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Title: Roar
Series: Stormheart #1
Author: Cora Carmack
Published: June 13th 2017 by Tor Teen
Links: AMAZON | GOODREADS | B&N
Reviewer: Crystal
Source: Purchased by Reviewer
In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control them.
Aurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the world’s deadliest foes. As the sole heir of Pavan, Aurora’s been groomed to be the perfect queen. She’s intelligent and brave and honorable. But she’s yet to show any trace of the magic she’ll need to protect her people.
To keep her secret and save her crown, Aurora’s mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. He’ll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. When she dons a disguise and sneaks out of the palace one night to spy on him, she stumbles upon a black market dealing in the very thing she lacks—storm magic. And the people selling it? They’re not Stormlings. They’re storm hunters.
Legend says that her ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. And when a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes there’s a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage.
She might not have magic now, but she can steal it if she’s brave enough.
Challenge a tempest. Survive it. And you become its master.
Crystal's Thoughts:
Cora Carmack weaves a captivating and complex world of magic and mayhem in this must-read Y.A. fantasy, Roar.
“You are lightning made flesh. Colder than falling snow. Unstoppable as the desert sands riding the wind. You are Stormling, Aurora Pavan. Believe it.”
Aurora, also known as Rora and Roar, is the princess of a powerful kingdom. One that can control the skies itself. Born without that magical ability though, Aurora has had to live her life behind closed doors. Never allowing anyone close for fear that they'll learn her terrible secret. Allying herself with another powerful kingdom in marriage is the only way to protect her people when her mother is gone. When she learns that her intended is keeping his own dangerous secrets though, Aurora questions all that shes been told and embarks on an unimaginable journey of wonder and discovery.
With rich story-telling, a dynamic setting, and alluring characters I was immediately drawn into the pages of Roar. Told in third person, through varying characters, readers get a comprehensive view of the story. The mythology captured my attention right away. Stormlings, people that are born with the ability control the storms, at their own peril, to protect others. Stormhunters, those that are born without magic but who don't let that stop them from taming the beasts with sheer determination. And then the storms themselves, seemingly insentient beings of nature who's sole purpose is destruction. It put to mind one of my favorite series, the Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine. Gripping and imaginative.
Aurora herself was an imperfect heroine with a heart of gold and a strength that surprised even herself. I really enjoyed the growth of her character and the vacillating niches of her personality that were represented in each of her names. Aurora was the cultured and confident princess, while Rora was more of the scared little girl hiding inside. Roar was the brave, inquisitive young woman full of determination but also constantly learning from the world around her. I think Roar was the true character of the story and I saw her as the potential for Aurora. Then there is Cassius, someone who is definitely not what he seems and whom I still have many questions about. He's Aurora's intended, the heir to another throne; a powerful and sometimes brutal Stormling. I'm looking forward to learning more about him, I think he might surprise us. And we can't forget about Kiren, A.K.A. Locke. Fierce and lovable, he's the kind of hero that arouses the butterflies in your stomach. Each character, including many more that I haven't mentioned, are completely organic. I can't say that there was one that didn't capture my attention.
With an abundance of action and intrigue to keep the plot moving along at a steady clip, a burgeoning romance that was well balanced with the conflict in the story, and vivid world-building, Roar was a delightful read and one of my favorites of the year. A definite recommendation for young adult fantasy fans and just flat-out good!
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Press Release: FOX Sports Ohio at Redsfest
Hard to believe that Redsfest is only 4 days away. Sometimes, time flies. On the other hand, I’ve already blocked out huge portions of the 2012 postseason, so maybe time doesn’t fly that fast after all.
Here’s some information Redsfest that FS Ohio sent. They’re going to have the “FOX Sports Ohio Girls” in attendance. I bet they’ll be wearing something inappropriately tight. I dare you to ask them when they think they’ll be grown up enough to be called “FOX Sports Ohio Women.”
CINCINNATI, OHIO – FOX Sports Ohio is proud to once again be the title sponsor of this year’s Redsfest. It will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati this Friday, December 7 from 3pm to 10:30pm and Saturday, December 8 from 11am to 6:30pm. Proceeds from the event benefit the Reds Community Fund.
As the TV home of the Cincinnati Reds and title sponsor of Redsfest, FOX Sports Ohio will have a booth at the event, offering fans the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities.
* The FOX Sports Ohio Girls will be on site to meet fans, play games, and give away prizes.
* On Friday, fans will have the chance to have their photo taken behind the FOX Sports Ohio Reds Live desk.
* On Saturday, Reds broadcasters Jim Day, Jeff Piecoro and Jim Kelch will stop by the tent throughout the event to sign autographs.
Redsfest has grown to over 250,000 square feet of activities, including autograph and photo booths with current and former Reds players, interactive games for fans of all ages, hard-to-find memorabilia and much more. Over 50 current and former Reds players, coaches and broadcasters are scheduled to appear, and over 100 player autograph sessions and player photograph sessions are free of charge with a Redsfest general admission ticket. All current and former players in attendance will be introduced live on the Main Stage on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
New this year, Redsfest will expand to the third floor of the Duke Energy Convention Center to create a bigger and better Reds Heads Fun Zone for kids of all ages featuring a photo opportunity with Santa, arcade games, inflatables, player story time sessions, live music, circus performers and more.
With paid two-day admission, fans receive one free View Level ticket to the Reds vs. Angels Opening Night game on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Great American Ball Park. Additionally, the first 10,000 fans each day will receive a free Reds winter headband and drawstring backpack.
Redsfest tickets are on sale now at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-REDS, at the Great American Ball Park box office and at select Kroger stores with Ticketmaster retail outlets. Tickets will be available at the door starting Friday at 2pm and Saturday at 9am. Proceeds from Redsfest benefit the baseball-themed outreach programs of the Reds Community Fund.
For more detailed information about the two-day event, visit www.reds.com/redsfest.
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Volquez as Closer: I Like It!
RedsFest was this weekend, and there were lines, autographs, entertainment, lines, some hints of news, and more lines. Redleg Nation has a nice recap of the nuggets that pertain to the future of the team.
Among them, Bronson Arroyo has been working hard to regain velocity, and Yonder Alonso has been working hard to become a better left fielder. And Zach Cozart has reached the point in recovery from Tommy John surgery that he can resume baseball activities.
But one of the most interesting pieces of news came from Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writer John Fay in his post of leftovers from RedsFest.
I got the impression that the Reds hold little hope of re-signing Francisco Cordero. The way the closer market has settled, the Reds might be able to get Cordero back at one-year deal in the $7 million range.
Given the Reds’ cash-strapped ways, even that price seems pretty steep, especially considering he converted just 86% of his save opportunities. Fay does suggest an in-house solution.
Another possible candidate? Edinson Volquez. He’s long shot for the rotation at this point. He’s throws 97 and has a great change-up. That could work in the ninth inning.
That’s…a really good idea. Volquez has shown over the course of his Reds’ tenure that he’s not really starting pitcher material. Sure, there was that Cy Young contending first year, but he’s never had consistent control since then. So why not try him in the 9th inning? As Fay states, he has the pitches to do it.
I know Volquez was horrible in his first inning of work almost every start in 2011, but I don’t think that necessarily means anything. It’s something that’s worth a shot, and I hope the Reds try it out in Spring Training.
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Baseball’s Brightest Stars at Redsfest 2011
I dunno…the fact that the only bona fide baseball activity coming out the Reds world is Brandon Phillips tweeting about his lack of contract kinda has me down. But gosh, it’s a little early to be getting all negative already doesn’t it? So rather than go off on a rant, I clicked on another of the unnecessary navigation buttons in the Redsfest landing page on Reds.com and copied out the list of Cincinnati-land celebrities who will be in attendance:
Major League Roster
Yonder Alonso
Jose Arredondo
Bronson Arroyo
Zack Cozart
Ryan Hanigan
Jeremy Horst
Mike Leake
Sam LeCure
Logan Ondrusek
Scott Rolen (Friday only)
Chris Valaika
Joey Votto (Friday only)
Travis Wood
Mark Berry
Billy Hatcher
Chris Speier
Mike Stefanski
Minor Leaguers
Tucker Barnhart
Brad Boxberger
Yasmani Grandal
Ryan LaMarre
Denis Phipps
Todd Benzinger
Jack Billingham
Tom Browning
Leo Cardenas
Clay Carroll
Doug Flynn
Wayne Granger
Chuck Harmon
Tommy Helms
Tracy Jones (Saturday only)
Jim Maloney
Lee May
Ron Oester
Jim O’Toole
Ted Power
Chris Sabo
Mario Soto
Jeff Brantley
Thom Brennaman (Friday only)
Jim Day
Jim Kelch
Jeff Piecoro
Brandon Phillips is not on the list, but then, neither am I, and I’ll be there.
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Getting Ready for Redsfest
With one week to go till Redsfest, the Red Hot Family has secured a hotel room and started planning our trip through the event. It’s a bit of a PITA because they’ve put every piece of information on a separate page on Reds.com, so there’s entirely more clicking than ought to be strictly necessary, but maybe they did that as intentional foreshadowing of all the line-standing.
I’ve grabbed the main stage schedule to save you one click at least. In case you were worried you wouldn’t be getting your RDA of shitty ’90s grunge music, worry not! Arroyo is closing out the event again this year.
4:00 p.m. — Redsfest Opening Act featuring Funky G & the Groove Machine presented by Coca-Cola
4:45 p.m. — Topps Pack Wars
5:25 p.m. — Reds Tribute to former owner Carl Lindner
5:30 p.m. — Introduction of Cincinnati Reds past & present
6:00 p.m. — Introduction of new mascot Mr. Red
6:25 p.m. — Kids Only Press Conference presented by GearUP
7:25 p.m. — 2011 Reds Team Awards Presentations
8:15 p.m. — Reds Hot Stove report featuring Walt Jocketty & Dusty Baker presented by FOX Sports Ohio
9:15 p.m. — Cincinnati Got Talent Semi-Finals presented by Toyota
11:00 a.m. — Redsfest Opening Act featuring Tropicoso presented by Coca-Cola
12:00 p.m. — Introduction of new mascot Mr. Red
12:10 p.m. — Chiquita “Hero of the Game” 2011 Yearly Award Presentation
12:15 p.m. — Reds Hot Stove Report featuring Walt Jocketty & Dusty Baker presented by FOX Sports Ohio
3:05 p.m. — Reds Alumni “Bull Session” presented by Reds Fantasy Camp
4:00 p.m. — Cincinnati’s Got Talent Finals presented by Toyota
5:10 p.m. — Bronson Arroyo Concert presented by Best Buy
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RedsFest 2012 Announced
The baseball season is over and we’re well into November which can mean only one Cincinnati Reds-related piece of news: RedsFest. Oh, and tickets go on sale today.
Take it away, press release!
Tickets for FOX Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC will go on sale Wed., Nov. 9, available at reds.com, by phone at (513) 381-REDS, at the Great American Ball Park box office and at Ticketmaster Outlets including select Kroger stores.
The annual fan festival will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati on Friday, Dec. 2 from 4 to 10:30 pm and Saturday, Dec. 3 from 11 am to 6:30 pm. One-day tickets are $17 for adults and $7 for kids 12 and younger. Two-day tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for kids.
With paid admission, all fans will receive one free View Level ticket to any Monday-Wednesday game in April 2012 at Great American Ball Park. Also, the first 10,000 fans each day will receive a free drawstring backpack and Reds knit gloves.
Redsfest features more than 200,000 square feet of activities, including autograph and photo booths with current and former Reds players, interactive games for fans of all ages, hard-to-find memorabilia and much more. New this year, the aisles on the floor of Redsfest will be significantly wider and additional seating has been added in the concession areas.
“Redsfest continues to be best fan fest across all of Major League Baseball,” said Bob Castellini, Reds President and Chief Executive Officer. “There is no better way for fans of all ages to get up close and personal with all their favorite current and former Reds players and broadcasters.”
More than 50 current and former Reds players and coaches are expected to attend including Brandon Phillips, Joey Votto, Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto, Yonder Alonso, Dusty Baker and many more.
Redsfest Autograph Opportunities for 2011
Over 100 player autograph sessions and player photograph sessions are free of charge with a Redsfest general admission ticket. Specific times for player appearances will be announced 30 minutes prior to the autograph and photo sessions on the info screens on the Redsfest floor and on the Reds official Twitter page at: twitter.com/reds.
New for 2011: Autograph Opportunity Sweepstakes and Elite Pass Auctions
Passes to six of the autograph sessions featuring some of the Reds biggest names will be available to fans on reds.com. Players scheduled to appear in these autograph sessions are:
— Friday: Jay Bruce, Aroldis Chapman and Scott Rolen
— Saturday: Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto and Brandon Phillips
Fans interested in attending one of the these autograph sessions have two options only on reds.com:
• Autograph Opportunity Sweepstakes
— Fans can register on reds.com through Nov. 16 to be selected for one of the free autograph sessions.
— Two hundred names will be selected at random for each of these six autograph sessions, for a total of 1,200 lucky winners. Winners will receive their special pass in the mail prior to Redsfest.
• Elite Pass Auctions
— Fans can guarantee spots in these autograph sessions by bidding on Elite Passes that are being auctioned on reds.com.
— Twenty-five (25) passes are being auctioned off for each day of the event and winning bidders will receive passes to all three exclusive sessions on either Friday or Saturday. Fans can place bids on Elite Pass auctions on reds.com from now through Nov. 21. The 25 winners for each day will receive their special pass in the mail prior to Redsfest.
Redsfest Main Stage: The main stage will feature popular activities such as kids-only press conferences involving players, Cincinnati’s Got Talent contest and the Reds Hot Stove Report with President of Baseball Operations and GM Walt Jocketty and Manager Dusty Baker. All current and former players in attendance will be introduced live on the Main Stage on Friday at 5:30 pm. A special tribute to former Reds owner Carl Lindner is also planned for the Main Stage on Friday night.
Mr. Red is Back! Ceremonies unveiling the new “Mr. Red” mascot will be Friday with teammates Gapper, Mr. Redlegs and Rosie Red.
Cincinnati’s Got Talent: Singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and performers of all ages are invited to showcase their talents in the inaugural Cincinnati’s Got Talent competition. Open auditions are Nov. 19 and 20 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The semifinals and finals will be held at Dec. 2 and 3 at Redsfest. The grand prize winner will take home $1,000 and the runner-up will win $500. For more information, please visit reds.com/talent.
Live Auctions: New in the Game Used Merchandise area will be live auctions for game used jerseys, bats, balls, bases and autographed memorabilia from Reds player and coaches. Examples of auction items are a Joey Votto game used jersey and a “Jay Bruce Feel The Game” package that includes a Bruce game used jersey, bat and pants. The live auctions will begin at 4pm on Saturday.
The Reds Hall of Fame & Museum will have an expanded presence at Redsfest, including a display featuring the ’75, ’76 and ’90 World Series trophies, Reds artifacts, Reds trivia and more. Redsfest is a great opportunity to purchase a 2012 Reds Museum membership.
The annual Reds Community Fund Celebrity Poker Tournament takes place on Saturday, Dec. 3. Registration and side games begin at 3:30 pm with the tournament starting at 5 pm. Sign-up today at reds.com/poker or call (513) 765-7240.
The 2012 Reds Heads Kids Club membership will be for sale at Redsfest. The $25 Reds Heads merchandise kit makes a great holiday gift for children ages 14 and younger, which includes vouchers for free Reds tickets and exclusive club gear. A special Reds Heads gift will be included in memberships purchased at Redsfest, while supplies last.
Proceeds from Redsfest benefit the baseball-themed outreach programs of the Reds Community Fund.
You can find all the information about RedsFest here.
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This 12″ x 16″ original painting was painted during the Chester River Arts 2013 Plein Air Paint Out and is available for sale. Please contact the artist directly for more information.
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This 5" x 7" painting was created during the Chestertown Art League's 2012 Plein Air Paint Out. It is in the private collection of the artist and remains, to her, an inspiration to paint in Europe at first opportunity! Limited edition prints and note cards are now available.
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This colorful 5" x 7" painting depicts one of many modest historic homes in Chestertown and was created during the Chestertown Art League's 2012 Plein Air Paint Out. The original was sold to a Smyrna, Delaware resident several months later. Limited edition prints and note cards are now available.
“The Bridgekeeper” (Chestertown, MD)
Nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge over the Chester River connecting Chestertown and Kingstown features a wonderfully weathered historic and architecturally unique bridge keeper's building with a bell-cast roof. The original painting was purchased by a local resident during the 2016 Paint the Town Exhibit in Chestertown.
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Dinner Tonight features the Blue Heron Café and was painted in two hours during Chester River Arts' "Paint the Town 2014". The painting won "People's Choice - Quick Draw" and was sold to a couple who recently moved to Chestertown. The Blue Heron Café was the first restaurant in which they dined in Chestertown, MD. http://www.blueheroncafe.com/
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BEAUTY IN THE MAKING – MISS GLOBE UNIVERSAL – JOSH (THOMAS1 BELLIC) REPORTING.
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What do you get when you combine a lovely setting, phenomenal attire, and some of the grid’s most beautiful women? Why, it’s the Miss Globe Universal Beauty Pageant, of course.
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Rose Mikaelson, Founder and Chairman of the Miss Globe Universal Beauty Pageant. This year the Miss Globe Universal is celebrating its fifth year, and Rose was excited to share with our readers what all had been accomplished here. Rumor has it there will soon be a Miss Globe Earth Pageant as well, but details on that are yet to be released. When asked how she got started in pageants, Rose noted “Before I became another owner of a pageant in the fashion world I was first a professional model. My experiences of both good and bad through the years lead me to knowing in my heart I wanted to do some good in the fashion world. I also wanted to give back through charity. I happen to be a fan of pageantry for a very long time so the fact that SL gives people like us the platform to do and create things we never could have dreamed of in RL is amazing.” During our time together, I learned that Rose does everything by herself...stage manager, designer, choreographer, lead instructor. She notes “I have no staff at all and that can lead people to thinking that is a little crazy.” I also learned, to my disappointment, that no, I would NOT be allowed to serve as a contest Judge, Enquirer article or not. Sigh
I later had the pleasure of chatting with some of the contestants themselves. What better way to determine the heart and soul of an organization than to talk with those who are actually involved most deeply?
The contestants came from all over the globe. Their length of time in SecondLife ranged from one to a dozen years of residency/ with the average being about 4 ½ years. For most of the contestants the Miss Globe Universal was their first pageant, although a couple had participated in pageants in the past.
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When asked why they decided to participate in Miss Globe Universal, their answers varied. “I don't really see it as a Beauty contest at all but more about fashion and style and how well we as individuals portray ourselves in SL and I love fashion and to explore it so that is why.” Some were urged to participate by others. “I always had the dream of being part of a pageant as a contestant but never had the courage to do it until a very good friend convinced me to do it and join Miss Globe Universal pageant.” and “I decided to join after a gentle push from a friend of mine who informed me that it was happening. At first, I wasn't sure if it was something I wanted to do, primarily because it was a completely foreign realm to me. However, the more I thought about it, the more I was convinced that it was the right choice. Regardless of the result, it would be an experience that's new and exciting for me, and I could learn from it. My goal is to gain more self confidence, and the first step would be to try. In any case, I'd come out as a stronger and better person.”
So then, what does it take to be a successful beauty pageant contestant? In a word – dedication. “Keep practicing on a home runway. Doing meditation , keep calm and positive mind under any situations. Always thinking happiness of both others and myself.” Another noted “Lots and Lots of time making sure my outfits are right, that I have the right make up and accessories, as well as testing poses and walks to make sure I have the best ones for the outfit that I am wearing.” One new contestant noted “Since this is my absolute first time, there is so much I need to learn. I'm sort of going in like a blind bat, since I've never had any experience or training prior to this. This means that I must spend more time researching and not be afraid to ask questions. That is vital. I think often at times, especially in a competition in any field, contestants are afraid to show what they don't know.
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Stencylpedia → Stencyl Glossary
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1: Getting Started
Crash Course 2
Block Reference
2: Building Logic
What is a Behavior?
Creating a Behavior
Game Attributes
Attribute Types
Our Behaviors
3: Actors
What are Actors?
Motion & Forces
Collisions & Groups
Creating & Killing
Tweening
Chapter 3 Challenge
4: Scenes
Scene Basics
Drawing Text & HUDs
Changing Scenes
Customizing Actors
5: Mechanics
Playing Sounds
Web Requests
Get/Set Attributes
Continuous Collisions
6: Advanced Topics
Blending Modes
Image API
Tile API
7: The Last 10%
Testing Games
Optimizing Performance 1
8: Publishing
Exporting to Flash
Exporting to Desktop
Chrome Store
9: Mobile Games I
Touch & Gestures
Scale Modes
Keyboard / Alerts / Vibrate
10: Mobile Games II
Backgrounding an App
Marketing your Game
11: iOS
Understanding Certificates
Certificate Setup
iOS Ads
iOS Purchases
Widescreen Phones (5/6/6+)
Publishing to the App Store
12: Android
Android Ads
Android Purchases
Publishing to Google Play
A: Troubleshooting
Showstoppers
The 90% Memory Warning
Recovering Broken Games
Can't Export to SWF
Reloading Documents
Generating Logs
Flash Security Settings
How to Report Bugs
B: How-To Guides
Importing Assets
Scene Designer
Code Mode
Font Editor
Pencyl (Image Editor)
Tile Editor (Shapes)
C: Reference
Stencyl Glossary
by Jon (Updated on 2015-10-11)
Actor Terminology
Actor (Instance)
An individual object in a Scene that has a parent Actor Type. Note that each Actor shares the Behaviors, and related Attributes and Attribute values, that a user attaches to its parent Actor Type.
Actor Type
A template or “blueprint” that an Actor is based on. An Actor Type is the “parent” of an Actor. Each Actor Type can have its own set of Behaviors that define what its “child” Actors can do and any other related game logic characteristics.
Actor Group
The specific Collision Group associated with an Actor Type, and any related child Actors. An Actor Type can have more than one Collision Group associated with it.
A group of images that display in order over a set period of time. An Actor Type can have multiple Animations but a Tile can only have a single Animation. An individual image in an Animation is called an Animation Frame. Each Animation associated with an Actor Type can have its own Collision Group(s). An Animation can be set to play once or to repeat (looping). A Tile cannot have more than one Collision Group associated with its Animation. In addition, each Animation will have its own Collision Shape.
Collision Group
A Collision Group is an arbitrary category that Actor Types, and their child Actors, can belong to. A user can define which Collision Groups can interact and which cannot. A user can also create new Collision Groups and define how they interact with one another. There are five default Collision Groups that a user cannot change: Players, Tiles, Doodads/Decoration, Actors, and Regions. A user can assign any Actor Type to one of those groups or to new groups. Be default, all Actor Types belong to the “Actors” Collision Group. Tiles always belong to their own Collision Group and cannot be associated with any other group. Doodads and Regions are non-colliding groups. They are used to detect collisions but not move colliding Actors.
Collision Shape
A Collision Shape is the shape of one set of collision bounds for a given Animation. It can be rectangular, circular, or polygonal (i.e customizable by a user).
A single image within an Animation. Each Frame shares the Collision Group(s) specified for a complete Animation. A Frame cannot have its own Collision Group(s) separate from those of its Animation and Actor Type. In the case of a Frame in a Tile’s animation, the Collision Group is always Tiles.
Origin Point
Only used when you need to reference “origin” coordinates related to an Actor for specific operations. Two operations refer to the Origin Point’s coordinates, rotate and scale. A user can choose a number of options for the Origin Point from a dropdown menu in the Actor Type Appearance tab and create custom coordinates for an Origin Point. The Origin Point is relative to the default horizontal and vertical (x and y) coordinates of a given Actor Type’s Animation. Origin Point ONLY applies to Web games, not iOS games.
An option related to the collision bounds and group(s) associated with an Actor Type. An Actor that has collision bounds set as Sensors will detect when something else collides with it but won’t produce a standard collision response (i.e. bouncing off each other). If an Actor collides with another Actor that has its collision bounds set to the Sensor option, the two Actors will appear to pass through one another. A user can still perform logic on Actors (via Behaviors) that are Sensors, though. For example, although one Actor that is a Sensor can pass through another, that Actor could still take damage from colliding with another Actor.
Behavior Terminology
Modular gameplay logic that a user can attach to an Actor Type or to a Scene. Also, when creating a Behavior, a user must specify whether the Behavior is an Actor Behavior or a Scene Behavior.
Actor Behavior
A Behavior attached to an Actor Type. Note that each Actor shares the Actor Behaviors, and related default Attribute values, with its parent Actor Type.
Scene Behavior
A Behavior attached to a Scene. Scene Behaviors use different options in Design Mode to perform logic that would only apply to a Scene. For example, in a Scene Behavior, when referring to an Actor in the Scene, you must select a specific Actor. In Actor Behaviors, the default Actor is the one the Actor Behavior is attached to.
A configurable property in a Behavior, represented by a blue Block in Design Mode. Each Attribute has a category it falls into called a type. Examples include Number, Text, Control, Scene, etc. Attributes can be Hidden or Non-Hidden. A user cannot configure Hidden Attributes from an Actor Type’s Behavior tab or a Scene’s Behavior tab whereas a user can configure Non-Hidden Attributes (Attribute values can always be configured from Design Mode, though). Attributes are local to the Behavior instance they are associated with. This means if you have two Actors of the same Actor Type in your Scene, Actors created from that Actor Type will each have their own set of values for their Behaviors’ Attributes.For example, if Actor Type A has a Behavior called Move, and that Behavior has an Attribute called Speed, then each Actor created will have its own separate Speed Attribute value.
Actor ID 1 Move (Speed: 5)
Because those values are independent, you can use Behavior logic to change the value for one Actor and not the other, as shown below.
Actor ID 2 Move (Speed: 10)
Game Attribute
A “global” or “universal” Attribute that is accessible by any and all Behaviors in a game. Game Attributes are represented by purple Blocks in Design Mode.
A single element used to perform some kind of game logic in Stencyl’s Design Mode. Each Block type is color coded, and shaped, to allow users to easily distinguish between Blocks and determine how they should interact with one another.
Expression Block
A Block that fits into a blank in another Block.
Action Block
A Block used in Design Mode that performs an in-game action of some kind. Action Blocks typically have “notches” that indicate they can fit within Event Blocks and attach to one another to perform logic in sequential order.
A Block in Design Mode used to detect when certain conditions are met in a game or specify when certain types of logic should occur. Action Blocks can fit inside Event blocks. There are four basic types of Event blocks: When Created, Always, When Collided, and When Drawing. When Created performs logic when the game is initialized, i.e. when it starts. Always performs the logic contained in it every single step, which is a 100 times per second. When Drawing performs drawing-related logic every frame, in most games at a rate of 60 frames per second (FPS). When Collided performs the logic contained within it when the Actor (the one with a Behavior with this Block attached to it) collides with a Tile or another Actor.
A way for Behavior instances to communicate with, and change the values of, other Behavior instances. Note that Behavior instances can send messages to specific other Behavior instances, to all instances of another Behavior, or to all Behavior instances in a scene, i.e. all the Behavior instances attached to the Scene itself and to all Actors in a Scene.
An individual “phrase” sent between Behaviors is called a Message. Note that for Messages to be received properly, the Message must be spelled in the When This Hears Event Block EXACTLY as it appears in the messaging Action Block.
A value that can be true or false. Also an Attribute type that can have a value of true or false. Represented by hexagonal Blocks in Design Mode. Booleans are often used to check whether or not specific in-game conditions have been met.
A positive or negative number that can also have decimal values. This is an Attribute type in Design Mode. This is also a type of Game Attribute.
Characters or symbols that cannot be manipulated mathematically. Also known as a “string” in programming terms. Words are a good example of Text. Text is an Attribute type in Design Mode. This is also a type of Game Attribute.
A group of objects organized in sequential order by index number. All Lists begin at index number 0 (the first item in the List has an index number of 0). This is an Attribute type in Design Mode. This is also a type of Game Attribute.
An Attribute type in Design Mode that refers to a specific, arbitrary type of user input. Note that a Control Attribute can refer to input from a mouse click, keyboard press, or touchscreen.
An Attribute type in Design Mode that can refer to an arbitrary sound file (generally in MP3 format). This can be a sound effect or a music loop.
An independent “voice” that you can assign a Sound Attribute to. You can use Blocks in Design Mode to manipulate when Channels start and stop playing, volume, and fading.
Development / Debugging
A Block in Design Mode that prints the value of Attributes (or Game Attributes) to the console. This is commonly used to “debug,” i.e. troubleshoot, games by letting the developer know whether certain Attribute values are changing as they should. For example, if a Behavior is supposed to increase the value of an Attribute when that Behavior receives a Message, the Print Block can show the Attribute’s value on the Console so you can check whether it’s changing correctly or not.
A type of Block that you can attach to others in Design Mode that performs no in-game logic or function but can display text for others to read. Stencyl’s game engine ignores Comment Blocks entirely when running a game. This type of Block is typically used when an individual wants to explain how the logic in a Behavior works to someone else. Comment Blocks can show a single line of text or multiple lines of text.
A special window that shows the internal functions occurring in your game. You can bring up the Console when testing a Flash-based game by pressing the ~ key. Attribute values can be tracked and displayed in the Console via the Print Block. For games made for iOS devices, the Console refers to the native Console App that appears when testing a game in the iOS Simulator on a Mac.
A list of all the logic that has occurred when running Stencyl, in chronological order, while the program is running, including when testing a game. The Stack Trace is shown in Logs.
Logs are files that show text of the Stack Trace for Stencyl. When Stencyl or a game reports an error, the Logs can often help determine what the problem is. You can generate Logs for Stencyl by clicking on the Debug option and selecting Generate Logs. The Logs will be output to a location of your choice on your computer (for example, your computer’s desktop).
Scene Terminology
A “level” or area in a game. A Scene can also be used for menus, cutscenes, titles, and end credits. A user can create Scenes in the Scene Editor.
An arbitrary, invisible (unless you’re debugging your game and use a specific Block to make it visible) rectangular area in a Scene. You can perform logic on Actors (via Behaviors) that enter Regions, for example using a Region as a transition point between Scenes.
Rather than using a grid of Tiles, a user can create Terrain, a surface that Actors can collide with, that has an arbitrary number of points. This is useful when a user wants to create highly customized collision shapes (though custom collision shapes are also possible with Tiles).
A connection between two Actors that a user can add in the Scene Editor. There are three types: Stick Joint, a straight, immobile connection between two Actors; a Hinge Joint, a connection that can bend, like a hinge; and a Sliding Joint, a connection that Actors can slide along.
A plane of Tiles organized by depth. The “lowest” Layer will be drawn first, and “higher” Layers will be drawn on top of the lower ones. A user can create an arbitrary number of Layers in a Scene.
A rectangular graphic that can have collision bounds applied to it. Tiles are organized into Tilesets and are used to make Scenes. A user can select different collision shapes to apply to a given Tile or no collision shape. A user can place Tiles on the same or different Layers. A Tile can have any arbitrary rectangular shape and size, i.e. square or rectangular. Common sizes include 16 x 16, 32 x 32, 48 x 48, and 64 x 64.
A collection of Tiles used to draw collision surfaces, and scenery Actors can’t collide with, in a Scene. A Tileset has a maximum size of 2,880 x 2,880 pixels for Web (Flash) games and 1,024 x 1,024 (at standard, non-retina resolution) for iOS games. All Tiles in a Tileset will have the same rectangular dimensions a user chooses when uploading, or creating, a Tileset.
Where in a Scene the viewport (the screen size for a game) is focused. There are a number of Blocks that can move the viewport. For example, the Camera could be locked to the player’s Actor and follow that Actor around. The Camera can scroll automatically. The Camera could also be fixed, for example in puzzle games where the Scene’s size matches the screen size.
An image drawn behind (below) the lowest layer of Tiles. A user can add a Background via the Background Editor.
An image drawn in front of the highest Layer of Tiles.
Instance Customization
The ability to change the non-hidden Attribute values associated with an individual Actor’s Behavior(s). You can change an Actor’s Behavior(s)’ Attribute values by right-clicking on an Actor in the Scene Editor and clicking “Customize Behavior.”
A type of file Stencyl uses to hold all of your game’s information, essentially the collection of graphics, sounds, and gameplay logic (Behaviors) that make up a game. There are three types of games you can make, Web, Desktop and Mobile. Web games are exportable in SWF format (for use with the Flash player) or JS format (for HTML5). Desktop games are exported as .EXE (Windows executables) and .APP (Mac app bundles). Mobile games are exportable as .IPA files for use with iOS-based (Apple) devices and .APK files for use with Android-based devices.
A template for a game. Kits already include a number of Behaviors to make a game in a specific genre. Kits are designed to make it easy to make a game in a given genre. Some of the Kits that Stencyl offers include the Jump & Run Kit, for making platformers; and the Space Shooter Kit, for making scrolling shoot-em-up games. Users can create new Kits to share with others.
The screen that appears before a game starts. The Preloader can be used to show a custom logo in a splash screen. The Stencyl logo appears either after the preloader screen or as a badge in the lower-right corner of the preloader. You can have the default Stencyl splash screen removed by purchasing a license for Web games. The splash screen does not exist for iOS games and is instead represented by a watermark.
The ability to make a game playable only on designated websites, for example for sponsored Web games.
Graphics / Drawing
Actor Space
When drawing text or custom shapes, this refers to an Actor as the point of origin for whatever is being drawn. Whatever is drawn will have its origin as the upper left corner (0, 0) of the Actor.
Screen Space
When drawing text or custom shapes, this refers to a the screen as the point of origin for whatever is being drawn. Whatever is drawn will have its origin as the upper left corner (0, 0) of the screen window.
Stencyl (previously known as StencylWorks)
Stencyl’s game development toolset.
StencylForge
A web-based service accessible from inside Stencyl, that allows you to share game assets with others and download game assets that others have uploaded.
Areas of the Toolset
The screen you see when you open Stencyl. You can select a Game or Kit to work on or create a new Game or Kit.
The hub from which you can access other Editors, and game assets, in a Game or Kit in Stencyl.
Actor Editor
An Editor in Stencyl that allows you to create and customize Actor Types, from Animations to the Behaviors attached to an Actor Type.
An Editor in Stencyl that allows you to upload images to use as backgrounds and foregrounds, and set scrolling speeds for them.
Scene Editor
An Editor in Stencyl that allows you to create and edit Scenes, and place Actors in a game’s Scenes. The Inspector pane (added in 2.x) is a properties pane that allows you to customize Actors on the fly.
Tileset Editor
An Editor in Stencyl that allows you to upload and edit Tilesets, including setting up Animations and collision bounds for individual Tiles.
Design Mode
Stencyl’s visual code editor, which uses Blocks that can snap into one another, to create game logic. Design Mode can be used to create Actor Behaviors and Scene Behaviors. Stencyl’s Design Mode visual code Block system is based on MIT’s Scratch software and is used with permission. Note that code written in specific programming languages (depending on the platform the game is targeting) can also be embedded in Blocks.
A development environment, built into Stencyl, that allows you to use different common programming languages to create Behaviors.
A multi-platform language similar to JavaScript and ActionScript that cross-compiles to Flash bytecode, JavaScript and C++. This enables exporting to most commercially important platforms (Flash, HTML5, Windows/Mac/Linux, iOS, Android) from a single codebase.
OpenFL (and Lime)
A reimplementation of the Flash API within Haxe. Effectively, allows a game or an engine to be written in a Flash-like manner and exported to all platforms. OpenFL stands for Open Flash Library.
A free, open-source physics engine, created by Erin Catto, that Stencyl uses to provide physics for games.
A programming language, developed by Apple, used to write software programs that can run on iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV). In Stencyl 3.0 and beyond, Objective-C can be used in extensions to enhance games with native functionality.
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at Western Kentucky
at Louisville
Sat, Feb 22 / Noon
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vs Southern Mississippi
Lake Charles, La.
at McNeese State
Tues, March 3 / 6 p.m.
at Nicholls State
Thibodaux, La.
Fri, March 6 / 5:30 p.m.
at Georgia Southern
Statesboro, Ga.
Sun, March 8 / Noon
at Alabama State
Fri, March 13 / 6 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana
Hammond, La.
Sun, March 15 / 1 p.m.
at Kent State
Sun, March 22 / Noon
Emory G. Bauer Field
at Purdue
West Lafayette, Ind.
Fri, April 3 / 3 p.m.
Sun, April 5 / 1 p.m.
at Milwaukee
Franklin, Wis.
Sun, April 12 / 1 p.m.
at Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Ind.
Wed, April 22 / 3 p.m.
Eastern Illinois
Sat, May 2 / 2 p.m.
Sun, May 3 / 1 p.m.
Tues, May 5 / 6 p.m.
at Chicago State
Sun, May 10 / Noon
Thur, May 14 / 3 p.m.
Fri, May 15 / 1 p.m.
Sat, May 16 / 1 p.m.
Tues, May 19 / Time TBA
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Valpo in the Pros
2020 Roster (Printable)
Downloadable Wallpapers
Baseball on Twitter
Baseball on Instagram
Mother Nature Wins Again, Valpo/Chicago State Washed Out
Mother Nature remained undefeated on Tuesday as the Valparaiso University baseball game slated to take place at Chicago State was canceled due to rain.
This marks the second time this season Valpo and Chicago State were scheduled to play and were unable to do so. The two teams have announced a makeup date for the first of those games, as the contest at Emory G. Bauer Field originally scheduled for April 8 will be made up on Tuesday, May 14 at 3 p.m.
Valpo is scheduled to be back in action on Wednesday at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET at Western Michigan. Please stay tuned for any further schedule adjustments.
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ulbator - tarps and ponchos
Big Blond Blog
About Ulbator
Race Dating
The author of the article "Why I Don’t Date White Men" explains why the author won't date, well, men that are white. That is all nice and dandy, each to their own. And generally speaking we don't hold in high regard white western men (males) of today (if you are a white western man who wants to improve in the attitude and appearance departments, go here and then here) either. The reasons as to why she won't date whites are funny though. And just as the "bold and freewheeling" Houston Press called for Heavy Metal artists to restrain themselves, the "progressive" author calls for racial considerations in the dating game.
No point in trying to dig deep into a shallow article so we'll just quote and comment on some of the funniest statements:
1) "It felt hypocritical to my political beliefs to be dating white" - The infamous organization WAR is a little more straightforward in their terminology, using the term "race traitor".
2) "it started out as a political decision but it has manifested into preference" - Doesn't sound delusional at all.
3) "I would later learn about internalized racism and conditioning and how this shapes our preferences and self-worth" - So after having been under the burden of internalized racism and conditioning for years, she conditioned herself out of said conditioning? Right?
4) A number of phrases indicate that whites should be ashamed of themselves, and that Bangladeshi immigrants to the U.S. have a really hard time. A lot harder, we assume, than for Bangladeshi residents in, say, Bangladesh. This quote is our favorite in the shame on whites category: "He embodied privilege: white privilege, class privilege, gender privilege, education privilege". We'd have to plead guilty as charged on that one. While some people are concerned about "privilege", Ulbator's concern is domination.
What did the head honcho think about the article? "She says she doesn't want to date any white men? She hasn't met the head honcho."
Nope, definitely hasn't met the head honcho.
Ulbator
Not for Pussies!
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Unmanned Spaceflight.com > Inner Solar System and the Sun > Mercury > Messenger
MESSENGER News Thread, news, updates and discussion
paxdan
Launched on August 3rd 2004, NASA's MESSENGER will become the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury.
News and updates are availbale via Johns Hopkins University MESSENGER website and the Kennedy Space Center's MESSENGER website.
There will be an earth flyby in August followed by a couple of swings by Venus and three velocity scrubbing passages past mecury before the craft enters orbit in March 2011.
April 18, 2005 status report from JHU. Extensive JHU FAQs page here.
Buck Galaxy
QUOTE (paxdan @ Apr 20 2005, 11:22 AM)
I for one can barely wait for Messenger. There is a big section of Mercury we've never seen, and I would love to also see close ups of the huge polar ice deposits.
QUOTE (Buck Galaxy @ May 29 2005, 02:19 PM)
"Big section" is putting it mildly. If I recall correctly, one of the Mariner spacecraft was the only probe to go past Mercury, and it photographed only a little over a fourth of the planet.
Ugh, searching for Mercury Mariner on Google turns up more matches for some damn new SUV called just that. Of course, it is a hyrbid with mileage about equal to my car, so I guess I can't really complain.
Why is it such a long time until Messenger gets to Mercury?
Oh, seems NASA anticipated this question. Link. Orbital insertion around something so small requires a slower speed than, say, something like Cassini.
Should definitely be an interesting mission though. That's a fascinating probe too - all the adaptations needed for flying so close to the sun.
tedstryk
Interplanetary Dumpster Diver
From: Powell, TN
Mariner 10 Photographed 45% of Mercury, or almost half. But only basically one illumination condition was covered - due to orbital mechanics, the same side was illuminated on all three flybys. And the views of many areas were very forshortened on the limb.
Temporary home for some of my images...
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MiniTES
From: New Jersey
MESSENGER = strained acronym. It's even worse than Hipparcos.
"Too low they build, who build beneath the stars." - Edward Young
JRehling
QUOTE (Buck Galaxy @ May 29 2005, 11:19 AM)
As others noted, Mariner 10 imaged about 45% of the surface, not all well. Radar has provided some nice additional coverage, not all of which is available publicly.
But we're not going to see the polar ice deposits, at least not in visible wavelengths. They are, if they exist at all, in areas of permanent shade. It wouldn't take much sunlight at 0.4 AU to melt (vaporize) ice.
I suppose it's possible that a crater floor could be imaged in light reflected off of the crater wall, if imaging conditions are just right, and if that kind of lighting isn't enough to make any such parcel of ice disappear.
QUOTE (JRehling @ May 31 2005, 01:27 AM)
I doubt there is reflected light weak enough to not melt ice over eons and bright enough for Messenger to use it to create an image, especially with the glare from whatever is reflecting the light.
edstrick
Uh... doesn't Messenger have a laser altimiter?... that measures reflectance, as well as delay-time which equals range...
I'd have to check, but I thought it did...
Bob Shaw
From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
I'm reminded of the darkside images taken of the Moon by Clementine - I wonder how well Venus will illuminate the shadowed parts of Mercury (obviously, at the right time of the Mercurian year it'll be *much* brighter).
Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 31 2005, 04:19 AM)
A full Venus has an absolute magnitude about 4 times that of the Earth, but is 130 times farther from Mercury than Earth is from the Moon. Venusshine onto Mercury should thus be about 1/4200 of the effect of earthshine on the Moon. Depending upon the specs of a camera, that could be used for some imaging, although I suspect that the Messenger camera would not be built for light-sensitivity the way, say, New Horizon's are. The kicker: if the polar areas never see the Sun due to the geometry, they'll never see Venus either.
QUOTE (edstrick @ May 30 2005, 10:02 PM)
Yes, the polar ice (if it exists as such) should be detectible through several instruments, and the laser altimeter is one possibility. If they are they, we will end up with image products, I'm sure, mapping them. But we won't have traditional imagery as such (I realize the distinction can be gray -- at what extent does a collection of reflectance data equal an image??).
I'll add that we don't have proof yet that the shadows of the polar craters hold full-fledged surface ice deposits -- only that the areas are highly reflective in radar. They may be dust-covered ice that appear as normal regolith in vis/IR. Whatever is going on there may possibly not involve water ice, but sulfur, for example. Verifying the suspected ice and determining whether or not any such ice is on the surface is something to find out. Finally, the same investigation will be happening with regard to the (presumably similar) phenomenon at the lunar poles. I guess LRO will shed light on the lunar version before Messenger gets to Mercury. (It's quite a coincidence that of the two large airless worlds in the inner solar system, both have large areas of permanent shadow near their poles! -- this wouldn't be true of the Earth or Mars.)
Darn - I hadn't thought of that, and it's probably pretty obvious! Not only will libration effects be pretty minimal (unlike the Earth-Moon situation, where something interesting might be a goer), but as Venus and Mercury are probably in all sorts of orbital resonances there's likely to be only a few chances to view the same areas, badly illuminated at best. Oh, well, back to the drawing board.
OK, what about the Zodiacal Light...
Reflections from Comets...
Starlight...
Chmee
QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ May 31 2005, 12:04 PM)
Or how about a high-yield fusion bomb detonated in orbit? Use it like a giant flash-bulb to take a picture!
You could even use the x-rays generated by the explosion to look for hydrogen.
RNeuhaus
Is Mercury atmosphere similar to Moon rather than Mars? What are the composition of Mercury's atmosphere (helllium, hydrogen, oxigen, potassium and sodium)? Wiill the Messengare space answer these questions?
Earth from MESSENGER at 29.6 million km
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#29607 - 09/15/09 09:57 AM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Final Conflict]
Jake999 Jake999
Well said, FC.
Like yourself, I obviously disagree with Dr. Aquino's views on many points, but have always believed that he at least had the guts to stand on his own two feet and walk out the door to form his own vision of what he felt The Church of Satan (as Setianism) should be. Unfortunately, what we've seen in his "down his nose responses" is pretty much what I've seen since the 70's in virtually every correspondence I've seen, and now on the web as well. And I keep wondering, IF it's his true vision, then why not cling to it and move on, rather than clinging to the mantle of the Church of Satan, all the while decrying it as some flawed social experiment?
Like yourself, I wonder where this "broken shell" of a man that was Anton LaVey was in the years that I knew him and spoke with him, many times daily... and for hours at at time throughout the night in San Francisco? AND I have yet to meet anyone who met someone in that LaVey suit who found him other than gracious, cultured and full of life and strength. Sure. He had his bad days when things were going badly with something outside of his control, in the mundane world, but don't we all? And NEVER did I see him with anything near the attitude that he might somehow have failed with The Church of Satan.
Yes, as Final Conflict says, "he was a true mensch."
No, we might not be the halloween plastic pumpkin and cardboard cut out devil crowd, and we may not bow down to any great manifestation of some anthropomorphic cloven hoofed deity or some Egyptian sculpture unearthed from the sand. And many of us might eschew the current administration of The Church of Satan and its modus operandi, but make no mistake. We claim our RIGHT to it. We stayed with Dr. LaVey and HIS vision when you and others cut and ran. Not saying you were wrong. In your mind, you did what you had to do. So, having done that, why should you even give a rat's ass what WE do any longer?
And yes, we KNOW you've got an ebook on The Church of Satan. You promote it at every turn. And like FC, it's only made me more certain that in sticking with Dr. LaVey back in the musty dusties of the mid-to-late 70's and up until now, I did the right thing. If seems now that you're trolling for membership in The Temple of Set amongst those who might read it and think it's (as Paul Harvey used to say) "the rest of the story," rather than simply your version.
Like I said, I respect you for the guts it took to stand by your guns and move on, and as a military member as well, but your attitude of condescension isn't appreciated. We don't need your approval. I get the feeling that you're trolling for converts. Good luck with that. But those of us who've made our choice aren't going anywhere.
Bury your dead, pick up your weapon and soldier on.
#29613 - 09/15/09 02:00 PM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Final Conflict]
Michael A.Aquino Michael A.Aquino
Loc: San Francisco, CA, USA
Originally Posted By: Final Conflict
Most people affiliating with the Church during this latter period were generally much better informed and having access to a much larger library of metaphysical works that were not in print during the 1960s and 1970s, particularly reprints of once obscure occult texts. Anyone who was interested in learning about such topics could freely peruse these texts without having to join any kind of esoteric organization.
Without getting into the de/merits of "obscure occult texts" (which range from the illuminating to the lunatic), there was plenty of literary grass to graze back in the prehistoric '60s [and even earlier]. What I see all too much of today are enthusiasts drenched in the waterfall of Net-era data, but without the rigorous educational base to evaluate and apply it discerningly.
Not everyone who joined the original Church of Satan was college-educated, but in my experience they were notably more cautious and incremental about this new experience and environment than one encounters today. This doesn't make much difference in a free-form situation such as this Forum, but in a functional organization setting it engendered an expectation of both protocol and scholarship.
Though I am probably biased because I became a member in the early 1980s, in my humble opinion the work and aesthetic of Dr. LaVey during this later period of the Church was far more cultivated and refined than during the first phase in the 1960s and 1970s.
O.K., let's take a look at his presumably-representative Devil's Notebook (1992), breaking its contents down by time-period:
1966-1971: The Emotional Church of Satan
At the time of its founding, and for the first few years when it remained a local San Francisco institution, the Church took itself very literally in a primitive, emotional context. The Devil and his Daemons were all considered to be living, sentient entities who were duly invoked in direct-discourse rituals. Anton wore a horned cowl in ritual, presided on a throne, and was idolized as a semi-supernatural being to be addressed as “Your Excellency”. He was held to be the “prophet” of Satan whose birthday should be considered “the true nativity”.946 In this period his essays for the Cloven Hoof were imperial and dramatic.
8. BY ANY OTHER NAME.
Original title: “The Shame of the New Witch Cult”.
Cloven Hoof, March V/1970.
Reprinted (new title) Cloven Hoof #XIX-3, Third Quarter XXI/1986.
1972-1975: The Intellectual Church of Satan
During this period the C/S branched out to become a nationwide institution with a multitude of Grottos and a Priesthood & Regional Agent administrative network. There was a good deal of discussion concerning Satanism as a religion and philosophy beyond the literal images of the Satanic Bible. The original San Francisco group ceased to meet, with Anton LaVey now functioning as head of a far-flung organization. He was now regarded less as a supernatural Devil and more as a sage: the founder of a new and evolutionary school of scientific and metaphysical thought. His own Satanic Rituals reinforced his image as a scholar whose perceptions of Satanism went far beyond anti-Christian “Devil worship”. These essays represent Anton at his most intellectual, and without the anti-social reclusiveness that would pervade his later works. He was a brilliant thinker, comfortable with his prominence in society, speaking to a national audience of Church of Satan members who respected his views and invariably engaged in lively discussions of them.
25. MUSIC FOR THE RITUAL CHAMBER.
Cloven Hoof #IV-7, September-October VII/1972.
10. RAVINGS FROM TARTARUS.
Cloven Hoof #IV-8, November-December VII/1972.
23. EROTIC CRYSTALLIZATION INERTIA.
Cloven Hoof #V-1, January-February VIII/1973.
4. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EVIL.
Cloven Hoof #V-2, March-April VIII/1973.
19. MILLION D’ARLEQUIN, VESTI LA GIUBBA, ET AL.
Cloven Hoof #V-3, May-June VIII/1973.
9. THE COMBINATION LOCK PRINCIPLE.
Original title: “The Magical Personality”.
Cloven Hoof #V-4, July-August VIII/1973.
14. THE WHOOPIE CUSHION SHALL RISE AGAIN.
Cloven Hoof #VI-5, October IX/1974.
1975-1977: Anton LaVey - Post-1975 Shock
In May 1975 Anton LaVey announced a decision to sell the degrees of the Church of Satan for personal profit, and virtually the entire organization disintegrated as the Priesthood, Agents, Grottos, and active membership resigned to form the Temple of Set. Two factors are evident in the years immediately following this development: (1) Anton’s shock at the sudden, total collapse of the C/S because of his decision and (2) the dilemma he now faced because, when confronted for his prostitution of the C/S, he had denied the existence of Satan at all except as a dramatic metaphor for his personal opinions. His essays now become defensive and bitter, lashing out at a world he feels to be unfair to him.
6. THE GOODGUY BADGE.
Cloven Hoof #VII-4, July-August X/1975.
3. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.
Cloven Hoof #VII-6, November-December X/1975.
33. CLOTHES MAKE THE SLAVE.
Cloven Hoof #VIII-1, January-February XI/1976.
7. THE Church of Satan, COSMIC JOY BUZZER.
Cloven Hoof #VIII-2, March-April XI/1976.
38. LAW OF THE TRAPEZOID.
Cloven Hoof #VIII-6, November-December XI/1976.
11. THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A SECRET.
Original title: “The Importance of Keeping a Secret vs. the Discovery Game”.
Cloven Hoof #IX-2, March-April XII/1977.
45. MISANTHROPIA.
Cloven Hoof #IX-3, May-June XII/1977.
1977-1985: Anton LaVey - Social Critic I
Regaining his balance, Anton also regains something of the caustic wit for which his writings were famous. From now on, however, neither Satan nor any other demonic being or force is ever mentioned. Nor is ceremonial magic [as in the Satanic Bible & Satanic Rituals]. Rather the content of his essays becomes a rambling litany of sneering contempt for social values which particularly irritate him. Nowhere is there a good word for any positive inventions, developments, or other social progress.
36. LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU.
Cloven Hoof #IX-4, July-August XII/1977.
Cloven Hoof #IX-5, September-October XII/1977.
41. HOW TO BECOME A WEREWOLF.
Cloven Hoof #X-1, January-February XIII/1978.
30. CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET MISOGYNIST.
Cloven Hoof #X-5, September-October XIII/1978.
13. THE BLOW-OFF, OR, KROGER BABB, WHERE ARE YOU NOW THAT WE NEED YOU?
Original title: “The Power of Ambiguity - The Blow-Off, or Kroger Babb, Where Are You Now That We Need You?”.
Cloven Hoof #XI-1, January-February XIV/1979.
43. THE MERITS OF ARTIFICIALITY.
Cloven Hoof #XI-2, March-April XIV/1979.
20. NONCONFORMITY: Satanism’S GREATEST WEAPON.
Cloven Hoof #XI-5, September-October XIV/1979.
44. THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL HUMAN COMPANIONS.
Original title: “Means of Construction of Artificial Human Companions”.
15. THE THREAT OF PEACE.
Cloven Hoof #XII-5, September-October XV/1980.
18. EUSTRESS, VAMPIRES, AND VICARIOUSNESS.
Cloven Hoof #XII-6, November-December XV/1980.
16. CURSES BY THE DOZEN.
Original title: “Curses by the Dozen, or Wholesale Hexes”.
Cloven Hoof #XIII-1, 1981.
40. SUMMERTIME.
Cloven Hoof #XV-4, August XVIII/1983.
21. HOW TO BE GOD (OR THE DEVIL).
Cloven Hoof #XVIII-2, 1985.
42. TIME TO START KICKING ASS.
Cloven Hoof #XVIII-3, Autumn XX/1985.
1985-1992: Anton LaVey - Social Critic II
With the departure of Diane LaVey and her replacement by Sharon Densley, all pretense of a functioning C/S disintegrated. After a few intermittent, amateurishly-produced issues by Densley, the Cloven Hoof finally ceased publication in 1988. Diane, who had been with Anton from the pre-beginning days of the C/S, had been a stabilizing influence on him and his writings. Now, in reclusion, he was surrounded only by mesmerized sycophants like Densley. His essays of alienation continue, becoming if anything more bizarre. Now they are unpublished, awaiting, presumably, an airing in this DN book.
27. EVANGELISTS VS. THE NEW GOD.
Cloven Hoof #XX-2, XXII/1987.
31. PENTAGONAL REVISIONISM: A FIVE-POINT PROGRAM.
Cloven Hoof #XXI-2, XXIII/1988.
I have a near-complete collection of the CH from its 1969 beginning to its 1988 end, so am perhaps better able to see this perspective than those who ate just a slice of the pie, so to speak. Note, incidentally, that The Devil's Notebook does not break its contents down by date of creation.
On those occasions that I met Dr. LaVey, I always found him to be an extremely gracious and generous host, and very much full of life. If you speak with others who also had occasion to interact with the Doctor during this period, you will also find that they never found him to be the broken shell of a man you speculated him to have become after 1975. That was not my experience at all.
Entirely possible; as has been amply noted here, he was a master of his audiences, and he obviously enjoyed the 1940s-noir corner into which he had painted himself.
Zeena and Nikolas Schreck had an hour-long phone conversation with Anton on 4/13/90, at which time they were still both his most preferred intimates. They secretly taped it, and about ten years later gave me a copy. The paranoia, contempt, and general disconnection were pervasive.
... there were more than a few individuals in the CoS, including yourself, who strongly believed in the literal existence of the Devil.
And it was for that very reason that Dr. LaVey decided to do away with all the kitsch and Halloween horrorshow that he had indulged all the curiosity seekers back in the 1960s and early 1970s. Such carnival hucksterism had long since outlived its purpose and it was time to move on.
Actually Anton stopped that public stuff in San Francisco in 1970, and it was never a keystone of any of the national Grottos except in lighthearted entertainment, both internally and in the community.
The truth regarding the birth of the Temple of Set is that you and a number of others vehemently disagreed with this action and took the metaphorical language the Doctor had used in Church rituals far too literally. When the Doctor attempted to clarify the misunderstanding, you and the others were left disillusioned and left to start the Temple of Set.
Nope. Cf. my too-often-mentioned ehistory for the documented details.
There are two sides to every story. You have every right to your side. But the Doctor's interpretation of those events were very different and have been corroborated by others who had known the man since the early years of the Church and lived through what you call the "Great Schism."
I can think of no one, certainly not of the Priesthood, who was active in the Church 1970-75 who has disputed, much less refuted my account of the events leading up to and constituting the 1975 crisis. That there were friends such as Art Lyons who just swallowed Anton's whitewash I of course know.
Originally Posted By: "M.A."
I would not bother advising you to disregard the atheists trying to clothe themselves in the magic robes of Satanists.
This is a bit rich, Dr. Aquino, considering that this is a forum that is far from theistic in orientation. While I respect you as a person and likewise I respect your views, while I may disagree with them, I have no absolutely no respect for such an attitude of contempt that you hold for those of us who disagree with you regarding the literal existence of a Prince of Darkness.
If I were an Atheist, as indeed I was until 1969, I would have the integrity to call myself exactly that, and not seek to give myself tinsel-glamor by styling myself a "Satanist". Merely redefining "Satanism" as "Atheism-with-frills" makes you look silly to anything other than your bathroom mirror, sorry. Someone I knew once remarked that "self-deceit is the gravest of all 'sins'."
Since you've once again brought this up, let me ask you, why do you care so much, after all these years, about what we infidels who dare deny the existence of the Dark Lord think or call ourselves?
If you see someone desecrating, distorting, or misrepresenting something which is meaningful or sacred to you, you stand up for it as appropriate under the circumstances. I swore to the Priesthood on 6/21/70 and have never forgotten that oath, including in much more personally-dangerous situations than this forum.
In your view, were the Romantic poets any less Satanic because they did not believe in the Devil? What about Nietzsche, that most Satanic of philosophers? How about Baudelaire? The French surrealists? Indeed, what of all the artists and thinkers throughout history who held true to the Promethean spirit and were - metaphorically speaking - in league with the Devil through and through?
Which one of them called himself a "Satanist"? As for artists and philosophers expressing Satanic themes, no quibble there; but that's not the issue.
Now, since you've opened up the discussion and berated those of us who are godless - a thoroughly Satanic virtue - perhaps you can enlighten one such as myself, ignorant as I must be in your eyes, as to what you believe in exactly? My understanding is that you have long since abandoned Satan in favor of Set, or are they the same?
Read my two ebooks, as this is discussed at length therein.
And what do you say of those theistic Satanists who worship the Prince of Darkness? Was I wrong to assume that Setians did not worship any deity and instead aspired to become "god-like" themselves?
In Setian initiation the individual ka is a particularized manifestation of the general neter, so to us your distinction is meaningless.
And what of Zeena, what is her story? Why did she leave the Temple and run off to Germany to start an even more orthodox Setian - pardon me, Sethian organization?
A story too long for an already-overlong post, but not damaging to either Zeena or the Temple of Set.
I cannot see how a man as educated and as literate and as long lived as yourself could possibly believe in the existence of a literal Devil with cloven hoofs and horns and choose to worship such a thing?
I met him [not with hooves & horns, however].
Furthermore, I cannot see how you could possibly even sanction the very notion of devil worship or encourage this behavior amongst those youth who, I guarantee you, will one day grow up and look back on those innocent years with folly and laughter at how ridiculous they had been.
Here you strike home more than you realize, because I am far from certain that opening the doors to authentic Satanism is a good thing for all but perhaps a very few. It is rather like the Krel mind-boost machine in Forbidden Planet. With this in mind, Peter Gilmore may indeed be the best social face for "Satanism".
Dr. Aquino, while you may not convince me, and I may not convince you, let us agree upon one thing that I had thought you had agreed upon with others beforehand: to not berate and scold others for not accepting as truth the reality that you believe to be true, in this case, the idea of a literal Devil.
I don't mind anyone's belief [unless it manifests as villagers-with-torches]. All I have said here is that people should call themselves what they are, if only so not to confuse others [or themselves]. If the shoe doesn't fit, you don't have to wear it.
Otherwise, how different are you from Gilmore, who berates and scolds anyone who dares voice an opinion contrary to his view that there is only the flesh and no reality beyond the flesh? Gilmore considers any belief other than absolute materialism as a sign of mental illness. He even considers agnostics and non-theists who don't conform to his definition of "atheism" as being idiots.
As above, perhaps Peter Gilmore serves a valid social purpose after all.
Dr. LaVey, for all his faults, and we're all human, at the very least respected everyone worthy of such respect, including those who shared very different beliefs. He was a true mensch. Ironically your book on the CoS only further confirmed and cemented my respect and admiration for the Doctor.
On that we agree.
Michael A. Aquino
#29614 - 09/15/09 02:22 PM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Michael A.Aquino]
Okay, so after all of this what have we learned...
The old CoS posse each view their time as special and have their own personal views of it. Each of them view Anton as they believe him to be. Each of them view their beliefs to be the top dog, and correct.
Most of us are well aware of the timeline of events leading up from and to the current stupidity of the CoS. We don't need a detail listing of everything to show this. Anyone who can't do the research into their own beliefs on these matters, shouldn't have it spoon fed to them.
Somehow, I find it kinda sad and funny this whole stupid mess. Fuck, what is wrong with acknowledging that you use Satan as a being/archtype during rituals, but don't believe outside the chamber that he's going to ring your doorbell?
Why does it have to be all or nothing?
Anton was a cool man with many sides. I am sure he is probably laughing at this whole conversation.
Whatever, you guys continue. I'm just going to sell more copies of my own book. lol
#29616 - 09/15/09 03:22 PM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Jake999]
Originally Posted By: Jake999
Unfortunately, what we've seen in his "down his nose responses" is pretty much what I've seen since the 70's in virtually every correspondence I've seen, and now on the web as well. And I keep wondering, IF it's his true vision, then why not cling to it and move on, rather than clinging to the mantle of the Church of Satan, all the while decrying it as some flawed social experiment?
An understandable question which I have been asked many times over the years. My answer has always been the same: that I saw the Church of Satan as a consecrated, not a merely consensual institution, and that I swore the oath of Priesthood to the Prince of Darkness on 6/21/70 and have never forgotten it. Depending upon your personal point of view, this either makes me very right or very wrong; and it is probably just as well for my Earthly tranquillity that the latter view publicly prevails.
As above, I have no reason to question that Anton enjoyed himself and his refashioned world once he succeeded in blotting out 1975 [which, as substantiated by the Cloven Hoof & Devil's Notebook, did take him awhile].
We claim our RIGHT to [the Church of Satan]. We stayed with Dr. LaVey and HIS vision when you and others cut and ran. Not saying you were wrong. In your mind, you did what you had to do. So, having done that, why should you even give a rat's ass what WE do any longer?
As I have attempted to clarify, my interest is a sacred, not a profane one. So it really has nothing to do with your experiences, and certainly is in no way intended to insult you or any other sincere individual who sought out Anton LaVey after 1975. There are many topics in this forum in which it is easy and fun to exchange ideas, because we are generally singing from the same sheet of music. The question of whether Satan and the Church of Satan were metaphysical realities over and above their physical manifestations is more of an Abyss, and we just have to remember that things look differently from each side of it.
As for giving a rat's ass, well, sometimes I do.
And yes, we KNOW you've got an ebook on The Church of Satan. You promote it at every turn.
Apologies for that impression; I've fallen into the habit of referring to it because in assembling it I sought to include and correlated everything I knew and could find about Anton and the Church, and so much of that material needs to be seen at length and in context. When something comes up here that the ebook addresses, I tend to mention that, that's all.
It seems now that you're trolling for membership in The Temple of Set amongst those who might read it and think it's (as Paul Harvey used to say) "the rest of the story," rather than simply your version.
I don't recall a single post here wherein I've ever recommended the Temple of Set to anyone. Indeed since 1975 I've never recommended it to anyone. A bit like Oppenheimer after Trinity, I'm far from certain that the doors we've opened weren't better shut, and it was during the 1970-75 period that they first began to crack.
As for the objectivity of COS, that's a problem for any author. I sought to approach it by as many impersonal sources as possible, all footnoted, and not excluding significant material of an "unharmonious" nature, as for example Anton's 1975 denunciation of myself and other departees. Over the years my impression has been that COS has a reputation of being a far more comprehensive and accurate examination of both the Church and Anton than anything else around, and by no means to their discredit.
Like I said, I respect you for the guts it took to stand by your guns and move on, and as a military member as well, but your attitude of condescension isn't appreciated. We don't need your approval.
Condescension is not intended; education sometimes is, and it is sometimes difficult to differentiate them. Nor do some people with strongly-held opinions feel any need for "education"; I think it was Hermann Göring who remarked, "Whenever I hear the word 'culture', I reach for my revolver."
I get the feeling that you're trolling for converts. Good luck with that. But those of us who've made our choice aren't going anywhere.
No, discussed above. And yes, we are each involved in a personal adventure with its unique experiences. Forums like this would be pretty dull if we all sang together like a choir; speaking with Satanists is more like herding cats.
#29617 - 09/15/09 03:49 PM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Morgan]
what is wrong with acknowledging that you use Satan as a being/archtype during rituals, but don't believe outside the chamber that he's going to ring your doorbell? Why does it have to be all or nothing?
If you're playing a game, there's nothing at all wrong with it.
He laughed at such things all the time. There were times when he was deadly serious; much more often you had to watch your ass around him. I once mentioned to Diane that some of the Cloven Hoof mail I routinely got was a bit sloppy. A month or so later I got a letter from some apparent Church member on torn-out binder paper, scrawled in pencil with lots of misspelled words, and a piece of dried-up Chef Boyardee spaghetti stuck on the top. The next time I spoke with Diane, I couldn't help waxing indignant - which resulted in two explosions of laughter at the other end of the phone. Anton said proudly, "It took me half an hour to get that spaghetti just right."
Whatever, you guys continue. I'm just going to sell more copies of my own book.
What book is that?
Like yourself, I obviously disagree with Dr. Aquino's views on many points, but have always believed that he at least had the guts to stand on his own two feet and walk out the door to form his own vision of what he felt The Church of Satan (as Setianism) should be.
yes, and this forum is a nice middle ground for opposing parties to debate and discuss such matters. you have probably said a few things youve thought about for years! I have been impressed by both yours and MA's articulate fencing.
give the mods a little credit Jake. I am not aware of any undue solicitation coming from Michael Aquino. rest assured it is not allowed and would be removed, regardless of who posts it. This is not his first ride on the turnip truck either, and Im quite sure he knows how to be a respectful member of a message board by now too.
and trolling for membership? I have personally asked him what I thought were pertinent questions regarding the TOS, and was not "trolled" in the slightest. quite the opposite in fact.
Like I said, I respect you for the guts it took to stand by your guns and move on, and as a military member as well, but your attitude of condescension isn't appreciated.
while this thread might have crashed the rails off the original topic, up until now youve both shown civility and respect. this is important, because as you know, these threads stay up on the internet for a long long time. you come from similar backgrounds, and from a time when many younger satanists, not to mention serious researchers, will find valuable. bickering aside, you both offer important insights into old school american Satanism. I hope you keep this in mind.
Final Conflict Final Conflict
O.K., let's take a look at his presumably-representative Devil's Notebook (1992), breaking its contents down by time-period
As I mentioned, I had already read the entirety of your book on the CoS, which if I'm not mistaken includes that essay you just posted. You did disregard "Satan Speaks" as well as later articles by the Doctor. That said, as regards my original point, we'll have to agree to disagree.
As a side note, in your book you mention Feral House, the publisher of "Satan Speaks," to be a Nazi publisher or some such description. Adam Parfrey, the founder and owner of Feral House, is of Jewish heritage, like the Doctor. Likewise his daughter Zeena (and her husband Nicholas "Shreck"), who has gone to great lengths to ingratiate herself with the neo-Nazi crowd in Europe.
I'm sure the Master is not amused with her. Is he? I only ask because you've met him, so perhaps you can confirm or deny the veracity of his wrath.
Doubtful that they were his "preferred" companions. The Doctor had nothing but utter contempt for Shreck from the very beginning that he imposed himself upon Zeena. He only put up with him and his BS because of his love for his daughter. Unfortunately, Zeena chose to side with her self-loathing and wholly untalented husband over the father she so viciously denounced and renounced.
I cannot possibly see how there could be misunderstanding here. Dr. LaVey is very clear in The Satanic Bible that Satanism does not involve worship of any kind of deity. In fact, The Satanic Bible goes out of its way to make this explicitly known that Satanism does not involve in any shape or form this absurdity of devil worship.
Let's quote the good Doctor himself: "To the Satanist 'God' — by whatever name he is called, or by no name at all — is seen as the balancing factor in nature, and not as being concerned with suffering. This powerful force which permeates and balances the universe is far too impersonal to care about the happiness or misery of flesh-and-blood creatures on this ball of dirt upon which we live."
How do you reconcile this with your own view of Set and worshipping him? The Satanic Bible is explicitly non-theistic.
The Christian Church certainly accused them of such a heresy. They certainly accused a great many people of Satanism. Many people were burned at the stake for allegedly being "Satanists."
But you're right about one thing. No one, not a single person throughout history, ever self-identified as a Satanist until Dr. LaVey founded the Church of Satan.
I was hoping since you'd decided to open the doors to discussion, veering this discussion far off topic, that you'd take the time to discuss your beliefs. No offense, but wading through the Jeweled Tablets of Set is not my idea of a good time, but perhaps one of these days I'll take the time.
And though I am sure you quite sincerely believe yourself to be the earthly representative of The Man Downstairs (not unlike the Pope who believes himself to be the representative of The Man Upstairs), in the end your belief is just an opinion, and you know how the saying goes.
But let me ask you, considering that your beliefs are absolutely, unequivocally subjective, who are you to define what I am or what I am not?
And with that in consideration, how do you reconcile the belief and worship of Set with the belief and worship of the Prince of Darkness? If as you believe, Set had decided to abandon his previous manifestation of Satan, wouldn't theistic Satanism be moot? You yourself stated that the Temple of Set had decided against opening up an "Order of Satan." So, why would you possibly promote something you don't believe in?
And I keep wondering, IF it's his true vision, then why not cling to it and move on, rather than clinging to the mantle of the Church of Satan, all the while decrying it as some flawed social experiment?
Jake, while you and I both know the answer to that question, Dr. Aquino will never come out and admit it. It's unfortunate, because not once in all the years after 1975 did the Doctor ever once write or publish anything against Aquino or the Temple of Set. As far as he was concerned, they could do whatever they wanted and they no longer had anything to do with the Church.
Dr. Aquino though has never let up. I suspect that it's due to the fact that he's never truly gotten over what was, for him, a very traumatic experience. And to discover that the man he had idolized did not and never did believe in the literal existence of the Prince of Darkness - I suspect that drove him and a few others over the edge.
One can judge from the letter the Doctor wrote in response to Dr. Aquino's departure (which is included in the CoS book), that he was just as surprised and taken aback by the revelation that a number of his members literally believed in the existence of the Devil as they were that he did not believe in such a thing!
And many of us might eschew the current administration of The Church of Satan and its modus operandi, but make no mistake. We claim our RIGHT to it. We stayed with Dr. LaVey and HIS vision when you and others cut and ran. Not saying you were wrong.
Very well said and I agree completely. In a similar vein, Gilmore feels he and his version of the Church are the sole supreme organs of Satanism and that everyone outside of his circle is an "imitator."
In this regard, Dr. Aquino and Gilmore share at least one thing in common.
"If you're playing a game, there's nothing at all wrong with it."
Just because you don't know my name doesn't mean I am a newbie spewing shit. I have been involved in Satanism/occult matters/witchcraft since the mid 1970's. If someone looks hard enough they can find records in library books of this. I used to know Herman Slater and be a regular at Magickal Childe since the mid 1980's, hell even Andre S. remembers me from back then. I didn't join the CoS back then cause I was too busy working and supporting myself to send money for a card. I have been involved in a few different groups because I am an information junkie. I get off on learning. I do not play at anything and do not take this shit lightly. I use Satan in my rites and etc. I don't think he is going to be ringing my doorbell just like I don't believe some sex demon is going to ravage me in bed tonight. I understand what I choose to be my own reality. I can tell the difference between what happens in and outside the ritual chamber and how I cause things in my life to occur.
You stated you met Satan in an earlier post, I met a vampire on a train one night. So what, no one else will believe it until they see it themselves. Your personal truths are not mine, your experiences are not mine. You believe in your own reality, and I believe in mine.
We look at things differently. You see limits in how Satan/Satanism works, I don't. Its not about a name, its about an action. Satanism is a living thing, an action taken, not something stagnate. Your beliefs work for you, mine work for me. You are a Setian, and I am a Satanist. That's really it.
My little book was reviewed in the book section, if you want a copy, give me your email and I will send you a copy free.
GillesdeRais GillesdeRais
The failure of the CoS to remain a viable entity is evident in it's capitalistic ploys to remain marketable to teenagers who have an extra $200.00 to spend on a laminated card. Comparing the CoS to any other LHP organization is an exercise in futility. Even DEFENDING it (the CoS), in its current incarnation directly exposes those who would take up it's standard as being misguided, at best. And, perhaps believing in a lost cause that they wish to purvey, nonetheless also considering the collapse of the grottoes and the dissolution of any semblance of a unifying coherence. Defending views concerning the lack of credibility of the CoS is about as lost a cause as protecting the Snail Darter, its futile and pointless.
Philosophy, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
#29633 - 09/16/09 12:02 AM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Morgan]
Originally Posted By: "M.A.A."
... I do not play at anything and do not take this shit lightly. I use Satan in my rites and etc. I don't think he is going to be ringing my doorbell just like I don't believe some sex demon is going to ravage me in bed tonight. I understand what I choose to be my own reality. I can tell the difference between what happens in and outside the ritual chamber and how I cause things in my life to occur.
First of all, no personal insult intended: My comment was simply meant matter-of-fact - that either you perceive and respect Satan as a metaphysical reality or you don't. If you do, he does not exist to be switched on and off at your preference or convenience (which is what Christians routinely do with God/Jesus), but is a permanent, living presence in your consciousness. If on the other hand you don't, then he is not that, and there is nothing more that I need say. Your decisions are of course your own to make.
This once again illustrates a very fundamental difference between the way I regard the Prince of Darkness (whether now as Set or previously as Satan) and the way that you [and ostensibly many others in this forum] do. To me first the Church and then the Temple were/are consecrated institutions under the care of a correspondingly-consecrated Priesthood, each Initiate of which is personally responsible to Set/Satan. This is very literal, formal, and exclusivist. One thing you never did in the original Church of Satan, for instance, was disrespect a Priest or Priestess of Mendes. If you did, you were out. Standards within the Priesthood were even more rigorous, resulting in considerable stress in those instances when they were violated. Anton was insistent that the kind of insincerity and hypocrisy rampant in profane religions never exist in the Satanic Priesthood: "Our Priests must be superior human beings."
So this was an almost monkish atmosphere, quite removed from the Church's public face [which was intended to emphasize social harmlessness by disarming antics]. That is how my Priesthood was extended to me, and how I have regarded it ever since.
This is clearly not the attitude of this forum, wherein everyone has a personally-satisfying definition of "Satan" and "Satanism" and that's that. In part this is due to Anton's, Densley's, and Gilmore's post-1975 actions, but more generally I think it's just a reflection of the "Internet age" and today's so-called "postmodernism" anarchy. To the extent that I speak against it as I occasionally have here, I am probably seen as quaintly archaic at best, irritating and arrogant at worst. My personal Pentagram to bear, presumably.
Anton had a very interesting theory about a related phenomenon, which he called "Erotic Crystallization Inertia" and wrote up for the 1/73 Cloven Hoof. It was later reprinted as essay #23 in his Devil's Notebook, which I assume forum members have on their shelves. In its most elementary context ECI has to do with the abrasive clash of generational styles and values, and the potentially-dangerous consequences of trying to force oneself or others into an ECI-Procrustean bed. More interestingly [and less ominously] the Temple of Set has experimented with ECI in certain workings of time-travel magic, to include not just situational displacement but the acceleration/deceleration of the time process itself.
My little book was reviewed in the book section,
Where/which thread is that?
if you want a copy, give me your email and I will send you a copy free.
That would be gracious of you. My mailing address is PO Box 470307, San Francisco, CA 94147.
#29637 - 09/16/09 01:03 AM Re: Church of Satan & Temple of The Vampire [Re: Michael A.Aquino]
It's okay, I understand what you meant now.
Satan does not reside in my brain and make decisions for me. I am the only one residing in my head and fully responsible for all my actions. Granted, some of them are fucked up, but it was my choice.
"To me first the Church and then the Temple were/are consecrated institutions under the care of a correspondingly-consecrated Priesthood, each Initiate of which is personally responsible to Set/Satan..."
I can understand and respect your views upon this, but it is hard to take seriously that organization today (the CoS), when current priest make fun of the members and look down upon them. The members are seen as just other kinds of sheep. Why on top of other limiting behavior would anyone want to take them seriously? People are banned just for being members here on this site. Many of the people here were at one point banned from that organization or banned from LTTD. At this point, its just a publicity tool for people. They really have destroyed in my opinion everything the original CoS stood for.
I reread essay #23, I see your point and yet it seems different to me.
People are comfortable with what they know and are uncomfortable with change. If you keep the status the same, they are happy.
"Anyone who is satisfied with he way things are is going to be reluctant to change his mode of living...while religion has programmed him to remain static, inert, and complacent."
Satanism is not static, it is an action, a way of living, not a way of dying.
http://www.the600club.com/dir/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Main/620/Number/26172#Post26172
You're welcome, I will send it out on friday.
Originally Posted By: "Final Conflict"
You did disregard "Satan Speaks" as well as later articles by the Doctor.
Actually I did touch upon Satan Speaks in COS but saw nothing to be gained by belaboring it here. But if you wish:
Originally Posted By: "M.A.A., COS"
That same year Parfrey published a final collection of Anton’s essays, entitled Satan Speaks. “Fortunately for me and for all of us,” said Marilyn Manson in his Introduction, “Anton LaVey shared his magic, and I think it has made this wretched, fucking planet a better place.”
The Satan Speaks essays were, in a word, embarrassing - being simply one aimless rant after another, including several going into graphic detail about Anton’s ultimate passion:
Originally Posted By: "Anton LaVey"
... the act of urinating in one’s panties. A well-planned, well-executed public spectacle is a goal of the most dedicated panty pissers. Panty pissing is a fetish which gives pleasure to the viewer but, more importantly, to the perpetrator. It need not serve as a prelude to sexual intercourse but rather as an exciting and gratifying act in and of itself.
Among the more curious items that Zeena collected from 6114 California Street after Anton's passing were a selection of photos of Sharon "Blanche Barton" Densley, and we'll let it go at that.
Originally Posted By: "FC"
... in your book you mention Feral House, the publisher of "Satan Speaks," to be a Nazi publisher or some such description.
No, once again here just the later ASLV "party line" about Zeena & Nikolas. Prior to/at the time of this phone conversation, Zeena was High Priestess of the Church and Nikolas was Anton's fair-haired collaborator and protege. Zeena's estrangement from her father had nothing to do with any machinations by Nikolas (who happens to be a very accomplished and sophisticated published author):
Originally Posted By: "Zeena Schreck"
30 December 1990/XXVAS
Dear Dr. Aquino:
With the dawning of a new year, I felt this to be an ideal time to communicate some thoughts to you that I trust shall bring about a new awareness in many regards.
First of all, you should be aware that as of 30 April 1990 (Anno XXV) I officially and ritually ended my position as Church of Satan representative-defender and daughter of Anton LaVey. This ritual brought all contact between myself and the Church of Satan, including my unfather, to a complete cessation. Although I felt it my responsibility as a sincere advocate of the unnamable forces we experience to attempt to fight off the Judæo-Christian hysteria of the ’80s, I became too disgusted with the organization and the individual I was foolishly standing in for to continue this charade in “good” conscience.
While I have no regrets in my battle with the forces of ignorance, and my own unswerving dedication to my religion has only grown, I could no longer defend such an ungrateful and unworthy individual as the so-called Black Pope.
I feel it is only just that I give credit where credit is due, and acknowledge that you have been quite correct about many aspects of the modus operandi of the Church of Satan’s fearless leader. Essentially, he is a coward and could not possibly deal with the hostility that we have had to encounter in publicly defending our beliefs. Despite this repellent lack of warrior spirit or pride on his part, he was filled, and still is, with petty jealous criticism of my efforts. This was easy for him to do from the safe vantage point of the comfortable and risk-free easy chair we know he has lived in for decades.
Besides my public appearances, I have also made many valuable and unprecedented contacts with police and law enforcement officials in the interest of providing more enlightened treatment of Satanists everywhere. Of course, the mighty “High Priest” succeeded in sabotaging these efforts to his own disadvantage, in addition to the disadvantage of all practicing magicians. I believe he is, through his ostrich-in-the-sand stance, a detriment to any attempt at halting the scapegoat fever that has entered all of “our” private lives. Indeed, his irresponsible laziness has repeatedly and ignorantly endangered my life as well as the lives of many who were misguided enough to support him.
The most recent and blatant example of this may be found in the publication of the absurd catalogue of lies entitled Secret Life of a Satanist by (as told to) Blanche Barton. This fluffy PR release masquerading as a book included, with typical irresponsibility, a photo of my son without ever seeking his or my permission. Like all of the self-serving bullshit printed in this volume, the malignant use of an innocent child to buttress a flagging reputation and self-esteem is a new low point in a career already dotted with depths. For your information, despite Barton’s claim, Anton LaVey has never given “tutelage” of any sort to his grandson. In fact my son was shocked and angered at being hypocritically exploited by his grandfather’s pathetic effort to portray himself as a loving family man.
Furthermore, despite the fact that this biography was printed long after my resignation, Barton knowingly lied by perpetuating the idea that I have anything at all to do with CoS and its founder. If Barton chooses to spin other falsehoods about her subject’s life, that’s fine, but she has crossed the line by including my son and myself. You and I are both aware of the countless untruths contained in this book, but I felt you should be illuminated on points relating to myself (at least).
Another fact conveniently not included is the common knowledge that as the co-director of the Werewolf Order, I have paved a unique path of my own inspired by the Western European magical tradition. These very European magical traditions, which I have always maintained as my own, are of more personal importance to me than the largely Eastern and negative Judæo-Christian imagery still so boringly peddled by the CoS. In the desire to appeal to the masses, Barton’s book makes it glaringly clear that the real motive of the Church of Satan is to attract cash from “economic power brokers”; what other reason could justify the sickeningly repetitive flattery she (he) extends to Zionism, Bolshevism, and the state of Israel while safely negating any Norse or Teutonic mythology?
Of course the reason Barton prefers to present me as loyal daughter and #1 fan is to obscure the fact that my real activities in the world are no longer connected to her mentor. The Werewolf Order is and always has been a sovereign entity. Those participants in our magical and public activities are now bound to a state of strict neutrality. Far from wishing to continue the pointless bickering and in-fighting, I speak for myself and the Werewolf Order in declaring that there is no use for these hollow animosities which can, after all, be no part of a truly initiated world view. Under the ægis of Radio Werewolf, my music, writings, videos, and performances are expressions of my personal magical vision. Any other claim concerning my activities is purely to feed the parasitic hunger of that which you have dubbed “the Kennel”.
While we may find some theological differences in our approach, I know you are sincere in your beliefs and have continued to publicly defend them, for which I congratulate you. Laying aside these differences, I’m sure you can comprehend the deeper and more intangible aspects of all of this.
My unfather should never have carelessly tampered with the authentic forces of darkness that he now idiotically believes are his own creation. In fact, many times he has implied that he regrets opening the “Pandora’s box” of Satanism. I have seen first-hand what his insincere and cynical approach to these nameless cthonic powers can do to one shaky and uncertain ego.
I was born a Satanist; my unfather was raised in the mundane world of humankind where he remains. He unwittingly served as the agent of the true dæmonic energy needed to sire me as a genuine magical child. I have never seen any evidence that he honestly believes in the force whom he has for so long exploited as a “good gimmick”. Nevertheless he did succeed in attracting the ideal sorceress needed for my conception. My mother, a natural magician as incarnation of Diana the Huntress, was the driving force of the most positive aspects of the Church of Satan. As you are aware, her design of many of the magical insignias of the Church, her organizational and administrative abilities, her uncredited contributions to the Satanic Bible and Rituals, and her charisma are but some of the elements that proved her to be the backbone of what was once a vital entity. As duality is a necessary dynamic in any form of progress, it is mathematically easy to see that when one portion of the duality is repelled, the other collapses into passivity. I am the living essence of this particular duality maintained at its peak.
In light of all of the factors herein, I also officially severed my given surname and now prefer to be known only as Zeena. As I feel naturally aristocratic, I also have no need for the empty titles of Magistra or High Priestess that have been bandied about and fought over.
Anton LaVey has degraded his own claimed religion, his family, his supporters too often and too ignorantly. He created a monster in me, for perhaps I am too serious about all this for the likes of the High Priest who would prefer movie stars and “expensive” restaurants to any meaningful magical experience. In the end the “balance factor” he smugly refers to will be his ultimate undoing, for the cosmic cards are stacked against him. We shall see where this monster leads.
My last word on this tiresome subject relates to the film Sunset Boulevard. You will recall the aging silent star portrayed by Gloria Swanson. Indeed LaVey has shown himself to be the Norma Desmond of Satanism, lost in decadent, nostalgic reverie, glaring into the camera one last time, announcing, “I’m ready for my close-up now, Mr. Bougas.” Tango music up. Fade to black.
I close this in hopes of ending any lingering antagonisms between us, and to leave this psychic vampire behind us. By imparting this to you, I trust it will be of service to all dedicated travelers of the Left-Hand Path. May this letter bring a long-standing, unresolved chord to its end with best wishes for the coming new year.
In the Promethean flame,
Zeena
Dr. LaVey is very clear in The Satanic Bible that Satanism does not involve worship of any kind of deity. In fact, The Satanic Bible goes out of its way to make this explicitly known that Satanism does not involve in any shape or form this absurdity of devil worship.
Who said anything about "worship"?
My beliefs are not discussed in the Jeweled Tablets of Set except insofar as I have written a few articles therein. My personal experiences and philosophies are more to be found in COS and TOS, and are too complex to be handled within the limitations of forum space. I try to answer specific questions as pertinent, but I think you have already seen that with me things spiral rapidly out of "simplicity". [During a commercial break of his infamous 1988 "Halloween Satanism Special", Geraldo Rivera walked over and asked me to please keep my responses to brief, simple words. "Think of it as a national audience of 13-year-old mentalities."]
No, I retired from the High Priesthood of Set in 1996. As for this forum being awash in individual opinions such as yours here, so what?
Call yourself whatever you wish.
how do you reconcile the belief and worship of Set with the belief and worship of the Prince of Darkness? If as you believe, Set had decided to abandon his previous manifestation of Satan, wouldn't theistic Satanism be moot?
Who said anything about "worship"? And as I noted previously, yes, from a Setian perspective "Satan/Satanism" is properly seen as a very limited-perspective, Judæo-Christian corruption of the essence and significance of Set in ancient Egypt [discussed in TOS and elsewhere in our resources].
So my interest in and concern with Satan, Satanism, Anton, the Church, etc. is necessarily historic: to preserve their dignity, legacy, and importance in the face of all those who, for whatever their reasons, would drag them down into the gutter. I believe I have made this quite clear in COS.
I said in an earlier response that I cannot think of a deserving institution of avowed Satanism to recommend today, and that's a harsh commentary on the situation. [So far I haven't seen anyone else here pipe up with one either.] I think Karla LaVey's is probably the best from the standpoint of memorializing her dad; what it does beyond that and its lively concerts/parties I really don't know. But I like Karla and appreciated her sincerity and intellect during the years when we were close friends, so I trust her.
As for the "Church of Satan", if Gilmore and Densley came to me today and said, "We give up; you can have it," I don't know what I could possibly do with it except to "museum" it [after spraying it with disinfectant]. During Anton's bankruptcy, Diane's lawyers offered me 6114 if I cared to buy it. Didn't have the liquidity at the time or I might have taken her up. Had a sort of fantasy of fixing it up as a SF landmark, with Anton in residence as a lifetime paid caretaker and guide-supervised tours of its restored main & ground floors (2nd floor family private). Densley & relatives would disappear, Anton & Diane would reconcile, Zeena too, and the Sun would come out again and the birds [OK, bats] would sing. Well, so much for that dream!
Love the title!
I have to tell you a Vietnam War story. When we were in the middle of a firefight and someone would radio higher HQ for guidance, and hHQ hadn't the foggiest, the standard response was "Develop the situation."
Oh well, we did win Second Place ...
"Anton was insistent that the kind of insincerity and hypocrisy rampant in profane religions never exist in the Satanic Priesthood: "Our Priests must be superior human beings."
Trust me. It wasn't that much different in the Black House during the 1980's while I was there. I was there PRE Blanch Barton (Densley) and up to and during the period in which The Secret Life of A Satanist was being written. I was the main Administrator, having taken over from Wanda Slattery.
To somehow insinuate that the elevated degrees were somehow less in stature or less meaningful than when you were elevated is ludicrous. Nothing was just given out and those of us who earned... I stress EARNED... our stripes (Certificates of Degree) were no less proud of them and the work we put in to get them than you must have been. If that is indeed your assumption, I take it as a personal insult.
Look. Pre 1975, Michael Aquino had some say in what went on in The Church of Satan. Post 1975, he relinquished all rights to kibitz. If he had really cared that much about it, he would have stayed and worked from within to try to get things to run the way he wanted. He didn't. Sorry if that offends anyone, but really, it's the way of the world. The Church of Satan doesn't tell the Temple of Set who to elevate or set it's standards.
I know you feel you're somehow "educating" people on The Church of Satan, but you talk as if you KNOW what went on after you left. You may have some idea, but it's obvious that you don't know much about what went on in the administration under MY watch. Guess I either kept things running well enough that there were no complaints or I was too boring as an administrator to be a blip on the radar.
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Page 31: Jones & Ford at Marshall College; or, More Monkey Brains!
My mention of an academic paper about monkey brains by “Jones and Ford at Marshall College” refers to Indiana Jones and the actor who portrays him, Harrison Ford. Professor Jones taught at the fictional Marshall College in Bedford, CT. All of this alludes to the following notorious scene from the notoriously bad Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), which introduced a whole new generation to the monkey brain urban legend (for the background of which, see yesterday’s post):
This scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) perpetuated the urban legend about monkey brains
by introducing it to a whole new generation. Source: YouTube, © Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm.
The "monkey brain” urban legend, and the corresponding scene from Indiana Jones, are so well-known that there's even a punk/ska/metal band from Tallahassee, FL, called Chilled Monkey Brains.
Actress Kate Capshaw in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),
© Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm.
For Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (2008), external shots of the fictional Marshall College of Bedford, CT, were filmed on the nearby New Haven, CT, campus of Yale University. Interestingly enough, one afternoon in 2007 while returning some books to Yale’s Sterling Library (as I had done dozens of times before), I stumbled upon the filming of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull and literally walked right up to Harrison Ford as he exited from the back seat of his Escalade to grab a coffee from one of the caterers. Not until I was already in the middle of it (behind the cameras), with extras rushing up to the man standing next to me and calling out “Mister Ford!” did I realize what I had blithely stumbled into.
The trippiest part about this encounter was watching them shoot a scene featuring antique cars driving on the next block. When the director called “Cut,” all the cars drove backwards to where they started from to reset the scene. It was like watching real life in reverse! #LiberThIShARB.
In Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (2008), exterior scenes of Marshall College were filmed
on the campus of Yale University...and I was there! © Paramount Pictures/Lucasfilm.
For me, the best part about Crystal Skull was watching those early scenes and spotting the familiar campus buildings and storefronts of my now-former backyard.
With all this said..."Jones and Ford at Marshall College" is another #MonkeyReference.
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Caption: Part of Neptune's job is doing performance reviews. He said the octopus is a great multitasker and the dolphin has outstanding communication skills. If given a meaty project to work on, the shark will really sink its teeth into it. The jellyfish received a poor review because he's just aimlessly drifting in his career. And the eel is being promoted to management. He's a terrific motivator. He gets everybody charged up.
Caption: Comedy Club. Military Open Mic Night. Some of those performers failed. The pilot didn't get a single laugh. The Air Force bomber! And the enlisted man was tasteless. Private first class! The Green Beret totally flubbed his lines, but the Navy Seal did some great slapstick. Special ops and special farces! I think the boot camp instructor was the best of the night. He was very witty and whimsical. The Marine droll sergeant!
Caption: I like it - In this game players must perform increasingly challenging random acts of kindness.
Caption: Supermarket Warehouse. At night, with just security here, the products sing classic karaoke. The orange juice is belting Elvis'"All Shook Up." Peanut butter and jelly performed a duet of "Love Will Keep Us Together." children's breakfast cereal sang "Sugar, Sugar." And sriracha sauce did a rendition of "Great Balls of Fire"! What song will the ground beef choose? Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger in Paradise," of course!
Caption: Sunday Comics Studio. The writer is late! It's time for us to perform today's comic and we don't have a script yet! Here comes something new ... But I don't think its the script. It looks like a couple of football players. Thats all he came up with this week?! A football player knocking us over?! It's a bad case of "writer's block"! (This strip was published originally on October 21, 2012.)
Caption: A machine that performs personality tests? Yes, it's a "mettle detector"!
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Caption: Avian Comedy Club. Look, if you're going to do stand-up, you've got to be prepared for mockingbirds in the audience.
Caption: Sunday Comics Studio. The writers is late! It's time for us to perform today's comic and we don't have a script yet! Here comes something now but I don't think it's the script. It looks like a couple of football players. That's all he came up with this week?! A football player knocking us over?! It's a bad case of writer's "block"!
Caption: Alas, poor Rover. Shakespeare in the dog park.
Caption: Look! Up in the sky! It's absurd! It's inane! It's "Malaprop Man, Doctor"! Malaprop Man, how was your first day as a doctor? Great! This morning I wrote a few drug subscriptions and then performed taser surgery on a patient with slurred vision! This afternoon I did a CPA on a heart patient and later gave him a spacemaker. I'm speechless! Well, you've always taken my brains for granite! Correct diagnosis there, M-Man!
Caption: Stage Lines. Sorry, ladies. Ernie has stage fright! We'll take that vacation we promised when the train line gets built to here.
Caption: Tonight: "Ballet." I can't understand it…They’re always on their toes. Why don't they just hire taller dancers?
Caption: Frank & Ernest. Typesetting. Printing. Bad news, Ernie … The printing press is down! We'll both have to pitch in and do all the posters by hand for the Bijou's classic movie twin bill! Whatever it takes, Frank. Great! I'll do the poster for the 1931 film ,"M" (1931). And you can do the posters for the 1967 film. "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade" (1967). Note: Actual movie titles, with the longest title ever.
Frank and Ernest Image #9620
Image Number: 9620
Caption: Cupid Answers Readers' Romance Questions. A reader in San Jose writes, "Dear Cupid, What is it called when a clergy man performs a fifty weddings in single day?" A "marrython"!
Caption: Hot Dogs. Regular or show dog?
Caption: Zoo U. A new term, but things look the same as always. Class sign-ups today. Lots of beavers learning to build dams in the engineering classes. The political science classes will be full of chameleons, of course. And the possums will develop their natural acting talents in the theater department. Auditions. The only thing I don't understand is why the archeology class is packed with so many dogs. That's simple --- They love finding out where all the bones are buried.
Caption: Acme Construction Co. Today: Bob Simms on Excavator. Julio Garcia on Backhoe. Mike Hogan on Grader. Tony Rizzo on Compactor. Reggie Tucker on Pipelayer.
Caption: Playbill. Ernie's Play. Ernie, in this ad for your play there's no mention tht most of the audience disappears during the first act. Right there I say, "theatrical magic." What about the fact that all the other performers quit? "One man show." Critics and theater-goers are always angry when they leave. "All the rage." Ernie, what about you being chased for miles by audience members demanding refunds? "Longest run in theater history!"
Caption: Ernie's Greatest Hits. Volume One. F&E Records. Ernie, your "Rolling Stone" ad promoting your musical talents doesn't mention that none of your songs has ever approached the top 40. Right there -- "Sales of my songs are always off the charts!" Or that your live tour bombed so badly that you're hounded by creditors. "Huge following wherever I go!" And now no one will rent you an auditorium for a live show. "Live shows all S.R.O.!" And to make ends meet you run the soft drink concession at Madison Square Garden. Here it says "King of pop!" Ernie, you were just arrested for disturbing the peace when practicing in your garage! "Just booked for the next 3-6 months."
Caption: You only play Brandenburg concertos and fugues -- You have to learn to think outside the Bachs.
Staff's subject picks:
FAMILIES,
by comic strip
Ballard Street,
Candorville,
Family Tree,
Fluff,
Frank and Ernest,
Fusco Brothers,
King Baloo,
Luann,
Mother Goose and Grimm,
Nina's Adventures,
Pickles,
Queen of the Universe,
Speed Bump,
Strange Brew,
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ComedyCity is a troupe of improvisational comedy performers. We feature four shows each week, and because it’s improvisation, you never see the same show twice. ComedyCity is the longest running comedy club in Northeast Wisconsin – We’ve been performing in and around the area since 1987.
Please note: show content may venture into more mature topics and themes.
Each show features a group of performers that entertain with a series of short scenes, songs & sketches based on audience suggestions. So we might ask for your favorite animal, or something you find in your garage, and the players take that suggestion and create the action on stage.
Shows last about 90 minutes with an intermission.
Effective in 2020, our entrance and box office is on Main Avenue, with parking available on surface streets around our location. For 7:30 shows, our theatre box office opens at 7PM.
Click here to make reservations.
Categories: Comedy ComedyCity
Effective in 2020, our entrance and box office is on Main Avenue, with parking available on surface streets around our location. Seating for 9:30 shows opens at 9:15PM.
Open Mic Night at The Green Room
Join us for our new Open Mic series! Our kickoff is Thursday, January 23rd, 8PM at The Green Room. Music, poetry, comedy, spoken word, you name it…you may see it! For those wishing to perform, 5 minute sets plus an extra minute for every audience member you bring (sets may be split).
Doors & sign up 7:30PM
Full bar available! Free Admission!
Due to the nature of open mics, some content may not be all-ages appropriate. In consideration of maintaining a welcoming environment, hosts reserve the right to moderate content.
Categories: open mic
Green Room Hot Club Jazz featuring Cat Plan
It’s the 20s again!
Usher in the new age with a night of Hot Jazz and fast art. The Green Room presents you with Hot Club Jazz or Gypsy Jazz, featuring acoustic guitar. Popularized in France by Django Reinhardt in venues called Hot Clubs.
Hot Club nights feature music by Cat Plan, providing a hot soundtrack to a silent film. There will be live painting by local artists, and thematic scenery provided by Cardboard Theatre’s cardboard creators.
Sip a cocktail, relax, and enjoy the 20s!
Categories: Art Music
ComedyCity Family Fun Show – Friday 7:30
7:30pm Every FRIDAY Night is our Family Fun Show – The early ComedyCity show each Friday is all-ages and suitable for the entire family, with a ticket price that won’t break the bank. Just $5 per person!
Effective in 2020, our entrance and box office is on Main Avenue, with parking available on surface streets around our location.
Categories: Comedy ComedyCity Family
SmartyPants Trivia
Join us for some thinkin’ and some drinkin’ at the Green Room Lounge with our original Smarty Pants Trivia! Individuals and teams up to 5 people are welcome at this FREE event.
Trivia starts at 7pm
First Wednesday of each month!
Prizes will be awarded to the team, or individual, that can beat the pants off their rivals each round and overall. The bar is open!
Plus, check out the Green Room Facebook page for Smarty Hints throughout the day of a trivia event.
Categories: FREE! Games Trivia
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Dan Rafferty’s Piano Bar Sing-Along
So you fancy yourself something of a singer… in the shower at least. You hit some of the local karaoke nights, but you’re looking for something a little different. Maybe you have a whole group of folks that want to sing to the same song. Maybe you just like to sit back and watch as everyone else sings their little hearts out.
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Our popular event returns in 2020!
Join Dan Rafferty, his piano, and us on Thursday, February 13th at 7:30PM (Doors 7PM) for another edition of Dan Rafferty’s Piano Bar Sing-Along.
Pick a song, we’ll find the lyrics, throw them on the screen and you’ll sing along, as will the audience! Lots of laughs and fun too!
For our veterans…and rookies too…a few changes from past sing-alongs
We’ll have a small $5 cover charge at the door for this event, but never fear…your ticket is redeemable at the bar for a soda, domestic beer, or rail mixer.
We no longer have an on-site restaurant, but our full bar is located right in the theater! Popcorn and other snacks available for purchase.
Our start time will now be at 7:30PM with doors opening at 7PM. Please use our Main Ave entrance, because as of 1-1-2020…it’s our only one!
Watch for future PBSA’s on Thursday nights scattered throughout the year…no set schedule this time around but we’ll shoot for at least once a quarter…more if we can!
Show Format:
Provide your requests with Song, Artist, and your name (and tip, if you feel so inclined) to Dan and we will get this slotted! All songs will be looked up and have words provided on the wall sized movie screen to sing along with. Grab one of the 2 mics and go all rock star! Or just sit back and sing along from your seat! Songs submitted w/tips will magically find their way to the top of the pecking order!
Remember, we’re out for fun and singing along. The piano man reserves the right to veto songs that aren’t sing-a-longy (yes, it’s a word) enough… or that he doesn’t know how to play (extremely rare). FUN FOR ALL! ALL FOR FUN!
Check out Piano Bar Sing-Along on Facebook and watch for future events.
A live comedy roleplaying show playing Dungeons & Dragons starring one great Dungeon Master and 4 terrible comedians. You never know where the show may go, and we’ll be joined occasionally by special guest stars and/or audience volunteers. Giveaways too!
Comedic Neutral takes place once monthly on Friday, 9:30PM. Tickets $7 available online or at the door.
Effective in 2020, our entrance and box office is on Main Avenue, with parking available on surface streets around our location. Seating opens for 9:30 shows at 9:15PM.
Categories: Comedy Games RPG
Drunken Shakespeare – MacBeth
Join us at 9:30PM! We’ll begin with an abbreviated ComedyCity show, and after a quick break move to Drunken Shakespeare – MacBeth. A hilarious take on the classic tale, where one cast member drinks prior to and during the scripted show. You never know what may occur, be said, or happen on stage…it’s Shakespeare shaken and stirred! Admission just $12..advance tickets recommended.
Categories: Comedy ComedyCity Drink Theatre
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Acting Our Ego's In The Cosmic Play
In the Hindu tradition, we have the ancient folded-hands head bowed greeting with the saying Namaste. Namaste translated into English roughly means "I bow to the divine within you". Holding the divine within oneself is nothing new and rather common in differing religious traditions. In the Christian educational system, we were told to hold Jesus within your heart, and moreover, the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:19. Going back to the Eastern Traditions and inclusive of the Hermetic or Egyptian traditions, the divine-self is essentially the higher- Self who sits as a watcher at the third eye. Hence, a bow with the saying Namaste may be simply the prostration of one's higher-Self to another's higher-Self.
While our higher-Self is seated on its throne, our higher-selves are covered by layers and layers of belief systems that create our ego-self. Who we are in this cosmic play, or lila, inclusive of gender, profession, attitude, hobbies, etc., is simply nothing more but our ego-self that is a limitation on our higher-Self. For if we are one thing, we are lead to believe we are not the opposite, which creates duality or limitations on our unlimited spirit. In the West, ego is more associated with egotistical, where an individual is conceited, arrogant, or simply placing a high value on his or her ego identification to the detriment of others. Nonetheless, those that are egotistical still hold a higher-Self and are a member of our collective consciousness where such individuals may shed new light in our own soulful expansion.
Grahas Personified
I've been playing with the idea of our material universe being nothing more than something similar to Will Wright's virtual video game "The Sims", a familiar concept in modern philosophy. In addition, we have Vedic astrology where the planets (inadequately named/translated since the Moon and the Sun are included) are called in Sanskrit Grahas or to grasp or pull, where these large celestial masses are capable of pulling on each individual or collective as some sort of puppet master. To make an individual more egotistical or argumentative, the planet Mars associated with Ares may just have a stronger pull on that individual. To increase romance or lustful emotions, the planet Venus may have a stronger pull. Hence, with the complexities of astrology and incessant influences from external forces, what about our ego-self identity is really created from the individual as opposed to external forces? It's like the Grahas are the remote control buttons for our lives as Sim characters. In my own vedic astrological
reading, it seemed like my career path, intimate relations, and overall intellectual curiosities (including occult studies) seemed to be in line with the way the Grahas effected my planetary houses. Definitely an "as above, so below" connection where my life seemed to be already scripted.
In understanding that much of our life seems to fall in line with the Grahas, it may be that some individual ego-selves were meant to display certain characteristics from the sociopath criminal to the intense self-righteous televangelist. In our cosmic play, such individuals may be here to teach us contrast. However, given that each individual carries a higher-Self, our ego-selves may simply be attempting to do the best with the cards that we have been dealt with. If the Grahas are the remote control buttons that create our personality and push us into acting certain ways, then who controls the remote control? It could be that of our higher-Self using the ego-self and the surrounding circumstances (cosmic play) to help in an individual's ascension to higher spirituality, or it could be something malevolent. Moreover, our societal construct seems to have its own remote control where commercial media can easily incite hunger with delectable food, sex through carnal imagery, etc.
Therefore, each individual may simply be acting in a manner suited to external forces. The only writings I have read that seem to go beyond the ego include mindfulness meditation or some other meditational technique to raise your consciousness. Paramahansa Yoganda's Autobiography of a Yogi eluded to becoming one with God through Kriya Yoga techniques to bypass the Grahas where Yoganandaji was requested to wear an astrological bracelet to subdue certain illnesses prior to his Self-realization.
The wise man defeats his planets - which is to say, his past - by transferring his allegiance from the creation to the Creator. The more he realizes his unity with Spirit, the less be can be dominated by matter...So long as he remains confused in his ordinary state of spiritual amnesia, he will know the subtle fetters of environmental law. -Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi
Nonetheless, provided that many of us are still attempting such ascensions, we probably should choose to lighten up on each other and our ego-play through a better understanding that each individual is simply acting in this cosmic play under external influences. Another words, we're all probably just doing the best we can under our circumstances.
The occultists of the ancient world had a most remarkable understanding of the principle of evolution. They recognized all life as being in various stages of becoming. -Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Bodhisattvic Encounter on Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock is a must for any explorer where if taking enough breaks can be a moderate hike. However, be forewarned that there is one particular area that is basically a steep hike up a narrow crevice in between two large boulders. There are adequate foot placements but do require some lower body strength.
Appropriately named, Cathedral Rock offers a spiritual experience unlike any hike, or travel destination, that I have experienced. The almost 360º view offers stupendous views of the neighboring red rock Sedona Mountains. I arrived at the hike at roughly 6:15am, the Sun was warming the lush landscape flowing with a glowing green from the daily night monsoon storm (apparently occurs July through August). The early sunrise reflected a silver shine off the non-red mountains beautifully brightening the view of the Sedona red rocks. You will feel the wonders of nature just within a few minutes of this hike, especially if there are not that many tourists visiting.
Most likely resembling that of the Gothic Cathedrals with its intricate details and pillars, my personal spiritual experience was the peak of the trail within the pillars of rock. Within the center of the pillars, Cathedral Rock offered an expansive view of the Sedona scenery with the Cathedral Rock pillars covering the sides or your view in an almost cave like fashion. Within the crevices of the pillars were bird nests where birds called out in a harmonic echo that reflected off the pillars. In moments of silence, the birds offered us guests their own form of brainwave meditation therapy placing the few tourists who had reached the top in utter bliss.
What seemed to be a few minutes was really almost an hour of my time that I had simply sat sheltered within Cathedral Rock. The feeling was surreal and my logical mind made many attempts to interpret, define, or find some metaphor to explain the experience. The first comparison was to the Amitabha Stupa visited the prior day near the Boynton Canyon trail. Eastern traditions have used the shapes of mounds or mountains for their religious structures known as Stupas, where the pillars of Cathedral Rock somewhat felt similar. However, it was the placement of the Bodhisatva Amitabha within the Stupa monument that I found myself most reflecting. The Bodhisattva was surrounded within a cave like structure with a Stupa mound on the top. On Cathedral Rock, I was surrounded by the pillars cave like structure where the pillars crown is reminiscent of the Stupa. Hence, I felt like I was sitting somewhere that a Bodhisattva would use to reach enlightenment or simply call home.
Amitabha Stupa (Buddha of Infinite Light)
The second experience while hanging from this Sedona cliff was the home of the pineal gland known as the third-eye or the 6th chakra. The pineal gland is said to be the home of an individual’s higher-Self or the watcher as described by some. In my own meditations, I have often felt a buzzing feeling on the sides of my cranium in the areas known as the temples. This particular area houses the pineal gland in an almost cave like structure, at least that is my own personal feeling. On the Sedona cliff, in the moments of thoughtlessness, I may have embodied my higher Self, or the watcher whose only goal was to view the scenery (not interpret, not reflect, but simply just be). The side pillars were akin to the cranial temples within the moment buzzing with the echoes of wildlife. In connection to my first interpretation, a Bodhisattva may be nothing more than an individual with an activated pineal gland.
Therefore, Cathedral Rock lived up to its name where my inner sanctum felt at peace. The hustle and bustle of the city and the illusion we call the past and future played no role in the present. Even a dragonfly decided to sit by my feet while I was in meditation position, undeterred by the human ego of nature domination. As was described to me by a relative the prior night (synchronicity), the dragonfly has 360º vision where comprehension of such vision is unfathomable by the predator human eye set. However, this delicate creature may have been simply attempting to tell me to use my inner eye for complete vision.
Grounded in Sedona
Sedona, what can I say! What attracted me to the area was my interest in forbidden archaeology, information from Pleiadian channeler Darryl Anka (Bashar), and the need to get lost in nature. The experience of the area can be summed up in one concept, sensational, where the vast expanse of mountainous terrains leaves each individual with a subjective feast of the senses that becomes totally obliterated when described objectively.
What initially set Sedona apart from its neighboring terrain is its distinct red "rocks", the adobe colored soil that permeates the land. The question was constantly repeated, "what makes these rocks red"? Finally, answered by one of Sedona's tourist flyers, "the red color found in most of the layers is hematite, or iron oxide, a mineral found in great abundance in sedimentary rock". Recreation Guide to Your National Forest, Red Rock County - Coconino National Forest - Sedona, Arizona, United States Dept. of Agric.
The flyer further stated that you're essentially observing 80 million years of sediment deposition, prior to the time of the T-Rex when Sedona was immersed under water. At this time, life (plants, amphibians) was simply beginning on land. Id. Hence, utter amazement on how Sedona maintained its red rocks under wind and water erosion for 275 million years, something not found surrounding the Sedona vicinity.
Boynton Canyon Trail
At the site, you're constantly surrounded by this red coloring. Wherever you turn you'll find this red mineral. Outside of nature, hematite is typically found in its black magnetic form often made into jewelry. However, it's my understanding that you will find a deep blood red color within the black hematite akin to the red color of Sedona's sedimentary rock. In fact, hematite is derived from the Greek term haima, meaning blood. wiki:Hematite.
In crystal enthusiast circles, Hematite is a powerful "grounding" stone. Held in your hand or some other form of skin contact is said to help assist in creating a cooling/calming effect that will assist in clearing your mental clutter. This can definitely describe my own subjective experience of Sedona, especially after hiking through areas known to be spiraling vortices of energy (Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock). Each hike left me feeling with a euphoric Now presence with a desire to just be in the moment devoid of impertinent thoughts.
Hematite is also associated with the root chakra, Muladhara, red in color and connected with grounding. At the seat of the kundalini where she rests, the root chakra is associated with the element of Earth. Through my own meditation practice, I often imagine being rooted from the perineum and folded legs into the Earth where I attempt to extract her blessings. Moreover, through Merkaba meditations, your own personal negative energy can be flushed out through the root chakra where the Earth acting as your mother tends to negate and pacify your negative energy. Hence, Sedona could possibly have a stronger ability to magnetically pull on your root chakra given the amount of hematite surrounding the area. Simply a possible explanation for the grounding experience.
Twisting Juniper at Cathedral Rock (feminine vortex)
Lastly, hematite is also believed to assist in balancing the yin-yang magnetic energies within the body found through acupuncture meridians. Through the yin-yang concept, it is interesting to note that certain vortex areas of Sedona are believed to carry either a masculine (yang) or feminine (yin) energy, if not a balance of both.
Nonetheless, the euphoric grounding feeling was felt throughout the terrain, including hanging out on the balcony of our hotel. I didn't realize the strength of mental clarity that I experienced, nor the calm, until waking up in my bed the following day of our return, where I then faced the plethora of thoughts arising from the material world. Still I cling to the pictures, memories, and blessings that I hope will last a lifetime, or at least until my return.
Hopi Kokopelli Katsina Doll
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How Smartphone Apps Are Making Sunday the New Monday Morning
And the effects on workplace performance and satisfaction are deleterious. JL
Kelsey Gee reports in the Wall Street Journal:
The proliferation of smartphones and workplace communication apps has created unrealistic expectations of how easily and often workers should be able to switch from personal to professional tasks.Job creep has become a prime contributor to burnout.62% working adults said they felt pressure to be available around the clock. The expectation of checking work emails on weekends and after-hours triggered anxiety and other harmful health effects among workers. “There’s a power dynamic at play. If I’m still sending you emails at night, as someone in a position of power over you, the team is going to feel the need to do the same.”
Like many bosses, Chris Mullen found the final hours of the weekend ideal for decluttering an unruly inbox, sharing stray thoughts with staff on projects and requesting status updates to prep for the week.
His colleagues felt otherwise. All those emails were pulling them into the workweek the evening before, he said, triggering the pre-Monday dread many working Americans call the “Sunday Scaries.”
“I asked my staff, ‘How come you keep answering my emails late at night, when you’re probably out with friends or relaxing at home?’” said the former college administrator. He recalled one employee’s response: “‘Because you’re the one sending it!’”
Workplace experts say such job creep has become a prime contributor to burnout—a phenomenon getting renewed attention since the World Health Organization included a more detailed description of it in the most recent edition of the International Classification of Diseases in May. Though the WHO stops short of calling burnout a medical condition, it describes it as a syndrome brought on by “chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”
The proliferation of smartphones and workplace communication apps has created unrealistic expectations of how easily—and often—workers should be able to switch from personal to professional tasks, researchers say.
In an April survey by Chicago-area mental-health center Yellowbrick, 62% of 2,059 working adults between the ages 23 and 38 said they felt pressure to be available around the clock through email, Slack and other work-communication channels. A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech, Lehigh University and Colorado State University found that even the expectation of checking work emails on weekends and after-hours triggered anxiety and other harmful health effects among workers.
A 2018 analysis conducted by Microsoft Corp. researchers of the Sunday-evening email habits of tens of thousands of managers at U.S. companies suggests why: Every hour a boss spent online translated to 20 extra minutes of work for his or her direct reports outside of normal business hours, the study found. The study used anonymized data from Microsoft’s email and meeting services and information from human-resources departments across several large companies.
Even dwelling on work in the waning hours of the weekend can cause anxiety—a phenomenon so commonplace it has spawned the popular hashtag #SundayScaries. In a LinkedIn survey of more than 1,000 working adults last fall, 80% said they experienced a surge in stress related to their jobs on Sunday nights. Among millennials, the share was even higher, at 91%.
Some employers are addressing off-hours work creep. At telecom company Bandwidth Inc. in North Carolina, a vacation-blackout policy bars employees from attending to business during time off—forcing its 700 employees, including its chief executive, to pause projects or equip colleagues with the resources to cover for them, if necessary.
Health-care consulting firm Vynamic created an email tool to divert messages sent after 10 p.m. into an electronic queue, to be delivered the next day at 6 a.m. The system, called zzzMail, goes dark Friday evenings until Monday morning.
How much time do you spend working when you are supposed to be off? Please join the conversation below.
CEO Jeff Dill said Vynamic’s 140 employees almost always stick to the ban. “When you’re in an environment where there’s time for structured disengagement, you’re able to gauge more clearly if something can wait until the next morning or after the holiday,” he said. “And 99% of the time it can absolutely wait, we’ve found,” he said.
Mindy McGrath, a health-care industry adviser at Vynamic, said she initially thought the email policy wouldn’t be feasible. Many colleagues had joined from consulting firms where the communication norm was “having a phone in-hand all the time, like it’s an appendage,” she said.
Ms. McGrath said it took her a few months to get used to ignoring her work devices after hours. One Saturday, she accidentally fired off an email she had intended to save as a draft.
“As soon as I sent it, I thought, ‘Holy smokes, what did I do? I have to get it back!,’” she said. Her boss texted soon after with a gentle reminder that she was free to unplug. Now, Ms. McGrath said she even deletes her work email from her cellphone on Fridays to ensure a screen-free weekend.
Still, some argue there is a case to be made for off-hour work emails. After a New York City councilman proposed legislation last year that would make it illegal for private employers to require workers check and respond to electronic communications after normal business hours, the bill was met with opposition from business groups and stalled.
Technology has made it easier for people to work whenever and wherever they want, blurring the divisions between personal and professional time, said Bryan Lozano of the trade association Tech:NYC at a January hearing on the proposal. It is no longer practical for many employers to set hard limits on when staff should be reachable, since business is being conducted around the clock, often by colleagues across the globe, he said.
Mr. Mullen, the former college administrator who is now a director of the human-resources consulting arm of workforce-management software company Kronos Inc., said the exchange with his former colleague prompted him to change his Sunday email habit. Though he still occasionally drafts them after putting his four children to bed, he waits to send them until the morning.
“There’s a power dynamic at play,” he said. “If I’m still sending you emails at night, as someone in a position of power over you, the team is going to feel the need to do the same.”
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The Martha Project
Digging a hole to lower the bar
So you want to be a Twitter Rock Star?
Posted on March 20, 2011 by The Next Martha
I’m not very serious about blogging.
But twitter? I love. That’s no secret.
I may not have 2.5 million followers but I like to think I know my way around the joint.
Inhales.
So here are some tips I’m giving. For free.
Take them
I don’t really care.
I’m not taking anyone’s blogging advice so I don’t expect people to listen to anything I say.
Write a Bio, Have an avatar even if it’s not a picture of you, and please oh please do NOT auto DM me a link to your blog.
I have to admit that once I fell for an auto DM it said
“Hey, thanks for following me, I think you’re great”
I was all “Hey look at me being great and all……..wait a second, is this an auto DM?!”
If they just followed you and they are kissing your ass in a DM already? It’s an auto DM.
Unfollow accordingly.
1) We get that you eat and drink. Unless you’re going phrase it in an interesting way? Just don’t say it.
For Example: “This bagel with peanut butter is so good”
Tweet Fixer: “This bagel just got into a fight with a peanut butter jar and got both their asses kicked by my mouth”
And the coffee IV thing? Is so 2008. It’s over. Move on.
And honestly everyone assumes that you are drunk when you are on twitter.
(The “Tweet Fixer” is a service I offer on Wednesday evenings)
2) The Follower Whine
Gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh I NEED more followers. Or I’m only 5 followers away from 300. I can’t wait. Yippee!
I was on twitter for a year with about 100 followers. Don’t get me wrong, I get it. It’s exciting to watch your numbers grow to some extent. But it doesn’t mean that any new followers are any better than the ones you already have. If people like you? They will follow you. Numbers don’t matter. Quality matters.
3) The Unfollower Whine
“But why did they leeeeeeeeeave me?” “Waaaah!”
Much like the above but the opposite. Guess what? I don’t like a lot of people. Do I expect them all to like me after I say that my kid is smarter than theirs? No. No I don’t and they can click that unfollow button until I’m down to 3 followers and guess what? It doesn’t matter. My self worth is not connected with how many people “listen” or “leave” me. I tweet to myself and for myself everyday. And yes, I do make myself laugh.
4) Queen of passive aggressive
Keep the prepubescent drama stabbing out of your stream. Boo-Hoo. Grow up.
5) Make lists
You can make one public or private. If you’re kissing asses make them public. People drool over listings. It’s like the cherry on top of twitter.
“Look at me and my lists! I’m so popular people list ME just to read MY TWEETS”
There is no way anyone who follows hundreds or thousands can do so effectively without lists.
6) The non replier
There are a few people who can get away without replying to people. VERY FEW. Chances are you are not one of them. Don’t be an asshole. Reply to people when they are funny, pay attention to you or ask you a question. Some people only reply by DM. I’m ok with this but others might not be. Not publicly replying *might* indicate on your stream that you are not involved on twitter.
7) Follow people back
If you like having followers guess what? So do others.
There is this weird numbers game that people play on twitter. I don’t use any system to follow people back other than if they talk to me, I try and make sure that I follow them back. It’s polite and I’m very polite. (cough)
Remember you control your lists of people you really want to communicate with. How do I know that the 2512th person that I follow back doesn’t turn out to be one of my favorite?
8) Links, links, links
A link in every tweet? Really? Sorry, I’m just too lazy to click that many times. Keep this up and I’m leaving you.
9) Ads
“Buy this new fluffy mop! #Ad” There are people who get paid to tweet. I don’t know how much but I can’t imagine it’s worth the amount that it annoys your followers. Just saying.
And yet there’s more. Maybe I’ll do another twitter post. Like a Part 2. But not now. I’ve got some tweeting to do.
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The Sisterhood on January 31, 2012 at 10:24 am said:
Oh, just cam back from Twitter because I forgot my favorite part! BLOCKING THE SKANKS AND PORN STARS. Yikes.
My recent post The B Word
Have gotten over the number obsession. This post is so geared to my 3 day ago self. So above it now.
Yeah, anyway…Started on twitter because I thought I had to, but so enjoy it for the quick interactions. Just think how much better and more streamlined your day would be if everyone was limited to 140 characters?
Now going to investigate this Tweetdeck you speak of…
@nosupermama on December 6, 2011 at 9:43 am said:
Great post! Got a DM with "Thanks for the follow Champ!" and links to FB page. WTH? Unfollow
Suzan on April 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm said:
I hate auto DM's with blog links too.
shelli on April 15, 2011 at 11:25 pm said:
OK, I feel pretty tweet savvy, but the lists? I don't get it. 'Splain me, Ricky!
@threeinthebed on April 15, 2011 at 11:01 pm said:
Spot on – as usual. You are as gracious a tweeter as I am sure you are a hostess. Keep spreading the loveliness.
CheyAnne Sexton on April 8, 2011 at 11:02 am said:
Great post about twitter. I'm just figuring out the list thing. I haven't made one….yet. And where you talk about links, links, links, first off I don't quite get it. Why would they thank everyone at once anyway. And 'who' ever clicks any of just meaningless links anyway? I know I don't have time. It's kinda like the DM to follow them at their home page. If someone interests me, I will click their home page link myself. Love your writing style
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne
Missy on April 3, 2011 at 7:30 pm said:
These were fricking great! Cracking me up. I love the eat and drink thing. Seriously. I see the same thing on facebook all the time. Anyway, guess where I found YOU? Yeah, twitter.
MommaKiss on March 22, 2011 at 8:24 pm said:
I clicked over from a RT link (blame that bitch poppy) – what does that mean? she shouldn't have tweeted it? Heh.
Lists. It is the ONLY way I survive – because some of the offenders? totally out of the 'care about' list that i have. it's my own and private and fucking awesome.
Diana on March 22, 2011 at 1:09 pm said:
LOVE. Holy cow, this also applies to Facebook so much.
You are great at blogging (hello 43 comments) and Twitter. FYI.
Poppy on March 21, 2011 at 10:01 pm said:
Now I'm torn, do I tweet this link or not?
@BrandonPDuncan on March 21, 2011 at 10:01 pm said:
Very funny stuff! (and good advice!)
I have to admit, I do tend to do the whole 'refresh' 'refresh' 'refresh' 'refresh' 'refresh' thing when I'm close to a round number. (Then I feel dumb afterward, b/c I know it doesn't change a damn thing…lol!)
Practical Parenting on March 21, 2011 at 9:48 pm said:
Fantastic. I just clicked your link through a mutual twitter friend (is it wrong that I can't bring myself to use the word "tweep"?) and am so glad I did. Love it. Coming back regularly. But more importantly, following your tweets!
@sogeshirts on March 21, 2011 at 9:37 pm said:
Really good advice. I probably am guilty of tweeting too many links once in a while. Trying to do better at just general tweeting. Super helpful guide for new twitter users. Lists are especially important.
Denise on March 21, 2011 at 9:21 pm said:
Good tips. I must say I struggle with keep up with those I follow and interacting. But I do enjoy folks' tweets so i should try harder to say so.
jillsmo on March 21, 2011 at 9:17 pm said:
Okay, I just started following you.
(seriously, though, this is awesome!!)
Alex@LateEnough on March 21, 2011 at 9:09 pm said:
I so need to be reminded of #3.
#7 is exactly how I do followers now. If you talk to me on Twitter? I'm all: LET'S DO THIS TWITTER THING. TOGETHER! (and I secretly say WOOT!, but I'm pretty sure that word went out with the coffee IV so I just say it to myself.)
TheJackB on March 21, 2011 at 8:25 pm said:
I am guilty of whining about being 97,000 followers away from 100,000.
Adrienne on March 21, 2011 at 7:09 pm said:
But I need a coffee IV now just as much as I did in 2008, dammit!
nicsbottlesup on March 21, 2011 at 2:13 pm said:
love this abundantly. so glad someone finally called me out on my coffee IV tweets.
Leighann on March 21, 2011 at 11:53 am said:
Oh I love this!!
And I live for the twitter!!
Great advice for everyone!
Patty on March 21, 2011 at 10:47 am said:
Awesome post! I seriously can't handle the #2 tweet whine…I'm sure people care about it…me not so much! :)
The Hip Hostess on March 21, 2011 at 8:36 am said:
Yes, Yes, and by the way Yes! I'm not new to Twitter but obviously still have some lessons to learn. Passing this on to new friend who just doesn't get Twitter. Oh, and auto DM are pretty close to an insult to me. Great way to make to my Monday~ I couldn't have said it better. Really I couldn't have.
BuenoBaby on March 21, 2011 at 8:30 am said:
You just cracked the 'list' code for me. I never thought to make a list of all the tweeters I don't want to miss. Now, if someone could just explain what the frick Blog Frog is, I'd be all set.
moooooog35 on March 21, 2011 at 8:29 am said:
Am I one of the few who doesn't have to reply yet? Please let me know ASAP because frankly I'M EXHAUSTED.
middleofthebed on March 21, 2011 at 8:15 am said:
I am actually pretty new to Twitter so of course since I have a false sense of self importance, I ran back to my twitter and checked to make sure I didn't break any of these very handy rules. I do think it sucks when the marketing DB's friend you. I got all excited because I woke up and had 31 followers only to find out that 4 were real people. I do not dig that. ;)
I also dig your blog but still have that eery feeling that we are in fact related. Very strange indeed.
Melisa on March 21, 2011 at 6:45 am said:
You may not blog often, but when you do, you're brilliant.
Alexandra174 on March 20, 2011 at 11:56 pm said:
I loved this.
I met you through a tweet of jessica bern's. I followed her, and one day on twitter she said, "follow this very funny woman @thenextmartha."
So, you know, if @bernthis calls someone funny…well, I'm going to follow.
But that's all I know about you…from twitter.
I'd like to see you do another post on twitter etiquette BUT I'd really like to know how you became a twitter rock star.
I came in the middle of the game here…and I'd like to know.
Just my request.
And you are a a twitter superstar.
P.S. the HARDEST twitter group to crack is Milwaukee. When I reply or RT or ask the #milwaukeebloggers group anything. ANYTHING. They have yet to respond. None of them.
It is beyond the cold shoulder. I don't get it.
Jessica on March 20, 2011 at 9:20 pm said:
I will confess that telling me to put a pic of me instead of my logo and changing my bio to something funny MAY or may not have helped me immensely.
Jhajer on March 20, 2011 at 9:27 pm said:
And you are welcome.
Carabee on March 20, 2011 at 9:15 pm said:
Dead right. I did the “I’m 7 followers from 1,000” and immediately felt like a douchebag. I won’t do that again. (until I’m 7 followers from 2,000) Along those lines, doing a #FF for EVERYONE you follow completely negates the point. Tell me I should follow @janeawesome because she told a joke last week about cockroaches, a bartender and Richard Gere that made you snort AND fart you were laughing so hard and then I’ll follow. Otherwise you’re clogging up my stream with a bunch of meaningless names.
yes! There is SO much more including the whole #FF thing. Pointing specific people out is so much more effective.
Suzie Salmon on March 20, 2011 at 8:42 pm said:
I wish I had this when I started Twitter! And I follow back if there's interaction and IF they happen to have a blog I make sure that I like/respect it and it speaks to my personal style and etiquette, or lack thereof ;)
Nicole on March 20, 2011 at 8:41 pm said:
New to twitter world..thanks for the words of wisdom!
CaruAz13 on March 20, 2011 at 8:36 pm said:
That was CariAz13!!!
Mommy Words on March 20, 2011 at 8:36 pm said:
Wise advice. Now that I saved up enough to buy an ipad I shall stop tweeting about giveaways but holy crap did I want one bad!
Omg…hells yeah! Might be the best advice I’ve heard yet ;-)
mrsandmister on March 20, 2011 at 8:28 pm said:
Excellent points! And now I want a bagel with peanut butter. But I think my mouth would glue shut if I ate that.
Kimberly on March 20, 2011 at 8:20 pm said:
Oh thank you oh wise one ;)
Greta on March 20, 2011 at 8:18 pm said:
So funny. I've just recently kind of "gotten" the point of twitter, so I'll probably be at 100 followers for a while. But that's…okay…. I'll just do keep doing it for myself and hope I connect with people through our PB and J debacles. :)
@NonaNelson on March 20, 2011 at 8:15 pm said:
Rock on. You know I love you on Twitter and you are spot on with this advice, though I admit I am guilty of the coffee tweets. It's my addiction talking.
Do you ever sift through your followers and block the spam-bots? I occasionally cleanse, but usually I'm too lazy unless they bug me with a free iPad link or porn.
I'l block bots when they tweet me "Try this lemon on your dry skin. #LemonBot"
@FeministBreeder on March 20, 2011 at 8:08 pm said:
OMG, I am the queen of NEVER following anyone back. I don't mean to be an asshole, I just cannot keep up with following forty thousand people. I follow people when I think they'll have something interesting to say, or those who I become friendly with. But I totally do NOT follow back everyone who follows me. Never even occurred to me to do so. I think this means that the 300 people I DO follow should know I actually like them. :)
true. There are those who do that and you probably engage those 300 more than the average. For me, I figure I'll follow back anyone who talks to me and then use my lists to tweek my stream. Of course, I use tweetdeck and this helps me do this easily.
ksluiter on March 20, 2011 at 8:06 pm said:
Oh how I love your tweets.
Plus? I am a douche about my numbers. it's true. but only when I am close to a nice round number. But it's still douchey. I am aware.
The funny thing is that most of the time you'll hit a "certain number" and because of follow/unfollows in 3 days you might be -7 from that number. I think long term is the way to go.
Dirty Dishtowels on March 20, 2011 at 8:03 pm said:
@ruckelshaus on March 20, 2011 at 8:01 pm said:
great post, following shortly :)
jessb27 on March 20, 2011 at 8:00 pm said:
Great post, perfect. This is my first time visiting here and now I have to come back often.
Esther on March 20, 2011 at 8:33 pm said:
Just don't come back too often- you won't find anything new. ;) But follow on Twitter!
@Paxochka on March 20, 2011 at 7:59 pm said:
Brilliant as always :) Can I reblog it on my tumblr?
Alena on March 20, 2011 at 7:58 pm said:
Look at you blogging. You little blogger you.
It's not a vlog. But it'll do. For now. (Read: Get on making a blog woman. Nowahhhh)
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Looking back to 2014 and the emotional puzzler Thomas Was Alone
Richard Barker
Video games are capable of wonderful storytelling; there are unique experiences given from this medium that no other art form can accomplish. They are capable of expressing themes and ideas through actions, expressing complex emotions through the connection the player has to characters on screen. Feelings like fear, tension, joy, and comfort are greatly enhanced with the investment that the player naturally has because of their direct involvement. That investment is one of the most poignant devices a developer can use to engage their audience and to create immersive experiences. Add in some good writing and you can make a person immediately connect with the game and its characters.
Mike Bithell took that concept and ran with it as far as he could, with as little as he could. “Thomas Was Alone” has almost no setting, very little exposition, and its cast is a collection of squares and rectangles, however it is one of the most emotional narrative experiences you can play. As I replayed it for this article, I remembered how completely invested that you get into these cute little shapes. Each character is introduced slowly and as they learn to work together, you start to understand and care for each one. Sarah, the tiny rectangle, and Claire, the fat square, are major highlights and had me laughing out loud more than once. By the closing levels, I was deeply sad to say goodbye to this collection of characters I’ve learned to love.
It’s seemingly a simple plot; a group of shapes try to escape an unknown prison. However as it goes on, the bigger picture starts to emerge and you learn there’s so much more impact to what you’re doing then it originally seemed. It goes to some wild places that first time players probably won’t see coming. The ending is really fantastic and hard to forget.
There are so many aspects that supplement the wonderful tale this game tells. The voice acting is minimal – only one actor narrates the entire time and plays all the characters. However Daniel Wallace conveys so much personality to all the different squares, he is simply phenomenal the entire time, giving each shape a clearly defined attitude and tone. Then there’s the music, which is on another level. There is a beautiful collection of ambient electronic piano tracks that are so relaxing and oftentimes touching
However “Thomas was Alone” is also a great puzzle platformer in its own right besides the excellent narrative. The levels are divided into groups of ten, with each introducing a new set of gameplay mechanics. In the simplest terms, you play as a collection of shapes that are progressively introduced through the levels, each one has different abilities and jump heights. It’s in using these abilities in tandem with each other that you solve puzzles and platforming challenges. That may seem pretty rudimentary, but the amount of unique and creative abilities and obstacles that are introduced, keeps it fun and intense to the very last level.
What’s so impressive is the way it brings in new mechanics in a narrative and gameplay perspective. It seamlessly enters in new ideas at a breakneck pace, making the experience constantly engaging. These new mechanics never feel rushed, all of them are perfectly baked into the main core gameplay. Right when you have begun to figure out the new ability or obstacle put in front of you, it adds in a new one. Thomas Was Alone constantly keeps you on your toes and alert, you are always learning something new every step of the way. It never overstays its welcome either, clocking in around three hours, it stays at breakneck pace the entire time.
It becomes its most cerebral and ingenious when it begins to put all these different variables together. Some of the later levels are insanely inventive and complex. Once you begin using everything you’ve learned to start solving some of the more difficult platforming and puzzle section, that’s when it really shines. You start feeling like a well oiled machine near the end, using all the abilities you gained to beat the levels.
Thomas Was Alone is a simply superb puzzle platformer that rises above the sum of its parts with a beautiful narrative, audio design, and art design. It’s an excellent way to spend an evening and at only around £7.19/£10.19, it’s more than worth the price of admission. This game was critically well received when it came out in 2013 and nothing has changed – it’s still just as fantastic as it was then.
If you wish to play Thomas Was Alone on Xbox One for yourself then you should head to the Xbox Store.
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NSW Planning ignores EPA’s advice and approves WestConnex ‘concept’ design
By Wendy Bacon, 18 May 2018
NSW Planning approved Stage 3 of WestConnex despite receiving formal advice from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) that a more detailed environmental assessment of its impacts on the community was needed.
Along with several government departments and agencies, the EPA was given a final opportunity to respond to the NSW Roads and Maritime Services’ Preferred Infrastructure and Response to Submissions Report (SPIR). The purpose of the SPIR was to respond to thousands of criticisms of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Stage 3 proposal to build a tunnel between St Peters, Haberfield and Rozelle.
Anti- WestConnex opposing Stage 3 approval outside Department of Planning
In a letter to NSW Planning in February this year, EPA Metropolitan Regional Director Ms. Giselle Howard acknowledged that RMS had addressed some concerns raised by the EPA in its earlier rejection of the EIS, but went on to explain that the agency “reiterates its previous advice that all impacts be “assessed in detail during the Environmental Impact Assessment rather than under post-approval management plans”.
The EIS was limited to a broad assessment of impacts of a ‘concept’ for which no detailed engineering solutions or designs are available. The concept includes a three-layered underground interchange at Rozelle of a sort that has not previously been constructed anywhere in the world. The approval requires a number of post-approval plans before construction begins but these rarely involve detailed environmental assessments and will be approved without any input from community stakeholders. Many plans are regular ‘tick box’ exercises.
I received a copy of the EPA’s final advice through the EPA media’s office on Tuesday, May 8th. I made direct inquiries after I was told last Friday by a NSW Planning staff member that she had confirmed that the government departmental responses to the SPIR are never released and would not be released in this case. Following this advice, I wrote to a senior Planning Department officer Mary Garland, enclosing a link to where government responses had been published for the New M5 and requesting that the responses of the EPA and other agencies be published on the Planning website. I have neither received a response from Planning nor have the agencies’ responses been published.
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In a planning system with even minimal accountability and transparency, one would expect such critical assessments by the government’s own agencies to be public and open to further assessment. Normally, a conflict between government departments would trigger caution and further assessment. It is perhaps a sign of increasing fragility of the government’s position on WestConnex that it has attempted to delay the release of the agencies’ responses. The EPA’s reservations are in addition to scores of criticisms in independent peer reviews commissioned by NSW Planning that have been posted on the department’s website. These peer reviews unbelievably include findings that traffic congestion levels would be at ‘saturation’ point in St Peters and queues would back up into tunnels at Haberfield if the planned projects are completed. By then somewhere between $20 and $45 billion will have been spent on a solution that was supposed to be about solving Sydney’s traffic congestion.
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Last week, Fairfax Media’s The Age reported fresh evidence that staff of Leighton Holdings (now CIMIC, the owner of CPB Contractors) had been engaged in corruption over offshore contracts up until 2012. Age journalists Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker wrote that the scandal was notable because, despite a substantial amount of evidence, the Federal police have not yet charged a single individual. CIMIC, which has already received $4 billion worth of WestConnex contracts, has been reported to be involved in bidding to buy 50.1% of Sydney Motorway Corporation that controls WestConnex. A CIMIC subsidiary CPB contractor is also shortlisted for the contract for the WestConnex Stage 3 mainline tunnel between St Peters and Haberfield.
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Last week, the NSW Labor opposition last week released a secret letter between the New M5 CPB Dragados and Samsung consortium and Sydney Motorway Corporation which revealed that the contractors are claiming an extra $706 million to cover cost blowouts. The New M5 project, which was originally supposed to be completed in 2019 and then 2020, is now likely to be opened in 2021.
Leighton was involved with AECOM in the failed Brisbane toll road project Clem 7. After that collapse, AECOM paid more than $400 million in settlements for damages for making misleading traffic projections.
Today, The Australian reported that the claims were for $1 billion dollars and that the contractors were blaming the government for "planning approval delays". As it is the New M5 approval was pushed through in the face of massive community opposition and hundreds of criticisms from community groups, independent contractors hired by the City of Sydney and other local councils and other government agencies.
The Minister for WestConnex Stuart Ayres made light of the claims saying that WestCONnex was 'on time and on budget'.
The problem is that while the government still sticks to the figure of WestConnex costing $16.5b, everyone knows that this is fanciful and doesn't include any cost blowouts, most legal and property costs or additional roadworks made necessary by the project. No one can know what a three level underground interchange of a type never before built in an urban area, will cost.
There is widespread opposition towards WestConnex, including its unaccountable planning decisions and onerous decades of tolling. But as no hearing or appeals are possible against approvals, only political action, the collapse of financing or the privatisation deal or an inquiry exposing corrupt or secret dealings can now stop Stage 3
Corruption allegations, blow outs, prosecution, failure to respond to complaints - you would think it would be enough to put CPB well out of the picture for further major NSW government contracts. But this week Ayres announced that CPB Contractors with Lend Lease is one of two consortia shortlisted to design and build the Stage 3 approved concept. The two consortia are JCL Joint Venture (John Holland CPB Contractors Lend Lease) and SCS Joint Venture (Salini Impregilo Clough Projects Samsung C&T). Ayres described the process as " a rigorous evaluation" It seems that whatever rigor was applied did not include CPB Contractors failure to respond to residents complaints, problems with subcontractors an alleged breach of environmental law or serious criminal allegations against its parent company.
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Order of the High Priesthood
Today is the first day of the Grand York Rite Sessions in Idaho and the day is filled with the meetings of some of the appendant orders such as the Order of the High Priesthood.
Although I received this degree back in 2010, this is the first meeting I've been able to attend since that time.
The Order of the High Priesthood is a "chair" degree that is conferred upon those who are or have served as Excellent High Priest for a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. Sometimes referred to as the Anointed Order of High Priesthood. In antiquity, this degree was known as the Order of Melchizedek.
The first authenticate record of this Order is to be found in the proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Ohio in 1828. The Order of High Priesthood dates from the year of the blessing of Abraham by the high priest, Melchizedek, King Salem. It is called Anno Benedictionis (A.B.) - "In the year of Blessing" and adds 1913 to the common time. Therefore the year 2008 becomes 3921.
The Order’s ritual was compiled and arranged by Robert Macoy. In addition, recommend reading KJV Hebrews 7: 1, 5, 17, 20 & 21:
“For this Melchizedek, King of Salem, priest of the most high GOD, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being by interpretation, King of righteousness, and after that also, King of Salem, which is, King of peace; without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of GOD, abides a priest continually. Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. And verily, they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham. For he testifies, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest. For those priests (under the Levitical law) were made without an oath; but this with an oath, by him that said unto him, the LORD has sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
1. Hill Jr., L. A. (n.d.). Order of High Priesthood. Retrieved from Grand York Rite Bodies of Tennessee: http://www.tngrandyorkrite.org/index.php?chapters=Y&page=OHP
2. Order of High Priesthood. (n.d.). Retrieved from St. Mark’s Royal Arch Chapter: http://www.saintmarksrac.org/?page_id=276
3. Price, W. W. (2008). Honorary and Invitational Orders of the Royal Arch. The Working Tools magazine, 46.
4. The Masonic Manual: Order of High Priesthood. (n.d.). Retrieved from Phoenix Masonry: http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonic_manual/order_of_the_high_priesthood.htm
5. The Order of High Priesthood. (n.d.). Retrieved from The Grand Chapter of Kentucky, Royal Arch Masons: http://www.yorkriteky.org/grandchapter/gcramorderofhighpriesthood.htm
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Posted by Alex McLean: I wrote a paper with Dave Griffiths and Nick Collins on the visualisation of live code, exploring ideas around live coding interfaces, accepted for the EVA London 2010 conference in July. A HTML version is below, or see the PDF Preprint.
Visualisation of Live Code by Alex McLean (Goldsmiths), Dave Griffiths (FoAM), Nick Collins (University of Sussex) and Geraint Wiggins (Goldsmiths) — Abstract: In this paper we outline the issues surrounding live coding which is projected for an audience, and in this context, approaches to code visualisation. This includes natural language parsing techniques, using geometrical properties of space in language semantics, representation of execution flow in live coding environments, code as visual data and computer games as live coding environments. We will also touch on the unifying perceptual basis behind symbols, graphics, movement and sound.
Live coding, the improvisation of video and/or music using computer language, has developed into an active field of research and arts practice over the last decade (Wang and Cook; 2004; Ward et al.; 2004; Collins et al.; 2003). Live coding is made possible by dynamic language interpreters, which allow algorithms to run while they are being modified, taking on changes without any break in the audio or visual output generated by the code. The development of software becomes part of the art in a very real sense; at the beginning of a typical live coded performance there is no code and no audiovisual output, but the output grows in complexity with the code.
A frequent criticism of computer music is the lack of performance, where an artist hides behind their laptop screen, and the audience is unable to see any activity that might ground their experience of the music (Cascone; 2003). Solutions continue to be explored, with many researchers focussing on developing tangible interfaces which bring the computer closer to a traditional instrument. However, a live coding tradition has developed taking the straightforward approach of projecting whatever is on the artist’s screen: the code, moving cursors, the debugging output… The audience is then able to see the human movements and code structures behind an improvisation.
This tradition of projecting screens is itself open to criticism; the audience members may feel distracted, or perhaps even excluded by the projection of code written in language they do not necessarily understand. The alternative of showing nothing, hiding behind a laptop screen, is felt to be untenable, but perhaps more should be understood about the practice of projecting code. Watching the articulations of a live guitarist may enhance the experience of a listener who does not play a musical instrument themselves. Can a live coder elucidate the more abstract thinking gestures of their practice? The search is on for ways of visualising code development that allows non-programmers to enhance their enjoyment and understanding of a live coded piece.
2. Perceiving code
Generally, a programmer cannot work with their eyes closed; a programmer’s text editor is a visual interface1. Text editors have gained many features over the last few decades, to the point where we no longer call them text editors but Interactive Development Environments (IDEs). The visual presentation of code has developed its own aesthetic; colour is used to highlight syntax, fonts have been designed for code (e.g. ProFont, proggy), and visual tools for navigating around tree-like code structures. Nonetheless computation is fundamentally about symbol manipulation, and the composition of symbols lies at the heart of every IDE. When our eyes saccade across code, the shapes on the screen are categorised into these symbols, and we perceive them as the tokens (words) and statements (sentences) making up our program. The computer interprets code as a one dimensional string of discrete symbols, but humans perceive it as symbols within a spatial scene. Expert programmers may be able to chunk larger blocks of code as meaningful entities; less experienced live code audiences may become stuck on small details, but an elaborate dance of spatial change to code is evident over time.
Our perception of source code is aided not only by spatial organisation, but also by colour highlighting, in-line documentation and the well chosen names given to abstractions and data structures. These features are collectively known as secondary syntax2, being that ignored by the interpreter but of benefit to programmers in understanding and organising their code. A challenge to those pushing the boundaries of programming language design is to find ways of taking what is normally secondary syntax as primary. For example the ColorForth language uses colour as primary syntax, replacing the need for punctuation. Even more radically, the instruction set of the Piet language illustrated in Figure 2 is formed by first order colour relationships within a two dimensional grid; instructions include directional modifiers so that control flow travels in two dimensions. Piet, among many other esoteric languages, is inspired by the two dimensional syntax of Befunge shown in Fig. 1, a textual language where arrow-like characters change the direction of control flow. Some languages bordering on mainstream, such as Haskell and to a lesser extent Python have a syntax that takes two dimensional arrangement into account when grouping statements, although this is otherwise unusual.
Secondary syntax is of great importance to human understanding, despite being ignored by the computer interpreter. Without spatial layout and elements of natural language a program would be next to unreadable by humans. Humans live an embodied existence in a spatial environment, and while we are perfectly able to perform computation, our spatial ability still supports such thought processes (Gärdenfors; 2000). As a result source code, as Human Computer Interface, is a half-way mixture of geometrical relations and symbolic structures. This is true even of the ‘patcher’ dataflow languages in common use in the digital arts (Puckette; 1988), such as Max and PureData. Patcher languages are often described as ‘visual’, but in fact all the functions are defined textually, and the visual arrangement is purely secondary syntax 3.
Visualisation of code may either act as secondary syntax in order to enhance code comprehension for human viewers, or go further as primary syntax to enhance meaning for both humans and computers. The latter is of particular interest, as to some extent it requires making models of human perception the basis of computer language.
2.1. Morphology of Sound, Shape and Symbols
TurTan is a geometric visual live coding language introduced by Gallardo et al. (2008), using the technology of the Reactable (Jordà et al.; 2007). The functions of the language are manipulated as physical blocks that are placed on a tabletop interface, with nearest neighbours forming a sequence, and relative angle mapping to the function’s parameter. The functions describe turtle graphics operations, and the resulting recursive forms are continuously updated on the table surface display.
TurTan inspired a system by Alex McLean and introduced here, with the working title of Acid Sketching. In Acid Sketching, a sound is specified simply by drawing a shape, where morphological measurements are mapped to parameters of an acid bassline synthesiser. The area of a shape is mapped to pitch, its regularity (perimeter length vs area) mapped to envelope modulation, and relative angle of central axis mapped to resonance. Several such shapes are drawn in an arrangement, where a minimum spanning tree of their centroids is taken as a polyphonic sequence, where distance equals relative time. Feedback may be projected back on to the drawing surface, so shapes flash red as they are triggered. A static figure would not make this clearer, however illustrative video is available online at http://yaxu.org/acid-sketching/.
While Acid Sketching and TurTan are far from what is typically understood as live coding, both lead us to challenge understanding of the role of symbols, shape and geometry in computation. Investigating how such concrete forms of interaction could be married with the abstractions of general, Turing complete programming languages could be an interesting research topic itself.
Critically connected to live coding engagement with time-based media, is the time-based revelation of code itself. For electroacoustic music, Pierre Schaeffer’s theories of sound timbre have been further dynamised into the time-variant sonic gestures of Denis Smalley’s spectromorphology (Landy; 2007). For live coding, we might analogously dub ’codeomorphology’ as the changing shape of code over time. Examples include the accumulating code revisions referenced on the edge of ChucK language Audicle documents, or SuperCollider’s ‘History’ class to document a live code performance. More visual representations of change over time would include accessible visualisations of programmer activity. Metrics might be displayed to characterise changes per second, from coarse keystroke counts to the depth of parse tree disruption; this brings us to self-evaluating performances, and coder re-coding of their very visualisations…
3. Visual experiments in live code
This section serves to introduce four novel visual/geometric live coding systems by Dave Griffiths, namely Scheme Bricks, Betablocker, Al-Jazari and Daisy Chain, along with some of the systems which inspired them. All of these languages were constructed within Fluxus, a game engine designed for live coding performances and experiments and available under a free (GPL) license from http://www.pawfal.org/fluxus/.
3.1. Execution flow and operational events
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Figure 2: Source code written in the Piet language with two dimensional, colour syntax. Prints out the text “Hello, world!”. Image © Thomas Schoch 2006. Used under the Creative Commons BY-SA 2.5 license.
Figure 3: Core war runtime display, showing visualisation of process memory shared between the players.
Figure 4: A live edit in the Betablocker environment, selecting an instruction from a wheel of possibilities.
Figure 5: The robots of Al-Jazari, each with a thought bubble containing a program, live coded with a gamepad.
Figure 6: SchemeBricks, a lisp environment using colour instead of parenthesis, and flashes as a cue for control flow.
Figure 7: A section of a Daisy Chain program.
Computation is a metaphorical movement, where algorithmic processes operate on data (which can include the algorithms themselves) in memory in the discrete time steps of the CPU. Ways of visualising memory as it is changed have been developed for conventional debuggers, particularly in microcontroller applications where memory is small enough to be viewed in its entirety. More novel visualisations also exist, such as Tierra, an artificial life simulation where code evolves in a Darwinian competition which can only be appreciated when viewed as such, or Core War (Fig. 3), a game where player/programmers write code which fight over memory address space.
Live coding has the unique opportunity to visualise the movement of an underlying process while it is being formed. This helps an audience appreciate a live coding performance in a more meaningful way – as it bridges the gap between an abstract description of a process (the code) and process itself (the generated pattern of movement through memory). Betablocker (Fig. 4) is a raw visualisation of an imaginary 8-bit processor operating in 256 bytes of memory. This brightly coloured live coding environment is operated by writing assembly code with a gamepad. The processes are visualised while they operate on the memory addresses and trigger sound events. Processes are able to modify themselves and each other, resulting in highly dynamic relationships which are challenging to control.
A more traditional method of programming is employed in Scheme Bricks (Fig. 6), a geometric interface for constructing Scheme programs. Scheme Bricks takes advantage of the isomorphism of code and data in the Scheme programming language, and is inspired by the Scratch language designed for use by children (Resnick et al.; 2009). Scheme Bricks allows you to drag, drop and plug together programs rather than typing. This has some potential side effects; in a performance situation, it is impossible to have a mismatched parenthesis error, as is common in other lisp-like languages. It is quicker to change the overall structure of the program as sections can be removed and reinserted easily by drag/drop actions. Unwanted sections are pulled out of the program and set aside rather than being deleted, and accumulate around the program as ‘spare parts’ which are often later ‘recycled’ by being pulled back into another section.
Scheme Bricks uses visual feedback to relate sound events to the code; the instruction which triggered a sound event flashes as the sound is played. This minimal approach to process visualisation makes the relationship between sound and code structure clearer than Betablocker’s more complete visualisation, and is useful for the performer to immediately locate the code generating a particular sound event.
Daisy Chain (Fig. 7) is an attempt to embrace less rigid structures while maintaining enough of a computational basis to qualify as a live coding performance. It follows a processing system based on Petri nets (Petri; 1966), where executable instruction tokens move around a directed graph. Daisy Chain programs create and modify the graph topologies that they inhabit, producing sounds as a side effect of the computation. The look of the performance was designed to be as far from conventional programming as possible, hand animated flowers and drawn instruction symbols moving around graphs constrained by spring models.
The nodes of a Daisy Chain graph have a fixed lifetime, which was introduced in order to counter a common problem with live coding where the audience watching and performer concentrating on programming tend to perceive time differently. Daisy Chain prevents musical structures from persisting too long, keeping the performance moving forward at a rate the performer can control beforehand.
3.2. Computation in game worlds
Code has a long tradition of use in games as a gameplay mechanic, an early example being Core War developed in the mid 1980s and discussed above in §3.1. More recent games such as Carnage Heart and Marionette Handler are mainstream games for the Playstation which employ programming environments using icons. These programs are used to control robots which battle it out in large virtual arenas. Popular game titles such as Little Big Planet allow the player to construct machines as part of game worlds, complex enough to support Turing complete computation. Kodu, a research project at Microsoft goes even further, as an end-user games programming environment on the XBox.
Al-Jazari is a deliberate attempt to fuse games and live coding performances. It was designed to use a similar visual process to BetaBlocker, but this time mediated through the actions of robotic agents moving around a 3D world, triggering sounds as they do so (Fig. 5). The use of visual agents following commands rather than abstract processes is intended to make the performance more immediately understandable for the audience. Al Jazari has been expanded as an art installation, audience participatory performance and recently as a facebook game – with the aim to increase the accessibility of live coding to the point where anyone can become a live coder.
Visualisation is central to live coding. In this article, we have confronted how code is perceived by performers and audiences, and in what ways visual elements contribute to the primary syntax and semantics of a programming language meant for live coding. Consideration of visual elements of code have also become essential as live coding has formed the basis of virtual game worlds. We have introduced a number of novel systems, presented here as explorations of these themes. Visualisation of live code however remains under-investigated in terms of the psychology of programming; while Blackwell and Collins (2005) lead the way into HCI, evaluation protocols are yet to be adapted and applied to experience of live coded performances. This is however fertile ground for practice based research, and we anticipate the changing shapes of code over time, a codeomorphology at timescales from individual performances to lifetimes of artistic and technological development.
[1] Blackwell, A. and Collins, N. (2005). The programming language as a musical instrument. In Proceedings of PPIG05. University of Sussex.
[2] Cascone, K. (2003). Grain, sequence, system (three levels of reception in the performance of laptop music). In Kleiner, M. S. and Szepanski, A., editors, Soundcultures. Suhrkamp.
[3] Collins, N., McLean, A., Rohrhuber, J., and Ward, A. (2003). Live coding in laptop performance. Organised Sound, 8(03):321–330.
[4] Gallardo, D., Julià, C. F., and Jordà, S. (2008). Turtan: a tangible programming language for creative exploration. In Third annual IEEE international workshop on horizontal human-computer systems (TABLETOP).
[5] Gärdenfors, P. (2000). Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought. The MIT Press.
[6] Jordà, S., Geiger, G., Alonso, M., and Kaltenbrunner, M. (2007). The reactable: Exploring the synergy between live music performance and tabletop tangible interfaces. In Proc. Intl. Conf. Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI07).
[7] Landy, L. (2007). Understanding the Art of Sound Organization. The MIT Press.
[8] Petri, C. A. (1966). Communication with automata. Technical report, Applied Data Research Inc.
[9] Puckette, M. (1988). The patcher. In Proceedings of International Computer Music Conference.
[10] Resnick, M., Maloney, J., Hernández, A. M., Rusk, N., Eastmond, E., Brennan, K., Millner, A., Rosenbaum, E., Silver, J., Silverman, B., and Kafai, Y. (2009). Scratch: programming for all. Commun. ACM, 52(11):60–67.
[11] Wang, G. and Cook, P. R. (2004). On-the-fly programming: using code as an expressive musical instrument. In NIME ’04: Proceedings of the 2004 conference on New interfaces for musical expression, pages 138–143, Singapore, Singapore. National University of Singapore.
[12] Ward, A., Rohrhuber, J., Olofsson, F., McLean, A., Griffiths, D., Collins, N., and Alexander, A. (2004). Live algorithm programming and a temporary organisation for its promotion. In Goriunova, O. and Shulgin, A., editors, read_me — Software Art and Cultures.
1. A counter-example would be programming interfaces for the blind, which employ speech synthesis.
2. The term ‘secondary syntax’ is problematic. Firstly, secondary syntax is only secondary relative to the computer interpreter, and not the human. Secondly, secondary syntax is not syntax in any clear sense; indeed spatial relationships are the basis of semantic meaning as understood in the field of cognitive linguistics. However as secondary syntax is the standard term used in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) we persist with using it here.
3. In Max, left-right position alters execution order, although relying upon this is discouraged in favour of the ‘trigger’ object.
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Right above a ford for an ancient borders-crossing route, the „Old Bohemian Path“, a medieval fortress had been erected. It was built on a steep rock high above the river and today, only the keep „Fat Henry“ left is from the original building which was built in the 12th/13th century.
Prince elector (German: Kurfürst) Moritz of Saxony had the medieval fortress re-designed into a hunting chateau between 1545 and 1547. The building is characterized be the tower “Slim Margarethe” (German: Schlanke Margarethe) with its curved roof hood and its dominant gables. Up until the year 1911, different hunting administrations had their seats at Zschopau’s castle. At the beginning, there were Dukes, followed by prince electoral and finally it became a hunter’s seat of the King of Saxony. Unfortunately, the ancient collection of hunting trophies does not exist anymore. However, according to an old register, there had been an assortment of 112 horns and antlers.
Throughout the 19th century, the eastern part of the building had been extended, in which the “Expedition of the Kingly Court” was located. Later, the district court moved in. In 1855, the western part of the castle was extended and a prison including a courtyard was accommodated there. Today, the prison is only a part of history´, too. Wildeck Castle was transferred into municipal ownership in 1994 and has been gradually restored since.
Today, the castle’s appearance is characterized by different eras. Thus, visitors usually realize the keep „Fat Henry“ in the first place. It is probably the oldest building in Zschopau and has been constructed in a Roman style.
After extensive restoration throughout the last years, Wildeck Castle presents itself in its former glory. A variety of renaissance styled rooms, such as the Blue and White Parlour and the Red and Green Halls, have been re-opened for visitors and guests.
Learn during a guided tour about the history of the fortress, be delighted by the beautiful view from the halls and the keep’s cisterns, and realize yourself the exposed position of the castle high above the river Zschopau. The baroque garden and the completely refurbished castle walkway with its scented roses, fruit trees sculptures and idyllic spots invite our guests to stay and calm down.
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When the Children’s festival took place in September 2012, a new attraction was added to Wildeck Castle: „Heinis Kinderparadies“ (lit. Heini’s Paradise for Children). In the rooms of the former tourist information, our small guests can have fun and play with their parents. Furthermore, the venue will be used for events. In January 2013, the club “Wild Castle Kids” has been established by the castle’s friends’ association. Within this club, children will be able to explore the history of our castle and town in a playful way. Furthermore, afternoons for doing arts and crafts are planned. The group meets twice a month on Thursdays from 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm. Taking part in a guided tour or experience medieval life – children have endless opportunities. Also the weeks around Christmas are a very exciting time in the children’s paradise. On each Thursday in December, the "dwarves’ workshop" takes place and the children get the chance to make small gifts for their families and friends.
“Heini’s Paradise for Children” is open to visitors during the opening times of the castle. (Mo-Tue and Thu-Sat 11 am – 5 pm).
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Month April 2014
Radical Recovery Revisited
In 2004, I penned an essay that opened with the following sentences: “Something is reawakening inside America. People whose stigmatized condition left them hiding alone or cloistered in subterranean subcultures are stepping into the light to tell the stories of their wounds and their redemption. They are offering their time, talents, and testimonies to address(……)
Tags new recovery advocacy movement | radical recovery | recovery activism
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Lost Lessons from an Earlier Era
My 2009 monograph outlined in considerable detail the history, theory and status of peer recovery support services (PRSS) in the United States. In the years since the monograph’s publication, voluntary and paid recovery support services have dramatically increased in the US and internationally. Such growth has recently prompted me to reflect on the pre-professional days(……)
Tags peer recovery support | recovery coaching | recovery support services | wounded healer
Link to full article: Lost Lessons from an Earlier Era
A Grieving Parent on Parity
Parents who have lost children to addiction are speaking publicly in unprecedented numbers. Their stories provide a biting critique of addiction treatment as a system of care–and suggestions that addiction treatment has yet to operate as a “system of care”. They also provide painful accounts of how fiscal gatekeepers operate to restrict access to care(……)
Tags Addiction treatment | health insurance | parity
Link to full article: A Grieving Parent on Parity
Stop Kicking People Out of Addiction Treatment
In 2005, my colleagues Christy Scott, Michael Dennis, Michael Boyle and I co-authored an article entitled It’s Time to Stop Kicking People out of Addiction Treatment. The latest (2002) data then available confirmed that 18% (288,000) of all persons admitted to specialized addiction treatment in the U.S. were administratively discharged (“kicked out”) prior to treatment(……)
Tags administrative discharge | disciplinary discharge | terminated by the facility
Link to full article: Stop Kicking People Out of Addiction Treatment
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Recovery/remission of Substance Use Disorders: Recent U.S. Data and Reviews
In 2012, I authored a monograph reviewing the results of 415 studies published over more than a century that reported rates of addiction recovery. Major findings of that review included 5.3% to 15.3% (25-40 million adults) of the adult population who reported once having but no longer having an alcohol or other drug (AOD) problem—either(……)
Tags recovery prevalence
Link to full article: Recovery/remission of Substance Use Disorders: Recent U.S. Data and Reviews
A Photographic History of Addiction Recovery in the U.S.
Since publication of the second edition of Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America, many people have expressed their appreciation of the photos included in the new edition. These images put flesh and blood on the lives and key events that make up the history of addiction recovery in the(……)
Tags addiction recovery | history
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A Lesson from Recent Vaping Deaths
Federal officials have tentatively identified the potential source of recently reported vaping-related respiratory illnesses and deaths. The culprit appears to be vitamin E acetate, a substance long used as a nutritional supplement and topical skin treatment but whose oily consistency may make it quite toxic when inhaled via vaping. While these findings are preliminary and(……)
Tags Advocacy | drug trends
Link to full article: A Lesson from Recent Vaping Deaths
Recovery Contagion within the Family
Addiction runs in families, but far less known is the fact that recovery also runs in families. Both of these phenomena have captured my attention in recent decades and been the focus of numerous articles. Scientific studies are unravelling the factors that combine to elevate risk of intergenerational transmission of addiction and related problems. These(……)
Tags addiction recovery | Intergenerational
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James E. Snyder becomes first openly gay president of Illinois Judges Association
From an Illinois Judges Association news release
The Honorable James E. Snyder has been installed as President of the Illinois Judges Association during the annual meeting on June 1, 2018, at Chicago-Kent College of Law, in Chicago.
The oath of office was administered by the Honorable Mary Jane Theis of the Illinois Supreme Court. "Judge Snyder embodies commitment to social justice and service to all communities" Justice Theis said.
The Illinois Judges Association, which represents 1,500 active and retired Illinois state court judges, was founded in 1972 to provide services, support, and education to its member judges and raise public understanding of the Illinois judicial system.
Judge Snyder was appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2007. Prior to his appointment to the bench he served as General Counsel of Illinois Human Rights Commission and has taught and written about the law of work place sexual harassment, employment discrimination, fair housing, and disability access. He is a former president of the Alliance of Illinois LGBT Judges.
Judge Snyder has been an active in judicial education teaching peer education classes in advanced discovery, consumer fraud and civil procedure. He has served on the Supreme Court Committees for Judicial Performance Evaluation, Judicial Education and served as the Chairperson for the Illinois Advanced Judicial Academy. He presides over a Commercial Litigation docket in the Circuit Court of Cook County and is a former president of the Alliance of Illinois LGBT Judges.
"Judge Snyder is a legend in legal community, known for his steadfast leadership, commitment to principal, compassion and his great sense of humor", said Hon. Mary S. Trew, president of the Alliance of Illinois LGBT Judges.
"We couldn't be more proud that Jim will represent our community as the first openly LGBTQ president of the statewide organization that speaks for allIllinois judges, Judge Trew said.
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WORLD Trans activist killed, Israeli center, Brazilian priest, Netflix film 2020-01-14 - In South Africa, Limpopo police are investigating the death of transgender activist Nare Mphela, 28, whose decomposing body was found in a rented ...
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Georgia educators recognized for excellence in mathematics and science teaching
Four Georgia teachers were named recipients today of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on September 8.
The Georgia winners are:
Amanda Cavin, Unity Grove Elementary School, Mathematics
Steven King, Whit Davis Elementary School, Science
Marc Pederson, Paulding County High School, Science
Cindy Apley Rose, Couch Middle School, Mathematics
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. The winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators following an initial selection process at the state level. Each nomination year of the award alternates between teachers in the kindergarten through 6th grade level, and those teaching 7th through 12th grades. The cohort of awardees named today represent two nomination years, one of teachers in kindergarten through 6th grade classrooms and the other in 7th through 12th grade classrooms.
Winners of this honor receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation to be used at their discretion, and are invited to Washington, D.C. for an awards ceremony, as well educational and celebratory events.
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RAND SHRUGGED, pt 2
They told us that this plan would achieve a noble ideal. Well, how were we to know otherwise? Hadn't we heard it all our lives—from our parents and our schoolteachers and our ministers, and in every newspaper we ever read and every movie and every public speech?
Ayn Rand's writings have always been controversial and generated a great deal of discussion. Most tend to be very polarized when they are aware of objectivism and Rand's ideas, either loving and adoring her thoughts or despising them. You rarely meet someone who understands the woman's writings who is tepid or ambivalent about them.
Most react very poorly to Rand, calling her 'fascist' and 'cold' at best. They think her ideas are heartless and cruel, that she's somewhat insane, and that objectivism is impossible and stupid.
However, while I have some problems with objectivism (which I'll get to in the next part of this series) I do see a lot of good in what Rand has to say, particularly in Atlas Shrugged. And there is far more I agree with than have problems with, in terms of her predictions and concerns.
The most outstanding and beneficial part of Rand's ideology and writing is a basic appreciation of the nobility and importance of work. Simple bits in her books like a bus being driven well through city streets, the use of an architect and a train engineer or a metal worker as heroes show this understanding. Rand not only appreciates work, she praises it. There is no work too ignoble for her; she believes that any work, done well, is good.
When in The Fountainhead Howard Roark cannot find work as an architect, he works in a quarry cutting rocks. He does not complain or bemoan himself, he simply applies himself to the work and does the best job he can. Most of the foundation of objectivism is the idea that production, the act of making and doing something, is the essence of what it means to be human (that and reason). She believed that productivity was the heart of human nature and failing to be so meant being less than human. So any work was ennobled by this principle, no matter how 'mean' or low-paying.
And her idea that reason should triumph over emotion was good as well. I have over the past years on this blog returned to this concept quite often, noting that emotions are fine, but they must be informed by reason. That simply because you feel a certain way does not mean that you should act on those feelings. Follow your heart is a recipe for almost certain disaster. Follow your mind, but let your emotions shape that path. Rand takes this concept to another place I do not agree with, but that's for part three.
It is her analysis of the soulless evil and corruption of human nature in collectivism that is her greatest strength, however. Ayn Rand grew up in Soviet Russia, and lived through the communist revolution. Her wealthy family had its business taken away from them for the good of the whole, and she saw how awful and evil the results of that were. She fled to America at the first opportunity, changing her name from Alisa Rosenbaum to protect her family still in Russia. From this experience she, like many emigres from communist tyranny, understood starkly the horrors that lie on that path.
Always, the collectivist will claim it won't happen this time and the only reason that stuff took place is because the people involved weren't as good as they are now. And yet it always, inevitably does. Ayn Rand understood more than most how taking from the few to give to the many ends up damaging everyone. She understood that creating equality by cutting off the tallest stems of grass merely makes everyone equally miserable.
And she could keenly see the origins of the evil she suffered in Russia, and when she heard Franklin Delano Roosevelt say things like this:
A few timid people, who fear progress, will try to give you new and strange names for what we are doing. Sometimes they will call it "Fascism," sometimes "Communism," sometimes "Regimentation," sometimes "Socialism." But, in so doing, they are trying to make very complex and theoretical something that is really very simple and very practical.
she knew where that was headed. Were she alive today, Rand would shriek a very loud warning about a president who says that we have to redistribute wealth so its more fair and that you didn't build your business.
She understood, however, that collectivism took a lot of different forms. For instance, too often people calling themselves conservatives will be very protective of big business and corporations, to the point of damaging the free market. As Eisenhower famously warned in his farewell speech:
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.
That cronyism built until it reached the ghastly depths we now are experiencing, where businesses are deemed "too big to fail" and are allowed to avoid the penalties of their poor business plans, and help craft legislation and regulations to protect and benefit them while damaging their competitors.
However, Eisenhower also warned against science and technology being monsters as well, in a less-known part of that same speech:
The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
Using science and technology to control and command humanity as a collective is a serious problem today as well, as never before, in the form of global climate change initiatives which prompt governments to subsidize ethanol fuel, collapsing 'green' businesses, and control what products they can buy, from light bulbs to washing machines.
In Rand's youth, another form of collectivism arose, one which resulted in not only prohibition, but the welfare state. Liberal Christians, informed by the principles of the 'social gospel' and liberation theology, pushed the principle of government compelling people to do what they believed was right. And again, it is sometimes those who call themselves social conservatives who push this idea upon the public. There was strong support for the welfare state by this portion of Christianity, a portion that more theologically conservative Christians like J. Gresham Machen strove and taught against. Today, many of those same theologically liberal Christian groups push for homosexual marriage, global warming fears, and other pet leftist causes.
This is all done in the name of doing good. It is always done in the name of helping others and for the benefit of us all. Welfare is sold as simply charity: we all help out a little so those in need get a lot. Its wrong to let a man starve when you could help him. It is wrong to have such a wealthy nation where so many go without health insurance (they usually say 'care' but they mean insurance).
Rand saw through this all and understood the tyranny it represented. Compelling people to follow a certain path in the name of doing good is, in fact, evil. Oppression is oppression even with a smiley face. Rand's books are full of opposition to this at every level and in every form.
In The Fountainhead, she uses the analogy of one man merely wanting to design and build structures how he desires, while being opposed by those who demand he knuckle under and obey the system and the way an elite group of people decide things should be designed.
In Anthem, she postulates a culture where even the words and ideas of "I" and "me" have been obliterated, where names are given to children based on numbers, and where all is for the collective. Interestingly enough, the movie Logan's Run has very Anthem-like concepts in it, down to an escape to a forest where the writings of the founding fathers are discovered.
In her first book We, the Living she tells an almost autobiographical tale of life in the communist revolution where all is taken away for the good of the whole and the cruelty that results.
And in Atlas Shrugged Rand describes a nation where a series of crises that are the result of ever-increasing state interference and regulation ends in tyranny by the government, forcing businesses to not fire anyone and no one able to leave their jobs. All businesses are effectively controlled by the state, and the general political mood of the day is summed up in a few quotes:
"private property is a trusteeship held for the benefit of society as a whole."
"If everybody could pull for a common purpose, then nobody would have to be hurt! ... I wish we didn't have to hurt anybody"
Eventually no one can control or run any business, and all free enterprise is destroyed so that the common man can have a share of everything.
Ayn Rand's most potent explanation of how the creeping tyranny of collectivism reached all across America is in the infamous Taggart Tunnel train wreck, in which Rand coldly kills off a host of people in the train that she has judged unworthy of life. The train, of course was doomed by bureaucrats more wedded to their system and ideology than what worked and was wise, but it was the author's device to give the victims a death she considered just for people like them.
Each of the passengers - politicians, entertainers, journalists, etc - is depicted with an explanation of how they had contributed to the destruction of the country. Each one is damed in their place, such as the woman who tucks her children into bed, married to a man who will not protect them.
Dr. Simon Pritchett, the nation's leading philosopher, declares that man is a miserable bit of protoplasm, there are no standards, reason is a superstition, the purpose of philosophy is to prove we can know nothing and that there is no meaning to be found in life, and that when people realize this they will be more "tractable."
Balph Eubank is the literary leader of the age (albeit, his books do not sell), declares that suffering is the essence of life, and that free will, achievement, and happiness are laughable concepts of old literature. Plot, he says, is a primitive vulgarity in literature. Moreover, life is about suffering and frustration, that the only thing to live for is brotherlove. He later says, that the machine age has destroyed man's humanity, observing that Dagny Taggett runs a railroad rather than practicing the beautiful art of the handloom and bearing children.
Bertram Scudder, the editor, declares that property rights are a superstition. Moreover, even though he has written an editorial filled with groundless insults against Rearden, he is present at Rearden's party.
Claude Slagenhop, president of Friends of Global Progress, declares that need is the only consideration, that an empty belly is a fact, and that this consideration justifies anything, that ideas are just hot air - that right is whatever is good for society, and that the people have the right to seize what they need.
All of them are supporters of the new "Equality of Opportunity" bill designed to give everyone what they want without need to provide it themselves.
Step by step, Rand shows how a culture could move from liberty to tyranny all in the name of helping and doing good... and how America could easily follow that path.
And if you look around today, it is hard to argue that we are not far along that path already With the crushing burden of regulation, the takeover of parts of the auto industry and insurance, with the calls for the rich to give up so people who did not earn that money can have it, and the demonization of business, achievement, and individuality, we're facing what Rand warned about over fifty years ago - to largely deaf ears.
Through this and all her writings, Rand warns of the terrors of a government which takes from you anything it desires in the name of providing for all. As Thomas Jefferson said (and Gerald Ford later warned): “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." And the more power you give government, the less you will have as a result - and the less liberty.
Giving up your liberty for comfort, ease, and safety means giving up much of what it means to be human, and eventually giving up everything. Rand understood the end result of this ideology, how it destroys humanity.
And more, she understood something few seem to: that while it seems good to provide for those in need, eventually more and more will be added to the list of the needy either through a lust for power by those in government or the never-ending definitions of 'progress.' And eventually there just isn't money to keep helping those in need. Eventually you all end up as Greece. Eventually, all those programs end and nobody gets any help, which means they're far worse off than they were before - without what they need and without the ability to even attempt to get it any more.
Ayn Rand's writings were a terrifying prophecy that fell on deaf ears because everything seemed to be going so well. And we're seeing the beginning of the end game of collectivist disaster in America today. Europe is watching as the fires start and the buildings collapse in the distance. This system, which seemed so strong and so good and so kind to the needy and helpless, is causing a far worse fate for them all.
*This is part of a 4 part series on Objectivism and Ayn Rand.
Posted by Christopher R Taylor at 11:18 AM
TRYING CUPID
SHOW ME THE FUNNY
WHY ISN'T THIS NEWS?
THE BIG BUST
WIERD INDICATORS
WHISTLING UP HARASSMENT
HOW I DO IT (aka where's Chik-Fil-A?)
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: More Science Bits
WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU?
HE DIDN'T BUILD THAT EITHER
A FEW QUOTES
MYTHICAL SYRIAN WMD?
LIBERTARIAN UN?
OBJECTIVISM EXAMINED
KNOCK DOWN, SHOOT OUT
CANDID EGYPT
RAND SHRUGGED 2.1 (addendum)
SONGS I LIKE - Government Cheese (Rainmakers)
FIX ALL THE THINGS!
NO RESPETO
THE KARDASHIAN PRESIDENCY
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: The Titanic
RAND SHRUGGED, pt 1 (Understanding Rand)
DIE GUTE ALTE D-MARK
FIGHTING THE ESTABLISHMENT
BROKEN DC
PENN STATE WOES
WARREN ON STEROIDS
GET EM ON EL DOLE
TECHNOLOGY OF THE DELUDED
FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE
WHERE I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BANKS
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Valerie Plame
ANTI BUSINESS CONSERVATIVES?
JUNETEENTH vs INDEPENDENCE
ANOTHER TWIT
THE WORLD IS STILL NOT WORTHY
TAX TALK
HOW "OBAMACARE" AFFECTS YOU
READING TOO MUCH
BUMS, TOO
THE CASUAL PRESIDENT
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE
ADVERTISING DRAMA
THE GLADES ADVERTISING
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Jessica Lynch
MEMORIAL TO INDEPENDENCE
INTERNET CITY
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NCC AAUP Advocacy Chapter
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NCC’s SUNY EXCELS FALLS SHORT
February 14, 2016 February 20, 2016 aaupncc Uncategorized
Dear Interim President Dolan,
We are writing to express our outrage at offensive and sexist remarks regarding female faculty members in the SUNY Excels Performance Improvement Plan 2015-2016.Rather than celebrating NCC’s ability to hire and retain full-time female faculty members, the authors of the report suggest that female faculty are over-represented at NCC and that this is a problem that should be accounted for. As a result, the authors write:
“Faculty positions have long been attractive to females at NCC. Low-cost, high quality childcare is available on campus – although there is currently a wait-list.Vacations are generous as are benefits. The standard commitment of 15-hours of instruction over 30 weeks yields a teaching load of 450 hours per academic year. Working hours are relatively flexible with teaching schedules assigned on the basis of seniority for both full-time and part-time faculty. And the burdens associated with the development of a competitive scholarly publications record are for the most part absent. Perhaps in consequence, females continue to outnumber males throughout the College community. This is not expected to change in the near- to mid-term.” (“PIP2015/2016”).
There are a number of offensive assumptions and implications in the above statement. First, why must women be accounted for or explained away? Second, while the existence of “low-cost, high quality childcare” on campus should be a source of pride for all affiliated with NCC and is certainly a potential recruiting tool, the assumption that childcare is of concern to only female faculty is erroneous and sexist. Male and female faculty members, for whom no parental leave is offered at NCC, both often have to make difficult decisions regarding their careers and childcare. The above statement is an insult to all NCC faculty who are parents. Additionally, it should go without saying that many female faculty at NCC do not have children; the vast majority of female faculty do not have small children.
More problematically, the second part of the statement suggests that NCC is an attractive institution because female faculty do not want to work very much, either at teaching or at publishing. First, the hour breakdown is inaccurate and minimizes the actual time commitments for a full-time faculty member. The report indicates that faculty will teach five classes (15hours) and spend zero hours preparing for class, grading essays and exams, corresponding with students via email, meeting with and mentoring students during office hours, attending committee meetings, and finally, staying abreast of developments in and contributing to their fields. That is, the report erroneously casts NCC faculty not as dedicated teachers or rigorous scholars. While it is true that we do not face the same pressure to publish as professors at other institutions, our promotion and tenure requirements make clear that remaining active in our fields is fundamental to our effectiveness as professors.
Finally, NCC faculty’s record of publications, honors, presentations, and awards should be a source of pride for this institution. Faculty affiliated with the Women’s Studies Project, for example, consistently produce high-level publications, including books from reputable independent and academic presses as well as articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. This is true of female faculty from across the campus. Yet as a member of the Academic Senate pointed out on February 9, 2016, the statement in the P.I.P. suggests that women’s intellectual pursuits are but a “hobby.” This antiquated attitude is repugnant to those of us committed to serious scholarship and study. Further, this statement raises the question: are there any data indicating that female faculty at NCC are in fact publishing at lesser rates than male faculty? We suspect not; we wonder why this document then would even suggest that female faculty are drawn to careers which will make minimal demands on their intellectual capabilities.
But perhaps who publishes more is irrelevant because ultimately what this statement suggests is that none of the professors at NCC are asked to work very hard or do very much, that being a professor at NCC is so easy, even a woman can do it.
This information has been officially published and remains on the SUNY Excels website. Our faculty—male and female—has been misrepresented and our female faculty insulted. While we appreciate your remarks concerning the PIP at the February 9, 2016 Board of Trustees meeting, including your willingness to take responsibility for its transmission, we believe that the entire campus community deserves a formal apology. Further, we look forward to hearing that the document has been removed from the SUNY Excels website and that a revised P.I.P. has gone through the shared governance process.
Sara Hosey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English and Women’s Studies Coordinator
Richard Newman, Professor, English Department
Florence Dee Boodakian, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Mary Lannon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English Department
Stella Apostolidis, Assistant Professor, English Department
Suzanne Kaebnick, Associate Professor, English Department
Julia Giordano, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Susan Cushman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Elizabeth Abele, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Diana Milillo-Portugal, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology Department
William Moeck, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Timothy Strode, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Phyllis Kurland, Student Personnel Services
Neela Saxena, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Michael Steinman, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Edward Boyden, Ph.D., Professor, History Department
Janet Farrell Leontiou, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Communications
Genette Alvarez-Ortiz, Chairperson, Student Personnel Services
Molly Ludmar Phelps, Student Personnel Services
Jane Segadelli, Ph.D., Psychologist, Student Personnel Services
Rosann Gonzalez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology Department
Sharon Grossman, Specialist for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, Center for Students with Disabilities
Suzanne Liff, Professor, Reading and Basic Education Department
Joanne Rondell, Assistant Professor, English Department
Tonia L. Payne, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Robert Lazaroff, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Valerie Lagakis, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Reading and Basic Education
Joyce Stern, Reading and Basic Education, Leaning Community Coordinator
Timothy Wood, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Thomas Bruckner, Assistant Professor, Physical Sciences Department
Barry Fruchter, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Dolly Litvak, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Scott Ash, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Holly Giordano, Associate Professor, Engineering/Physics/Technology Department
Jay Silverman, Professor, English Department
Emily Hegarty, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Chris Schwertman, Associate Professor, English Department
Darshna Katwala, Associate Professor, Reading and Basic Education Department
Lynn Rozzi, Art Department
Guy Pollio, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, English Department
Kim Ballerini, Associate Professor, English Department
Kimberly Reiser, Ph.D., Professor, Biology Department
Dolores de Manuel, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Christine Tuaillon, Associate Professor, Biology Department
Kathrine Jason, Associate Professor, English Department
Faren R. Siminoff, J.D., Ph.D., Professor, History, Political Science and Geography Department
Elizabeth Wheeler, Professor, English Department
Duane Esposito, MA, MFA, Professor, English Department
Jason Gorman, Professor, Art Department
Wendy J. Eisner, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology Department
Ashley Fifer, Lecturer, Language Immersion at NCC
Harry J. Marenstein, Associate Professor, Music Department
Michael Anzelone, Professor, English Department
Fran O’Connor, Ph. D., Professor Emerita, English Department
Gary Ostertag, Ph.D., Philosophy Department
Andrew Schopp, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Francesco Pupa, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department
John D. Woods, English Department
Hedda Marcus, Professor, English Department
Minette Estevez, Professor, English Department
Evelyn Wortsman Deluty, Ph.D., Professor, Philosophy Department
Laura Sullivan, Technologist III, English Department
Cathy Fagan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Deborah Madden, Writing Center
Paul Rosa, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department
Rosette Finneran, Associate Professor, English Department
Carol Farber, Professor Emerita, English Department
Sally Drucker, Ph.D., Professor, English Department
Stella Fox, Reading and Basic Education, Coordinator NCC 101
Claudia Cage, Associate Professor, Art Department
JoAnn Thissen, Physical Sciences Department
Alison Jane Guest, Assistant Professor, Art Department
Michael Niemczyk, Ph.D., English Department
Ashley Dunn, Student
Oyenike Oyewo, Student
Nicole Abatemarco, Student
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Difference between International edition of a book and a non international one
Most of the textbooks I used during my undergraduate studies (outside north America) are International editions, so what is the difference between a national and an international edition of a book?
For example, I have a book that says
XYZ published this special edition for the benefit of students outside the United States and Canada.
and they don't mention why this international edition is special or what is the benefit!
books international
The HiaryThe Hiary
There is a difference in the number of the pages. For example, the book "Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology" has to editions (international and regular) but while the regular has 680 pages, the international edition has 570 pages, it says 110 pages less than the regular one, or – Ubiquitous Student Nov 24 '17 at 12:28
Even non-textbooks often have localized editions..... Color -> colour and program -> programme and so on. And 3.1415 -> 3,1415. And miles converted to kilometers, Fahrenheit converted to Centigrade. – GEdgar Nov 24 '17 at 13:17
International editions are cheaper
They are sold cheaper, in English speaking countries (or countries with education in English) outside North America: India, China, etc. The content is equal to that of US/North American versions.
There are two reasons why they are cheaper:
because they are printed in cheaper version: paperback instead of hardcover, sometimes black and white
because the publisher knows he cannot sell them at their US price anyway, so they are willing to sell them at the price people will buy them (better to sell them cheaply than not at all)
http://www.thetextbookguru.com/2011/04/20/international-textbook-editions-a-cheaper-alternative-2/
http://www.abebooks.com/books/Textbooks/international-editions.shtml
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080825164810AAGRN80
There was also a case about import of international edition textbooks in the US supreme court last year (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/03/thai-student-protected-by-first-sale-supreme-court-rules/).
so why don't they offer both choices, cheap quality for cheap price and good quality for high price, and I as a customer will decide if I can afford the former or the latter?! Also why can't a North American student buy the book for a lower price (the books have a banner that says "Not for sale in USA or Canada") – The Hiary Nov 23 '13 at 12:26
@TheHiary: It's simple economics... if you know you can get away with selling at a higher price in a particular area (knowing that people would/must buy it), why would you sell it for cheaper? Often times, publishers have contracts that allow them to sell the higher price books in north america because they can make a lot of money doing so. – Paul Nov 23 '13 at 13:16
@TheHiary: There are ways to obtain used versions of the international edition books in north america (e.g. abebooks.com). However, the sellers often mark up the selling price from the original (brand new) international edition price, knowing that it would still turn out cheaper for a north american buyer and the seller can still make a profit on it. – Paul Nov 23 '13 at 13:18
@TheHiary: They're not "forced" per se... but many students who buy international editions do so because the standard editions are just too expensive. If a student can afford the more expensive edition, they can certainly make a special order. It's just not sufficiently in demand to warrant selling the standard edition, in bulk, to certain countries. – Paul Nov 23 '13 at 13:21
The contents may be equivalent but they are not necessarily equal. I recently ran across a textbook in which the international edition had different numerical values in all the exercises. This was obviously done intentionally so that a US student could not use the international edition. – Nate Eldredge Sep 19 '16 at 21:49
Also, some international versions are only to be used outside of the US. Due to them giving a software license for a certain region. (During my Physics / Maths courses, I had to use the international edition so the license was valid in EU universities.)
It can be for a variety of reasons, I think Jim stated the most important ones.
Dylan MeeusDylan Meeus
Sometimes they have been intentionally made incompatible.
I recently came across a textbook whose "international version", though having the same edition number, had different numerical values in all the homework problems! There is no possible pedagogical reason for doing this. It was clearly just intended to make it impossible for a North American student to use the (cheaper) international version, if they are assigned homework problems from the text.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — By now, many Africans cringe whenever "Trump" and their continent are mentioned together.
It's happened again. In a tweet containing inaccurate comments, President Donald Trump said he had instructed his secretary of state to "closely study" alleged land seizures from white farmers in South Africa. The issue is racially divisive almost a quarter-century after the end of apartheid, the system of white minority rule.
Trump rarely turns his attention to Africa — the tweet was his first since he became president to mention the continent by name — but when he does it often backfires.
The most shocking example came earlier this year when Trump reportedly used vulgar language to compare African nations to a filthy toilet. Outraged countries swiftly summoned U.S. ambassadors to explain the comment — much as South Africa on Thursday was reaching out to the U.S. Embassy to clarify the latest remarks.
Many South Africans were stunned. "A racist bigot," the morning host of one of the country's most popular talk radio stations, Eusebius McKaiser, told listeners before opening the airwaves to lively debate about Trump's comments.
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It was the latest hint that the first lady might be subtly separating herself from her husband and his controversial views.
The last time Trump referred to Africa on Twitter was in early 2015, before his presidential ambitions were taken seriously by much of the public.
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Exercises for C system CBA
(07-07-2019, 07:58 PM)fphlpsnrg Wrote:
(07-07-2019, 08:31 AM)maugein96 Wrote:
(06-07-2019, 09:37 PM)fphlpsnrg Wrote: I hate exercises. The only thing one learns is the exercise. Time is better spent learning music. One of my teachers from long ago introduced me to the following (see link):
Basic Exercises
I was obliged to try and teach myself to play, and was unable to associate with other CBA players in pre-internet days.
Unfortunately that meant learning from books, exercises, the lot. I do appreciate that time is best spent learning to play music, but if you're struggling with technique, how do you achieve that? A fair number of members are either new players, or people possibly interested in changing from PA to CBA.
Best just do what you've been doing from long ago. Seems you've had the benefit of several teachers, and that has probably made all the difference. CBA teachers have always been a very rare breed in most English speaking countries. I would consider the fact that you found more than one was very fortunate indeed.
As far as learning technique on your own, the only suggestions I can make are: find the pattern that will allow you to play a phrase smoothly and advance on to the next. Remember that the accordion is a "breathing" instrument. Find a consistent and repeatable point in the music to change the bellows direction. Most importantly, record yourself. There is nothing more illuminating or humbling than to hear yourself as others would. Listen to other players to hear how they bring the instrument into music.
I am strictly an amateur. Out of four teachers, I've had only one teacher who focused on CBA. She has gone on to other pursuits outside music. My own history with accordion is fragmented and uninteresting. 30 years ago I bought a well–used 1947 Hohner Gola: piano right hand, stradella left hand, with a separate 3 row free-bass. 20 years ago I found a Giullietti Contninental C – chromatic right hand, 5 row free bass in the left hand. My interest in music is primarily baroque, classical, and early 20th century jazz. Piano is a percussive instrument. Accordion is primarily a wind instrument. Properly played it rivals the violin in replicating the human voice. Bach now sounds lyrical, Ellington's chords flood the senses.
The most complete instruction book for CBA is Elsbeth Moser's "Das Knopfakkordeon C-Griff", Sikorski Musikverlag, Hamburg. For the last 10 years, I have been working on an English translation. In the last year, I have been working with Dr. Moser on the final version. Hopefully, it will go Sikorski later this month for publication. Her original work is carefully written in precise German, and genuinely inaccessible to English speakers. The content of the English version is as close to the original as possible. My approach to the language is to make it comprehensible to a moderately bright 12 year old. The only change for the English version is in the diagrams, to present both the left and right hands as if the musician were viewing the instrument in a mirror. This presentation eliminates the mental step of re–orienting the original face–on to the keyboard diagrams, enables the musician to relate to the diagrams directly, and enhances transfer of the patterns to the keyboard when the manual is studied from a music stand. Once the player has viewed themselves in the mirror, the transfer of the physical image of the keyboard in the mirror to the mental image presented by the keyboard diagrams will be direct and immediate.
She and her team put together a massive amount of research, thought, and work over several decades to bring her work into its final German form. The way I describe her text is, that while Bach demonstrated what could be done with the clavier in “Das Wohltemperierte Klavier”, her book shows how to build music from the bayan. A familiar quote from Bach is “all one has to do is hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself”. Dr. Moser’s work shows the student not only how to hit those notes, but also how to recognize those
notes in the pattern of the music in front of them.
Is your English translation ready for publication by Sikorski?
An English edition of the Elsbeth Moser C-Griff method would certainly have impact on amateur accordion students and teachers.
The accordion community needs more CBA tutor books in English.
fphlpsnrg
Location: Stallings, NC
(07-07-2019, 08:26 PM)Stephen Wrote:
I am strictly an amateur. Out of four teachers, I've had only one teacher who focused on CBA. She has gone on to other pursuits outside music. My own history with accordion is fragmented and uninteresting. 30 years ago I bought a well–used 1947 Hohner Gola: piano right hand, stradella left hand, with a separate 3 row free-bass. 20 years ago I found a Giullietti Continental C – chromatic right hand, 5 row free bass in the left hand. My interest in music is primarily baroque, classical, and early 20th century jazz. Piano is a percussive instrument. Accordion is primarily a wind instrument. Properly played it rivals the violin in replicating the human voice. Bach now sounds lyrical, Ellington's chords flood the senses.
She and her team put together a massive amount of research, thought, and work over several decades to bring her work into its final German form. The way I describe her text is, that while Bach demonstrated what could be done with the clavier in “Das Wohltemperierte Klavier”, her book shows how to build music from the bayan. A familiar quote from Bach is “all one has to do is hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself”. Dr. Moser’s work shows the student not only how to hit those notes, but also how to recognize those notes in the pattern of the music in front of them.
I have a shelf full of remarkably useless and mediocre instruction manuals on CBA. Dr. Moser's favorite word is "Geduld" – patience. She is currently reviewing the final revision. It is already in publication format. Dr. Moser’s accessibility, willingness, and grace to revisit her original work, and active interest in the English version made it possible to get as far as we have.
I have no idea how long it will take to get to actual publication. Let's guess at 6 months and be pleasantly surprised if it is sooner. One has to appreciate the huge amount of work and the number of years it took her to produce the original version and that we only get to do this once.
I want to play the accordion badly – and I do.
If there is a space left on your shelf, do you have the Alexander Dmitriev article on Positional fingering on the bayan CBA? It's in Russian and English translation.
Or the 1973 book by Nikolai Risol about bayan 5 finger playing technique? Not translated, only in Russian.
Both are B-system orientated, but Dmitriev included C-system fingering numbers.
Both publications are cornerstones in CBA fingering methode.
07-07-2019, 10:07 PM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2019, 10:48 PM by maugein96.)
(07-07-2019, 09:32 PM)Stephen Wrote: If there is a space left on your shelf, do you have the Alexander Dmitriev article on Positional fingering on the bayan CBA? It's in Russian and English translation.
There are many different theories and mysteries regarding CBA.
In case anybody was interested in the Do2 or Charleroi accordion, still played in northern France and Belgium, this is how it's done.
No books, methods, teachers, or uncertainty about fingering.
The box is B system with C in the second row. Thumbs not allowed, and pinkies by invite only. Get it out of the case, strap it on, and away you go. Three fingers will cover most of the repertoire on any rows you wish, and I haven't seen any method books written specifically for a Do2.
Edouard Duleu made millions out of playing as an entertainer, without giving much thought as to whether he was doing it right or wrong.
The music was simple, but not many had the technique that he possessed to carry it off.
This is accordion from the days when it still commanded respect and interest from non players:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGrZlCjjvGQ
Or watch Raul Barboza play standard B system the way it should be played (in Argentina):-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0RPNnR6qLE
Need to have a word with him about his terrible fingering and he should really be wearing two shoulder straps. The right strap across the upper arm was popular with some old school French players, like Jo Privat.
His box is a Pampiana, which is a re-badged Piermaria supplied to South America, and has International type peg bass buttons arranged 4/2.
Basically, there are many variations on the theme of CBA, and many world class players often flew in the face of convention in the years when the accordion was way more popular than it is now. I would imagine that the same phenomenon could be found with PA, or not as the case may be.
These days everybody seems to be obsessed with doing things correctly, when I would argue that there is no such thing. You either have it or you haven't, regardless. As it happened I never had it, but still got a lot of pleasure out of pretending that I had.
"You either have it or not, regardless"?
No, sorry, good accordion de teachers and good methods can make a huge difference.
What's the use of school education if it would only be a matter of talent?
Without his father Leopold giving him violin lessons, Woolfie wouldn't be the musician and composer he became.
Even Mozart needed some teaching lessons.
He wasn't born a music genius.
I understand your point of view, but in my own experience, which has never ventured into the classics, the accordion world has tended to be dominated by players of exceptional natural ability, who have concentrated on "popular" music.
I do appreciate that the very existence of the accordion these days is partly due to its popularity as a classical instrument. In my generation in Scotland the accordion just wasn't accepted as an instrument for serious music studies, and therefore all of the technical works that existed were simply unheard of.
Several prominent Scottish accordionists who wished to gain diplomas in music were obliged to go and study elsewhere. The most notable of those is Professor Owen Murray, who studied at Copenhagen. Whilst he is undoubtedly a splendid and very accomplished player, his playing and compositions remain virtually unknown in his home country.
Everybody can benefit from taking lessons, but not everybody has that wow factor that makes people sit up and listen.
To some of us the accordion is an "easy listening" type of instrument, whilst for others it merits serious study to maximise its potential.
Perhaps where you are situated good accordion teachers and methods are easier to come by, and there are sufficient numbers of students to justify the continued existence of such teachers and methods. That is simply not the case where I live.
For a lot of technically accomplished accordionists, nothing is too difficult, as they've learned the whole lot, grade by grade, until they have it all down as they have been taught.
However, out of a thousand such players you'll be lucky to find more than a handful who can inject their own individuality into their playing.
Take a thousand accordionists out of the rural parts of Brazil, give them each an old battered PA, and listen to what they can do. The vast majority of them will not be worth listening to, but a handful will have that little something that sets them apart from the others. Those are life's real entertainers, and most of them will never had much if any formal training on the accordion.
The notion that the accordion is something that requires to be systematically learned in the classical sense is open to question.
I do realise that the regional music of Brazil is pretty specialised, and not appreciated by everybody. The real sting in the tail is neither is classical music.
mitchnc
Please leak it to me.
10-07-2019, 12:14 AM (This post was last modified: 10-07-2019, 12:44 AM by maugein96.)
(09-07-2019, 02:00 PM)mitchnc Wrote: Please leak it to me.
Mitch,
Not too sure of what you mean, but appreciate the humour.
Essentially my point is :- Who taught Jimi Hendrix and Dick Dale to play guitar upside down with their left hands and make a lot of money out of so doing?
If there was only one correct way to play an instrument neither of those guys would have earned half a dollar between them with their efforts.
If you aspire to be a classical musician you must be prepared to spend a lot of time learning whatever is required to achieve that goal.
If you aspire to be an entertainer in a specific genre or genres you must be prepared to learn all of the particular techniques required to carry that over.
If your aim concerns the latter option you can rest assured that no classical musician will be able to play as you do, unless they opt to study the specific techniques that you've already acquired.
Examples:-
French musette played with three fingers of the right hand only, in the typical old fashioned French musette style:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOw4BxDS_WU
French musette played on a PA in a style expected of a non French audience:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsxMgf_gjoc
As someone who has listened to French musette accordion for over 60 years, it's a no contest. The first version is genuine, and the second is "plastic French". Forget about the Roland and digital music. The tempo and playing technique screams "foreign".
Play those tracks to international audiences and the chances are that nobody will even realise the first one was genuine. However, the second clip features a very accomplished accordionist who can play anything from the classics to French musette. World audiences are now inclined to believe that French musette should sound like the second clip.
Here is the typical "modern" French sound, as demonstrated by Louis Corchia, a world champion, who was born in Paris. No three voice musette to be heard at all.His box is LMMH, or LMM, depending on what he used for the recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ47hqCOYZM
Doesn't sound very French does it? Ask Ms Baker to play it, and see how she gets on.
Don't get me wrong, Alicia Baker is a world class player, but French musette is a sideline for her, and that is obvious to those of us who are fans of the genre.
On no account would I decry her efforts. The lady is an accomplished entertainer, and has all of the musical qualifications to prove she can play to world standard. However, she takes second prize to old three finger Aimable in the world of French musette.
Show me the non Bosnian classical player who can do this and I'll eat my words:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FmnQcHnacg
"French musette played with three fingers of the right hand only, in the typical old fashioned French musette style:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOw4BxDS_WU"
After a slow intro this 11 year old plays typical French musette style with five fingers of the right hand, the "modern" accordion technique on CBA :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIljcOUNfXs
To me this 5 finger technique is as typical as the old fashioned Aimable 3 fingers technique.
(14-07-2019, 08:57 PM)Stephen Wrote: "French musette played with three fingers of the right hand only, in the typical old fashioned French musette style:-
You are perfectly correct. It is very typical of modern players, and Benoit is a kid in a million.
It's not a matter of disagreement, and unfortunately I do tend to be stuck in the days when the accordion was still quite popular.
In countries such as France, where the instrument has retained a certain degree of popularity, then the approach to playing has altered significantly since the 50s and 60s. The old musette standards have had the rough edges smoothed out a bit, to the point where stuff like this is now firmly well in the history books. The player is Gerard Desreumaux, from Wervik, just over the Belgian border. The sound is the way it used to be done. Fairly simple but with great presence. Not many players are capable of playing like that these days, regardless of their technical ability.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtQDjDIGhWI
Benoit Nortier can play both 5 fingers technique and 3/4 fingers technique.
French musette accordionists are playing standup all the time at the bals musettes, so they feel the thumb is helping them to stabilize the accordion (because they are playing so fast and wild)
With good accordion straps and the accordion firmly attached to the body, it is possible to play this with 5 fingers technique.
The difference between him and Aimable is the difference in (modern) accordion education. And as a 11 years, he's doing very well compared to the accordion star Aimable. Both were/are very talented, but I honestly think talent is much less important than education. With moderate talent you can do a lot, if supported by good teachers.
I have no statistics, but it wouldn't surprised me the present popularity of accordion is underestimated, compared to the old days of the golden period 1920-1950. But you would have to make a global comparison, including all countries in the world.
Don't forget that many guitarists or pianists have an accordion as a 2nd music instrument.
Here is Nortier demonstrating his 3/4 fingers technique with thumb on the side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNwlHhEt0zs
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Yes, he does play without the thumb most of the time in that clip, although he makes quite frequent use of it at times.
I remember that accordion he is playing. Just 80 basses, as Aimable wasn't much of a bass player either. At times he made a lot of use of a Ketron chromatic keyboard which he mixed with his accordion in some tracks.
Aimable, Verchuren, and many other "pop" players received a lot of criticism from those accordionists who preferred not to listen to "musette pur" in every track. Their music was often referred to as inferior, which it probably was in the pure musical sense.
I do accept what you say that people of average ability can benefit greatly from formal music study and tuition, it's just that most of the players I have listened to over the years don't appear to have gone down that road.
Here in Scotland the accordion repertoire has remained pretty static over the last few decades, and that has played a large part in why it isn't very popular here any more. The notion of "jazzing up" traditional tunes like they did with French musette just wouldn't work here. I do appreciate that is not the same in other countries where players are encouraged to get involved in classical music and possibly introduce elements from other genres into the playing. Some Scottish players allow themselves to play a selection of what we call "Continental" music (French musette, German Bier Keller, light classical, etc). However when they do play that sort of material the audience tends to disappear to the bar and the toilets.
Like yourself I don't have access to facts and figures, but I can remember the days when most large towns had a music shop which stocked a selection of accordions. I would now guess we are down to single figures for the whole country.
I fully appreciate things are probably different where you are, and maybe that's why our attitudes are at odds with each other. Basically, the accordion has never really been taken seriously here in a pure musical sense, except by an ever diminishing number of teachers, and a core of players who are dedicated to the traditional styles. The instrument is generally confined to one or two very localised genres, and in my lifetime I've seen very little change, other than to observe the marked scarcity of players over the years.
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Location: Portland Oregon USA
(07-07-2019, 07:58 PM)fphlpsnrg Wrote: ...
Based on your comments and others on this forum, I've gone ahead and purchased Dr. Moser's book, rather than wait for the English version. Originally I thought that I'd just work with the diagrams and exercises, but I've actually found that Google Translate does a pretty good job translating the the German. Some of the results are interesting though -- getting "gameboard" and "game" for "keyboard" and "key", and I didn't know that "C-Griff" really means "C-Handle". The most interesting translation was getting "little turtle" for "minor third".
It's a little tedious typing it in as I work through the material, but I've been saving the results to refer back later. This really is a great CBA method! I look forward to the official English version. Can you let us know on the forum when its officially available and how to order it?
11-10-2019, 08:38 PM (This post was last modified: 11-10-2019, 08:44 PM by Stephen.)
While we are all waiting for English method books for C-system CBA, let me give other methods for starters (but in German):
The Schmitz-Draeger method for C-system, edited by Edition Helbling:
https://www.amazon.de/SCHULE-CHROMATISCH...B0110TBZ1W
https://www.noten.ch/Schule-chromatische...30743.html
https://www.amazon.de/Das-Accordeon-Buch...oks&sr=1-2
Das Accordeon-Buch zum Hören und Spielen: Basics. Mit Anleitung für das chromatische C-Griff Knopfaccordeon /Standardbass Ringeinband – CD, 1. Juni 2008
Claudio Jacomucci: Technique for C-system chromatic button accordion:
https://www.amazon.de/Technique-vol-1-bu...ks&sr=1-11
Edited by Berben from Italy, Claudio Jacomucci's method for technique on the C-system CBA is in English:
http://www.claudiojacomucci.com/Technique_I.html
Parallel Technique
Hanon Technique
Fingers Independence
Articulation of the thumb
Scales and Arpeggios fingering
Repeated notes
Polyphonic Technique
Double note scales
Bellows techniques
And don't forget -- Google Translate is your friend while working through CBA method books in foreign languages!
My 2 cents of advice, ask your local C-system CBA teachers what methods they use.
Or send some emails to famous international CBA accordion teachers and concertists.
In the Lowlands, in Flanders and the Netherlands, we have an old saying:
"Bij de duivel te biecht gaan"
("For a confession, don't run to the devil")
Meaning, beware of conflicts of interests. Sometimes there are opposite interests, and be careful who you can trust.
If you want advice how to study the C-system, don't go to a B-system teacher, or a PA teacher.
If you want advice how to study the piano accordion, don't go to a C-system accordion player for advice.
Or worse, don't look for advice in an accordion shop. In case, take your crucifix with you (and your accordion teacher or expert)
Also, ask advice fom a selection of C-system players and teachers.
And, if you are in a remote area and can not follow formal accordion tuition, be your own judge when you finally decide what method to follow.
Who was it that said, "If it sounds good it is good?"
19-11-2019, 04:09 PM (This post was last modified: 19-11-2019, 04:21 PM by mitchnc.)
(11-10-2019, 08:54 PM)WilliamKErickson Wrote: And don't forget -- Google Translate is your friend while working through CBA method books in foreign languages!
Agreed. The Galliano book in French definitely doesn't have enough text to be a problem.
It's all about the songs.
What about the Moser book? Does it have so much German text that it would be unwieldy for English-speakers?
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As Belgium and the UK are both in the European Union VAT Area, there are complicated VAT rules affecting business carried out between the 2 countries. This post outlines the main issues as they apply to a small UK business.
The UK comprises England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and (generally for VAT purposes) the Isle of Man but not the Channel Islands.
Due to its 3 official languages, Belgian VAT may be referred to as BTW (Belasting over de Toegevoegde Waarde), TVA (Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée) or MwSt (Mehrwertsteuer). This page will use TVA, as French is more widely spoken, however references to TVA on this page do not include French TVA which is a separate tax system.
The standard rate of Belgian VAT is 21%, but reduced rates of 12% or 6% may apply to some supplies
Exporting goods to Belgium
A VAT-registered UK business does not need to charge VAT on goods it is sending to Belgium, provided it keeps documentary proof of export. It must also obtain the Belgian customer’s TVA registration number and show it on the invoice (including the BE prefix). All Belgian VAT numbers are in the format of 10 numerals.
For VAT purposes it is physical movement of goods that is relevant, rather than the invoicing name or address. An invoice to a Belgian customer when the goods are not leaving the UK will not normally be classed as an export, and UK VAT would be chargeable. However, goods being sent to Belgium on behalf of a UK customer without a Belgian VAT number are still subject to UK VAT at the usual rate (even if the customer is registered for VAT in the UK).
Even where VAT is not being charged, the net value of the sale must still be reported on the UK VAT return, in boxes 6 and 8. It should also be included on the EC Sales List, and the Intrastat return if the business is required to make one.
The UK business is able to reclaim any UK VAT on the goods which it is exporting, subject to the normal rules about reclaiming input VAT.
If the Belgian customer is not registered for TVA, and the UK business is not registered for TVA, then UK VAT must be charged. In this case, the sale is included in box 1 and box 6 of the UK VAT return, but not box 8. It does not get included on the EC Sales List, but is liable to be reported on Intrastat. No VAT is chargeable on goods which would normally be zero-rated or exempt when supplied in the UK (for example, books, children’s clothing and some food items).
Any compulsory extra charges for freight, shipping, postage or delivery should be charged at the same rate of VAT as the rest of the items in that shipment, being either 0% if all the conditions are met, or the usual UK rate applicable to those items if not.
Regardless of whether or not VAT was charged on the sale, if the UK business accounts for VAT on the Flat Rate Scheme, it must include the value of the export in the turnover on which the Flat Rate VAT is paid. This may mean that the business is better off not being on the Flat Rate Scheme.
Every year the UK business should check whether its level of sales to unregistered customers in Belgium requires it to register for TVA under the distance selling rules. Broadly, these require a UK business to register for TVA, and then charge TVA instead of UK VAT, if its sales of goods to customers in Belgium who are not registered for TVA are over €35,000 in a calendar year. All such sales would then be outside the scope of UK VAT, but still reportable in boxes 6 and 8 of the UK VAT return. They would not get included on the EC Sales List, but are liable to be reported on Intrastat. Overseas registration is also optional at lower levels of sales, but as rates of Belgian TVA are typically higher than the UK VAT equivalent, this is unlikely to be favourable.
Importing goods from Belgium
A VAT-registered UK business importing goods from Belgium should give the Belgian supplier its UK VAT registration number (including the GB prefix) so that Belgian TVA does not get charged. If TVA is charged, the UK business cannot reclaim it on their UK VAT return or by a direct claim to the Belgian tax authorities. The best that the UK business can do in these circumstances is to confirm its VAT registration number to the Belgian supplier, then ask for a full credit note and for the goods to be re-invoiced without TVA.
When a UK VAT-registered business imports goods from Belgium from a Belgian TVA-registered business, the UK business should pay UK VAT on the import by including VAT in box 2 of its regular UK VAT return, at the appropriate UK VAT rate. It may then reclaim that same amount from HMRC by including it as input VAT in box 4 of the same VAT return, subject to the normal rules about recovering input tax. The reason for this apparently circular exercise is to avoid VAT distortions between buying goods in the UK and importing them from Belgium. The net value of the import should be included in boxes 7 and 9 of the UK VAT return. Imports do not get shown on EC Sales Lists, but are liable to be reported on Intrastat.
If the UK business accounts for VAT on the Flat Rate Scheme, it must still pay the full UK rate of VAT (rather than the reduced Flat Rate of VAT) on imports by including them in box 2 as above. As with other expenses under the Flat Rate Scheme, the right to reclaim that VAT in box 4 is very limited.
Special VAT rules for the movement of goods
Different rules may apply in certain less-common situations:
Excise goods;
Goods sent for testing;
Mobile phones and computer chips;
Consignment stocks;
Installed or assembled goods;
Goods supplied on sale or return;
Supplies to privileged persons in other EC states;
Call-off stocks;
Transfers of own goods between the UK and Belgium within the same legal entity;
Samples;
Movements of goods for process, repair etc;
Temporary movement of goods;
Triangular business transactions.
Details can be found in VAT Notice 725.
VAT on services provided in or to Belgium
UK VAT may need to be charged on services performed in Belgium or to clients based in Belgium, depending on the type of service supplied. This is a complex area, and there are specific rules for the following services:
Services relating to land or property
Services of short-term hire of means of transport
Services involving physical performance and events. For example artistic, cultural, education and training, sporting, entertainment services, exhibitions, conferences, meetings
Supplies of admission to artistic, cultural, education and training, sporting, entertainment events, exhibitions, conferences and meetings and services related to admissions
Ancillary transport, valuation of/work on goods
Restaurant and catering services
Intermediary services (generally agencies or brokers working for a commission)
Training services supplied to overseas governments
Everything else is covered by a general rule. This includes copyright, royalties, licences, other intellectual rights, advertising, consultants, engineers, lawyers, accountants, data processing, written translation, computer programming, software maintenance, web design, sound engineers and technicians, the supply of staff, banking and insurance.
Under the general rule, if the service is being supplied to a consumer (rather than a business) in Belgium, it will be subject to UK VAT. This means that UK VAT must be charged at the usual UK rate, either standard rate, reduced rate, zero-rated or exempt. The UK business will account for VAT in the usual way.
If the service under the general rule is being supplied to a business customer in Belgium, it will be within the scope of Belgian VAT (UK VAT is not charged). The customer does not need to be registered for TVA for the service to qualify as being for business purposes, but some evidence of the business purpose should be obtained.
Most services are then covered by the Belgian reverse-charge procedure. This means that the Belgian customer has the responsibility for dealing with most of the VAT issues. If not, the UK business may need to register for TVA, and then charge and account for it, according to Belgian tax law. This is beyond the scope of this post, but more detailed information can be found here.
If the reverse-charge applies, the UK business needs to:
Include an appropriate statement on the invoice, such as “This supply is subject to the reverse charge”
Include the net value of the service in box 6 of the UK VAT return
From January 2010, include the service on the EC Sales List
If the UK business accounts for VAT on the Flat Rate Scheme, it does not need to pay Flat Rate VAT on the value of services which are not subject to UK VAT due to them being performed in Belgium or to a customer based in Belgium.
If the Belgian customer also has a branch or premises in the UK, it is necessary to look at the whole picture to decide which location is the most direct user of the service. This should reflect commercial reality, and may be different from the contractual position. For example, if the customer has their headquarters in Brussels, and all invoices are sent there, but most contact is with their office in London, it is likely that the service will be treated as supplied in the UK and subject to UK VAT.
Services relating to land or property include estate agency, conveyancing, architects, surveying, construction, property maintenance and repair work, hotel accommodation (unless a tour operator), defined exhibition stands, and property management services. If the property is in the UK, the service is liable to UK VAT regardless of the status or location of the customer. If the property is in Belgium, the service is outside the scope of UK VAT regardless of the status or location of the customer. The service may be chargeable to Belgian VAT, and the business may need to register for TVA.
With all these services, it is important to look at the precise nature of the underlying service being provided. A business cannot turn one type of service into another by simply changing the description on the invoice.
The UK business is still able to reclaim any UK VAT on expenses which it incurs in providing a service which is deemed to be outside the UK, providing that the service would be taxable if it was made in the UK, and subject to the normal rules about reclaiming input VAT.
VAT on services received from a Belgian supplier
If a VAT-registered UK business receives a service from a Belgian supplier (whether registered for TVA or not), and the place of the service according to the above rules is in the UK, the UK business may need to reverse-charge that service. This is a simplification measure whereby the UK business accounts for UK VAT on the service as part of its regular VAT returns, to save the Belgian business from having to do so.
It is easily put into practice by the UK business working out what the UK VAT would normally be on the charge for that service, and then including it in box 1 of its VAT return. It may then reclaim that same amount by including it as input VAT in box 4 of the same VAT return, subject to the normal rules about recovering input tax. The net value of the service should be included in boxes 6 and 7 of the same UK VAT return. Where the business can reclaim all of its input VAT, there is no net cost in making the reverse-charge entries.
If the UK business accounts for VAT on the Flat Rate Scheme, it does not need to pay Flat Rate VAT on the value of the reverse-charged service, or include it on its VAT return.
The reverse-charge does not apply to services which are normally exempt or zero-rated in the UK, for example, some financial or education services.
If, exceptionally, one of the following services is charged to a UK business, but the service is effectively used and enjoyed outside the EC (for example, in Jersey), the reverse-charge does not need to be applied in the UK. The services are:
Supplies of the letting on hire of goods (other than means of transport);
Telecommunications services;
Radio and television broadcasting services; or
Electronically supplied services.
If the UK business is not registered for VAT, and the service falls under the general rule for VAT on overseas services, the value of that service will be included in the turnover of that business in determining whether it needs to register for UK VAT.
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A VAT-registered UK business which buys goods (which are not for export) or services in Belgium may be able to reclaim any Belgian TVA paid, by using a special refund scheme. This is available to a UK business which is not registered in Belgium for TVA, which has no physical presence in Belgium and does not make any supplies there. The claim is made in French or Dutch using the specified form, and sent to the appropriate tax office in Belgium together with original supporting invoices and a UK VAT66 certificate.
From January 2010, claims for refunds of Belgian VAT under this scheme will need to be made online.
The main contact office for information about reclaiming Belgian TVA is:
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REVIEW BY DR. ISAGANI R. CRUZ, THE PHILIPPINES:
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Big Rig
4th Band To Be Added To Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison Tour
posted by big rig - Nov 26, 2019
Now, even the guy who said this wants you to know that it's all just speculation, but Ratt's Bobby Blotzer told rock journalist Mitch Lafon said that a possible fourth act could be added to the Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison 2020 Tour.
"There's a rumored fourth band on the understanding that it's going to be a different opener. It might be one band for three or four nights, another band for three. Who knows? We'll see if it gets announced.", Blotzer told Lafon.
My sources tell me a rotating headliner and one of the them will be Joan Jett. Also the reason for an alleged stadium tour is because the guarantee per band for each show couldn't possibly be met by playing arenas because the ticket price would have to be TOO HIGH!
Rumor has it Motley Crue is getting 2 mill per show, Def Leppard 1 mill per and Poison a MEASLY 250,000 per. Again rumor from people inside the booking agencies but seems VERY legit.
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A Nation that Dwells Alone
A Blessing or Curse?
Bilam gives four blessings to the nation of Israel, each with its own unique images and message. The first blessing (Bemidbar 23:7-10) is the shortest and least complex. After a brief introduction explaining his inability to curse those whom Hashem has no wish to harm, Bilam declares:
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(ט) כִּי מֵרֹאשׁ צֻרִים אֶרְאֶנּוּ וּמִגְּבָעוֹת אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב. (י) מִי מָנָה עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב וּמִסְפָּר אֶת רֹבַע יִשְׂרָאֵל תָּמֹת נַפְשִׁי מוֹת יְשָׁרִים וּתְהִי אַחֲרִיתִי כָּמֹהוּ.
(9) For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, it is a people that shall dwell alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations. (10) Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, Or numbered the stock of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let mine end be like his!
The second of these verses, in which Bilam speaks of the vastness of the nation and expresses his personal desire to share the fate of the Israelites, certainly appears to be a blessing. Is the same true regarding the first verse in which he describes Israel as a "people which dwells alone" and which is "not reckoned among the nations"? Is it a blessing to be isolated? Might the nation of Israel indeed be better off were it not viewed as a power by the nations of the world?
The brief passage raises several other questions as well:
What is the connection between the various parts of Bilam's speech? How does the fact that the nation is numerous relate to its being alone?
To what time period is Bilam referring? His words "I see / behold them" suggest that he might be speaking of the present, yet his wish that his end be similar to that of Israel implies that he is referring, instead, to the future destiny of the nation.
The word "בָּדָד" appears in only two other verses in Torah, both of which use it to describe the nation or Hashem's relationship to it. Devarim 32 states, "י"י בָּדָד יַנְחֶנּוּ וְאֵין עִמּוֹ אֵל נֵכָר", while Devarim 33 declares, "וַיִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בֶּטַח בָּדָד". What light might these verses shed on Bilam's blessing? Do they have a parallel or different message? How is the word "בָּדָד" to be understood in each?
How does this blessing of Bilam relate to his other three blessings?
Is Bilam a mouthpiece for the Torah's own values, or should his words be taken with a grain of salt?
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, is the Torah advocating for isolationism? If yes, would this apply to the religious sphere only, or also to general culture, economics, politics, etc.?
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Anime / Brothers Conflict / Currently Covering / Final Impressions
Brothers Conflict: Episode 12 [FINAL & Overall Impression]
by charlmeister · Published September 24, 2013 · Updated September 24, 2013
SHE CHOSE NATSUME!!
No. No. She didn’t. I’m lying.
Ema chose no one. And that’s the way it ended. She got the chance to tell a few of the brothers that she couldn’t return the type of love they had for her and that was it.
The first half of the episode was like a farewell; some of the brothers are either going back to work or school. Kaname is going on a journey to rid himself of his worldly desire for Ema. Iori – who apparently may have been there for some time – is going back to school and told Ema to water his Forget-me-nots (that was nicely done). I still have some mixed feelings towards Iori. I feel as if I could have liked his character if he had been a bit more prominent in the cast, but because of the reserved impression I get from his character, I doubt he’d complement Ema. I also still find it out of place that he appears in the last two episodes – sublimely professing his love for Ema.
Natsume, like his brothers, isn’t willing to take no for an answer. But he was the only one to make a point of the fact that he’ll still try to win Ema over. Well, more power to you Natsume! Persistence is key and although Ema is putting up resistance, there must be a weakness somewhere.
Hikaru has also decided to step up into phase two of the Brothers Conflict. His title reference made me grin, I don’t know why I love that so much. I don’t think there’ll be a season two or anything of the sort but because he’s finally involved himself into this Ema chase, I feel the need – just a bit – to play the game and take his route to see what would could be.
I really like these two ^u^
While Natsume and Subaru have put their differences aside (though still making it clear that they’ll both be fighting for Ema), Yuusuke and Fuuto still loathe each other. And that’s a healthy relationship. Oh yeah, and Yusuke also got accepted to Ema’s university. So you know what that means *wink wink*.
And that was the episode. A wrap. Even though Ema turned them down, it’s enough motivation to have them try harder at winning her. I guess that saying “What you can’t have, is what you work harder for” (or something like that) really is true.
Overall Story/Plot: 4/10
Brothers Conflict was sub par. The romance was generic. There wasn’t anything that stood out about it – except the fact that it took on thirteen love interests, which didn’t work in its favor. There really wasn’t any consistency in the story more than for Ema having to deal with another brother in another episode. It went nowhere. Just in circles but with somebody else at intervals. If it had been that she chose someone, maybe I’d up the grade a notch.
Characters and Development: 3/10
Nothing happened here. There was nothing to work with from these characters. I guess for only romantics like myself, this wouldn’t matter because we use or imagination to expand upon what the anime itself couldn’t take care of. None of the characters really grew on me, I just wanted Ema to be with Natsume because he was the most physical out of all the brothers. All of them were just there, to carry the story along but none of them were memorable. Plus, there were too many of them for any decent amount of character development to be done.
Also, it still irks me that they decided to push Iori at the forefront AT THE END. I get the feeling that the director forgot about Iori and was like “Oh shit, Iori! Throw him in the episodes that are left.”
No wonder he got Forget-me-nots and looked so sad in the end. It’s not nice to be forgotten.
Animation Quality: 5/10
I didn’t particularly like the animation quality but it was okay. It didn’t particularly take away from the anime but it didn’t really add much to my appreciation of it – or lack thereof.
Original Soundtrack: 4/10
The background music for Brothers Conflict was really light and atmospheric – an easy listening kind of style. It had that game-y feel to it but there wasn’t any track in particular that stood out. I don’t like the OP theme but the ED theme was nice.
Brothers Conflict isn’t an anime I’d recommend to anyone – unless if I know for a fact the person likes romance, regardless of the setting. I only enjoyed this as a guilty pleasure and halfway through the series, I had become bored with it but pulled through. What I didn’t like about the story was its trite storyline and generic play on romance. It was really silly but I took it for what it was. Ema has a personality but it really isn’t engaging and I am still blind to why these brothers instantly fell head over heels in love with her. The only brother I honestly root for is Yusuke. Why? Because he’s the only one who has been admiring Ema from before he found out she was his sister, so in a sense that makes his love for her “pure” and it sets him apart from the other brothers.
And like I said before, there really was no story. I don’t know if the anime worked from any of the brothers’ routes but it all just felt like random things, happening at random intervals to draw out the brothers experimentation of their chemistry with Ema.
charlmeister
I'm an anime/manga junkie, yaoi lover and hopeless romantic. Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the best. That is all.
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Cena says:
I only watched this because of the novel
but chapter 35 made me cry buckets
charlmeister says:
Maybe it would have been a lot better if BroCon followed the novel than the game. I really think a lot more could have been done with this if it had followed the light novel.
I think it done a mix really o3o Some parts were from the novel (like that scene about ema being adopted since in the novel it was natsume while in passion pink it wasn’t)
The ending definitely followed the novel, but they skipped a lot of events which is why isn’t as good.
The novel itself is amazing, but I feel like dropping it since it basically killed me :/
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#Review and Q&A Blood Truth by @coylem @oceanviewpub #AmericanNoir 4* #NewRelease
*I received an arc via the publisher is return for an honest review*
Blood Truth by Matt Coyle
A hard-boiled PI novel for fans of Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Dashiell Hammett.
Rick Cahill has long feared the truth about his own blood—the blood of his father coursing through his veins.
When a long-hidden safe unlocks clues about why his father was kicked off the police force twenty-seven years ago and then spiraled into an early drunken death, Rick determines to find the truth even if it proves the one thing he’s always feared.
But as he grapples with his father’s past, the woman he still loves pleads with him to find out if her husband is having an affair—or is involved in something much more sinister. Could the truth send her back into Rick’s arms? Would he have a last shot at happiness? He may never get the chance to find out, as killers who will do anything to protect their secrets lurk in the shadows.
I am completely new to the writing of Matt Coyle, but I am a huge fan of American noir. I love the crime fiction novels that revolve around specific divisions of the justice system or like this one, feature an intriguing PI.
Rick Cahill is the (PI) private investigator, he is the son of a rumoured disgraced police officer. Nobody has ever uncovered the truth, and this has burdened Cahill all his life. He deals with feelings of shame and self-hatred.
He longs to discover the truth but fears what that truth maybe………..
“We can’t quit just because things get hard” – Cahill motto
This novel covers two separate cases. The novels narrative jumps between the two, keeping you firmly on your toes.
You do not want to miss clues and the backstory, so play close attention to the writing.
The first case revolves around Cahill’s father. He is alerted that a safe exists in the family’s old home. The home was sold off many years previously. But the new owner tracks down the original owner of the safe, Cahill’s father.
Which in turn, leads to Cahill opening the safe……
What he finds, generates so many questions and confirms the inner belief, that his father was a dirty cop. But Cahill, being Cahill, wont rest until he can prove his theories.
No matter how painful they are.
The second case involves Cahill’s ex-lover Kim. She seeks to hire Cahill to spy on her husband and find out if he is being unfaithful. This also creates internal pain for Cahill, as Kim was the one that got away!
She is now married and pregnant. However, days after a positive pregnancy test, she finds her husbands second phone. A series of texts sent to a woman named Sophia Domingo. But who is Sophia Domingo? Is her husband really having an affair, so early in their marriage?
Kim needs answers, so she hires Cahill, as she knows he is the best in town, at what he does.
Rick Cahill’s characterisation is brilliantly written. The back story of his father’s career end and plight into alcoholism, makes for eye-opening reading. He has always believed that, sometimes you have to do what’s right, even if the law says it’s wrong, but never for personal gain. I felt that his internal struggle was that in some way, he would become his father. He feels great shame of the man his father became after the loss of his career.
The writing of this and how it has impacted Cahill’s life from childhood, to adolescence to adulthood, is intense.
Sophia Domingo and the mysterious affair. A case that also throws up more and more twists. I actually really liked Sophia as a character. She is a feisty woman, determined to get what she wants in life. She doesn’t care for who she hurts in the process. Sophia is quite the anomaly, because despite her behaviour being distasteful. I found myself smirking at the way she manipulates people with ease.
I also think it is a great testament to an author, who can write such a different bunch of characters exceptionally well.
The items found in the safe, lead Cahill to a cold case from 27 years ago. A cold case with ties to the mob, police corruption and caused much suffering for all it effected. Cahill asks his PI partner Moira for her, something she may come to regret! Moira is another fantastically written character and I enjoyed every page she was on!
Cahill refuses to back away from the case. But he is unaware it will strike right at the heart of the La Jolla police department; uncovering corruption others would prefer to stay buried with Cahill’s father.
Was Charles Henry Cahill a dirty cop? Where will the clues in the safe, lead Cahill? Who is watching Cahill? And do they seek to silence him forever?
This novel is perfect for fans of American hard-boiled PI novels.
It is a cracking read and Rick Cahill and Matt Coyle, have a new fan!
Q) For the readers, can you talk us through your background and the synopsis of your new novel?
A) I’m the author of the Rick Cahill crime series. The series has won the Anthony, Ben Franklin Silver, and San Diego book Awards and been nominated for The Macavity, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. I’ve worked in the restaurant, golf, and sports collectibles businesses. Although I knew I wanted to write crime fiction as a kid when my father gave me THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER by Raymond Chandler, I came to writing later in life.
BLOOD TRUTH is the fourth Rick Cahill book. Rick has long feared the truth about his own blood, the blood of his father coursing through his veins. When a long-hidden safe unlocks clues about why his father was kicked off the police force and then spiralled into an early drunken death, Rick searches for the truth even if it proves the one thing he’s always feared.
As Rick grapples with his father’s past, the woman he still loves pleads with him to discover if her husband is having an affair or is involved in something much darker.
Q) Can you talk us through the journey from idea to writing to publication?
A) The mystery about his father had been hovering over Rick since the first book, YESTERDAY’S ECHO. The shame, guilt, and disappointment of his father’s demise has been a determining factor in who Rick has become, good and bad. I knew the mystery had to be solved at some point and felt this book was the perfect place to do it. That was made all the more poignant when my own father passed shortly before I started writing the book. With my father’s passing, the flashback scenes of Rick with his father caused me to think about my own relationship with my dad. This made for a difficult, but, ultimately, very rewarding write.
The father/son journey figured to be enough for one book, but I wanted Rick to have other obstacles to overcome as he tried to unravel his father’s mystery. It made sense to have Kim, Rick’s ex-girlfriend involved as she was one of the few people in Rick’s life who he’d ever loved.
I don’t outline. My process is very organic. In other words, I’m disorganised. That used to worry me, but doesn’t anymore as I’ve come to trust the process. My subconscious works overtime when I write and I’ve learned to trust it. This method proved helpful in BLOOD TRUTH, as the thematic connection between the parallel plots became apparent to me with a simple statement by Kim that initially was just a chapter ender but came to have much greater influence on the story.
Q) What are your favourite authors and recommended reads?
A) My favorites go way back to Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Sir Author Conan Doyle, Chandler and Ross Macdonald. Contemporary favorites are Robert Crais, T. Jefferson Parker, Michael Connelly, and Megan Abbott.
A few recommends are: THE SUN ALSO RISES, by Hemingway, SILENT JOE, by T. Jefferson Parker, and SUSPECT by Robert Crais.
Q) What were your childhood/teenage favourite reads?
A) My brother gave me THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES for Christmas one year and I read every tiny-fonted story in the tome. I also read all the Agatha Christie books I could get my hands on.
Q) What has been your favourite moment of being a published author?
A) The night I won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel still stands out as my favorite memory. Winning the award was obviously a thrill, but I got to celebrate it with people who had been instrumental in me being in that position. My agent, Kimberley Cameron, who said yes to me after years of so many others saying no and who continues to be a wonderful advocate for my work, was sitting next to me when the award was announced. My publishers at Oceanview, who gave an unknown author with no writing creds and no platform a chance, were in the audience, as was a member of my writers group who had helped shape YESTERDAY’S ECHO into something publishable. Having those folks, as well as other friends, there to celebrate was truly special.
Q) Who has been your source of support/encouragement, throughout the writing process?
A) My family has been very supportive along the way. My mother, who never lived to see me published or even get an agent, always believed in me. My father supported me throughout, but his early encouragement was instrumental in me carrying on through some of the tough times. My brother and sisters have turned into guerrilla marketers of my books.
I learned early on in the writing process that you can’t write in a cocoon and become successful. You need people to critique your work along the way and I’ve been lucky to be in some great writers groups.
My agent, part cheerleader, part velvet hammer, is always in my corner encouraging me. I wouldn’t be where I am without her.
Matt Coyle
http://mattcoylebooks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/matt.coyle.77
Twitter: @coylem
I grew up in the tract home section of La Jolla, California, battling my Irish/Portuguese brother and sisters for respect and the best spot on the couch in front of the TV. I was a sports addict as a kid, but realized early on that I’d never be good enough to turn pro. Or even amateur.
That didn’t matter because I knew I wanted to be a writer at the age of twelve when my father gave me The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler.
Somehow, I smuggled a degree in English out of the University of California, Santa Barbara and decided to write the great American novel. That lasted two months until I realized I needed to eat and I got a job at a restaurant back in La Jolla. After managing the restaurant for years, I sold golf clubs for a decade and then went to work in the sports collectible business.
Thirty years after beginning the great American novel I finished it as a thriller, instead. Yesterday’s Echo is the first in the series of Rick Cahill crime novels. I’m currently working on book two in San Diego, where I live with my Yellow Lab, Angus.
*Thank you for taking part in the Q&A on my blog, I wish you every success with your writing career.
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Strays: Stories by Ed Kavanagh (St. John’s, NL: Killick Press, 2013, 208 pp., $18.95).
Ed Kavanagh’s collection of short stories, Strays, was shortlisted for both the 2014 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the 2014 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards. As a summary-of-sorts, this level of recognition ought to tell a serious book buyer something about the book’s worth. In what follows, I supply some of the evidence that accounts for these laurels.
Strays gathers the ordinary, seemingly shapeless lives of Newfoundlanders young and old, at home and away, and reports the meaning of their struggles. (In the true spirit of the book’s title, there is also the outlier: “Nice Boy,” which is set in England and is about a young British lawyer and a Chilean immigrant.) There are nine Chekhovian slices of life here, and one — “The Strayaway Child” — Munrovian chronicle. It is this last piece that many readers will find most affecting. This is not to suggest that the other nine stories are somehow heartless or cynical; but their strengths lie in the fact that they spread themselves outward, over the series of events, rather than inward through depiction of character.
Of the first nine, the title story, “Strays,” and another, “Houses,” best represent for the purposes of this review the range of Ed Kavanagh’s storytelling skills. “Strays” is set in pre-child-advocacy days when foster children were entirely subject to the lot of the foster parent lottery. If you were in the system, you were, in all senses of the phrase, at the mercy of the fates. But neglect and deprivations are not something that the young characters in any of these stories dwell on and neither does the author. Rather, Kavanagh’s strays, like the dog that is the subject of the main character’s concerns, simply make sense of things and carry on. It is as automatic as breathing: the world throws at us its curves and its screwballs and we must take our three swings.
There will be no dwelling in uncertainty and related hand-wringing in any of Kavanagh’s stories. His characters always keep moving forward (with rare exceptions) and do so with grace. Now, it’s true that all of us have Hamlet moments, periods of irresolution and doubt. Often, for many, this leads to the Scylla of cynicism or the Charybdis of fantasy. But one of the pleasures of Kavanagh’s narrative attitude is that he successfully walks that fine line between debilitating irony and unrealistic romanticizing. Perhaps it is because many of his narrators are young or are remembering their younger selves that they simply don’t have the language for overcooked self-analysis. Certainly that must be a factor, but the impression is rather that Kavanagh knows, as Mike in “Wind” puts it, that when you’re on the water and about to be sick the best thing to do is “‘Just grab on and stare at the horizon.’”
This philosophy “‘steadies you against the tilt of the world’” avers Mike. Most of Kavanagh’s characters seem to know this instinctively. Callie, the young narrator of “Strays,” meditates on her own condition and learns that dichotomizing the world between “big-bus people and little-bus people; Catholic people and Protestant people; people who have real parents and people like me who have foster ones” ultimately leads nowhere. There is always another story hiding inside a person’s public story, like nested Russian dolls. The dog — Prince — that Callie believes Michael, her mentally handicapped neighbour, does not deserve to own because the latter is unable to understand and respond to Prince’s needs becomes the source for Callie’s epiphany. Callie wonders if maybe Michael is also a stray and that “with Prince he was a little less of a stray.” Ruminating on this thought, Callie is struck by the more profound thought that “Maybe the world is not divided up so easily. Maybe we’re all strays. Maybe we all need a few prayers. And, if we do, I don’t suppose it makes much difference who says them.”
There is a loose-limbed quality about Kavanagh’s style that is quite effective. Minimal atmospherics — he’s the anti-Nabokov! — and an unobtrusive application of Newfoundland customs and dialect (even in a story about accents, such as “Wind”). These characteristics make a space for the narrative current to flow without resistance. There is little description of inner conflict. At first, one wonders if this is a flaw and whether it’s possible that the stories lack depth. Very soon, though, the reader is completely immersed, for Kavanagh knows his characters so thoroughly that he nails their inner lives with just the right detail and plot point. What characters say or do next reveals where their souls stand.
“Houses,” on the surface, appears to be one of those quaint Newfoundland stories about loopy characters from around the bay: folks who seem to go out of their way to patent the weird and the bizarre. A 15-year-old boy loves from afar a local maiden (three years older) and so builds her a house. A real house, but, with dimensions somewhere between a doll’s house and a ‘normal’ house. She rejects him and he leaves the house and his pursuit of her and heads off to the mainland for a few years. When he returns, he’s six foot five inches tall! The narrator, a grandson, many years distant from the life his grandmother, the pined-for local maiden, and long-dead grandfather, the house-builder, spent together in the house, is telling his townie girlfriend (“a chronic real estate addict”) this story as he drives her out to see the infamous house for the first time.
On the surface, odd enough. Yet, the cumulative effect is richer and more inventive and more touching than silly stereotypes would allow. There are references to Van Gogh, an inappropriate nickname and a twist on death-by-shaving. “Houses” is as rangy as Kavanagh’s other stories but nevertheless beautifully coherent. The narrator reports an earlier conversation with his 90-year-old grandmother in her nursing home:
“But why did he build it so small?”
“Why?” she said, and her pale lashes trembled. She took my hand and her voice fell to a whisper. “Because he loved me.”
After their viewing of the tiny house the girlfriend leaves unimpressed and, together, they return to the city “to a house with airy rooms and winding, polished staircases that, even with all the fires in, always felt cold.”
The last story, “The Strayaway Child,” comprises the final third of the book. It is, plainly put, one of the best stories I’ve read about connections: the universal connection we have (‘universal’ but still individual) to music and the personal connections between generations. Kavanagh eschews the sociological and analytic as he drills into the Bildung of his main character, Ivy. Her coming of age against the backdrop of the Depression in St. John’s is rendered fully without resorting to sentimental schmaltz, or an exaggerated griminess. The result is a true-to-life portrayal of a young girl confronting challenges and moving through them. Likewise, in his descriptions of the power of music and Ivy’s absorption of it and into it, Kavanagh confronts music’s mystical qualities but not at the expense of genuine and realistic experience with learning to play and appreciate an instrument. (No doubt the author’s own international success playing the Celtic harp helps in his presentation of the musical sensibility.)
Yep: Ed Kavanagh deserves the accolades named above. Simple and direct never was more sophisticated. Strays is a collection that resonates not for its Newfoundlandia but for the truthfulness of its magnanimity. Kavanagh’s stories, each of them, are suffused with an open-heartedness that has the depth of a lived philosophy. If Socrates told campfire stories, they would resemble Ed Kavanagh stories.
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What’s a Classic Novel?
by ArapahoeStaff November 15, 2018
What's a classic novel? When you hear "classic," you might think "old" but that isn't always true. A classic is a novel that represents a genre or a writing style, or it can be a novel that makes a contribution to literature. There are all kinds of classics, from horror classics to romance classics, from novels that sold millions of copies to a novel that changed how a genre was written. Classics come from all cultures and all years, and classics can reflect a time period, a societal standard or may offer commentary on a subject.
We may think that novels have been around forever, but that's not true. Instead, storytelling has been around forever: ancestors told tales across the fire, epic sagas were recited over and over again until committed to memory, until, finally, written language was invented and someone wrote something down. But for all those thousands of years telling stories, the invention of the novel is fairly recent, and scholars debate what is the first English novel. Is it Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, published in 1485? What about Don Quixote in 1605, The Pilgrim's Progress in 1678, Oroonoko in 1688, Moll Flanders in 1722, Pamela; Or Virtue Rewarded in 1740, or Robinson Crusoe in 1791? Historians and English majors may never agree.
Le Morte D'Arthuropens a new window Don Quixoteopens a new window The Pilgrim's Progressopens a new window Oroonokoopens a new window Moll Flandersopens a new window Pamela; Or Virtue Rewardedopens a new window Robinson Crusoeopens a new window
Why the argument? It comes down a series of questions, like what do we classify as a novel? Does a novel need to be a certain length? Can the novel be based on real events? Does it need to be written in prose or letters? Should it focus on the individual and their journey? Is that story ultimately believable?
Where do you start? There's no hard and fast rule on what classics to read (sorry!). Think about novels you've enjoyed, then read What Classics Should I Read?opens a new window to inspire your classics journey. Still need inspiration? We have that too!
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich
Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School by Kevin Smokler
The Book of Books by Jessica Allen
What to Read and Why by Francine Prose
Bestseller: A Century of America's Favorite Books by Robert McParland
The Greatest Booksopens a new window (compiled from 119 "best of" book lists)
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“I would have loved to bring the title home for the fans” -Edu Iglesias
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Fresh from the Green Archers’ second straight cup title at the expense of the Philippine powerhouse, Blue Wave FC, Archers Co-captain Edu Iglesias voiced out his frustrations on not being able to take the league trophy home to the Stadio L’Arciere and to its loyal fans. The Archers were leading by a point in the group table when they lost to up and coming local team FC EKARNA and with it the title. Blue Wave won its last game against underachieving side Sticky Feet Alliance 2-0 and the league title.
Though the Archers won its second league cup in a row the veteran defender could only shed tears of sadness that he was not able to bring the title home to Marikina and thought he could have done more in their loss to EKARNA.
“It’s always going to be in the back of the minds of the players and fans. We were so close and yet we broke down under the pressure. It’s not a good feeling. Sometimes I think about it before I go to sleep. Now that I am retiring and played my last game of my career, it’s going to stay with me as a chance that we didn’t take.” said the experienced defender.
The same feeling is shared by all players and even team owner, Jimbo, while having its best run of form was still not able to pry away the title from the Blue league powerhouse. The team won 18 straight matches at one point but was still not enough.
“It’s sad not to win the title. We were so close and yet one bad result could spell the end of the chase.” Jimbo told media
“We have to start the next season really well to have a chance to win it all. We are hoping that we can build on our current squad for next season. Edu is retiring and we are looking for replacements. It will not be easy replacing Edu. He is a very good player but we have to move forward”
-AP
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8 to 25 Sep. 2005
8 - Marcin Stefanski
Marcin STEFANSKI (POL)
DOB: 24 Feb.1983
Place of birth: Gliwice (POL)
Current club: (POL)
Points per Game 2
6 85 2/14 14.3 0/8 0 2/6 33.3 6/10 60 5 12 17 9 11 7 3 2 12
vs CZE 20 0/4 0 2/3 66.7 1/2 50 0 3 3 1 4 1 1 1 7
vs EST 19 0/2 0 0/1 0 1/2 50 1 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 1
vs CZE 19 0/2 0 0/0 0 2/4 50 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 2
vs EST 16 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 0
vs SWE 11 0/0 0 0/2 0 2/2 100 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2
vs NED 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
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M. Stefanski (POL)
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2011 EuroChallenge 4.5 4.5 0.5
2005 EuroBasket: DIVISION A 2 2.8 1.5
2003 European Championship for Men: Semi-Final Round 0 1 0
2002 European Championship for Young Men: Qualifying Round 14.4 8 2
2000 European Championship for Junior Men: Preliminary Round 11.6 10 2.2
2000 European Championship for Junior Men: Qualifying Round 0 0.5 0
1999 European Championship for Cadets: Final Round 7.1 4 0.9
1999 European Championship for Cadets: Challenge Round 11 8.2 1.4
1999 European Championship for Cadets: Qualifying Round 7.8 7 3
8 Sep. 2004 vs CZE 57-82
11 Sep. 2004 vs SLO 71-80
15 Sep. 2004 vs FRA 65-85
18 Sep. 2004 vs CZE 86-78
26 Aug. 2005 vs EST 82-76
4 Sep. 2005 vs EST 45-74
11 Sep. 2005 vs SWE 55-67
13 Sep. 2005 vs NED 76-96
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Field Hockey Earns NFHCA National Academic Team Honors; Four Named NFHCA Scholars of Distinction
GILBERT, Ariz. - The Wheaton College field hockey team earned 2017 Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award honors as announced by the organization this week. The Lyons were one of 130 programs to earn the honor, which is presented to programs that earn a team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester of the 2017-18 academic year. [FULL LIST]
Wheaton also had four athletes named to the 2017 Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction list. 242 student-athletes were named to the list, which recognizes student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher through the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year. Representing Wheaton are Hannah Arkin, Melissa Jernakoff, Bailey Karnes and Alissa Rams. [FULL LIST]
The organization will announce the national academic squads on March 26.
For the latest on Wheaton College Athletics, follow the Lyons via social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube.
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Istanbul progress
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a plan. Istanbul is going to be the financial capital of the world. It could a blip in the translation, but my version says “THE financial capital,” forget New York, London, Hong Kong, think: Istanbul. But this capitalism won’t come cheap for Turks. Their capital city is taking a hit of uber-modernization as it (unrelated to the PM’s worldly aspirations) grows it’s way to being a megalopolis and the current PM and money hungry developers are no help. In fact, it seems that the historic preservation regulations that have been in place for decades are no help either!
This was brought to my attention this morning by a story on npr which i subsequently looked up and learned about a very interesting documentary featuring Istanbul called Ecumenopolis (I’ll save that discussion for another day).
Meanwhile, I am in the middle of reading a book for class titled Preserving the World’s Great Cities in which Anthony Tung says of Istanbul that already “the skyline that was once made up of domes and minarets of mosques is now dominated by looming and massive modern hotels.”
Similar to the reconfiguring of cities that went on in Paris in the mid-1800s, and the general flattening of blocks and blocks of existing buildings for the sake of a few 1960s high rises and a multitude of parking spaces, Istanbul is reconfiguring herself to fit the deep pockets of her middle and upperclass guides. Maximization of commercial space/income-producing properties is a priority. Developers are seizing greenspace and the PM is scheming to direct traffic into the last of the metropolis’ forests while locals are suspicious he plans to convert an architectural gem of a public train station into a shopping mall. Meanwhile new developments and gated communities spring up for the wealthy and the poor are crammed into high rise projects to maximize land value and revenue.
One particularly creative twist on the part of developers involves a city park mentioned in the npr story. There has been a park here since the 1940s when an Ottoman army barracks was abandoned and demolished. After years of coveting this prime real estate, someone finally got the brilliant idea to use Turkey’s law of preserving historic buildings to develop it and so, says the director of the Ecumenopolis film, “in order to protect this already-demolished building, they’re rebuilding it… They’re saying their preserving” something that is already gone, making a reconstruction which will, actually, serve as a shopping mall. Oy vey.
What will happen when these capitalist hogs wake up though and find there are too many malls in the historic shells of once-useful buildings, too many to meet the small demand of the few who can eek their way into a city by car or bus on the overpacked roads where not a green thing is in sight. what then?
inside Haydarpasa Station: I can see why developers want it but how about retaining your beautiful historic resources as they were built to be used?
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Saturday, August 8 • 10:00pm - 11:50pm
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead is Scott Metzger, Tommy Hamilton, Dave Dreiwitz, Marco Benevento & Joe Russo. “Not only does this quintet play tight and vicious versions of some of the most complex songs in the Grateful Dead’s repertoire, but they play them with a rawness & energy absent from the stage since the “Live” Dead era. More importantly, all of the jams are wild and incredibly adventurous. Russo’s a beast behind the kit who’s in the peak of his career. Metzger is a criminally underrated guitarist who has a chameleon-like ability to alter his sound to compliment any situation. Dreiwitz’s intensity is unmatched by anyone, while Benevento spouts these crazy tones and layers of sound that mix the best of what each keyboardist in GD history brought to the band. Finally, add Hamilton, whose voice and biting leads help push this ensemble over the top.” – Scott Bernstein
Saturday August 8, 2015 10:00pm - 11:50pm
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Robert Kardashian Jr
Robert Kardashian Jr Biography
Biography by Clarence Published on 15 Feb, 2017 Updated on 29 Nov, 2019
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1987 , March-17
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Robert Arthur "Rob" Kardashian is an American television personality and businessman. He is known for appearing on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a reality television series that centers upon his family, as well as its spin-offs. He competed in the thirteen seasons of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, finishing second in the competition.
Rob Kardashian's net worth is $10 million at present. Rob and his siblings derive most of their revenue by endorsing products such as Coca-Cola, for which they are paid (as of 2016) between $75,000 and $300,000 per post on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, as per CBC Marketplace and The Telegraph.
He was in a relationship with Blac Chyna, an American model from 2016-2017, and shares a child.
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Robert Kardashian Jr was born on March 17, 1987, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. He belongs to American nationality and his ethnicity is white.
Kardashian spent his amazing childhood in Los Angelis with his joint family. He is the son of Robert Kardashian and Kris. Rob has three sisters named, Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe. His father was an American attorney and businessman of American descent.
CAPTION: Robert Kardashian Jr with his father SOURCE: The Hollywood Gossipe
His sisters Kim is an American actress and Kourtney is an American television personality, socialite, and model.
Robert Kardashian Jr's mother is an American television personality who rose to fame for featuring in the reality television series, Keeping up with the Kardashians together with her family. After the divorce of his parents in 1991, his mother wedded Olympic decathlete, Bruce Jenner. He has also two stepsisters Kris and Bruce.
Robert Kardashian Jr graduated from the prestigious Marshall School of Business at the University of Sothern California. There he earned a degree in Business Entrepreneurship.
Professional Career
In 2011, Robert Kardashian Jr was a challenger on seasons 13 of Dancing with the Stars. Rob was matched with two-time champion Chery Burke. That made more distant than his sister Kim did aim her appearance in the seventh season. He was just about wiped out in the fourth week.
Aimed the season, Robert Kardashian Jr turned into the most enhanced artist, progressing with his accomplice Cheryl Burke to the finals. Rob was one of the last judges of Miss USA 2012. In August 2012, Rob reported that he would come back to the University of Southern California, where he studies law later in the year.
How Did Robert Kardashian Add $10 Million Net Worth?
Robert Kardashian Jr has an estimated net worth of $10 million that is expected to be more in the upcoming years.
In the year 2012, he received $8000 per Tweet. In the same years, he uses to receive $120000 per appearance in family show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. He also added $25000 as the judge in Miss USA 2012 pageant. He also appeared in the Dancing With the Stars Season 13 from where he gets $150,000.
Father Of Baby Daughter; Gone Through Several Relationship
From 2007 to 2009, Robert Kardashian Jr had an affair with an actress Adrienne Bailon. Their relationship was archived on the family as to get married within reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. He confirmed in October 2012 through his Twitter account that he and singer Rita Ora were dating.
At the end of 2012, it was revealed that their relationship had ended. It was reported that Robert Kardashian Jr was hospitalized after being sick and diagnosed with diabetes in December 2015. At the beginning of 2016, he began dating model Blac Chyna. On April 5, 2016, they announced their engagement via Instagram dating for about three months.
CAPTION: Robert Kardashian Jr with his daughter SOURCE: rollingout
They have a daughter named Dream Renee Kardashian born on November 10, 2016. However, after a month of baby birth, they called off their relationship. As of now, he is said to be in a relationship with Mehgan James.
He is a tall man with a height of six feet and one inch and his weight is 89kg. Further, his body measurement explains his mid-section is 46 inches and his waist is 43 inches.
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Greece is known for its fascinating ancient cultures, from the democratic Athenians to the warlike Spartans. The ruins of civilisation’s birthplace are the biggest draw, including the ancient sites of Rhodes, Knossos, Thessaloniki and, of course, the Acropolis in Athens. The natural beauty of Greece and its many islands is also something to behold. Must-sees include Santorini’s sunsets, Shipwreck Beach on Zakynthos and the Meteora near Kalambaka.
Don’t be fooled into thinking Greece is just a giant museum, though. Among its popular destinations are idyllic Corfu, party islands like Mykonos and Ios, quiet escapes like Paxos and family-friendly spots like Naxos, Skiathos and plenty of others. With over 200 inhabited islands (and the mainland, of course), the choice of places to visit in Greece is staggering, but we’ll help you to narrow it down and find the right one for you.
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Apple is enlisting iPhone 11 owners to help sell Night mode
Igor Bonifacic
Engadget 8 January 2020
Now that the iPhone 11 and 11 Pros have been out for a couple of months, Apple has launched its latest Shot on iPhone challenge. This time around, the company is asking iPhone owners to share their best low-light photos.
If you want to take part in the contest, you can do so by submitting your best iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max Night mode shot through Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #ShotoniPhone and #NightmodeChallenge. The competition is open until January 29th. With the help of a panel of judges, Apple will reveal five winners on March 4th. You can read the full contest rules on the company's website.
Apple will feature the winning entries on its Instagram account and website. Additionally, the shots may make their way into the company's stores, billboard ads and digital marketing campaigns. Lastly, the company says it will pay the five winning photographers a licensing fee for their work.
Last year's Shot on iPhone challenge caused controversy when it looked like Apple was only going to compensate the winners with exposure. After a public backlash, the company updated the contest's rules to add mention of a licensing fee. This year, that text is right at the start of the fine print. While this contest effectively allows Apple to recruit iPhone owners to help sell the iPhone 11's Night mode and Deep Fusion software, the fact the five winners will get compensated makes it a win-win for everyone involved.
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Abundance and stability of complexes containing inactive G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins
Kou Qin, Pooja R. Sethi, Nevin A. Lambert
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) interact directly with heterotrimeric G proteins to transduce physiological signals. Early studies of this interaction concluded that GPCRs (R) and G proteins (G) collide with each other randomly after receptor activation and that R-G complexes are transient. More recent studies have suggested that inactive R and G are preassembled (precoupled) as stable R-G complexes. Here we examine the stability of complexes formed between cyan fluorescent protein-labeled α2A-adrenoreceptors (C-α2ARs) and G proteins in cells using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). Labeled G proteins diffused in the plasma membrane with equal mobility in the absence and presence of immobile C-α2ARs. Immobile C-α2ARs activated labeled G proteins, demonstrating functional coupling without stable physical association. In contrast, a stable R-G interaction was detected when G proteins were deprived of nucleotides and C-α2ARs were active, as predicted by the ternary complex model. Overexpression of regulator of G protein signaling 4 (RGS4) accelerated the onset of effector activation but did not detectably alter the interaction between C-α2ARs and G proteins. We conclude that at most a small fraction of C-α2ARs and G proteins exist as R-G complexes at any moment.
FASEB Journal
https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-105775
G-Protein-Coupled Receptors
G-proteins
GTP-Binding Proteins
GTP-Binding Protein Regulators
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins
Photobleaching
Cell membranes
G-protein coupled receptors
Cyan Fluorescent Protein
Association reactions
Heterotrimers
Precoupling
Qin, K., Sethi, P. R., & Lambert, N. A. (2008). Abundance and stability of complexes containing inactive G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins. FASEB Journal, 22(8), 2920-2927. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-105775
Abundance and stability of complexes containing inactive G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins. / Qin, Kou; Sethi, Pooja R.; Lambert, Nevin A.
In: FASEB Journal, Vol. 22, No. 8, 01.08.2008, p. 2920-2927.
Qin, K, Sethi, PR & Lambert, NA 2008, 'Abundance and stability of complexes containing inactive G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins', FASEB Journal, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 2920-2927. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-105775
Qin K, Sethi PR, Lambert NA. Abundance and stability of complexes containing inactive G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins. FASEB Journal. 2008 Aug 1;22(8):2920-2927. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-105775
Qin, Kou ; Sethi, Pooja R. ; Lambert, Nevin A. / Abundance and stability of complexes containing inactive G protein-coupled receptors and G proteins. In: FASEB Journal. 2008 ; Vol. 22, No. 8. pp. 2920-2927.
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Time Sensitive
Remember The Alamo With These Texas Independence Day Celebrations
By Michael Roberts
Texans brag about Texas more than most anyone else about anything else, so it makes sense that we Texans celebrate the day our state became a nation.
Texas Independence Day marks the anniversary of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836. Through this document, the signers asserted their Mexican territory was now the Republic of Texas. The Texas Revolution was already in full swing. Texans had already dared the Mexican Army to “come and take it,” and the Alamo was inhabited by a small rebellious force that would be slaughtered mere days later upon the orders of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
Each year, Texans stop to remember the Texas Revolution and to celebrate the things that make Texas great. This year, Austin has several options for you to bask in the glory of Texas.
Take time to remember more than just the Alamo
The rugged individuality, dedication, and bravery are just a few of the character traits that come to mind when you reflect on the magnitude of the Texas Revolution and how the people who fought in those battles shaped history. In that spirit, the local nonprofit organization, Celebrate Texas, will host several poignant ceremonies around Austin on Texas Independence Day and through the following weekend.
“The mission of Celebrate Texas is to encourage the celebration of Texas Independence Day with events and activities statewide,” Celebrate Texas board member George Rollow told Austin.com. “Personally, I am also a living historian — some would know it as reenactor — and I study and portray the lives of folks who fought in the Texas Revolution and formed the Republic of Texas. I believe the struggles of our forebears who attained for us the freedoms and history we have should be remembered.”
Celebrate Texas volunteers conduct a ceremony at the Alamo Memorial at the Texas State Capitol. Photo by Peggy Vallas.
On the morning of Texas Independence Day, the folks with Celebrate Texas will hold a ceremony at the Texas State Cemetery. The 9 a.m. program will include a commemoration and speech with participants in clothing like that worn during the Texas Revolution. The presentation will be followed by a musket volley which is a military style honor to those who participated in the Texas Revolution.
At noon, the Celebrate Texas crew will put on a program in the Capitol rotunda sponsored by State Senator Kirk Watson. The lineup includes historic presentations, speeches, music, singing, and dance presented by groups who show the diversity of Texas culture.
“I enjoy celebrating Texas Independence Day because Texas has such a unique history,” Celebrate Texas volunteer Peggy Vallas told Austin.com. “It reminds me of the passion and the patriotism that folks had during the American Revolution in Boston where I grew up. As it is a day of celebration, it is also a day in which we can all honor the people who came before us who made sacrifices to help make Texas an outstanding state to live in.”
On Sunday, March 5, Celebrate Texas members will again gather at the Capitol but this time on the South Grounds at the Alamo Memorial. This simple ceremony will honor those who fell at the Texas Revolution’s most famous battle. In a simple but moving tribute, the name of each known defender of the Alamo will be read, and a bell will toll. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m.
But these aren’t all the Celebrate Texas events to be held in honor of Texas Independence Day ….
Texas Fun Fact: The “Come and Take It” flag was raised at the Battle of Gonzales as a taunt to the Mexican Army by the Texan settlers. The Mexican Army had given the settlers a small cannon to protect themselves from frequent Comanche Indian raids. As unrest grew, the local Mexican commander asked the settlers to return the cannon. The settlers initiated a skirmish, and the Mexican forces withdrew.
Run a 5K and then watch a parade
Can you even consider something a holiday if Austin doesn’t have a 5K? Probably not.
Make sure you go to bed early on Friday, March 3, because you’re going to need to wake up early for the Celebrate Texas 5K run and parade taking place on South Congress Avenue the following morning. Both the run and parade start at Cesar Chavez Street and end just in front of the Capitol.
Texas Fun Fact: The Texas Capitol is taller than the US Capitol. The Texas Capitol stands 308 feet tall. The US Capitol is 288 feet tall.
Compete in a celebrity golf tournament
Spring is the best time to golf in Austin. The days get longer, and the sweltering heat of summer hasn’t set in yet.
If you fancy yourself as the weekend warrior version of Ben Crenshaw or Jordan Spieth, you’ll want to take the day off from work on Monday, March 6. Celebrate Texas is hosting its Jay L. Johnson Celebrity Golf Tournament that afternoon at Falconhead Golf Club. Check-in starts at 11 a.m., and the shotgun start happens at 1 p.m.
Texas Fun Fact: Eight Texan golfers have won The Masters Tournament — Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret, Ralph Guldahl, Jackie Burke, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw and Jordan Spieth. In total, these Texans have won the tournament 13 times. Demaret won three times. Nelson, Hogan, and Crenshaw each won twice.
Sip tequila at Jack Allen’s Kitchen
While Texas Independence Day is a day to remember when Texas broke away from Mexico, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the unofficial liquor of Mexico as part of your celebration. Consider it an homage to one of the six flags that flew over Texas.
On Thursday, March 2, the Oak Hill location of Jack Allen’s Kitchen will hold its 7th Annual Republic of Jack Party. From 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., you can sit out on their patio and enjoy $6 Republic Tequila cocktails mixed by JAK’s beverage director David Toby. Pair those cocktails with JAK’s awesome meals and music by Duane & the Hipsters, and you have a readymade Texas Independence Day party.
Duane & the Hipsters providing the live tunes! #LSPpatioparty
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Texas Fun Fact: Texas was part of Mexico from 1821 to 1836.
Party with Texas Humor at the Yeti Flagship
You may not know it, but you’ve probably seen Texas Humor apparel all around Austin. They’re growing in popularity — and not just because of their funny homages to Texas made through their social media accounts. Austin.com profiled Texas Humor founder Jay B. Sauceda few years ago, and the company has kept going strong.
On Thursday, March 2, they’re teaming up with Yeti to hold a Texas Independence Day party at Yeti’s new flagship store on South Congress Avenue. Make sure you RSVP to the party to enjoy the live music, trivia, and beer.
Y'all! Come hang with us! RSVP at txpr.de/texasind
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Texas Fun Fact: Big Bend National Park is larger than Rhode Island. Big Bend National Park contains 1,252 square miles of rugged Texas terrain. Rhode Island is 1,212 square miles.
Enjoy some Texas beer
Texas wines may have stolen the headlines lately, but Texas beer continues to thrive. There are so many independent breweries in and around Austin that embody the take-action mentality of those who fought in the Texas Revolution.
Texas Beer Company in Taylor is hosting an all-day Texas Independence Day celebration on Saturday, March 4. This local brewery recently expanded their operations, and they’re honoring their Kickstarter contributors with a brick unveiling ceremony at 3 p.m. Before that, there’s a classic car show at 11 a.m. and music by Mitchell Tatum & the $3 Bills at noon. After the brick unveiling, Tommy Tynes & Andres Tovar play at 3 p.m., The Phantom Shakers play at 6 p.m., and Cody Justin King & the Free Beer Band play at 9 p.m. Davis Grocery & BBQ will provide barbecue, and pizza will also be available.
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Texas Fun Fact: Spoetzl Brewery, where Shiner beer is made, is Texas’ oldest independent brewery, dating back to January 19, 1909.
Party with some Texas Exes
The Austin Chapter of the Texas Exes is hosting its 9th annual Texas Independence Day Party on Saturday, March 4, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the back courtyard of the University Co-Op. But you don’t have to be a University of Texas alumnus to attend!
Tickets are $30. This family friendly event will include live music, free food and drinks, door prizes, face painting, and a silent auction. The party also features a freshly designed tee shirt for sale.
#hookemhorns @texasexes
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Texas Fun Fact: The Hook ‘em Horns hand signal was introduced by head cheerleader Harley Clark ,Jr., during a pep rally in 1955.
Eat some Texas-inspired grub at Eberly
"Eberly is a sassy, stylish destination that provides an entertaining evening of good food, drink and people watching. If you’re looking for a place that’s truly unique, with a sense of occasion, just follow the crowds to Eberly." Pick up the latest copy of @tribeza to read more about Karen Spezia's February pick. PC: Reagan Taylor
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Can we interest you in eating some Texas-inspired food at a Texas-inspired restaurant and benefiting Austin History Center at the same time? Of course, we can! When you dine at Eberly from March 2 to March 5, they’ll donate $1 on select items to the Austin History Center. To start, you can get salted gulf coast redfish with oyster hush puppies or prickly pear snapper and shrimp ceviche. As your entree, try smoked pork belly. And for dessert, indulge in fried Texas pecan pies with vanilla bean ice cream. All four of these dishes qualify for the $1 donation.
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Friday Feedback: The Latest on Induced Hypothermia
Studies call timing and temperature into question; does tx still have value?
by Molly Walker, Contributing Writer April 10, 2015
For treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a hypothermic strategy with a target temperature of 33°C did not improve outcomes compared with a 36°C target. Another study suggested that the timing of cooling also did not affect outcomes.
We contacted emergency medicine physicians and cardiologists via e-mail to ask:
How much do these data cast doubt on the benefits of therapeutic hypothermia overall?
Do you still think this treatment has a place in cardiac arrest?
What is your institution's policy on use of this therapy?
The participants this week are:
Daniel W. Spaite, MD, FACEP, professor and distinguished chair, emergency medicine, co-director, EMS Research, associate director, Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson
Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD, professor, executive vice-chairman, department of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh
Howard K. Mell, MD, MPH, spokesperson, American College of Emergency Physicians in Downer's Grove, Ill.
Sarah Perman, MD, MCSE, assistant professor, department of emergency medicine, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora
David G. Beiser, MD, MS, FACEP, assistant professor, medicine and pediatrics, section of emergency medicine at the University of Chicago
Ryan P. Radecki, MD, assistant professor, emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and author of the EMlitofnote blog
Ryan A. Stanton, MD, president, KACEP, ACEP public relations committee chairman, medical director, Lexington Fire/EMS in Lexington, Ky.
Karl Kern, MD, co-director, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center in Tucson
A Matter of Degrees
Daniel Spaite, MD: "The question isn't whether 'Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)' is effective or not ... it most certainly is. The only question is exactly what target is the best. However, even if 36 degrees is the best target ... there's an important clarification to make here: Technically, maintaining a patient's temp at 36 is not therapeutic 'hypothermia' (TH). However, since many (probably most) post-arrest patients' temps go up (due to a complex set of processes related to post-ischemia syndromes) ... you basically have to gear up as if you were doing TH in order to keep the patient's temp at 36. It is a complete misunderstanding to think that the issue is TH versus no TH. Rather ... the issue is ... what is the optimal target for TTM (and you have to be prepared to lower the patient's temp whether your target is 33 or 36 (or some other mildly reduced target)."
Clifton Callaway, MD: "The strategy of temperature control versus no temperature control clearly made huge improvements in outcomes over the past decade. This new study suggests that between two levels of temperature control, neither one was superior (i.e., 36ºC is not superior to 33ºC). There are certainly no data suggesting that we should go back to the pre-2002 situation where temperature was not controlled and where outcomes were much worse. It is important to remember that in the new data, temperature was actively controlled in ALL patients. If temperature control can be done at 33ºC or 36ºC, then these new data provide an option for temperature control in all of the patients for whom clinicians might have worried about deeper cooling. There is no patient who cannot tolerate temperature control at 36ºC, and so there is no reason to not control temperature in all patients after cardiac arrest."
Sarah Perman, MD: "Even if institutions are to adopt the 36 degree goal temperature, this will still require protocolized care and active management of patient temperature. The outcomes of the Nielsen trial recognize that survival to hospital discharge was comparable, as were adverse events in both arms of the trial. Cronberg et al. found that there were no differences in 6 month neurocognitive recovery as well as quality of life in the two arms of the trial. Therefore, these studies indicate that active temperature management at either 33 or 36 has comparable improved outcomes for post-arrest temperature."
What Newest Data Add
Howard Mell, MD: "In the initial studies of therapeutic hypothermia, the patients included were those who remained in a persistent coma after return of spontaneous circulation following a cardiac arrest. I think the definition of 'persistent coma' is the key to the apparent failure of the studies of pre-hospital hypothermia. If we cool patients too soon, that is to say before persistent coma defines the need for neuroprotection, we may lose the benefits when considered across the totality of the out of hospital cardiac arrest population."
David Beiser, MD: "Is the avoidance of fever, rather than the induction of hypothermia, driving improvements in outcomes? And if so, is it time to compose a requiem for the 'sacred cow' of therapeutic hypothermia? Not quite yet. Several features of the TTM trial make it difficult to generalize to other settings. For example, patients in the TTM trial received rates of bystander CPR (73%) that far exceed rates in most U.S. cities. Also, patients in the cooling arm of the TTM trial took an average of 10 hours to achieve target temperature which exceeds consensus recommendations. "
Ryan Stanton, MD: "I think this is typical for therapies that come out as a 'miracle cure.' I'm not sure therapeutic hypothermia ever made it to that level, but like many treatments (Tamiflu, TPA, ACLS drugs, steroids for spinal cord injuries), there was much more promise and hope initially than was found in long-term clinical practice. We often find that we get high hopes for a treatment and the answer is somewhere in the middle. Often, they will remain in practice because there is some benefit and no significant harm. I think this study pulls back on the reins of therapeutic hypothermia. We need more standardized research to see if it is worth it and, if so, when and how."
Ryan Radecki, MD: "This new study is just a re-analysis/follow-up on the patients from the TTM study published and covered extensively last year. This simply follows up and compares a few different measures of cerebral function/performance to ensure consistency/reliability as possible alternatives to the CPC. This study tends to validate the CPC as a primary outcome measure, considering how consistent the lack of difference between groups was across several different scales."
Little Change to Protocols
Karl Kern, MD: "Indeed a well done study by Nielsen et al. last year showed that cooling to either 33°C or 36°C was equivalent for survival rates. But both active temperature management strategies compared with historically data doubled survival. We remain as a Cardiac Arrest Center completely committed to cooling those successfully resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Nothing has done more for improving survival and neurological function of those who survive than cooling and early coronary angiography. "
Callaway: "We control temperature in all patients after cardiac arrest who show signs of brain injury. We select a temperature based on the patient's specific characteristics. In the absence of clinical indications to pick one temperature or another, we usually maintain the patient close to their arrival temperature. If the patient arrives close to 33ºC, we will usually just keep the patient at that temperature for at least 24 hours rather than rewarming them too quickly. If the patient arrives closer to 36ºC, we will usually maintain that temperature rather than actively cooling the patient further."
Mell: "When there is an indication of possible neurologic damage from the arrest, such as a persistent coma, then therapeutic hypothermia [TH] is warranted. I instruct my EMS crews to make careful note of the time of return of spontaneous circulation and preferentially transport eligible patients to chest pain centers that are both PCI and TH capable."
Beiser: "Given these uncertainties and the fact that hypothermia is an inexpensive therapy with few side effects, we continue to cool patients to 33°C pending additional data. Additionally, based on the TTM trial, we've started using a target temperature of 36°C in patients who might be too unstable, e.g., due to bleeding risk or hypotension, to cool to 33°C -- something for everybody."
Perman: "Our institution continues to endorse the use of temperature management in post-cardiac-arrest patients who remain comatose after return of spontaneous circulation. There is some variability employed in the selection of goal temperature based on various patient level factors; however, patients who have ROSC after a cardiac arrest will undergo temperature management at our institution. "
Stanton: "We know hypothermia is protective, but I think we need more research to know when, how, and how much. I know there is wide variability in practice across the country, with inconsistent utilization, inconsistent methods, and more questions than answers. I used hypothermia in a case this week so, yes, we still have it as a tool in the arsenal. The key is that we need better definition and method. I think the future application of this therapy will hinge on timing, speed of cooling, and degree of cooling. It will be interesting to see how this study will direct future research."
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Sabotage A Letter From Secretary Albright
By A.T. On October 9, 2017
If everything has gone according to plan, a friend and I have hurtled through the air across an ocean, dining, sleeping, and waking to eggs Florentine — all this and first-run movies on a 500-ton double-decker — and are now, as we speak, checking out the Colosseum, where two seconds ago in the scheme of things 65,000 Romans would have been cheering on their favorite gladiator or bestiarius and wondering how a f——g moron like Nero ever got to be emperor. Overhead, a Roman eagle soars. What if I could soar like that, some season ticketholders surely day-dreamed. And now we can. (We can also speak into our iPhones in English and have it come out seconds later in Italian. Free. È incredibile come? (How incredible is that?) Ronzoni, sono buoni, as my father once wrote (heretofore, my only Italian). He also wrote, “Man, oh Manischewitz, what a wine,” later the exclamation of choice on the surface of the moon, but I digress. (Though I imagine the ancient Romans also fantasized about being able to walk on the moon.)
Who knows what’s happened over the weekend?
So if this week’s posts seem even less relevant than usual, it’s because I couldn’t figure out the power adapter in my room or am just having too much fun. But here are a couple of items from last week:
SUCCESS!!!
Stanford’s Center for Research on Educational Outcomes released a study last week that shows (page 46) New York’s Success Academy students gaining 137 extra days in reading achievement and 239 extra days in math compared to their district peers. That’s a lot of days in a 180-day school year. It suggests that the 15,500 scholars in the 46 Success Academy schools got roughly double the learning per day of attendance compared to their peers.
As always: The success of Success is a thrilling story that points the way toward breaking the cycle of poverty, crime and despair. Great for those 15,500 kids — and their kids and kids’ kids, but also for society as a whole. Imagine the social, civic, and fiscal/economic impact.
Some charter schools suck. Many are mediocre. But when you find a public-school formula that works so spectacularly well? And has been proven in not just one or two schools for just one or two years, but now 46, some of them for a decade? Spread the word.
Man Whose Life Was Saved By Married Lesbian Cop To Speak At National Convention Of Anti-LGBT Groups.
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ESL Locations: Where are the Hotspots to Teach English Abroad?
Published on: June 13, 2017 | Last Updated: January 1, 2020
Where can you teach English abroad?
We examine the best countries (ESL locations) to teach English around the world.
Also, what are the ESL hotspots? (And we’re not referring to temperature.)
Where are they hiring ESL teachers? Where are English teachers going? And how much money can they make?
First, each country also makes it’s own rules and guidelines as to who can teach there.
Because the pay and situation varies by country, so do the requirements.
For example, while Dubai is very strict about teaching requirements, parts of Peru doesn’t require TEFL certificate at the very least.
As a result, the pay scale differs substantially.
China is in the top spot of all ESL locations. And it’s a no-brainer if you think about it. Not only is China the most populated country in the world, but it is one of the fastest emerging economies. This combo makes it the hottest of all ESL locations accounting for 39% of ESL jobs.
ESL job growth in China is unprecedented. But it’s not only the fact that a high number of ESL jobs exist, ESL teachers are embracing higher pay and more benefits. The average salary in China is 12,000 RMB.
Often schools offer you severance pay, free accommodation and flights. That’s a bit of extra incentive to take the dive and teach English in China.
Japan has always been a popular destination to teach English abroad. It’s undeniably interesting country with the perfect mix of traditional and modern beliefs.
Compared to the rest of the world, ESL job growth is slowing as Japan takes a backseat to China and other emerging countries. 16% of ESL jobs originate in Japan, and this is still quite a big piece of the pie.
You have a lot of ways to teach English in Japan like the JET Programme or an Eikaiwa. The average salary is excellent at about 263,000 JPY (2400 USD) but the cost of living is high.
At a young age, get the right education they need in public schools and at private academies. This growth in after-school education plays a big part in the disproportional ESL jobs.
Despite it’s small relative size in population, ESL education is booming in South Korea. 13% of international ESL jobs are based in South Korea. This speaks volumes for the incredible work ethic Koreans have.
If you want to teach English in Korea, the average salary of an ESL teacher is about 2,254,000 KRW (2000 USD). Overall, it’s one of the best ESL locations for teacher benefits and saving money.
Thailand is a fun place to travel. Maybe a bit too fun (think Hangover 2). It’s gotta be one of the most popular countries for backpackers around the world.
Thailand has always been a steady ESL location. Currently, it accounts for any 2.7% of international ESL jobs.
The average salary for ESL teachers in Thailand is about 31,350 THB, which is less than 1000 USD. All in all, teaching English in Thailand won’t make you rich. But the cost to live there is much cheaper.
Vietnam has a very high demand for ESL teachers at this time. If you are just starting out, it’s somewhere you can earn the experience you need.
On average, ESL teachers earn about 36,400,000 VND (1600 USD). As Vietnam is new to the ESL scene, some schools are short on the necessary ESL teaching material. Don’t forget about these free ESL worksheets and ESL games to help kick start your classes.
6 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is difficult for some ESL teachers to absorb. For example, cinemas hardly or don’t exist at all. And as a Muslim country, Saudi Arabia has no alcohol.
But in terms of salary, Saudi Arabia pays big if you’re an ESL teacher. ESL teacher salaries range extraordinarily from 1700 to 3600 USD. Overall, the benefits are great and the country has a lot of character to it.
Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world at 258 million people. But it’s still a developing country and has a lot of potential for future ESL growth.
The average salary is 13,125,000 IDR which is less than 1000 USD. But most people come to Indonesia for its rich culture and its tropical islands interlaced along the equator.
Hong Kong comprises of 1.5% of ESL job postings internationally. Similar to China, ESL is booming in Hong Kong but the population is still quite small at just over 7 million people.
We found Hong Kong to be the highest money-making ESL location. ESL teachers can earn about 24,400 HKD, 3140 USD on average per month. That’s a good chunk of change. It’s also one of those places that adore ESL certification like TEFL, CELTA and TESOL certification.
9 Taiwan
All thing considered, Taiwan is a decent place to teach English. Although it’s a bit exotic from other ESL locations, people are easygoing and welcoming to foreign teachers.
Even though the job market is a bit tight here to find a job, it makes about 1.3% of ESL jobs. You can make about 61,100 TWD (2000 USD) in salary. But it’s less common to get all the perks like free housing, airfare. That means you need a bit of startup money.
10 Russia
Russia is a cold place to teach English. Imagine teaching in Siberia, the coldest place on Earth? But it continues to gain traction in English language learning.
Overall, it makes up about 0.9% of the international ESL job market. While the average salary is about 60,400 RUB (1000 USD) per year, the cost of living is inexpensive. For example, apartments, food and transportation costs are some of the most reasonable on the world.
Runners-Up: Mexico, Peru, Spain, Oman, Malaysia
ESL Locations: Where Do You Want To Go?
These are the top 10 ESL locations hot spots which offer an abundance of jobs and high post. In other words, here’s where ESL teachers are flocking to.
Where should you teach English abroad as a career?
Do you want to live somewhere tropical? Where do you want to travel to? How much can you make teaching English? Is it easy to find a job compared to other ESL locations?
We hope you’ve found answers to the questions here. But hit us back with a comment below.
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3 thoughts on “ESL Locations: Where are the Hotspots to Teach English Abroad?”
Charles Blakemore
These listed salaries are slave wages. $36,000 per year is good money for a university-educated native speaker? On what planet?
Maybe you’re not considering the lower cost of living or that many Chinese schools provide an apartment to their ESL teachers for FREE. Before you jump to conclusions, you may want to research how much it costs to live in each of these places. These wages could go farther than you think.
Randje
Exactly. Context is key. I teach in China, and what you can make here depends on your connections and your game. People are begging me on the streets to tutor their children, and were I a younger man (as in “teaching in every available venue”) I could do far better here than I could in the US. But the Bottom Line is Cost of Living, which is quantumly lower than in America. Combine that with free housing, food allowance, and medical insurance–which are usually part of the standard package– and you have a hard-to-beat deal.
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Covenant University academic programs run in four Colleges namely the College of Business and Social Sciences (CBSS), College of Leadership Development Studies (CLDS), College of Engineering (COE) and College of Science and Technology (CST). School of Postgraduate Studies Covenant University runs postgraduate programs in the entire courses listed above.
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Its sports facilities are swimming pool, football pitch, lawn tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball courts, etc. Covenant University is also one of the affiliated universities of the Nigeria Private University Games Association.
Covenant University (CU) is located in Ota, Ogun State in Nigeria. It is a private Christian university, affiliated with Living Faith Church Worldwide and a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Association of African Universities and National Universities Commission. Over the years, Covenant University has grown to be one of the leading universities from Nigeria based on annual rankings from various organizations, scholarly citations from reputable journals and JAMB statistics.
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Through our various programs, the Jim Ovia Foundation aims to equip the future of our African community by increasing the knowledge base and skills of our youths. the Jim Ovia Foundation has supported thousands of college students and entrepreneurs through provision accessible grants and scholarships.
The Jim Ovia Scholars Program was founded in 1998. It’s fully funded by Mr. Jim Ovia, to give financial assistance to exceptional Nigeria youths. The scholarship once was known as the MUSTE scholarship. Eligible awardees are supported for their undergraduate and graduate study through the length of their program which also includes tuition and maintenance fees.
The program offers an average of 100 opportunities annually for new applicants while renewing applicants are also supported yearly, this depends on meeting all eligibility requirements of the scholarship. Since October 2010, Mr. OVIA has invested over 100 Million Naira in this program to encourage 1500 beneficiaries and counting.
In establishing the Jim Ovia Scholarship,” Mr. Ovia expected to create a network of future leaders within Nigeria who are able to compete internationally with their peers, bring fresh ideas, creativity and are committed to improving the lives and circumstances of people in their respective communities.
The Jim Ovia Foundation Leadership Scholarship (JOFLS) is just a part of the Jim Ovia Scholarships. However, instead of being funded alone by the foundation, it is offered in a partnership with the Africa-America Institute (AAI).
JOFLS is given on the basis of intellectual ability, leadership capability and also a desire to utilize their wisdom to contribute to society throughout Nigeria by providing service to their community and applying their own knowledge and talent to improve the lifestyles of the others.
Over time it’s estimated the Jim Ovia Scholarship beneficiaries will become leaders in helping to address challenges related to health, technology, and fund, all areas in which the foundation is deeply engaged.
The Scholarship is meant for students pursuing Undergraduate Studies in any STEM courses: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or related courses.
The Scholarship is hosted by the Jim Ovia Foundation, Nigeria in partnership with AAI.
The scholarship is open to all African students residing in any African country.
However, only 35 applicants will be selected with twenty-Five percent of them being Nigerians.
The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholars will receive the following benefits:
Comprehensive Scholarships: the Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship will provide tuition, room, and board for undergraduate study.
Career Support and Opportunities: Scholarship recipients will receive career counseling and support while still students and also after graduation.
AAI Global Alumni Network: Recipients of the Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship will graduate into one of the most prestigious alumni networks. AAI Alumni include prominent leaders in many sectors around Africa and the Globe and includes two sitting Presidents. Scholarship recipients will be connected to this network for potential opportunities, mentorship and the ability to collectively continue towards developing the continent.
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As stated earlier, these scholarships are awarded on the basis of personal intellectual ability, leadership capability and a desire to contribute to society at large to improve the lives of others.
However, students must also meet the following requirements:
Must be a citizen of an African country, residing in Africa
Exhibit strong academic record and penchant for high-achievement
Demonstrate a Financial Need
Present an active record of youth leadership within his/her community
Applicants whose first language is not English are to provide evidence of proficiency in English at a higher level by the University.
The following documents are required to submit a full application for a New or Renewal Scholarship Award. Please note that all scanned copies must be of the original document, photocopied scans will not be accepted.
a) Completed online application
b) Valid Government ID (e.g. International passport, Voter’s Card, National ID or Driver’s License)
Please note that a certificate of origin or birth certificate will not be accepted as a valid form of ID. The only exception will be for minors below the age of 18 years who are unable to apply for a government ID. In which case, a birth certificate will be accepted in lieu of a government ID for such minors.
c) An official original letter (not photocopied) letter from your school/Head of Department stating the following:
Department of Study
CGPA
Matriculation number
Newly matriculated who have not yet received a matriculation number or school ID must provide a provisional admission letter to their institution of study.
d) Original Secondary School Certificate (WAEC or NECO)
e) Original JAMB result certificate
f) A valid student ID for your host institution (University/College)
g) A passport photograph
d) A valid student ID for your host institution (University/College)
e) A passport photograph
f) The most recent CGPA result slip (signed and stamped by the HOD or from the ICT center)
All submitted documents will be verified by the scholarship selection committee. Applicants found to have submitted false information or unverifiable or forged documents will no longer be eligible to apply for the Jim Ovia Scholars Program.
If you met the eligibility criteria stated above, you are welcome to apply for this scholarship award. The application is based online. kindly complete the application through the scholarship link that will be provided below.
The scholarship is ongoing. The current application portal is open from October 26 until December 4 (subject to review).
the link below will help you complete your application
What is the Jim Ovia Scholars Program
The Jim Ovia Scholars Program is a national initiative to educate and develop next-generation leaders who will contribute to the social and economic progress of Nigeria. The Program enables Nigerian youths from economically disadvantaged communities to complete a quality tertiary education, and make successful transitions to further education or to the workforce in Nigeria.
Who is a Jim Ovia Scholar?
A Jim Ovia scholar is any individual that has benefitted or was awarded a Jim Ovia Scholarship as financial support for the purpose of completing his/her undergraduate tertiary education.
Who can apply for the Jim Ovia Scholarship 2019?
The Jim Ovia Scholars program for undergraduate level students is open to matriculated full-time University/College applicants who are residents and citizens of Nigeria. This program aims to support academically qualified, yet economically disadvantaged, youths in Nigeria who will contribute to the transformation of the future of the country.
The Jim Ovia Scholars program for Masters and Ph.D. level students is currently closed for applications.
Can I apply through an agent?
The Jim Ovia Scholarship is wholly and solely run by the Jim Ovia Foundation. Any organization purporting to assist you with applications is not affiliated with us.
Upon discovery that your submission was made through an “agent”, you would be blacklisted from the Scholarship program.
Are there any fees payable to the Jim Ovia Foundation to submit an application?
We do not collect any application fees. All applications are free. Please report any persons or organizations alleging to collect fees on our behalf to us at [email protected]. Note that paying to submit an application is a waste of your resources and you would end up blacklisted.
What are the guidelines for filling out the Jim Ovia Scholarship applications?
Complete application instructions will be available on each application form. To access the scholarship application, you have to first of all open a Jim Ovia Scholars Account. Once you open your account, application forms will become available to you between the months of October and December (see article vii above) in your scholar’s account. If you would like further guidance on filling out the application, read more on our Best Tips to Help You Find and Win Scholarships.
All submitted applications will be reviewed and processed in the order in which they are received. All short-listed candidates will be contacted on the next step in the process. Ensure that all contact details you submitted are accurate and reliable. There is no need to contact us once you submit an application. Remember that you can always check the status of your application in your Jim Ovia Scholars Account.
How long before shortlisted candidates are contacted?
Every application is carefully reviewed by a designated scholarship committee. For the most part, decisions on finalists will be communicated as soon as a decision is made. The review process can take up to 20 weeks. You can check back from time to time in your Jim Ovia Scholars Account for updates on your submission by clicking on the ‘submitted applications’ tab underneath your profile picture in your account.
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Interrogation—Nik Korpon
Who: Nik Korpon
What: Author of THE REBELLION’S LAST TRAITOR, QUEEN OF THE STRUGGLE (2018), and THE SOUL STANDARD, among others.
Where: Baltimore
We are two weeks out from the release of your new novel, THE REBELLION’S LAST TRAITOR. What can readers expect this time around?
It’s a lot different from my other books, but at the same time it’s very similar. I’ve never written an out-and-out sci-fi novel (though TRAITOR splits the line between sci-fi, murder mystery, and revolution novel), but at the heart of it, it’s a novel about families—whether that’s blood relations, friends-who-are-family, fellow countrymen, all that. But there are still a couple dick jokes and a Shaun of the Dead reference, so it’s definitely a Nik Korpon book.
This entry was tagged #amreading, #interview, #qanda, Baltimore, crime, Fantasy, Nik Korpon, Old Ghosts, sci-fi, Stay God, Sweet Angel, The Rebellion's Last Traitor. Bookmark the permalink.
Interrogation—John. L. Thompson
February 1, 2016 — 1 Comment
Who: John. L. Thompson
What: When he is not searching for lost remnants of the old west or working his fingers to the bone, he can be found working on multiple writing projects. Thompson is known to have worked as a truck driver, heavy line diesel mechanic, armored truck guard, and corrections, along with a host of other professions. His true passion is collecting vintage books, writing and is the editor/publisher for Dead Guns Press.
Where: New Mexico
Dead Guns Press publishes “stories written in the new era of pulp…” Can you explain what that means? How did you become a publisher?
Answer to Question One: It’s pretty simple. Have you ever read the old stuff? I mean like stories from the old pulp dime mags from around the thirties and forties? There were some amazing stories and publications written during that time frame and some very prolific writers emerged from that era that had, and in some cases, they still have a hold of a large group of current readership. You got writers such as Phillip Jose Farmer, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Mickey Spillane (to name a few) who broke the market and pushed the edges of the literature world with their cutting edge stuff. Farmer wrote about sex with aliens, which was a taboo at that time within the realms of sci-fi literature. Asimov, one of the largest prolific writers with some 500 titles to his credit, wrote across many genres including mystery, science fiction and fantasy. He explored many aspects of science including robots. Robert Heinlein is another writer who influenced a large group of readers with his books STARSHIP TROOPERS and A STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND. A note to add about STRANGER is that Heinlein would get the occasional hippy knocking on his door to thank him for that book since it helped influence the hippy culture back in the sixties. Remember Heinlein was best known for knocking out Military Sci-Fi. What I mean by ‘new age of pulp’ is just that. Even though you don’t see pulp mags anymore, we still got ‘pulp internet’. We’re currently in the midst of change in the writing world as these literary giants of old pass on and I believe that you got tomorrow’s prolific writers just starting out within the last few years.
This entry was tagged #ampublishig, #amreading, #amwriting, Bill Baber, Bruce Harris, Christopher Davis, Dave Jaggers, Dead Guns Magazine, Dead Guns Press, Dusty Wallace, hardboiled, Indie, John L. Thompson, New Mexico, Paul Heatley, publishing, Pulp, sci-fi, T Fox Dunham. Bookmark the permalink.
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Drooling over Ashes of Creation
February 28, 2017 February 27, 2017 Syp6 Comments
When it comes to anticipating upcoming MMOs (and yes, there ARE upcoming MMOs), I have two lists. The first one is a list of potential interests, games that I’m nominally intrigued about but am reserving a lot of judgment until they’re much closer to launch and start to prove themselves. Games such as Chronicles of Elyria, any of the City of Heroes knock-offs, Crowfall, Star Citizen, and World Adrift. They may be good, they may not be, they may be right up my alley, and they may be fine games that just don’t turn out to be my thing. It’s a really uncertain category.
The second list is much shorter and concerns titles that I am much more confident about and interested in. Project Gorgon heads up this list, obviously, and after that is Sea of Thieves and maybe Peria Online and Master X Master. I’m waffling on two more titles, New World and Ashes of Creation, that probably logically belong in the first category but I’m far more excited about them than most early development titles.
In Ashes of Creation’s case, this out-of-nowhere MMO is definitely hitting a lot of the sweet spots to stir up my appetite. We’re getting lots of solid dev diaries and plenty of great videos that show a game that looks much further along than I would expect. To be sure, it’s probably a heavily doctored, very limited demo in scope, but… look at that thing! I love how it begins with a walk through a town and shows some other NPCs in action. The spell effects are bedazzling, and the UI, for as early as it is, has a nice, clean design to it.
Ashes is most definitely on my watch list, and I think the team is doing a great job priming interest for the inevitable Kickstarter. This just might be the second game I’ll ever crowdfund, unless I can get my fanboy hype under control. Maybe I’ve been too starved for strong upcoming MMORPGs that I’ll just leap to the first one I see, but dang, this game looks fantastic so far. More please!
TSW: The relaunch heard ’round Agartha
I’m still reeling a bit from the big news that Funcom is going to “relaunch” The Secret World over the first part of this year (starting in late March). Part of the difficulty of getting my head around this is that the only news we have of this is from Funcom’s financial report and not, say, a lengthy producer’s letter (which definitely NEEDS to be posted in the next day or so at this point). So we have the broad outline but not the specifics or any other details.
From the bullet points listed above, it mainly seems aimed at bringing in new players and those who have been turned off from the game (particularly from its combat system). The business model will switch from buy-to-play to what sounds like free-to-play, which is full of question marks. It’s not as though TSW was that expensive to start with, but ditching the DLC model for straight-up F2P definitely will make it accessible for all. It’s not as if TSW has put out a lot of content over the past year, and so it hasn’t had a lot of new content to sell.
I’m… tentatively excited about all of this, if only that TSW is going to get some nice promotion and is being given some much-needed attention from Funcom. Better combat? I’m on board for that. The business model change worries me, because that sort of thing can be done right or very, very wrong, and if it’s the latter, the game’s reputation will go into the crapper. At least Funcom anticipates that these changes will boost revenue, and that has the potential to ensure TSW’s continued development and existence, which I’m all in favor for.
There’s a lot more that I want to know here, with the biggest being “WHAT ABOUT NEW CONTENT?!?!?!?” Seriously, Funcom, it’s been just about forever since we had new missions, and we’ve been strutting around Tokyo for two years now. It’s time to move on, and I want to hear the devs say that there’s not only going to be new missions but also a faster delivery of mission content.
My imagination is revving up about how combat could be improved, but ditching the builder/finisher system for starters would be terrific. Better animations? Improved sound? Yeah, those too. Oh, and let’s use this opportunity to kill AEGIS and pretend that it was never invented, OK?
Argh. Need more info! But still glad to see TSW getting a vote of confidence from Funcom (unlike Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, which have been effectively back burnered from here on out).
The Secret World: Just the worst quest ever, that’s all (Besieged Farmlands #9)
February 27, 2017 February 22, 2017 Syp10 Comments
(Join Syp as he attempts to document a complete playthrough of The Secret World from start to finish. What will The Secret Adventures discover next? Find out in this exciting installment! WARNING: Spoilers and stories ahead!)
The Girl Who Kicked the Vampire’s Nest (action mission)
There’s a good reason why, when you hear Secret World players discussing their favorite NPCs and missions, that Transylvania’s Zaha never comes up. It doesn’t help that she’s pretty dull, characterization-wise, but it really doesn’t help that both of her missions are frustrating and deal with the local vampire headquarters. We’ll have to do the less-annoying one first, which is an action mission to assault the camp’s strengths and weaknesses and put the vamps out of business, at least temporarily.
For all of Zaha’s talk of being this kick-butt vampire fighter, she sure does a lot of standing there with binoculars while I’m the one going in and saving the day single-handedly. I’ve heard this mission mentioned as one of the game’s worst, but I’d have to disagree. It’s not particularly hard, just very long and very repetitive. The vamp has a packed mob density, so being able to walk carefully and take out groups quickly is essential. Fortunately, I can do both.
I have… no idea why the vampires build stuff that looks like it’s set dressing for Silent Hill, but they do and it’s very weird. Like rusty industrial with few handrails.
I kill wave after wave of mobs, disable trucks, destroy supplies, eliminate blood supplies, and target their leaders. One tent shows me that these vamps have serious firepower at the ready — more than enough to conquer the region, if they have the discipline and know-how to drive these vehicles.
What is interesting about this mission to me, at least, is how it paints a wordless picture of vampire society and organization. The use of Soviet tech, lots of industrial machines and metal, and brutal practicality is a far cry from the gothic vampires that we often get. There is no romanticizing any of this, no “gee I hope I get bit and gain vampire powers.” It’s vampires as nightmares, which is proper.
On my way out of the leader’s tent, I steal a supposedly important box containing a Blood Sample (side mission) to give to the Vampire Hunter. He thanks me, gives me a hug, and we go to Krispy Kreme to celebrate the beginning of our lifelong friendship.
Bearing Gifts (side mission)
What do you get the girl who has everything and loves to criticize how non-stealthy you’re being? An ornate dagger that’s been plunged into the back of a warden of the forest, apparently. Here you go, Zaha. Feel free to stab me with it.
The Cost of Magic (sabotage mission)
Here’s a fun game to play: Find a friend who is a Secret World player, simply say “Cost of Magic” to him or her, and then watch their response. And oh yes, there will be a response. Recoil, hissing, rolled eyes, grunts, PTSD flashbacks, the works. In an MMO where there are a lot of very challenging, very difficult missions, The Cost of Magic is one of the most notoriously hard quests to complete — and most assuredly very frustrating as well. I doubt it’s the hardest the game has to offer, but it’s definitely in the top five. Top three, even.
So what’s the deal with this quest? Well, if you’ve played the game you need no explanation here, and if you haven’t, you might think that we are whining a bit here. Let me reassure you, it’s worthy of its reputation.
Let’s highlight the main reasons why Cost of Magic is so hard and hated:
It’s a sabotage (i.e. sneaking) mission, so combat is useless
It’s very punishing, with ways that keep setting you all the way back to the beginning of each stage
It’s quite long, with four sections that are each their own monumental challenge
It’s far more platform-y than you get in most MMOs or even in most of the rest of this game
It sucks.
Zaha wants me to gather ingredients for a magic ritual, but said ingredients are in the worst places possible. The first stage (my most hated one) involves going up on these illogical walkways in the sky where there are landmines, vampires that use a skill to push you right off the edge, and giant mobs that one- or two-hit you to death. I’ve never been able to master this part properly, relying mostly on luck and a lot of corpse runs to finally get to the ladder reaching the top.
Proof! But before you get to this point? You will fall and die and fall and die and fall and start to construct voodoo dolls of Funcom developers and die and fall and die. I’ve seen some players say that this part is pretty easy once you get the pattern down right, but I’m not quite there after playing this only two times and I’m not eager to keep practicing after this.
Stage two has you trying to nab a heart from the middle of a poison swamp with patroling ghouls. There’s a back way in, and I was actually able to dart in, get the heart, and port out without a problem. Easiest step yet.
Stage three is… well, you know how there are always those deranged devs that love jumping portions?
JUMPING STAGE!!!!1!
Yeah so you have to make your way up to the top of this rock by leaping onto floating magical disks that curve around. They’re timed and disappear after a while, plus you can only make these jumps at a full sprint, so you don’t have as much control as you would merely running. I won’t embarrass myself by telling you how many times I fell here.
I fell 20 times. I do not do well on platforming bits.
The fourth stage is an obstacle course of sorts with land mines, punji pits, grenade trip wires, and invincible one-shotting patrolling golems. That I only died three times on this seems like a minor miracle.
But I did it. Took me about an hour this time around, much faster than last time, but I did it. And now that I’ve faced this horror twice in my life, never again. Do you hear me game? NEVER AGAIN.
Screenshot Saturday: RIFT, TSW, LOTRO
February 25, 2017 February 23, 2017 Syp1 Comment
Screenshot Saturday is a feature in which I post a choice selection of screenshots from my gaming adventures from the past week.
So let’s kick off this inaugural edition of Screenshot Saturday with my new snail racing mount in RIFT. Coolest and strangest mount that I’ve ever gotten in an MMO? Quite possibly! It was a gift from @Zyngor, who graciously sent me a spare code for this slimy wonder.
Vampire Hunter takes out a backstabbing vamp with a crossbow bolt to the eye. Ouch.
Body parts stuffed into a haystack in Transylvania. Why? Just… why?
I love how warm and homey Bilbo’s kitchen is in Bag End. Wish there was more food, though.
The funeral pyre post-Pelennor Fields is a sight to behold. Was an important interlude before the next stage of our journeys.
Some friends invited me to do a raid skirmish in LOTRO last week, to mixed results. On the final fight, we plopped down all the banners. ALL the banners. It was like going to a rave.
Taking a breather on the shores of the great river Anduin and realizing that I’m now the furthest I’ve ever been in the game. Still so pretty.
Screenshot Saturday
LOTRO: I finally caught up with myself
Looking back over my LOTRO blog posts, I made my return to the game in mid-December 2016 after a lengthy absence. I spent the first couple of weeks playing my Captain and going through the first part of the post-Battle of Pelennor Fields content before deciding that I would much rather have my Lore-master be my main endgame character instead.
In early January, I made the switch to my long-abandoned (two-plus years) Lore-master and began the process of catching her up. She started out at level 76 and was at the very beginning of the Riders of Rohan, so I figured that I could plow her through the epic story without much else on the side (which I think I had been doing with her way back when anyway).
I got up to level 96 before realizing that I probably was doing myself a disservice by ignoring the Rohan and Gondor quests, since I probably would want the class trait points that can be gained from doing those (in my defense, it HAD been a very long time since I’d been in this game and fully aware of all of its ins and outs). So in early February, I stopped the epic and went back to do all of the Rohan and Gondor quest chains that gave out those points. At about one chain a night, that didn’t take as long as I thought.
By last weekend, I was already back up to the Battle of Pelennor Fields. My son had become very interested in the game and its story and made me promise that I wouldn’t play through the whole battle story without him there. So I did slow down a bit to stretch the battle over three days so that he could witness it all.
And with that complete, I found my Lore-master finally to the point that I was two months ago with my Captain: fresh off of the big battle and going into the new zone and epic book. She has 76 class trait points (out of 82 I think?), two first age imbued legendary items, and high enough virtues that I’m not fretting. It’s a good place to be in.
By my reckoning, we have about a month to go before the anniversary and Update 20 start rolling out, so that gives me a few weeks to work my way through the new (to me!) content so that I can get caught up. I know that to get the two additional class trait points I’m going to need to complete some meta deeds for this zone, so I expect some grinding ahead. Not really interested in more flower picking, however. The devs and flowers, man, where to even begin. It’s beyond a joke at this point yet they still won’t let it go.
I do appreciate that North Ithilien, the “Garden of Gondor,” is a visually attractive zone. I think we very much need that before starting our journey into the hellish landscape that is sure to be Mordor.
I think that most of us in LOTRO are waiting breathlessly for two pieces of information: the special activity coming in the 10th anniversary and the remainder of the details for the Mordor expansion (including the name, the High Elf class roster, the number of zones, and the pre-order details).
As for now, I’m shifting out of high gear and back into a somewhat more measured pace with my Lore-master. No sense rushing to the end but no reason to dawdle, either. The Wastes await!
6 things MMOs should do to make a good first impression
You’ll never get a second chance at a first impression, or so the saying sort of goes, so it’s vital to make that impression count. For players — seasoned and fresh meat — who venture into an MMO for the first time, that initial hour or so can be a vital make-or-break moment that will either keep a gamer playing… or send them packing out of frustration, boredom, or annoyance.
So how can an MMORPG make the best-possible first impression? How can it get off on the right foot and serve to suck players into the experience from the start? I have six suggestions from my journey through many games.
1. Have an in-depth character creation system
It’s mind-boggling to me how many MMOs put forth little more than the bare minimum into character creation: pick a class, pick a head, name your guy, let’s gogoGO. Tell me, what does that do to invest a player into his or her character? Nothing. Go out and watch YouTubers who try out different MMOs, and you’ll see sighs and groans when they get games with bare-bones character creation — and you’ll also witness excited squees when they find an MMO that gives you many options (visuals, background, choices) before you get into the game.
City of Heroes and Guild Wars 2 are two excellent examples of MMOs that worked hard to give you a lot of character choices during this stage so that by the time you logged into the game, you already knew a lot about who you were and were connected with that character.
2. Give you tutorial flexibility
Not every player going into your game is coming from the same place, so they don’t all need to be pigeon-holed into the same inflexible tutorial. WildStar had it right on with its tutorial revamp that allowed players a full-fledged “I don’t know anything about MMOs” approach, a “this is my first time in WildStar but I’ve played other MMOs before” path, and an option to skip the tutorial altogether. When I make my 16th alt, I don’t want to have to beat my head against the tutorial popups or be told how to move my character with the WASD keys.
3. Pace things right — not too fast, not too slow
I find that pacing is a big problem in the early stage of an MMO. I’ve seen games that are just pondorously slow, which is made worse when your character has like one attack skill and no ability to move faster than a casual jog. Even worse are those titles that seem worried that they’ll lose your interest and keep shoving cutscenes and inescapable actions at you instead of backing off and providing some breathing room for players to comprehend and absorb. Find a good middle ground here and test the crap out of this intro.
4. Let players explore off the rails
This is my big thing: I don’t want an MMO to be forcing me down a linear path for the first half-hour. It’s not immersive and it honestly makes me cranky. Let me wander around a little bit. Let me get a feel for combat on my own terms, not from carefully staged encounters. Let me have time to fiddle with the options and hotbars and everything else. Provide direction and then let players proceed at their own pace and in their own way.
5. Make low-level combat look and feel great
Just because a character at level 1 needs a lot of room to grow doesn’t mean that you need to punish a player for being at the start. There’s no excuse for making low-level combat as dull as possible. Give a couple skills that pack a visual and aural punch and have at least one ability that shows off the class’ signature approach. Oh, and keep it pretty fast (10 seconds or under) — a long time-to-kill is inexcusable for a level 1.
6. Provide social connections right off the bat
Players should be able to form guilds from minute one in MMOs. None of this needing to get a bunch of gold or gathering signatures crap. That’s antiquated and is absolutely stupid.
MMOs should be doing all they can from the very start to hook players up with old and new friends. Get those social connections going so that they don’t feel alone and so that they have an additional reason to log in. Does your game have robust player searching and friends lists? Do you have a chat channel devoted to newbie advice and help? Do you have any sort of auto-grouping for difficult encounters? In what way will you encourage — not force — your players to interact with each other in that starting area?
I would like to challenge the Guinness World Records, please
February 22, 2017 Syp4 Comments
So it was brought to my attention that Final Fantasy XIV is the recipient of three recent Guinness World Records: most prolific game series (fair enough, there are a lot of FF titles to date to be sure), longest end credits (an hour and a half? did they thank the entire population of Japan?), and “most original pieces of music in a videogame (including expansions)” at 384 tracks.
Now I have no idea what goes into the selection process of picking a Guinness World Record, but often I get the impression that it’s more a thing where people and companies call up Guinness to submit an entry rather than Guinness going out and doing the homework. Especially when it comes to video games, it seems as though the records took the first applicant who made a claim and could back it up without checking all of the competition to see if there were any others that actually deserved the record more.
Final Fantasy XIV has a terrific and diverse soundtrack, and obviously at 384 tracks, it is no slouch. But it’s also most definitely not the world record holder for most original pieces of music in an MMO, never mind video games at large. I’m not an expert, but I have dabbled in video game music (and MMO soundtracks in particular) over the past few years, and off the top of my head some challengers come to mind.
RuneScape, for instance, boasts a staggering 1,151 original soundtrack pieces, with more coming every month. My World of Warcraft music folder has 772 files, and even if some are variations or duplicates, I’m pretty sure that easily tops 384. Both of these titles have the advantage of having been out a lot longer than FFXIV too, so it’s not to diminish FFXIV’s musical accomplishment to date that I post this, but just that it would bug me if it went unsaid.
Any other challengers? I don’t have a definitive count on EverQuest II tracks, but I know that game’s been adding them since launch and there are quite a few. WildStar is about 280 tracks, and I have about as many for SWTOR, so they’re up there but not quite. Lineage II or Aion? Maybe but I’m not sure how much are in those games that haven’t been officially released. I have about 245 tracks for LOTRO, but I know that there are a lot of more ambient pieces I haven’t gotten yet. A weird challenger might be City of Heroes, which had around 370 mostly short pieces of original music (20-30 seconds apiece for the most part).
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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park webpage
Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park map
Also, see Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park and Battelle Darby Creek Birding Drive
About Osprey Lake
The parking area for Osprey Lake is on Harrisburg-Georgesville Road at the intersection with Opossum Run Road. There is a trail around Osprey Lake.
About Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Battelle Darby Creek is the largest Metro Park with more than 7,000 acres of prairies, fields and forests, and more than 20 miles of riparian forest along the Big and Little Darby Creeks. The Darby creeks are noted nationally for their tremendous diversity and abundance of both aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals.
Designated state and national scenic rivers, the creeks are home to around 100 species of fish, five of which are endangered in Ohio. Forty-four species of freshwater mussels live in these waters, eight of which are on the Ohio endangered list.
Metro Parks has restored about 500 acres of wetlands, 500 acres of wet prairies and more than 500 acres of lush flowering prairies using only seeds native to the Darby Plains. The entrance road to the Indian Ridge Picnic Area is a great place to enjoy the splendor of such beauties as purple coneflower, royal catchfly, prairie dock, big bluestem and other wildflowers and grasses.
The park features more than 18 miles of trails and several scenic areas for picnicking.
From Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park webpage
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Goldman Sachs and Mike Novogratz Invest in Cryptocurrency Startup BitGo
BitGo, a company which provides institutional-grade investors with compliance, security, and custodial solutions for cryptocurrencies has closed its Series B funding round bringing in $58.5 million. Goldman Sachs and Novogratz’ Galaxy Digital Ventures LLC contributed with $15 million of said amount.
Investing in a $1 Trillion Cryptocurrency Wallet
In an official release from today, BitGo disclosed that it has successfully finalized its Series B funding round, bringing in a total amount of $58.8 million USD.
The lineup of investors includes companies like Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, DRW, and, most recently – Mike Novogratz’ Galaxy Digital Ventures LLC and Goldman Sachs’ Principal Strategic Investments Group.
According to Bloomberg, Novogratz and Goldman invested a total of $15 million in this round of funding. The money is designated to support BitGo’s development of a $1 trillion cryptocurrency wallet.
Notes BitGo CEO, Mike Belshe:
This strategic investment from Goldman Sachs and Galaxy Digital Ventures validates both our market opportunity and unique position. No one is better positioned than BitGo to serve institutional investors who want to trade cryptocurrencies and digital assets. That’s why we’re focused on figuring out what it takes to secure a trillion dollars. The market’s not there yet but our job is to be ready first.
Novogratz Backtracks
The former Goldman Sachs partner sat down with CNBC’s “Cryptotrader” Ran Neu-Ner in July, outlining that the next price rally will require a “custody from a trusting source.”
At the same time, the permabull was quite straightforward on his position regarding existing custodial solutions at the time, namely BitGo, saying:
If I’m at the state of Wisconsin, I’m not going to risk my job on a company called BitGo.
Speaking on his most recent multi-million dollar investment–in the company he had no confidence in just four months ago–Novogratz said:
We have been impressed with BitGo’s world class team, their deep technical understanding of digital assets as well as their ability to deliver institutional-quality products to investors. Our team is excited to support BitGo as it enters into this next phase of growth.
Bitcoin (BTC) price 00 remains unfazed by the positive news in what has been an auspicious week for cryptocurrency so far and amid rising Bitcoin futures volumes on the CME.
“Institutional movement into the space continues …,” commented Bitcoin entrepreneur Alan Silbert.
What do you think of Goldman Sachs’ and Galaxy Digital Ventures’ most recent investment in BitGo? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below!
Images courtesy of Shutterstock, Bitcoinist archives
Tags: BitGo, Custody, Galaxy Digital Ventures, goldman sachs, mike novogratz
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BANGKOK BAR
Seen Restaurant and Bar
This rooftop bar comes with Portuguese edge.
The buzz: Avani Riverside Hotel's 26th-floor rooftop restaurant has transformed into the third global outpost of Portuguese celebrity chef Olivier Da Costa's Seen Restaurant and Bar, which can also be found in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Lisbon, Portugal.
The decor: Like its predecessor, Attitude, the bar-restaurant shares the top floor with a swimming pool, which helps maximize the impressive river view. Inside you're greeted by a palate that’s big on black and gold, bold geometric motifs that give the place a ritzy ‘80s vibe and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out on the city. The occasional bamboo flourish helps bring things back down to earth. For more privacy, there’s an upper-floor terrace where you can catch the breeze.
The food: The menu is devised by chef Da Costa, who’s got six restaurant brands around the world. For drinking snacks, order the Beetroot Carpaccio (B490) topped with caramel macadamias for a nice combination of sweet and savory or the giant Seen Taco (B620), which comes stuffed with Alaskan crab meat and salmon, and bursts with the freshness of pomegranate, mango and guacamole. For something with even more heft, try the sliced wagyu (B1,390 for 250g) served with a zinging Mexican-style sauce.
The drinks: The nine signature cocktails all pack playful Asian twists. We can see the Don’t Call Me Mr. Mule (B400), with its lemongrass-infused vodka, homemade ginger beer, galangal and kaffir lime syrup, becoming a firm after-work hit. If you like a refreshing citrusy cocktail, the Forbidden River (B400) packed with coriander-infused soju and yuzu is for you. In need of a pick-me-up? Make it a Seen Cafe Latte (B400), a mug filled with rum and coffee-infused port wine.
The music: Scottie B, formerly of Ministry of Sound London, is now the resident DJ and is responsible for upbeat house sets long into the night.
The crowd: Riverside after-workers and young couples on a fancy date.
Why we’d come back: There’s no beating those views, while the fresh and exciting menu is not something you always associate with Bangkok’s many rooftop bars.
Address: Seen Restaurant and Bar, 26/F, Avani Riverside, Rd., Bangkok, Thailand
Phone: 02-431-9120
Website: www.facebook.com/seen.restaurant.bar
Area: Riverside
Open since: March, 2019
Opening hours: daily 5pm-midnight
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Guitarra & Flamenco
BARCELONA Y FLAMENCO, CHICUELO
Barcelona and Flamenco, the flamenco company responsible for the two most watched shows in the city, “Opera and Flamenco” and “Gran Gala Flamenco” announces its main signing for 2016. No one less than Chicuelo, one of the main flamenco guitarists of today He arrives to join forces with the award-winning artistic director and dancer Rafael … Continued
Barcelona and Flamenco, the flamenco company responsible for the two most watched shows in the city, “Opera and Flamenco” and “Gran Gala Flamenco” announces its main signing for 2016. No one less than Chicuelo, one of the main flamenco guitarists of today He arrives to join forces with the award-winning artistic director and dancer Rafael Amargo.
Juan Gómez “Chicuelo”
In 1986, in an interview for the Puerta de Sevilla magazine, the guitar master Paco de Lucía comments: “The guitar is changing and I have an obligation with the people who follow me to open new fields”.
Today being one of the main flamenco guitarists in Spain, how do you feel with the responsibility to follow this evolution?
Chicuelo: The truth is that I continue playing and composing with the greatest commitment in the world and with the greatest freedom and I think that is the best a musician can do!
Your works keep a constant evolution, but without losing the essence. How do you create a flamenco so versatile and so pure at the same time?
Chicuelo: The truth is that I do not think about it, I do what I feel with total naturalness, what is true is that I have “mamao” flamenco since childhood. The singing, dancing and guitar of the best teachers and at the same time I have listened to other music and I am sure that this has influenced me when it comes to playing and composing.
Flamenco Chicuelo Palau de la Música “Opera and Flamenco”, as the name says, merges two exciting European arts. In this new project where you are in charge of the musical direction of the most watched show in Barcelona, what has been your main challenge?
Chicuelo: My main challenge is that neither opera nor flamenco lose their identity, that they recognize themselves in their maximum essence.
What can you expect from a show with the artistic direction of Rafael Amargo and with the musical direction of Chicuelo?
Chicuelo: Well, above all, there is a job and a guaranteed quality, that we give our best and put our heart into what we do.
The spectators of Barcelona and Flamenco are also eager for the special Grand Gala Flamenco Chicuelo, what can we expect from this new Gala at the Palau de la Música Catalana? In addition to the musical direction we will see you go on stage?
Chicuelo: Well yes, the truth is that I want to do my show at the Grand Gala and I hope the audience likes it a lot and we will see a varied repertoire of guitar, dance, sing, violin and percussion.
Chicuelo, how do you feel working in your city, the cosmopolitan Barcelona, and having the opportunity to spread Flamenco to people from the most different parts of the world?
Chicuelo: Well, I feel happy, very happy. It is a privilege to work on what you like and a pleasure to do it in your city for so many people from so many countries. It’s a present from life!
“Opera y Flamenco” and “Gran Gala Flamenco” continue on uninterrupted programming in Barcelona, at the Poliorama Theater and at the Palau de la Música Catalana. Click here for more information.
Barcelona and Flamenco, the flamenco company responsible for the two most watched shows in the city, “Opera and Flamenco” and “Gran Gala Flamenco” announces its main signing for 2016. No one less than Chicuelo, one of the main flamenco guitarists of today He arrives to join forces with the award-winning...
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Notebook: Dillon Stars in Return, Defense Impresses
October 28, 2018 Bradley Smart Football
When the ESPN cameras cut to Boston College football head coach Steve Addazio on the sideline after his quarterback Anthony Brown kneeled out the clock on a 27-14 win over Miami, fans were greeted with a beaming, end-to-end smile. It was an understandable reaction for the much-maligned Eagles head coach, who is finally off to a 6-2 start for the first time during his six-year stay in Chestnut Hill, and has just clinched bowl eligibility for the third year in a row.
It was a big win, without a doubt, especially one for a program that welcomed back its marquee running back A.J. Dillon and was facing one of the country’s top defensive teams. The primetime game in front of a packed—and loud—Alumni Stadium featured an impressive opening surge from the Eagles, who displayed plenty of poise on the big stage.
Here are three thoughts the day after BC’s Red Bandanna Game victory over the visiting Hurricanes.
1) Even at less than 100 percent, Dillon is a force to be reckoned with
The fog of mystery surrounding the Eagles’ 245-pound preseason Heisman candidate coming into this week was thick. Yes, Addazio said that he’d be ready for the Friday night matchup, but people were right to be cautious—Dillon was a “game-time decision” for each of the last two matchups and, of course, didn’t play. The fog was cleared up almost immediately, though, as Dillon found a seam through the left side of the line and ran for a 25-yard gain on his first play from scrimmage. It was just the opening salvo of a 32-carry night for the sophomore, as he rumbled for 132 yards and a touchdown in his return.
It was clear on that opening play, though, that he wasn’t 100 percent—there wasn’t the same speed or physicality he displayed at the start of the year when Miami’s Sheldrick Redwine closed on him and dragged him to the ground. Dillon even admitted to that in his postgame conference, saying, “I should have just trusted my speed—I was thinking about the ankle in the first run.”
Despite not playing at full strength, Dillon was still good enough against a stout Hurricanes defense. He only averaged four yards per carry on his other 31 rushing attempts, but that was enough to help carry the offense when he needed to. Dillon routinely touched the ball in succession on first and second downs, and while predictable, largely had results. He converted a first down on BC’s second touchdown drive of the game with runs of seven and four yards, then, on second-and-8, unleashed a Madden-esque 20-yard run to set up a Colton Lichtenberg field goal. At one point, he found himself seemingly trapped behind a blocker some seven yards behind the line of scrimmage, but in a flash of what Eagles fans grew accustomed to last season, he cut back inside and sprinted forward for a lengthy gain.
His lone touchdown was a backbreaker for Miami, too. In the third quarter, Hurricanes quarterback Malik Rosier threw consecutive interceptions that set BC up for short scoring drives. Down three, Miami was able to hold the Eagles to a field goal after the first turnover, but it was Dillon who put them away after the second. Up 20-14, the sophomore back took a handoff from the shotgun, bounced it outside, and ran to the pylon for a 14-yard touchdown that capped the scoring and sucked the life out of any fourth-quarter comeback attempt from the Hurricanes.
2) BC’s defense was better than Miami’s well-known unit
All of the attention that Miami’s defense has warranted the last few years, with its “turnover chain” and high-intensity vibe, seemed misplaced on Friday night. Instead, it was Jim Reid’s defense that owned the day, holding the Hurricanes to just two scores while piling up three sacks and two interceptions. The Eagles, protecting a slim 17-14 halftime lead, played their best football when they needed it the most. After the break, Miami had six drives, most coming when the game was within a touchdown. They went as follows—interception, interception, punt, turnover on downs, turnover on downs, and turnover on downs. It was a remarkable performance from the Eagles, who have struggled against quality opponents, namely North Carolina State and Purdue, in weeks past.
The list of players to highlight is long, but two in particular stood out—cornerback Brandon Sebastian and linebacker Isaiah McDuffie. Sebastian has struggled at times this year with coverage breakdowns, but he took on a starring role, breaking up a pair of passes and making two tackles, both on third downs. McDuffie, meanwhile, gobbled up anything that came his way in the middle of the field, racking up a team-high 12 tackles, six of which were solo efforts. The sophomore is third on the team in tackles this season, a big step up after appearing in just seven games last season and recording just seven total tackles.
There are countless big plays from the unit to single out, but the obvious one that stands out came in the fourth quarter. With BC up, 27-14, Miami had started a drive down the stretch of the third and had methodically moved downfield. The Hurricanes had gotten the ball because of a questionable throw by Brown that Romeo Finley had intercepted around midfield. Five quick plays later—including a Malik Rosier 21-yard scramble—Miami had first-and-goal from the 9-yard line. Rosier grabbed a gain of six on first down, but the next three downs were symbolic of how tough the BC defense was. With a two-score lead and three yards to protect, the Eagles came through.
First, Zach Allen, who poked fun at the turnover chain in his postgame press conference, stood up Miami running back Deejay Dallas for no gain. Then, on third down, Dallas tried to catch BC’s defense off guard with a wildcat run around the right side, but he was dragged down before he could get to the pylon. Finally, in the biggest stop of the day, it was Taj-Amir Torres—a senior that nabbed an interception a few drives earlier—who broke up a pass to the right edge of the end zone to force the turnover on downs.
Hurricanes head coach Mark Richt even singled out the play after.
“The most disappointing thing is first-and-goal at the nine [yard line], not being able to score the touchdown to put us within six,” he said. “That was tough. Just didn’t happen.”
3) Not to jump the gun, but things are starting to look pretty good for the Eagles
Coming into the season, a lot of people looked at BC’s schedule and projected, somewhat tentatively, something around a 5-0 start to the season. Cupcake games against Massachusetts and Holy Cross were easy wins, and it wasn’t exactly a murderers row of opponents that followed—Wake Forest, Purdue, and Temple all entered with less than high expectations. After that, though—save matchups with Louisville and Syracuse—the Eagles were staring down a brutal schedule, with five games against opponents that were either in the AP Preseason Top 25 or receiving votes. So, after starting 4-1, an inevitable fall back to earth was expected.
That’s not the case. BC struggled against the Wolfpack in a disappointing loss, but has rebounded by recording back-to-back wins, all while looking the part of a marquee bowl game contender. The Eagles thoroughly outplayed the visiting Cardinals to no surprise, and followed it up with a post-bye week resume-building win over a Miami team that has crashed out of the top-25 polls since debuting at No. 8. Even their blowout loss to Purdue looks better in hindsight—the Boilermakers entered their Saturday afternoon game against Michigan State winners of four straight, including an upset of then-No. 2 Ohio State.
So, on paper, the Eagles are 6-2, won their first big game of the year against Miami, and enter their toughest stretch with Dillon back and momentum on their side. The first opponent is Virginia Tech, another ACC team that has fallen from great heights—the Hokies, who fell to Old Dominion earlier this year in one of the biggest upsets of the season, were blown out by Georgia Tech (yes, Georgia Tech, an incredibly streaky 4-4 team) on Thursday night. VTech is at risk of losing two of its famed streaks, with bowl eligibility being an uphill climb. Yes, that game is on the road, but if the Eagles play as well as they did for long stretches against the Hurricanes, BC could be aiming for its eighth win of the season—a mark it hasn’t reached since 2009—when No. 2 Clemson comes to town on Nov. 10.
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Weight of School Bags Must Not Be More than 10% of Child’s Body Weight-Supreme Court
March 12, 2019 by Tazimul Maruf Leave a Comment
Case Title: S. M. Masud Hossain Dolon and others Vs. Government of Bangladesh and others
Citation: 2017 (1) LNJ 317
Judge: Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury. J.
Case No: Writ Petition No. 8252 of 2015
The case starts with filing of a writ petition on August 9, 2015 by some SC Advocates. They submitted report of newspaper on the effects of carrying heavy schoolbags by students and asked for Court’s Rule and direction for formulating new law in this respect.
Upon such petition, the HCD, issuing a Rule, asked the concerned authorities as to why the Court should not direct the Government for making a new law on prohibition of carrying schoolbags which is more than 10 percent of a student’s weight.
“the Court directed to enact a specific law prohibiting use of school bags more than 10% of bodily weight within a period of 6 (six) months. And as an interim measure, the Court further directed the respondent No 3 to issue fresh circular forming a monitoring cell and providing punitive measures in case of non-compliance until the specific law is enacted.”
Argument:
Firstly, the petitioners contended in the Court that this matter is concerned with public wrong or public injury and also being conscious fathers of school going children they have acquired right to seek remedy before the court under Article 102 of Bangladesh Constitution.
Then the petitioners said that most of the pupils of the country are carrying heavy school bags and as a result they are facing various health hazards like irreversible health problem. They have to carry bag with heavy books, guides, sports kit and lunchboxes. Some of them carry 10% of their body weight, some of them carry 15% and even some carry 20% of their bodily weight.
In Bangladesh, the Directorate of Education makes the syllabi for classes. But different schools or their authorities add extra subjects in the syllabi for their respective students. Such autocracy of the school authorities is also worsening the situation badly.
The petitioners submitted some foreign documents in support of their argument. At first “The Children School Bag Bill,2006” of the Indian Rajya Sabha which suggests for no bag for the kindergarten children and for the older children it suggested bags not heavier than 10% of body weight. The petitioners also submitted a circular of Directorate of Education, Delhi, India that also suggested for reduction of weight of school bags. Furthermore, the petitioners submitted some guidelines made by Education Bureau, Hong Kong considering the effects of overweight school bags.
Learned advocate for the petitioners Mr. Mohammad Ziaul Haque showed two foreign write-ups in the Court. One is “Burden of the School Bag: Is anybody listening?” written by an Assistant Professor of India and the other write-up is “Back Problems Due to Heavy Backpacks in School Children” written jointly by Research Scholar & an Assistant Professor from India.
Petitioners submitted some other documents or write-ups which were included as below:
Annexure ‘A’: – It’s a published write-up in the Daily Prothom Alo naming “স্কুলের ব্যাগটা বড্ড ভারী”.
Annexure ‘B’: – It’s a write-up downloaded from the Internet titled as “The ill-effects of carrying heavy schoolbags”. Some material portion of this write-up was quoted in the Court which necessarily included some useful suggestions by one Dr. Smarajit Chakrabarty from India.
Annexure ‘C’: – It’s also a write-up published in the Daily Prothom Alo captioned as “ভারী স্কুল ব্যাগ বহন করতে পারবে না মহারাষ্ট্রের শিশুরা”.
Annexure ‘D’: – It’s a news published in an online newspaper namely, Banglanews24.com under the heading “নির্ধারিত বোর্ড বই নিয়ে শিশুদের স্কুলে যাওয়ার আহবান” dated 30-07-2015 which contains news of discussion in the National Parliament of Bangladesh on this issue. One member of the Parliament naming Ms. Nurjahan Begum expressed her opinion about ill-effects of heavy school bags with whom the then Minister of Education Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid agreed at that time.
Annexure ‘E’: – It’s a collection of some guidelines for reducing the weight of school bags for children issued by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong.
Contending all these, the petitioners said “forcing the children to carry heavy school books is a violation of human rights” and thereby argued that “the respondents are duty bound to enact a specific law for school bag weight.” If no criteria for school bag weight is set out, immense health complications of children cannot be checked or stopped.
On the contrary, the respondents contested by submitting an affidavit-in-opposition where they claimed that “they are always engaged in protecting the people’s interest as well as the rights of the children.” Advocate of the respondent No. 3 (Directorate General of Primary Education) showed in the Court that his client issued a circular on 11-12-2014 prohibiting the use of school bags more than 10% of body weight in all Government & Non-Government Primary Schools of Bangladesh. The learned Deputy Attorney General (DAG) conceded various health hazards arising out of carrying heavy school bags and also agreed on complying any directives as the Court may give in this regard.
The Court heard the counsels of both petitioners and respondents. It was held that to cope up with such a serious issue, the authorities concerned had failed to take any concrete or tangible step. Although the respondent issued a circular but it was not sufficient as there was no direction as to what would be the punitive measures in case of non-complying with that circular. The Court found it as a matter of ‘paramount importance’ and termed that circular as ‘sketchy and incomplete’ one because of its failure of having any effect upon the primary school authorities.
The Court considered the matter of bearing bags of more than 10% of bodily weight as cruel treatment and as ‘manifest violation of Article 35(5) of Constitution’ and also as violation of human rights.
The Court also found a lacuna of specific law in this respect. Therefore, making the Rule absolute, the Court directed to enact a specific law prohibiting use of school bags more than 10% of bodily weight within a period of 6 (six) months. And as an interim measure, the Court further directed the respondent No 3 to issue fresh circular forming a monitoring cell and providing punitive measures in case of non-compliance until the specific law is enacted.
Tazimul Maruf
Tazimul Maruf is a 4th year law student at the University of Rajshahi. He is a former student of Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board with a sound academic result having scholarships in class 5 & 8 and GPA 5 in both Dakhil & Alim examinations. Maruf is interested in Legal Research & Writing. He is engaged with some social welfare organizations. He can be reached at tazimulmarufbd@gmail.com.
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‘Huawei Media Services’ to Soon Replace Google Apps on Honor, Huawei Devices
With Google’s app and services still off-limits to Huawei because of the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, the telecom giant is reportedly looking to launch its own media services platform by the end of this year. Now, the company’s sub-brand, Honor, is reportedly in talks with the developers behind 150 top mobile apps in India to get them on-board for its Huawei Media Services, or HMS.
That’s according to Charles Peng, the CEO of Huawei and Honor’s Consumer Business Group in India, who recently told ET that the next Honor smartphone with ship with the new platform. According to Peng, “We have our own HMS and are trying to build a mobile ecosystem. Most of the key apps such as navigation, payments, gaming and messaging will be ready by December end”.
He also reassured users that the new platform will perform the same way as the Google Play platform, offering apps, games, movies and other services in a seamless manner. “Consumers won’t see a difference between GMS and HMS. We are focusing on how to work with developers to offer a good customer experience. It is a challenge that we are trying to address”, he said.
He also said that the strategy in India is part of the company’s plans to bring the top 100-150 apps in each country on HMS to ensure consumers don’t find it difficult to transition from Google Media Services (GMS) to Huawei’s platform. “Huawei HQ is in touch with China developers and the India developer base will help us in India as well as regions like Europe. In every country, we will focus on bringing top 100-150 apps to customers through HMS”, he said.
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Herbalife think FTC will fine them $200 million
May.06, 2016 in Herbalife
Personally I’m bit over following the FTC Herbalife saga… at least until we get something concrete.
BehindMLM first covered a “pending law enforcement action” back in 2013, and it’s been nothing but speculation ever since.
In what may be more speculation, Herbalife are now claiming they expect the FTC to hit them with a $200 million dollar fine.
“While there are a number of open issues, these discussions have progressed to an advanced stage, and the range of outcomes now includes litigation or settlement,” Herbalife CEO and Chairman Michael Johnson said of the FTC talks as he spoke with Wall Street financial analysts during a Thursday conference call.
Apparently “injunctive and other relief” is also on the table, which could see monetary damages pushed higher. And if Herbalife are busted for being a pyramid scheme, an injunction would also prohibit them from doing it again.
Personally I wouldn’t have much confidence in that. I mean Herbalife are big and everything, and no doubt they’d be under a microscope… but let’s be honest, it’d probably take another three year investigation to find them in breach of injunction.
Meanwhile what of the damage done during that time?
What I’d rather see, or in addition to the usual injunction + fine, is stipulations that Herbalife be upfront about their actual retail sales volume.
This should be included with the Income Disclosure Statement and be an accurate reflection of retail sales volume across the company.
No more of this “affiliates who don’t recruit are retail customers” crap, just give us the numbers. And if they’re not on par with what they should be, that’s on Herbalife to continue to change until they are.
As Vemma recently found out, in this day and age anything less is unacceptable.
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9 Comments on “Herbalife think FTC will fine them $200 million”
Eric Rodensky
May 7th, 2016 at 1:21 am Eric Rodensky(Q)
I hope everyone would find this an interesting read.
Eric Rodensky was working hard driving trucks for a company that distributes candy and groceries to convenience stores, but the long hours weren’t yielding enough pay to make ends meet. Then Rodensky heard an ad on the radio by Fox News host Sean Hannity about earning income from home.
During the ad, Hannity read a testimonial from a woman who said she had earned a hefty income in her first month with this business opportunity.
Hannity advised listeners to go to a website with the vague name of “income at home” to learn more. Rodensky was intrigued. He’s also been a big fan of Hannity.
“I trusted him,” said Rodensky.
truthinadvertising.org/herbalifes-broken-promises/
May 7th, 2016 at 5:18 am K. Chang(Q)
It’s well known that Herbalife’s top fliers have promo companies that places these radio ads on conservative radio shows (such as Hannity’s) to create leads, and any leads generated are “sold” to members.
The leads are actually non-free DVD teasers disguised as “opportunity kit”.
This was documented to belong to Shawn Dahl, who’s mother (I think that was, and aunt?) was CONVICTED in Canada of running such a feeder pyramid scheme… also for Herbalife, IIRC, that is. I don’t remember ALL the details, but that should be mostly correct.
May 7th, 2016 at 9:32 am Dave(Q)
Guys like Hannity get paid to advertise/do voiceover commercials for products and services which may or may not be of 100% integrity or above board.
They’ll advertise virtually any product or service as long as the check clears the bank.
May 7th, 2016 at 2:57 pm M Norway(Q)
Eric Rodensky:
I found it interesting. I focused on Shawn Dahl / Online Business Systems in 2013 and 2014. Shawn Dahl left Herbalife in June 2013, as a result of the “cleanup process” Herbalife had in early 2013.
Herbalife itself was more like an organizer for multiple pyramid schemes — “an organized system where pyramid scheme organizers (like Online Business Systems) could operate relatively freely with low risk”.
I case anyone is wondering, I was also part of the Bostick vs Herbalife lawsuit last year.
About a month ago, I received a settlement check in the mail for about $3000.00. But if you ask me, it was not enough for the damage they caused me.
I don’t like being played for as a fool!
You should probably try to see it as “necessary experience”?
Shawn Dahl & Co had a lot of experience about what people can be willing to pay for and how to get them on the hook. He got some of your money and you got some of his experience. You probably won’t fall for the same types of sales tricks in the future?
“Income At Home” used many popular radio hosts in its advertising. People see them as trustworthy. People simply can’t believe that a famous radio host will promote something questionable. Or they believe that the radio station carefully will check everything before they accept advertisers.
The reality is that famous people often are being used to promote “junk” of different types to people who are looking for trustworthiness of the promoter rather than for technical qualities of the product.
You fell for it partly because you trusted Sean Hannity and Fox News. You didn’t keep your guard up.
May 8th, 2016 at 8:23 pm Char(Q)
If the FTC would’ve done their job, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
MLM as we know it, with endless chain recruitment, defaults to a pyramid scheme.
Let’s hope the FTC is better late than never.
Jul 15th, 2016 at 10:16 pm Bernardo(Q)
Herbalife Will Restructure Its Multi-level Marketing Operations and Pay $200 Million For Consumer Redress to Settle FTC Charges
ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/07/herbalife-will-restructure-its-multi-level-marketing-operations
Dammnit, I just got home from a Friday night out. Guess I won’t be going to bed anytime soon.
Stay tuned for an analysis… need some Milo to wake up first.
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Report From Our 11th Street Outreach
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 8, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero | 0 comments
Members of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia spent last Friday afternoon staked out at 11th and Federal Streets in South Philadelphia with three missions.
First of all, we wanted to get cyclists’ and pedestrians’ impressions of the work-in-progress 2-way protected bike lane.
Second, we wanted to give cyclists a heads up on where the project stands, and some tips on cycling in the area while we wait for the rest of the protection and infrastructure to be installed.
Third, we had candy left over from Halloween. We wanted to give some of it out.
We spoke to about 15 people bicycling and walking on 11th Street, and, for the most part, their rants and raves about the bike lane were the same: Most people liked the lane and appreciated what the city was doing along the corridor. About half of all respondents thought the bike lane, as is, was complete, and all except one said they’d experienced illegal motor vehicle parking in the bike lane.
As has been broadcast since earlier this year when the bike lanes were announced, discussed at community meetings, and striping began, this small bit of streetspace dedicated to bicyclists hasn’t come without controversy.
The city, at first, eliminated 18 motor vehicle parking spots in order to make the intersections safer for pedestrians and bicyclists—something members of the car-driving public have not appreciated. A few people disrupted a community meeting in Passyunk Square this summer that got a bit out of control, in which actual death threats were tossed around due to parking spots.
Since then, though, the city will restriped additional parking spots, by winter.
But that wasn’t enough for one couple we ran into, walking across the street.
“Are you surveying about the bike lane?” I was asked. “Yes,” I said.
“They suck!” one man continued.
The “palm card” we handed out to cyclists and pedestrians
Taking notes as they spoke to me, both members of the South Philadelphia community were against the bike lanes because, they said, of the design. They were dangerous, they thought, and got rid of too much parking. Then, they showed us examples of Montreal bike paths on their phones, which we agreed were better.
But here’s the thing: The city actually went out of its way to keep as much parking as possible due to community concerns, we explained; would you have rather the city eliminated all the parking along this corridor? They laughed, and commented that there’d have been riots if that happened.
After speaking for about 20 minutes, they agreed to wait and see what the final design looks like—with added parking spaces, physical protection between the motor vehicles and bicyclists, and barriers at the intersections to reduce conflicts between people on bikes and people in cars.
Two highlights of the day, for me: A family biking home from school, the children of which said they used the lane to get to school every day. And a man in a motorized scooter, using the lane to get fresh air in his neighborhood (the photo above).
Installing the barriers and additional infrastructure to separate motor vehicles from people on bicyclists cannot come soon enough. A lot of the ongoing controversy around 11th Street has sustained because the installation hasn’t been completed—which, in and of itself, is due to situations out of the city’s control.
We intend to continue monitoring 11th Street and head out to do at least one more event this fall. We are hoping the new separation infrastructure can be installed by the end of the year.
Tags: outreach
Randy LoBasso
Randy LoBasso is the policy manager at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
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Game day thoughts, Georgia-Ole Miss edition
Okay, it’s go time. A few seasonal stats for your perusal:
For Georgia’s defense, it’s déjà vu all over again. Missouri and Mississippi are one and two in the conference in offensive pass yardage. Missouri and Mississippi are the SEC’s twelfth and thirteenth ranked teams in offensive rushing yardage. These are both pass first and ask questions later offenses. Missouri got off to a quick start last week throwing the ball all over creation and it’s reasonable to expect Ole Miss to do the same. How Georgia deploys its safeties in the first half could be a big deal; Lock had a much rougher go of things after Tucker gave Briscoe safety help on his side of the field in the game’s second half.
Yeah, it would be nice indeed if Georgia’s defense racked up a few sacks today. They’re next to last in the SEC in that department. What I’m really curious to see, though, is how the inside linebackers hold up. Between Kelly’s threat to run and Evan Engram, they’ll really be challenged.
One thing’s pretty certain: if either team gets in the red zone, look for a score. The Rebels defense is 14 of 14 there; Georgia isn’t doing much better at nine of ten. (It’s worth noting that Ole Miss’ offense is a little better at converting than Georgia’s.)
For Georgia’s offense, at first glance, things look tougher this week, as Mississippi is fourth in the SEC in defensive passing yards, compared to Missouri at thirteenth. But when you scratch the surface and look at defensive passer rating, it’s a different story: Missouri is fourth and Ole Miss is twelfth. Ole Miss is the only team in the conference without an interception. Neither team’s run defense has been stellar so far, although Mississippi’s has had it tougher. That being said, Missouri did pretty well loading the box last week. It’s not unreasonable to expect Ole Miss to come out the same way. Chaney and Eason have to make them pay for that, or it’s gonna be a long day.
In other words, expect this game to look a lot like last week’s, with one big difference. Ole Miss’ offense has a lot more experience in its offensive system than Missouri’s did. It’s hard to see how Georgia’s defense doesn’t face some of the same struggles it had in the first half in Columbia. If we can expect the Rebels’ defense to sell out against Chubb and Company, is it reasonable to think Georgia’s defense makes a similar decision with regard to Kelly?
You’ll notice one thing I haven’t mentioned is special teams. If I don’t mention them in tomorrow’s Observations post, it will have been a good day. Unfortunately, I expect them to merit a bullet point or two.
I wrote yesterday that I don’t have a good feeling about this game. I don’t think Georgia is going to be able to maintain the time of possession advantage that’s help power it through its three wins and without doing so, I think Ole Miss, with its more dynamic offense, wins and covers. Call it a ten-point difference. Sure hope I’m wrong.
Consider this your game day comment thread home.
414 responses to “Game day thoughts, Georgia-Ole Miss edition”
I don’t understand all the angst. This is Old Missy. Nothing to see here. Dawgs win, as usual. Let’s look ahead to UT.
Hey, that worked against Nicholls. Barely.
But we did win, amirite?! Look, the staff knows they have to get Chubb going in this one. He’ll have 55 touches if necessary. The upgrade to our coaching staff is on D who know OM well. Take the crowd out early and Eason will be fine. Early stops on D and first score by Dawgs and OM will lay down.
Surprise star of the game…Reggie Davis who has been open deep but underthrown. I expect Chaney sees some misdirection with IMac that will get Davis in single coverage with no safety help for our first TD.
“I’ve got a feeling about this.” /wagging finger.
As my mom used to say, from your lips to Gawd’s ear.
…or we get stomped. Sighhhhhhhhhhh……
86BONE
Are you watching the game???
From OC to dreadlock Jones in the defensive backfield…we look like ASS
You just pissed off ASS
By the way, reports are that Brice Ramsey didn’t make the trip. PAWWWLLL, who’s the back up punter?
Biggest thing I’m looking for is a general question on offense.
Will we see some significant wrinkles in our offense to throw Ole Miss off and especially to give Chubb some room to work? Or is Smart’s/Cheney’s plan just to show what’s already been done and count on us being more physical and executing better?
Man, Ramsey must be an interesting kid to coach.
He is hurt.
I don’t think Dolly meant it as mean as it sounded. 😉
I took an extra dose of Glucosamine sulphate this morning…I expect to spend a lot of time on my knees.
Because, yes, Aus, it IS ole Missy.
This may be the most important game in the history of Georgia history.
Hang on to yer hats.
Bah. The Ole Miss ship gonna get sunk in the wake of the turning battleship.
I hope.
It’s too quiet in here.
If CMR was our coach no way we win today….
Sure, and Kirby is gonna make Georgia great again…aight?
RIght on the money. The halftime score is proof we will win a NC soon.
Hunker down!
Pretty good defensive series down there…hard to get to the keyboard from this position.
fooled him.
That was a freshman mistake.
Need to quit the damn false starts.
Going to be long 3.5 hours
Mary Kate Danaher
Stay calm and Chubb…
we’re starting to move em a little.
We are but that 3rd down call was atrocious.
Again the 3rd down fall is awful.
Dont you dare quit on them Goddammit!!!
I’ll quit when I die. Until then all Dawg!!! 24/7/365.25
Got Cowdog?
I’ll never quit on em’, but what we are seeing today is piss poor management of a top tier program by an administration that was given the benefit of the doubt for far too long.
I hope those that put us here lose every fucking game they ever play,that includes Georgia tech and whatever the Colorado equivalent of that is and fuck you karma Bitchez.
Eason is a gamer, they are out classed and playing with heart. I may drive to Athens tomorrow and buy a Kirby Smart jersey even if I have to have it custom made.
Peace brothers, I’m out.
Lines of scrimmage.
We can not run block. We can not rush the passer. We are toast.
I’m sticking with 8-4. Not changing my mind, no sir.
Just turned the game on and you guys are down 17-0.
Based on what I’ve seen this year, you’ve got ’em right where you want ’em.
I expect UGA to hammer UM in the second half.
You’re very generous..but I ain’t holding my breath.
Totally dominated in 1st qtr. Unable to convert 3rd and short woes continue.
Fire Bobo
Smart called Nicky for advice. “Let’em get a big lead, then they’ll fold.”
Then Nicky laughed after he hung up. “That’s for Maurice, kid”.
Also good to see the D arm flapping again. Sort of missed that.
That’s a pretty good tournament they got going on at East Lake. There’s so many commercials during this game I’m catching a lot of golf..
That, and the game isn’t that good.
Chaney needs to quit trying to be cute. We start leaning on them and we start chucking it again instead. Punch them in the mouth and get back in this.
Cute is all he has. We have no running game.
I saw running game on the last drive. We started moving moving them.
We are 3-8 field goals…jesus How can this fucking be?
3 and 5 with no kicker in scoring territory and we throw? WTF!!!
May as well forget FG’s. Inside opponents 40 is 4 down territory, on the upside Blankenship had good form.
lostdawg3
Gawd do we need a kicker! Lord have mercy on the Dawgs right now!!
I don’t think we ought to attempt another field goal all season.
Glad to see the days of not showing up for important games are gone. And who needs a scholarship kicker anyway.
Eason 3-10
With a pick 6.
Best D he has seen to date and of course no OL
Oh well. Wait until next year…to try a FG.
Eason seems to be overthrowing. Too high and/or too hard.
Off his back foot because rushers are in his face.
a 35 yard punt.
Wasted possession. If we’re gonna chuck n duck throw it long. Please
I wish I could say I am shocked.
Yep want and expect to win but not the least bit shocked
kevinsauer
if that’s the kinda day it’s going to be
Welp, I’m outta here. Might as well enjoyed the nice day outside.
This is worse than FSU’s performance st Louisville.
A LOT worse.
Oh boy. This could get ugly. Buckle up.
Could?!
We need new coaches.
That wedding is looking better and better.
Hillbilly Dawg
Ironically, I am at a wedding in Cornelia. Watching this fluster cluck on a 20″ motel room TV and contemplating cracking open this bottle of Buffalo Trace now.
Briscoe gets beat once again and 7 can’t tackle with a wide open chance for a sack. Guess that cost him a cool million on his contract
This has been coming for three games. We have so many problems its almost laughable.
There’s the deep throw I was worried about. So far this is pretty much the definition of us failing in every facet of the game. Let’s see if we can regroup and make a game of it.
Not today I am afraid. Hope I eat those words later but with those big Ole Miss wr’s and getting whipped on both los’s not going to happen.
Athens has a very good Harley dealer. 😀
Punter has the longest completion of the game
D as in Dawg
Here’s where we stand. We are as good as a very good mid major team. Weaker than decent opponents in almost every aspect of the game. Way overachieving at 3-0. Light years from being competitive in big games.
3 perfect throws. 3 drops. Pitiful….
Two of which would have scored.
RedHotChiliDawg
How the fuck do we drop three passes in a row!
Some days are just like this. At halftime, this team will have to ask themselves, “is this who we are?”. Young team. young QB and the roof caving in. The faked punt might help. Oh well, dropped TD pass.
Just dropped 3rd and 8. Just dropped another one. Imac is trying to catch the ball with his body instead of his hands..the ball he caught to beat Mizzo was with his body and he was lucky to hang on to it. A receiver coach should not let a player use his body first to catch the ball. Gotta use those hands.
SONS OF BITCHES! CATCH THE MF FOOTBALL.
I’ve never, ever seen worse receiving.
Nice really nice. We’ll see if we keep fighting here. Show some character guys!
The wide receiver coach sucks.
He needs to tell them to catch it right? Cause coachin’.
Your right the whole receiving corp sucks.
We do miss Ball and BMac.
Ok…here is where we score a quick 21 before the half….
garageflowers
It is imperative that McElroy quit saying “imperative”.
A sack would of been nice instead we start at the 3
Two sweeps, two big gains. This is not rocket science.
Came into today not expecting a win, which is fine. Even imagined it could get ugly, which is has. The only thing worth watching for the rest of the day is what halftime adjustments are made, what type of fire is brought, who asks themselves if they’re going to finish of the 60 minutes. I mean really, what else do we have to look for in the 2H?
Well, we COULD make a field goal.
i thought about that. even texted a friend saying we could work on our kicking game perhaps but..
no. no i don’t think so.
Chubb just tweaked something.
ankle I think
Left ankle or foot
Looks like an ankle for Chubb and looked pretty painful.
My god……. I didn’t expect us to win this game, but this is already looking far worse and far uglier than I feared. 😦
Still don’t understand how Long got the punting job over Ramsey.
Long is more accurate throwing the football.
Read that Ramsey is hurt. Good to see the fake worked without him.
Let’s just work on blocking for the rest of the game. We can’t even seem to get players into blocking lanes.
‘Tis a Charley Foxtrot. We’ve left at least 10 to 17 points on the field, though.
Possibly the worst 1st half of UGA football in history.
counterpoint. bama 08
retracted
Maybe. That one was at home, which hurt..but this looks particularly disturbing.
Sh3rl0ck
It was 31-0 at the half that game too. If we can get the same final of 41-30, I would take it.
No way this offense scores 30 in one half
Almost feels like no way they can score 30 in a game … Oh, yeah, they haven’t done it the last 2 games including one against a bad FCS opponent.
I thought Nickels was the worst have seen in 50 years of watching Ga football.
and…they get the ball to start the second half.
Will we able to kick into the the end zone?
the way it’s going, this will likely be our only shot
If CMR were the coach it would be 62-0.
(Sorry. Had to do it.)
You beat me to it.
Nah…I doubt we would be that far ahead. (Sorry. Had to do it.)
Oh well. I have yard work to do.
And I have moonshine to drink
31-0 we got em just where we want em 🙂
Long for QB!!!! He’s 1/1 for 35 or so yards.
Shameful. Just shameful.
At least we expected this
I expected to lose, not be completely uncompetitive
really. I was sure we were done looking like we were totally unprepared for a big game. We look like a bunch of guys who never saw a football before.
Dude, we were closer to ole miss record of 1-2 than 3-0. How could you not see this coming?
Well, most of us did. Pretty sure Derek predicted an upset. Because, apparently, he didn’t see the first three games.
I did….. Dropped passes, shitty 3rd down calls, sprained ankle oh my.
This looks like a pickup game between a college and a high school.
Wayne the
Man! That was a great little princess birthday party! What’d I miss?
Was this the lay an egg look totally unprepared complete no show? It’s the Georgia way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad to say, our boys look ready to pack it in.
We actually are this bad.
I think I’ll go play in a tennis tournament. I’m glad I didn’t fork out $95 for this……………….Ugh!
Glad I sold my tickets to my neighbor 🙂
Your neighbor will be blowing his leaves in your yard for a while now.
That’s awesome. We continue to be a laughing stock. Our receivers and db’s are as bad as I’ve ever seen. Ever! I’ve defended Chaney but I’m starting to think he’s an idiot. OL new verse, same as the first. I don’t see how this can be repaired.
Oh it can be repaired just 2-3 years of recruiting the right players and maybe in year 4 we may win the East.
That’s what it would take … unless we went after a mini-Saban and got a Mus°##%#mp. God forbid.
What was that old complaint about not being able to beat a good team. Kirby hasn’t got Bama guys anymore and we won’t have them for at least two more years. Enjoy the 2nd half wish I could still drink.
Now Chubb is probably out for Tennessee
How would you compare this to the Bama ’08 first half? Worse? Better? Same? There’s a lot of variables that are different from one to the next, obviously.
About the same, in my opinion. Except for this one difference: Bama ’08 was a surprise. This is not.
Worse. Bama was a national championship team, not a team that was under .500 after blowing two massive leads. This OM team is decent, not a championship caliber team. Prior to today, couldn’t run the ball. Couldn’t stop the run. Turned it over like crazy. If you saw their first half today, they look like world beaters…but they aren’t. They will be lucky to finish 3rd in the west.
But 3rd in the West would still win the East by a long shot. Ole Miss may not contend for a national title, but they’re a lot better than people are inclined to give them credit for.
Don’t bother explaining that Turd. Its time for all of the shouldn’t have fired Richt guys to beat their chest about how Kirby is such a massive failure after 4 games.
That explanation is irrelevant to whether Alabama was better or worse than Ole Miss 2016.
It’s not who got fired. It’s who we have, and what we were told he would bring to the table. As in: Not this kind of woeful, completely outclassed performance
That wasn’t 81’s point. The comparison was between Ole Miss 2016 and Alabama 2008. Might as well respond by saying the 2015 Golden State Warriors would be second to the 1972 Lakers.
Not worse. You can’t judge the game on what Alabama had and ignore our team. In 2008, we had Stafford, Green, and Moreno. We had way more talent on the OL, as well. So sure, Ole Miss isn’t as good as Alabama ’08, but we had a hell of a lot more talent then than we do now. So yeah, this loss is not worse than the blackout funeral.
About the same, all things considered. We were preseason no. 1 in ’08 and had serious national-championship aspirations going into the Bama game, so the disappointment was greater in that game, especially since we were at home.
However, that Bama team was a lot better than this Ole Miss team, and we look shockingly uncompetitive.
playmakers in space
I’d say Bama ’08 was worse. Our team started the year #1, had the #1 overall draft pick in his junior year, played at home in a night game in an intense environment, and Saban Bama wasn’t quite the machine it is today.
That Georgia team was a helluva lot more talented than this Georgia team.
This^^^
I honestly do not understand how anyone thought something different was going to happen today. If you’d paid any attention during the first 3 games, you could see this coming from a mile away.
We’re a good football team … everywhere except where it matters most: at the line of scrimmage. So we’ll eek out wins against mediocre teams, and lose handily to anyone even remotely competent.
And don’t look now, but we may have just lost Chubb for a little while. Hope everyone’s looking forward to basketball season.
Well there is always Douglas because I don’t see Holyfield playing
Holyfield played as well as Herrien. Our RBs were a bright spot today.
We are not good at receiver or DB. Not even close. Otherwise, right on.
In terms of talent, those groups really aren’t that bad. Especially when you throw in this ridiculous group of TEs. We shouldn’t have any trouble passing the ball. But they can’t get any separation, which I attribute more to coaching than anything else. And Eason’s only got about a half-second to throw the ball because of our shit-stain of an OL. With a great OL, I don’t think anyone would be complaining about our receivers. We need more size, sure, but Godwin was a 5-star, and McKenzie and Davis were both highly recruited 4-stars.
And our DB group isn’t bad either. Sanders, Parrish, Davis, and Smith have all played very well. And let’s not forget that Sanders, Parrish, and Davis were all part of the best passing defense in the SEC last year. But here, too, they’ve looked worse than they really are because our DL has yet to get any pressure on an opposing QB. Even the best DB group in the country will look mediocre when they’ve got to defend for 5+ seconds every single play. Lorenzo Carter is one of the biggest disappointments in recent memory.
Good points. But Ole Miss receivers look head and shoulders and another man on his shoulders above ours. Briscoe is getting abused and perhaps that’s skewing my take. Up front is where it all begins and we are late for the party.
There is nothing wrong with our talent–I don’t care what any of the TV talking heads say. It’s bad coaching that is the problem.
I think a lot of people expected our clear shortcomings to get fully exposed today. Personally, i was hoping that one of those shortcomings would have a good day, like the run blocking…
Either way, i think most reasonable fans were waiting for the other shoe to drop. it’s just disappointing that it’s happening in such an exaggerated fashion.
Turd, I disagree. We are bad in the kicking game, we lack separation receivers, in addition to the LOS problems. Plus it is obvious to me we are still dealing with the new staff and new system, etc.
I am hard pressed to say this is a good football team.
I’ll give you that the kicking game is garbage. But on offense and defense, we’re actually a very talented football team.
We’ve got more talent at TE than just about any team in the country. Our receivers aren’t getting any separation (which I attribute more to coaching), and we could use a little more size at that position. But Godwin was a 5-star, and McKenzie and Davis were both highly recruited 4-stars. Of course, we’ve got loads of talent at RB as well. And he may be a freshman, but Eason’s got all the potential in the world. So I’m not saying we’re great, but we are a good team on offense … just not on the offensive line. This offensive line is the worst I’ve seen in a long, long time.
We had one of the best defenses in the SEC last season, and the #1 passing defense in the conference. The secondary is good. Again, not great, but certainly good. But as I explain above, they’ve looked worse than they really are because the DL isn’t putting any pressure whatsoever on opposing QBs.
If we were better on either side of the line, we’d immediately be better everywhere else.
This. No defensive backfield can hold up when there is zero pressure on QB. Do we even have a sack as a team this year? Honest question.
The #1 Pass Defense in the nation is why we have the phrase, “Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”. Our pass defense was not great last year. I have written about this several times. Georgia Southern and tech are triple-option teams. Auburn is basically an option team. USCe, Mizzou, Vandy, and Kentucky were horrible offenses. Florida had lost their QB by the time they played us.
The best passing team we played was Bama at #62. Number 2 was Kentucky at #79. We played 5 of the bottom 20 passing teams. Look at our opponents offensive numbers. Last years secondary, like this years, was above average but not great.
Ok, we’re going to play this silly game of “proving our manhood” by shoving Chubb into the line until it works. Had a feeling Davis could be the key WR, but Eason has no time to set and throw. Mental mistakes everywhere, so feel free to blame that on ( insert coach’s name here ). The D looks as lost as ever. Somebody get Briscoe a Southwest Airlines ticket…”Wanna get away?” Rodrigo should give his eyewear to Hamm..maybe that will work.
Please, for f’s sake, treat the 2nd half as a new game. Work on things that need help and don’t get Eason killed or Chubb banged up. Find out who is buying in to the process. Come away with something. No reason at all to let this be our first steps of wandering into the desert.
Where’s the wedding? Open bar??
“Georgia has to get to the 15 to be in field goal range”.
Now the TV guys are getting in on the fun.
thats generous. didn’t we miss a 23 yarder last week?
The frustrating thing is that we had two chances to get into this. On one the play calling on 3rd down was awful. The second 16 and 2 went all butterfingers.
7 needs to finish on Kelly btw.
im not sure any one or two plays really would have changed the outcome of this half. i think it was predestined for us to get beat down, even if we did make some catches or tackles. this was and is going to happen
Ok. I’m going to say that getting to 17-7 changes things but you have whatever reality you want.
we’re getting beat on both lines. burned at corner. zero kicking game. can’t make the open tackles on CK. you get it to 17-7 and those impurities are still there and sink us throughout the rest of the game.
Like I said earlier. I thought at 17-0 we started to open up the running game and then they put Chubb at FB and on another third down tried to throw instead of trying to make it 4th and short.
Then we decided not to catch the ball at 24-0. I think TDs in either spot helps.
agreed. helps. but doesn’t alter this game.
In infinite parallel realities with infinite variations of outcomes on plays this game is getting played out and we’re still losing 99% of them
Calm down Derek. He wasn’t insulting you.
At my bac level I can do whatever I want!!!!
heh. i don’t disagree with that general sentiment of a few plays here and there could alter the game cadence and momentum and who knows from there – i just disagree with that today. i don’t think there’s anything we’re doing right with the sole exceptions of executing a fake punt and that one drive where we got the run game going. so what are we supposed to do? feed the rock down 17? down 24? down 31? down 38?… fake punts on first down?
7 has blown his chances today along with a couple of million on his contract
The first chance we had to be in this game came to an end the first week in December when The J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics refused tomloomfor an experienced head coach.
Carter is turning into a colossal disappointment. I guess he was taking advantage of Floyd and Jenkins.
Nowhere to go but up or out for these coaches and players. Play the second half with class.
TOUCHBACK!!!
They are who we thought they were.
Nice, lol
Talk about o linemen being downfield on a throw….I thought they were going to call it this year.
Second half is on and our colander of a defense is on the field.
Briscoe needs to sit the rest of the game
Whatever we are, we’re clearly not a team yet. Coaches or players.The cupboard wasn’t THIS bare.
Good God he kicked it 46 yards…..
I think its time to get online and buy something. Retail therapy.
Chaney is a terrible OC.
Hard to single out anyone. Everyone seems terrible at the moment. Hard to believe we don’t have a single O-lineman capable of executing a block.
I need to learn to listen when the Senator says he had a bad feeling about a game.
Now it’s just a matter of whether Hugh wants to embarrass us totally. I doubt we score given our kicking.
Hugh is going to get all he can because the lights are going out when the NCAA finishes with them. He’ll want a good resume when he flees Oxford for another school.
More than discouraging, just looks like we were clueless today as to what Miss would do on both sides of ball.
Lemme see, I am sure recruiting is going great….we got how many commits?
Maybe Richt wasn’t the problem, and maybe Kirby isn’t the answer. But that’s far too incendiary for this blog, so let’s be cool and just shift the topic to something that won’t create so much vitriol.
How about “A vote for Trump is worth it just to piss off liberals.”?
would it be fair to say it’s too early to make that call? at what point can we make that call? honest question.
It serves no purpose to look backwards. The question is now whether Kirby can diagnose the problems and be given the resources to correct them. That’s 2 – 3 seasons at a minimum.
Our Bowl team v Penn State looked better and our offense had more creativity
I guess we can safely say now we’re playing for next year. I said two weeks ago was either an aberration or the canary in the coal mine. Today officially gave us the answer. Other than possibly ULL, I don’t see a sure win left on the schedule and that includes USCe, UK and Vandy. The tech game may be a pillow fight for the Governor’s Cup.
12 players on field the second time. Guess that was Mark Richt’s fault.
I’ve never seen people take such pride in being right about how bad we are. The Georgia Way is alive and well
The pride is in your mind…nowhere else.
Remember what you said about FSU and Louisville?…that’s what we are looking at.
Well Hugh has spoken the humiliation will continue.
Hugh needs to make himself look great…He’s gone from OMs when the NCAA finishes with them.
I guess this may be the year to take my young grandkids on their first visit to Athens. Anybody want to sell four home tickets for a good cause and avoid some heartache?
It’s just bad. There is really not much else to be said. Everyone shares in the responsibility. But I must add that Chaney is an idiot. We are screwed with him running the O. I really believe that.
It figures he would get smart and run the ball when I said that. Of course, I doubt it’s Ole Miss 1st team out there.
illinidawg
Your are a fucking dope.
And you’re 13.
We just caught a pass!!! We just caught a pass!! Man-alive!
AND the refs threw their second penalty flag of the day against OM!!
We are to Ole Miss what Kent State is to Alabama, I guess.
Holy moly.
Not in an absolute and irrevocable sense. But this week we are.
Well Hugh let us have one.
WE SCORED! AND WE MADE THE EP!
And kicked the KO into the endzone for a touchback!
TD against 2nd string. We are cookin now
bryanandrewmartin
I mean, we’re pretty good except for offense, defense, and special teams
Good point. If we can just fix those aspects well be pretty good.
We can’t stop their second-team offense either. Defense has problems beyond lack of talent.
Who are we for in the FL/TN game? Aub/LSU?
I’m personally for Fl and LSU..I hate FL but I hate TN more. for personal reasons.
the meteors
I always root for the stadium to wash out into the river
I could care less
Old Miss’s miss on a 55 yard fg attempt was closer than our chip shots.
good lord its just the start of the 4th? will the game not END?
I’ll tune back in Monday for all the stories about our lack of talent.
Poor Eason. This is hard to watch.
Bet he wishes he had gone with Mark to the U. He’s got no line and no receivers.
In a couple of years, Miami’s line will suck just like this one
So much for halftime adjustments.
I thought we had a head coach now that yelled at players and showed emotion and stuff. That didn’t help?
Good thing MR and co. put so much emphasis on recruiting WRs and OL before he left.
So how does a coach like Kirby deal with this type of loss? Sure Alabama lost some games while he was there, but never like this. Does he know how to deal with a team that’s been brutally owned? Did he learn that from Nick?
Stay tuned, story at 11.
Next few minutes are pretty important. See if this new coaching staff can get some life back into the team…long season.
I guess Rocky did show up…
Roterhals
Snitker should manage the Braves next year, he’s earned it.
Did you see where Kevin Garnett retired?
I want to hear him explain why he’s kept the starters in, long after Ole Miss pulled theirs.
I’m sure that will go over well at a CKS press conference
So the assholes on this blog won’t be able to bitch about getting shut out.
Because the starters need as much work as the reserves?
vectordawg
We should nickname the offensive line the “Peter Principal” because they have reached their level of incompetency.
Onside kick, score. Repeat 5 times.
KIRBY’S A QUITTER!!!
Good drive. Glad Holyfield got in game.
Only time I got excited all day! He looked tough too…happy for the kid as he has worked very hard to get on the field.
Now we’ve done it. I fear Ga. Tech.
I’d take one of our shittiest defenders(it would be tough to choose) and have him knock Kelly out of the game with a late hit. Cheating POS. That or just have Carter “accidentally” nail Sleaze on the sideline. Cut of the head of the snake. Unfortunately you’d need a sniper to hit the bagmen up in the skyboxes.
Meds generally don’t work if you don’t take them regularly.
Nick Chubb, you’re the man. You deserve much better than this as a final season.
Reality is a bitch…. Out.
Yep…sho nuff.
ended the game on a 14-0 run. not bad, dawgs. not bad at all
Last year MR was mugging on Hugh Freese. This year Kirby got mugged.
I could not stomach the second half, but if our coach did not send #12 to go sit on the bus and cut his damn hair, I quit…
“cut his damn hair” Must be tough, you an out of work barber?
He didn’t and you won’t.
Point is the kid can’t tackle or look back for a ball in the air on coverage. He shows too much “softness”….needs to be benched for anyone that can fog a mirror…..surely we have someone that can compete
Congratulations fire-Richters. Good job. Your insecurities have manifested to an unproven “process” coach. Put your crayons away, Bobo is the next coach for UGA. Hate to say I told you so, but I told you so.
Hunkering Hank
You are a fucking moron
You are a dipshit
Which is it, a moron or a dipshit?
Thank you for that. Good to laugh.
Thank you, your feedback is invaluable to our institution. Please don’t stop being you.
It’s both!
Go hate somebody else!
Try to get and stay behind GEORGIA no matter the coach!
Hate? You are the one that called me a “fucking moron” and a “dipshit”. I propose you are the one with anger management issues. I assume we both love the Dawgs.
How ’bout em? Nothing sucks like big orange.
Just because I was not sure if you were changing your mind about him being a moron doesn’t mean I don’t support Georgia.
I said back in January that it’d only take one loss for the Richtophiles to pull some shit like this. Right on cue.
Remember the last time Richt went down 45-0?. Me neither.
It’s so good, I can’t even tell if you’re being serious, or if you’re just parodying those folks.
Richt would’ve lost today by 60+.
Congrats on predicting the hypothetical future. You’re so special.
W.T.F… You are literally predicting something as a fact. This is the world we live in…
Go buy some U gear and move on. Most of us have. Richtolytes who needs em. Old news history gone finished what part of that do you not understand.
As for Bobo he cannot win at CSU
I’m def rooting for CMR. If they aren’t playing UGA, I don’t see why any UGA fan wouldn’t.
I would love to see Eason with a CMR/Bobo influence. I think you think thsts an insult? Correct me if so.
Yeah …we’ll wouldn’t take one loss like this for the Richtophobes to start blaming CMC.
…see what I did there? 😉
You mean make yourself sound like a fucking idiot? Then yes, I see what you did there.
It took most of us several years (and in my case, more than a dozen years) to turn on Richt. But Chris here? One loss.
Do you even try to breathe out of your nose? I have a good ear and throat doctor if you want a reference.
Ok, I can say it…with feeling….Gooooooo Gators!!!!!!!
Now we know for sure what we all thought before. We do not have a lot of SEC level competitors. Is Kirby the answer? I hope so. We need big recruits and we need them everywhere… except maybe TE and RB. Let’s make the best of what’s left. Go Dawgs! Beat UT… Chattanooga. 🙊
I have to wonder — how did they all disappear in one year? Weren’t we still having ranked recruiting classes? That what we were hearing in the hinterlands.
Don’t know. I’m just trying to be positive and I’m new at it. We were pretty bad last year, too.
Gotta recruit along the lines. MR was enamored with the shiny, pretty toys.
And averaged 10 wins each season with them!
ugafidelis
Yep but really ain’t got shit to show for it but an ongoing argument about whether we should have spiked the ball in the 2012 SECCG.
Sorry, we’ve been out-physicaled plenty in years past, but I can’t remember it like this. Something else is at play. Just not sure what.
I can’t help but read that with the heavy mouth breathing associated with the fire CMR crowd.
I’m one of them. I stuck with Richt for a long time before jumping ship. CKS has his work cut out for him. No doubt about that.
Congrats on jumping from the winningest coach in UGA history to an unproven Sabah disciple. If most people displayed 10% of the expectations they have for “their” football coach, this would be a better world, free of trailer parks and mouth breathing hypocrites.
Richt would’ve started Faton Bauta today, and lost by 60+.
Faton was playing for CSU today.
45-0. Any other anti Richt talking points you want to throw out to address this direct fact?
Final score was 45-14. I remember a 49-10 defeat at the hands of Florida in 2008. And we had Stafford, Moreno, and Green at that point, so the talent gap was a lot closer in that game. I’d say your wait is over.
Good for you. Note to self: Check with Chris before developing expectations. Also, Chris frowns on trailer park people and is intolerant of differing opinions. We would have whipped Ole Miss with CMR. Keep telling yourself that.
TN Dawg
something, something, something…..annual bed-shitting…..can’t win big games….don’t show up ready to play…..something, something, something…
That was a shit show, y’all. Ole Miss should NEVER be that far ahead of UGA in football.
^ :youknowhesrightmorganfreemanmeme:
Did I just walk to Hell with a broke back, or watch another UGA football game……
This may be the (I sure hope) the lowpoint of Kirby’s time at Georgia. It’s certainly an opportune time to turn the corner, because I don’t see how it could get any worse. Georgia will still lose some (maybe a lot) of games this year, but not in this awful fashion.
How “The Most Georgia Thing Ever”, that this team would be this inept in the one year where everyone was pointing to how favorable the schedule is for it. Shit. All we had to do was field a pretty good team to take the East. Now it looks like we could finish 4th or 5th.
When Nicholls pushed us around, we shoulda seen the bad moon rising.
WE may need to stop and remember the old saying….
“Things are never as good as they seem or as bad as they seem”.
They almost couldn’t be.
Mediocre Dawg
We fired Mark Richt to get this crud?
I know, right? At least Richt would’ve had the good sense to start Faton Bauta today.
Couldn’t because he was playing for Co St. today.
Wonder if he was prepped for that game or just got tossed in.
Exactly. 10 wins a year in the SEC is a given. Any idiot can do it. Thank God Richt is gone and ruining Miami as we speak. They’ve looked awful this year.
Gosh, why limit that comment to one post when you can use it forever!
Welcome to America 2016. Look at our self elected politicians. FYI, Panama subsidies many ex-pat living expenses and have internet that can handle watch ESPN.
It may get crowded down there soon. Hot’er than hell, though.
Nahhhh…Poas. Costa Rica. This time of year you would be lighting a small fire in the fireplace at night. Tomorrow you’d be catching trout with a hand line and banana slice and eating them with eggs,and black beans.
Get in the mountains and you’ll never need A/C again. I was shocked the b&b we stayed at this year had high speed internet.
Diversify you investmens and never worry about US elections again.
Yea buddy….oh oh oh ok den
The Lord tells me he can get me out of my mess, but he’s pretty sure Bulldog Football is fucked!
I hope you all show up next week ready to back our team. They need their fans behind them. I loved Mark Richt but he is gone and neither those of us whous supported Richt or those wanted him fired know what the score would have been. I know the team will be working on catching the ball this week. Come ready to be loud next week and if you are negative give your tickets to someone who can be positive.
No no, the coaches are morons and the players have ling hair!!!
Great post Debby
Amen, all the bickering between the different coaching factions has gotten motherf@$#%€g ridiculous. Everyone needs to shut the hell up, take a deep breath, and quite being a bunch of whining babies. Was what happened to Richt right? Not Really. Is Kirby the answer? Too early to tell. Are we lacking in talent in a lot of areas? Oh hell yeah. Everyone needs to put their stupid agenda aside, and remember we all started reading this blog because we’re Dawg fans dammit! Remember that and let’s quit being assholes for a little bit huh?
Well there is at least one Richt fan
Who me? Nope, he lost me, for good, after Alabama last year. While I wasn’t screameing “Fire Richt!” all day, every day. I wasn’t sad to see him go. I was more in favor of hiring someone with HC experience though, but I will support Kirby until he’s had time enough to have fully implemented his system, with his players.
Me too. If things are this bad in 2018, then it’ll be time to cut ties. But I believe he deserves a chance to get his own guys in the program.
No not you lol
I agree. I was in favor of getting rid of MR and probably got a little salty about it on here. I didn’t like what I saw today but it’s one game. And Ole Miss is honestly more talented on both lines and at WR. We all know that they pay players so why shouldn’t they be? Add in some questionable coaching decisions and you end up with a shit sandwich like we saw today. Who knows? Maybe we’ll beat the Vowels next week. Stranger things have happened.
I will be there and will loudly cheere for my team to win.
I’m growing a beard
Well. That did not go well.
Next week is another game.
Like I stated yesterday Senator. Kinda silly speculating about the ” intangibles” when you don’t have the tangibles covered.
Late to the party, but my $0.02: Chubb and Trent would have started for Ole Miss today. That’s it. 2 out of 22 players.
I get it, no one wants to hear or believe that it is a talent issue. But the gap between us and Ole Miss was staggering. OL, WR, and DBs are as bad as they’ve been since the 90s.
It’s time to reset expectations. This rebuild is going to be longer than most people thought, and that was going to be the case regardless of who the coach is.
We are on our 3rd OC and 3rd DC in four years, and were going to be no matter who the coach is.
The talent level will be up again, but it’s simply going to take time and require patience.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/2/4/10914710/college-football-recruiting-improvement-tcu-baylor
Means nothing. Look at the distribution. Look at the 2013 class. Look at the talent that has just left the program. Plus, we were wrong on evaluation on a ton of those players. We have an OL that is atrocious, WR than can’t get separation, can’t block, can’t catch, and undersized, slow DBs that have lucked out by not facing a passing team in 2 years.
You can throw out those rankings, but I know what I saw. Aside from Chubb and Trent, who did you see that was better than their Ole Miss counterpart?
Good point. Bill Connelly is an idiot. Sure, he has his fancy statistics, but we’ve got the eye test. Everybody knows that Richt just used walk-ons for all of his teams. Thank God Smart brought in the greatest lineman in the country in Catalina. If we just had a few more like him, we would be sitting pretty.
Ok, we’ll see, won’t we? We see who all on this roster gets drafted.
Georgia has fared well in putting players in the NFL.
Yes, I’m aware. We’re talking about this particular team.
The DBs are fine. It is the same guys as last year. They are playing as well as they did last year. They are good but not great. When a QB makes a great throw into double coverage and the WR makes a great play, there isn’t much you can expect them to do. We will not see a group of WR like that for the rest of the season.
Yeah, our WRs are WAY too small. They can’t get separation. When they do, they keep dropping the ball. We have 3 commits: 6’2″, 6’3″, and 6’5″. We have probably 2 more slots open. Looking forward to Ridley being healthy. We need Wims to step up.
The OL is where the big problem is. We have an FCS LT, 3 Guards and a 3rd string DT as an OL. Pike is a quality Guard, but is a liability at RT. If we had a natural Center, we could make the line from left to right: Wynn, Kublanow, New Center, Pike, Catalina. That would be better but still less than good. It would be easier to get Catalina some TE help on the right side. We need to find a way to get Sims and Galliard the hell off of the field. Will one of the freshmen step up at Guard? Doesn’t look like it.
“You are never as good as they say you are when you win and never as bad as they say you are when you lose.” That old saying is still true. I am still hopeful that the Dawgs will salvage a respectable season and maybe even win a bowl. That said, I feel the worst I have ever felt about the UGA coaching staff since I started following Georgia football in 1964, This team wasn’t ready to play today–and that falls squarely on the coaching staff. Other than Schotty and CMR I thought our coaching staff last year was pretty damn good. So the powers that be fire CMR after a 10 win season because Kirby Smart (a “son of Georgia”) is about to get hired by South Carolina and we sure as hell don’t want that–the Gamecocks to get our Georgia Boy!! A helluva reason to make a coaching change. I was ready for CMR to be gone, too, but only if the suits hired a coach that would be an improvement. Instead of interviewing Gary Patterson, Tom Herman, or any other proven HC with an excellent track record we hired another Mark Richt–a career coordinator with no HC experience. Well guys, get ready for a couple of years of OJT for our vaunted new HC and his miserable staff of assistants. This staff is terrible. If someone had said to CKS that he can have the HC job but he would have to keep the old staff intact except for Schotty that would have been one thing. But to hire CKS and an entire staff of retreads is a little much to take. Get ready for Johnny Griffith redux. I hope not but it is looking more that way each game. Last season the Senator said that he didn’t want to fire CMR because he was afraid that B-M would f*ck up the hire for his replacement. I felt the same way and said so repeatedly. Boy, those B-M people sure are predictable.
Dude, today’s outcome would have been identical with no coaching change.
The talent difference jumped off the tv from the first 5 minutes. The outcome was inevitable.
Best team $$$ can buy outside of at RB.
Even schotty put Chubb and Sony on the field together. Marinate on that for a sec.
Could UT and Arky fans been right about Chaney?
Chaney is an empty size XXXXL parka.
Lol. +1
Sale was awful but your point is taken
Wow, it took 4 games for the split in the fan base to open back up. We got our @$$3$ handed to us today. I don’t know if it’s talent, coaching, culture or a mixture of all 3 into a witch’s brew of horrific proportions. I had this game as a loss because of home field and an edge at the most important on the field, quarterback. What this game spiraled into was the result of a mixture of coaching and remnants of culture. The coaches appear to be bull-headed about running between the tackles on early downs on offense and refusing to give the line help with rushing the passer (Senator, 3rd and Tucker is coming) in obvious passing situations. The culture of collapsing when things don’t go your way reared its ugly head in the 1st half. I don’t know what the fixes are, but I don’t get paid $3,750,000 a year to figure it out.
I honestly can’t imagine a scenario where the fanbase will be united again.
It’s a bloody mess.
The Richt faction needs to let it go and move on but they just have to say I told you so. Only thing that will shut them up is an SEC title.
I’d like to think so, but I just don’t know. I’m really afraid it’s going to be a split forever. Nothing short of an NC will ever reunite the fanbase.
I thought we had, but it’s as bad as it’s ever been.
Tri, if B-M had hired A first rate HC with experience who could bring a winning staff with him the fan base would be united. B-M choked on the hire. That is what you get when idiots grt to make the decisions. We’ll have to live with this for 2-3 more years then maybe those dopes will hire a real HC next time. What I saw today was Ray Goof all over again.
It is too soon to make those type of calls.
And you’ve determined this 4 games in?
No on BM hired would’ve united the fanbase-I think that’s pretty obvious. We still can’t agree on whether it was necessary or not.
93,000 people didn’t come to G-Day to see Ludicris. They came to watch a scrimmage and excited to see what was going to be different. The fan base including those referred to as Richtophiles or Richtophants wanted to see if this staff was going to move the needle. If you don’t think the fan base had come together, you wouldn’t have seen the dome field advantage we saw on Labor Day weekend.
Many people including the Mayor and myself wanted a true search for an EXPERIENCED head coach. I wasn’t a Tom Herman fan because I hadn’t thought he was at it long enough (I was wrong – the guy can flat coach). I wanted us to make David Shaw turn us and our Brinks trucks down.
I decided to give Kirby a chance when he was hired. He won the opening press conference. He kept together a really good recruiting class and improved it. He’s putting together a wonderful class for this year. He’s trying to instill a toughness into the team that has been lacking in that department for some time. He’s trying to balance winning now with developing a young QB that can be the cornerstone of the future. He has also talked down the talent on this team publicly to the point where I believe he has killed some of these guys’ confidence. He made some changes that I believe are a slap at the tradition here before him (the “dressy” DawgWalk and the elimination of bones as helmet stickers). He doesn’t appear to like interacting with the common folk and seems to take a “I don’t have time for this s—” approach with the Dawg Nation. Some of that works when you come to a place with a record of success. Some of that can blow up in your face if you aren’t successful.
It’s 4 games in. I don’t disagree about preferring an experienced coach, but it is what it is.
Have you seen Shaw and Stanford play? If you think the OL looks bad now, imagine what it would look like in Stanford’s offense.
It is what it is. Kirby is going to improve the overall talent level on the roster over the next 3-4 years. I have no doubt about that. Whether he can translate it to wins is going to play out over time.
But I do believe he’s going to have a much more complete, more talented roster going forward.
I know how Stanford plays. They also do it without 4 and 5 star players at every position but with guys who play hard, fundamentally sound, and limit mistakes. You don’t see Stanford’s classes at the top of recruiting rankings.
I agree … It’s 4 games in, and Kirby is going to get his fair shot. Most reasonable people weren’t expecting a championship this year even with Nick Chubb back. I’m willing to wait and see what happens, but if we see more performances like yesterday, Kirby is going to find his honeymoon to be over quickly. Once you’re on the hot seat, you never get off just the temperature changes.
Hey–the honeymoon is already over. The performance in Oxford did that.
Comments like this are exactly what I’m talking about.
I know some of these richtophants, and they are quite bizzare with quixotic at best thinking.
Kirby could win 3 nattys and they would still make excuses….hell they would probably say he did it with CMR’s roster.
Did Richt ever get behind 45-0? If not, then please don’t “compare” UGA factions. Thank you very much.
31-0 at home w preseason #1 team, #1 overall draft 3 first round draft picks.
35-0 USC 2012 with probably his most complete team
So no?
go buy some Miami stuff. That’s clearly where your loyalties are.
So you have no response. Please just articulate that ahead of time.
PS I’ll still donate to the Hartman Fund despite your recommendation
Richt got fired before he had to play with this shitstrom of a roster he created.
Today was an awful loss, I’m not arguing this. But, given the talent on this roster, to suggest it was worse than either of the games I mentioned is a stretch. Not to mention 2008 UF or 2011 LSU.
We’re not going to agree on it, it’s fine.
Go Dawgs! We may disagree on circumstances, but I’ll always buy a round for a fellow Dawg. I think Kirby can turn it around, but as he says, 6’7″ OTs don’t grow on trees.
Yup, Go Dawgs!
I hope things get better, and I think they can. I just don’t know if the fractured fanbase will let it happened. It’s just so divided.
I don’t think the fanbase is as fractured as you may think it is. As a “Richtophile” who associates with my own kind, I can gaurentee you I’ve never met anyone rooting against Smart.
We all want UGA to succeed, just see things in different ways.
God, I sincerely hope you’re right. I just have been completely disheartened the past 3 weeks.
I totally underestimated the amount of people ready to pounce as soon as things got rough.
85 players on scholly, 10 of those recruited by Kirby. U gear cheaper than Dawg gear so go get ya some.
Dude, Richt lost worse two time I can think of 49-10 to the Gators in 2008 and 41-10 to LSU in 2011. Kirby might never be worth a damn, but stop acting like today was the worst loss in program history.
Do you think today was a good day for the program? I’ll hang up and listen.
Did I say it was? Nope. Just pointing out the fact that we’ve gotten blown out worse.
I’d say it was about equal to trying to fight Bama in the tunnel and then losing by 28.
It was an awful day for the program, but guess what. I think UNC and Missouri are both better than a single team we beat last year.
Now it’s the “no championships, no peace” crowd on one side and the “why don’t you go cheer for the U” crowd on the other.
You’re right, gatriguy, it’s a mess, and the problem is there’s no one who is a leader that has time for this $#!+ to fix it. I’m officially worried Kirby is going to be so wedded to the Process that he’s going to waste every bit of goodwill with the fan base.
Truly the only thing that will fix it now is a CFP berth.
Unfortunately, ee, the guy who should be leading all factions is Greg McGarity. He damn sure isn’t the second coming of Joel Eaves.
It’s a mess. I thought we’d be better than this and all row in the same direction. I was wrong.
I can. A national title.
Derek Ross
Juwuan Briscoe looks way too much like Bryan Evans. Always getting beat, never targeting the ball, and not even making it a fight when the receiver catches it. Do we not have anyone that will at least win some lose some?
TXBaller
Briscoe/Parrish reminded me of Evans/Miller defensive backfield….awful!
I find it quite ironic that some of you who refused to be critical of CMR after years 5, 10, and 15 suddenly are impugning CKS to no end after a mere 4 games….with CMR’s roster to boot.
CMR utterly castrated this program, yet the Richtophants out there want to cast blame elsewhere in a shameless attempt to salvage the rep of their failed leader.
Want me to list some of CMR’s eggs after many years as HC? Give me a break.
Feel free. Just highlighting the fact that UGA hasn’t been boat raced like today since… before Richt.
Once upon a time, Richt was revered for his road game performance. Oh how that gets forgotten.
That was always a little bit of fool’s gold since he never had to play Florida on the road and they were his white whale.
But yeah, those days were awesome.
Richt certainly made mistakes as the UGa coach.
For the last 5 years I was told I liked mediocrity if I wanted Richt to be our coach. What I saw today in Oxford was not even mediocre.
It’s also ironic that the people who constantly trashed Richt after every loss now say “But you have to get behind Smart.”
Well, 15 years and 4 games are pretty comparable sample sizes.
Right. Funny how people conveniently keep forgetting this. If Smart is losing like this in ’18, I’ll be all for a coaching change wand will admit his time as a failure. But to do it after 4 games with CMR’s roster is so pathetic it’s laughable.
You know if you could just shut up awhile about CMR others wouldn’t be so quick to come to his to his defense.
No one is calling for a coaching change after 4 games and I am not calling his time as HC a failure. I am saying he stunk today, he stunk on his own and he deserves to be criticized for it. That does not mean he cannot learn from his mistakes and I hope he does.
I wish we had hired an experienced head coach. Wish we had tried to get Tom Herman, but we didn’t. That means Smart is the coach of my team and I want him to win every damn game.
Blame someone who spent the week 700 miles away from Butts-Mehre for our lack of preparation if you want, but I am not.
Good point. Richt played the long con. He spent 15 years ruining the team. Now, he could have done it in three, but frankly, the SEC is too easy of a conference for that. Even with awful coaching and recruiting, 10 wins is nearly guaranteed. Instead, Richt bided his time and was finally able to build a team of top ten recruiting classes that sucks so much that not even Smart and McGarity may be capable of winning 10 games. And we all know how easy that is!
Well played. Wish I could insert the Citizen Kane clapping gif.
You are a really smart guy, a business success. You know that it is appropriate to evaluate Smart for what he does, not for what someone else did.
Smart is not entitled to immunity just because you did not like his predecessor. We stunk today. We were not mentally focused and our strategy was odd, considering the match ups. Richt has nothing to do with that.
My perspective wasn’t that we lost. It was the manner in which we lost. We spit the bit, soiled the bed, laid an egg, face planted or any other term you want to use. That’s about being resilient & focused and really is what cost the previous guy his job. If we had fought like mad and lost, hey, you tip your cap to the other guy and tell him good luck the rest of the season. When your team plays like it doesn’t have a pulse, it is the coaching staff’s fault. The roster isn’t where anyone wants it to be especially along the lines of scrimmage, but playing hard, physical and fundamentally sound is a choice. This team decided not to do it today.
That’s fair, and very concerning. I don’t know how you change that.
I had hoped those days were over. I’m just not sure from a mental toughness perspective what is missing.
Sadly, old habits die hard.
Boy, That Pittman hire as O line coach is really working out well…
One of two things must be the case. Either (a) he really is the “best in the business” OL coach that everyone says he is, or (b) he’s overrated as all hell. For now, I’m inclined to trust his reputation. But think about what that implies. If the best OL coach in the country can’t keep our OL from looking like a bunch of turnstiles, then perhaps the talent (and strength) at that position is even worse than we all suspected. (Maybe the rumors are true, and the last coaching regime couldn’t evaluate OL talent for shit.) Either way, we’re going to have to be patient and let Pittman rebuild this OL from the ground up.
Ramguy
The Mark Richt crowd must have forgotten the loses to Vandy, a very crappy SC a couple of years ago….the trashing by the hands of Fla the past two years, one with Faton as the starter, the bonehead kick off call against Tech. The trashing by Tenn in 2007(?) when the Dawgs had the players for a title run. The I don’t give a crap expressions on his face.
These Richt people make me pull against UM every game.
What does Richt 2006, or Richt 20013 have to do with whether we were well coached today? Why does the 2007 UT game give Smart immunity from criticism for his performance?
A couple years from now I hope we can all look back on this as an aberration.
But if you don’t understand its going to be a long couple years you probably need to renew your symphony tickets, cause for better or worse we changed coaches, and that’s almost a guarantee of a couple of years in the doldrums.
Yes, you can sit back and say, hmmm Mark Richt won 10 games last year with a team that was slightly less talented than this one, but that would be a pointless exercise.
We changed coaches, whether that made you happy or sad, deal with the consequences.
And hope.
Yeah. We’re gonna have to let it play out for a few years.
Remember, Scorpio, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
The problem is that the Bulldog Nation has been in the hope stage for 36 years now as 5 of our fellow conference members have won crystal footballs (3 of those including our bloodlust rival have won multiple). In some cases, that hope has turned to frustration and now downright anger.
I can’t take credit for that … Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne in one of my favorite all-time movies 🙂
Today go 💩
This one is over and in the books. Bootch Please is coming to town and will be wearing that shit eating grin of his when he arrives. We’re gonna need a privet specialist when they leave I think they take half the hedges home with them.
Oh and Florida ain’t gonna be in a good mood when we play .
Gus got a new bus.
Does Tech play here this year?
AHD, when you look at the remaining games in light of what happened yesterday every single game remaining on the Dawgs’ schedule is in play–including U La La. I’m not sure the team I saw yesterday in Oxford can beat UK and Vandy, much less Auburn, UT and FU. Tech, too.
I agree. 4 games in and this season is already on the brink. A woodshed loss in Athens this weekend at the hands of a Tennessee team that will be smelling blood in the water would be disastrous. I’m not even talking about winning a division … I’m talking about respectability. Why do I feel like this is potentially 1989-1990 all over again? I lived that as a student … I never want to go back there again.
Man. Just got in and read this thread. Can’t we all just get along?
When I lurk on the UT message boards and still see people, today, arguing over Phil Fulmer. Is that where we want to be years from now, arguing over woulda, coulda, shoulda?
Does getting along mean ignoring the shortfalls of the program in a game that was supposed to be an early measuring stick? I guess we’re all supposed to give the staff credit for all of the wins this year and the previous staff the blame for all of the losses. That’s not the way it works, and I haven’t seen anyone say the previous staff would have won this game. I’ve seen a team that hasn’t played well the last 3 weeks on either side of the ball but especially on offense. It’s not all players and execution, and it’s not all coaching and preparation. There’s a lot of blame to go around.
If we end up wandering in the wilderness like UT did, I guarantee you we’ll still be arguing about the decisions made in November and December 2015.
Except McGarity and the others who made the bad decisions will be long gone and WE will be the ones left holding the bag.
jdjrip
let me give the “Can’t we all just get along crowd” something to chew on. I don’t care if we as dawg fans can or can not agree on a particular “issue”. I care about who is right/correct and who is wrong/incorrect.. If 60%-75% of the fan base is certain that changing Coaches was the right thing to do , the mere fact that they were a majority did not make them correct ….it merely made them whiny trolls who just KNEW that change would be for the better. Those of us who correctly pointed out that all change is NOT good and pointing out that firing the winning-est (% wise ) Coach we ever had would historically(Phil Fulmer and L , Carr) and statistically be unlikely to produce a superior result were dismissed as Richt lovers . What the powers that be at Butts-Mehre need to be is right…. not popular. What most people with a brain intuitively understood was that the B-M crowd already had a significant track record of not being right about damn near anything. I don’t want to be understood,agreed with, respected or even right. What I want is to win. Our brain trust and whiners have in all probability doomed us to wandering in the Michigan/Tenn wilderness for the next decade. Thank you McGarity. I am officially changing my trivia team name from “Micheal Adams must Die” to “Greg McGarity must Die “. How much can I get for my 25 yard line lower level tickets with seat backs and parking pass to the UT game ? I do not need to watch this exercise in futility.
Ten wins are great and all, but really we’ve kind of been wandering in the wilderness since 2005.
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South African media expert derides potential SAPA take-over bids
"Sapa is little more than a shell". Prominent South African journalism professor Anton Harber has issued a scathing critique about investment group Sekunjalo's bid for ailing South African national news agency, Sapa."It is hard to see how a national agency can be owned by one newspaper company, especially since Sekunjalo has shown little respect for editorial freedom or independence." Harber told the World Editors Forum.
The South African Press Association (Sapa) has been fighting for its survival for some time now: publishing houses Times Media Group and Caxton have withdrawn their membership, with Independent Newspapers expected to do the same from November.
But there is interest in reviving the agency. Rescue bids are reportedly on the table from Gallo Images, KMM Review Publishing and Sekunjalo. For Sekunjalo, which owns Independent Newspapers, the aim of the acquisition would be to create a new company with participation by other media houses, with potential expansion across Africa, to 'make it part of the wider African growth story', according to a statement from Sekunjalo chairman Dr Iqbal Survé.
Sapa is "a non-profit company set up and owned by the newspaper groups since 1938 to facilitate the sharing and distribution of news. These agencies have provided the backbone of news distribution for decades, and they developed the formal, neutral style of wire agency reporting so that very different newspapers could all use the same regular stories," explained Caxton Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Professor Anton Harber, in a recent blog post.
Survé's statement this week said he wanted to use Sapa to establish a 'modern multi-platform, continental news syndication service', by investing up to 50 million rand ($4,697,400) in the redevelopment of Sapa into an 'Africa-based content syndication agency'.
Prof Harber, however, was sceptical about the wisdom of such a take-over when the World Editors Forum approached him for comment.
"It is hard to see how a national agency can be owned by one newspaper company, especially since Sekunjalo has shown little respect for editorial freedom or independence. Sekunjalo promised big investment in the Independent Group when they bought it, and we have seen only continued cuts and retrenchments there," Harber said.
Sekunjalo bought the Independent Group from Independent News & Media (INM) in June 2013 and promised there would be no large scale job losses. However, in July 2014 Independent announced plans to undo a centralised production unit, leading to reports of potential retrenchments, which some, including the Media Workers' Association of South Africa, claim may have constituted a breach of the takeover terms.
Harber continued, "It is hard to take seriously a promise of large-scale investment in Sapa. It makes little sense: with limited resources and huge debt, why would [Dr Iqbal Survé, Executive Chairman of Sekunjalo] look to invest his cash in Sapa and where would he get it? I am not sure I take this bid too seriously. The problem is that at a time when Sapa needed to invest in new models and find ways of providing value, it was cut back repeatedly - so that now it is little more than a shell, to be frank. Sapa's attitude has been to stay away from the internet and social media, so it has so far missed this revolution entirely."
Harber remained sceptical about the likelihood of Sakunjalo actually buying Sapa: "I think you might find that they think again when they take a closer look at what they would actually be buying."
Sapa Editor Mark Van de Velden was more optimistic, saying Sapa was "in limbo", given that all board discussions remain confidential, but he was confident of the need for a service such as Sapa in the future, telling the World Editors Forum: "As Southern Africa's economic growth prospects begin to show through and more democratic systems with a vibrant media start also to become more evident, I'd reckon there's a good opportunity to grow a reliable, and credible and wanted, news agency type flow of content, using every available digital platform that works."
"I've always firmly believed, and said so often, that Sapa should be part of a financially viable exchange network of at least Southern African news agencies of all sorts," said Van der Velden of the board's decisions to convert what he described branded a "severely outdated" non-profit model into a commercial entity.
"The print media in one country finds itself largely reliant on "Western" news agency feeds to find out what's happening in a neighbouring country barely a few hundred kilometres away. The problem has always been that Sapa is in effect the only non-government, politically independent national/domestic news agency in Africa. All of our neighbouring national news agencies are distinctly funded and controlled by government.
"News agencies will have had to obviously evolve quite sharply from the old comfortable role of being first to break news of events, or churning out government propaganda, and to take new social media aspects into account to stay relevant...Digitally, retail web platforms will probably still want a cost effective wholesale-basis broad raft of news and information around which to customise their own unique offering to consumers.That's a good role for news agencies too."
Despite this, Van der Velden remained convinced that there is still a place for news agencies such as Sapa, telling the World Editors Forum: "There is still a clear demand for strong, high quality editorial (multimedia) content among media consumers, as long as it sifts and cuts through all the noise and info-clutter "out there."
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E-Mail: olivia.wilkinson@magd.ox.ac.uk
The World Editors Forum is the organisation within the World Association of Newspapers devoted to newspaper editors worldwide. The Editors Weblog (www.editorsweblog.org), launched in January 2004, is a WEF initiative designed to facilitate the diffusion of information relevant to newspapers and their editors.
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Complex Life Owes Its Existence To Parasites?
Is complex life rare in the cosmos? The idea that it could be rests on the observation that the existence of life like us – with large, energy hungry, complicated cells – may be contingent on a number of very specific and unlikely factors in the history of the Earth.
By Caleb A. Scharf on October 24, 2014
Is complex life rare in the cosmos? The idea that it could be rests on the observation that the existence of life like us - with large, energy hungry, complicated cells - may be contingent on a number of very specific and unlikely factors in the history of the Earth. Added together they suggest that places like this could be exceedingly unusual across the universe. As I've pointed out in a previous post, there are some potential flaws to such arguments, largely because of the ways in which we make post-hoc inferences.
But one of the more potent pieces of this 'rare Earth' idea comes from the suggestion that our cellular power-plants, the mitochondria, are due to a very low probability merger of simpler microbial (prokaryotic) organisms some 2 billion years ago. In this scenario the complex cellular structure of Eukayrotes (us, plants, insects, fungus...) essentially began with that exceedingly lucky - and therefore cosmically rare - mutual engulfment and resulting symbiosis.
However, a new piece of research offers an intriguing (albeit equally unproven) alternative. Zhang Wang and Martin Wu of the University of Virginia make an argument that instead of a chancy cellular merger, or engulfment of one prokaryote by another, the mitochondrial machinery actually comes from a parasite. What started out as a bacterium stealing chemical energy eventually became an organism providing chemical energy - in return for an evolutionary advantage.
This proposal comes from a deep look at the genetic relationships between modern mitochondria and 18 closely related free-ranging bacteria. The researchers in effect attempt a reconstruction of the likely metabolic processes of the earliest mitochondria and their immediate precursors. They find that these critters were more likely to have been chemical energy parasites, and probably mobile too - with genes for the bacterial 'tails' or flagella that propel many microbes.
Why would this change the rare-complex-life argument? Parasites are rampant in nature. In fact, as the science writer Carl Zimmer pointed out in his book Parasite Rex, life on Earth can, in many respects, be considered to be dominated by parasites. And the beauty of parasites (yes, all things are beautiful in the proper context!) is that their very survival hinges on insinuating themselves into other organisms.
In other words, if mitochondria and complex cells are the later outcome of a parasitic infestation, their existence is perhaps not so unlikely - there was a strong incentive for those ancestral mitochondrial species to find hosts, and the rest is just natural selection.
Caleb A. Scharf
Caleb A. Scharf is director of astrobiology at Columbia University. He is author and co-author of more than 100 scientific research articles in astronomy and astrophysics. His work has been featured in publications such as New Scientist, Scientific American, Science News, Cosmos Magazine, Physics Today and National Geographic.
Is Biology Best?
One Decade, a Lot of Writing
Recent Lunar Discoveries Reveal a "New Moon"
Failure to Launch Is Always An Option
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Eagles Yet to Earn CAC Win
12 years ago The Blue & Gray Press
BY JOEY MERKEL
The Capital Athletic Conference has been anything but kind to the University of Mary Washington volleyball team.
After a disappointing loss Tuesday night against St. Mary’s College of MD, the Eagles remain winless in the conference.
Despite forcing a fifth game against the Seahawks, the Eagles were unable to pull out a win and went to 10-7 on the year, falling to 0-3 in the CAC standings.
Junior captain Kelley Hueber was disappointed with the loss. The 0-3 CAC season has not gone as planned.
“It gives us a reputation and our goal this year was to flip the script and change our 1-6 standings to 6-1 and right now being 0-3 is not helping,” Hueber said.
Head coach Dee Conway was also disappointed with the loss but isn’t willing to give up.
“We gotta keep battling, keep fighting,” she said.
The Eagles came out in the first game of the match looking just as strong as the Seahawks, but St. Mary’s gained a 20-16 lead and went on a 10-3 run to win the match, 30-19.
Game two was neck and neck and eventually led to a tie at 24.
The Eagles managed to put the Seahawks away 30-27 off of a game-winning spike by Hueber past the outstretched hands of St. Mary’s defenders.
Despite a win in match two, the Eagles were unable to keep their momentum, in what became a repeat of game one with another 30-19 loss.
Not to disrupt the back and forth pattern of the evening, game four belonged to UMW, who barely squeaked past the Seahawks with a 30-28 win after a St. Mary’s spike went out of bounds.
With both teams even at two games apiece, the match went into a forced game five of fifteen points.
The Seahawks were quick on offense, quickly bringing the score to 8-3 before switching to the other side of the net.
The game ended 15-11 Seahawks, pushing St. Mary’s record to 2-0 in conference play and leaving the Eagles empty within the conference.
Hueber said the last minute loss has become a pattern for the Eagles.
“We go to five games every time, but we can’t finish it,” she said. “I guess there was a lack of focus, a lack of desire in the end.”
Despite the loss, the Eagles made it to game five with strong play from their hitters upfront, including juniors Hueber and Kathryn Carter, and sophomore Anne Lutkenhaus.
Setting the booming hitters, sophomores Rita Beale and Lindsey Scott were able to keep the Eagles in the games with great sets to the middle and the outside.
Junior hitter Erika Luera was sidelined Tuesday night with an ankle injury but is proud of the effort her team put forth.
“They played hard, it was just unfortunate that we couldn’t come out with a W,” Luera said.
Conway is proud of her squad for trying to come back after each match they lost.
“What’s exciting is that they didn’t give up ,” she said. “They kept battling, they kept fighting, that was the big thing.”
Conway is hopeful UMW will end their CAC drought and defeat Villa Julie tonight in another home match-up.
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Announcing Laugh For Sight NYC 10/28/13 with Legends of Comedy Jerry Seinfeld and Robert Klein, Host Craig Carton, and much more!
It is my great pleasure to announce that we will have two legends of comedy at this year’s Laugh For Sight NYC on Monday, October 28, 2013 at Gotham Comedy Club. We are thrilled to announce that both Jerry Seinfeld and Robert Klein are confirmed for this year’s benefit! This year’s All Star Benefit will be hosted by WFAN’s Craig Carton from Boomer & Carton in the Mornings, and they will be joined by veteran comedian Hiram Kasten, and of course my guide dog Nash and me. And guess what? The lineup isn’t finalized yet! We will be announcing more of this once in a lifetime lineup as the date gets closer. If you are in or near New York City, you are not going to want to miss this night of laughs for a cause.
Please join us to help raise money and awareness about retinal degenerative eye diseases. This year’s Silent Auction and Comedy Benefit will kick off at 7pm with the Comedy Show starting at 830pm. Tickets for the All Star Benefit will go on sale on Monday, September 9th, and can be purchased through Gotham Comedy Club at http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com, or by calling 212-367-9000. Corporate table inquiries can be sent to info@laughforsight.com, and donations for the silent auction are still being accepted. For the latest updates make sure to follow this blog, visit our website at http://www.laughforsight.com, and follow us on Twitter @LaughForSight.
Tags:benefits, Brian Fischler, charities, comedy, Craig Carton, eye disease research, Gotham Comedy Club, guide dogs, Hiram Kasten, Jerry Seinfeld, Laugh For Sight, New York City, Robert Klein, stand up comedy
Laugh For Sight NYC is this Monday December 10th at Gotham Comedy Club!!
It is almost here as only the weekend, well, and I guess the weather could stand in Laugh For Sight NYC Take Two, No Sandy’s Allowed way. The rescheduled benefit is this upcoming Monday, December 10th at the World Famous Gotham Comedy Club. The evening will be hosted by Celebrity Host Bonnie Bernstein of ESPN, and she will be joined by the biggest names in comedy, including Legendary Comedian Robert Klein who you might have seen on the November 12th The Late Show with David Letterman promoting this years benefit. Eddie Brill, the audience warm up comedian at The Late Show with David Letterman, Bonnie McFarlane from Last Comic Standing, the new film Women Aren’t Funny, Paul Mecurio an Emmy and Peabody Award winning writer from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and political satirist who can be seen on CNN and CNBC, Jim Norton from Opie and Anthony, Colin Quinn Saturday Night Live Alum and his Broadway and HBO hit, Rich Vos from Last Comic Standing and his podcast My Wife Hates Me, and of course my guide dog Nash and me from Top Gear USA and the soon to be released Gotham Comedy Radio podcast..
The Silent Auction will begin at 7pm and the Comedy Show at 830PM. Want To Be Comedian Mark Farrell will be hosting the silent auction, so make sure to get there early to see why we keep Mark in the basement at Gotham. Donors to the silent auction include Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Jimmy Fallon Show, The NY Yankees, Eli Manning, Susan Michel Limited, Exhale Spa, Felix Rey, C-Tech, Jackie Mason, and more. Tickets are $35 for general admin and $75 for VIP Reserved Seating.
For tickets please visit http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com, call 212-367-9000, or visit the events page at http://gothamcomedyclub.com/show.cfm?id=191886&cart
Please make sure to follow all of the comedians who are donating their time on Twitter. @LaughForSight @BonnieBernstein @blindgator @BonnieMcFarlane @PaulMecurio @JimNorton @IAmColinQuinn @RichVos.
And you never know who else might stop by!
Tags:Blind causes, Bonnie Bernstein, Bonnie McFarlane, Brian Fischler, charity benefits, Colin Quinn, Eddie Brill, fundraising, Gotham Comedy Club, guide dogs, Jim Norton, Laugh For Sight, NYC Benefits, Paul Mecurio, Rich Vos, Robert Klein, Sandy
Laugh For Sight NYC Take Two, No Sandy’s Allowed! set for December 10th, Gotham Comedy Club.
We are very excited to announce that Laugh For Sight NYC Take TwoNo Sandy’s Allowed! has been rescheduled for Monday, December 10, 2012 at Gotham Comedy Club. It’s like deja vu to us all over again, as we have very fortunately landed the same lineup. LAugh For Sight NYC will feature Celebrity Host, Bonnie Bernstein, Legendary Comedian Robert Klein, Eddie Brill, Bonnie McFarlane, Paul Mecurio, Jim Norton, Colin Quinn, Rich Vos, and of course Nash and me. The Silent Auction will begin at 7pm and the Comedy Show at 830PM.
We were even more fortunate as Robert Klein went on The Late Show with David Letterman on November 12th to promote this year’s very special Laugh For Sight NYC. To watch the episode click here http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/2303919777/the-late-show-11-12-2012
Tickets for LAugh For Sight NYC can be purchased by visting http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com, calling 212-367-9000, or by clicking this link http://gothamcomedyclub.com/show.cfm?id=191886&cart
Donors to this year’s silent auction include Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Jimmy Fallon Show, the NY Yankees, Eli Manning, Jackie Mason, Felix Rey, Exhale Spa, C-Tech, Rock of Ages, Susan Michel Limited, and much more. Tickets are $35 for General Admission and $75 for VIP Reserved Seating.
Please make sure to follow all of the talented performers donating their time and of course Laugh For Sight on Twitter @LaughForSight, @BonnieBernstein, @BonnieMcFarlane, @PaulMecurio, @JimNorton, @IAmColinQuinn, @RichVos, @blindgator, @NashtheGuideDog.
Laugh For Sight NYC Postponed due to that Bitch Sandy!
Well, I should be on my way to LAugh For Sight NYC but that bitch Sandy had different plans. Our yearly New York City Benefit scheduled for tonight at Gotham Comedy Club has been postponed due to the hurricane. Unreal, as I ask for nice weather one day a year, and the weather out there is anything but nice. We had such a solid lineup for this year’s benefit with Celebrity Host Bonnie Bernstein from ESPN, Legendary Comedian Robert Klein, Eddie Brill, Bonnie McFarlane, Paul Mecurio, Jim Norton, Colin Quinn, Rich Vos, and of course Nash and me. Oh well, six months of work down the drain.
We are looking to reschedule this year’s LAugh For Sight NYC for some time in the next six weeks. We will have to rebook the entire lineup and re-promote the entire benefit, but we will do it again. For the latest information on Laugh For Sight follow us on Twitter @LaughForSight and everyone getting hammered by this storm, please stay safe.
Tags:blind, Bonnie Bernstein, Bonnie McFarlane, Brian Fischler, charity benefit, Colin Quinn, Eddie Brill, Gotham Comedy Club, Hurricane Sandy, Jim Norton, Laugh For Sight, New York City, Paul Mecurio, Rich Vos, vision impaired
Laugh For Sight 10/29 Gotham Comedy Club with Celebrity Host Bonnie Bernstein, and much much more Tickets on Sale!
I am very excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for Laugh For Sight NYC on Monday, October 29th at the World Famous Gotham Comedy Club. We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Celebrity Host will be Bonnie Bernstein from ESPN. She will be joined by the biggest names in comedy, including Legendary Comedian, Robert Klein (Emmy and Tony Award Nominee, Over 90 appearances on The Tonight Show), Eddie Brill (Audience Warm-Up at The Late Show with David Letterman), Bonnie McFarlane (Last Comic Standing, Women Aren’t Funny), Paul Mecurio (Emmy Award Winner, Former Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), Jim Norton (Opie and Anthony), Colin Quinn (Saturday Night Live and Host of Tough Crowd with Colin quinn), Rich Vos (Last Comic Standing, Women Aren’t Funny), and of course Nash and me.
This year’s Silent Auction will begin at 7pm with donations from the NY Yankees, Comedy Central, Eli Manning, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, The Jimmy Fallon Show, Exhale Spa, Felix Rey, Jackie Mason, Susan Michel Limited, and much more. The Comedy Show will start at 830PM. Tickets are $35 for General Admission and $75 for VIP Reserved Seating. To purchase tickets please go to http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com, call 212-367-9000, or click directly on this link http://gothamcomedyclub.com/show.cfm?id=191886&cart
For the latest updates please make sure to Follow Laugh For Sight on Twitter at @LaughForSight and do make sure to follow all of the very generous performers who are donating their time. On Twitter @BonnieBernstein, @BonnieMcFarlane, @JimNorton, @PaulMecurio, @IAmColinQuinn, @RichVos, @blindgator.
Tags:Blind causes, Bonnie Bernstein, Bonnie McFarlane, Brian Fischler, Colin Quinn, Comedy Benefits, Eddie Brill, Fundraisers, Gotham Comedy Club, guide dogs, Jim Norton, Laugh For Sight, New York City Comedy, NYC comedy, NYC Fun night out, Paul Mecurio, Rich Vos, Robert Klein
Laugh For Sight NYC 2012 Announced!!
We are very excited to announce that Laugh For Sight 2012 will be Monday, October 29, 2012, once again at the World Famous Gotham Comedy Club. Legendary Comedian, Robert Klein will be returning for a sixth year, and joined by Janeane Garofalo, Paul Mecurio, and of course, Brian Fischler and Nash. We will be announcing more of the details very very soon.
The Silent Auction will start at 7pm with the Comedy Show to follow at 830pm. Tickets have not gone on sale yet, but they will soon. Make sure to Follow @LaughForSight on Twitter for the latest announcements.
Tags:Brian Fischler, charity benefit, comedy, Gotham Comedy Club, guide dogs, Janeane Garofalo, Laugh For Sight, New York City, Paul Mecurio, Robert Klein
Laugh For Sight NYC with Robert Klein, Steven Wright, Tom Papa, Judah Friedlander, and more A Recap!
Well, another year has gone by, and we just held our Sixth Annual Laugh For Sight New York City at the World Famous Gotham Comedy Club. The benefit was held this past Monday, October 6, 2011. This historic night of comedy featured Legendary Comedians Robert Klein and Steven Wright. They were joined by some of the biggest names in comedy including Judah Friedlander from 30 Rock, Tom Papa from The Marriage Ref, Eddie Brill the Audience Warm Up at The Late Show with David Letterman, Jessica Kirson from Comedy Central Present, Dan Naturman from Last Comic Standing, and of course me, Brian Fischler and Nash from Top Gear USA.
The evening started out with a silent auction that began at 7pm. The Silent Auction was Presented by Patron Spirits. For those of you who have been to Gotham Comedy Club. The Silent Auction was held in the down stairs portion of the club where Gotham has a smaller show room. Of course, this room filled up quickly as sighted and blind people came together to support Laugh For Sight and help raise money for retinal degenerative eye disease research and awareness. The great thing about Laugh For Sight is we are now getting a lot of visually impaired people coming out to enjoy the evening. People with several different kinds of eye diseases were in attendance. The Silent Auction was hosted by Radio Personality and Motivational Speaker, Mark Farrell. Mark of course was in rare formed as he roasted Nash and me during the silent auction. A very special thanks to all of our donors at the Silent Auction. A Very Special Extra Thanks to Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, The Jimmy Fallon Show, Jobson Medical Information, the NY Yankees, Eli Manning, Charlize Theron, Top Gear USA, Susan Michel Limited, Exhale Spa, Kramer Portraits, Felix Rey, Rock of Ages, Second Stage, and if I am forgetting somebody, I am so sorry, and hit me up and I will make sure to thank you.
The Silent Auction ran from 7pm to 830pm. Mark Farrell did a great job encouraging people to get those last minute bids in. Thanks so much to Patron Spirits and Diageo for all of their donations to the silent auction.
As the auction ended, and people were seated in the main show room upstairs at Gotham Comedy Club, we got ready to start the show. As usual, I had my moment of panic as none of the comedians had arrived yet. It passed quickly, as our host for the evening, Dan Naturman came up to me. Soon after our second performer of the evening arrived. For those of you who do not know, all of the amazing comedians who perform at Laugh For Sight, donate their time. This benefit would not happen without their generosity and amazing talent.
We were quite thrilled as the show room was completely packed, and the Yankees were even playing tonight. Dan Naturman took the stage, and another Laugh For Sight was under way. I am normally a nervous wreck as there are so many things going on behind the scenes that we need to make sure run smoothly. My counterpart at Laugh For Sight, and Co-Founder, Scott Wartham did a tremendous job with the silent auction, and helping make sure everything ran smoothly. The staff at Gotham Comedy Club is so amazing, everyone from the owner Chris Mazzilli, to the events Manager Laura, Cyrus at the door, the Managers Sean and Ed, and all the wait staff are fantastic. If all comedy clubs were run the way Gotham is, it was be a much nicer business to work in.
While Dan was on stage getting the audience going, Ed the manager, got me ready to take the stage. I like to go early to get things out of the way, that way I can attend to things going on behind the scene, and not be concerned with my set. After Dan did a wonderful job opening the show, Nash and I took the stage. I was very happy with my set, as I was working on some new material. Nash did a good job not walking around to much on stage. I heard he was staring at a lot of peoples food.
After Nash and I rocked the house, Jessica Kirson took the stage. Wow, I would kill to have her energy. She is a true sweetheart, and one of the hardest working people in stand up comedy today. The crowd really loves her, and her energy kept the crowd in a roar. While Jessica was on stage, a lot of other comedians showed up. Unfortunately, I did not get to see a lot of her set, as I had to be in the lobby to greet our performer’s and see if there was anything they needed. The amazing thing to me about comedians, is they are a laid back bunch, and very low maintenance.
After Jessica, it was Tom Papa. Tom is a fantastic guy. I just got to do a guest spot for him in Florida the week before, so it was great to see him again. Tom had performed at the very first Laugh For Sight, so it was a real pleasure to have him back.
After Tom, Eddie Brill was on stage. Eddie has been a huge supporter of Laugh For Sight, and this was his fifth time performing at Laugh For Sight. We are always so thrilled to have him.
Mext up it was Judah Friedlander. Funny thing, as I first spoke to Judah about Laugh For Sight after our very first benefit. Judah and I were in L.A. at the Melrose Improv, and he told me he would love to be involved in the future, but it all depends if this pilot he just filmed gets picked up. A little show called 30 Rock. Well, we were thrilled that Judah’s shooting schedule finally worked out with Laugh For Sight, and he was able to do the benefit. A man of his word. What a fantastic guy.
Next up was Steven Wright. What a treat, and a great guy. Steven was very helpful promoting this year’s benefit, as he did a Twitter Chat with us a few days earlier where he tweeted via @LaughForSight on Twitter. Please go to our page to check out the chat. Steven was tremendous, as were all of the comedians.
Last up, was our biggest back, Robert Klein. I don’t think Laugh For Sight would still exist if it wasn’t for Robert’s support all these years. He was once again tremendous.
A very special thanks to Dan Naturman, Jessica Kirson, Tom Papa, Eddie Brill, Judah Friedlander, Steven Wright, and Robert Klein. You were all tremendous and the feedback from the audience has been incredible. A lot of people are still laughing.
Additionally, I would like to thank Erica Greenhouse, our photographer at the benefit. You can check our Facebook and Laugh For Sight pages for the great pictures of this year’s benefit. They will be up on our website soon at http://www.laughforsight.com. Our Facebook and Twitter pages can be found under Laugh For Sight.
Overall, it was a very successful evening. We have a lot of possibilities of where we move forward with Laugh For Sight, and I will keep you all informed.
Tags:blindness, Brian Fischler, charity benefit, comedy, Dan Naturman, Eddie Brill, fundraising, Gotham Comedy Club, guide dogs, Jessica Kirson, Judah Friedlander, Laugh For Sight, New York City, retinits pigments, Robert Klein, stand up comedy, Steven Wright, Tom Papa, vision causes
Laugh For Sight is thrilled to Announce that Judah Friedlander from 30 Rock and Tom Papa from The Marriage Ref have joined the All Star Lineup for Monday, October 3 Gotham Comedy Club New York City
Tickets are now on sale four Laugh For Sight NYC at Gotham Comedy Club on Monday, October 3 Silent Auction and Comedy Show beginning at 7pm. Legendary Comedians Robert Klein and Steven Wright will be joined by Judah Friedlander from 30 Rock, Tom Papa from The Marriage Ref, Eddie Brill The Audience Warm-Up at The Late Show with David Letterman, Jessica Kirson from Comedy Central Presents, Dan Naturman from Last Comic Standing, and of course myself and Nash. Tickets can be purchased by going to http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com, by calling 212-367-9000, or by visiting this link directly.
http://gothamcomedyclub.com/show.cfm?id=99171&cart
Tickets for Laugh For Sight are $35 for General Admission and $75 for VIP Reserved Seating. The Silent Auction Presented by Patron Spirits begins at 7pm, the Comedy Show will begin at 830PM. Donations to the silent auction include: Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, The Jimmy Fallon Show, NY Yankees, Susan Michel Limited, NJ Devils, NY Rangers, Felix Rey, Exhale Spa, Eli Manning, Charlize Theron, Top Gear USA, and much more.
Corporate tables are still available, and donations can still be made for the silent auction, please contact us at info@laughforsight.com.
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Please makre sure to visit our website at http://www.laughforsight.com and Follow us on Twitter @LaughForSight
Tags:blind, Brian Fischler, charity benefits, comedy, Dan Naturman, Eddie Brill, Gotham Comedy Club, Jessica Kirson, Judah Friedlander, Laugh For Sight, Legally blind, Robert Klein, Silent Auctions, stand up comedy, Steven Wright, Tom Papa, visually impaired
Laugh For Sight NYC with Two Legends of Comedy Robert Klein and Steven Wright 10/3/11 Gotham Comedy Club!!
Laugh For Sight NYC is thrilled to announce that Legendary Comedian Steven Wright has joined this year’s lineup that includes Legendary Comedian, Robert Klein returning for a fifth year along with Eddie Brill, the audience Warm Up at The Late Show with David Letterman, Jessica Kirson Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and Seen on The Apprentice, Brian Fischler with his guide dog Nash The Co-Founder and President of Laugh For Sight and seen on Top Gear U.S.A., and much more to be announced soon!
Laugh For Sight is a Not-For-Profit that raises money for retinal degenerative eye disease research and awareness about these diseases. This year’s silent auction will be presented by Patron Spirits and features donations from Comedy Central, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Jimmy Fallon Show, NY Yankees, Exhale Spa, Felix Rey, Kramer Portraits, Susan Michel Limited, and much more. The silent auction will start at 7pm with the comedy show starting at 830pm. Tickets can be purchased through Gotham Comedy Club’s website at http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com, and clicking on the date Monday, October 3, 2011, or by calling 212-367-9000. Donations can be made to Laugh For Sight through our website at http://www.laughforsight.com. For donations, corporate sponsorships, media inquiries, or to get involved with Laugh For Sight, please send an email to info@laughforsight.com.
Laugh For Sight compiles a lineup of the biggest names an audience would never get to see in one power packed night of comedy. Laugh For Sight is a National Comedy Benefit with shows in New York City, Los Angeles, and South Beach. Past performers have included Sarah Silverman, Robert Klein, Lewis Black, Kevin Nealon, Kevin Pllak, Colin Quinn, Russell Peters, Christopher Titus, Jim Gaffigan, Dave Attell, John Oliver, Rich Vos, Bonnie McFarlane, Judy Gold, Godfrey, Robert Kelly, Alonzo Bodden, Greg Giraldo, Adam Ferrara, Tom Papa, and many more.
Tags:Brian Fischler, causes, Comedy Benefit, Eddie Brill, Gotham Comedy Club, guide dogs, Jessica Kirson, Laugh For Sight, New York City, Not-For-Profit, Robert Klein, Steven Wright, vision
Laugh For Sight 4 Photos!
It has taken me awhile, but here are some of the photos from Laugh For Sight 4 at Gotham Comedy Club. All photos courtesy of Mark Liflander. Enjoy!
1010 WINS Alice Stockton-Rossini, Brian and Nash
Brian and Nash at the silent auction
Brian and Nash before the show
Brian & Nash telling em how it is!
Keeping Em' Laughing Til There's A Cure
Eddie Brill, Audience Warm Up Letterman Show
Eddie Brill, 4 time Laugh For Sight performer
Rich Vos having fun with the audience
Rich Vos from Last Comic Standing
Legendary Comedian Robert Klein
Robert Klein keeping em laughing
Robert Klein Tony and Grammy Nominee
Friend sharing a laugh with Erica Greenhouse
Jessica Greenhouse and Matt
Bonnie McFarlane from Last Comic Standing
Bonnie McFarlane making em laugh
Comedian John Morrison getting the crowd going
Michelle Brier from Guiding Eyes with a puppy
SNL Alum and Tough Crowd's Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn sharing a laugh with the crowd
LFS4 Emcee and 1010 WINS Alice Stockton-Rossini
Comedian Tim Young
Tags:Alice Stockton-Rossini, Bonnie McFarlane, Brian Fischler, charity benefit, Colin Quinn, comedians, Eddie Brill, Gotham Comedy Club, Guiding Eyes For the Blind, John Morrison, Laugh For Sight 4, photos, Rich Vos, Robert Klein, Tim Young
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Governments warned over ageing populations
1 Oct 2013•Ageing and development, Press releases
World leaders must face up to the challenges of their ageing populations and better understand the needs of their oldest citizens, says charity Age International today. The call comes as the first ever Global Age Watch Index is published, revealing the best and worst places for older people to live around the world.
With the number of people aged 65 and over expected to double by 2050 the development charity argues that time is running out for governments to plan around how this demographic change is going to affect their countries.
The Global Age Watch Index, developed by Age International’s sister charity HelpAge International, is the first of its kind to establish the wellbeing of older people globally and demonstrates the glaring gaps in how older people are treated around the world. For example, despite having very similar GDPs, Sri Lanka was assessed as a much better place for older people (ranked 36 out of 91 countries) than South Asian neighbour Pakistan (89 out of 91). In particular the countries varied significantly in how age friendly their countries are – an indicator of how socially connected and how safe older people feel in their communities – with Sri Lanka much higher than Pakistan.
Countries need to tackle ageing head-on
Vietnam has one of the fastest ageing populations in the world.
The need to manage the effects of ageing populations is often characterised as a developed world challenge, however poorer countries are often facing the biggest challenges with Vietnam, Laos, Mongolia and Jordan having the fastest ageing populations. All four of these countries fall in the lower half of the Age Index, suggesting that policy makers within those countries need to tackle ageing head-on or risk being overwhelmed by demographic change.
Age International is calling on governments around the world to better understand and address the opportunities and challenges that come with having an ageing population. In particular the charity is calling on governments to ensure that they collect data on older people so they can get a better picture of the make-up of their older population. With discussions currently underway on what should replace the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015, this is particularly important in ensuring that the needs of older people are not forgotten.
Governments must do more
Chris Roles, Director of Age International said, ‘The Global Age Watch Index is a welcome tool that allows us to better understand what life is like for older people around the world.’
‘It is also important because it demonstrates that this kind of data is possible to collate about older people at a global scale.’
‘However, as a result of insufficient data globally, the Index was only able to compare 91 of the UN’s 193 member states. In order to understand the needs of older people around the world and ensure that no one is left behind in the ‘new Millennium Development Goals’, it is essential that governments do more to capture data about older people.’
Media contact: Sara Guy, sara.guy@ageinternational.org.uk
Full Global Age Watch Index:
Sweden 1 Israel 21 Croatia 41 Venezuela 61 Morocco 81
Norway 2 Spain 22 Thailand 42 Poland 62 Honduras 82
Germany 3 Uruguay 23 Peru 43 Kyrgyzstan 63 Montenegro 83
Netherlands 4 Belgium 24 Philippines 44 Serbia 64 West Bank and Gaza 84
Canada 5 Czech Republic 25 Latvia 45 South Africa 65 Nigeria 85
Switzerland 6 Argentina 26 Bolivia 46 Ukraine 66 Malawi 86
New Zealand 7 Italy 27 Bulgaria 47 Korea, Rep. 67 Rwanda 87
United States 8 Costa Rica 28 Romania 48 Dominican Rep 68 Jordan 88
Iceland 9 Estonia 29 Slovak Republic 49 Ghana 69 Pakistan 89
Japan 10 Panama 30 Lithuania 50 Turkey 70 Tanzania 90
Austria 11 Brazil 31 Armenia 51 Indonesia 71 Afghanistan 91
Ireland 12 Ecuador 32 Tajikistan 52 Paraguay 72
United Kingdom 13 Mauritius 33 Vietnam 53 India 73
Australia 14 Portugal 34 Colombia 54 Mongolia 74
Finland 15 China 35 Nicaragua 55 Guatemala 75
Luxembourg 16 Sri Lanka 36 Mexico 56 Moldova 76
Denmark 17 Georgia 37 Cyprus 57 Nepal 77
France 18 Malta 38 Greece 58 Russia 78
Chile 19 Albania 39 El Salvador 59 Lao PDR 79
Slovenia 20 Hungary 40 Belarus 60 Cambodia 80
The Global Age Watch Index is a comprehensive tool that uses data from the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, the International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). It was developed with the support of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the assistance of a global panel of distinguished experts.
Construction of the Index
The Index, developed by HelpAge International, provides an overview of the quality of life experienced by older people in 91 countries. A dashboard of thirteen separate indicators has been put together under the four domains of income security, health, education and employment and enabling (age-friendly) environment. Together this information measures the economic, social and political elements that interact to create a healthy environment for later life.
The Global Age Watch Index has been created because the overall lack of information available on ageing combined with poor understanding of the effects of population ageing is responsible for the exclusion and marginalisation of many millions of older people from basic services, including health, education, training and basic entitlements such as pensions. Such data gaps give rise to serious errors of analysis, policy and programming. HelpAge has developed the Index as a way to:
Democratise international data by presenting it in a form that assists governments and policy makers to develop their own solutions.
Highlight data gaps in terms of both countries and areas of life relevant to the wellbeing of older people.
Broaden policy makers’ understanding of the needs of older people to help us realise the multidimensional nature of later life.
Provide countries with a baseline from which to measure future progress and to learn from each other.
The Index is a long-term project to be updated with an annual ‘age’ report focussing on a key trend or element each year. The main target audiences include governments, policy makers, UN agencies, development agencies, HelpAge Affiliates and partners, community organisations and campaign groups, civil society networks and coalitions, older people and the wider general public.
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Ageing and development, Press releases
global ageing, Global AgeWatch Index, Helpage International
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Make Things (Happen) Coming to Oakland, CA!
February 3, 2015 cwongyapinterface gallery, make things (happen), Oakland, participation Leave a comment
Interface Gallery
Over the past few months, I’ve been expanding Make Things (Happen) for its exhibition at Interface Gallery in Oakland! Now with 45 artist-created activity sheets, the project will include interactive work stations, offsite locations (pick up a postcard in the gallery for details), and public programming led by artists!
February 6–March 1
486 49th Street (in Temescal Alley, off Telegraph), Oakland, CA
6–9pm: Opening reception (Oakland First Fridays)
7pm: Probe the twin histories of astronomy and astrology with Lauren Marie Taylor. Make a star chart, create new constellations, then officially name and dedicate your very own star.
1pm: Meal Ticket with Lexa Walsh brings together different individuals for a home-cooked meal and recipe exchange to facilitate conversation and community. The recipes are complied into a community cookbook, creating a unique group identity, while the meals propose a temporary utopia to encourage a hospitable democracy. RSVP at interfaceartgallery@gmail.com—at capacity.
Gallery Hours: Wed–Sun, 11–4
Go out and find four sheets at our neighbors:
Book/Shop, 482D 49th St, Tue–Fri 12–6, Sat 10–6
Lanesplitter Pizza, 4799 Telegraph @ 48th St, daily 11am-12am
La Commune Bookstore at Omni Oakland Commons, Shattuck @ 48th St, Tue–Sun 12–6
Royal Nonesuch Gallery, 4231 Telegraph @ 43rd St, Sat–Sun 1–4
Artists: Lauren F. Adams, Oliver Braid, Maurice Carlin, Kevin B. Chen, Torreya Cummings, Helen de Main, double zero, Bean Gilsdorf, Galeria Rusz, Sarrita Hunn, Maria Hupfield, Ariana Jacob, Hannah Jickling & Helen Reed, Nick Lally, Justin Langlois, Justin Limoges, Jessica Longmore, Mail Order Brides/M.O.B., Kari Marboe & Erik Scollon, Betty Marín, Mark Anthony Martinez, Meta Local Collaborative, Melissa Miller, Roy Meuwissen, Laura Napier, Susan O’Malley, Dionis Ortiz, Kristina Paabus, Piero Passacantando, Julie Perini, Ryan Pierce, Pavel Romaniko, Risa Puno, Genevieve Quick, Mary Rothlisberger, Pallavi Sen, Elisabeth Smolarz, Tattfoo Tan, Lauren Marie Taylor, sharita towne, Emilio Vavarella, David Gregory Wallace, Lexa Walsh, Alex Wilde & Emily Chappell, Brian Zegeer, Lu Zhang
The results ran the gamut from celebratory, such as making commemorative plates of one’s own life, to darkly hilarious, such as the reproduction and delivery of an ominous note written by Stanley Kubrick to Tom Cruise. … While some of the artists’ instructables can be executed solo, Yap is a great fan of the Venn diagram: Overlapping with others is the real payoff.
—Silke Tudor “DIY Gallery,” SF Weekly (February 4, 2015).
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Ellen Sebastian Chang’s and Maya Gurantz’ live video feed public art project, A Hole in Space (Oakland Redux), was inspired by Kit Galloway’s and Sherry Rabinowitz’ 1980 Hole in Space. But instead of inviting the public on opposite coasts to interact as in the original version, Chang and Gurantz sited the project for residents of North and East Oakland. See Sarah Burke’s “Artists Create Two-Way Video Portal for Oaklanders to Meet Their Neighbors” in the East Bay Express (January 28, 2015).
Impressions: Bay Area
December 4, 2014 cwongyapAimee Friberg, Black Friday, City Hall, CULT, Hunter's Point, Johannson Projects, Kiria Koula, Kirk Crippens, Michael Arcega, Oakland, Ratio 3, san francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, Stephanie Syjuco, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Workshop Residence Leave a comment
Some art shows I saw in San Francisco and Oakland.
When I visit California during holidays, I recall the familiar, discover what’s changed, and encounter weird schedules. It’s catch as catch can.
Baby (Medium for Intercultural Navigation): An installation by Michael Arcega @ SFAC Grove Street. Kids dream of floating down a river, and MA has made a real outrigger sailing canoe. It works. Hope you got to ogle it, suspended in flight.
The Point: Kirk Crippens in Collaboration with the Bayview-Hunters Point Community @ SF City Hall The SF Arts Commission’s humanizing portrait series continues, and currently ties in to The Last Black Man in San Francisco moment.
Here’s an interesting line-up of spaces to visit back-to-back: Kiria Koula (nice fluorescent white cube with cool, linear, geometric interventions), the expanded Ratio 3 (terrifyingly perfect and high-ceilinged white cube with hard edged, linear, oft black-and-white interior design and architectural installations) and CULT/Aimee Friberg (b/w architectural interventions/wall paintings/geometric sculptures).
Stephanie Syjuco @ Workshop Residence. A combination of things difficult not to like: a residency, workshop, and artist’s multiple store, with very desirable objects. Even shopping-agnostic-I couldn’t resist a tote bag to support the artist and program. The price points were mostly out of my range, but nobody said that manufacturing things in SF would be cheap.
Dud: Oakland Black Friday. I tried not to spend money, out of respect for Ferguson, and lingering memories of Adbusters’ Buy Nothing Day. I had some help—parking meters were free thanks to “Plaid Friday” (Is the Oakland Chamber of Commerce targeting lumber-sexuals?) and Arizmendi was closed (in an almost-throwback against the creep of retail hours into the holidays). But I was only able to visit three of four galleries on my list. Admittedly, I failed to look closely enough at their websites to see if they were, indeed, actually open. So Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Random Parts, and City Limits Gallery, I guess I’ll have to check you out another time. Thanks, Johannson Projects, for opening your doors.
oakland: my fair city
November 2, 2011 cwongyapdemonstrations, Guardian, Oakland, Occupy Oakland, OccupyWallSt, Optimism, OWS, papercuts, people power Leave a comment
I have a lot of love for Oakland, California, where I lived from 1994 to 2010. Here are a few new reasons to love Oakland:
Love this General Strike poster. The illustrations, typography, and colors are pitch-perfect. Hard to make out the artist's name: R. Black? Source: OccupyOakland.org.
"John Robb, from Fairfax, California, managed almost singlehandedly to shut down a Chase bank branch" reported Adam Gabbatt, blogger for the Guardian (UK). Photograph: Adam Gabbatt/guardian.co.uk
“I got here at 10.30am, one my own,” Robb told the Guardian from his position seated in front of the entrance.
“Security kept pushing me away, but I stayed by myself for another 30 minutes. Then someone else arrived, they still pushed us away. Then the big march came past and we called everyone over, they came and the bank locked the doors.”
…Some protesters voiced their desire to smash the bank’s windows; other protesters stood in front of the bank and prevented them from doing so.
(As told to Adam Gabbatt for the Guardian, Nov. 2, 2011)
Skeptics demanding OWS’ demands ought consider this:
Occupy Oakland shuts down a Chase bank during today's General Strike. (Source: Facebook, photographer unconfirmed.)
I think the message is pretty clear. If this doesn’t do it, how about this: We’re fed up with Big Banks, Wall Street, and rising inequity that grossly rewards the top 1%.
Not in Oakland, but it's a solidarity movement. This Brooklyn Bridge occupier's irresistible optimism is positively winsome. Source: OccupyWallStreet.org
This photo is from a movingly penned post which proclaims:
And in our own backyard, in thousands of backyards, from Augusta and Jackson, Springfield and Sioux Falls, Vegas and Santa Rosa* and Green Bay: Americans celebrated the occupation in its infancy. Jobs with dignity. Housing fit for families. Education. Health care. Pensions. The very air we breathe. What can those who want democracy demand from the king, except his crown? Regime change is in the air. America is looking at itself, it’s place in the world and who we are to be.
This is not a demonstration. It’s participation.
(—Jed Brandt and Michael Levitin, originally printed in the Occupied Wall Street Journal, and reposted on occupywallst.org.)
(*My first hometown!)
Hallow's Eve papercut by the illustrious JL. Source: @justinlimoges.
While 10,000+ occupiers were reported to peacefully protest all day yesterday, an unruly few have marred the nonviolence with acts of vandalism, early the following morning. Once again Adam Gabbatt from the Guardian reports:
Adam Gabbat for the Guardian: "10.33am GMT: Some of the Occupy protesters have been repairing the damage done by a small group of people who did employ violence." Posted about 30 minutes after another posting about the "third use of tear gas," presumably the haze in the photo? (Photo: Adam Gabbatt; source: Guardian.co.uk.)
I suppose the saying about spilt milk could be updated in regards to broken glass. Still, the intention to make amends—however futile—for those who don’t understand the reasoning behind a nonviolent strike, is heartening. Cynics may lump all of Oakland and her protestors together, but they act independently, and many, as we see above, act with good intentions.
Community, News
Through April 16: IMPRESSIONS: From the CCA(C) Print Shop
April 2, 2011 cwongyapart exhibitions, Jack Y. Ford, Oakland, printmaking, Studio Quercus, Tim Sharman Leave a comment
Thanks to AR for pointing this out to me: An old woodcut print of mine, originally exhibited in my BFA senior show in 1998 at the California College of the Arts, is in a current exhibition in Oakland, CA.
Curated by CCA(C) printmaking instructors Tim Sharman and Jack Y. Ford, I’d wager that the exhibition includes lots of oldies-but-goodies, with etchings, lithographs (from actual limestones!), woodcuts and letterpress prints on view.
I haven’t made prints in a while, but I’ve hung two etchings in my kitchen here in NY. They were acquired in one of the department’s end-of-semester print exchanges.
March 4 – April 16
IMPRESSIONS: From the CCA(C) Print Shop
Studio Quercus
385 26th Street, b/Broadway & Telegraph, downtown Oakland, CA
THE FAMOUS, NOT-SO-FAMOUS AND THE TOTALLY UNKNOWN
Curated by Tim Sharman and Jack Ford
An exhibition of prints spanning 60 years of printmaking from the print shop at the California College of the Arts—formerly known as the California College of Arts and Crafts. Examples of lithography, intaglio, relief and screen printing will be on display. Over the years, the CCA(C) print shop has seen many students and teachers using the presses to create images to remember. This survey is a celebration of that long history of creativity.
Curated by CCA(C) alumni and instructor Tim Sharman and CCA(C) alumni and professor Jack Ford, this exhibition honors the traditional craft of printmaking.
Art & Development, Community, Travelogue
Late Summer, Cross-Country Points of Reference
August 18, 2010 cwongyapAstoria, Binh Danh, Brooklyn Museum, Brooks Museum, Gail Buckland, Grace Jones, Hatch Show Print, Jean-Paul Goude, Kara Walker, Lotte Reiniger, Memphis, Nashville, national forests, Oakland, Paul Chan, Primitivo Suarez, printshop, Queens, Roadside America miniature village, Robin Rhode, Santa Fe, SITE Santa Fe, state parks, Storm Thorgerson, Taubman Museum of Art, The Dissolve, Thomas Demand, USA, West, Who Shot Rock & Roll, William Kentridge Leave a comment
I’ve just crossed the country from San Francisco to New York by car. That’s three thousand, eight hundred miles in 14 days: camping, sightseeing, a few gallery visits and more than a few BBQ meals. The experience increased my appreciation for friendliness, waving at strangers, America, the grandeur of the West, the rich musical history of Tennessee, the quaint main streets of the lush Eastern seaboard—and most of all, the astounding diversity. I love that so many people can epitomize being American, while freely espousing indigenous, foreign, and home-spun cultures without a sense of paradox. From West to East, a few of my strongest visual impressions:
Dockside with Friends
Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA
A gathering of friends on a beautiful July evening at sunset. Celebrating friendships and the blessed life I’ve enjoyed since moving to Oakland in 1994.
I’m California-born and raised, but I haven’t really seen the “West until now. It’s stunning. My fears that the world is crisscrossed with interstates and civilized with Walmarts are not completely warranted. The drive from Las Vegas, N.V. to Santa Fe, N.M. showed me that much of the West is still wild; the dramatic red bluffs are nothing short of breathtaking. I snapped some pics, but they fall terribly short; you have to be there to experience sense of scale and grandeur.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, America
M and I played tourist in Santa Fe, seeing sites in the historic downtown (and crashing a church festival for some G.O.A.T. carne asada tacos). Santa Fe is gorgeous, scenic, historic, and bursting with culture. Tons of visual art, Native American art (so many images from art history classes come to life: black-on-black pots by Maria Martinez, squash blossom turquoise-and-silver-necklaces), Spanish colonial architecture, and fun stuff like Native American papercuts, paper machê crafts, and—yes, ya’ll—Southwestern regional woodcut artists (and why not?). Our brief visit was far too short; I was struck with the feeling that I could easily spend more time there. So I’m putting it out there, Universe: Have Me Back To Santa Fe.
The Dissolve: SITE Santa Fe’s 2010 biennial
A strong show of videos made and manipulated by 30 contemporary international artists, including biennial-circuit usual suspects (Kara Walker, Paul Chan, William Kentridge) and more. Thomas Demand’s video of raindrops hitting a glossy concrete floor is another impressive feat of stop-motion paper animation, very sweet in its mundanity. Robin Rhode’s short video in black and white, largely about inversions, race and light, is another favorite of mine. I just didn’t have time to see the whole show (which would have taken days), but many of my impressions were influenced by the forceful exhibition design, for better and worse. The first room successfully featured scrims dividing roughly equal-sized screening rooms.* But the exhibition design of later rooms overpowered the ther works. The light and audio seepage in the cyclorama-like oval were missteps, as was the integration of solo viewing booths into a bench in theater with one dominant screen. The experience was unpleasantly akin to screen-in-screen browsing; I could focus on neither screen in front of me. I think this kind of overwhelming media experience is fine for solo shows, but in a group show, it shafts the artists who’ve drawn short straws. It’s a strong curatorial statement to feature 30 videos, and it would be a challenge to any institution, but you have to wonder what the architects were thinking. SITE Santa Fe had some flaws but it was energetic, now, and smart.
Who Shot Rock & Roll?: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present
Brooks Museum, Memphis, TN
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum with guest curator Gail Buckland
Who Shot Rock & Roll is a large, highly enjoyable exhibition of photographs of rock and pop musicians from the last half-century. The celebrity, glamor, pop culture, and sensationalism appeals. Those who dig deeper will find insightful captions about the technique, ingenuity and chance that went into the making of the famous photographs. Having spent my fair share of adolescence studying trippy album covers, I also appreciated the didactic texts and displays about the surreal, pre-Photoshop images by artist-designer Storm Thorgersen and Jean-Paul Goude (of superhuman Grace Jones, natch).
Photo: Michael Yap
Hatch Show Print
Broadway, Nashville, TN
In our improvised gander at Nashville, we stumbled into a beautiful, huge, working letterpress shop and storefront. Downtown Nashville is anchored by a shiny new country music museum, the usual Hard Rock Cafe and BB King blues club, so I wasn’t expecting to see such historic, indie culture. But there it was on touristy Broadway, with its fittingly nostalgic relief prints, cheeky and upbeat typography, and endearingly worn sign type. While we were browsing the wares, I overheard the proprietor mentioning CCA and the SF Center for the Book!
That the two most interesting contemporary art exhibits on my eastern migration (the SITE Santa Fe biennial and Rock & Roll) were curated by New York curators/institutions was not a good sign for the idea of a de-centralized contemporary art world. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across SF Bay Area artists Binh Danh and Primitivo Suarez in, of all places, Roanoke, VA. Danh (whose solo show opens at Mills College Art Museum August 21) mentioned that he was doing a residency, but I forgot until I saw his artist’s talk advertised in the local paper. Suarez has a large installation on view at the Taubman Museum of Art, a swooping steel-and-glass trifle that contrasts sharply with the colonial railroad town.
Roadside America
Perhaps M was right—this is a tourist trap. Or maybe I’m right—a miniature village hand-crafted by two brothers at mid-century, which sprawls over several thousand square feet, loaded with electric trains, lights, fountains and a waterfall is art. Or at least it is artistic production worth a visit, because it says something about tinkerers, hobbyists, miniature culture, maker culture, and the urge to create and reflect the world you see. In either case it is odd and wonderfully preserved, though you get the sense that it is anachronistic enough that its future is in jeopardy, and you feel lucky to have seen it.
Brushy Lake State Park, Oklahoma
National Forests and State Parks
Despite serious weather (lots of thunderstorms, and threats of flash floods, hail, tornadoes and severe heat), our car-camping trip was safe, fun, and scenic. Here’s a brief round-up of our stays made possible by the U. S. of A.’s government-run, social programs:
·Coconino National Forest, A.Z.: Friendly park hosts, beautiful pine grove at elevation that brought the oven-like southwestern heat to nice cool temps. Absolutely pristine and sparsely populated in a way that you’d never see in California.
·Ute Lake State Park, N.M.: Your basic horseshoe campground in a great plain. Curious and friendly park hosts and RV campers. Apparently we visited during monsoon season; hot, humid, windy.
·Foss Lake State Park, western O.K., and Brushy Lake State Park, eastern O.K. Oklahoman reservoirs tricked out for RV camping and water sports, a study in contrasts. The former filled with empties-throwing, nappies-leaving, jet-skiing yahoos and not a ranger in sight; the latter, alcohol prohibited, but quiet, scenic, clean and staffed by a generous host.
·Edgar Evins State Park, T.N.: A unique campground situated on a steep hillside. Sites were wood-plank and I-beam pads jutting out from the road. The reservoir was clean and calm, great for swimming. Fireflies abounded.
·Hungry Mother State Park, V.A.: Hands down the best park: natural lake with diving boards, lots of swimming, lots to explore, cute discovery center. The only downside was that the sites were too close together, but the neighbors in our RV subdivision were nice enough.
·Fort Frederick, M.D. Self-pay, no water, no bathrooms, lots of rules, and a train passing nearby. The fort itself had a neat history (at one time owned by a formed slave) but the campsites weren’t nothing special.
A pleasant greeting
My new neighbors shouting from the patios of their tidy brick townhouses:
“Welcome to Astoria!”
[*In a previous version I got my German filmmakers with the initials L.R. mixed up, committing a cardinal sin of be-smirching an innocent leftist with Nazi support. It was a mistake. Apologies.]
Press Junket #2: 5/28 Adobe Books, 6/5 Camron-Stanford House
May 27, 2010 cwongyapAdobe Books Backroom Gallery, Camron-Stanford House, Christian L. Frock, Dena Beard, Elaine Buckholtz, FLINC, Floor Vahn, Here and Now, Invisible Venue, Lake Merritt, Lending Library, Lincoln Square Recreation Center, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, research materials, social sculpture, studio ephemera, The Great Ballon Giveaway, Trader Joes, Up Leave a comment
5/28: Lending Library opens at Adobe Books, SF
Tomorrow night, you’re invited to shimmy your way into Adobe Books’ Backroom Gallery, where I, along with 6 other artists, are exhibiting our research materials and studio relics at the behest of curator Dena Beard.
This is part two Dena’s Lending Library project, and it features
tools, materials, and resources from artists Amy Franceschini, Colter Jacobsen, Kevin Killian, Tom Marioni, Emily Prince, Stephanie Syjuco, and Christine Wong Yap.
It’s a fantastic honor to be included with such a dynamic group of artists. Congrats to Amy Franceshini, who was recently awarded a Guggenhein Fellowship, and Colter Jacobsen, who was just short-listed for the SECA Award!
May 28–July 2, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, May 28, 2010, 7-9 pm
Adobe Books Backroom Gallery
3166 – 16th Street (b/Valencia and Guerrero), San Francisco, CA 94103
June 5: The Great Balloon Giveaway, at Camon-Stanford House, Lake Merritt (Oakland)
Next Saturday afternoon, you’re invited to The Great Balloon Giveaway, a social sculpture and public project presented by Invisible Venue and the Mills College Art Museum.
This work is inspired by imagery from the recent Oscar-winning animated film “Up” and re-contextualizes the political histories of the house through the free distribution of 1,000 helium balloons to passersby, with volunteer youth assistance from Chinatown community organization City of Oakland’s Lincoln Square Recreation Center. The Great Balloon Giveaway is made possible with the support of FLINC.org and Trader Joe’s.
Saturday, June 5, 12-3 pm
The Great Balloon Giveaway
Camron-Stanford House, Lake Merritt, 1418 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA
The Great Balloon Giveaway is one of three projects that comprise Here and Now, a series of installations in three historic buildings dating from the early inception of the State of California that also includes site-specific projects by Elaine Buckholtz and Floor Vahn.
Get the details on Here and Now, curated by Christian L. Frock in various locations around Oakland, CA. And join us at the closing reception: Saturday, June 26, 8-10 pm at Mills Hall!
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December 18, 2018 / 3:18 PM / a year ago
CANADA STOCKS-TSX bounces off over two-year lows on Poloz comments
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index rose on Tuesday after notching its lowest close in more than two years in the previous session, as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said interest rate hikes could be interrupted amid signs of slowing growth and low oil prices.
* At 9:35 a.m. ET (14:35 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 53.36 points, or 0.37 percent, at 14,416.01.
* The index rose for the first time in four sessions.
* The pace of interest rate hikes in Canada could be interrupted or sped up depending on the economic circumstances, Poloz said late on Monday.
* The heavyweight financials sector gained 0.4 percent and the industrial sector rose 0.9 percent.
* The energy sector was the biggest loser with a 0.6 percent drop, after U.S. crude prices fell 1.5 percent a barrel and Brent crude dropped 1.2 percent.
* The materials sector, which includes precious and base metals miners and fertilizer companies, added 0.4 percent.
* On the TSX, 147 issues were higher, while 87 issues declined for a 1.69-to-1 ratio favouring gainers, with 12.71 million shares traded.
* Still, the TSX posted no new 52-week highs and 19 new lows.
* The largest percentage gainer on the TSX was Aphria Inc , which jumped 6.4 percent after the cannabis company’s license for an oral drug delivery system expanded to Germany.
* The second-biggest gainer was Shopify Inc, which rose 3.6 percent after Wells Fargo initiated with an “outperform” rating on the e-commerce company’s shares.
* CES Energy Solutions Corp fell 3.1 percent, the most on the TSX. The second-biggest decliner was TFI International Inc, down 3.0 percent, as National Bank of Canada downgraded the transportations and logistics company’s stock to “sector perform”.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Birchcliff Energy Ltd, Aphria Inc and Whitecap Resources Inc .
* Across all Canadian issues, there were six new 52-week highs and 81 new lows, with total volume of 21.36 million shares. (Reporting by Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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All posts by California Family Council
Fairness for Some: How Compromise Harms Christianity and Religious Freedom
By California Family Council on February 01, 2019 in Culture, Education, Family, Law, Liberty, Political, Rights
By Dean R. Broyles, Esq., president of the National Center for Law and Policy I used to think that the greatest threat to religious liberty was radical sexual liberty, largely an external threat. But as I have observed the response of the church—largely of cultural compromise, capitulation and assimilation—I have come to the sad conclusion that the real problem…
California Elementary School Teachers May Be Directed To Teach Transgender Lessons
By California Family Council on October 09, 2018 in Education, Family, Law
By Parent and Former Congressional Staffer Amy Haywood, Did you know that the California Department of Education wants every public school child as young as five to be taught that sex is assigned at birth and that gender is on a spectrum? The CA State Board of Education is revamping…
Pro Abortion Senator Kamala Harris Tries To Paint Judge Kavanaugh as Sexist for not Supporting Abortion
By California Family Council on September 06, 2018 in Abortion, Life, News
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris tried to entrap Judge Kavanaugh during a series of questions during his confirmation hearings in an effort to paint him as a sexist or hypocritical. Senator Harris thought she was being witty and sly because abortion advocates always claim that pro life advocates want to control…
Judge Kavanaugh Agrees that the Constitution Nowhere Describes Abortion as a “Right”
By California Family Council on September 06, 2018 in Abortion, Law, Life, News
During Judge Kavanaugh’s first day of confirmation hearings, he refused to concede to Senator Diane Feinstein that there is a fundamental right that women have to abortion. Despite Senator Feinstein’s attempts to get Judge Kavanaugh to commit to supporting abortion once he is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, Judge…
Why Brett Kavanaugh Deserves a Seat on the Supreme Court of the United States
By California Family Council on August 29, 2018 in Uncategorized
By Dean R. Broyles, Esq. Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump promised during his campaign to nominate federal judges who will carefully adhere to the United States’ Constitution and the rule of law. Exit polling confirmed that this commitment was one of the primary reasons he received so many votes, including those…
Santa Cruz “Church” Says It Will Serve Beer and Donate Profits to Planned Parenthood
By California Family Council on August 09, 2018 in Abortion, Life, News
An organization calling itself “Greater Purpose Community Church” in Santa Cruz sold it’s former meeting building and plans to open up a new location for Sunday services. The new location, which used to be a bookstore, will be complete with a brewery, and the leader plans to donate a portion…
Sometimes it Takes a Big Sign to Get a Legislator to Pay Attention
By California Family Council on July 27, 2018 in Uncategorized
Getting the word out about legislative efforts to bring abortions onto California’s college campuses isn’t easy without media support, so Right to Life of Kern County (RTLKC) staff and volunteers took to the streets of Bakersfield to deliver the news themselves. Their target audience? Pro-life voters and 32nd District Assemblyman…
Air Force Base Removes Bible from Memorial for POW/MIA Families
By California Family Council on July 25, 2018 in Rights
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has time and again attacked Christianity in the United States Armed Forces. They file lawsuits nearly every year attacking the right of religious expression. In 2016, they filed a lawsuit attacking a plan by the Marine Corps to implement “spiritual fitness training,” even the…
Planet Fitness Bans Woman for Objection to ‘Transgender’ Man in Women’s Locker Room
By California Family Council on July 17, 2018 in News, Rights
A Florida-based Planet Fitness health club is deciding to promote a transgender ideology at the expense of the safety and security of women. A woman, known in this article as Mrs. H., is taking legal action against Planet Fitness, saying the health club is discriminating against her after she expressed…
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3 Trends in State Law that Link Education to Workforce Development
Google Expands IT Training Offerings
AV Tools
NC University Deploys One-Touch Recording Tool for Sales Role Playing
Extron StudioStation
North Carolina's High Point University has designed a new set of Sales Labs outfitted to look like a business setting, where students pursuing sales majors can hone their pitching skills under real-world role-playing conditions. The private nonprofit institution installed Extron StudioStation, a one-touch recording tool that captures the sales sessions as MP4 video on USB sticks, enabling students to review the videos afterward and hone their sales techniques with the instructor.
Sales labs at High Point University allow students to practice (and record) their sales techniques. Source: Extron
The newest labs replaced an earlier iteration that used cameras and PCs running teleconferencing software. According to the university, setup took too long and required AV staff help. Each session required login, software activation and rendering and saving of the video files. Between student sessions, there was an extra 20 minutes of reset. On top of that, the camera location made it prone to bumps and possible damage.
Each High Point University sales lab includes a remote-control panel mounted below a wide-angle camera. Source: Extron
With the new system, the instructor, acting as the sales prospect, can insert a USB stick into a remote-control panel and press one button to begin the recording. Conference cameras, positioned to capture a wide-angle view of participants, have been replaced with domed security cameras to mitigate potential damage. AV signals are routed to an Extron SMP 111 streaming media processor tucked in the ceiling. For competitions or group exercises, the presentations are both recorded and live-streamed into the judges' room or wherever the rest of the class resides.
"Student self-confidence improves dramatically after the Sales Lab role-play sessions, and it's the AV system that makes it possible," said Laurence Quinn, director of the professional sales program in the university's school of business, in a statement. He noted that many of the students have added some of the video clips into their resumes. "It's a life changer for some of these college seniors," he added, "because just about all of them land great jobs when they graduate."
Case Study: Butler University
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Guilty, Or Not Guilty?: A Tale
By William George Hamley
GUILTY, OE NOT GUILTY?
GOSSIP ABOUT THE CRIME.
It was a hot, sultry evening in August. The sun had not set, but was sending his teams from a point near the horizon, so that the shadow of a cottage, which stood on a slight eminence and in a garden, was a long caricature which dashed obliquely across its own modest premises, jumped clean and sharp over the fence, and trespassed without hesitation on the property of a neighbour. The few tall shrubs, and all the flower-stalks in the well-kept garden, extended their shades in the same direction, but did not show pride in the achievement—rather, they drooped and seemed overcome. Indeed, they and the brownish grass on the plot indicated that A
there might be too much of a good thing, and that, spite of their known liking for the sun, and dependence on him for their beauty, they were not altogether sorry to part with him for a season, and would not much mind if they should be deprived of his direct gaze through a wet day or two. That might be their sentiment; but human creatures, if they desire to witness sometimes "one unclouded blaze of living light," such as was then apparent, must put up with fainting roses and rusty grass. The cottage—although by favour of the formation of the ground it looked out upon only open country —was really but a short walk from the little town of Gritvale. Gritvale is a few miles from Sandyford —which, as all the world knows, is the chief town of Gravelshire.
The man who was walking slowly towards the cottage seemed very sensible of the heat, for he carried his hat in his hand, and frequently wiped his brow. Possibly, too—although he would have been less apt to speak of that than of the heat—the peaceful, bright evening affected him; for he paused occasionally as he ascended the little hill on which the cottage stood, and surveyed by turns the parts of the panorama with complacency. He had walked out from Gritvale, where he followed the calling of a shopkeeper. Nay; why should there be many words to introduce him?—he was Mr Arom, the grocer, a person very well known in that place and neighbourhood, and he was going to visit the preacher of his fraternity, Mr Parkins, who lived in the pretty cottage.
Mr Parkins looked through his open window when he heard the click of the little gate; and, seeing his acquaintance approach, came out to meet him.
"Mr Parkins! how do you do, sir? I am glad to find you at home. My mind misgave me you might be abroad somewhere; and it's a hot eve to walk up here for nothing, ain't it?"
"Welcome, brother! I am glad to see you, Mr Arom," responded Mr Parkins. "Yes; I returned a short time since, and have been divesting myself of my walking garments—broadcloth is very trying in weather like this—and hoping to get a little cool before my evening meal. You'll take a little refreshment with me, brother Arom, I hope? Well said! Then let me conduct you to my favourite seat in the shadow of the house; it's pleasanter than the parlour."
No doubt the thin garment—hardly more than a loose jacket—which Mr Parkins had assumed, may have been very comfortable; so, too, may have been the little skull-cap which he had stuck on the top of his head; but, if he fancied they were at all becoming, he was mistaken. When a man wears a long, severe, not to say sour, face, cuts his hair straight across his forehead, and is of a rather thick, ungainly make, he seems more fitly clad in a heavyskirted coat, with broad pocket-flaps, and a low hat with a rather extravagant brim, than in a jacket and cap. To be sure, Mr Parkins did not expect any one to see him except his cheerful, wellfavoured wife, and so perhaps it is hardly fair to take advantage of Mr Arom's visit, and to criticise this nigligi get-up.
"Dear me, the warmth is something shocking!" observed Mr Arom, as he once more rubbed his brow; "very trying to those as has to be fussing and working all day."
"It is oppressive and exhausting, undoubtedly," answered his pastor; "but we must not think of our own little inconveniences from the warm weather, when it is so favourable to the harvest, which will benefit millions."
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" Paul Supporter Alleges Inaccurate GOP Results Mean Santorum, Not Romney, Winner of Iowa Caucus "
Paul Supporter Alleges Inaccurate GOP Results Mean Santorum, Not Romney, Winner of Iowa Caucus
Transparent count process may have revealed reporting error...
By Brad Friedman on 1/5/2012, 9:31pm PT
[UPDATED mid-story with screenshots from True's original Facebook postings of his recorded results on caucus night, and UPDATED AGAIN at bottom with the affidavit True has filed, and a few additional details from GOP officials and elsewhere on the current status of results. UPDATED YET AGAIN at bottom after we spoke at length with True late this afternoon and after GOP county chair confirms True's numbers.]
Thanks to the transparent, open counting process at Tuesday's night's Iowa GOP Caucuses, and a Ron Paul supporter who was paying close attention to the results, we may now be learning that Rick Santorum, not Mitt Romney, actually won the "First-in-the-Nation" Iowa Caucuses this week.
According to a report tonight from television station KCCI NewsChannel 8 in Des Moines, Edward True, a supporter of Paul's says he participated in the counting at the Washington Wells caucus in Appanoose County and wrote down the results he witnessed there on a piece of paper which he posted to Facebook that night. Later, in comparing his totals to the precinct results made available on the Iowa GOP website [CSV version here], he noticed that Romney is shown as receiving 22 votes at that precinct, rather than the 2 that True recorded him as receiving that night at the caucus.
If True is correct, and if no other anomalies are discovered in the coming days, it would mean that Santorum will have won the Iowa Caucuses by 12 votes, rather than lost it to Romney by 8, as reported by the GOP in the early morning hours on Wednesday...
According to KCCI:
Edward True, 28, of Moulton, said he helped count the votes and jotted the results down on a piece of paper to post to his Facebook page. He said when he checked to make sure the Republican Party of Iowa got the count right, he said he was shocked to find they hadn't.
True said at his 53-person caucus at the Garrett Memorial Library, Romney received two votes. According to the Iowa Republican Party's website, True's precinct cast 22 votes for Romney.
"This is huge," True said. "It essentially changes who won."
True --- who said he's a Ron Paul supporter --- hopes it was a simple mistake.
"I imagine it's a good possibility that somebody instead of hitting 2 might have hit 22 by accident," True said. "I hope so."
But he said he won't stop talking about it until the state --- by his count --- gets the numbers right.
"Numbers that I personally witnessed being counted and assisted in counting and am certain are right," he said.
"The story on Romney getting extra votes as a result of a typo looks credible IMO," tweeted The New York Times' statistical wunderkind Nate Silver tonight. "Romney did very badly in other precincts in that county."
Indeed, according to the Iowa GOP's posted results, out of 13 caucuses in Appanoose County, Romney received double-digits at only one other caucus beside Washington Wells. He is said to have received 20 votes at Vermillion Douglas Sharon, but other than those two sites, Romney received just 45 at the other 11 caucus sites combined...
In KCCI's video report, reporter Amanda Lewis notes that True also points to a discrepancy in the number of voters at his caucus, in addition to one more question that The BRAD BLOG has been able to solve.
Here's their report:
As Lewis explains near the end of her report: "True said that there was one other mistake. The Iowa GOP reports there were a total of 79 votes cast at his caucus, but only 53 people attended that night, he said. He said 20 of the non-existent votes went to Romney, but he has no idea where they counted an additional 6."
Well, we've figured out where those "additional 6" seem to come from. True's hand-written tally [see graphic at right] fails to include former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer who, according to the GOP's numbers seen above, received 6 votes at the Washington Wells caucus. Those 6, plus the alleged extra 20 given to Romney, would bring the total number of votes to 79. That still fails to explain the difference, however, between True's assertion of 53 voters, versus the GOP's reported 79.
Also, the 6 votes for Roemer at the one precinct seem odd, as he is reported to have received just 31 votes across the entire state on Tuesday night. Other than the missing Roemer tally and the Romney discrepancy, all of True's numbers appear to match the GOP's.
We've not been able to find True's Facebook page as of yet, so can't confirm that he, in fact, posted those results there that night, but we'll presume for now that KCCI was able to confirm as much prior to their report. (Though why they couldn't find Roemer's 6 votes listed in the Iowa GOP totals --- which they even show in their video report --- is another matter.)
UPDATE: We have been able to find True's Facebook postings. His personal page is here. He posted his results on the night of the caucus at both the Des Moines for Ron Paul 2012 page (on Tuesday at 6:25p PT) and the SE Iowa for Ron Paul 2012 page (on Tuesday at 6:29p PT). Here are screenshots of those posts. NOTE: The timestamp shown on each is Pacific Time because we're in L.A.. Central Time in Iowa is 2 hours late :
On Tuesday morning, we shared some important advice from BlackBoxVoting.org's Bev Harris, exhorting caucus-going election integrity advocates to "Use your cell phone to capture a photo or video of the local caucus result, as evidence."
"It doesn't matter what you say happened," noted Harris at the time, "only a photo or video matters. Compare this with the state party's report of your local caucus report to make sure it's the same."
True did compare the state party's results to his own, and that's where he says he found the apparent error. Unfortunately, he doesn't appear to have taken a cell phone photo of the caucus results report. (Though we don't know that for certain, as we've yet to make contact with him --- but hope he'll contact us if he reads this article! Update: We've now spoken with True and he did not, unfortunately, get a cell phone photo. More details on that conversation in the 1/6/12, 5:01pm PT UPDATE below.)
Two other quick points for now.
KCCI's Lewis reports: "A spokeswoman with the Iowa Republican Party said True is not a precinct captain and he's not a county chairperson so he has no business talking about election results. She also said the party would not be giving interviews about possible discrepancies until the caucus vote is certified."
If, in fact, Lewis' report there is accurate --- it does not appear to be a direct quote from the unnamed spokesperson in Lewis' written report --- it's extraordinarily offensive. True is owed an apology. He has every "business" in the world "talking about results" of an election that he voted in and even helped to count and oversee, and he ought to be thanked by the Iowa GOP for his careful note-keeping, if he is right, and that he's concerned enough to try and let the world know about the apparent error, even if he isn't.
Lastly, Lewis also interviews "KCCI Political Analyst" Dennis Goldford on camera in her report, who says that while a change in the results wouldn't be the "end of the world", it "will make Iowa look a little foolish in the eyes of the rest of the country."
No, Mr. Lewis, it won't. Or at least it shouldn't. Hopefully it help the rest of the country understand that it is because of the exceptionally transparent election processes that the Iowa GOP allows their voters to enjoy at their own caucuses --- where all are allowed to vote on hand-marked paper ballots which are immediately hand-counted publicly at the caucus site, with results announced before ballots are moved or results are called in to a central headquarters --- which may allow us to know that the announced "winner" on Caucus Night didn't actually win the election!
There will, undoubtedly, be others who were there that night who can confirm either True's numbers or the GOP's. Whichever numbers are ultimately confirmed --- thanks to the transparent processes that the GOP routinely fights against allowing elsewhere, for elections in which non-Republicans will be participating --- we will likely be able to arrive quickly at a conclusive and verifiable consensus as to who really won and who didn't.
If every other election was as transparent and accessible as the Iowa GOP caucus --- where the party itself, not the state, determines all of its own rules, which include no polling place Photo ID restrictions, and even allow for same-day registration and voting (both of which they've fought virulently against allowing in elections where Democrats will participate) --- we wouldn't be seeing election after election in this country where the supporters of the reported "loser" go away believing they've been robbed.
That there are so few questions about the results at this point, in an election so incredibly close (Either an 8 or 16 vote margin out of 122,000 votes cast! All tallied transparently in public, by hand, within an hour or two of the end of voting) is a model of Democracy's Gold Standard and should be emulated by the rest of the nation...if only the GOP would allow everyone else in the nation, or even in Iowa, to vote the way they allow their own voters to at the Iowa caucuses.
UPDATE 1/6/12 12:31pm PT: True has filed a 2-page notarized affidavit [posted below] attesting to his account that Romney received just 2 votes at the Washington Wells precinct where he participated as one of three counters.
He also claims in the affidavit that after noticing the discrepancy in the GOP's reported results, he had "called Tony Siebert who had been nominated at our caucus to be in charge of our local caucus gathering" who read him the results from his own vote tally sheet and "confirmed my numbers, that Romney got 2 votes, not 22 at our local caucus." He also attests that GOP County Chairman, Lyle Brinegar also "confirmed my numbers" in a subsequent phone call.
This morning, the Des Moines Register confirmed that, indeed, Brinegar stands by the results as reported by True.
Again, this is the beauty of a full transparent system of precinct-based hand-counting. Others can confirm election night results independently. As True also writes in his affidavit that after counting at the caucus site, "The vote totals were then read aloud to all present," there are likely to be dozens of others who can confirm the caucus night tallies as well. None of this type of independent confirmation would be possible with computer tallies --- even with paper based optical-scan systems.
Adding to the obnoxious comment described in KCCI's orginal report, attributed to an unnamed "spokeswoman with the Iowa Republican Party" charging that True is "not a precinct captain and he's not a county chairperson so he has no business talking about election results," the Iowa GOP chair, Matt Strawn, has offered a similarly offensive statement, according to a report today by Rachel Rose Hartman at Yahoo News' "The Ticket".
"Out of respect to the candidates involved, party officials will not respond to every rumor, innuendo or allegation during the two week process," Strawn is quoted as having said in his statement to the Des Moines Register.
Hartman, in turn, quotes True's response to the slurs, as posted on his Facebook page:
Dear Iowa GOP, I am a nominated delegate for my Precinct and the true winner from the vote count in my caucus was Santorum with 21 votes. I am not a person in a position controlled by you I am in a position to serve the interests of the people I was nominated by. The 1st Amendment of the Constitution gives me the right to speak up and make sure the numbers are correct and reported honestly.
Good for him. And if the GOP won't thank True for his dilligence, we will. Thank you, Mr. True.
Furthermore, in an updated report posted in a new video at the KCCI webpage, the news outlet reports that "GOP party officials are confident the winner of the Iowa Caucuses will not change."
Anchor Kevin Cooney says he spoke with Strawn, who told him that he was "in contact with Appanoose GOP leaders, and GOP officials are confident the final certified results from Appanoose County will not change the winner of the Iowa Caucuses." Cooney added that he was told the certified results will be available, "in about a week and a half." He also spoke again to True who confirmed that he is "100% certain positive" of his numbers.
Note the careful wording of Strawn's statement, however. He does not say that True is wrong, or that the Appanoose County numbers will not change, only that they "will not change the winner of the Iowa Caucuses."
That could be due to reports of other reporting errors in the GOP posted tallies. As Ian Millhiser at Think Progress reports in an update to his coverage of this story:
On Fox News’ On The Record tonight, Santorum said that he spoke with the head of the Iowa Republican Party, who told him that there was a separate counting error that incorrectly stripped 21 votes from Romney. Therefore, the two counting errors, according to Santorum, have largely offset themselves, although the final certification is yet to be completed.
We do not have details on that "separate counting error" Santorum is said to have referred to, though a report by James Q. Lynch of The Gazette notes that: "Late last night, The Gazette received a report of a discrepancy in the vote totals that were reported in the Illyria and Westfield townships in Fayette County. The report could not immediately be verified."
Whether those Fayette County discrepancies are the "offset[ing]" error Santorum refers to remains to be seen, but again, this type of independent verification is only possible thanks to the fact that there were thousands of eyeballs witnessing Tuesday's night's open hand-count tally of the paper ballots in Iowa. Any legitimate reports of mis-reporting of those numbers will be independently verifiable by any number of witnesses at each caucus site, none of which would be possible under a computer-count system where voters are forced to simply "trust" in either computer hardware or software, or in post-election recounts when the chain of custody and authenticity of ballots has already fallen into question.
Also, see New York Times' stats wiz Nathan Silver's report today. Based on a statistical analysis, Silver concludes again that True's report is quite possible accurate, and also notes that, for some reason, there are still some 8 different caucus sites showing no results at all in the GOP's reported numbers. Silver's conclusion: "For now, the caucuses are probably best thought of as still being too close to call."
UPDATE 1/6/12, 5:01pm PT: Just got off the phone with Edward True. I have absolutely no doubt that his story is accurate, and that Romney received 2, not 22 votes at his precinct. Furthermore, he tells me there "There was no votes for Roemer" at his site. So wherever those 6 votes came from, he cannot say. He does add that there were actually 54, not 53 votes at his site, but that "one of them had a name that nobody could understand, or it was something off the wall," so he hadn't included that in his 53 vote tally sheet. He's also been kicking himself that he didn't take a cell phone photo of the tally sheet, though believes one will come forward soon. In the meantime, he was also very happy to see that Appanoose GOP County Chair Lyle Brinegar has confirmed to the Des Moines Register that he, not the GOP, had the correct numbers.
Here is True's 2-page affidavit filed yesterday, January 5th, 2012 [click each page to enlarge if needed]:
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"Paul Supporter Alleges Inaccurate GOP Results Mean Santorum, Not Romney, Winner of Iowa Caucus"
... Joan said on 1/6/2012 @ 1:11 am PT...
Watch this razor-edge outcome, if it's Romney +8 or Santarum +12, get cited by vote-blocking advocates to justify imposing voter photo ID everywhere to prevent so-called, but fictional, voter impersonators at precincts. The so-called impersonators, they like to say, will "cancel" out other votes.
But look what Iowa shows. With no requirement Tuesday for a state-issued ID, no disqualifying of young college voters, and even allowing same-day registrants to vote at caucuses --- we can wonder how the vote count would tip if any of those Iowa voters were refused or cancelled for IDs without expiration dates, or an ID college issued, or not from DMV? (Note 22 counties in Tennessee have no DMV bureau, but Tennessee wants to demand such ID for all voters for president. Same issues across many states.)
Non-existent double voting at precincts doesn't cancel out votes. Cancelling a voter's participation erases votes. Photo ID doesn't get to where real fraud has always existed, and perpetrated by either party, Republican and Democratic, --- in absentee mail-in ballots. That's why the intent of photo ID is revealed. Photo ID is not used to protect legitimate voters, it's to cancel some important number of them.
Elections can be close, as Iowa shows. Keeping a voter from casting a vote to count same day at a precinct cancels numbers of votes. Some elections, it tips the balance.
... Luther Weeks said on 1/6/2012 @ 4:26 am PT...
The IOWA caucus counting and transparency may be better than average, but recounts and audits are also necessary components of election integrity. It is one thing to count accurately, add, and transcribe the few votes in the single race by people at the caucus for a couple of hours - yet even here they can easily make errors of miss intentional fraud. In an election with thousands of votes in a polling place, with many races on the ballot, with election officials working 17 hour days errors and missing fraud can be expected whether votes are counted by hand or machine the risk of errors in counting, addition, and transcription are great - the pressure/desire to leave strong.
... Dredd said on 1/6/2012 @ 5:10 am PT...
True is false. Only in republican politics.
... Bev Harris said on 1/6/2012 @ 5:55 am PT...
Great research and write-up,Brad!
FYI, while the media attention is on who "won" Iowa, a reminder that it's not winner take all. Candidates only get delegates for the precincts they won.
But what Iowa and NH are really about is managing the expectations game. Romney had to win Iowa to avoid being dubbed "the 25% guy" and to build a drumbeat for inevitability so the can push the other candidates out of the race.
Excellent note that the number of voters was less than the number of votes, which corroborates that it was in error. Excellent to see that the Ron Paul supporters listened to advice to capture evidence. And isn't it interesting to see how that reportedly annoyed the party hacks?
By the way, the core of the story here is not that there are errors or there is fraud. It's that the Iowa process was, unlike most elections, actually transparent, giving public citizens back controls to catch error or fraud. In New Hampshire, though I'll be writing up tips for catching it there, it is not transparent.
Note the quote from the party hack, that it wasn't his business to capture the result or talk about it? That's the current fight in election transparency. We need to take concealment of the process away from party hacks, and let the public see (and expose) any errors or fraud.
Some people get lost in the weeds, thinking that because errors or fraud were caught, it casts a bad light on the mechanism used. In fact, it's exactly the opposite.
... Marzi said on 1/6/2012 @ 8:03 am PT...
It looks like a done deal that the Repub party heads and globalists want Romney.
... PatriotNW said on 1/6/2012 @ 8:51 am PT...
It's all ACORN's fault...
... Robert Reardon said on 1/6/2012 @ 10:55 am PT...
Watching the returns on Tuesday night, they kept coming in at a steady pace. When everything ground to a halt at 98%, I knew that someone somewhere was waiting to plug a total to make Romney the winner. I went to bed with Santorum up by 6, knowing I would wake up to find Romney ahead - I was not surprised the next morning.
... Randy D said on 1/6/2012 @ 11:19 am PT...
I will predict at this point that any election reconciliation will be put on a slow track so that the count will not be officially changed until April or later. By then, it's political impact will already have been spent and the finish will be moot. But any correction will be a partial victory for election integrity.
... PatriotNW said on 1/6/2012 @ 12:39 pm PT...
That there are so few questions about the results at this point, in an election so incredibly close (Either an 8 or 16 vote margin out of 122,000 votes cast! All tallied transparently in public, by hand, within an hour or two of the end of voting) is a model of Democracy's Gold Standard and should be emulated by the rest of the nation..
Perhaps this would truly be a Gold Standard if they had any provisions for conducting a recount. As it is, we'll just have to take their word for it.
... bamaprogressive said on 1/6/2012 @ 1:05 pm PT...
I talked to Edward on Facebook and he says he is waiting for other caucus-goers to come forward with their own affidavits to corroborate his story. Sounds completely legit.
... Bev Harris said on 1/6/2012 @ 1:46 pm PT...
Regarding conducting a recount: In situations like this, you can be assured that any recount will match the stated result. As soon as ballots leave the precinct, chain of custody breaks and you have no idea whether you are counting the real ballots or substitutes.
... PatriotNW said on 1/6/2012 @ 2:45 pm PT...
@Bev Harris
Exactly... the IOWA process gets close to the "Gold Standard", but doesn't quite hit the mark. No provisions for a recount, and subsequently no appropriate precautions to maintain the integrity of the ballots.
Keep the up good work, BTW. You and Brad are the "Gold Standard" for voting integrity investigations.
... Brad Friedman said on 1/6/2012 @ 3:10 pm PT...
PatriotNW said:
Not really. The beauty here is that there are MULTIPLE eye-witnesses and contemporaneous corroborating evidence at each and ever caucus site. As you likely know, recounts are already questionable as, by then, ballots have disappeared into darkness and their chain of custody is in question.
The most reliable count is the initial count when EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO WATCH, as happened here. It's far more reliable to count on dozens of independent witnesses as to what the original count was. We have that here.
Even if there were provisions for a recount and chain of custody for ballots, etc., the process still can be questioned. That's in contrast to a fully public, fully transparent election night count, witnessed by dozens of folks who can independently and separately verify what the original count was!
... Windy said on 1/6/2012 @ 4:42 pm PT...
What no one is mentioning, so far is that if that vote discrepancy is correct, it puts Ron Paul in second place, not third.
Windy - Nobody's mentioning that, because it wouldn't be true The only swap that would occur with the number's True reports would be that Santorum would be in first by 12 votes, followed by Romney, followed by Paul several thousands votes behind the two front runners.
... Robert (Pennsylvania) said on 1/7/2012 @ 2:40 pm PT...
Full disclosure: I'm supporting Ron Paul, so I am one of those "supporters of the reported 'loser'" that is going away "believing they've been robbed" (even though Paul did respectable third). And, generally, I'm struggling (really) to not fall into conspiracy theory explanations of Paul's third place finish.
That said, I would be very appreciative if someone could address/explain what seem to be very strange coincidences/anomalies in this caucus:
1. In the first fifteen or twenty minutes of MSM coverage, all channels had Paul up some significant amount (supposedly based on the entrance/exit polling). If I recall correctly, it was something like Paul: 43%, with Santorum in 2nd and Romney in 3rd.
The MSM explanation for this, best I can tell, is that, in an open caucus, such as in Iowa, people can change their minds, after reporting their intended vote on entrance.
This made some sense to me, until I watched a few caucus examples on C-Span. It really didn't strike me as the sort of environment where all that many people were going to be swayed to change their votes, based on the speaches being given.
Also (and forgive me if this is a "Paulbot" assumption), I would have thought that if you could count on anything... it would be that people stating an intention to vote for Paul weren't going to be swayed (especially to Romney or Santorum). Granted, I can't comprehend the idea that 30-40% were claiming to be "undecided" either.
Either way, is anyone actually familiar enough with caucus dynamics, historically,to make me feel less suspicious of this claim? Is it really possible that 21% of voters were swayed between entrance and exit?
I saw one channel state that the reason that there was such a huge difference between the initial entrance polls (43%) and the ultimate result (21%) was that Ron Paul's people were more inclined to "show up early" and that this, somehow skewed the entrance polling data?
Does anyone find this logical or reasonable, historically?
2) What happened to the bump Paul was (logically/anecdotally)from the "college" counties?
When my hope was waning that Paul would do 1st or 2nd, John King on CNN, single handedly gave me some glimmer of hope, based on his constant analysis that these counties were both larger and more likely to swing Paul's way because they were in "college counties." And, for most of the night, these counties remained blank on his screen (uncounted?).
Since I could not stay up till 1AM, I went to bed with these counties still undecided ( I think).
Now, I'm hearing rumors that "the truck that got lost" (whatever the hell that means) was, specifically holding ballots for one (or several) of these "college counties."
Did they find the truck?
Is this the situation where, supposedly, Romney and Santorum's team had a "gentleman's agreement" about the results (while the truck was still driving aimlessly through the back roads of Iowa, per Karl Rove)?
If this is the case, is it normal/legal for
a) Romney and Santorum's teams to have a "gentleman's agreement" about the results?
b) Why would Karl Rove know the results before anyone else?
Now, I'm trying (really hard, honest) to not be conspiratorial. But, ALL of the explanations (Jim Condit,etc.) I've read about how Iowa's caucus system has (in the past) been rigged have to do with the difference between what happens in the voting rooms/totals and what get's "called into" HQ.
So, True's allegation of Romney actually getting 2 votes and them (conveniently) adding an additional 20 fits that modus operandi perfectly, no?
3) What's up with that GOP official, (Dee Dee something) giving an interview several days before the caucus to Breitbart's site in which she blatantly bragged that "the GOP would not let Paul win. Period."?
Am I missing something... or even if they were that corrupt... wouldn't she still have been chastised or fired (or something)? Wouldn't the GOP be (slightly) concerned about "keeping up appearances" at least?
This site, IMHO, is critically important because if things keep going like this, I am going to lose all faith in our electoral process.
I am fine with winning/losing the hearts/minds of the voters and a fair vote/election.
I think I'll truly be despondent if I start to believe that not only are our elections a sham... but the criminals doing the "shamming" are so confident that they are willing to brag about their criminality PUBLICLY, with no shame.
It sends shivers down my spine to think that we may ALREADY live in a country where there isn't even the need to "fake" like we have honest elections.
Robert @ 17:
I would be very appreciative if someone could address/explain what seem to be very strange coincidences/anomalies in this caucus:
I'll be happy to try...
"If I recall correctly" won't do it. Got cite? Cuz that's a mighty big presumption to work on here.
Without having seen the polling you refer to, let's stipulate, for now, that your characterization is correct. (And please realize, that's a huge stipulation until I can actually verify what it is you're referring to).
There can be all kinds of explanations for what you saw. The first one that occurs to me --- and, again, it's based on the unsupported assertion that your numbers explained above are accurate --- is that Paul's supporters are, in fact, highly motivated, and may have been eager to seek out Entrance Pollers and share their strong feelings with them, versus supporters of the other candidates who, as you may have noticed, have MUCH weaker feelings about the candidates they ended up supporting. Thus, they didn't go out of their way to tell pollsters about it. Additionally, if there was a huge number of "undecideds" on the way in (and, as I recall, there was) those could also lead to a big change in the actual results.
Don't know. What happened to them? Have you looked at the GOP's results [PDF] for those areas? Did they, in fact, go for Paul? And, if so, were there enough of them to sway an entire state?
To my understanding (this is one of several reports I've been tracking down this week), there was no truck. That was based on an inaccurate report by AP, according to New Yorker: "an A.P. report that the remaining votes were in the back of a truck somewhere turned out to be inaccurate".
That makes sense, of course, since all votes were counted AT THE CAUCUS SITES publicly. There would have been no truck transporting any ballots (unless it was after they had already been counted publicly and were then being transported to some central location for storage or something.)
The report you refer to is also inaccurate. It likely comes from this video in which Rove discusses not a "gentleman's agreement" about anything, but rather Romney and Santorum's caucus reps both agreeing on the results of one caucus site (Ward 2, Precinct 2 in Clinton County) where the totals for that site seem to have been missing from the GOP's central repository.
Shortly after the video you see above, CNN found the GOP Chairwoman of Clinton County sleeping at home and awoken by their phone call. They asked her what the results were for Clinton County 2-2 and she checked her results sheet right then and there and gave CNN the same numbers that the Romney and Santorum reps had both had (the ones they had agreed were correct). So now there were three different independent sources all agreeing on those missing numbers.
The video of CNN waking the Clinton County chairwoman out of bed is here.
Once again, that's the beauty of the publicly transparent counting at the polling place. There are dozens of folks who can all independently corroborate the actual count, as the three folks mentioned above did here.
I can't speak to how it has happened in the past, but on Tuesday, all of the counting was done openly (or, was supposed to have been, and I haven't heard any reports to the contrary). If there were any differences between the results tallied at the caucus site and those reported by the GOP, folks can and should make noise about it. Just as Edward True did.
As I know there was a big effort, particularly by Paul's folks, to get people to independently record results from each caucus site, any remaining disparities should already be known, or should be made public very soon. To date, I have heard of only one or two other such sites, though I've seen no documentary evidence to prove it yet (as we have in the Edward True case.)
If Paul's folks have evidence the system was gamed, where is it? If they haven't produced any, I'm guessing it didn't happen, because they were at every caucus site and the public count allows them to show any disparities NOW. But they haven't, to date.
Sure. But it's a pretty risky thing to do when you know you've just openly counted at each site and announced the results at each of them. If the GOP gamed it, why has nobody but True so far spoken up?
Didn't see it. Don't know who she is. And, of course, anybody can say anything.
I see no reason for "faith" in anything when it comes to the electoral process. I see every reason for demanding evidence, however. And, in the case of the GOP Iowa Caucuses, from everything I've been able to see, evidence is publicly available to thousands of folks for the reported totals and for any disparity in those totals. Unlike most elections (where secret vote counting is used with DRE/Touch-screens or optical-scan systems.)
Hope those responses help. And hopefully I've got enough credibility when it comes to calling out unverifiable elections that you can rest somewhat assured I have no interest in covering for anybody in such a case as this.
I have a few more anecdotal reports I'm still trying to track down --- and, as I've noted here many times, sometimes evidence of probs emerges days or even weeks/months later --- but as of now, I've found no reason to doubt the overall numbers from the Tuesday GOP caucuses in Iowa.
Even the most petty of election dynamics seem to resemble a number brawl more and more.
One has to wonder if some form of LSD has been put into the kool aid.
... Robert (Pennsylvania) said on 1/8/2012 @ 8:38 am PT...
Initially, I thought I was most concerned about electing RP. Now, I'm more interested in (okay... equally interested in) doing something about the electoral process.
Watching the debate in NH last night and listening to Santorum spout off about how Obama didn't "do something" about Iran's "obviously bogus" election results made me sad and angry. It made me realize that I no longer actually believe that our country has an honest election/democratic process and that I can't (with confidence) feel ANY sense of comfort/pride in our country being more open/democratic/free than any of the most banana of republics. Ugh.
Thank you, sincerely, for taking the time to reply to my comment. You helped a fellow citizen to better understand what he needs to do.
That said, a few more questions...
"If I recall correctly" won't do it. Got cite? Cuz that's a mighty big presumption to work on here."
Ok. Lesson learned. Apparently, I need to actually do some work myself instead of expect others to do it for me. I searched far and wide and couldn't find any corroboration to my recollection. So, I'll simply give my personal ancedotal evidence, not in an effort to prove anything, but just to ask you another question...
I was running through my house shouting for my wife to "Please come look at the television screen... because I'm pretty sure this is the last time you're ever going to see this happen! Ron Paul is kicking ass! He's at 43%!!!" I then flipped back and forth between CNN's and MSNBC's chiron numbers to show her.
In future, I'll take the time to snap a pick with my phone.
And, as I better recall these moments, I now remember that it wasn't actually the exit/entrance polling nubers ; it was the actual vote resutls. Because, as I remember my silliness of running through the house searching for my wife, I now remember that this was about the fact that it was "the real" vote counts, albeit with only approximately 1% of "the real" votes in.
My ancedotal evidence (I believe) is further reinforced by the fact that (at least on CNN and MSNBC, which I was flipping back and forth between all night) during these glorious (for me) few moments, the talking heads on both channels seemed to be spending most of their initial commentary explaining Paul's huge lead and how the GOP was now going to be forced to consider some of his positions... blah blah blah.
Nonetheless, even if I was correct, it seems a moot point. If (and, of course, it's a big "if") I was correct, I'd just like some perspective on whether it would matter?
I'm assuming the rational/logical/historical response will be, "Of course any candidate could be at any number with only 1% of the vote in."
Do you think it's this simple?
Would you, with your experience, see NOTHING in a candidate having such a strong intial lead (even with only 1% in) and things changing so dramatically, ultimately?
My search for a video or screen capture of this early (1-5% results in) reporting continues, but I'm primarily interested in your gut feeling about whether this sort of dramatic shift in ranking (assuming it did actually happen)would make YOU suspicious,at all?
"There can be all kinds of explanations for what you saw. The first one that occurs to me is that Paul's supporters are, in fact, highly motivated, and may have been eager to seek out Entrance Pollers and share their strong feelings with them, versus supporters of the other candidates who, as you may have noticed, have MUCH weaker feelings about the candidates they ended up supporting. Thus, they didn't go out of their way to tell pollsters about it. Additionally, if there was a huge number of "undecideds" on the way in (and, as I recall, there was) those could also lead to a big change in the actual results."
I think your reasoning here is very logical. Based solely on arguments with my 73-year-old father, who has pledged to "Hold his nose and vote for anyone the GOP jams down our throats (EXCEPT RON PAUL)," I have to imagine that many of the Romney voters weren't killing themselves to talk to pollsters.
Although, I really don't get the whole "undecided" thing. Is this real? Do people (over 30%!!!) of citizens actually bother to get off their butts and drive to a polling place (let alone a caucus type arrangement) and have no real opinion until they are putting pen to ballot? I guess I was assuming that this "undecided" categorization was some sort of MSM urban legend or something.
"Don't know. What happened to them? Have you looked at the GOP's results [PDF] for those areas? Did they, in fact, go for Paul? And, if so, were there enough of them to sway an entire state?"
I sorted and dissected the results a little for the counties that were mentioned in most of the "conspiracy" theories I've heard (more on this later) and, was surprised (actually) at how they seemed to line up (pretty darn close) to the MSM reporting of the numbers and the major polls leading into the caucus. They seemed to show a very strong showing (usually a close 2nd) for Paul, with around 24% of the vote... but, considering they are just a small piece of the total results don't "scream" anything nefarious to me. When I scrub my emotions/memories of that 43% number (the 1-5% early voting results), it appears that the actual results don't seem very surprising or different from polls coming into Iowa. So, so far, so good on making me (slightly) less despondent.
"To my understanding (this is one of several reports I've been tracking down this week), there was no truck. That was based on an inaccurate report by AP, according to New Yorker: "an A.P. report that the remaining votes were in the back of a truck somewhere turned out to be inaccurate. That makes sense, of course, since all votes were counted AT THE CAUCUS SITES publicly. There would have been no truck transporting any ballots (unless it was after they had already been counted publicly and were then being transported to some central location for storage or something."
Right. Okay. But...
The reason I gave ANY credence to the conspiratorial views was that there (seemed) to be some weird (and convenient to the GOP's probably desired memes coming out of Iowa):
So, instead of guessing or adding to conspiracy theories, I'd like to get your feedback on a few things:
1) What do you think of what this GOP operative, Dee Dee Benkie, says a few days before the caucus, in an interview one of Breitbart's sites?
As I listened and re-listened to this interview, I imagine that a non-conspiracy view of what she is saying is that the GOP will be "twisting arms," politically to sway votes one way or another... hard ball politics, maybe, but not actual fraud. Although, especially, initially, and (honestly) still now, I don't think you'd have to be crazy to interpret what she's saying as "The GOP will fix the results, NO MATTER WHAT." I'd love to know what you think about what she says.
http://www.youtube.com/w...bedded&v=4WcysL7VeCw
"The report you refer to is also inaccurate. It likely comes from this video in which Rove discusses not a "gentleman's agreement" about anything, but rather Romney and Santorum's caucus reps both agreeing on the results of one caucus site (Ward 2, Precinct 2 in Clinton County) where the totals for that site seem to have been missing from the GOP's central repository. Shortly after the video you see above, CNN found the GOP Chairwoman of Clinton County sleeping at home and awoken by their phone call. They asked her what the results were for Clinton County 2-2 and she checked her results sheet right then and there and gave CNN the same numbers that the Romney and Santorum reps had both had (the ones they had agreed were correct). So now there were three different independent sources all agreeing on those missing numbers."
Right. I think we're on the same page (referencing the same video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD09uVFQs9M). But, it does still seem to appear that there is some discrepancy in the stories being told about this situation.
On NPR, The Clinton County chairwoman says that the results had already been reported to HQ...
http://www.npr.org/2012/...rmine-iowa-caucus-winner
"LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:
About 200 miles from Des Moines, the Republican chair of Clinton County was fast asleep as state officials waited for the final votes in the caucuses. As it turns out, the final votes were needed from the second ward, second precinct, the 2-2 in Clinton County.
With Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney in a dead heat, the votes were crucial from that precinct. So before midnight, the Romney campaign picked up the phone and called Edith Pfeffer to get those numbers. Republican leaders in Des Moines did not have those results, apparently because of some computer trouble.
WERTHEIMER: We reached the chairwoman of the Clinton County Republican Party to hear her tell the story, and her friend Carolyn Tallet was with her. Tallet is president of the Clinton County Republican Women's Club. She starts us off by explaining they knew it would be a tight race, but had no idea they'd end up at the center of the story.
CAROLYN TALLET: I knew it was close, because I was sitting, watching CNN, waiting to find out the results. I kept wishing, gosh, I wish we would get those last precincts in. But they didn't announce, you know, who was holding up the count. It was just that they weren't all in yet.
EDITH PFEFFER: I had received a phone call - this is Edith. I had received a phone call about 11:20 from the Romney worker who had been working in our county. And he said he needed the count. And I said, well, why do you need the count for 2-2? And he said, well, they don't have it in Des Moines. And I said, but I know they were called in. And he said, well, I think that there was a computer glitch, that the computers went down. And I said, oh, OK. And so I gave him the requested numbers."
So, of course (if you aren't inclined to be looking for fraud and conspiracies), I guess you could accept that "mistakes happen." But, I'm curious if you find NOTHING to peak your interest in the fact that a supposedly "open process" in which everything is handled, mostly, by paper ballots and public vote tallies, in the end, is decided AFTER THE FACT (somewhere between being called into GOP HQ and "certifying results") and is prone to being affected by "computer glitches?"
If the process is...
Votes on paper ballots.
Public tallies called into HQ.
Final "Certified results" from HQ
Where, exactly do "missing people" and "computer glitches" come into play?
I'm not being snarky; I'm truly confused about this.
"I can't speak to how it has happened in the past, but on Tuesday, all of the counting was done openly (or, was supposed to have been, and I haven't heard any reports to the contrary). If there were any differences between the results tallied at the caucus site and those reported by the GOP, folks can and should make noise about it. Just as Edward True did"
In this video, Jim Condit Jr. warns (IN ADVANCE) that there will probably be, based on his past history with the Iowa GOP and work he did for Pat Buchanan, in 1996, that any "computer glitches" or "final results going super late into the night/morning" should be perceived as "fishy."
http://www.youtube.com/w...skJ71vDC6PByfZsnIGTgyO7B
On his YT page, he says, in part:
"We are raising the possibility of the Iowa GOP HQ PRETENDING that their central computer has "been hacked" or has "broken down" --- and that they can't get the results until tomorrow morning." (This is what they did to us in Cincinnati when we were making a serious challenge to take over the Republican Party of Hamilton County in 1990 --- so it's one of the Vote Fraud Syndicate's stock-in-trade TRICKS when they are desperate to rig an election, if they need to.)
Be very suspicious if there is such a "here are the results" announcement tonight (Jan 3, 2012) before or shortly after the Iowa Caucus 2012 starts at 7 PM CST.
In 1996 --- they said Bob Dole would "win 26% to 23%" over Pat Buchanan (in 2nd place, by their before-the-caucus-started report). THAT'S EXACTLY THE WAY IT CAME OUT, according to the Iowa State GOP HQ and the 5 Big TV Networks. That year, one county, Dubuque County, was being watched for votefraud. We proved that the Iowa GOP with Voter News Service in NYC STOLE 13% of Buchanan's vote in Dubuque. (google, A House without Doors", or see our other YouTube video, Watch The Vote 2012 - Iowa Caucus. With no one watching the vote count in the other 98 counties, it is reasonable to assume that Voter News Service (owned by the 5 Big TV Networks and AP wire), where the Iowa GOP County Chairman were told to call in the results, just changed the numbers in each county around until they came up with the numbers they announced BEFORE the Iowa Caucus 1996 even started, --- namely "26% for Dole and 23%" for Buchanan". They claimed they got the numbers to call the Iowa Caucus 1996 IN ADVANCE from "entrance polls." These polls are totally bogus and are there for show at a VERY FEW PLACES in Iowa. (Same goes for "exit polls" in the general election nationwide.)"
Now, aside from, of course, the partisan stuff about Ron Paul, do you find his statements to have any credence?
Do you find that his "warning" told us anything?
I'm asking, mostly, because my head is going to explode from trying to understand this process and winnow the BS from the realities.
"As I know there was a big effort, particularly by Paul's folks, to get people to independently record results from each caucus site, any remaining disparities should already be known, or should be made public very soon. To date, I have heard of only one or two other such sites, though I've seen no documentary evidence to prove it yet (as we have in the Edward True case.)"
A) This, so far, has only provided me with more frustration. I signed up for transparentvote.net to volunteer to document for Pennsylvania and, when I did, seemed to discover that only 13 people from Iowa were members (out of 1700+ sites?). So, either I'm missing something or that site's not doing much.
On their site, they say this, though:
"IOWA- Iowa has 1,784 precincts. We will need 1,784 or more volunteer news reporters, at least one at each precinct, armed with a digital camera or camera phone that will photo and upload the official results from that precinct to Transparentvote.net.
Four years ago, Liberty News Network, which no longer exits, attempted this. Although, they only had a few hundred volunteers participating in Jan. 2008 Iowa caucus, it shook the monopolistic Establishment Media to it’s core!
The problem is News Election Pool is where ALL the MSM get their results. They had never had ANY competition before in reporting the election results. For example, leading up to Caucus night, all these false polls had one particular candidate at 3%. When the precincts started reporting and posting to Liberty News Network, the MSM were reporting the same numbers as Liberty News Network ! This candidate was getting between 12-14% It kept them honest! . We believe the MSM eventually saw they did not have all the precincts covered and after a few hours, this particular candidate’s numbers started to drop, but he still finished with 10% instead of 3% ! This year we need 1,750 volunteers to cover ALL of the precincts, officially documenting (with photo) and uploading the total results, precinct by precinct, transparent for everyone to see."
All well and good... if we can get more than 13 people out of 1700+ sites to bring their damn cell phones and snap a picture of tallies.
B) Why the hell do we need citizens to take cell phone pictures to verify votes? Is it crazy to think that the GOP might actually bring a freaking camera to each caucus and take a picture of the tallies? If they aren't... isn't this some sort of implicit desire to continue "wiggle room" when need be?
"If Paul's folks have evidence the system was gamed, where is it? If they haven't produced any, I'm guessing it didn't happen, because they were at every caucus site and the public count allows them to show any disparities NOW. But they haven't, to date."
So far, the only "supposed" evidence I've found was in this article:
http://www.reddirtreport.com/Story.aspx/20926
And, unfortunately (for wishful Paulbots like me), the tally picture and the results in the PDF you linked to line up EXACTLY. So, I've seen no real evidence yet either.
"Sure. But it's a pretty risky thing to do when you know you've just openly counted at each site and announced the results at each of them. If the GOP gamed it, why has nobody but True so far spoken up?"
Point taken. Which leads me to one last question (and one last chance to be depressed)...
According to you and most of the other "accountability" advocates that I've read, the weapon of choice for "keeping them honest" seems to be documenting the results of caucus type situations.
But, these are the vast minority of voting situations are they not?
Aren't the majority of the votes cast in the primary and general elections going to be done on some sort of black box/computer voting machine?
What "weapon" is there in these situations?
Given your experience, I'm sure you are more familiar with the whole computer/black box voting problem. So, why (if you are) are you optimistic that we can, in any real way, force accountability?
... ghostof911 said on 1/8/2012 @ 4:26 pm PT...
Robert Reardon at #8
That's precisely what happened in the 2010 Pennsylvania Senate race. Joe Sestak was ahead all evening. There was a pause in the updating of the results. The final result was then announced, with Pat Toomey the winner.
... Pamela said on 1/8/2012 @ 9:59 pm PT...
As always, another insightful and thorough post. I'm watching the many, many, seemingly interminable debates with one eye, fascinated by the twists and turns. It's not over till it's over!
... Brad Friedman said on 1/9/2012 @ 12:36 am PT...
Robert - That was a *really* long comment/question, but I wanted to give you a proper answer. Just wasn't able to get the time to do it today. Please allow me to take another crack at it tomorrow, if I can get some time to do so. Not ignoring you, but there is much to speak to in your long note, and I just couldn't get to it today, unfortunately.
Will try tomorrow! And thanks for giving a damn!
If you were to respond at all, I'd be very grateful.
I'm sure you understand how this subject has now become something that I'm deeply worried/concerned/passionate (and a little glimmer of hopeful?) about.
As I stated, upfront, I am noticing "political"/election issues because I am tracking my preferred candidate (Ron Paul), but, as things go on, I am starting to feel as if "the cause before the cause" may be working WITH ALL camps of other "persuasions," TOGETHER, to ensure that any of our democratic (small d) efforts are not completely futile pipe dreams.
If we, as supporters, and our candidates aren't capable, "fair and square," of persuading the electorate to our views, so be it.
But, if, in reality, we really are in a place in our history/nation where only the pre-determined candidates of the 1%, corporate oligarchy/MSM have ANY chance of actually winning... how sad.
Forgive me for quoting RP, please (I'm NOT doing it in a partisan way), but Dr. Paul says that "Liberty and freedom bring people together" and I am starting to believe that, although it may be too early (hope not) for this to lead to RP winning anything substantial this year, I am starting to get hopeful (MAINLY through THIS blog and reading the blogs/comments of those candidates OPPOSING RP --- the ones that AREN'T part of the "pre-approved 1% oligarchy") that the desire for true liberty and freedom are RISING... not waning.
I agree with Matt Taib when he says:
"Now that is real politics --- real protest, real change. Exactly the opposite of the limp and sterile charade in Iowa. This caucus, let’s face it, marks the beginning of a long, rigidly-controlled, carefully choreographed process that is really designed to do two things: weed out dangerous minority opinions, and award power to the candidate who least offends the public while he goes about his primary job of energetically representing establishment interests.
If that sounds like a glib take on a free election system that allows the public to choose whichever candidate it likes best without any censorship or overt state interference, so be it.
But the ugly reality, as Dylan Ratigan continually points out, is that the candidate who raises the most money wins an astonishing 94% of the time in America.
That damning statistic just confirms what everyone who spends any time on the campaign trail knows, which is that the presidential race is not at all about ideas, but entirely about raising money.
The auctioned election process is designed to reduce the field to two candidates who will each receive hundreds of millions of dollars apiece from the same pool of donors. Just take a look at the lists of top donors for Obama and McCain from the last election in 2008.
http://www.rollingstone....s-20120103#ixzz1iys393EG
Obama’s top 20 list included:
Goldman Sachs ($1,013,091)
JPMorgan Chase & Co ($808,799)
Citigroup Inc ($736,771)
WilmerHale LLP ($550,668)
Skadden, Arps et al ($543,539)
UBS AG ($532,674), and...
Morgan Stanley ($512,232).
McCain’s list, meanwhile, included (drum roll please):
Morgan Stanley ($271,902)
Goldman Sachs ($240,295)
UBS AG ($187,493)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ($160,346)
Greenberg Traurig LLP ($147,437), and...
Lehman Brothers ($126,557)."
In a related fact....
Romney's top contributors:
Goldman Sachs $367,200
Credit Suisse Group $195,250
Morgan Stanley $199,800
HIG Capital $186,500
Barclays $157,750
Kirkland & Ellis $132,100
Bank of America $126,500
Price Waterhouse Coopers $118,250
EMC Corp $117,300
JPMorgan Chase & Co $112,250
The Villages $97,500
Vivint Inc $80,750
Marriott International $79,837
Sullivan & Cromwell $79,250
Bain Capital $74,500
UBS AG $73,750
Wells Fargo $61,500
Blackstone Group $59,800
Citigroup Inc $57,050
Bain & Co $52,500
Taib finishes with this...
"The reason 2012 feels so empty now is that voters on both sides of the aisle are not just tired of this state of affairs, they are disgusted by it. They want a chance to choose their own leaders and they want full control over policy, not just a partial say. There are a few challenges to this state of affairs within the electoral process – as much as I disagree with Paul about many things, I do think his campaign is a real outlet for these complaints – but everyone knows that in the end, once the primaries are finished, we’re going to be left with one 1%-approved stooge taking on another."
For the record, I was a neocon-patsy/Bush supporting/Reagan is the candidate of Jesus (or maybe Jesus) BIG R Republican for 40+ years of my life, so if those of you (even those hoping Ron Paul would shut up) want a glimmer of hope that "all is not lost" and that others can be woken up to the oligarchy, take heart. I just endorsed Matt Tiabb and Dylan Ratigan and I (NOW) am willing to listen to ANYONE (supporting ANY candidate) that is willing to help me to fix this electoral nightmare and move things in the direction of FREEDOM.
Again, not referencing RP for partisan purposes, but...
Look at his list of donors/financial supporters at opensecrets.org.
He is, as best I can tell, 99% funded by "THE PEOPLE."
This might give RP a slightly better chance in 2012, but it should give ALL lovers of freedom/liberty/the democratic process some hope (even if you hate RP). Maybe (just maybe) "the people" can have a say. Maybe YOUR candidate, if he can persuade his supporters do donate enough, might actually have a chance (versus the current Disnyesque 1% buys the election farce Tiabb explains).
So, to say what I could have said in 10 words... in 10000... "NO, THANK YOU, BRAD, for fighting the battles that MATTER... helping to create a groundswell for 'the cause before the cause' that everyone BUT the 1% 'status quo' can support."
Uh... maybe being concise isn't one of my strengths?
... Robert (Pennsylvania) said on 1/9/2012 @ 10:06 am PT...
If you think I'm going "off topic" please let me know.
But, after the last (long) rant about the desire for the ability of "the people" to choose our candidates, I felt this video to be relevant...
The latter part of the video is an appeal for RP, so feel free to ignore that part. But, listen to what one of our ELECTED officials feels emboldened to SAY PUBLICLY (someone behind him says, "You realize we're on live tv, right?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq5HetsEx4o
I can't watch this without wanting to either throw up and/or cry.
An elected representative actually didn't feel the need to fake his support of the "status quo" candidate enough to do more than "blah blah blah?"
Are the desires of the people really that much of a joke?
Although, there's a tiny part of me that thinks (maybe) there's a silver lining in this.
Maybe the worst offenders of the "who cares what the people want" memes are too old and clueless to truly understand that things have changed.
Maybe... this sort of offensive "we'll tell you who to elect" BS has been going on for a long time but there wasn't any YT to expose them.
But, of course that silver lining has to be offset by the fact that the current 1% candidate (Obama) and the former GOP 1% candidate (McCain) are "okay " with the proposed SOPA bill which would probably make such exposure's impossible, ultimately.
That damn Internet's a real bitch... maybe we should give the GOV the ability to shut down any sites we deem to not be towing the 1%/Government line?
Obama's okay with it.
Many legislators of both parties have supported it.
NONE (other than RP) of the current crop of GOP contenders has even mentioned it.
My guess... Bradblog.com would be high on the list of potential enemies.
Robert @ 20
Please slow down! Give me a chance to respond before piling on again, if you don't mind!
Okay, will try to catch up with at least your key questions in the 3 or so comments you've left that I haven't been able to comment to. If I missed a specific point, for brevity, feel free to re-ask. It's not on purpose. Okay, your first long reply...
Re: Your recollection of Paul having 43%:
I now remember that it wasn't actually the exit/entrance polling nubers ; it was the actual vote resutls. Because, as I remember my silliness of running through the house searching for my wife, I now remember that this was about the fact that it was "the real" vote counts, albeit with only approximately 1% of "the real" votes in.
If (and, of course, it's a big "if") I was correct, I'd just like some perspective on whether it would matter?
Pretty much, yes. With 1% of the returns in, it tells us pretty much nothing, other than how Paul (or anyone else) did in one of those very few precincts reporting. If talking heads on TV made more out of it than they should have --- well, that's what those idiots do while trying to fill Election Night coverage with a bunch of words and "intelligent sounding analysis".
I would not see anything in that. Not with only 1% reported.
It would not. That happens all the time that early in the reported results of any one contest. Plus, my "gut" (and yours) is meaningless. What matters is what we can see (or not see).
I really don't get the whole "undecided" thing. Is this real? Do people (over 30%!!!) of citizens actually bother to get off their butts and drive to a polling place (let alone a caucus type arrangement) and have no real opinion until they are putting pen to ballot? I guess I was assuming that this "undecided" categorization was some sort of MSM urban legend or something.
Sure it's real. Especially in a year like this one when the "far and away front-runner" has changed just about once a week over the past several months, with the "front-runner" way out ahead of the pack and then suddenly collapsing to nothing once people actually get to hear from them.
With this pack, yes, a high undecided makes perfect sense. And yes, with the sense of civic pride for the "First-in-the-Nation" caucuses in Iowa, it makes perfect sense for folks to show up to the caucuses, do their duty, and see who's reps might convince them to come aboard and vote for them.
I sorted and dissected the results a little for the counties that were mentioned in most of the "conspiracy" theories I've heard (more on this later) and, was surprised (actually) at how they seemed to line up (pretty darn close) to the MSM reporting of the numbers and the major polls leading into the caucus.
Which is why it's always best to go as close to the source as you can, rather than relying on the "analysis" of partisans for things like this. Glad you looked for yourself, and find things aren't as out of whack as you initially thought they were.
I think that interview, the way it's posted, is, in itself a fraud! You'll note about 2 mins in, they add a graphic that says "Republican Strategist: 'Ron Paul Won't be Allowed to Win'". But listen to what was said, she didn't say anything of the sort!
She said the party establishment doesn't want Paul to win, that local officials may try to get voters to vote against Paul (either for Romney or Santorum) etc. Will they "twist arms" to try and get voters to vote as they like? Sure. Paul supporters can try to do that as well. Does the local party have a lot of power to "deliver the vote"? Sure. But that's power politics. Not fraud.
Finally, it doesn't matter what any analyst says, or even what the party machines wants. Not in a transparent system of voting and vote counting in any case. That's the whole point! And that's why it's great the way they do it in Iowa! Anywhere else in the nation, for the most part, they can pull the secret strings and change the results and there's little chance of that being discovered (or being provable, even if it is discovered). But, in Iowa, everything is transparent! Yay! So even if they try to game it (and one should always presume bad guys want to do exactly that), there are thousands of eyeballs that can keep them from doing so!
But, it does still seem to appear that there is some discrepancy in the stories being told about this situation.
Never mind the "stories". Check the demonstrable facts.
That's right. That's what she said on both NPR and on CNN. Why did the numbers from that one precinct seem to have disappeared? Don't know. Could, in fact, have been a "glitch" where they mistransposed a number, or had a typo and so wanted to get that particular precincts numbers again. In any case, CNN was able to wake her up in middle of night, ask her to walk over and tell them her numbers (before she had the chance to get directions from anybody else) and her numbers matched the ones that both the Romney and Santorum folks both had previously confirmed that they had as well. What did the Paul folks have for that precinct? Don't know. But you (or anybody else) should be able to check with them. It got enough attention that you'd think the Paul supporter from that precinct --- or any of the other folks who were able to watch the count there --- would be screaming bloody murder by now if the well-reported numbers were in conflict with what actually was seen to have gone on at that particular precinct that night.
From kindly old ladies woken in the middle of the night who don't actually understand what may or may not have gone on. "Computer glitch" is an easy way to refer to any problem that happened. If there was such a "glitch" and if that was a suspicious one (they all can be presumed to be so), the good news is we don't have to rely on any one source to know that we've finally gotten it right! Again, thanks to the transparent processes used in Iowa where EVERYBODY WAS WATCHING!
Again, doesn't matter what he "warns". What matters is what can be verified. Does he have evidence that a number reported by the GOP is not accurate? (As he did in the Edward True case?) Good! What's the evidence? So far, other than the True case in Appanoose County, I'm aware of no other publicly reported discrepancies.
The old "computer glitch" in the middle of the night is a serious concern in places where a single secret source must be "trusted". That is decidely --- and happily --- not the case in Iowa. Can't say same for NH or anywhere else between now and the end of the year, however
You're doing a great job of winnowing! Keep up the good work! And keep asking questions --- and/or digging to get to the source of any concerns. Anybody can (and will) speculate about anything. Particularly those on the losing side of an election. But only the actually provable stuff, the independently verifiable stuff, actually matters. And it's also why it's so important to have indepedently verifiable stuff! That stuff disappears when you start using secret vote counting computers, unfortunately. (Hello, New Hampshire and beyond!)
Why the hell do we need citizens to take cell phone pictures to verify votes? Is it crazy to think that the GOP might actually bring a freaking camera to each caucus and take a picture of the tallies?
You don't need to do that. If you prefer, you can simply trust in the GOP's cameras. Now why would you want to do that? Why would you want to trust any single source? That's why when "we, the people" can observe our own elections from start to finish, the process is the most "secure" that it can possibly be!
You have way fewer weapons in such cases. Which is why those system are horrible! See previous 10,000 pages, or so, of reporting over the last eight years here at The BRAD BLOG for more details!
Each state will be different, as far as what folks can do to try to get as much oversight as possible. None of them perfect, given the shitty voting systems they all use. I'll try to post something on what folks can do in NH tomorrow later tonight or tomorrow. Among things they can do: Get cell phone photos of poll tapes at the end of the day at each of the state's precincts. The good news: They hand count (just as they did in IA) in about 40% of the towns in NH. The bad news: Those towns only account for about 10% of the ballots cast statewide. Beyond that, NH's op-scan system is terrible.
But again, more eyes and cell phones the better, sending the message that if you try and cheat, we will try and catch you doing it!
Who said I was optimistic?
I'm not. Which is why I've been trying to make such a point of highlighting the GOOD system used in the GOP Iowa caucuses, in hopes that folks will DEMAND same for every other election in the nation some day!
... JimCT said on 1/19/2012 @ 6:28 am PT...
Looks like they got what they wanted, and they were able to pull off the sham of it transparently by delaying the actual results.
So noew we know Santorum won, and by more than just a few votes. But all they needed to do to give Romney the illusion of victory, and invincibility was to hide the real results from the public and alloe the media to run with the story that Mitt was 2-0 in primaries so the Republican sheeple could jump on the annointed's bandwagon.
And in the end, even hand counted ballots, recounted can't stop them from calling this "a tie". Wow, it's just so sad how twisted out election system has become. And beyond the voter suppression the new war is on anyone who has ever been convicted of a felony. Pay for your crimes but have your rights to representation taken away forever.
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Dept of Arts and Humanities
Dept of Arts and Humanities Research Papers
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/19565
Title: Trade-off between fertility and predation risk drives a geometric sequence in the pattern of group sizes in baboons
Authors: Dunbar, RIM
MacCarron, P
Robertson, C
Keywords: social organization;fission;fertility;predation risk;evolutionarily stable strategy
Publisher: The Royal Society
Citation: Biology Letters, 2018, 14 (3), pp. 20170700 - 20170700
Abstract: Mammal social group size represents a trade-off between the costs and benefits of sociality [1] subject to a limit set by habitat productivity [2]. For most birds and mammals, one of the major benefits of living in groups is protection from predators [3–7], with the benefits typically increasing with group size. The costs arise from a combination of competition for access to food [2,8] and the social stresses created by living in close proximity [9–13]. These costs are invariably reflected in female fertility, such that fertility correlates negatively with group size across mammals [9,14] (see the electronic supplementary material). The difficulty for those mammalian taxa that live in bonded social groups [15] (as opposed to more casual aggregations) is that there are structural constraints on a group’s ability to shed members when the group becomes too large; instead, the group has to continue growing until it is large enough to fission. Rather than maintaining a steady state through ‘trickle emigration’ (individual animals emigrating on their own), groups will oscillate in size across a range set by the minimum acceptable group size [2]. We here explore how fertility and predation risk intersect to determine group size across habitats in an intensely social primate, baboons (genus Papio). We first use cluster analysis to ask whether the distribution of group sizes is unimodal or multi-modal. A unimodal distribution would suggest that groups are randomly distributed around a taxon-typical mean, whereas a multi-modal distribution, especially if those modes are fractally related, would suggest a regular pattern of fission. We then ask whether female fertility varies systematically with group size and, if so, whether this might explain the distribution of group sizes.
Description: Electronic supplementary material is available online at https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4015705.
URI: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/19565
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0700
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MBA student’s achievement recognised
December 19, 2019 / La Trobe Business School / 0 Comments
La Trobe Business School MBA graduate/student Gopal Agarwal was named NISPP Student of the Year at the 2019 Northern Business Achievement Awards, held in December.
NISPP
The Northern Industry Student Placement Program (NISPP), managed by NORTH Link, sources placements and projects across the region for students from La Trobe University, RMIT University, Kangan Institute and Melbourne Polytechnic. In 2019, over 300 students from the four tertiary institutions participated.
The NISPP Placement Student of the Year and Placement Employer of the Year awards were sponsored by Unitemps.
Consultant for Floridia Cheese
Gopal worked as a consultant with Floridia Cheese for a semester as part of his
Experiential Learning Project (BUA5ELP) elective. His task involved investigating the viability of a new cheese variety for the Australian and export markets.
Viv Banner, Floridia’s ERP Project Manager, was enthusiastic about the results of his consultancy:
“Gopal was highly engaged and motivated from the start, taking the task well beyond the project brief. He grasped what we wanted straight away and worked hard to ensure he met all our requirements.
Personally, we found Gopal a delight to work with. He demonstrated professionalism and abilities beyond our expectations. We know he’ll have a great future in the corporate world and we’d strongly recommend him to any future employer.”
Associate Professor Geraldine Kennett, Director of La Trobe’s MBA Program, highlighted the benefits to students of undertaking a consultancy project as part of their MBA studies.
“Our ELP students apply the skills they gained throughout their MBA in a real-life business setting, identifying, negotiating and delivering an enterprise project that provides them with significant learning opportunities.
NORTH Link has been instrumental in linking our MBA students to projects that are of real benefit to local industry. Gopal has an excellent academic record and we are very pleased that his professional competence has been acknowledged in this way.”
The Northern Business Achievement Awards
The Northern Business Achievement Awards (NBAAs) are a partnership of industry, education, local and state government and decision makers across Melbourne’s north. They recognise local business achievements and excellence, growth and competitiveness.
Read more about the Northern Business Achievement Awards and LBS’ involvement here
La Trobe Business School Awards
During the La Trobe Business School End of Year Forum some of our staff were presented with LBS Awards and LBS Research Awards.
LBS Awards
The LBS Awards recognises individuals and teams for their individual contribution to La Trobe Business School’s mission throughout 2019. LBS’s mission is to be a community of students, academics, and professionals committed to enhancing business learning through education and research, which is innovative, responsible, and engaged.
Adam Heron: “For outstanding service to the School through his work on the successful AACSB accreditation bid.”
Jane and Adam
Earl Jobling: “For demonstrating innovation and engagement in design and delivery of a place-based subject with industry partners”
Erica Klaymi: “For outstanding service to the school through the delivery of core activities including the BFCM Conference”.
Mally Marimuthu: “For identification of opportunities for continuous improvement in curriculum and quality process.”
Jane and Mally
Julio Mancuso Tradenta: “For leveraging engagement with external partners to enrich the student experience and enhance graduate employability.”
Kiera Staley, Erica Randle, Emma Seal and Alex Donaldson: “For sustained engagement, enhancing our reputation as a partner of choice.”
Emma, Kiera and Jane
Swati Nagpal, Nicole El-Haber, Donna Burnett, Tim Clune, Shalinka Jayatilleke, Alice Li, Anne Brouwer, Anjum Chaudhry: “For displaying excellence, innovation and connectedness in organising and running the PRME week of activities comprising the CR3+ Conference, ANZ Regional Chapter meeting and the United Nations Champions Meeting”.
Jane, Anne, Donna, Nicole, Swati, Shalinka, Tim and Tynique
LBS Research Excellence Awards
The following staff members received Research Excellence Awards:
Early Career Researcher Award: Dr Kirsty Forsdike
Jane and Kirsty
Mid-Career Researcher Award: Dr Liam Lenten
Liam and Jane
Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision Award: Professor Bala Balachandran
Congratulations to all these outstanding staff members of the LBS!
Australia’s Changing Health Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
December 5, 2019 / La Trobe Business School / 0 Comments
While Australia has a very good health system by world standards, like all industries it faces increasing disruption, says Dr Mark Cloney, convener for the 2020 Innovation in Health Forum (#IHF2020), taking place at La Trobe University Melbourne Campus on the 25th and 26th of June 2020.
So, where are the areas for innovation and improvement? Is it in patient care and outcomes or access; affordability or technological innovation; e-health or assistive technology; next generation sequencing, 3d-printed devices, point of care diagnosis, or biosensors and trackers? Or, is it in shifting the focus from treatment to prevention; exploring the role of nutritional food or alternative medicines in sustaining good health and wellness?
A changing business model
A recent report by PWC[1] shows, Australia’s health system faces similar pressures to others globally including rising costs driven by increasing incidence of chronic diseases, an aging population, inequitable access to services, and gaps in workforce and infrastructure. In addition, changing customer expectations, under the NDIS for example, are driving a need for more personalised, digital, seamless and integrated care experiences.
In short, the business model for the health and wellness sector in Australia is rapidly changing and, as PWC concludes, providers, clinicians, and broader industry players are at varying levels of maturity in terms of adapting to this change.
Partnership with NORTHLink
The La Trobe Business School will again partner with NORTHLink for its third innovation forum to present a range of industry and academic perspectives, world class speakers and deep dive sessions over two days, exploring the future of Australia’s health and welling industry in June 2020.
La Trobe’s $5 billion University City of the Future Project[2] has identified a focus on this sector with:
a major Health and Wellbeing Hub with improved access to health services and includes a private hospital, aged care facilities and additional childcare;
a world-class Sports Park for teaching, research, community participation and elite sport;
a transformed Research and Innovation Precinct focussing on our world-class strengths in Agri-bioscience, Food and Fibre, Health and Wellbeing, Digital Technology and Cyber.
NORTHLink’s 2018 Investment Attraction Strategy also focuses on innovation in the emerging health and wellbeing sector targeting sport and sports medicine, aged care, mental health, allied health, emerging medical products and assistive technology for the NDIS as future job generators for Melbourne’s north.
Innovation in Health Forum
Given this level of partner commitment, research effort and investment, it is timely to explore how the 4th Industrial Revolution and what innovations are impacting and shaping patient care and, more broadly, the Australian health and nutritional eco-systems of tomorrow.
Specifically, then:
How can the health and wellbeing sector and universities harness these research, technological and digital innovations in the most productive and ethical ways?
Where within the Australian health and food ecosystems do the greatest business growth and research opportunities lie?
What are the key challenges the sector faces?
Are we strategically prepared?
And, can the sector adapt to potential disruption and opportunities quickly?
As well as several industry presenters, the 2020 Innovation in Health Forum will present the latest cutting science and research on health and wellbeing from La Trobe’s Science, Health and Engineering College, the Institute for Agriculture & Food (LIAF), AgriBio, Centre for Agricultural Bioscience, and provides greater detail of its City of the Future Project’s health and wellness ambitions. This maximises the potential of future industry and government engagement, breaks down silos, and creates space for enhanced collaborative research and investment opportunities in this sector.
We anticipate 350 delegates at the event with the formal marketing campaign, schedule, keynote and speakers list, and panellists to be available in late February 2020.
Why should you attend?
The benefits of attending the 2020 forum include:
Opportunities for research or business collaboration
Access to first-hand knowledge-sharing and latest trends
Keeping pace with the constantly changing world and latest technology
An opportunity for you to be challenged and grow
Getting into the right network
The target audience is stakeholders able to effect and/or influence innovation and change at the health care and wellness industry, at the systems, research and/or practice level. This includes business and NFP’s active in: assistive technologies, primary care, aged-care, allied health, disability service, medicinal medicines, e-health, agribusiness, banks and institutional investment, health insurance, general practice, medical specialists, hospitals, state and local government, researchers and academics.
Very pleasingly, we have already secured sponsorship from DPV Health and the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions for the event with several more industry participants and sponsors to be announced in the New Year.
You can register your interest in attending and/or direct general enquires for the event to: LBSinnovationforum@latrobe.edu.au or contact the people listed below.
Dr Mark Cloney
T: 9479 5621|E: M.Cloney@latrobe.edu.au Contact
Professor Jane Hamilton
Dean & Head of La Trobe Business School
T: 9479 5264 |E: Jane.Hamilton@latrobe.edu.au
[1] See https://www.pwc.com.au/health/health-matters/the-future-of-health-in-australia.html
[2] See https://www.latrobe.edu.au/future-city
Industry and academia coming together at LBS’ Behavioural Finance and Capital Markets Conference
Last month, LBS hosted the 9th Behavioural Finance and Capital Markets (BFCM) Conference. The conference aims to bring together scholars and practitioners to present state-of-the-art research in the fields of Behavioural Finance, Experimental Finance and Capital Markets/Market Microstructure.
The conference is unique in that it merges academic research with the applied work of the finance industry. The conference continuously looks to identify new emerging fields of research and supports better cooperation and collaboration among researchers and between academia and industry. According to it comes down to this:
“The research we do should not only have academic value but also practical application that impacts the finance industry and hence our society. This conference makes that happen.”
Professor Petko Kalev (Founder of the BFCM Conference)
After being welcomed by Dean & Head of LBS Prof Jane Hamilton, Mike Aked from Research Affiliates kicked off with a discussion why Kappa is being a more stable estimate of the skew that exists in financial markets, followed by Nick Wade from Northfield Information Services presenting why getting risk “right” is wrong, explaining how risk and volatility are not being equivalent concepts.
The industry forum discussed “Technological Disruptions in the Finance Industry and the role of Humans”. All panel members, which included Joseph Barbara (ASIC), Kingsley Jones (Jevons Global Pty Ltd), Rick Klink (Paritech) and Alistair Rew (AMP Capital), agreed there is and always will be a very important role for humans.
The industry forum
Keynote speaker Dan diBartolomeo from Northfield Information Services discussed “Robo-Advisers”. Particularly where these automated investment advisers have fallen short and more importantly, a solution. This was followed by a keynote of Professor Nadia Massoud from Melbourne Business School on the use of Artificial Intelligence in sentiment analyses of finance data and recent developments on how to improve sentiment measures.
Several industry doctoral candidates from the RoZetta Institute (formerly CMCRC) also presented their work. They presented on the rise in trading on close, the sensitivity of trading to the cost of information and self-organizing maps and financial applications.
PhD Candidates RoZetta Institute
In his presentation titled Harry Potter’s Classroom: The Case for Either ‘Independent Directors’ or ‘Financial Literacy’, Sam Ferraro from Global Founders Funds Management discussed whether Founder-CEO firms exhibit low board independence and if that matters. This was followed by Simon Russell from Behavioural Finance Australia presenting a chapter from his book Behavioural Finance: A guide for financial advisers focusing on the overstated role of financial literacy.
During the conference dinner Professor Peter Bossaerts from University of Melbourne delivered the last keynote of the day. Peter spoke about the relevance of theoretical finance in a world of behavioural finance, emphasising that industry should hire people who know theory. After the keynote, several presenters received best paper awards.
Best Paper Award sponsored by RoZetta Institute
Antonio Gargano, Juan Sotes-Paladino and Patrick Verwijmeren received the Best Paper Award sponsored by RoZetta Institute (Formerly CMCRC-SIRCA), for their paper entitled Out of Sync: Disagreement among Short Sellers and the Correction of Mispricing.
Best Paper Award sponsored by Amery Partners
Oleg Chuprinin and Arseny Gorbenko received the Best Paper Award sponsored by Amery Partners Pty. Ltd. for their paper entitled Rationally Neglected Stocks.
On the second day there were parallel sessions where scholars presented their research in one of the following streams:
To Be or Not to Be in Cryptocurrencies Markets or in Markets with Divergence of Opinion, Excess Price Volatility and Excessive Portfolio Turnover
Overconfidence, Emotions, Moods and Sentiment in Financial Markets
Asymmetric Information, Unobserved Heterogeneity and Market-wide Events
The keynote was delivered by Professor Elena Asparouhova – The Francis A. Madsen Professor of Finance at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Her talk focused on human-robot interaction in financial markets. Elena gave a brief overview of social science experiments, starting with the Santa Fe competition in 1990 to current experiments that examine if and how technology exacerbates or ameliorates human errors in financial markets.
There was also the chance for doctoral candidates to present their research topics. Candidates came from Australian universities such as La Trobe University, Monash University and University of New South Wales, but there were also candidates from international universities such as the University of Utah and the University of Auckland.
BFCM in the news
Several news articles were published about research presented at the conference:
The science that shows it’s hard to beat the market by Financial Review on the 30th of October.
Lessons for super funds from the man who hunted Madoff by Financial Review on the 31st of October.
Fiscal robo-advisor a welcome dinner guest by The Australian on the 31st of October (requires subscription – accessible through LTU library).
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Prof Petko Kalev (P.Kalev@latrobe.edu.au).
PRME Week at LBS – Using dialogue to build partnerships for sustainability
On the 24th and 25th of October, La Trobe Business School hosted a successful seventh CR3+ Conference. The theme this year was “Using dialogue to build partnerships for sustainability” and explored how partnerships can bring about sustainable solutions as we work together on progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More than 60 people from more than 15 countries attended the conference. This blog summarises some of its highlights.
Prof Dennis McDermott, La Trobe University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), was the first keynote speaker of the conference. Dennis talked about authenticity, partnership and change, and how indigenous knowledge can assist partnership building for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The second keynote was delivered by Jillian Reid from Mercer. Jillian discussed the climate scenario analysis Mercer has developed, investing for positive impact and how the SDGs are used as a framework for responsible investment.
The panel discussion on the first day focused on multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainability where we learned that partnerships are complex and that dialogue, trust, respect and being open minded are critical to advancing the partners’ individual objectives, and those of the partnership.
The day was wrapped up at Charcoal Lane – a Mission Australia social enterprise restaurant that provides guidance and opportunity to young Aboriginal people in need of a fresh start in life. The Executive Chef of Charcoal Lane, Greg Hampton, gave an insightful talk about the social development aspect of the restaurant, but also their menu and the origin of the food they use.
The second day of the CR3+ Conference was off to a good start with a keynote from Dr Leeora Black from Deloitte (and also LBS advisory board member) discussing the social aspects of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and particularly Australia’s Modern Slavery Act.
Later in the morning it was time to get creative with Lego SeriousPlay©. Dr Heather Stewart and Dr Rob Hales from Griffith University provided a workshop using Lego that focused on building relationships and collaboration with the aim of exploring the embedding of sustainable development goals in learning and teaching within business schools.
The last speaker on the second day was Dr Raghu Raman from Amrita University. Raghu introduced the university’s Live-in-Labs® – a program that breaks classroom and lab barriers by applying learned theory in real-world settings. It uses principles of lean research for the development and deployment of sustainable solutions for current challenges faced by rural communities in India.
After the conference
The day after the conference, the Australia New Zealand PRME Chapter meeting took place on the theme ‘Students as Partners’. The day was about sharing stories and learning from students about how universities can partner with them more effectively to co-create curriculum and extracurricular activities that advance knowledge about the SDGs. Eleven students from across Australia and New Zealand were in attendance and had the opportunity to ask academics what they are doing to advance Sustainable Development across the region.
Australia New Zealand PRME chapter meeting
Besides the Australia New Zealand PRME Chapter meeting, there was also a PRME Champions group meeting with representatives of 40 business schools from all continents. The meeting was co-hosted by La Trobe Business School and Deakin Business School. This was the fourth and final meeting of the 2018-2019 Champions cycle, with a key outcome of the meetings being the development of a Blueprint for SDG integration across Business Schools in the areas of teaching, research and partnerships. Once completed, the blueprint will be available to the 700+ Business School signatories worldwide.
The week of PRME-related activities hosted by LBS demonstrate our continued commitment to be a Business School with purpose. This was showcased through the week’s focus on partnerships for sustainable development, highlighting the role of indigenous values and ‘ways of knowing’ in our approach to partnerships, and the wider academic community’s recognition of the student voice in our thinking about sustainability. Furthermore, through our international partnerships with the CR3+ network, PRME and the Champions Group, our staff and students had the opportunity to engage with a global network of academics who research and teach in sustainability, partnerships and CSR.
If you have any questions about the Business School’s involvement with the UN PRME or any of the events discussed in this blog, please contact Dr Swati Nagpal.
This blog is the last blog in the SDG Series, a series that focused on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, in the lead up to the CR3+ Conference.
More blogs in the SDG Series:
- An introduction to the Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG Series: Sustainable Development Goal 1
- SDG Series: Sustainable Development Goal 10
Book launch – Cost Management for Nonprofit and Voluntary Organisations
November 6, 2019 / La Trobe Business School / 0 Comments
La Trobe Business School’s Centre for Public Sector Governance, Accountability and Performance (CPSGAP) invites you to attend the launch of the book titled “cost management for non-profit and voluntary organisations” written by Professor Zahirul Hoque, Director of CPSGAP and Dr Tarek Rana, formerly an LBS staff member and now Senior Lecturer in Accounting at RMIT University.
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The book is one of the outcomes from a research conducted by the two authors that was funded by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) UK.
Increasing competition for funding and government compliance requirements have put nonprofit organisations under pressure to be more cost-effective when undertaking development projects and delivering services to the community. Cost accounting and cost management tools are considered a means to provide adequate and quality information for management control for all sorts of organisations, including nonprofits.
The research examined the current costing and cost management practices in the Australian nonprofit sector and offers insight into how nonprofit and voluntary organisations can control and manage the costs of their operation and projects through contemporary costing and cost management tools.
Routledge has published the research monograph. The book provides information on how adetailed and regularly updated cost information and reporting model can help nonprofit organisations managing their operations efficiently and effectively.
Motivated by a lack of evidence on how and whether Australian nonprofit organisations address current challenges through modern cost management tools, we attempted to write this book using our field study evidence on the sector’s cost accounting practices.
prof zahirul hoque
The book will particularly be of benefit to a range of stakeholders in the sector, including financial and management accountants, accounting professional bodies, government, policy makers, academics, consultants, and operational managers.
Professor Zahirul Hoque is Professor of Management Accounting/Public Sector in the Department of Accounting and Data Analytics and Director – CPSGAP, La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA) and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (FCMA) of Bangladesh.
Dr Tarek Rana is Senior Lecturer in Accounting at RMIT University. He is a Chartered Management Accountant of CIMA (UK), Chartered Global Management Accountant of AICPA, Chartered Accountant of CA ANZ, and Fellow of CPA Australia. Dr Rana was the co-investigator to this project while at La Trobe University.
Guest speaker: Catherine Willis
Acting Assistant Commissioner General Counsel,
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
When: Friday 22 November 2019 03:00 pm until 05:00 pm
Where: La Trobe City Campus, Level 2, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Room 2.10
Registration & Contact: Professor Zahirul Hoque (z.hoque@latrobe.edu.au/ 03 9479 3433)
Event webpage: www.latrobe.edu.au/events/all/cpsgap-seminar-and-book-launch
MBA students contribute to economic development in Melbourne’s North
October 31, 2019 / La Trobe Business School / 0 Comments
With more than eight years professional experience and at least three years in a management position, MBA students use their knowledge and expertise gained through business education to work as management consultants for La Trobe University’s Industry Partners and their affiliated organisations, particularly in Melbourne’s North.
Experiential Learning Project
The subject that facilitates students to work as management consultants is called Experiential Learning Project (BUA5ELP). Students enrolled in 2019 have contributed to the economic development in Melbourne’s North by:
Creating a new model for recruiting and training vocational education and training (VET) teachers for the Northern College of Arts and technology (NCAT).
Recommending strategies to improve young women’s access to investment opportunities for the Women’s Investment Network Forum (WIN).
Developing a growth strategy for the Carlton Respects program.
Presenting a comparative analysis and strategy options for Melbourne Innovation Centre.
Creating new job opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to work in the digital economy.
The Experiential Learning Project was a crucial experience in my MBA journey. It gave me the opportunity to practically experience the inner workings of a SME and help the organisation resolve an identified business blockage. The consulting project helped me practically utilize my learnings from the MBA into a real business scenario. The ELP was an incredible learning opportunity that helped me get industry ready post the MBA.
Mahima Chaudhary (International MBA Advanced Student)
MBA Study Tour with NORTH Link
NORTH Link is a regional partnership of industry, education and government and one of Victoria’s key economic development organisations. As part of its interest in food security and reinventing the industrial focus of Melbourne’s northern suburbs, NORTH Link is facilitating new export markets for agricultural products and food manufacturing.
Supported by the La Trobe International and prestigious Chongqing University, this study tour invited MBA students to accompany the NORTH Link delegation on this important business venture to China.
Six MBA students learnt first-hand how businesses in Melbourne’s North are working together to develop new commercial opportunities for the region. Students expanded their knowledge of international trade in the Chinese market and built professional networks.
The MBA Study Tour with NORTH Link provided an opportunity for me to experience China and international trade like no other. Incredibly grateful to have been part of the delegation, receiving in-depth learning of culture, business interactions and opportunities within Chongqing and Chengdu. The friendships and networks made were invaluable and enhanced my MBA experience exponentially.
Alana Pendrick (OnLine La Trobe MBA student)
The NORTH Link and La Trobe MBA Delegation at Chongqing University
What happens when an MBA student combines an Experiential Learning Project with an International Study Tour?
Bhrigu worked on a growth strategy and business plan for Juanita’s Kitchen, a food manufacturing business in Coburg. Then he seized the opportunity to take Juanita’s hot sauces and spices to the Sichuan province of China on an MBA-NORTH Link Business Study Tour.
Study Tour 2019 – China proved to be one of the best experience I have had during my MBA journey so far. It was one in the lifetime opportunity for me which helped me gain deep insights about China’s culture, history, city planning, local businesses and foreign trade by being a part of a prestige delegation from Melbourne’s North which included NORTH Link and prominent government officials. Moreover, it opened pathways for networking and helped me in making some precious business networks and friends. I would like to thank the MBA Director, Dr Geraldine Kennett for providing MBA students with this wonderful opportunity which significantly and undoubtedly added value to our degree.
Bhrigu Dutt Sharma (MBA Student)
LBS plays important role in LTU’s Net Zero target
In August, La Trobe University announced that it will become Victoria’s first zero-emissions University. The $75 million initiative combining 20 separate projects will ensure that LTU will have Net Zero emissions by 2029.
Net-zero carbon emissions, or carbon-neutral emissions, are achieved by balancing the amount of carbon released with an equal amount of carbon offset by producing clean energy.
The La Trobe Energy Analytics Platform (LEAP) provides the technology pillar for the Net Zero initiative and is designed and implemented by researchers and students from LBS’ Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition (CDAC). The team will design and implement the platform which then monitors energy consumption in up to 50 smart buildings and makes lighting, heating and cooling adjustments in real time to reduce energy consumption.
The creation of a smart building allows the building to ‘think’ for itself in optimising its energy consumption. Formulating this Smart Building involves Artificial Intelligence, Unsupervised Machine Learning, Data Analytics and Software Development; this includes CDAC’s own brand of algorithms that have been developed over the past decade. CDAC’s research work is internationally renown and has also been used successfully in several industrial engagements ranging from Health, Transport, Fire and Emergency Services, Sport and Energy. The Centre also hosts a unique blend of research and expertise in its staff and researchers which makes it the ideal candidate to develop such a platform and espouses the concept of a Living Lab that La Trobe University champions.
LEAP Technical Architect (and LBS PhD candidate) Nishan Mills summarised the system as:
Buildings and spaces display distinctive behaviours in energy consumption. The LEAP platform will use available data streams to create digital twins for buildings and spaces in the University environment in order to capture this behavioural profile. This allows the platform to detect, analyse and suggest corrective measures to achieve the most efficient energy consumption across the university.
Read more about LTU’s Net Zero projects here
Going to Vietnam as part of your LBS degree
Another successful Vietnam Study Tour has taken place during the 2019 Winter Semester. Students explored and experienced Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi and Halong Bay.
The study tour is an optional elective and part of the subject Tourism and Hospitality International Study Program (THS3ISP). The objective of the study tour is to examine and observe the cultural, social and environmental aspects as a tourist, the impacts of government policy and the legacy of war.
The assessment tasks include:
Case study relating to war and ethics
Daily reflective journal of personal experiences
Report evaluating the differences between the hotel and restaurant standards of Australia and Vietnam
Group presentation based on photo journal on a given topic
This year, nineteen students went on the Vietnam Study Tour, 13 females and 6 males, of which four international students. The students were accompanied by Paul Strickland, lecturer at LBS and program director – Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, and Lisa Murphy from the LBS admin team.
The study tour
The study tour started with a tour through Ho Chi Minh City where students visited the Central Post Office and Opera House, both colonial-era architectural masterpieces, followed by the Reunification Palace, so-called for the building’s integral part in the reunification of the country after the war. Students also visited the Cu Chi Tunnels, who not only served as living questers during the Vietnam War but also as supply routes and hospitals for thousands guerrilla fighters. The trip was combined with a visit to the War Remnants Museum for a firsthand look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of Vietnamese people.
The Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City organised a lecture about Vietnamese culture, food, religion and the differences in study techniques. The Vietnamese students organised interactive games, hosted morning tea and gave a vocal performance followed by a cooking demonstration at Mandarin Restaurant. Before traveling to Hoi An, there was time to visit the site of Australia’s Nui Dat Task Force base, Nui Dat SAS Hill, the Long Tan Cross at the War Memorial, Australian War Graves, Long Tan battlefield and Vung Tau city – the arrival port for Australian troops. This may be the last time students gets to see the Nui Dat SAS Hill in its current form as it has started to be quarried.
Lecture at Vietnam National University
In Hoi An, a former trading port, is famous for its restored architecture, homemade silk, expert tailors and delicious noodles and seafood. Here the students visited Chua Ong Pagoda, built in 1653 in honour of the Chinese general Quan Cong who is worshiped as a symbol of loyalty and justice. Students also visited Phuc Kien Assembly Hall to see a temple dedicated to the goddess of the sea, the 200 years old Tan Ky house and took a boat trip along Thu Bon river to the Red Bridge Cooking School for a five-course cooking lesson. While in Hoi An, students also visited My Son, the former capital of the ancient Cham civilisation who ruled Vietnam from the 2nd until the 13th century and attended not-for-profit charity restaurants.
Red Bridge Cooking School in Hoi An
From Hoi An, the students travelled to Hue – the Imperial City of the former Emperor. They enjoyed a tour of the city and boat trip on the Perfume River to the Thien Mu Pagoda. After visiting Hue the tour continued to Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city. Students visited the Temple of Literature, built in homage to the Chinese scholar Confucius, Hoa Lo prison and the Old Quarter’s 36 streets.
Towards the end of their two-week study trip, students went on a boat cruise through UNESCO World Heritage Halong Bay. The cruise included a visit to the Tien Ong Cave, which covers an area of 1000 m2, a cooking demonstration, squid fishing and a visit to Cua Van floating fishing village. The study tour ended when students returned to Hanoi with a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex where they heard about the man who led Vietnam’s campaign for independence from French colonial rule.
Kayaking at Halong Bay
We asked two students for feedback about the trip and both had an amazing time.
I absolutely loved everything about this trip! The culture, the food, the consequences of war and the diverse tourism products and services available.
My daily reflection and photo journal will be a treasured memory for years to come. I knew no-one in the beginning and made lots of friends. I would definitely recommend this study tour to anyone.
I learnt so much during this once in a lifetime experience!
The study tour was extremely interactive. Everything we did, one of us [a student] was involved in everything, if not all of us. I loved seeing the diverse countryside, the cities, the jungle, the fields and of course the beach and water.
SDG Series: Sustainable Development Goal 17
The sustainable development goals can only be realized with strong global partnerships and cooperation. The final sustainable development goal in our SDG Series is about just that: “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” (SDG compass, 2015).
The focus of SDG 17
SDG 17 seeks to strengthen global partnerships to support and achieve the ambitious targets of the 2030 Agenda, bringing together national governments, the international community, civil society, the private sector and other actors (SDG Knowledge Platform, 2019). SDG 17 reflects a holistic approach to the means of implementation for the 2030 Agenda, including 19 targets that span finance, technology, capacity-building, trade and systemic issues. In addition, the means of implementation are integrated across the other Goals through dedicated targets, underlining their cross-cutting nature (UN High Level Political Forum on the SDGs, 2018).
Partnerships and PRME Week at La Trobe Business School
As we work towards building a more sustainable world we cannot work in isolation. Partnerships are necessary to ensure long term success. However, the partnership model may be problematic, with issues arising such as co-option and abuse of power. Differences between actors can also lengthen the journey and make the measure of success difficult to determine. Hence, LBS has drawn on its various networks to turn the spotlight on partnerships and SDG 17 over a week of UN PRME-related activities this month.
CR3+ Conference 24-25 October
CR3+ is a collaborative initiative of four PRME champions: Audencia Business School (France), Hanken School of Economics (Finland) and ISAE Brazilian Business School (Brazil) and La Trobe Business School (Australia). These champions have been working together since 2008, with the aim to exchange ideas, pedagogical processes, curriculum and research in the area of corporative responsibility.
Working in conjunction with PRME champions, The La Trobe Business School is hosting a two-day conference on the topic ‘Using dialogue to build partnerships for sustainability’ from the 24th to 25th October 2019. The conference explores how partnerships can bring about sustainable solutions as we work together on progressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Australia/New Zealand PRME Chapter Meeting – 26 October
The day after the conference, fifteen regional PRME Chapters are coming together to help advance the Six Principles (i.e. purpose, values, method, research, partnership and dialogue [link]) within a particular geographic context, rooting PRME in different national, regional, cultural, and linguistic landscapes. They function as platforms for localized engagement from higher education institutions, and in cooperation with Global Compact Local Networks, and can develop projects and initiatives that support the Sustainable Development Goals regionally (UN PRME, 2019).
The theme of this year’s chapter meeting is ‘Students as Partners’. In addition to representatives from Australian and New Zealand business schools, 11 students will be attending the meeting this year. These students are having input into the program for the day and will be actively involved in the discussions on the day.
4th PRME Champions Meeting for the 2018/2019 Cycle
After meeting with the regional PRME Chapters, there is a PRME Champions Meeting. The PRME Champions group is made up of 40 business schools from all continents, with the aim of developing a blueprint for embedding the PRME principles and Sustainable Development Goals across three key areas – research, teaching and partnerships. The meeting in Melbourne is the culmination of the 2-year PRME Champions Cycle, with a focus on partnerships for sustainable development. Once completed in 2020, the blueprint will then be shared across the 750+ PRME business schools across the world.
A key output from the meeting will be the development of the partnership element of the blueprint, highlighting best practice, the role of multiple voices (Indigenous approaches to partnerships is a key sub-theme of the meeting) and some of the challenges facing multi-sector partnerships.
SDG Videos
Because the last SDG is about partnerships, there is not one, but there are three videos from different CR3+ partners. In each video, Associate Professor Martin Fougere from Hanken School of Economics introduces particular SDG 17 targets and the CR3+ partner(s) that illustrate how their university is working on these targets.
The targets that are being discussed in the videos are:
17.6 – Knowledge sharing and cooperation for access to science, technology and innovation
17.9 – Enhance SDG capacity in developing countries
17.16 – Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development
17.17 – Encourage effective partnerships
The first video shows Patricia Guérin from Audencia Business School. Patricia discusses how the university’s partnership with the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Planète Urgence and particularly its “solidarity leave” volunteering scheme works towards targets 17.9 and 17.17.
The second video looks into targets 17.16 and 17.17 and shows representatives from both La Trobe Business School and Hanken School of Economics. Professor Suzanne Young and Dr Swati Nagpal discuss LBS workshops that are being organised for capacity building in connection with different SDGs. Associate Professor Pia Polsa from Hanken School of Economics talks about the CORE project the university is part of. The project is funded by Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland, and studies and develops collaborative action in environmental planning and decision-making.
The third video shows Professor Cleverson Andreoli from ISAE Brazilian Business School and focuses on targets 17.6 and 17.7. Cleverson talks about the National Institute of Science and technology for Sustainable Sewage Treatment Plants (INCT), a cooperative network that focuses on issues related to sanitation in Brasil, and the research that ISAE and other Brazilian universities conduct in this area.
If you would like access to the full videos to use in your teaching, please contact Dr Swati Nagpal.
This blog is part of the SDG Series, a series that focuses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, in the lead up to the CR3+ Conference in October 2019.
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SCAD: The Architecture of a University
At a book launch last Tuesday during Discover ADAC, Paula Wallace, president and founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), shared insight into the preservation and interior design projects on display across the school’s campuses around the world. Wallace, accompanied by Chuck Chewning, interior designer and SCAD alumnus, and Margaret Russell, honorary dean of the SCAD School of Building Arts, presented a panel discussion on SCAD: The Architecture of a University, a tome that highlights 40 of the school’s architectural highlights.
“SCAD comprises a menagerie of extraordinary historic buildings,” says Wallace. “Together, these properties form a global exhibition, an epic work of art curated on an international scale. SCAD: The Architecture of a University is our grand exhibition guide, a key to the places, spaces and events that have shaped SCAD into the world’s preeminent source of knowledge in every discipline we teach.”
Photos courtesy of SCAD.
The panel featured Chuck Chewning, Margaret Russell and Paula Wallace
A copy of ‘SCAD: The Architecture of a University,’ from Assouline
Chuck Chewning, Emily Owens, Paula Wallace and Cuffy Sullivan
Attendees enjoy a discussion of ‘SCAD: The Architecture of a University,’ in the Jim Thompson showroom during ADAC.
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Harrison Plaza opened in 1976 was the main present-day shopping center in the Philippines after the opening of Ali Mall. The shopping center was based on the site of Harrison Park and Ermita Cemetery. For a long time, somewhere in the range of 1982 and 1984, the shopping center was covered for remodels. When it was revived to the general population in 1984, the shopping center highlighted a film, delight rides, Jai alai fronton site (until it was changed over to SM Hypermarket in the 2000s), wellspring and an inn during the 1990s. It was tied down by the nation’s significant Department Store chains like SM Department Store and Rustan’s.
Since the New Millennium to the present, Harrison Plaza has kept on getting an ever-increasing number of grapples like True Value Hardware and Shopwise. Presently, Harrison Plaza houses over 200 shops and administrations.
In June 2016, it was accounted for that SM Prime Holdings is wanting to contribute ₱39.44 billion to redevelop the shopping center and plans to set up business procedure re-appropriating workplaces and private towers in the Harrison Plaza complex. The firm is banding together with the regional legislature of Manila which will have monetary enthusiasm from the redevelopment venture.
In April 2018, SM Prime Holdings was concluding an arrangement to purchase out the Martel family from its agreement with the City of Manila to create and oversee Harrison Plaza. Since the strip mall needed redevelopment and lingered behind adjacent shopping centers including Ali Mall, SM Prime Holdings intends to manufacture another strip mall with private apartment suite above it. Anyway, the Martel’s agreement would terminate by 2020 or 2022.
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Lent, Liturgy, Stational Churches
Station Sunday Lent III: Statio ad St Laurentium extra muros
Humbling ourselves before Thee, we beseech Thee, Almighty God,
favorably to regard the desires of our heart:
and in our defense to stretch forth the right hand of Thy Majesty.
Through Our Lord…
The Station for the Third Sunday in Lent is at St. Laurence-without-the-Walls in Rome which was built by Constantine on the Tiburtine Way. It contains the tomb of the celebrated deacon, the great martyr of Rome. Enlarged and enriched in the course of the ages, it has always been much visited by the faithful. The high Altar is reserved for the sole use of the Pope; it is one of the five patriarchal basilicas of Rome and St. Lawrence asks us to remember always our need to sacrifice.
The Station is in the basilica of St. Lawrence outside the walls. The name of this, the most celebrated of the martyrs of Rome, would remind the catechumens that the faith they were about to profess would require them to be ready for many sacrifices. In the primitive Church, the third Sunday in Lent was called Scrutiny Sunday, because it was on this day that they began to examine the catechumens, who were to be admitted to Baptism on Easter night.
St. Lawrence the deacon was the martyr who was roasted on a griddle in 258, or perhaps beheaded with Pope St. Sixtus II, and buried in the Agro Verano along the Via Tiburtina. Perhaps because tradition preserves Lawrence?s last quip, ?Turn me over, I?m done on this side!? he is known as the patron saint of cooks!
The station dates from the fourth century. San Lorenzo was declared a patriarchal basilica, one of the three Minor Basilicas of Rome, by Leo I (440-461) and assigned as the Roman residence of the Patriarch of Jerusalem. The present structure is composed of three originally-distinct buildings: 1) the western half (present nave) is the basilica of Sixtus III (432-440), 2) the eastern half (present chancel) is the basilica of Pelagius II (579-590), which originally faced east, and 3) its apse was built over the Constantinian oratory enclosing Lawrence?s tomb. Honorius III (1216-1227) demolished the two abutting apse walls and united the ends of the nave to form a single basilica with the old confessio in the middle; he also raised the level of the Pelagian basilica, so that the chancel now appears to have a full crypt (the original floor level) under the present pavement.
Note the Romanesque campanile and the fine mosaic frieze of the portico (13th century). In the portico on the left you will find a 5th century sarcophagus which once contained the remains of Damasus II (1049), a reforming pope whose reign of 24 days was cut short by malaria or poison. In the nave, at the head on the left is the entrance to the catacomb of St. Cyriaca (of Santa Maria in Domnica fame), substantially destroyed in the 19th century when the cemetery of Campo Verano was enlarged. On the right is the sacristy and entrance to a 12th century cloister. In the chancel, the 6th century mosaic on the triumphal arch is worth noting, with Pelagius offering his church. Also note the 12th century main altar, the 13th century episcopal throne and mosaic screen, and a slab stained with Lawrence?s blood. The old (east) narthex has been converted into the Funerary Chapel of Blessed Pius IX, who founded the North American College in 1859 ? look for the emblem of the College and the American flag here among the three mosaics. Under the baldachin, the tomb chapel contains the relics of St. Lawrence the deacon and Stephen the deacon and protomartyr whose death is described in the Acts of the Apostles. Justin, philosopher and martyr who died in Rome around 165, is also here.
Allied raids during the Second World War severely damaged Campo Verano and the basilica in their efforts to hit the railroad yards. It was the only church in Rome to be damaged during the war, and has been meticulously restored. The large bronze statue of Pius XII (1939-1958) in the Piazzale Verano commemorates the visit of the Papa Pacelli and Monsignor Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI) after the worst raids in August, 1943. The church is cared for by Franciscans of the Piemonte province. The College?s mausoleum is located in the nearby Campo Verano cemetery.
Location: At the Piazza San Lorenzo, not far from Stazione Termini, next to the Campo Verano cemetery.
Mercifully absolve us, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
from all guilt and deliver us from all danger
whom Thou doest grant to partake of so great a mystery.
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Hue (pronounced Hway) stands as a reminder of Vietnam’s imperial past. The seat of thirteen Nguyen dynasty emperors between 1802 and 1945, Hue was once Vietnam’s splendid Imperial City. Although much of Hue was tragically decimated during wars with the French and Americans, there is still much to see. Indeed, the monument-speckled former capital has a certain war-ravaged beauty. One can still imagine its former splendour, despite gaping holes in its silhouette. Hue is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the city’s gems are slowly being restored. Tourism keeps the city thriving, drawn by the ancient Citadel, mausoleums, pagodas and palaces.
Winding through Hue is Perfume River, with its many dragon boats, houseboats and long-tail vessels dredging for sand. In the autumn, flowers from orchards upriver from Hue fall into the water, giving the river its perfume-like aroma, hence its name. On its north bank within the Citadel is the walled Forbidden Purple City. Built under Emperor Gia Long in 1805, it covers 5km of Hue’s waterfront. It was almost entirely destroyed during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War but is now being slowly restored to its former glory. In its heyday the Forbidden City housed members of the Imperial Family and the concubines and eunuchs who served them. Anyone else who dared to enter was executed.
A boat trip on the river, puttering about in front of the citadel on a misty morning and watching the slow bustle of river life is a great way to experience Hue. Along the way you will see Thien Mu Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hue which still functions as a monastery, perched on a hill above the river. It was constructed in 1601 with impressive Buddha statues, a seven-tiered monument, a bronze bell and a marble turtle dating back to 1715. The Mausoleum of Emperor Tu Doc is one of Hue’s most visited tombs, with its own lake and fine forest. Built in 1867 by thousands of labourers, this was once the second residence of Tu Doc, who was Emperor from 1848 to 1883. Rivalling this as Hue’s most impressive mausoleum is the Tomb of Khai Dinh, who was Emperor from 1916 until 1925. It is an extraordinary mix of Vietnamese and French colonial elements, with an entrance that’s guarded by a row of impressive stone elephants and imperial soldiers. A steep flight of steps, flanked by dragons, takes you to a surprisingly colourful tomb heavily decorated with tile mosaics. It is a sight to behold!
Away from the Perfume River, no visit to Hue is complete without taking in Dong Ba Market. Situated just north of Trang Tien Bridge (another attraction in itself) this is the largest market in Hue selling just about anything and everything. Whether or not you want to buy anything, it’s worth a visit just to immerse yourself in its sights, sounds and smells. And if you’re peckish, the street food on offer is fantastic. Not only is Hue one of the most photogenic cities in Vietnam, it also boasts some of the most amazing local cuisine.
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Logies 2017: Hughesy skewers Tim Worner, pokes fun at Karl Stefanovic's love life
By Áine Ryan| 3 years ago
Hughesy wasn't letting anyone off the hook tonight.
Dave 'Hughesy' Hughes has taken a dig at Channel Seven CEO Tim Worner.
The 2017 Logies host took aim at the embattled TV boss, who is at the centre of a highly-publicised affair involving his former executive assistant, Amber Harrison.
"Channel 7 were working on a pilot of The Wrong Girl, that was starring their CEO Tim Worner," he said.
"That was more a reality show. He picked the wrong girl to mess with. It was going really well, but they thought it was too expensive and they tried to cancel it."
Amber is suing Seven claiming she suffered from distress, shame and panic attacks after she was forced to work within the same offices as her former boss, with whom she was allegedly having an affair.
The former staffer went public with her accusations over her former boss in December.
Earlier today Amber encouraged Hughesy, writing on Twitter:
"Hey @DHughesy good luck tonight," she said. "You can't be slapped with suppression order for taking the piss but if you need a lawyer borrow one of mine"
Hughesy also made fun of TODAY host Karl Stefanovic about his love life, taking a dig at Karl's new relationship with Jasmine Yarbrough.
"Leave Karl alone," he said, addressing the media. "Karl, the paparazzi followed him to America. That made me angry. I can't get them to follow me down the street.
"I had to walk down Bourke Street with four hookers and a wheelbarrow of drugs and they wouldn't follow me."
Karl, 42, began dating the Brisbane-born model and designer after splitting with Cassandra Thorburn, his wife of 21 years, last September.
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Best BlackBerry apps for businessmen
Blackberry has emerged into a must have device for every professional. The manufacturers have left no stone unturned in ensuring that the devices are able to pump out high-end enterprise support for their users. Keeping such concerns in mind, let us now explore the 10 best Blackberry apps for business applications:
The touch screen interface of the Blackberry device is optimized fully as the app allows users to note down details quicker and more effectively. There are six major templates in the IdeaPad- Tic Tac notes, Smartphone portrait, Tablet device, Smartphone landscape and Plain paper. With these templates around, you can now attempt a myriad of functions sitting inside your office. The tasks include creating flowcharts, making a new design for mobile interfaces or noting down important meeting minutes. Furthermore, the app allows users to save work as a PNG file.
Do Not Disturb Apps
Phone calls may either convey very good news or turn into professional distractions. The business owner’s device keeps buzzing with phone calls of every nature all day long. If you are facing a number of work place hazards from unwanted calls, try the Do Not Disturb Blackberry application. It filters the calls automatically, edging out unknown numbers and allowing others through.
Adobe Connect Mobile
Adobe connect Mobile is a unique Adobe Air app. Through connect mobile options, users can engage in cell phone conferencing using their Blackberry. The app is marked by some important features which include dual video conferencing with options for adding video broadcast upstream. Additionally, the app supports dual camera systems so that users can choose the camera with a better resolution for official communications.
Documents To Go
It is undoubtedly an important application meant to help professionals create and edit files from the Microsoft Office clan. Users can continue working even without a laptop around. It offers support in terms of viewing PDF files, protecting passwords, synchronizing the desktop and formatting fonts and paragraphs. Simply speaking, the app serves as the Blackberry powerhouse of Microsoft Office.
OANDA Currency Converter
It is a free app which provides instant currency conversion, with over 180 options to choose from. For people dealing in commodities, there are 4 metal groups. Additionally, the unique app presents exchange rates for a myriad of currencies and uses the same filtered rates which taxing authorities or corporations or audit firms use. Apart from this, the OANDA Currency Converter displays money transaction rates between banks and determines the amount you need to shell out for credit card usage in a foreign land. To top it all, there is no money charged for the services.
Business engagements take people to a number of places and demand constant travels. However, if time zones confuse you then the TimeZone is the right app to store in your tablet. You will be surprised to know that the app enables users to view as many as eight time zones all at the same time. It is possible to use customized labeling for each clock. This allows you to assign each clock to individual clients and people thereby preventing a collision of schedules. While the TimeZone may not be a jet-lag remedy, yet it helps users maintain discipline and avoid confusion while dealing with a global clientele.
Evernote provides a word processor, an audio recording mechanism, web page saving options and allows users to import images. Moreover, people can also create and maintain separate notebooks for a variety of tasks. Evernote is actually so self-sufficient that a number of other applications fade into oblivion in the presence of the former.
iSpeech Translator
Another useful app for people with a client base spread globally. True to its name, the iSpeech Translator translates words into a variety of languages. You no longer need worry if the Italian client mails you in his native language. Use the app to convert it to your preferred language. Even voice inputs are recognized by the iSpeech Translator. Just voice a phrase from an e-mail and the app translates the data into one of the eighteen languages supported by it. The phrase, typed or spoken, is always displayed as a text. The best part is that if you want to address your foreign associates in their respective native tongues, the iSpeech Translator is always there to help you out.
Poynt
Poynt brings us back to the topic of business travel again. It is an app which serves as a guide to the travelling tablet owner. The Poynt uses your current GPS status to deliver information related to adjoining businesses, museums, galleries, Restaurants, so on and so forth. When work keeps you away from home a majority of the time, Poynt is sure to make things easier in a foreign place. From the best eateries to top-of-the-line shopping haunts, the Poynt tells you everything.
TaskMemo
There is nothing wrong with the calendar organizing your work schedule on a daily basis, but it is always advisable to keep another option handy. When it comes to scheduling, the TaskMemo is a Multi-Tasker in every sense of the word. It has the capacity to store hundreds of dates, schedules, reminders, meetings and tasks in one accessible location. As an added bonus, you are always kept informed about up-coming engagements. You can distribute the tasks among 22 different categories which include everything from deadlines to reminders. People receive regular progress updates in the form of a percentage based notification informing the user’s current status on an agenda.
With the above apps around, there is no doubt that the business professional’s world comes packed into a portable tablet. So, if you are an entrepreneur with just too many things to worry about, these ten applications are definitely worth trying!
Best BlackBerry apps for businessmen was last modified: September 23rd, 2014 by Community Writer | Community.Drprem.com
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Tiger Airways to spread wings in China
SINGAPORE (XFNews) - Tiger Airways said it plans to begin flights to three Chinese cities, Haikou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Beginning in April, Tiger will fly four times a week to Haikou on Hainan Island and three times a week to both Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which is just across the border from the Chinese enclave of Hong Kong.
"This marks a news phase in the expansion plans of Tiger Airways as China is a huge country," said Tony Davis, chief executive officer of Tiger Airways.
The flights will commence once Tiger Airways takes delivery of two new Airbus A320 jets in April, Tiger said. The low-cost carrier currently flies to 13 cities in seven countries. It is 49 pct owned by Singapore Airlines.
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EU to throw tariffs on Harley-Davidson, Indian this week
June 20, 2018 CMG Staff 6 Comments
Harley-Davidson is expected to hit a snag in its long-term business plan today, with the European Union expected to enact a 25 per cent tariff on its motorcycles, along with bikes from Indian and other American marques.
Harley-Davidson is a flagship made-in-the-USA brand, a company that has traded on domestic and international hunger for Americana for decades. Its marketing content is always full of themes of freedom and independence, along with the classic American symbol of the eagle.
Indian has much the same marketing strategy, with a few less eagles, but otherwise the bikes follow a similar pattern, with styling to emulate classic cruisers and constant references to their American origins.
However, the European Union isn’t happy with the trade policies enacted by President Donald Trump, particularly his tariffs on aluminum and steel, and has decided to fight back with its own tariffs on some made-in-America products, including motorcycles over 500 cc. That includes almost every Harley-Davidson model, everything in the Indian lineup, and most machines from smaller US manufacturers as well (Motus, Curtiss, etc.). The EU is adding a 25 per cent tariff on those bikes, which will significantly raise the cost, making them less desirable for many consumers.
That’s bad for all these manufacturers, but especially Harley-Davidson, as it’s just bringing the new Softail platform to market, and has built a large portion of its company’s future plans around the idea of overseas sales boosting revenues. Those overseas sales numbers have already been weaker than Harley-Davidson hoped in recent months, and this news is going to be an even tougher pill to swallow.
India is also enacting a similar tariff on American motorcycles, although Harley-Davidson does have a manufacturing facility in India and will likely be able to dodge some of those taxes as a result.
The tariff is supposed to come into effect Friday, June 22, and is part of a package of taxes on a variety of American goods, including bourbon whiskey, denim jeans, power boats and other products.
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The US intent for high tariffs reminds me of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff law at the beginning of the Great Depression.
What happened to Harley-Davidson then?
1929 production 21,142 motorcycles
1930 ” 17,422 ”
1932 ” 6,841 ”
It was 1942 before their production exceeded the 1929 level with 29,603, of which 10,064 were for the Canadian Army in WW2.
ChairmanMaose says:
Poor HD, it can’t get a break. Europe is the third largest market for them.
He can do it to you, but you can’t do it to him!
Numbbone says:
He who has small hands should think twice before slapping.
PBrasseur says:
Tarifs on Euro bikes entering the US next?
Bob Norgard says:
What goes around comes around!
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Grammy-Nominated Singer Accepts Bitcoin
Digital currency is no longer just for IT developers and progressive merchants. People in the arts and showbusiness more and more often are choosing it both as a tool in everyday life and to promote their works and albums sales.
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The first moves to accept bitcoins by celebrities were made in the end of 2013 when Snoop Dogg and Mel B wanted to accept Bitcoin payments for their singles.
Carolyn Malachi is the first known recording artist who accepts Bitcoin payments for her music and is also a great digital currency activist. She uses the Coinbase digital wallet to accept Bitcoin for music sales.
Malachi is formidable Jazz, soul, hip-hop and R&B singer and songwriter. Moreover, she garnered a Grammy award nomination for Best Urban/Alternative performance in 2011for the single “Orion” from the album “Lions, Fires & Squares”.
Bitcoin connects to the idea of music
Carolyn Malachi was destined to choose musical career – she was surrounded by great jazz music since childhood. She decided to follow in the footsteps of great-grandfather John Malachi, the famous jazz pianist.
In the interview to MadameNoire Malachi explained that she first heard about Bitcoin on Bloomberg, and later began using Bitcoin herself:
“I began accepting Bitcoin for music sales in October 2013. Because no bank or government regulates the cryptocurrency, I can sell my CDs to people who live in countries where traditional forms of payment are not accepted. When I see that songs like ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ and ‘Free Your Mind’ have reached people around the world, in physical CD format, I smile.”
Malachi and her band recently participated in the world's first concert exclusively accepting Bitcoin which took place during Texas Bitcoin Conference 2014.
“Bitcoin connects to the idea of music, because music is about freedom and when musicians play, we feel free, and it’s an invitation to the audience to participate in that freedom,” said Malachi.
You can now buy albums and pay with bitcoins and enjoy a magnificent voice and talent in Carolyn Malachi.
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CollegeHipHop.com Staff | Feb 8, 2019 8:00 am | Feb 11, 2019 11:24 am
Fifteen of the most talented kids you have ever seen are getting ready to premiere their new show Compton Kidz Club on YouTube this Spring.
Not your typical reality show, this original series follows the lives of 15 astonishing girls who have each overcome extreme challenges in their lives, and are together, finding healing and inspirational ways through their everlasting sisterhood.
Compton Kidz Club has already garnered the interest of Hulu as a second-tier portal.
The only way to describe the pop phenomenon Compton Kidz Club is as an urban Mickey Mouse Club meets High School Musical.
It all started with Fred Martin as an afterschool program director who wanted to teach kids how to perform.
Many aspiring entertainers lead the pack, but only 15 of the most hardworking and talented girls make the team known as Compton Kidz Club.
Members of the current group are as follows: Tunay Raymond, Tiana Paul, Octavia Anthony, Ruby Garcia, Ariana Garcia, London Lee, Keke Haythe, Jayna Brown, Vivi Owens, Nitara Adams, Bobbie White, and Makerri White.
Former students that stay connected and have gone on to work in the industry: Princess Fortier (Modeling Coach), Dai Janae Lopez (Choreographer), Tai Phillips (Hair and Make-up), Carla Carter (Songwriter), and Sheven Morris (Producer).
All of the girls in this group are triple threats who can sing, dance, and act.
Over the past couple years Compton Kidz Club has attracted major attention of many Hollywood A-Listers.
The girls have opened for musical legends at the Hollywood Bowl multiple times, including Beck (2018), Diana Ross (2018), and the 2017 summer series Muppets Take Over The Bowl.
They were recently featured on Chelsea Handler’s original Netflix show Chelsea, opened up for Stella McCartney’s 2018 spring fashion show, and performed at Baron Davis’ 2017 celebrity basketball game.
This past Christmas Day, Compton Kidz Club was fortunate enough to perform on Fox 11 Good Day LA. Already in 2019, the girls performed on the eve of the Golden Globes for The Art of Elysium with many Golden Globe nominees in attendance, and they will be performing with Common at the second annual Social Justice event with Angela Davis.
They just got word about being commissioned to produce a song/video for the 100th celebration of the ILO, and United Nations.
In the past, every show regarding Compton would depict the same old story – gangsta rap, crime, and overall gang life. No one has ever tapped into the real lives of children actually growing up in Compton.
With so many tragic back-stories accompanying these girls and others like them, the focus for this group lies in showcasing their rise from the ashes in spite of their harrowing obstacles and challenges – making them an inspiration to youth all over the world.
Compton Kidz Club is giving these girls the skills they’ll need to prepare for their future, so that they don’t become a victim of the common ills that plague their society.
Founding director Fred Martin is truly a hero with Compton Kidz Club and in the Compton community.
With his Urban Entertainment Institute, he grooms the members for future stardom.
However, there is no audition or prerequisite for getting into this afterschool program. Fred believes by instilling trust, love, consistency, and showing that he cares, his students can overcome any obstacle.
Fred Martin’s dedication is demonstrated in his every day teachings by giving them an outlet to climb to the top of the ladder, which he instills in them to be true entertainment professionals.
After some of the past members went on to be students at King Drew Magnet High School, (in Los Angeles, CA) he added that school to his afterschool program list as well. This sacred program of music and performing is a safe haven for these kids to escape to.
Compton Kidz Club is on a mission to empower, educate, and enlighten. Each and every Compton Kidz Club member has had their own experience of a personal breakthrough, and their stories are ones of faith, ambition, and a will to move forward.
Smart, sassy, and extremely talented, you too will be smitten once you see and hear these truly talented girls.
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