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Skip to main contentPoliticsImpeachmentWhite HouseCongressPollingThe TrailerFact CheckerThe Fix
House Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourns after marathon debate, will vote on articles of impeachment Friday morning
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December 13, 2019 at 12:05 AM EST
The House Judiciary Committee spent more than 14 hours Thursday locked in a rancorous and contentious debate about whether to approve two articles of impeachment against President Trump, with Democrats making an abrupt decision before midnight to hold off on the history-making vote until Friday morning.
The all-day debate ended as it began, with angry exchanges, personal insults and recycled arguments about process and propriety as the committee moved toward voting to impeach Trump for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
“It has been a long two days of consideration of these articles, and it is now very late at night,” said Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), at 11:15 p.m. “I want the members on both sides of the aisle to think about what has happened over these last two days and to search their consciences before we cast our final votes.”
He then banged his gavel and said lawmakers should return on Friday at 10 a.m. for the final votes to send articles of impeachment to the House floor next week.
Republicans on the committee, who appeared blindsided by the decision to delay the vote, erupted in frustration.
“This is the kangaroo court we’re talking about,” Rep. Douglas A. Collins (Ga.), the committee’s ranking Republican, said after Nadler made his announcement.
“Stalinesque,” added Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.).
The fight teed up a historic clash on the House floor next week to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial in January. Trump would be only the fourth president in U.S. history to face official impeachment charges. That prospect has exposed raw emotion between his defenders and critics in Congress.
After the surprise recess Thursday night, Republicans accused Democrats of breaching faith on an agreement they had made during the late-night break in the marathon proceedings.
Collins said Republicans promised to limit their amendments to wrap up debate earlier in the evening and vote. But as soon as lawmakers agreed to cut off amendment debate, Nadler suddenly moved to delay the vote until the morning.
A furious Collins said his members were supposed to be on flights and trains in the morning and accused Democrats of trying to move the vote time to the morning so they could get better television coverage.
“This is the most ludicrous thing I have seen in my entire life!” he said. “To not even consult the ranking member, to not even give us a heads up! … This is why people don’t like us, this crap!”
A Democratic aide rebutted the notion that there was any agreement to have a vote this evening. But behind the scenes, aides noted that both sides originally agreed to finish by 5 p.m. Thursday — and the GOP changed its mind at the last minute and dragged the hearing out, prompting Democrats to chart a new course.
Democrats cast the move as a way to hold the historic vote in the light of day, rather than face charges that they sought to oust Trump in the dark of night.
Trump faces impeachment for “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress” over his dealings with Ukraine. Democrats allege that Trump withheld military aid and a White House meeting while pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch political investigations targeting Democrats. Trump’s blanket refusal to cooperate with the Democratic investigation is the basis of the “obstruction of Congress” impeachment article.
Thursday’s hearing began around 9 a.m. with the judiciary panel’s chief clerk, Madeline Strasser, reading the charges against Trump.
“Resolved that Donald J. Trump, president of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors,” she said. “Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America, in the name of itself and the people of the United States of America against Donald J. Trump.”
From there, the process quickly devolved into a partisan battle, complete with parliamentary maneuvers, personal insults and shouting matches interrupted by a slammed gavel. Frustration on both sides of the aisle boiled over as lawmakers cast aside decorum and traded barbs on issues ranging from drug abuse to sexual impropriety to a congressman’s past DUI arrest.
As the markup approached its 12th hour — running well past predictions by officials on both sides of the aisle — one GOP lawmaker implored his colleagues to wrap up the fight. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) complained that “I have not heard a new point or an original thought from either side in the last three hours,” calling the hearing an “institutional embarrassment.”
The day foreshadowed a likely partisan showdown on the House floor next week, as Democrats seek to shore up support within their ranks and Republicans remain largely united in defending Trump from his greatest political threat thus far.
Trump spent much of the day on Twitter, posting more than 100 times to attack what he described as an unfair attempt to oust him from office. Many of his tweets included video clips of Republicans defending him during the Judiciary Committee hearing.
Even as Democrats and Republicans fought over impeachment, congressional leaders and White House officials worked together behind closed doors to reach a spending agreement to fund the government. Negotiators said the deal in principle would authorize $1.3 trillion and avert a government shutdown next week.
The announcement, from House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.), came after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin visited Capitol Hill at midday to review a final list of sticking points.
The tentative agreement sets the stage for a remarkable sequence of events next week in the House, with a presidential impeachment sandwiched between bipartisan deals on federal spending and North American trade.
Some moderate Democrats whose votes were in doubt announced support for impeaching Trump on Thursday, signaling that there are adequate votes in the House to pass both articles next week. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) said in a statement that he would support both articles of impeachment, saying that Trump’s actions regarding Ukraine “were illegal and he obstructed justice by refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations.” Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday that the two articles “go together” and that the “the story’s clear” on what Trump did — meaning the House needs “to carry out our own obligations” and impeach him.
Still, Democrats braced for some defections among moderates in swing districts who are concerned a vote to impeach Trump could cost them their seats in November.
Congress has impeached only two presidents in history: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998. President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 before the full House could vote on articles of impeachment in the Watergate scandal. The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance three articles of impeachment against Nixon before he stepped down.
The debate in the Judiciary Committee on Thursday was especially acrimonious, as partisan accusations flew back and forth across the dais.
Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), a senior House Judiciary Committee member, compared Republicans’ support of Trump to Judas’s betrayal of Jesus.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) argued that impeaching Trump for obstruction of Congress doesn’t make sense because Republican lawmakers were “sent here to obstruct this Congress.” Nadler shot back, calling it “terrible ignorance” to suggest obstruction is a good thing.
In an especially dramatic moment, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) chided Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attacking Hunter Biden, the son of former vice president Joe Biden, for a substance abuse issue, making an oblique reference to Gaetz’s 2008 arrest for drunken driving. The charges against him were eventually dropped.
“The pot calling the kettle black is not something that we should do,” Johnson said, without specifically naming Gaetz.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans for defending Trump’s behavior, saying the president backed a scheme that left Ukraine vulnerable to Russian aggression.
“People died in Ukraine at the hands of Russia,” he said at 8:30 p.m. “You may not want to think about that and it may be hard for you to think about that. But they died when this selfish, selfish president withheld the aid for his own personal gain.”
Collins shot back, calling Swalwell’s remark “the most ridiculous comment” that exposed a “reading comprehension problem.”
The freewheeling debate stretched well into the night, even as the outcome was well known to lawmakers before the vote.
The committee was still debating Republicans’ first amendment three hours after the hearing began. That amendment, from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), proposed to strike the entire first impeachment article charging Trump with abuse of power. But lawmakers stopped referring to it as the discussion degenerated into a rehash of partisan talking points.
Republicans also tried to offer an amendment to throw out the “obstruction of Congress” charge against Trump, saying it was rushed and unwarranted.
“The Democrats have no case when it comes to obstruction,” said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), more than eight hours into the debate. “This obstruction charge is completely baseless and bogus.”
Democrats dismissed Republican attempts to amend or delete the language in the articles, accusing their GOP colleagues of trying to cover for the president.
As the hearing was taking place, Trump’s political advisers briefed reporters on his reelection campaign, seeking to make the case that impeachment had helped their efforts.
“This lit up our base, lit up the people that are supporters of the president. They’re frustrated, they’re upset, and that motivates voters,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale told reporters Thursday. “They have ignited a flame underneath them.”
While Trump has claimed that impeachment would help Republicans up and down the ballot, his case was undermined when Democrats won major victories during last month’s elections in Virginia, Louisiana and Kentucky. Since public hearings began, support and opposition for impeachment and removal of Trump has remained about split, 47 percent to 45 percent, while Trump’s approval has remained in the low 40s, according to a Washington Post average of public polling.
With the expectation that House Democrats are likely to impeach Trump next week, the White House has begun trying to strategize with Republicans in the Senate about a trial next year.
White House counsel Pat Cipollone and legislative affairs director Eric Ueland met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday.
“We’re having good close communication and conversation with Senate Republicans in the event the House goes ahead and actually produces articles of impeachment,” Ueland said after the meeting. “We’re going to continue to work closely with Senate Republicans as well as other members of Congress on the questions, and we’ll continue to be very cooperative and very collaborative with our friends up here on the Hill as we work through this process.”
The Senate has begun considering what kind of impeachment trial to have in January; many Republicans are advocating for a short proceeding to quickly acquit Trump.
Cipollone has rejected House entreaties to participate in the impeachment probe and present the White House’s side.
The White House said it would not legitimize a “sham” process and would wait until it moved to the Senate to engage.
Mike DeBonis, Karoun Demirjian, Emily Guskin and Michael Brice-Saddler contributed to this report.
Impeachment: What you need to read
Here’s what you need to know to understand the impeachment of President Trump.
What’s happening now: Trump is now the third U.S. president to be impeached, after the House of Representatives adopted both articles of impeachment against him.
What happens next: Impeachment does not mean that the president has been removed from office. The Senate must hold a trial to make that determination. The House voted Wednesday to appoint impeachment managers and transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said the trial will get underway “in earnest” next week. Here’s more on what happens next.
How we got here: A whistleblower complaint led Pelosi to announce the beginning of an official impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24. Closed-door hearings and subpoenaed documents related to the president’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky followed. After two weeks of public hearings in November, the House Intelligence Committee wrote a report that was sent to the House Judiciary Committee, which held its own hearings. Pelosi and House Democrats announced the articles of impeachment against Trump on Dec. 10. The Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Stay informed: Read the latest reporting and analysis on impeachment here.
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Josh Haynes And Finch Amongst The Wickets But Midlands Bow Out
Worcestershire CCC duo Josh Haynes and Adam Finch shared four wickets but were on the losing side as the Midlands bowed out of the Under-17s Super Fours at Loughborough.
Academy member Haynes, who skippered the side, and Finch – part of the Worcs CCC pathway – both enjoyed two successes with the ball but their side went down by two wickets to London and East.
The Midlands opted to bat first and totalled 240-9 in their 50 overs.
Haynes, who scored a half century against the North in the previous match, was dismissed for a single after opening.
Rob Yates (73) and Lyndon James (55) put on 116 in 21 overs for the second wicket as the Midlands reached 125-1 in the 28th over but then wickets fell at regular intervals.
Haynes came on second change and returned the fine figures of 2-38 from 10 overs.
He accounted for top scorer and opener Oliver Robinson (82) and number three Feroze Khushi (35) after they had added 103 in 18 overs for the second wicket.
Finch weighed in with two wickets but London and East got home with nine balls to spare for their first win in the competition.
The Midlands, the 2015 winners, ended with one win and two defeats from their group games.
Haynes made a sizeable contribution in all three games – 2-29 versus South and West, 54 against the North and today's return with the ball.
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Violinist.com - Violin Blogs - Margaret Mehl - Blog Entry
のだめカンタービレ Nodame Cantabile: Comic Beethoven
I’ve never managed to develop a taste for manga and anime. When a student wants to write an assignment about Japanese “popular culture”, I send them to my colleague. When another colleague lent me the first volume of the best-selling manga series NODAME CANTABILE, about the lives and loves of a group of students at a fictional music college in Tokyo, I did make another effort and actually got through it. I gave up a few pages into the sequel, however, even though a Japanese colleague had recommended that I read the lot, 23 volumes, because it would help me understand Japanese images of Western classical music.
But then I discovered that the live action drama was available on Youtube, and was hooked. The music had a lot to do with it, especially Beethoven’s 7th, the first symphony I played after joining the Collegium Musicum as a student at Bonn University. The story gripped my too. It is true comedy, meaning that all (or nearly all) the comic effects are intended - and how many comedies do you know that have classical music as their main theme? The live action drama begins with the childhood memories of Chiaki Shin’ichi, 4th-year piano student at Momogaoka Music College, who spent his early years in Europe. In Prague he was befriended by the famous Italian conductor SebastianoViera. Now he dreams of returning to Europe as Viera’s student, but unfortunately he is terrified of both airplanes and boats. Many laughs result from poor Chiaki’s dilemma.
A brooding, obsessive character, Chiaki supposedly shares traits with Beethoven, his favourite composer. He has nothing but contempt for Momogaoka College of Music and the feeble efforts of his fellow students. After falling out with his regular piano teacher, he is relegated to the teacher for the “losers,” who pairs him off to play Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (KV 448) with Noda Megumi. Nicknamed Nodame, her genius and childish ways are reminiscent of Mozart (as portrayed in the play by Peter Schaffer and the film by Milos Forman). Thus begins a stormy relationship, in which Nodame love is at first entirely unreciprocated. Chiaki is both exasperated and moved by Nodame’s wayward playing, and her messy habits drive him up the wall. Even so, the violence with which he sends her flying and uttering weird noises should be taken with a pinch of salt; it shows the live action drama’s indebtedness to its manga origin, as do the animated hears floating around, pastel purple fluid oozing from Nodame’s trash bags or mushrooms erupting from her dirty laundry.
Luckily for us violinists, the story includes violinists among the characters, most importantly Miki Kiora and Mine Ryûtarô. They represent two different types. Miki Kiyora, the haughty female concertmaster of the college’s elite A-orchestra, seems all set for a career typical of many Japanese violinists in the last few decades; freshly returned from studies in Vienn, she plans to return there after graduation, enter competitions and enjoy a solo career abroad. Her playing is technically flawless. Mine Ryûtarô, on the other hand, seems modelled on the Japanese pop violinist NAOTO http://www.naoto-poper.com/pc/index.php , right down his trademark peroxide-blond hair (NAOTO actually plays the violin for him in the film). Initially he prefers to play rock music on his electric violin and with his band. Like Chiaki, he feels contempt for his fellow-students, but for different reasons; obsessed with classical music and getting the notes right, they ignore the variety of music outside the college and don’t seek to express themselves.
Predictably, Mine is converted to the joys of playing classical music through his encounter with Nodame and Chiaki. He has to play Beethoven’s “Spring Sonata” for his second attempt to pass the end-of-year exam. In his desperation to find a pianist who is prepared to partner him for the exam, he collars Nodame. There is a wonderful scene in Episode 2 where the two kindred spirits play the sonata in a way guaranteed to make purists climb every wall in the studio. Mine is ecstatic; at last someone who can match his style. “We were even together in the mistakes,” murmurs Nodame.
Fortunately for Mine’s exam, it has to be said, Nodame is too ill to play on the day, and Chiaki, who increasingly finds himself in the role of her minder, reluctantly substitutes. Actually, Chiaki, an awful know-all, popular with the girls, multilingual, can not only play the piano, give erudite lectures about composers and their music and cook fancy foreign dishes, but is also a whiz-kid on the violin. He has already tried to reign in Mine and Nodame after hearing the two rehearse in Nodames flat, next door to his own. But as in the piano duo with Nodame, Chiaki rises to the challenge of following Mine’s flamboyant, but not exactly accurate playing. Thrilled, Mine ditches his electric violin (not for good, one hopes, but for the rest of the drama) in order to embrace classical music.
There is a clip of the exam scene here (English subtitles; not that many are needed, as it's mostly music):
Chiaki’s real ambition is to become a conductor, and he gets his lucky break when the world famous conductor Franz von Stresemann appears on the scene. A character combining in him all the worst traits detailed in Norman Lebrecht’s “The Maestro Myth”, he at first prowls about incognito, taking pictures of students. Those he likes are invited to join the “S-Orchestra” – “all the losers,” as a jealous member of the elite orchestra observes, full of disgust. Mine Ryûtarô is the concertmaster and even Nodame is assigned a role, as “mascot”. But Streseman soon abandons the orchestra to Chiaki, while he enjoys himself at the hostess club “One More Kiss.”
Chiaki has a hard time with the “losers’” orchestra. Among the problems he has to contend with is the tiny double bass player Sakura Saku, who always beetles in late, her enormous instrument on her back. Her playing is behind too. Her father’s antique business is doing badly and she has to work to feed herself leaving little time for practice. When she doesn’t turn up at all, Chiaki and Mine visit her home and discover that her father hoards a collection of priceless violins in a secret safe. “Listen to the tone”, he demands, and proceeds to produces the most appalling screech, because he can’t play. Needless to say, this particular storyline has a happy ending; Saku’s father finally accepts Saku’s love for the double bass and sells the fiddles so she can pursue her calling.
Finally, of course, boundless, enthusiasm, teamwork and love for the music win the day. Mine has the benefit of patronizing advice from Kiora, concertmaster of the A Orchestra. He carries his flair for showmanship over into spectacularly choreographed performances of Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7 and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
Here “S-Orchestra’s version of the Rhapsody:
And here is the Beethoven (Spanish subtitles, but then it’s mostly music anyway):
Have a look for yourself! There are 11 hour-long episodes, and then 2 live-action movie sequels, set mostly in Paris. Although Stresemann hails from Germany, the supposed true heartland of classical music, it presumably seemed more in the spirit of a comedy to have Chiaki and Nodame continue their studies in Paris, because of the “dark” and “serious image Germany has for many Japanese. Chiaki and Kiora both enter international competitions.
Here are clips of Chiaki conducting the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (with a doting Nodame in the audience) as his final piece, and Kiora performing Brahms in her final round.
Japanese fans of the drama include musicians who say that the depiction of student life is convincing. Like all good comedies, NODAME CANTABILE addresses serious issues as well. Perhaps the overarching one is how to do justice to the music, and how to reconcile adhering faithfully to composer’s intention as represented by the score with individual expression. It has become a stereotype that Japanese musicians (and Asians in general) are fixated on technical perfection at the cost of musicality. Discussion threads on violinist.com show that the question of expressing emotions does not preoccupy only the Japanese, but presents food for thought for all musicians in the Western classical tradition. While the depiction of the tension between the following the score and following one’s heart in NODAME CANTABILE might appear cliché-ridden, the experience for many musicians seems real enough. Perhaps enjoying this light-hearted take on the subject might even prove inspiring.
Here are links to Episode 1 (in 4 instalments, English subtitles). The links worked as of 11 June, but locations on Youtube keep changing, because copyright infringements mean that they are regularly removed (for true fans of Japanese TV dramas there are better sites).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZDEDA76-L0&feature=endscreen&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=sd3wkFe8JBE&feature=endscreen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe8HK4-HFT0&feature=endscreen&NR=1
From Atilla Yasar
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Hey! How awesome to find another Nodame Cantabile lover =D I absolutely loved it and watched the 11 episodes and the 2 movies twice (although a good friend tells me it's been 3 :P). And I'll probably watch it again, it's just hilarious and the characters are very entertaining to follow =D
*and ofcourse very good music*
You said you've never really developed a taste for manga and anime (Maybe it's age? It's for all ages but kids/teens tend to like them more) but what do you think about them after NC or have you not tried anything new yet?
I could help you to find new anime's if you're interested, or was it just to broaden your musicality?
From PM Rolf
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 5:04 PM
This was the drama that pushed me to learn violin!!! Solidified by another drama orange days.... The main character is a deaf violinist, playing Bach rondeau and gavotte
Yay one more fan xD
Rolf, pretty amazing for this drama to inspire you so much o.0 And thanks a lot for giving me the name of the drama Orange Days, I looked around a lot for classical music themed drama's (or anime's, movies) but I couldn't find anything. Do you watch other drama's? Great Teacher Onizuka for example, it's hilarious (it's even a lot funnier than the already hilarious Nodame Cantabile)
From Stephen McGrath
Since discovering “Nodame Cantabile” a couple of years ago I have become a total Nodame geek. Watched all the anime, live-action drama episodes and two movies a couple of times at least, and still frequently feel the need for a Nodame fix. Ueno Juri does such a great job bringing the character of Nodame from the manga alive on the screen. Also purchased all 17 volumes of the manga that are available in English and anxiously waiting for the rest to be published.
A good & stable alternative to YouTube for these dramas & movies is Gooddrama.net.
www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/nodame-cantabile
www.gooddrama.net/japanese-movie/nodame-cantabile-the-movie-i
www.gooddrama.net/japanese-movie/nodame-cantabile-the-movie-ii
Other dramas and movies (Korean & Japanese) with a classical music theme that I have enjoyed:
www.gooddrama.net/korean-drama/beethoven-virus
www.gooddrama.net/korean-movie/for-horowitz
www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/kaikyou-o-wataru-violin
La Corda D'Oro (www.animefreak.tv/watch/la-corda-doro-primo-passo-episode-1-online) is an amusing anime about a Japanese schoolgirl who receives from a fairy a magical violin which anyone can immediately play, if their heart is in the right place (I wish!). She is then entered in a competition with the music students at her school, and gradually realizes that she must leave magical fantasy behind to have a real relationship with the violin.
I watch alot of Japanese drama!!! Not in the past few years though.... Check out jdorama.com!!
Yeah, spring sonata inspired me alot!!!
Stephen thanks a lot!! I'll definately go and watch those dramas (from those websites) = D
From what I read, you're a lot more of a fanatic than I am, I even feel a slight admiration for your fanatism xD
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Seeing Green: Getting Outdoors in Dublin, Ohio
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:00 PM by Dublin CVB Staff
Dublin doesn’t kid around when it comes to the color green. Sure, it is the city’s go-to choice for its personality and attitude. But Dublin also embraces the green of nature. Think 60 parks totaling more than 1,500 acres that offer unspoiled environments as well as outdoor places for recreational and cultural opportunities. Add more than 100 miles of bike paths and serious conservation and preservation efforts by local and regional parks, and other colors just don’t stand a chance.
The 1,037-acre Glacier Ridge Metro Park includes the 150-acre Honda Wetland Area with an education center and a variety of wildlife that can be viewed from a boardwalk. A 25-foot observation tower and 11 miles of hike, bike and equestrian trails bring nature up close and personal in other park areas. O’Shaughnessy Dam is a manmade engineering marvel in Glick Park that provides an impressive overlook and picnic areas. Kiwanis Riverway Park, at the north end of Griggs Reservoir, is a nature preserve with a boardwalk across fascinating wetlands. The winding path is a favorite of walkers.
Municipal parks are generally geared toward local residents, but Dublin’s are such high quality that they attract visitors from out of town as well. The two-acre Hayden Falls Park features a charming waterfall and overlook. Tennis or volleyball, anyone? Head to Avery Road Park, which also features the Out of Bounds sculpture.
When completed, Riverside Crossing Park will be part of a regional park system transforming one of Dublin’s busiest properties. A pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the Scioto River and a multi-purpose green space will be focal points.
Dublin is a bicyclist’s dream, with dedicated bike paths and road bike lanes to many recreation, commercial and residential sections of the city. The 105-acre Coffman Park is a favorite of those on two wheels. Signed bike routes help direct cyclists through neighborhoods and on-road sharrows are a reminder to motorized vehicles to share the roads. The 2019 Dublin Bike Map and Parks Guide is downloadable and also available in a small foldable form.
Active and friendly volunteer Dublin Bicycle Ambassadors provide directions and safety tips as well as patrol bike routes and community events. Also, there’s nothing worse than a flat tire, but Dublin’s seven Bike Repair Stations around town will save the day. The stations, along roadsides and within parks, feature racks that hold a bike during repairs, tools and an air pump.
Central Ohio Greenways are multi-purpose trails much appreciated by bicyclists that provide scenic and alternative transportation opportunities to those cycling in and around Dublin. Riders choose rural or suburban routes and one, The Scioto Trail, winds all the way to Columbus’s downtown. In addition, The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s webpage can help Dublin bicyclists link to Columbus bikeway paths.
Kayaking continues to grow in popularity, and the Scioto River is a main waterway for the activity in Ohio. Dublin’s convenient and nearby access points make the sport easy to enjoy. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources lists launching sites, including the O’Shaughnessy Reservoir in Dublin and Scioto Audubon Metro Park in Columbus.
On a hot, hot day, the Ballantrae Community Park spray fountains cool off kids, makes them giggle and provides safe water play. At Otter Banks, one of Zoombezi Bay’s newest water attractions, the thrill factor has been dramatically increased.
Family Spots
The 588-acre Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is home to more than 9,000 animals and 600 species, from African gray parrots to zebra sharks. Check out camel rides, a 1914 carousel and live animal shows. At Zoombezi Bay, you’ve got your choice of wet and wild — think waterfalls, an obstacle course, drop slides or pools. Ballantrae Community Park is known for its Dancing Hares sculpture and spray fountains. A bridge and observation decks allow families to safely view Indian Run Falls, once the home to Wyandot tribes.
Pack the Pup
Lucky pups! Glacier Ridge Metro Park opened a new 2.5-acre dog park in 2018, which includes not only an open field but a shady wooded acre, much appreciated by Fido and dog owners on hot days. The two-acre Nando’s Dog Park in Darree Fields Park has small and large dog areas and a walking area for owners. Graeter’s Ice Cream’s Dog’s Night Out offers two free Barctic Bones at its Dublin scoop shop the first Thursday of every month. Many city parks and Metro Parks also are leashed-dog friendly and some have dog parks and canine ponds. Don’t forget to check with your hotel! Dublin has many pup-friendly places to hit the sack.
July 31 - Aug. 2
Held on 38 acres in Coffman Park, the Dublin Irish Festival is undoubtedly the city’s signature event. As one of the nation’s largest Irish cultural events (and certainly the prettiest!), top Irish performers, Celtic sports, a Dub Crawl, dogs and ponies with Irish heritage and genealogy opportunities highlight the event.
Sundays at Scioto
Sunday evenings in June - July
The Dublin Arts Council’s free 37th annual Sundays at Scioto summer concert series showcases a variety of music. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to Scioto Park to enjoy free live music.
Wildlights at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Nov. 15–Jan. 5
Take in a dazzling Winterland of thousands of holiday lights and festivities, with activities for kids and adults alike. Visit with the animals and savor a cup of steaming hot cocoa!
Categories: Outdoors, Family Fun
Tags: Outdoors, Family Fun
Author: Dublin CVB Staff
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Uju Ayalogus Blog 16:38:00 Nigerian News, Politics,
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* Admits introducing people to some perm secs
AS the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) steps up investigation into a N3 billion contract scam, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, has pleaded that the case against her be stepped down.
The number one civil servant is begging that she should be allowed to “retire honourably.”
Although she admitted introducing some people to some Permanent Secretaries for assistance, she said she was doing so “without realizing the implication.”
She said she does not own proxy companies under any guise and has no many upscale assets in Abuja.
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She said although she collected Duty Tour Allowance (DTA) without traveling, the indulgence was not a regular occurrence.
She also alleged that the EFCC had planned to arraign her on August 19 but she had to remain in a hospital to take care of her health.
Her plea came against the filling of witness forms by some Permanent Secretaries and Directors of Finance and Administration in order to testify against some contracts when the formal trial of some suspects begins.
Detectives have also discovered that the Project Accountant, in whose account N600 million was found, is on Grade Level 12.
Oyo-Ita, however, said the Accountant in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) was not her aide but he reports to a Director of Finance and Administration who also reports to a Permanent Secretary before the Head of Service comes into the picture.
The foregoing snippets are contained in Oyo-Ita’s plea to those she is begging to intercede on her behalf before President Muhammadu Buhari.
A part of the snippets saw her saying: “Please, please, please, have mercy on me. I am begging for mercy that this case against me should be stepped down and I should be allowed to retire honourably.
“I do not own proxy companies. Several people came to me to introduce them to Permanent Secretaries. I have been doing this without realising the implication.”
On DTA, two top shots who are mediating on her behalf said she confessed to have collected these estacodes without traveling only “a few times.”
One of the sources, a former bureaucrat, quoted her as saying: “Due to work pressure, I am not able to travel after collecting DTA or estacodes.”
The source added: “She wants soft-landing from the Presidency because some of the contracts under investigation predated her appointment as the Head of Service. They were awarded between 2013 and 2014. “Her greatest fears border on alleged moves by the EFCC to put her on trial alongside a former minister. “She said there was an initial plan to arraign her in court on August 19 but for providence that she was in the hospital for medical treatment.”
A second source, who is one of the strong supporters of the President, said: “She evoked much emotion when she was begging for mercy. “Apart from reliving the past, especially PTF days with President Muhammadu Buhari, she said she has been ‘absolutely loyal’ to this administration.
“She also said the Project Accountant is not her aide at all despite the fact that he is a staff in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
“Her argument is that the Project Accountant with N600 million in his account reports to a Director of Finance and Administration who also reports to a Permanent Secretary before the Head of Service is in the picture.
“We have done our best to lay all the cards on the table before the powers that be. It is left for the President to determine her fate in the light of the investigation report of the anti-graft commission and her defence.”
No record of her resignation, says Presidency
On the circumstances surrounding her resumption yesterday, there were rumours that the Presidency might have rejected her plans to either resign or retire. It was learnt that the Head of Service confided in the staff in her office that the Presidency directed her to go ahead with her work pending the conclusion of investigation.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said last night: “We are not aware of any letter of resignation. There is no record of it in the registry. So, questions pertaining to it ought not to arise.”
At press time, there were indications that the anti-graft agency had uncovered that the OHCSF officer with N600 million in his account is on Grade Level 12.
A reliable source said: “So far, we have discovered that he is a GL 12 officer. He is answering questions on how he came about such a huge amount in his account.
“Officially, the amount allowed in any project account at any time is between N10 million and N15 million. The ongoing investigation might reveal the real purpose for keeping such a huge cash.
“We have various bends to the investigation and some Permanent Secretaries and Directors of Finance and Administration have filled the witness form to testify on some contracts when a formal trial of suspects begins.”
Responding to a question, the source added: “We may still invite Oyo-Ita for interrogation. The amount involved is huge.
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Collaboration to Improve Downstream Processing
CPI, Arecor, and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies have announced their collaboration, titled Improving Downstream Operation through Formulation Innovation, has successfully completed its initial rounds of downstream performance testing of formulations, showing very positive results.
The aim of the project, on track for completion in November 2017, is to achieve a step-change in biopharmaceutical yield and quality by improving product stability during downstream processing (DSP).
To achieve this, the partners are developing a novel formulation platform that can be applied to routine biopharmaceutical manufacturing to deliver significant improvements in the performance of DSP, while also reducing manufacturing costs.
DSP is a critical step for removing impurities and contaminants during the manufacture of biopharmaceutical proteins, due to the high levels of purification that these drugs require. However, DSP activities can in fact cause product destabilisation due to the stresses imposed, which can result in degradation, aggregation and loss in yield. DSP accounts for approximately 60% of the biopharmaceuticals manufacturing cost and thus requires new technology and development approaches, in order to improve on yield, as well as overall protein stability and quality. The novel formulation platform being developed by the collaboration will meet this need and will be applied to reduce the production costs of biopharmaceuticals, and ultimately reduce the cost of therapeutics to healthcare providers. These new formulations may also enable the production of biotherapeutics that are currently very difficult or impossible to manufacture due to instability to the conditions required for purification.
In order to develop the novel formulation platform for improving DSP, the collaboration set out to identify smart formulations that confer improved product stability during areas of DSP where protein is most sensitive to degradation including, ultrafiltration/diafiltration, product intermediate hold steps, and chromatography. The project uses Arecor’s innovative and proprietary technology platform, Arestat™, which delivers superior liquid biopharmaceutical products. The platform includes proprietary formulation approaches to significantly improve the aqueous stability of therapeutic proteins, peptides, and novel format antibodies. The industrial bioprocessing experience and expertise of FDB and CPI, together with the formulation expertise of Arecor, were brought together to develop and test novel Arecor protein stabilisation formulations for DSP applications. Downstream formulations were developed through several rounds of screening at Arecor combined with assessment of downstream process impact of the selected formulations testing high throughput, automated liquid handling platforms at CPI’s National Biologics Manufacturing Centre. Following selection of the preferred formulations, development of data to support DSP application of the approach will be generated at CPI with additional tests of unit operations, singly and in combination.
The project is supported by grant funding from Innovate UK under its £20 million Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst (IBC) scheme.
“Improved efficiency and quality is a clear goal for downstream processing operations as they struggle to support recent advances in formulations which have led to large improvements in upstream yields. This encouraging early data is the first step in demonstrating how, through Arecor’s unique stabilisation technology and CPI’s and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies DSP expertise, a novel downstream processing formulation platform developed during the project has the potential to deliver lower cost biopharmaceuticals with improved quality profiles,” said David Gerring, Head of Development, Arecor Ltd.
“CPI is delighted to be working with Arecor and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies on this project, which has been showing very positive results. This promising work brings us a step closer to achieving the collaboration’s goal of developing a novel downstream processing formulation platform that can be applied to routine biopharmaceutical manufacturing, to deliver significant improvements in the performance of downstream process operations with reduction in manufacturing costs,” said Dr John Liddell, Senior Scientific Advisor, Centre for Process Innovation.
“FDB is delighted to be collaborating with Arecor and CPI on new downstream processing platforms as part of our on-going technology development activity and our commitment to lead the global Biologics CDMO industry through the continuous innovation of technologies, service delivery and quality for the benefit of our customers and their patients,” said Dr Andy Topping, Chief Scientific Officer, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies.
The Centre for Process Innovation is a UK-based technology innovation centre and is part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. The company uses applied knowledge in science and engineering combined with state of the art development facilities to enable its clients to develop, prove, prototype and scale up the next generation of products and processes. Established to support the UK process manufacturing industry, CPI collaborates with universities, SMEs and large corporations to help overcome innovation challenges. Operating across a broad range of technologies, partners are supported at every stage; from concept to market; business support to technology development; and from scale up to supply chain intervention. CPI consists of dedicated national innovation centres that support industrial biotechnology and biorefining, printable electronics, biologics and formulation. The centres enable advancements in major markets such as healthcare, electronics, food and drink, aerospace, automotive, materials, and energy. These world leading, digitally enabled and open access facilities are available for partners to get their products and processes to market quickly with minimal risk. Utilising strong networks, CPI brings together a range of partners in the delivery of innovation projects, with a common goal of strengthening the UK’s position in High Value Manufacturing.
About Arecor
Arecor is a leader in enabling superior biopharmaceuticals through formulation technology Innovation. Arecor has developed a proprietary formulation technology platform, which has been proven to deliver superior stable liquid biopharmaceutical products that would otherwise not be feasible using conventional formulation science. Many proteins, peptides and vaccines are too unstable in liquid form to develop ready-to-use drugs, or are unstable at high concentrations. Arecor has overcome these challenges to significantly enhance the delivery of therapeutic medicines to patients. It partners with the world’s leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies across a broad range of therapeutic proteins, peptides and vaccines. Arecor is based at the Cambridge Science Park in the UK and has a highly talented scientific team. Please contact us if you would like to discuss our innovative formulation platform technology further via sheridan.cook@arecor.com.
About FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies has extensive experience in the development and manufacturing of recombinant proteins, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, among other large molecules, expressed in a wide array of microbial, mammalian, viral and insect systems.The company offers a comprehensive list of services from cell line development, including its proprietary pAVEway™ microbial and Apollo™ mammalian systems to process development, analytical development, clinical and commercial manufacturing. The company has three sites that opeate as a network. These are located in Billingham, United Kingdom, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and College Station, Texas. . For more information visit Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
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Brazil, Chile and Argentina To Sign Peru Pipeline Protocol
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Updated June 3, 2005 10:25 pm ET
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay are set to sign a memorandum of intent Tuesday to study building a regional energy loop in which natural gas from Peru's large Camisea field would flow via pipelines to Chile and from there to neighboring countries, an official at Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry said late Friday.
Chile's Economy and Energy Minister Jorge Rodriguez proposed the cooperation in a meeting with Brazil's Mines and Energy Minister Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia on Thursday, Aguinaldo Nogueira,...
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Understanding Instagram as an Effective Tool for Political Campaigns and Advocacies
Dec 6, 2019 Jitka ZemanováMedia, PoliticsInstagram, Political Campaigns
Instagram for waging political agendas and advocacies? Yes, why not? After all, the latest smartphone usage statistics show that more than five billion people across the globe own at least one mobile device, of which 2.71 billion use a smartphone. Instagram has been picking up traction as one of the leading social media sites as of October 2019, now with a showing of 1,000,000 active users.
Facebook and YouTube of course are still in the lead, with 2,414,000 and 2,000,000 respectively, to show as active users. This indicates that Instagram is already in the halfway mark, while moving forward in a world in which two-thirds (⅔) of the people connect and communicate by way of mobile devices.
What is Instagram Anyway and What Makes its Platform Different?
Instagram is basically a social networking site devoted for sharing photos and videos taken with smartphones and other mobile devices. That being the case, Instagram is first and foremost a mobile app that has become a handy tool for those who have a penchant for taking and sharing photos at other social media platforms.
The app is optimized for social networking because photo and video shots taken using the app, automatically appears in one’s Instagram (IG) account and will appear as a news feed. Denoting that IG photos will be visible to other app users, allowing discovery and appreciation among users with similar interests.
Just like in other social media sites, interaction can be carried by liking, commenting or even by private messaging and the best way to become very visible is by following and getting followed.
Benefits of Using Instagram for Your Campaigns
Another great thing about using the Instagram app as a campaign tool and platform is that you can configure the app to automatically share your IG posts in other social networking accounts like Facebook, Flicker, Twitter or Tumbler. Just make sure you highlight the relevant photos you want to share externally, as doing so automates the process.
In the same way, if there are photos appearing on Facebook and Twitter that you want to share with your Instagram followers, the app allows you to import and display them in your IG account.
Since the Instagram app optimizes photo sharing, it comes equipped with 23 filters to apply when looking to enhance your images and videos. Through the Edit option, impromptu selfie photos can be improved by adjusting brightness, contrast, and even structure. Video editing options, on the other hand, include trimming and selection of a cover frame. You can even add stories to your campaign photos and videos to further pique the interest of potential voters or advocacy supporters.
Follower numbers are important especially if you want your campaign images to become more visible to other Instagram users. Understand that posts appearing in your newsfeed depends on matters that interest you, the timeliness of the posts and your follower- relationship with the IG user-sharer.
Still, IG posts appear as newsfeeds in the order by which they are ranked. Feed ranking depends on the frequency and usage of the photo-sharing tools and the number of followers interested in getting constant feeds about your Instagram posts.
If you are new to Instagram and want a jumpstart on getting your Instagram account at the top of the newsfeed ranking, consider seeking assistance from professional social marketers.
Woogram, a Dutch company focused on providing social marketing services that enable Instagram users to gain more followers or meer volgers, also furnishes clients with a personal assistant who will do the liking, sharing and following on your behalf. That way, you can simply devote your time to taking care of business, as the personal assistant will do everything necessary to make your Instagram posts work for your cause.
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Grandmother fights off armed intruder to protect toddler granddaughter in NY
Updated: Wed 10:43 PM, Jan 15, 2020
NEW YORK (WCBS/CNN) - Police are searching for the suspect who a New York grandmother says forced his way inside of her home and attacked her while she was taking care of her young granddaughter.
Stacie Vota, 58, says thankfully, besides some bruises and soreness, she is OK following the attack by a home intruder. Her granddaughter was not injured. (Source: WCBS/CNN)
Stacie Vota, 58, says her doorbell rang Monday morning while she was home with her granddaughter, so she looked out to see who was there. She cracked the door open because she thought she recognized the man as someone who did work on her house.
But when she did so, she says the man grabbed her stomach, pushed her and forced his way inside.
“I was thinking I was going to die. That was the first thought in my head was ‘I’m going to die today,’” Vota said.
Fearing for her own safety and, more importantly, the safety of her granddaughter, Vota says she did the only thing she could possibly do: she fought back.
“I started punching him, and he was grabbing at me. I was grabbing at him, and I was punching his face and kicking him,” she said. “The baby was behind me, and I knew that I had to protect that baby, my granddaughter.”
Vota says she managed to open the front door and scream for help. The suspect fled, running through the kitchen and out the back door.
The grandmother says when she went to check on her granddaughter in the kitchen, she realized the suspect had been armed.
“The baby was screaming, so I ran in to get the baby. When I looked down, there was a gigantic steak knife there that he had dropped,” she said.
Vota says thankfully, besides some bruises and soreness, she is OK. Her granddaughter was not injured.
Police scoured the neighborhood but did not find the suspect. They are still searching for him. Vota says she hopes they catch him, so he can’t attack anyone else.
Copyright 2020 WCBS via CNN. All rights reserved.
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Sandakozhi 2
Sandakozhi Movie Review Vishal Keerthy Suresh Film Is No Match For Its Prequel
13 years after the high octane, action-packed prequel Balu (played by Vishal) returns to protect his family from an old foe who is hell-bent on revenge.
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Sandakozhi 2 Movie Review - Vishal, Keerthy Suresh film is no match for its prequel
Written By Xappie Desk | Updated: October 18, 2018 13:12 IST
Sandakozhi 2 Story
Sandakozhi was a landmark film in actor Vishal and director Lingusamy’s career. The film is still considered as a benchmark for commercial films.
Over a decade later, the makers have come up with a sequel to one of the best commercial films. Sandakozhi 2’s premise is somewhat similar to its prequel. It deals about how Balu (Vishal) and Durai Ayya (Raj Kiran) vow to save the life of a young man Anbu from Pechi (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar).
Sandakozhi and its sequel have a striking similarity. The villains in these two films are hell-bent on taking revenge and killing an innocent man. If it was Balu in Sandakozhi, it is Anbu in Sandakozhi 2.
Sandakozhi 2 Performances
Sandakozhi is like those films which don’t require any over exaggerated sequences. Everybody can be their real self so that the connection is established with the people. It’s the same with Sandakozhi 2 Vishal, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Keerthy Suresh and Raj Kiran have delivered subtle performances staying true to their character.
Vishal is confident as Balu and his character goes out of the way to save people. His casual approach is a huge plus point.
But, the hero of the film is Varalaxmi Sarathkumar’s explosive performance. She is menacing as Pechi and shouldered the film. Though the character has shades of Sriya Reddy from Thimuru, Varalaxmi has given her own twist to her character.
Keerthy Suresh’s character is little different from the roles that she had done so far. For her role, she has learnt the Madurai accent and has done a near perfect job with it.
Sandakozhi 2 Positives
The first half of Sandakozhi 2 has several masala moments which remind us of Sandakozhi. Staying true to the commercial format, the film has all the elements to make us feel engrossed with the script.
The thiruvizha setup and the sequences surrounding it makes us feel nostalgic about our villages.
Another major advantage is the romantic track featuring Vishal and Keerthy Suresh. She plays a chirpy actress, much similar to how Meera Jasmine was in the prequel.
Munishkanth brings the much-needed lightness in the second half. His slapstick comedy has worked in the film’s favour.
Sandakozhi 2 Negatives
Sandakozhi 2’s major disadvantage is that the second half of the film isn’t as entertaining as the first half. There is less punch in the film which makes us feel bored towards the end of the film.
A major letdown in Sandkozhi 2 is the climax fight sequence. Even after a decade, people still remember the epic climax scene in Sandakozhi. The action sequence in the sequel has less impact which leaves us bored.
Also, Lingusamy didn’t delve deep about what actually happened to Meera Jasmine’s character. It’d have been interesting to see the backstory.
Sandakozhi 2 Verdict
Sandakozhi 2 could have been another proper commercial flick if only director Lingusamy had concentrated on packing more punch to the script.
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Episode 92: Scott Haughton – Playing with money
It took 18 years of corporate life for Scott Haughton to make the leap to entrepreneurship. Like most successes stories, the road to where he is today was unconventional. Inspired by an entrepreneur at a conference, Haughton realized it was time to pursue his own venture. Not knowing what that venture would be, he eventually set his sights on luxury indoor play facilities.
Haughton spent the next 18 months raising capital. This meant ticking boxes, and learning everything he could about startups. He quickly became a children's soft play expert. However, the central London commercial property market was not on his side. Scott had raised an impressive amount of finance during this time. However, due to delays securing a location, the offers lapsed. Scott had to return all of his money to investors. Although this may sound like a familiar story of failure, it wasn’t that at all. Like all good entrepreneurs, Haughton was on the fringe of discovering his true calling. As one door closes, another door opens.
The frustrated entrepreneur
Haughton says he’d always been a “frustrated entrepreneur.” He was never quite sure what his venture would look like. Sure enough, after leaving Glaxosmithkline, Scott spotted a gap in the market and the cogs started to turn.
“My children were very small at the time and we were spending a lot of times at these indoor play facilities that were paradises for children, but a complete nightmare for parents. Parents were just cringing on plastic chairs with plastic cups of coffee." Haughton says.
“I came up with the idea of combining a paradise for kids with a bit more luxury and quality for the parents. Looking at the people who would attend these places you had partners of law firms, bankers, city traders. These were affluent men and women, yet the offerings were very poor.”
There was a gaping hole just waiting to be filled and Haughton was going to be the man to do it. The idea later proved the easy part. Things became more difficult. Haughton’s inexperience with the finer points of entrepreneurship started to arise.
“I knew nothing about starting a business. I’d always had everything in the corporate world provided for me. I was also doing it on my own which was hard. My advice to anybody starting a business, try find a partner with complementary skills."
He committed to putting everything he had into it. He negotiated a redundancy package that served as a comfort blanket. This gave him a deadline by when he needed to have everything up and running.
“I know I was very fortunate to have that, but time was running out. It was a 12-18 month comfort blanket. You can’t afford to make a mistake, but you have to take the leap of faith.”
Raising capital 101
Haughton admits he knew nothing about raising finance when he first went out in search of investors. Subsequently, he learned very quickly the major dos and don’ts when trying to attract equity.
“I needed to raise a minimum of £750,000, and in the early 2000s the first port of call was the bank. It seems so strange in 2017 to talk about banks lending, but I was one of the very few who secured an unsecured loan from the bank of over £150,000. I was willing to put in £150,000 of my own money to get skin in the game, but it was money we couldn’t afford to lose.”
“It’s an onerous process and there’s a lot of bureaucracy. I found myself with £150,000 of my own money, £150,000 of the bank’s money, and was looking for £450,000 of equity investment. I knew nothing about business angel investors or the venture capital space so I had to become an expert pretty quickly.”
At this point, Haughton touches on something many entrepreneurs overlook. The importance of finding the right investors when you’re going to be giving up a part of your business to them.
“I needed to cross the equity bridge. When people invest, it’s no longer your baby. Venture capitalists (VCs) aren’t risking anything personally, but a private individual, they’re risking every pound they put up.”
“You have to put in enough money that shows there’s enough pain invested for you that you couldn’t just walk away and let it fail. You have to prove you’ll do everything you possibly can do to make it a success. You can’t afford to lose your life savings.”
“In the end I raised £750,000 based on a business plan, a piece of paper. I was left with 30%, but the VC was willing to put in a ratchet clause that enabled me to claw back equity according to milestone achievements,” Haughton says of the deal they had negotiated.
Let the hard work begin
It’s at this point that Haughton assumed things would get easier. He’d raised the capital, and that was the hard part, right?
“I thought raising capital was the biggest thing to be achieved. I thought it was on a roll from there.”
“My business was all about finding affluent areas around London, so I needed to find 8,000 square feet of property with high ceilings and parking nearby. It was at this point I realized I wasn’t a covenant and was really going to struggle. As a landlord, would you rather rent to a startup or a massive pizza chain?”
“I thought to secure commercial premises you just scoured the estate agent market then put in an offer, but it doesn’t work like that. You need to appoint an agent to act on your behalf and market you to all the commercial agents.”
“Luckily when I needed property I had the money to show people. If you don’t have the money they’re not going to take your phone call, but I was still up against the lack of a track record and other leisure chains.”
With several parties involved Haughton says finding a property everyone agreed on was proving impossible. It was no longer about just his personal deadline, but one of his investors too.
“My VC was under pressure to get their money out the door. Their offer of funding had a six-month window and sadly I wasn’t able to secure it within that. I had to return the money.”
“I was frustrated. I’d thought raising the money would be hardest part, but with hindsight, finding the property was always going to be the hardest thing."
Just like that, the business Haughton had poured every piece of himself into for 18 months was falling away. This was all because three people couldn’t agree on a property. But what appears to be an ending in fact wasn’t that at all, as Haughton was about to learn.
“I’d been introduced to someone who’d sold his business and was doing loose consultancy advising individuals on raising finance. He’d introduced me to one of my VCs so we’d built a good relationship. When my offer was elapsing he suggested the pair of us probably knew more about raising finance than the majority of people out there I’d come across, so we decided to share our learnings with other aspiring entrepreneurs.”
Haughton had acquired knowledge that is absolute gold in the entrepreneurial space. Most entrepreneurs only need to raise capital three or four times in their lifetime. The majority are poorly equipped to hold their own at a table of people who invest in businesses like theirs for a living. It was a massive opportunity, one Haughton felt his learnings could be of real use in. Haughton Put two and two together and shortly after this, Envestors was established.
“We started Envestors in 2004, with the aim of helping early stage businesses help entrepreneurs navigate the path to securing elusive private investment from individuals and early stage VCs. At the time we were new kids on the block, which resonated quite well with the entrepreneurial ecosystem in London at the time.”
So how do Envestors bridge the intermediary gap between entrepreneurs and investors? As it stands, the business model is primarily one of consultancy.
“We’re looking to advise other early stage businesses how to become investor-ready. We charge an advisory fee and a success fee.”
“Envestors has massively changed over the years. We started with just a handful of investors, but we’ve now built up our own investor network to high net worth, ultra-high net worth, family offices, and early stage VCs. We also have a staff of about 26 and receive roughly 100 business enquiries each month.”
Playing cupid
Not just a consultancy, Envestors are also there to play matchmaker between the businesses and their investors.
“We look to engage with about three or four companies each month. We’re quite picky about who we invite. We have a good track record of finding quality companies and rejecting ones that won’t be successful.”
If a business’ application is successful, Envestors will prepare a fully regulated investment pack. It all sounds fairly straightforward in theory, but the Envestors team also jump through all of the hoops Haughton once grappled with on behalf of the entrepreneur and their business.
“The majority of our investors are looking for businesses that generate 10 times their investment over a five to seven year time period. They know they need a portfolio of five to ten companies to invest in, so they certainly aren’t putting all their eggs in one basket. They’re also aware that at least three or four will fail.”
“From an investor’s point of view, they can claw back their tax on here in the UK on the ones that fail. Their biggest challenges are the ones in the middle that are like zombies, they’re alive, but only just.”
And the business model isn’t just about entrepreneurs putting their all in. Wannabe investors are also thoroughly vetted before being allowed access to the Envestors private network.
“All our investors have to register with us formally. They then have to comply with the strict Financial Conduct Authority regulations which we do through the platform we built ourselves.”
“We have to be able to provide comfort to our client companies that all our investors are fully registered. Our clients can be assured we’ve vetted our investors, and that we try match them as best possible with our client companies.”
Must-knows
Now with a solid decade in the game Haughton has seen it all, and has a couple of key tips for entrepreneurs looking to raise capital.
Nail the exit plan
Think an exit plan is for the last page of your business plan? Think again, Haughton says. “Investors walk into the room backwards, so the first page of your business plan should be the exit opportunity. They wanna know how they’ll get their money out of this investment. They’re not looking to be greedy, which is why they don’t want over 50% of a business, but there absolutely needs to be an exit opportunity that’s spelled out and that everyone’s bought into at the very beginning, if there isn’t most investors will walk away. It’s not a stock market.”
Know how to sell
“They need to know how to sell their investment proposition. We now see a lot of technical companies who’re stars in their fields, but don’t know how to crisply pitch their business to investors. Private individuals who’re wealthy and have made their money don’t need to invest more money, they can quite comfortably sit in their arm chairs. You need to get them out of their arm chairs and off their remote control. They typically have short attention spans, so within 5-8 minutes you need to nail your proposition. It often comes down to whether or not this will be an exciting acquisition for a large corporate."
Envestors are putting entrepreneurs on the table in a very unique and effective way. They've since helped their clients raise more than £100,000,000 in capital. It’s a fast-growing game to be at the forefront of. Not to mention their global presence in London, Dubai, the Channel Islands and Monaco. Moving into 2017, Envestors have got their sights set on China, Canada and Russia also. They look set to continue reaping the benefits of their in-demand skillsets.
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Seidel-Swagerty Tennis Center Ribbon Cutting & Dedication on Friday
By Dave Beyer , Sports Information Director - McMurry University
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ABILENE, Texas – McMurry University’s Office of Institutional Advancement and the McM Athletics Department will host a ribbon cutting and dedication of the newly-renovated Seidel-Swagerty Tennis Center and the Charles A. “Chuck” Hutchinson III Memorial Classroom on Friday, April 26,at 9 a.m. The event will precede the beginning of the National Christian College Athletic Association Central Region Tennis Championships being hosted by McMurry on April 26-27.Begun last fall, the renovation project included a brand new building, which features amenities like a coach’s office, auxiliary multi-use office, team locker rooms, new restrooms, ample storage areas and the classroom. Additionally, a patio-like breezeway, and spectator seating on either side, have made it one of the most fan-friendly facilities. The classroom facility is not only a welcoming area for larger gatherings, but also an ideal addition to facilitate academic needs.The project was spearheaded by the ongoing support of longtime McMurry University benefactor Barbara Swagerty, who has a passion for the University’s tennis program. Additionally, the new classroom facility was made possible via donations from friends and family of the late Chuck Hutchinson III, a former businessman and civic leader in Abilene. {{more}}Swagerty is a McMurry graduate and tennis enthusiast, who has cemented herself as a true friend of the War Hawks’ tennis program over the years. She remains one of the biggest advocates for the sport around the city of Abilene, as well.Hutchison was the husband of McM alumnae Karla Tooley Hutchinson, a 1977graduate whose father served on the McMurry Board of Trustees. A “tennis-loving family,” the couple was also friends with current McMurry head coach Mark Hathorn . Chuck Hutchinson III died of cancer in 2008.“Words can not truly express our gratitude for the on-going love and support McMurry Tennis receives from Barbara Swagerty,” said Hathorn. “Several years ago, she had the foresight and made the commitment to this university to help us get to the point where we have the facility you see today. She has truly made an investment not only in McMurry Tennis, but also in each and every student-athlete who wears the Maroon and White.“Likewise, I am so grateful to all of those who knew and loved Chuck Hutchinson for their generous gifts, as well, especially Karla. I can think of no better way to perpetuate his name – and love of the game of tennis – than to have a room which helps student-athletes equip themselves for life after tennis!”The facility was originally named in honor of Swagerty on January 19, 2005after her generous gift at that time expanded the facility from three to six courts, including resurfacing and new lighting. Other improvements resulting from that original renovation included cosmetic features to the existing structure, as well as the installation of sidewalks, landscaping and parking.Anyone wishing to attend the ribbon cutting and dedication should RSVP by Wednesday to Mary Blanton at 793-4609 or via e-mail to: mblanton@mcm.edu
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Families line up to identify landslide victims
Families wait in line in hopes of identifying the bodies of loved ones who are presumed dead after a massive landslide in the Philippines. CNN's Alexandra Field reports.
"We have two more bodies to identify," an official told the crowd through a megaphone as they lined up in the sweltering heat Tuesday.
All afternoon the relatives of those believed to have been killed in a massive landslide in the northern Philippines have waited for news.
As hopes faded for the recovery of any additional survivors, many were just hoping to identify their loved ones' bodies and bring closure to the agonizing wait they had endured.
Tuesday marked three days since the partial collapse of a mountainside in the wake of Super Typhoon Mangkhut saw tons of mud and rocks pour onto the mining town of Itogon, in the Cordillera region of northern Luzon Island.
The rockfall destroyed hundreds of homes and buried dozens of people, mostly miners who worked in small-scale mines and their families.
As of Wednesday morning, 18 bodies had been recovered from the site and identified by relatives. Some were buried by the mud, others thrown from their homes during the landslide. Only three people have been rescued from under the rubble alive.
As many as dozens are believed to still be under the rubble, but accurate headcounts were hard to come by, hindering rescue efforts.
Those efforts were centered on a partially submerged former miners' bunkhouse, believed to have been used by families as a storm shelter during the typhoon.
Unable to bring in heavy machinery due to the terrain, teams used hands and shovels for the difficult, grueling excavation work.
'As days go on, hope disappears'
Since Saturday, dozens of family members have gathered at a staging area up the road from where the landslide happened.
One, 49-year-old Alex Binwag of Ifugao province -- geographically close, but an almost six-hour drive along twisting, mountain roads away -- had gathered with four other members of his family to await news of his cousin, 25-year-old Jeffery Licyauo.
Licyauo had been mining in the area for five years, Binwag said, adding that as time continues to pass, his family just wants some word on his cousin's fate.
"As the days go on, hope disappears," he said.
Noemi Gelera, 59, was hopeful her grandson Jerome Pillann survived the landslide.
"I am hoping" she said. "All I want is to see his body and give him a proper burial if he didn't survive."
When she first heard about the landslide she immediately traveled to the area. The waiting has been "heavy," she said.
'We will not lose hope'
Earlier Tuesday, Cordillera Regional Director of the Bureau of Fire Protection Lilibeth Simangan told CNN that the teams -- consisting of local search and rescue teams and volunteers, alongside specialists from the capital, Manila, the Philippines National Police and the military -- had not given up hope that they will find survivors.
"We are very optimistic that we can finish this with the assistance of all the sectors, of the military and civilian side, as well as the local government units," she said.
"We are still hoping, of course we will not lose hope ... on the first day we were able to rescue about three alive."
Initially the recovered bodies had been carried up the hill in a two-hour hike, but rescuers devised a rope system which enabled them to pull the remains of those found up to where family members were waiting for news. Supplies to the teams down at the site were also sent down the rope system.
"Today we still don't know the number but there are cadavers ready to be pulled up," Simangan said.
Storm toll rises
Philippines Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said earlier on Tuesday that Mangkhut had left 63 people dead, 42 injured and dozens missing as it cut a destructive streak across Luzon, the country's largest and most populous island.
While emergency signals were raised for the effective areas ahead of the storm's approach, locals said they were shocked by the degree of the devastation.
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of landslide. It's massive, and almost everyone is affected. Even the miners are helping the rescuers, the police -- everyone is giving their best," one rescuer said.
On Monday, as rescuers scrambled to find the missing, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered a stop to all small-scale mining operations in the Cordillera region, according to CNN affiliate CNN Philippines.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte would visit the province of Isabela later today, Roque said. Isabela itself didn't suffer any casualties but was heavily damaged.
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Accused Russian spy Maria Butina cooperating with federal prosecutors as part of plea deal
Posted: Dec 12, 2018 9:44 AM
Updated: Dec 12, 2018 9:44 AM
Maria Butina, an accused Russian spy who nuzzled up to the National Rifle Association before the 2016 election, has begun cooperating with federal prosecutors after agreeing to a plea deal in recent days, according to a source familiar with the matter.
News that Butina had seemed to reach a deal with federal prosecutors first broke earlier Monday when her attorneys and prosecutors filed a two-page request on Monday for a "change of plea" hearing before a federal judge. "The parties have resolved this matter," the filing in DC federal court said Monday morning. Butina's case was brought by federal prosecutors in DC and not by Robert Mueller's team in the special counsel's office.
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Her cooperation will mainly focus on telling investigators about the role of her boyfriend Paul Erickson and her interactions with her Russian handlers. A spokesman for the US Attorney's office in DC declined to comment. Butina's lawyer declined to comment for the story. A lawyer for Erickson also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to the agreement, revealed to CNN, Butina "agreed and conspired, with a Russian government official ('Russian Official') and at least one other person, for Butina to act in the United States under the direction of Russian Official without prior notification to the Attorney General."
ABC News was first to report Butina agreed to cooperate.
A plea hearing has been set for 3:15 p.m. Wednesday where a judge will need to sign off on the deal. The developments on Monday come after several weeks of hints that Butina might negotiate an end to her case -- and after bumps in the case where federal prosecutors, at the height of attention on Russia's influence in American politics, accused the former graduate student of infiltrating Republican organizations in order to advance Russian interests.
Until now, Butina, 30, maintained her innocence and insisted she was simply a foreign student interested in bettering relations between the US and Russia. Butina previously pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy and a second count of acting as an agent of a foreign government when she was arrested in July.
Plea deal detailed
The draft filing of the plea deal notes that Butina relied on assistance from Erickson and took direction from her handler -- former Russian banker Alexander Torshin -- as she "sought to establish unofficial lines of communication with Americans having power and influence over US politics. Butina sought to use those unofficial lines of communication for the benefit of the Russia Federation."
Neither Erickson or Torshin is identified by name in the draft but their details make them identifiable based on previously known information.
Butina kept Torshin apprised of her activities and her "assessment of the political landscape in the United States in advance of the 2016 election," according to the draft filing.
At one point, Torshin asked her to provide a note justifying his attendance at the 2016 NRA national meeting. Butina "did as he directed, encouraging his attendance partly because of the opportunity to meet political candidates," according to the document.
Even though the draft court filing takes pains to outline her efforts to make inroads in conservative political circles, it also waters down other allegations prosecutors made in court.
After previously casting her studies at American University as little more than a cover, the draft statement of offense notes: "All available evidence indicates that Butina had interest in a graduate school education."
There's no mention of the sex-for-access allegations prosecutors once laid out in court filings -- only to walk them back later.
Butina's plea offer indicates she will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy, according to a copy of the document obtained by CNN.
Prosecutors estimated a sentence between zero and six months. Butina has already been incarcerated for five months, so the judge could decide to sentence her to time already served.
Her cooperation agreement calls for her to turn over any evidence of crimes she is aware of, submit a full accounting of her financial assets, sit for interviews with law enforcement (and waive right to counsel during those interviews) and testify before grand juries or in trials in DC or elsewhere.
It also notes that, due to her plea, she will likely be deported.
A politically charged case
Her case first became public amid a furor of US-Russia developments. She was arrested two days after the Justice Department separately indicted Russian military intelligence for hacking the Democratic Party, and her case became public the same day President Donald Trump met with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, and declined to endorse US intelligence findings that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
Butina's case at first appeared to allege she attempted to do just that -- with prosecutors suggesting she offered sex to gain political access and sought out Trump campaign officials. But prosecutors later admitted they made an error in interpreting the text messages they used as evidence to support their claim that she was trading sex for access, drawing a rebuke from the judge overseeing the case.
At a bail hearing in July, in which a judge determined she should be jailed to avoid her fleeing to Russia with the help of Russian diplomats, her attorney argued that her case shouldn't be a proxy fight for US-Russian relations.
It is still unclear if Butina fits into a broader picture of investigations into Russian infiltration in US politics, however, or if she will agree to cooperate in other federal investigations as part of her plea deal.
Prior to her arrest, Butina signaled she would be willing to cooperate with investigators on other probes, such as a fraud investigation in South Dakota into Erickson, who is an American conservative activist. Immediately after her arrest, she became unwilling to help.
Prosecutors in their criminal complaint accused Butina of ingratiating herself with politically powerful Americans and groups, including the NRA, and exploiting those connections to try to advance Russian interests. They alleged she was in regular contact with her Russian backers, including Torshin, a Kremlin-linked banker who has been sanctioned by the US Treasury and that she made contact with Russian intelligence. At one court hearing, prosecutors showed a photo of her dining with a Russian diplomat just north of the embassy just before that man, a suspected intelligence officer, left the US amid a purge of Russian agents.
Prosecutors said Torshin compared her to Anna Chapman, another accused Russian spy who was deported from the US in a prisoner swap in 2010, and that she tried to establish "back channel" lines of communications with American politicians and met Republican leaders as "a representative of informal diplomacy" before the 2016 election.
The contacts with Americans involved in politics lasted throughout her tenure as a graduate student at American University, according to prosecutors. They had cast her studies as little more than a cover for her spy work.
By changing her plea, Butina will likely be forced to return to Russia upon release from jail. She is currently being held in solitary confinement in a northern Virginia jail. She and her lawyer have repeatedly, and unsuccessfully, argued that she should be released on house arrest or at least moved out of solitary confinement.
Even under scrutiny from federal investigators, Erickson has continued to visit Butina in jail. He has not been charged with a crime.
This story has been updated.
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Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad Play Unlikely Heroes in PIXELS
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Football: Wraysbury Village FC clear debts and in a "brilliant situation"
By Rob Stevens @Robs_Sport Sports reporter
Wraysbury Village Chairman, Mark Foster: "We’re up to date with all our payments and the support given by Wraysbury Parish Council has been tremendous."
NEW WRAYSBURY Village Chairman Mark Foster has declared the football club is in a “brilliant situation” ahead of the new Thames Valley Premier Division season.
The future of the club was plunged into doubt after a row with Wraysbury Parish Council over unpaid insurance bills, which led to the resignation of former Chairman, John Stephenson and manager, John Warrington.
The club was fighting for its future at the Memorial Ground when Foster stepped in with a new committee to clear the debt owed.
Foster insists Wraysbury are now up to date with all their payments and, after thanking the Parish Council for their support to the new set-up, is looking ahead to the new season with excitement.
He told the Observer: “We have a good, cheap land rate with the council but in reality the club had not previously paid its bills.
“It was a poorly managed situation but the new committee and I wanted the club to be a part of the village again and we’ve moved on massively.
“We’re now in a brilliant situation, it’s fantastic. We’re up to date with all our payments and the support given by Wraysbury Parish Council has been tremendous. They only ask that the club is run properly.
“The club has now cleared the debt that was owed, and the council has helped us gain grants and support to move forward. We had a massive fundraiser in the village where £7,000 was raised to help clear the debt.
“We’re already starting to use the money raised to upgrade the club. For example, our line marker was 20-years-old and did not work properly, we have a new kit and implemented a new subscription process with the players to make it more sustainable.
“We’ve booked safeguarding and and first response courses with the aim of running a youth team in October and a view to get them into the league for the following season.
“We have 14 people in the committee, all with different skills sets and working hard. We feel a part of the village family again.”
Wraysbury beat Reading YMCA 7-3 in a recent pre-season friendly but Foster will not put pressure on the team in what he believes will be a transitional season.
He said: “We’re over the moon with the win over Reading YMCA. I know it was only a friendly but it was great to get something out of the game and I’m quite excited by the upcoming season.
“Lee Dewhurst (manager) has brought in really good players and we’re looking for an improvement on last year. If anything new young players have come across, some have signed from higher leagues.”
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Instagram's Buyout: No Bubble to See Here
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Instagram’s billion-dollar sale to Facebook raised eyebrows Monday, renewing cries of a new tech bubble. But relative to other major acquisitions, turns out it's a pretty good deal and not the least bit inflationary.
To put the acquisition in perspective I pulled together data from a selection of 30 notable internet acquisitions over the last 10 years, from Broadcast.com to OMGPop to see if Facebook/Instagram for $1 billion was as crazy as everyone thinks. (I left out companies without public purchase prices or user stats.)
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The spreadsheet below captures the acquisition date, dollar amounts, and ballpark counts of the users and employees at the time of acquisition. Be warned: Any of these numbers are very rough, cobbled together from Internet Archive searches, old news articles, Quora answers, and tech blogs. If you have more accurate information, please leave a comment and I’ll fix it.
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COST PER USER
A startup is acquired for any combination of the technology, talent, or the user base.
If we look strictly at the acquisition cost per user, Facebook got a relative deal with the Instagram purchase, paying roughly $28 for each of Instagram’s 35 million users. (The median cost across all the acquisitions is about $92 per user.)
Compare that to acquisitions like Aardvark ($555/user) or Jaiku ($240/user), and it becomes clear which were likely technology or talent hires. The glaring exception is Yahoo’s famous $5.7 billion purchase of Mark Cuban’s Broadcast.com in 1999 – about $11,000 each for 520,000 monthly active users, or 10 times any other startup. (Broadcast.com skewed the chart so much, I had to leave it off.)
COST PER EMPLOYEE
But if you look at the payout per employee, Instagram is completely off the charts. If split equally, each of Instagram’s 13 employees would make nearly $77 million (though Wired's Mike Isaac reported exclusively that CEO Kevin Systrom and co-founder Mike Krieger would take home $500 million themselves alone).
The nearest runner-up is YouTube, with a paltry $24 million for its 2006-era staff of 67. Skype, Broadcast.com, and Myspace all top the charts. The median? About $3 million.
Some would point to this as a sign of a bubble, but I think it’s more likely it just reflects the incredible scalability of modern app architectures. Using EC2 and solid monitoring, Instagram can quickly scale up to support a million new users overnight with very little additional engineering effort.
The User-to-Employee Ratio ————————–
Instagram’s numbers are exactly what you’d want to see in a social network – high user counts with the lowest number of employees. This ratio is a measure of efficiency, and it’s no surprise that Instagram comes out on top here, with one employee for every 2.07 million users.
The second highest user-to-employee ratio is OMGPOP, famous for developing Draw Something, the fastest-growing mobile app in history. With only one employee for every 875,000 users, they were able to scale to 50 million users within 50 days.
On the other end of the scale are the short-lived Q&A service Aardvark, with one employee for every 1,800 users, and customer-service giant Zappos with one employee for every 3,400 users.
More than anything, the app ecosystem rewards efficiency: the ability to massively scale with very little engineering effort. I’m guessing these ridiculously lean startups with huge exits aren’t a freak occurrence. We’ll see more of them as the rest of the world catches up, and learns how to do more with less.
Methodology ———–
All figures are at the time of acquisition, and I favored active user counts over total registered users for calculating acquisition cost per year.
Thanks to Tristan Louis for providing some of the rumored numbers.
Photo: Instagram founders Mike Krieger, left, and Kevin Systrom, from the @wired Instagram feed at South by Southwest.
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6 Conversation Tricks That'll Get You Out of a Political Discussion
By Amanda Meadows on 9 May 2017 0 comments
Between election fallout, constant political news, and the occasional public controversy highlighting our country's ongoing crawl toward social justice, it's hard to keep quiet. At the same time, just because people are shouting doesn't mean you should, too. There is a way for you to engage smarter, especially when you know how and when to leave a conversation altogether. Here are six conversation hacks that'll save you from a political battle. (See also: 4 Financial Reasons to Keep Your Political Views Private)
1. Excuse (or recuse) yourself
There will be times when you are too close to the topic to see crystal clear. Let's say someone tells you that the Congressperson you voted for has duped you. No one wants to feel like a rube, so naturally, you would want to argue why that is not the case. Stop, and take a deep breath. People say, "a hit dog will holler," but if you don't holler at all, you've withheld the thing that person wanted: the satisfaction of getting a rise out of you. By ignoring the prompt to engage, there will be an unbearable awkward silence, and someone will change the subject.
What you can say
"Hey, as a [blank], I think you know what I think about [topic]. I'd love if we could talk about something on which we agree and enjoy our time together."
"If your goal is to convince me that you're right about [topic], that's not going to happen today. I'd appreciate if you respected my views."
"I'm a little too close to this subject to fight fairly on this one, so maybe we can just exchange some articles online and consider each other's views privately?"
2. Find the source and de-escalate
Figure out why the fight is taking place. Is this a repeat of another previous argument on a hot-button issue? If so, then whoever initiated must not have felt heard the first time. Acknowledge that and work toward a goal together. Is this fight about basic facts that can be proven? Remember that facts matter. If the person you're speaking with does not have evidence to back up their claims, this argument will go nowhere. Does someone just want to feel more informed than you? That's an arms race that will only lead to a damaged relationship. Give them the opportunity to share their information and thank them. Understand where the other person is coming from and take a moment to go back to the start and make a common goal.
"I'm glad to know where you stand on this, but is there a reason why you chose to talk about this now?"
"I understand what you mean, because we have talked about this issue before. Is there something new you want to add?"
"I know we both want to have civil discussion about this, but we might feel better if we first establish what we agree on and go from there."
3. Pump the brakes at hate speech
Arguments can get heated, and in a tense moment, someone might express some ugly thoughts. No one likes confrontation, but it's hard to avoid if you are the victim of or a bystander to hate speech. Usually someone who spouts hate thinks they will get away with it because everyone must agree with them — or are afraid to disagree. Politely speak up, which might prevent this in the future. Then, comfort any possible victims in the room however you can. Everyone else in the room will be glad you did.
"Party foul! What did you just say about [blank]?"
"No, that is actually not true and I'm really saddened to hear you say that."
"Is that something you really believe? I thought you knew better."
To victims: "Excuse me, I saw/heard what happened and I'm very sorry you had to endure that. What can I do to help?"
4. Know when to flee
Is someone exploiting an opportunity to turn a friendly discussion about current events into a dramatic inferno of rage? Perhaps someone you know likes to make controversy and is looking for a way into a fight. Don't let argument hobbyists push your buttons. Take a breath, then make a decision: Do you want to engage on this, or would you rather flee the scene? Don't forget that you do have that choice.
"I'd love to focus on [original topic at hand]. I'm not interested in arguing with you."
"I hear what you're saying, but I can't have this discussion right now."
"Hey, I'm just here to [whatever you were doing]. Sorry."
5. Don't be a Devil's Advocate
Are you ever in a conversation where most people agree, then someone goes, "Well, just to play Devil's Advocate here...." and everyone's eyes roll? Don't be this guy. Arguing the point opposite of the person in front of you for its own sake is not only insincere, but it can be needlessly cruel in certain circumstances. Read the room, take stock of who's listening, and ask yourself whether this argument is warranted. If someone is doing this to you, there's no reason to argue back unless you wish to do so.
"Is this how you actually feel? If not, why would you make this argument?"
"I'm pretty clear on the opposing arguments on this, thank you."
"Please don't insult my intelligence by assuming I don't understand the other point of view."
6. Don't abuse your power
If you're the senior manager, the older sibling, the parent, or any other position in which you may have some power over the others in the room, please acknowledge that position before things get heated. Regardless of your politics, telling others what to think makes you a bully. Bullying family members and coworkers will ultimately cause you to lose the respect of the very people from whom you desire it. Use your power to lead the discussion with wisdom.
"I hope you know that while I am your [blank], I do not expect you to agree with me."
"It's none of my business what you believe, unless you think it is relevant to share with me."
"I'd love to keep this conversation free of opinion and speculation, please. We all want to respect each other after this, don't we?"
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Georgia Southern student accused of setting six fires on campus
Jamya Leeann Cooper faces six counts of arson
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Update 2:41 p.m.:More information from Georgia Southern: "Georgia Southern University Police arrested a student Thursday evening following a weeklong investigation into a series of fires in building trash cans on the Statesboro campus.Jamya L. Cooper, 20, a junior majoring in education, is now facing six counts of arson in the first degree.The first report of a fire came in on Nov. 5 just before 5 p.m. when officers responded to the Math/Physics building where a trash can in a women's restroom was on fire. The trash can had been pulled outside and extinguished with a fire extinguisher.Later the same day, police received another call for items that had been burned in two additional trash cans in the same building. Additional calls for trash can fires in a women's restroom in the Math/Physics building came in on Nov. 14, Nov. 19 and Nov. 21.There were never any injuries reported and there was never any danger to occupants of the building because the fires were extinguished quickly, university police said. Some trash cans were destroyed.Following Thursday’s fire, investigators confirmed through video surveillance footage that there appeared to be one person nearby when many of the fires were reported. According to reports, when Cooper left class Thursday, officers stopped her, brought her back to the police station, interviewed her and then charged her with six counts of arson in the first degree.The Statesboro Fire Department and the university fire marshall assisted in the investigation."Initial report:A Georgia Southern University student has been arrested on six counts of first degree arson for allegedly setting several fires over the past three weeks.GS Police tell WJCL 22 News that Jamya Leeann Cooper, 20, set the fires between Nov. 5 and Nov. 21 in a bathroom in the Math and Physics building on campus.She was arrested Thursday after being questioned following the most recent fire.A motive is unclear, authorities said.Stay with WJCL 22 News for updates.
STATESBORO, GA —
Update 2:41 p.m.:
More information from Georgia Southern:
"Georgia Southern University Police arrested a student Thursday evening following a weeklong investigation into a series of fires in building trash cans on the Statesboro campus.
Jamya L. Cooper, 20, a junior majoring in education, is now facing six counts of arson in the first degree.
The first report of a fire came in on Nov. 5 just before 5 p.m. when officers responded to the Math/Physics building where a trash can in a women's restroom was on fire. The trash can had been pulled outside and extinguished with a fire extinguisher.
Later the same day, police received another call for items that had been burned in two additional trash cans in the same building. Additional calls for trash can fires in a women's restroom in the Math/Physics building came in on Nov. 14, Nov. 19 and Nov. 21.
There were never any injuries reported and there was never any danger to occupants of the building because the fires were extinguished quickly, university police said. Some trash cans were destroyed.
Following Thursday’s fire, investigators confirmed through video surveillance footage that there appeared to be one person nearby when many of the fires were reported. According to reports, when Cooper left class Thursday, officers stopped her, brought her back to the police station, interviewed her and then charged her with six counts of arson in the first degree.
The Statesboro Fire Department and the university fire marshall assisted in the investigation."
Initial report:
A Georgia Southern University student has been arrested on six counts of first degree arson for allegedly setting several fires over the past three weeks.
GS Police tell WJCL 22 News that Jamya Leeann Cooper, 20, set the fires between Nov. 5 and Nov. 21 in a bathroom in the Math and Physics building on campus.
She was arrested Thursday after being questioned following the most recent fire.
A motive is unclear, authorities said.
Stay with WJCL 22 News for updates.
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Abortion, border wall put major spending bills into disarray
Democrats complain that panel chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is shortchanging the popular health and education measure to fund Trump's $5 billion request for his border wall. They are also furious about Trump's moves to raid $3.6 billion in military base construction projects to pay for 11 additional border fence segments. (Source: Gray News)
September 12, 2019 at 5:20 AM CDT - Updated September 12 at 5:21 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fights over abortion and President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall have thrown Senate efforts to advance $1.4 trillion worth of agency spending bills into disarray, threatening one of Washington’s few bipartisan accomplishments this year.
A government shutdown remains unlikely, but agencies face weeks or months on autopilot while frozen at this year's levels if the logjam isn't broken.
At issue are 12 annual budget bills to fund the day-to-day operations of the government. The bills are needed to fill in the details of this summer's budget and debt deal, which reversed cuts scheduled to slash the Pentagon and domestic programs and increased the government's borrowing cap so it won't default on its payments and Treasury notes.
Sweeping votes on July's budget blueprint were a kumbaya moment in Trump's polarized capital. But the Senate Appropriations Committee, tasked with filling in the details, has been beset by infighting in advance of a bill drafting session on Thursday.
Democrats complain that panel chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala. — following the lead of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — is shortchanging the popular health and education measure to fund Trump's $5 billion request for his border wall. They are also furious about Trump's moves to raid $3.6 billion in military base construction projects to pay for 11 additional border fence segments totaling 175 miles in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
"That's created a real problem," said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the most senior member of the Appropriations Committee. "To take money from substandard schools for children of military people ... that's left a very bad taste."
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is poised with an amendment to an almost $700 billion Pentagon funding bill to block Trump's unprecedented fiscal maneuvers, and he has several potential GOP allies on the committee.
Durbin's threat doesn't seem to have Republicans on edge, but Republicans say that Democrats such as Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a savvy panel insider, are breaking summertime promises to avoid adding "poison pills" to the measures that could bog them down or attract Trump veto promises.
In particular, Murray is pressing to overturn a Trump executive order that takes away federal family planning funds from organizations like Planned Parenthood that counsel women about their abortion options.
The stakes were raised last month when Planned Parenthood announced it would stop accepting Title X federal family planning funds rather than comply with a Department of Health and Human Services edict to comply with the abortion counseling ban. Two Planned Parenthood clinics in Ohio closed this week.
Murray's amendment would likely pass the Appropriations panel, where two pro-abortion rights GOP women would likely side with her. Facing that prospect, Shelby dropped the health funding measure from the agenda, along with a foreign aid bill that also faced an abortion controversy.
"His gag order changed Congress' intent" to award family planning grants to organizations such as Planned Parenthood, Murray said. "Title X has had bipartisan support forever."
The panel has a long history of smoothing over its differences on abortion in the interest of getting its legislation passed, however, and both sides want to press on and work out the challenges. House members like Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., are eager to start House-Senate conference committee talks aimed at legislation both chambers can pass, as is McConnell.
"We're hopefully going to get past this little rough patch and get back to the agreement we all signed onto," McConnell said Wednesday.
“We’ll get it done because there’s a desire to get it done,” Leahy said. “We know how to do it.”
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Police: Cruiser, truck collide in Charlestown
Officer was making a U-turn, say investigators
Updated: 6:43 AM EDT Aug 5, 2012
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A Charlestown police cruiser and a truck collided Friday afternoon on Route 12, said state police investigators.
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A Charlestown police cruiser and a truck collided while the cruiser was in the process of making a U-turn, according to state police investigators.A trooper responded to the report of a crash on Route 12 in Charlestown at about 4:29 Friday.Officer Raymond Gosetti made the U-turn after he noticed a vehicle commit a violation, said investigators.Gosetti activated his emergency lights and pulled to the side of the road before beginning to turn around, said investigators.As Gosetti carried out the U-turn, a truck driven by Jacob Van Velsore, 19, of Charlestown, collided with the cruiser, said officials.Both vehicles sustained front-end damage and had to be towed, said authorities.Gosetti and a passenger in the truck received minor injuries and declined medical attention, said police.The investigation is ongoing.
CHARLESTOWN, N.H. —
A Charlestown police cruiser and a truck collided while the cruiser was in the process of making a U-turn, according to state police investigators.
A trooper responded to the report of a crash on Route 12 in Charlestown at about 4:29 Friday.
Officer Raymond Gosetti made the U-turn after he noticed a vehicle commit a violation, said investigators.
Gosetti activated his emergency lights and pulled to the side of the road before beginning to turn around, said investigators.
As Gosetti carried out the U-turn, a truck driven by Jacob Van Velsore, 19, of Charlestown, collided with the cruiser, said officials.
Both vehicles sustained front-end damage and had to be towed, said authorities.
Gosetti and a passenger in the truck received minor injuries and declined medical attention, said police.
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Young people will showcase city's rich diversity
Talented young people from across Wolverhampton will celebrate the city's rich diversity at a special event shortly.
The annual Schools Diversity Celebration will take place at the Civic Hall on Thursday 23 October, 2014, with hundreds of pupils from 21 schools set to take to the stage and give performances in dance, drama and music.
The celebration, entitled Our City, Our Children, Our Voice, will showcase the range of cultures, languages, traditions and faiths found in Wolverhampton.
Councillor Phil Page, Wolverhampton City Council's Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Learning, said: "This wonderful annual event really demonstrates how diverse and multi cultural our city is.
"All the children and young people that are taking part have been working hard on their acts, and I'm really looking forward to the performances."
Taking part will be pupils from Penn Hall, Trinity C of E Primary, Bilston C of E Primary, The Giffard Catholic Primary, Tettenhall Wood, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary, Green Park, Lanesfield Primary, Northwood Park Primary, Merridale Primary, East Park Primary, Parkfield Primary, St Jude's C of E Primary, Uplands Junior, Goldthorn Park Primary, Loxdale Primary, St Teresa's Catholic Primary, Wodensfield Primary, Elston Hall Primary, Wednesfield High and the King's C of E School.
There will also be a performance by the Wolverhampton Music School Community Brass Band. The Mayor of Wolverhampton Councillor Mike Heap will be among the audience, alongside family and teachers.
The event is being supported by the Inspire Local Education Partnership Community Fund.
Please note that this event is by invitation only.
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VFX Story of Avengers End Game
Avengers: Endgame will be forever remembered as one of the most remarkable movies of all times. Marking the end of year’s long franchise, Endgame has been one of the most anticipated films of the year. Marvel Cinematic Universe outdid all the expectations and grossed millions in the box office. We’ll make sure to not lay down any spoilers, so worry not.
Marvel’s latest approach towards giving characters wholesome visions is greatly appreciated by the audiences. Boosted by the most stellar performances of the year, Avengers: Endgame is capable is making you wonder seven heavens in some scenes. It will show you why the Marvel Universe has achieved what it has achieved.
Another stellar thing which no one could stop talking about was the VFX and animation of this movie. Breaking all the norms of VFX for films, Endgame has made a separate position for itself. Let’s dive a little deeper into that, shall we!
Avengers: End Game and its VFX
Joe and Anthony Russo, often called The Russo Brothers have marched a long way since their first VFX milestone in Captain America. Putting forward a young Steve Rogers in Captain America was no more than a challenge. Obviously, Chris Evans looked CGI manipulated but at the same time it so convincing to believe that it was his younger version. Since then The Russo Brothers have made astonishing sequences in numerous Marvel films like Ant-man, Deadpool, Avengers and so many more.
They have not shied away from taking the complete use of the development of the visual effects which has taken place over the years. Right form lighting, production, image manipulation to rendering and animation; they have used every inch of development to their benefit. However, for Endgame they had to pull up their socks even further. They had to create an elegant approach to the same.
When you sit down and start introspecting the visual effects, it had a heist of decades. They not only had to create specifications for the film’s storyline but also to all the characters. This was probably one of the final closures that the audience might be getting. Having been the most anticipated film of the year, no mistakes were allowed. Russo brothers claimed that over 500 shots were used just to give Thanos the screen texture. The later post-production had taken an even greater number of shots.
Russo brothers felt a sense of responsibility towards the audiences who have relentlessly and blindly committed themselves to this franchise for so long. You can see how their choices reflect the tonality of certain scenes while watching the film. It was all carefully planned and executed. Befitting the finale, we saw inspirations from the old Marvel films like Winter Soldier, Iron Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel and many more.
The Production visual effects Supervisors were Dan DeLeeuw and Swen Gillberg. Dan and Swen wanted to bring a sense of authenticity and realness into the whole visual effects realm. That is why they took it upon themselves to monitor the green screens too. They wanted the shoot locations and pre-production to have some contribution too. Now that is some next level dedication.
CGI of Avengers: Endgame
A number of different studios worked to deliver the world-class CGI of Avengers: Endgame. Here is a list of all of them:
ILM (Industrial Light and Magic)
Weta Digital, Double Negative
Cinesite
Rise VFX
Lola VFX
Cantina Creative
Capital T
Technicolor VFX
Territory Studio
Now, each one of them was assigned a certain number of shots to deliver. Framestore delivered approximately a little more than 300 shots whereas ILM took over 50% of the main shots. The final review was done in ILM with Joe and Anthony Russo.
Avengers: Endgame lives greater than its expectations. The closure and fantastic script writing will take your heart. It is worth every second. The film did take a village to produce and edit but it is definitely worth it. Let’s say one last goodbye to our beloved Avengers with pride and grace!
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Climate Protection: How to change our way of life?
The latest IPCC-Special Report (link https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/) like the ones before has shown that governments, companies, and people around the world are not doing enough to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Most people probably think about renewable energy and phasing-out coal when they hear climate protection. But electricity generation is by far not the only source of CO2 and CO2 is not the single greenhouse gas.
All sectors, all producers and all consumers contribute to global emissions. In agriculture, gases like methane and nitrogen oxide are emitted by animal husbandry and farming. In manufacturing, energy and materials are used. We are heating our homes with oil or gas. Fossil fuels move us places via cars, planes and trains.
Solutions to bring emissions down to zero by mid-century are needed everywhere. But why is it so hard? What are the main barriers to reducing emissions? How can policies, governmental and private initiatives change the trajectory? What can be ways to increase fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and help society to keep global warming below 1.5°C?
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The General Who Hates Me
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Zacharias Lim was a loyal, diligent and persevering soldier. Despite his poor background, he had managed to rise steadily from the lowest rank of a Private to the youngest and one of the most respected Generals in his country. He was a principled man who always acted by the book and followed every rule. Because he had grown up in a poverty-stricken condition and having had to work extremely hard to get to where he was now, he detested people who didn't appreciate life just because they were lucky enough to have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth. That was until he met Keira Chan... Keira Chan was a beautiful, bright, mischievous and confident young woman who always knew what she wanted. Having been born as the only daughter of one of the richest and most prominent families in the country, where gold was treated as sand, she had always led a carefree life and she could always get what she wanted without having to exert much effort. That was until she met Zacharias Lim... It just so happened that she fell in love with the young General at first sight and was set to win his heart. And thus her laborious but hilarious journey to get him to be her man ensued... ============= Excerpt: His forehead creased as his face darkened. Then he whispered, "Keira Chan! What are you doing to me?! Do you think I'm a toy you can play with any time you want to?" "Huh?" Keira gasped as her lips slightly opened, she looked confused as she stared into Zach's eyes. She felt like his eyes were piercing deep into her bones. She tried to open her mouth to say something but nothing came up. Zach lowered his gaze down to her slightly opened lips. Those lips had been haunting him and giving him sleepless nights… Unconsciously, Keira bit her lip and heard Zach curse. Before she knew it, Zach abruptly pulled her towards him and kissed her lips. Her eyes widened and at that same time, she saw a falling star shining brightly in the sky. …………................ Love and hate are separated with just a thin line. The meanest person to you can also be the one who loves you the most. A real love interest in your life. ======================== Synopsis edited by Cantiara ======================== Author's Note: Daily update is 2 chapters a day with Bonus Chap for every donation or if this Author is in a good mood. Mass Release? Yes I will give it once the book hits its goal in the ranking. Goal? Its top 30, top 20 and top 10... hahaha Hope you enjoy reading this ORIGINAL novel of mine. This is absolutely a happy ending okay. And if you like the story and would love to support the author personally and the production of this book, this humble author would be very pleased and grateful: Buy me a Coffee -- https://ko-fi.com/eustoma Paypal Account -- paypal.me/eustoma Many thanks in advance for your support. contact me at: Discord Link: https://discord.gg/PNGkTUy twitter: @EUSTOMA_reyna instagram: eustoma_reyna With Lots of Love, EUSTOMA_reyna PS. "Hate & Love Series" by EUSTOMA_reyna The CEO Who Hates Me (completed) The General Who Hates Me (in writing) The Doctor Who Loves Me (in writing)
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Tank Lord: The Iron Beast
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The story would take a place on Africa and Europa as he goes on a campaign and fighting for the German Wehrmacht, the MC was defiant and always disliked how the SS Party doing things thus opposition always occurred. The MC always tried on trial due to always mocking and insulting the party but due to his exceptional skill, he always been let off from the court-martialed in the army, not only were his company supported but they were also loyal towards him because of his inspiring charisma they would even follow him to the death. During the last eastern front holding the front, his entire company were betrayed and backstabbed by the SS party from behind not only dying from that he was last killed by the enemy due to extreme infamy towards him but luckly fate said otherwise as he was reincarnated back once more to the battlefield, not as a tank commander but a newly appointed lieutenant with his first tank and teammates. On the way fighting to the eastern front this time, he would lead his newly recruited and formed team spearheading into the enemy line with his commander in chief who will support behind the line. Either he won the war or die trying, Blitz. Warning: Image or picture may change if there were any complaints about it and the word will be a normal English no mixture of the german word like Jawohl and anything similar. It's a work of fiction as the story is not based on real person and event.
In the darkness you are my light
Realistic Fiction friendship love war soldier cats city beauty scars postwar blind
This is the story of two residents of The Arcadia Apartments: Sarabi Nimue, who lost her eye sight during The War, and now left with long scars on her face, as a reminder. And her neighbour, Vasili Novikov, an exiled War Veteran with no honor regarding his country. They have to face prejudice, hardships and many problems that society will throw at them. Finding more than what meets the eye."
The Only Female
Sci-fi Romance Teen Female Guns Dystopian Soldier Teleportation Utopian WorldWarThree The future New nation
Imagine a reality run by 4 superiors. Every being with the same hair and eye color, manipulated to see what the leaders of our country discern fit. In the depraved reality, the nation which was once the United States of America but is now the United Provinces of Četras, after the nations last Civil War, puts its own people under the hands of four powerful leaders. At a time like this, other countries see this once powerful nation fall and born into a new and descend into debilitating. False allies turn while a short some stay faithful to the young nation and now that true colors are being shown throughout the whole world, A great war is coming while new technology is being developed. World War Three. United Provinces of Četras (UPC) has figured a way to bust through materiality and corporeality by creating a militia of teens with special abilities and Octavia being one of those 25 people. 10 males who can only physically control objects without laying a finger on it and 9 females who can manipulate the minds of people. But what makes her so special? Try being the only female who can do both.
Enlightened Soul
Fantasy Ruthless MC Dreams Soldier Universe Immortality Enlightenment
Souls are beyond mortal's understanding, Understanding oneself is a human's fortune. Is the world we live in a dream or is it reality? Are dreams projection of another life. Follow a young man's journey on understanding the self, the heavens, and reality.
Always Right Beside you
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Contemporary Romance romance love war fighting Military Academy Soldier
They say the perfect partner exist in this world but yeah there's a catch. They could be a thousand miles away from you or way younger than you or could also be older. They would have been very near you yet you never get the chance to meet them and that sucks. Someone whose personality perfectly complements yours. Someone who truly understands and cares. Someone meant to be with you. As perfect it may sound, not everyone is given this opportunity to meet this perfect love in their lifetime. I am Paul and I'm one of those who were given a chance to collide with my perfect half. The only problem is that we are not meant for each other.
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Swatch Group to host retailers in March; Geneva and Basel to move to consecutive weeks
today Dec 18, 2018
Swatch Group will host an event for watch retailers from March 19 to 26 next year, just ahead of the Baselworld watch fair it recently dropped out of, according to an invitation seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Photo: Reuters
Switzerland's two big watch trade shows, the SIHH in Geneva and Baselworld in Basel, have been looking to reinvent themselves to try to stop exhibitors from taking contacts with retailers, journalists and customers into their own hands.
The SIHH, dominated by Richemont brands and traditionally held in January, and rival show Baselworld, usually scheduled in March, said on Tuesday they would switch to consecutive weeks from 2020 onwards, a change demanded by industry heavyweights like Patek Philippe.
Swatch Group, which announced its exit from Baselworld earlier this year, sent an invitation featuring the words "Time to Move", the March 2019 dates, a drawing depicting the city of Zurich and the names of Swatch Group's more expensive brands Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz, Glashuette Original and Omega.
The retailer that forwarded the invitation to Reuters confirmed the event was to be held in Zurich, but did not have more information.
Swatch Group could not immediately be reached for comment.
The SIHH will be held in Geneva from April 26-29 in 2020, followed by Baselworld from April 30 to May 5, the organisers of the two shows said in a joint statement.
Blancpain launches a new limited edition of its Traditional Chinese Calendar
Blancpain celebrates the great beauties of ancient China
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UK retail insolvencies increase for first time in five years
118 retailers went into administration during 2017 as falling consumer spending, economic uncertainty, the National Living Wage and costs pressures put businesses across the country at risk of collapsing.
2018/01/10 | Others | Industry
Debenhams names Jones to sourcing role
Under-pressure retail giant Debenhams has announced a key new appointment with news that Richard Jones is to join it as Trading Director, Global Sourcing, having earlier worked on the expansion of Sainsbury's Tu label.
2018/01/10 | Fashion | Appointments
Chinese retailer JD.com commits to sell two billion euros in French imports
JD.com announced on Tuesday plans to sell 2 billion euros (£1.7 billion) of French goods to Chinese consumers over the next two years, and to purchase another 100 million euros in French-made products.
2018/01/09 | Others | Business
German retail sales rise more sharply than forecast in November
German retail sales surged more than expected in November, data showed on Friday, boosting hopes that private consumption propped up growth in Europe’s biggest economy at the end of last year.
Gloucester's Eastgate to revamp, to become UK innovation testbed
Eastgate shopping centre in Gloucester is set to get a £400 million makeover that will see the creation of new shops and the UK’s first digital retail innovation centre.
2018/01/04 | Fashion | Innovations
Mamas & Papas losses rise, hurt by wholesale weakness
Weaker revenue and the fall in the pound after the EU referendum have contributed to widening pre-tax losses at British nursery brand Mamas & Papas.
2018/01/04 | Fashion | Business
U.S. retail vacancies rise slightly in fourth quarter
U.S. retail real estate vacancies inched up to 10 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, Reis Inc said in a report released on Wednesday.
2018/01/04 | Others | Retail
La Redoute names Marie Guillemot new brand director
Following stints at Young & Rubicam and Fred & Farid, Marie Guillemot is taking over from Fabienne Mainguy, who was in charge of the brand’s labels, Mademoiselle R, La Redoute Interiors and Ampm for the last three years.
Britain interested in joining Trans-Pacific trade deal after Brexit
Britain is interested in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc after it leaves the European Union, the Financial Times newspaper said.
China’s major e-tail players engage in luxury goods market war
An overview of the battle for China’s luxury e-tail market, as local web giants work hard to attract foreign labels, which until recently were wary of associating with Chinese e-tailers.
2018/01/02 | Luxury | Retail
Up to 80m unwanted gifts could be re-sold this month
More than £850 million worth of gifts could be listed for re-sale on Ebay's site this year, with fashion accessories expected to be in the list of the most popular items in the post-Christmas period.
2018/01/02 | Fashion | Industry
Steinhoff says accounting issues stretch back to at least 2015
Steinhoff will have to restate its 2015 accounts and maybe earlier figures, the South African retailer said on Tuesday, having already warned on its 2016 numbers.
Britons start 2018 Christmas shopping this week
Savvy shoppers are expected to take advantage of this year’s January sales and spend an average of £91.83, with the figure rising to £172.76 in London, according to a new report.
Britain is world's most Christmas-focused country
Britons start Christmas earlier than any other nation, with internet festive searches picking up as early as August, new research has showed.
Another report backs last-minute dash for UK Christmas season
More consumers will rush to the stores this weekend than last year, as they wait for last-minute bargain deals to be released before they finish their present shopping.
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Simone Heradien (1967?–) secretary, activist.
Simone dressed and lived as female from age 18. She was contingently accepted for surgery but told that she must work for a year as a woman first. She managed to obtain work as a secretary/personal assistant in the Department of Health of the House of Representatives, the Parliament for coloured South Africans in the Apartheid system, while being open about her past.
However, a year later, the surgery program had been suspended. Simone ended up waiting ten further years. Then using her contacts she heard that the program at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town (where Christiaan Barnard had performed the first heart transplant in 1967) had been revived and they were doing operations again. Transgender operations had been done, on and off, at Groote Schuur since 1970 but ironically were discontinued after the end of Apartheid, as was state funding for the operation. Simone, one of the last to have the operation there, was approved in 1994 for state funding but her insurance company stepped in once assured that the operation was medical and not cosmetic. She told her then boss that she was having gender surgery and he thought that that meant that she would become a man.
Simone's elder sister Tammy was also trans but died of AIDS before she could have surgery – 23 days before Simone had her second-stage surgery.
Even after surgery, the embedded gender number range in her National ID number kept outing her to banks and government bureaucracies. Working with the Gender Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and with the nerve to make an appointment with the Attorney General himself, Simone was able to threaten to go to the Constitutional Court. The Department of of Justice and the Department of Home Affairs agreed to change her ID book and even her ID number as a one-off.
Simone found a boyfriend who was quite accepting of her past, and they were engaged. However he had a history of depression, and hanged himself in March 2003.
Simone had been working with the Triangle Project, a trans support group in the Western Cape at that time. On the Internet she discovered that the National Assembly was discussing an Alteration of Sex Description Bill. With Estian Smit and Sally Gross (an intersex person), also of the Triangle Project, they prepared a submission to the Assembly committee – even though they had only three weeks to do so. Simone was given three weeks off work to attend portfolio committee after committee. Against opposition from established gay and lesbian organizations, they formed the independent Cape Town Transsexual/Transgender Support Group to lobby that surgery not be a requirement and that provision be made for intersex persons.
"Refusing to legally recognize a transsexual person’s reassigned sex serves no purpose. It impedes their ability to live and work in their new gender, in accordance with their medically prescribed treatment. Being able to obtain correct identity documentation is the key to equal participation in employment and educational opportunities for a transsexual person. Rather than erecting additional barriers in the path of transsexual people, the law should encourage and support their successful adjustment by providing them with the legal recognition necessary to be productive members of society."
The resulting Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act 2003 was voted for by the ruling African National Congress and most opposition parties with the conspicuous exception of the Christian Democratic Party.
Simone later became involved with Gender DynamiX.
Simone Heradien. "Oral Representation re the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Bill". www.pmg.org.za/docs/2003/appendices/030909simone.htm.
Charles Phahlane. "Transgender group calls for more time to consider 'inhumane' bill on sex status". Cape Times, September 10, 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20081006022315/http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=224963.
Ufrieda Ho. "Transforming people's thinking". IOL, December 11, 2009. www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/transforming-people-s-thinking-1.625888?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot.
"Simone's story: 'Three of us took on the entire system". In Ruth Morgan,, Charl Marais, Joy Rosemary Wellbeloved, and Robert Hamblin. Trans: Transgender Life Stories from South Africa. Johannesburg: Jacana, 2010: 179-184.
Amanda Lock Swarr. Sex in Transition: Remaking Gender and Race in South Africa. New York: Suny press, 2012: 1, 18-25, 69, 73, 233-8, 241, 244-6.
"Simone Heradien, Board Member, Gender DynamiX Gallery". Zoominfo, www.zoominfo.com/p/Simone-Heradien/1408951894.
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Big Sean shares stage with SA’s best rappers.
When we found out that Big Sean was coming to SA, we were shaking in our boots. It’s always an exciting occasion when an international rapper is set to perform in Mzansi. But when our favourite local rappers are also added into the roster of performances we celebrate and we celebrate hard!
Delivering on its promise to host powerful music events for fans through its AXEcess.com platform, Axe is transforming Big Sean Live in SA into a bigger and better event for all urban, hip-hop and electronic music fans in South Africa.
AXECESS JOZI, the mega-festival will be adding the severalchart-topping and award winning artists such a: AKA, Teargas, Reason, Da Les, Pro and Maggz who will be bringing you their unique and tremendous sound to the mega-festival. All these formidable acts will get everyone up on their feet as they prepare to share the stage with G.O.O.D Music’s very own Big Sean, guaranteed to be a phenomenal gathering of urban music fans from across South Africa to witness the spectacle that will be AXECESS JOZI.
Still to be held on 1 February 2014, the festival will be expanded into a day/night festival and moved to Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, which will better accommodate the bolstered line-up and, importantly, open up AXECESS JOZI to even more fans.
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Who Do You Think You Are? September 2019
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine not only explores the stories behind the popular BBC genealogy TV series, but also helps you uncover your own roots. Each issue is packed with practical advice to help you track down family history archives and get the most out of online resources, alongside features on what life was like in the past and the historic events that affected our ancestors.
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As we mark the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, many of us with ancestors who served during the conflict will want to find out more about the part that they played. Unlike First World War records, some of the most important resources you will need are not yet online, which makes Phil Tomaselli’s guide to researching Army ancestors even more important (page 16). It’s one thing to know you have a Second World War veteran in the family, but it’s something else to go all the way back to the English Civil War! Turn to page 49 where we reveal some fascinating online resources that may uncover a Cavalier or Roundhead in your tree. Finally, as series 16 of Who Do You Think You Are? reaches its…
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Researching your family’s origins can take you in all sorts of unexpected directions. When as a teenager I said to my mum that I’d like to know about our family history and we took our first tentative steps, neither of us could have imagined where that conversation would lead us. For my mother it resulted in a PhD and the publication of her first book. For myself it has prompted all sorts of creative explorations in how to tell the stories we were uncovering. One of the first lines we explored was a mother-daughter pair of suffragettes, whose stories had been passed down in pieces to us. Filling in the gaps and being able to set their activities into a wider context proved fascinating, and all sorts of other strands wove…
BELFAST GAZETTE TIP I enjoyed the Record Masterclass on accessing Gazettes online in your August issue, and wanted to share another reason for using them. Of great value to those of us interested in Irish records is the listing of tenancies subject to the terms of various Land Acts. From the 1880s onwards they facilitated the transfer of millions of acres from primary landowners to qualifying occupiers. The 1925 Northern Ireland Land Act became the enabling legislation in the six counties, and the Belfast Gazette listed the tenancies to be purchased by the Land Commission, showing owners, tenants, postal addresses, and rental and annuity values. Pictured below is an extract from the Belfast Gazette of 14 December 1928 showing my grandfather’s tenancies for plots in the townlands of Mullyard and Ora Beg…
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Industry Working Group on Private Health Insurance Prostheses Reform Outcomes Statement
The Industry Working Group on Private Health Insurance Prostheses Reform (the Working Group) was established by the Department of Health (the Department) in February 2016.
The Working Group met four times over February and March 2016. Membership of the Working Group was drawn from a wide range of interested stakeholders.
The Terms of Reference required the Working Group to assess the current system, including the Prostheses List Advisory Committee (PLAC) and its subcommittees, and to provide advice to the Department of Health (the Department) on:
Creating a more competitive basis for purchase and reimbursement of prostheses and devices, including consideration of options for new pricing mechanisms;
Specific products or categories which present opportunities for immediate benefit rationalisation;
Refining the scope of products currently listed on the Prostheses List without adversely impacting on consumer access; and
Opportunities for deregulation.
The Chair met separately with a large number of stakeholders who wished to further provide input to the reform process. Some information provided in these meetings was confidential, but where possible the Chair informed the Working Group of the key concerns raised in these meetings.
The Working Group considered publicly available data on prostheses pricing, in the Australian public system and internationally, to inform its deliberation on opportunities for immediate benefit rationalisation. The Working Group agreed that further information on prostheses pricing was required to inform the Working Group’s understanding of the net revenue for prostheses, taking into account all discounts, rebates and other direct or indirect purchasing incentives.
The Working Group agreed that the Chair write to sponsors to seek their assistance in gathering information on prostheses pricing in Australia. The Secretary of the Department also wrote to his state and territory counterparts to seek information on prostheses pricing in the public sector. Information was received from 20 sponsors and five jurisdictions. The information received was analysed by the Chair and the Department, but due to the confidential nature of the data only a summary was provided to the Working Group.
Issues raised at Working Group meetings, Chair meetings with stakeholders and in submissions to the Working Group, included:
A lack of transparency in the current system.
Stakeholders agree that there is scope for benefit reductions for some categories on the Prostheses List.
That the differentials between public prices and Prostheses List benefits are greater in certain categories of devices, like cardiac devices and intra-ocular lenses.
Recognition that there are differences between the public and private hospital systems.
Recognition that the current system advantages larger companies who have more capacity for rebating.
In some cases the amount of support provided by Prostheses List sponsors in theatre is high.
The cost of shipping prostheses and associated instruments can be significant.
PLAC should not be replicating processes that are already being undertaken as part of TGA assessment processes, for example, PLAC should not be refusing to list prostheses on the grounds of safety, because assessment of safety is the responsibility of the TGA.
The definition of a prosthesis, for the purpose of funding through the Prostheses List, needs to be flexible to allow for new technology. If the Prostheses List is to continue, the types of devices funded through it needs to be re-examined.
Encouraging innovation and research and development in the Australian prostheses industry is important, but the Prostheses List may not be the appropriate mechanism for this.
Recognition of the value of Clinical Registries, with potential for the data they generate to inform prostheses funding as part of a dynamic process.
At the final meeting of the Working Group on 29 March 2016 the Working Group agreed to the wording and positions in the Working Group Final Report. The Final Report was provided to the Department of Health on 31 March 2016 and provided to the Minister on 4 April 2016.
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This study focuses on the relationship between multi-lateral economic institutions (MEIs) and global social movements (GSMs) as one aspect of a much wider global politics and governance structure. Where possible, other actors and their relationship to the objects of this study, has been also considered. Since the early 1980s there has been a gradual change in the functioning of key MEIs. Although the extent of this change has varied across institutions, the pattern of increasing engagement (...) read more
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Chapter 4 Travel-Related Infectious Diseases
Chapter 4 - Tuberculosis
Chapter 4 - Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever
Perspectives: Tuberculin Skin Testing of Travelers
Neela D. Goswami, Philip A. LoBue
Screening for asymptomatic tuberculosis (TB) infections should only be carried out for travelers at risk of acquiring TB at their destinations (see the preceding section on Tuberculosis). Screening with a tuberculin skin test (TST) or interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) in very low-risk travelers may result in false-positive test results, leading to unnecessary additional screening or unnecessary treatment. IGRAs, which require a blood draw, are approximately as specific as TST in people who have not been vaccinated with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and are more specific in BCG-vaccinated populations. Using screening tests in very low-prevalence populations will likely produce more false positives than true positives.
Travelers at risk for TB infection include those going to live in a country with a high risk of TB or anyone intending to spend any length of time in routine contact with patients in health care facilities or populations living in congregate settings (such as homeless shelters, prisons, and refugee camps). The general recommendation is that people at low risk for exposure to TB, which includes most travelers, do not need to be screened before or after travel.
For travelers who anticipate a long stay or contact with a high-risk population, careful pretravel screening should be carried out with use of an IGRA or, when an IGRA is not available, 2-step pretravel TST screening. Guidelines recommend testing with an IGRA (over TST) for people aged ≥5 years in low-risk populations.
If an IGRA is used for pretravel testing and there is concern for a false positive in an otherwise low-risk traveler, a second test may be used, which confirms TB infection only if both tests are positive. If the IGRA result is negative, the traveler should have a repeat test 8–10 weeks after returning from the trip, but data are limited in supporting a recommendation for regular serial testing for a long-term traveler.
If the TST is used for pretravel testing, the 2-step TST should be used for any traveler undergoing TST testing for the first time. People whose baseline TSTs yield a negative result are retested 1–3 weeks after the initial test; if the second test result is negative, they are considered not infected. If the second test result is positive, they are classified as having had previous TB infection. The 2-step TST is recommended over single TST in this population for the following reasons:
The use of 2-step testing can reduce the number of positive TSTs that would otherwise be misclassified as recent skin test conversions during future periodic screenings.
Certain people who were infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis years earlier exhibit waning delayed-type hypersensitivity to tuberculin. When they are skin tested years after infection, they might have a false-negative TST result (even though they are truly infected). However, the first TST might stimulate the ability to react to subsequent tests, resulting in a “booster” reaction. When the test is repeated, the reaction might be misinterpreted as a new infection (recent conversion) rather than a boosted reaction.
Two-step testing is important for travelers who will have potential prolonged or substantial TB exposure. Two-step testing before travel will detect boosting and potentially prevent “false conversions”—positive TST results that appear to indicate infection acquired during travel, but which are really the result of previous TB infection. This distinction is particularly important if the traveler is going to a country where multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB are present: it would be critical to know whether the person’s skin test had been positive before travel.
If the 2-step pretravel TST result is negative, the traveler should have a repeat TST 8–10 weeks after returning from the trip. During extended (>6 months) stays in or repeated travel to high-risk settings, a TST should be performed every 6–12 months, depending on the risk of exposure while traveling outside the United States, and 8–10 weeks after final return. Two-step testing should be considered for the baseline testing of people who report no history of a recent TST and who will receive repeated TSTs as part of ongoing monitoring.
People who have repeat TSTs must be tested with the same commercial antigen, since switching antigens can also lead to false TST conversions. Two commercial TST antigens are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are commercially available in the United States: Aplisol (JHP Pharmaceuticals) and Tubersol (Sanofi Pasteur). For a traveler whose time before departure is short, a single-step TST would be an acceptable alternative if time is insufficient for the 2-step TST or the IGRAs are not available.
In general, it is best not to mix tests. There is up to 15% discordance between TST and IGRA, usually with the TST positive and the IGRA negative. There are multiple reasons for the discordance, and in any single person, it is often difficult to be confident about the reason for discordance. However, if the clinician decides to mix tests, it is better to go from TST to IGRA than the other way around, because the likelihood of having a discordant result with the TST negative and the IGRA positive is much lower. Such discordant results may become unavoidable as more medical establishments switch from TSTs to IGRAs.
The use of TSTs among travelers who are visiting friends and relatives in TB-endemic areas should take into account that the rate of TST positivity in people visiting their country of birth is often high. In a study among 53,000 adults in Tennessee, the prevalence of a positive TST among the foreign born was 11 times that among the US born (34% vs 3%). Confirming TST status before travel would prevent the conclusion that a positive TST after travel was due to recent infection.
Brown ML, Henderson SJ, Ferguson RW, Jung P. Revisiting tuberculosis risk in Peace Corps Volunteers, 2006–13. J Travel Med. 2016 Jan;23(1).
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Perspectives sections are written as editorial discussions aiming to add depth and clinical perspective to the official recommendations contained in the book. The views and opinions expressed in this section are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of CDC.
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With Our Backs to the Summer, La Rentrée...Almost!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 • Nice, France
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Following in her mother's footsteps, a college graduate has fallen in love with the rich history and art in Paris. Now, both mom and daughter are on the hunt for a small piece of the city they can call their own and fulfill both their dreams of calling Paris home.
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Every year the same thing happens...like when one rushes to get somewhere, but then ends up waiting, so it is with summer vacations. We work hard in advance to prepare for doing nothing, then we do nothing for a short period of time, and then work hard to make up for having done nothing. Sometimes in hindsight it seems like it wasn't worth it...but the truth is that there is always benefit in "doing nothing."
During the times one "does nothing," it's still a moment to relax our brains, releasing our thoughts to nothingness, to allow for a free flow of ideas...and from that can come a whole lot of "something." I'm a black-white, on-off, all or nothing kind of person. Not everyone is like that, but I'm either doing something at full speed or stopped dead, barely idling. It's like that, too, when summer vacation ends and the European world goes back to "normal life." When "La Rentrée" strikes, it STRIKES...like lightening. In one day, school starts, work starts, and it seems that an entire month of all those things that didn't get done while doing nothing must be done the first few days...hardly even the first week. It's kind of scary, actually.
We're now less than two weeks from September 2nd — Labor Day in the U.S., La Rentrée in France — and I'm already gearing up for that moment when everyone is back to work, back to school and taking a deep breath for the rest of the year. I could sense that the Europeans are already thinking like I am, because upon our return to Nice last Saturday, everything are less crowded — the restaurants, the beach, the streets. There is a kind of calm in Nice that wasn't there before we left for Ibiza a week-and-a-half ago. And there's evidence in the stores, too, like Monoprix, have moved things around to make room for their selection of school supplies...stacks and stacks of paper, notebooks, pens, etc.
Americans don't have this phenomena, because summer vacation is not handled the same way. First of all, most Americans don't (or can't*) take more than two weeks of paid vacation a year. The time is almost always staggered with other workers so that no job ever does not get done...by at least someone. That means August is not a very special holiday month and in fact, most schools and universities like to start off their year sometime around the third week of August. (Read this article in CNN — Back to school: Why August is the new September)
*According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on the average, a worker gets 10 days of paid vacation after working one year. As tenure increases, so do paid vacation days, but after five years of employment, you might get 15 days and after 20 years, you might get 20 days. And get this? More than half of Americans don't even use their vacation days!
In Europe, the "staggering" happens between July and August, but even so, in August, you can't expect to accomplish much, so you might as well take it off, too. That's actually what makes it so enjoyable — EVERYONE is on vacation. I took an extra week from my usual schedule this year to be in Nice, because in the past, when I returned the third week of August, there was no one around and nothing going on in Paris. There was no reason to have left my beachside abode from where I can balance both work and play.
Susan Herrmann Loomis
Gearing up for La Rentrée can also be a whole lot of mental gymnastics and fun. To-do lists are made, ideas are formed, plans are put in place and the wheels start to turn. Here's what's on the horizon for La Rentrée in Paris:
Our first guest at Après Midi is author, journalist and chef, Susan Herrmann Loomis (of On Rue Tatin) on September 10th. She is an internationally-recognized expert on food and an award-winning journalist/author. She takes a unique approach to her craft by combining training in journalism with a love for food and the people who produce it. Susan believes that learning about cooking and food should involve much more than recipes and techniques. She delights in meeting and introducing the personalities and customs behind the great cuisines of the world. Don't miss this special event to kick off our "new year!"
September 18th is our annual North American Expat Financial Forum. There are a few details to put in place, but it's pretty much ready to go. If you haven't already registered, you should do so now, as our seating is limited and we've just about reached the limit. DON'T DELAY!
Be prepared to hear A LOT about House Hunters International, especially about Mediterranean Life. We will be filming several new shows this coming fall, some of which are part of a spin-off series focused on..."Mediterranean Life" — and that means they will take place in Nice! Stay tuned to learn more about each of them.
October 2nd to 8th, my daughter, Erica Simone, will be exhibiting her photography work at the Paris Mairie of the 9th arrondissement, as part of "A FOCUS ON WOMEN'S PHOTOGRAPHY O B J E C T I F FEMMES." For the past four years "Objectif FEMMES" has been the French photo event exclusively highlighting female photographers. Whether they work on the human body, nature, current events, or capture a more abstract reality through their lenses, each artist has her own personal view of life which is captured in her work, telling us a particular story. Why only women? Because they remain largely underexposed compared to their male counterparts: in 2017, out of 704 photographers with a press card, 610 were men. Out of 3426 photos published, only 911 were signed by women...(source Fisheyes - June 2017). Do women not deserve better? Karine Paoli, herself a photographer and creator of the Objectif FEMMES event, wanted to promote the female approach to photography. She has hence committed herself to bringing to the forefront the audacity and talent of female photographers, and to making them evermore visible to the public eye. With two curators (Valerie Paumelle and Sophie Verdier), she has selected five artists, who will have the great opportunity to be exhibited in Paris. The prestigious event will be showcased in the sumptuous rooms of the City Hall of the 9th district of Paris. With the complicity of the mayor Delphine Bürkli, Karine Paoli has succeeded in her venture: that of staging solely the talent of female artists. Come for the "vernissage" (opening)!...October 2nd from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Mairie of the 9th arrondissement, 6 Rue Drouot, 75009 Paris. (See the location on a map)
Join me October 5th at the American Church in Paris for the 54th annual premier expat orientation seminar, BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED. I will be speaking about "Finding Your Perfect Paris Home." Saturday, October 5, 2019, The American Church in Paris, 65 Quai d’Orsay, 7th Arrondissement. Visit Bloom in Paris to register and for more information.
A la prochaine...
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P.S. For those of you who have watched the growth of "Henri-le-Cactus," as I have documented his amazing rise to the ceiling, I'd like to introduce "Henriette," Henri's new friend who is at this moment the same height Henri was in 2012 when I first took him home to "Le Matisse." Le Matisse is the name of my jewel of an apartment in Nice, where I only allow friends of Parler Nice, Parler Paris and French Property Insider to stay as I love to share it with those who love it as much as I do. (Email us at info@adrianleeds.com for more information.)
My motto has always been, that it (Le Matisse) should be missing nothing...but I did find ONE THING it was missing this past week: a splatter screen. Once, a while ago in a one of our Paris rental apartments, a guest complained that the apartment, a beautiful apartment in the 7th arrondissement, was missing this very item, which became a kind of joke among us managers. So, to right that wrong, Le Matisse is now more than fully equipped!
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Taking a break from the usual tried and true interview, Dan highlights 11 tracks from 11 Philadelphia area bands this week. Enjoy a mix of music from previous guests, as well as brand new folk that even Dan had never heard of until now. Check out the full track listing and artist links at 25oclockpod.com.
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Logan Roth and Arjun Dube of Trap Rabbit talk with Dan about forming a musical bond early on in college, of moving to Philadelphia with seemingly no plan, and playing in a basement for hours and hours, becoming what we now think of as a highly energetic, bombastic instrumental duo. The Philadelphia community, the pros and cons of virtuosity, and the soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog are all on the table in this very spirited conversation with two young but very experienced players. Check out their EP, 'Empress', produced by Eric Bazilian (The Hooters).
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Exhibition of Gamania Antarctic Expedition by Gamania Brand Center
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The exhibition has been divided into three themes: "Risks of the Expedition", "The Menace of Nature", and "The Calling of a Dream"...
Design & Coordination Team: Gamania Brand Center
Owner: Gamania Cheer Up Foundation
Location: Gamania Group Headquarters, No. 111, Ruihu St., Neihu Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Creative Director: Eric Chen
Design Implementation: Gamania Brand Center - Jade Hong, Jack Chen, KY-POST, Is Good Thing - Caroline Yang, Chia-Nien Chang. Yuan-Yu Wu
Photography: Te-Fan Wang, Gamania Cheer Up Foudation
Project's description: Why do people not embark on adventures? If it were not for those who were willing to risk their lives for the sake of adventure, human beings would have never left the confines of Eastern Africa. The Gamania Cheer Up Foundation believes in the value of adventure, and insists on everyone daring to Dream Big. Ever since the completion of the Polar Challenge in 2008, we have taken on various extreme challenges over the years. In 2018, for the Tenth Anniversary, we decided to assemble a team for an Antarctic expedition, writing a new page in history for Taiwanese adventurers.
The realization of any dream should be well-documented. The exhibition by the Gamania Cheer Up Foundation, titled “Gamania Antarctica Expedition” was curated for this very reason. It has been divided into three themes: “Risks of the Expedition”, “The Menace of Nature”, and “The Calling of a Dream.” The project depicts all aspects of the 30-day adventure and the 2-year plan for “An Expedition in Antarctica”.
At the start, a narrow, winding passage leads visitors into the exhibition, making it difficult to take a straightforward route or to walk side-by-side. This alludes to the fact that the path to fulfilling one’s dream is never smooth, and self-reliance is the only way to reach a destination.
For the main body of the exhibition, the focal point is the issues that needed to be tackled before and during the trek. This is seen in the display, which contains first-hand material related to the expedition, including: the history and topography of Antarctica, route planning, risk management, training, communication devices, equipment procurement, and emergency management.
To effectively spread knowledge and share the experiences gained from the expedition with visitors, images and texts in easy-to-understand language are used. Moreover, there is headgear, facemasks, gloves and other items that were used during the expedition for visitors to behold, providing a rough idea of how difficult this challenge was.
There is also a “Bar for Adventurers” that reconstructs a recruiting scenario before an adventure, as that is what a bar is for adventurers – a place to call for new members, conceive plans, and to form intimate associations with one another. In this part of the exhibition, three Arctic explorers are introduced so that visitors can familiarize themselves with early expeditions to the poles generations before, while the set and properties of the bar create an atmosphere that further prompts visitors to dauntlessly continue following their dreams.
Additionally, since the Expedition Team departed for Antarctica in November of 2018 and the exhibition opened in December that very year, a dynamic approach was adopted where the display is continually updated with the progress of the expedition. That way, it feels like it truly is an ongoing journey.
In essence, this exhibition attempts to sow the seeds of adventure in the hearts of every visitor that attends. We hope to transform Antarctica into a symbol of the risks one takes for their dreams, stirring the spirit of adventure inherent in the DNA of all human beings.
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Kevin Cameron: Classic Motorcycle Race Engines
A look at Kevin Cameron’s new book, Classic Motorcycle Race Engines.
By Motorcycle Classics staff
| July/August 2013
Classic Motorcycle Race Engines by Kevin Cameron is a thorough discussion of the evolution of racing motorcycles.
Cover Courtesy MC Staff
Readers unfamiliar with author Kevin Cameron’s intimate understanding of the how and why of motorcycle engineering need to appreciate that Cameron is today the most authoritative and exhaustive writer on matters of motorcycle engineering, past and present.
The longtime technical editor of Cycle World and before that Cycle magazine, where he penned his first work in 1973, Cameron is himself a former motorcycle race engine builder, with particular experience in 2-stroke racing engines beginning in the mid-1960s. Through his writing and continuing research, Cameron has proven himself a deeply passionate student of motorcycle engineering. That’s a fact of no small importance, because it’s Cameron’s passion for the subject as much as his technical mastery that carries the day in his latest book, Classic Motorcycle Race Engines.
If you’re looking for an encyclopedia of classic race engines, you might be disappointed to learn this book is not a comprehensive tally of motorcycle race engines through the ages. Instead, it’s a thorough examination of 53 engines that have made motorcycle racing great.
In some ways it’s hard not to compare Cameron’s new book to British motorcycle journalist Vic Willoughby’s Classic Motorcycle Engines, published almost 30 years ago. Yet where Willoughby fixed the conversation on the single greatest or most important engine from particular manufacturers (with one exception, Honda), Cameron looks at the evolution of racing engines as produced by some of the most important builders in the category. This approach works to the reader’s benefit, as Cameron documents how and why Honda, for instance, evolved its racing engine program from the air-cooled 4-cylinder 250cc RC160 in 1959 to the immensely complex and ultimately unsuccessful oval-pistoned semi-V8 NR500 of 1978-1982 before turning out the sublime RC211V V5 in 2002-2006.
Similar treatment is applied to Ducati, Kawasaki, Moto Guzzi and Yamaha, to name a few, while iconic brands such as Gilera warrant only a single entry. But not because Cameron thinks them unworthy. Gilera certainly made many important contributions to motorcycling, but most important was the double overhead cam, air-cooled 500cc Gilera four. Principally designed by Piero Remor, Cameron calls it “the father of all fours” as it inspired the architecture of engines for the next 40 years.
Cameron’s technical mastery means the reader can rely completely on his information, knowing it’s been thoroughly researched and vetted for fact and fiction. On the other hand, Cameron’s exhaustive understanding also means that readers short on technical knowledge can expect to read and re-read Cameron’s examinations as he relays the complex nature of his subjects.
This is not a book for people quickly bored by discussions of the deepest technical nature. But readers looking for a thorough understanding of the issues, technical and otherwise, that have motivated the development of racing motorcycle engines will find Classic Motorcycle Race Engines a thoroughly absorbing book, one they will reference regularly and an absolute must for their library. Haynes Publishing: Hardbound, 416 pages, $48.95. MC
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2020 Ohio AAU Girls Basketball Membership Tip Off
2020 Ohio AAU Boys Basketball Membership Tip off
2020 13th Annual AAU Butler County Girls’ Basketball Super Regional
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2020 Ohio AAU Boys and Girls State Championships
2020 AAU Girls Basketball 6th Grade World Championships
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COACHES’ MEETINGS: FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, – 4:30 PM at Lakota West High School – Theatre
ELIGIBLE TEAMS: Only teams that have qualified through AAU Qualifying Procedures will be eligible to compete in the National Championships. (See 2020 Girls’ Basketball Handbook at aaugirlsbasketball.org and click on Rules).
COACHES’ ATTIRE: All non-uniformed persons on the bench shall wear dress shorts, long pants, shirts with collar and sleeves, non-collared logo team wear with sleeves and dress shoes or tennis shoes during play at the National Championships. Jeans, jean shorts, sweat pants, mesh shorts, tee shirts, hats and open-toed shoes are not permitted. Any non-athlete on the bench will be removed until properly attired. Violation of this rule shall result in a two shot technical foul. The violator will be removed from the bench.
RULES OF PLAY: This National Championship will be played under 2019-2020 National Federation of State High School Association Rules, except where amended by the AAU Girls Basketball Handbook.
COACH VERIFICATION: All bench personnel must be present and show government issued photo ID in order to receive credentials. NO EXCEPTIONS
PROTESTS: For National Championship play, any eligibility protest that is turned in the first day of competition by 6:00PM will be reviewed by the eligibility committee, and a decision will be made prior to bracket play. Any eligibility protest that comes after the first day of competition will be reviewed at the Eligibility Committee’s discretion. All non-eligibility protests will be reviewed by the Eligibility Committee at their discretion.
A fee of $100.00 cash (refunded if protest is upheld) must accompany all protests. Protests must come from a non-athlete member listed on the official online roster for the event. The written protest must be submitted to the National Commissioner-in-Charge. All decisions of the Eligibility Committee shall be final.
CODE OF CONDUCT: Players’, coaches’ and spectators’ conduct should be above reproach, on and off the court.
Misbehavior or misconduct may result in disqualification from the tournament. Coaches listed on the official team roster are responsible for the conduct of their players and any damages incurred to the hotel or facilities used by the players. If a coach or a player is suspended during a game, the suspension does NOT include forfeited games. The suspension will be for the next game played.
MISBEHAVIOR/EJECTIONS
1. Any coach ejected for fighting will be ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.
2. Players ejected for fighting are ineligible to participate in the team’s next game. Additional penalties, up to exclusion from the tournament, may be imposed by the National Eligibility Committee.
3. If a coach or player is ejected from a game for unsportsmanlike behavior (not fighting), he/she will be ineligible to participate in the next scheduled game. The head coach may appeal the penalty by submitting a written request for appeal to the Tournament Headquarters within two (2) hours of the conclusion of the game. A Commissioner shall consider the appeal. The Commissioners ruling is final.
4. If a coach or player is ejected a second time, he/she will be ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.
5. Coaches or Players who leave the bench to engage athletes or coaches on the playing floor may be suspended by the National Eligibility Committee for any period up to the duration of the tournament.
6. The National Eligibility Committee may impose suspensions or other penalties for misbehavior which occurs at any time and at any location during the event.
7. Coaches and Athletes who engage in misbehavior are subject to additional disciplinary action from the AAU Girls’ Basketball National Infractions Committee. Penalties may include suspension from AAU events in future years.
UNIFORM: Players’ jerseys must have numbers on both the front and back, numbers can be 00-99. Minimum size of numbers shall be 2″ on the front and 4″ on the back. Teams competing in the International Championship tournaments must have LIGHT and DARK jerseys. The Home team wears White jerseys and Visitor wears Dark jerseys. The top/left team on the schedule shall be the home team and sit on the scorekeepers’ left. The bottom/right team on the schedule shall be the visiting team and sit on the scorekeepers’ right. Violation of this rule shall be penalized by a two (2) shot administrative technical foul for each illegal jersey. The penalty will be assessed at the time the player with the illegal jersey enters the game. We highly recommend you bring both LIGHT and DARK uniforms to each scheduled game.
BENCH RULES: The home team will sit on the left side of the official scorekeeper, facing the table from the floor. A team may have on its bench only eligible players in uniform and four non-players. Violation of this rule shall result in a two shot technical foul. The violator will be removed from the bench. At least one AAU Member age 18 or older must be on the bench at all times.
MERCY RULE: If a team is up by 15 points or more, in the 2nd and 3rd grade, the leading team cannot press until the offensive team reaches the three-point line. In addition, in the 2nd to 7th grade National Championship Tournaments, a running clock will be used in the second half when a team is behind by 30 or more points. Regular rules will return if at any time the spread falls below 30 points. The losing coach may opt to ignore this rule at any time.
For questions and more information please contact
Mark Hecquet at 513-602-4443.
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Google officially acquires Waze
Over the weekend, we told you about Google’s bid for Waze being on the horizon. The reported $1.3 billion price tag would eventually marry Waze with Maps, providing a better real-time traffic picture.
As it turns out, those reports were pretty spot on.
Today, Google announced they have inked the deal for Waze. While terms weren’t disclosed in the official blog post, most of the other news was. The two will operate separately for now, opting to share functionality and information rather than completely merge. Waze functions will be slipped into Maps, and the powerful Google search will pop into Waze.
From the official Google blog:
“We’ll also work closely with the vibrant Waze community, who are the DNA of this app, to ensure they have what’s needed to grow and prosper. The Waze community and its dedicated team have created a great source of timely road corrections and updates. We welcome them to Google and look forward to working with them in our ongoing effort to make a comprehensive, accurate and useful map of the world.”
Brian McClendon
Offical Google blog
Once again, Google makes strides in the field of contextual data. We can only hope Waze is fully implemented soon, as it’s a great app with a ton of promise for Google.
Do you use Waze? Are you excited for it? Let us know in the comments section!
Via: Android Authority
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November 3, 2019 November 3, 2019 annacalviAs guest, Discography
Johnny Flynn: Been Listening
CD: Trasgressive Records/TRANS113US, 7th June 2010
Anna plays the lead guitar in The Prizefighter and The Heiress (track 11).
Johnny Flynn is a British singer and songwriter, the leader of the folk-rock and London-based band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Witt. Been Listening is their second album, released also in a 2-disc special edition and on vinyl. In October 2009 Anna Calvi had supported Flynn on tour.
The invisible: Generational
12″ single: Just Isn’t Music/ZEN12342, 22nd October 2012
A side: The Wall by Anna Calvi, originally by The Invisible.
The Invisible are a British band based in London. They released three studio albums. Anna collaborated with them also in their third album Patience. Dave Okumu, band’s singer and guitarist provided the backing vocals on No More Words, one of the tracks of Anna’s first album.
Noah And The Whale: Heart Of Nowhere
CD: Mercury/602537343331, 6th May 2013
Anna sings in Heart Of Nowhere (track 2).
Noah and The Whale are a British rock band from Twickenham. Heart of Nowhere is their last and fourth album.
Marianne Faithfull: Give My Love To London
CD: Naïve Records/NV832061, 29th September 2014
Give My Love To London is the 20th solo album of the British singer. Many artists collaborated in Marianne’s LP: Nick Cave, Roger Waters, Brian Eno and Steve Earle among the others. The song Falling Back (track 7) is composed by Marianne Faithfull with Anna Calvi, who also provides backing vocals on this track and on The Price Of Love (track 6).
claRa aparRicio yoldi: Zoom In/Iconosfera
Anna Calvi collaborated with the Spanish video artist ‘claRa apaRicio yoldi’ in two projects. Anna provides guitar in the video Zoom In and backing vocals in the video Iconosfera. The music is written by Mally Harpaz, Anna’s long time musician.
Videos available online here: www.aclararte.com/videoart.html
Amanda Palmer with Jherek Bischoff: Blackstar
Anna plays the guitar and duets with Amanda Palmer covering the song Blackstar by David Bowie. It was released in a digital EP titled Strung in Heaven – A Bowie Tribute. Blackstar was recorded in London at Bruce Grove Studios, engineered by Alex Thomas. This EP is later phisically released in a special vinyl limited edition for the Record Store Day on the Black Friday in 2016.
The Invisible: Patience
CD: Ninja Tune/ZENCD229, 10th January 2016
Anna sings on Love Me Again (track 6). Patience is the third album of the British band The Invisible, with which Anna has previously collaborated.
Mally Harpaz: Zoom In Zoom Out
Anna Calvi sings on Voices and Not Without Pain (tracks 1 and 9). She also plays the guitar on Zoom In, Zoom In (live version), Out From Under The Shadow (tracks 3, 7 and 8).
Last 5th April Mally Harpaz, Anna’s long time friend and collaborator, released her first solo album. Mally is a very talented multi-instrumentalist and in her discographical debut she also guests many other interesting artists such as ClaRa ApaRicio Yoldi, James Marples, Hazel Iris, Aurora Del Río…
You can order Zoom In Zoom Out here, and you can join some clips on Mally’s official Facebook Page.
If you want to know more about Mally Harpaz you can read my interview to her: http://annacalvi.altervista.org/mally-harpaz-my-exclusive-interview/
Jeff Goldblum: I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This
On 1st November 2019 Jeff Goldblum has released his second jazz album entitled I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This, with the Midred Snitzer Orchestra and for Decca Records. The tracklist contains several collaborations, but for us is surely remarkable the participation of Anna Calvi on the song Broken English, a cover of Marianne Faithfull’s composition, originally appeared on her 1979 homonymic album.
Anna has recently revealed that the actor asked her to be on his album with an email.
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ANNA J. CLUTTERBUCK-COOK
feministlibrarian@gmail.com
Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Simmons College (Boston, Mass.)
Master of Science in Library and Information Science, December 2010
Master of Arts in History, May 2011
Thesis: "How to Live?: The Oregon Extension as Experiment in Living, 1964-1980"
Hope College (Holland, Mich.)
Bachelor of Arts, in History and Women’s Studies, May 2005
summa cum laude
Study Abroad, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 2003-2004
Off-campus Study, Oregon Extension (Lincoln, Ore.), Fall 2001
Massachusetts Historical Society (Boston, Mass.)
Reference Librarian, September 2012-Present
Assistant Reference Librarian, January 2011-August 2012
Library Assistant, October 2007-December 2010
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Archives Assistant, June-December 2010
Digitization Assistant, May 2009-December 2010
Intern, September 2008-May 2009
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“ ‘I Could Hardly Write One Syllable’: Gender and Sexuality in the Methodist Student Movement’s motive Magazine, 1962-1971.” Presented, Biennial Boston College Conference on Religion in History, 29 March 2014.
Review of The Accidental Diarist: A History of the Day Planner in America by Molly McCarthy (University of Chicago Press, 2013) in NEHA News (Spring 2014).
Review of From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage by Michael Klarman (Oxford University Press, 2012) in NEHA News (Spring 2013).
“‘In Their Graves Because of False Modesty’?: An Allegation of Sexual Assault in Boston, 1914-1915.” Presented, New England Historical Association Spring Conference, Rivier College (Nashua, N. H.), 21 April 2012.
“How Women’s Studies Mattered in My Life.” Panel Discussion, Hope College (Holland, Mich.), 6 March 2012.
“How I Set Out to Become a Librarian...and What I Found When I Got There.” Presented, Hope College (Holland, Mich.), 5 March 2012.
Review of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power by Amy Sonnie and James Tracy (Melville House, 2011) in NEHA News (Spring 2012).
"The Oregon Extension as Experiment in Living, 1964-1980." Presented, History Colloquium, Simmons College, 9 May 2011.
“‘Propaganda Destructive to the Home and Church’: The Massachusetts Public Interests League and the Battle Against ‘Radicalism,’” Object of the Month (February 2011), Massachusetts Historical Society.
"How to Live? The Oregon Extension as Communal Experiment in Living." Presented, New England Historical Society Spring Conference, Salem State College (Salem, Mass.), 17 April 2010.
“‘I Have Been More or Less Dissatisfied’: The Educational Project in the Oneida Community.” Published, Essays & Studies vol. 56 (Spring 2009).
“‘A Rash and Dreadful Act for a Woman’: The 1915 Woman Suffrage Parade in Boston,” Object of the Month (July 2010), Massachusetts Historical Society.
"Inspiring 'Right Feelings': Children and Childhood in Lydia Maria Child's The Mother's Book" Presented, New England Historical Association Spring Conference, University of Southern Maine (Portland, Me.), 18 April 2009.
“‘I Have Been More or Less Dissatisfied’: The Educational Project in the Oneida Community.” Presented, New England Historical Association Fall Conference, Endicott College (Beverly, Mass.), 25 October 2008.
“What Does It Mean to be a Christian Writer?” Review of Shouts and Whispers: Twenty-One Writers Speak about Their Writing and Their Faith by Jennifer Holberg, ed. (W.B. Eerdmans, 2006) in Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought (January 2007).
"The Heirs of Aradia, Daughter of Diana: Community in the Second and Third Wave," Jane R. Dickie, Anna Cook, Rachel Gazda, Bethany Martin, and Elizabeth Sturrus, in Journal of Lesbian Studies vol. 9, no. 1/2 (2005).
"Structure and High Play: Ritual in the Second Wave." Group presentation, National Women's Studies Association Conference, Milwaukee, Wisc., 20 June 2004.
"Responding to Aradia: Young Feminists Encounter the Second Wave," Leslie Aronson, Adrienne Bailey, Anna Cook, Jane Dickie, Bethany Martin, and Elizabeth Sturrus, in Iris: A Journal for Women (issue 47, Fall/Winter 2003).
"Exploring Aradia: A Feminist Response to Research on the 'Second Wave.' "Group presentation, National Women's Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 21, 2003.
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Reviewer, American History & Women’s and Cultural Studies, 2013-Present
Massachusetts History Day
Volunteer Judge, 2012-Present
New England Archivists
Founding Co-chair, LGBTQ Issues Roundtable, January 2013-Present
Member, 2007-Present
Other Professional Memberships
American Historical Association, 2010-Present
American Library Association, 2007-Present
New England Historical Association, 2008-Present
Oral History Association, 2010-2013
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Tata Group in talks of acquiring a controlling stake in Jet Airways
Date: 2018-11-16 Author: Ojaswita Kutepatil Category: #news
Tata Group is reportedly inspecting Jet Airways’ books as the multinational corporation considers to grow its footprint in India’s growing air travel sector by potentially purchasing a stake in the cash-strapped carrier.
As per trusted sources, the discussions are still in its preliminary stage and it is not ascertained to result in a transaction. It was even reported that Saurabh Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer of Tata Group and Naresh Goyal, Chairman of Jet Airways were heading the talks. Amit Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer of Jet Airways said in a statement that there’s a lot of interest in the Jet Airways Brand but refused to confirm if Tata is seeking a stake in the company.
According to sources familiar with the development, a successful deal would result in Tata’s third investment in the country’s lucrative aviation sector after the group’s two local joint ventures, Singapore Airlines Ltd and AirAsia Bhd. Apparently, a stake sale can help Jet Airways bring in the much-needed funds and relieve itself from the cash crunch that has led to delays in worker’s salaries and payments to aircraft leasing companies.
Jet Airways’ shares were reported to have risen by 6.4 percent, while the stock is still down by 70 percent this year, with a value of $387 million. The aviation company reported its third straight quarterly loss through surging liabilities that indicated deepened financial distress.
Moreover, the company is thriving in a market where intense competition has led to depressed fares and high fuel prices - made expensive by local taxes – to nullify its profits. Jet Airways, for the record, hasn’t made any profits since nine of the past 11 fiscal years.
As reported by Bloomberg, the Mumbai-based carrier isn’t the only one facing a downfall, the low-cost operator, IndiGo also reported quarterly losses for the first time, while SpiceJet Ltd., is also seeking more time to compensate for leased aircraft.
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Educational excellence – Align Architecture designs classroom extension for Moor Hall Primary School
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Align Architecture, one of Birmingham’s emerging talents, recently helped Moor Hall Primary School achieve planning permission for a building extension.
The school, which has built a reputation for providing high-quality education to all its pupils, required the extension to improve the school’s facilities and provide staff with additional early years learning space.
Align was appointed to create a sustainable proposal that would make best use of the available space, outlining plans for a new extension alongside refurbishment works that could accommodate a 60-pupil classroom.
The proposed development entails the demolition of a partition between two existing classrooms to provide one large, flexible space – refurbishment works have also been proposed to the existing reception classroom to create a new main reception and administration area.
The access has been reconfigured and the external play space rejuvenated to reflect the proposed changes to the school buildings.
Principal Architect at Align, Nick Clewer commented: “Moor Hall Primary School is well-known for its commitment to quality, boasting an experienced team of teaching staff and a comprehensive range of facilities.
“We were engaged to design an extension that would help create much-needed early years teaching space – a 60-person classroom that would contribute to the sustainability of the school’s site.
“While it was important to offer a proposal that would be practical for its intended use, it was vital that the extension did not compromise on style and was visually appealing within the site.
“All aspects of the design process were carried out with consideration given to health & safety aspects of the proposal – combining our experience and industry knowledge to design a flexible large teaching space that would be an asset to the school.
“This included details of refurbishment works to an existing classroom, creating a modern main reception area and administration area.”
Andrew Steggall, Headteacher at Moor Hall Primary School, said: “In order to continue delivering the high-quality educational experiences that parents and pupils expected, we required a new large teaching space to accommodate our classes.
“We engaged Align Architecture as we knew they had experience helping other schools with similar projects and could trust their expertise to deliver a proposal that ticked all the boxes.
“Not only did they deliver a practical teaching space that matched our size requirements, but they understood our ambitions to create a modern classroom that would be visually appealing and sustainable.
“They successfully delivered a proposal that exceeded our expectations and addressed all of the key objectives we had originally set out.
“We’re very much looking forward to seeing the final result and would recommend Align Architecture to any other educational organisation looking to expand their existing premises.”
Through the proposal of the extended and updated teaching space, Align aimed to deliver a high quality educational experience which operated practically while contributing to the modernisation of the school.
Align hope that the scheme exceeded expectations and addressed all of the key objectives set out to provide a visually appealing and sustainable design solution for the school community.
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Rational Ignorance
Rational ignorance is an economics term occasionally borrowed by other disciplines. When the effort required to obtain correct information is just not worth your time, you are being rationally ignorant in not spending the time to get it. Ten hours of research to save yourself a dollar is just not worth it. When confronted with a complicated matter with little practical effect, people shrug and pick whatever pleases them on impulse. If you are choosing between two car rentals, one of which has a low rate plus a mileage charge, the other a higher rate with unlimited miles, most people do a quick estimate to see if there is going to be some large difference between them. If it is established that the two are going to turn out to be pretty close for your trip, it becomes silly for you to obsessively calculate whether your hotel is 3.9 or 4.2 miles from the airport, etc. You pick one. You are being rationally ignorant.
This plays out in politics because your individual vote has virtually no effect on the outcome of an election. Even in the 2000 Florida election or the 1970's election in NH decide by only a dozen votes, one vote doesn't matter much. If you personally had not shown up at the polls, same candidate would have been elected by eleven votes, or thirteen. Only in the rarest of situations does your vote matter. In such a situation, why not adopt the beliefs that make you more popular, or that make you feel better? You get nothing for your vote, but you might get something personal or social for being a person who votes a certain way, or seeing yourself as a person who votes a certain way. There are interesting discussions of this by Arnold Kling and Bryan Caplan, author of The Myth of the Rational Voter.
People who do vote do some minor exaggerating of their eventual impact on the race, but for the most part, know that their votes are being cast into the sea. We vote for the sense of participation, for an almost mystical connection to a set of ideas, to a candidate, or to the American ideal of citizen government. We may secretly hope that someday our one vote will be a decider, but even knowing the futility - even when we are a Democrat in Utah or a Republican in DC - we want to make a certain statement. To the world, to ourselves, to God, whatever; but a statement.
I have railed against the social cachet that comes from being a progressive in certain circles, and how miserable and shallow an excuse that is for adopting a set of views. Well, why not adopt the views that will make you feel better or more popular? Hmm?
Der Hahn said...
This plays out in politics because your individual vote has virtually no effect on the outcome of an election.
A teaspoon of water adds next to nothing to an ocean. Does that mean you can have an ocean without water? I think the frame of reference is a little off here. We're a republic, not a democracy. Voting is an stream of information to be further processed by the political system, not a choice in the sense of someone deciding what to have for lunch today.
To answer your question, I don't really care if you arrived at your opinions because of rational analysis, because you wanted to impress a cute girl (or guy), or because space aliens told you on how to vote. It's much more important that the participants in the process treat the views of others as being held in good faith, and respect the results of the process.
Flash Gordon said...
Many people undoubtedly vote because they think their vote counts, but they make their decision of who to vote for not out of rational ignorance. To be rationally ignorant one must be aware that one is ignorant and make a rational choice to be so. I believe many do it out of ordinary ignorance of which they are unaware.
Think of the person who regularly reads a big city newspaper, Time or Newsweek, and watches CCN or a network newscast every evening. They will imagine themselves to be very well informed. If they read or listen to nothing else, they are actually quite ignorant.
We who are not ignorant know which party benefits from this ignorance, and which suffers for it.
CCN? No, I meant CNN.
"Well, why not adopt the views that will make you feel better or more popular? Hmm?"
Because your analysis only works in the (micro) individual case. If you consider the macro effect, your vote DOES make a difference. If everybody did what you propose, would that not make a difference? If nobody did it?
Sorry to say. Caplan’s book is full of illogical and contradictory arguments, mangled terms, cultural prejudice, and a whole lot of other weaknesses. It’s also pretty scary when you really think about what he is arguing for. Like a lot of cloistered academics, he’s hermetically sealed inside his own thinking and theories, and totally unhinged from the real world... past and present. I won’t recap the whole list of objections here... but it’s on my site. (literalmayhem.com)
Martin's site is interesting, and he does a good job knocking down lots of Caplan. A bit of a flame-thrower, but worth the click-and-read.
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Motley Crue’ said “farewell” to the world on New Year’s Eve with a massive gig in Los Angeles that marked their final show ever. If you didn’t make it out there, don’t sweat it, because the ’80 hair metal dudes will release a full-length concert film of the event later this year.
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Well, my friends, the time has come
Raise the roof and have some fun
Lose yourself in wild romance, we going to
Parti', karamu', fiesta, forever
We're going to parti', karamu', fiesta, forever
All night long (all night), all night (all night)
All night long (all night), ooh yeah (all night)
Down at our local pub, the party is indeed still going on in the upstairs room. I slipped away quietly having imbibed far too many foaming quarts of English ale.
"The Banner Cross Hotel" was the secret location for the tenth annual Laughing Horse Blogging Awards and I must report that the place was packed. Lady bloggers and blog observers were dressed in their most sparkly gladrags, dancing in clouds of Christmas gift perfume while the gentlemen wore sober evening suits - apart from blogging legend John Gray who had arrived as Captain Jack Sparrow - mistakenly believing that this was a fancy dress event.
We enjoyed a fine Yorkshire buffet. Indeed the pub's trestle tables groaned under the weight of the celebratory fayre. A giant steak pie had been prepared by the "Banner Crust" bakery and there were cauldrons of minted mushy peas and rich onion gravy. Homemade scotch eggs were meticulously piled up like a pyramid and there were flaky sausage rolls, generous slices of pork pie, Whitby cod fish fingers and individual rhubarb puddings with fresh creme anglais (i.e. custard).
It was good to meet up with bloggers and blog visitors old and new. Sitting at a keyboard creating blogposts, it is sometimes easy to forget that the people we meet through blogging are real. They breathe, they walk around. They exist.
I danced with Meike Riley for ages. How that girl can shimmy! Then Jennifer Barlow tapped Meike on the shoulder and we in turn danced to "Oops!...I Did it Again" by Britney Spears before her shoulder was similarly tapped by Sue from Lincolnshire. What number did we dance to? Oh yes - it was "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie. See above. I was exhausted and when regular blog visitor Bonnie tried to pull me to my feet I was obliged to decline.
On the little stage, Red the Canadian sound man was having trouble overcoming feedback problems but finally he got the mike working properly. Nervously, I mounted the stage and asked the disc jockey - Lee "Tamborine"George from Queensland to cut the music. "Okay Yorkie! Your wish is my command!" It was time to announce the Laughing Horse Blog Award Winners for 2018.
"Get on with it!" yelled Steve Reed who had consumed far too many martinis and had just raced up north in a black cab from Heathrow following his recent Florida drug run.
"Yeah! Get on with it! LOL!" commanded a giggly Briony from Brighton who had a peacock feather fascinator on her bonce. Talk about dog's dinners!
I began, "Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, I would simply like to welcome you here this evening. The Laughing Horse Awards Committee have instructed me to thank you one and all for your services to blogging but as you know, tonight is all about winners. We have five sub-awards to announce before the name of the overall Blogger of the Year is revealed..."
A buzz of anticipation surged around the room like an electric current.
These were the five sub-awards:-
CANADIAN BLOGGER OF THE YEAR
This deserved award goes to Jenny O in Nova Scotia, Canada for "Procrastinating Donkey". Jenny's "Poetry Monday" feature is a nice post to look forward to each week. In general, her blog is upbeat and cheerful and she is also in the habit of leaving interested and supportive comments on other people's blogs. Though her style is honest and true, she prefers to retain an air of anonymity - Jenny O is not her real name. However, Canadians everywhere should rejoice! One of your own has been officially recognised. Congratulations Jenny O!
This equally deserved award goes to Robert Brague in Canton, Georgia USA for "Rhymes With Plague". Like an old steam train, this blog has been puffing along for eleven years. Bob brings us news of his family, musical reflections and intellectual forays into the mysterious worlds of science and mathematics. He poses many questions and declares in his sidebar that he is "exceedingly handsome, intelligent and thorough". At 77 years of age, Bob proves that it is both possible and desirable to remain inquisitive even as we enter old age.
BEST BLOG FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
Those of us who have travelled with Jennifer Barlow on her blogging journey have seen her blossom in the past year after at last securing a new job that she really enjoys and more recently a home of her own. Jennifer's blog is called "Sparrow Tree Journal" and characters that figure in it are her husband - The Fish Guy and their dogs George and Ginger. The boss of the house is a parrot called Marco. Jennifer is not a Trump supporter but she is very supportive of other bloggers that she has attached to. Keep up the good blogging work Jennifer!
LONDON BLOGGER OF THE YEAR
Named "Blogger of the Year" in 2016, Steve Reed in West Hampstead, London continues to impress the judging panel with his erudite and well illustrated blog - "Shadows and Light". His photographs are often quirky for Steve notices things that most of us would tend to overlook. He must consume plenty of fibre because his blogposts are very regular. It is rare for him to miss a single day. Many of his loyal visitors admire his relationship with his happy, squirrel-crazy dog - Olga. Meantime Dave, Steve's music teacher husband, lurks in the background.
BLOGGING THROUGH ADVERSITY AWARD
Is there a more popular blogger in the blogosphere that Mr John Gray from North Wales? He wears his heart on his sleeve and over the last twelve years his ongoing tale of life's ups and downs has engaged hundreds, nay thousands of visitors from across the world. However, this year we were all shocked and saddened to learn about his marriage ending and we felt some of John's pain. Yet, he kept going with "Going Gently" - publishing posts regularly and putting on a brave face even when his heart was breaking. That is why Laughing Horse have again acknowledged his services to blogging. Incidentally, he was the overall blogger of the year back in 2010.
OVERALL BLOGGER OF
THE YEAR FOR 2018
Unfortunately, Mary Moon - author of "Bless our Hearts" was not present in "The Banner Cross Hotel" to receive her prestigious award. She is currently on holiday in Mexico with her husband. The judging panel felt that Mary's blog represents the best in blogging. It is a platform upon which she reveals true tales from her generally happy life in Lloyd, North Florida. Mary has passions and opinions and she is not afraid to reveal them. She has a special way with words. Underpinning it all is her family life, including her grandchildren with whom she is utterly besotted. Mary is not afraid to touch upon her insecurities as well as her strengths. She is both humane and human and in the opinion of the Laughing Horse team, she is living the true American dream - warm and earthy and real - not the plastic fantasy one that is often fallaciously suggested in films, glossy magazines and trashy novels. Congratulations Mary Moon!
As you can see The Blogger of The Year - Ms Mary Moon
was overwhelmed with unbridled joy when she received her
award from Lionel Richie who is also currently holidaying
in Cozumel, Mexico.
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Stanedge Lodge - the highest property within Sheffield's city boundaries
It is easy to lose track of time during the Christmas period. A common question is - what day is it today? Yesterday was December 29th.
Amongst other things, I drove up to Redmires Reservoirs before hoofing my way up to Stanedge Pole and then onward to Stanage Edge. It was a bright, breezy day with various other walkers around. I made a point of smiling and saying "Hello" to everybody I passed. This greeting wasn't always reciprocated. Perhaps they thought I was an escaped convict.
When I got back to Clint, I read my current book in peace and after completing another engaging chapter I turned on Radio Humberside just before Jarrod Bowen scored Hull City's opening goal against league leaders - Leeds United. In the end we won by two goals to nil away from home. Bloody marvellous!
Stanage Edge yesterday afternoon
In the early evening, I nipped into the city centre to snap some Christmassy pictures and later we took Ian to an Indian restaurant in the suburb of Woodseats. We hadn't been to the "Kasmmiri Aroma" in ages which is strange because the curry fayre was excellent. It felt as if some genuine love had been put into the cooking and the portions were generous. The service was also pleasingly polite and efficient.
So that was yesterday. Today I am feeling rather stressed out ahead of tomorrow's Laughing Horse Blogging Awards - especially as Google HQ have removed some of the anticipated funding. Still, as entertainers will often say - the show must go on!
Christmas in Sheffield city centre
I often visit the website of "The Hull Daily Mail" - mostly to get the latest news on my lifelong football team - Hull City A.F.C.. However, I will also sometimes take note of local news.
It seems that on Boxing Day night a group of young women who share a house in West Hull were traumatised by a flasher.
One of the women said: “My housemates were walking back because we live down a terrace and as they were walking down they noticed a man stood in the corner with penis in his hands.We were walking back from the car and he was just stood in a dark corner holding his penis. I didn’t want to look because he was scaring me but I saw him in the corner of my eye.”
Later the same fellow "leered" at them through their porch window before running off.
Now I do not wish to make light of flashing. I can understand how being the target of a flasher would be extremely upsetting for anyone but please look at the e-fit at the top of this post. I kid you not - this was the genuine image put out by the police in their appeal for information about the flasher. It has clearly been created on a tablet computer.
Of this image the women say - and I quote - "it bears an uncanny likeness to the man who exposed himself".
A police spokesman said, "“He’s been described as white, stocky, with dark brown or black, gelled hair. He was wearing a blue ‘Berghaus’ jacket, dark jeans and glasses.”
They neglected to mention that he has the head of a cartoon character drawn by a seven year old. Thankfully, there are no e-fit pictures of the offending penis.
Is it really ten years since Blogger - an arm of the Google empire - invited me to launch the world's most prestigious blogging awards? But the archives do not lie my friends. The Laughing Horse Blog Awards really are ten years old as this happy year draws to a close.
All sub-awards are naturally cherished by recipients but the greatest joy and pride is always experienced by the overall Laughing Horse Blogger of the Year. Just to remind visitors old and new, here's a list of past winners. Cue orchestral music:-
2008 – Arthur Clewley for “Arthur Clewley”
2009 – Daphne Franks for “My Dad’s a Communist”
2010 – John Gray for “Going Gently”
2011 – Ian Rhodes for “Shooting Parrots”
2012 – Kate Steeds for "The Last Visible Dog"
2013 – Tom Gowans for “A Hippo on the Lawn”
2014 – Meike Riley for “From My Mental Library”
2015 – Lee George for “Kitchen Connection”
2016 – Steve Reed for “Shadows and Light”
2017 - Keith Kline for "Hiawatha House"
Every year The Awards Committee commission a special Laughing Horse widget from an up and coming designer. This year that honour was embraced by none other than Rufus de Pudin who said, "I wanted to create something special to mark the tenth anniversary of these famous awards. The design idea came to me in a dream."
Revealed for the first time, here's Rufus's special widget design for 2018:-
But who will be the overall winner? You will have to wait till Monday to find out.
We played "Articulate" in the evening of Christmas Day.
SHIRLEY Capital of Poland
ME Warsaw
SHIRLEY No. Another city.
ME Gdansk... Katowice...Krakow...Lodz...Wroclaw...
SHIRLEY No. No. Where stag parties and hen parties go.
ME Oh. You mean Prague?
SHIRLEY Yes.
"Articulate" is a pretty good board game though it could lead to family rifts. Frances and Stew bought me it for Christmas. Even when I was carefully reading the rules out before we started, Mrs Pudding was grumbling, "Come on get on with it" and she was on my team!
Having an influential vegan in the house on Christmas Day has its downsides. For example - no knobs of butter on the vegetables or in the chestnut stuffing and rather than having simple sweet brussel sprouts they had to be sliced in two and tossed in red onion and soy sauce. Mmm... sometimes it is best to keep schtum. Ian had shredded jackfruit in place of roast turkey. It certainly has the texture of poultry.
Ian's vegan Christmas dinner with jackfruit north west
My toothache has not disappeared. It is still there but like a whipped dog that has been sent to his kennel, it has remained still grumbling but in abeyance. My dentist does not reopen until January 2nd though I could access the NHS emergency service if the dog comes out of its kennel again. Thanks to blog visitors who showed kind concern and an upright finger to those who didn't!
Frances and Stew headed down to London on Boxing Day morning to be with Stew's extended family for the last part of the festive season. However, his brother won't be there. He lives on a little island south of New Guinea. It's called Australia. Stew had a special Skype call with his brother on Christmas Eve and learnt that his sister-in-law is at last pregnant! Whoopee!
Ian caught a very early train down to Bristol this morning to spend thirty six hours with a Bristolian woman called Jo before she heads off to South East Asia. He seems to be sweet on her. They met a month ago when her Asian trip was already planned and paid for. Ian has even bought her mother a Christmas gift.
So that's it. Christmas is over for another year. The three wise men have headed back to the east and the devastated carcasses of two or three million turkeys sit under aluminium foil in kitchens throughout the land. What is there left to look forward to?
THE LAUGHING HORSE BLOG AWARDS!
To be announced on New Year's Eve.
Reflections in the old mill pond in Hood Brook valley
Christmas Eve afternoon saw me walking in the nearby countryside. It was a lovely blue sky day with cloud hanging in the valleys. At this time of year, night-time arrives far too soon upon the island of Britain. It is another reason why I would vote to scrap our bi-annual clock changing rigmarole... if we had a referendum! Mmm... maybe not.
As I have not been feeling in top form, I did not wish to drive Clint too far and I didn't want a marathon walk - just three or four country miles in familiar territory.
The tiny hamlet of Green House - just three houses
Back in November 2015, I blogged about a ruinous chapel on the North Lees estate. It sits in splendid isolation in the shadow of Stanage Edge and is rarely visited. For my own part, it was hard to believe that over three years had passed since my last visit. See the old blogpost here.
It's funny how light and shadow can fundamentally change the appearance of subjects we choose to photograph. Characteristically, my preferred illumination is bright sunshine beaming from behind me - bringing out colour with sharp definition.
On Christmas Eve as I approached the ruin of Holy Trinity Chapel, sunshine from the south west was bathing it in light quite perfectly:-
But when I left the ruin, I looked back, noticing different layers of mist under the watchful eye of the telecommunications mast on Sir William Hill. Now the sun was in front of me but I suspect you will agree that the resultant image is much more successful than the first one:-
On I wandered, braving the stepping stones across a swollen Hood Brook. Close by, a short distance from the path I discovered the remains of an old mill that does not seem to feature in Ordnance Survey maps. In the now redundant mill pond December reflections were pin sharp.
I carried on via Green House and Outlane - two tiny hamlets that hardly merit names before heading up to Ridgeway Side. From there I gathered another image of the view across The Hope Valley to the same telecommunications mast as before. Hope Valley? I love that name. Let's hope that Britain and the world at large find more hope in the valleys of 2019 for it seems to me that for large parts of 2018 we were lost in Hopeless Valley with unqualified guides:-
The wreath on our front door
Shirley made it from scratch
Frances and Ian are back home for Christmas along with Frances's fiancee Stew. Last evening we had a big takeaway curry meal from "Takdir" - vegetable rice, onion bhajis, chapattis, chicken dopiaza, lamb methi, vegetable balti and channa bhaji (chick peas). It was a delicious Christmas Eve feast which we all enjoyed. For Indian takeaways you really cannot beat "Takdir".
Shirley and I did not go out afterwards. To tell you the truth I have been feeling a little unwell these past few days and amongst other things, intermittent toothache has begun. I knew I should have made a dental appointment before Christmas. Silly me! You would have thought I'd know by now that toothache doesn't just heal itself.
It's Christmas Day now. Frances, Stew and Shirley have just driven off to Tideswell for the morning service. Ian is still in bed after carousing home later than one in the morning having spent most of Christmas Eve with old Sheffield friends he rarely sees these days.
I have got to peel the potatoes and prepare the brussel sprouts but before I go, here's a short poem I posted on Jenny's "Procrastinating Donkey" blog just yesterday - for Christmas is not just a time for joy and feasting, it is also a time for remembering those no longer with us and all the other Christmases we have known through the years:-
THAT TIME OF YEAR
Echoes backwash through the years
And soon our eyes are filled with tears
For those we won’t see any more
Who said farewell and closed the door
And we shall also up and go
Our footsteps printed in the snow
Gleaming baubles on the tree
Remind us of what used to be
Beyond the sounds of Christmas cheer
I guess it’s just that time of year.
Yesterday's designer Christmas card was, I hope you will agree, unique. If you haven't printed it off yet, I am pleased to tell you that it's not too late to do so. It is guaranteed to impress family members and unexpected visitors.
Ever vigilant Meike - the creator of "From My Mental Library" - advised me that I suggested similar money-saving Christmas card print offs in both 2016 and 2017. It's good that she keeps a close eye upon me and even better that she has an excellent memory. I would be lost without her. Thank you Meike!
In 2016 and 2017 I shared my Xmas e-card designs. This is something I send to people who have not made our physical Christmas card list - distant cousins, former work colleagues, old friends from long ago.
I look through my vast library of photographs and pick one that I think the e-mail recipients might like. This year, rather than picking a traditional snowy image, I chose a picture of an arctic hare that I snapped one hot summer's day upon the moors between Sheffield and Manchester.
The hare had not noticed me. He was staring into the distance as if briefly mesmerised by the honeycomb warmth of that beautiful June day. Standing stock still I was able to capture six or seven images of him or was the hare a her? I'm not good at determining the sex of hares from a distance.
I posted about that day here. And below there's the e-card design that I sent out this Christmas. A happy summer moment in mid-winter:-
As I am now a state pensioner, I have to watch every penny. Consequently, I could not afford to send Christmas cards to all Yorkshire Pudding visitors. However, I had a brainwave. That idea has now come to fruition.
It occurred to me that I could design a Christmas card, present the design in a blogpost then ask visitors to copy that design, paste it on to an A4 page and then print that design via their home printers. Then voila! Visitors would have their own Yorkshire Pudding cards to place on their mantelpieces.
Hence, fair and fellow citizens of the blogosphere, you are cordially invited to print off your own Yorkshire Pudding cards - free of charge!
Front:-
Inside:-
Snowpeople
Snow-woman
Brother Robin who lives in France often forwards "funnies" to me. I am sure you know the kind of thing. They do the rounds via e-mail.
This morning he sent me a "funny" that had a special resonance because last month a BBC Children's TV presenter sparked a minor media storm by referring to snowmen as "snow people" - as if somehow the term "snowman" was laced with historic misogyny, stinking of political incorrectness.
8:00 - I made a snowman.
8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman.
8:15 - So, I made a snow woman.
8:17 - My feminist neighbor complained about the snow woman's voluptuous chest saying it objectified snow women everywhere.
8:20 - The gay couple living nearby threw a hissy fit and moaned it could have been two snow men instead.
8:22 - The transgender man..woman...person asked why I didn't just make one snow person with detachable parts.
8:25 - The vegans at the end of the lane complained about the carrot nose, as veggies are food and not to decorate snow figures with.
8:28 - I am being called a racist because the snow couple is white.
8:31 - The Muslim gent across the road demands the snow woman wear a burqa.
8:40 - The Police arrive saying someone has been offended.
8:42 - The feminist neighbor complained again that the broomstick of the snow woman needs to be removed because it depicted women in a domestic role.
8:43 - The council equality officer arrived and threatened me with eviction.
8:45 - TV news crew from the ABC shows up. I am asked if I know the difference between snowmen and snow-women? I reply, "Snowballs" and am now called a sexist.
9:00 - I'm on the News as a suspected terrorist, racist, homophobic, sensibility offender, bent on stirring up trouble during difficult weather.
9:10 - I am asked if I have any accomplices. My children are taken by social services.
9:29 - Far left protesters offended by everything are marching down the street demanding for me to be beheaded.
Shaista
I must get my skates on in a minute. However, I have still got time to send a shout out for a certain hair and beauty salon in the suburbs of Birmingham. If you were going to name a hair and beauty salon you might come up with an exotic name or a name filled with hope and promise. You know the kind of thing - "Orchid Hair and Beauty", "Hair Rooms", "The Beauty Lounge" etcetera. But the owner of the Birmingham salon chose this:-
Woodlands Crematorium, Scunthorpe
We have attended two funerals this week.
First came Auntie Joyce's funeral over at Scunthorpe - an hour's drive away. It was well-attended and the ceremony was presided over by a humanist celebrant. The only nod to religion was the inclusion of "The Lord's Prayer" which attendees could say if they wanted to but as usual I declined.
A nice thing about eulogies at funerals is that you often learn details about the departed that you never knew before. I learnt about Auntie Joyce's tough early days - growing up in a coal mining community near Doncaster. Previously, I assumed that she had been born and raised west of the River Trent like Shirley's parents and extended family - in an agricultural landscape known as The Isle of Axholme.
The second funeral happened on Tuesday morning. It was held in the Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium in Sheffield and it's another farewell facility I have visited a dozen times or more. This time we were saying goodbye to Geoff. He had collapsed and died at home in his eighty fifth year. He was a lovely man.
He was a man who listened and he had a positive, upbeat attitude to life. His son Steve ran away from his first marriage when his three children were very small. We know Steve's first wife very well and it was a great challenge for her when unexpectedly she found herself the head of a one parent family. But though Geoff was her father-in-law and not her father he stood by them all and was very active in the lives of his grandkids - becoming the number one male role model in their lives.
It is partly testament to him that all three have grown up to be delightful and successful adults. The lads helped to bear Geoff's coffin into the chapel while the daughter read a funeral poem very fluently until the very last line when she cracked up and blubbered to a halt. She is our daughter's best friend.
One day I guess there will be a funeral for me. There will probably only be three or four people and a stray dog there such is the impact I have made upon this world. I would like the humanist celebrant in attendance to say, "He was born, he lived and then he died. That's all folks!"
Though I am not religious, I have sometimes thought that I might like to be buried in the abandoned graveyard of St Faith's Church - a mile west of the village where I was born. It is a quiet place so rarely visited. There I might sleep peacefully forever more - returning to the earth. Perhaps illogically, I find the prospect of being barbecued most unappealing.
St Faith's churchyard
I have visited the Woodlands Crematorium on several occasions. It is in Scunthorpe - an iron and steel town in north west Lincolnshire. The town is presently home to some 83000 souls.
We were there to say farewell to one of Shirley's relations - Auntie Joyce. She had died in an old people's home in Gainsborough having attained the ripe old age of eighty seven. Sadly, her last years were tainted with dementia.
After the ceremony at Woodlands, we decided to visit Scunthorpe town centre. Neither of us had been there in many years. Thirty years ago it was a white working class town with thriving foundries. People had money in their pockets and pride in their hearts.
Nowadays, many residents of Scunthorpe have their roots in faraway cultures from Asia to Africa and from eastern Europe to Turkey. In addition, the town seems a lot poorer than before.
You can see that poverty in the bargain shops and the boarded up store fronts. You can see it in the countless mobility scooters and in the drawn expressions of passers by. A tall thin man with bloodshot eyes and wild hair held a tatty purple quilt around his shoulders. He lurched towards me with his hand stretched out. And this was in the middle of High Street. You would not have seen that thirty years ago. There were no beggars in Scunthorpe back then.
We entered Cafe Jazz on Cole Street but there was no jazz music. No pianist in the corner. No saxophonist connecting with the stars. This was a humble cafe with a very inexpensive menu. A fat Chinese woman was bent over her "Christmas Dinner Special" (£3.90) shovelling in the sliced carrots and the roasted potatoes as if she hadn't eaten for many days.
A terribly obese woman in a grey overcoat waddled in with her grown up daughter and grown up son. They were also very overweight and their faces were similarly the colour of uncooked pastry. They ordered their calorific food as Shirley and I tucked into ours. She had vegetable soup with a roll while I enjoyed a bacon and egg bap with a latte. The bill was £5.80 and Shirley also had a mug of tea.
Afterwards we wandered down to the indoor market. Once bustling it is now almost empty - with just a handful of stalls holding on. Nearby - in Foundry Square - we noticed a brand new statue - unveiled as recently as this November. It is called The Scunthorpe Steelworkers Sculpture and it celebrates the town's proud steel-making heritage. Though I liked it, it appeared somehow discordant. After all, you can't heal deprivation with a statue.
England is a wealthy country. Recognising the poverty that has become a part of Scunthorpe's new character makes me sad and mad and frustrated. It doesn't have to be this way. There should be more equity and more hope and less blaming of the poor for the condition they find themselves in. Our visit provided but a snapshot on a sunny Monday afternoon in December - just a week before Christmas Eve. Lord knows what Brexit will do to the town. Nothing good - that's for sure.
Happy Christmas Scunthorpe! May Santa bring you everything you asked for!
I am thankful that I have somewhere warm to live and to sleep - somewhere I can call home. I am thankful that I have shoes upon my feet and clothes in my wardrobe and food in the pantry. And I am thankful that I don't have to worry about where my next meal is coming from.
I am thankful that I can pay the utility bills that land on our doormat or appear in my e-mail inbox. I am grateful that I don't smoke cheap cigarettes or have a big satellite dish on the side of my house or have a mongrel dog upon a chain cowering in a broken kennel upon a neglected back garden.
I am glad that I don't have to attend food banks or make sense of labyrinthine forms related to social security or welfare payments. And I am thankful that I don't have to push an old shopping trolley around the streets - filled with all my worldly goods.
I am thankful that I don't have to move around on a mobility scooter or look in a mirror and notice that I am older than my years. And I am grateful that I don't live on some rundown estate or in some gruesome tower block surrounded by other people who are steeped in poverty.
I am glad that I knew about the importance of books before I went to school and I am grateful that my parents provided me with a secure home and a childhood that was not blemished by poverty in all its different disguises.
I am glad that I have visited wonderful places and have gathered a store of happy memories from a comfortable life. I am glad that I have not suffered from ailments associated with poverty or turned the heating off for fear of the bill that inevitably follows.
To be truthful, I don't really know what poverty is or how it feels but I can imagine it and I have the ability to empathise. When all is said and done, I am so very thankful that I am not poor but my heart goes out to all who live in poverty.
At an abandoned hill farm on the edge of Eyam Moor
Okay. Let's backtrack to Friday.
With a decent weather forecast, I was determined to walk but I didn't wish to take Clint very far as he has been suffering from tummy rumbles. Beyond Grindleford, I parked him on a moorland track known as Sir William Hill Road. Clint groaned, "It's bloody freezing up here! Surely you are not leaving me here!"
I simply grinned, patted Clint's bonnet and set off towards the hamlet of Leam. Then along to Tor Farm and onward through woodland to Stoke Ford.
Ancient stone at the ring cairn on Eyam Moor
Then upwards back to Eyam Moor where I successfully located a "Ring Cairn" with a special stone that must have been carved more than three thousand years ago. Many walkers would just ramble past it - not knowing that it is there - a tantalising window into misty times gone by.
I was walking for three hours. Good for the body and good for the soul. Afterwards, I parked at Grindleford Station and treated myself to a mug of tea and a sausage and tomato sandwich. Clint was grumpy and looking forward to having his petrol tank replenished. "I hope we won't be stopping again!" he muttered as I pressed the "on" button of his car radio.
Old and broken wall on Eyam Moor
A view of Oaks Farm above Stoke Ford
Gnarled hawthorn tree above Bretton Clough
Hello again - it's me! Death did not com to wrap her icy arms around me. The Devil was denied another disciple in those flaming halls of Hell.
At 1.30pm I got to Hull with little trouble and met up with my pal Tony and an armchair Tigers supporter called Carl at the Park and Ride facility near Hessle. We rode to the stadium by bus and had time to pop into a little Polish cafe for late lunches.
The day was freezing cold but being sensible chaps we were suitably attired with hats and gloves and extra layers of clothing. Tony and Carl had even brought flasks of tea for half time when Carl gave me a "Mars" bar.
Some goals are long range shots, others are towering headers but some are scrambled opportunist goals. It's a question of being in the right place at the right time. And that's how it was in the first half of yesterday's match. Two poached goals by Fraizer Campbell. They were enough to send Brentford back to west London with nothing to show for their pre-Christmas trip to Yorkshire.
Fraizer Campbell in action against Brentford yesterday
After the game, I set off home from the Park and Ride not knowing what I might encounter. The warnings had been quite strident - even alarmist but in the event all I met was cold rain sheeting down making visibility difficult. I drove at 50 to 60 mph all the way back until I hit a traffic jam on the M1 motorway.
Ahead there had been a pile up and the blue lights of emergency vehicles flashed in the blackness as rain continued to pelt down. I sat in that jam for almost an hour listening to the radio and pretty happy that the promise of freezing rain and treacherous driving conditions had not come true.
There was a different tragedy when I stepped in our house. The Christmas tree that Shirley decorated this morning had fallen over. Several baubles were smashed and Lord knows what may have happened to the Christmas lights. Meantime she is at her health centre's Christmas "do" in the city centre. I hope she won't imagine that I stumbled into the tree because I hate it when she whacks me with the rolling pin.
Should I risk my life for Hull City? Should I risk injury to Clint - my sleek silver Hyundai companion?
Hull is fifty two miles from here. I have a ticket for today's Championship match with Brentford. The kick off is at 3pm. Afterwards, I hope to drive home via the A63, M62, M18 and M1. It's major roads all the way. Then onto the Sheffield Parkway.
It is a journey I have successfully completed without incident on countless occasions.
However, today the weather gurus are forecasting dangerous driving conditions in the evening with an ice storm and snow as weather fronts collide producing treacherous freezing rain.
Will I survive to write another blogpost? If you don't hear from me again, I am lying on a mortuary slab with a smile on my face - following our inevitable victory over Brentford. So long! It's been nice knowing you folks!
Parliament - Who is listening?
During Britain's escalating Brexit crisis I have been watching chunks of live television coverage on the BBC Parliament channel. You get to witness emerging debates and I must say I have been uplifted by the eloquence of several of our Members of Parliament.
However, something else emerges and it concerns the conduct of our elected representatives within The House of Commons chamber itself.
Before I reflect upon that behaviour may I first say that as a secondary school teacher I had a set of basic classroom expectations. These unwritten rules included the following:-
No chewing or eating in class
No sleeping
Listen politely when someone else is speaking
Do not chat with others or make faces across the room
I will be the first to admit that my teenage scholars would occasionally break these "rules" but my expectations were clear and they were all about having the best learning atmosphere possible.
Back to our MP's in The Houses of Parliament. At least three of my five rules are being broken all the time. Though some of our "right honourable" representatives listen attentively, many others think nothing about texting on their phones or checking their Facebook accounts or sending tweets during debates.
To my simple way of thinking, this is is just plain rude. If another MP is speaking then they should be listening - paying attention. And they should not be gesturing across the aisle or thumbing through papers or having conversations with their parliamentary chums. If they wish to do such things they should do them outside the chamber.
Apart from anything else, our leaders should be modelling good behaviour for our young people. In addition, it seems to me that it is insulting to the democratic process to brazenly display such careless inattention. People like the fellow shown below are currently paid £77, 379 per annum plus generous expenses re travel, meals, accommodation and office support.
Conservative MP asleep during a debate
Just outside our back door there is a big black storage box that we call "The Coffin". In there you will find buckets, brushes, bags of glass jars that Shirley needs for jam, marmalade or chutney making. There is also a tub containing fat balls for garden birds and a grey swing bin in which I store bird seed.
Sometimes I delve into that bin every single day in order to keep providing our avian visitors with a tasty seed supply. However, at other times I may not need to access the bin for several days when there's still plenty of seed out in the garden or when there's old bread to distribute in place of seeds.
Until yesterday I hadn't been in the bin for a while. I opened the lid and looked down. There at the bottom I noticed something dark. Momentarily I thought it might be a big garden slug but then it moved. It was a mouse!
It must have found its way into The Coffin, peeped inside the lid and plunged down to the seeds near the bottom. It would have been impossible for the mouse to climb out - two feet up a slippery grey plastic shaft.
And then I saw another mouse. It had been hiding in my little seed scoop. Not one but two mice trapped in an all-you-can-eat birdseed buffet!
A more ruthless fellow would have duly assassinated those two small rodents but that's not something that I could do. They had bright black eyes and little pink ears. I took the bin up to the top of our garden and laid it horizontally upon the ground so that the mice could escape. I watched them speed away into our dying bramble bushes.
Who knows what will happen to them? Will they survive wintertime or will they be pounced upon by neighbourhood cats? They are probably still snuffling around up there in the December darkness exchanging happy memories of their time in the free seed restaurant. Dry and safe until a giant peered inside.
Over the years, many inventions have come to fruition - making everyday life smoother than before. From the microwave to the trrouser press and from the electric toothbrush to the steam iron - modern inventions enhance our lives.
Now I am not an inventor myself but drawn from personal experience, I have some ideas that inventors could work upon. I invite any inventors out there to pick up one or more of my suggestions and run with them to their garden huts and attics. It would be gratifying to see my little pipe dreams turned into practical realities.
1. Silent Vacuum Cleaner All my life I have been plagued by noisy vacuum cleaners. Usually, they are operated by cackling women with evil glints in their eyes - as if getting off on the misery that their jet engine din causes. "Lift your feet!" my mother would call as she entered the living room with her booming old Hoover. And nowadays my blood pressure rises immediately whenever Shirley plugs in our black Hitachi 1700 model. Peace is devastated. It was the same in the last school where I worked. I always continued working for two or three hours after the children had gone but it wasn't long before the cleaner - Gwen or Elaine entered my quiet room with their cacophonous industrial machine.
2. Shirt Tucking In Device Maybe it's to do with the shape of my body or the length of my shirts but no matter how hard I try to keep my shirts tucked into my trousers, they are always coming out. I try buckling my belt so tight that I cannot slide my palms into my trouser waist but still the shirt will manage to escape as I stand and sit and walk about or bend. How wonderful it would be to dress and feel confident that my shirt would remain neatly tucked in.
3. Hot Drink Cooler There is nothing worse than being in a rush and having to gulp down a piping hot mug of tea or coffee. Perhaps someone could invent an easy-to-use electrical device to pop into the hot drink and halve its temperature immediately. Alternatively, maybe someone could create instant cooling tablets that you drop in the drink and hey presto - the temperature drops.
4. Scammer Electrocution Device In recent years I have found my life being invaded by uncaring scammers seeking to defraud me. They appear in my e-mail inbox and they bother me by calling up on our house phone. Could someone please invent an electrocution button for telephones and another for computer keyboards? My idea is that if one received a scam call or e-mail one could press the button and send an immediate bolt of electricity to the perpetrator's device. Not enough to kill them but perhaps enough to send them to hospital.
5. Flyhole Zip Alarm I must confess that very occasionally I will forget to pull up my flyhole zip. This can be embarrassing at funerals or job interviews and besides when one's flyhole is down flies can easily access one's southern regions. How helpful it would be if there was a discreet vibrating buzzer in my trousers to alert me to zip neglect and avoid arrest or unsavoury accusation. I know that there are many other gentlemen who would appreciate such a personal security product.
Have you got any ideas of your own for helpful new inventions?
Fraisthorpe
Did you ever hear the song "I've Been Everywhere"? It was written in 1959 by an Australian country and western artist called Geoff Mack. That first version included lists of Australian place names. but perhaps the most famous version of the song was recorded by Johnny Cash. In his rendition the Australian place names were replaced with American names:-
I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man,
Crossed the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Travel, I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere
I've been to: -
Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottowa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattua, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Tocapillo,, Pocotello, Amperdllo...
Hailing from The East Riding of Yorkshire, I thought it was nigh time to create an East Yorkshire version with place names that reflect the history of that wondrous corner of England. Many of the names are rooted in our Norse or Viking heritage though others reflect pre-Christian, Saxon, Norman and even Victorian influences. Which ever way you look at it, the East Yorkshire names have a very different sound and flavour
I have been everywhere my friend
Crossed The Yorkshire Wolds my friend
I have inhaled the North Sea air my friend
Travel, I have had my share
I've been everywhere my friend
I've been to:-
Wetwang, Swine. Holme on Spalding Moor, Withernwick, Ulrome, Skidby, Thorngumbald, Land of Nod, Skerne, Aike, Brandesburton, Pocklington, Nafferton, Rise, Skeffling, Sigglesthorne, Catfoss, Meaux, Rudston, Fraisthorpe, Hull...
I could write a blogpost about each one of those East Riding places but please don't sigh. That is not going to happen. Instead let me just focus on Fraisthorpe - a small coastal settlement just south of the seaside town of Bridlington.
My father would often take me there with my brothers and we would change into our swimming trunks in the shadow of concrete World War II defences left behind on the beach before running into the cold and opaque North Sea.
"Fraisthorpe" is called "Frestintorp" in the Domesday Book of 1086. The suffix "thorpe" indicates that it was originally an outlying farmstead. The beginning of the name indicates that that farmstead of long ago was owned by a man called Freistingr or Freysteinn. Either of these first names reveal a Norse connection.
It is possible that there was a settlement at Fraisthorpe before Vikings arrived in the ninth century but if there was, its name is lost in the mists of history... which is everywhere, man.
St Winifrid's, Stainton
It has been a rather weird weekend. Shirley has been at the coast with several of her many cousins. Meantime I have been at home getting better.
Thankfully, on Sunday I felt well enough to drive out of the city. I travelled east beyond the former pit village of Maltby and did some walking and picture taking. It was a lovely December day after several grey and rainy days.
On a quiet country lane, a fellow who was out walking with his family turned back specially to speak with me. He wanted to know why I was taking photographs. I told him that my hobby was legal and that some of my pictures would be submitted to the "geograph" website. He was perfectly happy with my explanation having just spotted my bulging biceps and our height differential.
Woolthwaite Farm
I must admit that I felt a degree of sympathy for him and his family as they live in such an isolated location. Rural crime has been on the increase and the sight of a lone figure in a black Hull City manager's coat must have been slightly unnerving.
I visited nearby Stainton where the great Yorkshire fast bowler Freddie Ttueman was born. There was a massive stone cross in the churchyard - apparently it is the village's war memorial. In front of it was a grave that contained the remains of a teenage boy who was electrocuted at the nearby colliery in the 1920's.
Ivy covered tree near Sandbeck Lodge
It's always nice to visit map squares I have never entered before. I drove home feeling hungry and planned to prepare a nice rump steak with two small jacket potatoes, garden peas and fried mushrooms with onions.
After half an hour this simple culinary dream came true.
I forgot to mention than by a quiet country lane on my way to Stainton I spotted a memorial to coal miners who were lost in a methane explosion at Maltby Colliery in the 1920's. Twenty five bodies were never recovered. Followed by the names of those men, this was the inscription:-
"THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY
OF THE 27 MEN WHO TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIVES AS A RESULT
OF THE EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED IN MALTBY COLLIERY
ON JULY 28TH 1923
25 OF THE BODIES WERE NEVER RECOVERED AND THEY ARE
FOREVER ENTOMBED 800 YARDS DIRECTLY BELOW THIS MEMORIAL"
Henderson's
Albatrosses
Milkiness
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Lapping America
A Man, a Corvette, and Interstates
Claude Clayton Smith
“This entertaining book is as much about the adventurer as it is about the adventure: where Smith goes is interesting, but it’s what he does when he gets there that’s important. An entertaining learning experience, not only for the reader but for the author as well.” — ALA Booklist
Now more than half a century old, the Federal Interstate Highway System was proposed by President Eisenhower as a security measure in case the United States needed to move large quantities of military supplies through the country. The result has been the Interstates, which most motorists take for granted to get us many miles at high speeds.
Lapping America is Smith’s tale of celebrating the Interstate system by driving the perimeter of the United States: from Ohio to Maine, down to Florida, across to California, north to Washington, then back eastward to his Ohio home—all in a fire-red ‘96 Corvette. Along the way he meets a cross-section of the
American people and talks with them about the Interstates and what makes the system so much a part of the American fabric. This is a funny, perceptive,
beautifully crafted account of a journey many of us may dream of making but never do. Smith takes us along for a wonderful ride.
Lapping America quantity
ISBN: 978-158080-139-3
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Xue Di: Heart Into Soil
Xue Di: Heart Into Soil quantity
Heart Into Soilpp traverses landscapes of exile and identity, where memory appears as the ground of daily existence, and what is felt reveals the incompleteness of the present moment. From solidness to great emptiness, then back into solidness, memory, writing and the world exist in unstable liaison. As the lyric impulse digs toward the root, origins are transformed and unbounded. Writing then becomes a means of location within shifting “plains of consciousness/ in a fullness of light/ where every object/ vanishes/ reappears/ metamorphoses.”
Xue Di was born in Beijing in 1957. After taking part in the 1989 demonstrations in Tian’anmen Square, he left China and, since 1990, has been a fellow in Brown University’s Freedom to Write Program. He has published two books of poems in Chinese, contributed to many magazines, and is also known as an anthologist and critic. His collected poems and essays (3 volumes) are forthcoming in China.
“Like Bei Dao, Xue Di is one of China’s most accomplished contemporary poets living in exile…. Heart into Soil clearly traces the development of his poetic techniques and art. The poems in Part I [composed before he came to the US] represent an outlet for strong emotions and a painful effort to revolt against oppression. Here the poet tries to achieve tension, …extraordinary juxtaposition of words an a sense of pressure produced by images that clash with one another. When [in Part II] he finds himself in a democratic society where he has the freedom to cry out…[he] seems to have, ironically, lost the motivation to do so. He becomes quiet, turns inward…. What he strives for now is not formal effects, but the innate quality of poetry. And his poetry becomes purer and deeper.
What Waldrop has done to these texts is to turn them into impressive poems [in English].”
–Hu Qian, Translation Review
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Indonesian police shoot dead three suspected militants
Indonesian police stand near the scene of a shooting in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia July 14, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Hendra Nurdiyansyah/ via REUTERS
Indonesian police guard is seen near the scene of a shooting in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia July 14, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Hendra Nurdiyansyah/ via REUTERS
Police detain a suspect following the shooting of three suspected Islamic militants in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia July 14, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian anti-terrorism officers shot dead three suspected Islamic militants on Saturday in the central Java city of Yogyakarta, police said.
National police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal said the officers from the elite unit had shot the suspects after being attacked with "sharp weapons and a firearm".
Two officers suffered arm wounds and police seized four machetes and a revolver.
Iqbal's statement said the men were believed to be members of Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), a loose grouping of hundreds of Islamic State sympathizers that is on a U.S. State Department terrorist list.
The majority-Muslim Southeast Asian nation has faced a surge in homegrown Islamist militancy in recent years. In May, around 30 people were killed in suicide bombings in Surabaya, the deadliest attack in over a decade.
(Reporting by Bernadette Christina Munthe; Writing by Ed Davies; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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Recent Work Abstract Aquatic/Celestial Ancient Commissions/Collaborations
“Earthworks in Water: The 50 Year Sensibility”. A Project of Artist/Environmentalist Calvin Grimm (2017)
Photo: Webb Leonard
"Grimm does not render the flower; he renders the force that drives it...The beauty of nature is not so much to be found in the individual stone or tree or stream, but in the dynamic and unceasing exchange of energy between them."
- Mikhail Horowitz. Woodstock Times
"(His extensive wilderness experience) provides him with voluptuous subject matter which he treats with a light, energetic touch.”
-Helen A. Harrison, New York Times
"His work comes from a biomorphic expressive abstraction which he carries into his own energetic and richly inventive mode." Sara Lynn Henry, Distinguished Professor of Art History, Emerita, Drew University
Within the natural world resides an abstract presence that, when intensely experienced, can later emerge in the work of certain artists. As an Abstract Expressionist painter, Calvin Grimm, marks his coordinates on canvases informed by years of exploration into pristine environments of intimate immensity. He was a wilderness sea kayaking expedition leader on the Alaskan and Yucatan coasts, and a backpack and horsepack leader in Wyoming for years, absorbing and contemplating what art historian and curator, Robert Rosenblum, reflects upon as "experiences of the spiritual...of the transcendental, mysterious...on a par with 'the great unknowables' of the universe". Donald Kuspit, "Sublime Fullness, Perennial Light, Eric Aho Paintings" 2011.
Grimm is widely recognized for his two murals at the San Francisco Giants AT&T Park in which he melds natural elements of the surrounding environment with symbols of architecture and baseball. Conversely, his "Ancient" series studies the 30,000 BC cave art of France and the spirits found in Native American horse masks.
His more recent series, "Deep Ocean/Deep Space" explores the similarities found in the vast aquatic and celestial frontiers, incorporating influences from Hubble imaging and abstractions of sea organism photographs with his personal experiences living from the fruits of the Caribbean while wilderness kayaking and snorkeling for five months at a time. He asks us, in this series, to surrender our need to know if we have entered a world of phosphorescing jellies or gaseous nebulae. Indeed, his paintings ask us to explore and engage in our own dialog with the inherent abstractions repeated throughout nature.
Painter and environmentalist, Grimm's organically grounded paintings reveal a personal collaboration with the forces of nature.
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Leyland Beaver for a Funeral in Wells
On a Saturday afternoon David Hall got a call on his mobile from a family in Wells whose Dad had just passed away. David is always deeply moved when a family ring him first before contacting a Funeral Director. The funeral date couldn’t be advised as the death had not been registered yet as nothing can happen until the Death Certificate is produced.
The Funeral Director from Wells rang to say that they had a low archway. As the Leyland Beaver couldn’t get into their yard the Funeral Arranger suggested that the funeral should be transferred to a Funeral Director in the same group at Shepton Mallet, who had a sizeable yard. As the Deceased’s home was in Wells, David elected to use the Wells Funeral Director and sit on the Double Yellow Lines outside the location whilst he loaded the flowers and then move down to be opposite the archway when it was time to load the coffin.
The Floral Tributes were ‘DAD’, a ‘Horseshoe’, a 17 inch ‘Heart’, a ‘Polo Ring’, a Coffin Spray and a ‘Teardrop’. David designed a layout in which every Floral Tribute was visible and spoke to the three Florists involved regarding the measurements that he required. Mundys Florist in Radstock, who supplied the ‘Horseshoe’ were emailed a sketch of a horseshoe with key points being highlighted that needed to be measured. From the data supplied by Colin Mundy, David created a scaled diagram, a cardboard template and thence a wooden support structure that would be invisible behind the Floral Tribute. Very few people understand the time and effort David takes to get a Floral Tribute to appear to be floating in mid air.
David kept the Son of the Deceased updated as the build of the various support structures progressed and he replied, ‘I have complete confidence in what you are going to do and everyone is looking forward to seeing the results of your work.’
Two days before the funeral David asked the Funeral Arranger to put out cones north & south of the Double Yellow Lines on the assumption no one would park on the Double Yellow Lines. However, David’s rational was shattered when the Funeral Arranger said that she could not guarantee that no one would be on the Double Yellow Lines when David arrived.
In preparation of what to do if someone was parked on the Double Yellow Lines, David phoned Wells Police, who said it was the responsibility of the Council, who said it was the job of the Highways Department, who said it was the duty for the Police to lift a car off the street if it was causing an obstruction!
So David decided to follow his old Dad’s advice that ‘God helps them that helps themselves.’ David formulated a strategy of arriving early in Wells at around 0700 hours when most people were still in their beds and contractors working at houses on the High Street hadn’t yet arrived. Also in order to minimise the impact of fuel price increases, David tries, wherever possible, to use Food Retailer Sites. Most Retail Service Stations don’t welcome lorries that find turning in front of the shop to be a very tight manoeuvre. The best time to visit a Retail Service Station is just after it has opened for the day when there are no cars, only White Van Men. So David left Bradford-on-Avon at 0530 hours and rolled into Tesco Shepton Mallet at 0630 hours and was on the Double Yellow lines in Wells at 0715 hours.
To David’s surprise, the Funeral Arranger had left the cones on the Double Yellow Lines and not north or south of them as he had requested. He was baffled why the Funeral Arranger had protected the Double Yellow Lines as the law demands that no one should park on them and although it is sometimes misunderstood the owners of Disabled Blue Badges can only park on a Double Yellow Line for 3 hours maximum. Double Yellow Lines do allow unloading or loading to take place but not parking, so David was puzzled why the Funeral Arranger had protected a stretch of road that in his opinion didn’t need protecting. However, all became clear to David when the owner of the house situated beyond the archway into the Funeral Directors yard offered David a cup of tea. He told David that one Saturday night when he was going to take his Daughter to the airport, he found that someone had left their car on the Double Yellow Lines opposite the archway and this prevented him from getting his car out. The man had to call a taxi and bear the cost of taking his Daughter to the airport.
David’s overall strategy had worked as by 0815 hours a resident left for work and vacated the space up the hill from the Funeral Directors and David reversed the Leyland Beaver off the Double Yellow Lines. As David sat in his lorry waiting for the Funeral Arranger to arrive, he admired the view from the cab and thought that Wells was one of the most atmospheric places that he had visited with his vintage vehicle.
The Funeral Arranger arrived and was relieved that David had found the space he required and she told David about the problems she had encountered with cars being left overnight obstructing the Funeral Directors premises. On one night staff had collected a body from a local Care Home but couldn’t access their own premises due to inappropriate and illegal parking. On this occasion the Police were called and a Recovery Company lifted the car off the street during the night.
Wanting to post a letter David asked where the nearest post-box was, which turned out to be just down the street and only 100 yards from Wells Cathedral. David’s only regret was that he didn’t post the letter 5 minutes earlier as he could have witnessed an amazing spectacle. The Wells Cathedral Clock dates from 1390 and is the oldest working clock in the world. Every fifteen minutes inside the Cathedral two figures from the 14th or 15th century strike a bell with a hammer and on the outside two rings of jousting knights appear to be charging at each other some 100 feet above the ground. The clock was wound by hand for over 100 years by descendants of Paul Fisher a Jeweller and Horologist in the town.
The Son of the Deceased had originally intended to travel in the cab with David, however, at the last moment he declined as he was needed in the limousine to comfort his Mum. So a gentleman from Liverpool, called ‘Scouser Steve’, travelled with David from the house in Wells to Shepton Mallet Crematorium. As David changed gear Steve smiled and his eyes lit up as the sound and smell from the Leyland 600 engine reminded him of the happy times he had spent with his own Dad, travelling in a Leyland Octopus along the East Lancs A580 Road in the early 1960’s.
After the service the Son of the Deceased shook David’s hand and thanked him for his professionalism and his attention to detail. Unbeknown to David the funeral was videoed for Somerset Live and was posted on the internet which is one of the best marketing opportunities that Vintage Lorry Funerals had been involved with that had not been initiated by David.
Posted by David Hall at 08:41
I had my first ride in a 1950 Leyland Beaver when I was 5, in 1958. It is an honour and a privilege to take a Loved One on their final journey using my Leyland Beaver. When I'm travelling around the UK some amazing things happen and often facts may appear stranger than fiction, as you will see in these articles.
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CBC News issues vague correction
From 2012 ...
CBC News issues vague correction after it tells viewers there were no rocket attacks from Gaza in the past year.
Canada's CBC television issued an on-air apology Wednesday, a day after it misled its viewers by telling them that the recent Gazan rocket attacks on Israel were the first such attacks in a year's time.
In fact, 405 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza in the last 12 months (according to the Elder of Zion website), and 130 have been fired over the past month – most of them this week.
CBC is making Palestinians look like victims, not terrorists
Palestinian President Abbas' Wednesday speech did not include calls to de-escalate terror attacks on Israelis.
Israeli authorities called Abbas' claims that a 13 year old Palestinian boy had been executed a lie -- in fact he is receiving treatment in an Israeli hospital, as seen in the video report, above (see link below).
During all this, taxpayer-funded CBC continues to minimize the recent terror attacks, through their biased choice of words and images that depict Palestinians as victims rather than perpetrators.
See the full story and video here.
CBC's social experiment shut down by OPP
CBC Marketplace caused a stir in Alliston when it started selling T-shirts bearing "white power" and "Make Canada Great Again" slogans in a social experiment designed to see how Canadians react to racism.
The reaction by some residents was to call the police when they saw a CBC actor selling the T-shirts on Victoria Street in downtown Alliston.
Nottawasaga OPP media relations officer Const. Harry Lawrenson confirmed the detachment put an end to the film shoot on Jan. 11 after receiving complaints from a couple of residents.
Perks of the CBC pension plan
When you start a new job, it’s all about the now. You know you should be saving for your future, but it’s hard to find the extra cash! But before you know it, you’re 50, and you wish you had paid more attention to saving.
Less than 40% of Canadian employees have a pension plan through work. We are proud to offer our CBC/Radio-Canada employees a defined benefit plan – one that pays you a regular monthly pension. It’s something you can count on! Not sure you will stay with CBC/Radio-Canada until retirement? You can choose to take the pension you’ve earned with you.
So what’s the plan worth? CBC/Radio-Canada puts in money for you each year – on top of the pay cheque you already receive. The closer you get to retirement, the more money CBC/Radio-Canada will put in. For a 30-year-old, it’s about 5% of your pay. For a 40-year-old, the number jumps to around 10% – and it keeps getting better with age!
As a permanent employee, you join the pension plan the month after you start with CBC/Radio-Canada – meaning you can take advantage of this extra money right away.
See the CBC pension plan here.
How the CBC Let Us Down
I was at the CBC when the Ghomeshi scandal broke and got an inside view of its institutional failures.
I was working from home that Friday in October almost two years ago when a flurry of texts from colleagues at the CBC started blowing up my phone. The missives were mostly questions about how much information any of us had—could we fill in the blanks, did we know what was really going on. But the common thread in every message was the acknowledgement that the things we'd been whispering about, the public secrets we'd all been sort of keeping might actually be true. Because even though at that point we didn't know much, we knew.
Why has the CBC not covered this horrific terrorist attack
On the morning of September 16 in Israel, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed to death Ari Fuld, a prominent pro-Israel advocate and dual American-Israeli citizen, in a heinous and brazen daylight murder outside a shopping mall near Efrat, at the Gush Etzion Junction south of Jerusalem.
Fuld was a 45-year-old father of four best known for being a passionate and articulate defender of Israel, as a combat soldier who enlisted in the IDF and in the war of ideas in the realm of pro-Israel advocacy.
Here in Canada, the Globe and Mail, CTV News, Toronto Star, National Post (in print and online), and most PostMedia newspapers all covered the attack (see appended below), prominently we might add, yet we have yet to see any coverage by CBC Online, Radio or TV.
Why has the CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster with considerable resources, not covered this horrific terrorist attack that is most newsworthy?
CBC is not about Canadian programming but programming Canadians
CBC reporters and producers affirming their assumed superiority by churning out a constant stream of intellectual bigotry.
With the CBC’s TV ratings down 40% to a specialty channel-like 5% share of viewers even before it lost its NHL contract, according to Canadian Media Research, it’s worth asking again what has gone wrong with the Mother Corp and what should be done about it? The answer to the first question is that it no longer represents ordinary Canadians to themselves in a way they like or even recognize. So when its funding comes under scrutiny, it is not surprising that most Canadians collectively yawn while watching any of the myriad other channels available to them on various media platforms.
Someone recently observed that the CBC is not about Canadian programming but programming Canadians to its enlightened view of how the world should work. Look at the litany of in-house CBC stars and ask if any are representative of ordinary Canadians and their values?
Ombudsman Finds CBC Reporting Imprecise and Lacked Context
On July 24, HRC issued a media action alert which noted that although Israel won widespread praise for its leading role and brave humanitarian efforts in the daring rescue of hundreds of individuals associated with Syria’s White Helmets, our public broadcaster, the CBC, produced truly appalling coverage that maligned Israel’s efforts.
In that alert, we flagged a biased report by Susan Ormiston that aired on CBC The National on July 23.
Ms. Ormiston’s stating that Israel undertook this daring and dangerous humanitarian operation as essentially a smokescreen to deflect attention and criticism away from its military efforts in Gaza, was unfounded and was a highly editorialized and inflammatory statement, instead of being neutral and objective.
Read the full story and Ombudsman report here.
CBC Broadcasts Outrageous Jewish Conspiracy Theory
You’d expect to see outrageous Jewish conspiracy theories in the annals of Holocaust denial websites, not on our public broadcast’s airwaves.
Disturbingly, on May 20, CBC’s “The Weekly” news program aired an odious “news report” and “interview” that was nothing short of a Jewish conspiracy theory. The CBC News program hosted by Anchor Wendy Mesley interviewed Ken Vogel, a political reporter for the New York Times.
The CBC program (watch by clicking here or by clicking immediately below) centres on how wealthy Jews (specifically casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his net worth of $40-billion+) effectively control U.S. President Donald Trump and his inner circle which was “instrumental in persuading Trump” to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.
The report attempts to shame former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper for having “ties” with Adelson and for their shared values and interests when it comes to being a friend to Israel and for being critics of the Iran nuclear deal.
Read the full story, and see the video here.
CBC declined interview with assaulted Pro-lifer
Pro-lifer assaulted in viral video speaks out — after CBC declined interview
David Menzies of The Rebel.Media reports: Outside a Toronto courthouse, I spoke to Marie Claire Bissonnette, the pro-life activist who was allegedly assaulted by Jordan Hunt during a peaceful protest against abortion on a Toronto street corner, in a video that went viral around the world.
Here are some comments from the video page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vea9d7slJ0M):
CBC refused to publish this incident? Yet another reason to sell or defund the CBC !!!
Yup, getting a little tired of forking out 1.2 billion every year to keep the leftist bs afloat, if they can't be neutral and just report the news time for them to GTFO
Good for Marie, there should be freedom of speech in this world!!! Boycott CBC
The cbc is an embarrassment to all Canadians
The CBC is a Biased Pro Marxist/Communist Totalitarian Government tax payer funded Propaganda Machine. The fact the CBC refused to publish this story is enough proof for me to Start a Movement to DEFUND and Disband the CBC
and once again the Rebel gets the truth out and the CBC is either silent or telling us lies
CBC is a disgrace for refusing to cover this assault. Our corrupt government has bought the media bias, let alone mandatory compliance for caucus members on the issue and the withholding of federal summer jobs grants for employers who will not tow the extremist pro-abortion policy
CBC political contributions to politicians
Episode six of the CBC Follies - Political contributions to politicians
CBC Exposed presents: Fifth Estate Follies
The CBC was ordered to pay close to $1 million in damages to medical scientist Dr. Frans Leenen of the University of Ottawa because of a story that ran on the investigative program the fifth estate.
It was also told to pay another $200,000 in damages to a Toronto cardiologist, Dr. Martin Myers.
The two doctors had sued the CBC over a story about the safety of heart medication that had been broadcast in 1996.
They accused the investigative report of being malicious, unfair, defamatory and sensationalized.
CBC News accused of spreading disinformation and mistruths
A non-profit preventive medicine company founded by Calgary Flames co-owner Allan Markin is suing the CBC for what it claims is a series of defamatory articles.
Pure North S’Energy Foundation is seeking $6 million in damages from the national broadcaster and two of its reporters, Charles Rusnell and Jennie Russell.
In its statement of claim, filed in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench, True North says it has repeatedly asked the CBC to remove from the Internet what it says are inaccurate articles.
“Pure North’s reputation and work has been severely damaged as the result of an unrelenting broadcast campaign by the CBC and the reporters through various media which has had the result of damage to Pure North by spreading disinformation and mistruths about Pure North’s operation and practices,” it states ...
CBC Fails to Identify Dead Palestinians as Terrorists
Yesterday evening Israel time, a gunfight erupted when undercover Israeli special forces had their cover exposed by Hamas terrorists when carrying out an intelligence gathering mission in Gaza.
In the ensuing battle, six Hamas terrorists were killed, including a senior commander of the group’s tunneling operations. The seventh Palestinian who was killed was a member of the Popular Resistance Committees according to AFP. An Israeli solider was also killed in the raid. Subsequently, Palestinian terrorists fired over 80 rockets and mortar shells at Israel, several which were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.
In covering the violence which many fear may put Israel and Hams on the brink of war, CBC Radio and TV produced news reports which failed to mention that the seven dead Palestinians were all terrorists. Accordingly, CBC viewers and listeners may have come to the wrong conclusion that Israel killed seven presumably innocent Palestinian civilians.
CBC Ombudsman says CBC journalists were wrong
The complainant, Jean-Paul Murray, Secretary of The Gatineau Park Protection Committee, thought there were errors and omissions in two CBC Ottawa pieces concerning the impact of bylaw changes on the integrity of Gatineau Park. He thought they downplayed the potential dangers and were biased in favour of the private landowners. There were an unacceptable number of errors and a lack of context.
Precision of language and informed and adequate context, all contribute to the accuracy and fairness of a piece. There were three errors in two pieces on the same subject. I acknowledge one was a live radio interview and the other was an article. Nevertheless, I consider that a disappointing outcome. It concerns me that there was not a broad enough understanding to be able to interpret the information gleaned from the National Capital Commission, which was a source for the numbers. Ms. Zowdu (Managing Editor for CBC Ottawa) agreed that in the case of the date when acquisition of property began, the location of one property and the issue of right of first refusal, CBC journalists were wrong. Committing this number of errors undermines the integrity of the work and does not meet CBC standards.
That brings my comments back to where I started - I think this story was under-researched and failed to meet CBC’s standards of accuracy and provide the necessary clarity to help citizens understand the facts.
Read the full report here.
CBC Fifth Estate film found at fault
Fifth Estate film found at fault for unfounded facts and false impressions
If you thought that headline was a mouthful, try swallowing a damages award of $950,000 and a costs award over $800,000 as the CBC had to in the libel lawsuit brought by Dr. Frans Leenan.
After winning his case in Ontario's Superior Court, Dr. Leenen said, 'Four years ago we proposed to settle this law suit for $10,000 and an on-air apology. It was refused...The Fifth Estate persisted and took me through 10 weeks of trial.'
The trial judge awarded very high damages for libel against The Fifth Estate and the CBC as well as individual reporters and producers. The CBC appealed.
Why was CBC reporter hired by National Defence
NDP MP Charlie Angus is asking CBC’s ombudsman to review its policy for protecting confidential sources, given the situation around the government’s hire of the journalist at the centre of the criminal case against Vice Admiral Mark Norman.
“I urge you to examine this case and consider policy options to firm up confidence in the Corporation and ensure that protections for sources are maintained even after a journalist leaves their post,” says Angus’s letter, dated Oct. 26.
CBC reporter James Cudmore wrote stories in the fall of 2015 that contained leaked cabinet confidences, including a crucial story on Nov. 20, 2015, revealing that a cabinet committee had decided to delay a naval project with Quebec-based Davie Shipbuilding.
Mere weeks after his story on Vice Admiral Mark Norman, CBC reporter James Cudmore joined the Defence Minister's office as an adviser.
CBC executive vice-president term has been turbulent
On Monday, when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that Heather Conway, its executive vice-president of English-language services, would be stepping down next month after five years on the job, it deployed the bureaucratic boilerplate that she was leaving “to pursue other opportunities.”
She may just be seeking an opportunity to regain her equilibrium.
Every media organization these days is tempest-tossed: Global TV’s chief programmer left last week and will not be replaced; the head of Rogers Media’s sports division left the week before, and that company is in the midst of shedding its magazine division. But even though CBC is sheltered from most of the economic effects of the industry upheaval, Ms. Conway’s term has been an especially turbulent one, characterized by falling TV audiences, staffing cuts and an avalanche of human resources crises triggered by the Jian Ghomeshi scandal four years ago.
The CBC Fifth Estate’s Efforts Demolished
Please join us for the book launch of I Was a Teenage JFK Conspiracy Freak.
There will be a short 20-minute video, followed by a lecture on the book. There will also be a Q&A session, and food and drink.
Fred Litwin recounts how he became a JFK conspiracy freak at eighteen, and then slowly moved to believing that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin. This book demonstrates how the left and the right have used the JFK assassination to drive home myths about power in America. There is also the incredible persecution of a gay man prosecuted for conspiring to kill Kennedy, the ugly story of Oliver Stone’s film JFK, an exposé of conspiracy nonsense on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, how the Soviets tried to influence American public opinion into believing the CIA was behind the assassination, and the secret reason why JFK documents must remain locked up forever. And a whole lot more.
“As a young man growing up in the heyday of Kennedy assassination theorizing, Fred Litwin believed a conspiracy killed JFK. And then he grew, and he studied and he researched. The result is this volume, a thorough, cogent and meticulously argued case for a lone assassin. A seasoned conspiracy skeptic will learn new things here, and a conspiracy believer open to looking at the other side could do no better than this volume.”
- John McAdams, Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University and author of JFK Assassination Logic: How to Think about Claims of Conspiracy
"This is a great book for conspiracy buffs—and, more important, for those who debunk such theories. Fred Litwin does a terrific job in blowing up the myriad JFK assassination scenarios, not least in completely demolishing The Fifth Estate’s decades-long efforts to “uncover” the truth. The CBC’s lead investigative show is revealed here to be more than slightly unhinged.”
- J.L. Granatstein, Author of Who Killed Canadian History?
Get your tickets here.
CBC Scandal: Alleged NDAs and Hush Money
The media in Canada has known about this for over a year. I was recently let go from a contract with the National Post after my reporting prompted Peter Mansbridge's lawyers to file a cease and desist letter. This story is not about Mansbridge having inter-office flings. Nobody has said those affairs were not consensual. What's important is that it looks like those affairs are protected by non-disclosure agreements that include paying the women involved with Mansbridge hush money. This is an open secret, but lawyers and crisis management firms are not letting the story break. Hopefully this video can quicken the process.
Copied from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11eRKZCGy_Y
CBC News Fails to Substantiate Claim
On September 26, HonestReporting Canada (HRC) asked CBC News to substantiate a claim they aired by a Palestinian “militant” who said that an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sniper shot and paralyzed his sister.
We asked CBC News if it could substantiate the claim that an Israeli sniper shot and paralyzed Raji Sebteen’s sister and if the CBC could provide context about the alleged incident?
The only information relied upon by the CBC are subjective and partisan claims made by a self described Palestinian “militant” who says he’s involved in “non-violent resistance”. An allegation of this variety, must be backed up by facts. CBC News has not sourced any evidence of any kind: no news reports, police reports, IDF or Palestinian Authority investigations, medical reports, legal documents, insurance reports, and testimony of potential eye witnesses. CBC doesn’t know the exact date the incident is alleged to have happened, nor the exact location. What was the name of the soldier in question? CBC doesn’t know. What is Raji Sebteen’s sister’s name? Has the CBC interviewed her? Has the CBC confirmed that she is in fact paralyzed?
CBC needs money but money doesn't buy smarts
You don't have to be Canada's Smartest Person – something CBC decides for us – to know that CBC/Radio-Canada needs more money to do its job, fulfill its mandate.
But it's not just money the CBC needs. It's a dose of common sense and it needs a reminder that, while it's a special service, it cannot be remote from the principle that it is indeed a service. It's not an institution to be exploited by those it employs to fulfill their most base instincts.
But while CBC is in a better relationship with this government, it is not necessarily in the best phase of its relationship with the paying public.
CBC needs money but money doesn't buy smarts any more than it buys class.
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Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For STEPHEN PAUL JOHNSON (advanced practice registered nurse) of inverness, FL
DUI - 1/24/1999
jurisdiction: VOLUSIA COUNTY
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For ORLANDO ALFONSO MD (medical doctor) of pinecrest, FL
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For DANTE Rodriguez Morveli (medical doctor) of orlando, FL
TRESPASSING - 1/22/1999
jurisdiction: CA
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For TYLER BLAKE SHEPARD CRNA (advanced practice registered nurse) of dania beach, FL
jurisdiction: Savannah, GA
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For RENATO CARLOS DOMINGUEZ (medical doctor) of coral gables, FL
AGGRAVATE BATTERY WITH DEADLY WEAPON - 1/13/1999
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For STACEY NICOLE HARDEN (advanced practice registered nurse) of jax, FL
PETIT THEFT - 1/13/1999
jurisdiction: FL - Florida
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For MOYA SHANTEL DURDEN (advanced practice registered nurse) of riverview, FL
Improper/fraudulent use of a credit card - 1/9/1999
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For BRUCE G MCDONALD (osteopathic physician) of panama city, FL
STALKING MISDEMEANOR - 1/7/1999
jurisdiction: BAY COUNTY
under appeal: Y
PRESCRIBING METHAQUALONE TO A 17 YR OLD MINOR - 4/11/1980
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For RACHEL M KARPF (chiropractic physician) of coral springs, FL
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE - 1/4/1999
jurisdiction: PENNSYLVANIA
Criminal Offenses & Disciplinary Actions For HAROLD W HAWKINS (medical doctor) of clearwater, FL
DUI - 1/3/1999
jurisdiction: Pinnellas County, Florida
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Belfast, Derby, Dundee, Carlisle
Stern & Woodford, S Jampel & Partners, Max Fordham LLP, John Laing Construction, Miller Construction, Ford & Weston, Bett Bros
Financial Times Industrial Architecture Award Finalist (1973)
RIBA Journal (2015) RIBA Journal (2012)
Four new branch offices for Olivetti, located in out-of-town industrial estates in Belfast, Carlisle, Derby and Dundee.
The Olivetti company were producing office machines that were functional, stylish, contemporary and meant to be at home in all situations. They wanted a building system that would help to project a similar kind of image. We responded by devising a flexible system based on a combination of bespoke and standardized elements, taking the courtyard form as a starting point and stretching it to suit the location.
The remarkable light levels inside are ideal for the delicate job of fixing typewriters. Plywood trusses control any glare and block out most of the direct sunlight.
When Olivetti curtailed their UK operations, the buildings were sold off for other uses which included a local computer company and a Chinese restaurant.
The Carlisle Olivetti during its use as a Chinese Restaurant
A series of repeated office modules were arranged on top of a ground floor made of concrete, cast in situ. A flat roofed zone of circulation is separated from the individual offices by a modular kit of plywood storage units.
The 45 degree pitched roof was created using a prefabricated system of plywood trusses, supported on the courtyard side by a light steel frame and on the outside by a series of timber fins.
A new Olivetti branch under construction
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Program on Culture of Lawfulness
José María Sauca: "The fight against corruption, revisiting Jorge Malem"
On October 17 and 18, 2019, the Congress: Estado de derecho y participación política was held in Tossa de Mar. Tribute to Jorge Malem, organized jointly by the Research Group on Philosophy of Law of the Pompeu Fabra University and the Chair of Legal Culture of the University of Girona, in honor of the Professor of Law Philosophy of the University Pompeu Fabra, due to his imminent retirement.
Below you may find the speech given by Dr. José María Sauca (Carlos III University of Madrid) on: "The fight against...
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Launch of the book "Canallas ilustrados", by Julio Seoane
On Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m., at Marcial Pons bookstore (Humanities), the launch of the book "Canallas ilustrados", by Julio Seoane.
E-learning program on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption
Researchers from the Program on Culture of Lawfulness developed the modules on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption produced by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA).
This online course consists of 6 modules, whose purpose is to provide Governments with a reference guide on available legal tools, the latest legislative and policy trends, and successful measures and practices to prevent and suppress corruption.
The course is hosted...
VOLUME 17 EUNOMIA. JOURNAL ON CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS
It is already available the Volume 17 of Eunomía. Journal on Culture of Lawfulness, corresponding to the semester of October 2019 - March 2020
Journal Eunomia V. 17, click here
Volume access...
"Combatir la corrupción", new book by Manuel Villoria
New book by Manuel Villoria, Professor of Political Science at the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid (URJC) and researcher of the Culture in Lawfulness Program.
Corruption has become one of the most important problems in the entire planet. It affects economic growth, generates inequality and delegitimizes public institutions. But even so, it is a phenomenon badly known by citizenship, confused with other criminal phenomena and used politically with excessive joy.
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News :: Environment
The New Mexico State of Emergency and What It Really Means
by bg 15 Aug 2005
The real reason the bush-loving nwo cockroaches Richardson & Dominici are running around throwing money at the border in New Mexico is because they started a fight they couldn't finish and the residents of Hachita drank sewer water for a week and everybody got sick from it.
The state of NM has been prosecuting Peter Souzzi of Tucson AZ, owner of G&S waterworks, in Hachita NM, for negligence and other things, mostly serving up water that was not up to quality and very expensive. The meter system was surplus, causing huge disparitys in water readings, and leaks galore. The maintainer of the system, one Oscar Mora (A mexican now working for the department of homeland security in this town of 100) is now member of a group largely comprised of spanish people in law enforcement and other government positions, whose only concern is that their USA government paycheck keeps on coming, and this includes most of the border patrol people and a lot of the other white welfare law enforcement types like in Deming NM.
Richardson and the other politico bugs were notified they were basically responsible right along with Peter Souzzi because the state of NM initiated the changing of the water situation here but did not see it through and made no provisions for providing clean water to the residents. A local water board has been set up, but again, because the state of NM has dragged its feet and paid little attention to what their actions caused, people of Hachita drank water from a water tank that had run to the bottom, a very haazardous situation.
The state of New Mexico is trying to shirk its repsonsibility in this matter, particularly Gov. Bill Richardson. They have been notified of all this and ignore it, and instead come throwing emergency moneys to department of homeland security and border patrol in an overt attempt to smoke over their complicity in this health disaster.
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Maybe it's a grime [t]ing: th-stopping among urban British youth
Rob Drummond
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2018, pp. 171-196
This article examines how voiceless th-stopping (e.g. ting for thing) is used by a group of adolescents in Manchester, UK. The data come from an ethnographic project into the speech of fourteen to sixteen year olds who have been excluded from mainstream education. Although th-stopping is often strongly associated with black varieties of English, multiple regression analysis finds ethnicity not to be a statistically significant factor in its production. Instead, conversational context and involvement in aspects of particular social practices—grime (rap) and dancehall music—emerge as potentially more relevant. Subsequent interactional analysis adds support to this interpretation, illustrating how the feature is being used more or less strategically (and more or less successfully) by individuals in this context in order to adopt particular stances, thereby enacting particular identities that are only tangentially related to ethnicity. I argue that use of th-stopping in this context indexes a particular street identity that is made more available through participation in grime especially. (th-stopping, youth language, identity, ethnography, grime, hip hop)*
Style dominance: Attention, audience, and the ‘real me’
Devyani Sharma
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 2018, pp. 1-31
Social constructivist approaches to style have moved away from the cognitive asymmetry that underpinned Labov's original attention-to-speech model, namely that a first-learned vernacular often has cognitive primacy. This study explores the interplay of cognitive and interactional effects in style variation. It reports on three related dynamics of style variation in one individual—Fareed Zakaria, an Indian-American media personality. First, we see Zakaria's robust English bidialectalism with American and Indian audiences. This strong audience effect is complicated by the second finding, which points to asymmetric style dominance in Zakaria's first-learned Indian style, which he subtly defaults to regardless of audience when his attention is diverted by such tasks as quickly counter-arguing or inserting parenthetical information. The third part of the study relates style dominance to agency: In a reflexive intra-personal process of biographical indexicality, speakers such as Zakaria may exploit their personal style biography and use their dominant variety to perform no-nonsense ‘real me’ stances in interaction. (Audience, attention, style variation, indexicality, repertoire, processing, bidialectalism, second dialect acquisition, speech rate)*
Hip Hop headz in sex ed: Gender, agency, and styling in New Zealand
Brian W. King
This study examines Hip Hop styling, gender, and sexual agency in a sex education class. The focus is on the indirect indexing of gender by a female-bodied student through the Hip Hop cultural personas of braggadocio and swagger, providing a rare look at ‘mundane’ performances of Hip Hop and its relationship to gender. Discourse analysis demonstrates that she used Hip Hop styling to manage ascriptions of sexual agency during a discussion task as she repeatedly recontextualized the telling of a classroom incident. Her language use afforded the trying out of identity meanings and required complex discursive work in relation to constructs such as masculinity, femininity, straight, and lesbian. These processes assisted her to negotiate how sexual agency might fit with her various identifications and identities. Therefore the potential for Hip Hop styling to connect identities with language has implications for both sexuality education and the study of sociolinguistics. (Agency, gender, Hip Hop, performativity, sexuality, social identities, styling)*
Solidarity, stance, and class identities
Julia Snell
Scholars have explained working-class speakers’ continued use of stigmatised vernaculars as a response to their relative powerlessness in relation to the standard language market. Research has shown how, in the face of this powerlessness, working-class communities turn to group solidarity, and use of the vernacular is seen as part of this more general orientation. As a result, two competing social values—status and solidarity—have featured prominently in discussions around language and class. I expand these discussions using data from a linguistic ethnographic study of children's language in Teesside, England. I argue that meanings related to status and solidarity operate at multiple levels and cannot be taken for granted, and demonstrate that vernacular forms that lack status within the dominant sociolinguistic economy may be used to assert status within local interactional use. I further advance discussion of the ways local vernaculars might be intimately linked to classed subjectivities. (Social class, variation, solidarity, status, stance, indexicality, identity, interaction, ethnography)*
A critique of the principle of error correction as a theory of social change
Mark C. Lewis
This article assesses the historical failures and limits of the dominant ‘error correction’ approach within sociolinguistics. The error correction approach supposes that social change can be achieved when knowledge is shared by researchers with the public or figures of institutional authority. This article reviews reflections on sociolinguists’ work toward social change, especially those of Labov, through scholarship in language ideologies and critical race theory. From a language ideological and critical race perspective, error correction is limited in its engagement with marginalizing representations of language because it does not jointly address material conditions and social positions supported by these representations. Exemplifying these limitations, sociolinguistic error-correction efforts that address the evaluation of language practices racialized as Black may have unfortunately distracted from social change agendas that confront material and institutionalized racism directly. To address these limitations, this article highlights existing critical reflexive scholarship that explicitly interrogates disciplinary assumptions. (Critical race theory, error correction, language ideologies, social change, critical reflexivity)*
A materialist response
William Labov
From expressing solidarity to mocking on Twitter: Pragmatic functions of hashtags starting with #jesuis across languages
Barbara De Cock, Andrea Pizarro Pedraza
In this article, we show how the hashtag #jesuisCharlie, created following the attack on Charlie Hebdo, gave rise to the use of many other hashtags starting with #jesuis, across languages. Through a corpus-based analysis, we show how the meaning of #jesuis broadened from expressing condolence and support following terrorist attacks over expressing condolence for other (violent) deaths to a more general marker of solidarity and alignment. This broadening of meaning is parallel to a formal evolution of the stem jesuis. Moreover, these hashtags have become emblematic of a particular kind of Twitter user. Furthermore, disaligning uses developed, including mocking uses, which disalign both with certain causes (disalignment de re) and with the process of using jesuis as a means of expressing solidarity (disalignment de dicto). Thus, this variety of uses shows that Twitter users exploit the interpersonal possibilities of hashtags to express alignment and disalignment, creating ambient affiliation. (Hashtag, #jesuisCharlie, solidarity, alignment, emblem, mocking, pragmatic functions)*
Codeswitching and emotional alignment: Talking about abuse in domestic migrant-worker returnee narratives
Hans J. Ladegaard
Early research on bilingualism and emotion suggests that bilingual speakers’ L1 may be preferred for emotional expression whereas L2 may be used for emotional detachment. The evidence comes primarily from surveys, interviews, and laboratory studies. Studies of bilingual codeswitching (CS) and emotion tend to focus on perception and recollection of experience rather than actual language data. This article uses data from domestic migrant-worker returnee narratives to explore the use of CS in storytelling. Domestic-worker returnees in Indonesia participated in sharing sessions in which they talked about the trauma they experienced while they worked overseas as domestic helpers. CS was widely used and, through a discourse analysis of selected excerpts, the article shows that CS is used for addressee specification and emotional alignment. The article concludes by considering how researchers may use the trauma narratives of repressed groups for social activism. (Codeswitching and emotion, domestic migrant workers, trauma narratives, Indonesia)*
Negotiating the culture order in New Zealand workplaces
Janet Holmes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2018, pp. 33-56
In many societies the relative social status of different social and cultural groups results in hegemonic relationships or an ‘order’ which manifests itself as sets of taken-for-granted societal norms or ideologies which influence behavior, including linguistic behavior. I label this concept the culture order, and propose it as a potential sociolinguistic universal. Drawing on the research of the Language in the Workplace Project (LWP) team, I provide evidence of some of the complex components of the New Zealand culture order. Using a social realist theoretical framework, and an interactional sociolinguistics approach, I identify a number of areas of contrast in the discourses instantiating the Māori and Pākehā culture orders (e.g. meeting norms, ways of criticising others), as well as discourse norms apparently shared by both groups (e.g. the Modesty Maxim; see Leech 2014). The complexities of these similarities and differences are discussed as well as their implications for hegemonic relationships. (Culture order, workplace discourse, sociolinguistic universals, egalitarianism, meeting norms)*
Personae and phonetic detail in sociolinguistic signs
Annette D'Onofrio
Social meaning-based approaches to linguistic variation treat variation as a semiotic system, in which sociolinguistic signs—indexical links between linguistic forms and social meanings—serve as interactional resources that individuals use to project personae. This article explores the perceptual nature of the links between social personae and linguistic forms, examining how information about a speaker's persona can influence a listener's linguistic perceptions of a continuous phonetic feature. Using a phoneme categorization task, this study examines associations between gradient phonetic manifestations on a continuum from /æ/ to /ɑ/ and three social personae. Findings illustrate that the social persona made relevant for a listener influences the ways in which points on this phonetic continuum are categorized phonemically as either trap or lot. Overall, this shows that the social constructs of personae influence phonetically detailed perceptions of linguistic material. (Sociolinguistic perception, personae, indexicality, sociophonetics, sociolinguistic signs)*
Stance and the construction of authentic celebrity persona
Mary-Caitlyn Valentinsson
The American performance artist Lady Gaga has earned great notoriety in the mainstream media through artistic and personal performance, as well as for her relationships both with her fandom and the media. In this article, I discuss the linguistic stance-taking moves that Lady Gaga uses in two different communicative media in order to construct an authentic celebrity persona. Through references to intimate relationships, inclusive plural pronouns, and demonstration of attention to fan conversations, Lady Gaga's Twitter posts create a stance of alignment with the ‘ordinary’ people in her fan base. Conversely, by using combative and corrective rhetorical strategies in interviews with journalists, she creates a stance of disalignment with mass media establishment. Together, these linguistic strategies allow Lady Gaga's claims to authenticity to be seen as morally credible. This work highlights the central role that language plays in constructing an authentic-seeming public persona. (Authenticity, stance, celebrity, Lady Gaga, media, interview, Twitter)*
White affects and sociolinguistic activism
Mary Bucholtz
This year, undergraduates in my class ‘Language, race, and ethnicity’ carried out collaborative sociolinguistic activism projects addressing a range of issues in our community, such as racist street signs and California's ban on diacritics in personal names on official documents. Despite my and my teaching assistants’ explicit instructions that the projects should aim to effect some tangible change—the replacement of the street signs, the legalization of diacritics—many students focused instead on the more amorphous goal of ‘raising awareness’ of these issues on our campus and in the local community. As we explained, while raising the public profile of a social injustice is a necessary step toward changing it, this act alone cannot bring about change.
Public discourses on multilingualism in the UK: Triangulating a corpus study with a sociolinguistic attitude survey
Sylvia Jaworska, Christiana Themistocleous
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 November 2017, pp. 57-88
This article investigates public discourses of multilingualism in Britain. In contrast to previous research focusing on specific languages or varieties of language, we examine multilingualism as a metalinguistic construct and are interested in what is frequently said about multilingualism, and how it is said. More specifically, we explore the extent to which media discourses are consonant or diverge from the attitudes of lay people. Media discourses are investigated using a corpus-assisted discourse-study approach to the analysis of large-press corpora. Results from the corpus study are then incorporated in an attitude survey distributed to 200 participants living in a large superdiverse town in Britain. Our study shows that while positive media discourses are mostly shared by the general public, some of the negative themes, especially those relating to immigration, are either reinforced or challenged. The article demonstrates the usefulness of triangulating corpus-linguistic methods with a survey to provide a more comprehensive understanding of public discourses about language matters, and offers some implications for promoting multilingualism in society. (Multilingualism, metalanguage, corpus-assisted discourse study (CADS), attitude survey, triangulation)
Style, stance, and social meaning in mock white girl
Tyanna Slobe
Mock white girl (MWG) performances parody a linguistic and embodied style associated with contemporary middle class white girls in the United States. The article identifies bundles of semiotic resources in the stylization of the white girl persona—for example, creaky voice, uptalk, blondeness, and Starbucks—in three genres of MWG: Savior, Shit white girls say, and Teenage girl problems. While semiotic variables used to index the white girl persona are consistent across performances, there is significant variation in performers’ ideological stances relative to the mocked figure of personhood: white girls in the US are not ‘heard’ in any one way by all social actors. Contextualizing MWG performances through analysis of stance reveals critical variation in how the white girl is interpreted, evaluated, and produced as a meaningful social entity by diverse segments of the population. (Gender, mock, race, parody, persona, stance, style)*
The mirage of ‘Arabrew’: Ideologies for understanding Arabic-Hebrew contact
Nancy Hawker
‘Arabrew’ denotes a mixture of the languages that index two nations known for their seemingly intractable conflict. It is supposedly spoken by Palestinians and other Arabs who are citizens of Israel. Evidence from the field gathered in 2015 shows some codeswitching, especially inter-sentential, and borrowing, mostly of nouns for specialist terminology, and of a few discourse markers. This does not support the claim that a new variety has emerged, yet the debate around it channels concerns about nonlinguistic issues relating to the political economy of Israel and to anxieties about Israeli-Palestinian relations. This debate invokes ideologies, including language ideologies, of nationalism, colonialism, liberalism, and more, that are identifiably linked to the historical and material contexts. The study uses critical discourse analysis and contact linguistics to outline the articulation between distinctions of national identity, socioeconomic class, the way people speak, and the way this speech is ideologically received. (Arabic, Hebrew, codeswitching, ideology)*
‘No, we don't mix languages’: Ideological power and the chronotopic organization of ethnolinguistic identities
Farzad Karimzad, Lydia Catedral
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2017, pp. 89-113
In this study we address ethnolinguistic identity using Bakhtin's (1981) notion of chronotope. Taking an ethnographic approach to linguistic data from Azerbaijani and Uzbek communities, we trace the impact of various chronotopes on our participants’ acts of ethnolinguistic identification. Building on Blommaert & De Fina (2017), we illustrate how ethnolinguistic identification is an outcome of the interaction between multiple levels of large- and small-scale chronotopes. Furthermore, we argue that chronotopes differ in terms of their power, depending on the ideological force behind them. We demonstrate how power differentials between chronotopes can account for certain interactional and linguistic patterns in conversation. The power inherent in chronotopes that link nationhood with specific languages makes the notions of discrete languages and static identities ‘real’ for our participants. Therefore, discussions of language and identity as flexible and socially constructed, we argue, must not obscure the power of these notions in shaping the perceptions of sociolinguistic subjects. (Chronotope, ethnolinguistic identity, power, Uzbek, Azeri/Azerbaijani, nationalism, language mixing, language ideology)*
Deconstructing variation in pragmatic function: A transdisciplinary case study
Martina Wiltschko, Derek Denis, Alexandra D'Arcy
Despite recent advances (e.g. Cheshire 2007; Pichler 2010; Denis 2015), discourse-pragmatic variables continue to challenge variationist theory and methods. An overarching dilemma concerns multifunctionality, raising difficulties for semantic equivalency and the circumscription of the variable context. In this article we present a case study to illustrate that deconstructing a discourse-pragmatic marker into its composite parts reveals clear criteria for disambiguating its principal function and its contextually derived functions. The discussion centres on the pragmatic marker eh in Canadian English. We illustrate that its multifunctionality is derivable from four parts: principal function, syntactic context, prosodic context, and discourse context. Our deconstruction uses a two-pronged methodology, drawing on storyboard elicitation and sociolinguistic interview data, which mutually reinforce our theoretical arguments. Under this transdisciplinary lens, the exponents of form and function become predictable, constrainable, and systematically derivable for probabilistic modelling within and across speech communities. (Confirmationals, multifunctionality, pragmatic markers, eh, speech acts)*
Error correction and social transformation in Creole studies and among Creole speakers: The case of Haiti
Michel DeGraff
Mark Lewis asks that socially engaged linguists go beyond Labov's (1982) principle of error correction (PEC) so that we can enlist critical race theory (CRT) to address ‘more difficult and fundamental questions of the sociohistorical conditions of a representation of language, challenging its premises and showing its connections to racial, economic, or other forms of violence’ (Lewis, this issue, p. 341). The ultimate goal is the actual transformation of the socioeconomic structures responsible for structural violence against speakers of stigmatized languages.
Narratives of migration on Facebook: Belonging and identity among former fellow refugees
Dominika M. Baran
This article brings together research on migration and identity in translocal and superdiverse contexts, and the recently expanding interest in narratives and interaction in social media, by examining the construction of identities in narratives shared in a private Facebook group message. The participants are former fellow refugees from Poland who reconnected on Facebook after two decades. The article analyzes three narratives produced in response to the researcher's question about ethnic and national affiliations. Using Bucholtz & Hall's (2004) tactics of intersubjectivity framework, this study examines the complex and conflicting ways in which individuals position themselves with respect to various contexts of belonging and difference (Meinhof & Galasiński 2005) that emerge in their narratives. I argue that the narratives show a link between essentialist or nonessentialist views of ethnicity/nationality, and the teller's assumed agency over her identity. The study also discusses new possibilities for discursive practices in social media contexts. (Narrative, migration, social media, identity, belonging)
Language purism and social hierarchies: Making a Romani standard in Prizren
Amelia Abercrombie
This article takes an ethnographic approach to language standardisation. My research focuses on Romani language use in Prizren, Kosovo, which has a tradition of multilingualism. Moving away from approaches to standardisation that focus only on linguistic processes, I look more broadly at the social processes behind language standardisation. I explore discussions, debates, and attitudes towards me as a language learner to show how a Romani standard is being produced and legitimised in Prizren. Applying theories of purism and standardisation, I examine how certain speech practices are made inferior and how social hierarchies legitimise this. I relate this more broadly to the politics of Romani language and to theories of sociolinguistics and anthropological linguistics. (Romani, Kosovo, standardisation, purism, language ideology)*
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The Wide band p- type material formed by the thin film with ZnO - NiO mixed crystal system
Mikihiko Nishitani (a1), Masahiro Sakai (a1) and Yukihiro Morita (a1)
1 Panasonic Device Science Research Alliance Laboratory Osaka University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.551
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 April 2013
We study ZnO-NiO mixed crystal thin film as a wide band p-type material for the hetero-junction with ZnO. As for the hetero-junction of the ZnO ( n-type ) and the NiO which have relatively stable p-type semiconductor characteristics, there are issues on the crystallographic mismatch and the band offset of the valence band as well as the conduction band . We made the ZnO-NiO mixed crystal thin film in all composition range with the substrate temperature of 250°C, using magnetron sputtering process and acquired the basic data for the change of electrical conductivity with conduction type. In addition, a high-quality thin film was made by using a Pulse Laser Deposition ( PLD ) , and the band diagram of the ZnO-NiO mixed crystal system was illustrated from the analyses of XPS, NEXAFS and optical absorption measurements. As a result, the offset of ZnO-NiO mixed crystal film is proportionally decreasing with increasing the content of ZnO in NiO film. And the characteristics of the diode with the hetero-junction of ZnNiO/ZnO were improved compared with that of NiO/ZnO. The reasons were discussed with the data of the band offset, the crystalline of the films and the interface properties with the NiO/ZnO and the ZnNiO/ZnO.
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Phylogeny and taxonomy of root-inhabiting Cryptosporiopsis species, and C. rhizophila sp. nov., a fungus inhabiting roots of several Ericaceae
Gerard J. M. VERKLEY, Jantineke D. ZIJLSTRA, Richard C. SUMMERBELL, Frank BERENDSE
Journal: Mycological Research / Volume 107 / Issue 6 / June 2003
Print publication: June 2003
Three Cryptosporiopsis species have thus far been isolated from roots of woody plants. A fourth species, which was recently isolated from roots of Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, and V. myrtillus in The Netherlands, is described here as new. Sporulation on the natural substratum has not been observed and the morphological description of this fungus is therefore based on characters expressed on oatmeal and malt extract agars. The phenotypic characters indicated a close relationship with the other root-inhabiting species of Cryptosporiopsis and species of the associated teleomorph genus Pezicula. This relationship was confirmed by phylogenetic analyses using sequence data of the 5.8S nuclear rDNA and flanking internal transcribed spacers. In order to facilitate recognition of this possibly under-recognized category of root inhabitants, a key to the root-inhabiting Cryptosporiopsis species based on characters in vitro is given.
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This month Mycological Research News features a report of an extraordinary richness of undescribed truffle-like fungi in Australia, and an explanation of why mycologists should always deposit voucher specimens and cultures to enable their work to be validated, co-authored by 18 mycologists.
Amongst the 21 papers included in this issue are three on the biocontrol of insect pests by Erynia and Metarhizium species, including methods of application and longevity of conidial preparations. Biomass estimations by ergosterol in decomposing leaves in the Everglades, and by chitin in Crinipellis infections on cacao are described. Variation in Phytophthora infestans provides evidence of heterokaryons, conidial production in Colletotrichum acutatum is favoured by monsoon conditions, and the conidia of Pestalotiopsis neglecta inhibit other fungi. Six papers on mycorrhizas address competition with saprobic fungi and other ectomycorrhizal species, the characterization of a chitin synthase, variation at the molecular level in two endomycorrhizal fungi, a culture technique, and the early response of tobacco roots to colonization. Amongst other papers are ones characterizing a protease in Schizophyllum, describing incompatability groups in Pleurotus tuberregium, and showing different Venturia species attack different pears.
The following new scientific names are introduced: Pseudohelicomyces gen. nov.; Anthostomella acuminata, A. applanata, A. caffrariae, A. colligata, A. meerensis, A. palmae, A. raphiae, A. spiralis, Pseudohelicomyces albus, Ramulispora cerealis, and Trichoderma stromaticum spp. nov.
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"King Dogs Never Grow Old" in KCRW's Art Insider
Written by Lindsay Preston Zappas
This week: Three galleries team up to honor an L.A.-based fiber artist; a downtown gallery features a Memphis Design legend; a group show celebrates modern surrealism; and the costs of MOCA going free.
The title of a group show at Diane Rosenstein, curated by Brooke Wise, is borrowed from a surrealist text.
Per the press release, the collection of more than 20 artworks is meant to allude to a dreamlike unconscious. Certainly, some do, like Ginny Casey’s ...
Emma Webster in ARTSPACE for UNTITLED 2019
"Highlights from UNTITLED, Art Miami Beach 2019," by Loney Abrams
Our presentation of paintings by Emma Webster at UNTITLED, ART. Miami Beach is featured in Artspace Magsazine's Top 5 booths.
"Perhaps the best discovery to be had at Untitled is the work of Emma Webster, a young artist who recently graduated from Yale’s MFA program. Her fresh take builds on the long history of landscape painting, from the French Realists to the Surrealists to the great painters of the American west, recalibrating the tradition to fit our contemporary ...
Eleanor Antin at MoMA
Eleanor Antin's "100 Boots" (1971-73) is now on view in their reinstalled Idea Art gallery on 4th Floor.
Iconic Conceptual artist and feminist Eleanor Antin is included in the reinstallation of the Museum of Modern Art's new renovated galleries. Her influential work of mail art, "100 Boots" (1971-73) is now hanging on the 4th floor (in gallery 415) directly across from Ana Mendieta's series of "Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints)," 1972. Originally shown as part of MoMA’s "Projects" series from May - June, 1973, "100 Boots" is now widely considered to be one of Antin’s ...
Eleanor Antin photograph acquired by Cincinnati Art Museum
"The King of Solana Beach," 1974-75 now part of permanent collection.
We are happy to announce the Cincinnati Art Museum has acquired Eleanor Antin's iconic photogaph, "The King Of Solana Beach," (1974-75) from the eponymous series. The print, an important early work of Conceptual art, is part of the photodocumentation of an unannounced "life performance" in which Antin, in her persona as The King, greets his subjects all around the kindom of Solana Beach, CA.
Sarah Mikenis in LALA Magazine | Fall 2019
"A Shore Thing," by Ericka Franklin
Sarah Mikenis is featured in the Fall issue of LALA Magazine. Her painting, "The Only Place," 2019 included in a profile of designer Kelly Wearstler's Proper Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. The painting was commissioned for this installation.
Review: "Julian Stanczak: The Eighties" in the Los Angeles Times
"Art day in L.A.: A walker’s guide to gallery hopping along Highland Avenue," by Sharon Mizota
My last stop was “Julian Stanczak: The Eighties,” at Diane Rosenstein Gallery. Stanczak, who died in 2017, was an early practitioner of Op Art, a movement that originated in the 1960s, emphasizing the optical effects of an artwork and the mechanics of perception. The 15 works on view all date from the 1980s and reflect Stanczak’s utter dedication to the style. They consist of nothing but stripes and discreet, mostly rectilinear blocks of color, but are so masterfully planned ...
Review: "Julian Stanczak: The Eighties" in Visual Art Source
"Julian Stanczak" by David S. Rubin
Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) is often regarded to as a pioneer of Op Art (he was included in the 1965 groundbreaking Op Art exhibition “The Responsive Eye” at the Museum of Modern Art), but he preferred the term “visual energy” to “optical” when describing the perceptual effects of his paintings. As a student at Yale University, Stanczak studied with Josef Albers, who introduced him to the concept of “optical mixing,” which is what happens when contrasting colors interact to produce after-images ...
Farrah Karapetian selected for OVERRIDE | A BILLBOARD PROJECT for EXPO CHICAGO 2019
SEPTEMBER 9 – 29, 2019
Farrah Karapetian is one of fifteen artists selected for OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a citywide public art initiative presented by EXPO CHICAGO 2019 and the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Her video, "The Gesture of Wishing," 2019, is displayed citywide throughout Chicago’s City Digital Network (CDN), the exhibition running to align with the 8th annual exposition. The video will be on view until September 29, 2019.
Placing artwork within this public context ...
KATSU in "Beyond The Streets NYC"| The New York Times
Art Review by Jon Caramanica
Gallery artist KATSU's "Drone paintings" are featured in review of "Beyond The Streets NYC" (Curated by Roger Gastman).
"The Graffiti Whirlwind Comes Together, Bit by Bit. A show flaunts the art form's pioneers and provocateurs.
It’s important to remember that graffiti was never just one thing. Within a few short years from when scrawled tags first went up on walls and trains, graffiti became marketing, fine art, politics and more. The form evolved rapidly and spread widely ...
Julian Stanczak retrospective at Fort Wayne Museum of Art
August 17 - November 24, 2019
Full Spectrum: Paintings, Drawings and Prints of Julian Stanczak; Wood and Stone Sculptures of Barbara Stanczak is now on view at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, in Indiana.
This retrospective, which opened on August 17th, encompasses the life and work of two artists -- Julian Stanczak (d. 2017) and his wife Barbara Meerpohl Stanczak -- in a visual dialogue of painting and sculpture. This exhibition includes six decades of Julian Stanczak's oeuvre, from the progression from early figuration and abstraction ...
Emma Webster in "LA Painting" at MOAH
August 10 – October 20, 2019 Opening Reception August 10, 4 - 6pm
Emma Webster is included in "LA Painting: A Five Year Survey," Curated by Cooper Johnson at the Lancaster Museum of Art & History. The group exhibition opens Saturday, August 10th in the Main Gallery. The show presents fifteen Los Angeles painters and ranges "from socially-conscious figurative works to “pure” abstraction and everything in between. The exhibition exudes pure joy in paint as a material, with thick impasto brushwork, energetic mark-making, and bright, fresh color palettes."
On view August 10 – October 20 ...
Emma Webster in "Plastic Garden" at Asya Geisberg | Artnet News: Editors' Picks
"19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week" by Katie White/Sara Cascone
"The mind-melting heat of summer finds a visual equivalent in this exhibition of landscapes that are all in various ways synthetic, from toxic colored skies to looming, mammoth flora. The seven-person show hints at the enduring legacies of Henri Rousseau’s fantastical jungle scenes and Georgia O’Keeffe desert scenes. Emma Webster’s baroque-meets-Lisa-Frank scenes are at once decadent and dystopian." —Katie White
"Plastic Garden," Asya Geisberg Gallery, NYC is on view through August 16th.
Review: "Michael Ajerman’s Possessions And Marty Schnapf’s Loves and Lovers" in Riot Material
Reviewed by Genie Davis
Michael Ajerman and Marty Schnapf each offer their own elegant and sensual images in two strong solo shows at Diane Rosenstein Gallery. While Ajerman works with vivid colors in his figurative oil paintings, Schnapf’s current body of work is in nearly-life-size black and white. Both offer deeply intimate expressions that are filled with energy and pulsing with life. There is a physicality to both artists’ work that makes them ideally paired, although the outward appearance of each exhibition is ...
Meet the Artists: Marty Schnapf and Michael Ajerman
Saturday, June 29th from 4:30-6pm
Diane Rosenstein Gallery invites you to a Saturday afternoon artist walk-through with Marty Schnapf and Michael Ajerman to discuss their exhibitions, now on view through August 17th.
Marty Schnapf will present his solo exhibition of figurative charcoal drawings. The Los Angeles-based, multidisciplinary artist will discuss Loves and Lovers, his first exhbition with the gallery.
Michael Ajerman will present Possessions, his first Los Angeles exhibition. The artist, who is visiting from London, will discuss his show now on view in the ...
KATSU in "Beyond the Streets NYC" (Curated by Roger Gastman)
KATSU is included in "Beyond The Streets NYC" (curated by Roger Gastman), on view now through August 2019. The new media artist will show his "Drone paintings" in an exhibition the celebrates society’s most pervasive mark makers and rule breakers with a sprawling showcase of work by more than 150 artists from around the world.
For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
25 Kent Ave
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Eleanor Antin in "Troy: Myth and Reality" at the British Museum UK
Exhibition Opens November 21, 2019
The British Museum announced their first major exhibition for Fall 2019, "Troy: Myth and Reality" which will include Eleanor Antin's Judgment of Paris (after Rubens) - Dark Helen (from her photographic series "Helen's Odyssey"), which reexamines Helen's role in the Trojan War.
The exhibition will explore Troy from the Iliad and the Odyssey, to the Hollywood film released in 2004. This will be the first major Troy exhibition in the UK, and the first to feature finds from ...
Artist Talk: "The Director’s Series: Michael Govan and Eleanor Antin" at LACMA
Tuesday, June 18th, 7:30pm - 8:30pm at the Bing Theatre
LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan speaks with artist Eleanor Antin, a pioneer of performance and conceptual art in Southern California. In 1972, Antin challenged the definitions of sculpture, self-portraiture, photographic documentation, and performance with CARVING: A Traditional Sculpture. Consisting of 148 black-and-white photographs, the work shows the transformation of Antin’s body as she lost 10 pounds over 37 days. In 2017, Antin restaged her landmark performance, to create CARVING: 45 Years Later. Both works are presented ...
Review: "Eleanor Antin: Times Arrow" at LACMA in Frieze Magazine
"Eleanor Antin on Art, Ageing and Grief" by Alice Butler
In a black and white photograph from Eleanor Antin’s multimedia work The King of Solana Beach (1974–75), a surf-town sovereign – wearing a flowing cape, floppy hat and fake beard – handles three oranges in a local supermarket, deciding which, if any, to consume. The first of the artist’s ‘other selves’ – that she has been creating and enacting through performances, photographs and writings since the 1970s – The King once resided a short ride up the freeway from where Antin ...
Eleanor Antin "Time’s Arrow" Opens May 12, 2019 at LACMA
Time's Arrow opens May 12, 2019
Eleanor Antin will debut CARVING: 45 Years Later (2017) in Time's Arrow, a major solo exhibition that will run from May 12 - July 7, 2019 at LACMA. The Art Institute of Chicago will present the exhibition August 17 ...
Julian Stanczak at 499 Park Avenue, NYC
April 9 - September 7, 2019
This major installation of six Julian Stanczak paintings, in the Lobby Gallery, at the 499 Park Avenue atrium in New York City is now on view until September 7, 2019. The exhibition, accompanied by a brochure with an essay by Joe Fyfe, is presented in cooperation with Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY.
Julian Stanczak in "Don't Talk, Just Look" at The Mayor Gallery, London, UK
April 3 - May 31, 2019
Julian Stanczak has a solo exhibition, in London, at The Mayor Gallery on Cork Street. A catalogue has been published to accompany the exhibition.
Roland Reiss at OMA | Opens May 18, 2019
"Unrepentant & Unapologetic Flowers Plus Small Stories" (Curated by Rhonda Gawthrop) May 18 - September 8, 2019 at Oceanside Museum of Art
Roland Reiss will receive a solo exhibitionn of paintings and miniatrues at the Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. This exhibition features the floral series Reiss started in 2007, partly as a reaction to the notion of subject hierarchy in art. Working beyond the superficial meanings usually associated with flowers, Reiss uses color contrasts to explore expressive possibilities in a luminous world of color, believing they take us to a deeper level of consciousness. Viewed from far away, the flowers ...
Review: "Emma Webster: Arcadia" in Artillery
"Gallery Rounds: Emma Webster" by Cooper Johnson
The 19th-century landscape painter Albert Bierstadt may have been a deer whisperer, able to corral an entire herd to pose for “Among the Sierra Nevada, California,” but let’s be real. The deer are fake.
In Emma Webster’s recent foray into landscape painting, she takes up art’s exalted tradition of deceit. Webster doesn’t paint nature itself, though, but depictions of nature; not a scene, but its construction.
The paintings are of dioramas, where clay figurines and cut-out ...
Review: "Emma Webster: Arcadia" in Art and Cake
"Emma Webster at Diane Rosenstein Gallery" by Jody Zellen
In Arcadia, Emma Webster, a recent Yale MFA, creates landscape paintings that are a melange of styles and iconographies. She draws from historic painters like Bosch and Bierstadt to juxtapose their expansive, idyllic views and sense of scale and space with depictions of plastic foliage and quirky animal figurines. Webster begins by making small-scale tableaux and dioramas which she then translates into large-scale oil paintings. The fifteen works encapsulate a post modern interpretation of Arcadia that is more of a ...
Review: "Emma Webster: Arcadia" in ÆQAI
'Emma Webster’s Complicated Vistas of Human Nature in Dioramic Landscapes,' by Annabel Osberg
Nothing seems right in Emma Webster’s No Man’s Land (all works 2018): toadstools are weirdly spotlighted; wispy arboreal cutouts contain more than mere foliage; and a nearby cervine, possibly an antelope, is impossibly dwarfed by a distant moose. Such incongruities lead one to wonder: what sort of location does this painting depict?
Webster painted No Man’s Land and 14 other engrossing scenes in “Arcadia,” at Diane Rosenstein Gallery, from flashlight-illuminated miniature dioramas she had assembled of clay ...
Review: "Emma Webster: Arcadia" in Artforum
"Critic's Pick" by Tyler Malone
Sir Philip Sidney describes his Arcadia as “so perfect a model of the heavenly dwellings.” For “Arcadia,” her first solo exhibition, Emma Webster showcases painted landscapes of a similarly mythic locus amoenus. These canvases feature 2-D oil renderings of 3-D dioramas that she cobbles together in her studio. The maquettes juxtapose surreal bucolic scenery with clay animal figurines, plastic foliage, and art-historical iconography evoking everything from work by Albert Bierstadt to Francis Bacon, Hieronymus Bosch to John Martin, and Western ...
Review: "Emma Webster: Arcadia" in Los Angeles Times
'Emma Webster’s landscapes take you into a sublime, magical world,' by David Pagel
Emma Webster’s paintings are grand affairs: sweeping landscapes filled with forests and mountains and rivers and lakes, some bathed in golden light and others shrouded in shadows so deep you shudder. Albert Bierstadt’s majestic pictures of the American West come to mind, as do the sublime vistas painted by the Hudson River School.
Webster’s oils on canvas are also modest: informal still lifes filled with toy-size creatures (often bunnies and butterflies, but also flamingos and penguins and ...
Joe Ray in LALA Magazine
Joe Ray's early painting, In Space, 1980, has been acquired by Tina-Perry Whitney and Ric Whitney, Los Angeles, currently profiled in "Conscientious Collecting," by Dominique Clayton, in the Winter Issue of LALA.
Dan Miller acquired by MoMA and American Folk Art Museum
The Museum of Modern Art, NY, has acquired Dan Miller's Untitled, 2016, a large acrylic and ink drawing. This is the third work on paper by Miller, a prominent "Outsider" artist, to enter their permanent collection.
The American Folk Art Museum, NYC, has also acquired an early (pre-20o7) drawing, the gift of Lenore and Steven Blank.
Julian Stanczak in Bauhaus and America at LWL Museum of Art and Culture, Münster, Germany
Julian Stanczak is included in Bauhaus and America: Experiments in Light and Movement, a group exhibition that focuses on artists who, after the Bauhaus was closed in 1933, emigrated to America to carry forward their ideas and experiments there. The exhibition is on view through March 10, 2019.
Anthony Giannini in Contemporary Visions at BEERS London
"Contemporary Visions 2019" opens March 1, 2019
Anthony Giannini is included in Contemporary Visions 2019, a group show juried by John Wolf, Claus Busch Risvig, Katy Hessel, Kate Mothes, Nicolas Sassoon, and Kurt Beers.
On view at BEERS London, UK March 2 - 30, 2019
Preview March 1st, 2019 from 6:00 - 8:00pm.
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Roland Reiss in "Collecting on the Edge: Part II" at Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA), Utah State University
January 17 – May 4, 2019 | Opening Reception – January 17, 2019, 7:00 PM
Gallery artist Roland Reiss is included in "Collecting on the Edge Part II," which opens tonight at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The exhibition presents his early miniature "The Dancing Lessons: From Ignorance to Understanding," 1977, which is part of the Kathryn Caine Wanlass Foundation collection at the museum. A catalogue, with an essay by Michael Duncan, accompanies this exhibition.
"Collecting on the Edge Part II" features work by 172 artists ...
Review: KATSU: DRONE in Artillery Magazine, Jan-Feb 2019, by Shana Nys Dambrot
Dynamics of style, technique, technology and authorship are at issue in an exhibition of new landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and abstractions by the painter KATSU. That’s not only due to the liberal citations of the Western art canon which feed his interpretations, but because of how he manifests them. He paints in a liminal space between the gestural hand of the artist and automated machinery, running a drone outfitted with spray enamel. Though normally thought of as an implement ...
Jesse Edwards in "Scripted Reality: The Life and Art of Television" at Museo Jumex, Mexico City
Curated by Kit Hammonds | On view through March 24, 2019
Gallery artist Jesse Edwards is showing two "Television" ceramic sculptures in Scripted Reality: The Life and Art of Television, an international contemporary art exhibition at Museo Jumex (Mexico City) that surveys the history of television and explores television’s impact on daily life. The exhibition is curated by Kit Hammonds and is on view through March 24, 2019.
The exhibition includes in installations, photographs, sculptures and videos that portray television’s many roles in society. These include works made for ...
"Eleanor Antin Revisits her Dieting Diary, 45 Years on, for LACMA Show" | The Art Newspaper
Artist who photographed herself naked every morning in 1972 has recreated her "Carving" work, to be shown in May 2019
by Jori Finkel
When Eleanor Antin made the landmark feminist work Carving: A Traditional Sculpture in 1972—photographing herself naked every morning during a few weeks of hardcore dieting, at age 37—she was testing her physical stamina and vulnerability. But it takes another kind of bravery to revisit the project at age 82, which Antin has recently done. The project will make its debut alongside the original next May at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) in ...
KATSU in The Art Gorgeous
by Nadja Sayej, November 12, 2018
The AI-made artwork that recently launched at Christie’s has been all the rage recently, as it garnered almost half a million dollars for its sale.
Meanwhile, a whole other movement of artists are experimenting with drone-made paintings. Katsu is one of them.
While most know him for his spray-painted billboard of Kendall Jenner in Times Square, his oeuvre is so much more. Katsu has made spray-painted drone paintings on canvas, which are on view at Diane Rosenstein Gallery in ...
Roland Reiss in The Buck Collection at UCI Institute and Museum for California Art
Two paintings from the late 1960s are now part of the Permanent Collection at UCI
Gallery artist Roland Reiss is included in The Buck Collection, now part of the permanent collection of University of California Irvine Institute and Museum for California Art. Gerald Buck, the Newport Beach develper, built an unparalleled collection of artwork, which includes two early Roland Reiss fiberglass and resin paintings --"Mister Twister" (1968) and "Lost Horions," (1969).
Initially collecting for pleasure, eventually Mr. Buck realized that he had in fact built something unique: more than thirty-two hundred (3,200) works, most ...
"Anthony Giannini: Mess Head" in Artillery Magazine
By Jody Zellen
It is not uncommon for an artist to begin with images from a personal archive amassed over time and use these fragments as a range of raw material. Anthony Giannini’s mixed media paintings are all about recontextualization. He draws from a wide range of sources (military field manuals, prayer rugs and online headline news photos) and thinks about each appropriated element as a small slice of the overwhelming amount of information available in ...
Dan Miller & Creative Growth Art Center featured on ART21/PBS: "Art in the 21st Century"
Tonight @ 9:00pm (PST) on PBS
Gallery artist Dan Miller and the Creative Growth Art Center are featured on tonight's "San Francisco Bay Area" episode of Art in the Twenty-First Century on PBS. The episode airs at 9:00 pm (PST) on PBS and includes Bay Area artists Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershmann Leeson, and Stephanie Syjoco.
The entire “San Francisco Bay Area” episode will be available to stream at 9p (PST) / Midnight (EST) following the episode’s broadcast television premiere. To watch a preview, click ...
Announcing Representation: Eleanor Antin
Diane Rosenstein Gallery is proud to announce representation of iconic Conceptual artist Eleanor Antin. Antin draws from fictional characters, autobiography, and theatrical narrative to examine the ways in which history and identity take shape, and to scrutinize the role that visual representation plays in that process.
Eleanor Antin has created two solo exhibitions for the gallery – Passengers (2014) and What time is it? (2016) -- and was included in Unsparing Quality (curated by Farrah Karapetian) in 2014. Passengers (2014) presented ...
Jesse Edwards at Independent Art Book Fair NY (IABF)| Artist Project with Ed. Varie
IABF: September 21 - 23, 2018
Gallery artist Jesse Edwards is showing a "Card House" ceramic sculpture and new oil painting with Ed. Varie in the "Artists Projects" sector of the 3rd annual Independent Art Book Fair (IABF), which will take place September 21st–23rd in a new location: 307 Kent Avenue on the East River Waterfront in Williamsburg.
Independent Art Book Fair (IABF) is a new platform for an independent group of publishers, bookmakers, and artists. Participants present projects, editions, and publications that reflect and ...
Jay Kvapil at Beirut Art Fair 2018 | Sept 19-23 with Lefebvre et Fils
Exhibitor: Lefebvre et Fils | France
Gallery artist Jay Kvapil will participate in the Beirut Art Fair with Lefebvre et Fils (Paris) this weekend, September 20 - 23, 2018.
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Art Collectors Preview
Wednesday 19 September 2018 : 4pm - 6pm (by invitation)
VIP Opening
Wednesday 19 September 2018 : 6pm - 10pm (VIP Pass)
Thursday September 20 & Friday, September ...
Anthony Giannini in "An Art Exhibition" at The Midwestern Society for Arts & Crafts, Detroit
Group show curated by David Flaugher on view through September 25, 2018
Anthony Giannini is showing "Trepidation II" from his "Still Life Landscape" series of paintings at The Midwestern Society for Arts & Crafts. The show titled "An Art Exhibition" (Curated by David Flaugher), is on view from August 25 - Sept 25, 2018.
Artists: Lorenzo Bueno, Joe Ferry, David Flaugher, Fpejpe, Travis Galloway, Anthony Giannini, Andrew J. Greene, Bradley Kronz, Maggie Lee, Jared Madere, Win McCarthy, Emma McMillan, Alexandra Metcalf, Sean Mullins, Brandon Ndife, Rebecca Peel, Eli Ping, Davina Semo, Luke Stettner, Micheal ...
"Transfigured." Closing Party
Saturday August 25, 2018 3-5 pm
Join us Saturday August 25th for a closing party for Transfigured. from 3 - 5 pm.
Natalie Ball in Artsy's "These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Sculpture Forward"
By Tess Thackara
Sculpture was once considered the domain of ambitious male artists, a medium as challenging in its physicality as it was limitless in scope. But for several decades, artists from Eva Hesse and Senga Nengudi to Phyllida Barlow and Ursula von Rydingsvard have carved a place for women working in contemporary sculpture. And in 2018, it’s arguably female artists who are creating some of the most interesting, challenging, and ambitious forms—freely taking the body apart, prodding taboos, and embracing ...
Last week to see Roland Reiss solo exhibition at the Claremont Museum of Art
"Unapologetic Flowers and Small Stories" closes July 8th
"Roland Reiss: Unapologetic Flowers and Small Stories" will be closing on Sunday, July 8th. This is your last week to see the collection of miniatures and recent floral paintings that the artist is known for. Roland Reiss holds an honored role in Claremont. As Chair of the Claremont Graduate University Art Department from 1971 to 2001, he taught and mentored generations of students in an innovative program that he developed and that set a standard for graduate art education. An ...
Julian Stanczak mural in FRONT INTERNATIONAL: CLEVELAND TRIENNIAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
July 14 - September 30, 2018
Julian Stanczak's "City Canvas" mural will be recreated on the west facade of the Carter Manor building on Prospect Avenue at East Ninth Street for the FRONT Internation Triennial from July 14-September 30, 2018. The mural is a recreation of Stanczak's Cleveland Canvasses "Carter Manor, 1973."
For dates, hours and locations for the Front Internation Triennial, click here.
Front International
Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art
Roland Reiss review in Artscene
By David S. Rubin
In two concurrent exhibitions (Claremont Museum, Claremont; Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Hollywood), veteran Roland Reiss exhibits selections from rwo of his best known bodies of work: staged sculptural tableaux housed in Plexiglas boxes, known as "Miniatures" (1977-91), and paintings of flowers that he titles "Florals" (2008-15). The more recent "Florals" reveal that the artist, who turned 89 in May, hasn't lost any steam. Not only has he taken the "Florals" in an inspired new direction, but ...
Roland Reiss interview in HYPERALLERGIC by Lita Barrie
"Roland Reiss on His Shape-Shifting Career," May 25, 2018
LOS ANGELES — At 89 years old, still lit up with curiosity, Roland Reiss has been an inspiration for SoCal artists who draw from his innovative ways of making and teaching art. Two current exhibitions at Diane Rosenstein Gallery and Claremont Museum of Art (where he was formerly the chair of the art department) examine the legacy of a vanguard artist who has found surprising ways to explore the dynamics of visual perception. As early as the 1960s Reiss abandoned the ...
"Jesse Edwards: Hot Town" and "Matthew Sweesy: Nocturnes" in Artillery Magazine
Exhibition reviews in "Gallery Rounds" by Leanna Robinson, April 10, 2018.
Matthew Sweesy’s “Nocturnes” and Jesse Edwards’ “Hot Town,” currently at Diane Rosenstein Gallery, are exercises in nostalgia. The two artists, while working in different mediums and styles, have a strikingly optimistic quality. Whether it’s the pop culture references in Edwards’ paintings, or the childlike explorations in Sweesy’s, the exhibitions have a je ne sais quoi that may remind viewers of simpler times.
Sweesy’s bright, graphic ...
Jesse Edwards in "Clay Today" at The Hole, NYC
Gallery artist Jesse Edwards is included in CLAY TODAY, a group show at The Hole, NYC, opening Tuesday, April 10th. Two of Edwards' glazed stoneware TVs will be on view. "Spanning the very emerging to the well-known, CLAY TODAY looks together at both the diversity of recent clay making and some shared tendencies. Ceramic works have recently been getting a lot of play in gallery and museum exhibitions and fairs, staking a claim for being an important medium to look ...
Eleanor Antin and Gisela Colon at 2018 Dallas Art Fair
Gallery artists Eleanor Antin and Gisela Colon will be presented at the Dallas Art Fair this weekend. Antin is included in Richard Saltoun's presentation (Booth G14) and Gisela Colon "Light Slab" and "Oblate" are included in the McClain Gallery's presentation (Booth D10).
More than 85,000 guests have attended the Dallas Art Fair since 2009. Located at the Fashion Industry Gallery – adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas’ dynamic downtown Arts District – the 2018 Dallas Art ...
Roland Reiss at the Claremont Museum of Art
"Roland Reiss: Unapologetic Flowers and Small Stories," April 6 – July 8, 2018
The exhibition will include a selection of “miniatures” dating from the mid-1970s-90s. Among the artist’s best-known works, these boxed, sculptural tableaux are simultaneously familiar, mysterious, and provocative. Also on view will be a selection of Reiss’s floral paintings drawn from a series begun in 2007 that continues to this day. The decision to focus on flowers, a subject generally undervalued in the history of painting, reflects the artist’s ongoing determination to challenge himself, to push limits, to ...
Eleanor Antin in "Talking About David Antin" at Artists Space NYC
Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 7.30 p.m.
David Antin’s influential work as a poet and artist led him to develop the hybridized format of “talk poems” in the 1970s, whereby he would compose literary texts in an improvised, conversational manner in a public setting. Following an introduction by Jay Sanders, Eleanor Antin, Charles Bernstein, Julien Bismuth, and Ellen Zweig will talk about David Antin (1932-2016) and his multidimensional literary and artistic output. These performances and interventions will be followed by a discussion.
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Joe Ray and Roland Reiss at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art in Utah
"Collecting On The Edge," September 15, 2018 - May 4, 2019
Collecting on the Edge, featuring work by 172 artists from the collection of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University in Logan Utah, aims to correct that situation. Texts accompanying each artwork, by eighty-one critics, art historians, curators, gallerists, artists, and collectors, provide illuminating insights into the works and their creators.
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
650 North 1100 East
Dan Miller and Creative Growth at NADA Art Fair New York
March 8-11, 2018, Booth #1.22
Creative Growth Art Center is proud to present the following artists at this year’s NADA New York: Dan Miller, John Martin, John Mullins, Ron Veasey, John Hiltunen, Susan Janow, Ying Ge Zhou, Alice Wong, Tony Pedemonte, and Donald Mitchell.
Thursday, March 8: VIP Preview 10am – 2pm; Opening Preview: 12-2pm
Open to the Public:
Thursday, March 8, 2-8pm
Friday, March 9: 12-8pm
Saturday, March 10: 12-8pm
Sunday, March 11: 12-6pm
For Mor information, click here.
Skylight Clarkson Sq ...
Dan Miller at Creative Growth Beyond Trend 2018
Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 5:00pm
Creative Growth Art Center presents Beyond Trend, a runway event and fundraiser celebrating the Oakland-based studio and gallery for artists with disabilities. This much anticipated and historically sold-out event provides critical annual support to Creative Growth’s visionary community of over 150 artists.
8th Annual Beyond Trend Runway Event and Fundraiser
Oakland Scottish Rite Center
1547 Lakeside Dr.
Aaron Fowler at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA
RECLAMATION! PAN-AFRICAN WORKS FROM THE BETH RUDIN DEWOODY COLLECTION
The Taubman Museum of Art is pleased to present Reclamation! Pan-African Works from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection that features over one hundred works from various media highlighting the global migration of peoples across the world.
The exhibiting artists create work that investigates the universal conversation of migration, history, race and representation in art being made today. The exhibition captures the personal stories and collective histories of artists reflected through installations, videos, paintings and sculptures.
Drawn from DeWoody’s significant ...
Eleanor Antin in "Women Look at Women" at Richard Saltoun
WOMEN LOOK AT WOMEN explores feminine identity through the work of thirteen internationally renowned women artists. In this inaugural exhibition at Richard Saltoun’s new gallery in Dover Street, each of the works on show reflects a different aspect of the relationship women have with their own bodies and how they judge and respond to the physicality of other women.
15 February – 31 March 2018
Richard Saltoun
41 Dover Street
London, UK W1S 4NS
Shiri Mordechay in Dis-Place, Curated by Karin Bravin for SPRING/BREAK Art Show
On view from March 6-March 12 and including work by Shiri Mordechay, Amanda Mathis and Jeffrey Beebe
Eleanor Antin at University of California, San Diego
“Stories That We Tell: Art and Identity,” January 18 – March 3, 2018
"'Stories that We Tell: Art and Identity' celebrates UC San Diego artists who paved the way for greater inclusion by inventing new means to address issues of race and gender. The seven internationally famous artists featured in the exhibition—Eleanor Antin, Barbara Kruger, Faith Ringgold, Martha Rosler, Miriam Schapiro, Lorna Simpson, and Carrie Mae Weems have been honored with major exhibitions at leading museums and recognized with prestigious awards. All were members of the Visual Arts Department, but this is ...
Eleanor Antin: "Sex-positive and radical, these female artists rebelled against the status quo" in Wallpaper*
"Women Look at Women," Feb 15 - Mar 31, 2018 at Richard Saltoun (London)
Woman is a buzzword in the arts. The thing is, the experience of being a woman is much more complicated than fulfilling a quota. With International Women’s Day (8 March) and Mother’s Day in the UK (11 March) coming up (thinly veiled marketing ploys or genuine celebrations of female power, it depends who you ask) Richard Saltoun gallery has staged a group show ...
"Gisela Colon: New Sculpture" in Los Angeles Times
"Gisela Colon's monolithc mysteries and playful wall 'pods'," by Christopher Knight, February 25, 2018
Sleek sculptural objects with misty, mercurial surfaces and at least partial inspiration from aerospace technology have not lost their appeal in more than half a century. In Los Angeles, first there was Craig Kauffman, then Helen Pashgian and now Gisela Colon.
For her second solo exhibition at Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Colon includes 10 wall-bound "pods" in a variety of whimsical, organic shapes — lozenges, softened trapezoids ...
"It's All Good..." in Juxtapoz: Review by Gwynned Vitello
“It’s All Good” might be the best mantra for ending a jaw-gaping year and it’s also the name of the group show that exhibits at the Diane Rosenstein Gallery through January 13 of what could also be a mind-numbing 2018. With his Cum Laude series of paintings, Hollywood denizen Steve Olson joins fellow Angelenos, Brain Rochefort inspired by time in the mahogany forest and Daniel Gibson, pulsing with Chicano culture, along with Delft potter Jesse Edwards of New ...
Julian Stanczak mural to be recreated at Cleveland Triennial
"FRONT announces eight major installations planned for global triennial in Cleveland," by Steven Litt
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Public Library, the cargo hold of theWilliam G. Mather Steamship and St. John's Episcopal Church in Ohio City, a stop on the Underground Railroad in the 19th century, are among the venues chosen for site-specific installations in the upcoming FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.
The project on Wednesday announced eight site-specific projects, in which artists with national or international ...
"It's All Good..." in HYPEBEAST by Jack Stanley
Los Angeles-based space Diane Rosenstein Gallery recently announced a new group exhibition featuring work from legendary skater-turned-artist Steve Olson, as well as Brian Rochefort, Daniel Gibson and Jesse Edwards. Titled “Its All Good…,” the exhibition is intended to look at “the tension between their identities, the environment, and their impulse to engage formalist principles in 20th C. Western art history.”
Olson’s work on display comes from his ...
Eleanor Antin reviewed in The White Review
"ELEANOR ANTIN, ROMANS & KINGS," By Daniel Culpan
For the past five decades, feminist conceptual artist Eleanor Antin has created an anti-essentialist chronicle of herself. Working within a range of media – including photography, film, writing and installation – Antin has explored a stream of selves, influenced by everything from Yiddish theatre to European cinema. As she has commented: ‘I’ve always been addicted to masking, to the slipperiness of genre. I despise purity. It’s so boring. What the hell, it doesn ...
Art and Cake Studio Visit with Roland Reiss, by Gary Brewer
Roland Reiss, Chromatic Joy
“Colors have their own distinctive beauty that you have to preserve, just as in music you try to preserve sounds. It is a question of organization, of finding the arrangement that will keep the beauty and freshness of color.”
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
“All artwork is about beauty; all positive work represents it and celebrates it. All negative art protests the lack of beauty in our lives. When a beautiful rose ...
Julian Stanczak on KCRW 89.9 FM "Art Talk" September 28, 2017
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp discusses optics in art shows at Diane Rosenstein and Praz-Delavallade galleries.
Julian Stanczak's two-dimensional paintings of thin lines of contrasting color vibrate and morph as though they were operating in three-dimensions. The name of the movement known as Op Art was coined after his 1964 show at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York. Julian Stanczak: Duo, on view at Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Hollywood, is the first in LA since the artist's death last March. As suggested in the title, the dozen paintings made between 1968 and 2011 ...
Eleanor Antin in "Pivotal: Highlights from the Collection" at OCMA
On view October 7 - December 31, 2017 at the Orange County Museum of Art
Eleanor Antin's iconic work of conceptual mail art - "100 Boots" (1971-73) - is included in "PIVOTAL: Highlights from the Collection" at OCMA. The contemporary museum, located in Newport Beach, California, has always championed artistic experimentation and innovation through a commitment to showing and collecting the work of dynamic and groundbreaking emerging artists. This installation will reveal how impactful OCMA has been in supporting the careers of some of the most influential artists from this region, often at pivotal moments in ...
Josh Lehrer on KCRW 89.9 FM "Art Talk" August 24, 2017
"Theatrical moments" - Hunter Drohojowska-Philp finds three shows that stop action.
One of the frustrations of theater, which I love, is the inability to stop time. Actors in costumes and make-up whirl around a stage involving us, hopefully, in their dialog and action. The magic is in the energy and, perhaps, the fact that we can’t freeze frame and rewind. We have to be there.
Here are three shows that offer a closer examination, beginning with Hamilton. Artist Josh Lehrer managed to convince the cast of that hit musical, which ...
ART AND CAKE Review of "Joe Ray: Complexion Constellation" by Shana Nys Dambrot
Light and Space meets outer space meets headspace in the paintings, sculptures, and performance-derived photography of Los Angeles-based artist Joe Ray. A luminary in the constellation of Leimert Park’s richly profound art, music, and literature of the last five decades, Ray has been a beloved “artist’s artist” whose efforts are long overdue for the kind of ...
Insiders' Picks at the Seattle Fair | Crosscut by Michael Unchurch
"What to see at Seattle Art Fair? Some insiders' picks" - Wednesday August 2, 2017
This is The Year of the Round Number at the Seattle Art Fair. Exactly 100 art galleries are taking part this year, up from 62 galleries in 2015 and 84 galleries in 2016. Art Fair director Max Fishko, in a phone interview last week, said he and his selection committee received roughly 250 applications to fill between 90 and 100 booths.
“We wound up with 100 on the nose — which, I have to admit, was particularly satisfying,” he said. Fishko ...
10 Picks From Seattle Art Fair 2017: Interview Magazine by Cedar Pasori
Tomorrow, the Seattle Art Fair opens its doors for the third time. Although the fair is young, it's already a beloved destination for experiencing and collecting art in the Pacific Northwest. The 2017 edition features 99 galleries representing 30 cities globally, with 58 from the Pacific Rim alone, in addition to lectures and specially commissioned installations.
"5 Fantastic Left Coast Art Galleries at Seattle Art Fair 2017" | Vanguard Seattle by T.s. Flock
Seeing art galleries should be part of any leisurely travel experience, and not knowing what you’ll see when you walk in is part of the fun. That said, it’s nice to know the overall style and vision of a gallery before you visit, especially if you have limited time.
Seattle Art Fair offers a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with some left coast galleries, big and small. It will help you get inspired to see some new art ...
LACMA acquires Gisela Colon's "Untitled (Monolith Silver)," 2016
L.A. Weekly review: Joe Ray "Complexion Constellation"
"Candy-colored plastics and a living car wash" by Catherine Wagley
A group of people in strange costumes mill around a parking lot, and you don’t know what’s going on until a VW bug rolls in and the costumed people, including the man in white foam, begin to rub it down with their bodies. They’re a living car wash, working in slow motion. Footage of this performance, staged by artist Joe Ray, plays in a side gallery at Diane Rosenstein. Across the hall hang black and white photographs ...
Event: Music & Spoken Word Performance, Sat. July 22nd, 4:00-6:00pm
Spanning earthly blues to the cosmos…
Charlie Chan, Ben Finley, Cameron Washington, Chris Ryan Williams
“The blues are the only consistent art in the United States which constantly remind us of our limitations while encouraging us to see how far we can actually go.“ -Ralph Ellison
Please join us for an afternoon performance of sound, movement, and spoken word with Charlie Chan (harmonica, guitar, spoken word), Ben Finley (bass & FX), Cameron Washington (poems and spoken word), and Chris Ryan Williams ...
Gisela Colon at California Center for the Arts, Escondido
"California Connections: Selections From The Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego," July 7 - Aug 27, 2017
Gisela Colon is included "California Connections: Selections From The Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego" (Curated by Anthony Graham) - opening on Friday, July 7th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the California Center For The Arts, Escondido. The exhibition is on view from July 8 - August 27, 2017.
"California Connections" is drawn entirely from the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, takes as its starting point a place: California. The artists shown here have worked ...
Eleanor Antin at Serpentine Galleries UK
The artist presents a reading and performance on September 15th, 2017 at 8:00 PM
Serpentine Galleries in London announces Eleanor Antin will present a new reading and performance in their Kensington Garden gallery on September 15th, 2017. "Park Nights" is the Serpentine's experimental, interdisciplinary live platform, programmed for the Galleries’ annual architectural commission, the Serpentine Pavilion.
Eleanor Antin works in photography, video, film, installation, performance, drawing, and writing and has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among ...
Seattle Art Fair, August 3-6, 2017
CenturyLink Field Event Center, Seattle, WA
Diane Rosenstein Gallery will return as an exhibitor to the Seattle Art Fair, August 3-6, 2017. Artists exhibited include Gisela Colon, Charles Fine, Eben Goff, and Julian Stanczak.
Juxtapoz: Shiri Mordechay Interview by Gabe Scott
Shiri Mordechay: An Insomniac's Garden
The large-scale paintings of New York Painter Shiri Mordechay are an enveloping feast for the senses, like physically entering a pop-up book pulsating in fevered optics. Somewhere between reality and a garden of other earthly delights lies the psyche of this visionary, a vessel of mysticism, supernatural environs, memory and clairvoyance. A certain level of bravery is required for weaving these teeming tapestries of the entranced, and the results can be staggering. Delving into the depths of myth, trauma and ...
Free Press Houston: Gisela Colon Interview
Visual Vernacular: GISELA COLON by Meghan Hendley-Lopez, May 22 2017
An otherworldly exploration of color, form, light, and surface all vibrantly resonate in the latest exhibition at McClain Gallery. The dimensionality, the layering, and the quiet beauty combined by artist Gisela Colon all speak to her vast understanding of the balance of the masculine and the feminine through her impressive sculptural work. As one moves around the pieces, each tuned to a different vibration in colors and feel, one can see the ...
The Tate loans Eleanor Antin's "Blood Of The Poet Box" to Dwan Gallery show at LACMA
"Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959 - 1971" on view through September 10, 2017
Eleanor Antin's early conceptual work, “Blood Of The Poet Box” (1965-68) is currently on view at LACMA, through a loan by The Tate Gallery (UK), in "Los Angeles To New York: DWAN Gallery, 1959-1971" (Resnick Pavilion). Antin's "Blood Of The Poet Box" was originally exhibited in “Language III” at the Dwan Gallery, New York, in 1969. This conceptual sculpture is a wood box containing 94 glass slides of blood specimens, and specimen list, from poets. The first was ...
Julian Stanczak, Abstract Painter, Dies at 88, by Roberta Smith for the New York Times
Obituary for the New York Times, Tuesday April 11, 2017
Julian Stanczak, a Polish-born American abstract painter who rose to fame as a leading figure of the popular Op Art movement but slipped into obscurity when its reputation flagged, died on March 25 at his home in Seven Hills, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb. He was 88.
His death was confirmed by his New York gallery, Mitchell-Innes & Nash. His family said that he had died after a short illness.
Mr. Stanczak was a firmly optimistic artist, despite injuries in a Soviet ...
ArtNews: “Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie,” featuring Eleanor Antin Review
City Slickers on the Wild Side: The Barnes Foundation Celebrates the "Art of Flânerie" by Edith Newhall
Until now, the contemporary art installations at the Barnes Foundation have been pretty much on the safe side. By contrast, however, this first large group exhibition, organized by the Barnes’s new director and president, Thom Collins, is literally a walk on the wild side, with surprises around every corner.
Entering the gallery, visitors are quickly indoctrinated. Movement through the exhibition, titled “Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie,” is largely determined by Jean Shin’s quasi-gestural ...
Julian Stanczak, Central Figure of Op Art Movement, Dies at 88
Obituary for ARTNEWS by Alex Greenberger 3/28/17
Julian Stanczak, the Op Art painter who, despite physical difficulties, managed to create canvases with vibrant geometries and hypnotic motion, died in his home in Seven Hills, Ohio on March 25. He was 88.
Stanczak was one of the leaders of the short-lived Op Art movement in the 1960s. He was included in the Museum of Modern Art’s 1965 exhibition “The Responsive Eye,” which also featured work by Bridget Riley, Gunter Uecker, and Victor Vasarely. Although today considered groundbreaking ...
photograph Magazine: Stefan Heyne review
Stefan Heyne, "Super Vision: The New German Abstraction" by Catherine Wagley
The photographs in Stefan Heyne’s first solo exhibition in the U.S., Super Vision, on view at Diane Rosenstein through April 15, are like a cross between flattened, smoothed-out Rothko paintings and Ed Ruscha’s iconic, acrylic Hollywood (1968), with everything but the sky removed. In other words, Heyne’s color gradations are at once ascetic and ever so slightly Pop. They are also actually photographs of cloudless skies, though they seem more sunset-like than actual sunsets, the color ...
Stefan Heyne: Artist's Talk & Book Signing | Presented by Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Artist talk with Stefan Heyne and Farrah Karapetian, Monday, 02/27/2017 at 7:00 pm
On Monday, February 27th at 7pm, Berlin-based artist Stefan Heyne will present a talk with artist Farrah Karapetian on “The New German Abstraction,” as well as lead a tour of his exhibition, SUPER VISION.
SUPER VISION: The New German Abstraction is the first US solo exhibition of photographs by Stefan Heyne. German photography since the 1970s is influenced by the “New Objectivity” of the Dusseldorf School and its protagonists Andreas Gursky and Thomas Struth. Stefan Heyne’s “New German Abstraction ...
Art Ltd., February/March 2017: Review by Jody Zellen
"Gisela Colon: HYPER-MINIMAL at Diane Rosenstein Gallery"
At first glance, Gisela Colon’s wall- and floor-based sculptures seem other-worldly, as if they were pods from another planet where allusive shimmering surfaces were the norm. Although the works share a kinship with the previous generation of California Light and Space artists, who like Colon, were interested in optical and perceptual phenomena, her objects have a lushness and sensuality that is absent in the work of her male counterparts. These non-specific-objects, a term Colon uses to describe her work ...
Top Ten Los Angeles Exhibitions of 2016 | art ltd. by George Melrod
“Aaron Fowler: Blessings on Blessings”: Brilliant mixed-media tableaux melding the Pilgrim legacy and contemporary African-American experience."
1) Hauser Wirth & Schimmel, “Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture By Women 1947-2016”
Viscerally compelling material female convocation packed a wallop.
2) Kohn Gallery, “Wallace Berman: American Aleph”
Semina’s mystic visionary recontextualized as a numinous conduit for his times.
3) The Getty: “Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art On China’s Silk Road”
Not technically contemporary (5th to 8th century) but a mind-blowing revelation.
4) Hammer Museum, “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957”
Ground zero for inter-media ...
Palm Springs Art Museum acquires Gisela Colon's Hyper Ellipsoid Glo-Pod (Black), 2016
Palm Springs Art museum has announced the acquisition of Gisela Colon's sculpture, "Hyper Ellipsoid Glo-Pod (Black)," 2016 to their Permanent Collection, currently on view on the museum's third floor galleries.
The Palm Springs Art Museum was founded in 1938, and is a regional art, natural science and performing arts institution for Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, California. Designed by local architect E. Stewart Williams in modernist architectural style, Palm Spring Art Museum is led by executive ...
Grand Rapids Art Museum acquires Gisela Colon's "Ovoid Glo-Pod (Iridescent Lilac), 2016
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) has announced the accessioning of Gisela Colon's sculpture, "Ovoid Glo-Pod (Iridescent Lilac)," 2016 to their Permanent Collection. Gisela Colon had three large sculptures included in their recent exhibition, "Past/Present/Future" (October 10 - 30, 2016). The Grand Rapids Art Museum (Michigan) is the world's first LEED Gold certified art museum. With a new building designed by Kulapat Yantrasat (wHY Archtecture), GRAM is led by Chief Curator, Ron Platt.
Aaron Fowler: "17 Emerging Artists to Watch in 2017"
Artsy Editorial, December 13, 2017
Among the more important lessons learned by the art world in 2016: An emerging artist’s career isn’t cemented in one night, with one breakout show, or with one collector’s token of approval. Artists who matter long-term have careers that build over time, show upon show, collection upon collection. In looking ahead to 2017, Artsy’s editors consulted a number of data sources, including UBS’s art news ...
Artspace names Aaron Fowler in "10 of the Best New Artists at the Untitled Art Fair," by Andrew M. Goldstein
When the 28-year-old St. Louis-born artist Aaron Fowler was finishing his MFA at Yale two years ago, about to set off into an uncertain career in the art world, he began a body of work that cast himself in the role of a pilgrim venturing into the American frontier. As befits a Yale grad, these paintings were intensively researched, dipping back into the work of such 19th-century artists as Charles Marion Russell and Frederic Remington for images of settlers and ...
Aaron Fowler in "High Anxiety: New Acquisitions,"at the Rubell Family Collection | Miami
November 30, 2016 – August 25, 2017
Artillery Magazine Panel Discussion:" Life During Wartime" | Sat Oct 29th at 3pm
Artist's talk with Sadie Barnette, Farrah Karapetian and Shiri Mordechay | Moderated by Ezhra Jean Black
A panel discussion moderated by Artillery Magazine staff writer, Ezrha Jean Black. Three artists from "Life During Wartime" - Farrah Karapetian, Shiri Mordechay, and Sadie Barnette - will talk about their work in the show and the themes of the exhibition.
The event is held at the gallery from 3pm - 5pm, Saturday Oct 29th. It is open and free to the public, by reservation.
Aaron Fowler in "DO YOU SEE ME?" (Curated by Endia Beal) at The Diggs Gallery, The College of Winston-Salem State University
October 14 - March 1, 2016
"Eleanor Antin: Carving: A Traditional Sculpture" at the Henry Moore Institute Galleries, Leeds, UK
September 28 - January 3, 2017
Eleanor Antin receives a solo "single-sculpture" exhibition at the Henry Moore Insitute (Leeds, UK). "Carving: A Traditional Sculplture" goes on view September 28th as part of a continuing series of single-sculpture exhibitions highlighting examples of sculptural experimentation.
'CARVING: A Traditional Sculpture' is a landmark work in the history of conceptual art, a key reference on art and art history courses today. Eleanor Antin (b. 1935) began working as a visual artist in 1968, having established herself as a poet. Based ...
Eleanor Antin in "The Uses of Photography: Art, Politics, and the Reinvention of a Medium" at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Saturday, Sep 24, 2016-Monday, Jan 02, 2017 at MCASD La Jolla
The Uses of Photography examines a network of artists who were active in San Diego between the late 1960s and early 1980s and whose experiments with photography opened the medium to a profusion of new strategies and subjects. Working within the framework of conceptual art, these artists introduced urgent social issues and themes of everyday life into that seemingly neutral territory, with photographic works that took on hybrid forms, from books and postcards to video and text-and-image installations. If photography ...
Wall Street Journal review: Eleanor Antin in "This is a Portrait if I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today" at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
"Works that go beyond appearances to capture a subject's identity, achievements and personality," by Judith Dobrzynski
Brunswick Maine,
A rainbow-striped canvas; an exercise bike equipped with a horn, a basket and a sweatshirt; six photographs of a tree against the sky. You may think of portraits as paintings, photographs or sculptures that capture the physical likeness, especially the face, of a person, which is the dictionary definition. Yet at “This Is a Portrait If I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today”—which includes those artworks by Ross Bleckner, Eleanor Antin and Alfred Stieglitz ...
Columbus Underground reviews "Aaron Fowler: Tough Love" at the Beeler Gallery
"Aaron Fowler's Tough Love," by Jeff Regensburger, July 31, 2016
On June 1 it was announced that Michael Goodson would resign his position as Director of Exhibitions at the Beeler Gallery at Columbus College of Art and Design and assume the role of Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts. While I expect Mr. Goodson will be greatly missed at CCAD, we can take heart knowing that his considerable talents will remain in Columbus. Similarly, his legacy at CCAD will remain in both the gallery renovations ...
The Creators Project review: "Mike Shultis: All American" by Andrew Nunes
"Assemblage Paintings Address the Perils of White Masculinity," by Andrew Nunes (July 12, 2016)
Artist Mike Shultis re-evaluates his own culture as a white American male in All American, an ongoing solo exhibition at LA’s Diane Rosenstein Gallery. The exhibition consists of a series of mixed-media paintings that are Rauschenberg-esque in their use of un-painterly materials assembled onto the canvas.
Car dealership inflatable-tube-men pop out of canvases like cartoon genitalia. Decontextualized Red Bull logos become symbols of overt male aggression. The phrase “Mein bad” and the word “Fear” are repeated like disturbing slogans ...
Contemporary Art Review LA (CARLA): "Eleanor Antin: What time is it?" by Katie Bode
"Review: Eleanor Antin at Diane Rosenstein" (Issue 5)
You are what you buy. As a child of the ‘80s this understanding has been programmed into me since the commercial breaks of Saturday morning cartoons. 20 years before I ever set eyes on an American Girl catalogue, Eleanor Antin was already acutely aware of the abilities of material possessions to tell the story of an individual.
Previously a painter before moving on to assemblage, Antin had already begun her career-long exploration into identity with her first conceptual project, Blood ...
LA Times review: "Roland Reiss: Je T'aime - Recent Paintings + Drawings from the 1960s"
"Tripping the art fantastic," by David C. Pagel (June 6, 2016)
At Diane Rosenstein Gallery in Los Angeles, seven new paintings by Roland Reiss square off against nine drawings the L.A. artist made 50 years ago. The pairing is thrilling.
Each body of work reveals elements of the other that would not be evident if the two groups were seen separately. Together, they paint a picture of an artist interested in the sensuality of materials, the slipperiness of images and, above all else, the maximization of visual impact.
“Drawings From ...
ART NEWS Review: "Eleanor Antin: What time is it?" by Catherine Wagley
"The Stuff of You: Revisiting Eleanor Antin's Groundbreaking Conceptual Portraits at Diane Rosenstein, Los Angeles" (June 18, 2016)
It was 1968, and Eleanor Antin had just moved to San Diego, discovered the Sears catalogue, and begun work on her “California Lives” installation. “In New York, you take the subway, go to Macy’s, and buy something,” Antin explained in a 2009 interview: Californians mail-ordered lifestyles, and she wanted to see if she could do it, too.
Antin had her second-ever solo show lined up at New York’s Gain Ground, an alternative space on West 80th Street. For ...
Eleanor Antin review on KCRW Art Talk by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
"Carl Cheng and Eleanor Antin: Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks about focused shows of art from the 60's and 70's" (June 2, 2016)
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp reviews Eleanor Antin: "What time is it?" for KCRW 89.9 fm "Art Talk" on June 2, 2016.
"Galleries in LA are increasingly acting like mini-museums in presenting art of historical interest. Blum and Poe has done a lot this year with their survey shows of Cobra artists and Julian Schnable while Kohn Gallery has a survey of work by Wallace Berman. Now two more galleries are presenting little known work from the 1960's by well-known artists ...
"Aaron Fowler: Tough Love" at Beeler Gallery (CCAD), Columbus, Ohio
June 13 - September 10, 2016
Diane Rosenstein is happy to announce that Aaron Fowler will receive a solo show at the Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio. Aaron Fowler: Tough Love, a collection of large-scale assemblage pieces by the New York- and Los Angeles-based artist is on view from June 13 – Sept. 10, 2016.
In one of the most impactful moments in the exhibition, the young painter and assemblage artist — a St. Louis native — has composed a striking dual portrait of ...
Artist's Talk: Emily Liebert in Conversation with Eleanor Antin
Saturday, June 4th at 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Please join us for a conversation between Eleanor Antin and curator Emily Liebert, on the occasion of Antin's solo exhibition What time is it?. This event is free and open to the public, by reservation.
Eleanor Antin: What time is it? restages two groundbreaking installations of her conceptual "consumer goods" sculpture -
CALIFORNIA LIVES and Portraits Of Eight New York Women - originally presented at alternative spaces in 1969/1970 in New York.
Two sculptures from What time is it? will ...
Eleanor Antin in "Human Interest" at The Whitney Museum
April 27, 2016 - February 12, 2017
Gallery artist Eleanor Antin is included in Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection (Curated by Dana Miller and Scott Rothkopf) at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Two "self portraits" of the artist in character as nurse Eleanor Nightingale from "The Angel Of Mercy: The Nightingale Family Album" (1977) are on view on the museum's sixth floor.
Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection offers new perspectives on one of art’s oldest genres. Drawn entirely ...
Julian Stanczak at MOMA, New York Times review by Roberta Smith
"MoMA Takes On the '60s in a Welcome Shakeup of the Permanent Collection Galleries," by Roberta Smith (April 7, 2016)
"...Now change has provocatively shaken up the Modern’s relatively undisturbed sanctum sanctorum: the grand permanent collection galleries, on the fourth and fifth floors, which are typically devoted to the Modern’s unparalleled holdings in the painting-and-sculpture department.
The installation of these galleries has long been the closely guarded aegis of one or two top curators in the department. Now the fourth floor — devoted to works from 1940 to 1980 — has been reinstalled by a collective of 15 curators from ...
Aaron Fowler in "THE PAFA SHOW" (Curated by Katherine Bradford) at Morris-Warren Gallery, New York
Opening reception Saturday, April 16th. On view from April 9 - May 15, 2016
"Blessings On Blessings" solo artist Aaron Fowler is included in "THE PAFA SHOW"(Curated by Katherine Bradford) featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture and mixed media work by fifteen Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art alumni based in NYC. Artist/Curator Katherine Bradford, who recently had her own solo show at nearby CANADA Gallery, and for many years taught at PAFA, has chosen an exciting and varied selection of works.
This exhibition also includes work by Michael Shultis, who will have an upcoming ...
Roland Reiss Open Studio: Brewery ArtWalk
April 2 - April 3, 11am - 6pm
Gallery artist Roland Reiss will host an open studio as part of The Brewery ArtWalk on Saturday, April 2 - Sunday, April 3, 11am - 6pm.
The Brewery ArtWalk is a twice annual open studio weekend at the world's largest art complex. The Brewery ArtWalk Association is a not-for-profit Organization. Their mission is to produce, organize and facilitate the recurring biannual event known as the Brewery ArtWalk. The Brewery ArtWalk is a free, eduactional, public arts event, designed to create an ...
Eben Goff in "UFOLOGY" at Outpost Projects | Joshua Tree
On view March 19 - July 19, 2016
Gallery artist Eben Goff has created a site-specific sculpture, "Desert Ice," for UFOLOGY (Curated by Kio Griffith) at Outpost Projects, Joshua Tree, CA. The wax, pigment, wood and aluminum installation will gradually transform due to exposure to the desert heat and elements over the next four months.
Outpost Projects is an artist-run project space/residency/experimental site located in the high desert of California, near the village and National Park of Joshua Tree. The site includes a renovated jackrabbit homestead ...
Los Angeles Times: "Aaron Fowler: Blessings On Blessings"
"Artist Aaron Fowler's work at Diane Rosenstein: Loaded in more ways than one," by Christopher Knight (Feb 27, 2016)
Aaron Fowler’s raucous assemblage paintings are packed with stuff. The term “mixed media” barely encapsulates materials that include shimmering silvery CDs, bits of clothing, folding tables, trash bags, inkjet photos and mud.
The pieces are also packed with complex emotional energy. A single Fowler work can ricochet between deep affection and mortal terror, both leavened by a hefty dose of wry wit. At Diane Rosenstein Gallery, it’s a sight to see.
“Mom Knows” is illustrative. Ten feet tall ...
David Schafer artist talk: "A Brief History of Sound" (in art) at Five Car Garage
Saturday, February 27th, 4:00 pm at Five Car Garage
David Schafer will be dispensing soundbites with his talk "A Brief History Of Sound" (in art) this Saturday, February 27th at 4:00 pm. at Five Car Garage as part of the "Siren."
The artist's talk is by reservation only:
rsvp: info@emmagrayhq.com. Please email for address and parking.
Schafer's sound and sculpture work, Two One of a Kind, is based on a cassette tape recording of the author Umberto Eco lecturing at Stanford University in 1987 ...
Eleanor Antin reads in "Everbooks" at the Million Dollar Theater in DTLA
Friday, February 12, 2016 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Gallery artist, Eleanor Antin, is included in tonight's event EVERBOOKS: Artists and Writers Read from Their Favorite Books, presented by ForYourArt and Goodreads in conjunction with Printed Matter, Inc.'s LA Art Book Fair 2016.
EVERBOOKS will feature short readings by artists and writers from books they believe will inspire the artist in everyone, participants include:
Eleanor Antin, Lisa Anne Auerbach, John Baldessari, Meg Cranston, Janet Fitch, Alex Israel, William E. Jones, Miranda July, Adam Linder, Joseph Mosconi, Vanessa ...
LACMA acquires Roland Reiss's "Red Edge," 1968
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired Roland Reiss's Red Edge, 1968, an early fiberglass and resin optical painting recently exhibited in "Roland Reiss: 1968" at Diane Rosenstein (2015). As new materials became available to artists in the early 60s, Reiss began work with acrylic paints and plastics (notably Plexiglas), foams, and resin. He created "Red Edge" in Boulder, Colorado, as part of a breakthrough series of fiberglass and resin “paintings” in 1968. The molded resin ...
David Schafer in "Siren" at Five Car Garage
Runs from January 22 - March 18, 2016
Commencing January 22nd Five Car Garage is pleased to present SIREN – a group show featuring 9 LA-based artists (and 1 from Queens, NY): Adrienne Adar, Alison O’Daniel, David Hendren, David Schafer, Jesse Fleming, Jennifer Sullivan, Kelly Kleinschrodt, Pascual Sisto, Scoli Acosta and Stephanie Taylor all of whom utilize or reference sound in their work, encompassing a wide range of disciplines and materials. A Siren exists as both a warning signal and an alluring mythological sea creature. In our case ...
ArtReview: Aaron Fowler in "Future Greats"
"Future Greats - the artists to look out for in 2016: Aaron Fowler selected by Amanda Hunt," Jan/Feb 2016
Aaron Fowler incorporates three-dimensional objects into the elaborately built, intuitively constructed surfaces of his wild, weighty, massive assemblage-paintings, which are constructed from various pieces of furniture and crude objects sourced from his local surroundings, and which harness great power and feeling.
The New York Times: Aaron Fowler in "A Constellation"
"At the Studio Museum in Harlem, 4 Shows Engage a Cultural Conversation," by Martha Schwendener (Jan 7, 2016)
For nearly five decades, the Studio Museum in Harlem has served as a cultural repository, reflecting the ruptures, shifts and spectrum of experiences for artists of African descent. Its current grouping of shows, culled mostly from the museum’s permanent collection, echoes this landscape, looking backward and forward. The main exhibition, “A Constellation,” includes the work of 26 artists and focuses on themes of abstraction, the figure and the history of the African diaspora. “Black: Color, Material, Concept” continues the ...
Artillery Magazine: "peace love freedom happiness"
"Joy to the World: My Holiday Season in a Nutshell," by Ezrha Jean Black (Jan 3, 2016)
"...Diane Rosenstein opened a show that was like a giant gift box nesting, Russian doll style, yet another gift within, each opening upon some sparkling gem(s) of art – in painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, photography and other works on paper, and objects almost unclassifiable.
Cumulatively, it was almost breathtaking. I ran into a prominent local curator who happened to be viewing the show at the same time I was there, and neither of us could conceal our elation. The consistent ...
The New York Times: Genevieve Gaignard
"An Artist Stands Before Her Fun House Mirror," by Amanda Fortini (Jan 6, 2016)
LOS ANGELES — On a recent Friday afternoon, Genevieve Gaignard, a photographer, collagist and installation artist, was sitting on her bed in the room she rents in the Echo Park neighborhood. For the last year, Ms. Gaignard, who takes self-portraits costumed as various alter egos she imagines, then builds fictional domestic spaces for them, has lived in this nondescript, book-filled and thoroughly carpeted apartment with a professional couple in their late 20s, their chatty lime-green parrot and three cats.
Ms. Gaignard ...
Modern Painters: Sarah Awad
"Reviews in Brief, Los Angeles: Sarah Awad," by Grant Johnson (December 2015)
Though devoid of human figures, Awad's "Gate Paintings" recall the very gendered and gentrified spaces of 19th-century works like Goya's Majas on a Balcony, 1800-10, or Manet's The Balcony, 1869. Familiar metal-gate patterns trace through haphazard fields of abstract color. Nominating these decorative elements as worthy sites of inquiry, the paintings play the game of figures/ground and characterize the surface of the canvas as a liminal screen. These might be the peripheries of any private property ...
Jason Stopa in "Any Given Sunday" at Fine Arts Center Gallery, Univ. of Arkansas
Mark Bradford, Craig Drennen, Chie Fueki, Jason Stopa, Hank Willis Thomas, and Wendy White
The American sports journalist and author, Robert Lipsyte, argued in his 1975 book, SportsWorld, that competitive athletics hold a unique position in our culture. One in which a game can offer an alternative world that can be viewed as sacred, as well as provide refuge. Even after forty years, the debate regarding the role of competitive sports continues within our society. Regardless of one's opinion ...
Art in America: Sarah Awad
"Exhibition Review: Sarah Awad," by Evan Moffitt (November 2015)
Sarah Awad's paintings are sluices barely holding back a flood of Fauvist color. An emerald canopy bursts through an indigo grate. Dark leafy smears clash with splashes of fluorescent lime. Warring daubs of crimson and cornflower capture the full flame of a desert sunset.
Awad's previous work played with odalisques and other motifs from classical painting. For the 12 medium-size paintings in "Gate Paintings," her fourth solo show, she has turned her gaze to ornament. In each painting ...
Studio Squared: Around the Table with Aaron Fowler at The Studio Musuem in Harlem
Sunday, November 22nd @ 3:30p - 6:00pm
Aaron Fowler will participate in "Studio Squared" at The Studio Museum in Harlem on November 22nd. "Studio Squared" is a series of informal art-making workshops aimed at making a wide range of studio practices accessible to adult audiences. Each workshop focuses on a particular theme and creative process inspired by our exhibitions, and explores methods of creative production through an experiential approach.
Designed to engage the concept of the collective around the hallmark of Thanksgiving, this edition of Studio Squared ...
Eleanor Antin to Lecture at Herron School of Art + Design, Indianapolis
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, 6 pm at Basile Auditorium, Eskenazi Hall, University of Indianapolis
Eleanor Antin's trailblazing art stretches back 50 years and more. Sensuous, witty and affecting, her best-known works include The Last Days of Pompeii and 100 Boots.
Art 21 describes her films, photographs and performance art as highly theatrical: "Antin draws from the childhood play, an infatuation with stand-up and slapstick comedy, and the tragic humor that is part of her Jewish heritage. 'I always tend ...
MOCA Acquires Eleanor Antin's "100 Boots"
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has acquired Eleanor Antin’s 100 Boots, an original set of fifty-one vintage halftone postcards. An important work of Conceptual art, Antin's 100 Boots is a mailwork consisting of photographs of 100 black rubber boots in special, often dramatic or enigmatic situations. This is the first work by Eleanor Antin to enter the museum's permanent collection.
Antin conceived of 100 Boots as a means of circumventing some of the spatial and temporal ...
Artist's Talk: Alicia Eler in Conversation with Ray Anthony Barrett, Aaron Fowler, and Genevieve Gaignard
Saturday, October 24 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
You are invited to a gallery talk with three artists ~ Ray Anthony Barrett, Aaron Fowler, and Genevieve Gaignard ~ currently exhibiting work in "The New New", now on view at the gallery. The discusstion will be moderated by Alicia Eler, a writer, art critic, and comedian based in Los Angeles. Eler covers art, culture and funny stuff for Hyperallergic, Artsy, Daily Dot, KCET Artbound Los Angeles, and CRAVE L.A.
"The New New" is an exhibition of painting, drawing, mixed-media, and ...
Aaron Fowler and Tschabalala Self in "A Constellation" at The Studio Museum in Harlem
Two artists in The New New have been selected by The Studio Museum in Harlem for their upcoming exhibition, A Constellation, on November 12, 2015.
"A Constellation traces connections among twenty-six artists of African descent: eight who emerged in the mid- to late twentieth century, and who are represented in the exhibition by works from the Studio Museum's permanent collection, and eighteen younger artists whose works are being shown at the Studio Museum for the first time. The works ...
Press Release: "The New New"
Opens Saturday, October 17th, 2015 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The New New is an exhibition of painting, drawing, mixed-media, and collage by six emerging artists from New York and Los Angeles: Ray Anthony Barrett, Aaron Fowler, Genevieve Gaignard, Tschabalala Self, Michael Shultis, and Jason Stopa. The works in this show are multi-dimensional, with some artists using heavy impasto, collage, or flirting with the intersection of painting and sculpture. Connecting the varied practices in The New New is an explicit use of text – song lyrics, art theory, slogans, and commercial ...
Brewery ArtWalk Presents: Open Studio with Roland Reiss
October 3 - October 4, 11am - 6pm
Roland Reiss is pleased to host an Open Studio as part of The Brewery ArtWalk on Saturday, October 3 - Sunday, October, 4, 11am - 6 pm.
The Brewery ArtWalk is a twice annual open studio weekend at the worlds largest art complex. With over 100 participating resident artists, you will have the opportunity to see new works, discover new favorites, speak with the artists and purchase artwork directly from the artists' studios. The Brewery ArtWalk Association is a not-for-profit Organization. Their ...
Artillery Magazine: Sarah Awad
"Pick Of The Week: Sarah Awad," by Eve Wood (September 18, 2015)
ArtScene: Sarah Awad
"Sarah Awad: Gate Paintings," by Andy Brumer (September 2015)
Wrought iron gates of varying degrees of design complexity and artistic quality lace Southern California’s residential landscape so ubiquitously that their presence tends to go unnoticed by motorists and pedestrians alike. However, as this exhibition attests, they’ve been anything but overlooked or unconsidered by the Pasadena born and L.A.-based painter Sarah Awad. In the body of work that comprises “Gate Paintings,” the artist certainly soars beyond the blind spots of one’s hometown comfort zone and ...
Eben Goff: INCLUSIONS in "Fabrik" by Peter Frank
Art About Town with Peter Frank, Issue 29, Fall 2015
Eben Goff on KCRW: "Art Talk" by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
KCRW Los Angeles, 89.9FM at 6:44 pm.
Listen @ 6:44pm on air at KCRW 89.9 or online at KCRW.com
Eben Goff: INCLUSIONS is on view at Diane Rosenstein through August 15.
Eben Goff: INCLUSIONS in Glasstire by Ed Schad and Catherine Wagley
Top 5 Shows in SoCal: July 3, 2015
"Inclusions is an experience in materiality (the juxtapositions between aluminum and wood are key) that also has a narrative arc, or a narrative about an arc. An alderwood Arc big enough to hide a person or two inside of it appears in the show, and also appears in a series of 24 photographs, posed in Montana copper mines..."
David Schafer in "Artforum" by Jan Tumlir
David Schafer at Diane Rosenstein
Talking sculptures are a staple of amusement parks, trade fairs, and museums of science, industry, and history, and are sometimes even found in churches. In art, however, they remain exceptional for the simple reason that sculpture’s effect has generally been understood to hinge on arrested potential; thus, a work’s force of expression is perhaps best measured against the pressure of its withholding. To furnish such a structure with a sound track could be ...
Clare Grill at the OMI International Arts Center
Summer Group Exhibition (Curated by Julie Ryan) is on view June 13 - September 27, 2015
The Crayon Miscellany
2015 Summer Group Exhibition
Curated by Julie Ryan
Exhibition Preview, Curator's Talk + Cocktail Party: Friday, June 12, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Opening: Saturday, June 13, 1-5 PM
The opening on June 13 is FREE and open to the public.
The exhibition will be on view through September 27, 2015.
Artist Talks:
Donald Baechler: Saturday, June 27, 4 PM
Pamela Fraser: Saturday, July 18, 4 PM
In The Fields Sculpture Park, The Crayon Miscellany includes major ...
Eleanor Antin in "America is Hard to See" at the Whitney Museum of American Art
On view from May 1 - September 27, 2015
Drawn entirely from the Whitney Museum of American Art’s collection, America Is Hard to See takes the inauguration of the Museum’s new building as an opportunity to reexamine the history of art in the United States from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Comprising more than six hundred works, the exhibition elaborates the themes, ideas, beliefs, and passions that have galvanized American artists in their struggle to work within and against established conventions, often directly ...
Genevieve Gaignard in "Flaunt" by Emily Nimptsch
"I Just Got Mad Seeing The Machines Ripping Up The Woods," Diane Rosenstein presents Genevieve Gaignard: A Golden State of Mind at The Cabin LA (May 9, 2015)
“I don’t like work—no man does—but I like what is in the work—the chance to find yourself. Your own reality—for yourself not for others—what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means.”
― Joseph ...
Eleanor Antin in "Drawing in L.A.: The 1960s and 70s" at LACMA
On view from May 10 - August 2, 2015
Drawing practices in Los Angeles varied tremendously during the 1960s and 1970s. Culled from LACMA’s collection and select local holdings, Drawing in L.A.: The 1960s and 70s features work by nearly 50 artists who approach drawing in numerous media and styles. Works range in technique from charcoal and ink to collage and xerography, and encompass realism, conceptual drawings and abstraction. The exhibition includes drawings by well known artists, and others who have long been neglected.
The exhibition provides ...
Genevieve Gaignard in "The Art Minion" by Bianca Collins
"Genevieve Gaignard's A Golden State of Mind at the Cabin" (May 12, 2015)
Los Angeles, the highly disputed new epicenter for America’s creative class, can’t seem to satiate its hunger for new spaces to exhibit contemporary art.
Somewhere, nestled between Hollywood and Hancock Park, patron and artist Danny First has built a small, single-space cabin in his backyard. This recently erected structure, formally known as The Cabin, is one Los Angeles’ most unexpected, offbeat exhibition spaces. When I learned of this new appointment-only gallery, currently exhibiting the work of Genevieve Gaignard ...
Clare Grill in "Hyperallergic" by Howard Hurst
"A Refreshing Dose of Cynicism-Free Abstraction" (April 20, 2015)
Clare Grill is a painter based in Queens. She has shown consistently, if not quietly, over the last few years. An exhibition of her work titled Touch’d Lustre at Zieher Smith & Horton gallery opened in late March with great attendance, but without the noisy hype and fanfare that commonly surround many young painters, particularly in exhibitions set on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. What you won’t find are any paintings made with “novel” materials or pseudo-intellectual gimmicks. You ...
Book Review: Mona Kuhn in photo-eye Blog by Christopher J. Johnson
"Mona Kuhn: Private" (March 14, 2015 )
A separate reality; a place of sepia, endlessly erudite, that is, despite itself, a thirst: of the eye, the hand in its search for texture, and the spirit that does not always long for separateness, but wholeness through affinities; all of this is Mona Kuhn’s Private. In one of her previous collections, Evidence, the game seemed to be about sun and light’s kinship with the flesh (raw, palpitating, human flesh), but Private finds the elements of Kuhn’s ...
Mona Kuhn in "The Last Magazine" by Kevin Greenberg
"Mona Kuhn's Private Pictures" (March 10, 2015)
Photographer Mona Kuhn finds herself returning time and again to the desert. Its peculiar, altered reality, in which forms shimmer and are obliterated in glare and haze, and in which one proceeds, seemingly in vain, toward an ever-receding and indistinct horizon, have long fascinated Kuhn.
“There’s a certain magic to that climate,” Kuhn says. “I find myself drawn there more and more. It’s a fascinating ecosystem. For all the seeming emptiness, it’s actually teeming with life if ...
PARIS PHOTO LOS ANGELES
Stage 32: Stand 10 May 1 - 3, 2015 at Paramount Pictures Studios
Diane Rosenstein is happy to announce our participation in Paris Photo Los Angeles (May 1 – 3). Artists presented include: Eleanor Antin, Mona Kuhn, Karin Apollonia Müller, Miranda Lichtenstein, and Matthew Rolston.
Genevieve Gaignard at The Cabin LA (curated by Danny First)
THE CABIN LA and DIANE ROSENSTEIN are pleased to announce GENEVIEVE GAIGNARD: A GOLDEN STATE OF MIND, a solo installation of photographs, collage and sculpture at THE CABIN LA, opening Friday, May 1st, 2015.
Genevieve Gaignard will present a site-specific installation that transforms all four walls of The Cabin’s gallery into an autobiographical narrative. As a mixed-race artist (who recently received her MFA from Yale), Gaignard creates numerous alter-egos to explore the politics of gender, identity and contemporary culture ...
Lecture: Mona Kuhn at the Portland Art Museum
Photolucida Keynote Lecture Friday April 24th at 7pm
Photolucida presents a special lecture and book signing with acclaimed photographer Mona Kuhn. This event is co-hosted by the Portland Art Museum Photography Council.
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Clare Grill in New York Times, April 16, 2015 by William Grimes
Distinct Prisms in an Ever-Shifting Kaleidoscope, by William Grimes
With female artists more visible than ever, here are five who have put their stamp on the current gallery moment. They work in studios from Sunnyside to Crown Heights to Paris, in paint, porcelain and pixels.
Clare Grill
When Clare Grill started painting in college, she ran into a problem. Her school, the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minn., did not have an art department. She signed up for courses at the College of St. Catherine nearby. By ...
Karin Apollonia Müller: A.UD Lecture and Exhibition Series @ UCLA, Monday March 30th, at 6:30pm
University of California, Los Angeles - School of Architecture and Urban Design
Karin Apollonia Müller has photographed landscapes, mostly in Los Angeles and its peripheral environment since 1996. She uses photography to investigate the play between nature and cultivated spaces: how each tries to control the other.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Karin Apollonia Müller studied photography at the Folkwang School, Essen, where she received her Masters of Fine Art in 1992. She is recipient of numerous artist awards, commissions and residencies, among a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, Galisteo, NM, and an ...
Artist's Talk: Ginger Wolfe-Suarez in Conversation with Rita Gonzalez, Sat, March 28th, 4 - 6pm
You are invited to a public artist's talk with Ginger Wolfe-Suarez and Rita Gonzalez to be held in the gallery, on the occasion of Wolfe-Suarez' current installation, "A Thing Repeated Is Not Always All The Same".
The event is open to the public, by reservation. Please RSVP by email to sarine@dianerosenstein.com
Rita Gonzalez is Curator in the Contemporary Art department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) where she has curated Phantom Sightings: Art after ...
ForYourArt Presents: A Hollywood Walk of Art on Saturday, February 28th, 11am - 6pm
A Hollywood Walk of Art: The Awards Shows, is the first free, self-guided, walkable Hollywood art tour. For the event, ForYourArt is partnering with select local galleries, nonprofits, and restaurants to celebrate this burgeoning arts district in Hollywood.
ForYourArt is highlighting galleries and spaces along Highland Ave., La Brea Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. including: Blackman Cruz, Diane Rosenstein Fine Arts, Gavlak Gallery, Hannah Hoffman Gallery, JF Chen, Kohn Gallery, LAND, LA><ART, Redling Fine Art, Regen Projects, Steve Turner ...
Artist's Talk: David Schafer in Conversation with Lauren Mackler
Saturday, February 21st, 4 - 6pm
You are invited to an Artist’s Talk: David Schafer in Conversation with Lauren Mackler. Lauren Mackler is a curator, graphic designer, and founder of PUBLIC FICTION (the museum of), an exhibition space and journal in Northeast Los Angeles. Schafer’s exhibition, Models of Disorder presents selected works in an installation that asks the gallery viewer to actively listen in a shared aural and visual space. The exhibition is currently on view at the gallery through March 14th.
The event ...
"The Schoenberg Soundways" @ the University of Southern California, starts Monday, March 2nd
Curated by David Schafer. March 2 - March 7, 2015 at USC's Roski School of Fine Arts
THE SCHOENBERG SOUNDWAYS PROJECT
Curated by David Schafer
The presence of Viennese composer Arnold Schoenberg makes a return to the USC Campus, in March 2015, featured as a Visions and Voices Arts Initiative six day public event. Seventeen years after the Schoenberg Archives were moved from USC to Vienna, Austria, the dissemination of his work will be presented through multiple formats and venues on the USC campus. The first component of "The Schoenberg Soundways" will embody intermittent audio emissions ...
Álvaro Perdices in "300 x 437 x 240" @ Casa Sin Fin, Madrid
On view through March 14, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.
"300 x 437 x 240" goes beyond a documentary representation of nature, being easily subtitled as Zarzal, which translates into a wild (black berry) bush or thicket. It is a green mass that speaks of an anarchic and brutal landscape being brought to the comfortable landscape of the city —it is, in other words a certain representation of natural power— which becomes the evocation of natural disobedience and a non regulated gesture. The arms or branches of this bush grow ...
Sarah Awad in "At First You Don't Succeed" @ College of Creative Studies Gallery, opens Wednesday, February 4th
Curated by Robert Wechsler. On view February 4 - March 13, 2015 at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
"At First You Don't Succeed" is a group show on display from February 4 – March 13, 2015, in the College of Creative Studies Gallery, UCSB. The show, curated by College of Creative Studies alumnus Robert Wechsler, presents projects from artists more than a decade into their professional careers. The show's title reflects the reality of a professional studio artist, where success is the result of dogged persistence.
Together, the works represent not only a deep commitment to artistic ...
Eben Goff in "Borrowed Landscape" @ Boehm Gallery, opens Tuesday, February 3rd
Curated by Nikko Mueller. On view February 3 - 26, 2015 at Palomar College, San Marcos.
"Borrowed Landscape" (curated by Nikko Mueller)
Joshua Aster, Kristin Calabrese, Victoria Fu, Eben Goff, Keaton Macon, Hillary Mushkin, Scott Polack, Eva Struble, and Devon Tsuno
"Borrowed Landscape" is a translation of the term Shakkei in Japanese. Sometimes referred to as ‘borrowed scenery’ but translating more accurately as “captured alive’, this principle of garden design involves incorporating the surrounding landscape through almost diorama like emulation and through carefully considered framing. Views of the surrounding landscape are carefully framed by elements within ...
Clare Grill in "Transforming Accessory" @ LVL3 Gallery, opens Saturday, January 24th
On view January 24 - February 22, 2015 in Chicago, IL.
LVL3 is proud to present "Transforming Accessory," a group exhibition featuring Ben Barretto, Clare Grill, and Spencer Stucky. Barretto’s work plays with transforming kitsch accessories and aesthetics in order to recontextualize their material meaning. Delving into women’s tradition and history, Grill is influenced by family relics and photographs, and uses these objects to inform her paintings. Stucky’s interests stem from media and the translation of language and imagery within the presented context. These three artists deal with ...
Arnold Helbling in "Hauptausstellung" @ Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie, opens Sunday, January 18th
On view January 18 - April 8, 2015 in Zürich, Switzerland.
Hauptausstellung: Arnold Helbling, Blathasar Burkhard, Andy Denzler, Hideki Linuma
Fabian & Claude Walter Galerie
Rämistrasse 18, 8001
Zürich, Switzerland
Book Signing: Roland Reiss: Painting and Sculpture on Saturday, January 10th @ 4pm
Saturday, January 10th, 4 - 6 pm
Book Signing and Panel Discussion
ROLAND REISS: Painting and Sculpture, by Sue Henger and Mike McGee (2014, Grand Central Press), 260 pgs. Essays by Dan Cameron, Mike McGee, Lita Barrie, and Howard Fox. Published in conjunction with the recent exhibition at the Lee and Nicolas Begovich Gallery, Cal State University, Fullerton.
About the Panelists:
Lita Barrie is an art writer and critic who writes for the Huffington Post and Artweek LA. Dan Cameron is the Chief Curator of the Orange ...
Karin Apollonia Müller in "SKYWARD" @ Weatherspoon Art Museum opens Saturday, January 10th @ 1 - 5pm
January 10 - April 19, 2015 at the Leah Louise B. Tannenbaum Gallery. Free admission.
Gallery artist Karin Apollonia Müller is included in "Skyward," a group show at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina - Greensboro. Organized by director Nancy Doll, the show includes Karin Apollonia Müller, Sharon Harper, Trevor Paglen, and Demetrius Oliver.
"Skyward" presents the work of four artists who search and observe the skies for the subjects of their work. Sharon Harper often places a telescope lens on her camera for the long exposures that track the celestial movement ...
Clare Grill in "Oysters with Lemon: An Exhibition in 3 Parts" @ Ventana244/NY opens Friday, January 9th @ 6 - 9pm
Viewing hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1 - 6 pm.
Gallery artist Clare Grill will be included in Ventana 244's "OYSTERS WITH LEMON," an exhibition in three parts featuring works selected by Andrew Huston and Michael Zahn. Informed by close readings of genre, facture, and style, OYSTERS WITH LEMON regards the poetics of the concrete image while drawing from a source in postwar Lettrist 'metagraphie'. In turn, the exhibition sets out staged tableaux of form, color, and scale imagined relative to the sequent, the discrete, and the infinitesimal.
Part ...
Artist's Talk: Roland Reiss with Lita Barrie, Dan Cameron, Howard Fox, and Mike McGee
Saturday, January 10th, 4 - 6pm
DIANE ROSENSTEIN invites you to an Afternoon Conversation with Roland Reiss, including writer Lita Barrie and curators Howard Fox and Mike McGee. The discussion will focus on our current exhibition as well as the new monographic catalogue, "Roland Reiss: Painting and Sculpture" (2014, Grand Central Press/CSU Fullerton).
The conversation is open to the public, by reservation.
About the Exhibition: "Roland Reiss: Floral Paintings and Miniatures" is a solo exhibition of recent paintings (2008-2014) and important early sculpture (1977-1992). Inspired ...
LA Weekly's 10 Best L.A. Art Experiences of 2014: "Unsparing Quality"
by Catherine Wagley (December 17, 2014)
In art, this has been the year of the gap — one version of the art world, a glitzy, market-driven one where youthfulness is a selling point, seems more and more distant from other art worlds.
It seems distant from the real world, too. When Art Basel Miami, that annual fair for which billionaires descend on Florida, opened early this month, the nation was still being rocked by protests over grand jury decisions to let off white cops who killed unarmed ...
Artweek.LA: Roland Reiss
Roland Reiss: Retrospective (November 3, 2014)
Roland Reiss has a long and influential history in the L.A. and Southern California art scene. Reiss’ early work owed a lot to Abstract Expressionism, but he brought new plastic materials popular during the 60s in L.A. into the work featured in this exhibit. However, the Conceptualist movement of the 70s opened up a new world to Reiss where content mattered. He began to explore human drama in narrative miniature tableaus filled with clues and encased in Plexiglas ...
Artist's Talk: Ray Anthony Barrett in Conversation with Douglas Kearney
Saturday, November 22nd, 4 - 6pm
You are invited to an Artist’s Talk: Ray Anthony Barrett in Conversation with Douglas Kearney. Ray Anthony Barrett’s solo show of drawings, Word is Bond, presents twelve new ink on paper drawings. His intricate tableaus depict anthropomorphically masked figures engaged in allegorical narratives. In the satirical tradition of Lewis Carroll and the visual language of 19th Century political cartoons, Barrett's compositions include poetic texts that uses hip-hop vernacular to articulate an evolving mythology. Douglas Kearney is a ...
Art Ltd: Roland Reiss by Molly Enholm
(November/December 2014)
The legacy of Roland Reiss runs deep in Los Angeles. His fifty-plus-year career, the majority in LA, as both artist and educator have been influential to numerous artists over the past decades, and includes some 29 years as chair of the Claremont Graduate University’s widely respected art department. Yet although Reiss has been the subject of numerous retrospectives–including “Roland Reiss: A Seventeen Year Survey” at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery of Art (1991); the more recent “Personal Politics ...
ArtScene: Roland Reiss
By Bill Lasarow and Margarita Nieto (November 2014)
(CSU Fullerton, Begovich Gallery, Orange County) In this retrospective Roland Reiss emerges as a key figure in the history of contemporary art in Southern California. While the works in this exhibition are readily identified with mainstream styles and concepts- starting with Abstract Expressionism, Conceptualism and other isms- this is a narrative of an individual who freely explored the changing possibilities of making art without committing to any one. The question is whether we discern an aesthetic core or a rootless ...
Artist's Talk: Clare Grill in Conversation with Adam Ross
Saturday, November 8th, 4 - 6 pm
You are invited to an Artist's Talk: Clare Grill in conversation with Adam Ross. Clare Grill's solo show, Mary Mary includes paintings as well as drawings she calls Samplers, and is currently on view at the gallery. Adam Ross is a painter who lives and works in Pasadena, California. He is on the Fine Arts faculty of Art Center College of Design, specializing in color theory.
This event is open to the public, but space is limited. Please ...
The Wall Street Journal: Matthew Rolston
The celebrity shifts his lens to the catacombs of Palermo. By Christina Binkley, October 29, 2014
Matthew Rolston, the celebrated commercial photographer and director, is known for his glam shots of timeless icons such as Madonna, Angelina Jolie and Michael Jackson.
In his latest project, he’s asking viewers to look at the flip side of beauty, or, as he puts it, “the tragedy of human frailty.”
For nine nights last fall, he photographed inside the catacombs of a Cappucine monastery at the Santa Maria della Pace church in Palermo. There, he photographed the mummified bodies ...
"Roland Reiss" (curated by Mike McGee) at the Begovich Gallery opens November 8
Opening reception: November 8, 2014, 5 - 8 pm. Location: Begovich Gallery at California State University, Fullerton
Roland Reiss has a long and influential history in the L.A. and Southern California art scene. This retrospective will highlight a career of continual self-reinvention that has led to a ground-breaking body of work. Reiss’ early work owed a lot to Abstract Expressionism, but he brought new plastic materials popular during the 60s in L.A. into the work featured in this exhibit. However, the Conceptualist movement of the 70s opened up a new world to Reiss where content ...
"Clare Grill: Mary Mary" opens Saturday, October 18th, 2014, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
DIANE ROSENSTEIN is pleased to announce Clare Grill: Mary Mary, a solo exhibition of new paintings and drawings by the New York-based artist. Clare Grill: Mary Mary opens Saturday, October 18th, with a reception for the artist from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. This is Grill’s first exhibition with the gallery.
Grill, who was born in Chicago, will present abstract paintings as well as drawings she calls “Samplers”. Grill paints with oils on linen, including the inconsistent texture ...
"Ray Anthony Barrett: Word is Bond" opens Saturday, October 18th, 2014, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
DIANE ROSENSTEIN is pleased to announce Ray Anthony Barrett: Word Is Bond, a solo exhibition of drawings by the Los Angeles-based artist. Ray Anthony Barrett: Word Is Bondopens in the gallery’s Project Room on Saturday, October 18th, with a reception for the artist from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. This is Barrett’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles.
Ray Anthony Barrett, who was born in Kansas City, Missouri, will present twelve new ink on paper drawings ...
Armory Center for the Arts presents "Karin Apollonia Müller: World’s Edge"
On view from September 27th, 2014 to August 31, 2015
The Armory is pleased to present Karin Apollonia Müller: World’s Edge, an outdoor exhibition that features three photographic works by German artist Karin Apollonia Müller on display at Roadside Attraction, the Armory’s open-air gallery in Northwest Pasadena.
These three images -- Placerita (2007), Worldlights II (2013), and Overview (1998) -- represent the artist’s ongoing investigation into the seemingly paradoxical intersection between the natural landscape and complex urbanization, where cultivated spaces and urban structures collide with nature.
Karin ...
Sarah Awad in Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine has published Sarah Awad's painting Monument (2011), in the October 2014 issue.
Eben Goff and Olivia Everett at Aunt Dofe's Hall of Recent Memory
Eben Goff & Olivia Everett:
The Speculator
A Visitation
Saturday, September 20th, 2014, 5:00 pm - 5:00 am
Aunt Dofe's Hall of Recent Memory
Willow Creek, Montana 59752
BOMB Magazine: "Eleanor Antin on influence, feminism, and performance"
Interview by Rachel Mason, September 8, 2014.
In past few years there have been a number of survey exhibitions focused on Antin’s tremendous bodies of work. A few months ago, I happened upon a show at Diane Rosenstein Fine Art in Los Angeles, which presented a more intimate view of the artist's work. Entitled Passengers, the exhibition assembled a treasure trove of previously unseen drawings, photographs, and videos from Antin's oeuvre of multi-faceted projects. The many drawings, photographs and videos reveal a lifelong obsession ...
"Hannah Hummel: Unfold Your Fist" opens Saturday, September 13th, 2014, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
DIANE ROSENSTEIN is pleased to announce Hannah Hummel: Unfold Your Fist, a solo exhibition of photographs, video, and textiles produced over the past two years in Germany and in the United States. Hannah Hummel: Unfold Your Fist opens Saturday, September 13th, with a reception for the artist from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. This is Hummel’s first exhibition with the gallery.
Hannah Hummel, who lives in Cologne, Germany, will present portraits, still life, and installation that question and ...
Huffington Post: "Roland Reiss Studio Visit : Spatial and Emotional Depth in Floral Paintings"
By Lita Barrie, August 21, 2014, for Huffington Post
"Art is a form of consciousness." - Susan Sontag
Raphael Rubinstein insists that the major difference between an art critic and other critics -- like literary and film critics -- is the stimulating artist-critic dialogue in studio visits that underlies art writing. This summer, I made four visits to Roland Reiss' studio to discuss his new Floral Paintings --which will be on public view in his upcoming retrospective at Begovich Gallery, California State University, Fullerton in November and a large exhibition in Los ...
Gallery Event: "DEEP END: Artist's Afternoon with Genevieve Gaignard and Casey McGonagle", Saturday, August 9th, from 3:00-5:00pm
We invite you attend an Artist's Afternoon with Genevieve Gaignard and Casey McGonagle: two artists participating in "DEEP END: Yale MFA Photo 2014". Miss Gaignard and Mr. McGonagle have created mixed media installations at the gallery for this exhibtion. Please come visit the gallery this Saturday, August 9th, from 3:00 - 5:00pm to view the exhibition and speak with the artist’s about their work.
“DEEP END: Yale MFA Photo 2014” (curated by Awol Erizku) is a group ...
SATURDAY PERFORMANCES: Erin Desmond's "Untitled (Eye Contact)" at DRFA
Erin Desmond's Untitled (Eye Contact) (2014) will be performed at the gallery in conjuction with DEEP END: Yale MFA Photo 2014 (curated by Awol Erizku). The performances will take place every Saturday through August 23rd, from 3:00pm - 5:00pm.
Gallery Event: "DEEP END: Artist Panel and Gallery Talk" Wednesday, July 23, at 7:00pm
Erin Desmond, Awol Erizku, Genevieve Gaignard, Hannah Hummel, and Evan Whale
DIANE ROSENSTEIN is happy to announce an Artist's Panel and Gallery Talk with five artists who participated in DEEP END: Yale MFA Photo 2014 (curated by Awol Erizku). This event will take place on Wednesday evening, July 23rd, from 7:00 - 8:30pm at the gallery. The artists joining the panel discussion are Erin Desmond, Genevieve Gaignard, Hannah Hummel and Evan Whale. The panel will be moderated by New York-based artist and fellow classmate Awol Erizku.
DEEP END: Yale ...
"DEEP END: Yale MFA Photo 2014" opens Saturday, July 19th, 2014, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
DIANE ROSENSTEIN is pleased to announce DEEP END: YALE MFA PHOTO 2014, a group show that presents the work of Awol Erizku, Erin Desmond, Genevieve Gaignard, Hannah Hummel, Fumi Ishino, Casey McGonagle, Tyler Moore, Hannah Price, Billie Stultz, and Evan Whale -- 10 recent graduates from the Yale University School of Art MFA program in Photography. The MFA Photography program at Yale University is committed to a broad definition of photography as a lens-based medium open to a variety of expressive ...
Tune in! KCRW/Art Talk June 26 to hear Hunter Drohojowska-Philp on "Matthew Rolston: Talking Heads"
Matthew Rolston: Talking Heads is on view at Diane Rosenstein through July 12.
Sarah Awad in "Sargent's Daughters" at Sargent's Daughters, New York, NY
Gallery artist Sarah Awad will be included in the group show titled Sargent's Daughters at Sargent's Daughters opening June 25th, at their LES gallery in New York City. The exhibition will be on view from June 25 - July 26, 2014.
Sargent's Daughters is located at 179 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002.
The exhibition of women artists explores the legacy of John Singer Sargent.
Artists Include:
L.C. Armstrong
Sarah Awad
Ellen Brooks
Rebecca Campbell ...
Matthew Rolston in "Joan Quinn: Captured" (Curated by Laura Whitcomb) at the Brand Art Center, Glendale
Matthew Rolston's photograph, Keanu Reeves, Detail, Eye, Los Angeles 1990 will be displayed alongside his portrait of Joan Quinn in the Brand Art Center's upcoming group exhibition, Joan Quinn: Captured (curated by Laura Whitcomb). The exhibition, which opens Saturday, June 28th, presents portraits of Joan Quinn in conversation with non-portrait works by selected artists including Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Frank Gehry, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ed Moses, Larry Bell, Joe Goode, Allen Ruppersberg, Shepard Fairey, Helmut Newton, and ...
Architectural Digest review: Photographer Matthew Rolston Turns his Lens to Ventriloquist Dummies
By Mayer Rus, June 11, 2014 in DAILY AD
Anyone who suffers from automatonophobia should approach Matthew Rolston’s new exhibition, "Talking Heads," with caution. The photographer’s striking, monumentally scaled portraits of ventriloquist dummies do little to dispel the notion that these creepy-cool conduits possess some sort of human animus. In fact, Rolston’s loving images make a strong case that his subjects do indeed retain a measure of spirit and energy from the entertainers who once brought them to life.
The show, Rolston’s first solo exhibition ...
MATTHEW ROLSTON: TALKING HEADS opens Saturday, June 7th, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to announce Talking Heads, a solo exhibition of new photographs by Matthew Rolston.Talking Heads opens on Saturday, June 7th with a reception for the artist from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. This is Matthew Rolston’s first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Matthew Rolston: Talking Heads will present monumental color portraits of dummies chosen from a collection of nearly seven hundred ventriloquists dolls (dating from 1820 – 1980) housed at the Vent Haven Museum ...
ArtForum Review: Eleanor Antin, "Multiple Occupancy" @ The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
By Lori Cole, April 2014, for Artforum
From 1972 through 1991, Eleanor Antin invented personas of different races, genders, and professions to destabilize any single identity. Her role-playing was then documented in photographs and videos, which are displayed here alongside various props, notably large-scale flattened paper dolls, the companions with whom Antin enacted her performances. The exhibition, guest-curated by Emily Liebert, begins with perhaps the most discomforting of these personas: Eleanora Antinova, an African American ballerina who Antin claims was once a dancer in Diaghilev’s celebrated ...
Gallery Event: "A Conversation with Eleanor Antin & Hunter Drohojowska-Philp" Sunday April 27th
Time: Sunday, April 27th, 2:00-4:00pm
Location: Diane Rosenstein Fine Art
DRFA invites you to an afternoon conversation between the iconic artist Eleanor Antin and art writer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, on the occasion of Ms. Antin's solo exhibition, Passengers currently on view at the gallery. The discussion will focus on Ms. Drohojowksa-Philp's essay about this exhibition, published by the gallery for the limited edition chapbook that accompanies the show.
The event is open to the public, by reservation ...
Paris Photo Los Angeles -- April 25 - 27, 2014
Paramount Pictrues Studios 5555 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles CA. DRFA is on Stage 27, Booth 11.
Diane Rosenstein is pleased to announce our debut participation in Paris Photo Los Angeles, the US edition of the world's most celebrated art fair for works created in the photographic medium. Paris Photo is held from Friday, April 25th - Sunday April 27th, at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art will present a solo exhibition of work by German-born photographer Karin Apollonia Müller. For her debut at the fair, DRFA will offer a carefully edited selection ...
Book Signing with Karin Apollonia Müller, Saturday, April 26, at Paris Photo Los Angeles
Time: Saturday April 26th, 2:30 pm
Location: Paramount Pictures Studios, Stage 27, Booth 11
Artist Karin Apollonia Müller will be signing copies of her books:
Angels in Fall, (Kruse Verlag GmbH, 2001) (ISBN: 3-934923-09-7)
"Equal measures contemplative and bleak, Angels in Fall is Karin Apollonia Muller's first monograph is a compelling study of the urban and man-made landscape of Los Angeles. Shot in a muted palette with nary a blue sky or sunshine in sight, the German ...
Exhibition Catalogue: "Eleanor Antin: Passengers" with an Essay by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
Eleanor Antin: Passengers is a 16 page chapbook. With an Essay by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Artist's Statement by Eleanor Antin, Seven plates
(5 color, 2 b&w), this edition is limited to 200 copies.
Published by Diane Rosenstein Fine Art, Los Angeles, 2014; printed in Pasadena by Typecraft, Wood & Jones. The catalogue $15.00 (incl. tax).
Please email abigail@dianerosenstein.com to purchase a copy.
Eleanor Antin: Passengers is a solo exhibition of drawings, photographs, and découpages by this ...
The Many Selves of Pioneering Feminist Artist Eleanor Antin (Artsy Editorial)
By Artsy Editorial, April 13, 2014 for Artsy.net
Pioneering conceptual and feminist artist Eleanor Antin once said, with obvious relish: “I used to think that I didn’t have a self that was mine...if I don’t have a self of my own, I can borrow other people’s.” While most might feel a lack of self as a void, for Antin it was a source of art. For more than half a century, Antin has been inventing and embodying a wide-ranging cast of alter egos, mash-ups ...
"Multiple Occupancy: Eleanor Antin's 'Selves'" nominated for Best Monographic Museum Show in New York 2013
Multiple Occupancy: Eleanor Antin's "Selves," curated by Emily Liebert and organized by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, was nominated for Best Monographic Museum Show in New York 2013 by the Association of International Art Critics USA. The category is part of the "Best Show" awards for excellence in the conception and realization of exhibitions by galleries, museums, and related cultural institutions. Multiple Occupancy is currently on view at the ICA, Boston, through July 6 ...
Eleanor Antin on Performance Art, Facebook, and the Possibility That a Contemporary Self Does Not Exist" -- Artspace Interview
Q & A by Noelle Bodick, March 27, 2014 for Artspace.com
Feminist pioneer Eleanor Antin has transformed herself into a kaleidoscopic array of guises over her decades-long career, from a deposed 17th-century king in California to an overlooked black ballerina in New York City. Many of these oddball characters are outsiders, as was Antin as an artist interested in narrative and performance during the high tide of 1970s Conceptual art.
Born in the Bronx in 1935, Antin went on to invent a multitude of selves through her virtuosic mimicry. Now these ...
Unsparing Quality catalogue now available! (Limited Edition of 250 copies)
The 33-page catalogue for the Unsparing Quality exhibition is inspired by Man Ray's La Photographie N'Est Pas L'Art (1937). The hand-numbered edition of 250 includes 27 color plates, and a dialogue between curator Farrah Karapetian and art historian Susan Laxton. Published in Los Angeles by Diane Rosenstein Fine Art, the catalogue is $40.
To purchase, please email info@dianerosenstein.com
ELEANOR ANTIN: PASSENGERS opens Saturday, April 12th, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Opening reception Saturday April 12, 2014: Solo exhibitiion of drawings, photographs, and découpages by this iconic and influential pioneer of Conceptual art.
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to announce Eleanor Antin: Passengers, a solo exhibition of drawings, photographs, and découpages by this iconic and influential pioneer of Conceptual art. Eleanor Antin: Passengers opens Saturday, April 12th, with a reception for the artist from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. This is Antin's first exhibition with the gallery.
Eleanor Antin, who is based in San Diego, uses fictional characters, autobiography, and theatrical narrative to examine the ways that history takes ...
An Artist's Talk and Panel Discussion with Ray Anthony Barrett, Zackary Drucker, Luke Gilford, Masood Kamandy, Mie Hørlyck Mogensen, Max Rain, and Kim Schoen
DRFA hosts a panel discussion with 7 California artists as part of the ongoing public program for "Unsparing Quality" (curated by Farrah Karapetian).
Time: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to announce an artist's talk and panel discussion with seven California artists as part of the ongoing public program for Unsparing Quality (curated by Farrah Karapetian), on view through March 29, 2014. This exhibition poses the question: where do Surrealist impulses manifest in contemporary practice?
The artists participating on the panel discussion are Ray Anthony Barrett, Zackary Drucker, Luke Gilford, Masood ...
"An Evening with Farrah Karapetian and Susan Laxton" : Thursday, February 27th, 2014
DRFA hosts an evening Conversation with Susan Laxton and curator Farrah Karapetian.
Unsparing Quality's curator, artist Farrah Karapetian, will be joined in conversation by art historian Susan Laxton. Laxton and Karapetian will walk through the exhibition and identify key themes in Surrealist practice that run through the three generations of artworks in the show. In the dialogue published in the exhibition's catalogue, they explore the idea of the imagination a a relentless sort of pressure. This pressure results in a completion of expression that runs from one end of a ...
An "Afternoon with Eleanor Antin:" Sunday, February 23rd, 2014
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to host an afternoon with Eleanor Antin.
Eleanor Antin will read from her nearly completed book "An Artist's Life as told by Eleanora Antinova to Eleanor Antin," along with a chapter from her memoir "Conversations with Stalin" (2013, Green Integer Press, Los Angeles).
Towards the end of her life, the once celebrated black ballerina, Eleanora Antinova, spent many hours with fellow artist, Eleanor Antin, reminiscing about her life as a ballerina and choreographer with Diaghilev's world famous Ballets-Russes and her difficult later years back home ...
February Gallery News
Karin Apollonia Müller, "Far Out"
"Us, From a Great Distance," by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
KCRW, Art Talk, December 26, 2013
"... Far Out...is a robust, even passionate group of pictures. Made on the scale of large paintings, they are meant to go beyond the traditional constraints of photography. It seems to have become an accepted point that photographic truth is a lie. Increasingly, this outlook frees photographers to invent epic untruths. In this case, Apollonia Muller embraces the beauty ...
Visit DRFA at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair
Palm Springs Convention Center, Oasis 2, Booth 103.
Friday Feb 14, 11am-8pm
Saturday Feb 15, 11am-8pm
Sunday Feb 16, 11am-6pm
UNSPARING QUALITY opens Saturday, February 1st, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 pm
A group exhibition curated by Farrah Karapetian
New Artist Announcement: Jane Wilbraham
DRFA announces the representation of Jane Wilbraham.
Jane Wilbraham (UK, b. 1967) studied at The Slade School of Art, London, UK (1990-92), The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford University, UK (1987-90), and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1993-95). Wilbraham's meticulous watercolors honor the tradition of Charles Burchfield and H.C. Westerman; her sculptural practice involves a contemplative process of meticulously carved sycamore; and like Lee Bontecou, she frequently employs pyrography. Her motifs arise from her relationship with the urban environment ...
December Gallery News
Sarah Awad: The Women
"Nude Women, but with Attitude," by David Pagel
the Los Angeles Times, October 20, 2013
KARIN APOLLONIA MÜLLER: FAR OUT opens Saturday, December 14th, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to announce Far Out, a solo exhibition of photographs by Karin Apollonia Müller. Far Out opens Saturday, December 14th, with an artist's reception from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. This is Ms. Müller's first exhibition with the gallery and her first in Los Angeles since 2007.
Karin Apollonia Muller: Far Out will present photographs that pull focus on human life from the reaches of outer space. The German-born artist ...
Sarah Awad in conversation with Adam Ross
Saturday, November 9, 2013 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Adam Ross (1962, Pasadena CA) received a Masters in Fine Art from the University of California (1989). In 1988 he was awarded with the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Fellowship and the William Dole Fellowship from the University of California. Selected solo shows include Hales Gallery (London), Galerie Jean-Luc et Takako Richard (Paris), Angles Gallery (Santa Monica), Kevin Bruk Gallery (Miami) and the Sara Meltzer Gallery (New York). Selected group exhibitions include Den Frie Udstillingsbygning (Copenhagen ...
New Artist Announcement: Karin Apollonia Müller
DRFA is announces the representation of Karin Apollonia Müller.
Miss Müller uses photography to investigate the play between nature and cultivated spaces: how each tries to control the other. Her images are often made from distant vantage points and are filled with the humor and sadness of chance juxtaposition, as well as the failure of the built environment to comply with the human imperative to order. Müller's current work pulls focus on human life from an even greater distance than did previous series: she works now ...
October Gallery News
Arnold Helbling: Drop City
by Sarah Boggio
Rivista Segno, Italia
SARAH AWAD: THE WOMEN opens Saturday, October 19th, 2014 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to announce The Women, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Sarah Awad. The Women opens on Saturday, October 19th with a reception for the artist from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. This is Miss Awad’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, and in Los Angeles.
Sarah Awad: The Women will present large-scale female nudes as well as landscape-based abstractions that embrace the inherent myths and mysteries of form. In these new paintings ...
ARNOLD HELBLING: DROP CITY opens Saturday, September 7th, 2013 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art is pleased to announce Arnold Helbling: Drop City, a solo exhibition of paintings by the Swiss-born artist. Mr. Helbling offers luminous and dynamic canvases that present abstracted views of utopian environments, both literal and conceptual. Drop City will present new paintings from the artist's Architectonics series in conversation with earlier works based on found images of Parisian housing projects. These contemplative canvases (2002 - 2004) reaffirm the artist's abiding interest in structure - both ideological and ...
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National Center for Complementary and Alternate Medicine (NCCAM): Research Report on Homeopathy.
In the U.S.A.,The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) administers public-funded research into alternative medicine [1]. Their 2003 report on homeopathy (here) asks: "Are there scientific controversies associated with homeopathy?", and replies:
"Yes. Homeopathy is an area of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that has seen high levels of controversy and debate, largely because a number of its key concepts do not follow the laws of science (particularly chemistry and physics).
It is debated how something that causes illness might also cure it.
It has been questioned whether a remedy with a very tiny amount (perhaps not even one molecule) of active ingredient could have a biological effect, beneficial or otherwise.
There have been some research studies published on the use of ultra-high dilutions (UHDs) of substances, diluted to levels compatible with those in homeopathy and shaken hard at each step of dilution.[2] The results are claimed to involve phenomena at the molecular level and beyond, such as the structure of water, and waves and fields. Both laboratory research and clinical trials have been published. There have been mixed results in attempts to replicate them. Reviews have not found UHD results to be definitive or compelling.[3]
There have been some studies that found effects of UHDs on isolated organs, plants, and animals. There have been controversy and debate about these findings as well.
Effects in homeopathy might be due to the placebo or other non-specific effect.
There are key questions about homeopathy that are yet to be subjected to studies that are well-designed--such as whether it actually works for some of the diseases or medical conditions for which it is used, and if so, how it might work.
There is a point of view that homeopathy does work, but that modern scientific methods have not yet explained why. The failure of science to provide full explanations for all treatments is not unique to homeopathy.
Some people feel that if homeopathy appears to be helpful and safe, then scientifically valid explanations or proofs of this alternative system of medicine are not necessary."
↑ National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, What has scientific research found out about whether homeopathy works?, Questions and Answers About Homeopathy
↑ For some examples, see the report's references 26–29.
↑ For examples of debates on UHDs and reviewers’ papers, see especially the reports references 13, 15, and 30–33.
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Shabbat Parashat Eikev 5778
Ein Ayah: Moral Strength in Unity
(condensed from part of Ein Ayah, Shabbat 6:76)
Gemara: “Moshe was angry at the officers of the soldiers [who took revenge against the Midianites who caused Bnei Yisrael to sin]” (Bamidbar 31:14). Rav Nachman said in the name of Rabba bar Avuha: [This is the content of what] Moshe was saying to Israel: Perhaps you have returned to your previous sin [i.e., the promiscuity with the Moavite and Midianite women, which would explain why they brought the women with them]. They answered: “Not one person is missing from us” (ibid. 49) [Rashi – We have not lost the Jewish characteristic].”
Ein Ayah: When one comes to “wage war” against something bad, he naturally already recognizes that the bad thing is at hand and needs to be fought. However, sometimes the internal inclinations are not yet fully refined, so that the battle against the evil matter can actually strengthen the bad inclination to which the person is secretly susceptible. The way to protect oneself is to connect himself to an event in which the community recognized that the evil is indeed evil. The individual’s standing will be fortified by connecting to a strong communal stance. This is particularly effective when the bad and lowly matters come about because one has separated himself as an individual from others.
These sensitivities came to the fore when Bnei Yisrael fought the Midianites after the moral downfall the foreign women brought to them. It was apparent that an element of licentiousness was still connected to them. Moshe was angry at the officers, for it was their responsibility to combine the people as a community, which is more resistant to such inclinations, and protects even the individuals. Indeed Moshe had reason for concern that the people reverted to their previous moral lapse stemming from their bad inclination.
The answer, though, was clear. They declared that they had remained connected to the force of the community, and the joint act of war against those who had caused sin was morally successful. “There was no man who was missing.” This was the assurance that no individuals had been negatively affected by that which the war brought to the fore because they remained as one holy unit.
Thought of Sin Even for those Fortified against Actions of Sin
(condensed from Ein Ayah, Shabbat 6:77)
Gemara: [The gemara continues:] Moshe said: If so, why do you need atonement? They answered: Although we escaped without sin, we did not escape without thoughts of sin. Right away, they said: “We shall bring a sacrifice to Hashem.”
Ein Ayah: The community embraces within its midst the individual, whenever there is a direct connection between the individual and the community. The communal elements are more related to the actions that are taken. Actions are included in the life of the community, and individuals are set within this.
Thought, on the other hand, always goes along with one’s internal life, in which the individual is neither set within nor swept along by the community. Therefore, while the strength of the connection between people can protect every single person from actually sinning, even though his heart is not pure, it cannot prevent him from having sinful thoughts. Because these thoughts came about through waging war against evil, they can be fixed, and things connected to it can come to the Heaven as a sacrifice, which connects an emotion of sanctity to the negative matter.
Eikev 5778
Parashat Hashavua: Kingdom = King Son of King
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P'ninat Mishpat: Claims of Various Levels on Payment of Finder’s Fee – Part I
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Carmichael: Health Guaranteed- New Book Addressing Healthcare in the US...
" Read it twice and call your congressman in the morning."...maybe what we have been waiting for...someone from the medical side of the realm to create an answer to the broken health care system in the US...an Oncologist...BD
This Monday a modest little paperback will show up in bookstores offering a suggestion for health-care reform. It won't contain any wrenching human stories like those in last year's big health-care book, Jonathan Cohn's "Sick." It won't be accompanied by gonzo stunts à la Michael Moore's "Sicko." But "Healthcare, Guaranteed," by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, may nonetheless be the most exciting book yet to come out of the country's medical crisis. What it offers is a radical yet straightforward proposal, one a layperson can understand. If the complexities of health-care policy give you a headache, this book is aspirin. Read it twice and call your congressman in the morning.
Emanuel, an oncologist who chairs the department of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, advised the Clintons on their disastrously complex health-care plan of 1993.
While he likes Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's proposals more than John McCain's, he's underwhelmed by all of them. "I don't think anything they've put out so far is what they're going to end up advocating," he says. "They'll want another plan eventually. I want to be that second choice."
Carmichael: Health Care Made Simple | Newsweek Health Matters | Newsweek.com
Technorati Tags: Healthcare Guaranteed,Newsweek,Healthcare,Book,Congresss
" Read it twice and call your congressman in the morning."... maybe what we have been waiting for...someone from the medical side...
Duke University -Learning Science with Team-Based Learning and a Tablet PC
Great story on using Tablet PCs in the biology teaching and learning environment..this instructor get's it...and on top of this, the university has an entire section devoted to explain what a Tablet PC is....and it can be used to provide feedback on student electronic documents...experienced users can collect student responses during class...one other item to note is that they have also established a Tablet PC Faculty Loaner program...to get them in the hands of the instructors who need and want them...and they will train instructors on how to use a Tablet PC. Further reading on the Case Study on enhanced Classroom presentations can be viewed here...Tablet PCs are finding their way in to many paperless environments, especially in health care...and if you happen to be a CSI-NY fan, you can see the actors using a Sahara Tablet from TabletKiosk almost every week, as the CSI shows are becoming "paperless" as well.... there's also an entire section of the blog devoted to tablets in the category area, or you can click here to review...and don't forget the archives...over 200 posts on Tablet PCs and a new 10 battery on the horizon...BD
The Center for Instructional Technology can provide consulting for faculty who wish to learn more about classroom uses of Tablet PCs.
Alyssa teaches cell biology in a six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical school preparation in the Summer Medical and Dental Summer Program at Duke. Her students have widely varying backgrounds and must quickly learn large amount of complex information, and to apply this information. To facilitate student learning, she uses Team Based Learning. Students are responsible for learning terms and facts outside of class, and come to class prepared for tests taken individually and then repeated as a team. The tests are immediately graded, so that Alyssa can use her tablet PC for just in time teaching to address student misconceptions revealed by the tests. The rest of class time concentrates on team-based critical thinking and problem solving skills that the students will need if they are to be successful in medical school. Students also use a discussion board to explore ethical issues based on the concepts covered in the course. She was able to immediately address student requests for more explanation and context because she was able to sketch and label during class. She could then distribute these notes after class to her students.
Professor Karagoz also has students use her Tablet PC during group writing activities, in which they use Windows Journal to complete short exercises. At the completion of the task, the student work can be displayed to the rest of the class for peer review and discussion.
Instructional Technology Profiles » Blog Archive » Learning Science with Team-Based Learning and a Tablet PC
Technorati Tags: Duke Univeristy,Tablet PC,Tablet Computers,Science,Biology
Great story on using Tablet PCs in the biology teaching and learning environment.. this instructor get's it...and on top of this, the u...
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US cancer researchers attack federal budget cuts
"However, the NCI director did not hold out much hope in the upcoming presidential elections, saying the slate of available candidates was "a disappointment." ....and yes I can agree with this statement...nothing personal against any candidate or their staff....but as long as we continue to elect "figure heads" who are not involved in the front line efforts, it doesn't appear to get there..perhaps the answer is to get more technologically savvy people in office...it's like any other job anywhere today, you need the skills beyond being a "figure head" to command the respect of the general public and coherently understand where the world is not only today with research and technology, but also where it is going...and furthermore the pace...some folks in office don't even use email...enough said right there...so if the comprehensive level is not there, then old methodologies of simply cutting funds to save money bounce right back, as there is plenty of software technologies that will show folks how to count beans and save a dollar, but when it comes to projecting how healthcare, research and technology all come together for our future, we are definitely as a loss without have the "informed and active Congress person" at the helm...so we continue to suffer at the hand of out of date methodologies...and suffer we do...as expressed in this article....private funding more than ever is now helping research moreso than the government...and thank goodness it is there...otherwise the US will lose the status of of being a real leader in Biomedical Research...BD
Consistent reductions in US federal budget allocations for cancer research that have been implemented since 2003 threaten to undermine recent gains in the fight against the disease, scientists said.
"Today the situation has changed quite dramatically," Davidson pointed out. "Advances in science and technologies can reduce the burden of cancer."The warning came from about 30,000 prominent US cancer researchers gathered in Chicago this weekend for the 44th annual conference of the American Society of Oncology (ASCO).
"I want to reinforce that today cancer research faces a very, very significant funding crisis," said Friday Doctor Nancy Davidson, a professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University and current chairwoman of the society. Scientists said most recent discoveries in genetic research needed to be translated into treatments for patients.
Technorati Tags: Budget Cuts,Congress,Cancer Research,Oncology,Research
" However, the NCI director did not hold out much hope in the upcoming presidential elections, saying the slate of available candidate...
Five of the World's Most Technologically Advanced Hospitals
Nice article and very informative about the technology being used in these 5 hospitals, but somewhat surprised that El Camino hospital didn't make the list, anyway, in the Los Angeles area the Helford Clinical Research Hospital at the City of Hope was right up there on the list..."Today, approximately 30 to 40 percent of City of Hope patients are enrolled in active clinical trials – compared with the national average of one percent. Integrated into City of Hope’s scientific community and technological facilities, Helford Hospital enables close collaboration between physicians and clinical investigators. The hospital’s sophisticated communications and patient monitoring systems offer even greater opportunity for partnership between scientists and physicians, creating new avenues for advancing emerging therapies."...it is connected with digital paperless efficiencies...and robotics...and includes a Center for Biomedicine and Genetics...visit the site to see what other hospitals were in the rankings..the Children's Hospital of Montefiore in Bronx, NY, St. Olavs in Norway, Upper River Valley in Canada, and Legacy Salmon Creek in Clark County Washington are the other hospitals on the list....BD
When a loved one is ill and in need of medical care, we expect nothing but the best from the hospital staff. However, it may surprise you to learn that some hospitals are not as technologically advanced as others! We tend to believe that as long as the patient makes it through the doors of the E.R, it's all basically the same, no matter which hospital is being visited. In these times of ever-changing technology, this simply is not the case anymore. If you are looking for the utmost in technologically advanced care, the following hospitals are the ones to see.
Technorati Tags: Hospitals. Health IT,Healthcare
Nice article and very informative about the technology being used in these 5 hospitals, but somewhat surprised that El Camino hospital didn...
Can a new blood test enable personalized chemotherapy?
We have all heard of personalized medicine, but now the potential of personalized chemotherapy for some forms of cancer...the clinical studies showed that 58 percent were found to to be under-dosed...17 percent over-dosed...a new way to monitor instead of the standard BSA, based on height and weight...BD
A new, simple and cost-effective 5-FU assay will be available later this year through a major reference laboratory. Access to a simple blood test will arm the oncologist with the power of medicine to individualize 5-FU dosing to ensure patients receive the maximum benefit from their treatment. This is good news for doctors who will have an evidence-based test to guide individualized dose and it’s good news for the patients who can gain confidence that their therapy is optimized.
The blood test developed by Saladax Biomedical, will give oncologists a powerful, cost-effective tool in the battle against colorectal cancer. It has the potential to not only improve their patients’ quality of life but to offer new assurance that they are receiving the best possible care. And that is good news, indeed.
Can a new blood test enable personalized chemotherapy? | Science Codex
We have all heard of personalized medicine, but now the potential of personalized chemotherapy for some forms of cancer... the clinical st...
Company that makes medical devices for kids enjoys its own growth spurt
One other growing area, medical devices for kids...this company creates orthopaedic devices for children and works closely with the Cleveland Clinic...and is exploring the development of biologic products created with the patient's own cells to help rejuvenate growth plates...help for children with broken bones and deformities...BD
But because nobody made devices specifically for children, surgeons have been forced to refashion adult devices or even use veterinary products to fit kids.
Deeter left DePuy, where he managed 300 surgeons and the custom implant business, to create OrthoPediatrics. It was an idea he had been pondering for 15 years, but the business and regulatory environment just weren’t right.
The 2006 Pediatric Medical Device Act removed some of the last barriers, and Deeter and Downey were both in Washington, D.C., ready to get to work. “The day that became law, the next day we were at the FDA,” Downey said.
One other growing area, medical devices for kids...this company creates orthopaedic devices for children and works closely with the Clevela...
Pharma/FDA News , Technology
Hospital agrees to $1-million settlement for Patient Dumping
Over the last 2 years, there have been more than 50 cases of alleged patient dumping...the last being a hospital in Orange County, CA...also the van company hired will also pay a civil penalty....Kaiser settled their case last year....BD
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center on Friday settled allegations that it left a paraplegic man crawling around downtown Los Angeles' skid row in a hospital gown and with a colostomy bag by agreeing to pay $1 million and be monitored by a former U.S. attorney for up to five years.
The resolution of the lawsuit marks the biggest settlement so far in the Los Angeles city attorney's efforts to crack down on hospitals and other institutions that "dump" patients on skid row.
Empire Enterprises, whose driver was accused of leaving Olvera, was also a defendant in the suit. The van company agreed to end such actions and pay a $10,000 civil penalty, city attorney's officials said.
Olvera and the hospital have also reached a confidential financial settlement on his personal litigation, attorneys said.
Hospital agrees to $1-million settlement for dumping patient on skid row - Los Angeles Times
Technorati Tags: Patient Dumping,Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Over the last 2 years, there have been more than 50 cases of alleged patient dumping...the last being a hospital in Orange County, CA...als...
And now for something completely different...A Robotic Symphony...
We have all seen the Robo Doctors either at the hospital or on the web, but here's a new twist that I couldn't help but posting...Robots conducting an orchestra! Watch the video it's a delight....and who knows will the robot be playing the cello next? BD
Stand down oh gentle readers and defenders of the flesh, we're getting reports from Detroit that the baton wielding ASIMO did not direct the human race to its doom. Instead, Yo-Yo Ma is safe and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert went off without a hitch while netting the DSO a cool million for the musical education of Grosse Pointe's children.
Video: ASIMO burns as Yo-Yo Ma fiddles - Engadget
We have all seen the Robo Doctors either at the hospital or on the web, but here's a new twist that I couldn't help but posting... ...
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Taking computer chat to a whole new level - Wheelchairs
We have already seen cars that allow us to talk, and the next level is wheelchairs for the disabled that one will be able to speak commands to...nice and this will no doubt be a success and offer mobility and options to those who are confined to a wheelchair....BD
Natural spoken dialogue technology has long been a dream for many. Advances by European researchers are making this a reality. The results of their work could soon be used to allow us to verbally interact with technology in our everyday lives, from the music systems in our cars to functions in the homes of wheelchair users.
Interactions between human and computer are currently inefficient, particularly when we try talking. Previously, users have had to rely on specific commands making natural interactions in everyday language impossible. Additionally, the technology has been applied to making the lives of housebound or mobility-restricted people easier. The European researchers developed MIMUS – a spoken dialogue system for smart homes for wheelchair users.
Taking computer chat to a whole new level
We have already seen cars that allow us to talk, and the next level is wheelchairs for the disabled that one will be able to speak commands...
A New Clinical Trial To Examine TORISEL Plus Avastin For First-Line Treatment Of Advanced Kidney Cancer
Big pharma continues to move in the direction of biotech investments and clinical research in cancer research...here with Wyeth, Roche and Genentech working together...BD
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced the initiation of the INTORACT (INvestigation of TORISEL and Avastin Combination Therapy) study, a worldwide randomized, open-label, phase 3b study comparing TORISEL(R) (temsirolimus) plus Avastin(R) (bevacizumab) versus Avastin plus interferon-alfa for first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Wyeth Research is conducting the INTORACT study with the support and assistance of Roche and Genentech.
Wyeth Initiates INTORACT -- A New Clinical Trial To Examine TORISEL Plus Avastin For First-Line Treatment Of Advanced Kidney Cancer
Big pharma continues to move in the direction of biotech investments and clinical research in cancer research...here with Wyeth, Roche and ...
Medically Related , Pharma/FDA News , Technology
Chocolate - Good for Diabetic Health - Study
More studies on healthy chocolate...more research is needed, but this looks to be promising...it's all about Cocoa Flavonols...and they are also found in tea, red wine, and some fruits and vegetables...related story here...and the study does not mean to start drinking a lot of hot chocolate as it contains sugar and sometimes fat...BD
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Sipping a hot cut of cocoa might do more than just warm you up if you have diabetes. It could also be helping improve your blood vessel functioning.
German researchers have found a key ingredient in cocoa called flavanols makes it easier for the arteries to expand in the face of increased demand for blood. Since people with diabetes generally have problems with artery expansion, anything that helps open up the flow could reduce their risk for cardiovascular complications.
The study involved 41 type 2 diabetics who were randomly assigned to drink specially formulated cocoa with either high or low concentrations of flavonols over a 30-day period. The researchers are quick to note that the cocoa used in the study is not available in stores, so people shouldn’t rush out and begin drinking hot chocolate to achieve the same results.
Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Cup of Cocoa Good for Diabetic Health
Technorati Tags: Chocolate,Diabetes
More studies on healthy chocolate...more research is needed, but this looks to be promising... it's all about Cocoa Flavonols... and th...
Blogging--It's Good for You and your Health...
Not only does it have the potential to make one feel better, but think of the knowledge one gains in the process as well...according to the report blogging might also trigger dopamine release, just like music and and other stimulants do for us...it can certainly offer some comfort in discussing common problems and diagnosis and treatments plans with health problems...there's comfort anywhere in not being alone, or feeling like you are alone...so open the process and start self medicating through a little bit of journalism...BD
Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. A study in the February issue of the Oncologist reports that cancer patients who engaged in expressive writing just before treatment felt markedly better, mentally and physically, as compared with patients who did not.
Whatever the underlying causes may be, people coping with cancer diagnoses and other serious conditions are increasingly seeking—and finding—solace in the blogosphere. “Blogging undoubtedly affords similar benefits” to expressive writing, says Morgan, who wants to incorporate writing programs into supportive care for cancer patients.
Blogging--It's Good for You: Scientific American
Hat Tip: Switched
Technorati Tags: Blogging,healthcare,cancer,oncology
Not only does it have the potential to make one feel better, but think of the knowledge one gains in the process as well...according to the...
One Note 2007 EMR Suite Updated - The Ablet Factory
From the Ablet Factory, and I feature the updates on the blog as changes are made...The Ablet Factory is great for the small practice on a budget but wants to begin using a tablet and some type of electronic medical records for charts in the office...you will need One Note from Microsoft Office to use the product...if your budget is tight and you need an affordable, yet good system to get started, visit the Ablet Factory....BD
http://www.abletfactory.com/EMRSuite.html
Technorati Tags: TabletPC,Ablet Factory,Medical Records
From the Ablet Factory, and I feature the updates on the blog as changes are made...The Ablet Factory is great for the small practice on a...
Medically Related , Microsoft/Windows News , Technology
Pharmacopeia Advances Strategic Plan to Focus Resources - Decreasing workforce by 15%
PRINCETON, N.J., May 30 -- Pharmacopeia (Nasdaq: PCOP - News), an innovator in the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics, announced today that it is implementing the next step in its ongoing effort to focus its resources on the company's clinical and later-stage discovery programs. This effort includes an immediate workforce reduction of approximately 15 percent through attrition and termination of positions as well as a decrease in other expenses through improved operational efficiencies and increased financial discipline. The company's annual operating expenditures are expected to decrease by at least $10 million in 2009.
Pharmacopeia has established strategic alliances with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Cephalon, GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. For more information please visit the company's website at http://www.pharmacopeia.com.
Pharmacopeia Advances Strategic Plan to Focus Resources on Development and Later-Stage Discovery Programs - FierceBiotech
PRINCETON, N.J., May 30 -- Pharmacopeia (Nasdaq: PCOP - News), an innovator in the discovery and development of novel small molecule therape...
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Bikini-clad women make men impatient
And now for one of the strange studies of the day...I guess it states that men should go buy a a bra...not to wear, but carry it around with you...that is if the pursuit is looking for immediate gratification...be aware of the bikini effect when it comes to bank accounts and waistlines the study says...or just keep that bra in your pocket to stay out of the danger zones to avoid reward seeking behaviors and only touch the bra when seeking smaller monetary compensation...so when does that happen? Anyway, strange study of the day here and worth a little humor for Friday...BD
Images of sexy women tend to whet men's sexual appetite. But stimulating new research in the Journal of Consumer Research says there's more than meets the eye. A recent study shows that men who watched sexy videos or handled lingerie sought immediate gratification—even when they were making decisions about money, soda, and candy.
Authors Bram Van den Bergh, Siegfried DeWitte, and Luk Warlop (KULeuven, Belgium) found that the desire for immediate rewards increased in men who touched bras, looked at pictures of beautiful women, or watched video clips of young women in bikinis running through a park.
And now for one of the strange studies of the day ...I guess it states that men should go buy a a bra...not to wear, but carry it around wi...
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Schering-Plough and Merck have managed to fool an estimated 75% of U.S. physicians.
The stories and concerns over Vitorin and Zetia continue...but the number of prescriptions are beginning to dwindle...BD
Today in an SEC filing, Schering-Plough revealed that total prescriptions for disaster meds Vytorin and Zetia have dropped by more than 20% from January to April 2008.
Total number of prescriptions were 3,205,000 in January and 2,492,000 in April.
That is the amazing fact--a drug that has not been proven to work, caused multiple congressional inquiries and major news coverage and it is still selling to the tune of billions of dollars!
Welcome to the world snake oil merchants and the people who help grease their machinery: Your friendly neighborhood doc, who continues to write all those scripts.
THE PHARMA LAW BLOG: Schering-Plough and Merck have managed to fool an estimated 75% of U.S. physicians.
The stories and concerns over Vitorin and Zetia continue...but the number of prescriptions are beginning to dwindle...BD Today in an SEC...
Microsoft linking Silverlight, Ruby on Rails
Hard Hat Area: Ruby on Rails, Iron Ruby, Light Ruby...Iron Ruby to work with Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation....if you are a developer, check out this latest offering, Ruby in the Clouds...net yet with Diamonds, but getting there...and for those working with Linux, there's the open source Moonlight project...BD
San Francisco - Microsoft plans to demonstrate integration Friday between its new Silverlight browser plug-in technology for rich Internet applications and the Ruby on Rails Web framework.
Also at the event, Microsoft officials will demonstrate IronRuby, a version of the Ruby programming language for Microsoft's .Net platform, running a Ruby on Rails application.
"Running Rails shows that we are serious when we say that we are going to create a Ruby that runs real Ruby programs. And there isn???t a more real Ruby program than Rails," said a blog entry on Friday from Microsoft's John Lam, a program manager in the Dynamic Language Runtime team, who will present at the conference.
Microsoft linking Silverlight, Ruby on Rails - Yahoo! News
Hard Hat Area: Ruby on Rails, Iron Ruby, Light Ruby...Iron Ruby to work with Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation....if you are...
Microsoft/Windows News , Technology
Governor's Proposed Cuts May Hurt Entire System, Not Just Medi-Cal
Would the impending Medi-Cal cuts lead to an entire meltdown of the health care system in California...the CMA feels this could very well happen...it is already difficult to find a physician who will take Medi-Cal...will this create another rush to the ER rooms of hospitals, some of which in California are hanging on by a few threads? BD
In a California Healthline Special Report, leaders of organizations representing doctors and hospitals, along with an advocate for low-income people discussed the potential impact of proposed cuts to the state's Medi-Cal system.
Gilliard said cuts to Medi-Cal will reduce preventive care for patients and will eventually shift more patients to the state's already-crowded hospital emergency departments.
Noting that California doctors already receive the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rates in the country, Frankenstein said that the governor's cuts will cause physicians to lose money by treating Medi-Cal patients.
"If these cuts take effect, you're going to see a complete meltdown of the health care system in California. This is not limited to people on Medi-Cal ... all of us in California could be affected by these cuts," she said (Kennedy, California Healthline , 5/29 ).
Governor's Proposed Cuts May Hurt Entire System, Not Just Medi-Cal, Experts Fear - California Healthline
Would the impending Medi-Cal cuts lead to an entire meltdown of the health care system in California...the CMA feels this could very well h...
Flip-Flops, High Heels, or Bare Foot....
What's on our feet today...interesting studies showing that some of today's footwear can cause discomfort and issues...still love my flip flops though...BD
People who favor flip-flops as their primary footwear option during warm summer months may experience lower leg pain and a change in their stride, according to research presented today at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in Indianapolis.
A new study supports the notion that women should use caution when descending stairs in heels, this time from a biomechanical perspective. An analysis of the motion at the ankle joint shows that walking in high heels down stairs may cause an unstable gait pattern that could lead to an injury of the leg or foot."Walking barefoot has its advantages, such as giving the intrinsic muscles of the foot more work and therefore making them stronger," said Wendy Miletello, Ph.D., who was involved in the study. "Stronger feet mean more stability for the entire body."
Flip-Flops, Heels Examined For Performance, Impact
What's on our feet today...interesting studies showing that some of today's footwear can cause discomfort and issues...still love m...
The Efficient MD -Eavesdrop on Doctors and Medical Students on Twitter
One MD discusses using Twitter....several others are beginning to use the platform and I have signed up but have not added the Medical Quack yet...perhaps soon...John Mack in the pharma area has moved on to Twitter as well, but as of this morning the network was experiencing some issues...Twitter stated it was due to the rapid increase of clients...well time will tell the story as to how efficient Twitter will be... BD
Let's take a step back. Regarding Twitter, chances are you've either
Heard of it
Loathe it
Twitter is an instant messaging service, a microblog, a social networking phenomenon, a chatroom, the best crowdsourcing utility ever invented, or a colossal waste of time — depending on who you ask.
Regardless of how you feel about it, Twitter matters. Some argue that news is broken on Twitter faster than on any other medium. The conversations on Twitter are often hilarious, informal, and informative, all at once. And the number of people who can potentially see what you write — instantly — is staggering.
The Efficient MD - Lifehacks for Healthcare: Eavesdrop on Doctors and Medical Students on Twitter
Hat Tip: Kevin MD (Also on Twitter) Link
One MD discusses using Twitter ....several others are beginning to use the platform and I have signed up but have not added the Medical Qu...
Ten Dumb Things About Medicare
Here's the first 2...visit the site and read the rest...some good points made here..BD
Reimbursement - At least in my field, it is nearly impossible to run a practice off of what it pays. Most physicians who are on Medicare offset its bad reimbursement with private insurance or procedures that are outside of Medicare.
Prevention is discouraged - A person cannot come in if they are well. They have to develop a disease before being seen. They tried to fix this with the “Welcome to Medicare Physical,” but the rules were so laborious, it is nearly impossible to take advantage of this.
Ten Dumb Things About Medicare | Musings of a Distractible Mind
Hat Tip: Kevin, MD
Here's the first 2...visit the site and read the rest...some good points made here..BD Reimbursement - At least in my field, it is ne...
Zynx Offers Decision Support for Chemo
Real Time Peer to Peer information...allows the clinician to drill down quickly to study and read the desired results...used by 1400 hospitals currently...other areas enable evidence based order sets to be incorporated into EHR programs as well...and for those still on paper, there's a print solution...BD
Zynx Health will integrate evidence-based chemotherapy care guidelines from the National Comprehensive Care Network into its OncologyCare decision support software. Fort Washington, Pa.-based NCCN is an alliance of 21 cancer centers that develops resources to help oncology care.
Los Angeles-based Zynx will integrate the network's Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology into its software. The application addresses cancer detection, prevention and risk reduction; workup and diagnosis; and treatment and supportive care.
Zynx solutions provide organizations with the tools to standardize care around evidence-based practice. ZynxOrder™ and ZynxCare™ help clinicians make evidence actionable in the form of order sets, plans of care, reminders, and alerts which can be easily customized to include local guidelines, evidence, or community best practices.
Real Time Peer to Peer information...allows the clinician to drill down quickly to study and read the desired results...used by 1400 hospit...
UK Drops NHS Contractor Fujitsu - Cerner Continues
Cerner, as a subcontractor will continue with other areas inclduing the Choose and Book portion of the network, the national scheduling information part of the system. BD
The National Health Service in England has terminated the contract of Japan-based Fujitsu Services as the prime contractor for providing information technology applications in the South of England region.
Cerner Corp., Kansas City, Mo., has served as a subcontractor to Fujitsu and provides its Millennium product as the core electronic health records system. The National Health Service terminated Fujitsu after protracted renegotiations of its contract failed. The 10-year deal was to expire in 2014.
Vendor teams in five regions across England are designing and implementing electronic health records systems, picture archiving and communication systems, and a range of supporting applications under England’s Connecting for Health initiative.
UK Drops NHS Contractor
Cerner, as a subcontractor will continue with other areas inclduing the Choose and Book portion of the network, the national scheduling inf...
Scripps gets $20M to speed research to patients - San Diego
The focus to to bring biomedical research benefits and information to patients...and of course working more with understanding genomics...BD
In a statement announcing the award, Scripps said Thursday that STSI is the only Southern California winner of the grant to date in Southern California.
The science institute seeks to meld the clinical expertise of Scripps Health and its hospitals with the biomedical prowess of The Scripps Research Institute. The institute is putting special emphasis on the fields of genomics, stem cells and wireless technology, Eric Topol, director of the institute, said.
Topol is a noted cardiologist and influential reseacher. He was hired by Scripps in 2006 to head its program in genomics, the study of genes and their function.
Scripps gets $20M to speed research to patients : North County Times - Californian
The focus to to bring biomedical research benefits and information to patients...and of course working more with understanding genomics...B...
US soldiers in high-tuberculosis areas face new epidemic: false positives
Retesting is occurring as up to 30 to 100 percent of the tests show negative...we experience the same thing with some virus detection software on computers, is looks and acts like a problem, but in essence when further diagnosed...it is not..so it appears overall this is good news for many who were thought to have TB....BD
U.S. Army service members are increasingly deployed in regions of the world where tuberculosis (TB) is rampant, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and the military now faces a growing medical problem. But it is not TB itself that is on the rise—instead, the problem lies with the growing number of “pseudoepidemics,” or clusters of false-positives for TB that are the result of universal testing with a notoriously inaccurate tuberculin skin test (TST) and inconsistent procedures for interpreting those tests in low-risk populations.
These false positives tests have become more than a mere institutional inconvenience or a momentary medical scare for Soldiers being tested. They are a real financial and medical burden because they inappropriately diverting limited funds and resources.
Retesting is occurring as up to 30 to 100 percent of the tests show negative...we experience the same thing with some virus detection softwa...
Body's baking soda used to catch cancer early - MRI
New technique in the works from GE with clinical trials, measuring levels of baking soda that live naturally in the body...MRI can pick up on the abnormal PH levels and this could pinpoint where the disease is present...BD
A chemical commonly called baking soda which is found naturally in the body could be used to detect cancer with magnetic resonance imaging, reveals a Cancer Research UK study published in Nature.
Traditionally magnetic resonance imaging - or MRI - detects water and fat in the human body. By boosting MRI sensitivity more than 20,000 times - using a scanning technique developed by GE Healthcare - researchers can now image the molecules that cancer cells use to make energy and to grow.
This level of precision could be used to detect tumours and to find out if cancer treatments are working effectively at an earlier stage.
Almost all cancers have a lower pH than the surrounding tissue. Normally, the human body has a system of balancing chemicals with a low pH, acids, and chemicals with a high pH, alkalis, to maintain a constant, healthy pH level. In cancer, this balancing system is disturbed, and the tissue becomes more acidic.
Body's baking soda used to catch cancer early
New technique in the works from GE with clinical trials, measuring levels of baking soda that live naturally in the body...MRI can pick up ...
GE Healthcare IT Announces Kryptiq E-Prescribing
This is already offered under the GE portal for secure messaging and document management...now GE will exclusively sell Script Messenger, integrated with GE Centricity software and Kryptiiq will no longer sell E-prescribing services to other ambulatory EHR companies...Kryptiq is also a Microsoft Health Vault Partner with services other than E-Prescribing...BD
BARRINGTON, IL May 29 , 2008 – GE Healthcare IT , a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) and Kryptiq, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, today announced a joint agreementfor GE toexclusively distribute Kryptiq’s eScriptMessenger (eSM) in conjunction with GE's Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Centricity Practice Solution. The offeringaims to provide a proven ePrescribing solution benefiting physicians with speed and ease in managing prescription activities—addressing a critical need to improve patient safety and care quality.
“As the Kryptiq ePrescribing solution is already readily accepted by several thousand of our Centricity EMR customers, we are excited to build on this existing alliance to meet the evolving needs of our customers with one point of purchase,” said James M. Corrigan, Vice President and General Manager, GE Healthcare IT. “Our guiding principle is to provide the best user experience and building on this relationship will allow even more customers to connect ePrescribing seamlessly into current workflows.”
Kryptiq Press Releases
This is already offered under the GE portal for secure messaging and document management...now GE will exclusively sell Script Messenger , ...
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Fox News worker sues over bedbugs in NY office
Bed Bugs go to work too...someone else using the workstation is the culprit it appears from the article...now there are bigger issues with a lawsuit....BD
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Fox News employee who says she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being bitten by bedbugs at work filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the owner of the Manhattan office tower where she worked.
She said she believed a colleague who used her workstation on weekends, and who no longer works for Fox News, brought the infestation to the office. Clark's home was never infested.
Jane Clark, 37, a 12-year veteran of Fox Ne ws, a unit of News Corp, said she complained to human resources after being bitten three times between October 2007 and April 2008. She said she was ridiculed and the office was not treated for months.
Fox News worker sues over bedbugs in NY office - Yahoo! News
Bed Bugs go to work too...someone else using the workstation is the culprit it appears from the article...now there are bigger issues with ...
Surgeons Oppose Plan to Pay More for Primary Care
Surgeons have a mind set of their own and is somewhat of a "poke" inside health care, but this time they don't want to be on the losing end of compensation...money has to come from somewhere...so thus the letter to not "rob Peter to pay Paul"...once more the system needs a fix...nothing new has been created since Medicare...time for something new it appears...a new source of revenue and a pool with enough contributors...small federal sales tax I ask...could work with a little planning...and everybody contributes..BD
A couple of months back, the group that advises Congress on Medicare funding suggested raising payments for primary care in a “budget neutral” way. Translation: Somebody else’s payments would be reduced. Surgeons aren’t too happy about that. Go figure.
The American College of Surgeons recently fired off a letter to MedPac, the advisory group, and copied several senators and congressmen who control Medicare’s purse strings.This has become something of a regular routine in Washington — Congress intervenes at the 11th hour to block sweeping cuts in reimbursements, but only with temporary measures. So a little while later, the 11th hour rolls around again.
Health Blog : Surgeons Oppose Plan to Pay More for Primary Care
Surgeons have a mind set of their own and is somewhat of a "poke" inside health care, but this time they don't want to be on ...
Online sites pump up organ donor registrations
This is good news all the way around...BD
The number of Americans registering to be organ donors is on the rise, thanks in part to a surge in states establishing online registration sites to augment donor designation on driver's licenses.
Donor registration has increased 10% from 63 million to nearly 70 million since the start of 2006, according to Donate Life America, a non-profit alliance of national and state organ donation organizations. Online registration is playing an important role in that growth, says board chairwoman Sara Pace Jones.
Online sites pump up organ donor registrations - USATODAY.com
Technorati Tags: Organ Donors,Kidney Donor,Donate Life America,Organs
This is good news all the way around...BD The number of Americans registering to be organ donors is on the rise, thanks in part to a sur...
Grassley's War on Cancer Patients
Good insight and commentary here from the "inside" track...are members of Congress helping or stalling the progression of the FDA...will the Biotechs be able to develop and withstand some of the stringencies and additional methodologies to bring new products to market to save lives? Nice to hear from someone who has been on the inside track...BD
The news did not make it to the front pages, but on Feb. 28 a powerful member of the U.S. Senate launched an attack on the Food and Drug Administration, the drug companies and the desperate cancer patients they treat.
The senator is demanding a full-scale review of each and every product ever approved, and is asking for a rejudgment by GAO "to ensure that drugs approved on surrogate endpoints are both safe and effective." Companies may decide it is not financially viable to even bother developing new drugs, and the pipeline for new products to treat cancer could slow even more. Mr. Grassley's legacy could be thousands of additional cancer deaths.
Charles Grassley (R., Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, requested that the Government Accountability Office launch an inquiry into whether the FDA behaved appropriately in granting the "accelerated approval" of Avastin, a drug for treating women with metastatic breast cancer. Mr. Grassley's action will have a catastrophic effect on America's ability to develop new drugs.
Dr. Thornton is a former medical officer in the Office of Oncology Products at the Food and Drug Administration. He volunteers as president of the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
Grassley's War on Cancer Patients - WSJ.com
Technorati Tags: Cancer,FDA,HealthCare,Drugs,Biotech
Good insight and commentary here from the "inside" track...are members of Congress helping or stalling the progression of the FDA...
Market Grows for Surgical Robots
The DaVinci system and other robotics slated to grow at more than 25% in the upcoming years...I post many articles here as they become available and announced...stay tuned....BD
The U.S. market for image-guided and robot-assisted surgery systems reached $813 million in 2007, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based research firm.
The report estimates revenue will grow more than 25% annually through 2014 as the systems improve the accuracy of planning and performing complex procedures.
For more information on the report, “U.S. Image-guided and Robot-assisted Surgery Markets,” visit medicaldevices.frost.com.
The DaVinci system and other robotics slated to grow at more than 25% in the upcoming years...I post many articles here as they become avai...
FDA's foot dragging hurts Canada's biotech firms
The entire world somewhat looks to the US FDA approval process...which is one of the best accredited, but again due to lack of technology, it's catch up time...companies are waiting in the ranks to release products that are stated to be hung up in the process...and how long will the biotech companies wait...smaller biotechs can't afford the wait...but the push from the larger entities should be forthcoming...BD
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian biotechnology companies have joined a chorus of their global counterparts to rail against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's tardiness in approving new drugs.
Products by companies such as Labopharm Inc (DDS.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) and Cardiome Pharma Corp (COM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) have been delayed in the key U.S. market for months, chipping into their revenue and waylaying their plans.
"It could come to a very big head. You will see tremendous influence brought to bear on the governing bodies and the politicians overseeing how the FDA gets funded," Bapty said.
FDA's footdragging hurts Canada's biotech firms | Reuters
The entire world somewhat looks to the US FDA approval process...which is one of the best accredited, but again due to lack of technology, ...
Wacky World of Generics...Timing is Everything...
Who's on first, the story of the generic pipeline...sometimes generic drugs also get a "stay" of time like the big pharma folks, but of course it's only for 6 months or so and not years...so the race begins to be the first...but sometimes second can pay off as well...before the rest of the generic manufacturers jump in the market...called "generic on generic petitioning" to the FDA....BD
So it should come as little surprise that after years of being in the crosshairs of citizen petitions filed by brand firms, generic companies are starting to pull the trigger on some petitions themselves.
Some things haven’t changed, though: the targets of petitions are still generic companies and the beneficiaries are still brand firms, since delays always help them.
The most recent example of generic-on-generic petitioning resolved by FDA is Cobalt’s failed attempt to become the only generic of acarbose (Bayer’s diabetes treatment Precose). Cobalt had made regulatory arguments that it deserved 180-day exclusivity and scientific arguments that other ANDAs needed additional tests. FDA rejected them both, and Cobalt has now launched alongside a generic from Roxane.
The IN VIVO Blog
Who's on first, the story of the generic pipeline...sometimes generic drugs also get a "stay" of time like the big pharma folk...
Ear Scope GXL - High-End Endoscope
Now you can see what is in your ears while cleaning too....interesting device as it can go beyond just use for the ears...BD
The Ear Scope GXL is the high-end EarScope model from Coden, designed to let you see inside your ears as you clean them with bright (dimmable) LED lighting. Using the reusable Ear Spoon you can gently clean every nook and and cranny of your ears with ease, as opposed to cotton cleaners that actually push the dirt back in. The sticky light guides are shaped like cotton cleaners and can pull out dirt or wax without scraping.
Using the regular light guide, The EarScope GXL is also useful on other parts of the body, or even for industrial uses, such as peering inside dark areas like engines, machines, boreholes, etc. It's several tools in one!
Wellness - Ear Scope GXL - High-End Endoscope - Japan Trend Shop
Hat Tip: Medlaunches
Now you can see what is in your ears while cleaning too....interesting device as it can go beyond just use for the ears...BD The Ear S...
Prison for Man With H.I.V. Who Spit on a Police Officer
Luckily none of the officers contracted HIV, but it shows how society has changed and how we look at the science behind the virus...BD
DALLAS — A homeless man who spit in the mouth and eye of a police officer and then taunted him, saying he was H.I.V. positive, was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday for harassing a public servant with a deadly weapon: his saliva.
Because of the deadly weapon finding, the man, Willie Campbell, 42, of Dallas, will not be eligible for parole until he has served half his sentence.In May 2006, a passer-by reported an unconscious man, Mr. Campbell, sprawled outside a downtown Dallas building. Mr. Campbell tried to fight paramedics and kicked the police officer who arrested him for public intoxication, prosecutors said.
The police reported that Mr. Campbell spat at an officer and said he had H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, as they struggled to move him to a squad car
Prison for Man With H.I.V. Who Spit on a Police Officer - New York Times
Luckily none of the officers contracted HIV, but it shows how society has changed and how we look at the science behind the virus...BD D...
Pfizer Counterattacks on Smoking-Cessation Drug Chantix
Pfizer to combat the bad press from the FAA...and more...BD
A week after Pfizer’s smoking-cessation drug Chantix got knocked around for side effects, the company is coming back with a PR blitz backing the drug.
Full-page ads in five major newspapers lay out Pfizer’s take on the drug’s upside — “There are few things that provide greater health benefits than quitting smoking” — and include fairly prominent mentions of symptoms including suicidal thoughts and actions that have been reported in some patients taking the drug. (In the Health Blog’s editions of the morning papers, the ad runs on page A11 of the WSJ, and A9 of the NYT.)
Health Blog : Pfizer Counterattacks on Smoking-Cessation Drug Chantix
Pfizer to combat the bad press from the FAA...and more...BD A week after Pfizer’s smoking-cessation drug Chantix got knocked around for ...
Electronic records improve the quality of health care but high cost still a barrier
One hospital allocates a portion of their computer servers memory to another hospital or to a private practice MD...the cost of renting space is much less than a full on investment...this is becoming more available today for physicians and how it works varies from hospital to hospital...BD
Large hospitals are partnering with smaller hospitals and physicians to bring down the cost of using electronic medical records. It is a quiet change, but one that holds the promise of dramatically improving efficiency and the quality of health care for patients.
“We’re trying to bring together more physicians in the community,” explained Jim Dobbins, director of electronic medical records at Decatur Memorial Hospital, a 317-bed acute care hospital, in Decatur, Ill. “The purpose is to assure that the highest quality of health care is given to people in the community.”
One hospital allocates a portion of their computer servers memory to another hospital or to a private practice MD...the cost of renting spa...
Human Genome Project Head to Step Down
Geneticist Francis Collins moves on after mapping the human genome and seeing a pet project legislation barring genetic discrimination become law.
Collins, a geneticist, criticized federal funding shortfalls, which he said were "cumbersome" and must be addressed if the U.S. wants to continue to be a world leader in scientific research and development. But he insisted that lack of financial support did not play into his decision to step down. "My time at NHGRI has been the most remarkable of my life," he said, after confessing that he was initially loath to join the NIH in 1993. At the time he was a professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan and an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ann Arbor.
Collins said he is keeping his options open for the future. Among those he's mulling: writing projects in the area of personalized medicine. He also hinted that he might become a consultant to lawmakers designing health and science policy
Human Genome Project Head to Step Down: Scientific American
Geneticist Francis Collins moves on after mapping the human genome and seeing a pet project legislation barring genetic discrimination beco...
Hospital replaces Microsoft Exchange for Linux-based clone
PostPath Server, which is Linux and is pretty much a clone of Exchange..licensing had to be in the picture for savings here..and it works pretty much like Exchange according to the article...for the computers, they still use Microsoft Outlook clients...so there was no training required from the user end...they ran the trial for 6 months before migrating...and the article states they have more storage room than what was available on the version of Exchange they were using..the hospital still uses Microsoft products to a pretty large degree, this was one area where the Server was changed...Linux and Windows coexisting and working together...BD
May 28, 2008 (Network World) Taking a page from the doctors at Moses Taylor Hospital, IT staffers at the facility in Scranton, Pa., last year diagnosed their messaging system and came up with an effective treatment that has turned out to be a lifesaver.
The patient in this case was an aging Microsoft Exchange 5.5 environment that couldn't support increased message loads and was going to cost a bundle to upgrade.
After conducting an evaluation of alternatives, the hospital decided not to upgrade to a newer version of Exchange. Instead, it went with a Linux-based Exchange clone that it felt could meet the needs of its 700 users without forcing them and IT to learn a whole new system.
Hospital dumps Microsoft Exchange for Linux-based clone
PostPath Server, which is Linux and is pretty much a clone of Exchange.. licensing had to be in the picture for savings here..and it works ...
Centinela Hospital's cuts create anxiety in South L.A.
Hospitals owned by Prime are not bound to the normal contracts, thus they have the option of billing higher rates and charges...some services have also been suspended...chemotherapy for one...it does have the most active emergency room in Southern California...13 operating rooms have been closed..but according to the article if Prime had not come in, it may not be open today...it appears the emergency room is the big area of treatment for patients...but after that you may be on your own if the hospital does not provide the additional therapy or procedures needed....BD
Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood has been a key healthcare provider to nearby residents for nearly a century. Now some patients and activists in South Los Angeles worry that recent cuts and other changes are diminishing its role in the community.
Since taking over the hospital late last year, its new owner has shuttered departments, laid off 13% of its 1,700 staffers and canceled most private insurance contracts, hospital officials say. As a result, many residents say they've had to seek treatment elsewhere.
Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center in Hawthorne closed in 2004. Last year, Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital near Watts shut down. Brotman Medical Center in Culver City recently filed for bankruptcy protection. Other area hospitals such as Downey Regional Medical Center have said they aren't certain how much longer they can remain open.
Hospital's cuts sow anxiety in South L.A. - Los Angeles Times
Hospitals owned by Prime are not bound to the normal contracts, thus they have the option of billing higher rates and charges...some servic...
Favrille Closes upon Drug Trial Failure...
As a small Bio Tech company, they may only get one chance to make it as this story tells...and the creditors will soon be a the doors...the San Diego company announced that its trials for a non Hodgkin's Lymphoma treatment failed to work...BD
It's tough to see all of your company's work go down the drain, but it's great for your competitors. Now that Favrille and Genitope are virtually defunct, that leaves only a few firms left in the running.
"We are clearly very disappointed with the data from this trial, particularly on behalf of the patients and their families," said John P. Longenecker, chief executive of Favrille. "Based on these results, we are discontinuing development of Specifid and are currently evaluating steps to conserve cash and recognize value on our assets. We wish to thank all of our employees and the patients, clinical investigators and trial coordinators for their support and dedication."
Favrille Clears Space For Competition - Forbes.com
As a small Bio Tech company, they may only get one chance to make it as this story tells...and the creditors will soon be a the doors...the...
From Blockbuster Medicine to Personalized Medicine
This is a good article from Medscape and well worth reading...you will need to set up a log on account to read the entire article...basically it explains the changes that are taking place today and what is in store for the future..it will be a big change for big pharma not only in R and D, but marketing as well...many big Pharma companies are currently investing in Biotech companies....BD
One of the biggest challenges for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in the 21st century will be to develop and deliver drugs that fit the individual patient's biology and pathophysiology. This change from blockbuster medicine to personalized medicine will, to a large extent, influence the way that drugs are going to be developed, marketed and prescribed in the future. These changes could mean an end to the blockbuster philosophy in 'big pharma' and thereby impose major changes in company structures. The implementation of personalized medicine will be a stepwise process, where the division of patients into biological subgroups will be the first important step. Today, this is already the situation for several cancer diseases, for example, breast cancer. In the years to come, we will see more and more drugs being prescribed based on the results from pharmacodiagnostic testing. Within cancer medicine, which has been at the forefront of this field, it is expected that in 10-15 years time very few drugs will be prescribed without such a test.
Will all future drug treatments be individualized? Probably not, as there needs to be a clear rationale within a given therapeutic area that must be explained by an unmet medical need of today. The use of simple analgesics, such as acetylsalicylic acid, will probably not be subject to pharmacodiagnostic testing in the near future, but these will be the drugs that are likely to be used within oncology, cardiovascular and infection medicine.
It is often the perception that personalized medicine is something that will arrive in the future. Personalized medicine has arrived, and within certain disease areas it has already been implemented into medical practice, although still to a limited extent. In the years to come we will see an increased use of personalized medicine, and when this concept really takes off, it will have huge consequences for the way that drugs are being developed, marketed and prescribed. Personalized medicine will impose changes in both pharmaceutical companies and the healthcare system, but these changes will not prove to be wasted; they will, without doubt, improve future drug therapy to the benefit of the individual patient and society in general.
Technorati Tags: DNA,Personalized Medicine,Genomics
This is a good article from Medscape and well worth reading...you will need to set up a log on account to read the entire article...basical...
Connecticut Sues McKesson on Racketeering Charges
Charges include violating anti-trust laws as well as racketeering....BD
BOSTON (Reuters) May 28 - The state of Connecticut sued McKesson Corp on Wednesday on charges that the drug wholesaler violated anti-racketeering laws by conspiring to artificially inflate the wholesale prices used to determine payments by private and public insurance plans.T he suit cites First DataBank as a co-conspirator.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, alleges that McKesson and publishing company First DataBank conspired to expand to 25 percent from 20 percent the difference between the price retailers paid for prescription drugs, known as the wholesale acquisition cost, or WAC, and average wholesale price, or AWP.
This is not the first time McKesson has been sued over the pricing issue. The New England Carpenters Health Benefits Fund sued McKesson and First DataBank in Boston over this issue in 2005. In August, that suit was granted class-action status
Charges include violating anti-trust laws as well as racketeering....BD BOSTON (Reuters) May 28 - The state of Connecticut sued McKesson...
HMO must pay for child's cancer treatment
This time it took the state's supreme court to make a ruling..BD
MADISON, Wis. - A health maintenance organization was wrong to refuse to pay for specialized chemotherapy treatment for a cancer-stricken child, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
In a 3-2 decision, the court ordered Touchpoint Health Plan Inc. to retroactively reinstate coverage for the family of Parker Summers of Appleton.
Touchpoint administered the health benefits for Kimberly-Clark Corp., where Summers' father was employed.
Parker Summers was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in 2002. After it was removed, doctors decided the best treatment would be high-dose chemotherapy.
Wisconsin court: HMO must pay for child's cancer treatment -- -- chicagotribune.com
This time it took the state's supreme court to make a ruling..BD MADISON, Wis. - A health maintenance organization was wrong to refu...
Sneaky Attempt to Impose Medicaid Regulation
UPDATE: A couple other sites have also picked up on the attempt made by Leavitt...judge found ample reason to overturn the rushed through rule...violation of Congressional intent...when I see something like this at the high level of the administration I have to ask "why"....is this being treated like a "cat and mouse" game...and it appears somewhat juvenile in nature....especially when patient care is at stake...has Mr. Leavitt forgotten about morality and improving health care in the process of getting to the finish line first and furthermore it certainly doesn't show much respect for members of Congress...BD
A federal district judge has slapped down a sneaky attempt by the Bush administration to impose an onerous Medicaid regulation despite the clear intent of Congress that it be deferred. Once again, the administration has been caught in a flagrant attempt to ignore the will of Congress and unilaterally chart its own path.
Meanwhile, the secretary of health and human services has unilaterally deferred implementation of two of the most controversial rules until Aug. 1 in an attempt to negotiate some compromises with Congress. That leaves the other five rules either in effect or vulnerable to enactment unless Congress moves quickly to impose a moratorium.
Editorial - End Runs on Medicaid - Editorial - NYTimes.com
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=38709
UPDATE: A couple other sites have also picked up on the attempt made by Leavitt...judge found ample reason to overturn the rushed throug...
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Bill would let pharmacies sell patient medical records - CA
From another standpoint...more paper to throw away...right now I have a garbage can right next to my mail box to get rid of all the other crap that I get...so this would just add more to the task...and kill of a few more trees...back to the other side of the coin, it is a law to fight marketing...and not to improve patient care nor information...don't they get it, the world is going PAPERLESS!!! Stop the madness....and keep our privacy, or what we have left of it in tact. This reminds me of the viral marketing of Medicare Part D...same principle...just a bigger crowd...BD
Doctors have had the option to opt out from their end of the coin in a related article...but still the data is stored and retrieved...and available at a certain level...with all their prescribing information available....same level of intrusion as what is told in the paragraph above...just working it from the patient end of things...some information when it comes to privacy and living a life as a human is better left not shared....BD
Pharmacies in California would be allowed to sell confidential patient prescription information to third-party marketing firms working for drug companies under a bill expected to be voted on Thursday by the state Senate.
The legislation would allow pharmaceutical firms to send mailings directly to patients. Supporters of the proposal say the intent is to remind patients to take their medicine and order refills. But consumer privacy advocates are outraged."By opening this Pandora's box, consumers could wind up receiving mailings designed to look as if they came from the pharmacy yet conflict with what their pharmacist or doctor has recommended. Such a scenario would be a threat to their health."
The California Medical Association opposes the legislation, contending that it could jeopardize patient safety and hurt doctor-patient relationships. The mailings are particularly problematic for patients with sensitive medical issues such as mental illnesses, says the association.
Bill would let pharmacies sell medical records
Technorati Tags: Scripts,Marketing,Drug Information,Pharmacies,Information Overload,Privacy,Patient
From another standpoint...more paper to throw away...right now I have a garbage can right next to my mail box to get rid of all the other c...
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Microsoft Increases Grant Funding for HealthVault
As I posted earlier last month, the HealthVault Solutions meeting is coming up next month...Microsoft is dolling out grant money for development of programs to work with the HealthVault...upping the amount to 4.5 million...thus far there are over 200 proposals on the table for the grants...good time to look into developing an application to interact and integrate with the HealthVault....BD
Microsoft Corp. has increased the amount of grant funding it will offer to support research and development of applications that use its HealthVault platform for patient records.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company will now offer $4.5 million in funding for the program, up from the $3 million it originally promised when it began soliciting grant proposals last February. The increase is the result of strong interest in the program, company executives say. Microsoft received almost 200 proposals for the grants, which will be distributed in increments of up to $500,000 each.
The proposals included a range of online systems designed to address health issues, such as childhood obesity, medication reconciliation, mobile health gathering and dissemination, and diabetes management. The company will announce the winners at its HealthVault Solutions Conference, June 9-10 in Bellevue, Wash.
Microsoft Increases Grant Funding
As I posted earlier last month, the HealthVault Solutions meeting is coming up next month...Microsoft is dolling out grant money for develop...
"Specialty" Pharma Companies Band Together
When small companies can't be heard, they band together like this group of Specialty drug companies so they can be heard in Washington...BD
What do these seven companies have in common? Celgene, Cephalon, Cubist, Endo, Millennium, Purdue and Sepracor.
A: Enough to form their own Washington, DC lobbying coalition.
Today's issue of "The Pink Sheet" reports that the companies are all founding members of America's Specialty Medicines Companies (ASMC).
Their first order of business: enacting legislation resolving once and for all what "specialty pharma" even means.
And it certainly is an intriguing mix of members. Sepracor and Cephalon make a lot of money in the primary care market (thanks to Lunesta and Provigil), though both also sell more specialized medicines.
The IN VIVO Blog: An Association of One's Own: "Specialty" Companies Band Together
When small companies can't be heard, they band together like this group of Specialty drug companies so they can be heard in Washington....
How the new Stark rules affect you - Medical Economics
I have had some questions lately about the Stark laws, so this is a good article form Medical Economics that will present quite a few answers...check it out if you have any questions regarding the Stark regulations...BD
An update to the regulations prohibiting physician self-referrals—the so-called Stark rules—is never going to be front-page news or the latest buzz within the blogosphere.
In certain quarters, though, the new Stark rules, which except for certain arrangements and organizations took effect on Dec. 4, have been as hotly debated as the presidential race, and with good reason. For physicians and others in healthcare, the new regs—along with some revisions in the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule—contain some good news, some bad news, and some it's-all-a-matter-of-how-you-look-at-it news. Let's turn to the good news first.
How the new Stark rules affect you - You'll applaud some changes, but have trouble with others. - Medical Economics
I have had some questions lately about the Stark laws, so this is a good article form Medical Economics that will present quite a few answe...
Facebook, Twitter, new marketing tools for Pharma
Interesting article...I don't think blogs are dead news yet by any means, but John Mack makes some very interesting points about how it is expanding...I use Facebook to expand upon my blog...and myself have not explored Twitter enough to really evaluate and make any substantial statements...but Facebook does offer some extended cov erage for a blog and is an excellent area to create fund raiser sites to generate money for non profits...as has been done by Paul Levy at Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston...for some reason I just don't see the value of knowing where your pharmaceutical rep is by checking in on Twitter just yet...but who knows, maybe that might change some day (grin)...but big companies such as Intel have been using Facebook and others for marketing programs for quite a while now...BD
It's a brave new pharma-marketing world out there, with more and more hospitals and docs barring drug reps and companies turning to electronic detailing to get their messages across. But the online sales pitch has just begun. Networking tools like Facebook and Twitter will soon be de rigeur, replacing blogs as the must-use online tools. Or so says the Pharma Marketing Blog, whose author has been experimenting with a handful of connection-making sites and even Google Maps. The logic is tough to argue with, especially with examples like the one from a Dell exec who says the company's Twitter activity brought in a half-million in new business last year.
Coincidentally, there's an item in an internal-communications trade pub about Pfizer's new RSS feed and its plans for a "FaceBook" site. The article looks at these two initiatives from an internal point of view, but how long can it be before the drugs giant uses similar means to reach its customers?
Facebook, Twitter, ect., new marketing tools - FiercePharma
Interesting article...I don't think blogs are dead news yet by any means, but John Mack makes some very interesting points about how i...
New And Improved Drugs? Pharma and the "Me Too" Concept
At Kaiser Permanente they do not include Invega on the list of drugs, as the active ingredient of Invega is derived from that of Risperdal...which is soon to go off patent protection and also manufactured by J and J, so they have 2 drugs...same active ingredient...so what is the catch...try to move patients from the one going off patent protection to the new and better improved Invega? This is just one example, there are others out there as well, thus we have the more confusing tiered drugs listed in formularies...in other words how much will the insurer cover...and is there any real truth to the "new and improved formula" or is this just plain old marketing? BD
New York psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman has heard Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) sales pitch for the new anti-schizophrenia drug Invega, but he's not too impressed.
Problem is, Invega isn't much different than one of J&J's best-selling drugs, the antipsychotic Risperdal. In late June, Risperdal is scheduled to lose its U.S. patent protection, clearing the way for competing generic copies that are cheaper than Invega, which could further diminish Invega sales, already characterized as a disappointment by J&J.
Drug companies have used follow-on drugs to try to offset some of the revenue lost when older, top-selling drugs lose patent protection and become exposed to generic knockoffs. The goal is to convince patients, doctors and drug plans to switch to the newer drug that carries a brand-name price and patent protection for years.
Some insurers aren't putting certain follow-on drugs on their lists of preferred drugs, or they're requiring members to pay higher out-of-pocket costs for these drugs than for other branded and generics.
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Lady Gaga reveals chronic illness, with fibromyalgia featuring in her new documentary
By admin On April 1, 2019 April 2, 2019 In Uncategorized Leave a comment
Lady Gaga has revealed she has fibromyalgia, a long-term condition which can cause pain all over the body.
The singer made the announcement on Twitter where she also said the illness features in her latest documentary.
“I wish to help raise awareness and connect people who have it. We can all share what helps/hurts,” she tweeted.
Lady Gaga first spoke about living with chronic pain in 2013 but this is the first time she’s revealed the cause.
In our documentary the #chronicillness #chronicpain I deal w/ is #Fibromyalgia I wish to help raise awareness & connect people who have it.
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I have the same condition as Lady Gaga
The 31-year-old musician appeared at Toronto Film Festival showcasing the documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two.
The film, already out in the US, is due for release in the UK on Netflix on 22 September and will also give fans a behind-the-scenes look at her music career.
Gaga’s tweet has led to others sharing their stories.
In our documentary the #chronicillness #chronicpain I deal w/ is #Fibromyalgia
wish to help raise awareness & connect people who have it.
According to the NHS, those with fibromyalgia may also experience muscle stiffness and difficulty sleeping.
They may also have problems with their memory and concentration.
Image captionLady Gaga performs on day two of the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Although there’s currently no cure, there are treatments to help relieve some of the symptoms.
In the past, Lady Gaga has shared some of the ways she manages the condition.
The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown although it affects around seven times as many women as men.
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The Dimension of Time: Historiography in Information Systems Research pp1-10
Frank Bannister
© Jan 2002 Volume 1 Issue 1, Editor: Arthur Money, pp1 - 58
There is much to be learned from the study of history yet, as a form of research, historical studies have been largely overlooked by the IS community. It is argued that many current information systems can be best understood in terms of decisions taken in a particular temporal context and that by ignoring history, IS research is overlooking a powerful source of insights into the nature of such systems. Based on work in IS and from elsewhere, an outline for a historiographical research method in IS is presented and some issued related to this are discussed.
Keywords: Information Systems, History, Historiography, Interpretive Research
Co‑operative Inquiry: Reflections on Practice pp27-37
Briony J Oates
Co‑operative inquiry (CI) is a form of action research which emphasises participation. This paper discusses CI as a research methodology. An overview is given and then greater detail is provided using as a vehicle my use of CI in a particular research study. This study explored whether conventionally‑educated systems developers could adopt a richer model of organisations by using metaphors for organisations as cognitive structuring devices. Finally some reflections are given on the challenges CI poses for both individual researchers and the wider academic community.
Keywords: co-operative inquiry, information systems development, metaphors
Towards an Informed Evaluation of Information Systems Services' Quality: The Development and Application of the Template Process pp38-45
Mark NK Saunders, Christine S Williams
In this paper, we review literature on existing measures of service quality applicable to information systems services. We offer the Template Process as an alternative to more traditional methods, illustrating the process with findings from research into the quality of an IS service in a major UK Electronics company as perceived and expected by both service users and deliverers. We conclude with a discussion of the merits and shortcomings of the Template Process and suggestions for further research.
Keywords: Service Quality, Information Systems, Template Process
Research Strategies — Beyond the Differences pp46-49
Dan Remenyi
The work of the scientist whether he or she is from the physical or natural scientific community or from the social science community is not materially different. The processes are much the same. The outcome required which is to add something of value to the body of theoretical knowledge is exactly the same. This paper uses the dialectic to highlight the core activities of the scientist.
Keywords: Research process, research question, Theoretical research, quantitative, positivism, qualitative
Gender Reflexivity: A Missing Element from Action Research in Information Systems pp50-58
Teresa Waring
Much of the literature on AR in IS appears to have forgotten its radical roots and its subjective epistemology. More rigorous, mechanistic approaches and control mechanisms are continuing to emerge rather than more insightful and innovative methods of interpretation and reflexivity to facilitate making sense of the research. AR is a methodology, like ethnography, that involves people and as such is subject to organisational power and politics that can have dimensions of age, race, social class as well as gender. This paper argues that action researchers involved in information systems development should become more critical in their approach and provide insight into their research by avoiding linguistic reductionism and sanitised stories that remove the struggle, conflict and injustice inherent in all organisations involved in change. This can be done in a variety of ways. One such approach is by developing and presenting stories that are interpreted through different lenses that reveal to the reader new dimensions in the research. The lens used in this paper is a gender lens.
Keywords: Action Research, Information Systems development
A Critique of Using Grounded Theory as a Research Method pp1-10
George Allan
© Jul 2003 Volume 2 Issue 1, Editor: Frank Bannister, pp1 - 77
Grounded Theory is a powerful research method for collecting and analysing research data. It was 'discovered' by Glaser & Strauss (1967) in the 1960s but is still not widely used or understood by researchers in some industries or PhD students in some science disciplines. This paper demonstrates the steps in the method and describes the difficulties encountered in applying Grounded Theory (GT). A fundamental part of the analysis method in GT is the derivation of codes, concepts and categories. Codes and coding are explained and illustrated in Section 3. Merging the codes to discover emerging concepts is a central part of the GT method and is shown in Section 4. Glaser and Strauss's constant comparison step is applied and illustrated so that the emerging categories can be seen coming from the concepts and leading to the emergent theory grounded in the data in Section 5. However, the initial applications of the GT method did have difficulties. Problems encountered when using the method are described to inform the reader of the realities of the approach. The data used in the illustrative analysis comes from recent ISIT Case Study research into configuration management (CM) and the use of commercially available computer products (COTS). Why and how the GT approach was appropriate is explained in Section 6. However, the focus is on reporting GT as a research method rather than the results of the Case Study.
Keywords: Grounded Theory, codes, concepts, emerging categories, emergent theory
Gender disparity in organisation and the resultant human resource mismanagement: A case analysis pp21-36
Ronald B. Crawford
This paper addresses 'gender disparity' in organisation. Using a multinational organisation, as a basis for data elicitation, the empirical analysis explores its human resource utilisation, on basis of gender, to assess parity of treatment. The research employs a combination of qualitative and quantitative data elicitation techniques. All comparative tables are chisquared, with probability taken at 'p<0.05'. The empirical data suggests that management, through its discriminatory practices, fail to adequately utilise its human resource, negatively affecting gender relationships and worker commitment, jeopardising overall organisational effectiveness.
Keywords: Gender disparity, human resource utilisation, committee membership, marketing intelligence, worker commitment, resonation
Inductive theory generation: A grounded approach to business inquiry pp37-44
David Douglas
Grounded theory has frequently been referred to, but infrequently applied in business research. This article addresses such a deficiency by advancing two focal aims. Firstly, it seeks to de‑mystify the methodology known as grounded theory by applying this established research practice within the comparatively new context of business research. Secondly, in so doing, it integrates naturalistic examples drawn from the author's business research, hence explicating the efficacy of grounded theory methodology in gaining deeper understanding of business bounded phenomena. It is from such a socially focused methodology that key questions of what is happening and why leads to the generation of substantive theories and underpinning knowledge.
Keywords: grounded theory methodology, qualitative, inductive, small business
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Fabian Fjälling
Sweden's democracy is decaying. Reporters are prevented by police to do their job, academics are arrested.
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Only pretty on the surface: Norway. Photo from Pexels
Report: Norway is facing increasingly high immigrant crime rate
A wave of gratuitous violence has rattled inhabitants of the capital Oslo. The publication of a controversial report, which documents the correlations between criminality and the country of origin of criminals, raises a number of concerns.
Norway, like Denmark and its Scandinavian neighbours, is one of those exemplary countries, always at the top of international rankings when it comes to economic or social performances. Even the large migratory flows that have swept over Europe in recent years do not seem to have disturbed the tranquility of these affable inhabitants much. Or so it seemed.
Both “Living in harmony” and tolerance are written into the DNA of Norwegians, and it is not surprising that the Scandinavian kingdom is one of the least “racist” countries in the world. But this idyllic notion has been brutally shattered by a wave of physical assaults, reported the conservative Australian newspaper Quillette.
Geographically isolated from migratory flows, Oslo has never feared being submerged by people who are culturally different. And for that reason, the country has contributed in recent years to the distribution of migrants, mainly from the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
Integration, it was said, is going well, and nothing can disturb Norwegian tranquility. But for several weeks, downtown Oslo has been the scene of frequent attacks, targeting Norwegian men “of origin”.
The strategy is now known police officers, who evoke gangs of young immigrants, with numbers varying between 5 and 10 usually. Twenty of these attacks, of exceptional violence, were recorded on only one Saturday, October 19.
A young man from the city’s wealthy neighbourhood was beaten suffering several kicks to his face. At the same time, the uncle of the Minister of Justice, the young Jøran Kallmyr, had several ribs broken.
The following weekend, several cars were burned in clashes between Turkish and Kurdish communities. But in Norway, few politicians can comment on the rise in crime among young immigrants.
Despite the politically correct mainstream notions, the pro-immigration consensus is weakening little by little. The Libertarians of the Progress Party have repeatedly asked the Bureau of National Statistics to calculate the correlations between criminality and the offender’s country of origin, but to no avail.
We only know that 14 percent of the population of Oslo is foreign, with Somalia, Pakistan, and Iraq ranking first among the non-OECD countries of origin.
Finally, a report on the subject has been published and the conclusions are clear: immigrants from some origins, especially Palestinians, Iraqis and Afghans, are much more likely to commit violent crimes than the rest of the global population.
Non-Norwegians are over-represented in 65 of the 80 criminal categories. Similarly, immigrants from non-Western countries are 8 times more likely to commit violent crime. Finally, and this is a detail that should worry the rest of Europe: second-generation immigrants seem more inclined than their parents to challenge the law in this way.
The main cause for concern in some capital districts, where the proportion of immigrants sometimes exceeds 40 percent, is that this trend will grow. “Young people are growing up today in an environment where threats and violence are commonplace, where adults are sometimes afraid to intervene and where they are told that the police are racist,” said politician Heidi Vibeke Pedersen, in a Facebook post.
“Our neighborhood is becoming more divided. We have regions that are mainly ‘Norwegian-Norwegian’, and others with a strong immigrant majority.” Clearly, diversity is not working, but the Norwegian left prefers to ignore the problem.
“These figures do not interest me […]. We do not need to pit people against each other, ” responded the Labor Party leader, Kamzy Gunaratnam in the Norwegian daily Dagbladet.
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March 10, 2017 By Free Williamsburg
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Our Rating: smile
The Commodore is the place to go when you’re itching for a campy frozen drink, in a retro setting, with some damn good food to boot. The dive feels like a bar you’d find in Milwaukee in the 70s and once you order a Frozen Pina Colada with Ameretto Float you’ll be transported to that very era. People love The Commodore for its Chicken Sandwich – and with good reason since its made by the same people responsible for Pies n’ Thighs. The menu also features nachos, a burger, and many more artery-clogging delicacies. It’s a great bar so, sure, it gets crowded, but don’t let that keep you away.
It “looks and acts like a dive bar”, but this Williamsburg standby houses “some of the finest fried chicken and biscuits” going, along with other “revisited” Southern fare and “fabulous cocktails”; its “’70s den” look-alike digs are predictably “packed on weekends”, and the “order-your-food-at-the-bar system isn’t ideal”, but “super-cheap” tabs and an overall “chill vibe” go a long way.
First came the gastropub, an import from Britain featuring upmarket pub grub in an ale-drinking setting. Now, welcome the gastrodive, which further blurs the lines between restaurant and bar. The Commodore in Williamsburg, with its old arcade games, Schlitz in a can and stereo pumping out the Knight Rider theme song, offers the city’s best cheap-ass bar eats, served in a seedy venue where folks come to get blotto. The short menu—with descriptions as curt as the service you’ll encounter while ordering your food from the bartender—reads like a classic collection of fryolator junk. But the “hot fish” sandwich, for one, is a fresh, flaky, cayenne-rubbed catfish fillet poking out of both sides of a butter-griddled sesame-seed roll
The food is the work of Stephen Tanner, a native of Albany, Ga., who spent much of the last decade working in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, restaurants known for straightforward fare and strong flavors: Diner, Egg, Pies ‘n’ Thighs. Mr. Tanner is talented, but the food at the Commodore shouldn’t be cross-examined too closely. It’s mostly fried, or in a bun, or both. Ingredients are repeated. So are seasonings. So what? The Dead Kennedys never needed more than three chords.
In case you aren’t already familiar, The Commodore is a Williamsburg restaurant by Pies ‘n’ Thighs alum Stephen Tanner, and it’s bad for you. Bad because merely looking at the food here will jack up your cholesterol thirty points, and worse because everything is so good that you’ll crave it all the time. Eventually you too will be cutting imaginary deals with your organs to justify frequent visits.
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On Saturday, March 24th, @ 6:00PM, Crosspointe Church will have a Southern Gospel concert featuring Beck Lercher. Southern Gospel Music is more than just going out and singing for Becky Jones Lercher, it is a way of life. Answering the call to begin a full time commitment to spreading the good news of Jesus Christ through song in 1988, Becky has quickly captured the hearts of audiences all across the United States with one of the smoothest and most pleasing voices in gospel music today.
Following graduation, Becky began a 16 year tenure singing full-time with her family, the Stanley Jones Singers with the exception of time spent to complete her Bachelor’s Degree at Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee. During her stay in Nashville, Becky continued her love of singing with the group, Rejoice. With the retirement of the Stanley Jones Singers at the end of 2004, Becky has continued her calling to sing the gospel with a solo ministry which continues to bless hearts one by one across the country.
The Lord has blessed Becky with many achievements in her career with national awards for both her musical and vocal abilities. She also has been blessed with the opportunity to share the stage in places such as Silver Dollar City and the Americana Theatre in Branson, Missouri, Precious Moments, the Inspiration Television Network, and TBN’s Trinity Music City, with many well known artists such as the Kingsmen, the Bishops, the Ruppes, Tim Parton, the Dixie Melody Boys, Lily Fern and the Weatherfords, the Lesters, the Melody Boys Quartet, the Anchormen, the Journeymen Quartet, Palmetto State, Down East Boys, the New Horizons, Final Authority, One Voice, the Wanda Mountain Boys, the Calvarymen, Crimson Gold, Covenant Quartet, The Chosen Ones, Larry DeLawder “Barney Fife“ and Tim Lovelace.
Becky is married to Layne Lercher where together with their daughter, Lauryn they make their home in Waynesville, Missouri. When not traveling and singing, Becky and Layne continue to answer God’s calling as funeral directors, ministering to and serving families during their most difficult times.
The desire to present quality music and to encourage Christians is Becky’s prayer as she shares each song to audiences of all ages. The guarantee of “both excitement and heartfelt worship” will be a part of each concert or service with Becky.
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Crosspointe Church is affiliated with the National Association of Free Will Baptists
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Home Research > Members > 1509-1558 > STARKEY, Lawrence (by 1474-1532)
STARKEY, Lawrence (by 1474-1532), of Lancaster, Lancs. and London.
b. by 1474, prob. yr. s. of Geoffrey Starkey of Stretton, Cheshire by Joan, da. and coh. of Roger Darby of Chester, Cheshire and Liverpool, Lancs. m. (1) 1da. (2) c.1519, Anne, da. of Sir Thomas Butler of Bewsey, Lancs., wid. of (?John) Radcliffe (?of Radcliffe Tower, Lancs.) and George Atherton of Atherton, Lancs., 1da.; 1s. illegit.2
Mayor, Lancaster 1495, 1523; dep. or acting sheriff, Lancs. 1497-1523 and 1524-?d.; bailiff, serjeanty of Halton fee in 1501-2; receiver, duchy of Lancaster, Lancs. and Cheshire July 1509-23; commr. subsidy, Lancs. 1512, 1514, 1515; attorney-gen. for city of London in duchy of Lancaster 1515.3
An earlier identification of this Member with the son of James Starkey of Huntroyde and Simonstone, Lancashire, and the suggestion that he was a duchy receiver and mayor of Lancaster but not under sheriff of Lancashire, are alike refuted by the evidence of a number of actions brought in the duchy of Lancaster courts, which show that all three offices were held by the same man and that he came of a different family. In one of these suits, brought before Henry Marney, 1st Baron Marny, probably in 1523, the plaintiff William Tunstall described Starkey as mayor of Lancaster and under sheriff of Lancashire, and in another heard before Sir Richard Wingfield probably later in the same year he called Starkey the father-in-law of William Banester, who is known to have married Lawrence Starkey’s elder daughter Margaret. Finally, in an action brought before Sir William Fitzwilliam I after Starkey’s death, his younger daughter Etheldreda and her husband Humphrey Newton of Newton and Pownall, Cheshire, described him as receiver. Although it cannot be claimed with quite the same certainty that this Lawrence Starkey was the Member for Lancaster, his ubiquitousness in local administration and his close association with the borough clearly point to him, whereas Lawrence of Huntroyde, first son of a marriage assigned to 1506-7, would have lacked both the years and the standing called for in a candidate for election in 1529.4
A further indication of Starkey’s position in Lancaster is provided by the second of Tunstall’s suits. He accused Starkey of having first had his son-in-law Banester made a freeman of the borough ‘and incontinent after caused him to be chosen a burgess of Parliament’ in order to protect him against this action. Banester replied that he had been ‘freely by the desire and good minds of the burgesses of the said town chosen burgess’. At what must have been the election of 1523 Banester’s fellow-Member was probably Starkey himself, who is known to have been in London during the Parliament.5
Starkey was a servant and friend of his kinsman by marriage Edward Stanley, 1st Lord Monteagle. For many years he was Monteagle’s deputy as sheriff of Lancashire, an office to which the then Sir Edward Stanley had been appointed for life in October 1485, and he also became a feoffee of his master’s lands. In 1523 Monteagle appointed Starkey one of his executors, with Richard Bank, Thomas Lord Darcy, Sir John Hussey and Sir Alexander Radcliffe: Starkey was to have ‘all his plate which lies in pledge in mine hands for £40, and to be discharged of the said £40 as my bequest’, to enjoy all such grants as Monteagle had made to him and to be deputy steward of Cockersand abbey. Monteagle died in April 1523 and Starkey proved the will on 25 Aug. 1524. He became involved in disputes with the other executors, which are reflected in a number of letters, mostly addressed to Darcy. On 6 July 1523 Hussey wrote from London to Darcy: ‘Starkey hath been here and hath made very short tarriance. He is home again, as I suppose, to make men ready for to go with my lord treasurer and to gather the King’s money [presumably the Amicable Loan] which is yet ungathered.’ Starkey must therefore have been absent from London during at least part of the second session of the Parliament of that summer, but he was back there by 17 July when he wrote from London to tell Darcy that adversaries of the new Lord Monteagle, a minor whose interests he was defending or at least claiming to defend, had been praying the King to remove Starkey from his office of under sheriff, which here as elsewhere he significantly calls that of sheriff. He was absent again during the third session, writing from Lancaster on 12 Aug. to inform Richard Bank that Starkey’s brother-in-law Thomas Butler had been appointed to lead the Monteagle tenants in war during the minority of the heir. In a letter to Darcy of 25 Apr. 1524, again from Lancaster, Starkey announced his appointment as ‘sheriff’, through the influence of Sir Richard Wingfield, and his hope that young Monteagle would have the office when of age.6
Starkey had received a pardon on 24 May 1509 under the comprehensive designation of Lawrence Starkey of London and Lancaster and Hornby, Lancashire, and ‘Falley’ (?Fawley), Buckinghamshire, gentleman or draper, late mayor of Lancaster. Hornby connects him with Monteagle, and ‘Falley’ may have been a property of his first wife, who left a tenement in Henley-on-Thames to her daughter. A Peter Starkey was a citizen and draper of London at this time and Lawrence Starkey adopted the same style in 1515 when he made a successful application for the post of attorney-general for the City in the duchy of Lancaster.7
Starkey died on 24 July 1532 leaving, besides his daughters, an illegitimate son Oliver (conceivably a cousin of Oliver Starkey, the illegitimate son of a London mercer). He had acquired property in Bolton-le-Sands, Broughton, Lancaster and Preston, Lancashire, and also in Cheshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire. The distribution of these estates, favouring the younger daughter as a Butler, led to more litigation. It has been suggested that the lack of a legitimate male heir and the consequent failure to found a ‘noteworthy line’ may be ‘the reason why historians have identified Lawrence Starkey of Huntroyde with the public figure of Henry VIII’s reign’.8
Authors: L. M. Kirk / Alan Davidson
1. Did not serve for the full duration of the Parliament.
2. Date of birth estimated from first reference. Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, lxxiii. 188, 192, 194-5.
3. Ibid. lxiii. 176; lxxiii. 190, 193; Somerville, Duchy, i. 462, 495, 513; Statutes, iii. 87, 118, 171; City of London RO, Guildhall, jnl. 11, f. 208v.
4. Pink and Beaven, Parl. Rep. Lancs. 107; H. Hornyold-Strickland, Lancs. MPs (Chetham Soc. n.s. xciii), 96-97; Somerville, i. 495; Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, lxxiii. 190, 193, 196; Ormerod, Cheshire, i. 641; J. B. Watson, ‘Lancs. gentry 1529-58’ (London Univ. M.A. thesis, 1959), 608.
5. Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, lxxiii. 193-4; Watson, 609.
6. Surtees Soc. cxvi. 111-16; LP Hen. VIII, iii, iv; SP1/28, p. 106; Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. lxxi. 69.
7. LP Hen. VIII, i. Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, lxxiii. 192, 195-6; C1/442/28.
8. Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. and Cheshire, lxxiii. 188, 192, 195-6; Watson, 609.
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Hachette (publisher)
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Hachette (French pronunciation: [a.ʃɛt]) is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette Australia was created; in the UK it became Hachette UK, and its expansion into the United States became Hachette Book Group USA.
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It was founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, a bookshop and publishing company. It became L. Hachette et Compagnie on 1 January 1846, Librairie Hachette in 1919, and Hachette SA in 1977. It was acquired by the Lagardère Group in 1981. In 1992 the publishing assets of Hachette SA were grouped into a subsidiary called Hachette Livre (French pronunciation: [a.ʃɛt liːvʁ]), the flagship imprint of Lagardère Publishing. Hachette has its headquarters in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.[1] In 1996 it merged with the Hatier group. In 2004, Hachette acquired dictionary publisher Éditions Larousse.
In 2002, the UK publisher John Murray was acquired by Hodder Headline, which was itself acquired in 2004 by the Lagardère Group. Since then, it has been an imprint under Lagardère brand known as Hachette UK.[2]
In 2004 Lagardère acquired Australian publisher Hodder Headline for Hachette Livre, who renamed it Hachette Australia.[3]
In 2006, it expanded into the United States when it purchased Time Warner's book-publishing division, which was then renamed Hachette Book Group USA. Part of Time Warner's holdings was Australian independent publishing house Lothian Books, which was incorporated as an imprint.[4]
In June 2013, Hachette announced that it would acquire Hyperion Books from Disney.[5]
In 2018, it announced its Robinson Millenials label, under which it would be publishing webcomics in partnership with Hiveworks Comics.[6]
Hachette has its headquarters in the Beaugrenelle district in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.[7][8]
Hachette's head office previously occupied a building at the intersection of Saint-Germain and Saint-Michel in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area. It later moved to its current location.[9]
Hachette planned to lease 9,900 square metres (107,000 sq ft) of space at a building in Malakoff, Hauts de Seine around 2011, even though the building in the 15th arrondissement was being renovated.[8]
In June 2014, the company's U.S. affiliate in conjunction with Perseus Books Group, and Ingram Content Group, announced a three-way deal whereby Hachette would buy Perseus and then sell the company's client services businesses to Ingram. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.[10] However, in August 2014, the deal was called off because Hachette and the other parties involved decided the deal was too complicated.[11] The deal eventually went through in April 2016 with Perseus's publishing assets and imprints going to Hachette, and distribution assets to Ingram.[12]
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^ "Hachette Livre: Key Dates" Archived 2014-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 12 March 2014.
^ Hachette UK (2008). "Corporate History Highlights". Hachette UK. Hachette UK. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ History of Hachette Australia, Hachette Australia https://www.hachette.com.au/company-history/
^ 'Lothian Books' https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A36996
^ Edmund Lee (28 June 2013). "Hachette Will Acquire Disney's Hyperion Book Publishing Business". Bloomberg.
^ "Robinson, une nouvelle collection de bandes dessinées en partenariat avec Hiveworks". hachette.fr (in French). Hachette Livre. 25 May 2018.
^ Hachette Livre, Hachette.com. Retrieved 17 April 2011. "Hachette Livre 43, quai de Grenelle 75905 Paris Cedex 15"
^ a b Gary, Nicolas (May 17, 2010). "Hachette migrera des services de sa direction à Malakoff". actualitte.com. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
^ Launet, Edouard. "Pas de quartier pour les éditeurs." Libération. 2 November 2009. Retrieved on 21 January 2012. "Chacun se souvient aussi du spectaculaire départ du groupe Hachette, abandonnant son énorme QG au coin des boulevards Saint-Michel et Saint-Germain pour le quai de Grenelle, dans le XVe."
^ "Perseus Books Group being acquired by Hachette". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ "Hachette Calls Off Perseus Book Purchase". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 August 2014. (subscription required)
^ Natasha Onwuemezi, "Perseus sale to Hachette Book Group completed", The Bookseller, 1 April 2016
History of Hachette Australia (includes acquisitions and changes, from 1726 UK John Murray through to 2015)
Gill, Harsimran (2018-02-17). "'The ebook is a stupid product: no creativity, no enhancement,' says the Hachette Group CEO". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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Should The Heat Take a Flier on DeMarcus Cousins?
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By: Nekias Duncan
If you stay up for West Coast playoff games, you’re being treated –– and I use that term loosely — to the Kevin Durant Revenge Tour. Following the largest single-game collapse in playoff history, Durant has led the Golden State Warriors to back-to-back double digit wins. He went for an efficient 38-4-7 in Game 3, then followed that up with 33-7-6 in Game 4. Noticeably missing from those wins was DeMarcus Cousins.
The former All-Star is likely done for the postseason after tearing his quad. It’s a disappointing end to a season that was trending upwards. Cousins took a (financial) gamble on himself by accepting the mid-level exception in hopes of setting himself up for a big payday this summer. The injury obviously compromises that goal. Enter the Miami Heat. Well, maybe. As of now, the Heat aren’t expected to have cap space. That could change, depending on what Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic decide to do with their player options. If both players opt out, the Heat could have roughly $15 million in cap space to play with. It’s not quite enough to get in the room for superstars like Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving, but that could put them in the room for guys that fall a couple of tiers below that level.
It’s hard to envision anyone throwing a long-term, high-dollar deal at Cousins at this point. He’s suffered a torn Achilles and a torn quad in consecutive seasons. Hitching your wagon to Cousins without proof that he’ll be a high level player — or that he can hold up — would essentially be malpractice. A one-year flier, however, is an interesting scenario to think about. If the price range falls between $5-8 million (mid-level exception range), the Heat could be an intriguing option for Cousins. If the Heat have any edge right now, it’s the reputation of getting reclamation projects paid.
WHY IT MAKES SENSE
Quick — who is Miami’s best scorer? Did you answer Dion Waiters, the bulky guard with the quick first step and even quicker trigger? Is it Goran Dragic, equipped with his Iron Shoulder and fancy footwork? How about Josh Richardson, the Heat’s leading scorer with a budding pull-up game? Regardless of who you chose, did you feel good about your answer? I would imagine the answer is no. This is where the flier begins to make sense. For a team that lacks a reliable go-to option, Cousins could possibly provide that. As a glorified 4th option, Cousins averaged 16.2 points in a little under 26 minutes a night this season. Much like the year before, Cousins flashed the ability to dictate games from the mid-post and in. He’s able to devastate weaker defenders with his brute strength on the low block. If he doesn’t put defenders underneath the hoop, he has an array of fakes and impressive footwork at his disposal to get to his spots.
What makes him more dangerous is his passing ability. The Warriors liked to station him at the elbow — and sometimes here — to get into their post split action. Cousins was able to showcase the nice touch he has on bounce passes and lobs.
If Cousins simply returns to the form he showed this season, he’d be Miami’s most dynamic scorer and, at worst, their third best passer. It’s easy to envision him drawing help on the low block, then kicking it out to either Josh Richardson or Justise Winslow for them to attack a scrambling defense. For a Heat team that struggled to score, they need someone that can force defenses to rotate on a whim. Cousins can be that guy. A lineup of Winslow,Waiters, Richardson, Bam Adebayo, and Cousins would feature five players that can pass and attack bent defenses. You would have to bank on Cousins regaining form as a shooter (27.4 percent on 3.2 attempts last year), but I’d argue that giving him more interior touches would allow him to establish a rhythm easier. Cousins wouldn’t make the Heat a top-ten offense on his own, but pushing the Heat towards the middle of the pack would be a massive win.
WHY IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE
For a lot of folks, I imagine what Cousins could bring to the offense would outweigh any concerns they may have about his impact on the other end of the floor. I can’t pretend to be that guy. Cousins was mostly fine as an interior defender. Via Synergy, opponents scored 0.541 points per post-up possession against Cousins, a mark that placed him in the 98th percentile. Opponents shot a shade over 45.1 percent at the basket (non-post ups) against Cousins, a stat that also comes courtesy of Synergy.
But this is when I remind you that Cousins spent 457 of his 771 minutes (nearly 60 percent) with Draymond Green and Klay Thompson on the floor with him. The Warriors had a 104.3 defensive rating in those minutes; that number ballooned to 115.4 with those two off the floor. It’s much easier for big men to protect the rim when driving opportunities are limited, and the lanes are cramped when they get there.
Still, Cousins is insanely strong and has quick hands in his own right. He’s averaged at least 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in seven of his nine seasons. But if you’re looking for the Heat to return to the playoffs and make legitimate noise, you have to think about who can be effective in a playoff setting. Cousins’ inability to defend in space leaves him susceptible to high pick-and-roll attacks. He isn’t nimble enough to hang with guards on switches, nor does he recover out to stretch bigs in a timely manner. With the torn quad, it’s possible he looks even worse on that end next year. What would that look like in a series against, say, the Boston Celtics if they retain Kyrie Irving and Al Horford?
The Heat have a host of fine defenders; the Winslow-Richardson-Adebayo trio is incredibly rangy. But it may be pretty difficult to cover for him enough to make his offensive talents worth it. Even that portion of the fit is questionable, depending on what your view of #TheKids are. If you feel like Adebayo could have a trajectory similar to Toronto’s Pascal Siakam, or if there’s another level for Winslow to reach, prioritizing (cheaper) spacers so they can soak up more on-ball reps may be a better long-term play.
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What do you have to lose..I think it’s a no brainer to give Cousins a shot, he still can give some good minutes and would be productive! Let’s go Heat
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Pursue the recommended actions on poverty from the SCD through CPF country strategies.
Country strategies need to be underpinned by solid analysis. Building a portrait of national poverty drawn from data is a critical input into broad policy-making and strategy formulation.
WB: Agrees. Under the new country engagement model, the SCD provides a critical input into the CPF formulation process, providing a necessary space for CMU to take into account the country's own development strategy, the client's demand and the Bank's comparative advantage.
Action 6a:Undertake an analysis of an initial experience with SCD/CPFs exercise to look at approximately 20 early SCDs/CPFs. Mea
Action 6a:Undertake an analysis of an initial experience with SCD/CPFs exercise to look at approximately 20 early SCDs/CPFs. Measure extent to which SCD priorities translate into actions in the form of WBGâs engagement in the country, based on the planned areas of engagement envisioned in the CPFs.
Indicators: SCD/CPF analysis undertaken.
Target: Analysis undertaken based on approximately twenty early SCDs/CPFs.
Action 6b: Analysis of early experience with SCD/CPFs will assess ex post the alignment between the critical gaps identified in
Action 6b: Analysis of early experience with SCD/CPFs will assess ex post the alignment between the critical gaps identified in the SCD diagnostics and their addressing in the CPF instrument.
Indicator: No analysis exists
Baseline: Analysis undertaken based on the initial experience with early SCDs/CPFs.
Target: 20+ early SCDs/CPFs analyzed.
Action 6a: The action started with some delays, partly motivated by waiting for the IEG Early Stage Assessment of the World Bank Group Country Engagement model. In the Management Action Plan that followed that evaluation, Management commits to address some of the recommendations of the report. IEG recognizes that management is taking steps to analyze the alignment between the critical gaps identified in the SCD diagnostics and their addressing in the CPF. Management indicates that a methodology has been developed to categorize priorities according to official WBG sector and themes codes. This has not yet been shared with IEG. Management indicates that the analysis of the alignment will follow. Action 6b: An analysis of SCDs and CPFs to assess the extent to which SCD priorities translate into actions has not been carried out, but management indicates that it is ongoing. The Poverty GP is about to publish the SCD final stocktaking (as see Action 5), which is a precondition for Action 6b to take place.
0368-01 Action 6a: The Bank has taken the opportunity of IEG's evaluation of early experiences with SCD/CPF to reflect in detail on the issues raised and recommendations provided by the report. A detailed response was prepared that also reflected the views of Bank country teams. Bank management is preparing a MAR to address the report's recommendations. An analysis of SCDs and CPFs prepared since the inception of the new country engagement model until end-FY17 is ongoing, to assess the extent to which CPF areas of engagement are aligned with the identified SCD priorities.
0368-02 Action 6b: The SCD stocktaking exercise has been completed. It provides a systematic assessment of priority constraints identified by the first [30] SCDs. A similar stocktaking for CPFs is underway. To make SCD and CPF priorities comparable, a methodology to categorize them according to official WBG sector and theme codes has been developed by OPCS and the Global Knowledge Management team .The first step of the CPF stocktaking consists of identifying systematically CPF priorities for the first [40] CPFs, and will be concluded in Q2FY18. In a following step, SCD and CPF priorities will be compared to assess the degree of alignment between this set of SCDs and CPFs. A potential third step will be to compare SCD and CPF priorities with the WBG portfolio composition at the outset of each country engagement cycle. The stocktaking analysis is expected to be completed in Q4FY18. It is complemented by a survey of CPF TTLs conducted in FY17, which included questions on alignment between SCDs and CPFs.
Action 6a. While an internal stocktaking of SCDs is well underway (as reported by management in recommendation 0367), no current analysis has yet been carried out of the extent to which SCD priorities translate into actions in the form of WBG's engagement in the country, based on the planned areas of engagement envisioned in the CPF. [IEG notes that, based on the documentation provided to support progress under 0367, the current SCD stocktaking does NOT assess systematically priority challenges identified by CPFs, as erroneously stated by management in this response. The SCD stocktaking analyzes priority areas identified by SCDs and data and knowledge gaps].
Action 6b. Similarly, an ex-post analysis of the alignment between the critical gaps identified in the SCD diagnostics and their addressing in the CPF instrument has yet to happen.
IEG raises for management consideration that the monitoring of this action by OPCS is not efficient, given that the stocktaking exercise and related analysis occurs under the Poverty GP in collaboration with DECDG.
An internal SCD stocktaking is about to be completed. The SCD stocktaking assesses systematically priority challenges identified by CPFs. Using this assessment as a basis, a forthcoming CPF stocktaking will analyze how CPF priorities compare to these SCD priority challenges. The results of the CPF stocktaking are expected to be available in Q1FY18.
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Mayor closes Dataran amid growing crowds at Maria vigils
http://hakam.org.my/wp/2016/11/22/mayor-closes-dataran-amid-growing-crowds-at-maria-vigils/
Source: The Malay Mail Online
People attend a candlelight vigil for Maria Chin Abdullah in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, November 22, 2016. — Picture by Choo Choy May
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The Kuala Lumpur mayor has closed Dataran Merdeka in the evenings for a week after candlelight vigils held for Maria Chin Abdullah’s release saw swelling numbers.
About 800 people turned up at the vigil in the historic square this evening for the Bersih 2.0 chair’s release from detention without trial, up from about 300 last night.
The Kuala Lumpur mayor has closed the whole of Dataran Merdeka starting from November 22, 2016, until November 29, 2016, from 5pm till 7am every day.
“Whoever is found at Dataran Merdeka or who refuses to obey the directive can be chased out of Dataran Merdeka,” read the announcement on a screen that was made after today’s vigil.
A sign announces the closure of Dataran Merdeka from November 22 to 29 from 5pm to 7am. — Picture by Choo Choy May
The announcement by Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Mhd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz cited By-Law 14 of the Local Government (Dataran Merdeka) (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) By-Laws 1992, which states that anyone who breaches any of the by-laws can be ordered out of Dataran Merdeka.
Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, attended last night’s vigil for Maria, who has been detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma).
Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan speaks during a candlelight vigil for Maria Chin Abdullah in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, November 22, 2016. — Picture by Choo Choy May
The activist was arrested on November 18, the day before the Bersih 5 demonstration that saw more than 10,000 people hit the streets of the capital city, under Section 124C of the Penal Code that prohibits the attempt to commit activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy.
Former Bersih 2.0 chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan attended today’s candlelight vigil, as well as DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Tony Pua.
A man holds a placard during a candlelight vigil for Maria Chin Abdullah in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, November 22, 2016. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Civil society, the Malaysian Bar and opposition politicians have called for the release of the 60-year-old electoral reform activist, who can be detained under Sosma for up to 28 days without trial.
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, however, claimed that Sosma does not only apply to terrorism suspects, but it can be used for “anything that disturbs national security and sovereignty”.
The Bersih 5 rally had called for the prime minister to step down.
Mandeep Singh speaks during a candlelight vigil for Maria Chin Abdullah in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, November 22, 2016. — Picture by Choo Choy May
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Human Rights & Wrongs Bersih 2.0, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Maria Chin Abdullah, vigil
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7 January, 2018 7:43 PM Centre okays construction of 14,000 bunkers along LoC, IB
Jammu: Over 14,000 community and individual bunkers would be constructed along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) for border residents facing Pakistani shelling in Jammu division, officials said today. While 7298 bunkers would be constructed along the LoC in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri, 7162 underground bunkers would 62
31 December, 2017 5:59 AM Pakistan opens fire in Digwar sector while terrorists attack CRPF camp in Pulwama, 2 jawans martyred
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28 December, 2017 7:53 AM Indian, Pakistani armies trade heavy fire on Line of Control
Jammu: Indian and Pakistani armies on Thursday traded heavy fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. The Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling and firing in Degwar area, Defence Ministry sources said. "Using small arms, automatics and mortars they targeted military and civilian facilities in Degwar. It started 84
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Jammu: Six people were arrested with heroin and cannabis from three districts of Jammu region, the police said today. The arrests were made during checking drives in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, Jammu and Udhampur districts yesterday. The police nabbed Abdul Rashid and Mushtaq Ahmed, residents of south Kashmir's?Shopian district, from the Ayurvedic Chowk 68
13 November, 2017 1:33 PM 54 Pakistan-occupied Kashmir residents arrive in Poonch in cross-LoC bus
Jammu: Over 50 residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) travelled by a cross-LoC bus to reach Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The bus service had on November 6 resumed operations after remaining suspended for nearly four months owing to heavy shelling by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Poonch district 101
19 October, 2017 7:02 AM PM Modi again celebrates Diwali with troops, this year in J&K's Gurez
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14 October, 2017 6:48 PM Pakistan Shelling Injures Four In Jammu And Kashmir's Poonch District
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12 October, 2017 1:33 PM Army jawan, porter killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army
Jammu: An Army jawan and a civilian porter were killed in Pakistani firing on Thursday at forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. "The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms and automatics from 1035 hours in Krishnagati Sector along the Line of Control (LoC)", a defence spokesman said here on the ceasefire 59
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Dungeon Battle Royale
Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!
Hakai no Miko
Nidoume no Jinsei wo Isekai de
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Summoned Slaughterer
Tale of the Mismarca Kingdom
The Spearmaster and the Black Cat
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Ascendance of a Bookworm
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Maou no Utsuwa
Interlude 15 – Helmut-nii-san’s adoption into the family of his bride
Please note that the sub-characters mentioned in the interludes won’t be added to the glossary nor will their katakana wordings be explicitly mentioned unless they appear in the main storyline. The reasons for that are a.) because I am lazy, b.) because I am lazy and c.) because the side characters of a side story are like a pebble on the side of a road. :p
“After 5 years since leaving my home, I will finally be able to marry.” (Paul)
“There isn’t one ridiculing you, including me as well, for that, Paul-nii-san.” (Erich)
At the evening of a certain day, a dinner party was held in the Brandt’s mansion led by Erich-nii-san.
The members are the usual five of us and everyone of the Brandt family, including Erich-nii-san.
The one marrying this time is the third son, Paul-nii-san, with his fiancée.
The fourth son, Helmut-nii-san, was participating too.
In addition, it seems that it is scheduled for Helmut-nii-san to get engaged in the near future as well.
It appears that his partner, same as with Paul-nii-san, has been introduced by Military and Naval Affairs Minister Edgar.
They will soon carry out the formal marriage interview (omiai).
As for that omiai, 『With the matter of not having any luck lately…』 it has such conclusion which shouldn’t be pointed out though.
Although if Helmut-nii-san had the resolution to abandon his future as noble, I guess it would have been different.
“Going by my patron, it is a knight household having only a daughter.” (Helmut)
“That’s an unthinkable good condition.” (Wendelin)
“That condition is due to Wend’s miserable suffering.” (Helmut)
Even though I had only planned to buy a mansion, because of Cardinal Hohenheim and the kindness-faking realtor, just how many defective properties did I have to purify?
Also, the mansion I obtained came with a scary, torn-apart ghost of a maid.
For an instant I pondered within my mind whether I would have been delighted with a cute maid haunting the mansion. I want you to give me back my pure heart.
Though I will just say it in case, it isn’t like I am particularly thinking of making a move on a maid or such.
I just think that it will become a dose of refreshment enriching the heart, if it is an adorable maid working at our mansion.
“Those were nothing but properties even the church couldn’t handle. Why did I… ?” (Wendelin)
“Even if you have a lot of mana, it will still be difficult.” (Erich)
I was comforted by Erich-nii-san.
Starting with the purification of the aforementioned 『Bloodstained Duke Mansion』, requests to purify properties, having been possessed by evil spirits, at various places in the capital came flooding in.
It turned into magic training, but I was aware of the hardships connected to those requests.
Thanks to them, there hasn’t been any criticism for me suddenly getting a mansion in the high-ranking noble’s block either. On the contrary, it seems my evaluation has risen due to my skill in purification.
From the point of view of the high-ranking nobles it has reached the point that they could use the mansions, which they couldn’t buy for living due to the evil spirits haunting them until now.
Having purified those, I guess those fellows are thinking of me being useful.
In a certain sense this also followed Cardinal Hohenheim’s intention.
“And at last that Duke Hertha, huh… ?” (Erich)
“Ano, so Erich-nii-san knew about him as well after all?” (Wendelin)
“I do. That person was famous in a bad meaning.” (Erich)
Ano, the case of the duke-sama isn’t really worth to think about. It seems His Majesty, having gotten tired to deal with him, was waiting for an opportunity of him going on a rampage.
As he was a person having many problems, mainly with women and money, beforehand, when he suddenly targeted me, it ended up in a grand self-destruction.
That strangely high reward apparently was also a way of thanking me for saving the national finances of going bankrupt due to the Duke Hertha household.
The reward for me was completed with a one-time-payment. There won’t be any newly Duke household formed after crushing the Duke Hertha household either. Watching it on long-term, it is helping the national budget.
The annuity of a duke is 20 platinum coins per year.
Considering that it finished with never having to pay those yearly 20 platinum coins to Duke Hertha any longer, it might have been a cheap deal to reward me those 50 platinum coins.
Additionally, as there were ten-odd vassal households connected to the Duke Hertha household, those had to pay a large penalty for the sake of avoiding being amongst those getting dissolved.
Also, as the whole situation was a troublesome matter, they didn’t want a rumor to spread about the truth, thus it served as hush money as well, I guess.
“Now that you mention it, the Baron Balschmitt household was also dissolved, right?”
As a supplement the three noble families under Baron Balschmitt were crushed as well due to being Duke Hertha’s followers.
I wondered whether they were some kind of extras in the beginning, but it looks like Baron Balschmitt schemed some worthless things in reality.
On order to lower the debt of the gradually growing duke household, he planned to steal a large amount of money from me, it seems.
I will lose the duel.
Saying that it will be impossible to part with my fiancée approved by His Majesty, they will charge a large amount of money instead without it being a ransom either.
Although it would mainly depend on Duke Hertha, it seems he wouldn’t be fixated on a specific individual no matter how lustful he was.
It should be easy to persuade him. After the investigation I was told,
『In exchange for Elise-jou, he thought it would be fine if you presented the other two remaining fiancées alongside a large amount of money…』
As they didn’t believe that the huge debt of the duke household would vanish with only the money gained from the bets of the bookmakers, that was their scheme, it seems.
Ina and Luise, being completely chosen as bargaining chip, were extremely angry. In the first place they are the daughters of Margrave Breithilde’s retainers since both of them are still minors.
Such a thing like reaching out his hands towards family members that have the support of an influential provincial noble, that was the limit of Baron Balschmitt being a member of a self-proclaimed intelligence faction.
“Thanks to those great hardships of Wend, we can get married?” (Paul)
“It is because he has been marked by such a big-shot like Military and Naval Affairs Minister Edgar.” (Erich)
Thanks to me, they are receiving favorable treatment from Military and Naval Affairs Minister Edgar.
“I am working as guard. So, for the time being I am an underling within the military.” (Paul)
“Thinking normally about it, I thought he wouldn’t be able to remember mine or Paul-aniki’s name until our death.” (Helmut)
Since there are more than 2.000 of only the knight households in the whole kingdom, the important nobles shouldn’t be able to remember all of them either.
“When it comes to those below the third son, it is indispensable to have connections and talent to a great extent.”(Erich)
That is in order to be adopted into the noble household of the bride which has only daughters or to cleverly enter a noble household, that has no children, as adopted child.
At this point, the probability of that happening is so low that it is close to being a miracle.
Continuing, it is also possible to marry into the retainer household of an important noble.
Usually even that is difficult because one has to be agreed upon by the fellow retainers or be accepted below the second son of the lord.
And lastly, they can marry a daughter below the second daughter of the same stratum aiming for a successful career by waging their life.
Mostly that’s no good though as their household will end up dropping to commoners with the generation of their children.
There are also people giving up from the beginning and marrying the daughters of commoners.
Since the advantage is that it isn’t necessary to pointlessly put on airs, it finishes with them not having to spend overly much money. That’s the gist of it.
It seems that those people aim to become a merchant, a wealthy farmer or such after the marriage.
And there also are people who end their life by stubbornly being obsessive about being a noble without marrying.
As a matter of fact, there is a considerable number of those existing.
Paul-nii-san felt relieved that he hasn’t ended up like that.
“For me, it is pointless since my name is useless…” (Helmut)
“That’s because the name Helmut is the most used one in this country.” (Erich)
He was the fourth son, Helmut-nii-san, but that name is the name of this country to begin with.
Although it felt disrespectful, there were many parents as a matter of fact who gave their children the name Helmut.
Not only commoners but nobles as well.
The number of those is overwhelming.
In reality, even amongst the subordinates of Paul-nii-san and Helmut-nii-san there are several such people present.
Recently there are a lot of sarcastic people saying that this name was 『The proof of mediocrity』.
Of course, there are many Helmuts leaving behind achievements in various fields, but there was nothing bad about it besides being slightly confusing when you look at historic books.
Since everyone is Helmut-san, they eventually stuck with differentiating them by their middle name and surname.
“I am beaten by my own name. As it is father, it looks to me that he ran out of names in stock to give, it seems.” (Helmut)
“Ano, am I not Wendelin?” (Wendelin)
“I don’t know. In the first place the naming criterion of that old man is obscure.” (Helmut)
With having recently reached the point where I could often talk with those two elder brothers, the four of us, also including Erich-nii-san, heaved a sigh simultaneously.
Even though they are reluctant to succeed such remote place, they are still envious of nii-san becoming the head of the Baumeister main family.
There seem to be various complicated emotions plaguing my elder brothers.
“However, you don’t want to return any longer then?” (Wendelin)
“That’s right.” (Helmut)
“Such a country life is already impossible.” (Paul)
Just as Erich-nii-san says, although my elder brothers are serving as guards with low salary in the capital, that life of only eating the thin, salty soup and the tasteless, black bread is obviously disagreeable for them.
I think that it is as expected different now, but I think they don’t want to return to that inconvenient country life lacking any kind of entertainment.
“When off-duty, we are also able to go hunting with our subordinates in the forests in the outskirts.” (Helmut)
“At least we know how to hunt. It is a benefit of having such a home.” (Paul)
Given that our home is in the sticks, there are many young men amongst the Baumeister males who are quite skilled in using the bow.
Even my elder brothers go to the forests in the capital’s outskirts to do such things as hunting while also using the time to have a picnic.
The air is fresh and you can obtain your own food. There is also the matter of earning some money by selling the raw materials you have gathered.
Thanks to their birthplace they aren’t bothered by having to hunt. They don’t end up spending money wastefully either.
I am told that it isn’t such nice hobby.
“Do you also want to come with us next time, Wend?” (Helmut)
“That’s a good idea. Let’s have Erich-nii-san join us as well.” (Wendelin)
“That’s true. Let us four work hard at hunting.” (Erwin)
“Naa, Wend.” (Erwin)
As the four of us siblings are discussing about hunting, Erw joins in there.
“What’s up, Erw?” (Wendelin)
“Before you became aware of it, it has become possible to form a faction of young man of the Baumeister household, who left the house.” (Erwin)
“It’s allowed to form a faction if there are three people founding it.” (Erich)
“That’s great to hear.” (Wendelin)
Also, saying this, since we have been neglected by our home, it can’t be helped that we gather as comrades who had left from there.
Given that our house made it clear up to the point of criminally not sending any congratulations to Erich-nii-san, it was also necessary to make certain that they wouldn’t cause yet another ridiculous incident.
“Usually it is the elderly unifying, but in our case it’s the reverse.” (Erich)
“Erich is intelligent and Wend can use magic.” (Paul)
Having together experienced the pain of not succeeding a household, it seems that fellow siblings, who left their home, have a tendency to gather.
But it appears that there were many cases where such relations broke down very quickly due to the other siblings luckily marrying into a noble family and thus becoming nobles themselves or due to becoming successful in life.
“We have no more than average talent.” (Helmut)
Although he says this, since he is leading subordinates as guard, I have heard that he even faultlessly commanded the feudal lord’s forces before.
It looks that he is generally capable of being company commander in the army.
“I think that Kurt-nii-san is the most questionable amongst us.” (Paul)
“Hermann-nii-san, having entered the household of a lower retainer as son-in-law, excelled the most in swordsmanship in the Baumeister household.” (Helmut)
Though he is slightly frightening due to his large appearance having the biggest body amongst the siblings, he is actually a nice person to talk with. He is skilfully commanding the population in the defense of the territory.
I don’t want to boast about it, but as there was almost never a chance to talk with him, I wasn’t concerned with him often.
“How about Kurt-nii-san?” (Wendelin)
“Nowadays, with father’s health seemingly declining, there aren’t many occasions where he makes his own decisions. Before I left the house, he was diligently listening to the things father told him…” (Paul)
“He is an ordinary person. Amongst our siblings…” (Helmut)
Paul-nii-san and Helmut-nii-san answered like this towards my inquiry.
Even if he was the most useless one, he would succeed afterwards since he is the eldest son.
When considering the rules of households, this is inevitable, I guess.
Besides, it isn’t like he is an incompetent person to the degree of not being allowed to govern the territory.
He is the ordinary of ordinariness.
This was the common opinion shared by my elder brothers.
“The Baumeister family faction residing in the capital…” (Erich)
“Now that you mention it, I hear that there is another Baumeister household in the capital as well.” (Paul)
“There actually is.” (Helmut)
“Although it is in a state of having broken all ties with us.” (Erich)
“Why?” (Wendelin)
According to the story of my elder brothers, it was a matter of a second son, calling the Baumeister main household his home and unwanted by the Baumeister household in the capital, founded an ancestral household after crossing the mountain range and clearing a plot of land.
“Currently they are receiving financial support for sending out selected inhabitants of the slums as population of the fief.”(Paul)
“It seems they are receiving considerable favors.”(Wendelin)
“To a certain degree it is going as planned, but it appears that they have lost contact with them.”(Paul)
Although it is a cruel story, even my elder brothers in the capital knew about this.
Paul-nii-san, while on patrol duty as guard, happened to pass by in front of their mansion by chance. When he went towards them for greetings next, he learned of the reason of the terrible and apathetic correspondence.
“I guess it was dreadful to return the so-called support funds.” (Paul)
“Unjustly, without saying anything… Or rather, they were told to return it.”(Erich)
“I think that’s normal though, no?” (Wendelin)
I wonder if there is such useless blood flowing through our veins as amongst our relatives?
“You can’t even show your face as you also have become famous, Wend. Their heart might be filled with resentment to a large extent.” (Paul)
“Once again I am plunged into trouble thanks to my home.” (Wendelin)
“Give us favorable treatment because we are your relatives or such. They think it is common sense to not return the money. I only talked with them for a little bit, but that’s the feeling I get from them.” (Paul)
After that the topic returned to Paul-nii-san’s marriage and then the enjoyable dinner party came to an end.
And then, three days later, Helmut-nii-san’s formal marriage interview, organised by Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar, was apparently carried out.
All together there wasn’t any worry of being turned down in the first place. Rather than a formal marriage interview it was a simple meeting, but for some reason it ended up in us being called to the location as well.
“It seems that Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar wants to meet you after the formal marriage interview.” (Helmut)
“Even I have only met him up to 2~3 times so far.” (Wendelin)
The first time was at the audience after defeating the bone dragon.
The second time it was after the subjugation of Grade Grande.
The third time, I certainly remember thanking him for the present at the birthday party, but…
So, most of the meetings were only at His Majesty’s audience.
Or rather, I don’t recall having even talked with him much.
Going by his appearance, he is around 50 years old. His body is always dressed in formal wear with a lot of medals attached to it.
His feature is the crew cut, brown-colored, short hair and his handlebar mustache. He indeed was a man looking like a soldier.
“As for me, it will be the first time to meet him personally…” (Helmut)
For that reason it has been arranged that I would turn up at the formal marriage interview of fellow nobles.
Since it was Helmut-nii-san’s marriage interview, it was a delicate position how to handle the patronage.
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“Eh! What’s this house?!” (Wendelin)
Three days later Helmut-nii-san’s formal marriage interview took place as planned.
We decided to go to the meeting place since a retainer of Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar brought a letter.
The members are the usual five of us.
Although Erw somehow or other is on guard duty and the other three are my fiancées as well, I was worried whether it was fine to bring them along, but the retainer of Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar said 『By all means』.
It seems the other party is extending their invitation to anyone even referring up to concubines.
Apparently he wants to give a good impression towards Helmut-nii-san’s marriage interview partner.
And then, although it was the crucial marriage interview partner, unbelievably she was from the capital’s Baumeister household mentioned at the dinner party.
Even the location was the same mansion Paul-nii-san investigated before.
Because Paul-nii-san has been surprised and actually went there once, I guess it’s the truth.
“Is the marriage with a relative who broke off all relations… ?” (Wendelin)
It isn’t a particularly odd thing to be engaged to a fellow household with family relations.
Also, since we have been separated for four generations, viewing it as blood-relation is a far stretch indeed. It wasn’t unusual amongst nobles to be engaged to their cousins or such either.
Rather, the problem was on the side of the broken off relationship.
“The main fear of our master is the situation where we are breaking up our relation with our patron.” (Vassal)
It seems that the patron of the capital’s Baumeister household is Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar.
Or to be precise, the patron of the Steibelt household, who is holding the rank of appointed Marquis for generations is providing great numbers to the leadership of the kingdom’s army and is serving as home of Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar, is the Baron Daum household, likewise appointed to the rank of a Baron household. They are the patron of the capital’s Baumeister household.
Although the Baron Daum household was a hereditary appointed Baron household with their work mostly related to the military, their employment was to manage any kind of rivers and forests in the vicinity of the royal capital.
Even though it gives the feeling of being far apart from being a military task, those are usually places where no people live and thus invite refugees and such to settle down there, criminals, who committed offences in places where people live, to take refuge in there and poacher to make a regular appearance there.
Their work is containing the arrest and removal of such people upon discovery.
Because there also are occasional fights, the work is falling under the jurisdiction of the military, it seems.
It isn’t often, but they also take responsibility for subjugating bandit troupes and their likes.
“As the discord with everyone’s honorable home occurred in the following generation, the Baumeister household of the capital reached the point of inheriting this job.” (Vassal)
Their job was to manage the woodlands and also the sources of rivers in the suburbs of the capital.
Since the inhabitants of the slums, who settled down close by, are attempting to poach those, this seems to be a busy job in its own way.
“The present head-sama’s way of working is reliable as well. And even the evaluation by Baron Daum-sama is good, but…” (Vassal)
Apparently this household also has nothing but daughters.
Therefore they requested from Baron Daum to mediate in finding a son-in-law to adopt into the family.
“Just at the time we were looking for a suitable candidate, we heard the talks about Helmut-sama…” (Vassal)
Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar (T/N: I am starting to hate this ministry…) is always knowledgeable about the peerage household’s family circumstances of excellent knights, although he shouldn’t have such degree of spare time.
Accidentally getting to know the situation of my elder brothers being guards, it resulted in him looking for a solution by somehow getting them married. I guess it was him, who brought the talk about being adopted into the family of one’s bride to the capital’s Baumeister household.
“(Then, take care of Paul-nii-san’s situation earlier…)” (Wendelin)
I felt a part of me worrying whether Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar has been doing it on purpose for the sake of causing mischief.
At such times I wish to get Erich-nii-san’s advice.
Since today was a normal workday for him, I couldn’t ask him to come along with us.
“As for Paul-dono, our master wishes to use the opportunity to see whether he is someone who can be entrusted with a Knight household.” (Vassal)
Also, considering the kingdom’s financial situation, they can’t increase the number of nobles this easily.
But, they are also aware of the saturation of noble households in regards to young nobles.
If they lose any hope, it might become troublesome by even leading to the assassination of living family heads.
Therefore it was necessary for the important nobles and His Majesty to hold a conference, although a balancing quota existed to a certain extent.
For the sake of increasing that balancing quota, overly awful nobles are sometimes lowered in rank.
Also, such things as being successful at exploiting undeveloped areas also led to an increase of noble households.
Our home is a prime example of that as well.
“Our master is expecting a lot from the abilities of Paul-sama and Helmut-sama.” (Vassal)
Going by the words of Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar’s vassal, my elder brothers laughed bitterly at that.
That’s because even they are understanding the extent of their own abilities.
Although they are capable if it is about maintaining a noble’s household, they don’t possess any other outstanding abilities or such.
If it’s me, I am confident in my magic, but as for my ability in being a noble, it is uncertain.
“Well then, shall we enter? Head-sama is already waiting.” (Vassal)
Entering the Baumeister mansion due to being urged on by Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar’s vassal, there appear to be people like a man, resembling a father slightly half past his thirties, and his wife, being of the same generation, at the entry hall.
A cute, around 18-years-old daughter came to greet us.
“I am Wilhelm Hans von Baumeister. This is my wife, Korinna, and my daughter, Friede.” (Wilhelm)
“(Am I resembling them?)” (Wendelin)
Given that the household has separated from us four generations ago, I don’t think that our appearance and such resemble each other very much.
The sole common thing is about having dark-brown colored hair, I suppose?
“I am Helmut von Benno Baumeister.” (Helmut)
Starting with Helmut-nii-san, all of us are introducing ourselves in order. After this had finished, we are guided into the mansion and led to the living room.
After the maids have made everyone’s share of tea, the head of the capital’s Baumeister household, Wilhelm, begins to talk.
“Although it ended up being a slightly cold interaction for meeting Paul-dono for the first time, we aren’t implying anything in particular by that. That is an instruction handed down to us by our ancestor.” (Wilhelm)
“Handed down instruction?” (Helmut)
After thoroughly supporting them, the capital’s household ended up being completely cut off by the other party on the main household’s own accord without a care.
Therefore the handed down instruction from four generations ago was 『If you also meet the descendants one day, it is okay to complain!』
“Luckily our great-grandfather from three generations ago was able to secure the hereditary work of defending the forests. Even with him probably never meeting them ever again, it couldn’t be helped for him to keep bearing a grudge.” (Wilhelm)
“(Rich people don’t fight… ?)” (Wendelin)
Certainly, originating from the same Knight household, I feel a certain comfort in the offered tea and cakes.
Or perhaps I should say, there aren’t such things like tea cakes in our home.
There was nothing but thin maté tea.
“This tea is a forest maté tea, right? Its sweetness is different.” (Elise)
“As expected of the ojou-sama of the Hohenheim household. You understand it well.” (Wilhelm)
Elise immediately realized that the offered tea was a high-class item.
As one would expect, Elise possess master class competency where the making of tea is concerned.
“It is a side benefit of being a forest guard. It’s for free after all.” (Wilhelm)
They protect their assigned area of the forest from the hands of poachers and trespassers.
There were a great number people appointed to the lowest class, Knight household, but it seems there drew a very delicious managerial position.
“In the interior of the forests our household protects, there are wildly growing yerba mate trees.” (Wilhelm)
As they performed their managerial position of guarding the forests without recognition of their service, they had the right of freely procuring things produced by those forests to a certain degree.
Also, it is even possible for them to charge the hunters with a fee for entering the forest and decide their numbers.
There were many more wealthy people than official positions and peerages.
“By carrying out harvesting to a degree without decreasing the wildlife growth, it also possible for us to enjoy ourselves by drinking our own additional income.” (Wilhelm)
“I am envious of your leaves from the forest’s yerba mate.” (Elise)
In regards to this world, the most popular tea was without doubt this maté tea.
Its appearance is resembling the leaves of the tea plants of my previous life.
Although the leaf’s color is tinged with a trace of yellow.
It is an article exclusively purchased by royalty and titled nobility and the authentic leaves, from the worst to the best, are traded with a price of same-weighted silver and above. The masses used stalks and cheap tea leaves for drinking.
Both things existed.
And, although it was a type of high-class item, it was in reality a yerbal maté tree.
With originally being a wildly growing plant, it is sprouting at difficult places within its natural environment and its leaves are holding a property of becoming sweet once grown.
Also, that sweetness wasn’t the same sweetness as the one originating from sugar.
It is a faint and refined sweetness. Without leaving an aftertaste, it was considered something of a high-class degree.
The top quality leaves are wildly growing in the neighborhood of the peak of a mountain range with an elevation of 8000 meters in the northern Urquhart Holy Empire.
The price of these were far higher than silver of the same weight.
Since you can’t collect the leaves more than three times a year in the harsh environment, their price ends up becoming high no matter what. Even going to pick them is a matter of life and death.
And then, the next most valuable yerba mate trees are growing in these primeval forests and such.
Although the leaves are of good quality, they end up being eaten by wild animals since they taste good making them difficult to be obtained.
“We have gone to the extent of employing extra people for watching the wildlife growth of the tea plants.” (Wilhelm)
If they are sold, they will yield a profit. I guess it also serves as perfect gift for people in high positions.
Indeed, you could call this a side benefit.
Leaving naturally high-grade tea leaves to the chance of ending up being eaten by wild animals, the forest guards are collecting them under the pretense of protective management.
It isn’t like they are picking a lot of them either. Since the forest is close to the capital, the guards are busy once they enter.
Actually, even Wilhelm-san returned today for the sake of attending the formal marriage interview, but usually he is living in a management cabin within the forest except on his rest days.
“I want male help for the household. It would be better if men were alternating between being at this mansion and the management cabin in turns.” (Wilhelm)
Although the state of the capital’s public order was good, the slums are gradually spreading. There might be people bearing a grudge towards those related to the guards occupation.
Therefore he wants to find a husband for his only daughter as soon as possible, Wilhelm-san explained.
“In case of such talk, I am not as capable as my younger brothers.” (Helmut)
“Helmut-dono is commanding subordinates in your position as a guard. If you use our own guys skilfully, it will be fine to do it patiently and steadily.” (Wilhelm)
Even if they receive training in this, it’s not like there is only capable people like this no matter how much of a noble one is.
Also, usually he is doing his work patiently in accordance to his earnest know-how.
Because the professional duty is to guard the forest, this level of work attitude seems to be just right.
At any rate, the foundation is most satisfactory if nothing happens. It is a job of waiting for an incident to occur.
“Only the founder of the Baumeister household from 12 generations ago was a magician like Wendelin-dono. We are truly a common Knight household.” (Wilhelm)
It was decided from the start anyway, but the formal marriage interview finished safely.
Although Helmut-nii-san and his bride, Friede-san, left for a date together with the words 『From here on it will only be the young folks…』, in my opinion, our side is overwhelmingly younger.
Erwin ended up pointing out 『(You really pay undue attention to the good things at any cost)』.
“Wendelin-dono is the youngest, but you also hold the highest court rank.” (Friede)
Friede-san says as she is consulting about such things as the appointed day of the ceremony.
It seems I am the top of the Baumeister household’s family residing in the capital.
“Our capital’s Baumeister household will adopt Helmut-dono into our family adding him actually to the Baron-dono’s faction. Or to put it simply, that’s how the noble society is going to view it.” (Wilhelm)
I have a mood of excluding the head household with all my might.
The cause for this was the other side. At any rate, the capital’s noble society shouldn’t pay any attention to the head household and their likes either way.
Given that they are living at such remote place, you could even call it natural since there wouldn’t be any opportunity to get to know them.
“Eeto… the head house will mostly be isolated. As Wend should be the top of the branch family, Erich-san of the Brandt household, and Helmut-san of the capital’s Baumeister household will form a clan.” (Ina)
“Also, as husband Paul-dono will definitely establish an independent Knight household. Thus Paul-dono will also enter the clan.” (Vassal)
Following Ina, the vassal of Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar, who stayed silent until now, adds another explanation.
“With this, Wend is the vassal of Margave Breithilde-sama, Erich-san is the vassal of Finance Minister Rückner, and Paul-san and Helmut-san are the vassals of Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar, huh? How tiresome.” (Luise)
“Although it might be troublesome, I have decided to consider a noble to be such a person.” (Wendelin)
I answered the facts pointed out by Luise with partially teary eyes.
“U~~~n. If Wend looks closely, you will realize that you are bound by various bounding ties of obligation…” (Luise)
“Uu, I want to quickly start working as adventurer…” (Wendelin)
Seeing that the escort of the formal marriage interview finished, Friede-san released an outrageous remark at the end.
“This year is the martial arts tournament hosted by the kingdom once every three years. Won’t Wendelin-dono make an appearance once… ?” (Friede)
I am told that this is something absolutely requested by Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar.
“Ano, what about magic in this tournament?” (Wendelin)
“You aren’t allowed to use it.” (Friede)
“I will lose in the first round.” (Wendelin)
The tournament will apparently be held in one week.
Therefore, I pledged in my mind that I would go to the extent of doing a final struggle if I had time.
And then we were invited to dinner by Minister of Military and Naval Affairs Edgar after this, but it wasn’t anything particularly interesting.
For Paul-nii-san and Helmut-nii-san the other party was a person far beyond their reach and thus they were nervous with a *gachi gachi*.
Erich-nii-san’s behavior naturally showed that his innermost thoughts were very strained.
For some reason I acted as usual, but that was because I kept company with that kind of person regularly.
“(As expected of the meals of important nobles. It is delicious.)” (Wendelin)
Watching Luise demanding a second serving of dessert with a nonchalant look, even Armstrong-doushi seems to have been slightly helpful excluding the training. I actually revised my opinion of him.
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The Brave Esteemed Pervert Emperor of Lolitania. Prongs Ojiisan the First
nope you should revised it. tis is order from your jiisan, me!!
lordofeaglesbringeroftacos
23rd May 2016 at 6:03
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farkhanplanet
thoth0
marriage talks are boring as hell who invented them?
Kureyn
Literally every religious text has them starting pretty much immediately after the creation myth. Near as I can tell, humanity invented marriage talks the instant they realized kids survive longer when mom and dad stick together to make sure they don’t get eaten, long before recorded history.
People have been boring forever, I guess.
A politician who was under demonic possession. probably…
nguuuquaaa
Huh wait, since when were Luise and Ina also Wend’s fiancées?
I thought they were Wend’s vassals on paper. Do I miss something?
rickymex
He promised to marry them. Elise is seen as the main fiancee while Luise and Ina are considered future concubines.
This chapter must have been a monumental pain in the ass to translate. Political chicanery, extended family nonsense terms, ranks ranks and more ranks, and the goddamne Minister of Figaro Castle Edgar every-fuckin’-where.
Thanks for putting up with this shit for us, especially on a possibly-unnecessary Interlude chapter. I greatly appreciate it.
Countrymage
High ranking nobles with offices like this minister are very good at being everywhere, without ever appearing anywhere, it seems that while he annoyed our translator, he still never showed his face to the Baumeister clan members.
gmartinezsite
Manel- Kun
Thanks for the chapter, I’m waiting for the next.
Raufgar
Poor Wend…
Nguyen Gia Thai
Although it’s a pain to translate, I will point out that massive world building is the rage nowaday~ Wheel of Time got millions of words. Honor Harrington got tens of tittles, spanning three disctinctive cultural settings, etc… Single strand stories are short and can not compete outside of its protective niche.
I had to give up on Wheel of Time simply because of the horrendous female characters. Maybe I might start it in the future but those girls were simply terrible people. Even the Zealots and big villains weren’t as bad.
Think of that as the world where feminists win and it makes a lot of sense~
I think the only female character I liked was the tomboy sightseer.
The Wheel of Time wasn’t bad in the first few books, but it became too massive. Robert Jordan focused on too many characters and I felt it diluted from the overall story. I much prefer Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Saga.
22nd May 2016 at 16:34
On the contrary, I like Jordan’s writing once I learn to just drop whatever storylines that doesnt interest me to skip ahead. The Aes Sedai thread? Too feminist for my taste. The Red Queen? Nah. If I have to force myself to read every one of those scenes I would cut my throat long before~
I think I’ll give Riftwar a try. I’m currently going through Mistborn but Riftwar will be the next one on the list.
Couldn’t you have changed Minister Blah Blah Edgar to simply Minister Edgar? It’s kind of tiring to read it multiple times and I can’t imagine it was any sort of joy for you to translate it as full.
Puru.The.Great
The chapters r somlong that I wouldn’t be surprised if it took a month translating with RL as usual.
The fact that the Translator and Editor ‘sans make it weekly is impressive.
xacual
This is actually a pretty interesting chapter when you take into account what we learned about stuff going on in the last translated chapter with that one Minister sowing more dissent between the sons that are in the capital and the head household back home in the future from this chapter’s point of view.
This chapter is talking about how basically the extra sons have formed their own little faction in the capital with connections to a few ministers with Wend as the leader of said faction.
knowngni
More like the schemes of old people hooking up the youngins for benefits and slight entertainment.
Reaper Phoenix
Thanks 4 the chapter!
Poor Helmut given such a common name. It must be like James or John in the US.
sasamiyasoujiro
The one marrying time time is the third son, Paul-nii-san, with his fiancé.
The one marrying THIS* time is the third son, Paul-nii-san, with his fiancée
Btw.. thanks for the chapter 😉
shasux
Thanks, fixed~
Also, deleted the first message as it was a double post.
23rd May 2016 at 10:51
yeah… sorry ’bout that… connection problems..
Irina Akashira
Pd: Any progress with the re-editing?
Yea, sorry, I forgot to mention it in the release post. I think chapter 16 will be updated today. 🙂
Ryan Tift
I always think it whenever I read this story.. but Wend is such a bitch. He gets pushed into crap at every turn and constantly allows himself to get wrapped in more political BS with no real resistance only to whine about it later on. The stupid f*k should have refused the baron title if he wanted more freedom. To many Japanese protagonist need to grow some balls and learn when to say ‘No’ to people.
ShadowMonk265
Even if he refused, he’ll still be in trouble from a ‘political’ standpoint. The reason he didn’t (or that he didn’t have the option) refused is that he was given a title by the king himself. Turning him down will just make extremely negative criticism (many) be aimed at him from both good and bad people. And even if he did refused, that doesn’t mean that he’ll be in the clear. The news about his achievements (especially the bone dragon) had already spread quickly to areas that appeared in the story. Which means that many people will still hound him (and try to recruit or meddle with him)to join their side. He doesn’t have that much authority to refuse. Also, violence is a ‘no-go’, since sneaky types of people can actually use that to make Wend’s life more chaotic. In the type of setting Wend’s in (along with similar other novels), not watching what you do will just get you killed quicker (and ‘only’ violence will just make it quicker).
24th May 2016 at 5:51
So if the king offers you glorified slavery as a reward, you accept? That’s ridiculous. You say if he refused he’d just be hounded to join peoples side but what do you call the current situation? People are still hounding him for a connection, while he’s already been forced onto a side.
Seriously consider that four days after getting a title the King abused a loop hole forcibly to send a 10 year old child to fight a dragon under the guise of ‘duty’. Then he got tricked into an political marriage he then couldn’t refuse, then forced to train under that muscle freak, Even now two of his brothers were played pawn in political marriage for a connection to Wend with Minister Edgar using the opportunity to ‘absolutely request’ Wend participate in a non-magic martial arts tournament.
When was the last time he did something notable simply because he wanted to? Because everything I’ve seen him do since that title was something he was made to do whether he wanted to or not. By accepting that title he threw away his freedom of choice to dance in a pit of vipers, at least before he had the option to walk away. He could have had a secluded home and traveled the various towns via teleportation while avoiding the nobles. He could have even used the threat of leaving the country to make the nobles back off given how valuable a talent he is.
Holow
29th June 2018 at 1:06
ftxnexus
Im really sick of Wend and his unsure thoughts/lack of confidence. For example I have no problems of him purifying those haunted houses, but he is being used not opposite. He needs to intimidate them into begging him, not him being tricked/forced/giving in into it!
He is one of the strongest mages in that kingdom, yet he thinks so lowly of himself… We have seen that many of the higher nobles are only leeching from the kingdom’s money, so why care about what they say?
Obligations? What consequences would come from not following those costumes? Who would want to lose such a high war potential? There is so much I want to complain about, regarding Wend’s socializing abilities…
exitus02
I honestly can’t follow the whole “related to”‘s and “bound by obligation to”‘s anymore. What the fuck is up with this clan buiseness? Until now I thought that Wends title seperated him from the main household for good, making him the head of his own house. So even if he’s on good terms with his brothers (most of’em anyways), I thought that on paper they’re pretty much unrelated by now. But here I get told that through the marriages of his brothers, Paul and Helmut, he actually becomes the head of all Baumeister’s. Moreover he has some debt of obligation towards some ministers for messing with him? *completely confused*
No, you misunderstood, Wend cut his ties with the Baumeister head house, being the Knight house in the southern sticks. This interlude introduces another branch family of Baumeisters. Helmut marries into the household there. Basically they are talking about building a caln of Baumeisters residing in the royal capital. 🙂
It is slightly confusing and the author didn’t make it easy to TL this one either with all the Baumeisters here n there xD
David Schlicht
Asvan
Thanks for the chapter, I really like this kind of story!!
Thanks for doing this chapter 😄
kettern
After reading the title of Edgar “so many” times, I finally remembered, who I was reminded of ever since the first time: Edward Newgate aka WhiteBeard from One Piece. Because… well… Edgar-Edward and […]Naval Affairs – One of the Best/strongest pirates
Btw thanks for the chapter
Shasu
Ah, I like Shirohige as well. ^^
Wend pussy ,just tell them fuck you.
Wend now is the bitch of everyone
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And other reasons why it’s great to be a woman in the spirits industry
There’s a prayer, chanted by many observant Jewish men each morning, which essentially thanks God for not making them women.
No matter what the rationale behind it is (some say it’s related to being appreciative of the fact they are not in the position of having to withstand the pain of childbirth and monthly menstrual cycles, others attribute it to being thankful that as men they can perform certain practices in the synagogue that women are not allowed to engage in, and yet another interpretation involves Adam, Eve and an apple) there is, within this community, a separation of the sexes and acknowledegement, recognition and appreciation of such. Not an observant Jew yourself? Still, you probably recognize (whether you admit it or not) the differences between the sexes.
The music gods sure do! And boy, are they thankful for women; it’s been the females in the music industry, ladies like Adele, and Katy Perry, who have spurred on growth unprecedented since 2004 according to an article on www.billboard.com (http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts-articles/chart-alert/adele-leads-soundscan-2011-year-end-charts-1005783552.story ) that states, “During the 52 weeks that ended Jan. 1, album sales in the U.S. rose — for the first time since 2004 — by 1% to 330.57 million units from 326.15 million in 2010. CD sales were down 6% while digital album downloads jumped by 20% to a record 103.1 million from the 86.3 million scanned in 2010. The top-selling digital album of 2011 was also Adele’s “21,” with 1.80 million downloads sold.”
So what about the future of the spirits industry? Can it too expect to see an ongoing measure of success and continued growth thanks to women? Well, as Gina Chersevani, Mixtress at DC restaurant PS7, points out, “If it weren’t for women, there would be no cocktail bars; think about who’s in them – its women. Women drive men to go to cocktail bars.”
Sure, Gina, they do. But what about once they get there and the bartenders are women too? Can the success of the industry be balanced on their (the female bartender’s) backs? And on the backs of the growing number of women getting involved in the industry in new ways?
Definitely. Singer-songwriters can barely hold a candle to the powerful impact the women of booze have to offer. In an industry that’s opened its doors to women, finally encouraging them to take on leadership roles in marketing, production and serving alcohol that aren’t limited to secretarial and cocktail waitressing, this mindset is helping to build successful businesses raise capital for themselves (the goal of any business) and raise awareness for the community in which they operate (also a good thing). These women are also working to positioning the industry for ongoing success as bartender Abigail Gullo notes, “I’m not fighting for what has been in this industry, I’m fighting for what will be.” The “fight” is necessary in this industry as it has been in any other as Chersevani points out, “Nothing changes between men and women whether the business is the bar or the boardroom.”
The good fight has been going on for a while and, as anyone steeped in cocktail business history knows, it’s been kicked off in great part thanks to women like Audrey Saunders and Julie Reiner on the operations side of things and Alison Evanow of Square One and Sonja Kassebaum of North Shore Distillery in the production realm. Meaghan Dorman, head bartender Raines Law Room and Vice-president LUPEC NYC comments, “Women are natural at sharing information, they often don’t think holding recipes, ideas etc to themselves is beneficial. For example, Audrey Saunders has always to be open to us younger ladies, in terms how what she’s all ready dealt with, what’s helped Pegu Club be successful and so on. Shawn Kelley concurs, Director of Public Relations at Pernod Ricard USA says, “The women in our industry are amazing. Julie Reiner and Audrey Saunders really carved a path and you can see how the women of the industry have taken hold. From organizations such as LUPEC starting up around the country to events like Speed Rack (www.speed-rack.com), we’re seeing a real women’s movement in spirits that we’re excited and proud to stand behind.”
Apparently there’s plenty to stand behind as Kate Laufer, Director of Public Relations Sidney Frank Importing Company, remarks, “I have seen a significant increase in the importance and impact of women in the spirits industry over the last few years. Much of this is due to the incredible efforts of all involved in key groups, such as Speed Rack and LUPEC, but there is also a strong sense of solidarity amongst the women in the industry as a whole.”
Solidifying and mutual support of women in the industry is one thing that the city by city growth of LUPEC chapters and the evolution of Speed Rack have been able to do. Speed Rack co-founders Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix created this special event with solidarity in mind, while also looking to throw their support behind charitable efforts and shining a spotlight on new talent. Mix says, “People like to drink and that’s why all of us have jobs. Why not do something for that? Why not do these events, charge money for them and have that money go to a good cause?”
Marrero points out how collaboration benefits both the event and the supporters. She notes, “Melanie and Lizzie Asher (of Macchu Pisco – www.macchupisco.com) were the first people who used it [press outlets] quickly to let people know what they are involved in. They are a small brand and they maximize their advantage; they tapped into PR newswire and then I saw a lot of chatter going around. And we saw our attendance spike. They spent their own money to do that.” Alba Huerta, GM General Manager Anvil Bar and Refuge and Houston USBG President, says, “There’s a great synergy when women come together and collaborate on a project. It’s like we’ve been waiting for the call to put our resources together and make things happen!”
It’s this kind of effort that creates solidarity in this business. But it doesn’t stop there. It’s also about getting smarter. Danielle Eddy, Public Relations Director at Distilled Council of the US (otherwise known as DISCUS), comments, “Women aren’t just sitting back and doing their jobs – they are getting involved, getting educated on brands and categories and more.”
To Samantha Katz, founder of Ladies of American Distilleries (LOAD) and wife of Allen Katz, owner- New York Distilling Company, knowledge is important not just for one’s own benefit but for the spirits industry in its entirety. She explains, “Information sharing breeds knowledge which is only going to help people in the space navigate tough waters.” Huerta adds, “It’s important to note that as bartenders there’s definitely a glass ceiling that everyone has to encounter. I think it’s important that those of us who have been in the industry for so long continue to improve our education and worth in order to become more valuable resources- men and women alike.”
Whether the waters are tough or smooth sailing, being able to pull together as a unified crew is a secret to women’s power. And why some bars seem better run than others. Dorman explains how it’s done well in her bars, “In terms of getting things done, I would say one of the great aspects about women is that we are great at collaborating and getting a team on our side. At my bar I don’t pit employees against each other or constantly threaten their jobs, which unfortunately we see often in the bar and restaurant business. Whether it’s working on a menu or getting everyone to follow new procedures, I make sure everyone is on the same page, hear out their ideas/concerns and we all move forward. It’s usually quite smooth, because they respect me and love their job. We all want to succeed together; it’s not just about my advancement. It’s definitely a touch of maternal instinct shining through, which is useful in building a staff. Everyone has to feel appreciated and like they have upward mobility. We are our own family.” Huerta has created a similar experience for her team at Anvil and attributes it in part to her gender. She notes, “I definitely do things differently; I find myself being more subjective and organized on a larger scale rather than day to day. I like to create a family rather than a team so that people’s obligations are greater to one another and everyone feels more responsible to follow through and be a reliable employee.”
Being able to rely upon your team and knowing that that reliance means all ships rise with the tide is something that women excel at. Men need to be aware of this too. Antonia Fattizzi, Sales Manager for NY and NJ Lucas Bols USA, offers up some advice for success that she’s gained over the years of being a woman in a man’s world and being just fine with it. She insists, “Do what you love to do and do it well, it’s why we’re here; for the love of the game. Garner a stellar reputation by keeping your promises. Always ensure the interactions you have with your wholesalers and your accounts are about how you can collectively move your businesses forward. Everything you say and do should be about positively associating yourself with your brand(s). The less you focus on who’s a man and who’s a woman and how that may help or harm the situation, the more you keep everyone’s focus on the business at hand which is how you gain a good name. And in this business, as in most, your name is everything.”
And, when all else fails, Chersevani suggest that females in the industry ignore any prejudice, including that early morning prayer that rings out in sanctuaries around the world and simply, “Speak softly, and carry a big muddler.”
*In the spirit of embodying sharing and support it’s necessary to disclose that this headline was inspired by Ivy Mix, co-founder of Speed Rack (www.speed-rack.com).
**It’s also necessary to point out that this story first appeared with a different photo on www.shakestir.com, the bartender community site, on January 12, 2012.
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Log in to Reply Dale DeGroff March 2, 2012 at 7:37 am
All my years behind the bar, especially at the Rainbow Promenade bar where we needed the guests to take a chance and try something new, well… old would be more accurate, it was women who were the adventurers ordering everything on the menu. The women led the way and allowing the men to be more daring and order something different for a change.
Women who own or manage bars bring instinctive nest building talents to bear that are so important in building the community that a successful bar of any kind depends on; the smallest neighborhood bar and the fanciest cocktail lounge need these communities to survive especially in the market we have endured the last three years.
Log in to Reply admin March 7, 2012 at 5:42 am
Dale, Thank you for taking a moment to comment. These words were music to my ears. That nest building talent is, as you pointed out, the key to hospitality and what has kept bars and the bar industry alive. I appreciate you sharing this thought publicly as I know that people always listen to what you have to say and when this resonates it’ll be good for all who embrace your beliefs.
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23 April - 13 May, 2019
Xi rejects zero-sum theory
‘Foolish’, ‘disastrous’ to reshape other civilizations
Chinese President Xi Jinping refuted the clash of civilizations theory and warned that it was "foolish to believe that one's race and civilization are superior to others, and it is disastrous to willfully reshape or even replace other civilizations."
Chinese experts said that the attendees from different civilizations to the conference, especially from non-Western civilizations, shared the opinion of Xi and China, as there were too many examples of Western countries creating conflicts in the non-Western world due to their arrogant thoughts and disastrous approaches to Westernize others. (Global Times, May 15, 2019)
Trump bans Huawei in U.S. markets, saying Chinese firm poses security threat
President Trump issued an executive order giving his administration sweeping powers to block Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. and other foreign communications firms from doing business in the United States — a long-anticipated move he had postponed while Washington and Beijing were in intense trade negotiations.
The White House said the president was taking the action to “protect America from foreign adversaries who are actively and increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communications technology infrastructure and services in the United States.” (Los Angeles Times, May 15, 2019)
Xi attends opening of Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations
Chinese President Xi Jinping in keynote speech called for efforts to jointly create a brighter future for civilizations of Asia and the world.
The Chinese president raised a four-point proposal to consolidate the "cultural foundation" of jointly building a community with a shared future for Asia and humanity: treating each other with respect and as equals; appreciating the beauty of all civilizations; adhering to openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning; and keeping pace with the times.(Xinhua, May 15, 2019)
The thematic forum "Sharing Experience on Asian Governance" of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) is held in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2019. (Xinhua, May 15, 2019)
China to put soft power on show as ‘clash of civilisations’ debate comes back to life
Beijing to champion ‘charms of Asian’ societies as tensions rise with Washington
Conference comes after senior US official described strategic competition with China as ‘a fight with a really different civilisation and a different ideology. (South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019)
As Huawei Loses Google, the U.S.-China Tech Cold War Gets Its Iron Curtain
The White House’s hard-line approach threatens to speed up the development of two technology worlds, further isolating one-fifth of internet users.
China has spent nearly two decades building a digital wall between itself and the rest of the world, a one-way barrier designed to keep out foreign companies like Facebook and Google while allowing Chinese rivals to leave home and expand across the world.
Now President Trump is sealing up that wall from the other side. (The New York Times, May 20, 2019)
China accuses US of 'economic terrorism' as trade war tensions escalate
China accused the Trump administration of committing "economic terrorism" on Thursday, escalating its war of words with the United States amid rising trade tensions between the two countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the White House had "brought huge damage to the economy of other countries and the US itself," spokesperson Lu Kang told reporters in Beijing on Thursday. (CNN, May 30, 2019)
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November 25, 2010 | Art imitates life; Impressionist Painters and Jazz Music
Art imitates life. A fascinating perspective on the history of music is to examine how technical innovation, social and cultural changes, and economic challenges shape and impact its development. The austerity of the Middle Ages is apparent in the stark harmonies of Gregorian chants and less dense Medieval music. The advancement of the sciences is mirrored in the calculated, math-like complexities of the Baroque and Classical era. The social upheaval and grumblings of the Bourgeoisie are stomped out in sounds of the Romantic era, and the threats of nuclear destruction manifests itself in the uncertainty and tensions of modern 20th century stylings.
An interesting retrospective is the parallel of the Impressionist era art and its not-so coincidental comparison to the evolution of jazz. The way the culture thinks is always expressed in its arts. Music, architecture, and visual arts are all impacted in the same way with its contemporary history. We recently came across an intriguing article by Jay Lewallen exploring this phenomenon, "Impressionist Painters and Jazz Music."
He quotes The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music on the definition of impressionism. "Term used in graphic art from 1874 to describe the work of Monet, Degas, Whistler, Renoir, etc., whose paintings avoid sharp contours but convey an 'impression' of the scene painted by means of blurred outlines and minute small detail. It was applied by musicians to the music of Debussy and his imitators because they interpret their subjects (e.g. La Mer) in a similar impressionistic manner, conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject rather than a detailed tone-picture. To describe Debussy's harmony and orchestration as impressionist in the sense of vague or ill-defined is to do them a severe injustice. Some of the technical features of musical impressionism included new chord combinations, often ambiguous as to tonality, chords of the 9th, 11th, and 13th being used instead of triads and chords of the 7th; appoggiaturas used as part of the chord, with full chord included; parallel movement in a group of chords of triads, 7ths, and 9ths, etc.; whole-tone chords; exotic scales; use of the modes; and extreme chromaticism."
Jazz grabs individual harmonic "intentions" and paints their pictures in broad strokes. We step away from a performance, and we aren't as moored to the specific detail, any more than we are a more realistic, photo-like painting. We get "hints" at harmonic progressions, outlined by melodic interpretation of the vertical/chord structure of the song. Take a look at a Van Gogh painting and you'll see this. Mood, emotion, intent, but little in specifics. Non-jazzers have always objected to the genre's deviation from known melody. It's a completely different mindset, but one all to familiar to the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painter.
Take some time to read this article: Impressionist Painters and Jazz Music
Compose yourself. Story Arcs
Moving Forward; Melodic Progression
Jazz is an accident.
http://jazzmando.com/mandolin_chord_economics.shtml
Posted by Ted at 5:59 AM
November 18, 2010 | Closing it up
We invest a lot energies here discussing the benefits of learning closed position fingering. The approach is quite practical, and benefits almost immediate. Better advantages increase exponential over time too, as you become more fluent and move up the neck.
Resistance by many may be because of the extra use of the pinky finger, and some frankly don't understand why being able to play in Ab or Eb is somehow relevant to their particular music genre tastes, but a reliance on open strings can be limiting to most, and crippling to some. What the FFcP system does is develop recognizable patterns of one and two fret intervals. In the case of the Major Scale, you have a two fret, two fret, one fret pattern of skips that conveniently repeats itself on the next string. That's the 1st FFcP in a nutshell, based on starting with the first finger. Learning the other three patterns, 2nd FFcP, 3rd FFcP, and 4th FFcP, starting on the respective fingers is a scheme of organizing the similar one fret/two fret patterns in an intuitive and tactile way. Once these are established, you have incredible liberty and movability at your literal fingertips.
Do we ignore the open strings?
Yes, but only temporarily, and just in the early orientation stage. The goal is to add the closed finger approach to your arsenal of mandolin tools, not to replace it. Sure that open A string is handy to fall back on, but if you never fret the A note on the 7th fret of the D string, you're never uncovering the instruments verdant potential in the upper register, or the ergonomic fingerings of moving into 3rd, 5th or 7th position. The FFcP pattern drills are the calisthenics that allow you to play the game.
If you haven't already, check out the first lesson on our FFcP index page. If you have been exposed to it, explore some of the other more advanced versions, including Dorian/Minor, Pentatonic, and 7th chord arpeggios.
Your playing will never be the same.
Paths to fretboard mastery
"The notes seem to come from out of nowhere."
Let's review. Why Closed Fingerings again?
Math, eggs, and mandolins; higher level understanding
Closed Fingerings
Posted by Ted at 12:29 PM
November 11, 2010 | Pete Martin: Bebop Mandolin; Target Notes and Chromatic Approaches
New from the brilliant mind of Pacific northwest multi-instrumentalist and mandolin theory pedagogue Pete Martin, "Bebop Mandolin: Target Notes and Chromatic Approaches." We mentioned his splendid Jazz Chording for Mandolin" book recently, and are pleased to see him cover in quite exhaustive detail, linear concepts that can help you construct more effective melodies in soloing.
Pete introduces the strategies, "Any strong melody, composed or improvised, needs good structure and a look to what is happening next. It is also important in music to have places we look forward to going. The act of moving toward these places gives the music more logic to the players and the listeners. It keeps interest by hearing how the music gets that point, then moves to the next of these points in time progressively. In a melody or improvised solo, there needs to be notes that connect that melody to the chords being played. This helps bond the melody and chords together in a logical way that sounds pleasing to most listeners."
His 153 page dissertation not only covers these concepts, but introduces through examples and transposable exercises how to implement them on the mandolin fretboard. He starts with Target Notes: Thirds, Sevenths, Alterations and Others, developing the notion of "meat" tones in the harmonic structure of the music. To get to them, the next step is Approach Notes: Diatonic, Chromatic, How To Practice Targets and Chromatic Approaches. Outlining specific examples, including material by Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and other players, you get the opportunity to see and hear on your own fingerboard the way these ideas work in the real world, and of course, develop your own fertile ground of melodic construction.
Pete takes a different approach to marketing his materials than the traditional publishing route. Through a sort of "honors system," you actually download the book in a PDF format online, have the chance to thoroughly peruse his lessons, and then pay for it if you use it. Especially in the newly ordained era of eBooks and online resources, this is an effective way to get materials, and the $10 cost is one of the best bargains you'll find in getting a grip on these ideas.
Download book: Bebop Mandolin: Target Notes and Chromatic Approaches
Other books available online: Petimar Press
Axis of the 3rd & 7ths
More fretboard geometry--Maj7 arpeggios
Some Minor issues: Seeking Resolutions
November 4, 2010 | Dirty it up
If we are serious about performing well, we work a lot on the fundamentals of playing. Just as in sports, it's the fundamentals that allow us to perform the athletics and express our music more effectively, yet in the pursuit of effective execution, we can't forget that great technique is a means to an end, and not the end. It's often the bane of classical training, the musician who can play notes brilliantly, but not play the "music."
Listen to some classical musicians attempt jazz. They can sound stiff and unconvincing, despite playing all the notes cleanly and correctly. There's still something missing, and we suggest it's because of an unbending focus on execution rather than aesthetic. Not to condone sloppy playing, but once in a while a player needs to work from a solid skill base, and "dirty it up." Four elements to consider:
Rhythmic control. We learn to play in time. We have to do that, especially when playing in an ensemble setting. A good metronomic sense is crucial to cooperate with others in a group, and you need a good sense of rhythm to keep it consistent. The problem is in jazz (and bluegrass), you're missing the "swing." Notes aren't evenly divided into duples and triplets, there's a subconscious and grey area of timing that yields an aesthetic tension and energy, when subdivisions aren't clean. Things sound too "white."
Articulation. Good pick control is an inarguably important skill. Playing with a clear pick stroke is crucial to pushing tone and a strong fretting finger is the only way you can maximize sustain. That said, we still have tricks at our disposal, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, mutes, and harmonics. It's these more subtle ingredients that give our music character and individual identity. Pick and fret cleanly, but don't think every note has to be started by a pick. Don't be afraid to glissando into a note, or prior to its release.
Dynamics. Variations in volume are routinely overlooked by the best of players. We have to have more than two dynamics, loud and off. Playing quietly makes the louds louder. Fortissimo is great for statement and drama, but the ear tires quickly, and we need the contrast. Subtle changes in picking including grip, angle, and pick contact can also lend character to a passage. Silence can be a terrific weapon.
Phrase consistency. Thinking where our musical sentences start and stop is important, but we need to go the next step and build within these "story arcs" the sense of action. We start soft, build, climax, and get soft again. Introduction, tension, resolution. Tell a tale, communicate an aesthetic narrative within the string of notes, or that's all you have. A string of notes.
We don't want to undermine the importance of good technique. You really can't embrace the subtleties we mentioned without a strong physical command of your instrument. Scales and arpeggios are crucial to developing these abilities, and unintended sloppiness is not pleasant to listen to. Once you have achieved some of the fundamentals, embrace the next step.
Dirty it up.
It don't mean a thing, if it ain't...
Tremolo. Stirred, not shaken.
Keeping it honest: metronomes
Pick propulsion
Respect the Silence
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[ 2019 December of 13th release via Libra Records: Satoko Fujii & Tatsuya Yoshida – Baikamo ]
Posted On 7th December 2019 By grzech In All That Jazz /
release date: December the 13th
“ Relentlessly inventive, energetic and definitely recommended.” ― Eric Hill, Exclaim!
“ These two seemingly disparate musicians seem to have formed a comfortable musical bond.” ― Robert Iannapollo, Signal to Noise
“ The music that comes out of the space between rock and contemporary classical music.” ― Masayuki Baba, Musee
Fifteen years after their last recording together, pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida reignite the burning intensity of their Toh-Kichi duet project on Baikamo (December 13, 2019 via Libra). Merging art-rock muscle with free jazz and contemporary classical abstractions, Fujii and Yoshida make music that is both gleefully playful and in-your-face energetic.
“As Toh-Kichi, Tatsuya and I played together even after our last album, Erans, came out in 2004, but not regularly,” Fujii says. “This time, we were asked by an organizer to play a concert in Hiroshima. We wanted to play some new repertoire, so we both composed new pieces for Toh-Kichi. We made a short tour after Hiroshima and we decided to record our new compositions since we had so much fun playing together again!”
And really, for all its avant-garde trappings, Toh-Kichi is a lot of fun. Fujii and Yoshida egg one another on, daring the each other to take chances and rising to the occasion every time. The music may zig and zag in many directions, melodies may explode into pure sound or clashing dissonance, but it is all a high-spirited good time, an excess of joie de vivre. For instance, Yoshida’s “Aspherical Dance,” a melodic framework that suggests areas in which to improvise without limiting options, brims with exuberant energy and even the dissonant tornados of piano notes and percussion aren’t menacing, but more like outbursts of pure joy. On Fujii’s “Baikamo,” Yoshida’s unexpected stops and starts create an asymmetric landscape over which Fujii bubbles and flows with rippling phrases buoyed by percussive chords. Sparks fly on Yoshida’s “Climber’s High” as Fujii, playing the piano like 88 tuned drums, and Yoshida, unleashing rapid fire melodic rhythms, clash and interact. “Ice Age” is one of the most evocative tone poems Fujii has ever recorded, featuring eerie vocalizing from both Yoshida and Fujii, as she elicities otherworldly drones and sparkling plucked notes from inside the piano.
In addition to debuting their new compositions, Fujii and Yoshida also engage in eight free improvisations, each one distinctive and daring. On “Ajhisakdafitch” (Yoshida gave each improv its unique title), Fujii creates unusual timbres on prepared piano, which Yoshida matches with his own colourful responses. They shadow one another in an amazing display of their intuitive connection. “Ovgwebkwum” grows slowly out of strange rattles and hums, as if they are not sure where they’re going, but they are enjoying the journey. “Zpajigemfluxss” overflows with energy. They pick up ideas from one another, then blow them apart, start from a new antic rhythmic melody and bat it around between them.
“I think he is musically very unique,” Fujii says of Yoshida. “He has his own voice and he has no hesitation about making music with his own thoughts and feelings. I believe that is the most important thing for a musician to do. I always respect creators who follow their own voices and don’t imitate others.”
Drummer Tatsuya Yoshida has been called the “indisputable master drummer of the Japanese underground” and a “rhythm section gone ballistic.” Best known as a founding member of the progressive-rock drums + bass duo, The Ruins, he has also been a member of influential zeuhl bands such as Koenjihyakkei, Akaten, and Korekyojinn. In addition to being an occasional member of John Zorn’s legendary jazzcore band PainKiller, he has collaborated with other notable experimentalists such as Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Keiji Haino, Otomo Yoshihide, and Richard Pinhas, among many others. Yoshida also tours and records extensively as a solo artist.
Critics and fans alike hail pianist and composer Satoko Fujii as one of the most original voices in jazz today. She’s “a virtuoso piano improviser, an original composer and a bandleader who gets the best collaborators to deliver,” says John Fordham in The Guardian. In concert and on more than 80 albums as a leader or co-leader, she synthesizes jazz, contemporary classical, avant-rock, and folk musics into an innovative style instantly recognisable as hers alone. A prolific band leader and recording artist, she celebrated her 60th birthday in 2018 by releasing one album a month from bands old and new, from solo to large ensemble. Franz A. Matzner in All About Jazz likened the twelve albums to “an ecosystem of independently thriving organisms linked by the shared soil of Fujii’s artistic heritage and shaped by the forces of her creativity.”
Over the years, Fujii has led some of the most consistently creative ensembles in modern improvised music, including her trio with bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Jim Black and an electrifying avant-rock quartet featuring drummer Tatsuya Yoshida of The Ruins. Her ongoing duet project with husband Natsuki Tamura released their sixth recording, Kisaragi, in 2017. “The duo’s commitment to producing new sounds based on fresh ideas is second only to their musicianship,” says Karl Ackermann in All About Jazz. Aspiration, a CD by an ad hoc quartet featuring Wadada Leo Smith, Tamura, and Ikue Mori, was released in 2017 to wide acclaim. “Four musicians who regularly aspire for greater heights with each venture reach the summit together on Aspiration,” writes S. Victor Aaron in Something Else. As the leader of no less than five orchestras in the U.S., Germany, and Japan (two of which, Berlin and Tokyo, released new CDs in 2018), Fujii has also established herself as one of the world’s leading composers for large jazz ensembles, leading Cadence magazine to call her, “the Ellington of free jazz.”
Greg Drygala Jazz PressLibra RecordsSatoko FujiiTatsuya Yoshida
[ 2020 January of 10th release via Skirl Records: Gordon Grdina’s Nomad Trio ]
[ December the 13th release from Not-Applicable Recs: Leverton FOX - Megascopz Mixtapes & I am Zebra LP ]
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The second fire in 1900 occurred on December 6th at 12:15 AM. The fire was in the Brubaker Block on the northeast corner of Main and Market Streets. The alarm was sounded and members responded, taking the apparatus to the plug on the corner of Main and Market Streets, where two attachments were made. A third attachment was made at the plug on the corner of Market and North Second Streets. The Lykens Register was completely destroyed. The first room on the first floor of J. J. Nutt's shoe store was destroyed. The vacant store next to the shoe store was destroyed. The second floor of the G. B. Brubaker hardware store was damaged. The damage caused by this fire was estimated between $15,000 and $20,000. The Lykens Register was insured for $2,200. The stock of J.J. Nutt's shoe store was insured, but amount not known. Brubaker's building was insured, but the hardware contents was not.
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Engine 22 and Squad 23 were dispatched for an accident with unknown injuries near Agway and Goss's gas station. Chief 22 responded to the scene POV, and was advised from the police department that the vehicle in question had only been disabled and had since left the scene. Chief 22 canceled the units and placed the box in service.
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Company-22 was dispatched to a report of smoke in a structure. Engine and Truck 22 responded. The Engine took side-1 and the Truck staged on side-2. The source of the smoke was determined to be from a malfunctioning furnace. The furnace was shut off and the property was ventilated.
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Engine-22, Engine-23, and Rescue-23 were dispatched to an accident with injuries in the 700-Block of Main Street in Lykens. Engine-22 responded with a crew of seven and arrived on scene to find one vehicle that had struck two others and was against the second vehicle. It appeared to be a vehicle with one occupant that struck two parked cars. Engine-23 and Rescue-23 were placed in service, with an additional request for their fire police. The driver was still in the vehicle, being assessed by EMS already on the scene. the occupied vehicle was cribbed, and the two parked vehicles were examined to determine any hazards. The first struck parked vehicle, a pickup truck, had a bent front bumper and no other apparent damage. The second vehicle struck was extensively damaged, with fluids leaking. High Dry was applied to the area beneath that vehicle. The crew assisted EMS with removal of the patient to a litter and transfer to the ambulance for transport. PSP arrived after the patient had been transported. With their permission, the street was cleaned up and a tow truck removed the vehicles. The company was placed available.
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At the request of Chief 23-2, Company 22 was dispatched to assist Company 23 in a search for a missing hunter in the area of Fire Tower Road in Wiconisco Township. Engine 22 responded class-3 with a crew of five, and Chief 22 responded POV. On arrival, the crew was assigned a search grid to cover along with members of Company 23 and several citizens who had joined the search, some with 4-wheel ATVs. Eventually, Company 21 was also dispatched to assist, and Company 24 was placed on standby in Station 23. Crews continued their search until the missing hunter was discovered. Unfortunately, the hunter was found deceased. Crews cleared the scene when released by command and Engine 22 went available. Three Company 22 members returned to the scene POV to assist Company 23 with retrieval.
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At the request of Medic 6, Company 22 dispatched to 801 Market Street in Lykens for a lift assist. Truck 22 responded with 7 and Chief 22-2 responded POV to the scene with one additional firefighter. On arrival, the Truck staged on Market Street and sent the crew in to assist EMS with transferring an obese patient from his home to the transport ambulance for a trip to the hospital. After completing the task, the Truck went available.
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Companies 27, 26, 28, 65 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 356 West Market Street in Gratz for an electrical fire, sparks reported coming from a heater on the first floor. Truck 22 responded with 5, and was canceled by Command 27 while coming through Loyalton.
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IndiaEducation met up with Martin Bean, the Vice-Chancellor of The Open University, U.K. He was in India recently as part of the delegation accompanying the British prime minister, David Cameron, on his second visit to India in February 2013.
In an in-depth interview with IndiaEducation, Martin Bean spoke about The Open University's latest venture to bring free, open and online courses to the world and especially India. In December 2012, The Open University launched "Futurelearn", an independent private company owned in part by the OU, which is being partnered with the British Library and 17 U.K. universities. Futurelearn is the first U.K.-led, online platform that will make courses from U.K. universities and institutions available online for free. It aims to build further on the OU's expertise in delivering distance learning and open education.
We were later joined by Don Nutbeam, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton, one of the partner institutions of Futurelearn.
Q. What inspired the Open University to start Futurelearn?
Bean: The Open University has been a world leader in modern distance learning, a pioneer of teaching and learning methods since 1969. It was the world's first successful distance teaching university, founded on the belief that communications technology could bring high quality degree-level learning to people who had not had the opportunity to attend traditional campus universities. We've always believed in using the technology of the day - one of our earliest partners was the BBC in the 1970s, who broadcasted our lectures. Then we reached out to a wider audience with peak-time BBC series on the television.
Then the Internet came along and disrupted the education sector, resulting in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and the top universities in North America started giving away free educational content. Now we've been giving away content to everyone for the last 43 years. So we decided that as the technology evolves, the OU needs to evolve as well. Since we already have been extremely successful in free open education, Futurelearn aims to build on this expertise and offer an online learning platform to students around the globe.
Q. The MOOCs flourished in the U.S. with Coursera, edX, Udacity, etc. and have now found their way to the U.K. as well through Futurelearn. How different will your offering be as compared to other MOOCs?
Bean: We're the largest university in the U.K., the only university that teaches across the four nations, with 2,50,000 students and 49 percent of them have 1 A levels or less. The OU was recently named the U.K.'s number one university for student satisfaction in the National Students Survey 2012, beating Oxford and Cambridge. We use technology and deliver our education at a distance with none of the students on campus - yet our students are the happiest out of all the universities. To add to this, the U.K. has over 800 years of experience in higher education and is home to some of the top ranked universities in the world.
Our offering - the MOOCs by Futurelearn, would focus on the quality of teaching and not on the quantity of students who sign up. It is frustrating sometimes when people try to define two different worlds - one of campus based/physical learning and the other of virtual/e-Learning. But what really matters is to take the best of both worlds and offer great teaching. It is all about great teaching, not physical or virtual teaching. And our partner universities, some of the best in the U.K. and the world - University of Bath, University of Birmingham, Bristol University, Cardiff University, University of Southampton and more - have committed to maintain their reputation for quality in what is being offered online, even if it's free. We will be differentiating Futurelearn based on the quality of the student's experience.
Nutbeam: The University of Southampton is one of the foundation universities of the Futurelearn with the OU. In fact, some of the leading research universities of U.K. are part of this initiative. None of us have any idea where this is going to take us. This is a genuinely disruptive experiment with higher education. We all have committed to try and offer a genuinely rich experience that reflects the kind of experiences you will get if you're in a campus. Some of the really early starters in the MOOCs (not all, some are really great) seem to have compromised on the quality they offer.
Q. Internet penetration, though rising, is still at a nascent stage in India. Will the free online courses by Futurelearn be able to reach out to everyone here?
Bean: You can't escape infrastructure challenges. But remember- we are also experts at being able to deliver education through mobile devices of all types- tablets, smart phones. Since I've always been involved with technology in education, I'm aware of the limitations but also realise that they somewhat become self-healing. If I talked to you five years ago, we never would have dreamt that the tablets' penetration would have been where it is now, we never would have dreamt that Aakash-like devices would be lowering the cost of those tablet devices. If we look at the usage of Facebook in India, not only in tier one cities, but in tier two, three cities, people access it through their mobiles, through Internet cafes - people will find a way, if they see there is value. In fact, I believe we'll be terrific not in tier one, but more in tier two and three cities and we plan on making maximum use of technology to achieve this.
The world is moving on from thinking of higher education as ''brick and mortar'' to really being ''click and mortar.'' Universities that have a future, no matter what their mode of delivery, are the ones that actually realise that they should be blending online and campus experiences and making the most of it.
Q. What is the scope and potential for online and distance learning in India?
Bean: The world simply cannot build enough universities to satisfy the demands for higher education. India in particular, needs an additional 40 million university seats to educate its young citizens. Logic dictates that alternative models of education are necessary.
And the open online courses would be well received by the Indian students. We were at a women's college in Delhi University with David Cameron, the prime minister and when we got talking about Futurelearn, we got first hand reaction - spontaneous applause broke out in the room. You could just tell that they got it right away and that they loved the idea. They were thrilled at the concept of another wonderful place to get access to the terrific supplementary higher education resources. We were asked at least seven times if the courses were really free! Because it does look too good to be true - and that's why the idea is so disruptive in the first place.
Q. Online education and online courses often face credibility and quality issues. Employability and job placements are one of the top concerns for most Indian students. Are MOOCs ready for this?
Bean: A student goes through a free course and at the end, he'll have to clear some sort of assessment. He can take a print out of this paper - in many markets that I have worked in the world, this could be life changing for the individual in the minds of the employer. Similarly, at the end of some courses, you could go to a testing centre and take the assessment in the presence of an invigilator and get a more formal score report- again for many industries/employers - this is quite a valuable achievement. I know in a lot of markets, employers only value an undergraduate or postgraduate degree - but that is not how the world works. This is another disruption required in higher education. I think employers need to make up their own mind about the value of these completion certificates. I feel there is more value to them than we realise now.
Nutbeam: Yes, this could be part of the disruption. It may well be the future - that employers are looking for portfolios or achievements rather than a degree.
Q. Futurelearn will be partnering with a host of universities. How will that work?
Bean: Apart from the 17 partner universities, I am delighted to announce that recently, the British Library has also decided to join us and help us develop our online courses with the help of their rich and exceptional digital archives. Our partner universities are among the best in the U.K. Futurelearn is meant to be a celebration of learning, and real learning should not be restrained by the course and the university. You should be able to roam around and look at other areas, courses, universities.
Nutbeam: Traditionally, the universities have always drawn the students to them. Now, the universities are going out to the students. So partnering with The Open University and Futurelearn is absolutely fundamental to our motto of taking Southampton to the world instead of asking the world to come to us. So the best universities in the world are going the way of the best businesses in the world - becoming more global - travelling across countries, becoming multinationals.
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Industrial clusters, flagship enterprises and regional innovation2019In: Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, ISSN 1042-2587, E-ISSN 1540-6520, Vol. 31, no 1-2, p. 104-118Article in journal (Refereed)
For a sample of all 88 counties in the State of Ohio over a 5-year period, this study documents the effect of flagship enterprises and concentrated industrial clusters on regional innovation. Consistent with the agglomeration arguments and the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, both appear to affect regional innovation positively. Additionally, regional educational attainment positively moderates the effect of industrial clusters on innovation. At the same time, flagship enterprises primarily affect regional innovation in regions with low education levels. Results are obtained with the help of conservative econometric techniques and are robust to the choice of alternative dependent variables and estimators. The findings have major policy implications and provide insights into alternative routes to encouraging regional innovation.
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Cognitive Constructions of Low-Profit and High-Profit Business Models: A Repertory Grid Study of Serial Entrepreneurs2015In: Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, ISSN 1042-2587, E-ISSN 1540-6520, Vol. 39, no 5, p. 1083-1109Article in journal (Refereed)
This study shows how the repertory grid methodology can be used to understand entrepreneurs' cognitive construction of business models and evidence of entrepreneurs' differential cognition of high-profit and low-profit business models. We show that entrepreneurs are more cognitively complex and more nuanced in constructing high-profit business models than low-profit business models. Furthermore, although they are perceived as meaningful, low-profit business models are characterized by relatively less clear cognitive constructions. This study suggests that the repertory grid technique may be useful for future research and entrepreneurship practice to understand the entrepreneurial cognition of business models
Gender Stereotypes and Venture Support Decisions: How Governmental Venture Capitalists Socially Construct Entrepreneurs' Potential2017In: Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, ISSN 1042-2587, E-ISSN 1540-6520, Vol. 41, no 5, p. 833-860Article in journal (Refereed)
In the present study, we conduct a discourse analysis on a set of longitudinal observations of government venture capitalists' decisions to identify how gender stereotypes are socially constructed and activated when assessing entrepreneurs' potential in the financial distribution of venture support. The present study finds that female entrepreneurs risk receiving significantly less venture capital, which is caused by the language and rhetoric used that relates to gender differences when funding decisions are made. We consider and discuss the implications of our results for related research about distributing venture capital and the social constructions of female and male entrepreneurs
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Future digital trends take centre stage at World Security Forum
AI, IoT and 4IR technologies provide a multitude of opportunities for the UAE
Top level advisors to UAE government entities gathered for the inaugural World Security Forum in Abu Dhabi have highlighted trends and opportunities brought on by AI, IoT and Industry 4.0.
Organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East, with UK’s Consilium as a Knowledge Partner, the World Security Forum concluded at Abu Dhabi Global Market yesterday.
Speaking during a keynote on ‘Future Security Trends including Cyber, Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems’, Dr. Mohamed Hamad Hareb Al Kuwaiti, Executive Advisor for the UAE’s Supreme Council for National Security, stressed the opportunities presented by emerging technology far outweigh concerns presented by greater autonomy.
“There were many assumptions that the industrial revolution in the 1700’s would take away from the labour market. While that was true in a lot of ways, it also created unforeseen opportunities,” said Al Kuwaiti.
“Fast forward to today, where the 4th Industrial Revolution is creating greater global interconnectivity via the introduction of new technologies, robotics and AI, and we see the same concerns as before but with a multitude of corresponding opportunities.”
Highlighting the potential impact of AI across various government sectors, Al Kuwaiti pinpointed how public sector entities can leverage AI solutions in areas including: cyber security, to detect and monitor malicious activity; behavioural analysis, to aid police by predicting crimes; monitoring economic growth through time lapse satellite imagery; predicting climate change; and improving doctors’ abilities to provide accurate diagnoses.
“The UAE is moving towards an AI-centric government; a vision being translated in initiatives which leverage technology – for example the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, a true world first,” explained Al Kuwaiti. “AI is the electricity of Industry 4.0 and it is something that has to be embraced by governments.”
Delivering a presentation session on ‘Security in the Age of Digital Media’, Sameera A Romaithi, Executive Advisor for the UAE’s Supreme Council for National Security, believes the advent of digital media has triggered an information revolution that is forcing governments and organisations to rethink strategies on managing information.
“There are around one million new social media users every day and the digital revolution has enhanced our ability for data manipulation,” said Al Romaithi. “While it is a double-edged sword, there are many opportunities that can leveraged.”
Al Romaithi outlined several threats created and exacerbated by digital media, including the spread of misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, fake news and the emergence of deep fakes.
“Deep fakes are growing in sophistication; they are becoming available to more and more people to create a certain world view and these echo chambers become filled with deep fakes,” said Al Romaithi, who also highlighted the need for regulators to react in a timely manner to counter misleading content and preserve the integrity of a digital media industry not bound to the same standards as traditional media.
“We need to get ahead of the game and be flexible in creating comprehensive content that builds effective counter narratives; we must design new threat assessment framework; create awareness about the challenges of digital media; and increase reason on algorithms and behaviour science to find the balance between regulations that enable innovation and growth,” explained Al Romaithi.
Featuring perspectives from the GCC, Asia, Europe and the US, the World Security Forum agenda comprised a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions examining the regional security landscape; strategy impacts; digital security mapping to combat global technology dynamism, threats to global business and insurance; and means of leveraging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for a safer world.
The two-day event’s authoritative public and private sector speaker line-up also included National Security Advisors, Secretaries of Defense and State, C-suite executives of major corporations, government ministers, specialists and business development directors from the security, insurance, shipping, finance, legal, cyber, space security and satellite industries.
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837 messages: Starting Tue 01 Oct 2002 12:02:41 AM PDT, Ending Thu 31 Oct 2002 10:39:44 PM PST
[meteorite-list] NWA 1109 Howardite or Eucrite? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Bomb on Royal Air Maroc (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Wow.... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
ajones_at_siliconspace.com
[meteorite-list] From the Admin - Quick Reminder about virus posts #2 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] From the Admin - Quick Reminder about virus posts (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] From the List Admin - VIRUS ALERT (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
Allen Emer
[meteorite-list] ISS & shuttle? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Source for Oxalic Acid (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] November Leonids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
almitt
[meteorite-list] Pay Pal update (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites Part 2 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] How To Collect Meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite show? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay Items AD (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ugliest Gibeon? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] meteorite hunting (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
azaware
[meteorite-list] Re: bright flash (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] [meteorite-list]Possible Crater (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] bright flash (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: azaware_at_msn.com (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] [OT] Re: Norton behind the Virus (!?) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: [meteorite-list]Norton behide the Virus (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] VIRUS, PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
aziz habibi
[meteorite-list] nwa1460(( sales pf 10 gr)) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] recents news from nwa (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] photo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] nwa meteorite by habibi. (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
Bernd Pauli HD
[meteorite-list] NWA482 Total Weight? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] A Passing On (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Those were the days - Part 2 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Those were the days ... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteoritic Birthdays (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Lunars only in Southern Hemisphere? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Bagdad Arizona Meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] STARDUST Update - October 25, 2002 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Portales Valley (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 1880 German Encyclopedia of Astronomy (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Baszkowka Porosity (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Mt. Tazerzait and Baszkowka (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] crystals in meteorites? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NASA Uses CT Scan To Probe Meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 04-19-1906 Cemetery Meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murchison Amino Acids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Basaltic shergottite NWA 856 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] List Shutdown?? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Virus Problems (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] eBay item 721721230 (Ends Oct-16-02 185935 PDT ) - Coursest Iron Meteorite 2608 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ghubara trade? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Allende (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Troilite in Allende? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murchison (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Correction and addition (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murchison Eccore - Some statistics (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murchison and S & T (Part 2 of 2) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murchison Main Mass (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, June 13, 1887 German Meteorite Fall? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] ORIONIDS Meteor shower (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Monturaqui Coordinates (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Tafassasset classification (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Repairing broken meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Sounds of the Bovedy fall (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite presentations (sorry if it's long!) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
Brice D. Hornback
Carl E. Kanoff
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8...Free Canyon Diablo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
Cbrux71_at_aol.com
ceweed_at_qatar.net.qa
[meteorite-list] OT: Iridium flares (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
Charles O'Dale
[meteorite-list] Ontario Meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
Charlie Devine
[meteorite-list] pariah of the list (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Info needed (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
CMcdon0923_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] an easy mark I'm not (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
Dan Wray
dandre10_at_cybertrails.com
[meteorite-list] Re: meteor photo - OT Question about another photo on the same site.... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
Dave Andrews
[meteorite-list] Virus (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] exobiology (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] vesicles (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
Dave Mouat
Dave Schultz
[meteorite-list] meteorwrong (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD: eBay Auctions (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Tucson hunting? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] nice collection Idea! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Tucson Auctions? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Leaving (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] pariah of the list DELETE mine (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] test delete (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite presentations (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 2002 Leonid Meteor Storm Forecast (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Subject is infection... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] nickel test (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[Fwd: Re: [meteorite-list] Warning: Prolonged contact of this substance with your skin may result in dermatitis. Brief or occasional contact generally does not pose a problem. Other factors may or may not be related to your condition. Your physician will counsel you on appropriate m] (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Warning: Prolonged contact of this substance with your skin may result in dermatitis. Brief or occasional contact generally does not pose a problem. Other factors may or may not be related to your condition. Your physician will counsel you on appropriate m (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Colorado Meteor? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] CNN: General : Asteroid could start.... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Holy Anvil shoot (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
David Hardy
[meteorite-list] Peg stands (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Bonita Springs for sale (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
David Skene-Melvin
[meteorite-list] BBC News E-mail: Cash plea for Russian meteor chasers (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Shoemaker-Levy photo link wanted (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Murchison Amino Acids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] need monturaqui coordinates (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD: Wanted Caddo county (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] terrestrial processes on iron meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Pay Pal update(Now SPANK the Monkey) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Apologies (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Delete! Nonsense! Re: azaware_at_msn.com (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
Edward Hodges
[meteorite-list] further proof that we know a whole lot less than we think we do. (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
Edward R. Hodges
[meteorite-list] TWA FLIGHT 800 BLAST NOISE PROBLEMS ( meteorite?) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD** www.meteoriteonline.com**AD 20% off (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
EL Jones
[meteorite-list] Traveling Meteorite Mineral Displays (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
FBlockland_at_aol.com
fcressy
[meteorite-list] NWA 482 questions (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:06 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] California Meteorite Display (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
FERNLEA4_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Re: wold cottage meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: wold cottage meteorite [ stone mason ] david mooney (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Aubres sale (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Dutch newspaper article (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
Francis Graham
[meteorite-list] J002E3 Ephemeris? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
Franco Urbani
[meteorite-list] unsuscribe (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
Frank Carrillo
[meteorite-list] (metorite-list) Contest #8 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
Fredmeteorhall_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Re: List attacks, Bad Boys, bad! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
geoking_at_notkin.net
[meteorite-list] Re: A Passing On (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Denver 2002 Show Photos (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Tucson 2003 Party Announcement (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] [OT] Norton behind the Virus (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Peekskill Meteorite's 10th Birthday (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Rachel, Nevada [was "Meteor seen . . ."] (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Russian scientists unable to visit presumed meteorite site (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: picture taking technique? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Photography - Imilac (cont'd) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
GeoZay_at_aol.com
Gibeon_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Gifhorn Meteorite Show (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
Greg Redfern
[meteorite-list] RE: (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fw: Meteorite information Request (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Test Msg (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
GShanos_at_aol.com
harlan trammell
[meteorite-list] fromfield knives (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] martin h. (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] page city , gan gan, atlanta (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
Herbert Raab
[meteorite-list] Etching Portales Valley (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
Impactika_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] List attacks (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay (it is not a meteorite) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] question: Tafassasset classification (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Calendar of Falls (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
Ing. Christian ANGER
[meteorite-list] Munich 2002 ad (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
Iris Lang
[meteorite-list] Peekskill Meteorite's 10th Birthday (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Mystery (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Possible Crater (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Desert Varnish (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newest Update on the Russian Impact Event. (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Where's Steve Arnold - Meteoritebroker.com (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Where's Steve Arnold - Meteoritebroker.com (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NWA 980 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Site Update (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NWA 980 - LL3.7 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NASA Researchers Probe Mundrabilla Meteorite - The Aussie Way (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murchison Main Mass & Thanks (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Site update & 20% off - AD (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
Jensan Scientifics/ Sci-Mall
Jerry A. Wallace
[meteorite-list] Re: Credit where credit is due...Concerning Brad Sampson (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Credit where credit is due...Concerning Brad Sampson (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8 (Meteor Collecting Nipped in the Bud!) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Very good article: Asteroids and Minor Planets... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Earth's New Center: New Region Found, May Be The Seed Of our Planet's Formation (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] (no subject) Cosmic Visitors (Brad Sampson) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Jonathan Gore Virus?...PERFECTLY SAFE LINK! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Hubble Telescope... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Virus Alert... DO NOT OPEN "Mull Collection" !!! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay auctions ending tonight...... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay auctions ending tonight !!! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
John Divelbiss
[meteorite-list] Pay Pal Fraud (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] help with list? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] new crater in siberia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Russian scientists unable to visit presumed meteorite site (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Shooting star crashes in Siberia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Asteroid 'hit northern Russia' (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Large Meteorite Falls on the Irkutsk Region (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
Jonathan Gore
[meteorite-list] Lunar Meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re:Tips From The Jeweler's Bench (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Cleaning irons (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] (no subject) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fw: Belgian meteorite guy seeking contact (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Forget about it! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] TEST 12:44 PM 10-10-2002 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
Fw: [meteorite-list] November Leonids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] november (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] General List Policies (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] It's fixed... for now (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fixed... I hope! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Help me fix the problem! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Strange Mail (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Help me fix this problem! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Greets! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
Fw: Re: [meteorite-list] Warning: Prolonged contact of this substance with your skin may result in dermatitis. Brief or occasional contact generally does not pose a problem. Other factors may or may not be related to your condition. Your physician will cou (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] dimethylgloximine (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Link (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Hydrated Silica (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Desiccant (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Another link NOT a virus! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Lunar Meteorite List (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
jonee_at_epix.net
JPBrockets_at_aol.com
Julien.Courtois_at_gr.admin.ch
[meteorite-list] Recovery of meteorites from National Parks? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Desert Varnish - On-line Summary Article (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
LabNEMS
[meteorite-list] loose chondrules needed (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
LITIG8NSHARK_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Have PayPal, will buy... Waingaromia, IIIAB (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] THE REAL DEAL (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] further proof that we know a whole lot less than we thin... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] New eBay listings. Lunar, SNCs etc. (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
LJnewpers_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Island Meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest#8 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
Luis Villafane
[meteorite-list] (november) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
Fw: [meteorite-list] un-subscribe (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] november (meteorite_list) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] list shut down (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] introduction* (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
M come Meteorite Meteorites
[meteorite-list] Probably fireball diurnal over Italy (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay Auctions ended at few (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Munich Mineral Show (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold Trade (2) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay Auctions NWA Complete Meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] ebay auctions ended at few time (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Verona Meteorite? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Aubres Sale (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Cottingham (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Paypal tax (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] SCAM IMPORTANT READ (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 500 pieces!!! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ni test kits on eBay (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Jonathan Gore Virus? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper article; Jan. 11, 1909 Macon, Georgia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
AW: [meteorite-list] Tafassasset classification (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] picture taking technique? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
mafer_at_domafer.com
[meteorite-list] Warning: Prolonged contact of this substance with your skin may result in dermatitis. Brief or occasional contact generally does not pose a problem. Other factors may or may not be related to your condition. Your physician will counsel (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
magellon
[meteorite-list] meteorite for sale? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite Contest #8...Free Canyon Diablo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Once in a Leonid moon.... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Paper on November's Leonid Meteor peak strengths available (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
MARK BOSTICK
[meteorite-list] Meteor and Meteorite articles (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 04-16-1897 Cape York (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Pay Pal problem fixed (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8 Winner (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 08-15-1860 Janesville (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 07-23-1860 NYT Part 2 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 08-15-1860 Banner of Liberty (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 07-30-1860 NYT (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] The Meteor of 1860 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Yahoo Photo Link (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 05-12-1922 Va. Meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 06-14-1860 Meteorite Creates Sun's Heat (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Photos and eBay Auctions (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 02-15-1903 Utah Meteorite? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 07-06-1859 Aerolites or Meteors (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 01-09-1880 Growing meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 01-06-1883 The Atmosphere (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article, 01-29-1881 The End Not Yet (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper, 1-24-1880, Sodom and Gomorrah killed by meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper Article: 4-23-1908 Minnesota Fall (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Newspaper article, 1-12-1886, Meteoric Stone Origin (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Michael's Who is it Photo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Sonic boom from Michigan? Did anybody hear it? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
Mark Miconi
MARSROX_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Can Monsieur look behind the antique grape press? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
marsroxx_at_theofficenet.com
Martin Horejsi
[meteorite-list] Happy Halloween Meteorite picture (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Scientists Outline Meteors' Paths in Colorado/Utah (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
martinh_at_isu.edu
[meteorite-list] Orgueil Sale (ad) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
Matson, Robert
[meteorite-list] NWA 482 questions answered (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:06 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] OT Question about Shuttle/Mir photo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Iron etching (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Good math, bad eyes... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] The recent russian fall... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Test crater aerial photo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteor Seen In Utah, Colorado and Wyoming (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] loose chondrules needed-THANKS NEMS!!! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] New Iron Meteorite From Colorado (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD-12 pound Ghubara 0.19/g. (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
meteorite dude
[meteorite-list] IQ: OT (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] RARE goodies (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ebay AD, over 50 auctions ending tonight. VERY NICE (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Another Virus Through the list- Farmer/ Arnold (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Nininger link (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Nininger meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD. Nininger collection! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
Michael L Blood
[meteorite-list] meteor photo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Mystery (mostly) Solved (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] EZ Mark (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: SAYH AL UHAYMIR 001 Sale ad (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Arizona Meteor Crator (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Eagle Station - THE "es" Pallasite (ad) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] "Tucson Auction" (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Murcury (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Total SNCs and Lunars (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] October Issue Is Up! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] October Issue of METEORITE TIMES (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
Michael Masse
Mike Groetz
[meteorite-list] Looking for Micromounts (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] New Iron Meteorite Found In Colorado (Cotopaxi Meteorite) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
Mike Reynolds
mlblood_at_cox.net
[meteorite-list] My Webshots Photos (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
moni seabridge
[meteorite-list] Jason and Peter? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
MrX3010_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] re-Bright Flashes (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
MuseumStore/NatureSource
N Lehrman
[meteorite-list] Join Expedition to Libyan Desert! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
nakhladog_at_attbi.com
Norbert Classen
[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay Plug - Type 3 Bargains, and More (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay Auctions Ending (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
AW: AW: [meteorite-list] Tafassasset classification (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
Paul Dudley
[meteorite-list] Happy 100th to Willamette (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
Pelagic Fisheries Trading
[meteorite-list] un-subscribe (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] metal in chondrites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] simply beautiful (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Saint Séverin (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] back fill meteor crater? (alternative proposal) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
PolandMET.com
[meteorite-list] Polish Meteoritical Society (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] GAO [H5] sale on ebay (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
printshop_at_terra.com.pe
Rafael B. Torres
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Contest #8... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Too many Fireballs (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fusion Crusts in Desert Meteorites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Yahoo Search Engine and Page (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
RAYDOBOS_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Nigerian Scams (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] How many astronomers does it take... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] AD: A Dozen or so Micromounts (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
Rick Kujawa
[meteorite-list] Esterville For Sale (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] SALE- 2000 and 2003 Calendar offer (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] SALE - The Sudbury garnets are back! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Riker Mount Frames Added (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Help A Brother Out - Wrap Up (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
Robert & Wendi Beauford
Robert Cucchiara
[meteorite-list] "Netiquette" (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] FW: Very bright fireball(?), Pennsylvania USA, about 19:30 Local, 27 Oct 2002 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fireball or Iridium Flash?? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] More "optical dillusions" (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Kilimanjaro's Glaciers Almost All Melted (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fireball(?), Rhode Island USA, 10 Oct 2002 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] More Meteor Crater (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] US Satellites Detect Fireball Over Siberia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Desert Varnish (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NWA 856 - NOT paired to NWA 480 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Some updates on the Bodaibo event (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Quaoar (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] The Siberian "Bodaibo" Bolide Event (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] O.T.> Fw: thanks to you (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Obsidian that looks like Tektites (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] TEKTITES VS. TEARS (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
rochette
[meteorite-list] Juvinas? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
rockhoundm
[meteorite-list] Ad: Ebay auctions ending today (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
ROCKS ON FIRE
[Fwd: [meteorite-list] Gifhorn Meteorite Show] (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Re: Tunguska Meteorite Fragments Must Be in a Different Place (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Tunguska Meteorite Fragments Must Be in a Different Place (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Halloween Asteroid (1997 XF11) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] SwRI-Led Team Solves Mystery Surrounding Anomalous Cosmic Rays (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Scientists Delve Into Chesapeake Bay Crater's Mysteries (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 10th EFS Impact Workshop: Biological Processes in Impact Craters (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] It's Amateur Night in Space (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Flyby Of Annefrank Asteroid To Help Stardust Prepare For Primary Mission (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] URI Geoligist Tracking 'Cosmic Dust' With Help Of Local Teachers (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Scientists Studying Two Big Craters On Earth Find Two Causes (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Rock 'Bomb' Evidence Of Ancient Comet Strike (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - October 21-25, 2002 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Hidden Face of Mars Uncovered by Father & Daughter (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] The First Rock in the Solar System (Murchison Meteorite) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Martian Rock 'Does Contain Life' (ALH84001 Meteorite) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Asteroid Follows Earth Around Orbit (Asteroid 2002 AA29) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Earth's Little Brother Found (Asteroid 2002 AA29) (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NASA Researchers Seek Astrobiology Insights on the Leonid Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Scientists To Look For Meteorite In Siberia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Rosetta Shipped To South American Launch Site (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Big Fireball Seen Over Canada (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Earth Rocks On The Moon (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 3rd International Conference on Large Meteorite Impacts (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NASA Eyes Lasers To Divert Asteroids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Students Scan Skies For Great Balls Of Fire (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Stardust Will Fly By An Asteroid Next Month (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] At That Star, Turn Left! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Large Celestrial Body Falls In Siberia (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Has Hermes Returned? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] U.S. Satellites See Russian Impact (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] MUSES-C Launch Is Delayed To May 2003 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NASA Researchers Probe Mundrabilla Meteorite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Biological Potential Seen for Mars (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Scientists Believe Meteor Broke Apart Over The Southwest (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Museum Spotlights Colorado Meteorite 'Cotopaxi' (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Scientists Fired Up To Find Meteors That Flew Over Colorado (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 66th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] J002E3: An Update (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Beyond Pluto: Max-Planck Radioastronomers Measure The Sizes Of Distant Minor Planets (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Unidentifed Exploding Fireball Lights The Sky In New Zealand (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fireballs Streak Across Colorado Sky For Second Night In A Row (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Cash Please For Russian Meteor Chasers (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Second Meteor Spotted Over Colorado (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] University Of Hawaii Astronomers To Develop New Telescopes For 'Killer Asteroid' Search (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Small Asteroid Impacts Less Than Expected (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] NASA Adds To Mars Global Surveyor Photo Album (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Anniversary Portrait of Comet Borrelly (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fireball Flashes Across The Sky In England (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Denver Fireball Likely A Meteor (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Hubble Spots An Icy World Far Beyond Pluto (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Caltech Planetary Scientists Find Largest Object In Solar System Since Pluto's 1930 Discovery (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Orbiting Bacteria Test Origins Of Life (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fireball Wows New Zealanders (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Asteroid 121 Hermione Has a Companion (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Meteor Lights Up England (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Bill Could Help Asteroid Watch (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Using Aluminum-26 as a Clock for Early Solar System Events (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] A New Russian Meteorite? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - September 27 - October 4, 2002 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Earth Playing Cosmic Roulette With Asteroids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Cornell Astronomer Tells Congress It Should Spend $125 Million For New Telescope To Detect Earth-Threatening Asteroids (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
Ronald N. Hartman
[meteorite-list] Re: etching irons (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
Rosemary Hackney
[meteorite-list] TRADE 2 UPDATE (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fireball? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] re; bright flashes! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] back fill meteor crater? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
Rothery Melvin
[meteorite-list] Methods of payment (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
Sharkkb8_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] trade 2 breakdownand one more piece (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] where would I go to look? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
Sidbuddha_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] Looking for Laurens County (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
Simon de Boer
[meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Contest #8 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
SPACEROCKSINC_at_aol.com
SSachs9056_at_aol.com
Fwd: [meteorite-list] Leaving (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
Fwd: [meteorite-list] RE: bright flash (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] You're Right...Wow.... (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
Fwd: [meteorite-list] Tough day...bottom line nwa482 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:13 AM PDT)
stan szalkowski
[meteorite-list] Re: Thunder Stones (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Rusting Campo del Ciello (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
Starbits_at_aol.com
Stephen E. Smith
[meteorite-list] Russian scientists unable to visit presumedmeteorite site (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Plots of the Orbits of Pribram and Neuschwanstein (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:53 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] sacramento mountain (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
[meteorite-list] cat mountain for classified NWA'S (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] the end of the sale page (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] pictures to website (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] trade 2 continued (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] TRADE 2 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] trade (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 8 items left on my forsale page (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] 4.4 gram cat mountain for trade (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] new campo (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:59 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] dag 222 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] hotels for tucson (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] MAKE ME AN OFFER IN TRADE, IT ALL MUST GO (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] membrane and small holders (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:13 AM PDT)
Steven Drummond
[meteorite-list] Warning Virus (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:56 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Att: LIST MODERATOR (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
Steven Schoner
SW YANT
[meteorite-list] Emailing: alert419 Nigerian $$ Fraud (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
TektiteDawg_at_aol.com
[meteorite-list] NEMS still around? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Predynastic LDG tools (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] New email address for the Tettenborns (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
Tettenborn
[meteorite-list] Quijingue Meteorite - TRADE for another pallasite? http://www.meteorman.org/meteorite_frame.htm (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
Tom / james Knudson
[meteorite-list] How the Travis County Meteorites Came to Light (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] The Bagdad Arizona Meteorite? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:04 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] contest#8 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:03 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] etching metal in a chondrite (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] crystals (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:02 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Orionid shower (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] crater (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Arizona Meteor Crater (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] The list is dead today! (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:01 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] leonid Idea please help (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:00 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] test 5:46 (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:58 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] plese fix the problem (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:57 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Fwd: MAKING THIN SECTIONS BY HAND (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] valcanos (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Ghubara trade for Sikhote-Alin? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] is the list working yet? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:55 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] white inclusions (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
[meteorite-list] Whats wrong with the list? (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:06:54 AM PDT)
Tom Knudson
Tom Mahood
Waldron Cluett
Walter Sullivan
[meteorite-list] Re: [metorite-list] Mystery (Thu 22 Apr 2004 10:07:05 AM PDT)
wrecks463
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ROOS NINTH AFTER DAY ONE AT LOADED WARRIOR PRINCEVILLE MAKAI INVITATIONAL
The UMKC men’s golf team sits in ninth position at 4-under, trailing six top-50 teams, after the opening round of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
Taylor Larsen (Garden City, Kan.) led the Roos in the opening round with a 3-under 69 that featured a trio of birdies on par-5’s and a fourth birdie on the par-4 No. 8, as well as an eagle on the par-4 14th, placing him in a tie for 13th.
McCain Schellhardt (Edmond, Okla.) carded the Roos next lowest score as he sits one shot back of Larsen in a tie for 23rd after a five birdie opening round, including three straight on the par-4’s of Nos. 8-10.
In a tie for 34th at -1 is Paul Foulquie (Paris, France) who shot a first round 71 with five birdies, highlighted by three straight on the par-4’s of Nos. 17 and 1 and the par-5 of No. 18.
No. 55 Francois Lagraulet (Bordeaux, France) closed out an up-and-down first round in a tie for 70th at +2 with four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 11th, while Sam Humphreys (Edmond, Okla.) is tied for 79th at +3 with five birdies, including four on the front nine.
No. 40 Louisville holds the team lead in the event by four shots over No. 36 Missouri and eight shots over No. 50 San Diego State. Individually, there is a four-way tie at -7 atop the leaderboard between the Tigers’ Jamie Stewart, the Aztecs’ Blake Abercrombie, the Cardinals’ Nicolas Plateret and No. 20 UCLA’s Devon Bing.
The Blue & Gold will be back in action again tomorrow when they tee-off at 1 p.m. CT in round two of the tournament.
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National Trust SA - Moonta Branch
Moonta Mines Museum
The museum is located in the former Moonta Mines Model School, erected in 1878. The school remained an active and important centre for the Moonta Mines community for ninety years and closed in 1968.
The National Trust of SA, Moonta Branch took over the building and established a museum which now tells the story of Cornish pioneers who came to South Australia for the copper mines 1861-1923.
The museum has 14 rooms and houses thematic displays on the Cornish miners’ lifestyles – mining, lodges and friendly societies, sports and pastimes, death and hardship, extensive displays of costumes, china, silverware, photographs and memorabilia and a classroom furnished c.1900.
Cost is $8 for Adults and $4 for school aged Children. Under school aged are free.
School holiday times in December don't commence until December 26th for all of our venues.
Enquires to Moonta Tourist Office (08) 8825 1891
SA Public & School Holidays
Closed when temperature is 37°C & above
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North Carolina Augmentative Communication Association
What is AAC?
Letter to SLP’s
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NCACA also serves as the point of contact and expertise for AAC policy issues in our state. Our members are active in sharing AAC information through workshops, presentations, and seminars to national and state professional associations. We are also a source for continuing education, research projects, university lectures, and assistive technology trials for the people of North Carolina.
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Days before Christmas, Don Sampson learned he had been voted off the island — and out of his childhood home on Algonquin Island.
Eviction day was scheduled for Monday. Locks would be changed, forcibly if necessary. Possessions removed. The home at 8 Omaha Ave. would then be sold by the Toronto Islands’ trust, which instructed Sampson to vacate the property in a letter dated Dec. 20.
“The Trust will neither be evicting anyone from 8 Omaha nor changing the locks at that address on January 7, 2019,” Lorraine Filyer, Toronto Islands’ trust board chair, wrote in an email to the Star on Sunday. She did not respond to a followup email asking if the trust would — or would not — evict anyone from that home after Monday.
Sampson, when told of Filyer’s statement, was skeptical.
He said he received another letter from the trust on Friday that suggested “we’re going to carry on” with eviction plans. He added he hasn’t been contacted directly by the trust about dropping the eviction demand.
“I would love to hear that it’s happening,” said Sampson, who hosted a “Save Our Sampsons” rally at his home on Sunday — the letters S.O.S. were drawn on signs filling the front windows.
“I would like to have an email from the trust itself before I can be assured (that he can remain in the home).”
And if a crew shows up to evict him?
“If they come to try and change my locks (Monday), of course I’ll stand here and try to prevent them,” Sampson said.
He said he has support from friends who showed up for an afternoon barbecue he hosted Sunday. Many of them have known the Sampson family for 60 years. Some pledged to form a human chain around the home Monday if an eviction is attempted.
Councillor Mark Grimes (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), another long-time Sampson friend, recalled when they played baseball together on the island in the 1980s.
“It’s a family home and I think it should stay in the family,” said Grimes, standing in the home’s front yard Sunday.
Grimes spent part of the morning reviewing his friend’s documents and said he would reach out to the province to learn more about how the trust operates.
Mayor John Tory said at a Sunday event in Scarborough that he would not interfere in the island dispute.
Sampson’s property battle with the trust surrounds the deed to the family home, which was in the name of his brother, Bruce, who had cancer and died in 2017. Though Don Sampson is named in his brother’s will to inherit 8 Omaha, the house cannot be transferred to him — a quirk of trust rules.
Sampson was informed by the trust that the home must be sold by the trust to someone on its waiting list, which has about 500 hopeful island buyers on it.
The letter Sampson received from a trust lawyer advised he had until Jan. 7 (Monday) to relinquish his house keys. If not, the letter states the “Trust will forcibly enter and change the locks.”
He also was directed to remove all possessions from the home by that date as well, but Sampson, as of Sunday, hadn’t moved a stick of furniture.
Sampson was born in the Algonquin Island home in 1957 and moved away when he was about 30 years old. He had a family, raising three sons — twins Dylan and William, 27, and Dustin, 25 — in a Toronto apartment, and then moved back to the island full-time two years ago to care for his terminally ill brother. Bruce had no spouse and no children.
Sampson said he thought that because he was part of the original island community that fought and won the right for islanders to stay put, the trust would let him stay after his brother passed away. He claims the trust has made exceptions to the rules for others in the past.
Filyer told the Star’s Marco Chown Oved in a Dec. 30 story that privacy concerns prevented her from commenting on an individual and that she was not aware of any exceptions made to the property transfer rule.
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A stunning Water Lantern Festival is coming to Montreal
What might just be the most magical night ever is coming up for Montreal this year.
The Water Lantern Festival has announced that it will be gracing Mississauga with thousands of floating lanterns later this year, as part of a celebration that spans the entire world.
According to the festival’s official website, the event is a celebration of life with proceeds going towards charities and non-profit organizations within the area.
“Water Lantern Festival brings together individuals from all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life to join in one emotional and memorable night. At the Water Lantern Festival, we cherish these moments and will do our best to help you have a memorable experience that you’ll never forget as you witness the beauty of thousands of lanterns reflecting upon the water,” the website states.
The festival takes place throughout multiple cities around the world, with the Canadian cities of Quebec, Regina, Vancouver, Hamilton, Calgary, Ottawa, Mississauga, and, of course, Montreal taking part.
For the Calgary event, a date has been confirmed and tickets are already rolling out. Montreal shan’t be far behind, and you can click the Notify Me tab on the event’s site to be kept in the loop.
Expect an evening filled with food trucks, music, lantern designing and finally, a magical launch of the lanterns into the water as the sun goes down.
For our pals over in Calgary, their event includes a floating lantern, a commemorative drawstring bag, a marker, and a wristband. Expect something similar, if not the same, when more details float through about Montreal’s event.
Euthanasia order on hold for Montreal dog that attacked children
A pit bull dog that attacked four children and two adults in August 2018 in Montreal North will not be euthanized in the immediate future.
The euthanasia order has been temporarily suspended pending the appeal of a Quebec Superior Court decision.
On Tuesday, Judge Lukasz Granosik rejected a request to halt the euthanasia order issued by the Montreal North borough, which declared the animal a “dangerous dog.”
The City of Montreal has not changed its mind. This is only a delay before it proceeds with euthanizing the dog, a source told the Canadian Press.
Shotta, the one-year-old dog, was in the care of its owner’s acquaintance in August 2018. The dog attacked four children and two adults, causing serious injuries in separate incidents on the same day.
After the attacks, the dog was taken from the home and entrusted to the SPCA.
WATCH: Dog found dead in Angrignon Park
The Road to Home Rescue Support, an American shelter, asked the court if it could take in the dog. Christa Frineau, the dog’s owner, had also asked that Shotta not be euthanized.
Granosik refused to grant the request.
—With files from Global’s Kalina Laframboise
9 Things To Do In Montreal This Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Today’s sunny skies have me itching to make weekend plans. I absolutely cannot wait to make the most of this warmer weather. This might be the time to inflate my bike tires and dust off my running shoes…
Whether you want to brush up on your cooking skills, let loose, or fill your stomach with amazing food, there’s an event out there for you. Read on for 9 fun things you can do with friends or a fling this weekend.
TL;DR Read on for 9 fun things you can do in Montreal this weekend.
Let Yourself Go At Dress Up
Where: 185 Avenue Van Horne, Montréal.
When: Friday, March 29, 9:00 p.m.
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Jung-hoo's countless list of feels: Episode 8
It’s not hard to see why Jung-hoo had come to distrust the world that he lives in, because in his eyes, people are not what they seem. A loving mother who felt compelled to abandon him, a father who gave up on life, sabu, who up and left after having nurtured him for years, classmates who “went easy on him” out of derision and pity, and teachers who tried to understand him with very little tact and professionalism – people who typically make up the foundations of a functioning society, are the very people who stripped Jung-hoo of a life of normalcy, forcing him to lead somewhat of a dysfunctional existence, whereby living life itself became somewhat cumbersome. Putting it bluntly, his faith in people had shattered a long time ago…that is until Yong-shin came along, and showered him with concern. From that moment, any resentment he had towards feelings of understanding and interest became the past tense.
The moment when Yong-shin shoots him with a dozen questions regarding whether or not he’s okay, having figured out he sounded a little blue; I love that he doesn’t respond straightaway, but is visibly consoled by her voice. She called at a time when he was feeling lonely and isolated, chaining himself to the pains of his childhood during which he’d learnt not to expect anything from people. The sadness and despair he felt in that moment was only heightened by the return of his sabu who, instead of understanding his pain, made fun of his wanting to cry. But it is Yong-shin who picked up on his downtrodden mood, providing him with that much needed solace. I like how she picked up on his formal address as being a sign of his despair; it certainly brought a comforting smile to his face.
If looks could speak a thousand words, then this would be the moment. When Moon-ho lies to Yong-shin about his dealings with Healer, Jung-hoo’s expression mirrors the heartbreak and pain felt by Yong-shin (two-fold). In some other drama perhaps, the same look would portray sympathy, maybe a little guilt, leaving audiences to murmur, “awww”. But here, we’re made to connect to the heartbreak on both sides; Jung-hoo’s heart doesn’t just break, it shatters. Like all the other times he stares at her intensely, he doesn’t just feel her pain; he takes them on as his own, and puts himself in her position.
In a moment of empathy, Jung-hoo’s tortured gaze has him take back his words. He doesn't wish to be misunderstood, not by Yong-shin, nor does he wish for her to leave him alone. It hurts him more than anything to think that he is the cause of her pain, and to have crushed her faith in both Healer, and Moon-ho. His eyes convey the truth he wants to relay to her in that very moment if he could, and to save her from her self proclaimed humiliation. Jung-hoo as Healer has never had to answer to anybody, as he’s never made it his concern, but here, it affects him deeply. For him it’s clear, what she thinks, matters. And the fact that he can’t come out and say it, visibly kills him inside.
It’s a small moment, but an extremely affectionate one. I love how he supports her head in the car when she falls asleep. He doesn't even hesitate any more and naturally reaches out his hand whenever she needs it. I also like how he doesn't feign ignorance, but keeps his mood sombre to match hers, knowing how tiring it must have been for her to hear all that from Moon-ho. Her usual bubbly spirit would have her singing her pain away, but here, he lets her sleep it off, supporting her firmly without disrupting her.
Ah, the smile he sends her way whenever her actions prove unexpected. His initial reaction upon seeing all the gangster ajhussis was to drive her away from the scene, literally. But when he sees her dancing away with them in good spirits, showing their close bond, his mood instantly perks up seeing her smile so happily.
When he’s fixing the camera, I love that he keeps his eyes on Yong-shin from time to time, always aware of her surroundings. It’s a small but nice moment, during which Ahjumma kindly relates a tidbit about his own father, and his ability to fix anything - any relation to his father’s memory makes Jung-hoo break out into a smile, showing how important family is to him, despite his wanting to be alone in the world.
In that same moment, Ahjumma relays his next assignment (read: warning) by Moon-ho: “avoid any personal contact with Yong-shin”. Any other client, he’d happily oblige, but with Yong-shin, he’d long stopped treating her as a mere assignment, relegating Moon-ho to the position of a third-wheel. The moment he, with childish vigour, makes “personal contact” with Yong-shin (in a classic ET style motion);though a moment of comedy, it also displays how lightly he takes to Moon-ho’s orders. For some time now, his reasons for remaining next to Yong-shin has more to do with his own personal feelings, than to serve Moon-ho’s own agenda. And I love how he thinks to challenge it with pettiness – the type of battle which makes one sigh in exasperation, “boys!”
In the next moment, he captures Yong-shin’s sadness through the lens of a camera; after a bout of WTF expressions whilst looking at her array of camera test poses, the mood suddenly becomes tense when she mentions how she’d been rejected by two of her crushes. I love that behind the camera lens is the one place he can confront her directly and reveal himself as Jung-hoo. It’s a nice way of intertwining the narrative about truth and media, whereby Yong-shin uses it as a tool to relay her version of the truth, and Jung-hoo captures it for her. And you can see the guilt building up inside of him for not being able to reciprocate her feelings by clearing away the misunderstandings. His heart breaks and he lifts his head to look at her directly when he hears her declaration of wanting to forget him (Healer) like it was some kind of sad dream. He’s clearly not happy with the outcome of her wanting to forget their last encounter, as it pains him to see her come to that decision.
Another small moment that I really enjoyed was the moment Jung-hoo realised it was his birthday. The fact that Sabu remembered it for him clearly warms his heart, despite being abandoned by him. Jung-hoo’s ecstatic response indicates that what he really wants is to be accepted by the world, and to receive the love and attention of people who matter most, showing that it’s the small things that count.
The moment he hears the possibility of Yong-shin being caught in a trap, his moment of joy lays forgotten and he gets overcome with panic, causing him to break harshly and pause for deep breaths. For Healer, any other job of this nature would have him calm and collected, taking calculated steps, but with Yong-shin, he can’t afford to make any mistakes, making his panicked state all the more palpable. Even his tone of voice is visibly shaken, emphasising just how much Yong-shin means to him.
The moment he rescues her from the broken elevator is probably one of the most intense and thrilling moments of the drama, in that its plummet and their upward escape from it, seemingly reflects the emotional tide this episode (and indeed all the other episodes) take us on with regards to character emotions. As soon as they reach to safety, Yong-shin’s rejection of Jung-hoo when she knocks away his supporting hand, not only takes him aback, but also leaves him at a loss. The weight of her misunderstandings only increase when she angrily chides him for coming to her rescue at the expense of his own life, just for the sake of doing a job which pays money. Even in her heart broken state, the person she cares most about is Healer. Though they both could have died, her admonishment of him shows her to value his life more than her own; making her show of gratitude (both with money, and a thank you) too heavy a burden for him to bear. It leaves him feeling conflicted, but also has him retreating his steps.
However, the moment he sees the first sign of snowflakes, he halts his footsteps. Just like how at the start of the episode, he connects his past to his present state, he again narrates how he’d never ‘expected anything from anyone before, nor did he care as to whether people understood or misunderstood him…he WAS like that’. But it’s his present state which he can no longer ignore, and which keeps him rooted to the spot. Throughout this moment of reflection, his expressions take us through a process of emotions, which clearly shows him to reach a decision that he can follow through decisively, and with open integrity.
In an effort to re-connect to his present state of feelings, he boldly walks up to her and uncovers the bottom half of her face, keeping her eyes covered. As he moves in to kiss her, he pauses, not out of undue hesitation, but as an affirmation of his intentions.
When it comes to proving himself, and his sincerity, words alone are not sufficient. And the kiss did just that, and more. The tumult of emotions which led to this very decisive moment wasn’t just about his own feelings regarding her, but also, her feelings regarding him. It wasn't enough to just clear away her misunderstandings, but he also needed to make sure that she continues to remember him in the form of a pleasant dream. And the falling of snowflakes allowed him to do just that, creating a fantasy like image, in which both their dreams could become a reality; thus falling in line with the old age Korean belief of witnessing the first snow with a loved one in order for dreams to come true. At this point, Jung-hoo had made his birthday wish, and is in the process of getting it fulfilled.
That one kiss proved what he wouldn’t have been able to do with mere words – the fact that he’s of no (blood) relation to her, his coming to her rescue despite being Healer, and his growing affections for her.
With regards to his own feelings, finding Yong-shin there when he turned around, presented itself as the perfect gift he could have ever asked for; the sole reason for his existence.
By namedx
list of feels, writers corner
Awww very touching!
Webfoot F 30 March 2015 at 19:38
Awww thank you for writing this. Thank you for capturing Jung Hoo's dilemma in this episode. I loved how we lived every second of his inner debate - tell, don't tell, reasons to hold back, reasons to advance.
I also love that you pointed out each moment that he broke a lifetime of habitual 'I don't care' thinking. The magic of this episode, for me, is that it was a reasonable, understandable development, but the snow was like the magical fairy touch. Koreans and their first snow beliefs, hehe. It's cheesy, but well utilized here.
Namedx, don't ever stop writing these up until we reach Ep20! I love the FEELS! My sister and I have been puzzling out the intentions behind that kiss, and I had initially thought it could have been more of primal instinct. You know, life affirmation after a threatening event. This would have been more in line with JH's animal analogies, but a little bit clinical for our tastes. However, you've interpreted it beautifully in a way that flows more naturally with JH's place in the story. Well done!
Haaaaaa... (slowly exhales to release heartfelt tension)
I've read this three times and still haven't caught my breath enough to think clearly.
So good. So good.
Thx, Anaht
Myria83 1 April 2015 at 14:20
With this episode, I was literally swallowed by this beautiful drama, and there was no coming back.
Enjoying the Feels again. I didn't think about the kiss telling her that he wasn't her father nor brother. Yep, game on!
looking forward to the rest of these articles, hope you haven't moved on to another drama. (Please)
Healer International Fan Project 8 July 2015 at 15:31
I most certainly haven't, at least not in terms of the feels!! Thank you very much for enjoying the list of feels, guys! x
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