenges of entering the labour market, the struggle against gender violence, creating policies against inequality and social exclusion, the demand for women's public presence, and others. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/614/original/trobada_dones_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20614.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Documentary “Las barreras” 2011/11/28 12:42 140,000 asian women live in Spain, asian immigrant women who have lived in the emigration process vulnerabilities: Muslim feminists seeking equality without renouncing their faith, asian women defending their access to productive economy or asian women caregivers living in Europe that have become the breadwinner of the family, with the consequent social stigma in their local cultures. This is the video that was projected during the act of the Second Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/608/original/V_MINUTO_CASA_ASIA_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20608.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia supports the commemoration of International Day for the elimination of gender violence on November 25 2011/11/25 13:08 At the recent Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women celebrada el passat November 7 at Casa Àsia, there was a discussion entitled "The economic and social impact of gender violence in the local and migrant" moderated by Toni Marin, director of the program "Matí a 4 bandes" on Radio 4, during which Bandana Rana, regional coordinator of South Asia gender Equality Campaign (Nepal), and Miguel Lorente, Government Delegate for the violence, noted "The commitment to eliminate gender violence is increasing: through a growing and active commitment." /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/587/original/2011_11_25_G_nere_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20587.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Book launch: "Com espigues de blat amb vents de l'est" 2011/11/24 19:02 The volume that is presented, Com espigues de blat amb vents del’est, would like to be a short approach to the poetry made in two of the main languages of the Asian subcontinent: Hindi and English. Sameer Ramal, expert of the literatures currently produced in India and Catalonia, has made the selection and translation of the poems from Hindi into Catalan; Dolors Udina has approached us the poems in English. The work's result is this book: only a sample, but enough to stand out the high poetic level of this refined country. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/572/original/espigues_def.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20572.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asian Stories in family 2011/11/16 17:08 The audience that attended the 25th of September into the Asia Festival participated in a workshop to create animated shorts, by Animaldia. As a group, individual or family, this workshop invited to recreate several stories in the context of the conference "One day in Asia." /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/277/original/festival_asia2_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20277.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Opening of the 2011-2012 school year of the Bamboo School 2011/11/11 09:54 The Bamboo School, intercultural and inclusive educational programme of Casa Asia, begins its eighth year and has carried out more than 4000 workshops with a participation of 700 educational centres with more than 10000 children and young people. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/020/010/original/2011_11_08_escola_bamb_inauguraci_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/20010.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
II Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women 2011/11/04 09:06 Maria José Juanes, Coordinator of the Asian and Spanish Women Network of Casa Asia and Judith Astelarra, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona discussed in this conversation / debate the challenges women face in the 21st Century and the points at common between Spanish and Asian women. Do not miss the II Meeting of Asian and Women next Monday, November 7! More information: http://www.casaasia.es/encuentromujeres/ /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/019/611/original/2011_11_03_dones_asi_tiques-espanyoles_angl_s_YT.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/19611.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition "Japan: Kingdom of Characters" 2011/11/02 09:40 In the latest years, the Japanese manga and anime culture has awakened interest all around the world. Casa Asia and the Japan Foundation, joining this phenomenon, have organised «Japan: Kingdom of Characters», a travelling exhibition that identifies the characters of manga and anime with one of the main aspects of this culture. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/019/515/original/2011_10_28_Jap_-_mascotes_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/19515.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
8th East-West Dialogue: Open registrations 2011/10/21 09:49 Casa Asia and the Barcelona City Council once again host the East-West Dialogue. This eighth edition is devoted to reflecting on the current situation of the world, the role played by institutions and political leaders and the rules of the game where a government system is established in a moment of economic crisis and political and social opposition. Consult the complete programme and register at www.casaasia.es/dialogue We are waiting for you! /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/019/174/original/Di_logo_2011prova_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/19174.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture "PostFukushima Japan: Learnt Lessons and Recovery Perspectives" 2011/10/07 11:51 Six months after the tragedy the Japanese people went through, Dr. Takatoshi Ito will offer a lecture about the impact of this crisis, the current challenges the government must face, Japanese companies and society, and the possible future scenarios. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/018/499/original/2011_09_27_Takatoshi_Ito_WEB.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/18499.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Festival 2011: Street Action on the Ramblas of Barcelona Pe'z group 2011/09/22 13:04 Acting on the Rambla in Barcelona Pe'z fusion jazz band: The Samurai Jazz Band. http://www.festivalasia.es /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/017/850/original/PE_zweb.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/17850.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Turan en el Festival Asia 2011 2011/09/19 18:47 Check out one of the songs Turan played during the Asia Festival! The band Turan was created in 2008 on the initiative of the Kurmangazy Kazakhstan National Music School. An original event that recreates the sound of ancient instruments in order to find new ways of performing folk music through a contemporary staging. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/017/682/original/turan_Fest.Asia_.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/17682.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
ASIA con FUSIÓN 2011/09/08 13:41 Un año más, Casa Asia, junto con la Fundación Japón Madrid, quiere poner el acento asiático a la noche madrileña a través de varias actuaciones que acercarán al público local las novedades y la tradición de las artes escénicas en Asia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/017/223/original/PROMO_PE_Z_DEFINITIU.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/17223.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
FESTIVAL ASIA 2011 (PROMO) 2011/09/03 14:42 The Asia Festival has reached its tenth year and will celebrate with a wide range of high quality productions from abroad and the presence of the Asian communities in Catalonia. From 16th to 25th September, Barcelona will again become a showcase for the cultural richness and diversity of Asia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/017/109/original/PROMO_FESTIVAL_ASIA_2011_DEFINITU.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/17109.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
VI Spain-China Forum 2011/07/20 15:13 Women and their incorporation into managing work positions as a symbol of economic active was the main topic approached by the Sectorial Committee of Gender Equality within the 6th Spain-China Forum, organised by the Spain-China Board Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the Barcelona City Council and Casa Asia through the Network of Spanish and Asian Women. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/016/107/original/2011_07_04_F_rum_Espany_D14.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/16107.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
The Asia Festival turns to Central Asia on the tenth anniversary 2011/07/19 10:08 On its 10th anniversary, from the 16th to the 25th of September, the festival organised by Casa Asia will turn its look to Central Asia and show the diversity of Asian cultures through a multidisciplinary programme for all the public and made up of 30 proposals: from shows from different countries such as China, Japan, India, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, to artistic initiatives of Asian communities resident in Barcelona and Catalonia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/015/999/original/Festival_Asia_2011.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/15999.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Kabaddi competition 2011/07/01 11:13 First kabaddi competition in Barcelona organized by Chardi Kala Kabaddi Club. Kabaddi is a sport practiced in several countries in South Asia. Its origins go back to a very old game played in the traditional harvest festival of Punjab. It is a strategy sport where each team sends a "raider" to catch players in the penalty area using speed and fighting skills. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/015/115/original/Torneig_de_Kabaddi.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/15115.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Security in East Asia and Japan-EU relations" 2011/06/28 11:16 At this lecture we will learn about the challenges regarding security established by East Asia, existing policies and their importance in relations between Japan and the European Union by Narushige Michishita. The influence of the alliance of Japan with the United States, as well as the Japanese relationships with South Korea and China in this field, will complete the visio of the topic. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/962/original/2011_05_11_La_seguridad_en_Asia_Oriental_y_las_relaciones_Jap_n-UE.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14962.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Conference "Hong Kong: Business Opportunities and Access to the Chinese Market" 2011/06/28 10:33 Hong Kong is one of the main doors to Mainland China for international companies and is considered by The Economist magazine as one of the 5 best places in the world to do business. Its status as a Special Administrative Region confers Hong Kong a series of legal and economic advantages that Spanish companies should take into account when designing their strategy for China and Asia in general. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/929/original/2011_05_24_Jornada_Hong_Kong_-_oportunidades_de_negocio_y_formas_de_acceso_a_China.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14929.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture "Current Non Violent Movements: Gandhi's Legacy" 2011/06/22 10:51 The Iranian philosopher and intellectual, Ramin Jahanbegloo, will approach non violence as a means to build the foundations of a new cosmopolitics in a period when humanity is confronting religious fundamentalism, racial, ethnic prejudices and national interest conflicts. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/743/original/2011_06_15_Ramin_Jahanbegloo.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14743.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia Film Week 2011/06/21 09:50 From the 24th of May the tickets will be put on sale of the new contest of Asian cinema of Barcelona: Casa Asia Film Week. The festival will be held between the 6th and the 8th of June at Casa Asia Headquarters (with free activities and screenings) and between the 9th and 12th at Girona Cinemas, and will present a varied cinematographic programme, with a total of 30 films, 11 of which compete at the official section. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/662/original/CAFW_noticia.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14662.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Literary Evening: "Pasión por Murakami" 2011/06/06 12:57 Owing to the publication in Catalan of the novel 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami, we will organize a literary evening for all the fans of the Japanese writer, recently awarded with the XXIII Premi Internacional Catalunya. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/200/original/2011_05_17_Pasion_por_Murakami.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14200.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition: "Move on Asia" 2011/06/06 11:06 «Move on Asia» is a project that covers a decade of Asian videoart, between 2001 and 2010, from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/191/original/2011_05_12_expo-moveonasia.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14191.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Concert of Shib Das Chakraborty 2011/06/06 10:47 Indian classical music is one of the most original and defining cultural aspects of this millennial country. Very rich in concepts and unequalled in rhythmic and melodic nuances, Indian music, based on a modal system, is very different to what we are used to in the West, where harmony has traditionally been the central core. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/014/179/original/2011_05_16_Concierto_de_Shib_Das_Chakraborty.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/14179.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia Film Week 2011/05/31 10:59 From the 24th of May the tickets will be put on sale of the new contest of Asian cinema of Barcelona: Casa Asia Film Week. The festival will be held between the 6th and the 8th of June at Casa Asia Headquarters (with free activities and screenings) and between the 9th and 12th at Girona Cinemas, and will present a varied cinematographic programme, with a total of 30 films, 11 of which compete at the official section. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/966/original/PROMO_FINAL_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13966.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Geek: “I’m not Japanese… but I love Manga!” 2011/05/24 10:00 In order to display the power and good situation of comics and manga made by Spanish creators, this new Asia Geek encounter, brings together some of the main illustrators of the current panorama. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/501/original/2011_04_07__I_m_not_Japanese_but_I_love_Manga_.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13501.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Concert: "An Evening of Philippine Songs" 2011/05/23 09:55 Philippines is a country with a mixture of cultures that reflects its historical past at the same time it has originated a very peculiar identity. The great diversity of its folkloric music shows the richness of the influence of Spanish and oriental rhythms. With this concert, we propose a musical journey that will help us know more about these Asian islands. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/405/original/2011_05_11_Una_noche_de_canciones_filipinas.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13405.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Gitanidad: An Indian way of seeing the world?" 2011/05/20 09:41 Sergio Rodríguez, author of the book Gitanidad, will present at this lecture a new thesis about what being a gypsy actually means. The lecturer states that the gypsy people have an Indian way of standing in the world that turnes them into a fragment of the East in middle of the West. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/360/original/2011_05_10_Gitanidad.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13360.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Geek: "Think geek, think big!" 2011/05/19 10:20 This new session of Asia Geek offers the story in first person of a young Dídak Lee, son of Chinese immigrants, who thanks to his attraction for technology and his enterprising spirit, achieves his dream of becoming part of Barça. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/341/original/Think_geek_think_big.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13341.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: “Getting the City Back to the People” 2011/05/18 13:20 A lecture by the Indian architect Debashish Nayak and the Director of CHETNA (Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness) Indu Capoor, where they will talk about sustainable development and cultural heritage of the historical city of Ahmedabad. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/299/original/2011_04_29_Getting_the_City_Back_to_the_People.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13299.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
InfoAsia 2011/05/16 17:26 /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/137/original/infoasia-Apple_ProRes_422_HQ_.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13137.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Roundtable: "Keys for Excellence in 21st Century China" 2011/05/13 11:44 Innovation will be one of the main growing factors of China during the next decades. Within the field of science, education, companies or culture we already have many examples of this process of transformation from an economy of low work costs towards an economy of knowledge based on innovation. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/050/original/2011_05_04_Claves_para_la_excelencia_en_la_China_del_siglo_XXI_mp4.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13050.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Busan-Barcelona-Busan 2011/05/13 10:57 Why Busan in Barcelona? In 1983, both cities signed a twinning agreement by virtue of the analogies between them. 28 years later, the Deputy Mayor of Busan, Baek Seung Taek, realiza una visita a Barcelona con la intención de prolongar este acuerdo con la presentación de Busan al público. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/047/original/2011_04_29_Busan-Barcelona-Busanweb3.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13047.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Professional Opportunities in Asia" 2011/05/04 18:11 The economic stagnation situation of western powers, together with the progressive relocation of multinational companies towards other more competitive regions, make the qualified employment demand in the Asian continent to have progressively increase in the last years. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/012/732/original/Sequence_1-Apple_ProRes_422.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/12732.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "The Akha at the crossroads" 2011/04/27 16:50 At this lecture, we will get to know about the current situation, lifestyles and future challenges of the Akha: an ethnic minority that lives between the north of Thailand, Burma, Laos and south China that despite its cultural richness is among the most unprivileged and marginated groups of society. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/012/324/original/Akha-Apple_ProRes_422.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/12324.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Jornada solidaria: "Mil grullas para Japón" 2011/03/31 12:13 El pasado 26 de marzo tuvo lugar en las sede de Casa Asia en Barcelona y en el Centro Casa Asia – Madrid una jornada solidaria en apoyo a las víctimas del terremoto y el posterior tsunami de Japón del 11 de marzo. La jornada, con el lema de “Mil grullas para Japón”, pretendía reunir aquellos ciudadanos que desearan solidarizarse con el país a través de la práctica del origami, el arte de la papiroflexia japonesa. En el pueblo nipón, las grullas de papel representan el deseo de curación, y esconden la creencia de que si una persona dobla mil grullas y pide un deseo, éste se cumplirá. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/011/205/original/mil_Grullas-Apple_ProRes_422_OK.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/11205.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
2011 Nouruz Festival 2011/03/30 19:56 Casa Asia, together with the embassies of the countries of the region and the cultural associations of Central Asia, would like to make one of the most ancient festivals known, as well as to offer the display of the cultural diversity of Asia. Known as Nooruz, Navruz, Nauryz, Navroj... depending on where it is celebrated, it is a Persian origin New Year festival that coincides with the Spring equinox. Its roots can be found in the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and great part of the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey and Chinese Xinjiang. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/011/127/original/nouruz-Apple_ProRes_422_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/11127.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Presentation of the Study: "Analysis of the Potential of the Ports of the Spanish Mediterranean as China's entrance to Europe" 2011/03/29 09:54 Presentation of the study about the ports of the Mediterranean edited by Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Port of Barcelona, given by Jacinto Soler, one of the two authors of the study. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/010/932/original/estudi_ports-Apple_ProRes_422_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/10932.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Geek "Mobile Asia: Art, Culture and Mobile Society" 2011/03/24 10:05 The unstoppable development of intelligent telephones and last generation tablets, joined to more and more sophisticated applications, allow to sense the outline of a future mobile society. Mobile telephones have a growing importance in society and they are added as an active agent, in processes of artistic creation, like in the new channels of dissemination throughout the globe. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/010/482/original/asia_movil-Apple_ProRes_422_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/10482.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and writer. 2011/03/17 10:10 Owing to the publication of Mi visión del islam occidental (Kairós, 2010), its author, the intellectual Tariq Ramadan, will offers us in this lecture his reflections and opinions regarding Islam in the West, as well as the challenges and opportunities he analyses. Professor Ramadan will approach issues such as women in Islam, the concept of “multiple identities”, the relation between religion and culture, European Islam, immigration, participation and “post-integration”. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/010/029/original/Entrevista_Tariq_Ramadan-web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/10029.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Special Report: Earthquake in Japan: Interview with Amadeo Jensana 2011/03/16 14:00 Special Report: Earthquake in Japan. Amadeo Jensana, Director of Economic Programmes and Cooperation of Casa Asia, analyses the situation of Japan after the earthquake. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/010/008/original/terremoto_japon_ajensana.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/10008.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Entrevista a Rafael Bueno, Director of Politics and Society of Casa Asia 2011/03/09 10:52 Interview with Rafael Bueno, Director of Politics and Society of Casa Asia, where he will approach different aspects regarding North Korea within the framework of the lecture "Future perspectives in North Korea". /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/009/552/original/Entrevista_Rafael_Bueno_OK_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/9552.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Hong Kong Film Festival in Barcelona 2011/02/24 18:29 Casa Asia, the Film Library of Catalonia and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office of Brussels present the 6th edition of the Hong Kong Film Festival, which will include the screening of 12 long films. Out of these, seven belong to the most outstanding productions of 2009, and the rest are part of a retrospective of action films (1984-2007), which makes up one of the most representative genres of Hong Kong films. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/009/165/original/hongkong_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/9165.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Book launch: "El secret del meu turbant" 2011/02/21 17:34 El secret del meu turbant tells Nadia Ghulam's true story, an Afghan girl who when she was only eight suffered serious injuries because of a bomb. When she left the hospital two years later, the Taliban regime settled in Afghanistan and she made a radical decision to support her ill parents and little sisters: To supplant her brother, killed in the civil war. The book, written by Nadia Ghulam and the journalist Agnès Rotger, won the 43rd Prudenci Bertrana Award. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/008/856/original/El_secret_del_meu_turbant-Apple_ProRes_422.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/8856.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Geek: "Digital China", by Isaac Mao 2011/02/16 11:50 Isaac Mao is a philosopher of “Sharism”, a social businessman, blogger, software architect and researcher in social teaching and technology. Currently, he is Director of the Social Brain Foundation (successor of the programme CNBlog co-founded by Mao), manager of the Tor Project, adviser of the Global Voices Online and executive adviser of many Internet, Web 2.0 and new media companies. He is also director of the Shanghai Youth Development Foundation. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/008/646/original/Entrevista_Isaac_Mao-web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/8646.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Diálogos sobre Nuevas Culturas Urbanas 2011/02/16 11:41 In the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Spain and Korea, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, represented by the Spanish Embassy in Korea, the Korea Foundation and Casa Asia have developed the cultural program “Spain. New Urban Cultures”. All the information is in the website: www.casaasia.es/culturasurbanas/eng/index.html /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/009/354/original/Korea_2010_Def_XDcam.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/9354.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Celebration of the Chinese New Year in Barcelona 2011/02/15 11:41 Barcelona held from the 3rd to the 6th of February the Chinese New Year. The Moll de la Fusta hosted this important festival for the Chinese people for a few days, where attendants could enjoy their gastronomy, culture and tradition. Casa Asia presented in its stand an activity programme for all the public regarding the Chinese culture and language, in collaboration with the Institut Confuci Foundation of Barcelona. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/008/517/original/any_nou_xines_Copy-web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/8517.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Islam is not what you think" 2011/02/07 17:42 Currently, Islam is a topic about which a lot is said and read, but what is true is that it is still unknown. Owing to the publication of Islam is not what you think (Kairós, 2010), its author, Abdelmumin Aya, will tell us in this lecture how Islam has been explained throughout time, from the first dictionaries of Christian missionaries to current Arabic expression. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/008/025/original/El_Islam_no_es_lo_que_crees-Apple_ProRes_422_HQ_.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/8025.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Nadia Ghulam 2011/02/07 09:55 Interview with the writer of the book "El secret del meu turbant", that tells Nadia Ghulam's true story, an Afghan girl who when she was only eight suffered serious injuries because of a bomb. When she left the hospital two years later, the Taliban regime settled in Afghanistan and she made a radical decision to support her ill parents and little sisters: To supplant her brother, killed in the civil war. The book, written by Nadia Ghulam and the journalist Agnès Rotger, won the 43rd Prudenci Bertrana Award. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/007/959/original/entrevista_Subt_BONA_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/7959.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Brahma Chellaney, Teacher of Strategic Studies at the Centre of Political Research in New Delhi 2011/02/02 14:08 Interview with Brahma Chellaney, within the framework of the Lecture: "India as a Major Actor in the Emerging Global Order", where he approaches the situation of the country's geo-strategic, social and economic issues. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/007/695/original/chellaney_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/7695.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Documentary screening: "Los ojos de Ariana" 2011/01/27 10:25 Casa Asia presents the documentary Los ojos de Ariana by Ricardo Macián, within the framework of the exhibition devoted to Afghanistan, which will be open to the public until March 2011. This documentary is added to the stories that have built up the exhibition project based on The imaginary return by the writer Atiq Rahimi. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/007/416/original/ojos_ariana_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/7416.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
International Conference: "Water and Development in Asia" 2011/01/27 09:43 The conference will aim to become a discussion forum about the management of hydric resources in Asia from a political, economic and social perspective and it will include the participation of internationally famous experts in sustainable urban management, of representatives of multilateral organizations devoted to international cooperation for development and of high representatives of several Asian cities. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/007/413/original/agua_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/7413.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Arjun Thapan, Special adviser regarding infrastructures and water of the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2011/01/26 09:52 Interview with Arjun Thapan, Special adviser regarding infrastructures and water of the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the conference Water and Development in Asia. The conference will aim to become a discussion forum about the management of hydric resources in Asia from a political, economic and social perspective and it will include the participation of internationally famous experts in sustainable urban management, of representatives of multilateral organizations devoted to international cooperation for development and of high representatives of several Asian cities. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/007/353/original/entrevista_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/7353.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture "Indonesia: Business Opportunities" 2011/01/17 09:48 Thanks to the sustainability of the public finances of Indonesia, the strength of its business results, the low dependence on foreign supply and the economic policies addressed to attracting foreign investment, this country is consolidated as one of the most attractive economices and with the highest potential of Southeast Asia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/007/008/original/indonesia_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/7008.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Roundtable "Second generation stories: The experience of children of Asian immigrants in our country" 2011/01/13 21:09 This event is organised within the framework of the Programme of Communities of Casa Asia and it includes the participation of the professor and researcher Rosa Aparicio, and of five young people from different countries and exponents of this Asian second generation in Barcelona. Rosa Aparicio is PhD in Politics and Sociology, teacher and researcher of the University Institute of Studies of Migrations at the University Pontificia Comillas and of the Institute Ortega y Gasset. She is also director of the magazine Migraciones and co-author of the study ILSEG (Longitudinal Investigation of Second Generation). /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/996/original/2010_12_14_Segona_Generacio.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6996.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Roundtable: "Another Afghanistan" 2011/01/13 17:25 The freelance photographer Guillermo Cervera and the journalist of La Vanugardia Plàcid Garcia-Planas have a very different perspective about Afghanistan. Where some people see marines, attacks, politicians, burqas and stereotypes, they see transvestites, boxers, thugs, skaters and kytes. They are some of the few western journalists who work in Kandahar –the spiritual capital of the Talibans– travelling alone, without being enlisted in any western army. They are only enlisted in the Afghan army. Why? “Because it is the army of the Afghans –they say–. Because everyone dislikes them. Because we should –we would desperately want to– give them the responsability of security in Afghanistan, so we can leave the country”. Guillermo and Plàcid will explain their experience in the streets of Kabul and the paths of Badgis, around the Taliban valley of Mashali Kamar, the Taliban valley of Arghandab and the markets of Kandahar. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/993/original/2010_12_02_Otro_Afganistan.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6993.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Performance: "Saju", by Sooyoung Lee 2010/12/23 11:07 Casa Asia, in collaboration with Hangar and SAS Geumcheon, presents the performance of the Korean artist Sooyoung Lee, who ends her stay in Barcelona with the presentation of a project in process that she will carry out at our headquarters. The proposal consists of installing an “Office of Good Fortune”, where the artist can predict the future to all those who would like to take part in the project. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/772/original/performance_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6772.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture “Elections of last 7th of November: A new future for Myanmar/Burma?” 2010/12/22 17:27 The elections of last 7th of November, the first since 1990, make a turn in the politics of the Military Junta that rules Myanmar/Burma. Despite everything, the electoral system designed by the regime offers few doubts about the desire of soldiers to guarantee a new political reality depending on interests. The absence of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy in elections has complete the uncertainty of the future of a political opposition which is divided and weakened, in a country where political, economic and social problemas are built up. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/767/original/2010_11_17_Birmania.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6767.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Meeting with the Philippine writer Miguel Syjuco 2010/12/22 14:07 Ilustrado, won the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Palanca Awards, the most famous award of Philippines' arts. Acclaimed by the critics –«giddy and ambicious» (Publishers Weekly), «impressive, convincing from the beginning to the end. Its author, unlike Crispin, might win the Nobel Prize» (The Guardian)–, Ilustrado is a dazzling work that surprises, moves and amuses, while it introduces readers with sense of humour and lucidity in the reality of an archipelago relegated «to isolation and exoticism», which after the reading of this novel places itself in the centre of the best contemporary literature. The journalist Antonio Lozano and the writer Horacio Castellanos Mora talk to the author. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/739/original/ilustrado_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6739.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition Afghanistan 2010/12/20 13:40 This exhibition project displays the work of photographers that explore a country in a conflict with an uncertain solution for the last thirty years. The authors of the images have stayed in Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-e Sarif, Herat, Jalalabad and Kunduz, among other cities, in search for the unrepeated moment they have captured until it becomes history. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/592/original/expo_afganistan_bo_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6592.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Festival 2010 2010/12/16 10:56 The purpose of the Asia Festival is to approach the Asian culture to Catalonia. With the growing collaboration of Asian communities established in our country, the Festival is held every year since 2002 and it offers traditional and avant-garde shows from different Asian countries. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/535/original/Festival_Asia_2010_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6535.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Stereotypes and Prejudices of current Iran 2010/12/02 17:51 «Young people at the edge of a swimming pool, who use Internet with the same skills as Hafez's poetry; women with xador, who go on a pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mashad and there they appreciate a successful divorce to Imam Reza; a Mullah who goes to the opposition and gives lessons of Humanity... This is how Iran works and its fascinating theatre, where everyone has different roles in several scenarios, but only one language, tarouf, a sophisticated form of hypocrisy and courtesy, according to which ‘welcome to by house’ is ‘walk on my eyes’.» (Fragment of Serge Michel's book Marche sur mesyeux. Portrait de l’Iran aujourd’hui). /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/006/193/original/2010_11_10_Estereotipos_Iran.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/6193.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
The six candidates to the elections of the Parliament of Catalonia at Casa Asia 2010/11/26 14:35 Casa Asia has offered its headquarters to Televisión Española in order to interview the six candidates of the political parties with representation in the Parlament of Catalonia. The morning program “Los desayunos de TVE” has interviewed every one of the six candidates to the Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia throughout the week. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/869/original/eleccions_catalanes.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5869.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
VII East-West Dialogue (2010) 2010/11/22 20:23 Within the framework of the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Conference and the 10th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325, Casa Asia in its firm commitment to gender equality, empowerment of women, the Millenium Development Goals and Peace, focuses the 7th East-West Dialogue on Gender Equality and Development. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/413/original/Dialogo2010.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5413.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia renews its website 2010/11/18 10:00 Casa Asia website makeover and introduces a new design today is more in line with the latest technological advances and current trends can be found on the web 2.0. A renewal form and substance with the aim of providing better service and greater citizen participation. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/004/726/original/DEFINITIVA_final1.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/4726.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Casa Asia Award 2010 2010/11/02 19:00 Casa Asia Award 2010, on its seventh edition, was given ex aequo to the International Project Dunhuang (China) and to the Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara. The jury decided to award, on the one hand, the project Dunhuang for its task of recovery, preservation and display of information and images of the manuscripts, paintings and fabrics found in the Chinese city Dunhuang and the Silk Route, by means of Internet and of the promotion of educational programmes and research. On the other hand, the jury also awarded the Philippine Senator Angara, for his committment with the strengthening of the relations between Spain and the Philippines. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/785/original/premio_CA_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5785.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition: "Beijing Time / La hora de China" 2010/10/30 19:45 The time in Beijing is the time in China according to the time zones of the country, but this «time» is also the clear sign of the appearance of China as a great world power. This exhibition project, curated by Fang Zhennig and Menene Gras, Director of Culture and Exhibitions of Casa Asia, brings together the recent work of 17 Chinese artists based in Beijing. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/630/original/2009_12_17_beijing_time_Expo.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/630.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Chinese community in Barcelon 2010/10/30 19:40 Documentary "Jo Visc a Barcelona" about the Chinese community in Barcelona created by Casa Asia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/570/original/comunidad_china_bcn.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/570.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
1st Twitt-Asia Meeting 2010/10/29 19:00 The 1st Twitt-Asia Meeting, promoted from the programme 'Asia Geek' of Casa Asia and right before the Manga Room, will gather well known experts of the nano-blogosphere to analyse the Twitter phenomenon. Moreover, we include Antonio Delgado, blogger and co-organiser of the 1st Twitt-Tokyo', which will share the experience of the meeting in Tokyo and will introduce the topic of social networks in Asia. Next, Hèctor García (Kirai), writer, blogger and head engineer of Twitter-Japan, will approach the world of Internet in Japan, about his everyday work in Twitter; about how Twitter is used by the Japanese and about its intensive use in Japan, where it is already one of the 10 sites of Internet most used in the country. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/198/original/twittasia_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5198.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
School of Bamboo, Madrid 2010/10/27 18:42 School of Bamboo, intercultural education project of Casa Asia was born in 2003-2004 with the aim of bringing the Asian and Pacific region to the school population. Our educational proposal has three general objectives: · Show the wealth of social, cultural and artistic heritage of Asia. · Make born and raised on the students interest in this continent and its people, as well as learn about the cultures of origin of their colleagues from Asia. · Living cultural diversity as positive and enriching. · Educate in intercultural skills. Our range of activities is aimed at students in nursery, primary, secondary, special education, adult education and informal education. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/004/519/original/Escuela_de_bambu_madrid.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/4519.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Iberoamerican Observatory of Asia-Pacific 2010/10/21 18:33 Casa Asia programme whose main objective is to facilitate understanding of Asia-Pacific Latin American nations, especially in the economic, business and academia. Has become the main tool to disseminate virtual information and analysis on the ever-growing Asia-Latin American ties through the web www.iberoasia.org, which is updated daily, and its bimonthly newsletters. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/004/032/original/20090623economias_emergentes.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/4032.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Official Opening of the Confucius Institute of Barcelona 2010/10/18 12:19 Casa Asia Headquarters hosted last Thursday 15th of April the official opening of the Confucius Institute of Barcelona (ICB). The starting up of ICB, which aims at spreading the teaching of the Chinese language and culture in Catalonia, is the result of the agreement between the Main Headquarters of the Confucius Institute (Hanban) of China, the University Autonomous of Barcelona, the University of Barcelona and Casa Asia. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/003/366/original/2010_10_15_Confucio_institute.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/3366.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director 2010/10/07 12:54 Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film director, winner of the Gold Palme d'Or of 2010 and winner of the Critic Award of the 43rd edition of the Sitges Festival for the film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives". The Casa Asia award was for Cold Fish, film by the Japanese director Sion Sono. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/123/original/entrevista_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5123.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
PLAN presenta el nuevo informe "Por ser niñas" 2010/09/20 19:00 PLAN has presented in Casa Asia its fourth report 'For Being A Girl' with the support of the film director Isabel Coixet and journalist Rosa Maria Calaf. In the event also participated PLAN gender expert, Edward Abbey, the girl and lecturer in PLAN Bangladesh, Rami Samapti Roy, and the Director of Casa Asia, Jesus Sanz. PLAN study shows how girls in big cities suffer more violence and are most vulnerable children by the simple fact of being women and children. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/288/original/porserninas_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5288.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "I live in Barcelona, and you?" 2010/08/07 19:45 The series «So far, so close: Asian communities in Spain» aims at making the reality of Asian immigration known in Spain and to create a public platform of intercultural encounter and debate in society with Asian communities that live in Spain. The first session of this series will approach the Chinese community in Barcelona. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/627/original/2010_03_18_vivo_barcelona.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/627.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition "Micrographies: The world through a mobile" 2010/08/07 19:45 /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/636/original/2009_11_03_micrografias.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/636.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
China Spain meeting of students 2010 2010/08/07 19:45 /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/639/original/2010_02_12_encuentro_estudiantes_china__espana.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/639.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Climate Change and Renewable Energies in Asia and Africa 2010/08/07 19:44 Casa Asia and Casa África, in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Obra Social Fundación "la Caixa", QuEST, ACS Foundation and Técnicas Reunidas, are organising the «International Conference on Climate Change and Renewable Energies in Asia and Africa» to be held on 26 and 27 November at the CaixaForum, Madrid. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/615/original/2010_01_22_pachauri.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/615.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition: "Map of the sounds of Tokyo" 2010/08/07 19:44 Casa Asia displays the photographs of the film "Map of the sounds of Tokyo" with the purpose to support the recent incursion of Isabel Coixet in the Japanese culture. The fixed image crystallizes into the key moments of the film allowing an exploration of different aesthetic registers. David Coll contributes in these large-format 15 photographs a vision that completes the selection of notes, texts, fragments and audio of the film made by Isabel Coixet. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/621/original/2009_12_22_mapas_sonidos_tokio.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/621.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Curso de teatro de sombras chinas 2010/08/07 19:44 Shadow theatre is born in Asia, between myths and legends. Always within the framework of the ritual and ceremony, as a link between what's sacred and profane, between gods and human beings through characters initiated in their knowledge. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/612/original/2010_03_03_sombras_chinas_madrid.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/612.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Indigenous Women in Cambodia" 2010/08/07 19:44 At this conference we will get to know the needs and challenges of indigenous Cambodian women, the project that Psicólogos sin Fronteras ONGD develops to improve their psycho-social wellbeing, as well as the results of the study they have carried out with the AECID financement about their situation regarding the Millenium Goals of UNO: gender equality, maternal health and children mortality. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/624/original/2009_08_09_mujeres_indigenas_camboya.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/624.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture "Thailand in Crisis: Is there a way out?" 2010/08/07 19:44 In this lecture the political crisis in Thailand, which has been prolongued for almost five years will be analysed. There social and political vindications will be converged with a struggle for power. This situation and uncertainties that are projected in the perspective of succession of the crown complicate the forecast of future scenarios. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/618/original/2010_06_21_tailandia_crisis.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/618.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
VI East-West Dialogue 2 (2009) 2010/08/07 19:43 ince 2004, the East-West Dialogue annually brings together a group of policy makers, including former heads of state and government, pre-eminent scholars, representatives of key non-governmental organizations and of civil society from the East and the West working together for a common cause, to examine today's most pressing global, regional and local challenges, exchange best practices and engage themselves to support action-oriented policies. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/609/original/2009_11_10_VI_DIALOGO_ORIENTE_OCCIDENTE_Parte_2_2.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/609.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Book launch: "Un liberal a la Xina" 2010/08/07 19:43 From a Catalan perspective, the book approaches the Chinese politics and the areas of Asia with important Chinese presence. The author, former President of the youth of the European Liberal Democrat Party, has had many interviews in the last years with political leaders, diplomats, academics and journalists. The work describes and reflects on the past, the present and the future of political relations in this part of the world. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/603/original/2010_06_28_un_liberal_xina.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/603.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
VI East-West Dialogue (2009) 2010/08/07 19:42 Since 2004, the East-West Dialogue annually brings together a group of policy makers, including former heads of state and government, pre-eminent scholars, representatives of key non-governmental organizations and of civil society from the East and the West working together for a common cause, to examine today's most pressing global, regional and local challenges, exchange best practices and engage themselves to support action-oriented policies. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/591/original/2009_11_10_VI_dialogo_oriente_occidente2.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/591.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
2009 Casa Asia Award 2010/08/07 19:42 Casa Asia Award 2009, in its sixth edition, has been awarded ex aequo to EFE Agency and the Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe. The jury has decided to award, on the one hand, EFE Agency for its vast professional trajectory, vocation for service and information task that its correspondents have developed in the region of Asia Pacific since 1963, and, on its behalf, to Miguel F. Rovira, Dean and current delegate of EFE in Manila, responsible for information in Southeast Asia, with more than 20 years of experience. On the other hand, the jury has also awarded the Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe, author of the opera and suite for orchestra Quirós, based on the topic of the Spanish navigator Pedro Fernández Quirós, for integrating in his brilliant musical career the approach among cultures and to highlight historical bonds between Spain and the Pacific. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/597/original/2009_12_11_premio_Casa_Asia_2009.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/597.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition "Textile Art of Thailand: Cultural Identity and Heritage" 2010/08/07 19:42 Casa Asia and the Siam Society present a collection of textile art of Thailand that display the precious cultural heritage of this country and the relation of this heritage with national identity. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/585/original/2009_10_23_telas_tailandia.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/585.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Encounter with Chinese writers: "Trip to Xibanya, Chinese writers account Spain" 2010/08/07 19:42 Casa Asia hosts the Chinese writers that make up the project of the State Society for International Exhibitions (SEEI) 'Trip to Xibanya, Chinese writers account Spain'. SEEI has invited a group of Chinese writers to go around Spain in October with the purpose to write a travel book about our country. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/588/original/2009_10_11_escritores_chinos_espana.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/588.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture "The changing order of castes in India: From the system to the structure" 2010/08/07 19:42 The Indian sociologist, Dipankar Gupta, internationally known for his innovative investigations about the structure and social change in India will offer us a critical and new vision of the caste system in India. In his last publications, The Caged Phoenix: Can India Fly?, he dismantles some of the myths about the new India and its so-called success history. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/594/original/2010_06_22_india_castas.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/594.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Puppet show "TRUST", by Soshiro Matsubara 2010/08/07 19:42 Casa Asia presents the puppet show TRUST, where a narrator builds the story of six characters that dialogue among themselves. He has given life to these puppets he handles and gives voice to, as if it was miniature theatre. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/600/original/2010_03_25_trust_marionetas.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/600.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Challenges for the Consolidation of Democracy in Indonesia" 2010/08/07 19:41 A decade ago Indonesia suffered a severe multi-dimensional crisis of political instability, poverty and social desintegration. Currently, after a series of institutional transformations, the country has become one of the most vigorous democracies of the region and in the third biggest democracy of the world. Indonesia is, in addition, an example of compatibility between democracy and Islam. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/582/original/2009_11_17_democracia_indonesia.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/582.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
5th Spain - Philippines Forum (2010) 2010/08/07 19:41 Next 22nd and 23rd of February Barcelona hosted the 5th edition of the Spain - Philippines Forum, organised by Casa Asia and the Santiago Foundation, in collaboration with the Barcelona City Council, the Catalonian Government (Generalitat) and the embassies of Philippines in Spain and Spain in the Philippines and thanks to the sponsorship of AECID. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/573/original/2010_02_22_tribuna_espana_filipinas_2010.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/573.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "The path towards democracy in Pakistan" 2010/08/07 19:41 Violence in the last years in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has reinforced the perception of being a frustrated State, hiding a hopeful phenomenon: The fruition of a Pakistani democracy, reflected for example in the adoption of the Parliament of important constitutional reforms. The lecturer, expert in international politics and security, will go through the path that the process of democratization is taking in this country. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/576/original/2010_05_06_democracia_en_pakistan.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/576.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Orient Summer School 2010/08/07 19:41 Study conference and intercultural debate between young Asian and Westerners held in the island Mallorca. The aim of the programme is to provide a space for shared living where participants can debate current issues which affect young people as citizens of a globalised and interdependent world. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/579/original/escuela_de_orient_2009.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/579.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Encounter with Xinran Xue: "Generación Mao" 2010/08/07 19:40 Within the framework of encounters with Asian writers, and on the occasion of the publication in Spanish of "Generación Mao" (Emecé 2009), Casa Asia hosts in Madrid and in Barcelona the Chinese journalist and writer Xinran Xue. This valuable and innovatory book, without precedents in the history of our civilization, gives voice to a silent generation and tells the secret story of 20th century China. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/567/original/2009_09_15_xin_ran_mao.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/567.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Launch of the book "Six Suspects" 2010/08/07 19:40 Casa Asia and the publishing house Anagrama launched the book Six suspects dby Vikas Swarup. Author who already wrote the novel Slumdog Millionaire, based on the Oscar winning film with the same name. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/561/original/2010_05_17_conferencia_6_sospechosos.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/561.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asian Film Series "Word in movement: Cinema and Literature in Asia" 2010/08/07 19:40 The controversy of literature, conceived as art, and cinema, qualified as show goes back to the origins of cinema. Somehow, these two disciplines have the same purpose: To tell stories and one of their basic elements are the same for both: Words. This series suggests a tour around Asian films based on great novels, or those whose content talks about the literary universe. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/564/original/2010_02_26_ciclo_animaspace.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/564.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
30th Peace Award for Ramin Jahanbegloo 2010/08/07 19:39 Since 1984, the Association for the United Nations in Spain, with the support of the Barcelona County Council, grants the Peace Award to a personality or institution highlighted for its task in favour of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the defence of the peace solution of conflicts and the promotion of the peace culture. In this 30th edition, Ramin Jahanbegloo (Teheran, 1961), philosopher, writer, and outstanding member of the Iranian intellectual movement has been awarded. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/552/original/2010_03_02_XXX_premio_paz.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/552.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
I Lecture Series: "'Asia Geek. Digital Life and Urban Tendencies in Japan, China and Korea" 2010/08/07 19:39 Casa Asia programmes its first lecture series that would like to consolidate a space where experts of reference in cyberculture and Asia, such as Kirai (Héctor García), Carolina Miyata, Simón Lee, Manel Ollé, Josep Coll or Kahlo (Marta Castro), will explain in first person the avant-garde tendencies and other manifestations associated to digital life. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/555/original/2009_09_07_asia_geek.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/555.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Asia Festival 2010/08/07 19:38 /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/549/original/festival_asia_resum.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/549.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture "The Path of the Sword: The Spirit of the Samurai" 2010/08/07 19:38 The Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Spain and Casa Asia, offers a lecture about Kendo given by Masami Matsunaga, Vice President of the International Federation of Kendo and of the National Japanese Federation of Kendo, who will talk about the history, forms and etiquettes of this sport practice, as well as its values in its educational and spiritual perspective. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/540/original/2010_01_25_kendo_conferencia.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/540.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Party of the Bangla Language 2010 2010/08/07 19:37 /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/000/537/original/2010_02_20_lengua_bangla.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/537.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Lecture: "Kyrgyzstan 2010" 2010/08/07 12:45 Within the framework of activities of the Observatory of Central Asia, Casa Asia organises the lecture "Kyrgyzstan 2010". The purpose is to make Kyrgyzstan known and the nature of the conflict that is currently destabilizing not only the country, but all the Central Asian region. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/013/399/original/Kirguistan.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/13399.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
School of Bamboo, Barcelona 2010/06/01 11:00 The School of Bamboo, the intercultural education project of Casa Asia was born in 2003-2004 with the purpose to approach the Asian continent and the region of the Pacific to the school population. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/364/original/escola_bambu_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5364.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
Exhibition "North Korea: The Weight of History" 2010/04/26 10:00 The history of this nation since its foundation in 1948, with the proclamation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, after the surrender of Japan coinciding with the end of the Second World War in 1945, and division of the country into North and South with the creation of two independent governments, is a history lesson that is worth remembering to understand the present. The aim of this exhibition is to raise public awareness of the evolution of this country, since 1954, following the cessation of hostilities, which erupted in June 1950 between the North and the South and whose result did not take place until three years later. The "weight" of history in this case refers to information provided by the facts and events connected with the 20th Century, useful to understand the conditions of the local context in the global scene that characterizes the society of information. The visual display, through graphic images, photography and audio, will allow the audience to be familiar with the present of an isolated country in the international system, but whose history should be shown in order to access the knowledge of its current reality. The exhibition will include unpublished documentary material in Spain in order to expand the informative and didactic contents of the project. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/005/201/original/expocorea_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/5201.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
II International Congress on Asian Tourism 2010/03/22 11:32 Summary of the conferences on 8 February. This day covered topics such as the experience in the hotel industry, experiences in the destinations, the role of new technologies and finally the challenges and future vision of tourism. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/010/329/original/congres_turismo_dia8_web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/10329.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
II International Congress on Asian Tourism 2010/03/22 10:30 Summary of conferences on 7 February. This day covered topics such as Asian tourism in the world and Europe, the MICE tourism, luxury tourism and shopping and sports tourism. /swf/player.swf?videourl=/media/asset_publics/resources/000/010/281/original/congres_turisme_dia7-web.mp4&fotourl=/keyframes/10281.jpg&barcolor=99C1FD&streaming=true
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Casa Asia moves to the building of the CNMC
Chinese New Year at Barcelona
Conference “The Philippines and ASEAN: A New Business Opportunity for Foreign Companies in Asia”
Exhibition “A Japanese Garden: Topographies of Void”
Casa Asia joins Bookcrossing owing to the Diada of Sant Jordi
Presentation: “The Philippines and Spain, Development Commitment for the Population affected by Natural Disasters”
Debate Conference: "1986-2014. Spain in Europe"
The Foreign Minister inaugurates the exhibition "Spain in Europe" and chaired a working lunch with business in Casa Asia
Chinese leaders from turism sector visit Casa Asia
A representation of the Indian Women's Press Corp and Indian economist Tushar Pandey, visiting Casa Asia
Yotaru Hatamura session at Casa Asia
The Economic Council of Casa Asia held its annual meeting and setting its roadmap for 2014
Meeting "Bangladesh: prospects and business opportunities"
Conference "Science, technology and innovation policy in Japan: lessons and good practices"
Presentation of the book: "El lugar más feliz del mundo", of David Jiménez
Presentation of the book: "Mi viaje al Norte", Lancy Dodem
Conference "The current situation in Australia and its future prospects"
La Caixa-Casa Asia grant
Barcelona Coral Asia's concert in Palau de la Generalitat
New Casa Asia Headquarters
IV Encuentro de Mujeres Asiáticas y Españolas
Prueba galeria sin publicar (eng)
Exhibition: "The Afghan Passage"
New Urban Cultures 2011 - Delhi (India)
8th East-West Dialogue: For a New Global Governance Agenda
InfoAsia estrena un nuevo espacio para informar a la ciudadanía
Solidarity Day: "One thousand cranes for Japan, Barcelona"
Solidarity Day: "One thousand cranes for Japan, Madrid"
Lecture: "My Vision of Western Islam"
Asia Geek "Asia móvil: arte, cultura y sociedad móvil"
Homenaje a Raimon Panikker
Taller: "Mandalas de la India"
Lecture: "India as a Major Actor in the Emerging Global Order"
Exhibition: "Afghanistan"
7th East-West Dialogue
Asian Communities
Casa Asia moves to the building of the CNMC 2018/10/23 12:14
Àsia a la Mercè 2015/09/10 17:23 We invite you to participate in shows from Asia that will take place in the Festival of Barcelona thanks to the City Council, el Mercat de les Flors, Graner, el Centre Cultural Coreà, la Fundació Japó, la Fundació ASEF, l’Ambaixada de Tailàndia i CaixaForum.
Chinese New Year at Barcelona 2015/02/23 17:54 On Saturday 21st of February the parade brought together more than a thousand people from 36 Chinese and Catalan organisation, from Barcelona, and from Santa Coloma, Badalona and Girona, and ended with music and dance performances on a stage located at Arco de Triumfo, end of the parade.
Institut Confuci y Colla Fal•lera Gegantera de la Sagrada Família
Conference “The Philippines and ASEAN: A New Business Opportunity for Foreign Companies in Asia” 2014/10/16 17:44 Bernardo Villegas, Doctor in Economy by Harvard University and Vice President of the University of Asia and the Pacific of Manila (the Philippines), and Jose Maria Cervera, International director at the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, took place, last October 1st, in a business encounter at Casa Asia to analyse business opportunities that ASEAN and specifically the Philippines represent for foreign companies in Asia.
Conference at Casa Asia about the business opportunities in Philippines and ASEAN, on October 1st
Jose Maria Cervera, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, during the conference
Bernardo Villegas thinks that China, India and ASEAN countries will lead the 21st century
Bernardo Villegas answers questions during the conference
Arif Lohar empezando su concierto
Camerino durante la Ópera de Pekín
Don Quijote representado por la Ópera de Pekín
Percusión del grupo iraní Naghmeh saz
Barcelona Kathak Project bailando durante el concierto de Black Coffee
Ishita Chakroborty, de Black Coffee en el concierto de la Plaza de la Catedral
Carles Josep Comalada, director del Barcelona Coral Asia
El grupo iraní Naghmeh saz, en el Conservatori Municipal
New Arirang en el Espacio Francesca Bonnemaison
Espectáculo “Jazz in Japan” con Masahiko Satoh y Akiko Uesugui
Pasacalles a cargo de la Asociación Cultural Popular de China
Espectáculo de Muay Thai durante Un dia en Asia
Cuentacuentos de Filipinas
Mumtoz Navo en el Escenario Tradiciones
Rincón gastronómico con comida japonesa, iraní, tailandesa y de Pakistán
El grupo indonesio Sumbar Talenta
Percusionista de Arif Lohar
Sumbar Talenta en el Escenario Asia
Cantante del grupo japonés Kiwi & The Papaya Mangoes
Público durante los espectáculos en la Plaza dels Àngels
Arif Lohar llenó completamente la Plaza dels Àngels
Festival Asia 2014 2014/09/25 16:56 El Festival Asia, organizado por Casa Asia, ha contado un año más con el apoyo de la Diputación de Barcelona y la colaboración del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, la Japan Foundation, el Centro Cultural Coreano, el Centro Cultural Chino, la Fundación Instituto Confucio de Barcelona, las embajadas de Tailandia, Indonesia, Uzbekistán, Irán y Filipinas, Melià Hotels International, Air China, YouMobile, las asociaciones de las comunidades asiáticas y de los espacios CaixaForum, Francesca Bonnemaison, Ateneu Barcelonès, Conservatorio Municipal de Música, Recinto Modernista de Sant Pau, Macba y CCCB, entre otros.
Construyendo el marco
Exhibition “A Japanese Garden: Topographies of Void” 2014/07/04 12:53 Casa Asia presents the exhibition project by the artist Esther Pizarro and curated by Menene Gras Balaguer, consisting of the creation of a Japanese garden, understood as a copy of natural landscape and the construction of a cultural identity. This project brings together the expression of a milennial tradition represented in the figure of a "Japanese Garden" and its validity in the work of architects and landscapists that have adopted as a role their aesthetic ideology, such as Tadao Ando, Isamo Noguchi, Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma and Shigeru Ban.
A Japanese garden, treated as a replication of the natural landscape and as a construction of a cultural identity
A walk for the senses and the reflection
The expression of an ancient tradition
A representation of the world, a microcosm where a lack of scale occurs
A sea of salt, which is kept "when the water disappears"
A space for meditation in communion with nature
Casa Asia joins Bookcrossing owing to the Diada of Sant Jordi 2014/04/23 13:52 On the 23rd of April, Casa Asia’s Media Library invites you to celebrate Sant Jordi and International Book’s Day by making available for every user a great deal of different titles listed in the Bookcrossing initiative.
Bookcrossing inside Sant Pau's Inclosure
Medialibrary of Casa Asia liberated books for the Bookcrossing on Sant Jordi celebration
Copies of Bookcrossing are distributed through the Medialibrary’s new facilities, located in the San Manuel Pavilion.
In total, there will be more than thirty books to be picked up and freed all around Casa Asia, Barcelona, and the world.
Casa Asia entry in Book day and Sant Jordi's day
Bookcrossing in Casa Asia Medialibrary
Music in the open access to San Manuel Pavilon for Sant Jordi day and the book day
Presentation: “The Philippines and Spain, Development Commitment for the Population affected by Natural Disasters” 2014/03/28 13:53 At this session the results of the agreement "Support to Sustainable Human Development and Struggle against Poverty in Bicol Communities affected by Durian Typhoon and Mindanao Island through the Improvement of the Productive Farming Sector, Strengthening of School Community and Access to Drinking Water" will be presented. This project is financed by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID) and carried out between 2008 and 2014.
Opening session by Ramón M. Moreno, Director General of Casa Asia; Jordi Puig, Honorary Consul General of the Philippines in Barcelona; and Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga, President of the Foundation Humanism and Democracy (H+D)
Assistants at the presentation, minutes before the start
Beginning of the presentation
Intervention of Ramón M. Moreno, Director General of Casa Asia
Jordi Puig, Honorary Consul General of the Philippines in Barcelona
Intervention of Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga, President of the Foundation Humanism and Democracy (H+D)
Start of the intervention about the experience and Trajectory of H+D in the Philippines
Intervention of Maribel Alañón, Director General of H+D
Beatriz Herranz, H+D Technician in charge of the Agreement, presents the results of the work carried out by H+D and Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) in the Philippines since 2008 after Durian Typhoon in Bicol and Mindanao Island
Debate Conference: "1986-2014. Spain in Europe" 2014/03/27 13:56 Owing to the elections to the European Parliament next 25th of May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Casa Asia organise the debate conference "1986-2014. Spain in Europe", which will be held on Tuesday 25th of March at the Administration Pavilion of Sant Pau's Modernist Venue.
Debate "1986-2014. Spain in Europe"
Participants in the debate
Moderator of the debate, Teresa Carreras; President of the Association of European Journalists of Catalonia
Participants during the debate
Teresa Freixes, Professor of Constitutional Law at University Autonomous of Barcelona and Jean Monnet ad personam Professor
Gregorio Garzón Clariana, Professor of Public International Law of University Autonomous of Barcelona and Jean Monnet ad personam Professor of European Union Law
Francesc Granell, Professor of International Economic Organization of the Faculty of Economy and Business of University of Barcelona
Fernando Guirao, Jean Monnet ad personam Professor of History of the European Integration at University Pompeu Fabra
Cloncluding speech of Iñigo Méndez de Vigo, State Secretary for the European Union
Intervention of Iñigo Méndez de Vigo, State Secretary for the European Union.
Iñigo Méndez de Vigo, State Secretary for the European Union, cloncludes the discussion day
The Foreign Minister inaugurates the exhibition "Spain in Europe" and chaired a working lunch with business in Casa Asia 2014/03/13 17:32 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, opens on Thursday March 13 the informative exhibition "Spain in Europe from 1986 to 2014" on the occasion of the forthcoming elections to the European Parliament, and participate in a working lunch with representatives of leading Asian multinational companies based in Barcelona, as well as Spanish interests in Asia.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García- Margallo, entering the headquarters of Casa Asia
Speech of Ramon Maria Moreno, CEO of Casa Asia
Intervention Ramon Maria Moreno, CEO of Casa Asia Opening address of " Spain in Europe 1986-2014 " exhibition
Opening address of " Spain in Europe 1986-2014 " exhibition Statement by Inigo Mendez de Vigo, Secretary of State for the European Union
García-Margallo Minister during his speech
Attending the opening ceremony personalities, before tarting his visit to the exhibitions
Attending the opening ceremony personalities, moments before starting his visit to the exhibition Minister García- Margallo during exposure
Ínigo Méndez de Vigo and García-Margallo visiting the exhibition "Spain in Europe 1986-2014"
People attending the opening ceremony of " Spain in Europe 1986-2014 ", headed by García-Margallo, visit the exhibition
Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida attends to the event
García-Margallo and the group of entrepreneurs, posing for the group picture just before starting the working lunch
Chinese leaders from turism sector visit Casa Asia 2014/03/07 12:55 Under the Chinese Future Leaders program, the week 23 to 28 June staged a fall agenda between Madrid and Barcelona where participants of the Seventh Edition of this program. They had the opportunity to come into direct contact with the Spanish culture, making them aware of such relevant practical elements of our tourism and gastronomy, design, fashion, architecture and wine tourism.
A representation of the Indian Women's Press Corp and Indian economist Tushar Pandey, visiting Casa Asia 2014/03/06 13:43 The delegation of Indian Women's, nonprofit organization with nearly 600 reputable professional print, broadcast and new media Indians, visited the headquarters of Casa Asia. In this meeting with local agencies responsible for tourism promotion, in order to show the potential of Barcelona and Catalonia as a tourist destination for Indian visitors was held.
Yotaru Hatamura session at Casa Asia 2014/03/06 13:25 On 29 October, Yotaro Hatamura, president of the Commission of Inquiry into accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant, delivered at the headquarters of Casa Asia a session in which he spoke about the lessons learned from the accident in strategic planning and risk prevention. The event was organized by Casa Asia and the Japan Foundation.
The Economic Council of Casa Asia held its annual meeting and setting its roadmap for 2014 2014/03/06 13:17 On Monday 25 November the annual meeting of the Economic Council of Casa Asia was held. This council, which is composed of thirty representatives of the business sector and institutions that foster economic relations between Asia and Spain, aimed to raise the lines of future action in the field of economic programs organized by the institution.
Meeting "Bangladesh: prospects and business opportunities" 2014/03/05 13:51 Under the International Classroom program, CEI International Affairs, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in collaboration with Casa Asia organized this meeting on the benefits, facilities and investment opportunities in Bangladesh, know the most dynamic professional fields and the most dynamic sectors in the region.
Conference "Science, technology and innovation policy in Japan: lessons and good practices" 2014/03/05 13:41 Japan is one of the most advanced countries in the field of science and technology, both for the investment spent on research and the excellence of its centers, universities and companies. In this lecture, Dr. Aizawa, one of the foremost experts on Japanese science and technology policy in your country, explain the main keys to a country to become and remain a scientific and technological power globally.
Presentation of the book: "El lugar más feliz del mundo", of David Jiménez 2014/03/05 13:27 David Jimenez comes back to literary reports, which has became his books "Hijos del monzón" in an international success and we moved with his chronicles a world of paradise lost, forgotten wars, heroes and unlikely places marked by the extremes of the human condition, the its lights and shadows. This was the presentation of his book "El lugar más feliz del mundo".
Presentation of the book: "Mi viaje al Norte", Lancy Dodem 2014/03/05 12:55 Introducing the work of Lancy Dodem "Mi viaje al Norte" in the Magna room in the Casa de Convalecencia (Modernist Campus Sant Pau, Barcelona).
Concert: “Hannaneh (حنانه), a Persian Musical Journey” 2014/03/04 13:31 Casa Asia, together with the Cultural Department of the Embassy of Iran and RBA Foundation, presented a concert of traditional Persian music with the band Hannaneh (حنانه), from Teheran, which took place the 14th of February at the Auditorium of the RBA Foundation.
Conference "The current situation in Australia and its future prospects" 2014/03/05 12:27 As part of the "economic diplomacy meetings on Asia", CEI International Affairs, Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Casa Asia, jointly organized this conference on the benefits, facilities and opportunities investment in Australia, you will also get to know the professions most dynamic and vibrant sectors of the country.
La Caixa-Casa Asia grant 2014/03/03 12:53 Once more year, Casa Asia and the "la Caixa" Foundation call for applications open seven grants for postgraduate studies at universities or higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. For the first time, this program is extended from three to six countries: Australia, South Korea, India, Japan, Singapore and China.
Barcelona Coral Asia's concert in Palau de la Generalitat 2014/03/03 12:13 On Tuesday December 17 of 2013, Barcelona Coral Asia, a project of Casa Asia with the city of Barcelona, made a concert for International Migrants Day in the Palau de la Generalitat.
Barcelona Coral Asia during the concert at the Palau de la Generalitat
Barcelona Coral Asia extents its music in the Palau de la Generalitat
Carles Josep Comalada directs the Barcelona Coral Asia
Barcelona Coral Asia defines itself as a participating intercultural project encounter through song
Members of the Barcelona Coral Asia during the concert in thel Palau de la Generalitat
Barcelona Coral Asia is an example of the multicultural diversity and social cohesion in Barcelona's city
The group born as aintercultural meeting space for youth from diverse backgrounds through song and music
The concert, which included three Asian, China, Philippines, Iran and Catalan songs , gathered a large and enthusiastic audience
New Casa Asia Headquarters 2014/02/20 13:01 Since last July of 2013, Casa Asia Headquarters has moved to the premises of its new social headquarters: Sant Manuel Pavilion, located within Sant Pau’s Modernist Venue in Barcelona, Spain. The institution is relocated in this new space where it carry out its activities and programmes and it will leave the Palace Baró de Quadras, where it has been established during the last ten years.
Overview of the Historic Site of Sant Pau
Opening of the Venue with the President of Generalitat, Artur Mas, and the Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, among others
First visits to San Manuel Pavilion
Casa Asia's Reception in San Manuel Pavilion
Administration's pavilion entrance of the historical site of Sant Pau's Hospital
New Casa Asia Headquarters' hall
Sant Manuel Pavilion, Casa Asia headquarters
Entrace to Sant Manuel Pavillion
Detail of the sculpture which welcomes at the main entrance of San Manuel Pavilion
Sant Pau’s Modernist Venue
Common zones of the rooms and Casa Asia's Media Library
Casa Asia's Media Library users
Detail of one of the windows in Sant Manuel Pavillion
Casa Asia conferences' room
One of the meeting rooms of the new headquarters
Casa Asia Tagore's room
Reading room of Casa Asia's Media Library
Stone, brick and ceramics are the predominant building materials in San Manuel Pavilion
Chinese New Year at Barcelona 2014/02/03 14:10 The Chinese New Year is the most important festivity in China and it is celebrated by more than 1300 million people, together with the China Diaspora, which involves 50 million people all over the world. In Spain, Chinese communities resident in different cities also take part in the celebrations that begin on the 31st of January 2014, when the Year of the Horse or Green Horse begins, which will be 4712.
IV Encuentro de Mujeres Asiáticas y Españolas 2013/12/10 17:41 The 4th Meeting of Asian and Spanish Women has been held the 29th of November under the title “Advancing in Equality: Tourism Opportunities in Spain and Southeast Asia” with the purpose to approach opportunities and challenges that an economic sector with special value for Southeast Asia and Spain such as tourism offers women. This meeting will bring together around thirty outstanding experts from international and governmental organisms (European Union, UN Women, Asian Development Bank, etc), NGO, business women and professionals of the tourist sector.
New Casa Asia Headquarters 2013/10/08 11:51 Since last July, Casa Asia Headquarters has moved to the premises of its new social headquarters: Sant Manuel Pavilion, located within Sant Pau’s Modernist Venue.
Sant Manuel Pavilion
Detail of a tower building designed by architect Lluis Domenech i Montaner
Detail of the facade of Sant Manuel Pavilion
Detail of the entrance to Sant Manuel Pavilion
Main Facade of the Sant Manuel Pavilion
Prueba galeria sin publicar (eng) 2011/03/18 15:00 Esto es una prueba. (eng)
De izquierda a derecha:Francina Vila Valls,Ana Maiques, Surbhi Sharma y Maria Socorro
Exhibition: "The Afghan Passage" 2012/11/21 18:24 At this exhibition of eight paintings, we will approach the current situation of Afghan women, without forgetting that there is a silent majority that vindicates their condition. Denied women with no face that, however, can be saved by the hope for a better world while there are conditions in order to be accepted.
Exhibition "Citystories and Global Cities" 2012/02/02 17:09 This exhibition brings together works designed by artists, writers, filmmakers and journalists with a speech on the diasporic and multicultural city, the difficult conditions of life of its inhabitants and the rapid changes experienced in the past two decades because of its rapid economic and population growth.
Celebration of the Chinese New Year in Barcelona 2012/02/01 10:05 Barcelona held from 27th, 28th and 29th of January the Chinese New Year. Moll de la Fusta was again the scene of important festival for Chinese people. This year the Chinese New Year is dedicated to the Dragon, a highly revered symbol of the Chinese calendar and a synonymous of happiness, vitality and success. This is one of the most important festivals for more than 1,300 million people worldwide.
Casa Asia stand
New Urban Cultures 2011 - Delhi (India) 2011/12/22 18:30 Casa Asia presented in New Delhi the program "New Urban Cultures" after the successful editions held in Tokyo (2009) and Seoul (2010). This edition, organized jointly with the Ministry of Culture and the collaboration of the Instituto Cervantes, facilitated the meeting of disparate characters trends and strengthened relationships between artists and Indian artists and prestigious Spanish. It was also a showcase to raise awareness in India, food, fashion, video games, sports, music, design and film today are made in Spain.
Opening: Oscar Pujol, director Cervantes Institute (Delhi)
Dialogue on fashion and design: Ritu Kumar, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and Sethi Jivi
Dialogue videogames: Vishal Gondal, Ivan F.Lobo and Xavier Carrillo
Dialogue on Cinema: Mike Hostench, Kike Maíllo and Raj Kumar Gupta
Opening Exhibition: Posters Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
Fuel Fandango Concert
Performance by Sunny Singh
DJ Ale Performance
8th East-West Dialogue: For a New Global Governance Agenda 2011/11/14 17:10 8th East-West Dialogue placed emphasis on the role played by youth, a veritable engine of change in many parts of the world, and women at this moment of change, from a perspective of leadership and political participation and their important role in themes such as the eradication of poverty, conflict resolution and sustainable development.
Sesión plenaria en el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
Mesa «La voz de la juventud. Gobernanza global: retos y oportunidades»
Asistentes a la inauguración
Kiyotaka Akasaka, durante la sesión plenaria
Juan José Herrera de la Muela y Kiyotaka Akasaka, en la inauguración
Manuel Montobbio ofreció una relatoría
Elena Pisonero y Braemar Mathi, durante la sesión «Gobernanza, economía y globalización»
Vicenç Navarro, durante la sesión plenaria
Saló de Cent, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
Attiya Inayatullah, durante la clausura
III Asia Geek: Digital Life and Urban Trends in China, Japan, India and Korea 2011/11/11 12:17 Asia Geek showed the inexhaustible wealth of digital lifestyle trends that recreates some of the major Asian cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul or Bangalore, and explored -by the hand of Asian experts- on technology, trends, culture and digital lifestyle.
Public at IED Madrid
Sang Hoon Lee, Korean industrial designer
Jesus León, blogger
Amit Agarwal, Indian blogger
Morinosuke Kawaguchi, expert in Japanese subculture
Festival Àsia 2011 2011/09/27 12:40 La desena edició del Festival Àsia ha finalitzat amb gran èxit de públic registrant aforament complet en tots els espectacles programats en ple cor de Barcelona: Biblioteca de Catalunya, plaça Reial, MACBA, CCCB, plaça dels Àngels i plaça Joan Coromines. Entre el divendres 16 i el diumenge 25 de setembre el Festival Àsia ha reunit a Barcelona a destacats artistes asiàtics, en el seu compromís por donar a conèixer Àsia en tota la seva varietat de color, so i cultura.
Lavapiés Bangla Tagore 2011/05/31 13:37 Galería de fotos del proyecto de multiculturalidad en Lavapiés Bangla Tagore, celebrado el 28 de mayo en Madrid, que contó con un taller de danza de Bollywood, un concurso de pinturas y recitales de poesías de Tagore.
Sala de ordenadores 2011/05/23 14:15
InfoAsia estrena un nuevo espacio para informar a la ciudadanía 2011/05/16 13:43 Galería de fotos del nuevo espacio de InfoAsia, destinado a ser un punto de información sobre casa Asia y Asia-Pacífico.
Point of information about Asia
Information about activities
Advice on Asia
Solidarity Day: "One thousand cranes for Japan, Barcelona" 2011/03/29 13:40 Galería de fotos de la jornada solidaria del sábado 26 de marzo en Barcelona en apoyo a las víctimas causadas por el terremoto y posterior tsunami que tuvo lugar el pasado 11 de marzo en la costa nororiental japonesa. Con esta jornada, que tuvo como lema "Mil grullas para Japón", se pretendía crear un lugar de encuentro para que la ciudadanía participase y mostrase su solidaridad con el pueblo nipón.
Solidarity Day: "One thousand cranes for Japan, Madrid" 2011/03/28 13:24 Galería de fotos de la jornada solidaria del sábado 26 de marzo en Madrid en apoyo a las víctimas causadas por el terremoto y posterior tsunami que tuvo lugar el pasado 11 de marzo en la costa nororiental japonesa. Con esta jornada, que tuvo como lema "Mil grullas para Japón", se pretendía crear un lugar de encuentro para que la ciudadanía participase y mostrase su solidaridad con el pueblo nipón.
Presentation of the Study: "Analysis of the Potential of the Ports of the Spanish Mediterranean as China's entrance to Europe" 2011/03/24 11:47 Presentation of the study about the ports of the Mediterranean edited by Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Port of Barcelona, given by Jacinto Soler, one of the two authors of the study.
Lecture: "My Vision of Western Islam" 2011/03/22 11:23 Owing to the publication of Mi visión del islam occidental (Kairós, 2010), its author, the intellectual Tariq Ramadan, will offers us in this lecture his reflections and opinions regarding Islam in the West, as well as the challenges and opportunities he analyses. Professor Ramadan will approach issues such as women in Islam, the concept of “multiple identities”, the relation between religion and culture, European Islam, immigration, participation and “post-integration”.
Asia Geek "Asia móvil: arte, cultura y sociedad móvil" 2011/03/17 11:43 Galería de fotos de la nueva sesión del Ciclo «Asia Geek». El acto estuvo presentado por Javier Castañeda, director de Tecnología y Cibercultura de Casa Asia, y contó con Lorea Iglesias, editora del blog MobileArt y coordinadora del Movil Film Festival (MFF) y Joan Jiménez, pionero del social & personal branding y editor de Spoonch.
8 de marzo, Día Internacional de las Mujeres 2011/03/16 12:46 Galería de fotos de las actividades celebradas el día 8 de marzo con motivo del Día Internacional de las Mujeres, gracias a la Red de Mujeres Asiáticas y Españolas. Las actividades constaron de: "Danza en Libertad", un documental sobre la lucha de un grupo de mujeres «intocables» de la India por su dignidad; "Ellas, filipinas", un segundo documental sobre la vida de las inmigrantes filipinas en Hong-Kong; y "Diálogos sonoros e Interculturalidad", un concierto en el que la música clásica convive con la música anime, interpretado por una violinista y una pianista japonesas.
Homenaje a Raimon Panikker 2011/03/15 12:53 Galería de fotos del homenaje al filósofo Raimon Panikker, celebrado el día 24 de febrero en el Saló de Cent del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, en reconocimiento a su trayectoria y relevancia intelectual. El homenaje, conducido por la periodista Helena García Melero, contó con expertos en su obra y personas cercanas como Xavier Melloni, Jordi Pigem, Amador Vega, Joseph Prabhu y Milena Carrara. El acto incluyó una actuación musical del maestro Jordi Savall y Montserrat Figueras y de los intérpretes de cítara y violín Bhakti Das y Griselda Cos.
Diálogos sobre Nuevas Culturas Urbanas 2011/02/23 11:45 Con motivo del 60 aniversario de la instauración de relaciones diplomáticas entre España y Corea del Sur, los Ministerios de Cultura y el de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación del Gobierno de España han desarrollado el programa Nuevas Culturas Urbanas. Mediante esta iniciativa, que ha tenido lugar gracias a la Embajada de España en Corea, Casa Asia y el KT&G Sangsang Madang, se pretende crear un lugar de encuentro e intercambio entre artistas españoles y coreanos, donde la cultura urbana contemporánea será la protagonista.
Asia Geek: "Digital China", by Isaac Mao 2011/02/16 11:57 Isaac Mao is a philosopher of “Sharism”, a social businessman, bloggerun empresari social, blogger, software architect and researcher in social teaching and technology. Currently, he is Director of the Social Brain Foundation (successor of the programme CNBlog co-founded by Mao), manager of the Tor Project, adviser of the Global Voices Online and executive adviser of many Internet, Web 2.0 and new media companies. He is also director of the Shanghai Youth Development Foundation.
Taller: "Mandalas de la India" 2011/02/15 13:34 Taller de creación de Mandalas de la India junto con un grupo de niños y niñas del aula de acogida del instituto Milà i Fontanals de Barcelona.
Celebration of the Chinese New Year in Barcelona 2011/02/07 11:55 Barcelona will hold from the 3rd to the 6th of February the Chinese New Year. The Moll de la Fusta will host this important festival for the Chinese people for a few days, where attendants can enjoy their gastronomy, culture and tradition. Casa Asia will present in its stand an activity programme for all the public regarding the Chinese culture and language, in collaboration with the Institut Confuci Foundation of Barcelona.
Lecture: "India as a Major Actor in the Emerging Global Order" 2011/02/02 17:37 Owing to the visit to Spain of the teacher Brahma Chellaney, internationally considered one of the main political intellectuals of India, Casa Asia, in collaboration with the Ramón Areces Foundation, organises the first lecture of the India Series which will be devoted to the consolidation of India as an international power.
International Conference: "Water and Development in Asia" 2011/01/18 09:48 The conference will aim to become a discussion forum about the management of hydric resources in Asia from a political, economic and social perspective and it will include the participation of internationally famous experts in sustainable urban management, of representatives of multilateral organizations devoted to international cooperation for development and of high representatives of several Asian cities.
Exhibition: "Afghanistan" 2010/12/03 10:27 This exhibition project displays the work of photographers that explore a country in a conflict with an uncertain solution for the last thirty years. The authors of the images have stayed in Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-e Sarif, Herat, Jalalabad and Kunduz, among other cities, in search for the unrepeated moment they have captured until it becomes history.
The six candidates to the elections of the Parliament of Catalonia at Casa Asia 2010/11/26 12:24 The six candidates of the six political parties with representation at the Parliament of Catalonia who attend the elections of next Sunday, 28th of November, will take place from next Monday 22nd of November to Friday, 26th of November, in the morning programme “Los desayunos de TVE”. Each of the six candidates to the Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia will be interviewed from the main studio of TVE in Madrid and connected to Casa Asia Headquarters in Barcelona. The space where the set for interviews has been installed is the viewing point where Casa Asia's Record Library is, with a view to Avenida Diagonal and the Palau de les Punxes.
7th East-West Dialogue 2010/11/25 11:37 Within the framework of the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Conference and the 10th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325, Casa Asia in its firm commitment to gender equality, empowerment of women, the Millenium Development Goals and Peace, focuses the 7th East-West Dialogue on Gender Equality and Development.
Casa Asia Award 2010 2010/11/08 12:16 Casa Asia Award 2010, on its seventh edition, was given ex aequo to the International Project Dunhuang (China) and to the Philippine Senator Edgardo J. Angara. The jury decided to award, on the one hand, the project Dunhuang for its task of recovery, preservation and display of information and images of the manuscripts, paintings and fabrics found in the Chinese city Dunhuang and the Silk Route, by means of Internet and of the promotion of educational programmes and research. On the other hand, the jury also awarded the Philippine Senator Angara, for his committment with the strengthening of the relations between Spain and the Philippines.
Lecture: "History and Treasures of the Silk Route" 2010/11/05 13:38 Susan Whitfield is the director of a very ambitious project: The International Project of Dunhuang (PID, http://idp.bl.uk ), which aims at placing the images and information found in the caves of Mogao, in Dunhuang (People's Republic of China), at everyone's disposal, which is one of the key summons in order to understand the history of the ancient Silk Route.
Susan Whitfield, director of the International Project of Dunhuang
Honor Book Signature
China-Iberoamerica Dialogue: Partners in a New World Order?
Gurcharan Das, an Indian author and consultant
Fan Gang, Director of the National Economic Research Institute and President of the China Reform Foundation
Wang Jinzhen, vice president of CCPIT
Board of REDEALAP in Casa de América
Presentation "Global Latinas. Latin America's emerging multinationals"
Pankaj Ghemawat, IESE professor
Seminar: "New World Scenario and New Stars: Brazil, China, India and Mexico"
Event "China and India in Iberoamerica: Economic Complementarity?"
Enrique Iglesias, Iberoamerican Secretary General
GovernAsia Annual Conference 2010: Water and development in Asia
Asian Communities 2010/10/15 12:55 In front of the increase of Asian immigration and the growing diversity in society, Casa Asia has created a new line of work about Asian communities resident in Spain. Among other programmes, Casa Asia offers a virtual space to make the reality of Asian immigration in Spain known and to promote the encounter, dialogue, exchange of information and intercultural debate in society with Asian communities resident in Spain.
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East-West Dialogue 2010/10/14 18:46 Since 2004, the East-West Dialogue annually brings together a group of policy makers, including former heads of state and government, pre-eminent scholars, representatives of key non-governmental organizations and of civil society from the East and the West working together for a common cause, to examine today's most pressing global, regional and local challenges, exchange best practices and engage themselves to support action-oriented policies.
Ratna Osman and Zainah Anwar, Sisters in Islam
International Dunhuang Project and Philippine Senator Edgardo Angara, Casa Asia Award winners 2010
Peter Sculthorpe, australian composer
Rosa M. Calaf, journalist
Rashida Bee, Chingari Trust NGO
Ahmed Rashid, Pakistani journalist and writer
Miguel F. Rovira, journalist
Asiatic dance
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Casa Asia hosted the presentation of the novel "Fukushima Mon Amour. Chronicle of a trip to the end of the world" (Kalias). We chat with its author, Pablo M. Díez, correspondent of the newspaper ABC in Asia, about his work and about the current situation of the area affected by the tsunami and subsequent nuclear alarm on the Japanese coast in 2011.
El mundo desde las casas - Asia Innova project arrives in Madrid and Valencia
On November 20th, 21st and 22nd, Casa Asia has managed to bring together the most important Smart Cities in Asia through the Asia Innova project, related to cooperation and technological innovation. Madrid and Valencia can provide new solutions. We speak with Guillermo Martínez Taberner, head of the Department of Economy and Business of Casa Asia.
El mundo desde las Casas - What China will emerge after the XIX Congress of the Communist Party?
Casa Asia addresses the XIX Congress of the Communist Party, an important appointment for the political life and the State that is celebrated every five years. How does Xi Jinping face his leadership? Mario Esteban gives us the keys, Senior Analyst of the Elcano Royal Institute.
El Mundo desde las Casas - Tertulia literaria guiada en la Mediateca
The Casa Asia Mediatheque, a multimedia information center on Asia-Pacific with library, video library, and sound library, focuses on Chinese literature with a series of literary literary gatherings, in which works such as The Four Books by Yan Lianke are analyzed. , Changes, Nobel Literature Mo Yan and ¡Vivir !, Yu Hua. For September, they have a new circuit. Oihana Montilla, the director of Casa Asia's Meditaeca, tells us about it.
El mundo des de las casas - Network against xenophobia and intolerance
El mundo desde las Casas - Asian woman breaks stereotypes
El mundo desde las Casas - Bamboo, asian culture school
El mundo desde las Casas - Chinese New year
El mundo desde las casas - Judo management
El Mundo de las Casas - Tasting sake
El Mundo de las Casas - "Protocol and Business Culture in Iran"
El Mundo desde las Casas - The World at 2050
El Mundo desde las Casas - Afghan Books Night
El Mundo desde las Casas - Asia growth slows
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From Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Justin Richmond. The musicians you love talk about their life, inspiration, and craft. Then play.
Brittany Howard Goes Solo
Lead singer of the Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, talks to Rick Rubin about making her first solo album, Jamie. She shares a never before heard demo from the album and talks about her high school band days, The Shakes first live show, and how she's overcome serious bouts of writer's block with just about every project she's ever released. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andre 3000 and Rick Rubin In Conversation
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Andre 3000 opens up to Rick Rubin in one of his most candid interviews ever. He talks about the early days of OutKast, how he first found his voice, how his mental health diagnosis has been both a blessing a curse, why it’s so hard for him to write new material, and why he would rather perform at flea markets these days than sold-out arenas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bon Iver's Past and Present
Justin Vernon and producer Chris Messina from Bon Iver, discuss the new album "i,i" with Rick Rubin. Listen as they bond over their love for remote recording spaces, the importance of self care while making music, Justin’s love for the Indigo Girls, and how the ‘90s cult classic TV show Northern Exposure helped inspire the creation of Bon Iver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FKA Twigs Heals with Magdalene
FKA Twigs and Rick Rubin dive deep into the creative journey that lead to Twigs’ stunning new album, Magdalene. They cover the physical and emotional trauma that inspired the album, how she found solace in the brilliant musicians she collaborated with on the record, and how FKA Twigs’ tireless attention to detail led her to make some of the most exciting music of her career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flea: Acid For the Children
Flea sat with Malcolm Gladwell to discuss his newly released memoir, "Acid For the Children," for the very first live taping of Broken Record! The book is a journey through Flea's childhood: from Australia to the seedy streets of 1970's and 80's Los Angeles to the earliest incarnation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea brings his book to life in this intensely intimate conversation about his friendships with bandmates Anthony Kiedis and Hillel Slovak, the LA of his childhood and picks up the bass to walk through the evolution of his bass playing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Norah Jones Begins Again
Norah Jones sits with Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam at The Bridge Studio in New York to talk about — and play through — her latest album, Begin Again. The album is the result of a new way of working in the studio that's invigorated her. She discusses this new process, working with Jeff Tweedy and Danger Mouse and more! Oh, and her voice and playing are angelic. Visit: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ for more episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leonard Cohen's Legacy with Adam Cohen: Thanks for the Dance
Leonard Cohen died three weeks after releasing his last record, You Want It Darker, in 2016. It was the first album he worked on this son, Adam. In mourning, Adam turned his attention to poem's of his father's that he recorded while putting that last record together. He then decided to set those poems to music. The result is Leonard Cohen's new album, Thanks for the Dace. Adam talks with Rick Rubin form Shangri La about his father's musical legacy, family life and how this album came together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Black Keys: Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney join Rick Rubin at Shangri La to talk about their first tour in five years, scalpers screwing fans out of tickets, their new album—"Let's Rock"—and play some never before heard songs from their vault. Visit https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ to listen to our playlist for this episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brandi Carlile & Tanya Tucker
Brandi Carlile grew up adoring Tanya Tucker for her rebellious spirit. But it's that same nature that almost derailed Tanya's comeback album, "While I'm Livin," co-produced by Brandi. Tanya quit the album multiple times during its making. Leaving Brandi no choice but to summon Rick Rubin to help right-ship. You'll hear this story and tons of great road stories from one of country music's living-legends and one of its fastest rising talents. Here's Brandi, Tanya and Rick from Shangri La in Malibu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rex Orange County Is Major
Rick Rubin sits with 21 year old British songwriter Rex Orange County to discuss his major label debut, "Pony." While Rex is still mostly performs solo on the record (aside from some expert bass playing by Pino Palladino and some vocals courtesy of his girlfriend), the album is a departure from the DIY sound that earned him his following on his early, self-released records Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wyclef Jean Goes Back To School
Wyclef Jean, who's had solo hits and with the Fugees, and produced hits for Destiny's Child, Shakira, and Carlos Santana came back this year with a new project, "Wyclef Goes Back To School." Every song is a collaboration with college-aged musicians—his way of giving back but also appealing to a whole new generation of kids. Host and producer Justin Richmond \talks to Wyclef about his latest effort, about his childhood in Haiti, moving to the U.S. and reflects on his own childhood listening to the Fugees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yola's Walk Through Fire
After years honing her craft in the UK Yola finally lands with her beautiful album, "Walk Through Fire." Produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, the album combines classic country, soul and rock and roll. Bruce Headlam talks to Yola about her journey to this album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tyler the Creator Talks Igor
Tyler, the Creator spent three days this summer in Italy with Rick Rubin. At the end of the three days they sat down to record a conversation about Tyler's new album, "Igor". They play through some tracks off the album and Tyler even plays some piano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack White & Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs
Jack White and Brendan Benson of the Raconteurs play through some songs off their new record, "Help Me Stranger" and talk with Malcolm Gladwell from Jack's Detroit home. Rick Rubin joins by phone. Jack talks through his theory that references to modern technology don't work in modern Rock and Roll, what they've picked up as a band by living in Nashville, how perfect performances can sometimes be unconvincing, the songwriting process on the new record & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Broken Record Season 3 ... Is Coming!
From Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam: Conversations. Stories. Remembering old music. Discovering new music. Broken Record Season 3: Coming to your podcast feed on October 1st. Featuring: Jack White, Tyler, the Creator, Brittany Howard, Jason Isbell, Andre 3000, The Black Keys, Bon Iver, Kenny Beats, the xx, Norah Jones, Glen Hansard and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vampire Weekend Returns: Ezra Koenig with Ariel Rechtshaid
Vampire Weekend returned this month with their first record in six years, "Father of the Bride". And long before it sat on top of the Billboard album chart, the band's leader, Ezra Koenig and producer Ariel Rechtshaid stopped by Shangri La Studios in Malibu to talk with Malcolm and Rick. Ezra explained how he and Ariel have been laboring over the new album, re-working some songs hundreds of times before finally feeling like they got it right. To listen to the full album, go to https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
J.S. Ondara: Knockin' on America's Door
Bruce Headlam discovered J.S. Ondara listening to his car radio late last year. And with a great showing at South By Southwest and a spot opening for Neil Young this summer, it seems like the rest of America is discovering him too. In this episode of Broken Record, J.S. Ondara talks about leaving his native Kenya six years ago for Minnesota — the home of his idol, Bob Dylan — and creating his debut album, "Tales of America". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Linda Perry: Making Hits Her Way
Linda Perry is one of the only women considered a go-to producer in the music industry. After finding success with her band 4 Non Blondes and their ubiquitous single, "What's Up?" (1992) Perry went on to write and produce for other artists. She’s worked with Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Adele, James Blunt, Britney Spears. And reinvented the careers of Pink and Christina Aguilera. Most recently she wrote with and produced a Dolly Parton record for the Netflix movie Dumplin’ — which earned her a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at this year's Grammys (she was the first woman nominated in 15 years). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
T Bone Burnett: Perfection Is Second-Rate
T Bone Burnett helped launch the careers of Los Lobos, Counting Crows, Gillian Welch; revive the careers of Roy Orbison and Robert Plant; course-correct Elvis Costello’s career in the mid-eighties and just recently produced a beautiful record by Sara Bareilles. Of course, there’s all of his film work as well. But while visiting Rick Rubin, himself a legendary producer and co-host of Broken Record, T Bone said he has stopped producing other artists. Instead he’s focusing on releasing his own music. "Invisible Light: Acoustic Space" an electronic infused song cycle was just released. T Bone says he has three double records ready to come out behind it. In this episode of Broken Record, from Shangri La Studios in Malibu, T Bone Burnett premiers two brand new songs on his acoustic guitar for us, talks about his pivot towards songwriting and chats about his famed career. "Invisible Light: Acoustic Space" is available now wherever you get your music. To keep up to date on T Bone check out https://tboneburnett.com/. Also check out our website - https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ - follow us on Instagram - @TheBrokenRecordPod - and subscribe and rate us if you like what you hear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pentatonix: The Art of A Cappella
Malcolm Gladwell, along with guest-host, Daisy Rosario, talks with the five members of Pentatonix from GSI Studios in NYC. The quintet, who got their start on YouTube, discuss their approach to arranging a cappella versions of pop songs, writing original music, their collaboration with Dolly Parton and so much more! Pentatonix kick off their summer tour of the U.S. in Oakland this May 11. Go to http://ptxofficial.com/ for details and https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ for a playlist of songs we've curated of the group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sara Bonnet
yo! negrills is still open!
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Dec 22nd
Kenneth Kay
The typos in the description seem so out of place here. Ken.
Chris Klumper
so Tyler the Creator is turning into Joji. personally I think they're both more talented at making dirty raps. This genre was huge when it first came out but the sound gets really repetitive in my opinion.
Oct 9th
Ryan O'Donnell
revisonist history is more to my liking but i love me some Malcolm
Christopher Schooley
You're wrong about the context of Okie from Muskogee, and you're also way off base about Sunday Bloody Sunday. If a protest song is against an institution, then a song about the conflict in Ireland between protestant and catholic factions absolutely counts.
Apr 3rd
Derrick Soares
That was such a good podcast. that story with Obama..wow. I'm a dj myself and I know that panic. just wow. great podcast.
Elia Rechtman
This is an amazing podcast about Tom Petty!
This is an awesome podcast!
Rami Zijai
that song at the end!! omg, best version of get lucky I have ever heard! anyone know where I could get it?
Glenn Rodriguez
That was the best 30 minutes I’ve ever heard. True Kvlt!!!!!
Blacy1
Not feeling this... Hopefully we can get a more eclectic mix of genres down the line.
Cover Time
wow. Rick Rubin is a legend. great stories.... would love to hear about the chili peppers and the making of blood sugar sex magik. love from the guys at the Sect of the Black Lizard.
Dec 1st
Jana Beer
It took a while, but it was worth waiting for!
Amir O'Loughlin
Revisionist History is by far my favorite podcast. Being a musician, I was very excited to hear what Malcolm gladwell would do with his music podcast. all I can say is I found it boring and not a little disappointing. sure hope he gets back to what he does best.
Sheila Vassar
I love this song.and him
It is odd, he trailed the series so heavily on the back of the revisionist history series (which is worth a listen) that it sounded like multiple episodes were ready to air, but clearly not, or just not released yet
bueno nidimo
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A Jordanian bill to cancel the gas agreement with Israel
By: Nadeemy Haded Jordanian Parliament Speaker Atef Tarawneh said on Sunday that the parliamentary legal committee is preparing to sign a law to cancel the gas agreement with Israel. Al-Tarawneh explained that the number of signatories of the Jordanian representatives on the cancellation bill reached 60, thus making it
US Defense Secretary arrives in Baghdad on an unannounced visit
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to meet Iraqi officials. Esber is expected to meet his Iraqi counterpart, Najah al-Shammari, and Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to discuss the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, part of which has moved to Iraq.
By Castle Journal - Nadeemy Haded
The State Information Service: Hundreds of foreign correspondents are freely operating in Egypt
The State Information Service released a statement a little while ago addressing the upcoming coverage of international media representatives, and specifically accredited correspondents of Friday the 27th of September. SIS’s statement revealed some information regarding this coverage which includes the following: 41 accredited Media and Press establishments submitted to
By Abeer Almadawy
The State Information Service: Foreign correspondents are carrying their work without any restrictions
Representatives of International Media outlets and especially correspondents registered by the State Information Service in Cairo have been carrying out their coverage since the morning of September 27th up until 7 pm. Only one field complaint has been filed, and it involved the brief detention of 2 photojournalists near
Abu Dhabi unveils plans for mosque, church and synagogue on one site to promote 'human fraternity' in building project inspired by Pope's visit to UAE
By/Yasmin thabet Abu Dhabi has unveiled plans for a three-in-one religious complex with a church, a mosque and a synagogue on one site. Designs for the Abrahamic Family House show the three houses of worship facing each other in sprawling gardens on Saadiyat Island in the UAE capital. Organisers
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LE PROCÈS
By Orson WELLES
TAMASA DISTRIBUTION - as SALES World / DISTR Theatrical
Welles claimed that THE TRIAL was the best film he ever made. Rich with Welles’ trademark style, THE TRIAL is a visual feast. The icy black and white photography strikingly depicts the spider-and-fly games of an ineffectual man struggling against his inescapable fate.
Drama, Fantasy, Crime
FRANCE, ITALY
Franz KAFKA, Pierre CHOLOT
Anthony PERKINS, Jeanne MOREAU, Romy SCHNEIDER
ISAN 0000-0000-4DB6-0000-E-0000-0000-W
EIDR 10.5240/DA70-9388-3256-5F34-A3F7-P
Alexander SALKIND (Paris Europa Production), Michael SALKIND (Paris Europa Production)
Based on the influential Franz Kafka novel, THE TRIAL is a paranoid masterpiece directed by Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil). Josef K (Anthony Perkins – Psycho) is arrested, but has no idea what crime he is accused of. In order to find out what offence he is meant to have committed, and to protest his innocence, Josef K must go through the machinations of the judicial system, but he soon finds himself trapped in a dehumanised nightmare.
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"The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons."
– Edwin Hubble
CAA Public Events 2019
A young observer peers through the CAA's vintage Celestron 16 telescope.
The CAA hosts at least 12 Saturday Public Observing events featuring a guest speaker that is followed—weather permitting—by celestial viewings through telescopes at the facility. During viewing hours, society members will be available to answer questions and provide everyone with an opportunity to look through the Society's telescopes and those of our members.
This site will be updated through out the year as we assemble our speakers and events.
Mar 21 7:30
Apr 25 8:00
May 16 8:30
Jun 13 9:00
Jul 11 9:00
Jul 25 3:00-6:00 Solar Saturday
Aug 8 8:30
Aug 22 8:00
Sep 12 7:30
Sep 26 7:30 InOMN: Lunar Saturday
Oct 10 7:30
Nov 7 7:30
October 5, 7:30 p.m. Lunar Night
Prof. Steve Spangler
University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Moon: key to understanding the Solar System
International Observe the Moon Night
October 19, 7:30 p.m.
Sam Ponnada
Student at The University of Iowa
Gravbox- An Augmented Reality Sandbox for Gravitational Dynamics
November 30, 7:30 p.m.
Zach Luppen
Graduate Student at Iowa State University
The Europa Clipper and JUICE Spacecraft: Two Upcoming Missions to the Jovian System
2019 Past Presentations
March 30, 7:30 p.m.
Star Clusters: Cities of Stars
April 27, 8:00 p.m.
Mr. Brent Studer
CAA Member
Cosmic Mayhem: Supernovae, Active Galactic Nuclei, and Other High-Energy Events That Have Shaped Earth's HIstory.
May 25, 8:30 p.m.
Prof. Robert Mutel
Was Einstein right? Experimental tests of general relativity over the past 100 years.
June 22, 9:00 p.m.
Dr. Scott Bounds
July 13, 3:00 p.m. -- Solar Day
Mr. Carl Bracken
Cedar Amateur Astronomers
Our sun and solar cycles
July 20, 8:30 p.m.
David V.Wendell
The Apollo Space Program in Iowa: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
August 3, 8:30 p.m.
Prof. Cornelia Lang
University of Iowa and the Race for Space
Did you know that Iowa played a major role in the International Space Race of the 1960s? Join Professor Lang for stories of the contributions of University of Iowa scientists and students to the race for space. She will discuss the life and legacy of Professor James Van Allen and also give many examples of current spacecraft and research projects ongoing today in the Department of Physics and Astronomy that work to continue his legacy in space.
August 24, 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Caroline A. Roberts
Astronomy Laboratory Coordinator and VAO Observatory Manager, University of Iowa, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Finding Masses of Supermassive Black Holes
September 21, 7:30 p.m.
Prof. Ken Gayley
Does the Earth really orbit the Sun? The Importance of Perspective.
A famous debate between Galileo and the authorities of the day seemed, on the surface, to be about whether the Earth orbits the Sun or the Sun orbits the Earth. Since then, we have discovered that the stakes of that debate were actually quite different, and quite a bit more important, but the issue of what orbits what does not exhibit the character of a physical truth. Understanding what is a physical truth, and how our perspective relates to our understanding, is a valuable tool in modern astronomy, and has deeper philosophical implications that we will explore.
Public observing events are held in the Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center at the Palisades-Dows Observatory and Preserve through a generous agreement with the Linn County Conservation Department. For directions, please visit our Map to Pal-Dows page or download a pdf version (276 kB.)
The Cedar Amateur Astronomers, Inc. is a participating member of Night Sky Network.
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East Garo Hills district
Resubelpara block
Gokul Songma
Gokul Songma Population, Caste, Working Data East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Gokul Songma is a village situated in Resubelpara block of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 27 families residing in the village Gokul Songma. The total population of Gokul Songma is 177 out of which 96 are males and 81 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gokul Songma is 844.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gokul Songma village is 32 which is 18% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 15 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gokul Songma is 882 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (844) of Gokul Songma village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gokul Songma is 76.6%. Thus Gokul Songma village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.4% of East Garo Hills district. The male literacy rate is 81.01% and the female literacy rate is 71.21% in Gokul Songma village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gokul Songma village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gokul Songma Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gokul Songma village.
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 173 95 78
Illiterate 66 32 34
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.7% of total population in Gokul Songma village.
In Gokul Songma village out of total population, 84 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 84 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
Main Workers 67 37 30
Cultivators 51 27 24
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Other Workers 9 5 4
Marginal Workers 17 9 8
Non Working 93 50 43
Map of Gokul Songma, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Nearby Villages to Gokul Songma, Resubelpara
Below are the list of villages near Gokul Songma village in Resubelpara.
Kitmadamgre 253
Singsanggre 105
Ronggopgre Dejaaka 92
Nachichiram 249
Gokul Songgital 695
Ronggopgre Chigitchakgittim 114
Korepara 381
Ronggopgre Soilgittim 656
Chijagamgre 244
Boro Gokul 254
Gokul Songma, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia
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Chicago Cubs Online > Cubs Regular Season Notes > It’s the Lester Lineup for Cubs in Game 5 of The World Series
It’s the Lester Lineup for Cubs in Game 5 of The World Series
October 30, 2016 2:20 pm By Neil Leave a Comment
Game 5 of The World Series is tonight (7:08pm CDT) at Wrigley Field. Jon Lester takes on Trevor Bauer as the Cubs look for a one-game winning streak and to send The Series back to Cleveland.
Joe Maddon is sticking with the Cubs’ Lester Lineup in Game 5 with David Ross catching in what is his last game at Wrigley Field.
Maddon is starting the game with an outfield of Ben Zobrist (LF), Dexter Fowler (CF) and Jason Heyward (RF). And he has Javier Baez at second and Kris Bryant at third base.
Cubs batting order: Dexter Fowler CF, Kris Bryant 3B, Anthony Rizzo 1B, Ben Zobrist LF, Addison Russell SS, Jason Heyward RF, Javier Baez 2B, David Ross C, Jon Lester P
It is not surprising at all that Maddon is keeping his best defensive starting lineup on the field behind Lester despite the struggles of three-quarters of his infield. Lester has to have a strong defense on the field to put him in the best position to succeed.
Right-handers batted .257/.333/.399 with a .732 OPS against Trevor Bauer in the regular season while left-handers hit .239/.305/.385 with a .690 OPS.
The Cubs will begin Game 5 with Willson Contreras, Miguel Montero, Chris Coghlan, Jorge Soler, Albert Almora Jr. and Kyle Schwarber on the bench.
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Filed Under: Cubs Regular Season Notes Tagged With: 2016 World Series, Cubs 2016 Lineup, Cubs Lineup, David Ross, Javier Baez, Jon Lester, World Series
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Affordable Housing Ordinance Poised To Roll In Along The 606
By Stephen Gossett in News on Mar 10, 2017 7:07PM
The 606. Photo by Braden Nesin/Chicagoist
The 606 was a magnet for anti-gentrification demonstrations last year—and that was even before a report detailed just how sharply housing costs have spiked near the popular rail-to-trail pathway. Two aldermen whose wards fall in affected areas are now looking to reverse the trend.
Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno (1st) and Roberto Maldonado (26th) are developing an ordinance that would reportedly raise fees to de-convert multiple-unit residences into single-family units. Moreno's office told Chicagoist that they were not ready to release specific details of the ordinance until it's closer to finalization, but First Ward Chief of Staff Raymond Valadez confirmed that "a 606 affordable housing preservation ordinance is in the works."
The news—first reported by Steven Vance in Chicago Cityscape and then on Friday in the Tribune—largely dovetails with previous nuggets of information about a potential ordinance given by Moreno at dinner-and-discussion about gentrification last month. He told constituents that public money could be available for property owners who renovate but keep rents affordable. That talk, which garnered criticism for its cost, was protested by activists who insist Moreno hasn't done enough to curb the trend.
In addition to the de-conversion fee, the ordinance will reportedly also raise the demolition fee in the applicable area (which is yet to be made known) so that existing home and rental property is maintained. (A closer look at how de-conversion reduces both housing and rental stock, by Daniel Kay Hertz, can be found here.)
According to an analysis last year by DePaul's Institute for Housing Studies, single-family home prices rose a staggering 48.2 percent in Logan Square and Humboldt Park, and the median price of west-of-Western homes near The 606 shot up by some $100,000.
In a recent study that showed crime has dropped along The 606 compared to other, similar areas, lead author Brandon Harris stressed that such amenities must not only be for a select few. “Cities must be very careful when constructing a trail through a minority enclave. Revitalized spaces can be transformative, but they must be inclusive, safe and welcoming to all parties.,” Harris wrote.
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Clinging to the only life she’s ever known, a headstrong woman finds herself on the verge of losing her family’s berry farm in the heart of the Smoky Mountains, to an impending retail expansion. Learn More.
"Last I checked, a baby was still in a manger. Everything'll be alright."
- Wade Haygood (Barry Corbin)
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The Free Jazz Collective | Platform – Flux Reflux ***½
. Published on October 6, 2017. 0
By Derek Stone
“Début” represents the creaking and scraping and hissing of something heavy lumbering into wakefulness – a long-dormant machine, perhaps. It’s an impressive display of power, and a good example of what makes Platform such a formidable group. Consisting of Xavier Charles on clarinet, Katrine Schiøtt on cello, Jan Martin Gismervik on drums, and Jonas Cambien on piano/Casio SK1, Platform have been active for several years, honing their craft and strengthening their grasp on the billowing improvisations and textural journeys that are everywhere in evidence on Flux Reflux, their first recording for Clean Feed. Coming right after the icy opener, “Flux” sees the group taking a more distinctly rhythmic approach; Cambien’s sparse notes drip down like beads of water from stalactites, and the soft rustling of Schiøtt’s cello provides a steady drone that lends the piece a trance-like quality. “Reflux” is a quivering beast, quietly restrained but constantly scratching at the loose threads that keep it bound. Gismervik never lets his drumming rise above a nervous thrum, and Charles’s clarinet whistles, whines, and warbles the whole way through. Once again, “Reflux” is characterized by its regular pulse; in more ways than one, then, the pieces here are “alive,” with each player taking on a singular role that helps keep the entire organism functioning. “Interlude” is what happens when that same organism sinks into revelry, a slowing of the pulse and a gradual displacement of thoughts – it’s a murmurous sea that you can’t help but find yourself immersed in. The centerpiece of sorts is “Ce que le vent d’ouest n’a pas vu” (“What the west wind has not seen,” a play on Debussy’s oppositely-titled composition). With Cambien’s motorized plunking acting as a kind of metronome, the other players swirl in and out of the piece – the cello with quavering bouts of vibrato, Gismervik in subdued throbs, and Charles with his ever-intense caws. Eventually, the rhythmic center gives way to an impressionistic second half that is thoroughly absorbing. On the surface, it may seem a bit static and dull, but close listening in a noiseless room will lay bare all of the tonal and textural intricacies that Platform have strung together here.
Flux Reflux is a lovely, if slight, monument to sound design and improvisation. Because of all the subtle touches that it contains, however, it’s probably best to reserve at least one or two listens for a quiet place; do that, and you’re sure to find yourself transfixed by the sounds these four musicians have made for us.
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Expert: Facebook’s Libra Could Face Difficulties Entering Thai Market
Facebook’s long-awaited stablecoin Libra could face a difficult roll out in Thailand due to the coin’s uncertain legal status in the country, according to an expert.
Fiscal Policy Office legal officer Sumaporn Manason stated that Libra will likely face difficulties entering Thailand
Facebook’s long-awaited stablecoin Libra could face a difficult roll out in Thailand due to the coin’s uncertain legal status in the country, an expert told the Bangkok Post on July 9.
Fiscal Policy Office legal officer Sumaporn Manason argued that Libra will likely run up against difficulties entering Thailand as the cryptocurrency does not fall under any of local financial legislation. Sumaporn stated:
“The cryptocurrency does not fit under the Bank of Thailand's Currency Act because it does not have the characteristics of legal tender as stipulated by law. These characteristics refer to a banknote or coin having value in baht or being identifiable as an object or note used to pay debts or exchange with other currencies in accordance with the law.”
Sumaporn further outlined three possible scenarios for Libra such as an explicit ban introduced by financial authorities, an absence of regulation in order to promote greater financial inclusion, or regulation through an intermediary.
An adviser at Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Bhume Bhumiratana, pointed out the possibility of the Bank of Thailand issuing its own digital currency before Libra gets an edge in mass adoption. However, it would be difficult for the central bank to manage, according to Bhume.
Libra has sparked serious concerns in many jurisdictions around the world. Earlier today, Cointelegraph reported that the former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said that “China should take precautions” against the trend represented by Libra. The current deputy PBoC governor, Pan Gongsheng, recently characterized security token offerings as an “illegal” financing activity.
Meanwhile, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services requested that Facebook and its partners stop the development of Libra. The committee noted that it believes it could have serious implications:
”This raises serious privacy, trading, national security, and monetary policy concerns for not only Facebook's over two billion users, but also for investors, consumers, and the broader global economy.”
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Sports officiating
WVU's Huggins fined for referring to refs as '3 blind mice'
Saint Louis Billikens at Auburn Tigers 12/14/2019
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Atlanta clothier pleads guilty in basketball corruption case
By Larry Neumeister May. 07, 2019 05:32 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — An Atlanta clothier and former NBA referee pleaded guilty in a college basketball scandal Tuesday, admitting to teaming up with ex-Auburn basketball...
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PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Michigan youth basketball coach accused of punching a Kentucky referee, knocking him unconscious, has been charged with assault...
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Referee's suit against Kentucky radio network dismissed
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A judge in Kentucky has dismissed a college basketball referee's lawsuit against a radio network, saying the station's criticism is protected...
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Davis, No. 8 Houston beat East Carolina 99-65 to reach 27-1
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Big East Butler DePaul
Butler dominates second half, drops DePaul 87-69
DePaul forward Paul Reed, right, and Butler forward Sean McDermott (22) battle for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Tucker and Kamar Baldwin combined for 29 of their 36 points in a dominating second half Wednesday night to lead Butler to an 87-69 win over DePaul.
The Bulldogs (11-7, 2-3 Big East) trailed 40-36 at halftime but went 7 of 11 on 3-pointers and shot 71 percent (20 of 28) after intermission, outscoring the Blue Demons (10-6, 3-2) 51-29.
DePaul was ahead 47-46 almost four minutes into the second half when Aaron Thompson hit two 3-pointers and Tucker followed with two more. Henry Baddley completed a 3-point play with 12:07 to go to cap a 17-0 run.
Femi Olujobi, who had 13 of his 23 points in the second half, got DePaul with nine twice, the last time with 5:27 to go, but Tucker's 3 started a game-breaking 12-2 run to close it out.
Tucker scored 19 points. Baldwin and Sean McDermott had 17 each for Butler and Thompson 12.
Paul Reed added 20 for DePaul, 14 in the second half when he and Olujobi both went 5 of 7 and the other Blue Demons went 0 for 18. DePaul shot 32 percent in the second half.
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Metroid Prime 4 rumors continue to mount with Deus Ex composer at Retro
May 6, 2017 James Wynne 1 Comment
Alexander Brandon’s revelation that he is working with Retro Studios has once again cranked the Metroid Prime rumors into overdrive. Brandon has been a huge Metroid fan for a long time now, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if he were to jump at the chance to work on the latest installment. Is this proof of Metroid Prime 4? No, but it is the latest addition to a pool of circumstantial evidence that indicates a new Metroid is coming.
For starters, Retro Studios has been working on a very secretive project, one they began working on months before Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was completed in early 2014. It was originally supposed to be a Wii U title, but Kensuke Tanabe, Metroid Prime’s director, is on record saying the next Metroid Prime would now likely be on Switch. In that same instance, he said it would take roughly three years to make a new Metroid Prime. Retro Studios has now been working on their secret project for a bit more than three years.
Furthermore, Retro Studios has been tweeting things to fans, such as PATIENCE spelled in Scrabble tiles, and images of prime ribs when asked what they’re currently working on. With a new platform in need of support, E3 just around the corner, and a project that’s been in development for the better part of four years, Metroid Prime fans are sure to have news of Retro Studios’ latest game soon. Whether or not it’s what they want, we’ll just have to wait and see.
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Alumni Profile: Mackenzie Demkowicz
Mackenzie Demkowicz is a structural engineer at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Position: Graduate Research Assistant 2009-2011
MS Civil Engineering
Mackenzie Demkowicz graduated from the University of Maine in 2009 with her degree in civil engineering. After talking with many of her undergraduate professors, she decided to return to the UMaine and pursue her Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on structural engineering.
Part of that discussion was exploring research options at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, where Demkowicz was eager to expand on her focus in structural engineering with the composite arch bridge program.
“It was the combination of UMaine professors and the opportunities for research at the center that made me choose UMaine,” Demkowicz said. “I was very interested in composite arch bridge research and accepted a position when I learned I would be able to focus my graduate research on that project.”
As a graduate research assistant at the UMaine Composites Center, Demkowicz took part in research and testing pertaining to environmental durability of the composite arches that serve as the bridge’s superstructure.
Aside from the important technical elements of conducting research in the lab, Demkowicz says working with her undergraduate employees helped her develop important project management skills.
“My favorite experiences were working with other people in the lab and going out onsite to help with instrumentation of one of the composite arch bridges. I was lucky to have a great undergraduate employee – and friend – Heather Hayes on my project which definitely made the long days testing and processing data more exciting!”
Those long days and hard work introduced Demkowicz to other skills necessary to succeed in the private sector following graduation, ranging from project management to technical writing.
Currently, Demkowicz works as a structural engineer for VHB Inc., an infrastructure and engineering consulting company.
“Working at the center really helped me prepare for working a consulting firm by developing project management skills. It helped me with coordinating a project schedule and managing employees. Writing my thesis and progress reports helped me improve my technical writing.”
Demkowicz considers herself lucky to have worked at the center on such an innovative composite project. Her knowledge of composite materials that are used in structures have given her opportunities to build bridges themselves, as well as write grants to further composite research.
“Composite materials are being used more and more, and having the opportunity to work with and learn about the mechanics of composites at the Center has given me an edge in the field of engineering.”
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Wes Anderson tribute album is coming
by Chris Coplan
on November 20, 2013, 10:38am
Next spring, American Laundromat Records will pay tribute to director Wes Anderson and his music-laden filmography with a new double-CD tribute album. I Saved Latin! features artists covering songs from almost all of Anderson’s movies, including Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Life Aquatic, Bottle Rocket, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Darjeeling Limited.
While additional artists will be announced closer to the release date, already the tracklist includes covers of Love’s “Seven and Seven Is” by Black Francis; The Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man” by Mike Watt; The Kinks’ “This Time Tomorrow” by Telekinesis; Mark Mothersbaugh’s “Margaret Yang’s Theme” by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin; and Elliott Smith’s “Needle In the Hay” by Juliana Hatfield. Other artists can be found covering songs by Nick Drake, The Velvet Underground, Cat Stevens, John Lennon, The Zombies, and more.
To go along with the album’s release, the label is offering several items of Anderson-themed merch, including a Team Zissou beanie, a Moonrise Kingdom Khaki scout badge, Max Fischer’s business card (Rushmore), three different t-shirts, and a limited-edition 7″.
Pre-order your copy here. Check out the current tracklist below, followed by a montage of Anderson’s best musical moments.
I Saved Latin! Tracklist:
Black Francis – “Seven and Seven Is” (Love) [Bottle Rocket]
Elk City – “Play with Fire” (The Rolling Stones) [Darjeeling Limited]
Escondido – “Strangers” (The Kinks) [Darjeeling Limited]
Freelance Whales – “Let Her Dance” (The Bobby Fuller Four) [Fantastic Mr. Fox]
Generationals – “Making Time” (Creation) [Rushmore]
Grand Hallway – “I Am Waiting” (The Rolling Stones) [Rushmore]
Joy Zipper – “Ooh La La” (The Faces) [Rushmore]
Juliana Hatfield – “Needle In The Hay” (Elliott Smith) [Royal Tenenbaums]
Kristin Hersh – “Fly” (Nick Drake) [Royal Tenenbaums]
Matt Pond – “These Days” (Nico) [Royal Tenenbaums]
Mike Watt & the Secondmen – “Street Fighting Man” (The Rolling Stones) [Fantastic Mr. Fox]
PHOX – “The Way I Feel Inside” (The Zombies) [Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]
Santah – “Five Years” (David Bowie) [Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]
Sara Lov – “Alone Again Or” (Love) [Bottle Rocket]
Solvents – “Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worryin’ Bout That Girl” (The Kinks) [Rushmore]
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Margaret Yang’s Theme” (Mark Mothersbaugh) [Rushmore]
Tea Cozies – “Here Comes My Baby” (Cat Stevens) [Rushmore]
Tele Novella – “Stephanie Says” (The Velvet Underground) [Royal Tenenbaums]
Telekinesis – “This Time Tomorrow” (The Kinks) [Darjeeling Limited]
The Ghost in You – “Oh Yoko!” (John Lennon) [Rushmore]
Tomten – “30 Century Man” (Scott Walker) [Life Aquatic]
Trespassers William – “Fairest of the Seasons” (Nico) [Royal Tenenbaums]
William Fitzsimmons – “The Wind” (Cat Stevens) [Rushmore]
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E3 2013 – The Top Five Things I’m Anticipating And Conference Times
June 10, 2013 Darren Cooke Leave a comment
(UPDATE – E3 2013 has since passed. If you want to read my recollection of events, then click here for the article)
All eyes on the gaming world will be on Los Angeles later today – it might not be the best gaming conference in existence (that title for me belongs to GamesCom), but E3 is certainly the biggest of them all and as a result garners the attention of the media like no other gaming event.
For the past two years I have produced a relatively in depth live-blog of events as they unfolded through the day (which, if you want to invoke a bit of nostalgia and have a laugh at all the broken promises can be seen here both for 2011 and 2012) – I very much enjoyed typing up these reports, but this year a combination of actual academic work, a lack of a laptop that won’t overheat after five hours and general laziness means that I’ll be producing a much more concise report on events which you should expect around Wednesday or Thursday.
Still, this doesn’t stop me from casting an optimistic eye over what I hope might happen at this years E3; so without further ado, these are the top five things that I will be looking forward to over the next twenty four hours.
1) Watch Dogs
A potential ‘Game Of The Year’ in the making?
By far, Watch Dogs was for me (and for many others it would seem) the highlight of last year’s E3 conference. An open world action-adventure in which you play as a vigilante hacking into a massive intelligence network to alter the world around you, it’s one of the freshest new IP’s in years and a clear sign that Ubisoft are at the top of their game as we move into the new generation of consoles. We already have a confirmed release date for both current and next gen consoles (November 22nd for Xbox 360/PS3), and we know a bit about the story and how the game plays – really all I’m looking for is another solid showing of gameplay to keep audiences interested. The biggest problem that Watch Dogs has is that in September, the juggernaut of the sandbox genre, Grand Theft Auto V, is going to be released and with all due respect Watch Dogs will not command the same level of attention that Rockstar’s latest project will amass – a good showing here, along with some intensive advertising come November (similar to the approach taken with Far Cry 3) should ensure that it will not get forgotten under GTA V’s shadow.
2) Super Smash Brothers Wii U
It seems ridiculous that one the best selling and most popular titles of the last generation was released on the least powerful console; but Super Smash Bros Brawl laughed in the face of HD graphics to provide fans with the ultimate homage to Nintendo’s history, and an incredibly fun multiplayer fighter to boot. The Smash Bros series has been integral in helping to sell Nintendo’s last two consoles (Melee for the GameCube and Brawl for the Wii), and with the Wii U still performing under expectation, the time has come for Nintendo’s greatest characters to re-assemble for the ultimate scrap. All we know at the current moment in time is that series creator Masahiro Sakurai has promised news of a new Smash Bros game WILL feature in Nintendo’s pre-recorded conference on Wednesday, with the expectation being that there will be versions for both the Wii U and 3DS which will crossover. As for everything else, it’s the same as it has been for the past five years – wild speculation. Will we see more third party characters like Mega Man make the roster? Will Geno from Super Mario RPG finally get included? I wait with baited breath for the announcement…
3) Microsoft & The Games They Have Promised
Forza is confirmed for the Xbox One…will the likes of Halo and Gears Of War follow it today?
I’ve not made a secret of the fact that I am not a fan of the Xbox One – I do not like the design of the console, the focus on TV applications and more importantly the confusing and almost draconian steps that Microsoft are enforcing to block second hand titles. At the moment, it’s been an incredibly hard sell to consumers; the best way that Microsoft can win back the affections of some of the potential audience is by making good on their promises of fifteen new titles to be shown off later today. We already know what some of the titles will be (Forza Motorsport 5, Remedy’s Quantum Break, Ryse, LocoCycle and a ‘historic’ title from Rare), and what I want is some solid gameplay (no more bullshit pre-rendered videos which are passed off as gameplay) and some new titles that AREN’T crappy Kinect orientated ideas. They have just over an hour and a half to convince me to stay with the Xbox family, or I’m probably going back to Sony…provided they then don’t mess up in their 2am conference
4) The Future Of Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy is a right old mess at the moment. The MMO title Final Fantasy XIV flopped and has been re-branded as A Realm Reborn. The third instalment in the Final Fantasy XIII series, Lightning Returns, has been delayed until February next year. Details on Final Fantasy Versus XIII remain as elusive as Shergar and Lord Lucan. And when the head of Square Enix took to the stage to show off a new game at the PS4 reveal, we were shown the exact same video that originally debuted at E3 2012. What was once a series that commanded serious respect has sadly become somewhat a joke.
Square Enix seem to have taken notice; the President of the company has resigned, and a decision was taken to abandon games on portable and iOS devices following the amazing negative backlash for All The Bravest. At E3, they have said we will get more concrete details on A Realm Reborn & Lightning Returns, as well of more on the HD re-masters of Final Fantasy X & X-2 which have been floating around for a while now. Will we see a new Final Fantasy title confirmed for the PS4? Will Square Enix backtrack on everything they have said and make a HD version of Final Fantasy VII? Keep an eye on their broadcasts from the show floor for more details.
5) That ‘One Big Surprise’…
In and amongst the headline acts at E3, there is always one or two surprise announcements that no-one expects and makes it worthwhile staying up to the early hours of the morning to watch the conferences. While we aren’t going to get the likes of Half Life 3, there are plenty of rumours abound for some titles that may just raise a few eyebrows. Is Mirror’s Edge 2 going to pop up in EA’s conference? Can Ubisoft deliver Beyond Good And Evil 2? Are the leaked images of a logo for Kingdom Hearts 3 a sign of things to come? The hype and expectation for stuff like this always makes watching E3 with friends that much more enjoyable.
Seriously though, I would pay good money for Kingdom Hearts 3.
So that’s a quick run through of the main things that I’ll be looking out for at this years E3 conference. Anything in particular you are looking forward to? Let me know in the comments section. And finally, as a quick reminder in case you didn’t already know, the all important conference times:
Monday 10th June (all times indicated are British Summer Time)
Microsoft: 5:30PM
EA: 7PM
Ubisoft: 9PM
Sony: 2AM
Tuesday 11th June
Nintendo Direct: 3PM
P.S I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me when I was writing the article, but I would also like to have a look at the actual PS4 console as well – oblige me why don’t you Sony?
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BUSTED! Trump’s CRAZY Rape Accuser Got Her Story STRAIGHT From A Law And Order Episode
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E Jean Carroll’s Trump-rape story was taken straight from a Law and Order SVU episode.
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Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll’s story mirrors almost exactly a plot line from an episode of Law & Order: SVU.
Sometime in the 1990’s (she can’t remember the year), Carroll claims that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the lingerie department of the Bergdorf Goodman department store.
Carroll said that Trump lunged at her, pushed her against a wall, pulled down her tights and thrust his penis halfway inside her.
“I finally get a knee up high enough to push him out and off and I turn, open the door, and run out of the dressing room,” said Carroll, adding, “The whole episode lasts no more than three minutes. I do not believe he ejaculates. I don’t remember if any person or attendant is now in the lingerie department.”
In a stunning coincidence, her story is very similar to a plot line from an episode of Law & Order: SVU where a suspect being questioned says “it took place in the dressing room of Bergdorf while she was trying on lingerie I would burst in.”
No way! Trump’s clearly unhinged accuser claims he raped her in a Manhattan Bergdoff dressing room…..it’s literally the plot line to an old “Law and Order” episode. ??♀️ pic.twitter.com/4J0eajQpIv
— Mindy Robinson ?? (@iheartmindy) June 26, 2019
The story is almost identical…
Down to the very same hotel.
Read what I wrote in a prior piece on the subject of Carroll’s mental health…
Maybe E Jean Carroll suffers from rape fantasies?
Is E. Jean Carroll trapped in the fantasy world?
Rape fantasies are very common, and up to two-thirds of women have them according to Psychology Today.
Rape fantasies are defined as sexual fantasies that involve the use of physical force, threat of force, or incapacitation (through sleep or intoxication) to coerce someone into sexual activity against their will. –WILEY ONLINE LIBRARY
Yesterday it was reported that E. Jean Carroll had a bizarre meltdown on CNN prompting a speechless Anderson Cooper to cut to a, seemingly unscheduled, commercial break.
Rape is Sexy?
In case the above video does not survive the day, here is a brief summary of the Cooper/Carroll exchange:
Cooper responded, “I think most people think of rape as a violent assault…”
“I think most people think of rape as being sexy,” said Carroll, stunning Cooper, who immediately went to break but not before Carroll had the chance to say, “Think of the fantasies”.
When Cooper asked Carroll to hold over, she fixed him with a glare and said, “You’re fascinating to talk to”.
How is Anderson Cooper ever going to explain his attempted on-set rape of E. Jean Carroll to his boyfriend or husband?
Look for that story to come out before her next book release. 😉
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We were just gonna glass these ethnics, m8. But since you want em’, we’ll ship em’ to ya.
Everyone knows that diversity is strength. What’s less known is that to really benefit from the vibrancy, you have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for the worse dregs that humanity has to offer.
A Jew said so.
They even put that on a plaque somewhere important.
Need a little pick-me-up? Wretched refuse will do the job like nothing else.
Since the 1965 immigration act, we’ve been diligently importing these “huddled masses” of brown people to America. And, needless to say, that’s resulted in a great deal of “progress.”
But our fearless leaders are trying to reach the next level. And to do that, they’ve had to pick through the immigration trash of other countries for such gems as terrorist suspects and Somalians.
The Independent Journal Review:
The recent attack at Ohio State University has reignited concerns about America’s role in accepting refugees, in particular, those who may be on the path to radicalization.
Those guys are the moderates, by the way. I mean, they haven’t blown up anything. Yet. That we know of.
It’s also heightened skepticism surrounding a highly unusual deal that’s been struck between the U.S. and Australia, one that will see an unspecified number of the roughly 2,500 refugees — who are currently being held in offshore detention facilities in Nauru and Papua New Guinea — come to America “after being rejected by Australia.”
In other words, these people are so nasty they wouldn’t even let them on the Australian mainland.
You wouldn’t want filthy Somalians messing up your sand and cacti, after all.
Sounds like a perfect fit for American society!
Of particular note, as Fox Business reports, is that not only does this number include refugees from “terrorism hotspots,” but that the State Department has refused to release the details of this “backroom deal” — the creation of seems [sic] to have been kept secret even from members of Congress.
Obama’s ‘Backroom’ Refugee Deal Gives OK to Australia Rejects From Terror Spots https://t.co/bTC1Z1SnUm pic.twitter.com/pGZ2dP0dSG
— Pamela Geller (@PamelaGeller) December 2, 2016
[…] the majority of these individuals will be coming from Iran, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, and Sudan — as well as one group referred to as “stateless.”
Iran, Sudan, and Syria are all currently classified by the U.S. as state sponsors of terrorism.
Oh, goodie! More Somalians!
And just in time for Christmas, too. ‘Tis the season, as they say.
Surprise! We got you the rape gangs and jihad you asked for!
But seriously.
Trump can’t get in office fast enough. These people are so unhinged they’re literally giving the OK to people who’ve been deemed security risks by an allied country.
And how much will our government spend to bring these people here? At $500 per head in transport cost (it’ll be way higher than that), we’re talking about more than a million dollars here. To bring in terrorists.
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Video review system makes World Cup debut
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If the strongest advocates of Video Assistant Referees are to be believed, World Cup football will never be the same again after the TV review system makes its debut at the finals on Thursday.
With this one innovation, they believe, contentious refereeing decisions will be a thing of the past, wrongs will be righted and the prospering of cheats brought to an end.
Had VAR been around, goes the thinking, German keeper Toni Schumacher’s assault on France’s Patrick Battiston in 1982 would have been properly punished.
Similarly, Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal in 1986 would have led only to a direct free kick.
For the opponents of this technology, video reviews, particularly of goals, interrupt the natural rhythm of the game as tension builds before being released when the ball hits the back of the net.
Others suggest it brings only confusion where it should bring clarity and some question the technology itself, pointing to some embarrassing failures in leagues around the world which were early adopters.
One of such was this year’s A-League final between Melbourne City and the Newcastle Jets, when the Australian title was decided by a single goal despite three City players being offside.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) later conceded the VAR had been unable to review the footage from the relevant camera because of a software glitch.
However, while accepting the technology is not yet perfect, FIFA believes it has this eventuality covered by the sheer number of feeds the VAR and his assistants will have at their disposal.
And whatever the flaws of the system, the possibility of a retrospective red card for an incident missed in real time by the referee is certainly going to concentrate the minds of defenders.
Australia’s Matthew Jurman is used to VAR from his club football in the K-League.
He would be highly aware of the all-seeing eye of the camera if he is handed the task of shackling France’s attack in Kazan on Saturday.
“These days you can’t do much without everybody seeing it,” the center half said on Wednesday.
“So you have obviously to be smart about defending, especially around the box.”
In spite of VAR’s World Cup debut, the battle over its future in the game is not yet won and a high-profile failure in Russia could be fatal to the cause.
For players such as Australia midfielder Jackson Irvine, such considerations are well above their pay grade.
“It’s one of those things we don’t have control of,” he said.
“Hopefully, it’s going to make sure the big decisions are clear and decisive with no issues.” (Reuters/NAN)
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Mickey and the Magical Map Premiers at the Disneyland Resort
By Mr. DAPs|2016-05-16T21:47:47-07:00May 24th, 2013|Categories: DAPs Magic News|Tags: Colors of the Wind, DAPs, DAPs Magic, Disney, Disneyland, Disneyland (Amusement Park), Fantasyland Theatre, First Show, Flynn Rider, Hawaiian Rollercoaster, I See the Light, I wanna be like you, Journey into Imagination, King Louie, Lilo & Stitch, Little Mermaid, Magic, Mickey and the Magical Map, Mickey Mouse (Fictional Character), Mulan, News, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Reflection, Sebastion, Sorcerer Mickey, Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, Tiana, Under the Sea, Walt Disney (Author), World Premiere, Yensid|4 Comments
Last night, Disneyland premiered its newest theatrical masterpiece Mickey and the Magical Map. Here is video coverage of this event:
World Premiere of Mickey and the Magical Map:
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Mickey and the Magical Map Showtimes at Fantasyland Theatre Starting May 25, 2013 (could change at any time):
Disneyland Description of Mickey and the Magical Map:
“Mickey and the Magical Map” is a spectacular, live stage show presented at the Fantasyland Theatre, beginning May 25 in Disneyland Park. It takes guests on a musical adventure with a mischievous Mickey Mouse and the biggest character on stage, the Map. It spans the entire stage and has magical powers that come to life through amazing theatrical wizardry, colorful visuals and wonderful music. The journey includes encounters with such classic Disney characters as Pocahontas, Mulan, King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog” and others. “Mickey and the Magical Map” is designed for Disneyland guests of all ages and represents Disney storytelling at its most thrilling.
Photos from the World Premiere of Mickey and the Magical Map:
Here are some factoids about Mickey and the Magical Map and also Fantasyland Theatre:
Mickey and the Magical Map
The show stars Mickey Mouse as the curious and slightly mischievous apprentice to sorcerer Yen Sid. Yen Sid (“Disney” spelled backwards) first appeared in the Disney animated classic “Fantasia.”
Yen Sid sets his mapmakers to work painting an enormous map, so large that it covers the width of the Fantasyland Theatre stage. The Map has the power to take dreamers to any place imaginable. When Mickey attempts to paint the one unfinished spot on the map, his adventures begin, taking him into fantastic worlds of music, color, excitement and beloved Disney characters.
Mickey’s adventures include scenes with King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from “Tangled,” Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid,” Tiana from “The Princess and the Frog,” Pocahontas, Mulan and an on-screen visit with Stitch from “Lilo and Stitch.”
“Mickey and the Magical Map” runs approximately 22 minutes and includes six Disney production numbers, featuring classic songs and an original number, “Journey to Imagination” written especially for the show.
The show is scheduled to run five times per day, seven days a week, during the summer. Show schedules will adjust in the fall.
By opening day, May 25, the cast for “Mickey and the Magical Map” will have spent more than 40 days of rehearsal and training.
More than 900 hopefuls auditioned for the show and the final company includes more than 50 dancers and singers.
“Mickey and the Magical Map” can be seen only in the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland.
The innovative Map features nearly 1 million pixels and more than 35,000 square inches of LED screen surface.
Sections of the Map are moved on wagons that weigh more than 9,000 pounds each. The total weight of scenery installed is approximately 71,000 pounds.
Tiana’s showboat in the finale reaches 18 feet tall, stretches 11 feet wide and weighs nearly 1,200 pounds.
More than six miles of cable serve as communications pathways between the lighting, show control, audio and video systems.
Audio for “Mickey and the Magical Map” features 9.1 surround sound from more than 60 speakers. The production’s magical soundtrack was recorded at major Los Angeles recording studios, by nearly 100 musicians and vocalists.
Fantasyland Theatre
For “Mickey and the Magical Map,” the Fantasyland Theatre has been thoroughly refurbished and remodeled, with new lighting and audio systems, a new tech booth, enhanced wheelchair access and improved guest flow.
New benches provide seating for more than 1,800 guests.
The Theatre stage has been built up to support the spectacular Map for “Mickey and the Magical Map.”
Today’s Fantasyland Theatre originally was called “Videopolis.” It debuted in 1985 as a dance location featuring a 5,000-square-foot dance floor and 70 TV monitors showing music videos.
Even in its earliest days, “Videopolis” hosted live daytime stage shows such as a “Mickey Mouse Club Reunion” show and “The Magic of Christmas” holiday show.
Large scale stage productions in “Videopolis” included “One Man’s Dream,” “Dick Tracy in Diamond Double-Cross,” “Mickey’s Nutcracker” and “Beauty and the Beast.”
In 1995 the name of the venue changed to Fantasyland Theater with the opening of “The Spirit of Pocahontas,” followed by “Animazement – The Musical,” “Mickey’s Detective School” and “Snow White: An Enchanting New Musical,” which opened in 2004.
When “Snow White” closed in 2006, Fantasyland Theatre became the home of “Princess Fantasy Faire.”
Fans of Disneyland history will know that the Theatre’s name was inspired by the original Fantasyland Theater (different spelling), which, from 1956 to 1981 screened Disney cartoons and short films featuring the Mouseketeers of “The Mickey Mouse Club.” The original theater stood on the site of what is now the Pinocchio’s Daring Journey attraction in Fantasyland.
Resistance Rises – DISNEY Reporter
They’re Going to Disney World!
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort celebrates Mickey during the Year of the Mouse
BelievesNDreams May 26, 2013 at 7:37 pm - Reply
mrdaps Great show! I can see how the structure of the story can be flexible for change like World of Color. Maybe ‘Frozen’ will be added?
mrdaps May 27, 2013 at 9:57 pm - Reply
@BelievesNDreams Yea, that’d be really cool! Definitely seems like they could!
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DarkStar Spouts Off
This blog will be about whatever suits my fancy. Chances are, it will concentrate on media misrepresentations of the American "Black community", Black politics, politics in general, and whatever else I want to mentally masturbate about.
"Acting White"
About Nothing In Particular
Black Politics
Black Self Help
Blacks And The GOP
Brain Spew
Drop Squad
Mr. Cosby
WashPo Black Men Series
Cobb on Islam Is At War With Non-Believers; Period. Stop.
Cobb on Twerking Is Cultural Misappropriation?
W_Tucker on Education: A Reason Why I'm Not A Fan Of Democrat Politicians
W_Tucker on The Patriot Act
negronova on The Patriot Act
W_Tucker on Pols Out of Line Although the Gosnell Murder Trial Should Be Covered By All Media
Cyndi on Sean Hannity Turned Public Black Conservatives Adults Into Babies
W_Tucker on I Like What He Did
#FlintWaterCrisis: The Filters Were A Feel Good Excercise
This was good, but was it effective?
Due to the inaction of state and federal officials, thousands of people in Flint have been exposed to unsafe levels of lead in their water. Now a group of union plumber are taking matters into their own hands.
On Saturday, 300 plumbers from unions across the country descended on Flint to install new faucets and water filters for free.
Many Flint residents needed new faucets because their existing faucets were so old they could not accommodate water filters provided by the state.
The effort was coordinated by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, known as the United Association. The fixtures were donated by the Plumbing Manufacturers International.
Now, read this:
"Just heard one of the toughest stories I've heard in my life. Nakeyja, a resident of Flint, showed me how the government issued filter does not work. She tested it in front me and it was at 184 ppb. It's suppose to be less than 15. Her 1-year-old daughter is having seizures and tested very high for lead poisoning. And her 3-year-old son is not speaking and is staring at one location for long periods of time. She is testing him this week, but he is not doing well. We have poisoned our own people. Our children. American children. And there is no cure for lead poisoning. Russell and I were brought to tears. And we are hearing this at every house we visit. Beyond belief."
Clearly, people are being given Band-Aids for gunshot wounds in Flint. Babies are having seizures and testing positive for lead poisoning.
The filters are not working. The filters are not working. The filters are not working.
Look up Love Canal.
February 02, 2016 at 10:20 AM in Economics, Education, Family, Food and Drink, Science, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0)
Islam Is At War With Non-Believers; Period. Stop.
Plain and simple, what's going on in the Middle East and Northern Africa is about Islam being at war -- plain and simple -- with other religions. Actually, at war with non-believers in their faith. And "western culture" doesn't have a clue.
When a religion says, "convert or die" and they are beheading non-believers, to include children, and are making sex slaves of non-believing women, and burying people alive, and stoning non-believers to death, and shooting them, and...
Jewish, Christian, wrong denomination of Islam, it doesn't matter, these people are serious. They aren't playing politics and they aren't playing ethnic/tribal games, they are spreading their faith how they think they are called to spread it.
#RealTalk
August 13, 2014 at 09:40 PM in Religion, Security, Unbelievable, World Affairs | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Results Of Speed Camera Audit Hosing Drivers Was Secret
Pops up head and says, "How can a government agency, which is public, have an audit and then say the results are secret? Can you say corruption? How about the water meter reading mess that resulted in bills being too high because they were not read at all, or misread, or only God knows what? Is there an audit that shows the truth about that but Baltimore City is hiding the results of that?"
This is the direct result of politicians not caring because the population is so beat down by the politicians that the public doesn't vote and one party government.
Baltimore City residents, your government is corrupt (actually, Maryland state government is corrupt). You don't vote, you get hosed.
Baltimore Speed Camera Audit Is A Secret
Baltimore's speed cameras likely charged motorists for thousands more erroneous tickets than previously disclosed, according to data from a secret audit conducted for the city last year and obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
Consultant URS Corp. evaluated the camera system as run by Xerox State and Local Solutions in 2012 and found an error rate of more than 10 percent — 40 times higher than city officials have claimed. The city got those findings last April but never disclosed the high error rate, refusing calls by members of the City Council to release the audit.
The city issued roughly 700,000 speed camera tickets at $40 each in fiscal year 2012. If 10 percent were wrong, 70,000 would have wrongly been charged $2.8 million.
This is some bull.
January 23, 2014 at 09:12 PM in Politics, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Twerking Is Cultural Misappropriation?
Let me get this straight!
Miley Cyrus does a stripper dance, because that's what twerking is, and now some Black people are saying it's cultural misappropriation?
Sooooooo..... It's "stealing" "Black culture" when a white person does a dance that focuses on a woman shaking her butt and making "it clap."
These people are saying, that dance IS Black culture, otherwise the use of "cultural misappropriation" would not come into play.
A culture that is said to have created jazz, is now being said, by some, to be proudly claiming twerking.
Twerking.
Strippa dancing!
Think about what these FOOLS are saying.
August 27, 2013 at 06:34 PM in Current Affairs, Rant, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Wycelf John: Rich Idiot
That's all I can say after reading this:
“In that moment something died between us,” Jean writes in “PURPOSE.”
“I was married and Lauryn and I were having an affair, but she led me to believe that the baby was mine, and I couldn’t forgive that.”
Jean goes on to say that the betrayal he felt from Hill led to the band’s breakup.
September 17, 2012 at 06:24 PM in Entertainment, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
The NYPD Is A Brown Shirt Organization
The NYPD is a Brown Shirt organization.
HARLEM — The NYPD has created a "wanted" poster for a Harlem couple who film cops conducting stop-and-frisks and post the videos on YouTube — branding them "professional agitators" who portray cops in a bad light and listing their home address, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.
The flyer featured side-by-side mugshots of Matthew Swaye, 35, and his partner Christina Gonzalez, 25, and warned officers to be on guard against them. It was spotted by multiple people, including the couple, when it was taped to a podium outside a public hearing room in the 30th Precinct house last Thursday, where residents met for precinct council meeting.
"Be aware that above subjects are known professional agitators," read the flyer, which bears the NYPD shield and a seal of the NYPD's Intelligence Division. It also gave the home address of the couple.
"Above subjects MO is that they video tape officers performing routine stops and post on YouTube," the sign said. "Subjects purpose is to portray officers in a negative way and too deter officers from conducting there [sic] responsibilities."
The flyer also listed the name and cellphone number of a Sgt. Nicholson in the 30th Precinct, and implored cops to "not feed into above subjects propaganda."
Nicholson did not respond to a request for comment. The NYPD also did not respond to repeated requests.
If Brown Shirt is too strong of a term to use, what would YOU call it?
July 02, 2012 at 07:19 PM in Politics, Rant, Security, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Latest Drop Squad Candidates
I present the members of the New Black Panther Party to be Drop Squaded for offering a bounty on George Zimmerman. Yes, I think Zimmerman belongs in jail and then should get a court date for murder, but offering a bounty on him? Way beyond uncalled for.
I also present Spike Lee for tweeting Zimmerman's address and if that wasn't bad enough, the address was wrong!
Actually, Drop Squading provides the opportunity for these people to get back in the good graces of Black people. Forget the Drop Squad. They should be forever banned from being Black!
Yeah! I said it! WHAT!!!!!
March 27, 2012 at 09:31 PM in Brain Spew, Drop Squad, Rant, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
It's Not About The Hoodie
Keeping it 100.
Maybe I've lost my street edge. I never thought of Black teens or men in hoodies as threatening.
If it is cool or cold and I'm being approached by a brother in a hoodie? I'm not threatened.
If its hot outside and dude isn't looking like he's working out? Yeah, I'm rolling in the opposite direction.
Dude has on a hoodie and then starts to look around and pull up the hood or is peeping around the corner and pulls up the hood? Yeah, I'm rolling out HARD.
It wasn't about the hoodie. I'm not even convinced it was about race. Zimmerman was looking for trouble and he found Trayvone Martin.
March 25, 2012 at 09:17 PM in Brain Spew, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Why Does Baltimore City Have A NFL Sky Box?
A government watchdog group said Thursday that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has politicized invitations to her office's Ravens skybox, and urged her to include more working-class residents.
"The mayor has made the choice to turn this into a political skybox and not the people's skybox," said Susan Wichmann, the director of Common Cause Maryland. "We call on the mayor, going forward, to use the skybox to highlight good work being done by people in the city. There's no reason why she couldn't invite the firefighters and the police officers and the good students and the teachers."
The stadium was built with $200 million in public financing, and the offices of the mayor and governor were given premium skyboxes as part of the lease agreement for the stadium in 1995.
O'Doherty said skybox tickets were not intended as a reward for campaign donations or political support, adding that the mayor invites people of all socioeconomic backgrounds.
I really don't care about the political games the mayor played with the seating in the sky box. The issue is, why the city of Baltimore continues to have a sky box in the first place? Especially since the current mayor won't pay a judgement against the city to lead paint victims. In fact, one set of lawyers have confiscated city property to settle the judgement!
February 09, 2012 at 09:55 PM in Politics, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Doomsday: Prequel II
Rod is in the toll caused backup on I-95. Two years ago, he would have
bypassed this by using the EZ Pass lane, but one year and 11 months
ago, he discovered his identity had been stolen, and one year and 11
months later, he is still trying to get it straightened out.
One year and 11 months ago, Rod rolled past the toll with his EZ Pass
in the window. He thinks, in less than 5 minutes later, he is out of
the car, on the ground, surrounded by police officers with guns drawn.
Once in the police station, he learned that "he" had rented a car,
robbed two banks, and was on the run from authorities. He was in jail
for 3 days before his wife was able to convince police and prosecutors
that Rod was not in the area of the robberies, didn't look like the
picture taken of the robber, and that Rod's identity had been stolen.
Even though the EZ pass was convenient, he canceled the account.
Unfortunately, all of his financial accounts had to be frozen while
the mess was worked out. It took 3 months before the accounts were
unlocked and he was able to get new accounts. He had to get loans from
family members to pay some bills while the financial mess was being
resolved. The bank that holds his mortgage still has not updated his
credit report correctly, despite filings with the state and financial
regulators and hiring a lawyer.
Since then, he has decided to go "off the grid" as much as possible.
He and his wife don't do financial transactions on-line anymore. After
getting new social security numbers, they also got individual tax
identification numbers that are used when they are forced give a SSN
for some purpose. But they found out that when you push back against
giving your social security number, 9 out of 10 people don't press the
During this time, Rod has become a part of the underground barter
network. He has been able to barter his computer skills and his
handyman skills to learn how to butcher wild game. The local butcher
needed help with his computer system and Rod bartered his expertise
for lessons on butchering game. Rod also has learned how to hunt deer
and wild fowl. He already knew how to fish, and enjoyed it, so he
feels confident that if the world goes to hell, he could keep his
family fed.
Rod's wife, Pam, doesn't like it, but Rod is now a gun owner. During
the time the bank accounts were frozen, Pam feared they would have to
do something drastic to keep food in the house. She thought about
shoplifting! So, Pam sees this as a way to have a back up if something
happens. She's not as far into the apocalypse scenario as Rod, but she
has been through enough to worry.
As Rod gets closer to the toll booth, he makes sure the pouch on the
dashboard and the pouch on the ceiling, are within easy reach. Rod had
placed documentation of his identity theft, the arrest and release,
and any other documentation he thinks is needed in case he gets
stopped by police again, for being a bank robber.
September 29, 2011 at 01:35 PM in Technology, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Doomsday: Prequel
Facebook continues to get people to place all of their personal
information into their "database." In one of the many changes that
Facebook makes, Facebook says they will start to sell AGGREGATED
information to those who want it. People will assume it is about them,
only, but what they don't realize is Facebook has already created
enormous relationship graphs, not just of people who "know" other
people, but of married couples, couples in relationships, those who
say they are family members, etc. They also create graphs based on the
common names people create for their "personal lists."
How many people have, say, "Fam" as a list, or "bootie calls" as a
list or...? How many "pages" to people "like"? How many are associated
with churches, businesses, personalities, causes, diseases, sports,
television shows, etc? There will be an uproar but the graphs are
created or are able to be created at the push of a graphics button.
And how many pictures have you tagged? You already know Facebook has
basic facial recognition software that is accurate enough.
Wow. Did you like a financial company? Why would you like a financial
company if you are not a customer?
Do you think your deleted page really is deleted?
So they sell the aggregated data or the "analytics" that Facebook
created to derive the information you want. But they also provide the
API that lets you plug in your own analytics, and although the data is
supposed to be anonymized, there are bugs, and face it, Facebook gets
hacked.
Meanwhile, for years, financial institutions have been getting hacked
for information and money and have paid ransoms to cyber-thieves to
"get information back." We all know your credit card has been
compromised because the credit card processing middleman was hacked.
And those Linux systems that are all over the Internet? A major Linux
software repository has been hacked and has yet to come back on-line
because analysis is still begin done to determine what code was
compromised.
Meanwhile, all of the anti-virus vendors have code that "phones home"
for updates and uploads computer architecture and usage information.
Kapersky anti-virus, a major AV maker today, was created by a former
KGB agent. Did you install just an anti-virus system or are you now
one node in a Bot Net?
And then one day, someone has enough of Goldman Sachs and pays a cyber
team to awaken the bots...
September 13, 2011 at 09:59 PM in Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
They Must Get Government Money
For a group to do something THIS stupid and THIS desperate, they must get government funding based on how many people are in their program.
A Northeast Baltimore clinic that once pitched on-demand methadone to desperate addicts during the late-night hours is focusing on a new idea — paying addicts to come in for treatment.
"We are targeting a non-traditional population of addicts that isn't so interested in treatment," said the Rev. Milton Williams, who runs Turning Point Clinic, housed in his New Life Evangelical Baptist Church. "This will be an incentive."
The state has yet to approve the original on-demand, or "open access" idea, citing federal rules that require, for example, a lengthy examination of anyone getting methadone, a Schedule 2 narcotic. The incentive, $20 supplied by a private foundation or other group yet to be named, is a "Plan B," one Williams believes doesn't need any special approvals because the program would be run as a traditional clinic, just at night with no appointments.
Yes, I'm sure they get money from the government. Regardless, it's a dumb idea. First off, methadone "treatment" isn't treatment at all, it's just substituting one drug for another. Next, PAYING addicts to come in off the street and do methadone treatments? When the "treatment" requires recurring doses?
Is there ANY common sense with ANYONE who works in that program?
September 13, 2011 at 09:51 PM in Current Affairs, Health, Money, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Remembering Katrina and NOT Remembering
I heard a few media people commenting on the "anniversary of Katrina", and I noticed something big missing. Yes, there were comments about the failure of FEMA, a comment asking why Ray Nagin was speaking about failures in the Katrina response when he was one of the main people who failed, and how New Orleans isn't coming back.
But no one mentioned the police who killed a man on a bridge leading out of New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS — In a verdict that brought a decisive close to a case that has haunted this city since most of it lay underwater nearly six years ago, five current and former New Orleans police officers were found guilty on all counts by a federal jury on Friday for shooting six citizens, two of whom died, and orchestrating a wide-ranging cover-up in the hours, weeks and years that followed.
The defendants were convicted on 25 counts, including federal civil rights violations in connection with the two deaths, for the violence and deception that began on the Danziger Bridge in eastern New Orleans on Sept. 4, 2005, just days after Hurricane Katrina hit and the levees failed.
“The officers convicted today abused their power and violated the public’s trust during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, exacerbating one of the most devastating times for the people of New Orleans,” Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said. “I am hopeful today’s verdict brings justice for the victims and their family members, helps to heal the community and contributes to the restoration of public trust in the New Orleans Police Department.”
And, as always, there was complete silence by the "law and order" conservatives about the police who broke the law and were convicted. Not one conservative mentioned the "Jack booted thugs" of the New Orleans police department, but they hadn't mentioned it up until this point, so why expect otherwise?
August 30, 2011 at 08:02 PM in Justice, Rant, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
If There Is A Violent Revolution, It's Going To Be Because of TSA
If there is a violent revolution in the United States, I swear it is going to be because of the insanity that happens under the guise of "security" by the TSA.
In the latest controversy surrounding Transportation Security Administration policies over intrusive body pat-downs, the agency sought to defend its actions in the case of a 95-year-old cancer patient who was forced to remove her adult diaper during a search.
Jean Weber of Destin, Fla., said she was escorting her mother, who suffers from leukemia, to Michigan on June 18 to live with family members before moving into an assisted living facility, according to published reports.
Weber told CNN that a TSA officer at Northwest Florida Regional Airport near Pensacola, Fla., felt something "suspicious" on her mother's leg during a patdown. Weber said her mother was taken to a private room. The officer then told Weber that her mother's Depend undergarment was wet and was getting in the way of a complete search. The officer asked for it to be removed, which Weber did in a restroom.
"It's something I couldn't imagine happening on American soil," Weber told the Panama City News-Herald Friday. "Here is my mother, 95 years old, 105 pounds, barely able to stand, and then this."
I swear these folks, who have questionable IQ, do it for sick kicks. Seriously, are the people hired forced to undergo psychological evaluations? HOw many have control issues or are socio-paths?
June 27, 2011 at 01:02 PM in Justice, Rant, Security, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Police State Increasing, Part 2
I am at a loss of words for this one: http://tinyurl.com/3pox6gs
INDIANAPOLIS -- People have no right to resist if police officers
illegally enter their home, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a
decision that overturns centuries of common law.
The court issued its 3-2 ruling on Thursday, contending that allowing
residents to resist officers who enter their homes without any right
would increase the risk of violent confrontation. If police enter a
home illegally, the courts are the proper place to protest it, Justice
Steven David said.
"We believe ... a right to resist an unlawful police entry into a home
is against public policy and is incompatible with modern Fourth
Amendment jurisprudence," David said. "We also find that allowing
resistance unnecessarily escalates the level of violence and therefore
the risk of injuries to all parties involved without preventing the
arrest."
Justices Robert Rucker and Brent Dickson strongly dissented, saying
the ruling runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment
against unreasonable search and seizure, The Times of Munster
reported.
How many public conservatives have said anything about this one?
May 17, 2011 at 03:18 PM in Justice, Politics, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
While people were waiting on Trump to confirm he won't run but where
indulging on building his ego, the Supreme Court re-affirmed their
commitment to building a police state.
And public conservatives continue to re-affirm they love the police
state while talking out of the side of their mouths about freedom. How
many public conservatives have complained about this ruling? Or does
it have to be a Janet Reno type of Nifong type to get them in an
uproar?
http://tinyurl.com/6zdhj3q
The Supreme Court on Monday gave law enforcement officers new
authority to enter a home without a warrant when they have reason to
believe that drug evidence is being destroyed.
The court ruled 8 to 1 that Kentucky police who smelled marijuana at
an apartment door, knocked loudly and announced themselves, and then
kicked in the door when they thought the drugs were being destroyed
did nothing wrong.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the majority, said the
conduct of the police before they entered the apartment was “entirely
lawful” and neither violates nor threatens a person’s Fourth Amendment
protection against unreasonable searches or seizures.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg strongly disagreed.
“The court today arms the police with a way routinely to dishonor the
Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement in drug cases,” Ginsburg wrote.
“In lieu of presenting their evidence to a neutral magistrate, police
officers may now knock, listen, then break the door down, nevermind
that they had ample time to obtain a warrant.”
The police lie, and everyone knows it. Who expects the police to say
they announced themselves before busting into a home? They lie now and
say they do announce and then multiple witnesses OUTSIDE will say the
police didn't, but the prosecutors will still believe the police.
May 17, 2011 at 11:16 AM in Justice, Politics, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Baltimore City Public School System Screws Teachers and Tax Payers, Again
The Baltimore City Public School (BCPS) system is screwing the
teachers and the tax payers again. First, some background.
The Maryland state assembly was going to cut millions of dollars from
the education budget for the state. Because BCPS, and Prince Georges
County, gets money directly from the state as a result of a settlement
of a lawsuit, known as Thorton, the BCPS faced "drastic cuts." City
and county legislators protested the cuts and parents got involved to
restore the money cut from the budget. They were successful in the
effort. Also, historically, BCPS is administration heavy and, in fact,
has the highest ratio of administrative costs to education costs in
School head Alonso, who stinks in my opinion, previously said BCPS has
to decrease its costs, and asked for a SECOND round of incentives for
experienced teachers to retire:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-second-school-buyout-20110509,0,5203590.story
On the heels of 330 teachers' accepting early retirement packages from
the city school system, officials will propose a similar deal for 500
of its most experienced instructional support staff.
According to an early retirement incentive plan scheduled to be
presented at the city school board meeting Tuesday night, the school
system will look to trim its pool of paraprofessionals who have more
than 10 years' experience by offering them 50 percent of their base
salary for a year and a sick-leave payout to be put into a school
investment plan.
According to the proposal, 10 job titles are eligible,
including paraeducators in ESOL, pre-kindergarten and
special education. Those eligible will have to decide
by June 16 whether or not to take the deal. At least 100, but not more
than 500, paraeducators would have participate for it to be offered.
So, let's get this clear, the BCPS system has had two rounds of
incentives to get the most experienced teachers, meaning most
expensive teachers, to quit to save money. After this, the putz Alonso
does this: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-school-management-positions-20110511,0,5337862.story
Even as city schools are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars for
staff and programs, schools CEO Andrés Alonso has proposed hiring 14
new executives and a deputy CEO at six-figure salaries as part of his
central office reorganization.
Alonso informed the city school board this week that the system wants
to hire the directors at salaries of $125,000, for a total
cost of $1.75 million, to strengthen management and support
school leaders. Alonso has also budgeted a $175,000-a-year deputy CEO
position that has been vacant for the past two years.
Alonso, the putz, wants to get teachers to retire early to save money
so that he can increase the BCPS administration staff, which is
already top heavy and the most top heavy in the state, DESPITE the
BCPS system being the worst performing school system in the state of
Maryland.
If politicians who worked to get BCPS system funds restored didn't
know about Alonso's plans, they should feel like suckers. The parents
DEFINITELY should feel like suckers, AGAIN, as they got it without
benefit of Astroglide.
I repeat: the BCPS system needs to be blown the hell up.
May 12, 2011 at 11:09 AM in BCPS, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Defense Against Sex Abuse Charges: I Didn't Do It I Don't Like Black Women!
Football player, Albert Haynesworth, is facing sexual assult charges:
WASHINGTON -- Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse for allegedly fondling his server's breast at a Washington hotel.
A grand jury returned an indictment formally charging Haynesworth. The waitress' allegations have been reported by the media after the alleged incident in February.
According to the U.S. attorney's office, the government's evidence shows Haynesworth slid a credit card down the front of the server's dress and fondled her breast.
So, this fool goes to court and won't plead out. That makes sense if you didn't do it or if you think you can defeat the charges. But HOW does dude defend himself? He says he doesn't even like Black women!
"I didn't touch her. I don't even like black girls. I know what this is about, she is just upset I have a white girlfriend. I couldn't tell you the last time I dated a black girl. She was trying to get with me, " Haynesworth said.
Dude has had many issues before this, but this defense for being a brute is really over the top. For this one, not only do I throw the NP flag, I also nominate this fool for being Drop Squaded.
Wait, forget the Drop Squad. He's waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy beyond gone.
May 12, 2011 at 08:24 AM in Drop Squad, Justice, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Schools Are Out of Control
The following items show how much public schools are out of control.
Item 1: Zero tolerance run amok:
Outrage is growing after two high school students are suspended– one
taken away in handcuffs– over items found in their lacrosse equipment
bags. Those items are banned from school property.
Laura Dennis’ son Graham had a pen knife and a Leatherman that school
authorities found while they searched a team bus before it headed to a
game. He now faces jail time and damage to his permanent record.
“A police officer came and took him away in handcuffs and they said
‘Give us 40 minutes, we have to process him,’ Laura Dennis said. “So
they did mug shots and they fingerprinted. I was able to pick him up
from the police department 45 minutes later.”
Doug Edsall’s son Casey had a lighter he also used to fix his lacrosse
stick. The school classified it as an explosive device.
Both items are used to fix lacrosse sticks. And, to make this clear,
both students were playing for the school team, which doesn't provide
anyone to repair the equipment.
Item 2: Fat patrol
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/article_ce1a393c-7b4e-11e0-b418-0019bb30f31a.html
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • An Illinois lawmaker says parents who have obese
children should lose their state tax deduction.
"It's the parents' responsibility that have obese kids," said state
Sen. Shane Cultra, R-Onarga. "Take the tax deduction away for parents
that have obese kids."
Cultra has not introduced legislation to deny parents the $2,000
standard tax deduction, but he floated the idea Tuesday, when
lawmakers took a shot at solving the state's obesity epidemic.
If your kid is fat, the kid is fat. It's not up to the school to
tattle tale and it's not the government's damn business!
Item 3: Cutting a fart got kids in trouble?
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/05/11/for-parents-sons-suspension-smells.html
Two Canal Winchester Middle School students were booted off the school
bus last week for, well, passing gas.
James Nichols and Kristine Kuzora are upset that their son's
flatulence was designated as an obscene gesture by school officials.
Their 13-year-old son and another boy were on the school bus Thursday
when they both experienced an emission. Children being children, the
flatulence apparently caused a ruckus on the bus amid a flurry of
laughs, jeers and lowering of windows, Nichols said.
Canal Winchester Middle School officials cited the boys for making an
obscene gesture in violation of the student code of conduct in
revoking their rides to school Friday.
My kid loves milk. My kid farts as a result of drinking milk. If I
drink milk, I blow out everyone in the room. Kicking kids off the bus
because they bust butt?
Don't schools have more important issues to go after than the ones presented?
May 11, 2011 at 04:05 PM in Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Release The Damn Photo!
Pres. Obama won't release the photograph.
RELEASE IT!
Don't want to incite more violence? Then why kill OBL??????
Damn! You look like a PUNK!
You think it was bad, BEFORE, when they were asking for the birth
certificate? OH, now it's ON!
May 04, 2011 at 02:39 PM in Rant, Unbelievable, World Affairs | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Facing 20 Years for Using a "False" Address!?!?!?!
Here we go again. A woman, who is homeless and splits her time between a friend's house, a shelter, and a van, sent her son to a school in a district "where she didn't leave." The end result is she is facing 20 years for using a "false" address!
Connecticut authorities have filed theft charges against Tanya McDowell, a homeless woman, alleging that she used a false address to enroll her son in a higher-income school district, The Stamford Advocate reports. If she's convicted, McDowell may end up in jail for as many as 20 years and pay a $15,000 fine for the crime.
McDowell is a homeless single mother from Bridgeport who used to work in food services, is now at the center of one of the very few false address cases in the Norwalk, CT, school district that is being handled in criminal court--rather than between the parent and school. Authorities are accusing McDowell of enrolling her 5-year-old son in nearby Norwalk schools by using the address of a friend. (Her friend has also been evicted from public housing for letting McDowell use her address.)
McDowell says she stayed in a Norwalk homeless shelter sometimes--but she didn't register there, which would have made her son eligible to attend the school.
"I had no idea whatsoever that if you enroll your child in another school district, it becomes a crime," the 33-year-old told the paper.
April 27, 2011 at 09:28 PM in Education, Justice, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
This "Woman" Has Two KidsThis
This woman has two kids. She was concerned about them AFTER getting arrested.
She sure gains mother of the year nominations from me!
I trust you read that with the sarcasm that was intended.
March 24, 2011 at 01:09 PM in Rant, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
DMV Awards and Chris Rock
Chris Rock did that famous bit about "African-Americans vs. Niggers".
Some people at the time were mad about what Chris Rock
said while others defended him. I was a defender.
[ UPDATED ]
Well, the DMV Awards proved Chris Rock was right.
SMH.
March 08, 2011 at 12:13 PM in Music, Rant, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
She Must Have BIG Hooters
OK, that title was wrong and I shouldn't have thought it and
definitely shouldn't have put it out there, but I did it. Why?
Two FBI agents were at the front door of their two-story brick
colonial in Mitchellville.
"Don't answer it," the county executive said, unaware that more agents
were listening in.
Johnson ordered his wife to find and destroy a $100,000 check from a
real estate developer that was hidden in a box of liquor.
"Do you want me to put it down the toilet?" Leslie Johnson asked.
"Yes, flush that," the county executive said.
But what about the cash? she asked - $79,600.
Put it in your underwear, the county executive told his wife.
She replied, "I have it in my bra" - which is where
agents discovered the money after she answered the door.
Like the title says, she must have big hooters! $79,600?
November 13, 2010 at 10:46 AM in Justice, Politics, Unbelievable | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Sideways Author Rex Pickett Names WriteBrain Media for PR
In Academy Award, Alexander Payne, Entertainment, LinkedIn, Uncategorized, WriteBrain Media on April 29, 2009 at 8:08 pm
For Immediate Release: Santa Monica, CA — April 29, 2009– Rex Pickett, the novelist behind the movie Sideways, the film that changed the fortunes of the wine industry worldwide, is pleased to announce that publicity and social media firm WriteBrain Media is now handling his personal brand management, social media and public relations. WriteBrain Media also represents NY Times and USA Today best-selling authors Kevin J. Anderson (co-author, “DUNE” series ) and L.A. Banks (Vampire Huntress series).
“Denise Dorman and her team at WriteBrain Media bring a lot of enthusiasm and energy, something I haven’t had in the past,” said Pickett. “I’m looking forward to working with them.” “Promoting Rex is a labor of love because my team and I genuinely enjoy his writing, and we share the same vision for his forthcoming projects,” added WriteBrain Media founder Denise Dorman.
Pickett, currently working on his next novel for Alfred A. Knopf, is also looking forward to the production of his next script, Repairman, a character-driven, personal triumph story about a coin-operated washing machine repairman, afflicted with fetal alcohol syndrome, who sets an example for those around him with his rigorous honesty and his unselfish devotion to his paralytic mother. For more information, please visit http://www.rexpickett.ning.com.
About Rex Pickett:
Novelist, Screenwriter, Director. A graduate of UCSD in film and writing, Pickett’s up-and-down career was beginning to look like a series of near misses until the stars aligned and director Alexander Payne, handed an unpublished manuscript by his assistant with glowing recommendations, read Sideways on a flight back from the Edinburgh Film Festival. He got off the flight and immediately called his agent and announced that it was going to be his next film. Turned out his next film was the critically-acclaimed About Schmidt. But he couldn’t shake Sideways loose from his mind and it turned out to be his fourth, and most successful, feature film of his career, garnering over 350 awards from sundry critics’ and other awards’ organizations, including five Oscar nominations (it won for Best Adapted Screenplay), two Golden Globes (Best Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Screenplay), six Indie Spirit Awards, five New York Film Critics’ awards, five L.A. film critics’ awards, and too many others to mention. In addition, Pickett’s short script, My Mother Dreams the Satan’s Disciples in New York, directed by Barbara Schock for the AFI, won the 2000 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. Pickett is also the writer and director of two indie features made in ’80s (California Without End in 1984 and From Hollywood to Deadwood in 1989 — released by Island Pictures). Pickett lives in Santa Monica.
Denise Dorman, Publicist
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Email: denise@writebrainmedia.com
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CW Network, Daphne Zuniga, Entertainment, entertainment industry, Melrose Place, One Tree Hill, Pop Culture, TV
Daphne Zuniga on New Melrose Place Reboot: “Not going to happen.”
In Entertainment, Uncategorized, WriteBrain Media on April 29, 2009 at 12:28 am
For Immediate Release: April 28, 2009–Wilmington, NC – Melrose Place fans who were waiting and wondering will have their answer about a potential Daphne Zuniga comeback in the Monday, May 4, 2009 Episode 51 podcast interview at 7 p.m. on Farpoint Media’s OneTreeHillPodcast.net with Denise Gideon. Zuniga, who plays Victoria Davis on One Tree Hill, wants no more than a cameo on the new Melrose Place, if asked to return.
“I won’t be a part of this [the new Melrose Place], unless they want to bring me on as a guest. Just for the fun of it. That was a long time ago for me and I am doing so much other stuff, it would feel like going back to the past. I am not interested in going back to where there are all these younger people – who I was 10 years ago. Now I have would have to be their mother, like a mother hen. What, there is going to be a mini-Jo there? It would be like playing the old lady in apartment six. Not going to happen, no, sorry. But we will see how it goes.”
“Securing an interview with Daphne Zuniga for the One Tree Hill Podcast is another great addition for the podcast,” Gideon said. “It shows the continuing commitment of the podcast to bring quality and timely interviews to the listeners.” Also on the Episode #51 is an “Artist Alley” interview Parachute band member Will Anderson.
For more information, please visit http://www.onetreehillpodcast.net or contact publicist Denise Dorman at denise@writebrainmedia.com.
About The One Tree Hill Podcast:
Denise Gideon began podcasting exclusive interviews with One Tree Hill through Farpoint Media on May 20, 2008. Since that time, she has more than 50 interviews with guests ranging from below the line production crew to key characters and top musical guests.
Denise Dorman/WriteBrain Media
Big Edie, Bouvier, Chihuahua, Entertainment, German Short-Haired Pointer, Grey Gardens, Little Edie, Pop Culture
Long Untold Secrets in a Midwestern Bouvier Household
In Entertainment, Uncategorized, WriteBrain Media on April 26, 2009 at 6:47 pm
My best friend Christina Bouvier grew up in a household that outside observers would characterize as Punk’d-meets-Family Circus. The last kid in my quiet household, I was drawn to their chaos like sex abuse victims to pole dancing. One afternoon, as Christina and I ate our lunch, their chihuahua Squidee came racing past us with goggles made of tinfoil and a cape fashioned from a kitchen towel. Chasing behind him were Squidee’s costume designers, Christina’s brothers Petrov and Johan. It was a typical afternoon at their house. Christina was non-plussed, but I found their world nonpareil – a lively, magical place.
I fondly recall my every encounter with the Midwestern Bouviers, even when I was often the victim of Christina’s three younger brothers’ pranks. I learned early on that…
(a) the boys could pick the lock to any bathroom door
(b) I could never assume my towel and clothing would be awaiting me as I got out of the shower
(c) the blow dryer was probably filled with baby powder
(d) I should always double-check beneath my father’s Chevy pickup for three boys hidden, poised to grab my ankles, especially if it was after dark.
I was forever on the defensive against those three rapscallions – folding my clothes, pre-shower, inside a giant Ziploc and hiding them in the toilet tank. I carried a flashlight in my purse to inspect under my vehicle. Soon I added back bumper inspections to my routine, after the boys decorated it with tin cans on fishing line and a “Just Married” sign.
Try as they might, the Bouviers couldn’t hide their inability to be normal. There was the Sunday they invited the new pastor and his wife to their home. Christina’s brother Petrov, 8, determined that the fully exposed asshole of their German short-haired pointer Marcie was wildly indecent before a man of the cloth. He found masking tape and arranged it in a giant “X,” painstakingly concealing Marcie’s exit wound. As Marcie ran through the front parlor past their hallowed guests, Christina’s parents visibly deflated. They would quietly resign yet another house of God.
Christina’s mom Nan, forever overwhelmed with being an executive’s wife with four kids and a huge home, often asked Christina to help with parenting duties. On one occasion, Petrov refused to get out of the bath after several threats on his young life. Exasperated, Christina trotted out “Your balls are going to turn blue if you don’t get out right now!” She went downstairs to find her mother on her hands and knees, scrubbing the pantry floor. Minutes later, Petrov joined them, clad in just a towel, standing crotch-to-eyeball level before their mother. He pulled back the towel, revealing his family jewels, now coated in Nan’s robin’s egg blue eye shadow. Unaffected, Nan returned to her floor scrubbing and Christina quietly vowed revenge.
And so it went with the Midwestern Bouvier family, a home filled with non-stop shenanigans and hijinks until that fateful day Christina’s father left her mother, directing his time and substantial monies toward a newer, younger version of Nan. And it was through that prism that Christina, her daughter and I watched the HBO film Grey Gardens last weekend, understanding the why and the how of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier.
Scam Alert, Spammers
Please Spam This Jackass: Davi_Wilson1@msn.com
In Uncategorized on April 24, 2009 at 1:47 pm
This was in my mailbox today – I’d love to see this jackass receive SO much mail that his server exploded and burned off his eyebrows:
I am MR.David Wilson,Chairman Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP),and British Corporation Limited London I have an amount {£20,000,000} Twenty million GB Pounds Sterling that I will want you to asist me transfer
out of my country. If interested, send me an email so I can give you the full details and I have the deposit document in my possession.
MR.David Wilson.
Chairman (ICEP)London UK
CW Network, Nick Lachey, One Tree Hill, Pop Culture, TV
Nick Lachey Featured Guest on One Tree Hill Podcast April 28th
In Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 at 2:38 am
Nick Lachey Featured Guest April 28th
on Denise Gideon’s OneTree Hill Podcast
April 22, 2009–Wilmington, NC – The hits keep coming for Denise Gideon’s One Tree Hill Podcast, as she shares her interview with Nick Lachey on Tuesday, April 28th at 7 p.m. One Tree Hill fans can listen live at http://www.onetreehillpodcast.net. This coveted interview follows Lachey’s April 27th debut appearance on “One Tree Hill,” in the episode that will also feature his song “All in My Head.” According to Gideon, Lachey is scheduled to make more than one appearance on the TV show.
Said Gideon, “I am very excited to bring Nick Lachey to the One Tree Hill Podcast. Nick talks about his guest stint on One Tree Hill and his upcoming album slated for a summer release. This interview with Nick Lachey really pushed the One Tree Hill Podcast to another level.” This interview, Gideon’s 50th podcast, follows on the heels of Gideon’s much-heralded interview with band member Ben Wysocki of The Fray (Podcast Episode 48).
For more information, please visit http://www.onetreehillpodcast.net or contact publicist Denise Dorman at 630.845.4694.
ABC, BuddyTV.com, J.J. Abrams, LOST, Sawyer
Buddy TV Announces SAWYER from LOST’s Top 100 Nicknames
I’m lamenting that I’m lost without ABC’s LOST on a Wednesday, so in keeping the spirit of the show alive on a repeat night, I found this great list on BuddyTV.com of Sawyer’s snarkiest nicknames for people: http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/lost-100-funniest-sawyer-nicknames-76966.aspx
Entertainment, entertainment industry, Pop Culture, TV
South Park’s “Eat, Pray, Queef” a Gender Issue
In Entertainment, LinkedIn, South Park, WriteBrain Media on April 18, 2009 at 7:38 pm
My best friend Pickles Bouvier and I made an interesting discovery this past week – men do not find South Park’s recent episode of “Eat, Pray, Queef” to be humorous. We, on the flip side, have never laughed so hard in our entire lives, and that’s saying a LOT, given our madcap adventures together since 7th grade. So, we ask that all of you gentle readers step inside the WriteBrain Media laboratories, where brilliant scientific minds are at work identifying this bizarre gender issue. Do you or don’t you think that this episode of South Park was funny? Please click here to do my LinkedIn.com poll: http://budurl.com/654p
We will be publishing the results to this poll here on this Web Blog, so stay tuned…South Park! REPRESENT!
Entertainment, entertainment industry, Farpoint Media, One Tree Hill, Pop Culture, WriteBrain Media
Watch for Exciting News This Week from OneTreeHillPodcast.net
In Entertainment, WriteBrain Media on April 18, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Just a quick briefing – watch for exciting news this week regarding a surprise guest on Denise Gideon’s One Tree Hill Podcast (http://www.onetreehillpodcast.net) by Farpoint Media. I should have the press release posted by tomorrow.
Concept Art, Fantasy, Horror, San Diego Comic-Con, Sci Fi, The Devil's Candy Store
Why is Denise Posting Press Releases About The Devil’s Candy Store?
Normally when I post items, they are about my clients. The Devil’s Candy Store falls into two categories – I am a co-founder of this company, and I do their publicity/marketing. What is The Devil’s Candy Store, or for the sake of brevity, TDCS? TDCS is a design studio where we creative “Exotic Contraband from Impossible Worlds.” This means we develop collectibles for discerning collectors in the sci-fi, fantasy and horror worlds. Our guiding mantra is to “Do Cool Things with Cool PEOPLE.” TDCS is a group of the most amazing fine artists, concept artists, writers, and creatives – all Diablos in their own unique ways. Most of us can be found yearly at San Diego Comic-Con, if you’d like to observe use diablos behaving in our own wacky habitat. Dive in – the water’s fine!
–Devilishly yours,
Deviled Ham Denise
Charlie Athanas, Concept Art, Design Studio, Jason Felix, The Devil's Candy Store
The Devil’s Candy Store Adds Jason Felix
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2009
Chicago, IL & San Francisco, CA— The Devil’s Candy Store (TDCS) founders Charlie Athanas and Denise Dorman are pleased to announce the addition of renowned digital artist, Jason Felix, to their design studio. Felix has more than 15 years of experience in the entertainment industry, working in comics, book covers, videogame projects and film.
Said Felix, “It’s a privilege to be within a collective of artists in which each person brings to the table a unique look and original ideas.” Athanas added, “Jason’s vast talents bring a personality and edge that infuses the world-building capabilities of the studio with a strong 21st century sensibility.”
TDCS formed in 2007 to create a virtual design studio intent on developing “Exotic Contraband from Impossible Worlds” for fans in the horror, sci-fi and fantasy markets. To date, the high-end collectibles they’ve developed include a one-of-a-kind, gold-plated and bejeweled “Madame Isis” vampire-killing sword based on NY Times best-selling author L.A. Banks’ Vampire Huntress novels, and a concept art book based on the same 12-volume series.
TDCS artist, Craig Elliott, was honored with a Spectrum Gold Award (art direction by Charlie Athanas) for his painting in the TDCS concept art book, “Exotic Contraband: L.A. Banks’ The Vampire Huntress Legend”, launched at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.
For more information, please contact denise.dorman@thedevilscandystore.com or visit our Web site, http://www.thedevilscandystore.com.
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Jumping the fence: ‘No Cameras Allowed’ documentary raises questions about the business of music
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Marcus Haney documents his adventures while sneaking into music festivals in “No Cameras Allowed.” (Photo courtesy of Pulse Radio)
“So… are you going to Lolla?” We’ve all heard it before. As a college student in Chicago, the question of to go or not to go is inescapable. But for many of us, along with being a college student comes the struggle of having an empty wallet, which realistically leaves many students unable to attend music festivals. But what if you found a way to sneak in?
In the documentary “No Cameras Allowed,” that’s just what Marcus Haney did. The documentary follows Haney’s successes of sneaking into Coachella — not once, but twice — Bonnaroo, Glastonbury and City Limits. Not only does Haney continuously succeed at conning security and crawling under fences, but his experiences also allow him to tour with his favorite band and launch his career as a photographer and filmmaker.
As much as Haney’s story leaves the viewer wanting to drop out of school and hit the road, realistically none of us are getting into Lolla 2015 for free. However, Haney’s story does bring up an interesting question: is it right that Haney is able to capitalize off of a stolen experience?
The music business: if you think about it, should those two words ever be put together in the first place? While the music business allows music to be spread widely, many would argue that throwing money into the mix impedes creativity. How can something that is used to express emotion and communicate stories and ideas be justly commercialized? Can music genuinely be a form of art if it is monetized?
Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor has openly expressed her belief that music should be free to all.
“I feel very lucky to live in this time where people can go online and get everything I’ve ever made,” explained Spektor. “Whether they have a lot of money or not.”
And Spektor isn’t alone.
“It’s the democratization of music in a way,” said Colombian singer Shakira. “And music is a gift. That’s what it should be, a gift.”
While maybe it is a bit contradictory for Haney to profit off of his purloined weekends, “No Cameras Allowed” does successfully depict the pure sense of community surrounding music festivals, an experience to which all people should have access. Perhaps there are ways of experiencing such a sense of unity without breaking the law, but the film does more than provoke the audience to question the legitimacy of the music business.
“It was never specifically about sneaking into concerts,” said Haney. “I mean, that gets people to watch it, but when you see the film it’s so much more. At the heart of it, it’s not even about music festivals or music; it’s about looking outside of society’s parameters to figure out how you can get to where you want to go.”
Haney’s experiences ultimately lead to his decision to go against socially constructed expectations and voluntarily fail out of college. “No Cameras Allowed” not only depicts music festival culture and challenges the music business, but most importantly it also inspires its audience to get out and experience life. Be it hiding out in port-a-potties to be carried onto festival grounds or pursuing your dream job, Haney’s story serves as a powerful motivation to live life for no one but yourself.
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Nada Surf Still Popular, Returning Next Year With ‘You Know Who You Are’
Tim Karan
You probably best remember Nada Surf as '90s one-hit wonders with their once-ubiquitous angst anthem "Popular," but the New York outfit have actually been around this whole time as indie cult favorites. Now the band are set to release their eighth album, You Know Who You Are, via Barsuk on March 4.
Produced by long-time collaborator Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording in Hoboken, N.J., the album marks the band's first as an official quartet with second guitarist Doug Gillard joining singer-guitarist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot.
Barsuk says the 10-song album "may well be the most representative collection of Nada Surf's two decade career, capturing every beloved facet of the band while also pushing those sounds towards whatever comes next."
Check out the lead single "Believe You're Mine" below.
Next: The Top 100 Alternative Albums of the '90s
Filed Under: Nada Surf
Categories: Music, News, Songs
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Bartlett & Smith Stereograph Collection
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Bartlett & Smith was a partnership from circa 1867- 1869 between George O. Bartlett and a photographer named Smith. Over 20 stereographs depicting Philadelphia views including commercial buildings along Chestnut Street including the Jayne Building, the Continental Hotel, the United States Custom House, and First National Bank; buildings along Broad Street, including the Union League, LaPierre House, and Broad Street Presbyterian Church; the Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River; and the Wissahickon.
Two stereographs from this collection were not digitized, [Chestnut St. west of 6th St. with Jayne Building] [(8)1322.F.23h] and View on the Wissahicken near Philla. [(8)1322.F.8].
Bartlett & Smith was a partnership from circa 1867- 1869 between George O. Bartlett and a photographer named Smith. Over 20 stereographs depicting Philadelphia views including commercial buildings along Chestnut Street including the Jayne Building, the Continental Hotel, the United States Custom House, and First National Bank; buildings along Broad Street, including the Union League, LaPierre House, and Broad Street Presbyterian Church; the Chestnut Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River; and the Wissahickon. Two stereographs from this collection were not digitized, [Chestnut St. west of 6th St. with Jayne Building] [(8)1322.F.23h] and View on the Wissahicken near Philla. [(8)1322.F.8].
Bartlett & Smith (Photographer)
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Bingham House Philada. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View looking east from Eleventh Street showing the hotel at 1026-1044 Market Street. The hotel, established in 1867 on the former site of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Depot, was named after freight and express agent John Bingham. Building remodeled and expanded in 1890 and demolished in 1926. Also shows a horse-drawn carriage and partial views of adjacent storefronts and a freight car in the street, Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Broad Street below Spruce Street, Philada. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith.
Exterior view showing the third building of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church (i.e. Wylie Memorial Church) erected in 1854 on the 300 block of Broad Street after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. Includes partial view of adjacent building. Congregation organized in 1798. Church renamed in the early 1890s for long-term pastors T.W.J. Wylie and Samuel Wylie., Photographers' imprint embossed on mount., Title from manuscript note on mount: Broad St. Pres. Church Broad St. bel. Spruce Philada., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Carpenters' Hall, rear of 322 Chestnut Street. [graphic].
View of front facade of hall from Carpenter's Court built 1770-1774 by the builders association, Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, after designs by member Robert Smith. Shows a man attired in a suit, top hat, and cane standing in front of the building. The Carpenter's Company, organized 1724, was formed to provide instruction in the science of architecture and financial assistance to members and members' families in need., Title and brief history of the hall from photographer's printed label accompanying print., Yellow paper mount with square corners., HSP copy bears photographer's imprint: Photographed by Bartlett & Smith., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Chestnut St. Bridge, Philada. [graphic].
Views showing the iron arch bridge built over the Schuylkill River between 1861-1866 after the designs of Strickland Kneass. Also shows a sailing ship with her masts down, a pier loaded with lumber, a reinforced ditch filled with water, and cityscape in the background. The bridge, partially funded and utilized by the Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger Railway Company, was demolished in 1958., Stereograph on yellow mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on on mount., One of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Chestnut Street Bridge, Philadelphia]
View showing the iron arch bridge built over the Schuylkill River between 1861-1866 after the designs of Strickland Kneass. In the foreground, two boys stand on a rock and overlook the Schuylkill River, while a laborer maneuvers an empty wheelbarrow behind them. The Market Street Permanent Bridge, built from 1798-1806 after the designs of Timothy Palmer and expanded around 1850 to accommodate a connection between the city railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad, is also visible in the background. The Chestnut Street Bridge, partially funded and utilized by the Chestnut and Walnut Streets Passenger Railway Company, was demolished in 1958., Title supplied by cataloger., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Continental Hotel Philada. [graphic].
View looking east from above Ninth Street showing the luxury hotel at the southeast corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets (824-838 Chestnut). Completed in 1860 after the designs of John McArthur Jr., the hotel contained several businesses in its lower level including "Charles Oakford & Son" hat shop. View also shows adjacent businesses including publishers and booksellers Porter & Coates operating from the former building of J.E. Caldwell & Co. built 1858 after the designs of McArthur. (822 Chestnut); John Wanamaker & Co., luxury clothing store, established 1869 (818 Chestnut); James S. Earle, looking glasses and picture frame manufactory (816 Chestnut), and John W. Scott, shirt manufactory (814 Chestnut). Includes horse-drawn wagons travelling the street and a partial view of the north side of the block., Title from manuscript note on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Attributed to Bartlett & Smith., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Custom House Philada. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
Exterior view showing the United States Custom House at 420 Chestnut Street, formerly the Second Bank of the United States (1816-1836), built in 1824 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland. U.S. Custom House occupied the site from 1845 to 1935. Includes pedestrian traffic and a partial view of a street vendor's stand near a gate., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Eleventh St. Opera House Philada. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View from Girard Street (i.e., Ludlow Street) looking east at the front facade of the theater at the southeast corner of Eleventh and Marble Streets (i.e., Ludlow Street). The front facade of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church (19 South Tenth Street) is partially visible in the left background and the corner dwelling at the southwest corner of Eleventh and Girard Streets is visible in the foreground. A horse stands unhitched on the side of the road. The opera house opened as "The Lyceum" by H.S. Cartee in 1854 in the building constructed for the First Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1818 and altered to a theater ca. 1854. Cotton & Dixey succeeded Cartee after one season and called the theater the "Eleventh Street Opera House." Ownership changed again the following season in 1856 to Samuel S. Sanford, who renamed it the "New American Opera House" and remained for several years until the theater was leased to Carncross & Dixey, who managed it at the time of this photograph. Theater building demolished ca. 1911., Title from pencil inscription note on mount., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on recto., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[First National Bank] [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View of the First National Bank building located at 315 Chestnut Street, designed by Philadelphia architect John McArthur, built 1865-67. Shows Chestnut Street between 3rd and 4th, north side, looking east. Includes the printing offices of Stein & Jones lithographers at 321 Chestnut., Photographer's imprint stamped on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on mount: First National Bank., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Girard's Bank, Third Street at Dock Street, Philadelphia] [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View of the Girard's Bank at 116-120 S. 3rd Street. Designed by amateur architect Samuel Blodget as the First Bank of the United States, built 1795-97, and sold to Stephen Girard in 1812. View shows the west side of Third Street at Dock looking north, and includes the offices of the National Travellers Insurance Company., Photographer's imprint stamped on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on mount: Girard Bank Philada., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Hot house views, Philadelphia.
Views of flourishing plants flanking a wooden plank walkway under a sloping glass roof in a greenhouse., Titles from manuscript notes on versos., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on rectos., Yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[The Jayne Building, 7th & Chestnut Sts. Philada.] [graphic]
View looking east showing the north side of the 600 block of Chestnut Street depicting Jayne's Marble Building (615-619 Chestnut), an office buildings constructed in 1860 for patent medicine manufacturer Dr. David Jayne and tenanted by Atwood, Ralston & Co.; Yard, Gilmore & Co., silk goods; Furness, Brinley & Co.; and M.L. Hallowell & Co.. Also includes adjoining businesses to the east and street railroad tracks., Pale yellow paper mount., Title from duplicate (8)1322.F.25b., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
The Jayne Building, 7th & Chestnut Sts. Philada. [graphic]
View looking east showing the north side of the 600 block of Chestnut Street depicting Jayne's Marble Building (615-619 Chestnut), an office buildings constructed in 1860 for patent medicine manufacturer Dr. David Jayne and tenanted by Atwood, Ralston & Co.; Yard, Gilmore & Co., silk goods; Furness, Brinley & Co.; and M.L. Hallowell & Co.. Also includes adjoining businesses to the east., Yellow paper mount., Title from pencil inscription on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
View looking west showing the north side of the 600 block of Chestnut Street depicting two office buildings constructed for patent medicine manufacturer Dr. David Jayne. Image includes Jayne's Marble Building (615-619 Chestnut Street), constructed 1860 and tenanted by Atwood, Ralston & Co.; Yard, Gilmore & Co., silk goods; Furness, Brinley & Co.; and M.L. Hallowell & Co.; and Jayne's Hall (625-631 Chestnut), constructed 1856., Title from manuscript note on mount of stereograph., Stereograph on yellow mount with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
La Pierre House Philada. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View from above Chestnut Street showing the hotel at Broad and Sansom streets opened by George W. and J.G. Edwards in 1853. The hotel built after the designs of John McArthur, Jr. was expanded and renamed the Lafayette Hotel in 1876. View also depicts adjacent buildings, including the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Union League; parked horse-drawn carriages; and broadsides pasted on a brick wall., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Market Street, showing businesses on the south side between 11th and 12th Streets, Philadelphia]
View shows businesses occupying 1106 to 1114 Market Street including Waterman & Ramson, dealer in candies, etc. (1106 Market); Pfeil's hats and caps (1108 Market); Manigle's stoves, heaters & ranges (1110 Market); a carpet store (1112 Market); and Sam Whalley & Co. wines and liquors (1114 Market). Also shows display windows at street level, numerous signboards on the front facades, and three horse-drawn carts parked on the south side of Market Street., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from blind stamp on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Post Office. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, Photographers.
View of the U.S. Post Office and U.S. Courts building at the southwest corner of Chestnut and 5th Streets. Opened February 23, 1863, the building was used as a post office until 1884. View also shows commercial buildings on the south side of Chestnut., Photographer's imprint stamped on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Manuscript note on mount: Post Office. Chestnut St. above 4th Street., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
State House and Independence Hall. [graphic].
Rooftop view looking southwest showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut) and a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). Includes minor pedestrian traffic and a partial view of a horse-drawn carriage., Title from manuscript note on mount., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
State House and Independence Hall, Phila. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
Rooftop view looking southwest showing the State House at 520 Chestnut Street built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund Woolley. Also shows the old City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. adorned with lettering reading "Mayors Office" (500 Chestnut) and a partial view of Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). View includes pedestrian traffic., Title from accompanying label., Photographer's imprint partially embossed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Union League, Broad St. below Chestnut, south side. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View from southeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes street lamp and fire hydrant. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript note on recto., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on recto., Pale green mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of views relating to Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Union League north side Philada. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View from northeast of brick and brownstone building constructed 1864-1865 based on designs by Philadelphia architect John Fraser. View includes streetlights. Union League established to raise funds and recruits for the Union cause., Title from manuscript on recto., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of views relating to Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
View on the Wissahickon above toll house. [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View showing a stretch of Lincoln Drive including Maple Spring Hotel, the roadhouse and picnic resort established around 1865. The hotel was known for proprietor Joseph Smith's prominently displayed hand-carved curios created from laurel root that he gathered along the Wissahickon Creek. The hotel fell into ruin following the loss of its liquor privileges and was razed in the late 19th century. A horse-drawn carriage travels down the wooded road., Title from accompanying label., Photographer's imprint embossed on accompanying label., Trimmed orange mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
View on the Wissihicken [sic] near Philla. [sic]
View showing a stretch of Lincoln Drive including Maple Spring Hotel, the roadhouse and picnic resort established around 1865. The hotel was known for proprietor Joseph Smith's prominently displayed hand-carved curios created from laurel root that he gathered along the Wissahickon Creek. The hotel fell into ruin following the loss of its liquor privileges and was razed in the late 19th century. A horse-drawn carriage travels down the wooded road., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Title from manuscript note on verso., Name of photographer from duplicate. (3)1322.F.137h., Gift of Ivan Noble., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Winter rooftop view]
Rooftop view from rear of dwelling looking over adjacent, snow-covered roofs and yards in the city., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from embossed stamp on recto., Yellow mount with square corners., Possibly a view from one of George O. Bartlett's studios. He tenanted 602 Poplar Street with John E. Smith in 1867 and 1202 Chestnut Street the following year., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
[Wissahickon Creek near Wissahickon Hall, Philadelphia] [graphic] / Bartlett & Smith, photographers.
View showing Wissahickon Creek near the Wissahickon Hall erected circa 1849 by Harry Lippen at Wissahickon Drive (i.e., Lincoln Drive) below Gypsy Lane. Hotel only partially visible., Title supplied by cataloguer., Photographer's imprint embossed on mount., Yellow mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Bartlett & Smith Stereograph Collection (25)
Ephemera Collection (25)
Stereograph Collection (25)
Bartlett & Smith (25)
Subject Heading – Geographic
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) (4)
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) (10)
Chestnut Street Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2)
Eleventh Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) (3)
Lincoln Drive (Philadelphia, Pa.) (3)
Ludlow Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2)
Market Street Permanent Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Schuylkill River (Pa.) (1)
Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.) (3)
Subject Heading – Name
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1)
Bank of the United States (1791-1811) (1)
Bingham House (Hotel : Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2)
Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2)
Continental Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Earle, James S. (1)
Eleventh Street Opera House (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
First National Bank (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Girard's Bank (1)
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2)
Jayne's Hall (1)
Jayne's Marble Building (3)
John Wanamaker (Firm) (1)
La Pierre House (Hotel : Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Manigle, Edward M. (1)
Maple Spring Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1)
Pfeil & Bro. (1)
Porter & Coates (1)
S. Whalley & Co. (1)
Scott, John W. (1)
Stein & Jones (1)
Union League of Philadelphia (3)
United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Waterman & Ramson (1)
Wissahickon Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Wylie Memorial Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (1)
Subject Heading – Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870 (25)
Cityscape photographs -- 1860-1870 (1)
Stereographs -- 1860-1870 (25)
Subject Heading – Topic
Banks--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (2)
Bridges--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill River (2)
Carriages & coaches (5)
Carriages & coaches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (5)
Carts & wagons (2)
Carts & wagons--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (2)
Churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Clothing stores (1)
Clothing stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Commercial streets (8)
Commercial streets--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (8)
Customhouses (1)
Customhouses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Dwellings (2)
Dwellings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (2)
Galleries & museums (1)
Galleries & museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Greenhouses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Guildhalls (1)
Guildhalls--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Hotels--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (6)
Liquor stores (1)
Liquor stores--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Lithographers (1)
Lithographers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Millinery (1)
Millinery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Office buildings (3)
Office buildings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (3)
Picture frame industry (1)
Picture frame industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Piers & wharves (2)
Piers & wharves--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (2)
Plants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Post offices (1)
Post offices--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Protestant churches (1)
Protestant churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Railroad freight cars (1)
Railroad freight cars--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Roofs (1)
Roofs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Sailing ships (1)
Sailing ships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Stores & shops (1)
Stores & shops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Stove industry (1)
Stove industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Street vendors (1)
Street vendors--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Theaters (1)
Theaters--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Winter--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (1)
Blodget, Samuel, 1757-1814 (1)
De Young's Palace Dollar Store (1)
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806 (2)
Fraser, John, 1825-1906 (2)
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741 (2)
Kneass, Strickland, 1821-1884 (2)
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896 (20)
McArthur, John, 1823-1890 (3)
Palmer, Timothy, fl. 1785-1810 (1)
Smith, Robert, 1722-1777 (1)
Strickland, William, 1787-1854 (1)
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771 (2)
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Coffee, tea and chocolate : their influence upon the health, intellect & the moral nature of man
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John Fensterwald
Credit: Karla Scoon Reid/EdSource Today
Armando Gutierrez, an assistant principal at Lowell Elementary School, writes down parents’ concerns and comments during a Local Control and Accountability Plan meeting at King Elementary School in Santa Ana in April 2014.
The State Board of Education will take its first look Wednesday at proposed revisions to the much-criticized template for the Local Control and Accountability Plan.
The changes to the LCAP, a budget and planning document that every school district and charter school must create or update annually, are intended to make it better organized and easier to read. (See attachments 2 and 3 in the state board’s agenda for the draft.)
But in a letter to the state board last week, 21 advocacy groups serving low-income and minority students and parents criticized the plan’s failure to address the LCAP’s “single biggest problem”: a failure to demand clearer accounting for money that’s supposed to be used to improve the achievement of underperforming student groups.
The draft “falls short of the changes necessary to increase transparency and ensure equity,” said the July 8 letter from the groups that comprise the LCFF Equity Coalition. A revised LCAP template should also require that districts detail how they will help address student subgroups that have been designated poorly performing based on the indicators that the state board is expected to adopt as part of California’s new school and district accountability system, they said. This issue is not addressed in the draft.
The LCAP is a key component of the Local Control Funding Formula, in which the Legislature agreed to shift control over financial decisions to local districts and to direct more money for high-needs students: low-income children, foster and homeless youths and English learners. Districts are supposed to set goals and describe their actions and spending to respond to eight priority areas and to improve or add services and programs for the high-needs students who received additional money, called supplemental and concentration funding.
Since the passage of the funding law in 2013, school districts have written three LCAPs. School boards and administrators have complained that the template that districts must follow is disjointed, constraining, and, particularly for small districts with a limited staff, burdensome. Parent groups complained that some districts’ LCAPs mushroomed in length to hundreds of pages and that it was difficult to track expenditures.
How to decipher the state’s proposed school and district report cards
The revised template may not reduce the length or complexity, but should make the document more logical and orderly. And the proposed inclusion of an executive summary, which some districts already have adopted, should satisfy many parents who just want to know the basics.
A committee of the organization representing county superintendents wrote the draft changes after soliciting a cross-section of views. Sandra Morales, assistant executive director of the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, said discussions will continue during the next two months, before the state board adopts the template in September for the 2017-18 school year.
Among the proposed changes:
The LCAP would become a three-year planning document, updated during the second and third years. Some districts had interpreted the law to require a rolling three-year document that required setting new goals every year.
The annual update will be moved forward so that the public can quickly see whether the district took actions and met its improvement goals from the previous year.
All of the instructions and guiding questions will be moved to an appendix.
The section (page 4 of attachment 3) detailing the actions and expenditures for each goal has been reorganized to include which state performance indicator, such as suspension rates, is addressed and whether the actions and spending are new or a continuation of past actions.
A new section focuses on supplemental and concentration funding: how much districts will receive and the percentage of increased or improved services that they must adopt based on the proportion of high-needs students enrolled. Districts then must explain how they plan to use the supplemental and concentration money.
Fundamental disagreement
While an improvement, a summary description won’t be sufficient, the equity coalition said. Analyses of LCAPs this year by the nonprofit advocacy groups the Education Trust-West, Public Advocates and Californians Together found that many districts did not say how they would spend significant amounts of supplemental and concentration funding, nor did they justify how they would use the money primarily for high-needs students. The LCAP should require more than a narrative, the equity coalition’s letter said. Each goal and action should specify whether supplemental and concentration dollars are included; otherwise, the public won’t know whether the money is going to students for whom the money is intended, the groups said.
Districts currently aren’t required to commit unspent supplemental and concentration dollars at the end of a fiscal year to high-needs students. The money becomes general funding that can be used for any purpose, as EdSource previously reported. The equity coalition urges the adoption of a “carryover box” that shows unspent supplemental and concentration funding that should be designated for use the following year.
State Board of Education agenda with proposed draft LCAP, July 2016
2016-17 LCAP manual by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association
Communicating About District Plans, a brief by the California Collaborative for District Reform, July 2016
Some county offices encourage districts to create a budget code for supplemental and concentration spending that enables them to track spending in their LCAPs. Some districts, like Berkeley Unified, on their own have put unspent supplemental and concentration money into a separate account for future use. But the state Department of Finance opposes the financial transparency changes that the advocacy groups and some Democratic legislators have proposed. The county superintendents’ association also disagrees.
The current and draft template reflects current law, Morales said. The Local Control Funding Formula permits districts to explain how they qualitatively improved programs and services in proportion to supplemental and concentration dollars districts received. This does not require a listing of expenditures; it can be done through a well-written narrative laying out plans for improvements for high-need students, she said. The proposed template encourages that.
John Affeldt, managing partner for Public Advocates, who helped draft the coalition letter, countered that a summary narrative alone will allow districts to obscure how they use the money.
John Fensterwald writes about education policy and its impact in California.
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That it’s taken this long just to get some sanity into the template is mind-boggling. It’s almost as if one of the goals is to keep shuffling the goalposts until the lcap requirement expires…
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In vitro activities of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination against growing and nongrowing strains of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Dinesh Bahl, Dorothy A. Miller, Ira Leviton, Philip Gialanella, Meyer J. Wolin, Weiguo Liu, Ruth Perkins, Michael H. Miller
We characterized the effects of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro. The effects of drug combinations (e.g., indifferent, antagonistic, or additive interactions) on growth inhibition were compared by disk approximation studies and by determining the fractional inhibitory concentrations. Bactericidal effects in log-phase bacteria and in nongrowing isolates were characterized by time- kill methods. The effect of drug combinations was dependent upon whether or not cells were growing and whether killing or growth inhibition was the endpoint used to measure drug interaction. Despite bactericidal antagonism in time-kill experiments, our in vitro studies suggest several possible explanations for the observed benefits in patients treated with a combination of ciprofloxacin and rifampin for deep-seated staphylococcal infections. Notably, when growth inhibition rather than killing was used to characterize drug interaction, indifference rather than antagonism was observed. An additive bactericidal effect was observed in nongrowing bacteria suspended in phosphate-buffered saline. While rifampin antagonized the bactericidal effects of ciprofloxacin, ciprofloxacin did not antagonize the bactericidal effects of rifampin. Each antimicrobial prevented the emergence of subpopulations that were resistant to the other.
Drug Combinations
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Bahl, D., Miller, D. A., Leviton, I., Gialanella, P., Wolin, M. J., Liu, W., ... Miller, M. H. (1997). In vitro activities of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination against growing and nongrowing strains of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 41(6), 1293-1297.
In vitro activities of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination against growing and nongrowing strains of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. / Bahl, Dinesh; Miller, Dorothy A.; Leviton, Ira; Gialanella, Philip; Wolin, Meyer J.; Liu, Weiguo; Perkins, Ruth; Miller, Michael H.
In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol. 41, No. 6, 06.1997, p. 1293-1297.
Bahl, D, Miller, DA, Leviton, I, Gialanella, P, Wolin, MJ, Liu, W, Perkins, R & Miller, MH 1997, 'In vitro activities of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination against growing and nongrowing strains of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus', Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 1293-1297.
Bahl D, Miller DA, Leviton I, Gialanella P, Wolin MJ, Liu W et al. In vitro activities of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination against growing and nongrowing strains of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1997 Jun;41(6):1293-1297.
Bahl, Dinesh ; Miller, Dorothy A. ; Leviton, Ira ; Gialanella, Philip ; Wolin, Meyer J. ; Liu, Weiguo ; Perkins, Ruth ; Miller, Michael H. / In vitro activities of ciprofloxacin and rifampin alone and in combination against growing and nongrowing strains of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1997 ; Vol. 41, No. 6. pp. 1293-1297.
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3. Personal data protection rules
1.1 General considerations
The positions expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. While the website is run by the European Commission, responsibility for its content is shared between the Commission and the individual Member States.
The European Commission maintains this website to improve access to cross-border justice and to enhance public access to information about its initiatives and European Union policies in general. We strive to keep this information current and accurate. If errors are brought to our attention, we will try to correct them.
All interactive (electronic) services are provided "as is" and on "best effort" basis. The European Commission and the participating data/service providers disclaim any and all liability, either explicit or implied. In particular we cannot guarantee the up-to-date state of the data, its correctness or ensure uninterrupted service availability or the availability of any linked external sites.
For some of its functionalities the European e-Justice Portal uses data from GeoNames on the basis of a CC BY 3.0 licence. No changes to the data are made.
The Commission disclaims all liability with regard to any damages suffered due to data corruption, data loss or any other type of adverse effect caused by intentional or unintentional system operation. This disclaimer is not intended to limit the liability of the Commission in contravention of any requirements laid down in applicable national law or to exclude its liability for matters which may not be excluded under that law. The applicable law is Belgian law and the Belgian courts are competent in case of dispute.
The European Commission may revise the Disclaimer and the Terms and conditions indicated below at any time without prior notice and you should always refer to the current version of this text as published on the web site.
1.2 Aspects related to content pages
Content pages are either "European" in nature or "Member State" pages, where each EU Member State (through its various authorities) is responsible for the content and the links on its own pages. This information is:
of a general nature only and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity;
not necessarily comprehensive, complete, accurate or up to date;
sometimes linked to external sites over which the Commission services have no control and for which the Commission assumes no responsibility;
not professional or legal advice (if you need specific advice, you should always consult a suitably qualified professional).
Any reference in the content pages to a person of the male sex shall be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of the female sex, and vice versa, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Some of the content pages are machine translated. Please note that machine translations are provided temporarily and only for contextual purposes. The owners of these pages accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the quality of machine translated texts.
Please note that it cannot be guaranteed that a document available on-line exactly reproduces an officially adopted text. Only European Union legislation published in paper editions of the Official Journal of the European Union prior to 1 July 2013 and its electronic versions published after 1 July 2013 have legal value. It is our goal to minimise disruptions caused by technical incidents. However some data or information on our site may have been created or structured in files or formats that are not error-free and we cannot guarantee that our service will not be interrupted or otherwise affected by such problems.
1.3 Aspects related to interactive services
For all interactive services the following terms and conditions apply:
By using these services you agree to use these exclusively for their intended purpose. You shall not use the services, or any personal data returned by the services, for any other intent or purpose, and in particular such data shall not be used in relation to carrying out commercial, marketing or advertising activities.
You are not allowed to copy in bulk in an automated fashion (harvest), and/or distribute the data received through the provided services via any means.
You are allowed to link to the European e-Justice Portal and its pages.
Service-specific aspects:
1.3.1 Interconnection of Insolvency Registers
This service allows you to find information on insolvency proceedings in the participating Member States' national registers. There is no centralised EU insolvency register. Your request is sent to the national registers and the reply is sent back within a few seconds. For the time being the service is provided on a "best effort" basis.
1.3.2 Find a Lawyer
"Find a lawyer" is a service provided to the general public by the European Commission and the participating national bar associations and law societies.
1.3.3 Find a Notary
"Find a Notary" is a service provided to the general public by the European Commission, the Council of Notariats of the European Union (CNUE), and other participating national chambers of notariats.
1.3.4 ECLI
The ECLI search interface is a service provided to the general public by the European Commission in cooperation with the participating case law providers. The Commission has made this service available to facilitate access to justice in a cross-border context by allowing EU citizens and legal practitioners to easily locate case law featuring an ECLI identifier.
1.3.5 Competent court/authority search
The competent court/authority search interface is a service provided to the general public by the European Commission in cooperation with the participating national judicial authorities or other competent bodies. The Commission has made this service available to facilitate access to justice in a cross-border context by allowing EU citizens and legal practitioners to easily locate the competent national court. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
1.3.6 Electronic submission of claims (e-CODEX)
The electronic submission of your claim using e-CODEX technology (European Order for Payment, European Small claims) is provided through the interconnection of a large number of IT systems operated both by the European Commission and by the national administrations. Your claim may exceptionally fail to reach the designated court. Proof of transmission (or of transmission failure) will be provided to you to the extent possible, but please be advised that in some Member States this proof is limited to delivery of your claim to the central national IT system established for this purpose. It will not always be possible to produce proof of delivery to the intended court.
All notifications concerning proof of transmission or receipt of court replies will be sent to the email address associated with the European Commission's user authentication service (EU Login) account that you logged in with.
The European Commission cannot be held liable for failure of delivery of your claim or for failure of producing evidence of its transmission (or of its transmission failure). Equally, the Commission cannot be held liable for failure of delivering communication related to your claim from the court back to you or notifying you of receipt of such communication.
Unless you request its deletion, your communication with and from the court will - except for circumstances of force majeure - remain available for your consultation in the European e-Justice Portal for a period of a least one year. You are advised to save your own copy of all communication you wish to access beyond this period. The European Commission cannot be held liable for any damages you may suffer due to the temporary or permanent unavailability of the communication between you and the court or for failing to notify you in advance of this communication being deleted.
1.3.7 Electronic signature
Claims submitted electronically (e-CODEX) have to be signed electronically before they can be sent via the European e-Justice Portal. The Portal provides a tool to assist you in this process, but does not impose the use of this tool: you have the possibility to sign your claim electronically using your own means and upload it to the Portal. The European Commission cannot be held liable for any damages you may suffer following a refusal, by the court or any other party, of an electronic signature created with the tool provided by the European e-Justice Portal.
1.3.8 Find a company/ Interconnection of business registers
This service allows you to look for and get information about companies registered in business registers in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway. It is part of the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS), set up in line with EU law. The system connects the national business registers which make available the company information.
2.1. The objective of the European e-Justice Portal
The European e-Justice Portal is conceived as a "one-stop (electronic) shop" for information on European justice and access to European judicial procedures. The Portal is targeted at citizens, businesses, legal practitioners and the judiciary. Citizens shall enjoy the same access to justice in other Member States as they would in their own and the European e-Justice Portal contributes in a practical way to the removal of barriers, such as providing information in 23 languages and a wealth of links to relevant websites and documents.
Although the responsibility for the Portal's content and its management is a responsibility shared between the European Commission and the individual European Union Member States, the data controller for the European e-Justice Portal is the European Commission.
2.2. What is the applicable law?
All processing operations on personal data linked to the organisation and management of the European e-Justice Portal within the responsibility of the European Commission are governed by Regulation 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC and by Commission Decision 2014/333/EU on the protection of personal data in the European e-Justice Portal.
2.3. Which data are processed by the Commission in the European e-Justice Portal?
Individual names and e-mail addresses of page and web link owners are processed by the Portal. In addition, some information for competent courts/entities provided by Member States may contain personal data (name, email address, phone number) in cases where physical persons have been defined as contact points. All such data is stored in a database hosted at the European Commission Data Centre in Luxembourg.
We use a transient mechanism which fetches (but does not store) personal data from EU Login, the European Commission's authentication service. For registration purposes personal data such as name, surname and e-mail address are collected and processed by EU Login. A separate detailed privacy statement explains the nature of processing of personal data by EU Login. For further information, please see https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/privacyStatement.html.
Personal data are also processed in the European e-Justice Portal for the purpose of providing access to interconnected national databases, such as Find a Lawyer, Find a Notary, the Interconnection of Insolvency registers (IRI), the European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) search engine, Find a company (part of the Business Registers Interconnection system (BRIS)), the Land Registers Interconnection system (LRI), dynamic forms, and electronic submission of claims (e-CODEX). In this regard:
data on lawyers is derived from the registers of the participating bar associations and law societies;
data on notaries is derived from the registers of the participating national chambers of notariats as provided by the CNUE and other competent bodies;
data in IRI is derived from the national insolvency or business registers;
personal data part of judicial decisions processed in the context of ECLI are supplied by judicial and other competent bodies;
dynamic forms process personal data supplied by end users (e.g. name, address, phone number, bank account, etc.);
data processed in the context e-CODEX is derived from the communications of the users with the national courts. In addition there is technical data used to identify participants in the system, which in some cases can contain personal information, such as email address or EU Login (European Commission user authentication system) ID;
data processed in the context of Find a company is used to identify participants in the system, which in some cases can contain personal information, such as email address or EU Login ID. Furthermore, Find a company connects to the European Central Platform, also part of BRIS, which is developed and administered by the European Commission. Through the European Central Platform, Find a company gathers company data. Such company data may contain personal data, and for example the following: name, date of birth, mail address, e-mail address, and phone numbers of the persons that represent a company in dealings with third parties and in legal proceedings, or that take part in the administration, supervision or control of the company. Such data is derived from the business registers of the participating countries;
data processed in the context of LRI is used to identify participants in the system, which in some cases can contain personal information, such as email address or EU Login ID.
2.4. What is the purpose of processing data?
The Portal collects personal data with the purpose of contacting page and web link owners. The purpose of this processing is to enable e-mail notifications and management of page owners and link owners as part of the back-office system of the Portal. The Portal also retrieves personal data (through EU Login) for the following purposes: to send e-mail notifications to users who have subscribed to specific content topics or to provide them with news updates. This data is also processed in order to enable role and right management and content management.
For the Find a Lawyer, Find a Notary, Find a company, IRI and ECLI functionalities, the processing of personal data by the Commission in the Portal only takes place to provide access to interconnected national databases holding personal data. In this context, the Commission is only responsible for providing the IT infrastructure for the above mentioned Portal functionalities and has no responsibility for the content of the interconnected national databases made available through the Portal.
The Commission is also processing personal data in the Portal when this is necessary for providing interactive services allowing users to communicate directly with the appropriate authorities in another Member State.
2.5. Who has access to the data?
Personal data concerning web page or link owners is accessible by Commission staff (European Commission Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, Unit B4) and authorised personnel in charge of system administration and technical support. Furthermore, such personal data relating to Member State pages is accessible also by Member State staff responsible for the management of the respective pages.
Also, the Commission performs continuous and appropriate security assessments as work related to the interconnection of national databases is carried out. Only publicly available information in the interconnected national databases can be accessed through the Portal. It is not possible to combine information from different interconnected national databases for different purposes through the Portal.
2.6. How long will your data be stored?
Personal data of page and link owners will be stored in a local database as long as they are relevant to the Portal and will not be kept longer than necessary. The need to continue storing this personal data is subject to a re-validation process which will be carried out once per year in the context of annual updates of the Portal's content. Effectively the retention period is therefore one year, subject to manual check and automatic renewal. In case of registered users, only personal e-mail addresses are stored. Individual names or other personal data are not retained. Data on registered users will be deleted at their request.
Judicial decisions provided in the context of ECLI may contain personal data which is governed by national data protection legislation and is subject to the relevant retention periods. National data providers have the responsibility to remove case law decisions when they should no longer be accessible via the system.
Personal data included in the communication between the user and the court, in the context of electronic submission of claims (e-CODEX), is stored by a separate Commission database in encrypted form for the duration it is relevant. The user can request its deletion at any time.
Personal data included in document orders in the context of Find a company and LRI is stored until the order is removed from the Portal database.
No other personal data will be stored in the Portal database.
2.7. Which security measures are in place against unauthorised access?
Data are collected, processed and stored in a secure way. The European e-Justice Portal is protected by a number of technical measures. Stringent roles and rights management guarantees that authenticated users have only the level of access and permissions necessary. All data transactions take place over encrypted connections. Remote and physical access to the Portal's database is secured by network segmentation, firewalls and additional mechanisms provided by the Commission's data centre. Beyond access provided in the scope of its intended features, access to personal data in the European e-Justice Portal is only allowed to a restricted group of users as described above under point 2.5 "Who has access to the data?"
Personal data included in the communication between the user and the court is stored in encrypted form in a separate Commission database.
2.8. Access to your personal data
In case you want to verify which personal data is stored on your behalf by the responsible controller, have it modified, corrected or deleted, please write an e-mail message to the functional mailbox address mentioned hereafter under "Contact Information", explicitly specifying your request. Such requests will be addressed within 10 working days from the date of receipt by the data controller.
2.9. Contact information
The European e-Justice Portal is managed by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, Unit B.4. The responsible person (controller) is Cristian NICOLAU, Head of Unit.
The contact address for the European e-Justice Portal is:
Directorate General Justice and Consumers
Unit B4 E-Justice, IT and document management
JUST-E-JUSTICE@ec.europa.eu
If you want to file a complaint against any data processing act executed under the Commission's responsibility you may contact the European Data Protection Supervisor:
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
60 Rue Wiertz (MO 63)
The European Union is committed to user privacy. The policy on "protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions" is based on Regulation (EC) N° 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018.
This general policy covers the European Union's family of institutional Web Sites, within the eu domain.
Although you can browse through most of these Web Sites without giving any information about yourself, in some cases, personal information is required in order to provide the e-services you request.
Web Sites that require such information treat it according to the policy described in the Regulation mentioned above and provide information about the use of your data in their specific privacy policy statements.
In this respect:
For each specific e-service, a controller determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data and ensures conformity of the specific e-service with the privacy policy;
Within each Institution, a Data Protection Officer ensures that the provisions of the Regulation are applied and advises controllers on fulfilling their obligations (see art. 43-45 of the Regulation);
For all the Institutions, the European Data Protection Supervisor will act as an independent supervisory authority (see art. 52 to 60 of the Regulation).
The European Union's family of institutional Web Sites, within the eu domain, provides links to third party sites. Since we do not control them, we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
What is an e-service?
An e-service on EUROPA is a service or resource made available on the Internet in order to improve the communication between citizens and businesses on the one hand and the European Institutions on the other hand.
Three types of e-services are or will be offered by EUROPA:
Information services that provide citizens, media, business, administrations and other decision makers with easy and effective access to information, thus increasing transparency and understanding of the policies and activities of the EU;
Interactive communication services that allow better contacts with citizens, business, civil society and public actors thus facilitating policy consultations, and feedback mechanisms, in order to contribute to the shaping of policies, the activities and the services of the EU;
Transaction services that allow access to all basic forms of transactions with the EU, e.g. procurement, financial operations, recruitment, event enrolment, acquisition or purchase of documents etc.
Information contained in a specific privacy statement.
A specific privacy policy statement will contain the following information about the use of your data:
What information is collected, for what purpose and through which technical means the EU collects personal information exclusively to the extent necessary to fulfil a specific purpose. The information will not be re-used for an incompatible purpose;
To whom your information is disclosed. The EU will only disclose information to third parties if that is necessary for the fulfilment of the purpose(s) identified above and to the mentioned (categories of) recipients. The EU will not divulge your personal data for direct marketing purposes;
How you can access your information, verify its accuracy and, if necessary, correct it. As a data subject you also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on legitimate compelling grounds except when it is collected in order to comply with a legal obligation, or is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or is to be used for a purpose for which you have given your unambiguous consent;
How long your data is kept. The EU only keeps the data for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose of collection or further processing;
What are the security measures taken to safeguard your information against possible misuse or unauthorised access;
Whom to contact if you have queries or complaints.
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Kids, beer bottles and a public pool - how Laos swimmer, 14, trains for Rio
By AFP  July 31, 2016 | 09:56 am GMT+7
A teenager is desperately trying to train for the Rio Olympics.
Conditions are hardly ideal for Siri Budcharern Arun, one of just five athletes from the poor country travelling to Brazil.
She will arrive as a rank outsider in the 50 meter freestyle, hailing from a Southeast Asian country which has few sporting heroes, and none known beyond its landlocked borders.
It does not help that she is training in a 25m public pool, half the size of an Olympic pool, whose deck is strewn with empty beer bottles from parties the night before.
"I am very proud," the 14-year-old told AFP, goggles in hand and catching her breath after a training session at the pool in the capital Vientiane.
"We may not be a big country but I want the world to know that we do have swimmers," she added.
She spoke as a government minder stood nearby, a sign of the authoritarian state's tight control on its citizens.
Olympic glory is normally shared among athletes from wealthy countries or at least nations that nurture athletes with training, sports science and modern facilities.
But Laos is short of money and expertise.
Siri Arun and her compatriots going to Rio, a fellow swimmer, two field athletes and a cyclist, travel with virtually no chance of medal glory.
Aside from the cyclist, none of the athletes has qualified for the competition by right.
Instead Team Laos has been gifted four wildcard entries, to make sure the Games has a truly global representation.
"It's not easy because we do not have the same conditions as others," lamented Santisouk Inthasong, the other swimmer.
Laos has one Olympic-sized swimming pool, but it is rarely used and too far from the capital for the athletes to reach regularly.
Instead, Siri Arun trains five times a week in the public, city-centre pool, without any lanes reserved for professional swimmers and sometimes under the monsoon deluges that hammer Laos.
While she tries to hone her rhythm and technique, kids clown around and launch themselves off diving boards nearby.
So far she has got her personal best down to 33.71 seconds, a good 10 seconds shy of the world record and a time that is unlikely to see her progress beyond the early heats.
But she keeps coming back, hoping to give herself the best possible chance in Rio.
Medal "impossible"
While Laos is often renowned for heavy investment in athletic prowess, this Asia's poorest country, offers little state support for sport.
There isn't even a nutritional programme to keep athletes healthy.
Meanwhile, precious little of the wider foreign investment that enters the economy, mainly from Vietnam and China, trickles down to the population.
That means Laos's handful of athletes tend to come from the small middle class who can afford to subsidise their own training.
Even coaches lack money for training courses, and rely on the Internet for up-to-date training tips.
Siri Arun's father works for the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), a job which enabled her to attend an international school.
"There are no sponsors. For our daughter, we pay for everything," Sengarun Budcharern told AFP as he watched lovingly from the sidelines.
He remembers his daughter's first swimming victory at a school competition.
"She was so proud. At first, we didn't think she will continue and swim so well," he beamed.
Inthara Kasem, who coordinates the Laos Olympics Committee, is realistic about his country's prospects.
"It is impossible for us to win a medal," he told AFP, adding that his country generally hovers around the foot of the table at the regional Southeast Asian games.
But going forward, the Laos authorities have promised to loosen the purse strings a little.
Later this year, the government plans to send athletes to Bangkok for several weeks to train in an Olympic-size pool.
That will come too late for Siri Arun, who says she is simply excited about going to Rio.
And in a sign of her determination, she's busy taking selfies for her Facebook account -- flashing a 'V' for victory in each one.
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EASSI was formed in 1996 following the Second Eastern African Post Beijing Forum held in Kampala, Uganda, as a sub-regional, civil society led mechanism that would sustain the gains made during the Beijing process by monitoring the implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action (PFA) and other regional and global gender frameworks. The overall objective of EASSI is to facilitate linkages, collaboration, networking and information sharing between the different actors and stakeholders in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the African and Beijing Platforms for Action within the Eastern African Sub-region and other regional, continental and global commitments. EASSI’s strategic objectives are set around strengthening linkages, information sharing, advocacy, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the policy commitments at the national and regional levels. EASSI works with networks of women’s organisations in each of the 9 member countries (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eretria, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda). Over the past two decades, EASSI has implemented a number of political and economic empowerment programmes using the Human Rights Framework and has developed capabilities of women across the region to gather, analyse, document and disseminate national, regional and international, information on women’s rights and gender equality in order to inform and engage policy making processes nationally, regionally and globally.
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In its Strategic Plan, 2019 – 2023, EASSI will work closely with its members and partners to advocate for the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of gender responsive trade policies, laws and regulations at the national, regional and international level. EASSI will collaborate with the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in the review of policies, laws, procedures, regulations and rules on regional trade, economic and customs and immigration so as to enable increased participation of women in regional trade and the development of women owned small, medium and large enterprises. EASSI will continuously engage with the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in order to ensure that women entrepreneurs and women cross border traders access trade information, research, documentation and capacity building initiatives in order to equitably access national, regional and international markets and effectively participate in trade negotiations at different levels. We will also contribute to the strengthening of the capacity of our members and partners to advocate for the elimination of the non-tariff barriers to trade at the regional and international levels; for tax justice; gender mainstreaming in national economic processes; economic policy formulation; gender budgeting initiatives and lobby against illicit financial flows.
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“two most recent” vs. “latest two”
One of my friends has recently explained the following. Would you please make this more tangible or clear? especially I am wonder if the bold parts could be correct.
For instance, "the two most recent of his previous books" or "the latest two of his previous books" would be clear. -·-·-
You might wonder why I put the word "two" before "most recent", but after "the latest". The answer is simply that the phrases seem to sound better (more natural) that way, just because of the rhythm of the syllables.
The bolded part of your question expresses an individual judgement, so no one but your friend can say if it's correct or not. :-)
However, to my ear both versions sound odd. I would go with "his two most recent books".
That's because
"recent" automatically puts the books in the past, so all "of his previous books" is redundant
generally "the X of Y" can be more comfortably expressed as simple possession
As a further note, the amplification of "recent" with "most" is interesting:
"His two recent books" implies that he published two books in quick succession not long ago & there may or may not have been other books previously
"His two most recent books" implies a long string of works, but the books of interest are the last two to be published, which may or may not have happened "recently". But in that case, it's simplest of all to say "His last two books".
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27 Interesting Facts About Boa Constrictors (With Pictures)
Written by Connor in Snake Facts
I was talking to my brother who had gotten a pet Boa Constrictor, and he kept pointing out what amazing creatures they were. As our conversation continued I realized there must be something that I am missing about this snake – why did he think it was so great? As my research began I found that they are amazing, and to give you a quick dive into the majesty of the boa constrictor, here are 27 interesting facts.
1- Boa Constrictors do not Kill Through Suffocation
It is a myth that a boa constrictor wraps itself around its prey in an attempt to suffocate them. This myth makes sense, after all, that seems to be what’s going on, but after watching the boa constrictor in action it was found that their prey was dying too quickly. So a group of biologist set out to test this.
They rigged some anesthetized rats with pressure measuring devices and then dropped them into the cage with the boa constrictors. With each one, it was found that the point of constriction wasn’t emphasized around the lungs but rather around the blood vessels leading to the brain.
Their use of constriction is not to suffocate their prey but rather they squeeze so tight that it shut off its prey’s circulatory system prevent blood from getting to their preys brain. The result is death by ischemia.
2- Boa Constrictors do not Use Their Teeth to Chew
Boa constrictors have some sharp teeth but they aren’t used in the same way we use our teeth. In a boa constrictor, they are used to latch onto their prey and hold tight while they wrap the rest of their body around their prey. While these teeth do draw blood they aren’t very dangerous and are not the boa constrictors main utility for killing that would be constriction.
However, these teeth are absolutely instrumental to the process as boa constrictor are not the fastest snakes so it takes some time to wrap themselves properly around their prey. The teeth are a way for the boa constrictor to buy the rest of its body some time to catch up with its head.
3- Boa Constrictors Slowly Eat Larger Creatures as They Grow
Boa constrictors start small and grow to some very impressive lengths but with that growth requires a change in the food that they eat. While young and small they will eat rodent and small birds.
As they grow larger so does the prey that they eat, increasing to the point where boa constrictors will eat monkeys, wild boar, and deer. The size of the animal will determine how long before the boa constrictor will have to eat again.
With the boa constrictors larger size, they rarely have a hard time killing their prey either they just bite on, wrap themselves around their prey, and begin to squeeze until they cut off the creatures circulation and then they have a meal their next meal.
4- Boa Constrictors Digest Their Prey Through Some Very Strong Stomach Acid
Boa constrictors do not chew their food so the result is a lot of work for the snake’s stomach. Boa constrictors have strong stomach acid that works to break down their prey and transfer the nutrients throughout their long bodies.
The size of their previous meal will determine several things like digestion time and when they will need to eat again. With most sized meals, it will take anywhere from 6 to 10 days to digest and can lead to 3 to 5 weeks of the snake not needing another meal.
During the digestion period, the boa constrictor is rather dormant as it has no need for food and a lot of its body’s resources are being sourced to the digestive process of the body.
5- Boa Constrictors are Ambush Predators
Boa constrictors do not hunt their prey. Rather, they set a trap and will spring upon their prey when the moment arises. There are several myths that boa constrictors, as well as other snakes, can hypnotize their prey. This isn’t true; some scientists place this in a fear tactic category.
The fear makes the snake’s prey freeze up and then the snake attacks. In reality, a boa constrictor isn’t going to take the chance of letting its prey get away by waiting for them to freeze up in fear instead they will strike first launching their heads at their prey to latch on.
One of the reasons for this myth may be Disney’s The Jungle Book, however, the snake of Kaa is an unknown species of snake that in the original story lived well over 100 years. Given that there are no snakes that can live that long it seems safe to assume that most of Kaa’s attributes are fictional. This includes the ability to hypnotize prey.
6- Boa Constrictor Can Live Over 20 Years
Boa constrictors are one of the few snakes that can live over 20 years. In the wilderness, they have been found to live to about 30 and in captivity, they have been found to live up to 40 years.
Because of this, boa constrictors that are kept as pets are not suggested to be a pet that one keeps lightly as it is a long commitment to make– especially because boa constrictors, if released into the wild, can lead to an environmental defect of an invasive species.
The havoc that the snake would wreak upon the environment could change the whole local habitat into something else as boa constrictors have a very diverse diet they can choose from.
In their home environments, they are seen as the top of the food chain as not many fight them and they can pick almost any creature to eat.
7- Boa Constrictors Grow to Over 15 Feet Long
Boa constrictors are about two feet at birth. They continue to grow as they age, shedding more frequently when they are young because they need to grow skin to match their frequently changing size.
As the Boa constrictor continues to grow and reaches sexual maturity at about 2 to 3 years of age the boa constrictors shedding becomes more consistent. These snakes can then grow up to about 13 feet long though the longest reported Boa constrictor was 18 feet long.
With that length comes weight though. Boa constrictors that reach of 10 feet in size are likely to way 100 pounds or more. This weight can increase dramatically depending on how well digested their last meal is.
8- Female Boa Constrictors are Longer Than Male Boa Constrictors
Female Boa constrictors have to carry around their young so as a result, they are often long to compensate for their need to do this. As such females vary greatly in length from males being anywhere between 1 foot to 3 feet longer than some males of the same age.
It might be weird to think about because it’s not this way in humans, but the size difference weighs in the female’s direction. Furthermore with more length comes more weight. So as a boa constrictor you definitely don’t want to ask about a lady’s weight.
9- Several Male Boa Constrictor Will Compete for a Single Female
Female snakes attract mates to them through the releasing of a chemical trail. The result is usually several males stumbling onto the trail. When this happens the males will wrestle each other to determine who will get to mate with the female.
The winner of the wrestle gets the honor and will move on to meet up with female. Boa constrictors do not mate for life though so after they have mated they will move on to other females if they can find them. As such the weaker boa constrictors may not get to mate.
10- Female Boa Constrictors Can Have Virgin Births
Parthenogenesis better known as virgin birth is the act of a creature reproducing asexually or without a mate. In 2010, there was a Boa Constrictor that they found capable of doing this. These are exceptionally rare instances.
There are other snakes that can do so slightly more frequently, though certain snakes, like ball pythons, can reproduce using the old sperm of snakes they had mated with previously.
Thus it isn’t a virgin birth but rather a delayed pregnancy. Boa constrictors do not seem to be able to delay pregnancy and as such, they do have the capability of parthenogenesis or having a virgin birth.
11- Female Boa Constrictor Give Live Birth
Some snakes lay eggs, but boa constrictors do not. Instead of laying eggs the mother boa constrictor will keep the eggs inside her body. As a result, the eggs only come out when they hatch.
This is one of the reasons that female boa constrictors tend to be longer than males. As soon as their clutch is laid, the baby boa constrictors are immediately independent and their mother will not look after them.
12- Female Boa Constrictor Can Give Birth to up to 60 Babies
Most clutches include 20 to 50 babies but that is certainly not the limit. The record number of recorded birth from a boa constrictor is 77 babies. That’s insane.
Most snakes can barely get above 10 but boa constrictors can pump out almost 8 times that in a single clutch. Generally each year half of the female boa constrictors are pregnant so the boa constrictor community is quite lively.
Though boa constrictors are easy to hunt when they are young, not all of them make it to adulthood.
13- Boa Constrictor Are Slow Creatures
Their large size does come with some drawbacks as boa constrictor are incredibly slow creatures. They are generally earth traveling creatures and over and they can travel about 1 mile an hour.
That’s not fast but given how much length and weight they are pulling behind them it makes sense. Boa constrictors are excellent climbers and swimmers though they perform overland travel. Climbing trees and swimming does help them catch prey.
14- Boa Constrictors Move in a Stright Line
Several snakes move in a curved serpentine pattern where their body forms a sort of sine wave as they move allowing for the snake to bunch up its body and make itself a little springier.
Boa constrictors do not do this they push themselves forward in a single line pulling all of their weight behind them – all 13 or so feet of it. Can you imagine the traffic that causes? You thought waiting for the train was bad this snake is 13 feet long and only move one mile an hour, have fun waiting that one out.
15- Boa Constrictors Use What is Left of Their Primeval Legs
Due to evolution creatures are left with vestigial organs or organs that are not used by the creature in their current form anymore. Several of these examples in humans include the grasping reflex, tailbone, and wisdom teeth.
Snakes ancestors used to have legs but they evolved past that as they focused more on burrowing as a species. Since legs got in the way of that, they were slowly cut out of the evolution. However, boa constrictors still have vestigial organs that mark where those legs used to be.
They are called anal spurs and they appear as little claws on the body of the snake. The claws may be capable of holding prey down depending on how well developed these vestigial organs are.
16- Boa Constrictors Patterns Are Beautiful
These patterns are hard to describe so I will let the pictures speak more than I can for the beauty of these patterns, but generally, boa constrictor are sought after for their patterns. That is one of the reasons they are kept as pets to show off their amazing colors.
From tan, yellow, red, pink or green the color of these snakes are diverse and often mesmerizing. Their patterns are made up of lines, circles, and diamond-like or oval shapes. Color and body prints depend on the habitat as these colors are used to blend in with their environment for camouflage.
17- Jaguars And Crocodiles Hunt Boa Constrictors
While boa constrictors are at the top of the food chain they do still have some predators. These predators have to be huge to even attempt taking on a boa constrictor but still they will hunt these snakes down.
Now you might be wondering why boa constrictors are still at the top of the food chain then. Well, that’s because while boa constrictors are hunted they will still eat what they are hunted by. Yeah, that’s right. Watch out crocodile. If you’re not careful the boa constrictor will kill you and eat you.
18- When in Combat the Boa Constrictor Will Ball Up Its Tail
While at the top of the food chain boa constrictors have to keep themselves safe using many forms of defense. One such form of defense is balling their tail up in an attempt to make their tail look like another head.
This technique is used to distract their opponents and then bite down with their real head at a vulnerable spot. With their several feet of length the snake’s tail barely looks like its a part of them anymore so it can confuse another snake quite a bit.
19- Boa Constrictors Can Hiss to be Heard 100 Feet Away
This is a defensive tool purely based in intimidation. In order to get to the boa constrictor, you have to move past your fear of its hiss. Even worse is that while that hiss is large it denotes a creature of large size, well that is a boa constrictor. You don’t exactly get much larger than a 13-foot snake.
20- Boa Constrictors were Hunted for Their Skin
If the pictures weren’t enough to persuade you then perhaps history is. Boa constrictors used to be hunted for their skin. Several people in South and Central America would sell these as commodities because of the incredible colors.
Boas were hunted so often that the creatures were thought to have reached endangered status. They haven’t yet, but the hunting of them has significantly lessened after taking note of the heavy decrease in boa constrictor population.
21- Pick Up Chemical Trails With Their Mouths
One trait of snakes in general that a boa constrictor shares is its ability to pick up chemical trails with their mouth. This is most similar to smelling and several people have associated the two as the same thing, however, it is a myth that a snake smells with its tongue.
First, a boa can smell with its nostrils and nose it doesn’t need its tongue. However, the boa constrictor will use its forked tongue to wave chemical trails into its mouth and then use receptors in the mouth to sense predators and prey.
22- Boa Constrictors Have Scales Around Their Mouths That Can Sense Heat
Yeah, that’s right, as if the super sniffer wasn’t enough for these snakes, they also have a sixth sense that allows them to sense heat. Sort of like infrared vision but not vision based.
These snakes are able to tell where sources of heat are using this sense. It’s pretty incredible over all to see these snakes at work. They use this sense to feel where it is best to bite into their prey. Pretty scare to think about.
23- Female Boa Constrictors Determine the Gender of Their Babies
Unlike humans, it is the female boa constrictor that determines the gender of the offspring. A boa constrictor has either ZZ chromosomes for males or ZW for females, so it is the female gene that makes the difference as far as determining gender goes.
24- Boas Are Used For Pest Control
In several farms and ranches in Central and South America, boa constrictors are kept on the farm as animals used to hunt and kill their preferred prey of rodents. In particular mice can over run a farm, so boa constrictors help with that problem.
25- Boa Constrictors Prefer Solitude
Like many other snakes, companionship does very little for boa constrictors. They mate and move on. They prefer living by themselves and don’t really receive much benefit from working with others.
26- Boa Constrictors Are Born With an Instinct to Hunt
Boa constrictors are born independent and part of that independent nature appears in the way that they hunt. Boa constrictors have diverse diets but are only carnivores, so from birth, they must hunt and they appear to be born with an awareness of how to use their bodies to their advantage.
They lay traps and perform defense mechanisms as soon as they are born. They do not need to be taught anything.
27- The Boa Constrictor is Considered One of Two of The Most Primitive Snakes
The boa constrictor and the python are considered the most primitive snakes. As such they are considered a high priority to keep alive in regard to the evolutionary discoveries that they can provide. Their ancient nature is also why they have such pronounced vestigial organs.
Has a boa constrictor ever killed someone? Only the longest pythons are considered serious threats to humans. As such Boa constrictors do not quite match the list. That being said, after one attack on its owner in Ohio, it has been shown that boa constrictors seem capable of killing a human.
Are boa constrictors good pets? Yes, boa constrictors are good pets, but they aren’t they highest listed as they are potentially dangerous and live for a very long time, so be aware of the choice you are making when having a boa constrictor as a pet it could be a 40-year decision. Furthermore, when feed a larger boa constrictor have a second person nearby in case there is some problem.
Are boa constrictors nocturnal? Yes, boa constrictors are nocturnal. They sleep during the day and lay traps at night. So they get most of their food early in the morning when their prey is groggily moving through their morning. It is the early morning boa constrictor that gets the mouse, I suppose.
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Eventually, approximately one third of unilateral cases will become bilateral.\nLater in the disease course, more severe visual loss may occur secondary to chronic CME (28-50%), uveitic glaucoma (15%), rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (3-22%), vitreous hemorrhage (6-28%), cataracts (15-20%), or cyclitic membrane development.\nSee the list below:\nOn ocular examination, the ophthalmologist encounters vitritis that ranges in severity. The absence of cellular activity in the vitreous precludes the diagnosis of active intermediate uveitis.\nThe presenting visual acuity is often reduced to 20/40 (mild visual loss) due to mild vitritis and CME.\nAnterior segment inflammation is infrequent and more commonly associated with pediatric intermediate uveitis. On occasion, patients with MS develop granulomatous anterior uveitis with characteristic mutton keratic precipitates.\nAggregates of inflammatory cells may appear in the inferior vitreous as white or yellow tufts termed vitreous snowballs. A snowbank, the requisite finding in pars planitis, may be seen as a grayish yellow exudate along the inferior ora serrata, frequently extending over the pars plana. Not all patients with intermediate uveitis manifest snowbanks.\nIn severe cases, the exudates may coalesce across the entire periphery for 360°, albeit rarely.\nScleral depression is usually required to appreciate snowbanks, but, sometimes, they can be seen with the eye infraducted using an indirect ophthalmoscope without the 20 D-lens.\nIn fact, snowbanks may be fibroglial masses and not a true protein exudate (see Histologic Findings).\nPeripheral retinal vascular abnormalities are not uncommon but may become obscured by the dense vitritis.\nSheathing or obliteration of small venules may be noted. This finding may appear months or years after initial presentation.\nLess often, a periarteritis or a combined perivasculitis is present with exudates.\nPeripheral retinal neovascularization can occur as a result of ischemia, causing vitreous hemorrhages; this occurs more commonly in children.\nThe neovascularization can evolve into a vascular cyclitic membrane in the rare patient, exercising traction on the ciliary body and leading to hypotony and phthisis bulbi.\nCME may be seen. Severe macular edema can be appreciated clinically. Angiographic study or optical coherence tomography is often necessary for a definitive diagnosis, especially if the edema is subtle or if the media are hazy. Some patients with angiographic CME may present with 20/20 acuity.\nEstimates of the incidence of macular edema vary.\nMost early reports have noted this complication in 28-50% of cases.\nOptic nerve edema is not uncommon, especially in pediatric cases where the disk is edematous at least half of the time. In a retrospective study, optic disk edema was found in 71% of patients with onset of the disease before age 16 years.\nIn the anterior segment, late findings include anterior and posterior synechiae, band keratopathy, cataracts, and glaucoma.\nThe glaucoma may be related to both the uveitis and/or corticosteroid use.\nThe incidence of cataract formation, most often a posterior subcapsular opacity, has been reported in approximately 15-20% of cases and may not be independent to the use of steroids for treatment.\nThe late complications of intermediate uveitis are important to recognize early.\nA combination of vitreous hemorrhage and vitreous fibrosis can cause traction on the peripheral retina and lead to retinal detachment. Studies vary widely in the frequency of this late complication, ranging from 3-22%. Some detachments may become complete, leading to a phthisical eye.\nChronic CME may cause moderate-to-severe vision loss. Treating CME, regardless of how good the vision may be, is therefore imperative.\nPeripheral retinal neovascularization can occur as a result of ischemia, causing vitreous hemorrhages, as discussed above.\nA vascular cyclitic membrane can exercise traction on the ciliary body and lead to hypotony and phthisis bulbi.\nThe cause of intermediate uveitis or pars planitis has not been elucidated. Intermediate uveitis is a category of uveitis based on an anatomical classification system that can include diseases of various etiology and clinical manifestations. Associations of the disease with such entities as MS, sarcoidosis, or inflammatory bowel disease suggest an autoimmune component in at least a subset of patients. The clustering of familial cases has led to the investigation of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associations. The inciting event appears to be peripheral retinal perivasculitis and vascular occlusion, leading to ocular inflammation, vitritis, and snowbank formation. The etiology of the antigenic stimulus is not clear and may be either vitreal or perivascular in nature.\nIn 1963, Kimura and Hogan first noted several members of one family to be afflicted with chronic cyclitis. [1] Since then, there have been multiple case reports of intermediate uveitis in families, including a case report in identical twins.\nSeveral studies show that the HLA-DR2 histocompatibility complex gene is associated with intermediate uveitis, suggesting an immunogenetic predisposition for the disorder in some cases.\nIn a prospective study of 53 patients with pars planitis by Raja et al, an association was found with the HLA-DR15, a subtype of HLA-DR2. [2] In addition, there was a suggestion that the association was stronger for patients with both pars planitis and MS. This supports previous studies showing a similar relationship.\nOther associations include HLA-A28, HLA-B8, and HLA-B51.\nIt is evident that genetics plays some role in the pathophysiology of intermediate uveitis, but the importance remains unclear.\nIn addition, cytokine gene polymorphism may be associated with disease development and visual prognosis in patients with intermediate uveitis. In particular, TT homozygotes for the interferon-gamma (INF-gamma) gene may be at a higher risk of disease development and may also run a more severe course.\nDespite a high prevalence of intermediate uveitis and pars planitis in uveitis clinics, the causative factors are still unknown. Apart from idiopathic forms of the disease, there are known associations with such entities as MS, sarcoidosis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Evidence of a systemic disorder can be found in up to one third of patients with intermediate uveitis. 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Following Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel in 1978, 348 Israeli military reserves officers petitioned Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin urging him to continue with the drive for peace. This petition led to the creation of Peace Now, a grassroots movement dedicated to raising public support for the "peace process." [http://www.peacenow.org.il/site/en/peace.asp?pi=43 Peace Now : About > About Us ] ] [ [http://www.peacenow.org.il/site/en/peace.asp?pi=43&docid=62&pos=1 Peace Now : About > About Us ] ]
At a rally held in Tel-Aviv's "Kikar Malkhei Israel" (later renamed Rabin Square, "Kikar Rabin" after Yitzhak Rabin), demonstrators called on Prime Minister Begin to sign a peace treaty with Egypt in exchange for the return of the Sinai peninsula.Fact|date=February 2007
Peace Now opposed the 1982 Invasion of Lebanon, holding a massive rally after the Sabra and Shatila Massacre .
On 10 February 1983, at a Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem, a right-wing militant named Yonah Avrushmi tossed a hand-grenade at demonstrators, killing Peace Now activist Emil Grunzweig and injuring several others. [cite news
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Throughout the years of its activity Peace Now has opposed Israeli settlement in the West Bank, which it perceives as being calculated to undermine the possibility of peace with the Palestinians.Fact|date=February 2007
The First Intifada was perceived by Peace Now as a political act, therefore the movement called for negotiations to be held with the Palestinians, aimed at putting an end to what the movement perceives as forced occupation of the West Bank (also known as Judea and Samaria) and Gaza.Fact|date=February 2007
The signing of the Oslo accords marked a milestone in the activity of Peace Now, which has since strived to support governments that acted according to the "land for peace" formula, and demonstrate against governments that had different approaches to the peace process.Fact|date=February 2007
With the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000 to present), support for the movement has waned, in light of what seems from a present perspective as the collapse of the peace process set into motion at Oslo. Fact|date=February 2007
In 2003, new initiatives aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were set into motion, such as the "National Census" and the "Geneva Initiative", both of which are also based on the "land for peace" formula. Neither initiative is officially affiliated to Peace Now, though many of same players have been involved in the various peace initiatives. The Geneva Accord is identified with Yossi Beilin and the Yachad party; the National Census is identified with Ami Ayalon, who has deliberately kept this initiative separate from Peace Now in order not to damage support from the general public.Fact|date=February 2007
Peace Now's main activities for 2004 are monitoring Israeli settlement expansions and the establishment of illegal outposts by the Hilltop Youth. Peace Now was one of the main organizers of the "Mate ha-Rov" ("majority camp") demonstration in 2004, in support of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004 and withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. On March 19 2005, a pro-disengagement rally attracted 10,000 people. Since Israel's unilateral disengagement from Gaza, Peace Now has not organized any major effort to support any further withdrawals.Fact|date=February 2007
The movement has been criticized by more conservative supporters of Israel who claim that it lacks realism given the alleged absence of a corresponding movement on the Arab side of the conflict.
Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet and co-initiator of the "National Census" peace proposal (with professor Sari Nusseibeh), has criticized Peace Now for what he claims is demonizing the Jewish settlers, thus encouraging hate towards settlers, and providing the general public reasons to dislike the peace camp.
Ayalon scorns Peace Now for failing to rally the masses in support of the Israeli Peace movement. Ayalon also claims that this because Peace Now and the left wing have shown alienation and a patronizing attitude towards the general Israeli public, and that this attitude combined with increased terrorist activity over the past four years are to blame for Peace Now's current poor standing within the Israeli public, which feels the peace camp is not committed (enough) to stop Palestinian terrorism and protect Israel's interests.
Ayalon concluded that many settlements should indeed be disbanded, but the transferred settlers should be embraced and receive support - both financial and moral - from the state and the public, and not being treated as enemies. [ [http://news.walla.co.il/?w=//543668] he icon]
Peace Now has also been criticized by some groups within Israel for receiving funding from sources such as the European Union. [ [http://www.nfc.co.il/archive/002-D-322-00.html?tag=6-24-32#PTEXT714] he icon] In January 2008, Israel's Knesset passed a law requiring organizations to publicize financial contributions from foreign governments. This law was aimed specifically at Peace Now, who many Israelis have come to view as agents of Europe acting against the State of Israel's national interests. [ [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/124952 'Peace Now' Will Have to Publicize EU Contributions - Politics & Government - Israel News - Arutz Sheva ] ]
Following a protest by Peace Now activists in Hebron against Israeli control of the territories, Palestinians hurled rocks at their bus and a police car driving near it.
The general secretary of Peace Now, Yariv Oppenheimer, was doing his reserves duty in a checkpoint in the Jordan valley in the Palestinian territories and was acting just like any other Israeli soldier.
In an article published by the Israeli news-site NRG (http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/646/857.html), Two Machsom Watch activists report seeing Oppenheimer making his military reserve duty in a checkpoint inside the territories.
Oppenheimer didn't deny the story and told the journalist that "When I am being called to do my reserve duty in the territories, i am doing my best to make my task successfully also if it is against my point of view and to act in a humanitarian way".
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*Combatants for Peace
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*Americans for Peace Now
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*Paris Peace Conference, 1919
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*Camp David Accords (1978)
*Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (1979)
*Madrid Conference of 1991
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*Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (1994)
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*Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs
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Peace Now — (hebräisch: שלום עכשיו „Schalom Achschav“) ist eine außerparlamentarische politische Bewegung in Israel. Sie hat sich ihrer Selbstdarstellung zufolge das Ziel gesetzt, die öffentliche Meinung zu beeinflussen und die israelischen Regierungen von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Peace Now — (Shalom Achshav) A loosely defined interest group established in the spring of 1978, when reserve army officers wrote to Prime Minister Menachem Begin urging him to pursue peace vigorously. It worked to keep the subject on the public agenda… … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Peace Now — La paix maintenant Pour les articles homonymes, voir La paix maintenant (homonymie). La Paix Maintenant (en hébreu, שלום עכשיו « Chalom Akhshav ») est un mouvement extra parlementaire israélien dont l objectif est « de convaincre l … Wikipédia en Français
Peace Now — Israeli left wing political movement which supports the trading of land for peace … English contemporary dictionary
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Intelligent Platform Management Interface
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The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system's CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. IPMI defines a set of interfaces used by system administrators for out-of-band management of computer systems and monitoring of their operation. For example, IPMI provides a way to manage a computer that may be powered off or otherwise unresponsive by using a network connection to the hardware rather than to an operating system or login shell. Another use case may be installing a custom operating system remotely. Without IPMI, installing a custom operating system may require an administrator to be physically present near the computer, insert a DVD or a USB flash drive containing the OS installer and complete the installation process using a monitor and a keyboard. Using IPMI, an administrator can mount an ISO image, simulate an installer DVD, and perform the installation remotely.[1]
The specification is led by Intel and was first published on September 16, 1998. It is supported by more than 200 computer system vendors, such as Cisco, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, NEC Corporation, SuperMicro and Tyan.[2]
1 Functionality
2 Side-band and out-of-band
3 IPMI components
3.1 Baseboard management controller
4.1 Historical issues
4.2 Latest IPMI Specification Security Improvements
4.3 Potential Solutions
5 Version history
6 Implementations
FunctionalityEdit
Using a standardized interface and protocol allows systems-management software based on IPMI to manage multiple, disparate servers. As a message-based, hardware-level interface specification, IPMI operates independently of the operating system (OS) to allow administrators to manage a system remotely in the absence of an operating system or of the system management software. Thus IPMI functions can work in any of three scenarios:
before an OS has booted (allowing, for example, the remote monitoring or changing of BIOS settings)
when the system is powered down
after OS or system failure – the key characteristic of IPMI compared with in-band system management such as by remote login to the operating system using SSH
System administrators can use IPMI messaging to monitor platform status (such as system temperatures, voltages, fans, power supplies and chassis intrusion); to query inventory information; to review hardware logs of out-of-range conditions; or to perform recovery procedures such as issuing requests from a remote console through the same connections e.g. system power-down and rebooting, or configuring watchdog timers. The standard also defines an alerting mechanism for the system to send a simple network management protocol (SNMP) platform event trap (PET).
The monitored system may be powered off, but must be connected to a power source and to the monitoring medium, typically a local area network (LAN) connection. IPMI can also function after the operating system has started, and exposes management data and structures to the system management software. IPMI prescribes only the structure and format of the interfaces as a standard, while detailed implementations may vary. An implementation of IPMI version 1.5 can communicate via a direct out-of-band local area network (LAN) or serial connection or via a side-band local area network (LAN) connection to a remote client. The side-band LAN connection utilizes the board network interface controller (NIC). This solution is less expensive than a dedicated LAN connection but also has limited bandwidth.
Systems compliant with IPMI version 2.0 can also communicate via serial over LAN, whereby serial console output can be remotely viewed over the LAN. Systems implementing IPMI 2.0 typically also include KVM over IP, remote virtual media and out-of-band embedded web-server interface functionality, although strictly speaking, these lie outside of the scope of the IPMI interface standard.
DCMI (Data Center Manageability Interface) is a similar standard based on IPMI but designed to be more suitable for Data Center management: it uses the interfaces defined in IPMI, but minimizes the number of optional interfaces and includes power capping control, among other differences.
Side-band and out-of-bandEdit
As well as using a separate dedicated management LAN connection, IPMI also allows implementation of a so-called "side-band" management LAN connection. This connection utilizes a System Management Bus (SMBUS) interface between the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) and the board Network Interface Controller (NIC). This solution has the advantage of reduced costs but also provides limited bandwidth – sufficient for text console redirection but not for video redirection. For example, when a remote computer is down the system administrator can access it through IPMI and utilize a text console.
This suffices for a few vital functions, such as checking the event log, accessing the BIOS setup and performing power on, power off or power cycle. However, more advanced functions, such as remote re-installation of an operating system, may require a full out-of-band management approach utilizing a dedicated LAN connection.[citation needed]
IPMI componentsEdit
Interfaces to the baseboard management controller (BMC)
An IPMI sub-system consists of a main controller, called the baseboard management controller (BMC) and other management controllers distributed among different system modules that are referred to as satellite controllers. The satellite controllers within the same chassis connect to the BMC via the system interface called Intelligent Platform Management Bus/Bridge (IPMB) – an enhanced implementation of I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit). The BMC connects to satellite controllers or another BMC in another chassis via the Intelligent Platform Management Controller (IPMC) bus or bridge. It may be managed with the Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP), a specialized wire protocol defined by this specification. RMCP+ (a UDP-based protocol with stronger authentication than RMCP) is used for IPMI over LAN.
Several vendors develop and market BMC chips. A BMC utilized for embedded applications may have limited memory and require optimized firmware code for implementation of the full IPMI functionality. Highly integrated BMCs can provide complex instructions and provide the complete out-of-band functionality of a service processor. The firmware implementing the IPMI interfaces is provided by various vendors. A field replaceable unit (FRU) repository holds the inventory, such as vendor ID and manufacturer, of potentially replaceable devices. A sensor data record (SDR) repository provides the properties of the individual sensors present on the board. For example, the board may contain sensors for temperature, fan speed, and voltage.
Baseboard management controllerEdit
See also: Out-of-band management § Implementation
The baseboard management controller (BMC) provides the intelligence in the IPMI architecture. It is a specialized microcontroller embedded on the motherboard of a computer – generally a server. The BMC manages the interface between system-management software and platform hardware.
Different types of sensors built into the computer system report to the BMC on parameters such as temperature, cooling fan speeds, power status, operating system (OS) status, etc. The BMC monitors the sensors and can send alerts to a system administrator via the network if any of the parameters do not stay within pre-set limits, indicating a potential failure of the system. The administrator can also remotely communicate with the BMC to take some corrective actions – such as resetting or power cycling the system to get a hung OS running again. These abilities save on the total cost of ownership of a system.
Physical interfaces to the BMC include SMBuses, an RS-232 serial console, address and data lines and an Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB), that enables the BMC to accept IPMI request messages from other management controllers in the system.
A direct serial connection to the BMC is not encrypted as the connection itself is secure. Connection to the BMC over LAN may or may not use encryption depending on the security concerns of the user.
There are rising concerns about general security regarding BMCs as a closed infrastructure.[3][4][5][6] OpenBMC is a Linux Foundation Collaborative open-source BMC project.[7]
SecurityEdit
Historical issuesEdit
On 2 July 2013, Rapid7 published a guide to security penetration testing of the latest IPMI 2.0 protocol and implementations by various vendors.[8]
Some sources in 2013 were advising against using the older version of IPMI,[3] due to security concerns related to the design and vulnerabilities of Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs).[9][10]
However, like for any other management interface, best security practices dictate the placement of the IPMI management port on a dedicated management LAN or VLAN restricted to trusted Administrators.[11]
Latest IPMI Specification Security ImprovementsEdit
However, this is only of historical value. The IPMI specification has been updated with RAKP+ and a stronger cipher that is computationally impractical to break.[12] Vendors as a result have provided patches that remediate these vulnerabilities.[citation needed]
The DMTF organization has developed a secure and scalable interface specification called Redfish to work in modern datacenter environments.[13]
Potential SolutionsEdit
Some potential solutions exist outside of the IPMI standard, depending on proprietary implementations. The use of default short passwords, or "cipher 0" hacks can be easily overcome with the use of a RADIUS server for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting over SSL as is typical in a datacenter or any medium to large deployment. The user's RADIUS server can be configured to store AAA securely in an LDAP database using either FreeRADIUS/OpenLDAP or Microsoft Active Directory and related services.
Role-based access provides a way to respond to current and future security issues by increasing amounts of restriction for higher roles. Role-based access is supported with three roles available: Administrator, Operator and User.
Overall, the User role has read-only access of the BMC and no remote control ability such as power cycle or the ability to view or log into the main CPU on the motherboard. Therefore, any hacker with the User role has zero access to confidential information, and zero control over the system. The User role is typically used to monitor sensor readings, after an SNMP alert has been received by SNMP Network Monitoring Software.
The Operator role is used in the rare event when a system is hung, to generate an NMI crash/core dump file and reboot or power cycle the system. In such a case, the Operator will also have access to the system software to collect the crash/core dump file.
The Administrator role is used to configure the BMC on first boot during the commissioning of the system when first installed.
Therefore, the prudent best practice is to disable the use of the Operator and Administrator roles in LDAP/RADIUS, and only enable them when needed by the LDAP/RADIUS administrator. For example, in RADIUS a role can have its setting Auth-Type changed to:
Auth-Type := Reject
Doing so will prevent RAKP hash attacks from succeeding since the username will be rejected by the RADIUS server.
Version historyEdit
The IPMI standard specification has evolved through a number of iterations:[14][15]
v1.0 was announced on September 16, 1998: base specification
v1.5, published on March 1, 2001: added features including IPMI over LAN, IPMI over Serial/Modem, and LAN Alerting
v2.0, published on February 14, 2004: added features including Serial over LAN, Group Managed Systems, Enhanced Authentication, Firmware Firewall, and VLAN Support
v2.0 revision 1.1, published on February 11, 2014: amended for errata, clarifications, and addenda, plus addition of support for IPv6 Addressing
v2.0 revision 1.1 Errata 7, published on April 21, 2015: amended for errata, clarifications,addenda
ImplementationsEdit
HP Integrated Lights-Out, HP's implementation of IPMI
Dell DRAC, Dell's implementation of IPMI
GNU FreeIPMI, IPMI software provided under the GNU General Public License
IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter, IBM's out-of-band management products, including IPMI implementations
MegaRAC, AMI's out-of-band management product and OEM IPMI firmware used in e.g. ASUS, Tyan, Intel and Supermicro motherboards
Avocent MergePoint Embedded Management Software, an OEM IPMI firmware used in e.g. DELL and Gigabyte motherboards
Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP, a low-level protocol used for controlling hardware components)
Intel Active Management Technology (AMT, Intel's out-of-band management product, as an alternative to IPMI)
Open Platform Management Architecture (OPMA, AMD's out-of-band management standard)
DMTF Alert Standard Format (ASF, another platform management standard)
DMTF Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH, another platform management standard)
System Service Processor on some SPARC machines
Wired for Management (WfM)
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^ "OpenBMC Project Community Comes Together at The Linux Foundation to Define Open Source Implementation of BMC Firmware Stack - The Linux Foundation". The Linux Foundation. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
^ "Metasploit: A Penetration Tester's Guide to IPMI and BMCs". Rapid7.com. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
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A Comparison of common IPMI Software open-source projects
coreIPM Project - Firmware for IPMI baseboard management (open source)
DCMI - an extension to IPMI 2.0 designed for large data centres
GNU FreeIPMI
Intel IPMI Technical Resources Website
ipmiutil
IPMItool
OpenIPMI
SuperMicro IPMI Client web download
SuperMicro IPMI Client ftp download
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Anchorperson shot dead in Karachi over personal dispute
Karachi (Web Desk): A news anchorperson affiliated with a private TV channel was killed over personal dispute in Karachi on Tuesday.
According to details, anchorperson Mureed Abbas was killed along with his friend Khizar in Khyaban-e-Bukhari commercial area.
Police said that an assailant identified as Atif Zaman opened fire at the journalist from a white-colored car.
As per initial investigation, accused Zaman had to pay back a debt to the TV anchor. It is also believed that the alleged killer had threatened him of dire consequences.
Zaman had called the victim to a café in Khyaban-e-Bukhari and gunned down Abbas and his friend.
A video of the anchor’s wife Zara Abbas has gone viral on social media where she claims that the accused Zaman had called her husband at 8pm to collect Rs5 million owed to him.
“We had invested our money in his business and he [Zaman] wasn’t giving it back to us and others, he would always make excuses,” Zara said.
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) Executive Director Seemin Jamali confirmed that Abbas had been brought dead to the hospital.
She said that the anchorperson sustained multiple bullet wounds on the chest and abdomen.
Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kaleem Imam took notice of the incident and directed the concerned authorities to furnish a report.
He also directed the concerned officials to conduct a forensic examination of the evidence collected from the crime scene.
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Our Films, Their Films
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Our Films, Their Films is an anthology of film criticism by noted Bengali filmmaker, composer and writer Satyajit Ray. Collecting articles and personal journal excerpts, it was first published in India in 1976; an English translation was published in The United States and United Kingdom in 1992. Some of articles were previously published in the bulletin of the Calcutta Film Society which Ray co-founded in 1947.[1]
As the title suggests, the book is presented in two sections: Ray discusses Indian film in the first section, and covers international topics such as Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin, Akira Kurosawa, and movements like Italian neorealism in the second section.
^ Robinson, Andrew (1989). Satyajit Ray: the inner eye. University of California Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-520-06946-3. Calcutta Film Society.
Awards for Satyajit Ray
Films directed
The Apu Trilogy
Pather Panchali (1955)
Aparajito (1956)
The World of Apu (1959)
Calcutta trilogy
Pratidwandi (1970)
Seemabaddha (1971)
Jana Aranya (1976)
Goopy & Bagha series
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969)
Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980)
Feluda series
Sonar Kella (1974)
Joi Baba Felunath (1978)
Rabindranath Tagore (1961)
Two (1964)
Sikkim (1971)
The Inner Eye (1972)
Pikoo (1980)
Sukumar Ray (1987)
Parash Pathar (1958)
Jalsaghar (1958)
Devi (1960)
Teen Kanya (1961)
Kanchenjungha (1962)
Abhijan (1962)
Mahanagar (1963)
Charulata (1964)
Kapurush (1965)
Mahapurush (1965)
Nayak (1966)
Chiriyakhana (1967)
Aranyer Din Ratri (1970)
Distant Thunder (1973)
The Chess Players (1977)
Sadgati (1981)
Ghare Baire (1984)
Ganashatru (1989)
Shakha Proshakha (1990)
Agantuk (1991)
Films written
Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991)
Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya (2014)
Feluda films
Baksho Rahashya (1996)
Bombaiyer Bombete (2003)
Kailashey Kelenkari (2007)
Tintorettor Jishu (2008)
Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)
Royal Bengal Rahashya (2011)
Badshahi Angti (2014)
Tarini Khuro films
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (2012)
The Alien (unproduced)
Target (1995)
Bombay Talkies (2013)
Chaar (2014)
Anukul (2017)
Literature on cinema
Bishoy Chalachchitra
Ekei Bole Shooting
Feluda
Professor Shonku
Tarini Khuro
Sandesh magazine
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
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WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Merkel, Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
It’s been a day of high-profile security incidents.
First there was news the popular WhatsApp messenger app was hacked. Updated versions of WhatsApp have been released, which you should install if you’re one of the more than one billion people who use the app.
There was also news of several security flaws in the majority of Intel processors, found in many of the world’s desktop, laptop and server computers.
Software patches to prevent exploitation of these hardware flaws have been released by several vendors, including Microsoft. You should install security updates from vendors promptly, including these.
WhatsApp hack revealed
The WhatsApp news was revealed first by the Financial Times, which says the bug was used in an attempt to access content on the phone of a UK-based human rights lawyer.
Read more: Becoming more like WhatsApp won’t solve Facebook’s woes – here’s why
The lawyer reported unusual activity on his phone to the Citizen Lab, an academic research centre that focuses on digital espionage. The centre then contacted WhatsApp, which had independently noted signs of some kind of hack and put in place preliminary preventative measures in its network infrastructure.
When asked by the Financial Times how many users were attacked using this vulnerability, a WhatsApp spokesperson said “a number in the dozens would not be inaccurate”.
Facebook, the corporate parent of WhatsApp, has issued a technical notice about the vulnerability, saying versions of WhatsApp for iOS, Android, Windows Phone (and the lesser-known Tizen platform used in Samsung smart watches) were affected.
Evading end-to-end encryption
Messages and calls on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted, which means they are practically invulnerable to being read while in transit.
The only way an attacker can gain access to the contents of WhatsApp messages and calls is at either end, on the sending or receiving device.
Unfortunately, in this case, by modifying the sequence of data sent to a phone to initiate a call, an attacker could take over the WhatsApp application running on the device.
This would cause it to do whatever the attacker wishes, which could include sending the unscrambled WhatsApp messages directly to the attacker.
While on its own the vulnerability does not appear to give the attackers full access to everything on a target phone, it could well be used in combination with other vulnerabilities to gain full access and control.
Suspicions fall on NSO Group
Unlike the Intel processor flaws, which were discovered by academic and commercial researchers and are not known to have been used for hacking to date, the WhatsApp security bug was discovered because of hacking activity.
The Financial Times attributes the hacking attempts using the bug to software developed by the NSO Group.
Facebook, while not naming NSO, told the Financial Times:
[…] the attack has all the hallmarks of a private company known to work with governments to deliver spyware that reportedly takes over the functions of mobile phone operating systems.
NSO Group is an Israel-based company that sells intelligence-gathering software – essentially, mobile phone spyware – to governments around the world.
Software sold by NSO Group has previously been implicated in attempts to spy on an Emirati human rights activist, Mexican journalists, and other civil society targets.
The UK human rights lawyer targeted using the WhatsApp bug was representing the Mexican journalists previously allegedly targeted using NSO Group software.
We’re not likely targets
While this particular bug is no longer a problem if you’ve updated WhatsApp, in general there is relatively little an average citizen targeted by this kind of spyware can do about it.
Make sure you WhatsApp app is up-to-date. WhatsApp Android app/Screenshot
This genre of bug-exploiting spyware is highly unlikely to be used by anyone other than governments, and then only to target a relatively small number of people. But the lawyer in this latest case says he does not know who is behind his WhatsApp hack.
Sooner or later, the use of spyware is inevitably detected, and the bug used to install it is found and fixed. The more phones are attacked, the quicker this will occur.
In the Australian context, software bugs are not the only means available to law enforcement to access encrypted messaging.
Read more: Why we need to fix encryption laws the tech sector says threaten Australian jobs
The controversial Access and Assistance legislation, approved late last year, contains provisions that can require software and hardware developers to provide assistance to law enforcement and intelligence agencies to access communications, including those secured with end-to-end encryption.
The use of this kind of spyware – sold to countries with dubious human rights credentials, and used to target activists, journalists and lawyers – is disturbing.
I have previously argued that the international trade in such powerful tools should be curtailed. But fortunately, as insidious as they are, their reach is limited and likely to remain so.
– ref. WhatsApp hacked and bugs in Intel chips: what you need to know to protect yourself – http://theconversation.com/whatsapp-hacked-and-bugs-in-intel-chips-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself-117173
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Dancing With The Stars Watch: Opening Night
New season, new rules. And a new fan favorite.
By Melissa Locker @woolyknickersSept. 17, 2013
ABC / ABC
'DWTS' rehearsals: Bill Nye, Tyne Stecklein
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Welcome to the season17 premiere of Dancing with the Stars. A whole new group of C-list celebs are suiting up in their finest Spandex to enter the Glitterdome and strut their stuff on the fabled dance floor. This season’s lineup includes the usual DWTS pupu platter of Disney star, former athlete, reality star and where-are-they now type. This season’s ringers include High School Musical star Corbin Blue, Glee star Amber Riley, performer Christina Millian and Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley Lauren.
As you might expect of a show in its 17th season, DWTS is shaking things up a bit. While there will still be dancing with stars, the show is shifting format and only airing one night a week. The show’s hosts also had new digs: Tom Bergeron moved in next to Carrie Ann Inaba instead of Bruno Tonioli, while Brooke Burke-Charvet “interviewed” the stars on the ground floor instead of her aerie. Plus, the stars will get their scores right after the judges make their critiques. While everyone is dancing this week, no one is going home until next. Got all that?
Here’s what happened on Dancing with the Stars:
Best Love Connection: In the first three minutes of the show, pro Peta Murgatroyd announces that she is single, meaning that she and erstwhile pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy broke up—and that she and her partner, Pretty Little Liars star Brant Daugherty, (also single) will probably be portrayed as a blossoming couple. People are into that.
Biggest Sigh: The first dance of the season is set to Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” Bruno calls their cha-cha “very hot stuff” and a “sizzling teaser” and filled with “plenty of hot morsels,” which could also describe dim sum. They earned a total score of 22 out of 30.
(MORE: Meet the New Cast of Dancing with the Stars)
Wackiest Couple: Tony Dovolani immediately dubs Leah Remini, the former King of Queens star and recent refugee from Scientology, “a force of nature.” And he’s not talking about a sunbeam.
Best Gratuitous Audience Shot: Jennifer Lopez and her boyfriend Casper Smart are in the crowd, presumably to cheer on her BFF Leah Remini. (Someone reads a lot of EW, okay?)
Sneakiest Ploy: Tony’s tuxedo—made out of a combination of velvet and what seem to be plastic garbage bags—caught the light in such a way as to be completely distracting, so no one noticed Leah’s footwork. She earned a 21 for her foxtrot.
Worst Moment To Miss: According to Bruno, at some point during her foxtrot, Leah “went Miley Cyrus for a minute.” She twerked hard for her 21, off-camera apparently.
Most Likely To: The producers paired Katrina Smirnoff with High School Musical star Corbin Bleu. They’re going to win, right? If they don’t, it’s just because people don’t like a ringer (or know who Corbin Bleu is). After their polished contemporary dance, Judge Len Goodman said it best, “This is week one, right?” They earned a 24.
Best Genetics: Jack Osbourne joined the cast of DWTS to show a different and more danceable side of multiple sclerosis. His parents Ozzy and Sharon sat in the audience and watched as Jack’s partner, Cheryl Burke, tried to convince herself that Jack can dance because his father is a musician. Has Cheryl heard Black Sabbath? Jack and Cheryl earned a 23 for their foxtrot.
Worst Compliment: Glee star Amber Riley teamed up with Derek Hough for a crowd-pleasing cha-cha (the crowd was filled with her Glee castmastes) that floored the judges. Bruno crowned her “The Tigress of Season 17” and Carrie Ann Inaba crawled over the table and Len announced that he was “flatulating” in his excitement. The judges doled out three 9s during the first night of competition.
Most Showgirls References In Five Minutes: Elizabeth “Showgirls” Berkley Lauren and a nearly shirtless Val Chmerkovskiy performed a slow and sultry dance to “Imagine.” Bruno said, “The original showgirl is back and she means busines,” and another dozen or more Showgirls references. And it’s only the first episode. They earned a 24.
Best Diss: Val claimed that he learned English by watching Saved by the Bell, and added that he always preferred Tiffani Amber Thiessen’s Kelly Kapowski to Berkley’s Jessie Spano.
Best Costume: Bill Nye the Science Guy (pictured) wore a blue lab coat, white shirt, and a bow tie. We’re guessing so that his partner, new pro Tyne Steickland, would recognize him.
Contestant Most Likely To Kill Your Childhood: After Nye introduces himself to Tyne, he mentions “Beauty and the Geek” (the concept, not the reality show), talks about sexual tension and then curses. Then they danced a cha-cha to (what else?) “Weird Science.”
Biggest Cry For Fan Votes: The in-studio audience gave Bill a standing ovation and started chatting his name, which hopefully fortified him against Len’s criticism: “It was like a wax: painful when it happened and lovely when it was over.” Big of Len to admit he gets waxed on national television. Bill earned a low 14/30, but has emerged as a clear fan favorite .
Most Likely To Improve: NFL star Keyshawn Johnson delivered a cha-cha that was so lumbering it was like he was wearing partner Sharna Burgess’ ultra tight gold spandex pants. Carrie Ann kindly dubbed the dance “a little stiff.” They earned 17/30.
Best Omen: Pro Mark Ballas managed to reduce singer Christina Milian to tears during the very first rehearsal.
DWTS Milestone: Mark filled the stage with smoke for his contemporary dance. Overcoming this potential safety hazard, the couple earned a respectable 22/30.
Biggest Self-Professed Red Neck: Blue Collar Comedy Tour member Bill Engvall didn’t let the taunts of friends keep him from competing on the show. He’s determined to capture the title of “Redneck Dancing King,” a mission that seemingly requires him to don an iridescent pink vest. Len gave a thumbs-up to his foxtrot with new pro Emma Slater (who was bumped up from the troupe)—they earned an 18.
Best Sight For Sore Eyes: Rumors of Valerie Harper‘s demise have been greatly exaggerated. While it’s true that Harper has terminal brain cancer, she has far exceeded the three months she was given to live and was ready to not embarrass herself on the dance floor with pro Tristan McManus. The 74-year old declared, “It’s good to be alive and even better to be dancing.”
Judgment Proof: Bruno was squeamish at crushing the dreams of a terminally ill national treasure, but then pointed out her timing was slightly off. Carrie Ann just cried and Len stayed mostly mute. 21/30.
Strangest Choice: Instead of ending on a sentimental note (with Harper), producers to close the show with … Snooki.
Most Important FYI: During her brief hiatus from television, Snooki became a woman and prefers we now call her Nicole. She’s also okay with “Snicole.” During rehearsal, the Jersey Shore star made a steady stream of inappropriate jokes while declaring that she’s “not a hot mess.” She held it together on the dance floor, though, managing not to embarrass herself or her partner, Sasha Farber, and earning a very respectable 23/30.
Best Exchange: When Len called Snooki a “pocket rocket,” Carrie Ann stopped him to ask, “Do you know what a pocket rocket is?” “No.” “Well, I’m not going to tell you.”
Number of Times “Blurred Lines” is Played: 3.
MORE: Q&A: DWTS Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Thinks the Winner Will Be…
MORE: A New Co-Host for SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’
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Book This Artist
NOSAJ THING IS AVAILABLE FOR LIVE DATES IN JULY 2018
Emotion vs. technology.
Soul vs. machines.
Beauty vs. dissonance.
Dystopia or paradise?
Love or regret?
Nostalgia vs. right now.
Paranoia.
Acceptance.
These are among the various binary flavors that Jason Chung explores on Parallels, the fourth full album released under Chung’s distinctive moniker, Nosaj Thing. Masterfully dimensional, Parallels represents the acclaimed Los Angeles-based electronic producer/composer/performer’s most diverse, vital work yet. As such, Chung sees Parallels represents a kind of redemptive rebirth. The album’s compellingly elusive, uncategorizable sonics developed out of what he terms a personal & musical “identity crisis.”
“My previous records reflected the anxiety of living inside my own imagination,” Chung explains. “For Parallels, I went outside of that: it’s all about trying new things, creating new worlds. In the past year, I faced up to my own internal struggles & became more social. This allowed me to jump styles & genres – exploring different emotions and sounds beyond what I’d done before. I’d make something ambient and cinematic, and then create a dancefloor beat, along with a broken hip-hop groove – and then try to make them work together.”
According to Chung, working with a group of collaborators on Parallels that combined both longtime friends and new creative partners added “new energy which pushed me not to limit myself. Everything felt fresh and alive.” The title Parallels in fact evokes the intense, intimate duality Nosaj Thing and his collaborators share. Chung is known specifically for his innovative, unexpected musical pairings: Kid Cudi hit up on Nosaj Thing via his MySpace page in 2006, resulting in Chung producing Cudi’s autobiographical classic “The Man on the Moon.” Kendrick Lamar flowed over Nosaj’s ethereal boom bap to create the YouTube gem “Cloud 10”; Chance the Rapper, meanwhile, freaked a Nosaj beat for his 2013 breakout masterpiece “Paranoia” and appeared on Nosaj Thing’s previous LP, 2015’s Fated. Chung and Blonde Redhead vocalist Kazu Makino are also longtime creative partners on each other’s work; her voice appears on Parallels as an otherworldly spirit animating the icily ‘80s-synthetic “How We Do.”
While “How We Do” serves as an unofficial preview of an upcoming Makino/Nosaj shared EP (likely to appear later in 2017), Parallels also highlights the new artistic foils enlivening Nosaj Thing’s diverse soundscapes. After the latest member of the storied Marley family, Zuri Marley, met Chung singing backup at a Blood Orange show at L.A.’s Ace Hotel, they quickly found themselves in an impromptu session resulting in the lysergic John Hughes-meets-Rihanna vibes of “Way We Were” – a postmodern pop ballad unlike anything Chung has served up previously.
Elsewhere, Parallel’s defining standout, the enigmatic revenge fantasy “All Point Back to U,” represents Nosaj Thing’s first joint effort with iconoclastic London producer/singer Spacek – who delivers an astonishing vocal & lyric dripping with sinister soul over Chung’s tense John Carpenter analog synths and dazed 4/4 kicks. However, Chung notes that even on Parallel’s entirely solo material – like the woozy, Eno-esque drones, infectious Tangerine Dream-esque soundtrack melodies, & found-vocal experimentation of “Form Final” (which features Chung’s surreptitious recording of a security guard’s resonant conversation while taking his mother to the Picasso & Rivera: Conversations Across Time exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) & Parallel’s evocative opener “Nowhere” – “feel like things that I had never attempted on my earlier tracks.”
Parallels’ uncharted territories are also the product of Chung being forced into a full creative reset, in what began as a tragedy and ended as crucial epiphany. At the Houston stop on a joint tour with Warp Records’ fellow electronic-music maverick Clark, all of Chung’s equipment was stolen – including hard drives that hadn’t been backed up holding nearly three years of work on what was intended to be a new Nosaj Thing album. “I lost everything,” Chung says. “I was definitely shook, but I’m glad it happened. It was the slap in the face I needed to get me to up my work ethic and quality control.”
In the end, for Chung the making of Parallels became a rehabilitative force: the title of the song “TM,” for example, commemorates Chung’s immersion into meditation that he says “worked like medicine. I’d moved every year since 2011, and for the first time in as long as I could remember, I felt comfortable in where and who I am, so I was able to let my music music evolve with a new transparency.”
Parallels also sums up the unpredictable expanse of Chung’s influences up to now – from the grime-styled bass excursion “Get Like” to the tropical 2-step skippy groove and Todd Edwards’ chopped vocal samples of “U G.” Then again, such stylistic fluidity has always been present in DNA of Nosaj Thing’s aesthetic. Growing up in Los Angeles’ suburbs, Chung came up making oddball beats in his bedroom on a PC influenced by the twin musical poles of his native environment: ‘90s rave music and West Coast hip-hop spanning indie MCs to Dr. Dre’s G-funk. As his music developed, Nosaj Thing began playing D.I.Y. live sets at L.A. experimental-music havens like The Smell – the all-ages crucible that produced the boundary-pushing likes of No Age and HEALTH. He then refined Nosaj Thing’s acclaimed, technically dazzling audio-visual sets at the legendary Low End Theory club alongside Flying Lotus and Gaslamp Killer. After the breakthrough reception of his 2009 debut solo album Drift (of which Pitchfork raved “Nosaj Thing has a great ear for leftfield sounds and makes gloriously haunted, glitch-y hip-hop”), Nosaj would go on to premier slots at Coachella, FYF Fest and the most prestigious festivals and venues worldwide, recorded and shared stages with the likes of Toro Y Moi, and did official remixes for everyone from Beck to Phillip Glass.
Parallels distills that entire history to its essence, giving Nosaj’s signature intermingling of futurism, nostalgia, indelible, unexpected melodies, and crowd-moving thump its highest expression. It’s ultimate realization of Chung’s varied, vanguard sensibility – one that always leads Nosaj Thing somewhere genuine & new. “I’m always excited for the next phase, but learned the most I ever have making this record,” Chung says. “Those moments creating, making electronic-based music that came out of DJ culture, it’s important to keep things raw and spontaneous. That’s why I took those extra steps into the unknown on Parallels: it’s an evolution, and I wanted it sound like it.”
Website: http://www.nosajthing.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nosajthing/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nosajthing
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nosajthing
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fighting normal
Are you normal?
What does normal look like? Who gets to decide what is or isn’t normal?
Is there a place for madness and queerness in ‘normal’ lives?
With the multi-media installation Fighting Normal (Visual Arts Alberta Gallery, 2013), Edmonton poet Amy Willans and visual artist Laurie MacFayden explore the stigma that confronts anyone who does not present as ‘normal.’
How do we measure normal? How far outside the lines can you stray and still be considered normal? We are all ‘other’ to some degree. How much variation is allowed before you are classified as abnormal, crazy, dangerous? Is venturing/slipping outside the norm automatically a bad thing?
What if you have no choice?
This is the house that held you
White walls and red geraniums
“My life began well,” recalls Willans. “I lived in a nice house, on a nice street … my father was a doctor and my mother was a nurse. I was the middle child of three girls. We swam, took ballet and tap classes, but most of all we skated … It was a disciplined life, but how I loved the ice — its cold murmur.”
At age 21, soon after Willans earned her first international skating position with Team Canada, mental illness struck. “I was admitted to hospital where I stayed for three months,” she says. “I never skated again.”
Writing proved to be cathartic. Poetry was a path back to health for Willans, now a presenter with the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta.
Using painted panels, photos, text, and memorabilia, MacFayden and Willans have created an art installation that provides a glimpse into the normal/abnormal world of a psychiatric patient. Merging fragments of Willans’ candid poems about her experience with MacFayden’s paintings and collage, Fighting Normal challenges viewers to examine their attitudes towards ‘other’ and to consider what, exactly, is normal?
Click to hear Amy Willans recite Hazy Blue
let me disappear / text (c) amy willans
Edmonton writer Amy Willans was a member of the Canadian precision figure skating team when she was thrust into a world of psychiatric wards, drug treatments, isolation and shunning by friends and loved ones. She is now a mental health advocate and educator. Her work has been published in The Globe and Mail, Standing Together: Women Speak Out about Violence and Abuse (Brindle and Glass, 2005); Transitionmagazine, published by the Canadian Mental Health Association in 2007; and in various journals and anthologies. As a Community Education Presenter and Peer Support Worker for the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta (SSA), Amy is using her personal story to affect social change. She is currently writing full time.
“As a psych patient, I became invisible … dismissed as crazy. The journey back has been long and unsteady, but the desire to live began to outweigh the desire to die. Somehow life opened up and I was given a second chance.”
Laurie MacFayden is an award-winning writer, visual artist and a former sports journalist. Her debut poetry book, White Shirt, won a Golden Crown Literary Society award and was shortlisted for the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards. She has published two other poetry collections with Frontenac House, Kissing Keeps Us Afloat and Walking Through Turquoise. Her short story Haircut, published in Alberta Views in July 2016, won the WGA’s Howard O’Hagan award in 2017. She writes and paints in Edmonton.
For more information about Fighting Normal or to contact the artists about mounting this show, please use the comment/reply form below.
3 thoughts on “About this project”
Paulina Van Vliet
I met you once when you stopped by The Gray Gallery at MacEwan. Your work is incredibly interesting. I would like to invite you to submit some pieces for our next show “Aspects of Self”. The call for submissions and form is on our website at http://samu.ca/student-services/the-gray-gallery/
Maureen Fedorus
I am hoping to be in contact Amy we met in Halifax!
Dinah Laprairie, Open Minds Quarterly
Amy, you so generously shared a copy of Fighting Normal with me at the Peer Support Conference in Halifax. I wanted to let you know it is an incredible and beautiful piece of art. You and Laurie are true artists. Thank you for sharing it.
Art therapy Collage Mental Health Issues Mental Illness Paintings Photography Poetry Uncategorized Visual Art Writing as therapy
See Fighting Normal in St Albert, Sept. 18
The story behind Fighting Normal
Looking for some sort of god
Woman in the Mirror
blue as a lie
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Department of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, India; Meek, D B (Government of India Press, Calcutta, 1934)
Statistical statements relating to the co-operative Movement in India during the year 1928-29. Eleventh Issue
Agricultural Statistics of India 1935-36. Vol. I: Area, Classification of Area, Area under Irrigation, Area under Crops, Livestock, and Land Revenue Assessment and Harvest prices in British India
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Department of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, India; Ghosh, J N (Governor-General in Council, New Delhi, 1937)
Statistical Statements relating to the co-operative Movement in India during the year 1937-38. Twentieth Issue
Statistical Statements relating to the co-operative Movement in India during the year 1936-37. Nineteenth Issue
Agricultural Statistics of India 1935-36. Vol. II: Area, Classification of Area, Area under Irrigation, Area under Crops, Livestock, and Land Revenue Assessment in Certain Indian States
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Accounts relating to the coasting trade and navigation of British India for March, 1938
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Biological and Environmental Sciences
Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal Articles
Appears in Collections: Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal Articles
Title: Structure and composition of Fe-OM co-precipitates that form in soil-derived solutions
Author(s): Fritzsche, Andreas
Schröder, Christian
Wieczorek, Arkadiusz
Handel, Matthias
Ritschel, Thomas
Totsche, Kai U
Contact Email: christian.schroeder@stir.ac.uk
Issue Date: 15-Nov-2015
Citation: Fritzsche A, Schröder C, Wieczorek A, Handel M, Ritschel T & Totsche KU (2015) Structure and composition of Fe-OM co-precipitates that form in soil-derived solutions, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 169, pp. 167-183.
Abstract: Iron oxides represent a substantial fraction of secondary minerals and particularly affect the reactive properties of natural systems in which they formed, e.g. in soils and sediments. Yet, it is still obscure how transient conditions in the solution will affect the properties of in situ precipitated Fe oxides. Transient compositions, i.e. compositions that change with time, arise due to predominant non-equilibrium states in natural systems, e.g. between liquid and solid phases in soils. In this study, we characterize Fe-OM co-precipitates that formed in pH-neutral exfiltrates from anoxic topsoils under transient conditions. We applied soil column outflow experiments, in which Fe 2+was discharged with the effluent from anoxic soil and subsequently oxidized in the effluent due to contact with air. Our study features three novel aspects being unconsidered so far: i) the transient composition of soil-derived solutions, ii) that pedogenic Fe oxides instead of Fe salts serve as major source for Fe2+ in soil solution and iii) the presence of exclusively soil-derived organic and inorganic compounds during precipitation. The experiments were carried out with two topsoil materials that differed in composition, texture and land use. Derived from Mössbauer spectroscopy, broad distributions in quadrupole splittings (0 - 2 mm s-1) and magnetic hyperfine fields (35 - 53 T) indicated the presence of low-crystalline ferrihydrite and even lower crystalline Fe phases in all Fe-OM co-precipitates. There was no unequivocal evidence for other Fe oxides, i.e. lepidocrocite and (nano)goethite. The Fe-OM co-precipitates contained inorganic (P, sulfate, silicate, Al, As) and organic compounds (proteins, polysaccharides), which were concurrently discharged from the soils. Their content in the Fe-OM co-precipitates was controlled by their respective concentration in the soil-derived solution. On a molar basis, OC and Fe were the main components in the Fe-OM co-precipitates (OC/Fe ratio = 0.5 - 2). The elemental composition of the Fe-OM co-precipitates was in accordance with the sequential precipitation of Fe(III)phosphates/arsenates prior to the formation of ferrihydrite. This explains decreasing Si contents in the Fe-OM co-precipitates with increasing availability of P. With respect to constant mean quadrupole splittings and slightly decreasing mean magnetic hyperfine fields, increasing contents of OC, P and Al in the Fe-OM co-precipitates did not further increase the structural disorder of the Fe polyhedra, while the crystallite interactions slightly decreased. Scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering revealed the coincidental presence of variably sized aggregates and a considerable amount of Fe-OM co-precipitates, which remained dispersed in solution for months. Thus, variably composed Fe-OM co-precipitates with highly diverse aggregate sizes and comparably constant poor crystallinity can be expected after the oxidation of Fe2+ in transient, soil-derived solutions.
DOI Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.041
Rights: This item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. Accepted refereed manuscript of: Fritzsche A, Schröder C, Wieczorek A, Handel M, Ritschel T & Totsche KU (2015) Structure and composition of Fe-OM coprecipitates that form in soil-derived solutions, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 169, pp. 167-183. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.041 © 2015, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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UAE Fintech Accelerator : 300 Applications
by Company Announcement 13. July 2018
FinTech Hive, the first fintech accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, is gearing up to start its 2018 edition in September, in partnership with Accenture.
FinTech Hive has received an overwhelming response of over 300 applications that were created from all around the world – triple the number of applications received in 2017.
Of all applications received, 50% were for FinTech solutions, while the remaining 50% were divided amongst InsurTech (20%), Islamic FinTech (15%) and RegTech (15%). The applications covered a wide range of technical and functional solutions including Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning, Blockchain, Crowdfunding, Lending & Payments, Trading & Investment as well as Financial Advisory.
The additional partners for the 2018 programme are First Abu Dhabi Bank, National Bank of Fujairah, Riyadh Bank, Arab Bank, MasterCard, ADNIC, Zurich Insurance, AIG Insurance, Takaful Emarat, Noor Takaful and Noor Bank. Throughout the 12-week programme, all the partners will work closely with the startups to help them create solutions that address the evolving needs of their respective industries.
The diversity of geographies represented in the application process is the result of DIFC’s collaboration with its network of strategic partners across international FinTech hubs, such as New York, London and Hong Kong. The Centre’s ongoing focus is on attracting UAE-based and home-grown companies to leverage the FinTech ecosystem it offers to develop their businesses. Over 25% of the applications received by the programme were from UAE-based applicants. The programme also attracted considerable interest from the UK, India, USA, and Nigeria.
Raja Al Mazrouei, Executive Vice President of FinTech Hive at DIFC commented:
Raja Al Mazrouei
“FinTech Hive at DIFC is a great platform for ambitious startups who are looking for growth opportunities.
The overwhelming number of applications we received, together with the diversity of their countries of origin, is not only testament to the success of the programme, but also to the increasing demand for disruptive technologies in the region and beyond.
Through tripling our commitment to include new thematic programmes, FinTech Hive at DIFC continues to bridge the gap between creative entrepreneurs and well-established financial institutions looking for innovative solutions to their everyday challenges.”
Al Mazrouei added:
“All of the programmes and efforts we are leading at DIFC are closely aligned with the UAE National Innovation Strategy, as well as governmental agendas such as Dubai Plan 2021 and UAE Vision 2021, which look to progress the growth and development of the country.
These efforts feed into the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the exceptional model that the Emirate represents globally. Building on Dubai’s position as one of the world’s top 10 FinTech hubs, we remain focused on expanding our efforts to support the rise of smart, creative solutions in the region.”
DIFC and the partnering financial institutions will assess the applications based on whether the proposed innovation is unique, feasible and meets industry demands. The top applicants will be shortlisted and interviewed, from which 15 finalists will be selected on 4 September 2018.
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by Sara Boone June 3, 2019 January 17, 2020
What began as a soul project by local artist Courtney Matthews has grown into something that truly inspires local artists to be the creative people they are. Neu Dawn 2 in an art exhibition that featured the work of over 70 local artists, designers, models, hair stylists, and makeup artists. The theme was based on Pantone’s Color of the Year, Living Coral. Instead of just framing pieces of art, this show took a step further and incorporated models with the pieces of art. Models were adorned in elaborate costumes and makeup to match each unique piece of artwork. Each artist involved had a different interpretation of how to embody Living Coral.
Courtney thought up the idea for Neu Dawn when she hit a creative block in 2017 and the project suddenly came “screaming out of [her].” She realized how many of her talented friends were not making art at that moment, so she wanted to create a fun, wild show that would force them all into it again.
Armed with a renewed motivation, she gathered her group of artists. Each year, the show has had a song to serve as inspiration and the Pantone Color of the Year for the theme. The first show’s inspirational song was “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone; the lyrics “it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day…” were the basis for the name of the show. 2019’s song was “Time Has Come Today” by the Chambers Brothers.
“In that very powerful song, they sing about the time arriving for ultimate change, for freedom, for love. Even though the song was recorded in 1966, it rings so prevalent with all of the changes going on in the world. Basically, it’s saying that we cannot put off happiness any longer,” said Courtney.
Courtney Matthews and Lucy Gafford collaborated on this psychedelic look. -Photo by Sara Boone
To make things more interesting this year, Courtney let fate decide which artists would work with one another. She drew names out of a hat to determine which five artists would work on each piece together. It was thrilling for everyone to see the final pieces put together after months of working separately.
After facing numerous last-minute challenges getting the show together, it all came to fruition at Sway downtown. Models decorated the sidewalk outside with a saloon style scene. Inside the studio, 20 models and accompanying pieces of art lined the room. Themes ranged from a phoenix rising from the ashes to a fierce lionfish.
Courtney collaborated on a piece with Lucy Gafford to create a psychedelic interpretation of Living Coral. “The cards of fate chose me for a good friend’s art backdrop, Lucy Gafford. I love Lucy’s work so much so it thrilled me tremendously to be chosen for hers. I had no idea what direction she was going to go in so when she told me her brainstorming was leaning in a psychedelic way, I couldn’t stop my brain from shooting out ideas,” she said.
While most artists collaborated on the final pieces, Jessica Price, a local hairdresser and makeup artist, created her whole look herself. A longtime friend of Courtney, she is proud of what the show has become and that she has been able to be a part of it in its first two years. “She has always been my muse of positivity and light and creativity and madness,” said Jessica about Courtney.
Jessica Price put together this phoenix rising from the ashes herself and modeled it at the show. -Photo by Sara Boone
Jessica took a life experience of hers and used it as inspiration for her piece. “I was bullied as a child all through school. And instead of reacting in a negative way with that, I have grown to find the positive side of everything. So, this is my rendition of a phoenix rising from the ashes. It’s all about putting the rays out into the universe.”
Passionate about the local arts community, Courtney wants to make sure children are exposed to the arts. Each year, she benefits summer arts programs. The first year it was Mobile Arts Council, and this year it was Alabama Contemporary Art Center.
“It thrills me to have a way to support their incredible efforts by helping to make sure we have artists in our future.”
Courtney Matthews
With the show being such a success, Courtney is already speculating about what next year’s Pantone color will be. She wants to continue providing a creative outlet for local artists to be creative and express themselves in an unusual, unexpected way.
“Support your local artists, creatives, movers, and shakers. Support the events that you think are cool so that we have reasons to create more. I sought out in this to inspire the artists I know in this wonderful, eclectic community. And they inspire me with their gusto in their voices when they agree to be a part of Neu Dawn,” said Courtney.
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Time and tide. Tickles, coves, and bights. Barnacles, bonfires, and ocean snores. Come explore different ways to be and be together on Fogo Island.
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The people of Foodnet Meals On Wheels make it possible to fulfill our mission to end hunger among our county’s most vulnerable population. Meet the Board of Directors and Administration who lead our community in caring for over 400 older adults and others throughout Tompkins County.
David Dier - Chair
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Jessica is the chief administrator at Foodnet Meals on Wheels. She comes to Foodnet from her position as a Client Services Consultant at Concept Systems, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Ithaca, NY that focuses on social science research and evaluation. Her work included all aspects of project management, program evaluation, research, and strategic planning in multi-phase projects that support a wide range of organizations including private foundations, government organizations, higher education, and nonprofit agencies.
Prior to that role, she was the Senior Services Program Coordinator at Family and Children’s Service where she managed the Caregiver Counseling, Respite, and Geriatric Care Management programs. Additional professional experiences include work in social services and community healthcare in Baltimore, MD.
Jessica earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Shepherd and her master's in social work from the State University of New York at Albany. She is an active member of the Ithaca Rotary Club where she serves on the board of directors, as the club service chair, and grants committee co-chair. Jessica is also the Vice President of the New York State Meals on Wheels Association.
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Art joined Foodnet in 2018. He brings expertise in food service, management, and production. Art oversees the organization's food preparation, meal services, and fleet management systems. Art has held management positions at JMA Wireless, and Novelis Corporation. He also completed his military service at the Army of Fort Drum, NY in 2012.
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Midnight Heat (2007)
For whatever reason, I just felt the need to review something of a different style, a different whatever from everything I’ve been doing lately. I’ve come to find that what I most enjoy spotlighting here are films that are hidden gems. Stuff that’s not too widely known, but is of a certain admirable quality. I really like allowing others to discover movies through my reviews, and that’s not going to happen reviewing Star Wars or Terminator movies. Showcasing something that also inspires me as a filmmaker on a more personal level is the other thing I gravitated towards with this review. I’ve previously reviewed the film Paranoia from internet comedic personality and independent filmmaker Brad Jones. Midnight Heat is a 2007 feature length effort from him that was made with a lower grade production value, but for me, the quality of the writing, most of the acting, and the direction really shines through the very rough digital video camcorder, micro-budget quality of the movie. This is the type of movie that really inspires me and drives me to be a creative and ambitious filmmaker. Seeing someone else achieve this with even less resources than I have today is further inspiration, but let’s breakdown the plot of this sleazy 1980’s exploitation film homage first.
Midnight Heat is a story of cops, hookers, killers, and pimps; all centered around one sleazy night in the late 1980’s. A cocaine addicted homicide detective (Jake Norvell) is brought out of suspension in order to trail local prostitute Donna Diggs (Bianca Queen) who may become the next victim of The Scalper (Nick Foster), a serial killer who preys on the city’s hookers. Meanwhile, her mentally unstable pimp Martin (Brad Jones) attempts to get out of the business while finding it harder to protect his girls from both the killer and from an abusive rival pimp (Buford Stowers).
I will make one preface about the technical quality of Midnight Heat and the relative standards of quality I judge this by. I’ve both been an independent filmmaker for several years, and have watched these types of movies since the late 90’s. In this realm, you make the best story you can make with the equipment and resources you have at your disposal. Not every independent filmmaker has the cash to buy boom mics, pro lighting gear, or a high quality camcorder. If all you have is a Digital Hi8 camcorder and a solid screenplay, you go for it. It may indeed be difficult for some to acclimate themselves into the experience, but if you can get beyond the digital grain from the low lighting and less than perfect audio, there is a very entertaining and well written sleazy crime thriller waiting for you. The film is only available, completely free, through Brad Jones’ website. So, all it costs you is time to give it a chance.
This film is Brad’s tribute to 1980s sleaze flicks like Vice Squad, Savage Streets, and The Exterminator while taking strong vibes from Miami Vice. This really translates from both the story being soaked in the nighttime world of sex, drugs, and murder, and the choice of soundtrack. The reason the movie is only available for online viewing is because it features tons of unlicensed 1980s pop songs. I greatly used these sorts of songs as temp music for my feature film The Fixer, and I wish I could commercially release it with those tracks because they perfectly capture the vibe I was going for. Brad Jones was just interested in putting the film out there without a mind towards commercial release. With it being specifically set in 1987, I couldn’t imagine Midnight Heat working without these era-specific tracks. Songs from Glenn Frey, Phil Collins, The Cars, Scandal, Loverboy, Kim Carnes, Animotion, and many more pulsate throughout this movie. They are the entire score, and it instills the film with energy and a very familiar emotional feeling for me. At times, it would be preferable if the songs were lower in the mix so they don’t compete too strongly against the dialogue, but the music never drowns it out. Brad Jones did the best he could with the actual production sound, as is stated in his intro video to the movie on his website. Still, if there’s one thing that could’ve been improved, it is just the mixing of music and sound effects around the dialogue. Often gunshots and other dramatic sound effects don’t have the sonic impact they should have, but I am able to forgive and move beyond that to understand the intentions on display. If this was a multi-million dollar budgeted film with professional sound engineers, you could rightfully attack that with great zeal, but not in this case, not at all.
While most of the cast are not professional actors, we are treated to some very strong and substantive performances. Jake Norvell’s Detective Rick Wilson is the perfect sleazy 1980s corrupt cop. A cocaine snorting, prostitute indulging, foul mouthed burn out that is distrusted by the police department, and is stuck with an assignment no one else cares about. Norvell appropriately portrays him in an over the top fashion in a performance that really dominates a lot of the movie. This is a character of ego and abrasiveness, but also has that tinge of emotional value. Norvell intensely portrays the erratic, substance abusing behavior of Wilson making him an unpredictable wild card. This repeatedly complicates matters with Donna, but there’s always that sordid emotional connection between them that really pulls them together. Norvell’s performance grows and solidifies in the third act, and becomes damn near powerhouse in a very fun, indulgent way. He’s really feeling the energy of this character throughout, but it is punched up in that last twenty-five minutes.
Bianca Queen is quite good as the female lead. She brings a lot toughness and grit to Donna, but is not at all afraid to delve into the required sleaze of the role. She holds her ground very solidly opposite Norvell, and the relationship they strike is combative, yet complicated. She wonderfully conveys the sordid, argumentative history between Donna and Rick without ever backing down. She also slinks very enthusiastically into the sexy, seductive aspects of the character. Ultimately, by the end, we see even more depth from Queen that makes her standout beautifully next to her male co-stars of Jones and Norvell.
Obviously, I am a major fan of Brad Jones’ work, and for very good reason. The man is exceptionally talented as both a writer and actor. In the role of Martin, he is channeling something complex and intriguing. He’s this pimp that tries to run a good operation, but just wants to find a clean way out of this life. Yet, this is the night that everything is deconstructing around him. The stress pulls at him too agonizingly, and he can’t help but crack over and over again. Jones portrays this character with a strong wealth of sympathy that transcends all the irredeemable violence Martin inflicts, but also brings plenty of weight in a role that gradually slips into being an antagonistic force. The trippy dream sequence Martin has really pushes the idea of the fracturing psyche even further. Jones is entirely convincing as an intimidating presence, but that complex nature regularly comes back into play where Martin is not just on a violent rampage. He can be a relatable character when baring his soul, but Jones’ performance is never too far removed from that psychologically messed up behavior. By the end, both sides of the character mesh together greatly with some smartly written dialogue and ideas. Overall, Jones’ performance is a major highlight of the movie.
Buford Stowers is a great heavy as the ruthless pimp Phil. He carries himself with a weighty presence and a good measure of sleaze-laden charisma. Every scene he has is punctuated with an aggressive authority. Stowers throws his all into the role, but keeps it grounded and intimidating. He feels like a serious threat that no one would risk crossing. Stowers and Jones have excellent chemistry as rival pimps, and have some solid scenes together.
The remainder of the cast has some good performances including Kim West as Nikki, Phil’s premiere working girl. Sarah Lewis always impresses me in Jones’ films with her best performance coming as the lead in The Hooker With A Heart of Gold. Here, she has only a few scenes as Donna’s friend Mindy, but it is very well acted on all levels. Alex Shyrock is very good as Detective Mike Nero who is a cop who doesn’t seem like he gives much of a damn anymore, and doesn’t enjoy having to screw around with Wilson throughout the night. Shyrock has that right stressed out, frayed quality showing that Nero is sick and tired of this Scalper case, and just wants it done with however possible.
The most substantive scene is when Martin and Rick cross paths and have a lengthy conversation together. Both men lay out their troubles, how they got to where they are now, and talking frankly about what has damaged them. Jones and Norvell put in excellent performances here. The two are great, close friends in real life, and that chemistry shows through. It’s a fairly brief pair of scenes between them, but it is a solid turning point that motivates the characters into the third act.. Their confrontation at the film’s end is equally as good.
Handheld camera work is the standard here, as is Jones’ style. He has said that he relies on this so much due to the fact of having only the built-in microphone on his camcorder to record audio. So, he regularly needs to have the camera close-in on the actors to get consistent audio. Still, while the framing can regularly be a little too tight when trying to pan between two actors, and the handheld being a little rough, there are many scenes with quite good camera angles and editing. For the most part, the flow of the movie is very good with only a few rough transitions here and there. I can entirely see that if Jones had the right equipment and the ability to refine his technical quality, this would be a greatly polished movie on all levels.
I really like movies with intercutting stories. They inherently create an energy that propels the narrative forward with great rhythm. Midnight Heat regularly cuts between Martin’s descent into self-destruction and Rick and Donna’s turbulent night together. Both stories parallel one another until they eventually intersect and collide. This structure works beautifully, and maintains a streamlined flow throughout. Jones writes very vibrant and interesting characters with some excellent dialogue. Midnight Heat is an exploitation film through and through, but the quality of the writing is comparable to that of a Michael Mann film like Thief or Collateral. Characters are dimensional and feel quite real and textured. This is the real strength of the movie, and it is what immensely impresses me about it. As I said, beyond the rough, low grade technical qualities there is a wealth of talent on display fueled by Jones’ amazingly written script. There is substance in this story. It never falls back on letting the sleaze weigh down the film for a fun, cheap thrill. Jones absolutely was putting his best dramatic effort forward, and it shows through. That’s what I think makes for a great independent filmmaker – to have the quality of your talent and vision shine through even the most rugged of technical shortcomings.
While I believe Brad has stated that directing isn’t his favorite part of the process, I do believe he put together a cohesive and well directed movie here. While everyone cast in the movie is part of his wide circle of friends, he is able to make the best use of them in key roles, and they gave him their best. The compressed time frame of the film also creates an energy and momentum not too unlike Michael Mann’s Collateral. Everything occurs over a single night, and that creates a compact, compounded intensity that builds as the film progresses. I used to have many extremely late nights out to where I didn’t know late night from early morning anymore, and Midnight Heat gradually captures that feeling in its third act. The film narrows out its cast of characters, and focuses in on its leads of Rick, Donna, and Martin enhancing the sense of isolation and loneliness of those hours of the night. The climax is not action based, but character based. It brings everything to a head in a very solid and satisfying way.
I strongly believe Midnight Heat to be one of Brad Jones’ best films. The writing is excellent and the full cast really puts their all into it. I love the neo noir style of it all taking place at night. It soaks you deep into this grimy, dark world, and that’s just perfectly my style. There’s very little action in the movie as it is built and driven by its characters, which are excellently developed and realized. At nearly an hour and forty minutes, I think this is a well put together independent film that was made with a lot of passion and enthusiasm. At the time he posted this on his website in July of 2011, Brad stated this to be his favorite film out of all the ones he had made up to that point. Knowing him as well as I do through his website, this really is where his love of film is the strongest, and I’m intrigued to know that a sequel is planned, likely for this year. It was a combination of seeing this movie and Brad’s v-log movie review of Drive that got me to see that brilliant movie which is now one of my favorites of all time. Coincidentally, the opening credits to Drive are nearly identical to those of Midnight Heat, same font and all.
As I said, you can exclusively watch Midnight Heat on Brad’s website for free. Clearly, I give the movie a very strong recommendation for anyone that enjoys neo noir crime thrillers or the sleazier side of 1980s cinema. You can watch the rather low quality trailer here. Give it a few minutes of your time, and see if it appeals to your interests.
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A man who understood failure
By Bettina Arndt
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LAST Monday, the usual gathering of dog-walkers were wandering the cliff-side park near Sydney's Clovelly beach.
But the peaceful early morning scene was disturbed by the arrival of policemen who explained they were looking for a man with a baby.
As they peered over the cliff face to the rocks far below, they were joined by the police helicopter, hovering along the rugged coast line.
A desperate man with a two-month-old son.
Yet another tragedy in the making, with a father pushed to the edge by fear our family law system would rob him of his child.
This baby and his father are still alive, but so often we've seen these situations end in disaster.
Yet, never before, has a father had a better chance of fair treatment.
In the past few weeks a revolution has taken place in the family-law system, designed to improve the lives of divorced children by letting dads remain part of their lives.
Sadly, the man responsible for this family-law revolution didn't live to see it.
John Perrin didn't look like a powerful man. At first glance, John Howard's social issues adviser seemed plucked straight from the set of Yes, Prime Minister.
With grey suit, thinning hair, glasses and a trim moustache, this formal, mild-mannered man was the very model of the silent bureaucrat.
But Perrin, who died in late May at 53 from cancer, was a mighty influential political operator, who changed the social map of Australia.
This month, some of his most important reforms were set in motion.
Perrin was long determined to fix our family law system, a system which he knew to be a festering sore of discontent in the community.
Inquiry after inquiry had shown that there was bias against fathers in both the Family Court and the Child Support system.
For years, Perrin talked and listened -- prodding the experts for new ideas.
A plan for a revamp of the system gradually emerged.
This month would have been a great one for Perrin.
The first Family Relationship Centres have opened their doors.
These are key to the new system, which is all about trying to keep children's matters away from the adversarial system of lawyers and courts.
The aim of the FRCs is to revolutionise the way parents care for children after divorce.
This should see the fortnightly dad model thrown out the window and replaced by a range of alternatives that evolve and adapt as children grow older or family arrangements change.
There are also new laws which talk about children's right to know both their parents -- new language that pushes the notion of equal time, or at least "substantial and significant time", a very big shift from the fortnightly access pattern that has dominated in the past.
Plus, the new laws stress that children benefit when parenting issues are decided outside the courts.
The whole system is set up now to try to make sure this happens, with the FRCs offering child-centred mediation to help parents sort out parenting arrangements that are in their children's interests.
Some will need only a few sessions, but warring couples will be referred to the high intensity Children's Contact Programs, which deal with highly conflicted couples who have often spent years fighting through the court.
T HOSE who do end up in court will be also greeted by a new system, the Children's Cases Program, where judges talk directly to the parents and help them focus on their children's needs.
And finally, there are changes to the Child Support system, designed to help fathers afford to care for their children.
This remarkable package is only part of Perrin's legacy, but quite a tribute to an extraordinary man.
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Fresenius terminates merger agreement with Akorn
Germany headquartered medical company Fresenius has decidedto terminate the company’s merger agreement with Akorn, due to "Akorn’s failure to fulfill several closing conditions".
Fresenius’ decision is based on, among other factors, material breaches of FDA data integrity requirements relating to Akorn’s operations found during Fresenius’ independent investigation, a press release states. Fresenius offered to delay its decision in order to allow Akorn additional opportunity to complete its own investigation and present any information it wished Fresenius to consider, but Akorn has declined that offer. On Apr. 23, 2018, the company also filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court asking that Fresenius Kabi AG be required to fulfill its obligations under the definitive merger agreement, and issued the following statement in conjunction with the filing: “Fresenius’ attempt to terminate the transaction on the pretext that the findings from the ongoing investigation are a breach of the merger agreement is completely without merit. The previously disclosed ongoing investigation, of which we have voluntarily notified and are in regular communication with the Food and Drug Administration, has not found any facts that would result in a material adverse effect on Akorn’s business and therefore there is no basis to terminate the transaction. The investigation is not a condition to closing and the only remaining condition is approval from the Federal Trade Commission. We intend to vigorously enforce our rights, and Fresenius’ obligations, under our binding merger agreement.”
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Surprise finding: Lake Michigan perch quickly changed course of 'reverse evolution'
Over-fished yellow perch in Lake Michigan have recovered much quicker - by hundreds of years - in reaching reproductive maturity at a later age and larger size than scientists previously thought was possible, according to a Purdue University study.
Analysis of fish assessment data going back to the early 1970s showed the species reversed a trend of reaching reproductive maturity at an earlier age and smaller size than what had been normal. The study period included a time of very high commercial fishing of yellow perch followed by a ban on commercial fishing in southern Lake Michigan.
Researchers have long suspected that size-selective fishing - in this case, catching only big yellow perch - can lead to "reverse evolution," in which fish become genetically programmed to mature earlier and smaller and, consequently, produce small fish.
"Every expectation was that recovery would take a super-long time," said researcher Tomas Höök, associate professor of fisheries biology in Purdue's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and associate director of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant. "But we saw that maturation traits of perch in Lake Michigan recovered very rapidly - in a couple of decades."
Although maturation also depends on environmental conditions, a female perch generally would be expected to reach maturation in 3-4 years. But Höök said that under "intense conditions" such as heavy commercial fishing, a female could evolve to reach maturity at age 2.
"Fish evolved over thousands of years to mature at a certain age," Höök said. "And now with really intensive fishing, that selection - that pressure - is much greater over a shorter time than anything that the fish had evolved under."
He said researchers believed it could take hundreds of years and perhaps millennia for the fish to evolve back to their later maturation age. This belief was based on the notion that the selective pressures favoring delayed maturation are much weaker than the pressures exerted by intensive fishing.
Researchers analyzed yellow perch development based on data from stocks in southern Lake Michigan, Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron, southeastern Lake Huron and the western and central basins of Lake Erie. Yellow perch in Lake Erie were continually fished, unlike those in Lake Michigan, and showed little change in maturation patterns.
The researchers did not draw firm conclusions about specific reasons why the fish recovered so rapidly in Lake Michigan; instead, they could only speculate.
Höök said the rapid recovery was a special case partly because, compared with many other harvested species, yellow perch reproduce at a relatively young age and have a relatively short life span; therefore, generations can evolve faster than longer-living fish.
It also is possible, he said, that perch from different parts of the Lake Michigan ecosystem mixed, providing enough genetic variability to promote fast recovery. That would be less likely in an "isolated" fish population that might have limited genetic variation.
Despite rapid recovery of maturation traits in this case, Höök said over-fishing can have a "potentially problematic" evolutionary effect on a variety of species. "The fish won't be able to grow as big as they used to be able to grow," he said. "So fisherman will likely catch smaller fish."
Data analyzed in the study came from departments of natural resources in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Ontario, Canada, and Ball State University. Lead author Zachary Feiner, a doctoral student, said analysis of the long-term data sets is one of the best ways to study the responses of fish populations to commercial fishing or changes in the ecosystem.
"The evolutionary effects of fishing and the best responses to such change have been debated for years," he said. "This study shows that, with rapid and sufficient management of heavily fished populations, it is possible for them to recover surprisingly quickly."
No funding external of Purdue was used for the data analysis study, but various funding sources have supported the long-term collection of data on yellow perch.
The complete study, published in Evolutionary Applications, is available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1111/eva.12285/.
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JEREMY HEFNER
By Irish333, March 23, 2010 in ORU in the Pros
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Jeremy made his Cactus League Debut Today and pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief. Jeremy's parents must be very proud of him!
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Congrats to Jeremy - AND his parents!!
Geoff pointed out this afternoon that Jeremy's San Antonio team has a three day series with the Drillers starting tonight. Jeremy with a chance to play in Tulsa again!
Jeremy pitched for the San Antonio Missions this past weekend. He pitched fairly well, gave up two runs on a homer, but settled down for the balance of his time in the game. The team wound up loosing, but Jeremy pitched well.
Jeremy and Jerry have become good friends. Nice to see the Alum connection is alive and well.
Jeremy has a little boy named Jace and a puppy named Ace........ When Jeremy makes it to the show... I think Ace Hardware has a shoe in for a pro mo. LOL
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Good to see Jeremy making the post-season All-Star team in the Texas League. Hope that this will get him a promotion to AAA next season and possibly a chance at the 40-man roster.
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Mets claim Hefner (MLB.com)
NEW YORK -- The Mets announced Monday that they have claimed right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner off waivers from the Pirates and added him to their 40-man roster. The team has also signed left-handed pitcher Garrett Olson and catcher Lucas May to Minor League contracts, and invited both to Spring Training.
Hefner, 25, posted a 9-7 record and a 4.98 ERA for San Diego's Triple-A Tucson affiliate last season, ranking sixth in the Pacific Coast League with 120 strikeouts in 157 1/3 innings. The Pirates scooped up Hefner after the Padres designated him for assignment following the season, only to cut him less than a month later to make room for other acquisitions.
The Mets originally drafted Hefner in the 46th round in 2004, and again in the 48th round in '05, but the right-hander declined to sign on both occasions. Ultimately attending Oral Roberts University and signing with the Padres as a fifth-round pick in 2007, Hefner won San Diego's Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award the following season.
it looks like the mets called up Hefner as an extra arm for today's double header. hopefully it's not a cup of coffee type deal and he gets to stick around.
EDIT: with the Mets down 1-6, Hefner enter enters the game in the 5th. Congrats to ORU's most recent major leaguer!!!
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Hefner has pitched 3 innings: 47 pitches with 3 hits and 1 bb - zero runs. Top of the 8th coming up and he is relieved.
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Great effort by Hefner!....it's great to see an ORU alum in the majors.....even if it's with the Mets.......
Hefner optioned back to Buffalo prior to game 2....
Boy - that didn't last long . . .
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That's like a cup of espresso!
My brother who lives in Conneticut and works in the Bronx, listened to the game and said the announcers were impressed with hefner's pitching performance.
VIDEO: Hefner's 9 outs
The Mets have placed Miguel Batista on the 15-day DL and promoted ORU alum Jeremy Hefner to the starting rotation. Hefner's first MLB start should come Thursday vs. San Diego. 6:10 CT first pitch. He's 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 2 relief appearances.
That's SO exciting! Best of luck to Jeremy in his first ML start! Hope we can find the game on somewhere so we can keep track of it.
Hefner got lit up after hour rain delay...
In last night’s 11-5 loss to the Padres, Jeremy Hefner allowed six runs and nine hits over 3 2/3 innings before being removed from the game.
Hefner faced 20 batters and threw 73 pitches, 52 of which were strikes.
Hefner threw two scoreless innings prior to a 68 minute rain delay, but came back out and allowed all six runs in the third and fourth innings.
“I’m just real disappointed,†Hefner told reporters after the game. “I gotta be able to keep us in the game, regardless of rain delays, or whatever the circumstances are. … It was pretty difficult, but I still think I had the ability to go in and shut down the lineup. It’s a learning experience, and if I ever have to face it again, I now know what to do.â€
Collins was non-commital as to whether or not Hefner will get another start after his poor performance on Thursday, although he acknowledged the options are limited right now:
Per Barry Lewis in the Tulsa World (5-26-2012):
Former Oral Roberts and Perkins pitcher Jeremy Hefner will receive another start with the New York Mets on Tuesday. Hefner was hit hard as he gave up six runs in 3 2/3 innings of an 11-5 loss to San Diego on Thursday, but that was attributed to him not coming back well after a rain delay.
It was his third major-league appearance. He had a good relief outing in April, and after getting called up a week ago, he pitched a strong five innings in a loss to Toronto.
-- Barry Lewis
Nice outing for Jeremy tonight. Posted six strong innings as the starter against the Phillies, giving up 3 runs, striking out 4 and walking none. And, he helped his own cause by smacking his first MLB homerun (a solo shot)! Left the game with a 6-3 lead - game now in a rain delay.
This performance should strengthen Hef's position in the Mets rotation. Let's hope he stays at the MLB level for a long time...
Good thing that Jeremy was removed BEFORE the rain delay. He's going to get a reputation for bringing on bad weather if he keeps this up.
Good to see Hef have some success. I agree that he helped his MLB stock with tonight's performance. Glad that the coach had enough foresight to give him another start in light of his coming back in from a rain delay last game.
Hefner earns the W!
Picture of Jeremy pitching for the Mets:
http://twitter.com/gordonovan/status/207473542135156737/photo/1
Here is the story from the NY Post: the 'headline' from the Sports Section says "Hufe Hefner"
Hefner gets first win, homer; Mets beat Phillies
Mets 6 Phillies 3
By MIKE PUMA
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/mets_rookie_cleans_up_with_st_win_P18fKlHmCxsfjHcxmUTWAL#ixzz1wMhhH7U3
Nice job by Hefner....TheEagleman watched most of it.....the pitched out of trouble all night and the Phillies hitting with men in scoring position was pathetic.........the Mets?...Ptooooey!!!..... :puke:
Hefner is pitching against the Nats on Wednesday - in place of Santana.
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Fort Riley soldier pleads not guilty to charges including distributing bomb-making instructions
Posted 10:06 pm, September 26, 2019, by AP
TOPEKA, Kan. — A prosecutor alleged in federal court Thursday that Fort Riley soldier charged with distributing information about building bombs is a Satanist who plotted to overthrow the U.S. government.
His attorney said he’s only an internet troll caught “spouting off” online.
Jarrett William Smith, a 24-year-old private first class stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, is accused of providing information about explosives last week to an FBI undercover agent on the encrypted messaging service Telegram. He also is accused of threatening to burn down the house of a far-left-leaning “antifa” member.
Smith pleaded not guilty Thursday to two charges in a grand jury indictment of distributing explosives information and a third charge of making a threatening interstate communication.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Angel Mitchell ordered him detained until his trial. The threat against the activist, listed in the indictment only as “D.H.”, was transmitted from Kansas to Michigan, although it wasn’t clear where the house is located.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Mattivi said during the court hearing that Smith planned to overthrow the government, with attacking a news organization as a first step.
An FBI affidavit said Smith suggested to the undercover agent targeting an unidentified major news organization with a car bomb, and CNN reported that it was the target, citing two sources familiar with the investigation.
The affidavit said that Smith told another FBI agent before his arrest last week that his goal was to create “chaos.” Mattivi said Smith told the agent he distributed explosives information “for the glory of his Satanist religion” — something prosecutors have not said previously.
“Mr. Smith has thought through a very specific plan for overthrowing the government,” Mattivi said in court.
The FBI affidavit alleged that Smith discussed a plan to kill “antifa” activists and described how to build a bomb that could be triggered by calling a cellphone.
It accused him of posting on Facebook that he was interested in traveling to Ukraine to fight with a paramilitary group known as Azov Batallion, which Mattivi cited in arguing that he should not be released from government custody.
The FBI undercover agent asked Smith if there was anyone in Texas to target for “fire, destruction and death,” and Smith reportedly mentioned “Beto,” an apparent reference to former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Mattivi also said that in a Telegram chatroom in August, Smith discussed “hunting for feds in your area” with three other people.
But Mattivi didn’t elaborate further on the alleged plot to overthrow the government and offered few details about Smith being a Satanist, other than saying he liked “black metal” music designed to attract people to Satan.
Asked about both allegations during a break in the hearing, Mattivi declined to provide additional details, saying, “Come to the trial.”
Smith’s defense attorney, Rich Federico, also declined to comment about the description of Smith as a Satanist planning to overthrow the government.
In court, he argued that Smith was being prosecuted for forwarding on information available to anyone with “Google and 10 minutes.” He said he himself was able to find manuals on bomb-building easily with a Google search.
Federico described Smith as a young man “having a difficult transition in his Army life.” He entered the Army from Conway, South Carolina, in 2017. He completed training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and then was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texts, from November 2017 to June 2019.
His family is in South Carolina, and Federico said he has not real friends at Fort Riley, which has caused him to turn to his online “tribe” and engage in “chatroom nonsense.”
“He’s essentially a chatroom troll,” Federico said.
Later, Federico added, “This is really just a young man who is spouting off online.”
Federico later declined to comment on a report from WPDE that when Smith was a 15-year-old student, he appeared on the “hit list” of another teenager who tried in September 2010 to blow up a high school in Socastee, South Carolina. The indictment makes no reference to that incident.
The station reported that Christian Helms, then 14, brought a gun and other weapons to the school, firing a shot at the school resource officer. Helms had also brought pipe bombs to the school in his backpack and had a list of 13 students who were his intended targets. Smith was among them.
WPDE-TV released a video interview recorded in 2011 in which they interviewed Smith and his father after Helms was sentenced to six years. The station said that Smith said he was often bullied at school because of his cleft lip.
His father, Chris Smith, told the station that the teenager who targeted his son idolized the two killers in the Columbine high school attack in 1999.
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Vladimir Tamari: on 4/8/17 at 2:55am UTC, wrote Dear Jayakar I read with interest your speculations about the Universe...
Jayakar Joseph: on 3/24/17 at 15:22pm UTC, wrote Dear Gupta, Thank you for your interest in this essay. As per this...
Jayakar Joseph: on 3/23/17 at 3:28am UTC, wrote Error in the attached illustration: Arrow in the Circle to be on the other...
Jayakar Joseph: on 3/23/17 at 2:51am UTC, wrote To describe this statement, an illustration is attached herewith. Jayakar
Jayakar Joseph: on 3/22/17 at 8:28am UTC, wrote Dear Joe, Thank you for your interest in this article. I agree that...
Satyavarapu Gupta: on 3/12/17 at 0:14am UTC, wrote Nice essay cosmological essay dear Jayakar J Joseph, Your ideas and...
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TOPIC: Wandering Towards a Goal or Wandering for a Chance or No Wandering? by Jayakar Johnson Joseph [refresh]
Author Jayakar Johnson Joseph wrote on Mar. 3, 2017 @ 20:12 GMT
In this article, we argue that the Nature always have definite Goals that are not said to be achievable by Chance while Wandering. We claim that: Axioms not the Mathematical laws, gave raise to aims and intentions that went wrong. As per Standard Model with Standard Cosmology, we conclude that ‘Wandering Towards a Goal’ is not possible and it is only, ‘Wandering for a Chance’ is applicable. Thus, we have investigated this problem with ‘Wandering Towards an Observer as Goal’ in Standard Cosmology as well as in an Alternative cosmological paradigm; and inferred that there is nothing in the Universe, that Wander.
Medical graduate by profession. Developer for a Real-time Healthcare System. Doing research in alternative cosmology and has developed a paradigm of, ‘Eigen-rotational Clusters of String-matter Universe (ECSU)’, and applied some of the postulates in, ‘Molecular Dynamics Synchronized Manipulator system to Repair Biomolecules’, that is one of the sub-system of instrumentations integrated with the Real-time healthcare system that is on development. Work abstract at, http://www.johnsonsmedicom.org and the biography at (ORCID ID): http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2936-8231
Inviting discussions to develop further ..
Author Jayakar Johnson Joseph replied on Mar. 6, 2017 @ 07:19 GMT
In my essay there is an error in one of the statement, "As per this paradigm, ‘Matter’ existed as multiple static open strings, before the dynamics of the Universe began" under the subheading 'Origin of Universe or Origin of Dynamics of Universe?'. Kindly read it, as:
"As per this paradigm, ‘Matter’ existed as multiple two-dimensionally fluctuating (please replace 'static') open strings, before the dynamics of the Universe began"
Regretting for the inconvenience.
Jayakar
Dear Jayakar,
I read with great interest your deep analytical essay, made in the spirit of the Cartesian doubt. You give very interesting ideas on the structure and the beginning of the universe, matter, space, time. These ideas are important for understanding the origins and causes of the crisis in basic science.
I have questions about your theory:
- What is the ontological status of the coordinates in your theory?
- Why "strings"? : «As per this paradigm, ‘Matter’ existed as multiple static open strings, before the dynamics of the Universe began.»
Dear Vladimir
1. As time emerges with the dynamics of ‘matter’, without the existence of 'matter' there is no origin of time. Thus 'matter' existed even before the origin of dynamics.
2. Transformation of zero-dimensional objects into three-dimensional structures, is not possible; whereas one-dimensional strings on eigen-rotation, transform into three-dimensional branes.
With best regards & Thanks
Branko L Zivlak wrote on Mar. 5, 2017 @ 08:58 GMT
Dear Mr. Jayakar Johnson Joseph
High quality essay, good illustrations. Great effort for nothing. You accept the Big Bang theory as fact. But it is a false theory. See why in my essay.
Thank you dear Branko,
Thank you for your appreciation.
I never say Big Bang theory is absolute. Actually this work contradicts Corpuscularianism, and seems to be applicable in your work, 'The Theory of Unity between the Whole and its Parts', as this describes the Universe in Continuum mechanics with Eigen-rotational string-matters.
I shall go through the detail of your work soon to analyse the integrations, as it sounds Holarchy.
With best regards & wishes
Thank you dear Sridattadev.
I apologize that I'm not an expert in interpreting Science with Spiritually.
Science has limitations, as Human knowledge has limitations in exploring the Nature.
I think, Consciousness is the State of Awareness in Reality, in that, 'time' is integral of reality.
In relevant to this I would like to refer the talk, The Reality of Consciousness, by Peter Russell.
While we analyse Biological Consciousness with this paradigm, we may infer that it is the dominance in number of Propagating T-branes over the Oscillating T-branes, that are distributed in specific localities in a Biological System. This may be applicable to the existing Universe also, while we describe the Consciousness of existing Universe.
Thus I revise my statement in my essay, "As per this paradigm, ‘Matter’ existed as multiple static open strings, before the dynamics of the Universe began" under the subheading 'Origin of Universe or Origin of Dynamics of Universe?', as:
"As per this paradigm, ‘Matter’ existed as multiple two dimensionally fluctuating ('static' to be removed) open strings, before the dynamics of the Universe began"
With best regards & thanks,
Dear Dr. Jayakar Johnson Joseph,
Author Jayakar Johnson Joseph replied on Mar. 22, 2017 @ 08:28 GMT
Thank you for your interest in this article. I agree that mathematical simplicity is imperative for abstraction. In this paradigm, trigonometry is the tool for simplification following the quantisation of each change of eigen-rotational state with variable arc length of eigen-rotational path in a string segment, while T-branes and TBP-branes are the abstracts. As per this scenario we may claim that, infinite two dimension is foundational, while time emerges from eigen-rotation of infinite One-dimensional structure.
To describe this statement, an illustration is attached herewith.
attachments: Quantisation_of_Eigen-rotation.png
Error in the attached illustration: Arrow in the Circle to be on the other direction.
Nice essay cosmological essay dear Jayakar J Joseph,
Your ideas and thinking are good, for example, in the abstract itself you said…. “ In this article, we argue that the Nature always have definite Goals that are not said to be achievable by Chance while Wandering. We claim that: Axioms not the Mathematical laws, gave raise to aims and intentions that went wrong. As per Standard...
Your ideas and thinking are good, for example, in the abstract itself you said…. “ In this article, we argue that the Nature always have definite Goals that are not said to be achievable by Chance while Wandering. We claim that: Axioms not the Mathematical laws, gave raise to aims and intentions that went wrong. As per Standard Model with Standard Cosmology, we conclude that ‘Wandering Towards a Goal’ is not possible and it is only, ‘Wandering for a Chance’ is applicable.
The questions that you raise are really significant:
• Is matter existed prior to Big Bang and in analogue to the nature of Bose-Einstein condensate?
• Is the beginning of time and the origin of time are same?
• Is our interpretation on evolution of three dimensional structures from zero dimensional objects during the evolution of Universe is agreeable?
• Is our perception on the Nature of matter as, 'discontinuous structures' defined from Brownian Motion, is real? ”
……………… Your questions are answered in a different way in Dynamic Universe Model, Which is another model for Universe. These mathematics shows that the movement of masses will be having a purpose or goal…just have a look at my essay… “Distances, Locations, Ages and Reproduction of Galaxies in our Dynamic Universe” where UGF (Universal Gravitational force) acting on each and every mass, will create a direction and purpose of movement…..
Dear Gupta,
Thank you for your interest in this essay. As per this paradigm, age of Dynamic universe is infinite; while the origin of linear time emerges with the beginning of eigen-rotation of a string-matter in the Universe. Axiom of this paradigm is that the fundamental matter is string like structure rather than point like particle; while mass-energy equivalence corresponds to matter-energy equivalence, that is variable.
Dear Jayakar
I read with interest your speculations about the Universe and how you examined three scenarios to determine cause and effect. In that sense you have adhered wonderfully to the question posed by the essay contest.
I was not that interested in that question which I thought ill-posed, but here is my fqxi essay
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PAX Prime 2013 Report: Day Three
By Brad Gallaway September 6, 2013 Blogs 0 comments
Today was day three of PAX 2013, and although I did see some good things, my sense of the show overall is that the industry is holding its breath a bit. With the impending release of both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, it seems pretty clear that a big chunk of people are still trying to figure things out—while the indie scene was fantastic and the PC side was strong as well, there wasn't a lot on consoles that impressed me this year. It makes perfect sense, but I left the show floor with a vague "is this it?" feeling.
PAX Prime 2013 Report: Day Two
Today was the second day of PAX Prime 2013, and I’m a little sad to report that it’s been a bit disappointing.
PAX Prime 2013 Report: Day One
Between the exhibitors, the play areas, the panels and everything else that happens, PAX 2013 takes up the entire building, and another one across the street. PAX 2012 had approximately 70,000 attendees, and although I haven't heard any first-day attendance figures yet, today's floor felt incredibly crowded and tight—even more so than last time. In fact, it was jam-packed to the point that it was often physically impossible to get through the halls and see the things I wanted to see.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 96: The Listener Created Show
By Richard Naik August 22, 2013 Podcasts 5 comments
This week we put the fate of our show in the hands of our listeners and came up with a bevy of hot topics, from the Xbox 180 to the distinction between AAA and Indie games. Featuring Richard Naik, Brad "Doesn’t Know What a Conch Is" Gallaway, Chi Kong "No Menus" Lui, Michael Cunningham, and Ashley King.
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GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 95: Clearing out the Backlog
By Sinan Kubba August 10, 2013 Podcasts 14 comments
This week we attempt to scratch the mountain that is the GameCritics.com backlog by getting to some of those titles that we've always wanted to play, but never made the time for. Now, we have made the time, at least for three of the games. The crew dishes on I Am Alive, Sleeping Dogs, and Heavenly Sword, and more, plus a What We've Been Playing roundtable. Featuring Sinan Kubba, Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, and Richard Naik.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 93: E3 Extravaganza!
By Sinan Kubba July 2, 2013 Podcasts 10 comments
A belated but always beloved E3 shindig for the GameCritics.com podcast team takes in the meandering of Microsoft, the smackdowns of Sony, and the no-shows of Nintendo in a thorough examination of the platform holders' performance at this year's conference. Strap yourselves in for a marathon effort from Sinan Kubba, Chi Kong Lui, Richard Naik, Mike Bracken, and Brad “The Bone” Gallaway.
The Xbone debacle and other things
By Brad Gallaway June 22, 2013 Blogs 3 comments
It's been a while since my last post, and holy cow, I can't believe how much has happened since then. In fact, I'm trying to remember the last time we had this much large-scale drama, and I honestly can't recall anything that was as major as the arc we just had.
Consoleation: The War on Used Games—Choose wisely
By Peter Skerritt May 29, 2013 Blogs 2 comments
When I was growing up, my family didn’t have a lot of money. We didn’t own a family console until my mom bought a Colecovision from a tag sale in 1987. Before that, my maternal grandmother’s Atari VCS was sometimes available in 1979 onward when we visited or even lived there due to money troubles. I did get a VIC-20 for my birthday in 1984 and then a Commodore 64 for my middle school graduation in 1986 from my paternal grandmother, but those weren’t so much game consoles as they were hybrid devices. I did own a few games for both systems, but not a significant amount.
Consoleation: The PlayStation 4 pricing game—What might Sony do?
It's understandable to want to jump to conclusions based on Mr. Kato's statement above. Does this mean that Sony would dare to repeat its $600 miscalculation from 2006? Could this mean higher costs than expected at retail and potentially put off consumers? Does this open the door for Microsoft to undercut Sony out of the gate?
Extra Credits: Differences in Scale vs Differences in Kind
By Dale Weir May 15, 2013 Blogs 0 comments
Extra Credits looks at employing scale (i.e. more enemies) and tone to break up gameplay and maintain a player's interest level. Extra Credits' example of a game that got this right was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare—who knew that Call of Duty could be the game to actually teach us something?
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Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons Rereleased May 30, 2013
Posted by Maniac in Game News.
For those of you who may have missed out on two classic portable entries in the Legend of Zelda series, you now have a second chance to experience them. The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages and The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons are out now for download on the Nintendo 3DS through the Nintendo eShop.
I first became aware of these games during The Angry Video Game Nerd’s exploration of the Zelda timeline. While James Rolfe admits he wasn’t that angry in the video, it was a great video on the history of Zelda video games. What interested me about these games was that they made use of a special Link System, which enabled extra sequences for gamers who played both games. Nintendo has announced all of the Link System features are intact in this rerelease.
Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are out now for download on the Nintendo 3DS through the Nintendo eShop. You can download these games for $4.99 US each until June 20th, 2013. After that they’ll be at their normal price of $5.99 US.
Resident Evil Restaurant May 30, 2013
What we call Resident Evil in the United States, Japan refers to as Biohazard, and boy did Capcom decide to go all out. They opened up their own Biohazard Grill and Café in Japan! While the cafe’s designers admit that seeing zombies is not analogous to a pleasant eating experience, they were able to recreate the look and feel of the game’s environments. Designed to take place after the events of Raccoon City has passed, the restaurant recreates areas like the S.T.A.R.S. headquarters, with props, replicas, newspaper clippings, and more!
So take a trip back to 1997 and take a look at it for yourselves!
Why can’t we have nice things like this in the states?
rain Story Trailer May 30, 2013
I’m really excited about rain. It was announced some time last year as a Playstation 3 exclusive downloadable game. In most cases, I don’t write too much on this site about a downloadable game’s development, but in this case I just can’t resist.
rain tells the story of a young boy chasing after an invisible girl. When he goes after her, he becomes invisible as well, and only the raindrops can make his form visible. He’ll have to traverse the very Parisian-looking rainy night to seek out the invisible girl, all the while avoiding dangers as a beautiful soundtrack plays.
Nothing I write here about the game can be as impressive as seeing it for yourselves. Here’s a look at rain’s latest trailer.
rain is coming Fall 2013 exclusive to the PS3.
How to Upgrade the Xbox 360 Slim to a 320GB Hard Drive May 29, 2013
Posted by Maniac in How To, Site Videos.
Maniac shows how to upgrade your 4GB or 250GB Xbox 360 Slim to a 320GB Hard Drive. Don’t worry, we’re going to make sure all of your data gets moved to the new drive once we upgrade it!
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Unboxing May 28, 2013
Posted by Maniac in Site Videos.
It’s Tuesday, time for the weekly unboxing, and this time we’ve got a classic! Maniac unboxes the Nintendo 3DS game Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Featuring an improved control scheme, 3D graphics and the second quest, the game is a must have for Zelda fans who missed out on the Nintendo 64 classic.
Destiny – The Law of the Jungle Trailer May 23, 2013
Bungie Studios made a name for themselves over ten years ago for creating Halo, and with it, the video game blockbuster. Now, Bungie’s latest title is an entirely new breath of fresh air, and now we have the first official trailer for the game in anticipation for its unveiling at this year’s E3.
While this trailer is clearly pre-rendered, Bungie promises they will unveil the first official gameplay footage for Destiny will be shown on June 10th, 2013 at Sony’s E3 Playstation press event.
Destiny is coming to the PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 and possibly further platforms. Exclusive content will be included with the PS3 and PS4 versions.
Alan Wake Deals This Week May 23, 2013
Following yesterday’s announcement from Remedy about the future of Alan Wake, Remedy is heavily discounting the Alan Wake series on both the PC and the Xbox 360 this week.
For you PC users with an internet connection, Remedy has partnered with Humble Bundle to make the PC versions of Alan Wake and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare available through the service. You can pay any amount you wish, and distribute it however you decide between Remedy, Humble Bundle, or charity. They are offering downloadable versions of the two Alan Wake games, in either a DRM-free download or STEAM version if you prefer. Remedy is also including exclusive content with the purchase. Some of the bonus content was previously only available with the Collector’s Editions of the game, but they’re also including tons of bonus content that has never been made available before. You can check out the Humble Bundle Sale here.
For those of you who may prefer to play the Xbox 360 versions of the series, Xbox Live has you covered. Alan Wake, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, and all the downloadable episodes for Alan Wake are available to download at a heavy discount for this week only. You can purchase the full version of Alan Wake on the Xbox 360 for just $5 US. The two Alan Wake downloadable episodes have also been discounted to around $3 US a piece. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, which is 1200 MS Points normally, has been heavily discounted to around $4 US a piece.
If you’ve never played this cult classic, regardless of your platform of choice, now is the best chance to take a look at it. Just remember, this deal is only valid for this week. Xbox Live’s discount will go until the 27th of May, and as of the time of writing the Humble Bundle offer is only valid for six more days.
Alan Wake and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare are out now for the Xbox 360 and PC.
Halo Television Series Announced May 22, 2013
In a very surprising move, yesterday at the Xbox One Reveal Event, 343 Industries made a very interesting announcement. A Halo TV series is in development, with help from the very famous director Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park, Jaws). I think this is a great move, as Steven has worked on some very gritty war-related projects in the past included Band of Brothers, and The Pacific, and a realistic war style could work perfectly in a live-action Halo series.
Details were scarce on story, however the promotional image shown during the event featured the tagline “Wake up, John”, which is a very clear reference to the Master Chief at the beginning of Halo 4.
From the looks of it, while produced for TV, this series will likely be broadcast exclusively through Xbox Live, and not cable or satellite. This looks to be a similar distribution system to what shows like Arrested Development are doing, which is produce new episodes exclusively to air on streaming services like Netflix. This will probably be a perfect fit for Halo, and the Xbox One, as Xbox One has greatly expanded on the Xbox 360’s streaming television functionality, and will likely offer an internal cable or satellite box for digital cable/sat subscribers.
Remedy’s Message to Alan Wake Fans May 22, 2013
For those of you who missed the news yesterday, Remedy officially announced their next game at the Xbox One reveal event, and while it looks amazing it is not Alan Wake 2, as many fans (myself included) hoped it would be.
Sam Lake, the creative director of Remedy has posted this video up with an explanation as to why they’re not working on Alan Wake 2 next. It’s a very somber video, which details the ins and outs of game development, as well as production. Any people interested in video game development should give it a watch.
Quantum Break is coming exclusive to the Xbox One.
Quantum Break Announced May 21, 2013
From the makers of Alan Wake, I present to you Remedy Entertainment’s latest game, Quantum Break.
Quantum Break is coming to the Xbox One.
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Microsoft Presentation Summary – E3 2013
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Posted By: June 12, 2013
Microsoft revealed the release date and price for the Xbox One at this year’s presentation at E3- November 2013 and $499. The Xbox One Day One Edition is now on sale on Amazon and GameStop (all as special bundles with games).
Microsoft has hit the price points well so far while avoiding snafus like Nintendo (3DS) and Sony, which originally priced the PlayStation at $599…$100 higher than the Xbox 360. The special editions and different bundles might offset any sticker shock.
Xbox One hardware will not be compatible with Xbox 360 games. The “always on” Internet connection status will be an advantage, but is not required. Players will need an internet connection available due to the “cloud connection” features and the requirement to access online once every 24 hours.
The used Xbox One games availability/accessibility will “depend on the publisher”, so it looks like that element will only get more complex. Microsoft mentioned Xbox One setup capabilities for other family members, so they wouldn’t be excluded. Microsoft also mentioned players could turn the camera off if they like. Xbox One will also play Blu-ray discs.
Microsoft announced a “smaller, sleeker, quieter” Xbox 360 version that went on sale the same day. Gamerscore and achievements will carry over to the Xbox One from Xbox 360.
Pre-ordering/reserving special XBox One bundles with games will guarantee players get “One” on the first day and will include special black packaging, a limited edition Xbox One Day One wireless controller, and a Day One achievement.
Various digital bonuses for the respective game bundles include Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Kinect Sports Rivals, and Forza Motorsport 5, which will feature a unique Drivatar option that mimics a player’s driving styles and plays for player offline, so, even when away from the game, players can always come back and see progress.
The Xbox One w/game bundle list is growing and also includes several Electronic Arts and UbiSoft titles like Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Need for Speed Rivals, Watch_Dogs,
FIFA 14, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
Microsoft also revealed Xbox One DVR features for game recording like recording key gameplay moments and special social media touches like adding commentary and text comments before posting. The new Twitch service will offer live game streaming for even more exposure.
Xbox Live service will no longer use points as the currency (will be real currency) and will lift the 100-friend cap. Xbox Live Gold subscribers can enjoy several upcoming free game downloads including Assassin’s Creed 2 and Halo 3.
The big news in exclusive games was the next Halo installment and the sci-fi multiplayer Titanfall coming in 2014. A reboot of the fighting game series Killer Instinct was also a major game announcement (oh, I remember those days playing it on the Super Nintendo).
Third-party game announcements included the shooter Titanfall (coming this spring), which features giant robots and human-like robots in capture-the-flag style battles and more.
Do you think Microsoft is number “One” at this year’s E3?
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Polyhedron, Near Miss, Intersecting Structure,
Support Structure
Revision as of 11:30, August 9, 2007 by Karl Horton (Talk | contribs)
Rhombic Triacontahedron Near Miss
Type Near Miss
Rods 60+90 ×
Author Amafirlian 00:58, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
This support structure is amazingly close. It consists of five intersecting tetrahedra, connected to the spheres in the rhombic triacontahedron with valency 3. The size of the edges of the tetrahedra is 3 rods.
Build the lower halve of the rhombic triacontahedron.
Start putting support rods in (3 connected rods).
Basically it suffices to connect one side to a sphere of valency 3, and see to which sphere of valency 3 the other side leads you.
Also keep a look out for the five intersecting tetrahedra that develop.
Complete the upper halve of the rhombic triacontahedron.
Put in the remaining support rods.
This construction method also provides the easiest way of building the five intersecting tetrahedra!
View on a sphere with valency 5
Closeup of the support structure behind a sphere with valency 5
Closeup of the support structure after removal of a sphere with valency 5
This model is indeed a very near miss.
The support struts may be seen as "step three diagonals" of the dodecahedron formed by the points of the intersecting tetrahedra.
This strut is itself the diagonal of a square whose sides are formed by the inscribed pentagram on the dodecahedral faces, which have length the golden ratio, phi (=1.618approx) [this is a "root-two-phi bar" see ???]
So, the support strut is sqrt(2) times phi times the length of the dodecahedral edge.
The dodecahedral edge is the short diagonal of the golden rhombus of the rhombic triacontahedron: this length is 4/sqrt(10+2*sqrt(5)) (1.051 approx).
It's the same as the inverse of the circumradius of the icosahedron, see Mathworld
Multiplying all these together gives us the geometric ratio between the rhombic triacontahedron edge length and the support strut.
Geometric ratio = 2.406
Actual geometric distance = 93.45mm
Length of strut = 3 bars + 0.61mm
We know that once the error gets down to around half a millimetre, the structure can usually absorb it.
A very small smile is permitted.
Wikipedia:Rhombic triacontahedron
Voted: --Karl Horton 09:10, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Retrieved from "https://geomag.fandom.com/wiki/Rhombic_Triacontahedron_(Internally_supported)?oldid=5128"
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What are the key laws and regulations implicated in technology M&A transactions that may not be relevant to other types of M&A transactions? Are there particular government approvals required, and how are those addressed in the definitive documentation?
The Chinese government regulates technology transactions through several laws and regulations. The key laws and regulations include the following.
The Contract Law, 1 October 1999
This law defines ‘technology transfer agreements’ to include patent transfer agreements, patent application right transfer agreements, know-how transfer agreements and patent licence agreements. The law sets out rights and obligations of the transferor and transferee under technology transfer agreements, as well as the liabilities for breach of contract. For example, the law provides that the transferor shall guarantee that it is the legal owner of the technology to be transferred, and that such technology be complete, accurate, valid and able to achieve the goals agreed to by the parties.
Pursuant to this law, the transferee must keep confidential the ‘secret’ part of the technology to be transferred within the agreed scope and term. If the transferor fails to transfer the technology as agreed, it must return part or all of the royalties it received for the transfer and will be liable for breach of contract. If the transferee fails to pay royalties as agreed, it will have to pay the liquidated damages set forth in the agreement. If the transferee fails to do so, it must terminate using the patents or know-how, return relevant technical materials and be liable for breach of contract.
In addition, the law provides that any technology contract that illegally monopolises technology (see below), impairs technological development (see below) or infringes a third party’s technology, is invalid.
The Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court concerning Some Issues on Application of Law for the Trial of Cases on Disputes over Technology Contracts, 1 January 2005
This interpretation further explained the meaning of ‘illegally monopolises technology’ and ‘impairs technological development’ in the Contract Law described above. Applicable situations include:
restricting the other party’s technology development based on the transferred technology or use of any improved technology;
prohibiting the other party from obtaining similar or competing technology from third parties;
restricting the other party from reasonable implementation of the technology;
forcing the other party to accept additional conditions for the purpose of implementing the technology;
unreasonably restricting sources of raw materials, accessories or equipment of the other party; or
prohibiting the other party from questioning the validity of the technology.
The Patent Law, 1 April 1985
According to this law, patent and patent application rights can be transferred. To transfer the patent or the patent application rights, parties needs to enter into a written contract and apply with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) for registration. The transfer will be effective on the date of registration.
The Copyright Law, 1 June 1991
According to this law, copyrights, other than rights of publication, authorship, alteration and integrity, may be transferred. To transfer copyrights, the parties must enter into a written contract, and they may choose to file such contract with the National Copyright Administration or its local branch.
The Trademark Law, 1 March 1983
The law provides that, to transfer registered trademarks, parties need to enter into a transfer agreement and apply to the Trademark Office of the CNIPA (the Trademark Office) for approval. The Trademark Office will make a public announcement once it approves the transfer and the transferee will have title to the registered trademark on the date of the announcement.
The Computers Software Protection Regulation, 1 January 2002, and the Computer Software Copyright Registration Measures, 20 February 2002
According to these two regulations, to transfer computer software the parties must enter into a written contract, and they may choose to register said contract with the China Copyright Protection Centre.
The Integrated Circuit Layout Design Protection Regulations, 1 October 2001
According to the regulation and its implementing rules, to transfer an integrated circuit layout design, the parties must enter into a written contract and register such contract with the CNIPA. The transfer will be effective upon the date of registration. In addition, if a Chinese entity intends to transfer its layout design to a foreign person, it shall submit such transfer to relevant governmental authorities for approval when applying for the transfer contract registration.
Cross-border transfer of technology
The Special Management Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment, 30 July 2019
The Negative List sets out industries that are restricted or prohibited from receiving foreign investment. Foreign persons may not invest in certain industries where the Chinese government does not wish to disclose relevant technologies or sensitive information, such as the development and production of precious plant or animal species, production of traditional Chinese medicine, genetic diagnosis and therapy, and nuclear ore and fuel production.
The Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Establishment of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, 3 February 2011 (the National Security Review Notice)
This notice provides that the government may conduct a national security review of a foreign investor’s acquisition of domestic enterprises that have key technologies, important energy and resources, or produce material equipment that may have national security concerns. If the government considers that the acquisition may have material adverse impact on Chinese national security, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and other relevant authorities have the right to terminate the transaction or ask the acquirer to dispose relevant equity interests or assets to eliminate relevant adverse effects.
The Foreign Trade Law, 1 July 1994
According to this law, the Chinese government divides technologies into three categories: (i) technology that may be freely imported or exported, (ii) technology that is restricted from import or export, and (iii) technology that is prohibited from import or export. Companies that import or export technologies in category (i) must register the import or export contract with MOFCOM or its designated department. Companies that import or export restricted technologies in category (ii) must obtain permits from MOFCOM or other relevant authorities. In addition, the state may restrict or prohibit the import or export of certain technology due to other reasons including the protection of national security, social public interest, or human health or safety; exhausted natural resources; and maintaining the state’s international financial status or balance of international payments. The law further provides that the state may adopt any measure to regulate the import to export of technology relating to nuclear, weapons and other military supplies or for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security during wartime.
Regulations on Administration of Import and Export of Technologies, 1 January 2002
This regulation provides that MOFCOM will categorise technologies that are restricted or prohibited from import or export, which categories MOFCOM may revise from time to time. Contracts for importing or exporting restricted technologies may only take effect when the import or export permit is issued, while contracts for importing or exporting unrestricted technologies may take effect upon signing.
The Implementing Rules of the PRC Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures Law, 20 September 1983
These rules regulate technologies that may be contributed by foreign investors into joint ventures and technologies that joint ventures may obtain from their shareholders or third parties. The rules require that imported technology be advanced and competitive such that it improves functionality and quality of the joint venture’s products, and increase production efficiency or save energy. Further, the technology transfer agreement entered into by the joint venture must meet specific requirements, including:
the royalties must be fair and reasonable;
unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the transferor cannot restrict the area, amount and price at which the transferee exports its products;
the conditions for each party to exchange improved technology must be equal;
the transferee shall have the right to purchase equipment, devices, parts and raw materials using resources as they think fit; and
the agreement cannot contain any unreasonable restrictions that Chinese law prohibits.
Laws and regulations on the transfer of technology in certain industries
In addition to the general technology transfer regulations mentioned above, the Chinese government has enacted special rules regulating the transfer of technologies in certain industries, including in the areas of medical, aviation, health food, chemicals, biological products, nuclear and military technology.
For technology transfers subject to governmental approval, parties usually include obtaining relevant approval as a condition precedent to the closing of the transaction.
Government rights
Are there government march-in or step-in rights with respect to certain categories of technologies?
See question 1. According to the National Security Review Notice, if the government considers any acquisition by a foreign investor of domestic enterprises (including the acquisition of a domestic company having key technology) to have a material adverse impact on national security, MOFCOM and other relevant authorities have the right to terminate the transaction, and ask the acquirer to dispose relevant equity interests or assets to eliminate relevant adverse effects. The national security review can be initiated by the foreign investor, relevant department under the State Council, relevant industry association, other enterprises in the same industry or in the upstream or downstream industries, or by the review authority itself (ie, an inter-ministerial joint meeting).
In addition, according to the Foreign Trade Law, the government may restrict or prohibit the import or export of certain technology to:
protect national security or public policy;
protect human health or safety, animal or plant life, and environmental health;
implement gold or silver import or export related measures;
protect scarce resources or exhausted natural resources;
limit the market of the export destination;
maintain a trading order;
establish a certain domestic industry;
protect domestic agriculture, stock farming or fishery industry; or
maintain the state’s international financial status or balance of international payments.
The law further provides that the state may adopt any measure to regulate the import or export of technology relating to nuclear, weapons and other military supplies to protect national security, or adopt any measure to regulate the import or export of technology for the purposes of maintaining international peace and security during war.
Legal title
How is legal title to each type of technology and intellectual property asset conveyed in your jurisdiction? What types of formalities are required to effect transfer?
Patent and patent application rights
According to the Patent Law, to transfer patent or patent application rights, the parties need to enter into a written contract and apply with CNIPA for registration. The transfer will be effective on the date of registration.
Copyright (including computer software)
According to the Copyright Law, to transfer a copyright, the parties need to enter into a written contract, which shall include the name of the work; type of the rights being transferred and the relevant territory; consideration and payment method and date; and liabilities for breach of contract. The Implementing Rules of the Copyright Law provide that parties may choose to file the copyright transfer agreement with the National Copyright Administration or its local branch, but such filing is not mandatory. The transfer will be effective on the effective date of the transfer contract.
The Trademark Law provides that, to transfer registered trademarks, the parties need to enter into a transfer agreement and apply with the Trademark Office for approval. The Trademark Office will make a public announcement once it approves the transfer and the transfer will be effective upon such announcement.
Integrated circuit layout design
According to Integrated Circuit Layout Design Protection Regulations and its implementing rules, to transfer an integrated circuit layout design, the parties need to enter into a written contract and register such contract with the CNIPA. The transfer will be effective on the date of registration. In addition, if a Chinese entity intends to transfer its layout design to a foreign person, it shall submit approval of such transfer issued by relevant authorities when applying for the transfer contract registration.
Chinese law does not provide specific formalities for the conveyance of non-registered technologies, such as know-how. Usually, such technology can be transferred in the manner and on the date as agreed to by the parties.
Typical areas
What are the typical areas of due diligence undertaken in your jurisdiction with respect to technology and intellectual property assets in technology M&A transactions? How is due diligence different for mergers or share acquisitions as compared to carveouts or asset purchases?
With respect to technology and IP assets in technology M&A transactions, to help identity issues that may affect the valuation or closing of the transaction, due diligence normally focuses on the following areas:
title and encumbrances of the technology and IP assets (eg, whether the IP assets are owned by the target or licensed to the target by a third party, whether the intellectual property is developed by the target or acquired from a third party and whether the IP assets are subject to any pledge);
IP-related agreements, including relevant employee invention assignment or work for hire provisions in employment contracts, IP licences or assignment agreements, and IP-related provisions in commercial contracts;
IP disputes and infringement claims, including all past, pending and threatened infringement and other IP-related claims and proceedings;
IT assets (eg, software systems and support services); and
data privacy, including the target’s internal policies and practices on the collection, use, transfer and protection of personal information.
For carveouts or asset purchases, the parameters of due diligence will be the technology and IP assets to be acquired. Due diligence is also necessary to properly define and describe the scope of assets, and rights and liabilities pertaining to such assets, in the asset purchase agreement.
In a share acquisition, in addition to the typical due diligence areas for an asset transfer, the buyer should review, from a commercial standpoint, whether the target has all the technology and intellectual property necessary for operation of its business as a going concern, after closing. Particular care must be paid to the IT-related agreements to identify change of control provisions that may be triggered by the contemplated transaction.
Customary searches
What types of public searches are customarily performed when conducting technology M&A due diligence? What other types of publicly available information can be collected or reviewed in the conduct of technology M&A due diligence?
Public searches at the following online databases or tools are customarily performed when conducting technology M&A due diligence in China:
the National Enterprise Credit Information Disclosure System, maintained by the State Administration for Market Regulation, for corporate particulars of the target;
the Patent Search and Analysis System of the CNIPA for registered patents and published pending patent registrations;
the China Trademark Database of the Trademark Office for registered trademarks and pending trademark registrations; and
the ‘.cn’ domain name database of China Internet Network Information Centre for ‘.cn’ domain names.
The buyer may also run a public search at the website of the Copyright Protection Centre of China (CPCC) for registered copyright works (including software). Under Chinese law, copyright is an automatic right, and is not created upon registration. Many copyright owners (especially software owners) nonetheless still register their copyright works with the CPCC as evidence of title in case of potential infringement claims.
Registrable intellectual property
What types of intellectual property are registrable, what types of intellectual property are not, and what due diligence is typically undertaken with respect to each?
Registerable intellectual property includes patents (ie, invention, utility model and industrial design), copyrights, trademarks, plant variety rights and layout designs of integrated circuits. Non-registrable intellectual properties include trade secrets and know-how. In China, copyright works can be registered with the CPCC, but registration is not a prerequisite for the creation of a copyright.
To verify the title of registrable intellectual property, the buyer should request registration certificates or receipts of acceptance of registration applications for registered and pending registrations. Public searches with relevant registration authorities (eg, the CNIPA and the Trademark Office) are normally performed to independently verify the title of the registered intellectual property.
In terms of non-registrable intellectual property, the buyer may review confidentiality policies, non-disclosure agreements, IP assignments, and work-for-hire provisions under relevant contracts, to form a general view on ownership status of key unregistered intellectual property.
Can liens or security interests be granted on intellectual property or technology assets, and if so, how do acquirers conduct due diligence on them?
Yes, certain intellectual property (ie, registered trademarks, patents and copyrights) can be pledged under Chinese law. Pledges over registered trademarks, patents and copyrights are perfected by registration of such pledge with the competent authorities (ie, the Trademark Office, CNIPA and CPCC, respectively). The release of pledges is also effectuated upon registration of the release with said authorities. The time required for completing the process of perfecting or releasing pledges varies depending on the type of pledged intellectual property. For instance, perfecting or releasing a pledge of patents with the CNIPA will normally take a week.
If there is any encumbrance, such as pledge, over intellectual property or technology assets that are to be acquired, the release of such encumbrances, if required, is typically effected on or prior to closing and after the signing of the relevant asset or share purchase agreement.
Employees and contractors
What due diligence is typically undertaken with respect to employee-created and contractor-created intellectual property and technology?
For employee-created and contractor-created intellectual property and technology, the buyer would need to review the intellectual property ownership and assignment or work for hire clauses under relevant employment or development contracts. Public searches will also be undertaken to verify the current title of those intellectual properties if being registered or pending registration with the competent authorities.
Under Chinese law, title to copyrights and patents developed or created by the target’s employees in the course of performing their job duties or by utilisation of materials and tools provided by the target automatically vests in the target. However, unless otherwise agreed, ownership of contractor-created copyrights and patents automatically vests in the contractor. Assignment of title of contractor-created patents to the target is deemed effective upon registration of the assignment with the CNIPA. No registration formalities are required for the assignment of copyrights.
Transferring licensed intellectual property
Are there any requirements to enable the transfer or assignment of licensed intellectual property and technology? Are exclusive and non-exclusive licences treated differently?
The transfer or assignment of licensed intellectual property and technology by its owner does not require consent of the licensee. Note that transfers or assignments of trademarks and patents are effectuated upon registration of such transfer or assignment with the Trademark Office and CNIPA, respectively. The transfer of registered patents or pending patent registrations by a Chinese individual or entity to a foreign individual is deemed a technology export, which may be subject to certain approval or filing requirements under the Chinese export control regime.
The transfer or assignment by a licensee of its rights and obligations pertaining to licensed intellectual property and technology normally requires consent of the licensor, unless the licence agreement states otherwise.
There is no differentiation between exclusive and non-exclusive licences in connection with the above-mentioned transfer or assignment.
Software due diligence
What types of software due diligence is typically undertaken in your jurisdiction? Do targets customarily provide code scans for third-party or open source code?
Software due diligence undertaken by the buyer’s lawyers will normally be focused on the title and encumbrances over the target’s software copyright. In China, it is still not common for a target to provide code scans for third-party or open source code as part of due diligence.
Special or emerging technologies
What are the additional areas of due diligence undertaken or unique legal considerations in your jurisdiction with respect to special or emerging technologies?
Data security and protection has become an increasingly hot-button area for due diligence with respect to some emerging technologies (eg, big data). The potential buyer must have a thorough understanding of the internal policies and practices of the target on the collection, processing, storage, and transfer of personal data and the target’s privacy and information security measures. Data privacy experts may be engaged to conduct standalone data privacy due diligence on the target to assess the target’s compliance with privacy and data security requirements and standards, and to identify potential risks that may affect the valuation of the target or create any residual liabilities to the buyer.
Representations and warranties
In technology M&A transactions, is it customary to include representations and warranties for intellectual property, technology, cybersecurity or data privacy?
It is customary to include representations and warranties for intellectual property, technology, cybersecurity and data privacy. For intellectual property and technology, representations and warranties usually cover title or the right to use, no infringement, full disclosure on restrictions and no breach of material contracts. For cybersecurity and data privacy, representations and warranties will at least cover compliance with applicable laws and regulations and industry guidelines.
Customary ancillary agreements
What types of ancillary agreements are customary in a carveout or asset sale?
Customary ancillary agreements typically include transitional trademark licences, cross-licence agreements and transition services agreements.
Conditions and covenants
What kinds of intellectual property or tech-related pre- or post-closing conditions or covenants do acquirers typically require?
Typical intellectual property or tech-related pre-closing conditions include signing assignment agreements for intellectual property or inventions, obtaining consents or waivers for asset transfers, correcting chain of title issues, obtaining necessary governmental approvals, and submitting applications to the Chinese registration authorities for the transfer of patents, trademarks, copyright and integrated circuit layout designs. Typical post-closing conditions or covenants include completion of registration of IP transfers (as it generally takes several months for the registration to be completed). Whether remediation of source code issues will be a pre-closing or post-closing condition depends on the commercial negotiations.
Survival period
Are intellectual property representations and warranties typically subject to longer survival periods than other representations and warranties?
The statute of limitations for patent, trademark and copyright infringement under Chinese law is two years. The survival period for representations and warranties generally ranges between one and two years.
Liabilities for breach
Are liabilities for breach of intellectual property representations and warranties typically subject to a cap that is higher than the liability cap for breach of other representations and warranties?
The liability cap for breach of IP-related representations and warranties is typically the same as the general liability cap for breach of non-fundamental representations and warranties. The general liability cap can range from a certain percentage of the purchase price to 100 per cent of the purchase price.
Limitations on liabilities for breach
Are liabilities for breach of intellectual property representations subject to, or carved out from, de minimis thresholds, baskets, or deductibles or other limitations on recovery?
Liabilities for breach of IP representations and warranties are generally subject to the same de minimis thresholds, baskets or deductions (or other limitations) as the other representations and warranties, unless buyer has a specific concern regarding the target’s intellectual property.
Indemnities
Does the definitive agreement customarily include specific indemnities related to intellectual property, data security or privacy matters?
The parties may negotiate specific indemnities relating to intellectual property. A target’s data security or data privacy compliance issues has increasingly become a point for negotiation of specific indemnities as Chinese law compliance on these two issues has become more stringent. The parties will focus on indemnification for regulatory fines imposed on the target, or any compliance issues that may affect any regulatory permits issued to the target for operations affecting data security or data privacy.
Walk rights
As a closing condition, are intellectual property representations and warranties required to be true in all respects, in all material respects, or except as would not cause a material adverse effect?
Generally, all representations and warranties, including with respect to intellectual property, are brought down at closing, subject to a materiality qualifier. The common practice is to have a materiality qualifier.
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Key developments of the past year
20 What were the key cases, decisions, judgments and policy and legislative developments of the past year?
The Special Management Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment
The 2018 Negative List has been replaced by the 2019 Negative List, which became effective from 30 July 2019. Certain industries have been further removed from the prohibited category under the 2019 Negative List (eg, development of protected wildlife resources originated from China).
The Regulations on Administration of Import and Export of Technologies
These regulations were amended on 2 March 2019. The amended regulations do not change the regulatory administration mechanism on import and export of technologies, but only remove certain requirements on the technology import and export contracts, including, among others, that the contracts cannot contain provisions prohibiting or restricting competition, and the ownership of technology improvement must vest in the party who creates such improvement.
The Implementing Rules of the PRC Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures Law
These implementing rules were amended on 2 March 2019. The amended implementing rules remove two requirements on the technology transfer agreement entered into by the joint venture: that is, the term of the agreement cannot exceed 10 years; and the transferee shall have the right to continue using the transferred technology after the expiration of the term of the agreement.
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Postby xander » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:12 am
Mas Tnega wrote: You get a free copy of a game you'll likely be sick of and an invitation to what might be a nightclub's basement in East London. If you're *really* lucky, the toilets will be fit for use and a lady in a fluffy dress won't inform you that your stuffed toys need to be better fed. 50% success rate in my experience, others may report something a lot higher.
Man, I didn't even get that much, being on the wrong side of the Atlantic and all. :(
Postby Xocrates » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:17 am
jelco wrote:
Xocrates wrote: I'm pretty sure our beta keys got revoked and we had to buy the game anyway.
Oh, but were they...?
Well, my steam version of the multiwinia beta gives me a "version revoked" error and the non-steam one seems to be using the retail key, so that seems to be the case for multiwinia
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Postby bobusdoleus » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:43 am
Well there's beta testers and then there's beta testers, ne? Like, there's the people with access to a beta version that they are just expected to play, and like, let the included automated error reporting tool report any errors, and there's guys who have to set up batch files for stress testing. I actually thought that beta testing - the kind that is work - is a paid position? Not very /well/ paid, mind.
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bobusdoleus wrote: Well there's beta testers and then there's beta testers, ne? Like, there's the people with access to a beta version that they are just expected to play, and like, let the included automated error reporting tool report any errors, and there's guys who have to set up batch files for stress testing. I actually thought that beta testing - the kind that is work - is a paid position? Not very /well/ paid, mind.
IV is a very small software development company. They cannot afford to pay their beta testers. IV's beta testers are expected to work, with the only compensation being an invite to a party and a free copy of the game. Maybe. Larger companies sometimes pay beta testers, but you cannot seriously expect that from a small indie developer like IV.
And yet some testers don't even get the free copy? THAT MAKES ME SO ANGRY
Nah, kidding. How many hours did the whole testing thing take up?
bobusdoleus wrote: Nah, kidding. How many hours did the whole testing thing take up?
A lot? Some testers worked hard, others did not. Jelco already mentioned that he ran Multiwinia for 14 hours straight. I, too, spent a lot of hours watching the AIs fight it out in Defcon and Multiwinia, and a fair number of hours tracking down bugs myself. Other testers, however, were lazy, and didn't do much of anything. I don't think most of them remained beta testers for very long.
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Postby GreenRock » Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:10 am
jelco wrote: Thank you for grasping the idea that testing is actual work. It's plain annoying to see 2/3rds of the people who signed up eventually just go quiet once they realize this - sometimes they complain a little first that a non-playable version 'isn't worth testing'.
huh. I just though it was for feedback and such. I'll think twice before signing up for the actual beta tester list.
Postby bert_the_turtle » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:22 am
Stop that, you're getting the thread back on topic!
Postby Jordy... » Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:48 am
NOOOOO, I want more FLAME WARRRSSSS, 1 VS. 5 WAS SO EPIC!!!
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Postby Mas Tnega » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:38 pm
jelco wrote: Yeah, launch parties are fun. I distinctly remember when zach, Xarlaxas, Hugh and I were getting a cab at the end of the night, a druggy was trying to convince us to give him money (because he needed to 'go to the hospital') by showing the gaping wound in his arm - don't think I've ever seen someone go quite as far as stabbing yourself to beg for money. It at that point became apparent that all the screaming in the background perhaps wasn't all drunk hysteria. (Not joking here by the way, that was the actual night in Shoreditch.)
I remember Xarlaxas telling me that story, although I distinctly recall him starting with either you or zach saying something on the lines of "London can't be all that bad".
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Postby jelco » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:13 pm
Mas Tnega wrote: I remember Xarlaxas telling me that story, although I distinctly recall him starting with either you or zach saying something on the lines of "London can't be all that bad".
Heh. I don't remember that, but it sounds plausible I said that.
As far as the amount sunk into testing goes: it's important to realize the test goes through different phases. The batch runs I described were the HWC (dunno who came up with that abbreviation but it's the Hardware Compatibility test, i.e. non-playable alpha). This mostly collected data about the wide variety of systems it was run on, and if the tester in question was watching from time to time there could be the occasional bug being spotted or crash to be blackboxed. Once this was done we moved on to playable beta versions, with the testers being selectively divided into groups that each got certain game modes to test. For me personally this turned into hours upon hours of playing the game; especially when you're trying to replicate a bug by playing the same game configuration over and over, this gets quite repetitive. This results in reporting of bugs and submission of feature requests, along with discussions about certain design choices.
Of course it's not all bad. Although I can't really remember exactly which features they were (and I'm pretty sure the NDA officially still prohibits me from telling if I did) there were quite some important additions to the game which were suggested during testing and were eventually refined and implemented by IV. For me personally there was some testing going on with Dedwinia and/for the Ladder as well, which was a whole project by itself and incredible fun to do. So yes, there's a lot of contributions you can do and in the end there's definitely things you might be able to point out and be proud of to have contributed to. It's just that to get to the fun stuff, there's a lot of work that needs doing that's more on the repetitive and boring side of the spectrum. Doing that part of the job well raises others' opinion of you and gives you more (unofficial) priveleges within the testing group.
Obviously a lot of bigger companies make QA positions paid, precisely because there's such a grinding element to it. This, however, is a small company where outside of the free copy, the launch party and the small bit of community recognition there's not a lot you get for it. For some people this is enough, for some it isn't. It's also entirely true that people who take their testing seriously spend so much time playing the game that they'll be fed up with it afterwards, which is definitely something you'll have to be prepared for. I personally just really enjoyed testing in the past because it really felt like we were a small team helping build a game. The early access to a buggy version of the game is a nice bonus, but not the main goal. Then again I'm the kind of person that devoted half a year to coding something like the Multiwinia Ladder, ran community contests etc.
Xocrates: Perhaps the Steam key was revoked, but the game key associated with it probably wasn't. I had one Dedwinia running on my beta key and one on my Steam beta key, all the way until the end when I took them down.
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Question of the week- why couldn’t Riley join the guild?
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In chapter 2, Riley says that although Valdorian royalty were required to study magic extensively, they were not allowed to join guilds or become mages.
For someone so knowledgeable, who spends so much time on the grounds, I could see her wanting to join. So why would royalty not be allowed?
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The reason why I think Riley couldn't join a guild was because she was Valdorian (since they had to be separated from everyone else because they were purebreeds and had to be away from these "under" them
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Welcome to the forums! Good theory, thanks for sharing!
I believe Riley may not have been able to join a guild not only because she was Valdorian and considered a different people than everyone else in Alyncia, but because Riley is in possession of powers far beyond those of a regular guild member.
We have seen numerous times throughout the story that Riley is extremely proficient in spell casting, most likely well above average, but we've also seen that she has the ability to fly - a power that no other character in the story so far has been able to do.
We also know that Riley and Ezra are two of the last Valdorians - King Janus, Riley's father, is also seen to still be alive but extremely ill and bedridden in some threads of the story, and if you choose to have Ash end his life then it's quite possible that in that case, they are the only two left assuming that all of the other Valdorians that were previously mentioned to be alive after the slaughter have since died and apart from Ezra, who has shown us he is immensely powerful, there's really no other Valdorians shown to us to compare her to in terms of magical strength and abilities. So we have two Valdorians who happen to be two of the strongest characters in terms of ability and both with skill sets completely unique to everyone else in the story. Thus it is entirely possible that Valdorians are naturally capable of such an advanced level of magic that instruction at a guild is considered impossible and can only be taught by Valdorians themselves.
In extension of this thought, if Valdorians are indeed naturally able to possess such an advanced skill set and were permitted to join a guild, it only makes sense that Valdorians would dominate all leadership and master positions throughout Alyncia. I feel like Alyncians wouldn't be too pleased with that possibility so they outlawed Valdorians from joining guilds in the first place.
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This is a bit of a conspiracy theory, but I think that somewhere far back, valdorian royalty had human blood in it. This would preclude them from joining the guilds. Since royalty in many societies is often inbred, the trace of human blood would not be eliminated, but might even increase. What if the Val Dorian royalties obsession with purity of their blood was a cover-up of the fact that. They know that Valdorian royalty has human blood in it?
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My theory is quite similar to dberry’s.
Riley possesses powers that we haven’t seen anywhere else in the game (healing petals), and we know from chapters 1 and 10 that the Valdorians had a library that likely contained many spells that are above what common mages learn, so she wouldn’t need to join the guild. Some, such as the Fleur Magnus: Lancaster, may be exclusive to Valdorian fighting blood.
Being related to Ezra, and owning an amulet that records the memories of her ancestors, she likely has knowledge of both spells that are long forgotten as well as Trance, and many mages would probably harass her for help in learning spells, which, knowing Riley, she would be happy to help with.
... which brings me to my next point. The Valdorians focused on power and fear. If somewhere in history, a Valdorian couldn’t cast spells, they would be viewed as weak/ not feared by the people. Or “worse”, working with other mages, the royalty would see that the commoners aren’t any better/ worse than they are, and begin to sympathize with them, losing their control.
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You are a better person than me. I would've taken pictures. I love people that can interact with the characters but you're right that was creepy.
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I really wanted to but I couldn't find a clever way to do it. I agree esp. when it's adults by themselves. I never know what to say--that's why I like having the kids around. I can still see them but the focus is on the kids!! R kept mumbling to me & E looked like she was in a state of shock. It was so weird that I actually felt embarrassed watching it if that makes sense.
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R wanted to see It's Tough To Be A Bug. C's family had FP's for Everest so after some MB swapping the three older girls & D headed to Everest & the rest of us went to see the show, minus E & J. J wouldn't have fared too well we thought.
I forgot to mention that when I rode with B earlier that day I noticed her eyes were closed when we were heading up the mountain. I asked her why & her response was, "Trust me, it's better for everyone concerned if I keep them closed." I get where she's coming from--I don't care for that part either.
We passed by Russell and Dug.
I could stare at this tree forever looking at all the details!!
We enjoyed the show. I made sure(like I always do)not to sit all the way back in my seat. I hate the feeling of the bee sting!!
We exited to rain. Little did we know this would be the last time we would see that until we got home!!
The whole group met back up & we headed to Pandora for our FOP FP.
R stayed off with J b/c he says the ride gives him motion sickness.
Look at A--she's a spunky one!!
B got a Night Blossom when we were done. She was probably ready to dehydrate. There must have been some kind of issue b/c we ended up in the room with "Mr. Um, Um" for something like 20 minutes. If he told us to move around one more time I was going to scream. It was sheer torture, let me tell you.
At this point the heat was getting to us. C's family had a FP for something so they were going to use that. We desperately needed a break from the heat & Nomad Lounge was right there so why not?? None of us had ever been there before so we were excited to try it. There were no seats available inside so we sat outside. I so wished our waiter would have turned the fan above us on but he never did.
I ordered Jenn's Tattoo.
E got the Leaping Lizard.
R got the Lamu Libation.
My Jenn's Tattoo. After trying the others we decided that mine was the least favorite out of the bunch.
E's Leaping Lizard.
R's Lamu Libation. His was the best drink by far.
We also got an order of churros. There was enough for each of us to have one. J was sleeping otherwise we would have been in trouble. There wouldn't have been enough to go around!!
It was nice to sit & relax for awhile. C & her family were on their way over to meet us. My friend that I was supposed to meet earlier that day was at AK so I went to say hello to her.
My friend made sure we got a picture together. I was so glad she thought of that b/c I wasn't thinking & there was a PP photographer right in front of where we were standing! She told me I was brave to wear a black shirt in AK esp. b/c it was so darn hot!!
We talked for about 30 minutes or so. My family started making their way over & we all chatted for a few minutes. My friend & her family had to leave b/c the TE was going to be picking them up in a few hours. We had to leave so we could head to our dinner reservation. I was so glad it worked out & we got the chance to meet up!!
Our dinner destination was a new one for all of us!!
We had a 6:20 reservation at Whispering Canyon. We were all excited to try something new. A couldn't wait to ask for ketchup. We got there early so we had time to look around.
I was impressed but I don't know that I would necessarily want to stay there. I don't get into the whole "rustic" theme all that much.
Some of us walked through the gift shop. I bought this headband for myself.
R bought himself this shirt.
I wanted to explore the resort even though I really didn't want to go outside. The rest of the group stayed inside so I went out by myself.
Again, I thought it was very pretty but it's just not my sort of thing.
I didn't stay out there long. Everyone was hot & tired so C asked if we could be seated early. We were seated at 5:45 for our 6:20 reservation.
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The restaurant was quite empty when we got there. Our server was pretty funny. She had said something smart & all of the kids got an astounded look on their faces. We told them eating here was kind of like eating at 50's. They got it then.
The cornbread was good. I had a Moonshine Margarita. It was very strong.
The cole slaw was not all that great according to R.
We got a few orders of the "Burnt Ends" Nachos to share. They were really good!!
I think the three older girls all ordered from the kid's menu b/c nothing appealed to them on the adult menu.
B got chicken.
E got salmon. J's down there playing with a new car(it's actually a bus) that he just got.
C was taking a group selfie but forgot to include her husband in it.
There he is!!
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R got The Traditional Skillet. I got The Land and Sea Skillet. We both liked ours. I tried everything but the chicken. The salmon was very good.
Notice A's plate has mashed potatoes & corn on it. She needed ketchup for what reason?
E got some kind of quesadilla & L got a burger off the kid's menu.
When our waitress asked if we needed anything A told her we needed ketchup. None of us did(esp. me b/c I can't stand the stuff). She just wanted to see the whole ketchup thing in action.
I think I counted close to 30 bottles on our table!!
A & J got involved in the pony race.
I had the apple pie for dessert. I would not recommend it. It was very dry & didn't have much flavor.
Overall we had a great meal & it was a lot of fun!! I would definitely go back again!!
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I was able to swap my fuel rod out after dinner(something that never happens at POR). Funny thing is I never used it all week. But, it's a good thing I had it. L & E(niece)used it a few times.
We took a bus to DS so we could take the boat back to POR. We were hot & tired. We walked right through DS without stopping anywhere.
This was the line for the boat. Yikes!!
Isn't A's dress the cutest??
J must have got his hands on another glow cube during dinner!
When we got back B, E & L went swimming at the quiet pool next to our building. It was anything but quiet, let me tell you. There was a group of 4 teenagers & ones mouth was fouler than the others. The girl in the group was dumb enough to hold her phone while she was in the water. One of the boys came after her so she threw her phone & it hit the concrete hard. It was right in the path of where people would walk but I wouldn't get up to get it for her. Then there were 2 other groups having a battle of the bands. One group was playing their music louder than the others & of course they were playing different songs. The later the evening went on the louder it got. The girls finally had enough & everyone went back to their rooms for the night.
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the Kevin magic shot!
Of course you did not care for WL. You are a POR snob!
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I was completely appalled to see this. That guy was fishing! They have a fishing hole there but it's nowhere in the area he is in. I think he was just trying to sneak in some casts while there weren't many people out. That's just wrong though. I have stayed at POR many times & this was the first time I ever saw someone step foot on the grass. Shame on him!! @Zipitidoda I didn't feel so funny taking this one since I was quite a bit away from him!!
Once I was ready I woke B & R up. I took their orders & headed to the food court. I told B to feel free to turn on the tv while she was getting ready. She told me she probably shouldn't b/c she gets distracted too easily & wouldn't end up getting ready!! I give her credit for at least recognizing it & having the willpower to do the right thing!!
B got a chocolate croissant & R got his usual.
When I got back R had Pandora playing from his phone. "You're Not My Kind of Girl" by New Edition was on. I really like that song & I started singing away. B was looking at me kind of funny. I asked her if she had ever heard the song. She said no(I didn't expect that she would have, she's only 12--it's a little before her time) but asked me who sang it. I told her New Edition & she paused for a moment & said, "Aren't they the ones who sing that song about a telephone?" You go B!! I asked her how she knew that & she said she's heard her mom play it. See--we just don't influence the kids with Motley Crue!!
Quite the empty bus considering it was a few minutes after 9!!
Hello Epcot!!
Hello no security lines!!
Tuvalu said:
Thanks!! I was excited to see it!!
You got that right!! For the Magnolia Bend section that is
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There must have been some kind of issue b/c we ended up in the room with "Mr. Um, Um" for something like 20 minutes. If he told us to move around one more time I was going to scream. It was sheer torture, let me tell you.
I was 2 weeks ago and we had extended preshow as well. Most of the others in the preshow with us had never ridden. One older lady of that group was convinced it was because people were not standing directly on their numbers and kept fussing/yelling at her group to stay on their number!!
And enjoying your report - as I have all your others!
So interesting development: Turns out Dapper Day will be the weekend we come back from the cruise. We were there during this year's Dapper Day but didn't feel like getting dressed up to go into the parks. But this year, we'll be there for the kick off dinner on Friday. Woohoo. I received an email that the convention blocks were ready to reserve so I called this morning. They had a standard room at Riverside for $140 less than the standard I currently have booked at Coronado. But now I'm torn! I'm keeping the Coronado reservation direct with Disney until they release room discounts later in the year just in case the room discounts are better than the convention rate at Riverside. But I'm also keeping the Riverside group reservation in case they don't release good room discounts LOL. So I'm definitely staying at French Quarter before the cruise (first time staying there!) and there's a chance I could be back at Riverside for after the cruise Finally making my way back "home"
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I've never eaten at Whispering Canyon Café but your meals looked delicious that I might have to give it a try one of these trips! We are big fan of WL and love the woodsy feeling of the resort! I think it's so great that you get a nice walk in during the early AM around the resort before the guests start their day. It must feel so peaceful and relaxing at that time! It's amazing how empty your bus was going to Epcot at that time in the morning which is so unusual!!!
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NeverlandWendy said:
So you understand my pain then!! Didn't it feel like it was never going to end? That's too funny!!
I hope you make it there!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!! I would be happy staying at French Quarter since it's such a short walk to RIverside.
It was very good. The nachos were great & everything that was in my skillet was good also. The only reason I didn't eat the chicken is b/c it was thighs & I don't like them. I really enjoy Riverside & it's especially nice when it's so quiet! We kept commenting on how Epcot was pretty empty all day. It was nice!!
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Spaceship Earth was a walk on so we rode that first.
Gosh, I look so mean!
Starbucks was in order next. My sister, B, collects the Starbucks mugs from Disney so I picked this up for her. It was then that I realized I forgot to get her the one from AK. I told myself I was going to have to find time to go back there so I could get it.
We had FP's for Soarin.
Hello Patrick!!
C's family(minus D) had arrived & we had FP's for LWTL so that was next on the agenda.
The flowers are so pretty!!
Most of the group went on Nemo. I did not but can't remember why. Afterwards we visited with the manatees.
Then we went to Turtle Talk with Crush. It had been a number of years since I saw this so I was excited to see it again! B & I saw it in 2015. I asked her if she remembered & she didn't.
Mission Space was next. I was the only adult to go on with the kids.
L & E chose the orange version. No thank you!! I chose orange once--that was enough for me!!
B, A & I went green.
Then we went to Test Track. E & J(he's afraid of this)stayed off. D had arrived so the eight of us went on.
This is the car that R designed.
It looks like E got lost in her hair!! I asked R what he was doing in this photo & he said he was trying to imitate his cousin in his Dinosaur picture from the day before. As if I haven't confused you enough already with our family allow me to put the icing on the cake for you. R & D are cousins(their mothers are sisters). So, D is is R's cousin but he's also my BIL since he married my sister. E & A are R's second cousins but my nieces. Do I have you totally confused at this point?
E texted us to tell us to make a big deal of J's hat that he got while we were on the ride. The Camaro is his favorite car & he was so excited to get a Camaro hat & he couldn't wait to show us!!
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What is the French word for "Autumn"?
Question 1 Explanation:
The English word "Autumn" derives from the French!
Which one of these photos was taken in Autumn in France?
A was taken in Summer (été), C was taken in Spring (printemps) and D was taken in Winter (hiver)
When does Autumn take place in France?
from the 21st March to the 20th June
from the 21st July to the 20th September
from the 1st October to the 30th November
from the 21st September to the 20th December
Autumn takes place between the 21st September and the 20th December, although the weather feels more like winter in December!
Which one of these French songs talks about Autumn?
Sous le ciel de Paris
"Les Feuilles Mortes" is a popular French song composed by Joseph Kosma with lyrics by Jacques Prévert in 1945. It is known in America as "Autumn Leaves".
Is the following statement true or false? Autumn is also a much cheaper season to visit France as the peak season usually ends towards the end of August.
September and October are the best months to discover France when the crowds of visitors have long gone and the places are left to locals and lucky visitors.
Which one of these fruits cannot be picked in Autumn?
Cherries are picked in summer.
What happens during Autumn in rural France?
Preparing for Easter
Sowing in the land
Welcoming the tourists
Reaping and Harvesting
In France, Autumn is also a season associated with the harvest. It is in Autumn that most ripe foods are harvested: corn, maize, grapeseed, sunflowers, pumpkins, apples, pears, quince, blackberries and also chestnuts, nuts and walnuts.
In France, with the start of Autumn comes...
Les examens du Bac.
The final year exams.
Fathers' Day.
Coming back to School.
Les Grandes Vacances
The long holidays.
With the start of Autumn comes the “Rentrée” when children and teachers return to school at the end of their long Summer holidays. Unlike in Australia and New Zealand in the Southern Hemisphere, this represents the start of a new school year.
Which one of these celebration/commemoration days takes place in Autumn in France?
La Toussaint (All Saints' Day) takes place on the 1st November.
In which country did Halloween celebrations originate?
Question 10 Explanation:
The tradition originates from Samhain’s day and was born in Ireland with the legend of Jack O’Lantern, a greedy drunkard who cheated the Devil twice. After his death, his soul could not enter Heaven or Hell, but he convinced the Devil to give him an ember, which he put in a hollowed out turnip to provide light for himself in his everlasting wandering.
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Rev. Levi Combs III Calls Out Injustice in Camden
AC Joseph Media August 28, 2019 Camden County, FRNJ Informer-Op Ed
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The role of the (Christian) Church is to carry forth the gospel of Jesus Christ: that Jesus Christ died for the sins of mankind in accordance with the scriptures, was buried and was resurrected on the 3rd day in accordance with the scriptures. But what does the gospel look like with respect to how we are to treat one another and live amongst each other in the earthly realm?
In Camden City, New Jersey, it looks like a pastor calling out injustice on behalf of the poor.
Rev. Levi Combs III, pastor of the First Refuge Progressive Baptist Church, led a press conference last month to call out local, county, and state officials, as well as quasi-officials and other political stakeholders for abandoning the residence of Camden City in favor of providing a benefit to corporations. Political powerbroker George Norcross has come under fire from Gov. Phil Murphy for a tax incentive program whereby he and his associate received $1.1 billion in tax benefits.
The Press conference also included Camden County NAACP Vice President Colandus “Kelly” Francis (also head of the Camden City Taxpayers Association) and Mo’Neke Singleton-Ragsdale, President of the Camden High School PTO. The group rightfully call out the unfair nature of this program. While city residents pay their taxes to use city services, corporations are exempt from doing much of the same thanks to the 2013 law that created corporate tax benefits.
A number of people are to thank. Norcross’ brothers played a role: Philip Norcross used his law firm to draft amendments to the original 2013 bill to provide greater tax incentives for companies relocating to Camden while then state senator (now U.S. Congressman) Donald co-sponsored the bill. Also, Steve Sweeney, childhood friend of George Norcross, and former Gov. Chris Christie played their part to ensure the amended legislation was passed.
As a result of the legislation companies relocating to Camden, including Subaru, the Philadelphia 76ers, American Water, Holtec International, and Norcross’s Conner Strong & Buckelew received large tax breaks whereby they wouldn’t have to pay Camden taxes for over a decade as well as receiving tax abatements. Monies that would go to fund public education, public safety, city roads and infrastructure would remain in the hands of the companies who can well afford to pay their way.
However, with an outsourced police department and more children attending privatized schools it is no wonder Camden is an attractive place to house your corporate headquarters. According to Rev. Combs, Camden is not rising, as some say it is, but rather the only thing rising is the budget deficit.
Rev. Levi Combs, Courtesy Rev. Levi Combs, Twitter
Many have argued that the Black Church has largely been absent in the face of injustice; that the Black church has retreated to a brand of theology that is more self-help than social justice oriented. However, there is a remnant within the Black Church dedicated to a more prophetic tradition. Rev. Combs with his organization Grassroots is continuing in a prophetic tradition where by the church serves as Christ’ body in action on earth with the mind and the heart of Christ as its guide and decision maker. The Rev. William Barber II of North Carolina is another example of one who continues in that work with his organization Repairers of the Breach.
The word church comes from the Greek word ecclesia or ekklésia, meaning a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place. In ancient Athens the ecclesia was the principal assembly of the democracy; responsible for declaring war, military strategy and electing military leaders, rulers, and other officials. When speaking to the Apostle Peter, Jesus proclaimed that upon himself, he would build his ecclesia or his gathering of called out ones – to do what? As the ecclesia was responsible for carrying out the will and purposes of ancient Athens, so too is the ecclesia responsible for carrying out the will and purposes of Jesus Christ.
What is the will of Christ? We can find the answer from the life Christ lived on earth. In his inaugural message, Jesus declared that the Spirit of God was on him to proclaim the gospel to the poor, to free the prisoners, to recover sight for the blind and to liberate the oppressed (Luke 4:18-19). Jesus said in his sermon on the mount that, “blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). The word righteous(ness) comes from the Greek word dikaiosyne, meaning justice, justness or divine approval.
While those under Roman occupation were told to revere the name of the Caesar, Jesus prayed that hallowed was the name of our father in heaven. Jesus instructed that we turn the other cheek; not to be further abused by authority, but to render an offender powerless in the face of one’s self-determination.
Jesus called the religious leaders of his day vipers; calling out who were more legalistic than spiritual (Pharisees) and who were devoted to an earthly kingdom over God’s kingdom (Sadducees). Jesus shut down the temple because the aristocracy, which was made up of the priests and teachers, were robbing the people of their money with so many fees and temple dues for sacrifices and services.
The Jesus we find in scripture is not your Paul Ryan Jesus. Jesus was in fact political and confrontational. So too is Rev. Combs.
When the mayor, city council president and a state senator told the governor that he was not welcome to Camden, Rev. Combs hosted the governor at his church on the fourth of July. As the state legislature fights to prevent a tax on millionaires, Rev. Combs joined with other clergy from around the state advocating for the tax on behalf of the voiceless and the unheard. While at his press conference said that he and his coalition would continue to “shed light on the apartheid-like conditions.”
Not only is Rev. Combs continuing the work of the ecclesia, but he is also continuing the long standing work of the Black Church on behalf of Black people and all oppressed people; racially oppressed, economically oppressed, or some combination of the two. Such work dates back to the ministries of numerous clergymen including Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, Henry McNeal Turner, Nat Turner, Adam Clayton Powell, Dr. Martin Luther King and Jesse Jackson.
None of what Rev. Combs, and other prophetic clergy, is saying or doing is popular amongst those in power politically and otherwise. However, the prophetic tradition is an unpopular walk for any minister of the gospel, including Dr. Martin Luther King before his death. Yet the gospel message is prophetic and political one at its core fore it requires that God’s kingdom be brought for – executing God’s justice on earth as it is in heaven.
The gospel is not a message of complicity but of action. It demands that power be held accountable and that the needs of the people be met with liberty and justice for all. And to achieve that, it requires that people of faith speak up and piss a few people off. Cheers to Rev. Combs and the other clergy who is here to do just that.
Bio: Rann Miller directs the 21st Century Community Learning Center, a federally funded after-school program located in southern New Jersey. He spent years teaching in charter schools in Camden, New Jersey. He is the creator, writer, and editor of the Official Urban Education Mixtape Blog. Follow him on Twitter: @UrbanEdDJ.
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Parliament ought to be the purest materialisation of democracy in a country, Guyana included. It is the national forum in which the electorate is represented in political diversity, where laws are deliberated and the country’s future is planned. Because of the central role and importance Parliament occupies in shaping our country’s future, one would expect that it provides for educated and intelligent debate and exchanges, crafted by women and men who respect the diversities represented through the polities on both sides of the House. In Guyana, this seems to be a far-fetched ideal, questioning the very honour attached to parliamentarians’ titles.
We were recently forced to watch Minister Simona Broomes use Parliament as a stage to broadcast a national insult to the Opposition Leader and by extent the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s electorate, before Minister Keith Scott stood before the House and unapologetically accused Guyana’s First Peoples of being “avaricious”. Last week, it was Minister Volda Lawrence’s turn to disgrace the House as she publicly offered a bag of grass to an Opposition MP, Cornel Damon, to “snack” on. One can deduct that Lawrence thought Damon was no better than an animal and had no qualms reinforcing that belief irrespective of the fact that she was affronting the electorate who he was representing.
As Parliament continued to set the pace for a dance of the grotesque, Minister Nicolette Henry took to the podium to put on a show. Minister Henry indicated that she was not a “chatree” (she meant of the Kshatriya caste native to India and not Guyana) and therefore was not obliged to distinguish between Phagwah and Diwali. The backlash she triggered from the Indian and Hindu communities, and from those who actually believe in a socially cohesive and united nation, is not without merit. While most were willing to forgive her for her inability to distinguish between two of the longstanding national holidays in Guyana – something we’ve learnt throughout our primary school years and from living in a culturally diverse society – her arrogance left them dumbfounded before stirring anger and incomprehension. Understandably so.
Several conclusions can be drawn from Minister Henry’s reckless utterance; the first being that she lacks the cultural sensitivity required of a Minister or anyone holding seat in the House, tasked with the responsibility of governing a country. Then, considering that there is little correlation between being of the Kshatriya caste and being unable to tell the difference between Phagwah and Diwali, her statement can be interpreted as ethnically insensitive to Guyanese of Indian ancestry, and more so Hindus. Interestingly, Minister Henry currently benefits from a GY$3 million scholarship funded by tax dollars. One would therefore expect that she would have been more knowledgeable than a Grade Two pupil when it comes to national holidays and their meanings, but also more sensitive towards and protection of Guyana’s rich cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious diversities.
As if the Parliament hadn’t suffered enough humiliation in the span of a week, a troubling security breach – potentially life threatening – left the nation gasping in shock. We are all waiting for clarity as to how a Minister’s secretary disguised as Santa Claus, got past what ought to be staunch security, penetrated the chamber and proceeded to address the House while delivering a hostile message to the Opposition Leader. If the Government of Guyana has any respect for the people it serves and the House which represents their interests, then the secretary in question must be removed and judged by the law for threatening the safety of elected representatives. Her subject Minister must be made publicly accountable and provide a much due apology to the people, the Opposition and the House. Just as important, those responsible for guaranteeing the security of elected leaders and representatives on the premises must account for this security breach, and security measures and protocols must be reinforced henceforth and kept up to standard.
Government Ministers and parliamentarians are today guilty of having stripped the House of its dignity and credibility. If a democracy cannot rely on its Parliament to set a non-partisan example and on its parliamentarians to lead by example, then to whom should it look for guidance?
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10 Years of Haute Macabre: Magic For The Modern Mystic: Interview With The Hoodwitch’s Bri Luna
An online community and website, The Hoodwitch is devoted to sharing metaphysics, folk medicine, and wellness in a modern and accessible way. “Magic is creating change by connecting with the energies of nature, at will,” says founder Bri Luna, who works to honor the inner knowledge we so often forget or learn to ignore. It’s a welcoming and intuitive approach to magic, and it is no surprise that it resonates deeply with the many people who turn to Luna’s site and Instagram for guidance in meditation, crystal healing, horoscopes, and moon rituals. Haute Macabre loves The Hoodwitch and I recently chatted with Luna about everything from her most-necessary daily ritual to which historical women she would welcome into her coven. We hope you find her answers as illuminating as we did.
“Magic is creating change by connecting with the energies of nature, at will”
HM: You do a series called Goddess of the Week, and you’ve mentioned in other interviews that you are intrigued by archetypes. That when you’re getting to know someone you’ll think, “She’s an Artemis,” or “I see Isis in her,” and in Sabat Magazine you say you identify most with Hathor, a nurturing Mother Goddess. Why do you think archetypes are so fundamental to an understanding of the world?
BL: Archetypes can be thought of as containers and these containers hold interconnected figures, motifs, or themes that continuously appear in myths, folktales, religions, literature, and the arts. These archetypes are spread widely across cultures and eras. The figures, motifs, and themes are not the archetypes themselves but they are the content of the archetype (i.e the trickster, the wise woman) if that makes any sense? I admire the Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Jung a great deal and I study his work. He didn’t invent the word “archetype” but he is responsible for bringing the concept of archetypes to the field of psychology. He developed a theory that described archetypes as primordial patterns that stem from what he called the “collective unconscious,” or the deep layer of the unconscious that transcends individuals and traverses humanity. Carl Jung saw the collective unconscious as the most essential source of inner empowerment, transformation, and wholeness. Which is quite powerful, don’t you think?
Which historical women, witches or otherwise, would you want in your coven?
This is a tough question, because I admire many courageous women that have walked this Earth before me. I would say Marie Laveau, Frida Kahlo, Bjork, Grace Jones, Eartha Kitt, and Vali Myers. These women are all dynamic, fierce power houses. Can you imagine what a dinner party would be like with all of them? I really resonate with the unapologetic wild women, the sexual vamps, and the creatives that reject societal norms. These are all women that have embraced their innate magic, they knew/know who and what they are. This would be one powerful coven. I wouldn’t fuck with any of them!
You have a lot of finger tattoos, and I’ve always found my finger tattoos to be particularly centering and representative. Especially since I, like you, take so many photographs of my hands. There is something very powerful in having symbols on your hands, which are this tool of strength and nurturing. Was there any kind of ritual performed around your tattoos? And how do you spiritually reconcile tattooing with the importance of letting things go? I think in a way tattoos speak to our individual feelings about intention and permanence, and I’d love to hear your take on that.
Hands are very symbolic, and have been used as powerful references of energy, power, and courage in many ancient cultures. In fact, the Latin word for manifestation is formed around the word manus which is the Latin word for hand. Photos of my hands with my signature stiletto shaped manicures have become synonymous with my business. My tattoos contain important alchemic symbols and numbers that are deeply meaningful for me. Most of my tattoos have happened during major transitionary periods of my life. My most recent being a small crescent moon and scythe which symbolizes death and the cycles of rebirth. A reminder that the only thing permanent in life is change.
When you lived in LA you were an aesthetician — how did you come to that path? Makeup and other elements of that profession are very ritualistic. How do aesthetics and magic inform each other in your life?
Well, when I was living in LA I worked as a professional MUA for television. I specialized in special FX make-up artistry. Years later, I began working as an aesthetician where I opened my own beauty studio. What lead me initially down that path as a teen was that I wanted to become a cinematographer. Being that I am what I like to call a “visual story teller” and growing up in Los Angeles Hollywood film culture and history played a major role in my life. I enjoyed the power of glamour, and transformation. The art of illusion, which in itself IS the very basis of magic. Glamour is very ritualistic, the process of a person coming to sit in your chair and becoming a completely different person with the use of cosmetics is modern alchemy. It gives me such a thrill. Creating characters and sets that fit the story being told is an art-form and a very special type of magic. I have a lot of respect for the legends of old Hollywood.
What are your favorite fragrances? Do you have a “signature scent”?
I don’t tell anyone my signature scent haha I like to have some mystery. Besides, it wouldn’t smell the same on anyone else. I do love heavy floral perfumes. Roses, patchouli, jasmine, or things like Amber, and violets. I like things that smell “old fashioned.” As a teenager I really loved Chanel no.5 — while most girls thought it smelled like a “granny” I thought it smelled refined, and sophisticated. Some of my favorite brands include Frederic Malle and Byredo.
How did Abracadabra, the community formed around The Hoodwitch, begin? Do you think magic is possible without community?
Abracadabra started when we launched the site. I wanted to create a special place away from social media where people could open up, without judgement with other like-minded members. I believe we now have over 15,000 users from just about magical/spiritual practice you can think of. Magic is possible without community, because it starts and ends with you and only you. It’s nice to have a group that supports and inspires you that’s for sure, but you don’t necessarily NEED to have anyone else to manifest magic in your life.
Right now, what is your most-necessary daily ritual?
Meditation. I have made it a point to start off and end my days with 10-30 minutes of undisturbed “me” time. I light a few white candles and just sit with my thoughts. I allow anything that has been festering in the back of my mind to float to the surface and out. Starting a regular meditation practice has been life changing.
Though your grandmothers on both sides were mystics you’ve said you came into your own beliefs a little later in life; that you initially found their practices old-fashioned or superstitious. Are there elements of your practice now that mirror how your grandmother’s practiced? What do you think is the most meaningful thing you learned from them?
As a witch and a mother, I found that my grandmother’s wisdom really began to speak through me when I was pregnant. Their ways came to me in how I cared for my family and my home. Be it through herbal remedies for things like the common cold, or for cleansing & removing energies after negative interactions with people during the day. It’s all meaningful, and once you’re exposed to traditional methods that have been used in your family for generations you never forget about them. As teens, it’s easy to be dismissive and act like a know-it-all. We want to be independent of our families to discover on our own, but when you see what’s out there and learn that your elders knew what they were talking about, we come back to what’s real and that’s exactly how I feel about my abuelas.
What have you been reading/watching/listening to lately?
I hardly have time to watch television on a regular basis but when I find something I love I’ll devote entire weekends to binge watching it on Netflix. The last one I finished was called the OA, I also loved Stranger Things! I love sci-fi, and horror movies, plus nature documentaries and alien conspiracies! We have a vintage book section on our website called “Bruja Books.” I hand pick every title that gets listed, so you can imagine what my own personal book collection looks like! The amount of esoteric, occult, and metaphysical books in my home is pretty next level: my goal someday is to own a house with a haunted study/library with a friendly ghost that loves books as much as me, of course. Also, I usually read multiple books at once, and I’m currently really into Anne Rice audio books (don’t laugh) they’re so good! And easy to listen to in the car. As for music, I listen to a lot of stuff, from Billie Holiday to Black Sabbath and everything else in between.
If you could give your younger self advice, what would it be?
I’d tell myself to keep being the amazing visionary that I was. To have confidence in knowing that the people who laughed and criticised me for my style back then would be the same ones to copy it YEARS later. Be proud of your body and your uniqueness.
Any final words?
Drink water, love yourself, and don’t join any cults!
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